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v 5 , *; ^ y- . :v - >, . - *•. r * >V>- • ','^Mr -'V7>V;< - / " ' , ,f . • •". * v- • VOL. 62„ McHENHY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JUNE, 4, 1936 No. 2 LEGION POST TO STAGE CARNIVAL JULY 3-4-5 rVP< BY GUY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING HELD MONDAY EVENING An apropriation of 121,986 for the year's running expenses for the city of McHenry was passed at the regular monthly meeting of the city covnqjl held at the city hall Monday evening, June 1. This amount is approximately $7,000 less than the appropriation last year, which totalled $28,636. It is expected that the tax levy for the city will average about the same amount as the appropriation. . The various items in the appropriation are as follows: Appropriation to pay interest on bonded indebtedness, $1,200; public property, $1,000; water works, $5,000; salaries, $2,600; streets and alleys and electric lights, $6,000; fire protection, $750; legal fees and court costs $300; maintenance , of sewer disposal plant, $1,000; loss and costs of collecting taxes, $1,200; contingent, $1,500; band appropriation, $836; election expenses, $300; printing, $400. No Public Benefits v * No appropriation was made this year for public benefits, which nets a saving of $2,000 in estimated expenses for the year, the appropriation for loss and cost of collecting taxes was cut from $2,000 to $1,200 for the year, sewer maintenance was reduced $500; there was no appropriation made for judgments this year, effecting a saving of $5,000. , A. °* Sl* y°un£ PeoPle receiv* Some of the other impropriations e(* inJuries Friday evening for this year were slightly higher automobile in than last year but effecting a sav STUDIES UNDER NOTED VOCAL INSTRUCTOR Adele Froehlich, a graduate of the Community high school with the class of 1936, has recently made her debut as a vocalist, singing at the Commencement exercises, . Memorial Day .program and other gatherings in McHenry recently; Miss Adele, who has shown such wonderful improvement in little less than a year's work, is taking lesions of Mark I. Oster, internationally known opera star and authority on vocal music, who became a resident at ShaHmar, McHenry, last summer. Mr/Oster has had a distinguished career in the operatic centers of the world. He has sung the leading baritone roles in all the great opera houses of Europe and America, and upon returning to America, after his successes abroad, he came to Chicago, where he sang with the Chicago Civic Opera company and at Ravinia Park. He also appeared in all of the productions of the admirers of German art and has an unrivalled reputation as an oratorio singer. He has a studio at 915 Kimball hall, 306 So. Wabash avenue, Chicago, where he coaches students for opera, radio and concert stage. Mr. Oster , has opened a branch studio at his home at Shalimar, where, at greatly reduced prices, he is giving lessons to those wh» *»i) to improve their voice. YOUNG PEOPLE IN AUTO CRASH FINISH COURSE AT MCHS; RECEIVE DIPLOMAS McHENR^POSTNOW HAS 46 MEMBERS DR. fc EVANS DELIVERS , ADDRESS Advising the members of the graduating class that to be a city policeman was perhaps the most profitable calling they could find, Dr. Bergen Evans, English professor from Northwestern University, delivered the address at the sixteenth annual Commencement exercises at the Community High School Friday evening. Beading from his notes in a rather superficial sterotyped fashion, Dr. Evans failed to give to the graduates the usual inspirational message which they usually expect and also failed to impress upon his large audience of parents, relatives and friends of the graduates, the many truths concerning the importance of the occasion and its significance upon the future of the young people. He stated that a college education / Heavy rains on Monday was not a necessity and that anyone day night, bringing relief to dry fields McHenry Post of, the American Legion now has forty-six members* ac-~ cording to a report given at the county meeting held at Hebron Thursday night. The total county membership is 762, just three short W the total of last year. Woodstock leads with 235 members and other posts as follows: Algonquin, 25; Cary, 17 J Crystal Lake, 97; Fox River Grove, 24; Harvard, 133; Hebron, 46; Huntley, 17; Marengo, 40; Richmond, 65; Union, 17. Guests at the county meeting were Harry Brown, commander of the eighth district, and Bill Seymore and Bob Getchel of Lake County. An invitation was received to attend a joint meeting of the Lake county council at Ingleside on July 17. LIGHTNING