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I: r " ' i, ##pM* VoST7#~ Musin' and Meanderin' McHenry streets appear less ofllorfu] with holiday decorations down and <£he abeenae of .large crowds. Biggest excitement seems to be the flurry which accompanies annual inventory Mme. in local I . stores, • - * _**- "" - •£*** .i The rfcffeiiry' county school trustees, in session last Monday evening, granted a petition of the Island Lake-Burton's Bridge territory to be annexed to the McHenry Community, JUgh action! district. , Heretofore, a number of" Wgh school pupils from that territory, which was included in the Waucoada high school district, wire tuition students locally. The Riverside Barber Shop, which was in operation under the same management for the past six years, has moved ius place of business to 206 Elm street, in the building formerly occupied by FM Radio & Television. In the amir location, the business will be known as Hie Bbn Street Barber Shop. * ' Charlotte Smith has just been awarded <a certificate of merit \ and junior membership in the | Holstein-Friesian Association of America, having received the recognition for dolpg satisfactory work with calves as a 4-H club member. Marunde, a sophomore In transportation engineering air Mrs. Charles Ensign of Lake Villa is probably entirely unaware Of the fact that this is the third consecutive year that she has sent in her renewal to the PlaindeaUr «n tiut ; #am# d*t. Dec. 31. During 1953, a total of 513 cases were filed tfr the circuit court. Sixty-five wtre complaints for divorce. V;r'\ * ^ Writing a cohxmfl it a special pleasure when someone new takes up residence and doesn't know enough to be careful about what is said when the writer is around. All the fun is gone when that perqpn has been here long enough to realize that anything said is likely to appear in, print. Then we must look for new victim*. ~ x Bringing to light the thing that keeps you down in the dumps can be found by a Utile reflection. j JUNIOR CHAMPION STREET UGHTIW PR06RAM; ESTABLISH 7-MAM Z0NM6 BOARD OF APPEALS Three local yotmg men are listed In the enrollment at Purdue University for the current semester. They include Richard P. Hamlin, a senior in mechanical engineering; Albert Kosnar, ... - . . frestunan In iclenc; .nd olcn<t l'"" for more ^ . y^r be- The City Council took further steps Monday night in the new street lighting program by approving plans submitted by V. H. Kasser. city engineer, and instructing the clerk to advertise for bids. ; Much time has been spent by the Council in the past month in revising plans, inspecting streets with the engineer and in ironing out the wrinkles that they hope will result most favorably to the city. The bids afe set up on a unit price basis and call for alternate Lids covering various types of poles -- cement, steel and aluminum. Council members will now tour the area to inspect installations in various cities in order to be better prepared for the final decision. Jack Buckie, newly elected president of the Chamber of Commerce, attended the meeting in the interest of the organization and gave assurance of continued cooperation in the street lighting program. New Board Meanhei* Due to legislative changes, City Attorney Loose prepared a new ordinance in which the mayor appointed a seven-man zoning board of appeals. Floyd E. Covalt, Henry B. Tonyan, Edward J. Thennes, Cart J. Freund and John H. Greene were reappointed. In addition, the mayor named E. J. Gausden and Homer G. Fitzgerald.. Mixed reactions have been reported since the change, Jan. 1, increasing parking meter violations from ten to twenty-five cents. One train of thought follows the line that the original fee was too small and encouraged parkers to ignore the meters. Others resent the increase. The Council had checked with other IN AUtBORNE UNIT fore making the change and found -that violations decreased ^greatly following increases in penalties. The city has oompleted an agreement with the State Employees' Retirement System (Social Security Unit) which will place all city employees under social security ata of the first of this year. Until recently the Social Security Act did not embrace municipalities or other political subdivisions. MRS. RAY McGEE / AT CENTENNIAL OF EDUCATION GROUP Mrs. Ray McGee attended the centennial meeting ofx the Illinois Education association last week at the Sherman hotel as a delegate from the northeastern division. The meeting opened Monday with the centennial presentation, "The Past is Prologue," a chronicle of the teacher^' role in Illinois education. Tuesday morning a Delta Kappa Gamma breakfast was < held in the Crystal room for delegate members attending the convention. That evening at 6:30, the centennial banquet was served in the grand ballroom, followed by a program which featured an address by Wiliam G.