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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 3 Sep 1953, p. 12

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WiT'S Levesque .... ^ ' Last Can that very important meet- 'tftfc to be held at the beach on Wtutky, Sept. 6, at 4 p.m. ,V There will be election of offi- Swr» at this meeting and only paid up members will be eligible to vote. If you haven't sent jwur dues to the treasurer yet, please bring themto the reeetta*. I'11 Concerning The Lake * t The committee for the imvTV provement of the lake, under the | - i ilble leadership of Gene.. Piotrow- ^ a*i. chairman, is calling a meet- » , ing for all interested residents tomorrow night, Friday, Sept. 4, at 8 p.m. in the beach house. • More information has been Obtained concerning this vital matter and will be presented at this time, " • . " ; All subdivisions Of McCullom J^ake, including Knolhvood, Lake- Wood, Sponjia Lakeland, West fthore Beach, McCullom Lake Estates and Germantown. are urged to send representatives to this meeting. Sincere Thanks - We would like to report that Arthur Stuhlfeier is making steady progress toward getting well and should be home soon. Receiving cards and letters in the hospital certainly was a contributing factor toward Mr. ^tuhlfeier's recovery. Thanks a- « It's Another Granddaughter • For Mr. and Mrs. Leo" Scales. J ^his makes the second one for • the Sales family. | Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sales of • ^Jhicago (she is the former Jean f* SSmone of McHenry) are the • Very proud " parents of Mary • Catherine, who made her debut : Into the world at Columbus i hospital Tuesday, Aug. 25. ; She tipped the scales at 7 lbs. • 9 oz. May we offer our congratillations to mom and dad, grandma and grandpa? guest at the Arthur Stuhlfeier home last week. This grand lady was keeping Mrs. Stuhlfeier company while Mr. Stuhlfeier was hospitalized. Vacation In The North Woods 'Twas a mean trick the rauskies and the northerns played on Theresa. Willard and Lynne Hchultz last' week. I They were spending a hopeful vacation at Charlie's Place on I Lake Bastine, which is part of the Wisconsin Flambeau, but the fishing was poor to put it mildly. • - ;. ^ However.; the schultzes enjoy* ed the summing. boating and restful atmosphere of the Wisconsin northland. Last Friday- we motored up for a weekend visit witli Theresa and Will., : Jake tried his . hand at 'the angler's sport also, but to no avail.. '• *: It was a short "vicatioii,. very sweet!! •_ ..«• Phone Change Kindly make note of the new telephone number to call for your news. The new number is 537-W-2 and your reporter will be standing by for anything exciting which'you may have to report. Recovering Slowly Mrs. Gunnar Johnson, who was rushed to the hospital so suddenly last week, is making a steady recovery and should be completely well after three or four months' rest. A spokesman for the Bell Telephone system told the House Ways and Means committee recently that excise taxes on telephone service are "unreasonably high and bundensos^e" to telephone users. He was Mark ft. Sullivan, president of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company. The committee is reviewing the existing excise tax structure. Long distance calls and ««x of 35 per cent, looal satvice *n excise tax it 15 fwr c«nt. Making it clear that, since the tax is paid by the telephone customers any reduction made would accrue directly and immediately, to telephone users, not to the telephone companies, Sullivan emphasized that: "Telephone service is a necessity to our modern way of life, yet it bears an unreasonably high and burdensome federal excise tax. "Of the four essential household utility services--water, gas, electricity and telephone--only telephone service is subject - to leased | any federal excise taj^. wire facilities carry an . excise I "The objectionable discriminatory aspects of, telephone cises are more sharply revealed light of the fact that they are at a higher level even tfean those imposed on most luxuries. "The present Federal excise tax rates were enacted under conditions which no longer prevail and should not be continued under present conditions." Only liquor and tobaqco bear higher tax rates than telephone service, Sullivan pointed out, and many luxury items bear less tax. Jewelry, furs, luggage and cabaret charges are taxed 20 per cent. Many other items such as musical instruments, radios and sports (equipment, and wagers, " such as ' betUng on are taxed at 1Q per cent, j .The. present high excise taxes on telephone" ^service are the outgrowth of conditions prevailing prior to World War II and during the war, he said, when steps were taken to discourage civilian telephone' usage. State regulatory bodies have taken a strong stand against the imposition of the high telephone excise taxes. The National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners passed a resolution citing objections as have various' state regulatory groups. Sullivan also referred to independent polls made by the American Institute of Public Opinion Research corporation on overall' tax questions which not only. indicated public dissatisfaction with the telephone tax but ranked it at the top of the list of ^those most disliked. One of the polls summarized its findings by stating that in a nutshell, people say "lower the taxes on things we have to have." WORKMEN'S BENEFITS The state Department of Labor reports that a record-breaking total of $20,361,369 was paid by Illinois employers as workmen's compensation benefits in 1952. This represents payments on 445,567 on-the-job injury cases. So long for now. week. is See you next SEWING ROOM BINT Cut the strips containing buttons and buttonholes from the discarded garments and use them under a fly in new garments. It saves time and labor. In The Country fMr, and Mrs. Bill Rice of Chicago and their sweet children,' •»- Donna and Jerry, spent two very g enjoyable days with Marge and r Lowell Peterson this week. • ^ The unfortunate city dwellers - miss the luxury of the breezes g that we enjoy here. The Rices 31 w«*e most unhappy whea time to return home. $ • Replay Scheduled Our battling McCullom Lake A.C. was putting up a terrific fcattle last Thursday nght a- - jrainst the Wonder Lake A.C. £hen the game was called be- ,y|$*Bse of darknesB. The game went Jnto the sev- «^#nth inning but was recalled to ^%he sixth because the inning was J ®ot completed. The score was 11 |to 11. There will be a re-play |on this game but the date hasn't f been established fkt. *UvUnfortunately' we don't have .Tuesday night's results in the W1®* against Bimbo's Bhmbers j®ut we hope for a victory, of , fcourse. G 1 Who Said Taxis 2 {Are A Luxury? • • • Add the cost of cleaning i Mils nan's rain - soaked | dollies and you'll agree i door -to-door taxi actually j saves money. A cab can ' help In a hundred differ- { ent way*. When yon need { one, > I CALL 723 ; • \ i j ^Ciompaay From Iowa Marge Hawver of W foo, la., was a very we! ; McHENRY CAB \omo "When you hand your doctor's prescriptions across our pharmacy counter you can be sure they will be' followed to the letter,'compounded by skilled hands from pure, fresh drugs... professional products of highest quality, made by such trusted firms as E. Rs Squibb & Sons. A-mineral eil you ean taVt-wMfc complete confidence is SQUIBB MINERAL OIL ... a gentle laxative, odorless, tasteless, crystal clear ... unsurpassed quality has made it th# world's largest selling brand. Hfour prescriptions are our specialty BOLGER'S STATE A serious of experiments and tests regarding •. the effects of blood transfusions is being put under way at the Statevllle branch of the Illinois StateJftukitentiary. Prisoners wh<r volunteer will be used as subjects of the tests. 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