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PAGE 16 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. JANUARY II. 1978 EDITORIALS . ^ Political Morality * Unfortunately for the nation and its future, too many of our elected leaders today put integrity and morality second to getting elected Perhaps this became inevitable when the franchise was extended to just about everyone, when the concept under the Constitution of educated, qualified voters was abandoned in favor of one man, one vote. „ Whether inevitable or not, we are witnessing today, and have seen for some years, the unwillingness of politicians spending the public's money to refuse the demands of the various organized segments of the population. There is no law against Congress spending more money/ than the Treasury collects. There is no requirement budgets fee. Jbalanced. There is no law, which bars federal pay hikes if the nation doesn't have the money, etc. It s rather easy to be a popular, liberal politician, to favor all the fine-concept programs of more and more jobs and benefits. That's the way to be elected in most districts. To oppose those with their hands out, when they should be opposed, is often the road to political defeat. - News Judgment The average citizen often wonders why members of the news media play certain stories so prominently. And the average citizen is often right in his judgment that there's no news in some blown-up stories, or that others are in poor taste. The explanation is that news media people are humans, like everyone else. The tendency today is, admittedly, slavish among some reporters. If one major pap^r or network plays a story big, others jump on the bandwagon, feaHng they'll miss out. The story of Americans in Mexican jails is a good example. First, it was reported that imprisoned Americans were being badly mistreated. Further investigation showed they were, in many RONALD REAGAN cases, enjoying liberties which would not have been available to them in U.S. prisons. Then reporters began concentrating on the human interest angle-and the coming prisoner exchange between Mexico and the U.S. In the end, the prisoners were almost daily heroes and heroines! In that case, no harm was done, and all sympathize with the prisoners, but the reporting was a building of much out of very little. A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Weekly Market Review As automatic as the winter flu season, but much less explicable, this is the time of the year when most observers of markers or economies of all types dust off their shattered crystal balls andtefl anyone naive enough to listen to what will happen over the new year. We would be happy to predict what things will be like come Dec. 31,1978 if we could adjust our convictions weekly. In the stock market, broad forecasts are fruitless for two major reasons. First of all, the direction of the majority of stocks is controlled by unforeseeable future events which will impact the stock market in a variety of ways depending upon the "mood" or "sentiment" of investors at that time. Thus, with so many unknowns to consider, stock market forecasting looking out a year is usually way off the mark or just wrong. The second and more important reason that yearly pontifications are useless is that an accurate market forecast doesn't assure and isn't even essential for successful investing. Within an up or down market, there are usually lots of different trends going on throughout the year which provide opportunities. It is individual stock selection based on investor psychology at that time which counts-what the overall market direction does is create a more or less permissive environment for individual stocks to perform in. We have just completed a year that provided a very clear example: The Dow Industrials declined some 17 percent; many big name stocks declined very sharply; the American Stock Exchange Index closed up 16 percent, a new high; secondary growth stocks provided some real winners; the NYSE Industrical Index was down 11 percent. Okay, you say, if future events can't be predicted are we all thus thrust into that cold stock market arena unarmed? Our answer, obviously, is no. First of all, we believe that common stocks are a valuable asset to own some of the time. Thus, we have the potential for a positive supply-demand ratio. The job of a market analyst is to attempt to gauge this ratio and translate it into a risk vs. reward evaluation. With future events unpredictable, we must follow existing economic trends, existing investor moods, existing market pressures and existing institutional strategies. Let's get specific: Other than the last three days before Christmas, the trend of most stocks, in our opinion, was down or toppy; the dominant investor mood still seems to be one of very limited confidence; institutions still appear to lean towards safe, fixed income investments rather than the greater potential but greater risk of stocks And with the Fed apparently facing even