- Carr, executive secretary of the National Education association of Washington, D.C. Paul Street of the Rock River division, a member of the De- Kalb college faculty, was elected state president for 1054. EDWIN KEEFE, FORMER McHENRY RESIDENT, DEAD EARL MILLER Miller of Spring* (Stove | was crowned the national junior i corn growing champion in De- Kalb's sixteenth national corn [growing contest. This was the [second year that Earl has enterled his field in the contest This1 year Earl had a yield of 142.78 bushels an acre to top all other [junior entries in the contest. Earl received a beautiful [three-foot gold champion'j cup jwith his name engraved upon it. [The presentation of this award |was made at a banquet held in [DeKalb in December. Earl is a, junior in the* Rich- [mond high school and. is' active 1 in school, F.F.A. and 4-H club I activities. McHenry friends learned with regret of the death of Edwin Keefe, 78, of Genoa City, Wis., on Friday, Jan. 1. He was found in a barn near his home by a nephew, Edmund Veefe of Chicago, who had gone to Genoa City for a visit. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Mr. Keefe was born Jan. 1, 1875, near Woodstock and resided for several years in the McHenry community. He never married. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Joseph Guth, of Woodstock. Rites were conducted at St Mary's Catholic church, Pell Lake, Wis., Monday, with burial in Calvary cemetery, Woodstock. HANDICRAFT CLASS Anyone interested in a class for adults in handicraft to meet two hours an evening, from 7 to 9 o'clock, will be given an op portunity to register for it Wed nesday, Jan. 13, in the home economics room of the high school. The class will be under the leadership of Carey dark, homemaking teacher. DONALD J. BUTLER Now serving with the 11th airborne division at Fort Campbell, Ky.t is Donald J. Butler, husband of Nancy Nelson Butler and a son of Mr. and Mrs. 'A. J. Butler of McHenry. He has been in service for eight months. An airborne course recently completed trained him and other officer and enlisted personnel from all arms and branches of the service as qualified parachutists. Students are required to make jumps from an airplane in flight. One of the five required jumps is made with full equipment. Butler, born |n Chicago in 1933, is a graduate of the taoal high school. MARCH OF DIMES CAMPAIGN GAINS IMPETUS LOCALLY Now that the holiday Ttttf Is over, McHenry folks are giving more and more thought (and also more dimes) to the fight against polio. Containers have been in all local .business houses since the middle of t>eceniber and are beginning to build in number of contributions. The first benefit announced by Ray McGee, chairman of the local March of Dimes, will be sponsored by the Moose lodge in the form of a dance scheduled to take place Jan. 23. The first unsolicited donation was received Tuesday morning in the form of a check sent by the American Legion auxiliary. Assisting Mr. McGee, as they did last year, will be Mrs. A. J. Wirtz and Mrs. Emjl Patzke, who will be in charge of the Mothers' March on Polio, consisting of a porch lighting program which will take place in McHenry Jan. 29. It is interesting to note at this time that in only sixteen short years, March of Dimes research has broken through tremendous barriers that once stood between man and the conquest of polio. Step by step, scientists have advanced from the depths of the unknown to the threshold of victory. Today, plans are being -made for what may be the final assault -- the practical use of laboratory knowledge to meet the .needs of human beings. The break-through has been made. The effectiveness of gamma globulin in giving some temporary protection against polio has been demonstrated. Three types of polio virus have been identified as causes of paralysis. Science learned to grow these viruses rapidly in test tubes for further research. They are being used now to produce a trial vaccine. The investment of the public of $20,500,000 in March of Dimes research has created these new and potent weapons for the attack against polio on the 9burth Front -- Polio prevention. Community Club Lists Committees ' Jii . \1\ ' ' * « '* - * v» . rJ . Si*-** , A,*# % nxSp-. •-ja jgr.