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Wonder Lake Mary Jean Huff 728-0267 Chorus, Band Present First School Concert Mrs. Mona Brown, choral director , and John Stepanek, band director of Harr ison school in Wonder Lake, would l ike to invi te a l l f r iends, re la t ives and parents to come to the f i rs t concert of the school year for 1974-75, on ^Monday evening, Oct 28 a t 7:30 p .m. in the school gymnasium. Mrs. Brown's concert chorus, composed of s ixth, seventh and eighth graders wil l s ing: Clap Your Hands The Hynm of Freedom-Both Sides Now-Let Us Sing The Water Is Wide The Junior vars i ty chorus, made up of fourth and f i f th graders wil l be s inging: If I Had A Hammer - I Whist le A Happy Tune Toembai Rock A My - Soul and Lit t le Wheel a Turning The concert band wil l be playing: Thunder West Chester Sonat ina For Band - Prelude And Fughet ta , Great Gate At Kiev and the concert chorus wil l then join in a f inale of "Pledge Of Allegiance". This wil l be the f i rs t concert under the direct ion of the Harr ison 's new director , John Stepanek BIRTHDAYS Happy bir thday to Lisa Gal lagher , daughter of Dee and Fd Gallagher . Lisa wil l be 9 years old on Oct . 20. Happy bir thday to Ron Parquet te on Oct . 21. WOMEN'S AUXILIARY The Wonder Woods Woman's auxi l iary held their monthly meet ing on Sept . 26 a t the Fasts ide f i rehouse with Jean Clause, president , presiding. I t was decided to postpone the f lee market and rummage sale unt i l next Spring, s ince the weather has been so un­ favorable . Plans were discussed for the Founder 's Dinner which is tentat ively set for Oct . 26. A secret pal was chosen by each member for the coming year , to be remembered in anyway the member wishes. After the closing of the meet ing, coffee and cake were served by Marge Evans, hostess for the evening. The next meet ing is to be held a week ear ly on Oct . 17 due to other commitments on the twenty-fourth. The directors and fr iends of the associat ion did a marvelous job on Saturday, Sept . 28 taking in the piers , put t ing up s t reet s igns that some vandals had torn down, and just making themselves very helpful in general , for which the Wonder Woods res idents are very grateful and appreciat ive. Ruby Kadlec, publ ic i ty WELCOME HOME "Welcome home" to Dorothy Michels and her mother , Marie Klat t , who are now residing in McHenry af ter several years-of sunny l iving in Hot Springs, We also wish a speedy recovery to Marie (bet ter known as Busha ) who has been hospi ta l ized in Woodstock RECORD-ALBUMS The Harr ison band and choral associat ion would l ike to remind al l Wonder Lakers that there are st i l l some of the two- record albums which the ent i re instrumental and vocal music- s tudents made last May, These albums sel l for a very nominal cost and make wonderful gif ts to any music lover . You wil l be able to hear some young ta lent . The albums wil l be avai lable the night of Oct 28 (a t the concert > o r may be had by cal l ing Janet Bel l a t 653-9797. FISH CARD PARTY The Wonder Lake and Ringwood FISH are grateful to a l l who helped in any way to make their card par ty on Wednesday, Oct . 9 , successful . All proceeds from the par ty wil l help to pay the FISH expenses - 24 hour answering service, te lephone and postage. A big thanks for the generosi ty of those who answered the FISH cal l for "Help!" VISIT TOWER When upper grade teachers , Retha Strain and Dawn Tret t in planned an educat ional t r ip to Chicago for their e ighth grade s tudents a t Harr ison school , they didn ' t include a vis i t to Soldier Field to watch the Bears pract ice footbal l . Nevertheless , this is just what some of the Class of '75 saw, with the help of the te lescopes a top the Sears Tower. The spectacular view from this incredible ta l les t bui lding in the world, wil l be remembered by each member of the group for years to come. From the top of the tower, they descends al l the way to the lower level of the bui lding where they lunched with 1,700 people in the Americana cafeter ia The decor of the room was done Ent i re ly in red, white and blue and tables were sect ioned off according to States . A br