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>1 SECTION 2-PAGE2-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY. OCTOBER 7, 1177 ^ * * * ;'*M '"1 ? • m|& - Tourism In State Given Boost By Government THE KING'S CHORISTERS THE BIBLE IN CONCERT-The King'* Choristers, eight students from the Grand Rapids school of the Bible and Masic, will present s musical concert at Wonder Lake Bible church Oct 9, at • p.m. Kim Nielsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Nielsen, 3234 E. Lake Shore, Wonder Lake, is a member of the group. Their repertoire to planned to give a balanced program of hymns, gospel songs and spirituals that are conservative in arrangement but bright and pleasing In style. The public is cordially Invited to attend. There to no admission charge. Mileage For Vacation Travel Tops '76 Figure Vacationers who hit the roads this summer exceeded last year's travel mileage by a better than two to one margin. The travel statistics, kept from May 9 through the Labor day holiday also showed a majority of trips in excess of 1,000 miles. Most of these trips, the tally showed, were taken in full-size autos or recreational vehicles. The most popular trip distinations this summer were to the western portion of the U.S., followed by trips to the east, midwest, and south. Almost 80 percent of those surveyed said that President Carter's energy proposals had not affected their vacation planning. Final results of the travel survey are as follows: Round trip length: undo* 500 miles, 177; 500-1,000 miles, 196; 1,000-1,500 miles, 187; 1,500- 2,000 miles, 143; over 2,000 miles, 181. -Trip destination: - West - 355; East - 292; Midwest - 166; South -145; National Park - 45. - Is this year's trip longer or shorter than last year's?: longer - 529; shorter - 293; no trip last year « 130. -Type of vehicle used: Compact - 275; Standard - 527; RV - 159. -How many people going on trip?: 1-2 , 447; 3-4, 393 ; 5-9,130. -Has President Carter's energy proposal affected your vacation planning?: Yes • 200; No - 782. -If yes, how?: Taking shorter trip - 119; Buying smaller car - 81; Other - 48. "Friends In Service Here" A mother and child, on public aid, have secured a low-income apartment, but are now in need of many items necessary to furnish a home! The apartment has living room, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms and bath. All furnishings are needed (except for the child's room), as well as bed linens, towels, kitchen set etc. Arrangements can be made to pick up the various articles. If you have any of these items or other household items, please call 385-0338 and advise, so arrangements may be made to secure them. God bless you! M.G. "Bring ideas in and entertain them royally, for one of them may be the king." The business of promoting travel in Illinois has received a shot in the arm, a dollars and cents boost which nearly triples the current operating budget of the Office of Tourism, Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development. Signed into law by Governor James Thompson after being passed overwhelmingly by the Illinois House and Senate, the measure earmarks 10 percent of each year's Illinois hotel Operators tax revenue for use in state tourism promotion. The bill, sponosred by Rep. Don Brum met (D-Vandalia), Rep. Mary Lou Kent (R- Quincy) and Sen. Sam Vadalabene (D-Edwardsville), was supported by the Illinois Hotel-Motel association; Greater Chicago Hotel-Motel association; Chicago and Illinois Restaurant association; Chicago Convention and Tourism bureau; Springfield Convention and Tourism commission; Association of Illinois Rural Recreation Enterprises (AIRRE); and local tourism promotion groups including the southern, western, central and northern Illinois Tourism Promotion councils. It is a prime example of government and the private sector working together to strengthen the state's economy. According to Sandy Guettler, managing director of the Illinois Office of Tourism, the new law will pump more than $1.6 million into her agency's present $600,000 annual budget beginning July 1, 1978. "The new method of funding the tourism office allows the state to be competitive with other states who have long recognized the economic im­ portance of the travel industry and the necessity of aggressively marketing themselves as travel destinations. The measure underscores the importance of the travel industry as a major contributor to Illinois' financial well-being." Funds gleaned from the Hotel Operators tax will be based on a percentage of actual yewty receipts and will allow the travel promotion budget to grow as the industry grows. Tax receipts in 1976 totalled $16.6 million, a nine percent leap from the previous year. Operating for years on a budget far below the $1.1 million average for other states' tourism agencies, the Office of Tourism plans to channel its new funds into such programs as increased ad­ vertising, trade development and a network of Interstate Highway Welcome centers-all designed to stimulate the growth of the state's travel industry. Illinois ranked fifth in the U.S. in expenditures by travelers in 1975. In that year, travelers spent nearly $3 billion, supported 129,000 direct travel industry jobs and generated over $415 million in federal, state, and local taxes. The travel industry is fast gaining recognition as a primary segment of the national economy, being the third largest component of consumer spending. The designation of the Hotel-Motel tax to the Office of Tourism for travel promotion and development is a step forward that indicates the travel in­ dustry is taking its (dace along with agriculture and manufacturing as a major element of Illinois' economy. W U \ owe rwo Fin*1 \ Weekend SATURDAY & OCTOBER 849, OCTOBER 15&16 Select your tree from hundreds in our nurseries, well deliver to your home at the proper time! ™-- REG. 