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v January s, i957 THE MeHENRY PLAINDEAIXR .Pag* f. -- McHenry Plaindealer Phone 170 - 171 •i «~ Published every * Thursday at McHenry, 111., by the McHenry Publishing Company, Inc. 11N A TJ Q N AI EDITORIAL IasS0C5t8n """" "JM1 W. BURFEINDT, (Jen'l. Manager ADELE FROEHLICH, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATE ^ ' In McHenry County •---i-Jfear $3.00 ^ 6 Months $1.75 " 3 Months $1.00 Outside McHenry County 1 Year $3.50 € Months $2.00 . 3 Months $1.25 USSOCIHTIOn Entered as second-Clas$ mat ter at the post office at Mc- JHenry, Illinois, under the act of May 8, 1879. GOVERNMENT TEST PASSED BY CITY ^POSTAL DRIVERS Fourteen postal vehicle drivers in McHenry are beginning the new year with a fresh look toward highway safety. Postmaster Ray McGee has announced. All McHenry postal drivers have qualified for the new U. S. government vehicle operators' identification card which is required by a law passed by Congress last spring. Jl Road tests, physical examinations and safe driver training culminated the intensive safety program in the Post Office department. All postal drivers in the Chicago region, which embraces the states of Illinois and Michigan, including rural carriers, now have qualified by taking the comprehensive tests. When the program iis completed nation-wide, all of ^"the Postal department's 96.000 vc- ™ hicle operators, largest fleet of automobile drivers in the land, will have taken the exams. Col- ^ lectively it is the biggest safety campaign ever accomplished in America. McHenry postal drivers have learned to appreciate that safety 'consciousness is being recognized by compliments rather than by bdmplaints, lodge by patrons. The ^f-drivers arc instructed that courtesy is contagious and that postal ' 'vehicles Have no ~ special traffic privileges but must conform to local, county, state and federal traffic l.iws. SHOP IX McHENKY & Investing in IKS? You can obtain the facts about Investors Stock Fund, Inc., an open-end mutual fund with professional supervision of diversified securities, emphasizing common stocks. The securities for this fund are chosen for objectives of long-term capital appreciation possibilities and reasonable income. Free prospectus-booklet with'complete information from: George Colleite Zone Manager 405 Richmond Rd. PHONE 421 -W Representing Diversified Services, Inc. OR, MAIL THIS COUPON Pleas* Mnd m« tfi* fr*« protp* ctu$-bookl«t describing Inveitort Stock Fund, Inc. > Name Address Cify --Zone Stat* PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS by Lorraine Hurckes Greetings Well, here we are in a brand new year and I do hope that much success will come to you and your community in 1957 as it did in 1956. I hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas and celebrated a safe and sane New Year. LARCENY CHARGE Bond was set at $3,500 for Patrick O'Brien of Fritzsche estates, Lilymoor, who was apf nrehended by county authorities 7 ••> i&st week on a . warrant charging larceny of a revolver. It »was , charged that the revolver jivas tikken from the office of his former employer, Thomas Rbed, Island Lake, on Dec. 12. It $as found in the attic of the aljed offender's home, according fo a deputy. The case was conlued until Dec. 29. P.H.C.A. News Due to our delivery service," not everyone received a notice on the Christmas parties, but one was intended for evfcry home. We hope that in the future this problem will be solved, now that we have block captains to take care of- their individual sections. The Christmas parties were a huge success, thanks to the preparation and planning of Don Dobecki and his committees. This was our first attempt at an adult party and our second with the children, and I'm sure that everyone will agree that a good time was had by all. The decorations at the community center was a project of the boy and girl scouts and from the looks of it, the job will be theirs next year too. You did a swell job, kids, keep up the good work. Af this time, we would also like to thank the teenage club for their cooperation in cleaning -up the center so that it could be decorated. In case you didn't notice, you may now lean again§t the posts, as they have been scraped down to the bare wood and painted. A real improvement and step toward all the other improvements that are in the making. The materials for the light at Route 12 have been received, and with enough volunteers, it should be in operation by the next publication. We hope that with your cooperation and the light, we can eliminate a few of the mishaps that occur at that corner. We are also in hopes that