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PAGE 8, SECTION 2 - MCHENRY PLAIN DEALER - NOVEMBER 3, 1966 and invite you to participate more fully in our program. Whether or not you have children" in school, we hope you will visit our facilities and take pride in their beauty and efficiency. You are always welcome at board meetings, where policy is developed. Your new superintendent has established hours when you can come in for an uninterrupted talk about any aspect of school operation. And we have had .the following material on school finance prepared* to help your better understanding. We hope you find it of interest. The Board of District 156: Vale Adams, president, Donald Howard, Dr. James Sayler, Carl Neiss, George M. F r e u n d , Donald Weing a r t , Dr. Leslie Krieger. The Board of District 15: August Uttich, presi d ent, Thomas Lawson, Mrs. Dorothy Vick, Henry Nell Jr., Dr. Peter Griesbach, Dr. W. E. Kohl Jr. Rev. J. O. Mclntyre. Dr. Carl Berg Strom, Superintendent. SCHOOL FINANCE "The public facilities enjoyed by the citizens of McHenry county are provided by separate governing bodies, each offering a designated service to the people within a fixed geographic area, who support the service with their taxes. In the greater McHenry area, elementary school children attend schools in Ringwood, Wonder Lake, and Johnsburg, each supported by a separate tax district. Edgeb r o o k , H i l l t o p , V a l l e y View and the Junior high constitute the McHenry Community Consolidated schools. District 15. Students from all these districts attend McHenry Community high school District 156. This report is concerned with Districts 15 and 156, which are administered by one superintendent. "The chief source of revenue for our schools is the tax on real estate and personal property. Construction of new buildings is financed by b o r r o w i n g a g a i n s t the value of all real estate and personal property in the district; school bonds are sold to cover the construction cost, and principal and interest are repaid from taxes. The assessed value of all real estate and personal property in School System Finances Are Discussed In Education Week The facts about District 15: equalized assessed valuation, $59,626,808! enrollment, 2,317; assessed valuation per pupil, $25,319; total tax rate. 1.717; dollars levied per pupil $434.72; Breakdown of Total Tax Rate by Operating Funds: education 1.170; building, .200; transportation, .021; bonds, .305; retirement, .021; school total, .171. Maximum rate for district 15 without further referendum: education, 1.17; building, .200; transportation, .080. Ceiling rate as set by State of Illinois: education, 1.60; building, .250; transportation, .150. The Facts about District 156: equalized assessed valuation. $91,450,836; enrollment, 1,482; assessment valuation per pupil, $61,735; total tax rate, 1.360; dollars levied per pupil, $839.59. Breakdown of Total Tax Rate by Operating Funds: education, .832; building, .137; transportation, .020; bonds, .362; retirement, .006; school total, 1,360. Maximum rate for district 156 without further referendum: education, .860; building, .2^0; transportation, .080. Ceiling rate as set by Mate of Illinois: education, 1.60; building, .250; transportation, .150. "Webster's Collegiate dictionary says that the word "Tax" comes from the Latin taxare, meaning "to touch sharply". "Hie word is used as a verb in such phrases as "to tax one's strength" --meaning, to lay any burden or strain upon. The noun means, a pecuniary burden imposed by authority; a forced contribution of wealth to meet the public needs of a government. And the dictionary gives a grim list of synonyms: Levy, Tribute, Duty, Toll. "During National Education Week, we would like to say a few words about your school system and the tribute, toll, strain, demand, pecuniary burden and forced contribution that some ancient Roman summed up in the word taxare. Hi en, as now, the citizen