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PAGE 18-PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1972 Many Faces Of County Health Unit Revealed As people become acquainted with the McHenry County Health department, now seeking a successful tax levy referendum in November, they learn of the public health veterinarian, formerly known as the county veterinarian, Dr. J.V. Johnson. What, they ask is a veterinarian doing in the health department? Dr. Johnson and his staff are contributing in many ways to the animal and human health in McHenry county. He has been county veterinarian for seven years, and a part of the Health department staff since Dec. 1, 1971. One of his personal concerns is that the public come to recognize the interconnections in the health of all living things, and especially in the relationship between animal and human health. Dr. Johnson says' "Man has thought of himself as biologically unique for so long. In fact, he is culturally unique, but biologically very much related tc animals. He shares many diseases with those animals he depends on for food, clothing and companionship." Thirty diseases are known to be transmitted from animals to man in the state of Illinois. Dr. Johnson lists the primary ones as tuberculosis, brucellosis, leptospirosis, scrapie, scabies, cholera in cattle and hogs, equine infectious anemia and equine enclphalitis in horses, rabies in dogs and cats, and fowl plague in poultry. Brucellosis or Bang's disease in cattle, hogs and goats is called undulant fever in humans. Brucellosis prevents animals from reproducing, and undulant fever causes a varying fever, aches and pains, and a severe depression in people. It is transmitted through drinking infected raw milk, and handling infected raw meat. Milk from the store is pasteurized and meat is inspected, but many farm families and their guests still drink raw milk or use it for cooking. Brucellosis has been eradicated in this county after thirty years of testing, vac­ cination and removal of diseased animals from herds. In July, 1972, McHenry county received a brucellosis .free certificate from the federal government. Since there are 25,00^0 milking cows in - the county producing 250 million pounds of milk a vear (31 million gallons) and since most of the county's 112,000 people enjoy milk in their diet, this is a significant step forward ig public health. Dr. Johnson points out that continued surveillance and testing of milk and slaughtered animals is necessary to keep brucellosis from becoming widespread again. His office does the herd testing when any animal is found to have this disease. Hogs are raised in McHenry county, and many people enjoy pork, ham, sausage and bacon. Every cook has been warned about trichinosis, a human disease caused by the trichina worm living in undercooked pork. Trichinosis farms are found by inspection of slaughtered animals, and diseased animals are destroyed. Control of other diseases such as anthrax and foot and mouth disease is important to assure the meat supply. Dr. Johnson is called in by the three slaughter houses in McHenry county to inspect carcasses when the lay in­ spectors there find something abnormal. The final inspection then becomes his respon­ sibility. All animals trucked to slaughter are tagged with a number indicating their origin. If blood tests and inspection of the carcasses show any disease, it is reported to Dr. Johnson, who must visit the animal's home farm and check the rest of. the herd for in­ fection. Dr. Johnson said, "The veterinarian in public health began with meat and milk hygiene, and stayed there many years. This has assured us a large supply of protein food, a supply which doesn't exist in many other countries." He added, "Much of this kind of work in public health is preventive medicine. It's hard to measure the value of that. How can we explain to people, we've prevented this or that disease from coming into the country? Yet this is an im­ portant part of our work." Dr. Johnson noted that horse owners are currently con­ cerned about preventing VEE, Venezuelan Equine En­ cephalitis, in their animals. Illinois has embargoed horses from areas known to be in­ fected, and county health of­ ficials have urged owners to vaccinate their animals. Dr. Johnson thinks that about 70 percent of the county's horse uuaoooni Service News ROY LUNDELIUS, JR. Airman Roy A. Lundelius, Jr., son of Mr. & Mrs. Roy A, Lundelius, Sr. of 1513 Birch Street, McHenry has been assigned to Keesler AFB, Miss., after completing Air Force basic training. During his six weeks at the Air Training command's Lackland AFB, Tex., he studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs and received special instruction in human relation. The airman has been assigned to the Technical Training center at Keesler for population has been vaccinated against VEE. Dr. Johnson sees the need to protect surface waters and determine the unknown effects of animal wastes «• and agricultural chemicals on rivers, streams, and lakes. This need is largely unmet in McHenry county at the time. He expects that his office will be able to begin surface water testing to determine where, what kind and how much animal waste and ag chemicals enter our surface water. This knowledge will determine how, if at all, these items should be regulated.. This testing program will only be possible in the near future if the Health department referendum is passed Nov. 7. A yes vote on this referendum would establish a referendum health department with its own tax levy to replace money now appropriated to the exsisting department by the county board. Passage,, of the referendum would also assure continued eligibility lor state and federal funds, which will not be available to non- referendum departments after 1977, according to the state health department. specialized training in the administrative field. Airman Lundelius is a 1972 graduate of McHenry West high school. Sgt. Richard E. Grieg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tomasell&of 1307 W. Old Bay road, McHenry, has been awarded the Army commendation medal. The award recognizes the young man for meritorious service in 1971 while serving as the operations non­ commissioned officer and assistant operations NCO, Material organization and Evaluation division, Fort Bliss Texas. In part, the citation reads: Sgt. Greig's exceptioanal abiblity to plan and manage administrative and operational s u p p o r t c o n t r i b u t e d significantly to the timely and adequate accomplishment of the agency's mission". Since receiving the award, Sgt. Greig has re-enlisted for three years. He is now stat­ ioned at Fort Sheridan, where his wife, Diane, son Steven and daughter