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I SECTION 2-P^GE 4-PUlNDEALER-MAY 3, 1972 Politics-Governmerit Part III (Windwards Report * by the Rev. Wm 0. Manner (Author's Note: I am much indebted to Mrs. Stephens of St Paul's church. Calliaqua. St Vincent's island, who promptly fulfilled her promise to send me, air mail, the papers con taining the results of the recent elections in St. Vincent 's As far as I know they were published nowhere else in the United States) In the late 1950 s a nation was formed in the Caribbean It was the Caribbean Federation Included in it were Jamaica Trinidad, Barbados and a number of smaller islands Grenada. St Vincent's. St Lucia, St Kitt's. Antigua. Dominica and others The Federation established a common currency, British West Indian -- commonly called Bee Wee Their dollar is worth 60 cents U S By the mid 19750's the Federation had fallen apart Distances were great, com munications were often slow and expensive and jealousies and ambitions played their part so that today there arc ten or twelve local independencies. They are separate nations They have their own police, parliaments, courts, gover­ nors, premiers, immigration, import duties, income taxes but n\ost of them use Bee Wet1 money. Jamaica and Trinidad do not. England looks after their international affairs and aids where possible They are undeveloped nations and there are vast areas where help is needed in housing, education, roads, health, water, defense and other areas When you go from any of the three islands in the Diocese of the Windward Islands to another of the three you show your passport, go through customs, immigration, pay an airport tax or if you are leaving any of them you must show you owe no income tax and have a clearing frofti the government. The Island of St. Vincent, plus the northern half of the Grenadine archipelago, is such a nation Politically it is divided into thirteen district. You might call them wards or congressional districts, each of which sends one delegate the Assembly or parliament The legislature is one house, unicameral The party which controls a majority of the votes in the Assembly chooses one of its members to be the premier He chooses the various persons to be the ministers of the diverse departments of government l^te this last February, J.F Mitchell the Labor member from the Grenadine con stituency, a member of the majority party and Minister of Agriculture, resigned his ministry in a letter critical of R Milton Cato the Premier. Mr Cato accepted the resignation Mr. Mitchell was read out of his party and the Premier called upon the Governor, Sir Rupert John, to prorogue (dismiss) the Assembly and call for a general election for a new Assembly. On April 7 the election was held It was very close There were six persons elected by the St Vincent Labor Party and six persons elected by the People's Political party. Mr. Mitchell ran in his district as an In­ dependent and won. Therefore nq party had a majority. The Peoples Political Party (PPP) voted with the Independent Mr. Mitchell and elected him as leader of the government. The Governor accordingly ap­ pointed Mr Mitchell as Premier and called on him to form a government. The PPP's were now in power However, their power is very slight for though Mr Cato of the St. Vincent I^abor Party, (SVLP) did not have a majority of the seats in the Assembly, he did have a slight majority, about 600 out of 33,000 votes cast. Some of the contests were very close, five were decided by less than 250 votes, one by only 30. Mr Mitchell therefore is on thin political ice. His govern­ ment may be very short lived. Politics and government is an interesting part of life in the Caribbean. It is absorbing in St. Vincent's where the electorate is evenly divided This was a part of life in the Islands I followed with deepening in­ terest (My college degree was in Political Science > So I was a priest of the Anglican church - doing my church work day by day and on the side utterly fascinated by the political laboratory in which I was living. (Editor's note: The Rev. Hanner, retired, resides in Whispering Oaks). Centipedes have poison fangs. / . . I V ' / New GE EJec-Trak Tractor goes easy on you Easy to start. Turn the key and i t 's on. l ike a l ight ! Easy on the nerves. No noisy engine, runs on si lent e lectr ic current. Easy to run. The whole fami ly can, (and does) mow lawns, throw snow, plow ground, etc As safe as technology can make i t . Mow up to three acres wi thout re charging;* " refuel" by plugging into any standard out let . Easy to maintain. No plugs, no points, no grease jobs, no oi l changes. 