wag sharply touched. "But there's this difference between you and the ancient Roman: you are, after all, the authority which imposes this burden, upon yourself. While all Americans are free to complain about taxes, and most of us do, no people since the beginning of history have been more serious about accepting their responsibilities, or more realistic about the cost of civic progress and the public good. "Those of us who are in charge of administering your school tax dollars thank you for your continuing support, AUCTION SALE Saturday. Nov. 5 -- 1:30 p.m. > Household furnishings and antiques to settle estate, including refrigerator, electric stove, 8-pc. dining room S set, 2-pc. Living room set, Llvtag room chairs, UpdgSit 'piano. Sofa bed. Secretary bookcase, China cabtot, • Large round mahogany pedestal table, Chickering rosewood piano, O.E. portable TV, Marble hall tree, Walnut Stables, Antique chests, Rockers, Vlctrola, Mirrors, Plc- >ture frames, Lamps, Hand painted dishes and china, ) Linen, Bric-a-brac, Pots and pans. Misc. kitchen Heme, .other misc. items. Agnes Jencks, Owner DUNNINGS AUCTION SEBVICE -- Elgin, III. S12 - 741-848$ ITXOSTS m MORE TO BUY YOUR CAR FROM A HEW CAR DEALER WHERE YOU GET A MMM WMMNTY > AND YOU GET A BETTER CM! v Ited TC3Q CAft MAS Wtm VI1WIAT» Acc&acsao TO rvc APFQAOABCa, --CC£3DrT10* AMD TCa Pua-VALUt U9TW NLOWr • AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION • RADIO • HEATEft • POWER STEERING • POWER BRAKES n omamac v fulaf itt 8 9 -m II rmmm mMM. S E M, N 1 9am* m' SHBB $ 1 n , n n VALUE-RATED PRICE 1 j 1965 CHEVROLET 2 Door j top. 3 speed on the column V-8 • Motor, Radio, Heater. Custom j Red Pleated Interior, etc. The : sharpest Red '65 That's Avail- : able. 1964 BUICK RIVIERA. The Flagship of the Buick Motor Division, 20,000 original miles. Imagine--Still under warranty. Has all the equipment plus a brand new set of tires. Ebony Black in Color *2195 1964 ©LDSMOBILE 98 To%n Sedpn. Has all OLDS Op£i@as. including Factory Air Conditioning. Finished in Arctic White with a Harmonizing Brtonze Interior. Priced to Sell CHEVBOLET.. SUPER SPORT--The pride of the Chevy line. Bucket Seats, V-8 Operating Console. Finished in Ebony Black. Looks like the day it left Janesville, Wis. $@§L Down 1965 FORD XL Hardtop. 2 Door Model. Vinyl Roof, Custom Interior. Popular V-8 Cruise - O - Matic, All Power, etc. Canary yellow with a harmonizing black contrasting interior. . . . READY TO GO. LIKE NEW! sues - ©u .District 15^ in 1965 was $59,- 626,808. The vafue in district 156 Was $91,450,836. Our schools alfco receive support from the common school fund appropriated by the state legislature from state taxes. State aid is distributed by a formula planned to equalize educational opportunities throughout the state, giving a flat grant per pupil to all districts. In 1965 this amounted to 547 per elementary pupil and $32 per high school pupil. Federal funds aire available for some special purposes. Property Assessed Each spring, property is assessed by the township assessor -- personal property every year, real estate every fourth year; during the summer, school boards prepare a budget for the coming year and submit the total amount needed, callet the "levy" to the County Clerk. The County Clerk calculates the rate at which property must be taxed to yieldS the needed amount, and applies that rate to the value of your property to determine your share of the school Tax. The County Treasurer bills you for all tax districts (schools, county, township, city, fire protection district, etc.) t one tim and receives your payment. The Treasurer then sends all tax districts the money due them. The money requested by the school board when it filed its levy in September, 1966, will not be received until the summer and fall of 1967. , "In 1965, the total tax rate for District 15 was 1.717, or asessed value. The rate for District 156 was 1.360. These rates are broken down into operating funds: the education fund provides for salaries, supplies, etc., another fund provides for bond retirement; the building fund pays for improvements, maintenance, etc.; the transportation fund provides bus services; we also contribute to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. Each receives a fixed share of the total school tax, as shown below. 