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Deaths JESSIE V. CARLSON Jessie V. Carlson, 74, mother of Virginia (Clayton) Bruce of Ringwood, died in Highland hospital, Belvidere, Sunday Feb. 22. Mrs. Carlson was a long time resident of Woodstock, where she and her husband operated a farm. She was born May 26, 1901, in Winnipeg, Canada. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Alberta Lee, Woodstock; Mrs. Anthony (Shirley) Lucido, Texas; and Mrs. Clayton (Virginia) Bruce, Ringwood; two sons, Granville of North Lake and Owen of Portland, OR.; seventeen grandchildren and thirty-six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Carlson was preceded in death in 1965 by her husband, Axel, whom she married in June, 1930, and one grandson. Visitation was held Tuesday afternoon at the Schneider, Leucht, Merwin and Cooney funeral home. Woodstock, with services scheduled for Wed­ nesday at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran church. The Rev. Irving E. Stangland wiU of­ ficiate. Interanent will be in the McHenry County Memorial Park cemetery. • TRESSA M.COLLINS Tressa M. Collins, known as "Gramma Pat" to her many friends, died at Sherman hospital, Elgin, Saturday, Feb. 21. She had lived at 5213 Willow, McHenry, and was 65 years old. She was born in Kadoka, SD., Jan. 15«_ 1911, daughter of Charles N. and Rachel M. (Brewer) Snyder Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Patricia Cortopassi, Deerfield; and son, John N. Russel, Lombard; three sisters. Iota Snyder, McHenry. lone Reilly, Minnesota, and Romana Aimone, S.D.; one brother. Ted Snyder, Arizona; seven grandchildren and one great­ grandchild. Friends called at the George R. Justen and Son funeral home Monday evening and graveside services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Mt. Emblem cemetery, Elmhurst. CLAIRE E ENGH Claire E. Engh. the founder and Neighborhood chairwoman of the Sybaquay Girl Scout council for twenty-five years, died Feb 19 in Murrav. KY. Tea Honors on * * ; The Spring Grove postmaster and post office staff who arranged George Washington's birthday party are shown above. They put much time and effort into this patriotic program which served as the first of many Bicentennial events planned through the year 1976. From left to right are clerks, Sonia Miller and Orian Brown; rural carrier, William Gardner; Postmaster Marilyn Heckmann; rural carrier, Marian Lever; and clerk. Sue Rout. t jyilllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU: | Hospital Notes McHENRY HOSPITAL Patients admitted to McHenry hospital recently included Martin Spoto, Bruce Pederson, Mathilda Curie, Milton Clark, Bonnie Ap- pleyard, Ronald Freeman, Donna Hopp, Julie Bullis, Mary Schmitt, Kenneth Dean, Anton Wieser, McHenry; Joseph Zera, Steven Kohon, Island Lake, Lillian Duke, Marie Schroeder, Wonder Lake. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODSTOCK Patients admitted to Memorial hospital, Woodstock recently included Eugene Potter, Nancyetta Monear, baby Brenda Ford, LaVerne Schmidt, Anthony Freund, Doris Rupp, Clyde Dowell, baby Stephen Streich, McHenrv; Aida Nielsen, Wilbert Dommer, Wonder Lake. HARVARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Genie Witz, McHenry has been admitted as a patient to Harvard hospital. The opening of the Bicentennial year was proclaimed by Mayor Lyle Thomas recently at the Spring Grove post office. Postmaster Marilyn Heckmann and the post-office staff invited the public to a tea in honor of George Washington's birthday. The lobby was decorated in a patriotic theme. George and Martha Washington were present to greet guests. Over 125 people were present and signed the Bicentennial register. Martha poured while the post office staff served tea, coffee, cherry tarts and cookies. The next event will be a kick-off dance in the "Spirit of *76," to be held at St. Peter's church hall. Spring Grove Saturday, Feb. 28, sponosred by Lotus School PTO. From left to right are Shirley Dawson, Eva Freund and Mayor Lylf Thomas. Taxpayers Ask IRS This column of questions and answers on federal tax matters is provided by 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. Q. I found some bills and other papers relating to an addition I built on my house six years ago. Must I still keep these records for tax purposes? A You should keep these and any other records o* home im provements as long js they are material in determining your tax basis (generally the initial cost of the home plus the cost of im­ provements) of the onginal or re placement property „ You will need to be able to de termme your tax basis in your house to determine whether you have a gain or loss if you dispose of it by sale, exchange, gift, con demnat:on or involuntary conver­ sion, to determine the amount of a casualty loss, or to determine the jrrount of depreciation which m?.y re claimed if the property is converted to business or rental use. Q. I own a small amount of common stock and the company has just sent me a dividend check. There are many types of dividends with different tax requirements. How should I report mine? A Most dividends are ordinary dividends, paid to stockholders from the corporation's earnings and profits Unless the corpora­ tion says otherwise, you may as­ sume that any dividends, whether from common or preferred stock, are ordinary dividends The money you receive is con­ sidered ordinary income, but the first $100 in ordinary dividends is excludable from taxable income. A husband and wife, filing either jointly or separately, may each ex­ clude up to $100 of ordinary divi­ dends he or she received from qualifying corporations Dividends and other distribu­ tions of $400 or less can be re ported on Form 1040 or Form 1040A If your dividends exceed $400 you' should list them on Schedule B of Form 1040. For your records, you should prepare a list showing the sources and amounts of the dividends you received during the year, and place a copy of it with a copy of the income tax return Q. In December, 1975. I pledged some money to a telethon