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PG. 6. - PLAINDEALER- JANUARY 24, 1968 Those Important Bills Some of the important bills the first session of the 98th Congress failed to pass are likely to be hot issues as the second session opens only weeks after the first adjourned. Two of the most important are a law to control the growth of crime in the United States and one to require truth in lending. The latter would force sellers to fully inform buyers of exact interest charges paid on loans. Both bills are badly needed and merit passage. Others which will attract immediate interest are a tax-increase bill, and one which free all the nation's gold to be sold in exchange for dollars. Future Of The C®iirt One of the questions certain to be decided in the years ahead is whether the Supreme Court has been amending the Constitution rather than interpreting it. Another is how its membership should be elected. Critics feel the court has usurped the power to amend the Constitution according to the ideologies of its members, thereby depriving states and the people of certain rights, guaranteed by the Constitution. They feel the President should only choose eminent jurists recommended by bar associations for membership on the highest court - not personal friends in dispensing rewards or bloc spoilsmen on a political popularity basis. < disenchantment with the highest court is nothing new. In fact, many citizens have been chagrined about court decisions in various periods of the nation's history. One of the current reforms proposed, however, is so logical it is favored by a vast majority. That is the proposal that all Justices appointed to the highest judiciary tribunal in the nation be experienced jurists, approved by the appropriate bar association. e,$uch a reform would, in effect, parallel the practice of appointing only experienced military men, to head the various armed services, appointing only eminent medical personnel to medical jobs etc, and seems certain to be adopted, legally or by custom, sooner or later. ' • xJi - 'x. - LS'i ^ ----- • Growing Respon it is a growing responsibility of advertisers to help pe<^>le with the changing problems of living. ^Americans who have struggled to attain comfortable wealth and 'leisure are finding that both may be meaningless. Many of us with extra time and money do not know what to do witji either. Anticipating a society which will have an increasing amount of wealth and leisure time, some sociologists believe that "learning how to live" may become the most pressing problem of highly developed nations. New personal services, new recreational activities, new artistic enterprises, and new consumer products will be discovered and developed to serve the needs of a public which is just comihg into existance. It is a characteristic of the new public that it does, n6t fully understand its own needs. Too often increased leisure time results in boredom and dissatisfaction which' may be more damaging mentally and physically than any kind of work. Drugs, alcohol and decay may be the lot of those people who have not learned to use free time. Even a physMansttf d of himself: "My hardest work is forcing myself to become interested in something other than work." (^ Of course, there are many agencies, from the feder? 4 government to community groiqps, attempting to help people with leisure-time problems. Yet, private industry, through advertising, may be more effective than any other ag|ncy. < For example, water sports and winter sports, once limited to exclusive groins, have become stimulating activities for millions. The sports were built largely through private promotional efforts. Similar advertising is already building new interest in., music, art, literature, the crafts, participant sports, afid hobbies. | Tax Facts Employers are encouraged toi use typewriters or other business machines when preparing their quarterly tax returns, Forms 941, and when reporting income tax withholding and Social Security taxes of employees, E.C. Coyle, Jr., District Director of Internal Revenue for Northern Illinois has announced. The use of special optical scanning equipment by the Social Security administration permits processing of the typed or printed information with a higher degree of accuracy. The equipment is not capable at this time of reading from handwritten or handprinted documents. Handwritten returns will be acceptable by the IRS, however, Mr. Coyle explained. TELLS CANDIDACY William J. Bolger, well known McHenry Democrat, has announced his candidacy, in the June, 1968 primary, for delegate to the Democratic National Nomination convention for the 12th Congressiqpal district. The 12th district is comprised of Lake and McHenry counties and Hanover Twp. of Cook County. Bolger is no stranger to political conventions. He was an elected delegate to Democratic National conventions in 1956, 1960 and 1964. PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to use this column as an expression of their views on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only request is that writers limit themselves to 300 words or less signature, full address and phone number. We ask. too* that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We reserve the right to delate any material which we consider libelous or in objectionable taste.) SCHOOL BOND ISSUE "Dear Editor: "Relating to the recent school bond issue defeat which was necessary to many of us citizens, first, let me state that many families have reached a taxation saturation point compared to salary received. "Did the board realize that almost 24 percent of all the wage earners' money is used for direct taxation. Indirect taxes absorb from 10 to 12 per cent more. "The U.S. government published what they consider a minimum salary for a family of four which is buying a house, a car and sending two children to school. The