by the next publication, we will have either the electrical, heating or insulation work completed. We need volunteers for these jobs, just an hour or two of your time will be appreciated. Don't forget the center is for the use of the community "doings" and also for your personal use. If you have any entertaining to do and your home is not adequate, please feel free to use the center Call Mrs. Neilson at 697-M-2 and she will be glad to schedule your party at a convenient time and day. Our cnogratulations to the Reiche family on their winning the twenty- five dollar savings bond for the outdoor Christmas decorations. They're located near the Rt. 12 entrance and the decorations included a huge lighted wreath which encircled their picture window, making a frame for their indoor Christmas tree. They also covered their front door with a foil paper and centered a beautiful wreath on that, with spotlights to set it off. The whole idea was most original and a lot of time and effort was put into the completed picture. Our twelfth night tree burning will be held at the community center on Sunday, Jan. 6, at T p.m. Coffee and cake will be served and there will be dance music for those who would like to indulge. Just set your tree outside near the street, and the scouts will pick it up and take it behind the center. There wili b° "n notices sent out, so please inform your neighbor and mark it on your calendars. If the weather is with us, we will complete another project, which is removing the tree at the Route 12 entrance. The tree juts out quite a bit, making it next to impossible for two cars to pass. Boy Scouts News • On Saturday, Dec. 29, our Boy Scouts had their first outing. The theme for the day was •"camp, fires and outdoor cooking." What we want to know is who had to eat the finished project? Just kidding, boys. With the Christmas rush, I realize that people couldn't find time to call me with their news items, so I would like to wish everyone a happy birthday and anniversary and would also like to welcome any newcomers to the community. If you have any news, you may contact me at any time by calling 1339. Thanks again for yAir cooperation in making this column a success. SET JANUARY 7 AS DEADLINE FOR ART SHOW ENTRIES •Entries from Illinois amateur artists for the Town and Country art show Jan. 27-31 should be in the final stages of preparation. D. A. Brown, University of Illinois agricultural librarian and chairman of the" show, says that entries must roach the campus by Jan. 7. All should be suitably framed or mounted to protect ^iem in mailing and to make an attractive display. Entries should be mailed in wooden containers if possible, especially for three dimensional pieces. None should be framed in glass. They should be carefully packed and serft prepaid to Town and Country Art Show, Room 226 Mumford Hall, Urbana, 111. Entries must be recent original work in oil, water color, pencil, charcoal, pastels, ink or any other medium on paper, canvas or other flat surface. Or they may be ceramic pieces, metal enameling or wood carvings. The works will be judged and ten awards made during Farm and Home Week. For further information, contact the county farm or home adviser. Revenud Office Helps Taxpayer^: "Self-help" wiiragain be stressed during the 1957 filing period as a dominant feature of: the Internal Revenue Service's taxpayer assistant program,, pistrict Director H. Alan LortgT- of the Chicago district office, has Announced. "This means," Mr. Long said, "that taxpayers are asked to complete as much of theif return as iTwice- Told Tales FORTY YEARS AGO Trom issue of Jan. 4, 1917, C. F. Worager, whose son, Leslie, holds a trustworthy . position at Petrogrdd. Russia, informs the Plaindealer tbat their paper is the only one that reaches his son. His attempts to forward metropolitan papers have possible before seeking help from I heen unsuccessful, while the us. A majority of taxpayers can j Plaindealer has passed the cencomplete a full return without Isorsany assistance other than that provided by the form and instructions." However, The Internal Revenue Service will help taxpayers fill out their 1956 income tax forms by the "self-help" group plan.' The "self-help" plan provides Roy Hankermeyer, the tea and coffee agent, will soon discard the horse for an automobile, the company he represents having decided to make the change, and consequently an order for a new Ford has been placed.. David R. Woodburn has rented stroyed Ore earljf Sunday morning. ^ ; \ •;/' Mr. and Mrs. J* J.Wycital received a telephone call From their son, John, from Washington. has moved from Spring Grove to the Anton