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PAGE ft - PI. AINDE ALER-FR1D AY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1975 ( L ie Harvest PROCESSOR Xg Public Pulse (Tit* Plaindealtr invite* the public to us* this column as an expression ot their views on subiects ot general interest in our community. Our only request is that the writers «ive - signature, full address and phone number. We ask too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We reserve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in objectionable taste.) * HEARTWARMING RESPONSE 'i)ear Editor: £ "The Department of Children apd Family Services wishes to thank you and your newspaper for printing the story for one of our wards who was in need of an apartment. The article brought a great deal of <^xC\o^X vo HOUGHTON HEATING I DR. LEONARD 60TTAM • Air Conditioning • Gutters PHONE 385-5476 McHENRY EARL R. WALSH & JACK WALSH INS. Fire Auto, Farm Lite Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES 4410 W Rte 120 . McHe.iry 385 3300 DENNIS CONWAY A U T O L I F E F I R E State Farm Ins. Co. 3319 W Elm St McHenry. I l l 385 7111 Farm Equipment George P. Freundjnc. Case - New Holland 4102 VV. Crystal Lake Rd. McHENRY Bus. 3854420 Res. 385-0227 Halm's WONDER tAKE FUNERAL HOME 815-728-0233 1303 N Richmond Rd, McHenry E y e s e x a m i n e 8 C o n t a c t L e n s e s G l a s s e s f i t t e d W o n , T u e s . T h u r s , F r i 4 6 p m T u e s . T h u r s , F r i 7 9 p m S a t , 9 3 0 t o 3 0 0 P h 3 8 5 4 1 5 1 o r 3 8 5 2 2 6 2 McHENRY LETTER SERVICE Paging bervice Now Availat M i m e o g r a p h i n g T y p i n g A d d r e s s i n g M a i l i n g L i s t s 3 5 0 9 W P e a r l S t M c H e n r y P h 3 8 5 0 2 5 8 3 8 5 8 0 2 0 M o n d a y t h r u S a t u r d a y McHENRY COUNTY OFFICE MACHINES SALES SERVICE & RENTALS Mon Sat 9 5 30 Friday til 9 00 93 Grant St., Crystal Lake Ph 459 1226 IIRELIT RADIAL TIRES FOR ALL CARS Europa Moto rs Inc 2318 Rte. 120 8 1 5 - 3 8 5 0 7 0 0 * •> * STANDARD STANDARD SERVICE EXPERT TUNE-UP ATI.AS Tire;, Batteries. Accessories QUALITY American Oi l Products PH. 385 0720 MIT U. MM STHKKT * RADIATORS * Cooling System Specialists it AIR CONDITIONING •k Trailer Hitches Fabrication it STEEL SALES * Welding & Ornamental Iron worn out 3006 VV. Pte 120 McHenry ADAMS BROS. ( \ c \ i to (>em I leaners) Phone 385-0783 Copuitz M atournawq quick-action copy cantor. Inventory Sheets Ordoi m Bid Forms Catalog Sheets & Bulletins Promotional Letters & Flyers Important Correspondence Accounting Records Invoices & Statements Project/Product Specifications Try TNs Convenient New ServiceSoon! McHENRY PRINTING SERVICES 3909 W. MAIN 4 385-7600 •atv-to-use XEROX* equipment! • response from many people, most of whom were more than willing to take the girl and her newborn baby (a boy!) into their home. "One response offered needed baby items, but the most important responses were from a woman offering a large sum of money and a young girl who had had our ward's ex­ periences and could remember what it was like; she offered us her apartment as she was moving in mid-September and had paid the rent for the entire month of September. The ward will be taking this apartment. "Somehow I wish you could thank your readers for their heartwarming response. In this often depressing occupation, it's nice to know there are some really caring people out there. "Sincerely, "Ann Indelicato ' "Child Welfare Worker "Round Lake Beach Field Office "401 Rollins Road "Round Lake Beach" (Editor's Note: It is not the policy of the Plaindealer to carry thank-you messages in this column. However, the aoove case was so unusual and so tragic that we felt readers would be heartened by the response of the public). C^HC PIFC AklP PKUM TRAPITION l£ £A»?I?IIP ON Top/ty gy THE U £ AKMY* PRINCIPAL ceremonial Unit -rm OtPGUMtR MEM&ER* OF THE &UM2P* FIFE AWP Pei>M C0RP& CON REVOLUTiOWARy WA(? UNIFORM* TO C-AFTURE IM £|<S*T AND &OUUP THE SPIRIT OF . 1774 FOR AKPIEW£E£ ACROSS THE * COUNTRY/ EDITORIALS Sending Your Dollars Every tender-hearted soul is seriously tempted almost daily by the rash of advertisements and commercials appealing for money (usually to be sent to New York or Washington) to help starving children, starving Asians, homeless babies, flood victims, etc. Most of the cases are good, but why all this stress on foreign charity? Could it be, at least in some cases, because what happens to the money donated is difficult to determine? While no editor wishes to depreciate any admirable charity offered, and assuming most of the current money drives are that, readers should remember that charity properly begins at home. One need not look to Washington or New York administrators to find good causes or needy cases. There are plenty of them involving Americans in this community and those inclined to look can find them, and also observe the benefit their generosity produces. Federal School Control The ultimate has come to pass in the nation's public school system. The Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare stands