amount is $9,- 347.23. "How many of us earn that amount? Mothers have to work to supplement Dad's income. "All future boards and commissions intending to float bond issues should think of the aforementioned facts. "In most cases the board's intentions are of a high calibre, but they must explore other ways and means to raise re- - quired money. "The feeling of most public officials today is, 'We need these things, let's go out and buy them, the taxpayer will pay the route.' " A community which is being financially burdened beyond reason is not a healthy town. It can't spend what, it should tor necessities and as a result the merchants will ultimately also suffer. "Werner 0. Henneberg "1707 N. Knoll "McHenry" a b e b k u 5 fl'yra Tyrr^ Are You New ' In Town? Do You Know Someone Newsln Town? We would like to extend a welcome to Z every newcomer to our community. CALL COLLEGE REGISTRATION Elgin Community college will conduct registration this week for all second semester courses. It will be held in the college library, located in the basement of the Elgin Masonic Temple, East Chicago and Geneva streets. Full - time students will register Wednesday, Jan. 24, from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. Evening students who did not enroll by mail must register in person Wednesday or Thursday, Jan. 24 and 25, between 6 and 8 p.m., or Friday, Jan. 26, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 19, 1928) Miss Marion Krause entertained the members of the F.H.H. club at her home Monday evening. The evening was spent in playing five hundred, after which music and dancing were enjoyed. Mayor and Mrs. Peter Frett and daughter, Charlotte, attended a farewell party at Shiloh Tabernacle, Zion City, given for Overseer Voliva. Mr. Voliva will soon leave for a four months visit in Palestine. Several relatives and friends surprised Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stilling at their home. The event was in honor of their thirtieth wedding anniversary. Miss Matilda Freund entertained a number of her friends Saturday evening honoring Miss Laura Smith, who left Monday for Chcago where she expects to make her home. On Monday evening the members of the Evening Bridge club surprised one of their number, Robert A. Thompson, at his home on Main street, the event being in honor of his birthday anniversajy. The surprise proved to be a most complete one as Mr. Thompson had set' tied down for a quiet evening with his paper and the radio. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 21, 1943) Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner have moved from an apartment in the Mrs. Kathryn Schneider building on Riverside Drive to the flat over the Justen furniture store on Green street. Shirley Ann Todd, daughter of the Robert Todds, is a patient at the Woodstock hospital having entered following an accident in which a needle pierced a limb. Twins, a bay and a girl, were born Saturday at the Woodstock hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rudolph of Spring Grove. A pioneer of McHenry, James M. Kennealy, 80, a pensioner of the Elgin National Watch Co., died Jan. 14 in St. Joseph's hospital, following a long illness. The Henry Kinsala family received word this week from their son, George, the first McHenry man to leave after the inception of the selective service. George arrived in North Africa shortly before the first of the year. The surgical dressing room at the high school will be open Thursday evening and Friday morning and afternoon this week, if the weather permits school to , reopen. It is hoped that there will be a good attendance as there is a large quota to be met by Feb. 15. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 9, 1958) Sharon LaGreca is a patient in the McHenry hospital as the result of a car accident in which her leg was broken. A marriage of local interest' was solemnized Dec. 28 in Zion Lutheran church, McHenry, uniting Ora McKee and Winfield K. Hagberg, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hansen are the parents of a daughter born Dec. 29 at Memorial hos- ' pital. Morton Salt company has announced the incorporation of the Mortem Chemical company, a new subsidiary to which has been transferred to all manufacturing, sales and research activities in the field of chemicals. Properties transferred to Morton Chemical consists of plants at Weeks Island, La., Manistee, Mich., andRingwood, 111., and the Morton Research laboratory at Woodstock. A long distance call from the Hawaiian Islands made Christmas day complete for the Joseph J. Millers. Their son, Alfred, who is stationed in Hawaii, was home with them, via the telephone~for a most welcome surprise visit. Audrey Earl Jones of Wonder View subdivision died unexpectedly in Chicago Saturday at the age of 43. Charters have been issued to a number of new corporations in the state by Secretary of State Charles F. Carpenter. Included is McHenry Chemicals, Inc., 112 E. Elm street, listing Bernard Bollman as president and Donald Bollman as treasurer. Kaskaskia, the first capitol of Illinois, has been swallowed up by the Mississippi river - largely by the flood of 1881. For Your Information • , Ann Zeller I 385-OlS? Leona Estis « 385-3646 3 JUUUL8 8JUUUULIJLS JLSULBJUULi. frJULBflJULC* Dear friends, We appreciate comment on these little letters. Any suggestions or questions you may have will be most welcome. • These messages are a part of our community* We try to avoid any claims of superiority. The letters are intended for your information. Respectfully, ROYAL WELCOME M.JUSIEN r«TTTnTii iWliuriETLP. [~~j - ' SOW HOME /vVHerTry, Illinois 385-0063 Home tassgiraiice saeitn Heigh? i@® me. Save 15 to 25%-- or more. A Country Companies homeowners policy provides 4-in-l coverage-- for home and garage, personal property, liability, additional living expenses in case of loss. Your