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Wood Hill HERALD

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Politics came to Wood Hill prior the elections. This was the first time that a large enough segment of Wood Hill vo- ters could cast ballots enough to be considered an Important factor in the votes cast in Dis- trict 4 of the Monee Precinct. Each party waged entirely diff- erent campaigns. The Democratic Party sponsored motorcades, the traditional rally, etc. Repub- licans ran more to "base roots" organization, "coffees" and an even greater reliance on the use of Block Captains. Traditionally the vote in Dist- rict 4 has been about 3 to 1 in favor of Republican candidates. RESULTS (District 4): Final results from this area are Senator-Dirksen 431; Yates 201 tabulated here. However, it is Treasurer-Scott 421; Lorenz 208 interesting to note that the Supt Ins-Page 410; Wilkins 217 voting as shown has not upset Clerk, Supreme Court- the "traditional" balance. It Searcy 411; Alexander 214 must be noted though, that this Clerk, Appellate Court was an off-year election when Wunder 416; Slingsby 200 the total number of votes will Representative-Hoffman 396; usually fall below votes cast in Ziegler 229 a Presidential/National year. Senator-Fawell 413; Simon 208 Judge-Cowing 413; Pistilli 208 It is estimated that 190 Wood Clerk-Woodward 365; Houlihan 261 Hill residents were registered; Probate Judge-Hutchison 410; 148 voted in the election. In Harvey 206 the election there were 315 Clerk-Workman 402; Duff 214 straight Republican ballots and- Treas.-Bell 419; Waldvogel 201 141 straight Democratic ballots. Sheriff-Doerfler 401; Trizna 224 There were 176 splits. In 1960 Siipt Schools-Crackel 420; there were 268 Republicans, 116 Cheadle 201 Democratic and 149 splits.* Constable-Burt 388; Zinzer 234 Wood Hill HERALD, November 1962 ==Page two= home owners chaw^n the The Homeowners meeting on Octob- er 1?» was the scene of & lot of CoJb - DAVE COON talk and little action. Criticism of the Board of Direc- It is with sorrow that we are tors was voiced. Among the many forced to report that a consid- the major complaint was that the erable number of members of The general membership had no voice Husbands' Protective Association In "major" decisions. A resolu- have been temporarily suspended tion or petition was presented from membership. They were ob- by Byron Price. It stated: served CLEANING TABLES and WASH- ING DISHES. Only because their "This Constitution at this activities were in behalf of the time does not permit the gen- Monee PTA have they been suspen- eral membership to make im- ded; not expelled! portant decisions. + + + And then there was the home-own- "This Constitution at this er painting the trim on his new, time permits as few as three soon to be moved into house, to members to make decisions and only discover that it was his policy rules for the commun- new soon-to-befcneighbor'sl ity of 150 home or 300 people. * # # In last months HERALD we told MThere has been decision made a story of Case Timmer's strayed by the Board of Directors tom-cat, Pete. Pete must have < which might not meet the ap- heard we were telling about him. proval of the membership. He came home on Sunday before we came out on Monday. "There is no check on the + + + Board of Directors between There is also the story that elections unless demand by came from the Firemen's Dance. the power of the members. The story the gals needed more decorations (corn stalks!). A "This is the most democratic brave fireman escorted three metHiod of keeping the power of them to the cornfield—in the of decisions in the hands of dark! the membership, in our Con- stitution under general pow- We recommend him for a special ers this be extended to read Husbands' Protective Association with the consent of the mem- medal. + + + bership." AND, check your mail, please Following the presentation a mo- -that is addressed to any of the tion was made. The exact intent various Wood Hill organizations,, of this motion generated consid- It should be to Box 157, Park erable discussion. One under- Forest, Illinois standing seemed to be that Sec- * * * tion of the Constitution entit- There is danger in the farm land led "Amendments to By-Laws" be adjoing Wood Hill. There are ignored and that the approxima- electric fences that can hurt tely less than half the member- and cattle should never be trus- ship there present ratify the ted. Let's watch that our kids resolution, thus amending the don t walk into potential trou- Constitution. ble, there.

