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The American Dream • . ' . . . j , \ The future of the United States, the haziness of its citizens 'ate directly to how well younger generations understand this H irttry, itspast-and what it took to make this country what it is. America Jias been the land of opportunity for two centuries. It is been easier to make one's way up from the bottom, here, than jywhere else in the world. We have been blessed with good land, jktural resources and the Anglo-Saxon heritage of democracy and tree enterprise. But *11 that could have meant little if America's early settlers ad not worked hard, and sacrificed, to make this country strong rid affluent. And that often meant a lifetime of hard work by erman, Irish, Scandinavian, Italian immigrants, and many black [Americans-not just a few years of effort. I Millions of well-placed Americans today owe their security to hard-working parents who toiled long and hard with very little, often on virgin land, to make a new start-in the new world. These Americans were the American dream. They made it come true. Others, slaves and indentured servants, endured long years of toil to finally get their start. Hard work, pride, the will to better one's posititm, the American way-this eventually made us the strong America we are today. Work, of course, is not everything, but it is usuallynecessary for advancement and happiness. The danger today-and older Americans point this out to younger fellow citizens-is that in the more urbanized life we live, with so many depending more and more on the government (other citizens) for all kinds of living support, with so many lucrative government jobs, with so many conveniences and so much easy living andrstress on pleasure, the old spirit will be lost. America in the future will be as strong as its people. That means if the Germans, Japanese or Russians work harder, appreciate the necessities of national strength and security better, and Americans grow softer from easy living, the American dream and spirit of two centuries will have been forgotten, and more energetic peoples will perhaps own the future. Will we allow this to happen? Summer Rewards Die art of kite flying is an ancient one. Ben Franklin utilized it to gain knowledge about lightning and electricity. Manufacturers say today young people are turning to the sport in large numbers. One manufacturer now offers 300 different kites and kits. They range form small to large, with various designs and shapes, and vary greatly in cost. They come from many countries - - silk and bamboo kites from China, for example. One can buy eagle kites, dragon kites, etc. Fresh air, some exercise, fun and relaxation are the rewards of summer kite fliers-who should, however, stay away from power lines, which regularly cause tragedies among enthusiasts. Building Permits Building permits recently issued by the Department of Building and Zoning for McHenry County include: Choice Builders, Inc., 7508 Hancock Dr., Wonder Lake, to erect a modular home at 9008 Acorn Path in Greenwood Township for an approximate value of $27,500. The permit and service fee of $187 was paid by the applicant. Ken J. Thomas, 2610 Thomas Court, McHenry, to build a two- bedroom single family dwelling at 2317 Ridge Rd., Silver Creek in Algonquin Township for an approximate value of $40,000. Permit and service fee-$206.' Choice Builders, Inc., 7506 Hancock Dr., Wonder Lake, to erect a modular home at 8912 Sunset, Highland Shores, Greenwood Tqjtfpftbip, ior an approximate value of $26,000. Permit and service fee<$M6." Choice Builders, Inc., 7506 Hancock Dr., Wonder Lake, to erect a modular home at 8717 Sunset, Highland Shores, Greenwood Township for an approximate value of $24,105. Permit and service fee-$146. Rockne Piehl, 1818 Tower Drive, Fox River Grove, to build an attached garage at the same address for an approximate value of $2,800. Permit and service fee-$33. Ernest D. Carani, 1402 Eastwood Lane, McHenry, to build an attached garage at the same address for an approximate value of $4,96& Permit and service fee-$22. Clarence Kuhn, 3258 N. Ridgeway, Chicago, to replace a house . lost to fire at 7503 Carlton Dr., Spring Grove for an approximate value of $21,500. Permit and service fee-$142. Ronald A. Burke, P.O. Box 593, McHenry, to build a single family residence at 8005 Pinoak Dr., in McHenry Township for an approximate value of $46,000. Permit and service fee-$199. Thomas Rishling, 7511-Cedar Dr., Wonder Lake, to build a single family residence at 4306 East End Dr., McHenry Township for an approximate value of $25,000. Permit and service fee-$176. Ron Verba, 5604 Greenview, Cary, to build a single family residence at 406 Wilmington Court in McHenry Township for an approximate value of $100,000. Permit and service fee-$243. Joseph Bellino, 3216 W. Skyway, McHenry, to build a single family residence at 1216 Ridge Rd., McHenry Township, for an approximate value of $40,000. Permit and service fee-$233.25. Allen D. Grosse, 3920 Overton Dr., Richmond, to build a garage at the same address, for an approximate value of $3,125. Permit and service fee-$22. Brittany Builders, 3717 W. Elm, McHenry, to build a two-story single family residence at 6206 Shenandoah Dr., Nunda Township, for an approximate value of $75,000. Permit and service fee- $248 64 f; 5 J^ Robert A. Brooks, 1432 Juneway, Round Lake Beach, to build a single family residence at 4012 Keith Dr., Solon Mills for an approximate value of $50,000. Permit and service fee-$234. Jesse and Dolores Gilbert, 1714 Orchard Lane, McHenry, to rremodel at the same address for an approximate value of $11,500. Permit and service fee-$ll. John Krenger, 3117 Lakeview Dr., Wonder Lake, to build a single family residence at 8714 Memory Trail, Highland Shores in Greenwood Township for an approximate value of $27,000. Permit and service fee-$149. Edwin A. Lueck, 10709 Commercial St., Richmond, to build a single family residence at 4407 Kuhn, Richmnod Township for an approximate value of $35,000. Permit and service fee-$191. LOOK OUT V" 4i :V.» jfxii' Jjf...