STRIKES SUMMER COTTAGE having an averge amount of intelligence and curiosity could get an education in the world. The greatest problem of today is unemiployment, said Dr. Bergen Ev- 'ans, but this will not last and will mature into new opportunities for employment, he further stated. The extension of government projects will furnish n€w fields for ocand gardens, lingered on Tuesday with gray skies and chilly northeast winds prevailing. During the electrical storm Monday evening the McHenry fire department was called to Emerald Park, where the cottage of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thede of Maywood was struck by lightning. Striking an electric- light pole cupation, he said, and government near the cottage the lightning followduties will occupy the lives of more ed the wires through the meter box people in the future. -into the radio with smoke and fire He advised against going to the; puffing from the blackened and ing altogether of $6,650. The ,b;.oiness was also transacted, including discussions of needed repairs and improvements, such as leaky hydrants and the necessity of adequate stop signs. by-1 18 PUPILS GRADUATE FROM GRADE SCHOOL School days in McHenry have come to an end for another year for the pupils of the public schools and nothing remains but the storing away of school books and the adaptation of the pupils to a summer of play or work as the case may be. Students of both the high school and grade school returned to their respective rooms Friday only long enough to receive their report cards when they were dismissed. Eighteen pupils graduated from the eighth grade of the public school this year and received their diplomas, tied with the class colors olf blue and silver, on Friday. Marjorie Duker ranked highest in her class for the year and Marietta Boyle was second. --HSchool activities at the grade school drew to a close Thursday evening when the eighteen eighth grade graduates and their teacher, Miss Mary Kinney, enjoyed a party in the grade school gym. Games were played at) the party, which was in charge of Patricia Phalin, and refreshments were served at a table attractively decorated for the occasion. Miss Kinney was presented with a pleasing gift from her pupils who are leaving to enter high school next fall. Graduates of" the eighth grade are as follows: Marietta Boyle, Helen Buch, Esther Colby, Laura Denman, Marjorie Duker, Harry Ferwerda, was struck Erwirf of 4500 go, at the street and G Raymond H Evelyn Sanders of Spring raine Stacknick, Bernice Peterson, George Frisby and John Wilson, driving his father's car, was leaving the Commencement exercises at the high school when Erwin, driving down the Waukegan street hill, drove onto Green street without stopping and struck the Hughes car, a new Ford V-8, wrecking it badly. The young people were badly shaken up and all received injuries. Evelyn Sanders suffered a cracked rib and bruises, Raymond Hughes had a gash in his head in which four stitches were taken, Lorraine Stacknick had two stitches in a head cut, John Wilson sustained a sprained ankle, Bernice Peterson received a bruised hip and George Frisby had bruises about thd head. R. C. Merwin was riding with Erwin, but neither were injured. Erwin was given a hearing and his bond set at $500. His case was continued for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Neiss were fortunate in escaping serious injury Monday afternoon while driving in the heavy rain below Elgin,' enroute home from Chicago, when their car skidded into the ditch on the slippery pavement. A woman driving south evidently lost control of her automobile, careening into the ditch and then out again, heading directly for the Neiss car, which was forced into the ditch ed wires and age resulted, i r.vl spreau. The cottar deal | new and is with the world into which theyi been built by but, also, the world is leary of who have work. Mr. motorcycle Monday local firemen, No further as the is p completion, and his interest in the bicycle Oak Park a busy day for the who also answered a call about 3 o'clock Monday afternoon when the truck owned by Clements Wirfs, caught fire when it uack-fired. The flames were extinguished before the truck was destroyed. THREE WEDDING reform and calamities often follow good intentions. He conculded by saying that in coping with the future, young people will need intelligence and initiative, self reliance, courage, humor, tolerance and a great deal of luck to lead to a happy~hnd prosperous life. Forty-two Graduates The program of the evening and the climax of all graduation ceremonies opened with the seating upon