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SECTION 2-PAGE<• PLAIMDEALER-WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER is, 1976 EDITORIALS Fall Fever September brings with it the first cool winds, school, football, burning leaves and nostalgia. Why is it autumn produces such a tug on memories? Perhaps it is because growth and a summer are dying and the end erf a life cycle is so visible. It is a beautiful deathh-red and yellow, brown and orange in the fields and forests. But colder weather is coming on, the end of a year as well as a season, and naturally one looks back. All of which are good in'Our fas*t-moving world, when so few of us take time to remember the old days, the good friends, the great moments and the dear ones far away. Easy Credit That it is easier to "charge it" than pay for it is a well known fact of life and that is why so many stores operate massive credit programs and welcome charge business. But there should be some reasonable criterion for the extension of credit. Too often the temptation to buy more than one should traps the poor or the ignorant or the gullible--and many installment purchase plans are deceiving. What the little man actually pays in many installment purchasing plans is far more than he realizes. Carrying charges and interest are sometimes excessive. Nothing will arrest the credit trend but there should be reasonable limits to protect the public and these limits, set by law, should be enforced. The Job Picture The Labor department's August report of higher unemployment is many-sided. Democrats seized upon the 7.8 per cent unemployment rate, and the July increase, the largest since last year, as political ammunition. They are right but the picture isn't that simple. The Labor department's July report shows the nation has a record number of jobs. July figures reflected the large number of new job seekers, including students, in the market. The economy is still improving and the number of jobs expanding. But the population and the number of job seekers expanded faster in the latest period reported on. The good news is that an additional 410,000 people found jobs in July--making the total number of jobholders 87.9 million, a new record. Consumer Forum by Illinois Attorney General William J. Scott Have you ever received an item that you didn't request or order9 Perhaps it was a hand- than the addressee - are not included in this category and should be returned to the sender.) I would also mention a form made wallet, or a packet of^-of stationary. Did a bill follow a few days later? Or did an at­ tached note imply that a "contribution" for a worthy cause was expected in return? And did you pay the bill...or, in the latter case, in order to beat down a vague sense of guilt, send off a dollar or two? The cause may have been worthwhile. But know that under Illinois law you didn't have to make a contribution or pay the bill. Under Illinois slatute, any person receiving "unsolicited goods" is entitled to refuse delivery of the goods, or to keep them or dispose of them in any manner without any obligation to the sender. If you receive unsolicited goods, you don't have to return them or pay (or "contribute") for them You simply can refuse them, or keep them as a gift, or dispose of them at your will. "Unsolicited goods" under this law includes not flnly tangible items, but /con­ tractual obligations or other intangible property" which the recipient has "not ordered, solicited, or agreed to pur chase..." (Misdirected goods - delivered to someone other outright fraud which is vaguely related to the "free gift" ploy. But this is much more cruel and far less known. It's called the "Obituary Ghoul" fraud. Recent widows most often are the victims. It can work this way: A bill and note arrive in the mail . . .or an unknown telephone caller says "I'm sorry about your recent loss...and I hate to trouble you with matters such as this, but shortly before he died, you husband com­ missioned me to create a special gift to you. However, before that gift could be delivered, there was one final payment due...of $100. I am sure he would have wanted you to have this special memen­ to..." Emotionally touched, the widow sends the $100. But she never receives .the "special gift." The "Obituary Ghoul" fraud has various forms. So remember - though it can be hard - if you are confronted with a questionable bill at a time of bereavement, don't let your emotions take over. Be sure the obligation is real before you pay. Boy Scouts To Aid In Recycling Drive As usual, the third Saturday of September has been scheduled by the McHenry County Defenders as the day for McHenry's recycling drive. It will be held at the McHenry Market Place from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday Sept. 18. Boy Scout Troop No. 145 will be providing the labor for this month's drive. Families involved in recycling are asked to tie their . newspapers and magazines in both directions and in bundles that can be handled by young people and "average strength" adults. Bundles 8-10 inches high are ideal for handling, and also for using the free twine provided at all the drives to anyone wanting it. All aluminum products and all-steel cans are accepted. This does not include the bi­ metal cans, which are a combination of aluminum and steel. Instead of buying beverages in bi metal cans, the Defenders urge the public to buy beverages in returnable bottles, a financial saving and an environmental saving. Clear, green and brown bottles are able to be recycled. Blue bottles will again be collected for an art class project in Johnsburg. None should bring crockery or light bulbs. Again, the public is encouraged to use returnables instead of the throw-away bottles. "Save Gas, Stay Alive: Don't Drive Over 55" bumper stickers will be available to those who wish to receive them and did not get one last month. Anyone having questions regarding the paper, bottle and can recycling or the bumper stickers should call 385-8512 For Your Information Dear friends, A public funeral allows the community to offer its support and share the sorrow or the bereaved family. A renowned pas­ toral psychologist suggests "the funeral and varied events that surround the cer­ emony are for those who live on." A private funeral arbitrarily shuts out many relatives, friends, and associates who sincerely wish to bring comfort to the bereaved. ~ Respectfully, PETER MJUSTEN & SON FUNERAL HOME McHenry, Illinois 385-0063 FAVORABLE HOUSW FRESHWATER TRANSPORTRT70V SC HO( PLENTY WORKERS RVFLL COBLE GOOD CUMRTG /H'HetJRY cot/A/ ry flrcw<icB September In State, 1876 Prospect ive i*DoSTRy CARE TO CHECK IN, SIR' im 65 Million won't vote 38 Million will not register! £S3§r 27 Million Registered will not vote! DO YOUR PART...REGISTER...VOTE! Farm Exports Set All-Time Record have a nice weekend, Tobacco shipments dropped 6 percent, but value went up 1 percent to $917.3 million. Ex­ ports of livestock and meat products increased by more than $250 million, reaching $1.7 billion. Fruits and vegetables that moved into export were valued at $1.4 billion compared with $1.12 billion in FY 1975. Ship­ ments of sugar and tropical products rose from a value of $355.1 million to $414.8 million. Exports of poultry meat in­ creased by 79 percent to $135.2 million. Now that lazy hours in the sun are over, take care to use a good lubricating cream on your tanned skin and a cream rinse on your hair. Have you noticed the fashionable knitted and crocheted pattern directions in recent magazines? If so, get busy and make shells and other fall creations. JOAN STULL 385-5418 w K0YMI WELCOME KNOW YOUR AREA-ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST U.S. farm exports for fiscal year 1976 were valued at $22.15 billion, 3 percent more than last year's record of $21.6 billion Jim Lucas, county executive director, McHenry county ASCS office reported. "This is the sixth straight year for record farm exports," Lucas said. Agricultural trade produced a record surplus of over $12 billion, putting the nation's trade balance in the black I# $4 billion. The record export value came from an increase in volume of shipments, Lucas said. Wheat exports were valued at $4.9 billion, virtually un­ changed from last year. Feed grain exports rose in value to more than $5.6 billion. Rice exports dropped in value from $1 billion to $540.8 million. Soybean export value was just over $4 billion, up 4 percent. Cotton exports declined in value from just over $1 billion last year to $882 million in FY 1976 SEPTEMBER IN ILLINOIS A HUNDRED YEARS AGO A Month of Fairs and Fun (Special from the Illinois State Histrocial Society, Old State Capitol) September, 1876, was a month of Tairs and fun in Illinois. The State Fair was held in Ottawa but there were a number of county fairs that claimed to be just as big. Chicago held the grand opening of its "Inter-State Exposition" on Sept. 6 with the closing scheduled for Oct. 9. Although the national Cen­ tennial exposition was still going on in Philadelphia, Illinoisans seemed more in­ terested in their own celebrations, according to a check of the newspapers of a hundred years ago in the Illinois State Historical library. This lack of interest in the Philadelphia exposition led the railroads to reduce their fares from the midwest. The Chicago Inter-Ocean reported that after Sept 15, "From Chicago to New York and return the ticket will be $26, in place of $30. as before. From Chicago to Philadelphia and return the new figure is $25; to Philadelphia via New York, both ways $27. For all towns west of Chicago the reduction is 35 per cent from the regular rates each way, instead of 25 per cent as formerly." There was one "institution" at Philadelphia, which the Ottawa Free Trader reported, "returning visitors assure us... is really the coolest and most agreeable retreat on the ground." This was the "Cen­ tennial Newspaper building" which had "on file a trifle over 8,000 newspapers... Of these 6,335 are weeklies, 1,318 dailies, 105 semi-monthly, 747 monthly and 67 quarterly." Some of the titles were "Union Spy," "Jollv Giant," "Broad Axe of Freedom," "Unterrified Democrat," "Painted Post Times," "Roman Citizen," and " 'Homers Iliad' side by side too with 'Horsehead's Jurnal.' In addition to the state and country fairs, Illinoisans were enjoying reunions, picnics, military drills, and railway excursions. The fairs were usually sponsored by the county agricultural society and most of the exhibits, except for the livestock, were housed in what was known as Floral Hall. A few of the county fairs were at Rock Island, Sterling, Bloomington, Joliet, Peoria, Canton, Wenona (which ex­ pected to "Take rank far in advance of the State Fair"), Rockford, and Springfield. Rains spoiled some of the celebrations including the State Fair, causing the Free Trader to headline its final story, "A Splendid Show but a Thin At­ tendance; Profound Disgust at the Clerk of the Weather; Rain Every Day and the Mud Fathoms Deep." At Springfield the Illinois State Register LET'S GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT LOW-COST AUTO INSURANCE. GIVE ME A CALL FOR THE FACTS ON LOW-COST HEALTH INSURANCE. Are You New In McHenry I 'D LIKE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ON LOW-COST HOME­ OWNERS INSURANCE. »»»»»»»»»»» Do You Know Someone New? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA I 'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE FACTS ON LOW-COST LIFE INSURANCE. AMERICAN FAMILY N S U R A N C E AUTO HOME HEALTH LIFE AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY • MADISON, WIS. 53701 Call me for Details CHUCK LEWAND0WSKI 1108 Violet St. McHenry Phone 385-2304 announced that the Sangamon County fair there would be extended another day because of the heavy mid-week rains. The Peoria Evening Review wet weather headline read, 'Trouble is Over; And the Central Illinois Fair Closed Better Than it Opened." Civil War veterans' com­ panies and other groups were holding picnics and reunions in many parts of the state, several at the state fair. The most notable of these celebrations was probably the one that was held when, as the Inter-Ocean reported, "Four (railroad) cars of people went from Aurora to Steward's Grove, Piano, to attend the Washington county, (NY) picnic." Many more came in carriages from the "surrounding country... until the whole number present was upward of 2,000." The principal speaker was Gov. John L. Beveridge, who was born in Greenwich, Washington Co., in extreme eastern New York stdtc "The grand competitive' drill" of five military com­ panies was held in Peoria on Sept. 12, with the local National Blues taking the $400 first prize. The Governor's Guard of Springfield placed second ($250), and the Harris Guards of Petersburg third ($100). The other two contestants were the Emmet Guards and the Veterans Light Guards of Peoria. A week earlier the Blues had sponsored an excursion to Springfield: "By actual count made near Delevan, there were 675 persons on the train," ac­ cording to the Evening Review. 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