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4 • - M M Volunteers For Medic Alert FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the filet of March 31, 1932). The McHenry County Legion went on record at its monthly meeting held at Marengo as being in favor of construction companies, which have contracts for building cement highways in McHenry county this summer, using McHenry county help if possible. The Legionnaires feel that with so many unemployed in the county at this time there is no need for contractors to employ outside help. Trie Isaak Walton league chapters of northern Illinois will hold a meeting at. Johnsburg. There will be representatives from Aurora, Elgin, Waukegan, Crystal Lake, Marengo, Woodstock, Harvard, Belvidere, Fox Lake and McHenry. Seven or eight hundred members and friends are expected to at­ tend. The purpose of the meeting will be to approve a place for the federal fish hatchery, which ap­ propriation has been set aside by Congress for Illinois. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 2, 1942). The new Farmers Mill has been completed and will soon be ready for the in­ spection of the public. The large modern structure was erected following the disastrous fire which oc­ curred last August almost completely wiping out the old buildings. John A. Bolger, the manager, now announces the date for the grand opening for April 11. A free admission dance, given by the McHenry County Farmers Co-operative association, will be held in the evening of April 11, to which everyone also is in­ vited. Dr. L. L. Thelen, who has practiced medicine in Elgin for the past eight years, has been commissioned a lieutenant senior grade in the U. S. Navy and is reporting at the Great Lakes. Naval Training Station for active duty. Dr. Thelen graduated from McHenry high school and (he ,< University of Illinois. TWENTY-FIVE YEARSAGO (Taken from the files of April 4, 1957). Dick Tobin, an official in the state high court, C.O.F. presented Earl R. Walsh, sports editor of the Plain- dealer, with a trophy of merit on behalf of the local Catholic Order of Forester court and the state organization. He was given recognition in appreciation for the excellent coverage of the recent state basketball tournament of the C.O.F. and for past publicity given in the.years since it has been held here. April 5 marked the grand opening of the Ben Franklin store on Green street. The public will find almost a completely' new store, since it has been enlarged to more than double the former size. On the evening of April 15, the Jewish holiday, Passover, begins with the traditional Seder, which is held in many homes. The Jewish Studies group of McHenry county will hold its Community Seder on the second night of Passover, April 16, at Crystal Lake. Medic Alert foundation is seeking local volunteers to help conduct Medic Alert public education projects within the community. According to the American Medical association, more than 40 million Americans have one or more speeial medical conditions such as diabetes, a heart condition, allergy to medication or epilepsy. Medic Alert, the best recognized system of emergency medical iden­ tification in the world, currently serves 1.2 million members in the United States. Close to 600,000 others are served by 16 af­ filiate foundations outside the U.S. _ > "There are still millions of men, women and children who need Medic Alert's special protection in medical emergencies," states Luther' L. Terry, M.D., director of Medical Affairs for the foundation. "We need volunteers who will serve in their own communities to reach these people for us. They will be helping to provide a very real, p o t e n t i a l l y l i f e - s a v i n g service to their friends and neighbors.'1* The Medic Alert system consists of an alerting device (worn as either a bracelet or necklace), 24-hour emergency medical in­ formation center, and a wallet card reissued every year to assure emergency medical personnel that they are working with current medical history that is 12 months old or less. Each alerting device is engraved with the member's special medical condition, or conditions, individual Medic Alert membership number and the toll-free number of the emergency answering service. If the member is stricken in a medical emergency and is unable to communicate his or her s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n , emergency personnel can call Medic Alert and receive, within seconds, the mem­ ber's emergency medical data which has been stored in computer files. Persons interested in volunteering for Medic Alert should write Medic Alert, Turlock, Calif., 95381 or call toll-free 800-344-3226. Farmers Look To Agricultural Areas of TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files April 12, 1972). Three grants have been awarded by the Illinois Law Enforcement commission to Lake and McHenry county police departments. The City of McHenry and the villages of Deerfield and Wauconda all received grants to im­ p l e m e n t c o m m u n i t y relations units within their police departments. Each grant provides for the funding of one officer's salary and an equipped squad car along with other incidentals. McHenry was awarded $14,360. Clint Claypool and Catherine S. Alvary were returned to office to fill the two vacancies which existed on the board of High School District 156. In Consolidated Grade School District 15, Robert Thornton and Anna Mae Cuda were given the nod of approval to be seated for three-year terms. Lester Smith emerged winner in a four-way race for the one- year term. Several farmers have inquired about setting up an Agricultural Area since the announcement a month ago that certain benefits enhance its value for most people who own farm land, Larry Harris, manager of the McHenry County Farm Bureau, said this week. In one case, a farmer who owns over 500 acres near Harvard is preparing the application, reported Harris. In another case, some families north of Woodstock are going together to see about ^ forming an Agriculture Area since none owns 500 acres, the minimum allowed under the law. Harris has the simple form at the Farm Bureau office. "No lawyer is needed to fill out the application. The only cost is for the legal publication required by law," he explained. Protection of the land to assure its availability in the future for farming is one of the strongest benefits of an Agricultural Area, Harris outlined. Julie Bowman Tops