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Unity ' •; / . V- •' • • • . PAGE 18-PLAINDEALER .WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3©, 1909 In The Rev. Father Vincent Fish, coordinator for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in McHenry, peruses one of his spiritual books. Another of his collection, "The Prophet of Unity", was written by two monks from the Order of the Society of Atonement It deals with the life and j work of their founder, the Rev. Father Paul Wattson (later known as Father Paul James Francis). As a child. Father Fish became acquainted with Father Wattson, who began the unity prayer movement. „ parents learned that the board had decided to alter its plan for adult supervision on the controversial first grade bus issue. The Ridgeway subdivision parents ex­ pressed their views by saying that they were not concerned with the high school students maliciously attacking younger children on the bus, but they were concerned about high schoolers fighting and referring to dope. The president of the board said that a second bus scheduling was not possible because of the cost and that the problems on the bus had improved over the last two weeks. The re-dedication of the newly restored St. John the Baptist Catholic church in Johnsburg took place the weekend of Nov. 17. "Purloin, lift, boost, palm, . filch, score, the five-finger discount"-Mhese are all synonyms of the same thing: stealing. In an attempt to combat the increase in shoplifting and theft that typically takes place during " he golden quarter"-- October, November and Decern be-r--about 30 McHenry retail employees and managers met with police and security representatives to tackle the ~ problem. With the dramatic and recent increases in home mortgage interest rates, there has been an equally dramatic slowdown in the real estate business. Twelve0 burglaries in and around McHenry were solved within four days through arrests by (he McHenry city police and county Sheriffs department. McHenry police arrested a McHenry youth and two juvenile accomplices who are reportedly tied in to eight burglaries in the City alone and the Sheriffs police arrested two Wonder Lake youths in connection with four burglaries and two attempts in Wonder Lake. A proposal to institute longevity benefits for all City employees was voted down at the City Council meeting. As presented by Alderman Pepping, chairman of die Finance committee, the proposal would give City employees 2 percent pay raises at the end of it years, 10 years, 15 years and 20 years service-as long as finances permit. A new traffic sign will be seen along McHenry township streets and roads this winter because of an ordinance implemented this winter to clear the streets so that the snow plows can go through. These signs will be posted at the entrances to virtually all township- maintained subdivision streets and roads, and at other locations as well. The signs state "Snow route-no parking after 2 inch snowfall or more until removal is completed. Vehicles will be towed." A projected increase in revenue totaling $140,000 will result from action taken at a recent McHenry County board meeting. The action involved increasing fees applicable to the county's building ordinance, health laws and the zoning or­ dinances. A committee is checking into increasing charges for liquor licenses. Concurrence with District 15 on $10,000 worth of im­ provements for leased bus lot facilities at Sherman Hill was expressed by the board of education of High school District 156 at its regular meeting. Costs of the im­ provement will be shared equally between the two school districts. The proposed work consists of improving a second story driver ready room, including ac<fcs with a new modern stsumvay, and installation of electrical lines for outside security lights to protect the parked busses and plug-ins for bus engine heaters. Low bidders were Janik Con­ struction, McHenry, at $2,290.93 for the carpenter work, and Laser Electric Corp., Wonder Lake, sole bidder at $7,475 for the electrical work. The various township assessments for the quadrennial year of 1979 was printed in the Plaindealer. Evening service on RTA Bus Route No. 809 will be discontinued Dec. 1 because of low ridership. The route for No. 809 has been from McHenry to Crystal Lake and Woodstock. . DECEMBER McHenry county mayors voted approval for a list of proposed road projects designed to use federal and state money originally earmarked,.! for the Crosstown Expressway in Chicago, but freed for other use by agreement between Governor Thompson and Mayor Byrne. The projects covering major arterial i m p r o v e m e n t s w e r e scheduled for completion over the next four years, through 1983, and will be funded by the county's portion of about $1 billion expressway money and from •other federal interstate t r a n s f e r p r o g r a m s . I m ­ provements slated for the McHenry area included McHenry Hospital's Annual Report. to be published February 2. 1900, shows how our personnel's increased productivity and economical use of resources is helping to control costs. Ask for a copy at the hospital Information Desk., The Brake Parts Company, a subsidiary of The Echlin Manufacturing Company, is engaged in a single business-replacement parts. A broad variety of brake parts are produced in McHenry for cars and trucks. This line includes hydraulic brake cylinders repair kits for cylinders, hoses, disc brake rotors and calipers, cables and special systems such as brake lock systems. In order to keep up with an expanding business, THE BRAKE PARTS COMPANY, recently added 60,000 square feet to their plant. The Brake Parts Company has been operating in McHenry since 1967. Since then we have experienced considerable growth and offer outstanding employment opportunities. \ si BSIDIARY OF THE ECHLIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY Vj Very Well Thank You.. ..and im­ proving all the time 1979 Total patients cared for (excluding newborns) Newborns Total surgical procedures In patient surgeries Outpatient surgeries Intensive Care Unit Adiriij . Average Length of Stay4 MCHENRY M1 HOSPI 6,423 (up 666 from 1978) 578 (up 126) 3.952 (up 414) . 2.908 (up 315) 1,044 (up 99) 803 (up 103) 6.3 days (shortened by .4 day) 3516 Wes^Waukegan Road McHENRYVjU.. 815/385-2200 Producing quality brake parts to keep America's trucks and cars operating safely. Brake Parts Company