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" . V . 1 1 . t . H * , » ' * . ' k " * v ' 5 * _ . . * * _ rth± <...:••• " * J-//* ^ ^ r . ' | i _ ^ C r .-.T^**^j Volume 63 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1938 No. 44 * fC-<'-. *4.' tX 0 CONTRACT FOR ROAD AWARDED =#.,*• MELAHN COMPAKY LOW BIDDER 1'$' INCREASED FEED COSTS ARE TO BE ; l HIGHER in the" Chu^^ tefrft^ will need to get higher prices for their milk as a result of increases in feed costs to be brought about by the new farm law, John P. Case, general manager of the Pure Milk association, predicted last week. The new AAA program is not expected however, to bring about an immediate change in milk prices. Case explained that dairy farmers expect the federal Agricultural Adjustment administration's program under the farm law to increase the value of feed grown on the dairy' man's own farm as well as the cost of almost all concentrates milk producers buy. Represents 14,5M Prodacers ^ The Pure Milk association represents approximately 1-O>00 dairy farmers in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. They produce in excess of three million pounds of milk for Chicago daily. Members of the association who have studied the law are ! also ; T; At a special meeting of ' the , city fitancil on Wednesday evening of this week, the M. Melahn Construction Company of Algonquin was awarded the contract to surface course the Mc- Henry Country Club Road. Bids were also received from the Illinois Hydraulic Stone and Construction Co., of Elgin, Chas E. Giertr & Son of Elgin, and A. P. Freund of IfcHenry. The low bid. was $7,840.13 and the h bid $9,617.88. A. P. Freund, local contractor, was nearest to the low bid. The job has been approved by the state department and work will now begin as soon as the contract is approved. Under the provisions of the motor fuel tax law, it is necessary to have each step approved before the can be started. Under provisions set up by. the Slate engineers, it will probably be'**80 concerned about the danger of necessary to allow this new road bed I increased competition coming from to stand for a year befoi* the hard farmers outside the regular dairy re- 'top surface can be applied. To Employ Local Help :Mr. Melahn, who was present at the gions and from abroad, according to Case. When the Agricultural Adjustment %feeting, stated that it is his practice act ot 1988 is put into operation to employ local men on jobs of this nature. That news brings some cheer to the many unemployed workers in Ottr city. Under the provisions designated, it will be necessary for the contractor to complete the job on or before Dec- - oration Day. This will provide for the heavy summer traffic that pours over this road during the months of June, July and August. --• . FUNERAL SERVICES : HELD FRIDAY FOR MRSFUED JUSTE* throughout the United States, some of our dairymen fear much damage could be done before preventive meas ures are put into operation by the administrative machines unless we keep a close watch on this potential outside competition," he said. Must Cut Corn Crops "With our production costs raised high enough to justify an advance in prices farmers, then we may expect importers to bring in an increasing amount of foreign dairy products unless tariff barriers are maintained at a level Hffcenofefh -to keep them out. "Members of the Pure Milk association realize that if they co-operate on the AAA program to the point of receiving payment from the government for growing approved crops, they must reduce their 'production of corn this year. Ahd corn is one of the main concentrates used in the dairy cow's ration. "Corn prices are expected to be increased through government loans and the regulation of production. Our dairy farmers feel that it is wise to warn consumers in advance that all of this obviously may lead to increased costs to producers who would bo justified in asking for an increase in the farm price of milk. This increase in farm prices no duobt will be reflected in higher retail prices to eity consumers of milk." CHAMPIONS BACK IN 1929 Dick Overton, Sibre Whiting, Harold "Zeke" Bacon, James Fay, Bernard "Zukie" Kinsala, Gus