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have five children Final Winter SENIOR CITIZENS WITH PURCHASE OF IEHSES LATEST FASHIONS »* u;K » - I'l.AlXDKAl.KK - FRIDAY. KKBHI \HY S. 19H0 Here Hnd There In Business Then Full Steam Ahead Recognize Agents As Outstanding Salesmen McHenry County's Country companies held a "recognition program sponsored by the headquarters office of the Farm Bureau insurance company last week. Agents from seven counties were honored. Leading the award win­ ners was Ray Semro, agency manager, who was honored for his 30 years of service to farmers; Ken Reed, 25 years service; Loren Miller, 10 years of service; and Keith Sonnichsen and DaveStark, 5 years each. Loren Miller led the agency with $1,067,462 of paid life, while' Jim Keefe was second with $1,024,225. Miller ranked tenth0 in the districts The local agency reported a very successful year in serving the people of McHenry county. In district, recognition, the McHenry county agency was second in percent of goal of health premiums, 171 percent and third in health premiums, $68,56t). Interview For Census Workers A representative of the Bureau of the Census will be in the Council room of McHenry city hall Tuesdays, Feb. 12, 19 and 26, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., seeking to find persons qualified to act as enumerators, office workers and crew leaders for the April census. The census workers will need to be available evenings and weekends for about five weeks. Special Recreation Leaders Are Sought The Northern Illinois Special Recreation association is now seeking out persons interested in acting as day camp coun­ selor, assistant counselor and program leaders next summer. Instructors should have previous experience in working with children and adults who may be physically or mentally handicapped, hearing or s p e e c n i m p a i r e d , emotionally disturbed or multiply handicapped. It is necessary to have a sincere interest in the field of special recreation and the willingness to assume the responsibility for leading the program and supervising volunteers. All interested persons are asked to contact NISRA at 7908 West Route 14, Post Office Box 422 or telephone 815-459-0737. Don't hide Beautiful Eyes Behind Glasses LOOK AND FEEL YOUR BEST SEEING IS BELIEVING BRING YOUR EYE GLASS PRESCRIPTION TO US AND WE WILL FIT YOU WITH SOFT CONTACT LENSES & SOFLENS"^ IATHA THIN SOFT CONTACT LKNSCS Oth»r S»rvic*» Also Available: *Eyes examined 'Fashion frames Sal* Priced L«ns«s Only SAVE 10-50% ON ALL FRAMES Ad Must Be Presented At Time Of Purchase 'Prescription filled SAVE 20% ON LENSES OFFER GOOD ONLY WITH COMPLETE PURCHASE OF LENSES* FRAMES OFFER EXPIRES FEBRUARY 29 « OMMONS VISION i tirtas Across the street from Hornsby's CHARGE IT \ 4305 W. Elm Street (Rte. 120) (815)344-3900 Our Other Location ROUND LAKE BEACH 829 E. Rollins Rd.. Round Loko Beach, ill. (311)113 fit By John Hogan Did you know that the electrical equipment found in today's modern factories enables a single person to do the work of nearly 700 others? Just as labor-saving devices in the factory have freed workers for more creative pursuits, so have household appliances given homemakers more time to seek fulfillment in hundreds of ways -- leisure, volunteer work and even a second income for the family. Some may rue the advent of so many home-appliances, but the homemakers who have been released from heavier household chores certainly don't. Tasks formerly requiring a sturdy back and leather- skinned hands now can be done in a fraction of the time at the touch of a button. The family laundry no longer has to take one day for washing and drying and the rest of the week for ironing. Modern washers and dryers can do the entire job in a few hours. Carpets don't have to be hung on a clothesline and beaten; modern vacuum cleaners do the job in minutes. Interestingly, what we now consider to be "modern" appliances have been around for many years. Today's hair blowers, for example, made their debut shortly after the turn of the century as electric combs. Advertisments of the day proclaimed the virtues of electric chafing dishes ("clean, safe, doesn't burn contents"), electric heating pads ("immensely superior to hot water bottles") and even electric ranges ("no dirt -- no soot -- no ashes"). By the time the 1920s rolled around, the most popular household ap­ pliances were electric hand irons, vacuum cleaners and w a s h i n g m a c h i n e s . Toasters, coffee makers, sewing machines, space heaters, fans and even an occasional refrigerating machine could be found in. many homes during the flapper era. In the early days, however, electricity was used mainly to provide light. Although business and in­ dustry used the energy to power motors and display signs, lighting was its principal use. The Chicago Edison Company in those days gladly installed wiring for new customers who wanted to replace their