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••• - ei.HiMMfcALKK - KK1DAY. MOVl!.ivtlJfe,K i», 1»M ' PLAINDEALER"> Editorial Opinion Camera Hunting A popular and sensible form of hunting is camera hunting. Rather than killing game, it's photographed with a camera, and survives-for other hunters to Camera hunting makes sense with so many wildlife species now endangered. With big animals, such as bear, very much endangeredin some areas, camera hunting is especially desirable. Camera hunting demands the same or greater skill. It's often easier to kill an unsuspecting animal at long range with a rifle and telescopic sight than to photograph him successfully. Good, enlarged pictures are trophies equal to skin or horns, and can also be used to make an interesting trophy wall. Finally, it's easier than skinning, butchering, cleanings, etc. Social Security Dilemma Talk is now heard in some quarters that the reconvening, final session of the 97th Congress will not, after all, be able to address the social security dilemma. Time is short, apologists say, since the final session of the 97th will not convene until late this month. If the social security crisis is dodged again by the 97th Congress, that would be the height of irresponsibility. Already the system is having to borrow from one of its smaller trust funds so that regular old-age pension checks can continue to be mailed out on time. President Reagan's bi-partisan task force will in a matter of days report on needed reforms-in time for Congress to act on them this year. Exact reforms to be proposed are not yet public knowledge but a good guess is that the presidential task force will suggest raising the retirement age slightly. The formula for future increases in benefits might be changed. It could be linked to the consumer price index or average wage increases, whichever is less. Federal workers might be integrated into the system. Also, social security payments might be taxed. This would not impose a burden on the poor not paying taxes, thus affecting only those who are better off. Medicare might be removed from the system and health care financed from general revenues. Whatever the bi-partisan panel's recommendations, Congress should act on them or something similar-in this upcoming special session. Obviously, when the system is reduced to the unsound expedient of tapping one fund to pay benefits from another, it's time for responsible congressional action. That, the public hasn't yet seen from Congress. If ever members are to exhibit the courage for reform, now would be as far as possible from elections. Make New Illinois Plates At Rehabilitation Facility Secretary of State Jim Edgar has announced that the new Illinois license plates, which will first appear on some automobiles in mid-1983, will be manufactured in Illinois by han­ dicapped persons at a Decatur rehabilitation center. Since 1973, Illinois license plates have been produced by an Arkansas company and at correctional facilities in New York and Texas at a cost of nearly $50 million. During news conferences in Chicago and Springfield, Edgar also unveiled the new license plate design, which was developed in conjunction with law enforcement officials throughout the state. The plate's colors will be two- tone silver blue and white with navy lettering. Macon County Rehabilitation Facilities, Inc., of Decatur a non­ profit facility employing 200 han­ dicapped persons, was the low bidder for production of the first 300,000 pairs of the new plates, which are scheduled to begin appearing on some vehicles in August, 1963, when the first phase of replating begins. The new plates will cost approximately 20 cents less per pair than the present plates. "I have long advocated that our plates be made in Illinois, so I am extremely happy to say today it will happen in the near future," the state secretary noted. Manufacturing plates in Illinois will give the Secretary of State's office greater quality control over the new plates, Edgar said, and permit the plates to be made of Illinois steel. "We will now be spending that money in Illinois, where it will help boost this state's economy," Edgar said. "The contract we are an­ nouncing today provides jobs and additional income to the Decatur area, permits the use of Illinois raw materials and stops the flow of dollars out of state. "Police officers", he continued, consider license plates one of their most important and least expensive i crime-fighting tools. It's important the new license plates be as visible and identifiable as possible." Toll Free Legal Aid Number Prairie State Legal Services, Inc., has installed a toll-free telephone number for McHenry county legal aid clients. The new number is 1400-942- 3940. Prairie State Legal Services is federally funded to provide free legal representation in civil cases to low income persons. Prairie State at­ torneys give priority to cases in­ volving landlord-tenant disputes, domestic violence or improper denial Free Holiday Safety Pamphlet The holiday season is a special time of the year. To help persons enjoy it safely, the National Safety Council has published a colorful eight-page pamphlet titled "Holiday Safety Lists and Some Stocking Stuffers." The pamphlet includes five features to lode for when shopping for safe toys; four ways to keep party guests from drinking too much; three party food tips that eliminate kitchen confusion and overcrowding; and seven towns well named for the holiday season. For a free copy of "Holiday Safety Lists and Some Stocking Stuffers," write to the Public Relations Department, National Safety Council, 444 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 111., 60611. Include a stamped, self- addressed, business size (No. 10) envelope. PLAINDEALER""\ Letter to the Editor Public Pulse i tslumn « en nymilM of Ikalr views M nk|wh d (imhI In- terest in our community. Our only roquoX l.tWrfw writers (Ivo ilgMturo. Ml aMrm end phone number. (Tho . indUidwol not writ. on wmo mor« Him onto o mow*. Wo reserve tfco riftw to any moioriol which wo comirior llboloui or In ob|octlon«hl« »o«to.) of such public benefits as Social Security, Public Aid, Food Stamps, General Assistance and Unem­ ployment Insurance. People facing civil legal problems who cannot afford a private attorney should call the toll- free number to arrange an interview. A 25 percent cut in federal funding for 1962 forced Prairie State to close its full-time office in Woodstock and limit types of cases handled. A Prairie State attorney working out of Waukegan now interviews clients at the Family Alliance, Inc. office in Woodstock. The McHenry County Bar association is helping to make up for the cutbacks in federally funded legal aid by asking its members to accept legal aid cases on a pro bono basis. Prairie State and the bar association are coordinating their efforts to en­ sure that poor persons with serious need for legal representation will receive assistance. The bar association Legal Aid committee's office at 211 Dean street, Woodstock* is open Thursdays. Persons seeking representation may call (815) 338-1011 any time. THE TB PROPOSITION "Editor: "In a recent Letters to the Editor column, Maureen Quantz of McHenry wanted to know how the TB proposition got on the ballot during the recent election. She questioned the cost to put it on the ballot and also asked if the McHenry County board didn't have better things to do. "It is my pleasure to tell Ms. Quantz, that through a miracle called the United States Constitution, drafted over 200 years ago, the right of the people to petition the government was granted. The people of McHenry county asked that this proposition be placed on the ballot and the local County board saw to it that the rights of the people were not denied. Nothing that the McHenry County board does could be more important than this. "Cordially Yours, "William J. Fitzgerald "Member-McHenry County Board' NO TAX RELIEF "The Editor: "During the recent election cam­ paign, Gov. Thompson many times said that the property owner was too heavily burdened with property taxes. This was his reason for abolishment of the state multiplier. He did not feel that the budget should be balanced on the back of the home owner. "As governor he spoke for the Republican party in Illinois, and I assume for the Republican party in McHenry county. The election is not yet cold, nay, it is still very warm, and yet the Republican legislators in McHenry are meeting with the of­ ficials of the school districts in an effort to map out plans to circumvent the tax relief promised by the governor. The school districts want to raise the local property assessments to 33 1-3 percent of fair market value. (McHenry Plaindeaier Nov. 10,1982), "The school districts are afraid that they will have to operate wiih reduced funds should the multiplier be abolished. The school districts presently take and spend over 75 percent of the tax dollar, (see your most recent tax bill). "Heaven forbid that the school districts should have to economize in the same way you and I do! "Senator Schaffer, in urging school officials to seek an increase in the local assessments levels, said that such action would not mean an in­ crease in taxes for the property owner. . "What a bunch of baloney!! Of course, it will mean an increase in real estate taxes for the property owner. It always does. And, of course, the taxpayer will have to foot the bill. He always does. "I urge all property owners in McHenry county to contact their state, county and local represen­ tatives and express their feelings on this matter of increasing local property assessments. The tax spending agencies are already hard at work. "Perhaps, what we really need in McHenry county is a Taxpayers association to speak for the property owner. "J. W. Durkin" "McHenry" "ASSIGNMENT: LIFE" "Editor: "On Nov. 12 and Nov. 14, at two area churches, a documentary film titled, "Assignment: Life" was presented by a group of pro-life individuals. Hie film is sponsored by the Cary-Grovt Citizens For Life. "The subject was abortion. It was an excellent, factual, informative film that everyone should try to see, especially parents and teenagers, those pro-life, and those who think they are for abortion or not sure. "An actual abortion was shown at the end of the film, and moments after a salt-poisoning abortion, a small baby, not a blob of tissue, was gently placed on a table to view, her tiny limbs drooping lifelessly, the skin burned red by the saline. The impact of seeing the perfectly-formed infant killed by abortion, the appearance of its face, cannot be forgotten, or ignored. "One's heart could only go out to that infant and to the mother driven by desperation or the social and legal acceptance of abortion to terminate the child's life. This was so obviously not the 'termination of a pregnancy'. It was the ending of a life. It was not a 'product of conception', but a once living human baby. It is interesting to note that such vague terms