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V SKCTION 2 - PAGE 2 - PLA1NDEALER • WEDNESDAY. MAY * 1977 EDITORIALS Goodwill For All The month of May has been set aside for recognizing service to the handicapped and the first full week is national Goodwill week. Goodwill Industries is observing its seventy-fifth year of organized service to the handicapped this year, locally forty-one years, with service to nearly 8,000. It is in dire need of clothing, shoes, housewares, small appliances and miscellany. Unless the reserve supply of ra& materials is replenished, some programs will have to be curtailed. The demand for services are ever increasing. During the past three months. Goodwill has served 263 people (the sole product of Goodwill) and the goal is for 600 during the year. Placements are breaking all previous records. Goodwill Industries is prepared to make slide presentations, chapel talks, interviews, exposures of all kinds, tours of the workshop and job testing facilities, do radio and TV interviews, tapes, shopping center exposures and ready to work with clubs and organizations. Mrs. Nick iAgnes) Adams, 1007 N. Plymouth lane, local representative may be contacted for brochures, programs and general information on the Goodwill programs erf earning and learning rehabilitation and evaluation. The Songs Of Today E.Y. Harburg, a famous song writer for fifty years, was interviewed recently on the trend in music and swigs. He noted, interestingly, that the songs of kids today are not joyous but grim. He wouldn't mind much if the lyrics and rhymes were good form and craftsmanship. But he finds most modern output second-rate. That is not totally new. But in recent years this deluge of second- rate fad stuff has been accepted seriously by many, who fail to note its grimness, ugliness and fearful flight from reality. Harburg says Plato believed that when the music erf a nation changed, eventually other things change, and that music thus serves as a warning. And, he added, today's kids sing grim songs, shriek fear, cry out in a wilderness, in a form of exorcism, as if consoling themselves. Many of today's stars are neither real lyric writers nor musicians, he says, but imitate mountain and folk music, and their sound engineers produce enough vibrations to make songs a hit even when there's no melody. Listen carefully to today's modem music. It's likely to be a jungle beat, maudlin, or very simple sentimentality-passing itself off as a deep thought. Building Permits Building Permits recently issued by the McHenry County department of Building and Zoning include: The O'Meara Company, 1915 Parker Ave., McHenry, to build a residence at 3020 Keene Ave., in Nunda Township, for an estimated value of $35,000. Permit and service fee-$175.60. Einar Rosenberg. 2429 N. Spalding, Chicago, to build a new home at 1305 Hillside Lane, McHenry, for an estimated value of $40,000. Permit and service fee-$230. Kevin E. Barber. 15 A Dundee Quarter Apt. 308. Palatine, to build a new house at 1309 Hillside Lane, McHenry, for an estimated value of $30,000. Permit and service fee-$168.40. John L. and Connie J. Jacoby, P.O. Box 24, Wauconda, to build a new house at 1208 Hillside Lane, McHenry, for an estimated value of $42,000. Permit and service fee-$233. William and Dorothy Agnes. 207 Lakeview, Wauconda, to build a new home at 1210 Hillside Lane. McHenry, for an estimated value of $35,000. Permit and service fee-$200.20. Roberta Beidron, 3513 S. 53rd Court, Cicero, to build a single family residence at 3312 Oakdale, in the Dutch Creek Woodlands Subdivision, McHenry. for an estimated value of $50,000. Permit and service fee-$243.16. Harry E. and Carolyn E. Jones, 2815 Justen Rd., McHenry, to build a house and garage at 2320 Colby Point Rd., McHenry, for an estimated value of $50,000. Permit and service fee-$239. David L. and Patti Jo Dean, 1784 Orchard, Des Plaines, to build a new home at 1302 Hillside Lane, McHenry. No value given. Permit and service fee-$222. James Grissom, 26 N. Route 12, Fox Lake, to build a house at 7412 E. Parkwood Dr., McHenry, for an estimated value of $45,000. Permit and service fee-$176.68. Lynn Paul Dombro, 1465 Vista Walk C, Hoffman Estates, to build a residence at 3415 Scarlet Trail, McHenry, for an estimated value of $32,500. Permit and service fee-$217. Earn College Credit By Taking CLEP Exams An opportunity to earn college credit by taking an examination will be offered at McHenry County college on two consecutive Saturdays, May 7 and 14. The tests will begin at 8 a.m. in room 152 of the MCC Main hall building on the college campus at Route 14 and Lucas road. Crystal Lake. As many as thirty semester hours of college credit can be earned by taking the examinations which are part of the College Level Examination program (CLEP). Credits can be earned