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Page 14-PLAl!NI)EXLKH-HKHAa),FRII) A \ . >m 3.1985 .. * Benefit dance for St. Mary's Church to be held at McHenry's Fox Pavilion reviewed. * Route 120 through Show and Garden Walk May 18. receive the Silver Beaver McHenry would continue to be a Featured homes are those of Award, the highest honor a local state-maintained road. Ac- Nicholas Partipilo, Bay View council can bestow. cording to the state officials, it Lane, Pistakee Bay;? Homer Overwhelming response to the would be several years before Fitzgerald, Main Street; "I Quit" Smoking clinic which FIFTY YEARS AGO {Taken from the files of May 2, 1935) The Fox Pavilion has been chosen as the place for the May 8 dance sponsored by the Holy Name Society * and Men Foresters for the benefit of St. Mary's church. Music will be furnished by Elmer Freund's orchestra. The Dance Com­ mittee is made up of the following: Phil Guinte, Herman Steffes, John Thennes, Peter F. Miller, Clarence Stilling, Jacob Freund, Carl Bickler, John Phannenstill and George P. Freund. ; "Papa and the Girls", the Senior play, will be presented May 10, a week later than scheduled because of the closing of schools this week due to a rash of illness among the students. wice At a meeting of the high school board last week, C.J. Reihan- sperger was re-elected president for another year and E.E. Bassett was elected secretary. The first of the Coloradp chain letters arrived in McHeniry this week with the "send in a dime and redistribute wealth" slogan that has set thousands upon thousands figuring that the unaided power of arithmetic can multiply each ten cent piece by more than 15,000. So many Coloradoans have tried to get $1,562.50 for one thin dime that the Denver post office facilities are bending under strain and post office receipts increased $20,000 in 12 days, harassed post office officials tried to find some way to stop the flood of wealth-seeking letters. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Mav 3, 1945) y Three elderly McHenry women, each of whom in her own way had lived through the years always administering some service, small or large, for their fellow man, died this week, creating an emptiness in the community w^iicn will long be fi&lt. They were Mrs. Mary Carey, 87, who lived herv entire lifetime here, having been born on the Phalin homestead on the Irish Prairie April 1, 1858; Mrs. Barbara King, 82, Richmond- born, and recently of McHenry; and Mrs. Augusta Wolf, 86, a 64- year resident of McHenry. LeRoy Conway, who has been confined to various hospitals overseas and of late in the States, following injuries sustained D-Day, has received his medical discharge from the army. Maurice Crouch of 4he McHenry Floral Company in­ forms the Plaindealer that a serious shortage in pots, both large and small, exists and there may not be enough available this spring to take care of the plants that must be potted. If you folks want tg help out, gather up the pots that are not being used and take them to the florakcompany on Route 31, a mile sokth of McHenry. A letter from Dick Williams and Bob Adams of McHenry describing their reunion in England stated, "Well, it's a great day for a couple of us here in 'Ye Olde England' because two of the Green Street 'cowboys' have gotten together." Dick was a patient in a hospital there and Bob was "fortunate enough" to get a three-day pass to visit Dick. TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 28, 1960) Charles "Chuck" Miller was unanimously re-elected chairman of the GOP Central committee at the organizational meeting Monday night. An anticipated battle over the post whnp failed to take place. Two County finale Republican leaders had been the project could be completed. Judy Hans of McHenry high school, May 12 will be honored as winher in the Elks club of Woodstock activities contest. She will receive 'a $75 U.S. savings bond as first place winner. Five beautiful homes in the McHenry area will be open to the public when the Women's Society of Christian Service of the Community Methodist church holds its first Home Show and Garden Walk May 18. Featured homes are those of Nicholas Partipilo, Bay View Lane, Pistakee Bay;» Homer Fitzgerald, Main Street; Preston Hays, Bay Road; Harry pans, Pistakee Bay Road and Col. Herman Lacy, Bull Valley.' TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of May 2, 1975) Robert Walter, an adult leader in McHenry Scouting, will be recognized May 14 when the local Blackhawk Area council of the Boy Scouts of America holds its annual business meeting and recognition" dinner. He wili Quit" Smoking will be presented next week by McHenry hospital and the Kiwanis Club of McHenry, has caused the co-sponsors to change the location of the May 5- 9 nightly session from the hospital to the East campus of McHenry High School. Joan Bauer, representing St. Patricks Catholic church and Betty O'Brien, representing St. Mary's Catholic church were pictured stocking the food pantry for the organization FISH. Most of those who benefit from the pantry, which helps provide food in emergencies, are referrals from social agencies and churches. Adoption of a new city em­ ployees' salary schedule was postponed by the City Council until the alderman have time to study the proposal. A five percent increase has been recommenced by the Finance Committee for regular em­ ployees. Salaries remaining the same were that of# mayor, aldermen, city attorney, Board* of Health chairman , and member and Police Commission member. rumored eager to enter the race. A meeting to discuss tentative re-routing plans for Route 120 occured Monday morning of this