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So I Hear Just came from a 3 - item shopping spree for groceries where I met Mary Unti Theis. With an encouraging word, Mary set me off a-wingin' to whip out another column. She loved that Weiiigart Wisdom -- "Your wife just wanted to get yout out of the house". Readers are helping me solve the squirrel problem. Mrs. Bill Hamil tells me to attach a funnel upside down, around the post and those little furry climbers will be stopped. Paul Rieger says he has solved the problem between the birds and the squirrels and is going to show me how. We want to feed the squirrels, but want to keep them out of the birds' trough. Maybe I shouldn't worry about those birds After all I've done for them, when I left my car in the driveway for an hour, they showed no respect Chuck Weingart is having trouble convincing some people that it was the custom in earlier days to toss a dead fish or dead hen into the hole when planting a tree. Right you are, Chuck. No expert tree planter would think of covering the tree roots without special nourishment. Paul Fidler's wife has been trying to convince him for yars and yars that there is or was an "Old Apple Tree In The Orchard" song. Do any of you remember it? Nell didn't sing it, but gave me these words: Oh! the old apple tree in the orchard Lives in my memory It reminds me of my pappy He was handsome,, young and happy But he died in the old apple tree. Say goodbye, say goodbye Say goodbye to the old apple tree If my pappy hada known it He never would a growed it 'Cause he died in the old apple tree Oh! the old apple tree in The orchard lives in my memory ALEXANDER LUMBER CO. BEST OF EVERYTHING FOR THE BUILDER FEATURING COMPLETE LINES OF: •OLYMPIC STAIN •BRAMMER CABINETS •ANDERSEN WINDOWS •PRE-HUNG DOORS •NORD SPINDLES •JIM MARTIN PAINTS •LINCOLN WINDOWS •GAP SHINGLES •BUILDERS HARDWARE •PREFINISHED PANELING •CHAMBERLAIN GARAGE DOOR OPERATORS Phone 385-1424 909 N . FRONT ST. , McHENRY It reminds me of my pappy. A very important day is coming along this week. < Verona Etten and I have the same birthday. It hasn't been declared a legal holiday, but give us time. Buttoned my sweater and found it came out cockeyed at the top. 'Twas then I remembered my mother teaching me to always start with the bottom button. How do mothers know so much? Local sports fans have started early to talk about the annual baseball dinner at Johnsburg. I suppose plans have to be made early by the com­ mittee, but the rest of us had better wait until Santa returns to the north pole before we get anxious. Haven't seen Jack and Bev J us ten for some time, but imagine they are riding high since their Green Bay Packers beat those struggling Chicago Bears Sunday. Some bears go into hibernation during the winter. You can say those Bears are all heart. By losing, they probably saved Bart Starr's job as coach of the Packers. Now. isn't that thoughtful. Mona must have dug down deep in an old trunk to come up with this McCall's Magazine dated August, 1921. Guess she is wondering if I remember the dresses and hats of the flapper days. Oh, I remember, Mona! As I remember, some of those flapper day dresses were much snappier than the ones shown. Wow! Boost Squad Coffers Chemical Transfer Poorly nourished mothers may transfer more cancer - causing chemicals to a developing fetus than a woman with adequate nutrition. A pilot stua> ,..c question is being conducted. Origin Secrets Rocks that fall from the ?'•y carry secrets of the c.ifciu uf the solar system and desiir;' ^,i the earth. Meteorites are divulging such information through chem­ ical laboratory analysis. OPEN 6:30 A.M. FOR BREAKFAST 7 DAYS A WEEN DAILY LUNCHEON SPECIAL 2* (MUSS THE WHALES TAIL 342$ W. PEARL McHENRY 385-4050 FREE Hot Dogs During Monday Night Football DINNER SPECIALS- SERVING 5 P.M. Weds: BBQ RIBS With Combo Shrimp or Chicken 6M Fri: FISH FRY-COD, Potatoes, Cole Slaw, All You Can Eat 3* Sat: PRIME RIB 65# DISCOVER Young People in Business JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT TRADE FAIR Saturday 6 Sunday, November 21 & 22 Over 20 student companies offering items for home, office and gift-giving. McHenry, Lake and Kane County Clubs represented. Opening ceremonies Soturday ot 11.30 A.M. Junior Achievement, o non-profit organization, teaches students about the free enterprise system through real-life situations. Mall Hours: Monday-Friday: 1 3 m.