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The rest of us, remembering the past few months as making up one of the most pleasant winters in ' years, are ksfpihg our fingers crossed and -typing it isn't so. " • v Ernest Useman, who hu dontted so many hours of his leisure time to recreation work with McHenry's youth, is now conducting an adult square dance club, which meets next on _FW>. JB1 at 8 p.m. in tlw Edge- **ook school hall. --••rr--- 6 Couples are invlfttf "i»' enjoy square and round dancing, with fcr. Useman as instructor and filler, each first and third Sat* ttrday of the month. Samael and Meersman, local Packard dealers, have announced grand opening at 104 E. Petri tifcreat on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6 and 7. f Besides seeing the new cars, Be ladies will receive a rose, the men, cigars, and^the kiddies balloons. William A. Meath of McHenry Kills was one of fifty-one h^tcherymenr druggists, produce and feed dealers who completed a fire-day ^dealer training school Course ia poultry, rtisesw, last Hfeekend.' • '"v--^ * •o - ^ , # He recelvfcto a certificate ' at tfce conclusion of the course, held at Charles City, Iowa, signifying hto satisfactory eomp^stkMi of tlia course. Robert Conway, Who has been aimed local Red Cross fund drive, chairman for 1953, will attend a kick-off dinner at West- Hoed school, Woodstock, on Feb. IA, when the McH*nry tswnship <piota will fct releaAad. Clinton Martin of McHenry WM elected to tha resolutions committee of district six, Pure Milk association, at the annual ( THREE YOUTHS AlVffilMB 8URGURYNEAR SOLON MUS MONDAY; ARREST HAY SOLVE OTHER OPBCES A number of burglaries (in the McHenry community during recent weeks are expected to be cleared up with the arrest of three youths by sheriff's deputies on Monday night of this week. Separate warrants charging burglary and larceny, issued bV Justice. Charles F. Hayes, were against Charles Wilson. 17^., James Pennington, 17, and Rictfw ard Gullion. 24. Wilson was reported to be from Fox Lake, Pennington from the McHenry community and Gullion from an R. F. D. Ringwood address. As deputies were driving on a gravel road between Solon Mills and Spring Grove Monday evening while aarrying on an investigation in connection with the burglarising of t)ie F. G. Fitzpatrick home the previous night, they came upon a car parked along the road. On looking inside they found loot which resembled' items taken from the William Behrens home south of McHenry in a recent burglary. Three Arrested Soon afterward, the three youths came out of the Fitzpatrick home and were arrested without offering resistance. They were questioned throughout the night and information obtained resulted in their recovering articles taken from the home Sunday night and from the Wade Sanborn home, nearby, Saturday night. Items included four guns, which were identified by the Sanborn family. - Later Mr. Behrens identified a number of items, taken from his home Jan. 10, when a 400-pound safe was removed. Other? who reported burglaries in this area in recent weeks wtere called into the sheriff's office the middle of the week to see if they could identify items which were obtained from the three youths after their arrest. Hearings were continued until Feb. 10., » Walkington Barn Burned To Ground AWARDED DEGREE PAUL B. YANDA Following a long, period of speciaT study, Paul R. Tanda, McHenry high school music director, last Saturday completed work toward his master's de-' gree at Vandercook School of Music, Chicago. He has been studying' at the school for two years, having attended the 1951 and 1952 summer sessions as well as making weekly trips on Saturday? since last September. Mr. Yanda received his bachelor's degree in music from Mac- Phail School of Music in Minneapolis, Minn., in 1Q30. He has been teaching in the schools since 1937. 