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«. I ftUiX L - r/\UCi ill • • f lUi/o * , * -»-v.v The Low Serves You Free. Counseling For Vets Tax Planning Now Helps In Future Whether or not you prepare your own tax returns, the Illinois State Bar association says efficient record keeping throughout the year is essen­ tial. A year from now, when you are preparing your return for 1979 income, the task will be easier if proper records are kept. Requirements for sub­ stantiating claims on income tax returns vary, but taxpayers should keep accurate records of all financial transactions to be safe. The Illinois State Bar association says in all instances proper substantiation is ad­ visable; in some instances it is required. For instance in the area of deductions, even though you customarily take the standard deduction, unforeseen cir­ cumstances may make it more beneficial to itemize your deductions. In a case such as this you will be well prepared if you have saved all records that have to do with: --medical and dental ex­ penses, including amounts you paid for medical care in­ surance and amounts repaid to you by medical insurance. --tax records including state and local income tax, real estate tax, and general sales tax. Not all taxes are deduc­ tible, but be prepared to take advantage of those that are. --interest expenses such as mortgages on your home, finance charges, revolving charge accounts. -- c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o organizations operated for r e l i g i o u s , c h a r i t a b l e , educational, scientific, or literary purposes. Gift giving is a complicated tax area. If you gave gifts of property, keep particularly detailed in­ formation. --casualty or theft losses associated with property may be deductible. It is important to keep insurance related records in anticipation of these kinds of deductions. --miscellaneous areas where record keeping is important might include alimony payments, union dues, business use of home, expenses for education, fees to employment agencies. Of course not all transactions which fall into the above categories will be deductible. That kind of specific in­ formation is included with the instructions for filling out your 1979 tax return or can be ob­ tained through IRS publications on specific deductions. It is important to keep proper records not only to make tax time easier, but also to avoid paying more taxes than necessary or unwittingly filing erroneous returns. The Illinois State Bar association says now is the time to begin tax planning for 1979 taxes by systematically keeping all appropriate records. Invitations to use free Veterans administration educational and vocational counseling are being mailed to more than one million eligible Vietnam Era veterans, VA chief Max Cleland said this week. The invitation takes the form of a new brochure and ap­ plication which described available counseling and enable the veteran to arrange an interview. "VA counselors can help veterans make informed career, job or school choices and plans," Cleland said. "More important, these professionals can help the veteran solve problems associated with choosing and achieving his goals." All VA offices have been stocked with the brochures and supplies have been distributed to veterans service organizations. These special efforts to en­ courage veterans to ask for counseling are a component of "Operation Boost", VA's national awareness program to alert Vietnam Era veterans to unused GI Bill education and training benefits. In general, veterans have ten years from their date of discharge to use GI Bill education and training benefits, including this special counseling service. Veterans do not have to applv for training, hpwever, to receive counseling. VA counselors will help veterans identify their interests and best abilities, and to select and make plans for suitable career goals. Counselors will provide specific information based on their knowledge of available training programs, employment opportunities and financial aid or other resour­ ces. » While there is no charge for VA counseling, the veteran must pay his or her own transportation costs, if any. Cleland said the agency "will do our best to minimize that cost by scheduling an ap­ pointment as near the veteran's home as possible." The new brochure and full information on VA's vocational-educational counseling program can be obtained from the nearest VA office or from national veterans organizations. Keepin* Healthy Public Speaking Contests American Legion Post 491 - RINGWOOD ROAD, McHENRY - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FISH FRY EVERY FRIDAY (5:00 - 9:00 P.M.) •PERCH-ALL YOU CAN EAT *0THER MENU AVAILABLE ROADMASTERS SAT. NITE COCKTAIL HOUR MON.--TUES.--WED.--THURS.--FRIDAY 3:30 to 6:00 Cut Prices Serving Fondue For a successful Fondue, stirrers \>r dunkers are nec­ essary. The real secret to Fon­ due is to keep the cheese mix­ ture moving by having guests dunking into it with their pieces of bread, vegetables or fruit. Spinach Special Spinach tastes great with sour cream and nutmeg. Whip one cup of dairy sour cream and one-half teaspoon salt, one-fourth tea­ spoon nlitmeg and a'dash of pep­ per until fluffy. When ready to serve, stir the mixture into two packages, ten ounces each, of spinach that has been chopped, cooked and drained. It yields four-to-six tasty servings. "I hate to give speeches" was the topic of a recent public speaking and demonstration workshop. 