choice of three protection levels-- to match your needs and pocketbook. You can even cover sonic boom damage and accidental breakage. And freezer spoilage if the power fails. City, town or rural, there's a Country Company homeowners plan for you. McCLO^Y REPORTS ulSb T H E World £ Of * Pharmacy Donald Doherty RPh. K® Start ScMlte, I&JPSw rout Country Companies Agant \ •* Lee B. Kortemeier Off. 338-2000 Res. 338-0975 Less than a century ago, surgery was a frightening ex perience. Because of the high mortality few people would submit to the blade. Amputations performed as a last alternative after compound fractures were considered fairly safe; mortal ity rates averaged from 30 per cent to 65 percent. The high mortality rate following surgery was attributed to the socalled "Jhospital diseases" such as blood poisoning, gangrene, tetanus and erysipelas. In the 1860's, at the University of Glasgow, "J - Joseph Lister in troduced antiseptifc surgery and brought an end to an era of fear. In' the 1960's much surgery can be avoided by preventive diagnosis and medication. BOLGER'S DRUG STORE is equipped to handle any prescription your doctor may prescribe for you. To expedite the compounding of your prescription, have your doctor phone 385-4500, or bring it in to BOLGER'S DRUG STORE.. .located at 1259 N.. Green. Delivery. . .Gas. . .Light .. . Telephone bills paid here. . . Revlon. . .Max Factor.. .English Leather. . . i Norcross Greeting Cards... THIS WEEK'S HELPFUL Hum Brass and copper may be protected from corrosion with clear lacquer. ' is an obvious root cause of our present balance of payments dilemma. However, these expenditures (unless abandoned) should not excuse the government from adjusting to the necessities of our defense requirements. What is essential under the circumstances is the establishment of an overall top level of Federal spending and the creation of a schedule of priorities within which the national government should operate. Meanwhile, our national economic policy should provide encouragement and strength to the private sector. Improvement in our balance of payments position depends upon doing more business abroad, selling more, traveling more, investing more and reaping more of the benefits of investment, travel and trade. The stop-gap policies announced by the President appear to be aimed in the opposite direction. As he who climbs a tree and hollers. It is not surprising that the distinquished economist Elliott Janeway described U.S.ec- ' amateurannounced Johnson correcting our balance of payments deficit would certainly seem to fit that description. While the American dollar has worked miracles in financing and promoting economic growth in the world (principally Western Europe) it is essentially our private enterprise system which has achieved this miracle. Government spending abroad has frequently had the opposite -- even corrosive -- effect. Now, the President aims his attacks at the private sector while vowing at the same time to maintain "Government" expenditures overseas. If implemented by legislative and executive action, the consequences of the Administration's program would be disastrous. (1) The miracle of the dollar in international trade is based on "confidence" in the dollar. The President's statement is bound to induce a lack of confidence. (2) Curtailment of private foreign investments will have the effect of reducing the demand for American goods and services and could adversely affect our trade balance. (3) Imposition of a head tax (of, say $100) on those whotravel abroad would affect primarily students and teachers - and would sacrifice many of the gains which flow from such people- to-people diplomacy. In addition, foreigh travel by Americans help provide the foreign exchange with which to help finance American exports. (4) Most importantly, the President's statement fails to take note of the primary threat to the American dollar, i.e.,: poor management of our governmental fiscal affairs. The President recognizes the dependence of the Free World on the stability of the dollar. However, he fails to take account of the warnings from fiscal experts including foreigh officials that our domestic economic house must be put in order. The impact of the Vietnam War and other military spending r;~ . rfSS'O^ QPTOMEfgtST Dr. John F. Kelly At 1224 N. Green Street, •^McHenry (Closed Wednesday) Eyes Esasmtaed Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses Hrs. Dally 9:80 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday Evenings 8:80 p-m. Evenings by Appointment PHONE 385-0452 Dr. Leonmrd L. Bottari Eyes ExaroSmed-Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses . 1808 N. Biclimond Boad • Hours: Mon., Tones., Thurs., Frl. 4:00 pjn. to 6:00 p.m. Tues., Thurs., St Frl. Eve 7 p-m. to 9 p.m. Sat. D:30 to 8:00 pan. No Honrs on Wednesday §85-4151 Mo Amowar Phone 885-2262 -*7i ' "OFFICE EQUIPMENT McH enry County Office Machine* Sales - Service St Rentals Typewriters, Adders, Calculators Mon - Sat 9:00 - 5:80 Friday till 9:00 p.m. Phone 459-1226 93 Grant St., Crystal Lake, HI. METAL WORK Schroeder Meiaicraft for Home and Garden Wrought Iron Railings Patio Furniture Antiques 1705 S. Rt. 31 PHONE 385-0950 VACUUM CLEANERS Authorized and Bonded Electrolux Representative JAMES VAN FLEET 2501 Martin Rd. McHenry, Illinois 385-6027 ACCOUNTANTS Paul A. Schwegel 4410 West Route 120 McHenry, Illinois 385-4410 CHIROPRACTOR Dr. Arthur J. Howard Chiropractor 2606 S. River Rd. INSURANCE Earl R.Walsh Fire, Auto, Farm & Life Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES When You Need Insurance of Any Kind PHONE 385-3300 or 385-0953 3429 W Elm St, McHenry, III. George L. Thompson General Insurance • LIFE • AUTO • HEALTH • FIRE • CASUALTY • BOAT Phone 815 385-1066 3812 W. Elm St, McHenry In McHenry Plaindealer Blgd. 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