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Thursday- December 28. 1961 . JOON OF YOUNG WEATHER OBSERVER -LANDS m MAINE MM-- M"*+Glenn Olsen of 313 N. Front Street, McHenry, a member o» --•TV weatherman Warren Cul- -bertson's cooperative climato- ~JP£fcal weather observers, wa» fifty young members ot tiW weather group to release a <r»IB0&ther balloon recently from „_the middle of State street in Chicago's Loop. The releasing Of fifty weather balloons was *°$&Vt of an interesting weather -v. experiment in conjunction with the opening of a new motion picture. """ The object of the experiment MOyas to study local and national currents. Six days later rd was received in Chicago *sthat the first balloon had land- -- over 1,000 miles away in Z^Iaine! ZZ Jparly in the morning -- at -->A a.m. to be exact -- Mrs. Me- ^VBl>a Johnson of Buckston, Maine, noticed a disturbance 'among her herd of Angus cows. 'Upon investigation she noticed ^<B'Jour-foot weather balloon set- * tliSlg down from the sky among Jier herd. This balloon may well a winner, for distance, at 1,000 miles away, but then - Again others may drift as far ' as Europe or Africa. By next week the ten winners should be determined. I* W53C55J85S JSg? 5K538S5 55^35^58^.^5: THE McHENBY PLAINDEALEp SCHOOLS'ROLE IK DEFENSE IS MEETING THEME Program Leaders Make Outline Of Board Obliaation Under the direction of Richard L. Tazewell, Mc'Henry c o u n t y s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of schools, a meeting was held at the court house annex to discuss the schools' role in the event of a nuclear attack. All public and private schools were invited, and several local c i v i l d e f e n s e l e a d e r s w e r e present. Alvin Querhammer. director of the McHenry county office of civil defense, and Anton Perne, coordinator of civil defense adult education in the office of the superintendent of public instruction, addressed the group. Mr. Querhammer explained what ha» been done in the county concerning civil defense and asked for a committee of five or seven school people to work with other agencies in the county to set up a county-wide disaster plan in case of a nuclear attack. Mr. Perne discussed the funct i o n of t h e s c h o o l i n c a s e of a t tack. He stated that the schod) board has ah obllgfetkm to paN ticipate in the dtia&te* pfograin in three ways: 1--by instituting or strengthening the pupil safety program. This program mqkes buildings and grounds as safe as possible against disaster and- sets lip procedures to enable students to survive disasters. 2--By developing a diadstfer protection education program. This long-range program looks to working with the schools to provide a good understanding of civics, communication, mathematics, history, and other related fields with the feeling that students well-versed irt these fields will become adults possessing not only these skills as such, but also the Insight and understanding that will be needed in working together for survival. ^ ^ 3--By supporting in othet ways the local disaster protec* tion program. The schools cah make their facilities available for adult clashes, or for shelter or other uses. Mr. Perne stated his staff was very small, but that he hoped to have a civil defense class started in t,he. cOUnty some time in April. Certified teachers attending these glasses would be qualified instructor* to teach adult 'civil*' defense classes. ' V, A question period fdUtiwed Mr. Perne's talk, after ^jvhich ?:U?» Hail the New Year with song and sincere best wishes. w - ^ ^ * ' - X - Page To our many good ^HPriends we extend warmest greetings. McHENRY LUMBER CO. 4080 W. Main St. jk 1324 N. Riverside Dr. JZV KM. 1ADIO & TELEVISION I WIHESand UIUORS i*; flte • iS Mild, • ' " w OLD HICKORY Full 8 Year Old -- 86 Proof Straight Bourbon' Whiskey Regular Price $4.99 $099 N©W ONLY NOW BURTON'S G I N $2" Fifth I sPed,at $2" 86 Proof -- 4 Year Old 'STRAIGHT BOU1SON Reg. $3.98 State Champions This happy pair are George Barbian and his niece, Rita Barbian, who emerged as state champions in the Illinois state mixed doubles all-star finals at Joliet earlier this month, bowling a total of 1242 pins. For this outstanding fete, they were presented with these two beautiful trophies. the film "Civil Defense" was shown. The film committee of the county decided to purchase this film for the county film library to make it available to all schools and other interested groups. The Algonquin Indians were the most widely-spread of any American tribe, ana ranged from the Carolinas to Hudson Bay, and from the Atlantic to the Mississippi. Nonagen Mi-s. Edith McAndrews, who recently celebrated her ninetyeighth birthday anniversary, is shown here with one of her great-grandchildren, a son of Mr. and Mrs. James McAndrews of McHenry. The nonagenarian, for many years a local resident, has three sisters, two of whom are over 90 and the other approaching that mark. Mrs. Alice Keough of Half Day was 100 on Dec. 15. Mrs. Mary Riley of Alberta. Canada, is 90 and Miss Laura Courtney of Wauconda is 87. McHENRY PLAINDEALER 3812 W. Elm St. Est 1875 £ I$one^S85-0170 if1*. ' Published Every Thursday at McHenry, 111! by McHENRY PUBLISHING CO. MATIONAl IDITOftlAI K 55a •tsiciiTuTj Larry E. Lund -- Bus. Mgr. 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