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Besides providing a beautiful moon, the Weather man further accommodated the large crowd by sending a cool north breeze to relieve the humidity . present throughout the day. Following an unusually fine band concert, under the direction of Paul Yanda. the class of 1942, in step with the march played by the band, took their places on the large stand, patriotically decorated, on the lighted football field. This was followed' by the presentation ef colors by the American Legion and the presentation of the Legion awards by Commander John Dreymiller. "These awards, which ara something new the last few years, are given the one boy and one girl in the senior class selected by the faculty as outstanding in courage, scholarship, honor, leadership and service. ^ __ 1942 Winners This"*year's winners receiving the plaudit of the audience were Virginia Williams and Edmund Lay, both leaders in their class since their freshman year. Honorable mention for running close seconds in the voting were Ethel Kuntz and John Doherty. Virginia Williams, better known to her friends as "Ginny," is without doubt one of the most popular young ladies ever to graduate from the local . school. Her interests during the four years have been many and varied and in none has she spared her time or talent. She was a member of the Girls Athletic association for four years and is the only girl to ever hold the presi- I dency twice. She was also a member ! of the tennis team this year. She served as vice-president of the class during her junior year and as secretary this last year. For her dramatic ability she Was chosen as a member of both the junior and senior class plays and was a member of the chorus for two years. Virginia is die daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williams and at sixteen is one of this year's youngest graduates. A winning smile and modesty concerning her accomplishments have been big factors in making her popular with her classmates. "Ed'* Lay, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lay of Spring Grove, has made friends for himself by remaining totally unspoiled in spite of the continuous honors which have come his way as a result of his athletic ability. He was a member of the football team for four years, one of which he served as captain, three years on the baseball team and was the high school ping pong champion last winter. He was a member of the cast of both junior and senior class plays and was one of the four honor students of the graduating class. Minister Gives Prayer ' Following the awarding of these medals a prayer which was a tribute to men in the service was given by 1 Rev. J. H. Miller, and as the entire " audience faced east, taps were blown, thus closing the Memorial Day portion of the combined commencement- Memorial Day program. •In the last few years it has becoipe the custom for the seniors to select five of their own class members to act as speakers of the evening. This eliminates the old practice of having some well known speaker give the address. In the few years of its existence, the |>lan has worked admirably. Besides giving. several of the class an opportunity to express themselves and gain the poise which only comes after repeated public appearances, it also mal^s the program more interesting t^ the audience. For it is only natural that the views of our son, classmate or neighbor, whose progress many of us have watched throughout the years, be of more interest to us than those of a stranger. In fairness to all it would be im- ' possible to choose the talk which stood out from' the rest. All were most capably handled and the topic of each - was of utmost interest at this time. The five speakers and their subjects follow: John Doherty, "Defense Will Not Win the War"; William Shoemaker, "Medical Science Winning the War"; Betty Ann Coyne, "Women in War Work"; Robert Stilling, "Education and the War" and Edmund Lay, ' Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death." Honor Awards Another highlight in an evening filled with them was the granting of the honor awards by Helen Steverih to a few students who have shown unusual ability in their studies for their four years in school. Again the boys were in the majority with1 Edmund Lay, William Shoemaker^ Lester Smith and Madeline Freund receiv- " ing appropriate medals. Before the presentation of diplomas *• X " McHENRY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, 