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Twice Told Tales McHenry Shores Mrs. Rose Lillegard (Business) 385-8500 Forty Years Ago (Taken from the files of Aug. 10,1933) Dr. Emily Rorer of Santeen, Nebr., visited her grand­ mother, Mrs. Samantha But­ ton, last week. Dr. Rorer made the 700 mile trip by auto alone. She is a teacher in an Indian mission school. Mrs. Button, grandmother of Dr. Rorer, will be 102 years old in December. The price of potatoes has soared to four times the price which they were less than two months ago and are now about 60 cents a peck on the retail market?3*' Church goers on Sunday as well as those who pass during the week have been impressed by the bautiful phlox blooming in the yard of Father O'Rourke, pastor of St. Patrick's church of this City. The Empire theatre will reopen in the near future. Upon opening the theatre will be under the management of Fred Anderson. The Empire has been McHenry's only theatre for many years and was built by J. W. Smith in 1918. Earl Boyle, 33 years old, a farmer residing on the homestead west of McHenry with his sister and brother died • on the operating table in St. Theresa's hospital, Waukegan, Aug. 3. Seventeen tables of bridge, five hundred and bunco were played at the benefit card party sponsored by St. Clara's Court, W.C.O.F. at Auto Inn, Twenty-Five Years Ago (Taken from the files of Aug. 12, 1948) The community was shocked at the unexpected death of John P. Weber, 67, who died sud­ denly at his home on Riverside drive, Aug. 10. He was found in the yard at the rear of his home by Charles Dowe, who had come to discuss business with him. Attorney Joseph X. Wayne has opened a law office at 809 Waukegan road. Mr. Wayne has been a summer resident in McHenry for a number of years and this past spring purchased the Joseph May estate farm on Highway 120, the house having since been remodeled for a residence and office. The first chapter of the Izaak Walton League in the county will receive its Charter Aug. 14 in the Harrison school of Wonder Lake, to be known as the Izaak Walton League of McHenry, Wonder Lake chapter. A bon voyage party was held at the home of Mrs. Roy Miller with about twenty guests present to say farewell to Miss Mary Harvey who left Tuesday for Hawaii where she will teach in a kindergarten. Miss Marie Tonyan and Howard Dowell, both of McHenry, were married in his home on Park avenue, Woodstock, last weekend. Bobby Bitterman and Eddie Cartan both of Lily Lake were returned to their homes the last of the week, very fortunate to be alive after a narrow escape in which their bicycles were struck by an automobile a few days previous. Bernard Doherty, son of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Doherty, enlisted in the Army Air Corps at Elgin and is now stationed at San Antonio, Tex. Ten Years Ago (Taken from the files of Aug. 15. 1963) John B. Wirtz, 83, McHenry Chief of Police for several years during the thirties, died in Memorial hospital, Wood­ stock, Aug. 13. The pet doe belonging to Edward Thennes is the mother of two fawns, Joe and Josie, born early Sunday morning. Consumers' Corner Suppose a storm-felled tree ruins the expensive outdoor pan­ eling on your wall. Or a neighbor takes a nose-dive over a child's roller skate. Do you knoy how far your insurance will go to cover you? In these days of still-rising con­ struction costs, increasing crime and liberal awards in liability cases, you might have less home­ owner's coverage than you need. If you have not adjusted your homeowner's policy in the last few years, you may be insured for less than 80 percent of the value of your home. If that is the case, you may find yourself in trouble You'll be in for a substantial loss if your home is destroyed by by fire. And you will get back less than replacement cost for dam­ ages done to any depreciable pro­ perty. Your insurer, for instance, will depreciate the value of that paneled wall if you have less than 80 percent coverage. One good way to make sure that your coverage never dips be­ low the value you want is the "in­ flation guard endorsement" which automatically hikes both your premium and coverage as the cost of living rises. Cheryl Adams of Griswold Lake, a senior in the local high school this fall, was scheduled to model at a fashion show in one of the large Meadowdale stores one evening this week. St. Mary's Catholic church in Sycamore was the setting for a beautiful wedding Aug. 10 when Mr. Lance Parks of McHenry took as his bride, Miss Sarah Nell McCormick of Sycamore. At the meeting of the board of superviosrs last Tuesday members approved a zoning request permitting develop- nent of land on the north side of ,incoln road, a half mile east of •ohnsburg road, as a single amily residential subdivision. The former classification as ,4F" for farming and in the future it will be classified "R" residence district. The infant son of Mrs. and Mrs. John J. Justen of Green street was christened Jeffrey John in a baptismal service Sunday, Aug. 11, in St. Mary's church. Rev. Fr. Eugene Baumhofer officiated at the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Alfons Adams and daughter, Joan, attended the Blackhawk Field archers broadhead shoot held at Rock- •ford Sunday. Mrs. Adams brought home a trophy. Remind Readers Of Garage, Bake Sale In Village There is exciting news this week - but, first we want to remind you of the dates of the village garage and bake sale, Aug. 23, 24 and 25 - 9 a.m. until dusk, at 605 S. Meadow Road. Would those who are donating baked goods please call us before Aug. 12. We then could save enough space/to display them nicely. Last week we mentioned a surprise event on the last day of the sale. Unfortunately, details cannot be divulged through this column, but we can assure you that residents of McHenry Shores who choose to par­ ticipate through contributions have much to gain. BASEBALL OUTING Mrs. Moyer informs me that the baseball outing scheduled for