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PAGE 4 - PLAIN DEALER • FRIDAY. AUGUST. 17. Ii7» Twice Told Tales FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of August 15, 1929) The past week has been a busy one for the farmers in this vicinity who have- been threshing their grain and practically all of the threshing machines have been pulled out of their winter quarters, put into shape, and stared on their season's work. The threshing season will be much shorter this year than usual due to many fields of light quality grain. Oats seem to have suffered more than barley this year, as the rust was par­ ticularly damaging to many fields and although the straw is about a normal supply much of the grain is light and below standard in quality. Mrs. Delia A. Hobart, 79, passed* away at her home in Ostend after an illness caused by hardening of the arteries. Mrs. Hobart, who spent her entire lifetime in this vicinity, was one of the old settlers of this region, where she was well known by everyone in this neighborhood as well as in the county. Her wide acquaint tanceship was due largely to her work as correspondent for the McHenry Plaindealer and Woodstock which won for her many friends and constant readers of her items., FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of August 24, 1939) < Hearing on a citation for contempt against several of­ ficials who served on the election board at the recent election at Lily Lake was called for trial before Judge Henry L. Cowlin in the county court. Atty. Paul Lietsell, representing the election of­ ficials, argued that the petition was insufficient on its face as it did not set up sufficient facts. His motion was overruled by the court. A continuance was granted until Sept. 20. For the second time in two months members of the Pure Milk association of McHenry county instructed their directors to vote for any plan that would give the farmer a higher price for his milk from the Chicago shed. The farmers of District No. 6 instructed Waiter Winn of Richmond, director of the PMA, to vote for the federal control milk bill, which it is hoped will give the farmer a better price for his milk. Miss Carolyn Bauer will replace Miss Dorothy Fisher as teacher of the fifth grade at the public grade school. Miss Bauer was a graduate of DeKalb Normal in 1931 and has been teaching in Lake county since her graduation. TWENTY-FIVE YEARSAGO (Taken from the Hies of August 26, 1954)i McHenry will have a new theatre in the near future if plans of several local businessmen continue as hoped for. A charter has been granted by the secretary of state in the amount of $100,000 to four local men and one business firm for the erection of a building on the site of the old Colony theatre, to be used as a theatre. The five are Maurice Gladstone, Tonyan r ONLY *8 50 MO. RENTAL • NO installation charge • NEW fully automatic softeners • TWO year option to buy with • FULL rental fee deducted • ONE phone call can answer any questions 312-259-3393 ARLINGTON SOFT WATER CO. No. I in the Fox Valley Area Copyright 1978 Construction, William Pries, Jr., A.P. Freund and Walter Carey. The theatre is rented to an oui-of-town party who will provide a cinemascope screen. Two rooms in the front of the theatre will be used for small stores. There is now a total of $565 in the emergency polio fund, accorindg to Ray McGee, chairman of the special drive which continues until Sept. 1. Of this amount $121.50 was con- stributed at a special collection jirranged by Roy Miller at the theatre. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of August 15, 1969) On a motion of Henry Nell, made at the meeting of the board of School District 15, m e m b e r s a p p r o v e d preliminary blueprints as submitted for the new Junior high school- Final specifications will be submitted at a later date. A bond issue in the amount of $2,200,000 for erection of a new school on the Glosson property, Rt. 120 and Ringwood road, west of the city was approved by voters last February. Among enrollees at George Williams college's first workshop on drug dependence will be Mrs. John Bolger, fresh­ man counselor at East campus high school. The workshop is designed for teachers, nurses, counselors and graduate students. A proud schoolhouse of 1894 promises to provide McHenry children with an equally fine, At City Library Learning Exchange Serves GIGANTIC SAVINGS ̂ DURING Baber Buick' 15th Annual BRANDNEW #• CHOOSE FROM 41 Le SABRES * 1 IN STOCK BRAND NEW 79 LeSABRE STOCK NO. 517 79CEHTURY WAGON ^ktockI WAGONsfl '79 REGAL STOCK NO. 1891 SAVE ON J -73 REGALS McHenry public library has recently become a member of the Learning Exchange. This Exchange is a not-for- profit educational and recreational listing and referral service for the Chicago area. Founded in 1971, it is the oldest such learning network in the country. TLE recently received a federal grant to serve as a model and coor­ dinator of information for other networks across the nation. TLE is, in effect, an in­ formation bank of human resources. Its files cover a wide range of topics, including academic subjects, foreign languages, sports and games, hot&ies, vocational interests, music, and repair skills, among others.'". Listings are compiled over the telephone, and referrals are given in the same manner. Members then contact one another to arrange to meet at a mutually convenient time and place. Fees may be charged, or exchanges agreed upon. but updated education within its old walls when renovation of the picturesque structure is completed early next month. Completion of the upper floor of Landmark school is promised by the end of this week, with