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fl^lplpppplpwiils TlArsday, September & 1960 THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Page Eleven " Twice Told Tafes ^nFl^ YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of Sept. 1, 1910 Both the McHenry public a n d , S t . M a r y ' s p a r o c h i a l schools will begin their fall ter£; Sept. 6. The total enrollment of the public school, which averaged about 200 last year, is expected to be much higher this year. At St. Mary's school it is expected the attendance will be no less than 125 and three rooms instead of two will be used this year. Following is the corps of teachers who will have charge of the McHenry public school dumg the coming school year: High school, A. Edgar Nye, superintendent; Miss Agnes Perry, assistant; seventh and eighth grades, Miss Alice Knox;, fifth and sixth grades, Miss Myrtle Wattles; third and fourth grades, Miss Clara Stof- •fel;. first and second grades, Mrs. Marion Overton; grade assistant, Miss Pearl Claxton; m u £ t e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t , M i s s I Alina Roggeveen. A party consisting of Misses Anna McGee, Anna and Irene Frisby, of McHenry, Margaret and Lucy Sutton of Emerald Park, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bacon, sons Weston and Harold, Robert Sutton and J. A. Farrel of Chicago, chaperoned by Mrs. John Powers of Elgin, enjoyed a day's outing at Kelter's Jak^ the first of the Week as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Kelter and J. B. Kelter at their beautiful summer home. Fishing was enjoyed, with many fine catches of black bass, pickerel and muskalonge being made. The day was closed with a delicious picnic supper served en the lawn. Miss Dorlesca Granger lies at her home on Waukegan strwt, suffering greatly from the effects of a broken collarbone, a dislocated shoulder and several other bruises suffered in a fall down the stairs at her home in the old clover dryer building, Monday night. A horse race between two steeds owned by Jacob Freund of Spring Grove and John F. Freund, who lives near Ringwcwgl, was pulled off at the Solon race track Tuesday afternoon and drew a large crowd. John F's. horse won the race, making the last heat in 2:51. FORTY YEARS AGO , ... Taken from the THe» " of Aug. 26, 1920 James Boyle left McHenry this morning for Chicago, which city he leaves this evening for Key West, Fla., and from whence he will sail for Cuba, where he will be employed in the sugar mills owned by the Hershey Chocolate company. A deal was consummated last week whereby the C. J. Clemens farm, southwest of this city, was sold to Herman Feltz, a Marengo farmer-* The price was $180 per acre. A reunion of the Emil Feffer& family was held at their farm home near Crystal Lake Sunday. The occasion was also the thirtieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Feffer and the first time in twelve years the entire family had been together. A deal was closed on Monday of this week whereby Anton Krumpen disposed of his home and truck farm on Center street to Floyd Thompson, now located on a farm near Barreville. The Krumpen family will move to Genoa City. C. Unti and Fred Miller motored to Kenosha. Wis., last Thursday, where they attended the funeral of Charles Pacini, a cousin of Mr. Unti. He was shot down while about to enter his automobile at the conclusion of a picture show in a moving picture' theatre he owned and operated in that city. Sister Coletta of St. Joseph's convent, Milwaukee, Wis., passed away unexpectedly Tuesday at the home of her brother, Stephen F. Schmitt, at Johnsburg, where she was visiting. McHenry schools will open Sept. 6. The following will be the high school faculty for next year: Oswell Treadway, superintendent; Miss Blanche Pryor, history and commerce; Miss Dora C. Kenney, Latin and mathematics; Miss Mab e l E . P e t e r s o n , E n g l i s h and French; Byron Basinger, science. At the grade school (he faculty will include the entire teaching force of last year as follows: Miss Lena Hartman, eighth grade; Miss Alice Knox, seventh grade; Miss Mary Bonslett, sixth grade; Miss Fanny Granger, fourth and fifth grades; Miss Eleanor Phalin, second and third graces, an£ Mis? Pearl Claxton, beginners. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of Aug. 39, 1936 The McHenry Community high school board of education has completed plans for a Junior college which will open in the high school building on Sept. 16. It will be affiliated with the University of Illinois through the university extension division. W. E. Whiting of McHenry gave more than a pint of blood to save the life, of Henry F. Senne, a -brother-in-law of Crystal Lake Tuesday afternoon, following a major opferation. McHenry was incorporated as a village sixty-three years ago on August 10. 