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iie^ . * A \ * i i ; i . - /*** . J^. " RE-ENACTMENT OF 1927 DRAMA ®* w 'mP; * .r Al%: • - ?LpJv*v&ii$^'~'• #**',* &;V: " .'• * - ttHJ ' ' -43>V asa*' 1&* "•*•' v -»•. :-, ;'v58?4 Hie old adage that lightning never strikes twice in the same place certainly does not apply to tornadoes, as evidenced by these pictures of damage recorded many years ago in the same area hit last Friday afternoon. Beth the James Hunter and John Powers farms were located cm the Crystal Lake blacktop, south of McHenry, not far from the Gearmaster plant on Rt. 31 which was damaged so severely 'last week. The William Freund barn, shown in ruins, was located east of River road, about two miles from the city. The barns shown above were demolished in a tornado which struck this community on May 9,1927, just forty years ago. These pictures were given to the Plaindealer by H. C. Reihansperger, whose father, the late Charles Reihansperger, is shown in one of the photos. The following emergency measures were anhounced'this week by Civil Defense Director John J. Shay: After a disaster strikes, people become more concerned about what they should or would do if the tornado that ripped through Illinois went through our area. We are grateful that the damage in our area was as small as it was. Here are Some definitions: Tornado Watch: These are issued by the weather bureau to alert people in a specific area that tornadoes may possibly develop for a certain period of time. These are released by the weather bureau to radio and TV stations and state police control at Urbana. The state police fan this out to all state police districts, then to the county sheriffs, then to the cities. The city police then notifies the Civil Defense director. Tornado Warnings: Tornado warnings are issued when atornado has actually been sighted in an area or else it has been picked up on radar. When a tornado -warning is made, the weather bureau advises residents in the affected areas to follow certain safety precautions. The weather bureau releases this information to radio and TV stations, who usually precede the notice with a shrill steady signal. Tornadoes follow a pattern moving from a southwesterly to northeasterly direction. If you know you are in the affected area, the following precautions should be taken. Home: Move to the basement and take refuge in the southwest corner, preferably under a work bench or heavy table. If you have no basement, go to the southwest corner of your home and take refuge under a heavy table, ft is advisable before seeking shelter to open all doors and windows of your home, to equalize the pressure inside the house to that outside. It might be better to mop tq> a little water than have torebuildanew home. Automobiles: If you are in your automobile you should get out of the car and find a depressed area, such as a ditch, and seek shelter there. You should get away from the cap so that it will not blow on you* Schools: If the building is reinforced, stay inside away from the tfindows. Avoid auditoriums and gymnasiums with large roofs that could collapse. Seek inner halls on the lowest floor and if possible lay flat in these corridors. Factories: A look-out should be posted after a tornado watch is made. If a funnel is spotted go to the section of the plapt offering the greatest protection. Always have a battery-operated radio with you in order to keep iq? with the latest torr^dp advisory information. During a time such as men- " tioned above do not use your telephone. Do not call the fire department, police or weather bureau unless you have an emergency call to make. By doing so you will be tying up lines for emergency calls that might be coming in. If you desire additional information regarding the above, feel free to contact John J. Shay, director, McHenry Civil Defense, at 385-7700 or 385-2404. ASSUMES GfU DUTIES Charles J. "Chuck" Miller, well known McHenry township road commissioner, is shown above (in white coat) as he wishes his successor, Clarence Regner, success in his newly ' elected position. They are shown Monday of this week in the township road district garage on Rt. 31, transferring all books, papers and VJ.P. STUDIO PHOTO records. Also present were township auditors, Charles Adams and Arnold Rauen, left, and at right, Supervisor Walter Dean and Town Clerk H. Walter Anderson. Miller was commended for his fine service to the township over his twenty years in office. LIONS MEMBERS HEAR TALKS OF CURRENT INTEREST At a well attended meeting of the McHenry Lions club, held Monday evening, April 24, at the American Legion home, the guest speaker was Robert Lambourne of Crystal Lake, a teacher of physically handicapped children at the West school in Crystal Lake. Mr. Lambourne was the second in a series of speakers appearing before the club in a program of presentations of general interest to the members. Mrs. Helen Bushell addressed the club at their previous meeting, delivering an informative address regarding activities of the Hadley School for the blind in Winnetka. Scheduled for future addresses are speakers on narcotics addiction, credit abuses, and other topics of current interest. The McHenry Lions club meets on the second Saturday for a breakfast meeting and on the fourth Monday of each month for a dinner meeting. Interested persons are invited to inquire about membership in this growing organization. JURY RULING A coroner's jury last Saturday determined that Mrs. Constance Mae Bar any's death on April 15 in her home was from respiratory collapse due to barbiturate intoxication. SHERIFF CROUP ' 1,v J Members of the senior cast of "You Can't Take It With You" are, left to right. Bill Bates, McHenry high school senior William Godshall class will present the entertainment hit of the year, "You Can't Take It With You," Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. It is directed by and Student Director Sharon Wagner. Kathy Blair is prompter. Cheri Mondek and Frank Mazzone play the lead roles, Alice and Tony. Supporting ac- Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Olsen and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Low and son accompanied by the Leslie Olsen, Jr., family of Crystal Lake and Mr. and Mrs. James Kline of Woodstock enjoyed dinner at a popular eating place in Richmond Saturday and later returned to the former's home here for a social evening in observance of the birthdays of Leslie Olsen, Sr., and Mrs. Leslie Olsen, Jr. Included in the out of town folks here to attend the funeral of Arthur Patzke last Wednesday were Mrs. Theo Bethke.Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sipple and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Steele, of Elgin; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wells, South Elgin; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brockrogge and Mrs. Frank Brockrogge, Crystal Lake; and Mr. and Mrs. George Stoffel, Woodstock. Miss Betiy Bauer was home from Detroit for a weekend visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Bauer. Mrs. Alice Brooks entertained her friend, Mrs. Mabel Knowles of Chicago, a few days last week. Mrs. Arthur Patzke of Eustis, Fla., who accompanied the body of her husband here for funeral services and burial last week, remained to spend a few weeks with relatives and friends in McHenry and Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Bauer and Mrs. John R. Freund were in Milwaukee Saturday where they visited the latter* s daughter Sister Mary Charles, a patient at Sacred Heart hospital. Mrs. George Fitzgerald and son, Raymond, of Marycrest, Kankakee, were Sunday visitors in the home of her mother, Mrs. Ann Rodenkirch. Father Clarence Hietmes of Stockton was a dinner guest in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Thennes, Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Olsen called on Mrs. Emily Olsen at the Olsen farm near Richmond Sunday to view the damage done by the hail storm Friday where the aluminum siding cki the house was badly damaged and several windows broken in the home and other buildings. Later accompanied by Mrs. Olsen they joined Mr. awl Mrs. Thurlow York of Sharon for a social afternoon and supper at the Robert Low home. Mrs. Ben Miller has returned from a three weeks visit in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter E. Petersen, in Hastings, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hoppe spent a few days last week in the Alfred Hantel home in Skokie where they helped their son, Arthur, celebrate his birthday. Gary Lockwood was home from his studies at Iowa Wesleyan to spend a few days last week with his parents, the Howard Lockwoods, and serve as attendant at the wedding of his sister Nancy Lockwood, on Saturday. Mrs. George H. Johnson and Mrs. Kenneth Petersen attended a meeting of Kishwaukee Trail of the D.A.R. held at the R. 0. Andrew home in Woodstock Monday evening. Mrs. A. P. Freund spent Friday in Crystal Lake where she attended two parties on Friday, evening at the Richard Frett and Donald Freund homes honoring her granddaughters, Melissa Frett and Cindy Freund, who were confirmed at St. Thomas church chi that evening. Mr. and Mrs. James Wagner of Milton, Wis., visited- McHenry relatives-Sunday. Mrs. Constance Mav and Mrs. Isabel Thompson attended funeral services for Mrs. Edmund Bar any at the Corcoran Chapel in Chicago Tuesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson accompanied by MrS. Erie Geer of Crystal Lake were Sunday dinner guests in the George E. Johnson home in Arlington Heights. Mrs. Rose Muska returned home Sunday from Winter Park, Fla., .where she spent the past six months. Tom Antonson of Fort Sill, Okla., who had been visiting relatives here, left Thursday to spend a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Antonson, in Martinsville, N.J., before leaving for Viet Nam. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Scholl of Winnebago, Minn., were weekend visitors in the home of Mrs. Scholl's sister and husband, the Paul R. Yandas. Sandy Winters, Sue Nurse, Sue Benoche and A1 Sallustio. tors and actresses are Sue Nurse as Penny, Alice's enigmatic mother; Wayne Kidd as the anile grandfather; Darnell Jones captures the audience with his antics as Mr. De Pinna; Terry 'Mouse' Morrison as Paul, Alice's absentminded father. Others in the cast include Sandy Winter as the Fanantic Ed who is married to Essie, played by Kathy McClory and Janet Hansen; Mr. and Mrs. Kirby, Tony's rich parents, played by Diane .Loggins and Bill Bates; the colored maid, Rheba, and her boy friend, Donald, are played by Audrey Estis and Jeff Nellis, Kolenkhov, the Russian, played by A1 Sallustio; the Grand Duchess played by Diane Cook and Sue Benoche as Gay, the drunken actress. This year four teachers will play minor guest roles. They are "Bud" Murray, Dale Steffen, Richard Rabbitt, and "Alfred Hitchcock" Godshall. Hie play is centered on Alice and Tony, who are in love, but live worlds apart. Alice loves her family, but she knows they will never be accepted in high society. She faces trying situations, as when the Kirbys come to dinner on the wrong night and" the entire household is raided and thrown into jail for making firecrackers ; ^jid distributing objectionable literature. H. A. NULLE H. A. Nulle was electedpresident of the McHenry County Deputy Sheriffs association -st a meeting held this past weekin the Harvard Moose hall. Other newly elected officers were Donald Madsen, vice-president; and Jeannette Vance, secretary- treasurer. Named to serve on committees by President Nulle were Harry Schnell, assisted by George Kotalik and William Le- Few, publicity; Carney Gilkerson, assisted by John Jaeckels, Kenneth Kerns and LeRoy Carlson, activities; Robert Kramer, assisted by Dominic Volpendesta and Floyd Foss, finance; Donald Cooney, assisted by Charles Stone and William Gowlin, auditing; Herbert Clausen, assisted by JHarry Beu and A1 Thyness, membership. Guest of honor was Sheriff Herb Brown of Winnebago county, who spoke about his trip to Springfield and the bills presented in the capitol city which were of special interest to law enforcement agencies. Sheriff Brown also talked of his experiences in the Civil Rights movement and other phases of his work. McHenry County Sheriff John Carroll spoke briefly of the remodelling work being done in the sheriffs department. Among those introduced during the evening were the two first uniformed patrolmen in the county, Armour Birk and Howard Cairns, the latter of McHenry. r lo mc henry may 11 L