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Twice Told Tales FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 12, 1928) . It was a landslide for Louis L. Emmerson for Governor in Tuesday's primary and he carried withhimOtis F. Glenn for United States senator, Oscar E. Carlstrom for at­ torney general, and William J. Stratton for secretary of state. The present popular secretary of state, who has often been referred to as the best known and most popular man in Illinois, swept the entire state bya victory that will go down in the annals of history as a most unusual tribute. Latest figures indicate that the Emmerson victory will reach upwards of 400,000. John Vydtal and family wore badly shaken up in an automobile accident Sunday evening while on their way home from Racine. Mr. Vydtal and his daughters, Frances and Elsie, and sons, Harold and Charles, and Miss Caroline Steffes were riding in their beautiful new Nash car with the older one of the boys driving when they were hit by a car coming from the opposite direc­ tion at a high rate of speed. The Nash car was badly damaged. Miss Steffes was the most severely injured and received serious cuts about the face. McHenry and its immediate vicinity again came into the limelight the first of the week, this time being the occasion when the famous kidnapping case of Thomas Gaynor, wealthy west side automobile dealer and part owner of the new McCormick hotel in Chicago, was followed to this locality and the victim of the outrage was rescued Saturday afternoon at a cottage just below Colby's point on the Fox river. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 14, 1938) McHenry's new and im­ proved telephone system is scheduled for completion by the end of June of this year, ac­ cording to an announcement made by George L. Wilburn, manager of the Illinois Bell Telephone company. The new central office Will be located in a building being constructed on Park street, north of Elm street, by H.C. and Lora A. Hughes. The company's new switchboard, terminal equipment, operators quarters, and business office will occupy the entire building. Lester Edinger for Sheriff and C. Frank Daly for treasurer were the winners in the Republican county contests on Tuesday. All of the other Republican candidates were unopposed for the Republican party nominations, ss follows: Henry L. Cowlin of Crystal Lake for judge; Raymond O. Woods of Woodstock for clerk and Ethel Coe for superin­ tendent of schools. The over­ whelming vote for Edinger is rather a surprise to those people who may have given credence to a headline which appeared in ooe of the county newspapers last week stating that Edinger is a "Load for the Republicans to Carry", and is a complete answer by the voters to the columns of rot published by Charles P. Barnes in a Woodstock newspaper and circulated in the mails to thousands of citizens in the county. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 16, 1963) Undoubtedly the largest school board election ever held in McHenry and probably in any community of comparable size in this part of the state took place Saturday, April 13, when two members, Dr. A.I. Froehlich and Ben Jus ten were reelected to membership in high school District 156. With a record of 1,686 votes cast, Dr. Froehlich received 1,112 and Mr. Justen won the mrooort of 972 voters. Although no other school elections last Saturday equalled or even approached the interest shown in District 156, several hundred voters went to the polls in other districts to elect represen­ tatives. In Consolidated District 15 which includes Edgebrook and the Junior high school, Margaret L. Haug was returned to office for her second term with 289 votes. At the same election the voters chose Wilfred Blake as a new member to take place of Fred Rogers who did not seek reelection. A happy group of boys, the Porkies, won the 1953 McHenry County Semi-Pro basketball championship. Entering the tournament as one of the -un­ derdogs with only three vic­ tories and four losses to their credit, the boys were deter­ mined to do everything they could possibly do to come through with the championship. After playing three hard games, in which they defeated Hebron, Crystal Lake and Cary, their dream had come true. £• TEN YEARS AGO * (Taken from the files of April 17, 1968) Heavy voting marked the annual school elections in both of the McHenry school districts on Saturday, resulting in the return to office of three can­ didates and a new member joining High School District 156 board. Highest vote getter was the latter, Lloyd Freund of Johnsburg, who polled 645 votes to join the seven-man board. Reelected to office was Dr. Leslie Krieger with 516 votes. In District 15, John O. Mclntyre was top candidate with 552 votes, followed by Dorothy Vick, who also was returned to office with 492 votes. .A lengthy hearing before the city's zoning board of appeals last Thursday brought names of sixty-nine petition objectors to the attention of that board and at least twenty of them sppeared in person. The bearing involved the desire of die city to establish a "B-l" commercial retail district on all the premises in a triangular area lying north of Waukegan road. mm* s* * *-§§g| I HE'S NO CAMEL...A romp on the saad dunes near Palm Springs, Calif., is an air-raising experience for Cosmo, an English sheep­ dog, and his kite-flying friends. Avoid costly mistakes You've spent a lifetime building your estate and Country Life's cost-free estate planning service can help you keep it in the family. Our full-time estate planning staff can work with your attorney to help you unravel complicated tax laws and distribute your estate--all with no cost or obligation to buy life insurance. Wise planning can make sure that more of your estate goes to your children and less to Uncle Sam. So call your Country Companies agent today. The Country Companies. We're a little different than most insurance people. • Your Country Companies, Unexpected Losses Can Reduce Income Tax Payments SECTION 2 - PAGE 7 - PLAIN DEALER - Town-Country Tips by David Ploch«r, Extension S«rvic« 338-3737 - 338-4747 Everyone wants to reduce his income tax payment by as much as possible. And while it's getting more difficult to obtain significant savings, there are still some areas where tax­ payers who itemize deductions can lower their obligation to Uncle Sam. One area where potential savings exist, according to the Insurance Information in­ stitute, is in the reporting of casualty or theft losses. The