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PAGE 8-PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER EDITORIALS Candy Ransom One of life's mysteries is how candy makers continue to charge, and get, twice the regular per pound price, or more, for chocolates in a seasonal box. The holiday box itself may cost a bit more than a standard box, but one would think that seasons like Christmas, which come every year, would entice candy makers to offers the public bargains. More candy is sold;therefore, price reductions would seemingly be in order. But some makers apparently take the opposite approach - - they hike prices to take advantage of the holiday, when giving presents is a national custom. So many wish to give aunt Susie or sweetie-pie candy at this time they pay the ransom, often double the price! The Washington tyote-- If the voters of Washington, D.C., many\>f them federal office holders, are as out of tune with majority sentiment in the nation as the recent presidential election indicates, many Americans will want to think twice before turning over the site of the federal government, its security, to lo­ cal inhabitants clamoring for more home rule.' The District of Columbia is owned by the fifty states and there is a good argument for keeping it that way-and retaining Congress' underlying responsibility for the Dis­ trict's government. District residents now elect their own mayor, vote in national elections and have representation in Congresa- all reforms of recent years. There is no compelling reason to move further, to turn over practically full control of the capital site to those who have come there for federal jobs, for the most part--in an idealistic gesture. Military Backbone December, 1972 ) Hail To December! say they all. It Gave To Earth Our Christ, the Lord! -J.K. Hoyt. / December, the last month of 1972 comes with happy an­ ticipations of Christmas homecomings and the wonders and tingle of winter and celebration. The children's wondrous world of Santa Claus, and--more important than anything else-observance of the anniversary of the birth of Jesus arrive in December. There is December 7th~the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Martin Van Buren, 8th President, was bom at Kinderhook, New York, on the 5th in 1782. Delaware Day falls on the 7th, as does Library Day in West Virginia. Wyoming Day is on the 10th and Indiana Day on the 11th. Washington died on the 14th in 1799. On the 15th in 1791 the Bill of Rights became a part of the United States Consti­ tution. The Boston Tea Party was staged on the 16th in 1773. On the 17th in 1903, man made his first flight in an aiiplane Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. On the 19th, in 1777, Washington encamped his 11,000-man army at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, after the British had occupied the capital, Philadelphia. The nation acquired the Louisiana Purchase on the 20th in 1803, Washington won the Battle of Trenton, N.J., on the 26th in 1776, the turning point of the Revolution, and Wood- row Wilson, 28th President and one of the great Presidents in the minds of many, was born at Staunton, Virginia, on the 28th in 1856. Andrew Johnson, 17th President, was bom at Raleigh, North Carolina, on the 29th in 1808. Advent The season of Advent, in the Roman, Anglican, Lutheran and other churches, begins on the Sunday nearest the feast of St Andrew--which falls on November 30th. Thus this year the first advent Sunday falls on December 3rd. Church historians have not been able to agree on the origin of this observance. But it is agreed that the four Sundays prior to Christmas are to be used by the faithful to prepare themselves for advent of the Savior on December 25th. In modern times many Americans, of many churches, have adopted the custom of using the advent wreath with four candles on the dinner table the four Sundays before Christ­ mas. On the fourth from Christmas (December 3rd) one can­ dle was lit. On the third from Christmas, two are lit, etc., until on December 24th four candles will be lit. Advent this year comes as late as possible; thus the fourth Sunday falls on Christmas Eve, giving the 24th a special signifi­ cance. The ecclesiastical year begins with Advent, other reli­ gious observances depending on its date. But in addition to its historic meaning, the advent wreath has become a colorful and happy means of remembering and preparing for Christmas in advance, and brings cheerful thoughts to the dining room of millions of families for weeks prior to Christmas. The world's longest song title is: "Green With Envy, Purple With Passion, White With Anger, Scarlet With Fever, What Were You Doing In Her Arms Last Night Blues." / i 00> MM am • •1»•xzarmwv-w"-1 rCS.Rsj I m Three shipboard incidents of late have focused the spotlight of publicity on Navy discipline. In the last instance more than a hundred sailors on the carrier "Constellation" refused to obey orders. Racial trouble has been called the cause of the incidents. Reacting, Navy Secretary John Warner and Chief of Naval Operations Elmo Zumwalt recently held a highly-publicized briefing of more than eighty admirals and Marine generals, who were issued a seven-point plan to improve racial relations. It was said, also, the Navy would get tougher with those who violated military discipline. Equal opportunity and treatment is, of course, to be constantly sought in the services. On the other hand, discipline must also be maintained. Strikes, disobedience, mass agitation and protest demonstrations in the armed services are misplaced. Communist agitators, political militants and immature martyrs, some pampered, if encouraged by politicians and news media, could destroy the morale and fighting ability of the services. The Navy has already embarked on several questionable relaxations of rules on uniforms, living quarters, dress, etc., plus having begun the unwise experiment of taking women aboard combat ships for combat duty - apparently for political purposes. Concerning discipline, however, politics should be put aside