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PAGE 16 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, MAY II. PLA1NDEALEK*> r~\ Editorial Roll Coll Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) J c- Curbing Spending Once again this year legislation has been introduced in Congress to stop ' heavy, last-minute spending by bureaucrats in government departments at the '.end of the fiscal year. What happens, often, is that at the end of the fiscal year many agencies and departments realize they are not going to need all the money they requested-- and were given by Congress. , So that Congress wonTt see they over-estimated their needs, which might result in lower appropriations, to hide the fact that they don't really need as much as they have been getting, a hasty effort is made to spend everything left in t^e final days of the fiscal year. Of the several bills introduced, one by Congressman Bill Dickinson (R-Ala) is typical. It would limit governmental and departmental spending in the last quarter ril the fiscal year to 25 percent of the total yearly appropriation for the agency or department. ^ Dickinson points out that in recent years some government agencies have spent almost half their yearly budget in the last two months of the fiscal year- August and September. 1 w CJiurch Membership > The latest figures on church membership in the United States show that the long-term decline in membership (and activity) has been at least temporarily interrupted. The decline is still striking, if one compares figures of today with those of the fifties. For example, in 1955 almost half (49 percent) of all Americans attended church services. Today the figure is 41 percent. But in 1957 it was 40 percent, so in the past seven years the decline has at least been checked. The influence, or impact of churches, has declined more. In 1957, 69 percent believed the church was increasing its influence in American life. Today, only 38 percent believe that. But five years ago, only 36 percent were of that opinion. So the long decline in public opinion rating has also been checked. What has halted the decline? Some mainline Protestant churches have lost membership, among them the United Presbyterian church, whose membership total is down 21 percent in the past decade. Another mainline church which has lost membership in the last 10 years, the United Methodist Church, is down by 10 percent. Its membership today, which only a few decades ago was above 11,000,000 is 9,584,711. The Episcopal church has also suffered a membershiprdecline-15 percent in "the last decade. Yet total Protestant Church membership has risen in the last decade, mainly because of evangelistic or fundamentalist membership gains. Big gainers have been the Southern Baptist (up 20 percent), Assemblies of God ~(up 62 percent) and Seventh Day Adventists (up 36 percent). The Southern Baptist now number over 13 million members, while the other two listed gainers claim 1,732,371 and 571,141 members respectively. The Catholic church, while losing members in some areas, has gained through an influx of Latins and other new arrivals, and from other sources. Total Protestant membership today is estimated to be 73.4 million, total Catholic membership 51.2 million and Jewish membership 5.8 million. Catholic membership increased in the past decade Dy something over 3 million while net Protestant gains were about one million. Jewish gains were about a third of a million. In general, all churches have ample hunting ground in this country. There are about ninety million Americans who belong to no church. WASHINGTON-Here's how area members of Congress were recorded on IUOJW tvuUU V VMS# Uu*ill& UK 25 29. FARMERS-By a vote of 284 for and 121 against, the House voted to keep the exicHna ceiline on Farmers Home administration loans for real estate acoiisitions ana capital improvements. •nils was a victory for lawmakers from die Midwest and other areas that have smaller farms. It was a defc&t for western lawmakers, whose farmers have bi|̂ er spreads requiring largo- FmHAloans. Building Permits Residential Development group, 105 Heritage drive, single family home. Kathy Brunner, 5108 Ashland, fireplace. Mary Hess, 4412 Clearview, siding. H. Bauer, 1511 N. Green street, siding. Ruth Mueller, 4407 W. Prairie avenue, siding. Bruce Klontz, 3324 W. Elm street, siding. Alice Enger, 3211 Golfview avenue, addition (porch). White Hen Pantry, 4802 W. Elm street, temporary pennants. Residential Development Group, 5310 Malibu court, single family home. D. Anderfuran and Paul Wember, 4506 W. Elm street, drill well. American National Bank & Trust, N. Richmond road, temporary sign. Mrs. Verona Kent, 1414 N. Freund avenue, replace sewer. Nasio's Spirits, 3310 W. Elm street, temporary sign. Residential Development "Group, 5305 Winding Crfc., drive, single family