Daniel Froelich to receive highest national FFA award Darnel C. Froelich of Piper City has been FFA members. bean production. Leadership activities coun­ nominated to receive the American Farmer The American Farmer Degree is much ting toward his nomination included serving in Degree, highest degree presented by the Na­ sought after because it is only presented to ap­ offices in the Ford Central FFA, as preaident tional Future Farmers of America 1FFA 1 proximately one member in 700 of the 481,676 of the Section 17 FFA, as a delegate to the Na­ Organizaton. member organization. It is presented only by tional FFA alumni convention, and aa Froelich was nominated for the degree by the National FFA Organization to members treasurer of the Ford Central “Aggies” Young the Illinois FFA Association. The nomination who have demonstrated exceptional Farmer Association. was approved at a recent meeting of the Na­ agricultural and leadership achievements. Froelich will be presented a gold key and tional FFA Board of Directors in Alexandria, Froelich is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene certificate by the National FFA Organization Va., virtually assuring the awarding of the Froelich of Piper City and is married to the at the national convention in Kansas City. Ha degree. former Debra Ixmg of Roberts. He and his and other American Fanner Degree reci­ One of 782 FFA members nominated for the wife are currently farming with his father and pients will be given travel awards to offset American Farmer Degree, Froelich will younger brother. their travel expenses to the convention. receive it in a special ceremony on Thursday. Froelich earned the American Farmer Froelich's high school vocational Nov. 13, pending a final vote of 121 student Degree on the basis of a supervised experience agriculture instructor and FFA advisor is delegates representing nearly half a million program which included swine, corn, and soy­ Richard Long of Roberts. SINGLE COPY - 20C “P teU ndeaU * CHATSWORTH, ILLINOIS (60921), THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1960 ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH YEAR NUMBER 6 1980, Cornbelt Press, inc. Bluebird Park it is! The Chatsworth mini-park committee met dirt to put a substantial layer of topsoil on the Saturday to choose a winner from among property. Committee members are currently those names submitted to them during the workng on the problem. lwo-week contest held in October. Recent donations to the mini-park include The committee has selected the name numerous trees and shrubs pledged for Is ter “Bluebird Park" which was submitted by planting. Monetary donations have been racetv- Mrs. Margaret lawless Boyle of Fort Worth, ed from Jane Dehm, flO; the Chatsworth BRUCE SEWARD, TAMMY BRYANT, Todd Bryant, Randy Fields and Denise Texas. Mrs. Boyle was born and raised in Jaycees, $150; Vem Murphy, $15; Chetswoith Curtain... Bayston attempt to get their lines straight in a scene from "Curtain Going Up,” Chatsworth. Home Extension, $20; and the American this year's Jr.-Sr. play. The performance is at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8. The current delay in work on the park has legion, $150. The total amount donated to the been caused by a problem securing enough park so far is $1,475. Plaindealer Photo by Sheryl Hendrix Ewing, Hoxsey, Breslin JEFF LILIENTHAL retain seats in case Band of hurry up and wait director Chatsworth voters rallied round the The foul-up was strangely reminiscent of opportunity to select their elected officials Ihe 1976 general election where another type of selected Tuesday as they came out in droves at both electronic voting machine, the Video Voter, precincts throughout the day. lost 360 voles, the entire tally of Fairbury's Members of the Chatsworth school board JERRY JOHNSON Final voter tallies at the 7 p.m. close of the Indian Grove Precinct One. met in special session on Monday, Nov. 3, to voting booths indicated that 280 persons had The machine, supplied as the tally terminal vote on hiring of a new band teacher for the voted in Precinct 1 and an additional 20 In the punch-card voting method developed by Chatsworth school district. persons had voted absentee. Precinct 2 Illinois Office Supply of Ottawa, apparently The board voted to hire*Jeff I ulienthal, who reported 376 voters and 26 absentee ballots to chocked on counting a single, stray ballot began his new position on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Johnson to speak bring the total for the two Chatsworth which had been overlooked in the box from one Ulienthal is a 1980 graduate of Olivet Walter Clemons Post 613 auxiliary will host precincts to 702 voters. of the Pontiac precincts. Nazarene college in Kankakee. He