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mm IfWP 4fc'- ': Thursday. June 121', 1961 PUBLIC SERVICE CUSTOMERS TO BT BILLED BI-MONTHLY More than 600.000 customers of the Ppblic Service Company of Northern Illinois will soon be £Hng their electric and gas bills every other month instead of monthly, according to «• proposal filed by the company June 16 with the Illinois Commerce Commission. - Reasons given for the proposed change are operating economies, customer savings |ind convenience, and conservation of manpower. Public Service plans to tfart putting the new program inwP effect in August. The company informed the commission that the proposed changeover from monthly to bi-monthly billing is primarily in the interest of economy. Annual savings of $500,000 (before federal income taxes) are ' estimated. It was also pointed out that the new program would be a convenience to a vast majority of the company's cus- Eers Who would pay bills six js a year instead of twelve as at present. Customer savings in postage, checks, money orders, etc., are estimated at $100,000 n year, •• • .... . f The' Company asserted that, it had been following a policy of strictest economy in keeping with good service in an effort to offset rising operating costs. Despite this policy, expenses are still Alng, it whs said. 'T^is ru|jtu('st, if ^granted, will be anothtj^Pinn ior step in our efforts to electric and gas rates as 16 w as possible in the face of higher operating costs," a company statement said. "Reading meters and preparing and mailing bills to more than 600,- 000 customers pach month is a costly operation. "The plan should be a oonveli^ ce for the vast majority of our customers. The average monthly residential electric bill today is about $4.81. Under „the new plan the average electric bill would be $9.62 every other month instead of $4.81 each month. "For general gas customers, exclusive of space heating and water heating, thte average residential bill is now $2.16 a month. The average residential gas user, 4$?refore, would pay $4.32 every other month." The company proposes' to notify customers--electric and gas-- that they may make payments 'on an estimated basis in the months in which they do not receive bills, . should they prefer to do so. The xompany- said that bimonthly hilling will alsov conserve Manpower now being affected by the defense program. With many •iployees going into the armed forces,; the .programJ.will ^involve layoffs. Large commercial and industrial users, governmental agencies, municipalities and schools will stay on a monthly basis, the company aai<L For oWtomers who use gas for space, heating, a two-way choice would be available: (1) bi-monthly meter reading and billing un- * ir the new plan, (2) bi-monthly eter reading with a budget payment plan under which the an-,, nual gas heating bill can be paid in monthly installments throughout the year. • • •:& ;i. v" • IT f*~ '•-< • • L <\y PERSONALS THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER M Classified Ads Will Do Almost Anything You Ask Them To Do! (Dae to lack of spaee time items dld> riot a p p e a r in last week's issue.) Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wahl, Sr., Miss Joan Nett and Miss Terry Miller attended graduation exercises at St. Mary's academy, Nauvoo, 111., last Sunday, June 10. Margie Wahl, a student there, returned home with them that evening. Peter M. Justen, Robert Sutton and George Wirfs returned home last weekend 'fr,om Colorado, where they had spent a two weeks* vacation. Mrs. LtKKiard O'Leary and son, Mrs. Daniel O'Leary and Mrs. Fred Krohrt, Sr., spent last week in Jacksonville, where they visited the latter's sonv Patrick, who is a student at Illinois college. He returned home with them on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, Leslie Olsen, Sr.. and daughter, Carol, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Olsen of Richmond, enjoyed a trip 'East last week. They visited historic sites in