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praal , Apr& W. 1953 r^M^g , '. *•"!* 1 "* t* ** . 4 *'> V' ' k ' *' ^jr.siTjy.11 -rfs^sp • ^Nij|,» lyiui |M>»i|l!1 p««pi PLKOIBEUBt ®t llj State gn, Robert McClory «»* Senatorial reapportionment is fc ^ ilghly desirable. Yea, but how ihoijld "we accomplish it? | a In considering various propos- |- r,t •>0a *or senatorial reapportlon- ^ , « Inent (dividing up our state serijitprial districts) the present setup should first be reviewed. Tomy we have fifty-one senatorial districts which were established 111 1901 on a population basis. At that time "downstate" Illinois had about three-fifths or 60 percent of the State's total poffcrala- *tlon. Consequently, thirty-two of fifty-one senatorial districts ^We established in "downstate" toe as while nineteen districts were located in Cook county. Despite the fact that downstate Illinois constitutes only 48 percent of the state's ~ present total pulation, and despite the contutional injunction to reapportionment the state every ten years, the districts remain the same today as they have been tor more than fifty years. Three general proposals for s e n a t o r i a l r e a p p o r t i o n m e n t may be expected during th« present legislative session: First: a measure hat been In- Produced which would divide the state into fifty-one new senator* ial districts, each havinff IMPU* lations approximately equal. 1™« plan would eliminate Um Cook county "pocket" districts control* led by political machines, But It f would also result in control cf the Illinois General Assembly passing: to Cook county. With the present legislature composed of an overwhelming downstate majority, it is extremely unlikely .that any such proposal will be passed! ^5 Second: Another plan would "place control of one branch of the Illinois General Assembly in Cook county, and retain control of the other branch in downstate Illinois. Under such a pi An, for .instance, the state would-be re- K districted on a population basis insofar as representation in the State Senate is concerned. This i/roUld give twenty-six out of fifty-one state senators to Cook County. The House of Repreeentatives, on the other hand, would be composed of one repre- - sentative from each Senatorial District (51) plus one representative from each county (102) or a total of 153. But this would increase the downstate ratio to # an overwhelming 126 to 27. * One seriou# Object!cir • to this proposal is that the conflict ,be- • tween House and Senate would, probebl7 *»• as to effect-) < uftuy D»OCK most constructive ."•Gflslaticn, - - Third: The most plausible and jkely plan of reapportionment ' consists of increasing the number of Cook county districts, but without vesting- Cook county with control of either branch of the General Assembly. If, for instance, Cook coanty should be granted two additional districts, or twenty-one out of a total of fifty-three districts, its representation would be increased proportionately in both House and. Senate, and a general but separate reapportionment of "Downstate" and Cook County could be carried out. * In other words. Cook county's total population would be divided among twenty-one districts of approximately equal size. Downstate's thirty-two districts would also be reapportioned into districts having populations approximately equal. Such a reapportionment would have the effect of erasing the inequalities presently existing between such populous districts as the 7th (with a population of more than 700,000) and the sparsely populated 17th distinct which contains only about 35,000. , The first plan could be accomplished by legislation, arid such a hill is now pending in the Illinois House, as House Bill No. e. Either of the last two plans would require a constitutional amendment which would have to fet submitted at the next general •lection in 1964. Almost sny plan of reapportionment will have drastic effects upon the 8th Senatorial district which consists now of Lake, McHenry'and Boone counties. The present combined population cf over 250,000 makes this district the second largest downstate district in the state with Lake county accounting for approximately 180,000 of the total population. Under senatorial reapportionment Lake county would probably become a district by \tSelf. LIVESTOCK HEAD Governor William G. Stratton has appointed Dr. Arthur K. Merriman, of Sullivan, as superintendent of the Division of livestock Industry, effective April 1. Dr. Merriman served two* years as a veterinarian inspector in that division, and subsequently, from 1944 to 1949, was division assistant superintendent. The Governor also appointed Davis Foreman, of Pittafield, as superintendent of the Division of Markets, effective immediately. Foreman, who has been engaged in the fruit growing business for twenty years, has t&fvfcd as a marketing specialist in the. di vision "since mid- OBOC FABMER8 10 QIVE jummoir TO PHOPERTY VALUES I Illinois farmers are advised to, give closer attention to the listing of personal property values. Bert Vandervliet, tax economist for (he Illinois Agricultural association, said the first important consideration is that farmers should ask their respective J county treasurer or township assessors whether the 1953 local assessments will be subject to a multiplier. Generally, it's reasonable to assume that this year's multiplier