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Mrs. John Bolger is flln charge of girls who are aiding in theatre collections and lists the following who are taking an act- PLAN FOR ANNUAL FARM BUREAD MEETING Worwick Photo RAT MHJEi: (Sf ive part: Doris Fuhler, Lois Bifttrman, Brita Bjorkman, Louise Hunt, Marilyn Schmitt, Lona Novak, Cynthia Frett, Kale Freund, Ilene Bassett, Patsy ' Goran son. Mary Nye, Karen Engdahl, Deloies '.(•Smith. Shirley Wegener, Dorothy "Blake, Doris Ann Justen, Mary Jane Gerasch, Dorothy Doherty, * Audrey Andreas. Louise Barbler, j Char!?ne Dowe, Darle"ne Andreas, ^Catherine Freund, Sally Nye, Barbara Glorney, Valarie Capelle, Marlene Joosten and Pattl Kelloy. An Interesting and educational film has aiready been shown before several organizations in the community and it is still available to a"ay others who desire it. It may Abe secured by contacting Mr. McGee. > One need only to look at the polio expense record in McHenry township alone to realize the necessity of the March of Dimes campaign. .During the last year a total of $3,r>92.18 was expended in this township for the care of polio victims during the disease -i--and-for after-tniati lie 111. ThiB~ total was more than v twice the amount collected in this township st year. Wonder Lake's expense? for two rictinis amounted to $344.50. % On Jan. 1. a total of fortyfhree cases had been recorded in £949 throughout McHenry coynty, -' :%ith four deaths. Almost $24,000 had been spent on the treatment of Victims, necessitating a high quota of $25,000 this year to overcome high expense of the worst-epiqeinic ever experienced in this country. -/|| This week letters were sent throughout the county solicitating funds. The self addressed envelope to chapter headquarters may ho --Used and those making contributions are assured that if their name is* placed within the envelope the township will be credited with the donation. As the nation enters the last week of concentrated campaign for individual dimes, it would be Well to recall that in 1949 more l^tthan 40,01)0 Americans were strickf n, a tragic new record in the hisory of the disease in this country, t haunted American homes from r^iarly May to the year's end. During August and Septembeiv 24.S45 Cases were reported, more than four times what one® was considered the normal total for an entire year. Heaviest weapon on the polio front in 1949 was money--monev ^contributed by the American iqpeople each January in the March ,HD»f Dimes During the height of the fpidemic. stop-gap aid poured out •""to stricken areas at the rate of JlOO.ilOO a day. Up to Oct. 15, •equipment sevit out by the National Foundation included 652 respirators, !>0!> hot pack machines ,855 pounds hot pack material, 409 beds, cribs and mattresses and 135 pieces of hospital'furniture. Joia the March of Dimes drive .this crucial year. SWIMMING' PROGRAM . r The adult swimming program of McHenry county, discontinued due V ' *^o the coal shortage, will re-open ""-'"^pext Tuesday evening, Jan. 31, at . : 30 o'clock in the Woodstock ^Community high school pool. All , ' ^former members or any new members will be welcomed at this time, k' •v&'hf. program is under the auspices of th,> Red Cross. • Need rubber stamps! Order it" fiainAtsler. The thirty-seventh annual meeting of the McHenry county Farm Bureau will be held Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Woodstock Community high school, according to Lawrence Johnson of Hebron, Secretary. _ N • Mark Hansen of Woodstock, chairman of the organization committee, reports aa all time high of I,863 members, a net increase of 112 over Dec. 31, 1948. Highlight of the day will be the address of Dr. R. W. Bartlett, dairy marketing specialist of the II. of I. department of agricultural economics. Dr. Bartlett is a nationally known figure in the milk marketing field and is famous for his frank a.i& straight forward statements of conditions and remedies. Directors will be elected in Alden, Richmond, Dunham, Greenwood, Nunda, Seneca, Riley and Grafton townships for a two-year term. , President Earle B. Johnson of Huntley will report the progress .if the organization during the past year, particularly the addition of ,iew services for farmers, such as obtaining the services of Carl Kwasigroch, assistant farm adviser and dairy specialist. Kwasigroch heads a new service called, "Herd Analysis" which is a distinct step of progress, malftng available in McHenry countfy a service not in existence anywhere >lse in the United States. The meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. and at noon members and their families will be guests at a luncheon in the cafeteria prepared by the McHenry county Home Bureau. Entertainment will be presented :iy the Woodstock players and the music department