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SECTION 2 - PAGE 4 - PLAINDEAL&R-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, lt7« EDITORIALS Used Car Labels The Federal Trade commission has proposed used car dealers be required by law to label all cars for sale, to provide prospective buyers pertinent information about the car's history. If the used car has been utilized as a taxi, or been in a wreck (if the frsme has been straightened), if it has been a commercial or rental car, or if major body work has been done, this would be revealed on a sticker on the right rear window. The FTC says some used car dealers are defrauding the public and misrepresenting their cars In addition to the car's past history, the FTC would require dealers' to list the car's actual mileage; such information would help buyers get a fair deal and reduce frauds, it says. Most reputable used-car dealers support the FTC proposals, since these dealers stand behind the cars they sell and spend thousands of dollars to put them into reliable condition before they are sold. Opposition to the FTC proposal is unconvincing. The American public has too long been at the mercy of the unscrupulous used-car dealer. Thus the FTC regulation, which will take some time to go into effect is welcome. Style In America Public Pulse (Tt>« PiatMl«al«r InvltM th» pvtHK to MM !M» column at an mprMiIwi of their vitwt on wtyacto a» vanaral Intorwt In awr community Ovr only r(quoit i« that tho wrltori «ivo • »l§naturo, full aMrati and phono numbor. wo ask too, that ono Individual not wrlto an tho tama »ub|oct mara than anca oach month. Wo rotorvo tho right to dotato any matarlal which wo consider libelous or in ehlectlonable taste.) CITY MEETING "Editor:" "I went to the town meeting last Monday night and I was very disturbed by the proceedings, especially about Petersen park. ."First, let me say that I'm not against baseball or parks, but what happened to the idea of developing Petersen park only as funds are available? "We people, here in Lakeland Park, are still paying a yearly assessment on our sewers. Some of us are probably still making payments on our portion of sewer from our houses to the property lines. Why then do we allow the City ies QV EARL R. WALSH & JACK WALSH INS. fire Auto. F arm. Life Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES 4410 W Rte !?0 . MtHcury . 38S 3300 DENNIS CONWAY AU.TO LIFE FIRE State Farm Ins. Co. 3J19 W Elm St McHenry. Ill 7111 IUU DR. LEONARD 80TTARI _3 0 3 N Richmond Rd , McHenry : yes exam ined C o n I a c t L en ses Glasses tilted Won, Tu» s , T h u r s . F n 4 6 p m T u e s . T h u r s , F r i 7 9 p m SaI 9 30 10 3 00 P h 38 S 4 I SI or 3 8 S 2262 McHENRY COUNTY OFFICE MACHINES SALES SERVICE & RENTALS toon Sat 9 i 30 Friday til 9 00 93 Grant St , Crystal Lake Ph 459 1226 McHenry Telephone Answering & Letter Service e Answering Service • Car, Telephone & Paging Service • Complete Mimeographing & Printing Service e Typing & Photocopying Ph. 385-0258 ----t fiuisvasr II IT"1IWWIU PEALTORS Farm Equipment George P. Freund.lnr. C asc - New Holland 4102 W. Crystal Lake Rd. MI-IIKNK V Bus. 3850420 Res. 385-0227 Halm's WONDER LAKE FUNERAL HOME 815-728-0233 3932 W. Rt. 120, McHenry "GATEWAY TO YOUR FUTURE" CALL US (815) 385 4810 l l R E L U RADIAL TIRES FOR ALL CARS uropo Motors Inc 2318 Rte. 120 8 1 5 3 8 5 0 7 0 0 ED'S A STANDARD STANDARD SERVICE EXPERT TCNE-1'P ATI.AS Tires, Batteries, Accessories QI M.I n American Oil Products PH. 385 0720 3817 W. ELM STREET * RADIATORS * Cooling System Specialists • AIR CONDITIONING * Trailer Hitches Fabrication it STEEL SALES * Welding & Ornamental Iron WOMN OUAII4 ADAMS BROS. McHenry (Next to Gem Cleaners) CopuMtl M %_W et our new q Important Correspondence Accounting Records invoices & Statements proiect Product Specif ications quick-action copy center. inventory Sheets O'Oer & B.d forms Catalog Sheets & Bulletins Promotional Letters & Flyers Trv This Convenient New Service Soon' McHENRY PRINTING SERVICES 3WJD VS. MAIN 385-7600 eety-to-use XEROX* equipment/ The style of one's clothes is determined to a large degree by what's available in stores; if nothing but Russian-sailor, wide bottomed pants are available in Pleasantville, Joe Doe will probably be wearing wide-bottomed pants. That isn't good enough. IT, One hopes that situation will be changed by a greater maturity and independence among Americans. Europeans coming to America are always struck by the mass-produced, poorly tailored clothes so many "rich" Americans are