'local CONDUCT JUTES IN ROCKFORD FOflt FRANCES GARSON* 41 McHenry friends of Mrs. Frances Garson, 41, of Rockford, will be sorry to learn of her untimely passing Sunday, Feb. 1, at Swedish American hospital after a lingering illness. Mrs. Garson was born in . McHenry on Sept. 5, 1911, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. . , .. . The hay and cattle barn on Engeln. In 1917 she moved with held iastSaturday0* officers, j ^ Howard J. Walkington, Sr., fher parents to Woodstock. Charles Weingart and James Cbtran of McHenry and Sibre Whiting of Ringwood #ere among voting delegates. v ^Russell Wright of Rt. 4, Mcfifenry, was awarded a prise for sending in a "thought for the day" used on a daytime radio program Feb. 2. Dr. Henry Freund took an active part in the forty-fifth annual convention of the Illinois Optometric association in the Sheraton hotel, Chieago, -Jan. "31 and Feb. 1 and 2. Residents of McHenry county purchased a total of $115,164 of defense bonds in December, according fo Harold J. Bacon of Crystal Lake, volunteer defense bond chairman. Of this amount. $84,564 was invested in Series E Mid H bonds. * For the year 1962, $1,473,810 invested in McHenry county all series bonds. I <-~r- <vta Inflation your drawn and quartered. dollar - is TWENTY-FOUR MCHS STUDENTS yON HONOR ROLL * * ' ' " The honor roll released this ptst week is responsible for the beaming countenances of twentyfour M.C.H.S. students, including eighteen girls and six boys. * Nine seniors ^ are listed, Doris Bauer, Lyle Davidson, Catherine Freund. Pat Goranson, Steve Letcher, Lona Nowak, Mary Nye, Dolores Sfnith and 'Bob Wohnrade. A lone junior, Art Barfcier, made the honor roll and two abphomores. Jack Pearson and ' Orva Tronson, were included. Twelve freshmen complete the liSt. They are Kathleen Anglese, Jean and Jane Blake, Bob Cormier, Kathleen Freund, Patricia Justen, Anne Lundborg, Jewel May, Betty Schaefer, Barbara SChroeder, Sandi Sells and Jean Bltsdorf. AUTO VICTIM DinOVBB rs. Ethel Quaintance of burg, who was injured in iS auto accident hear Harvard oh Dec. 31 of last year, has been transferred from the Harvard hospftal to Columbus hospital, Chicago, where die is under care of a bone specialist. She is reported to be improving nicely at this time^ farm, located one mile north and one mile east of Greenwood, burned to the ground last Thursday night despite the valiant efforts of the McHenry, Wonder Lake, Woodstock and Hebron fire departments. Loss in thr fire, which completely destroyed the two-story building, was estimated at $30,000. The flames started about 4 o'clock in the afternoon and firemen believe the conflagration began in the hay on the second floor. The Walkingtons were enroute home from Florida at tho time. The combined efforts of the four departments, over a period of many hours, saved all buildings on the farm except the barn. Since many of them were very near to the burning structure, constant vigilance was necessary until the early hours of the morning. In the freezing cold, with snow falling, the f?re departments alternated in filling their tank trucks from a creek on the farm and managed in this manner to keep the nearby buildings from catching afire. As the firemen stopped briefly at intervals, sandwiches and coffee were served by neighbors. All fire departments remained at the scene until almost midnight and the Hebron firemen put in seventeen hours on the job. EASTER SEAL FUND DRIVE CONDUCTED DURING MARCH The board of directors of the county chapter of the Illinois Association for the Crippled will hold a luncheon meeting Feb. 19 at Simonini's restaurant at Algonquin, according to Mrs. Lester Jacobs of Crystal Lake, chairman for the Easter Seal committee. Plans for the Easter Seal drive for funds will be made at the meeting. The campaign is scheduled to start March 5 and continue until Easter Sunday, April 5. Arrangements for the lundheon and board meeting were made last week at a committee meeting in Crystal Lake at Mrs. Jacob's home oh East Hillside ro«|. .. 