Freund, Earl "Marty" Conway. Benefit Game Saturday Nighty • For Alumni Scholarship Fund ." . The McHenry High School Alujnni center and "Marty" Conway played Association has arranged a special the back guard position. With Gus treat for Saturday night. Former,under the offensive basket, long arms champions who have lingered long in outstretched to grab that old ball and our memories will return to the bas-Jpile up points, and "Marty" guarding ketball floor in competition with the the defense zone, there was little worhigh school stars of today. ry. "Marty's" size often enabled him It is planned to bring back those. to knock down well-planned shots that great players who packed every gym had left the shooters' hands, in northern Illinois some ten or more Bernard ^Zukie" Kinsala came ou£ years ago. Sib "Judge" Whiting will of high school to join this great team SPRING IS HERB "PEB6T BLOSSOMS OUT III NEW CLEAN WHjTE IIIHFORM Probably the first spring suit to make its appearance in McHenry was the new white suit donned by "Peggy" Feltz on Tuesday, officially the first day of spring. Although he has had the suit for some time, it has been saved until spring arrived, and now Feltz in his new uniform and with his new cart is nicely equipped for a busy season. Since May 1, 1980, he has been carttaker tbf *the streetfc dfl McHenry, starting his work with the city in the first year of John R. Knox's term as mayor. For th$ first six and a half years he also had the care of the sewage plant, in addition to the streets, but upon the completion of the new sewage system an extra man , was hired for that part of the work Almost the first one up in the morning, "Peggy" gets to work about 5 a. m., and gets the busy streets cf the business sections cleaned before the arrival of delivery trucks and cars. It requires about a week for Mrs. Elisabeth Justen, 60 years old, died Tuesday, March 15, 1938, at the borne of Mrs. Fred Huff, 1417 Brookside, Waukegan, 111., after a long illness. When Mrs. Justen left St. Therese's hospital at Waukegan several months ago she went to the home of her sister-in-law, where she remained until death called her. Elizabeth May, the daughter of Martin and Catherine May, was born at Johnsburg on April 18, 1887. She always lived in this vicinity, Ithere she was united in marriage to R-ed Justen on May 12, 1909. To this union was born one child, May Justen who survives, as does, also, her husband, a brother, Steve May, and three sisters, Mrs. Anna Freund, Mrs. Anton M^y aixl Mrs. Jos. J. Rothermel. For nearly Mrs. Justen owned the Riverside Hotel and operated it the greater part of this time, selling it about a year ago to Charles Hepp of Chicago. Mrs. Justen was always a popular hostess and efficient manager in the hotel and her pleasing personality and happy ^ ma^e v thf complete rounds of disposition made for her many friends the ^ h.e 18 *lwa3? bu*y m fa this localftm Iwork of keeP|n£ the Clty clean and She was a member of St. Clara's "eat; T^ere " often extra work to Court, Women Catholic Order of For- ** done' als,°' and, °" Wednesday he esters, and of the Christian Mothers was busy rakinS around of St. Mary's church. standpipe, which he will keep mowed Funeral sen ces were held at 10 a. this summer. m., Friday at L ~ Mary's church, with Father Robert Freund of Hanover, 111., a nephew of the deceased, officiating at the solemn high mass. He was assisted by Fr. A. J. Vollman, pastor No one is better suited for this work than Feltz, whose home is ever a model of neatness and his garden of flowers always a thing of beauty. His constant companion on his daily come down from Ringwood to join his ol<Hnates. Hai*old "Zeke" Bacon, now a Cary banker, will be here. Perhaps "Zeke" won't (lash the speed and accuraoy that daisied both fans and opposition, but hell bring back memories of good sportsmanship" and a strong will to win; Jim Fay may be here. Tour orator hasn't seen him for some time, but will be hoping to see him bound for that ball once more. That fighting h^art and rugged physique spoiled misery £o many an oncoming forward. Fellows who have stayed nearby NEARBY NEWS TAKEN FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES and can be marked down as one of the greatest subs to ever sit on a bench. The boy was good, but it was hard picking to break into that group. However, time found "Zukie" in the regular lineup where his game saving shots made him a great favorite with McHenry fans. It is, expected that he will trot forth for * white come Saturday night. There will bo other stars of yesteryear in the lineup, but a complete list is not available at this writing. To complete the evening's entertainment, Coach Reed has arranged four are sure to be on deck. There's Dick *«*»« bout*. picking boys from the Overton, a fellow who reached star-i school ranks. dom in high school days, then went' *no*h*r attraction will be a girls' on through a brilliant town team car- basketball game, which will prooede r. Dick had everything. A pivot,!the big game of the evening, developed in the days of Coach Strinf-I After all athletic competition baa er was an Overton special. Most of ended 'or the evening, a social time us havent seen the like of it since. "A tower of strength" seems to best trill be enjoyed by all. Should auld acquaintance be forgotten? Remember that proceeds will enftt some players,^ McHenry had two Kance the scholarship fund started for of that type. Gus Freund jumped' some deserving student.- FUNERAL SERVICES • by their children, who wore all •awT.TI MONDAY FOR \mt t0 enjoy ^ day ^ themmma TAttw «•/!«•« I After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. •nBi. JUHM UOIIU R«gner lived in McHenry for several years, later moving onto a farm at Pistakee Bay. For the past twentyfive years Mrs. Regner had resided at the Bay, where she had many friends! a s w e l l a s t h r o u g h o u t t h i s v i c i n i t y , j Mrs. Regner enjoyed her home and family and besides her husband is' survived by nine children: Joseph, Regner. McHenry; Mrs. Catherine Frey, Chicago; Mrs. Arnold Rauen. McHenry; Mrs. Lucius Erskine, Chicago; Mrs. Oliver J. Stratton, Western Springs, 111.; Miss Elsie Regner, Chicago; Mrs. Harry Miller, Dixon, 111.; Arnold and Clarence Regner, at home; and four grandchildren, Betty and James Regner, Jerome Miller and little Carroll John Erskine, who was born while Mrs. Regner was in the hospital and whom she never saw. "Hie deceased was a member of the Christian Mothers of St. John's church Mrs. John Regner, 82 years old, 0f Rjverview Camp, No. 6818, died Thursday, March# 17, 1988, at Royal Neighbors of America. 12:15 o'clock at the Geneva Community Hospital, at Geneva, 111. Funeral services were held at St John's church, Johnsburg, at 10 a. m., of St.' John's church and Fr. Frank trips is the dog, "Slewfoot/ who by Miller, assistant pastor of St. Mary's .the way, is really not his dog, but church. Burial was in St. Mary's makes the rounds with him daily, .cemetery with nephews acting as pall bearer 8. guards his cart jealously and returning home only to sleep. For twenty-seven yean "Peggy" Edward Vales, Ann Bojnansky, Will!was employed at Borden's factory Ife-ennmn and Clara Laadt of Chicago closed in 1927. Here, too, he wore were Saturday guests of Mrs. Albert | white suits and cleanliness was a re- Vales. Albert Vales of Chicago spent quisite. Sunday at his home here and George In next wade's issue we will pre- Vales came homo Monday night for a sent a picture of '"Peggy,n "Slewfoot" |ew days' visit.. land the cart. Watch for it. Although she underwent a serious Monday; with Father A. J. Vollman, operation at the hospital a few weeks pastor of the church, officiating at the | previous she appeared to be recover- solemn requiem high mass. He was1 ing nicely and her unexpected death assisted by Father Frank MHler of came as a great shock to her family St. Mary's church and Fr. Wm. A. and friends. Her convalescence be- O'Rourke, of St. Patrick's church. i coming retarded, Mrs. Regner was re- The many relatives and friends in turned to the hospital, where she attendance, as well as the beautiful passed away after pneumonia devel- floral offerings, were a tribute to the! oped. ~ 1 respect and esteem in which she was: Mr. and Mrs. Regner ware making held, in the community. plans for