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Volume 78 -- Ho. 30 Musin' Meanderin' McHiatRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1952 10c Per Copy Thanksgiving brought not only turkey dinners but the firwtjreal taste of winter this seasdH. ^ Few tables were as beautiful as that at the Villa Rest Home last Thursday, when more than 100 residents and guests gatherfi there for annual smorgasbord. Lobster, shrimp and turkey in huge quantities, attractively arranged to a king's taste, were featured delicacies in a long list of favorite foods. The waistline suffered, both there and at the hundreds of holiday dinners enjoyed at home, but what pleaaant suffering it was. IfJack Pepping, a freshman at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, has been chosen president of the pledge class of Sigma-Nu fraternity. > y A feather party the benefit of the street ligMing program in McHenry will be held Sunday, Dec. 14, *t Don's Old Bridge tavern, av, ' i.* S, a Among 4-H club leaders honored last week for their service to rural young people were Mrs. John Hcgan of Ringwood and Mrs. Wayne Donohue (Carol Harrison) of Huntley, formerly of Ringwood< Leaders were honored at Uie seventh annual 4-H leaders' Re- ' cognition Day program and banquet held at the Hotel Abraham ^.incoln in 8prlngfield on Nov. . Mrs. Hogan and Mrs. Donahue were the only leaders who attended this year from McHenry county. In the past, ten others have been recognised at this banquet. Larrayn* Bensofefci. 4aughter of Art and Lee Henschel of >Hiverside Drive, rated pictures dri two pages of the Dec. 3 issue of People magazine and showed the attractive young lady on a bunting expedition. The accompanying Story concerned the 900-acre Illinois Wing and Fish Hunting club on Sullivan Lake, with Larrayne portraying the typical hunter as she waited for the ducks to be resed from a tower. Andrew Paluch is a new employee in the heating department of Althoffs Hardware store. I The chest X-ray unit in operation in McHenry county during November was reported as exceptionally successful, with 5,- 697 X-rays taken in the various communities. Miss Mabel Hobbs, county health nurat, made th# 'report. Mrs. Victor Bassi is justly proud of 1,000 aces and a double run in pinochle during a recent afternoon game with1 friends. -- --New residents of this community are Dr. H. H. Garner and family. Dr. Garner is , associated with the McHeniy Medical Group. The new doctor is processor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology of the Chicago Medical school and is attending physician at Cook county and Mount Sinai hospitals. He spoke on Nov. 30 over a radio station in connection with a program ,sponsored by the Illinois Society of Mental jwHygiene. The man who has money to burn. always has a lot of hangers- on ready to light the fire. Burton's Bridge Man Died Unexpectedly Judson T. Harman, 63, of the Burton's Bridge community, a form er Chicago resident, died # unexpectedly at his home last - Friday, Nov. 28. He was an employee of Western Union in Chicago. Surviving are the widow. Virginia; a brother and four sisters, Mrs. Ethel Riley and Byron Harman of Zion, Mrs. Corinne Wertz and Mrs. Lillian Wylie of Cleaiwater, Fla. and Mrs. Vivian Creel of Birmingham, Ala. Last rites were conducted ' ^ Monday from the Halkansson funeral home at* Crystal Lake, followed by burial in Acacia Park cemetery. Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Math Laures left Sunday to spend the winter in Florida. More Letters To Santa Arriving More letters to Santa contihue to arrive at the Plaindealer office from little ones who .believe in the old slogan, "First come, first served." Th$y are being printed as received. * "Dear Santa: "Would you please give me a bedroom slippers, and a doll to. If you would please give me a hat. and if you could bring some candy stick, and some other candy, and something from you. "from "DIANE SCHAFER "Dear S&nta, , •- "My name is Cookie. And I am fivA years old. I want a baby bugjry ami a Toni doll and a China 3*i_--3nat is all I want. "COOKIE KARAS "P.S. I want a taffy colored puppy too." "Dear Santa Claus: "I am trying to be a good girl so you will come to my house. I would like a bathrobe, a stringpuppet, a box of paints, a bowling kit and some building blocks. I hope you and Mrs. Santa have a Merry Mefry Christmas. "Love "CAROL LYN HERDRICH "Island Lake * "Age 7 "P.S. My sisters want a few things too. Terry would like a doll, a string-puppet, doll house, furniture and some ' paints too. Linda likes dolls and a toy that plays music. Thank you. "Carol. 