-9 p.m. Saturday: 10 c n 5:30 p.m. Sunda> .'Joon-5 o rn. At Work. . V f. > McHenry Rescue Squad of October. Hie totals for both stations, in McHenry and Holiday Hills, show that the squad answered 90 calls for essistance last month. STATION I Don Bentz, left, president of the Johnsburg Rescue squad, and Caraion Hodges, right, president of the McHenry Rescue squad, are shown with Mark J us ten, second from left, co- total chairmen of the recent Rescue Classic, and Anthony Varese, Eventa chairman. Aa a result of the event, in which 328 people enjoyed dinner and 112 participated in golfing at Chapel Hill Country cluh, a total of $6,650 waa divided equally and presented to the two aqua da. Other information on the annual event appeared in the Wedneaday iaaue. STAFF PHOTO-ANTHONY OLIVER Canttac Medical Emergency Trauma Traffic Accident Aid Refused Fire Dept. Assist Overdose Other STATION II PLAINDEALER^ Letter to the Editor Public Pulse (The Ploisdeoler invito* the public to uis this column os on oxprossion of their views on swbfocts of gonofal intorost in our community. Our only roquost is thmf the writors give signoturo full address ond phono number. Wo osk too. that one individual not write on the seme sub|ect more then once a month. Wo reserve the right to delete ony materiel which we consider libelous or in objectionable taste.) "Editor: "As mayor of McHenry, I recognize the importance of home ownership in strengthening the citizen's role in our governmental process. In recent - .onths high mortgage in^rest rates have created an af- tordability problem in housine that has prevented mar1} from fulfilling their c^ire to purchase a home. "On Oct. 1, 1981, depository institutions in McHenry were empowered to issue tax exempt cer­ tificates for savers as a part of the Economic Recovery Act of 1981. These cer­ tificates have a great potential for helping our troubled lending institutions and at the same time make available mortgage funds at lower interest rates. "I urge all depository institutions with the authorization to issue these certificates, to actively offer them to the saving public so that mortgage interest rates can be lowered. I also ask the citizens of McHenry to take full advantage of these certificates in order to keep this a strong and truly citizen-represented com­ munity, through home ownership "Sincerely, "Joseph B. Stanek" GOOD BAND SUPPORT "Dear Editor: "I would like to recognize L. E. Funk and the many townspeople who have supported our city band program. From a musician's viewpoint, our McHenry audiences have made this an ideal place to perform. Our band and the audience communicate in a very special way. "The City of McHenry generously supplies the band's material needs and provides us with an ideal place to perform. The combination of our city's efforts, the tremendous audience support, and talent of our fine musicians in the area, make our summer concert series the absolute best. "Sincerely, "W. N. Toalson" Kno^l sTMt Let it Snow. Let it Snow. Let it Snow. A Western Snowplow will handle it. Designed and built to take on the worst winters, a Western snowplow turns your 4-wheel drive truck into a real money maker This year, let it snow ...you're ready with a dependable Western See: ADAMS ENTERPRISES 3017 W. Route 120 • McHenry, IL 60050 815/385-5970 - We're On The Move What is the normal path of warm fronts across the United States? Unlike cold fronts, warm systems have an upward di­ rection, or nqctherly push, as they cross the United States from west , to east. Some come in from northern California and up as far as Washington. Those coming in to the north usually cross with a southerly tendency until they reach the Chicago area, and then slant upward and pass over New England. Those coming in over California slant downward toward the Gulf and then turn northward, often moving up the east coast. Others, which never cross into the United States, come out of the Caribbean and move up the east coast. Then there are the lows which cross in on the west coast, moving northeast. They may cross into the country from New Mexico to Oregon, and usually pass out of the country along, its northern borders, between eastern Montana and New England. The main route of these lows is the Great Lakes region. The southeastern states, generally speaking, and except for coastal areas, are off the beaten track of these systems. Rou'f1 14 ond Moio S'rep" Ovs'ol J.tDi'.f G.R. OBERG, M.D., F.A.A.P. Allergy - Clinical - Ecology and General Pediatrics is pleased to announce the relocation and expansion of his medical offices to THE COLLEGE HILL PROFESSIONAL BUILDING, SUITE F - 4911 Rte. 31, _ Crystal Lake, II. THE NEW OFFICE WILL OPEN ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23,1981 (815)455-1990 (24 HOUR ANSWERING SERVICE). 