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I*AGE 12 - PLA1NPEALER - FRIDAY, APRIL 18,1980 April 30 Deadline For Corn Insurance Area farmers are reminded that April 30 is the final date that they can in­ sure their corn crop under the federal "All-Risk" Crop Insurance program, as reported by District Director Willard F. Davey. FCIC will accept applications for soybeans until May 10, also, solid drilled soybeans will be insurable for the first time this year under FCIC's "All- Risk" Insurance program. Davey states that FCIC pays dividends in good years as well as bad since it protects the ever increasing high cash investments in these crops. The "All-Risk" Insurance includes protection against- such hazards as drought, flood, hail, early .frost, in­ sects and plant disease. In most counties the bushel guarantee and coverages have been increased over previous years. For more information, or application details contact the county USDA Service center or the FCIC district office at Route 23 and Dayton road, Ottawa, 111., 61350. Past 65 Write to Carl Riblet, Jr. at Box 40757, Tucson, Ariz., 85717 for information and advice on questions you may have as an elder citizen, with self-addressed, stamped envelope. All questions will be answered, either direct or in this column. ADULTS SUN. • *4 * ping*9 SOPHOMORE SENSATIONS . T h e i r E d u c a t i o n i s V e r y P h y s i c a l ' : FILMS. INC RELEASE young, willing and On so Eager to Please| Starring «l OCSTBt'RHOMM BLMOVMMWI ! IWISKFUEM RELEASE fersitvPtavthings WithThem Every Classis Sex Education' S t a r r i n g S H A R O N H A L L a l s o S t a r r i n g E V E L A N D E R S j r i IN COLOR • AN SRC FILMS INC RFLt*S€ by Carl Riblet Jr. It is surprising the number of people who need to prove they were born. They are those who have been unable to obtain a birth certificate for purposes of establishing their rights to pensions and other entitlements. The letters that follow are some of a hundred-or-so recent arrivals that ask much the same questions. Q. "For 15 years I've turned every possibility for a birth certificate upside down, with no luck. Recently I read I could get one by writing you. Please use the enclosed information to help your search." - Jane H. A. Never in a thousand years could I get birth certificates for all who want them, except in my own town. Jane is regrettably misinformed. Please read on. "I need a passport and j»eed a birth certificate. I can I get one when I know for sure when and where I was born?" - Fred H A. The Bureau of Census can help nearly everyone who was counted in a census since 1900. Write to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census office nearest your home. There are 12 regional offices ~ Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, Atlanta, Denver, New York City, Detroit, Kansas City, Charleston, Dallas and Los Angeles. Seekers of proof of birth can request the bureau to mail them an application for search of census records. When they receive the ap­ plication, those who want to prove they were indeed born, like Jane and Fred, are on the way to success. Please read on. Q. "I have two questions. 1) I want to write to Hamilton, Ontario, for my birth certificate for my pension. How do I address the envelope? Also, 2) I would like the address and phone of the place I can write to have my name placed on a list for senior citizens apartments." t~ Phyllis McM. / A. Don't write to Hamilton. Phyllis should write to: Government of Ontario, Birth and Death Certificate Dept., Toronto/ Ontario She can write to Senior Citizens Renters Assistance Program, Government of Alberta, Edmonton. Phyllis can seek additional Information from the Alberta Council on Aging, telephone 423-7781, at 10010 One-Hundred-Fifth St., Edmonton. Q. "Thank you, oh . thank you, for the indelible pencils I wondered about. You are ap superb sleuth. Now my denture will fit better because I can mark exactly where they hurt my gums. Will you accept this $1 as a token of my thanks?" -- Mrs. M.E.B. A. Aw shucks, Mrs. B. I was no great sleuth. It was easy to find the indelible pencils and where they are made. I will gladly accept the $1 and this evening spend it for my favorite dish at the ice cream parlor - a gjeat big, huge strawberry vanilla parfait. Thanks! Please, don't anybody else send money. Your newspaper pays me for what I do. Q. "I am a lady of 87. My late husband purchased 100 shares of a plastic company stock 