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» PAGE 16 - PLAINDEALEH - WEDNESDAY^ AUGUST 13,1975 MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from page 1) doing business with you for fifty-six years, and are looking forward to as many more. "We would also like to congratulate you on your centennial issue. I believe it will be a carefully preserved treasure in many homes in our community. We think you gave a birthday present to all of us. "With every wish for your continued success as you serve our community. "Alida Wirtz" Marie Ropp, popular kin­ dergarten teacher in McHenry's Landmark school many years ago, stopped in our office last Friday afternoon just to say hello. Unfortunately, the staff celebration of our 100th year found a large part of the crew-out for lunch. We regret having missed a chance to renew an acquaintanceship separated by too many years. The American Legion big summer carnival, changed to a later date than the usual July Fourth event, is scheduled Aug. 13"16 K.A.F, a dollar," North explained. Approval was given for the annexation of five acres of land known as Lot 1 in Edgebrook Heights. It is located on the corner of Green street and St. Paul's avenue at the southern edge of the city. Annexation was requested by the Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Chicago, who owns the land. John Licastro appeared to make the request and " answer questions. He said the land would eventually be residential in character. In other action, Alderman Jack Pepping commented on the fine job Police Chief Espey and his men were doing in regard to cutting down on overtime pay. The department has been using a compensary time off system since May 1 of this year. Pepping noted that in the first four months of this year, there were 201 hours of police officer overtime per month. In May, twenty-six and one-half hours of overtime were recorded, with eleven hours in June and none in July. Regarding non-payment of delinquent water bills, Mayor Stanek authorized Fred Meyer to start shutting off water to serious violators. In order to avoid this happening, persons are asked to see the City Clerk and make "some sort of arrangements for payment. COUNCIL APPROVES The Council agreed with Mayor Staneks's suggestion TWO ORDINANCES Jthat construction of Com­ mercial avenue be held in abeyance until money is .777. the maximum will be available. Cost of fixing the $1 28. I would judge the total road would be $9,500. It is increase would be in the area of located to the rear of business (Continued from page 1) places north of Route 120. The Council decided to present a formal objection to the establishing of a seaplane operation on the Fox River near Johnsburg. The objection will be made at a public hearing scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 10 o'clock in the courthouse by the Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics In other business, me council adopted an ordinance to market $193,000 in water revenue bonds to get Well No. 5 into operation. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 1, Alderman Schaedel casting the negative vote. Alderman Bolger was absent. The next regular meeting of the Council will be held Mon­ day, Aug. 18. MANY MOTORISTS HURT IN WEEKEND HIGHWAY CRASHES (Continued from page 1) Sunset road wh£n she lost control of her auto and it left the roadway. Three women were slightly injured in a three-car chain • reaction accident that occurred Friday afternoon at the intersection of Waukegan and Borden street. Florence A. McCann of 7725 Island Lane, Wonder Lake, and her passenger, Pearl Cooper of 6620 W. Route 120, McHenry, were injured as was a passenger in a car driven by Bruce L. Henderlong of 3216 Vista Terrace, McHenry. She was Debra Brunow of 4909 W. Route 120, McHenry. Driver of the third car, Connie Blietz of 520 Kensington, McHenry, was cited for speed too fast for conditions. She was east-bound on Waukegan road in stop and go traffic. As she started to move forward with the traffic, she proceeded to apply her brakes but struck the rear of the Henderlong auto, which was pushed into the rear of the McCann car. Gil Banes of 770 Sussex lane, Crystal Lake, was ticketed for no valid registration after he hit a traffic light standard at the corner of Elm and Riclv mond road. Banes was south-bound on Richmond waiting for the light to change. As it did, he moved forward and looked for on­ coming traffic. When he glanced back he noticed the car was heading for the traffic light and he tried to avoid impact but was unable to do so. Wayne R. Miller of 3712 W. Waukegan road, McHenry, was cited by city police for failure to reduce speed to avoid an ac­ cident and driving while in­ toxicated following a collision at the corner of Elm and Green streets. According to police, Ray J. Steege of 501 N. Green, McHenry, was stopped at the intersection when his car was hit in the rear by Miller's auto. LAST RUN-McHenry commuters step off the last evening train north Monday evening. Although local commuters will be served in the future, this was the last train through McHenry to go beyond the Wisconsin state line. In the future, service ends at Richmond. STAFF PHOTO-WA YNE GAYLORD RTA SERVICE LONG WAY