^ ~ * l,v \ t } [ • - j«ry> tg t""t ^-- rm^^e-^T? 51(^' „ ( ^ , r-r- ^ ^ ^ , • ^ ~V, •'.'i * jV t> ^ ,-Jk* . f Thursday, March 12,1984 - '> ' •.i*' ••.. THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER McHENRY MAINDEALE!^ ISIS West Street «rtM4 ;jm Published Every Thursday at McHenry, Illinois by McHENRY PUBLISHING COMPANY. tarry E. Lund -- Publisher Adele Froehlich, Editor SccDfid Class Postage Paid at McHenry, BMnois PRESS SSQCIRTKKI NATIONAL EDITORIAL |ASt&C&Tlj4|N Subscription Bate* In McHenry County Outside McHenry County I Year ....... ?........ .$4.00 1 Year $4.50 6 Mos $2.25 6 Mos. .... $2.50 3 Mos $1.50 3 Mos $1.75 HEBE AND THESE sr-*«w«3» .mmi'm IN BUSINESS I.ihf'3" ' ffWrffir-f ATTENDS SEMINAR Carl Elshoff, local representative for the Great States Life Insurance company of Quincy, has recently returned from a special four-day training seminar in Springfield. The seminar was conducted to introduce in the Istate a new insurance program. JOHNSBURG BEATS WOODSTOCK MAJOR CAGERS 147-60 In the Northern Illinois Amateur Basketball League tournament which started at Johnsburg last Saturday (arid resumes this week), the Johnsburg team scored a whopping 147 to 60 victory over the Woodstock Majors. Johnsburg used all nine players on the squad and each one hit double figures in scoring. Cary edged out Marengo in a real whin^-dintj battle, 78-76. Harvard took the Woodstock Nats 82-74. Richtnond's highscoring five beat Dundee 98-92. Johnsburg FG FT F T. Oeffling 6 1 1 B. Schmitt 9 1 0 D. Bentz 12 0 5 B. Oeffling 5 4 3 L. Freund 9 0 3 J. Friddle 6 0 0 J. Huff 5 0 0 M. Beniz 10 4 3 W. Fretf ..6 1 0 TOTALS 68 11 15 Woodstock Majors FO FT F Jackson 7 3 1 Koch 3 1 5 Brasile 7 4 4 Moricolli 9 0 3 Dermont 0 0 0 TOTALS 26 8 13 Scores by Quarters Johnsburg 32 56 96--147 Woodstock Majors 6 20 42--60 Story Of Ancient Times Takes On New Meaning This Year Of '64 A story of ancient times may well have a modern connotation. The book of Daniel tells of mysterious handwriting that appeared on the wall of a palace. The king summoned a gifted servant to interpret the message, and he learned of troubles ahead. Although no palace wall exists to predict, people are often reminded of the incident when they see signs of troublesome things ahead. A good example at this time concerns cattlemen who may well see a modern "handwriting on the wall" when the study reports of cattle and valves on farms and ranches at the beginning of the year. Farmers and ranchers had 106,500,000 cattle and calves on hand Jan. 1-3 per cent more than a year before and 17 per cent more than at the low point Of this cattle cycle six years ago. And this is only part of the story, since they include dairy cattle as well as cattle kept for beef. The number of dairy cattle is decreasing, so the number of beef cattle is rising faster than total cattle numbers. It is expected that possibly this year, or in 1965 or 1966, cattlemen will sell as many cattle as they raise, and possibly more. Beef production will increase more rapidly than demand will grow and prices of cattle will defcline substantially^ | M@w Machine Records Data On Five Million State Drivers Another important task has been taken over by a machine -- a new Univac III computer which stores all the detailed data on Illinois' 5,000,000 licensed drivers and makes it readily available for a variety of uses. The new unit replaces three computers formerly required to perform the same tasks, costs $5,000 a month less to operate, does the job faster and requires only a little more than half the amount of floor space. One of its advantages is faster processing of data, enabling the state to take accelerated action againBt dangerous drivers through revocation or suspension of their licenses. Using the information represented by 1,500,000,000 characters stored in its magnetic tape "memory," the computer checks all driver license applications, rejects those where the applicant is ineligible for any of a variety of reasons, prints driver and chauffer licenses, abstracts of drivers' records, suspension and revocation notices, warning letters and safe driving citations. One of the particular advantages of the new computer is its ability to perform more than one task at the same time. For example, it can be converting the Illinois State Library's list of holdings to magnetic tape while it is also printing driver licenses and abstracts of driver records. Maybe we can borrow Univac to help with the weekly paper some lazy week when we feel like a vacation! UNDER 21 A column for teen-agers By Dan Halligan LONG SERVICE Stuart M. Engh of 3007 W. Charlotte avenue, McHenry, has completed thirty-five years of service with Illinois Bell Telephone Co. Ehgh, who started his telephone career in Chicago, has spent his entire length ot service in the plant department. After moving to McHenry in 1950, he transferred to Libertyville the following year, where he is a communications maintenance man. Mr. Engh is a member of the Lakeland Council of Telephone Pioneers of America, a fellowship and community service organization of veteran telephone employees. On March 5, the anniversary date of his service, along with Mrs. Engh he wasf feted