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There's An Answer (by Norman Vincent Peale and Ruth Stafford Peale) Job For The Professionals PAGE 3 - PLA1NDEALER - FRIDAY. JANUARY 29. I» There Any Hope? Q. I lost my husband just nine months ago. It is taking a toll on- my life to the point that I have no desire to keep a home. Before I enjoyed having a clean house and meals on the table few him. We were just inseparable. I was home in the daytime waiting for him in the evening. When we did anything we did it together. I have very few friends because we gave up everything for each other. I have children and grandchildren who are a lot of help, but I just am not satisfied with anything. It seems every way I turn there is a Mode. I am afraid I might do something to myself that would disgrace my children. Is there any hope for me? A. The trouble is that you are still living through one of the most profound shocks a human being must face, namely the death of a very dear person. Understandably, since you had such a close relationship, the loss of your husband is devastating. You must just stick it out, and with earnest prayer maintain your good, sound thoughts. Hie shock will heal. Also, you will need to get out of yourself and make some new friends. Every human being must face the possibility of readjustment. You can do it, and God will help you. We have a booklet, Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled, that has (and a copy of it is on its way to you. Anyone wishing a free copy may receivfe one by writing helped others with questions such as yours; . to us in care of Box 500, Pawling, NY 12564. Daughter Writes Bad Checks Q. Our 23-year-old daughter married when she was 15, yes, too young. Her husband divorced her and got their two little boys because shewas drinking.So what did she do but go out and write almost $500 worth of checks. We have already paid off about $2,000 of her bad checks. The judge told her if she came up before him one more time that was it. I know she needs to be punished, but I can't sit still and let her go to jail for a few dollars. I'm not working now and my husband is sick, but she doesn't seem to care as long as she gets what she wants. Please give me an answer. A. Obviously your daughter's trouble is much deeper than merely writing bad checks. That and her excessive drinking are symptoms of an inner disorganization that can only be brought out and, hopefully, cured by specialized spiritual counseling. Actually you are not helping her very much by paying off bad checks; you are merely staving off prosecution. Better put your efforts into encouraging your daughter to find understanding help for her emotional disability. Should Human Organs Be Donated? Q. Several months ago I signed the Uniform Organ Donor card, and since then it has been a major topic of discussion. My husband feels that God may have had specific reasons for people being bom blind or having kidney problems, etc."perhaps because God has a lesson to teach them. So he believes that in donating my organs I may be interfering with God's plan. I first argued wholeheartedly, believing that since God's own Son was a healer that certainly God wouldn't object. I felt that maybe people had problems so that the rest of us could show love and compassion for tehm. But now I'm not so sure. Please help me find an answer. A. People are born blind or otherwise deficient physically not because God wants to teach anyone a lesson, but due to physical malfunctioning. Healthy people who donate healthy organs seem to be compassionate and therefore God-like in their desire to help less fortunate persons. This represents love and sharing. Certainly God approves of that. If there is something you would like to ask Dr. and Mrs. Peale to discuss in this column, write to them in care of Box 500, Pawling, NY 12564. If you would like to talk directly with a prayer partner, call Prayer Line (212) 481-1050. Reduced long-distance rates are in effect nights and weekends. If thinking about having a leather or suede coat cleaned, give the job to a professional leather cleaner. Because leather is not a woven fabric, it requires a special cleaning process. If the cleaner is competent, the garment will not be spoiled, says University of Illinois Extension Home Economist Nancy Moore. The cost is fairly high, Mrs. Moore warns. Professional leather cleaners charge depending on short, finger-tip, and full-length styles. Don't expect a cleaned leather garment to look exactly as it did when you bought it, Mrs. Moore continues. Leather and suede are less stable than wool, and cleaning causes some changes in animal skins. Because pig skin has little nap, differences between skins will become more obvious. The garment may lose oil and color. And stains are hard to remove, she warns. Cowhide, too, may lose oil and color. The hair may pick up tints. A competent professional leather cleaner will keep these problems to a minimum. Cleaning may cause dark colored suede to lint. Mrs. Moore says" this lint is nap of the skin coming loose, /iter you wear the garment a few times, the amount of lint will decrease. Soft unfinished skins like deer and "cuir sauvage" stain and pick up dirt more readily than finished skins. Color is less stable in these skins, also. If you are fussy, Mrs. Moore suggests you avoid garments made of them. Foreign skins, treated with chemicals different from regulaily used in the U.S., may produce cleaning problems. But these difficulties are not frequent enough to cause you to avoid all foreign leathers. While the garment will not look new after cleaning, the changes in appearance should be slight. If there is a major change in color or the surface is vety greasy, you may suspect the cleaner overdid the job. In this case, the cleaner may be liable. A poorly made coat will not clean well no matter how competent the cleaner. Your best bet against disap­ pointment is to buy wily a well-made coat and then patronize the best professional leather cleaner you know. The McHenry County Extension service is available to all McHenry county residents. Call 338-3737 or 4747, write or stop in at 11909 McConnell road, Woodstock, 01. Meet On Estate Planning A meeting to inform people about certain aspects of tax laws and to stimulate their desire to investigate estate planning for an orderly transition of property is planned at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at • the McHenry county fairgrounds in Building D. Sponsored by the McHenry County Farm Bureau Women's