OFF' (Continued from page 1) "When I brought up this "nint at the meeting, Chicago's Senator Charles Chew, the chairman of the Senate Transportation committee jumped all over me," Skinner said. "When Charlie does that, I know I'm pretty near the truth. He's sort of a litmus paper test for me." Revealed at the four- hour meeting were two figures that haven't surface from official sources before: During the first twelve months' of RTA's existence, 87 • > At- »4|W»"i.ii --ne^frm i There's never been a belter lime to buy anew car than right now* Here's why. 76 MODELS UP $335 (6%)! BUY NOW & SAVE UP TO 20% WISE BUYS Brand New 1975 MAVERICK 2 DOOR 6 Cylinder Automatic Transmission $3098 STOCK NO. 75-395 Brand New 1975 PINTO RUNABOUT I Cylinder, 4 Speed, Special Paint Accent Group • Whitewall Tires. $2898 STOCK NO. 75-228 Brand New 1975 MUSTANG 4 Cylinder - 4 Speed Bucket Seats Steel Belted Radial Whitewall Tires $3298 STOCK HO. 75-173 GRANADAs • GRANADAs - GRANADAs AND MONARCH* TOO! 23 IN STOCK Choice of Colon, Equipment and Price AS LOW AS >3398 FULL PRICE Stock No. 75 - 380 r-Summer DEMO Sale!! 20% OFF ELITES - COUGARS LTDs - T-BIRDs Equipped the Way You Like 'Em SAVE - SAVE (27) '75 TRUCKS, TOO Vi • 3A Ton - Vans Broncos - Super Cabs $AVE N0WI WE NEED USED CARS & TRUCKS We've a Car For Every Budget - Come Check These Wholesale Specials 1975 JEEP - RENEGADE V8 Engine, Levi Package, Aluminum Wheels WAS $4496 NOW $3900 1973 MERCURY - MONTEREY H.T. 2 Door - V8 Engine, Automatic, Power, Factory Air, Tilt Wheel, Radio, Heater, Steel Belted Radial Whitewall*. WAS $2496 nH,mt>m«MUU..»»"NOW<aw 1971 CHEVROLET - WAGON V8 Engine, Automatic TrailainiMion, Power, Factory Air, Radio, Heater. WAS$1496 .f........ .MOW $1000 1974 PLYMOUTH - TRAIL DUSTER 4 Wheel Drive Wagon - V8 Engine Automatic Trantmitsion, Power, Factory Air, AM-FM Radio, Steel Belted Radial*. WAS $4696 NOW $4000 1973 BUICK ESTATE WAGON Loaded with extras...one of tfU nicest ones around. See to appreciate WAS $2496 ................... .... .NOW $1900 1969 FORD - GALAXIE 500 4 Door - V8 Engien, Automatic, Power Steering and Brakes One owner WAS $695 on*** NOW $450 1974 BRONCO - 4x4 WAGON 6 Cylinder, Standard Shift with Power Angle Snow Plow. WAS $4496........ NOW $3800 1968 PONTIAC - BONNEVILLE 4 Door. Hat everything and miles left. WAS $595 NOW $375 1966 MUSTANG• • -NOW $360 1964 CADILLAC....NOW $175 1962 BUICK...NOW $150 WOODWARD FORD & MERCURY ROUTE 47 S at ROUTE 14 • WOODSTOCK, ILL - 815-338-6680 4Va Acres New & Used Cars & Trucks - Most Modern Facilities |fi i Ifrtiw iyi ri ryiii %i " IT ~ V " If IT If V 1T " Y " V 1 V * J>*" percent of its operating subsidies went to the Chicago Transit Authority. The budget for this year indicates that the CTA will receive 76 percent of the money the RTA passes out. "The important thing about getting these figures out into public domain is that subur­ banites have objective data with which to judge for themselves whether the RTA is living up to expectations," Skinner said. "I suspect that when they realize that Chicago has less than half of the people in the six-county district and pays just over 30 per­ cent of the RTA taxes, suburbanites will be able to make a totally rational judgment regarding whether RTA is living up to its sup­ porters pre-referendum promises all by themselves. S k i n n e r a l s o discovered that his McHenry and northern Kane county con­ stituents will be able to make use of combined railroad and bus service to reach the various office com­ plexes surrounding O'Hare airport. "I asked specifically if my neighbor, Ted Tollefsen, who carpools to the United Airlines executive office building on Route 72 near the airport would be able to get to work by using the Chicago & Northwestern railroad and an RTA bus. One of RTA's consultants said that would be possible. U p o n f u r t h e r questioning, I learned that the agreement now being negotiated with the C&NW will require monthly rates between intermediate stops (rather than just bet­ ween one's outlying station and*the loop) and that the cost of the bus from the DesPlaines station to one's office will be $10 per month. "Connecting the railroad to the O'Hare office complexes may be the biggest con­ tribution RTA can make for our area for a long time," the Crystal Lake legislator surmised. "Of course, that could have been done without RTA and should have been done by RTA months ago," Skinner added. At the end of the foUr- hour meeting, Skinner released a market study done by his Legislative Advisory committee on Transportation. It is based on mass transit questionnaires he en­ closed with 12,000 newsletters mailed constituents last August. "The conclusions of the study are that more study needs to be done to determine mass tran­ sit needs in McHenry county. RTA chairman, Milton Pikarsky, agreed that the RTA needed to do more to determine how RTA dollars can be spent productively in McHenry county than 'just talking to area mayors; as staffers did prior to the McHenry county RTA board hearing in May," he said. SET DEADLINE FOR HOMESTEAD APPLICATIONS (Continued from page 1) Homestead Exemptions which were in effect for 1974. The 1975 renewals will be accomplished by a mailing to all property owners who had an