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PAGE 2 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2.1981 t PLAINDEALER" Editorial Opinion Cash Buying In the recent trend toward mofe and more credit cards and credit buying, one counter movement has sprung up, led by a Missourian named Johnny Wilson. Wilson urges his followers to pay cash~and get a discount for doing it. The savings the consumer gets are not cash refunds but are deposited in savings accounts. And the customer who pays cash also carries a card. The seller uses the card to credit the cash buyer's account when he pays in full for his purchase. The system is run through saving institutions. Wilson calls his organization SaveSystem in the east and Savings Plus west of Missouri. In addition to banks, some credit unions are joining the program. The savings discount averages about 7 percent and Wilson says that within 18 months his organization will have penetrated into every state; it's now headquartered in Minneapolis. What are the advantages of the system? First, the buyer saves on interest-which credit card buyers pay in growing sums. The new card is also fraud-proof, in that no one can steal a card and cash in on it at the owner's expense. It's also good pyschology, in that it teaches people to pay as they go along in life, and to save by doing so-which puts more money in their pockets two ways, through lower prices and less interest paid. Election Reform There's little doubt reform is badly needed in the U.S. presidential election process. At least five respected groups are currently studying reforms-Duke university, Harvard, the University of Virginia, Vanderbilt and the Public Agenda foundation. The nominating process is obviously too long~so much so that it handicaps those in public office who seek the nomination. Reforms which set quotas for delegates have not worked as had been hoped. There is sentiment for greater participation in convention delegations by state party leaders. Most people now favor making all senators and congressmen delegates. There is widespread sentiment in favor of a set number of primary days, on which all states would hold their nominating primaries. (Cong. Morris Udall has proposed the first Tuesday in March, April, May and June as primary days on which all state primaries are held.) Ttte greatest need would seem to be a shorter nominating process. And since congressmen and senators know what's possible, on Capitol Hill, it makes sense that they would be delegate^ Congress, in the end, will have to enact some of the reforms. The parties can also reform procedures. It's in the interest of all Americans that this be done as quickly as possible, so that, perhaps, the 1984 ordeal will be as effective, limited and workable as possible. 'PLAINDEALER' Letter to the Editor Public Pulse k 1 T>h* Plotndoolor invito* tho public to uto this column o« on oxprottion of thoir viowt on tubjoctt of gonorol intorott in our community. Our only roquott it that tho writort givo signature full oddroti and phono number. Wo ask too. that ono individual not writo on tfca tamo tub|oct more than onca a month. Wo rotorvo tho right to doloto any matoriat which wo consider libelous or In ob|ectionab!e taste.) COMMUNITY SUPPORT "Editor: "I would like to comment on the community support received for our varsity volleyball team in John- sburg this past season. "Our many ac­ complishments could have never been reached without this support. Players' parents gave up a great deal of time with their own daughters just so I could work with them. "Let's hope the success will continue in the future and carry over to other activities. "Sincerely, "Kathy Bull "JHS Volleyball coach" Food Bank In Testing The U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected a total of three sites in three different regions of the Food and Nutrition Service to conduct a demonstration project testing the feasibility of providing USDA-donated foods to food banks for emergency distribution to eligible households. Food banks are locally sponsored charitable services which provide food to needy people in emergencies. Food banks were con­ sidered for participation in the demonstration project if they have provided emergency food distribution since March, 1980. The project is scheduled to begin in November, 1981, and will continue for one year. The food bank demon­ stration project is authorized by the Agricultural Act of 1980. Under the project, USDA will provide instant non-fat dry milk, butter and processed American cheese to participating sites. These items will be used to sup­ plement food stuffs obtained by the food banks from other sources. USDA is conducting the projects to analyze and evaluate federal par­ ticipation in food bank emergency food programs; assess the effectiveness of such participation, and make recommendations on the feasibility of continuing such participation. USDA will also review participation data, food donation and inventory data, and transportation and delivery costs, in order to evaluate the project. The results of the evaluation will be