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9 NKfTlOV' ' M i . r s .IM \IM>E\IKR -WEDNESDAY. NOVFMUEIf . 7 i«T« EDITORIALS They're Not On Mars The major result of two Viking spacecraft landings on the red planet Mars seems to be a conclusion no life is possible on that faravvav hod\ That w;is the the<>r> lx*fore Viking I and Viking II landed and carried "lit experiments During the experiments some scientists went into a hzz> when it was thought organic materials on Mars uere being l<»uiid Such tentative indications proved unfounded. S<> \se are back where we began, in one sense: on the positive vide the theor> generally held before these space efforts has been confirmed No lit t le red men or green men--looking for red or ureen women are therefore likely to land on this earth in a spacecraft from Mars TV Mewers o| zany space shows on the tube must project their imaginations beyond out solar system, apparently. Maybe lit t le un en men are-out there somewhere (looking for li t t le green uomern but no one knows except that they re not on Mars. How Fresh Our Food! After being unprotected from stale food for centuries, the U.S. consumer recently got a helping hand from federal and state governments. Dates became mandatory on milk, bread and other I ieris liable 'foodstuffs The change opened shoppers ' eyes. They now see lot themselves how long bread, milk, etc., sit on grocers' shelves And dates on such things as cereals and canned goods reveal they remain on shelves as long as a year! Even some candies can be kept that long What this shows is that, as critics have said, most Americans are eating stale food Milk can sit on shelves ten days. Can it sti l l be really fresh after ten days? Bread of course, is injected with a chemical to keep it soft--to fool the housewife who stil l thinks squeezing a loaf tells her something It . too, can sit on shelves for many days Obviously, the next step in protecting consumers is to reduce the length of t ime perishable foods are allowed to sit on grocers ' shelves. More About November This November Jimmy Carter was elected the Presi- dent of the United States. Five Presidents were born in November, three in the last half. •James Abram Garfield, 20th President, born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on the 19th in 1831, descend­ ed from Massachusetts ancestors. He was elected President as a Republican in 1880, and was assassi­ nated in 1881. November 22nd will be the 13th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, in Dallas, Texas. Franklin Pierce (pronounced purse), 14th U.S. Presi­ dent, was bom on the 23rd in 1804, at Hillsborough, N.H., and served his state in various capacities, re­ signing a U.S. Senate seat because the pay was insuf­ ficient. He was nominated and elected as a Democrat in 1852. He attempted to annex Cuba, tried to pacify North and South, but was not renominated by his party. He became very critical of Lincoln during the Civil War. Zaehary Taylor, 12th U.S. President, was born in Orange County, Virginia, on the 24th in 1784, preceded Pierce as President. He was a military hero in the Mexican war, son of a Revolutionary War officer of Virginia, grew up in Louisville, Kentucky (then Vir­ ginia), and won a great victory over the Seminole In­ dians in Florida, dying in office in 1850. Thanksgiving, a truly American observance, falls on the 25th this year. It is the principal holiday of No­ vember, and the grandest of the autumnal season. It is, in reality, a national religious festival in thanks­ giving for our nuiny blessings. November 28th is the first Sunday of Advent. <5 KA NAMA'S R)RTHANK$<9I\/IN(3- VVHAT£ I A6AMf \ PAl t WITH WITHOUT ) MAfcV JANE" OKAV anp yc>ufL ANP X HAP A BARTV lb iov MU4T COM& CHlLP WHAT X DO ALL 1HE PTES. CA&6 ATT^NP... &OT,,. FOR TTHFBIG ft 1: Next Week s Holiday Hassle... CSPS 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.) I NIIAIM'Y TE\( HERS Dear Editor: This is in response to the article of Friday. Nov. 5. 15)7(1. on the salary settlement between the school board of District 1"><; and the teachers. Corrections are badly needed as the article is very- misleading. First of all . our membership totals 125 not 138. It should also be pointed out that this < 12f> > represents nearly I imi percent of the cer­ t i f ied staff Negotiations began last Ma\ t>i i t weekly meetings was not the case In fact, the major i ty ol meetings did not occur until late August, and even then they were not held on . i weekly basis prior to set t ic inent As tar as the federal mediator being called in goes, the public should be aware that the teachers requested the mediator several weeks before For Your Information i I >ear f riends. A person is considered disabled and <|ualit ied tor Social Security benefits only il he has a severe physical or mental condition, which 1> prevents him from working, and 2> is expected to last <or has lasted i for at least 12 months, or is expected to result in death A person with a severe medical condition could be eligible even if he manages to do a li t t le work Respectfully. <r • /3 , .u-- / IL y« i} PETER MJLS1EN & SON FUNERAL HOME McHenry, Il l inois 385-0063 Pollution-Killed