are used by those who do not wish to face up to the reality of what is actually hap­ pening in an abortion. "It becomes easy to rationalize tolerance of abortion by many. And not seeing with their own eyes the hundreds of thousands of aborted babies gives way easily to an 'out of sight, out of mind' complacency. People may begin to think that perhaps abortion isn't such a bad idea after all. It does eliminate unwanted babies, controls population growth, while at the same time sparing countless women the anticipated trauma and mental anguish of coping with an unwanted child. "The film did address these and many other pro-choice arguments for abortion. It intelligently, and without emotional rhetoric, dispelled all these arguments. Human life is sacred at all stages of development, and the facts were too compelling and logical to come to any other conclusion. "We have become a self-centered, pleasure-oriented, humanistic society. I once heard an angry person say that the Human Life amendment would be unfair in that it would force a woman to have an unplanned or handicapped baby against her wishes, and that constitutes the ruining of that woman's life, physically or emotionally. "Another argument says that forcing a woman to continue her pregnancy causes the 'death' of another human being...that mother, meaning causing her emotional death. It comes down to a decision of whose life is more important, the child's or the mother's, when actually it should never come to this. Both lives art of infinite importance, which is why pro-life groups and hot-lines fight so desperately to aid both in their time of "A woman should not have to 'die' emotionally given all the hundreds of people out there waiting to counsel and help her with every need she is experiencing. The work Birthright does is an example of this. "This fact cannot be ignored: Every day, for circumstances it could not help, for a genetic defect beyond its control, for the parents' indiscretion, a child pays the price with his life. We set up our own human standards above those of our Creator as to which child is 'perfect' enough to live, wanted enough to live. God does not make such fine distinctions. He tells us, 'For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.' "If anyone has doubts about the humanness of the unborn child, a good book on fetal development will enlighten him greatly. Consider just these few facts, some of which the film brought out: Between the 18th and 25th day of life, the baby's hfeart begins to beat; electrical brainwaves can be recorded at five and one-half weeks; all body systems are present by eight weeks; in the 7th week after conception, muscles contract and the baby's body twists away in response to being touched by a fine hair; also in the 7the weeh and 8th week, the baby Iim delicately formed hands com-. plete with palm and fingerprints. "At nine to isn weeks, the baby squints, moves his tongue, swallows, feels pain, and makes a tight fist if his palm is stroked; at three months of fetal age, he can suck Us thumb vigorously; and at 18 weeks with a full set of vocal cords, infants in utero have been heard to cry by their mothers, where air had been in­ troduced into the amniotic en­ vironment. "The unborn baby at each of these stages of development is a whole human being. Nothing is added except nutrition to help him grow, and nhnntra his appearance from a single cell to a baby. Yet at these stages of life, countless babies every day are painfully cut apart, poisoned by salt, or pniiftH apart by suction abortion. And who will speak out in defense of God's hidden children? "This is something we must all face and act upon. "Pamela Jacobs "McHenry" Tell Job-Oriented Work fare Rules Final regulations which will allow state and local jurisdictions the option of incorporating a job-oriented work- fare program into the food stamp program have been announced by an official of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "This innovative program is designed to provide many of our food stamp recipients with on-the-job training as they improve their job skills and employability," said Samuel J. Cornelius, administrator of USDA's Food and Nutrition Service. "We are hopeful that skills learned in this program will enable more recipients to graduate to private sector employment." Under the workfare program, able- bodied food stamp recipients between the ages of 18 and 60 can be required to do public service work in return for food stamp allotments. Qualifications for entry into the program will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If an eligible recipient refuses without good cause to comply with the work- fare process, the entire household will be ineligible to receive food stamp benefits for two months. Cornelius said workfare pilot projects, in operation since July 1979, already have been successful in training recipients for permanent employment in a variety of professions. The recipient's work will be valued at a rate equivalent to the federal or state minimum wage, whichever is higher. A maximum of 30 hours work per week may be required of any recipient. The regulations also allow par­ ticipating jurisdictions to combine food stamp workfare operations with those of other workfare-type programs that states and local jurisdictions might already ad­ minister. "Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into, the mind."...