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^*51. **yi*, ' : v . v ^ - " / ~ ; * r ? 7 'S • <- ' ' * ' * * - tx° "• '"~"%-'t 'Si. - '*" v<" "* "?•*. >\< A- ,1-'"'*'" ! ?7 1' V' •»*> • ; ,V. -•' • & -y ', < 4' .'•i4 .v.»,. TOL.60 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1935 Mo. 49 TEACHERS OFFERED NEW CONTRACTS SWT. DUKER HIRED FOR ANOTHER YEAR ME& RICHARDSON HEW S v GRADE TEACHER Dance At Fox Pavilion On PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED FOR WEEK ; The McHenry Commmnity high school and the public grade school were closed Tuesday morning for the remainder of the week because of the many absences caused by illness of the students. During the past .. school months McHenry has be<en most fortunate in being freei from contagion while measles and other diseases raged in surrounding cities and schools, but at C. H. Duker has been hired for ^aether year as superintendent of the McHenry Community High school and grade school and all teachers were offered contracts for another year at recent meetings of the high school and grade school boards. At « meeting of the high school board,. which was held on Tuesday evening of last week, C. J. Reihans- j last the local immunity has broken perger was re-elected president for and this week cases of measles with another year and E. E. Bassett was ' a few of scarlet fever have invaded elected secretary. jthe schools, playing havoc with at- No general raise in salary will be tendance records and making it adtendered the high school teachers thiB J visable to close the schools in an efyear with the exception of some fort to check the spread of the disslight elevation in one or two cases ' ease. where salaries were ofi a too law j It is desired and advised that all basis. Raises in salary are quite public gatherings be postponed as prevalent throughout the district, ' much as possible for this week at however, some towns boosting sal- least and that parents keep their aries as high as ten per cent. | children at home and away from pub- An organization party of the grade lie places where contagion may be school board was held on Monday eve- ! spread and that a united effort be ning of last week when all of the put forth to stop the spread of conteachers of the grade school met with tagion. •f In most cases the illness resulting from measles Is light and of only a few days' duration resulting in the term applied to many cases as "three the board members in a "get ac quainted" gathering. Mrs. Richardson Hired On Tuesday evening of this week the grade school board met in regular ' day measles. session and tendered contracts to the J While there are a few cases of teachers for another year. Mrs. AJ-- scarlet fever breaking out this week fred Richardson was hired as teacher they are usually light cases with of the fourth grade to fill the vacancy some of the patients having only a caused by the resignation of Miss Booth because of illness. Mrs. Richardson is a graduate of the University of Ohio, having an AB degree and is highly recommended by the dean of women of the University. Her qualifications for a teacher are of the best. E. H. Nickels was elected secretary of the grade school board 'it which George Stilling is the newly elected president. CHAIN LETTERS REACH McHENRY fhe first of the Colorado chain letters arrived in McHenry this week with the "send in a dime and redistribute wealth" slogan that has set thousands upon thousands figuring that the unaided power of arithmetic can multiply each ten cent piece by more than 16,000. So many Coloradoans have tried to get $1562.50 for one thin dime that the Denver postoffice facilities are bending under strain and postoffice receipts increased $20,000 in twelve days, while harassed postoffice officiate tried to find some way to stop the Hood of wealth seeking letters. The chain started with a limited number of Denver residents receiving copies of the share wealth letter, each copy having attached to it six names. "This charm was started in the hope of benefiting you", the letter reads. •"Within three days make five copies of this latter leaving off the top name and address and adding your name and address at the bottom of the tiflt. Mail the copies to your friends to whom you wish prosperity to come. In omitting the top name send that person* ten cents as a charity donation. In turn, as your name reaches the top, you will receive 15,- 625 letters with donations amounting to »1,662.50." Providing there were no breaks in the chain and no one cheated by holding out the dime, this result actually would be obtained. The chain letter writer would be bottom signer on five letters, next to the cellar on 25, have fourth place on 125, third place on 625, second place on 3,125 and top on 15,625. Postal Inspector Roy E. Nelson said that while those who got in early on the chain had a chance to win something, although it was doubted whether any chain would get unbroken to 15,626, the late comers faced mathematical impossibilities. OPERA STAR TO OPEN BRANCH STUDIO HERE Merit I. Oster, internationally known opera star, and authority on vocal music, became a resident of McHenry (Shalimar) Mr. Oster has had a distinguished career in the operatic centers of the world. He has sung the leading baritone roles in all the great opera houses of Europe and America, and upon returning to America, after his successes abroad, he came to Chicago, where he sang with the Chicago Civic Opera company, and at Ravinia Park. He also appeared in all the productions of the admirers of German art, and has an unrivalled reputation as an oratorio singer. * He has a studio at 915 Kimball Hall, 306 So. Wabash avenue, Chicago, where he coaches students for opera, radio and concert stage. Mr. Oster will open a branch studio at McHenry, to enable those who wish to take up vocal culture for opera, oratorio, concert or radio work. His residence in our community will surely add much to its cultural assets and activities. I Mr. and Mrs. George Shepard of iRingwood •home Sunday. light raSh in a short illness termfed as scarletina. Schools have been closed in Dundee, Carpentersville " and Algonquin, as well as all public meetings, in an effort to check the spread of scarlet fever. In Elgin, where there were forty cases of the disease on Saturday, a city-wide- co-operative effort has been launched as a precautionary measure against possible spread of scarlet fever in an attempt to prevent the situation from becoming what may be termed an epidemic. Local health authorities are keeping a close check on health conditions in McHenry and it is expected that present conditions will readily clear up with the co-operaton of parents, children and the general public in restoring our usual good health record. On Wednesday, May 1, a change became effective in the membership of the local board of health with the newly appointed health officers taking over the duties for the year. Dr. C. W. Klontz is now the health doctor for the year, taking the plac« of Dr. A. I. Froehlich. An annual change is usually made in this office. Several of the high school teachers have gone home for the vacation this week. Mr. Orr has gone to his home at Cedar Falls, Iowa, Miss Holden has gone to Macomb, Miss Stevens to Joliet and Miss O'Gara to Oak Park. St. Mary's school is continuing its sessions as usual. The school nurse, Mrs. Joanne Rulien, is on the job and may be found at St. Mary's school or at her office in the high school. and Persons in the Current News •v-v: Mil'--;:# 1--Mrs. William A. Becker of Summit, N. J., who was elected president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution. 2--The navy's newest aircraft carrier, Ranger, steaming into San Diego harbor to join the fleet. 3--View of HoneymooQers':T^est; at Niagara .fall# after the recent fall of iiiaay tons of rpcfc,-.the sixth such slljle in thg last three years. .. t ' , . a •"-• - - ^ - . T*nrijrrr;-1-' •• I Viirii • •' tin I II.'I 'ill " i "" ] --JL McHENRY NOW ON DAYLIGHT May 8th SENIOR PLAY LARGE CROWD .JiSS IS EXPECTED • HOLY NAME SOCIETY AND WM. &SPOBfSOIWi TIME STUDENTS ENTER LAST SIONTH OF SCHOOL last month of school in McHenry started Wednesday with the calendar full of varied activities up to the date of graduation which occurs this year on May 31. On May 16 the annual band concert is scheduled to take place and the baccalaureate service will be on May 2G with clas3 day on May 29 and graduation on May 31. The fourth quarter exanis will be given on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 28 and 29, and there will be many other high school activities, including tennis tournaments and golf competition. Commencement invitations have already been ordered and measurements have been taken for caps and gowns for the forty-six Seniors of the local high school who expect to graduate this spring if they successfully complete their requirements. "Ehe Senior class roll includes the following names: Dorothy Althoff, Jean Beckenbaugh, Catherine Bishop, Margaret Bishop, Isabel Blake, Wilfred Blake, Ernest Bohr, Betty Conway, Eugene Eppel, Shirley