of the Woodstock Community high school. BIO ICE REVUE TO BE HIOHLIOHT OF 50 COUNTY FAIR Even now, Beveral months before the McHenry county fair for 19«0 actually takes place, plans are being formulated which should make this year's event an outstanding one. The board members of the fair association held a meeting last week, at which time they matte arrangements to bring the Great Tivoli Exposition Shows to the 1950 fair on Jul; 27, 28, 29 and 30. The show is one of the largest and most popular carnivals in 'he country and has built up a reputation , for varied attractions tnd cleanliness. They carry twelve jf the latest rides and also have nine big feature shows and fifty entertainment concession booths. One of the highlights of the show is the "lce Revue of 1950", produced by the same man responsible for the sensational "Ice Show" at the 1949 Railroad Fair •n Chicago. Special electrical effects and headli'ne ice skating artists will be featured. They will carry a large, special type comjressor to make ice for the skaters, regardless of how hot lh«j weather may be. Four performances will be given daily. At last week's meeting, E. LBakkom of Greenwood was reelected president of the McHenry County Fair Association. Clinton Martin was elected director for the McHenry area and . Lester Siedsclilag for Spring Groye. CONTESTS DISCLOSED AUILIW DEADLINE McHENRY FOLKS TO SPEND TEN WEEKS ABROAD Mr. and Mrs. Maurice <BHadstone left last Thursday evening aboard the S. S. LaGnardia for a ten weeks' trip abroad. They are traveling on an American Express Tour. They do not expect to arrive in Palestine until Feb. 3 a"nd will spend considerable time there .before crossing the Mediterranean sea to Italy. There they will visit Naples, St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome, Florence and Milan. The popular Isle of Capri of musical fame will also be visited and there will be a half day excursion by gondola at Venice. Several days will be spent in Switzerland, after which the couple will proceed to Paris and then on, by Golden Arrow express, to Calais. They will also visit Versailles. Some time will be spent in London. after which the McHenry folks will board the Queen Elizabeth for the return trip home. KEYS RETIRNED The Disabled American Veterans has returned a set of lost keys to W. W. Walker, Jr., of McHenry. Henry. Attached to the keys was a DAV Idento-Tag, miniature license tag for key-rings_ which is distributed to 30.000,000 motorists each year and the replica of their state license plates enables the DAV to return 5.000 keys a month from its national headquarters in Cincinnati. In addition to key-loss insurance, the Idento-Tag through contributions enables the DAV to maintain its free rehabilitation service for disabled veterans and their dependents. Subscribe for The Plaindealer. At the deadline for filing petitions for the April primaries last Monday, afternoon, it was disclosed that there will be thirteen candidates for • McHenry county sheriff,' eleven being Republicans and two Democrats. They are Henry A. Nulle and Fred Nelson of Marepgrt, Walter Sahs. Charles A. Corey, Lyle R. Hutchinson^ Arthur Green, Lynn Merwln and Donaid Hackman „ of Woodstock, George Jedlicka and Ilerry Herendeen, Jr., of Crystal Lake, * and Howard Qoddard of Hartland township, jail Republicans, and Arthur Desmond of " Woodstock and John J. McCarthy, McHenry, Democrats. For county superintendent of schools, R. L. Tasewell or Harvard, who is filling the unexpired term of Roland McCannon, who resigned, will be opposed by Mrs. Verda Dierzen of Woodstock, former a s s i s t a n i s u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f schools. No opposition is in store for Judge Henry L. Cowlin of Crystal Lake for county judge, Raymond D. Woods of Woodstock for county clerk or J. G. Stevens for county treasurer. They are all Republicans. Oa the Democratic ticket are Edward F. Cannon of Wonder Lake for county treasurer. Gladys Bower of JUchmond for county clerk and Milo Warner of Marengo for county judge.« Several local contests exist for Democratic committeemen posts. In Nunda 2.. Joseph Feffer, incumbent, has as opposition Franklin M- Smith, William J. Doherty and Lawrence Nelson; in Nutida 1, Robert E. Knox is opposed by Einar Johnson; and in McHenry 5, a new precinct, Victor Milbraudt and T. P. Mathews are cnudidates. Tliere is °nly one local race for a Republican committeeman post. In the new precinct, McHenry 5, Steven A. Duttko and J. W. Elliott are candidates. For General Assembly posts from the eighth senatorial district, Thomas A. Bolger, of McHenry, incumbent. haB filed for re-election and will be opposed by/Raymond Kelley of Huntley,. George Maypole of Lake Villa, Charles AStanton of Ingleside and Harold Bergan of Wintrop Harbor. Jacob