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PAGE 14 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 29. I97t Alden Man Named Head Of County Farm Bureau Don Luerrsen, 41, Alden township dairy (farmer, has become the twenty-first man to serve as president of the McHenry County Farm Bureau. Luerrsen was elected to that office at the board of directors' organizational meeting last week. Elmer Hill, Union dairyman, was reelected vice- president. Don Cash. Harvard, was reelected treasurer David Gardner, Solon Mills dairy farmer, was elected secretary, filling the office Luerrsen had occupied for a year. John Martin, Marengo farmer who is the outgoing president, was not eligible for reelection to the board at the annual meeting earlier last week. The board has a policy of limiting a board members' tenure to eight consecutive years and Martin had served four two-year terms. He was president for two years Luerrsen operates a 300-acre farm. He has fifty Holsteins in his milking herd and he has about seventy head of heifers in his young stock. He has 40-head of steers on feed, calves from the dairy herd not kept for breeding purposes. The new president has been a member of the 35'ers softball team, a frequent state champion contender. He has been on the Farm Bureau board three years. Mrs. Luerrsen has been active in the Farm Bureau Women's committee and was the representative of the county on a Washington legislative trip by Farm Bureau members a year ago Don and Leona Luerrsen have three children, Kathy, 19, a student at McHenry County college; Dave, 18, a senior at Harvard high school; and Mike, 12, seventh grader at Harvard Dave, a senior, is on a work experience program in high school that includes on- the farm training and practical experience Gardner, the new secretary, is 31 He and his father, Robert, farm 340 acres and have a 40- head Holstein dairy herd Gardner served as chairman of the McHenry County Young Farmers committee its first two years. He has been on the legislative committee for four years. Here are the past presidents of the McHenry County Farm Bureau, third county Farm Bureau in the nation formed June, 1912; 1912-1920-Homer E. Whipple, Harvard. 1920-1922 -John R Wells, Harvard. 1923 -Harry C. Gilkerson, Marengo. 1924-1925-Bert L. Thomas, Ringwood. 1926 -George F. Colver, Marengo. 1927-Frank M. Barber, Greenwood. 1928-1929 -John Olbrich, Harvard. 1930-1931 -Harold Cash, Harvard. 1932-1933-EarI Swenson, Spring Grove. 1934-1935 -Kenneth Cristy, Ringwood 1936--Stanley Church, Huntley. 1937-1939 -Arthur Garlieb, Huntley. 1940-1942-L. Russell Beard, Hebron. .1943-1945 -Arthur Hoppe, McHenry 1946-1948- George Richard­ son, Spring Grove. 1949-1952 -Earle B. Johnson, Huntley 1953-1957-Charles Weingart, McHenry. 1957-1968 -Dale Noe, Marengo. 1968-1974 -Ervin Walters, Hebron. 1975-1976 -John Martin, Marengo. Classroom Etiquette "What dirty hands you have. Tommy!" said the young teacher."What would you say if I came to school w i t h o u t w a s h i n g m y hands?" "Wouldn't say anything," replied Tommy. "I'd be too polite." Corn Production Reduced By More Than Ten Percent This month's estimate of corn production by the U.S. Department of Agriculture was reduced by more than ten percent from what was projected in July by the agency. Illinois Director of Agriculture Pud Williams said he thinks that demonstrates the "pointlessness of even making an estimate in July." "In July's figures, Illinois corn yields were projected at 109 bushels to the acres," Williams said. "Now they are down to 98 bushels and could go lower. National corn produc­ tion was figured to be 6.55 billion bushels. That figure has been reduced to 5.89 billion bushels. "Last year the July estimate was off by more than. ten percent in the other direction. The four years before that, when there was no July estimate, even the August figures were off by as much as 14 percent. Anyone who made decisions based on the July figures would have very simply been using figures that were wrong. Farmers know that the corn crop is really made in July and August. On July 1 of any year the crop may look great, but if we have the kind of weather we had this year, we are going to have reduced production. On the other hand, the crop may start off slow and hit into a perfect growing season. If that happened we could have a crop to beat even last year's record yields. "Those early projections are often misleading, as they were this year. As a result, con­ sumers hopes are raised that prices will be lowered by in­ creased supplies. Then they resent it when yields end up being lower and supplies tighter. Realistically or not, they direct some of that resentment at those of us in the agricultural community. "And like it or not, the U.S.D.A. projections affect the grain markets regardless of whether they reflect what is actually happening in the country's grain fields. Volatility in the "commoditiies market doesn't help anyone but a few lucky speculators. It certainly doesn't do any good for U.S. farmers or consumers. "We ought to just go back to putting out the first estimate in August af "the earliest and keep the govenment and artificial stimulants out of .the grain market a little longer each year." Plan Screening For Lead Poisoning In Area Though modern medicine and biological research have made significant headway in conquering many diseases which formerly wreaked havoc with the well-being of people, one serious health problem exists in all communities across the nation. That childhood crippler, says Kathi George of the McHenry County Association for the V\( >\ II .