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Past 65 by Carl Riblet Jr. Q. - "Today is my 70th birthday and my Ave son* and daughters, their husbands and wives, and my 14 grandchildren gave me the usual kind of presents. But I didn't want stuff like that, i got sox, han­ dkerchiefs, neckties, books I'll never read, and pipes with gadgets in the stems that keep the saliva from going to the bottom of the pipe bowl. I have 80 pair of sox I've never worn, a hundred or more han­ dkerchiefs I've nver blown my note on, a dozen neckties I wouldn't wear under any circumstances, and nin« pipes I will never puff. keep coming every* y« When I'm 901 can open a gift shop with all those useless gifts. "I love my children and grandchildren and their better-half s. But I wonder if they really love me. They never give me the one thing I really would like for^a bir­ thday. My wife gave K to me every birthday until the died U years ago. WJbat I want is an old-fashioned chocolate cake, wittritts on top and inside, too, rial sfhd moist with the frosting neither gooey nor brittle. Three layers, too. And not made from patented cake mix which my wife slid was like eating corn flakes with pasty-wet cocoa on top. "Wouldn't you think that just one of my relatives would bake me such a cake? Probably tbm don't know how.I forgot'to say that I live alone, by my own choice." - Minor T. A. -- Minor's problem, while difficult, might be straightened out if explained to a daughter who can pass his story on to others in the large family. Of course, should every wife in the family decide to oblige and bake him his special cake from ah oidtime recipe, with three layers -- if they can learn bow -- there would be a traffic jam of cakes on Minor's birthdays. But the daughters and daughters-in- law can get around that too * much - in • paradise problem by baking his cake more than once a year; perhqiB once a month, four times a year or even twice a •year /They can set up for him * number of cake days that correspond to the number of cake-makers in the family. Thus, he would get a chocolate cake on his real birthday and other ones , at specified intervals to keep 'em foming and satisfy his fantasy for cake. The problem of gifts of soxs, handkerchiefs, neckties and pipes may never be solved because people wantvto give, and their moneyvand imagination may be limited. Qi -- "Please send full information on Microlert. And prices- David S B. A. -- I am not in the business of selling anything but this column to newspapers. Microlert is an electronic device worn like a pendant. It has a button that a heart patient or stroke victim, for example, can press to automatically trigger an emergency call to doctors, relatives, am­ bulance service or a neigh­ bor. More information can be secured through Microlert at 3029 San Fer­ nando Road, Burbank, California 91504. I don't know the price. Q. -- "I have boy and girl grandchildren,aged 15 and 16. They both wear jeans all the time, snirts. that are just alike and they let their hair grow the same length. From my view -- even a side view because she is not fully developed -- they look like boys. When I asked them about it, the girl said, 'Don't you know, Grams? This is unisex'. I was so speechless I didn't ask what unisex is.* I didn't dare, really. What is it?" - Cora B. A. ~+ Cora can look at her grandcllldren and see it at a glance. Unisex is look-alike males and females with emphasis on neither sex. Which is to say that lys there are three the two opposite I, male and female, and the new one that attempts to combine both into a look of single sex called unisex. Most of us elders prefer the opposite sex, because it is so opposite. A . . -- " W e h a v e a n organization called Medigap Claim Service that helps members get more favorable results from Medicare claims. "More times than you can imagine, when we file a claim for Medicare payment in behalf of one of our members, we are responsible for him or her receiving larger amounts in the allowance paid by Medicare on the medical bills. "People lose money with Medicare claims in many instances through incorrect or incomplete Part B claim forms. Part B is primarily doctor related. Many misunderstand or misin­ terpret the medical questions on the Part B form, and they lose money as a result. Medicare has not paid them the applicable allowance. That's what we do: file a claim properly so that the Medicare patient receives what the law says he should, not less. Will you tell your readers about this organization?" -- Leon C. K. A. -- The Medigap address is 10175 S. W. Barbur Road, Portland, OR., 