Washington, D. C„ and also spent some time with their son, Leslie, Jr., who is stationed at Patuxent River, Md., at the Naval training base. Mrs. George Johnson spent Friday in . Wheaton with her daughter, Marguerite, who accompanied her home for a summer vacation. Sunday guests in the George Johnson home were Frank Johnson of Oak Park, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Johnson and son of Evanston and Mrs. Ollie Gear of Crystal Lake. • Mrs. P. J. Schaefer and daughter, Clarice, visited Herbert Ficken at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., last weekend. Bill Schlitt, of McCullom Lake, who had been stationed at Camp Stoneman, Calif., for three weeks, left this country last Tuesday, destination undisclosed. CHILDREN * It's a big comfort to yo|i $£. know that your children re every hit as safe in one of our clean, modern cabs as they are at home. Oar drivers^-are carefully trained and Wle<l. Their characters an<f records are thoroughly investigated before we employ them. -'9m transportation. ... .. ; PHONE 723 tocHENRY BEADY-MIXED CONCRETE 6peeds work--saves money--helps builders deliver quality work • •Fast, prompt delivery, any cloned for your job. time, any P^ce. •Full strength, reliability iff' • No messto clean up; damped uniformity in every load. cxacdf where wanted. «Low price del*«f«4-u § "Mix" accurately propor- gamble on cost. "t . You and your builder will both benefit by using our Ready-Mixed Concrete. Phone u9 before you build MeHenrjr Sand And Gravel Company PHONE McHENRY 97 J 606 FRONT STREET McHENRY, EX. Mrs. Elliott Timme and baby of Oak Park spent last week visiting her parents, the 'CC!J.-Iteihanspergers. \ Mrs. Curtis Westfall Chicago visited her mother. Mrs. Simon Stoffel, last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bonslett of Evanston were McHenry visitors on Sunday. Jacob Buss of Chicago spent the weekend visiting in the home of! Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dowe. Mrs. Bernard Popp and daughter, Mrs. Clarence (Anna) Stowell, and the latter's husband and four children of Jahesville, Wis., called on old friends here recently. They plan to leave soon to make their home in California. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wegener. Mrs. Susan Steinsdoerfer and William -Lawrence visited in the home of Mrs. Catherine Engels at Spring Grove Sunday. , Mr;, and Mrs. James West of Sandersville. Ga., and Walter Warner of .Elgin visited McHenry relatives" on Tuesday. WILLIAM POTTER/? ! , FORMER RESIDENT BURIED IN HEBRON Friends this past week mourned the death of William H. Potter, 69, a resident of Virgil, 111., who died last week in his home. He had been ill for several wefeks. Mr. Potter, a native of Brookfield. Pa., where he was born Dec. 7, 1881, made his home in McHenry for several years, at which time he was employed by the Borden Milk company. Survivors include the widow; t w o s o n s , O t i s o f A u r o r a a n d James, a student at the University of Illinois; three brothers and two sisters. Last rites were conducted Thursday, June 7, from a funeral home at DeKalb, with burial in the Ifinn-Hehron cemetery. THE GEORGE Medlar Photo MILLERS One of the prettiest of the late spring weddings in this community was solemnized at St. Patrick's church on Monday. May 28, when Miss Ann Bolger, daughter of Rep.. Thomas A. .Bolger, was united ifi marriage with Pvt. George J. Miller, son of Mrs. Del-i la K. Miller of Johnsburg. Sincef their marriage. Pvt. Miller re* ported to Camp Stoneman, Calif., prior to overseas duty. 1 KNUDSEN RITES Funeral rites were conducted Saturday, June 9, for Mrs. Myra Knudsen of Hollywood, Calif., mother of Mrs. Helen Foster of McHenry. Other survivors include the widower, Sigurd; and two nieces. Services were held front the funeral h<Jme at 120 S. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, with interment in Acacia Park cemetery. IIIUIIIIItlUllftHlllllllUillllliilDilH.tMttlUllilHtlttimm - FOR - Roof ing -- Tile -- Guiltt and All Building Material# of Sears Roebuck and Co. - Sh RepreMniaitaa FRANK GANS Call 767-W or write m RIVERSIDE DRIT1 . McHENRY, ILL. FREE ESTIMATES * ifliiiHiiiiiinHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiKiixiuinHiiiiiitiiiiiM BOOK REVIEW ON JUNE 25 BENEFITS HOSPITAL AUXILIARY Florence Bourke Ellis, who will preserit one of her well known book reviews on Monday, June 25, at 2:30 p.m. (D.S.T.) in the Westwood school, Woodstock, wili spend the weekend in her own country home in Bull Valley. She leaves early in July to spend the summer in England, where she meets h^r father and together they will take a walking trip of the Dickeu's country. The book review will be only one part of the afternoon's activities, as Mrs. Guy Curtwright. sewing and knitting chairman, with Mrs. Ray Gould as hospital gift shop chairman, will present an 'interesting and attractive sale of hand made articles. Miss Minnie Hohn. chairman of sales, will be assisted by Mrs. Merton Jones, Tickets are still available and may be obtained from board members. or Mrs. Irwin Tucker, ticket chairman, Woodstock 33S-M. Mrs. Fred Kelly, Marengo, Mrs. Frank Howard, Jr., of McHenry, Mrs. Earl T. Young of Spring Grove iwfu'tt TTTT V pitd and Mrs. Rose Kellogg at- Crystal XX* JULI * AlXl Lake. EACH COUNTY TOWN ASKED TO ASSIST Smoke Signals The average conception of smoke bombs used by the Army is that they produce a billowing, white screen for advancing troops. Smoke bombs, however, also are in bright colors of red, jjreen, blue and yellow. These art used for ground-toair and ground-to-ground signaling with the message for various colors differing from day to day. One day. a green smoke might mean "Have spotted a troop concentration--laj on a barrage," another day it might be the signal to begin an attack. The colors are used in various com binations to give a wide variety of messages. The smoke bombs are in the fcrm of hand grenades and artillery shells. Home Grown Feeds - The best way to market your tiome grown fe«ds is through live •stock: • . '•••». Each town in McHenry county has been asked to solicit its own businessmen %nd farmers for support of the McHenry county fair, which will be held July 1 26 through 29. Towns already working on the project include Huntley, whfere Henry Marlowe, is doing the job; Marengo, where A1 Mehling is heading activities; Hebron, being solicited by A. W. Schmidt; Wood stock by the Chamber of Commerce; and Howard Bowen of CryStaJ Lake is the contact man in Crystal Lake, Algonquin and Cary. ' ' • •• Deadline for all advertising space in the fair program. to be distributed at the Fair is July 1. This also applies to special award doners and:. special contest sponsors. ^ " !•' •nMte^uat Airplane manufacturers um high nickel alloys for parts which nuft resist the firiog blast white-im* w exhaust gasei. Vttamia A fer Cows Cows getting an Insufficieat amount of vitamin A may abort Of have calves that are weak or MAi* ' at birth. Classified Ads Will Do Almost i Anything You Ask Them To Do! Instant Ventilation.Control! AND NEW HOMES 010 HOMES . . . Now both old and n«w hemes can enjoy the Winter Savings, Summer Comfort andJSfAII-Year Serviceability of these remarkable new windows. Nothing to store. Nothing to change. One or another of the panels it in use every day of the year. lavi&iftte Combination Storm Sash and Screens COME IN AND LEAftN_WHY THE INVISJIIE IS QUIET... WMM ... FRIENDLY TO TOUCH Alexander Lumber Company MAIN STREET PHONE 5 McHENRY. ILL. riYifriiriri How Soesyourpresent car score on this automatic drive quiz ? Does it eliminate all dutch-pushif|g «.