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SECTION I- PAGE 4 - pl-AlMHRAl F.R WEDNESDAY. MARCH 31.1S7S EDITORIALS See What's New/ Come see what's new besides books. That's the rather intriguing invitation issued by the nation's libraries this month to come and visit during National Library Week (April 4-10) or, for that matter, at any other time of the year. It's a valuable proposal since recent research indicates that a substantial percentage of the public is unaware the library offers anything but books. (In fact, another 5 percent aren't even sure about books.) In case you haven't heard, the nation's 29,000 libraries aren't sleepy book nooks dominated by quiet, straight chairs and rigid ideas. In McHenry's public library, they are building a record collection, a magazine service, and a bookmobile. For special material, they offer service from the Northern Illinois Library system. Another feature is the summer reading program for children. The newest library outreach is to the more than 21 million Americans who read so poorly they can't pass a written driver's test, understand a package label or a lease, much less a book. They're missing a lot in life and librarians are working to help them catch on and catch up. People all over the country have already discovered that the library of 1976 has a good deal to offer which they can enjoy and r profit from. Circulation this past year rose by 10 percent and cumulatively it's up 40 percent over the past six years. Plan to get over to the public library this month to pick up a book or two you've been wanting to read. And to see what else is new. The Chow, a dog which comes from China, is the only canine with a black tongue! EARL R. WALSH & JACK WALSH INS. F i r e A u t o . F a r m , t i l e R e p r e s e n t i n g RELIABLE COMPANIES 4 4 1 0 W R t e i ? 0 M c H o . i r v 3 8 $ 3 3 0 0 DENNIS CONWAY A U T O L I F E F I R E State Farm Ins. Ca 3 3 1 9 W E l m S I M c M e n r y . I l l ' Mm DR. LEONARD BOTTARi 3 0 3 N R i c h m o n d R d M c H e n r v I y e s e x a m i n e d C o n t a c I L e n s e s G l a s s e s f i l l e d M o n . T u e s . T h u r s . T r i 4 6 p i T u e s . T h u r s . F r i 7 9 p m S a I . 9 3 0 t o 3 0 0 P h 3 B 5 4 1 5 1 o r 3 8 5 J 2 6 2 McHENRY COUNTY OFFICE MACHINES S A L E S S E R V I C E & R E N T A L S W o n S a l 9 5 3 0 Friday til 9 00 9 3 G r a n t S t , C r y s t a l L a k e Ph 4SV )??6 McHenry Telephone Answering & Letter Service e Answering Service e Car, Telephone & Paging Service • Complete Mimeographing & Printing Service • Typing & Photocopying Ph. 385-0258 3932 W. Rt. 120, McHenry "GATEWAY TO YOUR FUTURE11 CALL US imiummmHH PEALTOPS Farm Equipment George P. Freund.lne. Case - New Holland 4102 VV. Crystal Lake Rd. MtHF.NRY Bus. 3850420 Res. 385 0227 Halm's WONDER LAKE FUNERAL HOME 815 728-0233 (815) 385 4810 l lRELU RADIAL TIRES FOR ALL CARS uropa Motors Inc 2318 Rte. 120 8 15 385 0700 ED'S STANDARD STAN MR? 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After saying that, however, we can also admit that races exhibit different characteristcs. And in some situations and living patterns, if races naturally congregate (which they often do), that isn't necessarily inherently bad. In fact, the old concept of America was a country of various ethnic groups living side by side in peace and with equal protection and opportunity under the law. Only in recent decades has the compulsion to force racial mixing been automatically assumed to be necessary to American democracy. How far forced mixing goes is one of the critical questions of the 1970's and perhaps one of the critical questions affecting America's destiny. Resistance to school busing has been so great polls now show a majority oppose mandatory busing simply to achieve racial balance--as one example of the present dilemma. There can be but one approach when there is »a pattern of discrimination, of unequal treatment under the law. But there may be room under the traditional American concept for a very large amount of freedom of choice. Wisely utilized, this approach may avoid much of the friction and counter-productive fallout of American idealism and noble principles. stopping circulation and nor­ mal blood flow. "Although medicated as well as could be done, my son lay for one week not recognizing us and feeling much pain when dressings were changed on the area. "The morning the doctor was to suture his arm closed, he told us this day would be the deciding factor if amputation would still be necessary. I remember sitting in the emergency room near the operating room and looking at the very gloomy, gray sky. An hour and a half went by -- I looked once again at the sky - but now the sun was appearing, so bright it almost hurt your eyes to look upon its splendor! The doctor appeared, as if an Angel of Mercy, to tell us the operation was successful, our son was now resting in the recovery room. "It took approximately thirty-three stitches to repair the arm, and after three weeks in the hospital, he was told he could come home. We were told, after many visits, although the surgery was a success, his arm may never straighten out again! Therapy might help - so several times a day he would clutch a ball tightly, opening and closing that fist as best he could - told to lift and carry objects heavy enough to strengthen his arm. "Perhaps a miracle - a bit of hope and prayer. 