The Huntley Farmside

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VOLUME 5 — NUMBER 52
THURSDAY,  APRIL   1,  1965
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Train Wreck In Huntley
Pictured above is a box car of tho railroad which TiHIiled last .Monday at .5 A.M. strickinjc a store shed of the H. I). Catty Co.
Young Dems. Plan Meet
The Young Democi-ats of -Mc¬ Henrj' County will hold their monthl.N- mooting Wednesday eve¬ ning, April 7, at S p.m. at rUiy's Chalet. Rts. :n and 14. Crystal Uike.
All interested Democrats arc in¬ vited. Club membei"s should bring a prospective member with Uicm ilp ossible.
Cotning Event
THURSDAY, April I
Village Roard Meets, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY    &   FRIDAY April  1   &  'I
Tuwn and Country Art Show - Farm    Btireau    Building,    Wood-
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TUESDAY,   April  (!
Graiton  Township  Election. Grafton   Park    lioard    Comm i.s- .sioncrs election. Grafton Town Meeting,   8  p.m. Rutland Town   Meeting,  2  p.m.
SATURDAY,  April  10
School Board election, village hall, 12 noon to 7 p.m.
P.T.A. Bake Sale, upstairs to Village Hall, 1 {j.m.
Annual P.T.A. Bake Sale
Again this year, as lor several yeai-s past, the Huntley Parert- Teacher Association will s;>onsoi' curtailed the volunteer efforts there, but remaining on duty with a bake sale on Saturdaj-, April 10, the .same day as the election for members of the  school  board.
The Ixike sale will Iw held up¬ stairs in the village hall, starting at 1 p.m. and continuing until everything is sold.
The funds i-calized from this c- vent will Iny used to help pay t.he music grants for summer mu.sic camp lor local .students and also to assist with the fund-raising for the Post-Prom  party.
Remember the date, Saturdav April  10.
Athletic Banquet Approuching
Huntley Consolidated School hold their annual athletic banquet at the Fire Barn on Thursday. April 8, at 7 p.m. The athletes, cheerleaders, and mnnagei-s in grades 5 through 12 will be the guests of honor and receive var¬ ious  awards  during   the  evening
The Huntleys Uons Club will again sponsor this annual event. The public is ivnited to attend and pay honor to these young peo ple in our comniunity. Tickets w^ill not be sold by Lion members, but may be purchased at the Huntley High School office, or at the door
Tel Brody, co-captain and all conference basketball player from the University of Illinois, will be |l»io guest .speaker. Durmg Mr. Brody's high school career he was honored by being placed on the prep All-American basketb.-ill team.
Chief NMon Reports
Between 9 P.M. Sat. and 8 A.M. Seilers Sinclare Station was bro- ben into. Tho theives gained access to tho building by jimming the front door after attempts to enter through a side window were foiled by a heavy wire grading.
The safe and cash register were broken into and a bank pouch con¬ taining legal papers taken but the theives did not get any money.
The bank pouch was found at the corner  of Main  and  Myrtle.
The Huntley Laundromat's chan¬ ge was robbed last Sunday be¬ tween 11 A.M. and i P.M. Theives got away with about $40.
Post Prom Party Planed
The parents of the junior.s and seniors at Huntley High School are again this year planning tn have a Post-Prom party on Sat- unrdaj-. May 1, following the dance.
I^ast yeai the party was held at the Huntley Fire Station and en tertainment was provided by lo¬ cal adults and profo.ssion.ils from Chicago. The ^purpose of the partj- is to keep students in attendance at the dance irt town and provide for them an enjoyable late eve¬ ing of entertainment such -:i ; they Snight find in a restaurant or ^ight club in the metroi^olltan area.
The committee has a^kcd the citizens of Huntley for donations for this project. Anyone wishing to donate money to assist with the post-prom party may do so by leaving a check at the State Bank of Huntley addi-esse<i to "Post Prom Committee."
Grafton T%vp. Candidates Speah
A candidate's night was held in Huntley on lT>ursd«y, March 25, at the Village Hall for Grafton township candidates running for elec¬ tion on April 6. The meeting was moderated by Dr. Gary Garu, presi¬ dent of the Huntley Parent-Teachers Association. The Orafton Good Government Party candidates spoke  fir.st.
Supervisor Hubert Curtis stat¬ ed that his party is interested in legislation for the improvement of roads, enforcement >{ the Bii.iiding Code, improved guidance in tl-!'.- welfare and general asslst- ar.cc cases and cooperation with ai!  stcliojis of the  township.
