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The Sunday School serviette will hegfo at ltJO a.m. 'm: i£ WAUKEGA»OT6 SUNDAY and •weeks whom from" Born ber 6, Greeley, who fifty years ed the clothing of Chieelebrated beauties, died sr 29, 1940, in St Jo- Elgin. She waa 88, Mil followed by three of her sister, Harriet, with eame * to Chicago in 1878 orwd to open'*, disss shop, Kenosha, Wis., on Novera- 1, Miss Greeley was a *&f> daughter of Michael and Hannah Wal- ^drop Greeley, MeHenry county pi- >1, oneers. Miss Kate Md ber sister, Harriet, went to Chicago Hi 1873, and entered the employ of Marshall Field A Co., ._• •» dre£s deqigntrs. Later they worked in a similar capacity for Byfield •;\ Bros., an<Mfenn branched into business for themsiNws, opening an importing and designing salon on Michigan avenue. The sisters" customers Included ,Adelina Patti, Baby Doe Tabor. Mrs. . y.jj Potter Palmer, Mrs. George Bass and Mrs.-Samuel Insull. Forty years ago f»l|they retired to live quietly in the ^J| Hyde PWrk hotel. "More recently they n| returned to their family home in Rich- I ' mond, whwe Miss Kate fell and broke V her hip two weeks ago. fi Funeral services will be at 10:30 |U Tuesday in St. Joseph's church, ^Kiehmond. Two sisters, Mrs. Mary • SMone of Richmond and Mrs. Harry Daveler of Elgin, and two brothers, Henry of Richmond and Edwasd of , AMen, Minn., survive. Mrs. Richard Menial Isabel Thompson, daughter of William and Margaret McClain Thompson, was bom April 13, 1884 in Seneca tpwnship. She attended the pub* lie school near her home and one year i she /^udied in the Woodstock high , school. , She was united 'in marriage with *« Richard Menzel February 18, 1903. This union God blessed with ten chilvj'jdren: Herbert, John, Donald, and ^SGordon of Woodstock; Lester of R. 6 sR, 1, Woodstock; Hazel, Mrs. Lorrie fStearfman, of Spring Grove; Elsie, VjjMrs. La.Verne Fleming, Laura Belle, \«^Mrs. Delmar Church, both of R. R. 3, ^Woodstock; Darlene, Mrs. Vincent ^llaekay, of Woodstock, and Elmer, ||hring at home. ' ' F«r th«» past year "he jiot b«en |n the best of health but she was seriously sick only for four days. She tlied on Friday, December 13, 1940, at 13:05 a. m., attaining at the age of 56 ears, 8 months. She. is survived by IMsband, by her ten children, by grandchildren, by her mother, Margaret Thompson of South 'spson street, Woodstock, by four masters, Mrs. Alice Hogrebe, Elgin a, Vflrs. Mary Jensen, Hariand, Ind.; Mrs. Marguerite Jensen, Sesttle, Washn •uad Mrs. LeRoy Brown of near Wood- Stock. The funeral sorviees won held on . iSunday, December 15, 1940, at 2KW . /jb. m-, at the Merwin funeral home, ? Woodstock. Vs. J. Lange "v William J. Lange, a retired grocer, ilied Sunday night, December 29,1940, \ --jrt 216 S. Genesee street, Waukeg&n, (C fn the house where he was born sixty- I,- .^$mo years ago. For many years he \ terved as chief ranger of the Cath- ; 4>lic Order of Foresters, and at the time of his death he was its financial | . Secretary. He was well known to 1 fnany MeHenry friends. Mr. Lange was the son-in-law of -r.;^ilrs. Christina Fincutter, the oldest lesident <rf Lake county, who was 101 last August. AU his life he was a member of St Joseph's parish at fVaukegan. His activities wfere divided between his business life and fhureh. , X He is survived by his widow, Mary; ^ sons, William, Jr., and Henry e; a daughter, Mrs. Elisabeth .nderson; two brothers, Joseph Lange m the West coast, and John Lange of ^ukegan. Th<{ body was in state at the White Tobin funeral home. Funeral, THE GOURT HOUSE japra iHTOBGS Florence Urdaihgw of Crystal Lake filed a divorce auit Saturday against Archie Urdanger. l^ie charge is desertion. They were married on April 26, 1931. GKArfrO> DIYOSC& CsfoKtie Jsale of Crystal Lake was granted a divorce from Alfred Jesse last Friday by Judge William L. Pierce. They were married on September 2, 1888. Cruelty was charged in the complaint. . SEEK JUDGMENT i Attorney Walter Kelley df "Crystal Lake last Thursday filed suit against Helen Byers Wyatt and Hester L. ByeTs asking judgment in the amount of 82,350 for professional services rendered the defendants in connection with th* probating of the estate of G. W. 3yers in Coles county. Hester L. byers is the widow of G. W. Byers and Helen Byers Wyatt is the daughter and also conservatrix for Hefter L. Byers, BURGLARIZE HOl4| , ^ Sheriff Letter Edinger