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MARY'S -- . • ;•• •' Impressive ceremonies ftl Wlillf€* tion with the observance of Forty Hours Devotion were held at St; Mary's church last Sunday evening* Previously,, for forty hours, parish-^ loners had entered the church hourly to kneel devoutly in pfayer. Sunday, evening throngs filled the House of God to conclude the beautiful service^ ""with many children of the school marching in solemn procession. The excellent music was furnished by theadult choir, under the direction of Sister Andreella, with James Lennon, tenor soloist, singing the wPanis- Angelious." * Priests in attendance, at the Sun-, day evening service were MsgT. C. S. Nix, and Rev. William A. O'Rourke,] McHenry; Rev. Frank Miller, Warren J, Rev. Paul Tuchlinsky, Elizabeth, 111-^ against; precinct four was next, Rev. John Tuchlinsky, Aurora; Rev. with 142 in favor and eighteen op- Kilderry, Cary; Msgr. Fredrick Con nor, Aurora; Rev. A. J. Neidert, Johnsburg; Rev. John Daleiden, Spring Grove; Rev. Paul Stimmler, Sparta, Wis.; and Rev. Clarence Thennes, St. Charles. The Forty Hours Devotion is held annually at posed; precinct three had 123 votes !>* In favor and four against; and precinct two had eighty-four votes in favor and fourteen against. It will be remembered that a bond issure of four years ago, which won the favor of tho people, is! St. Mary's church just preceding the 0 responsible for the many® improve-! twentieth Sunday after Pentecost. ments of blacktop roads in this vicin-j ity in the intervening period. While township officials favored additional; improvements, continuation of the j program could not take place without | j added funds. j It is intended that the black-top-1 Ping program will be spread as fair-; tjr as possible throughout the town- j ship. However, it is of course neces- \ aary to select the roads over which 1 the greatest amount of traffic M F MEN IN SERVICE Proposed Changes Among the roads which officials aire contemplating improving are the following: the extension of the improved road from McCullom Lake to Wonder Lake; the road north from Wonder Lake to Barnard's Mill; the road from the bottom of Sherman's ]dH north through Ringwood, continuing north to Justen's corners 5 and cross east to connect with what is known' as North Avenue road which leads from Johnsburg to the Richmond township line. Besides those sizeable stretches of road, there are many short strips j ijna or" jowa England, Scotland and V which may also be included in the; wales together it. hardly bigfer than I guess it's about, time that I Write and thank you for your morale "builder. It is great to receive the home town paper, especially when one is so many miles over the foam. It seems relinquish the distance and brings one closer to home | and familar sur-! roundings. I Mose, I will tell: what I know about! this little Island tailed England. England is a small: country, smaller than North Caro SCENE AT JOHNSBURG HONOR ROLL DEDICATION URGE VETERANS TO APPLY FOR BONDS AT ONCE Expiration Date of Bonus Certificates.; Will Be Jane, 1945 Above is a picture of the wives, children and sweethearts who gather- j ed at the Honor Roll at St. John's j church, Johnsburg, when dedication services were held several weeks ago. Besides those pictured, many parents, relatives and friends were present to witness the impressive ceremony. At the time of the dedication, fifty-five names were on the Honor Roll. The local Legion Post was in charge of the ceremonies, which began at 10:30 on the morning of Oct. 1, and Rev. A. J. Neidert blessed the flag and Honor Rolh servicemen may well be proud of the folks back home. Gathered in front of the structure are Pvt. Lloyd Oeffling, Pfc. and «rs. Fred Hueman and son, Dick, rs. Walter Smith and daughter, Photo by A. Worwick, McHenry Johnsburg ; Janet, Mrs. Louis Cltynichek, Miss Leona Smith, Mrs. Daniel Kennebeck, Mrs. Charles Smith and t son, James, Mrs. Jack Keenan, Betty Lou and Tommy, Mrs. Donald Freund, Mrs. Theodore Pitzen. Mfe. Edward Frett and Rev. A. J. Neidert. contemplated program, especially those which are proving costly in their present maintenance. By the choice of the people at the polls on Tuesday, it can readily be ^aeen that McHenry township