in front of television microphones and announces that public schools in all the states will hereafter organize their athletic programs on the same basis for boys and girls. It doesn't matter whether school boards, or the parents of children, prefer something else. That won't be tolerated. There is the federal law to back the decision. Generally speaking, the intent of the new order is good. It's to prevent discrimination in the offering of sports programs and facilities to students. But the new order follows the current fad of seeking to make boys and girls exactly the same, to assume what's good for one is good for the other, that we can't have a pattern of different programs for the sexes. There has long been a lack of athletic training for U.S. girls, and discrimination. Girls should be trained physically--as in Europe-- and this training should be mandatory. But different programs and segregated ones are often preferable for many reasons. With the exception of contact sports, HEW is making a strong effort to force boys and girls into the same athletic programs, side by side. In many cases that's desirable but the federal government can't intelligently decide how much of this is beneficial in every school with blanket orders. And so the exodus into private schools may accelerate again , as a result. A. G. Edwards & Sons, Ivtc. Weekly Market Review Perhaps the end of the current market malaise will occur when everyone is convinced that "Mom" makes lousy apple pie. After all, it appears that almost every reliable tradition of the stock market and American life in general have either proven unreliable or have been cast aside. For example, Bull markets are not supposed to end before an economic recovery even starts and yet at least some groups of stocks such as traditional leaders, the growth stocks, act like it's all over. Also, inflation is supposed to stay down until business gets perking but the current reality says differently. And most importantly .Americans are supposed to have confidence in the future of America but this certainly isn't apparent the past seven weeks or so. Well, what else can we expect when even pro football may be leaving Americana! Unfortunately, none of the above is said in jest. The attitude of the consumer today is very poor and his lack of confidence and skepticism is reflected very clearly in the stock market. As most agree, the ultimate consumer holds the key to our long awaited business recovery. However, being buffeted by rising inflation, high unemployment and little confidence that Washington can do much about it the consumer can hardly be blamed for his attitude. The consumer price index for August will be announced Friday and should give further evidence of how serious and permanent the recent spurt in prices really is. While the consumer has been faced with the worst of two worlds - - high unemployment and high prices - the institutional investor is faced with very attractive alternatives for his money (does that sound familiar?) As an illustration, the treasury is scheduled to sell $3 billion of two year notes today with a yield in the 8V2 percent range. And for the individual investor, the bond buyer index of municipal yields hit 7.4 percent, an all time high. While the New York City drama has apparently been put to rest for awhile, those 99 pound weaklings turned muscle men, the Opec nations, are due to meet September 24 to discuss kicking some more sand in our eyes. A world of uncertainties - so what else is new. At the moment, however, the action of the market seems to be saying we are going lower. Our advice remains to stay defensive, stay cautious, stay in cash. West Campus Cafeteria Will Be Closed One Week The cafeteria at McHenry high school West campus will be closed beginning Monday, Sept. 29 through Friday, Oct. 3. The closing has been required due to the need for repainting of the kitchen ceiling. Students attending West campus are requested to bring sack lunches for the entire week. No hot lunches or sand­ wiches will be served all during this week. Milk and snack items will be available each day during the regular lunch mods. Students normally receiving free lunches will be able to receive free milk during ••••••••••••••••••••••••• HEARING AIDS Richard Stoll has been serving McHenry County for over 15 years. Office hours 9:00 am to 6:00 pm daily. Free Loaners while your aid is in service. Free hearing test on request. New and used aids. A fair trade-in on all makes. Fresh batteries, cords and ear molds, made to order. Appointment with Mr. Stoll can be arranged within a few hours. Evenings by appointment only by calling REM SCHAID 1407 N. Green St. 385*0125McHenry, III. 1% block north of McHenry State Bank. Miss Schaid has been in this location for 15 years. Are You New In McHenry Area ? ****** if if if if if ̂ Do You Know Someone new? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO O U R A R E A ! ! ! ! ! CALL JOAN STULL 385-5418 % % K0YAI WELCOME KNOW YOUR AREA-ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST this week although no lunches will be provided. Since West campus operates on a closed campus basis, students will not be able to leave campus to purchase lunch at local restaurants. Therefore, it they plan on eating, it will be necessary for them to carry their own lunch to school each of these days. The reason this work is to be done is that there has been extensive peeling of the paint on the ceiling in the kitchen area. The entire kitchen ceiling has to be sand blasted before new paint can be applied. The work will be done during the week of Sept. 29. School officials expressed regret for any inconvenience this will cause. The work would have been completed this summer if state monies had been available at that time. Building Fire Losses (Annual Averages of Five-Year Period 1969-1973) $ Loss Number of Fires Canada Most Common Occupancies $ Loss Number of Fires United States Dwellings 619,800,000 553,820 ) Apartments 159,360,000 104,440 ) Hotels, Motels 37,780,000 15,640 ) Schools, Colleges 85,720,000 19,660 Churches 23,600,000 3,760 Farm Buildings 110,760,000 33,740 Stores, Offices, Restaurants 394,940,000 81,320 ) Garages, Service Stations 69,360,000 40,600 ) Warehouses, Grain Elevators 157,940,000 13.660 ) Industrial Property 341,360,000 43,280 The Bicentennial Year (Editor's note: These questions and answers are based on those most frequently asked by citizens contacting the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration (ARBA), its regional offices, and many of-the state and local Bicentennial organizations. The ARBA receives as much as 20,000 pieces of correspondence each week, the vast majority from individuals asking for information included in these answers). Part I QUESTION: What is the Bicentennial? ANSWER: The Bicentennial is the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the emergence of the United States of America as a nation--a rekindling of the spirit associated with the American Revolution. It is the birthday celebration of a people and their full 200 years of history, culture and traditions. It offers us the challenge to lay a cornerstone of achievement for a vigorous and constructive beginning for the Third Century .lt is a celebration of our roots, detailed in the three great documents upon which the hopes, the aspirations and the future of our country rest: The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. QUESTION: What is the role of the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration (ARBA)? ANSWER: Under Public Law 93-179, effective in 1974, Congress gave the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration (ARBA) a mandate ... to coordinate, to facilitate and to aid in the scheduling of ^events, activities, and projects of local, state, national tend international significance sponsored by both government and nongovernmental entities in commemoration of the American Revolution Bicentennial. While not basically a funding agency, ARBA does provide limited monies through matching grant programs primarily through State Bicentennial Commissions. QUESTION: When does the Bicentennial begin? When does it end? ANSWER: It has already begun! Understandably, the focal point of much planning is directed towards the weekend of July 4,1976. However, Congress directed ARBA to start the official recording of programs and events in March of 1975 and to have this Master Calendar inclusive of events through Dec. 31, 1976. • QUESTION: Where is the Bicentennial commemoration'.' ANSWER: The 200th anniversary commemoration is taking place everywhere throughout the nation-right in your own home town. Already many thousands of American communities have been designated as official centers of Bicentennial activities and the number is growing daily. QUESTION: Will there be a single focal point for the celebration? ANSWER: Early in the planning, most Americans urged that the Bicentennial not be in one location, as was the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia. Speaking through their respective members in the Congress of the United States, they effected a new law which assured the opportunity for unlimited participation by people in each of the fifty states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and the territories of American Samoa, Guam and the Virgin Islands. QUESTION: Will Boston, New York and Philadelphia be major Bicentennial sites? ANSWER: Boston, New York and Philadelphia, cities possessing unique chapters in our Revolutionary history, are playing a major role in the celebration Each city has developed outstanding programs, events and re-enactments. For additional information write: Boston 200, No. 1 City Hall Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts 02201; New York City Bicentennial Corporation, 255 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022; or Philadelphia '76, Inc., 1700 PSFS Building, 12-S 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. In addition to these cities, there are events and activities being sponsored in thousands of communities across the country. QUESTION: What can we