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* i?v H > PLANS FOB FARM BUREAU SEPT 30 Utovm ^ to the entire county and ®' shock ;-j ureau has been scAeduled to the community of Woodstoek, where Todd School for Boys1 has beer. in operation for over a> cen- Century-Old Todd School Closing Coming as a distinct surprise 2* Sept. Z6,x at the Woodstock- «%t*. school, according to Virgil emithv Becretaxy of the -organiza-,; tlon.' Vi- • ' v , W. B. ^Wterson, secretary of marketing for the Illinois Agricultural association, will be fea- ; tured speaker. The long time Farm Bureau worker and leader will tury, was the announcement last week that it will not re-open as planned on Sept. 15. Parents of Todd students received letters from .Roger Hill, headmaster, telling that the enrollment under the new lower talk on "Where to now :n i sch00] plan (high school was not Farm Bureau?" a long range view at farm programs and marketing. Preceding the annual meeting Will <be the policy development meetings, which are a continuation of last year's series where farmers in every township expressed their views on subjects of concern to agriculture. On Sept. 23, there will be one of these meetings in the Richmond high school, with Burton, Richmond, Hebron, Greenwood and McHenry township farmers in attendance. In addition, nine townships, including McHenry, will hold respective caucuses to nominate a director for a two-year term. The nomination is sent to the county meeting, where further nominations can be made from the floor. The Farm Bureau board meets with the resolutions committee on Sept. 27 to prepare the county report that will reflect those views expressed in township meetings. At present, the resolutions committee is circulating petitions seeking signatures of 5 per cent of the registered voters asking for a. special election. The referendum sought would give voters the opportunity to express their opinion on whether or not the county board of> supervisors should appoint a supervisor of assessments. The committee is also preparing information in support of thfe senatorial reapportionment : amendment to be submitted at" the Nov. 2 election on the Blue Fallot. to be held there this fall) had not reached the break-even point. In addition to facing a financial deficit, the letter continued to state that an operational deficit was also faced through the loss of several key faculty members. The letter closed in this way, "We would rather see Todd die a quick death than go into a lingering decline unworthy of her glorious, early life." In recent years, several McHenry boys have attended Todd. Probably the school's best known graduate was the famous actor and writer, Orson Welles. The future of the school is uncertain, but soon after the announcement prospective purchasers, ranging from small colleges to military academies, made inquiries. McCULLOM LAKE MAN DIED FRIDAY AT HINES HOSPITAL COUNTY OFFICERS' SALARY REVISION DUE THIS WINTER County officers are due for a salary revision of a favorable nature, continuing a change in salaries started in 1951 when the Legislature proposed to do away with old ceilings from the 1870 state Constitution. In most cases, the new pay wiU fee determined by county lg>a?As meeting this montiL-Anff Will go into effect when officers elected Nov. 2 begin their terms in December. As a result of the constitu tional change, salaries will be revised for the offices of sheriff, treasurer and county clerk. In December of 1956 changes are #ue for coroner, <^erfc of the circuit court, auditor and in some counties the recorder of deeds. The change of salaries comes in two phases because of a constitutional provision prohibiting an Increase in salary during the term for which one is elected. With two exceptions, the old wiMtimimm for the eight fee officers ranged from $1,500 a year in counties under 20,000 population to $4,000 in counties of over lOOjOOO residents. An illness extending over a two-year period ended in death last Friday, Sept. 3, for Steven Huska, Sr., who died at Hines hospital. He had lived at Mc- Cullom Lake with his family for many years. The deceased, a veteran of World War I, was a retired employee of the North Western railroad. Survivors include the widow, Mercedes Hayden Huska, and four children, Joyce Flynn of Lake Geneva, Stephan, Jr., and Glenn of McHenry and Patricia at home. Services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the funeral home at 301 S. Fifth avenue, Maywood, with interment in Oak Ridge cemetery. Twice Told Tales CARD OF THANKS We would like to take this means of thanking friends, neighbors and relatives for their wonderful help at the time of our fire last Saturday. We are especially grateful for the services of the McHenry firemen, without which our loss would have been much greater. We are so thankful to everyone. Mrs. Delia K. Miller 18 Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Miller SQUARE DA?fcE CLUB In just a few weeks the recreation building' at Crystal Lake will again be ringing with the sounds of square dancing. The first regular dance is Oct. 7. Twenty-Five Tears Ago The second largest lake in northern Illinois is now under construction and nearing completion in the basin of the Nippersink creek near Barnard's Mill. Wonder Lake is actually being made, built, constructed or whatever you want to call it, and is probably