will in the years to come be an outstanding community in the matter of good roads. When one recalls road con- Minnesota. England's largest river, the Thames, is not even as big as the Mississippi when it leaves Minnesota. There is no part of England more than 100 miles from the sea. For a little island, England surely has a variety of scenery. At one roaos. "ntn un 7,' 7,;; end of the English channel there is Tcannot be disputje Ittat |realt l» «>«" like that of M.in., The land, nd ^ (he v.»,y ar. like farm „ land. officials are to be congratulated on 4beir -desire to continue an improvement program. of the eastern United States, while the lake country in the north of England and the high lands of Scot- VARIOUS SCHOOL ACTIVITIES KEEP INTEREST AT PEAK Injuries Fatal To Nephew Of Two McHenry Resident® Journalism Class Prints Its First Paper of Season As the school year for both grade Mid high school students swings into the last half of its second month, the various organizations continue to progress as they make plans for the coming weeks. At the high school, the journalism class printed its first paper of the year last Thursday. Co-editors are Charles Martin and Adolphe Wiede- , Mrs. Gertrude Ritter and Mrs. Ben HHler were called to Chicago last weekend by the death of a nephew, Lester Bowen, who died on Saturday. Mr. Bowen, manager of the Jewel butcher shop, died of injuries sustained when the knife which he was using to cut meat slipped and severed an artery. He was alone in the shop at the time and was uqable to get help. The deceased was a grandson of Mrs. Englehart, a former local resident. Funeral services were held on Monday. SERVICE FOLKS REMEMBERED BY THOSE AT HOME Hundred? of Xmas Gifts Mailed On Deadline Monday land are like the White mountains i man; news editors, Roman Bauer and ACCIDENT PROVES FATAJb New Hampshire. 'Dolores Peisert; Sports, Dean Mc- Nick Anderson, 57, well known! In the east, where England bulges, Cracken, George Whiting. Mary Ann Hnntley farmer, was killed on Mon- out toward Holland, the land is al-j Nooman and Jean Marie Thome; art 4KS afternoon at 5:15 o'clock when! most Dutch in appearance, low, flat editor, Theresa Mergen; sales mantravel truck backed over him in and marshy. The great wild moors! ager Henry Nell; copy editors, Shir- ' * of Yorkshire in the north and Devon | ley ®ienapfl and Paul Schmitt; class in the southwest will remind you of | an(* c'u^ reporters, Annamae Vogt the bad lands of Dakota and Mon-1 ant* LaVerne Hobbs; personal re Howe was backing his truck down j tana. an incline and when the brakes failed j fhe British care little about size. to hold Anderson tried tt> block the i i^eir pride is in age and tradition. truck with some wood Ing ^[London has no skyscrapers It is, Migg St€Vens is #dviser of the cla#8. •manner the truck baclked vrer him^1,. on 8Wampy ground. In London | fir,t nnnpr moat interand crushed his head. An inquest t^ere is Westminster Abbey, where NOTICE Due to the regular meeting date of the Johnsborg Community club falling on election night, the meeting will be held one week earlier, on Tuesday evening, Oct. 31. Many political notables will be on hand at this important meeting. own farm yard. Anderson had 'employed Fred Howe of Hampshire haul some gravel in his farm yard. porters, Carolyn Hay and Irene Holt; humor, Henry Nell and Elaine Schaefer; and inquiring reporters, Charlene Mertes and Ronald Wilhelm. continued until Oct. 27. AT CAMP ENDICOTT Their first paper was most inter esting and displayed a talent which should make future editions popular with the student body. F. F. A. Club After A, most successful summer, during wnich many of the local mem- England's kings and greatest men are buried, St. Paul's cathedral with its famous dome, and the Tower of London, which was built almost 1000 years ago. The largest English cities are all ^ers ^f Future Farmers of located in the low lands near the America won prizes in nearby sho^ra, various seacoasts. In the southeast, boys have organized for another | on the Thames, is London, which is year, selecting Ray Horenberger as ; the combined New York, Washing* president. Other officers elected | ton and Chicago not only of Eng- were; Alvin Schaefer, vice-president; j land but