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PG. 8, - PLAINDEALER - JANUARY 1.7, 1968 "J. Our'; Legislative Costs ; "H-'i • • It post each resident in Illinois 61 cents to support his Legislature, last biennium while in the average state, the cost was 97 cents. In States of comparable size to Illinois the costs were: New York, $1.36; California, $1.26; Pennsylvania, $1.11; Michigan, $1.03; Texas, 50 cents and Ohio, 44 cents. In the total amount of money appropriated to support its Legislature during the past biennial period, Illinois ranked sixth among-; the fifty states. The amount appropriated to run the Legis^atyi^ amounted to only .159 per cent of the total state budglrcf tsjr this measure Illinois ranked thirty-fourth among the states.:In average expenditure per legislator, Illinois was twelfth, aid in legislative expenditures per resident, Illinois was 43rd. Total legislative costs in Illinois for this period were $6.5 million, or around $28,000 for each Senator and Representative. (Ipw did this compare with other comparable States? New York spent the most on its legislative process, $24.6 million, followed by California, $23.4 million, and Pennsylvania, $12.8 million. The costs per legislator were: California, $195,108; New York, $117,603; Michigan, $57,473; Pennsylvania, $49, 378; Texas, $29,425; and Ohio, $26,538. Winter Driving Hazards January is "poor vision" month for drivers. Fewer daylight hours , 'fogged windshields, fading half-light, deceptive shadbws and glistening pavements all add up to a greater need for caution and alertness. GooJ| vehicle maintenance, reduced speed and increased alertne^^re the key answers to traffic problems when visibility |The reliability of lighting in the stop-go traffic thalt ring winter storms is dependent on a well maintained fsystem. fists should aiso make it a practice to clean wind- Jbadlamps and car windows of daily accumulations of traffu^S weather film. This film tends to diffuse the ligjrt and play &||ic|l tricks on the driver. Kfauqed speeds and special alertness are required at pedestrian crossings and when passing a line of parked cars. Bridges, overpasses and locations where tree or building shadows fall across pavements are the locations where you can expect ice patches to occur first when it isfraining $nd temperatures are marginal. is poo| occur sj; electri| fc shieldst; ElOHT-COUNTY TOURPROMOTiQN IS ^^mUNCEB Thought counties surrounding cjgltt are preparing for a largerJSHj promotion of 1968 sesqui<Je!tennial events ranging from;*he Momence Gladiolus FesMVal to the Chain O' Lakes Regatta and Fishing Derby, from the Mid-American -Aurora Canoe Race book Sports Core se. Harold Levin and 'Hill, vice presidents Igidti One Council for Tfni||m|in £$ortJieastern liribt^<&; 1968 .ft big year = for tpfirismi ^^Mewls, hotels, resta\iitantS, Jheatres, golf courses, museums, park districtWK& ssions, commercial recreation centers, county fairs;sat£\odeos, camping sites marinas, and resorts are all expected to do plus business in McIfp|gS£ Lake, Kane, DuPage Kenitfflwill, Grundy and Kan« kak«|®ynties." / Tppp^gion One Council for 1'oiigffijMwill promote tourist basin^Wj with $32,000 in lo-- cal ^M^4natching state funds. Coup|jm|rojects include - l^Fublication of 150,000 tourli^fjsfpiiides featuring the nati^' Pu-acuoris and special eve*tg£S§ eight counties along with^ectwy of accommodations^ ffllcreation and enter- 2) i|§|ress tour of eight counti<^j| 'n May, with advance mater » all special events planned jjuring the sesquicentenniaT^ ar. 3) Metropolitan, suburban, ancfrural press releases, alon^^ Mjfli radio and TV spot feature coverage of Region One events. 4) Documentary 16mm color films of special events. 5) 50,000 maps for Chicagoland ski areas and advertising over 10 weeks in four Chicago dailies. 6) Subsidization of tourism literature for Aurora, Joliet, Kankakee, and Lombard (Lilac Festival). 7) Subsidization of A Sesqui centennial Newspaper Supplement (200,000) for DuPage county. 