1872, in the days when condidates for office made their stump speeches without any radio to broadcast- them and with only a handful , of voters to listen to them. The following officers were chosen at the first village election: President Richard Bishop; trustees, J. B. Perry, J. M. McOmber, H. C. Smith, John King and F. N. Granger: clerk, Michael Kelter; and treasurer, Henry Colby. A quiet wedding took place in the home of Mrs. T. B. Roberts of Austin when her mother, Mrs. Mary L. Simon of McHenry, was united in marriage to Mr. Fred Gilly of Elgin. Attendants w ere her niece, Crystal Gallagher, and Don Bradley of Elgin. > Relatives from various localities were present at a family reunion held at the Will Wright home Sunday, honoring Mrs. Wright on her birthday anniversary. A friendship of girlhood days was renewed Monday when members of the M.M.M. club of seveial years ago enjoyed a boat trip around the Bay and lakes, with luncheon at ' the Mineola. hotel at Fox Lake. Those who made the trip were Mrs. Joseph Hoffman, Mrs. George Steilen, Mrs. Charles Heimer, Mrs. Casper Bickler and Mrs. R. E. Sutton, Chicago; Lena Stoffel, Mrs. George Johnson, Mrs. Delia Matthews, Mrs. F. J. Aicher, Mrs. N. J. Nye, Mrs. E. Sutton and Anna Frisby. Mrs. Cassie Murphy of California was Absent and twos members, Lillian McGee and. Francis Buss, have passed* Way; < , 4-H News Cherry Valley Club The meeting of the Cherry Valley 4-H club was held last week Tuesday at the home of Donna Schmelzer, with -fifteen members and one gilfist present. - . - • .. M a r y D r e s d o w l e d t h e pledges. Tommy Stamper Introduced his guest, Gregory. Herdrich, after which Sally Dresdow gave a special number, "How the Feud Started". Sue Marehi gave a demonstration on "How to Cut a Stencil." Roger Schiller led the club in games. A hot-dog cook-out was enjoyed by all, with refreshments served by Mrs. Schmelzer and Karen. The next meeting will be at the home of Mary and Sally Dresdow on Sept. ». AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP Jill Gustavson, a graduate of McHenry high school, is one of two in the county to be awarded teacher education scholarships by the state. The scholarship is for attendance at one of the five state universities. When a person has learned how to live fully, he has also learned how to die gracefully. MERE! Yes, BOLGER'S Is the place for dependable prescription service. Bring us your doctor's prescriptions and rest assured they will be compounded expertly. BOLGER'S 10S S. Green St. Ph. EV 5-4500 NOTICE All new registration cards that expire July 31, 1962, have S S-5S.S tt* fc 3 been mailed out. If you are a registered voter of McHenry County and did not receive your card, contact the County ClerkH Office at Woodstock, giving name, address, and precinct. SAVE! SAVE! SAVE! CQEARANCE SALE Only 2 More ... 178" 2-Door Ramblers io go on End of Year Clearance Sale. Only cars in stock on sale for next week. Only $1495.00 Plus Freight, Heater and Sales Tax Also... 189" 4-Door Ramblers Starting at $1995.00 Including 2-ione paint, std. drive, Weather Eye heating system, reclining seats, twin beds, etc. | / ( .. ^ ' 1 Also... Ambassadors and Rebel V-8 Sedans i Fully Equipped -- Tremendous Reductions THESE ARE ALL NEW CARS ... NO DEMONSTRATORS OR EXECUTIVE CARS SEIBEL MOTOR SALES 405 W. Elm St. Phone EV 5-5361 or 5-4387 McHenry, 111. FIRST REPORTS ON FARM CENSUS MADE AVAILABLE Farm Adviser Ralph Burnett has received the preliminary report for the- census of agriculture taken in the fall of 1959. Here (are some of the figures that seemed significant to him when comparing the 1959 report with the one taken in 1954; There was a 9 per cent in reduction of the number of farms. The definition of a farm was changed between 1954 and 1959. For 1959, each place operated as a unit of 10 or more acres from which the sale of agricultural - products totalled $50 or more; also, each plfice operated as a unit of less than 10 acres from which the sale; of agricultural products totalled $250 or more w^s counted as a farm. In 1959 there were 1,879 farms reported, while in 1954 there were 2,059. The average per acre value including land and buildings for farms in McHenry county in 1959 was $399.40, this was a 33 per cent increase. Considering farm sizes, 46 per cent of the farms in the county range in size from 100- 219 acres. This represents a 20 per cent decrease of the same size of farms in 1954. Farms 220 acres and larger increased in numbers by 15 per cent. The proportion of farm tenancy remained practically unchanged, as did the average age of all farm operators -- the average age of farm operators, by the way, in 1959 was 48.7 years. It was rather interesting to me that in both 1954 and 1959 about 30 per cent of the farm operators worked off the farm. Dairy farms still make up about 60 per cent of the commercial farms in the county; there were 952 reported in 1959. There were only twenty poultry farms and there were fifteen vegetable farms. Considering farm income. 