home. " Residential Development Group, 5309 Winding Crk drive, single family home. Residential Development Group, 5311 Winding Crk. drive, single family home. » Residential Development Group ,110 Huntington drive, single family home. Residential Development Group, 5309 Abbey drive, single family home. Residential Development Group, 5216 Abbey drive, single family home. Worts Transportation, 1315 N. North avenue, addition (parts room). Granny's Quilts, 4509 W. Elm street, addition. Edward C. Rous, 1814 N. Oak drive, storage shed. Raymond L. Widhalm, 4619 Home avenue, screened porch. Thomas G. Sweeney, 3207 Skyway drive, fence. Gary Kuba, 6207 Ojibwa, single family home. Corner Tap, 3901 W. Main street, replace sign? Doug's Dogs, 4224 W. Elm street, alteration. James E. Gibson, 1615 N. Highview, addition. Cunat Brothers, 5400 W. Elm street, drill well. Michael and Lanette Schlobohm, 5102 W. Sandburg, storage shed. R. W. Liquidators, Inc., 4611W. Elm street, sign. Cunat Brothers, 4107 W. Lillian street, apartment building. Jerome Michaels, 5012 Sandburg drive, swimming pool. Thomas W. Williams, 606 Kensington drive, swimming pool. Randall and Rosemary Freiihd, 5220 Hunter drive, addition. George L. Thompson, 3932 W. Elm street, sign. Doug's Dogs, 4224 W. Elm street, sign. Ronald J. and Barbara E. Bell, 1014 S. Hollywood boulevard, driveway. Carlos Del Busto, 2511 N. Bennington lane, single family home. Residential Development Group, 5217 Abbey drive, single family home. Residential Development Group, 5305 Abbey drive, single family home. John H. Miller, 3438 W. Elm street, sign. Ray LaFrancis, 3208 Kinley boulevard, fireplace. A1 Phannenstill, 908 Allen avenue, siding. Residential Development Group, 5304 Abbey drive, single family home. fitb FmHA money scarce, a lower ceiling per loan means more farmers can get aid: The vote affected only FmHA "ownership" loans. It kept the ceiling at $200,000 per loan and $300,000 per loan guarantee. It killed language in a pending bill (HE 1190, which awaited final action) to raise those limits to $300,000 and $400,000 respectively. The vote had no bearing on the FmHA loan ceilings for operating expenses and rural non-farm housing, which were to be considered separately. Sponsor Berldey Bedell, D-Iowa, said the FmHA "is intended to serve as a lender of last9|prt..to moderate-size family farmers." Opponent Ja^PHightower, D-Tex., told Bedell he was "forgetting...that farming is done in different ways in different parts of the world." Members voting,yes wanted to keep the present per-transaction ceiling on FmHA ownershiploans and loan guarantees. ILLINOIS Voting yes:Philip Crane, R-12. FREEZE-The House voted, 215 for and 194 against, to reaffirm a freeze of U.S. and Soviet nuclear weaponry at existing levels as the top priority of the resolution (HJ Res 13 calling for a "mutual and verifiable freeze on and reductions in nuclear weapons." A triumph for pro-freezers, the vote once again rebuffed efforts by opponents to establish "reductions" as a co-equal priority of HJ Res IS. President Reagan says reducing superpower arsenals is needed to keep a freeze frou insuring U.S. inferiority. v The vote came as the House continued to be tied in knots fay HJ Res 13 while delaying consideration of many pending bills needed to tun the government on a daily basis. The House at week's end had debated the freeze measure inconclusively for 32 hours in five sessions over six weeks. Members voting yes wanted to keep a freeze as the unchallenged first priority of HJ Res 13. • ILLINOIS Voting no: Philip Crane. SENATE IMMIGRATION-By a vote of 40 for and 51 against, the Senate rejected an amendment to the immigration reform bill (S 529) dealing with proposed penalties on employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens. Final action on the Dill was delayed until May 10 or later. The amendment sought to "sunset" the penalties, called employer sanctions, after five years if they were found to be discriminatory. Under the section, aliens applying for work would have to display a card documenting their legal residency. Employers who intentionally hire undocumented workers would be subject to criminal penalties including imprisonment. „ Employer sanctions are opposed by liberals who say there are "oolicestate connotations to requiring aliens to carry an identity card, and who fear legal aliens will lose wont opportunities merely because of their appearance. Conservatives also oppose the sanctions, saying they put too mucn oi a paperwork and investigative burden on employers. Lawmakers in the middle say the influx of illegal aliens will never be curbed until employers stop hiring them. , •_ .. The immigration bill would grant residency to illegal aliens who entered the country before 1977, and tighten the Mexican border, among its many provisions. Senators voting no were