7 HURT FALL Mrs. George Hoelscher suffered a hip injury in a fall in her home last week Wednesday. She has been confined'lti the Woodstock hospital. She is survived by her husband, William J. Garson, managing editor of the Rockford Register Republic; two children, Geneva, 6, and Gary, 1; her parents and one sister, Mrs. Dorothy Hollister of Woodstock; three aunts, Mrs. Helena Smalley, Mrs. Kate Sheldon and Mrs. Mary Beatty, all of McHenry. Services were held Tuesday from the Burpee Wood funeral home, with burial in Greenwood cemetery at Rockford. KIWANIS SPONSORS HARNESS RACING ON ICE FEB. 15 t ^ Harness racing on ice, • of the greatest thrills in winter sports, will again be run this year on Sunday, afternoon, Feb. 15, when the Kiwanis Club of McHenry Township conducts its annual benefit' at Slocum Lake, two' miles west of Wauconda on Route 176. In an effort to raise funds for its children's activities program for 1953, the Kiwanis club will present, for the third season, a program of harness racing on ice, featuring top pacers and trotters from this area. There will be three classes of harneas racing and two heats will be run for each class to determine the final winner. The entries will run for cash prizes plus special awards presented by the Kiwanis Club. The races will be run in accordance with the U. S, Trotting Association's regulations and all trotters and pacers will be carefully handicapped and matched off for the various races. If weather conditions are unfavorable on Sunday, Feb. 15, the program will be held on the following Sunday, February 22. News About Our Servicemen "Dear Sir: "I want to write and thank you for the paper you have been sending me. I have really appreciated it very much. Next month I am getting discharged so don't send any more papers. I am going to San Diego, from where I plan on going back in the Navy, where I served during the last war. I will write again when I have a new address. Thank you again ever so much for the paper. -WILBERT 'REBEL' CAIN" Sgt. Robert Becker returned last week from Korea- where he had served for the past eight months. He arrived just in time for the observance of his first wedding anniversary, which occurs on Valentine's Day. Sgt. Becker is married to the former Terry Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duncan, whose son, Richard, is serving with the Seventh fleet in the western Pacific, this past week received word of their son's welfare from the commanding officer of the U. S. S. Taussig. TWO LONG TIME RESIDENTS OF MdtNRY DEAD Community Mourned Wormley, Fleming Deaths Last Week McHenry last week mourned the deaths of two long time residents, one who had lived here for almost forty years and the other a lifetime member of the, community. Jesse Wormley was born April JESSE WORMLEY 50, 1875, in Mendota, 111., where he spent his early life. He was married on Feb. 9, 1914, to Gertrude Schaefer of McHenry^ and after a year in Mendota the couple moved here. Mr. Wormley was a .lathe expert by trade but because of poor health was unable to work for ten years prior to his death. He was a member of the Mod- Woodman association. Survivors include the widow, Gertrude Wormley; one daughter, Mrs. Harry Lee, of Chicago; and one granddaughter, Dorothy Lee, also of Chicago. The body rested at the George Justen funeral home, where last rites were conducted Saturday afternoon, with Rev. J. Elliott Corbett of the Community Methodist church officiating. Holger Pedersen was soloist. Burial was in St: Mary's cemetery. Mary Fleming Death last Thursday noon, Jan. 29, claimed Miss Mary Ellen STUDENT MUSICIANS TO PARTICIPATE IN COUNTY FESTIVAL a Plans go forward for the third cpunty music festival, which will b£' held at the Woodstock Community high school auditorium Monday evening, Feb. 16. At least 700 music students--both instrumentalists and vocalists-- will take part, including about 100 from the locAl high school.. Guest directors will be Paul Yoder of Glenview, well known band director and composer, who will direct the select and massed bands, and Alexander Harley of .Park Ridge, .director of vocal groups in of the largest j high schools in the Chicago area and a well known contest judge. Sixteen local singers and about twenty band members will join select groups from other county schools to present the first portion of the program. The massed finale selections--five in numbed --will be participated in by about 700, concluding with an impressive arrangement for band and chorus of "Battle Hymn of the Republic." SCOUTS PLAN MANY ACTIVITIES LOCALLY ON 43rd ANNIVERSARY^ TAKE OYER CITY OFFICES FEB. Aa a part of the observance of forty-third Scout Week and the Scouting program of helping to build better citizens, local Scouts of Troops 161 and 162 will hold offices of city officials in McHenry on Saturday, Feb. 14. The two troops held a joint meeting on Jan. 29. at which time they elected the following Scouts to the various posts: Terry Reed, mayor; Cliff Todd, city clerk; Council to act upon at their nssrt^ meeting. Each boy will write aii*Vt report of his day's activities, toj| be turned in to his Scoutmaster.