wearing. They are better- ced than European counterparts, which is good, but the styling not up to European standards. The example of wide-bottomed pants, mentioned above, is but one of many. Why should short men wear wide-bottomed pants? In them they look ridiculous. Why should U.S. men wear unattractive, almost-to-the-knee shorts? Why should U.S. women have been brainwashed into sack dresses? Why should middle-aged, plump women be suckered into super-short skirts which make them quite unattractive? Etc. Style should be a personal decision of the individual-determined largely by What looks best on him or her. The clothes industry, or the "in" thing of the moment, shouldn't determine the style of one's clothes. A bit more of the legendary American ingenuity is needed; the nation definitely could be better dressed at no increase in cost. Council to take money from the Water and Sewer fund, which incidentally, was increased last year and will, no doubt, be increased this year, to pay for the sewer out to Petersen park? "Why do people allow the City Council to use all revenue sharing for Petersen park? Isn't this money supposed to be spent for all of McHenry? "Why is there money available for Petersen park when there is neither money for the city to enforce an ordinance on their books to guarantee all residents of the city good drinking water nor to supply lighting for Route 120 west of the tracks? "The ground work for Petersen park has been started with the sewer. Nothing was mentioned about water lines at this meeting, but that will come next and then, of course, is the electricity and the money will be made available. "Meanwhile, Lakeland Park sits with no access to Petersen park, yet a road can be built for Brittainy Builders. Repairs on our streets are numerous and we have poor drinking water. "Instead of using our water and sewer funds for a park that is not a necessity, the city should be looking into our water problem, which is everyone's problem. "Where is our Lakeland Park Property Owners association? Why aren't they behind our aldermen and pushing for the city to recognize their com­ mitment to Lakeland Park? After all, we're the biggest ward, for the time being, and quite a few tax dollars come from us. Yet we're practically ignored. "Our aldermen are doing their job, but they can only do so much. The seeds are being sown right now and they have a long term bearing on what happens tomorrow in Lakeland Park. "Since our aldermen don't seem to be able to get their ideas across at city meetings, maybe it's time that you people start calling the aldermen on specific committees and tell them how you fe^l! "Please, get involved, find out what is going on in our city, because it is our city and it should work for us, the people. "Thank you, "Marilyn Nystrom" THE OLD BRIDGE "Dear Editor: "Having already stated my support of preserving and adapting the old bridge, I'd like to take issue with some com­ ments Mayor Stanek made to me a few weeks back. He said the old bridge was just that- old! There was nothing historic about it. How can that be? "Built upon the site of the first ferry established by pioneers in 1837, this iron bridge has been in continuous use since its construction in 1880-81. Between that time and 1927 when the Route 120 bridge was built, it was the only bridge directly servicing McHenry. As the town developed and grew during that period so. too, did its dependence on the bridge. I I • I K t •( I •( t t • t I • I I t I t •I I • I ( I <1 v I <( t •C • I ( l I I •I I l • t •K t I I I t • I Are You New In McHenry Area ? ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Do You Know Someone New? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA ! ! ! ! ! CALL JOAN STULL 385-5418 I# cVV f c ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ <( I •I • ( t •c t t t -t I I t t • t -I r • t t i -i t ( t t t i i i • i t • ( •i -i i <t -c •K I t •( t K0YAI WILC0ME '°4 KNOW YOUR AREA-ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST The location has always been historically important. The site of McHenry county's first county seat, now called the Town club, was located just northwest of the old bridge on Riverside drive and Pearl street. River traffic, com­ mercial trade, and eventually, recreational trade for the city hinged upon the fox river and access to it, which the old bridge provided. "It is easy to point to a house and say, "That's historic!" It is a reminder of some early citizen and, somehow, people associate that landmark with the accomplishments