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SECTION 2 - PAGE 2 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1984 POP thief ^ryoeneral^^™ News causes concern for honest buyer County Democrats endorse Mondale McHenry County Democratic Precinct committeemen cast an ballot for Walter F. to be the Democratic for president of the United States. The com­ mitteemen present at the meeting, held at the VFW in llcHenry, represented over 65 percent of the eligible Democratic votes cast in the last primary election. Weighted votes, which are cast by elected or appointed committeemen, represent the Democratic votes cast in that precinct in the last primary election. FORYOlT" JIM'S MUFFLER BAY YOUR COMPLETE CAR CARE CENTER Mufflers & Exhaust Systems Designed For Your Car! •Quality Parts at a Fair Price •Shocks •Mufflers *Tune-Ups •BF Goodrich Tires *Brakes •Professional Installation •Imports Welcome FREE PICKUP & DELIVERY SERVICE (within 5 miles) Call Today For Our Low Prices HIGHTECH v&SxSSSxSxi RAD1ALS •I UiUUUIICfi JIM'S MUFFLER BAY 1110 BROADWAY. WOODSTOCK IL 60098 (Next To Marian Central) (815)338-597 7 Hours: Weekdays 8-5; Saturday 8-3 Dear June: I recently went to a large refund form swap session held at a local super­ market. The woman who was in charge made an announcement asking all of us to report anyone we see removing proofs of purchase from merchandise on the supermarket shelves. She called them "POP thieves" She said that when these "thieves" remove the UPC symbols or other proofs from packages, the store can no longer sell them. From What this woman said,, it seems like the problem may be getting out of hand. I wouldn't want the manufacturers to stop making their refund offers because of these "thieves". What can we do about this? - Dolores B., Morris, 111. Dear Dolores: You can follow this woman's advice and report to the store manager anyone whom you see stealing proof s-of- purchase from packages on the Coupon Clipper supermarket shelves. We should all urge store managers and supermarket executives to prosecute these POP thieves. Their thoughtlessness is costing supermarkets millions of dollars, and eventually these costs are passed along to us the honest shoppers of America. One of the consumer organizations that is also disturbed by this situation is The American Coupon Club in Franklin Square, N.Y. This organization is offering a $100 reward to any consumer who provides information that results in the arrest and con­ viction of a person for stealing a proof-of-purchase from an item in a supermarket. For information write to: Reward Program, The American Coupon Club, P.O. m 500, Franklin Square, N.Y., HO. r Dear June: Gift giving this past Christmas • was not as spectacular as in the past Christmases. Money has been tight, but because of my couponing and refunding it was still a bright Christmas and no one was disappointed. The gifts under our Christmas tree added up to $689 and, thanks to refunding, my cost was only $91. I want to thank you for all the wonderful tips and advice you have given lis in the past year. - Rose, Federal Way, Wash. Dear Rose: Thank you for being such a smart shopper. The SMART SHOPPING AWARD goes to Sue Stoffel of Westmoreland, Kan. "My supermarket had Vlasic Spears on sale for 69 cents, regularly 99 cents. I used three 15-cents coupons, which brought my cost down to only 54 cents a jar. I sent in the proofs-of- purchase for a $2 Vlasic refund. What a great way to go shop­ ping!" Sue and other readers whose smart shopping experiences appear in my column receive a copy of couponing and refunding magazine. The National Supermarket Shopper. Write to me in care of this paper. Here's a refund to write for: A $1.25 refund. Gentle Touch $1.25 refund form request, P.O. Box 9161, Dept. A. Clinton, IA., 52736. This offer expires March 15, 1984. While waiting for the form save five regular or three bath- size Gentle Touch Soap wrap­ pers. Here is this week's list of refund offers. Start looking for the required refund forms, which you can obtain at the supermarket, in newspaper and magazine advertisments and from trading with friends. Meanwhile, start collecting the needed proofs of purchase as detailed below. Remember, some offers are not available in all areas of the country. 4 Today's refund offers have a value of $8.18. Seasonings, Sauces, Sugar, Syrup, Salad Dressings (File No. 5) These offers require refund forms. DEL MONTE Tomato Sauce Offer. Receive a Coupon for a Free Can of Del Monte Tomato ^ Sjyce - the same size as shown on proofs of purchase. Send the required refund form and three labels from 8-ounce or three tables from 15-ounce cans of Del Monte Tomato Sauce Regular or No Salt Added. Expires May 31, 1984. DURKEE FamousFoods. Receive a $1.50 coupon toward meat, poultry, vegetable or fish purchase. Send required refund form and two labels from any Durkee's Creative Seasonings. Expires Feb. 29, 1984. KARO Free Pancake Mix Offer. Receive a purchase price refund on any pancake mix up to $1.50. Send the required refund form and two labels from any size Karo Pancake Syrup, along with the purchase price of the pancake mix circled. Expires