-y. McHENBY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JANUARY 1. 1954 lOc Ptr Copy Hie Johnsburg Community club held its regular meeting in Memorial hall on Monday evening, with a large attendance. • Newly elected officers presided. ' Committees for the following year were appointed and after the business meeting a delicious hot lunch was served. Officers for 1954 include Fred J. Smith, president; Joe Huemann, vice-president; Harold Freund, secretary; and James Hettermann, treasurer; George Freund, Bernard Smith, George Hiller, Otto Adams, LeRoy Miller and Michael Schaefer, trustees; George Hiller, Joe Frett, Leo Freund, George Schmitt and Ben Freund, bu&ding and grounds committee. Joseph Hiller, Leo Smith, Uward Hettermann, George Npwak, William May and James Freund, entertainment committee; Joseph Huemann, Henry Hiller, Norbert Smith, Stanley Freund and Walter M. Smith, membership committee; Jacob Fritz, George Schmitt and Joseph Adams, finance committee; Sibre Whiting, Jeppe Jepsen and William Kreutzer, publicity committee. During the evening, plans were oompleted for the dance which will be held Saturday, Jan. 9, In Memorial hall. POST OFFICE HECORDSi VOLUME BUSINESS Newt About Onr Servicemen CAR CRASH Cars driven by Harry Albrecht of Garden Prairie and Lon Smith of McHenry were involved in an accident Monday which occurred on Rt. 120, east of Woodstock. According to the report, the Albrecht car had run off the highway and in getting back on crossed into the Westbound lane in the path of tire Smith auto. ANNOUNCE TAX FACTOR The state department of revenue ha» notified County Clerk Raymond D. Woods that the McHenry county tax factor is 23 per cent and the multiple is 4.3478, the same as last year. £is office will now start applying the multiple. The factor and multiple is determined from the Assessment which is certified1 to the state department. ( Little Creek, Va. (FHNTCT Participating in November amphibious training exercises ta tfcte Caribbean aboard the LST UBS 603 was Donald B. Radomski, radioman second class, UBN, husband of Mrs. D. B. Radom Ski of MeHenry. The exercise was a Joint Navy and Marine Corps operation of amphibious landings of Marines and equipment on Vieques Mancfc P.R. lite climax of the maneuvers had a modern innovation, the employment of helicopters to assist in landing the Marin® as sault troops. *, A letter from 8gt©«v*dPage at Camp Irwin, Calif., says "thanks for the. paper" at the eiid of almost three years ot service. The young sergeant expects to be released Jan. 14 and is looking forward to the time when "I'll have tht wonderful fortune of buying the paper in good ole McHjnry." Eugene, son of the* Walter Freunds, returned last month from service in the South and is planning - to attend law school. Heaviest Mailing ^ In History Noted In 10-Day Period f Probably the most appreciative group of business people for the post-holiday lull includes employees of the post office department. This week Postmaster Ray McGee released information on the pre-Christmas rush wMich will be of Interest to the general public. For the «post office and station combined, there were a total of 271,581 cancellations of Christmas cards and all first class mail for the ten-day rush period. The heaviest single day was Dcc. 18, when 41,337 cancellations were listed. An increase of 42,378 cancellations, or 19 per cent, was noted over the 1952 holiday period. For this extremely heavy volume of business, seventeen extra employees were engaged to care for extra work in both offices and on city and rural routes.' Early Mailing Postmaster McGee happily announces that the cooperation of the public folowing appeals for early mailing in the paper was excellent. The mailing of both packages and cards was started much earlier than usual and resulted in the post office being able to give much more efficient service. Total receipts this year totalled 17 per cent over 1952, which was to that date the largest volume of business ever recorded In McHenry. PRESIDENT APPOINTS TWO LOCAL MEN TO COUNTY DRAFT BOARD Appointment has been made by the President of two new members of the McHenry county local board, No. 159, according to an announcement last week by Colonel Paul G. Armstrong, state director of Selective Service for Illinois. Both are local men. They are Edward Alderson of McHenry, a farmer and World War II veteran, and Peter J. Bendl of Ringwood, a steamfitter. Replacing two former members of the local board