^! Because of the added number of Scouts this year, only abouti-^ one-third of the boys are able to; ; '* hold office. In view of this fact.;'-^ any of the business houses or in-^|0 dustries who would like to have^\|^ a Scout take over the manager duties for a few hours on thei Plan County Late In August Just a few days after the McHenry Chamber of Commerce set Aug. 2 as- Marine Day, 1953, the County Fair association named Aug. 22 through Aug. 25 as dates for the county fair. This year }the fair runs from Saturday through Tuesday, whereas* it was formerly held in July from Thursday through Sunday. 'The change in months was established in order to avoid harvest dates. Henry Marlowe of Huntley, husband of the former Helen Harrison of Ringwood, was elected association president at the annual meeting held last Friday evening. Ray Nevel off Garden Prairie was elected wee-president, Elwood Howell, Woodstock, was re-elected secretary and Harold Beth of Woodstock was re-elected treasurer. Farm Adviser W. H. Tammeus was re-appointed executive secretary. A number of directors were elected but none from this area. The financial statement for 1953 was released, stating an income of $20,883.23 and expendituresv of $22,691.99, showing a loss of $1,803.76. It was stated that the building of a new track, new floodlights for the grandstand and purchase of a sti4pi of land along the west side of the grounds for an auxiliary entrance and extension of the i track, costing about- $4,000, was A/2C Daniel W. Stilling writes from El Paso, Texas, that he very much appreciates the week- Fleming, 79, at the Villa Rest included in that expense. With Home following a six months' j amount taken out, the opeillness. rating profit would run approxi- The deceased was born on the Fleming farm in Nunda tovvnly paper reaching him 'wayJshiP. near Burton's Bridge, July down there. He is with the 810th 28, 1873. She was one of twelve A. P. Sqd., Biggs A. F. B. MARCH 2 FILING DEADLINE FOR CITY OFFICES; SEVERAL TOWNSHIP POSTS TO BE FILLED TIJIS SPRING mately $2,200. The election for city officials will take place April 21, at which time the voters will express their choice for mayor, city clerk, treasurer and three aldermen. While no ^filings have been made up to this time, it is expected that most of the present incumbents will seek re-election. Mayor George ,P. Freund is completing his first term as presiding officer, but is nearing the twenty-year mark as a member of the city council. Earl R. Walsh, city clerk, has served in the same capacity since 1937 and claims some sort of record in the fact that he has never been absent at roll call of a city meeting. In Ward No. 1, Charles W. Vycital, who has, headed the important finance committee, will be completing his first term of office. William H. Althoff's term as alderman of the second ward will and this spring. While taking an active part in various committee work, Althoffs role as chairman of the water and sewer committee has perhaps taken most of his attention. Leo G. Rothermel, holding office in the third ward since April, 1950, has gained recognition for his accomplishments in correcting problems in the street department and .assisting in pi ins fcr a long range .road program. Rothermel was elected to fill the unexpired tfrqa of Albert S. Blake. -, „ Cashier Poattlo* , " Thomas F. Bolger, assistant cashier in the McHenry State bank, has been the man who handles the finances of the city since 1950. Bolger completed the •JL unexpired term of James E. Larkin. In the city^election, March 2 is the last day to file nomination papers. March 7 is the last day for withdrawal "of a candidate. March 23 is the first day for absent voters to apply for ballots. April 16 is the last day for absent voters to file application for ballot by mail. April 18 is the last day for absent voters to apply for ballots in