of that family or man. How much more difficult it is to point to a structure like a bridge or road and say the same thing. That is not to say, however, that it has no historic value. Our old bridge has subtly and directly affected the lives and fortunes of McHenry people for nearly 100 years and could continue to serve the area as a walking, biking pathway and river park­ way. "Secondly, the Mayor questioned the historic preservation of both Landmark school and the library. Money used on Landmark, he main­ tained, could have been put to better use. He also claimed that there was little, if anything, of the original structure left inside either building so what had really been preserved? "It would seem to me that both the school and the library illustrate the best combination of historical preservation and progressive renovation. The buildings remained intact and yet were put to efficient use in providing service to the community. "I would notv argue that McHenry doesn't need growth and change, but neither would I say that the way to do it is through the destruction of our historic landmarks. "Sincerely, "Nancy J. Fike "Stephen H. Fike" BRIDGE ALTERNATIVES "To the Editor: "The Pearl street bridge over the Fox river in McHenry has become a public issue, and many citizens are asking, 'Must the old steel truss bridge be torn down?' The answer to that question is. not a simple one for there are intangible costs and benefits for all the alter­ natives. Reaching a conclusion about the best course of action might be helped by the following summary of the existing situation {as reported by the McHenry Plaindealer and by public officials at a recent meeting) and by a reveiw of the major costs and beneifts of the several alter­ natives which have been suggested. "Existing plans. The present one-lane steel truss bridge at Pearl street is scheduled to be torn down and replaced with a new two-lane, three-span, welded plate girder bridge, of core 10 steel, which is not painted, but rusts to a per­ manent dull red color. Financing for the new bridge is t ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ V ¥ V ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Weekly Market Review Patriotic we are, but that's not die reason we remain very bullish during our nation's Bicentennial year. Although many stocks have been experiencing heavy and healthy profit taking since early February, this general consolidation-correction was masked by a churning Dow Jones Industrial average, however, even the Dow watchers have been forced to live with some pretty steep declines the past few sessions which Is a good test of the mettle of the market. So far, we are impressed with stock action during K lbacks as we were during rallies and beleive the market acts e it should in approximately its middle years *- slower, more selective, in need of periodic naps, but still plenty of energy left for the right stocks. In our opinion, we are not even dose to the senility stage when the bull strives to regain its youth by indiscriminate chasing of all the girls no matter what their corporate quality is. Many are concerned with the way the market acted this past week but we are not. Investors and traders got what they wanted last week - a push over 1000 D.J. - but very typically after a big effort or push upward, stocks were tired and buyers found they-had already spent a lot of their cash reserves. Despite the Dow's momentary stay over 1000, most stocks, as shown by volume and treadth figures, did not participate and in fact reamined in the now seven week old correction, the lack of buying follow through Friday disappointed and scared new bulls-buyers and thus generated selling pressures. Although the Bears might believe that our bullishness is the result of blind patriotism, we believe it is due to a corporate earnings outlook which improves daily, favorable credit market conditions, and the existence of many very reasonably priced stocks. Basically, what we see unfolding is a healthy but not rampant business recovery accompanied by reduced inflationary pressures-the best of all worlds, but this assumption appears much more supportable at this time than less optimistic ones. The market remains in a selective, rotational phase with some stocks looking heavy, some breaking down, but others have already corrected and should be bought now, short term. We see little evidence that the corrective phase is over and we doubt that stocks are ready to take off. to be provided according to the following formula: McHenry county, 50 percent; McHenry city, 25 percent; McHenry township, 12.5 percent; McHenry Township Road district, 12.5 percent. "Engineering plans have been completed under contract with Collins and Rice of Springfield, and have been submitted to the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois Division of Waterways, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. If these agencies approve the plans as submitted, it is expected that construction bids would be sought in time for work to be started by late summer or early autumn. Since all four funding agencies have in­ dicated their support of the project with letters of intent, alteration of these plans would , require a reconsideration and reversal of position by one or more of the agencies (assuming that the state agencies accept the project.) "Objectives. What are the public goals which might be served by building a new bridge or by keeping the old? The following are aifigjig those which have been mentioned; obviously some of them are in conflict with one another. & W-2'S 60 IN fW mvttVOPt AffACU TMISM KfTLRN. HX>! "1) To ease the traffic congestion in McHenry by eliminating the one-way bridge at Pearl street, replacing it with a new two-lane bridge to relieve traffic on the Rt. 120 bridge a block away. "2) To provide added assurance that emergency vehicles could cross the river in the event of blockage of the bridge(s) due to accidents and repairs. "3) To provide higher clearance above the river so that large boats might more easily navigate the river. "4) To preserve the existing 95-year-old steel truss bridge for historic and esthetic reasons. "5) To retain the long-run possibility of using the old steel truss bridge as a walking- cycling bridge after bridges shall have been constructed at other sites. "6) To retain the old (and low) steel truss bridge as a deterrent to large craft on a river already crowded with boats. "Alternatives. Several ways of meeting some of these ob­ jectives have been proposed, including the existing official plan described above. No plan could achieve all the above objectives because of the confliciting values which those objectives represent. Each plan has its own dollar costs, its intangible costs, and its in­ tangible benefits. The attached chart is an effort to list the major costs and benefits of the several alternatives. "In reading the chart it should be kept in mind that bridges at two other locations are quite likely in the years ahead, regardless of what happens at Pearl street. Either or both of these locations would lie outside of McHenry proper, providing bypass routes around the center of town for a certain proportion of traffic. One of these locations is at the crossing of the proposed Rich- mond-Waukegan Freeway (FAP 420) between McHenry and Johnsburg. As presently planned there would be twin bridges at that point with an interchange at Rt. 31. The second possible bridge location would be south of McHenry at Idyl Dell road. Following the recent connection of Bull Valley road and Idyl Dell road it seems logical that some day the road be extended across the Fox river to the east. This would seem especially likely in view of the increasing population between Rt. 120 and Rt. 176, a distance of over 6 miles without a bridge. "After considering these possibilities I have a clear feeling that the public benefit would best be served by the secojy} alternative - namely keeping the historic Pearl street bridge, using- it for auto traffic until a new bridge is built at a different location or until the Rt. 120 bridge is converted to a four-lane bridge, and then making it a recreational bridge for walking and cycling. Such a choice would minimize dollar cost in the immediate future, but more Alternative No. 1) Tear down the old steel truss bridge; build a 2-lane steel bridge at same site. Projected Dollar Costs 1905,000 ($70,000 of which is due to be pro­ vided by 111. Bell in connection with rerouting cables.) No. 2) Retain and repair the old steel truss bridge, using it for autos until a new bridgeisbuiltata different location or until the Rt. 120 bridge is converted to a 4-lane bridge. Intangible Costs Loss of Historic steel truss bridge. Increased congestion ' on Pearl Street Larger boats on river, increasing congestion and pollution. Continued congestion at Rt<120 bridge untildther bridge is built, an unknown amount for Continued hindrance About $110,000 to repair the old bridge (planking, surfacing, painting); newbridge(s) else­ where (new freeway bridges