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PAGE 20 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 2T1M0 Several Options For Disaster Payments President Carter signed the Federal Crop Insurance act of 1980 into law recently. The act makes many im­ provements in the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) program and ex­ tends the current Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) low yield disaster and prevented planting ( d i s a s t e r p a y m e n t s program) for the 1961 crop year. The FCIC insured will have the option of: 1--Paying the full cost of the 1981 Federal Crop In­ surance premium and retaining full eligibility for ASCS disaster payments. 2--Having the 1981 Federal Crop Insurance premium reduced by 30 percent up to the 65 percent level and foregoing eligibility for ASCS disaster payments. These options apply only to ASCS program crops of wheat, corn, barley, grain sorghum, upland cotton, and rice. Jhe premium for all other FCIC programs will be subsidized for the 1981 crop year. Wheat, corn and grain sorghum are insured in Illinois. The ASCS low yield disaster program does not apply to soybeans or oats. The subsidized premium which reduces the premium 30 percent less than the true risk cost and an additional premium reduction for producers who choose to delete hail and fire coverage from the "All-Risk" program allows producers several options that will adequately protect their crops and production costs for a very low premium, according to Leo Crawford, regional director for Illinois. For the 1981 crop year, producers will have the opportunity to elect one of the options if they currently have, or later purchase, an FCIC policy for 1981 wheat, corn or grain sorghum in Illinois. All producers who have Federal Crop Insurance will be sent a declaration form on which they indicate if they want the premium sub­ sidized or pay the full cost of the premium. The final date for returning that form generally will be the final date for reporting that crop acreage to FCIC, which is June 30 for Spring crops in Illinois. Complete information on how these options will affect a farming operation is available from the local ASCS or FCIC office. Keepin' Healthy a responsible older person should accompany voung trick or treaters, and keep them constantly in sight. Before your children go out on Halloween, caution them against running across lawns or back yards where they might trip or fall in the darkenss. Caution them against dashing into the streets from between parked cars, and against eating the treats they collect until the candy, apples and other "goodies" have been carefully examined by an adult. In recent years, hazardous substances have been found in treats distributed by real- life "ghouls." Finally, if you are driving your car on Halloween, take special care to watch out for the young ghosts and goblins. They may be too busy and too excited to watch out for you. The state health depart­ ment feels that, if you ob­ serve all these precautions, y o u r c h i l d r e n s ' Halloween...and yours...will be an evening of fun and not end in tragedy. If you want more in­ formation about the state's hazardous substances program, write to: Division of environmental Health and Sanitation, Illinois Depart­ ment of Public Health, 535 W. Jefferson, Springfield, 111. 62761. [ Light'One ~Candle j Warn Social Workers Of Lapsing License Licensed social workers are warned that if they let their license lapse for five years or more, they will have to take the written state licensure examination in order to get the license restored. That is the thrust of a proposed rule being promulgated for the ad­ ministration of the Illinois Social Workers Registration act. A public hearing on the proposal was scheduled for 10 a.m. Oct. 24. Those who did not attend may present comments to the department. The deadline is Nov. 17. Announcing the public hearing and period for written comments, Acting Department Director Gary L. Clayton said that the department intends, once the proposed rule has been adopted, to require restoration applicants to pass the same written examination that initial applicants are required to pass. "A . person seeking restoration of his license five years or more after it has expired," the proposed rule states, "shall file an ap­ plication with the depart­ ment along with the required fee and shall be required to pass the written examination." It's almost Halloween, and little "Trick or Treaters" all over the state are excitedly preparing for the big night. No matter how