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V PAGE 14 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. 8EPTEMBER 3. lWt Twice Told Tales FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of September 1, 1930) For the second time in two weeks the John Stilling tire shop on Elm street, was visited by robbers. When the robbery occurred the first time it was believed that the thieves hid in the building until the station was locked up for the evening, but since then it has been learned that they had keys to the building and entered both times through the front door. Although no definite estimate as to the loss of the second robbery could be given, Mr. Stilling believes that it would amount to considerably more than the first, because of the fact that tubes and flashlights ^vere a big part of the loot, while the first time the thieves con­ fined their efforts to the oil pump and cash register. The Agatha shop was also broken into and about a dollar in change taken as the only loot obtained by the robbers who narrowly escaped being caught. At a special meeting of the McHenry County board, Joseph G. Wagner of Burton and Abe Lawrence and S.H. Smith of McHenry were named as members of the grand jury for September. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of September 12, 1940) Major Edward Bouma is busy making last minute arrangements preparatory to welcoming his charges back to the Pistakee Bay School for Boys on Sept. 18. His outlook for the future is not as doubtful this year as when the school was in its infancy at this time last year. The Major is very pleased to look back over the events of the past year when the happenings were the first to be entered in the records of the Pistakee Bay school. Among the new teachers this fall will be Mr. Bostrom, f o r m e r N o r t h w e s t e r n university athletic director, who will teach chemistry and social science besides supervising the athletic activities. The McHenry Community High School board of education is having a petition circulated to add the Wonder Lake territory to the McHenry high school district. The petition has already been signed by a majority of the voters of the Wonder Lake district. Ad­ ding the territory to the high school district is of mutual advantage to both the high school district and to the Wonder Lake district. Seven students are now attending the high school from V> onder Lake. TWENTY-FIVE YEARSAGO (Taken from the files of September 8, 1955) Following a very well received report from Alderman Donald Johnson, chairman, of finances, the City Council will follow a new budget plan for the current fiscal year. In a thorough study of the f i n a n c i a l s t r u c t u r e , Alderman Johnson made up charts covering a five-year period before boiling down the figures to anticipate present day needs. The annual tax levy ordinance was passed with only minor changes, such as needed in bond and interest items. The levy exceeds $33,000. What a long way we've come! Old Plaindealer files tell us that twenty-five years ago, M.C.H.S. welcomed 200 students, a record up to that time and a 100 percent in­ crease over the eight-year period prior to 1930. Today, administrations have been planning for many weeks to provide suitable ac­ commodations for more than 600 students in the local high school. Supt. of Schools C.H. Duker greeted the largest faculty list ever recorded at a meeting of teachers of the high school, junior high and Edgebrook schools. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Sept. 2, 1970) The McHenry County Regional Planning com­ mission voted approval of the alignment as proposed by the state of Illinois for Federal Rt. 201. The vote was 4-2. This action rescinded a previous vote of the commission. The State Division of Highways alignment called for the route to travel on the west side of Richmond, south to a point northwest of McCullom Lake, where it turns east to join the limited access high­ way in Lake county. The County Planning group's route called for the highway to go east of Richmond, then almost straight south and join with the proposed Fox Valley freeway at a Mc­ Cullom Lake area in­ terchange. Both routes would have joined a limited access highway at the Wisconsin state line. Amidst the elegance. of New York's Waldorf Astoria grand ballroom, McHenry's Cheryl Tomao was crowned Miss National AMVET. The beautiful, dark-haired Miss Tamao received her title and an impressive array of gifts before a near capacity crowd. K9SSttSM*%%%%%%%%XXS& Keepin' Healthy By Mary Richards In Illinois, cardiovascular disease, including both heart disease and stroke, accounts for more than half of all deaths. Cancer accounts for roughly 20 percent. In third place as a cause of death are accidents which exact a fearsome toll, particularly • among young people. According to "Healthy People, the Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention" the causes of these killers can be sum­ marized in three statements: We are killing ourselves by our own careless habits. We are killing ourselves by carelessly polluting the environment. We are killing ourselves by permitting harmful social conditions to persist - conditions like poverty, hunger ahd ignorance - which .destroy health, especially for infants and children. The eradication of smallpox on a global scale was achieved not by finding a cure for the disease but by immunization to prevent it. Prevention has been the clue to controlling influenza, pneumonia, diphtheria, tuberculosis and gastroin­ testinal infections -- the' leading killers at the turn of the century. The health profession now realizes that victory over today's major killers must also be achieved more by prevention than by cure. The surgeThr- general's report states that a wealth of scientific research reveals that the key to whether you will be healthy or sick, live a long life or die prematurely, can be found in several simple personal habits: ybur habits with regard to smoking and drinking; your habits of diet, sleep and exercise; whether you wear seat belts, and a few other simple measures. One study found that persons who practiced seven of these habits lived, on the average, eleven years longer than those who practiced none of them. These habits include: elimination of cigarette smoking ~ the single most important preventable cause of death; reduction of alcohol misuse; reduction of intake of excess calories, fat, salt and sugar; moderate exercise; seven to eight hours sleep each night; y p e r i o d i c p h y s i c a l ^ examinations for high blood i pressure and certain can-/ cers; adherence to speed laws and use of seat belts; and maintenance of strong family ties, supportive friends, religious affiliation and community support systems. The state health department is one such support system. If you want more in­ formation about good health habits, write to: Illinois Department of Public Health, Division Education and formation 525 West ferson, Springfield, 62761. "OUR TOWN" The theater season now starting marks the begin­ ning of the twentieth year for PM&L, Antioch's com­ munity theater group. To mark the occasion, the group has planned a season of out­ standing plays. The first of these is Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer prize-winning "Our Town," which will open Saturday night, Sept. 20. Following evening per­ formances are scheduled for Sept. 26 and 27, and Oct. 3 and 4. There will also be a matinee Sept. 28. All shows will be at the PM&L Theater, 877 Main street in Antioch, where curtem- time is 8:3D p.m. for the evening per­ formances and 2:30 p.m. for the Sunday matinee. F MUSIC BUYS STEREO LPS 8-TRACK TAPES &CASSETTES SERIES 798 5.27 1 ROCKY BURNETTE1 1 The Son of Rock And Roll lM H EMI PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE CASABLANCA CASABLANCA STEREO LPS 8-TRACK TAPES ACASSETTES SERIES 898 5.77 featuring ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN /p MCA I MCA STEREO LPS 8-TRACK TAPES ACASSETTES SERIES 998 6.97 c Walt D»sney Productions BEST- if* LOVED SONGS THI OFFICIAL ALBUM OF Disneyland WGIt Disney Worjd PRODUCTIONS' y MAIN i-BRflHUI STREET : ELECTRICAL • PARADE BEST- LOVED SONGS Misncijland LPS 3.99 PICTURED ITEMS ONLY. 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