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Sec. 2, Pg. 4 - Plaindealer - Wed. Oct. lf 1969 " 'itoxicity Voters Fail Con Con A rare opportunity was open to Illinois voters on Tuesday, Sept. 23, when they nominated delegates to a State Constitutional Convention. The importance of voting to send knowledgeable delegates was hardly overestimated because the decisions reached by the convention can affect the people for years to come; yet the number who went to the polls was disgraceful in most areas. A Constitutional Convention has not been held since 1920-21, and the results of that effort were turned down by the voters in 1922. In 1934, an attempt was made to call a convention, but it failed. In other words, a look at recent Illinois history tells us that voting for delegates to a Constitutional Convention is a privilege we don't enjoy very often and with a State Consti­ tution that was adopted in 1870, this was the time. With a myriad of problems facing the delegates in December, it would seem imperative that voters know the issues and learn as much as possible about the candidates from their district. Major issues facing the convention will pertain to the rev­ enue, judicial, legislative, executive and local government ar­ ticles. However, a major task facing the delegates will be that of making the necessary revisions to bring the Consti­ tution up to date. For instance, is it necessary for the Consti­ tution to contain language to provide for the taxing of jugglers, hawkers and auctioneers; is it necessary to have a provision re­ quiring a weekly inspection of warehouses in the state; is it necessary and up to date to have a provision that states that only men are eligible to vote in Illinois and fails to mention the fair sex when the 19th Amendment to the Federal Consti­ tution gave women the right to vote years ago? There is still much study of issues and candidates before the Nov. 18 election date, when the field in each district will be narrowed to two. * High Cost Of Mark-Up Five billion dollars will be spent by United States consumers for products sold by house-to-house salesmen in 1969. A few companies still flourish by exploiting the ancient art of personal salesmanship. The sales are usually made at high cost to the consumer. s A careful comparison of prices shows that products adver­ tised and sold by regular retailers often cost less than half of the price of similar products sold in house-to-house calls. The difference is in the cost of selling. Commissions and bonuses for personal salesmen average ten times as high as selling costs through advertising in newspapers. Ironically, even the best of products sold by personal sales­ men must be supported by advertising. Although the house-to- house salesman uses claims he would not dare put in print, he finds that his product will not be accepted unless it has attained prestige through regular advertising. Thus, the housewife who pays $150 for a home appliance obtained from the house-to-house salesman really contributes approximately $60 to the pleasant gentleman for his demon­ stration. By shopping through advertising she might have bought the same product for less than $100 at a retail store. A mark-up of more than 50 per cent is a high price to pay for personal calls. But the high mark-up is necessary when old and inefficient selling methods are used instead of mass selling by advertising through local retail channels. e "Fill it up!" Fill it up!" 1 Fill it up!" OPEN SUNDAY -4^- On th* North Shor* of Long L*kt | WOLLINS WOAD~| P. O. Ingloatdo. Illinois V 4 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 Mc Henry 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, Dlinois, 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: When I retired Ap­ ril 30, 1969, I planned to get a part-time job and earn about $1680 during the later months of the year. However,the lady in the Social Security office told me that the money I earned be- for April 30 counted toward the $1680 and I might lose some so­ cial security benefits if I earn­ ed over $140 in any month in the last part of this year. Did I understand her correctly? Answer: Yes. The $1680 rule applies to all earnings from January 1 to December 31 each year. Question: My mother is an invalid and lives with us. We are thinking of buying a bed like the ones they have in hos­ pitals and some other things that would make it easier to take care of her. Will Medi­ care help pay for these things? Answer: Medical insurance (Part B) under Medicare can help pay for rental or purchase of durable medical equipment for use in your home, but only when it is prescribed by a doc­ tor. We are sending you a pam­ phlet entitled " Durable Medical Equipment Under Medicare". If your mother has Part B and the doctor does prescribe the equipment, i e pamphlet will help you decide whether you want to buy or rent the equip­ ment and explains how to col­ lect from Medicare. Question: I am going to be operated on in October. I have Medicare and private health insurance. Will I be able to collect from both of these? Answer: Medicare will pay the full amount allowed for the illness. Ask your private health insurance