will be about the same as it. Was in 1952," the Farm Bureau tax economist said. ^ If it is found that the county had a multiplier of 1 in 1952 and no change in the average level of assessments is contemplated this year, Vandervliet is of the opinion that in Ho ease should the values reported in 1953 personal property schedules exceed the following: Grain (per bushel) <Sorn 86c; wheat $1.20; oats, 45c; soybeans 11.65. Livestock -- bogs $11 cwt.; horses and mules $26 per head; stock sheep $11 per head; chickens 75c each; beef cattle $12 cwt.; milk cows 995 on up to $160 per head. Registered livestock should be reported at rates proportionately highefr, the IAA taSt economist said. In those counties where a multiplier of 1 is anticipated, lower unit values may have already been recommended by local assessing officials where it's customary to assess all forms of personal property at a lower level than real estate assessments, he said. "If so, the lower prescribed unit values should be used by the property owners," Vandervliet declared. "In addition, if ' the writ values in counties contemplating a 1953 multiplier indicate that the full value (when multiplied will be less than the above-stated maximum values, the taxpayer should similarly reduce the values reported. . "Howev& p i f a t - 4 m fractional level of assessment in any given county indicates that the local assessments, when multiplied, tend to approximate the abovestated maximum unit values, then t;he taxpayer should determine his reported values as. follows: "If the anticipated multiplier is 2, 3, 4, or 5, then the above Mentioned unit values should correspondingly be reduced by onehalf, one-ttiifd, one-fourth, or Vaa4ai*U4 emptia- ' steed "After filing 1953 personal property schedules with local assessors, it's equally important for the farmer to check his total 1953 personal property assessment when published in a newspaper at a later date. "Local assessing officials are generally familiar with the newspiper which publishes the assessments for their respective townships and the approximate date of publication. "The publication of the personal property assessments in 1953 as in prior years is considered as legal notice to the taxpayer. These lists will reveal any increases which may have been made in the taxpayer's schedule by the assessor or supervisor of assessments," Vandervliet went on to say. "If the taxpayer has reason tr believe that any inercase made in his own schedule is unwar ranted, then he should promptly file a 'written objection to hi? 1953 personal assessment on forms normally available in the offices of county treasurers or from clerks of county boards or review. "The filing of such an objection will entitle the taxpayer to a hearing at a time designated by his local board of review/' HIGHWAY 8AFHmr The state Division ot Highways -has begun applying illuminative^ material as a safety device on the main roads of Illinois. Center strips and no-passing zone markers will be treated with a coating of tiny bits o* rliss, finer than granulate sugar, mixed with paint. About 17,000 stop signs win be similarly coated. These coated Strip? and signs, lit up by the head lights of cars, are expected tr out materially the number of night crashes on Illinois highways. First application of th< Illuminative material is belnp made on the ten-mile relocation of U. S. Route 67 south of Jacksonville, between Woodson and Medora. The entire Job--a basic part of Governor William G Stratton's policy of buildinp traffic safety Into the state's general highway program - will probably take about two years. NEW PROVISIONS FOR DEFERMENT OF STUDENTS LISTED Changes in the provisions for statutory deferment of certain students who are ordered for induction into the armed forces were announced by Colonel Paul G. Armstrong, Illinois state director of Selective Service. Under the new provisions, a college student who is ordered for induction cannot be granted a deferment in Class I-S(C) unless he himself submits a written request for such deferment to his local board accompanied oy a statement from his college presenting certain required information, including the fact that that he is satisfactorily puisuing a full-time course of instruction. Formerly, if a college student was ordered for induction and there was evidence in his file that he was satisfactorily -nil-suing a full-time course, his ocal board had to defer him automatically in Class I-S(C). Colonel Armstrong emphasized that a student is entitled to only one of these statutory deferments. The deferment is good •int.il the end cf the student's urrent academic year- or unt ! he ceases to satisfactorily pursue a . full-time course, whichever is the earlier. However, if he does not enter upon his course until after his induction brder is mailed, he is not eligible for deferment in Class I-S(C>. The statutory provision granting a student a deferment until the end of his academic year should not be confused, Colonel \rmstrong pointed out, v/ith the Class II-S type of deferment which is based on a student'? 