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SHE'S FOUND OUT ABOUT .. THE GREAT BARGAINS AT _FIRST FEDERAL! QUALITY CUTLERY... WHAT AN EXCITING COLLECTION OF GIFT ITEMS! AND ANY SINGLE ITEM CAN BE YOURS AT AN EXCEPTIONALLY LOW COST WHEN YOU OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT OF '25.00 OR MORE.. . OR ADD '25.00 TO YOUR PRESENT ACCOUNT! ONLY AT FIRST FEDERAL- THE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE PLACE! PRECISION SWISS WATCHES DECORATOR CLOCKS 1 EAST CRYSTAL LAKE AVENUE TELEPHONE 459-1400 SAVE... WHERE SA VINGS PA YS! Established 1952 as Crystal Lake Savings & Loan Association Save By Mail! Postage FREE! Memorable Illinois State History Events PAGE 15-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1972 Bazaar Benefits Needy Children McHenry Town and Country Newcomer* club held the first of its annual Christmas Bazaar days last Saturday at the McHenry State Bank. Another will be held, this time at the First National bank, Saturday, Dec. 2, from t a.m. to 3 p.m. AU proceeds from the bazaar will be donated for Christmas gifts for needy McHenry children. Pictured above, at a rqceftt work session, are Mrs. Kris jtfinson, Mrs. Suzanne Beam, club president, and Mre. Chris Paulsen, bazaar chairman. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Statehood day, Dec. 3, is the most important date in Illinois history this month. But the state's 153 Decembers have also witnessed many other memorable events ranging from tragedy to triumph - from Chicago's Iroquois theater fire of Dec. 30, 1902, to the begin­ ning of the atomic age on Dec. 2, 1942. When, on Dec. 3, 1818, President James Monroe signed the Congressional resolution making Illinois the twenty-first state of the Union - "on an equal footing with the original states in all respects"- - he climaxed a busy year for Nathaniel Pope and Pope's 22- year-old nephew, Daniel Pope Cook. Pope was the Illinois territory's non-voting delegate to Congress who wrote the state's Enabling act and then guided it to quick enactment. Cook initiated the statehood movement with an editorial he wrote for the Territory's only newspaper, the "Western In­ telligencer," Nov. 20, 1817. Incidentally, Illinois counties were named for the two men and in 1970 Pope county's population was 3,857, smallest in the state, and Cook county was, of course, the largest, with 5,492,369. Dining the early years of statehood, under- the Con­ stitution of 1818, elections were held in August and inaugurations took place in December. Thus Abraham Lincoln took his seat in the fifty-five-member state House of Representatives at Vandalia for the first of his four terms on Dec. 1, 1834. 'The.governor on that date was William Lee Davidson Ewing who served from Nov. 17 to Dec. 3 - the governor with the longest name served the shortest term. Ewing became governor when John Reynolds resigned to go to Congress. When Joseph Duncan, who had been elected in August, was inaugurated Dec. 3, Ewing's 16-day term came to an end. T h o s e D e c e m b e r inaugurations also meant that Lincoln began his one term in Congress on Dec. 6, 1847. His life-long rival, Stephen A. Douglas, was already serving in the U.S. Senate, having been elected * by the Illinois legislature on Dec. 12,1846. The December inaugurations ended with adoption of the Con­ stitution of 1848 which provided that the next governor should be elected in November, 1848 and take office in January, 1849. Illinois' worst December tragedy, the Iroquois theater holocaust, took more lives than any other theater fire in U.S. history. The exact number of victims seems never to have been determined. One current almanac list of disasters says there were 639, while another puts the figure at "600(?)" and in Chicago histories the number varies from 571 to 602. An overflow audience of more than 1,600 had gone to the theater for a holiday matinee to see comedian Eddie Foy in "Mr. Bluebeard." During the second act an overheated lighting system ignited a flimsy drapery at the side of the stage. A workman tried to lower the asbestos curtain but it became stuck. A draft created by an open stage door and a broken skylight fanned the flames out over the audience like a blowtorch. The crowd was trapped by doors that opened inward, and exits that were locked or hidden by draperies. Bodies later were found piled five and six feet deep at the exits. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, had a profound impact on Illinois history. One of the most in­ significant results was the beginning of the atomic age. Thirty years ago this month, Dec. 2,1942, the first controlled self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was achieved at the University of Chicago, and made the names of Enrico Fermi, Arthur Compton, and a dozen other scientists a part of Illinois hisotry. Police Tickets Laverne C. Hay of 3712 W. Waukegan road, McHenry, driving while under the in­ fluence of liquor. Mark E. Simons, Route 1, Barrington, disobeyed red light. Jack B. Worm, 1700 N. Beach, McHenry, speeding. Richard P. Gutowski, 513 N. Maplewood, McHenry, disobeyed traffic signal. Gere Thennes, 4303 Ponca, McHenry, disobeyed traffic control signal. Walter H. Hansen, 4517 W. Parkway, McHenry, driving under the influence of liquor. ON CANCER BOARD - New board members of the McHenry county unit, American Cancer society include, fron| left, John Louviere, Woodstock; Mrs. Carl Dorseh, Ridgefield, formerly of McHenry; Mrs. Carl Hqbbet, McHenry; and Mrs. Ronald Steadman, Woodstock. (DON PEASLEY PHOTO) "MEANWHILE BACK AT THE COURTHOUSE" BRANCH COURT III Associate Circuit Judge Thomas Baker Carol A. Jepsen, 3212 Fair­ way, McHenry, guilty of failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, fined $15 and costs. Michael C. Johnson, 1404 N. Park, McHenry, guilty of dog running at large,fined $40 and costs. Jean A. Hull, 80 Nippersink, Fox Lake, guilty of speeding, fined $15 and costs. Evelyn L. Rogers, 1403 W. Sunset, McHenry, guilty of driving while intoxicated, fined $150 and costs. Jenny L. Waddell, 103 Ver­ non, McHenry, guilty of speeding, fined $20 and costs. CIRCUIT COURT Judge William Carroll Michael John Marquardt of 422 Lincoln, Fox River Grove, formerly of McHenry, was placed on two-years' probation after he was found guilty of attempted burglary of a residence in Fox River Grove. Peter J. Murphy, 4307 N. Wilmot, McHenry, speeding 55 in a 35 m.p.h. zone. Tina L. Fendt, 514 Mineral Springs, McHenry, speeding 40 in a 25 m.p.h. zone. Rita J. Sonnemann, 818 River, McHenry, speeding 40 in a 25 m.p.h. zone. COMPLAINTS Officer John D. Langdon of the McHenry Police depart­ ment charges that on Nov. 18, Mrs. Patricia L. Merkel of 810 N. Center street, McHenry, committed the offense of dog running at large. She was issued a notice to appear in court Dec. 6. PUBLIC PULSE (Hie Plaindealer invites the public to use this col­ umn as an expression of their views on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only re­ quest is that writers lim­ it themselves to 300 words or less - signature, full address and phone num­ ber. We ask too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We re­ serve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or inob- jectional taste.) OPPOSES DEVELOPMENT "Dear Editor: "This is a plea to the village of Sunnyside board members. Please vote "no" Dec. 5 on the proposal to rezone for business the area on Wilmot road bet­ ween avenue and Terrace drive. "A drug store and-or restaurant, hardware store, and worst of all, a laundromats We do not have a sewer system! What a terrible burden on our water supply - 30 gallons of water per washing - with a septic system pumped into the creek? Our waters are polluted now, no matter how good the filtering may be, the phosphates escape and kill every living thing, the creek empties into the Fox river. Our lands are overloaded with our septic problems. Let's not add more. "Wilmot road is hardly safe now for our children to ride their bikes to school or anywhere. On an average week day, we counted 640 cars pass the proposed shopping center between the hours of 4 to 6 p.m. We certainly do not want to increase this. "If this area is rezoned for business, you will not be able to dictate what type of business as long as it falls within the prescribed category. So please vote no. "Sincerely, "L.M. Perrewe "4322 N. Wilmot Road" The pettycoat was originally a vest worn by men, under regular coats or jackets. The ladies adopted it, changed its spelling and length, and pur­ pose. Using the McHenry Service Center A If E N T 10 N ...PHONE 385-0170... RADIAL TIRES FOR ALL CARS |Europa Motors Inc 3318 W. Peo r l 815 -385 -0700 Farny-Equipment George P. Freund.Ino. Case - New Holland 4102 W. Crystal Lake Rd. McHENRY Bus. 38S0420 Res. 385-0227 Insurance & Real Estate EARL R.WALSH A JACK WALSH L i f e Auto Liability Bonds Workmen's 1 ire Homeowners Plate (ilass Marine Accident and Compensation -Health Office 385-3300 3429 \V. Kirn Street McHenry, Illinois 60050 Jn; Thompson's Elm Street Service * Complete Lube •Wash •Tire Repair "Same good gas, same friendly management... since 1953." 385-9749 3603 W. ELM - McHENRY ED'S STANDARD SERVICE EXPERT TUNE-UP ATLAS Tires, Batteries, Accessories QUALITY American Oil Products PH. 385-0720 3817 W. ELM STREET AIR CONDITIONING SALES & SERVICE U-HAUL Trailers & Trucks COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE & TRUCK REPAIRING ARC & GAS WELDING Guettler Service, Inc. 818 N. Front Street 385- 9831 McHENRY HOBBY SHOP FOR ALL YOUR MODELING NEEDS 3318 W. Elm (NEAR RIVERSIDE DR. McHENRY) 385-7122 BUY-SELWHIRE •k RADIATORS • Cooling System Specialists •k AIR CONDITIONING • Trailer Hitches Fabricatio/i • STEEL SALES • Welding & Ornamental Iron • Frozen Pipe Thawing WORK OUARANTIIO K ADAMS BROS. McHenry (Next to Gem Cleaners) Phone 385-0783