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PAGE 15-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1973 Ask Legislation Creating Common Fiscal Year Sen. Jack Schaffer, R-Cary, and Rep. Leo D. LaFleur, R- Bloomingdale, have introduced legislation creating a common fiscal year for all governmental agencies in Illinois. Sen. Schaffer and Rep. LaFleur introduced similar bills in their respective houses of the legislature establishing the period from July 1 to June 30 as a common fiscal year. "The new constitution mandates the legislature to provide a system for uniform accounting procedures for governmental units in the state. We feel that providing a uniform fiscal year is the necessary first step in ac­ complishing this goal," the two lawmakers said in a joint statement. "After consulting with various government officials,- we have concluded that the most logical fiscal year would be from July 1 to June 30," they said. Schaffer and LaFleur noted that both the state and federal governments, plus a number of local governments, operate on such a fiscal year presently, and it would be easiest for all concerned if such dates were adopted as the common 12- month period for all govern­ ment subdivisions. They also pointed out that a fiscal year beginning July 1 coincides with the time most taxing bodies in Illinois are i«eceiving first payments on tax collections. Both legislators are former county officials. Schaffer served as McHenry County Auditor prior to his election to the senate last November. LaFleur had served as DuPage County Auditor when he was elected to the House at the same time. Auditions For Tavellng Theatre Company Planned Covent Garden Productions announces its annual auditions for its Traveling Theatre company for all actors and actresses in the Chicagoland area. The purpose for these auditions is to offer to all aspiring actors and actresses an opportunity to be affiliated with a professional non-union theater company. Anyone from the age of 18 on up who are not members of the unions Actors Equity, AFTRA, AGMA, or AGVA are eligible to audition. The traveling company will offer to the public a series of plays which will include comedies, musicals and drama. Expenses for traveling, meals and acting will be provided to the members of the company. Audition sites will be located in various communities in Lake, McHenry, Kane and Cook counties at various times throughout February and March. The first audition will be held Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the McHenry Country club in McHenry. The following is required of a person auditioning: A presentation of a prepared scene no longer than two minutes in length showing the versatility of the actor or ac­ tress; present to the casting committee a resume of theatre background, credits and vital statistics; present a 5 x 7 or larger photo of person auditioning; and finally to be prepared to sing a song in acappella which is eight bars in length which will show the range of the singing voice. Anyone living in the area of the audition site who cannot be available the date of the audition may send their resume and photo to: Covent Garden Productions, P.O. Box 75, Ingleside, Illinois 60041, in­ dicating dates of availability for an audition. " M E A N W H I L E B A C K A T . T H E C O U R T H O U S E " COMPLAINTS ' James L. Messel charges that on Feb. 12, Marshall E. Leonard of 2905 N. Bayview lane, McHenry, committed the offense of battery in that he struck Messel, causing him bodily harm. Bond was set at $1,000, court date Feb. 22. Detective Richard Heisler charges that during the period from Jan. 15 through Jan. 24, Penelope Gedda of McHenry committed the offense of cruelty to animals in that she failed to provide food and drink for three Great Dane dogs in her charge. Bond set at $25, court date Feb. 22. Richard Martin charges that in October, 1971, James Robison of 7605 Deep Springs road, Wonder Lake, committed the offense of deceptive practice in that he issued a bad check to Martin Furniture company. Bond set at $1,000. C.H. Fritzsche charges that on Jan. 26, Amy Kroncke of 629 Amanda, McHenry, committed the offense of criminal damage to property in that she damaged furniture owned by Fritzsche. Bond set at $1,000. Officer James Hansen of the Woodstock Police department charges that Armando Castillo, Jr., of 2707 Myang, McHenry, committed the offense of purchase or acceptance of a gift of alcoholic liquor by a person of non-age. Court date set for March 12. BASIS OF CANCER THEORY- NUTRIENT UPTAKE BY CELL WALL 4 nutrients Tops cub off cells to show cell wall •o cD . -- o- t' /* CANCER CELLS 0 q admits many nutrients NORMAL CELL- admits htv nutrients Jl/D/Tf+ 7VCfAjfCQ V.A. NEWS EDITOR'S NOTE: Veterans and their families are asking thousands of questions con­ cerning the benefits their Government provides for them through the Veterans Ad­ ministration. Below are some representative queries. Ad­ ditional information may be obtained at any VA office. Q- How long can I wait to get my teeth fixed by VA after I get out of the Army? A - You must apply within one year after your discharge , to be eligible for the presump­ tion that your dental conditions are service-connected. Even so, not all dental conditions can be presumed to be service- connected. For example, teeth lost before you entered service obviously arc not. Q - With no more space in the national cemeteries, I have been wondering whether I might be buried in a VA cemetery. Can the money VA pays for burial expenses be used this way? A - VA does not have a cemetery system of its own. It has a few small plots near VA hospitals and domiciliaries where veterans who have died in these facilities have been buried, but most of this space is now full. Chances are you could not be buried anywhere near your home if you chose one of the few available plots. The VA burial expense payment can be made regardless of the burial place. Q - With more men getting out of the armed forces all the time, we are wondering what percentage of the male population veterans now represent. What percentage on the West Coast? A - Nation-wide, veterans