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Thursday, ay 31. 1956 McHENRY PLAINDEALER ^ > Vjg . " ( > : H^ViPag* lakeland Park - West Shore Beach 1 By Jetta Gleeson and Dorothy Uttich = _ __ No Fishing •{JThere have been reports of a ilUmber of people fishing from the piers. Swimming season will soon be starting and a stray fish hook could prove very dangerous to the young swimmers. There is plenty of room off to the side, where the children will not be swimming, for fishing. It might be wise to remind your guests of this ruling, as well as abiding by it ourselves. Committee Meets The ways and means committee of the Women's Club of Lakeland Park met in the home Of Bernice Boyce on Monday, May 21. Making posters for advertising the rummage and bake sale was the task for the evening and the results were placed in various stores in McHenry. tCommittee members present ?re Gayle Laursen, Rose Blanc, Louise McEnery, Ann Hucke, Violet Dornbeck, Jean Gagnon and Rose Kluk. After their evening of labor, the ladies were rewarded with strawberry shortcake ft# refreshments. Happy Birthdays On Monday, May 21, Tommy Reinhardt invited a number of little playmates to help him celebrate his third birthday. Tommy's mother had the basement cleverly decorated with colorful balloons and the young guests enjoyed playing with these and gay masks and hats. The party menu of ice cream and cake made a hit with all. Those who attended were Bradley Quaver, Mark and Greg Bartos, Tommy and Pamela Messel, w»bby LaPar, all the mothei-s and Tommy's two grandmothei-s, Mrs. C. Tucker of Chicago and Mrs. John Reinhardt of Lakeland Park. A happy birthday to Steven Stanek, who,' on May 23, celebrated his first birthday. Lots To Celebrate Charles Anderson, Jr., has sevf$ al opportunities for celebration. Charles was confirmed in St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran church, Forest Park, Sunday, May 20; he celebrated his fourteenth birthday on Friday, May 25; and he'll graduate from the eighth grade from Grant-White grade school in Forest Park on June 7. Charles has been living at his aunt and uncle's, Mr. and ft^rs. Carl Schwebl, in Forest •ark until, after graduation. His parents, Mr. and 'Mrs. Charles Anderson, St., live on Willow Lane here in Lakeland Park. Charles was guest of honor at a dinner in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Schwebl on Sunday, May 20. Guests attending were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schmidt of Forest Park, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Anderson and Mrs. Theresa Gabler Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. ill Schmidt and family from Maywood and, of course, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson, Sr., and family. Caught?! Some of our neat looking housewives weren't so neat when they were taken to a "come as you are" breakfast in the home of Stella Links Thursday morn- ^g, May 24. The average was pretty good, though. Out of eight women, we hear only four we^e caught. Breathe easy, girls, we'll never tell, but how come you didn't come as you were, Bernice? The breakfasters were Jean Gagnon, Rose Heber, Alice Quaver, Phyllis Michalik, Mary and Betty Laurence, Rose Kluk and Bernice Boyce. Sounds like fun! Coming and Going Mr. and Mrs. Herb Dent were kept busy entertaining this past weekend. On Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richter and Bobby Brennan df Chicago spent the day ,and on Sunday, the Dents' daughter, Mrs. Gene Purcell, and son, Bob, of Niles and Mr. and Mrs. Charles - Doherty of Chicago were dinner guests. SERVICES HELD IN SPRING GROVE FOR ELEANOR MAY TWO INSTRUMENTAL GROUPS ENJOY ANNUAL BANQUET Mrs. Eleanor Hergott May of Richmond township died Friday, May 18, at her residence following an illness of four years. She was a native of Cascade, Minn., -where she was born Oct. 25, 1879, but had lived in McHenry county most of her life. Survivors include the widower, Jacob May; one son, George A. of Ringwood and a daughter, Miss Pauline May, of township; also two William Hergott of and Arthur Hergott Lake; a half sister, Mrs. Frank Adams of McHenry and two half brothers, Joseph Schaefer of McHenry and Albert Schaefer of Milwaukee. Services were held Monday, May 21, at 10 o'clock from St. Peter's church, -Spring Grove, with interment in Memorial cemetery. Previously, the body rested at the Peter M. Justen funeral home. The deceased was a member of the Christian Mothers sodality. Richmond brothers, McHenry of Round For Better Results -- Shop In McHenry. Famous Culligan WATER All Exclusive Features "warn Phone Wauconda JAckson 6-5421 $ * The PICNIC-KING combines the beauty of wood with the strength of steel. Strong wood plank tops and bench seats, supported by genuine high tensile rail f'u j1" >9 aiU' cr09S members. 