School Spelling Bee Julie Bowman emerged as winner of the Montini Middle school annual spelling bee held March 19 before an assembly of the student body and parents. Twenty-four contestants (six from the four, grade levels of the school - fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth) began the competition which was organized by the school Student Council and con­ ducted by the Language Arts teachers. The words used this year were all scientific words, as provided by the school's Science depart­ ment. Julie Bowman, sixth grader, won with the win­ ning word "cumulonimbus". The last three entrees were Julie Bowman, Julia Beck and Barry Seavey. What the world needs today is millions of hon­ est, average citizens. At a meeting with two committees of the County board earlier this month, farmers heard a discussion on the need to bring industry and expand commerce in McHenry county, presented by committee members and representatives of some communities. At the meeting, Farm Bureau representatives expressed concern that development may be advanced without due regard to save good far­ mland. During the discussion, Melvin Von Bergen, president, said Farm Bureau believes the Economic Development committee should have r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m agriculture and finance. So far, the three-member committee represents real estate-development and insurance. The committee did say it would call on others with the establishment of an advisory group for further counseling. "When pressure to take over good farmland for industry or commerce grows, farmers in that vicinity will be wise to have their farmland protected in an Agricultural Area," suggested Harris. "The establishment of an Agriculture Area can be one of the best protections of adjacent land since it would indicate the territory deserves to be farming, not factories, manufacturing sites or shopping centers." He commented that it may be of special significance that the biggest vote getter among District 3 County board candidates at the March 16 primary - Ann Hughes, Woodstock - is an articulate and vocal, ad­ vocate of land use control and protection of good farm land. Further information about an Agriculture Area can be obtained from Harris at the Farm Bureau office. Coordinator For ESDA Takes 'Disaster' Course i Charlene Svhilik, assistant ESDA coordinator for the City of McHenry, recently completed a five-day Disaster Operations course at the National Emergency Training center in Em? mitsburg, Md. The course was\ designed to assist local emergency managers in becoming ef­ fective members of the disaster recovery team in a major disaster environment. U n d e r s t a n d i n g , c o m ­ m u n i c a t i o n s , a n d cooperation must exist in the complex Federal-State- Local Government part­ nership effort. Ms. Svhilik said upon her return that she has a much better picture of how the post management of a disaster is implemented. It allows her to study in advance the federal programs that will assist the residents of McHenry. PAGE II - PLA1NDEALER. FRIDAY. MARCH 26, i, Good News Ten years ago, Otto Moulton, of Danvers, Mass., took his son to the hospital to repair a shoulder injury. While he was in the waiting room he noticed several boys who appeared disoriented. He asked the doctor attending his son what was wrong with them and the doctor replied, "Mr. Moulton, we can fix what is wrong with your son. I wish it were as easy to fix what is wrong with these boys." Moulton forgot the doctor's answer until five years later when as a Little League coach and the owner of a machine shop in Topsfield, Mass., he began to observe similar disturbing behavior on the baseball diamond and in his plant. As ne put it: "I began to see children I was working with changing, becoming apathetic both to athletics and school, and, at the same time, I began to recognize the same kind of changes taking place in some of my employees." He was shocked into the realization that the cause for the changes was the same in both plac "Drugs, and for the mo6t part, marijuana." Otto Moulton went to war m an attempt to arouse a _ complacent society. With his wife, Connie, acting as hL assistant, his three sons running the machine shop, he has become an indefatigable crusader with one aim - to wipe out drug and marijuana use, particularly among tne young. In four years he has built the mo6t extensive and updated library on the subject in New England. Armed with facts, with piles of literature, with T-shirts and bumper stickers and films, he speaks to community groups, to schools, to conferences all over the country. His warning is simple: "Unless the use of pot is stamped out, this nation and its greatest resource, the young people, are in deep trouble." To fight against the purveyors of marijuana and its heavily financed lobby who seek legalization of the drug, Moulton, who is now vice-president of the National Federation of Parents for a Drug Free Youth, has organized Committees of Correspondence to spread the word. Taking a feather from Samuel Adams tricorn, he issues through the committees his publication, "Drug Abuse Issue of the Month." In it is all the latest on the fight to outlaw "head shops" which sell drug paraphernalia to children; the latest medical findings concerning the harmful effects of marijuana; reports of growing efforts to get drug education text bodes into schools; and word on an unceasing determination to prevent the legalization of marijuana. Otto believes the most important contribution everyone can make is to let their elected officials know now they feel on this vital issue. Letters from all over the country pour in thanking him for his dedication and energy. Says Moulton of his efforts, "Even if we save only one child, who can put a price tag on that?" He's done much more than that and now, as a leading figure in the war on drugs, he is helping to turn a tide that has run unchecked for too long. More power to the Otto Moultons of our country. LICENSE ASSIGNMENT Secretary of State Jim Edgar has reminded owners of second division vehicles licensed on a fiscal year basis that they have until m i d n i g h t , W e d n e s d a y , March 31, to request the reassignment of their present plate number or to request a different plate number. FINAL REBATE COUNTDOWN! V CONLON-COLUNSf1 an i •>d NORM COLLINS OWNER H i l d a BILL CONDON 3 Co I I Co § i 65 I © 6! 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