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•' V v: »*&•: • ,v - A: ^r^rrr; ^ - - " i ' - T. • • f : . • ' • . } • Volume 68 L •:>".•• y. * ... •' 'A HE Wi • 'V.\V ' „ iy&, • :.'jj McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1943 • . JBL" • •v.",. ••; ' " » " LAST RITES FOR SEVERAL HELD . IN HOLY WEEK EAR TRAGEDY COMES TO McHENRY ON THIS I HOLY THURSDAY NOON '"*if- . ' / "%r ..-v • ,j*P -?V 0 F SPRING GROVE PASS families world is our cornmi b sadness to Several' deaths in this last week brought local at a time when the whole recalling the sadness of that Holy Week many hundreds of years Mrs. Elizabeth Rauen, 62, of Spring Grove, passed away at St. Joseph's hospital, Elgin, on Sunday, April 18, 1943. She is survived by her husband, John; three sisters, Mrs. Math Rauen, Mrs. Louis Bishop and Miss Emma Freund, all of McHenry, and two brothers, Fred, of Johnsburg and Louis, of Spring Grove. The body rested at the late home until funeral services were held from St. Peter's church at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. Burial was in the church cemetery. John Kattner A long period of ill health ended the first of the week for John Kattner of Spring Grove, who died at his home. He is survived by his wife, the former Barbara Eteen, six children, Regina of Proph'etstown, 111., Christiana Kattner, Mrs. Art Rauen, Stanley, George and Wencelaus, all of Chicago. The body rested at the home until Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock when services were held from St. Peter's fhsrch, Spring Grove. Interment was in the church cemetery. Alice McGrath Fitzgerald Friends offer sympathy to Mrs. Ethel Munson and Miss Eileen Fitzeerald of this city for the loss of their mother, Mrs. Alice Frances McGrath Fitzgerald, who died at her home in Chicago last Saturday, April 17. Survivors include her husband, Michael; two sons, Sgt. Wilfred of the U. S. army and James; and seven daughters, Mrs. Margaret Wegener, Alice Fitzgerald, Mildred Fitzgerald, Mrs. Ethel Munson, Mrs. Gertrude Casey, Eileen Fitzgerald and Mrs. Helen Spillard. Also left to mourn are a sister, Mrs. J. D. Casey, and • brother, Michael McGrath, both of Rockford. Last rites were held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from the late residence at 8050 South May street, Chiago, to St. Sabina's church. Burial took place in St. Mary's cemetery, De- The tragedy associated with Holf Week cast its shadow on an otherwise peaceful city this Holy Thursday. A kind fate, however, stepped in to make a happy ending out of what, except for mere chance, would have sadly. About noOn today, Dick Collins, gj and his sister, Joan, 4, children of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Collins, started tax Center Town to do some shopping for their mother. In child fashion, the two stopped to play on the bank of the creek, near the bridge. During their play, Joan fell into the water and her brother wife unable t* rescue her. Becoming frightened, he ran to get his father, who was at work as martager of the local A. & P. store. When' Mr. Collins arrived at the scene of the accident, he found his young dauglt< ter floating, face up, beneath the bridge. Only by wading in water up to his chin was he able to rescue her. She was taken to her home on John street, where she was revived arid given medical aid. It is hoped that she will soon recover front her harrowing v , I - -V : . '• -• -•v• •.*--• , § S}fjf m M'HEHRY SENDS f FOUR MORE IN APRIL QUOTA ELEVEN DEPART COUNTY c- FROM .. Another group of McH&i* eleven in all, have been inducted into service from Selective Service Board 1, having recently passed their final physical examination in Chicago. where it was formerly possible to publish the names of these young men before they were sent to an induction center, the ruling has been changed recently. Now only the names of draftees who have passed their final physical examinations are re- 0; Of the eleven men leaving in th« April quota, four are from McHenry AH will serve with the army. This is the second release of names from Board 1 in April. ./ * Draftees * v^ORBES R. KOEHLER, Woodstock, WILBERT E. ERBER^ Crystal L. KOLTZ, Harvard, DOUGLAS WOODRUFF, Marengo •rtny. DONALD P. HETTERMANN, McHenry, army. ERWIN L. MOLTHEN, JR., Harvard, army. GEORGE M. FREUND, McHenry, vt>ONALD SCHAEFER,-McHenry, WALTER H. NICKELS, McHenry, "BANK J. Di*3IAR0, Marengo army. ERWIN EVENSON, Harvard, army. UNEXPECTED CONTEST W, STAGED IN APRIL 20 $ ELECTION,, WARD TWO Although no contests were schedaled In any of the three wards in McHenry for the election of aldermen last Tuesday, April 20, there were write-ins in all wards, in one in particular, the second ward, final result# showed that a spirited contest had in progress throughout the day. In ward one, Alfred Tonyan reforty votes and the name of Paul Gerasch was written in on four ballots. In ward two Edward J. Buss, who was seeking re-election, received 122 votes and his opponent, M. L. Schoenholtz, had his name written in on 71 ballots. Twelve other ballots were cast, but were