toughter domestic and international problems, Burns out-an unknown rookie in doesn't seem the proper cure for that attitude. All in all, we believe the best approach to a financially healthy and happy early 1978 is to remain cautious and maintain buying power. Employment Directory For Summer At Library According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 14.454,000 workers wanted part-time and seasonal employment last year With an anticipated similar number in the job market for 1978, who will get the jobs' ' Where can people go for information' ' Latest information on 90,(KM) job openings for next summer is available now in the 1978 Summer Kmployment direc­ tory of the U.S. Details on where the jobs are and how to get them comes directly from the summer employers Each year new information is compiled and sources carefully checked by the editor of SED. Mynena Leith. who is called "one of the nation's leading authorities on summer jobs and how to get them". The help is invaluable. Details are completely adequate to enable a person to make application One determining factor on who will get a job can be early ap­ plication lor known openings The timely paperback, 1978 S u m m e r E m p l o y m e n t Directory of the U.S. can be purchased through any bookstore or by mail from the publisher National Directory Service . Ine 252 Ludlow Avenue: Cincinnati Ohio 45220 It is also available in the McHenry Public l ibrary. For Your Information Dear friends. If you leave no Wilh your estate will be distributed according to low. The court appointed administrator may not handle you, affairs as you intended • shares going to family and friends may be different than desired^ and may leod to conflicts in the family. A Will, reflecting your wishes, helps to preserve har­ mony. Respectfully. i g11|in ^ •/i J--/A PETER MJISIEN & SON FUNERAL HOME McHenry, Illinois 385-0063 U^RAT BUREAUCRATS AND BUDGETS Food Stamp Allotments Rise Food stamp allotments and ^income eligibili ty levels have been increased for households of two or more people par- issuances for lanuarv. 1978. the month of Based on the USDA Thrifty Food plan, the amount of in- eight members will receive a $40 allotment adjustment and a Si:t: t income adjustment for each additional person Additional information about Bureaucracy is probably the closest thing to immortality we'll ever see on earth And. if there is one New Year's prediction you can bet on. it is that the bureaucrats and the programs they run will multiply. So will their budgets There is one thing all suc« cessful bureaucrats have in common the world over: a well- honed instinct for survival One classic example was the Federal Spruce Production board which came into being in World War I to assure a steady supply of spruce wood for airplane propellers Long after the last "Jenny" had headed for the hangar it was stil l in business and didn't fold ti l l World War II Another example comes from Kngland where, after the Spanish Armada was defeated, a defense-conscious govern­ ment appointed a coastal lookout to signal if another enemy fleet should hove in view Mis successors scanned the seas for jghost ships for centuries The job wasn't eliminated til l 1945. nearly 400 years later \ Pushover The United Nations is no exception Its bureaucracy is highly paid, has been growing and administers more than a few out of-date or useless programs Last week, even the U.S. delegation often a pushover for anything the so called Third World members call for these days got i ts back up over the U N s new budget For 1978-79 it will run just under one bill ion dollars - a 'M percent increase over last year 's ' Though Secretary General Kurt Waldheim had been directed for two years running to identify obsolete, outmoded programs that could be trimmed, he hasn t done it . according to Hep Lester Wolff iD NY), a member of the U.S. delegation The U S delegation forced a delaying tactic in the General assembly's passage of the budget It demanded item by item votes to draw attention to the grosser examples of pork- barreling and deadwood- stacking Hours later the budget was approved, but with a warning from Wolff that he might drop a bill in the hopper in Congress to withhold U S. contributions from some U.N related groups I Yopa ga nda* I'orii m Wolff claimed that 40 percent of the new U N budget is un­ necessary The U S continues to pay one fourth of the total UN outlay, despite the fact the organization, as a deliberating txidy. has become lit t le more' than a propaganda foirum for income redistribution ad­ vocates and for highly selective attacks over human rights 'Chile, for example, was the subject of one sharply worded resolution that the United States co sponsored, but another on Uganda was shelved because the delegates from some black African nations, themselves no models of freedom and justice, ton sidered it a veiled attack on them i Amnesty International, in i ts latest annual report , concludes that human rights are violated in a