received a report last Friday that another Crystal Lake home hss been burglarized and ransacked. The home is owned by Jesse N. Cols, s member of the Crystal Lflsa jnfh actooj^ fscidty w^io with nis fsiafly iiu *1b«en visitlng in Iowa since last Sunday. It is thought the hope was^MlMPed on Monday night of last wsiH, the same night the Thurwell hoois in Crystal Lake and the Krull and VanHoosen homes in Woodstock were burglarised. * I Services were held this morning, January 2, at 9:30 a. m., at St. Joseph's church, with interment in Ascension • «emet*ry. THANKS A MILLION! *J JLj On behalf of the Mothers' club, T ! %ant to thank all those who were so generous in their gifts of food, cloth- ,'fcig, money and toys to fill our Christ- «ias baskets; Mr. Miller for his benemovie; the Community Fund comjhittee for its assistance; Mr. Pea- |K>dy for his donation, the Gordon Hakinsr company for their gift, and '-the group of ladies who gave so freely Stf! their time and labor in assembling '^nd delivering these baskets. Many Somes were made brighter and many yfrildien happier by your charity. GRACE STILLING, Pres. HELD TO GRAND JURY John Van Hulzen and Elmer Krepel, arrested a few days ago on a charge of burglarizing the Walter Zimmerman gasoline station at Huntley on December 13, where held to the grand jury under bonds of $2,500 each by Justice Charles F. Hayes last Thursday. The charge is burglary and larceny. Justice Hayes said both men informed him they did enter the station. Krepel also has made a statement to Sheriff Lester Edinger in which he fdmits a number of other burglaries in *and around Crystal Lake. ARREST AURORA MAN Isihn I* Strong, 50, a World War veteran of Aurora, was arrested last Thursday night at Huntley after an alleged attempt to burglarize "Little America," a tavern operated by Arthur Ferris. It is thought that two other companions of Strong escaped. A burglar alarm system connected with the tavern, sounded about 3:00 a. m. Friday morning in Ferris' home near the tavern. Rushing to the scene, Ferris saw two men inside the place. He shouted to them to put up their arms, but the men jumped through a window and made their escape. Ferris giving chase came on to Strong lying along side of the building. He immediately took him into custody. Strong denied he hsd been in the building but a search of his clothing disclosed that he had a case with glasses belonging to Ferris in his inside pocket. ^ " and Mrs. Edward Hall. M*. and , Mrs. Donald HayCS and Miss Jeanette P' Sloan of Chicago were New Year's - guests in the home of Mrs. Ray Con- 'l5^r. and Mrs. William Martin of U'aukegan and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin of Woodstock spent New Tear's eve in the home of Mrs. El- *:• f * * ESTATES PROBATED Three estates were probated in the county court before Judge Henrjr L. Cowlin Monday. John Dreymiller of MeHenry is left the $5,500 estate of his wife, Pearl Claxton Dreymiller. by terms of a will dated January 31, 1931. The husband was also named executor of the will. Mrs. Dreymiller died November 27. , Children will share the 89,008 estate of Miehael A. Conwsy, who died at MeHenry recently. By terms of the will $500 is left to a son, Father Walter K. Conway of Notre Dame university for masses; $100 is left to a daughter, Sister Marie Gratia of Chicago; a lot in the Conway subdivision in MeHenry is left to a daughter, Florence. The remainder of the estate is to be divided between all of the children. Two children will share the estate of William Shoon^who died at Crystal Lake on December^ l" estate consists of $1,500 in real estate. The two children are Mildred Kehrwald and Charles Schoen of Chicago. Fred Kehrwald of Chicago is.ex6cj|iter of the will dftted August 7, 1940/ LIBRARY NOTICE The public library will be open as usual on Wednesdays and Fridays beginning Wednesday, January 8. Mrs. Ed Landgren, Mrs. Msth Laures and Mrs. Albert Purvey we** Woodstock callers Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lange of Connors ville, Ind., have been guests in the home of her mother, Mrs. William Ba- •ta. - • Vi - ; ; - A» "Matter >sar takas realize that 1940 has been one of gTe&t historical significance in - the world about us and even in our own- Kttle city of MeHenry definite'changos have been wrought. Aa one reads of the air raids hi Europe and. of all the livto, buildings and priceless works of art being destroyed, and al»>» »f the walkings of OBI own Congress, he realises that the every day hafiMnjpgs Jn a city such as" this are tei&ftfr uaMportaat Yet, these past 866 days have left their marie upon MeHenry and its residents and it is of these facts that the peop!