has a a Joint meeting at the Legion hall on Monday Observers in the court house said that when bachelor of science degree in music education. All three incumbent legislators from the the single card was read by the tally device, it lilienthal is married, and he and his wife, Nov. 10. Participating in the program will be 38th district, Republicans Tom Ewing and the units from Saunemin and Cullom. appeared to double the figures for the county Julie, have a 2-year-old daughter, Annie. Betty Hoxsey and Democrat Peg Breslin, totals in the legislative race. "I'm looking forward to some really good Guest speaker for the evening will be 17th apparently won re-election Tuesday but the district president Jerry Johnson. She will The second cloud hanging over the race things happening," said Ulienthal, “possibly results were not exactly cast in bronze. was one that covered the entire state. creating some new groups.” He mentioned a present the three units with the programs for Unofficial figures compiled by newspapers the coming year. Voters overwhelmingly adopted a pep band or stage band as possibilities he had in the district showed Hoxsey, from Ottawa constitutional amendment to cut the size of the in mind. All members are invited to attend and with 80,619 votes; Ewing, from Pontiac, with make the guests welcome. legislature by one-third, in effect eliminating The Ulienthals are currently living in 76,712; Breslin, from Ottawa, with 55,898. the guaranteed minority seat in each district; Bourbonnais, just north of Kankakee, until Apparently losing his bid for the minority and then to cut the area of each district in half, they can find a local residence. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - seat was Tim Hall of Dwight, who unofficially with one, rather than three seats for each Ulienthal comes from a family of teachers. had 51,970 votes. district. His father has served on the faculty at Olivet A leased computer of the office of 1 jvingston In that case, Breslin's seat likely would be Nazarene college, and the family spent a year County Clerk Arnold Natzke, apparently eliminated. in Kaisers I^utern, Germany while his father Chatsworth malfunctioned late in the vote-counting The 38th district normally has had a was president of the European Nazarene Bible process Tuesday night and as a result, they Republican majority. It embraces all or parts college there. declined to release any figures in that race of five counties, Livingston, I^Salle, Kendall, Ulienthal replaces George Kosmach who IDA KURTENBACH, PRECINCT I Election Judge, explains balloting Happenings until "later in the week." The action was taken DeKalb and Kane. resigned from the position as of Oct. 31. procedure to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Neuzel. on the advice of the Illinois Election Board, Plaindealer Photo by Sheryl Hendrix Natzke’s chief deputy said Wednesday morning. SATURDAY, Nov. 8 9:30 ajn. - Library Board meeting at Bulletin library' Just before noon, Natzke called 7:30 p.m. - “Curtain Going Up” jr.-sr. play Hie Blade to announce county totals in at high school the legislative race, based on a man­ SUNDAY, Nov. 9 ual total of all 46 precincts. 4-7p.m. - Harvest Bazaar and dinner at Sts. “We feel we’re right now," he Peter and Paul church continued, "and the computer firm MONDAY, Nov. 10 is going to rerun all 46 boxes this 6:45 p.m. • lion's club meeting at Bake afternoon for further verification.” Shop PRESIDENT 7:30 p.m. - legion Auxiliary meeting at 2f 11 21 II 19 42 •3 120 13 72 111 122 29 119 IN 4,112 Carter 111 10 legion hall Reagan 73 212 215 114 211 291 40 272 433 441 113 2M 330 11,341 1 3 7 TUESDAY. Nov. 11 Anderson 1 23 I 19 30 3 14 31 M 1 23 12 IM No School UNITED STATES SENATOR 10:30 a.m. - Charlotte Home Extension M 22 Oixon 40 33 135 57 130 130 23 117 204 IN 49 184 134 3,339 meeting at home of Mrs. Dan Kyburz, Cullom Corcoran margin M 74 82 111 247 IN 117 219 33 240 410 391 101 204 281 l,3 N 7:30 p.m. - Town board meeting at town O’Neal meeting room CONGRESSMAN II 7 20 41 15 93 92 N 17 N 3,203 almost 4 to 1 Quillin 72 33 53 110 N WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12 132 18 32 241 308 41 303 922 4M 123 211 343 13,IN 8:30 a.m. • Chatsworth Woman's club Corcoran 133 298 217 meeting at Sts. Peter and Paul rectory STATE REPRESENTATIVE Congressman Tom Corcoran was re­ 38% 21% 33 33% no 13% 110% 171 32 101% 1N% 134% 47 170% IN 14,030 8:00 p.m. - American legion meeting at Breslin 71% v Legion hall elected to his third term in the U.S. House of Hall 21 33% IN 241% 111 291 322 52% 137% 219 321 N 204 252% ZS,41I Representatives by an emphatic margin 118 301 5M Hoxsey •2% 111 242% 293% 123 IN 211% 31% 417 113% 211 334% 21 .ON Tuesday, handily trouncing Democrat John P.