Fish Reflected In Shopping the board agreed to calling one in Even after that there was a two-week lapse between the first two mediating sessions and the scheduled one on Nov 1. which was cancelled, pen ding the teachers ' vote that night "The initial requests of the teachers was 12' percent which was reasonable, con­ sidering that negotiation' is the name of the game. It should be made quite clear that the board's first offer was a NEGATIVE 2'J percent, not 5 percent This offer (-21 _• per cent >. w hich amounted to a pay cut of 2 ' j percent, was made early in the summer and remained their offer for many wekks. "The community should know that the teachers ac­ cepted the 6.9 percent increase, not because they wanted it or thought it was fair, but because settlement was necessary These months of long drawn out negotiations have had a detrimental effect on the morale of District^*) teachers In order to get on with educating the students, it became necessary to reach some sort of settlement, even though it was an unsatisfactory one It is hoped that the school board will work harder next year to help settle disputes before the first day of school "Sincerely. "Sandra Holstine ' President That fish is no longer a cheap alternative to meat, every cost conscious shopper knows. Water polluters responsible for fish die-offs hopefully will get the same idea now that the Ill inois Department of Con servation has increased by about 14 percent i ts charges for fish killed by pollution The increased charge is the result of a recent routine revision of the Department of Conservation's standard list of fish values used in assessing fish die-off cases and reflects simple inflation The increased charge is also good news to fishermen because monies collected for destruction of fish go into the state 's Game and Fish Fund In recent years fish kills have been documented by the Department of Conservation at the rate of about twenty a year, according to Michael Conlin, chief of the Fisheries Division of the Department of Con­ servation Of $28,000 worth of fish estimated killed in 1975, half of that sum was reim­ bursed to the state by parties responsible for the fish killed, Conservation records indicate. ^o fhr this year, nineteen fish kills have destroyed an estimated 377,000 fish valued at $50,000. according to Conlin The largest fish die-off reported in recent history was discovered last February at Queens Lake in Clinton County, where a pipeline leaked am- moniated liquid ferti l izer into that lake kill ing an estimated 170.000 fish valued at $24.(135 The Ill inois and U.S. En vironmental Protection Agencies are trying to collect that sum from William Pipeline Company. Tulsa. Ok., owner of the pipeline. Just how much a polluter is charged depends upon the McHenry High School Teachers ' Association' ' (Editor 's Note Because negotiations meetings and executive sessions are not open to the press, figures were ob­ tained from school authorities following the executive session > McKWK CONFERENCE "Dear Editor, "Starting with the 1978 1979 school year McHenry high school will be in a new con ference. Since all of the schools involved are located in McHenry and Kane county, I suggest to those persons responsible for choosing a name for the new conference that it be named the McKane conference "Sincerely "Jerrv Larkin" number and species of fish killed. The rare sturgeon's value is set at $57. per pound the ubiquitous carp at only 17 cents per pound. Most game fish are somewhere in bet­ ween : northern pike are valued at $3.99 a pound, catfish at $1.14 and largemouth bass at $2.85. Damges for all but the smallest fish kills must be estimated The average number of fish killed from at least three 200-foot sections of stream is used in estimating the death toll At least every mile of stream upon which a kill has occurred is sampled to help arrive at the average, Conlin explained. Fish die-offs can be caused by many things, including disease. Since 1962, detailed records have been kept of reported fish kills. During the period between 1962 and the present, some 259 fish die-offs were documented. The causes documented to date are: 89 or 34 percent to unknown causes; 39 or 15 percent attributed to agriculture-related problems such as fertil izer or manure runoff or poisons; 86 or 33 percent were due to industrial pollution in the form of acids, paints, lye or some other toxic substance; 38 or 15 percent of the sources of fish kills were municipal sewage plants; and 13 or 15 percent were transportation-related in­ cidents like spills or wrecks Some overlap in causes accounts for a slight discrepancy in figures. During the 15 years that records have been kept on fish kills, over 10 million fish valued at $619.000 have been killed. The $619,(KM) is simply a sum of damages estimated each year and includes no inflationary adjustment. The importance of fish die- offs in the total water quality picture is difficult to assess. What kills the fish in a segment of stream may also kill shellfish and smaller organisms important to the food chain of a stream. In this manner, the effect of a fish kill may linger after the fish population seems to