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/ PG. 8 - PLAINDEALER - WED. FEB. 26, 1969 Tax Levy Authority Does the state of Illinois still have the authority to levy a property tax? This is a question asked by some legislators this week, and the answer is, yes. Although there was an unwritten agreement by the General Assembly back in 1932 that if it enacted the authority to levy a sales tax the state would no longer levy the property tax, the authority is still there. Under the provisions of an applicable statute,Illinois Revised Statutes, the Governor, Auditor and Treasurer may annually, .upon the completion of the assessment and equalization of property, ascertain the rate in per cent required to produce the amount of taxes levied by the General Assembly. This was last done back in 1932; the rate certified was 50 cents (50 cents per $100 of equalized assessed valuation), and on a state property valuation of $6,080,427,859 the 1932 tax bill or extension was approximately $30 million. On today's valuation of approximately $42 billion ($19 billion in Cook county, $23 billion in downstate), the tax bill at a rate of 50 cents if imposed by the state would be around $210 million annually. Taxpayers should not be too alarmed that state officials are seriously thinking of this avenue to get state funds, because they are conscious of the heavy property tax bills that produce revenue for local governments. However, in answer to the question asked in the opening paragraph, the answer is really, "Possible but not probable." Those Precious Eyes Have you ever thought of an ordinary pair of glasses as a bomb? Sounds ridiculous? It's not though, consider this: Just as jagged metal fragments of an exploding bomb can destroy an unprotected soldier, so slivers of flying glass from a smashed spectacle lens can destroy your precious eyesight Take the case of the 14-year-old girl hit in the glasses with a stone thrown by a playmate. Doctors needed three hours to remove fragments of glass from her right eye. Or the high school baseball player who had to undergo eye surgery after his regular glasses shattered when he ran into a fence while chasing a flyball. Accidents like these happen every day. Young eyes damaged or destroyed needlessly -- for safety glasses could have saved the vision of both this girl and boy. Thousands of adults and children risk blindness in eye accidents each day. What are safety glasses? They combine protection with correction. Safety glasses become a shield for the eyes rather than an additional hazard in case of accident. Safety lenses are tough, shatter-resistent glass that has been heated in a special furnace and then chilled rapidly - similar to the way steel is case - hardened. Safety lenses are also available in optical - grade plastic. Large industry has long realized that ordinary glasses offer no protection for eyesight in on-the-job situations. Workmen know the difference and use safety glasses. Safety lenses must be able to withstand the heavy impact of a steel ball weighing 1% ounces, dropping onto its flat surface from 50 inches in height. And safety frames are sturdy, flame resistant. What about cost? Safety glasses cost but a little more but the protection is priceless. Then too, you won't have to buy new glasses if you drop them. Answer To High Costs Advocates of free enterprise believe that increased consumer demand will inevitably reduce, rather than increase, the price of goods and services to the consumer. As far as consumer durables are concerned this theory has held up during the past half-century. Even during the past ten years in the United States, average family income has risen ten times faster than the cost of farm products and four times faster than the cost of all durable goods. But the affluent American is finding it difficult to pay for new needs in the area of personal services. Services which have increased in cost more rapidly than consumer income include: Medical care, repair services, building, skilled labor, legal service and domestic help. The question which now faces the free economy is whether or not increased demand will be able to reduce the skyrocketing cost of services (many of which were not even considered essential two decades ago). The answer is to be found in farm production where labor has been replaced by machinery and has made the American farm the most efficient production unit in the world. It is to be found in modern health centers which have reduced cost of medical care of the aged by 300 percent. It is to be found in computerized, medical and legal information. We live in a period when the demand for varied services arose so suddenly and dramatically that our economic structure was not geared to meet the need. Advertising and increasing demand can ultimately make them cheaply available. ESCORT . . . United States and Vietnamese Navy River Patrol Boats provide screening cover for a transport carrying troops up the Long Tau river to Saigon. For Your information Dear friends, One gets a warm feeling of reassurance in knowing where to turn for help in an emergency. We hope that our services in our community have merited this kind of confidence from you. We invite you to make inquiries about our services and to learn to know us personally, as this is an essential ingredient of confidence. Respectfully, PETER AUUSTEN & SON FUNERAL HOME McHenry, Illinois 385-0063 mius out of if- STUDIES. JSISID DRIVING FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY by Paul Powell Secretary of State In today's column I'm departin c, from our regular traffic sjifety tips to dwell on the important subject of drivers examinations. Beginning this year every licensed driver in Illinois will hajre to take a drivers examination sometime in the next nine years. This is in accordance with a new law that was passed during the 75th General Assembly so that the state would be in compliance with the Federal- HighwaySafety Program. Many drivers have never taken ;i drivers test. Many of Social Security QUESTION BOX BY JIM JANZ FIELD REPRESENTATIVE Today's questions are ones frequently being asked of our representatives by the people of McHenry county. The Social Security office at 2500 Grand avenue, Waukegan, reminds McHenry county residents that it has representatives meeting people at two locations in Mc- Hegry county on a regular basis. The representatives are at the Woodstock Public library, 414 W. Judd, Woodstock every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon and at the Harvard city hall from 9:30 a.m. to noon on the first and third Tuesday every month. If you have a question you would like answered on Social Security in this column, please forward it to Social Security Administration Question and Answer Column, 2500 Grand avenue, Waukegan, Illinois, 60085. Give your full name, address, and Social Security number. If yoi* do not want your name to appear, please indicate this and we will use only initials. Qestion: I am nearing my 65th birthday, but I am not going to retire in the near future. When should I file for Medicare? Answer: For your Medicare coverage to start with the month you are 65, you should file in the three months before the month you are 65. Question: How much can I earn and still receive all of my social security benefits? Answer: You can earn $1680 and receive all your social security benefits but you should remember you can earn over $1680 and still receive some social security benefits. Question: When I file for social security benefits, do I need to bring my birth certificate? Answer: If your birth was recorded before you were 5 years old, we will need a birth certificate. If you were baptised before you were 5 years old and the record is available, this will be sufficient proof of age. If neither of these proofs are available, other proofs, such as a achool record or census record will suffice. Question: I was robbed recently and my social security AGRICULTURE AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS PTA The featured speaker at the annual meeting of Pure Milk association in Chicago, Saturday, March 8 will be Sister M. Thomas More, chairman of the department of social science at Holy Family college, Manitowoc, Wis., and noted authority on the history of American agriculture. Sister M. Thomas More holds membership in several learned societies such as the Organization of American Historians, the Agricultural History Socicard was taken. Do I need a replacement? Answer: By all means you should get a replacement to ensure you are using the correct social security number. Question: How can I be sure my wages are being reported correctly by my employer? Answer: You can send in a card, OAR-7004, which can be obtained at the local social security office. You will then receive a statement of your earnings. Question: I am currently a full time student and receiving . social security benefits. Do I have to attend school 12 months a year to receive my social security benefits all 12 months? Answer: No you do not. If you attend school full time at least 8 months out of the 12 and do not quit school or are expelled, you can receive your benefits for all 12 months. Question: How old'doyou have to be to be eligible for disability benefits? Answer: There is no minimum age to receive disability benefits as long as you have worked long enough under social security. For the amount of time you need to work to be eligible, please contact the local social security office. Question: I am presently receiving social security benefits on my own account and I am 63 years old. Am I entitled to Medicare? Answer: No. Under the present law, you have to be at least age 65 to be eligible for Medicare. Question: I am presently receiving wife's benefits. In case of my husband's death how much would I get a month? Answer: The amount you would receive each month would be 82% percent of the amount your husband would receive at age 65. Here Are Some Of Our Specials . Welcome'•••'•"••>3 Families Open 7 days a week 11:00 a.m. to closing Ch arcoa Broiled Steaks Tacos WEEKLY WEEKEND SPECIALS 385-9700 under New Management Visit our Newly RemodeledL^^^^ J406 N|. Riverside Drive McHenry ety, and American Economics association, and is a member of the Wisconsin State Grange. She will have a message on the importance of farmers working together. The meeting will be held at the Conrad Hilton hotel, starting at 9:45 a.m., Central Standard Time, with an estimated crowd of 1,400 from Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan in attendance. Among other speakers on the program are Harold S. Nelson, San Antonio, Tex., general manager of Associated Dairymen, Inc., and H.R. Hitchner, assistant administrator of the Chicago regional federal milk market order. Annual reports to the PMA membership will be made by Avery A. Vose, PMA president; A.L. McWilliam&j PMA general manager; and Walter C. Kirchner, PMA treasurer. urn FILES SUIT A $10,0()0 personal