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•- ^ 1 Y "--SrT' VOL. «1 M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 26, 1935 INTERESTING in the Current News v NEARBY POSTMASTERS IN CONVENTION LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE IN ATTENDANCE OCTOBER 1-6 HELD SIX AT ELGQf The ninety-sixth annual session of the Rock River Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will convene in Elgin from October 1 to 6, with Bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf, DD.f LLD., officiating. There are many noted and interesting speakers scheduled for the sessions of the conference with Bishop Waldorf, who will speak on "Dawn on Twilight," at 11:45 Wednesday morning, beading the list. Wednesday evening Rev. Ivan' Lee Holt will deliver an address on "Southern Methodism Greets You" and Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes of the Washington area, Washington, D. C., will speak on "The Beacon of Union." Beginning Thursday,, Oct. 3, the themes for the morning worship services will be in commemoration of the four hundredth anniversary of the printed English bible, Oct. 4, 1535. Bishop Waldorf will again deliver an address, Thursday forenoon, entitled r "Some Rainbows," Friday morning, he/ will speak on "That In Thine Hand" and Saturday morning, ^Peculiar." Thursday afternoon, Bishop Ralph .S. Cushman of the Denver area, Denver, Colo., will speak . Thursday evening Prof. James A. James of Northwestern University,] member of the commission on world .service atlfl the commission on Methodist Unification will be on the program and Friday evening Bishop Mead of Oklahoma arte will speak on, "America's Mission." ' The "Laymen's session, which Mc- Henry delegates plan to attend, will convene at 9 a. m., Friday in the First Evangelical church, Elgin, and will continue on Saturday at 9 a. m., and 1:3Q--f». m., followed by united confer- were re- On Sunday, Oct. 6, Bishop Waldorf will deliver the sermon at 10:30 no., speaking on, "Power in Plenty." Appointment of Pastors The closing session of the conference will be "held on Sunday evening when the appointments of pastors for the «year will be rwd by Bishop Waldorf. The conference will mark Elgin's centennial of Methodism as announcesnts of the centennial point out that the first Methodist sermon was heard in Elgin in 1835 and that a ation wi The Rev. Dr. Blair S. Latshaw, pastor of the Elgin church, announces that the coming conference will be unique in several ways. A session on Wednesday will be devoted to fraternal relations between denominations involved in the proposed merger of greater American Methodist bodies. The interest of the Methodist church in world affairs will be signalized Thursday when greetings from Cordell Hull, secretary of state, will be read. Chicago, consuls from various nations are scheduled to appear on this program. There will be a youth session on Saturday when controversial objectives set up at Evanston recently will be under discussion. DELINQUENT TAX --• LIST NEXT ISSUE Next week the McHenry Plaindealer will publish the delinquent tax list for the township of McHenry. This is under the new law which provides that the annual publication of unpaid taxes shall be made in the various newspapers located where the taxes are collected instead of all in one newspaper for the entire county. Beginning the first of this week the Treasurer's office now collects a small fee for each property which is to be advertised as delinquent, as tlipse properties appear on the copy which has been sent to the several newspapers for publication. Taxpayers who call at the Treasurer's office before the close of business on Saturday of this week can avoid th publication as an accomodation, but the small publisher's fe« will be collected. After Saturday it will be too late to withdraw taxes from publication as delinquent. NEW BARBER Mike Daly has taken over the Weir Keck barber shop in West McHenry. Mr. Keck has gone • to Waukegan where he is employed. Mrs. H. E. Durland and Mrs. Albert Barbian spent the past several days at Moose Lake, Wis., where th«ty went to join their husbands who were on a fishing trip there. Jean Beckenbaugh erf Chicago spent the first of the week at her horns here. TAKE* FROM COLUMNS OF OtTJt EXCHANGES Mrs. lloward Stewart of Cary, was painfully burned about the face and hands last week Tuesday, while canning corn. A jar taken *from the pressure cooker exploded for some unknown reason. Wm. Dollman, farmer residing one jnile West of Coral, received injuries to his back and head Tuesday afternoon of last week when his car, in which he was riding alone, ran into a culvert. He was on his way home from Woodstock on the gravel road, when the accident occurred. The heavy traffic, last week Sunday, was slowed up considerably for quite a while on Route 19 between Fox River Grove and Barrington, when three cars collided. The blame is put on a speeding driver, when another automobile was attempting to pass a third car. It was a headon collision, the fast car coming from the east, the other tw§ going west. Two passengers were killed and seven injure'd. V - J Six-year-old Otto Stiller, who has been doing a flunkey's job at the Greien Duck