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:"F V V .' 'r .•*¥** .l/ . "v . ' . * v J2-H Awaiting The ft President Bert Welker of the Senior Citizens club, Mrs. man, are shown at a recent meeting Welksr, Mrs. Frank Crawford, secretary; Mayor and Mrs. by an array of tasty dishes prep^ed for a sup^r nnnaM p. Doherty and Helen Strandquist, refreshment chair- PLAINDEALkH rHi/lu they walk at night. They wear dark clothing when they should be wearing light-colored or reflective articles. The Public Health Service is promoting use of reflective devices by the man in the street -- or on the sidewalk. Even the most nonchalant pedestrian, however, doesn't liki either the crush or the dangers of big-city walking. Whafs needed, he'd agree, are multilevel sidewalks. service Set out below are questions frequently asked of the Selective Service System along with appropriate answers. Your cooperation in printing or announcing these will be in the public interest. Q. Can you tell me what changes in personal status a registrant must report- to his local board? A. It is the duty of every classified registrant to keep his local board currently in all counties of the United States and its possessions through 4,087 local boards. These boards are coordinated by the respective State Directors. National coordination is provided by the director and his National headquarters, in Washington, D.C.. Q. I will finish high school next January and will enter college a week later. What must I do to get a II-S college student deferment? A. You must file a written request for a II-S deferment with your local board. After you have started your college work, you should have your school send a Student Certificate to your local board providing evidence that you are satisfactorily pursuing a full-time course formed of any fact that might of instruction at that institution, result in the registrant being Q. Will you tell me about the placed in a different classification. These are fact such as, but not limited to, any change in Ills Occupational, marital, family,, dependency, and military status, of his physical condition, of his home address, and of his receipt of any professional degree in a medical, dental, or allied specialist category. It is further noted that the registrant must report any change in such status to his local board within 10 days after f the change occurs. The report , must be in writing. Q. I was told that each component of a Selective Service number has a meaning. Will you identify these for me? A. A Selective Service number consists pf foilr elements. The first (identifies the numerical designation of the state in which the than is registered; the second is tfye number of his, local board 4n that state; tKe third is the last two digits of his year of birth; and the fourth is the relative position, according to the sequence of dates of birth, of the registrant among other registrants of his board who were born in the same year. Q. What is the organizational structure of the Selective Ser- „ vice system? A. As a permanent, independent agency of the Executive branch of the federal government, the Selective Service system through its director is responsible directly to the President. The system extends into composition and appointment of a State Appeal Board? A. There is one State Appeal board established in each Federal Judicial District within a State. Each State Appeal board normally has five members, appointed by the President upon recommendation of the Governor. Members shall be citizens of the United States who are not members of the armed forces or any reserve component. They must be residents of the area in which their board has jurisdiction and they must be at least 30 years at age. The Appeal board should be a composite board and as such should include a physician, a lawyer, and representatives from labor, industry and, if applicable, from agriculture. Q. I am over Sge 26. Recently I was declared a delinquent and ordered to report for induction. If the induction ages are 18% tcP*26, how can I be inducted? A. Registrants deferred on or after June lVi95i0 are liable for training and service until age 35. Additionally, any person who has failed or refused to report for induction remains liable for induction and when available, shall be immediately inducted, regardless of age. 1 I | Drivers | 1 'Seat I With all the talk nowadays about this nation's overly crowded roads, has anyone bothered to look at the sidewalks in most big cities? It's so crowded on the State street sidewalks in Chicago during the noon hour that a pedestrian could retract his legs as if they were landing gear and practically ride to his destination without touching the sidewalk. Along Fifth Avenue in New York, the crowd picks the destination -- you just try to avoid being trampled. So jammed are the walks alongSepulveda boulevard in Los Angeles that only your head gets wet when it rains. This "horde" environment has produced a new breed of man -- Pedestrian Man. Pedestrian Man has glazed eyes. He seems insensitive to his surroundings. ft is well that he should adapt this Way. If he didn't, police would be breaking up fist fights at every downtown street corner. As it is, pedestrians don't seem to notice the jolt as they bounce off each other. They stride boldly into the packs of people at street corners to be jostled and crushed like the cents* in a quarterback sneak, only to emerge chatting unconcernedly with their companions. Some pedestrians even try this when crossing streets. Many a metropolitan motorist has arrived home muttering about a courageous walker who sashayed into the intersection against the light -- right in front of his car. And it seems most pedestrians donV want to be seen when SUNDAY'S SERMON The Old Folks There are about 19 million older Americans -- men and women aged 65 and older. This is 9.4 per cent of the people in the United States. Mf Hi NRY P l - ' V ) - \ D r M.r.U McHENRY PLAINDEALER J&stebllflbed 1875 8812 West Elm Street Pbene 885-0110 McHenry, Illinois -- 80050 Published Every Wednesday & Friday at McHenry, HI. Second Class Postage Paid at McHenry, Illinois by McHENRY PUBLISHING COMPANY Lorry E. Lund Publisher Adele Froehtteh, Editor NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WMEMBEB \\ Wi 19 6 8 A5^3C0T0g Holiday with care (Drive with care. Enjoy this holiday aircUaE-the holidays to come.) Dennis Conway 331S W. Elm St. Phone SS5-711! STATE FARM NSURANCE © SabaerlptlonBatee i year *T.50 1 Year $9.00 In Mcttemy and Outside McHenry Lake Cowrty and Lake County STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES Home