10 30 20 16 6 2 1 1 Cardiac Medical Emergency Traffic Accident TOTAL MONTHLY REMINDER This month is the annual fund drive of the McHenry Area Rescue squad. As the figures above show, the squad answered 90 calls in October. What many people do not realize is that these calls were answered by trained, unpaid volunteers - using equipment and ambulances that were paid for strictly through donations, memorials and in part through revenue sharing. Further, the average call lasts about an hour to an hour-and-a-half. This means that in October rescue squad members - many of whom have full-time jobs - took between 90 and 135 hours (about two-and-a-half working weeks) to help others. The squad is not tax supported and is not reimbursed for its work. Help us through your generous donations. The McHenry Rescue Squad 385-4414 (Emergency phone) 385-0022 (Business phone) Almost A Million For Doubledippers The Coalition for Political Honesty has released a list of 32 state legislators from Chicago and suburban Cook county who are doubledipping during this session of the General Assembly. Altogether, the 32 doubledippers have been budgeted to receive almost one million tax dollars in salaries and fees from local governments this year. Chicago alone is budgeting $448,213 of tax monies in 1981 to maintain 15 doubledippers on the city payroll. Doubledipping is a long time Illinois practice which permits legislators to hold highly paid city and county jobs in addition to drawing their legislative paychecks. In addition, doubledipping politicians also draw credits for two public pensions at the same time. "Doubledipping is a gigantic waste of taxpayer money and it's a state scandal that doubledippers should be permitted to hog precious tax dollars in this age of budget cutbacks," said Patrick Quinn, Coalition spokesman. "Doubledipping is a classic example of the truly greedy taking from the truly needy." Quinn said the money budgeted for the 32 Cook county doubledippers in 1981 would be enough to support 458 additional children at day- care centers for an entire year. A bill to abolish doubledipping was in­ troduced in Illinois House Executive committee last spring, but the legislation was defeated when four Code county legislators who hold city or county jobs voted to kill the bill. "The General Assembly should not be a haven for political payrollers - tax­ payers are entitled to have a person representing them who is not dividing his tim* between .. two public payrolls," Quinn said. "Juiul-'/bit.'/ Illinois legislators are already among the highest paid in the nation with a $28,000 annual salary plus an additional $7,400 yearly in fringe benefits such as free health insurance, per diem allowances, and travel expenses. In addition, Illinois legislators are eligible at age 55 to receive pension payments from one of the most generous pension plans in the country. Under the Genera) Assembly Retirement system, a legislator with 6 years of service receives a pension that is greater than the social security pension of a taxpayer who has Worked for 40 years. I Doubledipping legislators not only collect handsome legislative pensions, but they also pocket a second pension from their local government job, Quinn noted. As doubledippers, they gain pension credits for a full year in the General Assembly and they also accumulate credits for the time they serve on their second public payrolls Quinn urged taxpayers opposed to doubledipping to join the Coalition's cam­ paign for the Illinois Initiative, a constitutional amendment to permit voters to pass laws directly by petition and referendum. Anyone interested in the initiative program should write the Coalition at Box 708, Oak Park, 111., 60303, or call (312) 524-1978. Some people never admit their error in any­ thing, but, as time goes on, they fool fewer people. • ••• There are people ready to exercise control over others without being about to control them­ selves. 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