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* PAGE S - PLA1NOEALER - WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER «. It78 mm Immmmmmmmm--mm Twice Tol FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from th« files of Sep­ tember 6, 1928) btscovery and destroying of a *100,000 still is the latest achievement of the Citizens league, an organization of McHenry county citizens who have ta*en the law into their hapds to rid McHenry county of the bootleggers, gambling and other violation! of the law The discovery of the huge still was made on the Payne farm about four miles southeast of Woodstock just off of state route 19 The mammoth booze factory was unearthed by the McQueeney detective ajjency hired by the Citizens League The discovery was made when a squad of twenty men under the leadership of James McQueeny swooped down on the farm. One man was cap­ tured and the other made his escape Labor Day. the biggest holiday in McHenry this season, was evidenced by the enormous crowds of visitors and tourists who filled our city and surrounding resorts over the weekend Labor Day marks the end of summer vacations. Now schools will begin, and the country will settle down to a more quiet, sane existence FORTY YEARS AGO <Taken from the files of Sep­ tember 15. 1938» Supervisor Roy J Stewart brought a matter before the board of supervisors at their regular meeting which revealed the fact that the state is way behind in its portion of the blind pension fund The Dorr supervisor said that he had discovered that some of the neighboring counties had been able to collect what was due them from the state and moved that a resolution be adopted requesting the county treasurer to insist that this money be refunded to McHenry county The size of the debt was given as somewhere around $15,000 I The Prairie school, south of town, has been closed and the pupils are all attending St Mary s-St Patrick's school in this city Miss Evelyn Larkin. who has taught the Prairie school for the past several years is now teaching at Burton's Bridge. M c H e n r y c o u n t y Republicans had another fellow to contend with Sunday besides the party Democrat and that was the Democratic weather man The big G O P. picnic at Crystal Lake was all but rained out at about the noon hour when the crowd should have been arriving. TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Sep­ tember 10, 1953) Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, whose famed choir will appear in the large high school gymnasium in McHenry. is directed by the Right Reverend Monsignor Nicholas Wegner. who passed up a big league baseball career to become a priest Father Wegner. a close friend of Father Flanagan, became director of Boys' Town after Father Flanagan's death Father Wegner is well known in McHenry, where he has a number of relatives. Among cousins are Mrs Anton Slake and Joseph Wegner of McHenry. George Wegner of Lake moor and Mrs Joseph Hertel of Fremont Center Seven new teachers have been employed to teach in the McHenry public schools for the 1952-53 school term Three of these will be in the high school, one in the junior high, one at Edgebrook and one in kin­ dergarten The stage was set for a comedy act as the Old Timers appeared at the V.F.W. park for a one day stand against the '53 McHenry Sjfeamrocks. But somebody changed the script and the old/ boys showed amazing skilLon winning a well played ball game by a 4-2 margin John Bolger started on the mound for the Shamrocks and Bill Kreutzer for the Old Timers TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Sep­ tember 11, 1968) The fiftieth anniversary of the McHenry County Homemakers Extension association will be observed at the annual meeting on Sept 18 at the McHenry Country club. College officials have en­ couraged all persons interested in enrolling for classes for the 1968 fall semester to do so Sept. 11 and 12 Part-time and full- time students can register between the hours of 8 a m and 9 p.m At the Iowa State Fair held recently, a two-year-old bull shown by Northern Pump Farm of McHenry claimed the major award in his division. NP Shop Elgin, Thursday Friday 9 30-9 Saturday 9 30-5 30 Sunday 11 30-4 30 First for Fashion, Elgin-Crystal Lake \ t: V < Shop Crystal Lake Thursday, Friday 10-9 Saturday 10-5 50; Sunday 12 ti l 5 SPECIAL SALE! From our regular stock. Men's famous make 3-pc. vested SUITS at tremendous savings I 99 99 129 159 Regularly 150.00 to 175.00 90 Regularly 220.00 to 235.00 90 Regularly 265.00 Now s the time now s the price NOW m e a n s b i g s a v i n g s i n y o u r p o c k e t d u r i n g our sensational sale of men s famous maker quality suits all taken from our regular stocks! Polyester wool blends polyesters, and polyester/linen blends Assorted styles patterns and colors Broken sizes SPECTACULAR SALE MEN'S FINE SPORT COATS Regularly 70.00 to 120.00 More savings in Spiess great sale for men Famous sport coats that II help stretch a man s wardrobe for business or for pleosure Broken sires only in a s s o r t e d p a t t e r n s s t y l e s a n d colors MENS CLOTHING ELGIN CRYSTAL LAKE 'alteratioris oi cost ' f)) BUY WITH CASH OR yQUR SPiESS CREDi T CARD • B 1 - EBB Ticwt n first 7 tours upper dec* Elflm Piau Pjru.nj Direct entry into Spiess thru enclosed ramp Convenient f'ee parking tor 2JOO cars at Crystal Point Mali for Eiflifl store Mil her at 741 4300 for McHenry County store ciii her at Crystal lake 4S5 J600 Regulator 6153 was named champion over a top array of first prize winners. Others rating first in a strong show included senior yearling bull, junior yearling bull, spring yearling bull, summer yearling bull, three bulls, two bulls, senior yearling heifer and get- of-sire. all entries of the local farms. Gem-Mineral Group To Hear Talk On Fossils The Hiawatha Gem and Mineral society will meet at 7:30 p m Tuesday. Sept 12, at the Lake Villa township hall, corner of Grand avenue and Fairfield road A program and exhibit on fossils will be presented by Florence Kelso's "Old Fossil Group". If past programs of the group are an indicator, this program should be very interesting and educational The meeting is open to the public, and anyone interested in "rock hounding" is welcome to attend. ! V A N E W S 1 Editor's note following are representative questions an­ swered daily by VA counselors Full information is available at any VA office Q - A m 1 entitled to hospitalization