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PAGES-PLAINDEALER WEDNESDAY, MARCH4. 1881 y PLA1NDEALER --• Editorial Opinion Church Goer Study This country's churches continue to attract members. A aew study by George Gallup, the pollster, and David Poling, (tirmm nr*Hi&>nf of ihi» int»»rri»»nr»minntinrml Christian Herald, indicates 59 percent of all Americans are regular church goers. This figure shows Americans continue to attend their churches more loyally than Europeans, for example. In most European countries, church attendance has dwindled very sharply hi the last 50 years. In many European countries, young people no longer play much of an active role in churches. Not so in America. The Gallup-Poling study, in the form of a book, reports a slight upturn in attendance though attendance over the past 20 years has shown a decline. There are about 61 million committed non-church goers in theU.S. today, it's estimated, compared to the approximately 190 million active goers. The ratio, therefore, is still about 2 to 1 in favor of goers in this country. But there are another approximately 30 million Americans either who are inactive, «r who fall in some other category between active and non- goers. Thus active goers outnumber all other Americans «bout7to5, or perhaps 6>£ to 5. Boondoggle Reform Of the many needed federal economies now being studied, none is more vitally important, for the long term, than reforming the current employee boondoggle of regular pay hikes tied to the cost of living-whether or not government (people) can afford them. Not only do the millions who realize their salaries from others' taxes get automatic pay hikes, they recently managed to get enacted a law which hikes salaries every six months, not annually. This in itself is inflationary and adds to inflation psychology. very good vacation allowances, job security, higher pay than mo6t privately employed persons in comparable jobs, and other benefits make federal employment highly attractive. In addition to their many other benefits, civil servants shouldn't be totally immunized from economic downturns. This, coupled with their job protection, makes them a special, privileged class, with first call on the treasury. That was not the idea of civil "service" in the beginning and should not be ; now. The size of the bureaucracy must be reduced. The semi­ annual cost-indexing system for automatic pay hikes must be revised. And a better way must be found to get a real day's work out of more federal employees. Naturally enough, when Uncle Sam is the boss, some employees, smugly protected with job security, lose incentive to hustle. ' PLAINDEALER-^ iery good retirement pay, excellent health benefits, liberal catioi Letter to the Editor Public Pulse (Ths Plsiwdiiler invites th# public to wis this column at on expression of thoir viows on swbfoct* of gontrol intorost in our community Our only roquost is thot fivo ^Qftptur*. full oddross and phono number Wo ask too thot ono »»%dividuil no! orrtto on the Mmo subject more then once o month We reserve the rtffcf It delete mmy materiel which we consider libelous or m ob|ectionoble taste Road Assessments "Editor: "I would like very much to be able to communicate my feelings regarding the possible assessment for paving the roads in our village. Since public hearings and meetings are so emotional with so many people feeling frustrated at not being able to fully ex­ plain themselves verbally without interruption, I am writing this letter hoping the board members and President Grimes will take a few minutes to read it through. "First of all, aside from the assessment being con­ sidered, I would protest the way it is being * done. Residents of the village have been asked to meetings in separate groups during which they have been given sketchy information at best. We should have been given a reasonable idea of costs, etc. at'those meetings. Also, it seems that we only hear about these meetings taking place at the last minute and- or through the grapevine and it is all made to seem very mysterious and secretive. I even went to one meeting where not one board member was present. Those members who were not even at the meeting are the same people who are going to decide if the residents will be assessed for an amount that could be from $1,500 up to $3,000, or maybe even more if we live on a corner lot or own more than one lot. Furthermore, no one from the village board was recording that particular meeting and it seemed to be