majority ol the worlds' nations That tact, ol course, does not stop the people in the glass house on the Fast Hiver from throwing stones Speaking of which, the U N members may have enjoyed the irony of it all when Wolff, a congressional l iberal lectured I hem over their budget i t 's not possible lo meet all demands that arise Prioriti tes must be set and choices, ad mittedlv hard, must be made." he said Net. when it comes to budget trends, the UN is simply taking a leaf from the I S book Perhaps one of those I N delegates, l istening to Wolff, muttered lo himself. "Tell it to Washington program crease will be dependent upon the Food Stamp program Family Maximum Allotment > Family Maximum Allotment Size Income Amount Size Income Amount One • $262 / $ 52 Five $687 $206 Two 344 96 Six 827 248 Three * - "460 138 Seven ^ 913 274 Four 580 174 Eight 1047 314 Reflecting the February to- August rise in food costs, this increase will take effect with the size and income of the households involved Households with more than available at all local Public Aid offices. Alternatives To Stud Tires? For several years, a con­ troversy has raged concerning pavement wear caused by studded tires As a result , many states have restricted the use of studded tires to certain winter months. Others have prohibited their use altogether This has led to a renewed interest in developing other types of t ires, sometimes referred to as "alternatives to studs." for added winter traction These new tires are claimed to provide superior traction on ice without causing pavement damage Since the performance of these tires is ol obvious interest to all motorists, the National Safety council 's Committee on Winter Driving Hazards in eluded an evaluation of these tires as a part of i ts 1976 winter test program on glare ice at Stevens P^pint. Wis According to the council 's secretary of the testing group, Raymond Prince. the^NSC researchers compared the stopping and traction abili ty of a wide range of special t ires against original equipment <OF> radials and conventional snow-tires with and without studs in various combinations on the front and rear wheels of the test vehicles. Special t ires included: < 1 > four types of special compound tires from different manufacturers; <2) retreaded tires with two microsipe pat- Building Permits The City of McHenry issued the following building permits during the month of December. Cary Fenner, 3719 Freund avenue, water connection. William E. Day, 2928 Virginia, sewer. Ronald Oakleaf, 1630 N. Riverside drive, siding. Esther Sims, 3024 Virginia street, sewer. Irene Ruhnke, 4519 Clearview, single family residence. Mark I Construction, Inc., 6403 W. Tustamena trail, single family residence. James Kirk, 3932 Main street, alteration. Joseph J. Diedrich, Jr., 1602 N. Court street, garage. Whitman & Schramm, 3305 W. Elm street, comm. addition. Residential Development Group, 5011 W. Cambridge drive, single family residence. Dave Drucker, 4400 W. Rt. 120, alteration. Charles Violett Agency, 3717 W. Elm street, sign. McHenry Ready Mix, 906 Front street, alteration. Charleso1. Hill, 3815 W. Elm street, adv. sign. Building permits recently issued by the Department of Building and Zoning for McHenry County include: Choice Builders, 7508 Hancock Drive, Wonder Lake, to build a raised ranch at 4909 Winder Lake Road in McHenry Township for an approximate valueof $48,900. Permit and service fee-$256. Mark Senninger, 1078 Walnut Drive, Deerfield, to build a single family residence at 706 Oriole Trail in McHenry Township for an approximate value of $50,000. Permit and service fee-$165.04. Leonard Kaufmann, 4516 Osage Road, Wonder Lake, to put in a new septic field at the same address. Permit and service fee-$26. James C. and Nancy E. Christy, 3527 Marion Couh, Island Lake, to build a single family raised ranch at 607 W. Ringwood in McHenry Township for an approximate value of $55,000. Permit and service fee-$176. Tom Callahan, 1550 Heidorn, Westchester, to repair the septic syst^ at RCf^Jayview Court in McHenry Township for an approximate value of $1,500. Permit and service fee-$26. Robert DeLeon Jr., 4906 Pine Street, McHenry, to build a garage at the same address for an approximate value of $3,600. Permit and service fee-$27. Choice Builders, 7508 Hancock Drive in Wonder Lake, to build a raised ranch at 4909 Wonder Lake Road in McHenry Township for an approximate value of $48,900. Permit and service fee-$256. Gemmell Thomas, 2802 N. Shorewood Drive in McHenry, to repair fire damage at the same address. Permit and service fee- $21. ARE YOU NEW IN McHenry Area? oeoooooooeeoooo; Do You Know Someone New? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA!!!!! CALL . JOAN STULL 385-5418 *0, '0* iwrnium KNOW YOUR AREA-ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST <0 ocoei<vr'^vM'>«>^valQ.B<Qia<aeeoeieoooooooeoooeooooocood> terns < microsiped tires have narrow grooves cut across the face of the tiresi from one manufacturer; <:{> retreaded tires with sawdust inclusions. <4) retreaded tires with garnet inclusions; and • 5> retreaded tires with embedded coils one set new. the other worn until the embedded coils had been broRen Prince cited the following NSC committee findings 1 In stopping on glare ice. the special compound tires and microsiped retreads performed better than did the combination of OE radial t ires on the front wheels and snow tires on the rear, but generally not as well as studded tires mounted on the rear wheels only 2 In certain cases, where the special compound or microsiped retread tires were used on all four wheels of the test vehicle, the stopping ability of the vehicle was equivalent to instances when studded tires were used on the rear wheels only 5. In tests of pulling traction, either peak or *ffinr)ing. the performance of( the special compound tires w^s jgenerally superior to that oT the snow tires, and in some cases was equivalent to I f iat of ' studded snow tires 4 The performance of the microsiped retreads was essentially as good as that of the special compound tires in peak traction, but more nearly that of the snow tires in spin ning traction 5. The performance of the retreaded tires with garnet or PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites 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 address and phone number. 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 objectionable taste.) S \ \ l \V; \ I \ k h Dear Kdilor "A few months ago. representatives from Lakeland Park and McCullom Lake Conservation club asked the City of McHenry for help in funding the massive job of restoring McCullom lake The money would have come from the revenue sharing fund The city flatly refused to help us bring our lake back to a clean flowing body ol water, useful lor swimming, boating, fishing and etc The job is now being tackled by the (communities around the lake, with their own time and money But last week. Mayor Slanek stated one of his goals is to acquire lake Iront property mi McCullom lake tor use as a city beach I>o1*s that goal seem lair or honest to all of us sawdust impregnation or with embedded steel coils wa^ in lenor to that ol all ol the tires tested in either slopping ability or pulling traction Prince added, however, that none of these special t ires can approach the performance of reinforced tire chains on the rear wheels, which the com mittee's tests have shown can cut braking distance in half and provide about seven times the pulling abili ty of regular t ires on ice "But regardless of the help provided by some winter traction aids." Prince con­ cluded. ' in no instance is the resulting traction close to that of conventional highway tires operating under normal ' conditions on either a dry or a wet pavement The real answer is to cut your speed and in crease following distances when winter conditions are the w orst ' "SjTZ 1 L IlKHH u| wM Tony Fick / i - Chuck Lewandowski .Tony Fick 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. W K I D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE FACTS ON LOW-COST LIFF INSURANCE. Chuck Lewandowski Call us for Details 385- AMERICAII FAMILY Hh'H'UVBa, AUTO HOME HEALTH m9 AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY • MADISON, WIS. S3701 * --OUR NEW LOCATION1 Corner of Crystal Lake Blacktop & Rt. 120, McHenry, III. who are working to clean up the lake" "To put i t in plain language, the old saying. "Put your money where your mouth is", gives the right to discuss ci ty use of the lake 'Cecil ia Serri tel la "4Ml(i Shore drive I COURT BRIEFS*! Meetings that will be held at the McHenry County Courthouse include: Jan. 10 -- Legislative committee of the McHenry County Board, 9:30 a.m. Jan. 11 - Liquor and licensing committee, 9:30 a.m.; Purchasing committee, 9:30 a.m. Jan. 12 - Finance committee, 9:15 a.m.; Valley Hi committee, 9:30 a.m. Jan. 13 - Zoning committee, 9:30 a.m. Jan. 16 - The courthouse will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King's birthday. Mobile Home Owners Must Register Now Marilyn L Janke. Nunda township assessor, announces that the Il l inois Mobile Home registrat ion forms are in the mail to al l mobile home owners in Nunda township Nunda mobile home owners who do not receive the forms within the next few days, should contact her office immediately The law provides that al l mobile home owners must register with their local township assessor in the township where the mobile home is located If any one needs assistance or information, they may call 459- »;i4<i Progress doesn't flow from excuses. ice & Sen'- | professi""0' pirec torV EARL R. WALSH & JACK WALSH INS. Fire, Auto, Farm. Lift Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES 4410 W lite 120. McHenry 385 1300 DENNIS CONWAY AUTO-LIFE-FIRE State Farm Ins. Co. JJlt W Elm St McHenry, III. 3*5 7111 DR. LEONARD BOTTOM 1*3 N Richmond Rd., McHenry Eyes examined Contact Lenses Glasses fitted Mon , Tues.. Thurs.. 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