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Ptfp Eight > / . THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER HOLD LEADERSHIP -DRAINING HERE FOR FOURTEEN SCHOOLS On Wednesday night, May 2, .the McHenry F.F.A. chapter sponsored a leadership training school for the fourteen schools in Section 6. Each school sent its newly elected F.F.A. chapter )fo ficers to receive training in their Job for the next year. . / Following the opening ceremonies, Carl Buckner, principal, welcomed the visiting^ members and advisors.. Dick *Wissell, Section 6 president, introduced Dave Abbey, Illinois F.F.A. state reporter, Jack Haas, District 2 F.F.A. director, and Mrs. Van Sells. Each aided in the individual training sessions. V Later, Telia Nardi entertained on the piano. M. Vogen, Marengo advisor, spoke on the F. F. A. program and William Pictor, local advisor, talked on the Illinois F.F.A. Foundation. Following the closing ceremonies, the entire group drove to Woodstock high school for. the lirst annual F.F.A. Foundation award banquet. The Foundation is an organization that provides awards for F.F.A. members through contributions. These are considered an' investment in the future of America's farm youth. Solicitation for the coming year is being launched this week. Contributions should be sent to Ralph Ostrander, Woodstock, and should be made payable to the Illinois F.F.A. Foundation. Dick Wissell of McHenry acted as M.C. for the banquet and introduced C. W. Weldon, chairman of the Illinois Foundation, sponsoring committee. Mr. Weidon, a Barrington resident and vicepresident of the First National , Bank of Chicago, has shown a fine interest in F.F.A. work for many years. Mr. Knake, Barrington advisor and Section 6 chairman of vocational agriculture teachers, presented the certificates to last year's contributors. Eugene Freund was selected to receive his certificate. Herman Damisch, state supervisor, then presented plaques to the sectional award winners. Mark Zimmerman received a plaque for his farm electrification program. Top winner was Ronald McKee, who was "Star Farmer" for Section 6 and District 2. II« ^ 1 1 W RW S I I T « News About Our Servicemen Pvt. Ronald Fredrickson is attending engineering school at Fort Belvoir, Va. He entered service in February, taking basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. The Navy department has announced the promotion April "16 of Richard H. Fuhler, son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Fuhler of McHenry, to disbursing clerk second class, USN, while,.serving aboarjl the Atlantic Fleet submarine tender USS Howard W. Gilmore. The promotion followed successful completion' of. a Navy-wide petty officer examination conducted in February. Army Pvt. George T. Barber, 17, son of George W. Barber, Route 5, McHenry, is receiving infantry training, in the fourth armored division at Fort Hood, Tex. The division, reactivated in June, 1954, is now undergoing a comprehensive training program. The unit won fame in Normandy and Bastogne in World War II. Barber entered the Army last January and was last stationed at Fort Leonard Wood; MQ,. Pvt. James F. Kopsell, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Kopsell, Route 3, McHenry, is receiving basic combat training with the "eighth infantry division at Fort Carson, Colo. He is training with Company K of the division's 28th regiment. The eighth is preparing for its move to Europe next fall as part of Operation Gyroscope. Kopsell entered the Army last month. Pvt. Claude F. McDermott, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude F. McDermott of Lakemoor, is scheduled to finish four weeks of individual combat training May 10 at the Marine Corps base. Camp Pendleton, Calif. The course of instruction at this huge training base includes the latest infantry tactics, first aid, demolitions, field fortifica tons and advanced schooling on weapons. ART EXHIBIT AT RICHMOND STARTS FRIDAY, MAY 18 There will be an exhibit of paintings at the Hunter Golf club in Richmond from Friday, May 18. to June 1. The Golf club is located on Route 173 in Richmond. Among the pictures that will be shown will be one by Kay Kittell of Richmond. Her painting received honorable mention at the Illinois Rural Art show in February. Other exhibitors will be Irene Manka of Richmond^ Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Westcott of Twin Lakes, Woodman Hamilton of Twin Lakes, Mrs. Fred Mastin and Mrs. Robert Stewart of Hebron, Mrs. W. Gessler, Mrs. Carl Scharf and Mrs. James Hurst of t Lake Geneva, Wis., Miss Marilyn Brost of Delavan, Wis., and Miss Joyce Ahler and Miss Eleanor Meloche of Elkhorn, Wis, The exhibitors have been studying painting with Mrs. Manka> Poppy Day Contributions Benefit Local Veterans Coins dropped into the contribution boxes of the V.F.W. and American Legion auxiliary volunteers Saturday, May 26, will bring help to disabled war veterans throughout the coming year. The worlt which the auxiliaries carry out constantly for the disabled veterans is financed .largely by the contributions made on Poppy Day. This work is all done by volunteers, so that none of