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SECTION 2 - PAGE 8 PLA1NDEAI.ER -WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1984 general News 102-year-old Civil War mother holds record Choral club opens season Jan. 16 The McHenry Choral Club will begin its new season of rehearsals Monday, Jan. 16, at 8 pTiTT^hr uie ErtSi'CaVnpuS High School music room. Music is on hand to practice for the spring program to be presented May 5 and 6. Selections will be appropriate to the theme, Musical Sweethearts on Parade In ad­ dition to some of the pairs made popular in songs of all types, members will be highlighting the musical activities of Professor Higgins and Eliza • ^ ^ ^ i* i i i 4 i --i i- ^ *> J -- n? L/uunuitr m my r cui uau; asUi Mimi and Rudolpho in "La Boheme". The club welcomes anyone over high school age who would like to join. Tenors and altos are especially needed for a balanced chorus. Rehearsals are held each Monday night at East Campus. 50 YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 11, 1934) Mrs. Samantha Button of McHenry, who was 102 years old last month, is the only mother of a civil war soldier receiving a pension. Mrs. Button's first son fey cliC first of t^vo- Clinton D. Rorer, was with Company H, 8th Illinois cavalry, when he was 16 years old. He died of typhoid fever June 4, 1864, a few months after en­ tering the service. All of her three sons are now dead. Among her eight living grandchildren are Dr. Clarence Rorer, dentist of Waukegan, and Frank and Leonard Rorer of Dixon. An article printed in the Literary Digest December issue of 1933 tells of a former resident, the Rev. George Nell, of Island Grove, 111. For 22 years this priest has gone in and out among his people helping them in their SUU^iD liiakiiig a livlTig. WhcTi the farmers struck against the oppression of the big milk companies, he was at their sides giving encouragement. 40 YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 13, 1944) A fire which causecLlskrge loss of buildings, machinery and animals occurred on the Raymond Colby farm on the McCullom Lake blacktop road. Two head of cows and two horses were destroyed in the fire. * Latest casualty in McHenry county is George Behler of * Vl'uuuaiuCn, n'liu huS bccn listsd as missing since the USS Tur­ ner, a destroyer, was sunk off Sandy Hook, on lower New York bay, a few weeks ago. 414-275-2176 14 Energy Open House You are cordially invited to attend our ENERGY OPEN HOUSE! <W6tn: Saturday & Sunday, January 14th & 15th : Styleline Manufacturing Co., Highway u North, Walworth Dime: 12:00 Noon til 5:00 PM Enjoy Free Refreshments where you will be presented a $ $50.00 Gift Certificate * Learn first hand of the many energy efficient, window products Styleline now manufactures and how they'll $ave you energy dollars while paying for themselves! Hanes Anniversary va ...at Spiess! January 12 Through 21 The once a year way to save on Hanes brand hosiery! Hanes Ultra Sheer Panty Hose. Reg. 3.75 3.00 Hanes Ultra Sheer Panty Hose (Control Top). Reg. 4.25 3.40 Hanes Alive Panty Hose. 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NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY T I Fisher Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer (1/4,1/11) T wice Told Tales Charge it on your Spiew Charge, Visa, MasterCard or American Express! f// Your Independent Family Optometrist • is an expert in vision care and is free to recom­ mend and prescribe op­ tical devices that afe best for your and your family • is free of outside pressure to mass mer­ chandise optical devices and products • is a professional whose personal reputation is dependent on serving you and your family s vi­ sion care needs in a pro­ fessional manner-and who accepts responsibili­ ty for the total service rendered REMEMBER.... For the best in vision care, visit your indepen­ dent family optometrist at least once a year. a metroptic. inc vision care message Five young men from McHenry were in the draft call from Board One, namely, William Kirkland, Roger W. Sterbins, Earl Dowell, Clarence Feiereisel and George Nett. Joseph McAndrews from West McHenry was called from Board One. 25 YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 15, 1959) At the installation dinner of the McHenry Township Republican Women's Club, Charles (Chuck) Miller will serve as installing officer for the following officers: Mrs. Eugene Miller, president; Mrs. Ben Redman, first vice-president; Mrs. Henry Nell, second vice- president; Mrs. Gerry Doran, recording, secretary; Mrs. Florence Falsetti, correspon­ ding secretary; and Mrs. Harold Frett, treasurer. Election of officers will take place at a general meeting of the Democratic Women's Club. The club was formed last May. Temporary officers have been Kay Huck, president; Mariclare Adams, vice-president; Georgia •s±iuihgn. correspondi ng secretary; Theresa Schultz, recording secretary; Eva Bacon, treasurer; Carol Bolger, program chairman, and Gwen Smith publicity. 10 YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 11, 1974) Following the sixty-eighth annual meeting of the stockholders of the McHenry State bank, Thomas F. Bolger was elected by the board of directors as new president and chief executive officer. He replaces Robert L. Weber, who was named to that position a year ago. Mr. Weber has been elevated to the post of chairman of the Executive committee of the board. In that position he will be acting on a consultant basis and will be available on appointment at the bank. Another important change was the addition of five mem­ bers to the board of directors. They are Elmer P. Adams, John L. Cowlin, Lenora Frisby, Or- mel J. Prust and Francis M. Schmitt. A new experience awaits Barbara Krebs, a senior in McHenry high school, who will be leaving soon for a year of study in Santos, Brazil, under an American Field Service scholarship. Snowmobile safety program Youth 12 years old and under the age of 16 who do not have a driver's liscense will want to attend the two-part snowmobile safety school Jan. 14 and 21. By passing the certification test, youth 12-16 years old will be able to ride alone on a snowmobile without an adult. Youth 10-12 years old who pass the test are still required to have an adult ride with them. The program Jan. 14 will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the McHenry County Farm Bureau Building, Woodstock, and will conclude at noon. A registration fee will be collected at the door to cover the cost of materials. Pre-registration is requested by calling Ken Fiske, executive director of the conservation district at 338-1405 before Jan. 12; The snowmobile safety program is sponsored by the Greenwood Gremlins 4-H club aflii the McHenry County Conservation District. David and Greg\Beard, Hebron, are youth chairman from the Greenwood Gremlins. 40% of our customers actually believe we work hard to keep gas costs as low as possible. They're 100% right One of the pleasant surprises we found, in our recent survey of our customers' attitudes, was that a sizeable percentage of our customers believe that we do work hard to keep gas costs as low as possible. And they're absolutely right. In fact, they probably don't realize how right they are. Because the fact is, according to a commonly used measure of efficiency, Northern Illinois Gas is one of the most efficiently run natural gas utilities in the entire U.S. In effect, each of our employes takes care of 580 customers. And that 580-to-l ratio of customers served per employe is the highest of any major gas utility in the country. How do we achieve that record? By streamlining our operations wherever possible. From billing to controlling the flow of gas from our suppliers, we make extensive use of computers. Our estimated billing system allows us to read our customers' meters only every - other month, thereby saving extra meter reader wages required when meters are read monthly. We're also at the forefront of innovations to reduce other operating costs. For example, our fleet of company cars and service vehicles is being modified so that it dan run on compressed natural gas, which is considerably less expensive than gasoline. All in all, we can fairly say we don't just, work hard to keep costs down, we work as hard as any utility we know of. And that continuous effort helps minimize the price our customers pay for natural gas, which will be the subject of the next ad in this series. o •NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS