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ssessing The Tax Bill Cidzens eagerly await assessment results so they can ave some idea just how large their tax bill will be. They .vorry what the assessment on their properly will be and ^vorry equally what the total assessment for the county (•/ill be; They hope for a low figure on their own property land a big jump for the county total. They see this as adding up to the lowest possible tax bill for them personally. While assessments and tax rates are put through a mathematical process and out comes your tax bill, neither really is the cause of the size of that tax statement. It all goes back to the old adage, "If you want something you have to pay for it." The tax bill is paying for all the things you want your various governmental agencies to do. The groups which survive from the property tax decide what they will spend in the next year. This is when your tax bill is really determined , not when the assessments are made. Hie time to worry about how much tax you will have to pay is when the city, county, board of education and other taxing bodies start setting their budgets. If you are iat the budget hearing pleading for this service or that benefit, then don't be surprised when your bill goes up. You may well feel the service is worth the cost. This is how it should t)3o If you are willing to pay for something then you have the right to ask for it, but don't demand things and then complain when the bill comes. Many interested citizens attend budget hearings to plead for a special cause or to ask that certain amounts be spent. These people realize that this is where their tax bill is written. ee Enterprise System 4 Students from the elementary school on through the college level should be made aware of the free enterprise system and the benefits it provides as compared toother systems. A report in a recent issue of the "Newsletter", published by the Arizona Tax Research association, stated that a U.S. Communist party organizer speaking recently on college property to a group of college students said: "Americans eventually will adopt communism because the present political system give them no way to participate meaningfully in decisions controlling their lives." Such statements should not go unanswered; they are silly. What would happen to any person who dared address students on a Russian college campus in a like manner and criticize the communist system of government? What protection would he have in Russia? We need courses in our educational systems (as well as family discussions at home) that would insure adequate study and comparisons of the virtues of the free enterprise system with the way-out systems. Without such teaching .our young people are often at a loss to know what to accept. The Peak Of Demand -Color television was - one of tJie' mijbr 'txpes of gift items during the past Christmas season. Yet, in spite of record sales, many retailers held drastic price reduction sales on color sets after Christmas or at the beginning of the New Year. On the . surface it would seem that the eager buyers who obtained television sets before Christmas were taken by dealers who made excessive profits. By waiting two weeks the buyers might have saved 20 percent or more. Yet practically no complaint can be heard among customers about the difference between pre-holiday and postholiday prices. Nearly any buyer could have anticipated the difference and purchases at the regular prices were not made without consideration. The early purchasers received many compensations for paying the normal price. They could choose from a wider variety of styles; they could command better service; more important, they obtained the .product when it would bring maximum satisfaction. The bargain-buyer really does get a price bargain. But he makes his selection from left-overs. He may lose service guarantees and the right to exchange. If he waited two weeks to buy a color television set, his family has to foriego the pleasure of seeing the special Christmas programs and bowl games in color. Viewing these programs, specially designed for color broadcast, was worth more than forty or fifty dollars to many families. Bargain advertising does have a place in retailing. It prevents waste from surplus inventory. It does make ownership feasible for some consumers. However, it is advertising at the peak of demand which best serves the public .and brings the retailer a living profit. Ssasm fbrM#N ng a gift for him.. .".let us help] 5TORE for MEN 1245 N. Green St. McHenry, Illinois Phone 385-0047 Open Daily 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Fri. 