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1 / " - -- -- * -- , ' v ' • • ' ~ ~ Seat'belts provide added sense of security Dick Peterson & ni \, I wear seat belts; I think everybody should wear-seat belts. ipfe a false sense of security. It's like writing "FRAGILE" in big, red letters, on boxes that contain glass that are about to be shipped across the country through Jhe U.S. Postal Service system. You've got to tell yourself that is has to do some good. I'm not the only one who believes everybody should wear ' seat belts. Auto manufacturers, the same people who gave us exploding gas tanks and cars that go backwards all by themselves, believe everybody should wear seat belts. But, dang it, they say, no one listens. Our state government believes everybody should wear seat belts, too. The state even passed a law that will require seat-belt usage. Come July 1. anyone caught not wearing a seat belt in the front seat will be nicked for $25. (The Legislature also should consider passing a law that requires gags for backseat drivers, a group which incites drivers to committing, or at least contemplating, felonious acts. They are the primary reason loaded guns are not allowed in vehicles.) New York was the first state to enact such a law, and puppy-dog New Jersey followed right behind. Now, Illinois has gotten into the act. Don't be fooled by those people who say that auto makers want mandatory seat-belt buckling required so they can get out from under the 1988 federal air bag requirements. Hey, they're concerned about saving lives now, not three years from now. Who says you can't raise the social consciousness of an auto manufacturer? We've got padded dashboards, don't we? And don't for a minute believe the allegation that the only reason they oon't want air bags is becw.se the olNce of a car would increase Aren't new cars a bargain you just can't pass up at $11000 a crack** The 55 mpfc speed limit also saves lives And you can oet the lir. it would be •;&> to 65 faster than you can say*Team­ sters if the federal government decided it would no longer withhold highway funding for non-compliance. Like I said, I v. e-»r seat belts. And I eat at McDonald's, too. But. I don't dine under thee Golden Arches every day. And I certain*:' don't veai s«al belts every time I get in the car, either; I'm willing to wager thers- is no' one who buckies up each and eve» y lime he gets in the <5ar. No lav >s going to change that, 'if someone tells you they do, nod your head but know they're lying. Being that ! drivea lot,l have begn able to give plenty of thought to the effectiveness of seat belts. Fm no scientist, but'Pve done a fe* tests with them. Of course, I haven't run, into a tree, buckled up and ail, to determine their ef­ fectiveness. But, i have tested'then* ability to restrain me. The lap belt definitely will keep me in .he cat, unless oi course my body is. severed at tiie, trunk by the belt. If I'm wearing thai:. I know I won't make like a rocket through the windshield. ItV pretty ijseM However, the shoulder Strap gives me just enough mobility to slam my chest into the steering wheel and my head through the windshield. I have yet to see a shoulder belt that fits snugly. Either none of them work or they were all designed to fit only very, .er> fat driver^ A lot of good that does. But. * still wear it - usually - because ii red-lettji-fragile *«?•:•.Uag •:--i/onfir -nee.'An . s. that.Seat Belts Save Livj We've gqt the la *..no one has sa'd i forced anditu.v/hat extent. How's a cop go I'm not wearing a belt? If I'm not wearing it| I see a cop ibowrleady topuHme over, you c et I'll put it on. "Bui. officCTTl'm wearing a seatbelt^".- ihe iaw, you rives me that ni sticsfdo say it will be on­ to know that as soon as Pa** 3 - PLAINDEALER-HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY It, 1! 156 school board business brief due to strike threat know." When the new law goes into effect, I will co : my seat belt - usually. And I will continue everybody should wear seal belts. But, do v made common traffic-court criminals if v.o . :e to "wear ri.sk that avi- to be • t? Hornsby's liquidation, name change told After 62 years of operation, Hornsby Stores, Inc. will close its doors. All merchandise in the stores will be liquidated at a great savings, according to William A. Dillingham, Hornsby's president. The sale, which will begin Saturday, Jan. 19 at 9 a.m., will offer discounts from 20 to 50 percent. The liquidation will be conducted by Sun Nassi and Company, one of the largest consumer liquidators in the world. Following the liquidation sale, nine of the stores will reopen as "Alco Discount Stores/' in­ cluding those m Woodstock. yet determined its ] Ha ju at Mark stores in its 14-store discount chain. PubcoCorporation, Hornsby's parent company, recently signed an agreement to lease the Hornsby's Stores, Inc. chain to Duckwall-Alco, Inc. of Abilene, Kansas. Hornsby's, which has stores located throughout north central Illinois, was purchased by Pubco in December, 1984. Duck- wall currently owns and operates 160 discount stores in 14 states under the names of "Alco Discount Stores." Pubco had orginally planned ;te continue operating its ly-acquired Hornsby's Stace*. However, Duckwall's planned expansion into Illinois, coupled with Duckwall's desire to tease the liomsbv's locations' and a willingness to consider employment of Hornsby's employees. initiated the agreement McHenry WILL PAY CORRECTION The payment of "the hospital .bilHirr artk le headlined': Residents find no p ; ing 'hard' times') was n accurately reported in th; Jan.'