found to be spoiled when the judges did their final counting. In the third ward, Fred Ferwerda won re-election by receiving 104 votes. Robert Rossman received 6 votes by write-in method. Both Ferwerda and Buss have been aldermen for several years. Tonyan is replacing the late John the PUBLIC TO WITNESS "BROTHER GOOSE" ON EVENING OF MAY 7 After many weeks of preparation, the senior class play is entering its final stages of rehearsal, and froi all reports "Brother Goose" should be received favorably by all who attend. The cast includes the following eleven seniors, eight girls and throe boys: Glenn Peterson, Joan Reihansperger, Robert Wetle, Anna Guzzardo, Jessie Lindsay, Patricia Cristy, Nadine Schaefer, Grace Kuntz, Betty Mc- Kean, Esther Smith and Bill Bolger. This is a'three-act comedy and, like most class plays, -will probably play to a packed auditorium. Tickets are now on sale for thirty-five cents, tax included, and they may be reserved at the high school office at 12:30 p. m., Thursday afternoon. May 6. Buy your ticket at once and show these seniors your interest in their undertakings. RESIDENCE CHANGES The Arthur Meyers family has moved from the Sloan*ifc»WMir W»"Ha ' avenue to Harvard. The James Raycraft family h moved from the Troyke place on the Wodstock road to the Kelter esta n the Crystal Lake road. Lake, array, HAROLD Mrs. Nell" Jensen,'^yeers widow of the late H. M. .Jensen, Woodstock, died at her home in that city last Friday, April 16, following a stroke suffered earlier in the week. Mrs. Jensen was a sister of Robert Frisby of McHenry. • Frank Peet Frank Peet of Richmond, of the village board there since 1919, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Viletta, Pickering, in that city, Monday, April 19. He is survived by his widow, Bertha Reed Peet, two daughters, Mrs. Cora Landry and Mrs. Pickering, both of Richmond, and three brothers, Charles and Edward, both of Ringwood, and Arthur of Greenwood. Final rites are being held today (Thursday) at 2 o'clock at the Ehprn funeral home. T7THERE probably won't be one among us who hasn't much to pray for this Easter. There'll be a prayer in the heart of every man in battle; in fox-holes on land; on stormy, mine-laden seas, in the traffic lanes of the air. The only church for these boys during the war is the great outdoors and their only Easter message will be in the calm and steady voice of a chaplain. Our boys will be praying this Easter for fulfillment of their faith that "right makes might." They will third at 10:30. The 8:30 be praying, too, that they may soon be back in the folds of their families and that next Easter may find them attending services with those they love in churches beck home. And we who make up their ories of home--the mothers and fathers, grayed with years; the wives who've bravely smiled each "goodbye"; the children for whose future security and freedom they fight--Oh yes, we have much to pray for this s will be sung by the Girls' choir and the 10:30 mass by the adult choir. ,{Receding the High Mass at 10:30, the "Vidi Aquam," by Singenberger, will be sung, followed by the selected Missa Liturgica," by Rev. H. Gruender, S. J. At the offertory, their cation. to the Disciples of the resurrection of their Lord, following those dark harrowing days of fear, in which the light of their great purpose seemed to fall. A brilliant glow now replaced drab darkness. The Spirit of the Christ, yhich no man could stifle, gave life and wings to. their message of "The Way." Another year has rolled around and spring-thoughts fill the air. Amidst the winter scenes its promise of hope comes this year in a world at war, but the latter fact can never darken the hope revealed on the Easter morn nineteen centuries ago. On Maundy Thursday, April 22, at 8:00 p. m., there will be a Candlelight Communion Service. This will be a service of consecration and dediselection will be "Regina Coeli," by Witt, and at the recessional the voices of the choir will be raised in the beautiful 'O Glorious Easter Vision," by H. Tappert. Msgr. C. S. Nix and Rev Easter too. Surely these are prayers; Barrows will officiate at the masses, the which will echo His glory of words, our already shall not have heard, for they must He who taught "! ur pra; fallen the earth'T His the lives of those bettle--All these in vain. With courage and conviction let us go to church for Easter The will and work put forth to win, St, Patrick's At St. Patrick's church there was a high mass at 7:30 a. m.. this Holy Thursday morning, with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament throughout the day. There will be evening devotions at 7:30 p._m., this (Thursday) evening. On Friday morning there will be the eighth invited to t The first Easter Sunday service will be the Sunrise service at 6:30 a. m. This beautiful and inspiring service will be led by the high school Youth Fellowship. They will be assisted by grade girls. The public is this service. The Sunrise breakfast, following the Sunrise service, will be for all high school Fellowshippers and those who have