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HIGHLIGHTS OF 69 ARE REVIEW*D (Continued from^jage 13) was named winner of the cov­ eted D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution) citizen­ ship award. McHenry county* s total share of the November income tax collections was $23,742.06. Of this amount $3,462.04 is dis­ tributed to the city of Mc­ Henry. The City Council voted for survey of extension of sewer water service, at an estimated cost of $2,000. By a vote of 4 tp 2 the board of McHenry County college voted to accept the Ladd prop­ erty, south of the West campus high school, as a site forathe college. Seven contracts for building construction of the new Junior high school pn Ringwood road were approved by the board of Consolidated Grade School District 15 in the amount of $1,496,955. A look ahead to the March, 1970, primary election shows evidence of possible hard fought contests for several offices, including precinct committee- ! men. The sheriff's race loomed ; as most important, with three Republicans filing, Alvera C. Carroll of Woodstock, Richard F. "Nick" Justen of McHenry and Wilbert "Bill" Hecht of Crystal Lake, and Art Tyrell of Wonder Lake, filing on the Democratic ticket. Audrey Wal- genbach and Vernon W. Kays of Marengo filed on the Re­ publican ticket Jbr treasurer and county clerk respectively. McHenry county's first sca­ venger sale since 1965 was held in mid-December and it turned out to be the biggest one since 1946. The Ralph Ott home, 3706 W. Main street, was judged the • most colorful; Norbert Mauch, 810 N, Allen, most original; and Harry Conway home, 3705 W. John street, most amusing in the holiday display lighting contest. In accordance with approval given by the county board of supervisors to a recommenda­ tion of the Sheriff's and Civil Defense committees, a new sys­ tem of ambulance service was announced for the county be­ ginning Jan.- 1, 1970. It jrill be a six-month trail program subject to review in June, 1970, or In case of any problems, prior to that time. The Bull Valley hunt club lodge was destroyed by fire on Christmas Eve. Offer Oral Interpretation At Area College Oral Interpretation will be offered for the first time dur­ ing the spring semester at Mc­ Henry County college. The instructor for the course, Miss Suzanne J. Vadasz, ex­ plains that the students will study the techniques of reading aloud representative literary selections such as the public address, the short story, po­ etry, and drama. The techniques learned will be exhibited in classroom performances and in the proposed Readers Theatre production later in the semes­ ter. A highlight of the course will be a lecture and perform­ ance by Dr. Charlotte Lee, pro­ fessor of Oral Interpretation at Northwestern university and author of the course's textbook. The class will meet Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Interested per­ sons may contact the Office of Student Services at the inter­ im campus, 6200 Northwest highway, Crystal Lake. Local Government HIGHWAY PROGRAM Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie has revealed the largest program in Illinois history for improve­ ment of the state's pri­ mary highways. The 1970 state highway program, estimated at $575.8 million, exceeds by more than $200 million the previous Illinois record set in 1969. Ogilvie said it ranks as one of the largest road programs in the nation. J A HE'S You CAN Tell The Difference... by appointment 385-7771 Wi USI AND RiCOMMfND RK = PRODUCTS • Hair Styling • Razor Cuts (Second in a series of articles on significance of locakgoio»rn- ment today. This one examines local governments today, as they serve the people within them.) WHERE IS LOCAL GOVERN­ MENT? Once upon a time we had local government. If s a good question whether or not local government might someday become a fairy tale. Where do you find it? Well, certainly you do find it in small towns. You find it in townships and in smaller county government. • . You find it, basically, wher­ ever the people have relative­ ly easy access to officials who conduct governmental affairs in a given locality. This certainly does not apply to federal government, where only the right to vote for the president and vice-president, and for senators and represen­ tatives in Congress represent the citizens' direct interest and influence in government. The vast majority of people may not see their representatives in federal government even at ^election time, except in- the newspapers and on television. It is^much this way in state government. Very few people within the state see their rep­ resentatives or state govern­ mental officials with any reg­ ularity. So it is, too, in large counties. The people's access to coun­ ty supervisors are also town­ ship supervisors -- as has been the case in downstate Illinois counties -- citizens' access to officials is reasonably good. At township government lev­ els, the Impact of local govern­ ment begins to manifest itself. Township officials generally are well known in their com­ munities and available for