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. Our only request is that the writers give - signature, full ack 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 object tional taste.) REASON FOR BELIEVING "Editor: "How can I ever forget that day in May when a neighbor child came running to tell me my son had a terrible accident! While riding his bicycle down a hill, he hit a tree with such an impact, it left him with a fractured arm. He was put in traction, but suffered a great deal of pain which the doctors could not explain. We would have to wait. That evening, fifteen minutes before my husband and I were to visit our son, the doctor called and told us our boy was showing some bad signs - no pulse, nails turning blue. We were advised to come in immediately to sign permission forms for surgery. Douglas might possibly lose his arm. Surgery was performed that night - the artery had been wraDoed armmH the bone. ,^¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥W¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥^ Are You New In McHenry Area ? Do You Know Someone New? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO O U R A R E A M M ! CALL JOAN STULL 385-5418 o# & W 4b K0YAL WHCQMf % • K •I i 4 • iv ' [ KNOW YOUR AREA-ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST "In August that same year, he broke his femur in a freak accident - he cried, 'Why me, Mom, Why?' God knows, I wanted to explain, but how when I didn't know the answer! "He continued on crutches for three months, still exer­ cising the arm as often as possible. At first, while visits were made to £heck the progress of the leg, no signs of any improvement of the arm were noted. "Gradually, within the three months of checkups, his arm, when held outward, was now showing signs of straightening and growing stronger. I asked the doctor, could it possibly have been, with the use of crutches, his arm was now going to be normal except for the scar he will always bear? He hesitated, as if in amazement, 'very possibly so'. "I told my son no one knows why things happen, but there is a reason for everything. "I will never lose my faith in the Almighty - we were at His mercy and through prayer and hope were helped at a very painful time in our lives. "B. Miyaki" JUSTICE? "Editor: "It recently cost my parents, the owners of a small con­ struction company, more than $5,000 in lawyers' fees and other expenses, to prove they were innocent of switching a piece of machinery that Dad had taken to repair (which is equivalent to a theft charge). This was all dreamed up by an irate former customer who had decided not to pay his bill. Five grand is bad enough, but the lost sleep, shattered nerves and endless worry made it really rough on them. "I just don't understand how the Judicial system works...are we innocent until proven guilty, or guilty until proven innocent? Does this mean that anyone can accuse me of a crime, it may take thousands of dollars to prove myself innocent, and the accuser gets' off clean and free? I feel the accuser should have to pay for all expenses incurred by the wronged party...if it weren't for his lies, those ex­ penses would never have oc­ curred! "This was a bench trial, and the judge said he sympathized with my parents' plight...that does nothing to lessen their burden. In my opinion, the judge was biased, as he ad­ mitted in his summation that he was sure Dad"was guilty before Dad's lawyer even presented their case. Because of over­ whelming evidence, the judge had to rule in my Dad's favor. But I honestly feel his bias held over into his decision not to have the accuser pay part of Dad's trial expenses. "My parents would have been $4,000 richer today had they just forgotten about that $1,600 debt, but Dad pursued it because of the principle. "He felt his day in court would set the record straight and teach the accuser a lesson about lying. Instead, it taught our family and friends that the Judicial system can't be relied upon to rule fairly, and that your day in court may be a farce. "Happy Birthday America, we're in big trouble! , "Marsha Van Every Lynn "Spring Grove" BRIDGE RESEARCH "Editor: "I would just like to say publicly that I was very im­ pressed by Mr. Howenstine's letter to ypu. The information he gave us was enlightening and I though that it summed up rather well the entire issue of the'bridge. His letter was ob­ viously well researched and I'm sure that all the facts 'and figures and the graph he gave us are true and accurate. They should b£-he obtained the lion's share of that information from the engineers and officials working on the bridge project at a meeting that was held on Feb. 24 of this year. "I thank Mr. Howenstine for summing up the high points of this issue, the facts and figures that were released a month ago. As for his opinion of what should be done with the bridge it is just than-an opinion. I seriously doubt that Mr. Howenstine has access to all the information and data that the engineers and officials who were at this meeting have. Therefore I would have to go along with the engineers and officials on this one. "Sincerely yours, "Charles Samuels" Housing Survey The purpose of the McHenry County Housing Authority it to provide comfortable, decent housing for low to moderate income families and senior citizens. It is presently investigating the need for this housing in the county, and in order to determine need, the following information is required. Your answers to the following questionnaire will enable the Authority to determine if such housing is needed. •• This information will be strictly confidential and will not obligate you in any way. Mail to: McHenry County Housing Authority P.O. Box 685 Woodstock, Illinois 60006 1. What age group are you in? 60 or over 45-60 Under 45 2. Marital status: Married Widow Widower Single- S. No. of persons living with you: Spouse Children-- • Other 4. Annual income: Under $2,000 -- $2,000-$5,000 $5,000^8,000 $8,000-$10,000 $10,000412,000 Over $12,000 5. Do you own or rent present residence? 