80 per cent of the commercial farms had a gross income In the $5,000 to $40,000 range, 43 per cent or 650 farms had a gross income of $10,000 to $20,000. Action Taken On Drivers' Licenses RIGID-FRAME GARAGES "RIGID-FRAME" Construction It's new -- and so different -- and -- will save time and money! You can build it yourself on a weekend -- or we have reliable local builders ready to build YOUR GARAGE NOW! Monthly Payments as low as $13.16 , First payment not due until November One-Car With Storage * Compare The Features! * Compare The Quality! * Compare The Price! Two-Car With Storage NO MONEY DOWN - 5 YEARS TO PAY AND REMEMBER ... IT'S FULLY GUARANTEED! ALEXANDER LUMBER CO. COURT BRIEFS Three cases were heard in J. P. court last Saturday. ST. PATRICK SCHOOL OPENS FALL TERM TODAY Secretary of State Charles F. Carpent'ier has announced the revocation of the driver's license of Arthur Cantlin of Marengo for driving while intoxicated; also the suspension of the license of Earl Glenn of Crystal Lake for violating restriction on license or permit. Probationary permits were issued to Robert Hay of . McHenry and David Jagodzinskl of Harvard. Homer Peterson of Elmhurst was confined to the local jail over-night on a charge, of drunk and disorderly cpnduct and fined $25. Edward O'Gara of Lakeland Park paid a $15 fine for driving with defective mufflers. John Dever of Chicago paid a $5 fine for having no driver's license. , Special Events Are Planned By K. of C. William Nuber, grand knight j of the K. of C. council, asks j jthat all members planning to attend the baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Dodgers at Milwaukee, Sunday. Sept. 11, meet at the K. of C. hall at*12 o'clock noon. The trip will be made by bu/ and lunch will be provided. The Knights are busy making plans for a dance to be held at the Legion home Oct. 22. Dancing will start at 9 a.m. FILES SUIT Gilbert Moore seeks $25,000 from George Olson, Jr., as the result of a collision of two cars on July 2 of this year on Rt. 120. Moore charges Olson with causing the accident in which he suffered severe injuries. • SHOP AT HOME CHARTER ORGANIZATION The state has granted a charter to a local not-for-profit c o r p o r a t i o n , t h e C h a r l o t t e Avenue Beach association, 900 E. John street. Europe has the greatest d e n s i t y o f p o p u l a t i o n p e r square mile of any continent-- 252. Asia has 168, North and South America, 27. The faculty of Saint Patrick's school welcomes the children back to school today, Sept. 8, for a full day's class£& Although the enrollment of 420 students is a peak in the history of the school, the addition of another sister to the faculty has eased the class load. Thus, St. Patrick's can boast of five sistors and four lay teachers. The Sisters and their respective grades are: Sister Mary Nicholas. R.S.M., eighth grade; Sister Mary Quentin, R.S.M., seventh grade; Sister Mary Patricia, R.S.M., fourth grade; Sister Josephine Marie, R.S.M., second grade; and Sister Mary Liicilla, R.S.M., first grade. The lay teachers, Edward Hartigan, Mrs. Alice Bresnahan, Mrs. Marcella Foss and Mrs. Lillian Ringelstetter, are teaching sixth, fifth. Third and first and second grade, respectively. Registration and-sale of new brtoks were held on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 6 and 7. The well planned and executed re-sale of used books on these same days conducted bv Mrs. Frances Schneider, and the re-sale of uniforms by Mrs. Irene Adams, helped facilitate a good beginning for the year. The oldest known 'living fossil', a species of mollusk. long thought extinct for past 300 million years, was recently found in huge beds off coast of Peru, South America. T H E N E w CROWN A N D S C R E E N D O O R F U L L l / s T H I C K of extra heavy extruded aluminum No.100 Uiuiu PROVED AND TESTED IN ALL PARTS OP AMERICA IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER • on* coat covers moil old painted surfaces filiiien's No. ioo OUTSIDE WHItt HOUSE s3t. I OPEN FRIDAY EVENINGS TIL 9 ALEXANDER LUMBER CO. "THE BEST OF EVERYTHING FOR THE BUILDER" On Highway 31 -- South of Main Street -- McHenry, Illinois EVergreen 5-1424