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The Charter for both Troop and scout Pack 107 will be presented *t the Wood Hill Community Building news on Tuesday night, at 7:00 p.m. All parents of Scouts are urged to attend. New Scout leaders have been ap- pointed to direct activities for Pack meetings are usually held Troop 107. Advancement commit- the third Friday of the month. tee is Dave Coon; Joe Coatar; Meetings at 7:00 p.m. Jim Scroggins. Transportation Committeeman is Bill Nesper. The Wood Hill Fire Department Senior Patrol Leader is Ron Fu- has announced the appointment of shi; Patrol Leaders are Duke Jim Burt as Assistant Chief. In Koelsch, Craig Nesper and Rick addition , Noble Johnston has Mann. been promoted to Captain. The monthly scrap/paper drive In addition , the department will be held on Saturday, Novem- tells us that Tom Pitts picked ber 34. It would ' help if all the greatest number of points in papers are tied. (We make more their November Continuing Cont- money that way.) est. Others in the scoring col- umn were D. W. Lumbert; Carolyn An over-night hike is being Burt; Ellen Pitts and Pamela planned for Nov. 30, Dec. 1 &2. Gaaeli of Chicago Heights.

Wood Hill HERALD, November 1962 =Page four= with-hold any major action until such time as the petition might be voted upon. All votes were "Ayes". Under this action written notice of the proposed change will have CHARLES S. BARNHART to be sent to all members. A AGENT meeting of the general member- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANIES ship will be then held (not 711 CIRCLE DRIVE, WOODHILL, PARK FOREST, ILLINOIS sooner than 10 days after the RES-. 563-8344 notice) for the purpose of rat- ifying the proposed amendment. HOME OWNERS (Con't from Page 3) To pass, the proposed amendment must have an affirmative vote of That section of the Constitution two-thirds of the members. says: In other action, the Board will "Upon recommendation by the hold all regular Board meetings Board of Directors, or by one at the Community Building at tenth of the members, these 8fOO p.m. the Wednesday prior to by-laws may be altered, amen- and the Wednesday following the ded or repealed and new by- General Meeting. The membership laws may be adopted by an affirmative vote of two- heard the Incorporation Investi- thirds of the members at any gation Committee report on costs regular meeting or at any of Incorporation as experienced special meeting, provided by other Will County villages. that at least ten days writ- The membership reaffirmed their i ten notice is given of inten- desire to have a written de- tion to alter, amend, repeal scription of advantages and dis- or to adopt new by-laws at advantages of incorporation. such meeting." Authority to by-pass the Consti- tution was based on a section in HOME OWNERS MEETING Robert's Rules dealing with at the Wood Hill Community "Special Orders", which accord- Building, Old Monee Road & ing to proponents of the resolu- Exchange Avenue - 8:00 pm. tion, gave those members present the right to take binding action. , Wednesday— Opponents fell back to the Con- stitution which says "The con- duct of all business....shall be according to Parliamentary Pro- cedure as set forth in the lat- est edition of Robert's Rules.." The key to the opposition being "Parlimentary Procedure", and the specific procedure as out- lined in the Constitution DRUGS BABY NEEDS Following a 15 minute recess >W (11:30 - 11:45) the meeting re- PARK FOREST, ILL. \E convenedINSURANC. ThEe motion was resta- 380 INDIANWOOD ted requesting the Board to Wood Hill HERALD, November 1962 =Page five= ;n