person. Township Filing Feb. 16 is the laat filing date for aspirants to the office of township posts. Later in the spring an assessor, a township clerk, five constables and five justices of the peace will -be elected. MAIN PAINT CENTER children of Jo'in and Bridget j OPENS WITHIN NEXT Fleming and a granddaughter FEW DAYS IN CITY of Edmond Fleming, a pioneer resident who settled in 1834 on the farm which, is still in possession of the family. e Miss Fleming's entire lifetime was spent in this community and she was .known to all for her many charitable services in nursing invalid members of her family and friends. For years she sewed for St. Vincent's orphanage at Rockford and during both world »wars worked tirelessly sewing and knitting for the Red Cross. To the many neighborhood children who were her friends "Aunt Mary"^ or "Neighbor." [On Polio In City Totals $1,400 Her home was always open to receive them and her pantry shelves always held a choice bit for hungry youngsters. Miss Fleming and her sister, Frances, moved into town in 1939. The deceased was a lifelong member of St. Patrick's Catholic church and a charter member of the Altar and Rosary sodality, in which she worked faithfully for many years. Survivors include one brother, McHenry welcomes a new business in -the Main Paint Center at 418 Main street, West McHenry, which opens either this weekend or the first of next week. It is located in the building formerly occupied by the Art Smith grocery store. Vaughn Jones is owner and operator of the new store and will be assisted by. his wife. They plan to carry a complete line of paints and wall paper. *• * * Dick Herdrich, city treasurer; Kenneth Booster, Bob Hauser, Chris Juf-ack, Paul Seeber, Gene Ullrich and Lee Vance, aldermen; Paul Scholz, chief" of police; Dick Wissell, assistant chief of police; George Krickl, fire chief; Matt Eichin^er, assistant fire chief; Terry Brady, health officer; Jimmy Ullrich, superintendent of streets; Billy McCarroll, superintendent : Of water works. The above named Scouts attended the first part of the City Council meeting Feb. 2, where they learned much about their duties and the business of running a city. The boys were surprised that so much detail work was involved in the duties of the city officials. On the morning of the fourteenth, the Scouts will meet at the City Hall, at which time they will receive any last minute instructions on their jobs. Make Recommendstirfna After performing the work of the city officials for a day, Scouts will again meet at he City Hall, where they will put into the records any suggestions or recommendations for the fourteenth ahould contact Ed- ^ ward Thennea or drop a card to ^ Boy Scouts, post office Box 34, McHenry. The Scouts participateJ| ing will write a report to giva to the businesses wMoh tmjmrn- pj operating. • * ~ 3 * Merit Badge Show . 4 Troop 162, sponsored by the. local American Legion post, will get Boy Scout Week off to an • early start in McHenry with a ', merit badge show and coert of , honor tonight at the American*. Legion Home. The merit badge show will include members from the troop demonstrating a few of the many merit badges available to the Scouts. Merit Badge subjects give the boys further opportunities to learn crafts, hobbiea and outdoor skills. By earning merit badges, the Scout continues his upward climb in Scouting toward the ranks of Star, Life and Eagle Scout X. The following skills win be demonstrated this evening at the American Legion Home: campcraft, camping, pioneering, cooking, outdoor sports, horse- (Continued on Page 6> Collection In Mothers' March At present there are three jus- Richard M. Fleming; one niece. tices, Sibre Whiting, Arnold Rauen and Albert Krause, but because of the growing size of the township it was deemed, wise by the town board to elect the maximum number of five to the posts of justice of the peace shotik| that number desire hold the office. There are also only three ^con- Florence Iv^rsen, of Chicago and two nephews, Kenneth Fleming of Chicago and John Fleming of MeHenry, The body, rested at the Peter M. Justen funeral home until 10 o'clock Monday morning, when to | laat rites were conducted from St. Patrick's church, with