Schaefer, 71 years old, a 1'ifelong resident of this community, died on Friday morning, Jan. 20, at St Therese hospital, Waakega'n, after a brief Illness. Mr! Schaefer entered the hospital four d&ys previous for medical treatment of a minor ailment. The deceased. whose home was at 311 Court street, leaves four brothers, John and Jeaeph of John8burg and Michael and Henry, who lived with him. Two brothers. Anthony and Nicholas, and one sister, Mrs. Jacob Weingari, preceded him in death. Several nieces and "nephews reside in and near McHenry. ** During earlier years Mr. Schaefer was a building contractor remaining active until his retirement SUBURBAN FARE INCREASE SOUGHT BY NORTH WESTERN Following notification last week to its customers that it intended to seek authority to increase its suburban fares, the Chicago and North Western Railway Company filed its fare increase petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission and also filed new tariffs with that body and the Illinois Commerce Commission, the tariffs to become effective Feb. 21. The new fares to be established contemplate a basic 25 per cent increase in the cost of monthly tickets. Manv of these will produce revenues of only slightly more than one cent a mile after "the increases become effective. Weekly ticket fares will continue to be based on monthly ticket fares and increases in weekly fares follow the same pattern. While there will be varients at some stations, none of the increases will raise the rate level on suburban tickets above the -present round trip fares. The great majority of the tickets will be substantially below that level. In some instances, however, the observance of the round trip fares as a ceiling will produce less than a 25 per cent increase. Taking into consideration all types of tickets sold in suburb ban service, after the increases go into effect, the railroad estimates these increases will result in approximately 20 per cent additional commuter revenues. The following is»an example of current and "new fares for various types of ticketB at typical stations in North Western's suburban area: Barrington, 31.6 miles from Chicago; current 10-ride fare, $6.40. new fare, $7.25: 46- ride monthly, current $15.05, new fare, $18.85; Stride monthly, current, $15.80, new faie, $19.75. Richard F. DeThorne Won Honors At Military Ball The twenty-fourth annual military ball of Waukegan Township high school ROTC has now passed into history but will long be remembered as the most colorful and best attended of any previous events. High honor of the evening went to Richard F. DeThorne, 442 Ash street Waukegan, whose promotion from captain to cadet colonel and regimental commander for 1950 was announced by Major David W. lunghuhn. who heads the military staff. To Cadet Col. DeThorne also went the honor of placing the crown of flowers on the queen. Miss Barbara Johnson, and leading the grand march with her. The young man is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Fred DeThorne, former residents of JohnshursL Order your rubber stamps at The Plaindeuier. * MOURN DEATHS THIS WEEK OF. TWO RESIDENTS - ' -- "Kl1*?" $hort Illnott .• Proved Fatal *fo ^ Jacob Schaefer, 71 &'.?• JACOB SCHAEFER a. tew years ago. In 192£ be was married to Catherine Mneld>}r, who passed away I'our years ago. Mr. Schaefer was a member of St. Mary's"church and alsp of the Catholic Order of Foreeters and the Holy Name Society. Bowling was his favorite hobby and until very recently he was a regular member of the Old Timers League. The body rested at the Jacob Justen Sons fuueral home until 10 o'clock Monday morning, when services were held from St. Mary's church, with burial in the church cemetery. Carl H. SrliwelUcr Death this week cla!nied Carl H. Schweitzer, 81, who passed away at his home in Riverdale subdivision, near Johnsburg, after an i'.Iuess extending over the past fr»ur years The Schweitzer family have been spending the summershere for more than twenty years and for the past five years have made this their permanent home. The deceased was in the contracting business in Chicago before his retirement thirty years ago. Survivors include the widow, Marie; two children. Carl F. of Wonder Lake and Marian L. of iMcHenry; also four grandchildren. Services are being held this (Thursday) afternoon at ^ o'clock from the Peter M. JuBten funeral home, with Rev. Wayne Price of the Community Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial cemetery, Skokie. with masonic rites in Memorial Park chapel. Mr. Schweitzer was a member of the Park Lodge, A. F. & A. M. "ICEBOUND" TO BE WEEKEND OFFERING OF THEATRE GUILD The McHenry County Theatre Guild announces tjiat the Woodstock Players will present "Icebound", a comedy drama in thre1 acts, at the Woodstock Opera