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/ PAGE 10 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. MAY 23,1979 Your Police Department by Officer Jim Fitzgerald Public Relations Officer McHenry City Police Phone 385-2131 Several things have come up this week which have turned out to be problems, one of which is a major problem, and the others were minor, but still a problem n .e the legs. All of the problems I feel can be solved with a little help from you all, and with a little effort, you can help us, and yourselves greatly. I think that if these problems aren't solved quickly, they could become very serious very fast. The first problem is very common, and can be solved the easiest and fastest. We are finding many houses, both new and older, that do not have the street addresses on the building. This can be very serious when the time comes that you need an emergency vehicle such as the police or rescue squad, and time has to be spent checking other houses over to find the address on them so that a guess can be made at the correct house; or, the address is there, but it is so small or is hidden by bushes or trees so as not to be seen from the raodway. Whenever someone calls the police and they give their address, they know what the address is and where the house is, but we don't always know, and have to depend on the address being in a visible spot on the building so we can find it. As a police of­ ficer, I can say that the bigger the numbers are on the house (and if the color of the numbers is different than the color of the house) the easier to find the correct house. I would therefore suggest that you go to one of the local stores and buy those large numbers that look like wood but are plastic, that are about 6" high, and paint them a color that is a direct opposite of the color of your house, and then place the numbers on the house in such a place that they can be easily seen from the road. Then, after you put them up, walk out to the road, and make sure that there isn't a tree or bush blocking the view. Many people put the numbers next to the front door. Off hand, I would say that that is not a good place for the numbers, especially at night. To save on electric costs, many turn out the porch lights, and then the numbers become impossible to read, and even in the daylight, many houses have a large bush or fir tree near the door that block the numbers. I would suggest that the numbers be placed on the house nearest the edge of the building closest to the driveway. Wherever you put them, please make sure that they are large enough to be seen. Along with all the new houses being built in the area, many new home owners are having alarm systems built into the home, or are having them in­ stalled after the house is finished. This is all well and good; however, all the alarms become a problem when the owner forgets to tell the police about it. True, some of them are- phone-in types, and there isn't a need to tell us abcftit it because if it ever does go off," either we will get the call or the company that installed it will get the call and call us. The problems arise whenever the system just has a bell or a siren at the house, and we haven't been informed of it. Your neighbor hears an alarm bell going off and calls the police, and is only able to say that they live in such-and-such an area, and they hear a bell or alarm going off, but they don't know where. We then go to the general area, and have to search for the source of the bell. If the owner had called us and told us that there was an alarm, when we got the call from the neighbor, we would be better able to pinpoint the source and get there quicker. If you have an in-home alarm system, please call us and leave your address, name, and a phone number of someone that we can call if the alarm ever does go off. It will save us a lot of time, and could save you the expense of lost belongings taken while we were looking for your home. The next small thing is something that you out there can do for us, and it has become more of a problem now that summer is here. Except for a few of us, we only speak one language, and that is English. The problem is that there are many people out there who do not speak English at all, and they cannot communicate with us, and vice versa. What I would like to know is if there are any of you who would like to offer your services to the police department as an interpreter, when you are needed? Except for rare occasions, all of your help would be over the phone, and your names and addresses would be kept in strictest confidence, along with your phone numbers. We would keep a list of two people for each language in the station, and you would be asked to assist us over the phone only to ask the person the questions that we ask you to ask them, and to give us the answers. I can almost guarantee that you would never have to appear in court, or come down to the station to confront anyone, because should the need arise for someone to be in court, there are professional people that we contact. If anyone would like to offer their help in this manner, please write me c-o the police department, 1111 N. Green, McHenry, 60050, and I will contact you by phone or in person. I'm sorry, but there is no pay for this, except for our gratitude. The last thing that I would like to talk about is the major Sale Ends Sal. M Cool Value. 