Covalt, Charles Freund, Delphine Freund, Elseda Freund, Carmen Freund, Bruce Granger, Gordon Granger, Leonard Gibbs, Reinhert Hansen, Mercedes Hayes, J&ne Heimer, Ray Hetterman, Chester Howard,. Gladys Howe, Raymond Hughes, George Johnson, Evelyn Karls, Ruth Klintworth, Icma Knaack, Mary Landl, Florence Larkin, Leander Lay, Robert Martin, Fred Meyers, Florence Miller, Arlette Newman, Marion Peet, Loren Rothermel, Emily Simon, Ellen Smith, Geo. Vales, Richard Vycital, Paul Walkingtcta, Jearf Whiting, Anthony Wolf, Mary Zielensky, Richard Mooneyn NOTICE The Catholic Daughters of America will hold their meeting Thursday night, May 2, in K. C. hall. All members are urged to«fce at this meeting imi On Sunday McHenry received the first of 154 extra hours of summer sunshine made possible each year by merely pushing the clock one hour ahead when daylight saving time became effective at 2 o'clock Sunday morning. Although the official time for setting the clock ahead an hour was at 2 a. m., most householders moved, the hands up Saturday night before retiring. Persons who neglected to do so probably arrived at church in timw for the benediction or missed an important golf date. All local business will be conducted on daylight basis until the last Sunday in September, although railroads continue to operate on standard time. In moving clocks ahead one hour citizens of McHenry joined some 140 millions of people throughout the United States and Europe. This city is one of several in the county to operate on advanced time, including Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Cary, Fox River Grove, Richmond, and Algonquin. Chicago starts its seventeenth year of the new time. * , * All of the offices in the court house at Woodstock will operate on daylight saving time and it is expected that the new time will be used in the county court and it will be observed half and half in the circuit court. The daylight saving practice is general among various cities in Connecticut, New York, Indiana, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as Illinois. Several states have legislated against daylight saving and in Wisconsin it is a misdemeanor to use anything but standard time. In the southern hemisphere, where the seasons are reversed, Brazil and Chile are nearing the end of their summer weather and their daylight saving period. About May first both countries return to standard time. A few changes in the schedules of trains going to and returning from Chicago have been made and the train schedule now stands as follows: Trains leaVe McHenry for Chicago at 8:02 a. m., and 2:55 p. m., DST, and arrive in McHenry from Chicago at 10:07 a. m., and 4:45 p. m. DST. On Sunday a train arrives here at 10:17 a. m., and leaves at 6:01 p. m., DST. Mail goes on the 2:56 p. m., train and by carrier at 6 p. m. Many of the monring papers and the Elgin and Rockford evening papers are brought to McHenry by automobile.. MARJORY FREUND AT PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL Miss Marjory Freund, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Freund, underwent an operation on her leg at Presbyterian hospital, Chicago, Friday. Although she has suffered considerably since the operation it is hoped that she will soon be more comfortable. It is expected that she will be at the hospital about three weeks when the cast will be changed and another cast put on for three months when she will be confined to her home here. Miss Freund is a Sophomore at the local high school and her many friends are hoping for her speedy recovery. Her mother has- .visited her every day at the hospital. CALLED TO FLORIDA Clinton Martin left Saturday for Belleview, Fla., where he was called by the serious illness of his father, Frank E. Martin, who is in a hospital at Ocala, Fla. SCOUTS WORK TO ATTENDJAMBOREE AT WASHINGTON, D. C., IN s AUGUST Boy Scouts in McHenry, as well as Scouts throughout the nation, are intensely interested in the National Boy Scout Jamboree to be held at Washington, D. C., from August 21 to 30, when 33,000 boys from the United States and an estimated 3,000 foreign Scouts will assemble for probably the largest Jamboree in the history of national Scouting. One boy will be sent from McHenry to attend this national camp, being sent on his merit and selected and judged by a committee of disinterested men. McHenry Scouts who are eligible to compete for this honor are Harry Conway, Joe Gausden, Richard Freund, Jack Hess, Richard Justen, Bruce Klontz, Gerald Miller, Wilbert Schaefer, Harold Taxman, Angelo