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SECTION 2 - PAGE 7 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16,1977 Observe Patriotic Day Parkland students, some in costume, are shown participating in Patriotic day observance. The sixth grade students of Parkland school recently held a Patriotic day. They invited distinguished leaders of country, state and city government. Students received replies' from many, including letters from the vice- president and the gover­ nor. Mayor Joseph Stanek spoke to the group at their opening program. The students surprise the mayor by presenting him with their Achievement award for outstanding progress. Patriotic poems, essays, flags and maps of the United States were especially made and written for this special day. During the day, these students participated in a special program including a panel discussion on Patriotism presented by the students of Gary Gray from West campus. They were Shawn Thomafc, Betsy Duel, Lee Stijesdorfer and Sue Wickencamp The day ended with the group viewing a special film on the "Man Without A Country". Teachers of the sixth grade are Mary Prokuski, Diana Maas, Florence Rothermel, Jeanne Lud- wig, Dick Anderson and Henry Kenyon. Relocate Food Stamp Program Headquarters Food retailers and other organizations authorized to accept food stamps in the fourteen-county area formerly administered by the Rockford Field office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition service (FNS) will find that the restructuring of the area will not appreciably change their relations with the department. Although USDA has reduced the number of its field offices. Food Stamp program per­ sonnel will continue to authorize food retailers to allow them to participate in the program and to monitor food sales of retailers to assure compliance with Food Stamp program regulations. FNS personnel likewise will con­ tinue to work closely with area banks and other community and state organizations, said Dennis M. Doyle, Regional administrator of FNS. During fiscal year 1976, more than 956,000 needy individuals in Illinois received food assistance through the Food Stamp program. They received bonus food coupons worth more than $302 million. Bonus coupons are the difference between what a Food Stamp program participant pays for food coupons and the actual value of the coupons received, and represent USDA's con­ tribution to the program. Responsibilities for Food Stamp program activities in McHenry and Will counties have been transferred to the Chicago Field office located in Room 1003A, Hyde Park Bank building, 1525 E. 53rd street, Chicago, 111. 60615. The officer in charge of the Chicago Field office is William Pryor. i V.A. NEWS i EDITOR'S NOTE: Following are representative questions answered daily by VA coun­ selors. Full information is available at any VA office. Q -- As a veteran, ma I use the GI Bill for corresp idence courses? A -- Yes. If you are eligible for benefits and the correspondence course is approved for VA training, the VA will pay 90 per cent of the cost of the course. Q -- I purchased a home in 1957 and had the loan guaranteed by the VA. I sold the home and the loan has been paid in full. Is it possible for me to obtain another VA- guaranteed home loan? A - Since you disposed of the home and the original GI loan has been paid in full, your loan privilege can be restored. Contact your nearest VA office for full information. Q -- In 1966 I bought a $5,000 "JR" insurance policy because I was totally disabled. I have a FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of March 17, 1927) Work has been started on the excavating for the new building whicl^will be built for Walter E. Carey, the Carey electric shop, located on Green street, on the site of the old McHenry bakery, which was destroyed by fire several months ago. Sheriff Cyrus Sanford has placed on the roster of his corps® of deputy sheriffs a veteran police official of McHenry county in the person of "Jack" Walsh, who enjoys the distinction of having served as chief of police of McHenry for thirty-two consecutive years. Municipal administrations come and go at McHenry and the personnel of city appointees change from time to time but Police Chief "Jack" remains like a sentinel to guard the populace of the community, where he is regarded as a sort of institution immune from police separation. Activities in McHenry have been somewhat at a standstill for the past week owing to the bad condition of the roads. For a few days the only roads leading to our city which were in fair condition were the Johnsburg road and it was necessary to use these as a detour to reach Woodstock and even Crystal Lake. The state detour around McCullom Lake became impassable and has been closed to all travel. McHenry was eliminated from the final games of the district basketball tournament at Dundee by Crystal Lake on last Friday night, by a 26-22 score. St. Charles won the meet by defeating Crystal Lake 35 to 28. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of March 18, 1937) Members of the McHenry County Firemen's association gathered in McHenry Monday evening for the regular mon­ thly meeting of the association. Seventy-five members representing every town in the county with the exception of one, were present to enjoy the $5,000 World War II "V" policv on waiver. Can-Iget a waiver of premiums on my " JR" policy too? A - No waiver will be granted for total disability in existence at the time your insurance became effective. Q -- What are the dates of war service to qualify for VA nonservice-connected pension as a Vietnam-era veteran? A - Aug. 5, 1964 through May 7, 1975. A Do you know about the home heating system that pulls energy out of thin air? Introducing the heat pump. Scientists have known for centuries that the air around us is a storehouse of heat energy. But it's only been in recent years that they were able to de­ velop an efficient way to tap that abun­ dant resource--the heat pump. Today, it is the only commercially available heating system that provides an answer to shrinking supplies of other fuels. How the heat pump works: Basically, the heat pump moves heat from one place to another. It uses elec­ tricity to extract heat from a limitless source--the heat in outdoor air. During winter, enough heat remains in the air-- even on the coldest and cloudiest days-- to be extracted by the pump and trans­ ferred indoors as clean, flameless heat. I . . 