7 years "TERRY, 4 jfears "LINDA, 1 year" On the back of a mail order catalog envelope came a message from some McHenry youngster who failed to sign her name. Since a sewing kit y/aa among the desired items, it is believed that it was a young lady who wrote the message. "1 ball, bed and buggy, 2 table, chair, 3 Buss toy switchboard, 4 sewing kit, 5 toy telephone." "What I want for Christmas im-- 141. toy beebee gun. "2. motor airplain. **3. solgir set with, camp , "4. train and viltage. "5. fire truck with everything stocking "7. football with soot. "8. boxing set. "9. car loader "TREY COVALT "908 Center St. "McHenry, 111." "Santa Calus I want a b;by sister real baby sister on Christmas." "I want for Christmas a great square big blackboard with a eraser and chalk. /T^want i pair of sise 6 skates for ice. "I want a bicycle with 3 wheels back 3 wheels front a big bicycle. "CATHERINE FALAT "Rt. 2, McHenry" "Dear Santa: "I am a little girl 6 years old. I go to school and am in the first grade. I would like to have a Toni doll and don't forget mf little sister, Karen, 3 years old. Would like a Bonnie Braids doll. And anything else you want to bring Santa. "JUDY HAY" "Dear Santa: "I have been a very good girl and would like a stove for Christmas. Please bring me it if you can. Thank you so much. "Love. 1 ^ "SUSAN CERMAK" "Dear Santa Claus: "Would you please bring me a basketball game. And a pear of hose slippers, size 3. Thank you Santa. "From DAVID CERMAK" "Dear S. Claus: ' ' "Would you please bring me a Frontiersman rifle No. 421/200 and a pair of house slippers, size 3. Thank yoti, S. Claus. , "from CHARLES CERMAK" Brothers Presented Trophies ioto This picture was taken at tjae last meeting of the Chamber Of Commerce as President John Looze, right, presented trophies to the Switzer brothers, Dave, left, and Bob, in recognition of their accomplishment of designing and dpying the boat which won the national outboard championship last summer. Dave, elder of the boys, designed the craft and young Bob drove it in the New York race. McHENRY STORES OPEN NIGHTS FROM DEC. 12 UNTIL CHRISTMAS; SANTA LISTS VISITING HOURS IN CITY SAD THANKSGIVING Coach Max Brady of the Crystal Lake Community high school and his family were shocked Thanksgiving day when they arrived in Iowa City, la., to visit his mother, Mrs. Ruth Brady, and found her dead. Just three hcurs before their arrival Mrs. Brady. 62 years old. was found dead in her home, having succumbed to a heart attack. Thanksgiving day guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Schaffer were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weingart, Mr. and Mrs. Don Weingart and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Skoney and son, Jim. the latter of Elmhurst. Have you looked into any of M c H e n r y ' s b r i g h t l y l i g h t e d stores at night during the last week ? And have you had time to stop in and view any of the hundreds of » attractive gift suggestions offered? If not, there is a treat in store for those who may have been"" putting off their holiday shopping. For the convenience of local shoppers, most McHenry stores will be open until 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday, starting Friday, Dec. 12. Most of those stores will be closed Christmas Eve after 6 p.m. Another attraction, especially arranged - by the Chamber of Commerce for the children, will be the appearance of Santa Claus, who will arrive in McHenry Saturday afternoon, Dec. 13. His entrance .to the city will be either by sleigh, or, if there Is no snow, by electric car. The good Saint will bring with him bags of candy and fruit for the hundreds of youngsters who are expccted to greet his arrival. Santa has r.lready sent his schedule of steps to the sponsoring organization and they will as follows: West McHenry business district, 1 to 2 p.m.; Green street^2:15 to 3:15; Riverside Drive^3:30 to 