Schmitt place on Park avenue, which they have purchased. The Schmitts have moved to the former George Frisby D. C., on Christmas eve, telling ifarm- south of town- which has of his marriage a few minutes before. The grim reaper" took the lives of three prominent business men the past year. They were Will been vacated by the Joseph Smith family, who have moved* to the Hiller place in Johnsburg, which they haye purchased. Dr. and Mrs. L. B. Murphy an- Buy U.S. Savings Bond* for assistance to taxpayers as- j a part of the Schneider buildsembled in groups of six to eight ! ing oh the west side, where he with an Internal Revenue agent ! will open a shoe repairing shop, instructor to help them prepare i Three McHenry residents sustheir own returns. Desk space ; tained falls the past week. Mrs. and forms will be provided and .j Math Niesen, who was walking the instructor will help them en- | jn the rosid Sunday evening, suffer the essential information re- j/ered a fall while trying to get quired, explaining how each lino , out cf tj1e way 0f a car. She of the form is to be filled in. Smith, merchant, J. W. Smith, nounce the arrival of a daughter owner of the Empire theater, , at-the Woodstock hospital Christand Everett Hunter, Sr.. of the i mas eve miss has H u n t e r B o a t c o m p a n y . A l s o t W Q s i s t e r s M L y n n ^K a t h _ mourned are McHenry's town leen clerk. Charles^ Harmsen. and its j * road commissioner, John Boyle. 1 Other happenings during the past year were that after half a century, McHenry sent a representative to the Illinois state legislature, with Thomas A. Bolger going to attend his first session Jan. 7. Not since 1880 and 1872 has McHenry been represented at Springfield, when F. K. Granger and Richard Bishop were elected to this office. WATER RESOURCES ^ A report on the water re-' sources of the 17 southernmost Illinois counties is to be published early in 1957 by the State Water Survey Division. It will d i s c u s s s o m e 1 1 5 p o t e n t i a l reservoir sites in Jefferson, Randolph, Perry, Franklin, Hamilton, White, Jackson,'Williamson, Saline. Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski and Massac counties. These, if developed, the report will point out, could provide approximately 618 billion gallons of water storage, 20 times greater than present available storage in the region. „ win ALL THE HOT & COLD SOFT TEN YEARS AGO From issue of Jan. 1947 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vales are proud grandparents of a daugh- IWATIl YOU WANT . ... . REGARDLESS OF FAMILY SIZE OR WATER HARDNESS . . . WITH THE NEW ThP hPln- nlnri tH„H la«t ! suffered. ™ h'P. a"d >*as ter. Mary Margaret, born to Mr. vJ^ nrnvln ff ^ : unconsc.ous until midnight. and Mrs wniiam vales of I in_ f.?i rnTt tn thP waV oporBp Young ol Park avenue coln, Nebr. Dec. 26. They have !i j ci government was tore tlle ligaments in his knee ! anothcr daughter Mary I ouise reduced 51 percent and the service , • f ,, th • . h | R e • 1Vi * s - tovnounr „,oc. i ln a ,an 011 tnp 1CP anc1 wU 1 De | w h o celebrated her birthday, taxpayer was gieatly 1m- jQr severai Weeks. Miss £>ec 27 proved. Long waiting lines were Esther gtoffel suffered an in_ eliminated and taxpayers were j jured Rnee in a faU ,ast week pleased to find that they were.able and win be unable tQ resume her to prepare their own returns. studies, at Northwestern univer- This group plan assistance will j sjty for the time being be offered, from Jan. 14 through April 15, 1957. The instructors, however, will provide individual assistance to those who 9i;e physically handicapped such as the. blind, aged, crippled, illiterate and the non-English speaking taxpayers with simple income tax problems. To take full advantage of the "self-help" group plan, taxpayers are requested to have the required information for the-preparation of their returns. They should have in mind all the facts that apply to their problems and have all of the 1956 financial records properly grouped and summarized. In addition to the "self-help" group i>lan, telephone service will be available at the district office and local field offices. • TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO From issue of Dec. 31, 1931 The big barn on the James \^tainey farm adjoining were de- Friends of Edward Murphy, son of the Hugh Murphys, a student at Loyola university, were interested to hpar him in a cQast to coast broadcast over WBBM last Saturday. He acted as moderator in a discussion of four university students on the labor problems and commission. The Joseph Nimsgern family CLAIRE BEAUTY SHOPPE * -- Our Operators are All Hairstylists -- 200 So. Green Street McHenry, III. Appointments Accepted -- Mon. thru Sat., 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. COLD WAVE PERMANENTS -- $5.00 & up including cut, shampoo and hair set ALL WORK DONE REASONABLY PHONE McHENRY 10 FULLY AUTOMATIC1 WATER SOFTENERS v NEEDS NO ATTENTION v REGENERATES WHILE YOU SLEEP V KEEP FILLED SALT SERVICE V PRODUCT OF YEARS RESEARCH •Y YHK WORLD LEADER IN WAYER CONDIYIONIIM $345.00 Installed CALL TODAY POR FREE WATER ANALYSIS Small monthly SOn WATER--WAUCONDA JAckson 6-5421 NIGHTS: jAckton 6-6544 T I L E IT YOURSELF AND SAVE! Top Quality Wall Tile at LOWEST Prices 28V2* sq. ft. Wholesale Prices to Contractors SERG ANT'S fycu/isO,jHea tyakm PHONE RICHMOND 4193 ^ocated on Johnsburg Rd., S Vi miles North of Johnsburg (About % Zi miles North of Sunnyside Estates) gSSSSW-w-'- ;R AUCTION WILLIAM H. RUSSEL and EDWIN VOGEL, Auctioneers The undersigned, having sold his farm, will sell all of the machinery, feed and equipment at Auction, on the farm 6 miles North of Woodstock on the Greenwood-Woodstock Blacktop, first farm directly -East of the Greenwood Cemetery, formerly known as the Peatt Farm, on SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 1957 Commencing at 12:80 P. M. LIVESTOCK CONSISTING OF 7 HIGH GRADE HOLSTEIN HEIFEftfe (Open) FEED 9-ft. silage in 14-ft. silo; 4,000 bu. good ear corn; 400 bu. good oats (can be used as seed); quantity of hay and straw. MACHINERY i John Deere Model 50 tractor; John Deere tractor corn planter with fertilizer attach.; McCormick Model "H" tractor; wood 3 section drag; 10-ft. disc; grain drill with grass seed attach.; flare grain box; front end loader; quick attach, cultivator, 2 row, John Deere; Gehl hammer mill; barn lime spreader; hammer mill drive belt: Esco can cooler (12 can); 1 set tractor tire chains; John Deere truse frame 16" 2-bot. plow, hydraulic lift: John Deere side delivery rake; steel 4 section drag; 7-ft. disc; string tie Case baler; rubber tired wagon and hay rack; New Idea tractor manure spreader, (95 bu.); platform scale; Challenge grain blower; chain hoist (1 -ton capacity); ensilage cart; DeLaval pump, pipe line; 1 brooder house; miscellaneous chicken equipment. Also many other articles including barn tools and equipment, too numerous to mention. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE 1 steel double bed, good spring and mattress; 1 single maple bed, good spring and innersprins mattress: cot and mattress; 1 dresser; davenport and chair set; 2 overstuffed chairs; 1 cedar clothes wardrobe, cedar lined; miscellaneous chairs, etc. TERMS: USUAL BANK TERMS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS HAROLD TURNER, Owner FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WOODSTOCK, Clerking' Member Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation T°PClick of th© New C r Buick Sum 2-Ooor Kviero 'ANT TO GET your New Year off to a rollicking start? Want to take the wheel of the car that's winning raves from Coast to Coast and back again? rf<i*ttieh take the wheel of a 1957 Buick and try the £|parkling-est new performance team in all autodom. We mean the team with the highest-powered V8 engine ever to ginger a Buick--and an advanced new Variable Pitch Dynaflow.* Here, with just a judicious touch of foot to treadle, you get response so obediently instant, so liquid smooth, and so full range in "Drive"--that you've pever ki your life felt anything like it. tA«TYMM.ND.« on turnpikes. P*rkWa£ ood distance from th. • fast-moving traffic car in front and a That way y°u> a bi0Q*r mar9 of aafety for braking action. It's sports-car going in a full-sized traveler that's sheer delight from start to finish. Know what else? Folks like- the way this new kind of performance comes dressed in sleek and glamorous styling that's fresher than tomorrow's news. They like the new roominess inside these low-sweep Buicks and the new luxury of their "nested" ride. They like the new ease of handling, the new steadiness of cornering, the way stops are always on the level no matter how quickly you use the brakes. fact is, folks like everything about the newest Buick yet--the car that's fast becoming the biggest hit of the new car year--and you will, too. Come oh in and try it this week. We'll have the red carpet out for you. *Sew Advanced Variable Pitch Dynaflow is the only Dynaflotc Btrick builds today. It is standard on Roadmaster, Super and Century--optiotial at modest extra cost on the Special. »»•••• At-OHO Thrills 4l, M -WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK WIU BUILD THEM" R. I. OVERTON MOTOR SALES 403 FRONT STREET PHONE b McHENFY. ILLINOIS "m i A*