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They will be twenty-flve cents tor students, and fifty cents for •dolts. Ralph Pierce, star of the April 1 show and one of the most popular magicians in the country, has several fine acts prepared for his .McHenry appearance, including one in which a young lady will be beheaded. Since a pecsou can be beheaded only once, no rehearsal Is scheduled and the public will see the brave young girl lose her head for the first and final time. He wfll also produce ten Easter bunnies, five at the matinee and five during the evening show. According to Magician Pelrce, it has taken him three years to develop the beheading mystery at a coat of over $1,000. In his short but successful career he has appeared at the New York World's Fair and also before President of the United States with his entertaining show. Taught In India He became the master of the art of hypnotism while living with his parents, who were missionaries in Bombay, India, and was taught by and Indian fakir, who saw in the jwuth great promises in- the occult sciences. """During"the last war Mr. Plerco was attached to a submarine division and did magic while his "sub" lay submerged in the ocean. Thu he not only did magic on the land and in the air like so many other G. I's. but like the well known fountain pen, "worked under %ater." Tfcoee who have seen the Pierce •how predict that should his show come your way and you get to meet him you will be iure to like both the master and his acts. p> TAX BILL FOR COUNTY RAISED $550,238 IN '48 McHenry county taxpayers will be asked to pay tales totaling $2,911,941.£2 in accordance with figures released this week by County Clerk Raymond D. Woods, whose office has lost completed extension of 1948 taxes. The bill is $550,238.66 higher than in 1M7, an Increase of 3SJ per cent. The total bill for that year was $2,- 361,702.96. Increased taxes for roads and schools accounts for the higher figure, Bald Clerk Woods, who stated that 71 per cent of the total tax bill will go toward schools. There is also a general increasfe for roads. Following sire the expenditures for the various items: County $177,091.49 Town 119,617.97 Road, bridge 307,716.49 Corporations 185,281.83 |>. Districts 17,297.09 High Schools 780,925.47 Fire Districts 33,770.01 Elementary School ........ 118,944.04 Dogs 1,326.00 The total tax bill for lands and lots, other corporations and railroads is shown in these figures: Lands, lots, P. P $272,644.00 Other Corporations 66,358.73 Railroads 118,910.45 of taxes warn com- Mrs" Wagner said she heard YOUTH FOUND IN POSTOmCE PUT UNDER $1,000 BOND A youth from the Spring Grove area, Robert Sledsehlag, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sledsehlag, was arrested last Saturday morning in the Spring Grove poftoffice about 6 o'clock and charged with attempted burglary. He was placed in the McHenry county jail under $1,000 bond. The young man, who was arrested on complaint of Bertha M. Esh, Spring Grove postmistress, and was arraigned before Charles F. Hayes of Woodstock, justice of the peace, Saturday morning and his case continued. Ike Britz, a mail carrier, found Sledsehlag inside the postoffice when he arrived for work. The office is on the first floor of a two-story residential building, the apartment of Mrs. A. J. Wagner being on the second floor. According to information given Sheriff Fred C. Bau and Chief Deputy Lyle Hutchinson by Britz, the youth said he wanted to get out and go home. He had been sleeping on a pile of bags after gaining entrance to the building be removing a screen from one of the windows. Sledsehlag claims he was intoxicated and merely entered the building to go to sleep. He maintained he had no intention of stealing anything. MRS. ELIZABETH WICKE OF FAIR OAKS VICTIM OF HIGHWAY ACCIDENT Mustang, Former Mayor Of DesPlaines, Rests In Palatine Hospital Extension of taxes was com' pleted in record time this year, nineteen and ene-half days, a week ahead of last year. The books were turned over to County Treasurer Henry A. Nulle last Thursday. Algonquin township ranks highest in taxes to he collected with Dorr township second and McHenry third. 