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Shorten '78 Agriculture Classes PAGE 7 - PLAINDEALER -FRIDAY. JANUARY 6. 1*78 V sat "MEANWHILE BACK AT THE COURTHOUSE" A shorter and less com­ plicated report form to be used for the 1978 Census of Agriculture is the result of farmers and farm organizations participating Atv' meetings and test surveys throughout the country during the past eighteen months to advise the Bureau of the Census. The Bureau, part of the Department of Commerce, reports that farmers have taken part in planning the report form during nearly twenty conferences in more than a dozen states. They have participated in the first of two national sample test surveys to help determine the value of specific questions. On the report form, each farmer will need answer only those questions that apply to his ^operations. The inquiry is arranged so that he can skip questions, or even entire sections, dealing with other crops, livestock, or types of farming "The good business records that, most farm and ranch operators normally keep will make it easier for them to complete the report form for the twenty-first nationwide Census of Agriculture," a Bureau s|k)kesman said. • The 1978 Census report forms will be mailed out the last week of December, 1978. Each person receiving one will be urged to "fill it out and mail it back promptly, to give all agricultural producers and the nation a needed, accurate measure of just what the situation is in every county in our 50 states." When farmers do not respond quickly and accurately, the Bureau must spend additional * funds and time in efforts to get a complete census. In developing what the Bureau feels is "the simplest and easiest-to-answer report form we have used in a long time," the Bureau has obtained the advice of farmers, along with representatives of farm suppliers, agricultural universities. Congress, and state and federal program agencies. The data items were then field tested last summer by 8,500 farmers who filled out proposed report forms of varying nature. They made comments and suggestions. In addition. Bureau employees visited more than 1,000 of these farmers to get their suggestions in detail. ^ The 1978 Agricultural census will be conducted in a three phase program: ...Only essential, basic items needed for county totals will be t asked of all farms: Land in farms by ownership; land use; acres, production, and sales of crops; inventory, number sold, and sales value of livestock and poultry; and a few charac teristics of farm operators and farm management. ...Some additional items, which will be asked of a 20 percent sample of farms and used in association with the all- farm items, wilL provide estimated county totals: Value of land and buildings; selected production expenses; selected farm equipment; hired farm labor; fertilizer and pesticide use; grain storage capacity; and petroleum fuel usage and storage capacity. As in earlier censuses, the all-farm and 20 percent sample data will be published for each of the over 3,000 counties which have agricultural operations, for each state, for regions and the entire nation. ...State and national estimates for selected ad­ ditional items will be obtained through several small sample surveys taken early in 1980 for the year 1979. Subjects under consideration for these 10,000 to 50,000 farm samples include: horticultural specialties; farm finance; structural studies of corporations and partnerships; ownership and control of farms by financial institutions or foreign interests; on-farm irrigation; energy uses; seasonal and regular farm labor; vertical integration; chemicals and fertilizers; and production and marketing contracts. Memorial Hospital Study $6'A Million Building Program jMcHenry Highlights! Led by the members of the long-range and finance com­ mittees, board members at Memorial Hospital for McHenry County are studying ~*the $61 million building program proposed by ar­ chitects to provide adequate health care for the 55.000 people in its extensive service area. Wayne L Brown, treasurer and chairman of the Finance committee, said the committee has been studying the proposal to see if it is possible to un­ dertake a $6' „• million com­ mitment proposed in the 134- page report by Phillips Swager Associates, Peoria ar­ chitectural firm "In the past six years the board has changed the methods and policies in financing as the hospital services and costs grew Memorial hospital has enjoyed financial stability and the board is about to retire the bonds on the 1971 construction program ahead of schedule." said Brown. Meanwhile, a look at the statistical data shows why the board is concerned with a positive decision on a building program The number of outpatients continues to in­ crease An increase in emergency room procedures it reported in fiscal year data ending last Sept 30, compared with the previous fiscal year. The number of births was higher, too, from 690 a year ago to 875 this past fiscal year. In 1976, Memorial hospital .staff members handled 9,722 emergency room procedures This past year, they handled 13,031 X ray procedures showed a slight gain, from 25,223 to 26,801. But surgical operations, anesthetics and