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October 23, 1915-5,000 women march in New York City de­ manding the right to vote in all 48 states. October 24,1963-After he concludes a United Nations Day speech in Dallas, Texas, Ambassador Adlai Stevenson is spat upon, shoved, and jeered by right wing demonstrators who are opposed to the United Nations. October 25, 1923-The Teapot Dome scandals begin to emerge as Sen. Thomas Walsh, D., Mont., demands a public hearing on the Department of the Interior's leasing of two naval oil reserves to private corporations. October 26,1825-The Erie Canal, the first of the great man-made waterways of the United States, is opened for traffic. I I | I I I I I | THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER Established 1875 3812 West Elm Street Phone 385-0170 McHenry, Illinois 60050 Published Every Wednesday & Friday at McHenry, Illinois Second Class Postage Paid at McHenry, Illinois By McHENRY PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscribers are requested to provide immediate notice of change of address to The McHenry Plaindealer, 3812 W Elm St., McHenry, IL 60050 A deduction of one month from the expiration of a subscription will be made where a change of address is provided through the Post Office Department MM Lund - Publisher Lar tmemier^ Adele Froehlich -- Editor 1976 -- NEWSPAPER NATIONAL NEWSPAPER mocitTiow mm im BNNA SUSTAINING _ MEMBER -1978 FrtiPrtlt i K*r SUBSCRIPTION RATES I I Yc&r•••••••••••••••• $10,50 1 Year $15.00 In McHenry and Lake Outside McHenry and County Lake County COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 2 (x) KLEMM (X, CURRAN <S> McHALE x MARGASON JTi . i >\: s. m McHenry People Helping M°Henry People! "As a lifelong AFHenry resident and one of the founders of McHenry Savings & Loan, Im proud to be associated with it" ARNOLD J. RAUEN President of the Bank For Savings & Loan Associations and McHenry Savings Director "As my business career has been associated with financial • institutions, I have been in a position, since the founding of AAcHENRY SAVINGS more than 20 years ago, to watch its growth and development. It is evident that the association is well managed and has shown a steady record of growth while providing continuous financial assistance to our community. The officers and staff know our town and they care. They are AAcHENRY PEOPLE HELPING AAcHENRY PEOPLE." McHENRY S A V I N G S ft 10*1 tSIOCIITIOI McHenry Savings •P AND LOAN ASSOCIATION^^ 1209 North Green Street • McHenry. Illinois • 385-3000 10520 Main Street (Rts 12 & 173) • Richmond. Illinois • 678-?r>Ri' SAVERS HOURS 9 00 a m to 4:30 p m Monday. Tuesday and Thursday, 9 00 a m to 8 00 p m Friday 9 00 a m to 3 00 p.m. Saturday; McHenry Drive In Window open Wednesday 9 00 am to 2 00 pm Closed Wednesday in Richmond McHENR> MONEY MACHINE OPEN 24 HRS A DAY, EVERY DAY' FSIJC ACROSS 1 Be distressed 5 Marsh bird (2 wds.) 11 African country 12 Small region 13 Split 14 Cain was the first 15 Ivy Leaguer 16 Pollen fancier 17 -- es Salaam 18 Involve 20 Daughter of Cadmus 21 Golden 22 Put away 23 111 humor 24 Tale teller 25 Glut 26 Reverber­ ated 27 Fatima's husband 28 "Ruggles of --" (2 wds.) 30 Actor O'Herlihy 31 Night before 32 Actor Hunter 34 Inspire with 36 Pot money 37 Sports official 38 Belgian river 39 Cylindri­ cal . 40 Lab vessel BIG STIR..Every Fall, the ladies of the Green Hill Sewing Club of McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, gather to stir 36-gallon cauldrens for nearly eight hours to produce "the world's tastiest apple butter." THE " TODAY PTA" Volunteers Putting Muscle Behind Major Problems If you still see the PTA as an organization whose greatest concern is who's going to bring the coffee and cookies, you'd better take another look! In communities throughout the country, the PTA is doing something significant about child, drug and alcohol abuse. About school violence and van­ dalism, parents' role in collec­ tive bargaining, TV violence and children's health. ' Surprised? You shouldn't be. The National PTA has been working for children's welfare since 1897, and it's still going strong. Its current theme, the "TODAY PTA," focuses on its immediacy -- its involvement with the major issues affecting the education and well-being of young people. More than 6V2-miHion mem­ bers of the PTA share an active concern for the primary prob­ lems confronting children, pa­ rents and educators today, and they recognize that their voices will be heard, their concerns counted, only if they are part of a strong, cohesive national orga­ nization that has influence at state and federal decision­ making levels. "Collectively, we can accomp­ lish goals that would be impos­ sible to attain individually," says Carol Kimmel, National PTA president. "No matter how concerned or powerful an individual parent or group of parents may be, one should be­ long to a group which is part of a powerful national organiza­ tion that has a voice in govern­ ment." Through its national pro­ grams, implemented by state PTAs/PTSAs (Parent-Teach­ er-Student Associations) and local units, the National PTA offers its members an oppor­ tunity to influence legislation