( >VW KY ihV£\ N 9J WEEKEND SPECIALS Sale Ends Saturday, Oct. 2 Sale Exciting selection of most wanted junior boot-length coats. 3760 to Glad plaid combo. 5440 Regularly $47 to 968 The coats that get the votes! Pick a winner in lingy plaids, solids, combos. 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While paint made of lead is considered a common source, children can get lead poisoning from toys, pencils, crib sides, window sills and newspapers. Because of the seriousness of this disease, the McHenry County Association for the Retarded is planning a screening for children 1-6 within the next few weeks. "We want to alert parents to this menace and to make them conscious of the need to have their children tested when we do obtain the necessary equipment from the Illinois Association for the Retarded," she said. "Lead can be picked up from dust inside and outside the home. Lead particles in the air is another frequent source. Lead poisoning is not restricted to the poor or people who live in shabby housing. Lead poisoning can be found in children from all social, financial and racial backgrounds," she asserted. Lead poisoning is a major cause of mental retardation in otherwise normally healthy youngsters. One purpose of the screening is to detect signs of lead poisoning and to begin remedial action should cases of lead poisoning be found. This includes treatment and determination of the source of the lead poisoning. Ms. George pointed out that frequently children show no signs of lead poisoning until an extremely toxic level is reached. "That's why it is called a silent menace," she offered. "Lead-based paint is the most frequent source of lead poisoning. Children find chips of paint from windows or wood­ work. Often they can peel bits loose from a wall, woodwork or window sill. I want to em­ phasize that newspapers are another source, with magazines and comic books also a frequent source." No damage to a human can be measured in terms of dollars. The cost of care can. Tests for this disease are free of charge. It costs $300,000 to care for a child throughout his life if mental retardation resulted because of lead intoxication. WHO KNOWS? l. of 2. 3. win 4. 5. Name the capital California. When did women the right to vote? Which amendment was this? Where is Dartmouth College located? Name Italy's longest river. 6. Who wrote, "A man is a worker. If he is not that, he is nothing.*'? Answers To Who Krows 1. Sacramento. 2. In 1920. 3. The 19th Amendment. 4. Hanover, N.H. 5. The Po. 6. Joseph Conrad. COMING TO I McHENRY! I Arizona SUN WATCH FOR OPENING! © TOME- Thomas Jefferson's Illinois And The Push For Autonomy (Seventh in a regional history series by Virginia Differding and Walter Wallace, prepared as a Bicentennial contribution from Northern Illinois University. -- Ed.) Illinois legally became part of the United States when the Treaty of Paris was signed by the American and British governments on Sept. 3, 1783. Other treaty provisions in­ cluded Britain's recognition of American independence, agreement to return con­ fiscated property to loyalists and the requirement that American merchants pay lawful debts to the British Most important for our purposes here, however, was the recognition of territorial limits for the newly born nation that included all land west of the Atlantic Ocean and east of the Mississippi River, south of Canada and north of Florida. As often happens, there was a great difference between treaty provisions and reality. Thus the British illegally continued to maintain their forts in the American west, using the security of western Canada as an excuse. From their strongholds, the British clandestinely organized Indian raids against the few American pioneers who ven­ tured west of Ohio. They also pursued fur trapping and ex­ ported the pelts. More importantly, the British presence on American territory gravely hurt America's in­ ternational prestige. Despite political differences over many issues, the nation's Founding Fathers generally shared a belief that the internal political economy of the nation had to be stabilized before they could successfully confront Britain for control of the west. Consequently, the western lands remained in fact under British control. American leaders did not wait until they could actually move into the west, however, and planning began before the Revolution resumed after 1783. Residents of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania in 1778 had ex­ pressed anger over Virginia's move to declare Illinois as her county and following the Revolutionary War, this became a minor but heated issue. Original charters for these colonies-turned states had been changed often and contained many conflicting claims for land in what is now Illinois. New York, for instance, claimed the northern part of Illinois; Massachusetts set sights on central Illinois. On March 1, 1784, Thomas Jefferson submitted a report to the Confederation Congress, which historian Merrill