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' .1 Here ond There In Business U.S. Leads As Most Talkative Nation In World „ The United States has taken ' aver the lead as the most talk­ ative nation in the world. At least Americans are the "post talkative on the telephone because they averaged 701 con­ versations per person during 1968, an increase of more than thirty-three conversations per persons over the previous year. Canadians haul been the most talkative since 1951, but dropped to second with 692.9 conversations per person. Ice­ land was third with 632. These statistics and others -- such as the fact that the num­ ber of telephones in the world increased nearly 16 million to AT FS MEETING -- George Schmitt, right, Johnsburg, talks With Robert Gardner, Solon Mills, following the recent McHen­ ry FS annual meeting. Schmitt has served as a director of the farmer-owned cooperative since 1965 and was a member of the Attrd of the McHenry County Farmers Co-operative before its merger into McHenry FS for a decade. DON PEASLEY PHOTO 237,900,000 in 196& -- are in­ cluded in "The World's Tele­ phones," an annual review com­ piled by the American Tele­ phone and Telegraph company. The figures are as» of Jan. 1, 1969, because it takes almost a year to gather statistics from telephone administrations and companies around the world. AT&T said the number of telephones in the world went up seven per cent during 1968, the fourteenth consecutive year that phone growth topped six per cent. Leading the world in the num­ ber of telephones are the U- nited States with 109,256,000, Japan, with 20,525,000, and the United Kingdom, with 12,910,- 000. One of the places with the least number of phones is Pit- cairn Island in the South Pa­ cific with 15. The Untied States has most of the world's phones -- 45.9 per cent -- and the highest ra­ tio of phones per 100 population, 54.02. The United Kingdom has 23.26 phones per 100 population and Japan has 20.12. The world­ wide ratio per 100 population Within the VS., Washington, D.C., with 98.1 telephones per 100 persons again led the na­ tion. White Plains, New York, ranked second with 87.5, Sou^h- field, Michigan, third with 86.9 and Skokie, Illinois, ranked, fourth with 86.3. Chicago has 62.9 phones per 100 people, while Springfield has 70.6. Of the world's cities, New York leads with 5,723,353 phones. Tokyo has 3,641,000 and London has 3,199,600. Holiday Hills Inez Young * 385-4672 Elect Maras President uf Owners Group The Holiday Hills Property Owner's Association held its annual election last Sunday, Feb. 22, with the following of­ ficers elected for^the coming T.P. Mathews Chairman Real Estate Brokers Realtor T.P. Mathews, of the McHenry County Board of Real­ tors has been appointed local chairman of the National Insti­ tute of Real Estate Brokers, Realtor Philip C. Smaby, Min­ neapolis, 1970 president, has announced. Realtor Mathews assumed his post during the mid-winter meetings in Houston of the Na­ tional Association of Real Es­ tate Boards, with which NIREB is affiliated. In making the appointment, Mr. Smaby said that the activ­ ities of committee members are essential to the growth and development of real estate bro­ kerage since most of the con­ tinuing work of the Institute is carried out through its com­ mittees. for MEN When selecting a gift for him .... let us help! TMeeM- 5*TORE for men 1245 N. Green St., McHenry, 111. Phone 385-0047 Open Daily 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Fri, til* 9 p.m. CLOSED ON SUNDAYS USE THE FREE GRF.EN STREET PARKING AREA 'r New Camaro. Feb. 26 th. We've never announced a car at this time before. But then nobodyV ever announced a car like this before. Super Hugger If it were an ordinary sportster, we'd have intro­ duced it at the ordinary time. u Instead, we took the time to buila a whole new Camaro. > We started with a sleek new shape and a low road- hugging stance. i1 And added more hood. A