more decisively than they could individually, and to become in­ volved in areas which are most meaningful to parents and edu­ cators. Because children are the or­ ganization's central concern, it recognizes that unless parents have an opportunity to parti­ cipate in vital decisions that determine school policy, the child will ultimately suffer. The question of who shall control the schools is an urgent one in the minds of many parents, who, feeling shut out of the de­ cision-making process, are vo­ calizing their discontent with increasing school taxes and de­ creasing reading scores, vio­ lence and vandalism in the schools, and the staggering spread of teachers' strikes. Currently, the collective bar­ gaining process allows parents little or no input into teachers' contract negotiations. Yet, they are the very people affected by the outcome: it is their tax dol­ lars which are spent on educa­ tion; it is their children who are affected by the quality of edu­ cation provided. Parents need a process for having input into the educational package before it reaches the negotiating table. To meet this need, the PTA is launching a community aware­ ness project on collective bargaining. In this unique ex­ periment, educators, labor ex­ perts and PTA members will join to develop a comprehensive information package on collec­ tive bargaining for the PTA and the public. Concern about the violence on TV in recent years has prompted the PTA to develop and seek funding for a national project to study the effects of TV violence on children. Utiliz­ ing nationwide public hearings on the subject, and bringing pressure to bear on networks, TV stations, sponsors and legislators, the PTA hopes to limit the number of violent TV programs. Disconcerting, too, is the fact that each year, approximately 250,000 babies are born to girls 17 or younger. Because many of these girls have had no prep­ aration for parenthood and little pre-natal care, their in­ fants are "high-risk" babies. To alleviate this problem, the PTA and the National Foundation- March of Dimes are sponsoring regional parenting conferences, urging parents and educators to add courses in parenting (edu­ cation for parenthood and fa­ mily life) to the public school curriculum. More than one million children suffer the tragedy of child abuse each year. Through its members, the "TODAY PT^A" alerts communities to this prob­ lem and to measures necessary to correct it. Although the National PTA is the axis around which the local units revolve, it is the local PTA which is the primary power source. "I have long be­ lieved that if something doesn't happen locally, it literally doesn't happen," says Mrs. Kimmel And plenty happens, because very often, local PTAs develop programs to meet pressing community needs. A case in point? David, a 13- year-old from Canoga Park/ Calif., was having real trouble getting along with his class­ mates. Considered a "problem child," he was referred to the guidance clinic operated by the Los Angeles PTA's 31st Dis­ trict, one of three such clinics offering low-cost medical, den­ tal or psychological services to families in need. His problem turned out to be dental -- not mental! He was missing four front teeth, and just couldn't take the steady teasing from other kids. Because his family couldn't afford the extensive dental work, he was treated at the 31st District's dental ser­ vice. The entire bill was paid by the District and his high school PTA Another example: Johnny, a fourth-grader from Indepen dence. Mo., was beaten up by the biggest kid on the block-- his dad. When the Ft. Osage PTA Council there heard about it, they took action to protect Johnny and other children from future battering. For seven months, they lobbied for an im proved state law on child abuse, testified at hearings, and mounted an intensive letter writing campaign to other PTAs, urging support. In June, 1975, the bill passed, establish­ ing a 24-hour statewide hotline for reporting child abuse cases. But most importantly, it didn't require the caller to testify in court. In the first two weeks, reported cases more than doubled! "In the TODAY PTA,' we're doing--not just talking," says Mrs. Kimmel, "and our members are the action arm for community involvement. But we need more people who care about what happens to children --their own and others'--and are willing to commit their time and energies to making a dif­ ference in children's lives. As a starting point for this commit­ ment, there's no better place than the local PTA or PTSA." For information on joining the PTA, contact your nearest elementary or high school If there isn't a PTA in your vi­ cinity, why not start one? Write to: National PTA, 700 N. Rush St.. Chicago. 111. 60611. * • * * The trouble with most speakers is they shout too loudly for the little they have to say. * * * * Private initiative seems to function best when lib­ erally supported by pub­ lic funds. Return with us to the Good 01' Days. CROSSWORD PUZZLE DOWN 1 "God's Little --" 2 Place that sounds cool 3 Disliking (4 wds.) 4 Village in Holland 5 Succeed (2 wds.) 6 Archangel 7 Dolores -- Rio 8 Bear a grudge (3 wds.) 9 -- Steber 10 Strait- laced