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PLAINDEALER • FRIDAY. JANUARY GENEROUS CONTRIBUTOR - Representing Morton Chemical Co. of Ringwood, Daniel Schmidt, left, receives the congratulations of James J. Brown, general campaign chairman of the annual United Way of McHenry County fund drive. Schmidt'*firm hosted dinners to raise money for the organisation and make the Arm eligible for a Generous Contributor award. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD UNITED WAY OVER GOAL (Continued from page 1) Among board of directors members are several from McHenry. They are Kevin Barber, Harry Dean, the Rev. Ralph Smith, Philip Wheelock and Roman Bauer. A report made at the meeting in­ dicated an interest in United Way that increases each year. In 1978, the first year the entire county was included in the collection, the fund drive realized $101,698. This rose to $146,262 the following year and to $200,714 in 1980. A plaque was awarded to the McHenry Plaindealer and other news media in the county for carrying the story of United Way to the public. The "Andrews Sisters" of McHenry provided entertainment. MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued frontpage 1) Just 13 years later the U.S. Congress turned that thought around and passed one of the few laws applicable to that body. It docked senators and congressmen who failed to deliver a day's work for a day's wages. An amendment to a bill raising congressional salaries (yes, they did that more than a hundreds years ago, too) it called for deducting from the monthly payments of each member or delegate the amount of his salary for each day he was absent from the Senate or House - illness excepted. The law is still in the books but has conveniently been "forgotten". The years pass and for a long time no deductions have been made. In fact, one source pinpoints the figure at $1,679,854 that could have been withheld from paychecks of senators and / congressmen absent a day or more during just the first session at the 95th Congress. In 1914, the House decided it was too cumbersome to take attendance every day. They've ignored the rule ever since. And the Senate hasn't said much of anything. In the meantime, the Congress has exempted itself from Social Security, OSHA, etc., so what's one more rule? Just think, if the rule had been followed, John Anderson might even owe us some of that 100,000-plus we paid him last year! On the other hand, we recall a quote but not the author, of another bit of wisdom that came from the same mid- 19th century era. It says, "No man's liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session...." Considering both quotes, we might well ask whether Congress should be docked for showing up or staying away! KAF ASK DIRECTION IN SCHOOL CUTS (Continued from page 1) complete at the high school, which will end their involvement with CDB. The improvement in the vocational shop area is very good and people can now talk in a normal voice rather than yelling. Other areas, such as the band room and auditorium, should be finished by mid-February. Middle school and Junior high principals, staff and maintenance departments were commended for their efforts in reducing the schools' consumption of energy. A decrease of 8,635 therms of natural gas since July 1 has resulted in a $2,625 savings. The electrical consumption has been decreased by almost 19 percent in both schools and further savings in electrical energy are expected as Middle school undergoes a reduction in lighting levels. Rob Gough, high school assistant principal, explained changes in curriculum for next year. He said that writing and expression of the English language seems to need more emphasis and will cause a realignment of Communications Media subjects, dropping Television Production, Yearbook * Production and Media Communications from the English graduation requirement. Speech- Dramatics and Speech-Public Speaking will move from the English department to the Media department. Sophomore English requirement will now include American Literature and Composition. In the science area, Physics will be J Utiemeut. of (JontHtion COMPARATIVE CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENT RESOURCES Improvement Loans College Loans Loans on Savings Accounts Real Estate Sold on contract Real Estate owned or in judgement. . Cash on hand or in banks U.S. Government and Agency Obligations Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank . . Office Buildings and Equipment Prepaid Secondary Reserve Other Assets Total Resources LIABILITIES AND RESERVES Savings and Certificate Accounts Advances from Federal Horrje Loan Loans in Process . . . . Advance Payments for Tax and Insurance. \ Deferred Income Other Liabilities . Specific Reserves General Reserves and Surplus . . . Total Liabilities and Reserves Dec. 31,1979 Dec. 31,1980 $122,367,086.83 $139,459,003.61 4,196,081.83 4,582,855 37 320,435.42 618,194.64 2,632,935.76 3,974,52366 498,325.97 520,812.51 NONE 395,628.74 1,886,367.78 3,512,373.62 7,673,139.89 10,593,894.17 1,043,800 00 1,086,800 00 2,179,528 98 2,358,041.92 179,723.98 157,12819 2.734,328 25 3.826.379 05 $145,711,754.69 $171,085,635.48 . $125,774,762.66 $149,799,907 85 k 8,000,000 00 8,000,000 00 1,779,621.27 2,490,503 58 1,180,22811 1,306,315 43 163,710.64 321,807.78 481,70315 291,379 54 60,910 02 230,257 85 8.270.818.84 1 8.645.463.45 . $145,711,754.69 $171,085,635.48 FACTS OF INTEREST December 31, 1979 to December 31, 1980 Interest paid to Savers $12,523,812 Increase in Savings Accounts 24,025,145 Increase in Mortgage Loans *17,091,916 Total New Mortgage Loans Made 24,227,853 Increase in Assets 25,373,880 Increase in Reserves 374,644 Marengo Federal Savings and loan association IAARENGO: 200 E. Grant Highway • 815/500-7258 McHENRY: 4400 W. Rovtt 120 • 815/344-1000 WOODSTOCK: 118 CMS Strwt • 810/330-2000 WOODSTOCK DRIVE-UP: Route 47 and Calhoun Street • 818/338-7440 CRYSTAL LAKE: 550 Barley Rd. on Rt. #14*818/485-4300 encouraged and Advanced Chemis and Advanced Topics will be The board approved a junior class volleyball marathon to raise monev for the prom. The event will take place at the high school gym Feb. 28. A goal of $700 