PG. 1 0 - P I A I N D E A L E R - T U E S . J U L Y 1 , 1 9 6 9 Post Office Patronage The thoughts of President Nixon that the old system of awardir^ postmaster ships on the advice and recommendations of Congressmen should end is constructive. There is no reason why the post office, now one of the biggest businesses in the country, should be run by political The Cabinet office of Postmaster political plum. In addition, there are k jobs in the department which have trai out to political workers as rewards Congressmen and Senators from the vari ral has long been a number of high-level tonally been parceled past services. And states have used their own systems in deciding whom to Vecomment^to the Pres ident for appointment on the postmaster level. -• '• • . <--- - Since the Post Office is annually in the red and since its problems are growing and will continue to grow and since both expert administration and professional planning and supervision of the department's activities arte in the public interest, Mr. Nixon's reform is gratifying. Resisting the temptation to continue a system that would en able him to pass out political plums, the President speaks out in the interest of the department and the American public and one hopes successors will follow his example. 4-H Program Changes The 4-H program has been marked by change since its incep tion more than sixty years ago. Greater variety of educational projects, more emphasis on the improvement of the boy and girl and a program with appeal for young people everywhere, are some of the changes the agent pointed out. A more recent but no less important change, is the demand for 4-H in towns and cities across the country. Still an important educational force in rural America, more than 77 percent of its members reside in rural areas, nearly a half million 4-H mem bers now live in towns and cities of 2,500 or more. A decade ago, $6.5 percent lived chi farms and in rural areas and 13.5 ^ percent in urban areas. To meet the changing needs of youth/ 4-H has increased its educational projects and opportunities. Among the new offer ings are automotive care and safety, home management,person ality development, conservation, horse, dog care and obedience and community beautification. These are being siqjplemented with intensified activities of career exploration, science, health, nutri tion, recreation, public speaking and safety. For the young per son with suitable facilities, the proven standard projects are t highly recommended. Adult volunteer leaders interested in working with youth are needed. Men and women willing to assist boys and girls develop to the fullest their citizenship and leadership abilities, are en couraged to contact County Extension Agent David F. Smith. \ The Desire To Buy In a real sense^an economic slump may be a failure of advertisers to maintain demand for goods and services which are easily available to able but reluctant consumers. Some people still think in terms of production when they think of depression. They^Sel that somehow depressions or recessions are caused by stagnation of productive efforts. In the United States and Canada, production capacity of consu mer goods could be greatly expanded. Each country can produce f a great deal more than it can consume. Production does not slump until demand for goods and services fall. Or, in the words of a former president of the Advertising Federation of America: "the key to solving the recession prob lem is one of distribution rather than production." Mdre basically, the problem is one of effective advertising- at .all levels, from the largest manufacturer to the smallest retailer. In recent years, recessions have threatened when consumer savings were at record heights and when productive facilities^ were capable of meeting any demand. The only conceivable reason why business began to slump was a lack of desire on the part of the consumer to buy. Studies made during the past ten years show that companies which maintained dynamic advertising programs continued to prosper during the so-called recessions. evident yufxg* y Tips from a Pro Wray Mundy _ NATIONAL TRUCK DRIVER OF THE YEAR CHECK TIRES v- OPEN On tha North Shore of Long Lak* ROLLINS ROAD P O. Inglas PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer \invites the public to use this column as an expression cjf their views on subjects ofH^ener- al interest in our commun ity. Our only request is that writers limit |hemselves to 300 words or less signature, full address and phone num ber. We ask, too, that one in dividual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We reserve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in objectionable taste.) TAX ANSWERS "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Elicky: "Thank you for your letter addressed to the Treasurer's office and published in the Mc- Henry Plaindealer June 25. "You raise two questions, both of which I shall attempt to answer. "In the annual letter that was sent to every taxpayer, the first sentence indicates that taxes have increased by "10 per cent or more" for many taxpayers. In fact, the average tax increase was 12.7 per cent. "The specific tax rate in crease for the City of McHen- ry was listed on the back of the insert. It shows that taxes for A MOTHER'S ANSWER "OPEN LETTER TO MY THREE SONS: "I am the mother of Robert J. Doran, author of "Our Time" - an article which has appeared in this paper in two segments. At the time I read the first of his articles, I was proud of his ability to think out his ideas and to be able to put them in written form so beautifully. I did not agree with some of his ideas - because after all, I am 47 years old and considered quite elderly! I watched closely for a rebuttal in the Public Pulse! "I am also the mother of 23- year-old James W. Doran of the U.S. Navy - married and the father of two and Terrance P. Doran of the U.S. Air Force - age 19. The rebuttal I waited for came this week in a long and very well written 'Public Pulse' letter from Jim, who inciden tally is a McHenry high drop- the McHenry township portion of the City of McHenry increased 21.2 per cent. By computing the percentages, the Treasur er's office was attempting to make the rate sheet more mean ingful. I apologize if you were misled. i "To further spell out why McHenry taxes went i?) over 20 per cent, the following ta ble has been developed: Tax District Absolute and Percentage Increases in McHenry Area Tax Rates Increase In Cents Per $100 of Assessed Valuation McHenry Elementary School 55.3 McHenry High School 22.3 City of McHenry 6.6 McHenry Fire Protection Dist. 2.8 McHenry Township Town Fund 1.9 McHenry County College 0.0 McHenry Nunda Library Dist. -0,? McHenry Township Road Fund -1.2 Net Change 91.7 Percentage Increase of Tax Rate 35.1 22.3 11.6 30.4 41.3 0.0 -2.2 -2.2 21.2 "You ask who is responsible for the tax rate increase if it