Thursday, March 1, 1982 TAX THE McHENRY PUUNDEALEB Pags Fir* OSMTAL * McHenry Hospital . Patients admitted to Mc- 1 Henry hospital during the past week included William Noyes, Woodstock; A s t r i d Palliser, Stephen Wyatt, Eleanor Hynousk, Hulda Holland, Crystal Lake; Terrence Wagner, Round Lake; Alan Bellafeville, Libert y \ ' i l l e ; E l i z a b e t h U s e l d i n g , Margaret Larson and Anna D e r n e t z , I n g l e s i d e ; C a r o l y n Pittman and Claudia Palmer, Wonder Lake: Mildred H<j£y, w Barrington; Donna Crispe, Cary; Ann Dollnig, Fox Lake; Gerard Cummings, Lake Villa; Patricia G r a m 1 e y, Williams Bay, Wis.; Emilie Bach, Wauconda; Lillian McCarthy, Holly Lawniczak, Gerald Krueger, V i r g i n i a P o s t h u m a , R o b e r t Fuhler, Walborg Hansen, Mabel McCormick, Irene Jones, James Miller. Susan Adams, • Joseph S t^'u dem a n, Milda Mathews, Eric Swanson, Anna Garcia, Richard Guyser, Patrir cia Tomasello, Mary Hudetz, Barbara Jean Howe, Arthur Hauk, Irene Leon, Robert Haralson, Gerald Bolda, John Johnson grid Joan Haze, McHenry. Harvard Hospital Residents in the McHenry area admitted to the HarvhtcL hospital during the past week included Mrs. Harry Brodin, Baby S t e l l a C o n d e r , Mrs. George Kinsala, Baby Debbie Nicholas and Mrs. Henry Martin. Memorial Hospital During the past week patients admitted to the Memorial hospital. Woodstock, in- |P eluded Margaret Barth, Martha Freund, John Miller, Burton Skemp. William Krause, Edna Adams and Louise Mc- Enery, Keith Putnam and Richard Smith, McHenry; and Baby Oakley, Eva Huebner, Mae Jadwick and James Harrington, Wonder Lake. \ 7< PUBLIC PULSE (The Plalndealer invites the public to use this column as an expression of their views on subjects of general, interest in our community. Our only request is that writers limit themselves to 300 words or less and that all letters have signature, full address and phone number. We ask, too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We reserve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in objectionable taste.) ADMITTED TO COLEGE Miss Lynn M. Gu§tavson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor R. Gustavson, 7506 Center drive, Wonder Lake, has been admitted to Shimer college for' enrollment next fall, according to D. G. Reuter, Shimer vicepresident and director of admissions. "Dear Editor The Road Situation "We are living in West Shore Beach, McCullom Lake, and have been snowed in twice this year. In 1953 we had a good Property Owners association and at that time we had only a few who would not pay their $10 for snow removal. We were thankful we did not have much snow then. On Sunday, Feb. 18, we started out for Mass and, to pick^nap^a neighbor and half way t here we were stuck. Although under a doctor's care, my husband had to shovel for ov£? an hour. Without help JT think we would have been there still. It was necessary for my husband to be confined to bed afterward and if we had to call the fire department or doctor for him they would never have been able to get through. "All I can say is if every owner out here had paid his $10 a year things would be different, but some are in arrears four years. They think the poor few who pay can do it so they can run trucks and cars all over our roads. "If everyone doesn't pay, no wonder there is o no money in the association fund. "We have a nice place Jo live if owners would only 'try and pay their money and keep up their places. It's a disgrace to know and see that some owners don't care and let others pay their way. "Mrs. R. Esser "5415 W. Cleveland Drive "McHenry, 111." Peanuts seem to have been native to every tropical and sub-tropical country of the world. They have been found in tombs in South America, dating back to 950 B.C. EARL R. WALSH INSURANCE Fire, Auto, Farm & Life Iw. Representing p.BI.TART.B COMPANIES When You Need Insurance of Any Kind Phone iSVergreen 6-0043 or 5-0953 429 W. Elm St.. McHenry, ID DR. JOHN T. GRAY Optometrist 1236 N. Green Street Office Phone: EV 5-0186 Res. Phone: EV 5-6191 Thurs.: Daily 9:30 - 5:00 Tues. & Fri. Evenings 6:30 to 9 p.m. § Closed All Day Wednesdays Eyes Examined-Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses Fitted Repair Service 8-62 SCHROEDER IRON WORKS Structural Steel aad Ornament* Visit Oar Showroom* !•' Fireplace Equipment 2 Miles South on Rt. 31 Ph. EVergreen 5-0950 2-62 ?