gas­ light mantles with modern electric light. Still,* many people mistrusted electric light. They feared its mere presence in the home would disturb their sleep or that electricity would leak from the socket if the plug were removed. But that didn't stop them from buying more and more electric appliances that drastically reduced the amount of work that had to be done in and around the home. Widespread use of some appliances, refrigerators and air conditioners, for example, is relatively recent. Back in 1925 only one home in a hundred had a refrigerator instead of an ice-box, but 40 years later virtually every home in America had one. Only restaurants, theaters and other businesses used air conditioners in the 1920s, but* during the 1950s and '60s home owners turned to comfort conditioning in a big way. To be sure, energy often is wasted by those who thoughtlessly forget to turn off appliances when the job is finished. But in the main, it's a matter of using what you need -- wisely. Production Credit Announces Promotion Mrs. Carolyn Burnett, branch secretary at the Belvidere office of Northeast Illinois Production Credit association since late 1975, INCOME TRK SERVICE ( Yegge Accounting • Experienced • Professional •Personalized •Year-Round INCOME TRK SERVICE Phone FOR APPOINTMENT ^ash he. ton has been named assistant vice-president, Terry Sch- webke, president, an-* nounced this past week. Mrs. Burnett will continue to serve farmers in Boone and the western half of McHenry county from the Belvidere office. Mrs. Burnett and her husband, four of them still living at home. "I enjoy working with farmers and in helping them develop a financial statement and work out a cash flow. My new responsibilities will be an extension of what I've been doing. Tom Jones, assistant vice-president at Belvidere for many years, has been very helpful in my training." The Burnetts for several years lived on a small acreage outside Belvidere where they had a few cattle, some horses and chickens. Earlier, she lived on farms in Ogle and Winnebago counties. She was born in Texas but raised in Win­ nebago county. She and her husband were married in 1955. I The Energy Corner I Look for new and existing home sales in the Chicago area to touch bottom in March, 1980, and then pick up steam, says Robert C. Bates, president of the American Land Title association. '. "By this time in 1982, the local housing , industry should once again be par­ ticipating in a cyclical up­ swing. Prices and interest rates will be rising sharply and the industry will be hard pressed to keep up with demand," he said. "But between now and then, builders, realtors and lenders may well wonder if the residential sales business has any future." Bates expects new home starts in the first quarter of 1980 to be off 10 to 15 percent from 1979's first quarter, which in turn was 60 percent below the same quarter in 1978, so the downturn in 1980 first quarter starts will be off the equivalent of 70 percent from 1978. However, Bates thinks that during the remainder of the year new home starts should gradually recover, winding up the year 7 per­ cent ahead of i979's 30,000 total starts, but 32 percent below the 44,000 Starts made in 1978. "This acceleration should continue throughout 1981," he said. Bates expects the sales of existing homes and con­ dominiums will follow a similar pattern. The brutal winter of 1978- 79 caused resales to drop 17 percent in units in the first quarter. Business recovered and improved" through August, but turned down again in September and thereafter, winding up 1979 with 149,000 sales, off 10 percent from 1978. Drive Opens Feb. 11 Launch Health Campaign McHenry County's Health Improvement Association (HIA) will launch its annual drive for new members at a special meeting to be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Branded Steak House, Rt. 14 and 31, Crystal Lake. HIA President Norman Liedberg said one of the association's primary functions is to offer a unique group health benefit program. 4n addition, the not-for- profit McHenry county HIA is dedicated to identifying and helping solve local health care problems. It is also involved in numerous c o m m u n i t y o r i e n t e d projects such as awarding scholarships to nursing students. Liedberg said local HIAs have been organized to serve 100 Illinois counties. The HIA movement began in 1948. "One of the biggest problems confronted by HIAs in their early days was the fact that farmers, small town businessmen and those who worked for small firms had difficulty in obtaining adequate health care benefits^' he said. "Now through the HIAs people can obtain hospital, medical-surgical and major medical benefits that are comparable with some of the most comprehensive em­ ployer sponsored group health benefit plans in the nation." Enrollment in the HIA sponsored program will be open from Feb. 11 through March 1. Benefits will take