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EDITORIALS Protecting Non-Smokers Millions of lion-smokers have long suffered abuse and discomfort at the hands of tobacco addicts polluting rooms and enclosed areas with stale smoke everyone is forced to breathe. Now that it's medical fact that such pollution is harmful to the lungs and general health, more and more cities and states have moved to protect the rights of non-smokers. Minnesota has done perhaps the best job of all the states. The law there called the Clean Indoor Air ^ct -requires that practically every public facility be free from tobacco smoke. Areas can be set aside for addicts. But if there isn't room or this isn't done smoking is prohibited. The Minnesota law--thought by backers to be a new social movement rather than merely a law--is one other states might well duplicate. Twenty now have clean air laws to restrict pollution, but many are less effective than Minnesota's. In some countries--Sweden is an example--the government is moving toward even more restrictive measures than U.S. states. The goal is to eliminate all cigarette smoking entirely. Until that is done, the least states should do is protect the health of those who don't inhale tobacco smoke by addiction. Federal agencies should long ago have banned smoking--except in limited areas--on buses, trains and aircraft. Bumping Air Passengers The Civil Aeronautics board, accused of protecting the airlines more than air travelers for years, has come up with another almost incredible policy. Starting April 3, it has announced, airlines must warn passengers they may be bumped from flights on which they have paid for and reserved seats. The airlines have in recent years resorted to overbooking to compensate for no-shows. What this means in that, in an attempt to collect every possible dollar, the airlines guess at the number of no-shows, and, if they miss, some innocent passengers, who made reservations and bought tickets in good faith, are denied seats when they get to the airport! The CAB says airlines must now post printed warnings about this much-protested policy on tickets and at ticket counters. Of course, this does the passenger no good at all. It's merely intended to make it appear the C A B. is acting in the public interest. The action is, in* fact, CAB permission allowing airlines to continue the practice in spite of recent complaints. What good does a printed notice on the wall do for a passenger (on business or vacation) turned away at the gate-who has planned his annual vacation weeks in advance, or who has a "must" business engagement? Any passenger who books and pays for a seat in advance should be guaranteed that seat, as has been the tradition on steamships and passenger trains for centuries. The collaboration of the CAB with practices airlines have been using in recent years seems proof of the urgent need for a new airline regulating agency, or at least a turnover in board membership. Extension Comments (By George J. Young, Extension Adviser, McHenry County, University of Illinois) Careful Spring Tillage - The fall and winter rainfall has not been adequate to replace the soil water used by last year's crop Some water stored in the soil is needed during most summers to provide for adequate growth when •jrvaporation exceeds rainfall. In unusually dry summers, a fe%v inches of soil moisture can make a big difference in yields. >• No one knows what the ^weather will be this spring, but lihe present dry conditions call for practices that reduce runoff and increase infiltration in •order to insure that recharge ,$Will take place. Tillage prac- jjKces have a major effect on the soil's ability to hold and absorb * water. t" The key to water con­ servation is a rough of trashy soil surface Tests have shown that runoff is decreased as the surface roughness and residue cover are increased. A rough surface provides numerous small barriers and depressions that slow down the movement of surface water and allow more time for absorption. * Kain - A U.S.D A. official in Washington recently told a local farmer that since 1933, in states west of the Mississippi, there have been six years in which the spring soil moisture conditions were similar to this year. In five out of these six dry winters, there was adequate rain fall during the season to support the anticipated normal yields A recent series of soil mositure samplings around the state by the University of .Illinois indicate that current soil moisture is from 23 to 75 percent below what it would be if there was full subsoil moisture recharge. The last ;time Illinois faced a soil pnoisture deficiency this severe at this season was about twenty years ago. Weeds - Good weed control will be especially important this year to help combat possible drouth since weeds compete with crops for moisture. M /Corn Planting - It's a story For Your Information Dear friends, The problems surrounding death and dying no longer concern only the widow or widower. Society is becoming more aware of the issues and difficulties associated with loss thru death • the public questions posed by such a private tragedy. This is a wholesome development. Respectfully, PETER MJISTEN & FUNERAL HOME McHenry, Illinois 385-0063 Property Identification SECTION 2 - PAGE 9 - PLAINDEALER-Whl)\ESD AY, MARCH 23.1977 local corn, producers know well; for maximum yields, plant corn before May 10 in McHenry county. In order to reach this goal, one'may need to