1964 DODGE STATION Wagon, 8 Passenger. Automatic Transmission. 8 - Ply Tires. 6 - Door Model. 20,000 miles. Owner's name on request. $14^5 : McHenry Library Corner Main and Green Sts. HOUBS Monday thru Friday 2 p.m. to 8 pju. Saturday 1' p.m, to ft pan. The following are included among children's a nd youth books in the McHenry public library: Carleton, --"The Secret of Saturday Cove." , Carlson, N.S. -- "The Empty SchoOlhouse," "Jean- Claude's Island", "Letter on the Tree,""Orphelines in the Enchanted Castle" and "Talking Cat". Caudill, -- "Happy Little Family" and "Pocketful of Cricket". Cenac, -- "Four Paws into Adventure". Chafetz, -- "Legend of Befana". Chester, M. --"Let's Go to "For each fund, the citizens of the district vote to determine the maximum rate at which they will be taxed. Thus, as enrollments increase, school boards must periodically go to the voters and ask for a corresponding increase in taxes for construction or operation of schools. "In addition, a ceiling is put on these rates by the state, beyond which the rate could not be increased even if local voters were inclined to do so. The state also limits borrowing for construction to 5 per cent of assessed value. the Moon". Christopher, -- "Wingman on Ice". Cleary, -- "Henry and Ribsy". Coatsworth, -- "The Secret". Cohen, L. -- "Came Liberty Beyond our Hope". Collette, -- "The Boy and the Magic". Daugherty, -- "The Picnic". DeJong, --"Wheel on the School". De la Mare, -- "Magic Jacket". Downing, -- "Russian Tales and Legends". Duvoisin, -- "A. For the Ark", "Petunia and the Song", "Petunia, I Love Your". Enright, -- "Spiderweb for Two", "Tatsinda" and "Then There Were Five". Epstein, B. -- "Luck y, Lucky White Horse". Fatio, L. -- "The Happy Lion". Flack, M. -- "Ask Mr. Bear", "Story About Ping" and "Walter the Lazy Mouse". Francoise, -- "Big Rain", "Jeanne-Marie at the Fair", "Jeanne-M a r i e * Counts her Sheep", "Jeanne-Marie in Gay Paris" and "What Time is it, Jeanne-Marie"? Freeman, D. -- "Come Gain, Pelican" and "Ski Pup". Froman, E. H. -- "Eba, the Absent-Minded Witch". Gage, W. -- "Dan and the Miranda". 7 Gibson, M.D. --"Lemans: Twice Around the Clock". Godden, R. --"Home is the Sailor". 1 Goudey, A.E. -- "Butterfly Time", "The Day We saw the Sun Come Up" and "Gray Wings". Grahame, -- "Reluc t a n t Dragon". Gramatky, H. -- "Hercules" and " L i t t l e Toot of the Thames". Gray, -- "India's Tales and Legends". Greenway, -- "Under the Window". Adams, A. -- "Bring ^ Torch, Jeannette, Isabella". Andersen, H.C. -- "The Nightingale" and "The Steadfast Tin Soldier". Arthur, -- "Alfred Hitchcocik and the Three Investigators in "The Mystery of the Green Ghost". Bannon, -- "The Best House in the World". Barrie, -- "Peter, Pan". albert s. salvj SNOW TIRE Sate! Full 4-Ply Premium Tires 7.50 x 14 -- 6.70 x AA 7.75 x 14 -- 7.75 x 145*3/.UV pi. 8.00 x 14 -- 8.25 x 14 e)A 7.10 x 15 -- 8:15 x 15 *37. • A pr. 8.50 x 14 -- SM x 14 3JL n. 7.60 x 15 -- 8.45 X 15 1I,WPT. 6.50 x 14 -- 6.95 x 14 7.00 x 14 -- 7.85 x 14 6.50 x 15 -- 7.85 x 15 6.50 x 18 *31.86 pr. *33.10 pr $34.00 pr. *35.20 pr. 7.00 x 18 $32.50 pr. PASSENGER CAR & TRUCK TIRES (all sli--> 6 or 12 Volt Batteries for All Cars Up to $S Trad* In McHenry Tire Mart 8981 W. Main St. PHONE 885-0204 McHenry, HL Si. (Boole 31) Daily 9-9 Snndav 11 • 3 FJmm 815-385-7200 Basements- The Dark Continent of most homes, unwanted and certainly uninviting. C a r p o r t or g a r a g e - Nobody could find anything in that mess. Here's a real brewing s p o t from e v e r y t h i n g from a the easy cracked shin to a flat tire. A B C's for extra space Attics--Cluttered and unor ganized; certainly an impractical use of space you need. Take advantage of the space you alfeady have make it useable, attractive living space. 