you celebrate the holiday, it should be a "fun-time." Unfortunately, it seems that the day after Halloween, we hear of at least one tragic incident that took place while someone w a s h a p p i l y celebrating...and usually these tragedies involve small children. In order to help you avoid Halloween tragedies, the Illinois Department of Public Health has compiled some "do's" and "don'ts" to protect our young "Trick or Treaters." First ... costumes. Whether they are bought or homemade, be sure they are fire resistant. Look for "flameproof" labels when you purchase costumes, masks, beards or wigs. Avoid costumes made of flimsy materials and outfits with big, baggy sleeves or billowing skirts. It's very easy for a child to brush against a candle or other flame and set fire to the big sleeve or billowing skirt. Also, costumes should be short enough so children won't trip on them, and light and bright enough to be clearly visible to motorists on dimly lighted streets. Children can carry flashlights. Or you can sew reflective tape on their costumes. Be sure that their masks and other disguises do not restrict their vision or breathing; and remember that plastic bags over faces can cause suffocation. The safest mask is a natural one made of cosmetics or charcoal applied directly to the skin. Another precaution you can take is to be sure candle lighted jack-o-lanterns are not set on doorsteps or other places where children may brush against them. Do not let your children carry candles or any other open flame, even inside a pumpkin. And do not place on flammable furnishings indoors. Of Seeds, Mysteries And Belief William Jennings Bryan had a well-deserved reputation as a political orator. He also believed in God. Some say he would have made a great preacher. I have no doubt about that because he had an uncanny ability for coining phrases, coupled with a sense of the mystery of life. Here, for instance, is Bryan at his best: "I am not so much a farmer as some people claim, but I have observed the watermelon seed. "It has the power of drawing from the ground and through itself 200,000 times its weight; and when you can tell me how it takes this material and, out of it, colors an outside surface beyond the imitation of art, and then forms inside of it a white rind, and within again, a red heart, thickly inlaid with black seeds, each one of which in turn is capable of drawing through itself 200,000 times its weight- when you can explain to me the mystery of the water­ melon, you can ask me to explain the mystery of God." Bryan points out a key concept: God is a mystery. Contemporary man doesn't like mysteries; he feels everything must be subject to intensive analysis, to "proofs," and if proofs are missing the matter is to be dismissed. For instance, some militant atheists came out with a statement in 1973 called Humanist Manifesto II: "We find insufficient evidence for belief in the existence of a supernatural: It is either meaningless or irrelevant to the question of the survival and fulfillment of the human race...We strive for the good life here and now. We reject all religions, ideological and moral codes." How poor and deprived are these secular humanists. How different this approach is from Christian Humanism. St. Paul puts it so well when he refers to the mystery of divinity and calls himself a "steward of the mysteries of God" (I Cor. %:1). By definition, a mystery is something beyond un­ derstanding, like the power of a watermelon seed. You know it's true but it is knowledge without real understanding. And isn't that what faith is? We know the facts that surround a mystery without fully un­ derstanding the mystery itself. To say you have in­ sufficient evidence for belief in the existence of God is like saying, "Something WHO KNOWS? 1. What is a paleontolo­ gist? 2. What is the difference in anthracite coal and bituminous coal? 3. How old is the quad­ ragenarian? 4. Name the first atomic- powered submarine. 5. When was the Ameri­ can Red Cross founded? 6. What states are in­ cluded in what was known as the "Oregon Terri­ tory"? 7. To which art does pu­ gilism refer? 8. What ingredient is obtained from the bark of the cinchona tree? 9. Guadalcanal, of World War II fame, is in what group of islands? 10. When was the first transcontinental tele­ graph line com­ pleted? Answers To Who Knows 1. A person who studies fossils. 2. Anthracite coal is hard; bituminous coal is soft. 3. In his forties. comes from nothing." It makes no sense at all. "Something comes from nothing..." I find that hard to believe. Don't you? 4. The Nautilus. 