reported to Congress by Oct. 1, 1982. BUILDING PERMITS Building permits were recently issued by the McHenry County Depart­ ment of Building and Zoning to: R.L. O'Neil of 2910 Justin road, McHenry, to erect a pole barn. Nunda township. For Your Information Dear friends, Many mourners with to attond tho funorol service but hesitate to continuo to tho graveside sorvico. This is propor, doponding upon tho closonoss of tho rolationship with tho boroavod family. Tho gravosido sorvico is bocoming moro an intimato mattor for tho immodiato family and very close friends. Respectfully, PETER M.JISTEN JP Cf\\l FUNERAL HOME McHENRY, ILLINOIS - 385 0063 Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) WASHINGTON - Here's how area members of Congress were recorded on major roll call votes Nov. 12-18. HOUSE Spending--By a vote of 189 for and 201 against, the House rejected an Administration-backed proposal to cut a $440 billion stopgaj) appropriations bill by five percent. This was the Democrats' first 'major fiscal victory on the House floor this year. Republicans argued $440 billion was $10.4 billion above the economy goal sought by the president in his second round of FY 1982 budget-cutting. The vote occurred during debate on a measure (HF Res 357) to fund the government this year until regular 1982 appropriations bills are enacted. Supporter Robert Michel, R-Ill., said "the president is providing the nation with a consistent economic policy....Congress has not offered the American people anything like it for the past 20 years." Opponent Thomas O'Neill, D-Mass., said the House should reject the cut "and force this Administration to face the facts. The economics of Reagan is not working. It is time to come up with a new plan." Members voting "nay" opposed a five percent cut in tm FY 1982 stopgap appropriations bill. Reps. Robert McClory, R-13, and Lynn Martin, R-16, voted "yea." Cuts--On a 199-199 tie vote, the House defeated an attempt to require House-Senate conferees to cut more money from the FY 1982 appropriations bill for the Interior department and other agencies. Supporters said the $7.5 billion measure was $1 billion too expensive. The House then adopted the conference report on HR 4035 and sent it to the White House where a veto loomed. ' Supporter Dan Lungren, R-Calif., said "we do not have the money to pay our bills right now. We do not have (money) to pay our bills next year. We do not have the money to Day our bills the year after that." Opponent Sidney Yates, D-Ill., said he regarded budget director David Stockman's projections to be "unrealistic," and he added: "As our good friend Dave Stockman said yesterday, 'None of us understands what's going on with all these numbers' " Members voting "yea" wanted further cuts in the appropriations bill. McClory and Ms. Martin voted "yea." B-l--The House rejected, 142 for and 263 against, an amendment to delete $1.9 billion for the B-l bomber from the FY 1982 defense appropriations bill (HR 4995). The Adminsitration wants the B-l built to replace the B-52 as the nation's premier missile-equipped bomber. Although the Administration says 100 B-l s would cost about $20 billion, critics say the cost could be $30 billion or higher. The bill was sent to the Senate. Rep. Ronald Dellums, D-Calif., a supporter of killing B-l funding, said the choice to build the B-l "is expensive, unnecessary, wasteful, and it is a political decision rather than a military decision." Opponent of the amendment Samuel Stratton, D-N.Y., said "it will cost as much money to keep the B-52 going into the early 1990s as it will to build the 100 B-l bombers, about $20 billion." Members voting "yea" opposed plans to build the B-l. McClory and Ms. Martin voted "nay." SENATE Prayer--The Senate voted, 51 for and 34 against, in favor of returning voluntary prayer to the public schools. The vote affirmed language in a FY 1982 appropriations bill (HR 4169) that prevents Justice department action to uphold the 1962 Supreme court decision that school prayer violates the separation of church and state. Supporter Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., said "I cannot be convinced that the framers of the U.S. Constitution meant to ban religion from public schools and eliminate voluntary prayer." Opponent Lowell Weicker, R-Conn., said: "There has to be a final arbiter of the Constitution of the U.S. I do not want that to be the political winds and the philosophical winds that blow on the Senate floor..." u -* Senators voting "yea" wanted to block Justice depart suits upholding the Supreme Court ban on school prayers Sen. Alan Dixon, D, voted "yea." Sen. Charles Percy, R, voted "nay." v Dr. Koop--The Senate confirmed, 68 for and 24 against, the nomination of Dr. C. Edward Koop of Philadelphia to be surgeon general of the U.S. At issue were the 64-year-old surgeon's conservative views on abortion and population control, and his lack of experience in public health. Supporter Arlen Specter, R-Pa., said "the abortion issue is not relevant to the issue of Dr. Koops's confirmation. The duties of the surgeon