8) Subsidization of 25,000 i LAST RUN ... A Tokyo s t r e e t c a r , f r i n g e d with r i b b o n , made i t s l a s t run here r e c e n t l y . About 200 streetcars were replaced by buses ending a 64-year career which began in 1903. /}/////////•'"'" VRYER mYER C J € NOT wice ilclfenry , arQ^l j^preseme,^ tives include Frank Low, Marine festival; William Nye, Mc- Henry Chamber of Commerce; Bud Hansen of Hansen Marine and Bill Goettsche of Triton Marine. PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to ifie this column as an expressipn of their views on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only request is that writers limit themselves to 300 words or less signature,, full address and phone number. We ask. too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We reserve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in objectionable taste.) HOLIDAY PROJECT "Dear Editor: "Quite a few things were donated to our "Christmas for the Needy" project this year and everything was greatly appreciated by both our sponsoring organization and families to whom they were given, . "The project turned out to be a real success. We wish everyone could have been with us when the gifts were delivered. The expression on the children's faces was ten times greater than a thanks could ever be written on paper. "LibbyStine "Mfctfenry O t t imc MAKE YOUR OWN TV TEST Mary Yarborough prepared an interesting story about her telephone interview with Mrs. Crane. It was prompted by the irate demands of women Readers of the CHARLOTTE NEWS. They wanted to know what Mrs. Crane looked like and if she wore diaphanous nighties or was a waddling walrus! Those questions are, fair enough, so read below. By - George W. Crane, Ph. P., M.D. CASE E-539: Mary Yarborough lis a versatile writer for the Charlotte NEWS. Recently she telephoned Mrs* Crane. "Your husband's recent column about fat wives," she began, "has aroused the ire of many of our women readers. "So they have been writing to ask if . Mrs. Crane looks like a waddling walrus, or hippopotamus at circus elephant! tW<^l^^d#rtSnd<«ttis^ering are actual patients (with disguised names, of course, to protect their privacy). Mrs. Crane often helps me at the typewriter and usually proofreads my ?ppy. We are a happy couple,, mar- & of the Scientifi foundation, rs.' Cran erwtiy^ a> few questions so I cai| prfir .<£t 5> a.pi^|jjs "f*'fspare an article about Voi^'^^mal^rarni^l \'V * |Tm n PUnMn n aJ QKaMI ried for thirty-nine years, with five childrep and eleven grandchildren. ' But our^olBest son^was- killed in a jet plane collision, and we have lost two grandchildren. Mary Yarborough asked if Mrs. Crane w^s .a "Club Wo=* man". i|he is riot, i She hasn^t enough time beyond the usual Church activity, plus entertaining for our children, who have brought literally hundreds of $>als and girl friends home for weekends. Antf she' donatAs a lot of time help|i)g match the applicants cp Science Marriage " Mrs., Crane is a dedicated fisherw^^i^gften getting uj$| FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files at Jan. 12, 1928) Miss Ida Bresina of Chippewa Falls, Wis., who has been well, known in this vicinity, left her friends to join the nuns in the Notre Dame convent at Milwaukee, Wis. Mrs. F.G. Schreiner and Miss Cldra Stoffel were Chicago visitors Saturday at which time they saw "Hit The Deck" at the Woods theatre. John H. Kennebeck, 65, died at his home in this city Jan. 7, aftej* a lingering illness of several years. Henry Hobart sold his last r's crop nf fat nnrkers and delivered them to Kerbers of Elgin. Our greatest clearance sale begins Jan. 14 for one week, bargains galore throughout the store. Erickson Department store.' At the regular weekly dinner meeting of the McHenry Kiwanis club held at Nieseif s cafe an attendance contest was launched by the committee which is to cover a period of eight weeks and end with a turkey- bean dinner in March. Dr. C.W. Klontz and Charles Unti were named captains of the opposing/teams who chose the members eiach wanted to be, on their side. Attendance credits will decide which side is to eat turkey and which side the. beans, the losing side also to pay the cost. Robert Duda has moved his tailor shop from the -^William Pries building to his own building, known as the C.J. Berner building. The Pries store room will be occupied by the Agatha shop. The; owner, Miss Ethel Jones, will move soon. mmodations for about thirty employees and their spouses left McHenry in a caroling