and discipline insured, for it is truly the backbone and basic essential of an effective military force. PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to use this col­ umn as an expression of their views on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only re­ quest is that writers lim­ it themselves to 300 words or less - signature, full address and phone num­ ber. We ask too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We re­ serve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or inob- jectional taste.) QUIET HAVEN * "Editor: "Although we've only lived in the Village of Sunnyside area a short time, my family and I truly love the open spaces, the beautiful trees and the country atmosphere of our community. I cannot begin to tell you the pleasure we get from a walk in the woods or from watching the squirrels run up and down the trees. We don't even mind a midnight visit from a friendly raccoon -- occasionally! I am sure there are many people in our area that feel the same way we do. "However, living on Wilmot road has its drawbacks too. The traffic is steadily getting worse -- MUCH WORSE THAN MOST PEOPLE THINK! A speed limit of 40 MPH is posted but few drivers observe it. How could anyone forget the little girl who was killed not too long ago, not to mention the children who have been injured by the cars and last, but certainly not least, the animals that have been injured or killed. The loss of a dog or a kitten may not sound like a major tragedy, but to a family who loves their pet it's like losing a member of the family. Listening to your child cry himself to sleep for nights on end, because of a loss, is a small but nevertheless sad part of the whole traffic problem - I'm speaking from personal experience. "Now, to add to the traffic burden, a shopping center has been proposed for our area. It is to be located on the west side of Wilmot road just north of May drive. The plans are to include a laundromat, restaurant, drug store, and a two-store hard­ ware store. Our area doesn't need the heavy traffic congestion or the added pollution from the waste disposal of a laundromat and a restaurant. With McHenry only ten short minutes away and Fox Lake close by, too, most of us have no problem at all fulfilling our needs. "We rented a home for about two years in Sunnyside while we saved for a down payment for a home of our own. We wanted a quiet place with some land, just big enough for a garden and maybe a small pet or two but most of all we wanted to live away from the noise and the congestion of a city. We found, as many people have, Sunnyside provided just that setting. Please - Let's keep it this way! "Patti Parisi and Family" SEWER QUESTIONS * "Editor: "I am in agreement with Mr. Hecht that the whole sewer mess in Lakeland Park area needs looking into. Below are some interesting thoughts to ponder. "Why were our beaches and landing area included when we were annexed and why do both of our aldermen deny that these lots are inside of the city limits? The real estate tax bills say that we are. "Why were the six homes along Shore drive excluded? They have all the benefits of city snow plowing, etc. Sewer stubs will be placed in front of their houses. They have not paid the city tax rate that we have on our homes and beaches. "The sewer assessment says that the beaches are in the city and we are billed as such. If this is the case, why are we denied police protection on the grounds that the beaches are still in the county? Why did we have to pay a private police service to protect these areas? There was a murder there with all of the fanfare of the sheriffs office doing all of the in­ vestigating. "This whole sewer mess is just like our annexation mess. We were annexed Dec. 5, 1971, and we had to pay for our own snow plowing all of that winter. Who arranged this? "Why is it that when Whispering Oaks and Lakeland Park were in the making that the city decided to raise the tax fee to $250? I say it is so the old residents of the city would not have to pay a higher sewer rate. Where does this leave us? Yours Very truly, "Lloyd E.Wagner "2006 N. Oak Drive "McHenry" RIGHTS VIOLATED "Editor: "As a member of Church Women United and a very concerned citizen, I deplore the movies that are selected to be shown at our local drive-in theaters. Many petitions have been circulated, signed and sent to the theater owners, explaining our concern. And we have received no reply. "Must we and our youth be subjected to such pornographic films against our will? I think not! Our rights are being ^violated. "We urge our congressmen to represent us; to initiate and press for laws making high enclosures around drive-in theaters mandatory. "Our rights must be recognized. "Mae Stinespring" Economic Stabilization Questions and Answers • :»M \AT ' !>C ') | For Your Information Dear Friends, A local citizen recently said, "I just can't make a personal call of sympathy when my friends are bereaved.....I never know what to say." We have observed that it isn't necessary to say anything. Your presence speaks for itself. Friends mean more to a family, in time of bereavement than anything else. The act of sharing their grief is deeply comforting. Respectfully, PETER M.JUSTEN & SON FUNERAL HOME McH«nry, Illinois . 385-0063 Social Security Question: A couple weeks ago, my brother applied for monthly disability payments from Social Security. When more information was needed from him, he got a letter from the vocational rehabilitation agency here in our state. What does a state agency have to do with Social Security? A.M.-McHenry Answer: In each state, ah agency - usually the state vocational rehabilitation agency - works with Social Security in evaluating disability claims. There, a team of trained people - a physician and a disability evaluation specialist - consider all the facts and determine whether a person is disabled under the Social Security law. Sometimes, current medical information is needed. When this happens, the state agency will contact the person to arrange for a medical examination or tests. Social Security will pay for these extra examinations or tests. Question: I'm 36 and get monthly Social Security disability payments. I got married last week. My wife has children by a previous marriage. Will they be able to get monthly payments too? M.F.