faster fastback. W ider doors. And new deeply contoured bucket seats. The instrument panel wraps around you. \\ ith enough dials to make you think you're piloting a 717. There are four transmissions. And six power plants up to the Turbo-Jet 396 V8 that you can order. Pick the one that best suits your driving. Then go pick on an open road. And make it one with plenty of twisting turns. Because Camaro has a remarkable new suspension. And standard front disc brakes for a leech-like grip on the road. New Camaro. The Super Hugger. Other sportsters always feared it might come to this. And they were right. Only their tim­ ing was wrong. Putting you first, keeps us first. See it. At your Chevrolet Sports Dept. C<nH(tro £('OHIH'.H'\th I\S (<[uij)IN<nt. year: President, Joe Maras, Vice-President; Len Dierking, Recording Secretary; Pat Lon- ergan, Corresponding Secre­ tary, Pat Roth, Treasurer; Don Teuber, Sgt.-at-Arms; Bill Boettcher, Directors; Unit 1, Don Dolatowski, No. 2 Klaus Buchholz, No. 3 Ed Hughes, No. 4 Dale Gabriel, No. 5 Don Gregg, No. 6, Don Zilensky, Directors at Large; Fred Pos­ tal and Ron Cornwell. If you didn't get up to Har­ pers for the election, why not call your new director and pay your dues for the new year. Three cheers for last year's officers who worked so hard in our behalf; Bill Boettcher, Bud Roth, Dennis Kosup, Pat Roth, Dot Gabriel, Ed Hughes, Joe Maras, Harry Schroeder, Don Dolatowski, Jim Harper, Elmer Mettelka, Dick Bemis, Don Gab­ riel, Roger Thetjie. BLUE AND GOLD DINNER Cub Scout Pack 458, spon­ sored by Ladies Auxiliary Fox River Post 4600 of the VFW hejd their annual Blue andGold dinner on Sunday evening, Feb. 15, at the VFW hall in Mc­ Henry. The program opened with the meaning of the Cub Scout promise by Clarence Young. John Connell, Cubmas- ter, welcomed all present and introduced the guests for the evening. Deacon Ray Hanke of the Hawthorne Baptist church •aid the prayer preceding the delicious dinner served by the Cub Scout mothers. George Scott, Assistant Dis­ trict Scout Executive, presented the charter to June Schmunk, the president of the VFW aux­ iliary. An impressive candle- lighting ceremony directed by John Connell followed and then Joseph Emmons presented the boys with the awards they had earned: Kenny Hoff, Bobcat pin, Jeff Smith, Bobcat pin, Joey Emmons, Wolf badge and Gold Arrow, Robert White, Wolf bad­ ge and Gold Arrow, David Em­ mons, Denners badge and 1 year pin, Tim Cornwell, Asst. Den­ ners badge and 1 year pin, Tim Frantz, Denners badge, Calvin Hoff, Asst. Denners bad­ ge, Chris Ritthaler, Wolf bad­ ge Engineers badge and 1 year pin, Tom Hughes, Artist badge and 2 year pin, Tim Hughes, 2 year pin, Ricky Connell, Art­ ist badge and 2 year pin, John Emerson, Artist badge and scholar badge and 3 year pin, John Boettcher, 3 year pin. One year pins were awarded to Jay Wise and Mark Boettcher, afcd a 2 year pin went to' Wal- ly Foreman. John Boettchi^ and John Emerson graduated into the Boy Scout Troop and were welcomed by Scoutmaster, Joe Catanzaro. Ed Hughes, chairman of the committee praised the Den Mothers for their dedication to the boys and the Cub Scout pro­ gram and presented them with boxes of candy and plaques in recognition of their efforts. He also presented plaques to the following people for their work with the Scouts^ John Connell, Cubmaster, Marge Connell, Den Leader Coach, Joseph Emmons, Webelos Leader, W illiam Boet­ tcher, Assistant Webelos Lea­ der, Pat Hughes, Treasurer, Harold Breede, Institutional Representative, Jack Emerson C. Richard Hanke, and Robert Kellen, Committeemen, and Clarence and Inez Young. The Den Chiefs from Boy Scout Troop 132 were also commend­ ed for their work. They are Allan White, Bill Wise, Tom Zelasko and Ken Boettcher. The evening concluded with an article entitled "My Flag" taken from the 1943 Boy Scout Manual read by Clarence Young as the room was darkened and the American Flag was spot­ lighted. * • V