in five subject areas at the two Saturday sessions. Examinations will test general knowledge in English, humanities, social science (history), mathematics and natural science. As many as six semester credits can be earned by taking the one-hour exam in any one subject. The exams are open to anyone regardless of whether he or she is currently enrolled in a college. Who takes the CLEP exams? Jeff Rooney, a senior at Crystal Lake high school, decided to take the exams to obtain college credit before he starts classes at McHenry county college this fall. He received eighteen hours of credit in three hours of testing. This will allow him to complete MCC in about one and one-half years. Many adults returning to school have taken the CLEP tests and have reduced by one year the length of time required to finish their college training. Veterans currently enrolled in college under the Illinois Veterans scholarship may take the examinations free of charge. Additional information on the CLEP program is available from George Cowgill, coor­ dinator of placement and financial aids at the college, by telephoning 815-455-3700, ext. 266. Overcrowding Gov. James R. Thompson recently outlined an eight-point plan to ease overcrowding in the state's penal institutions. Under the plan, some 700 new inmate beds will be added to the state's correctional system by January, 1978. For Your Information Dear friends, & A mother raising her child - is there any greater example of devotion? Think of the long years of toil, of repeated instruction and correction-of cooking and washing-of training in wholesome attitudes and good living habits. One day a year is Mothers Day. Let us remember her with deep love and ap­ preciation. Sincerely, iBi PETEFMJISTEN & SON FUNERAL HOME McHenry, Illinois 385-0063 Illinois In May 100 Years Ago Collapse • of the nearly completed new Winnebago county courthouse in Rockford was the biggest news story for Illinois papers during May, 1877. The observance of Decoration day. as Memorial day was then called, was statewide and claimed as much or more newspaper space. There were other hap­ penings. of course, but they were minor when compared to these two, according to a random check of century-old newspaper files from various parts of the state in the Illinois State Historical library ; ' T h e R o c k f o r d Catastrophe," as various stories were headlined in both the Chicago Inter Ocean and Springfield's Illinois State Journal, occurred at 11:30 a.m. on May 11. At the moment of the crash a workman "was engaged in setting the key stone of the top dome" 119 feet above the ground. He made a frantic grab for a guy rope but missed. At the same moment the entire interior of the building collapsed Col W'.D. Richardson of Springfield, contractor for the project had gone to the dome with the building superin­ tendent to inspect the struc­ ture, which they suspected was too weakly supported At the first sound of a crack Richardson shouted, "For God's sake run for your life " They made it to the west wall before the interior caved in. Many of the workers were not so fortunate. There were "from twenty-five to thirty men at work on and around the building,'" and the early "List of Killed and Wounded" showed eleven dead and twelve injured, though both figures may have been increased later. Springfield was particularly affected by the tragedy-seven of the dead and four of the in­ jured lived in that city. Col. Richardson had evidently recruited a crew of Springfield workmen for the project, some of whom had worked on the then new state capitol. * The Winnebago county courthouse was described by the Illinois State Journal as being "French Venetian of the Renaissance Variety" with the main dome above the front entrance. The dome was supported by the exterior wall but on the interior brick walls about 30 feet high supported two iron columns "10 or 12 inches in diameter," and on "top of the columns was a wrought iron girder upon which was laid the veneer and brick of the dome." The brick walls "it appears Were entirely inadequate to hold the immense weight . . of the dome." A coroner's jury placed "the responsibility for the accident" upon the architect, Henry L. Gay, of Chicago." a month-end item in the Alton Weekly Telegraph stated. Among other Illinois towns and cities where parades, speeches, and ceremonies were held were Chicago. Springfield. Rock Island, Cairo, Decatur, Pontiac, Danville, Galesburg, Freeport, Elgin, Centralia, La Harpe, and Mattoon. Delegations from Mendota and La Salle went to Homer (now Troy Grove) for the ob­ servances. And Lincoln citizens took a train to Springfield. Both public offices and businesses in general were closed for half the day at least, except that* in Springfield the circuit court trial of the "Lincoln Tomb robbers" remained in