The Huntley Farmside

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VOLUME 9 — NUMBER SO THURSDAY,   NOVMBER 7.   1968
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Huntley Legion Feather Party
The Huntley American Legion Post No. 673 WiU hold vis annual ¦•Feather Parly on Satmlay Nov- 9ih. at the Legion Home, starting at 8 pm. T^ AuxUiary uml w.U have its annual bazaar at the same Ume, with a bake sale of homo, made -goodies''. Other items w also be available. Door pnzcs will be awarded, and free lunch will be ^rvcd.
School Board
Meeting
Tbe regular meeting of the Hunt- Icy Sohool Board was held on Wed¬ nesday, Oct. 30, in lhe board room of the  Hunlley School.
All members were present.
Following the routine busuiess, a mcAion was made by Mr. Jirik, seconded by Mre. TWwn, to es¬ tablish an iiiH>rest fund for the libary in the sum of $50. Tbe motion carried 7 ayes. The im¬ prest fund wiU enable Mr. Ben- H«tl, th* lite-arian, to purchase newspapers, pamphlets, magazines and folders and other items and give his a little caah, to dr*w Iwnk
A motion was next mbde by Miss Mackeben, seconded by Mr. Bein, lo employ Marvin BirdrfieW as fin¬ ancial consultant to proceed with Continued on Page Three
Police Report
Chief of Police Richard Nelson reported that other than eggs and tomatoes being thrown at carS, pumpkins and toilet paper being on the streets, not to muoh' happen-, ed in Huntley over Halloween. |
The Chief staled that one youngster was taken down to the^ police station for throwing an egg, at the squad car. After he cleaned off the squar car he was released. Mr. Nelson reported that fire crackers were exploded in the vil¬ lage. He continued thait the next day several of the people re^wn- sible for exploding the fire crack-,I ers were talked to. No arrests were made in the Village of Huntley.
Tax Vote Soon
December 14, was chosen as the date   for   a   tax   referendum   fori«n District    158.  The  board   voted   at'fil: their last meeting to present to the,,-j tax payer the need for more money ''| to educate  the  nearly 800 children ' at   Huntley.   The  increasing  costs ] of educaiting diildren has reached the levei  where there is nol suffi- ' cent money in the ecucational fund   . to   meet   the demand.
To provide more financial re¬ sources for the educational ftmd the decision was made to ask the elec¬ tors for a 40 cei4 increase. It is from the educational fund, that teachers are paid, bo<As and sup¬ plies are purchased, and salaries for custodians and secretaries are provided.
The major factors whidi catised the tioard to make the decision were increases in enrollment, in¬ creased cost of educating one child, and the improvement of programs.
In   1961-62   the   schools   enrolled 559  students  as compared  to  789 ^ for the current year. For the same * Continned on Page Three
Pictured on thia page are scenes Itaken at the Mn^ Booster's AuCt- lienjh^Jd ^itt^^Jfe^^w 4i«.. ¦the multi-purpose room ortne nign ¦school.
This is the second annual auct- lion held by the group to raise ¦money to provide instruments and ¦other necessary equipment for the I music department at the Huntley Inigh School.
The members of the group collect litems donated from residenls thro- lugh out the village and sell them. IThis year there were some unique litems such as junked musical in- Istruments, which were also sold.
A spokesman for the organigat- lion stated that the auction was Ivery successful this year.A complet laccaunting of how much was made Iwas not finished by the publication Iof this paper. A story will appear lin next weeks Farmside giving thit I information.
The Music Boosters organization I wishes to thank all those who con- Itributed items to be sold, purchas- litems, made donations land helped lin other ways to make this affair a ¦success.
lalloween Dance
More than 100 upper grade and
junior high young people enjoyed
the Hollowe'en Sock Hop sponsored
by the Juniop P.F. and the Chapel
Choir   of   the   1st   Congregational
IChurch  last   Friday,   November  1.
The sponsoring group gaily de-
j' corated   the   Social   Hall   and   a
r "spook  room"  haunted   by   ghosts
and ??? and provided refreshments
I for the event. Square dances were
' also enjoyed, Mr. Carl HiU acting
as square dance caller.
Adult chaperon for the group in¬ cluded Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mar¬ lowe, Donald See, Edw. Brandwein, Gene Jones and Mrs. Robert Frank. Mrs. Wm. Schroeder presided over the kitchen area and food re-flUs.
No School Mon
Tbene will be no school on Novem¬ ber 11 for District 158. Itie schools are being dismissed so Hiat the le¬ gal ih(diday. Veterans Day, may be observed.