who resigned recently, they will serve with Edward (». Olmsted, Crystal Lake, and John J. McMahon, Wonder Lake, who have been on the board for some time. A fifth member will be appointed shortly, Colonel Armstrong said, but the- board can function as presently constituted since a quorum of three members 'is sufficient for the transaction of official business. In announcing the appointment of Alderson and Bendl, Colonel Armstrong paid tribute to the Selective 8ervice local board members who patriotically give their time and effort without compensation to the vital job of making manpower available for the nation's defense. LOCAL PNESTS MCLUKD AM0N6 • OFFICERS AT SOLEMN MSTAUA1WM| OF BISHOP HUIMGHI JANUARY 14 - Norman C. Lobitz is reported to be enroute home from Germany, where he has been in service for some time. He is the husband of Dorothy Lobitz and the son of Rev. and Mrs. Carl Lobitz. JOHNSBURG MAN HONORED AFTER 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS Fred Smith, veteran Johnsburg business man, was honored last Sunday, Jan. S, when between 600 and 700 friends called to congratulate him on ttte completion of twenty-five years as owner of Central Garage. Ninety members of his family and former employees enjoyed dinner at Memorial hall at noon, with open house held there after 3 o'clock. A buffet supper was served in the evening, followed by dancing. Mr. Smith purchased the business Jan. 4, 19?9, from his uncle, Joseph Hettermann, for whom he had worked for ten years. The first of his apprenticeship was spent in learning the blacksmith business, so important in those days. The garage which now houses the busmess was erected in 1917. Working with Mr. Smith are two of his sons, Norberi and Harold. He also has two other children, Fred, Jr., of Des Plainer add Mrs. Marie Krueger. One of the most interesting features of the evening's entertainment Sunday was the presentation of scenes portraying important events in the earlier life of the honored guest, with William H. Althoff acting as narrator. CHICAGOAN8 ARRESTED Robert Healeyi of Chicago was arrested by a local policeman Monday night and was charged with resisting an officer. Bond was set at $1,000. Irene Healey of Chicago was charged with reckless driving in connection with the same case and her bond also was set at $1,000. RITES CONDUCTED ON SATURDAY FOR MRS. MARTHA BECK Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Bradley Beck were held Saturday, Jan. 2, from the Peter 'M. Justen funeral home, with interment in the family plot in the Ringwood cemetery. Mrs. Beck, who had been making her home in Minneapolis, Minn., died on Dec. 30 'at the age of 84. She was a native of Sheldon, Vermont, and moved to the Ringwood community in 1897. She continued residence there until 1923, when she left after the death" of her first husband, Walter E. Bradley. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Winifred Bradley Kozeika, of Minneapolis, Minn., a son, Karl M. Bradley, of McHenry, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. BERGER RITES JBervioes for Joseph Berger of River Forest, brother of Florence Winnail of McHenry, were conducted from St. Luke's church, River Forest, on Monday. Lifetime Resident Of Johnsburg Died The Johnsburg community lost one of its oldest and most respected residents with the passing on Monday, Jan. 4, of William N. Freund, 79. He died at Victory Memorial hospital, Waukegan, following a short illness. Mr. Freund was born Oct. 1, 1874, in Johnsburg, where he lived his entire lifetime. He was a retired farmer. With his late wife, Mary Meyer Freund, he celebrated his golden wedding anniversary several years ago. Survivors include six children, Mrs. llmma Jung of Spring^ Grove, Mrs. Christine Hanford Mrs. Catherine Schmitt, Mrs* Alvinp. Miller and Clwreny? Freund of McHenry and Raymond Freund of Spring Grove; four sisters, Mrs. Henry Thelen of Johnsburg, Mrs. Anton Schaefer of Arlington Heights, Mrs. Mike Freund and Mrs. Theresa Neiss of McHenry; also two brothers, Ben Freund and Peter F. Freund of Johnsburg. The body is rGating at the Peter M. Justen funeral home until 9:30 o'clock this (Thursday) morning, when rites will be conducted from St. John's church, followed by burial in the church cemetery. The' deceased was a faithful member of the Holy Name society and of St. John's church. ARREST WISCONSIN MAN CHARGED WITH LEAVING ACCIDENT A Lake Geneva, Wis., resident, Robert W. Clark, was reported to have been arrested on New Year's Day in Lakemoor and