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J Thursday, November 3, I960 THE MCHENHY PLAINDEALER Pa0* Twenfy-Onf Johnsburg MASQUERADERS GIVEN PRIZES FOB; CLEVER COSTUMES by Betty He Hermann ®)mpetition was keea at the community club hall last Saturday night when the annual masquerade dance was held. A large crowd was on hand to witness the endless parade of costumed persons. Some of these "get-ups" really took the full extent of one's imagination. The judges found it extremely hard to pick winners JgjPi this vast array of mas- (ftWaders. Among the winners were the Castro group consisting of Joe and Alvina Miller, A1 and Marie Oeffling, Tom and Darlene Huemann, Gerry and Pat Brennan and George and Olivia Hiller. This group was tied by Frank and Laura Schmitt, Mike and Eva Schaefer and Ernest and Lu La Bay who masqueraded as cows. In lhtr couples catagory tfonors went to Estelle Klapperich and Mildred Durben as chickens and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Moore as a Chinese couple. Marian CSatz took the single winning prize dressed as a matador. Can't you just imagine what next year's costumes will be!!? First Born A young person by the name of^Tammy Joan is now occupying the undivided attention of her new parents, Dan and Dotty Thurwell, of Cooney Heights. The new daughter of the Thurwells made her first appearance on Oct. 24 at the W o o d s t o c k h o s p i t a l . S h e weighed a trim 8 lbs., 14 ozs. at birth. It is the first child for Dan and Dotty and the first grandchild for the matern$ 9 grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Martinec. The Thurwells of McHenry are equally proud of their new granddaughter. Congratulations Corner Belated congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Meyers upon their fifty-fourth wedding on Oct. 24. The Meyers w|e surrounded by their immroiate family for dinner in Ingleside on Sunday. Happy birthday to Ed Hettermann who has a natal day coming up this month. Baseball was enjoyed by all ot the guests at a birthday celebration honoring Joey Dehn las! Thursday. After working up their appetites the following young men came into the Dflhn home for sandwiches, potato chipsjcake and milk. John Metzger, ehly "(^olomer, Jef-* fry Dowd, Billy Haag, Gary Adams, Joey La Fontaine, Jim Majtsh, John Oeffling, Jim and Billy Scott, John Johnston, David Peterson, Keith and Everett Klapperich, Teddy Stilling, Gregory Freund and his brother, Johnny Dehn. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Freund a* family of McHenry were supper guests in the Dehn home that evening. Sodality Notes The Blessed Virgin Sodality will hold its regular monthly meeting in the school hall next Tuesday evening, Nov. 8,«at 8 pjn. The sodality members would like to extend an invitation to one and all to attend their pre- Thanksgiving party in the community club hall on Sunday evening. Hospital Patient , Joe Aldenbrook remains as a patient in the McHenry hospital recuperating from burns on his leg. He received these burns while cleaning a paint roller at his home five weeks ago. He underwent recent skin grafting. Death Claims Resident Our community was shocked last week with the untimely passing of Ben Kennebeck. He passed away at his home and was laid to rest in St. John's cemetery Monday morning. Our sincere sympathies are extended to his widow and other s u r v i v i n g m e m b e r s o f h i s family. Cub Scoot News Pack 454, Den 8 and 9 will continue to hold their meetings in the home of one of their leaders, Millie Scott. Mrs. Scott is being assisted this year by Lu Ann Smith and Dorothy Adams. The pack meeting^ are held every third Monday at the Presbyterian church in Eastwood Manor. Boys making up this troop are: Arvin Jensen, Steven Hanson, Jimmy Scott, Roy Marshall, John Johnston, John Brennan, Larry Adams, Warren Smith. Mike Freund, Tom and Ricky Wakitsch, Jimmy Ulrich and John Dehn. At the last pack meeting wolf badges were received by Steven Hansen and Ricky Wakitsch. One year service stars and one year attendance pins were given to John Brennan, Steven Hansen and Ricky Wakitsch. Surprise! Surprise! Mrs. Anna Richardson was the victim of'complete surprise last Sunday when she was a guest at a party honoring her seventy-third birthday..Friends and neighbors of Oakland subdivision gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Steinbiss to fete Mrs. Richardson. On hand to join in on the celebration were Mr. and Mrs. F. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. H. Richardson of DesPlaines, Mr. and Mrs. R. Eckardt, Mr. and Mrs. P. Cesarette, Mr. and Mrs. G. Burnett, Mr. and Mrs. F. Fuchs, Mrs. M. Kodis and Mr. and Mrs. E. Hansen. Softball Feather Party 4&ftba11 fearner party which will be held at Hettermann's on Nov. 12 beginning at 8:30 p.m. Plan on attending and join in on the fun. Everyone is welcome! Brownie News Troop 378 decorated pumpkins to suit their individual tastes at their meeting last week. Upon completion of this project the girls celebrated Patti Sullivan's ninth birthday. Patti treated the girls to cupcakes, candy and juice. Around the Town Carol Ann Stilling returned PUR ANNUAL Feather Party +. + + % Sua., Nov. 6 8.-00 P. M. Sponsored By The Holy Name Society of St. Patrick's Church # For the Sole Benefit of St. Patrick's Athletic Activities LETS ALL MEET NEXT SUNDAY OR AN ENJOYABLE EVENING AT St. Patrick's Church to St. Colette's school last week after spading a month's vacation with her grandmother, Mrs. Helen Hettermann. Don't forget the next meeting of St. John's Home, and School Association will be held in the community club hall on Nov. 14. Richard i>ehn spent last weekend in Chicago visiting his parents, Mr. aiid Mrs. John Dehn. Mr. and Mrs. Albeit Bugner and daughter, Virginia, of Alvada, Ohio, are spending a few days as guests in the Arnold Michels home. Sunday evening they were dinner guests in the Richard Dehn home as were Mr. and Mrs. Bill May and Mrs. Catherine Freund. The Bugners are spending their time visiting other friends and relatives , also. Last Saturday Albert and Arnie went to Wheaton to see the vice-presldent, Mr. Nixon. • Don't forget to exercise your right as an American citizen and vote in next Tuesday's allimi- tortant election. Holiday Hills GIRL SCOUT TROOP WORKS TOWARD BADGES Eileen Longfield - EV. 5-0542 V.F.W. NEWS John & Smith We fought for your right to vote - Please use it. A V.F.W. "porcfolight parade", a nation-wide campaign to insure a record-breaking turn-out at the polls on Nov. 8, will receive a major assist in a joint project with N.B.C.'s "Monitor" radio program Simday evening, Nov. 6. V.F.W. leaders urge all America to join in the "porch!ight parade". Light up on Election eve, between 8 and 9 p.m. Nov. 7; light out for the polls on election day, Nov. 8. Hie Hallowe'en party held at the post hall Saturday, Oct. 29, was quite a success. A congenial group gathered together for an evening of fan and dancing. The costumes showed plenty of original designing. The judges had a bit of a task choosing the winners and runner ups. Four prizes were awarded. Delicious sandwiches and doughnuts were served by the auxiliary. i'OU'TKS FINED Four Skokie youths paid $25 fines each when they appeared before a county justice of the peace to answer charges of Charles Clarke of Island Lake that they threw a pumpkin at the windshield of his car at Crystal Lake and Silver Lake roads. Club Meeting Gerry Breede entertained six school friends from Chicago at a club meeting on Oct. 24. The ladies all attended the same school and they had a grand gabfest talking over old times over coffee and cake. Congratulations go to April Young of 311 Catalpa and Karen Matt of Villa Vaupel for earning their tenderfoot badges in the Intermediate Girl Scouts. Other girls of the troop dies worked dining the summer to earn. their proficiency badges on their climb towards & first rank scout The whole troop is now working on their needlecraft badge. Council Meeting Phyllis Harper, Shir l ey Haufe and Gerry Breede attended a dinner meeting of the Girl Scouts counselors on Oct. 20 in Crystal Lake. After dinner there was a movie showing the activities of Scouts when Girl Scouting was first organized. The highlight of the evening was a fashion show of Girl Scout uniforms dating from 1912 to the current style. Old Residents Oct. 15, 1955, brought the fourth family to settle in our community. Frank and Maureen Frantz moved from Chicago to their home at 11 Hyde Park on that day. Frank, who is a sheetmetal mechanic, enjoys both watching arid playing baseball returning often to Chicago to play this game with old friends. Maureen was a portrait photographer before leaving the city and enjoys art and photograph painting. The oldest of their three children, Frank, is attending kindergarten at Hilltop school. Maureen who is three and Jeff who is two keep their mother very busy at home. BUILDING BLOCKS r Read the WANT ADS "Will the Counselor kindly stop bragging about the nice flush doors he bought at WONDER LAKE BUILDERS' SUPPLY, and get back to the matter at hand!" Rummage Sale The Holiday Hills Women's club would like to remind everyone that there is going to be a rummage sale when enough clean, usable merchanhas been collected. For details on what will be sold and where to deliver your contributions please phone Phyllis Harper at EVergreen 5-2085. Weekend Visit . Lorraine and Clarence Bernis spent the twenty-second and twenty-third of October in, Terre Haute, Ind., where they visited with Clarence's sister and their married daughter and her family. Election Reminder ^ Next Tuesday, Nov. 8 is election day. We would like to urge everyone to exercise their right tmd privilege to vote in this national election. Our polling place is the First Congregational church of Island Lake on Route 176. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Anyone needing transportation to the polls please call Lorraine Bemis, EVergreen 5-4443 or Phyllis Harper, EVergreen 5- 2085 before Tuesday. Illinois claims itself as a million acre farm". •20 LUymoor NAME ASSOCIATION BOARD. OFFICERS AT NEXT MEETING Shirley Schuerr EV 5-2645 get, ladies, Monday, Nov. 7, is the monthly meeting. The next monthly meeting of the Lilymoor association will be Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. at the white schoolhouse. Election of officers and board of directors will be held at this meeting. The association dance was a success Saturday, Oct. 29. There were nine special prizes, and six costume prizes. Those women who worked hard to make this dance a success were Mrs. Connie Johnson, chairman, and her co-workers were Mrs. Marion Leske, Mrs. Helen Haines, Mrs. Eunice Tobey, Mrs. Val Fradihardo, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Lil Wijas and Mrs. Thornton. In charge of decorations was Mrs. Edna Crawley, f o o d C o m m i t t e e w o m e n w e r e Mrs. Pearle Stineman, Mrs. Ruth Young, Mrs. Marie Behrendt and Mrs. Shirley Schuerr. The pumpkins came from Mrs. Steve Danko and Mrs. Krueger. Woman's Auxiliary This coming Monday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. is the monthly meeting of the woman's auxiliary, to be held at the white schoolhouse. Under discussion will be the bake sale to be held Saturday, Nov. 12. It is to be held at the Ritto home, on . the north side of Rt. 120. 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VALIANT...LOOKS AND DRIVES LIKE TWICE THE PRICE SEE THE MEH WHO SELL VAUANT Election Day Nearing Just four more days and the big day will be here Tuesday, Nov. 8. Regardless of what party you are for, come on out and vote. If you don't vote for your party, you can figure it's a vote for the other party. So if you want your party in, get out and vote Tuesday. See you at the polls Nov. 8. Election of Trustees Saturday, Nov. 19, is election day for the board of trustees of the library. There are two polling places for the election. Those from Lakemoor will vote at the firehouse in Lakemoor. Those from Lilymoor, Kent Acres and Eastwood Manor will'vote at the bam comrnunuity building in Eastwood Manor. Those running for trustees from Lakemoor are Theodor Beahler, Edward O'Rurke, and Mrs. Marion Sulok, Lawrence Schuerr and Mrs. Joan Halligan. Mark your calendar (the date is Saturday, Nov. 19) to make sure you get out and vote that day. The temporary hours for the library, 'til further notice, are Tuesday and Thursday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Elect Officers Of HIA County Group ~ The annual meeting of the Health Improvement assOcia-"- tion was held in the Farm Bu- r reau rooms at Woodstock re- - cently. Erwin Wolters was re-" elected president; Mabel