effect April 1. McHenry county residents who are self-employed or work for firms with fewer than 10 full-time employees are eligible to join. Coverage is available to both in­ dividuals and families. Liedberg said new members may select from one of two programs. There is the HIA 100 plan and the newer HIA 80 program. In addition, the McHenry county HIA also offers a special program for persons age 65 and older who are covered by Medicare. This program supplements rather than duplicates Medicare benefits. Liedberg said additional information and enrollment applications may be ob­ tained by calling Donna Peterson, HIA office manager, at 338-4717. FS In Annual Meeting The 1980 McHenry FS annual meeting will be held for customers and their spouses at 7:15 p.m. Thur­ sday, Feb. 21, at the Playboy club convention center in Lake Geneva, Wis. T h e a n t i c i p a t e d availability of fuel, fertilizer and other products required to put in the 1980 crop will be analyzed with General Manager Stanley Steagall incorporating the latest information in his outlook roundup. Two board members will retire at this year's annual meeting. They include Don Stoxen, Harvard, and Robert Gardner, Solon Mills. Gardner has been a longtime board member and has served as president since 1961. The term of William Cristy, Wonder Lake, also expires, and he is standing for reelection. The nominating committee has also nominated Del Borhart, Huntley dairy farmer; Gary Martin, Harvard dairy farmer; and Allen Cosman, a grain farmer who operates a farm in western McHenry county on the county line road. He has a Garden Prairie address. Theme of this year's an­ nual meeting will focus on the farmers who patronize t h i s f a r m e r - o w n e d cooperative: "You Make the Difference". Registration will take place starting at 6:30 p.m. and Steagall said arrangements to handle parking and coat checking in an efficient manner are included in the plans nearly complete. Torkelson Changes Hands has also been awarded the budget rent, car franchises for McHenry and Crystal Lake. The principals of the new agency are Elliot Dulberger and Arthur Nelson, both. whom have had many years experience in the automobile, leasing and rental business. They invite the public to visit the newly remodeled facility. Dulberger is a resident of Spring Grove and is active in horse showing around the local areas, Nelson is from Elmhurst and is well versed in automobile business management. Public Invited To gram Of Audubon ELLIOT DULBERGER Ford Motor company's Lincoln Mercury division has announced that the new franchise has been awarded to Aaron Lincoln Mercury, which has taken over the Torkelson agency in McHenry. The dealership The McHenry County Audubon chapter is presenting "Mammals - Skins and Skulls", a program open to the public Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the Central school cafeteria, Crystal Lake. Fran Harty of the Department of Con­ servation will present the program which includes an open exhibit consisting of 50 mammal skins and skulls available for close examination by everyone. Central school is located at 131 West Paddock street in Crystal Lake. Parking is available on Franklin avenue. For more information call 338-3515. * * * * It's very hard not to fool yourself about your­ self. WH6 KNOWS? 1. Wnich session of Con­ gress is this? 2. Where is the Persian Gulf? 3. Who was Vice Presi­ dent under President William McKinley? 4. Who was the Republi­ can nominee in 1952? 5. Name the largest nat­ ural lake in New Hamp­ shire. 6. What is the largest lake in the world? 7. How many received Medals of Honor from WW II? 8. What is^the motto for Iowa? 9. What was the Coinage Act of 1965? 10. Who was elected Presi­ dent in 1884? Answers To Who Knows 1. The second session of the 96th. ?. Between Saudi Arabia and Iran. 3. Theodore Roosevelt. 4. Dwight D. Eisen^ hower. 5. Winnipesaukee Lake. 6. Caspian Sea. 7. 431. 8. Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain. 9. A bill for silverless dimes, quarters and re­ duced silver in half dol­ lars. 10.Grover Cleveland. BOOK DISCUSSION Richard Bach's best selling book, "Illusions"^ will be the subject - fo°r discussion for two weeks starting 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Unity church of Crystal Lake, located at the intersection of Route 31 and U.S. 14, 3 Chalet drive, Crystal Lake. ^Aniricin Viewpoints When a man assumes a publu trust , he should consider hrmsil / as public property Thomas Jefferson BaberBulck BUICKS FOR I ESS We Will Beat Any Buick Deal! OPEN MON. FRI . 9 9 SAT. 9 5 Baber Quick 91 S. RT 12. FOX LAKE 312 587 2555 All Winter Merchondise 50 TO 75% •Coordinotes •Sweoters •Dresses •Lingerie •Accessories Sole Begins Wednesdoy, Feb. 6 The Fashion Shoppe 1007 N. Front St., McHenry, Illinois («15)395-7747 OPEN DAILY 9 TO 5:30 F R E E i RAMES BOUTIQU! DESIGNER SECTION SPECIAL PRICES DO NOT APPLY. ALL SALES FINAL i