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PAGE 5 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, JANUARY 5. 1979 A HUMMING PAWS ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION PiOr lox 205 * Crystal Lake, Illinois 600)4 •(815) 459-2641 By Estelle Atwell There were "Ho Ho Hos" mixed with the regular business of Helping Paws board of directors, when they joined in a combination Christmas party and the regular monthly board meeting at the home of Ron and Mary Nelson I Board members and thpic families attended. Each brought a culinary contribution to the party. The group gathered around a Christmas tree that swung from the celing. The suspended tree was voted an outstanding success for * any home with pets who set their sites on Christmas trees, and it was laughingly urged that the hosts patent it. When the meeting was called a new treasurer was named. She is Cherie Lucich of LITH. Plans for a Women's club, a group of women who will engage in fund raising ac­ tivities, were formulated. Their activities will encompass any and all special events to raise funds for H.P.including one new one for 1979. This is Pet Pot­ pourri. Pet Potpourri is a boutique operation at the office located of HP, 465 Virginia street. Crystal Lake. Then boutique will be stocked with gift items that are not presently , offered in regular pet stores. The items will be quality handmade things, all pet- related. as well as crafts products, also pet/related. Other items to be available -- jewelery, stationery,, com­ pleted crewel work (pillow, wall decorations, etc.), stuffed animals, homemade dog biscuits, ceramics. The new Women's club will haveia crafts Conduct Census Of 'Agriculture Pedigrees, mutts, all shapes and sizes are available at the Animal Control center in Woodstock. This is the centrally located (one of its kind in our county) facility for caring for stray dogs and some cats as well. These are not Just the dogs people don't want any more. Many of them are loving, beautiful and special who find their way into the center. Remember, "Morris" was such a pet. Start the new year right and come see for yourself at 11608 Banford road in Woodstock, 338-7040. Photo by Don Kaiser Vk-Ht \RN Pi \".MH:allr committee devoted to sup- must be plying saleable items. H^/neutered. charge of the Women 's group is Jackie Geller of McHenry. Those interested in joining may call her at 385-8884. A grand openings of the boutique is planntya by the end of January. It's jikely there may be in­ dividuals who would be in­ terested in placing their own pet-related articles for sale on a consignment basis in the new boutique. This will be welcomed. For further in­ formation call Mary Nelson evenings at 312 658-7221. either spayed or The McHenrv Plaindealer (USPS 335-200) Established 1875 3812 West Elm Street Phone 385-0170 McHenry, Illinois 60050 Published Every Wednesday S Friday at McHenry. Illinois Second Class Postage Paid at McHenry, Illinois By McHENRY PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscriber* or* r»qu*tt*d to provide immediate notice of change of address to The McHenry Ploindealer. 3812 W. Elm St.. McHenry. III. 40050. A deduction of one month from the expiration of a subscription will be mode where o chonge of oddress is provided through the Post Office Deportment. I Larry E. Lund-Publisher Adele Froehlich-Editor *: NEWSPAPER NATIONAL NEWSPAPER tSSOCUTION rm«lt< 111} NNA SUSTAINING MEMBER-1979 fr« Press I * «»r DOGS FOR ADOPTION The fee for all dog adoptions includes the cost of the spay or neuter surgery from a vet or our choice or a deduction from the cost of the surgery from a •tet of your choice. Male dogs only, may or may not be neutered; all females must be spayed. Fawn colored medium size 3 year old spayed Afghan, all shots, hou&ebroken. good with children and pets. 312 639-3478. ( Terrier spayed female, brown and white, small, all shots, housebroken, good with children, one year. 312 658-4168. Springer Spaniel mix pups, just a few. JO weeks olds left 312 639-31] SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 Year $12.00 1 Year $17.00 In McHenry Outside McHenry County County C ATS FOR ADOPTION The fee for all cat adoptions includes the cost of the spay or neuter surgery from a vet of our choice or a deduction from the cost of the surgery from a vet of your choice All cats Three little kittens, black and white semi lon£ hair, first kitten shots.and'vet exam. 2'-j months. 459-t5ffo evenings. Two 3-month-old«black and grey female kittens, semi-long hair. 312 639-7596. Three 3-month-old short haired kittens, one all black Siamese like female with amber eyes. Light grey tiger ^-uiaJ£' '~aritt> a male grey and mostly white spotted. 459-6523. Young adult female, silver grey with green eyes, and her kitten 6 weeks, grey with white markings, short hair. 675-6052. 5 month old darling semi-long hair, black and white male. 312 639-0407. Black atid white kittens, months. 338-7066. ANIMAL CONTROL DOCi FOR ADOPTION Small adoption fee. and a refund for surgery. Many dogs always available at our county center. Many pedigrees pass through their doors. Please come out and see for your­ selves. 