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Agueuiiurai Delegates Make Con Con Suggestions R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f o r changes in the Illinois Consti­ tution were made in Chicago Thursday by voting delegates of the state's largest general farm organization, the Illinois Agri­ cultural association. Looking to the time next month that Illinois Constitution­ al Convention delegates will start their consideration of con­ stitution revisions, the Farm j( Bureau went on record in fa- _ vor of several specific changes in the archaic state document. Generally, the IAA voting del­ egates recommended the fol­ lowing changes: 1. The state constitution should be brief and impose the * fewest possible restrictions on { the legislative power of the 111- j inois General Assembly. * 2. In the legislative area, t the delegates said the IAA will support provisions of the state constitution providing for main­ taining a two-house legislature, - separate house and senate dis- J tricts, election of three repre- - sentatives in each house dis­ trict for two-year terms, re­ tention of cumulative voting in electing state representatives, provision for electing one sen- ator from each senate district f for a four-year term, and the holding of annual legisla- ., tive sessions. 3. In the executive area of government, the IAA supports ! the election of the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, trea­ surer, and auditor of public accounts in odd-numbered years with the election of the governor and lieutenant gov­ ernor as a team from the same party. The office of superinten­ dent of public instruction would be made an appointive position. 4. In the judicial area, the Farm Bureau will support con­ stitutional provisions for the creation of a special judicial nominating commission which shall recommend to the gover-. nor at least two nominees for each judgeship to be filled. 5. The Farm Bureau went on record in support of retention of 21 as the minimum voting age. How Can I ? by Anne Ashley Q. What can I do about that familiar film of scum or" skin" that forms on the top of milk or cocoa when it boils?, > A. Instead of skimming it off, beat it into the beverage with a beater-or •spoon. In this way you'll bfe saving some nu- , tritious milk solids and min­ erals. Q. How can I renovate a pair of black kid gloves? A. Touch the worn spots up with a camel's hair brush dip­ ped into a mixture of olive oil and black ink. Many other such tips on the, care and cleaning of wearing apparel are included in my household manual. Q. How can I renew the fin­ ish on some of my furniture? A. Equal parts of boiled lin­ seed oil, turpentine, and white vinegar, applied with a woolen cloth and polished with a silk cloth, will renew the finish and also help to conceal minor blemishes. Q. How can I prepare some good barbecued cheeseburgers? A. Start by making crumbs from cheese cracker, rolling enough crackers to give about a cup of crumbs. Combine with a pound of chopped beef, half a teaspoon of salt, and two tablespoons of catsup. Form eight patties and broil until they are well browned on botlvsides.., Serve on toasted buns with to­ mato and onion slices. Q. What do you especially recommend as a general re­ moving agent for stains on washbowls and bathtubs? A. Kerosene is one of the best. Q. How can I prevent rickr rack from drawing or shrink­ ing after it has been sewn on material? A. By immersing it thor­ oughly in hot water before un­ winding it from its card. Dry it with a towel, then unwind it and sew it on either damp or dry. Q. How can I test the colors of paints in order to deter­ mine how they will eventually look on the walls of a room? A. By dipping clean white blotters into your paint. The dry paint on the blotters will be the same color as the walls will be when they are dry. Q. How can I prevent any danger of my steam iron's rust­ ing on the bottom? A. Every time you finish ironing, and while the iron is warm, set it on several folds of waxed paper, and let it cool. When the iron is heated the next time, the wax paper will loosen and fall off. Q. Now and then my husband's shirts return from the laundry and the collars are so rough on the edges they irritate his neck. Is there any remedy for this? A. Try rubbing the top edges of these collars with paraffin wax...*nd this will usually elim­ inate the hurt. Q. How can I remove paper that has become stuck fast to a freshly-varnished surface? A. If you'll soak the paper thoroughly with olive oil, it will j be easily removable. 6. In the area of revenue, IAA delegates went on record in support of the following con­ stitutional provisions: (a) Giving the General As­ sembly the power to provide such revenue as may be nec­ essary for the state and for units of local governments. (b) Placing on any kind of tax that has been or may be adopted a maximum rate or lim­ it which may not be exceeded without a referendum of the people. (c) Prohibiting the establish­ ing of different levels of as­ sessment for any kind of prop­ erty to raise revenue for the state government and reserv­ ing the right of taxation of real estate or personal property to units of local government. (e) Providing for the ear-, marks of certain tax revenues for certain specific uses. (f) Providing for tax credits for local property tax paid by individuals against the state income tax in an amount not to exceed (their ^state income tax liability^ The Farm Bureau delegates also