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r PAGE I!) - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15.1974 Wonder Lake Mary Jean Huff 728-0267 Auxiliary To Fire Department Plans Dance Get out those old white bucks, brush your hair into a D.A., slip into that flared or pleated skirt with the hemline measured exactly 11 inches from the floor and get ready to rock around the clock at the Silhouettes of the §0's dance. The big night will be Saturday, May 25, and the gals of the Wonder Lake Volunteer Fire Department Company II Auxiliary are the sponsors of the dance. Christ the King hall is the place and the time - 8:30 to 12:30. Tickets can be bought from any auxiliary member or at the door. For more information pleasecall publicity committee member Karen Wenzlaff at 728- 0017. FIRST COMMUNICANT Congratulations to Beth Lance, daughter of Linda and Steve Simon. Beth received her First Holy Communion at the 10 a.m. Mass at Christ the King church on Sunday, May 5. Beth's sisters Shared in the happy occasion by helping her present the gifts at the altar. POPPY DAY "On Saturday, May 25, 1974, the streets of our city will come alive with a splash of scarlet." So stated Ralph J. Coop, State Commander of The American Legion of Illinois, in his opening remarks to the members of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Commission of Illinois. "These memorial Poppies," contini Commander Coop, "serve to pay homage and tribute to our nation's war dead. For their color serves to remind us all that the blood of those gallant dead has made possible the survival of our Great America." "The supreme sacrifice that his little flower brings to mind, and the valuable services for the disabled veterans, and the needy children of veterans that his poppy makes possible, renders a genuine pride and satisfaction to not only The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary who carry on this magnificent program, but to the million who wear the poppy ori poppy day Ss well." "The citizens of Illinois know and realize that the poppy makes possible the employment of disabled veterans in hospitals and workrooms, helps pass the tedious hours of hospitalized veterans, brings the necessary encouragement of earning money again for the veterans' support, and in many cases, the support of his family as well and also provides valuable occupational therapy." "But above all," concluded Commander Coop, "we wear the poppy over our hearts in dignity and in reverence, to show that we remember with heartfelt gratitude those who died that free America might live." Poppy Chairman, Auxiliary Unit 1169, Lois Haak, announces poppy day in Wondey Lake will be on May 25, Saturday. BOZO'S CIRCUS When Danny Doyle appeared on television on Bozo's Circus last Friday, his first grade classmates at Harrision school watched him on a portable TV set brought to school by their teacher, Miss Ruth Freiburger. Danny's sister, Laura, was chosen to be one of the Bozo game players. .Also attending the program were Mrs. Sharon Doyle and Linda, Mrs. Barbara LaGreca and David, Mrs. Sue Rades and Jimmy and Mrs. Mary Lou Cope and Janet. NEW DAUGHTER Jennifer Colleen» Pait weighed 9 lbs., 11 oz., at birth on April 14, in Memorial Hospital for McHenry County, Woodstock. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pait, 2502 S. Chestnut Drive, Wonder Lake. Her brother, Robert, is 6 years old. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Waterloo, Wonder Lake, and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Pait, Spring Lake, N.C. BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday...to Frank Jackson on May 15...to Donny Jackson, 12 years old on May 16...to Mike Weber, 13 years old on May 17...to Kim Freund, 8 years old on May 17...to Carol Freund, noJonger a teenager on May 18...to Jack Vanek on May 18...to Art Doyle on May 19. We wish you all a good day and a great year! COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sponsored by Woman's Club of Wonder Lake, Ann Sowers, Chairman, 653-9549 May 16, Woman's Club Meeting, 8 p.m. Nativity Lutheran Church; May 18, Scout-O-Rama, Woodstock Fairgrounds; Woman's Club Dinner Dance, Antioch Country Club, beginning at 6 p.m.; May 19, Parish Council Meeting, Christ the King Church; Boy Scout Paper Drive, Nativity Lutheran and Christ the King Churches; May 20, Half day of School, Harrison; Spring Concert, Harrison School, 7:30 p.m.; May 21, Firemen's Auxiliary meeting, 8 p.m. east side firehouse; May 24 and 25, Tom Sawyer Musical, Harrison School; May 23, Wonder Woods Woman's Auxiliary Meeting, 8 p.m. east side firehouse; May 25, "Silhouettes of the 50's" Firemen's Company 2 Auxiliary Dance, Christ the King Hall, 8:30 p.m.; May 26 - Memorial Day Parade, 10:30 a.m.; May 28 Band recruitment, Harrison School, 7:30 p.m. in gym; May 30, No School, District 200, Memorial Day. June 1, Deadline applications