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PAUfe 7 - fLAINUtALKK • KK1DA Y ,MA I 3, iWi* Consumer Forum aSX9SX9T%^%%%%l̂ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%f By Illinois Attorney General William J.Scott In recent years, bicycling has Forestry And Timber In RECP Is Explained ESSAY WINNERS - Winners in the annual essay contest sponsored by the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, Bishop Boylan General Assembly; were presented their-awards during a banquet held at Rimas lodge, Griswold Lake. Pictured above, left to right, are Robert Wagner of Barrington, Essay co-chairman; Sister John Margaret, principal of St. Mary's school, Woodstock, third place winner; Tony McCormack of St. Mary's, Woodstock, first place winner; Caroline Battlebury of Our Lady of the Wayside school, Arlington Heights; Frank Piller of Wonder Lake, Essay co-chairman; second place winner, Marty Beach of Our Lady of the Wayside school, Arlington Heights and Mel Stone of Wauconda, Faithful Navigator of Bishop Boylan Assembly. Purpose of the contest is to assist eighth grade students in acquiring money toward tuition to Catholic high schools. Subject for the essay was "I'm Proud to be an American Citizen and What my Citizenship Means to Me". First prize was $150, second was $50 and third, $25. grown tremendously in popularity. And with current efforts to conserve gasoline, bicycling is even more attractive for transportation as well as recreation. New State-Wide Bikeways Program. Noting that "since a third of the population owns bicycles, there is an urgent need for safe bikeways," the Illinois Legislature has designated the Illinois Department of Transportation responsible for developing and coordinating a State-wide "bikeways program." Under the new Act, effective July 1,1974, a bikeway may be: "1. A shared facility whereby both vehicles and bicycles may operate on the through lanes, parking lanes or shoulders of a street or highway, 2. A pathway qn a street or highway separated from the roadway by an open space or barrier, or, 3. A separate pathway on public land other than street or highway right-of-way." The "bikeways program" also includes provision of Deaths SISTER MARY PATRICIA A brief illness ended in the death of Sister Mary Patricia (San^beck) R.S.M., Wednesday, May 1. Sister Mary Patricia, who resided in McCauley hall, Aurora, died in Mercy Center hospital, Aurora. Prior to retiring early in 1973, she taught at St. Patrick's school, McHenry, for several years. Her death ended forty- five years as a nun, serving the Sisters of Mercy. Sister Mary Patricia was born April 8, 1904, in North Dakota. Survivors are two brothers, Paul and Hugh Sandbeck, of North Dakota. Visitation will be held at 1:30 Friday at Mercy Manor, 421 N. Lake street, Aurora. A funeral Mass will be offered Saturday morning at 10:30, followed by interment in Mt. Olivet cemetery, Aurora. ROSE W. BELL Ro6e W. Bell, 75, was found dead Wednesday, May 1, in her home at 515 Mineral Springs drive. Mrs. Bell was born Jan. 2, 1899, daughter of Michael and Kathryn (Boley) Worts. Her husband, Harold, died in 1961 and a sister, Josephine, in 1971. She is survived only by nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the George R. Justen & Son chapel. Services will be held there Saturday at 9:30 a.m., with burial in St. Mary's cemetery. EUGENIA WADE Eugenia Wade of 4912 Fountain lane, McHenry, died May 1 in McHenry hospital. She was 59 years old. Mrs. Wade was born Oct. 9, 1914, in Chicago, daughter of the late John and Rose Kuraszek. The deceased was a member of the V.F.W. auxiliary of McHenry. Survivors are her husband, Oscar T. Sr., to whom she had« been married thirty-five years; three children, Mrs. Burnley (Alice) Miracle of Crown Point, Ind., Nathan T. of Jackson, Miss., and Oscar, Jr., of M c H e n r y ; s e v e n grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Alynor Kajdzik of Chicago, Mrs. Max (Theresa) Watson of Santa Clara, Calif., Mrs. Stanley (Maryann) Imherr of Fallston, Md., and Mrs. Edward (Rita) Cermak of Chicago and three brothers, Henry, Leonard and Ted, all of Chicago. There will be visitation at the George R. Justen & Son chapel from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday. A Mass will be offered for Mrs. Wade Saturday morning at 11 o'clock in St. Mary's Catholic church. Burial will be in St. Adelbert's cemetery, Niles. Sheriff Pronko'm JO-pc. Chicken P«k (includes a pt. of cole slaw & a lb. of fries) v OP ID-pc. Chickvn only S $1.25 OFF coupon £ What a way to save Ofi some great eatin' fried chicken. .. but hurry, coupon expires May 10, 1974 fj bS. mister ^Doruxt nioneilsj f r i e d c h i c k e n i Farmer In Work Cycle RAYMOND F. SCHARLOW Raymond F. Scharlow, a retired set-up machinist, died Wednesday, May 1, in McHenry hospital at the age of 65. He resided at 5427 W. Highland drive, West Shore Beach, McHenry. Mr. Scharlow was born Jan. 28, 1909, in Chicago. The deceased was a member of the I.A.M.A.W., a machinists' union, Central Lodge, No. 50. Survivors include his wife, Virginia R. (Williams) to whom he was married July 6, 1957 in Berwyn. He also leaves two step-children, Mrs. Dean (Patricia) Kingston of McHenry and Audrey DeLake of Puerto Rico. Besides his parents, Albert and Marguerite (Wegner), he was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. Visitation will be held at the George R. Justen & Son chapel between 1 and 9 