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Thursday, December 11, 1958 THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER McHenry PlaindeaJei Phone 170 - 171 Published every Thursday al McHenry, 111., by the McHenry Publishing Company, Inc. Na t i o n a l e d i t o r i a i |As|oc£jT0ii mnni.'ii.'U'.jim. SAFE WINTER DRIVING FACTS Page F foe SN STARTING ABILITY ON ICE Traction ratings, based on hundreds of tests, meas- _ure the pulling or hill-climbing ability of tires and xhains on glare ice conditions. Index is expressed at 100 for regular tires. 0 100 200 300 400 500 W. EURFEINDT, Gen'l. Mgr. ADELE FROEHLICH, Edifo) SUBSCRIPTION RATE In McHenry -County • 1 Year ; $3.5l • 6 Months $2.00 3 Months $1.25 Outsidb McHenry County 1 Year $4.00 6 Months $2.25 3 Months • $1.50 Entered as second-class mat ter at the post office at McHenry, Illinois, under the acl of May 8. 1879. REINFORCED TIRE CHAINS 509 SNOW TIRES 128 REGULAR TIRES 100 STOPPING ABILITY 0(1 ICE Average braking distances, based on tests from 20 MPH on glare ice. For comparison, average braking distance of regular tires oh dry pavement at same speed is 21 feet, on glare ice 195 feet. 0 100 200 300 400 500 REINFORCED TIRE CHAINS 177. ft 1 I SNOW TIRES 174 ft REGULAR TIRES 195 ft This Business --- Farming sessments, jumped 11 percent over the year before and is* ' 348 percent more than the 1940 figure. Yes,--real estate taxes ab- . , production* sorbed almost 11 per cent of is a large factor in your future among the leaders in percent of tax increase. What is, this real estate tax used for? "Efficient farm feeding success, but , there is something you can do about it. One of the elements affecting that statement is the fixed cost of farm real estate taxes. Illinois farm landowners paid a record-sized real estate tax bill of $106 million this year, according to N.G.P. Krausz. University of Illinois professor of agricultural law. This tax. based on 1957 asthe total Illinois net farm come in 1957. Some might think that the high value of farm land in Illinois compared with other states may explain the higher taxes. , But when taxes are computed on the basis of $100 full value, the U. S. average went up only 1.1 per cent and other cornbelt states increased less than 0.3 per cent. So. even figuring this way, Illinois remains demanding that you increase your efficiency of production. Now would be a good time to discuss vour present feeding Where does it go? 4. ,t, , . The lions share of real estate operations„with your local Untaxes is used for public schools. no's Feed association dealer. Krausz points out. School enrollment rose 33 per cent from 1946 to 1956, and another 40 per cent jump is expected bv 1965. . As long as the Illinois tax structure basically remains the same, the result will be more increases in real estate taxes. This, important factor, in raising the cost of farming, is He has valuable farm management information which can aid you in evaluating your feeding program so that you will feel your increasing taxes less. It's too bad that the fellow who gets carried away with his cleverness isn't. STARTING ABILITY 0W SNOW j STOPPING ABILITY ON SNOW %CIENCE MUSEUM HELPS SCHOOLS IN USE OF EXHIBITS Traction ratings, based on drawbar pull tests oh loosely packed snow, also indicate relative ability to pull through deep snow or climb hills. ' REINFORCED TIRE CHAINS 413 SNOW TiRES REGULAR TIRES 100 This shows the comparative stopping ability of regular and snow tires and reinforced tire chains on loosely packed snow, from 20 MPH. REINFORCED TIRE CHAINS 138 ft SNOW TIRES l«ft REGULAR TIRES 160 ft Greater utilization of its more technical exhibits as laboratory proving grounds for many of the subjects now t>eing taught in the upper grades .of the public and parochial jcchools of Chicago and its suburbs is assured by a new arrangement devised by the Mu- J seum of Science and Industry, j The plan, worked out in cooperation with Chicago public * school authorities and other " educators, is outlined in a new handbook now being issued by - the Museum to thousands of „ teachers throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. ™ Aimed primarily at pupils in ; the sixth to eighth grades, it supplements a similar program launched early last year for * students in the younger educa-| tional levels ranging from the kindergarten to the fifth grade •TT.XV•: F,, G 9M 11 MI I1 ^ EFFECT OF | TEMPERATURE | Rising temperatures make ice more slippery. § A car with regular tires|, moving at 20 MPH on I glare ice, requires 114 s ft. at 0° and 235 ft. at § 30° above. Reinforced | tire chains provide con- | sistentlyshorteststops, f about 77 ft., regard- | less of temperatures. | STOPPING ABILITY ON DRY PAVEMENT REGULAR TIRES ||21 ft These National Safety Council charts illustrate test results by its Committee on Winter Driving Hazards. Braking distances do not allow for "reaction time," which averages 34 of a second needed to get foot on brake and which adds another 22 feet to stopping ability