• vd'vv.. --7 i vr'.maE CSPS Food Stamp Increases f""tax facts An increase in food stamp allotments and income eligibility levels for low-income families participating in the Food Stamp program is announced by Arthur F. Quern, director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid (IDPA). The increase, which reflects the August-to-February rise in food costs, took effect for most households on July 1. The allotment increase, based on the USDA Thrift Food plan, raises the value of the coupon allotment from $166 to $170 for a family of four. Appropriate adjustments for other household sizes will also be made. Family Allotment Family Allotment Family Altatment Sire Amount Site Amount Siia Amount One $ 50 Four $170 Seven $268 Two $ 94 Five $202 Eight $306 Three $134 Six $242 For each additional household member over eight, add $38 to the eight person amount. Since income eligibility levels are tied to the size of food stamp allotments, these levels also will increase in most cases. The net income limit for a family of four will increase from $553 to $567 per month. However income standards for (me and two-person households will not change. Maximum allowable income standards by family size starting July 1 are: Family Maximum Family Maximum Site Income Site income One $245 Five $673 Two $322 Six $807 Three $447 Seven $898 Four $567 Eight $1,020 A publication explaining the rights and obligations of people who are delinquent in paying their federal taxes is available free of charge from the Internal Revenue Service. IRS Publication 586, "The Collection Process (Income Tax Accounts)," also covers IRS procedures for collecting unpaid taxes. Published in both English and Spanish, the booklet may be obtained by calling, visiting or writing IRS offices. Taxpayers interested in the Spanish version should ask for Publication 586S. Other topics discussed in the booklet include liability for unpaid taxes, notices to tax­ payers, payment procedures, enforced collection procedure, levies, seizures and sales, federal tax liens, claim procedures, and the rights of a taxpayer during the collection process. For each additional member over eight add $127 to the eight person eligibility level. Persons who wish additional information about the Food Stamp program should contact local Illinois Department of Public Aid offices. State Chamber Offers Newy€onsolting Service "U.I. rates have skyrocketed in recent years, throwing company budgets into chaos and increasing employers' costs of doing business," said a spokesman for the statewide business organization. "Even the most carefully-managed companies can now use professional specialists in this area of staggering costs and complex administration." • .T , {> M 0'T . . A new Unemployment In­ surance Cost Control service designed to help employers reduce their U.I, costs was announced by the Center for Business Management, an affiliate of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce. The consulting service will include an extensive survey of company U.I. costs and processing of claims. The firm of James E. Frick, Inc., U.I. administration and cost control specialists, has been engaged to administer the program for the Chamber. , li but; HERE AND THERE IN BUSINESS RETURNS FROM TOUR Two Illinois residents have returned home after a two-day tour of the Charles Machine Works, Inc., Perry, Okla., where Ditch Witch trenching equipment is manufactured. It is used throughout the world for placing , service lines and similar.' installations un­ derground. George A; Hoffman, Jr., 612 W. Lincoln road, vice-president of W.H. Lyman Construction Co., Palatine, was one in at­ tendance. New advance payment procedures for GI Bill students entering school this fall require written requests to the schools now, the Veterans ad­ ministration reports. For information about( the program, contact Robert Stobel at 312-372-7373. 6 from HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK DATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS July 22, 1934--"Public Enemy Number One", John Dillinger is shot and killed by a group of 27 federal narcotics officers in Chicago. ' July 23, 1821--William A. Burt of Mount Vernon, Michigan, receives a patent for his "typographer," claimed by many to be the first typewriter In history. July 24,1816--Tennessee becomes the first seceding state to be readmitted into the Union following the end of the Civil War. July 2S, 1866--Ulysses S. Grant receives the rank of general of the U.S. Army, the first American officer to be so designated. July 26, 1947--Congress passes a hill merging the U.S. Armed Services under a single Secretary of Defense. July 27, 1MI Orville Wright sets a world record by staying aloft in an airplane over Fort Myer, Virginia, for 1 hour, 12 minutes and 40 seconds. { July 28, 1121--Independence Day in Pern, commemorating General San Martin's proclamation of freedom from Spanish rale. GI Bill students planning fall enrollment may be eligible for advance payment of Veterans administration allowances. Written requests should be made to the schools now. PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to use this column as an expression of their view