at dinner at a country club in Northbrook by personnel of the company. will be placed In service next Monday as the district headquarters of Public Service Company. The new facility of the Commonwealth Edison company division is located on Route 31, about half mile north of Route 176. ' ; ' / ' According to Clifford W. Rezny, 'district superintendent of the utility, the building will serve as a. reporting and dispatching center for over 100 employes working in a 500- square mile area around Crystal Lake. Twenty eight municipalities are served by the district, including Algonquin, Bar? rington, Hebron, Huntley, Lake Zurich, McHenry, Richmond, Wauconda and Woodstock. Tonyan Construction Co., McHenry was the general contractor. OPEN NEW BUSINESS Mr. and Mrs. Dick Frett and son, Dick, Jr., have opened Frett's Precision Watch Repair at 1222 N. Green street. Dick, Jr., who has studied under his father for the past three years, will enter the store full time in June of this year. Mr. Frett himself is a graduate of the Elgin Watchmakers college and has been active in the watch repair and assembly field since 1940. He is presently employed • in Barrington, where he is supervisor of a watch assembly and repair department. Mr. Frett, who is well kneryyn in McHenry, operated a jewelry store on Elm street from 1951 to 1960. He and his wife also operated a store at 3913 W. Main street from March of 1961 to September of 1962. The birth of their eighth child forced Mrs. Frett to return to the home. SALES INCREASE In the annual report of National Tea Co. to its shareholders, President N. A. Stepelton reported as follows: In a number of respects, 1963 was a ban-? ner yeaij for National Tea Co. From a single store vtfith sales of $4.65 on the opening day in 1899, the Company has progressed to membership in the Billion Dollar Club. Sales totaled $1,056,919,339, or an 8.0 per cent increase over the prior year. COMPANY REPORT Taxes paid by Illinois Bell Telephone company customers in 1963 totalled $217,713,299, according to the company's annual report. Of this amount, $160,800,000 was spent on construction during 1963 "to meet the growing and changing communications requirements of customers." For 1964, the outlook is for an outlay of more than $1,400,000,000. OPEN NEW BUILDING A new Crystal Lake building, featuring unique "heat by light" comfort conditioning, CONTINUED GROWTH Good growth continued for Northern Illinois Gas company during 1963, according to the utility's annual report now being received by its 104,000 stockholders. Revenues totaled $177,500,000, up 6 per cent over 1962. Earnings' were $2.93 a share, and increase of 11 per cent over 1962 earnings of $2.65. BOWLING. .. Continued From Page 4 MARCH 21 thru 29 CHICAGO'S GREAT flJSCAK DAN: I know my word doesn't mean much because I'm only in junior high but I have to know this: Why are so many good television programs removed from the air just when everybody likes them? -- Burned Up. DKAIt BURNED UP: I think It has something to do with ratings. When a program gets Ho be widely accepted and Is considered In good taste, entertaining aid Instructive, the rating* systems dictate: "It's gotta go!" DKAK DAN: May I have your opinion? The other day I asked this boy to go to a dance with me and he said he would let me know in a few days. Today I found out he's going with another girl. So far, h<* hasn't said anything to me. I realize he has (he right to go with whom he pleases but do you think he was fair to me leading me on to believe he liked me? K. M. DEAR K. HI.: Let's give this boy credit and say he didn't lead you on. He probably does like you and you like him but he may like the other girl a little more. I don't know. Where he was wrong was in accepting the dance invitation from the second girl and letting you wait. He probably doesn't realize it but he's put you in a very embarrassing spot. You can ask another boy but If he happens to know he's second choice, you could be turned down. BOAT Plus EXCITING TRAVEL, CAMPING and FISHING TACKLE EXHIBITS Plus ALL-STAR REVUE ... STARRING FORD ind Hush Puppies" Shoes Featured at KlJifl Shoes 1210 N. Green Street McHenry HINES WITH EXCITING CAST OF 36 all for one low admission price ADULTS - *1.65 CHILDREN -751 McCO IICK PLACE ,T • V Advance Tickets Only $1.00 Each At North Bridge Marine McHenry Library Corner Main and Green Ste. "MODES Friday Evenings: 7 to 9 pan. Daily, Including Saturday: 2 to 6 p.m. "NAKED CAME 1" by David Weiss. Since Michelangelo, no other sculptor has won the universal admiration that the world accords Auguste Rodin. Yet there have been on full-scale biographies of him in thirty years, and no book at any time that accomplishes what this vital novel does. Without sacrifice of accuracy, Robin strides across these pages so vibrantly alive that the reader feels the responsive clay under his own fingers, Tomasello's Tomasello's T.N.T. League Frank Kasperski 212-175-535; Mary Hettermann 177-500; Jean Ciechoh 486; Vivian Smith 207- 474; Blondie Karis 460; sLu Ann Smith .448; Jackie Mortimer 442; Mabel Smith 442; Isabel Stilling 442; Betty Hettermann 440; Rosemary Young 439; Elsie Smith 438; Madeline Johnson 436; Eleanore