charged with driving a car while under the influence of liquor. According to an Ingleside man, Henry Diedrich, who signed the complaint, he , was driving behind Clark whfcn the latter's car struck Joseph Janisavski, who was walking on the shoulder of Rt. 120, in Lakemoor. The man was thrown into a ditch. Diedrich said when Clark failed to stop he followed him to a service station, where he stopped and signed a complaint against him. The case was continued until Jan, 11 after bond was set at $3,500. ~ WOODSTOCK YOUTH FIRST AUTO CRASH i VICTIM OF YEAR The first auto fatality of the year in McHenry county took the life of a 'teen-age boy from Woodstock last Sunday night. He was Phillip Beck, 17, who lost his life when a car driven by William Krause, also 17, crashed into a tree in front at the Peter Cassiani residence on South street in Woodstock. The accident occurred shortly after 11 o'clock when the car failed to make a turn on Rt. 14. Firemen were callcd to . extricate the two boys from the wreckage. Beck -died upon arrival at the hospital, where both were rushed by ambulance. Torre Freidland of rural Woodstock was reported to have gone with the boys to a tavern and purchased several cans of beer, which he gave to the 'teen-agers. After they took Freidland home, the boys started for town and it was enroute that the accident occurred. A charge of reckless driving was said to have been filed against the Krause boy and Freidland was placed under $3,500 bond. A jury was sworn in and ^he inquest continued until such time that Krause is able to testify. A number of local priests are - scheduled to be included among \ the officers of the solemn in- ;. *>| stallation of the Most Rev. Ray- *•'/- mond Peter HDlinger, D.D., as fourth bishop of Rockford in St. -j* James Pro-Cathedral in Rock- riVf®i ADULT FARMER GROUP PLANNING SPRING CLASSED DesPlaines Child Drowned After Falling Into Fox River Sunday Fox river claimed its first drowning victim of the year lasl Sunday morning when little Kathleen N. Blenner, daughtei of the Henry Blenners of Def Plaines, drowned about 10 . o'clock. She would have been -6 years old later this month. Her father, general sales manager of the Interstate Steel company of Evanston, accompanied by his wife and five children, arrived in this community Saturday to spend the weekend with his brother, WilHam Blenner, in Chapel Hill Country Club subdivision, near Johnsburg. The children were playing in the yard with their cousins. William Blenner. Jr.. AO, and Joseph, 7, when thA o»hers noticed that Kathleenj<Tad disappeared. When they^vere unable to Ond her they Notified their parents and furtlyr search, was made. Mrjs. William f Blenner. 4fyi dently realizing the danger of the water particularly at this time of year, ran to the bank of the river, where she found Kathleen's body floating in open water a' short distance from the end of the pier. A strip of ice held Mrs. Blenner's weight and she was able to pull the girl's body from the water. All efforts to revive her by the Johnsburg rescue squad failed. It was believed the little girl either fell from the end of the pier or ventured too far on ' the thin ice and fell through. The other Blenner children are Henry, 7, James, 4, John. 2, and a half sister, Kathleen Hosir, 5. The body was removed to the Peter M. Justen funeral home, where an inquest ended in the verdict of accidental drowning. The body was then transferred to the Oehler funeral home in Des Plaines, where funeral arrangements were made. Conlinu* Count In Monday, Jan. It cil, with James Curran presiding, met Monday evening, Jan. 4, to discuss past activities of the vocational agriculture department and formulate plans for the future. The next adult course offered will be a continuation of the farm management course, with emphasis on swine and dairy breeding problems, poultry planning for profit and law on the farm. Contacting the Richmond agriculture teacher, it was learned that the McHenry class could join with the Richmond adult class on Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the Richmond agriculture shop at 8 o'clock to witness the slaughtering of a non-breeding gilt. A veterinarian will be present to discuss the causes of breeding troubles. Since this problem is said to be prevalent in the community at this time, local farmers are invited to contact their advisory council members to organize carloads to attend the opening meeting of the spring class. The following may be called, James Curran, William Wissell, Chuck