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MJnder New Management SMS uucinnnooonooonriiinnnnnnrri 1w ENGINES COLLIDE -- There were np leads reported by FBI agents last week­ end in their investigation of the crash of a Chicago and North Western Rail - way commuter train and a switch engine at Lake Geneva, Wis., about 4 a.m. last Thursday. The switch engine was evidently stolen at Crystal Lake and taken on a 27-mile-jaunt to Lake Geneva, where it plowed head-on into the suburban train awaiting the 6:12 run to Chicago, ft is believed the thieves jumped off long before the crash. A railroad spokesman said it is apparent the person operating the stolen engine must have been someone familiar with the oper­ ations of a diesel switch engine. SHOT & SHUTTER PHOTO Volunteers Aid Success Therapy Center Thriving Service A combination of forces makes ̂ the Therapy center a viable thriving service, Mrs. Eleanor Fiedelman, one of the tireless volunteers who heads the 1971 Easter Seals drive, said this week. The work of volunteers contributes significantly to the total success. Outstanding effort by staff personnel in physical and speech therapy assures top patient care which grows annually as more people turn to the Therapy center for help. A board, of directors that appreciate the need for the services offered by the Therapy center has helped the organization reach its twen­ tieth year of service, continued Mrs. Fiedelman. The annual fund drive is under way now. More than DOUBLE-BELTED TIRES! 22,000 letters containing the colorful Easter Seals were mailed to county residents in early March. Drive goal this year is $25,000, an amount needed to fulfill commitments to those who depend on the center. Besides expanded speech and physical therapy programs on a regular basis, the center maintains a loan pool of equipment. It sponsors two handicapped children to a summer camp and also presents a free summer swim- and-fun program for han­ dicapped children. Volunteers handle many vital tasks, among them the annual re-sale project which is the biggest project toward raising money. "This is valuable service, because the Therapy center receives no tax money and must depend entirely on contributions for 70 per cent of its income. The other 30 per cent conies from patient fees," said Mrs. Fiedelman. "However, all patients are given the best possible treat­ ment regardless of ability to pay. Our board and staff stress service first, always." Volunteers work hard to prepare for the annual fund drive, developing the mailing list, addressing envelopes and inserting informational material about the Therapy Center. They sponsor parties for patients, plan benefits to raise money, and work at the Center as additional volunteer help as needed. Bill Cooke and Mrs. James Batz, both registered physical therapists, head the physical therapy treatment program and latest information shows an increase in the number of treatments given compared to a year ago. One of the biggest months was in October, 1970 when 274 cases were handled ~ the Therapy center averages over 200 physical therapy treatments a month now. In September-December, 1969 quarter, the center gave 844 treatments. In September- December 1970, the therapists gave 933 physical therapy treatments, an increase of 89. "We will continue to have this growing demand, and that is why we are depending on the public to help us obtain the financial support needed to keep the Center's services available," summarized Mrs. Fiedelman. Patients come to the Therapy center through referral of their physician. Those who want to look into speech therapy for adults or children should contact the center directly where Mrs. Lu Pierce is the speech therapist. PASS SCHOOL REFERENDUM (Continued from page 1) moves, and asserted that action in that direction will start at once. He explained that present indebtedness must be made up through economy measures, not from any anticipated in­ crease in income through passage of the vote. The referendum passed in all except one of the five polling precincts. Johnsburg area voters went to the polls to provide 580 "yes" and 691 "no" votes for a total of 1,275. MUSIN NM MEANDERIN" (Continued from page 1) disregarded in the joy of vic­ tory. Now the referendum is a memory, but we have heard numerous post-mortems PAGE 17-PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1971 Mobile Unit Visits County Friday, March 26 among the electorate. They have expressed views which sometimes were opposed to their vote. We know voters whose practical side prompted them to say "no" but whose stronger, emotional instincts marked an X in the "yes" box They did this, they told us, because it was unthinkable that young people in 1971 should be deprived of such basics as an athletic program-, music, drama and art. .Several expressed a sincere hope that students, whose ef­ forts in behalf of the school in the pre-election weeks won , general commendation, would justify the faith shown by 3,108 voters. They pointed to a genuine concern which these students could show for their schools in other ways, $ demonstrated by care in the use of existing facilities -- refraining from conduct which has sometimes caused ex­ tensive damage and un­ necessary costs for upkeep. Others who supported the referendum admitted to mixed feelings over the outcome. They were happy for making it possible to maintain essentials which otherwise would have been curtailed, but a few ob­ served that other cutbacks announced would be in the best interest of the taxpayers. Most of all, we heard from those who. were fearful that the vote might be interpreted by the school board as a mandate to continue educational pur­ suits at all costs. In a talk with Board President James Althoff following the election, he initiated the subject of economy, stating that the referendum's success would in no way encourage the board to • sway from its commitment to effect economies in operation. This should be good news to everyone. The board will now have an opportunity to inaugurate its own methods of savings without immediate consideration of the alternatives of a twelve-month school term or a unit district. Even in victory, these seven members cannot forget the recent 5 to 1 defeat of the same proposal which won favor Saturday. The many voters who weighed the issues carefully and gave support will justifiably expect school leaders to reciprocate with a good, but economical school operation. K.A.F. The mobile chest x-ray unit will begin the 1971 schedule of free chest x-rays in Woodstock Friday, March 26. The unit will operate from 12:30 to 5 and 6 to 8:30 p.m. On Saturday the x-ray unit will be in Hebron from 9:30 to 12 and 1 to 3 p.m. This is the first visit of the mobile chest x-ray unit to McHenry county since November of last year. The unit will be coming to the county two days each month and will be located in the different towns in the county to offer free chest x-rays to everyone 18 years of age or older and to the positive reactors of the tuberculin skin test who are under 18. All pregnant women must have written permission from their physician in order to have an x-ray on the mobile unit. This is one of the services offered and paid for by your contributions to the Christmas Seal Campaign. There are still some who have not sent their contribution this year, but it is never too late Contributions sent now will be put to good use in the association's program of health services for the community. The Happy People In Town Are Those Who Read the McHENRY PLAINDEALER. Some 300 so called interna­ tional languages have been de­ veloped over the past 100 years, including Esperanto, Ido, Occidental, and Interlingua. See Me Today-- DON JUSTEN Ringwood, Illinois 653-9135 They clean Somebody has to clean that dumb broiler when it gets all gunked up with grease. And we th&ught it would be nice if it weren't you. So inside every electric self-cleaning oven, you'll find a self-clcaning broiler. Built together, right in the same compartment. So every time you turn the oven dial to self-clean, you automatically clean the broiler, too. Without gloves, and rags, and ammonia. Without sprays and soaps. Without bending, broiler, too. scraping and scrubbing for hours on your hands and knees. 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