opposed to watering down the "employer sanctions" section of the bill. ILL. Alan Dixon, D, voted yes. Charles Percy, R. voted no. AMNESTY-The Senate rejected, 20 for and 70 against, an amendment to liberalize the immigration reform bill(above) by allowing more illegal aliens to achieve legal residency under the "amnesty" section. The amendment sought to change from Jan.1,1960 to Dec. 31,1981 the date by which an illegal alien had to have entered the U.S. in order to become a candidate for permanent residency. The bill automatically grants legal status to aliens who have lived continuously in the U.S. since Jan. 1,1977. Those arriving after that date but before Jan. 1,1980, would receive temporary residency that would be upgraded after three years if they learn English. Senators voting yes wanted to give more illegal aliens now living in the U.S. a chance to gain legal status under the immigration reform bill. ILL. Dixon voted yes. Percy voted no. Buyers-Seilers Meet At Small Business Conference Tribute To A Columnist Columnists don't have the easiest part of the "ifpejple agree with the subject matter, it is rare that the writer ever finds out. If the topic is controversial, more than a few readers are sure to Ml! aW disagree. t. . . With that in mind, tne iauQwu%juuiu<uism |«o«*t©f submitted to her teacher, James Blum, may be considered a fitting tribute to the Plaindealer's columnist erf more than 40 years: Gv«d Old Days": Earl Walsh of "So I Hear" "If you pick up a copy of the McHenry Plaindealer and start paging through it you will find a gray-haired-and-balding man with glasses looking at you from a box in the left-hand corner of page four. "The man's name is Earl Walsh-as it states over his name-and he writes a column called 'So 4 Hear' which appears in the bi-weekly newspaper the McHenry Plaindealer. " 'So X Hear' is structured to allow for Walsh's brain stormings, or ramblings, to flow as free as thoughts. Paragraphs, often Of only one or two sentences, are separated by a double space with three dashes centered between them. "Earl Walsh's columns center on talk of the 'good old days'-the days receives brings about images of life long ago, here in McHei 'If you go west on Waukegan street past Landmark wrote, take a look at the beautiful leaves to the left. That tr Jnry. school, Walsh That tree near the top of what was known as Cristy's Hill was there when I was a boy. Kias broughtbeautifiil leaves to their teachers. That tree is old!' (Friday, Oct. 15,1962) Walsh describes the tree and things he associates with it and makes it real-gives it more meaning. The next time I drive down Waukegan street. I'll be sure to notice the tree on old Cristy's Hill. "Walsh talks of churning butter, and ladies with 'parasols for shade in hot weather.' (Wednesday, Sept. 15,1982) knitted mittens; Fox Pavilion dances; husking corn for Haney's canning factory. Perhaps it's the length of the paragraphs that manages to nold the attention of young readers. Or perhaps it is interesting to both young and old to visualize what McHenry looked like without the stoplight at Green and 120. McHenry Theater or the sign with time and temperature outside of McHenry State bank. •, "The following paragraphs, taken from Wednesday. Dec. 22, 1982's Plaindealer illustrate how Mr. Walsh injects ideas of the old times into the minds of his readers. 'Santa Claus was a mighty important fellow in our voung davs. However, no distraction could keep our parents from marching us off to Church on Christmas morning. " 'Come snow, sleet or cold, we walked a mile to church and a mile home...Our mother carried a large fur muff to shield her face, expecially when we walked past the area now occupied by McHenry Savings and Loan. "That was the spot where cold winds blew across from the old Mill Pond." "Walsh so beautifully describes his memories on many occasions. "Now, as you look at the man with the cocked-grin on the upper left corner, page four of the Plaindealer he appears to be different from the first impression. Earl Walsh is an 'Old Timer' with a lot of 'Old Timer' memories and 'Old Timer' friends to share them with, like Mrs. Frank Hughes, 'a long time friend' who Walsh describes as 'plenty sharp for a girl of 93 yearsr(Friday, Oct 15,1982). His humor comes through in every column, as this example from Wednesday, Oct. 13,1982 shows: " 'A fine lady, Grandma (Mrs. Bill) Hiller left this earth suddenly for a better place. (Hope she left her doughnut recipe with somebody.) On second thought, sne probably was one of those Old Timers who didn't need a recipe.' "Walsh delights in life, both new and old, and holds his memories dear. It is encouraging to see old-fashioned memories survive and live in a new­ fangled society/' Representatives oM^zens of cor­ porations and government agencies which regularly contract for parts, products and services will get together with Illinois small and minority businesses at the state- sponsored Procurement Opportunity show and Business Development conference May 11-12 in Springfield. The Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA) is hosting the event to bring small businesses together with agents in the public and private sector trying to find new sources of services and State Highway Available WHO KNOWS 1. How are metamorphic rocks formed? 