of the far flung British Em- Howard Harrison, secretary; George i pire. Greater London's huge popu- Feltx, treasurer; Georpe Miller, re- I lation of 12,000,000 people, is the porter; and Michael Reed, sergeant : size of Greater New York City and • at arms. This club is an organisaall its suburbs with the nearly New j tion of all boys who are enrolled in Jersey ctiies thrown in. the agriculture class. English roads are narrow and Homemaking winding. They are old wagon trails 1 The girls, too, in striving to become of yester years. As I said before, good homemakers in the future, are England takes pride in her natural beginning the year with enthusiasm, beauty. The English would rather Officers of the club are: Joan May, build around any form of beauty president; Joan Durland, vice-presithan think of destroying it; dent; Ann Bolger, secretary and Well, I could go on indefinitely, treasurer; and Joan Weber, executive , „• , . TV u 4 * r committee chairman. Two members : telling you about the beaufy of Eng- clagg wre chogen ^ j land, but the fact still remains when ,y. . . o_v ,.arnn T c - i . j a . i _ j . a c t a s d e l e g a t e s a t E a s t B a y c a m p , I am finished that we have as ^ Bloomington, Bloomington, 111., ; much if not more beauty back m the from gt 22 tQ the 26 Joan May good old U. A. 8 and I would not, d Kathei-e Gerasch represented trade one ounce of good old Mc-. h local cfub and retumod With ef Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Stoller of Henry soil for all of Europe. j some interesting reports. 0ft'est McHenry, spent a few days re- Thanking you again for the paper, Cheer Leaders eently with his parents at their home | remain, None can deny that a football or on Fourth street. At present he is As ever, ! basketball game without cheer leadatationed at Camp Endicott, Davis- SGT. JOHN F. WILSON I ers would lack enthusiasm. This ville. Rhode Island, where he is re- The following was written on the year the girls and boys at M. C. H. S. eeiving special training prior to end of Sgt. Wilson's letter: "This is elected the cheer leaders as there 4fcoing overseas. Robert's home is one 0f the best letters I have. cen- were a gteat number who turned out. in Chicago but he hopes to make it sored. , Those who will lead the cheering *U. L. H. Imboden." <f t?ilt«rhout the coming season are ----- \ Ercell Lock, Loretta Larson, Geral- I guess this is getting a little tire- dine Nirritz and R chard Heuser, some but I'm leaving here the end I these four having received the great- NEWS ABOUT OUR SERVICEMEN Corp. Leonard Nelson is now in a hospital somewhere in New Guinea, according to word received by relatives. He was injured by shrapnel about three months ago and has had three major operations on his foot. He writes that the first month in the hospital he enjoyed very much as the rest was welcome, but he says he is now tired of it and is anxious to rejoin his company. However, he expects to be confined to the hoapital for some time. That McHenry servicemen and women will not be forgotten on Christmas this year was evidenced last :weekend by the great number of packages being sent to our boys and girls overseas. While many local people put their parcels in the mail earlier, there were many who waited until Monday, the deadline, to send off those important gifts to their boys and girls in all parts of the world. To the post office employees, Saturday and Monday were much like the last few days before Christmas, with Tuesday proving to be a great let-down. With each package that was sent there were visions in the mind of the sender of the day the gift would arrive at its destination and the happy smile on the face of that boy or girl receiving it. Surely Christmas is a The Adjusted Compensation acfc (Bonus) was passed, in 1924 and some 300,000 teterarts in. Illinois w^re entitled to bonus certificates which ^nature twenty years from the dat% of issuance. Later on this act was amended, making it possible for the owner to borrow up to one-half of the face value of the certificate., The Adjusted Compensation Payment act passed on January 27, 1936, made it possible for the veteran to convert the certificate into bonus bonds and the man who had borrowed was permitted to take bonus bonds for the balance of his original cer* tificate. This warning applies to these two groups of veterans who may still have the original certificate or the oink slip indicating that there still is a balance due under the original act. The bonds, if applied for before January 1, 1945, will, give the owner 3*7 ner annum interest effective June 15, 1936. It should, therefore, be obvious that in order to get the interest the veteran must apply for the bonus bonds before January 1. 