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HOST SPEAKER - Thirty members of the Sheepherders Fellowship group at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church, 404 North Green street, McHenry, met Sunday evening in the fellowship room of the church to hear a speaker present the metric system which is being introduced into the United States. Glen Anderson made a very interesting presentation by allowing each person present to become involved in a series of training tables so that they could personally become acquainted with the metric system and use it in a practical way. After allowing the group to have a first hand ex­ perience with the system he explained the history and the future of the metric system. The hosts for the evening were Glen and Janet Anderson and Pastor Roger and Rosemary Schneider. Pastor Exclaims Over Beauty Of Grand Canyon (by Father Wm. 0. Hanner) Part 2 Our purpose in stopping at Flagstaff, Ariz., was to lay our eyes upon one of God's great pieces of handiwork. The sea is wondrous and powerful in storm and calm. The Nile, the Mississippi, the Rhine and the Jordan all hold us spellbound for their power, their beauty or their historical and religious significance. The Himalayas and the Andes stretch their snow caps above our heads and man stands in awe. There are many natural wonders before which man humbly uncovers. But nowhere, nowhere on earth, is there anything ap­ proaching the Grand Canyon of the Colorado river as it flows thru Arizona. It is our own. From every continent men make pilgrimage to our land and to Arizona to behold there what God hath wrought but one of, in all the earth. The Grand Canyon happens once; there is no other. We spent our first day in Flagstaff resting up. It was foggy and reports were that the Canyon was shrouded in mist and fog. The only thing of note that day was the remark we overheard of one man to another, "Be quiet! You don't learn nothing by talkin' ". But the eighteenth of January dawned clear and bright. We went to the Canyon, eighty miles by motor bus. We drove through groves of huge Pon- derosa pine. Our guide said that if you smelled the smooth stretches of the seamy bark you would recognize the odor of vanilla. The pine gave 'way to open parks, so called by the Arizonians. Then we were in leafless growths of aspen and finally we drove in stretches of shart needled Pinyon pine. The land became barren before we were at the forest about the Canyon's rim. There is a year 'round community here with stores and school and churches, a small hospital and, so the guide said, a seldom used jail. We disembarked from our bus. Camera in hand I hustled to the Canyon's edge to catch my breath and try to com­ prehend the majesty of two billion years of the earth's history laid bare by 8,000,000 years of erosion. Down, down, through a solid mile the river, which is one of our great waterways and drains 12 percent of our country, has cut its way. Through eons of heat and cold, through thousands of centuries of storm and rain and freezing icy sleets the river has cut its way. It is the carving instrument of the hand of God. As the river slices it lays open the storied maze of sea and sediment, of volcano and up- thrust, of ancient earthquakes and broken folded rocky layers. The oozing waters have stained the rocks. They take on hues of red and lavender and pink in the changing hours and lights of dawn and day and dusk. Wisps of the fog and mist of yesterday hide and reveal and hide again the carving of this mighty stream.' Hills and valleys, mesa and plateau, dot and checker the sides and floors of the river's work. In places where the rock was harder or the stream less in­ sistent, isles of pinnacles of layered rock rear up. Looking from one to another you can pick up the same layers of sediment with wide and open gaps between them where the water had had its way. Down-- down-down-a mile below my eyes runs the tiny rivulet they call the Colorado. Space and height here holds a secret for the river has the width of a football field and the depth of a dozen men standing upon one another's shoulders. You can see, as though fluff upon a cake, the mighty rapids where lives have been lost in exploration and in sport. The Canyon is from four to eighteen milds across; it is, if you measure by the river's course, over 200 miles in length. At the bottom of the canyon pre-Cambrian rocks are un- covered-they are amongst the oldest on earth. On top of them are piled the debris of the geologic ages. Here are bones of trilobites and of dinosaur though they are fossil now. If one goes from top to bottom of the canyon one passes through mini climates 'til at the river the temperature may be 40 degrees above the rim. Here are sixty odd