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SKTION 2 - PAGE 4 - PLAlNDKALKK- WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 26. 1977 FniTORIAI Sheriff Report Lb I I I m I II mm ACTUAL OFFENSES AS REPORTED Dec. '76 De State History January --100 Years Ago Bikes And Bullies A New Jersey youngster who recently pedaled across the United States and who has cycled across Europe and Japan, has some interesting comments about American drivers, how they treat bike riders The lad says the people of Europe and Japan are more considerate and friendly He was toyed with and intimidated by truckers in the Midwest, he says, in Idaho celebrating drunks drove up to him and pointed a shotgun at his head and pulled the trigger , k ' In Manland a driver cut in on him and knocked him to the ground Etc. Americans~\are not as accustomed to bikes as a legitimate means of distance travel, the boy says, and therefore are not friendly disposed to riders. Since bikes are making a comeback, and seem destined to become even more popular as fuel prices rise again, more and more cyclists are certain to be seen in towns and in the country. Any automobile or truck driver can easily bully the relatively helpless cyclist; it's a primitive form of ignorance and bad manners and can be fatal. This young man's comments should shame U.S motorists into something better Hang Balloons The newest "in" thing is hang balloons. Instead of sailplanes or hang gliders, which must begin flight with power assist or from cliffs or peaks, the hang .balloonist begins his ride almost anywhere. \ In.hand ballooning, mostly practiced in California and the plains states as yet. one avoids the gondola, heavy equipment and big balloons. Instead, the rider hangs below a balloon he can carry in the trunk qf his car in a harness and straddling a small propane tank The propane fuels a small burner above his head to create hot air lift Hang baMoojBing appears to be safer than either sailplaning or hang gliding. It's easily learned and. enthusiasts say, soon brightly colored private balloons will be flowering above the landscape almost everywhere. One can carry all equipment in a car. Its cost is only about $2,000. And the sense of quiet and freedom of movement is said to be unique The old lure of floating through the skies is, perhaps, at last available to sportsmen everywhere. * Oil Industry Quiz l How many companies compete in oil and gas exploration and production in the United States0 a. 20 b. 100 c. 1.000 d. 10.000 2. How many of the 300,000 gasoline retail stations in the United States are run by independent businessmen? a. 25 percent b. 60 percent c 90 percent 3. How many different brands of gasoline are offered to the United States public? * a. 500 * be. 1.500 C. 2,500 4. About how much average profit do petroleum companies make on a dollar of sales? a. 5 cents b. 9 cents c. 12 cents 5. Today, the United States depends on imported oil to satisfy what percent of its demand? a. 5 percent b. 19 percent c. 40 percent d. 58 percent 6. If the United States is to be self-sufficient in energy the country will have to invest roughly how much capital over the next 10 years9 • a. $100 million b. $100 billion c. $1 trillion. 3-9 -0-9 'e-fr 'o-e 'D-Z -p-l : sja.wsuy More January Dates The last half of January contains, perhaps, as many important birthday anniversaries as any other like peri­ od of the year for Americans. Daniel Webster, one of the nation's great orators,„a Cabinet officer, a Senator ^from Massachusetts), was born at Franklin, New Hamp­ shire, on the 18th in 1782. Robert E. Lee, considered by many the ablest mili­ tary strategist in the Civil War, was born on the 19th, in 1807, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Edgar Allen Poe, one of the nation's greatest writers, was also born on the 19th, in Boston, in 1809. "Stonewall" Jackson, the most daring tactical mili­ tary leader in the Confederate armies and perhaps in U.S. history, was born on the 21st, in 1824, at what is now Clarksburg, West Virginia. Fred Vinson, 13th Chief Justice, was born on the 22nd in 1890, at Louisa, Ken­ tucky. • - Douglas MacArthur, one of the ablest strategists of World War II, was bom on the 26th at Little Rock, Ar­ kansas. (The 