25 years ago. The company never has declared a dividend. Is there any way I could cash in the stock and get back all the money that was invested in 1955?" - Mrs. G.N.T. A. Mrs. G.N.T. can ask her" banker or savings and loan officer. She also can write to the plastics company to ask if they know of anyone anywhere who will buy the stock for a decent price. Q. "I don't like your an­ swer to the lady who com­ plained about her two granddaughters going without bras. The idea that all women need an uplift is the kind of chauvinistic statement we would expect from a male doctor. So what - if breasts become flat and pendulous in later years? "It is then that the woman can wear a bra. But please let those granddaughters enjoy braless comfort now." - Michele Y. A. I know what I like. I won't argue. Q. "Does anybody know the words to a children's song of long ago that I think was titled "Come, Little Leaves?" The first stanza went like this: 'Come little leaves, said the wind one day-Come o'er the meadow withme and play-Put on your dresses of red and gold- Winter is coming and the days grow cold.' None of the old ladies and old school teachers here in Canada remember it. I taught it in first grade in 1930. It is nice that you ask people in your column to send in the words of old favorite songs we have half forgotten." -- Miss N.R.H. tOKlM-OQU^ SEE JIM DIVITA Bill Comon OTCMtoS Vh. Hh Fn. SUlteS Sjgklltel OKMteS Mon. thru Fri. HAS SPRUNG! WANTS YOU TO FIGURE YOUR OWN DEAL i)t, IN APRIL! LISTED BELOW ARE PRICES ON OVER 250 NEW 1980 FORD CARS AND TRUCKS THAT NO OTHER DEALER WILL MEET MUCH LESS BEAT St - Kfo Collins 3? ' Y THESE CARS ARE READY FOR IMMEDIATE SPOT DELIVERY AND ALL ARE FULLY FACTORY EQUIPPED $3951 $4350 $4450 $4560 PINIO rtagor iVaHOr $4660 $4700 $4845 $4895 G R A N A D A ; 3 < GRANADA 1 fl' HfUSTANG 3 3- $4988 $4995 $5098 $5146 $5780 PKKUPS $5880 « $4635 $5945 $4735 $6040 '• VANS $4960 $5185 $5710 YOUR USED CAR OFFERED IN TRADE WILL NEVER BE WORTH MORE • BRING YOUR TITLES Oviig this ale over 1SB A-1 asei cars and trucks will go on sale at wholesale auction prices as verifiei by the carrot Hack book A-1 19M FORD FALCON $195 1971 COURIER. */cap 13595 1977 CHEVT VAN. V8 a« cond $1795 1977 0006E CLUB CM, a t $2175 1977 F15R RIMER XIT,«/cap $3495 1979 COOQIR 1R 7. lood«d $*975 1976 CUM MAGON. S pas $2995 *1--CAM 1971 4 door 6 cyi oir $3895 1979 FORDCMGOMR, V8. at. $4195 1975 0200 CMC0VM.V8 a t 12895 1974 FORO RRGOR VS. at $695 1978 OKVY RAZER, VS. at $4195 1977 OftTStM STATION WAGON, 4 cyl . 4 spoed $2950 1978 PINTO SQNIRf HMO*, 4 cyl. , oir $3995 A-1 HI CAT* 1978 FAIRMONT. 2 door 4 cylinder. 4 speed $3895 1976 SUN8IR0, w sun roof $2575 1977 PINTO, 4 c y t . . w /tun roof S2DS 1972 AMBASSADOR 4 OR $595 1972 PINTO. 4 cyl.. at $595 1978 DODGE OMNI. 4 dr s t $3975 1975 GRANADA GHIA, *8 air conditioning, p w $1495 1976 CHRYStfH STATION WAGON, at. air $1295 1976 MUSTANG II. 4 cyt sir cond 12775 1976 MUSTANG IICOBRA. i t $2995 1976 P0NTIAC SUN BIRD. 4 cyl.. atr conditioning $2395 A-1 1978 PINTO RUNABOUT, 4 cylinder 4 speed $3195 1976 GRANADA ONA. fully •quipped 1977 P0NTIAC GRAND PRK, loaded 'S 1979 RENAULT taCM. 4 cylinder 4 speed $4(50 1975 CHEVY IMPALA. *8. auto trans, a* cond. $1850 1976 MERCURY CAPRI, 4 speed, air conditioninf $2915 1978 PINTO, 4 cyl 4spd $2195 1976 LTD. a t., aw cond 2 dr $2475 1977 PONTIAC FIREBIRD. V8. air corttfrniflf $3995 CONLON-COUINSii CAR CITY CM MUM m i A. Does anybody out there ow "Come Little Lea­ ves?" I know have the words for "Pace On The Barroom Floof" and "College Oil Cans." If anybody wants copies, send large, stamped and self-addressed envelope and 35 cents for the xeroxed sheets, to P.O. Box 40757, Tucson, Ariz. 85717. REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN? Q. "My mother said her mother told her she learned how to swim as a child way back in 1915 with water wings. What were water wings?" - Kate L. Y. • > - ' A. Youngsters in 1915, when there were no park - sponsored pro­ grams to teach swimming, could pur­ chase water wings and use them to teach themselves. The water wings were fashioned from waterproof fabric. The learner would blow into an air tube in the wings to inflate them, then secure a harness on the wings across the chest. Each wing fitted under an arm. Boy or girl thus could keep head above water and paddle. The learner could really swim - with water-wing support. Soon, after sufficient practice, the youngster could swim without