« directly concerned an most interested. Therefore, in brief, we here try to recall to your memory a few of the occurrences of the year which has just stepped into the pages of history. January Jost about a year ago Mrytle Fels bought the MeHenry House hotel, built in 1838, from Jacob C. Bickler, and began to remodel it into kitchenette apartments. On January .1 a blaze of unknown origin caused about $50 damage to the Alvan Rothermel home. Flames consumed the I. S. Ettinger bam at Ringwood on January 3. Another fire caused $1,000 damages to the home of Mrs. Margaret McCarthy. Bank officials must decline to sign as suretees any snd all bonds required by law or court order from puMle officials according to a decision ai> rived at by the MeHenry County Bankers Federation. Jan. 6--Bernard Parker, employee of the Grove Liquor company of Fox River Grove, was held up and his truck robbed of $300 near Terra Cotta The valuation of property in MeHenry teifnship increased $272,42f over last'yfear's survey. The first real snowfall of the son delighted the locality on January ?, Over two inches of snow fell, ending a five week drought. However, tilings were not so pleasant on January 18 when the mercurv dropped to 88 degrees below zero, ficy roadways were the eause numerous anto mishaps. County taxes decreased for 1940, while those for MeHenry showed a slight increase, the rate jumping from $1.02 to $1.03. Jan. 20--Jos. J. Miller held a grand opening at his newly modernised tavern on Green street. Two robberies were reported in on* week, for on Jan. 26 burglars ransacked the home of Arthur Rasmussen st Crystal Lake and stole about $400 in property. On the 28th, about $700 in goods was taken from the cottage on the Kirchhoff farm at Richmond. The net receipts of the eharity ball, the big evefit of the winter h*M «t The Bridge ballroom Bin Janailir If, were $467.51. February Feb. 3--Candidates for public offices started filing petitions. The list showed promise of an active Republican campaign. Filings for precinct committeeman started coming in February 9 and caused no little excitement when it was discovered there would be contests in the various precincts. Elmer Freund was sppointed secretary of the MeHenry Country Club to succeed the late Eber Bassett. When the filing office closed February 19. the filings revealed only onfe contest in the April primaries in the county. The contest involved Edward H. Cook of Huntley and Harry L. Ehorn of Richmond, both seeking the job as county coroner. The Lily Lake case came into the limelight again on February 23 as Paul J. Lietzel asked leave of court to have certain orders in the case properly authenticated as exhibits in the supreme court. The case was docketed to the supreme court and the defendants in the case (the president of the village and other officers) were given until March 6 to answer die quo warranto. March Mar. 4--James Hanley of MeHenry, formerly of England, became a naturalized citizen of thia country. Mar. 6--The discovery was made that five houses in the Emerald Park subdivision had been broken into and ransacked. Ensombles and soloists of the local high school competed with other musicians at Glen Ellyn on March 9. Martin Baum, baritone soloist, received a first division rating and gold medal. Others also won ratings. Mar. 12--The board of supervisors raised the annual liquor license fe^s from $150 to $250 for those taverns located outside corporate limits in MeHenry county. On March 14 th& members of the high school instrumental department presente^an instrumental concert in the high school auditorium. Mar. 19--The body of Walter Anderson, who was reported missing since December 1, 1939, was found floating in Nippersink creek in the northeast corner of MeHenry county. Those who religiously, yet joyfully purchased new Easter suits and boinr -ts during the week of fine weather preceding Holy Week, were heart broken when a couple of inches of March 80 aad 81, ill# temperature dropped to 18 degrees above zero. The Viking a seven car limited passenger train was derailed about a quarter of a mile northwest of the Crystal Lake depot at 6:20 p. m., March 