HoaP5 Sons Book Bindery Inc. ntrnort, Mlchlgaui k 9 2 w Yoder brings skills downtown as Van Antwerp retires May John Yoder has taken over the small engine the U.S. before returning to school at Austin He wants to do some painting and “ I have no definite plana right now lor mo8t business formerly managed by Joe Van Ant­ Peay to study accounting. He has less than one redecorating at the store, and hopes to gear a of my time,” said Van Antwerp. “But I know I werp, effective May 10. quarter left to his degree. part of the operation to appeal to women. want to part of it on my bobfaiaa.'' . Yoder plans to retain the line of mowers "Some people might think I made a real “Chatsworth seems almost self-eufficient He is interested in radio-controilad moiW and chain saws offered by Van Antwerp, and fernaround going from mechanics to business in that people make attempts to buy things airplanes, lathe work with metal and wood, eiptlsl will service what he sells. He will also do small p a course of study, but my new shop lets me locally," said Yoder. “People here make a and gardening. 'TU get a real chance to try engine and implement repairs. ^ e all those skills-from repairs to the book real effort to support business here-which out my green thumb,” he says. He says he will have to attend some small work.” helps out everybody. The business climate is A graduate of Piper City High acbool in engine schools, but he has already gone to During the slow months of January through good." 1938, Van Antwerp spent tte Second Worid several. April, he will be available for tax work. He can If he gets any spare time from his business War in Italy as an A r r a y Motor Sergeant. CTEEN Yoder has considerable background in {prepare forms for individuals, businesses, and the Flower (Yrt, he hopes to construct a He married Joann on Spet. 7, 1967. They mechanics, having attended Illinois State Ifarms, and corporations. He worked for a time ten-inch telescope for study of the stars and liave one son, John Michael, 22. Van Antwerp worked for tbe telephone m c iR ir i University for two years in industrial arts and jlast year with the IRS as a volunteer tax planets. lOOU auto mechanics. (preparer. "I've always wanted a telescope, and I’ve company for a number of years before going ‘T ve always been inquistive about how f Yoder and his wife Jan have been working ordered the lens already. I'll build the rest of into the small engine business about 18 years things work,” Yoder said. "Even when I was in the Flower Cart this spring, and he plans to the unit myself. There are some great con­ ago. He worked out of his home for 12 years small, I was always taking apart engines and use their horticulture background in expan­ stellations to look at if you have the equip­ before coming uptown six years ago. other things to figure out what made them ding his business. ment. Astronomy is a fun hobby that I’m look­ "I'm going to miss being up here on the go." “We will handle trees, shrubs, and lawn ing forward to." street working full time. Business was go(xi A 1969 graduate of FSW High school, Yoder fnd garden supplies out of my store. I want to As Joe Van Antwerp retires from the almost from the beginning. I appreciate the was drafted into the Army after two years at Sdd to the line of garden tools, and I plan to go business that Yoder took over, he is thinking customers I’ve had and I hope they give John JOE VAN ANTWERP shakes hands with John Yoder Monday as Yoder took ISU. He served eight years in Germany and ito the sale of bulk garden seeds." about hobbies, too. the same consideration they gave me.” over the small engine business that Van Antwerp has had for the past 18 years. Plaindealer Photo SINGLE COPY 25« Bid okayed to widen West Locust street Pool opens M ay 30 h A 750 foot section of West Locust Street has proved. The bid was for $5.20 per running foot The board will check with the village - Withsummer just around the corner, CAPS been approved for widening by the Chatsworth for a sidewalk four feet wide, which is engineers on how to determine who is not con­ Park will be available for warm weather ac­ P U ittd e a iffi village board. equivalent to saying $1.30 per square foot. nected to the sewer system. tivities. At the regular board meeting Tuesday The bid includes the concrete, the forming, Facilities are present for swimming, In other business, the board: CHATSWORTH, ILLINOIS (60921), THURSDAY, MAY 13. 1982 night, the trustees accepted a bid of $1476.75 and the pouring. The bid does not include baseball, picnics, shuffleboard, and tennis. ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH YEAR NUMBER 33 from Watson Bridge and Drainage Co. of removal of the old sidewalks. The town crew -learned of sales tax receipts of $3,953. The Old Schoolhouse will be open for visits. Chatsworth to make West Locust four feet will tear out the damaged walks and curbs. -learned that, the dog catcher captured The swimming pool will open on May 30, wider, beginning at the extreme west end of Some street work has been made necessary three dogs on the last visit. Tours of the town with May 30 and 31 as free days. Pool hours the street and coming east for about two and a because of sewer installation, and during will continue to be made on a regular basis. will be daily from 12:30 to 7 p.m. half blocks. discussion of sewers, the board pointed out Some strays are still being reported. Pool passes are now on sale at Dick’s The bid includes $191.75 for excavating, that eight working days remain to have sewers Supermarket, Costello’s, and The Drug Store. is -gave Nichols-Homeshield an extension to 11085 for 130 tons of surface mix, and $200 for connected. Prices are the same as last year, with a single snaping. Working days will be counted beginning May 22,1962 from May 15 to provide the village pass at $20. Family passes are $40 until June 12 In discussing the work approved for West May 17. If no weather delays occur. May 26 with a written guarantee of staying in the and $45 after that. Locust, the board asked Ken Sharp, village will be the cutoff date. After that time, fines Chatsworth area. Merry Diller is once again offering tennis board president, to get a quote for similar can be levied. -learned that T and T of Herscher will do lessons for all ages. To sign up for lessons, call work to East Locust on the block beginning at As of Tuesday, about 28 hookups still are the resurfacing of old Rt. 24, with work Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Hoelscher or Mrs. Dale the firehouse and going east. not completed. scheduled for about June 15. The Illinois Cen­ Diller. While on street matters, the board learned In a related sewer matter, it was brought tral Gulf Railroad technically is not abandon­ The (Tiatsworth community is fortunate to that one block of Oak Street has been graded up that some sewer lines that were run to ed, so the rails at the crossing will be tarred have the park for use. Make plans to enjoy for widening. houses allegedly were not hooked up, with over instead of being removed. % summer by attending the many CAPS ac­ The Watson firm also submitted a bid for those property owners supposedly still using -went into executive session to discuss per­ tivities and events. sidewalk replacement, which the board ap­ septic tanks. sonnel. Grade bands to play for Art in the Park On Saturday, May 15, the bands will per- New Lion offi(»rs hear drug program , form in the city park for "Art In The Park” . The fourth grade band will perform from 1 30 to 2:00 p.m.; the fifth grade band will [iorform from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. and the junior nigh band DENISE MARIE BAYSTON PAUL WIUJAM HOELSCHER Chatsworth lions held their spring Ladies’ for their support and appealed for even He then showed a cabinet of confiscated will perform from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. Night dinner and program, with about 45 16“ greater support in the coming year. drugs, a display made up at the crime lab in members, spouses, and guests, at the Speaker of the evening was Officer Morton. He described the uses and some of the Farmers Pub on Monday evening. May 10. William (Bill) Tyler of the Illinois State damaging effects of various drugs; am­ Band awards concert Lion president Jerry Oilman inti^uced PoUeb. He first spoke of the work of state phetamines (uppers); look-alike drugs, which Bayston, Hoelscher named I the immediate past president of lions district police, whose numbers are gradually being are likely to be caffeine; barbituates IK, Delmar Norgaard of Dwight, for the in­ reduced from the present force of 1,700, in (downers), such as valium or quaaludes; to be given Thursday stallation of new officers. The present officers spite of growing needs and work load. He pointed heroin (an opiate); the most dangerous top scholars at Chatsworth had been elected for another year, and so the out the need for help and support from all hallucinogenic drugs such as peyote, PCP, and officers inducted were: Jerry Oilman, presi­ The annual spring awards concert will be citixens.