at a Veterans Administration facility as the widow of a deceased veteran0 A-No Only veterans may be entitled to hospitalization at a VA facility Q Can the spouse of a veteran qualify for civil service preference based on the veteran's military service0 A--The spouse of a ten point veteran, who because of a service-connected disability has been unable to qualify for any appointment in the federal civil service, is entitled to a ten point preference At such time that the veteran should be able to use this preference, it would be rescinded from the spouse Q I was honorably discharged with a 100 per cent service-connected disability Am I eligible for commisary and exchange privileges0 A Y e s H o n o r a b l y discharged veterans with service connected disabilities rated at 100 per cent, their eligible dependents and un­ married surviving spouses are eligible For specific in­ formation. contact the nearest VA regional office News isn't what hap­ pens; it's what's reported. Grants To Creative Artists Applications became available Sept. 1 for the Illinois Arts council's 1979 Project Completion Grant program. In its second year, the PCG program offers grants of up to $500 to individual creative artists to complete a work in progress \ Eligible artists include ar­ chitects. choreographers, craftspersons. fictionwriters. filmmakers, graphic artists, mixed media artists, music composers. painters, photographers. playwrights, poets, sculptors and video artists Funds can be used for such needs as materials, framing. catalogue and insurance for visual artistS: manuscript typing, postage, secretarial help and research travel for fiction writers and poets; costuming, performers' salaries and rehearsal space for choreographers, composers and playwrights, and editing and duplicate print copies for film and video artists This year, a total of $50,000 has been allocated for the program, an increase from last year's pilot appropriation of $12,500. This year $25,000 will be available for the first deadline. Oct 2.1978 and $25,000 reserved for the second deadline. Feb 2, 1979 Grants are generally from $200 to $500. Decisions will be based upon artistic quality, quality of the project, the ar-% tist's ability to complete the project, and the potential for public presentation. Applications are reviewed by. Illinois Arts council staff or a member of an 'I AC Advisory panel Final selections are made by the chairperson of the appropriate Advisory panel in» each discipline, and by the executive director. For an application form, and further information, contact the Financial Assistance Of­ fice, Illinois Arts Council, ill N. Wabash. Chicago, 111 . 60602. (312) 435-6757. Auditions For "King And I" The Townsquare Players, Inc., will hold auditions for "The King and I" in the auditorium of the Woodstock Opera house Sept. 7 and 8 at 7:30p.m and Saturday, Sept 9, at 2 p.m. The show will be performed the first three weekends in November The Rodgers and Ham- merstein musical, based on the Margaret Landon novel and movie. Anna and the King of Siam. recounts the adventures of Anna Leonowens, an English school teacher brought to Siam to teach the King's many children and wives the ways of the western world The show produced many hit tunes; "Something Wonderful", "I Whistle a Happy Tune", "Hello Young Lovers", "Shall We Dance", "Getting to Know You" and "We Kiss in a Shadow". The charming ballet. "The Small House of Uncle Thomas", depicts the story of Uncle Tom's Cabin in the oriental manner as the Siamese children understood it Some critics called the show an American opera, for although it is a drama with music, it has the spectacle and pageantry of grand opera It remains a classic and timeless musical and one which the Players are proud to present The show has three main singing parts for women and a number of chorus parts There are two main singing roles for men and many good speaking roles There will be two young boys' parts auditioned, age 12 through early teens The show requires a large cast of singers, dancers and actors If one's talent lies elsewhere, manv behind the scene workers are also needed Art Thorsen. of Crystal Lake,' will direct the show Starting with radio and then TV., Thorsen has been directing ar.d writing both professionally and for community theatre for twenty-eight years Ann Tirk t)f Woodstock will act as musical director Mrs Tirk taught elementary vocal inusic in Woodstock for five years and was active in the Fine Arts chorale The" choreographer will be newcomer to the area Susan Cox. Mrs Cox received her training in ballet, tap and jazz dancing in Ohio before moving to Crystal Lake Gloria Carr and Karen Wells of Woodstock will act as producers for the Townsquare Players and invite community participation Observe Leukemia Month The month of September has been proclaimed Leukemia month in Chicago by Mayor Michael Bilandic, and in the State of Illinois by Governor James Thompson this is the month in which citizens of Illinois will band together and help in a com­ bined effort with the Chicago chapter. Leukemia society, in fighting leukemia Forty thousand volunteers have pledged themselves to par­ ticipate in a massive door-to- door campaign in a giant dedicated effort to conquer leukemia Great strides have been made in the treatment and control of this disease, but the solution has yet to be found. Leukemia takes the lives of more children than any other disease and kills more adults than children The Leukemia Society of America is presently sup­ porting a total of i17 in­ vestigators. and research allocations have been in­ creased to a record high of $1,750,000 The proceeds from this campaign will go toward supporting these projects as well as continuing the support of the society's Patient Aid program It is estimated by the National Institutes of Health that leukemia and related diseases - lymphomas, in­ cluding Hodgkm's disease - will strike approximately 51,400 citizens during the coming year, and 36.300 will die of these diseases during the same period This is why people in Illinois are welcoming their neighbors who will call on them during the drive Hundreds of calls are being received in the chapter office (726-0003* from additional volunteers offering their services Difference of Opinion He: "1 know a man who has been married 40 years and spends every evening at hon.e." 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