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SECTION 2-PAGE 18, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1972 EDITORIALS Preparation For Fall When school bells ring, not only must children readjust from the summer vacation, but motorists as well. Droves of youngsters will appear on streets and highways once again, taxing drivers to be constantly on the alert. Children under 15 cannot be expected to assume full respon­ sibility for their actions }n traffic. This is especially true of the younger children and the large group of beginners starting out to school for the first time. While motorists are charged with the larger share of the responsibility for protecting young pedestrians, parents should share the burden by making sure their children know and obey all rules for safe walking and cycling. Proper cooperation between parents and motorists can substantially reduce the number of accidents. For Motorists: 1. Use extra driving caution during hours when children are known to be traveling to and from school. 2. Slow down when you see children walking or playing near the roadway ahead. 3. Make it a standing rule to keep alert and travel more slowly in school areas and heavy residential districts during the school season. 4. Give children on bicycles a wide berth. Be prepared to stop quickly when meeting or passing. 5. Be alert to spot small children on tricycles, skates, scooters and similar vehicles. 6. Never take a child's actions for granted. Always expect the unexpected. For Parents: 1. Give your children a refresher course in traffic safety as they start back to school. 2. See that beginners are properly supervised until you are sure they have learned and will obey rules for safely using the streets and sidewalks to and from school. 3. Teach smaller children the following important safety rules: a. Stop on curb, lode both ways, and watch for turning traffic before walking across. b. Cross only at proper crosswalks. If no crosswalks, personally show them the safest crossings to and from school. c. On roadways, walk well to the side always facing traffic. d. Always walk across streets when the way is clear; never dart into the street or run across. e. Impress children with the need for obeying all traffic officers, school crossing guards, whether police, school safety patrol, or mechanical signs and signals. f. No playing in streets, alleys, or driveways. g. No roller skating from sidewalks or driveways into streets. h. No hitching rides on motor vehicles when cycling to or from school. 4. Parents should cooperate fully with police, teachers and parent-teacher associations in all community activities aimed at child safety. 5. Always set children an example of safety behavior by your own conduct when walking or driving on the streets. Many motorists fail to realize how great their chances of hitting a school child really are, until they stop to think of the large number of children which each day use the streets on their way to and from school. In the vicinity of an average urban school this number ranges into the hundreds during certain hours of the day. [AMERICA S| PRODUCTIVE GIANT WM Economic Questions Stabilization Answers Internal w RaWMHM Service Q. Are finance charges exempt from price controls? A. Yes. Finance charges are exempt from price controls. Included under exempt charges are the following: 1) interest, time price differential, and any amount payable under a point, discount, or other system of additional charges; 2) service or carrying charges; 3) loan fees, finder's fees, or similar charges; and 4) fees for an investigation or credit report. Charges for insurance, in­ cluding credit life insurance, are not exempt. Q. If I complain to the IRS about a rent increase, may my landlord evict me in retaliation? A. No. Economic Stabilization rules forbid any retaliatory action by a landlord against a tenant who exercises his rights under the regulations. In addition, a landlord, in his rent increase notice, must tell you it is illegal Not much demand for letter openers anymore. Most men are married. Protecting Consumer An interprising reporter recently reveqjed the federal govern­ ment is cooperating with U.S. tomato growers to keep Mexican- grown tomatoes out of the country. This might be understandable, or permissible, if the U.S. tomatoes were desirable. The truth is that Americans are often being forced to eat almost tasteless tomatoes as a result. Big U.S. growers have long been planting a low grade tomato because it can be mechanically or easily harvested. Growers use gas on them after picking while green to give them a ripe appearance. Housewives have long wondered why most tomatoes bought in supermarkets were almost tasteless. What they are buying is probably this "gassed green." Mexican tomatoes, by the way, are usually honest tomatoes, with taste. The Department of Agriculture, which is cooperating with U.S. growers, should begin thinking more of U.S. consumers. The Tire Picture The American driver reads and hears much diversified advertising about automobile tires. Many do not know what tires to buy partly because each manufacturer has a differ­ ent set of names for its tires, complicating comparisons. The radial-belted tire is now making a belated appearance on the American scene and it's probably fair to say most tire experts feel it is a tire of the future. Radials now make up about 65 per cent of the European tire market, where makers and