Offices: Bloomington. Illinois P 6713 May be used in New York and Washington witb^ State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Signature. \ McCLORY REPORTS From » Washington m The assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy has brought almost fanatical demands for strict federal gun legislation. Many of those insisting upon Congressional action fail to realize that in the recent passage Of the Omnibus Crime Bill(HJl. 5037) Congress outlawed mailorder sales of hand guns (pistols and revolvers) as well as all other interstate sales of such weapons. In addition, the new federal law prohibits sales or shipment of firearms in contravention of state laws and local ordinances. This legislation represents most of what the Administration had requested. Indeed, the principal change now urged by President Johnson is to include so-called "long guns<"(shotguns ftnd rifles) within the mail-order \and interstate provisions. Many states including Illinois, have laws which require the registration of all firearms and there is a strong possibility that the Congress will ta psrsuaded to pass a federal law compelling the estimated 100 million privately owned -firearms to be registered and the owners identified. Frightening statistics have been brought to the attention of the Congress, showing that since 1900 more than 280,000 . murders, 370,000 suicides, and 145,000 accidental deaths have resulted from civilian use of guns. This death toll of almost 800,000 far exceeds the total of 550,000 deaths which have resulted from all of the wars in which our nation has been ^involved following the Spanish- American war and including the ywar in Vietnam. M^^^^wma^^^^ragean countries have strict gun control legislation. The statistics disclose that they suffer only a fraction of the deaths inflicted by firearms in the United States. In Great Britain where ,a gun owner must secure a permit, the death rate from gunfire is only a small percentage of the American rate, ft should be added that most of the pistols in Great Britain are owned by gun clubs -- even most-of the police carry on their duties unarmed. In Prance, citizens are not permitted to own a gun unless the; possess a gun permit, policemen and bank guards entitled to possess a. pistol. Rifles and shotguns are permissible to hunters with a permit. Norway, Sweden, Italy, and Belgium have similar requirements. The argument is advanced that criminals will be able to secure firearms notwithstanding federal legislation. Indeed, it is pointed out that the pistol employed, by the suspected assassin of vSenator Kennedy was acquired and used in California where rigid state firearms registration^ laws are in effect. Notwithstanding this circumstance/ the evidence seems clear Wt tighter federal gun laws would serve to reduce the incidence of crimes as well as the frequency of homicides and accidental deaths resulting from gunfire. Opposition to registration of firearms is frequently voiced fay . those who fear a communist take-over. These persons insist that the registration list would make it easy for a communist dictator to collect and WED., JULY 3, 1968 - PLAINOEAUER - confiscate all of the privately owned guns. . j! However, thaw antagonists should take carefiil note of a recent report that vastarBengals of "unregistered" arms and ammunition have been established by militant "Black Power*' elements. This suggests that the absence of legislation requiring registration of firearms maybe endangering the jives ofmany law-abiding --although citizens. WUle till Presidsat only to control Interstate sites of all firearms, it lstha^ opinion of this Mentor that a fed* eral law rewiring "reglstrstiotf' of guns -- or of gun owners -- as the minots statutes already provide, would receive Congressional approval* Use the Classifieds I HAIGHT HIP JOB Wearing young lady lugs a bag full of mail nated route in the Haight Street area. The mini-skirted (unidentified) Is among a nowadays for the U. 8. Post of non-conformists woi In the San Francisco "Utile Miss Pemnut Contest Entry Blank Kiwamm Club of McHenry Contestants must reside in the McHenry High School District Name of child. Address Phone Birthdate Name of parent. Entry blanks must to received no laterthan July 22,1968 ENTRY BLANK SHOULD BE MAILED TO Kiwanis Little Miss Peanut Contest c/o Alan M. Meyers - McHenry State Bank MIRACLES How strange it is that some of us will nurture a plant or a. seedling for weeks, even1 months, and still look to God for instant response to a prayer for help or guidance. For some of us, God and religion mean church on Sunday and little more -- until some hour of crisis or personal dilemma. Then, how urgent is our outcry, how impatient are we for immediate response and all-healing succor. , How snailow is. faith when we look to God for i n s t a n t miracles! What do we expect when we cry out, "Lord, I have Jknown you were t h e r e a l l a l o n g , but I h a v e n ' t needed you until now!"? God for continued personal guidance, and not for periodic personal attention. Never forget that the God who made you knows who you a r e , and never f o r g e t s you. Yet, do not expect God to protect you always from the trials of life. Look to God for grace and strength, but don't ask for your own p e r s o n a l miracle. Grounded Birds Although the ostrich is the best known of the birds that cannot fly, there are at leasf 40 other kinds of birds that are flightless. Among these are the kiwis of New Zealand, the cassowaries and emus of Australia and the rheas of South America. » • * Shop In McHenry When it comes to Carterls, £ When you give a layette gift by Carter's, you know you're giving the very best there is. And When you dress your own 'baby in Carter's . . . well doesn't he deserve the best? Doesn't he deserve the softness of Carter's? And the care- 'vil way Carter's knits just for him? And what about ybu? Don't you deserve the easy care of Carter's? The easy way it machine washes and dries? And the nice way it lasts? When you buy for your baby, make it Carter's. When you buy for someone else's? Make it Carter's. ^ A. Mobile Hand Loom Embroidery in Carter's new gift set, includes: 1 saque set, 1 pair of bootees, 1 bonnet- 55-50. B. Play Pajamas in the Little Charmers print -- in nonstretch knit cotton. $2.50. C. Jamakin in knit cotton-stretch nylon terry with the sailor look! Snap-fastened neck to toe - in blue only. $4.00 /D. Jamakin - in the newest shade for babies . . . melon! I^nit cotton-stretch nylon terry. $4XX) Hi Everything you need for the baby at Qladiidne'^ 385-0182 McHenry EKN STREET MAIL TTT a Y jL-4