the stage of the forty-two graduates to the strains of "War March of the Priests" from "Athalia," played by Lorena Esh. Also seated upon the stage were Supt. C. H. Duker, Dr. Evans and C. J. Reihansperger, president of the board of education. The salutatory was given by Eleanor Bolger and was followed by a beautifully rendered vocal solo, "Pace, Pace," an opera aria by Verdi, sung by Miss Adele Froehlich, a of the graduating class. Miss Kathleen Justen gave the valedictory and the high school band, directed by W. N. Sears, played the overture, "Radiant" by W. H. Kiefer. President Presents Diplomas C. J. Reihansperger, president of the high school board of education, presented the diplomas* to the graduating class, of which his daughter, Ruth, was a member. In introducing the president of the board, Supt. Duker commended the C|1S5 »" th«ir tMT ??»"' ! were unable to be present. expressed his .ppreciat.on of them Mr ^ w of ^ old(,5t business men in this city, having been McHENRY'S SALVATION ARMY QUOTA IS $200 The annual Salvation Afmy home scrviee appeal for funds to carry on the state-wide relief and uplift work among the unfortunate of the county iand Illinois during 1936 is now organizing in a simultaneous campaign effort in McHenry county. ' • The funds given will be used in Illinois among the needy. In the 102 counties of Illinois, the Salvation Army has ninety-seven working centers strategically situated, busy all the time with seventeen major relief activities among the poor. Last year, the Salvation Army made an unusual National Relief achievement in which it gave away in the United States 31,241,349 meals. Best of all, Illinois did its share of this work, making this fine showing in its ninety-seven work' ing centers in the state. The headquarters of this appeal are located in the City Hall in Woodstock with J. O. Gay, City Auditor, as general'appeal chairman and with G. E. Still of thtf Woodstock State Bank as the general treasurer. The Rev. J. M. Linden, the financial field representative of the Illinois Salvation Army Division, will direct this appeal. Quotas have been assigned to each point in the county to raise. Mc- Henry's target is for $200. The local treasurer is G. J. Carey of the West McHenry State Bank. Funds may be left there at any time. All amounts, the "boys in blue" are no longer here, whether large or small, will be most to carry on, the duty falls to the men j gratefully received. No doubt, many of the American Legion to direct the. here will gladly contribute when the observance of Memorial Day. opportunity is given. G. C. Reed Speaker | » G. C. Reed, a member of McHenry Post and teacher and athletic coach' Tfl HQ A fill AT£ C at the Community High School, gave /I III I]II1111110 I P i the Memorial Day address at the proheld in the high sch< ol audiat 10 o'clock Saturday morn S. •»» use of the ma in the audio of the significance Sf ressed upon them the imporits observance. , McGee, Memorial Day chairexpressed satisfaction at the at- i and interest shown and FITTING TRIBUTE TO SOLDIER DEAD ON MEMORIAL DAY SPLENDID PROGRAM AT H. S. AUDITORIUM Yes, we all love a parade, jtnd so again on Memorial Day our "hearts thrilled to the beat of the drum and the waving of flags as the citizens of McHenry , including representatives from its various organizations, united in the sixty-eighth Memorial Day parade and ceremonies honoring the soldier dead in the three local cemeteries. Loyal in memory to their departed comrades, the members of McHenry Post of the American Legion sponsor this annual observance of Memorial Day, according to the thought and words of Gen. John A. Logan, commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, when, on May 5, 1868, he said, "If other eyes grow dim and other hands slack and other hearts cold in the solemn observance of Memorial Day, ours shall keep it well so long as the light and warmth of life remains in us." With this thought uppermost j as DAYS AND NIGHTS OF FUN - ' FIREWORKS DISPLAY BE FEATURE 21 TO GRADUATE I0M ST. MARY'S com MARRIED 48 TEARS Mr. ant' Mrs. J. W. Freund observed their forty-third wedding anniversary Sunday when their children and member ^milies gathered to enjoy the day with them. A picnic dinner was served on the lawn which slopes beautifully to the Fox river and the occasion was a happy one. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Herman Nye and two children of Freeport, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Fitzgerald of Crystal Lake, Mr. and Mrs. thanked everyone for their co-operation and assistance. Selections were played by the McHenry band, without which a Memorial Day program would not be complete, the invocation was given by Rev. R. W. Pinnell, pastor of the M. E. church, the benediction by Father Frank Miller, assistant pastor of St. Mary's church. Miss Adele Froehlich sang "The Star Spangled Banner" and Miriam Sayler read Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Favorable WeatheY Under blue skies and in ideal marching weather the parade formed and with flags flying and children with their arms filled with flowers the scene was a thrilling one. Led by the color bearers and color guards, the band, members of the American Legion, its Auxiliary, the Boy and Girl Scouts, the parade left the high school for the cemeteries, where the school children, directed bjr their teachers, laid flowers upon the soldiers' graves. Interest in Memorial Day, which for a time appeared to be at a dis- Elmer Freund, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd J tressingly low ebb in McHenry, ap- Cooley and daughter, Marcia, and J pears to be increasing and the numat McHenry High School Sun- June 7, at 8:15 o'clock. The Very Reverend Msgr. C. S. Nix* will deliver the address and distribute the diplomas. The names of those to be graduated are: Edward Carp. - V Richard Freund. Joseph Gausden. ; ^ Elmer Glossoa. William Hamil. Gerald Larkin. Earl Smith. Geno Unti. ' a Charles Weingart. Anita Althoff. Ethel Althoff. Beatrice Buss. Jane McAndreWf. Phyllis Meyers. Violet Miller. Doris Kennebeck. Lorraine Schaafer. Isabelle iSimon. Esther Smith. r Luella Smith. Lucille Weingart. The class wi munion at the 8:30 Mass Sunday morning and breakfast will be served in the church basement immediately after. Following the breakfast the TO McHenry Post, No. 491, Aihericati Legion, since its organization, has sponsored many worthwhile movements and has put on a number of very successful carnivals. As . the summer of 1936 approaches, the members have decided to again, after several years, promote another of their celebrations en Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 3, 4 and 5. +, • To the thousands of people '"who. have attended former carnivals sponsored by the ex-service men of the community this will be good news, for they know that they are going to be royally entertained during the days of the Foufth of July period. Everybody will be ;Celeurating July 4 h some form or another and McHenry will be way up in the running with attractions this year that will draw the crowds. At least for three lively days. Old Man Depression is going to be given a forced vacation and joy and excitement will take over the reins to show the customers that this is not such a sad world after all. It's going to be a celebration, not only of Independence Day itself, but will betrin a day before and last all the following day. ^ Preparations are already under way among the members of the po^t. Committees are being appointed and the personnel of them will not ' he confined to Legionnaires. Other citizens are prftlr.g to he asked to .serve" ttoos. There is no the response either, all are ready and nu.ke this 193S cav? success. A list of these committees will appear in a later issue of The Plaindealer. Fireworks Saturday Night - Arrangements have alreadv been completed for an ultra grand display of fireworks on Saturday night. This alone will be worth many times the cost of attending, even though many miles of travel may be necessary. The program calls for entertainment for young, middle-aged and old. Th<T kiddies will find the customary merrygo- round and the ferris wheels. What would a carnival be without them* Then, as the young people Wander through the carnival lot. every few feet will produce a thrill as the different concessions offer something new and novel. Mention was made at the beginning of this paragraph about something to interest the older That should not have been even thought of because nobody is going to be old during this period of fun. Father Time and his proverbial scythe " will not be present. He must be the "forgotten man" on July 3. 