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VOLUME 4  — NUMBER S2 THURSDAY,  APRIL  2. 1964
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Sicence Club Adopts Project
The Huntley High School Science Club has decided to em¬ bark on a community project. The club will investigate industry, housing and population, education, transportation and roads, com¬ munication, the water system, soil and farmland, the sewage system, police and fire protection, zoning and property, parks and recrea¬ tion, civil defense, and churches of the village at present smd their possible expansion.
Through the information gath¬ ered from the vauious aanmit- tees, a scale model of the village will be constriicted. Due to the broad scope of data inverfved and the altering village, this project will be continued and kept up to date. The cooperation of citizens of Huntley would be appreciated oi establishing this projoect.
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The Huntley American Legion celebrated their 45th anniversary last Saturday evening at the Huntley American Legion hwne. A delicious chicken dinner was served. Following the dinner Mrs. Hedy Leonard, president of the Legion Auxiliary presented the Legion with a birthday gift from the Auxiliary, a Legion EmblMn Ceremonial Lamp. She also named her officers who were present. They were: Secretary, May Che¬ sak; chaplain, Bernice Bakley; liasion chairman, Lima Tessen¬ dorf; immediate i>ast president, Mabel Schultz; junior activities chairman, Betty Shott, and vet¬ eran's craft chairman Lucille Koch.
Following Mrs. Leonard's talk, Will Carlson, llth District ad¬ jutant, gave a speech on the first World War and how it was a ter¬ rible war in which the veterans had many things to cope with, such sis poison gas, which veter¬ ans of other wars did not en¬ counter. He said "The history of the veteran's craft of Huntley is a cry in the dark to the men who fought in this war."
Robert Duff, 2nd Division Com¬ mander, presented three life mem¬ berships to World War n veter- CONTINUED ON PAOE THREE
Cotning Events
Aimual Town Meet. Ap. 7
The PTA meeting of the Hunt¬ ley school will be held on Wed¬ nesday, April 8, at 8 p.m. in the school cafeteria. A film will be shown '"iTie Angry Boys," pertain¬ ing to the drop-out problon In our schools.
School   Board   Election, April   11.
The annual Huntley Grade and High School Athletic Banquet will be held Tuesday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m.
Mr. Ray Meyer, head basketball coach of DePaul University will be the speaker this yetu".
Tickets will be on sale at the school for the banquet.
The McHenry County Home- nrtakers Extention Association Is looking forward to the "Pour Sea¬ sons Style Show with a touch of mink" which wlll be held Monday evening, April 13 at Martinetti's in Crystal Lake.
The public Is Invited and tickets are available through Unit mem¬ bers or the office In the Farm Bureau  BMg., Woodatock
date of the 271 meeting of the Huntley P.T.A. PrfJ^ent Rita Hen¬ nig opened the Btlng at 8:16 p.m. with the plea^to the flag.
The secretary Betty Rohlwing read the minutes of the previous meeting,   they   were   approved.
Treasurer Richard Johnson read the treasurers report, it was acc¬ epted.
Membership chairman Barbara Sherwin gave her report and an¬ nounced that membership In P.T.A. is still available.
President Hennig read a letter concerning the Music Camp Schol¬ arship. After short discussion Miss. Frances Crowley made the motion that $25.00 be given to the Music Scholarship.   Motion   carried.
President Hennig announced the llliois Congress of P.T.A. will be April 23, 24, A 25, at the Conrad Hilton Hotel. One delegate may be sent and the reservations must be made.
The P.T.A. Scholarship Informat¬ ion will be posted on the bulletin board in the high school for anyone interested. The amount offered is $150.00.
The annual Bake Sale will be on the day of election, Sat. April 11th, with Mrs. Jean Britton as chairman.
The nominating committee for new officers was selected. Chair¬ man Mrs. Carolyn Schachtner and Mrs.   Mary Little.
Mrs. Elaine Kelly, program chairman. Introduced our school board with Mr. Bud Weber, Pres¬ ident, ag our main speaker. Mr. Weber presented some facts, fig- CONTINUED   ON PAGE SIX
Notes Frotn School Board
At the special meeting of the Huntley School Board last Wed¬ nesday, March 25 to consider ap¬ plicants for the bus maintenance. Al Schuld was Mni*)yed to re¬ place Wayne Profitt. who resign¬ ed. Mr. Schuld will assume his duties on April 1.
Mr. Kobert Seavers, newly i4>polnted bleach manager at Grafton Beach, [Right] Is a mathematlch teacher in the South Junior High School in Crystal Lake. He has been teaching there for the past seven years; Previous to that he graduated ftom Luther College in Decorah Iowa, where he majored In psysical education snd minored In Mathematics.
Mr. Homer Barry Is Physical Education teai^er. Coach and Athletto director In the Hantley Consolidated Schools. He Is a graduate of North¬ em minols Unlver^ty at DeKalb, where he majored In Physical Educat¬ ion.
The  Grafton Park Board   held  a 	
special meeting last Thursday eve¬ ning, March 26, at the Huntley Village Hall.
Present at the meeting were: President Porter, Commissioners; O'Connor, Nacker, Lorence, and Atty. Cowlin. Absent were: Com¬ missioner Albrecht and Secretary Bennett
The purpose of the meeting wos to discuss the use of the Wesf Elementary School by a group from the Crystal Vista-Gardens area, the sanitary sewer connecting the beach to the Village of Lake- wood and the hiring of a new Beach Manager and Asst. Beach Manager.
The using of the West Element¬ ary school was tabled for lack of information   by  meeting time.
A representative from the firm of Baxter A Woodman was pre¬ sent and presented proposed plans for the sewer to the board. The board vMed all ayes on a motion by O'Connor,, seconded byLorence, to accept the Baxter A Woodman plans.
A motion by Nacker, seconded by O'Connor, set ApHI 22 as the date of the next meeting at which CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
Bell Telephone Report
Illinois Bell Telephone Company is moving Its office operations for Huntley customers from 60 Water Street, Dundee, to 255 E. Chicago Street,   Elgin,  on   Friday,  April   3.
"There'll be no change In the method of calling us with questions about telephone service," said Don¬ ald R. Legner, manager. "Huntley area telephone used will continue to dial Operator ("O") and ask for the business office."
"One of the main reasons for moving our records to Elgin Is to take advantage of more modern customer service record equip¬ ment," said Legner. "Two new 'call distributors' will direct the calls from telephone users In sequence to the Service Representatives. And new, electrically-operated rot¬ ary files, specially designed for Illinois Bell, will bring customers records right to the Bervica Repre¬ sentative's fingertips. Thus, she'll be able to instantly bring the pro-
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