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SECTION 2 - PAGE 2 - PLAINDFALER - WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 27,1980 ------ PLAINDEALER -- Editorial Opinion W Restructured Meat In at least a few of today's restaurant chains, customers are eating what is called restructured meat, not real beefsteak. It's steak allright. But it's from cuts that are traditionally less desirable; the meat is a compound of fine chips from these cuts and put together into what looks like a solid piece of steak. How bad is that? Not bad at all, to some. The cost is 40 percent less than the cost for traditional cuts of solid-muscle steak. How does it taste? Diners say it has a very good taste, is softer than real steak but firmer than hamburger steak. Generally, only salt is added in the restructuring process. The military services are beginning to take advantage of enormous savings available. Military purchases of veal are already 100 percent restructured product. Pork purchases are being phased into restructured product. So are lamb purchases. Only one firm at present offers restructured meats in supermarkets for the average retail, civilian buyer. That seems likely to change. Drafting Problems There's not much doubt that most Americans oppose the drafting of women. Many oppose the registration of males or females-as current demonstrations by the nation's draft-age young people attest. Some of today's activists opposing registration do so for selfish reasons, or lack the traditional acceptance by Americans of past generations that youth must serve the nation to preserve personal liberty and freedom. In the present furor over President Carter's call for registration, about the only certainty is majority opposition to the draft of women. Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) had one answer. He proposes to allow women to decide, individually, whether they shall be drafted. That would give the armed services enough women to remain representative and allow any women who wish to be equally subject to call to be so, while not taking girls and women out of homes against their wills. The real test for modern America in the eighties is whether the youth of the nation will accept as a traditional responsibility the duty to serve their country. The Vietnam war so soured a generation that there are already mass protests against the idea. The basic or bottom-line question thus might well be whether the nation has the will to defend itself, whether this generation of youth will follow the youth of the sixties, or other generations of young Americans; »M AINDt At ! K' Letters to the l.ciitor Public Pulse The Ploirtdealer invite* the public to use this »hi% coll their view* on tub|ect* of general interest m our comn • s t^ot the writer* give signature ful l addre** and pho that one individual not wnto on the same sub|ect mart We reserve the right to delete any rnoterial which wr objectionable to*te ide on expression of Our only request iber We ask too nee eoch month l ibelous or in U U" "Editor: "If this letter sound^Jike a rerun it is beause it has been only a little over a year since my last one on this very same subject. The 'subject' is neglect at our McHenry P.O. "To refresh your memory, a year ago I wrote that on Jan. 2 the mailbox between Eagle and May Drugs was so full I could reach in and take out the letters. Since then I have heard through the grapevine that because of the severe weather and snow we had. the lock on the box weas frozen and nobody could get into it. " "Whatever happened to the 'rain, snow or sleet' business. I'm sure if it were the lock on their car. a hot key or a little lock-eze would have been tried. •That was last year. This year, on Feb. 2, at 3:20 p.m. at the box in front of the post office. I attempted to mail my letters. Again, this box was filled to the brim just like the other "one. "No storm, no snow, no sleet. What will be the ex­ cuse this time? It stated on the box that pickup was at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. I'm sure that by 5:30 mail was spilling into the streets. "Would it be that much more of a job to look into that box before the doors are closed at noon on Saturday? "Monday, Feb 18, a holiday for the P.O., I at­ tempted to mail a letter again at the same box. It was 10 a.m. The box was over­ flowing again. "Question: Was it emptied at 8:30 a.m.? I doubt it very much. "Needdless to say, I took my letter inside the P.O. and deposited it into the slot marked out-of-town. I pray that by now, Feb. 22, it is on its way. "How are we to deal with this problem? I feel that it is total neglect. If more boxes are needed to accommodate our growing town, then steps should be taken to do so. Or if more employees are needed, they should be hired. "Nine out of 10 people you talk to in McHenry