Mrs Fetzner spoke next and St.lied that she had attended Grafton township meetings and that township officials had nc- t;l(-cted their duties. She stated ilii>t Huntley was incorporated and that if the people of Huntley had a problem, they could go tu tho village officials whereas the only place people in unincorporat¬ ed areas had to go was th? town- sh,;;   and county  officials.
Mrs. Venerable spoke and stat¬ ed that she reallj- lived in boti-i aicah', as her house was in the Ci-jstal Lake area and the gar¬ age was in the Grafton township area. She stated thnt all citizens lxl¦^-e the right to vote and that at the township meeting the citi- zers were denied the right to vote on the road budget. She stated tiiat the area around the West School was sub-standard and that sanitary conditions were poor. .Many of the houses had rats. She slated that her children liad to submi' to lice checks; she stated that il was the fault of the town¬ ship officials that they permitted such large relief rolls to exist.
The next speaker was Mr. Bar- cr(<ll. He stated that he had not b«;i:n interested in politics before luuning for office except lo chat wit!: neighbors, that It was through the efforts of the ladies attending the township meetings thai he became interested .n pol¬ itics. He stated that the township had torious sanitary and health ()roblems and that leadership was necessary in both township and county government. He stated that bad sewer and septic systems in Grafton township do exist and thdt it is the fault of the {jeqple who are not interested in gov¬ ernment until something come.s up. slated that people should at¬ tend township meetings and that one reason Grafton township was not united was that people did not get together and there was a lack of interest. He said he honed to that they could attend.
The next speaker was Mrs. Nelj" son. She told of her educational (juaiifications, stating that she was a high school graduate and had attcrwled courses .'n township go\ernment given by uiuversity professors and had been taught by repiesentatives and senators. She stated that at certain township meetings bills were allowed with¬ out a quorum and that records were in deplorable condition. She stated tliat there was a candidate on Mr. Ruth's slate who had pcud his taxes under protest [It was brought out later in the meeting that the candidate referred to had not protested his faxes Ijut had contested the appraisal of his property].
Mrs. Nelson stated tliat the Chi¬ cago Northwestern Railroad and the Marengo Federal Savings and
Loan Associatk>n had ,n\)tested theii taxes. She went on to say that the Marengo Federal Savings and Loan Association had protest¬ ed taxes on many of their mort¬ gage homes and their contract homes. She said that paying hard road funds was illegal and that at the annual meeting where Howard Ruth waa the Mxierator the citizens were denied the right to vote on the road budget. [Mr. Rulh stated later in the meeting that lie had no choice, as at that mcelirig he and the two lawyers present were using tt>e U)62 law CONTINUED ON PAOB TlOtSB CANDIDATES . . .
Huntley Still in Parh Distriet
The March "^tlng of the Graf¬ ton Townshl. ^Irark Booi"d was held Wednesday, March 24, at the «uiitley VTflSge Tntf A large group of ctti»r|* fr«n both ends Commissionef w'Connor, Nacker, Albrecht Lorimfe, President Port¬ er, Atty. CowUn, Secretary Seav¬ ers and Treasurer Per^n weit? all present.  No one was absent.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved, the bills ordered paid. A motion wair. made to publish a Specimen Ballot in the Crystal Lake Herald which is in Nunda To,wnshlp. as well as the Htmtley Farmside, the Grafton Township newspaper, Tht motion carried.
A motion was made to hire tlte regular township election Judges for the Park Board election on April Ij, paying them $10 a piece. A motion was made to pay $5 a- picce for setting up the three poll¬ ing I?)aces. Both motions carried.
Following this the term of the petition for dis-associatlon from the district was taken up by the Boai-d. Attorney CowUn explained that the Board coukl n-n act on the petition as a Certification cf Asscs-sments from the , County Clerk did not accompany <he peti¬ tion when tt was turned in. It was brought out that there were over 370 signatures on this docu¬ ment. President WUpault Rill re¬ quested the Park Board to with¬ draw the petition with th? stipula¬ tion tJiat it could be submitted at a later date. A motion was rrtade and approved to tiiis eCfeot
It was stated that the Park Board c<MUd not act on tliis peti¬ tion until after 30 days had pass¬ ed from tbe date of re-filing. The petition may be re-filed with the secretary <rf the Board after Cer¬ tification is obtained.
On April 7. a meetJig wUl be held by the Park Board to can¬ vass the votes of the AprU 6th election. No other business wlU be conducted at that meeting.
The next regular meetirg of the Graftiw Park Board wUl be hdd April 21, foUowed by a meeting on A[,rU 28 to wind up tbe busi- CONTINUED ON trAf? 7
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