4-ti members learned to develop the self confidence by spteaking in front of a video tape uiit and viewing it afterward. Then speeches were critiqued by two speech teachers in anotjher room. The workshop was to help prepare the members for the upcoming public speaking contest at the County board room in the MdHenry county courthouse on Rt. 47 at 7:30 p.m. May 2. T\yo actual con- testsi will be conducted on that \ evening. The first contest will be the General Public Speaking contest in which members speak for 4-6 minutes about any subject of their choice. Two people will be selected to attend State fair. The second area is the "Speaking of Horticulture" contest in which members are allowed 5-10 minutes to give an illustrative talk or a speech about a specific horticulture subject. One contestant will represent McHenry county in each of the three areas. Public speaking provides an opportunity for young people to improve their ability to assemble information and to share it effectively. It helps them develop confidence in their abilities once they see how easy it is to speak in front of a group. The public is welcome to attend. \ For mdre information about McHenry county 4-H youth programs, contact the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, P.O. Box 431, 224 W. Judd street, Woodstock. Hearing-Impaired Aid Secretary of State Alan J. Dixon has announced that his office has installed a special toll-free number equipped to handle requests and complaints f r o m h e a r i n g - i m p a i r e d At Sunnyside Food ft * Bottle Shop SAVINGS SPREE! GROCERY PRICES EFFECTIVE THRU MAY 5 residents throughout the state. This information will be exchanged through a telecommunications device, used in conjunction with a standard telephone. Both questions and answers are displayed above the keyboard. "This is a state-wide service which has been needed for some time to assist the hearing- impaired in solving common problems related to the Secretary of State's office," Dixon said. "These include facts and information on vehicle registration, driver licenses and vehicle titles." The toll-free number will be 800-252-2904 for this service. By Mary Richards In these days of soaring food prices, it has become in­ creasingly difficult for the homemaker to serve meals that are high in nutritonal content while staying within the family food budget. Serving foods that are high in nutrition and low in cost may not be a difficult as you think, however. Many of the higher priced foods are not the most nutritional. For exampale...avoid buying pre-sweetened cereals and imitation fruit drinks. The non- sweetened cereals are less expensive than the pre- sweetened varieties, and usually are higher in nutrition. Wheh selecting juices, look for the frozen concentrates or the c a n n e d , u n s w e e t e n e d f r u i t juices. Other types of fruit drinks have more sugar and fewer vitamins. Also, it is a good idea to avoid juice sub­ stitutes, such as the powdered, instant type drinks or soda pop. Milk, of course, is still an important part of a nutritional diet. You can save money, however, by purchasing either .2 percent of skim milk. Both have the same vitamin, mineral and protein content as whole milk, and cost less. In­ stant, powdered milk also has the same vitamin, mineral and protein content as whole milk, and is good to use for drinking, or in cooking. If your family does not like to drink the instant milk, you can still save money without sacrificing nutrition by using it in baking, in soups, sauces, gravies, puddings, in making pancakes or waffles, in French toast batter, etc. The possibilities are numerous. When planning snacks, for children or adults, purchase foods such as peanut butter, raw vegetables or fresh fruits, Items like potato chips, snack cakes and candy are low in nutrition and high in cost. Cheese, cut into wedges, strips or#any imaginative shape you can think *of,. is an aj-. tractive, nutritious snack that costs less than many of the highly sweetened snack foods. Raw vegetables that are good for snacking include celery, .cauliflower, tomatoes or carrots. Carrots can be cut into strips, curls, rounds, etc., to make them more attractive, especially to children. And, stuffing celery with peanut butter adds to its nutritional content. A tray of raw cauliflower, tomatoes, celery, carrots or whatever other raw vegetable you may enjoy, served with a creamy cheese dip makes an attractive, delicious, nutritious meal on a hot, summer day. And you won't have to cook in a hot kitchen! Fresh fruits, of course, are good for snacking. Oranges, apples, even grapefruit wedges make good "nibbles" or lunch box treats. Peanuts or other types of nuts, raisins or other dried fruits even pickles are some other nutritious snacks. Another area where the homemaker can save money without skimping on nutrition is in buying baby foods. The best buy in strained baby foods are the plain fruits and vegetable rather than mixtures such as meat "dinners", meat and vegetables combinations or fruit desserts. These com­ bination foods cost about twice as much (per gram of proten) as the plain meats and vegetables. Also, it is more economical to buy baby cereal in boxes rather than jars. It is a simple matter to mix the dry, boxed cereal with a little of the baby's formula. These are just a few of the ideas Which should enable ,you to give, your family high nutritional content at the lowest possible cost. If you want more information about nutrition, write to: Genevieve Anthony, R.D., Nutritionist, Illinois Department of Public Health, 525 West Jefferson Street, Springfield, 111., 62761. * * * « Experts are like ordi­ nary people--they seldom agree. In some places people be­ lieved that whoever cuts the last sheaf of wheat at harvest time will marry within the y e a r -- t o s o m e o n e o l d . c Si, , c ^ COCA COLA 6-12 OZ. CANS M $o*e B«*®r \Ne Reserve ihe While Quont thev Rig^1 ties HOMESTYLE OREAD 16 OZ. LOAF 24 DEL MONTE VEGETABLES 3/1" *2 v PEASt CARROTS WHOLE POTATOES GREEN BEANS •S8S& -fP- \ 1.75152* 5®S8T FIELDCREST 2% MILK SPECIAL LOW PRICE GALLON 1SS1 J DEAN'S JOHN'S SAUSAGE PIZZA 13% OZ. LAUNDRY AND STAIN REMOVER SHOUT 6* t 750 Ntt. 12 OZ.1 PRODUCE' DOLE GOLDEN RIPE BANANAS NORTH DAKOTA RED1 POTATOES NEW TEXAS MED. YELLOW ONIONS l«. 4 WUQUiS*- 1.75^1!* "|99 i 75UTE& RWHtTE iMIftWSCO 199 SOUR CREAM 1 LB. MEADOW GOLD SHERBERT % GAL. DREAMSICLES SEE BEFORE YCU BUY. 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