week in Waukegan. A plan which would re-route Route 120 at the county line crossing the Johnsburg road and Route 31, north of McHenry, and turning north skirting the western side of Ringwood and Richmond to the border near Genoa City, was Dick Peterson • • h a p p e n ^ j i • Unable to go back to sleep, I read a synopsis of i pending action in . l&Pi no small m much more tired I tfean 4,000 bills ir reform to General Assembly. > ; I am rijf4"4, * * : : \ ' : j | •' ; : ) ' twice before^ be a law,n and limestone jne, it makes yo faying something outlandish like. "There ou an axiom that probably sends lawmakers liatertaigsiii sunlight I am certain that many of the bills necessary; good ideas. I am just as certain areboneheaded, frivolous wa be some chaff in a wagonload .One of my favorite bills Is year-old children are in reference to the EKv5JXS.X*-5 child who is age 3 but not yet 4. 7» of course. But can a ch&J who Is age % also those children who are 31 t ; House to amend acts so thai k..,-, flgywwtBreadabout«. P*One, <&, H S» Personally, I prefer numerals only when the quanUtybeing. referred to is more than nine. That's just the kind of guyl am. Another bill wants5 to provide an incentive for wearing seat belts, as if state law alone isn't incentive enough to taWe up. Rep. Ron Stephens wants to allow tax credits for Ihose apprehended wearing them. Undest* Ns proposal ^ '«*&&& , iftiiwJtJ you were 0110. I? W « idea in taw enforcement. And ft Had «T takes the sting out of a ISO moving vkdatfon-if you're buckled up. But, rm a litUe suspicious of Stephens* motives. He also has proposed a bill to reduce the fine for not wearing a seat belt from $25 to $2. Do you get the idea he is oppOscri to the seat-belt law altogether? - And another representative wants to impose a $100 fine on persons who ridebikeas at night withoutaheadiight.. I'll bet nwm and dad will withhold junior's allowance for a week or two after he's hauled before the judge to fork over a Onote. Maybe Rep. Stephens could offer a tax credit. Once junior graduates to the car, Rep. Uleta Didritkson wants to make sure he obeys the rules of the road. Under her proposal, any minor convicted of a moving violation would have his tense revoked for a year, unless he wasn't speeding more than 5 mph. A long-overdue bill also is before the House. Rep. l̂ vin ̂ wopwteg that vending machines be instltlled at state and interstate highway rest stops. I've often wondered Twink't. ul "rest stoSs illegal. This bill gets my full support. Another representative wants to prevent insurance companies from telng Unreasonable and vexatious" in claim.Vexatious? I likethat word. I like that bill. r.ihe way, Rep. Ralph Bkrger wants to repeal the ing or Bite Emergency Treatment Act. that's proposal. Marly still appreciate THEY SAT AROUND THE table in City Council chambers one evening last Week to initiate a new program in McHenry. Most of them were long-time members of the community and their dedication to the welfare of their hometown was well known. They were carrying out ihe mandate of formjer Mayor Joe Stanek, now under the direction of the new city leader, William Busse. This was the 13-member McHenry Historic Landmark Commission whfch is charged with promoting the development of historic landmark preservation within the city. AND THERE ARE OTHERS. Primary enthusiasm was e? Primary enthusiasm was expressed for piaquin the first McHenry County courthouse. It was locate of the northeast corner of Riverside Drive and Pearl usin' & eanderin BY KAF AMONG VETERAN RESIDENTS whose knowledge of the community's history will be tapped in the months ahead are Frank Gans and Earl Walsh. Tneir expertise will be invaluable to the elected chairman Of the commission, Nancy Fike, a natural for the post in her role /as director of the McHenry County Historical Society. 1 Each of the assembled committee members has contributed in one way or another to McHenry history. Phyllis Bauer has been a leader in genealogical movement of recent years; Marya Weber, with her late husband, restored the historic "Count's House" which is now included in the National Historic Register. the site of in the area : Riverside Drive and Pearl Street, near the location of Bidder's Stage House. Perhaps it was natural that the enthusiasm of this newly- named group would turn to the city's sequicentennial year, which is 1986. It was just as natural that they should ponder some of the activities that might become a part of that ob­ servance. Copies of a history book published in 1936, on the 100th bir­ thday of the community, were distributed. There was talk of a reprint of this booklet. CHAIRMAN FIKE OUTLINED other possibilities for ob­ servance, a number of which may be under the direction of other community groups dedicated to the proper celebration of an important year in local hi&tory. One of these included an effort to share with school children the early history of their hometown. The rationale is that pride in their city will produce better citizens who will be leaders in the future. Someone suggested a Depression Ball, which might be a revelation to anyone with a memory of the ordeals that had to be met after the 1929 stock market crash. ANOTHER PROPOSAL MAY bring groans from the arthritic community but should be welcome news for the physically fit. It's the idea of walking tours based on the 1984 booklet, "Historic McHenry," assembled by Charles and Mary Vycital. And think what a 1986 Fiesta Days theme based on the city's 150th year might produce-ehiphasis on old businesses, history and antique exhibits, beard and mustache contests. 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