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Page 2 NORTHWEST HERALD Sect Ion B Wednesday, July 24,1965 Advice DEAR ABBY By Abigail Van Buren Husband's story pregnant with meaning DEAR ABBY: Thomas (not his real name) and I have been married for nearly 21 years and have four children. He's 48 and I 'm 43. Yesterday I accidentally came across a receipt for a doctor's bill showing that Thomas had a vasectomy five years ago. I was shocked, especially since I had a tubal ligation nine years ago, after the birth of our fourth child. When I confronted him, he said he'd had a ^vasectomy to prevent kidney stones, and since we didn't intend to have any more children, he didn't see any point in mentioning it. I have never heard of a man having a vasec­ tomy to prevent kidney stones, have you? Please consult your medical advisers. I'm too ashamed to ask a local doctor. Also, why would a man want a vasectomy when his wife has had a tubal ligation? DOUBTING THOMAS DEAR DOUBTING: A man wants a vasec­ tomy for the same reason a woman wants a tubal ligation -- because he doesn't want any more children. And there Is no correlation bet­ ween a vasectomy and kidney stones. • • • DEAR ABBY. My question is about ankle bracelets. My mother has always worn one, and I admired the way it looked on her, so she ^ave me an ankle bracelet of my own to wear. My mother wears hers on her left leg and 1 wear mine on my right leg. My sister says it's important on which leg you wear it -- one leg means you're straight and the other leg means you're not. (You know what I mean.) Please tell me which leg means straight and which means the other. I need an answer as soon as possible. ANKLET IN FRESNO, CALIF. • • • X DEAR ANKLET: I am not aware that wear­ ing an ankle bracelet on the left leg or the right has any special significance. And meanwhile, don't believe everything you hear. The same story has been circulating about males who wear (me earring -- another undocumented bit of rubbish. • • • DEAR ABBY: We want to warn others about the adoption pains we have just experienced. We have been approved as adoptive parents for several years, but we grew impatient. Last month we were approached by the parents of a 16-year-old pregnant girl who wanted to place her child for adoption through our lawyer. Everything was arranged except the signing of the papers. After the baby (a girl) was born, the young mother decided not to give up her baby, so the deal was off. Five days later she changed her mind and told us to come and get the baby. We were thrilled and went immediately to pick up the baby and when she placed that little girl in my arms I was the happiest woman alive. The young mother promised to sign the papers and never bother us again. Two days later, my husband and I took the baby shopping for baby clothes and furniture when this young mother phoned us. Nobody answered our phone so she kept calling until she found us home. She accused us of lying, saying we had left the baby all alone. She ranted and raved like a mad person! Abby, we had the baby with us, but she wouldn't believe, us. She demanded that we bring the baby back immediately, so of course we had to, because we had no legal right to keep her. Please advise adoptive couples to get all the papers signed before taking a baby. We learn­ ed a valuable lesson the hard way. HEARTBROKEN • *« * DEAR HEARTBROKEN: Thank you for wanting to spare others from the painful ex­ perience you endured. The young mother was obviously distraught and hysterical. Don't be surprised if she changes her mind again. (Do you hate to write letters because you don't know what to say? Thank-you notes, sympathy letters, con­ gratulations, how to decline and accept invitations and how to write an interesting letter are included In Abby's booklet, "How to Write Letters for All Occasions." Send your name and address clearly printed with a check or money order for S2.50 and a long, stamped (39 cents) self- addressed envelope to: Dear Abby, Letter Booklet* P.O. Box 38923, Hollywood, Calif. 90038.) i IT I phot 6 Where's the swatter? A group of construction workers at Kiener Plaza in downtown St.. Louis did not seem too afraid of an alien sharing their lunchbreak,. Monday. The creaure is the Bionic Bug, a promotional device de­ signed by Raid, the insecticide manufacturer. ii Now there's a new game of life Mel Tillis appearing at The Boone County Fair * Belvidere. IL FRI.f AUG 9 * 7 p.m. A 9 p.m. TICKETS ON SALE AT FAREWAY PLAZA in Belvidere Call (815) 544-4066 ALL TRACK AND GRAN0STAND SEATS *4.00 .Tickets at Fairgrounds starting Aug. 6 THE BOONE COUNTY FAIR A U G . 6 - 1 1 By Ann Rauma The Detroit News Instead of mythical monsters or evil aliens, the villains in two new children's games are real-life; threats to unwary youngsters. Abductors and molesters have joined the antagonists of playtime. The freshly issued board games be­ ing shipped to stores this summer are called Strangers and Dangers and Don't Talk to Strangers. Rather than enchanting children with fanciful tales of wicked witches or the Big Bad Wolf, these toys are designed to educate players about actual hazards they may face. "With a heavy-handed approach of 'Sit down and learn it,' kids just don't do it," said Jerry Chudwin, a designer of Strangers and Dangers. Chudwin, a former prosecutor, devised that game with two other Chicago-area law enforcement offi­ cials. The object is to be the first to arrive home from school by avoid­ ing drivers who offer rides, people who give away candy and adults who try to touch children. The dan­ gerous strangers are male and female. The $15 game is aimed at children above age 4, who also are supposed to avoid pitfalls like playing on rail­ road tracks, lighting matches or running in the street. Players are taught to be assertive -- to run and scream -- if confronted. A child who takes a shortcut might land on a space and draw a card that reads: "You let a strang­ er touch you. You must not. Go back to start." On the other hand, a play­ er can get extra moves by helping friends or acting cautious. The board features "Safe-T- Places," such as libraries and stores, where children should go when in trouble. The rival game from a Massachu­ setts firm offers similar lessons in a different format. Players must give correct answers to safety-related questions as they move around the board of Don't Talk to Strangers. The realistic games are part of a trend spurred by increased public attention to missing and abused children. Manufacturers earlier is­ sued coloring books and readers with such titles as "Never Talk to Strangers," "You Can Say No," "I Had A Bad Dream" and "Play Safe and Stay Safe." "We've all had a lot of work with kids," said Chudwin, whose Strang­ ers and Dangers design partners are former police chief Michael Dooley and former sheriff's investi­ gator Patrick Barry. "I've dealt a lot with serious assaults on chil­ dren. It's heartbreaking when you e children psychologically and ysically scarred for life." Chudwin, a former assistant state's attorney in Will County near Chicago, added that children need to be told it's sometimes proper to shout in public -- despite what par­ ents and teachers may have taught them. One case he prosecuted involved "a young girl who was abducted off the street in broad daylight," he recalled, "and she still made no attempt to raise her voice." The Illinois trio created MiTi Pro­ ductions, Inc. to begin marketing their toy nationally by the end of summer. The Don't Talk to Strangers ver­ sion costs $10 and comes from a company called Applestreet in Hol- yoke, Mass. It's already being distributed. Kevin Boyle, national buyer for Toys R Us, says Don't Talk to Strangers should be on that chain's shelves soon. Counties looking at new tax structure By Janet Shedd United Press International SPRINGFIELD, 111. - Counties didn't just get more money for roads and sewers by the time law­ makers ended the session this year --- they also got an overhaul of their taxing structure and a chance to levy a brand new tax. The rewrite of county financing, the first one in more than 30 years, also will make county government more efficient and help taxpayers by cutting property taxes, says Doug Whitley of the Taxpayers Fed­ eration of Illinois. The proposal, if signed by the governor, will allow counties to levy a quarter-cent sales tax and also will consolidate some of the tax levies now used by counties into one. all-purpose levy. Cook County is excluded from the plan. Whitley, who helped to draft the proposal, believes that it's the new, county-wide sales tax that will help bring about property tax reductions in some of the state's counties and help wean counties off their reliance on property taxes. Counties currently get most of their funds from a one-cent sales tax imposed on unincorporated ar­ eas only and on countywide proper­ ty tax levies. Basically, the provision allows counties to adopt an ordinance or resolution levying the quarter-cent sales tax, but only if they also agree to reduce their maximum allowable property tax rate by 3 cents. In some counties, that won't nec­ essarily mean a reduction in prop­ erty tax rates since many are not taxing to the limit of their authority. But counties that adopt the sales tax and pull in a lot of money through it should come under public pressure to reduce their property taxes, Whitley said. "The real driving force, from my perspective, is that if a county uses the sales tax and if the county is going to generate quite an extra bit of money, they had better well re­ duce their property tax reliance." Whitley said. Most of those that take advantage of the sales tax option will be the larger counties that have a broad sales tax base, such as Champaign, Peoria, St. Clair and Winnebago counties, he said. And in some counties, such as Champaign County which includes a analysis large student population and tour­ ism trade, the sales tax will a mean a lot of money -- enough that the county might be able to reduce its property tax by up W 18 cents per $100 assessed valuation, he said. "The pressure comes down on the county board's decision about how it is going to use their new dollars," Whitley said. "The taxpayers in that communi­ ty are going to have to be sensitive and put the pressure on the county board to make sure it is not getting just a huge windfall in new money but are using that new money to offset property taxes." Paul Bitschenauer of the Illinois Association of County Boards and Commissioners said counties also will need the sales tax option if federal revenue sharing is eliminat­ ed as scheduled next year. "This will replace the loss of reve­ nue sharing," said Bitschenauer, whose group represents the mid­ sized and small counties. "The counties without it will be bankrupt." While the large counties will bene­ fit most from the new sales tax authorization, smaller counties will be aided most by the new consoli­ dated levy, Whitley said. Children's Portrait Package e/icjkcy All Vignetted Portraits 12.95 plus $2 sitting fee per person Twelve Deluxe Wallets Two 5x7 Portraits One 8x10 Portrait No Appointment Needed Limit oru> p;uk.iK<> fwr suhjiHt. 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