97219, phone (503) 245-7296. Leon said his organization will be glad to reply to inquiries. Q. -- "A friend said she read about a new Social Security law which I hardly believe. She said it said, 'People collecting a pension from a private company or public institution cannot also collect benefit checks from Social Security'. Can that be true?" -- Emma J. A. -- No, it is not true. Pensions, royalty, income from a trust-fund, payments from annuities or bond purchases, retirement pay, loans from employers, ai similar payments madi under certain specific conditions do not affeet^ Social Security benefits. However, questions about such payment should be settled by asking S.S. direct. There are side-turnings and pitfalls in some of the categories. Q. -- "I consider your response to the reader who complained about treatment of senior citizens in stores as simplistic. I'm not a senior. Just hit 40 last week. The problem of merchant treatment of customers has little to do with advanced age. It is not a problem of treatment of senior citizens, but a matter of social change. Seniors can use the power of their buying potential to get better ser­ vice. Those stores that don't serve their customers well will suffer, at least in the current economy. No matter what our age is, we can require good service." -- Norma M. A. -- Norma is both right and wrong. She's right because we seniors can indeed demand and get better service by speaking up. She's wrong in her idea that implies senior citizens are not singled out for poor service. They may not be singled out in fact, but they are by indifference and annoyance. In all fairness, I don't think Norma is aware of her mis judgment. She is, after all, a mere kid of 40. Nobody who is not a senior citizen can possibly know what it means to be past 65. To know, you gotta feel it in your guts. It is more than intellectual. Q. -- "Can you suggest how I can locate a nephew? Nothing is known by anyone in the family of his whereabouts after World War II. He was in the Ar­ my?" -- Eleanor D.J. Q. -- "I want to locate three old Chicago friends who were in the Army and Navy. How can I do it?" -- John A.S. A. -- John and Eleanor can each inquire of the military services at their headquarters in the Pen­ tagon, Washington, D.C., and the Veterans Ad­ ministration, giving the names of the missing per­ sons and explaining that their whereabouts are sought only for friendship's sake and Unship. Both John and Eleanor gave the names of the missing persons, but I cannot reveal identities. Write to Carl Riblet Jr., sending self*addressed, stamped envelope if you have questions or seek in­ formation about problems of aging. All questions will be answered, if possible. No identities are revealed. Legal Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. MCHENRY COUNTV. ILLINOIS PROBATO DIVISION ESTATE OF JOHN** J. SAVAGE Deceased, File No. 80-P-382 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of JOHN J. SAVAGE, of McHenry, Illinois. Letters of office were issued on December 24, 1980, to JOHN E. DIANIS, ill Lewis Ave., - Wauconda, IL., 60064 whose attorney is Wallace B. Dunn, 3 0 0 G r e e n B a y R d . , Highwood, 111., 60040. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois. 60098, or with the representative, or both , within 6 months from the date of issuance of letters and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. Vernon W. Kays, Jr. Clerk of the Court (Pub. Jan. 16,23 & 30,1961) No. 800066 Legal Notice In The Circuit Court of McHenry County, Illinois. In re the Marriage of Anna M a r i e G r a b o w s k i , Petitioner, and Ronald E. Grabowski, Respondent, No. 80D637. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, RONALD E. GRABOWSKI, Respondent, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you asking for a judgment of dissoluation of marriage and for other relief. UNLESS YOU FTLE ^our response or otherwise response your appearance in this case in the office of the Clerk of this Court, McHenry County Courthouse, 2200 N. S e m i n a r y A v e n u e , Woodstock, Illinois, on or before February 19. 1981, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE PETITION. Clerk Lays, Jr. of Court (Pub. Jan. 16,23 & 30,1981) No. 800038 Legal Notice MEETING NOTICE The Nunda Township Cemetery Trustees will hold their regular Board meeting on Monday, January 26th, 1961 at 7:00 P.M. at the Township Office, 3510 Bay Road, Crystal Lake. Illinois. s Anita Sherwood, Executive Secretary Nunda Township Cemetery Fund Dated: January 2, 1981 (Pub. Jan. 9,16 & 23,1981) No. 800057 "^American Viewpoints •to* I never did anything wortk doing by accident, nor die any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work. Thomas Edison Deaths HENRY DOl'RLAIN Henry J Dourlain, for­ merly of Wonder Lake and Bald Knob. McHenry, died Wednesday. Jan 14, at McHenry hospital He was 79 years old, born in Peoria, 111 Feb 10. 