isk walk along Wacker Drive took the young people to the Tribune Tower to learn about the makeup of a big c i ty newspaper . The grammer classes at Harr ison have been s tudying al l aspects of newspaper wri t ing and product ion The tour of the Tribune included a view ol the exci t ing newsroom, a movie, "From Trees to Tribune", and a vis i t to the pressroom < whei e some students came away with gif ts of Pressman's Hats! ) The t ra in t r ip to and from Chicago was another "f i rs t experience" for many in the eighth grade class . COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sponsored by Woman's Club of Wonder Lake. Ann Sowers , Chairman, 653-9549 OCTOBER 17 Woman's Club Meet ing, 8 p .m. Nat ivi ty Lutheran Church Wonder Woods Woman's Meet ing, 8 p.m. east s ide f i rehouse. OCTOBER 19 Awards Ba 'nquet , Yacht Club. OCTOBER 22 Board of Eudcat ion Meet ing, Harr ison School . OCTOBER 24 and 25 Half days of school . Con­ ference days at Harr ison. OCTOBER 26 Hard Times Dance, Chris t the King, 8 to 1, Woman's Club of Wonder Lake OCTOBER 28 Combined Concert , Harr ison School . 7:30 P.M. NOVEMBER 1 Anoint ing of the Elder ly , Chris t the King Church, 5 P.M. Mass. * * * * Fear is kin to both envy and a guilty conscience. * * * * Civilization may be the art of learning from others. County College Shares In Vocational Funding PAGE 5 - PLA1NDEALER-WEDNE8DAY, OCTOBER It, 1914 I l l inois schools wil l be paid $37,500,000 in s ta te and federal re imbursement for vocat ional and technical educat ion programs this year , State School Supt Michael J . Bakal is announced recent ly . This is $3,272,625 more than las t year when $34,277,375 was paid. McHenry County col lege was awarded $36,418 under this program The money, 45 per cent s ta te and 55 per cent federal , i s paid annual ly to school dis t r ic ts , community col leges , univer­ s i t ies and other agencies which offer vocat ional program. I t i s used for program operat ion, equipment , professional and curr iculum development , research act ivi t ies , and special projects . The reimbursement is desigend to offset the extra cost of vocat ional program and to encourage schools to offer more programs. Most school d is t r ic ts and community col lege dis t r ic ts have com­ mit ted local funds to es tabl ish and cont inue occupat ional cdiic;it ion Nation -wide, less than 20 per cent of the jobs avai lable require baccalaureate- level educat ion, Bakal is said in announcing the 1974 funding level Reimbursement is calculated on the basis of the number of s tudents enrol led in vocat ional and technical educat ion programs About 640,000 s tudents are enrol led in oc­ cupat ional educat ion t ra ining programs and an addi t ional 500,000 s tudents are enrol led in e lementary school oc­ cupat ional programs Of the total a l lotment . $26,144,910 wil l be paid to e lementary and secondary schools and $8,323,160 to community col leges . Of the remainder , $1,625,496 wil l be paid to univers i t ies , $298,925 for contracts with agencies other than publ ic inst i tut ions, $137,721 to the Department of Chi ldren and Family Services , $727,884 to the Department of Correct ions, and $242,904 to the Department of Mental Heal th Payment For Education Subject For Discussion PICTURED ABOVE ARE MEMBERS OF THE Department of Religion currently involved in teaching that subject at Marian Central Catholic high school. Seated, left to right, are Mrs. Mary Marsh, sophomore instructor; Sister Rebecca Marie, freshman instructor; the Rev. John Cahill, co- chairman of the Department of Religion and senior instructor; Thomas Blenner, freshman, sophomore, junior instructor and the Rev. Karl Ganss, director of Religious Education for the „ McHenry County Deanery. Standing, left to right, are the Rev. William I. Joffe, cho-chairman of the Department of Religious Education and senior instructor, the Rev. James Moses, superintendent ut • education of the McHenry County deanery and sophomore instructor; the Rev. Michael Douglas.v freshman instructor, and Robert Hoffman, freshman, sophomore, and junior instructor. Absent when picture was taken was the Rev. John Holdren, junior instructor. Photo