went on record in support of a constitution that would pro­ vide for the financing of state government on a pay-as-you-go basis. The state Farm Bureau also urged the constitutional con­ vention delegates to submit the production of their work to the voters of Illinois on a pro­ vision by provision basis, rath­ er than presenting it in such a way that voters must accept or reject the package as a whole. (On December 8, the 116 del­ egates elected to the Illinois Constitutional Convention will begin their deliberations on recommended changes in the state constitution.) In the area of national farm policy, the IAA voting delegates reaffirmed their previous rec- - ommendations that sound agri­ cultural adjustment programs' are needed to assist in the or­ dinary adjustment of agricul­ tural production to morenearly fit market needs and to pro­ vide farm people with oppor­ tunities for a fair and equit­ able return on their labor and investment. When the American Farm Bureau federation holds its an­ nual meeting next month in Washington, D.C., the IAA will ask the national organization to support a sound, long-term land use program that would provide for voluntary, long- term retirement of sufficient acreage so that farm produc­ tion will meet market needs. To support that program, the IAA urges support erf price supports based on average mar­ ket prices established to pro­ tect farmers from price de­ clines and prevention of "dumping" of government-held farm commodities that would depress market price. The IAA also urged the AFBF to support a program that would increase economic opportun­ ity in rural communities by assisting farmers who desire to supplement their farm incon^p from non-farm sources and that would also encourage industry and business to locate in rural areas where needed. TUES. NOV. 25,1969 - PLAINDEALER - PG. 2 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF McHENRY Government-Planned Farm Programs Have Limitations "The political and economic theorists who .promised Utopia through administrative direc­ tion, supported by legislative action, have had their fling and most sincere people now recog­ nize the limitations of govern­ ment planned and directed ag­ ricultural programs." That viewpoint was expressed by William J. Kuhfuss, pres- dent of the Illinois Agricultural association, state-wide Farm Bureau, in his annual address during the IAA annual meet­ ing Wednesday, Nov. 19 in Chi­ cago. "There is no easy method to get high prices for unlimited production as long as the world has unused potential re­ sources," Kuhfuss said. ' "Every major farm com­ modity has to compete for its place in the economic world. Today, many people are rea­ lizing that you cannot, by leg­ islation, force people to use a commodity. This is basic to ag­ riculture and to a free Amer­ ica." ' Kuhfuss said that it is the purpose of farmers to use and preserve the natural resources to gain the greatest return pos­ sible. „ "Farming by formula, as prescribed by legislation, does not encourage the flexible and efficient use of resources which are necessary to keep a balance within our economy. The farm policy prescribed by the dele­ gates here last year is well in­ corporated in the Farm Bur­ eau-supported Agricultural Ad­ justment Act of 1969 now be­ fore the Congress. This leg­ islation would give the consum­ er the opportunity to express his preference to the producer. This is essential to preserve freedom, opportunity, and plen­ ty. I believe this legislation contains the essentials for sound farm programs for the future." Kuhfuss pointed out that the problems of agricultural ad­ justment are not the only do­ mestic agricultural problems. He said right answers must be found for the labor problems facing agriculture. "Labor legislation was en­ acted in the 1920's and 1930's to correct abuses of big bus­ iness. Now, the power granted labor may be swinging too far and is becoming a detriment to the total economy. Our posi­ tion on labor organization in agriculture must be base on fair play and just reason. I do not believe that the National Labor Relations Act, es­ tablished to deal with the labor- management problems of in­ dustry, can properly serve the tremendously different kind of conditions found in agriculture. We should preserve the rights of workers to assemble to or­ ganize and to negotiate. But the growers have rights that must also be protected. The risk of strikes at harvest time that could destroy an entire year's production cannot be tolerated. Product boycotts have no place in the relationship hetween the worker and the producer." Kuhfuss said that attempts must be made to pursue sound policies in the field of inter­ national trade. "Farm Bureau stood nearly alone in opposition to the ratification of the Wheat Trade convention last year by the U.S. Senate. The other farm groups were united in support of this supply management ap­ proach to international trade. Just being in agreement did not make them right. Farm Bureau testified that acceptance of the Wheat Trade convention would cost U.S. wheat farmers for­ eign markets, would encourage other countries to expand their wheat production and that many countries would not live up to the terms of the Agreement. "After more than a year's experience, our less than pleas­ ant predictions are proving cor­ rect. U.S. wheat exports are down substantially. Wheat pro­ duction in foreign countries has expanded. The major countries which are a party to the