1901, the son of Alphonse and Julutt Maceaux Dourlain Mr Dourlain lived in the McHenry area 20 years, having come from Chicago. He had been a bakery salesman for Burny Brothers, Chicago and was manager of the Bald Knob resort, Pistakee Bay, for five years. His wife. Loretta, nee linger, preceded him in de«,th Dec. 20. 1980 " He is survived »by two daughters, Mrs Arthur, < Ruth) Pehlke, Lisle, 111. and Mrs Michael (Shirley) Schaefer, Bald Knob, McHenry; one son, Owen Dourlain of Lisle, 111. and two grandchildren. Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Anne Hancock, Pekin, 111 ; Mrs Jane Wheirman, Roan&ke, 111.; and Mrs. Florence Jones of California Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, 11 a.m., at the Peter M. Justen & Son funferal home, with Pastor Rogfcr W Schneider, of Shepherd , of the Hills Lutheran church. of­ ficiating. Burial will be in W o o d l a n d c e m e t e r y , McHenry Friends and relatives may call Saturday, from 10a.m. until the time of services at 11. JULIA H. FREUND Julia H. Freund, 3708 W Timothy lane, McHenry, died Monday evening, Jan. 12, at Memorial hospital for McHenry county. Wood­ stock. Shp 79 vparc old. born in^pFing GrovNJune 17. 1|08. the daughtep of and Marv^mith Mrs Freund lived in the area all her life and had been a member of the Christian Mothers Sodality of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic church, McHenry J^ie is survived by her husband of fifty years, Joseph P Freund, whom she married Nov. 26,1930. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Warren (Sharon) Wells. Grayslake; three grandchildren, Bob and Mark Shiel and Steven Wells; and one sister, Mrs. Catherine Freund of Rich­ mond Three brothers, William, George and Joseph Huff, preceded her in death. A funeral Mass was of­ fered Thursday. 11 a.m., at St Mary's with burial in the PAGE 5 - P LA1NDE ALEE church cemetery. Visitation was from 3 to 9 p.m. Wed­ nesday, at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home. FRANK PLUSHKIS Frank W. Plushkis, III, 14, son of Frank W. Plushkis, Jr. and Mrs. Nancy (Mary) Petersen Plushkis, formerly of McHenry, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, in Virginia Beach, VA. He had been confined to the Virginia Beach General h o s p i t a l w i t h meningococcal, meningitis. He was born in San Diego, Cal ; resided with his father FRIDAY, JANUARY 10.1161 ^ in Virginia Beach the past 14 years; and was currently a student in North Carolina high school. Other survivors include two brothers, Ronald A. Plushkis of Virginia Beach and Brian Nelson of Palatine, 111.; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Nina McDonough of Chicago; and maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Belle Petersen of McHenry All funeral arrangements were made in Virginia Beach Health Department Reports County Head Lice Cases Head lice infestation has become a national epidemic - with millions of cases reported each year. McHenry county residents are no exception. "Recently, we received numerous complaints and requests for information", said Eileen Hanson, director of Nursing for the McHenry County Department of Health. Lice infestation is not Kroof of poor personal ygiene or a dirty house environment. Head lice can infect anyone, anywhere. So, parents should check c h i l d r e n ' s , h e a d s periodically. If lice or nits are found, all family members need to be checked and treated if infected. The Illinois Department of Public Health recommends the following guidelines for the detection and treatment of lice infestations: f Lice are hard to see, but they can be detected by the presence of nits, small white or silver looking egg cases attached to hair shafts with a sticky material. Areas around the ears and nape of the neck should be checked carefully.. If lice are found on a child, all family members should undergo treatment for the infestation, whether or not nits are found on an individual. Hair should be washed in water as hot as tolerable with one of several lice treating shampoos, which can be purchased over the counter or by prescription. After cleaning, hair should be combed with a fine tooth comb. The comb and brushes should then be washed with the same shampoo. 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