2. From what substance is marble formed? 3. What is the nautical unit of speed? 4. What is the capital of New Zealand? 5. In what year were the first nickels minted? 6. What is the area of the District of Columbia? 7. Who is credited wfitl this maxim, "Nothing is inevitable but death and taxes"? 8. When was Minnesota admitted to the U.S.? 9. Niagara Falls flows into which lake? Maps State Rep. Dick Klemm(R-Crystal Lake) has announced that new Illinois highway maps will be available to motorists later this month. > The new maps, which feature the state's newly-acquired Dana-Thomas House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright on the cover, will be available upon request from the Illinois Secretary of State's office in Springfield. Area citizens interested in receiving an updated Illinois highway map should write to the Communications office, Illinois Secretary of State's office, Room 131 Centennial building, Springfield, 62756. products. In addition, workshops detailing the "how-to's" of finding and successfully bidding on contracts will be offered, as well as information on sources of financing aimed specifically at small businesses. "There is a wealth of procurement and other opportunities awaiting Illinois small businesses at this year's conference," said ;DCCA director Peter B. Fox. "Some of the state's major corporations have pledged to contract work to Illinois small businesses and will attend the jCon- ference to do just that." During the two-day event, small and minority-owned businesses will display .their products, meet with potentiaf contractors and attend workshops'to familiarize themselves ^ From Lake with several of contract procurement. Lake Ontario Answer* 1. By heat and pressure within the earth's crust. 2. Limestone. 3,. The knot. 4. Wellington. 5. 1866. 6. 69 miles. 7. Benjamin Franklin. 8. May 11. 1858. Erie into from HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK DATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS May 12,1873 -First-known cancellation of a postcard in the United States. May 13, 1940--Winston Churchill delivered "blood, sweat, and tears" speech. May 14, 1913--John D. Rockefeller donates $100 million, largest single gift of money to date to establish Rockefeller Foundation to promote "the well being of mankind throughout the world." - ! For Your Information ~ Dear friends. Many more deaths are occurring away from home and posing unexpected problems of funeral arrangements. Should this unfortunate experience befall your family, we suggest that you promptly phone your local funeral director, who can then relieve" you of many involved problems of transshipment and burial. * RespectfuHv, « t c . PETER M.JUSTEN & SON HJNtRAL HCMt McHENRY IlllNOIS 385 00*3 m ARE YOU NEW IN The McHenry Areo? Do You Know Someone Hew? We Would Like To Extend A Royal Welcome To Every Newcomer To Our Area II I - CALL V LORRAINE MONAHAN 365-5475 °®t/G No urn mtum rnimmt n ROYAL WELCOME Know Your Aroa-Royal Welcome Does If Bost JACK WALSH, AGENT EARL R. WALSH, BROKE! INSURANCE ft MBS Fire, Ante, Perm, IN* RfUAMJ COMPANtCS *011 W.ltm St., McHenry mNiS CONWAY auto. uFs.nct State Fana IDS. CO. 3)19 W. Mm Street 3M-7111 JAMES UMcMTEE, LAWYER AVARAMJ TO PRACTKI INi ^^ers^mtd ieJer^^^Trî tls SwslneM Corperetien* WIHt/Prehete UM W.«lm eSSg. H- Form Equipment George P. Freud, : lee. 4102 W. 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Call SI 5-344-3944 STATE CHAMBER GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HOTLINE 217-522-5514 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 202-755-SM0 Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. week days (Ever had a problem Involving the federal government and not known where to eollf And than been given the runaround or referrals by persons who meont well but didn't know how to help? Ten specialists available at this center.) NATIONAL RUN-AWAY SWITCHBOARD Illinois Phone: 100-972-6004 (For confidential conversations on problems dealing with run-away children.) MOVING HOTLINE Phone 800-424-9213 (Complaints about interstate moving by companies, buses or trains. Sponsored by Interstate Commerce commission.) NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Phone 800-424-9393 (Answers questions about automobile safety defects or whether a particular model has ever been recalled. 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