approved Homestead Exempt tion during 1974. This mailing will go out of the Supervisor of Assessments office during the month of September. Senior Citizens Bus To Illinois State Fair The McHenry County Senior Citizen's council has planned a bus trip to the Illinois State Fair Aug. 15 which has been designated as "Golden Day" by the Illinois Fair association. The buses will be leaving Veteran's Acres in Crystal Lake at 6:30 a.m. on the fif­ teenth and will return by 9:30 or 10 p.m. the same day. Sack lunches will be provided for seniors at the Fair for a minimal charge. "We still have a few seats left on one of the buses," said Mrs. Jonel, executive director for the council, "and anyone in­ terested in making the trip may get further information about it by calling us at 455-2660 or 338- 6075. "We are very pleased by the response we have had to the trip", she said. "We had originally only planned on having one bus go down, but since we sent out our newsletter last month we have received enough calls to almost fill the second bus. "At our booth in the McHenry County Fair last week, we signed up a number of seniors who had not received our newsletter and we want to reach as many senior citizens as possible. Anyone interested in becoming a member of the council or in receiving the newsletter may do so by writing to us at 201 N. Throop St., Woodstock, Illinois 60098 or by calling the numbers listed above." Local Water Samples Ruled Unsatisfactory Water samples collected from swimming beaches by the McHenry County Department of Health on Aug. 4 and Aug. 5 were obtained from several beaches on the Fox river from some of the lakes in the county. Those beaches at which there have been two consecutive unsatisfactory samples include McHenry Shores and Sun- nyside. DRIVER TEST SCHOOL A school for Senior Citizens anticipating the driver license written test, will be held Aug. 21 and 28 and Sept. 4 at the city hall from 10 a.m. to noon. Anyone with questions should call Kenneth Bowsher, president of the Senior Citizens club. APPLICATIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL READY (Continued from page 1) have either dropped out or are about to dropout of the regular high school programs. A full curriculum made up of structured classes, in­ dependent study, and op­ portunities for using the "community as a classroom," will be offered through the Alternative high school. Interested persons should contact the school office for an application form. The address is 3701 W. Waukegan, McHenrv, or call 344-2424 or 344-2425. The happiest people are often the simplest people. BICENTENNIAL MEETING The next meeting of' the Bicentennial commission will be held Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the city hall. Persons interested in serving on this committee should plan to attend. §J ygi] MEDICINE by H. BOSWELL YORK. R. PH. CHEST Does sex play an important role in determining how one's body reacts to a drug? - H.S. Yes, with certain classes of drugs. A man who takes a female hormone may develop what appears to be breasts. A woman taking a male hormone may start growing hair on her face, or her voice my deepen. Also, one study showed that when male and female beagles were given certain antibiotics, the females showed higher and more prolonged blood levels of the drug. Can mineral oil prevent a sunburn? - S.W. Mineral oil or baby oil is of very little value in preventing a sunburn. Several vegetable oils are able to absorb ultraviolet light and thus prevent a sunburn. Coconut voil, peanut oil, and sesame oil are all examples. I am a 63-year-old alcoholic. I have joined A.A. twice but the results didn't last. It's been four months since my last binge, but I'm afraid it won't last much longer. What do you suggest? - M.J.L. There is a parallel between the problems of an overweight person with dieting and an alcoholic with liquor. Good food and liquor surround our society. The overweight person who attends meetings (like Weight Watchers) and loses weight will maintain the low weight by attending maintenance meetings - perhaps for a lifetime. If you wish to be successful in your fight against alcoholism, you should consider rejoining A.A. and this time never quit - never! Ye Olde Medicine Chest - Cures for Rheumatism - (1) Wear the eyetooth of a pig. (2) Carry three potatoes in your pants pocket. (3) Carry the triangular bone from a ham. (4) Put a copper cent into you shoe. (5) Wear a brass ring. (6) Put glass knobs under your bed posts. TTie Antidote and First Aid for Poisoning chart tells you what first aid measures to take until medical aid is summoned. For a copy send you name, plus 2S cents and a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope to me in care of this newspaper. THE HOME GAME CHEATING THE BIRDS -- Don't throw out those stale rolls. Try freshening them by wrapping in a damp towel overnight in your refrigerator. At dinner time, remove the tow^l and reheat slowly in the oven. BATHROOM SHOWOFF -- A kooky bathroom idea for the young -- or young at heart -- who ar% short on towel racks! Find a discarded ladder, sand out rough places, fit it into an out-of-the-way spot from floor to ceiling and paint it as gaily as you dare. A great towel rack! » r