nothing more than a . shouting match. "Secondly, because of the economy, this is the worst time for people to be hit with an assessment for something that is not absolutely necessary at this time. It seems frivolous to undertake a project of this magnitude now when it is a struggle just to make ends meet. We have lived with these roads like thy are for many years now. Surely a couple more years wouldn't hurt, and hopefully by then the economy will be improved enough that we will be better able to shoulder this apparently inevitable burden. "Finally, on matters as controversial as this one where emotion is so high, I sincerely believe that the people should be given an opportunity to vote on whether or not they want this done now or sometime in the future. I should not be decided by a few people, more than half of whom will be leaving their posts in a little over a month when elections come up. "Respectfully submitted, "Deanna Lytner" • • • • that one The only plan counts for much is that's carried out. • • • * When you put off work until tomorrow you put off profits until next week. * • • • Regardless of what kind of organization you can think of, someone will join it. For Your Information Dear friends. H Is often preferred that clothing worn during lifo bo worn by tho docoowd in burial. Howovor, dosignor* of burial garments havo applied such flno styling, craftsmanship and at­ tractive fabrics, that somo familios soloct burial garmonts • ospocially in viow of thoir roasonablo cost. Respectfully, PETER M.JUSTEN £ CTdU FUNERAL HOME Living With Inflation. . . on a f ixed Income Part 3 Shop at the Right Time and Save Money (By Richard E. Shepherd, executive secretary of the National Association of Mature People Whether you plan to purchase an automobile, appliances or clothing, there is a season...a season when you can buy the same for less. You will find that the months which end a season are the most favorite in which to pocket discounts on major items. The best discounts for appliances and beds can be found in January, February, May and August. China, crystal, silverware and cooking utensils are lowest priced in January, February, August, September and October. October and November offer ftpo good buys on new cars of the same year make; for usea cars, shop in February. Furniture and floor coverings can be bought for less in January, February, July and August. Furs sell at lower prices during the last week in January, all February, March and the first week of April. Gardening and outdoors equipment are cheaper in August and September and sporting goods in January, February, July and August; white goods in January, February, last week in July and August. Television sets show steepest discounts in May and June; tires in May and late August; building materials come down in June. Winter clothes are best purchased during the last two weeks in January, all February, and first two weeks in March; summer clothes...last week in August and through September. Spring clothes are discounted in the last two weeks in April, first week in May; and fall clothes offer good savings during the last two weeks in November, and first week in December. This means you can save considerably when staying away from one-season fashion fads and concentrate instead on quality of fabric, easy care (dry-clean-only clothes can run expensive over a longer period), cut and fit. A basic rule is that smooth, tightly woven fabrics offer better and longer wear. Your mo6t durable, wrinkle-resistant, easy-care and absorbent fabrics are blends erf two or more fibers, of which the most popular is a mixture of 35 percent cotton. Earment on before buying it to proper fit and to allow you to check out zippers, snaps and seams. And ask what the policy is on returns especially if you can't try on the garment. Note if an item is marked "Final Sale", because that's exactly what it means. You purchase it...it's yours with no return. Don't be tempted to buy a garment just because its price tag shows a 40 or 50 percent reduction from the original sales price. There is a good chance that the garment was overpriced in the first place. Instead, compare prices before you buy. If clothing items are marfcad down 60 percent or identified as "irregular" or "seconds", check closely for defects. Remember, if you can't wear it...don't buy it because it is then a burden on your pocketbook instead of a bargain. Usually "irregular" identifies garments with slight defects which should not affect