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City council approves liquor licenses; Wirtz rehired as police chief ' t r FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Any 9, 1935) Sixteen liquor licenses were approved by the McHenry city council Monday night. Among them were the McHenry Brewing Company, A.W. Dietz, Earle Monear, Tneo Schlessle, Math B. Laures, John A. An­ derson, Wm. Mertes, Gus Unti, Joe J. Miller, Ernie Freund and Kathrine Justen. Also, Rose Worts, J.C. Bickler, Larry Huck, Thos. P. Bolger, and John Karls. „ ^ wice Told Tales John R. Wirtz was reared as chief of police. It was suggest that all . , ... .... unlicensed dogs be shot, that Command, Wright Field, where retail stores not paying milk Cooney is assigned as a licenses be ordered to stop project engineer in the in- businessmen and we little realize the magnitude of this new passenger service. The trip was made in five hours, averaging 150 miles per hour, and was pleasant, with the exception ot stormy weather as they approached Chicago when the air became choppy and orders were giyen to tighten the belts holding tBe passengers. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of May 10 1945) Eleven hard and bitter months after General Dwight D. Eisenhower's armies smashed through the ramparts of "Fortress Europe" to set foot upon French soil, German's once proud wehrmacht, weakened after six years of the bloodiest war in history, bowed the knee unconditionally to the Allied powers. Germany's surrender took place in the little red school house in Reims, France at 2:41 a.m., May 7. Promotion of Martin R. Cooney to the rank of first lieutenant was announced last week by Air Technicial Service selling milk, that the milk dealers licenses be paid as well as the pool room and motion picture theater. ^ Mrs. Henry Foss arrived in McHenry last Thursday after a hurried trip* by airplane from New Yorkto see her critically ill mother, Mrs. J.F. Claxton. Mrs. Foss was one of 12 passengers on the plane, most of whom were businessmen. Air transportation is becoming popular with stallation branch of the systems engineering laboratory. Lt. Cooney is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cooney and a graduate of McHenry High School. Excerpts from two "Public Pulse" letters: "To the Men and Women of McHenry serving all over the world in the service of our country. ....A great many people in our community were stunned last week upon receiving the Plaindealer, which It's not safe to drive city streets anymore Since I have pulled some boo- boos myself in driving, I hesitate to criticize others. However, in the last couple of weeks things have happened to make me a defensive driver. For years J^ftave mentioned traffic goiaflgwest on Pearl Street and breezing right through Green Street. It hap­ pened again. There must be an answer. It doesn't happen with eastbound traffic. A car pulled out of a school parking lot in front of me that made what little hair I have stand up straight. South on Green Street at Elm, a car shot through on the curb- side lane where a sign indicates right turn only. It happens too often. So I Hear by Earl Walsh That fellow should have been a stunt driver in the movies. Down near the city hall he made a sweeping "U" turn. Being a slow driver, most of those violations don't cause me to hit the brakes too hard. One incident that really bothered me was having two boys on bicycles ride out bet­ ween parked cars near Edgebrook School and cross Green Street without looking. How I dread the thought of hitting a child. They don't think. • We older folks have to do the thinking and drive carefully. A half block from home, I had another experience. A driver going west on Broad Street shot across Green Street without looking. Stop signs mean nothing. xt That one made me think I should stay in the safety, of our living room. Guess I just ran into a rash of careless driving. I should be thankful my guardian angel was hovering over me. We hope our dear friends, the Cub fans, don't let the'loss to the White Sox get them down. You win some. You lost some. represents the * people of McHenry, to find it had ignored to mention the death of our late president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, or the solemn oath of office taken by our new president, Harry S. Truman. The only article we did find was in S.I.H.'s column. Thanks, Earl, for your courage. We want you men and women who are fighting, bleeding and dying for us to know your sacrifice is not all in vain. We, tbe people of McHenry, did join with the whole world in paying reverent tribute to our late president." The letter described the various local school events, church services, Mothers Club com­ memoration, and closing of businesses on the proclamation of Mayor Overton. It was signer! "Nettie Fleming " In response, Paul J. Struck wrote another Public Pulse letterT^ince it has never been the policy of the Plaindealer to write national news, it would seem to me that the only questionable act of the gaper in the omission oX-JPresident Roosevelt's death might be one of judgement. Even in this respect it is my opinion that their stand of silence was in ;better taste than the exaggerated demonstration of radio stations, etc. ...The fact that your letter was addressed to our boys and girls throughout the world seemed to me a bold accusation, especially since none can deny that the paper, its publisher, C.F. Renich, and its editor, A.H. Mosher, have done as much for our servicemen and women as was humanly possible. For months before any help was solicited, the paper was sent to all local boys and girls and local includes quite a territory... 