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4 SET MCC GROUND BREAKING (Continued from page 1) _ MCC students, may wear MCC caps and may participate in MCC graduation exercises. At the present time, students are working out a design for a nursing cap which will designate them as MCC graduate nurses. John W. Buckner, executive director of the McHenry County Educational foundation (MCEF) appeared before the board to present the foun­ dation's projects for 1974. According to board policy, the trustees must concur in projects to be undertaken by the MCEF. In order to begin a major fund raising effort, the foundation conferred with Dr. Davis and announced that it has set its goals for 1974. The first goal was listed as $450,000 for a community center on campus which would include a gymnasium complete with athletic fields, etc. The second goal is to supply $300,000 to equip shops in the Vocational Education wing. Following a lengthy discussion, the board decided to table the matter of approving these goals until more in­ formation is available on numerous questions raised during the discussion. Robert Bartlett, dean of instruction, informed the board that the Spring enrollment head count is up by 244 but credit hours are down 562.5. This indicates there are more part- time students at the college. Bartlett said, "Generally, we find ourselves in a fortunate position in comparison with other institutions. This is the first institution that I am familiar with that has kept a continued increase in head count," he commented. Dr. Davis noted that on the average, junior college enrollment is down 10 percent for spring enrollments. The trustees approved the expansion of the participation of McHenry County college in Elgin Community college programs under the joint educational agreement bet­ ween the two institutions to include the Vocational Specialist certificate in Plastics Processing and Fabricating, the associate of Applied Science degree program in Plastics Technology, the Agricultural^ Chemicals and Agricultural Management programs. Approval was also given for the continuation of the jointly offered Nursing and Or­ namental Horticulture programs for the 1974-75 academic year between the two colleges. Under communications, a letter was presented from Howard Dunlap, director of the Learning Resources center at the college. He expressed appreciation to the McHenry County Educational foundation for fifty-nine books which were donated to the college library. Di\ Davis explained that a desired list of books is sub­ mitted to the foundation by Dunlap. From this list, the foundation makes its selections and donates them to the library. The board of trustees ex­ pressed its encouragement to the idea of a secondary vocational center for the county which would coordinate with McHenry County college programs, the purchase and use of equipment and the utilization of personnel. Dr. Davis noted that there is preliminary work being done to establish an Area Vocational center for county high school students. Members of the college staff have attended some meetings and provided information. This center, as envisioned, would provide programs coordinated with those of the college in terms of programs, equipment and staff. This type of center would work with the college poten­ tially to save tax money at both the high school and college levels. Dr. Davis felt the center might possibly be located near the college in order to dove-tail with college facilities. The board authorized the purchase of a four-door sedan, a 1974 Dodge Monaco, from Benoy Motor sales at a cost of $3,858.68. This was the lowest bid of those submitted by twelve bidders. Approval was also given for the purchase of a 1974 Ford stake truck from Woodward Ford-Mercury, Inc. at a cost of $4,667.08. This was the lowest of three bids submitted. The next regular meeting of the college board will be held Thursday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. Rude, poor people are ignorant boors: rude, rich people are eccentric. FRIDAY SNOW STORM CAUSES NUMEROUS CRASHES IN AREA (Continued from page 1) while intoxicated following an incident Friday night at the intersection of Elm street and Church street. Patrolman Kenneth Prazak of the McHenry police department was directing traffic to aid in snow removal. When he attempted to stop Granger's truck, the vehicle continued past him, hitting the flashlight wand and Prazak's ~ arm. William R. Warady of 4420 Osage, Wonder Lake, was ticketed for improper over­ taking after his auto collided with a school bus driven by Delann Kee of 8502 Acorn path, \ Wonder Lake. The accident occurred on Barnard Mill road;3 just north of Keystone road north of Wonder Lake, last Wednesday morning. Warady said he had followed the bus over a one-lane bridge. As he started to pass, his