either look or durability. The defect on items marked "seconds" is a bit more serious and requires careful looking over. As a general rule, department stores, discount stores and' large clothing stores as well as factory outlets offer clothes at lower prices than specialty shops and boutiques. But even a boutique can offer real bargains if you wait for an end- of-season sale. Ask Dick Shepherd for a free copy of "17 Tips to Help Save Money on the Clothes You Wear" and mail a self- addressed, stamped No. 10 envelope to PO Box 26792, Oklahoma City, Okla., 73126. A petition has been filed for hearing before the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals by Ed­ ward and Dorothy Mrugacz and the estate of Addie Gardner for an amendment to the county zoning or­ dinance from "A-1-' Agricultural district to "A- 2" Agricultural district with variation. the property is located in Richmond township on the west side of north Solon road, approximately one- quarter mile south of the intersection of north Solon and Kuhn roads and cosists of about one acre. The hearing on this petition will be held March 5 at 2 p.m. in Room 112 of the McHenry county courthouse, 2200 North Seminary avenue, Woodstock, at which time all those who are in­ terested may appear and be heard. EDUCATION FUNDING Gov. James R. Thompson announced that he will recommend record levels of funding for education for the upcoming Fiscal Year 1982 budget--$1.23 billion for higher education and $2.76 billion for elementary and secondary school systems. Thompson said these figures represent the maximum support possible within the limits of available resour­ ces. ARE YOU NEW IN The McHenry Area? Do You Know Someone New? WE WOULD IKE TO EXTENB A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA!!! CALL LORRAINE N0NAHAN 385-5475 JUNE VOIGHT 385-2850 A UVU WHUM mbft t eft fat ROYAL WELCOME KNOW YRMt AREA4QYALWELCMK IKS IT KST Legislators State Senators Jack Schaffer (ft - 33rd. 56 N. Williams St. Crystal Lake, 111., 60014 Phone: 455-0309 Springfield Phone: 217-782-6525. Karl Berning (R) - 32 nd. 625 Deerfield Road Deerfield, 111, 60015 Phone: 312-945-3200 State Representatives Thomas J. Hanahan (n> ioni U7 1AA •W* »» . IWVUWE ASAP McHenry, 111., 60060 Phone: 385-3*27 Springfield PKhne: 217-782-6476 Dick Klemm (R) 3 W. Crystal Lake Ave. Crystal Lake, 111., 60014 Phone: 455-6330 Springfield Phone: 217-782-8000 Jill Zwick 554 Bonnie Dundee Road Box 4 East Dundee, 111., 60118 Donald E. Deuster (R) 32nd. 510 N. Lake St. Mundelein, 111., 60060 Phone: 312-566-1972 Daniel M. Pierce (D) - 32nd. 580 Roger Williams Ave. Highland Park, 111., 60035 Phone: 312-433-2551. Betty Lou Reed (R) - 32nd. 927 Holly Court Deerfield, 111., 60015 U.S. Senators Charles H. Percy (R) 230 S. Dearborn Room 3859 Chicago, 111., 60604 Phone: 312-353-4952 Alan Dixon (D) U.S. Congressmen Lynn Martin (R) 1318 E. State Street Rockford, 111. 61105 1208 Longworth Bldg. Washington, D C. Phone 202-225-5676 Robert McClory (R) 326 N. Genesee St. Waukegan, 111., 60085 Phone: 312-336-4554 The Fate Of The Seals Ask Zoning Change For Property In Richmond (From a report of the Humane Society of the United States) Even on the cold and barren ice floes of the coast of Newfoundland, spring is ajjme of renewal and rebirth. By the end of February more than 400,000 baby harp seals will open their eyes for the first time on their glistening new world. By the end of April, the ice red with blood, nearly half the pups will be dead-bludgeoned by men who covet their snow- white fur. . , ^ There was a time when this carnage was a necessary ritual of survival for native Newfoundlanders. Though the risk of death or injury was high on the unpredictable, shifting ice floes, the reward of the hunt was meat to eat, coats for warmth, and oil for the lamps. But all that has changed. The modern seal hunt is for t>usi __ risks to the point where the "hunt" is really nothing but a slaught ~ * ike trinkets like fur siness, not survival. Modern technology has re<kiced the * ighter. The products are cases, tobacco trifles, not necessities. Seals are killed to make trinkets like fur cigar pouches, dolls and key cases. There is no use for the pelts or blubber that i cheaper and more plentiful aternative which entails little or no animal suffering. The men who actually do the killing gain little of the profits for their'gruesome work. Of the estimate of $6 million a year in profits from the hunt, most of it is pocketed by packing and processing