1945. The accumulated interest will be about 27^. I . Deduct Interest If he fails to apply for the bonds I before January 1, 1945, all of the interest will be deducted from the ballance which he has coming and this interest is compounded annually, j which will mean that in some cases | the interest charges alone will have j consumed more than 60 per cent of | the balance due on the original cer- ! tificate. I This virtually means that if the ' veteran fails to apply for the bonus I he will lose the 27 per cent interest j due him and will also have to nay ap- ! proximately 60 per cent on the belance of the certificate as an interest : charge. This will mean that approximately 87 per cent of his credit on the balance due will be lost. The American Legion strongly reecommends that every veteran who has the original bonus certificate andall those who have had to borrow on the original certificate and who have not converted the balance due thegn;' must *io so before January 1, 1945 in order to protect their best interests. The date of 1-1-1945 is used in this warning because the vast majority of the original certificates were issued as of 1-1-1925 and the 20 year period will expire 1-1-1945. The same provision in general applies to certificates issued on a later date. All ALFRED POUSE, JR. I **15_1936 and wiU Many old friends of the Pouse fam- pi™ _______ ily here will be happy to see this u picture of Alfred Pouse, Jr., who Comity M6n lived in McHenry several years ago. j Are O&ilod POT SSTVicO He received his commission as second lieutenant on September 2, 1944, and at that time became a bombardiernavigator in the air force. He was graduated from Vineland New Jersey high school and Gordon Military BOMBARDIER Last week two more yotmg men from this community, James C. Freund, McHenry, and Walter J. Frost, Jr., of Ringwood, were called for service by Board No. 1. Others time for college at Barnesville, Ga. His father, I included m the call from this county which we should all be thankful, for during the last war, was commis- j were Harold C. Grashel. Donald L. there are few for whom the day does sioned a second lieutenant and serv- J Knutson and George V. Durkee. Harnot hold renewed hope and pleasure ed as a flier with the first aero[Vard; Lowell W. Maushak, Ralph A. even in the midst of war. It is the squadron overseas. He was also the! Andrews, William Greenlee, Roy' H. one day of all 365 when, regardless first commander of the McHenry Post j Himoto and Maurice F. Kiefer. Maof age, we are young in spirit, with of the American Legion. Atty. and rengo; Marvin B. Christensen, Rich our hearts full of generosity and Mrs. Pouse, who reside in Vineland, charity towards others. are no doubt very proud of their For many of our boys and girls j son, who is following in his father's this will be the second and even the, footsteps in patriotically serving hia country. William Henry Bigelow of Route 1, McHenry, has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in the quartermaster corps of the army, according to word received by his family." . •. . | Jaihes Geier returned this week' to Camp Claiborne, La., after enjoying a furlough visiting his family here.. ' j third Christmas spent away from loved ones and home. They are at far flung army posts and naval stations, wlRere only rememberances can bring them the warmth and cheer remindful of Christmas joys of past years. McHenry answered the call NOTICE City water will be shut off at 12:30 P. M. Friday, October 20, at which time the standpipe will be drained _ pa-1 and cleaned. Service will be retriotically as they sent their gifts j sumed as quickly as possible. to those in other lands. May each JACK SMITH, one be content in the knowledge that 22-fp .Supt. Waterworks, never was there a Christmas when the little that we do will mean much. mond; Leslie P. Marzahl, Hebron; Leverette D. Vanhoozen, Alden; and Harold J. Levernier, Union. NEW ASSISTANT PASTOR Rev. Eugene Baumhofer of Detroit, Mich., recently ordained, arrives in McHenry today (Thursday) to take over his duties as assistant pastor of St. Mary's parish. Don't miss my showing of beautiful new hats, in plumes, flowers fur. Elizabeth Pich, McHenry. 