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T • / \ PG. 10 - PLAINDEALfej? - WEb. JULY 9, 1969 Optimism-Credit Cost The cost of credit in the United States has climbed to heights which confound economists and torment government fiscal experts. Prime interest rates have moved to over eight per cent during a period when all indicators logically indicate that the value of money should be moving down. As during other periods of scarce money, the United States certainly is not suffering from a depression. Consumer income and savings continue to rise faster than costs. Retail sales con­ tinue at record heights. An over-abundance of standard con­ sumer goods is being produced. The very optimism of the American consumer and Amer­ ican business man is the primary cause of the high cost of cred­ it. Business, from the national giant to the local independent, continues to borrow for expansion. The consumer seems to be willing to obligate himself to pay any amount of interest with faith that he may meet future payments. The main concern of the small business man, or the local retailer, relates to the possibility of a sudden collapse of con­ sumer buying power. Such a collapse could ifesult from pro­ hibitive interest rates and lowered consumer income. It could be caused by fear of such a collapse itself if major manufactur­ ers compressed sales and production efforts. However, the local retailer himself may play a key roll in influencing both consumer and national manufacturer. His marketing policies and credit policies, and his advertising can provide an economic spur more significant than the cost of mon­ ey. MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS Stanley^. Yolles, M.D., Director National Institute of Mental Health INTENSIVE DRUG EDUCATION CAMPAIG IS UNDERWAY Launched by the National Institute of Mental Health, an intensive, nationwide drug abuse information and educa­ tion campaign is now underway. The program is being car­ ried out cooperatively by the media of news and other com­ munications, educational agen­ cies and school systems, and professional and public organi­ zations of many kinds. The idea is to provide full, factual information and educa­ tional materials and means to fight the grave and increasing problem of abuse of narcotics and drugs--from heroin to LSD, marihuana, and pep and sleeping pills. Heart of the matter is the grass-roots educational part, featuring articles in newspapers such as this newspaper of yours carries and programs for schools and clubs. We are working with educa­ tional associations, for example, in the development *of new, sound, and practical courses and materials for teachers to use in the schools from elemen­ tary to college levels. An all-out drive is repre­ sented by the program, which includes such varied activities as' workshops for high school newspaper editors, regional press conferences, curriculum development and teacher train­ ing, exhibits at schools and state „ fairs, and a national school poster contest. Threats or scare techniques are not the sole answer, we know. But we certainly must and do deal, in all materials and programs, with the dangers and the legal penalties involved in narcotic and drug abuse and addiction. -^A variety of materials are already in mass circulation, in­ cluding a 3-part film series, 'The Distant Drummer." Newspaper articles, features, and public service advertise­ ments are a key"component. Radio, TV, magazine, billboard, subway, and bus public service ads and messages also are included. The campaign is divided into several segments directed at widely different kinds of audi­ ences: parents, adults who over­ use pep or sleeping pills, ghetto dwellers exposed daily to the dangers of heroin addiction, and youths who are tempted toward LSD, marihuana, or ether dangerous drugs. Our primary aim is to arm young people with facts to help them resist pressures to experi­ ment with drugs. At the same time, \ we also want to arm everyone, at what- SUBURBAN SMOKE SIGNALS m M I Fair Features PARADE ENTRY The Illinois State Fair par­ ade on opening day, Aug. 8, will offer $1,000 in prize money distributed in four categories: theme, beauty, originality and marching or precision division. The parade theme is "A Salute to the U.S. Space Program" and top award for each category is $200. Deadline for entries is July 15. Each of the four parade sec­ tions will be limited to 20 units. These must be in position at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 8 for pre- parade judging while bands and marching groups should be in position by 11 a.m. Description of a unit-com­ petitive and non-competitive-- must be submitted to the parade committee to avoid duplication. The only automobiles permitted this year will be safety vehicles and those carrying officials. Information concerning mat­ erials, decorating ideas or rules may be secured from Mrs. Mary Wagoner, Superintendent of Activities, P.O. Box 576, Illinois State Fair, Springfield, 111. 