11608 Banford road in Woodstock. LOST AND FOl'NO Please call the office im­ mediately when you lose or find a pet. Not all pets found have been abandoned, sometimes they simply just get separated from their owners. Call 459-2641 between 10-4 Monday through Saturday or call Animal Control 338-7040. Lost Cat: Black mostly. Calico female, semi-long hair, white flea collar. 815 385-2992. EFFECTIVE: TO JAN. 31 Inventory Clearance Sale REFRIGERATORS WHIRLPOOL HARVEST GOLD CYCLE DEFROST 12.0 Cu. Ft. Top Freezer. ....'sis110 WHIRLPOOL ALMOND-WHITE FROST PROOF^ _ _ nft 14.2 Cu. Ft. Top Freezer *375 WHIRLPOOL ALL COLONS FROST PROOF t lAAnn 17.2 Cu. Ft. Top Freezer..... *499 HOTPOINT COFFEE FROST PROOF t il A A 00 17.7 Cu. Ft. Top Freezer 4ZU HOTPOINT GOLD-ALAAOND FROST PROOF J J 00 21.8 Cu. Ft. Top Freezer 544 HOTPOINT GOLD FROST PROOF O AMI 21.8 Cu. Ft. Side-by-Side.... *003 FRIGIDAIRE GOLD-AVOCADO CYCLE DEFROST 17.0 Cu. Ft. Top Freezer *439°° FRIGIDAIRE WHITE FROST PROOF J J 00 22.0 Cu. Ft. Side-by-Side.... u44 RANGES WHIRLPOOL ALMOND Portable $29000 HOTPOINT - WHITE Built-in. *292°° i HOTPOINT • ALL COLORS Built-in $362oo FRIGIDAIRE Built-in . $35800 FRIGIDAIRE Touch Control . FRIGIDAIRE Time And Temp. *467°o *406°° WHIRLPOOL 18 LBS. 2 SPEED 5 CYCLE t ̂ _ _nn Washer - White *357 WHIRLPOOL 18 LBS. WHITE t/k/«Ann Electric Dryer. ...269 WHIRLPOOL 18 LBS. WHITE t*k ̂ 1 Ml Gas Dryer *271 HOTPOINT 14 LBS. WHITE SO 1 100 Electric Dryer 212 HOTPOINT 18 LBS. GOLD SOOOOO Gas Dryer 2o3 4 FRIGIDAIRE 18 LBS. ALMOND-DENTED SOO COO Electric Dryer. Zjj 4 FRIGIDAIRE 18 LBS. ALMOND OR GOLD fA ..nn Gas Dqrer *245°° MANY MORE UNADVERTISED APPLIANCES LEE & RAY ELECTRIC J i 1005 N. Front (S. Rte. 31) McHenry, III. 385-0882 The 1978 Census of Agriculture gets Under way this week-with the mailing of report forms to all farms and ranches in the 50 stated, the Bureau of the Census. U.S. Dej artment of Commerce; has announced. Farmers and ranchers are being asked to report on their agricultural operations during 1978. This 1978 census, the nation's twenty-first farm census in a series that started in 1840. will update data most r recently obtained in 1975 for 1974 operations. Information will be sought on all agricultural operations. -.With report forms for the 1978 census drastically reduced from the 22 pages -of the last census, most agricultural operators will receive a four- page form in the mail, and about 20 percent will receive a five-page version. The overall - time required by farmers to complete the form has been reduced by more than one- third The census will continue to monitor trends in domestic ownership and control of land The last census showed a five- year gain in the number of U .S. corporate farms from 22.(MM) to 29.(MM); the amount of acreage they farmed rose from 80 to 97 million acres, and the value of their farm products rose from $ti billion +o-$t4 billjon The census asks-whether the farm is operated by a family or individual, a partnership, a family-held coproration. an investor owned corporation with more than 10 stockholders. ojLsome other legal entity such as cooperative, estate or trust, grazing association, etc The apparent increase in foreign ownership of land has raised questions in the Congress and with business and agricultural groups In 1974 a Department of Commerce survey showed about f>million acres of the nation's one billion acres of farm land were owned by foreign interests, or less than one-half of one percent of the total The new farm census will measure the increase. As in earlier censuses formation obtained about farming operations will (be published for each of more th (MM) counties with agricultural operations, for each state and for the entire nation The 1978 Census of Agriculture will be conducted as follows -- All respondents will be asked to report either from their records or by estimate, the following information amount of farm acreage bv type of ownership; land use. acreage, production, and sales of crops; inventory. numfWr sold, and sales value of livestock and poultry; ahd selected characteristics#*^ farm. operators and farm management - About 20 percent will receive an additional page seeking answers to: value of land and buildings; selected production expenses; selected farm equipment; hired farm labor, fertilizer and pesticide use; and petroleufn fuel usage and storage capacity Congress and federal development agencies. as well as Stressing that publication of agricultural and business its data will be accomplished organizations. Universities and more speedily i» tirts -census, other groups rely on this jjr Bureau officials are setting formation to develop and revise farm programs. Individual farmers ma" benefit from a railroad allocating storage cars during grain harvest, or from farm machinery or bujk fer tilizer dealerships being located in new areas of farm Twice Tol rales FIFTY YEARS AGO <Tbken from the files of January'8. 