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THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER 8,1962 VOLUME 3 — NUMBER 82
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Slave Sale Friday
Friday night Nov. 9. will fea¬ ture the annual F.F.A. Slave Sale at Huntley High School gym at 8: p.m. As in the past, Howard Ruth will kindly donate his serv¬ ices as auctioneer. Slim McCoy will be with us again for the spe¬ cial   entertainment.
Refreshments will be served by wives of the memtters of Ag¬ ricultural Education Committee. This years proceeds will be divide equally for F.F.A. work and the Agricultural   Scholarship  Fund.
The sale is sponsored each year by the Huntley Consolidated Sch. The Agricultural Education Com¬ mittee is in charge of the sale of 34 F.F.A. members and one Ag¬ ricultural teacher for one days volunteer labor on Saturday Nov. 10.
Slave Sale members     	
AGR. i
Richard Burmeister
Don Evans
Jeff Palmer
Mike 2^mla
James O'Connor
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School BcSrd
The School Board of Huntley (Zfcnsolidated Sehool met Ftiday, November 2. 1962 at 7:(X) p.m.. for its regular monthly meeting with  all members present.
The minutes of^^ last meeting of October 12, 19^Pere read and approved.
It was announced that there would be a Civil Defense Training Course in Cary in about three wks for anyone who would like to at¬ tend.
The Budget reports were check ed.
Terry Henning, President of our local F.F.A., along with Don Bar¬ rett, our Agricultural teacher, gave a report on the trip to Kan¬ sas City, Missouri for the National F.F.A. Convention taken by our chapter. It Has a well presiented report, and the Board thoroughly enjoyed it.
A bid was accjepted from J. F. Patterson Co. to install the new fire door between tTie sfago and Coachs room as required by the State   Fire  Marshall.
There was discussion regarding the necessity of purchasing a new school bus. Bids are being sent out this week for bus bodies and chassis.
It was decided to help the grade school purchase on Opaque Pro¬ jector. This machine will project an enlarged image to a wall or screen, of any book. may. or such materal placed upon it. It should prove very useful in classroom in.struction. The grade .school will give part payment toward the cost and the Board will loan the rest, the balance to be repaid within the year by the Grade School and possible donations. Fund Trans¬ fers were made as required by law and all bills were approved paid.
Supt. Thomas Kelly and Board Members, Miss Mackeben and Mrs. Kerwin plan to attend the Conference of the Illinois Associa¬ tion of School Boards and School Administrators as delegates of our school. It will be held at the Sher¬ man House in Chicago on Novem¬ ber 18, 19, and 20th.
The next board meeting will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 12, to avoid conflict with a school con¬ cert. The meeting was adpoumed. Audrey Korwin Board Scribe
New Street Under Construction
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Pictured above in construction on the new street in front of the Fire Station. This street will bo used prinuirily for the expediency of the fire trucks gittlng out of the station. There is a plott of land which will be left in the oenter where flowers will be planted for the beauty of the vUl- age. The work is being done by the K.P. Bakley Construction Co.
Card Of Thanks    Halloween Toll
A harty thank you all who con¬ tributed, the workers and especial¬ ly the young folks who gave of their time to make the Annual dinner and Country Kitchen a success. And all who purchased our goods in the (Zijuntry kitchen. The members of the United Church of Christ Congregational join the committees in another thank you. The Committee.
Annual Music Festival
b\   Roger A. Perley
The Annual McHenry County Choral Festival will be Monday evening, November 12, 1962, at 8 p.m.. The concert is being held at the C^ary Grove High School, Cary Grove, Illinois. All of the public high schools of the county of the county of McHenry are par¬ ticipating in the festival. Huuntley Consolidated Schools has ten high school Senior Chorus members participating in the 100 voice Se¬ lect Choir, and an additional ten I>ersons participating with 300 other students in the Mass Chorus of 400 voices. Rehearsals for the festival will be on Sunday after¬ noon and Monday for the Select Choir members, and on Monday for the Ma.ss Chorus  members.
Miss Sadie Rafferty, of Evans- ton Township High School, Evans- ton, Illinois will be the guest di¬ rector. Mi.ss Rafferty is a recog¬ nized authority in the educational field of music. Recently, through her supervision, a television pro¬ gram was produced, the "MIK¬ ADO", an oppertta, by Gilbert and Sullivan.
Hhe Mass Chorus will sing: "All in the April Evening," Roberton; "Roll Jordon Roll", Murray; Coun¬ try Style, Van Heusen; "With A Voice Of Singing", Shaw; "Alle¬ luia, Glorious Is Thy Name" Olson "We Hold These Truths", Jacob- son; and "The Lord Is My Shep- heard", Matthews.
The Select Choir wdll sing sev¬ en additional numbers, they are: "Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord", Lekberg; "Glory to God in the Highest", Thompson; Roots and Leaves",, Williams;; "Gay Lit¬ tle Numph", Regnard; "Sing, Sing a Song for Me", Veochi; "Three Hungariah Folk-Songs", Seiber. and "I Love My Love", Hoist. ¦
The following is a list of dam¬ ages which happened over Hallo¬ ween. Twelve^MDutcs to ten Oct. 31 two men c|Hnnto the Huntley police statioi^md informed the officer on duty that a bridge was on fire. The Huntley firemen were called and extinguesed the fire. It was determined that the bridge was set on fira|^tb an inflamable liguid. — Tw^^s were placed in the road at t^T conor of Second and Mertil Halloween night. Logs were also placed on west Main St. between Route 47 and Lincoln. — A board with spikes driven throu¬ gh it was placed on Rt. 47 to catch unawairs motorists unaware and puncture their tires. — A bri«k was thrown at the Huntley Police garage. However no damage was reported. - - The cab of a truck was piled with ashes causing dam¬ age to the steering wheel, uphol¬ stering and front tire. - - The Hogs were let out of the F.F.A. farm projcctat the school on Halloween night, and Sunday the fourth of November. The people respon¬ sible also broke the gate and the feeder. — Hay was taken from the archery range at the high sch- cx)l and scattered over Rt. 47. The hay, however, was not lit as it is bleaved was the intention. •— On Halloween night there were 167 minors walking the streets trick or treating and acting as children normally act on Hallo¬ ween. — Punkins were thrown in yards, tomatoes at cars and one car was doused with a bucket of water. There were 6 extra pol¬ icemen on duty.It is bleaved that this is the reason damage was kept to a minimum.
Parsonage Dedication
The Rev. John M. Queen, Asso¬ ciate Superintendent of the Illinois Conference of Congregational and Christian Churches, will make the main address at a dedication ser vice for the new parsonage of the United Qiurch of CHirdst, Con¬ gregational in Huntley this Sunday November 11th., at 3:00 P.M. acc¬ ording to Mr. Albert Boncosky, Chairman of the Church's Board of Deacons. This service will be held at the new parsonage, located at 209 N. Church St., which is 2%
CONTINUED ON PAOE FOUR
TOTAL   NO.   OF VOTES 506
STRAIGHT   BALLOTS
REPUBLICAN   (R) 256
DEMOCRATIC   (D) 112
U.S.   SENATOR
Dirksen  XR)  342   Yates   (D)   161
STATE TREASURER
Scott (R) 322   Lorenz (D) 171
SUP. of PUB.  INSTRU(mON
Page   (R)   318   Wilkins   (D)   178
CLK.  OF  SUPREME COURT
Searcy (R> 329 Alaxander (D) 162
TRUSTEES OF U. OF I.
(Vote  for 3)
Johnston  (R)  324 Swain  (R)  316
Hughes  (R)  331 Cobum   (D)   171
Elliott (D) 164  Nelson  (D)  167
CLK.   OF  APPELLATE   COURT
Wunder (R) 332 Slingsby (D) 156
U.S. CONGRESS
Mcaory (R) 344 Kimball (D) 155
STATE  SENATOR
Coulson (R) 324 Green (D) 171
.STATE    REPRESENTATIVE
(Vote for One or Two)
McConnell   (R)   586 Mi   Jones   (R)
460%
(Vote for One)
Pearson (D) 438
COUNTY   JUDGE
Cooney (R) 350 Coleman  (D)   148
COUNTY TREASURER
Walgenbach   (R) 327  Weeks   (D)
171
COUNTY   SHERRIFF
Dowd (R) 328 Jacobsen (D) 166
COUN. SUP. OF SCH(X)LS
Tazewell (R) 365
BLUE BALLOT
Yes 172 — No 296
BANKING AOr
Yes 187 — No 259
Lions Halloween Party
by Rober A. Perley
A large number of Huntley chil dren celebrated Halloween at the Lions sponsored Halloween Party for crhildren, held at the Huntley Consolidated Schools on October 31, 1962. The costumes that the children dressed-in were judged by a panel, and first, second and third prizes were awarded per each grade level. Each child participa¬ ting was given a small gift con¬ nected with the occask>n of Hal¬ loween. Refreshments were served in the cafetetria; the refreshments were punch and a donut, and for the adults, coffee and a donut. The Lions and Lionesses of Himtley were the host.
Prizes awarded according to grade level, in the order of first, second, and third were: for Pre¬ school, Kelly Bennett, Philip Don¬ ahue, and Jack Ernesti and Eliz¬ abeth Manning; Kindergarten, Tommy Palmer, Paul Ostrandir, and Diane Hintz; grade lA, James Henig, Donald Schiesher, and Jan¬ et Moeller; grade 1 B, Pamela Zimmerman, Diane Koppen, and Kathy Swanson; grade 2A, Don Heinz, Karen Borhart, and Kathy Svaboda; grade 2B, Nancy Kop¬ sell, Arthur Jaster, and Paul Mat¬ tingly; grade 3A, Glen Borhart, Charles Ernesti. and Mark (Js- trander; grade 3B, Jim Palmer, Heather Barrett, and Bobby Zirk; grade 4A, Patrick Donahue, Geo. Herandez, and Hal Shott; grade 4B, Beverly Albrecht, Vanita Sherwin, and David Schmiteiv dorf; grade 5A, Penny Ruth, John Weltzien, and Linda Koch and Marcia Hardy; grade 5B, Mary Jane Kreutzer, Charles Akerberg, and Randy Zinnmerman; grade 6A Barry Borchart, John McNitt, and Frances Donahue; and grade 6B, Deborah Eckman, Patty Zimmer¬ man, and Sue Eggers.
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Village Board
The regular monthly meeting of the Huntley Village Board was called to order by president Wil¬ pault Brill last Thursday Novem¬ ber 1 at the village hall. Trustees present: Dellany, Fitzi, Wasser¬ strass, Enstrom Enstrom and Rudy Absent: Meyer. Tre minuztes of the October meeting were read and approved. The treasurer report was given. There were 2 bids on the new street in front of the fire station.Kenneth Bakley having th low bid got the gob. There will be a special meeting November 15 to receive bids for the Church Street storm sewer.
C^ief Burton was present and discusser his plans for running the department.
Being no futher business the meet¬ ing was adjourned.
Election Nov. 24 for Library
By Rev. Lawrence Perkins, CSiairman
Circle the Satiu-day after Tiian- ksgiving on your dander right now. Then^iniser to vote on that day for ll^pfetablishment of a Public Library District in the Huntley area. That is Saturday, November 24th — a day to ifote.
This referendum has been <Md- ered by Mdlenry C^ounty Judge the Honor4A James H. Cooney,
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School Health Notes
The P.T.A. and the SchxA Board of Huntley Schools are again sponsoring the Eye Testing of all school children who are not at present wearing glasses. It will be held on onMday and Tuesday, November 12 and 13, At the school, and each child will receive a permit slip to be signed by Fri¬ day of this week and returned to the school office. This tesl is not a complete eye examination, but serves to help indicate if your child has adequate vision or should be further examined by a qualified optometrist or opthalmologist.
Also on Wednesday, November 21, 1962 at 12:45 p.m. the McHen¬ ry Ctounty TB Assoc, is making available upon request, complete testing of all the children in our school who were not previtMisly done on Tuesday, November 6.
This simple skin test is harmless, painless, and takes only a few sec¬ onds to give, but can determine whether or not your ciiild has any TB germs in his body. This test is free, and permit slips will be sent home next week. Our oidy hope is that you will su{^x>rt the sale of Christmas Seals whidi makes this service available to oor communlty. There is an adult pro¬ gram available in Woodstodc oae Friday each month, but if any Huntley adults are unaUe to avcdl themselves of this service, they may take a skin test at the taaie time as the students. Mrs. N^ibr R.N. our County TB nurse aoA Dr Hernandez, our Huntley {rfiysidan will be in charge of acfaninistFation and will be aided by vohiateo*. Audrey Korwin CThairman Scho<d Board Committee for Hedth & Wdfare