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PAGE 5 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1978 PLAINDEALER. Letters to the Editor Public Pulse (Tfc* Ptaln4««l*r invito* th* public to m ti vtowt on iut>|*cti of |«Mf»l MtraM In our .Ml M an •xprMtlan d ttwir Our only r«qu«»l It (hat number. W* Mb too. <b«t rotnrvn Hi* right to 4*l«t« any material which w* contMnr llb*lou« or in ob|«c- lo.) "MEANWHILE BACK AT THE COURTHOUSE" YOUTH AND THE AUTO "Editor: "Insurance people have long known that a kid and his car are, statistically at least, a time bomb - an accident waiting to happen. "While the lust for speed and power (and noise) is certainly not the sole province of youth, it . is obviously less manageable in the younger driver who also is frequently afflicted with the inability to hold even a small amount of booze. "It will always be in the nature of the young to test and push themselves to their limits, to fiercely compete with their peers, to show off, and while we all applaud this on the soccer field, we seem to turn our backs on it when it spills over onto the public highways. Here, instead of kicking a soccer ball down the field a youngster kicks the accelerator of a two-ton 350 horsepower missile, racing another kid, or playing chicken or simply making the road into a slalom course, dodging in­ nocent motorists as if they were the flags on the course. "This happens all too frequently with devastating results, and seems to have been a factor in last week's carnage on Barreville road. It is tragic enough that the young people do these things to themselves but when they involve some poor guy coming home from work or a mother of six kids ~ maybe your wife or mine -- the tragedy is doubled or more. , "Why do we put up with such mayhem? Why don't we at­ tempt to create laws that would at least limit or reduce the incidence of such behavior? Partly because it's human nature to always believe these things happen to the other guy, so why get excited? - And partly because selling big cars to kids is big business, and who would be opposed to that? "It has been suggested that we raise the driving age (and maybe lower the drinking age?) to 18 or even 20. But, it's agreed, the kids really need, their cars.especially for jobs; dHL it wduld really be a deprivation for them to have to wait so long to become mem­ bers of the machine age. Perhaps, but we suspect that what they're really afraid of is that they might have to walk or even ride a bike, for heaven's sake - which really wouldn't be all that bad if we only had safe places for this sort of activity. The simple advent of the automobile has made it nearly impossible to go any other way, except in a large downtown environment. "No, a far more reasonable argument is that even at 18 or 20 years of age, a young person will take several years on the average to come to terms with that big car, to drive it responsibly at all times and to treat it as something other than a plaything. "In the meantime the rest of us go on praying that it won'tbe our kid in that ambulance ~ or morgue. > "But I submit that there is one thine we can do to help eliminate this problem. Since we agree that the young must drive and most of us would agree that irresponsibility is a part of youth that won't change, how about limiting what they drive? "I mean, really limiting. Say we set the horsepower (or displacement) limit at 50 H.P. and the mass limit to 1500 lbs., or less. While this won't en­ tirely eliminate the daredevil, aggressive driver, it will seriously curtail the thrill and incentive, while still main­ taining his mobility. He would be much less able to turn our streets and roads into drag strips. "And what probably is more important, it will certainly reduce the damage done to others in the event of an ac­ cident involving other vehicles. "The quickest way to learn courtesy and humility at the wheel is to own a compact car and be bullied about by the big ones. "Sure, they'll soup 'em up or try to get around the law by claiming that they can't afford a car and must drive their parents big car. I say that's a problem for the parents ~ it is not a valid excuse. "How about that? A law limiting young drivers as to horsepower and weight until such time as the insurance companies give them an adult or average risk rating. Think of the gas and rubber we'd save. Think of the lives we'd save! Philip. O. Wheelock "6118 Chickaloon Drive "McHenry" BRANCH III COURT Associate Judge In hearings before Judge Michael Sullivan on March 22, Mark J. Weaver, Palatine, was found guilty of transportation of alcoholic liquor and was fined $25 and costs. Michael J. Golbeck, 3719 W. Young street, guilty of tran­ sportation of open alcoholic liquor, fined $20 and costs., Candace G. Luckett, 3119 Spruce Terrace, Island Lake, guilty of no valid registration, fined $10 and costs. Paul J. Deinlein, 309 Fern, Island Lake, guilty of disobeying a stop sign, fined $10 and costs. Kevin L. O'Connor, 10314 East street, Richmond, guilty of driving with a driver's license expired less than six months, fined $10 and costs. Michael J. Hainey, Barrington, guilty of tran­ sportation of alcoholic liquor, fined $15 and costs. \ William