House. Friday. Saturday and Sun day. Jan. 27, 28, and 29. The curtain will go up promptly at 8:30 p.m. , This play will appeal to all who like to see justice done to the graspirig, greedy members of the Jordan family who «-s.n hardly wait 'for Grandma's money. It $s winter outside of the bleak Maine homestead; but it is even more wintry in the parlor Where the "bereaved" members of the family impatiently wait for the judge to read the will. But grandma's will was a rude shock--sli2 left all her money and property to Jane, a loyal servant who ha.l really loved tlie grim old iady and had remained with her till the end. Brother Ben, at odds with the law arrived too late to See mother alive, but just in thne to hear the "sad" news Comedy relief is provided when the disgruntled members of the family keep trying to ingratiate themselves into Jane's good graces and get the money which they believe is rightfully theirs: But Jane is no fool! You keep wondering how things will turn oui, but you'll be surprised, and TEEN-AGERS DOWN THROUGH YEARS Alumnae of M. C. 11. S. and mothers of today's teen-agers were carried back to their own school days on Wednesday evening of last week when these 1950 students made an appearance at- Mred in^gowns covering the period from 1$92,< the year of the first graduating class, to the present time. The program marked the dedication of the new addition to the high school. Root Photo, Chicago The girls, left to right, are Ella O'Neill, Miss 1892; Charleni* Guercio. Miss 1903; Mary Unti, Miss 1918; Lucille Poe, Miss 1SSS7; Dorothy Schmitt. Miss 19115; and Gerrie Carey, \iiss 1950. SURVEY ON STORE HOURS WILL RE HELD ; - Committee Named To Record Desires |JL •O f McH--en~r~y Merchants iraet what Mcllenry's store hours will be in the future was the question which caused a large number cf members to attend Monday night's meeting pt the Business Men's Association, hoping to find tlie answer. Although j^thing has been decided, it is expected that very soon the attitifdP of all city business men will have been recorded. It was suggested that a committee be formed to conduct a survey and the following were named: William Pries, Jr., .Walter Bjorkinan, LeRoy Smith, William Green, Walter Carey and 'Mrs. Wtlma Dickow. There will be three alternatives and the plan to be established will likBly follow the desiivs of the majority of merchants. President John Looze explained that the change in store hours had been made upon tlie recommendation of i. committee appointed some weeks ago. However, it was brought , out that all sections of the city had nc,t been contacted, thus making the survey far from complete. , Dollar Itojr McHenry residents will be happy to learn thai another Dollar Day is in prospect for the city in the near future. Win. Burfeindt was appointed by President Looze as chairman of this project.,4'hairmen and workers of previous Dollar Days are expected to begin making plans for carrying out this project within the next week. During the evening. Roy Kent, chairman of the junior athletic committee, reported that some discuBsion had taken place for holding a banquet or Father-Son party for those participating in the athletic program. Suggestions had been made that some outstanding football player be secured as speaker and that parents and sports-minded friends of the young people be invited to attended. The suggestion met with approval and Mr. Kent" and LeRoy Smith yere appointed by Mr. Looze to look into the matter further, making p l a n s f o r s u c h 4a n e v e n t One other note of interest at the meeting was discussion of a letter received from the Lincoln Park Boat Club_ concerning holding a rowing regatta in McHenry. A meeting is being held at the club's headquarters'"next Satur;l;iy and a McHenry representative was iuvited to be present. KAWIN L K C T f R E Miss Ethel Kawin, who will lecture at the Woodstock Coiffmunjty high school at 8 p.m. on Jan. 31, will use as her subject "Foundations of Good Adjust •ue'iit". Miss Kawin has gained prominence as a lecturer in ttie fields of child guidance, parenteducation, and mental hygiene. Rh.