for Miss Wonder Lake contest; June 4 and 5, Harrison School 8th grade trip; June 6, Graduation, Harrison School; Miss Wonder Lake CQnteftMjponsored by Woman's Club. *-• PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to use this column as an expression of their views on subjects of > general interest in our community. Our only request is that the writers give - signature, full ad­ dress and phone number. We ask too, that one in­ dividual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We reserve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in objectional taste.) TRAIN SERVICE "Editor: "I have submitted to the Illinois Commerce commission for purposes of being read into the record of proceedings involving the ICC's own motion ordering the Chicago and North Western Transportation company to show cause why it should-not repair the Crystal Lake Junction-Lake (Jeneva branchline trackage to restore safe 40-50 mph commuter passenger train operations. "As you know, the railroad has ordered two successive slowdowns of the trains operating over the branchline, starting at a point approximately one mile south of McHenry and extending northward all the way to Lake Geneva, about 27 miles. The first slowdown was to 30 mph, and the most recent to a maximum of 15 mph. Actually, on timing, the trains operate over some sections as slowly at 7 to 10 mph, averaging 14 mph for the entire distance. "It now requires one hour and 10 minutes train time from McHenry to Lake Geneva. On the entire run. Lake Geneva to downtown Chicago^ the added running time is about 37 minutes each way. Or about two hours and 40 minutes one­ way elapsed time. (Some trainmen are leaving the lights turned off in certain coaches so we commuters can resume our morning sleep inbound. Next thing, they'll probably want to charge Pullman rates.) "The ICC hearings probably will be long and protracted, and already some groundwork has been laid for railroad testimony relating to possible abandonment of the entire branch, possible termination at McHenry, possible connecting bus service from Lake Geneva to McHenry, or if RTA becomes operative, the possibility of connecting south of Richmond with the Milwaukee mainline (70 mph trackage) and bringing the CNWT trains into Chicago at Union Station. "If the connection with the Milwaukee were to be made (considering highway crossing and an upgrade to elevation, also a very costly proposition as opposed to the $300,000 CNWT testifies it will cost to repair the branchline), there probably would be no service to McHenry and certainly none to Ringwood. We would have the alternatives of using stations at Crystal Lake, Richmond,' Spring Grove or Fox Lake. All at greater distances and more inconvenient. "Actually, based on figures and maps supplied by the CNWT Co., there is an obvious larger problem looming in the background. It is clear that the profitable passenger loads virtually stop at Barrington. There are approximately 1,500 CNWT commuters in McHenry county, using stations at Harvard, Woodstock, Crystal Lake on the mainline, and Richmond, Ringwood and McHenry on the branchline. "This leads me to RTA. Since I have said at public meetings with press present, I'll repeat here, that our McHenry county and state representatives who were so opposed to RTA, in my opinion, seriously misled the public with many dire and unfounded assertions. "But the point they really failed to get across to the public, if they knew it at all, and I suspect they did, was the fact that Mayor Daley did not need RTA for his intra-city CTA. All he needed was a rejection of RTA by the voters, and he could apply for a federal Urban Mass Transit Authority subsidy of some $22 million per year for 10 years. That is why I think Daley did not more vociferously campaign for RTA. "The smart operators close to inner operations of these intricate things had said for months that Chicagoans should vote 'No' and all suburbanites in the affected counties should vote 'Yes' - the results, of course, were just the opposite. "Why should suburbanites, including those who never use train service and including farmers, vote yes? The very 'presence of available efficient and frequent train service in McHenry county has a pronounced positive influence on land values. "Eliminate train service throughout the county, just like draining the water from Wonder Lake, and see what will happen to property values and potential future growth! Then take the next step, appreciating land values have a bearing on real estate tax revenues. And so forth. "The time is drawing near when the specific issue of whether or not the Chicago and North Western Transportation company will have to rennovate the branchline trackage and return the trains to maximum rather than minimum branchline speeds (usually 50 mph for that type of trackage); and, indeed, whether the railroad will have to maintain