the water wings, and progress from there to become a champ swimmer maybe. Q. "I read your column about insurance profits. What's wrong with an in­ surance company making a profit?" - .Marguerite D. A. The profit motive is all important in the life of North Americans, but insurance companies that underwrite health and life policies for elder citizens have been found to pay out as little as 18 cents on the dollar received in premiums. Can any reasonable person believe that the payout should not be greater, not such a whopping big profit? Q. "I am 72 and have cataracts on both eyes and my doctor says he will not operate because I have other degenerative things wrong with them and so an operation for cataracts would not succeed. Could I get help if I went to another doctor?" - Keith H. A. Perhaps. Perhaps not. But a diagnosis that offers no promise of help certainly calls for a second opinion. By all means go to another ophthalmologist and find out if the first diagnosis may be incorrect. That's only common sense. Eye doctors make mistakes, too, sometimes. Q. "Regarding your ar­ ticle on greed in nursing homes: Do you know that at some nursing homes relatives line up to withdraw monthly cash allowances due some patients in those homes -- for their own personal use, not the patients' use?" - M.J. A. No, I didn't know it. How awful! How greedy! Can somebody who knows try to tell us out here why some nursing homes hand over monthly cash allowances to relatives in­ stead of the patients? Such practice, if not illegal, should be. Q. "At age 74 I find my bonds depreciated, my stocks depressed and my dividends dropping. I am up against it for cash. Would you advise me to take my cash values and invest in Money Market funds to get a higher rate of interest?" - Edwin P. A. As I invariably am moved to reply: be careful! Edwin and others in like circumstances should seek advice from experts. I am no expert on investment matters. But I do know enough to ask advice of others, those who know What's what on money and who know where to go and what to do when they get there. It's like spelling. I seldom misspell a word because I usually know when to look it up. •• Q "Whenever I read about somebody having trouble or problems with Social Security, I want to tell them to write their congressman or senator. You'd be sur­ prised how fast they can cut red tape and get action for a. voter. Can you tell your readers this?" - Jean P. A. Anybody who has a problem with the SS should tell it to the mefftber of congress in his district. However - Social Security pedple are not always to blame - for misun­ derstandings. There are some who do not bother to phone SS when they don't understand or know the answer to a SS question. They ask others who do not know as much. I have made dozens of investigatory phone calls to SS offices over the country and never have I failed to get a sensible an­ swer, or the promise of one. I think the SS people really try to help with accurate in­ formation. Many people have a chip on their shoulder the very first time they phone SS. I know of a large personnel agency that has a phone number similar to the SS number locally. The agency's switchboard operators recount that callers start right off scolding the operators, in the belief they are talking with SS, before they can be made to understand that they have dialed, not SS, but the wrong number. Give Social Security people a chance to serve, with patience and understanding. Try it! It's easier and the correct answers will come faster. However, I am always glad to get questions on Social Security problems that are sent in to me by puzzled readers. Write to Carl Riblet Jr. at P.O. Box 40757, Tucson, Ariz., 85717 for information and advice on questions you may have as an elder, with stamped, self-addressed envelope. All questions will be answered. \ * * * • The workers who take their work seriously are the ones who usually have the permanent jobs. • « • * N Despite the short routes and quick cures, there is no easy way to anything that is worth much. • • • * An unintentional error is often stupid but not as stupid as the derision which sometimes greets it. THE EGG AND I. . . This Lockheed-Georgia Company employee isn't polishing' the largest Easter egg in the world, it's a fuel tank on the wing of a C-130 Hercules aircraft manufactured at the Lockheed-Georgia Company facilities in Marietta. 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