<• g«»hiMn«? -If your answer is "No"--it's time you switched to Packard Ultramatic Drive. No clutch-pushing, ever. No gear-shifting, either by you or by the transmission. You enjoy the last word in quiet effortless smoothness under all conditions^-- Can you change instantly from Forward tffltev.ru.? y„Q hoQ Does it lot you cruise in solid, direct drive? «• HOQ . . . for. greater responsiveness and safer control-- with no gas-wasting slippage, and no over-heating of the drive unit, even on long, steep gra3.es. If your answer is "No"--look into the extra efficiency of Packard Ultramatic Drive. Best time is right now! Will tho ' H staytrouble-free through 'long Haul'*? *»• noQ ft nvom, iian, a, onr--its a> .. . lor easier parking, and to rock the car io snow, sand, or mud. If your answer is "No** --better sample Ultramatic Drive. Smooth, instant change from Forward to Reverse. • -V If you've paid the tftaiotenance bills on a complicated, self-shifting transmission, you already know how important this question is! So, if your answer is "No"--the time to change is now--to a proved, completely-perfected drive like Packard Ultramatic Drivel . • * * . On these four basic points--and on very point--the most advanced of all .-the modern automatic drives is Packard's exclusive Ultramatic Drive! You can prove that to yourself within a single city block! Come in--drive it! ASIC THE MAK WHO OWNS ONI 0 WEST Route 31/ Bbx 57 West McHenry Illinois Complete llae of Lee'i pealtry rem Miles at Wattles Drag Store, McHenry. gtf . v.. -k zM '| • nS •WI I 1 1 8 { t l || DB. C. B. 8WA99#X ; -• Deetbt 120 S. Green Strrtt Offir* Hours Except Thvrsdpy t to 12 - 1:80 to itM , Mob^ Wed. and FrL EvenlafS 7 t® t Telephone SeHwry IN :1%~ l i t I > I II f t l i l l l 1 1 1 l»»» " B. PEASLEE, ':f J ' Chiropractor /v:;'r W S. Green SL, XeHnrj Offtre Hoirs Pelly except Tharsdajr • to 12 -- 1:80 to * lein Wed. and FrL Erenlafl> 7 to • Call McHenry For A ppoln taient .• •»• '!• l i 1 1> M l I 1"{ I 1 1 1 I l i t ; . ~ \ - • \ ' ' - YERXOJf KSOX ' Attorney •at-lew Cor. CrwB and Elm Sts^ Mefiearf TaeMay and Friday Afteraeew Otter Days By AppolntmMrtf*. Phone MeHenry 4t M W I W I I O M ' I H I I I BOBERT A. STUEBEX Attorney at law 604 Center Street Phone McHenry 2tB McHENRY. ILLINOIS '•40% •t?- V- X- • ; WILLIAM M. CARBOU, Uk ^ Att^nicf-at-Lew 110'/2 Benton 8L Phone Woodstock UN Woodstock. Illinois I H-M-i 1111H 1 ! • » » •J: >'•**• JOSEPH X. W1TPC Attorney ^t*Lew HM Wankegan Bond (BFD Bep|. Phone McHenry 4N-W WEST McHEHBT, U, -• •i-. s'm:- I HI IH I I H H I I I I I Phone Johnshnrg V A* i*x- FRANK 8. MA! Trncklnf Sand, Black Dirt, Crashed Ctaunfc. Limestone, Bnatatiif Cement, GraYd and FlU Bt. 1, MeHenry, nilnoia Sand TISJ TWKV** Tracking Grarel , lt*cl? for Mire TeL McTTeary &88-R-2 or MM** Box ITS, Bt. 1, McHenry 1 M I » i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 TeL A. P. FRErXD SOUS VxeaTatlnir Conteaetors Truckinsr, Hjdraatte and Crane Sen Ice - BOAD BCILBDIA -- 204-M MeHenry, - . . I 19* X if • rjg ; .>4 . • • * ' I » ;* . oi :i 4 I I I 1 14M l { 11111 11 INSCBANCE EARL B. WALSH Fire, Anto, Farm I Life Representinf RELIABLE COMPANIES When Yon Insaranee eff '• Any Kind ' Phone 48 or 118-M Green i Elm McHeas^ • I I I ! t l l » 4 I M I I I « » t ! ! . » • STOFFEL A RE IHAN SPEB6BK bisnrance agents for aO elasaes el property la the best West McHenry, IlBnels Telephoae Now M7 Main St MeHenr, 1BL • 11 >» 1 1 1 H « t > l HI I I I H M - SCHROEDEB IRON W0BK8 Ornamental & Strnetnral Steijp Visit Onr Showrooms t Miles Soath oa Bt. «1 Pheae «17-M-1 ^ » l l 1 1 1 1 I I I » > l » l I I I HH)|| PLUMBING1 im)8KEATEVa : v. BOB FBLSB7. A Qaallty FIxtares . Bndlaat leah ' hg . Water Systeau • (hi Ml Bleclyle Water Hester* - WaMr Softeaers . Bepalrv - Free Ml* mates. PHONE MrHENBT • > i i i i t t u c m i n i m i AL*S WELDING AKD REP AIM SERVICE Ml Mala St, McHeary Electric Portable Welding Acetyleae Weldlag aad Catttatf " ALEX W. WIRFS, Of Phone I1&-W-1 or IN McHENBT, ILL. • H i i i i u i m i m i i i n H Highest CASH PRICES paid Pead aad Crippled Horses, Cattle and Hofrs--Sanitary Power ia«r--Tankage and Meat Scrap* Nr sale. Pkones Arlington lit or McHenry Sit Charges. FahUine Bwklny Ssr^-, ice. ' _ WANTED TO BIT -- CALL AT ONCE ON DEAR , HOGS, HOBSBS AND CATTLS ff« pay pheae charge* We pay $t te 981 ler OU 1 less for dowa MITT'S MINK Johasbarg Phoao J • '«• »,.r* >