Feb. 29, 1984. KRAFT Real Mayonnaise & Tuna $1 Refund. Send the required refund form and three back labels from the 32 ounce size jars of Kraft Real Mayonnaise, plus a register tape with the purchase price of a can of tuna circled. Expires March 31, am \ LAWRY'S Tree Taco Shell Offer. Receive a coupon for a free box of Taco Shells. Send the required refund form and four "Lawry's Fanciful" cut from any package of Lawry's Taco, Burrito, Chili. Mexican Rice, Taco Joe Seasoning Mixes or Enchilada Sauce Mix products. Expires March 30, 1984. PREGO. Receive two 50-cent coupons. Send the required refund form and the front panels from four jars of any size or variety of Prego Spaghetti Sauce. Expires March 31, 1984. B F TRA££EY'S SONS, INC. Receive the "Secret of Creole Cooking" Recipe Book. Send the required refund form and one label from any Trap- pey's product and $1.25 or $1.50 no label. Expires March 31, 1984 Cold means stress for cows Cold winter weather means "stress to beef cows. As a result, they need a little extra energy to develop unborn calves normally and stay in good condition for lactation and breeding. Energy requirements for beef cows can be measured as pounds of total digestible nutrients (TDN) needed per day. On the average, a 1,100 pound beef cow in late The (EXTENSION) People A/\Ml pregnancy requires 10 pounds of TDN per day. That amount, however, is recommended for cows in average body condition not suffering from cold weather stress. Thin cows may need 20 percent more TDN to improve in condition. Typical TDN contents for hay of good, average, and poor condition are 55, 50, and 45 percent respectively. Dry corn stover^-that includes an abun­ dance of shucks and leaves mav have 45 percent TDN, but low quality stover and soybean residue may have only 40 per­ cent or less TDN. The dry matter in corn silage has about 70 percent TI)N, while No. 2 corn has 80 percent TDN. Since cold weather stress increases a cow's need for energy, producers are en­ couraged to increase the TDN by 1 percent for each degree of. effective temperature below 30 degrees F. This may be ac­ complished by providing more feed or better quality feed during cold, windy weather. The effective temperature is r the temperature adjusted for the wind-chill factor. Sheltered cattle which are protected from the wind are subject only to air temperature, not the effective temperature Although the TDN allowance can be increased only a limited amount with added hay, cows can stand short periods of cold stress when- fepds do not supply all the energy they need. Prolonged periods of low energy intake during cold weather, however, may be detrimental to unborn calves agd h^ave negative effects on a cow's lactation and breeding capabilities 5.99 twin Shaata by Springmaid' Hag. tin Selected stripes, geomet rics. and florals Easy care poiyeste' cotton Not all patterns in all sizes Reg. Sale Full S11S13 .. .9.99 Queen S16-S17 ... 13 99 Pr. Std. Cases .. S8-S10 6.99 King size available m selected stores 29.99,, Pinmtorm Solid Badapraada by Springmaid' Reg $40 Choose magnolia, cafe, navy or primrose to decorate your bedroom Reg. 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C?T) the best quality costs less at OO G/ujhfiV ̂ Shop Spring Hill Mall Mon.Fri. 10-9, Sat. 10-5:30, Sun. 11-5 (312)426-9100 Here's something virtually 0% of you know that should make all of you feel ~ 200%better. Residential space heating costs for 100 therms per month as of November 1. I98;i, including state and local taxes. $84.74 $68.81 07 . / 7 'ill7 *65-26 561.20 $S4.H9 tr. | . . 5.»1.7r> $50.8:1 $49.46 $43.77 f- New York Detroit Milwaukee St. Minneapolis Denver Louis Nl-Cas Kansas San Oklahoma City I ranc isco City Before we conducted our recent survey, we guessed that not many of our customers would know about the bright spots in the Northern Illinois Gas story. Our guess proved correct, and then some. Because it turns out that virtually none of the people we surveyed realize how relatively inexpensive their natural gas is compared with the cost of gas elsewhere in the U.S. The fact is, the natural gas we provide our customers is among the lowest priced natural gas m the entire U.S. The graph on the pipe, showing a representative sample of U.S. gas costs, leaves no doubt of that Eitlmated annual fuel cost* for heating * moderate ilie home (1,500 »q. ft.) in the Nl-Cas area adjacent to Chicago ai of November 1, 1983. $664.00 $1,103.00 $1,206.00 Gas Oil o dou And i l y<>u care t<> compare the cost of different forms ot energy, you'll find that natural gas remains by far the least expensive form of energy available today lor home heating, cooking, and many other uses. That's ayecord that we at Noi thern Illinois Gas take some pride in. Audit's something <>ur customers can take comfort in as well. Electric Th? next question, (resistance) of course, is whether anything else can he done, in addition to our efforts, to help minimize your gas bills The answer is Yes. It involves /some effort on your part. And that's a subject we'll turn to, in the next ad in this series O NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS 0«« ol IIW mco«