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Relay Warning System McHenry area businessmen eager to be included in the warning of shoplifting or bad check artists at work are being given an opportunity to join in a concentrated effort to abolish •the practices in this community. The system works like this. If you suspect or see someone at worldin a shoplifting maneuver, take a description (car license plate cjr any other tell-tale mark of identification). Then call the C.limber of Commerce office (385-4300) and explain your observations. This will set in motion a chain action in which five members of the organization will be called, each of whom will be obligated to call three other members. This process will be repeated until all members are warned. Cards with name and phone number assignments are being seijt .through the mail. Since all members may not wish to participate in the relay warning project, only those in good standing who have indicated their willingness to make the calls will be listed. This system is for the protection of local businessmen as a means of slowing down the activities of shoplifters and bad check passers. The system has proven effective in other communities in which it has been established. McHenry, which has noted a steady increase, stands to benefit greatly from a program introduced by the new C. of C. manager, Carl Prosser. The Art Of Speaking By Robert McClory The American public has heard hundreds of speeches during the past few months from hopeful political candidates. Personal appearances, radio and television broadcasts carried to the listeners not only the speaker's message, but also his personality. Another group - considerably younger - is also being heard throughout the country via the same media. They are the young people active in the 4--H public speaking program. They polish up their speeches for county, state and national contests, hoping to win an award furnished by various sponsors. The top boy and girl in the state will get a $50 U. S. savings bond. The state champions can then enter public speaking records in national competition. The award is a $600 scholarship for the two most outstanding 4-H speakers from coast-to-coast, plus expense paid trips as delegates to' the National 4-H Congress to be held in Chicago the first week in December. In addition, the most eloquent pair of speakers in the county earn medals of honor. The public speaking program is steadily gaining in popularity, according to enrollment figures reported by the Cooperative Extension Service. Our Leisure Time Helping people to use an increasing amount of leisure time could become one of the more important functions of advertising. The American, whose working time is being reduced to four days a week, is learning that filling free hours can be more strenuous than w<?rk. v ,, „ ^ /V V . > • * . ' ' ' Or as the aptfibr John'Steinbeck put it: "Leisure, which had ; been /the property of heaven, came to us before we knew what to do with it, and all these good things falling on us unprepared "constitute calamity." Although many commentators have recognized the problems of a,universal leisure class, no one, including Mr. Steinbeck, has proposed satisfactory solutions. Probably no ready answer will ever be supplied as to the best way to utilize leisure time. A good solution for one person is not necessarily good for others. The answers are multitude, varying with personalities, talents and temperaments or individuals. Outdoor sports, reading, creative endeavour, social service, home crafts, are a few among the numerous outlets recommended as satisfying free-time activities. But none of the activities is interesting to the individual until he is educated to enjoy it. The educational process is already being undertaken by advertising which is greatly expanding interest in areas ranging from music appreciation to deep sea fishing. And because thousands of options are available to a complex public, probably advertising is the only medium in our society which is fully capable of introducing, describing and stimulating interest in the inexhaustible range of fruitful advocations. Public Pulse THE COURT SITE "Dear Editor: "I see by the papers that the vote for the Bigelow property was 24 yes and 2 no by the supervisors of McHenry county to be used as a site for the new courthouse, providing the zoning board will vote for annexation. "We, the taxpayers, have different opinions. In these times, when the average citizen has so many other higher and higher costs of' living to contend with and has to curtail spending habits, and I would like to remind the business people who live by their spending that this affects them too. "For it seems to me that the conservative citizen will purchase a good cloth coat to keep him warm if he cannot afford a mink coat. My reason for writing this reminder is this„ There was another reminder in this article which states that the forty acres may cost $100,000 dollars. This property a few years ago had a tax appraisal of $17,000 dollars. When at a meeting I asked why the sudden jump in price I was told that as soon as it became usable for a courthouse the valuation rose. Think this over and contact your supervisors, who after all depend on your vote to protect your interests and find out why. "Nettie Sarley "Lakemoor" For Your Information Dear friends, Funeral service is something which no one wants to purchase, and which concerns us only infrequently during our lives. Yet death, like living is a common aspect of humanity, and the responsibility for making funeral arrangements usually falls to each of us sooner or later. It is wise to know something about funeral services and the funeral directors who provide them, just as you know other professional people whom you can trust. Respectfully, PETER MJUSTEN jl. cDiy FUNERAL HOME /Wrten r y, 38^-0063 that this Nation under God. have a new birth of Freedom-" A. Lincoln- American ijs •? p- gX McCLORY REPORTS The Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution provides specifically that "excessive bail shall not be required". This provision has been interpreted to prevent courts from setting bail at a figure higher than reasonably calculated to assure the presence of the defendant at his trial. In those cases where an over-zealous judge has set bail at a figure designed solely to assure the imprisonment of a defendant, the courts of appeal have been prompt in striking down such unconstitutional rulings; In an attempt to further carry out the Constitutional intent, the Congress in 1966 passed the socalle. d Bail Reform Act which directed courts to release defendants charged with all but capital crimes (murder, kidnapping, etc.) upon their ownpersonal bonds (without bail) where the judge was satisfied that circumstances would assure the presence of the defendant at the trial. Indeed, under the Bail Reform Act, a court was prohibited from requiring security hy way of bail in those cases where it appeared that a defendant would be available for trial. In other words, the fact that a defendant while awaiting trial might commit other crimes or pose a danger to society were not valid reasons for requiring bail. Unfortunately, under the new law, many defendants released on their personal bonds have committed other crimes while awaiting trial. In the District of Columbia alone, out of 130 persons who were arrested for robbery and released on their personal bonds pending trial, forty-five were indicted for at least one additional felony. Statistics gathered from around the country indicate that a similarly high percentage of crimes were committed by those who have been released on their personal bonds. At least three proposed methods of correcting this unfortunate development have been suggested. Hie most controversial of these is a proposal to permit bail as a means of imposing so-called "preventive detention". Under this system judges would be granted discretion to require bail of defendants who might pose a danger to the community, or who might be inclined to commit other criminal acts while awaiting trial on the offense for which they were originally Attitudes & Platitudes jerry M a reu s 3 \. / fB if- ".'"-U/ 1 'frrrii: <• '--S. 1 ' ~~- o° \ (®) i\ ^ j> JJJ "Well, it was either run into this truck or have an accident!" The Travelers Safety Service •% i. Driver error is responsible for' a high percentage of motor vehicle accidents. charged. On its face, this amendment would appear to be inconsistent with the Bill of Rights which, in providing against excessive bail, intended only that bail should be such as to assure the presence of the defendant at his trial. As a Washington D.C. judge indicated recently: "God knows, I try to follow the law, but what do you do - when there's a guy in front of you who has already committed three armed robberies, and now he's charged with holding up a gas station with a sawedoff shotgun? Maybe you know he's a good risk. He always shows up for court appointments, but you set a high bail anyway." In other words, both the Constitution and the Bail Reform Act appear to be unrealistic and impractical in the daily administration of our criminal laws. A second alternative is to restore most of the bail-fixing authority which our federal courts had before the 1966 Bail Reform Act was passed. This would enable courts to avoid a pretrial finding that the defendant posed a danger to the community, or that he might commit additional criminal Fox River Biological Survey Report Given NATURAL COLOR wkin c Now... Family Groups In Your Home, In Color Formal & Informal 12 Potet... 12-4x5 Color Printa Only 92495 EXTRA PRINTS 5 x 7 J 4.50 B x 10 i 7.50 11 x 14.-- $ 12.50 YOUR HOME 385-0170 "The Recommended PSofogrophe acts. The bail which the court might set would be consistent with the Constitutional intent of assuring the presence of the defendant athis trial. While this could result in a protracted period of imprisonment, it also would guarantee that the defendant would be in court when his case was called and, in many instances, he would not be on the streets committing additional criminal acts while awaiting trial on the crime for which he was first charged. A third and possibly the most desirable solution would be to enable defendants to have speedier trials. The multiple crimes committed by many who are released on their personal bonds are committed during the long delays which occur before the cases come to trial. Speedier trials would result in the prompt imprisonment of the most dangerous criminals and their removal from society without risk of violating any ^Constitutional provisions. The hearings on the Bail Reform Act have already begun in the Senate Judiciary committee. Similar hearings will be conducted soon before the House Judiciary committee upon which this member serves. An early solution to the dilemma is essential. Allan L. Poole, sanitary engineer, Division of Laboratories, Illinois Department of Public Health from Springfield, told over thirty-five people attending the Kane County Clean Streams committee meeting held at the Phoenix Club, Aurora, "From Elgin through the Montgomery area, this is essentially in a balanced condition." Poole was commenting on the biological survey made on the Fox river on Oct. 1, 2 and 3. From a comparison study of the 1964 and 1968 surveys, Polle said, "Now, of the twentyone stations checked, we found thirteen improved, seven remained unchanged, and ond degraded." Philip Chapman, Chairman, Kane County Clean Streams committee said, "In the 1964 survey, I see where the stream environment showed anj unbalanced condition from below the South Elgin dam through each of the six stations to Aurora (Benton St. bridge), and then in the 1968 survey, I see where each of these six stations, plus the