tavern at Half Day, will receive the attention a child his age should receive. Judge Perry L. Persons ruled that Otto will be better off under the guardianship of Probation Officer Mary Polmateer Funk. Bruno Stiller, owner of the tavern, is alleged to have beaten the youngster on several occasions and forced him to do work around the tavern, which the boy calls a "restaurant." State's Attorney Charles E. Mason produced evidence to show that the boy was not in "a proper environment and should be placed elsewhere. Maple Lake, a small bod^ of water southwest of Chicago, was seined recently by employees of the state conservation department at of fish of various sped moved to other lakes in the part of the state. This carried out because of a shortage of food in Maple Lake, resulting - in fish starving to death. The fish, mostly bluegills, crappies and sunfish, were shipped to other lakes. Druce Lake, Lake Zurich and Diamond Lake, in Lake county, came in for a portion of the fish. Edward Eagle, five-year-old son of Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Eagle of Barrington, is recovering from the effects of his recent injuries and is resting easily in St. John's hospital, Cleveland, according to word received from his parents last week. The boy suffered a skull fracture, broken bones in, both legs and facial injuries September 1 when he was struck by an automobile while on a vacation at his aunt's home in Cleveland. He had been on an errand with a nine-yearold companion when the accident occurred. Sheriff Henry Nulle of Woodstock received a call at 2 o'clock Thursday morning from Delos Force, 26 years old, at Union, who stated he had been robbed and his car taken. According to Force's story he came out of a restaurant at Union about 1 o'clock and a man stepped over to him and stuck a gun in his ribs, ordering him to get in his (Force's) car. He was relieved of $25 and driven a short distance from the village when he was told to leave the car. The highwayman then drove away with the car. Two Guernsey cows owned by Aug. Ziesing of Deerfield, have just finished new official records for production which entitles them to entry in the Advanced Register of the American Guejrnsey Cattle club. These animals include two year old Helena of Thorn Hill .358477 producing 11,627.2 pounds of milk and 521.4 pounds of fat in class GG, and two year old King's Lenore of Thorn Hill 351036 producing 10,305.2 younds of milk and 517.1 pounds of fat in class GGt A fire outbreak on the D. Sullivan estate farm in Alden township the early evening of Sept. 12 consumed the barn with its contents of hay, grain and other personal effects. Fortunately the livestock had been released a short time before the fire appeared. W. Q. Nevel, tenant on the farm, finished the evening work of milking and left to call on a near neighbor when the flames were discovered in the structure where the hay and grain were stored. The strgw and oats recently threshed and stored in the barn was where the flames were first discovered by Mrs. Nevel. Spontaneous combustion is ascribed as the eause of the fire. Three youthful bandits held up and robbed W. , Loiseau, of Chicago, last week Thursday evening at the intersection of Lake Zurich road and' route 59-A, taking $62 in cash and several items of wearing apparel. Loiseau was driving toward Chicago on 59-A. As he approached the Lake Zurich road and slowed down for the intersection, a dark colorpdA sedan 1--Pope Pins greeting delegates to the International Congress of Catholic Nurses at C'astel Gandolfo, hts summer resl- 2--Architect's drawing of the heavily armed entrance to the vaults that are being built for the federal treasury's gold hoard at Fort Knox, Kentucky. 3--Members of Cvb,»'s ne;>ly lornied army of women which Col. Fiilgeneip Batista, head of the military'forces^is training. JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLL ORGANIZE CO Organization of the ior College commercial courses was effected Tuesday evening in the high school. Students have enrolled for courses in advanced typing, advanced English, elementary typing, and tary bookkeeping. According to the present arrangement, most of the advanced subjects will be offered in the afternoon and most of the elementary subjects in the evening, since the demand for the latter is coming from students who are employed during th< day. Classes in the night school will be given from 7 until 10 o'clock, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. These courses will be. given at a minimum of expense to those interested in securing a business training, or in developng skill in some paritcular subject. In typing it will be possible to use the high school manuals, and Consequently the only expense involved in taking this course will be the purchase of typing paper. Advanced shorthand students probably have retained their high school texts, and will need only to buy pen or pencil, notebook and typing paper. Courses in secretarial studies and business English can be given without the use of individual texjts. Hence bookkeeping is the only subject for which the purchase of textbooks will be by calling the high school office, in-'j dicating their preference in subjects, and