vehicle came in contact with the front bumper of the bus.' There were twenty children on the bus but no one was injured in the mishap. Officers noted the road was hilly at the scene and in poor driving condition. James A. Perkins of 1117 Sheridan road, Evanston, was taken to McHenry hospital by the rescue squad after the jeep he was driving landed on its roof following an accident Friday afternoon at the in­ tersection of Route 31 and McCullom Lake road north of the city. Perkins was south-bound on the highway when the right rear wheels left the road. While regaining the highway, his vehicle veered to the left and in order to avoid an oncoming vehicle, he pulled back to the left, hit something on the roadway and flipped the jeep on its roof. A car owned by John P. McCarthy of 1504 Linden road, Spring Grove, was demolished after it was hit by a train near Route 12 and Wilmot road, north of Johnsburg. The ac­ cident took place Friday morning about 6:30. McCarthy's auto had become stuck in a snowbank on the tracks. He left the vehicle to seek aid and before he returned the freight train driven by engineer Wayne Jacobs of Stoughton, Wis. .arrived on the scene and hit the car. A ticket for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident was issued to Robert N. Hannaford of 1127 Manchester, McHenry, following an accident on Route 120 near Lily Lake road Saturday morning about 7 o'clock. Gerald C. Freund of 2522 Clara drive, McHenry, was waiting to get gasoline at the J&L station when his car was hit in the rear by Hannaford's car. Hannaford said he was unable to stop on the pavement due to the icy condition of the roadway. He had pulled as far to the right as was possible due to the crowded condition on the highway. MUSIN" N' MEANDERIN" (Continued from page 1) man uou v uiuw j jUT under a bushel". And youngsters will have a new version of the nursery rhyme that tells us "there is a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile". In the future he "walked a crooked 1.6 kilometers". And many more will undergo changes. Gone forever will be the old clinker about "the Texan wearing a 10-gallon hat". In the near future he will be "wearing a 38-liter hat". And can't you just hear someone uttering these words of wisdom, "38.4 grams of prevention is worth 453.6 grams of cure" rather than "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". Life is getting just too complicated! One of the long married couples in the McHenry area are Mr. and Mrs. Otto Pyritz of McCullom Lake, who quietly observed their fifty-sixth wedding anniversary last week. Mr. and Mrs. "Santa Claus" have long expressed their affection for McHenry's youngsters at Christmas time. These many friends reciprocate on this memorable occasion with best wishes. K.A.F. Beyond Our Solar System! The Pioneer 10 spacecraft, launched on March 2, 1972, was the first to fly beyond Mars' orbit and to cross the asteroid belt. It will become the first man-made object to escape the solar system. PLAN FOR WORLD DAY OF PRAYER (Continued from page 1) giving. Today, this annual event on the First Friday of March has developed into a truly ecumenical and in­ ternational celebration and is significant in that its roots are based in thousands of local communities. World Day of Prayer is under the auspices of an International committee composed of a liaison officer from each country that has a national committee. Church Women United is the appointed ad­ ministrator of the work of the International committee which has also designated Church Women United as the official sponsor of World Day of Prayer in the United States. The In­ ternational committee chooses the theme and appoints a group of women from a different part of the world each year to write the worship materials relevant to the emphasis. The theme fqr World Day of Prayer in 1974 is "Make Us Builders of Peace." The worship materials have been prepared by the women of Japan who, having experienced the cost of World War II, have worked very hard in suc­ ceeding years in the peace movement in their own country. Under the auspices of Church Women United in a program called Christian Causeways, a group of women from many parts of the United States will travel to Asia in early 1974. They will explore the questions of justice and peace with women of six Asian countries. Together these women will climax their efforts as they worship with Japanese women in Japan on World Day of Prayer. FARM BUREAU "FIGHTS" RTA (Continued from page 1) He pointed out that proponents readily agree certain features need to be amended in the next General Assembly but Meier and the many opponents-including all but one of the legislators in the five counties outside cook county-assert it will be nearly impossible to amend the legislation once the public endorses it through referen­ dum. They cite the examples of ~ D o y o u s t i l l g e t n e r v o u s a b o u t going over 3 minutes on a Long Distance call? You shouldn't. After 3 minutes, the rate-per-minute never goes up. And often goes down. So you can make a four, five or even a ten- minute Long Distance call for a lot less than you might think. For example, let's say you wanted to make a Saturday afternoon call to friend in New York City. * If you dial direct, you could talk for ten minutes for just $1.55, plus tax. You could make a similar ten-minute call to Los Angeles, San Francisco or even Seattle for only $2.05, plus tax. Think about that, next time you're racing the clock. Illinois Bell PLAN CONCERT ~ Margaret M. "Peg" Griffith, far right, is shown directing the McHenry County college and Northern Illinois Choral association groups in their rehearsal. The groups will combine to perform "St. Patrick's Mass" March 31 at 8 p.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle church, Crystal Lake. dozens of amendments presented before the bill became law, and not one came close to adoption. Among reasons for objecting, Meier cites these drawbacks to the issue to be voted on March 19: 1. The bonding power of the board of directors which can sell bonds without a referen­ dum up to $500 million. 2. The freedom of the board as it is unanswerable to any regulatory agency including the Illinois Commerce com­ mission. 3. Makeup of the board with four from Chicago, two from Cook county, two from the five outlying counties (McHenry, Kane, DuPage, Lake and Will), and the chairman to be chosen by the eight Cook-county- dominated members. 4. Power of condemnation over publicly owned land. 5. Power to tax parking facilities-residential, private and commercial. 6. No assurance-no requirement--that money raised from the six counties would be spent to improve transportation within the outlying counties. Bill merely calls for spending two-thirds of the money raised in a county (such as McHenry county) tax "to the area." 7. The term "parking facilities" is undefined in relation to taxing purposes by this board and opens the door for a harried money-seeking board to authorize wide-spread taxation programs. Proponents argue the bill means only public parking places but does this mean church parking lots, the bank parking lot, the municipally metered parking spaces?, asks Meier. Only a court test could decide. 8. McHenry county's con­ tribution would be equivalent to a real estate tax increase of 8 per cent. One provision which frustrates farmers, and con­ cerns other citizens, Meier asserts, is the fact the RTA board will be able to impose a 5 percent tax on motor fuel sales tax and that the state of Illinois will contribute money from two sources (% of 1 percent of the present state sales tax on sales in the six-county area and the first $14 of each motor vehicle registered for Chicago residents). "On cost for services ren­ dered alone, the McHenry County Farm Bureau board believes the RTA bill is a bad bill and should be completely restructured," summarized Meier. James Cole Featured In "Who's Who" James Cole, a senior at McHenry high school, has been informed that he will be featured in the eighth annual edition of "Who's Who Among American High School Students, 1973-74", largest student award publication in the nation. Students from over 20,000 public, private and parochial high schools throughout the McHenry Churches Set Services During Lent With the start of the six-week lenten season Wednesday, Feb. 27, McHenry churches have scheduled special services which will be concluded Easter Sunday, April 14. FAITH PRESBYTERIAN Beginning with the first Sunday in Lent, there will be a series of six fellowship and Bible study meetings at Faith Presbyterian church. They will start with a pot-luck supper at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Bible study at 6:30. There will be supervision for the children during the Bible study. Under the sponsorship of the Christian Education committee, these will take place at Faith church March 3, 10, 17 and 24, with the final one Tuesday, April 2. The last meeting will be for Bible study only. ST. MARY CATHOLIC At St. Mary Catholic church, ashes will be blessed and distributed at the 7 a.m. Mass Ash Wednesday. There also will be distribution following the 8 a.m. Mass and the 7:30 p.m. Mass. Throughout the lenten season there will be evening services. Mass and a short homily will comprise the Tuesday and Friday evening rites at 7:30 p.m., with Stations of the Cross following the Friday Mass. SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS The season of Lent will begin at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church, 404 North Green Street, McHenry, with a service of Holy Communion Ash Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. Pastor