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'•' jfrM* '"*»• i "v Thursday, April 4. 1963 THE McHENRY PLAINDEALEH Pag* -- Per6ona(& -- Among the out of town folks here to attend the wake or funeral of William Sutton last week were Mr. and Mrs. John O. Armstrong, Jack and Donald of Palatine; William Armstrong, Wheeling; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schumacher, Mr. and Mrs. Hell is Lewey, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mazurek and William Sutton, Elmhurst; Mr. and Mrs. James Whitfield, Park Ridge; Mr. and Mrs. Lennox Armstrong, River Forest. Also attending were Robert Sutton, Davenport, Iowa; Eleanor Larkin, Anna and Dorothy Knox, Robert Sutton, daughter, Gertrude, and Mr. and Mrs. Renard Blum of Chicago; Mi-, and Mrs. Robert Frisch, Elgin, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Johnson, Woodstock, and Mrs. Ray McCarthy and son, Bart, of Arlington Heights. Lt. Col. Merle Davis of Hawaii visited relatives in this vicinity last week where he was called by the death of his brother, Alvin Davis, of near Algonquin. While here he flew to Ann Arbor, Mich., to make the acquaintance of his first grandchild, Michael Scott, who was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eisele of that city on March 24. Mrs. Eisele is the former Nell Davis and Mrs. Nellie Bacon of this city is the proud great-grandmother. Mr. and Mrs. John Wall and Mrs. Mary Wall of Sycamore visited the former's sister, Mrs. May Powers, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lawrellce of Chicago were weekend guests in the Donald Givens home. Other guests or: Sunday to help him celebrate his birthday were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Phalin, daughter, Diane, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pavlich, Terry, Ricky and Joan, of Waukegan. Mrs. Will Belcher of Woodstock was a caller in the home of Mrs. Gerald Newman, Thursday, who accompanied her to Genoa City, Wis., where they visited the latter's sister, Mrs. James Rainey. Mrs. Edith Hayes went to Chicago Sunday for a visit with relatives. Guests entertained in the Robert Conway home recently were Mrs. Carl Blanner, Mrs. Donald Blanner and Tory, Mrs. Leroy Hennis, Tonya and Lisa, Rock ford; Leo Conway, Chicago; Dennis Conway, DeKalb; and Lorraine Conway. Mrs. Ray McCarthy of Arlington Heights and Coleman Caron and son, Kevin, ot Western Springs, Were Thursday visitors in the Genevieve Knox home. Mrs. Robert Saelens, daughter, Diane, of St. Charles, and John Aylward of Elgin, visited relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Phalin of Winnetka and Mr. and Mrs. James Mahoney of Chicago were Sunday visitors in the Mrs. Albert Foley home. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bungard of Elmhurst were entertained in the home of Mrs. Irene Guffy Sunday. Mrs. James Wagner of Milton, Wis., visited McHenry relatives Sunday. •Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bickler of DesPlaines called on McHenry relatives Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Thennes and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Thennes visited Mrs. Catherine Tillman in Grafton, Wis., Saturday. Mrs. Harold Abbott of Woodstock was entertained in the home of Mrs. Annabel Aicher Thursday. The Marion Messman family of Woodstock visited her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, Sunday. Mrs. Amanda Freund and Laura Weber have returned from an enjoyable train trip to Florida where they spent some time in the Arthur Broekei home in Chuluota and while there made side trips to Tampa, St. Petersburg, Cape Coral, Daytona and Detlona, Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral and other places. Later they spent a week with Mrs. Florence Bald in Miami and visited places of interest in that vicinity. Mrs. Ida Quinlan, her sister and husband of Park Ridge called on friends here Sunday. Rev. Fr. James Weber of St. Theresa's parish, Aurora, was a Sunday visitor in the home of his mother, Mrs. Henry Weber. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rosing of Libertyville and Mr. and Mrs. George May of Waukegan were Saturday evening guests in the John R. Freund home. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Schoewer of Chicago were McHenry visitors Sunday. Mrs. Eleanor Manning and Miss Gertrude May of Oak Park were entertained in the Leo Blake home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Young of Waukegan were Sunday visitors here. Mrs. Helen Dobyns returned Saturday from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where she joined her sisters, Misses Grace and Ermine Carey of Wilmot, and her brother, J. E. Carey, of Twin Lakes, for a vacation. They did much sight seeing while there and also visited a niece, Mrs. William Meyer, in Ormond, Fla. Mrs. Dobyns made the trip to Florida by plane and returned by car with her folks who had been on a trip through the west. FIFTEEN YOUTHS START LONG HIKE. TEN FINISH TRIP Obituaries PETER F. MILLER Peter F. Miller, 86 years of age, died in McHenry hospital Friday morning, March 29, following surgery performed the previous week. Mr. Miller was born April, 2, 1876, in Johnsburg, and in recent years had resided at 1502 Richmond road, McHenry. He was a retired tarmer. Mr. Miller is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lillian Hetermann; three sons, Roy, Alfred and Victor, all of McHenry; twenty grandchildren; twentyseven great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Degen, of Johnsburg. His wife, Catherine, died in June, 1955. He was also preceded in death by two daughters, Lucy Laurent and Frances Miller, and three sons, George, Charles and Edward. The body rested at the George R. Justen & Son funeral home until 9:30 o'clock Monday morning, when a funeral Mass was sung at St. Mary's Catholic church. Burial was in the church cemetery. ters, all in Wisconsin. Her husband, Edgar, died in 1943. A funeral Mass was sung at noon Saturday at Christ the King Catholic church, Wonder Lake. Last Saturday at 4 a.m. fifteen McHenry high school freshmen left from McHenry to hike to Lake Geneva and back with the intent of shattering previous records for this fifty mile jaunt. The first forty miles covered was at a forced rapid pace of 5 miles per horn. By keeping a pace of 160 steps per minute instead of the average 120 and following strict regulations, ten out of fifteen finished in less than 13 hours. The first group arrived in 4% hours. Tightening leg muscles and blisters took its toll in the last stretch from Richmond to McHenry. These finishing 'were Jim Morenz, Mike Lichty, Richard Lossman (junior high), Bryce Klcntz, Joe Schultz, Mike Pliner, Mike Zabroski, Ken Leibach, Glenn Hecker and Ray Simon. Forced out due to feet trouble were George Hauser, Hal Eurich, Bill Thomas, David Smith and Ray Marks. Running car checks every 2 hours were Mrs. Lichty, Mrs. Hecker, Mr. and Mrs. Morenz, Mr. and Mrs. Leibach, Mr. Eurich and Mrs. Merkel. Supervisor for the group was Peter Merkel, teacher and coach at McHenry junior high school. EVA STILLING A funeral Mass was sung Monday morning at 11 o'clock at St. Mary's Catholic church, for Miss Eva Stilling of 3414 W. Pearl street, McHenry, who died1 in Memorial hospital, Woodstock, Friday moring, March 29, where she had been confined for a week. Miss Stilling was a native of McHenry, where she was born March 9, 1899. Her father, the late Ben Stilling, operated the well known Stilling hotel at Pistakee Bay, now the site of the Villa Maria camp, for a number of years. Survivors are three sisters, Lillian Stilling and Viola Jueigens of McHenry and Rosalie Barnickol of Chicago. Two brothers, George and Leo Stilling, preceded her in death. JOHN TOCIK Last rites were held Friday in Holy Rosary Slovak Catholic church, Chicago, for John Tocik, 75, of 7608 E. Sunset drive, Wonder Lake, who died in Daytona Beach. Fla., March 25 Burial was in Holy Sepulchre cemetery, Mr. Tocik, who was vacationing in the South when he died, was retired from the Chicago Transit Authority in 1955 Surviving are the widow, Louise; a daughter, Mrs Charles Jurinak; two sons, Joseph and Rudolph; and six grandchildren. ^ ANNIE JUSTEN Mrs. Annie Justen, 88, a lifelong resident of the area, died early on April 1, in the Villa Nursing home at Pistakee Boy, where she had been confined for four months. Mrs. Justen was a native of McHenry county, where she was born Oct. 15, 1874. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Tony (Elizabeth) Miller of Ringwood and Mrs. Joseph A. (Susie) Schaefer of McHenry; a son, William H. Justen, of Crystal Lake; eight grandchildren; sixteen greatgrandchildren; and one sister, Elizabeth Kennebeck, of McHenry. Her husband, Joseph H. Justen, preceded her in death in 1908. A funeral Mass was sung at 10 o'clock Wednesday in St. Patrick's Catholic church, with burial in the church cemetery. Prior to that time the body rested at the George R. Justen & Son funeral home. GERTRUDE MATTINGLY Mi's. Gertrude Mattingly, 63. of 7507 S. Drive, Wonder Lake, diedsThursday evening, March 28, in\Memorial hospital for McHenry County, Woodstock, where she was confined only a day. Mrs. Mattingly was born Oct. 23, 1899, in Stockbridge, Wis. She is survived by three sons, Eugene C. of Wheeling, Thomas of Wonder Lake and Paul of McHenry; one granddaughter; three brothers and three sis- How Can I ?! By Anne Ashley 1 (Persons who wish tol have help with specific problems may write to Anne Ashley in care of W. L. Gordon Features, 9th floor, Resor building, 37 W. Seventh street, Cincinnati 2, Ohio, sending along a stamped self-addressed envelope.) Warn Oi Danger To Kite Flyers Kite flyers, take care! There's more fun and less danger in chasing the clouds when you string along with safety, says Public Service Company. Clifford W. Rezny, district superintendent of the utility, offers these suggestions; Fly kites only in open spaces, away from traffic, trees, poles or wires; use string, not wire, and do not use metal in any part of the kite, never fly a kite in an electrical storm abandon the kite rather than risk injury by climbing a pole or tree to retrieve it. The chap who "Never made a mistake in my life" usually has a wife who made one. Dad: Buy Mom a water softener for Easter. Make it a Koleno Water Softener. -- EASY TERMS -- Phone: 385-5566 iOlenO WATER SOFTENER SALES/SERVICE MrHonrv Illinois Wjrs. Steven. & Home - Made Candies *285 $2°° Q. HoW Can I remove rubbercement stains from garments? A. By sponging with carbon tetrachloride, gasoline, or ben- *ene--or by dipping the stains into one of these liquids. If the stain Is dry, rub some petroleum Jelly into lt to loosen it, then sponge with the solvent. CAUTION: Work in the open air with these liquids! Q. How can I wash a chamois skin? A. Wash carefully In warm Soapy water, don't rinse out the soap, and press the chamois carefully on a flat surface to dry. Do not hang in the air or place on the radiator, as this will only make the skin hard and dry. Q. How can I make candles burn longer? A. Place the candles on ice for about 24 hours before using, and they will burn for a mucn longer time. Q. How can I make an emergency paste very quickly? A. Use a few drops of condensed milk, which dries quickly, and Is neither messy or lumpy. Where flour paste sours and dries out quickly in a container, one small can of milk will last for days in a cool place, and will last indefinitely if a strip of adhesive tape is placed across the two openings in the top of the can. Q. Is there something I can do about faded black straw hats? A. The color of the black straw can be renewed by rubbing with a small brush dipped into a mixture of two parts olive oil to one part of black Ink. » Q. What is a formula for a good "homemade" wax for hardwood floors? A. You can make a very good one from half a cake of melted paraffin and a cupful of turpentine. Q. How can I remove lipstick stains from materials? A. Place a white towel or cloth under the material where the stain is, then rub Into the stain a paste made of soapflakes and a little water. Sponge the cloth with a little clear water and, if the material is washable, launder in the usual manner. Q. How can I keep partly used cans of paint from hardening? A. Try the same method that Jelly and Jam makers use for preserving. Pour some melted paraffin or wax over the top of the paint that is left in the can. This will harden into an airtight, protective coating. Q. How can I make a substitute for cream of tartar? A. When mixing a cake that calls for cream of tartar, a good substitute is buttermilk. If the buttermilk Is not sour enough, add vinegar. Q. How can I clean the joints between the tiles on my bathroon walls? A. Wrap a piece of eloth around some pointed Instrument or your thumbnail, dampen it with kerosene, and scrub these joints to their original whiteness. Q. How can I renovate a supply of putty that has become dry and hardened? A. You can soften it up to a usable consistency simply by mixing it well with a few drops of linseed oil. . Q. How can I prevent steel wool pads from rusting so quickly once they have been used? A. Fill a plastic cup or a glass Jar with a solution ol soap and water, and drop the pad into this after it has been used. This will ward off rust and a possible infection if the dishwasher happens to have a cut on his or her hand. Q. How can I remove bluing stains from fabrics? A. By soaking in strong ammonia water. Or, soak in kerosene and wash with naphtha soap In tepid water. Q. How can I avoid the tarnishing of some of my brass articles? A. You can prevent the tarnish with a coat of clear metal lacquer. Be sure the surface Is clean and free of polish before applying the lacquer. A second coat will provide even greater Insurance. YOUNG SCOUTS RECEIVE LETTER FROM PRESIDENT In reply to a letter written to President Kennedy by the boys of Den 1, Pack 361, the following letter was received, signed by Ralph A. Dungan, special assistant to the President: "Dear Scouts: "The President has received the letter which your Den mother, Mrs. W. S. Wilkes, wrote for you and is sorry that he cannot reply personally to all his many young friends. Nevertheless, he appreciates your thoughtfulness in writing to him. You may be assured that he is deeply aware of the great contributions that scouting makes in our way of life. As he stated in his message of rnrnm 00 r' 4. Dec. 12 to the Boy Scouts America: Through your ae**" tivities as Boy Scouts, you arjp.1 preparing for lives of goat* citizenship and are learning fb* appreciate the great values and* traditions which have alwajpJT made Americans proud of oi{r< heritage of freedom and JustidV* for all". r. ' The letter written by thil" boys was a den project. Waite^ ing anxiously for three monthi for a reply were Glenn Hann<- men, Keith Grossicn, Wayrie. Grossich, Ray Cook, RancJjr"' Harkins, Jay Doherty, Richanji. Heinz, Mike For an and Ed; Anderson. Accompanying the letter WM an autographed picture of the President. The dictionary seems to t*" the only place where success comes before work. HAVE YOU SEEN OUR COTTON KNIT CO-ORDINAXES? Three New Colors: Nautical Navy Soft Willow Green Pretty Pink *_ s398 Iw *298 (Sizes 10-16) Kweuide TCetaif Odtet NO HIGH PRESSURE MUX 9-6 FRI. 9-9 EV55900 SUPRI SUN. 9 2-lb. Easter Special 20-oz. Easter Gift Box Chocolate Rabbits Nests -- Eggs Easter Baskets 39< • $10.00 or made to order Easter Cards Hallmark & Husiciaii Also Foreign Cards Party Goods Gifts -- Linens AGATHA GIFTS & CANDIES Formerly The Candy Box 1242 Green Street 885-0097 a Parade of WWfrom $3.95 Stilling, J Town & Country Gifts 1381 N. Riverside Drive McHenry, 111. Phone 385-0097 THE DAY WITH OUR • LILIES • BOUQUETS • CORSAGES • CUT FLOWERS • BLOOMING PLANTS For Your Oui-ol-town Gift List -- We Wire Flowers Anywhere jCocU's 3L owerS 3709 West Elm Street Across from the A&P -- Next to the National Tl DIAL 385-2300 -- McHENRY £l/2% Annum On Investment Accounts V-4% Per Annum On Regular Savings Accounts lUrlitttrg &nmupi and LOAN ASSOCIATION Money Doesn't Buy Happiness but... It Does Buy Off A Lot Of Unhappiness! SlWGj SAHTf SAVINGS "O I 3611 West Elm Street Phone 385-3000 McHenry, Illinois Ail he thinks about is our money in McHenry Savings and Loan Association, where it is insured up to $10,000 by a permanent agency of the Federal Government apd where it earns the highest rate of dividend, consistent with safety.*. •M