be back to normal. The obvious point many fishery biologists make is that for fish to even exist in a stream in which they are killed, the water quality must be at least fair. There are septions of the DesPlaines River in Cook County where no fish can be found, according Jo Depart ment of Conservation fishery biologist Clary, Erickson. naturally, no fish kills have been reported recently in the DesPlaines. It is just as obvious that ******************************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 ! ! ! ! ! ! CALL JOAN STULL 385-5418 A cS - V % tor A I wncom KNOW YOUR AREA-ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * T * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * chronic fish kills are a danger signal that should not be ignored, biologists and en­ vironmental engineers agree. Such was the case with Prince Run Creek in Peoria County prior to August. 1974. Il l inois Environmental Protection Agency officials say that canning operations on that stream caused several fish kills during successive Augusts at t imes when the canning operation was in full swing. Prosecution by the Ill inois EPA caused the canning operations to change, EPA officials say. Probaby the grestest chronic fish kill problem in recent years has occurred along the Sangamon River and its tributary Sugar Creek in Sangamon and Christian Counties. An estimated 456.873 fish have been killed in 12 separate kills along the Sangamon since 1962. Municipal sewage and mining operations reoccur as listed causes for these kills, which now total about $62,900 in i lue lost. Another constant trouble spot, according to conservation fish kill records, is the South Branch of the Kishwaukee River in DeKalb and McHenry Counties. The Kishwaukee is regarded by fishery biologists as one of the State 's be,tter quality streams, but 13 kills have been recorded there since 1962, and most of them since 1970. An estimted 293,278 fish valued at $24,431.12 have been destroyed, but in most cases the causes have been u n determined. Non-point pollution or pollution resulting from' many small sources is regarded as more of a long-range threat to stream quality than are the major polluters by Conlin and many of the biologists working under him. Water quality problems caused by municipal sewage and industry can be identified and corrected, Conlin ! Extension i j - Comments By George Young. Extension A d v i s e r . A g r i c u l t u r a l . McHenry County. University of Il l inois i llolstcin Club At the recent local Black and White club annual meeting, lots of successful club programs were reported. Looking ahead to next year, one of the programs club members felt was a high priority is their Junior Holstein club activities. David Shanks. Garden Prairie and Richard Dauck. Antioch will serve as coordinators of these Junior activities. Congratulations and best wishes to these two young men for their interest in and support of young dairymen Solar Energy Wayne McBride of Harvard has completed remodeling his grain drying system to util ize solar energy. He hopes to put the unit in operation next week. Our University of Il l inois Agriculture Engineer will briefly discuss solar energy uses in agriculture at our January 25 Agronomy Day in Woodstock. Pesticide Training School Excellent harvesting con­ ditions last week reduced at­ tendance at our offering .for Private Pesticide Applicators Training for certification We plan to offer this opportunity again on Feb. 3. Farmer Recognition The Woodstock Kiwanis club plans to celebrateethis harvest season by recognizing an outstanding local farmer for his farm businesses operation and community service Each of i ts members has been asked to nominate one local farmer for this recognition I feel this is a worthy project and wish them much success as they learn more about agriculture. Freezing Fruit Freezing is one of the most satisfactory ways to preserve the color, flavor and nutrit ive value of most fruits. To ensure a quality product, select fruit at the peak of maturity that is firm- ripe. Then, work quickly. Wash fruit in cold water, washing a small amount at a time. Also, decide whether you want to sweeten the fruit before packing You can do this in a syrup pack or in a dry sugar pack. points out. But pollution - often resulting in fish kills - from Illinois ' intense agricultural industry is harder to cope with. Heavy silt run-off can clog fish gills and can destroy their nesting habitat. Agricultural pesticides, herbicides and fertil izers are" also important sources of stream degradation, Conlin notes. Anyone witnessing a sizeable number ol dead fish is urged to contact the Ill inois Depart­ ment of Conservation. Despite better enforcement of en­ vironmental laws since 1970, many fish kills go unreported, Conlin said. I i i LET S GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT LOW-COST ' AUTO INSURANCE. Going Up U . rti.C it fe '- . j . , •} H >{*•:: IF ;•} 3$ 7 V y js Zi v.-r. • yj. GIVE ME A CALL FOR THE FACTS ON LOW-COST HEALTH INSURANCE. I'D LIKE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ON LOW-COST HOME­ OWNERS INSURANCE. 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