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PAGE 2 - PLAINDEALER r FRIDAY, JANUARY 20. 1984 News and Views out against the steel-jaw traps Winter storm outlined During the average severe winter snowstorm in Illinois 15 percent of the state, or 7,800 square miles, receives 6 inches or more of snow. More than half the state is covered by 1 inch or more of snow, but less than 3 percent of the storm area'may receive 12 or more inches of snow. This picture or "mod£l" of an average, severe winter storm was developed from a study of 304 winter storms in Illinois by the Illinois State Water Survey, a division of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources. A storm is termed severe when a location in Illinois receives 6 or more inches of snow in 48 hours or less or when there is damaging ice over at least 5.000 square miles, said Stanley Changnon. Jr., chief of the Water Survey. Illinois has an average of five such storms during a winter. Last year only four severe winter storms oc­ curred. In the winter of 1981-1982 18 storms were recorded. Changnon said the model shows the typical severe winter storm moves from ^est- southwest to east-nortfieast across the state. On the average, it begins about 11 a.m. and continues at any point for a little over 14 hours. There are certain days with a relatively high incidence of storms. There are two chances in 10 that a severe winter storm will occur somewhere in Illinois on Dec. 24,25 or 26, and on March 2 or 3. Hilberg added a severe winter storm is most likely to hit during the montn of January. "There is a 70 percent chance for one or more storms somewhere in the state'that month," he said. Most severe winter storms have their origins in or near Colorado. The storms either form in that area or re-intensify there after crossing the Rockies from the west. The Water Survey study found the most damaging storms tend to move from Colorado into southern Missouri or northern Arkansas. Then, they turn northeastward and either move up the Ohio River Valley or through central Indiana. "The reason these storms usually result in so much damage is that the storm path tends to keep Illinois in the area of maximum precipitation for the greatest amount of time," Hilberg said. The part of the state most likely to experience a severe winter snowstorm is an area north of a line from Quincy to Chicago. Ice storms are most likely across central Illinois. However, in the past several winters both central and southern Illinois have ex­ perienced as many severe winter storms as the northern portion of the state. Every year we antagonize our hunting and trapping readers when we talk about the inhumaneness of some of the means used to kill by hunters. It's a kind of built in hostility such as is said to exist between the news media and politicians. Our target is not the man or woman behind the act as much as it is the means used. The least humane method is the steel jaw trap, which is no respecter of its catch. It can be the hand of a child or the paw of a family pet or some other animal for which it was never intended. We were sur­ prised recently to learn that here in the City of McHenry there is no ordinance forbidding the trapping of garden pests, and trapping in McHenry has a better chance of catching the wrong specimen than in rural areas. Our bow-and-arrow friends have told us that this is the least offensive method of hunting because it requires a good eye and the hunter must be close to the animal. It sounded good until we talked to a young shooter whose arrow found its target only to the point of wounding the animal. BY KAF Tracking it down proved futile, leaving a deer roaming the woods of McHenry County carrying an arrow in its flesh. More recently, a friend living in the rural area of the county was visited by a beautiful cock pheasant. From the proximity of 20 fee<t«it was evident the bini's wing had been injured and it was unable to f$. Although there was no proof, the fact that the incident occurred during hun­ ting season would indicate it was lother case of a poorly aimed vb. ' A bed of hay was provided and daily provisions of food assured the bird of making it through the sub-zero temperatures of the holiday season. Now we are told by the Illinois Department oT Conservation of a new law called the "hunter harassment" law which makes it a crime for persons to in­ terfere with the activities of lawful hunters, anglers or trappers. It has been apparent for a long time that our lawmakers are beseiged by a good number of lobbyists out to assure that there is no infringement of hunting- trapping activities. We are well aware that their clout is much greater than those who would, at the least, demand more humane traps, which we are told are somewhat more expensive. And so, because of the law's sponsor, State Rep. Larry Hicks, and his supporters in the legislature, chalk up another win for hunters of all kinds. We could go to jail for "spreading human hair in prime hunting areas or engaging in other ac­ tivities that disrupt the sport­ sman's recreational pursuits". Oh, for the clout of the in­ dustries that promote such "recreation". CHOLESTEROL To cut down on cholesterol, replace meats, like beef, with fish, chicken, turkey or veal. Use vegetable oil instead of butter. • * Predict stronger job market for McHenry McHENRY OFFICE 3406 W. ELM ST. 344-325 24 HOUR PHONE SERVICE JOHN F. 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In a similar survey conducted one year ago at this time, no employers reported intentions to hire and 13 percent expected reductions. Current results represent an improvement in the situation reported for the fourth quarter of 1983 when 20 percent of em­ ployers planned staff additions and 10 ^percent expected reductions, Local job o^ertunities are predicted by durable and non­ durable goods manufacturers, the service sector, and the finance, insurance and real estate sector. CRACK! The outlook is stable in other employment sectors. Despite an expected post- holiday seasonal decline in hiring plans, employers nationwide say they will con­ tinue to rebuild workforce levels during the first-quarter of 1984. The responses from nearly 11,000 employers in 346 U.S. cities now indicate that 22 percent intend to hire additional workers in the coming quarter (January, February, March). One year ago, only 14 percent had such intentions. Current figures are the highest first quarter hiring intentions recorded by the survey in the past five years. The number of firms ex­ pecting to reduce their work­ force in the first quarter stands at 12 percent, the lowest first quarter figure ever recorded in the survey's eight-year history. In all sectors except srvices, the seasonal workforce reduction that occurs during the first quarter will be smaller than in several years, as firms continue to rebuild employment levels from recession lows. Current survey results con­ firm a continuation of the strong hiring trend established in the second half of 1983. The lower- than-average number of firms planning January staff reductions results especially from a dramatic change in the employment plans of both durable and non-durable goods manufacturing concerns. The number of durable goods manufacturing firms planning to hire is more than double that of last year, and the number expecting staff reductions is half of last year's level. 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