the hours they will be able to report for classes. More and more, of late, the smaller communities throughout the country are making an effort to provide their citizens with the same opportunities for continuing their educaton that residents of the larger cities have long enjoyed through the operation of evening and trade schools. Provision for these schools illustrate the increasing prevalence of the new idea that education is to be prolonged through adult life, and that it may be carried on in a systematic and active way long after the individual has begun to earn his livelihood in whole or in part. Graduates of McHenry high schoo\ and other adults should seize this opportunity to continue their education, especially in the field of business, where an increase in knowledge and in technical skill is so vital to promotion and even, in some cases, to the retention of one's position. , PUBLIC CARD PART* The Altar and Rosary sodality of St. Patrick's church will sponsor a card party at the M. J. Walsh home Sunday evening. There will be a choice of bridge, pinochle, 500, euchre and bunco, with prizes and lunch. DISPLAYS WORK Jacob Stock, McHenry's young artist, again has some interesting work on exhibit here, which local people should not fail to see. For the past week or more' there has been on exhibit in the front hall of the high school building a picture painted by Mr. Stock of "The Rose Window of Notre Dame," as well as a bust modeled by the artist from McHenry clay. The bust is on of Roy Matthews a few years ago. In addition to this there is a small profile of Rameses II on exhibit *t the An interesting picture by the same artist" is also on exhibit in Jacob Justen's window on Green street, showng the old Johnsburg church as it was being destroyed by fire. Mr. Stock is now engaged in painting a picture of the new Johnsburg church by moonlight which promises to be very beautiful. These pictures are painted for the exhibit of the Fine Arts of the All Illinois Society to be displayed in the Steven's hotel, Chicago , for four months, beginning November 12. They may later be seen at the Edgewater Beach hotel. Mr. Stock has painted many pictures and before the Century of Progress exposition was engaged in work at the Field Museum in Chicago. CHARGE EMPLOYE STOLE CLOTHING It is expected the grand jury will be called to investigate the case of two men and a woman, all colored, who were taken to Woodstock from robbery in connection with taking some clothes from the Thomas Brennan home at Howell's Villa. The three include Ruth Bryant, Howard Frye and Matt Williams. It is said that Miss Bryant was employed in the Brennan home the •past summer, but was discharged several weeks ago. According to reports from Sheriff Nulle, as published by the Woodstock Sentinel, the Brennans charge that she returned the other night to get some clothes she had left at the place and besides taking her own clothes she also took some clothes belonging to the Brennans. The two men admit taking Miss Bryant to the Brennan home, but claim they did not know she took anything other than her own clothes. Several members of the Brennan family were called to testify before the grand jury before noon Monday. TOO MANY WEEDS IN FOX RIVER NOTICE „ Saturday nights will he the only open nights during the winter months according to a large majority of th< McHenry merchants. Do your shopping during the day if possible. pulled up alongside of him. Three men jumped out of the car, and a red-haired youth pointed a revolver at Loiseau with the warning, "This is a stick up." The other two bandit.; searched their victim and his car, taking the cash from Loiseau's pockets and a sweater and hat from the car. The trio then drove away. One of McHenry's greatest assets is the Fox river and it is deplorable indeed to see this beautiful stream filled with weeds, so thick that, the water even becomes stagnant and the weeds become covered by a» green scum, says a McHenry resident. Many who watched the boat races on the river no£ed its condition and property owners along the stream are anxious that something can be done another year to clear the weeds. With the many Public Works projects now being offered, is seems that work of improving the river might come under this head. Although a large state park is being contemplated for Grass Lake improvements needed along the river are unheeded. Here's hoping that next year something may be accomplished along this line. y FlaWuhr Waal Ads briar ramlta DR. VISITS ORIENT WELLS IS PLEASED WITH JAPAN ^ tit* McGae, McHenry gnd Elmer Freund, West McHenry' postmaster, with Mrs. McGee and Mrs. Freund, are attending the national convention of postmasters at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago this week. "Jfe- They heard the postmaster-gefflfral, James A. Farley, in his address at the opening of the convention on Tuesday when the 2,000 postmasters were welcomed to the city by Mayo." Kelly, Postmaster Ernest J. Kruetger and Lieu,t.