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Page 12 - PLAINDEALER-HERALD. FRIDAY. MARCH 8.1985 Voters to express desire for municipal band FIFTY YEARS AGO again take over the task of 8, 1945) meeting in Crystal Lake. M FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Mar. 7, 1935) The question of whether or not the voters of McHenry desire to have a municipal band will appear on the April 16 ballot as a result of the acceptance of the City Council of a petition requesting one. The government has definitely turned down the city's original plan concerning sewer rates and has notified the city board of a lpl whole sewer project if terms are not arrived at soon. Arrangements have been practically completed for dairy farmers and Chicago dealers to again take over the task of handling their own milk marketing problems. The milk license agreement under which dairy men and distributors have been operating since Feb. 5,1934 was terminated by Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture. The action followed the request of the Pure Milk Association on Feb. 28 asking the Agricultural Adjustment Administration to suspend the milk license in the Chicago area. The PMA is the bargaining agency for 18,000 dairy farmers in the area. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Mar. Dick Peterson % P Selective memory is strange phenomenon There are many moments in life that just aren't worth remembering, including many of those more candid moments captured on film. But, no matter how you try to ignore them, they keep cropping up. These memories are very similar to television com­ mercial jingles, like the one for Kent cigarettes. They may have banned the broadcast of cigarette commercials years ago, but they can't stop the la-dfe-da-la that lingers in our minds. The memories I'm talking about aren't substantive rememberances, memories of the great moments of our lives. For an event as important in my life as my birth, I can't remember a thing about it, not a thing. And when I die, probably the second greatest event in my life, I'm sure I won't remember that. From what I un­ derstand, just before death your entire life flashes before your eyes. Think about it. Everything you've tried to forget all your life will be dredged back up one last time. It makes you not want to die. You know how it is with these odds-and-ends memories. You'll be minding your own businees, when, poof! All of a sudden something flashes across your mind. Like getting off a city bus on Thompson Street in West St. Paul near the Der Wienerschnitzel. Why on earth do I remember that? There was nothing remarkable about the bus, the street, the day, the town or the Der Wienerschnitzel. I heard the song "Let it Be" while going to a winter carnival in 1969. I've heard the song lots of ather times, but I can only remember hearing it specifically that particular time. Another song, this one by the Doors - and for the life of me I can't remember its name but its words include "Come on baby light my fire" -1 heard it while waiting in the backseat of the Taufens' new car which was parked in the Snyder store parking lot. 1 don t remember wnere l was when John Kennedy was shot, but I do remember the word rotunda being used in connection with his funeral. That's it. Rotunda. I remember learning how to tie my shoes - it was a Saturday morning on our front porch - but I don't remember suddenly realizing I knew how to do long division, which was a major and much more surprising accomplishment. I remember Anthony Lousbrock - we called him a thee- and-thou kid because he used words like thee and thou - telling us in second grade about the horrors of spinal cur­ vature if we didn't begin sitting straight. I remember the neighbor lady telling me what a nice voice I had because she could hear me singing in the bathroom from her house next door. It wasn't untii years later, when for some reason I remembered the comment, that I figured out she really was hinting that I stop it. I remember eating a thuringer sandwich on white bread with mayonnaise in our garage attic. Ah, yes. A memorable sandwich. We've all had them. There is no reason to remember these things. And it's not that I am great with trivia. I'm not fond of trivia. Filling a Trivial Pursuit pie is harder than long division. I can't remember a lot of things. You already know that I can't remember my birth. I can't remember v» "iking to school for the first time nor can I remember anything about my high school graduation. I went to the 1965 major league baseball All Star game but I remember nothing of that game. All I remember about my First Communion is hit­ ting my head on a post. I don't remember learning how to ride a bike but I haven't forgotten how to do it. That's ironical. And my wife may tell you I can't remember anything. She handles all our financial affairs. My contribution is making deposits and dropping off the electric bill at the bank. That's where the system-breaks flown. I forget to run my errands. A lot^f help remembering a 20-year-old