Unti, Eugene Unti, William Klapperich, Herbert Reihansperger and Gordon Knox. The boys are working hard to accomplish the necessary requirements for the trip and because all are so zealous it may be found necessary W impose even harder and more strenuous rules as a means of elimination of contestants. The Scouts must have been regis - tered for one year prior to July 1, 1935, and he must have attained the rank of First Class or above by July 1. He should be outstandingly the best all-around Scout in the troop, based not only on his record of service and advancement, but also on his spirit, response, co-operation, willingness to share in true Scout fashion ail responsibiltes that come his way, and his unselfishness as exemplified in his attitude toward selecting the best Scout from his troop. In order to assist trapps in picking a representative the Area Jamboree committee launched a contest on Feb. 1 to close on July 1. Must Attend .Meetings In this contest, which is planned on the individual Scout basis, a Scout must attend every troop meeting unless sick or out of town when a written excua* is required from a parent. A Scout must' qualify for five or more merit badges during the contest. As there are 102 to select from tnis should not be hard. Each Scout must recruit and train one or more new Scout and have them duly registered in a troop in this area during the contest penod. The Scout should go on a hike at least once a month until July 1 and should have been -- on ten overnight hikes before the end of the contest. The boys will be eliminated gradually until the most deserving Scout remains as the one which the troop will be proud to have represent them at the National Jamboree. To give everyone a fair chance the decision will not be made until July 1. The grounds for this mammoth camping expedition at Washington are now being prepared and the Scouts who are chosen to. represent their troops in this area will go to Rockford for a three-day camping expedition where they will be instructed in the requirements of a good camper and prepared for the Washington tr^k They alao required to be inoculated against typhoid f$.V<W *nd vaccinated' for smallpox. Two Scout Leaders To Go Two Scout leaders will also be selected from the county to go to the National Jamboree and the popular McHenry Scoutmaster, M. L. Schoenholtz, hopes to be chosen as one of these leaders. • Mr. Schoenholtz is working hard on his requirements and has a fine record in Scouting, which his friends here feel will be adequate recommendation for him in securing one of the positions of trust and leadership. m£ Schoenholtz is the oldest Scoutmaster in years of service in the county and these years of experience should count in securing reliable men for leadership. The responsibility of selecting and recommending commiMfonB for leadership rests with the local council through tHte MWfMHbl «• committee and will be based on records of active service and experience in actual camping and hiking and other activities which will warrant recommendation for a certificate of leadership. Physical, mental and personal qualities are considered and graded as well as leadership qualities and administrative qualities, together with experience as camp director, commissary officer, cook and clerk and director of Scoutcraft. Mr. Schoenholtz has won numerous awards in Scouting, being an Eagle Scout as well as holder of a Scout Master Key in addition to which he has also gained recognition in leadership with his record in the county as a Scoutmaster being unsurpassed. He has made Scouting in the city of McHenry what it is today, having assembled a small group of boys into a growing and active troop of Scouts interested in Scout activities and impersonating Scout principals. Local Scouts as well as the general public feel that Mr. Schoenholtz will be a wise choice for a troop leader in the National Jamboree at Washington and will await with interest the decisions made about July 1. Local interest in the Scouts is increasing as competition grows keen and as committees plan events to raise necessary funds to meet the expenses of the Scout to be sent to Washington. Arrangements for the dance at the Fox Pavilion on May 8 sponsored by the Holy Name society and Men Foresters for the benefit of "t. Mary's church, have been completed by the committees in charge of plans for the event and everything is in readiness for this popular social event, which is attracting considerable interest in a large surrounding territory. The Fpx Pavilion has been chosen