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m ( i ii i\ 2 1* \» i j ri > i vi 11« i him \\. \ i * i t 1 1 i v i '» t : Area Art is ts Display Paint ings In Fest iva l Q AUTOWORLD By BRENT RUSSELL The American Societv of \ r t is ts . a nat ional membership organizat ion, announces the Spring Fest ival of Arts '77 to be held at Cr>stal Point mal l . Rt 14 and Main s t reet . Crystal Lake. Saturday. Apri l 23. 10 a m- to .v;?0 p m . and Sflnda>. Apri l 24. noon to Vp'nv Midwest ar t is ts w i l l d isplay a fascinat ing var ie ty of work Oil . uatercolor . and acryl ic ' paint lags , photo ar t . , papier macho. sof t and wood "sculpture wil l be among the exhibi ts Pen r ind ink drawings as wel l as penci l drawings wil l a lso be On display Art in Act ion ' wil l be . . included in the show and one may watch an ar t is t demon­ strat ing the ancient ar t of enameling on copper , as wel l as ar t is ts working in pen-and ink. penci l , o i ls , watercol 'ors . and acryl ics Also, i f one wishes, a portrai t can be" drawn -by a portrai t ar t is t Chi ldren of a l l ages wil l enjoy the animals created in papier mache and soft sculpture by a local ar t is t Art lovers wil l be able to view paint ings in a wide var ie ty of subject mat ter , in e luding many local scenes and drawings of old and his tor ic- places . as wel l as wood sculpture created using al l natural , unstained wood There wil l a lso be special demon­ strat ions of the Japanese ar t of Sumani s i lk ar t 1 and the renaissance art of quilling * Visitors will be encouraged to try quilling themselves \mong the exhibi tors wil l be . lay ne W Kalk. 5119 \V Maplehi l l dr ive, exhibi t ing enamelings, Berniece Papiech, 11H9 Cumberland . c i rc le , exhibi t ing paint ings, and Bet ty Odmark. 2^08 S. Rivers ide dr ive, exhibi t ing sof t sculpture and papier mache sculpture Ml three ar t is ts res ide in McHenry , Many of the local ar t is ts wil l a lso demonstrate their par­ t icular techniques Wil l iam Pribble . who taught for ' ten \ ears ' a t The American Academy of Art and current ly conducts , c lasses in Crystal Lake, wil l demonstrate pain- t ine the s t i l l l i fe in oi ls Jayne Kalk. whose s tudio is located in McHenry. special izes in creat ing decorat ive copper and s i lver enamel pieces as wel l as s toneware pot terr She wil l demonstrate the ancient ar t of enameling during the show Rudi Considine. wel l known Woodstock ar t is t . wil l demonstrate in watercolors . pen n ' inks and scratchboard during the show. All three ar t is ts have exhibi ted widely throughout the area as wel l as across the nat ion They are al l members of American society of Art is ts Evervone is cordiallv invited A congressional subcom­ mittee thinks it sees a fox in a chicken coop. The National Hrjrhway Traffic Safety Ad­ ministration is part of the Department of Transporta­ tion, the subcommittee points out. Because it is, i t is in­ sufficiently insulated from pressures brought by the transportation industry. The result is that NHTSA is not performing its auto safety tasks as well as it should, the subcommittee charges. The federal motor vehicle safety program is grinding to a halt under this pressure, and wasteful dupli­ cation is fresulting, according to the House Commerce Sub­ committee on Oversight and Investigations. The subcommittee has a suggestion: extract NHTSA from DOT and lump it in with the Food and Drug Administration and the Con­ sumer Product Safety Com- ( mission, where its indepen­ dence can be guaranteed. The new agency would be called the Consumer Safety and Health Commission. Shortly after it was created, NHTSA was very busy writ­ ing new standards. This frenzy of activity has slacked to a t tend. Additional in­ formation may be obtained from American Society of artists, 700 N. Michigan avenue. Chicago. off and only a few new reg­ ulations have joined the 40 plus on the books a couple years ago. The subcommittee wants to know, for instance, why NHTSA has never gotten around to instituting stand­ ards on vehicle seating and seat strength, and a child- seating system and stand­ ards. If you accept the subcom­ mittee's view of the NHTSA, the reason involves greater complexity of actions, the narrow base of public sup­ port, plus increasing industry resistance and political inter­ ference from White House agencies. Reorganizing NHTSA may make a lot of sense and could make the agency more effi­ cient. But the subcommittee logic seems flawed. Bureau­ cratic insulation alone is not the answer. The Interstate Commerce Commission has been independent since the 1890's. but its independence from industrial pressure is almost universally doubted. Likewise, the