26th is also Michigan Day, the 29th Kan­ sas Day.) William McKinley, 25th President, was bom on the 29th at N'iles, Ohio, in 1843. Thomas Paine, who gained fame and popularity writ­ ing in the cause of the American revolution, was bom in England on the 29th in 1737. (He lost much of his popularity when he attacked prevailing religious beliefs, somewhat as Samuel Clemens was to do in later years.) Franklin Roosevelt was bom on the 30th, at Hyde Park, New York, in 1882--the only President ever elect­ ed to four terms (the nation's 32nd). He is credited with doing much to bring the nation out of the depression of the early thirties and with the successful direction of military strategy in World War II. For Your Information Dear friends. Families tend to overlook the provisions of the Social Sciurity program that offer survivor and disability benefits in addition to the well-known retirement benefits. When a person who has been covered by Social Security dies, monthly benefits may be payable to certain surviving depen­ dents. Over the years, this can amount to $70,000 or more of payment benefits for a young family. Respectfully. ar PETER MJliSTEN '™1-- & SON FUNERAL HOME McHenry, Illinois 385-0063 Homicide ' 0 0 Rape o | . 0 Involuntary Manslaughter 0 1 Manslaughter * 0 1 Robbers 1 4 Theft 48 67 Auto Theft 6 12 Assault 2 • 18 Burglary^ 32 52 Burglary From Auto 0 13 Forgery-Deception 0 5 Criminal Damage 70 106 Weapons # 5 17 Sex Offenses 0 0 Narcotics 7 3 Arson \ 0 1 Driving While Intoxicated 3 2 Disorderly Conduct 6 10 Others 31 0 Suspicion 8 14 Missing-Runaway 16 19 Abandoned Vehicles 11 10 Non-Support Anonymous Calls 15 1 Domestic Trouble 33 . 5 Emergency Assistance 9 7 Fatals <non-traffic> *• . , v • / 2 2 Found Articles 4 5 Lost Articles 12 23 Mental . 2 9 Outside Assistance 2 ^25 Overdose 0 1 Suicide 2 . 2 Attempted Suicide 1 1 Traffic 23 15 Liquor Violations 1 5 Miscellaneous Investigations 37 82 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS HANDLED Total Number Of Accidents 249 190 Personal Property 176 » 118 Bodily Injun* 70 71 Fatalities 3 1 Warning Tickets Issued 38 26 Traffic Tickets 341 238 PRISONER COUNT FOR THE MONTH Adult Males Received 137 125 Adult Females Received , 5 6 Juvenile Males Received l 10 Juvenile Females Received 2 4 Total Prisoners Received 145 135 Total Prisoners Discharged 140 141 Average Prisoner Count Per Day 36 35 Prisoner Records Prepared 145 135 Warrants Sened 23 102 Court Processes Received 626 492 Court Processes Sened 534 407 Bailiffs In Court 126 99 Persons Taken To Court 109 115 Meals Sened For The Month 3,408 2,134 Persons Conveyed To Other Institutions 10 17 Mileage Conveying Persons 1,020 1,930 Mileage Sening Court Processes „ 6,026 3,373 Mileage Patrolling And Investigating 54.944 92,522 PERSONS ARRESTED Involuntary Manslaughter o 1 Robbery o 2 Theft 2 16 Assault l 12 Burglary l n Forgery-Deception o j 4 Criminal Damage „ 2 8 Weapons o 7 Sex Offenses 0 0 Narcotics i % Auto Theft l, o Arson l i Driving While Intoxicated l 5 Disorderly Conduct 0 10 Others * 1 19 Non-Support 0 3 Traffic 341 238 Liquor Violations „ 0 2 T h e . s t i l l - u n s e t t l e d presidential election of Nov. 7, 1876. and the election of a U.S. senator by the General assembly claimed a major part of the attention, of Illinois newspapers in ^January a hundred years ago. A check of the century-old papers in the Illinois State Historical library shows, however, that there were several other events to distract lllinoisans from politics in January. 1877 Among these were the religious services and festivities ushering in the new year and the parades and balls ushering in a new governor - Shelby M. Cullom The newspapers continued to carry reports of the various moves and threats involved in the presidential election In dispute were twenty electoral votes which could give the election to the Democrat Gov. Samuel J. Tilden of New York whose popular vote exceeded that of Ohio's Republican governor Rutherford B Hayes by more than a quarter-million. Congress had side-stepped the issue by appointing a committee of five senators, five representatives, and four supreme court justices, who were equally divided between Democrats and Republicans. The four justices were then to name