agent how much your private policy will pay. Question: Please send me all the information you have on Medicare. Answer: We are sending you another copy of" Your Medicare Handbook". This is the booklet with the red, white, and blue cover that is mailed to every­ one who has Medicare. In ad­ dition, we are sending you one copy of every other literature piece about Medicare which we could find in the office, but most of these just repeat in­ formation contained in "Your Medicare Handbook". Question: What is the mini­ mum and maximum benefit now payable under social security? Answer: The minimum unre­ duced benefit now payable is $55 per month, and the max­ imum unreducedbenefitis$218. The $218 generally will not be payable for few years to come, as it is based on average annual earnings of $7800 under social security. The maximum for a man attaining 65 in 1969 is $106.50. Each year this amoant increases due to the addition of another $7800 year. Question: Does Part B of Medicare pay for prescrip­ tions: Answer: The medical in­ surance part of Medicare, called Part B, does help pay for durable medical equipment, such as a wheelchair, a hos­ pital bed, or oxygen equipment, when these things are pre­ scribed by your doctor. How­ ever, Part B does not pay for prescription drugs or drugs you can administer yourself. Question: My husband and I got combined checks, we both had to sign the checks. He died June 8, 1969. I have our July 3, 1969 check. How can I cash it? Answer: Bring the check to the social security office. The check will be stamped to per­ mit you to cash it. Question: I am going to have l/v\ Are You New In Town? Do You Know Someone New In Town? We would like to extend a welcome to every newcomer to our oommunity. . . CALL Cris Fail Fran Olsen 385-408 4 385-5740 ROYAL WELCOME Joan Stull 385-5418 Ann Zeller 385-0559 MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS Stanley F. Yolles, M.D., Director National Institute of Mental Health NON-URBAN AREAS TO GET MORE MENTAL HEALTH CARE What is the outlook for better mental health care for Ameri­ cans living in the rural areas of the Nation? Through community mental health programs funded by communities, States, and the Federal Government, it now promises to be brighter than at any time since the rise of the large custodial mental hospital. In a recent tabulation of the a cataract operation. Will Med­ icare help pay for the eye glass­ es? Answer: The medical part (Part B) of Medicare does help pay for corrective lenses after a cataract operation. The ans­ wer to youi1 question is "yes". However, for other readers,we have to stress that Medicare does not pay for eye glasses. Medicare only helps pay for lenses after a cataract opera­ tion. Question: My check did not arrive on the third. It has nev­ er been late before. I need the money. What happened? Answer: This letter has been answered personally. The fol­ lowing information is for other readers. If your check is late for no apparent reason, ask about it at the post office. Then, if your check has not arrived by the 6th day of the month, notify the local social secur­ ity office. We ask you to wait until the 6th because most late checks are only delayed a few days. Your local social secur­ ity office will find out why your check was late, and try to get your money to you as quickly as possible. You are asked to wait until the 10th of the month before you report a missing check, but there is one impor­ tant exception: if your check is stolen, report that to your lo­ cal office immediately. Question: I lost my social se­ curity card and I do not know what the number was. My chil­ dren are grown now, and I want to start working again. Do I get a new number or what? Answer: You do not get a new number - you get a new social security card with the same number you had before. We are mailing an application for a replacement card. Com­ plete the application and mail it back, and we will get your social security number to you quickly. WATER LITTERBUGS Litterbugs who violate the State Fish code may be fined up to $300, according to Will­ iam L. Rutherford, director of the Illinois Department of Con­ servation. Director Rutherford points out that "anyone who dumps refuse or garbage in streams, on the ice or in any place where it might be washed into the waters of the state may be cited and fined vp to $300." PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to use this column as an expression of their views on subiects of gener­ al interest in our commun­ ity. Our only request is that writers limit themselves 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.) "Dear Friends, "There is anew record on the market by Bobby Dylan which is probably a test release to see how many people will voice their opposition to the filthy lyrics. If no one bothers to protest, I am sure you will be hearing more of the same in very short order. "It is my hope that these few words will encourage all good mothers and fathers to write in to the radio and TV stations that 'entertain* us with this pornographic material. I'm sure they expect some protest, so let's not disappoint them. "Sincerely, "Dorothy Himpelmann" JAZZ ORGANIST TO APPEAR