PTA Basketball Game Nov 23
The P.TA. is sponsoring two basketball games on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 7:30, in the school gym. The funds collected through this etiort will help finance the new stage cur¬ tains.
Come and see our local sports talent. In game No. 1 the Himtley Hurricanes, consisting of Huntley girls will compete against the Huntley Tornadoes, consisting of lo- cal men. Game No. 2 will be the Marengo Oilers versus.the school faculty. We still need a few play¬ ers. If you are interested, please call our P.T.A. president Mr. Al Jordi  at 669-5643.
We will be canvassing the area seUing tickets. TTiey will also be available at Buck's Pharmacy. Don's Supn- Value and at the door the night of the game.
Resetve Saturday, Nov. 23, on your cal«idar for this conununity event, doa't niss the kun.
Huntley Again In Contention
By BOB WICKE
Richmond handed Huntley its o|>- portunity for a share of the Littie Eight Conference title by edging Hampshire last Friday ni^t by the score 13 to 12. Hunaey is now in a three-way tie with Hampshire and Mooseheart for first place in the conference with records of 5-2. Himtley played a non-«onference game this week and handily de¬ feated Elgin Academy by Ae score of 50 to 6. Huntley struck early in tihe first period on a (xie yard run by John Bastian with Barry Bor¬ hart's kick failing. Paul Yuis th^n scantpercd 42 yards with a pass interce{)4fion for HuoUey's second score, tfae tddt again failing. Chuck Goehl then found Yurs with a 81- yard TD pass with the Uck again failing to makethe. score at the end of the first quarter 18-0, Hunt¬ ley. Bastin scored his second TD of the day in tfae second period on a four-yard run, with another er¬ rant kick. Yurs then scored his ConttauHd aa JPage tkiaa
FFA Slare Sale Tonight
The Huntley F.F.A. Ch^er will hold its annual slave sale this Thursday evemng. Nov. 7, at 8 o.m., in tfae grade school gym. Please plan to attend and buy one of our muscular and eager slaves. Re¬ freshments and bake ssJe will fol¬ low afterwards in the cafeteria.
Proclamation
WHEREAS, The men and women wfao have served in our Nation's armed forces have made a major comributioo to the preservation <rf America's   freedom;   and
WHEREAS, The gallant Ameri¬ cans serving in today's armed fc-ces continue to demonstrate the unselfish willingness c^ our Nation to meet the cfas^enge of ffaoae forc¬ es seeking world dominatioa tkru armed conflict; and
WHEREAS, The Nation and the free world are efnnally gratefiri for the contributions of Anierican vet¬ erans to the advancement erf the cause of an honorable world peace; and
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States has declared die eleventh day of Novendser eeoh year to be a legtf holiday and des¬ ignated it was Veterans Day io ¦ Iwajf ^ TUfr' viteMMr iW ta day dedicated to the cmse of WkM peace with honor;
NOW THEREFORE, I WUpeult Brill, Mayor of the Village of Huat¬ ley, McHenry County, State of Illi¬ nois, do hereby call upon all citi¬ zens to observe Monday, Nov. 11, 1968 as VETERANS DAV, and ask that the day be observed witfa ap¬ propriate ceremonies in honor of those vibo have borne Qie burden indefenae of our freedom.
I therefore callupon all citizens and business firms to mark tfais day with the proud display of the flag of the United States as a re- affirmatkin of our Nationtd unity and a rededication of our si^port to our NatioD in her defense of the freedom.
IN WTTNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to foe affixed the official seal of the Village of Huntley, McHenry Coun¬ ty of the sute of Illinois, tliis 4th day of Novendier 1968.
WILPAULT BRILL lAaycM-, ViUage of Htmtley
Vet Observance
This year's obswvance of Vet¬ erans Day marks 'the 50th anni¬ versary of tfae end of WorW War I. Formerly known as Armistice Day, tibe llth day of November was re¬ designated as Veteran's "Day in 1954 by the 83rd Coi^rese that it mayhe an occasimi honoring all veterans of aH wars fought by Americans.
Leading the natiemnde observ¬ ance will be special ceremonies et ArtingtcHi, National Cemetery con¬ ducted i^ the American Legion with the cot^ration and support of other major veterans organiza- tioBS. Tlie observance of Veterans Day this year is one of seraral major events planned by Poet No. 673 in tfae celebration of tfae SOQi imniversary of the Amezioan Leg-
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A oommunity-wide observance of Veterans Day, worthy of the par¬ ticipation tad support of idl d- tizens of Huntley was mnoiuioed by Ommander Robert Schultt of Huntley Poet No. 673 of die Amer^ CONTINUSD  ON tkfm TWO