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Phony. Food Stamp Warning Comparing the differences between genuine and counterfeit food stamps are, from left, Joel Kdelman, executive director of the Legislative Advisory committee on Public Aid; Senator Jack Schaffer, R-Cary, committee member; and Senator Don Moore, R-Midlothian, committee chairman. An investigation by the committee uncovered a number of phony food stamps circulating in Chicago and suburban area. All bore the same serial number D93772623A. State Senator Jack Schaffer, K-Cary, this week warned Northern Illinois residents and merchants to beware of counterfeit food stamps and food stamp books. Senator Schaffer, a member of the Legislative Advisory committee on Public Aid, issued the warning following an A d v i s o r y c o m m i t t e e investigation into food stamp improprieties, including thirty- five cases involving phony food stamps. "Our investigation revealed that there may be an organized ring of fraudulent food stamp sellers. In one case, two persons were arrested on the South Side of Chicago with twenty-five books of counterfeit stamps. In another case, also on the South side, a man was arrested with eight counterfeit books in his possession," Senator Schaffer said. "So far." he added, "Chicago police have made twenty-three arrests. Phony stamps have also been discovered in at least two suburban communities." The Cary Republican said that all bogus food stamps uncovered so far have had the same serial number, D93772623A, on the face of the stamp book and on each stamp in it. So far, he said, all uncovered phony stamps have been from $50 stamp books. The counterfeit stamps are slightly larger in size than valid ones, the paper is thinner, the ink is lighter and the lettering on each stamp is smooth. A person who runs his finger over the face of a genuine stamp will find it raised and of better quality. "We have to crack down on this fraud immediately," Senator Schaffer said. "In Illinois, $40 million in authorized food stamps are issued monthly to 1 million residents, so this area of government obviously has the potential for yielding big profits for racketeers." The senator urged all merchants and citizens to join law enforcement officials in eliminating food stamp fraud. Secretary of Agriculture Robert S. Bergland has been informed about the Advisory committee's investigation and request for public cooperation. "If public response is great,the Department of Agriculture may be asked to supply additional investigative personnel," Senator Schaffer said. "We are asking citizens who know anything about any type of welfare fund, including food stamp schemes, to call the tollfree hotline set up by the Department of Public Aid," the senator said. "The number is 800 252-8903. All callers' names will be kept confidential," he stated. "Federal, state and local authorities desperately need more information so that they can trace the counterfeit source." Search For Eye Donors In Annual March Drive "The greatest gift of all is yours to give," is the theme of National Eye Bank month, a March-long campaign con­ ducted by the Illinois Eye bank and sixty-one other eye banks across the country to acquaint Americans with the continued need for eye doner tissue. According to Edgar T. Britton, executive director of the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness, thousands of persons in the nation with damaged or cloudy corneas, including hundreds of Illinois citizens, continue to wait in darkness for the one gesture of compassion by an eye donor that could bring them the miracle of sight. National Eye Bank month, he explains, is conducted each year to acquaint people with organ donor programs and to enourage their participation as donors. Since 1947, the Illinois Eye bank, founded and supported by the Illinois society and operated at the University of Illinois Eye and Ear infirmary in Chicago, has helped to provide, preserve, or improve the sight of nearly 3.500 in­ dividuals with damaged or defective corneas. Unfortunately, says Britton, there is never enough donor tissue. The most significant development in recent months that could help alleviate some of the shortage, he says, was an amendment to the Illinois Vehicle code passed by the state legislature and supported jointly by the Illinois society and the Kidney Foundation of Illinois. Now, because of the amendment, Illinois drivers willing to donate their eyes, kidneys, and other organs of the body can express their wishes by placing an "organ donor" sticker on their driver's license, and by filling out and carrying a wallet-size uniform organ donor card. Many persons, says Britton, would like to donate, but vague fears and misunderstandings about the process keep them from doing so. Lakemoor-Lilymoor Alma Hueckstaedt 385-5689 PAGE 7 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1977 o#far Spain Illinois Top Exporter Today" Program At County coiuge Of Agricultural Goods Parents For Youth Plan Egg Hunt The Parents For Youth will start their spring activities off with an Easter egg hunt April 3 at 2 p.m. All children through the ages of 12 of the Lakemoor- Lilymoor area are invited to come out to 112 S. Sheridan in Lakemoor and find their share of the eggs. Any adult who would like to take part in the Parents For Youth group, mark the calendar for the third Wed­ nesday of each month at 8 p.m. in the municipal building. LADIES LEAGUE On Wednesday, March 16, the ladies got together for a social evening. They welcomed a new member, Millie Nejedly. Prize winners for the evening were first, Connie O'Rourke; second, Millie Nejedly; third, Carol Voelke, and the booby prize was won by Lu Gravenstuk. Helen Para was the hostess. BIRTHDAYS For the last naif of March the following persons will be celebrating their natal day. Debbie Vornkahl March 17, Herman Albert Kunz March 20, Randy Dawdy March 21, An­ thony Gurske March 23, Grandma Ernest March 24, and Mary Anderson, Pat Epperson, and Jimmy Hipwell share March 