assisted in the service.. At the Church school hour, 10:00 a. m., there will be a special story and Easter music. The Christian year culminates in our prayers, are what our l mass of the Presanctified and at 7:30 the morning worship period at 11:00 MARCH SETS RECORD Temperatures 3.8 degrees beftiW normal average of 37 made March the coldest in eleven years arid the first eight days of the month were the cdldest jn midstate in sixty-three years, U. S. Weather Bureau Meteorologist E. W. Holcomb reported this week. MARCH MILK PRICES All producers under the Chicago federal milk marketing order will receive a uniform blended price of $2.95 p?r hundredweight of milk of 3.5 percent test, 70-mile zone, for all of their deliveries, March 1-31, 1943. A. W. Colebank, market administrator, an- Kr. and Mrs. Joseph ^Soritpil of Johnsbiir? are the parents of a daughter, born at the Woodstock hospital Friday, April 16. A seven pound, eleven ounce boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold • Vycital at the Woodstock hospital 5'early Tuesday morning. He has been named Harold Donald, Jr. the parents, a brother and a welcome the little fellow, i Dr. and Mrs. Robert Bestoso of Newport, R. I., announce the birth of their second child,-a daughter, born on Thursday, April 15, at the Newport hospital. Mrs. Biestoso was the former Miss Kathleen Justen of McHenry. Mrs. William Justen is leaving Friday of this week to make the acquaintance ; I of her new granddaughter. j S. I. H. Earl Waish, whom we have | suspected at times during the past eight years of hearing too much, will ! probably be wishing that particular' j sense was not so keen. For on Tues-; day, April 20, Mr. and Mrs. Walsh; fighting boys want little for us to do! During the past of us. It lived another Lenten season, is so in the evening, Stations of the Cross, i Venerations of the Cross and a sermon by Rev. Paul Roche, M. S. C. On Hlio ly Saturday, besides the a. m. Music, with its qualities for bringing peace and hope, will be a part of the service. The Prelude will be "Ave Marie," by Schubert, Mrs. C. W. Goodell at the piano and Gordon Scholle, violin. The choirs will sing I brought in two anthems, "Mightiest King of i tons of scrap SCRAP DRIVE The scrap drive on April 14 was 100 per cent successful, according to all reports. Twelve boys from the high school, working with five trucks, ten and fifteen in McHleennrryy aamnd the Kings," by Shawker, and "Christ Is ' same amount in the Jojhhnnss!b urg Risen," by Nolte. The bffertory solo i Mayor Overton has- nothing but the will be sung by Miss Bettv McKean. j highest praise for the boys' work. It through a season of d Several days this past we£k, known fessions will be heard between 2 as Holy or Passion week, were devoted i o'clock and 5 in the afternoon nd to special devotions, : between 7 and 9 in the evening, with Today, Holy Thursday,^ observed Rev. Roche assisting in hearing in commemoration of the last supper' fessions. c- Christ and in Catholic churches the On Easter Sunday, the High Mass ! A sermon of encouragement and hope, l is thought that practically everything Besides Blessed Sacrament exposed through- will be sung at 7:30 a. m. by the titled "A New Authority," has been Mn the scrap line in the city is now in sister ou* ^or Pu^° adoration. At church choir. Preceding the mass,1 prepared to strengthen all for greater the scrap heap. j the Gloria of the high mass, bells "The Palms" will be sung by a mixed ; service in the building of God's were rung and organs stopped, to re- quartette. The mass scheduled for the occasion will be J. Concone's Mass in Eb. At the offertory the choir will render the "Haec Dies," by Wiegand, and at will be main silent until Holy Saturday, thus denoting grief. Following the Mass the altars wpre stripped of all linens and decorations, representing the similar humility which the Lord endured to atone for our sins. On Good Friday, which commemorates the crucifixion, the Mass of the Presanctified is read, because on the previous day the Sacred Heart was consecrated. From 12 until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the heads of the faithful will be bowed in prayer in memory of the agony Christ endured on the cross. Kingdom. Infants presented will be baptised at this service. Rev. H. J. Miller will officiate at the services. The McHenry chapter, O. E. S., has Benediction their selections jbeen invited to attend worship service "O Salutaris," by J. Lewis • on Easter Sunday morning. nounces. This is the same as the February [ became the parents of a daughter,! „ . _ , _, . blended price and is 62c per hundred-1 bom at the Woodstock hospital. A|. .