Rev. Fr. Coakley officiating. Instables, Frank Meyer, Lester terment was in the church ceme-» Bacon and Elmer Murphy. The j tery. • increase in this number at the Pallbearers were the t wo next election was occasioned, too, nephews, Kenneth and John by the Increase in population in; Fleming, William Coghlin. Euthis area. gene LaFontaine, PSUl Brefeld, ^ The town board is made up Jr., and Donald Blake. of the clerk, the justices of the i ** ---- • peace and the supervisor. | ATTEND FARM-HQME WEEK Election for the offices named .Collections ~ in t h e Mothers- March on Polio, conducted in McHenry laat Thursday evening, matched last year's house to house collections, according to Mrs. A. J. Wirtz, one of the chairmen in charge of the drive. In all, about $1400 was collected in less than two hours. Cooperation was reported as splendid, with most homes displaying special lighting after sirens and bells sounded at 7 o'clock to mark the start 6f the campaign. Chairmen were informed after the drive that a number of homes outside the city limits were missed even though special lights had been turned on. The Mothers' March, new to this community, was conducted only in the city and a few adjoining subdivisions, which accounted for some homes not being visited. Because of the rural mail car riers' campaign, which was undertaken in December, it was not deemed necessary to carry the house to house campaign above occurs every four years, j thirty county women left by In 1955 the township supervisor,' chartered bus to attend Farm assistant supervisor and road. and Home Week at Urbana. commissioner will be elected. } Among them were Mrs. Victor The present assessor is Joseph Milbrandt and Mrs. M. Fritzsche N. Schmitt and the cleric la Wal- of R. F. D. Ringwood, and Mrs. ter Anderaon. ' J. J. Neuharth of McHenry. farther. However, - $ome rural Early Monday morning, Feb. 2,! residents maintain post office boxes and these people were therefore not provided for in either campaign. The chairmen appreciate the calls received and hope that anyone whose home Was not THIRTEEN MEMBERS ARE INITIATED INTO LOCAL MOOSE LODGE Initiation ceremonies were held at McHenry's Moose lodge. No. 691, last week at St. Mary's school hall. The service was conducted by Woodstock's degree staff. Ralph Bennett was selected as lead candidate to represent the class of thirteen new candidates. They include Bill Bacon, Ralph Bennett. Paul Draheim, Julius Goffo, Robert Hess. John Kuczkowski, Bernard Peschke, William Pries, James Reid. Raymond Rode. Chester Scarbrough, James Schwartz and Steve Woidemann. visited will make their eontribu-1 lication. tion thia week. They may make donations at the. McHenry bank, at McGee's Clething store or at Barbian's Grocery. It is important for everyone who has not yet given to remember that donations should be made in the community in which one livea, since it is funds obtained in drives conducted there whidh will be used in case of local polio cases. Those conducting the drive hope that by next week a complete report on all collections locally will he available for pufe- S«T«n From Couniy v, ^ Apply For Citizenship \ Final hearing will be held March 2 for seven applicants for citizenship who filed in the circuit court last week. 6 Four of the seven ware from McHenry. Trijntje De Jong, Helen Hirdler. Freerk De Jong and Hinne De Jong. Others are Lars Tore Fredlund, Woodstock. Wybo G o r t e r , H a r v a r d , and Jenny Skytte, Huntley. Mrs. Hirdler is from Scotland and the De Jongs are from the Netherlands. BECKER ims Harry Becker of WpodstacAt. father of Frank Becker of McHenry. died last Friday. Jan. 30. Last rites were conducted Monday afternoon from Merwtn funeral home, followed by burial in Oakland cemetery. A native «C Germany, he had been empltoyad by the R. C. Allen BuahSHM Machines Co.. residing t* WOO0 stock, for thirty-five yesura* Dm widow, Lora, six daughlera wtM two sons survive. 5 4UXHXARY Elected to'serve for two as dhreftorf .of the >w|t>l| taf Memorial Hospital far, IflrWiMMry county at«the anngu ] held test week were man Eggert and Iflm, HaRt? Stineaprtng of Mellewry. «Mkf Othera. Also a dtractar of tft» group is Mrs. H. E. Itagrtshl «# iMcHenry» - I * \ T * & '•