p.m. Friday. Services will be held at the chapel at 2 o'clock Saturday, followed by entombment in Memorial Park mausoleum, Skokie. BENJAMIN SCHULTZ Last rites for Benjamin Schultz, 68, of 2425 N. Alton road, McHenry, will be held Friday morning at 11 a.m. at Schilling's Wonder Lake funeral home with burial in Christ the King cemetery, Wonder Lake. . Mr. Schultz died unexpectedly Monday, April 29, in the Memorial hospital, Woodstock. • NEXT TO THE NORNSBY FAMfL Y CENTERS • • Rt 47 g, Country Club Road, Woodstock / McHenry Market Place, McHenry • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • « • • • • • • • (The following article was prepared for the McHenry County Farm Bureau by Don Peasley, agricultural journalist and observer) The warming sun, longer days, and the first suggestion of green on the ground and in the trees quicken the heartbeat for the farmer. Impatient to start the spring work cycle, he looks skyward frequently as he awaits the first good day for work in the field. As the sod turns under his skilled hand, he follows an ancient ritual. Man prepares to grow the food to feed his family. Today, the McHenry county farmer's family has grown far beyond the limits of his grandfather. A few decades ago his granddad fed himself and five others. Today, the American not only feeds himself and 50 others; 'as a collective group the American farmer feeds much of the world with exports a major factor in this nation's economy and its world political muscle. As Jim Stewart, Ed Meier, John Hogan, Bob Stoxen and the 2,000-plus McHenry county farmers hurry to drill oats and manicure the seed bed for corn and soybeans,"they know they're involved in one of the greatest gambling businesses in the world! The weather is only one factor beyond their control-too wet, too dry, too hot, and hail and floods cause inestimable worry. Today export demand is a worry because farmers can't know how to figure their planting-more corn as the government urges or should they ignore those pleas remembering the last time such a plea caused over­ production and near-ruinous prices to the farmer? Consumer resistance, as shown in the damaging results of the trend toward eating less beef andpork at today's retail prices, is a factor that must be considered significant, most agricultural observers feel. When John, Ed and Bob harvest their corn late this fall, they must go to the market and take whatever price is offered, a price based on supply, demand, export prospects, and domestic economy. "One of the main factors affecting the entire agricultural economy is the federal government's refusal to accept the fact that inflation i$ like a runaway freight train which neither the President nor the Congress has the courage to confront," says Illinois Agricultural association president, Harold Steele. Steele, a Princeton hog farnier, has first hand knowledge of the inflationary impact. He's a membejr of the American Farm /Bureau federation board and knows efforts--without success--to make the Congress respond to inflation-controlling steps. The biggest, most obvious: Sharply reduce government spending. At a time of peace, production, and comparative prosperity, we have a national budget with a $9.4 billion deficit, so when will we ever be disciplined enough to cut back? he wonders. Right now overfat hogs and cattle, which began with last year's meat boycott and given a dangerous boost by the truck strike this spring, are causing many livestock farmers to weigh future farm plans. The grains they decide to plant is involved in that decision, too,: for the grain farmer has been able to make a profit but the livestock man the past four months has been on a disastrous downhill skid. Headlines in the Chicago Tribune last week reported many livestock feeders on the brink of bankruptcy with cattle feeders the hardest hit. Losses of at least $100 a steer are common at recent live cattle prices. One added worry: Costs for what farmers buy today compared with a year ago are high. Farm machinery is almost impossible to get but if a new tractor (or used tractor) is available, the cost has climbed 25-30 per cent in 12 months. Liquid fertilizer that cost $80.40 a year ago today costs $129 - that's for 6-18-6, while urea has shot from $89 to $150 and anhydrous ammonia has increased from $105 a ton a year ago to $213 now-when it can be obtained. Shortage of nitrogen is another .complicating factor. Farmers need it for most efficient corn production but its availability probably won't be known for sure until planting time, starting in early May. Distressing, too, is the knowledge that food prices to the consumer will push higher during 1974, as inflation and other factors dominate. comfort stations and weather shelters, provision of railway station facilities for bicycles in connection with commuter railroads, "and promulgation of standards, security measures and regulations for the registration and use of bicycles." * " Laws for Bicycling Though a person is not required to have an operators license to ride a bicycle in Illinois, he does have to know and obey all applicable traffic laws, roadway and street signs and signals, and pavement markings. After July 1, 1974, all traffic laws applicable to bicycles on roadways also shall be applicable on any highway or "bikeway set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles." And, "Wherever a useable path or surface has been provided for bicycles adjacent to a