5. 1881, reincorporated by Congress in 1905. 6. Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Mon­ tana and Wyoming. 7. The art of boxing. 8. Quinine. 9. The Solomons. lO.October 24, 1861. The key to a classic ward­ robe is versatility. A skirt suit in gray, brown, or navy is the basic of a career ward­ robe. The Blazer can be worn with pants or a plaid skirt. The suit skirt can be worn with soft turtle or cowl-neck sweaters. The skirt suit must be of quality fabric such as light flannel or a wool blend. M_S B Is Coming to McHenry Stat* Bank Thank You to the following businesses which supported McHenry Hospital's Dinner Dance to benefit the MICU (Paramedic) program of McHenry County-Western Lake County: Ace Hardware, McHenry Adams Enterprises, McHenry Arnold Subsidiary, Magnetics & Electronics, Marengo Brake Parts Co., McHenry Complete Building Maintenance, Chicago CRV Electronics Corp., McHenry First Federal of Chicago, McHenry 1 st National Bank of McHenry » George P. Freund, Inc., McHenry Gearmaster, Div. Emerson Electric, McHenry Home State Bank of Crystal Lake Hornsby Stores, Inc., McHenry Intermatic, Inc., Spring Grove Kirchner Fire Extinguiser, Inc. McHenry McHenry Printing Services McHenry Ready Mix Co., Inc. McHenry State Bank McHenry Truck Line, Inc. MESA Medical Emergency Service Associates, S.C. Mitchell Buick & Oldsmobile Sales, McHenry Morton Chemical Co., Ringwood Oak Technology, Inc., Crystal Lake Olson Electrics Corp., Richmond Runge Paper Co., Inc., Franklin Park Scan-Am, McHenry Seaquist (Div. of Pittway Corp.) Cary T.C. Industries, Crystal Lake Travenol Laboratories, Round Lake Uarco, Barrington Gratefully Yours, The McHenry Hospital anniversary dinner dance committee, the staff of the Mobile ICU Program, and the members of the 15 rescue squads which are members of the MICU Program. October 30-31 November 1 spurgeon's TRADE McHENRY MARKET PLACE McHENRY 3*5-4100 DAILY 9-9, SAT. 9-6, SUN. 10-5 This Thursday, Friday and Saturday bring in ypur outdated, worn, missized, unwanted items....and trade them in for something new! All your trade items will be donated to GOODWILL...so they must be laundered, please! Cash and Charge Sales only- No layways. Tour Trade Men's Old Sweatshirt Our Treat $5 OFF Men's Jogging Suits Reg. $20 Your Trade Ladies' Old Slippers Our Troat s2 OFF Arfy^Ladies' Slippers Reg. $6 Your Trade Ladies' Old Coat Our Treat *25 OFF Any Ladies' Real Leather Coat Reg. $89 to $149 t Your Trade Men's Old Jeans Our Treat $6OFF Any Men's Levis Moving On Jeans Reg. $23 and up Your Trade Ladies' Old Dress Our Treat 25% OFF Any Ladies' Dress Reg. $18 and up More Examples of TRADE & TREAT Specials Sale Prices good with Trade Items only! Limit 1 Sale Item with each Trade Item brought in. Your Trade Men's Old Coat Our Treat $5OFF Men's Winter Vest Reg. $18 Your Trade Men's Old Shirt Our Treat $4OFF Men's Velour Shirt Reg. $12 Your Trade Ladies' Old Handbag Our Treat 20% OFF Any Vinyl Handbag Your Trade- Old Necklace Our Treat • 25% OFF Any 12 or 14 KT Gold Necklace Yeur Trade One Old Penny Our Treat Ono $l Spurgeon's Bonus Buck Your Irade Ladies Old Leotards or Tights Our Treat 20%OFF Any Leotards or Tights 4 Reg. $2.50 & $6 (Danskins excluded) Your Trade Old Draperies Our Treat *6 OFF Any Drape Reg. $18 to $22 Your Trade old Shower Curtain Our Treat 20% OFF Any Shower Curtain Your Trade Old Window Shade Our Treat 25% OFF Any Window Shade Reg. $4 and up Your Trade Ladies' Old Corduroy Jeans Our Treat *5 OFF Any Ladies' Corduroy Jeans ° Reg. $15 to $25 Your Trade Old Christmas Card Our Treat 50c OFF Any Box of 18 Christmas Cards Reg. 2.25 per box Your Trade Boy's Old Jeans Our Treat 25% OFF Any Boy's Blue Jeans Your Trade Boy's Old Winter Jacket Our Treat 25% OFF Any Boy's Winter Jacket or Vest Your Trade Boy's Old Sweatshirt Oar Treat 20% OFF Any Boy's Sweatshirt Your Trade Ladies' Old Snowboots Our Treat 20% OFF Any Ladies' Vinyl ^^^^^/ateijDf^o^inowboot^^^^ Your Trade Old Blanket Our Treat 25% OFF Any Blanket or Bundle Bag (Electric Blankets Excluded) Your Trade Old Luggage Oar Treat 20% OFF Any Lfeggage Reg. $10 and up Your Trade Girl's Old Winter Coat Oar Treat 25% OFF Any Girls' Winter Coat or Vest Y»ar Trad* Old Stuffed Animal Oar Treat 25% OFF Any Stuffed Animal Reg. $5 and up Your Trade Ladies' Old Nightgown Our Treat - $2oFF Any Brushed Nylon Gown ^eg^BNancKjjj So clean cut a closet, attic or basement and bring those items to our store this Thursday, Friday and Saturday and save for Christmas and help others for Christmas through the efforts of GOODWILL! /