as the place for the dance and there will be plenty of room to accommodate the large crowd for which preparations are being made. A feature of the party Will be the souvenir programs for which ,ads from local business meh have been solicited and there will be new and old dances for the entertaniment of everyone. Music will be furnished by Elmer FreundV,orchestra and a good time is assured for old and young. Members of the various committees have spared no effort in making arrangements for this outstanding •»- vent of the year and the public is urged to reserve May 8 for the dance and be sure to attend. Committee In Charge The committee in charge of the dance is made up of the following: : DANCE COMMITTEE--Phil Guinto, Herman Steffes, John Thennes, .Peter F. Miller, Clarence Stilling, Jacob Freund, Carl Bickler, John Pfianncnstill, Geo. P. FreuiTd. »i ".. v*i»* ;V .i s "'i ' SETS DEADLINE FOR MARRIAGE LICENSES it has been customary in the past for the office of county clerk to issue marriage licenses "any hour of the day or night. County Clerk Raymond D. Woods informs the Plaindealer that from' a study of the situation that it is a bad practice and tends t.o break down the intention and spirit of the marriage laws. County Clerk Woods stated that many of the applicants that appear at late hours for marriage licenses are refused generally for two reasons: their age and condition at the time of making application. Mr Woods further stated that 95 per cent of the marriage licenses issued after 9 o'clock are to Wisconsin residents who come over the line to evade their own laws which are more strict than cur8> Mr. Woods says the condition not only exists in McHenry county but with other border counties throughout the state, and it has been necessary for county clerks to set some rule in stopping this influx of illegal marriages. In View of these conditions Mr. Woods feels that any applicants who are sincere in their desire to wed can get to the county seat by 9 o'clock "Papa and the Girls," the Senior play will be presented. May;.X0, a week later than originally scheduled. This , change was made du$ to closing. of : V^V.' ?,< schools this week. Gentle, ineffectual Auht Agatha has fou n d h e r s e l f u n e q u a l t o t h e t a s k r r ' ^ of managing the family-- three ex- " '/ " \ tragavant daughters and a spoiled ' son--of her late brother, and has argued Andrew Douglas into tackling , "4 ' . - the job. He resolves upon stern discipline, never dreaming of the violent rebellion it will kick up. He learns a ^ » great deal about women and their ability to keep a mere man in hot water. Besides the spoiled family there are varied types of friends and villains. The play offers an opportunity for character work and the Seniors have worked hard to give good interpretations. The high school orchestra andithe mixed chorus will furnish music, a new feature in entr'acte material will be the one act play presented by the members of the public speaking class. • "v • ,: Cast of Characters V Following is the cast in order of- V appearance: ' ; V Rocco l'etrone, a social parasite.... • *--2 ./ »....»;..ii........;....-.M...Mii..Chester How*Ri Bertine Lyle, a lady of the same ^ stripe !. .........Arlette Newman Gerald Artfher, son of the family...... ' ..^...-.'..George Johnson Celia Archer, the youngest daughter Evelyn Karls . . Ruth Winters, fiancee of Gerald.... Betty Conway Flora Archer, eldest daughter. .....Shirley Covalt ; * Alvin Strong, a young lawyer.....™ Robert MaHin Alma Archer, the second daughter...... ......a Emily Simon « Tessie, the maid ......Catherine Bishop Wilbur Tuttle, a young philosopher -- Fnod Mejfter Mrs. Edge, the housekeeper .........Jean Beckenbaugh - Andrew Douglas, a young man from SleWgundy Ray Hughe? „ Miss Agatha Archer, aunt and guardian to the Archer family Marian Kaelin WOODSTOCK BOY INJURED BY CAE Lester Blazer, 14 years old, of the Children's Home at Woodstock, was seriously injured Thursday noon when he ran into a car driven by Attorney Vernon J. Knox, who has an office iii McHenry. The boy had just left school at tta noon hour and was walking east on Calhoun street. Just before he reached the corner he started to run and apparently did not realize he wa« so near the pavement as he ran ofi the sidewalk into the side of the Knox car. It is thought that after staking the front right fender the left side of hi* body caught the door handle of the ea as a large cut was found on the left side just over the heart. He alBo received a bad gash over his left eye ... the