one of the greatest engineering projects of its kind ever undertaken in the midwest. The wheels of justice move fast in McHenry county. Fiftyseven days from the date Ralph (Red) Haupris killed Henry Mengs, the murderer entered the gates of the state penitentiary at Joliet, where he will relinquish all rights of being an American citizen. Those in McHenry who have been interested in establishing a kindergarten for their children will bS glad to learn that the petition asking for this addition to the present school system was approved at a recent meeting of the board of education and that already plans and arrangements are. under way to provide for a kindergarten which will be opened for the little folks as soon as a teacher can be setured and equipment arrives. Miss Helen Powers, 23 years old, daughter of Mrs. James Powers, jlassed away at her home on Waukegan street Sunday, Sept. 8, after an illness of several months. It Pays To Advertise c0(0^ m From the start, make your wedding an occasion of long-remembered good taste and distinction. Invitations set the tone of formal perfection. Choose your own paper and styling from our complete selections. Consult us on any. problems. "Quality • . . Worthy of the Occasion" McHENRY PLAINDEALER PHONE 170 THE McHENRY P School Buses Ready To Roll mmm itmm mam 4< ^ ' EALER Thursday, September 9,1954 Thousands of Illinois school buses like the one pictured aboV i will be on the road again this" month aa the 1954-1955 school yaa' begins. Standards of safety are higher In Illinois than thoae require I nationally and are supervised by the office of Vernon IL Nick#, Superintendent of Public Instruction. SPRINGFIELD--More than 7000 drivers will take the road in yellow and black school buses this month as the 1954-1956 Illinois school year begins. The "good old days" when the rural student pften had to hike several miles to his school are gone now. This year more than a quarter of a million children will be taken to school and baok home again each school day. Most school buses, now a familiar sight on Illinois highways, are owned and operated by the lo$al school districts. The safety of every bus and its passehgers is the keynote of the pupil transport tation program and is rigidly supervised by the office of Vernon L. Nickell, Superintendent of Public Instruction. , Standards of safety and comfort for Illinois children far exceed the national requirements. A 15 page circular issued by Nickell's office even covers such specifications as the depth of the seat cushions and the design of the door latches. Local school district officials shoulder the responsibility of keeping the buses in top condition to meet exacting Btate safety Inspections twice a year. They also train the children in emergency drills and screen and hire responsible drivers. Nickell's office sets standards for Bafe operation of the buses and works with the Illinois General Assembly for laws that add to their safety while on our highways. The result of this cooperation between state and local school ti - thorities is highlighted by the fat t that last school year not one 111- nois child was fatally injured do - ing the millioiftj of miles travolel by our school buses. Transportation of children call s for special precautions that fie not necessary- for regular this lines. For example, bumper guards the rear of the buses must be designed as to prevent "hitchin rides. The height of the d steps must be designed for shor legs. To prevent the youngstpi from sticking their arms out windows, the use of split sasl type windows la becoming co mon. Driving thirty or forty childr to school each day calls for ski reliability, and never ending tience. Each driver must supervise his young passengers' h< havior, their emergency safety drills and even teach them to Bit in their seats properly. The driver mqst enforce rides that won't allow Johnny to tike his dog to school in the bus With him or let Mary run from seat to seat visiting with her friends. In a bus filled with healthy, happy children there is bound to be noise and confusion. Howeter, from 1942 until today when the number of students carried; in school buses has more than quintupled, the behavior of Illinois students has been outstanding. They look on the yellow And black bus and its driver as their friends, who get them to school on time--and safely. WE OFFER YOU CONGRATULATIONS Mrs. George P. Steilen, one of. McHenry's oldest and most respected residents, has been receiving congratulations from her family and friends on her eightyseventh birthday anniversary, which she observed list Saturday, Sept. 4. * ; Present at a family party to honor her that .day were her daughter, Mrs. Hilary Rodenkirch, Sr., with whom she makes her home, and a son, George Steilen, wfio also lives with her; her three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Steilen, Who has lived in McHenry for many years, Is quite well and attends mass each Sunday. Although failing sight has made it necessary to give up her favorite hobby of crocheting, she remains active about her home and enjoys visiting with family and friends. She was made happy last Saturday by the many cards, gifts and prayerB of her acquaintances. Funds Set Aside For ACP Practice Re-Approval All approvals of 1954 A/C.P. practices which were hot reported by Aug. 15, have been cancelled and funds set aside for re-approval by the McHenry county ASC committee, according to Bert Bridges, chairman. "We are greatly pleased at fh,e number of farmers who reported their practices before Aiigf. 