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SEC TION 2 - PAGE 4 - PLAINDEALER-WEHNESDAY, APRIL7. l»7i EDITORIALS The American Library All year during this Bicentennial celebration we've been talking about our national priorities: jobs, a clean environment, better housing and medical care for all. We don't hear anybody mention information -- because we already have it, in what is unquestionably the world's largest and finest network of libraries in schools and in communities nationwide. We expect libraries to collect all the books and periodicals we need to tell us about the past and present developments in everything from medicine to math, from accounting to zoology. We also .increasingly expect libraries to help us in more mundane matters like planning a trip, borrowing a film, finding a job, tracing the family tree and getting answers quickly. It's good to know the information and assistance is there. Hut somehow our expectations don't take into account that the library can also use our support, both vocal and financial. At a time when libraries are putting out more and more in the way of services, costs are swelling and coffers are shrinking. Libraries all over the country have been forced to cut back their hours, their staffs and their book and periodical budgets this past year And that's an insidious type of cut-back: Because books that aren't purchased today won't be on hand tomorrow when we need . them. A celebration is scheduled this month that should start us thinking about the important role the library has played in our lives and in our democracy. - Free public libraries, in fact, are barely a century old. Up until the mid 1800's, books were pretty much a private affair. That's why we should take special note of National Library Week (April 4-10) in this Bicentennial year and reacquaint ourselves with the incredible richness offered by our country's libraries. American libraries, including McHenry, store a vast information bank for us -- available on call. All you have to do is to deposit your own interest and concern. While American libraries invite you to come by and get rich...you might just also ask what you can do to help them. EARL R. WALSH & JACK WALSH INS. f ire Auto I arm I ito Wcprrsrntinq MEL IABLE COMPANIES U10W k'le l;0 Mi Hfiiry IRS 3100 DENNIS CONWAY A U T O L i f t F I R E State Farm Ins. Co. imw F'.mSt MiHrnry III JHS mi OR. LEONARD BOTTARI 303 N R ithmond Rd McHenry : y e s e x a m i n e d C o n t a c t L e n s e s G l a s s e s f i t t e d M o n T u e s T h u V v F r . 4 6 p m T u e s . T t i u r s . 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ELM STREET * RADIATORS * Cooling System Specialists i t AIR CONDITIONING • Trailer Hitches Fabrication • STEEL SALES • Welding & Ornamental Iron rrn r,=o A D A M S B R O S . ^7 %g , 1 Jo5-U< no Mcllenr> (Next to Gem Cleaners) Copylt! M WW »* our new q Important Correspondence Accounting Reccds invo ces & Statements P'Oiect Product Spec ' cat.o 'S quick-action copy ctnter. inventory Sheets O'do' & B J f Ofrns C a ' a ' o g S h e e t s & B u l l e t i n s P r o n i o t i o ^ a ' l e t t e r s 4 F l y e r s Trv This Convenient New Service Soon1 McHENRY PRINTING SERVICES 3909 v\ , MAIN 385-. 600 •asy-to-uf XEROX' •quipmenti m VARIOOS PARKI*G n ilOOPOOOOOOOOOOOOOCM Twice Told Tales SOMETIMES HARD TO SEE Fishing Time This is the time of year blood rises in the veins of the millions of fishing Americans. From now until fall fish will be taken in the streams and lakes of every state- many of which have been frozen over during the winter. What is it about fishing that attracts so many? One expert claims it's the natural instinct for hunting food--the basic drive to survive. Other factors are the break from the hectic pace of American life and the fellowship and beauty offered. To help the beginner, and remind the non-expert, here are the basic rules of fishing: Best time is at dawn and dusk. The hour after a changing tide(in salt water) is good. If fish are spawning, fishing is almost invariably good, with any bait. The period just before bad weather is often good. If the bad weather lasts several days the period immediately afterward may be good again. A steady barometer is not as good as a rising or falling glass and falling pressure is generally better than a rising pressure. A slight wind to ripple the water is desirable. Follow these general rules and catch more fish! A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Weekly Market Review This past week the stock market showed again that it is, among other things, a microcosm of life and human emotions in general. The lesson of the week was that too much anticipation of any event can only lead to disappointment with its realization. Many market observers felt that a successful assault of Dow 1000 would start the upside shaking, rattling and rolling again. However, that magical peak was bested for three sessions but with a whimper and not a bang. Volume and breadth stayed sluggish as the long awaited celebration turned into a ho-hum affair and then last week, stocks returned to their two month long correction and on light volume slipped back under 1000. % The quality of the rally during last week's up days was very disappointing. Action was mixed and leadership shifted to groups such as the oils and drugs which had been long time laggards. Although a few stocks did achieve worthwhile gains, the short­ lived advance of the Dow Industrials did not cover up continued selling in the majority of stocks. In our opinion, all of this is simply reaffirmation that the consolidation-correction of the past two months is not completed and that stocks are simply not ready to resume the primary trend which is upward. It also told us that the Bull's personality is again changing and we must change with it. The most important investment conclusion which should