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* SECTION 2 PAQK 6 PLAlNDEAjLER-WKDNESDAY, JULY 28,1976 EDITORIflLS Once Upon A Time Once upon a time there was a man who lived in a town and spent all his money away from home. He was sure he could take care of himself and his town didn't need anything from him. After a few years, his business wasn't as good as he had hoped it would be, his friends didn't seem to think he was quite as important as he thought he was and trade seemed to flow by his door. The man began to watch his competitor, who was an intelligent advertiser, a contributor to the public purse, a man eager to give his time and thought to community projects and a believer in the fact that it pays to keep money at home.. After noting all these factors, the man continued to wonder why oome of his old customers went to the newcomer and why almost everyone had the idea that he was a tightwad but that his competitor was a public spirited leader of community life. The Cowboy Heritage In recent years child-care experts have been attempting to educate the public to the dangers of glamorized violence- as seen in movies and on television. A generation or two of Americans were brought up on cowboy films. Disputes were settled by the six gun. There was, of course, too much killing. But the good man won in the end, got the girl and the' pretty music played as they walked into the sunset. Today's sadistic violence on television is far worse, experts agree. It's a tasteless escalation of the trend glamorizing violence. To put an end to it, and to teach children better values and better mgans to cope with life's problems, a campaign is being waged by educators, editors, psychiatrists', etc., to reduce today's television and film violence. Onforunately, that campaign has not yet been successful. Ojjnmercial television networks are the worst offenders and there's too much money to be made in violence for the reformers to make solid progress. The FCC is, unfortunately, more a protector of Ihe networks than a defender o£ the public interest. So the uphill fight goes on and looking back on yesterday's films one sees them as perhaps the lesser of evils. Yet looking again at glamorized shootout films of just a few years back one is astounded at Jhe level of thinking, the amount of killing, the glamorization of the fast gun. Olir cowboy heritage, as other nations term it, has helped implant the idea of settling disputes with violence. As our crime rate steadily increases, the film industry must demonstrate the other, intelligent, side of the equation. Eventually, some non-political, non-censoring government body mtat guide film makers in this direction in the public interest-- siqoe film and television today mold the public mind and morals n^wre than any other medium. tenin correctly said if given control of films, he could win control ofcpeople's minds. [ A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Weekly Market Review This past week Bullish stock market analysts must feel as popular as a Taiwanese athlete in Canada. If it isn't one thing, it's another, and another and another. The most recent "fear of heights" neurosis over Dow 1,000 was precipitated by two major bogeymen. First one to leap at us out of the closet was the unveiling of the real Jimmy Carter - or at least the one who is now running for president rather than for his party's nomination. Wall street's honeymoon with Mr. Carter ended wheo he delivered his acceptance speech last week. Rather #han the supposed conservative the street seemed comfortable wth all of a week ago, hfrcame on with all the classic "Have your cake and eat it too" philosophies which gave our nation its 1973-74 stomach-ache. {tome say Carter could hardly not have swung sharply to the left when you consider he was addressing the National Democratic convention and that the reality of a Carter presidency could be mlich different. However, if that is the case both he and Mr. Mpndale did a good job of looking like big spenders, interventionists, and thus sponsors of big government. The other part of last week's double wammy came from the Federal Reserve figures. Both Ml and M2 leaped up and put to rest the recent feeling that the Fed would start loosening up on the monetary reifis. The bond marker responded by doing a swan dive and stocks which are nervous anyway over 1,000 suffered nose.bleed number ICC - At the moment, it looks like these developments have put us back wfifcre we had been for months - in a selective market with the Dow Jones Industrials masking some favorable action but certainly not a market which seems able to carry them all up or down. We won't know the impact of a Carter presidency until many months after he takes office, if in fact he does. It does seem obvious, however, that there would be a great number of changes aijd heightened inflation expectations. As there is no way to understand all the complexities of this situation, one must take direction from tape action and it is selectively encouraging. Also stocks have been through a five month consolidation period, are supported by strong fundamentals, and sell at very reasonable prices. On