- Samuel Taylor Coleridge "The Star Spangled Banner" uses the tune of an'English song, "To Anacreon in Heaven," by John Stafford Smith. Reduce Insurance Costs New State Program Can Help Cut Traffic Crashes Illinois motorists whp have reached their fifty- fifth birthday are now eligible for reduced insurance costs based on a new law that went into effect July 1. Licensed area motorists over 55 years of age in McHenry county have been, or will soon be, receiving an announcement of the program. The legislation provides for an ap­ propriate insurance discount, determined by individual insurance companies, for eligible motorists who take the National Safety coun­ cil's Defensive Driving course or a course approved by the secretary of state that meets the standards of the National Safety Council's Driver Im­ provement program. The Council's eight- hour classroom course has been used to train some 14 million drivers and is nationally recognized as an ef­ fective means to reducing traffic ac­ cidents and traffic citations through the utilization of established defens ive dr iv ing techniques. The Greater Chicago Safety Council has been approved by the Illinois High Literacy Although its name means "rich coast," Costa Rica had little gold to offer early Spanish settlers. As a result, the country evolved as banc- ally middle class, National Geographic says. It has the highest literacy rate in Cent­ ral America (90 percent) and more teachers than pobcexnen. secretary of state as the state sponsoring agency for the National Safety Council program. Eligible drivers in McHenry can enroll in the course at the Lake County Safety com­ mission at 18 N. County street, Waukegan. For enrollment and ad­ ditional program in­ formation call (312) 689- 6641. For Your Informat ion Dear friends, At a visitation, the bereaved family is often surprised by total strangers-friends or business associates of the dec eased-who tell of hear- *warming experiences and generous gestures by their departed loved one. These anecdotes add to pleasant personal memories of life with the beloved and help to dispel ones grief. Respectfully, r «.J5ciLPETE,?M JUSTEN funer tm°hcme McHfNIV I l l lNOlS 1BJ006] ARE YOU NEW IN The McHenry Area? Do You Know Someone New? We Would Like To Extend A Royal Welcome To Every Newcomer To Our Area!!! CALL LORRAINE MONAHAN 385-5475 j mm *Httm No A t ION tvllf r#" Mtu mum mmttut *r ROYAL WELCOME Know Your Area-Royal Welcom? Does It Best & al §ert)ice profes*ion Directory JACK WALSH, AGENT EARLR. WALSH, BROKER INSURANCE I BONDS Hn, Auto. Ftm, Ule S01S W. Elm St., McHenry DENNIS CONWAY AUTO. UK. Mi State F« lis. Co. 3)1* W. EI* Street 1-7111 JAMES M. McWIEE, LAWYER AVAILABLE TO PKACTK1 Ml Personel ln|ury /Trials Willi/Probate ninntf §.•! i/ivorcvRW rniii* 343* W. Elm Street. McHenry. M. e: 3SS-2440 Form Equipment George P. Freund, • Inc. 4103 W. Crystal leke M. But. 385-0420 Ret. 385-0227 McHEMY COUNTY OFFICE MACHINES SAlB.tOVKIIinTAII Mo«.-Set. V-StSS FrMey tllfcSS 93 Grout St., Crystal leke Phone: 489-1226 DR. LEONARD BOTTARI Eyes Exemtnod-Centect Le^tses denes Fitted Mow.. Tues., Thers., Frl. t tf m Tuee., Tfcurs.. Fri. 7-Vpm Set. 1:30-3 pm 1-4181 or 9(8-22*2 NcHENRY DENIAL CORK DR. C J. LUDFOID DR. 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NATIONAL RUN-AWAY SWITCHBOARD Illinois Phono: M00-972-M04 (For confidential conversations on problems dealing with run-away chlldron.) ' MOVING HOTLINE Phone 100-424-9213 (Complaints about Interstate moving by companies, buses or trains. Sponsored by Interstate Commerce commission.) CONSUMER PROOUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Phone S0Q.M3-2M0 (For Questions or Complaints on products ranging from toys to ovens.) NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Phone 000-424-93*3 (Answers questions about automobile safety defects or whether a particular modal has ever been recoiled. Valuable for those interested in buying a used car.) ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDMN AND FAMILY SERVICES 24-Hours Child Abuse Hotline TOLL FREE: 000-2S2-2S7S CONSUMER PROOUCT SAFETY COMMISSION siMLi.ee <un •W'OJO'iOOO (Operates five national lines. Answers inquires about or reporting on tho safety of products from kitchen appliances to children's toys.) NATIONAL SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING INFORMATION CENTER S00-523-2929 P.O. Mox IM7, Rock villa, Md. 20SS0 (Dispenses Information on solar systems for heating and cooling to anyone f ram architects to homo owners looking for a sun-powered hot-watar system.) CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION 312-793-35M Chicago, III. BIRTHRIGHT Pregnant? Naed Help? Counseling Service. 305-2999. 24 hours Answering Service. YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU FOR McHENRY COUNTY 4719 W. Elm St., McHenry Phone: 344-3240 24 hours Crisis Intervention and Confidential Coun­ seling for youth and families. ILLINOIS STATE CHAMBER HOTLINE Phone: 217-522-5514 Answer to questions on gover- mont regulations. MENTAL HEALTH 1-000-092-09M Crisis Cantor Lino for McHenry Co. 24-Hour Emorgoncy number and professional staK wll answer your call. Sponsoring agency McHenry County Comprehensive Mental Haalth Sarvlco System. NATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ASSOCIATION Post Office Box 174M ' Washington, D.C., 20041 Phono (7M) 471-0404 McHENRY COUNTY CETA OUTREACH CENTER MS Russet Ct. Woodstock. II. M090 (01S) 334-71M JOB TRAINING OFFERED McHENRY COUNTY ASSOCATION FOR THE RETARDED G. Lombourn, Executive Director ALCOHOLICS ANONYMS* "fclSl455-3311