Retired Teachers Meet in Pontiac
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" Sons »% ' 00/ 1 lo '! <?r v I n c . Sprlr^ooi'C, y.ichipan ‘-^928^ Time falls back Sunday morning Retired teachers Once again, it’s time to FALL BACK. Daylight Savings Time will end in the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 26. To avoid meet in Pontiac arriving at church an hour before services are I to begin, please turn your clocks back one hour before retiring Saturday night. Mrs. Claude Wierman of Emington spoke nett gave the invocation and Miss Grace Remember the old maxim. Spring Monday at the annual luncheon for Livingston Drake led the singing. Forward, Fall Back. County retired teachers at the Pontiac First A number of members brought their hob Christian church on the subject of bies for a "show and tell.” These included a "ceramics." She had numerous articles on centennial quilt, an afghan, “quill" pictures, a display that she had made, in various stages of collection of postcards, poetry selections, and Concert preparation. Some were "green" - just taken a collection of mice. out of the mold, some were painted, some glaz ed, others fired sereral times for the finished Two new members were Mrs. Noble Pear product. She exhibited vases, music boxes, or son and Mrs. William Sterrenburg, who I season naments, jack-o-lantems, and other items. retired this year. Others attending from Some of these were for sale, and she took Chatsworth were Miss Florinda Bauerle, Mrs. orders for others. Carl Mistead, Misses Katherine and Nellie At the business meeting conducted by the Ruppel, Mrs. Dale Bergan, Mrs. Francis begins president, Miss Josephine Wiegman, Miss Rebholz, Miss Ann Weller, Miss Helen Franey, Florinda Bauerle explained legislation that af Miss Catherine Kurtenbach, Mrs. Francis The Pontiac Community Concert Associa fected the retired teachers and urged them to Wallrich, and Mrs. Louise Stoutemyer. tion will present its first concert of the new write to tbeir representatives. Miss Catherine The retired teachers meet five times a season on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. in the Wiegman and Miss Mary l^ou Carter gave a year, usually holding their meetings at Pontiac High school auditorium. Appearing memorial service for six members who have Evenglow Lodge in Pontiac. The next meeting will be the renowned California Boy’s Choir. died during the past year. Mrs. Richard Ben will be there Monday, Dec. 15. All members are asked to be seated by 7.45. SINGLE COPY - 20C ‘PtaindcaUt CHATSWORTH, ILLINOIS (60921), THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1980 ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH YEAR NUMBER 4 1980, Cornbelt Press, (nc. Catholic church Merchants give cash prizes to host UNICEF Sts. Peter and Paul will be the host church for the UNICEF collection, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2 to 4 p.m. All area churches are urged to par for best children's costumes ticipate. Grade and high school students are asked Bedecked in their beguiling best, a few for first, second, and third place costumes to to meet at the parish hall to pick up areas to fearless fiends masquerading as masked mer each of the grades. In addition, merchants will canvass. chants will judge the children’s costumes as pass out candy to the children as they parade % The last few years, the turnout of the annual Halloween parade makes its way down the street. volunteers has been very slim. The host down IyOcust street between 2.30 and 3:30 p.m. Students will wear numbers to facilitate the church would like to have a special turnout on Oct. 31. judging, which will be done during the course this year. of the parade. Prizes will be awarded at a later Refreshments will be served at Sts. Peter The Halloween costume contest, sponsored date. and Paul church following the collection. by the merchant’s association, is open to The committee responsible for organizing kindergarten through fifth graders at the the parade costume contest includes Father “ THE ELECTRIC SUNSHINE MAN" is a young woman. Chatsworth elementary school. Charles Karl, Mrs. Jackie Dohman, and Mrs. This year’s junior high musical, the story of the life of Judy Davis. Eastern Star Merchants are offering three cash prizes Thomas Edison, stars eighth-grader Sarah Weber in the title role. The musical will be presented this Sunday, Oct. honors friends 26 at 2 p m. in the high school gymnasium. There will be * Sunday Musical no admission charge for the performance; however, Decorate a pumpkin, Chatsworth Chapter, Order of the Eastern donations will be accepted to help defray the cost of Star, observed friends’ night at their Oct. 16 costumes and scenery meeting. Hosts Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seward had as win a cash prize their guests serving as Worthy