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\ \ PLAINDEALER - WEDPJULY 23. 1969 Training For Life .Why go into the sow ring, or enter cookies in the 4-H cooking? Why try to block a sheep against the clock or enter the 4-H rate-of-gain competition? " Youth development? Yes and more. The 1969 McHenry Coun­ ty Fair nears, a time when more than 1,300 boys and girls will use this colorful event as a 4-H Showcase for their projects, their talents--their hopes and fears go on the line against others equally talented, equally hard-working. Why? Showing and exhibiting--participation--develops re­ sponsibilities. Self-confidence and poise come from knowing a job is well done. Competition, one trait that serves as a whetstone to young and old, has made this county better; boys and girls certainly find competition in the 4-H ring! Courtesy, courage and ability to stay cool are inspiring characteristics. Youths who exhibit-who compete-develop and acquire good character traits that help them all through life. Accepting victory, as well as defeat, is an important part of character development. Personal growth, as well as in­ creased knowledge and understanding of a project, comes in preparing for competitive encounters. Yes, 4-H helps develop patience, understanding and skills to do better in the competitive arena. More capable, more responsible, more mature young men and women are the sure results. I GO FOR ALL SHARING THE PRIVILEGES OF THE GOVERN- KENT WHO ASSIST IN BEARING ITS BURPEMS u. HE AH&HT WELL HAVE BEEN PREDICTING THE SUPPORT AMERICANS WOULD GIVE THEIR COUNTRY BY PURCHASING U.S. SAVINGS BONOS! if it it HANG IT! A PAINTING BY THE FRENCH ACT 1ST, MATT&SE, HUNG UPSIDE DOWN AT NEW VCGK5 MUSEUM OP MODERN ART POR A PERIOD OF 47 DAYS! PURING THAT PERIOD IÎ OOO PEOPLE X VIEWED THE PICTURE WITHOUT \ COMMENT 0« CORRECTION! EXTRA 0ENEF/T/ i payment of federal income tax on bond interest may BE DEFERRED until BONDS ARE REDEEMED! AND THERE'S NO STATE OR LOCAL INCOME TAX AT ALL ' Most Exciting Attraction in BA&ABOd 12 miles from Wisconsin Dells 115 miles from Milwaukee • 5 huge buildings on 15 colorful act *8. • Real live trained animal circus, ele Hants, ponies, dogs and horses. • Steam calliope and band organ conCw*ts. • Displays of circuses of the world-- • World's largest collection of over 65 magnificent parade wagons displayed in one huge building. • Photograph the 8 Horse Team of Petcherons. • Show of loading and unloading real circus train. • World's largest animated miniature circus • Large picnic area--with benches. ^ OPEN THRU Sept. 14 -- 1 days a week COME RAIN OR SHJNE -- plan to spend the day lust 7 miles from the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom _ • MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS ^ Stanley F. Yolles, M.D., Director National Institute of Mental Health Art Of Mental Health Mental health-"is something all of us want. Knowing our­ selves helps us to live better with others. In our community, there is an organization dedicated for over thirty years to helping people understand their inner problems, thus becoming able to cope with their "walk In life." Through common good sense combined with solid research, people are learning more and more about this business of keeping mentally healthy. Hie techniques were developed by a noted neuropsychiatrist, the late Dr. Abraham Low. Quickest way to get the facts of this organization, Recovery, Inc., is to send for their pamphlet. The best way to understand the techniques is to read Dr. Low's book, "Mental Health Through Will Training," available at the library. The only way to systematically learn how to use the self-help techniques is to attend the self-help classes conducted by an authorized Re­ covery trained leader. The McHenry panel meets every Thursday at 8 p.m. at Faith Presbyterian church, 1511 North Chapel Hill. Information can be obtained by writing Recovery, Inc., Chicago-Northern Indiana Area, P.O. Box 652, Hillside, Illinois 60162. t; THBT'S H FRIT &OOO OLD "O IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE FIRST ALPHABET WAS C7EVE-OPED 0v THE NORTH SEMITIC PEOPLE ABOUT 2.000 S C. ITS "0 HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED MAKING | THI* LETTER THE OLPC6T OP ALL LETTERS ! Begin Program To Repay $32,5 Million In Taxes A total of about $32.5 million collected by the State of Ill­ inois under the Service Occu­ pation, Service Use, and Mun­ icipal and County Service Oc- cupation tax acts from Aug­ ust, 1967, through March, 1968, will be distributed