Weingart, Francis Schmitt, Bill Yung, Jr., Albert Oonk, Allen Dimon or William Pictor. „---- Starting the following wlWi. Jan. 18, classes will be held e^pX Monday night. \ Review Work ' The fall adult farm management class was completed in December. Thirty class members attended two or more of the ten meetings, while nineteen attended five or more. The meeting at the Chuck Weingart farm was the best attended. Forty-six members enjoyed Owen Fordham's demonstration on the proper use of electrical power and then inspected the ventilating and labor saving devices on the farm. The last three meetings were devoted to the use of the Illinois farm account book. A sample problem was entered and the business summarized at the end of the year. Use of the records for farm analysis and for determining income tax payments was discussed. Several of the wives of members accepted the invitation to attend with their husbands to learn how to use the record books. At the last meeting of the class, Mr. Pictor presented diplomas to the following class members: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Diedrich. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Dimon, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Freund, Mr. and Mrs. Art Stilling, Mr. and Mrs. BUI Yung, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Yung. Jr., Jim Curran and John Nixon. Due to various reasons, the following members just missed qualifying ford next Thursday, Jan 14, aft 10.30 a»m. He will be iiistallffll by His Eminence Samuel Cardinal Stritch, archbishop of Cht- , cago. • •• • . Chaplains will be Rev. WasM : C. Coakley, pastor of St. "Pat- ; .. • rick's pariah, McHenry, and Rav. , Paul A. Tuchlinsky of Qalata, former assistant pastar of Bt. Mary's church here, flay are _ included among the ministers to Cardinal Stritch. Included among mini stay Bishop Hillinger is Rev. A. Vanderpool of King churcb. Wonder sal bearer will be Rev. McOowan, assistant pi v St. Patrick's and gremttl hearer-i will be Rev. John S. Mini aaalstant pastor of St. Mary's Hp?' chureh. '"s Upon arrival in Roekfevd aju e afternoon of Hillinger will meet with the » vr-St ministrator, Rt. Rev. Magi. .5> J. Franey and the diocesaat J^awf of consultors. That eveaiag a private dinner for the visiting hierarchy will be given at the Bishop's house. His Ikninence Samuel Cardinal Stritch will spend the night as Bishop HBlinger's guest in the Bishop's house. Colorful Ceremony At 10:30 the following morning, the procession of vested clergy will enter St. James Pro- Cathedral for the colorful caremonies of installation or enthronement. Bishop Hillinger, robed in gold cope and mitre, will precede the Cardinal, who will be met at th# door by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Leo M. Keenan, paa* , tor. : The diocesan prfeeta* choir, - "i under direction of the Rev. \ James Burke, will chant the Te " ' Deum, ancient hymn of triumph, . {| as the procession moves up the | Pro-Cathedral and into the sane- " |s tuary, with Rev. Paul E. Kunkel, v jj| formerly of St. John's parish. Johnsburg, bearing the great metropolitan cross before the Cardinal. Sotad Fanfare As the silver trumpeter the fanfare heralding the actual rite of enthronement, the Cardinal Metropolitan of the Chicago province will lead BWwp Hillinger to the throne and aa he places the gold crozier, symbol of episcopal jurisdiction, to his hand, the choir will sing "Ecce Sacerdos Magnus" ("Behold the Great Priest"). Soon afterward^ Bishop Hillinger will be seated and representatives of the diocesan elergy of Rockford, including rural deans and monsignort. will come into the sanctuary an<^ kneel individually before their new Or- > >J dinary. kissing his jewelled ring; in token of their obedience and ' 2j of the fealty of the diocesan clergy. The procession will leave ^ the Prp-Cathedral following the J Mass. ' ' -1 'L-*. MINOR ACCIDENT An accident was reported at the intersection of Rt. 120 and " the McCullom Lake blacktop < road Monday when the car of ^ Frank Sapico hit an auto driven by James Pilat of Wonder Lake ^ as the Sapico machine turned the " * corner. The Pilat car had stopfMt for the sign and waa heading: south at the time of the acct-« dent. RECOVER STOLBH ^ State police this week the report of a station stolen from the home of . _ _ Reed of niral\McHenry for diplpmas: Ray Etten, Glenn I waa found a short time Eppel, Leo J. Smith. Chuck | abandoned on a Weingart and William WisaeU. 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