1)' And during warm weather, the process automatically reverses, removing excess indoor heat and humidity like an air conditioner. Better efficiency. In short, the heat pump does the job of both a furnace and an air conditioner. But there's an important difference. In northern Illinois the heat pump can produce more than 1 tyfe units of heat energy for every unit it consumes. That's better efficiency than any other current heating system. That could mean signif­ icant long-term savings on heating costs. To get the full advantages of the heat pump, it's important to get a quality product, properly installed and reliably serviced. For the name of qualified ' installers in your area, call G. W. Berk- heimer Co. (Westinghouse Distributors), 312-374-4411; General Electric Co., 312-496-6356; Lennox Industries, Inc., 312-593-2820; or Temperature Equip­ ment Corp. (Carrier Distributors), 312-681-6220. If you want additional heat pump information, call your local Commonwealth Edison office and talk to one of our marketing engineers. Commonwealth Edison Working lor you. dinner at Bickler's hotel. The Adams Brothers furnished the entertainment for the evening. The Civic class of McHenry high school visited the county courthouse in order to obtain first-hand facts from each county official, as to the duties of his office. This information aided the students in their study of local government. It has been disclosed that McHenry county has received $18,678.50 from the state motor fuel tax for the first two months of the year. Several important stretches of road will be con­ structed in this part of the county in its $100,000 road program for the summer and it is expected that some nqw equipment will be purchased to be used in the construction work and in the upkeep of the county roads. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of March 20, 1952) Harold Aim was appointed chief of police by the City Council, March 3 to replace John J. McCarthy, who retired and is now making his home in Florida. During the past three years, Chief Aim served as a special duty officer in the city at various times. John Weich- mann, who joined the local police force Feb. 25, replaces Paul Struck of McCullom Lake land is in charge of meter collections as well as general police duties. In keeping with the Com­ munity P.T.A. theme for the year, "These Are Your Schools" the present board members and candidates will be introduced at the regular monthly P.T.A. meeting to be held at the high school March 27. Six McHenry high school music students will travel downstate to McMurray college at Jacksonville, May 2, as the result of winning first place ratings in the district contest held at Dundee. The winners were Jack Wirtz, who received blue ribbons Tor both his violin solo and ir. the boy's high voice ?lass; Jennifer Houda, girl's low voice; and the violin Quartet, composed of Charlene Dowe, Jack Wirtz, Jean Weber and Georgia Stenger. Ac­ companists for the winners were Joan and Jean Weber. Rainbow Cleaners, located on Front street, has announced grand opening for next weekend, March 21 and 22. Construction on the building was begun last Nov. 1 by the owners, H.R. Wagner of Wonder Lake and Don Creamer of McHenry. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of March 23, 1967) One burglary of a business firm, another attempted break- in of an establishment and thievery in several Lakeland Park homes have been under investigation by McHenry police this past week. Chief Richard Clark said a period of only fifteen minutes elapsed between the time officers checked L&H Television and Appliance store last Friday morning and the time it was entered. Value of the missing items was estimated at about $1,000. Voters in Harrison School District 36, Wonder Lake, approved an increase in the Educational fund tax rate at the polls last Saturday but rejected a plea for an increase in the Building fund rate. By a vote of 185 to 164 the Educational rate will be raised from .96 to 1.17. The second proposition, to raise the building rate from .25 to 37>2 was defeated by a vote of 177 to 167. McHenry residents who have long advocated traffic signal controls at the complicated corner of Front, Waukegan and Elm streets, will be pleased to learn that Roger Moehling of W.A. Rakow and Associates, presented engineering plans to the City Council. The plans are approved by the state and will be submitted for bids in the near future. The room rate for patient rooms at McHenry hospital goes up Monday, March 27, to help cover the cost of salary increases that go in effect the same day, Tony Corcoran, administrator, announced this week. J' Keepin' Healthy Common Name The most common surname in the United States is Smith. Close to 2.5 million Smiths live in this country. Did you know that 144 million people in the United States have some form of hearing problem? And did you know that more than nine million of them have not received medical attention for their problem? On the other hand, each year about 600,(XK) Tiearing aids are sold to people whose hearing problems cannot be corrected by using hearing aids. Most of these 600,000 reduce their chances of finding a remedy for their problem by failing to see a doctor-audiologist team. Hearing loss is a serious condition. It is a medical problem which deserves a medical examination to determine the best way to help you with your problem. Although a hearing aid is the most common way to help you if you have a hearing loss, not every patient is best served by this device. It might be better for you to learn lipreading .or your problem may be solved through the use of antibiotics or minor surgery. The best procedure for you depends on what caused your hearing loss. There are several causes of hearingproblems... blockage by wax in the hearing canal, ear infection, viral diseases such as measles or mumps, reaction to certain drugs, head injuries, birth defects, long exposure to loud sounds, or just age. The aging process, in fact, is the most common cause of hearing loss. Very few persons over the age of 65 hear as they did when they were younger. The Illinois Department of Public Health advises that, if you have a hearing problem, the first thing to do is see a physician. Never purchase a hearing aid unless you have had a medical examination. Your physician may consult with an audiologist, and if they find you need a hearing aid, they will refer you to one or more hearing aid dealers. If your physician sends you to a hearing aid dealer, here are some things you should know: 1. It is not necessary for the dealer to conduct any tests... your physician - auaiologist team has already done that. 2. Be sure the dealer deducts any charges for testing, fitting, or counseling from the cost of your hearing aid. Most dealers routinely include these charges in the overall cost of the hearing aid. But, if you have been to your doctor, your physician-audiologist team provided these services before your visit to the dealer. 3. If your audiologist made an impression of your ear to en­ sure proper fit of the ear piece, do not purchase another one from the dealer without con­ sulting your audiologist. 4. Never purchase a hearing aid on anything but a trial basis. If you rent a hearing aid, and decide to^ keep it, your rental fees should be deducted from the total cost. Be sure to insist on a "money back trial period." 5. If you have trouble ad­ justing to the hearing aid. your audiologist can remedy it better than your dealer can If you want more information about hearing aids or the financial assistance available in some cases, contact your local health department, or write to: Illinois Department of Public Health, H earing Program, 535 West Jefferson-. Springfield, 111., 62761 Courthouse Squares THE MAN WHO LIVES BY TRUTH GIVES MUCH TO THE WORLD. 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