the money needs to be used for salaries or overhead. Every penny counts for the purpose it was contributed. Most of the funds will stay right here in McHenry and will be expended by local units for the express benefit of local veterans and their families who are in need of help. A generous response to Poppy Day is necessary due to the increasing number of veterans and their families requiring aid. WOMAN'S CLUB CONCLUDES SEASON OF FINE PROGRAMS The last meeting of the Woman's club of McHenry for this season was held on Friday, the eleventh. A fine buffet luncheon was served members by the American Legion auxiliary. Mrs. Geo. Stilling was chairman for the occasion. Mrs. Merkts, a member of the faculty of the Condon School of Music in . Kenosha, a past president of the Bristol Woman's club aqd an active member of the Schubert Music club, entertained with a vocal program and a dramatic reading on a religious theme. " Mrs. Nardi's daughter, "Teenie", presented a piano solo in a very expert manner. Rev. Kerr addressed the ladies briefly on the subject of the Woodstock Children's home, giving a resume of its history and its hopes for the future. The retiring officers were given words of appreciation and ! the new officers welcomed. j The luncheon was well attend- t ed and members urged to invite j their friends to join when the j club re-opens its meetings in the fall. TWO LONG TIME RESIDENTS OF COMMUNITY DIE (Continued from Page 1) Virgin sodality of St. John's church, Her interest centered it) her family and even when health County Girl Killed In Traific Crash May 10 A young Algonquin girl, Marian C. Tafel, 19, was„ killed and rhree others were injured in a traffic accident on Rt. 25, just south of Rt. 72, late Thursday light. A passenger in the car, Miss Toyce Fahlsing, also 19, of Algonquin, was taken to Sherman lospital in critical condition. The >ther driver was Arthur Faries, ?6, of Elgin, who had as a passenger Richard Langdon, 22, also of Elgin. Both cars were reported travelling north when the Faries auto tried to pass the Tafel ma- •hine. In doing so, he hit the left rear of the Tafel vehicle and, >oth cars went out of control. TRAFFIG VIOLATIONS Seven were arrested for speeding, six for stop sign violations, »ne for disorderly oonduct, two for driving under the influence of liquor, two for making "U" turns and one for driving without a driver's license. Buy U.S. Savings Bond* Thursday, May 17,1956 119TH CONVENTION ATTRACTS TWO PROM EPISCOPAL MISSION St. Paul's Episcopal Mission was represented by two delegates, Mrs. Herman Stamer and Mrs. Charles A. Olson, at the 119th convention of the Episcopal diocese of Chicago when it met on Tuesday, May 8, at St. James cathedral in Chicago. Official recognition of St. Paul's was made by Bishop Gerald Francis Burrill at this time. St. Paul's congregation .meets each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. for morning prayer in the kindergarten building at 20? Waukegan street. The first Sunday of each month there is, in addition, Holy Communion at 7:45 a.m. Church school is under the direction of Mrs. Robert Hess, assist-j ed by Mary Banks, immediately j following the 10:30 a.m. service. Beginning July 1, the ReV. I Vincent Fish will s^rve both St. I Paul's Mission and the Church i of the Holy Family at Fox Lake as deacon-in-charge of both parishes, A meeting of the bis-op's committee will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 20. DANCE RECITAL PERFORMERS WRESTLER HELD UP I IN COUNTY ENROUTE TO WISCONSIN MATCH BIRTHS Rev. and Mrs. J. Elliott Corbett are happy to announce the arrival of a son at Memorial hospital on May 9. They have two other children, both girls. A daughter was born May 12 at Memorial hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Meyer. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Butler are the parents of a daughter, born May 9 at Memorial hospital. Students of the Marjorie Young school of dance will be presented in the spring recital, "Danee-O-Rama" Sunday afternoon, May 27, at 3:30 o'clock in the McHenry high school. The recital will be presented in four scenes, "The Enchanted Candy Shop," "Winter Wonderland," "Wide, Wide World" and "Waltz Fantasy.'.' Left to right, are some of the dancers taking part: Mykell Freund, Sandra Hettermann, Janice Ripley, jjoy Fairchild, CookiO Thompson, Kathy Hettermann and Sandra Fairchild, Tony Ross, a professional wrestler of Aurora, reported to state police early Thursday morning that he was robb'.