start planting several weeks before the optimum date - weather and soil conditions permitting Corn that is planted two or three weeks before .the op­ timum date may not yetkl as much as that planted on or near the optimum date. However, it normally will yield con­ siderably more than that planted two weeks or more after the optimum date. There are hazards to early planting as well as advantage. Planters should be knowledgeable about them. The advantages far outweigh the risk. The lowest temperature at which corn will germinate is about 50 degrees F. Therefore, planting may begin when the soil tem­ perature at planting depth is 50 degrees F. or higher and the five-day weather forecast is favorable. The point of reviewing these basics is to remind all that in order to get corn planted on time, equipment must be ready to operate when soil conditions allow Repairs and replacement parts need to be anticipated and taken care of now in order to minimize break down time when they should be in the field. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s Congratulations go to John Hill- ard of Woodstock. The Dairy Herd Improvement association of Illinois is presenting him with a Certificate of Recognition for twenty-five years of service to dairymen at the annual meeting in Bloomington. Swine Health - Pseudorabies on a local hog and beef farm was identified and confirmed recently. Dr. Paul Doby, Superintendent of the Division of Meat, Poultry and Livestock Inspection of the Illinois Department of Agriculture spoke to McHenry county pork producers about this disease and its' effect on the swine industry recently in Woodstock. . All owners. u» the ap­ proximately 77,000 separate parcels of real estate located in McHenry county will soon receive a post card in the mail informing them of the per­ manent , parcel number assigned to the property described on the post card. * "This conversion of our, property identification number from a system of unique numbers, (the code numbers that owners have been ac­ customed to for twenty years) has become necessary in view of the tremendous increase in population and parcels of real estate in McHenry county over the last ten years," says Willard J. Hogge, supervisor of assessments for McHenrv county. "Iji addition, * this numbering system conforms to the officialtax maps cofppleted by the Sidwell company under a Contract witfi the McHenry County board dating back to 1973 and completed in 1976." The permanent^ parcel numbering system is sirrfply, a description, by numerical reference, to land parcels on; the assessor's tax maps. Any particular parcel of property in the county can be located by Us respective permanent parcel number and, when other tax records are indexed according to this system, a very efficient, coordinated reference system results, says Hogge. The index system does not follow political township or village lines since, boundary lines of political corporations may be easily changed, making it difficult to. tie jn the index '/system where the boundary \ lines are changed. ^ * " . The iifdex number, is a combination - of ,thlfe congressional or government survey township, the section, » the quarter section, and the block and lot parcel number. The first two numbers of the parcel number refer to the area township (as shown in Illustration No. 2). The third and fourth digits of the parcel number refer to the sections within each survey township and are numbered as follows: The most northerly and easterly section is num- HOW DOES THIS NUMBERING SYSTEM WORK? I l lustration No. 1 __ • 13 19 302 003 AREA \ ^ / PARCEL \ . NUMBER (Township Under Governmental Survey) SUB AREA NUMBER (Al»a)<> Coincides with Section Numbers) BLOCK NO. iCity Block - Location in Section I PARCEL NUMBER (L'suallv a House Lot or Farm) I l lustration No. 2 I l lustration No. 3 13 13 19 MAP OF MCHENRY co. MAP OF AREA 13 Chemung 01 , Alden 02 Hebron 03 Richmond 04 Burton 05 Dunham 06 Hart land 07 Green- wood 08 McH 09 enry 10 Marengo 11 Seneca 12 Dorr 13 Nur 14 da 15 Riley 16 Cor*) 17 Grafton 18 Algol 19 quin 20 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 17 16 15 14 13 19 20 21 22 23 24 30 29 28 27 26 25 31 32 33 34 35 36 I l lustration No. 4 Illustration No. 5 I l lustration No. 6 13 19 SOO BLOCK. 13 19 302 PARCH. ) 13 19 302 003 MAP OF SUB AREA 19 SECTION 19 Quarter of Section Specified TYPICAL PARCEL BLOCKS IN A 1/4 SECTION MAP OF ONE PARCEL BLOCK SHOWING PARCEL 003 NWV* 100 NE74 200 SWA 300 SE'/4 400 • NWJ4 of SW% NE% of SW% BLKS. BLKS. 301 to 325 326 to 350 Qoo) SW'/« of SWVi SE'/a of SWV-. BLKS. I BLKS. 351 to 375 I 376 to 399 . 001 002 003 004 005 bered 01 and the numbering carries on to the west, drops down to the section on the western edge of the township directly below the nor­ thwestern section and the numbers carry on to the east. All sections are thus numbered in the familiar serpentine system as shown in Illustration No. 3. The block number in each quarter section is given a three- digit number to designate its location or block within the section These follow the sequence of the N W1 A being 100, the NE' t being 200, the SEU being 300, and the SE'-i being 400, (as seen in Illustration No. ' 4). In city, village, or subdivided areas, generally many blocks are located in each quarter section.