north of McHenry will be financed by state and federal funds). No. 3) Disassemble the old steel bridge and move it to another site where it could still be used; build new 2-lane steel bridge at Pearl Street. $905,000 for new bridge ($70,000 to be covered by 111. Bell- see No. 1 above) - an unknown amount for removing and rebuilding the old bridge. to large boat owners in navigat­ ing river. Continued potential problem in case of major accident or repairs to the two existing bridges. Increased congestion on Pearl Street. Larger boats on river, increasing congestion and pollution. Loss of potential recreation value of the old bridge in area of high population and easy access. Intangible Benefits Reduced congestion onRt. 120 bridge. Improved river traffic for large boat owners Added assurance for emergency river crossing. Continued hindrance to large boats thus holding down river traffic and pollution. Preservation of historic old bridge. Retention of eventual op­ tion for a walking- cycling bridge as civic , center. Reduced congestion onRt.120 bridge. Improved river traffic for large boat owners. Added assurance for emergency river crossing. Preservation of historic bridge, albeit at an unhistoric location. * * * * K0ENEMANN Country Made Sausages, Hams and Bacon GERMAN IMPORTS AND CHEESES A Full Line Of Delicatessen Just east of Rt 12 815-385-6260 V0L0 It takeB a smart politi­ cian to be on both sides of a hot issue but there are some boys who can turn the trick. For Your Information importantly it would make the best use of an irreplaceable historic and recreational resource. In economic terms, the most favorable benefit-cost ratio would thereby be achieved. To build a new bridge at Pearl street, only one block from the Rt. 120 bridge, would not ease congestion in McHenry; it would merely shift the focal point of that congestion a few blocks west. Bridges north and south of McHenry will some day relieve that congestion, and until then the two existing bridges can continue to provide for emergency crossings of the river as they have for decades. I urge reconsideration of the existing plans by both the public and its elected officials. "William L. Howenstine "4614 N. Pioneer Road "McHenry" 3,210 Canine AHstroeafs In March Dog Show An entry of 3,210 canine aristocrats has been received for the thirty-sixth annual International Kennel Club Dog show at the International Amphitheatre, March 27 and 28. All dogs will be benched both days. The show will climax with the selection of the Best in Show Sunday evening. Leading the breed entries are 113 Afghan Hounds, 109 Doberman Pinschers, 93 Alaskan Malamutes, 90 Siberian Huskies, 88 Collies, 87 Poodles. Ninety-one dogs have been entered in Obedience. In this contest, dogs are rated on their ability to take commands and carry ,out the prescribed courses in Novice, Open and Utility Classes. The International Kennel Club has long been famous for its encouragement of youth participation in the show. Seventy-four youngsters afe entered in Junior Dog Judging and 120 in Junior Showman­ ship. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. rw.mews] EDITOR'S NOTE: Following are representative questions answered daily by VA coun­ selors. Full information is available at any VA office. Q - What is the interest rate on VA guaranteed loans? A - The maximum interest rate on GI loans varies from time to time pursuant to changes in laws and VA regulations and the economy. However, once a loan is made, the interest rate set forth in a note remains the same for life of the loan. Presently the in­ terest rate in VA insured loans is 8.75 per cent. Q - My brother is a World War II veteran who can hardly sign his name on his pension check. What should I do? A -- The veteran may use an ^"X" for signature. Write his name below the "X" and have two persons sign as witnesses. Q - Is it true that I can have the premium on my term GI insurance policy waived when the amount I paid in exceeds the face value of teh policy? A-- Waivers of premiums art granted only to policyholders who prior to age 65 become« permanently and totally • disabled for a period of at least six months. Dear friends, If you are wondering whether your child­ ren should be involved in the funeral, author­ ities agree that even as early as age three, children have awareness of and respond to death. They must know the truth the funeral tells, and should be allowed to attend the services if they desire. Respectfully, ^3 A, PETER MJISTEN & SON FUNERAL HOME McHenry, Illinois 385-0063