make up 43.1 percent of males 16 years or older. This varies from 46.4 percent for the West to 40.8 percent for the South, 44.3 percent in the Northeast, and 42.4 percent in the North Central part of the nation. In two states, Nevada and Alaska, veterans represent more than half of all males 16 or older in the state. The percentages are 52.4 for Nevada and 51.6 for Alaska. In North Dakota and Mississippi, veterans make up only slightly more than a third of all males 16 or older. Q -- Why is VA dividing its hospitals up into regional medical districts and how is this going to affect us guys who are patients in the VA hospitals? A -- "Joining its hospitals together" would be more ac­ curate than "dividing its hospitals up." The purpose is to improve the delivery of medical care to veterans, to enhance cooperative im­ provements in medical research, education, and training, and to avoid duplication of scarce medical professional expertise and expensive equipment among the VA hospitals in each medical district. Transfers of patients from hospital to hospital are more simple and faster since the regional medical districts are in operation, and additional benefits for VA patients are expected to result. y )7pa MlPPLf ASE : WMeN a mam FINALLY LEARNS Moia/ To <£>TdP 6>AP HAft7S,ANP \tiTEUD6T0S00ti PO SO. Billy Lang, acolyte, watches as Father Arthur McKay, paitor, breaks bread for distribution among the congregation. Observe Agape Feast The Agape (Love) Feast, observed in large cities within the Roman Empire until the third or fourth century, had its rebirth in St. Paul's Episcopal church, McHenry, last Sunday. The purpose of the feast is to show love of God and concern for each other. The clergyman blesses bread and breaks it to distribute among the congregation after Mass. For the local ob­ servance, Mr. and Mrs, Gott­ fried Krapf, members of St. Paul's church who are retired professional bakers, made special bread. Mrs. Susan Brodie, a member of St. Paul's church, is taking some of the bread which she then broke and passed on to others. Research Key To Health NEW CANCER THEORY BEING CONSIDERED In the last few years an in­ teresting new hypothesis about the nature of cancer has emerged. Like all other theories about cancer this one has not yet been firmly proved. But the initial experiments with this new approach have been promising, so it deserves serious attention. A common observation in laboratories that grow animal cells in culture has been that normal cells stop growing after a while and that cells thought to be cancerous do not. This fact has usually been attributed to some chemical "signal" that tells the normal cells to stop growing when the cell cluster reaches a certain density. In this view, cancer cells are different because they lack this special signal. Yet recent experiments at the Salk institute, in San Diego, and in other laboratories have shown that the point at which normal cells stop growing depends on the concentration of serum supplied to the cells, regardless of the dens'ty of the cell cluster. Also, it has been shown that one particular step in the cell growth cycle,for both normal and cancerous cells, is dependent on the presence of various key nutrients. Thus, it is possible that the regulation of cell growth is dependent on the availability of nutrients, rather than on the presence or absence of a special chemical signal. Now every cell in the body is bathed in the same con­ centration of serum nutrients, so how could serum nutrients explain the different growth rates of normal cells and cancer cells? The answer lies, according to the new theory, in Gerald W. Pettera and Talutha M. Tesmer are the directors for Covent Garden Productions. the outer cell membrane, which controls the uptake of serum nutrients. In other words, although cancer cells are of many dif­ ferent types, and although there are many suspected "causes" of cancer, the unifying characteristic of all cancers could be that the cell membranes have been altered in some way that affects -nutrient uptake. This4 new theory does not provide any immediate ap­ proach to a cure for cancer, nor to an understanding of what causes cancer. The theory does suggest a unifying perspective for all cancer research, and that alone would be a valuable contribution. Family Centered Nursing Office Opened In City Virginia T. Williams, RN, BSN, MS. has opened an office at 1004 N. Front street, McHenry, for family centered nursing. She offers home and office visits by appointment. Family centered nursing service is designed to facilitate smooth transistion from one care facility to another. It in­ volves counseling, teaching and preparing family members to care for the patient when he is able to return home. This nursing service is given in the home whenever possible. TEN-YEAR REUNION A ten-year reunion of the 1964 class of MCHS is being planned. Fred Kusch, president, has set Feb. 27 as a meeting date for all those interested in helping to plan for the event. It will be held in East campus auditorium at 7 p.m. Further information is available by calling 653-9670. 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Statement of Condition at the Beginning of Business, January 1, 1973 McHenry Savings & Loan Association ASSETS LIABILITIES Mortgage Loans Property Improvement Loans Secured Loans To Investors Federal Home Loan Bank Stock Cash and Government Obligations Fixed Assets -- Less Accumulated Depreciation Prepaid Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Reserve Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets $13,767,687.20 294,425.19 40,153.96 108,600.00 1,582,465.57 298,171.49 112,541.03 41,642.75 $16,245,687.19 Savings Accounts Loans in Process of Completion Advance Payments by Borrowers for Taxes and Insurance Other Liabilities Deferred Income and Specific Reserves Reserves, Surplus and Permanent Reserve Capital $14,261,225.77 763,475.3i 283,561.73 29,138.33 131,155.62 777,130.43 $16,245,687.19 McHENRY S A V I N G S 4 L O A N A S S O C I A T I O N ATTEST: CHARLES M. ADAMS, President VIRGINIA A ALTO, Secy. - Treas. 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