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i PAGE 8-PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY,'FEBRUARY 7, 1973 The Law Serves You More Illinoisans Than Ever Collecting Social Security Approximately 1,400,000 Illinois residents are assured of an average monthly income during 1*973-of about $150 -- a combined income for the year in excess of $2,500,000,000. That income, of course, is in the form of Social Security payments and the recipients are those who qualify for benefits as retired or disabled persons, their dependents and survivors. According to the Illinois State Bar association, it is a record all around. There are more eligible recipients in Illinois than ever before - up from 1,359,272 as of Dec. 31, 1971 and 1,290,726 at the end of 1969. And, thanks to a 20 per cent increase in benefits last October plus more recently expanded benefits, the,largess is greater than ever. v Only 12 years a^Or^J I960, the average Social Security check for the retired worker was for $74. Now, the average monthly benefit check for a 65-year-old retired person is $156 and for the disabled it is $173 (generally, the disabled are younger person who had a higher average earnings base while working). For a disabled person with a wife and two dependent children, the average monthly payment is $354. The size of today's Social Security checks is only part of the story. Amendments ap­ proved late in 1972, representing the most dramatic changes since the Social Security Act was adopted in 1935, also allow individuals to earn more through gainful employment without sacrificing their benefits and provide for automatic increases in benefits, effective in 1975, anytime the consumer price index goes up more than 3 per cent. The "earnings test" allows a person to earn up to $2,100 without loss of Social Security income. After that point is passed, yearly benefits are reduced only by $1 for every additional $2 earned. Previously, after earnings of $1,680 the $1 for every $2 rule went into effect and after $2,880 there was a $1 reduction for every $1 earned. Now the $1 for $1 deduction is eliminated. As before, there are no deductions made due to earnings of any amount by a person of age 72 or older. With the new increase, some widowed recipients in Illinois and elsewhere were disap­ pointed when they opened their January payment envelopes. These widows expected their checks would be 100 per cent of the benefits their husbands would have received had they lived to collect them or were receiving at the time of death. However, the 100-per cent rule applies oiily to those widows who applied for benefits AF­ TER reaching age 65. Those who applied between ages 60 and 65 received proportionally smaller increases. Across the country, only 1,800,000 of 3,500,000 widowed recipients received the full 100 per cent. With the new benefits goes a higher Social Security tax bite for the employed. In 1973, both employed and self-employed persons will be taxed on the first $10,800 of earnings -- up from $9,000 in 1972. The tax rate also will be higher -- 5.85 per cent or $5.85 per $100 of ear­ nings compared to 5.2 per cent in 1972. Eventually, this rate will increase to 7.3 per cent by Educate Children As Model Patients Tw g- or three-year-old children can be mod^l dental patients if properly prepared by the parents, according to Dr. Marvin Rozlov of Park Ridge, 111., a specialist in children's dentistry. He suggested that children be educated to "accept the necessity for treatment and, if possible, to cooperate actively in a pleasurable, enjoyable sort of way." the year 2011. Employers also pay a tax equal to that paid by employees. Preparation of the child dental patient should begin at home, Dr. Kozlov said. Then, when the child makes his initial dental visit, he knows what to expect from the dentist. Generally, the dentist will use the first visit as an orien­ tation session to further train the child. Then, if treatment is performed, the child recognizes that the procedures previously described by the dentist are the same when actually per­ formed. This trains the child "to be a wonderful dental patient not only as a child but later as an adult," he added. When a child lisps, it is usually caused by tongue- thrusting and creates a dental as well as a speech problem, a Canadian speech therapist has said. Dr. Ruth Lewis of Toronto said the condition is known as a protrusion lisp and is demonstrated by defective articulation of sibilant con­ sonants--that is, those that have a hissing sound. Its treatment requires the cooperation of a speech therapist and a dentist. She said that to achieve permanent correction of the lisp it is necessary to do more than correct the pronunciation of sibilant sounds. The malfunction of the tongue in swallowing and in a rest Importance Of Eye Examination Yearly Stressed Eye diseases disable people of all ages. The Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness estimates that 10 percent of all patients in Illinois hospitals are eye patients. Every year thousands more Americans learn for the first time that they are in danger of going blind. More than 34,650 new cases of position must be improved by the dentist and speech therapist. blindness occurred in the United States in 1971. It is believed that ap­ proximately 13,074,000 American children require eye care and a large number of these children should be wearing glasses or undergoing treatment. It is imperative, according to the Society, that every child and adult have an eye examination by a qualified eye doctor, once a year. This would make it possible to discover and correct most eye conditions which might eventually lead to blindness. The importance of prevention cannot be over-emphasized, the Society states. The Name of the Game is SAVINGS START HERE 1 MORE LESS HOLIDAY DISCOUNT REWARD.. THERAGRAN Vitamins [ 100 With | 30 Free iH 99 ./*& (ED) SOU,BH THEBABRAN McCullom ] Mildred Watson Lake 385-3585 TAKE SHORTCUT Deadline For Vehicle Stickers Set For March 31 The deadline for displaying vehicle stickers and dog licenses is March 31. Vehicle stickers must be affixed to the windshield of the car on or before the deadline, otherwise you will be in direct violation of a village ordinance. As for the dog license, that must be af­ fixed to the dog's collar, on or before the deadline also. Please try to purchase the vehicle sticker and dog license well before March 31 and avoid the crowds, saves the nerves you know. BEACH-GALS Tonight is the night ladies, for the fun night the Beach-Gals have planned for you. There is going to be a game played that all will enjoy and all that is asked of you is to bring one hundred pennies as a small donation. The donation will be used for further projects the club has planned. Time of the festivities is 7:30 at the beach- house. See you there? VILLAGE NEWS There is still time for any resident and registered voter in the village to file a petition for positions on the village board of trustees. As of this printing, only the Peoples Party has filed a petition. The last day for filing is Feb. 12. To those persons who phoned concerning the legal notice in last Wednesday's paper, the village hall in this instance is the office of the village clerk. Copies of this ordinance are available for public inspection during the clerk's regular SCHRATZ Fruit Scented Bubble Bath Powder Lemon-Raspberry- Lime JOHNSON JOHNSON Baby Oil 10 Oz. Reg. 1.49 hours. The books of the village are open to the public. PEOPLES PARTY The village election will be held in April. On the bal­ lot for the Peoples Party will be George Luto seeking the office of president, Karen Parks running for village clerk. For positions on the board of trustees, Alan McKim, Ray Lary, Monty Yates and Terry Jorden. LADIES OF THE LAKE Ladies of the village, why not join this fine club? They meet on the second Thursday of every month, at 8 p.m. in the beach-house. This club has been in existence for many years, and has contributed to many fine things to the village and many charity organizations. It is not all work and no play for these gals though, the meetings are fun and the women congenial. VILLAGE CLERK The clerk's hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11 in the morning to 7 at night, Saturday hours are from 9 in the morning until noon. It is not difficult to find the clerks office, the address is 4616 W. Parkview and easy to reach the office, is to turn at gate No. 2, a sign is in the front. VILLAGE BOARD • I III The village board of trustees • lr|l_|f III/ now meet on the second and S • •wi* fourth Tuesday of every month, fl *>• n M T* n Time of the meetings is 8 p.m., BL MTLANIA LlOUld in the beach-house. ~ BIRTHDAYS 12 OZ. R6g. 1.98 A very happy birthday to ^ Michelle Yates on Feb. 8. To M %M Peggy Ball on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14. M mJm & ROBERT BURNS Tiparillo 5 pack 20 IT'S YOUR MOVE SCRIPT0 Memo 19 Ball Point Pen Reg. 19* VASELINE Intensive Care Lotion 15 Oz. Reg. 1.69 VITAMIN C 250 Tab. 250 Mg. Reg. 2.49 TEGRIN Shampoo Lotion 6.6 Oz. Reg. 2.49 1 4 9 DOUBLE VALUE BRIGHT SIDE Shampoo 11 Oz. V05 Herbal Scent Shampoo 7 Oz. GIVE YOURSELF A BONUS The Drivers Seat LANCERS Rose or Vino-Bronco When Jack Williams became traffic engineer of Glendale, Calif., some years ago, his first crisis began with the discovery that the city spent $12,000 to replace 1,500 street-name signs in a six-month period. Such a high mortality rate for street-name signs is a problem that disturbs officials of cities and towns throughout the country Jijit this thought would have beenXno comfort to Williams. This was his city, and he was responsible for lowering the cost of replacing street- name signs. tlis first job was finding the cause of the high rate of damage to street-name signs. It didn't take him long to find out that the main cause was boys who enjoyed playing monkey, swinging from the signs and bending them. The solution to the problem, Williams knew, was a new material for making the signs. Steel was unacceptable, for steel signs bend easily and are practically impossible to repair Williams tried high-density plywood. The signs broke and splintered. He tried fiberglass. It was too light and whipped in the winds. He tried aluminum. They were superior to steel, he found, for they last much longer, they are repaired more easily, and they cost less to replace. The reflective aluminum street-name signs now being installed in Glendale cost about $3 each. The old porcelain-steel signs cost $8. Furthermore, Glendale's monkey-boys learned not to swing from the thin aluminum signs. It hurts. v Though it was satisfying for Williams to reduce the cost of stree-name signs, he derives additional satisfaction from the safety factor of the new reflective signs that glow in headlights. There's no more blind driving while a motorist searches for a street sign. "These signs definitely reduce^ accidents," sai^. Williams. PERTUSSIN Berry Cough Syrup 3 Oz. Reg. 98' Pertussin 'WlldVerrf COUGH SYRUP BftCTTVf FOffMUIA /fewrtMMm UIVCERN Kite* ""vg) JTtikdelpliui • YEARS OLD GO DIRECTLY PERRIG0 Buffered Aspirin 5 Grain 100 Tab. 29 FLEET Disposable Enema ASPIRIN Regular 29 4.5 Oz. NESTLES Hot Cocoa Mix 14 Envelopes 57 <( HOLIDAY c; * DISCOUNT * SUN 9-6 WEIGHT WATCHERS SODA 6-12-Oz. Cans 69 YOU ALWAYS WIN SHOPPING HERE! 4 v