4:30 p.m. McHenry business men have been planning for many weeks so, that Christmas shopping, 1952, might be as pleasant as possible for local shoppers. Stores are attractively decorated and shelves contain the verylatest in a wide variety of merchandise to satisfy the needs of everyone on the gift list. It is to the advantage of everyone in the community to do their shopping at home, where friendly clerks do their best to find items wanted at the desired price. H. B. DOWE'S DEATH FOLLOWED PASSING OF WIFE BY WEEK Just one week to the day after his wife was buried, Henry B. Dowe, 80, passed away. He died Monday, Dec. 1, at the Villa Rest Home, where he had been confined) for a week. Mr. Dowe had bepn in poor health for several months. The deceased was born in Volo on April 5. 1872. He had resided in the McHenry community for the past forty-five years, having come here from Ingleside. He was a carpenter by trade and had helped construct several large structures in this area, including Burton's bridge. Survivors include one son, Charles; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs William V>nDenboom of McHenry ana Mrs. Icia Lohaus of Munster, Wis. The bedy rests at the Peter M. Justen funeral home until 10 o'clock this (Thursday) morning, when funeral services will be conducted from St. Mary's church, followed by interment in the church cemetery. LINE TROUBLE Although no serious trouble was reported to lines in the McHenry community during the severe wind storm of last week Wednesday, telephone linemen were kept busy ii\_ repairing minor damage. Most cf .the trouble "occurred because of branches falling on entrance wires' from roads to homes. ROBBERS OF ANTIOCH BANK INDICTED BY FEDERAL JURY Herbert Morrison, 41, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Arthur Eu banks. 32, of Jackson, Miss., the two bandits who were captured in McHenry in November after robbing the First National Bank of, Antioch, were indicted this past week by a federal grand jury. The indictments were returned to-Judge John P. Barnes in Chicago district court. It will be remembered that the two men were apprehended just west of the railroad tracks in McHenry a short time after •they had tatcen $6,670 in money from the Antioch bank Nov. 13. It was found in the front seat of the bandits' car when captured about 3 o'clock in the afternoon by local, county and state authorities. Morrison and Eubanks were placed under $30,000 bond each. The maximum penalty for the offense is twenty-five years imprisonment and $10,000 fine. News About Our Servicemen Pfc. John C. Draper, whose wife, Mary Ann. lives on Rt. r>, McHenry. recently returned home after sixteen months' duty in occupied Germany. While in Europe he was with the Army post office. During his stay in Germany, Pfc. Diaper visited many points of interest such as Paris, France, The Hague and New Amsterdam in Holland. He served with the second armored division. Upon arriving in the States, he immediately received his discharge at Fort Custer, Mich., where his wife and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Freund. met him. Ralph Henschel, one of the twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Art Henschel is now nith flight 363. 3277th training squadron, Parks Air Force Base, Calif. He entered service Oct. 20. Paul Freund of Fort Riley. Kas., spent the holiday with his father. Herb Freund, on Tearl street. Paul now goes to California. from where toe expects to be sent overseas. RURAL CARRIERS COOPERATE IN POLIO DRIVE An announcement was made This week of J. Leonard Townsend, county chairman of the March of Dimes Polio drive, that a new type of fund campaign is being put into operation. It is called "Rural Mail Carriers' March on Polio" and is under direction of Charles Lazansky, of Huntley, chairman of the rural mail carriers' organization. Each person on rural routes will be contacted in this way and it is expected that this new method of appeal will add greatly to the funds for treatment of polio victims. During this past year, twentyfive polio cases were hospitalized in McHenry, with two deaths resulting. f00 MEMBERS OF CHRISTMAS CLUB RECEIVE $75,000 „ The Christmas Saving* club at the McHenry State Bank reached an all time high in popularity