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f FREE WATER TEST AND RENTAL RATES ON REQUEST tow* KOUSML K N O C K KINETICO 0runer SOFT WATER Production Credit In Annual Meet Election of two directors and reports by officers on the continued heavy loan demand will be among business matters when 300 farm men and women meet at Harvard on Wednesday evening. Sept 6V for the Nor­ theast Illinois Production Credit association's forty-fifth annual meeting. Jack Lee, president, said reservations should be made through the PCA office in Woodstock Alan Ainger, Harvard farmer who is chairman of the board, will preside diiring the business meeting at the Harvard Moose lodge The meeting is called for 7:30 p.m., with registration beginning at 7 p.m. Terms of two directors expire and both men are standing for reelection: James Book. Harvard, and Norbert Hiller. ' Mc Henry The nominating committee has nominated two candidates for each of the two direc torships James Book, Har vard. and James Ulrich. Capron. have been nominated to represent the Boone county unit Norbert Hiller. McHenry. and Norman Heinrich. Crystal Lake, are the McHenry county area nominees In addition, the nominating committee is to be elected Two candidates from the three counties comprising the Northeast Illinois PCA have been chosen: McHenry county. Edgar Finke and William Ruth: Boone county. Robert Newport and David Shanks; Lake county, Albert Ahrens and William McNeill All four directors have been PCA members for at least thirteen years, using this farmer-owned cooperative as a major source of short-term and intermediate-term loans to finance their yearly farming operations Book and his wife. Shirley, have five children, a married daughter, a son in high school and three sons who farm He and the three sons farm 1,800 acres and feed out 1.800 head of cattle yearly * - , Book has been a PCA director for four years He has been Farm Bureau vice president Fire Protection district board members: Harvard school board of education secretary; and McHenry County Livestock Feeders association president Hiller and his wife. I,orraine, have three married daughters and a son who is a high school senior and active in the family farm Hiller farms 900 acres and feeds out 125 head of cattle a year He has been PCA director for nine years, serving as vice- chairman and a member of the executive committee for the past five years Ulrich and his wife. Jane, have three children, a son who attends grade school, a daughter in business college and a married son who farms with I ' lr ieh They farm 480 acres and have a 62-cow dairy herd Ulrich is on the Boone County FS board and is a trustee for Blaine Methodist church He is a past director of Pure Milk association. ASCS township committeeman. North Boone high school advisory board, and a member of the Finance committee when District 200 was formed The Ulrich farm has received the Goodyear Conservation award for its overall program of excellence in conservation practices on a productive farm Heinrich and his wife. Lillian, have a daughter in high school He farms 450 acres and has a high-producing Holstein dairy herd He is chairman of the McHenry County Dairy Promotion council and is a member of his church board of elders and church board of finance. He has served on many organizations, as follows: DHIA board and Extension Council in McHenry and DuPage counties secretary of the McHenry County Farm Bureau board. Illinois State Holstein association director and secretary of the local chapter; and as a delegate to AMPJ and Pure Milk association meetings 100 YE ARS u;o According to records of the Illinois State Historical society, yellow fever' was the most spoken phrase in Illinois 100 years ago Although the epidemic did not exist in the state, victims from other states had to be prevented from en­ tering Illinois Twenty years later scientists would discover yellow fever is carried and spread by mosquitos which are rarely found north of the southernmost states But v in 1378 health officials thought the plague was spread by contact with the victim River steamers were not allowed to land at some ports and railroad trains were halted south of the Ohio river Even mail deliveries were affected Summer Treat Try this tasty ice cream roll for. a unique warm-weather treat: Prepare a cake as for a jelly roll and cover with softened ice cream instead of jelly Hoi 1 and sprinkle with confectioner 's sugar or frost with whipped cream Freeze until f irm and serve MOVING? Subscribers are requested to provide immediate notice of change of address (o The McHenry PlairC- dealer. ;$812 W Elm M * McHenry. 11 60050 * deduction of one month from (he •expiration of 3 subscription will be made where a change of address is provided through th" Post Office Department SEE BEFORE YCU BUY. THE NEW. MODERN KINETICO SATURDAY-SUNDAY OR MONDAY PRIME RIB of BEEF AU JUS Special $695 ^ Includes: Our famous Salad Bar, Choic* of Potato, Soup or Tomato Juico, Mini loaf of Brood and Butter. A << ^^ LUNCHEON FASHION SHOW STARTING ,./Y SEPT. 6th-EVERY WED. 12:30 TO 2:30 Route 120 - 2% Miles East of McHenry - 385-9869 SSSSSSSSSSSSS6S Twice Told Tales SSSSSSSSSSSSS®SSSSSSSSSSSSS6SSSSSSS • FIFTY YEARS AGO VTaken from the files of August 33, 1928) £ Every effort is being put forth by Sheriff Sanford and Mother McHenry county officials »s well as the Chicago police, to capture the bandits who robbed th® West McHenry State bank of $11,009.19 last week. The turned and unrecognizable 1>ody of a woman, believed to be ^fhat of Adeline Zaccard, who ikneyf the inside story of the local bank robbery, was found pear Crown Point, Ind., last week, Coupled ,, with the 3liscovery of the bullet-riddled 3»dy of Angelo Francisco in a cornfield near Mount Prospect, "led to the combing of the Surrounding territory by the 'police for further clues of the bandits Miss^Zaccard was the Sweetheart of Angelo Fran Ci?co. a member of the bandit gang, who was shot and killed by Edward Nickels while fleeing in an automobile with four companions immediately following the holdup Another one of the im provements for which River­ side drive is noted is nearly completed and Kent & Co.. real estate dealers, moved into the fine new building which will be their home The large building which is owned by the brothers. Roy and M J Kent, who con­ stitute the firm of Kent & Company, was put up in a seemingly short time and is now ready foi occupancy FORTY YEARS AGO Taken from the files of Sep tember 1. 