Williams, vice-president; Virginia Pencock, secretary and treasurer. A delicious pot-luck dinner j was served. Following the meeting, Duane Andreas of Ringwood showed interesting movies, of Spain, Italy, France and Germany. Montezuma and other Actec chieftains had beautiful mirrors long before white man I came along. Hold Hearing NOT. 22 On Thornton Zoning A petition has been filed be-. fore the zoning board of appeals for Petitioners Arthur Clifford Thornton Sr., and Georgiana V. Thornton. The property is presently zoned is:. farming and the petitioners are asking for a zoning reclassify cation to R-l residence district This property is located to the east of and adjoining a road known and referred to as Bay view Lane in McHenry township. The hearing on the above petition will be heard on Nov. 22, at 3 p.m., in the city hall in McHenry. SHOP AT HOME YOU BE THE JUDGE! VOTE ON NOVEMBER 8th A. S. BLAKE MOTORS. INC. 301 E. Pearl Street, McHenry, 111. JOHN F. KENNEDY Birthplace: He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1917. Education: He was educated in public schools, Choate School, Princeton, Stanford, London School of Economics & Harvard Univ. He also has 18 honorary degrees from other universities. Congress: John Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. Service Record: John Kennedy joined the Navy in 1941.On an August night in 1943, in the South Pacific, his PT 'boat was cut in two by a . Japanese Destroyer. Kennedy spent 15 hours in the water, pulling his crew to safety. And, although severely wounded himself, he carried an injured shipmate thru the water for three miles to a Pacific Island. Sen. Kennedy was twice decorated for his "courage, endurance & leadership". World Travels: Mr. Kennedy first travelled abroad in the 1930's, int e r v i e w i n g heads of state and people in Europe. From these experiences he wrote "Why England Slept", a book, which became an immediate best seller. Since that time Sen. Kennedy has visited nearly every continent and almost every country in' the world. Last year, Sen. Kennedy wrote another best seller "The Strategy of Peace". In 1954 he won the Pulitzer Prize for his book "Profiles in Courage . Fiscal Responsibility: The Hoover Commission stated that under Sen. Kennedy's direction, as chairman of the Government Operations Subcommittee, thirty bills were guided through Congress that improved efficiency i n government. The . Commission estimated this would save the taxpayers $4 billion annually. Kennedy today: Kennedy is the Democratic candidate for the office of President of the United States. He campaigns on the Democratic platform e n t i t l e d "The Rights of Man". RICHARD M. NIXON Birthplace: He was born in Yorba Linda, California in 1913. Education: He was educated in public schools, W h i t t i e r C o l l e g e and Duke University. Congress: Richard Nixon was elected to Congress in 1946, the same day as Sen. Kennedy was elected. Service Record: When World War II broke out, Richard Nixon took a job with the Office of Price Administration. In 1942, Mr. Nixon joined' the Navy and was sent to a training base in Iowa. Later on, he went overseas to help with supplies and cargo. He was not in combat. He received his discharge in 1946. World Travels: Mr. Nixon first travelled abroad in the 1940's, as a representative of Congress to study the needs of Western Europe. In recent years, he has visited nearly every c o n t i n e n t and many countries throughout the world. In 1958, Nixon met with much unpleasantness and even riots in his travels thru Latin American countries, ite had to cancel part of his trip because of extreme violence while he was there. Fiscal Responsibility: Mr. Nixon has stated flatly that it may be necessary to raise taxes. However, he feels we should guard against inflation by not doing such things as raising the minimum wage to $1.25 per hour or extending social security to include medical care for the aged. Nixon today: Nixon is the Republican candidate for the office of President of the United States. He campaigns on the Republican platform which is a compromise between Goldwater & Rockefeller Republicanism. 'CITIZENS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT' Paid Advertisement