550 servicemen. In addition, the Plaindealer, more than any other home weekly I have read, devotes the greater part of its front page to stories and pictures of our boys and girls. What servicemen and women feel toward the Plain- dealer is expressed weekly in their letters....It is my opinion that they will never even aream of questioning the Plaindealer in its omission of something which seemed to have been greatly overdone." TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of May 5, 1960) A new McHenry hospital building with 18 more beds and a maternity department will become a reality soon, it was announced today, as officials of the hospital completed negotiations for a construction loan amounting to $175,000. The hospital's board of directors personally guaranteed the loan to provide the new facility quickly. The current drive for $200,000 is based on a three-year pledge plan, sufficient cash not being paid until 1962. It is estimated that admissions to the hospital in 1960 will total 1,800. There were 1,500 in 1959. "Operation Alert" was a fine success in McHenry Tuesday, according to Chief of Police Joseph Grobel, who is also civil defense director for the com­ munity. McHenry friends of Brother Paul (LeRoy John) Bauer, SDS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bauer of Ingleside, are happy to learn that he „ recently pronounced his perpetual vows at Pupasso, Masasi district, southern province, Tanganyika, after an eight-day retreat. * Araldo Baggia, 23, of Carrara, Italy, will be guest speaker at the charter night anniversary party of the McHenry Rotary club, which will be held May 12 at the Wing and Fin Club. A well-attended meeting of the McHenry County ClearfStreams committee was held at the city hall. A tour of the McHenry Disposal plant was planned for the June meeting. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of May 7, 1975) A hearing on a petition for the organization of a community unit school district in the Johnsburg area will be heard in the county board room, Woodstock, May 7. The petition was filed last Dec. 6. The hearing is the first of three steps toward establishment of a new community unit school district for the area north of McHenry. The petition also includes a proposition on a separate ballot, authorizing the issuance of $3,033,600 school building bonds by the board of education of the proposed district (District 12) for the purpose of building and equipping a senior high school building, to purchase a site for this building and to make im­ provements to the site. Harry Lock was installed as commander of World War I veterans, Battery 1315, last Thursday night at the Legion home. He will be assisted in his duties by Henry E. Rahm, senior vice-commander; Santo Bisceglia, junior vice- commander; Michael Druml, judge advocate; Gairfield C. Benson, chaplain; and Harry J. Donner, quartermaster. Theron (Cy) L. Young, Clyde B. Black- well and Paul H. Leubscher were installed as trustees. A home at 710 Barbara Lane, Lilymoor, owned by Charles Fntzsche, was damaged by fire to the extent of an estimated $2,000 last Saturday. The house had been occupied by the Dan Daniels family, who were moving out\at the time. "Testimonial '75' " is the theme of the social evening Klanned May 29 to honor two IcHenry men who have devoted a total 63 years of service to the city. The honorees will be Thomas F. Bolger, for 25 years city treasurer, and Earl R. Walsh, city clerk, for 38 years. The dinner to be preceded by a reception is sponsored by the City of McHenry and the local Chamber of Commerce. Among special guests will be Mayor Joseph Stanek and past mayors with whom the two men have served, or their representatives. We could use that big Lee Smith on our team. His only weakness is shaking off his catcher, Jody Davis. Met Bob Adams, the friendly one, recently and it brought back the laugh I enjoyed when opening a St. Patrick's Day card from him. Bob must have searched all of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin to find the right card. They tell a story about an elderly golfer who asked the Club Pro about a caddy. Said the old fellow, "Be sure the caddy has sharp eyesight. I drive the ball much farther than I can see." The cadded looked older than the golfer. < "How is your eyesight?", asked the old golfer. "I see like an eagle," came back the caddy. The golfer teed off and asked, "Did you see that one?" "Sure did." "Where did it go?" "I don't remember." Where are all the men and boys who used to be around looking for odd jobs? Last year we had a man stop to see if we ha some work for him. We showed hiin some bushes to be dug around. Guess what? He offered to do the job for one hundred dollars! Huh? « Time goes by so fast. It is Monday morning and here comes Friday. Am told some people eat only two meals a day. Not for me; A while back, I had a bout that had me turning away from food. Not now. I'm sitting down for three square a day and enjoying every bite. Loretta t)ixon saw my request for information on the Lotus Flower and sent me a booklet describing the beautiful species in full. More about that later. Mother's Day is coming Sunday. That has to be the day of the year when memories and love tug at many hearts. It must be different these days when many mothers are em­ ployed. When we were kids, the first thing when hitting the kitchen door after school in the afternoon was to call, "Mom I'm home." ™-. If on a rare occasion Mom wasn't home, the house seemed terribly empty. God put mothers on this earth to take care of so many family needs that it would take a long list to name them. 4 If your mother has been called from tnis earth, remember her in your choice of prayers and actions. If your mother is living, remember that song--"Baby your mother as she babied you." If it wasn't for catching Those three red lights, You'd have made it. But you did. And the bank is closed. And now you suffered the inconvenience of it all. But it doesn't have to be that way. If you've been frustrated with your bank remember... Effective May 1,1985 Our banking hours are as follows: LOBBY DRIVE-IN LOBBY DRIVE-IN Mon.Tues. Wed. 9:00-3:00 8:00-5:30 Thursday 8:00-5:30 Friday Saturday 9:00-12:30 8:00-12:30 Please note the shaded areas represent the changes. At the 1st we offer complete banking services six days a week. So don't worry about all of the things that can keep you from getting to the bank in time. Switch to the 1st... We're ready to serve when you need us the most. • Member FDIC FIRST NATIONAL^BANR OF MCHENRY 3814 W. Elm St., McHenry, III. 385-5400