has been set. The board meeting^ ended on an emotional note as Mrs. Gertrude Casey, of McHenry, appeared before the board to voice her disapproval of the management of a car-truck accident involving her daughter, Alisha, and a CETA student. The accident occurred Nov. 20 in Woodstock while the student was taking his semi-truck driving test. No tickets were issued. In executive session, the board ac­ cepted the resignation of Mary Rose, Bush gifted program teacher, with regret. Dr. Andreas said, "She has done an outstanding job and is extremely well thought of. We'll miss her." The resignation takes effect at the end of this school year. The board decided to employ Don Bark as auditor for the '81-82 school year. FINAL TAX BILLS FOR HOGGE (Continued from page 1) Claypool observed that the reduction was mostly because of a drop in sales tax. Approval of the Health & Agriculture committee report included new fees for home health nursing visits, now established at $25. An okay was given to the request of Dominick and Kathryn Scolara for reclassification from "A l" Agriculture district to "E l" Estate district lVfc acres on Weingart road, with frontage variation or "R-l", single family residential district. Among appointments approved were those of James Curran of McHenry to the Public Appeals board, and Edward Buss and Paul Fidler of McHenry to the Courthouse Operations committee. MEfitALHfcALfH MEETING The Family Service & Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County will hold its regular board of directors meeting Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the McHenry office, 3409 W. Waukegan road. The public is in­ vited to attend. N^ED WALK-IN HELP A plea is being made for volunteers to deliver meals to home-bound seniors in McHenry. At present the Senior Citizens Walk-in center in McHenry is operated by one person. Anyone willing to assist is asked to call the Senior Nutrition center in Crystal Lake, 455- 6610. Act On Old Tickets McHenry Police Chief George R. Pasenelli urged area residents, who received parking tickets in 1980 and have forgotten about them, to get them cleared with the Police department. "We can't issue tickets and not do anything about them," the chief said. "If people have forgotten or ignored the notices, contact the Police department and get the matter taken care of." Pasenelli said the department will have to resort to issuing warrants if the citations are not resolved. He estimated that there are nearly 1,000 tickets outstanding. He also commented that people can avoid the hassle of court dates and taking time off from work, if they stop in at 1111 N. Green street and take care of the ticket. * • MCHS Musicians In Honors Band Festival The sixth annual McHenry County Honors Bands festival will take place Sunday, Jan. 25, with 16 MCHS students included. Two concerts will be presented, at 3 p.m. in the Crystal Lake South high school auditorium and at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Woodstock high school. A total of 135 musicians representing 13 schools will perform a variety of concert and jazz band music under the direction of Larry Livingston of the New England Conservatory of Music. The County Honors Band festival was begun in 1976 as part of the McHenry County Conductor-in-Residence project. It has grown in numbers of musicians and schools participating since that time. The Honors Band festival specifically recognizes the most talented and ac­ complished high school band musicians in McHenry county as nominated by their own band directors and chosen in competitive auditions. The 1961 festival is the fifth ap­ pearance for Larry Livington as con­ ductor. Livingston is vice-president and music director of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He holds the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Michigan and from 1973-1977 served as director of Instrumental Activities at Northern Illinois university in DeKalb. He is a nationally known festival and workshop conductor. The concerts Jan. 25 will feature both traditional and contemporary music for wind ensemble and jazz band. The public is invited to attend. Tickets are available from band members and wjll be available on the day of the per­ formance at the door. Drug-Alcohol Workshop A workshop designed to provide parents with ways to deal with drug and alcohol problems which may occur in the family will be held Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. at Johnsburg high school. Presenting the workshop will be Denny Spraetz, a counselor at the Johnsburg school, „ and Mrs. Jacie Smith, school psychologist at McHenry high school. The workshop is intended not just for parents who have children ex­ periencing problems, but for all parents who have concerns in this area. Con­ crete, usable information and strategies will be covered. Workshop planners say most parents understand the problem but do not have accurate information on how to deal with their children. "Frustration sets in", one spokesman emphasized, "and at best only arguments are many times the result. Because most of today's parents grew up with little or no involvement with dings and alcohol, they simply do not know how to recognize and cope with these situations". There is no charge for the workshop and all parents are welcome. FILES FOR OFFICE One new filing for city office has occurred this week. Ray Smith, who was mentioned previously as having a petition out, has filed for alderman in Ward 3. The other filing in that ward is by the incumbent, Vincent H. Adams. EFFECTIVE: TO JAN. 31 JANUARY Inventory Clearance Sale REFRIGERATORS WHIRLPOOL GOLD FROST PROOF 19J CU. FT. TOP FREEZER. WHIRLPOOL ALMOND OR WHITE FROST PROOF 588" m ca FT. lOTtw nam.. 655" FRIGIDAIRE WHITE FROST PROOF CMMl 19.0 CU. FT. TOP FREEZER DAMAGED. .33IT WHIRLPOOL ALMOND OR FROSTPROOF 17.2 CU. FT. TOP FREEZER. 523 HOTPOINT WHITE OR GOLD CYCLE DEFROST j #|ft nn 116 CU. FT. RIGHT HARD DOOR.... 4ZU .50" HOTPOINT WHITJ CT 11J CUSOVVr nJTmi WHIRLPOOL ICE MAKER KITS WASHERS AND DRYERS SS6IP90T 383 WHIRLPOOL 18 LBS 2 SPEED WHITE IMflM WASHER 338 WHIRLPOOL 14 LBS 2 SPFFn WASHER. 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