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SECTION|,page t. PLA1NDEALER HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14.1984 Business Boat dealers lake course IH A honors Scott David Miller and A1 Jensen oi Miller's Dream Marine, McHenry, recently completed a sales course sponsored by Evinrude Motors. The one-day sales im­ provement workshop designed specifically for Evinrude dealers was held Nov. 28 in Lincolnshire. Dealers attending the workshop learned the Wilson " C o u n s e l o r S e l l i n g " philosophy - increased sales through better understanding erf people and their needs. Amnesty offer taken Gov. James R. Thompson announced that the Illinois Tax Amnesty program brought in $127.5 million in back taxes ' Last minute filers, including some large corporations, paid millions of dollars boosting the total to unanticipated levels, Thompson said. "Remember that 25 percent to 30 percent of this money represents local sales and replacement taxes, which must be distributed to local govern­ ments," he noted. Also included in the figures are tax dollars from some in­ dividual 5 and businesses that do not qualify for amnesty. The law excludes taxpayers who fail to pay their full liability, who are currently under criminal in­ vestigation or who had a case pending in a state court. The two-month amnesty program attracted applicants from 44 states, District of Columbia and a dozen foreign countries. Brad Scott, a former McHenry resident who gained fame as manager of the Northern Pump farms, will be honored by the Illinois Hereford Association during the 1965 state fair. Scott was recognized as a master Hereford breeder and merchandizer. While at Nor­ thern Pump, the firm exhibited many champions at major show across the country, including the grand champion bull at the 1960 World Hereford Conference Show, a two-time National Western grand champion female in 1963-64 and the coveted carload show grand champion twice. The Northern Pump Company herd was sold in 1977. In addition to establishing his own herd at Julesberg, Colo., Scott con­ tinued to manage the Northern pump farms for several years. More recently, the Northern Pump was sold at auction. In 1962, the Hereford industry honored Scott when he was inducted into the Hereford Heritage Hall in Kansas City. # II MAKE GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFTS! Platndealer Herald photo by Robert Gordon Working at the top Len Swederski takes a short break from hammering shingles onto the McHenry State Bank roof to talk to a fellow worker. The bank's roof is being reshingled and redesigned to provide an incline. Ed Becker .vice president of the bank, said the work is being done to "provide better drainage and improve the appearance in the community."The bank is also adding a room to be used for real estate closings and putting in a handicap ramp for the west door. Wonder Lake man's book hits the stores I**. ̂ A McHenry area man recently published his first book which has recently hit the booksellers' racks. Written by Ed Fish, of Wonder Lake, "My Life As A Robot" spins a tale of Fish's many experiences providing the voice, personality and control for Mr. Robot. He has found that through the little humanoid, he can reach out to people in ways he could not as a human. In his travels with the robot, Fish has traveled to nearly every major city in the U.S. He has also been to Europe, the Middle East, South America and Africa. Wherever he has gone, he has found that people talk more intimately to Mr. Robot than they would to an ordinary stranger. One of Fish's most bizarre experiences came when he went to Saudi Arabia with Mr. Robot. A Saudi customs agent,, superstitious about the robot's humanoid shape, refused to allow the head into the country. After a frantic contact with the U.S. Embassy, the entire robot was allowed to complete the trip. Mr. Robot is one of S h o w A m e r i c a ' s m a n y promotional robots that are leased with an actor-operator from the company headquarters in Elmhurst, or one of its operations in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and London. The company has grown considerably since its founding in 1967 by J.W. Anderson. Now in its seventh generation of elec­ tronics, all of the circuitry is of the company's design and the robots are built in Elmhurst. Many large companies-like DuPont, Ciba-Geigy, 3M, Time, Inc., etc-have made use of ShowAmerica's robots. These companies have found that the combination of insight, wit and subtle selling displayed by performers like Ed Fish make for a great means of en­ tertaining and conveying marketing messages. Don't believe it? Maybe "My Life As A Robot" will convince you. t 'mmm »< V® THESE SPECIAL ITEMS GOOD IN OUR WOODSTOCK STORE ONLY. 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