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mr«d«y. Jannary 23. 1958 . , , , ' ,A.. ^ *, 1 «. *«» ^^s^ssr™ THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER •>' - PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS . . . , ,^y Wanda Dobecki ft Carla Bates / i3C 58S-R-1 and 28M-J The main toad through the Hjtohlands has been tied up for tne past couple of weeks while it has been In the process of being raised and widened but it will certainly be a great improvement when it is finished end paved by the county. So if we put up with the inconveniences of the detour for awhile we will soon have a nice hard topped main road by which to leave and enter the community. . Foggy Weather - caused a small accident which Involved the School bus and another car last week. Luckily there were no serious injuries to any of the children and the people in the Car escaped with just slight injuries. That proved to be a very hazardous morning for pedestriaas and cars alike since there were quite a few small mishaps caused DVthe poor HotskejT \ The weather has been just fine for skating and sledding lately and last Sunday there was a hockey . scheduled between the , 'teen age boys and the "old guys." The oldsters must, .have been feeling very old that day{ since very few of them showed up to match'their sl&ll with the younger set. The gjSne was enjoyed, by all who took part and they are looking forward to a much better .turnout for the coming Sundays. Cpohie on all of you "old men" in your thirties show these yOungpr1 boys your Stuff! Wcdeoop to Barney and Qetis Stewart who recently joined bur commun- ItjM and our association, and also to their son, George. They live on the main roa^siid have been one of the many; putting up with rto mail, garbage filVd paper service while the rtwid is being built up. We hoper/th5ey will like it here and be y&ry. happy in Pistakee Highlan^^ JohnsbnrgPTA The executives eonj&nittee of the worked to sernj out individual notices in the., mail urging parents and friendg^to attend the recent meeting. %pf Hlje PTA at which Dr. Grieslbach was guest speaker. This was done to increase the attendance at the meetings since the turn out has been poor lately. Now that the holidays are over we urge *ach parent and person interested in their children and their schools^taf «Dme out s|nd Export their PTA. This is their only contact with the school and teachers in most cases and the only chance they have to know what is going on intheir schools. So please support your PTA and come out to the meeting the third Tuesday of each month at the school. Birthday Corner Wishes for a very happy birthday go this month to Ted Wroblewski who has a birthday on Jan. 22. We wish him many more to come. Also happy birthday wishes go to Gloria Walden whp celebrated with cake and candles on Jan. 24. Petie Zetterburg became the ripe old age of eight on Wednesday and I'll bet he got lots of nice surprises to celebrate the occasion. Happy birthday and many more, Pete. Jan. 13 was the candle blowing .day for Chuck Murgatroyd who celebrated the passing of another year with his family. Happy birthday to Betty Warczak whose big day was on Jan. 17. And also to Lorraine Hurkes and Anna May Mclnery who had a double celebration on Jan. 27 for their birthdays^ They plan to go bowling and have a small get together in their honor on that day. Good News " The pastor from the Lutheran church of McHenry was nice' enough to call your reporter with the news that Mr. Cohrs' condition seems to be improving. He is in St. Therese hospital in Waukegan where he was taken suffering from a heart condition and pneumonia. He became worse last' week but now is listed as Improving which is very good news to all his friends and neighbors who know and love him so well. We wish him and his family the very best of luck for a speedy recovery and hope he will be back with us again soon. About Our Town The Vrbiks are enjoying their vacation in Arizona where they plan to stay for two or three weeks. They hope to be able to meet Ray Novotny from our town who has a flight out that way soon. Angle Nielson Audrey Zetterburg, and Loraine Hurckes attended the school board meeting of the Johnsburg school last week. There was a hot pinochle game last week when Audrey Miscavice's mother came out to see Audrey for the day. A few of the gals got together for a game of cards and Audrey's mother proved to be a chip off the old block when it comes to matching her daughter at cards. . The Hurckes family were glad to see Loraine's sister-in-law and mother when they came out to help Loraine celebrate her birthday. The McNamaras are enjoying their stay in sunny Florida and will return soon to our hills of ice and snow. Girl Scouts The girl scout meeting of Jan. 14 was opened with election of officers. Those elected to office were: president, Dianne Johnson; vioe president, Janet Wil#ofc;treasurer, Nora Havlik; aand scou| scribe, Shirley Spankuch. Congratulations to" all the new officers and good luck. The girls had a small skating party on Friday, Jan. 10 and plan another one for Jan. 31. The girls had a gay time skating and roasting marshmallows and even popped some corn. Their leaders plus a few hardy adult skaters were present to help with the Are and bumped knees. The girl scouts are working on a surprise project that is top secret-- can you guess what It is??? Mr. Spankuch recently lectured the girls on first aid and g^ve a demonstration. Many of the girls were able to pass their first aid badge with the help of this littte talk. Their hearty thanks to him. Brownies The Brownies have had to cancel the past couple of meetings Tiue to circumstances beyond their control but hope to meet regularly in the future. The Brownies have a new leader who is taking the place of Shirley Mohtalbano who had to resign due to the many illnesses ship has had in her family. The how leader is Audrey Miscavice who is very anxious to get started in her work Mtith the girls. We wish her much luck. News From Unit Four The Sabielnys were very happy to see Mary Lou's parents who stopped in for a visit last weekend from Tomahawk, Wis. Tommy Sabielny and Bobby Jenkins have both had a bad bout with the flu but are feeling much better now. Rosemarie Thelen is back to school and feeling mucji better but minus her two littte tonsils. A special welcome to newcomers: to unit four and Pistakee Highlands, Martin Eau of Nippersink arid to the Van Nettas of Circle Drive. We hope they will like it here and be very happy with their new home and new neighbors. Tfhanks to councilwaman Dot Jenkins for calling with this bit of news down her way. Councllmen Meeting Jan. 22, 8:15 p.m. at Meryl Fletcher's house. All the block captains, administration officers, Ed Thoren, vice president and George VanZiwern, president attended. The block raptalns will receive the monthly newsletters for distribution to members. Topics discussed were: membership, community projects, communications, four-year plan for roads, and *odal events. Our Polio Drive will be held Thursday evening, Jan. 30. Jane Malek, our own Pistakee Highlands leader will either appoint or select people, to help make the collections in each block. The leader for all of McHenry County is Ray Page. Containers and literature will be provided by the National Foundation. Teeh dob News The rifle team met Saturday mrning and was given instruction1 on proper trigger pulling to keep rifle trained on target. Also they were shown best firing positions and positions used at competitive meets. The class was instructed by Pfe. Gilpen who recently returned from active duty, and has volunteered his , knowledge and services to aid in this training program. The 'teen club, purchased six hockey clubs that d£{|1 enable all the boys to participate in this sport. There Was a good turn-out on the first Sunday when the 'teen club boys had. $. £ame with the sea scouts. Vs The toboggan ' ••'•*e$fatly purchased by the 'teei^ ^ub got a good workout over weekend and is expected to provide a great deal of seasonal fun%or the members. Again you are invited to the old time barn daneepgkt the barn Friday, Jan. 24, from 9 to 12 p.m. You are guaranteed a good time. Receipts from this dance will go towards recreation facilities that we would not otherwise have and will give financial support to our activities program. Lou Spankuch was the star at the basketball game between -the boys and the men, outscoring everyone on the court. Others playing on the men's team were Bob Hurckes, Archie Fletcher, Ron Jackson, Jim Bales and George Lammert. The girls also played a short game of basketball. The evening was finished off with" everyone participating in a game of volley ball. TTiere will be more of the same each and every Monday. Everyone is invited to at- Claire Beauty Shoppe Phone McHenry 10 McHenry, 111. WE HAVE ABOUT 500 HITMAN HAIR NETS ALL SHADES -- BOTH REGULAR & BOBBIE We Work to Meet Your Budgets -- Try Us. PATRICIA STEVENS PRODUCTS # HANDIEST, HANDSOMEST PICKUPS THAT EVER HUSTLED A LOAD ! • Cameo Carrier Handy 3104 Pickup ^ Thineen tend. Meet at the store- at 7:20. Those who can't meet at that time, just drive right over to the Johnsburg grade school. We'll be playing until S:45 p.m. Those Masons had company all day Saturday. They had a delicious dinner and the entertainment was terrific. The lupky guests were Tom's brothers, Robert Provo, his wife TCFry, and their three children, and his bachelor brother, Ronnie Provo. Our get well wishes to Kathy Mason who has had an infection, and to her Dad, big Tom who has a cold. Oh, py finger! Mike Conway sprained his finger playing ball at school Tuesday. Our Community Center will almost be completed when the cement floors are poured in the kitchen and bathrooms this Saturday. The cement mixers were prpvided by Mrs. Stewart and Harold Peterson. Workers were Don Dobecki, Ed Dowd, Wally Misavice, Ed Thoren, Harold Peterson, Bob and George Van Zevern. TTianks fellows! hear, they gave their leaders, Joe Murray and Don Dobecki a good workout. Here in the Highlands Janice Janquart entertained her card club Wednesday night. A group of eight couples had a skating party Sunday evening. Everyone gathered around a bonfire later in the evening and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows, and drank gallons of coffee. After the embers cooled, they picked out the nearest couple's home and played charades. ANNOUNCES" CANDIDACY State Treasurer Elmer J. Hoffman announced from his home in Wheaton last week that he would become a candidate for representative in Congress from the 14th district. He will seek the post vacated by the death of Russell W. Keeney, also of Wheaton. who died Sunday in Washington during his freshman term. Hoffman,/vho served as state treasurer, in' 1953 and 1954, and. is completing his second term, is Ineligible by law to succeed himself. The congressional spot is normally up for election this year . CASE LOAD FOR*' SPEECH DEFECTIVE * CHILDREN IS DOWN * Average case load during the past school year for special education classes for speech defective children in the public schools of McHenry county was 199, according to Vernon L. Nickell, state superintendent of public instruction. Total amount of reimbursement for the program previously approvea for McHenry was $4,861.65 Nickell said. This was part of the statewide reimbursement of $1,379,143.92 which has been paid by the state pursuant to the Illinois School Code. The statewide average case load last year for the special education classes for speech defective children was 37,515.50. The average case load for these classes for 1956-57 in McHenry county was smaller than the county's case load figure for the preceding year of 1955-56, which Nickell said was 440. Reimbursements by the state to McHenry county for the 1955-56 classes for speech correction amounted to Sea Scouts Skip Wilson and Floyd Johnson attended the regular meeting of the Pistakee Highlands Sea Scout Ship No. 629, at the home of Ed Pfingsten. Floyd Johnson as institutional representative, presented the skipper with a check for twenty dollars. This sum was voted at the last association meeting as payment for the unit's work in collecting Christmas trees for our twelfth night celebration. Train Wreck Ed Thoren was on the train that figured in the Northwestern train accident last Monday. Luckily he did not suffer any serious injury but felt a very big jolt even in the front of the train where he was sitting. Usually Mr. Malek takes the same train every morning, but because of car trouble, hs missed the train. After' reading about the accident, he was happy about the whole thing. Boy Scouts The Boy Scouts had a skating party, Sunday, Jan. 19, at 1. We TOPICS McHENRY Glenn Paulsen Allan McKlm SOUND CHANGE ,, ... , ,, However, if the audio change hfnrv u8 *u - is one that com®s anytime, and HENRY TV about why their TV it is not controllable by your sound should suddenly increase volumn control, then it is a although the picture stays the problem conected with the audio same* amplifier section and the volume If it's the commercial that control. This is a complex maintgets louder only, broadcasters enance job for a technician. By are purposely making it louder phoning 2233 for your maintenso people can hear it as they a°ce service, you'll discover an hurry to the kitchen and other efficient electronic organization. parts of the house. •'Ask your neighbor about us. McHENRY TV 522 W. Main 81 Phone 2233 $9,32642. TWs was part of a '1955-56 statewide payment of $1,- 307,855.99, Nickell added. A total of fifty-nine counties wei;e included in the 1956-57-statewide reimbursement for excess costs, with one of the fifty-nine counties, Monroe, not included in the 1955-56 reimbursement. Six of the' sixty-four counties included in the 1955-56 program^ were not included in the 1956-57 reimbursement. Six Of the sixty-four counties included in the 1955-56 program were not included in the 1956-57 reimbursement, Nickell concluded. A Dree prtss is vital to the liberty of any people and when you see governments surpresslng freedom of speuft you witness a government that is gettialg ready to rule without regard to the wishes of the majority. WINTER SEASON SANITONE Dry Cleaning SPECIAL OFF For CASK *N si RAINBOW CLEANERS STORE C»NLY! 100 N. Fratat St. Around Corner from National's Parking Lot Open Fri. Eve to 9 Daily 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. 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