62705. ever age,„-he is today, with al| the facts he or she needs to kndw in order to avoid drug dangers and to use drugs sanely. We're not out to stop sensible drug use--but harmful drug abuse. NEW TAXPAYERS LEAGUE FORMED FOR DOWNSTATE PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to use this column as an expression of their views on subjects of gener­ al interest in our commun­ ity. Our only request is that writers limit themselves to 300 words or less signature, full address and phone num­ ber. We ask. too, that one in­ dividual 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.) A Taxpayers League, Inc., serving all 101 downstate coun­ ties in Illinois as a not-for- profit corporation fostering economy and efficiency in gov­ ernment, has been established. This announcement came from Rudolph J. Westphal, of Peoria, temporarily serving as execu­ tive director until permanent officers are elected. The basic philosophy of the League is that the individual taxpayer is completely tired of paying confiscatory and in­ equitable taxes while viewing the unbelieveable number of governmental employees and services which often duplicate each other. The Taxpayers League, Inc., is designed to act as the tax­ payer's special agent in re­ ducing taxes and promoting ef­ fective government. The League has envisiphed very broad goals. The scope of the organ­ ization is not only to promote tax moderation state-wide, but afto to point out to various governmental bodies where they can save money, reduce em­ ployees and expenditures, thus resulting in a reduction of taxes and more efficient government for all citizens. Applications are now being taken for the positions of coun­ ty coordinator for each of the 101 downstate counties. The co­ ordinator will function as a lia- son representative between the central headquarters and the in­ dividual county membership. Resumes for these positions should be sent to R. Wm. Hen- kel, 1012 Central Building, Pe­ oria, 111. DEAN'S LIST Four young people from the McHenry area have been named to the spring quarter Dean's list for academic achievement at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Honored are: Ruth D. Carlson, 1111 Manchester Mall, Holly D. Worm, 1700 Beach road, Pamela Jean Young, 4414 Sussex Drive, all of McHenry and Catherine A. Westphal Box 136 RR1, Spring Grove. To be placed on the Dean's list, students must have a 3.00 ("B") average. The high­ est possible grade point av­ erage is 4.00;®a straight "A". To the Citizens of School Dis­ trict 15: In the June 27th issue of the Plaindealer, there were sev­ eral things printed about School District 15's board meeting, that were inaccurate. I would .like to correct two of the state­ ments. „ No. 1 Quote "The board ap­ proved Addendum No. 2 of the Safety Survey Report for Edge- brook Elementary School sub­ mitted by the architectural firm. The cost is about $15,000." Hie correct version is that this report deals with wash­ rooms in Edgebrook school. The safety report said we needed more washrooms in the school. But the architect in surveying our needs asked for a waiver of Rules from the state. This is what we call Addendum No. 2. and by accepting this we saved the taxpayers (you) $18,000 tax dollars. We did not spend $15,000 as was stated in the paper. No. 2 Quote "This was the third set of preliminary blue­ prints prepared for consider­ ation by the board." The correct version is that this was the seventh set of pre­ liminary plans, plus many sketches prepared by the ar­ chitect and presented to the building committee and board. The building committee con­ sists of three board members, who have been meeting at least once a week with the architect. Henry F. Nell Member of School Board District 15 LISTEN TO THE YOUNG "To the Editor: "Having just read your "In Our Time" column of June 25, I am truly appalled. The column itself did not offend me in the least, I totally agree with Mr. Doran's statements. I wish to take issue with the editor's note which followed the article. "Having lived in McHenry all of my life, I had no choice but to return here following my graduation from the University of Illinois last month. If not for the inevitable draft notice I would have gone elsewhere to find a job. I cannot do that now. No company will hire and train a man who has just been classified 1-A. While attending the University I did not learn how to riot or how to be ob­ scene. I have not learned how to riot because I felt that most people are intelligent enough to prove