> GORDON E. SERGANT Registered Professional Engineer Percolation Tests Sanitation Layouts Water Supply Programs Richmond 4193 Vz Mile South of Rt. 12 on Johnsburg - Wilmot Road 5-62 DR. LEONARD L. BOTTAR1 Optometrist A) Eyes Examined - Glasses Fitted 1303 N. Richmond Road Hours: Evenings Tues., Thurs. & FrL 7 To 9 p.m. Saturdays: 3 to 6 p.m. Phone EV. 5-2262 2-6T "Gentlemen: "While driving to Chicago many times this winter, soon aftdr a snow storm, it was interesting to note that in comparison with other towns that I drove through, McHenry was one of the few in which the main streets were cleaned promptly and thoroughly. "Praise should be given for the selection of the right man 'for the right job. "Sincerely, "Samuel . Leibsohn" FARMERS INCREASE AID GREATLY TO NEEDY OVERSEAS America's farms and rural ( i m m u n i t i e s i n c r e a s e d t h e i r commodity gifts to the- destitute overseas by 15 per cent in 1961. it was announced at the annual meeting of Church World Service, relief and rehabilitation agency of major Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches in the United States. These contributions of CROP (Christian Rural Overseas Program). the community food appeal of Church World Service, reached a 10-year high of nearly five million pounds valued at $1,210,000, the Rev. Albert W. Farmer, CROP director, reported. Cited for significant increases in contributions to the program were Kansas, Illinois and Indiana. Foods helped meet disaster and continuing aid appeals in twenty-eight countries, alleviated deficiencies, - and were also distributed as token wages to refugees and the destitute working on community selfhelp projects. AROUND WORLD THEME FEATURED AT FLOWER SHOW H08TS DINNER Albert H. Pearson hosted a large group at dinner in Wonder Lake last Sunday evening, at which Harold McKenney of Crystal Lake acted as master of ceremonies. In addition to the introduction of many political candidates who attended, several local Democrats were called upon to speak, including Carol Bolger, co-chainyoman for the 14th congressional district; Judge Charles M. Adams, Paul J. Doherty and William J. Bolger. international in scope, the Chicago World Flower and Garden show, March 24 to April -1, at Chicago's McCormick Place will present gardens and horticultural features from arojund the world, as well as. many gardens, exhibits and demonstratio n s representative of the finest in this country. Chief among the features from other nation's will be a reproduction of the magnificent Avenue of 100 Fountains, of. the world-famed Ville d' Este Gardens, Tivoli, Rome, Italy. This spectacular offering will span one entire end of vast McCormick Place. For sheer color perhaps the most outstanding of the gar-' dens representative of other countries will be two featuring masses of vari-colored tulips from bultas shipped from Holland specially for the show. One of the two gardens, containing more than 4,000 tulips, will have a huge, revolving globe as a centerpiece. The other will highlight an authentic Dutch windmill. A serene Japanese Tea Garden, complete with Japanese tea house, fence, statuary, lanterns and a bronze bell from a Japanese monastery, will be another feature with a foreign flavor. A tropical rose garden will introduce the "Rose of the Yeaf", the "South Seas". Another tropical garden abounding in plahts native to the hot climates will present hundreds of exquisite orchids, many *of them imported from Java, Brazil, India, Thailand, Sojiith America, and Europe. FACTS SMALL THEFTS Two thefts were recorded in this afea during the past week. A coat and set . of keys was taken from the car of Jack Schaefer when it was parked near McHenry Recreation. At Wonder Lake, Mrs. Chester Oaklfey reported to the sheriffs office the theft of two rear view mirrors from her Anybody want to propose a new local tax? Well, don't. According to Maurice W. Scott, executive secretary of the Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois, the citizens of the state now pay local property taxes for expenses of counties, townships and road districts, cities, villages and incorporated towns, sanitary districts, park districts, fire protections districts, airport authority districts, hospital districts, forest preserve districts, mosquito abatement districts. T.B. sanitarium districts, public health districts, library districts, river conservancy districts, cemetery districts, water authority districts, surface water protection districts and school districts. "Not only have the types of districts increased," said Scott, "but the total-amount of-4axes extended increased 119.3 per cent from 1950 to 1960.7 Much of this increase can be attributed to taxes which the people have voted on themselves. Some can lie attributed to increases in population and these are reflected particularly in urban areas. In schools, increased enrollments and enrichment of curricula account for part of the increase Taxes for county purposes increased 51.5 per cent from l:i50 to 1960; townships and road districts increased 69.5 per cent in that same period. I n c r e a s e s in p o p u l a t i o n in cities, villages and incorporated towns apparently account for part of the increase of 106.9 per cent in tax extensions for these purposes. While total population in Illinois increased 15.7 per cent from 1950 to 1960, uiljan areas showed an increase of 20.4 per cent in population during that same period. School districts had an increase of 155.3 per cent in iaxes extended for all local school purposes from 1950 to 