drivers feel they are superior to any other. They comprise only about six per cent of the Ameru^an market. The old bias-ply tire is still widely used inAmerica (it is cheapest) but American companies have come up with a bias-belted tire, now popular. It is being used on most original equipment in Detroit. Its makers claim it has most of the advantages of the radial belted tire and few of the disadvantages. (Radials tend to be more noisy). But it should be said that some U.S. companies do not agree that bias-belted tires are better, or as good as, radial-belted tires. Practically everyone agrees that either bias-belted or radial-belted tires are superior to bias-ply tires. Prices of the three might be something like $25 for the bias-ply, $33 for the bias belted and $50 for the radial-belted. Makers disagree on which is the better buy, though many are now leaning to the expensive tires as better buys. There is no question, however, that radials run about-half as hot as traditional tires, last longer and hold the road better. PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to use this col­ umn as an expression of their views on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only re­ quest is that writers lim­ it themselves to 300 words or less - signature, full address and phone num­ ber. We ask too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We re­ serve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in ob- jectional taste.) ON HORSE TRAILS "Dear Public Pulse: "The Department of Con­ servation, State of Illinois, is denying the public the use of horse trails in the newly acquired property known as Lake Defiance State Park. Anyone who is at all interested in protecting some of America's great heritage must speak out now. "There is no state park in the area that people are allowed to ride horses in. The few privately owned places are quickly being subdivided. The state's idea of saving land for future generations is fine, but let's not let this land turn into another McHenry State dam. "Horses do not destroy land in any way. They do not pollute the air. Their 'Return to the Soil' is beneficial to natural environment. Why, then, does the Conservation department ignore horses? They want to concrete and blacktop for people who need just the op­ posite. "The state is evicting our stable. Since they now own our land they feel there cannot be a private business on public land. They feel we are making a 'killing' off their land. Horse people, is it possible to make a 'killing' anywhere in the horse business? "It is so often said that there is a need for more activities for the young. No one enjoys horses more than kids. Parents have said they are glad there is a stable in the area for kids to see and ride horses. They are not only enjoying a horse back ride; they are enjoying the natural wildlife that is so quickly being destroyed by other than ecology-minded people. "I plead to you, the public, to do something about this. Our stable may be closed, but please let's not lose the trails. McHenry county has more horses per person than any other county in the state of Illinois. That means that the by a world of love. Perhaps some readers will want to honor , 'ove *or horses is here. Let s let Cherryl and multiply her love by sending a gift of life in her name' • restate know that we care and to the needy children. Five dollars can nourish five children for w'" f°r what is right, three whole months; $10 served lunch to 900 school children. Contributions marked "For Cherryl's Children" may be sent to CARE, 220 S. State St., Chicago 60604. Cherryl's Children She was 13 and did not live long enough to have children of her own. Yet Cherryl loved other children, all children, and even as her own hours ebbed away they were in her thoughts. She wanted for other children what was to be denied to her - a chance to live and grow, to love and develop. Cherryl lived with herjrarents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kenyon, in Chico, Calif. One day, before she was ill, Cherryl was deeply moved by what she saw on the television screen -- the thin bodies of hungry children, the heads and hollowed eyes that appeared so large on the shrunken bodies. She was moved to start saving money to send to CARE, the international agency that feeds 24,000,000 children each day in thirty-five countries. Even when cancer attacked her young body as malnutrition assailed theirs, Cherryl continued saving that other children might live and grow up with healthy bodies and alert minds. For most people blessed with time, love can be expressed in many ways over many years. But for Cherryl all her love had to be poured out quickly, fully, now. Her parents wrote to CARE: "She was so concerned about our lack of sleep in caring for her, and always had a 'thank you' or 'I love you' for every little thing that was done for her. "As long as we can remember, Cherryl wanted to send sdme money to CARE for the needy little children. Our daughter is no longer with us. God took pity on her and took away her pain. Bless Him. Her last request was that we be sure to send the money she had saved to CARE. So we are filling our daughter's last request. Please take it and feed the children." There are countries where more than half the children are malnourished. Some of these, in very real terms, will be Cherryl's children - children who will be fed because a young girl was filled FIRST US- ooihjev i SJ J 