injury suit has been filed in Circuit court on behalf of Walter Kowalski of Spring Grove against Lynn Slangier of McHenry. The suit results from an accident in 1967 on Rt. 12, south of Richmond, in which Kowalski contends he was seriously injured and his car damaged. v.v, N them are good drivers . . . but, some are not, and this is the purpose of the whole program. The highway depth rate continues to rise iiTTTroportion to the number of cars on the roads. With the modern auto and modern highway systems the demands on the driver become greater and the bad driver becomes a bigger menace making the need for control mandatory. So you can see that the reexamination program is an effort to clear the highways of the bad drivers. One one-ninth of the licensed drivers will be called for an examination each year, and when you are to take the test you will receive a notice with your renewal application telling you to go to the nearest drivers license examination station for it. Those drivers who receive a renewal notice without instructions to take the examination will simply submit their applications as they have in the past and their licenses will be renewed. A copy of the Illinois driving manual, "Rules of the Road", will be of assistance to tfiose taking the examination and&an be obtained by writing to me, Paul Powell, Secretary of State, • Springfield, Illinois 62706. Chaser Chaser 4i rrorrrm-g ri-a irn B a»rmmirnm: > YOUR HOST | Wally & Dora e You New In Town? Do You Know Someone New In Town? We would like to extend a welcome lo every newcomer io our community. : CALL Zeller i 385-0559 Fran Olsen * 385-5740 i Joan Stull : - ROYAL WELCOME _ ^ Z I -- 385-5418 : " f r g n c c p g o f l B f l a f l f l f l g f l f l f l p f l c - f l f l p f i o o o o B o o o o o o o o * Wind-Chill Factor Critical In Winter A big part of winter safety has to do with dressing properly for sub-zero temperatures--not just thermometer readings, but equivalent chitl temperatures created by wind or by riding a snowmobile! Temperatures as low as minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit may pose little danger for the well-bundled winter voyager. But when you couple temperature with wind, dangers of freezing exposed flesh increase sharply. That's the word from Jean- Luc Bombardier, snowmobiling expert and North Pole explorer, who notes that a plus 10 degree F. temperature coupled with a 20-mph wind results in a windchill rating of minus 25 degrees. with considerable freezing danger. / Bombardier, who completed; c. an historic trfy) by snowmobile to the North Pole with the , Plaisted Expedition early last j spring, notes that at minus 20 degree F. temperature and a wind speed of 25 mph, the windchill factor drops to minus 1A degrees F. with very great danger to exposed flesh. And ^he; wind speed is just as important whether it's a blowing wind, a wind created by your snowmobile speed, or a combination, of both. Check this chill chart to see the effects of wind: ESTIMATED . WIND SPEED IN MPH 50 40 ACTUAL THERMOMETER READING ( F 30 20 10 0 -.10 -20 -30 -40 -50. -60 EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURE ( F ) calm 50 40 30 20 10 0 -10 -20 | -30 -40 -50 -60 5 48 37 27 16 6 -5 -15 -26 -36 -47 -57 -68 10 40 28 16 4 -9 "21 I -33 -46 -58 -70 | -83 -95 15 36 22 9 -5 -18 -36 -45 -58 -72 | -85. -99 -•112 20 32 18 4 -10 -25 -39 -53 -67 ,| -82 -96 110 -124 25 30 16 0 -15 -29 -44 -59 -74 -88 -104 118 -133 30 28 13 -2' -18 -33 -48 -63 -79 -9.4, 10? -125 -140 35 27 It -4 -20 -35 -49 -67 -82 -98 113 129 -145 40 26 10 -6 -21 -37 -53 -69 -85 -100 116 132 -148 {wind speeds greater than 40 mph have nine add' t>ona' e'tect) LITTLE DANGER |fO' prope'iy clothed pr'sooi INCREASING DANGER Dange' » GREAT DANGER om free/-"g o• r«posed fes* .,SSI°NAL OPTOMETRIST INSURANCE Dr. John F. Kelly At 1224 N. Green Street, McHenry (Closed Wednesday) Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses Hra. Dally 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday Evenings 8:30 p-m. Evenings by Appointment PHONE 385-0452 Dr. Leonard L. Bottari Eyes Examlned-Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses 1303 N. Richmond Road Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Frl. 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Toes., Thurs., & Frl. Eve 7 p-m. to 9 p.m. Sat. 9:30 to 3:00 p.m. No Hours on Wednesday PHONE 3854151 If No Answer Phone 385-2262 OFFICE EQUIPMENT McHenry County Office Machines Sales • Service & Rentals Typewriters, Adders, Calculators Mon- - Sat 9:00 - 5:30 Friday till 9:00 p.m. Phone 459-1226 93 Grant St., Crystal Lake, 111. METAL WORK Schroeder Metalcraft for Home and Garden Wrought Iron Railings Fireplace Screens Antiques 1705 S. Rt. 31 PHONE 385-0950 IT PAYS TO SHOP IN McHENRY Earl R. Wal$h 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, IU. George L. Thompson General Insurance • LIFE • AUTO • HEALTH • FIRE • CASUALTY • BOAT Phone 815-385.1066 3812 W. Elm St^, McHenry In McHenry Plolndealer Blgd. Dennis Conway Auto, Life, Fire State Farm Ins. Cos. 3315- W. Elm St McHenry, Illinois 385-5285 or 385-7111 LETTER SERVICE Mimeographing • Typing Addressing • Mailing List# McHenry County; Letter Service 1212-A N. Green St- PHONE 385-5064 M o n . t h r u F r l . 8 - 5 Closed Saturdays ACCOUNTANTS Paul A. Schwegel 4410 West Route 120 - McHenry, Illinois 385-4410 VACUUM CLEANERS Authorized and Bonded Electrolux Representative JAMES VAN FLEET 2501 Martin Rd. McHenry, Illinois 385-6027 V / <