this year as 700 club members recently received checks totaling almost $75,000. More and more, people are finding the Christmas Savings club a convenient way to save not only for Christmas shopping but for year end expenses and permanent savings. The new club, which runs for fifty weeks, is now open at the REMMD PUBLIC OF 0PHI HOUSE AT TOST OFFICE 4,326 Families In Area Are Served By Postal Employees . ^ Patrons of the McHenry post office are again reminded that on Friday evening, Dec. 5, between the hours of 7 and 9 p.m., open house will be held at the office. The public will be invited to See the postal employees at work as they stamp letters arid cards, as well as the many other tasks which go into the receiving and sending of mail. Since one ol the purposes of the open house is to encourage early mailing, it is timely that the general public be informed of the growing population served by the office and the West McHenry Station. Servos Public At present, there are 4.326 families, with a total population few seconds to purchase. It is c.M. - - . . r <f 17,304 being servedT. City v iriantiftAsi hv nAron«i route 1 serves 342 families and city route 2, 298 families. At the main office and the station, another 464 families are served. ' Rural route I covers forty-two miles and cares for the needs of 460 families; rural route 2, 34 miles. 522 families; rur&l„ route 3, 27 miles, 617 families; rural route 4, 41 miles, 612 families rural route 5, 34 miles, 516 families; mounted route, 17 miles. 405 families. There are ninety-eight postal savings accounts totalling $99.- 656. TWO PRE-HOUDAY PROGRAMS IN McHENRY rMEXT SUNDAY TO BRING CHRISTMAS SPIRIT TO COMMUNITY "The Good Slip. Lollipop," -replete with surprises and treats for all who come to -see it, will be held at the high school auditorium next Sunday afternoon, Dec. 7, at 3 o'clock. The presentation is a Christmas program produced by the Toddler shop Bank. There is a club for all in- under the direction of Mrs. comes ranging from fifty-cents I George Kauss for the benefityof up to $20 a week. - I St. Mary's Parent-Teacher ,/ks- Register checks, or • personal! sociaUon- n ^ been « yll atmoney orders, which "are among ^en<led annual holiday attraction latest services offered by the ! ye®^;,^d_ is _e^ local bank, have proved very J and successful. This is something entirely new in money orders as the bank inserts only the amount of the order and the customer completes it, signing his own name and address. This new type of money order has proven very popular as it saves the customer valuable time, requiring only a joyed by both children adults. An unusual treat for all Mill be the appearance of Diane Santa Claus Will be on hand to greet the little 'ones and" Rudolph, the red nosed reindeer, will be present in the person of Virginia Kauss. A, beautifully decorated Christmas tree which will contain all hand-made . ornaments will be given away after the show. There will also be a table of handmade ornaments for sale' in the lobby. Santa will remain after the show to greet the children and distribute favors to them. Mrs. Harold Frett is general chairman of this event. Tickets are available in advance of the Hold First Evening llake Sale In City The newly formed Mother's club of St. Patrick's church is sponsoring a hake sale, to be held at the Carey Electric store on Green street Friday, Dec. 5. from 4 to 8:30 p.m. This is the first such sale to be conducted during these hours and was planned to accommodate evening shoppers. Members are planning to bring food items for which tiSey •have become well known. Mrs. William Burke and Mrs. Quentin Walsh are chairmen in charge of arrangements and will be assisted by tile room mothers of the club. CHURCH SERVICE The organizational service of the Wonder Lake Nativity Evangelical Lutheran church will be held at the Grace Lutheran church at Woodstock on Sunday, Dec. 7, starting at 4 p.m. Expect Large Entry In City's Holiday Home Decorating Contest There will probably be few cities more beautiful than McHenry this year, with the announcement that a "Decorate Your Home" contest is to be held locally. McHenry residents, always generous to share their holiday spirit by providing outdoor . decorations for passersby, will