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AFS Student In Retrospect ARNFINN STOKKAN Just prior to leaving McHen- ry for his native Norway, Arn- finn Stokkan, the American Field Service student whospetjt the school year with the Philip Wheelock family, put into words his feelings on the experience provided through the AFS pro­ gram. "The apprehension I felt last June when I learned McHenry >vould be my home for the JTAXES MAKE NEWS •'AS AREA RESIDENTS ;STATE VIEWS (Continued from page 1) .than individuals. That makes a .majority. * ' Even so, opinion was fairly ' closely divided because forty- two per cent favored taxing business at a higher rate than individuals are taxed. RELIEF FOR RETIRED Seven per cent of the ques­ tionnaires contained comments indicating a need to give some relief to retired people on fix­ ed income. Another seven per cent called for more economy in government, but usually in more colorful language. Four per cent indicated a desire for a better assessing system, while 34 per cent made com­ ments that have not yet been classified or did not comment. While 69 per cent favored the institution of an income tax, 27 per cent were apparently satisfied with one or more of the taxes now on the books. To be specific, 13 4>er cent thought the sales ta* was fair­ est, 6 per cent the real estate tax, 1 per cent the personal property tax and 8 per cent some combination thereof. A total of 1,985 fewer per­ sonal property tax bills were paid on time this year than was the case last year, according to an analysis conducted by the McHenry County Treasurer's office. Paradoxically, a higher percentage of the dollars owed were paid on time. This year $3.6 of the $4.3 million owed was paid. The amount is almost 84% of the to­ tal. Last year about 82 % was received by the June 20 due date. When one explores the num­ ber paying, it is an entirely , different story. In 1968, almost 23,000 bills were paid by the tax deadline. This year only a little more than 20,200 had been paid by June 1. Delinquencies increased even more, however, because 774 additional people received bills in 1969. The Treasurer's office is now faced with the task of col­ lecting delinquent personal pro­ perty taxes, plus penalty inter­ est, from over 15,000 indivi­ duals and businesses in McHen­ ry county. The next step is the sending out of delinquent notices. Af­ ter that, individuals are sub­ ject to small claims suit with­ out further notice, but the De­ linquent* Personal Property tax division usually sends out an ad­ ditional warning letter before a summons is mailed. If service by mail is impossible, the Sher­ iffs department is asked to serve the summons in person. Following that, a judgment is usually obtained against the de­ linquent in question. The effects of this are the immediate low­ ering of one's credit rating and the Inability to buy or sell land in McHenry county. Action be­ yond this stage is in the hands of the office of the State's At­ torney. Individuals having questions about the validity of the asses­ sment on their tax bill should contact either their local town­ ship assessor or the Supervi­ sor of Assessments office in Woodstock. If a mistake, such as a duplicate assessment, has beefi made, abatements are usually granted. In fact, from the time the bills are sent out until they were due, 501 full and 320 partial abatements were made. This amounted to total tax reductions of $29,605. coming year is completely erased. However, it fails to compare with the mixed emo­ tions I am filled with upon de­ parture. I recall vividly all of the things over these past months for which I am grate- '^My thoughts* turn at once io those of yoii who have given such devoted interest to AFS- my host family, chapter mem­ bers, field representatives, teachers and* administrators, the press, fund raisers, con­ tributors, Americans Abroad returnees - the list goes on and on even to the hundreds of people across the USA who have helped formulate my opin­ ion that Americans shall for­ ever rate high. Asa matter of fact, the most concrete impres­ sions of my experience in A-fi morica are its people and read­ ing a thousand volumes could never compare nor replace this past year of my life. "So, a happy Norwegian re­ turns home eternally endowed. In parting, Americans please allow me to extend my sincer- est expression of gratitude for opening your hearts. "Arnfinn Stokkan" OPEN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM FOR HANDICAPPED Another of the community service programs onthe Easter Seal Therapy center splashes to the forefront July 22 with the annual summertime instruction program for handicapped chil­ dren. Miss Pamela Wolf, Wood­ stock, will be the trained in­ structor and persons who know of a handicapped youngster that might benefit or enjoy this four- week program are urged to con­ tact the Therapy center and learn details. Mr. Eugene O'Brien, Jr., Crystal Lake, is chairman. The program begins at 10:30 a.m. on July 22 at the Wood­ stock Municipal pool. It is both> recreational and instructional and is five days a week for four weeks. Cost is handled completely by the Therapy cen­ ter. Meanwhile the Therapy cen­ ter's speech program and reg­ ular physical therapy program continue satisfactorily with specialists working at the cen­ ter by appointment. Mrs. Del Kistler, president, said she is pleased the board can offer the summer swim program once again to continue a community project of many years' stand- ing. Miss Wolf$WCHS graduate this year, received ten days' special training at Southern Ill­ inois university last month to work with handicapped children. The