session. During May a hundred years ago the Alton Telegraph reported the death of Dr. Benjamin F. Edwards, younger brother of Ninian Edwards, Illinois' territorial governor and the third governor of the state. The Inter Ocean told of a baby show where "Babydom and Babeldom seemed let loose." And the Bloomington Leader published the account of a young lady who, dressed in men's clothes, took a room at a boarding house to await the arrival of "his cousin" who showed up about a week later. The two left town just ahead of the first "cousin's" irate father. Inch Toward Metric Appliances An organization of Chicago- area consumers is helping industry inch toward metric measurement of refrigerators, detergent boxes and other household items. Members of the Chicago Consumer Sounding board said they favor centimeters, liters, square meters and kilograms for measuring length, volume, area and mass. Their recommendations are being passed along to the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, a Chicago- based national trade organization responsible for writing guidelines for changing appliance measurements to metric. The association is one of the sponsors of the Sounding Board program through which consumer views are being obtained on stan­ dards for consumer products. Standards. in turn, define or measure important product characteristics such as size and weight, performance, safety, etc. The appliance trade group asked Sounding board mem­ bers to suggest the metric measurements they felt would be best for household use. The centimeter (ap­ proximately .4 inches), meter (1.1 yards) and square meter were selected for describing length and area. Volume would be expressed in liters (1.06 quarts) and weight in kilograms (2.2 pounds). Of special interest to ap­ pliance manufacturers was the suggestion that refrigerator and freezer measurements be given in tprrrjs of liters. Sounding board members also proposed that detergents, bleaches and similar boxed items be stated in milliliters - a division expected to be used as the metric equivalent of small measuring devices, such as a measuring cup. The consumer group noted the advantage of using only one unit for each type of measurement - i.e. the liter, centimeter and kilogram -- and dividing these into decimal amounts such as tenths and hundredths with which con­ sumers are already familiar. By contrast inches, feet, yards, miles and several other measurements are all used to designate length under our present system, Members also voiced op­ position to some of the metric terms proposed for broad use by the SI (International System) of metric measurement. The millimeter (less than one-sixteenth of an inch) was, for example, con­ sidered too small to be prac­ tical. The voluntary Consumer Sounding board was founded last year by the appliance trade g r o u p . U n d e r w r i t e r s Laboratories and the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension service. Similar groups are operating in a dozen other cities throughout the United States. Previously members ex­ pressed their views on safety labels for spray paint cans and portable ladders, on a per­ formance standard for electric clocks, on safety guidelines for washer and dryer in­ struction booklets, and on measurement of energy con­ sumption by cooking ap­ pliances. Meetings are held monthly at the Farm Bureau building, 4200~- W. Euclid, Rolling Meadows. Consumers interested in more information may contact Marian Johnson. AH AM. 236- 2921, Chicago. PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invite* the public to use this column as an expression of their view on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only request is that the writers give-signature, full ad­ dress and phone num­ ber. We ask too. that one individual 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 objectional taste.} Freedom Of Speech "Editor: "On Tuesday, April 19, my freedom of speech was challenged by the city of McHenry officials. "When the polls opened at 6 a.m., I was there as a poll watcher with all the necessary credentials. I was standing outside the polls saying "good morning" to voters. "At 7:15, the McHenry Police A Few More Te$t$... , ,/V .< •'* f.' f ii',/ fete? ENSiyg" ffiEVICINS .mm CSPS department arrived to follow orders from the city officials. The policeman informed me I could not greet my friends or speak at all. If I did speak, I would be breaking the law. "We are in sad shape with leaders who handle power in this manner. My own question to city officials is, 'Were you really that afraid that an in­ dependent thinker, like myself, might have been elected alderman?' "Cecelia Seritella "4916 Shore Drive" LET'S GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT LOW-COST AUTO INSURANCE. 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