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Crystal Lake Rd. 385-0420 McHenry Trash Pick-Up Scheduled For Saturday May 20 The trash pick-up date for the village has been set for Saturday, May 20. As with everything, there have been rules set up to make it easier for all concerned. Here it goes, first of all everything must be out for the trucks before 6 a.m. that Saturday. Be sure to set everything out, because the trucks will make only one trip through the village. Branches must not be any longer than 5 feet and tied, twigs are to be bagged or they won't be taken. Newspapers are to be tied also, and only articles that two men can handle please. LADIES OF THE LAKE The Ladies of the Lake will hold a bake sale on May 27. They will need donations of baked goods to make this event a success. Anyone in the village please feel free to bake something. This club has done a lot of good, not only for the village but for many things, so we all benefit. Since there is not going to be a rummage sale this year, the sale of home baked goodies will take its place. This is the time to show off your skills at the culinary arts. Please help make this event a success. If for any reason you are unable to deliver your contribution on the Saturday of the sale, you may phone Mrs. Irene Groh at 385-0726. She will give you in­ formation on what can be done. More on this next week RECOVERY ROAD Mrs. Laura Meyer is home after a stay in the hospital, I am sure we all wish her a speedy recovery. She is so thrilled over the kindness shown her from her many friends and relatives. People are really nice aren't they. Hope Mrs. Elizabeth Tabor is feeling better, heard she felt under the weather, Mrs. Tabor • is the mother of Mrs. Theresa Godina of Lakewood. To Grace Ann Palis, get-well fast please, I hope you are your old self by the time this is read. A get-well to Carol Rutten too. Hope to see you up and around too. HONORED AT MEET Dale Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs-^Roland Wilson of W. Lake Shore, was among fourteen McHenry County College, Chi Upsilon, chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society members on a trip to the national con­ vention in Rochester, Minn. The theme of the 1972 PTK national convention was "Toward Responsible Con­ tributory Citizenship". BIRTHDAYS A happy birthday to Howard Letson on May 8. Happy bir­ thday to Cecelia Swedberg on May i2. Frank Kurth has a birthday on May 5. Happy birthday. CONFIRMED Richard Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Morris of Park­ view was confirmed Saturday, April 22, in St. Mary's Catholic church, McHenry. Rick's brother, Jim, was his sponsor. Church Women United Ifyou cant manage novshow are you going to manage later? ¥ ILLINOIS BLANKET SUNDAY May 7 Twenty thousand blankets will be sought by the Illinois Clothing committee in 1972 for distribution to the victims of disaster, both domestically and abroad and to other persons in need. Also needed is good clothing Clothing gifts fell short of needs last year -- nearly two million pounds short! Look again in those closets! A job, an education, a new sense of self- esteem. or just plain joy for someone, somewhere may be hanging there, unused, un- needed. Bring to May Fellowship Day, May 5, St. Thomas church in Crystal Lake, all clothing that has already been collected. It will save the committee much time if these articles are packed. On May 7, please bring those articles to your local church for packing and later pick-up by CWS trucks. Money's tight. You feel pretty lucky if you can stretch your paycheck enough to meet all the everyday expenses. It's harder than ever to save a buck. And how are you going to take care of the future, when you've got enough trouble just tak­ ing care of the present? But, you can manage to save-- by joining the Payroll Savings Plan where you work. It's a sure way to get started on a nest egg that you can depend on in the future. The amount you designate will be automatically set aside from your paycheck and used to buy U.S. Savings Bonds, before you get your check, and before you can spend it. So, join the Payroll Savings Plan and start on your "secret stash" to­ day. And then just relax and don't worry about tomorrow. You'll manage. 0 000 000 000 Now E Bonds pay 5^% interest when held to maturity of 5 years, 10 months <4'7 the first yeari Bonds are replaced if lost, stolen, or destroyed. When needed they can be cashed * at your bank. Interest is not subject to state or local income taxes, and federal tax may be deferred until redemption * " * <5? Take stock in America. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds. 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She has worked at GEM CLEANERS for three years and has been a presser for 1V2 years. Linda plans to be married in the Fall and will continued to work at GEM. Neva \ oight has lived in McHenry all her life and has worked at GEM CLEANERS for seven years. Neva has been married for 17 years and has four children. Elaine Ziszik has been a resident of McHenry for 15 years and has worked at GEM CLEANERS for 2% years. Elaine has been married for 22 years and has four children. ONE HOUR SERVICE •DRIVE-UP *0PEN 68 HOURS A WEEK Barbara Gullet Linda Pope Neva Voight Elaine Ziszik GEM DRIVE-UP SERVICE M E M B E R 3004 RT. 120 385-2231 McHENRY