851.' "Please contact me, Connie lndermitte, 385-4531. I have petitions to be signed and taken personally to Springfield. Also, if everyone would write a letter to Henry Barkhausen, Director of Conservation, Springfield, Illinois 62706 and let him know how you feel, they would have to change their decision. Ten years from now, when your children are rearing their Holiday Toll May Be Heading For New Record SOCIAL SECURITY by John K. Watkins FIELD REPRESENTATIVE Today's questions are ones frequently being ask­ ed of our representatives by the people of McHenry county. The Social Secur­ ity office at 2500 Grand avenue, Waukegan, re­ minds ^-McHenry county residents that it has repre­ sentatives meeting people at two locations in McHen­ ry county on a regular ba­ sis. The representatives are at the Woodstock Pub­ lic Library, 414 W. Judd, Woodstock every Wednes­ day from 9 a.m. to noon and at the Harvard city hall from 9:30 a.m. to noon on the first and third Tues­ day every month. If you have a question you would like answered onSocial Se­ curity in this column, then please forward it to Social Security Administration Question and Answer Col­ umn, 2500 Grand avenue, Waukegan, Illinois, 60085. Give^our full name, ad­ dress, and Social Security number. If you do not want your name to appear, please indicate this and we will use only intitials. (Effective Sept. 5, there will be a fulltime Social Security office located at 224 W. Judd street, Woodstock. The telephone number will be (815) 338-3750. Office hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on national holidays. This office will provide complete Social Security service to all residents of McHenry county.) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Question: I'm getting disability payments from another Government agency, but my application for disability benefits from Social Security was denied. Can you tell me why? R.J. - Woodstock Answer: You can get payments under Social Security only if you are so disabled that you can't do any kind of gainful work. This definition of disability is usually different from that of other Federal agencies or private companies. Therefore, entitlement to disability benefits under some other agency or company would not necessarily mean that you would also qualify for disability under Social Security. Question: I receive monthly children - what will you say when they ask why isn't there anywhere that we can go and ride a horse. That sounds crazy now, but think about it. Couldn't that be the truth looking back on the past ten years? "Please come and see for yourself. This is a much more serious problem than many might think. "Thank you for your support, "Sincerely, "Connie lndermitte" A record number of people may die over Labor Day weekend if drivers repeat their performances of the July 4 Holiday. Some 760 persons were killed in traffic accidents over the four-day July holiday, according to the Consumers Insurance Information bureau and the McHenry County In­ dependent Agents association. "This disgraceful holiday toll has been exceeded only once in memory and that was the Thanksgiving weekend of 1968 when 864 people died," Bob Mortell of McHenry, president of the Agents association, said. "Over the Labor Day weekend of 1971, 616 were killed on the nation's highways, while here in Illinois, nineteen were killed over Labor Day a year ago," he continued. Mortell also noted that Americans may be.on their way to setting an annual record for highway deaths. Quoting recent figures from the Insurance Information institute, he said that in the first five months of 1972 , 21,120 people were killed in traffic accidents. This was an increase of 890 over the same period of 1971. The 1972 five-month figure exeeds the five month figure of 1969, the year in which the present annual recprd of 45,400 deaths was established. "This is one record no one wants to break," Mortell concluded. "To help make driving safer and more trouble free over the Labor Day weekend, Consumers In­ surance Information bureau has passed along some Social Security / retirement payments. My 5J/year-old wife iscompletely^Hsabled. Can she draw monthly cash payments on my record? B.L. - McHenry Answer: She ll be eligible for benefits as your wife when she's 62, whether or not she's disabled then. Has she worked under Social Security herself? If so, she may be eligible for disability payments now, based on her own earnings. She should call a Social Security office for more information Question: I'm a 19-year-old student getting Social Security benefits. Since I'm not sure whether I'll stay in school after this year, how should I com­ plete the student reporting card I get in the mail? C M. - McHenry Answer: Indicate on the report that you will not attend school next year. This will prevent any possible over­ payment to you. If you decide to return to school, get in touch with any social security office as soon as you know you still start attending full time again. valuable suggestions." These include: 1: Tailor the distance you travel to the length of time available. A shorter trip with frequent stops will be safer and more pleasant for all. 2. An early start may be self- defeating. Indications are that the hours from noon to 6 p.m. on the Friday of a long weekend may be the most deadly. The peak hour for fatalities appears to be 4 p.m. -- still two hours before the official death count begins. 