thuringer sandwich doe^ymen a loan payment is overdue. Kl«nv Im |>rrvim MORNING S AT SEVEN animrdt In Mi l OSBORN Woodstock Optra House March 15,16,17,22,23.24,29.30, 1985 hiriirkfl information and trscnaoum < (HIS) .1.1H-S300 8, 1945) With the idea of saving the last available river front property within the city limits tor park council ons on purposes, the city Monday night took opti three lots known as the Weber property. Two of the lots, with building now occupied as a radio shop by Charles Coles, are the property of the Math Weber estate. An adjoining lot to the south is owned by John P. Weber. The council will place the question of the purchase of the property in the hands of the voters at the April 17 election. The Future Farmers of America, who conducted a scrap paper drive last week, report that through the cooperation of local residents, the drive was most successful. More than eight tons of paper were collected in the two days in which the boys worked. The use of leg make-up as a solution to the problem of lack of nylons and silk for stockings is not original with American women, ' according to the Chicago Natural History museum curator. African tribesmen acting in the service of the government of British West Africa covered their feet with black shoe polish to give the effect of shoes when wearing the dark blue British uniform, knee breeches and blue puttees. Featured this week at the Colony Theatre were "Meet Miss Bobby Socks" with Bob Crosby and Lynn Merick, and "Lost in a Harem" with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. this week McHenry School has official A two- T wice Told Tales TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Mar. 3, 1960) A group of about 30 residents of the Country Club area ap­ peared last Friday at a special hearing to learn what the cost of a new sanitary sewer system in that locality would be to the individual property owner. A price of $8.50 per frontage foot was established based on the total estimated cost of the project of $101,900. Paul Opperman, executive director of the Northeastern Illinois Planning commission, addressed more than 100 members of the Eastern McHenry County Plan Association at a Tuesday meeting in Crystal Lake. Mr. Opperman told the crowd that this is the first rural county to set up a citizens' association not connected with any govern­ mental body. Many of those present were surprised to learn that McHenry county has grown 62 percent in population since 1950. i The Project TALENT Office of the University of Pittsburgh supervising a national survey of the aptitudes and abilities of American youth, announced that Community Hit been selected project TALENT day series of tests will be scheduled at the school and the scores will be included in a tabulation of their ability in ordinary school work and basic aptitudes. A wide range of general information questions will also be included in the tests. After graduating, the members of the senior class will be con­ tacted regarding their activities in high education or the work world. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Mar. 7, 1975) Bids for squad carsfor the city by Hansford Chevrolet of Huntley and Buss Ford of McHenry led to a request to table a vote until all aldermen were present at the city council meeting. A 5-2 vote defeated the motion to table and a second 5-2 vote approved purchase of two squad cars from Buss Ford. Alderman Don Howard reported that service on the cars is the most important consideration and it would be hard to go out of town for car repairs. Pros and cons of certain teaching procedures in a Health Education course at East campus occupied much of the discussion of McHenry High School District 156 members Tuesday night. A discussion was held over whether teachers should engage in classroom discussion of the meaning of obscenities. Board members generally expressed the opinion that parents should be the persons having control over the use of obscenities by students. Following an executive session of the city council held to discuss appraisal of property located between Elm and Green streets behind the McHenry Savings and Loan, Mayor Stanek announced that the city had made a tentative proposal of $40,000 to J ax son Realty of Palatine for 24,000 feet of property to be used as a city parking lot. DEMO SALE IMS CADILLAC ELDORADO (IToChoosc From) OtMrt frost J Ton* w/jandl- wood leather Power Recllners, tilt, cruise, vanity mirrors, digi­ tal dash, Bose Stereo much more. List 126,106 *23,222 1985 FLEETWOOD (FWD) Black cherry pearl mist paint, real wire wheels, "gold pack age", reclining passenger seat, cruise control, delay wipers. ,im tm stereo cassette and too much more to list «. *22,145 1985 PMISIENNE BROUGHAM Power windows, locks, seats, antenna, delay wipers, electric rear detogger. air. cruise, over drive transmission. V 8. wire wheel covers, cassette and much more List $15,684 *13,824 1984 FIREBIRD Black, with sand grey cloth buckets, air. 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