1938) The Joseph Kattner farm, one mile east of Sprihg Grove, was the scene of the annua) Kretschmer family picnic Aug 28 It was the largest reunion of the family ever held, with approximately 215 guests present The nine children of the late Frederick Kretschmer were also present Ages of the members of this family range from 63 to H7 An unusual tect concerning this family is that all are widows or widowers, with the exception of the youngest brother, who remarried after his wife ' s death In the fifth annual Chicagoland s Neatest Dairy Farm contest sponsored by the Pure Milk association, Frank Hay of West McHenry was hailed as District 6 winner. The 71-acre Lake View farm (bronze medal winner last year) was scored highest among the fourteen McHenry county farms competing in the fifth annual ^project of the association. v TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of August 27, 1953) McHenry's Hickory Creek Farms exhibited a number of their Holsteins at the Illinois State fair at Springfield and came home with top honors in several divisions. Their senior yearling bull. Hickory Creek Stylemaster, was given the award of first place senior yearling, junior champion and grand champion. This is an unusual honor for a junior animal to be named grand champion over the more mature senior champions. McHenry schools continue to grow, not only by the natural increases in students caused by a steady rise in population growth but also by the desire of parents from nearby districts to have their children attend the local educational in­ stitutions While the practice is evidence of the high type of schools mentioned in McHenry, the additional students tend to bring closer the day when more room will need to be provided to accommodate this rapid growth TEN YEARS AGO • Taken from the files of August 30. 1968) County Clerk Vernon Kays presented to a special meeting of the board of supervisors all provisions necessary to meet legal requirements for the November referendum con­ cerning a new county court house The regulations were set forth by Chapman and Cutler bond specialists lawyers McHenry County Treasurer Cal Skinner. Jr . has announced that almost $106,000 has been refunded to individuals and businesses who protested their real estate and personal property taxes two years ago This was pursuant to orders SECTION 2 - PAGE 5 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 1,1878 "Why it adds up for you to save at Marengo Federal" Steve Romberger Bfaru h Mgr \U Henrv handed down by Judge Eric Carey filed Aug 21. The set­ tlement left $133,000 to be paid out to taxing districts in 1965 taxes Eight percent of the amount originally billed was returned because of the litigation. Winn C. Davidson, interim chairman of the board of the First National bank of McHenry (Organizing), an­ nounced today that the bank will begin selling shares of capital stock next week. The bank received approval to organize earlier this year and has been arranging for staff, equipment and remodeling plans while waiting for ap­ proval of its offering circular by the comptroller of the currency. WATER CONDITIONING SYSTEM •NO ELECTRICITY •METERED WATER •LESS SALT .SAVES MONEY There are many good reasons tor YOU to save at Marengo Federal.. . let 's add up the facts. Fact: We've been in business tor 53 years, making us McHenry County's oldest savings and loan. Fact: We are a mutual associat ion whic h means that prof i ts after expenses go direc t lv to our savers in the form ot " interest. Fact: Most ot our money stays within Mc Henrv Count\ thus promoting a strong, steady economic f low within the community. Fact: We have three off ices, convenientlv located within McHenry County to serve the needs of our savers. Fact: We offer a variety of customer services such as pre­ paid save-by-mail , tree money orders and travelers checks and more. Those are some of the tacts, now let s examine and see how our numbers add up for you! No. 1 We have assets in excess ot $120,000,000. No. 2 Our cash reserves exceed $6,500,000. No. 3 We have over $100,000,000 invested in prime tirst mortgage loans within McHenrv County.^ No. 4 We pay the nation's highest rates on savings and cert i f icate accounts, including our new 8"o ^ert i t i - cateland money market cert i f icates. No. 5 We are a member ot FSLIC, and al l ot our savings and cert i f icate accounts are insured to $40,000. Also higher insurance can be arranged for famil ies. So before you decide on where to invest vour hard earned money, add up the tacts . . . then add up the num­ bers, then come see us. We'l l make sure that you get more tor vour monev when you save at McHenry County s oldest and largest savings and loan. ntfcg MARENGO F E D E R A L S A V I N G S COMING LP.. A crew member looks over the side as full nets are brought aboard trawler shrimping in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana shore. CALL YOUR LOCAL WATER CONDITIONING DEALER: • MARENGO 200 E Grant Highway • 815 568 7258 . McHENRV 4400 W Route 120 • 815 344 1900 •WOODSTOCK 118 Cass Street • 815 338 2900 TOM HUEMANN WATER CONDITIONING 2103 W. CHURCH ST. - JOHNSBURG McHENRY, ILL. 385-3093 "LARGEST SERVICE DEPT. IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS"