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f ^tojrzprr, np MJ .* S> ; \ ,. : " ^.i r>" ••.rp ^r,;i , , ^ T . ^ f - Thursday, March 30, 1950 CHILD vs. BIKE? PARENTS MUST |p£K ANSWER When is a child old enough to have a biCyeie? . - That is a question parents must .nswer sooner or later, and no one cau answer it for them, according to the National Safety '"Council. .lowever, the Council offers a >w guidepoats/ to parents in connection witli its nationwide traffic 'Hiilety pro warn for April, which «> aimed at reducing traffic deaths iid injury to children: The sate age for bicycle use depends upon two things: The Child How tiiorough has chis safety training beeij-? Has he . had s&fety instruction at school and at home? H;ive you taught him good pedestrian habits",' Has ;lie provvd that 'he is aware of the dangers of street traffic? Does he v obey your instructions in other ' tilings? •A Tile 1'lacer--Do. You live on a ; :*^uiet street, with little traffic; or -"'.on a busy thoroughfare ? Do you Rrffiive in the city' or a small town? iij j's police traffic control good »ad -y^tu'e drivers generally' careful and .•••s^ibservSM.? - Will you limit the - "'."bike to Off-the-street use until you are confident of your child's ability and attitude? Once the decision is made to permit a bicycle, parents should lii ike sure that the one purchased As the proper size, the Council Say.3. Then set down your . rules of conduct and enforce them strictly. Aw (iuide Given ^ * Depending upon the nature of the child and the pl:ice of residence; this is the Council's general guide for parents iri buying a bicycle: ^ , 5-7 Years -- The 20-inch bike. Residential off-the-street use only. Teach the child to dismount and Apaik the bike across streets. Use This period for training and observation of skills. " S-10 Years--The 24-inch "bike. Limited riding on quiet residential ^Streets. Train carefully in keeping to the right, riding in single file, signaling turns, using bell, avoiding tracks or ruts,' observing traffic rules, riding from driveways, watching for opening doors of parked cars, using carrier for packages. ! i Years and Older--1The 26- inch bike. Full freedom except on heavily-traveled arterial streets. Strict penalties should be ini)iosed for stunting in the street, carrying extra passengers, hitching behind vehicles or- riding at night iutraffic. McCONNELL BASES HIS CAMPAIGN ON VARIED BACKGROUND A. B. McOonnell of McHenry county. Republican candidate for the Illinois legislature, eighth district, basis his campaign for that office on hts intensive background of study, ns* regards to farm, city, education and tax problems. He is a farmer., a'<id therefore he is interested ^in the many problems affectiug agriculture. He is a meni- !~*bei' of the McHenry county Board •of Supervisors and his record of honesty and integrity in handling •.the many tasks that confront men of this board, has been an enviable one. He is on record :'s voting "no" to the ftroject of erecting a costly addition to the McHenry couuty court house and al so Tor liis "no" vote on placing the two million dollar bond issue on the ballot this spring for road :^improvements ill McHenry county under a stepped-up program, projects that wouW cost the taxpayers of McHenry county hundreds of thou sands of dollars. He is a descendant of a pioneer family that has produced public servants in every one of five generations of their residence in northern Illinois. He was educated in the Woodstock public schools WANTED A ftepn-slntative Tor All the people A Man who will represent the Taxpayers " » ? *' •> * V «W(LJU»* and attended the University of Illinois for four years, majoring in Agriculture. He is a 4-H club leader and was ori6' of the instigators in securing the old fairgrounds site in Woodstock for the 4-H Town Inc. Fraternally he is a member of the Masons, the Elkg and the Moose and is also an active member of the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce. The McConnells reside on the farm where Mr. McConnell was born, east of Woodstock. There are four children. * * DRIVERS' CHANCES FOR FINE OF $300 ARE TEN TO ONE Chauce's are ten to one you are carrying a potential $300 fine around in your billfold, Secretary of State Ed Ward J. Barrett has announced^ . ' •; "According to the