'The general tax increase is not alarming because I feel that people in general, when they know that much of it is for better education for the youth of our county, will understand," the clerk pointed out. Here are the amounts to be collected from the taxpayers in the various townships: somebody prowling downstairs about 4 o'clock but was unable to notify police because the only telephone was on the first floor. Mrs. Esh told authorities that there were stamps in the postoffice but all cash is removed each night. She notified postal authorities, however, and an inspector from Rockfqrd investigated. JOHNSBURO AREA VOTES IN FAVOR OF NSW SCHOOL A very important election took place in Johnsburg last week and although it drew a large vote from Riley $59,824.75 j that area there were few outside Marengo .160,077.82 of the community who were aware r 62,656.85 ! that the decision as to whether a 248,089.75 | new district grade school (District 75,999.15 No. 12) would be approved was Another highway accident was responsible for taking the life of an elderly resident of McHenry last Thursday. Mrs. Elisabeth Wicke, 75, of Fair Oaks subdivision, southeast of the city, was killed and her husband, William, was seriously injured when a car approached from the rear, struck their auto and pushed it into the ditch, where It turned over several times. The accident occurred on Rt. 12, near Dundee road, near Arlington Heights. Mr. and Mrs. Wicke had left their McHenry home early in the morning to visit friends and ahop: in DesPlaines, their former home. Mr. Wicke stated that through his rear view mirror he saw! a car approaching at high speed. A few moments later, as he looked again, the auto was almost upon him, and in a matter of seconds the Wicke car had been hit, had turned over in the ditch and both occupants were pinned inside. It was neceisary for passersby to get a crowbar to pry the front door open and extricate Mr. Wicke It was Impossible for them to get his wife out of the car until it had been righted. 8he had died during the time taken to get her from the auto. Mr. Wicke, who suffered severe head injuries, was taken to the Palatine hospital. The youthful driver of the Dunham Chemung . Alden Hartland , Seneca Coral ...... Grafton ..„ Dorr Greenwood Hebron .... Richmond. Burton McHenry Algonquin 87,802.96 67,722.43 76,905.46 147,030.70 r~~ 432,815.31 MJ54.46 being made. There were 280 votes cast for the $212,000 bond issue, which carried by a large margin. There were several propositions on the ballot. On the Question of whether or not to build, 166 cast with the county clerk and treasurer and received supplies and instructions for making assessments for 1949. ' ...119,072.05 | a "yes" vote and 98 "no." On the ^..128,704.51 j proposition to issue school bonds, ................. $4,550.77 j there were 163 in favor and nlne- 382,006.04 ! ty-nlne against. 451,012.46 j There are three board members On Wednesday of this week the | of District 12, Joseph G. Huevarious township assessors met j mann, president; Eddie Hettermann and Peter F. Freund. Immediately following the election, the board appointed a building committee to assist in the task of making plans for the new structure. Men appointed to that committee included Leo Freund, Fred J. Smith, Martin Weber and Joe S. Smith. It is hoped to begin construction of the new school within about six weeks. It will be built on the Thelen property in the center of Johnsburg. It will he remembered that the old school burned about three years ago and since that time temporary quarters have needed to be used to house the students. ARTHUR NJAA GtTEST OF KIWANIS OLUB ON MONDAY NIGHT _ _ 35,700 UNCOMPENSATED WORKERS ASSIST IN SELECTIVE SERVICE In order to correct wrong impressions relative to the Selective Service 8ystem at the present time. Major General Lewis B. Herahey, director of Selective Service, this week advised us that the uncompensated (personnel of the Selective Service System numbers 35,700. He further stated that the uncompensated personnel of the Selective Service 8ystem was responsible for a large share of credit for the present numerical strength of the armed forces. ' There are presently 4,810 fulltime paid employees in the System, with a total of 3.022 local board offices where 3,667 local boards are located. General Hershey stated that •"while the work burden resting upon the shoulders of these 35,- 7M voluntary unpaid workers, including local board members, is not so heavy as it was when the armed forces were calling upon Selective Service for large numbers of men. It is erroneous to conclude that these unpaid workers have nothing to do, and the contribution they have made and •re still making to national security cannot be exaggerated." Among the present duties of local boards, he said, are lncluded: 1. Registration of all men, with • very few exceptions, within five days of their eighteenth birthday anniversary. (Approximately 100,- •00 become eighteen years of age each month.) Mailing of questionalres. 3. Completion of classification ft all registrants. 4. Review of the cases of all registrants-whose status may have changed since they were originally classified. 