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A'OLUME 8 — NUMBER 15 THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1967
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Village Board Meeting
The regular monthly meet of the ¦Huntley Village Board called to orrJeir last Thursday evi^ning, July 6 with all members prei^ident. The bills and treasures rei'ort were read  and  approved.
A motion was made to make tho new section of MUI St. Irom Lincoln St. to Sunset Drive an arterial Street. It was decided by the board to apply to the state for Motw Fuel Tax fund for this street in the amount of $12,500.
A Salvation Army representative asked the board for permission to erect a "Drop Box" in Huntley. The site mentioned and approved was on Route 47 near the North- E^st Conor of the Union Spectal Pariiing lot.
Percy Swanson, Civil Defence Dii ¦ ector for Huntley, was present to report on a recent county meeting he had attended and to -equest the co-operation of the Board in purch¬ asing and installing certain civil ¦cirfenoe equipment. Some of the items discussed were a special sir en, an emergency generator and some Sort of a telephone system such as is now being u.sed by the fire department. The Board instru¬ cted him to check into prices and avaBtflffity of this equipment. "
It was brought to the attntion of the board that high weeds are be¬ coming a nusance in cei tain places through-out the villa.ge. There is a village olrdinance whicii re<|uires owners to keep the weedi and high gra.ss on their property cut. The ordinance inposes a fino for those who do not comply.
Being no further buriness the meeting was adjourned.
Legion & Auxiliary Installation
New Phone Books Out Monday
Illinoi.<! Bell Telephone's new di¬ rectory for the Hampshire-Hunl- ley-Plato Center area will be de¬ livered to homes and businesses starting Monday, July 17.
Distribution is normally com¬ pleted within a week, according to Don Legner, local Illinois Bell manager.
On the front cover of the new directory, full-color photography is utilized to portray a statue of a meditative Lincoln over a quiet Illinois landscape. The statue is Augustsus Saint-Gaudens' famed bronze sculpture of Lincoln, com¬ pleted in 1887, and now located in Chicago's  Lincoln Park.
"The introductory pages of the directory contain about 250 facts," Legner noted, "helpful informa¬ tion covering just about every calling situation to guide tele¬ phone users in dialing local, long distance, service and emergency calls.
'"Over the years, our directories have undergone a constant evolu¬ tion. And they will continue to change — along with the needs and wishes of our cuatomers — in fulfilling their basic function of helping each nidividual to get the most out of his telephone ser¬ vice."
Pictured  above left is  new  Legion Commander  Harold  Doty  with  his installing officer Will Carlson of Algonquin.  Lower left is outgc^ng Legion head Tom  Bjom. Above right i«Jikromiiiing _Auxillatx President  I'en Enstrom. J>fil»w,JB,Ust yearsj. President Lucille Koch. -        -   ^
Installation Of Legion & Aux. Officers
The Huntley American Legion and Auxiliary held joint installat¬ ion of officers followed by free dancing last Saturday evening at the I.egic>n Home.
The Pos was called to order by Comrnander Tom Bjorn, who, aftcj- the presentation of the Colors and Fledge, turned the meeting over to Legion Auxiliar>- Presiden? r>ucillo Koch.
The installing officer for the Au.xiliary was Mns. Vera Enstrom. The officers being installed were oscoi-ted to the i"ostrum by Con¬ nie and Linda Koch, acting as in¬ stalling sergent at Arms and Asst.
After the charging of the new officers with their duties, the swear ing in ceremony and ' the loyalty oath. Mrs. Lucille Koch was pre¬ sented with a Past Presidents pin, which was pinned on her by her husband. Stanley. Mrs. Koch was also presented with a memory book in behalf of the members by Verda Calhoun,   Historian.
Following the installation of the Auxiliary officers and a brief ac¬ ceptance speech by the new Pres¬ ident, Fern Enstrom, the meeting was turned back to CommarKier Tom Bjom. who presented the llth district Commander-elect. Mr. WiU Carlson of Algonquin, who was the installing officer. The in¬ stalling sergant-at-arms was Cecil Barrett of the Algonquin Post. Newly elected Chaplain, Charles Lamib. was n-t present; he was represented by Bob Evans who acted as his proxy.