SORRY, WRONG NUMBER Please make a note of this! In last week's column about how to report a fire, the number listed to call was 395-2121. That exchange is wrong and should be 385 just as your own phone number, followed by 2121. Be sure that you have the right number! a JULIA ANN'S 6TH BIRTHDAY Julia Ann Mahon celebrated her sixth birthday with a party for her friends on Friday, Feb. 20, and then went to Grandma and Grandpa Rachwalski's home on Saturday to celebrate again with them and her Godfather, Uncle Frank Rachwalski. Her friends who helped her blowout her birthday candles were Gina and Diane Boettcher, Margie Wise, Mi^lanie Schroeder and Donald Foreman. GREETINGS Happy birth-daze this week go to Billy Wise on Feb. 24, to Keith Teuber on the twenty- fifth and to Pat Lonergan and ^Rita Ann Mettelka on the twen­ ty-eighth. Happy, happy anni­ versary to Donna and Con Kas- przyk who celebrate their wed­ ding anniversary on Feb. 27. Wed. February 25,1970 - Plaindealer-Sec. 2, Pg. 7 Women Of The Moose At the Feb. 17 meeting of McHenry Chapter 1348, ninety- one members and friends were present as Junior Graduate Re­ gent Ila Hogan was honored on her green beanie nignt. Sharing the speakers' platform were Deputy Grand Regent Magdalene Remsing of DesPlaines, and special guest, Grand Council Member Wilma Martinson of Portage. Also present were many of the junior graduate regents who, with Ila, received their green beanies in Apple- ton, Wis., on Oct. 26. A junior graduate regent re­ ceives her green beanie after a term as senior regent, pro­ viding her chapter has met cer­ tain requirements during this time. Thi* beanie signifies that she is completing the require­ ments for admission into the College of Regents. Ila has work­ ed hard toward this honor since she joined the Women of the Moose on June 7, 1955. She has served the chapter as assistant guide, Social Services chair­ man, chaplain, two terms as junior regent, six terms as treasurer, and as the senior regent in 1968. She became a member of the Academy of Friendship in 1962. In addition to her contributions to the chap­ ter, Ila is also active in other local groups. She is a credit not only to her sponsor, Doris Low, but to the community as well. During the month of Feb­ ruary, membership was held for Ann Eberle, sponsored t>y sen­ ior regent Carolyn Sima; Jan­ et Devine, sponsored by Bonnie Heinz; and Marion Klein, spon­ sored by Eileen Hodgson. March 31 is Annual Payers' Dinner. Be sure your reser­ vations are in early. The mid-winter conference will be held in Waukegan on Sun­ day, March 1. Hostess chapter will be Waukegan No. 792 at the lodge at 2755 Washington street, Waukegan. McHenry Chapter has the honor of per­ forming the opening ceremon­ ies. While the meeting starts at 1:30 p.m., those taking part in the opening must be in their seats before that time. Formal attire should be worn. Anyone wishing to attend should contact Gloria Flannigan. Our next meeting, on March 3, is an open meeting. Florence McCormick, Publicity Chairman ^IIIIIIIIIIUIIIIMIIIIIIIIIinillllllillllllllllB E hunting for = a = deal? = READ = THF. § CLASSIFIEDS = TODAY ^wiimimiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiitmiiimiitiffi; •'Vs'.f ZONING HEARING A petition has been filed for hearing before the McHenry county zoning board of appeals for Raymond A. and Patricia M. Schimon, asking a variation. Their property is located at 1804 Davis street, Riverside Park. The hearing will be held March 4 at 3 p.m. in the city hall, Crystal Lake. L KOENEMANN Country Made Sausages, Hams and Bacon | GERMAN IMPORTS AND CHEESES A Full Line Of Delicatessen 1815-385-6260 Just fllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlT? . -*1 ART DISPLAY -- Pictured above are some of the many creative art wiftcks--of^ students of St. John's school, Johnsburg. Fellow cW"smates enjoy^viewing the colorful display. 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