15," Mr. Bridges said, "and would welcome a, call from any fanner who still wishes _tg participate !h the 1954 prograrn and who plans any accepted practice to be completed by Dec. 31, 1054." Requests will be accepted and approved in the order in which they are signed up, and so long as funds are available. Need A RubDer Stamp f It At the Plaindealer. Get BEACH FUND There has been some misunderstanding concerning the procedure for payment of the guard at the beach since the conclusion of the Red Cross program. Some people have confused the employment v of a guard through a program established by a citizens' committee with the Red Cross instruction program, which ended in August. Funds are still needed and may be sent to Beach Fund, McHenry, 111. THB MOST AMAZING THING ABOUT THIS ^ AMAZING PAR THE PRICE! Leaders Of Both Parties Take Favorable Stand On Reapportionment Gov. William G. Stratton and state legislators' representing both parties have b&cked the- proposed senatorial reapportionment amendment which will be voted on Nov. 2. "We have ignored a fundamental proposition of the state constitution 'by not redistricting legislative districts .of this state since 1901," StrattOn said. "If we do not settle this problem in a fair manner with an orderly compromise, which the proposed amendment i<3, things are going to get worse," he said. Also speaking for this "blue ballot" proposal were Rep. Hugh Green, (R) Jacksonville, and Rep. Alan J. Dixon, (D) Belleville. Some 450 farmers from every county in the state attended the meeting on the Illinois state fair ground. The meeting was sponsored by the Illinois Agricultural association, statewide Farm Bureau organization. Stratton said the reapportionment amendment meets the problem, which some persons fear, that one ai'ea of the state will dominate other areas. This is a statewide problem that goes beyond party lines, he said. Proper representation is important to everyone, the governor said. All over Illinois there are legislative districts that are disproportloned in size and some areas are only from one-tenth to on fifteenth as well represented as other areas.- For two-thirds of the history (A Illinois, the state was re-districted, Gov. Stratton said. Only in the last fifty years have we failed to abide by this portion of the constitution; Rep. Dixon said he is backing the proposal to amend the constitution to allow for area representation because: (1) The amendment still leaves control of both houses of the Illinois legislature in the hands of the so-called "downstatethinking" legislators; (2) It is an orderly compromise which embodies the principle of fair play; (3) It will reapportion a great modern midwestern state after more than fifty years of inaction and lethargy, and will more perfectly attune it to the tirhes. Rep, Green cited figures to show Inequities which have resulted from failure to reapportion to itate. An example is district 7, which has over 700,000 population and district 17, which has less than 50,000, although both send the same number of legis* lators to Springfield. This isn't good government. Green said. Samuel L. Witwer, Jr., Chicago attorney, and co-chairman of the Illinois Committee for Constitutional Revision, told the farmers that freedom is at stake if governmental affairs are not managed properly. Freedom can't work on the national or international level if we allow it to- be undermined here at home, Witmer Said. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dresdow are the parents of a daughter, born Sept. 2 at the Woodstock hospital. James Durley is the name selected by Mr. and Mra. James D. Curran for their new son, born Aug. 26 at Condell Memorial hospital, Libertyville. A daughter was born this past week at the Woodstock hospital to Mr. and Mrs. George Cross. Mr. and Mrs. John Barnings are the parents of a daughter, born at the Woodstock hospital this week. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Blake are the parents of a son, born at the Woodstock hospital this week. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Church are the parents of a daughter, born Sept. 1 at the Woodstock hospital. CARD OF THANKS My co-workers and I wish to express our sincere gratitude to the many individuals who were instrumental in bringing our McCullom Lake festival last Saturday to a successful conclusion. We are especially grateful to the V.F.W. Post, No. 4600, the Johnsburg rescue squad and the McHenry district fire department for their splendid cooperation. Thank you all. Paul J. struck, Chairman of Activities 18 McCullom Lake Arthritis? a a hma TAM ETC containing concentrated ALrnA IAdLC I» powdered eSctcact of the amazing vitamin and mineral rich ALFALFA plant plus fast working pain relieving agents offer effective same day relief from the agonizing^ pains of arthritis, rheumatism, neuritis, and neuralgia. ALPHA TABLETS are sold on a money back guarantee. 100 Alpha Tablets $2.49 -- 300 Tablets $555 B0LGERS Drug Store PHONE 40 108 So. Green St. McHenry, 111. 8. 8 lave 12. Obstruct 18. IsBprecsloft 14.' Broad of dot 15. Hklt pilat 16. Within 17. Shferpcfi • 18. Earn , 20. Boston 22. 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