cit­ izen contacts. Townships hold regular board meetings. More­ over, the annual town meeting gives the people of the town­ ship the opportunity and right to discuss and vote upon the operation of their local govern­ ment. The fact that township gov­ ernment is both local and dis­ trict-oriented gives it a key position in the development of inter-governmental kinship. It can serve as the catalyst for all local governmental cooper­ ation and improvement. Village and municipal gov­ ernments rate "local" classi­ fication, with regular meetings which the citizenry can attend, and with aldermen or board members who are neighbors in the community. However, even in such municipalities, local­ ized home owner groups are often formed in order to keep local representation a more direct and pure function. In large metropolitan areas, a single city ward may be lar­ ger than many villages of mun­ icipalities. When totally assem­ bled into city government, such city government hardly qual­ ifies as local government. Ev­ en a ward alderman-may be remote. The neighborhood pre­ cinct captain tends to become the people's representative, but as a political leader, not as the 4&ople*s spokesman. Democratic government is never any stronger than the people make it. And, as the people are removed from par­ ticipation and direct influence upon their government, that government will tend to become weak, corrupt of dictatorial. Instead of government be­ coming more and more cen­ tralized, with greater central­ ized authority and more re­ mote representation of the peo­ ple, why should it not turn the other way? There is . a general concern about the growth of The Es­ tablishment. This concern is not restricted to the youth of the nation. And, the concern relates as much or more to the establishment of Big Gov­ ernment as it does to any other institution or operation. Local government cannot be Feb. 15 Deadline To Display New License Plates Midnight Sunday, Feb. 15, will be the deadline for having 1970 motor vehicle license plates mounted on the vehicles, Secretary of State Paul Powell announced today. Mr. Powell urged motorists who plan to submit their appli­ cations by mail to do so with­ out delay. He pointed out that processing time plus the fact that plates are third class mail may result in an interval of two or three weeks between receipt of the applications and delivery of the plates. Secretary Powell also emph­ asized that having applied for the plates or carrying them inside the car after Feb. 15 will not be compliance with the deadline requirement. Hie plates must be on the vehicles by the deadline. Plates may be purchased ov­ er the counter at Secretary of State's office facilities in Springfield and Chicago and eighty banks throughout the^ state. Two years from now a 1970 Buick should be a little newer than most cars. BUICK MOTOR OtV Skylark 350 LeSabre Custom Buicks are built that way. Checked and rechecked. Buick drive trains are balanced right on the cars. Buicks have semi-closed cooling systems. They should never overheat. Every Buick has a strong, long-lasting body by Fisher. All Buick V8 engines have carburetor time modulated choke controls for fast, easy starting in any weather. * Every time, Every Buick V-8 engine is precision balanced and inspected right on the assembly line by a unique compressed air technique known as air motoring. Buick developed it. It's another Buick exclusive. That, incredibly, is only the beginning. ;; " *** The final result is lasting value. ' An integral part of every Buick. Standard equipment oh the Buick that's waiting for you at the Buick Value Center. " The Buick showroom nearest you. Wherje you can learn all the facts about the new cars that will stay new longer. Where you can begin enjoying Bujck value. MMK OF IMCCUlNCt Buick Value. Something to believe In forsaken. It is a bulwark of democracy. It Is where the people can participate, respond, serve and act to keep democ­ racy strong. And, the people should al­ ways be given the right to choose the form of local gov­ ernment to disintegrate or dis­ appear -- whether It be coun­ ty, township or municipal -- without the consent of the people who possess that government. Either legislatively or con­ stitutionally, the state controls the maintaining, modification or disestablishment of local governments. This is a deli­ cate power. It must be handled wisely and well. SERVICE NEWS Navy Ensign Warren L. John­ son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Har­ ry Johnson of 5101 Fountain lane, McHenry, is a student na­ val aviator attending instruc­ tion with Training Squadron Two at Naval Air Station Whiting field, Milton, Fla. During the five months of training he will receive instruc­ tion in precision and acrobatics flying, instrument flying and formation and night flying. His training will include more than 100 hours of flight time in the Trojan trainer aircraft. Upon completion of this course he will begin advanced training which leads to the des­ ignation of naval aviator. *276 Million Realized From New State