So, he started up in Waukegan at a large Catholic church and introduced himself to the parish priest. Taken on a tour of the church, he couldn't help but be impressed by how beautiful the grounds were and the stained glass was marvelous. He also noticed a small table with a golden telephone resting on it with a little sign on the wall above the phone. It said, "Call Heaven - $10,000."

Not wanting to appear ignorant of Catholic belief, he said nothing but wrote down the details on his reporter's pad.

Moving on to Evanston next, he visited a Baptist Church and, right across the street, a Synagogue. Much to his surprise, both institutions had golden telephones on small tables with the same signs, "Call heaven - $10,000."

Sure enough, as he moved south through Chicago and on into Hammond and Gary, he found many more signs saying the same thing. He found three more churches in Porter County - same signs.

Finally, he arrived in LaPorte County and stopped at the first church he saw in Westville. He found the same golden telephone on a small table but the sign was significantly different. It said, "Call Heaven - 50 cents." He asked the pastor why the sign was so different from all the others he had seen around Chicago. The minister smiled and said, "You're in LaPorte County now. It's a local call."