total patient days of care as bed patients reflected a slight decline. On the increase were physical therapy treatments and meals served The Swager report explained the need at Memorial hospital is space for ancillary services, not beds for patients Services most urgently requiring space include radiology, surgery, emergency, laboratory, ad­ ministration. obstetrics and nursery and storage Trouble Shooting Problems With Car FACTS FROM McHENRY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL Decisions And Revisions English Department Restructures Curriculum Beginning in the fall of 1978, McHenry high school English department will be offering fewer elective courses. The curriculum has been restructured to emphasize and facilitate the graduation requirements of three years of English and successful com­ pletion of one semester each of composition, literature, and speech Courses will be set up on a tracked sequence focusing on student ability levels. The ninth grade curriculum will include one semester each of Literature and Composition. On the sophomore level, the present elective program of twelve different class offerings will be eliminated Instead of such classes as Creative Writing, Mythology. Points of View, Pop Culture, and Linguistics, Sophomores will be enrolled in a basic course in­ cluding literature and com position and one semester of speech American Studies and American Literature \will remain as electives in the eleventh grade program along with Business English, Film, and Speech Previously, as many as sixteen different courses were offered to juniors. Seniors will have a choice of World Literature or College composj*K)ri\as well as any of the courses offered to juniors. A Car trouble in cold weather is no fun -But if you do have car problems. Ordie Hogsett, University of Illinois Extension safety specialist, has these suggestions >- Frozen door locks trouble consumers who park cars outside during the day or night. Hogsett suggests warming the door key with a match before inserting the key Next time put a piece of tape over the lock, he adds Free frozen windshield wipers taking care not to damage them, says Hogsett Remember to shut off wipers when you stop the car This saves the wiper motor If your car won't start. Hogsett suggests this procedure^ Put the car in neutril -ToP^standard tran­ smissions push in the clutch This will reduce some of the load on the starter and battery. Turning on car lights and other similar techniques will not help warm engines, notes Hogsett. When starting engines, have all accessories turned off to ensure easier starts, he adds If the car still won't start, check the battery fluid If it is frozen solid, the battery is dead Freezing can wreck the battery; you may need a new one Frozen fuel lines is another winter car problem.1* Avoid them by keeping the gas tank at least one-half full. Adding gas line antifreeze to frozen lines will defrost the system Gas line antifreeze can be pur­ chased from many service stations and auto maintenance stores American Legion - RINGW00D ROAD, McHENRY - FISH FRY EVERY FRIDAY (5:00-9:00 P. M.) PERCH-ALL YOU CAN EAT OTHER MENU AVAILABLE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BOB & THE BLUETONES MOM.--WED.--THURS,--FRIDAY 3:30 to 6:00 Cut Prices Make a New Year's resolution that's easy and fun to keep-- PLAY RACQUETBALL . . . STAY HEALTHY I .8 Rocqu*tball/Handball courts .Pro Shop , .Mon's woight room and class .Comploto figuro salon .Whirlpools and saunas ^Attondod nursory .Club loungo FOR MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION CALL 815/338-7255 publications class, including newspaper and yearbook ac­ tivities, will be offered on all four levels. * Essentially, the English department has eliminated as many as twenty different "specialized" courses. Department chairmen, Jim Blum at West and Bev Aweve at East, believe this is necessary in order to better meet the needs of students and reduced staff next year. Like the structured com­ position program introduced at East campus this year, this new approach to a four-year English Curriculum stresses the BASICS. Students will be scheduled into basic com­ position and literature courses. Since the courses will be tracked according to student ability levels, the department feels this will more easily meet the needs of individual students. "Back to the basics" best describes the department's approach to curriculum revision. • • • • Composure is that state of being wherein you don't bother to answer the telephone. * • • • Police may be unnec­ essary in the perfect world but in the meantime law and order depend upon police. BRANCH III COURT Associate Judge In hearings before Judge Conrad Floeter on Jan. 4, Joan V. Brustad, 4526 Lakewood, McHenry, pled guilty to a charge of disobeying a stop sign, and was fined $15 and costs. Thomas J. Swiontek, An- tioch, guilty of speeding, 72 mph in dJJ5 zone, fined $50 and costs. Thomas S. Beyer, 5211 Shorehill, McHenry, guilty of disobeying a traffic control device, fined $25. Craig A. Steiner, 506 Mineral Springs, McHenry, guilty of illegal operation of ' a snowmobile on roadway, fined $50. George Gilpin, 8520 Burton, Wonder Lake, guilty of speeding, 