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Wed 50 Years MR. AND MRS. ARNOLD DAVIDSON ANTON DAVIDSON Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Davidson of 4510 Mayfair drive, McHenry, recently celebrated their golden wedding an­ niversary. A dinner was held for the family and friends at the American Legion clubhouse. Both Mr. and Mrs. Davidson are retired. A special guest at the celebration was Mr. Davidson's father, Anton Davidson, of Duluth, Minn., who is 95 years old. It was the fourth golden wedding anniversary of his children he has attended. The elder Mr. Davidson spends the winter here with his son. He has 177 direct descendants. The Arnold Davidsons have lived in McHenry about seven years. Whispering Oaks (Whispers from the "Oaks") Marilynn Hamilton 385-6962 Community Mourns Passing Of Fred Lamb Whispering Oaks received another blow this week in the loss of a good friend. Fred H. Lamb passed away at his home on Hampton Court on Wed­ nesday, Jan. 22. Fred retired as Publication Manager of Chicago area for the famous Saturday Evening Post to a "Dream" retirement on Kellys Island (Ohio) in Lake Erie. Leaving the island, they chose Whispering Oaks as their real retirement home, coming here in 1971. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb have three children and nine grandchildren, Fred Lamb, Jr., of Cincinnati, Ohio; Patricia (Mrs. W. Turbeville) of Pitt­ sburgh, Pa., and Judy, (Mrs. Edwin Judy) of Cincinnati, Ohio. Fred contributed much to Whispering Oaks and to McHenry. He was first Reader for Christian Science Society, was on the Board of Directors of Hilltop Sanitorium in Lake Bluff, served on the Board of Directors of the' Whispering Oaks Association. He and Alice were active in Whispering Oaks Community Center, and he headed the Zoning Board of Appeals for the City of McHenry. Yes, Fred is a man who will be sorely missed in the Oaks and in all of McHenry. HOSPITAL PATIENTS Sorry to learn that two very nice ladies are in McHenry hspital. Betty Caponi of Wilt­ shire Drive is in for tests and a rest. She is in Room 201-1. Roberta Anderson of Hampton Court is in room 301. Remember that on such gray days;j*as we have in January that cards are always brighteners and fun to receive. BRIDGE CLUB The Bridge-ettes Bridge Club meet the first and third Fridays of every month at the Com­ munity Center. Normally, the Bridge Study Group meets at 11 a.m. prior to the 1 o'clock play. For the month of February the study will be cancelled but play will continue. SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIES The earlier accoustics problem at the Community Center "Saturday Night at the Movies" has been cleared. Mario Lanza was in greater voice than we remembered as a good crowd enjoyed a Golden Oldie. Jack Bruhn of Wiltshire Drive is to be highly com­ plimented for his long hours of planning and his serving as projectionist to give so many a really enjoyable evening. The next feature will be Breakfast at Tiffanys with Audrey Hepburn on Feb. 22. HANDICRAFT CLUB The Sew and Sews of FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 29, 1925) A very fine crowd of friends gathered at Justen's hotel Thursday evening to partake of a banquet in honor of Thomas J. Walsh, the retiring post­ master of this city, and Nick F. Steilen, who is succeeding Mr. Walsh in the office next Mon­ day morning. George Bohr, president of the McHenry Community club, was toast- master and N.H. Petesch led the singing throughout the evening. McHenry's new fire truck has finally arrived and will be given its first test next Monday morning. The test will take place on Elm street near the river. Mrs. George Meyer passed away Saturday evening after an illness of a year's duration. She had been a resident of this city since 1872. Mrs. Annette Cadwall of Elgin has been engaged to teach fancy dancing to a number of young girls in McHenry. Lessons will com­ mence Jan. 24 in the grade school gym. Apply to Mrs. F.E. Covalt or Mrs. J.P. Weber. Mrs. Wentworth is making a great success of the Camp Fire Girls in McHenry. The girls have a room all to themselves in which to meet. Misses Adeline Perkins, Marion Krause and Mildred Gans are on the entertainment com­ mittee for a Chinese party to be held Monday evening. Twelve of the girls received some beads for some work that they have accomplished. The McHenry basketball team lost to the fast Hebron team Friday night. The score was 28-21. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 31, 1925) A pretty mid-winter wedding was solemnized at St. John's church Johnsburg, Jan. 30, when Miss Eva Schmitt and Mr. Michael Schaefer were united in marriage by Father Vollman, pastor of the church. Three chairmanships of committees in the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly at Springfield Wednesday went to the three Democratic members of the house in the fourteenth, eighth and forty-first districts. One of those was Thomas A. Bolger of McHenry who was named chairman of the committee on revenue. An entirely new type of play will be presented by the Juniors of the McHenry high school in the auditorium Feb. 1 when they will produce "Sound Your Horn" for the entertainment of the public. Whispering Oaks have now become a Handicraft Club. It is great to widen horizons and the ladies have decided that there are all sorts of new crafts to be learned and Monday afternoons would be a good time to do it. The new club will meet every Monday at 1 p.m. at the Community Center. CARD NIGHT A reminder: that the first Saturday of the month is always card night at the community center. Anyone interested is asked to get up a table for whatever their "Passion" is and come and join the gang. A hospitality table is offered for everyone's en­ joyment. The time is 7:30 p.m See you there. Clinton Martin, Matt Schmitt and K.E. Cristy were among the delegates who left Monday for Quincy to represent the McHenry Farm Bureau at the annual meeting of the Illinois Agricultural association. Relatives here received the news this morning of the death of Lewis Block of Pasadena. Mr. Block at one time was connected with the general store known as Block and Bethke, later selling out the business to Smith Bros. Misses Mary Althoff, Margaret Larkin, Rita Freund, Caroline Bauer, Mildred Thompson and Eugene Sayler of DeKalb spent the weekend at their homes here. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lan- dgren are the proud parents of a son born Jan. 24. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Feb. 9, 1950) An estimate of the Chicago Regional Planning association which met in Chicago recently lists the population of McHenry county at 48,000 as compared with 37,311 ten years ago. Martin Cooney returned to his home here after receiving his degree in industrial engineering from the univer­ sity of North Dakota at Grand Forks. His brothers, John and Daniel, are both studying at the university, the former in chemical engineering and the latter in mechanical engineering. George B. Tonyan, H E. Buch and Louis Althoff left last week by car for a trip through the south. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Blake and family have moved from Broad street to their new home in the Country club subdivision. The place they vacated will be occupied by the Math Browns of Volo who purchased the house. At the indoor midget races at the Amphitheatre in Chicago, The Adams Repair Shop No. 30 with Burt Knight as driver was getting along well towards the front when it developed oil line trouble and had to pull to the pits. By doing a little fast work the boys got it back in running shape for the semi-final race and came in fifth out of a field of twelve cars. The Community Methodist church was the scene of a lovely wedding performed Saturday night uniting in marriage Miss Evelyn A. Cole of Spr|ng Grove and Mr. Norman Fischer of West McHenry. Rev. Wayne Price officiated at the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sch­ mitt have moved from the Vanderboom home on Waukegan street to the Brown farm near Volo. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Feb. 4, 1965) Mrs. Eleanor C. Miller, a lifelong resident of McHenry, died in Memorial hospital, Woodstock, Jan. 30at the age of 65, death came after an illness of a few days. On Feb. 14 members of the McHenry Dance, Figure and Speed Skating club will par­ ticipate in the Illinois Tri State roller skating meet at the North avenue roller rink in Chicago. Those representing the McHenry club will be Dale Marzano and Sharie Olle, Chuck Olcott and Judy Newkirk, Chuck Violett and Cindy Neeley. Seventeen year old Mathias J. Dougherty of Chapel Hill road, McHenry, was taken to McHenry hospital by am­ bulance for treatment of in­ juries sustained in a one car accident. Trudy Freund of McHenry was recently elected scholarship chairman of the pledge class of Beta Iota chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta social sorority at Eastern Illinois university. Miss Sharon Sue Knox, Wonder Lake, was married Jan. 30 to Mr. Larry Eugene Hosick of Wonder Lake. Rev. Thomas Johnson officiated at the nuptial rite performed in Nativity Lutheran church. McHenry Warriors win two big games to take over third place spot. They beat North Chicago 77 to 66 and Liber- tyville 71 to 68. John Corso returned to Ripon to resume his studies at Ripon college. HERE AND THERE IN BUSINESS VRHPW Area Realtors Approve Broker, Lawyer Accord The McHenry County Board of Realtors voted to adopt the McHenry County Real Estate Broker-Lawyer accord at the general meeting held at the Branded Steak House recently. Robert McGuire of the State Broker-Lawyer Accord com­ mittee, ~ guest speaker, presented the reasons for a county accord in addition to the state „ accord. "Local agreements are encouraged for a working realtionship on a county rather than state level, although if the parties are not satisfied, they still have the option of going to the state committee," commented