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CANCER Grain Markets Illinois Agriculture Director John Block, who is in London on a European market evaluation, said that he saw excellent marketing possibilities for Illinois grain in the Third World countries and in some European countries primarily outside the European Economic community. Block said that breeding stock $rom Belgium was being used to start hog farms in Spain, Portugal and other countries. "When they do this," Block said, "these new hog farms are going to need grain and we hope they buy some of it from minds grain producers." An army colonel writes: "My brother, a lifelong cigarette smoker, died last year of lung cancer, and now his twelve- year-old son is smoking! I can handle my nephew, but I think the time has come when the public has to speak out about the cigarette industry and demand change." ANSWERline: Anyone who wishes to "speak out" will have a chance in the spring of 1978 when the American Cancer society will hold regional forums in light cities in which a panel of experts will hear testimony from the public. Civic leaders, parents, s c i e n t i s t s , e d u c a t o r s , physicians, cancer patients, and members of their families will be welcome to "speak out". A wide variety of topics will be aired, including cigarette sales to minors, Federal support for T V a n t i - s m o k i n g "commercials" and an employee's right to a smoke- free workplace. As your local American Cancer society unit where the regional forum nearest you will take place. Advance registration is necessary if you wish to address the panel. When all eight forums have been completed, the panel will summarize and voice a public mandate for action on the smoking and health issue. A kindergarten teacher writes: "A boy in my class has been treated for cancer, and now the mother of a classmate wants to transfer her son to another school. She is afraid he will catch cancer. Is there any possibility of that?" ANSWERline: Absolutely not! Cancer is not a contagious disease. This woman's mistaken attitude can hurt the child with cancer and possibly deprive her own son of a chance to have a valuable friend. Please try to persuade her to speak with her son's pediatrician, or her family physician, or people at your local American Cancer society unit for added assurance that cancer is mo6t definitely not "Catching". A railroad employee explains: "I have read that there is a simple new test for bowel cancer. What is it?" ANSWERline: The test is called a do-it-yourself guaiac test, and it involves the placing of three consecutive stool samples on specially treated paper slides. When the slides are returned to your physician or clinic, they are tested for traces of hidden blood, which might indicate the presence of unsuspected cancer. This is very important because bowel cancer is highly curable when diagnosed and treated early. The do-it-yourself guaiac is an important , aid to early detection, particularly when it is used in combination with a physical examination and a "procto" which is an examination of the bowel with a slim light tube. These three steps-guaiac test, physical checkup and a procto are important for people over 40, those most likely to develop bowel cancer. Ask your physician or your local American Cancer society unit about the availability of this new test. State Approves Bill To Consolidate Elections Legislation to consolidate elections in Illinois, which has more units of local government than any state in the nation, has been signed by Governor James R. Thompson. Thompson said in a message accompanying the signing that he is "in strong support of the ideals and goals" in the consolidation bill, but he said problems remain with the consolidation effort. He said he will add consolidation of elections to the call of the special session of the General assembly beginning Oct 24, to work out specific problems such as present officeholders, whose terms would be cut short. Under Senate Bill 1149, sponsored by Sen. David J. Regner, Mt. Prospect, and Rep. Philip W. Collins, Calumet City, the state's election calendar will be consolidated effective Dec. 1, 1978, as follows: -In even-numbered years, the general election will be on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The general primary election will be held on the third Tuesday in March. (Federal, state, county and select local offices.) -In odd-numbered years, an election known as the consolidated election will be held on the first Tuesday in April. The consolidated primary will1 be held the last Tuesday in February. (Municipal officers, special district officers, township o f f i c e r s , h i g h w a y commissioners and road district clerks.) -In odd-numbered years, an election -known as the nonpartisan election will