Agree­ ment have not lived up to its terms and we have chaos in wheat marketing. We must find better aiHw«»- ko our foreign trade prob. .ms. It is too im­ portant to ignore when a ma­ jority of the U.S. wheat pro­ duction, 40 percent of our soy­ beans and 12-15 percent of our feed grains normally find mar­ kets in foreign countries." McHenry Woman Continues Drive For Peace Unit - Mrs. Mary. Liebman of Mc­ Henry has been credited by one leading metropolitan newspaper with having a strong influence on a. 1968 bill introduced in the Senate by Sehator Vance Hart- ke (D) of Indiana, to establish a U.S. department of peace./ She is still making her feelings known in this regard. Instead of taking part in the recent Moratorium demonstra­ tions, Mrs. Liebman stayed at home, but she wasn't idle. She spent the day sending letters to senators, congressmen and oth­ er government officals,which is her alternative to marching. Earlier letters had brought no overwhelming response, ac­ cording to Mrs. Liebman. How­ ever, she did receive a call from Senator Hartke a year ago. She gave his office information about what she had done and soon he was introducing this bill. At present there is a bill pending in Congress concern- in the matter. The Worry Clinic Heed Dr. David's firsthand ex­ periences in South Vietnam. For we must be realists. The Golden Rule does, not apply to tigers, either of the 4-leggedor the 2-legged variety. Even Christ warned us not to cast our pearls before swine, which means We must speak the lan­ guage of the customer and also of our military enemies! By - George W. Crane, Ph. D., M.D. CASE L-547: Dr. David Crane served as the psychiatrist for the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam. He roamed all over that coun­ try via helicopters, so gained a broad perspective on Asia­ tic thinking. "Dad," he began,"theChris­ tian world, especially Amer­ ica, Europe and Australia, can't coniprehend the callous disre­ gard for human life which typ­ ifies the Asiatics. "For example, our South Korean allies in Vietnam are probably the most respected by the Viet Cong of all our com­ bined forces. "And do you know why?Well, because they think and act just like the usual Asiatic. "One day a company of our American troops marched through a little South Vietnam village, followed by a company of our South Korean allies. "But just as the South Kor­ eans were leaving the village, some Viet Cong sniper shot one of them. "The South Koreans merely did a right-about-face, and marched back to the center of the town. "Then they mowed down ev­ ery man, woman and child with their machine guns, after which they wheeled and fell in again behind our American soldiers. "When our American and British officers heard of this massacre, they were horrified! It seemed incomprehensible to people reared under our Chris­ tian culture of the Western Hemisphere and Europe. "But later, we decided maybe it wasn't as bad as it seemed. For the Viet Cong now respect the South Koreans so much af­ ter the massacre that they have warned their snipers to leave South Koreans alone. "But we Americans still suf­ fered maybe 20 dead and wound­ ed every week by enemy snipers! So the South Koreans may have saved far more lives of their soldiers in the long run than they slaughtered in that village massacre. k "Dad, I can give you another example, for a South Korean was hit and an unexploded bomb head Was buried in his chest. "Our American surgeons de­ bated how to operate without detonating it. They even debated using sand bags as breast pro­ tectors at the operating table. "Then somebody mentioned that it wasn't our American re­ sponsibility, for a South Kor­ ean regiment was stationed just down the road. 'Let's call its surgeons and let them handle their own wounded,' was the suggestion. "When the South Korean chief surgeon wa* notified, he said he'd be glad to send a couple of orderlies and a jeep to pick up their wounded man. "But the orderlies merely hauled him to a stretch of open land a quarter of a mile away. Then they stood off and fired a bullet into his chest, thus exploding the bomb head and blowing their comrade to bits! "Then they nonchalantly got into the jeep and motored back" to their own headquarters. "Dad, you may also recall what George told us, too, when he was a Marine pilot in South Korea. A syphilitic South Kor­ ean girl had infected several American soldiers. "Twice our doctors protest­ ed to the South Korean med­ ical officers. "But nothing was done. Then a medic happened to pass by in a jeep and he was told about this woman. He said he'd handle her case at once, so he and his orderlies picked her up immed­ iately. "A few seconds later, George heard a bang-bang-bang at the edge of the village. George said he saw her body in a ditch, with her chest almost sever­ ed from her trunk via machine gun fire! "So we can't expect to win in Vietnam until we realize the casual disdain for human life which Asiatics hold, after 3,000 years of pagan thinking!' (Always write to Dr. Crane in care of this newspaper, en- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HELPS TORN DUCK POWER GREEN Black Power. . . . Brains not muscle flexing. Building not tearing down. That's power. Unbeatable power because it instills a feel­ ing of self respect. Of individu­ ality. Of real strength. / The kind of strength that moves people ahead. But let's face it, these are only the ingredients. What about the opportunities? The encouragement? The