5. "Keeping track" of the current status of reservist-registrants that the armed forces may prevent violations of provisions of act concerning reserve obliof men after their discharge. Members of the Wonder Lake Area Kiwanis Club had as their guest speaker on Monday evening, Arthur Njaa of the Crystal Lake high schotfl faculty. Mr. Njaa, along with 126 other Americans, was an exchange teacher in England last year. He was located at Portsmouth, England, a town about one-quarter destroyed during the last World War. His experiences included a trio to Parliament, a talk with the English queen, Anthony &den and American Ambassador Douglas. Hie also had holiday trips to Norway, France and over England. Present at the meeting was K. W. Cooper of the Marengo Kiwanis Club and a delegation of Kiwanis from Marengo. Mr. Cooper presented to Floyd Covalt, Jr., a traveling gavel. This is a symbol of friendship between the clubs of the Illinois-Iowa district, being passed on from club to club, in turn. It is also a get-together movement for members of the clubs in the distriot. MOBILE X-RAY UNIT TO VISIT COUNTY IN MAY The Mobile X-Ray Unit from the State Department of Health will visit McHenry county from May S to 20 inclusive for a chest X-Ray survey throughout the county. The unit will visit each city and the date it will come to McHenry will appear in next week's issue of the Plaindealer. The McHenry County Tuberculosis Association is co-operating with the state department in bringing this )>ublic service to the local area. Details will be handled - --- , by Miss Mabel Hobbs, county The Wonder Lake Club will < health nurse. present this gavel "* to the Mt. Morris club within two weeks, when President Covalt, with a delegation of Kiwanians, will visit the Mt. Morris Club. Five new members were. inducted by K. B. Richards at this meeting. They were Vette Kell, Robert Doerrffeld, George West C. A. Palmer and Marius Hansen The chest X-Ravs, as In the past when the Unit has visited the county, will be free of charge, with . confidential reports being sent to the local physician. All adults are urged to take advantage of this service, as well as students who at any time in the past have had a positive tuberculin test. second car, whose name was not divulged, denied seeing the auto a|kead. He is being held by police authorities. Came Here If ltt* Mr. and Mrs. wicke were Mnong the first residents of Fair ffeks subdivision, coming here about twenty years ago. They spent only the summers here •Mil a year ago, when they sold their DesPlaines home and decided to live here permanently. Mrs. Wicke had been in poor health for more than a year. Mr. Wicke Is a retired North Western Railroad employee .and former president of the DesPlaines Board of Trustees. He was also mayor of DesPlaines for about eight years. The Wickes had only one son, Slmer, who died very unexpectedly in Detroit in 1939, just a few days after visiting his parents at their summer home here over the July 4 holiday weekend. v The body of Mrs. Wickes rested at the funeral home in DesPlaines until Monday atfernoon at 2 o'clock, when last rites were conducted from Christ Evangelical church, with interment in Ridgewood cemetery. Mr. Wicke, who is improving nicely, was able to attend the rites and then was returned to the Palatine hospital for further treatment. TWO McHENRY GIRLS WIN CONTEST HONORS Ferol Martin, daughte$ of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Martin of West McHenry, and Mary Ann Wiedrich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wiedrich of Ring wood, brought home honors for their school in their respective classes at the District I music content for soloists and ensembles in Elgin last Saturday. Twenty-six schools of all sizes were represented, with 800 stu BURGLARY LEADS TO HUNT FOR a F. PABST Authorities were investigating the mystery of the disappearance of a resident of Plstakee Bay this past we^jc after they had unex pectedly learned that H. F. Pabst had been missing for some time. Police officers were called to the Phelan subdivision at the Bay last Thursday to investigate a burglary after the owner of another home in that area noticed a door standing ajar at the residents taking part in 460 events.' ^enc® formerly occupied by Mr. It was the largest number of | P*^et, 51. Believing that the home entries ever recorded, a trend:have been burglarized, the evident throughout the state this '• neighbor notified the sheriff's year. For this reason standards ! office, whereupop Sheriff Fred C. were at a new high in order j au- c^ie' DePu*y Lyle Hutchinthat the state finals be open to:9011 and Harold Fox investigated. WILLIAM WHlTUNGt f SERVICES AT ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH William Whiting, 72 years old, a native of this community, died at 6 o'clock last Saturday evening, March 76, at Victory Memorial hospital, Waukegan, where he had been confined for several days. He had been ill for iwo weeks prior to his death. Mr. Whiting was born on July 29, 1876, a son of Delbert and Ellen Whiting. He hud always resided in this area and for many years had farmed on the Whiting place located on the Ringwood blacktop road, three miles north of Rt. 120. Mr. Whiting was married to Miss Ella Welch, who died about forty years ago. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Edith Hayes, who made her home with him, Mrs. Marion Justen of Chowchilla, Calif., and Mrs. Eleanor Dunn" of Lake Geneva; six brothers, Edwin of Ringwood, Louis of Chadron, Nebr., Clarence of Elgin, Harold of Chicago, Raymond of Lake Geneva and Earl of Ringwood. The body rested at the Peter M. Justen funeral home until Tuesday, where a host of friends and relatives called to pay respects. Funeral services were held at 9:30 o'clock that morning from St. Patrick's church, with burial in the church cemetery. STUDENTS SEEK $105,000 FOR INJURIES IN AUTO ACCIDENT Damages amountng to $105,000 for injuries sustained in an auto crash near Elgin on the night of March 11 were asked last week by three 17-year-old students at St. Edward high school in Elgin and James "F. Sommers, 19, driver of the car in which they were riding, In addition to the above, Albert H. Sommers. father of James and owner of the wrecked auto he was driving, asks $1,275 damages. Defendants are Atty. David R. Joslyn, George B. Huffman and H. Z. Benton, partners In th$ Northern Illinois Broadcasting Co., owners of the other automobile Involved and Gerald Higgins, IS, of Harvard, radio engineer at WILA, who was driving the car. The students seeking the $105,- 000 are William Griffin, seeking $75,000, Joseph Fillmore, seeking $15,000, James Rlckert, $5,000 and young Sommers, $10,000, Besides Higgins, two W1L\ radio announcers, Thomas King, 23, tnd Jack Randolph, 27, of Woodstock were critically injured. The students were all injured but less serious.ly. The accident occurred juot off Rt. 20, five miles west of Elgin when the station wagon in which SERVES IN KENTUCKY TOWNSHIP ELECTION 0XAHNL5 only a limited number. Miss Martin was one of five trombone players in Class C awarded first for her rendition of Lilly Polka." She is a senior, They found the Pabst home had been boarded up for some time but an entrance had been forced and the place ransacked. It was during their investiga Guests of the meeting in addi tion to Mr. Njaa and Mr. Cooper WONDER LAKE MEN were Wm. J. Behringer, Charles Stewart, Lawrence Becker, Leroy Finn, Fred Volstorff, Charles Dolittle and Ernest Robb, all of Marengo. 9 One out of eight men were rejected by the armed forces tor •svopsychiatric reasons. •< l 1 11 M 11 >••114 M H I 111 AMONG THE SICK • 11 M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 11 n 11 SEEK INJUNCTION AGAINST THREE Glen Draper was a surgical patient at the Woodstock hospital last week. Mary Ann Karls of Johnsburg is once again a patient at the Waukegan 'Sanitorlum. W a l t e r M a l e c k l u n d e r w e n t surgery at the Woodstock hospital the past week. Mrs. Helen Wenzig has been a surgical patient at the Woodstock hospital. Mrs. William Green underwent surgery at the Woodstock hospital last week. Mrs. Ralph Justen was a surgical patient at the Woodstock hospital last week. William Gilllford underwent surgery the rast week at the Woodstock hospital. Mrs. Leo Meyers was a surgical patient at the Woodstock hospital last week. ( ' Fifty-three per cent of all hospital patients are in mental hospitals. P. L. Cormier, Horace Wagner and Anton Grill of Wonder Lake filed a bill in equity in circuit court last Tuesday afternoon, seeking injunction against the directors of School District No. 36, Alice Noren, Kenneth E. Cristy and Robert Behrens, from holding a school election on April 9, 1949. The plaintiffs, in the bill, charge that there are leas than 1,000 inhabitants or legal voters within the boundaries of the district and thus district is not entitled to name more th*n three school directors. . They claim that great and Irreparable injury could be done to the inhabitants of said district because such newly elected directors could not legally function, could not issue bonds needed for construction of the new building, and could not proceed legally with such construction. MARRIAGE LICENSES Mike Vertuccl, Chicago, and Nona Ackley, Lily Lake. Edward Hammerstein. McCul- Iom Lake, (and Betty Flahdr, McHenry. is president of the band and Is :tk» that the men found evidence also a member of the orchestra 0' mysterious disappearance and Thorns !