Jensen has called the "first 'colonial policy' of the United States". A revised version was accepted on March 22. The report urged adoption of procedures for rationally developing the Northwest territories into states. One interesting feature of Jefferson's plan was his ver­ sion of state boundaries. Ac­ cording to a map drawn by David Hartley and annotated by Jefferson, the northwest would become 14 truncated states based upon quadrant surveys rather than natural boundaries. If Jefferson's plan had been adopted, Illinois would have been three separate states: Assenipia, Illinoia and Polypotamia. I m a g i n e C h i c a g o , Asenisipia! Or, Peoria, Illinoia! Or, Carbondale Polypotamia! Obviously, Jefferson's plan was not fully adopted The following year a proclamation set up a framework for developing the west, but it was 1787 before a sophisticated and far-reaching plan was put together. The Northwest Ordinance articulated what would become the pattern for future American expansion. A bill of rights was drafted, educational systems mandated and slavery expressly prohibited. No more than five but no fewer than three states could be constituted in the areas covered by the or­ dinance. A territory first would be run by a governor and three judges h i HEARING AID SERVICE Free Loaners - Complete Service on all Makes Custom Earmolds-30 Dsy Trial on New Aids Try Before You Buy! Maico-Zenith-Radio Ear Quslitone ROBT. STENSLAND & ASSOC. 3937 W. Main St. 385-7661 Behind-the-ear AID $1QQ Reg. $239 appointed by Congress. As soon as 5,000 settlers owned at least 50 acres each, the territory could elect a local legislature and send a non-voting representative to Philadelphia, then the nation's capitol. When a territory's population reached 60,000, it could be admitted to the union as an equal state. Under this framework, pioneers slowly began moving into the unsecured but richly inviting Illinois country. As early as 1781, a 150,000- acre grant in west central Illinois was given to George Rogers Clark and his men as a land bounty in payment for their services during the Revolution. Pioneers moved from Ohio and Kentucky into the southern part of Illinois, tending to go to the already developed bottom lands. As part of the political maneuvering in Jefferson's original report, Virginia relinquished its claim on Illinois. Moreover, the Nor­ thwest Ordinance did not directly affect lands west of Ohio Consequently, the 2,000 to 3,000 American settlers were free from direct governmental restraints until 1790. On March 5, 1790, Arthur St. Clair, governor of the Ohio Territory, arrived in Kaskaskia with orders from Philadelphia to bring order to Illinois set­ tlements. v After visiting Cahokia and other villages in the bottom lands, St. Clair established a centralized government, made Kaskaskia its capital and divided Illinois and Indiana into three counties. Knox County embraced Indiana, eastern and central Illinois. Randolph County covered the southern tip And in a burst of humility and selflessness, the governor dubbed the largest and most populated area along the Mississippi River and in the north as St. Clair County. For the next five years, white settlers and territorial authorities intermittently fought Miami, Kickapoo and Potawatomi Indians for control of lands in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Gen. "Mad Anthony" Wayne finally defeated the Indian^ at the battle of Fallen Timbers in Ohio. The resulting Treaty of Greenville signed in 1795 stabilized American land claims around Chicago. Peoria and the southern portion of the territory. In 1800, Congress passed a law creating the Indiana territory, the second phase of colonization For the next eight years, Vincennes was the capital of a huge chunk of land embracing Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois, as well as parts of Minnesota William Henry Harrison, governor of Ohio, became governor of the new territory. From the outset, political troubles plagued Harrison as the "Illinois Faction", com­ prised of large landowners, pushed for more autonomy. Moreover, they desired repeal of that section of the Northwest Ordinance, which prohibited slavery. For three years, slavery persisted as the most heated issue in the Illinois country. In 1803, Harrison drafted an in­ denture law that legally established de facto slavery. Whil# a term of indenture forced an individual to work in servitude for only seven years in exchange for shelter and food, the law sometimes was abused by wealthy landowners who did not tell their servants when their terms of indenture expired The approximately 2,458 propertied Illinois residents were only momentarily satisfied They pushed for and finally won autonomy in 1809 when the Illinois territory finally was constituted as a separate entity Ninian Ed wards, a wealthy Kentucklan and slave holder, became the' territory's first governor. Setting up the new govern­ ment was tricky because of the British presence, but the War of 1812 would change all that NEXT: New Folks In The Neighborhood -- (The Next Illinois Illinoisans) Best Of Press Cheekonomic Ruin The depression that ruins most men is the cute little dimple. -News, Des Moines. Tidiness Pays Don't smoke in bed. The ashes falling on the floor may be yourown. -Tribune, Chicago