* 11, 19B5 edition of The Mande&ier Herald. The -• hospital bill remains unpaid. The McHem v Lion's club pn.d tor special, earplugs for ihe couple's chl-lfisgA. _ a• • a • -tKy • yifctfixr >, County *'Nancy's" r j>ku» • olwi*?- • > the pr<»gnan^-}jMv U By Marion Olsen Plalndealer Herald New» Service Necessary business at the District 156 high school boarti meeting Jan. 15 was covered quickly and several items were tabled in evident deference to exe^iHive session discussion of negotiations on a teacher's contract, t ( President Edward "Ned" Neumann announced that the 37th negotiations meeting between the school board and teachers' association negotiations committees was scheduled for 9 p.m. that evening. Referring to the announced plan of the McHenry High S c h o o l T e a c h e r s ' Association to strike on Wednesday, he said, "We are sorry about the un­ certainty and state of flux our whole operation is in because of this matter." Except for the presence of the school board attorney, Lynn Himes, the business meeting was uneventful and covered usual items. Following an executive session, the board recon­ vened to take three actions. The board approved a letter to be sent to classified staff members informing them that there would be no increase in the cost of their insurance for the 1984-85 and 1985-86 years. The board took action to ill waive final examinations for all January graduates. Previous work will deter mine the grades of those students scheduled to graduate this month. A „ letter will be sent to the parents to this effect. Superintendent Robert O. Swartzloff said there are approximately . 18 ' East Campus students and 11 West Campus students who have received permission for early graduation in January. The board also voted, following the "executive session, to purchase outright a new telephone system approved last month. Some discussion had been held regarding financing the purchase over a period of time. In routine action at the regular meeting, the board approved: --A resolution to prepare the 1985-86 tentative budget. --Employment of Bob N. Peterson as substitute bus driver for District 15 and employment of Peg Mclnerney as Assistant track coach for 1984-85 spring sports season. --Retention of Donald E. Bark and Associates, C.P.A. firm, to conduct the 196485 fiscal year audit at a cost not to exceed $4,400 or $100 more than the estimate of last year. Mom <£ Dad «..uo 2500N-CHM> McHENr\ 5-385-0335 * „ J* ;"** " , ifcf % i - V L . > V ' - ; Si: '• • rT . ,-t§ky-r v&/ wmpJmm \. N jBP A McHenry Nautilus WEALTH & FITNESS CLUB SUEO'LIEAKY AEROBICS... THE TOTAL WORKOUT PROGRAM ! MON . & WE D Wetrr, U art) MON & WE O .. pm 7 pmj CALL FOR DKTAI2. f I •« • 1 i! The members of the McHenry High School Teacher's As­ sociation feel we owe you an explanation of our decision to strike. For many years negotiations for the Board of Education and trie Teacher's Association have not come to a settle­ ment e tne school year started. During those years the Teacher - Association has refused to strike and after the school year started, we found it very difficult to obtain a satisfactory ettlement and had to settle for "half a loaf". In addition, several years ago the Board wanted to stop its. payment of health insurance benefits to the teachers. -The Board cited the poor status of the economy, its finan­ cial position, and the hardships being suffered by people in the. McHenry area as reasons why the teachers should pay half of the costs of our insurance and take a low pay raise at the same time. We have been paying half of our health "insurance costs for several years. We f^el that our willingness to begin many school years without contracts and our being "realistic" and sym­ pathetic luring hard times has been interpreted by the Board as weakness on our part and has led the Board to be­ lieve it can continue to rack up dollars in the surplus fund the district has built up. . We have had your welfare in mind and have strived to provide you with an excellent education in the most profes­ sional manner possible. Hopefully, we will continue to do so again in the near future. We also ha v^e the welfare of ourselves and our families to consider. The Teacher's Association is asking for a modest pay raise and for the Board to resume full payment of the health benefits for teachers. We, y. ur teachers, are not asking for anything that will 'mean n» w taxes or affect the financially strong position of the district. ' < In order (o prevent a strike we agreed to have items that have not been agreed upon settled by binding arbitration/' We still offer the idea of binding arbitration as a quick means of ending the strike. You may well be asking your­ selves, Why me? Why us?" We empathize with you completely as we have been asking the same questions for several years. We believe it is now time for some answers. ItS Mill f T.-M«NIIIIT CAU FOR AMI ffli EMINOTAUORMADE HEADQUARTERS BEMIN0TA QWWNrH! HA WORKOUT. . ' R?qu"?iourctias?of a , ' , pneygsf ftwmbershifi ,344.2202 c " • ' McHenry High School Teacher's Association 'Sm