1942 v j 3 3' t $ s |$ j! THREE OFFICES NET $7,872.86 IN SIX MONTHS Three of the four offices in the court house. Circuit Clerk Anna Wurti singer. Sheriff Lester Edingpr and County Clerk Raymond D. Woods, report a net profit above all expenses for the half year ending May 29 of '$",- 872.86. The semi-annual reports are on file in the office of County Clerk R. D. Woods and will be presented to the county board at its next meeting. As usual the report of these offices show a neat profit. Good management is responsible for the almost $8,000 profit above expenses of the offices. The total earnings of these offices amounted to (20,922.88 while receipts were J17.748.98. Total expepses were $9 ,876.12. Legal -matters make it impossible to collect all earnings in some cases in time to show in the report. Following is a report of the total earnings, receipts, expenses and net profit of the three offices: Earned _ (Ptiot* kr WmM) 'torn Row--Violet Pierson, Betty Jan* Glos, Agatha Schmitt, Betty Ana Coyne, Marguerite Freund. Frances Stratton, Laura Sherman, Ethel Kum. Second Row--Madeline Freund, Joyce Newkirk, Virginia Williams, Caryl Belts. Betty Regner, Elaine Heimer, Betty Blake. Tllird Row--Lon Smith, Leland Berg, Leroy Meyers, Albert Rodig, Lester Smith, Edmund Lay, Robert Bacon, John Doherty. Fourth Row--Walter Nickels. Ralph Freund, Joseph Jackson, Frank* Martin, Robert Stilling, Richard Conway, Roy Stackhouae, Robert Vogt, William Shoemaker. ""h " ' \ . Top Row--George Freund, Warren Jones, Vernon Pteterson, Daniel Co^ef. 1 i . „ ^ FAMILIES MAT OBTAIN SUGAR ;fM_CANNING REGISTRATION OCCURS JUNK 8, 9, 10 Residents of McHenry county can apply for sugar for their home canning in their respective communities as deputy rationing boards have been set up to take care of this emergency. A family unit may obtain additional sugar for home canning of fruits in an amount not to exceed one pound of -ugar for teach four quarts of finished fruit to be packed, and in addition, not in excess of one pound of sugar per person per annum for use in preserves, jams, jellies and fruit butters. People applying for canning sugar are ^requested to bring their sugar rationing books to the places of registration. . The hours the boanfs will be open will be controlled by each board. The locations of the canning registration boards are as follows: Woodstock--Mr. H. G. Abraham in charge at the central school on June 4, 5, and 6. Huntley--Mis. Grace Marsh in charge at the village hall on June 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10. Algonquin--Mrs. Emma Wilbrandt in charge at the city hall. Registration will probably be the first week in June. < Fox River Grove--Mrs. Anne Roop in charge at the Methodist church on June 5 and 6. McHenry--Mrs. Mary E. Owea in charge at the village hall on June 8, 9, and 10. Cary--Mrs. Mary Z. Allen in charge at the city library on June 8 and 9. Richmond--Mrs. Claramae_ Ellison in Charge at the city hall on June 8, 9, and 10. Hebron--Mrs. Marie Grabhert in charge at the town hall on June 9, 10, and 11." Harvard--Mrs. Bess & Davidson in charge at the Legion hall on June 4, 5, and 6. Marengo--Mr. W. E. McCleery in charge at the high school on Jdhe 8 and 9. Union--Mrs. In Roeker in charge at the village hall on June 4, 5 and 6. Everyone who is going to do some canning during the summer months should apply at the board listed above that is nearest them. There will be another registration later in the summer for lilt fall' fruits. ' * THE RACK IS ON BUT" ALL PRECINCTS FA& TO ANNOUNCE FIGURES Correction In printing the names of tjte eighth grade graduates last week, the name of Jack Phalin was omitted. The addition of his name brings the total in the class to twenty. by Leonard McCracken, Superintendent Duker gave a short talk to graduates and parents, urg.ng the latter to let this graduation be only the beginning of their sons'and daughters' education. After a novelty arrangement of "I Am An American," played by the band and sung by John Doherty and Adolph Weideman, the beautiful patriotic climax to the program began. As the lights were turned out and the field put in darkness, a spotlight was turned on the American flag on the north end of the field and as it was raised slowly in the air and left to wave in the breeze. the band and audience joined in the "Star Spangled Banner." The. numerous hot campaigns for the election of Queen of Funland. most lovable girl