general...do not affect the administration of the laws relating to that subject. Opponent Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio, said "the law explicitly provides that the surgeon general must have 'training or significant experience in public health.' And regrettably, Dr. Koop has no expereince - none whatsoever - in the public health field." Senators voting "yea" wanted Koop to become surgeon general. Percy voted "yea." Dixon did not vote. Legal Services--By a vote of 21 fof"va«d--6l against, the Senate rejected an amendment to put the Legal Services Corp. out of business by killing its $241 million appropriation for FY 1982. The quasi-government agency provides legal aid to the poor. The vote occurred during debate on HR 4169, an appropriations bill later passed and sent to conference with the House. Sponsor Jeremiah Denton, R-Ala., said the Legal Services Corp. "has immersed itself in social activism...has no real accountability imposed upon itself." Opponent Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said the agency "has insured that millions of people who would be denied access to the legal process have an opportunity to present their concerns..to the courts of this country..." Senators voting "yes" wanted to terminate the Legal Services Corp. Dixon and Percy voted "nay." .uup tu UWUII No Good At All Mrs. Smith-dear, did you notice the handsome fur coat worn by the young lady in front of us in church today? Mr. Smith-No, I'm afraid 1 didn't. 1 was the time. zing most of Mrs. Smith-Huh, a lot of good it does /you to go to church. ARE YOU NEW IN The McHenry Area? Do You Know Someone New? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA!!! CALL LORRAINE MONAHAN 385-5475 X ***<! ft* tft l*M' f* mm mictm mmtttfi w ROYAL WELCOME --" KKOW YOUR AREA-IOYAl WELCOME ROES IT REST From Washington by Congressman McClory SOCIAL SECURITY Many from both private and public sectors have offered proposals for social security financing. For the short-run, the President has requested legislation to permit borrowing between funds. For the long-run, he has established a Task Force to explore all the options available for an overall comprehnsive plan to strengthen and stabilize the . entire Social Security system. Thus far, the proposals are as varied as one can imagine, however, several seem to resurface again and again. The following are the major proposals which are now being discussed:- 1 - Finance the entire Social Security system with general revenues, 2 - Raise the ceiling on wages subject to Social Security taxes. 3 - Increase the tax paid by the self-employed. 4 - Include sick pay as a part of taxable wages. 5 - Base the cost-of-living increase on a 12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI) average rather than the first calendar quarter of the previous year in comparison with the first calendar quarter of the current year as done at present. 6 - Shift the indexing of social security benefits to October, thus postponing the CPI increase. 7 - Compute cost-of-living increase on the lower of a wage or price index. 8 - Raise the retirement age to 68. 9 - Reduce the benefits of those who elect to retire early. 10 - Establish a limit on family benefits so they do not exceed the worker's previous net take-home pay. 11 - Increase the waiting period to receive disability benefits from five to six months. 12 - Increase the requirement for eligibility for disability benefits to 30 quarters of the past 40 quarters. 13 - Require that workers seeking disability benefits must show the disability is expected to last for a period of 24-plus months, rather than the current 12-month requirement. 14 - Limit the qualification for disability benefits to medical factors only rather than the present method of taking into consideration an individual's age, education and experience in deter­ mining eligibility. 15 - Provide universal coverage, that is, bring federal, state and local government employees under the social security program. 16 - Change the present trust fund investment policy which limits investments to government or government- backed securities by per­ mitting higher risk in­ vestments which produce larger returns. The list goes on and on and there are pros and cons on each issue. Study and debate of this matter will be ex­ tensive, however, the crisis is inescapable and must be faced. Some of the changes will be difficult, but without changes, the social security trust funds will go broke. We must face up to the fact that strong measures will be required to correct many of the problems which have been created by prior ad­ ministrations and earlier irresponsible Congresses. This is a job that Republicans, Democrats, men, women, young, old, Blacks, Hispanics, indeed, all Americans must work at constructively. We must strengthen the system while retaining our resolve to avoid existing or future defects or inequities. This is the task to which this member of Congress is devoting his energies. pR\tBf fessi°n EARL R. WALSH 4 JACK WALSH INS Flf* Auto f«rcn tit* KlIAtll COMPANIH 4410 W It. I JO McHan., MS )MO DENNIS CONWAY AUTOIIH Mil State Fan IRS. CO. JJIfW (ImSlr** McM.n,, III MS 7111 JAMES M. 