°' 1116 owner. believed te have ... _. . . . . been some time late in 1947. box filled to ? ® if ^ . j capacity with mail which apf •* °°i Pa^ntly had not been opened for , ^e the only, a j<m^ period of time. They also 7*^*1 the twenty 8°lo- came upon tax. light and-other re- McH®nry county | ceipts, all for the year 1947. A iSm. .rinu Chevrolet car with 1947 license Both girls are studying private- (piatw stood lit the rear of the - yard. Second divisions were awarded 1 Sheriff Bau at once inquired to the following soloists: Roger |0f neighbors and learned that Svoboda, Beverly Schwerman and | Pabst was an orphan and that the Donald McCracken, instrumental-1 lake property was the only home ists, and to Ferol Martin and he had. He did not stay there Duane Andreas, vocal soloists, j during the winter how* Ensemble winners of second place.; ever, and last summer the house were the clarinet quartet, violin was not opened. quartet, cornet trio, girls sextet, Sheriff Bau was pussled as to girls octet and boys octet I why Pabst's disappearance had not been noticed sooner, reasoning that the abandoned car and filled mall box would ordinarily arouse the suspicion of persons living In that vicinity. The only _ . 7 . . ! answer seemed to be that most One sure sign of spring i* the Iieighboril in that area were only constant sound of the fire siren summer re8idents and for that on the first warm day as home- reMon were not weU acquainted makers begin the annual clean- wlth the cuatoms of others ln up around the home. The local the community fire department had its share of Mclienry county authorities calls on Monday and Tuesday ot contacted Chicago police to aid this week when it answered four ,Q ^ inTesUg&tion of the ml8slng summons. . , i man. Postal authorities are also . °° M°nda7 theLJ?!;e It beln« «k®d to co-operate, county to the Hunter subdivision near o(flcer8 feeling that an investi- Rosedale, northeast of tb* city, gation of the mail fQund in t&e and later to Indian Ridge, Won- Pab8t box mlght 8hed light der Lake, and to Koch s subdi- on hifl disappearance vision, Pistakee Bay. On Tues- The property, previously kept day afternoon they extinguished ln a flne 8tate of repair, has bea grass fire at the Ben Dietz, come run down and shabby durresidence in Emerald Park when | inJ, ^ 1&8t yea|, Tlw interior a sudden switch in wind threat- however, appeared to be unened to carry flames to nearby touched except J»y the recent Local Department Called Out On Four Grass Fires buildings. Television Set Stolen From Car At Solon Mills burglary. BOOT) ISSUE APPROVED As the result of a $185,000 bond issue for a new grade school in Crystal Lake which took place A television set and portable Ilart Saturday, plans will go ahead radio valued at $200 was stolen last Sunday evening from a car owned by E. Fox of Richmond while it was parked near Solon Mills. Fox had parked his car in front of the Charles Westlake restaurant and discovered the theft when he returned to the auto. The theft was reported to Otto Buchert, police marshal, who notified Sheriff Fred C. Bau of jthe "chool. Woodstock. soon for erection of same. In record school election vote of 1.784, voters of grade school district 47 approved the financing and building of a new school by a vote of 1,323 ln favor and 4t7 against. The voting climaxed a long fight to get final approval for construction to meet the rapid growth of the city and the resulting overcrowded condition of RICHARD BLAKE One of McHenry's young soldiers "now serving Uncle Sam is Richard Blake, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blake, ^ho reside north of McHenry. He is taking his basic training at Camp Breckinridge, Ky.. where he Is at present stationed with the lOlst airborne division. Richard enlisted his services last Jan. 22, when he entered ilie army with LaVern Lockwood of McHenry. They are still together at the Kentucky camp. 175 IN ATTENDANCE AT SECOND ANNUAL TALENT SHOW SUNDAY conducted £ tSe TournaUsm of the high school last Sun- 4' Approximately 175 persons attended the second annual talent show class day evening in the school auditorium. There were seven competitive acts on the program in addition to two by members of the journalism class which were merel." for the enjoyment of the audience. Bob Baer was awarded first prize for his vocal rendition of "Wishing" and "Maybe You'll Be Thert," second prise was given to Dolores Rogers for her tap dance routine and third prise to the Rhythm Rascals, an orchestra composed of Mary Ann Bolger, pianist, Roger Svoboda, saxaphone, and Jack Thies, drums, who played, "Jealous" "Cruising Down the