'lass standing or the score he made on the Selective Service college qualification test Class II-S deferments are granted at the discretion of the local boards. Colonel Armstrong said he expects a considerable tightening iip in the requirements for coJ- 'ege student deferments prior to '.he beginning of the 1053 fall term. This will be necessary to make men available to Selective Service with which to meet the ieeds of. the nation's defease forties. - In 24 hours a typical sugar factory ir>pkes over 800 and polariscopic observations to assure purity of finished product. AMERICAN DIET Since the first woi*ld war, thr average American's consumption of lettuce has tripled. Next tc potatoes, the value of the lettucecrop leads the truck' product? that have revolutionized our diet The refrigerator-car has helpig greatly, but the main cause ha? been better knowledge of :die>J BUTCH'S SAVE MONEY ON YOUR CAR Jtefflar.. check., ops.. snl maintenance by oar experts means lower ear evsts for jat! Wi Do Cmupjtti 309 W. Elm Stared . Phone 811 24 Hear To*laf Overhauling McHenry, III. *«wrfd*nrA 91-W CARP OF THANHS I with to express my heartfelt appreciation to all those who voted for me in last Tuesdays Towndhip Election. Your support resulted in my election as one of your constables. Please accept my sincere thanks. FRED ft. MARKS I *t SPECIMEN BALLOT To be voted at the regular Village Election, Village of Spring Grove, in the County of McHenry *$£ of IJUinoifi, to. be held Tuesday, Aprii 21, 1953. Village Clerk CITIZENS' PARTY iBy PeUUQgV i V • vjjhOR VILLAGE PRESIDENT jQHNRAindr ; ' FO^ VILMJGB CLERK CHARLES J.FRETJND FOR POLICE MAGISTRATE WALTER KOWALSB3 (Vote for Three) FOR VIIJLAOE TRUSTEES ANTON MAT i. r T . " I I WALTER BROWN r r,1 DANIEL MILLEt • (By Petition) FOR VILLAGE PRESIDE!*? * ^ ; % * FOR VILLAGE CLERK FOR POLICE MAGISTRATE Read the Want Ad* HAVE YOU LOOKED AT YOtJR CHIMNEY LATELY? Tuck Pointing Chimneys Rebuilt Windew Caulking, etc. ..'.fREE ESTIMATES ^ Insured Workmenf ^ George Barber ISO S. Green Street PHONE McHENRY 336 Health Talb .. Airsickness"*. . ... AS TO other illnesses fciused by motion, airsickness is a source of great discomfort to Its victims. Today, however, certain medications are available to alleviate this condition when necessary, the educational committee of the Illinois State Medical society observes in Health Talk. Airsickness is characterised by nausea, vertigo or dizziness, or vomiting. There seem to be many contributing factors The _ _ _ person who is inclined toward j preference to either extreme. Alllie condition may W apparent only whan flying is rough, agsfe as the rise and fall of a. vp|sne running into updrafts or downdrafts. Other factors' are often psychic or emotional. Fear of falling from high places, fumes, odors or poor ventilation, the low air pressure of high altitudes, or the sight of others in distress may bring on the condition^ At first, the feeling may be one of mild nausea, but it may steadily progress to retching and vomiting. Persons who board 9 plane with stomach empty are just as susceptible as persons who have eaten heavy meals. Indeed, it hsu been recommended that a light bland meal should be taken in A man or woman sabfact to other forms of motion gickness, such as car or train sickness* should also seek the advica of t ' physician, because suitable medication, depending on the individual, is now available through prescription that will alleviate and frequently prevent the dition. nervousness and tension, for instance is a chief sufferer. Again, failure of certain parts of the body to adapt themselves to >peed, rough-motion or high altitude seem involved. The eyes, ears and nervous system, which Ordinarily coopsrate to preserve body balance or equilibrium, react strangely to accelerated motion and account for the stomach upsets that rack the victim. Some observers believe the trouble begins in the balancing mechanism of the inner ear. When the plane ruas into "bumpy" "weather, for example, the fluid in the semicircular canals is disturbed. When this occurs, the nerve fibers are disturbed, transmitting impulses to the brain area which controls vomiting. The victim's weakness - is not in his ears, therefore, but in that area of the brain which is abnormally sensitive. coholic hangovers and bad colds are factors in airsickness and persons suffering from either should, postpone flight. Improvements in air trave! control have lessened the dange; of rough trips, however, and th new large planes now have pressurized cabins, by which the pressure of air inside is kept as high as within 6,000 to 8.000 feet altitude, though the plane may go to 20,000 feet or more. Addit i o n a 1 improvements include soundproofing of cabins, serving hot meals, comfortable seats and selection of storm-free routes. Indeed aviation has progressed to the point where few persons need hesitate to use airplanes because of physical disability^ Those with serious heart trouble, tuberculosis, anemia, sinusitis of ear disorders, however, should consult a physician before making an airplane flight. CIGARETTE TAX Illinois cigarette tax collections during March this year were ? $2,514,647 as compared to $2,* 275.439 in March last year, and $2,094,876 in March, 1951. 8tate Revenue Director Richard J. Lyons, reporting these figures, • said the increasing revenues indicate that tax stamp counterfeiting is on the wane. Only 12 letters compriaa tho Hawaiian alphabet. * 1 . nniiiBi Mi.iitf.t. A very kind "Thank You" to the Voters of McHenry Township who gave us their overwhelming support; at the poHs .on Tuesday, April 7, 1953. ' • . 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