between on? and 100 years old in the McHenry Tecreation area, are approaching a temperature of 360 degrees, according to a thermometer test report from polling places in most of the royal precincts. Unfortunately for this newspaper's desire to publish definite progress returns for candidates at this time many of the business places and individuals selling the 10-cent ballots and registering votes are becoming cagey about revealing the counts of their candidates. It is apparent that those who say they "ain't saying'" are doing mighty wen for their lovelies, but prefer to keep their competitors from knowing the pace of the race. The Legion's Queen committee chairman points out that such failure to make known candidates' progress gives none an advantage when others are campaigning in the same way. No doubt next week's report on the voting will be more specific. As nearly as can be determined the precinct vote is running from heaviest to least as follows: Wonder Lake, East River, Riverside, West McHenry, Lily Lake-Volo, Ring wood, McCuilom Lake, Johnsburg, Centerville, Pistakee Bay. It is rumored that the McHenry high^ school boys, including those of the *42 graduated class, are organizing to put their own "lovable" candidate on the throne. It is pretty well known that those young ami finish what they start. I Honor Our Heroes! Governor Dwight H. Green, 'in his recent proclamation fixing June 7 to 14 as "Dedication to Victory" week, asked all citizens of Illinois to stand for one minute in silence facing the west at 1 p. m., Sunday, June 7, in tribute to the heroes of Pearl Harbor and our other farflung battle fronts. That hour will mark exactly the expiration of six months since a treacherous attack united America in • war for vietory. TWENTY-TWOWILL GET DIPLOMAS AT PAROCHIAL SCHOOL Sheriff County clerk Circuit clerk .$ 4,€98.45 .. 8.661.08 .. 7,663.35 Beeeif* onnile--TTHTi •• "A1 v - County clerk Circuit Cltrk -onr* «p»» .*.•«>** Ixfeutt Sheriff County clerk Circuit d«k I 4,489.85 .. 7.089.48 • •'*>/& Kit Setanla $17,748.98 $ 1,700.00 .. 8,093.12 .. 8,083.00 PRESENT ANNUAL JUNE« . PLAY WILLARD S. KIDDELSEN HAS JOINED U. 8. NAVY TO DEDICATE NEW GREENWOOD II- E, CHURCH SUNDAY new Methodist church at Greenwood is to be dedicated Sunday, June 7. This will be a great day in Greenwood. A hearty invitation is extended to one and all to be present and enjoy the day. The Ringwood Methodist congregation has vot.^d to sutyoend their service for the day arid unite in the Greenwood morning service at 10:30 o'clock. This service will be followed by a dinner at a cost of 60 cents for adults and 2S cents for grade school •hildren, sponsored by the Dorcas society. ^ Dr. George A. Fowler, district superintendent, will dedicate the church .t 2:30 p. m., with special awlie aad nessage. 30LDIER QUALIFIES AS SHARPSHOOTER" AT U. S. RIFLE RANGE Camp Robinson, Arkansas--In recent shooting on the rifle range at Camp Robinson, where he is receiving his basic military training, Private Charles A. Weldt, s<lh of Mrs. Mae WpMt. of McHenry. III., qualified as a "Sharpshooter." To do so, it is necessary to make a score of 168 or more out of a possible 200. Private Weldt was inducted into the •army on April 12th of this year and arrived at Camp Robinson on April 18th. Prior to his induction, he was employed as an electrician with Armour & Co. Great Lakes, 111.--A new bluejacket is Willard Sidney Kiddelsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Kiddelsen, R. F. D. No. 1, West McHenry, III., who recently enlisted in the U. S. navy and is now going through recruit training at the U. S. Naval Training Station here. Upon completion of this raining, he will either be assigned for duty at sea or some other naval station, or retained for futrher specializen' training at one of the navy's1 many service schools. ' HEADUNERS" ARRIVE IN CHICAGO FOR BIG PREMIERE WEDNESDAY Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Burns, son, Bob, -f Oak Park, Mr. and Mrs. Harry McKinlay and Miss Mary Jane Perry, of Chicago, spent the Decoration weekend at the Burns cottage at Hickory Grange. Bead the Want Bert Lahr, Joe Everglades Lewis and Bert Wheeler arrive in Chicago Monday for the final hurdle-iumping >f ' Headliners of *42," which is to have its metropolitan premiere at the Grand Opera House on Wednesday evening (June 10). The tryout performances were giVen in Grand Rapids, Mich., over the weekend. It should prove to be quite