the fulfillment of a cherish- Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery, ed dream of a lifetime and hoped'to McHenry. - spend a happy season In Europe, Card of Tta^ g --- where they would attend the Euchar- In this manner we desire to eXpfess istic Congress and tour the country. • our sincere thanks and appreciation In fact the date of their sailing had to neighbors and friends for the beaubeen set for May 7 and Mrs. Regner floral offermf- acts kindness was hopefully anticipating the trip a"d expressions of sympathy extendwhich would take them to Europe for ed to d™ ?u/ ^reave- .ment. We also wish to thank donors of cars. JOHN REGNER and FAMILY. ' • , ' ; i . . , . t six months or a year. Mrs. Regner, the daughter of Jacob and Anna Hein, was born January 18, 1876, in a log cabin near Johnsburg. \ BAKE SALE Her girlhood was spent in the vicfn- j ( Epworth League wirf sponsor a ity of Johnsburg and McHenry, where ^ ^ at ^ Jacob Justen and she was united in marriage to John gQng furniture stor^. corner Green and Regner, June 28, 1900, at St. Mary s Elm streets> Saturday, March 26. church. Selling will start at 10 a. m. Tickets In 19S5 Mr. and Mrs. ftagner cele- (will also be sold for a benefit movie bra ted their thirty-fifth anniversary, to be given Tuesday, April 5. "The the affair being a surprise planned Life of Emile Zola" will be the film. An electric light bulb explosion in the E. L. * Kingsley barn at, Alden spread fire throughout the structure late the afternoon of March 15 ahd in a short timtf the flames consumed, the building, hay, grain and farm machinery. The cattle and horses were rescued from the building ftna lor a time it was feared that smaller buildings on the premises would prove fire victims, but they were saved. The extent of the loss was hard to estimate with any degree of accuracy. Although his new coupe was badly damaged when struck by a truck early Wednesday morning of last week, on Route 63 between Barrington and Dundee, Willard Darrell, Wauconda, luckily escaped injury. The accident occurred when Mr. Darrell was driving down a hill and suddenly saw the truck come around a curve at a high ratq of speed. He succeeded in avoiding a head-on crash, but the truck struck his auto on the left side, the force of the impact sending the car into a wire guard fence. Investigation disclosed the driver of the truck was only eighteen years old, and with a reputation for more ot less reckless handling of the tuck. The accident was Mr. Darrell's first in seventeen years' of driving, which is somewhat of a record. Harold L. Alford, 26 years old, of LaGrange, miraculously escaped death about 4:30 Wednesday morning of last week when the U.S. government weather observation plane he was pU loting crashed in a field on the Wil liam Schutt Grape View Farm on Shoe Factory road, seven and one-half miles southeast of Barrington. Alford was making his daily flight from the mun icipal airport in Chicago when the crash occurred. He was taken to the Illinois state highway police station in Elgin by Mr. Schutt and was later removed to the Sherman hospital. He escaped with a fractured right arm, bruises and shock, and was able to leave the institution several hours later. Three persons Were injured, one of them seriously, shortly after 8 a. m., last week Friday, in an auto-truck collision at Thomas' Corners, in Lake county. Miss Marion Hughes, 16, of Gages Lake, is at the Lake County General hospital with severe injuries to her back. She was riding with Irving Krumrey, 18, of Grayslake, as he was making a left turn from Gages Lake road to Route 63 when the car was in collision with a truck driven south on Route 63 by Jerne Raymond, 21, o! Zion. The car driven by Krumrey was a total wreck. Krumrey escaped with bruises on the left elbow. Raymond suffered cuts on the face. Editorials from The Harvard Herald are among those presented in the "Illinois Editorial Review" program of WILL, the University of Illinois radio station. A cross-section of thought from all parts of Illinois is presented through outstanding editorial! from daily and weekly newspapers. "Illinois Editorial Review," presented at 4:45 