be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. (School boards, school trustees. directors of boards of school directors, trustees of county boards of school trustees, members of boards of school inspectors, community college district board members, park d i s t r i c t c o m m i s s i o n e r s , f i r e protection district trustees, public graveyard trustees, < commissioner of Springfield Metropolitan Exjposition and Auditorium Authority, ^library district trustees, tuberculosis sanitarium board trustees, boards of stadium c o m m i s s i o n e r s , d r a i n a g e district commissioners and the manager, board of managers of community buildings.) Public questions and referenda may be submitted to voters at any of thw elections. In related actions, the governor: -Applied an amendatory veto to HB-1706 to extend voting hours from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to the entire state. A drafting error in an amendment to the bill limited the extension to jurisdictions under Boards of Election commissioners. Sponsors were Rep. Jim Edgar, Charleston, and Sen. Mark Q. Rhoads, Western Springs. -Approved House Bill 365, which changes the apportionment of delegates to national political conventions. The bill provides that two delegates be elected from each concessional district, reserves ten seats for delegates at large and apportions remaining delegate seats under a complex formula. Sponsors were Reps. William D. Walsh, LaGrange Parte, and Donald L. Totten, Hoffman Estates, and Sea Richard A. Walsh, River Forest. The time to~pay atten­ tion to your health is while you have it. Ffrt Provontlon . Week-How Safo;> It Your Homo? Family life may center around it, but at the same time home is one of America's greatest fire hazards. •& More than 70 percent of ell fires occur in dwelling, according to estimates of the National Fire Protection Association. Even more tragic, some 6,800 deaths are caused by them. Fire Prevention Week, proclaimed by President Carter, will be observed this year Oct. 9-15. If a family has not already done so, now is the ideal time, advises the I n s u r a n c e I n f o r m a t i o n Institute, to draw up plans for what it must do in a home fire. Long range steps can then be taken to prevent fires. ,-jn Be sure above all that everyone knows how to get out of the hffme quickly, and also knows alternate routes. Have a pre-arranged meeting place outside the house, where all members of the family can assemble. Many a father or mother has perished in flames because of rushing back into a fire to save a child. That child in the meantime was safely outdoors on another side of the house. Once out of the house, call the fire department, either through an alarm box or a neighbor's phone. Don't go back into the house to rescue anything, whatever its sentimental or real value. Carelss use of smoking materials heads the list of home fire causes. The rules to prevent such fires are simple, the Insurance Information Institute points outs. First, don't smoke in bed. Have large ash trays handy in every room. Don't discard burning butts and matches, and see that matches are kept from your children. Defective electric wiring and equipment account for many home fires. Installing or extending home wiring is not a do-it-yourself job-call in a qualified electrician. Extension cords placed under rugs are fire hazards. So are multiple attachment plugs. Grease should always be cleaned from the range, and . curtains should not be near enought to blow over it. A portable gas or oil heater can be a very pleasant feature of a cold bedroom, but don't , AeglecUo turn it off at bedtime. ' Also leave a door or window ' s l i g h t l y o p e n f s o t h a t t h e oxygen it uses will be replaced. Have an experienced serviceman go over your central heating system now- don't wait for cold weather. He should also inspect and clean flue pipes and chimneys and make necessary repairs. The basement, closets and attic have their uses, but not as accumulation spots tor papers, rags and old furniture. All can catch fire and leave a family outdoors looking on helplessly while their home burns. Using kerosene or other flammable liquids to start a fire in a furnace, fireplace, or stove is a very dangerous practice. So is cleaning clothes with benzine or gasoline. Better to take them to the local cleaner and spare the grief.of a home fire. Foster Parents ' Persons who apply for a license to be foster parents will now have to submit to a background investigation from the Illinois Department of Law Enforcement under legislation recently signed by Gov. James Thompson. "In the past, some children placed in foster homes have been physically abused," Thompson said. "Later it was discovered that some of these foster parents had criminal records." The governor said that HB 761, sponsored by Reps. Jane Barnes, Oaklawn and Aaron Jaffe, Skokie and by Sen. Philip j. Rock, Chicago, will help prevent this problem. THEY'RE HERE! IN TIME FOR THE WORLD SERIES AND FOOTBALL! A OUR BRAND NEW 1978 ZENITH AND RCA MODELS HAVE ARRIVED. WHY NOT DRIVE OUT AND BROWSE THROUGH OUR NEWLY REMODELED SHOWROOM...WE THINK YOU'LL LIKE WHAT YOU SEE. AND YOU WONT BELIEVE THE LOW PRICES I *0* "THE ORIGINAL" MacKAY'S TV 7224 Barnard Mill Rd. Wonder Lake, III. J**! ^tii Top-Line Products - Tops in Service •"STAY TUNED I FURTHER NEWS' •