1929) Special State's Attorney Charles \\ Hadley directly charges t.ie Minority of the members of the board of supervisors of McHenry county are actuated by corrupt motives " in refusing to cooperate with him in the work of prosecuting violators of the Prohibition act and Illinois gambling laws, in which work he has been engaged as special state's attorney of McHenry pountv Mr Hadley makes the charge in a bill of chancery asking for the issuance of an injunction impounding all fees, fines and forfeitures which already have or in the future may be received by the county treasurer, the county clerk or the circuit clerk of McHenry county The first auto license plates were received in McHenry from-Springfield. According to reports 150,(MM) plates went into the mails the day after Christmas The color for 1929 is black and red. the letters being red on a black background. FORTY YFARS AGO iTaken from the files of January 12. 1939) Thirty years ago this month, in 1909 R.I. Overton started in the horse livery business in McHenry in the Riverside barn *\^th five head of horses. Most certainly serious and im­ portant-business venture for any young man in those-days. He operated the business there for one year and in 1970 pur chased what was known as the West Side Livery from Hank Whiteman. . Mr Overton, with a shrewd, keen insight into the future, niadev^jbojd' step - he pur­ chased an automobile for use in his business. Mr Overton kept his horses and automobile doing a good busiitPSS with l)oth. a trip in the taxiyrom the depot to poirfts near Pistakee Bay cost 75 cents. In 1911 Mr Overton started selling cars, which he has continued to do since then Mr Overton has been selling Buicks for the past twenty years and Pontiacs for the past nine years The Public Library board discussed the need of more books Ways and means of raising money for more books, more shelving and other ex­ penditures were considered The Mothers club realizes the free public library is the most effective influence for good in America October, 1979. as the beginning data issuance deadline for more than 3.000 individual counties They expect' to publish the additional volumes of statistical, information for the state and nation within the following two years decreased during the past h«lidav season Mr Hess said that 4%,350 pieces of letter size mail passed through the office from the period Dec. i through 23 compared to 512.580 for the same period in 19(57 Enforcement of collections on parking meter tickets was the first item of discussion* of the City Council City Attorney John Loozo reported sending out thirty letters, the same to persons who have a list of notations and have ignored notices Sizeable fines could result although it is hoped that payments will be made before court action is necessary A new soil map of McHenry area was displayed in the Council room It is expecte 1 this information will he helpful in future planning TWENTY-FIVE YEARSAGO v iTaken from the files of January 7. 1954) The City Council took further steps in the new street lighting" program by approving plans submitted by V H. Kasser, city engineer, and instructed the clerk to advertise for bids. Due to .legislative changes. City Attorney U>oze prepared a new ordinance in which the mayor appointed a seven-man zoning board of appeals. Floyd E. Covalt. Henry B Tonyan, Edward J Thennes. Carl J Freund and John II. Greene were reappointed In addition, the mayor named E.J. Gausden and Homer Fitzgerald Mixed reactions have been reported since the change, Jan 1. increasing parking meter violations from ten to twenty- five cents. The state Department of Revenue has notified County Tlerk Raymond I) Woods that the McHenry county tax factop^ is 23 percent and the multiple is 4.3478. the same as last year. TEN YEARSAGO (Taken ' from the files of January 10. 1969) For the first time within the memory of, Supt. of Mails Robert Hess of the McHenry post office, the volume of mail ®!The Nowi? Washbasket By Steffne Miller A key step when doing the laundry is to use the correct amount of detergent. Here are some guidelines to help you: • Read and follow package directions. They are based on the amount that.gives the best p«j^4wmance under conditions m/ost homemakers encour^er. Use recommendations vary from brand to brand. • For heavily foiled cloth­ ing, use more; as much as '/j cup over the recommended amount. •\The size of the wash­ ed \(lbs. of clothing) as the amount of water n each wash load also lr an increaseordecrease amount of detergent well used call f<j in tl used J If ^he water in your is h&rd, use more than recommended amount (up to 1 cup) of detergent to adequately soften the water, thus insuring thorough cleaning. • • • • Successful l iving, which few of us acquire, depends upon s imple things. WHIRLPOOL ALMOND-AVOCADO 30" Self Clean Electric 1468™ HOTPOINT - GOLD 30" Self Clean Electric J488«o . FRIGIDAIRE WHITE 30" Electric . '33600 FRIGIDAIRE GOLD BUILT-IN Single Oven Self Clean Elec.. . $295°° FRIGIDAIRE GOLD BUILT-IN Double Oven Self Clean Elec. 54090° VESTA WHITE 21" Gas 49900 VESTA AVOCADO 30" Cont. Clean Gas . '299™ New Year! New Business Heurs! Monday, Tuesday & Friday 8 A.M. to 5 P.M Saturday 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. Wednesday 8 A.M. to 12 Noon Thursday 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. anc/ 5002 W. Rte. 120 McHenry, III. ^ 815-385-7310 r$i I 75 5 mo. AND ^ RENTAL • NO installation charge • NEW fully automatic softeners • TWO year option to buy-with • FULL rental fee deducted • ONE phone^dflycan answer any questions 312-259-3393 No. 1 in the Fox Valley Area Copyr ight 1978