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The appreciation of the band and orchestra was expressed to Clark Chevrolet and to Buss Motor Sates for their donation of the 1956 Arion awards which were presented at the annual spring music festival Wednesday, May 23, to one senior band member and one senior orchestra member. Appreciation was also expressed to the American Legion for their generosity in donating the ham, rolls, beverages and dessert tor the banquet. Mayor George P. Freuhd and Virgil Pollock, commander of the American Legion, presented letter awards to band and orchestra members. Gold pins were awarded to seniors who . had been in band or orchestra for four | yeans, and silver pins, given to seniors who had been in either organization for 3 years, were presented by Carl Buckner, principal. To conclude the presentation of awards, Paul R. Yanda, the instrumental director, presented the medals won at the district and state music contests. To conclude the banquet, the retiring officers announced the new officers for next year, who are as follows: Band Sarakay Douglas, president; Ron Miller, vice-president; Joann May, secretary; Patti Blake, Janice Mikota and Norma Moore, librarians; Carol Schmitt, Joan Collins and Terry Lishamer, uniform committee. Orchestra Sue Stinespring, president; Pat Miller and Jeanette Freund, C(K vice-presidents; Mary Jane Bell, secretary; Judi Kolar and Marilyn Anderson, librarians. Music Masters Sarakay Douglas, president; Sue Stinespring, vice-president; Joan Collins, secretary; Ron Miller, treasurer; Dave Fantus, program chairman. i. •: PUBLIC PULSE Classified Ads Place yours with bring results the Plaindealer Eugene Piotrowski of McCullom Lake has written his opinions in this column regarding the tax situation and has prefaced them with portions of ah editorial reprint which appeared in the May 17 issue of the RunTimes.) Reprint "If the letter of the law were strictly enforced, the sheriff's deputies could back a truck up to yoyr home and haul away your furniture, rugs and clothes if you fail to pay a personal property tax on them. This actually happened to a luggage company last fall. "Comparatively few Chicagoans will get a bill, for individual personal property taxes. Last year, only 45,818 personal property tax bills were sent to individual Chicagoans. But there were 89,^84 individual bills mailed to residents of Cook county suburbs. It is ridiculous that twice as many suburbanites should pay personal property taxes. But it should be understood that the situation is ridiculous because of a ridiculous law. The personal property tax setup in Illinois is so unfair and outdated that public official? enforce it only halfheartedly even in the suburbs. "The personal property tax law is a hangover from the rural days of the 1870's when cattle, horses, and the like were easily apparent to the assessor. Today, Just about the only piece of personal property the average person owns that the assessor can put a quick finger on is an automobile. "Every auto owner knows the multiplicity of; taxes levied on his car. Yet, if the tax, were strictly. enforced, every owner of a car with a market value of $2,000 woufiS pay an additional $100 personal property tax -- per year. "The basic fault in the Illinois tax law; is the constitutional provision that the tax rate must be upiform. "This slap-happy provision must be changed. It should l?e possible to tax pleasure autds at one rate and income-producing machinery at another; icattle in the field at one rate and our furniture at another --- or at no rate at all. "An amendment to the Constitution to allow this will be voted on this fall." T Public Pulse The -founding fathers, of our country would probably turn in their hallowed graves if they saw the condition of our people today. We are taxed upon tax. Take the sales tax. The purpose was to help the unemployed of the state of Illinois: Now we are at a peak of employment and what happened, we get an increase in sales tax. I also read a month ago in the Sun-Times where at a meeting in Springfield, the county boards of supervisors Ypteti to increase the sales tax in unincorporated areas to 3 per cent. The same goes for income tax. With a 2 billion dollar surplus tlie government won't cut our ' • MJl taxes. They use the; money to i * --"J buy good will all over the worl£ but we get a kick in the! face, y The samp goes for personal • < property tax. When I moved here it was $23, now it is $41 on the same items. To what use is this money put? ^We have people on pensions, some getting state aid of $30 per month. Who can live on this amount? It is. time for all good Americans to come forward and speak openly on these matters. We must get the politicians to do the will of the people, not like it is going now. Politicians take note, get on the people's band wagon by being fpr the people, by the people and with the people. \ Eugene Piotrowski VILLA NURSING HOME ON PISTAKEE BAY, NEAR McHENRY Home for the Aged SENILE . . . . BED PATIENTS PHONE McHENRY 461 m ^ slim Expected Much...and Got jVlore ! He had heard it time and again from his friends who drive Cadillacs. . He had heard, for instance, of Cadillac's marvelous performance ... and of Cadillac's great comfort and handling ease . . . and of the personal satisfaction that comes to the man at the wheel. And so, when he accepted the keys' to his first Cadillac car just a little while ago, he thought he knew what to expect from the "car of cars". Well, here he is--only a few short miles out on his maiden journey--and he's learning a great truth about Cadillac: that nothing can adequately prepare a man for Cadillac ownership, save the experience itself. How, for instance, could anyone fully foresee the joys of owning a new Cadillac? 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