Aug. 10, has been cancelled due to lack of interest and being unable to obtain a full bus load of passengers. Mrs. Moyer has stated that she will attempt another outing for next sum­ mer for a Saturday. Watch this column some time in January for reservations. ZONING HEARING On Saturday, July 28 the proposed zoning ordinance was presented to the residents for their views and-or recom­ mendations. It was extremely disappointing to see the light turnout of residents con­ sidering the importance of this ordinance which in one way or another affects each and every resident. The zoning com­ mission will now present the proposed Zoning ordinance to the board of trustees for their consideration and possible passage. BOARD MEETING JULY 26 ' Mr. Froehlich of ah ac­ counting firm presented the board with the annual audit and the treasurer's report. Trie treasurer's report can be found elsewhere in today's paper. The 1973-74 annual appropriation ordinance was approved by a vote of 5 yes 0 nay and one absent. Bills were presented for payment in the general fund of $828.36 and in the MFT fund $505.33, all bills were approved for payment. Clerk Lillegard informed the ,boa d that MFT approval had \ >en received from the State <f Illinois and now the ditching oroject can be started. Road Commissioner Sam Ziemet, will procoed to order the necessary items for the project. The noting ad­ journed at 10 p.m. WIENIE ROAST For the twenty some children who helped clear the vacant lots for mowing, a wienie roast was given Friday at the beach area. A good time was had by all who participated. Our many thanks to these fine children of the village. NEWS-NEWS We are badly in need of news for this column. If you know of the activities of the Boy or Girl Scouts, church groups, Women's club, etc., I would be very appreciative if you would call me to let me know. I'm sure your fellow neighbor would be most interested in activities of the area. If we miss you, it could be very possible that we were not in­ formed. Our condolence to Mr. John Neuharth on the passing away of his son-in-law. »l.\GE 5 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. AUGUST3, 1973 The North American por­ cupine produces the largest young of any mammal, in relation to the size of the parent. PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to use this col­ umn as an expression of their views on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only re­ quest is that writers lim­ it themselves to 300 words or less - signature, full address and phone num­ ber. We ask too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We re­ serve the right to delete any* material which we consider libelous or in ob- jectional taste.) ON ASSESSMENTS "Editor: "By now, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that fair assessments are unobtainable in McHenry county. "Here we have a county in which the Department of Local Government Affairs has of­ ficially recognized that assessments are not equalized. "Further, we have a court case on record in which tax­ payers of the Involved Citizens association sued county of­ ficials alleging that the Board of Review would again fail to equalize assessments. The case was dismissed by the judge because 'you cannot assume that the Board of Review will fail to do its job this year' or words to that effect. "After studying what the Board of Review did, the Cut Rates For Senior Drivers If §<// Passes "Senior citizens who drive will receive two 'breaks', if the Governor signs two bills the legislature passed this session," reports State Rep. Cal Skinner, Jr. (R-Crystal I^ake). McHenry County board af­ firmed the original contention in that court case by requesting the Department of Local Government Affairs to equalize assessments, a duty the Board of Review had failed to per­ form. "Even though every requirement was met, the state department refused to equalize assessments in McHenry county. "Now, we learn that the State Property Tax Appeals board has refused to grant relief to those taxpayers who knew they were overassessed and, for that reason, appealed their assessments to the SPTAB. "In short, there seems to be no way to force the equalization of assessments in McHenry county when county and state officials refuse to follow the law. "That means the law must be changed. "Rep. Cal Skinner, Jr." The Legislature passed a bill that permits any city to reduqe its vehicle sticker for those 65 and over. In addition, for tho|e 69 and over, the driver's license fee will be reduced from $8 to $4. "I'm one among many who hope that these reductions will help our senior citizens to meet their every day expenses a bit easier," Skinner said. Another bill, co-sponsored by Joe Lundy and Skinner, will make the circuit breaker relief application form easier 16 fill out for senior renters. . "Right now, they have to determine what their net rent is. That means they have to subtract any utilities or cost of furniture from their total rent before coming up with a rent figure for the government. "In practice, the Department of Revenue doesn't audit the rent to see if it is a net or gro6S figure, so it seemed logical to let senior renters claim the total amount they pay on the tax relief form. The bill will make the form easier to complete and increase the circuit breaker checks from the state for some renters. "The final bill to aid senior citizens created the Depart­ ment of Aging. The Legislature consolidated everything that state government has been doing for senior citizens into one department and ap­ propriated $9.5 million to pay for those services," Skinner said. 4400 Rte. 120 McHenry, Illinois Daily 9$ Sunday 9-6 SAT. & OHtf d5 - August 4 006 5 Prices effective while quantit ies last. We reserve the right to l imit quantit ies. HORNSBYS family centers -- SUPER STARS OF Some Ratio! More than 73 per cent of the United States live in just 1.5 per cent of the land. 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