22-fp 1111 ; it i i • 1> •! •! I >>•<• f I Photo by A. Worwick. McHenry ROBERT EMMET STOLLER Rotert E. Stoller, MB 2-C, West McHenry after his days of service are over. Before enlisting he was employed by the Chicago Board of Education as supervisor of decorators. His family includes his | of' the" week, wife, Irene, and three daughters, Patricia, 11, Carol, 9, and Roberta, 8. NOTICE On And after Oct. 5, my afRet»wUl: _ , , , , , T *e closed every Thursday afternoon ha/ luc^" 1 suPP°se My new address will j est number of votes be in care of the fleet postmaster | again. paper and to tell you of my new ad' I hear that big brother of mine | dress. James Lark in Camp Chaffee,] Ark., has been visiting his family here the past week. I Sgt. and Mrs. Curtis Newman of Greensboro, N. Carolina, returned to camp after spending his furlough visiting his parents, the Gerald Newm a n s . ; •: V J V - K ; ' Walter Dillon, who resided in-the] community east of here before eh- j tering service, has been promoted to the rank of major, according to a1 recent message received by his parents. His father, William C. Dillon, has been critically ill at Condell j Memorial hospital, Liberty ville, the past week. was back in heaven (McHenry) again. and evening. 19-4-fp DR. W. 'KLONTZ. Beautiful news hats in fur, flowers plumes, Eliz§|!||b Pich, Me it is kind of cool up there by now. The temperature down here still runs in the nineties and sometimes even over 100 like a week ago. I sure would enjoy a couple of feet of snow, 22-fp i-CJ&Hk I* thank •. jop jor tbp[.R^H^Naw^Yoek, N» ¥. .Thanks again for the swell job of sending the paper oat. I'm sure every serviceman appreciates it and rs thankful that he receives your swell peper. Yours truly. FLOYD E. FREUND, Transfers of recent weeks include Herb Reihansperger from Fort Lewis,. Wash., to Springfield, Mo.; James G.; Schaefer from Keesler Field, Miss.,! to Fort Meyers, Fla.; Albert Vales j from Camp Breckenridge, Ky., to< Keesler Field, Miss.: Thomas L*. Died-1 r i c h f r o m Camp B o w i e , T e x a s , t o j New York, in care of the postmaster; | and"* Willard H. Zerby from Fort! ijEcksrm, Carolina, to fclw York. ¥ RESIDENCE CHANGES I The Gerald Freund family has moved from the former Merriman house on Elm street to Barrington. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Block and son, Vernon, have moved from the Wright place at Oakhurst to one of the Worts places at Mineral Springs. The other Worts house is flow occupied by the Hall family, who moved from Crescent Road. Births « •••»••»> <••••< Mr. and Mrs. Francis Foley are the parents of a daughter, born on Monday of this week at St. Joseph's hospital, Elgin. J Mr. and Mrs. Edward Justen of Court street are the parents of a son, born last Thursday at ' St. Therese hospital, Waukegan. Beautiful baby gifts, popularly priced. The Toddler Shop, Green and Elm Sts., McHenry. A special showing on Friday and Saturday of matrons' hats with large head sin. Elisabeth Pich, McHenry. 22-fp SOLDIERS AND SAILORS FUND I hereby contribute to tile McHenry Plaindealer's Soldiers and Sailors Fund to help pay the expense of sending this' newsipaper to men- and women in all branches of the armed forces of the U. S., no matter where they may be located. Please enter my contribution as follows: ( ) Monthly or part payment 1.00 ( ) 1 Subscription 2-50 '( ) 2 Subscriptions "Vv6.00 ) 3 Subscriptions ".'•'y' 7.50 ) 4 Subscriptions < ( Please acknowledge receipt. Name «» Street or Rural Route Postoffice ............uL It is understood that this money is to be used entirely as a contribution toward the cost and expense of sending the McHenrv Plaindealer to men and women from the McHenry community in the U. over the world. S. military service all • H I M I 1 1 I I MtM t I I M I l > I H M 1 I I I I M H 1 H I H >> « I i M V •v ;• > * \