The Hlckok Wonders are leading the Wood Hill league in high three games with a 2719. Close behind is the Silent Five, 2702; the Beavers have a 2696. High Single Game for a team has been picked up by the Beavers, a 995. The Wonders have a 937; the Silent Five - 936. In standings, the Wonders have won 24-lost 6; Silent Five 23-7; Wobblers are third with 16-14; Saturday, October 27 was the day Beavers 11-19; and tied for last chosen by Cynthia Zona for her place are the Handieappers and marriage to Frank Zeledon of the Noblemen, both 8-22. Wood Hill. They were married in San Rocco Church in Chicago Gene Narcisi has high three—629 Heights. The bride is the dau- -Tom Harrington, 595 and with a ghter of Alfred Zona. The groom 588, Ohico Buchmeier. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Man- And in bowling on » uel Zeledon, 724 Union Drive. Norm Hawkins rolled-one of them. The Incorporation Investigation He had a 222 (following a 106). Committee met at the Community Building on October 25. The More bowlers are needed by the Committee was expanded to In- league. They bowl every Thurs- clude 15 members. In addition day at 7:00 at the Park Forest to the committee members, 4 ob- Lanes. Anyone is welcome. servers (members of the Home- Owners' Association) attended. An organization to make and sew It was decided to survey the dressings for cancer victims has areas immediately ajolning, but been organized. Mrs. Pat Clark outside the project, to deter- contacted the American Cancer mine the number of residents. Society in Joliet for informa- tion. The Society furnishes all material for dressings except covering* (usually made from old sheeting, etc.). The dressings BOWL are then furnished without cost to cancer victims. Members of the Wood Hill Sewing Circle #1, are Mrs. Clark, Flo Langston, Lori Barilow, Jerry Nesper, Marge Mann, Jenny Young, Vera Kyle. More information is 270 FOREST BOULEVARD available from Mrs. Clark. PARK FOREST. ILLINOIS Wood Hill HERALD, November 1962 =Page slx= WOOD HILL HERALD Hov. 1962 Volume I, Number 10

Published monthly at 809 Union Drive for families in Wood Hill, with news of general interest about Wood Hill. Editor Marilyn E. Coon This is a scene from the first Wood Hill Piremens1 Dance. A swinging time was had by all. EDITORIAL WHERE WERE THEY ALL? Tlie Board of Directors of the Wood Hill Home Owners' Associa- tion met on October 24, 1962e The meeting was held in the Wood Hill Community Building as re- quested by the general member- ship at the regular meeting one week before. This request by the membership was described as < "great pressure" to have "open" meetings of the Board; to have the meetings of the Board in a place easily accessable to the general member ship«, Two people, NOT members of the Board, attended the meeting. ka a The work in/on the new mobile One was Chuck Barnhart, who is telephone exchange to serve Wood Assistant Treasurer, but not le- Hill is continuing. Above is a gally a member of the Board; the picture shwoing the inside of other was the reporter for the the trailer housing switching HERALD. Eight Directors attend- equipment. The change over is ed the meeting. expected to take place Dec. 16. The Board of Directors meeting on , presented the same question but this time it is directed at the Board. Only one Director "showed" George at fihe Sands Hansen. In addition to the re- porter for the HERALD, three PRESH COLD CUTS IN OUR GROCERY members came to observe. open daily 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.me WHERE WERE THEY ALL? Sunday 12:00 noon opening "we grow as Wood Hill grows"

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THANKSGIVING from Warner Richey WoodHill's reliable route sales- man for the Dixie Dairy.

Warner will give the residents of Wood Hill prompt and court- Kimberly Rose Heusman has the ious service. He will deliver very casual approach to the ad- fresh dairy products in his re- miring "clucking" of mere adults, frigerated truck to you in time one second before this picture, for breakfast. He has all Grade she was awake, Kicking, and com- "A" products. They are listed plaining then all of a sud- below. den —zzzzzzzzzzz. Kimberly is Multiple Vitamin Milk Whipping Cream the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Homogenized Vitamin D Milk Half and Half Heusman, 554 Hickok. She was Chocolate Milk Sour Cream born October 1, in St. James Guernsey Milk Cream Cottage Cheese Hospital and weighed 7 pounds, 7 Enzylac Milk Dry Cottage Cheese ounces. Goat Mi Ik Yogurt Buttermilk Butter ( Vita-Skim Milk Eggs, Extra Large 2% Skim Milk Orange Juice Gall 755-0544, and Warner will be at your home early the next morning. If you call before 11:00 A.M., he will be at your home the same day.