to those who actually paid the taxes. These acts have been de­ clared unconstitutional, and the American National Bank and Trust company of Chicago has been designated by the Circuit court as trustee to receive and process claims for tax refunds in a four-month statewide cam­ paign. Spokesmen for the bank said that it is impossible to pre­ dict how many individuals will file claims for refunds. They added that the procedure a- dopted for the filing of claims makes it as easy as possible for people entitled to a refund to file claims. The tax that is being re­ funded was paid to the state by four kinds of service bus­ inesses: tool and die makers, graphic arts suppliers, repair­ men and druggists. --• Two classes of people can make claims for refunds. The customers of any of the four categories of businesses can flip if they were charged the tax by the servicemen. The servicemen may file if they did not pass the tax on to their customers but paid it them­ selves. The claim filing period will begin Aug. 1 and will continue for four months, through Dec­ ember 1. When all claims have * been filed, the bank will make recommendations to the court regarding disbursements to claimants. Bank spokesmen said they hope to begin making refunds within a short period - following the filing deadline. Every effort will be exerted by the bank to inform all of the people of the state of Illinois as to how and where to file for a refund. Claim forms, instructions with samples, and envelopes are available now at most state and national banks in Illinois through cooperation of the Ill­ inois Bankers association. Of­ fices of the state's Department of Revenue also will have the forms. In addition, American Nation­ al Bank and Trust company of Chicago, La Salle at Washing­ ton, will open a "Tax Refund Information center" July 22 in its second floor lobby to handle personal inquiries and telephone calls, telephone (312) 621-6845. ~ All forms received by the trustee will be processed by computer operation and will be acknowledged immediately up­ on their receipt. Persons claiming refunds should fill in the forms com­ pletely , and then mail them to "Illinois Tax Refund," P.O. Box 260, Chicago, Illinois 60690. The tax acts were ruled un­ constitutional by Circuit Court Judge Thomas C. Donovan. His ruling was affirmed by the Ill­ inois Supreme court. The money collected was deposited in a protest fiuid with the State Trea­ surer and then transferred to the American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago as depository and trustee for the purpose of making refunds. DRIVING FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY by Paul Powell taratan if State Today's tollways and ex­ pressways call for many changes in driving habits, but the old essentials for safe driving still hold true. One of the biggest hazards of multi-lane driving is the slowpoke. Minimum speeds are posted for that very reason and vehicles that can't keep up with the fast moving pace are restricted from these con­ trolled access roads. Obeying the speed restric­ tions is a simple matter of obeying the law. Being a well mannered driver is another thing altogether. For Your Information Dear friends, In time of need you would not hesitate to ask a good neighbor for certain favors. We want you to feel the same toward us. So many things crowd in upon a family when death comes to the home that a neighborly, personal-interest service is often needed. We try to meet such needs, not merely in a pro­ fessional way, but just as a kindly neighbor would do. *• Respectfully, Mthmrii, luiwon PETER/VIJUSTEN & SON FUNERAL HOME 385-0063 This involves consideration of other drivers at all times. Signal your intentions well in advance of your maneuvers to let the driver ahead or behind know what you will be doing. Dim your lights when ap­ proaching the rear of another car. Your headlights are just as bright and as deadly in his rear-view mirror as they are to an oncoming car. When you use your lights in the day­ time, use your dims, they're just as bothersome in the day­ time as they are at night. Stay a reasonable distance behind the car ahead of you. Tailgating can come to a pretty disastrous end. Sociaj Security QUESTION BOX BY JIM JANZ FIELD REPRESENTATIVE Today's questions are ones frequently being ask­ ed of our representatives by the people of McHenry county. The Social Secur­ ity office at 2500 Grand avenue, Waukegan, re­ minds McHenry county re­ sidents that it has repre­ sentatives meeting people at two locations in