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<K<TION 2-4>AC.E4 PLA1NDEALERWEPNESDAV, JULY 14, 1976 EDITORIALS Family Vacations Millions of Americans face summer with the unshaken conviction the entire family must be carted off, somewhere, on a two-week summer vacation at the beach, in the mountains or with Aunt Hattie. That's often needed by all and refreshing to all. But in recent years with traffic, costs and congestion what they are today, vacations have sometimes left participants more depleted at the bitter end than in the beginning. Travel experts are now beginning to tell us vacations needn't be far from home; in fact, they can be taken at home--if the routine can be broken. And if vacations are to include travel, it's best not to undertake too much of it, or long travel tied to speed and strict schedules. Even on European vacations, the experts suggest settling for one or twocountrieS per trip. Go in Spring or Fall, if possible, when the crowds are thinned out. In this country, good advice is to avoid crowds, holiday weekends and heavy traffic. If one can decide to rest, rather than push, the end result' should be more enjoyable and recuperative1. America's Primaries ' Ai Presidential primaries are great fun and serve a real purpose in determining the presidential nominees of tjie major parties. Yet many states nave no primaries and the rules pertaining to them are different. Delegates to contentions are chosen by caucus or convention in some states, rather than in a popular expression at the polling booth. Thus, when the last primaries were held thisyear, on June 6 in California, Ohio and New Jersey, all the answers weren't in, even though a first-ballot nomination will be possible at both conventions. That's because hundreds of delegates are uncommitted and because all delegates were chosen by June 6, even though all the primaries have been held. In one sense, the uncertainty is good; it adds interest at the conventions. In another, the different means of selecting delegates make for confusion and in some cases are undemocratic. Solutions are for more states to enact primary laws and for all states eventually see to it that delegates are selected by the parties in a democratic fashion. That's what America is all about. Man's Best Friend? July In Illinois-1876 If dog is man's best friend, as claimed these many years, then we can only ask what kind of nan would reciprocate by permitting this to happen. This is not a pretty picture. It may even offend some people. We hope it offends them sufficiently that they take time to join the fight against the use of sueel jaw traps. A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Weekly Market Review (an editorial) There are still several months until the trapping season is in full swing. But while it is in progress, this picture above is typical of the torture suffered by animals of all kinds who wander into the path of steel jaw traps. Personally, we do not look favorably on the "sport" of trapping. Practically, we know it will continue, and it is only the hope of many that it can be done in a moVe humane manner. The dog pictured was found one Sunday morning last winter walking on U.S. 460 after being caught in one of these traps. ha V ?n severed, warden of more than Our nation has built the best mouse trap ever seen on this earth and yet only limited numbers of investors are beating a path to our door. The institutional investor has been buying his share of one front leg and one hind leg American industry but with very fragile confidence and limited \ enthusiasm since January. The ihdividual investor has shown even less enthusiasm about participating, through stock ownership, in America's future. The mouse trap we have should sell itself. However, some feel that our people have had it so good for so long that the political and economic shocks the past few years were too much fir a spoiled nation to overcome. The fact ttiat we survived the unbelievable events since the late 1960's convinced us that this nation shall long endure. If George M. Cohan were in charge of our nation's advertising department there is no way the Dow Jones industrials would have closed Friday at 999.84. Instead, there would have been a stampede to be the Yankee Doodle who bought the stock needed to push that symbol of our free enterprise system over kOQQ before the Bicentennial bash. Even we sentimental flagwa^rffadnwt that it is not always the right time to buy stocks but we strongly believe that Mr. Cohan would have plenty of solid reasons to offer doubters and detractors as to why now is a very good time. After 200 years of great progress, let's review the balance sheet our country offers investors. First and foremost, we are offering stocks at close to 1776 prices - - by all historic standards, our market is selling at extremely reasonable levels. The economy has survived double digit inflation and recession at the same time and is now embarked on a broad based recovery with concrete signs (2nd quarter activity) that the risk of near term overheating has been reduced. Candor would force Mr. Cohan to point out that our base inflation rate seems to be in the 5 to 6 per cent range-- not to be bragged about, but livable and better than abroad. He could also point out that the big spender, big brother politicians are distinctly out of favor and fiscal conservatism is finally regaining respectability, even Mr. Cohan couldn't make a positive out of the negative yield spread of some 430 basis points between top quality bonds and the D.J.I.A., he would point out. However, that something like a 30 percent increase in corporate earnings this year and 15 percent next year justify an above average spread, I think I'll call Jimmy Cagney and see how much stock he wants to buy!! Educate For Safety - three years who picked up the dog said, "I came up with a lot of problems but this has to be the world's worst". I picked up 8,339 dogs and I haven't ever seen anything like this". A man that'll do that ought to get a fine land be put in jail". The following week the. warden took part in a debate on a bill before the General Asembly to outlaw the use of these traps. This is typical procedure throughout the country, but the opposition is powerful. Lobby interests for trapping with tne comparatively inexpensive steel jaw trap are strong. Only massive public indignation means there is a chance for success. In the meantime, steel jaw traps alone continue to put some 12,000,000 creatures annually through needless torture, pain and suffering. Write to you legislators and urge their support. State Rep. Thomas J. Hanahan, 2012 Grandview drive, McHenry, 60050 State Rep. Calvin L. Skinner, Jr., P.O. Box 308, Crystal Lake 