variety of mammals, 250 species of birds and twenty-five of reptiles. Ruins of ancient Indian tribes dot the canyon; five tribes live there today. Trips are made with guides to the bottom by foot or mule. It is about an eight-hour trip. You can stay on the canyon floor overnight. Unwise adventurers have lost their lives by going uiiguided into the sides and bottoms. „ I see now what running water, heat, frost, snow and wind can do to the earth. The canyon still is being formed. How long is the eternity of ages that the work still in progress will go on? I turn to leave. Over the abyss three crows fly. They call to one another. The wind sighs in the trees. Shadows form. _ Who can understand these filings? Vibo knows the mind and hand of God? On the way back to Flagstaff, Mount Humphrey, t£e highest peak in all Arizona, lies faint on the horizon. We will see it growing larger till we pass its base outside our destination. The setting sun bathes the snowy slopes in pinks and reds. It is moving and beautiful beyond the words of mine to tell or to describe. Night falls. We board our train again. God lives and all is well. GAS SHORTAGE NYE'S FREE DELIVERY* WON'T LET YOU DOWN X% - heHCN |a|c WITHIN 2y2 " MILES OF McHENRY OUTSIDE THIS AREA ONLY A SMALL CHAR JUST ANOTHER WAY NYE SERVES YOU. ISN'T IT NICE TO KNOW THAT DURING TIMES OF LOW GAS SUPPLIES,BAD WEATH­ ER, OR ILLNESS WE WILL DELIVER YOUR PRESCRIPTION FREE? I JUST ASK YOUR DOCTOR TO CALL NYE'S . . . WE DELIVER DURING ANY CRISIS . eTRU-VALUE PHARMACY 1327 N. RIVERSIDE DR. McHENRY Twice Told Tales Ringwood News PAGE 15 --UNHEALER - F R I D A Y . F E B R U A R Y 1 , 1 9 7 4 TAX FACTS CANADIANS & OIL OTTAWA--Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau has expressed confidence that Canadians would not experi­ ence serious oil shortages and that the energy crisis would not lead to an eco­ nomic slowdown next year. FORTY YEARSAGO (Taken from the files of Feb, 8, 1934) Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Justen, well known and respected citizens of McHenry, celebrated their golden wed­ ding anniversary on Monday, Feb. 5, at their beautiful home on Elm street. Mr. Justen bears the distinction of being one of the very few businessmen of fifty years ago in McHenry still in business and is one of the oldest active business men in the county. Mrs. Peter J. Schoewer, 72 years old, died at her home, Sunday, Feb. 4, after a short illness of bronchial pneumonia. An old fashioned Fastnacht (costume dance) will be held at St. John's hall, Johnsburg, Feb. 12. Eleven Boy Scouts received their badges for passing the Tenderfoot test and two received badges for second class Scouts at the Scout rally. The Tenderfoot . Scouts receiving badges were: Alan and Anthony Noonan, Vale Adams, Leroy Smith, Geno Unti, Raymond Powers, Earl Schaefer, Wilbert Schaefer, Angelo Unti, Harry Conway and Bruce Klontz. The second class Scouts were Harold Taxman and Jack Hess. Tony Wirtz, a former assistant Scoutmaster, was presented with a certificate making Mm an associate Scout. The awards were made by William H. Althoff, the chairman of the local Scout troop committee. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Feb. 10, 1949) At the Boy Scout banquet held last week at Veterans of Foreign Wars clubhouse three boys were pleasantly informed of their reward for outstanding Scout work. They were Jack Wirtz, Charles Gies and Ralph Bennett, Jr. They will be sent to Springfield to take part in state observance over which Gov. Stevenson will preside. Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers, 48, a resident of Lilymoor died Monday afternoon, Feb. 7, in the Woodstock hospital. Something entirely new to be offered law enforcement of­ ficers of McHenry and the entire county is a special Federal Bureau of In­ vestigation training course. Arrangements were completed with George McSwain, agent in charge of the Chicago F.B.I, office. & ; sjs Friends have been congratulating Gerald Larkin on his appointment last week as manager of the National Tea store in Woodstock. He took over his new duties the middle of the week replacing Gunnar Hansen. • Mr. and Mrs. Peter Smith of Johnsburg celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, Feb. 8. In a simple but very lovely wedding solemnized at the Community Methodist church Feb. 5, Miss Valerie Scheid became the bride of Frank Martin. Rev. Wayne Price officiated at the service. Miss Bertilla Freund was honored at a surprise birthday party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blake, Feb. 7. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Feb. 13, 1964) A short search last week Wednesday afternoon ended in the recovery of a small drowning victim, tiny Theresa Nyman, 2 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Nyman of Burton's Bridge. The body was recovered by members of the Nunda Township Rural fire department before dragging operations could be un- riprtalrpn Dr Edward F. Wilt will present a lecture on "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln" Feb. 20. It will be sponsored by the Woman's auxiliary to McHenry hospital and given at the high school. Dr. Wilt was a member of the Civil War Round Table in Detroit and at one time had the very interesting experience of having under his care the great-grandson of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who was implicated in the assassination plot of Abraham Lincoln. Eva H. Freund, postmaster at Spring Grove, has been elected president of McHenry- Boone county Postmasters association. Mrs. Freund presided at a dinner meeting of the association on Wednesday night, Feb. 5, held at the V.F.W. clubhouse in McHenry. Thirty- four postmasters and their guests attended. Walter R. Perschke of Pistakee Highlands, died Feb. 9 at his home following a heart attack. He was 68 years of age. Harold J. Phalin of Waukegan, a former McHenry resident, observed his thirty- fifth year with the Public Service company recently. He Local Couples % Spend Vacation In Jamaica Recently ^returned from beautiful, sunny Jamaica are the Brad Scotts and Bill Cristys. They travelled with large group of people from northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, touring the island for a week, seeing the in­ teresting sights and beautiful scenery. McLAKEWOOD 4-H CLUB A reminder to members of the McLakeWood 4"H Club that there will be a meeting Sunday evening, Feb. 3, 7 p.m. at the Gillespie home in Ringwood. HOSPITALIZED Frank Viscontf is in Condell Hospital in Libertyville. No doubt a note or card from his friends would be most welcomed. U.M.W. DISTRICT MEETING A group of women from the Ringwood church attended a district officer's training session at Libertyville Tuesday night. HERE AND THERE . Mrs. Shirley Woodward of St. Petersburg, Fla., has been spending the last two weeks here with her mother, Mrs. Mabel Hawley. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hawley of Detroit, Mich., called on Mrs. Hawley, Monday. began work with the company in 1929 and since that time has been associated with customer service first in Crystal Lake and later at Northbrook Lake Villa and Waukegan. Mrs. Arthur Laursen of Antioch, Mrs. Shirley Wood­ ward of St. Petersburg, and Fred Schroeder of Crystal Lake have all been recent visitors in the Brennan-Hepburn home. Mrs. Nellie Hepburn enjoyed a visit from her son, John Blackman of Goodland, Fla., last Sunday. Also visiting Mrs. Hepburn was her grand­ daughter, Mrs. Tom Blackman, of Antioch and her children, Amy and Brad. The Russell Soddys of Kenosha were also weekend visitors. Mr. and Mrs. John Granath of McHenry and Mr. and Mrs. Walt Low spent last weekend seeing the sights in St. Louis. A wonderful weekend was had by both couples and they marveled at the arch, ate on the revolving dining room high in the sky and enjoyed the sights on the levee. Mr. and Mrs. George Joslin made an unhappy trip to Paxton, 111., a week ago to attend the funeral of their son- in-law, Marvin Crandall. Our condolences to the family. BIRTHDAYS - ANNIVERSARIES Birthdays coming up on Feb. 4 are George Jsolin and Sheryl Linn Sonnemaker, and Wayne Brennan celebrates his special day on Feb. 5. Feb. 7 bringsj Leonard Ackerman, Sr., his special day and on the ninth is Allen Harrison. Happy bir- . thday to all of you on your special days. Many Northern Illinois taxpayers will rrft be able to receive early refunds this year unless they receive their W-2 Forms from their employers soon. IRS District Director Roger C. Beck has reminded em­ ployers that next Thursday, Jan. 31, is the last day to have completed W-2 Forms in the hands of their employees. "W-2 forms for those em­ ployees who left the job during the year should have been furnished to the employee not later than thirty days after the last paycheck," Mr. Beck reminded. "Those W-2's which are undeliverable should be sent to the IRS with the em­ ployer's Form 941 or 941E for the second quarter of 1974," he said. IRS Publication 15, "Circular E - Employer's Tax Guide," available free from IRS offices, contains additional information on the proper handling of W-2 forms. Happy anniversary to Bob and Lor Brennan on Feb. 3 and many more years to go kids. How many is it this time? SURPRISE-SURPRISE That is the greeting that was waiting for Resae Ackerman this past Weekend at a farewell party in her honor. There were many well wishers there to wish her the very best in her naval career. 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