-Gov. Thomas F. Donovan, who spoke in place of Gov. Horner. Business sessions of the convention began Wednesday. In his opening remarks to the postmasters, Farley, extended the personal greeting of President Roosevelt. Inspector Kildro* Aldrich is to be on hand to address the convention and will provide a corps of inspectors to prepare answers to the inquiries of all postmasters during the quiz period of the convention. An added feature of the convention will be separate meetings of postmasters of various class offices. The program committee has prepared a highly instructive program under Chairman West M. Rourke of Dr. Springfield, 111., and nothing has been j struck him. AT HOSPITAL TWO HOURS LATER Axel Bolvig, 41 years old, who reon the old Brott farm in Bull VaHey.Y^st of McHenry, where ha fox'«^, died in the Woodstock hospital, Moriday afternoon, from injuries received" when he was struck, two hours earlier, by a fast train on the Easti Judd street crossing, in Woodstock. Bolvig, driving his truck, was helping his hired man,lOrville Bird, tow his car across the tracks ,when the accident occurred. There were several eye witnesses to the accident who said that as the truck reached the middle of the crossing the tow chair, broke. Bolvig continued across the tracks before he stopped his truck and then backed up onto the crossing again to hitch Oft the car he was towing. : f "Could Not Escape Crash In spite of the signal bell, which, At is said, was ringing, Bolvig apparently did not heed the approach of the fast drain which was bearing" down from the northwest and when he did realize his situation and he started to get out of the cab of his truck it was too late and the train overlooked for the pleasure and relaxation of those in attendance. the D. G. Wells returned recently from a most interesting trip to the Orient, leaving from California after visiting in the home of his son, Dr. Glen Wells, at Hollywood. Dr. Wells left McHenry about the last of June and after visiting in California embarked on July 15 on the ocean voyage, making the trip on the., new Japanese motor ship "Awobasau Bird, who was assisting Bolvig, escaped injury he was not in the Mrs. Mary Reardon is chairman of path of the train. Bolvig was driving south on Jefferson street from the Dacy Lumbet company when the accident occurred. ladies' entertainment committee and is providing a good time for the ladies. In addition to bridge parties and socials there was on Wednesday afternoon a tour of Marshall Field's store which ended in the Walnut room where the women were guests of the National Association of Postmasters at a tea During the tea Fields presented a style show. Lake Cruise On Tuesday afternoon there was a Maru," whicl^made its maiden voyage i lake cruise off the Chicago harbor arto Japan. Cities Rebuilt After visiting various points of in* terest in Japan nnd China, the local doctor states that Yokohoma and Tokyo are the two most beautiful cities he visited in the orient. Completely rebuilt since the earthquake of 1926, the cities are new and modern with brick buildings built only to the limit of nine stories in height. Tokyo, which numbered only 250,- 000 inhabitants before the earthquake now has a population of 5,500,000 and Yokohama is a city of 1,000,000 people. The cities were destroyed by jfire following the earthquake, which broke water mains and left them without protection. Travels With Writer Dr. Wells spent a week in Japan in the company of J. P. McEvoy, writer, who is writing several „ interesting articles on his trip for the Saturday Evening Post. 1 ,, McEvoy also left Hollywood for interestingly of his' visit to Japan, telling of the Geisha girls, radio's place in Japan, customs of the Japanese, etc. The Japanese house makes even the most modern of the "machines for living" seen at the Chicago exposition seem antiquated. The Japanese house is flexible, all the rooms open into one another and the outside walls can be opened, closed or taken away entirely. The Japanese have built their houses in units for centuriei. The unit is the straw mat which is always six feet by three feet. The house is fitted to the mats and so arranged that it can be opened or closed in various sized units. McEvoy says, "It is-this same aristic efficiency, which one finds on stc efficency, which one finds on every hand, from tea ceremony to Judo, from flower arrangement to training for the Olympic games, from garden houses tto cotton mills." TO EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS Father Wm. A. O'Rourke, pastor of St. Patrick's church, is attending the seventh national Eucharistic Congress at Cleveland, O., leaving for that city Monday. Father A. J. Vollman, pastor of St. John's church, Johnsburg, is also in attendance. Patrick Cardinal Hayes of New York, papal legate to the four, day congress, was welcomed by Postmaster James Farley at a civic reception where 17,000 persons assembled. : Postmaster Farley read a letter written by President Roosevelt to Bishop Joseph Schrembs of the Cleveland diocese, president of the fourday Congress, which opened informally Tuesday with the reception for the cardinal. ranged through the courtesy of naval officials on duty in the Chicago area, the use of the government revenue cutters having been extended to the convention for the entertainment of the delegates. The ladies will also go on a tour of inspection through the new postoffice in Chicago and there