by DeWane Should the s ta te or federal government pay the total cost of educat ion by rais ing income or other taxes ' ' Would this e l iminate or de- emphasize the problem of equal ized assessments we hear so much about by reducing real es ta tes taxes? Would the ret i red ci t izens be helped if they were taxed on their income rather than the property they own? Would this help on an in­ dividual basis to lower the amount each pays as most people , especial ly younger Legal Notice PICK UP OF LEAVES The City of McHenry wil l pick up leaves placed in plast ic bags placed a t the curb. Bags must contain leaves only. No evergreen, c l ippings, twigs, brush, t in cans or bot t les may be placed in bags. Nei ther the City nor the farmers ac­ cept ing the leaves wil l accept bags that contain mater ia l other than leaves. CITY OF MCHENRY (Pub. Oct . 16 & 18, 1974) BONUS COUPONS Good Only Friday Pel. 18 - Sat. Oct. 19, 1974 EVERY ITEM IN STORE IS INCLUDED (EXCEPT CIGARETTES) NOT JUST A FEW ADVERTISED SPECIALS. SAVE 10% to 20% ON ALL YOUR NEEDS ! FILL OUT THESE COUPONS AND PRESENT TO CASHIER AT TIME OF SAIL CASHIER MIL RBATE IN CASH AMOUNT DUE ACCORDING TO AMT. OF PURCHASE Ben Franklins Bonus Days USE OUR WIN THE FIGHT ON INFLATION WIN THE FIGHT ON INFLATION pffiffiSOTjTC0DP0PP™^B Ui i u |mi MB0NUS COUPON *2 & mm THIS COUPON IS GOOD FOR A CASH REBATE OF ON ANY PURCHASE AMOUNTING TO 40 to *19.99 (Excluding Tax) MUST BE PRESENTED AT TIME OF PURCHASE. NAME ADDRESS TEL. NO. GOOD ONLY OCT. 18-19, 1974 ^vrppprTrBEN FRANKLIN] THIS COUPON IS GOOD FOR A CASH REBATE OF ON ANY PURCHASE AMOUNTING TO *20 to *29.99 (Excluding Tax) MUST BE PRESENTED AT TIME OF PURCHASE, NAME ADDRESS TEL NO. GOOD ONLY OCT. 18-19. 1974 BEN FRANKUNiwnWdl :pmmi[joNUS COUPON31?5^ THIS COUPON IS GOOD FOR C A CASH REBATE OF ON ANY PURCHASE AMOUNTING TO *30s?tO *39.99 (Excluding Tax) MUST BE PRESENTED AT TIME OF PURCHASE. 4 NAME. h ADDRESS. TEL. NO. R GOOD ONLY OCT. 18-19, 1974 RvrmrirBEN FRANKLINj 'BONUS COUPON THIS COUPON IS GOOD FOR £ A CASH REBATE OF f AN ON ANY PURCHASE AMOUNTING TO *40 tO *50 (Excluding Tax) MUST BE PRESENTED AT TIME OF PURCHASE. NAME ADDRESS. TEL. NO. GOOD ONLY OCT. 18-19, 1974 FRANKUNrmrrrrrri * Coupons must be presented at t ime of sa le . They do not apply to layaway sales or to purchases made before ,or af ter , the L j_ BEIM FRANKI_II>I FRIDAY TIL 9:00 SATURDAY 9:00-5:30 SUNDAY 10:00-1:00 (5/ 1250 N. GREEN STREET McHENRY, ILLINOIS "LARGE ENOUGH TO SERVE YOU" "SMALL ENOUGH TO KNOW YOU" TTT people , would help pay the cost ' ' Do you have other quest ions about how educat ion is paid for ' ' Come and ask your legis la tors what can be done to help, Oct . 17, 8 p .m. , Central school audi tor ium, Crystal Lake, a t SERPO's f i rs t special meet ing. Everyone interested is invi ted. The legis la tor to ask quest ions of on the federal level is Congressman Robert Mc- ( ' l o r y , R e p u b l i c a n congressman from the 13th dis t r ic t of I l l inois , who wil l head the l is t of legis la tors compris ing the panel He should be able to answer quest ions on the omnibus educat ion bi l l President Ford just s igned and the Ap­ propriat ions commit tee is working on i ts funding. On the State level , the 33rd dis t r ic t representat ives wil l be Republ ican State Senator Jack Schaffer , Democrat ic State Rep Thomas Hanahan, Republ ican State Rep. R. Bruce Waddel l and Republ ican State Rep Calvin Skinner , J r . They wil l complete the panel of legis la tors to discuss special educat ion legis la t ion and i ts funding and express their views on Dr Michael . Bakal is ' s commit tee recommendat ion that Special Educat ion should be ful l - funded. Mrs. Louise Rogulic , d i rector of Sedom, wil l moderate this program and request quest ions, not only f rom members of the press but a t ­ tending audience. Genuine religion is con­ spicuous because it lacks display. EDI CATION SURVEY A sample of households in this area wil l take par t in the Federal government 's annual- survey on educat ion to be taken the week of Oct 14-18 by the; Bureau of the Census. Forrest P Cawley, J r . , director of the Bureau 's Regional off ice in Chicago, said that