a near term basis, it's the Republicans turn at bat and Mr. Carter will have to field a lot of hard line drives. f " 4-H NEWS 1 4-H FEDERATION * At the July 19 4-H Federation meeting, members discussed many aspects of their in­ volvement at the McHenry County Fair this year, reports Joy Vyduna of McHenry. The most exciting event scheduled i5 a dance for Friday night of the Fair Also in full operation this year will be the coflnt^ 4-H food stand. Prices have been Set and a work committee will this week get the food stand in operating order. The Kish- waukee Clovers 4-H club is forking to get the 4-H Wee farm in order and there are several people planning the program for 4-H Night at the Fair As a part of old business, an account of state 4-H conference was given by members who attended the four-day affair. Danielle Byron explained the conference theme of "Inside Out" and its aim to make each member understand himself better. Teaching modules named "In There ", "Take A Drive", - "The Plastic Fantastic Gizmo" and "The World's Pair of Blue Jeans, and You're a Doubleknit" were presented by older 4-H members of other counties. Also at the conference was a reception for donors of the National 4-H foundation to which Federation President Jean Slater attended in representation of the McHenry county 4-H federation. An t-or Your Information Dear friends, Knowledge about and preparation for a critical or traumatic event lessens the psychological effects and. aids in the recovery process. It seems that society should do more to honestly confront the fact of death - especi­ ally in the education of children. It is not psychologically healthy to treat death as a tabu subject* Respectfully, PETER MJISTEN & SON F UNERAL HOME McHenry, Illinois 385-0063 m § 0 B V 5 you THINK, OUR SILENCE *CTUnU-Y CNCOURRGe SUCH flSW/S??? ttottM SEE NO EVIL, SPEAK NONE, BUT IT FLOURISHES ANYWAY Tax Assessment Range State Rep. Cal Skinner, Jr. (R-Crystal Lake) concludes that McHenry county homeowners are about to be taken to the cleaners again by courthouse assessing officials. "Residents of some areas will get off better than those of others, but the average homeowner will still be assessed significantly higher than he should be," the former McHenry county treasurer said. "Any time some property is assessed 17 percent higher than the lowest assessed real estate in a county, assessments have definitely not been equalized. That's the difference between the 25.7 percent assessment level for rural unsubdivided property aBd the percentage of market value that Marengo township homeowners will be assessed: almost 32 percent. Skinner, who has been a long­ time rYitic of assessment inequities in the county and throughout Illinois, said he had reviewed the most recent and most accurate statistics put out by the tate Department of Local e nment Affairs and sees no reason to send letters of congratulations to anyone in Woodstock. "How can anybody justify assessing unsubdivided rural property at- one-fourth of market value, while assessing the average homeowner over 30 percent of what his residence would sell for?" the lawmaker asked. "It's not as if the farmers would see their tax bills go up if the county obeyed the law." he Assessment on All rurai property, excluding $40,000 Property All rurai property, excluding $40,000 Property unincorporated subdivisions 25.7 percent 10,280 * All subdivided property 30.1 percent 12,040 Weighted county average 28.4 percent 11,360 + Assuming no ag rollback. Assessments for homes and subdivided lots on a township basis Assuming no ag rollback. Algonquin 30.1 percent 12,040 Chemung 30.1 percent 12,040 Dorr 29.9 percent 11,960 Grafton 29.7 percent 11,880 Greenwood 29.7 percent 11,880 Marengo 31.7 percent 12,680 McHenry 29.7 percent 11,880 Nunda 31.4 percent 12,560 Combined average for all other townships. 29.5 percent 11,800 explanation of the Report-to- the-State team was given by Joy Vyduna and congrat^ ulations were given to Jim Harrer for his active participation in the conference. Other tropics discussed were the Youth council's decision that attending members to the State Fair do not have to reside in the exhibitors' dormitories, the Youth Action council and their weekend experience, the Day camp that the federation recently held, and an alumni 4- H club. It's not very difficult, in hot weather, to feel too tired to work. CHAMPIONS RETURN With eight 1975 champion drivers returning and 14 classes of competition, the state championship tractor pull is expected to pack the grand­ stand when it kicks off the afternoon events at the Illinois State Fair. Scheduled Aug. 