an event, marking the rebirth of two-a-day vaudeville in Chicago, a • form of mixed entertainment that thrived across the land until 19323. There will be no motion pictures, no chorus and no night club tiimmings--real ' vodeille" and nothing else. The prog-ram will be presented much the same as those celebrated shows at the New York Palace. It will be presented in two aets and the many attractions are to be seen in the true vaudeville tradition--acrobats, comedians, a dog act, music and continuous fun. Other than the Mesirs. Lahr, Lewis and Wheeler the bill will inculde Romo Vincent, Har^k Ladd, Frances Faye, Lynn, Royce and Vanya, The Biltmorettes, Francetta Malloy. Pegleg Bates and Paul Sydell and Spotty. Patty Orr, from Hollywood, is to appear with Wheeler along with Ladd and Miss Malloy. Alfred Bloomingdale and Nat Karson are the producers witfi Karson responsible for the staging. David Mordecai, one of the last musical conductors at the New York Palace, will wave the baton. Matinees daily are announced, startirg next Thursday. There will be qn extra midnight performance on Saturdays and a dinner performance at 5:30 on Sundays. Popular prices of 55c to $1.10 will prevail at the matinees and from 55c to $2.20 at night. Graduation exercised ftar St. Mary- St. Patrick school will be held in St. Mary's church, in connection with a High Mass, at 8:30 a. m. on Sunday, June 7. Diplomas will be awarded after the mass by Very Rev. Msgr. Nix. There are twenty-two graduates this year, as follows: JAMES ALTHOFF RICHARD BLAKE ANN BOLGER NANCY CAREY JOAN DURLAND JOHN FLEMING MARION FREUND MARIE JACKSON HOWARD KNOX KATHRYN NYE •TOWN SALES . MERWYN SCHMITf FLOR1AN SCHMIDT BERVICE SMITH EILEEN SMITH PHYLLIS SMITH JACK SMITH GRACE MARY THOMPSON MICHAEL WATSON JOAN WEBER HAROLD WEINGART ROSALIE WILLIAMS Program Friday Evening The annual program of St. Mary- St. Patrick school will be given at the McHenry high school auditorium on Friday, June 5, at 8 p. m. The program will consist of an attractive patriotic number, an operetta, ' Molly Bi Jolly," and, a Variety of drills and dances. Finale--^-A Circus Parade, by the entire cast. The music will be rendered by the school orchestra. All are welcome, -A delightful evening is promised. Sheriff County «l«rk Cirevlt clerk $ 9,876.12 8,789.85 .. 1,996.36 .. 3,086.65 DEFEATS SHAW FOR SUPREME COURT POST X REPUBLICAN CARRIES 11 OF 12 COUNTIES Riley Marengo 1 Marengo 2 Dunham .... Chemung 1 Chemung 2 65 Chemung 3 Alden Hartlattd Seneca Coral ..... Grafton 1 Grafton 8 Dorr 1 Dorr 8 Dorr 8 Dorr 4 Dorr S -- Greenwood Hebron ... RichopaiJ Burton ... McHenry 1 McHenry 8 McHenry 8 McHenry 4 Nunda 1 .... Nunda 2 .... Nunda 8 .... Algonquin Algonquin Algonquin Algonquin Algonquin M, - 4 87,878.88 CARY BANK DEPOSITORS GET SECOND DIVIDEND Arthur C. Lueder, state auditor of public accounts, announced last week that he has authorized the Cary State Bank, Cary, Illinois, to pay a dividend of 10 per cent amounting to $8,77L8i) on waived deposits. Following the banking moratorium of March 1933, the depositors of this bank waived 40 per cent of their deposits, thus enabling the bank to resume business. The total waived amounted to $37,718.89. This is the second payment to the depositors on the amount waived. REDUCED GAS RATS WILL SAVE USERS $297,000 PER YEAR Marriage Licenses Darrell M. Green, Fekin, 111., to MuhpI A. Elfers, Richmond, III. Alvin F. Block, Marengo, 111., to Eleanor M. Guse, Marengo, 111. Harvey K. Palmer, Fort Sill, Okla., to Annie L. Belch, Fort Bragg, N. C. George J. Brown, Crystal Lake, III., to Eunice R. Kesteleyn, Crystal Lake. Approximately 93 000 residential commercial, and stnall industrial gas customers of the Western United Gas and Electric Company will pay $297.- 000.00 less per year for gas under » reduced rate schedule just approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission. Of the $297,000 00 reduction, resi dential customers of the company will benefit to the tune of $238,000.00 in their use of gas for cooking, wate> heating, and space heating, while the balance of the reduction will apply to commercial and small industrial con sumers. The new rates, according to the commission order, are retroactive t< April 1, 1942, and the coiepuny wili start billing customers under the seduced schedules as quickly as possible. Credits which customers are entitled to since April 1st will be applied on future bills as soon as routines can be worked