roadway and designated by official traffic control devices, bicycle riders shall use such path, or surface and shall not use the roadway. "Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway or a designated bicycle pathway shall ride as near to the right side as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction." There also are laws concerning your bicycle itself. In Illinois the law requires that your bike have: 1. Brakes good enough to cause a tire to skid on dry, level, clean pavement; 2. A horn or bell which can be heard up to 100 feet away. (Sirens or whistles are Not allowed.) And, for riding at night: 1. A head lamp which will cast a white light visible for at least 500 feet; 2. A clear reflex reflector on the front of the bicycle visible in front ; 3. A red reflex reflector, mounted on the rear of the bicycle and clearly visible in the rear. If you purchased a new bicycle after July 1, 1973, Illinois law also required that it be equipped - by the seller - with: 1. A reflectoj on each pedal which can be seen from both the front and the rear of the bicycle for a distance of 200 feet after dark; 2. Side reflectors, front an$ rear, visible .from each side of the bicycle at night in reflected light for a distance of 500 feet; Ironically, the share of the consumer dollar that goes to Mr. Farmer threatens to decline because the inflationary spiral will trigger the consumer prices to discouragingly higher prices. But, because he is an eternal optimist and knows the joy of tilling the good earth, Mr. Farmer likely is involved in the most satisfying activity that man follows. He's feeding the world. "Within the guidelines of the 1974 Rural Environmental Conservation program (RECP), a major emphasis is being placed upon forestry for timber production," according to Jimmie D. Lucas, executive director of the county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation service. "This new program will . be administered under the name of the Forestry Incentives program." Lucas said there is a valuable purpose in the Forestry Incentives program (FIP) of the RECP. This new $10 million the side reflectors to the rear of the center of the bicycle should be red in color; the side reflectors to the front of the center should be amber or yellow. ; If you have an older bicycle, you should purchase and install these additional safety items yourself. And parents, Illinois law makes you responsible for your bicycling children. "The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any provision of this Act." In many areas of the state, a strong bicycle lock and chain is advisable. If you plan to carry any items with you while you ride, you should have a front or rear carrier on your bike. And never, never, carry a passenger on your bike unless the passenger is a small child for whom a Proper Bike Seat has been installed. This seat should have a seat belt or lap restraint, and if it fits over a fender, it shouldj have sturdy shields to protect the child's legs and feet from spokes. Here are some other common sense bicycling guidelines: 1. Always ride in the same direction as existing traffic, staying close to the curb. 2. Always stop for a school bus which is loading or unloading children, regardless of the direction ffom which you are approaching. (That's the law!) 3. Always ride in single file when riding with other cyclists. 4. Never stunt ride...ride on ice or snow...or hitch your bike to another moving vehicle. 5. Use a guard clip on trouser cuffs. 6. 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Model 56027 Seeder- Spreader Scatters seeds or fertilizer in a uniform swath. program is to "develop and carry out a forestry incentives program to encourage the development, management, and protection of non-industrial private forest lands." Non- industrial refers to "lands capable of producing crops of industrial wood and owned by any private, individual, group, association, corporation, or other legal entity", but does not include those "regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing forest products or providing public utilities service, of any type", or those acreages of over 500 acres. Only landowners in counties designated by the State ASC committee, in cooperation with the state forester, are authorized to participate in FIP. The participants must have a forest management plan with the approved practices scheduled to be completed within the program year. Acceptable cost-sharing practices for FIP in 1974 include the planting of trees, which is designed for the establishment of trees or shrubs for forestry purposes and soil protection. The remaining practice is the improvement of a stand of forest trees for timber protection. This is aimed at existing standsy in order to increase the potential of the stand for production of forest products, including sawtimber and veneer logs. Lucas said, "It is important to all interested persons that due to the relatively late date and limited amount of funds, applications should be submitted immediately to the county ASCS office. The McHenry county office is now accepting applications for the 1974 RECP." Summarizing, Lucas said, "In addition to the FIP the RECP effort will help landowners establish, and f o l l o w , r e c o m m e n d e d permanent type conservation practices, while farmers are being called on for all-out production to meet consumer, needs. 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