sponsored by local charities. I am paying in installments which stretch into 1976. Since I made the pledge in December, can I de­ duct the money on my 1975 in­ come tax return? A No Generally, you may de duct on your 1975 income tax re tur'n only that part of the pledge which you have paid before the end of the year Installments paid in 1976 may be deducted on your 1976 tax return Remember, you should keep your cancelled checks, receipts, and other documents to show how much you ' ave paid to the charities ir 1975 She and her husband were en route to Florida when she was taken ill She was 64 years of age Mrs. Engh. 3007 W. Charlotte avenue. McHenry. was born in Chicago, April 4, 1911, the daughter of Adolph and Bar­ bara (Becker) Meyer. Mrs. Engh and her husband came to McHenry as summer residents and then became permanent citizens in 1956 Survivors include her husband. Stuart, whom she married forty-two years ago in September * of 1933; one daughter, Mrs. Ben (Carol Ann) Stove, Everett, WA.; three grandchildren; two sisters. Dr. Lee (Billie) Thelen, Titusville. FL., and Mrs Marie Foster, Champaign. Visitation was held Sunday at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home. A funeral Mass was offered at St. Mary's Catholic church Monday morning. Interment was in the church cemetery. ARLINE STEVELEY Arline Steveley, 80, 4816 David, Pistakee Highlands, was pronounced dead on arrival at McHenry hospital Monday, Feb. 23. She was born April 19,1895, in Chicago and was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A., in 1950 and a son, Robert G. in 1968 Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Nancy Slack, McHenry and Mrs. James (Arline) Moran, Pompano Beach, FL.; one son, John R. Steveley of Seattle, WA.; nine grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren Visitation is scheduled for 4 to 9 p m Wednesday at the George R Justen and Son funeral home A funeral Mass will be offered at St John the Baptist Catholic church, Johnsburg. at 10 a m Thur­ sday Burial will be in All Saints cemetery. Des Plaines HUGH W KIRK Hugh W Kirk, 88. the father of Hugh H Kirk. McHenry, died in the Fair Oaks nursing home. Crystal Lake Sunday, Feb 22 He was a former resident of St Petersburg. FL. Mr Kirk was bom in Chicago Feb 4. 1888 Survivors include his son. Hugh H Kirk, McHenry. five grandchildren and nine great­ grandchildren He was preceded in death by his wife, Isabel, in 1972 and a daughter in 1932 • Visitation was held Monday evening, with services in the George R Justen and Son funeral home Tuesday mor-_ 'ning Burial was in Rosehill cemetery. Chicago. PAGE II PLAINDEAI.ER-HEDNE8DAV. I ADDRESSES BICENTENNIAL CEREMONY - With Inspiring words stressing tto thtne rf freedom with responsibility. State Rep. Thomas tlanahan addresses the civic ceremony at Weal campus Sunday afternoon. In that ceremon>, McHenry received official designation as a Bicentennial city. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE (. AY LORD Vitamin C Vitamin C--ascorbic acid-aids in maintaining intercell struc­ ture Also. Vitamin C strengthens the walls of blood vessels, helps in healing wounds and resisting infection Vitamin C is available in oranges, grapefruits, limes, lemons, strawberries, canta­ loupes. collards. mustard greens, cabbage, green peppers and potatoes CROP'S Hunger * Appeal Rises 35 PerCent Contributions to CROP' S hunger appeal in 1975 represent a 35 percent jump over 1S74 and CROP'S best year ever Total gifts were $6 8 million, $5.4 to combat hunger and $14 to provide clothing CROP is the community hunger appeal of Church World Service, the relief and development arm of 30 U S Protestant and Orthodox denominations In 1975 hungry people in forty seven countries received food farm and garden seeds, agricultural tools and other self help supplies provided by CROP to CWS Also, more than 10 percent of CROP funds were channeled to other agencies at the request of contributors The largest single amount of aid was sent to India, which received over a million dollars worth of CR( >P wheat and corn Most of the grain was used as food for work - wages paid for labor on irrigation and flood- control projects, well digging, road-building and so on -- long Storage Hints Keep foods like jelly, pickles, peanut butter and mustard in the refrigerator only if the label says "refrigerate after opening." If possible, keep coffee in the refrigerator, tightly covered Store fat drippings, lard, margarine and butter tightly wrapped in the refrigerator. Vegetable shortening should be covered at room temperature. Homemade salad dressings must remain in the refrigerator, too. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES ON SALE ITEMS BELL RINGERS Of T H i . WEEK MERCHANTS range development programs which will enable people to help themselves in the future Much of this grain was contributed to CROP by far­ mers or purchased with money given for that purpose Kansas. Nebraska and Iowa had all-out drives to collect grain, as did other midwestern states. Kansas led all states with gifts of S606,128. an all-time high Kansas. Michigan. Illinois and Iowa each had increases of more than 1100,000 over 1974 largest gains continue to be shown in the eastern part of the I) S where three new CROP Regional offices have been opened in the last two years SALE BEER NOT ICED OF FINE WINES AND LIQUORS 4610 W. RTE. 120 McHENRY, ILLINOIS PRICES EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 25 THRU MARCH 2 Coca Cola 8-16 OZ. BOTTLES PLUS DEPOSIT Crush Beverages Dr. Pepper Hires Root Beer 28 OZ. NR. BOTTLE 4 FOR '1 00 EA. Philadelphia $3" f,. F BLENDED WHISKEY Hadrliihio Old Taylor STRAIGHT BOURBON Black Velvet CANADIAN WHISKY FIFTH J & B SCOTCH GALLON Vodka or Gin POPULAR BRAND 99 HALF GALLON $779 HALF GALLON fil From The Largest Wine Selection In Lake And McHenry Counties fcf % M mmti - ' ... Bohemian Club Beer 2412 OZ. BOTTLES Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer , 12 12 02. CANS Meister Brau Beer / PLUS DEPOSIT $249 V' j, 6 1 2 O Z . C A N S VISIT OUR CHEESE SHOP "pi0 1