4 and The carnival grounds will be in the park, between Green street and U. S. 12, where the waters of Bcone creek* roll gently by, with plenty of shade . ,, ,. , and parking space nearby. The locagraduates wiU go to Worwicks studio tion has been chosen,, the stage is bewhere they will have their class pic- Miss Rita Freund. Two daughters ber of people in attendance at its ob-; ture taken. The program is as fol and their families, Mr. and Mrs. M.' servance grows larger each year. J. Kent and family, and Mr. and Mra. j Speakers everywhere paid tribute Sam Zvonar and family of Chicago to the nation's soldier dead as over each veteran's grave floated a new American flag. At Washington D, C., Gen. John J. to avoid getting hit. Although Mr. and Mrs. Neiss were badly shaken up; and "regret "at losing them. Saying they were not injured. j believed the high school is „ . ~T . „ 7" better because of their membership HISTORICAL EXHIBITS^ ^ j gupt. Duker expressed the wish and Members of the Centennial Histori-, belief that each organization of which Ernia Hunt, Helen Kilday, Laurence i C&1 committee met at the home of the tbey will become a member in the fu- Klapperich, Leonard Maloney, Alice! chairman, Mrs. Robert Thompson, ture will be better for their being a . , o j • „ u Nickels, Verlaine Oeffling, Patricia Monday evening where plans concern- part Gf jt an(j jn his few, well chosen I1®1? * ® iican terntor>' '1"1_Fr^ne^' , 1# ing their work were discussed. , words gave to the graduates a mes active for nearly half a century. SILVER ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Sutton Pershing called upon Americans to re-consecrate themselves to ideals of liberty and justice to guard against dictatorship. In France, too, "taps" surprised by a party of friends and j sounded over the six tracts of Amerlows: Graduation Exercises, Address and Distribution of Diplomas--The Very Rev. Msgr. C. S. Nix. The Wind and the Moon--3rd * 4th Grade Pupils. ; Snow Flakes---5 - 6 - 7 - 8th Grade Girls. • Humpty Dumpty--5 - 6 - 7th Grade Boys."' • ;. V. Perplexing Situation--4th Grade Pupils. Phalin, James Rothermel, Wilbert Schaefer, Donald Tonyan, Edmund Wirfs, and Herman Schmitt.. MAN KILLED III CAR ACCIDENT Oaly one death was reported in McHenry county as the result of the heavy motor, traffic over1 the weekend and Memorial Day. The victim was Nicholas Giebel, 48 years old, of Chicago, who died Sunday afternoon in Sherman hospital, Elgin, from injuries received Saturday night in an automobile accident near Algonquin. Ciebel was riding in the car of C. F. Moss, Chicago, when it went out of control, after hitting the fender of a passing car, and crashed into a tree in the ditch. Mrs. Giebel received a dislocated hip while Mr. and Mrs. Moss were cut and bruised. Giebel suffered a skull fracture and other injuries. Many minor accidents occurred on the crowded highways over the weekend. in honor of their'silver wedding an-|crosses mark the burial places of • Cornet Solo--George Freund. Anyorte having old pictures, letters, gage of satisfaction and inspiration, ,J" . , • • booksr literature or other historical I which they will cherish throughout The date of the anniversary was m jfelics or information which they will '-their lives. loan for exhibition during the Cen tennial on July 31, Aug. 1' and 2, are requested to call Mrs. Robert Thompson, Mrs. H. C. Hughes or other members of the committee All exhibits will be well taken care of so that they will not be damaged. Polo Shirts at McGajft. 2>tp OMAR STANLEY FUNERAL SATURDAY Omar Stanley, 29 years old, died at the Elgin State hospital Wednesday morning. He was a son-in-law of Martin Stoffel of this city. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9:30 at St. Mary's church. Sports Wear at McGee 2-fp CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP J. Smith has purchased the garbage hauling business of George Meyers and is now ready to serve the peopje of McH#nry with regular year-round service at reasonable rates. Weekly pickups, or oftener if desired, will be made. He can be reached by calling McHenry 157 or 6S1-M-1. 2-fp Swim Trunks at McGeefc t-fp Class Day , On Thursday afternoon Class Day was observed at the high school with Benwell, seated at a desk as the teacher, announced the program. United States soldiers and sailors. 1,200 Buried In County February, but, because of the snow-1 More than 1,200 soldier dead ol all drifts and extreme cold, the celebra- wars are buried in cemeteries throughtion was postponed until better out McHenry county. Of this numweather. ber the dead of the Grand Army an interesting- nroirram «riven bv the I About thirty gUests Were Present! ranks first, with more than 970. graduates Th£ sSge xSs arranged and Presented the honored couPle j World War dead is second in numbers L . ,g„d gifts, including , chest of SU-j witH 130 .