25, causing the death of the fiteman, Carl Milter of Baraboo, Wis., and serious injury to the engineer, Thoau&s Conway of Madison. Sixty- Aws pMsenflwrs WtMbf Chifpgo aisqyeddeatt <* qprWrt ialwy aa the locomotive brooke loMS and left the cars standing upright. | April v A pilot and three wonws passengtl a miraculously escaped serious injury April 1 when the Stinson "S" airplane in which they were flying broke through thin ice on Pistakee Bay about 600 yards off shore from Bill Mertee' Oak Park hotel when the pilot attempted to land on the bay. The pilot was A. Gerrard of the Elmhurst airport. Apr. 6--den and Vines Adams, known as "Twelve Feet of Harmony," and Miss Rosa Popp took part in a broadcast over WLS on the National Barn Dance show. The cottage of Howard C. Patterson of Wonder Lake was destroyed by a conflagration on April 9. Damages were estimated at $1,000. No little excitement was caused on April 9 when the people went to the polls to vote in the primaries. Nominations for precinct committeeman in Precinct No. 1 went to Earl Whiting (R) and Sibre Whiting tD); Precinct No. 2, Edgar Landgren (R) and Lester Bacon (D); Precinct No. 3, Harold F. Miller (R) and Henry J. Miller (D); Precinct No. 4, Joseph Frett, (R) and John M. Pitxen (Q). The school board elections were held Saturday, April 13. The veteran, Jos. W. Freund was re-elected to the high school board. Augustine Freund and Frank Hay w^re elected to fill the two positions on the grade school board, defeating Clarence Feiereisel. R. G. Chamberlin was re-elected as president. "Poor Dear Edgar,? - a three-act comedy, was staged by the Senior class of the MeHenry Community high school on April 18. Forty children and six adults received the Sacrament of Confirmation,' administered by the Most Rev. Edward F. Hoban, Bishop of Rockford, at St. Mary's church on April 21. The Bishop also confirmed forty-four children and five adults at Johnsburg. It was time for spring cleaning and the city also received a bit of sprue ing between April 23 and 27, which was called "CJsan Up Wfeek." The MeHenry Rural school musical was given at the Community high school. Apr. 87--Paul H. Schwerman opened his new Shell service station just east of his gargae on route 31 in MeHenry. The West MeHenry postoffice moved on April 28 into larger quarters in the Jos. W. Freund building on the south side of Main street. The Justen building, its former location, was too small since the Wonder Lake and Mc- Collunt Lake districts have grown so rapidly. Also on April 28, clocks were set one hour shead as dsylight savings time went into effect May On May 1 the Gordon Baking Company, makers of Silvercup bread, established a loading station in MeHenry, locating in the old George Stilling garage. A heavy snowfall bewildered the local folks on May 1. Snow continued to fall throughout the following day also, most of it melting immediately, however, as the thermometer registered near the freezing .point. A new store on Green street, supervised and owned by A. P. Freund, was erected just south of the MeHenry Ice Cream factory. Occupied by the Gladstone department store, it is the largest, independently operated store i^ MeHenry county. The census for 1940, which was completed by Mrs. Ray Conway, enumerator, showed a total of 1,622 neoole living within the city limits of MeHenry, an increase of 268 persons over the census of 1930. St. MaTy - St. Patrick school presented its annual program on May 5. The annual choral concert was given at the high school auditorium on May 10. Several bams and sheds were demolished in a wind and hail storm which struck MeHenry county on May 19. MeHenry was not in the direct path of the storm, but much damage was reported in surrounding districts. Members of the Milk Wagon Drivers' union in Chicago took their stand at Volo, Richmond, the Crystal Lake "Y " MeHenry and other places in the vicinity, stooping and disabling nil trucks which attempted to jret milk tjirough to Chicago. Walter Dobragh o* Chicago wis treated for a gunshot vound he received in a fracas at Volo on May 20. Another was slugged with a pick handle. Three MeHenry firemen and two employees of the MeHenry Dairy were badly burned on the morning of May 23 when fire desroyed a portion of the plant, located about two miles Wedneedey aad Holy northasst of the dtp. Ike men were It iiijumi thicn tWTTCI utttK exiuocled, shooting the fire through