1* \>;K J» 1*1.AIM)KA1,EK - WEDNESDAY'% JANUARY 16.1980 Traffic Toll Down I United Way Aids Red Cross The superintendent of Illinois state police, Ronald J. Miller, has announced the latest figures which indicate that during the month of December, 163 persons died from injuries sustained from traffic accidents on Illinois streets and highways. State Police, District 2, which covers . Lake, McHerjry, DeKalb. Kane and DuPage counties, reports 273 persons have been killed in these counties since Jan. 1 of (his year. Three hundred and seventeen persons were also killed during the same period last year in these counties. A breakdown of the counties for statistics in December of 1979 shows Lake county had 13 fatalities, McHenry had 2: DuPage county had 4; Kane county had-6 and DeKalb county had 2. ooooooooooeo Safety Hints O'OQO BCD BOQOW By ALAN J.DIXON Secretary of State Freezing and sub-zero temperatures return to Illinois at this time of year. The cold weather will affect the performance of your car. and one of the first in dications is that 'it takes awhile to warm up your vehicle's engine. Attempting to accelerate quickly when the engine is cold will only result in having it sputter and stop. We should exercise more care and patience before starting out into traffic. Caution is particularly' important when the streets and roads are wet. icy or snow packed. If you do stall" it is difficult "for moving vehicles to stop as quickly as in normal circumstances.. Be sure to use caution when you are backing out of your driveway into traffic - stop, look and listen. Once you have backed into the street, it may take a few extra seconds to start moving forward if you are on slick pavement. When crossing a through street, allow for a greater distance than normal in the traffic flow before entering it. Waiting for a safe opening gives you a better chance to avoid a possible collision if your engine stalls. (A copy of the rules of the Road booklet will be sent to you upon request. Write to Alan J. Dixon, Secretary of State, Springfield, 111., 62756). \ V.A NEWS! Editor's note: Following are representative questions answered daily by VA counselors. Full information is available to any VA office. Q -- I receive a pension from the Veterans ad ministration. Since I am over 65, I am automatically considered disabled. Does my age mean that! am also exempt from having to report income increases that might affect my pension? A -- No. Your pension is based on the amount of total income you receive and you must report increases. This is true even though you remain under the "old" law and do not receive an income questionnaire from VA upon having attained the age of 72. Q -- Can closing costs be included in the amount of money the government guarantees for a GI home loan9 A - No. All such costs must be paid in cash. Q - I am a GI Bill student in need of some help from a tutor and I understand the Veterans administration provides such help. Will these extra payments reduce the GI Bill time I have coming to me" A -- No. VA will pay up to $69 a month fpr tutoring, to a maximum amount of $828. with no charge against your basic entitlement to training. Q - How long after the death of a veteran does a survivor have to. request a burial allowance from the Veterans^ administration'7 A -- The claim must be filed within two years after the veteran's permanent burial or cremation. This may be done at the nearest VA benefits office. Crystal Lake < * > j | Hearing Aid • Center •Al l in the ear aids •Discount to Senior Ci t izens 37 McH en ry Avenue Crys ta l Lake 459-1193 } As a comparison for December of 1978, Lake county had 4. McHenry county had none; DuPage couniy^tfad 11; Kane county ha$I 5 and DeKalb county had 2. Two thousand \ and nineteen persons were killed in the entire state in 1979. There were 2,137 persons killed during the same period of 1978, showing a decrease of 118 during 1979. The board of directors of the United Way of McHenry County has recently voted to help replenish the depleted disaster relief reserves of the American Red Cross. With a unanimous vote, the United Way of McHenry County agreed to forward $4,000 to the Red Cross as its contribution to a 15 million dollar nationwide fund drive that organization is presently conducting The nation's largest volunteer relief agency reported that it has already exhausted the amount budgeted for disasters this fiscal year, which runs from July 1, 1979, to June 30, 1980. The Red Cross said that there has been a total of 21 national disaster operations since July 1, 1979. Its funds were spent to provide shelter and food for 453,331 victims and emergency workers and assistance to 70,688 families. Red Cross help to individual families can include food, clothing, essential fur nishings, rent and health needs. Red Cross disaster services are aimed at meeting the emergency needs of victims and to p r o v i d e a d d i t i o n a l assistance to. individual families with "urgent and verified disaster-caused needs." v. Major reason for the financial crisis was placed on heavy relief expenditures to help hurricane and flood victims this past summer in this country, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Approximately $13.4 million of the more than 23 million spent thus far by the Red cross were expended on operations to help victims of Hurricanes David and Frederic this past summer. In addition to these, two hurricanes, tropical storm Claudette was responsible for expenditures of over $2.6 million in Texas and Rgd Cross volunteers and staff also were busy helping victims of various floods in areas of California, Indiana, F l o r i d a , M a r y l a n d , Louisiana,' Virginia and Connecticut. 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