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VOLUME  2 — NUMBER 48 THURS., MARCH  1, 1962
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Junior Varsity Cheerleaders
Test For Merit       W. McCredie Scholarship ! Wins Award
Tliirteerv students at Huntley High School plan to take the 1962 National Merit Scholarship Quali¬ fying Test, Mr. Barrett announced today.
The test will be administered at the school at 9:(X) A.M., Tuesday, March 6. All students who wish to be considered for-Merit Scholar¬ ships to be awarded in 1%3, must take the test at that time.
The qualifying test is a three- hour examination of educational development. The test is the first step in the eighth annual competi¬ tion for four-year Merit Scholar¬ ship Corporation and bj- sponsor- ¦ ing corporations, foundations, as¬ sociations, unions, and individuals.
The test scores of students who ju-e examined in March will be re- pwrted to their schools by May 15. The scores are used b>' class ad¬ visors in many high schools to help students make decisions about col¬ lege attendance and field of study. Many students who do not expect to win a scholarship take the test in order to learn more about their individual strengths and weak¬ nesses in the areas measured by the test.
Service Co. Annual Meeting
The McHenry County Service Company held its annual meeting last Saturday, February 24, at the Woodstock Community High Schoo.1.
During the morning a regular Corporation business meeting was held. Reports were given by Man¬ ager Stanley G. Steagall, President Robert Gardner, and Treasurer E. B. Johnson of Huntley.
Following the meeting a delici¬ ous noon dinner of roast beef was served to well over 600 people.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Loren Johnston, who formerly was the head of the State Farm Bureau Women's Committee, gave a speech. Following the speech, the magician Alan King and tho sing¬ ing team of Byrd and Janie pro¬ vided entertainment for the event.
At the end of tho day patronage refunds were distributed to mem¬ bers   ammounting   to $63,(XX).
Huntley's basketball season ends this week and the boys on the teams will be turning their atten¬ tion to spring sports only a few weeks away.
The cheer leaders who since early fall have been leading tho followers of the games in much needed support. They will not cheer at spring sporting events. Their season ends now with the conclusion of basketball.
A large number of boys at school participate in spwrts. However, on¬ iy a small percentage of the girls become cheer leaders. In the High School only ten, five varsity and five junior varsity, are chosen. Theso ten girls are selected by their fellow students and voted on each fall to represent their school. For that reason, the Farm- side salutes the cheer leaders this week.
Brattleboro, Vt. William McOedie Huntley, Illinois has qualified for the Progressive Breeder's Award —the highest recognition attain¬ able by a breeder of registered Holstein cattle.
The Holstein-Friesian Associa¬ tion of America has accorded this honor to only 497 Holstein breed¬ ing establfehment in the entire nation. Mr. McSredic is the 18th ! Illinois   recipiant.
To qualify  for   the Progressive Breeder's Award, a Holstein breed¬ er must meet strict requirements in all phases of dairy cattle breed-   i ing  and   management,   including
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Case "Showcase^
Mr Arthur W. Garlieb, J. I Case dealer of Huntley, held a Case "Showcase" at the Huntley High School gym last Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8 P.M. An estimated crowd of approximately 150 people came out to attend this event.
The Case "Showcase" is a na¬ tional advertising campagin in which $30,0(X) worth of awards are being given away. The first award is worth $18,0()0 in farm equip¬ ment for the man and $2,000 in appliances for his wife. The sec¬ ond award is worth $4,(XX) in farm equipment for the man and !fl,(X)0 in appliances for his wife.
Farmers over 16 years of age and farm owners are the only ones permitted to enter this event.
Besides the national event, Mr. Garlieb gave out a set of stainless steel cooking ware worth $90 as a door award. This was awarded to Mrs. Melvin Kunde of Union.
Mr. Garlieb also gave out pump oil cans to Mr. Irwin Manke of Huntley, James Schultz of Huntley Emory Mower of Hampshire, Geo. DeRadt of Woodstock, Melvin Kunde of Union and Lloyd Meinke of Huntley.
Mr. Don Barrett acted as mas¬ ter of ceremonies. The J. I Case Compamy also was represented by Horrman Aubbrey and Mr. Shep¬ ardson.
Following the meeting which lasted till 10, there was an orches¬ tra and a dance. Everyone had a marvelous  time.
Dairy Program Report
A staisfactory dairy program must provide for progressive im¬ provement in dairy farm income, while reducing program costs. The Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 (H.R. 10010 and S. 2786) includes a Dairy Income Stabilization Act which whould make it possible to realize both of these goals.
This would be accomplished by introducing two new features for the first time into the diary price support   program.
First, milk producers would be given an opportunity to choose, by a two-thirds majority vote in a referendum, to adopt a supply management program with price supports as close to 90 percent of parity as market conditions war- rent; and
Secondly, government expendi¬ tures would be limited to the cost of acquiring those quantities i* dairy products that can be utilized in the national interest for domes¬ tic welfare and school lunqh dona¬ tions and foreign assistance, up to $300 million per year plus any sur¬ plus marketing fees collected on over-allotment sales.