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MAIN 385-7600 TRAILERS HORSi t CATTLE TRAILERS DUMP FIATBEDS CAR HAULERS TRAILER HITCHES (EXPERT INSTALLATION) RUNNING BOARDS tRADEN WINCHES ADAMS ENTERPRISES 3017 W Rte 120 McHonry II • 1SJ8SS170 State Unemployment Rate Falls Slightly The Illinois unemployment rate fell by one-tenth of one percent in October to 8.3 percent, while the U.S. rate increased by one-half of one percent to eight percent. "Illinois lost no ground in terms of the number of people unemployed during October," Governor James R. Thompson said, "in spite of the highest national unemployment level since 1972. I'm grateful for that, but we still remain deply concerned over the state's unemployment level. We are doing everything possible to see that the Illinois em­ ployment level remains as high as possible until there is an improvement in national economic factors beyond state government's control to help us put people to work again. The governor noted that Illinois government^ in­ dustrial retention programs have already been preliminarily completed in Will, Lake, Kankakee, and DuPage counties, and in var ious communit ies throughout the state. Other retention efforts are planned according to DCCA spokesmen. Forty-four Illinois counties had unemployment rates at or below the national rate of 7.2 percent during August, the latest month for which statistics are available. The counties with the lowest rates were Douglas (4.3); Marshall (4.2); and Menard (3.9). DO-IT WINDOW SHOPPING Y* _^ 1 // l \ Wife: I 'm going to enter a contest. They're giving prizes for completing a sentence in 15 words or less. Husband: I 'll give you a prize myself if you can finish any sentence in 15 words or less! He'll Find Oat A neighbor tried to com­ fort the deserted husband. "It was a terrific shock to hear that Smithers ran away with your wife. I'd always thought he was your best friend." "He is," replied the hus­ band with a happy smile, "only he doesn't know it yet." .... SERVICE LINE McHENRY CHAMBER OF COMMipC|* 'Jt- FAMILY SERVICf ft MENTAL HEA^H CLINIC 3409 W. Waukegan Road McHenry 385-6400 f TURNING POINT-DOMESTIC VIOLENCC STRESS LINE McHenry County 24 hours a doy, 7 day* a weofc^arents Anonymous meetings on Tuesday. Call 815-344-3944 , . STATE CHAMBER GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HOTLINE " ' i 217-522-5514 V FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 202-755 8660 Hours 7:30o.m. to 5:30 p.m. week days (Ever had a problem involving the federal government and not known where to call? And then been given the runaround arj referrals by persons who meant well but didn't know how tg/v help? Ten specialists available at this center.) NATIONAL RUN-AWAY SWITCHBOARD Illinois Phone: 800-972-6004 (For confidential conversations on problems dealing with ru away children.) MOVING HOTLINE Phone 800 424 9213 (Complaints about interstate moving by companies, buses trains Sponsored by Interstate Commerce commission) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Phone 800-638 2666 b" (For Questions or Complaints on products ranging from toys to ovens) NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Phone 800-424-9393 (Answers questions about automobile safety defects or whether a particular model has ever been recalled. Valuable for thosa interested in buying a used car.) ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES 24-Hour Child Abuse Hotline Toll Froo: 800-252-2878 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 800 638 2666 (Operates five national lines. Answers inquiries about or ropor ting on the safety of products from kitchen appliances tl children s toys.) NATIONAL SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING INFORMATION CENTER 800 523-2929 P.O.Box 1607 Rockville, Md. 20850 (Dispenses information on solar systems for heating and cooling to anyone from architects to home owners looking for a sun^ powered hot-vwoter system) CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION £ 312-793-3580 "L Chicago III. BIRTHRIGHT a* Pregnant? Need Help? Counseling Service. 385-2999. 24 hou#* Answering Service. YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU FOR McHENRY COUNTY 4719 W. Elm St.. McHenry Phone 344-3240 24 hour Crisis Intervention and Confidential Counseling fo youth and families ILLINOIS STATE CHAMBER HOTLINE Phone 217-522-5514 Answer to questions on governmei regulations MENTAL HEALTH 1-800-892-8900 ^Crisis Center Lin* for McHenry Co. 24-Hour Emergency number ! and professional staff will answer your call. Sponsoring agency ' McHonry County Comprehensive Mental HmMi Sorvico System. ̂ National Neighborhood Watch Association i Post Office Box 17400 Washington, D.C., 20041 Phono (703)471-0404 fj McHonry County CETA Outreach Cantor 444 Russol Ct. /Jr Woodstock, IL 40098 815-138-7100 " N-rVj JOB TRAINING OFFERED McHENRY COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE RETARDED. Robert G. Lambourn, Executive Director Telepnone: 344-1230 i