course at Little Grassy Lake is conducted by the Red Cross. SET SIDEWALK SALES THEME (Continued from page 1) much that sidewalk days con­ tinued in some places until later in the evening. The many merchants who participate in this day are to be congrat­ ulated for their time and ef­ forts to provide the many shop­ pers with a day of tremendous bargains and a lot of fun. FESTIVAL GUEST Miss Blossomtime 1969, Miss Carla Sherrill of Three Oaks, Mich., will be a guest of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce at this year's Par­ ade. The annual Blossomtime Festival is held the middle of May each year in Benton Har­ bor. Several hundred thousand people attend Michigan's oldest and largest flower festival each year. Miss Sherrill will travel via jet plane to Hot Springs, Ark., early the morning of the twen­ tieth of July to pick up Miss America, Judi Ford, and her chaperone. Miss America will arrive in time for the luncheon that will be held in her honor at the McHenry Country club at 11:30 a.m. McHenry's own Miss Marine Festival Day, Miss Cheryl To- mao, will join Miss America and Miss Blossomtime at the i^uneheon and during the day's festivities. CHAMBER LEADS IN FESTIVAL PLANS (Continued from page 1) in the Chamber office, naming merchant members. The C. of C. has taken a position that it should not become an arbiter in such matters; however, let­ ters will be sent to these bus­ iness firms, calling the matter to their attention. Two registrations were an­ nounced within the board, Allan Leibsohn, who stated increas­ ed business duties caused his decision, and Pat Shaw, who had acted as secretary for the group. Pat McCarroll has been named-new secretary. Chamber Manager Carl Prosser announced a member­ ship to date of 126. He will at­ tend the American C. of C. executive regional meeting to be held Aug. 26-27 in Roches­ ter, Minn.f An attendance of eighty-five at recent Golf Day was dis­ closed. COUNTY YOUNG REPUBLICANS IN MEMBERSHIP DRIVE (Continued from pa^e 1) port the Republican part}' and its candidates for office and to develop new young leaders as effective citizens and polit­ ical workers. The local membership drive is aimed at bringing young peo­ ple into the Republican party and to provide an opportunity for them to "get involved" in finding political expression and recognition. The next meeting of the McHenry County Young Re­ publicans will be held on June 28 at 8 p.m. on 63 Paddock street in Crystal Lake. All interested young people between the ages of 18 and 36 are invited to attend. NAVArJOS JOIN MARINE DIVISION IN 22ND REUNION Anton P. Rebel, 4409 Park­ way, McHenry, spent the last several weeks searching for Navajo Indians to help cele­ brate the twenty-second reun­ ion of the Fourth Marine Di­ vision. The Navajos are to be hon­ ored for their contributions as "code talkero" during World War n battles. The complex and unwritten Navajo language defied the code experts of the ^Japanese and Germans and al­ lowed the Americans to trans­ mit combat messages without fear of enemy interception. Rebel, publicity chairman for the Fourth Marine's Greater Midwest chapter, asked the vet­ eran Indians to be guests of honor at the reunion in Chi­ cago from June 25 through June 29. The Navajos were presented with special medallions in rec­ ognition of their efforts in the Signal corps. The Fourth Marines saw ac­ tion in most of the important engagements in the Central Pa­ cific, including Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. The division remains to­ gether to raise money for the education of handicapped or dead Fourth division veterans' children. According to Rebel, thirty children have gone through college on the Fourth division's funds. New Testing Program For Area College McHenry County college at Crystal Lake, has announced its participation in the new na­ tional Comparative Guidance and Placement program (CGP) developed by the College En­ trance Examination board and Educational Testing service specifically for two-year col­ leges. CGP offers tests, ques­ tionnaires, and other guidance services ft>r use by two-year colleges with their entering stu­ dents. By electing to participate in CGP, McHenry County college will move one step further in the direction of helping its en­ tering sfu^enTsTcr^Tid^ their way among the great variety of programs offered by the col­ lege. " Students who have applied to McHenry County college will THREE LOCAL FIRES CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE Three alarms were answered by the McHenry and Johnsburg fire companies during the first of the week. None of the fires caused serious damage or in­ juries. Company I, the McHenry unit, answered a call at 6; 19 Mon­ day night at McHenry hospital. A fan in a wall heater had burned out and began smoking. Only two patients were removed from their rooms to avoid the smoke and fumes. A storage trailer behind Guettler's Service Station, 818 N. Front, McHenry caught fire and burned. The McHenry fire department quickly put out the blaze. Clothes in a dryer at the home of John Rossell, 1015 Winsor, Pistakee Highlands, caught a- fire on Tuesday, July^l/tom- pany two, Johnsburg, answered the call. receive information by mail concerning "place and time of testing. Although testing will be conducted throughout the summer, students are encour­ aged to select early test dates in order to use the test results to assist in selecting their cour­ ses for fall semester. Students at the college will have a much improved chance of making realistic decisions about their courses of, study and their choice of career through the college's adoption of CGP. By combining