always will have something to say against the post office. So i know it isn't just me. People feel that as long as postal fees go up service should at least stay the same or im­ prove. "When you read about the stolen mail in large cities, it's sad to know that even­ tually someone dishonest or someone just with van­ dalism or destruction in mind can have such easy access to our mail. Five fingers into the slot brings out at least 15 pieces of mail. "I hope that before this happens, someone in the P.O. building will wake up. "Concerned "Joan Brastad" TEACHER SALARIES "To The Editor: "With the deadline for income tax returns ap­ proaching, we find ourselves discussing salaries within our family. One member of the family is an elementary school teacher with eight years experience. "This is a, job where four years of college is man­ datory and continuing education is advised. For the qualifications necessary for this job, much less the purpose of this job, we should be ashamed of what we are paying our teachers. "They have to be quite devoted to what they are F o r V o u r I n f o r m a t i o n ' Dear friends, At the visitation, a body property prepared for viewing may bo minus tho affects of a lingaring illnass or a violent daath. The sur­ vivors can than retain the familiar image of the deceased. Cosmetic restoration does not deny death by creating the illusion of life, but rather it gives the bereaved an acceptable image to recall. Respectfully, i PETEPM JlSTtN & SON FUNERAL HOME . Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) WASHINGTON - Here's how area members of * were recorded on major roll call votes Feb. 6 through F( HOUSE i Loss of Farmland--The House defeated, 177 for;, and 210 against, a bill to get the U.S. Department of Agriculture involved in slowing the. rapid conversion of Amerfcan farmland to other uses. By the time of this vote, the bill (HE 2551) had been stripped of most of its provisions, including a $60 million outlay for state and local "pilot programs" to curb farmland conversion. Rep. Robert McClory, R-Ill., a supporter, said that "every day, 12 square miles of American farmland are converted to non-agricultural use ..a loss of over three million acres per year." * Opponents raised the specter of federal land-use planning. Rep. Charles Grassley, R-Ia., said that Black Hawk county in his district has been able to protect its farmland without federal help. A Members voting "yea" want the Department of Agriculture to at least study the farmland conversion phenomenon. Rep. Robert McClory, R-13, voted "yea." Rep. John Anderson, R-16, did not vote. Subpoena Probe--By a vote of 194 for and 118 against, the House cut off debate on whether the Democratic leadership had acted wisely in keeping secret a grand jury subpoena of certain House records. The records relate to Rep. Charles Wilson, D-Cal., who has been charged by the Ethics committee with payroll fraud. After this vote, which came during action on HRes 578, the Democratic majority decided to begin a Rules committee probe of the handling of the subpoena. The ending of debate, however, silenced GOP complaints on the floor that in this election year Democrats are trying to shroud the Wilson issue from public view. Rep. Richard Boiling, D-Mo., a supporter of ending debate, said: "I fear there is some motive other than objective concern for the House" behind the GOP wish to air the issue. Rep. John Rhodes, R-Ariz., an opponent, said that to regain public trust, the House "must operate in the open and operate honorably." Members voting "nay" want an immediate public debate of the secret subpoena issue. McClory voted "nay." Anderson did not vote. Noise Control--The House voted 253 for and 103 against, to give either house of Congress veto power over noise- abatement rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The one-house veto provision, added to a bill (HR 3995) later passed and sent to conference with the Senate, would permit Congress to block any EPA noise regulations by acting within 90 days of its proposal. As in the Senate FTC vote (see below) the "legislative veto" issue becomes increasingly debated as Congress seeks a means of leashing regulatory agencies. Rep. Elliott Levitas, D-Ga., a supporter of the veto plan, asked: "who is going to make the laws, unelected bureaucrats or the elected Congress accountable to the people?" Rep. Bob Eckhardt, D-Tex., an opponent, said Congress could better keep a check on the regulators through "the closest surveillance, scrutiny and oversight" by congressional subcommittees. Members voting "yea" favor the veto provision. McClory voted "yea." Anderson did not vote. Adjournment--The House voted, 262 for and 49 against, to adjourn at the close of business Feb. 13 until Feb. 19. This "district work period" coincides roughly with the Lincoln and Washington birthdays. There was no debate on the measure <H Con Res 276). Members voting "yea" wanted to adjourn. Despite their "nay" votes, virtually all members registering opposition took the time off. McClory and Anderson did not vote. SENATE Children's Aids--The Senate failed, 30 for and 67 against, to preserve the Federal Trade commission's authority' to regulate children's advertising on TV. House concurrence would halt the FTC's ongoing "rulemaking" that could prohibit the advertising of sugary cereals and other "kid-vid" advertising. The vote came during debate on an FTC bill (HR 2313), later passed and sent to conference with the House. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio, a supporter, said: "We are confronted today with a choice between the profits of the food processors, advertising agencies and TV broadcasters, and the welfare of the children who are this nation's future." Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., an opponent, said the issue "is simply this: who is going to make the laws that govern this country - members of Congress elected by the voters, or the unelected faceless bureaucrats?" Senators voting "yea" want the FTC to continue working toward likely regulation of children's advertising on TV. Sen. Charles Percy, R, voted "yea." Sen. Adlai Stevenson, D, voted "nay." Patent Protection--By a vote of 34 for and 60 against, the Senate refused to include all large businesses in a bill (S 414) allowing patent protection on discoveries made under federally sponsored research. As a result of this vote, the bill's patent protection rights are limited to universities doing to put up with this situation. We cannot expect this devotion to go on forever. "Could you imagine, someday in the future, having housewives teaching our children merely because they want to get out of the house? But who else would stand for these salaries if no future change was an­ ticipated. "This is quite a terrifying thought. "Solution: Support the tax referendums to raise teacher salaries. "What kind of future can we expect our children to have if we can't be bothered to give them a proper education? "Sincerely "Dawn LaBuy" ARE YOU NEW IN McHenry Area? Do YMI Know Someone Now? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA!!!!! CALL JOAN STUU. 385-5416 LORRAINE MONAHAN 385-5(75 •>' r, '<£>• J? -• V mnmnik KNOW YOUR AREA ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST Consumer Price Index- What Does It Mean? The Consumer Price In­ dex, released last week, confirmed what most con­ sumers already knew: The prices they paid continued to climb during December. For consumers, the Consumer Price Index is the most familiar measure of the rate of inflation. They know that when the Con­ sumer Price Index goes up, the prices are up, too. But how does the Consumer Price Index work? *. »,•: The Consumer Price Index (CPI), compiled by the U.S.. Bureau of Labor Statistics, measures changes in the price of a fixed "market basket" of goods and ser­ vices, explains Nancy Moore, McHenry county home economist with the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension service. It compares what it costs consumers to buy the market basket now with what it cost a month ago, a year ago or five years ago. For example, the market basket of goods that cost $100 in 1967-when the CPI was 100-cost 229.90 in December, 1979-when the CPI was 229.9 nationwide. The December 1979 CPI for Chicago was 228.4. The market basket in­ cludes 400 goods and ser­ vices commonly purchased by urban wage earners- food, clothing, tran­ sportation, housing, home furnishings, household supplies and others, Ms. Moore says. The items are weighted according to their relative importance. For example, food is weighted at 18.8 percent because it is estimated that urban con­ sumers spend that portion of their incomes on food. Housing is weighted at 42.9 percent, clothing 7 percent and transportation at 17.7 percent. Prices for items in the market basket are collected in 18,000 retail stores and service establishments in 85 urban areas, including Chicago and St. Louis. Trained representatives price specific food items every month and other items in the market basket about every three months. The quantity or Equality of the items does not vary, so changes in the index reflect changes in price only. The CPI has three broad uses, Ms. Moore adds. First, it is an economic indicator of the rate of inflation. Second, the, CPI is used in wage negotiations; many con­ tracts have built-in cost-of- living adjustment (COLA) clauses. • And third, it is used to adjust income payments for social-security recipients, retired military and federal employees, ' food-stamp recipients, school-lunch programs and in deter­ mining royalties, child support and alimony. Although the CPI