25. Walter Para i March 30 andV Monique Betancourt and Sheri Jones finish up the month, by sharing the thirty-first as their birthdate. I hope each and every one of you have a very happy birthday. ANNIVERSARY Best wishes go out to Herb and Marge Polinski on the twenty-first as they celebrate forty-one years of being Mr. and Mrs. Congratulations to the two of you and may you have many, many more years together. TIL NEXT TIME by JOSEPH COOLS . s t a f f ' p s y c h o U > g i s t l-- news from the Family Service and Mental Health Clinic of McHenry County -- Here, says Britton, are an­ swers to the questions most often asked by potential donors: Anyone, eighteen or over, may donate his yes. No one is too old. No prior eye examination is needed. Even if vision is poor, the eyes are usable. Eyes which have been operated for cataracts are still valuable to the eye bank. Removal of the eyes causes no noticable change in the appearance of the deceased. Eyes are never bought or sold. They are freely given and are processed without cost to the patient. For additional information about Eye Bank month or the eye donor program, write to the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness, 53 W. Jackson boulevard, Chicago, 111. 60604. Whale of a Jump Whales are the best of all animal high jumpers. They often leap more than 20 feet in the air. (Editor's Note: This is the nineteenth is a series of especially written articles for McHenry county readers. Joseph Cools is a psychologist on the Family Service and Community Mental Health center staff. This article is "Coping - Significant Changes.") Recent research has shown that major changes in a per­ sons life can precipitate serious psychological problems, depression in particular. One study gave conclusive evidence that a certain number of changes in a period of a year, will, with amazing predic­ tability, produce the depression. These "life changes" which included marriage, moving, changing jobs, having a baby, taking a vacation, divorce, death of a family member, making a major purchase, etc., were each assigned a number value depending on the impact of the change. For instance, marriage, a major change carries a high point value, while taking a vacation has a iow point value. If the number point value reaches a certain level, the researcher was able to predict that the person would begin to feel the effects of depression. It was noted that it did not seem to matter whether the change was a change for the better or a change for the worse. The important factor was the total amount of change experienced. The human organism ap­ pears to be remarkably adaptive to a variety of situations. However, it appears that the person must have a period of time to adjust and become accustomed to a significant change before he is subjected to additional changes. As in many other forms of depression, this depression in response to too many changes appears to be an attempt by the organism to retreat within itself to adjust to a new set of circumstances. Treatment of this type of depression is simplistic but effective: make as few ad­ ditional changes in the near future as possible, giving the mind and body a chance to adapt to the changes that have taken place previously. Ob­ viously taking a vacation "to get away from it all" is not the answer in this case. The Spanish classes at McHenry County college invite the community to a slide program dealing with "Spain Today", Friday, March 25, at 1 p.m. in Spanish and at 2 p.m. in English, in Room 243 in the Main hall building. Mrs. Becky Babcock Martos, a resident of London and Madrid for the last eight years, will bring a European per­ spective of what is now oc­ curring in Spain. For further information, contact Rosemary Kurtz at the college. Need Homes For Exchange Students Here Host families are needed to host international exchanges for two to three week periods between May and October. Two to five young people, between the age of 17 and 19, are ex­ pected from France in August. Applications for being a host family are available from Kathi Heberer at the Extension office, 11909 McConnell road, Woodstock or call 338-3737 or 4747. Farm families that are in need of a hired man or woman may wish to consider one of the exchangees coming to the United States on the exchange program with Poland. Since last spring, ninety men and women have been living and working on farms in eleven states. Five of the exchangees have been hosted by Illinois farmers. Families interested in learning more about this op­ portunity should contact: Ken Dolezal, Area Extension director, 1890 J.F. Kennedy road, Dubuque, la. 52001. When the laurels are handed out to states for their shares of U.S. farm exports, every state can take a bow, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research service (ERS) said. Some states, however, get more applause than others. In fiscal year 1976, ten states contributed six dollars of every ten dollars worth of the total $22.8 billion of U.S. farm commodities exported. Illinois ifarmers netted the largest share among the states of farm export revenue, with $2.4 billion in sales last year. Other leading farm export- producing states are Iowa ($1.8 billion), Texas ($1.5 billion), California ($1.5 billion), Kansas ($1.3 billion), Nebraska ($1.1 billion), Indiana ($1.1 billion), Minnesota ($.9 billion), North Carolina ($.8 billion), and Ohio ($.8 billion). "ERS recognizes that some states may have been slighted in this rundown," the report said. Since 1789, the U.S. has been a "common market," so the actual commodity exports by states are not on record. A great deal of trade in com­ modities destined for export takes place between and amoifg states. At best, economists can derive the state export shares only roughly from each state.'s contribution to national output and sales of individual com­ modities. U.S. farm exports include mostly nonprocessed items, but also some processed and semi- processed products. 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