-Woodstock Answer: After you've been married for one year, your wife and stepchildren can get benefits until they're 22 if they are unmarried and attend school full time. Any child born after the marriage is eligible from the time the child is born. In this case, your wife would also be entitled beginning with the month of the child's birth. Question: I'm 64 and for several years I've been getting monthly Social Security payments based on my late husband's work record. Now I'm planning to remarry and the man I'm marrying is getting monthly retirement checks. After I'm married, will I continue to get payments?' B.W.-Woodstock Answer: Yes, you'll continue to get monthly checks after you remarry, and the amount of your monthly checks may increase. Call, write, or visit your Social Security office to notify them as soon as you remarry. This column of questions and answers on the President's Economic Stabilization Program is provided by the local office of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and is published as a public service. The column answers questions most frequently asked about wages and prices. Q. My landlord automatically raised my rent 2.5 percent last March. He says he can automatically raise rent another 2.5 percent in January. Is this true? A. No. A landlord must wait until 12 months have elapsed since the last automatic 2.5 percent increase before raising rent another 2.5 percent. In your case, he will have to wait until March before making the automatic increase. However, in the case of a tenant on a month-to-month lease, a lan­ dlord may pass on increases in state and local real estate taxes, fees, levies, charges for municipal services and a portion of capital improvement costs as they occur. In the case of a longer lease, the landlord must generally wait until the lease expires before raising rent to reflect these items. For more information, see IRS Publication S-3019, "Rent Guidelines." It's available free by dropping a postcard to your Internal Revenue district of­ fice. Q. Are railroad retirees in­ cluded in the IRS "rent watch" for illegal rent increases to social security recipients? A. Yes. The Internal Revenue Service has begun checking for rent overcharges in units housing railroad retirees, as well as those rented by social security recipients. Q. If a company does not increase its contribution to a qualified pension plan or other qualified employee fringe benefit plans by the permitted 0.7 percent, can it use it the following year without having it charged to the general wage and salary standard? A. Yes. The 0.7 percent figure is cumulative if not used in a prior control year, and a company may accumulate credit for increasing its con­ tribution to its qualified benefit (dan in a future control year. Thus, if a company does not increase its contribution to qualified benefit plans this year, it may have a 1.4 percent increase next year without ± SlMt Wfcalher What is an occluded front? What causes them to form? An occluded front is al­ ways formed when a cold front (which travels up to 35m.p.h.or sometimes even faster) overtakes the slower- moving warm front. The cold air mass pushes the warm, often moist, air upward and there is a mix­ ing process which may con­ fuse the observer on the ground and even the profes­ sional in his forecasting office. A characteristic of an oc­ cluded front is heavy rain and often strong winds. Often, however, the cold front which oviertakes the warm will speed up the east­ ward movement of weather and clearing will come soon­ er than had the warm front passed overhead in a normal manner. charging it against the Pay Board's 5.5 percent standard. Q. Are all lumber firms with $50 million or less in annual sales exempt from price c o n t r o l r e p o r t i n g requirements? A. No. To counteract rising lumber prices, the Cost of Living Council recently ex­ tended quarterly reporting requirements to all firms with annual sales of\lumber and wood products of over $5 million. Firms can obtain the necessary forms at Internal Revenue offices. Q. What kinds of firms may take advantage of the Price commission's special rules for low profit firms? A. In order to qualify for : f A relief under the low-profit ,M regulations, a retail, wholesale or manufacturing firm must ><{ not have received, during its M most recent fiscal year, more •!' than ten percent of its income from the providing of services, <k A low profit firm may also be a service Organization which ;? received at least 90 percent of ? its income from the providing « of services. Public utilities, {? milk producers, providers of ? health services, insurers, public benefit corporations, or «, cooperatives are not eligible firms. * For more information, drop a postcard to your Internal i Revenue district office and ask .i for a free copy of IRS } Publication S-3032, "Low Profit • Firms." TAX BREAK POSSIBLE Families whose children attend day care facilities may be entitled to savings on their federal income tax this year, according to Jimi Anne Lawrence, director of t Department of Children and Family Services. The Revenue Act of 1971, which applies to 1972 earnings, liberalizes deductions for the care of children, disabled dependents and disabled spouses. Mrs. Lawrence noted that deduc- } tions may be claimed for ex- l penses up to $200 a month for one child, $300 for two children ) and $400 for three or more ! children. She said that to l qualify for the deductions, a -> taxpayer must be providing \ more than half the cost of maintaining a household for a 3 child under 15 years of age. She , emphasized that all deductions must be carefully itemized and \ correct records kept. OPTOMETRIST Khdw{£" Dr. John F.Kelly At 1224 N. Green St -eet McHenry (Closed Wednesday) Eyes examined .. 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