The new program would con¬ tinue the present dairy product purchase program as the basic means of supporting milk prices. The products acquired would con¬ tinue to be used in providing food for school lunches and to needy people both here and abroad. These purchases would contribute both to maintaining farm income, and to the goal of using our agri¬ cultural abundance to improve the diets of our school children, to feed needy Americans, and to re- lie famine and promote economic development abroad for the cause of peace.
The new features of the program are intended to avoid the produc¬ tion and government acquisition of more dairy products th&n can be advantageously used in available outlets. This would be accomplish¬ ed by providing price incentives to producers to keep their production in line with the Nation's needs for milk and dairy products, in¬ cluding commercial demand and the quantities which the Govern¬ ment needs for essential distribu¬ tion programs. Each producer would be given a guide as to his share of the total demand for milk and its products. If he marketed no more thsui his share, he would get the full market price for all of his milk. If he supplied more than his share he would receive tho full market price on his share, but a much lower price on the ex¬ cess.
The share of the total need for mllit products would be called a
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Dairy  ProgTam
Varsity Cheerleaders
Adult E^d. Class
by Roger A. Perley
The second meeting of the Mon¬ day Evening Adult Education classes was held Monday, Feb. 26, 1962. The Law and Your Welfare Clsiss, taught by Mr. H. Wells, and the Conversational Spanish 1 Class taught by Mr. M. Saxby, have a total of 23 meml)ers. If any per¬ sons of the community still desire to join these classes, please call Mr. Perley at the school prior to the next class meeting.
After an hour of class had passed i   a short break was  taken during which participating people had a cup of coffee in the cafeteria.
Due to the poor weather condi¬ tions Wednesday, Feb. 21, 1962, starting registration for the Gen¬ eral Psychology and Understand¬ ing Your Child Class, taught by Mr. R. Perely and Mr. N. Bennett waf cancelled until Wednesday, Fef. 28, 1962; this date was con¬ sidered the first meeting dat of the class, and any other persons wishing to take this class may also register during the week, or dur¬ ing the evening of tho second meeting of the class, Wednesday, March 7, 1%2.
February Park Board Meeting
At the last regular meeting held in the Village Hall of Huntley on September 22. the Grafton Park District Board of (Commissioners employed an architect, Paul Arthur, and sanitary engineer, Ernest Teeburg, both from Crystal Lake. They are to go ahead with preparing final plans for a pro¬ posed new building at Grafton beach.
This building would provide dressing and toilet facilities to re¬ place the insanitary existing fac¬ ilities. Also, the proposed building would provide space for vending machines to serve the beach now that the Park Board is assuming full control with all operations at the beach, the concessionaire's lease having expired.
The Park Board has been hesi¬ tant on improving the present fac¬ ilities during the past years in order to put money aside for the purpose of having a more modern and practical facility.
The next regular meeting of the Park Board will be held on March 15, 7:30 P.M., at the Village Hall in Huntley.
Red Cross Drive
On March first, the annual fund drive of the McHenry County Chapter of the American Red Cross will begin. Do you know why it is important to keep this county chapter running?
Einergency -If a tornado or Storm were to devastate Huntley, food, clothing, and shelter would be immediately provided for our town whether or not we had given any support to the Red Cross. Last year, for example, five million dollars was given to 18,000 fami¬ lies in distress during and after the destruction caused by Hurri¬ cane Carla, which drove one half million families from their homes. 300,000 families were given shel¬ ter during the storm .Most of the five million dollars went to repair¬ ing homes, according to the need of each family, not how much they lost. Plans and equipment are ready now in case Huntley or any other place in the world is in need of help in time of disaster.
Fire-In case of fire and injury we depend on the firemen for First Aid. This training, they received free from the local Red Ooss Chapter. Also, many citizens have taken these courses for their own safety at home. School bus drivers are also trained by the Red Cross in case of a bus accident. At big hotel and apartment house fires in the cities. Red Cross is there with shelter, food, and clothing.
Veterans—The VA hospitals are full of wounded veterans, many of whom have been forgotten. At Christmas, just for one example, 15,(X)0 cookies were made by vol¬ unteers for a (Thristmas party at Downey Hospital.
Home Nursng—^Many pe<^^ who can't afford hospital costs, are taught to care for their sick family members at home, and some who have no one to care for them, arc visited by Red Ooss nurses.
Servicemen—38 cents of every dollar collected by the Red Cross goes to servicemen in one way or another,—most commonly, in ar¬ ranging for emergency; and often, when emergency arises, providing for transporation h<»ne snd bade Also, wives and children of service¬ men can always rely on the Red Cross for help when a need arises. There are young families who have no parents or relatives to turn to in time of need.
;Water Safety--How many chil¬ dren and parents in Huntley have been taught to swim by instructors trained by the Red Cross? Who else has so promoted water safe¬ ty? with the increasing popularity Continued on Pa^^e 2 RED CROSS DRIVE