the window where they were attempting to adjust the hose. It was thought that the place was "touched off** by pickets in sympathy with the milk strikers. Donald Schaefer, 13 year old Public Grade school pupil, was chosen as the outstanding patrol boy this year and was snvited to attend a week st s boys' summer camp, expenses paid, Chicago Motor club. Annodheement was made that the four Staior Merit awards at the local high school would be given to Anita and Ethel Althoff, Mabel Bolger and Earl Smith, with special mention to Paul Shadle and David Swanson. This was the first time this system was used. lite Junior-Senior banquet was held May 26 at the Waukegan hotel, with Donald Weingart as toastmaster. Baccalaureate services were held May 26 at the auditorium. Poppy Day was observed May 26. The Girl Scouts were in charge of distribution. Richard Vycital, student at the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy at Chicago, was elected president of the Senior class of 1941. Forty-eight Seniors received their diplomas on May 31 at the MeHenry Community high school. Nineteen eighth graders at the Public Grade school were also graduated en this dsy. Juno June 9--The Pistakee Bay school graduated its first student. Conger Reynolds of Kenilworth, 111. Since the school opened in the fall of 1939 the enrollment had increased from 8 to 19 boys. The Mlcktopping which was laid on the Pistakee Bay road, a two and onehalf mile stretch from the Lake county line to a point just south of the Johnsburg bridge, was completed on June 10. This was a project instigated by the MeHenry Lions club and the Johnsburg Community club. Twenty-six pupils of the eighth grade at St. Mary • St. Patrick school were given their diplomas on June 14. Among the fifteen young women who were graduated from St. Therese's school of nursing at Waukegan this year were Clarice Blake, Janice Klontz and Mary Blasius of MeHenry and Evelyn Shober, a former MeHenry resident. *> Marguerite Johnson received her diploma from Northern Illinois State Teachers college at DeKalb and Ruth Reihansperger received her B. A. degree at Rockford college. The Community Methodist church and parsonage underwent a series of repairs, the work having been done voluntarily by members of the congregation. This yesr is the one-hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the church in MeHenry. June 16--Twenty-nine, children snd adults were confirmed at St Patrick's church by the Most. Rev. Edward F. Hoban. Bishop of Rockford. LeRoy Raff el, 18, a Chicago boy and a summer resident near Johnsburg, turned into the path of an automobile while riding a bicycle near the Chapel Hill golf course on June 22, receiving a serious arm injury. A Wauconda girl, Evelyn Dickson, 22, was killed the following day in an automobile crash just north of Wauconda. St Peter's church, Volo, started the summer carnival session with its big affair on June 30. The Legion carnival in MeHenry ran five days, from July 3 to 7. July Loren McCannon of Ringwood, of the class of 1940, M. C. H. S., was sent to Boys' State st Springfield, 111., by the American Legion. He returned to tell of a thrilling week. July 6--The Alex J. Justen service station'was robbed of $40 in cash. On Sunday, July 7, three drownings in the vicinity marred a pleasant Fourth of July weekend. Herman Block, 33, of Chicago, was drowned about 2 a. m.. when the boat in which he was riding was struck by a speedboat. E. J. Harms, 30, of Elgin, drowned 8unday afternoon in Pistakee Bay when he toppled from a sneedboat. Edward Chalfoux, 22, of Chicago, drowned while swimming in Diamond Lake. A group of fifteen boatloads of Algonquin club members rode up the Fox river to the MeHenry dam, a dis- J tance of twenty miles. They could not be transported over the dam because of the lack of a boat elevator. This was a part of a demonstration to call to mind the necessity of an elevator. Hughie Kirk, licensed t>ilot from MeHenry. ?nd his four partners from Chicago who are operating a flying school at DesPlaines. were considering the possibility of establishing an airport near MeHenry. We're still waiting and hoping. Ray Page, commander of the MeHenry Post. American Legion, was elevated to the commandership of MeHenry county at Cary on July 25. Death claimed seven local residents during the last week of July when the temperature soared to 100 degrees and over. Robert Conway was