a point without resorting to violence. That is I thought so until last year's Democra­ tic Convention. I now feel that there is no effective means by which young people can express their ideas in such a way that they will be objectively con­ sidered. -Young people sup­ ported Eugene McCarthy, both political polls said that Mc­ Carthy would be a better can­ didate than Humphrey. Yet, Humphrey was nominated. WHY? "I hypothesize that Humph­ rey won the Democratic nom­ ination because young people supported McCarthy and the ol­ der generation "Political bosses" feared that they would be proven wrong in their sup­ port of Humphrey, who sup- > ported Johnson's Vietnam pol­ icies. The convention nominated a man who had not won (wh® had not even entered) a single primary election. This is the democratic process. "Vietnam lurks as a dark specter, haunting all young A- mericans. A large majority of us feel this war to be wrong, immoral, and illegal. Why are Americans dying in Vietnam? Why are there riots on cam­ puses and in the ghettos? Why are there ghettos? Like it or not, you have created them. You and your government have created the ghettos in which our black citizens live. Dis­ crimination, prejudice, and un­ equal justice have kept the black man "in his place" -for over 100 years. You ask why are there riots. Drive through Chi­ cago's South side or Cham­ paign's North end and go in­ side one of the houses. Im­ agine how it would feel being trapped in this environment. I know how it feels. I lived in Champaign's North end for a year. I knew I could leave when I wanted to. My neighbors could not. "You say you dread "the added load of 18-year-olds at the polls." Why? As a psy­ chology major, I learned that most of the behavior and ideas of children are learned from their parents. If you fear your son voting in the next election, perhaps you should fear your­ self voting also. For it was you who brough him up, in­ fluenced him, and taught him his values. You are his parents-- he is your image. "There are young people, however, who refuse to accept the biases and ideologies of their parents. These are people who think for themselves, who live out their ideals. You call them hippies. You deride them because of their long hair and ^7 For That Old Faahionod Flavor - Come To yioenemann Sautag* Company •. 88 Varieties of 8a • Tnc Ounw Style • Leu IBttory • C--try Mali • Drikli-- Hlekery Phono 385-6260 For Your Information Dear friends, 1M Just EMt mt 1L IS Veto. IlHneis Our clergymen and our teachers strive devotedly to build honesty, fairness, kindness and personal worth into the character o£/t>ur children. Their efforts will be in vain $less we parents and citizens support them\yith ethical and moral behavior in our daily lives. Our nation's moral fibre has been labor­ iously built thru the integrity of generations - it can rapidly falter and fail unless we main­ tain high standards of conduct; Respectfully," PETER A1JIJSTEN & SON .FUNERAL HOME MtMenry, Illinois 38M)063 their dress. I contend that these are the most free people in our society. When you tell a hippie to cut his hair, you are interfering with his freedom. Where in the constitution does it say that all men must have short hair? Wh^jls it then who attempts to impose author­ itarian controls on our society? Who creates the mindless auto­ matons who populate our towns and our cities? "To see me you would not call me a hippie. My hair is short. I have no beard. Yet I am a hippie because I can think for myself and I am not afraid to disagree with society or the government. I strongly disagree with my parents or. many is­ sues. Yet they have given me life's two most precious gifts: the freedom to think for myself and to express my own ideas, and life itself. The draft and the war in Vietnam threaten both of these gifts. For this reason, I oppose th war in Viet­ nam and will seek to legitimate­ ly change our governmental system. For I fear that with­ out changes* the United States faces the possibility of open revolution. I fear this. I seek to avoid it. Therefore I ask you to listen to the young. We have something to say and we believe in ourselves. "Michael Cooper "6620 W. Rt. 120" .... TRACTOR PULL A big'tractor pulling con­ test will provide three days of entertainment for State Fair goers this year. The event, to name an Illinois champion in each of three classes--stock block, rodeo and open--will be held Tuesday, Aug. 12, Wednes­ day, Aug. 13, and Thursday, Aug. 14, with the winner earn­ ing $200 and a trophy in each class. Second place is worth $150; third $100; fourth $75; fifth $50; sixth $35. , A contestsmust have com­ peted in an Illinois Tractor Pulling Association sanctioned contest after Aug. 1, 1968 and before Aug. 1, 1969. The