figures shown above. New booklet, entitled "How To Be a Better Winter Driveris available free by writing National Safety Council, Chicago 11, Illinois. SERVICE NEWS j PUBLIC NOTICE j Notice of Proposed Changes in Schedule COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY and its Public Service Company Division hereby give notice to the public that : certain revisions in Schedule Extensive use of the Museum's ! information and Requirefacilities is also being made by I ["f nti, fo1! Supply of Electhe high schools. trie Service . have been filed rr,u * r 1 Wltn the Illinois Commerce The importance of the Mu- Commission on December 2 #eum s latest project is indi- j cated ino-.the fact that during T. . , the school year which ended , 1S J5™*50 * Paralost June 30, it was host to 5.- , g[aphs ,5 4°; ™d. ,5 41)- R*- 231 different elementary and ; Pacement °f Service Entrance high school groups. They came ' '-'rlulPrnent- be revised to exi tend the Company's wiring allowance progiam for one more year to December 31, 1959. Other revisions are proposed in the following Paragraphs: from institutions from Buffalo on the east, St". Paul and Oma- . ha on the west, and Memphis f and Louisville on the south. These groups, all of which camc4o the Museum with their ^ teachers -atid many in large zf fleets of school buses, ranged i (4.29) -- minimum conductor *" from individual classes num- I sizes for cable supplying secbering from ten to fifteen stu- {ondary utilization voltage; <4.- dents upward to complete i 41) and (5.291 -- extension of school and school district or- ! service entrances between point > ganizatjons that' in certain !'*>f building entry and diseon- (4.28) -- marking of conduct- USS Princeton operating with ors to be buried in the ground; Carl W. Weber, seaman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl \. Weber of 402 Main street, McHenry,. returned to Alameda, Calif., Nov. 26 aboard the small seaplane tender USS Onslow alter a tour of duty in the Western Pacific. During the early part of tne cruise the Onslow operated in the Aleutian Islands for a month. She was then ordered to the -commander of the Taiwan Patrol Force, where she operated in the Pescadores Islands and Okinawah areas providing support to seaplanes patrolling the Formosan Straits. The crew visited ports in the Aleutians. Hawaii. Japan, Formosa and Okinawa. Donald Rockel. son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rockel of Pistakee Highlands, graduated recently from recruit training at band of the former Miss Pat- the naval training center at ricia D. Hrycyk of Lakeland San Diego. He is an apprentice Park, are serving aboard the; petty officer. anti-submarine aircraft carrier • ' * ' ! ILLESHMEIM ARMY AIRj FIELD GERMANY -- Charles i J. Meager, Jr./whose parents 1 live on Route 3, McHenry recently was promoted to special- | ist five in Germany, where he | is a mechanic in the second _ aviation company. | Specialist Meagher entered the Army in January. 1956, and arrived overseas in May, 1957. from an assignment at Fort Rucker, Ala. His wife, Phyllis, is with him in Germany. Steven J. O'Neill, seaman apprentice, ITSN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh J. O'Neill of Rt. 3, and Kenneth A. Uelman, seaman apprentice. USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Uelman.' Jr., of Holiday Hills, and hus- Let every dawn of morning ! the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the be to you as the beginning pfH Western Pacific. I life * 1 cases exceeded 2,000 pupils. The Museum's newly amplified educational auxiliary plan ill make it easier for teachrs to map out their tours in advance. Thus, instead of de- i v e l o p i n g , i n t o s i g h t s e e i n g ! events, visits can be concen- j trated on exhibits related to I topics the visitor pupils are J actually studying at the mo- j •ment. Since the world began, peace Qas always been all dressed up with no place to go. Imagination: The idea that price and wage controls can be established by voluntary cooperation. necting means; (5.10) and (5.- 11) -- reference to other paragraphs concerning subject defined; and (5.12) -- modification of service run location requirements. ' Further information with 1 respect to these changes may be obtained directly from the Company or by addressing the Secretary of the Illinois Commerce Commission in Spring- i field, Illinois. A copy of the proposed changes may be inspected by any interested party at any business office of this Com- i pany. COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY : Hubert H% Nexon j Director of Rates j Publish Dec. 11-18 ! LAKE PERCH DINNER ALL YOU CAN EAT M.25 CHAPEL HILL COUNTRY CLUB PHONE 2040 JOIINSIiUKC- BLACKTOP *** W S TAKE A TIP From Santa RST IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE 9 vehicles lead the field! Give (yhul&tefi The PENDLETON LABEL is «; your guarantee of unvarying fi high quality, distinctive styling, $ lasting satisfaction. 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