out. The three-hundred thousand dollar rate reduction represents the entire reduction in cost of natural gas charged the Western United Gas and Electric Company by Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, and results from a recent court decision ordering the pipeline company to lower its rates. Harold J. Bacon Is Elected Treasurer of State Bankers Harold J. Bacon, son of Mrs. Nel- !te Bacon of this city, was selected treasurer of the Illinois Bankers as- »ociation at a convention in St. Louis two weeks ago. Mr. Bacon, who was formerly emloyed at the West McHenry state ^>ank for many years, i? now cashier of the Home State bank in Crystal Lake. KSHT SUPREME COURT JUDGE JUDGE WM. J. FULTON Judge William J. Fulton of Sycamore, was elected to the supreme court bench Monday bv a !>etter than 8 to 1 over his Democratic opponent, Judge Elwyn R. Shaw of Free port. With less than 20 precincts 'n the entire sixth district sttil not reported the vote is 35,458 for Fulttn and 11,728 for Shaw. Judge Fulton carried eleven of the twelve countleo The vote by counties follow: FaltfB McHenry. >sg 3161 Kane, 9471 8 k*" 469 19?1 102 437 62S 335 179 146 2709 8087 671 984 Precincts missing include two in Kane, 3 in Lee. 9 in Jo Daviess and 4 in Ogle. McHenry county's is complete "and canvassed. fallen Kendall ... DeKalb Lee .... Carroll Jo Davi Boone ...... Winnebago Stephenson Ogle Whiteside ' 8i«T ~~mr Jndge William J. FulCbn, for ]> years a circuit court jurist, Monday was elevated to the supreme court bench by the voters of the Sixth Supreme Court District. He swept f' ; victory over Judge Elwyn R. Shaw of Freeport, his Democratic opponent. The new Republican high court « justice carried eleven of the twelve counties in the district. He lost only. Stephenson county, the" home county of Judge Shaw. Judge Shaw had served nine years on the high court" bench, being elected back In the early days of the new deal. Judge Fulton swept through Mc«t Henry county like recent ' summer rain storms. He polled an almost , seven to one victory. His total rot« was 3,167 to 469 for Shaw. He carried every precinct in the county. , Although 3.642 voters invaded th* ' polls, six of them spoiled their ballot* ' in marking, those who did vote show* ed an overwhelming desire to eras* Judge Shaw from the records and ad<l a Republican. •? Typical 6. O. P. Ylrtery .^1 It was a typical Republican slide. There was little of ao effort made in McHenry county to get out the vote. There was none of that : usual enthusiasm by workers in ge»> ting out the vote and those who did. vote did so because they like to exeo j cise their right to vote in this fro*(;, country of ours. ^ Had there been any organised e'- 1 fore to get out the GOP vote it is safa to say the percentage of victory would have been ten or twelve to one. G. O. P. leaders were heard to say that It was Impossible to get people to tura . ] out. Many others were heard to say' '; they did not know there was aa election. Others said Monday was a bed day for election. The sad part of it *8 Is that citizens pay so little attentH% to the selection of * man to pn«M» oii the bench of the highest court in our state. J< Rkhmnnd Top* Richmond precinct toppdl th» esw?»» 4 ty with a vote of 2?3 to 12 The 838 total was the Mehest cast in any ©*•«».. '* cinct. AlgonaHn one was next wttH 208 of which 198 wert to Fulton. ^ Marengo one precinct g^ve Jt'rtre Shaw the largest vote with 44. CV» mung three (Chemung proper* Judge Shaw the l«v*'e»t vote with W| j for Fulton and 8 for Shaw. The five Dorr precincts save FV!t">i 444 to 78 for Shaw while three Nundi , precincts gave Fulton 394 to 40 for Shaw. Four precincts in McHe-"#1* gave Fulton 263 to 41 for $h»w. *1"%^ Algonquin precincts including Fox River Grove. Algonquin and mrM-V* of Crystal Lake, cave Fulton S»7 8%'^ for Shaw. The two Harvar-1 nrecinctit gave Fulton 163 to 64 for Shaw. Huntley gave Fnlton l£l and 17 to Shaw. Hebron came thr«i**,i with 144 for Fulton and 19 N Shiw..^ It appears there was some effort made in Richmond. Hebron and Huntley v get out the vote. The susme can bo>v. said in Algonquin one./ \ Notice ~~ ^ A change has been made in -he ; federal law. wnnrint the ture. distribution, storaire. use anl possession of explosives Now necessary for wholesale*®, and purchasers to obtain a license. \ All interested should set a cony of;,Syj the law. In McHenry Just'-e of Peace Albert Krause Is authorised ttt issue licenses.