appointed to fill the remainder of the term of the late 87 ALIENS R9QISTBEEBD The final check-up at the MeHenry postoffice revealed, this week, according to Ray Mc^oe, jbtotmaster, that thirty-sev>en alierflr iiiad registered at the postoffice Under the Alien Registration Act on or before the final day, December 26. There men representatives of most of th* European coun- - -tries, including Swedta, Norway. Bwitseriand, Germany and England* INTERESTING NEWT HEWS FaHing to make the tun into the Illinois Central underpass, west of Genoa, on Wednesday evening of last week, Fred Thies* new Ford car crashed into the enbankmant directly south of the curve, the front end of the auto being badly smashed. Mr. Thies, owner of Hues Jewelry store in Genoa, suffered severe cuts over his eyes by flying particles of glass. His brother, from Dundee, »M suffered cuts and bruises. Several month's of . activity and an evening of tense anxiety was brought to an abrupt halt Monday night, December 23, when the name of Mrs. Lillian Eades, 2584 Montieello avenue, Chicago, was read from the stage of the Barrington high school gymnasium by Santa Claus A. W. Davy, naming her the official winner of the Lions club "House of the Year" in Jewel Park, Barrington. Eric Swanson, 43, of Maple avenue, Mundelein, who in 1939 was referred to by Chicago police as the "pantsless carpenter" of Fox Lake, was killod instantly Saturday night, December 31, when he walked directly into the path of an eastbound automobile on route 69-A west of the E. J. A E. railroad tracks near Diamond Lake. Victor C. P. Drsiske, general manager of the Chicago branch of the Cadillac division of General Motors, Monday of last Week bought 305 acres near Barrington known aa, the Alfred Cowles estate farms, for a reported $60,000 cash. The property, on Cuba and Meadow Hill roads, includes 125 acres of woodland and 180 acres under cultivation It U improved with two sets of farm buildings. Mrs. Florence Yatas Seobie, 32, of 730 South Ridge road. Lake Forest, snd once known as the richest woman in Wisconsin, died Thursday, December 19, in Rochelle, N. Y., following an operation. Three weeks ago in Waukegan she obtained a divorce from David P. Scobie, insurance broker, on a charge of desertion. Shortly after that she became ill, while visiting in the East. Word has been received in Harvard from the naval reserve flight selection board that Hugh C. Ferris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ferris, of that city, has been selected by the United States navy for advanced flight training at Pensacola, Florida. Waukegan's newest "lovars* lane" is expected to go uot of use as lights are put on the street this week. The petting pastime is now Nourishing within a block of the city's great white way, on Madison street, between Utica and County streets, where the street widening project is in progress. New slot machines, miniature models of the old-fashioned one-armed bandits that whirred coins into the coffers of the syndicate gamblers, are appearing in Lake county taverns these days, but are being watched carefully and are slipped under the bars when anyone not known to the bartender approaches. Hairpins, combs, nail files, letter openers, matches, toothpicks, bills, letters, postcards, and in one instance a slice of dried beef--these are a few of the queer objects fhat patrons of the Delos F. Diggins public library at Harvard use for book marks. "We've run away from home!" Thus did two Racine youths. Edward Patrick, 20, of 1747 Villa street, and Simone Tesolowski. 20, of 1602 Center street, explain their presence Fri day night in Waukegan,to police officers. Their families were contacted. They were "not wanted" st home and were released. 11 GENT DROP IN CORPORATION - RATE IN 0TY COUNTY WILL QOIXSCf $128,685 Two of the smallest villages in Me* Henry county. Spring Grove and Lily Lake, are tied for the honors of h*\» ing the lowest corporation tax rat» - for 1940 with 57 eeuts on eadb mififi ed $100 valuation. Both rates are the " same as for 1939. > Two villages, Cary and Fox River Grove, show an increased tax rate' over 1938, the former increasing thrct cents and the latter jumping twv centp. \ Nine other villages and cities sho#~ decrease while two others have tha * same rates as last year. MeHenry reveals an eleven teal drop from $1.02 in 1939 to 91 cent* for 1940. *f A total of $126,686.81 will be raise!; by the various cities and viRage^i , Woodstock, with a rate lower thai!