a fifth member of the bench who would be acceptable to both sides. The proceedings had reached this point by mid-January and the newspapers speculated that Justice David Davis of Illinois would be that fifth member. Before this could be ac­ complished, however, the Illinois General assembly stepped in and named Davis to the U.S. senate On Jan. 16 the Rock Island Daily Argus reported that the legislature's first "informal" vote had been ninety-seven for the incumbent, John A. Logan (R >. and eighty-nine for former governor John M. Palmer (D). with seven for Davis-who had been nominated as an In­ dependent-and a few for other .candidates. After forty ballots over the next ten days Springfield s Illinois State Journal an­ nounced that Davis had been "elected by the combined votes of the Independent and Democratic members of the Legislature." This saved Davis from the difficult task of naming the next president. That assignment went to Justice Joseph P Bradley, a Republican who was ac­ ceptable to the Democrats but who then voted with his party to insure the election of Gov Hayes While the Illinois senatorial election had been the month's most suspenseful political event, the inauguration of the new governor Jan. 7 was more entertaining. The inaugural parade, according to the State journal, included more than a dozen military units from S p r i n g f i e l d , P e o r i a , Jacksonville, and Quincy. The inauguration took place in the new Captiol's Representatives' hall. The desks had been removedand the floor "was packed with chairs crowded closely together" and "the galleries were filled with ladies, who made a brilliant display." Gov. Cullom held a reception at the Executive mansion that evening which the Journal called "one of the most brilliant social events in the history of the State." The new year began with the traditional "watch meetings" in the state's churches and although the ladies' custom of holding "open house" for gentleman callers was maintained it appeared to be waning. On Jan. 1 the Chicago Inter Ocean published a three- column list of names and ad­ dresses where visitors would be welcomed, followed by the hotels where others had chosen to receive. The Evanston list was a half-column long with the comment that "not as many are receiving calls here tod«iy as usual." The custom was also Chenoa, and other towns observed in Champaign, Ute bana, Springfield. Jackson­ ville. LaSalle, Joliet, Chenoa,, and other towns. In their Jan. 1 issues the Inter Ocean and the Springfield Journal published chronologies of notable events of the past year. In addition, the Journal listed five pages of practically all the businesses in the city by category with a paragraph or two about each These included many that have been outdated by the automobile, such as "Livery stables," "Carriages and Wagons," "Feed stores," "Saddlery and Harness," &nd "Street Railroads." The Hold-Backs direction FOR y» mm* mmmtM mm* mm* 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.) STELLAR PERFORMANCE "Dear Editor: "I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the students and faculty of McHenry high school involved in their recent production of "Hansel and Gretel". It was quite simply a delight, as at­ tested to by the rapt attention of an audience made up mainly of tiny children. "My respect and enjoyment of the artisitc efforts of both East and West campuses has increased over the past decade. "Thanks to their talent and hard work, we can all enjoy fine entertainment in our own home town." "Rita Weyland" What has become of the old-fashioned man who believed that great wis­ dom was to be found in the nation's capital? Shot full of holes Are You New In i McHenry Area ? * * •* * * * * * *• * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * S * * * * - * * * * Do You Know Someone New? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA !!!!!! CALL JOAN STULL 385-5418 McHeniy & J? 4? W §ss 1 li/IM'.UNI.'li *o °<s>. -V KNOW YOUR AREA-ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST i \ 1 LET'S GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT LOW-COST ' AUTO INSURANCE. GIVE ME A CALL FOR THE FACTS ON LOW-COST HEALTH INSURANCE. 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