'tifV^p.m. CLOSED ON SUNDAYS . USE THE FREE GREEN STREET PARKING AREA | SUNDAY*'S Political Corner RICHARD OGILVIE Richard B,, Ogilvie, a leading contender for the GOP nomination for governor, will attend a reception in his honor at the American Legion home in Crystal Lake- (corner of Woodstock and Oak Streets), on Friday evening, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. The reception will precede the Crystal Lake Jaycee Distinquished Service award banquet at which Ogilvie will be the featured speaker. Sponsored by the McHenry County Young Republicans, the reception for Cook County Board President Ogilvie is another event intended to give the general public, as well as active Republicans, a chance to meet and get acquainted with Republican candidates. As chief administrative officer in Cook county, Ogilvie directs the activities and services of nearly 20,000 employees and has executive responsibility over a budget that approaches one half billion dollars a year. A graduate of Yale and Chicago Kent College of Law, Ogi- #lvie is married and lives with, his wife and daughter in Northfield. Twice Told Tales FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Feb. 2, 1928) J.C. Small, 65, died very suddenly of heart failure at his farm home south of McHenry Jan. 29. The big barn on the corner of John and Center street, which is owned by F.H. Wattles, is being razed this week. A change was recently made in the ownership of the Carey Electric shop, Walter Carey purchasing the interest of James Doherty and continuing the business under the same r&me. Joe Heimer and William Schneider, while fishing through the ice at McCullom Lake, report the catch of a 14 lb. pickerel. When the fish was taken from the lake they found a 1% lb. bass in its throat and inside the bass was a minnow which was the original bait. During this week the Boy Scouts of America are celebrating their eighteenth anniversary. During these eighteen years three and one half million boys have passed through scouting and at present there are nearly eight hundred thousand active Scouts, over three hundred of«them in McHenry county. A change in the personnel of the Fox River Valley state bank, McHenry, will take place Feb. 8 when Victor H. Thiele of Chicago will succeed N.H. Petesch as vice-president and cashier of the local financial institution. Mr. Petesch has resigned his position, but will remain as a director of the bank. The members of the Happy Ten card club were pleasantly entertained at the home of Mrs. A.L. Purvey. The many friends and relatives of Mrs. Carl W. Stenger were shocked and grieved when word was received here that she had passed away at the Victory Memorial hospital inWaukegan, Jan. 28. TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Feb. 4, 1943) Dr. Edmund Lowe of McHenry head of the Ringwood Chemical Co., has recently purchased the John Buckland nursery property in Ringwood and is planning to expand the business. The transaction was made through Le- Roy Welter of Ringwood. A pioneer of this community, Job Vasey, passed away Jan. 29. He was 72 years oFd. ^ Cpl. Arnold M. Blake is serving with the United States army in Hawaii. For weeks Paul Yanda and his band have been rehearsing diligently on the program and working just as hard and with as much enthusiasm as the rhythm band of the public grade school, which will open the program tonight. The entire For Your Information Dear friends, Because of increasing travel, death frequently occurs away from home. 1 In such event, we can arrange for the prompt return of the deceased through our professional contact with funeral directors throughout the world. ^ If burial is desired at a distant point, we can likewise complete the necessary arrangements. Respectfully, McHenry, II PETER/IU1ISTEN Ik FUNERAL HOME 385-0063 •9 FEBRUARY 3, 1968 - PLAINDEALER - PG. 11 CLAIM DATE March 4, 1968, is the claim date in the estate of Rose Lucille Glende also known as Rose Glende deceased, No. 67 P 324, Circuit Court, McHenry County, Illinois. Bernice M. Keevil of 1307 N. Green St., McHenry is the Executor; James M. Mc- Intee of 3436 W. Elm St., McHenry, 111., is the attorney. Pub. Jan 19, 26, Feb. 2, 1968) EAGLE AND OSTRICH Have you ever taken a good look at the great seal of the United States? The eagle clutches in his mighty talons an olive branch and a sheaf of arrows. He looks toward the olive branch -- he is inc l i n e d to peace -- but he clutches the arrows -- he will fight if he must. It is safe to say the eagle will never hide his head in the sand in the manner of an ostrich. Sometimes, playing the ostrich is the easy way. Many of us are guilty. We do something that we know is wrong, or we see a wrong act being committed -- and we dismiss the whole thing and turn our attention to something else. There are times when we should stand up and be counted. Stand up for what is right. Speak out against that which is wrong. It is not too difficult a t a s k . I t r e q u i r e s a s m a l l amount of Christian fortitude. ' It requires adherence to the dictates of conscience. Newspaper stories give frequent evidence of the fact that too many "wrongs" are being committed. And, it is probably true that many of us do not care, so long as we are not personally involved. But, we must speak out against that which is wrong. We must, by example and w h a t e v e r e f f o r t n e c e s s a r y , work to see t h e r e is l e s s "wrong" and more "right" in !' the world in which we live. It xis^an obligation. Remember th^t life is like banking -- one must put something in before anything can be taken out. proceeds will go to the Jocal Red; Cross. Those attending surgical dressing class at McHenry from Ringwood - were Mrs. Louis Hawley, Mrs. Roy Neal, Mrs. Weldon Andreas, Mrs. Clarence Pearson and Viola Low. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 23, 1958) Death claimed three residents of the community, all former neighbors who died within two days this past week. They were Dr. Joel E. Wheeler, Main street, Mrs. Lina Kilday, John street, and Mrs. Thelma Chrisman of Wonder Lake, formerly of Main street. Mrs. Harry Stinespring will be featured as guest at the meeting of the Lecture Luncheon club to be held at noon at the Country club. She will present a dramatic monologue "A Woman's World." Chairman Leonard Pawlikowski of the McHenry Kiwanis club and Chairman Joseph Cina of the McHenry Township Kiwanis club are completing plans for a joint installation of officers.' Clarence Niesen is the newly elected president of the McHenry club and George Pedersen is head of the township group. NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that nominating petitions for membership on the Board of Education, McHenry Community School District 156, McHenry County, Illinois, shall be filed with the undersigned cm and after February 28, 1968, but no later than March 23, 1968, at the offices of the Administration Center of the Board of Education, 3926 West Main street, McHenry, Illinois, Monday through Fridays, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. DONALD HOWARD^ Secretary McHenry Community High School District No. 156 McHenry, Illinois. (Pub. Feb. 2, 1968) NOTICE NOTCIE IS HEREBY GIVEN that nominating petitions for membership on the Board of Education, McHenry Community Consolidated School District No. 15, McHenry and Lake Counties, Illinois, shall be filed with the undersigned on and after February 28, 1968 and nc€ later than March 23, 1968, at the offices of the Administration Center of the Board of Education, 3926 West Main Street, McHenry, Illinois, Mondays through Fridays, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. THOMAS L. LAWSON, Secretary McHenry Community Consolidated School District No. 15, McHenry and Lake Counties, Illinois. ° (Pub. Feb. 2, 1968) FOR THE FAMILY^ gSMANAGfiy^i READ THE CLASSIFIEDS xanuto tf B'B'B 6"8T<nnrc bbb B fl'a"a'oxfl'a~g"fl'6"a a a an a o ax^ Are Y@D N In Town? Do You Know Someone New In Town? We would like lo extend a welcome io eve^y newcomer to our community. CALL ROYAL WELCOME Ann Zeller 385-0559 Leona Es+is t 335-3646 3 O0 Q Q o o o o 0 Q 0 0 0 Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q fl Q Q P Q P Q P Q Q 8 tt 8 0 0 0 Q 8 0*3 TRIM & MODERN . . . Could be the modern, compact kitchen of the new home for 1968. It isn't It's the all-electric kitchen of a 50' motor yacht displayed at the recent Miami International Boat Show. If you're interested, prices for the whole boat -- not just the kitchen -- begin above $100,000. p*0F&SS! TO*V mmmm ITEM: When painting, don't make the mistake of " overdressing" a surface. For the original paint job, most surfaces require a primer plus two finish coats. Although two coats are usually necessary when repainting over old, very thin paint, one coat is often sufficient when repainting a surface in good condition. Be sure to read manufacturer's directions and heed his instructions. Robert Rennord, safety engineer for the Admiral plant, presented Mrs. Georgia Hess, plant nurse, with intercompany safety plaque at a special ceremony. This was one of three plaques awarded for safety and no lost time accidents. Dan Creamer, McHenry businessman, is the newly elected president of the Chamber of Commerce. Only slight damage from scorching was reported by McHenry firemen who were called to the James Geier home in Country Club subdivision when wires in the home started to burn. Jack Yegge spent the weekend in the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. V.H.C. Yegge at DeWitt, Iowa, where he helped his grandfather celebrate his eightieth birthday anniversary. OPTOMETRIST Dr. John F. Kelly At 1224 N. Green Street, McHenry (Closed Wednesday) Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses Hrs, Daily 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday Evenings 8:S0 pm. Evenings by Appointment PHONE 885 0452 Dr. Leonard L. Bottari Eyes Examlned-Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses 1303 N. Richmond Road Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tues., Thurs., & Fri. Eve 7 p m. to 9 p.m. Sat. 9:30 to 3:00 p.m. No Hours on Wednesday PHONE 385-4151 If No Assswer Phone 335-2262 OFFICE EQUIPMENT McHenry County OHice Machines Sales • Service St Rentals Typewriters, Adders, / Calculators I Mon - Sat. 9:00 - 5:30 Friday till 9:00 p.m. Phone 459-1226 93 Grant St., Crystal Lake, 111. INSURANCE Earl R.Walsh Fire, Auto, Farm & Life Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES When Ton Need Insurance of Any Kind PHONE 385-3300 or 385-0953 3429 W Elm St, McHenry, 111. George L. Thompson General Insurance • LIFE • AUTO • HEALTH • FIRE, • CASUALTY • BOAT Phone 815*385*1066 3812 W. Elm St., McHenry In McHenry Plalndeaier Blgd. METAL WORK Schroeder Metalcraft for Home and Garden Wrought Iron Railings Patio Furniture Antiques 1705 S. Rt. 31 PHONE 385-0950 VACUUM CLEANERS Authorized and Bonded | Electrolux '""j* Representative j .JAMES VAN FLEET j 2501 Martin Rd. | McHenry, Illinois j 385-6027 \ ACCOUNTANTS Paul A. Schwegel 4410 West Route 120 McHenry, Illinois ^ 385-4410 CHIROPRACTOR Dr. Arthur J. Howard Chiropractor 2606 S. River Rd. Ph. 385-3520 - Closed Thurs. B.Meckenbctugh; PHONE 385-6150 or 385-1322 INSURANCE ALL KINDS Dennis Conway Auto, Life, Fire State Farai Ins. Cos. 3315- W. Elm St. McHenry* Illinois 385-5285 or 385-7111 LETTER SERVICE Mimeographing • Typing Addressing - Mailing Lists McHenry County Letter Service 1212-A N. Green St- PHONE 385-5064 M o n . t h r u F r i . 8 - 5 Closed Saturdays RADIO & TV SERVCE Radio - Phono Black & White TV's & Color Will Pick Up Portable Items To Be Fixed W. B. Cleveland 606 So. Orchid Path 385-5024 385-0170 By Appt. - Sat. 9 to 1