Kimberly, are with him. * A veteran of nine years' service, the sergeant attended McHenry High School. Here & There In BUSINESS OFFER FILM SERIES As a public service, Com­ monwealth Edison company is again making available to high school students in Chicagoland the award-winning educational film series entitled The Screen News Digest. The films scheduled for release during the 1972-73 academic year will cover such current subjects as the energy crisis - women's lib-- the plight and progress of the American Indian and a colorful study of democracy in action, "The Day of the Oath". The films have been acclaimed by educators as a significant contribution to their school curricula and honored by the Freedoms Foundation for promoting a better un­ derstanding of the American Way of Life.. IN SELECT CLUB For having closed more than $1,000,000 in real estate sales during 1971, Joseph P. Sullivan, a sales broker representative for T.P. Mathews, Realtors, was honored last week by the Illinois Association of Real Estate Boards, with mem­ bership in its Million Dollar Club. Synthetic fabrics are washable, but not indestructible. Be gentle, with an electric dryer. Today's miracle fabrics can take a lot. But remember, they're still what the name says. Fabrics. That's when the gentleness of an electric dryer pays off. It's very, very gentle because «dries with a very gentle kind of heat, adiant heat. That means it dries things the same nice way the sun does. Many models even have an electronic sensor inr 1e the dryer door to make sure things never over-dry. That's really important when it comes to permanent press. An electric dryer is as gentle as a dryer can be on today's miracle fabrics. Matter of fact, it's gentle on non-miracle fabrics, too. Commonwealth Edison concern tor your total environment e r \ Legal Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 19th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF HAZEL EWELL Deceased, FILE NO. 72-P-273. Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 194 of the Probate Act, of the death of the above named decedent and that letters Testamentary were issued on September 7, 1972, to the Northern Trust Company, 50 South LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois, whose attorney of record is Ross, Hardies, O'Keefe, Babcock & Parsons, 122 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Claims may be filed within 6 months from the date of issuance of Letters of office and that anv claim not filed within that period is barred as to the estate which is inventoried within thai period. Claims against said estate should be filed in the Probate office of the Clerk of said Court, County Court House, Wood­ stock, Illinois, and copies thereof mailed or delivered to said legal representative and to said attorney. MARGARET O'NEIL C lerk of the Court (Published Sept. 13, 20 & 22, 1972) V.A. NEWS Q. Do Social Security benefits reduce a veteran's com­ pensation from VA? A. No. VA does not count any income against compensation for service connected disabilities, including Social Security payments. Income is a factor for pensions for non- service connected disabilities, however. Q. I am the wife of a veteran who has a 30 per cent service connected disability. Am I eligible for treatment at a VA hospital? A. No. VA provides medical treatment only to eligible veterans. Q. As a disabled veteran training under the VA v o c a t i o n a l r e h a b i l i t a t i o n program, can I train part- time? A. Yes. Part-time training under VA's vocational reh- bilitation program has been authorized since July 26, 1968. vM»k'K sfaniHM « . t-tu*., LAND SAFETY EDUCATION - Arthur T. Tyrrell, Sheriff of McHenry County, was presented with a certificatesof appreciation by Arthur T. Gait, Jr., chairman of the McHenry County Chapter of the American Red Cross for his leadership in the field of Safety Education. Safety classes are taught throughout the school systems of the ceunty. Recently, American Red Cross First Aid and Civil Defense Medical ^elf-Help courses have been extended to industry and the general public since there are now many requests for such classes. This is a part of the overall Safety Education program under the direction of Sheriff Tyrrell. \ W ) X This column of questions and answers on federal tax matters is provided l>y the local office of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and is published as a public service to taxpayers. The column answers questions most frequently asked by taxpayers. King Philip's War pitted the New England colonies against the Wapanoag, Narragansett and Nipmuck Indians. Q) I plan to file an amended 1971 return to claim a disaster loss deduction fcfr damage suf­ fered in the June floods. Is there any way I can speed up processing of my return to get my refund faster? A) Yes. Mark the \yords, "Disaster Areas Loss," at the top of the amended return you file and on the envelope you use to mail your return. In addition, send your return to the box number at your In­ ternal Revenue Service Center especially set up to receive amended returns from flood victims. Call your local IRS office for the special box num­ ber in your area. Q) I made a political contri­ bution of $150 last month. Can I deduct this on my 1972 return? A) If you itemize deduc­ tions, you may deduct a poli­ tical contribution of $50 if you are single or $100 if you are married and filing a joint return. Instead of a deduction, you may claim a credit against your tax of one-half of your political contributions up to a maximum of $12.50 if you are single and $25 if you are mar­ ried filing jointly. Q) When do I pay the third installment of my 1972 esti­ mated tax? A) The third installment of your 1972 estimated tax is due on September 15, 1972. Send your payment along with the voucher included in your Form 1040-ES package to the address shown in the kyAruc- tions for the form. Be a(We to include your correct /So«ial Security number on each "dec­ laration-voucher, so that pay­ ments may be properly cred­ ited to your account. Q) Can a self-employed in­ dividual deduct contributions to his own retirement plan? A) Yes. If you are in busi­ ness for yourself, you may de­ duct your contributions to a self-employed retirement plan, provided that the contributions are based on earned income and certain requirements are met. You can work in your business either full or part- time. For more details, send m postcard to your Internal Rev­ enue district office and ask for a free copy of IRS Publica­ tions 560, "Retirement Plans for Self-Employed Individ­ uals," and 566, "Questions and ' Answers on Retirement Plans for the Self-Employed." 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