five classrooms ready for occupancy. Currently, over 30,000 in­ dividuals and organizations belong to the Learning Ex­ change, and have listed themselves to teach, learn, or share an interest in some 3,000 different subjects. These are examples of how to use the Exchange. A businessman is going to travel in Latin America, and comes to the library for help with Spanish. He can get a good grasp of the basics from a text, but what if he were able to find a native speaker of the language in his community-- someone who could converse with him and help with sub­ tleties of pronounciation and colloquial usage? The library would help find this person through the Learning Exchange. A grade school pupil is researching a paper on botany. He is able to find a good deal of useful information in an en­ cyclopedia, and books on the suject. But what if he also had the opportunity to visit the local "plant lady", and view and discuss her collection of dozens of different species? "Sometimes," notes a suburban librarian, "people learn better and easier with a real person than with a book. Often times we don't know of a local source we can send these people to". The learning ex- INSTANT FINANCING HURRY SALE ENDS AUG. 311! '79 RIVIERA'S Car of th« y«ar Front Wheal Driva E.C.P. RUSTPR00FING MASt l»«o Pravant ruit the affactiva way with E.C.P. 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WAS $3290 ~ RED TAG PRICE r *29901 WAS $3290 I BRED TAG PRICE ^>*2990 WAS! RED TAG PRICE ,3,90^*3390 '75 NOVA 4 DR. 6 cylinder, full power, automatic transmission, gas economy. WAS $2490 '74 DODGE GOLD DUSTER Sunroof, AIR, 6 cylinder, automatic transmission, power steering & brake*, radio. WAS $2790 IpEDTAGPfilCE •--*2090 ^ RED TAG PRICE P *2480 S A V E N O W E X C L U S I V E L Y A T T H I S L O C A T I O N Babep Buick 91 S. RT . 12 , FOX LAKE 312 587 2555 Porlorm al Back-to-School Dane* - "EVEN STEVEN" a group of local musicians, will perform at the Back to School Dance being spon­ sored by the City of McHenry on Wednesday, August 22, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Pearl Street Park. Members of the group are: seated, left to right: Lou Thomas, Nancy Rieger and Scott Wieck. Standing: Dick Nott, Bob Boyle and Lee Steinsdoer- fer. "Even Steven" has performed for Flip Wilson and played on the same stage with Bob Hope this month in the Lake County musical festival. Everyone is invited to en­ joy the music at this last musical event in the city park for the summer. ADV. NOBODY WETS YOUR APPETITE QUITE AS RIGHT AS Am Because nobody gives you food like this topped off with A&W real Draft Root Beer. Nobody gives you a big, hot juicy burger topped with cheese and bacon called the Teen Burger.™ Nobody gives you Coney dogs smothered with our special sauce. Or our crispy french fries and crunchy onion rings. And nobody, but nobody else can give you a big, frosty mug of A&W real draft root beer. So come on into an A&W restaurant today and wet your appetite like you never did before. change fills this need. It is also used to schedule programs for the local library through a special resource book. The exchange is an important asset to set up programs for the community. It can be used to find speakers on such diverse topics as apple sculpture, kite- making, and mass transit travel.. This is the Year of the Child. The following are listed in the Learning Exchange program projects: Child Abuse, Child Raising, Children, Sex Role S t e r e o t y p i n g i n , C h i l d r e n ' s b o o k s , N o n - s e x i s t , C h i l d r e n ' s Entertainment, Cooking for Children, Doll Making. Ecology For Children, Holloween Mask M a k i n g , I l l u s t r a t i o n , Children's Books; Juvenile Rights, History of Magic, Magic Shows, Puppet Show, Rag Doll Making, Stuffjpd Animal Making, Zoo Animals and Zookeeping - Using the Learning Ex­ change is simple, convenient, fun and as easy as dialing the telephone. Call McHenry library at 385-0036. The drum is the most widespread, sacred and ritually significant of all musical instrument. IENT RINSEjtVAC the professional do-it-yourself carpet cleaning system First Hour of Rental $1.00 per hour . . . for every hour thereafter. NO MINIMUM Special Rental Rate Good Monday thru Thursday RINSENVAC c l eans t he way professionals do. al a t ract ion t of the cost . to ' & SUN ( 2 ' , M R S . $5.00 MIN OVERNIGHT SPECIAL! 8:00 P.M. - 9:00 A.M. $10.00 1 HORNSBYS _ fami ly tenter* - 4400 W. Rte. 120 McHenry, Illinois 385-3870 I) ©1979 A4WInt#rnational. Inc vou can Bani-i on it! Presented b\ STATE BANK OF RICHMOND member F.D.I.C.. Double digit doses of inflation are back with us again this year, bringing more questions than an­ swers. There are almost as many theories about stopping or slowing in­ flation as there are possible causes for it. Jterhaps the only common point of agreement is that there is no single, simple solution. Most authorities concede that the greatest contributor to the current round of price hikes is our overwhelming dependence on foreign oil. Any entity, whether a company, an ^dividual or a nation, that continually has more money going out than coming in will have to pay a penalty. The country has a twofold problem. First, the value of the dollar is going down world wide. That ilone causes inflation here at home. Secondly, petroleum is a key com­ modity. Price increases for oil and oil products cause price increases in almost everything we buy . . . . further fuel on the in­ flationary fire. What can we do# Try to conserve. Use less fuel. Spend our money where it counts. Everyone has to be involved for any progress to be made against o&r most common enemy, inflation. i