measures price changes of a fixSd market basket of goods and services, it doesn't necessarily follow that when the CPI reaches 210, for example, that consumers actually spend $210 for the Sterns that $100 would have bought in 1967. The CPI does not take changes in consumer shopping habits into ac­ count, Ms. Moore notes. When the price of one item skyrockets, consumers may substitute a different, less costly item--or simply do without the high-priced item. The CPI is not really a measure of the cost of living because it does not include such factors as income and Social Security taxes, fringe benefits received on the job or services supplied by the government and other organizations, Ms. Moore notes. But it does serve as a useful guide for family budgeting and to un­ derstanding what is hap­ pening to family finances. By knowing about price movements, consumers can adjust buying habits to minimize the impact of rising prices. Building - Permits The McHenry county Department of Building and Zoning has issued the' following buildin g per- mits for January o f 1980. TOWNSHIP PERMITS Alden 2 Algonquin 15 Burton 1 Chemung 1 Coral 1 Dorr 2 Dunham 0 Grafton 4 Greenwood 3 Hartland 1 Hebron 1 Marengo 1 McHenry 19 Nunda 5 Richmond 2 Riley 0 Seneca 1 Total 59 January,1979 38 Legislators State Senators Jack Schaffer (R) - 33rd. 56 N. Williams St. Crystal Lake, 111., 60014 Phone 455:0309 Springfield Phone 217-782-6525 Karl Berning (R) - 32nd. 625 Deerfield Road Deerfield, 111., 60015 Phone 312-945-3200 State Representatives Thomas J* Hana ha n (D> 4801 W. Route 120 McHenry, 111., 60050 Phone 385-3427 Springfield Phone 217-782-6476 *. Calvin L. Skinner, Jr., <R)- 33rd. P.O. Box 308 Crystal Lake, III., 60014 Phone 459-6050 Springfield Phone 217-782-8000 Donald E. Deuster (Rf- 32nd 510 N. Lake St. Mundelein, 111., 60060 Phone 312-566-1972 defense contractors, non-profit organizations and small businesses. The bill was sent to the House. Sen. Adlai Stevenson, D-I1I., a supporter, said the amendment "would grant all industries the right to exploit the technologies they developed, while reserving to the government its right to use the inventions." Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kas., an opponent, said the bill "does not segregate against big business....It merely protects small business." Senators voting "yea" wanted large concerns as well as small businesses to be able to patent inventions made with government money. Percy and Stevenson voted "yea." SERVICE LINE McHENRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 385 4300 FAMILY SERVICE £ MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC 3409 W Waukegan Road McHenry 385 6400 PARENTAL STRESS LINE OF McHENRY Meeting Place McHenry County 24 hours a day. 7 days a week Call 815 344-3944 Parents Anonymous meetings on Wednesday. STATE CHAMBER GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HOTLINE 217-522 5514 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 202-755-8660" Hours 7 30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. week days (Ever had a problem involving the federal government and not known where to call? And then been given a runaround or referrals by persons who meant well but didn t know how to help' Ten specialist available at.this center.) NATIONAL RUN-AWAY SWITCHBOARD Illinois Phone: 800-972-6004 (For confidential conversations on problems dealing with run­ away children ) MOVING HOTLINE Phone800 424 9213 (Complaints about interstate moving by companies buses or trains. Sponsored by Interstate Commerce commission) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION PHONE 800 638 2666 •{For questions or complaints on products ranging from toys to ovens) , NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Phone 800 424 9393 (Answers questions about automobile safety defects or wheather a particular model has ever been recalled. Valuable for those interested in buying a used car) ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES Child Abuse Center McHenry County (312)546-2150 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 800 638 2666 (.Operates five national lines. Answers inquires about or repor­ ting on the safety of products from kitchen applionces to children s toys ) NATIONAL SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING INFORMATION CENTER 800 523 2929 PO fin* 1607 Rockville Md 20850 iDispenses information on solar systems for heating and cooling to anyone Irom architects to home owners looking for a sun powered hot water system! CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION 312 793 3580 Chicago ill * BIRTHRIGHT Pfpgnont' Need Help' Counseling Service 385 2999 24 hour Answering Service YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU FOR McHENRY COUNTY 4719 W. 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