McGuire. "Furthermore, the state has required that the counties develop one contract per county for the realtors t use. With the variables in each county, it would be impossible to develop a state-wide con­ tract." Tom Henley, president of the McHenry County Bar association, affirmed that a county contract, once adopted and approved by both associations, would provide uniformity within the county. The McHenry County Broker- Lawyer Accord committee consists of Brokers Tom Harding, George Costello and Bev Ebert, and Lawyers James Weir, John Bolger, and Tom Henley. $415,000 In Budget For Phone Service Carl R. Dulany, service office manager, stated General Telephone plans to spend $3.5 million of its state-wide $58,500,000 1975 construction budget for service im­ provements in the Belvidere district during this year. PAGE 3 -PI.AIMnKAI.ER - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29.1J75 Appeals On Tax Value Of Property To Be Heard Appeals on the assessed valuation of property in Lake county will be heard by the Property Tax Appeal board in the courthouse in McHenry county in Woodstock Feb. 19, according tp John K. Morris, board chairnrtan. The appeals are a result of decisions by the County Board of Review and are open to the public. The appellants, location of property, reduction sought, hour of the hearing and the dates are: * Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District No. 47 appealing on the assessment of the following: McHenry State Bank, Trust 229, care of Robert W. Singer, Attorney at Law, 105 W. General Telephone plans an addition to the Spring Grove exchange building which will provide additional local and long distance facilities to meet the area expanded calling requirements. A total of ap­ proximately $415,000 has been budgeted in 1975 for the Hebron, Richmond, Spring Grove, and Wonder Lake ex­ changes served by the com­ pany. "The remainder of the monies budgeted will be spent in the district for equipment additions and additional out­ side plant facilities to provide improved service for our subscribers," Dulany said. Madison, Chicago, commercial property (address not given), Requesting an increase of $1,425,000, 9 a.m.; LaSalle National Bank, Trust 44121, 135 S. LaSalle street, Chicago, commercial property (address not given), asking for an in­ crease of $930,000, 10:30 a.m.; Henry and Christ Pfeiffer, Jr., care of Christ Pfeiffer, Jr., 400 Linn avenue, Crystal Lake, commercial property (address not given), asking for an in­ crease of $178,320, 1 p.m.; McHenry State Bank, Trust 301, care of William M. Franz, Attorney, Ladd Enterprises, 453 Coventry Green, Crystal Lake, commercial property (address not given), asking for an increase of $262,500, 2:30 p.m. Blueberry Spice Shortcake Combine I package (18 1/2 oz ) yellow cake mix, 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, 2 eggs, 1 cup water; beat until smooth, spread batter evenly in well-greased and floured 9 x 13 x 2 inch baking pan. Sprinkle 2 cups (or 1 can, 15 oz.) blueberries, well drained, and 2 teaspoons grated orange rind Bake as directed on package. Remove from pan and cool Prepare 2 packages vanilla pudding and pie filling as directed on package Coof Fold in 2 cups blueberries (orone 15 oz can) Cut cake into 12 pieces. Cut each piece m between layers and top witF into 2 layers Spoon pi i pie uddii w h i p p e d c r e a m a n d blueberries Yields 12 servings "LETTER OF APOLOGY" To those, who did not get a chance to try out WILD GAME DINNER; we are ' truly sorry. It was such a success, we could not have anticipated the crowd that we had. Give us another chance at our Wild Game Dinner next year. FRATERNALLY YOURS^,^ Qf C()LUMBUS CHAIRMAN: JAMES BITTERMAN CO-CHAIRMAN: WILLIAM FORTINO Do you still get nervous about going over 3 minutes on a Long Distance call? You shouldn't. After 3 minutes, the rate-per-minute never goes up. And often goes down. So you can make a four, five or even a ten- minute Long Distance call for a lot less than you might think. For example, let's say you wanted to make a Saturday afternoon call to a friend in New York City. If you dial direct, you could talk for ten minutes for just $1.55, plus tax. You could make a DOLLAR DAY SPECIAL 0FF SELECTED OPEN STOCK wW /*/ H[ATRTDWA|BIE 3729 W* Elm Street, McHenry, 111. COUNTRY INN Avocado or Harvest exteriors v̂/ WEST BEND similar ten-minute call to Los Angeles, San Francisco or even Seattle for only $2.05, plus tax.. Think about that, next time you're racing the clock. Illinois Bell Dial direct rates apply on self dialed Long Distance calls to points within IJIinois and to all other states except Alaska. Dial direct rates do not apply on Operator assisted calls such as coin, credit card.collect, person to person, hotel guest calls, or calls charged to another number. In areas where direct-dialing facilities are not available. DDD rates also apply to Operator assisted station to station calls that elsewhere could be dialed direct."