no doubt make special effort to provide beautiful displays this year. Rules for the contest, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, are as follows; Any type of outside Christmas decorations may be entered, doorway, window, roof, lawn, etc. Some method of lighting must be used if decorations are other than tree lights so they are visible at night. Judging will be done on the artistic composition, originality and appropriateness, not necessarily on the elaborateness of the display. Decorations must be finished by Saturday evening, Dec. 20, so they may be judged from then on through Dec. 23. Prize winners will be listed in the Dec. 24 issue of the Plaindealer. Notifying a member of the committee of intention to enter is not compulsory but. it would" insure judging of the entry. The judges will make an effort to visit every street in town but in the event something unforeseen happens, such as heavy snow or slippery roads, actual registered entries will definitely be judged and whatever others can be reached. Offer Prize* First prize will be $40, second prize, $30. These will be in the' form of gift certificates which can be used in any business place in McHenry. S e v e r a l " b u s i n e s s e s t a b l i s h ments have expressed a desire to donate gift certificates as additional prizes and as these are received they will be listed. This easily identified by the person receiving it as the check contains the sender's name and address. ' Tag'Day For Children's Home The residents of the Children's Home at Woodstock will be par- j ticipating in a tag day on this Saturday, Dec. 6th, and permission has been granted for conducting it by the City Council of McHenry. I For the past three years such a tag day has Tjeen held, with the children of the Home participating. Friends in the community of McHenry are asked to cooperate for the benefit of McHenry county children. Sixty percent of the work of the Children's Home is on a charity basis and about onehalf of the children are from homes in need within McHenry county. Thus, the receipts of this tag day helps in maintaining this Home for deserving McHenry county children. ~ The tag day on Saturday is a I Jefferson, a ballet .danger curpart of the Christmas fund drive rently sta'™S i" the *iann* to assist in providing for these,™0™ at Edgewater Beach forty-five children during the hotf1 in Chicago. Miss Jeff?- - son s piano accompanist will be Christmas season. j Mfg ciarabelle Russell. . | Dancer Is Guest , , FAMILY REUNION Miss Jefferson, as well as all All forty members of the A.P.' the dancers appearing on the Freund family met at the Freund } program, are students of the home on Elm street on Thanks- \ Lynn Mannion studio. Other tap giving day. Quests included nine,an<^ ballet numbers include the married children and eighteen Ii Patty MeCur"dJyh, * Karen Olsen and grandchildren; also two other; uarbara Marticke; "Kitty Kats," children, Marjorie and Donald, J Virginia Kauss, Pamela Rogers, at home. j Connie 'Freund, Colleen Mahoney, Karen Nerstad and Barbara Seeber; "Spice Drop." Anita Beckenbaugh; "Miss Peppermint," Patty MeCurdy; "Miss Licorice," Joyce Eckstein; Candy Kisses, Mary Lou Wat kins, Patty. Blake and Barbara Rauen. Mrs. Ray Hotick of Woodstock will accompany the tap and ballet dance numbers. Robert Eckland and his ac- An announcement released cordian wi„ favo|. the audienoe this week by County Treasurer, wUh ,wo niimhers ..^0 Tico" J. G. Stevens has revealed that: and ..La(Jv of Spaln •• $3,957,356.98 of the total 1951 G|ve Reading tax bill of $4,079,216.77 has been j Readings will be given by distributed to the taxing bodies j gbirley. Kip and Nancv Thornof the county. The collection and j ton and charlPS Schottman, studistribution reaches the hiighest, denjs 0f \ii-s. John Varese. mark in history. Only $121,- j Q0od pairy will be por- 859.79 remains uncollected and j Grayed by young Mary Lu Delmost of this is in disputed taxes, j ^0,^, who^has had considerable More than half of the final : radio and television experience, d i s t r i b u t i o n w e n t t o s c h o o l s , i n - ! The n a r r a t o r . M r s . J a c k eluding $256,939.38 for districts; Buckie, will describe the apparel $205,942.46, high schools; and j modeled hv the children of P.T.