McHen­ ry county on a regular ba­ sis. The representatives are at the Woodstock Pub­ lic Library, 414 W. Judd, Woodstock every Wednes­ day from 9 a.m. to noon and at the Harvard city hall from 9:30 a.m. to noon on the first and third Tue­ sday every month. If you have a question you would like answered on Social Se­ curity in this column, then please forward it to Social Security Administration Question and Answer Col­ umn, 2500 Grand avenue, Waukegan, Illinois, 60085. Give your full name, ad­ dress, and Social Security number. If you do not want your name to appear, please indicate this and we will use only initials. Question: My . wife usually helps me with chores. Does this mean we have to report our farm as a partnership? Answer: No. Generally speaking only the husband is considered the farm operator, and the farm income is report­ ed on his social security num­ ber. This is true even though the farm is in joint ownership. Question: I am receiving so­ cial security benefits, and I will be selling my farm shortly. Will this affect my social se­ curity payments? Answer: No, the money you receive from the sale of your farm is not considered w«yes or self employment income. Therefore, it does not count toward the $1680 you are al­ lowed to earn. Question: I have rented 40 acres of pasture to my neigh­ bor. Should this be reported on my schedule F as "other farm income"? Answer: This depends on the rental arrangement. If you as­ sume responsibility for fur­ nishing water, salt, etc., for a fee, the income should be en- POKER CHIP BECOMES SYMBOL TO AID MENTAL HEALTH An,ordinary poker chip has become a symbol of improving mental health at a large State mental hospital. The story is one that shows how much a planned, effective treatment program can accom­ plish for formerly "hopeless" patients. Rogers Hall, the maximum security building at Arkansas State Hospital, houses mentally disturbed criminals. Once it was viewed entirely as a closely guarded dumping ground for the "criminally insane." Then the hospital, with the • aid of a hospital improvement grant from the National Insti­ tute of Mental Health, added new staff members and began a series of meetings with prose­ cuting attorneys, police, judges, deputies, and others involved in committing to the hospital per­ sons charged with crimes. Next they began a three-phased pro­ gram. The poker chip is the hall­ mark of the first phase. .Patients earn these tokens by " some specific, positive behavior. They receive them for such things as making their beds, maintaining proper hygiene, at­ tending classes, doing assigned housekeeping duties, and taking tered on your schedule F. If you simply rent the land and as­ sume no further responsibility, it is strictly rental income and not reported on the sched­ ule F. , Question: I have placed 40 acres of my farm in the Soil Bank Program. How do I re­ port this income? Answer: Soil Bank payments received under the Soil Bank Act should be included as farm income on your scedule F. Question: /Why do private in­ surance companies handle the reimbursement of Part B char­ ges and not the Social Security Administration? Answer: Congress felt the processing of physician's claims would be most effective if performed by organizations with which physicians cus­ tomarily dealt in settling claims for insuredpatients. Therefore, private insurance companies, or carriers were chosen to pay the claims. Questions: What information must the itemized bill show for it to be acceptable when sub­ mitting a claim for reimburse­ ment? Answer: An itemized bill should show the date, place and description of each service, and the charge for each service. The itemized bill must also show the doctor's name and ad­ dress. Question: Do I have to pay my doctor bills before I can claim reimbursement? Answer: No, you can now make a claim for reimburse­ ment with an itemized bill, whether or not it has been paid. Question: Do I -have to com­ plete a separate request for medicare reimbursement form, when I received services from more than one doctor? Answer: No, you may send in bills from different doctors, if all the doctors reside in the same area. Question: Why doesn't the carrier process all of the bills which I submitted for reim­ bursement at the same time? Answer: The carrier will make partial payment if paying the total amount represented by a claim will be delayed be­ cause additional information is needed. „part in tivities. physical education ac- They must spend their chips in order to get meals, tobacco,, other "treats," ̂ and freedom of the hospital grounds. Drugs and other therapy are included in the first phase treat­ ment. In the second phase, the patients receive intensive group psychotherapy. Also, they start work therapy with increasing but supervised freedom on the extensive hospital grounds. No longer needed since pa­ tients have now become active participants in the program, the poker chip tokens are dropped. As a patient continues to dem­ onstrate acceptable behavior, the hospital recommends to the court that criminal charges be cleared so that final disposition of each patient's case can be made. Thus begins the program's third phase. Patients who are cleared of charges and free of psychosis then transfer to the "exit group," where they live on an open ward. They have full- time work assignments on the grounds. They greatly1 increase their contacts with the commu­ nity through shopping trips and going to movies or other public entertainment. When this phase ends, pa­ tients are referred to the State Vocational Rehabilitation Serv­ ice for job training and place­ ment. Or they may go back to their homes, or to a nursing home if their physical condition requires it. Results of the program that begins with a poker chip and may end outside the mental hos­ pital are very encouraging. There were 75 releases from the maximum security service in a year, with only 6 of those patients returning after nearly a year--a much lower return rate than that found in other parts of the hospital.... , This promising program illus­ trates the new trend in progres­ sive mental hospitals. Hospital improvement grants are helping scores of these hospitals around the country to develop new services and, programs so that they need not be merely dump­ ing grounds but real hospitals to treat and rehabilitate the men­ tally ill. HERE AND THERE IN BUSINESS NEW BROKERS "We've certainly become a novel organization in the real estate field," Thomas P. Math­ ews IV, president of T.P. Math­ ews, Realtors, observed as he announced that two more of his sales personnel had become real estate brokers. The firm's new brokers are Mrs. Ruth Har­ rison, of Ringwood, and William B. Gieselman, of Wonder Lake. They successfully passed the Illinois State Brokers License examination, held Tuesday, July 15, Mr. Mathews reported. "Normally, " Mr. Mathews explained, "only the head of a real estate firm, a licensed broker, is qualified to complete each real estate transaction, but now, Horace R. Wagner, a grad­ uate of the Real Estate Insti­ tute, and myself, who have been brokers for some time, will have the knowledgeable help of Mrs. Harrison and Mr. Giesel­ man". .-fir OPTOMETRIST Dr. John F. Kelly At 1224 N. Green Street, McHenry (Closed Wednesday) Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses Hra. Dally 0:80 a.m. to 5 p»m. Friday Evenings 8:30 p m. Evenings by Appointment PHONE 885-0452 yrriTmrm rmirriTrm»in 11 »ii 111 err ! Are Yo« New Is TOWI? Do You Know Someone New In Town? Wo would iiko to oxlond a wolcomo to 0T0ry nowcomor to our community. Cris Fail CALL luuuuu 385-4084 Fran Olsen 385-5740 i Joan Stull 385-5418 Ann Zeller- 385-0559 ^ . . . i n n u n n i t t t n i i l i i H i n r ROYAL WELCOME Dr. Leonard L. Bottari Eyes Examined • abuses Fitted Contact Lenses 130S N. Richmond Road Honrs: Mon., Tnes., Thnrs., Frl. 4:00 p-m. to 8:00 p.m. Tnes., Thnrs., 4k FrL Eve 7 p-m. to 0 pjn. Sat 0:80 to 8:00 pjfe. No Hours on Wednesday PHONE 885*4151 If No Answer Phone 885-2282 OFFICE EQUIPMENT McHenry County Office Machine* Sales • Service 8 Rentals Typewriters, Adders Calculators Mon • Sat. 0:00 - 5:80 Friday till 0:00 pjn. ' Phope 450-1228 08 Grant St, Crystal Lake, 111. METAL WORK Schroeder Meialcraft for Home aad Garden Wrought Iron Railings Fireplace Screens Antiques 1705%. Rt 81 PHONE 885-0850 INSURANCES, Earl R. Walsh Fire, Auto, Farm ft Life Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES sir AMIES Insurance LIFE ̂ •HEALTH • CASUALTY When Ton Need of Any Kind PHONE 885-8800 or 885-0058 8420 W- Elm St, McHenry. HL George L. Thompson General Insoraaee J • AUTO • FIRE • BOAT Phone 815-885-1088 8812 W. Elm St, McHenry In McHenry Plalndealer Rlgd. Denni ,onway Anto7\|ife, Fire State Farm Ins. Cos. 8815- W. Elm St McHenry, Illinois 885-5285 or 885-7111 LETTER SERVICE Mimeographing • Typing Addressing • Mailing Lists McHenry County Letter Service 1212-A N. Green St PHONE 885-5084 M o n . t h r u F r i . 8 - 5 Closed Saturdays ACCOUNTANTS Paul A. Schivegel 4410 Weit Route 120 McHenry, minds / 885-4410 r