Little Miss Julie Layne Rappley was very much at home for call- ers. She enjoyed being in the center of things. Julie's par- ents are Mr. and Mrs. William fiappley, 533 Hickok. Julie was born Sept. 30th, in Ingalls Hos- DIXIE DAIRY COMPANY pital and weighed 8 pounds, 7 CHICAGO HEIGHTS BRANCH ounces. Sharing the center of stage with Julie is her big bro- 755-0544 2015 Chicago Road ther Billy. Wood Hill HERALD, November 1962 =Page nine= E7ERTHING School days FOR Marilyn THE ( «- Coon DO-IT-YOUR- Some Wood Hill children are now attending school at Talala, not SELFERS at Monee. Pegboard - Hinges - Plywood According to Lynn Wiley, Super- intendent of Schools for Dist- Paint - Tile - Lumber - Glass rict 201-U, the action is being taken to Insure that all class Clothes poles - Millwork - room space is being used to the best advantage. Where particu- and thousands of other items lar grades are filled, students will be assigned to either Monee WHEN IT COMES TO LUMBER or Talala, this all in accord- COME TO CRETE ance with the space and teachers available. CRETE LUMBER Every effort will be made, he has said, to see that all child- ren in a single family go to the SUPPLY same school. Most "new move ins" Lumber & 1st Streets will probably be assigned to Ta- ORiole 2-3421 lala. CRETE, ILLINOIS

Fifteen of the seventy pupils on the first six weeks' Honor Roll at Monee were from Wood Hill. They were: 4th grade—Billy Coon, Richard Grant, Cheryl Hunter, Lee Mer- chant, Tonl Lee Wood. 5th grade—Tim Benton 6th grade—Diana Erakovlch, Ken Gibbon, Joanne Jennings, Joanne Koelsch. 7th grade—Craig Nesper, Diane Sorkis, Brenda Wood. 8th grade—Carol Shaul, Walter Zook. The little snuggled bug is Nicky District 201-U schools will be Koenlg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken closed Thanksgiving Day and Fri- Koenig, 538 Hickok. Nicky was day. born in Christ Community Hospi- The next PTA program will be the tal, Oak Lawn, October 9. He Christmas Program under the dir- weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Nic- ection of Mrs. Dean Power. There ky completes the Koenig quart- will be no business meeting, Just ette. The Senior members are beautiful music. Mike, Carolyn and Kenney. Wood Hill HERALD, November 1962 =Page ten= Non-commercial messages are free

PIANO LESSONS for residents of BILL PAYMENTS (Gas & Electric) Wood Hill by Mrs. Gloria Hebert, and Light Bulb Exchange Service 536 Hlckok, Phone 563-8796. at Crete Paint Store, 1407 Main, 8:00-12:00; 12:30-6:00 except SNOW REMOVAL this winter by con- Sundays. Prank W. Ray, Prop. tract or by the Job. Call or see Jim Ellis, 902 Union Drive— TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS, fact- or Phone 563-8331. ory trained. Also, Authorized Hunter Front End Alignment Ser- MRS. LELANDS CANDIES for sale by vice. Accurate Auto Service— the Fire Department Auxiliary. Call Jim McCormiok, SK 4-9667. Chocolate covered butter-bits or center filled Christmas Candies. AVON PRODUCTS—orders picked up Call Oharmaine Johnston-563-8983 and cosmetics and beauty aids delivered to your home in Wood CAMPING EQUIPMENT NEEDED for our Hill by a Wood Hill resident. own Boy Scouts—Wood Hill Troop Jeannette Hawkins, 563-8439. #107. Make offers to 563-8120.

NON-TILT STOOL—Handy for little CRETE HARDWARE has practically people to reach the toilet; han- everything try us. We're open dy for Moms to reach the top of dally 8:00 - 6:00; Fridays 8:00- shelves—without tipping or til- 8:00 and Sunday from 9:00-12:00. ( ting. Call 563-8120. 1375 Main Street in Crete.

BABY bi Dennis Corbett 563-3511 Kathy Ireland 563-4251 Larry Jennings 563-8105 Nancy Jennings 563-8105 Linda Temple 563-8369 Pat Zinser 563-8369 Mrs. Lillian Metcalf, 708 Black- hawk will care for children of working parents in her home. 563-8596

If there are any others in Wood Hill that would like to be added to this list, call 563-8120. Shown at the right is a scene from a party held at the Sands on . It was in honor of (among many) the wedding ann- iversary of the Jim Geils; Art Blacks; birthdays of Joe Sands Gladys Graham; Shirley Anderson; Phil and Terry Sorenson. Wood Hill HERALD, November 1962 =Page elevens Happy Thanksgiving

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