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Act To Restrict RTA Advertising PAGE 11 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. MARCH 17, 1978 Police Tickets Sen. Jack Schaffer, has in­ troduced legislation to restrict the Regional Transportation Authority from spending tax dollars on self-aggrandizing publicity. "For the current fiscal year, the RTA board has budgeted almost $lVfe million on ad­ vertising. The RTA advertising campaign includes the ex­ penditure of $30,000 for the rights tto use a Beach Boy song, 'I Get Around,' in ads. It also includes money to buy more than 500 T-shirts at a cost of $3.20 each. These T-shirts were given away as part of a promotional campaign," Sen. Schaffer pointed out. "Advertising to acquire more users of RTA services is legitimate, but I don't like the idea of the RTA using tax dollars to.toot its own horn. I am particularly offended since this RTA advertising campaign seems to imply that the RTA services are everywhere throughout the six-county area, when in reality the RTA has done very little for Kane and McHenry counties," he added. fhe RTA's advertising budget for fiscal year 1978 is $1,425,000, which includes $559,000 for radio and television publicity, $347,000 for newspaper ads, most virtaully all in Cook county, $80,000 for maps of the service area, $400,000 for commuter rail promotions and $39,000 for miscellaneous publicity projects. The RTA board claimed it was justified in levying the recent 5 percent gasoline tax because it said it needed more money to fund its activities. I don't like the idea of being charged more for gasoline so that the RTA board can use the money on 'freebie' T-shirts at $3.20 each," Sen. Schaffer stated. "Most of my constituents in Kane and McHenry counties have been offended by the expensive media blitz that the RTA has waged. They don't want their tax dollars used to perpetuate the RTA and to promote the idea that the RTA system is worth continuing," he added. The Senator's bill would amend the Regional Tran­ sportation Authority act to prohibit the appropriation of RTA funds for advertising except for that which is specifically directed toward increasing the number of persons using the RTA tran- sportaiton facilities. Strm by Gerry Johnson She's Still Doctoring After 60 Years Mary Fulstonc, M.D., has practiced mcdicinc longer than any other doctor in Nevada--ever since 1918 when she started making her rounds in a horse-drawn buggy. Now 84 years old, Doctor Mary, as everyone calls her, is still up at dawn six days a week to see pa­ tients in her office in Smith, a tiny rural community with a population of 130. By around 10 a.m., Doc­ tor Mary sees the last of her patients and drives to the Lyon Health Center in Yer- ington, 25 miles away, where she tends to patients from about 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., then goes to her pri­ vate office in Yerington to see more people. "1 try to finish up in Yerington by 5:30 or 6 o'clock," Doctor Mary told a writer from The National Council on the Aging. "Then I head for home." She averages 35 to 40 pa­ tients a day, taking only Thursdays off, "although 1 can count on there being at least one emergency," she said. Doctor Mary lives with her husband Fred on their ranch in the same house they've lived in since they were married in 1919. Fred Fulstone, who is 88, is no slouch himself when it comes to work. With the help of a son, he raises 1,500 head of cattle and 10,000 head of sheep. Speaking of children, the Fulstones have five alto­ gether. Among them, they have presented Fred and Doctor Mary with 11 grand­ children and two great­ grandchildren. It shouldn't come as any surprise as to who delivered them--Doc­ tor Mary, of course, just as she's delivered just about the entire population in the Smith area. "I guess in the last 60 years I've delivered about 4,500 to 5,000 babies," she said. "I never did keep an exact count, but that sounds about right." People in Smith valley have nothing but praise for Doctor Mary and invariably refer to her as the most dedicated person they've ever known or even heard about. They'll also tell you how she gives the same service to everyone, whether they can pay her $10 fee-- which includes medication --or not. The fee, by the way is the same, even if the treatment is lengthier or more complicated. But even those who don't have cash see that Doctor Mary is somehow paid for her serv­ ices. "I guess the people around here are just nat­ urally honest or have a great deal of pride," she said. "Whatever it is and no mat­ ter what their economic status, I always am compen­ sated. Some of the poorer people have sent vegetables, and over the years we've had chickens, cows and pigs sent to the ranch." Mention retirement to Doctor Mary and she winces. Even a broken ankle about a year ago didn't slow her down. "There's something very special and fulfilling about being a rural doctor," Doc­ tor Mary said. "It's the peo­ ple that make it so. I hope I can keep working until I die." COLLEGE PROGRAMS designed for older persons may be the answer to some of the problems of older Americans and could save some of the nation's finan­ cially troubled colleges and universities, according to a report by the Academy for Educational Development, Inc. The report, "Never Too Old to Learn," included a survey of the nation's cam­ puses which found that declining enrollments of younger students and in­ creased federal funds for the elderly have encouraged one in every five colleges to create new educational pro­ grams for older persons. Involvement and commu­ nication are the key ele­ ments of a successful pro­ gram for older people, the report concluded. It also recommended that colleges create more new-career pro­ grams for middle and higher income elderly, and reha­ bilitation programs for low income, low-skill elderly. • » * I KNOW some women of 16 who are old. They have settled themselves very nice­ ly, and that's going to be the height of their adven­ ture. I'm still hungry for every sensation I can get. --Martha Graham, at 81 The City of McHenry Police department has issued the following tickets. Mary E. Baxley, 2423 Riverside drive, improper lane usage. Debi S. Tracy, 1006 N. Front, driving while her license was suspended or revoked. Eugene W. Lafontaine, 206 N. Green street, improper overtaking on right. Mathew R. Herman, 1209 Hilltop, no valid registration. Thomas M. Linnane, 5112 W. Shore drive, no valid registration. Roy W. Lamberg, 1012 Front street, no valid safety sticker. Clifford W. Block, Wood­ stock, no valid safety sticker. William W. Hobson, 4308 Sioux lane, no valid registration, Dixie L. Sheffield, 3515 Washington street, improper lane usage and driving while under the influence of in­ toxicating beverage. Randy* J. Burris, East Dundee, improper lane usage. Jeffrey A. Smith, 2210 W. Country lane, speeding, 37 mph in a 25 zone. Ronald T. Giagnoni, 721 Lillian, disobeyed a traffic control device. Phillip S. Bledsoe, 1202 N. Third street, failure to yield right of way from a private drive. Janice H. Ruiz, 703 S. Hilltop boulevard, improper over­ taking on right. It was erroneously reported last week that Paul Schillaci, 3704 Garfield, received a ticket for driving while his license was suspended or revoked. Schillaci was ticketed for disobeying a railroad crossing signal. ' To remove labels from plastic bowl lids, place them in the freezer for about 15 minutes. Labels will then peel off easily. 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