- $129,052.88, consolidated. Other a. members, while Alice Bytaxing bodies received the fol-kowski will supply the musical lowing: County, $67,905.24; j background. townships. $32,381.42; road and | A fitting climax to this Christbridge, $29,653.46; permanent | mas presentation will be the hard roads, $48,875.60; bonds, j ever lovely nativity scene. This $20,383.18. * j scene will portray the real Road and bridge inside corp- i meaning of Christmas and the orations, $8,273.52; corporations. I sacred significance of it. Miriam $52,623.02; park districts. $4,- Gies will portray Mary; James 643.71; fire protection districts, j Jones, Joseph; Theresa Hettew $8,566.48; school bonds. $574.64;•( mann and Bonita Freund. angels: dog tax, $1,065.10; cemetery as- Richard Thennes. John Meyer sociations. $1,122.20; for penal- and Richard Phannenstill,Wise ties collecting taxes. $6,051.21. Men. ^^-- l Three per cent fees. $118,305.- ~ . . ,• ; • - .: ";.v . 39; printers' fees, $665.96; county NEW SUPERVISOR v TO ATTEND FIRST MEETING DEC. 9 jy Roy This smiling snow man, appearing with a small companion, is "Frosty" but don't let the exterior fool you! Although oae could never guess from his appearance, "Frosty" is really Otto Pyritz, who will sing this popular selection as part of the annual holiday program presented next Sunday night by the McHenly Choral club. $3/957.356 OF '51 BILL DISTRIBUTED TO TAXING BODIES show pr at the door. -- Choral Prograat The annual holiday program of the McHenry Choral club will be presented in the high school auditorium on Sunday evening, Dec, 7, at 8:15 o'clock. Tickets are now on sale by the fifty members. The program will include a medley of carols and selections from Handel's "Messiah" in the formal portion of the program. A huge Christmas card from which Frosty will step forth will be one of the features of "Holiday Scenes," devoted to favorite pictures of the holiday season. The women's chorus will sing two favorite numbers as they form a human Christmas, tree, complete with lights. The entire stage will be transformed into a snowy outdoor scene for "Winter Beauty." at which time a women's ensemble will sing the Waring number, "The Christmas Song." and the men present the everpopular "Winter Song". The complete program wiB -be as follows: "The Sleigh" . Kountz "Panis Angelicas" Franck "Hasten Swiftly, Hasten Softly" Kountz "Prayer" Mascagni "Gloria In Excelsis Deo" Duncan Vocal soloists are Mary Ann Wiedrich, Alfred Oeffling, Norbert Mauch. Roswell Smith and Arthur Mueller. Jack Wirtz will be violin soloist. HOLIDAY SCENES Narrators: Ruth Barger, F)oi> ence Welter and Dan Justen. Season's Greetings "A Musical Christmas Card" -- Cunkle Women's Ensemble ' "Frosty, The Snowman" .. Nelson and Rollins Otto Pyritz. Lucy Bott ami Continued on Page g clerk certificate costs. $81.25; scavenger sale , costs. count clerk. $400; and treasurer. $113.- 97. Consolidation Petition _. - -• Of Prairie School Denied ! A petition for consolidation ; presented by a representative of Ella Mourne of Harvard, who the Prairie Grove school, a oneis~ nurely voluntary on the part last nionth won her long fight j room school located a nule and of the McHenrv business men so i '° become seated as assistant 1 a half west of the Burton's anyone wishing to add a prize supervisor of Chemung township, j Bridal school, was last week r*- in the form of a gift certificate wil1 1,0 attending her first board j fus«Hl by the grade school of should notify a member of the meeting Dec. 9. It is not yet, o>:st.il Lake The Praise Grove committee known whether or not she will j school, greatly over-crowded. Booklets with suggestions for seok compensation from April 3. j cannot be accommodated at holiday lighting are available1 the date when she received i crystal Lake because of overfrom any member of the follow- four write-in votes, until the pre-, crowded conditions there also, ing committee: Norbert lfcauch. j sent. ! The Prairie. Grove .enrollment to. Jerry Steinbach and Eugene^ - . about double what it was a few Freund. or from th? Jack Buckie j "Compos mentis" means of years ago. the attendance aw- Agency or the Kent Co. J sound mind. raging about fifty. . SANTA CLAUS TO VISIT -rrH*