interviewers wil l v is i t homes to obtain in­ formation about the number of school years completed by household members . There wil l a lso be quest ions about the number of chi ldren at tending nursery school or kindergarten. McHenry State Bank Founded in 1906 - McHenry County's Largest Financial Institution Statement of Conditions Consolidated Report of conditions of McHenry State Bank of McHenry, Illinois 60050 CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION of McHenry State Bank of McHenry, Illinois AND SUBSIDIARIES at the close fo business on Sept. 30, 1974. Published in Response to Call of the COMMISSIONER OF BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES of the State of Illinois. A S S E T S 1. Cash and due from banks (including $ None unposted debits) 5,055,333.71 2. U.S. Treasury securities 8,167,735.20 3. Obligationsof other U.S. Government agencies and corporations • • 8,080,000.00 4. Obligations of States and political subdivisions 4,154,499.02 5. Other securities (including $117,000.00 corporate stocks) 117,000.00 7. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell 2,000,000.00 8. Other loans . . (including $13,557.43 overdrafts) 41,385,439.35 9. Bank premises, furniture and fixtures, and other assets rep- rv, , r. resenting bank premises b»i,biD.D^ 13.- Other assets; 605,691.76 14. TOTAL ASSETS 70,247,314.58 L I A B I L I T I E S 15. Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 12,984,169.31 16. Time and savings deposits of individuals, partnerships, and „„ corporations 45,221,678.60 17. Deposits of United States Government 187,085.92 18. Deposits of States and political subdivisions 3,644,840.26 21. Certified and officers' checks, etc 544,698.59 22. TOTAL DEPOSITS 62.582,472.68 (a) Total demand deposits 15,212,032.08 (b) Total time and savings deposits 47,370,440.60 23. 1- ederal funds purchased and securi t ies sold under agreements to "Purchase 395,0110.0(1 25. Mortgage indebtedness 05 500.00 27. Other liabilities 1,514,503.37 28. TOTAL LIABILITIES 64,517,476.05 ' n RESERVES ON LOANS AND SECURITIES 30. Reserve for bad debt losses on loans (set up pursuant to Internal Revenue Service rul ings) 5 4 9 f ,57. ,s3 32. Reserves on securi t ies 200,000.00 33. TOTAL RESERVES ON LQANS AND SECURITIES 749,657.8.3 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 35. Equity capi ta l , to ta l (sum of I tems 36 to 40 below) 4,980,1 SO.70 37. Common stock-total par value 800,000.00 (No. shares authorized 80,000) (No. shares outs tanding 80,000) |38. Surplus 2,600,000.01) 39. Undivided prof i ts 1 ,580,180.70 41. TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS (sum of I tems 34 and 35 above) 4,980,180.70 42. TOTAL LIABILITIES, RESERVES, AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS (sum of I tems 28, 29, 33 & 41 above 1. 70,247,314.58 I , Edwin J . Becker , J r . , Cashier , of the above-named bank, do solemnly aff i rm that this report of condi t ion is t rue and correct , to the best of my knowledge and bel ief . Correct-Attest : EDWIN .J . BECKER JR. Official Publication */ ROBERT L. UEBER THOMAS F, BOI.GER W. A NYE, M.D. Directors State of I l l inois , County of McHenry, ss : Sworn to and subscr ibed before me this 14th day of October , 1974 My comission expires 9-26, 1978 MARTHA J 110JNACK1 , Notary Publ ic DIRECTORS ESTHER CAREY WILLIAM A. NYE, M.D. ROBERT L. WEBER THOMAS E. BOLGER ELMER P. ADAMS JOHN L. COWLIN LENORA E. FRISBY ORMEL J. PRUST FRANCIS M. SCHMITT OFFICERS WILLIAM A. NYE, M.D. , Chairman of the Board ESTHER CAREY, Vice Chairman ROBERT L. WEBER, Chairman of Execut ive Commit tee THOMAS F. BOLGER, President ORMEL J . PRUST, Execut ive Vice-President JAMES E. LARKIN, Vice-President LENORA E. FRISBY, Vice-President and Trust Off icer RONALD J. VACULA, Vice-President RICHARD A. LANE, Vice President ROBERT B. SCHNEIDER Vice-President & Trust Officer EDWIN J . BECKER, JR. Cashier ROBERT POWERS Assis tant Vice-President LILLIAN CAIRNS, Assis tant C ashier DONALD II . MEYER, Assis tant Cashier and Assis tant Trust Officer DONALD II . WATTLES, Assis tant Cashier ALBERT G. VALES, Assistant Cashier I RED KUPSTIS, Assis tant Cashier CAROL SOW PEL, Assis tant Auditor