committee and the Country Companies, this estate planning meeting is open to the public as a service program to encourage citizens to become more aware of the need for long-range planning, said Larry Harris, Farm Bureau manager. There is no charge for admission. During a question- and-answer session with the lawyers and counselors assigned to this meeting by the Illinois Farm Bureau, refreshments will be served by the women's committee headed by Mrs. John Martin, Marengo. Harris said changes in income and inheritance tax laws in 1976 have caused major gaps in the estate planning prepared before Congress acted in a major way t^ revise the laws of the United States. Jn addition, he said inflation h$s increased the value «f farmland so much that planslo reduce tax obligations on $e death of a property owner are prudent. v "Our^ meeting is meant $o stimulate discussion, make people aware of some of tfie possible areas where remedies can be effected, and encourage them to see their t£x consultants or attorneys^' summarized Harris. t' Ij f------M m -y J BIRTHS ! ^ h a M Workable Crime Prevention Det. Gary Wigman, crime investigator for McHenry, and Det. Bob Joosten with Deputy Karen Kaufman of McHenry County Sheriffs department, guest speakers at the Whispering Oaks Woman's club, emphatically pointed out to the gathering how crime prevention works. In support of the Crime Prevention program of the General Federation of Women's clubs, all residents of Whispering Oaks were invited to see a film and participate in discussion telling how the they can help. The officers outlined the many ways that citizens can participate and help prevent crime. Another facet of crime prevention, Igetting the habitual criminal off the streets, was brought up by Mrs. Harry Tice. It can be done if Congress passes a bill now before the Senate calling for mandatary sentences for specific crimes,, without suspension, probation or parole. Letters bearing over 100 signatures had previously been sent to Senators Percy and Stevenson and Rep. Anderson. Replies indicating cooperation were read to th^ assembly and residents of the Oaks complimented by the law enforcement agencies for their active interest and participation. POETS CORNER 1 beocoooeooocoooooeooocoooooooooooosooooooa? THEJOURNEY I am going on a journey To a distant place so far And when I start that journey There will be no earthly bar. I hope that I am ready And can make that distant star And that nothing in this great wild world Can on that journey put a mar. For we each must take that journey And make it all alone Our stay is such a little while Before we have to roam. A while then we must travel To a destination still unknown Where everyone since time began Has sooner or later flown. Louise Hipwell INS FISH "Friends In Service Here" HOW FISH CAN HELP YOU! You may already know about Fish from your newspaper or other sources. Fish is simply a group of people who want to express their concern for their neighbors. If we can help you, it will be our privilege. When you phone the Fish number, 385-8020, a 24- hour answering service will take your call, and put you in touch with a member of Fish. We are ready to give you any of the following services, provided on an emergency basis...transportation, baby­ sitting, housework for the sick, telephone line for tne elderly, and our Pantry. We also are prepared to direct you to the proper source to find answers to questions you may have. There is no charge for any Fish service. CAN YOU HELP FISH? We are always in need of volunteers. For our telephone line, calls come to you at home on your day on duty, or maybe you can infer one day a month for transportation. You will never be asked to obligate yourself or listen to any lecture. Most Fish services require no special talent, just an honest interest in serving one's fellowman. Volunteers include both men and women, teenagers and all older groups. Some people work as teams, especially husbands and wives, and neighbors; others provide specialized services such as legal advice. Members receive instruction in various services; they also have a list of community agencies which might be needed in certain cases. When a call for help comes in, the operator takes the number and name of the caller, telling him that his call will be returned by a Fish member. The person on phone duty that day is contacted and returns , {he call to find out how Fish can be of help. Maybe you made a New Year's resolution to help your neighbor in some way... we feel you would enjoy being a member of the Fish family - give it some thought and call us for further information, 385- 8020, or write Fish, P.O. Box 282, McHenry, 111. 60050. M.G. • • • • A good loafer is an artist at his profession. • • • • • Compliment someone and you'll get smiles for a week. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODSTOCK A baby girl born Monday, Jan. 16, is welcomed into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wahls of Spring Grove. It's a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Schnulle of McHenry, arriving Monday, Jan. 16. Sugar and spice and everything nice for the new daughter born Tuesday, Jan. 17, to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Weingart of McHenry. Cheer Up If you can look happy when you aren't, you'll get along all right. -Current, Carlsbad, N.M. Observed One of the hardest secrets for a man to keep is his opinion of himself. -Courier, Bristol, Va. HOSPITAL NOTES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODSTOCK Recent admittances to Memorial hospital, Woodstock, included from McHenry: John Lawrence, Diane Hahndorf, baby Aaron Grimes, and Kathryn Korowski. HARVARD HOSPITAL Walter Freund of McHenry and Eva Huebner of Spring Grove were recently admitted as patients to Harvard hospital. have • nice weekend.:; dream a little O N E - S T O P t r a v e l s e r v i c e .42 '45n#r Chain-O-Lakes TRAVEL SERVICE 3405 W. Elm St. McHenry, Illinois MOM AMTRAK TICKETS WMUYm VeH Planning a Cn*t»W crvlwT A trip to Eursy«...Mtik« . .Hawalir You con compare thorn oil mi dor ono roof O* >oro ogiiiU for throughout tho wori^i S toMlMI 395-7500 Area Code 815 5 DIVORCES Decrees and judgments of dissolutions of marriage recently granted by the 19th Judicial Circuit include: Joann M. Stumbris and Anthony D. Stumbris; Michael J. Zorica and Diane E. Zorica; Nancy Davies vs. John J. Davies Jr. Dawn M. Olsen vs. Richard A. Olsen; George R. McGraw and Beatrice C. McGraw; Sherri L. 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