Internal Revenue service defines "casualty losses" as those resulting from any sudden or unexpected event, such as a tornado, a fire, automobile collision or theft of personal property. The IRS allows taxpayers to deduct personal casualty or theft losses for both real and personal property. Individuals who itemize their deductions can deduct the amount of the loss that is in excess of (100, less any amount covered by insurance. Businesses, the IRS points out, are not subject to this $100 exclusion. The amount of any casualty or theft loss is the difference between the fair market value immediately before and im­ mediately after a loss. The loss cannot be greater than the original cost or the cost of any improvements one might have made. Here's how to compute a fire loss involving a living room sofa. Suppose^the fair market value of the sofa before fire damage was $850. After the damage, the fair market value was $350. In this example, the casualty loss is $500, or $850 minus $350. Next reduce the $500 figure by any insurance proceeds and the $100 tax deductible. If the - insurance company covered $250 of the above loss, the deduction for income tax purposes would be $150 ($500 minus $250 equals $250, less the $100 tax deductible equals $150). This $100 exclusion ap­ plies to each loss during the year. The institute points out that in order to deduct a casualty or theft loss, one must be able to show proof of loss. This in­ cludes; nature of the casualty and when it was discovered; that the loss was the direct result of the casualty or theft; ownership of the property; fair market value of property before and after the loss and the amount of insurance or other compensation received. Items that would be helpful in proving the loss include police reports of any accident or theft, statements from witnesses and repair bills. More detailed information on the proper handling of theft and casualty looses is available in IRS Publication 547, titled 'Tax Information on Disasters, Casualty Losses and Thefts." Also, Form 4684, "Casualties and Thefts" is helpful in determining the amount of the loss. Both publications are available free of charge from local regional IRS offices. • Remember, however, one can deduct personal casualty or theft losses only if itemized as deductions on Schedule A of the income tax return. HERE AND THERE IN BUSINESS CAREERSCHOOL GRADUATE Paul E. Jeiikins of the A. Jerry Fisher McHenry agency of the Bankers Life is a suc­ cessful graduate of a recent Career school conducted in the company's home office in Des Moines, Iowa. He was one of thirty-eight agents from across the country who qualified for this specialized school. Tallest Animal *> The giraffe is the world's tallest animal. A newborn one may reach six feet in height at birth and grow nine inches within a week. Farmers Face Higher Cost - Farmers who have grown accustomed to rising production costs won't be surprised in 1978. According to University of Illinois area adviser in farm management, George Young, the projected 1978 costs for growing corn will be up 4 percent and the projected costs for growing soybeans will be up 10 percent. This increase will be above the actual costs that McHenry county grain farmers ex­ perienced in 1977. The total costs per bushel of growing corn averaged $2.42. Of course __ one must remember that there are those above and below this - average figure. The average selling price for corn in 1977 was $2.13. For soybeans the cost in 1977 averaged $5.43 per bushel while the average selling price per bushel was $6.94. It is important to note however that while the total cost per bushel average ex­ ceeded the average selling price, many farmers were able to cover their actual out of pocket costs. Not covered though for many farmers was the return for their capital outlay, management, and total labor output. 1977 Preliminary Yields - A record soybean crop yield was set in 1977 for McHenry county according to the preliminary report out from the Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting service. They ire projecting the average yield to be 35.5 bushels per acre. For corn, the preliminary yield has been set at 99.6 bushels per acre. The highest yield for the county was back in 1972 when we reached the level of 103 bushels per acre. While McHenry county set record yields in 1977 the majority of Illinois fell because of poor crop growing con­ ditions. Although it was dry in McHenry county we were very fortunate to have the rain needed come at the appropriate times. George Young, area farm management adviser, reported at FBFM area meeting that farm management cooper a tors in McHenry county averaged approximately 124 bushels of corn per acre. This compared with 105 bushels in 1976 and 103 in 1975. History Estimates Spring Work Days - As always the number of days you will have to get your spring work done will depend on the weather. But a look at past growing seasons can provide information for making a good estimate. In sum­ marizing data from the past 23 growing seasons on the number of calendar days favorable for field work in northern Illinois I have figures that the farmers here in McHenry county can expect an average 11.9 WEDNESDAY. APRIL 12, 1978 favorable days between April-5 and April 26. During this three week period wnen the bulk of spring tillage and fertilization the minimum number of favorable days ever recorded for this area was 2.8 days in 1973. During the four week period from April 27 to May 24, the optimum cdfR^and soybean planting period, you can expect an average of 16.6 days to be favorable for field work. The historical minimum during this period for field work is 8.3 days back in 1974. You can expect an average accumulation of 28.5 good days between April 5 and May 25 for combined spring tillage and planting. The historical minimum was 12.5 in 1973. The penalty for late planting of corn in late May and early June may be 15 to 25 percent of the potential yield for early May. In thes^few days left before you begin field work you may want to calculate the capacity of your farm machinery for the job that has to be done. Contact me if you can use some assistance. • • * • Time and people both change and there is no reason to worry about the process. • • • • There's a time to play, as well as a time to pray, but some people never try either. AT OUR NEW SHOWROOM WAREHOUSE Special introductory offer-- a $10 merchandise certificate with every $100 purchase! 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