Illinois Motor Vehicle code," Barrett said. "a driver's license is -not'Valid-unless it is signed on the.. reverse side by the license hdldeT r - i * • Barett based his tc*r to one figure on the recent f. ot chwk of drivers' licenses which found that only one( license in each ten examined complied with the law which requires the operator's signature'to make it valid. Section 29f of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Law states: "--the licensee shall write his usual signature with pen and ink, immediately upon receipt of the license. No license shall be valid until it has been so signed by the licensee." Secretary Barrett urged the motoring public to'help him "pass the word" on this little known law by asking a friend if ho has countersigned his driver's license. "And while yoU are asking your friend if he has complied with the law by signing bis license, take a look at your own -chances are tett'to one you haven't signed it;" CENSUS CREW LEADERS CHOSEN FOR THIS DISTRICT TOE MCHENRY plaindealbr Remove Mtlkstone Sometimes milking machine rubber parts and . metal become coated with milkstone. Milkstone can be removed by merely soaking the affected parts in a solution of one-quarter cup of vinegar to two gallons of water for six to eight hours. John P. Simpson, district supervisor for the local office of the United States Bureau of the Census, hns announced that sixteen crew leaders have been selected to supervise the field work of the 292 enumerators in this area for the seventeenth Decennial Census. The Aurora district office is responsible for the taking of the census in Kane, McHenry and Dupage counties. Those who have been selected ;by the Census Bureau as crew jeaders for the district ar<p: Mrs. Ruth j/ Barney, Geneva; Mrs. Carla T. Burks, Richmond; Walter A. Butler, Maple Park; Mrs. Marion Devereux, Clarenden Hills; John E. Ducey, Richmond; Donald Duskin, Wheaton; Myron Hackett, Elmhurst; Mrs; Marion M. Johnston, Aurora; Adam W. Kohley, Ifisle; Mrs. Marie MartenSen, Elgin; Michael J. McEnroe, Aurora; M. Harold Riley, Woodstock;' Mrs. Betty J. Summers, Elgin; "Mrs. .Loiiise B. Soter, Bensenville; Mrs. Hazel Tews, Montgomery; Mrs. Evelyn M. Verbic, Aurora. All those selected have passed written tests prepared by the Census Bureau and have completed a week of technical training for the taking of the census. The training classes held at 75 South Broadway, Aurora, were conducted by George L. Erickson of Evanston, a graduate of Northwestern University, and a technical enpert from the Census Bureau field staff. Qualifications required for selection as crew leaders include, as a minimum, a high school education arid at least three years experience in supervising or assisting in the supervision of an Office force or field crew, training of subordinates,, making and reviewing reports of average difficulty and handling related assignments. * Jn general, an applicant's record of experience must show satisfactory performance in Increasingly responsible positions. College education may be counted in part in lieu of experience. Census Bureau employees are sworn to secrecy and are\ punishable by law for revealing confidential informatidn. Supervisor Simpson says that the Aurora office has exercised the greatest care in attempting £o select only reliable persons of good character to take the census. GIRL SCOUT NOTES Troop 6 had an election o* officers at their last meeting, with the following girls being elected: President, Marlene Ehrhardt; secretary. Sara Kay Douglas; treasurerVTVtonioa Phalin; color bearer, Jane Blake; color guards, Eleanor Todd and Joan Collins; Reporter. Danielle Pokett. Troop 1 The following girls have completed their work on the good grooming badge: Ixiis Claybough, Barbara Eggert, Judith Freund, Patricia Long. Shirley Tliurlwell, Ann Weber, Karen Olson, and Barbara Van Oeyen. They were assisted in their work on this badge by Mrs. Robert Krawlowetz, who helped them With the care of their hair, teeth, skin, etc. Mrs. Milton Olson will entertain at the next breakfast meeting of the adult Girl Scout organization On April 4. at 9:30, at the Legion Home. All of the Olrl Scouts in McHenry are rehearsing and preparing for the Girl Scout pageant that they are going to put on at the McHenry high school on Friday evening, April 21f