will not be an idle moment for Historic Ground Postmasters who attend the convention at the Hotel Sherman will tread on historic ground. For nearly 100 years the hotel has stood at the corner of Clark and Randolph streets. First as a tavern, then a traveler's inn, and now a modern skyscraper of twenty-three stories, the hotel's ris* parallel^ the growth of Chicago itself. Its 1,700 rooms include the College Inn, the Bal Tabarin and the grand ballroom, a symphony in mirrors, crystal chandeliers and beautiful furnishings, which alone accomodates 2,500 persons', the Louis XVI room with its b^liant decorations and the grey room for more intimate gatherings. President M. F. O'Donnell will preside at the business sessions and among those giving addresses are K. P. Aldrich, chief inspector, Hon James M. Mead, chairman, house committee on postoffice and post ro*|ds, Hon. Vincent Burke, deputy firiit assistant, Hon. Harry Mitchell, Pres. U. S. Civil Service commission. It is said that whfen Ora R. Bird, father of Orville, who was on the other side of the crossing, saw that the accident\was inevitable he tried to signal the train to stop but it was too late. The train which hit Bolvig is known as the flier and goes through Woodstock everyday about 5 o'clock without stopping. Bolvig was rushed to the Woodstock hospital ^Jhere he died two hours later. • An inquest was held Tuesday after' noon at the Slavin and Merwin undertaking parlor with Coroner E. H Cook in charge. The victim of the accident lived with his sister, Mrs. Peter Langlyke on the fox farm west of McHenry. He was born in Hjorring, Denmark. Funeral services were held today, (Thursday). The coroner's jury returned a verdict of unavoidable accident at the in* quest held Tuesday. Joseph Sage, engineer, and Leslie McAllister, fireman, of the train that hit Bolvig testified at the inquest as did others who saw the accident. ELLEN SMITH WEDS WOODSTOCK MAN Miss Ellen Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Smith of Ringwood," and Mr. William Wurtzinger, son of George Wurtzinger pf Woodstock prised their friends wheh they slip-", ped away to Chicago and were united in marriage by Father Will Desmond at the Holy Rosary rectory Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Desmond of Woodstock. The bride wore dark blue crepe with matching accessories and her matron of honor was attired in black An outstanding feature of the con- ' crepe trimmed in red with accessorvention will be the banquet at 6:30 jes 0f black. ....< at the Hotel Sherman this evening at j^e bride is a graduate of the Mcwhich it is expected Governor Hora- Henry high ^h^ i^ith the er will act as toastmaster. 1935. * The convention will close on Fri- - The groom is a graduate of St. day after the election of officers and ^Mary's school with the class of 1929 t h e a n o u n c eme n t o f t h e time - ~ J place of the 1936 convention and REMODELING PERRY HOUSE The work of remodeling the Perry, house on Richmond road into a twoflat building is under way and the owner, Mrs. John R. Knox, expects to have the apartments ready for occupancy by the first of November. and also completed two years of study at St. Edwards, Houston. Tex. He is now employed at the Alemite Dye" Casting company at Woodstock. Upon returning from a wedding trip to the Dells they will reside'on South Jefferson street, Woodstock. * - '-x;. WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION ;• Officers of the Methodist Assays* These apartments, whic^i will be fui' | tion elected at the meeting at Frankrent, will be modern in every respect 1 linville Thursday are Mrs. Earl Bigand bath rooms and kitchens are be- j elow, Woodstock, president; Mrs, J. ing equipped so that both flats will jTupper, Harvard, first vice-president; be complete for comfort and conven- 1 Mrs. Frank McConnell, Richmond, i'ence. I second vice-presideM; Mrs. C. See- Rooms are comfortable and those 1 f^l^t, Alden, recording secretary; on the second floor are kept cool in Mns. Claude Jacobs. Crystal Lake, the summer time by .the third floor 1 corresponding secretary: Mrs. Grant above. Occupants of the second apart- iCowdrev. Greenwood, treasurer. ment will also have the use of the third floor which is ideal for a gym or recreation room, for drying clothes and other purposes. No doubt, these flats willhe popular as homes. ATTENTION, C. O. F. Installation of officers of Court Wo" 594, C. O. F., will be held Tuesday, evening. Oct. 1. All members are requested to be present. The meeting will begin at 8 o'clock, C. S. T. Refreshments will be served. USHER AT STUDIO Barrett Schillo of Chicago ie one of the ten ushers who will begin doty next Monday ih the new WGN studios. Each usher has had more than two years of college education and two years' training under Andrew T. Frain. The affair was attended by eighty members from Ringwood. Greenwood, Solon Mills, Crystal Lake. Harvard and Woodstock CIVIC CHORAL CLUB ;;Vf The Civic Choral Club of Crystal Lake will hold its first rehearsal at 7:45 Monday evening. September 30. at the Community High School ra Crystal Lake. The members invite and urge anyone who likes to sing to be present for this practice- They to present "The MewsSah" i " ber.