„d the w.r of 1M2 U «Wnl ver, a chair and lamp. Cards fur- Uyjth s i x t y -one. The Spanish-Amernished entertainment for .the guests < jcan war has thirty-six, while six of and lunch was served. - (the Mexican war are buried in the Jim-- MEMORIAL DAY STARTS SUMMER ACTIVITIES Judging from activity occurring over Memorial Day and the weekend, the coming summer will be a busy one in this vicinity and promises to at least equal the good old days before the depression. x McHenry was crowded with tourists and vacationists, rooming houses were filled and many turned away because of limited accomodations. The weather on Saturday was ideal and lured many city people to the country for their first holiday of the season, crowding the highways with automobiles bound for the lakes region. Golf courses in this vicinity were exceptionally popular with a record high set at the McHenry Country Grade county. One lone confederate soldier DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY buried in the county, as Well as one A perfect June day, with bright jcf the Revolutionary war. The consunshine and clear skies was the set- federate is Thomas Jackson in the ting for the celebration of the .for- • cemetery at Union and the soldier of I greetings, heart throbs, joys, regrets, tieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and j the Revolution is Major Watson in J ambitions, desires, farewells. A day Mrs. Carl H. Wagner of 4029 Addi-, Lynn cemetery, near Hebr%ft<^~ never to be forgotten. Friends, teach of the A Sunbonnet Sally and Overall 1st - 2nd Grade Pupils. Highland Fling--5 - 8 - 7th Girls.. _ • ' " . Tap Dance--Anita AlthofT. Grand Finale-- Class Motto: Character is the only true diploma. Class Colors: Blue and White. Class Flower: Sweet Pea and Lily of the Valley. Class Patron: Sacred Heart. (Commencement Day! What * a thrill, what expectations those words bring to the heart of the graduate! A day filled with varying experiences; son street, Chicago, which took place at their summer home on the east banks of Fox River Wednesday. The day was in observance of a double anniversary for Mrs. Henry Oelkers, of 3104 N. Kenneth street, Chicago, who was present, celebrated her silver wedding anniversary, also. Among the guests were twelve ladies, all relatives, who comprised a club to which Mrs. Wagner belongs and who enjoyed the afternoon in several games of bunco. Both Mrs. Wagner and Mrs. Oelkers were presented with gifts from club when 268 registered on Memorial, the^clubjnembersj^ea^ Day. j (Centinued on Ian pq*.)™"™" Through the efforts Amer- ers, companions are parted never t jean Legion every soldier's grave in [be associated in the old, happy way the county is marked, indexed and | The heart wells with sadness whetplatted with blue prints of all ceme-1 the farewells are said. Commenceteries, showing lot and block number ment Day is the end of one span of of each grave. These are filed in the office of the oounty clerk at Woodstock. The field work of this project was in charge of Wm. R. Cairns of Woodstock. A. S, Wright, and David G. Shales. 91, of Woodstock are among the few remaining Civil War veterarfls in the county. . life's activities and the entering into greater one. Bingo Scratch Feed, $1.56, deliver- «d. Phone 29. Farmer'. Mill. 2-fp l REMODELING HOUSE A;. Lallinger, McHenry resident, who conducts a bakery in Crystal Lake, is having his house on Williams street in Crystal Lake remodeled into a two apartment building. ing set and the enthusiasm is risinj! every day for one of the finest frolics ever put cn by McHenry Post. The dates are easy to remember--the day before, the day of and the day after,. #uly 4. Those who read this announcement are also asked to broadcast the news to their friends and rest assured that the pr. raise of the Legionnaires to really entertain is n<> idle dream. This carnival will be -'bigger and hetter." • • Much more could be written about the carnival and a gfeat deal of additional news will be printed as .the details are worked out. There is still another month befcre the opening day. The committees' are busy even now making the necessary arrangements. Watch these columns • for further announcements. •m Sheet metel work of all kinds. See John Brda, Green street. 2-fp-tf MISS FOLEY TO ^ DIRECT PAGEANT , A pageant, to be written and directed by Miss Marie Agnes Foley »~i Chicago will portray the drama jef events of a century in the hi-tory ©f: McHenry on the three nights tile Centennial and Homecoming celebration on July 31. Aug. 1 and 2. Anyone having historical material of any kind, antiques, early period costumes from the days of hoop skirts, bustles, enipir# and direct dire gowns to the more modern timesj old diaries, firearms and other relics are" asked to notify Hiu Foley or Miss Ethel Jones as soon as possible. Local talent will be used in dra-ratuing the pageant and it is hoped that residents will co-operate in making thU V (CiatiMed on last paf«.l