evening from anywhere in Mc- and a possible skull fracture and Henry county, and in fact they can I bruised about the body. travel quite some distance in four | Mr. Knox stopped immediately IW ADDED ATTRACTIONS AT feRSDGE BALL ROOM Joe Friend, of the Bridge Ballroom, wishes to announce to the public and his friends, there will be high class floor shows in connection with the dances each Sunday night, starting Sunday, May 6. These dances and shows will be handled by the B. & B. Theatrical Enterprises. These men have had years of experience in the show business. and will endeavor to please the people. VISITS AT LAKE GENEVA Mrs. John R. Smith spent the first of the week at Lake Geneva in the home of her daughter and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller Boutelle. On Monday evening she attended the Senior class play, "The MicMarrey Child," in which her grandson, Everett Boutelle, had a part. He will graduate from the Lake Geneva high school with the Senior class on MAy EV. LUTHERAN CHURCtt Beginning next Sunday, May 5, the McHenry Ev. Lutheran church will hold services at 8 a. m., DST. Henry Schuenamann, Jr., of Chicago spent several ditf» this week with relatives hex* • . hours from -the regular closing hour of the office. For that reason a new rule is being set in the office of Mr. Woods that no licenses will be issued after the hour of 9 o'clock in the evening to any applicants, either from McHenry county or from counties or states. There are many states throughout j Sentinel the nation that are troubled with this same condition and their law makers are doing their best to form new laws and regulations to combat this condition. In Dlinois a bill is now pending in the legislature requiring applcants in the state to file an intention to wed five days prior to the issuing of a license, the same as the Wisconsin law. took the boy to the hospital doine everything possible and staying at thhospital until the wounds were dressed. According to later reports, the boy is resting comfortably and it is hoped outside i he will recover. He was employed as a carrier boy for the Woodstock Among the Sick PQUSE CASE CONTINUED A motion to quash the various counts against Alford H- Pouse, charged with conspiracy to violate the prohibition law, was made by Attorney Frank Maynard in behalf of Pouse, last wek before Judge Shurtleff. Hearing on the motion was continued. Attorney C. P. Barnes represented the state and informed the court that Attorney Charles W. Hadley was busy in the criminal court of Cook county and unable to attend. A date agreeable to Attorneys Had- 4ey and Maynard will be set for the hearing on the motion,. <•" --RELIEF ANNOUNCEMENT John T. O'Brien, chairman of the MScHenry County Emergency Relief Two of the children of Mr. and Jesse Darnell have been ill of pneumonia at Woodstock hospital, fqllow-' ing measles. Several other children. in the home were also ill with th? v measles. Clarence Smith, wio has spent several weeks in the Eye, Ear, Nose ar. I • : Tliroat hospital in Chicago, returned home last week. Because of illaa? - at the home of his parents, Mr. an 1 ^ Mrs- John Smith, he went to hia ai-- ' ter's, Mrs. Cart J. Fretrnd, for a few • . days. . Mary Margaret Douglas, Utt!1 : 1 *• daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarwce Douglas is ill with scarlet fever. Miss Viola Staines has been ill tfc'* >. week. The condition of N. P. Justen, w •. eran West Side business man, remair : > about the same and he is able to b - up part of the time. In place of th • trained nurse, Miss Frances Michel'. is now assisting in his care. " % | Miss Genevieve Knox, first " teacher, is ill with measles ' i Wesley Guffey is at Hii.es Committee, and Mrs. Gretta M. where he is receiving treatment. Marsh, Administrator, wish to make | Floyd Cooley is at Hines ho. pii0* the following announcement: Work Relief assignments , in this county will continue until May 9, which will cover the needs of work relief clients of this organization unti May 21, Direct relief will also be issued until this data, May 21. Administrative expenses will be covered until May 15, and Federal Reli«?i fonnjY|rv(jj|it»a will be distributed as 'praafc:;";; *. •' • •" where is receiving and awaiting turn for an operation for appendi<Jiti. Mi%. Cooley and little daughter. St? • cia, are with her -purentMP Mr. as. - Mrs. J. W. Freund Mrs. John May of Waupaca, Wi was operated on at the ^ aupa Community hospital Saturday. Frank E. Martin of Bellevir^'v Fla., is quite ill in a hospitM it Osida, Fla. -IT: