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SECTION 2 - PAGE • - PLAINPEALER-WEPNESPAV, FEBRUARY IS, l«7f EDITORIALS Greatesf Matriarchy? The latest health data indicates U.S. women outlive men today by eight full years. The average male's lifespan in this country is 67 and the average woman can look forward to reaching the age of 75. Of course, this is the average, which means that large numbers will live far beyond these average ages, since so many die before reaching them. The importance of the latest data is to confirm continuation of the trend of greater female longevity, which was only two or three years at the turn of the century. U.S. women, who now control most of the nation's wealth, and who still enjoy many legal and social advantages, plus equal rights in practically every field, have never had it so good. As distinguished foreign historians have said, America is truly the world's greatest matriarchy--for better or worse. raa/ixr rm^^spfcon-THv \¥ YoUReo\/et? 65. P pvt EARL R. WALSH & JACK WALSH INS. 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MAIN 385-7600 ' hiHo-um XEROX* •quipmantl jv\i •ji p O P ^ W ' of PRR/" AND HE'LL DO A BETTER 101 IN THE LONG RUN Red Dye Demise The recent ban on the use of Red Dye No. 2 has produced cries of anguish from some spokesmen in the food processing industry. Some food products will disappear from market shelves, others will lose popularity, etc., it's said. That's because Red Dye No. 2 is such an effective coloring agent--making so many food products an attractive color. But the Food-Drug administration ban was ordered in the public interest, because many think the dye adds to the risk of incurring cancer. Until industry proves this assumption false, the dye will remain banned. Actually, few food products are likely to disappear from shelves. If they do--if all that was enticing the public was red coloring- then not much has been lost. Substitute dyes, meanwhile, can somewhat replace No. 2. A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Weekly Market Review As the stock market is a reflection of investor's emotions, one should never be surprised at the things it often does which in hindsight are obviously without reason. And being only human, it is no surprise that when investors get what they want and had been almost universally predicting - a correction - most of them choose to ignore it. Thursday and Friday of last week were the first two really heavy days of our Bicentennial Bull market. For som§ time we have been advising that investors and traders not spend time worrying about an inevitable correction, but instead focus attention on buying attractive stocks. However, now that stocks have started to look tired and are already in at least a pause, we believe this should be respected. Based on market action last week, we have become cautious short term for the first time in six weeks. We believe the Bull is still very much alive but that the odds now favor a correction worthy of that title for the following technical reasons: (1) obviously many stocks have had fantastic moves but of much greater importance is that many are up to big supply areas; (2) a number of stocks appear to have at least temporarily topped out; (3) we are concerned about both the feeling of complacency among many market participants lately and a willingness to ignore the possibility of a decent downside reaction. Fundamentally, we see little to be Bearish about. If our recommendation of increased caution proves incorrect and stocks just keep going up, we would look for that upmove to be big. To prepare for our assumed correction, we advise traders and investors to continue to hold favored stocks but we would reduce positions if one is overcommitted or uncomfortable with the size of current holdings. We do not feel that the market is overpriced and we do not look for the current money market fears to create any really serious problems at this time. tThe popular explanation for last week's late selling (which did not follow through Monday) was fear of a more restrictive monetary policy and the modest uptick in short term interest rates. In our opinion, the market was simply ready for a correction and was looking for an excuse. It appears to us that one has to look no further than the 20 percent increase in 24 days of the indicator digest average of all NYSE stocks to understand any near term weakness. A When driving in a fog, turn on your wipers. Much of the "fog" is a fine accumulation of mist on your windshield. • Are You New In \ I > * McHenry Aroa ' ACCEPT GIFTS - Becaase «f the termination of the McHenry Court y Federation of Women's ctaba, members donated thejr scrapbooks and other items to the McHeary County Historical society in Union. Shown left to right are Aecleen Hamilton, secretary; Mariene Brudzinski, past president; Dorothy Mceachren, president of the Historical society, and Betty Adams, Fine Arts chairman. PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to use this column as an expression of their views on subjects of general interest in our community. Oar only request is that the writers give - signature, full ad­ dress and phone number. We ask too, that one in­ dividual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We reserve the right to delete any material which we con­ sider libelous or in objec- tional taste.) /DESTRUCTIVE CRITICISM t (Written in response to an interview presented on a recent television show.) "Editor: "I am writing this because I am concerned about the image our President and government has in the eyes of our ad­ versaries as well as ourselves. "There is a voice, a cry that is being smothered and not being heard through this period of discord that our President and we, the people, have been forced to endure. I cannot begin to count the articles which have been printed in prominent magazines or the interviews of our most knowledgeable people, concerning our President and his most recent default, awkwardness. "All of us who take pride in America can conceive the damage which has been done and is still being done to .our government by unnecessary criticism. It seems an almost accepted form of edict to make uncanny remarks directed towards the man who holds our very highest office of authority. We have definitely lost our natural esteem to build up and deeply respect our President. We seem to have forgotten that if we consistently tear down our leader, we are simultaneously tearing down our government. "Ever since our States became united, America has had the earned respect from other nations for our integrity and superiority. During the past decade, our nation's reputation has undoubtedly been threatened. "If this criticism and tearing down of our President and government persists, our adversaries need only to 'watch and wait' while we do their job of destruction within our own country. "Micki Weingart" "Wonder Lake" The Pipeline. •• • » •••• >' /• > y . V » r > ' . , * • . I r i l r . v r mm Q •; >r Mr*/#* .;•• H .!.V" ••$*' -J* #" iy j-' . / i T . J.-" \" 'jsS"-* iV"* r _ -vjgr*/ • • ,..v ' 1 MI ffffwmraY ctweer OP0W10~ February In Illinois (Special from the Illinois State Historical Society, Old State Capitol, Springfield) Illinoisans in February a hundred years ago celebrated Washington's birthday with added enthusiasm generated by the nation's centennial observance of that year. But Lincoln's birthday was almost completely ignored, according to a check of the century-old newspapers in the files of the Illinois State Historical library. One reference to Lincoln's birthday appeared in the Feb 22 issue of the Chicago Inter- Ocean. The paper's Washington, *DC, news began with a report that on the previous day the U.S. Senate had received a resolution passed by the House making Washington's birthday "of the present year, a national holiday." The Senate con­ curred in the resolution but Sen. Roscoe Conkling of New York commented that "the time would come, if it had not already, when Congress should declare the birthday of Abraham Lincoln a legal holiday." On the day before L i n c o l n ' s b i r t h d a y , Springfield's Illinois State Register had noted incidentally that Col. Greenbury L. Fort, an * * * * t * f t * t Area ************ Do You Know Someone new? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO . • * e . OUR AREA M M ! I0AN STULL 385-5418 koyal welcome KNOW YOUR AREA-ROYAL WELCOME DOESIT BEST K0ENEMANN Illinois representative in Congress, was advocating such a proposal. The Peoria Daily Transcript on Feb. 23 said that "It is a singular fact that the first holiday authorized by the general government is Washington's birthday." And it added that "in Illinois the only holidays authorized are New Year's, Christmas, Fourth of July, and Thanksgiving ... A bill was introduced in our last legislature, to declare certain days holidays for all purposes, legal and commercial, but it failed to be adopted." "The observance of Washington's birthday was unusually general and patriotic throughout the union . . . and if Old George could have been around he would no doubt have been pleased that he was 'the father' of so many affectionate people," observed the Register. A Peoria Transcript telegraphed story indicated that although the nation's largest celebration was held in Philadelphia, Illinois had its share of parades nd parties. Peoria's two military companies, the National Blues and the Veteran Light Guards, held separate parades and separate parties in the evening. In Springfield the Governor's Guards invited the Harris Guards of Petersburg to parade with them and to share the festivities at the state armory that evening. At the latter event, according to the Register, a number of the guests were dressed as famous persons from the Revo­ lutionary period: "Mr. Charles Post assumed the character of G.W., and Mrs. Wiggins that of Lady Martha." Earlier in the month the Register had reported that "The Centennial Tea Party" held at the armory by the "ladies of the First Presbyterian church" was a huge success and that im­ personations included Uncle Sam, Martha Washington, George Washington, and many others. The month of February, 1876, however, was not all parades and parties. The winter had been relatively mild and business, quiet, but as the Quincy Herald explained, "There is so much mud nowadays that people in the interior find it almost im­ possible to get to town." In Peoria the Transcript noted that "The horses on the Adams street horse railway have to be attached to the corner of the cars, so that the horses can travel outside the rails. The bottom has fallen out between the rails." The thawing conditions also caused many railroad beds to give way and there were n u m e r o u s d e r a i l m e n t s . Another effect was that the Chicago "ice harvest lasted only three days, during which time a large amount was taken in, and coblers and juleps will still be in order next summer." The story carried a reminder that ice from this area would be good only for "packing pur­ poses" because of the "foulness as for years has been emptied into this ditch from the citv " Country Made Sausages, Hams and Bacon GERMAN IMPORTS AND CHEESES A Full Line Of Delicatessen Just east of Rt 12 , B 815-385-6260 V0L0 „ For Your Information Dear friends, Where a military funeral is warranted and desired, the funeral director will arrange with the local post of the veteran's organization to which the deceased belonged, and aid the members in conducting the impressive milit­ ary service, which differs in many respects from the non-military funeral. Respectfully, PITER MJUSTEN & SON lFUNERAL HOME McHenry, Illinois 385-0063