1 Now here's a real room of his own. Your imagination plus the economy of Masonite Royalcote makes it all possible. Royalcote is so economical that an entire 8' x 12' wall can be covered for less than $30 At left: Royalcote Frosted. Cherry Paneling. •it ALEXANDER LUMBER CO THE BEST OF EVERYTHING FOR THE BUILDER On Highway 31 South of Main Street - McHenry, Phone 385-1 The principal issue in the coming election for State Senator is whether our district shall begin to move forward with capable, progressive and expressive rep* resetitation in the Senate. The One Party system dominated by the Waukegan , "East Side Bloc" and sustained by the misplaced loyalties and self-interest of the past has created a "political employment service" whereby the carousel of East Lake County politicians move from "job to job," but revolve in the same stagnant spot in representing West Lake and McHenry Counties. ' I believe it is now timd for the voter to scrutinize carefully the qualifications of THE MAN seeking the office to determine whether he has the background to perform t h el s e functions: what motivates THE MAN to seek this office and what will THE MAN do when he is in office. I have been a practicing attorney f o r 15 years, engaged in the general practice in Lake) Zurich for the past ten years. I have developed m y practice to a successful status by persona l l y p a r t i c i p a t i n g in the competitive business arena. I am a home owner, with eight children. 1 am a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (Business '48); N o r t h w e s t e r n Law S c h o o l (J.D. '51). I am married to Marita Williams, formerly of McHenry. She is a graduate of McHenry High School and was the 1949 Homecoming Queen. I consider myself representative, not of politics or politicians, but of you, the voter. I am seeking this office because of my sense of responsibility for better gove r n m e n t , and b e c a u s e our area should be represented in the district. I seek to serve -- not a job. I am convinced that better government can be achieved only by voting in better people to serve, by supporting the candidate best qualified. I do not believe the residents of this district are satisfied with the present status of county and district affairs. I propose to inform the voters of everything that is proposed, pending and enacted in the State legislature. I will do this by having personal contact and establishing information centers, and being available to speak before any civic group that will invite me. I further will utilize personal contact and questionnaire forms to solicit your p a r t i c i p a t i o n in your State Government. The effective governing status of the State Legislature is slowly being lost and the Federal Government is replacing governmental service that should be performed by the State, NOT BECAUSE OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY but because YOU ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN YOUR STATE GOVERNMENT. Let's begin to move forward with representation of OUR area by OUR district. My opponent lives in Deerfield and is representative of Chicago oriented east - side interests which has little contact wtih our area. The 32nd district, a new d i s t r i c t i n o l u d e s Hebron, Greenwood, Dorr, Richmond, Burton, McHenry, Nunda and Algonquin Townships. Don't let THEM take our representation in the State Senate away from us. Let me conclude by saying the overall philosophy that I wish to promote is to participate together with the voter in establishing a n atmosphere which can b e s t s e r v e you and me in developing our potential as citizens to the fullest, and provide a 1 tetter life for ourselves, our children and our families, and endow the future generations with an even better place to live. * Adv.