Consumer Prod­ uct Safety Commission is not attached to a larger agency, but its effectiveness is simi­ larly doubted. But NHTSA has clearly benefited from the technical knowledge held by DOT personnel. Since the dawn of regula­ tory law, a debate has raged over experience versus ob­ jectivity. Some advocate highly expert regulators to sift through the complex issues involved in making de­ cisions. They almost always come from a regulated in­ dustry. Does this mean they are tainted beyond objective judgment? Probably not. The contrary view is that totally objective regulators must be uninformed on the issues at hand. Providing enough information for mak­ ing informed judgments is time consuming if possible at all. Is there any way to insure that these regulators are more immuned from in­ dustry pressures than more experienced people? Probably not. Perhaps the subcommittee can make the case that NHTSA itself has fallen victim to regulatory clumsi­ ness. If so, it should be cor­ rected. And a reorganiza- tional plan may help. Hardly anyone is totally happy with auto safety regulation and NHTSA's handling of it. With auto deaths still hovering around the 50,000- a-year -level, this is not a subject to take lightly. Pres­ ident-elect Jimmy Carter had government reorganization as a centerpiece of his cam­ paign. Perhaps he can find a way to insure NHTSA's objectivity while retaining its access to the most ex­ perienced regulators. Three tablespoons of bak­ ing soda dissolved in one quart of water cleans qily residue from kitchen appliances, glass windows, formica and enamel counter tops. \ SPE< To be •MAN BALLOT voted at the City of McHenry, County of McHenry, State of I l l inois, to be held Tuesday, April 19, 1977. Ward No. 3 - City Hall, Municipal Building, 11 11 N. Green Street, McHenry. INDEPENDENT For Mayor (Vote for One) • JOSEPH B. STANEK • GEORGE L. HARKER For City Clerk (Vote for One) • BARBARA E. GILPIN For City Treasurer (Vote tor One) • WILLIAM BRDA • ROBERT P. BLAKE For Alderman (Vote for One) • ANNA MAE CUDA A • VINCENT H. ADAMS • CLAIRE L. ROSING a by C.R.Gardner Consultant / / J j Almost invariably, when the subject of home energy conservation arises, so do questions about "insulation". Is insulation really that im­ portant? How much is the proper amount, and where is it needed? Is the cost involved in insulating a home worth it1? Kirst off. as to whether in­ sulation is important in con­ serving energy at home, the answer has to be a resounding YKS! It's estimated proper in- . sulation can increase temper­ ature-control efficiency by as much as 20 30 percent simply by reducing the load on both cooling and heating equip­ ment The fact of the matter: even without air conditioning equipment, insulation can in­ crease the comfort of your home environment as outside temperatures rise. How Much Insulation? Home insulation can be divided into several basic cat egories: (1) ceilings (attic floors). (2) walls, (3) a- round doors a n d w i n dows, and (1) window glass. (1 ) Ceil­ ings (attic floors) -- In the summer when your roof rs heated by the sun, your attic may be as much as 4 0 degrees hotter than the temperature of the outside air This warm air is easily transferred to your living quarters. (In cool weather, about one fourth of the heat loss in the average home occurs through the ceiling.) A depth of six inches of insulation is ususally recom­ mended for atttic floors. This can be mineral wool, glass fiber or cellulose insulation. . (2) Walls -- the outside walls should be protected with the equivalent of three or four inches of good thermal in­ sulation. (3) Doors and win­ dows -- When you feel a draft of air com­ ing from a closed door or window, you know that door, window or its framing is leaking air. The thing to do is to caulk and weatherstrip around doors and windows. This is generally a relatively easy project to do and -- when done properly -- can reduce your family energy costs by 1 0 percent or more. © Weatherstrip at movable joints and caulk all cracks and openings. (1) Window glass -- Whfn insulation is being consider**!, window glass itself should not be overlooked. Warm sunlight entering a room in summer raises the room temperature, and makes air conditioning equipment work that much harder. lllass covered with re­ flective window film insula­ tion still allows sunlight' to enter, yet keeps the heat of the sun's rays out. (The film insulation also keeps a room warmer in cool weather by re­ flecting -- or "bouncing back" -- room heat. For additional energy in­ formation, write me -- C. R. Gardner, ICI-US, New Murphy Road, Wilmington, DE 19897. And, to answer the last question: is the cost of