River" and "Margie." Other acts on the program included an Impersonation of Veloz and Yolanda by Jack Laures and Bob Becker; a vocal solo. "Lavender Blue," by Marilyn Stromstedt; a mystery act by Eugene Freund and a vocal duet. "Cruising Down the River," by Elaine and Jeanetto Scholz. Judges of the acts were Fred Mayor and AManMril Contests Will Brit^ Large Vote April 19 April, the month for city ni township elections, grows near and as it does interest continues | to grow in anticipation of contests which assure a large voteu First of the elections is tar | township officials and takes place ion Tuesday, April 5. The following office holders are seeking reflection at that time: Assessor, Joseph N. Schmitt; Town Clerk. H. Walter Anderson; Justice of the Peace, Albert Krause, 8ibre Whiting and Arnold J. Rauen; Constable. Frank C. Meyer. TV above are listed on the Citizen's ticket. An expected race for Justice of the Peace will probably not take place due to the sudden death of Patrick J. Sullivan of Wonder Lake, who was seeking that post. T. P. Mathews, also of Wonder Lake, is running that position but with the of Mr. Sullivan there is no test anticipated since there four to be elected. Voting at the township ilirllnn will take place in the tour local precincts; Precinct 1, Royal Bin* store, Ringwood; 2, City Hall, Me* Henry; Precinct S, Blake's the radio men were riding accident-1 Heide, John Loose and Homer ly turned off the main road and j Fitzgerald crashed head-on into the Sommers | - car. The men were returning from a broadcast of the state basketball tournament at Elgin. / AROUND THE COURTHOUSE DAMAGE SUIT Two women filed suit in the circuit court Tuesday against William A. Austin of Woodstock asking damages in the total amount of $17,500. The suit Is the result of an accident which took place in front of the Harrison store in Greenwood on November 14, 1948. Pearl Plonteh seeks $15,000 as the result of alleged injuries and damages to the amount of $1,325 to her car. Antonette Frebles, who was seated in the Plonteh car at the time of the accident, asks $2,- 500. In the complaint, the plaintiffs charge they were sitting In the Pionteh car in front of the Harrison store when Austin drove his car into theirs, causing injuries to both and almost complete' molishing of the Pionteh DEHIED NEW TRIAL Rep. Bolger Co-Sponsor Inheritance Tax Bill New legislation which would give counties a fourth tof the state Inheritance tax was submitted In me Illinois house in Springfield last week. Sponsors of the bill estimate that counties would obtain $1,820,000. The bill was introduced by Representative Thomas Bolger of McHenry and Emmett McCarth of Brookfitld, Democrats, and Nick Keller and Harvey Pearson, both of Waukegan, Republicans., Harry Minteer Died: In Maywood Last Snnday The polls will be open trosa S a. m. until 5 p. m. City Election While the township electi-- will no doubt draw less intlii--t than formerly anticipated, when a contest existed, the city electtai promises to remain a popular probably drawing a record nv ber to the polls. This will b* held on Tuesday. April 19. On the Progressive tkM George P. Freund is running tor Mayor, Earl R. Walsh for City Clerk and James E. Larkin ftr CHy Treasure^. The PeopleM party lists Mike Daley for Mayor and on the Independent ticket Fred N. Rogers has placed name for the same office. Charles W. Yycital seeks tte alderman post left vacant by th* decision of Joseph M. Regner not to run in the first ward, and te the third ward Albert S. Blake hopes to replace George P. Freund, the new candidate for mayor. Neither of the above named candidates for aldermea has opposition However, in tho second ward two names are listed. William H. Althoff on the Progressive ticket' and Fred Petersen^ representing the People's party. Present Mayor R. I. Overton's decision to leave the helm of tba city's government after many years in office was believed largely responsible tor the decision •( other leading citizens to seek office. Harry Minteer of 410 19th ave., Maywood. father-in-law of William Sutton of MayWood, formerly of McHenry, died at his home last Sunday after a week's illness. He was well^tcquainted in this com- j Mrs. Allen Fallow of Chicago munity, where he often visited, and one grandson, Patrick Fallow^ PATRICK SULLIVAN, M J)IED UNEXPECTEDLY AT WONDER T.*H Patrick Sullivan, 69 years oML a resident of Wonder Lake for tks lest ten years, died unexpectedly last Friday morning, March 25, aft his home, following a heart attack. He had suffered several previous attacks but had beta much improved of late. He was retired from the Chicago fire department, where he served flar thirty-six years. Survivors are the widow, Madeline; two daughters. Mrs. Gregory Meling of Wonder Lake Survivors include his widow, Laura Marie; a daughter, Mrs. Hekjp -Sutton, of Maywood, and a sflhu Harry C., of Indianapolis. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from a funeral hope on Lake I taken to Our Lady of street at Second Avenue, May- i church for last rites. 13, who was reared in the Sallivan home and now attends Harrison school. v The body was at rest at TSS W. 60th Place, Chicago, Monday morning, when it Judge William M. Carroll Tues- int«rmenVto Oakridge " ly heard and overruled a motion! j Hwvard Soldier Is Returned For Bnrtf DAIRY TASKS** KffCKIM* McHenry connty dairy farmers received $285,161.15 for milk de live red to Bowman Dairy Company receiving stations during the month of February. Monthly figures are sent to the Plaindealer as soon as hey are ccmppdeft at Bowman's general oflSce. COMMUNITY CLUB The Johnsburg Community Club wfll hold its next meeting on Tuesday evening, April 5, in Nell's ballroom. The committee in charge includes Art Jackson, Joe Jackson, George Jackson, Ford Jackson and Joe King. -rlleed rubber stampsf Order at Tfcs Plaindealer. day for a new trial in the damage suit of J. Ivan Peters vs Thomas Bondy. The case was tried twice in the circuit court. The first time the jury disagreed, 11 to 1, for acquittal. In the second case the jury returned the verdict of not guilty. Peters and Bondy are Chemung township neighbors, and the accident which took place on August 9, 1939 resulted ln the $15,000 damage suit being filed by Peters for alleged injuries received.^ Applicants For State PoUoe Jobs In Training A class at 107 applications for Illinois highway police jobs began this week in a five-week instruction course at the state fairgrounds. The men were screened from a group of 221 candidates on the basis of recent preliminary examinations. Their training will include Instruction in use of weapons, traffic enforcement, first aid. law and other subjects. The state is furnishing meals and lodging and paying candidates at the rate of $145 a month. ELECTED TO OFFICE Three McHenry ladies were elected to offices ln the McHenry County Bowling Association at a bowling dinner held last Tuesday evening in Crystal Lake. Barbara Freund was elected secretary, Gertrude B a r b 1 a n, treaaurer and Laura sergeant-m-arma. • ) , , t , , t ,1 11 |. < ,|,}, |.1 1 | | t 1 11 , BIRTHS » 4- I '!• •!• 4^ *• • The casket containing the remains of Pfc. Robert C. Lind- | gren, former Dunham township Mr. and Mrs. William Barhour, resident, arrived in Harvard last announce the birth of a son at the Monday, with last rites conductad Woodstock hospital on March ••'21., from the Schutt-McFarlln-Saufe- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Siegler of ders funeral home Thursday after- McCullom Lake are the parents; noon. of a daughter, born on March 23 at! The deceased was killed ln Janthe Woodstock hospital. iuary of 1945 while oa duty with A son was born at'* the Wood- j the army in Belgium. He waa stock hospital on March 27 to Mr. | serving with the 124th intently, and Mrs. LeRoy Meyers. Mrs. First Army. Meyers is the former Miss Esther j Besides his widow, the Freund. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Miller of Johnsburg announce the birth ot a son at St. Therese hospital, Waukegan, on March 29. He will be named Roger. The Millers have two other sons, Terry and Dennis. An 8 lb. 11 os. son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jager at the Woodstock hospital on March 30. He has been named Richard Charles. Two McHenr^ people' jured and taken to tlia RED CROSS REPORT hospital early Monday In the last report received from the result of an accident Mrs. George Barbian, 194S chair-1 occurred one mile west of Ut# man of the Red Cross drive in {Lake, on Rt. 190. The Injurait McHenry township, a total of t were Mary Smith, 40, Margaret Burrow, he i* survived by a 5-year-old daughter, aldine. his parents, Mr. and George Lindgren. and a Mrs. Herbert Niemann* of cago. McHENRY PEOPLE INJURED MONDAY D| AUTO CRASH $1,764.50 was collected, more than driving the car. and Ira $1,000 over the quota. The drive 3c. a passenger. Tfc* ante Is still not completed, and any- out of control and ehrnult • one still desiring to contribute may make checks payable to Mrs. Barbian. While the amount is great, there are many cases in this area which are badly in need of assistance, saya the ihslfaa. who la very grateful for tte tee snppest ef taeal psepls. phone pole, cutting It eC. The extent of injnriss waa released by the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. John Jean Conway an# dw»|> ef Elgin pi " in MdMiy. Mnmki SMH