* most of the cities, will raise $32 5091 ft, Harvard will raise the second highest with $21,247.82 while Crystal Lake i| third with $19,198.73. Spring Grove is low with $718.07. The comparison of the rates for lSp9 and 1840 follower 1848 1888 Spring Grove Lily Lake & 'WCrystal. Lake Richmond . Algonquin Woodstock MeHenry ...... Union Lakewood ............ Hebron Harvard Marengo Cary Huntley ................ Fox River Grove .87 .67 M m -89 M .91 .81 _ .88 .....1.87 .....1.12 .....1.12 ....1.18 >...1.18 ....1.84 The various amounts to be raise# by the cities and villages follow: Fox River Grove Lakewood Lily Lake Huntley Union Crystal Lake .... MeHenry ...... Spring Grove .... Richmond . Hebron Woodstock Harvard ... Marengo ... Cary -- Algonquin . 6,021.9$: 1,979.73?" : lJ2l.0r ^ 8,422.94 18198.7$ 9.142.64 , 4,601.1$ 32,509.10' 21,24" 11,848.9© i 4*08.76%;: 5,130.33^ Total tlW,68^31 CALL FOR V0LUNTEKS8 TOSSWANDKHITFOR AMERICAN RBD CROSS •• .-5v\r 41 •:} 12J PINE TREE FARMS LEAD COUNTRY WITH 28 PEROHERON C0LT8 (£ontanued on Fkn Five) According to word received from the offices of the Percheron Horse association of America, Chicago, Illinois stood first in number of colts recorded during the year just ended, the total for the stste being 284. The state was third tn number of' trans fers, that is, «#ercherons bought and sold within the state, the total being 230. Pine Tree Farms at MeHenry, recorded the largest number of colts in the United States, 28 with the nearest contender for this honor, Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Lynn of Carmel. Ind., recording 14. Carl D. McKenzie of Armington bought ten horses during the year earning a rating of sixth in the nation, and sold ten horses, a rating of twelfth in the.nation. A total of 2 729 horses were registered during the year in the Percheron stud book. Illinois also added twentytwo new members to the membership of the association, bringing the state's representation to 480. Illinois. Ohio and Iowa are the thr$e states having the largest membership. Bead Jfellfcpt Ada McHeftry county chapter of American Red Cross, which is facing anj| ever, increasing demand on existing services, recently issued an urgent ap- ^ peal for women and girls to volunteer ^ for war relief garment production work. The garment project has been un? derway four weeks and more volunteers are needed if the quota assigned the county chapter for clothing to be . sent to refugees in war-torn Europe : is to be completed and packed for shipment from Woodstock on January 31. Meanwhile, word has come from the Red Cross midwest head- iy quarters in St. Louis that the demand for children's clothing is so acute, that, in addition to its current quota, ||p| the MeHenry county volunteer corps is asked to start work on a supplv of ^ dresses and cover-all anron* for Belgum, French, and Finnish school <g: girls as soon as materials are received. JffSc Eleven community groups throughout tho county are stenpinp up pi«e* duction to meet the quota. Hundreds |k of jobs must be done, and. while there l| is no immediate demand for knitters, ^ women are needed to cut, baste, sew, * ^ fold, label and pack garments. The quota due for shipment next 1' month calls for 50 cotton flannel lay- J ettes each consisting of 26 separate V infant's garments, 40 pairs of knitted f 30cks for men, 30 children's outfits ;; of knitted sweaters, caps, and mit- ; • tens, 10 men's sweaters, 30 women's sweaters, knitted 'mufflers, and af- " ghans of woven yarn squares. Mrs. Jack Walsh and Mrs. Harry Durland arc chairmen for the Me- Henry group "which takes in Solon Mills, Spring Grove, Johnsburg and Ringwood. Similar groups are at work in Woodstock. Marengo, Crystal Lake, Richmond, Hebron, Alden. Harvard, Huntley, Algonquin and Cary. Yarn and other materials are furnished by the national Red Cross, and the cost of incidental items needed to complete the garments is financed by the county chapter which has allocated fifteen per cent of its miwu»1 roll call fund to war relief. Through the co-operation of Woodstock Communis high school, mimeographed copies of the garment instructions have been made available to the various county groups. Within a few weeks, work of the adult volunteers is expected to be augj»«nteii by Junior Red Cross groups in county schools. Girt Scouts, and girls In high •