on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only request is that the writers give signature, full address and phone number. We ask too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We reserve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in objectionable taste.) BED PARTNERS "Editor: "It's sort of a surprise, to find out who is sleeping with whom these days. But, as is the case, the one who affected, (namely you) is last one to find out. "The Socialist party in country is dead. Socialism in another clothing is already here, except for the mechanics of it, unless it can be halted by proper action. "We have asked for it, by asking government protection from womb to tomb, as is already an accomplished fact in most of the countries that can afford it, except here. But, we have asked for it and are surely going to get it. "Oh yes, about the bed partners. Could you possibly believe that the multinational corporations and the liberal elite in this country are sleeping together? "I still have an article from the financial page of the Chicago Tribune by a Mr. Gerstacher, then chairman of the Board of Dow Chemical corporation, - a genuine multinational corporation, where he states that the multinational corporation would like to, if they could, operate from their own island, beholden to no nation, and, that they could run our world (not country) better than the national governments in the past. "Last month I watched a program on CBC Canadian Broadcasting company prepared and narrated by John Kenneth Galbreath, the most important, renowned liberal (if you will ^'socialistic") economist in our country. He has had positions in the upper echelons of our government. "His program last week said stockholders of corporations are not important, and boards of directors are old men, and unable to function. So, get rid of them, and replace them with government people (world government people I think--he did not say but implied), and let the multinational managiement people do their thing. His repeat that multinationals probably could do a better job of running the world than the national governments could sounded precisely like the chairman of the board of Dow Chemical. "One argument that he had was the number of lives that have been lost in wars between national governments in this century. . "He proposes that the people LET S GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT LOW-COST A U T O I N S U R A N C E . i aooooooooooooooooo According to the Illinois EPA, community drinking w&ter supplies within the state must meet strict state stan- dards for concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, color, copper, cyanide, foaming agents, lead,, mercury, nitrogen, odor, organics, selenium, silver, zinc, and turbidity. Illinois has more large air pollution sources in compliance than any other state in the nation, according to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. r*~--*wg; ' -------------- \ i for Your Information Dear friend*, Gifts to charities, estate administrative costs, final illness and funeral expenses, all may be deducted from gross estate in the assessment of estate taxes. Inheritance taxes are assessed on a graduated basis. Tax burdens on survivors con be lessened with sound estate planning. Respectfully. PETER MJUSTEN & SON .FUNERAL HOME McHenry, Illinois 386-0063 Are You New In McHenry Area? TonyFick GIVE ME A CALL FOR THE FACTS ON LOW-COST H E A L T H I N S U R A N C E PAGE 17-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1677. who sold the munitions for these wars at a profit, now run the world. He of course thanked the multinational corporations who made the program possible. "This series is now on Channel 11 at 9 p.m., Thursday evenings. Listen to it - par­ ticularly the last program, which I believe puts the Bed Partners together. "Dan Fry" more than willing to cooperate with the legal process, but ari not willing to cooperate with the inefficiency of the judicial system. "Karen Lescher "1711 Woodlawn Park h "McHenry" jf THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM "Editor: "I realize there is a tremendous backlog in our courts, but I do feel that some of the 'jam-up' and in­ convenience to citizens could be eliminated. "Recently my daughter and a girl friend were subpoenaed as witnesses in a traffic accident case and were to be at the courthouse in Woodstock at 9:45 a.m. Since they had no other transportation, I drove them. "We arrived to a filled court room and began our wait. At 10:15 a.m., the judge an­ nounced that trials (which this was scheduled to be) involving civilian witnesses and not police officers would not be heard that day. We left and drove the 16 miles back home. "I feel that some system could be set up whereby per­ sons involved in cases which were not going to be heard could receive notification not to appear, therefore eliminating an unnecessary trip ana possible loss of valuable time. "My daughter does not work and I am off for the summer, but what about persons in similar cases who do work? They must return at another time, maybe with a repeat of dealys. This involves loss of pay and loss of work as well as the inconvenience. We are THE RTA GAME "To the Editor: ' "Let's see. . .RTA board' member, Dan Baldino, was one of the suburbanites who voted for Pikarsky for RTA board chairman. Then he was Pikarsky's loudest opponent: "Now he is going to be the suburbanite Who votes for the 5 percent gas tax, promising (0 lead the fight to abolish RTA two years from now if things don't work out right. "Does anybody see a pat­ tern? 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