6. If you are now renting, what rent do you pay?- 7. Do you live in house apartment- 8. Is your present housing sound deteriorating substandard t-- , . 9. Suppose low-rent (rait of no more than 25 percent of income) apartments are provided, would you be interested in renting one of them? 10. If you are 60 or over, would you be interested in raiting one of the apartments if it is located in a building which would contain, in addition to your kitchen, a central dining facility available to all residents of the building?-- 10a. If your answer to question 10 is yes, would you be interested in raiting one of the units if it is located in a rural setting with transportation provided to shopping, churches, etc? 11. Your city (please indicate name of post office) -Town Rural- 12. How long have you lived in McHenry County?- 18. Comments: HERE AND THERE IN BUSINESS Bell Asks ICC Permission To Restructure Rates I In an effort to recover costs of the service, Illinois Bell has asked the Illinois Commerce commission for permission to restructure rates for special service lines provided to business customers with Illinois. "This would be the first in­ crease in intrastate special service line rates since 1972," said company Commercial Manager, Stan Jozwiak. • The special service line changes would result in higher monthly and non-recurring charges for services such as alarm circuits, private voice and data communications circuits, teletypewriter cir­ cuits, answering service facilities and Telpak "bulk rate" circuit packages. In addition, some rates associated with special service facilities would be lowered and some new rate elements would be introduced. The company also asked to increase charges for certain telephone answering service terminal equipment. Before grabbing your shovel for that landscaping or other digging project this spring, call NI-Gas. There is a risk you should know about. Each year a number of Northern Illinois Gas com­ pany's underground facilities are1 damaged because diggers, before breaking ground, do not call the utility to locate pipelines. These accidents can interrupt gas service, are costly ^nd can be dangerous. NI-Gas asks the public to telephone its nearest office well ahead of any planned digging, if possible at least forty-eight hours. If underground gas services or mains are involved, a NI-Gas representative will visit the site and, at no charge, A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Weekly Market Review As the old song goes, "You have to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and don't mess with Mister In-Between" and that's just what happens in a strong up market such as witnessed in January. Since late January - that's eight weeks now - the three Dow Jones averages in general and almost all stocks in particular have been experiencing pretty heavy selling and consolidation. It's not that investors stopped accentuating the positive and eliminating the negatives, they simply are ignoring the positives and acting like investors act after a big run and When the general level of confidence is low - they are taking profits. This is the way--the stock market regenerates cash reserves, attracts new buyers, restores its vigor and maintains its health. Obviously, much of the news we are now seeing was the force behind our January party. However, the super news from Detroit- March 1-10 auto sales 19 37 percent; from the Credit markets - strong bond prices; from the inflation front-consumer price index up only 0.1 percent ta February; from the consumer - personal income up $12.0 billion, indicate that the future holds prospects of continued and improving fundamentals. This will not, in our opinion, be ignored when stocks are again ready to resume the uptrend. We see little evidence the correction is over but we are encouraged by some recent developments. Reactions following previously uncorrected Bull runs, such as seen in January, usually take anywhere from several weeks to two- three months and - must shake out some of the bullishness before conditions are favorable for restoration of the uptrend. There is no way to predict when this reaction will be completed but we are encouraged by the recent increase in the number of those preaching caution and bearishness. Also, most market commentators now recognize that We are in a correction but seem to underestimate the size of the decline-correction already experienced by a lot of stocks. Stocks continue to act tired during both up and down days but in our opinion this "grazing" by our Bull will refuel him and result in a much higher market longer term. their locations. * v. ; \ V.-Vs'\ ,'"; 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 LINCOLN MEMORIAL...U.S. Armed Forces Bicen­ tennial Band members pose at one of the historic land­ marks in the Nation's capital during a break in their tours across the Nation. The Bicentennial Band represents a physical and a philosophical cross section of the Nation. It explores American music and musical development in an effort to promote a renewed spirit of national unity. For Your Information Dear friends, Psychologists are beginning to advise that a widow should be encouraged to put off all but the most pressing decisions for as long as it takes her to come to grips with the future. They point out that grieving takes time and must be allowed to run its course if the mourner is ever to pull herself together. i Respectfully, PETERAiJlSTEN FUNERAL HOME 385-0063