companies, primarily in Norway. Make yourself hearcf Write to the ambassadors from Canada (His Excellency, Peter M. Towe, Canadian Embassy, 1746 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036) and Norway (His Excellency, Knut Hedemann, Embassy of Norway, 2720-34th Street, N.W. Washington, D C. 20008). Urge them to put an immediate end to this needless waste of life. Write your U.S. Senators (c-o Senate Office Building, Washington. D.C. 20610) about the North Pacific Fur Seal treaty. Urge them to reduce the U.S. take of fur seals, to require the departments of Commerce and Interior to develop and fund other sources of income for the Aleut natives, and to negotiate with the other signatory nations for an agreement not to resume pelagic sealing. Remind them that it is important for the U.S. to remain a party to the treaty to make sure we have a vioice in setting quotas and determining the health of the fur seal herd. r 1 I BUILDING i PERMITS Horsemen Hold Dinner Dance REPORT ABUSES The Illinois Department of Public Aid has established a 24-hour toll-free telephone hotline (800-252-8903) to receive reports on%buses of the state's welfare system. All information is con­ fidential. Building permits were recently issued by the McHenry County Depart­ ment of Building and Zoning to: David Milz and Kathy Los of 6236 Scott, Rosemont, to construct a three-bedroom residence at 5205 Meadow Lane, Boulevard Park subdivision in Nunda township. Brittany Builders of 1903 S. Route 31, McHenry, to construct a three-bedroom residence 6135 Hidden Oak Drive, The Springs sub­ division in Nunda township. The McHenry County Horsemen's association presents a dinner and dance March 7 at T.C. Spirits, 6305 Northwest highway in Crystal Lake, starting at j7:30 p.m. Tickets include dinner, and are available by writing the McHenry County Horsemen's association, P.O. Box 27, Harvard, 111. 60033. WARNING TO CONSUMERS Illinois Attorney General Tyrone C. Fahner warned Illinois consumers of an apparent gasoline rebate scheme advertised in some newspapers. The ad­ vertisements, placed iir' newspapers by the Retail Oil association, promise 50 cents per gallon rebates on gasoline, diesel oil, propane and home heating oil. The advertisements imply that the rebates are available from a government program. However, in­ vestigation of state and federal energy programs^- have shown no such rebate exists. ILLINOIS - 385-0063 SERVICE LINE McHENRY CHAMSER OF COMMERCE 385-4300 FAMILY SERVICE 8 MENTAL HEALTH CUNIC 3409 W. Waukegan Road McHenry 385-6400 !strIss TURNING POINT-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STRESS LINE McHenry County 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Parents Anonymous meetings on Tuesday. Call 815-344-3944 STATE CHAMSER 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 o problem involving the federal government and not known where to call? And then been given the runaround or referrals by persons who meant well but didn't know how to help? Ten specialists 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 Phone 800 424-9213 (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 safetv defects or whether a particular model has ever been recoiled. 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 inquiries about or repor­ ting on the safety of products from kitchen appliances to children's toys.) NATIONAL SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING INFORMATION CENTER s 800 523-2929 P.O.Box 1607 Rockville. Md. 20850 (Dispenses information on solar systems for heating and cooling to anyone from architects to home owners looking for a sun- powered hot-water system) CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION 312 793 3580 Chicago III. BIRTHRIGHT Pregnont? Need Help? Counseling Service. 385-2999 . 24 hour Answering Service YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU FOR McHENRY COUNTY 4719 W. Elm St.. McHenry Phone 344 3240 24 hour Crisis Intervention and Confidential Counseling for youth and families « ILLINOIS STATE CHAMBER HOTLINE Phone 217-522-5514 Answer to questions on government regulations MENTAL HEALTH 1-800-892-8*00 --Crisis Center Line for McHenry Co. 24-Hour Emergency number •nd professional staff will answer your call. Sponsoring egency McHenry County Comprehensive Mental He«Mi Service System. §ervice profeSSl°n< Director? EMI fl WALSH t MCK WIUSH IDS. Flu Awto Film Itfo •apraiantlng •fllASlf COMFAMItS 4410 W »>. 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