All the public is invited to attend this Girl Scout program. Come and find out what the girls in McHenry «re doing. AUTHORITIES GIVE IMPORTANT TIPS ON GAS ECONOMf out causes excessive raw gasoline J waiting for a slaw freight train. |i> be sucked into the cylinders. The amount of gasoline required ^ Start, drive and stop slowly, to start a car is negligible. An at hl*h enslne 8Peed8 in idling motor, however, sometimes TN motorist who speeds up to 1 0r 8econd Rear can, easily New Chestnat Varieties The U.S. department of agriculture reports the development of three new chestnut varieties which produce a great quantity of large, s\wet nuts and are resistant to chestnut blight. M alalia Malaria may cause permanent impairment of the gray snd white matter of the brain, doctors point out.. Make Old Floors Look Like New Rent our high speed floor sander and edger. We have everything to complete the job. VYCITAL'S Hardware-Sheet Metal Shop Phone 98 F L O W E RS rot l%ach a filling station before* his gasoline supply runs out is putting his own head in the noose. Speed not only can be unsafe; it's extravagant, says the Chicago Motor Club. / Studies show that, in general, the most efficient and economical speed of a car is between 25 and 30 miles per hour. the Motor Club traffic engineers say. More force is required to propel a car at high speeds than at low speeds, chiefly because wind resistance increases in proportion to the speed. An average, of 5ft yiiles per fiour often requires twice as much gas as an average of .15 miles per htpiiv Here are some tips on g&Kolin< e c o n o n t y • \ • • - Avoid" racing^Mj[e ^llte Thi* burns as much gasoline as though you actually were speeding and it" greatly, increases n'lotor wear. Avoid excessive choking during warm-up period. Never leave the choke button 'out longer than Is necessary to get the car run nlng evenly, leaving the choke Mom 14 U <lai| limy flu rout AITS O»K« of itw family iK* hot rahad •r* ba«t mprMtad by a pertroit •i eK« whoU (amity, that Matkar "Wilt k--p with K«r atwayi. CaR ' m APUIHWHI, WorwickY Studio 11? Jilt entitle Dr. McHenry double the amount of gasoline U f 8e" a quart ^ two ten mh)ute used in getting away. Quick accel- P*' SIT,? , OK-kWW* oi,„t „ff f. . . . to farm animals when in the seedn « . . K " WaU" 1,n« 8laKp- ss»y University of lining. I on t leave it running while mds veterinary, pathologists. Page Thirteen The U. 8. Department of culture predicts that within ami other year it will have some stat billion dollars worth of surplM products on its hands, including not only potatoes, but tobacco, cotton, wheat, linseed oil flaxseed, corn, dried eggs, butter, wool, dry beans, barley, dried miik, cheese. the Want $1498.00 *TIm dc<iv«r*(I pric* indud«s r«4wtl criM Ux«?, Mler, detivtry »o h*n41iR( chaifn. gn, oii, Md anti Wnit* udtwall IHM •*»laMa at Mtra coai Whor* aha coutd H bCry you 'weh sitanl powar ... Iha fW>a ear tha 'Fashion Cor" tlyling of this 50 Fordf The am war i« NQ PLACE ELSE CAM YOU EQUAL FORD POt THE PRICE. THE ONE FINE CAR IN THE LOW-PRICE FIELD Whathar you drivo Ford'* a dv one ad "SU" or tha naw qaiat V-8 yoa'ra matter of wrghi% forca that kaapi ih lona down to a whit^ar. Tha "Lifaguord' Kody too, it 'toand tionad" agoirMi noho. Ever ylhing- King-Siza Braka* to «ofa-*tio «aah -- i of Ford'i fine ear qwoWy. "•srMivr'iii'am V At TMT Ford •sAr's I f k wM a^aa yaar tfmt I H}*! JWII • is yaw BUSS MOTOR SALES k - f > : « 531 MAIN ST. McHENIT? TT.LINOIS fttmed Fashion Acodvmy S«l«ctf PorCTos "Pastiloir€ar"i§ A man who knows the meaning of service and economy -- A mail to serve this prosperous agricultural and industrial district. Found - The Man mm A.B. McConnell TKE Republican Candidal* 8tb Senatorial IMstrict yfnur Ballot Market That (;ives Mc< t»nnell .1 Votes. ^IT'S STILL YOUR COUNTRYVOTE ALL SPRING COT ffloWBRS IN SEASON See Our Complete Selections of Plants LILIES" r HYDRANGEAS AZALEAS ROSE BUSHES TULIPS HYACINTHS AFRICAN VIOLET PLANTS Early Ordering Appreciated CORSAGES Including Roses -- Carnations Camellias -- Gardenias nrnhj^g -- ftpriwff Fbiuwfl etc. ELM STREET FLORIST 300 West Elm Street PHONE 401 DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY EASTER HAMS PHONE Whole or String Half CAN HAMS 12 to 141b. 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