-d the previous morning. j He told of being hel 1 up by two men, one armed with a pistol, Wednesday night on Rt. 14, between Harvard and Big Foot. He was enroute at the time to Madison, Wis., for a wrestling engagement. Ross told authorities that a car with a siren drove up behind him. Thinking it was a police car, he stopped, whereupon the man got out and one drew a gun, taking twenty-eight dollars from him. He continued on to keep -his wrestling appointment and reported the incident enroute home. CIVIL DEFENSE SCHOOL Chief of Police Joseph Grobel spent Monday and Tuesday in Springfield, where he attended a school of instruction on civil defense in case of disaster. KNORST RITES HELD IN JOHNSBURG SATURDAY MORNING Vincent C. Knorst, 50, died at Milwaukee, Wis., on May 9, following an illness of a couple of months. He was married to the former Ella Huemann of Johnsburg. The deceased was general agent for the Missouri Pacific railroad 4n Milwaukee. He was also a member of the Traffic club and the Athletic c!ub and belonged to Holy Famiiy church and the Holy Name society. He is survived by a daughter, Mary Ellen; his father, Walter Knorst; two sisters, Mrs. L. Mathey and Mrs. Marion Olesson, all of California; and two brothers, Walter and Howard, of Chicago. The body rested at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home until 1 o'clock Saturday morning, when services were held from St. John's church, Johnsburg, followed by interment in the church cemetery. IN COMMUNION CLASS Debbie, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Justen, was one of a class of 212 children to receive their First Communion oaturday, May 12, ft the P:30 mass at Glenview. Mr. and Mrs. Ben justen and the John Smale family of Crystal Lake attended and were among guests to celebrate the day at the Paul Justen home. CARD OF THANKS The thoughtlulness and sympathy extended ,by our friends and neighbors at McCullom Lake and the Ladies of the Lake during our recent sorrow will always remain with us as a precious memory. Our sincere thanks to all. The Leonard A. Harrison Family The total collected to date *2 McHenry county is $7,058.18. HERE AND THERE IN BUSINESS Jim Althoff, who operates t\^, Althoff's Gas Service, attended the Liquefied Petroleum Gas association meeting in Chicago recently. About 4,500 people registered for sessions of the association's twenty-fifth annual meetirt,' and trade show. $7,058 CONTRIBUTED TO HEART FUND BY THIS COUNTY <9 Special ^recognition was given to McHenry county at the annual meeting of the Illinois Heart association held recently in East St. Louis. Through the efforts of thirteen citizens who served as chairmen of the 1956 Heart Fund drive in McHenry county, residents contributed over $6,900 more to ti^j heart fund than they had the previous year. ^ The chairmen included Claude McDermott, Lakemoor and Lilymoor; Mrs. Stephanie Waynne, McHenry; T. Ehorn, Richmond; Ben May, Spring Grove and Mrs. John Gilles, Wonder Lake. MAY 20 LESSON-SERMON The lesson-sermon, "Soul and Body," will be given at the First . Church of Christ, Scientist, in ! Woodstock Sunday, May 20. LECa J4L NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE Estate of THOMAS P. MATHEWS, deceased. Notice is hereby given to all persons that June 28, 1956, is the claim date in the estate df THOMAS P. MATHEWS, deceased, pending in the fcounw Court of McHenry County, Illinois) and that claims may be filed against the said estate on or b^ fore said dr.te without issuance of summons. 1 PEARL M. MATHEWS. Administrator R: A. STUEBEN, Attorney (Published May 17-24-31, 1956) Mere words would never convey my true appreciation for your past support and vote. CHARLES J. MILLER NlON FIREMEN CARNIVAL UNION, ILLINOIS May 24-25-26-27 And Sunday Afternoon WATER FIGHTS Each Evening At 7:30 And Sunday Afternoon Ai 1:30 RIDES - REFRESHMENTS & CONCESSIONS :?y I I I • • HARDEST BUSIEST CHEAPEST WORKERS IN TOWN PLAINDEALER WANT ADS MRS. WILLIAM OEFFLING COUNTY BOARD APPROVES LOCAL RECLASSIFICATION The board of supervisors last week approved a report of the county zoning board of appeals in which reclassification of eleven pieces of property were involved. Permission was granted Twelve Acres, Inc., formerly the Skidmore property near Pistakee Bay, to reclassify a subdivision plat to R-l and place a B-l rating on two large barns on the property for use as a clubhouse and building for boat storage. Correction of a set-back line was made in the property owned by Stephen and Kathryn Vacula of Rt. 1, Ringwood, for erection of two store buildings, providing the petitioners install a new well and sanitary system. Permission was granted Paul and Ruth Bafbian and Earl Friedberg to correct a set-back line on a lot on Rt. 120, east of the McHenry bridge, from 80 to began to fail, she derived great enjoyment from her grandchildren. Surviving are three sons, Alfred, Peter and George, all of Johnsburg; two daughters, Mrs. Anna Guyser of Johnsburg and Mrs. Catherine Guzzardo of McHenry; several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services were held at 9:30 o'clock from St. John's church, with interment in the church cemetery. Previously, the body rested at the George Justen & Son funeral home. 50 feet. A piece of property owned by John Hogan on the McCullom Lake road near Wonder Lake was changed from farming to R-l and a subdivision plat with this classification approved. The board granted permission to Henry and Dora Rosman to erect a new entrance to living quarters west of Rt. 31 in Ringwood. Sunshine is most beneficial, but Its amazing' what a little meonligtt will do. EAGLE - PICHER TRIPLE SLIDE STOBM WIMBOWS and DOORS Liberal Trade-in Allowance on your old windows and doors. ORDER NOW! 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