°y. * - n „ . c , weight more than the blended pric few lu?ty cries from his young daugh-; and abstinence m many churches. On^Hoiy Saturday special services, which producers received for March, ter will no doubt make our co-worker! T*"8 18 ^eryed until noon, when Lent mclud.ng the start,ng^of the Easter 1942, deliveries. regret his famous S. I. H. headline. CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING Brown and "Tantum Ergo," by Mon-1 Zion Evangelical Lutheran tani. As the throngs of worshippers The sermon on Good Friday night leave the church, the voices of the' at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran choir will sing the inspiring "Christ i church will be "Crown of Thorns." the Lord Is Risen Today," by Mon- Rev. R. T. Eissfeldt will officiate at tani. the service, which begins at 7 p. m. St. John's O" Easter Sunday morning, services At St. John's Catholic church, "wi11 be held at 9 a- m-> with distribu- Johnsburg, the Mass on Good. Friday |tion of Communion. The Girls' choir will be at 8 o'clock and there will be i furnish the music at the Easter day of strict: Stations of the Cross in the evening. | servjce. Ringwood Methodist Special services will be held ah During the Mass in Catholic Fire, begins about 6:30 a. m., with Mass following. Confessions on Saturday »will begin at 2 in the afternoon and at 7:30 in the evening. Preceding the High Mass at 10 LEGION CARNIVAL Although hopes were rather slim last summer concerning the prospects of another Legion carnival over the July 4 holidays this year, it has been definitely decided to have one. Few details are available but one thing is sure and that is that there will be another que*n selected to serve for the 1943-44 season. Last year Miss Dorothy Heilman was elected to reign for one year. SPRING GROVE SOLDIER j is over i churches the Paschal candle will be 11 blessed and at the Gloria of the Mass ] the organs will once again resound | throughout the churches, expressing | joy as Easter approaches. This is one i o'clock on Easter morning, the "Vidi of the most important days of the Christian world, a joyous time of celebration. Christ is risen! His resurrection is the pledge to the world th^at holds the promise of salvation. St. Mary's On Holy Thursday at St. Mary's Aquam" will be sung by the adult choir. The Proper of the Mass is by Tozer and the Mass selected is the "St. Louis" Mass by Zangel. At the offertory their offering will be "Terra Tremuit," and the singing of "Regina Coeli," by Singenberger will follow Easter morning at the Ringwood Methodist church. The regular Sua» day school serviette will not be held for this one day. On Easter Sunday evening there will be a cantata sung by the church choir and a talk by Rev. Dickson. NOTICE Catholic church High Mass and Pro-!At Mfss «t 8 o'clock the ehilcesston were held at 8 a. m. Holy : Hour in the evening will begin at 7:45 ! p. m. On Good Friday the Mass of the ! Presanctified will be read at 8 a. m. and Stations of the Cm«« will form ' the evening services at 7:45 p. m. On Holy Saturday, services will begin at |7 a. m., with the Blessing of. the fire, | the Blessing of the Easter candle and | and Easter water and the reading of j the Prophecies. High Mass will be sung at 8 a. m. dren's choir will sing hymns. St. Peter's 1 On Uiis Holy (Ttiursday| evening at St. Peter's Catholic church in Spring Grove, there will be a Holy Hour. Ceremonies on Good Friday will begin at 8:30, when the Mass of the Presanctified will be read, with Veneration of the Cross in the evening. Services begin at 8 o'clock Friday evening. On Holy Saturday morning, High The St. Mary's Girls choir will pro-1 Mass, with ceremonials preceding the On Sunday, April 11, 1943, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams of near Ringwood obsarrad their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Seventy-five friends and (Photo kr Worwiak) relatives were entertained at open house at their home that day. The Mvple has lived their entire married life in this community. vide the singing at all of the morning services during Holy Week and the adult choir will sing for the evening services. On Easter Sunday morning there will be throe mass re, the first at 7 o'clock, the sacond at 8:30 and the V mass, will be held. Confessions will be heard Saturday afteraon and evening. Masses on Easter Sunday will be at 8 and ID a. m. Coaauitjr MethadHet Cfcwcfc like the announcement of a great Peace ending the war CUM the news On Good Friday, between the hours of 12 and 3 o'clock in the afternoon, tdl Stores ,ii| McHenry will • - - . NOTICE Baftroom at Johnsburg, long one of the most popular dance halls in this vicinity, will open for the summer season next Saturday night, April 24. Throughout the summer there will be dancing there every Saturday night. Barbara Horick and her orchestra will furnish the musk. Staff Sgt. Gordon Knox and his wife, the former Miss Florence,. Persson of Woodstock, called at our office last Friday /to thank us for sending the paper to them at Camp Polk, La. They returned to the southern post Saturday. Order your eoiorsd Easter at the Farm era MBL fb» (Photo by Worwiek) LT. ARNOLD N. MAY We are sure that not only McHenry residents but also those of the Spring Grove area will be interested in this picture of First Lieutenant Arnold N. May, son of the Frank Mays of Spring Grove. Lt. May has been ia service about a year and is with the oBftesar wit -at Ur ;|v v?5"V,' *3 Hi /• '* •. ^ vs . Vs-!