. \ Z)!te Wovt Cli i tuc i Young Dr. Shaffer was sur prised at the ready retort of the 93-year-pld patient he was quizzing. She had an alert mind and sense of humor, despite her advanced age. Even if you Sen ior Citizens are wheelchair cases, don't cripple your mind by failure to whet your wits daily. Follow the prescription below. By, - George W. Crane, Ph. D., M.D. Mrs. Crane and I were in vited for the commencement exercises of the Lake View Memorial Hospital Nursing School at Danville, Illinois. But Tom Cossey, patron of » the hospital and its financial I backer during the Roosevelt de gression years, had urged us ' to" come for dinner prior to | the 3 o'clock ceremony. Or. and Mrs. William Shaf fer sat at my left. Or. Shaffer was head of the superb medical staff at the hos pital. One of their sons is also a medic who did some surveying of patients in a Chicago Nurs ing Home. And among the list of ques tions he asked each patient was this: "Do you find yourself walk-» ing more slowly than others of . your age?" When he quizzed a 93-year- old lady with that query, she pertly replied: "No, indeed, I am definitely NOT slower than others of my age! In fact, I move around much faster!" As young Dr. Shaffer may have showed some surprise, she added: "Young man, most of the people of my age are dead and buried! So that's why I get a- round much faster than they do!" BODY AND MIND One of the greatest blessings that Senior Citizens can enjoy, is thus an alert mind, plus a ' sense of humor. * My Grandmother Crane lived *to be almost 96, and even till 'the end, if anybody asked, •"Grandma, how do you feel?" Tshe would smile and pertly re- !piy; "Why, with my fingers, of ^course, Honey!" • The fact that she could thus use a jmn in an.attempt to be sbcMwas' past 90, I to her alertness-. », though we may become wheelchair patients and unable to move around freely on our two legs, we can still exercise our minds, plus our emotions. > And this is vital for good mental health! ; Indeed, there is a reciprocal ^relationship between body and inind, so keep your wits whet ted! Then your muscles and bones will also perform bet ter. "Dr. Crane," you may in quires, "how can an elderly person whet his wits?" f Well, read this newspaper daily! ALEXANDER LUMBER CO. A place that hat Everything and Low Prices, Too And don't limit your atten tion to the obituary column, as old folks often do, but read Page One news stories, as well as at least one editorial daily, plus some of the columns and sports pages. Thus, you can keep abreast of a wide variety of facts and carry on interesting conversa tion with your teen-age grand children, as well as middle aged folks, too. Stay oriented, too, by marking off each day on a large wall calendar! Don't withdraw from life just because you may be bedfast! For your mind can let you travel all over this planet and far faster than the Apollo astro nauts! If possible go to church reg ularly, for then your good emo tions will be exercised, too. If you can't attend a neighbor ing church, then tune in via tel evision to some of the superb religious orators of America. And make your self an" Agen da" or weekly work list of duties you wish to perform. Each morning, consult this list and compel yourself to write the letters or birthday greetings and phone calls for the day. Join my "Compliment Club" and be sure to pay your 3 sin cere bits of praise every day. Also, send off a "League of the Golden Pen" letter each week to some stranger who merits condolence, sympathy or praise. So send for the "Compliment Club" booklet, enclosing a long stamped return envelope, plus 20 cents, and thus spread more happiness to others as you meanwhile whet your own wits, too. Dr. Dexter shows the stulti fying effect of government "red tape." That's why socialism and communism cried out to "free enterprise" Uncle Sam to bail them out of otherwise sure defeat in World War I and World War II. It is our go- getter American advertisers and salesmen who really tipped the scales in our successful past wars! Laud them! By - George W. Crane, Ph. D., M.D. CASE M-555: C. Hall Dexter is a Dental Surgeon in Londoo. •*Dr. Crane," he began, **I enjoy and appreciate your ar ticles on 'Psychology in Pro-, fessional Practice.' "For in England we have a socialized dental service that has operated with minor mod ifications of the past 21 years. "But to many of us dental surgeons it has seemed to be a block to technical progress. "Because of this, I decided to conduct a series of sem inars to show dentists in Brit ain howthey might benefit them selves and their patients, by launching into private practice and leaving the National Health > Service. "These seminars have proved a huge success, for dentists from all over Britain are eom- ing to hear us. "Even more delightful, our patients in Britain are show ing unmistabkable pleasure with the better treatment not avail able under the State Plan. "We look toward your coun try as a model where good dentistry, combined With good patient education, has flour ished for many years." "FREE ENTERPRISE" U.S.A. Socialistic Britain has been deteriorating in many ways the past generation. "Free Enterprise" America is thus the last hope for civ ilization's advancement. For under Socialism, as well as Communism, government "red tape" hamstrings the cre ative energy of human beings. Advertising and selling are thus discouraged except under a "free enterprise" system, yet they are the sparkplugs of pro gress! America is noted for being the foremost go-getter sales nation on this " planet Earth. In fact, we bailed out England and also Russia in World War n, not alone by our manpower but especially by the munitions, tanks, ships, trucks, airplanes and foodstuffs that we poured into those decadent economic systems. Remember, too, that the U.S.A. actually won WorkfWar I, as well as World War II, because of our salesmen and advertisers! For our generals and admir als