> has a significant message for parents and teachers, asi well as fjr all others interested in education of children and in the basic principles and methods of personality adjustment. . "YE OLDE TIMER" SENDS BEST WISHES, CONGRATULATIONS DAIRY PRICKS McHenrv county dairy farmers received ?272,r»90.42 for milk delivered to Bowman Dairv Company receiving stations during the month of December. your' curiosity will not be satisfied until the very end of the iA&t_a'J Th»> whole family will enjoy "Icebound". Former students at the McHenry high school took the spotlight last week at the formal dedication of the new structure. Specie! mention was made of the nine members of the l'irpt graduating class back in 1892: Dr. Walter Beslev, Harry Kldridge, Joanna Frlsby Walsh, Fannie Osborne Buyette. Mary Sutton lloelscher, I-ioretto Walsh, Thomas Walsh, Lyle Howe and Joel Wheeler. Invitations were extended by letter to thosq whose addresses were known. With regrets that she was unable to attend, Mrs. Loretto Walsh sent from Chicago the following letter of wishes for a successful dedication program, aloug with commendation to those WhoBe efforts. made the new building possible. The letter arrived only a short time before the dedication program took plate. "Tomorrow night the new school will be dedicated. It is appropriate that it should occur during Brotherhood week, with the slogan that would fit so well on the shoulders of our well known superintendent, C. ll. Duker, who has been at the helm down through the years and accomplished so much in placing our school in the upper bracket. It is his "No man is so tall as when he stoops to help a child". The cooperation of members of the school board certainly deserve much nraise and gratitude for--the dream that came true.' "Let us not forget the anxioup hours spent with pupils in safe guarding the health and happiness of our childreto, given so unstintingly by our school nurse, A. Joanne Rullen. Greetings tQ the teaching staff who excel in knowledge and the art of imparting it. Yo the architect and his skilled workers I extend a Hand of greeting for the completing (as I see it from the car) a structure of plain elegance. There are three others whom I wish to commend that I'm sure we couldn't get along without. I refer to Mrs. Catherine Smith. Jce Schmitt and Frank Zimmerman. They make the darkness bright. "Tomorrow I may think of somebody else who ought to be uppermost in the minds of all but at present I can't recall. "My blessing to the assemblage I am glad that our summer resi dents decided to remain with us always, where they are thrice welcome. That God will send his choicest blessings to all and to everything that you undertake is ihe earnest wish of "ye olde timer". „ "LORETTO WALSH" Surely McHenry mav be proud to have numbered Lofe*to Walsh and others 1'ke her among its first graduates. Services Held For Anna Wagner Jenen. Funeral services were held at 9:30 o'clock last Thursday morning at St. Lto's church, Chicago, for Ann^ Wegner Jenen of 7927 S. Green street in that city. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery. Chicago. Survivor*, are the widower, Nicholas J.j two daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Strassen and MrS. A'nna Mlae McCann: one son. Robert; a sister. Mrs. Elizabeth Simons; and two brothers, William and Al. Wagner. The deceased was a sister-inlaw of Mrs. Nick Young of McHenry. WINS AI'TO RACES' The midget race car No. 30. belonging to the Adams Repair Shop. Johnsburg, and driven by Burt Knight, took first place in the fourth heat and in the semi-final auto races held at the Internation- Anipitheatre fa Chicago last Saturday evening. POLICE CHIEF OF McHENRY SEEKS SHERIFF POST Sq many have tossed their hats in the ring by filing for the office of McHenrv County sheriff that it is anybody's guess who the next law enforcing officer will be. Mcllenry's candidate is John J. McCarthy, chief of police, who f i l e d o n t h e D e m o c r a t i c t i c k e t t h > middle of last week. He will be opposed on that ticket by Arthur J. Desmond, former Woodstock alderman. Several have filed <ni the Republican ticket. Mr. McCarthy has been on the local police force for the past four years and has served as chi-f since last July. He is a retired member of the Chicago police force. We Offer Yoif Congratulations Congratulations are in order tor Henry Williams of Ringwood. who last Sunday, Jan. 22, celebrated the occasion of his eightieth birthday anniversary and in so doing became entered in the Plaiudealer's Birthday Club for Octogenarians. He and Mrs. Williams this year will also observe their fifty-seventh wedding anniversary. Mr. Williams was born hear Volo back in 1870 and hijs always made his home in this area. He still operates a large farm ?iorth of Ringwood, with the assistant of a son. Anthony. Seriously il' less than two years ago. he is en tirely recovered and is once' mort quite active. Present to enjoy an anniversary dinner in his honor at the Williams home last Sunday eveuiyf were his seven children, n;.i« grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. They were Anhou; and Louise Williams at home. Mr and Mrs. Bernard Tonyan (Ros. WilliamsF- and family and Mr. an- Mrs. Vincent Tonyan and family ot Ringwood; Sister M. Lambert O. S. F.. of Milwaukee. Wis.; Mr and Mrs. Raj? Freund and famify of Spring Grove: Mr. iitid Mrs. Clar ence Tonyan and family of Grays lake; MV. and Mrs. Mikt> Degen and daughter and Mr. and Mrs Joe Williams and daughter. Rosalie of McHenry; Mr. and Mrs Robert Newkirk and family of Woodstock; Mr. a'nd Mirs. Schuyler Case and daughter of Sharon Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Williams of Plainfield. 