The new Legion officers assem¬ bled at tihe back of the rown ano were conducted to the rostrum by the installing sergant-at-arms, Cecil  Barrett.
Comimandter Carls()n chargea each of the new officers with tho duties of their post, with the  ex¬
ception of Don Enstrom of whom he saad it would be senceless ol hdm to charge a man who had done so much for his post tihroughoui the  years.
Upon oomdng to the Service Offi cer, Wm. Hubbe, Commander Carl¬ son stated that practically all the good programs that are in use to¬ day were com;eived by the Worlo Wlar I veterans .such as he and Mr. Weltzien who was also being in¬ stalled. He asked Mr. Weltzien. jokingly, if he was a Korean vet- enan.
Following the swearing in of the n'>w officers, the newly elected com¬ mander. Harold Doty, was presen ted with a president's pin.
Following the installation a lunch was served and music foi- dancing was provided by the Bob Moehling orchestra.
Summer Reading Program
The faculty and staff of the summer reading program of Hunt¬ ley Consolidated School have been very gratiied with the results of the program to date. Tuesday, Ju¬ ly 18, has been designated as vi¬ siting day for the parents of the students in this summer reading program. Any interested member of the community is also wel¬ come to visit.
Tho classes are in session from 9:00 A.M. until 12:00 A.M. The faculty, (Mrs. Schachtner, Mrs. Christenson, Mrs. Martindale, Mrs. Borhart, and Mr. Eisenmcnger) (Continued on Page 2)
New Awnings for Heinemann Bldg
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Huntley Now First Class
Postmaster Richard Michelsen announced today that on July 1, 1967 the Huntley Post Office ad¬ vanced from -second class to a first class post office.
As of July 1st each year post oflficos are classified by tho Postmaster General into four classes based on the allowable postal revenue units for the sec¬ ond proceeding fiscal year, July 1 through June 30.
Second class classification is given to those offices having 190 or more revenue units but fewer than 960 revenue units. First class classifiication is given to those post offices having 960 or more revenue units. The dollar valua- ation of a revenue unit is 161.68.
For the 1966 fiscal year, the Huntley Post Office had a total of 1584 revenue units which was equal to |97,667.25 in revenue from postage and fees.
During the 1967 fiscal year which just ended on June 30, 1967, the post office had a total of $112,225.00 in revenue from postage and fees.
Mr. Michelsen stated that ten years ago when he first became postmaster, the total revenue or that fiscal year was only $19,- 391.74. This shows a steady growth ia postal '*°»"'iVt ftver p^<^ ^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^ proceeding years with the ulti¬ mate advancement of our post of¬ fice to First Class.
New School In Huntley
Pictured above are workmen installing the new modern metal awning on the Hienemann Building on the conor of Woodstock and Coral StreetsL When completed the awning will afford protection from the weather on the sidewalk in front of Hlenemann's Hardware, Hammond Paint, aw| the Huntley Post Office.
Huntley has a new business, or at least a nw school 'ibis one not tax supported!. It is the Truck Dri¬ vers Training Center where futui-e drivers of largo semis arc educated.
The Center trains on lx>fh deisel and gas powere<i trucks and its Huntley base of operation is tho location where formerly the North¬ west Film Converter .Machine Co was housed.
Prior to coming to this training center a student takes a home study course. Upon arriving at fhe center he is taught in a classroom situation 3 hours each day where w becomes familiar with interstate commerce regulation, how to keep a log book, insurance reports, customer relat- rons, defensive'driving. etc. He goes to school three weeks, for 10 hours a day, six days a week for a total of 180 hours. The classes teach 20 different subjects in all.
In addition to the cla.ssroom in- strutction an obstacle course has been set up on the schooi's property where students leam how to handle a serpentine alley, how to park in a jack-knife position, how to handle a ICO-foot alley, how lo maneuver ( into a naiTow dock .ind various ' other maneuvers essential to the proper operation of a semi-trailer truck.
As a driver becomes more advan¬ ced he will be taken out with an instructor to the streets and tugh- ways where he will beoonW fam¬ iliar with actual driving situations. Eventually h* will be taken into Chicago for completing the course.
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