be drawn from the action of the market since late January is that selectivity is much more critical and for the time being at least it will be much more difficult to make money. This is the way markets should develop and in our opinion it does not spell the end of the Bull-rather it is the end of one very joyous stage. In the current news there is continued evidence of a solid business recovery-February leading indicators up 0.8 percent-and a strong credit market. In front of us in a few weeks should be very positive first quarter corporate earnings, and past the near term we continue to anticipate an on-balance positive economic scenario. There's a superstition that says if you bite your tongue you will tell a lie! •I I •( ( t ' I I t ( -t ( ( t K K -I t ( •I I I K I t '• I I I t t I I C • K I t I •I • t I I •I , <1 > <1 Are You New In McHenry Area 1 ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Do You Know Someone New? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA ! ! ! ! ! CALL JOAN STULL 385-5418 N* & •1r a & K0YAI wncom °A- KNOW YOUR AREA-ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST ^ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ y ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ V ¥ ^ 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 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 inobjec- tional taste.) DRUG ABUSE "Dear Editor: "On Tuesday evening, March 30, I attended the Drug Abuse program at the FS building in Woodstock presented by Detective George Voska of the McHenry County Sheriff's department. Detective Voska made an excellent presentation of the various drugs of abuse with the aid of a drug display case and samples of marijuana and LSD for the audience to pass around. He emphasized interestingly that the narcotic heroin is by far less significant on the drug scene (especially in McHenry county) than the wide-ranging stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens available. "There was great concern expressed among the parents present as to what is really being done to keep pushers and abusers off the street after Detective Voska and his fellow officers have made the arrests, often with the help of the only FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 1, 1926) Centerville is to have an addition to its business houses, according to an announcement by P.M. Messe, proprietor of the Pantorium company, the business being cleaning and dyeing. The Pantorium has rented the room on Green street formerly occupied by Dr. Henry Freund, optician, and is ready to receive work in its line. The Johnsburg dance hall was recently taken over by new managers, Fred Lehubert and Joe Ruri, both of Chicago. The new proprietors will open the hall on April 1. Miss Clara Miller returned home Monday evening from Miami and Vero Beach, Fla., where she has been spending the last two months. Despondency over continued ill health is attributed as the cause of an act of self- destruction, when Dewitt Compton, aged 75 years, was found near death at the home of undercover agents in Illinois who are directly employed by a county. In case after case, offenders appear to be released on probation, usually on a reduced charge negotiated by their lawyers, only to return to pushing and abusing drugs time and time again. Both Detective Voska and several members of the audience ex­ pressed a great lack of faith in the courts and the judges who preside over them. "Another strong sentiment in the meeting was that the great majority of parents seem to defend their children's in­ nocence at all costs, even when they are in the deep trouble with the law that drug abuse entails. The idea* was not that parents should reject their children - exactly the opposite! The question rather comes down to appropriate discipline. Ideally, discipline would begin in the home - before a con­ frontation with the law. Ideally, every child would have a good home with caring parents who truly communicate with their children. Obviously, such ideals are far from reality in our current society - even in McHenry county. The meeting made a strong case that in those homes where there is the potential for good com­ munication and true caring (which may involve healthy discipline at times), parents should take the time and effort to carefully communicate with their children. The real problem lies in why young people abuse drugs. There must be some disruption in the youngster's world that leads him to seek escape through drugs. How much better it would be to work at identifying the source of that disruption and then toward a positive solution. No doubt, there will always be a drug abuse problem, but true parental concern could go a long way toward lessening the problem, ( 1 < * ' •1 ( t 'i >1 - t 'i • 1 1 1 • r i • 1 ' * t 1 t t ( ( 1 <1 t ( 1 t 1 -I • ( 1 t 1 •K I <( •K ( I NO PENSION RAN AT -STAirr AN INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM. CHfcK WITH IKS. 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 his niece, Mrs. A1 Purvey, following the swallowing of a quantity of carbolic acid. Death relieved the aged man s suf­ fering in just a few hours. The Social Wheel was pleasantly entertained by Mrs. M. Miller at its last meeting. The next meeting will be held at the Universalist church parlor, April 8. W.J. Donavin, local plumber, has just completed two big contracts .for plumbing and heating in West Chicago. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 2, 1936) The formal opening of the Betty Nielsen shop on River­ side drive will take place Saturday when a wide selection of hats, dresses and accessories will be on display. The Rudolph Weiss family have moved from a place west of the tracks on Route 20 to the W*illiam Bonslett house on Richmond road recently vacated by the W.D. Wells family, who moved to Chicago. "Pink" Gorman has taken a lease on the Standard Oil station, located at the corner of Riverside drive and Elm street. Mr. Gorman has been em­ ployed by the company at its other station in West McHenry. Elmer Meyer is now manager at the West McHenry station. "Our Life's Work" was the interesting topic under discussion at the Epworth League meeting Sunday evening at which there were twenty-five members in at­ tendance. The leader of the meeting was Evelyn Anderson. Mrs. Joseph Diedrich, 45 years old, died suddenly at her home at Racine, of a heart attack. She was born in McHenry in 1890, formerly Delia Jackley. Ben Justen, a farmer and member of the community high school board of education, has been appointed as one of the four members of a temporary county committee to put the New Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment act into effect in McHenry county. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 12, 1951) St. Mary's church was the scene of a beautiful Spring wedding April 7, when Miss Phyllis Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith, ex­ changed nuptial vows with Mr. Robert Afeld of Round Lake. Rt. Rev. Msgr. C.S. Nix of­ ficiated at the Mass. Miss Mabel Rossman, 48, a native of McHenry, died Thursday, April 5, in Wood­ stock. She was born in this community, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rossman. McHenry's police officer, which is a very real one - even in McHenry county. "Sincerely, "Dave Himpelmann" Joseph Grobel, has been a medical patient in St. Francis hospital, Evanston, this week. The Harold Aim family has moved from Park street to the upper apartments in the Joseph Tonyan home on Waukegan street A former missionary to Arabia, Mrs. Louis P. Dame of Rockford, will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian service at the com­ munity Methodist church. Mrs. Dame will present a monologue in native costume on the life of an Arabian woman today. The cyclone fence at the north end of the high school tennis courts was damaged considerably as the result of an accident last Friday afternoon. A Crystal Lake resident driving north on Green street was enroutetovisita local physician when he suffered a heart attack at the corner of Green and John streets. His car climbed the curb, struck a sign, passed over the sidewalk and then rolled down the terrace into the fence. Many students witnessed it and summoned aid at once. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 7, 1966) Jacob Steffes, 79, a partner for about fifty years in the Artificial Stone company, died of a heart attack April 5, in Memorial hospital, Woodstock. Casey Kasperzak, a junior in McHenry high school, has been a member of the Viscounts for one year, playing the baritone horn. The young man plans to attend the Naval academy following graduation. The new home of Riverside Hairstyling studio is located on Route 120, a half block east of Chapel Hill road, McHenry, owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. George S. Pedersen. The business was formerly located on Riverside drive. Large delegations attending City Council meetings have made the Council consider utilizing the present storage room and expanding the space for meetings. As the city grows, more projects arise and more groups present their problems or wishes to the Council. Bunnies, life size, will be on the street of McHenry three days this weekend distributing marshmallow Easter eggs to youngsters. Their appearance is sponsored by the retail merchants committee of the McHenry Chamber of Com­ merce and many local businessmen. Mr. and Mrs. James Langer have moved from one of the Tonyan apartments on Front street to the Fleming hous* on Washington street. His Handicap Little Bobbie -- Aw, I could walk that tight rope as well as the girl in the circus if it wasn't for one thing. Little Jimmie -- What's that? Little Bobbie-I'd fall off. April, 1976 You are the hope of beauty and the birth Of life and death-come, welcome home again! r -Anne Lawler. The s'econd quarter of the year begins with April, which also contains April Fool's Day, Easter (on the 18th this year) and happy tax-paying day on the 15th, when millions of Americans must make final income tax payments for the year 1975, On the 6th in 1917, Congress declared war on Ger­ many, which doomed the Kaiser and the German mon­ archy and eventually, indirectly, produced Adolph Hit­ ler. On the same day in 1830, the Morman Church was founded. (The Greeks in America celebrate the 6th as the anniversary of the Greek war for Independence.) On the 9th in 1865, General Robert E. Lee finally surrended his Army of Northern Virginia, perhaps the most ably-led in the nation's history, at Appomattox, Virginia, to a generous U.S. Grant. The 10th is the birth­ day anniversary of the founder of the Salvation Army, William Booth. The famed Halifax (N.C.) resolutions, calling for in­ dependence, date from the 12th in 1776, and largely in­ fluenced the Continental Congress later that year to follow the Halifax example. One of the greatest Ameri­ cans and for eight years (1800-1808) president, Jeffer­ son was born at Shadwell, Virginia, on the 13th in 1743. * The Huguenot Society observes the 13th, the day of the signing of the Edict of Nantes, halting the perse­ cution of Protestants in France in 1598. Henry IV signed this act of freedom; Louis XIV revoked it in 1685, and Protestants were again persecuted. For Your Information Dear friends, If for some reason you wish burial in a distant city, your local funeral director can make all necessary arrangements for burial at the desired location. He can arrange for a funeral service to be held in that city, for cemetery space, the transportation, and all other requirements. You need not go to that city to complete arrangements. Respectfully, w 4 y*----«< , PETER MJ LISTEN & SON funeral home McHenry, Illinois 385-0063