properly insulating a home worth it? Most experts agree that insulation pays for itself -- in comfort and your pocket- book. Editorial note: Save this feature for future reference. Editor's Quote Book Without true Christian principles, conservatism is a political philosophy of selfishness and liberalism is one of greed. Thomas C. Jeffery Ouf (Horn of dPlenty Little Known Facts About America's Resources M I N E R A L S : O U R K E Y S T O N E S O F D E S T I N Y For the rest of this cen­ tury at least any hope of self-reliance in the field of energy will have to rest very largely on coal, accord­ ing to American Mining Congress president, J. Allen Overton, Jr. The targets for increased coal production that were set three years ago are al­ ready beyond attainment, he says, and the forces of inflation are still powerful in the economy--so every new delay will mean higher capital costs. Moreover, warns the AMC president, it should be re­ membered that the enor­ mous coal reserves of the United States are not a resource that can be turned on as quickly as tap water. It takes years to develop new mines and expand ex­ isting ones. Establishment of a com­ prehensive energy policy, says Overton, will serve the best interests of the nation. But there is no time to lose on this. It is needed now more than ever. Expanded coal production should, he believes, be ac­ companied by intensified efforts to improve technolo­ gies and lower the costs of gasification, liquefaction and fluidized-bed systems to make the burning of so- called dirty coal more environmentally acceptable. When these methods be­ come economically compet­ itive, they will also permit expanded use of coal and thus lessen the demand for oil and other fuels. A sound approach to our energy problems also man­ dates that we constantly review and reassess the im­ pact of environmental poli­ cies, says Overton. To be denied the chance to de- THROUGHOUT HISTORY human life has depended on agriculture and mining. velop the optimal amount of energy denies us the chance to achieve its fruits. But all the energy in the world will not do us any good if we cannot turn it to useful purposes. If we do not have minerals with which to build our homes and schools, hospitals and factories, transportation systems and energy systems as well as the many other things that help make for the material amenities of life--then our coal might as well stay in the ground. The possibility of a miner­ als crunch is every bit as real as an energy crisis, says Overton, and our depen­ dence on foreign sources for many key minerals is al­ ready foreboding and get­ ting worse. The withdrawal of public lands from mining and ex­ ploration is making us run the danger of having our minerals shut off abroad and locked up at home. Today, almost two-thirds of these vast public lands, an area approximately equal in size to the continental United States east of the Mississippi, have been de­ clared off limits to mining and more are being with­ drawn. But it is a fact that the total amount of land eVer affected by all surface min­ ing is no greater than the area covered by power transmission lines, and var­ ious transportation systems require more than 15 times as much land as mining. Surface mining for coal is by far the most extensive. In earlier times, when tech­ nologies, like some at­ titudes, were primitive, the landscape was occasionally left scarred. This is no longer acceptable or neces­ sary. The AMC takes the position that surface mining of coal should be Verm'tted only where the land can be restored to new beneficial use by mankind after the coal has been extracted. This is now being done. Mining can be conducted with careful regard for our health, respect for ecologi­ cal needs and the determina­ tion to help fulfill the material aspirations of all peoples. Throughout history human life has depended on agriculture and mining. Today we live in an age of technology. Preoccupation with the wonders of science tends to obscure the role of minerals--but • they still remain our keystones of destiny. VOTERS: McHenry can't afford not to have Bill Brda, Treasurer! Money management is his business! In two short years he has saved us money he has invested wisely he has increased our investments some 273% he made $34,000 for us by wise investments As City Treasurer he gets the highest possible return for our money he puts our money in all McHenry financial institutions he makes his investments a matter of public record He Pledges Continued Sound Money Management Vote April 19 for Sound Financial Practices after all, It's Your Money! Paid for by the Citizens Committee to re-elect Bill Brda, Treasurer -- George Brda. co-chairman I