111., and Miss Virginia Williams. R. N. of Hines. 111. The very wishes of Ais many friends go to S^r. Williams." one of the community's most respected citizens. RINGWOOD FORMER HOME OF FIRE WCTIB . V - r - Suffocation And {f[ , Burns Blamed-In: Schmitz Deaths - HENRY WILLIAMS Bead th* Waat Ate. Residents of Woodstock, fonneff neighbors and friends in Rtaf* wood and the entire county weri stunned last Friday taorhing tjk learn of the death of five member® of the Ralph Schmitz family abotil: 1:30 a.m. The five perished in ft . noine fire still of unknown cau4 believed following an explosion i|| .heir converted milk truck hoin#. Dead were Ralph Schmitz, 4$* •the father, his wife, Inez, 38 anil their three children. James. %•' .ohn, 2, and LaVerne, 5. All wer% io badly burned that it was infc» possible to recognize them. The improvised residence was located on ground owned by Fran)t Austin of Woodstock, located juit north of the Bull Valley road oa the outskirts of Woodstock. It wa§ heated by a coal stove but al4# had an oil stove for cooking pu^ poses. Some authorities were ot tfett opinion that even had the heating stove been defective and caused coal gas to accumulate in (be tightly closed home which had lai windows and only two doors, explosion could not have caascll * such great damage. Coroner Harry Ehorn of Richmond conducted an inquest o|( Friday, t with a verdict being r#p turned of "death due to saffocai* tion and burns." Since there wera no witnesses, those who testified at the inquest did little to enltshfj* en the corouer's jury. V Aside from the belief that tte five died in the explosion, anothdt possibility was advanced that ti|i mother and three children iteMf dead when the father came hora^ from work and that before h« r*» tired he too suuocaied. He found slumped on the bed. Tte fact none of the victims had from their bed after the expl strengthened the belief of persons that suffocation have taken place. J . First to arrive on the ace^Mu after the accident was Eric Akefberg. 'Jr., who resides about one block from the Schmitz home. Hs said he and his wife had retired about 1:15 a.m. and soon afterward were startled by the «X||S> sion. Looking from his bedrooM window, he said it appeared aa |t part of the roof of tb" SchmitS home had been blown off. He rf> ported the place a mass of fira* with flames shooting high In the sky. Although he hurried to tin scene. he was unable to get cloM to the building^ He said he heaifd no screams or cries, thus concluding that the five had died til the explosion. . The Woodstock rural fire d»» . partment was sent to the scene aft - well as Sheriff Bau, bis deputies and state police. However tlM home was in ruins before the firemen's arrival. Among thos« whd hurried to the Schinitz home waa Howard Cairns of McHenry. member of the sheriff's night patrol. Schmitz. employed at the Edwal Laboratories, Inc., resided I* Ringwood with his family until a few months ago, when he acquired the body of an old milk truck and moved it to the Austin property «£. a home for his family. Schqiitz, a native of Centralis . had lived In Woodstock most at his life. His wife formerly resided in Florida. Last rites were held on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from t&a Merwin funeral home tor the fit* victims, with Rev. A. J. TaveS" ^ ner officiating. Burial waa in Oakland cemetery. -- -0$ ;J . \ FORMER CHIEF Of , POLICE IN CRYSTAL LAKE DIED JAN. 24 John Purvey, for thirty-sevep years chief of police in Crystal Lake, died at his home in that citf early Tuesday morning. Jan. following ten years of dt.-liuihft health. He was an uncle of Albef| Purvey of McHenry. The deceased was born on §, farm near Crystal Lake in IMS. d soil of John and Margaret Purve#. His entire lifetime was went D| thai community. The only immediate survivor Ha brother." Henry of Crystal Lak% His body rested at th« Warnef funeral home utitil 1# o clocjt Thursday morning, when last ritu were conducted from St. Thomaj| church, with burial In Union vm* etery. ' . ' • • • 'V#: SI'BSTITI TE CLERK f Th»* I'nited States Civil Servk# Commission announces aD opefc. competitive examination for thlr position of substitute clerk in **§ West McHenrv post office. A* plications will be accepted fro* all persons, regardless of their residence, by the" director of ihd Seventh 1*. S. Civil Service Regi«% Chicago 7. 111., until Feb 1C. If®** Application blanka and full Information may be obtained at tje post office in West McHeary. Positions are also open at"' > Hampshire. ArllngtMl lli^m Huntley and Palatine. X