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8. PLAINDfcALER-HERALD. FRIDAY, JANUARY It. 1*5 mmim ii •• *3 Deaths f» • of Tngtaririp far formerly of Murphy had been PUIndealcr Herald photo by Anthooy Oliver Continued headach^ City workers and contractors labor to repair a at the intersection of Front and Elm Streets since faulty 10-inch water main that has tied ip traffic Monday. Senate passes temporary relief measure* FIFTY YEARS AGO • (Taken from the files of Jan. |7, 1935) ^ With relief administration in Illinois under continuous fire $ince introduction, the ad­ ministration measure ap­ propriating $9 million for temporary financing of relief >as passed unanimously •yesterday by the Senate. ^Governor Horner's signature Immediately made available to Jhe state an additional $80 million or more of federal relief money for relief until April 1. Attacks on the system of relief wice distribution began last week when the measure was in­ troduced into the House. The charge was made that mffltona of dollars had been wasted. Senator Monroe of Collinsville said, "The commission is spending more than $100 million a year without a check of any kind. It is not required to report to anyone, not even the gover­ nor." McHenry showed the largest decrease in tax rates of any of the townships in the county and has a cut of $3.39 for 1934 from $3.52 for 1933. The total valuation of all property to * be assessed in McHenry county for 1934 is $37,362,052 or a drop of $1,745,548 from the previous year which was $39,907,600. This was disclosed Friday by County Clerk Raymond D. Woods. . Hie county tax rate for 1934 is 35 cents, two cents higher than the previous year of 33 cents. The government has approved the construction of a blacktop road fromlhe Johnsburg bri -to the four corners where $arge public service tran­ sformers are located on the ^istakee Bay road. The Idistance is about two and a v Tquarter miles. Federal funds will pay for the construction and v4he county will provide main- r* ;tenance thereafter. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 16, 1945) A group of McHenry business and professional men met at the Riverside Hotel to discuss ways to improve the train Service to Chicago from McHenry. Studies have shown that the existing situation of empty resort homes is due to inadequate train ser­ vice into the city. The one train leaving McHenry at 7:04 a.m. and the other returning at 5:18 are not sufficient. The resulting request will probably be for shuttle service to Crystal Lake rather than brining new trains to McHenry. The Colony Theater was closed for decorating and scheduled to open soon. The Public Service Company of Northern Illinois warned customers to "Take care of your electric washer. If you load ir washer too full...you'11 ruin The ad featured a cartoon of a wringer washer with a face on the side showing the anguish of o that new TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 14, 1980) Edward A. Guettler was in­ stalled as president of the McHenry Kiwanis club at its annual meeting last Saturday. Clinton Claypool became first vice-president; Dr. William E. Kohl, Jr., second vice- president; Roland Herrmann, treasurer; and William Collate, secretary. McHenry was among the areas flooded as record rainfalls were set this week. Flood conditions in the Park Avenue are brought about a meeting on Tuesday -- morning - with representatives of the city, schools, and city and state engineers. It was decided that the drainage installed in Park avenue is adequate for the street and area, but not designed to handle the drainage district which covers about 2,000 acres in McHenry and Nunda town­ ships. Steps are being taken to meet with the drainage district •4*91 •• • Eileen Homo, Linda Lieberson, Jim Benson and Tom Low will participate as mem­ bers of the junior chorus at the annual Illinois all-state music activity to be held in Urbana Feb. 4 to 6. /'Goliath and the Barbarians" was the five day feature at the McHenry Theatre. The film starred Steve Reeves. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 17, 1900) vote of 12 to 10, the County Board voted Tuesday on a second amendment wnich would allocate $6,000 for an option to purchase a landfill site south of the city of Woodstock. The 214- acre proposed site is located at the intersection of Rtes. 47 and 176. . Students from Marian Central will join with two other schools to compete in a first round match of "It's Academic" Jan. 19 on Channel 2. John Coughlin hosts the series, which features three teams representing dif­ ferent Chicago-area high schools. Members of the Marian Central team are Sam An­ derson, McHenry, Dan Pierce and Ellen Stolfa, with alternates Mike Miller, McHenry, Tim Frenzer and Larry Wenkel, Wonder Lake. Raul Viteri and Carol Leighty will be seen in the West Campus children's theatre production of "Cinderella" this coming week end. Hie McHenry Warrior Soph- more team easily handled the Marian Hurricane team in action last Saturday night in Woodatock, winning by 19 points. Randy