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, is one; of the unique educational and informational offerings of the University of Illinois radio service. More than 150 newspapers are scanned each week in collecting the material presented in the three review periods. A fire, which caused a loss "of several hundred dollars, started early on Tuesdsy morning of last week, in the building at Round Lake, which, besides housing the Drummond store stock, has several apartments and the office of Dr. Galligan. The blaze, which is believed to have started in the store room, and have been caused by spontaneous combustion, was discovered by Mrs. Eva Benwell and her daughter, j Frances, who occupy one of the apartments, about 5:30 a. m. The damage' to the building is estimated at $1100, and to contents, $500. Workmen have started the necessary repairing. When the index finger of his left hand became wedged between two planks while he was unloading lumber from a truck last week Wednesday, John Billings, Wauconda, lost the end of the digit. He was attended at the Ross emergency hospital. James Prow, Jr., Barrington received a painful injury Sunday afternoon of last week when a spinter of steel lodged in his leg while he was splitting wood in Jackson's woods, southwest of Barrington. James was using a sledge hammer and wedge to split trees when the accident occurred. A piece of the wedge splintered off from a blow and lodged in his right leg above the knee. He was taken, to a Barrington physician, where the fragment was removed. • WILL GROSS FOX RIVER SOUTH OF PRESENT BRIDGE l\, > •'f Tg •4' LENGTH OF SPAN WILL S.F BE 450 FEET • \ It is expected that a nit? $150,000 ' ^ - bridge across the Fox river at Johnsburg will be commenced this year, / * ~i according to Supervisor Stephen H. - Freund, who was given a promise- to that effect at a recent visit to Springfield. In fact, plans for the bridge are ipeady BOW and are awaiting the appropriation of $150,000 for the work, which will probably be made some time in May. The new bridge will be built just aouth of the present site and will be a substantial structure of iron, steel and cement, 450 feet in length, over the river, in addition to the approaches. Iron structure is being used in long bridges. Road Work Progressing Supervisor Freund is a member cj the county road and bridge committee and states that work is progress- Ittg nicely on the three-£nile stretch of river road which is being prepared for black top. Two large five-foot culverts, forty feet long, are being put across the road near Watson's, where a consid- •rable fill will raise the roadbed above the river level. About a dozen men are working on the road, where hills are being graded and dangerous curves straightened. A total of 35,000 yards of gravel will be used on the three-mile stretch, with 20,000 yards of this amount already hauled. Pictures of the "Way Back When"| As soon as the frost is out. madays are pouring into the Plaindealer chinery will be borught here from office so IMpidlf ftow tbat we have the western part of the county and v ^ decided to offer our readers two prints grades will be put in. •" this week, a girl and a boy. Those ( The road will be completed this readers who have been testing their year, in readiness for the black top, skill in guessing who the subjects which cannot be applied until the road might be, will have to work double bed and fills have settled for a year. /'•% time this week. I Total Cost $3Q,00p ~ The young miss at the top is a resi- The total cost of the road, including $ y <: h ^ dent of McHenry today and is very guard rails, culverts, posts, etc., wil|l *" well known. She enjoys visiting with be approximately $30,000 and will be i •,' her friends wherever she greets them paid out of gas tax money. T ^ ^ | and is blessed with a happy disposi- j "Butch" Freund, road commissioner f - v ' ^ tion and pleasing personality. You for the township, is working the local ought to guess right, with this tip. j roads into fine shape for spring and t The boy in the short pants and long j8 removing the snow fences, evidently| ' 4 v.; • -Vl cuffs is on© of McHenry*s best known t.iot expecting