H. Bruns, 1214 Behan road, guilty of no valid safety test, fined $10 and costs. Michael J. Guccione, Elmhurst, guilty of speeding, fined $13 and costs. William P. Kovac, Forest Lake, guilty of improper display of registration, fined $5 and costs. Wayne A. Deckert, Arlington Heights, guilty of speeding, fined $6 and costs. Rosemary A. Denier, 66 N. Oak street, Crystal Lake, guilty of speeding, fined $15 and costs. BRANCH I COURT Associate Judge In hearings before Judge Leonard Brody on March 21, Daniel Cady, 215 Pleasant street, Woodstock, was found guilty of no valid driver's license and was fined $100 and costs. He was also found guilty of no valid registration and was fined $15 and costs. Kenneth R. Fanter, 502 Everett avenue, Crystal Lake, guilty of no valid driver's license, fined $25 and costs and guilty of speeding, fined $19 and costs. Marcelene M. Schuld, Marengo, guilty of retail theft under $150, fined $100 and costs and placed on one year court supervision. Patricia A. Halter, 237 Ash street, Crystal lake, guilty of retail theft, fined $50 and costs and placed on six months court supervision. Karen Skoog, 211 Gladys, Fox River Grove, guilty of allowing dogs to run at large, fined $15 and costs. Steven A. Graham, Marengo, was not prosecute*] on a charge of battery. Elvira A. Boyd, 121 Mayfield, Crystal Lake, entered a negotiated plea of guilty to a charge of driving while her license was suspended or revoked in lieu of bail and was fined $25 and costs. David A. Cowell, Elgin, entered a negotiated plea of guilty to a charge of damaging an unattended vehicle and was fined $25 and costs. A charge of failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident was not prosecuted. Mary M. Schulien, 3816 Pitzen, McHenry, withdrew a plea of not guilty and entered a negotiated plea of guilty to a charge of reckless driving and was fined $35 and costs. Edward J. Mclntyre, 801 Oak FRIGIDAIRE FIRST Special price on this Frigidaire 100% Frost-Proof Side-by-Side Refrigerator-Freezer. Limited time only FCI-20V 3 • 20.3-cu-ft total refrigerated volume • Vegetable Hydrator and Meat Tender • Separate third door to ice compart­ ment • Automatic ice maker available at extra charge • Available in Frigidaire's newest deco­ rator color that goes with everything-- Almond! LEE & RAY ELECTRIC 1005 N. FRONT ST McHENKY 385-0882 Think of it as family life insurance for $39.95. 1.1^19 New Weatheralert will help you protect your family from killer storms. Weatheralert has an alarm. An alarm that's set off any time-- night or day--when a severe storm threatens. (It can warn a sleeping family.) The alarm is triggered by a signal from the local transmitter of the National Weather Service. Which follows with a complete broadcast report on the danger and survival instructions. When conditions are normal, Weatheralert picks up the weather station's continuous forecasts. (The alarm will sound loud and clear whether or not you have the volume turned upand are listening.) AC-powered. Built-in back-up battery automatically takes over should storm knock out electricity. Solid state and crystal controlled. Gives your loved ones the peace of mind and protection of Weatheralert. The new warning system that sounds an alarm when the weather's going to be alarming. The Storm Alarm. $39.95. Lafayette Retail Catalog Sale* Center 815 385-4646 On Routes 31 A 120, McHenry, III. ACtOSS flKW JCVCl F000S \ T 0 N B S \ SINCE 1964 MUSIC | ELECTRONICS The Electronics Shopping Center Grove road, McHenry, with­ drew a plea of not guilty and entered a negotiated plea of guilty to an amended charge of reckless driving and was fined $50 and costs, sentenced to seven days in jail, placed on 90- day probation and ordered to attend the DWI project. Ronald J. Paschel, 4714 Hill road, Richmond, withdrew a plea of not guilty and entered a negotiated plea of guilty to a charge of criminal tresspass to lane and was fined $200 and costs. Charges of theft under $150 and possession of firearms without an owner's iden­ tification card were not prosecuted. Bible Church To Host Youth Conference Day The Wonder Lake Bible church will be host for a Youth Conference day Saturday, March 27, beginning at 2:30 p.m. with sessions through the evening. The theme for the day will be "God's Leading for Your Life". Jerry Price, basketball coach at Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music, will be guest speaker for the day and special music will be provided by John and Diane Windle of Youth Gospel Crusade. Any persons of high school and college age who would be interested are welcome to attend. ' BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS In an effort to reduce the hepatitis hazard associated with blood transfusions, the Food and Drug Administra­ tion is |equiring that whole blood and certain other blood products be labeled to indi­ cate whether they came from a paid or volunteer donor. TOUR HOSPITAL The Veterans Administration hospital of North Chicago was toured by Grace Minnix, national president of the Ladies auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars during her of­ ficial visit to the State of Illinois. 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