Shiller, A1 Reinboldt, Keith Besserud and Ken Durkin were among the winning players. Clair E. Murphy, Jr. CUlr E. Murphy, Jr., M, of Ingtaride, m., died Thursday, Jan. 17, 1985, in Condell Memorial Hospital, Liber- tyville, HI. He was born Jan. 25, 1928 in Chicago, to Clair and Marie Murphy, Sr. A resident many years, McHenry, Mr. Murphy! a data processing teacher for over 15 years, at the College of Lake County; was employed many years prior to that in the private sector of the field of computer science; ancT belonged to the American Federation of Teachers. ^ Surviving are his wife Marilyn of Ingleside; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Suzanne) Helfand of Wonder Lake and Sallyanne Murphy of McHenry; four sons, Clair m of Franklin Pggfe, HI., Timothy and Jeffrey of McHenry, and Gregory of Wonder Lake; two grand­ children; two sisters, Lois Sitter of Itasca, 111. and Shirley Osman of Woodstock; and three brothers, William of Roselle, HI., James of Annaheim, Calif, and John of Schaumburg, HI. At press time, visitation was scheduled from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the George R. Justen & Son Funeral Home; and funeral services were pending. Leonard Prohm Leonard Prohm, 73, of McHenry, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 1985, at Royal Terrace Nursing Home. He was born July 22,191J in Chicago, the son of Andrew nu Josephine (Misiorowski) Prohm. A resident of the McHenry area the past 20 years, formerly of Chicago, Mr. Prohm was a member of the Property Owners Association and St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Johnsburg. He had been em­ ployed as a paper cutter over 33 years with the Mcintosh Paper Co., Elk Grove, HI. Surviving are his wife Susan (Melicherdk) whom he married Sept. 30, 1933 in Chicago; a daughter Leona Green of Romeo ville, HI.; a son Ronald (Cathy) of Vienna, Va.; five grandchildren; and three brothers, Andrew and Dominic, both of Chicago, and Henry of Honolulu. He was preceded in death by his parents and a' brother Steven. Friends may meet the f amily Friday, in the George R. Justen & Son Funeral Home, from 12:30 until the time of services at 1 p.m., conducted by Father John Holdren of St. John's church. Interment will be private. Memorials are requested to St. John's Restoration Fund. Hildur B. Guion Hildur B. Guion, 88, of Mchenry, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1985, in Northern Illinois youi it.'" overload. It noted also washers were scarce. PANELING CLEARANCE -2 DAYS ONLY- FRIDAY, JAN. 18 AND SATURDAY JAN. 19 4 LL PANELING IN SPECIAL SALES AREA 50% to 75% OFF • OVER 60 PATTERNS TO CHOOSE FROM • HURRY, FOR BEST SELECTION SERVING McHENRY COUNTY FOR OVER SO YEARS • SHOP WHERE THE PROS SHOP LEXANDER LUMBER 909 N. FRONT. ST. McHENRY, ILL. 815-385-1424 •FREE ESTIMATES •FREE PLANNING CASH A CARRY ALL SALES FINAL Hrt: Mon.-Fri. 7:50-5:00, Sot. 1:00-3:00 Medical Center, McHenry. She was born Jan. 7,1887 in Tromso, Norway, the daughter of Jakob and Laura (Jensen) Eriandsen. Mrs. Guion had been a summer resident of McHenry since 1930, and permanently the 20 years, formerly of Mt. K.Sue Walsh K. Sue Walsh, 88, of Woodstock, died Monday, Jan.« 14, 1986, in Memorial Hospital, for McHenry County, Wood•, stock. She was born Oct. 7, HI. She came to the U.S. in January of 1913; and was a member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in McHenry. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Harry (Sue) Trestrail of Park Ridge, HI. and Mrs. Neal (Jean) Marshall of Barrington, HI.; two sons, Philip (Jean) of Montague, Mich, and Robert (Eleanor) of Indianapolis, Ind.; 14 grandchildren; seven great­ grandchildren; a sister Aase Avenstrou£, and a brother Arne Erlandsen, both of Norway. She was preceded in death by her husband Chester, Aug. 31, 1952; her parents and several brothers and sisters. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, at Shepherd of the Hills church, where funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Chicago. « Memorials are requested to Shepherd of the Hills church. in Woodstock, the daughter Lynn and Lucyle (Hurley) Stone. lira. Walsh was a retired employee of the Woodstock Die Carting CO. On Jai Jan. 9.1943, in Woodstock, she maniea James If. Walsh, who survives. Other survivors are a .son Michael of Wales, England; a daughter, Mrs. Michael (Kathleen) Spanbaner of Wonder Lake; six grand­ children; a brothe* Harold Stone of Palatine, HI.; and a sister, Mrs. Thomas (Sis) Forrest of Woodstock. ^ She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother William. A Funeral Mass will be con­ ducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday in St. Mary Catholic Church, Woodstock, with the Rev. John Cafafll officiating; and burial in Calvary Cemetery, Woodstock. Friends called from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Schneider-Leucht Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Woodstock Rescue Squad. Make Short Work of Winter! 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