nny more snow .ttuA ^ business men. He gets a great deal season. r'":" of pleasure in life, many times at the > expense of his intimate friends. Don't dare to say anything further or the puzsle would be exposed. Watch for the answers next week. Little Jimmy Perkins posed for the picture in last week's issue MBS. NICK M. mum) • DISS AT »T. LOOTS Mrs. Nick M. Freund, Tg years old, The »w»in died at her home at St. Louis, Mo., thing that he lacked then and which Thursday morning, after being in poor he acquired in later years was the big. health several years. black cigar, now usually seen whenever you see Perkins. SPRING ARRIVES WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES, BUT CHANGES RAPIDLY She is survived by her. husband, Nick M. Freund, a former resident of this vicinity, and a sister. Funeral services were held Monday morning at St. Louis. " Mr. Freund met with an automobile Thursday while enroute to the undertaker's, following the death of his iwife. He sustained cuts and bruises. l but was not seriously injured. Not only officially, but in a most Attending the funeral were S. H. realistic fashion as *all, did spring Freund, Jos. W. Freund and Jos. J. arrive Monday, Mar«r 81, with high Miller of McHenry, who arrived home •winds, also reminding residents of Monday night, and George Frett, Mrs. this territory that March winds are Frett and Mrs. Ford Jackson, who still in vogue. 0 j returned Tuesday. It was at 12:48 a. m. Monday morn -i,' ing that spring made its arrival with the sun "on the job" during the day to bring the temperature up around 75 to establish another record for this time of year. CHARLES DAVIS DIES AT CARROLL, IOWA Charles Davis who at one time OD- "GET TOGETHER ' | A "get together" of young Republicans will be held at Bickler's Hotel, Thursday evening, March 31, 8 o'clock. Refreshments will be aerved. Everybody invited. ' • •• 44-2 era ted a creamery at Ostend, died un- Winter coats were discarded and expectedly at his home in Carroll, la., many signs of spring in evidence. Thursday. Survivors are a daughter The robins are here in full force look- Mrs. Edna Johnson of Wall Lake, la.. ing fat and sleek after a winter :n a son> Percy, with whom he lived and the south, lilac buds are ready to seven grandchildren. His wife, Lizzie burst, tulips and rhubarb are out of Bacon Davis, died a year and a half the ground and the grass is getting ago. green as many are already raking The body arrived in McHenry 'over lawns and gardens. the Chicago A Northwestern railroad Many who have been enjoying the at 1 0 Saturday morning and was taken warm weather are a bit dubious, to Wauconda, where services were con however, voicing the opinion that we ducted at the g&ve by Rev. Mr. Halmay have to pay for it next month lock, pastor of the Wauconda Federatwith a return of winter. - j ed church. The bright sunshine adds to the; lengthening period of daylight with MRfi CLARA LENZEN, 39. more than twelve hours of sunlight. NACFCTVTK A WAV QATTTRTIAV Spring days continued to be record \ breakers for the unseasonable h^at ( AT WAUKEGAN HOSPITAL of Tuesday was even greater with! temperatures mounting to 8 0 degrees. Mrs. Clara Lenzen, 39 years old, o f A heavy shower Tuesday night, how-i Volo, Grand Regent of Court Joyc^ ever, brought lower temperatures and Kilmer. Catholic Daughters of Amernormal conditions and on Wednesday ica, died Saturday at St. Therese's north winds brought snow and a touch hospital, Waukegan, following a short of winter again. illness. Funeral services were h°ld at St. Peter's church, Volo, Tuesday morning, with Fr. Schark officiating. Bur- ISSUE LETTERS Letters of administration were issued to the State Bank of Woodstock ial was at Volo, Monday in the $3,500 estate of Henry Hobar, who died Feb. 3, at his farm home at Ostend. Heirs are a son, Roy, and % daughter, Mna* Nehaus. ^the Buell A Olmstead feed store at : ;•' , (Woodstock. Monday, breaking his l»* BREAKS LEG IN FALL { E. J. Mansfield of Woodstock had J:' Nina the misfortune to fall on the steps of '* Geno Poultry Drug Store. Wattles near the hip. He is in Woodstock hos- --40-tf pital, where he b resting comfortably. . " •' /