Tax Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie last week said collections from the new Illinois income tax totalled $276 million during Its first five months of operation. He said collection patterns from Aug. 1, 1969, when the tax became effective, to Dec. 31 indicate a projected net yield of $755 million during fiscal 1970, which ends June 30. Large collections from final corporate payments expected in April could produce a net yield from the income tax of $755 million, Ogilvie added. Last July, shortly after the passage of the income tax bill, Bureau of the Budget officials estimated first-year collec­ tions would total $765 million. Ogilvie emphasized the diffi­ culty of making accurate short- term forecasts of revenue and cash balances until a foil year of collection patterns has been established. He continued: "A variety of factors are in­ volved in the widely fluctua­ ting payments from month to month. Only after we have had the experience of at least a foil year will we be able to pinpoint all those factors and assess their effect on tax col­ lections. "Until we can make such pro­ jections with precision, these fluctuations will cause un- exbected monthly variations in WED. JAN. 21, 19fr0 - PIAINQIALER - PQ^ 14 the cash balance in the skate treasury." Monthly collections from in­ dividuals t who pay through the withholding system during the first five months have aver­ aged $47.6 million, reaching a Ugh of $65.7 million in No­ vember and totaling $190.3 mil­ lion. > - • County College Offers Daytime Bridge Courses After receiving several re­ quests from people In the com­ munity, McHenry County col­ lege is offering Its first day­ time adult recreation courses in beginning and advanced brid­ ge. The meeting times are pri­ marily designed to allow wo­ men with school age children to learn the fundamentals or ad­ vanced techniques of this fas­ cinating pastime. The courses will be taught by Mrs. Stella Baker, who has taught similar courses in the Crystal Lake area for several years. Class meetings will be at the interim campus, I.I.T. building, 6200 Northwest highway, .from 1 to 3 p.m.; the beginning course on Tuesdays beginning Jan. 20, and the advanced course on Thursday beginning Jan. 22. For further information, con­ tact the Office of Student Ser­ vices. Typewriting, Shorthand Are School Offerings Bfiginning typewriting and be­ ginning shorthand will be of­ fered at McHenry County col­ lege again this spring semes­ ter, starting Feb. 2. James Wille, Instructor in Secretarial Science, will teach the typewriting course from 6 to 8 p.m. on Mondays and Wed­ nesdays. Shorthand will be taught from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays by Miss Jeannette Van Vonderen, instructor in Secretarial Science. Typing I is a course for be­ ginners. The touch system will be taught and emphasis will be placed on skill building. Stu­ dents will learn how to set up business letters, simple tabu­ lations, and manuscripts. In Shorthand I, beginners will learn all the theory of short­ hand and will build a writing skill of at least 60 words per minute. Interested persons please contact the Office of Stu­ dent Service. MNT AOS Wotk'Wonden. oiffures Introduces Our Professional Staff 0 0 0 Trained hair stylists available at convenient hours to give you the service you deserve. Visit our "Wiggery" end "Color Boutique" . . . here is the privecy you've olwoys looked for when having color done or trying e new look with wigs. . . just you and your stylist! . (.no; .tuoii JUDY**MINI Judy has an excellent background as hair stylist with special skill in doing long hair, as well as styling hair pieces and wigs. Professional all the way. JOYCE MARS Joyce is well known in the McHenry and Crystal Lake areas and comes to us with three years of experience that you will recognize and appreciate. All her styling is done with perfection. C/CCHi '//V/ Diane is the twin sister to Judy and comes to our shop with a back­ ground of experience in the Crystal Lake area. Excellent stylist with long hair in addition to her ability to style short hair or wigs. I LINDA BECK Linda brings her styling "expertize" to our shop with a background of experience in Crystal Lake. Wigs and other hair pieces receive care-. fut attention and pro­ fessional staling also from her talented hands. MISTER" LARRY MILLER CAROLYN BECK Capable Manager and Receptionist, fferolyn will see to it that your appointment is recorded correctly and keep you happy in any way possible. Smooth operation of our shop helps you to receive complete attention. Owner -Operator of Mister's Coiffures, Larry has been in the McHenry County area for more than four years, in beauty work since 1958 Winner of many awards, his most recent was the Mid-West Hair Shaping award in 196 7. Hair color and styling by "Mister " Larry will bring out the beauty in you' (Open 6 Days a Week) Mon. - Wed. 8:30 to 5 ' Thurs. and Fri. 8:30 toj9 - Saturday 8 to 4:30 338-2262 > Appointments Preferred But Not Aiways Necessary 107 Van Buren On The Square Woodstock oiffures / )- A : /i . ' k