promise of a future for those who can't make it by themselves Black or White. Where do they come from? closing a long stamped, ad­ dressed envelope and 20 cents to cover typing and printing costs when you send for one of his booklets.) One place is Junior Achieve­ ment. An organization that doesn't care where you come from, only where you're going. In the business world. Junior Achievement is made up of high school students who want to learn all there is to learn about private enterprise. And they do. By setting up their own small corporation after school and running it the same way large corporations are run. They learn business from the bottom up. By listening. Absorbing. And acting. But most important they learn how important it is to go on to college. To prepare them­ selves for the real business world. As accountants, execu­ tives, salesmen. As Whatever they are best suited for. And it works. Junior Achievement works in slums. And suburbs. Our Har­ lem project is so popular, the Present Future Opportunities In Townships Opportunity for the future, plus stimulating challenges to strengthen township govern­ ment in Illinois were presented to the delegates to the sixtieth annual convention of the Town­ ship Officials of Illinois, which was recently held in Peoria. Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie, Lt. Governor Paul Simon, and the convention keynoter, State Rep. Don A. Moore (R., 9th), en­ couraged township delegates to work hard for preservation of democratic home rule which township government repre­ sents, and challenged them to make every effort to keep town­ ship government viable and strong. The township association also passed resolutions designed to strengthen their efforts. The delegates proposed that func­ tions now handled by special, smaller governmental - dis­ tricts, such as mosquito abate­ ment districts, be delegated to townships. They went on record recommending that no con­ stitutional changes be made by the forthcoming Illinois Constitutional Convention which downgrades, weakens or tends to eliminate township gove* - ment. They asked for reconsid­ eration of • the recently passed county reapportionment law, in order to keep tow.- ship government strong. Governor Ogilvie told the conventioneers that the tide of public opinion has shifted to­ ward decentralization of poli­ tical power and toward redis­ tribution of governmental re­ sponsibilities to local units. This represents a significant challenge to township govern­ ment, the governor stated, and it must play its role well in or­ der to preserve its strength. Townships should increase and improve its services to the peo­ ple, the governor said. "I urge all of you to give serious consideration to the future role of townships," Mr. • Ogilvie stated. "In doing so you should neither reject changes in the status quo nor make the public aware of the impact of the township govern­ ment on their daily lives, en­ courage their participation, and strengthen your services to the people." Lt. Governor Paul Simon told the townshipofficialsthat"peo­ ple are much better off if gov­ ernment meets their need at local levels, but those of us who believe in local govern­ ment must be sure it works effectively." "Township government is not dying on the vine,- but is in­ deed strengthened by legisla­ tion passed by the state legis­ lature in recent years," Mr. Simon said. He added that the new Illinois county reapportionment law "should cause careful re-eval­ uation of county and township government, so both can operate more efficiently and effective­ ly." Lt. Governor Simon, along with officers of the Township Officials association, predicted that the new reapportionment law, which removes township supervisors from automatic membership on down-state county boards, will undoubted­ ly be subjected to court cases and very possible a State Su­ preme Court decision before it takes final effect. It is felt that the law is not precise enough, and subject to a wide variety of interpretations. State Rep. Don A. Moore, Midlothian, who iS/ehairman of the legislature's ( committee on county and township affairs, cited township advancements in recent years. These include youth programs to combat ju­ venile delinquency, added au­ thority to township clerks for voter registration, improved auditing practices, improve­ ments in police protection ih unincorporated areas, author­ ity to build or acquire town­ ship waterworks and sewerage systems, and improved pur­ chasing practices. Moore also spoke about the impending Constitutional Con­ vention, and predicted that "if the delegates propose in a new Illinois Constitution the abolishment or curtailment of county or township functions, the new Constitution will be defeated when it is submittal to the citizens of the state fdr ratification." jjr Another convention speaker Dominic A. Kirane, mayor qf Belvidere, warned againSt movements toward metropolis tan-wide governments. "If metro government move in," Kirane said,"people woul no longer be close to their go\ ernment. I can't see how _ government can operate effec tively where there is no _ rect contact with the people Our present system of Iocs government is what made on country great. This syster must be retained if we are remain great." : f kids asked us to keep it going** even beyond the normal school school term duration. And we 4 did. If we businessmen don't sup-! port these kids and this kind J of organization, wjiere is our dignity?