were no smarter than those of Germany and Japan. And our allied nations didn't offer any more manpower from which to draw soldiers, sailors and aviators. Besides, the bravery of our American troops was matched by the enemy, for when Japan ese aviators would smash their suicidal planes into our war ships, that was superb bravery in any man's language! What really tipped the scales in our favor in both those world wars, was our factory output. , And why did we have more factories? , Because our salesmen and advertisers in the peacetime years prior to war, had sold our people so well on automo biles, trucks, radios, bathtubs, and myriad other modern gad gets that our huge factories had mushroomed up all over the U.S.A. to meet that civilian de mand for goods. In time of war, these factor ies then merely shifted over to the production of munitions, foodstuffs, ordnance, etc; Thus, we furnished the tanks and trucks for Russia to stop Hitler^ on that Eastern front. Same for England! And they haven't paid us even yet! So salute our salesmen and advertisers as saviors of our' country! Send for my booklet "The New Psychology of Advertising and Selling," enclosing a long stamped, return envelope, plus 20 cents. Clergymen and tea chers need it, too! (Always write to Dr. Crane in care of this newspaper, enclos ing a long stamped, addressed envelope and 20 cents to cover typing and printing costs when you send for one of his book lets.) ITEM: Some interesting new citrus "cousins" are in the experi mental stage. There is a "tangor," which is a cross between a tan gerine and an orange; a "oramon," which is an orange-lemon mix ture; a "tangermon," which crosses the tangerine with the "limequat," which is a descendant of the lime and kumquat. ITEM: The disposable clothing market is growing rapidly, with rayon giving cotton competition in such items as diapers, swabs, sponges, hospital gowns, uni forms, aprons, wipe towels, bikini panties and swimwear. Areas now being explored for disposables are graduation gowns, wedding dress es and linens supplied by distrib utors. DAY OUT OF YOUR LIFE? Passengers on a-plane or ship traveling east or west around the world, And on their return they have gained or lost a day. 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' • • . _ i WHERE MORE PEOPLE SAVE MORE MONEY THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN McHENRY COUNTY B ^ L-l •mm • «V. ' •. » •1^1 ̂IW !> M* M||. Mi," L in 4 .n The Junior Varsity Cagers of the Johnsburg Wildcats capture the Bi-County Conference with a 13-4 record. Members are k~R front; Karl Swanson, Jim Williams, Casey Stahlman, Pat Hagberg, Tony Bentz, Jeff Connerty, Bob Preston, Rick Corn- stock, Dave Richardson and Andy Oakley. Back row; George Hansen, Mickey Allison, Paul 0*Mall«y, Guy Oehler, Mike Win ters, Rich Lewey, Coach DeWolfe, John Heard, Randy Anderson, Don Rode, Ben Jacobs, Dave Robel and Mike Hagberg. Absent at time of photo was Mark Alvord. PLAINDEALER PHOTO FRI. , MARCH 13, 1970- PLAINDEALER-PG. 7 iiMiHiiiiiiimiHniiiiiimiiNiiiiiHuinuiiiiiniiimHittimiiiiHintiMmtiinmmimniiiiu; SH I FROM I WHERE I I STAND s DRIVE-UP SNOW PHONE . . . 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I believe that we must have a society based on laws in which justice will punish the guilty and protect the innocent. As the Sheriff of McHenry County, I will be obligated to pro vide "Law and Order" through effective police pro tection, through investigations, and the use of modern law enforcement equipment at a minimum cost to the taxpayers. From where I stand . . . RISING CRIME RATE With the budget of the Sheriff's Office increasing $100,000.00 per year for the last four years, with another increase of $100,000 for this year, I feel that we should be receiving better police protection and more county patrols in the unincorporated areas so that crime will be kept at a minimum or totally abolished. We must let criminals know that McHenry County is hard on law-breakers. The crime rate in this county must be reversed downward for the safety of all our citizens. As a sergeant I was involved in training over forty police off.cers. These men have learned new procedures in conducting proper investi gations and how to gather the facts so criminals are not let loose by the courts. HIGH DRUG ABUSE President Nixon recently reported that there have been over 900 deaths resulting from drug abuse. The narcotics problem in our county is on the upswing. It must be stopped. No small effort by just the Sheriff's Dept. alone can stop this menace . . . there must be a concentrated effort by all parents, educa tors, doctors and police working together to combat this crime that robs our children of their lives and their senses. As a father of five children, I want them shielded from drug peddlers and those that use drugs. This can be accomplished here in McHenry County by the Sheriff's Juvenile Division and Narcotics Division. These two departments must be further developed in personnel and back-up material to educate all citizens, young and old, on how to eliminate this problem in McHenry County schools. INCREASED AUTO FATALITIES The number of deaths due to automobile accidents increased by more than 30% in McHenry County last year. Statistics show that the most common causes of traffic accidents are excessive speed, disregard for posted highway signs and drinking'while driving. As Sheriff of McHenry County, I would strive to educate, by publications and new road signs, the dangers that exist on our county roads; and to those that disregard the rules of the road and the rights of other drivers, I shall not hesitate to prosecute! The office of Sheriff of McHenry County is not an easy, nor at times, a very pleasant job. It requires a man of strong stamina and ability, with knowledge of our laws, and an individualist to stand up and say: I WANT THE JOB VOTE FOR Richard F. (Nick) J us ten | SHERIFF The Man For A Man's Job I