Patron and Worthy Matron Mr. and Mrs. Richard Freed, Lexington. Mrs. Seward’s sister, Miss Shirley Emergency room use up at Fairbury First through fifth graders can exercise judges will not be able to see whose pumpkin ts Hoffman, Chicago, was her guest-of-honor. their creativity this week by decorating or car being judged until after the judging. Other out-of-town guest officers included Citing a recent upturn in the acute care bed the outside. same period this year. ving a pumpkin for the pumpkin contest being Youngsters should bring their pumpkins to Mr. and Mrs. Don Stotts, El Paso; Mrs. Alyce census and emergency room use, Fairbury Dr. Steven Eisner, emergency room Auxiliary president Louise Christensen sponsored by the Chatsworth Jr. Woman's the library before noon on Friday, Oct. 24. The Lane, Chebanse; Mrs. Jessie Elliott, Miss hospital administrator Frank Brady shared physician at the hospital, talked about the recognized two young women for more than club. pumpkins will be judged at 1 p.m. that day. Becky Schroeder and Mrs. Ruth Movern, plans for the future of the hospital with 80 upgrading of E.K. facilities to provide better 300 hours of volunteer work in the junior Pumpkins should be no larger than 10 in First through fourth place prizes will be Gilman; Mrs. Ruth Reitz, Melvin; Mrs. Verna auxiliary members and their friends at the care for area residents Eisner joined the volunteer program at the hospital. .Alisa and ches across, and may be decorated or carved, awarded. First prize is $5; second prize is $3; Hoxworth, Bloomington; Mr. and Mrs. Robert auxiliary luncheon Friday. Oct. 17. in Fairbury staff in July and services the Teresa Hamilton are the 16-year old daughters but should not have candles put inside them. third prize is 62; and fourth prize is 61.50. Zorn, Virgil Hiner, and Mrs. Emily Gibb, all of Chatsworth. emergency room from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a m. of Mr and Mrs. Thomas Hamilton of Work should be done by the children without After the judging, pumpkins will be taken Piper City. Among the hospital’s future plans were Monday morning Trained emergency room Fairbury Mrs. Evelyn Kinate of Forrest won help from parents. Children should put their to area nursing homes for the enjoyment of the Local members serving in guest stations in providing office space to the visiting urologist, technicians have been added to the Fairbury the quilt given away at the meeting. names on the bottom of the pumpkin so that residents. cluded Mrs. H.A. Kohler, Mrs. H.M. Trinkle, constructing a private admitting area, giving staff as well Two Chatsworth residents serve on the Mrs. Milford Sims, and L.A. Shoemaker. the OB wing a facelift, replacing all the TV In the three months beginning July 1 and auxiliary board. The host comittee was Mrs. Kenneth sets in patient rooms, providing Drs. John and ending Sept 30, emergency room use at Dave Clark, Sr., is treasurer of the board; Sharp, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brand, Mrs. Judy Wright with clinic space, and relocating Fairbury jumped from 615 patients during Mrs. Ruth Shafer serves on the nominating H.M. Trinkle, and Mrs. Howard Diller, Sr. the emergency room for direct access from that period last year to 881 patients during the committee. Band director resigns Refreshments were served at tables decorated in the Halloween theme. The November meeting will include annual at Oct. board meeting reports and election. Chatsworth school board members read reimbursement for transporting her son to J r. W o m e n and approved a letter o f resignation from band Gibson City from 18 cents to 26 cents; heard a director George Kosmach at their Oct. 16 report from board members who attended the meeting. Kosmach, who cited personal Cornbelt IASB meeting Sept. 30; and gave reasons for resigning, asked that his Supt. Langan the go-ahead to make a d d t e n resignation be effective Oct. 31. Supt. James reservations for the upcoming IASB state The Chatsworth Junior Woman's club met Langan reported that he will attempt to find a convention Nov. 21-24 in Chicago. Wednesday, Oct. 15 at the home of Mrs. John person to fill the breach in the district's Langan and Carrico reported to the board Scher. program until a permanent replacement can on the status of student compliance with the Co-president, Mrs. Lee Livingston, con I 7 V be found. state law requiring parents to supply physical ducted the business meeting, Roll call was High school principal Leeon Carrico examination records and records of answered by naming a favorite television pro reported to the board concerning a program to immunizations. Langan told the board that all gram. invite parents of high school students to visit students in the grade school had supplied JWC members will be taking treats to the the school during mid-morning hours.