60014 State Rep. R. Bruce Waddell, Crescent drive, Dundee, 60118 State Senator Jack Schaffer, 56 N. Williams Street, Crystal Lake, 60014 U.S. Congressman John B. An­ derson, 401 W. State St., Rock- ford. 61101 U.S. Senator Charles H. Percy, 219 S. Dearborn, Room 1860, Chicago 60604 U.S. Senator Adlai E. Stevenson, 219 S. Dearborn, Room 2100, Chicago 60604 This is an especially urgent time of the year to discuss safety on the farm, says Mrs. Rosemary Bartman, chairman of the McHenry County Farm Bureau Women's committee. "Farmers have been putting in long hours to get crops in and to nurture them along -this is the time for small grain har­ vest, a time for long hours on complex equipment. "This is the month when we observe National Farm Safety week so it is timely to review the many ways farmers can become more safety-aware. Recognizing hazards and risky situations, then knowing what to do about them, is our best insurance against accidents," she continued. Mrs. Bartman and her husband, John, and their three children, live on a grain and livestock farm near Marengo, so she knows the day-to-day dangers that can plague men. women and children on the farm. "Common sense and ex­ perience are important but that is not enough, it takes knowledge and a receptiveness to safety information to build on that knowledge and make it work for you when you work, play or drive. Educate yourself and others for safety! Mrs. Bartman listed this summary of steps that can be taken, all in keeping with the 1976 National Farm Safety week theme, Educate For Safety: 1. Read safety articles, items in magazines and newspapers, and watch television programs offering safety tips. Attend meetings and classes which focus on safety. 2. Read and heed instruction manuals and product labels. 3. Be informed on what to do in case of emergencies as severe weather, fire, poisoning. Co t bleeding, burns and drowning, for example. Learn first aid and resuscitation methods. 4. Enroll in the National Safety Council's Defensive Driving course (the Women's committee sponsors it annually at the Farm Bureau building). 5 Teach children what is safe and unsafe, how to deal with risky and hazardous situations. Te^ch the safe way to perform chores, play activities, sports, and bike riding. Make sure they learn to swim. 6 Train family and employed workers in the safe way to do every job. 7. Set a good example for your family and employees. Educate by safe actions and attitudes. 8 Share your knowledge and enthusiasm for safety with your neighbors. Volunteer your services and work for a safer •community. INVESTING IN ENERGY Electric utilities are planning to spend more than $20 billion for new plant and equipment during 1976, according to a r e c e n t M c G r a w - H i l l Economics department survey. This year's investment is 18 per .cent more than in 1975. All business this year will spend more than $127 billion for plant and equipment, a 13 per cent increase from the 1975 level. (Special from the Illinois State Historical society, Old State Capitol, Springfield) Illinois celebritid the nation's Centennial Fourth of July, -i 1876, with parades, orations, readings of the Declaration of Independence, picnics, and fireworks. 'J Chicago and a few towns did not plan an Organized city-wide celebration- and attendances and programs in other places were reduced by heavy storms of the preceding night, ac­ cording to a sampling of the newspapers of a centruy ago in the Illinois State Historical library. The nation's big Centennial celebration was, of course, tyie official opening of the ex­ position in Philadelphia, which all- the papers reported in detail. But the most sensational story of the month broke several days after the Fourth- that was the news of Gen. Custer's disaster at the Little Big Horn in Montana. The battle had taken place June 26 but reports did not reach Illinois papers until July 7 and thereafter commanded much > more space than the Cen­ tennial. The Philadelphia celebration began the morning of July 3 with a parade Of the Grand Army of the Republic which included "Old Abe," the eagle mascot of a Wisconsin regiment, and the "children of the Soldiers' Orphans' institute, the boys carrying miniature rifles and the girls following in carriages." That evening there was "a grand torchlight procession of civic and in­ dustrial societies" with the number of paraders estimated at more than 10,000 and the spectators at mSre than half-a- million. The program on the Fourth began with a military parade featuring a regiment from each of the thirteen original states. The ceremonies were held at Independence Square where a platform seating 4,000 invited guests had been erected. These included about a dozen governors and their staffs and representatives of foreign' countries. Presiding was U.S. Senate president pro tem Thomas W. Ferry who was serving for President U.S. Granfe. On the program was the singing of a hymn, "Welcome to All Nations," composed by Oliver Wendell Holmes, and the _ reading of the Declaration of Independence from the original document by -Richard Henry ~ Lee. The Inter Ocean reported that the only parading in Chicago was by the city's Irish societies which "presented a very imposing procession," and in home decorations "the German residents were ahead of all their neighbors." Since "everybody being left to his or her own choice . . . there were some excursions by rail and lake to the country, . . . con­ siderable of a rush to the parks and the theaters and the beer gardens. And then, when darkness came, there was a general blazing up of fireworks, which made the evening by far I 4-H NEWS | BULL VALLEY SEEKERS The last meeting of the Bull Valley Seekers' 4-H club was held June 25 at Raquel Ryan's house. The meeting was called to order, the pledges were given, and then the minutes from the last meeting were read. We also discussed where we woulg like to go for a tour. Toward the end of the meeting, project talks and bicycle safety talks were given. Then the meeting was ad­ journed and we played volleyball and had refresh­ ments. Dawn Roemmelt, Reporter the liveliest and most at­ tractive portion of the celebratibn." In Springfield the Illinois State Journal reported that, because of heavy rains the Ctrilom Guards of Williamsville and the Cowden Guards failed to appear for the parade and attendance of other units was limited for the same reason. The parade was held but other parts of the program were cut short because ' more rain threatened. At Warren (Jo Daviess county) "the exercises were held in John Robinson's circus tent" with some 6,000 at­ tending. Quincy celebrated by laying the. cornerstone to the new courthouse. 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