FOR BAND PARENTS Hal Vincent is the jazz or­ ganist who "set them on fire" at the '68 Republican National convention in Miami Beach, where he worked his musical pyrotechnics at the console of the organ. In Frankfurt, Ger­ many, they remember him as the "Amerikanner Organ- ner" who dazzled the crowds at the International Trade Ex­ position. You can partake of his versatile and exciting key­ board stylings Sunday, Oct. 5, at 3 p.m. sharp in the audi­ torium of Crystal Lake Com­ munity high school, as theCary Elementary Band Parents pre­ sent "Hal Vincent's Jazz and Pop Fireworks on the PR200!" Proceeds of this eyent will benefit the Cary Band Parents association which aids and a- bets budding young musicians in the Cary grade schools via num­ erous scholarships to summer workshop music clinics at Wis­ consin State university. o> 0*? Sherman House a MetroAmerica hotel ^ndotph-Clark-LaSalle • Chicago 606C Reservations: (312) FR 2-2100 # growing number of community mental health centers, the Na­ tional Institute of Mental Health reports that centers are now slated for 23 percent of the country's rural county popula­ tion. These centers will bring men­ tal health services within reach of millions of Americans, most of who never before had access to community-based care and alternatives to hospitalization. In 1! States, centers to be created with the aid of Federal construction and staffing grants will cover more than one-third of their rural county popua- tions. Among the States with the highest mental health service coverage for rural county resi­ dents, based on grants awarded up to early 1969, are: Ken­ tucky, 88 percent; North Da­ kota, 63 percent; and Vermont, 44 percent. Colorado, Massa­ chusetts, Montana, and Michi­ gan range from 39 to 42 per­ cent. Pennsylvania, Florida, New Hampshire, and South Carolina range from 33 to 38 percent coverage. Among the States which so far have no funded centers covering rural counties are Con­ necticut, Rhode Island, Dela­ ware, New Jersey, Utah, Alaska, California, Nevada, and Ore­ gon. Approximately 2,260,000 citizens reside in the rural coun­ ties of these States. Of the 500 poorest counties in the country, 486 are rural. Funded centers will serve 122, or 25 percent, of these. Of the 3,134 counties in the United States, 2,160 are outside of "standard metropolitan sta­ tistical areas" and have more than 50 percent of their resi­ dents in communities smaller than 2,500 population. Most of the 134 new rural centers will cover several coun­ ties, using mobile treatment teams or satellite clinics. They will provide a comprehensive range of services, as required by the Federal aid program: inpa­ tient and outpatient treatment, emergency services, day or night care (partial hospitalization), and consultation and education for physicians, schools, clergy, and local agencies. Since the first Federal grant for community mental health centers was awarded in 1965, more than 350 centers have been funded in 49 States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Co­ lumbia, covering areas in which more than 54 million Ameri­ cans reside. By 1980 some 2,000 centers are projected for the national community mental health program. tress* ir£c OPTOMETRIST Dr. John F.Kelly At 1224 N. Green Street McHenry (Closed Wednesday) Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses Hrs. Daily 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday Evenings 8:30 p.m. Evenings by appointment PHONE 385-0452 Dr. Leonard Bottari Eyes Examined - Contact Lens Glasses Fitted 1303 N. Richmond Road Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tues., Thurs., & Fri Eve. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sat. 9:30 to 3:00 p.m. No Hours on Wednesday PHONE 385-4151 If No Answer Phone 385-2262 OFFICE EQUIPMENT If you're coming to Chicago ft* a rest don't come to Sherman House. There's4po much happening at Sherman House. For instance, there's the famous College Inn, headliningthe most exciting names in show business. And to go with the College Inn, Chicago's most lively and memorable restaurants and lounges--the Well of the Sea, the Celtic Cafe, the Dome and the Scuttlebutt. So if you're coming to Chicago to be turned-on, not off, come to Sherman House. And leave the rest to us. 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. ROUTE 31 PHONE 385-0950 ««»»»•» «... ...... ^ n INSURANCE Earl R. Wakh 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 Plaindealer Bldg. Dennis Conway AUTO, LIFE, FIRE STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY 3315 W. Elm St. McHenry, Illinois 385-5285 or 385-7111 LETTER SERVICE Mimeographing - Typing Addressing - Mailing Lists McHenry County Letter Service 1212 -A N. GREEN ST. PHONE 385-5064 Mon. Through Fri. 8-5 p.m. Closed Saturday a ̂ ^T*tVVV-MVVVXrifV*U'Y*i*l ACCOUNTANTS Paul A. Sckwegel 4410 West Route 120 McHenry, Illinois PHONE 385-4410 REPAIR SERVICE m m m m "ri'iViYVYymWMV^uuiji, = Call "Servisal" = (815) 385-2145 For Repairs on Refrigerators - Freezers - Washers and Dryers - Window Air Conditioners - Dishwasher Ranges - Cooktops - Ovens, both Gas and Electric. SERVISAL APPLIANCE COMPANY 3412 W. Elm,Street, McHenry, Illinois