Mangold 433; Nancy Weber 432. knows in his own marrow the titanic force and energy of the whole man--1 the self-directed, dedicated artist; the lover of many women; the rebel and the innovator, challenging the polite sensibilities of the age with his realistic nudes; the creator of the "The Thinker," "The Kiss," "Eternal Spring" and scores of other lasting works of art. Equally vivid are the people about him: His family; his fellow artists -- notably Degas and Monet and Renoir; the women who loved him, especially the exquisite, ill-fated Camille Claudel, who was his student; and his mistress; and Rose Beuret, his first model, mother of his son, who remained faithful to the end. Hugo and Zola are here, and, in the years of fame, the German poet Rilke, who was his secretary for a time, and George Bernard Shaw, Who sat for him. So also the age r-- 1840-1917-- the years of Rpbin's life. In those years, the artistic life was inseparable from the political and the literary, and the whole complex is here, along with the sights and the sounds of Paris. "Naked Came I" achieves the spontaneity, the thrusting power of Rodin himself. It is a novel that matches in every way magic of its subject. "THE WAPSHOT SCANDAL" By John Cheever. The Wapshot family settled in the little village of St. Botolphs on a snowy Christmas Eve in the second half of the 20th. With these traditional matters dispatched, the affairs of the Wapshots carom around the United States and Europe with considerable velocity, at times veering without warning into outbreaks of wild hilarity. The curtain comes down on another snowy Christmas, but, in the time between, all the members of the cast have gotten themselves into hot water. Coverly sings his slapstick and vainglorious love song to Betsey, Moses falls\ from grace, and Melissa, ^running away from death, stumbles. Leander is dead, but his unregenerate ghost wanders the disused house on River street. And Honora, no less exposed than her nephews and their wives to the brutal shocks of existence, reacts to them with reflexes as good as ever and in her own style, refusing to countenance the claims of disillusion and despair. Mr. Cheever has woven from, the improbabilities of his dayits winds, rains and tax collectors -- a complex and persuasive landscape, people with men and women whose yearnings toward the happiness they clearly remember having been promised are often inharmonious and not always innocent. "CLIFFS OF FALL" By Shirley Hazzard. The young author of this brilliant book of stories will take her place in the distinguished line of Knopf story writers that runs from Katharine Man3fieid to Shirley Ann Grau. Shirley Hazzard's stories, all but one of which have appeared in the New Yorker, are in the great tradition of the modern English story; they aro sensitive, beautifully wrought theme of the encounter between iiisi the Anglo-Saxon and the Latin temperament. ' ' Miss Hazzard's keen understanding of th<L relation's.. between men and women is evident ] throughout, and Wer stories are all the more H^vihg ' .because | they are written with groat-understatement",. humor, ancf u touch that is always sure and-1 subtle. The stories are sejrjjf ? England, in Europe, and in New York. f "The 10:39 Front Marseille" by Sebastien Japrisot, . ; \ All but one of the passengers ; on the Marseille express got,i off in Paris; Geogette Thomas | stayed in her compartment V! j dead, tier murderer was swift j and efficient, striking in the; J brief interval after th& uUtci passengers had left but - before ^ the clean-up man went through the train. Robbery was hot the motive -- all her money was still in her handbag; vignettes of moments of crisis" in the lives of her characters. Their basic subject matter is "the human heart in conflict with itself," and if they have a central theme, it is the crucial importance of total personal involvement. "A Place in the Country" tells of a girl's affair with her cousin's husband, and of the slow disenchantment that ends the entanglement. The long title story has to do with the struggle of a newly married young woman to endure the shock of the sudden death of her husband. In "Vittorio" the rajpport between an elderly Italian and a visiting Englishwoman marks a surprising variation on the EDDIE the EDUCATOR says w SECOND JOBS TEACHERS! OTHER 4.4% Twice at many teacher* (8.9%) at any other group of workerf hofcT a second Job. Teachers, ' *alariei should be improved. 1 Illinois Education Association 511; M. B. Fuchs 169-174-503; N. Ohlson 168; P. Steege 165- 166-489; E. Blake 156-186-482; D. Gerstein 179; E. Wirfs 155; M. Goss 153-169; J. Elbersen 154-154; E. Sturm 157. RAILROADS -- K. Kurbyun, E. Sturm, N. Cristy -- 5-7; I. Elbersen, L. Harrison -- 2-7-10. Palace Recreation 7 p.m, Ladies League Joan Bucaro 159; Helen Bacon 156; Beverly Worm 150; I. Meddings 171-430. Tuesday Nlte League D. Smi^h 212-579; B. Cornstock 509; B. Nolan 212-557; W. Weber 501; B. Michels 529; D. Arsenaeu 244-475; N. Guintoli 230-602. C.O.F. 9 p.m. League H. Steffes 190-522; D. Rosing 539.v / Thursday Tavern League B. Freund 218-518; J. Gray 505; G. Freund 516; B. 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