expect to see and do in Washington, D.C., the nation's Capital, in 1976" ANSWER: A warm welcome awaits visitors to the nation's Capital. All of the principal departments and agencies of the federal government are involved in Bicentennial planning For example, the Smithsonian Institution will be showing major new exhibits for the Bicentennial, such as the Folklife Festival on the Mall, with thirty-four nations invited to participate. The Festival will run from Memorial day to Labor day. Constitution Gardens, opening in the spring of 1976, will offer a six-acre lake, walks and rest areas to refresh the weary tourist. The new National Air and Space museum will be opened. A National Visitors center located in Union station will inform travelers. Visitors, however, are urged to have confirmed reservations before setting out for Washington, D.C. c'"' • QUESTION: Will national Bicentennial events come to my home town? ANSWER: Traveling -events and activities such as the Smithsonian Institution's International Exhibits, the Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage, the American Wind Symphony, the twenty-five car American Freedom Train, the U.S. Armed Forces Bicentennial band, the tall ships of Operation Sail,and other traveling programs will be visiting many communities large and small all over America Check with your local or State Bicentennial commission for details. Contact your Governor's office to locate your State Bicentennial commission. 73,928,000 9,110,000 2,774,000 22,930,000 48,918,000 37,347,000 47,5000 580 220 6,710 3,790 1,690 Dean Rusk, former Secretary of State: "1 am concerned about a perceived mood of withdrawal from world affairs." Bicentennial Medal Goes On Sale October I The official 1975 Bicentennial commemorative medal, authorized by the Congress, goes on sale Oct. 1. Available in bronze and silver, the medal is issued by the American Revolution Bicen­ tennial administration (ARBA) and produced by the United States mint. Orders for the medal should be sent to the American Revolution Bicentennial Ad­ ministration, P.O. Box 1976, San Francisco, Calif., 94101. A check or money order should be enclosed. The medal commemorates the famous ride of Paul Revere and depicts the Minuteman Statue on Lexington Common as a tribute to the small band of volunteers who "faced the shot heard round the world." Net revenues from the sale of the medals are used primarily to support state and local Bicentennial programs around the nation. Order forms for official 1975 commemoratives can be ob­ tained from local chapters of the Disabled American Veterans, who have joined hands with the ARBA to help raise funds for Bicentennial projects and programs. Deadline For License Display Set December 1 Secretary of State Michael J. Howlett has cautioned motorists that 1976 license plates may not be displayed until Dec 1, 1975, even though they might receive them far in advance of that date. "Our office is processing applications for 1976 reassignment requests, and new plates are being mailed weekly," Howlett said. "Motorists should realize that display of the new plates before Dec 1 is a violation of the Vehicle code, subject to arrest and fine. "Anyone who puts the new plates on their car, and discards the old plates, would either" have to purchase 1975 half-year plates, or keep their auto off the street until Dec. 1, to avoid being ticketed," he said. Governor Vetoes Fair Governing Board Gov. Dan Walker has vetoed the bill to set up a fifteen- member State Fair governing board because the new. system would be unconstitutional. Gov. Walker said: "If this bill were to become law, the very existence of the Fair would be jeopardized by legal uncertainty as to which agency, if any, had authority to manage the fair." Furthermore, Gov. Walker said the board proposed in House Bill 3028 would be ac­ countable to no one and would have no one person to be responsible to. "There is need for im­ provement in the operation of the State Fair -- and that will always be true," Gov. Walker said. But he cautioned: "Any changes made to the governing structure should be designed to make the Fair a better showcase for Illinois' great and vital agricultural industry and a place where all Illinois citizens can relax and have fun. "While I am not wedded to the present governing struc­ ture. I am convinced that this bill will not bring about the desired result." For Your Information KOENEMANN Country Made Sausages. Hams and Bacon \ GERMAN IMPORTS AND CHEESES A Full Line Of Delicatessen just east of Rt. 12 815-383-6260 VOLO V Dear friends, The modern funeral has a two-fold purpose: it is a ceremony during which relatives, fr­ iends and associates pay their respects to the deceased - and comfort to the survivors. It usually lasts a period of two to four days, and takes .place in the presence of the body of the one who has died. This helps to con­ firm the reality of death, which is essential for the mental health of the bereaved. Respectfully, < ' A pnEcrjag PETER Al JUSTE N & SON HOME kHenry . I l l ino i s 385 -0063 /