64 mph' in a 40 zone, fined $50. Richard Klapprich, 3405 W. 2nd avenue, McHenry, guilty of illegal operation of a snowmobile on roadway, fined $50. „ , John R. Van Duyn,r\4508 Garden Quarter Aptr*al5, McHenry, guilty of speeding, 47 mph in a 30 zone, fined $25. Barbara Greete, Elk Grove, 111., guilty of speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone, fined $25. Frank Pogany, 5705 Mill street, Richmond, guilty of an animal violation, fined $15 and costs. Kevin Lavin, 2800 Eastwood, McHenry, guilty of having a dog running at large, fined $25 and costs. Alan W. Ohrwall, 711 S. Rt. 31, McHenry, guilty of pur­ chase, acceptance, possession or consumption of aloholic liquor by a person of non-age, fined $25 and costs. BRANCH I Associate Judge In hearings before Judge Michael Sullivan on Jan. 3, Archie Carlisle, 240 Michigan, Elgin, entered a negotiated plea of guilty to a charge of having no valid driver's license and was fined $75 and costs. Robert H. McArthur, 6308 Silver Lake terrace, Cary, guilty of having no valid driver's license and placed on 6 months court supervision. Briarf L. Anderson, 1923 Sheila street, Woodstock, guilty of speeding, fined $23 and costs. Joseph J. Weisenburger, 509 Gages Lake road. Gages Lake, entered a negotiated plea of guilty to a charge of reckless driving. He was given a seven- day jail sentence, placed on 90- day probation, and ordered to the county DWI project John Forrest. 7713 Blivin. Spring Grove, not guilty of Seating and maintaining a nuisance. Terese Lyons, 1007 N. River road, McHenry. had a charge of creating and maintaining a nuisance against her dismissed Joyce Looney, no address given, entered a negotiated plea of guilty to a charge of failure to pay wages, and was fined $50 and costs. Thomas L. Stolzke, 808 Roosevelt, Woodstock, guilty of purchase or acceptance of a gift of an alcoholic liquor, fined $100 and costs. David A. Freund. 2033 Stone Lake road, Woodstock, guilty of •speeding, fined $17 and costs. Donald R. Brent, 600 Borden lane, Woodstock, entered a negotiated plea of guilty to a charge of retail theft under $150, and was placed on 3 months court supervision. Randy Thayer, 9105 Rt. 14, Crystal Lake, entered a negotiated plea of guilty to a charge of battery, and was sentenced to 3 days in the county jail with credit being given for time that was already served. Martin M Perez, 1424 Kildeer, Round Lake, withdrew a plea of not guilty and entered a negotiated plea of guilty to a charge of criminal trespassing to land, fined $50 and placed on 3 months court supervision. Bill Cheshire, 116 E. Fox River Valley Gardens, was found not guilty of battery. Ronald F. Blangin, 3021 Rhodes, Melrose Park, guilty of criminal trespassing to land, fined $75 and costs and placed on probation for one year. Mark S Philpot, 433 Wood­ stock, Crystal Lake, withdrew a plea of not guilty and entered a negotiated plea of guilty to a charge of theft under $150, and was placed on one-year court supervision. James R. Walter, 714 Ingleside road, Ingleside, pled guilty to passing over a double- yellow line and was fined $15 and costs. Robert C Miller, Rt. 2, Dundee, withdrew a plea of not guilty and entered a negotiated plea of guilty to a charge of speeding. He was fined $200 and placed on 6 months court supervision. David Radden. 190 Cold Spring. Barrington, guilty Of speeding, fined $25 and placed on 3 months court supervision. P a t r i c i a J a c o b s o n , Streamwood. had a charge of improper lane usage against her dropped Hament Brahnbhatt, Buffalo Grove, not guilty of creating. and maintaining a nuisance. BRANCH I Associate Judge In hearings before Judge Conrad Floeter on Dec. 29, Suzanne M Sheetz. 411 Oak- crest, Cary, was found not guilty of driving while her license was susupended Kent 1 Kruger. 801 Oak grove. McHenry. guilty of theft under $150 and fined $25 and costs. Frederick Bernhardt, 685 Dane. Woodstock, guilty of aggravated assault and sen­ tenced to eight months in jail. Dominic J Baldocchi, Rt 38, St. Charles, guilty of unlawful possession of cannabis, fined $50 and costs. Ken Hanson, 10815 Main, Richmond, guilty of failure to provide adequate shelter and protection from the weather, fined $50 an<^ costs. Joseph C. Duenser, 348 Kennilwart, Palatine, with­ drew a plea of not guilty and pled guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of can­ nabis He was fined court costs and placed on six months court supervision under Sec 710 of the Cannanbis Control Act (CCA). Dorothy A Oeckinghaus, 4315 Sioux, McHenry, guilty of retail theft under $150, and placed under court supervision for one year Mark S.- Rush. 208 Griffing, Woodstock, was found not guilty of battery. Jerry Ratfield. 416 Clay. Woodstock, was found not guilty of battery. „ Russell E Jones, 7522 Bar­ nard Mill road. Ringwood. withdrew a plea of not guilty and pled guilty to a charge of purchase or acceptance of alcoholic liquor by a person of non-age, fined $25 and costs • • • * Our advice to you this week is to take care of your heart, and live a •r while. * • * » ' ;« * Those who founded the United States would probably be amazed at it today. WANTED:DANCERS! 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