spirit, under the direction of Dan Malone, manager, and Marie Corso, Mina Kinsala, Florence Smith, Chuck Michling and Mike Sirota of the supervising staff of the SRA Scoring and Statistical Services center on Dec. 20 for dinner and dancing. It has been the policy of SRA to make an annual award to recognition of outstanding work during the year. This year the awards went to Mina Kinsala, supervisor of scoring, ahd Jeftn Wiles traffic clerk .as. the 1957. winners. , TWENTY - FIVE. YEARS AGO (Taken frpm the files of Jan. 14,1943); At a meeting of the commissioners of the McHenry Township Fire Protection District held last Friday a resolution was passed naming thefol- . lowing local fire insurance agents as inspectors for the district, Matt N. Schmitt, C.J. Reihansperger, Roy A. Kent and Earl R. Walsh. . Word has come to friepds here of the marriage on New Year's day of Miss Lillian Keenan of Oak Park to Mr. Robert Burns of Oak Park and Hi ckng# at the Oak Parki -1. Oscar North of "He and She*. Tad YatM Roger Moor* Jock Cacsidy 2. Star of "Diary of a Madman". P«t«r Folk Jack Utnmon - Roger Coggio 3. Lisa, of "Green Acres". Eva Gab or Ann Sotharn Lucille Ball 4. Luke of "Second Hundred Years". Monte Markham Bill tadd Ernest Wilcox 5. Star of "Charge of the Light Brigade." David Niven' Cory Grant Lee Marvin 'Uo| ou -- 1 :J9A0 Ajpjoq -- 3 .JdMejA eujueuios-- £ juenb -Bjf - p 'jjedxe - g gj|ODS •ueAjfsl OJOI()(JDVV 'JoqoQ •016603 Apissoo :s&3M$NV When selecting a gift for him.... let us help! >TORE for MEN /245N. Green St. McHenry, Illinois Phone 385-0047 Open Daily 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Fri. 'til 9 p.m. CLOSED ON SUNDAYS |-N USE THE FREE GREEN STREET PARKING AREA S3CT FMEJAY will be G0ODWIIX PICKUP DAY McHEMHY AREA Dial 385-0863 Aga©s T. Addams For a Goodwill truck to stop at yoor home. Help the Manricapp«d to help themselves by giving discares. Mrs. Crane agreed. So Mary inquired as to Mrs. Crane's height and weight! Then she asked Mrs. Craned is she could call her the following week and subject her to a full questionnaire. Meanwhile, she asked for a recent picture of Mrs. Crane*, Unfortunately, iihost of our & pictures have been family affairs, or were somewhat out of date. So Mrs. Crape asked me ta r use her polaroid camera arid:) get a couple of snapshots forthe Charlotte NEWS. Brody Griffith started 'iny "Worry Clinic" down thert' when it was first launched many years ago. And the Charlotte NEWS always sends a lot of mail to the home office of the newspaper syndicate in IndUpia. Which is one reason whj^ we, established apart-time farm home nearby, for I must donate two days per week just answer* ing letters. Obviously, the bulk of the letters don't require a personal reply, for you readers generally channel your requests for specific Rating Scales, Psychological Tests and other pertinent Sex booklets that offer far more data than could be put into a typed letter. But about 5 percent of the mail demands personal dictation from me. And if I am away on a twoweek lecture tour, I may then be buried With letters that keep me dictating for a full week at a stretch. But the cases which I describe in this clinical column to oi^4^0|ii>^^pnal church. She'll bri^'liom£a|stxing of the road too far in avoiding' bluegills before 1UR."for possible collision with another breakfast. , . car '"driven by Pvt. Francis I also tike tO fish, tout not / Clarke of Harvard which was in the early morning hours! For I work till midnight, so have formed ttye habit of sleeping late next morning. . Mrs. Crane is versatile. She was a travelling sales womari V and worked in advertising. And she took a year of business co^legei. The latter has be$n iMrei valuable training /than alf heir other courses at "three big universities.' . Send for ihy "Tests for Hus- Jbands' and Wives", enclosing a long stamped, return envelope, plus 20. cents and learn how to /remain SOPPILY married. (Always write to Dr.. Crane in care of this newspaper, enclose ing « long stamped, addressed envelope ^nd 20 c£nts to cover typing andf .printing costs when you send fqr briie of Ms booklets.) \ v;?,'. r-H 7T- v , • Excessive ^peed is the number one highway killer, according to a report fronTa leading company. Lasij year excessive* speed