1960. During that same [k?iuk1, their increase in enrollment was 51.7 per ceni. School district tax increases are due in part to increases in taxes voted at referenda, bond issues and enrichment of curricula. Other special districts, such as hospital, mosquito abatement, river conservancy districts, etc. increased tax ex- U.S. SENATOR CONFERS WITH LOCAL DEMOCRATS William J. Bolger and Jerome Rogers met with Senator Douglas in Chicago last Thursday to discuss labor-utility legislation. Mr. Rogers is COPE director for this area and Mr. Bolger, who was elected delegate to the last two Democratic conventions, is a member of the electrical workers union. After their meeting with Senator Douglas, the two men had lunch with Senator Douglas' administrative assistant, Douglas Anderson. He told the local men an interesting story concerning the movie, Advise and Consent. "The movie people were looking for a setting of a senator's office which would represent a period of time around 1900. When they came upon Senator Douglas' office they are reported to have commented, "This is perfect. don't change a thing". Many will remember that Senator Douglas has steadfastlv insisted that the furnishings in his office are serviceable and comfortaole. and has refused to have them changed for more plush surrounding^. YOUNG PIANISTS ARE PRESENTED IN SUNDAY RECITAL EVANGELIST FILM Evangelist Billy Grahairt's newest feature-length drama-j tic film, "Shadow of the Boomrang". will have its McHenry showing March 5 at 8 p.m. at Alliance Bible church, 3813 W. John street. Starring vivacious Georgia Lee and television's' Buffalo Bill, Jr., Dick Jones, "Shadow of the Boomrang" is an outdoor action picture with all of the excitement and breath-taking scope of the land, "Down Under". Setting for the screen drama is Australia's "Outback", the continent's vast interior region whore some of the World's largest cattle stations are located. tensions 153.3 per cent. This increase might also be attributed largely to increased/'number of districts providing services which taxpayers have authorized by referenda. " "All too many times," -the Taxpayers' Federation points out, "taxpayers blame the-off i c i a l s f o r i n c r e a s e d t a x e s which they have authorised by their own votes." An audience of approximately seventy-five was present at the Community Methodist church hall last Sunday afternoon when Mrs. Irma Blomgren presented a number of youn^ pianists in recital. / y Soloists were Julie ^Rode, Susan Reihansperger, Valerie Rode, Dade Pytko, Peggy Herrmann, Becky Partain, Robert Gausden, Jenny Kuhlman, Vicki Varese, William Krater, Judy Mars, Lora Hachmeister, Kristine Chelini, Lee Varese and Debbie Kuhlman. Vickie and Lee Varese and Jenny and Debbie Kuhlman also played duets. .3812 W. Elm St. CUT CE RATES A decision by the Illinois Commerce Comm i s s i o n last weekend affects residents of McHenry county. It approved a reduction in the rates of the Commonwealth E d i s o n company totalling $4,222,000 annually. The new rates will take effect March 5. About 2 million dollars of the saving in rates will affect 600,000 residential users, including those with electric space heating. The majority will be those buying mow than 350 kilowatt hours a tn,onth. The remainder of those who will benefit are commercial buyers of electricity. READY Whenever illness comes St it comforting to know that we, as good neighbors, are waiting to help. We place all our facilities at the service of your physician. Call on us, won't you? BOL©Il'S Oreie„i store Registered Pharmacists Donald P. Doherty -- Arth«r McKent) William H. Toppen -- John A. Stewart CANDIDATES' RALLY Stanley Samp of Greenwood Precinct 1 -announces that the first Meet-the-Candidates' rally to be scheduled in Highland Shores, Wonder Lake, will take place at the Highland Shores c o m m u n i t y h o u s e S u n d a y , March 4, at 2:30 p.m. The formal portion of the program will be short, with only three candidates speaking. After the meeting, an informal get-together with the candidates in attendance will follow. Refreshments will be served. The public is invited and there is no charge. Failure is generally the path of least persistence. SQUARE DANCE The American Legion auxiliary of Paul Hoffman Unit, No. 253, of Richmond, will have a March 3, beginning at 9 o'clock at the town hall. There will be polkas, waltzes and circle mixer dances, with lunch served square dance on Saturday, lster. Assistance will be given McHENRY PLAINDEALER Est 1875 Phone 985-0110 ^--m Published Every Thursday at McHenry, 111. by McHENRY PUBLISHING CO. NATION AI EDITORIAL AS0>C0TI^N S U S ' A ' N I N o M I M B E R ILLinOIS PRESS Larry E. Lund .Bus. Mgr. Adele Froehlich, Editor Subscription Rates In McHenry County 1 Year $3.50 6 Mos $2.00 3 Mos $1.25 Outside McHenry County 1 Year $4.00 6 Mos. $2.25 3 Mos $1.50 Second Class Postage Paid at McHenry, 111. i0Brou$! 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