Roger Schneider will speak on the theme, "Patience Is Necessary!" Each Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. throughout the lenten season services will be held at the church and the sermon themes will put together a profile of the Christian personality. Under the searchlight of the Gospel, people will be challenged to look at themselves, to be honest with themselves, and sometimes to laugh at them­ selves. Special music will be a part of each of the midweek Lenten services. On Ash Wednesday the senior choir, directed by country are recognized for their leadership in academics, athletics, activities or com­ munity service in the book. Less than 3 per cent of the junior and senior class students nation-wide are awarded this recognition. James, son of Mr. and Mrs. James V. Cole of 402 N. Country Club drive, McHenry, is a member of the National Honor society and the Stildent Council and is an Eagle Scout. He is also active in the school's wrestling program. He plans to attend Purdue university after graduation in June. In addition to having s his biography published in the bobk, Jim will also compete for offe of ten scholarship awards of $500 to $1,000.** For Your Information Dear Friends, We are asked, do you welcome families of all religious sects to use your funeral home? The answer is definitely, yes. We have provided our service to members of all the various faiths in our community and we have the cooperation of all of our good clergymen in honoring this tradition. Respectfully, Dial direct rates apply on self dialed Long Distance calls to points within Illinois and to all other states except Alaska. Dial direct rates do not apply on Operator-assisted calls such as coin, credit card, collect, person to-person, hotel guest calls, or calls charged to another number. In areas where direct-dialing facilities are not available, DDD rates also apply to Operator-assisted station to-station calls that elsewhere could be dialed direct. & 6CN FUNERAL HOME Norm Macdonald, III, will perform. ST. PATRICK Ash Wednesday Masses at St., Patrick Catholic church will be at 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. There will be distribution of ashes following both Masses. Evening Masses will be held at 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday throughout the lenten season. ST. PAUL EPISCOPAL Lenten services at St. Paul Episcopal church will include 9:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Holy Eucharist services on Ash Wednesday. There will be imposition of ashes at both rites. Throughout Lent, an acolyte meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, followed by Holy Eucharist at 7:30. Deaths - EDWARD C. TIEMANN A resident of Lilymoor, Edward C. Tiemann, 39, 320 Glenwood avenue, died Thursday, Feb. 21, in McHenry hospital. He was born Sept. 9, 1934, in Chicago, the son of Ernest and Bertha Herick Tiemann. Mr. Tiemann was employed as a sheet metal worker and was a member of McHenry Lodge No. 691, Loyal Order of the Moose. Besides his parents, he is survived by his daughter, Dolores. The body rested at the George R. Justen and Son funeral home where last rites were conducted Monday at 11 o'clock with burial in Oakridge cemetery, Hillside. MARION T. RANDALL Marion T. Randall, 59, 4710 Garden Quarter, McHenry, died Saturday, Feb. 23, in McHenry hospital. He was born May 12,1914, in St. Louis, Mo., the son of Samuel and Ora Sizemore Randall. The deceased was regional director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid. Survivors include his widow, Margaret; a son, David; two grandchildren; three sisters and a brother. The body was taken to the Herr funeral home in Collin- sville, where services were arranged. Burial will be Wednesday in St. John's cemetery, Collinsville. Local arrangements were made by the George R. Justen and Son funeral home. sumrskstmoN Final Inventory Are you ready right this min­ ute to face God and give an ac­ count of your life? Too many of us refuse to face this stark reality -- we never know the time or the place when our lives here on earth will end. We all like to think that |t will be some time in the distant future, but we can never really be sure that we will even survive this day. But putting this stark reality of death away in the deep cor­ ners of our minds, we also con­ stantly postphone doing some­ thing worthwhile ^nd positive with our lives. Instead, we continue to do what we have always been doing, whe­ ther it is right or wrong. We al­ ways set tomorrow or the next day as the day when we will change our self-centered lives to God-centered lives. But for far v , many u*. those tomorrows * are lost H -HaniSon copy of our sins from the past. There is no better time or place than here and now to dedicate our lives to God. Do it now, before another