was involved in more than ; 18,000 fataalliittiieeVs on America's highways. \ L if, •' A ten-inch globe is 1/50- millionth the size of the earth. Over 3,000 plants hav6 been identified in coal deposits, 90% of which are similar to plants we now have. Many were Of a type of rush which grew dome 100 feet tall. Hje world production of tea averages about 1,300 million pounds yearly. pROf^' plB6C OPTOMETRIST Dr. John F. Kelly . At 1224 N. Green Street, McHemiry (Closed Wednesday) Eyes HjiGsiffllned Q|esg®o FSfited Cxmt&ct Lenses Mrs. Dally 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday Evenings 8:80 p m. Evenings by Appointment PHONE 385-0452 Dr. Leonard L. Bottari Eyes Exaruised'Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses 1303 N. Richmond Road Hours: Mon., Tues., Than*. Frl- 4:00 i>Jn. to 6:00 p.m. Tues., IThurs., & Frl. Eve 1 p-m. to 9 p.m. Sat. 9:30 to 3:00 p.m. No Hours on Wednesday - PHONES 885-4151 , • If No Answer Phone 335-2262 'y ni •../v reported to be skidding on a patch of ice, Rev. J.F. Blake of Richmond suffered a fractured right leg and spinal injuries recently near Belvidere. Surprising news comes ibat in spite of the fact that people expect marriages to soar in war times, there was a decline in McHenry County for 1942. Only 2K8 licenses to Wed were, issued as compared to 340 in 1941. ** Just one year ago under the sponsor slltip of thfe Parent Teachers ^organization of St. M<u:y--St. "Patrick sclWtwhose president then was Mrs. Harry DurlandJSt. Ann"si Bookclub was organized with the. following officers.^Irs.HufehMurphy, chairman; #Mrs. j Clarence Anglese, co-chairtnan; Miss Carolyn Bauer, secretary. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken Zfrqfrn t|e files of Jan. 2, 1958jl i i ! * A holiday season wadding of interest occurred Dec^21 when Missf Vicki Crill of ^halimar r becalhe the bride of Mr. Frank Koepke of Woodlafwn. Park. Rev. J. Elliott Cortfett officiated at the four o'clock candle light servicb. ' - A chartered bus with acco- •»»- For Your Information Dear friends, One gets a warm feeling of reassurance In knowing wherri to turn for help In an emergency. ^ We Hope that our services In our community have merited this Idnd of confidence from you. " We invite you to make Inquiries about our services and to learn to know us personally, as this Is an essential ingredient of confidence. . Respectfully, McHenry. Illinois PETEi?M.JUSTEN HOME 3854063 tw»mrB BTBBBVftinrrri m rrmrrwrr; Do You Know Someone i, ^ ! • > ? N4w In Town? ^ We wouiiii l&UkVi |i lend a weldonie to every ne^bom^ to our community. I CALL ROYAL WELCOME Ann Zeller - 385-®S§9 Leona Es+is iSd-iMO %Q 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B O fl 99 99 9fl fl 8 8 9 B Q Q Q 0 00 0 0 0 0 I .^;^;OFFICE; EiQUiPiE^ McHenry County O f fice Machine* Sales - Service 1 Rentals Typewriters, Adders, p Calculators Mon- - Sat. 9:00 - 5:30 Friday till 9:00 pjn. Phone 4S9-1226 93 Grant St., Crystal Lake, 111. METAL WORK . Schroeder Metalcraft for Home and Garden Wrought Iron Railings Patio Furniture Antiques 1705 S. Rt. 31 PHONE 385-0950 VACUUM ' CLEANERS Authorized and Bonded Electrolux Representative JAMES VANT FLEET 2501 Martin Rd- Illinois ACCOUNTANTS Pau/ A. Schwegel 4410 West Route 120 McHenry, Illinois 385-4410 CHIROPRACTOR Dr. Arthur J. Howard Chiropractor 2608 S. River Rd. Phi 3o5-332G - Clirseu ThuFS. - By Appt. - Sat. 9 to 1 INSURANCE Earl R. Walsh Fire, Auto, Farm & Life Representor RELIABLE COMPANIES / When You Need Insurance of Any Kind PHONE 385-3300 or 385-0953 3429 W Elm St., McHenry, 111. George L. T hompton General Insurance • LIFE • HEALTH • AUTO • FIRE • CASUALTY • BOAT Phone 815-38$-1066 8812 W. Elm St., McHenry In McHenry Plaindealer Blgd. B. Beck^nbaugh PHONE 385-6150 or 385-1322 INSURANCE ALL KINDS Dennis Conway Auto, Life, Fire State Farm Ins. Cos. 3315- W. Elm St. McHenry, Illinois 385-5285 or 385-7111 LETTER SERVICE Mimeographing • Typing Addressing • Mailing Lists McHenry County Letter Service 1212 A N. Green St PHONE 385-5064 M o n . t h r u F r l . 8 - 5 Closed Saturdays RADIO & TVSERVCE Radio - Phono Black & White TV's & Color WU1 Pick Up Portable Items To Be Fixed . \ ; W, B, Cleveland 606 So. 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