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the tractor pull offers $20,000 in premiums. The biggest event of the pull, according to John Burris, president of the Illinois Tractor Pulling association, is the 12,000 pound open class, "the granddaddy of tractor pulls." Although comparable to an auto race, a tractor pull tests power and traction rather than speed. Each tractor drags a sled which automaticallv Full Accreditation For McHenry County College McHenry County college has been granted full accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Official announcement of the ac­ creditation was made during the association's annual con-, ference held- in Chicago Wednesday, July 21, at which board chairman, Gerald Smith, president, Dr. James R. Davis, and dean of instruction, Robert Bartlett, represented the college. An examining team of five college and university officials had visited MCC for several days last May. Their report and recommendation then went to the NCA commission for action at the July conference. The process of reviewing the examining team's report in­ volved extensive questioning of and discussion between the MCC representatives and a ten- person Reviewing committee. The impressive compostion of explained. "I sponsored the dual assessment bill to get around that. Under the law, any farmer who applies for the agricultural exemption gets his assessment rolled back to his property's value for agricultural purposes. All county officials have done is make certain that homeowners will have to pay more than their fair share of local property taxes and get less than our fair share of state aid to education," Skinner said. The accompanying table indicates the 1974 assessment levels* after adjustments made by the Department of Local Government Affairs for changes made this past year by local assessors and county officials. adds weight as the tractor advances, with the tractor that pulls its sled farthest declared the winner. 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We're a little dif­ ferent than most insurance people • Agent Keith Sonnichsen McHENRY, ILLINOIS PH. 344-2772 Loren Miller RICHMOND, ILLINOIS PH. 678-6691 the Reviewing committee in­ cluded administrators and faculty members from eight states ranging from North Dakota, Wisconsin and Ohio, to Arkansas and Oklahoma. They represented such institutions as Ohio State university, Cuyahoga Community college and Madison Area Technical college. The discussion focused on many significant aspects of the MCC operation such as finance, organization, in­ structional decision-making, and the impact of the new campus. The MCC staff con­ sidered the Reviewing com­ mittee members to be very insightful and helpful to the college. The accreditation approval is the culmination of a pain­ staking five year process of self-examination as the college developed quality programs, facilities and instruction. Within the academic com­ munity, the granting of full accreditation is recognized as the official indication that an institution has "come of age": that'1 it is living up to its - philosophy, has the necessary resources for carrying out its task, and has adequate programs, organization, policies, student life, faculty morale, and student achievement, for serving the institution's purposes. Accreditation brings with it not only the benefits of in­ stitutional self-respect and prestige, but also the ad­ vantages of having undertaken an intensive self-examination over a period of years. Since 1971 students, faculty mem­ bers, administrators, and Board members have been directly involved in the process. The North Central association is the largest of the regional accreditation associations, covering a nineteen-state area. NCA ac­ creditation has come to be the essential recognition for colleges and universities. PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to, use this co­ lumn as an expression of their views on subjects of general interest in our co­ mmunity. Our only request is that the writers give - signature, full address and phone number. We ask too, that one individual 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.) RIGHT TO LIFE "Dear Friends, "The death1 penalty for 4,000,000 innocent unborn children of America since Jan. 22,1973, is a shameful disgrace and a denial of the first unalienable right - the right to life. "By abortion we disregard the tiniest and most defenseless members of the human family, making the human baby the most endangered species in America today. The medical profession should be ashamed for agreeing to do the slaughtering for a fee. "Abortion is not a religious issue - it is a human rights issue. Unborn babies cannot protect themselves and their killing is only a first step in the Hitlerian idea of a perfect race - allowing those to live who have a useful place in society. No one of us will be safe against arbitrary decisions as to whether we live or die if this Supreme court decision is not reversed and our unalienable right to life from conception to natural death is firmly reasserted. "I understand the House recently passed an amendment by Henry Hyde to ban the use of HEW funds to pay for, promote, or encourage abortions, which would be a step in the right direction - but that is not nearly enough. How can we expect blessings from God Almighty when we continue to allow one member of society to legally kill another member of that society - and especially the most innocent of all? "If you value your right to life, ask your Congressman how he voted on the Hyde amendment and ask him to do all in his power to see that this Supreme Court decision is nullified. 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