entry must be certified by the super­ intendent of the event. An entry fee of $10 must be mailed to James W. Leeds, sec­ retary of the Illinois Tractor Pulling association, Rockport, nu 62370 no later than Aug. 1. EASTER SEAL BENEFIT RE-SALE GROSSED $2,100 The Easter Seal Women's Auxiliary for McHenry county has again reached the top in the recent Easter Seal Ther­ apy/ Center benefit super re­ sale held at Crystal Lake last The gross receipts totalled over $2100 according to Mrs. Robert Emery, treasurer. Co-chairmen of the event were Mrs. Eugene O'Brien and Mrs. Hazen Arnold. The auxiliary operates sev­ eral benefits for the Easter Seal during the year including a round robin bridge but the super re-sale is the top mon­ ey making event. Many volun­ teers from the auxiliary work for three months prior to the event to get things in order so that the day of the re-sale goes smoothly. TTus re-sale started by Mrs. Chester Gould is held each of two years. Among those who worked this year during the re-sale and prior to it were Mrs. Bertil Dehlin, president; Mrs. Jack Williams immediate past pres­ ident; Mrs. H.H. Mann, Mrs. Chester Gould, Mrs. Robert Emery, Mrs. E.T. Yates, Mrs. John Eggum, Mrs. Donald Swan- son, Mrs. B.B. Neuchiller, Mrs. Joe Conerty, Jr., Mrs. Ger­ ald Donahue, Mrs. James Will­ iams, Mrs. Howard West and Mrs. L.L. Duddleston. • The membership in the aux­ iliary includes persons from most of the towns in the county. Money raised buys such things as wheel chairs, crutches, for the therapy center and more re­ cently the blacktopping of the parking area and a remodelled plumbing facility. IT PAYS TO SHOP IN McHENRY DRIVING FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY by Paul Powell Secretary of State With summer here^and fine driving conditions at hand, the motorist must double his vigilance for the guy who has decided to cast aside one of the basic rules of the road . . the guy who insists upon mix­ ing driving with drinking! Thousands of fatal accidents are caused every year by the menace of the drunken driver. There are also far more non­ fatal accidents where injuries and property damage are in­ volved that are caused by an alcoholic driver. Summer w eather brings more motorists to the road bent on summer relaxation. Among them are those drivers who will allow themselves to over­ indulge and then take to the highways. Even high court fines and imprisonment do not seem to deter those who are intent upon drinking and driv­ ing. If you are out fur that summer fish fry. or outdoor barbeque and the party spirit moves you. remember, don't drink and drive. For your copy of "Rules of the Road", write to Paul Pow­ ell, Secretary of State, Spring­ field. Illinois 62706. Welcome Families closing arcoa Broiled Stecfks Tacos 385-9700 YOUR HOST Wally & Dora Remodeled Dtoina pjg Visit our McHenry 1406 N. I yf Riverside Drive yi i rrorrm rm i r» rriiTrrrrrrrm i»i irr Are You New In Town? Do You Know Someone New In Town? Wt would like to extend a welcome to ewery newcomer to? our community. CALL Cris Fail 385-4084 Fran Olsen • 385-5740 j Joan Stvll • 385-5418 Ann Zel ler - 385-0559 3 u u L t . u j . f j i m m i i m r i i i r ROYAL WELCOME OPTOMETRIST Dr. John F. Kelly At 12X4 N. Green Street, McHenry (Closed Wednesday) Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses Hrs. Dally 9:80 am. to ft p.m. Friday Evenings 8:90 pm. Evenings by Appointment PHONE 388-0482 Dr. Leonard L. Bottari Eyes Examlned-Glaases Fitted Contact Lenses 1303 N. Richmond Road Honrs: Mon., Tues., Thar*., Frl. 4:00 pa. to 6:00 p.m. Toes., Than., ft FrL Eve 7 p-m. to • pjn. Sat. 0:30 to 3:00 piv No Honrs on Wednesday PHONE 388.4161 If No Answer Phone 388-2262 OFFICE / EQUIPMENT McHenry County Office Machine* Sales • Service 8 Rentals Typewriters, Adders Calculators Mon - Sat 0:00 - 8:30 Friday till 0:00 pjn. Phope 480-1228 08 Grant St., Crystal Lake, HI. INSURANCE METAL WORK Schroeder Metalcraft for Home and Garden Wrought Iron Railings Fireplace Screens Antiques 1708 S. Rt. 81 PHONE 388-0080 Earl R. WaUh Fire, Auto, Farm A Life Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES When Ton Need Insurance of Any Kind PHONE 388-3300 or 388-0083 3420 W' Elm 8t, McHenry, lit George L. Thompton & General Insurance LIFE • HEALTH • CASUALTY • AUTO e • BOAT Phone 818*388-1068 3812 W. Elm St., McHenry In McHenry Plaindealer Blgd. Dennis Conway Auto, life, Fire State Farm Ins. Cos. 8318- W. Elm St / McHenry, Illinois 388-8288 or 888-7111 LETTER SERVICE Mimeographing • Typing Addressing • Mailing Lists McHenry County Letter Service 1212-A N. Green St- PHONE 385-8064 M o n . t h r u F r l . 8 - 8 Closed Saturdays ACCOUNTANTS Paul A. Schwegel 4410 West Route 120 McHenry, Illinois 385 1110 ' 3BBBPQBBOBBBeX9dOQQQQQQBDBBBaD