service at all - on the branch or possibly even within McHenry county, if one takes a much longer-range viewpoint. "So the 'cyclists beat the trains in a race from McHenry north to Lake Geneva. Great! But a sad commentary on operating performance by the railroad. Actually, one could almost streak in front of the locomotives without fear of bodily injury by being run over. "Cordially yours, "James L. Bixby" Present Sacred Concert May 16, Johnsburg Church The choir, the choristers and the choir boys of St. John the Baptist Catholic church, Johnsburg, will combine to present a concert of sacred music in the church Thursday evening, May 16, at 8 p.m. The more than sixty singers who make up the choral groups of the parish will sing a program of sacred music ranging in time from the Renaissance to the 20th century, .from the liturgical music of Thomas Tallis and Pablo Casals to the familiar hymns and carols of the lenten and Easter seasons. William Schumann's "Prelude" for four-part women's choir and soloist will be sung in the church for the first time. James Waldon Johnson's "God's Trombones", a set of poetic sermons in the style of the old southern preachers, is the source for the test of "The Creation' scored for narrator and the combined choristers and choir boys. The colorful and dramatic test which tells the story of the opening chapter of Genesis will be coupled with two original works for children's voices. "In the Beginning, the wordless background score to the narrative, and "Sing You Stars of Glory", a hymn of praise to the Creator for His brand tiew world. A seven-piece instrumental ensemble will appear with the combined choirs for the final portion of the concert. The public is invited to attend this concert. There is no charge, but a free will offering will be taken up /to defray expenses. FOR YOUR ADDED CONVENIENCE .. . OUR DRIVE-IN WINDOW IS OPEN WEDNESDAY 9 A.M. - 2 P.M. SERVING ALL OF GREATER McHEMRV COUNTY McHenry Savings AND LOAN ASSOCIATION 1 209 North Gr««n Street McHenry. I l l inois 60050 81 5 385 3000 McHENRY SAVINGS « I*** micitiiai DEPOSITS INSURED UP TO $20,000 BY THE FEDERAL SAVINGS A LOAN INSURANCE CORPORATION (LwtZ fTJoodSioUS PRlCfS {fFECnvt UNLESS OTHfRWISf INDICATED THURS MAT 16 THROUGH SUNDAY MAT 18 AT AIL JEWEL STORES IN COOK. LAKE DUPAGE AND VC HENRY COUNTIES IEX CLUDING RIVER OAKS AND ELGINI > ONLY SMOKED MEATS LUNCHMEATS POULTRY AND (RO ZEN fISH AND SEAFOOD ARE AVAILABLE AFTER SI* PM WEEKDAYS AND ALL DAY SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS Eiyoy Exciting Dollar Values Throughout Your Jewel This Week 8 AM TILL 11PM 9 AM TILL 6 PM 371 o u/ pi iui CTC I MON Thru SAT iH TAKE YOUR PICK OF FRESH PRODUCE AT SPECIAL DOLLAR SAVINGS! RTA BOARD MEETS Secretary of State Michael J. Howlett has announced that he has called the first meeting of the six-county Chicago area Regional Transportation Authority board of directors. The meeting will be Monday, May 20, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 1818 of the State of Illinois building in Chicago. Secretary Howlett, who by law is responsible for calling the first meeting, said the eight- member board will convene for purposes of organization at that time. Counties represented on the RTA board are Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Kane and Will counties. ALVERNO GRADUATES Three McHenry women will be awarded degrees from Alverno college at graduation ceremonies to be held May 19 at Milwaukee, Wis. Among the 108 candidates for degrees are Colleen Doherty of 1410 N. Green street, Bachelor of Science in Education; Janet Larkin of 1409 N. Draper road, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Cynthia Bolger of 3513 W. Broad street, Bachelor of Arts. Experience and observation indicate that the best way out of any situation is also the kindest way. * Are You New In McHenry Area ? •••••••••• Do You Know Someone new? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL, WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO O U R A R E A M M ! * * 4 CALL JOAN STULL 385-5418 DORIS ANDREAS 385-4518 & •% % X % MYAL WELCOME KNOW YOUR AREA-ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST USDA CHOICE FLORIDA CHICAGO STORES USD A CHOICE CALIFORNIA - "88" SIZE Valencia Oranges SUBURBAN STORES HICAG \0% CALIFORNIA - "24 Black Haas Avocados 00 PORK LOIN SIRLOIN GOV'T INSP Pork Roast CHICAG m STORES SUBURBAN STORES MP® rt/v. CHECK THE CHEF'S DOLLAR VALUES ON EVERYTHING FROM SALAD TO DESSERT! MR. CRISPY Golden Fried Chicken CREAMY Cole Slaw 2 LB CONT CRISPS^ Waldorf Salad ONu,®U «Sch iL JEWEL CONT. FRESHLY BAKED Apple Pie 3718 W. ELM STREE". McHENRY, ILLINOIS U.S.D.A. CHOICE BEEF Round Steak U.S.D.A. CHOICE BEEF ROUND Rump Roast W I I Kg W. W m GOVT. INSP. PORK LOIN BLADE Rib Pork 493 Roast LB. 59 PATRICK CUDAHY OR CORN KING Sliced Bacon LB. 79 GOV'T. INSP. 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