one at Montgomery, now indicated a balanced condition." Chapman continued, "Comparing the two surveys again, stations such as Algonquin (below the dam) degraded from balanced to unbalanced, Carpentersville remained balanced, Dundee (Rt. 63) improved from unbalanced to balanced, Elgin (National St. bridge) climbed from semi-polluted to unbalanced, and South Elgin (above the dam) from polluted to unbalanced since 1964." Poole indicated the McHenry lock and dam is perhaps one of the most important factors in the whole upper part of the Fox river, because it can increase or decrease the flow of water. He said, "The nineteen or so number of dams located from McHenry down to Yorkville, have a 'profound effect' on the Fox river, and its aquatic biology." Covering the water quality analysis of the Fox, he said, "For the most part, the dissolved oxygen requirements are being met at nearly every station, except perhaps at some of the areas behind the dams." He said, "From McHenry to Yorkville, during low-flow months of the year, and even though we are providing 90 percent treatment for our waste treatment plants, there is organic material -- nutrients, which of course our treatment plants can not remove." Poole pointed out, "These nutrients go into these pools... now, I want to point out, there is a treatment plant for every dam, so with low-flow, these dams impound the water and create shallow areas -- the water heats up very fast, and this provides ideal conditions for accelerated growth of algae." When asked if the unbalanced condition in the first five stations could be attributed to pollution coming down from Wisconsin, he replied, " Based on this study, which of cburse could be more detailed, the effect seems to be more related to the Fox river and the Chainof- Lakes area, and the algae problem." Under toxic substance requirements, a report showed that at Montgomery upstream from the Aurora Sanitary district, all requirements are being met. However, at Oswego, graT»Tfl"(nr8"a~»"rg"8Tg 8 b a a b b t't'tis bta aTBTB'B'B'axoj Are You New <7 In Town? Do You Know Someone New In Town? We would like to extend a welcome to every newcomer to our community. Ann Zoller : CALL : 385-0559 Fran Olsen I 385-5740 Joan Stull 385-5418 ROYAL WELCOME downstream from the Aurora Sanitary district, the copper, iron and lead content was over the approved aquatic life criteria requirements. Poole suggested the district would have to investigate this further, and trace these overages back to the source of the pollution. The Federal Water Quality Standards for the Fox River, takes in standards for aquatic life use, recreational use and industrial water supply. Poole said, " What we are concerned with here, in terms of a pollution investigation, is the aquatic insect life--;the larva." He continued, "These are the insects which spend their life history, upwards of a year in the stream." He. mentioned, "We have a community of organisms in the river, and so it is the determination of the various groups of organisms, and their relative number ... from this, we can come to some conclusions then about the pollution characteristics of a stream." WED. FEB. 12, t969 - PLAINDEALER - PG. 9 LAST CALL FOR AUTO LICENSES Secretary of State Paul Powell said that as of Feb. 4, all motor vehicle license plates have been mailed for applications which were received by Jan. 31 and which were in proper order for processing. Mr. Powell pointed out that he has repeatedly advised motorists that there can be as much as a two or three-week interval between receipt of the applications and delivery of the plates because of processing time and the fact that plates are third class mail. He also emphasized that the deadline of midnight Saturday, Feb. 15, for displaying 1969 plates is the deadline for having the plates mounted on the vehicle, not merely applied for Or being carried in the car. CARS COLLIDE John F. Wall of Crystal"Lake and Anita Anderson of Indian trail, McHenry, sustained slight injuries last week when their cars collided head-on on Black Patridge road, at the intersection with River road. Icy roads were blamed for the accident. > „fESSl°NA S5"- s OPTOMETRIST . . - 9 Dr. John F. Kelly At 1224 N. Green Street, McHenry (Closed Wednesday) Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses Hrs. Dally 9:S0 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday Evenings 8:30 p m. Evenings by Appointment PHONE 385-0452 Dr. Leonard L. Bottari Eyes Examined-GIasses Fitted Contact Lenses 1303 N. Richmond Road Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tues., Thurs., & Fri. Eve 7 p m. to 9 p.m. Sat. 9:30 to 3:00 p.m. No Hours on Wednesday PHONE 385*4151 If No Answer Phone 385-2262 OFFICE EQUIPMENT McHenry County Office Machines Sales • Service & Rentals Typewriters, Adders, Calculators Mon- - Sat. 9:00 - 5:30 Friday till 9:00 p.m. Phone 459-1226 93 Grant St., Crystal Lake, 111. METAL WORK Schroeder Metalcraft for Home and Garden Wrought Iron Railings Fireplace Screens Antiques 1705 S. Rt. 31 PHONE 385-0950 IT PAYS TO SHOP IN McHENRY INSURANCE for? R. Walsh Fire, Auto, Farm & Life Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES When You Need Insurance of Any Kind *• PHONE 385-3300 or 385-0953 3429 W Elm St., McHenry, 111. George L. Thompson General Insurance • LIFE c • AUTO • HEALTH • FERE • CASUALTY • BOAT Phone 815-385-1066 3812 W. Elm St., McHenry In McHenry Plalndealer Blgd. Dennis Conway Auto, Life, Fire State Farm Ins. Cos. 3315- W. Elm St. McHenry, Illinois 385-5285 or 385-7111 LETTER SERVICE Mimeographing • Typing Addressing • Mailing Lists McHenry County Letter Service 1212-A N. Green St PHONE 385-5064 M o n . t h r u F r i . 8 - 5 Closed Saturdays ACCOUNTANTS Paul A. Schwegel 4410 West Route 120 McHenry, Illinois 385-4410 VACUUM CLEANERS Authorized and Bonded Electrolux Representative JAMES VAN FLEET 2501 Martin Rd. McHenry, Illinois 385-6027