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We have been receiving calls from concerned people and other parents that there are many small children, ranging from 2 years up to 8 or 9 years, playing in the streets of the subdivisions, without any parental supervision, riding their bicycles and playing games on busy streets when there is traffic present. It should go without saying that this is a very dangerous practice and could lead to tragic results'! I can think of no logical reason that a small child should have to play in the street, even when parents are present. Please, please keep your children in the yard, or take them to the park to play. One fatal accident will be one too many to my way of thinking, and I think that it should be your way of thinking too. Get out and enjoy this nice weather. Remember, like wiriter, it won't last forever! GM IBM DD 20 57 3/4 257 5/8 60 Ve 1065/8 A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Very little new occurred this past week but instead the bad got worse and the potentially good was easy to ignore because of continued high interest rates available in parked money. The bad getting worse was seen in two areas near and dear to the central nervous system of all investors-energy and inflation. While Iran raised prices, it is feared Saudi Arabia will lower production. And no question the Middle East, praticularly Saudi Arabia, remains a frightening potential powder keg. The pressure from the OPEC nations for the Saudis to use oil as a means to get the U.S. to push for a PLO solution not acceptable to Israel must be great. In the inflation area, even the administration is talking 8 V f e percent or higher which of course kills any hope of unions accepting the 7 percent wage guidelines. High inflation, high interest rates, and an unsoved energy problem simply are destroying the buying enthusiasm. And those who hold out hope for an imminent recession are using tenuous evidence at best. Our own opinion is that a recession is still one to two quarters off and, then will not be serious enough to reduce inflationary pressures much. We are also concerned that a higher than most expected base rate of inflation has become ingrained in our economy. Very short term we could see a rally attempt as stocks are oversold. However, despite this condition, rallies so far have taken the form of stabilization as few seem to have the conviction to buy aggressively. We also have not seen aggressive selling since last Monday. In our opinion, it will take something really bad and unexpected to take them down big. Short of that, we may make a bottom in the D.J. 78-820 area by wearing everyone out and removing all hope. The dominant long term bull argument remains a simple one--value is being ignored. The short term trader must see money chasing stocks in a cumulative fashion before jumping on-board for a trade. That is, unless he is a Kamikaze type and wants to play bounces iin the casino stocks or the latest fad--- Gasohol. A1 Goldman I Senior Hot Line (Written under the auspices of Lieutenant Governor Dave O'Neal) Q. What is the Older Americans act? A. The 1965 act resulted in the establishment of the U.S. Administration on Aging in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and of state units on aging in every state. These were the first elements of the national net­ work on aging. In 1969, the act was amended, providing for area-wide tests of social ser­ vice delivery to older people in comprehensive, coordinated plans. Q. Haven't there been other amendments to the act? A. Yes. The 1973 amendments to the act created the Area Agencies on Aging which now operate in about 600 areas covering the United States and the nutrition program which provides hot meals and social outlets to persons over 60. The 1973 amendments also authorized funding for senior center building alterations and renovations. In October, 1978, President Carter signed comprehensive amendments to the act which: -bring together all service programs, social services, nutrition ^programs and multipurpose senior centers, under a single title of the act, giving stronger, simplified management and reporting. -provide for each community to designate a focal point for delivery of comprehensive services. -aim the priority for social and other services to these who are judged most in need. -give the Administration on Aging and the Aging network more active roles in long-term services and care. For in­ stance, the network built around the Area Agencies on Aging are attempting to play a leading role in the development of community long-term care facilities, inside and outside of institutions. Q. How was the Ad­ ministration on Aging's budget expanded? A. In the past six years, the agency's budget has increased tenfold, from $45 million to $500 million. Q. What has some of this money gone for? A. Since the nutrition program started in 1973, it has grown to more than 10,000 localities in 1978, serving about 135 million hot meals. Social services delivery to older persons has approximately doubled over the past two years. More than 2,000 senior centers have been assisted in their building programs by grants. AO A has awarded $3 million to 47 states to stimulate advocacy efforts on the behalf of older people, such as in rulemaking and drafting of legislation. More than 200 nursing home ombudsmen services are under way across the country and over the last two years, grants of $6 million for in-service training has been provided for more than 130,000 persons working in the field of aging and $14 million for 15,000 students enrolled in university gerontology courses. Write or call us at Lieutenant governor Dave O'Neal's Senior Action centers at 160 N. LaSalle, Chicago, 111., 60601 or 3 West Old Town Mall, Springfield, 111., 62701 with questions or complaints about any government agency or program. This column will be covering the many questions senior citizens may have on various subjects. Call statewide: toll free 800- 252-6565: Metropolitan Chicago, 312-793-3333 Deserved Benevolent Old Gentleman (rescuing one small boy from two others): "What are you hurting this boy for?" "Because he made so many mistakes in his arith­ metic this morning." "But what business was that of yours?" "Why, he let us copy our answers from his." CONSUMER GUIDELINES o Low-Caloric Beginning this summer, consumers can be sure what "low- calorie" means on food labels Regulations will require foods labeled "low-calorie" that are shipped across state lines contain no more than 40 calories per serving The label must show the number of calories, amount or protein, carbohydrate and fat in each serving, and the percentage of U.S. Recommended Daily Allowances for the seven vitamins and minerals. u Window and Wall Decor L (#15)344-1 ess |