« These blocks are numbered generally from west to east in successive layers from the top of the quarter section (as seen in Illustration No. 5). The last three numbers of the ten-digit permanent parcel number are designated as a lot or parcel number In cities, villages or subdivided areas where blocks are divided, into lots, each lot or parcel is given a three-digit number, starting with 001 in ,the northwest corner of the block. The remaining lots in the block are numbered successively in an easterly direction for blocks with the lone axis east and west, and are numbered in a southerly direction for blocks with the long axis north and south, (as seen in Illustration No. 6) These lot and block numbers have no relation to the lot and block numbers of the sub­ division. It should hp understood by all owners of real eastate that the permanent parcel number received is permanent only as long as there is no change in property lines due to split-ups or combinations. If there is a change in property lines or lot lines due to split-ups or com­ binations, old numbers are retired and new numbers will be assigned to the split-up or combined parcels. However, a change in ownership, without a change in property line, does not necessitate a new parcel number. This information is meant to give each owner a version of this new permanent parcel numbering system which will be the official designation of the legal description of each piece of property in McHenry county. It will be used on all real estate tax bills, notices of assessment changes, all publications of a s s e s s m e n t c h a n g e s , delinquent advertising, tax sales, notices and other tax related information. "I certainly want to em­ phasize that the supervisor of assessments office in the McHenry county court house or the local township assessor will always be wiling to assist everyone to understand this system better, and a visit to either office to view the tax maps will assist you in locating your particular property on these maps," says Hogge. In addition, a complete set of tax maps is located in the Treasurer's office. Taxes - This years' Rural Policy forum in Urbana con­ centrated on tax choices for Illinois and their effects on agriculture and . the rural community. Approximately 250 persons attended. Several proposals were reported on that are going to be submitted to the state Legislature. Participants from McHenry county included Dave Gardner, Solon Mills, and Jack Young, Spring Grove. Coming Events (call the office at 815 338-3737 or 4747 for more details) March 23 - Changing Weather - Chance of Choice?, telenet, Woodstock. March 26 and April 2 Tractor operators certification March 28 - Lawns, telenet, Woodstock. March 29 - Pruning or namentals, telenets. Wood stock. April 6 - Observations on U S Swine industry, Woodstock. Editor's Quote Book Life is neither a good nor an evil, but simply the scene of good and evil. Senaca Chuck Lewandowski Are You New In McHenry Area? Do You Know Someone New? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA!!!!!!! CALL JOAN STULL 385-5418 McHenry A OA nmvmrn % KNOW YOUR AREA-ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST b»OODOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOeODOOO'i Tony Fick .A /. Chuck Lewandowski I j i l LET'S GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT LOW-COST AUTO INSURANCE. GIVE ME A CALL FOR THE FACTS ON LOW-COST HEALTH INSURANCE. I'D LIKE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ON LOW-COST HOME­ OWNERS INSURANCE. I D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE FACTS ON LOW-COST LIFE INSURANCE. Tony Fick Call us for Details AMERICAN FAMILY I N S U R A N C E AUTO HOME HEALTH tWE AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY • MAblSON, WIS. S3701 Chuck Lewandowski Phone: 385-2304 Tony Fick Phone 344-2438 HEIP! UNNECESSARY 6WERNMBNT CSPS " V.A. NEWS ! EDITOR'S NOTE: Following are representative questions answered daily by VA coun­ selors. Full information is available at any VA office. Q -- May the child of a totally and permanently service- connected disabled veteran receive on-the-job training or enroll in a correspondence course? A -- Apprenticeship or on-the- job training is available to children; however, only spouses, widows or widowers may take correspondence courses. Q -- What is the 20-year en­ dowment National Service life insurance plan? A -- This is a permanent-plan policy that provides life in­ surance coverage for 20 years. If the insured is alive at the end of the 20-year period, he may receive the full policy amount in one sum or installments. Premiums are higher than most permanent plans. Q *- As an honorably discharged World War II veteran am I eligible for educational benefits under the GI Bill? A - Educational benefits for World War II veterans ended July 25, 1956. The current bill offers training to eligible veterans separated from active duty after Jan. 31, 1955. Eligibility ends 10 years after separation Calvin Coolidge is probably best known for his reticence In fact, he hardly spoke at all. A Washington matron once boasted she could make the chief ex­ ecutive talk Cornering him at dinner, she sought to make good her boast "I've made a bet that I can make you say at least three words," she told the president "You lose," he replied geriiic® & pro.fessl<m j)irect°r^ EARL R. WALSH & JACK WALSH INS. Fire, Auto, Farm, Life Representing .RELIABLE COMPANIES 4410 W. Rte. 120, McHenry 385-3300 DENNIS CONWAY AUTO-LIFE-FIRE State Farm Ins. Co. 331? W. Elm St. McHenry, III. 385-7111 DR. LEONARD B0TTARI 303 N. 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