is not the Treasurer's office. While the individuals named below are certainly not wholly responsible for the tax rate increases in their tax district (in fact, it is the people themselves who voted for a good many of the "increases). They will be able to explain the reasons for the increases. Highest Elected Or Appointed Public Official Dr. Peter Griesbach, President James Althoff, President Donald Doherty, Mayor James Althoff, President Walter Dean, Supervisor E.C. Nichols, Chairman Edward O'Rourke, President Clarence Regner, Highway Commissioner Tax District McHenry Elementary School McHenry High School City of McHenry McHenry Fire Protection Dist. McHenry Township Town Fund McHenry County College ^ McHpnry-Nunda Library Dist. McHenry Township Road Fund For Your Information Dear friends, July 4 commemorates our nation's Indepen dence Day. It is proper that we, as a nation, now encourage free and honest elections among the emerging nations, so that they too may benefit from government 'of the people...by the people...and for the people'. We may not always approve of the gov ernments they elect, but the right of mistake is also theirs. Democratically elected govi ments will perve both the cause of indepen dence and world peace. Respectfully. PETER M. JUSTE N & SON FUNERAL HOME Mcf-Unry, Illinois 385-0063 out and who had the courage to finish his high school while in the Navy and who graduated this time as tops in his class! His letter did not state that he is Bob's brother. --"Since Terry is also a sub scriber to the Plaindealer, I wonder if he, too, will choose to state his views. In any event, I have always respected the thoughts of my children and have honored their right to express them. When they were small, I listened - and then I spanked! I hope these three wonderful boys of miie can disagree on the issues in the articles with out losing sight of the fact that they are brothers, that they never lose the love and re spect they have always had for each other. I would also like to point 19 the fact to Jim that Bob has never had long hair, has never protested anything but MY discipline, has never torn down a flag nor defamed his country in any way. When it comes time for him to serve in the armed forces I have the faith that he will never be a coward and will wear his uniform with the same pride that his dad and I did in World War n. "The ideas expressed by him were simply those he has glean ed from^i good cross-section of McHenry young people and from the news media. His heart hangs heavy because of the many of his friends who have found escape in drugs. The only possible way for him to give vent to his con cern is with his typewriter and his words. He has the respect of all the parents who know him and he understands their concern over their children their inability to communicate with them. Through these ar ticles he is hoping to let the folks know what their kids are feeling and by the same token, to let the kids know how the parents are thinking. Perhaps if all families would hold reg ular "YELL INS" there would never be any doubts. That's what we do at our house, and it gets pretty noisy, but at least we all know the deepest thoughts of the other guy even though we don't always agree. So my sons disagree with each other, as you must but keep your hearts and minds open to the rights of your brothers and don't ever forget that love I was talking about. "Remember when you were all little and we had a plaque on the wall from Father Flan agan's "Boys Town" you all loved it it stated simply "He's Not Heavy Father, He's My Brother" "With love from your Mother" "Mrs. John L. Boehra "3803 W. Kane Avenue" Social 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. Ifyou 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: Should the rental value of the parsonage be in cluded on a minister's social security self-employment tax return? Answer: A fair value of the rent should be established and that amount included as income on Schedule C of his self-em ployment return. However, it is not subject to income tax. Question: Can a wife who is older than her husband and who has never worked under social security collect from her hus band's social security when she reaches age 62? Afiswer: In order for a wife to deceive benefit payment^, her husband must also be eligible for them. Question: Can a nun receive social security benefit pay ments? Answer: There are many nuns born in 1895 or earlier who are eligible for and are receiving the special age 72 social se curity benefits. Question: If I paid my fish ing guide over $50 in a cal endar quarter, would I have to pay a social security tax on it? Answer: Professional guides are considered to be self-em ployed and if their net profit after expenses is $400 or more in a calendar year, they are re quired to file a social secur ity tax return themselves. Question: Supposing a girl keeps working after she gets married. What is she svfiposed to do abput« the name on her social security card? Answer: She should obtain a request for a change in social security records, Form OAAN- 7003; from her closest social security office. Most post of fices and employment services offices also have them avail able. s Question: I am a married wo man with a child by a previous marriage. My first husband was killed in an auto accident and I receive monthly social secur ity benefits on her behalf from my first husband's account. My present husband would like to* adopt this child. How would this affect her social security ben efits? Answer: It would not cause any problem at all since the so cial security law provides that adoption by a stepfather does not stop payments to the child 'Now they wont bo able to do either." on its natural tether's account. You should, however, notify so cial security after the adoption, to change the child's name on the records. SHOP IN McHENRY oNAL ffcSSl TO** "If you wish to send a letter to one or more of these public officials, I believe that the Plaindealer would be willing to forward any correspondence sent in care of it. "Thank you for writing to clear up the questions you had. "Sincerely, « "Cal Skinnir, Jr. " McHenry County Treasurer" : i i i i i i i n i i i i i i i r i i i i i i i u i i i . Are.You New In Town? Do You Know Someone New In Town? We would like to extend e welcome to every newcomer to our community. Cris Fail CALL -385-4084 Fran Olsen 385-5740 Jean Stall 385-5418 OPTOMETRIST Dr. John F. Kelly At 1224 N. Green Street, MeHenry (Closed Wednesday) Eyes Examined „ Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses Hra. Dally 9:80 un. to 5 p.m. Friday Evenings 8:80 p-m. Evening? by Appointment PHONE 885-0452 Dr. Leonard L. Bottari Eyes Examlned-Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses 1808 N. Richmond Road Honrs: MOIL, Toes., Thurs., FrL 4:00 pm. to 6:00 pan. 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