3. Make certain the auto is in good running condition. Brakes, tires and lights are especially important. 4. If you drive beyond the exit, continue on to the next. Never back up in high speed lanes or heavy traffic and always pull well off the road­ way when making any repairs or checking directions. 5. Avoid medications and alcohol before or during the trip. Cold and allergy medicines can induce drowsiness. Alcohol is a depressant, even in small amounts, and can increase the chance of an accident sub­ stantially. WHO KNOWS! 1. Locate Valley Forge. 2. In which state is the Grand Canyon? 3. What is the scientific term for basic living mat­ ter? 4. What class of animals are equally at home on land and in water0 5. What is a benthoscope? 6. Where was the first U.S. hydroelectric plant built? 7. Define the phrase "auf wiedersehen." 8. When was the Department of Labor established? 9. When is Labor Day ob­ served? 10.When did World War II be­ gin? Aaswtrs to Who Mows •putJioa uo JBM paJBpap XuBuuao uaijM *6861 'I Jaqui8}das'0l •jaquia} -das ui jfBpuow ISJIJ aqx *6 •8881 '01 aunf *8 ..•uiBg-e laatu 9 M n ? u n „ I O J U B u u a o ' L "2881 UI UISUOOSIM 'uojajddv 'J3ATH xoj uo '9 •UBaoo am o}Ui puaosap o} sjSTjnaps £q pasn ajaqds iaa?s v •suBiqindtuy •UiSBldO}OJd •BUOZIJV "BTUBA^SUUad For Your Information Dear Friends, We thank the people of our community for the consideration they give to funeral processions. It is generally understood that cars should not pass through a procession. . When approaching a funeral procession from the opposite direction, it is respectful to reduce speed but do not stop (unless so directed), as The cars behind might collide. Respectfully, PETER M.JUSTEN jK, CDM FUNERAL HOME McHenry, Illinois . 385-0063 for him to take retaliatory action and that he will not do so. Q. Can my landlord increase my rent because the city made a special assessment upon him for the installation of sidewalks in my development? A. Yes. Special assessments, such as those for the in­ stallation of sidewalks, sewer lines and water lines, are now considered allowable cost items under the rent regulations. This means that landlords can pass on to tenants increased assessments, just as they can pass on increased state and local real estate taxes and state and local fees, levies and charges for all municipal services, except for gas and electricity. Q. Is a reduction of an em­ ployee's workweek without a proportionate decrease in pay considered a pay increase subject to controls? A. Yes. Such a benefit must be taken into account in determining the permissible annual aggregate increase for an appropriate employee unit. Q. How are prices controlled on the manufacture of leather goods? A. On or after June 15,1972, a manufacturer who sells a product for which the cost of leather constitutes more than 10 percent of the total allowable costs may not charge more for thaf product (1) than he could have had the cost of leather not increased since Jan. 1, 1971 or (2) since the last price increase on the product before Nov. 13, 1971, whichever is later. To this the manufacturer may add the dollar amount of the cost in­ crease of the product at­ tributable to leather since that last price increase. If the cost of the product which is attributable to leather decreases at any time after June 15,1972, the manufacturer must reduce the price of the product accordingly. Q. Witt a retailer's base price list tell you if the firm's price increases are legal? A. No. But the base price list will tell you whether or not a price has gone up since the freeze. If it has, the base price will tell you how much. If you come across an unusually large price increase, ask the store manager for an explanation. If his answer doesn't convince you that the increase is legitimate, call the Internal Revenue Service for in­ formation concerning the procedure to be followed in filing a complaint. For more information, write your IRS district office and ask for a free copy of Publication S- 3021, "Retail Price Controls." ffcSSI igEc OPTOMETRIST Dr. John f!Kelly At 1224 N. Green Street McHenry (Closed Wednesdf ) Eyes examined .. Glasses fitted C ontachLense;* t Hrs: Daily 9:30 a.m. t< 5 p.m. Friday Evenings - 8: >0 p.m. Evenings by appoint me nt PHONE 385-0452 Dr. Leonard Bottari Eyes Examined - Contact Lens Glasses Fitted 1303 N. Richmond Road Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs.and Fri. 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tues., Thurs., & Fri Eve. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Sat.: 9:30 to 3:00 p.m. No Hours on Wednesday FH0NE 385-4151 If No Answer...Phone 385-2262 OFFICE EQUIPMENT McHenry County Office Machines Sales-Service & Rentals ypewriters - Addfers Calculators Mon.-Sat. 9:00-5:30 - Friday 'til 9 p.m. PHONE 459-1226 93 Grant St., Cyrstal Lake, 111. INSURANCE Earl R. Walsh & Jack Walsh I ire, Auto, I arm & File Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES When You Nsed Insurance ot Any Kind PHONE 385-3300 3429 W. Elm St., Mclleiry, 111. George L. Thompson General Insurance : LIFE * AUTO * HEALTH 'FIRE *CASUALTY "BOAT Phone 815-385-1066 3812 W. Elm St., McHenry In McHenry i'laindealer Bldg. LETTER SERVICE Mimeographing - Typing Addressing - Mailing Lists McHenry Letter Service 3509 W. Pearl St. w McHenry PHONE 385-0258 or 385-8020 Monday through Saturday Dennis Conway AUTO, LIFE, FIRE STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY 3315 W. 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