measures of background, interests, and abilities, the program helps the student to learn moie about himself and to make informed educational plans. The counseling staff at Mc­ Henry County college will as­ sist students in interpreting their test results. The test re­ sults will- be of assistance to counselors afid students in mak­ ing educational decisions. CENSUS SURVEY ON BUYING IN McHENRY AREA Households in this area will be included in a nation-wide survey of consumer buying and home improvement expec­ tations during July, Director Theodore F. Olson of the Cen­ sus Bureau's regional office in Chicago announced today. Householders will be asked whether they expect to buy a house, car or major appliances during the next year and wheth­ er they have made recent pur­ chases of these items. Home­ owners will be asked about home improvements and re­ pairs during the last three months and any planned for the future. The survey is taken quarter­ ly throughout the nation to gath­ er information that will guide federal agencies and other groups with programs based on consumer spending patterns. In the most recent survey of the series, taken in April, U.S. familites indicated that their plans for buying houses and cars J VETERAN RETURNS SOON WITH TWO COMBAT AWARDS (Continued fronft page 1) / PG. 12 - PLAINDEALER - JULY 3, 1969 DELMAR CHRISTIAN, fighting record during June, 1968, to February,1969,earned him the Bronze Star. While in basic training, Christian and eight other train­ ees set an Army record for crossing an obstacle course. Christian presently a spec­ ialist class four, \% awaiting sergeant stripes before his dis­ charge. were at about the same level as a year earilier, but on the average they expect to buy more household appliances and fur­ nishings. Households included in the July survey will not be iden­ tified. All answers are kept confidential by the Census Bur­ eau, and information obtained in the survey will be used only for statistical purposes. canned tood and vegetables were unknown to average ̂ er- icans before the Civil War. % AimAote •• • /89> Q NOW OPEN !!! \ Justen* Furniture Inc.-Main Store 361] WE$T ELM STREET - McHENRY, ILLINOIS Hours: - 9:30 to 9:00 P. M. Weekdays s 9:30 to 5:30 P. M. Saturday 12:00 to 5:00 P.M. Sunday Justen Furniture Inc.-Warehouse 3011 RTE. 120 - McHENRY, ILLINOIS Hours: - 12:00 noon to 9:00 P. M. Weekdays 9:30 to 5:30 P. M. Saturday 12:00 to 5:00 P. M. Sunday BOTH LOCATIONS CLOSED ON FRIDAY JULY 4th !!!! NOW DOUBLE THE DISPLAY SPACE ALL AT SALE PRICES USTEN URNITURE. Inc. Shop Justen Furniture Inc. Today! >m< w xmxmxm xm Mm m *****c xmxm McHENRY COUNTY'S NEWEST NEW CAR DEALER Leading the trend in automotive sales and service. TRENT- Lincoln M ercury 461 1 W. Rte. 120 McHenry, III ino is Phone 385 - 80 60 ELECTRICAUV Musin' & Meanderin I 'I - V (Continued from page l) ting municipal situation for either of the above, and be grateful for the exchange. The county seat, long the center of court house problems, now finds the center of controversy In its own city hall, which might well become known as the United Na­ tions of McHenry County, as one recalls that organization's stormy days of the past P l a i n d e a l e r P h o t o g r a p h ­ er Wayne Gaylord, whose pic­ tures are generally admired and who himself tends to be photogenic, suffered a severe case of deflated ego last week. It was all related to an as­ signment to photograph a gath­ ering of an out of town "over Fifty" club. -- ~v' As he mingled with the crowd, looking for just the right angle, one friendly club member asked him to take a seat, while an^ other also included him in the festivities of the day. Now Wayne is no teenie- bopper, but he denies having reached Senior Citizen rating. However, he must have looked just about right for member­ ship to a couple of folks last Thursday. We suggest he ac­ cepts the kind invitation. KAF BOAT MOTOR STOLEN FROM ARMSTRONG HOME McHenry County Sheriffs deputies investigated the theft of an outboard boat motor from Mrs. Jeanette Armstrong, 203 S. Emerald drive, McHenry. Mrs. Armstrong reported the theft on June 1. The three horsepower motor was taken from a 12 ft. al­ uminum boat which was tied to the dock in front of the Arm­ strong house. Ten dollars worth of other boat supplies were also taken. ~ CHANGE TyVO GUN-TOTING GEORGIA MEN (Continued from page 1) and Wonder Lake Rd. As they travelled, according to Sum- mercamp, the Georgia men threw beer cans from their car onto the road. ~ The McHenry 'police turned Summer camp's report into the Sheriffs department; then, la­ ter, spotted the car at the intersection of Rt. 31 and Kane avenue. After stopping the auto, the police again radioed the Sheriff. Investigators found a .22 cal­ iber rifle laying on the floor of the Sumsky car. The glove compartment held a full box of .22 cartridges and a paper bag partially filled with bullets. An­ other paper bag in the car con­ tained more shells. Two spent .22 brass were found on the floor. HERE AND THERE IN BUSINESS AID MARINE FESTIVAL Miss Blossomtime, 1969, Miss Carla Sherrill, of Three Oaks, Mich., will meet Miss America in Hot Springs, Ark., early on the morning of July 20. Her trip there will be via jet plane owned by RCA-Whirl- pool. The company has been generous to the Marine Festival committee to bring Miss Amer­ ica to McHenry so that she will be able to attend the special luncheon in her honor at the Country clubat 11:30a.m.With­ out their assistance, her ap­ pearance at the afternoon par­ ade would Tiave been almost impossible, according to Mar­ ine Festival officials. 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