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--\ "7v-'*l.x ^\r =* v ^ ' " 4 " *<. rr>- . >/V•-". '_^>' ?; V. - ;^" - •a / •"*•' •'" -L- • * '*,«*•. '.**** * <. • v •* < vV-t 1 f ', •"*• _ -» ** , v 5 # • ,•> K .. r ,...• i ( i -„>. _.'u s£ ft **•**».*- ;•***•#**» *> . W i*>* « «e -, *»>- •.- • •« .«v --«»«• . Vf-t- J " • ""' '" '•" • . • m VOL. 61 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THUBSDAY, DECEMER, 12,1935 i^s f> •.( PAYMENT TO and Persons ill the Current News TO APPLY ON DEFERRED TAKEN FROM COLUMNS CERTIFICATES GET v A TICKET FROM OUR EXCHANGES YOUR MERCHANT Harold Meier, manager of the Shield of Quality store in Crystal Lake, suffered the loss of the tips of his left thumb arid fourth finger in the meat sheer one day recently. , Harry Hanke, 26, of Antioeh, came of last week with a broken nose and cuts and bruises of the head and body. The car which he was driving skidded from the pavement and crashed into a ditch on Route 54 about a mile and a half north of Graysjake. He was COURT OF HONOR CEREMONY HELD AT H. S WEDNESDAY NIGHT Pear Eagle "Scouts, two of them from MeHenry, received their awards at the Court of Honor for the Boy Scouts of MeHenry county held at the MeHenry Community High school Wednesday evening. The boys thus honored were Jack Hess and Harold Taxman of MeHenry, Donald Austin of Richmond and Clyde Lange of Crystal Lake. More than 'fifty Scouts were presented with various awards and merit badges during the evening with thirteen boys receiving second class badges, four receiving first clas.s badges, twenty-Severn receiving merit badges, ten boys, Star badges, seven receiving life badges, four Eagles and six boys whp were chosen to represent their troops at the National Jamboree received their certificates. In addition to this number there were several not present Boy Scouts of MeHenry troop, No. 162, who received awards in addition to the Eagle Scouts were Angelo Uiiti, first class, Jack Hess, Harold Taxman, James Carlson, Bruce Klontz, Joe Gausden and Herbert Reihansperger, merit badges, and Joe Gausden, a Star badge. Jack Hess, Bruce Klontz, Harold Taxman and M. L. Schoenholtz were among those chosen to go to the National Jamboree at) Washington. Norman Lodtz, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lodtz, was also among the Scoots to receive a Star badge. The awards of the various badges and ranks were made by members of the MeHenry Boy Scout executive committee of which Dr. G. W. Hess is president and Supt. C. H. Duker and Bay McGoe are member*. In their remarks these men of the committee, all outstanding in educational work in the county, were unanimous in emphasizing the point that the number of tests passed are not the goal, but merely the means to secure education to obtain something higher and better and that the worken are more interested in the effect the training has on the boys than the advancement they make. The ritual work is not so Important as the "living" of the lawa^ Future Leaders These boys will soon be the leaders in their community and the training they receive as Scouts will make them better fitted for life and its problems. D*. G. W. Hess presided -at the meeting, which was filled with thrills of pride and admiration from the opening ceremony in which candles in an archway were lighted, symbolizing the several Scout laws, with three candles at the top symbolizing three points of the creed, duty to God, duty to country and duty to self, to the finale in the honoring of the Eagle Scouts. - j, .. i Mothers Honored - Saving the most important feature of the evening until the last. Herb Megran of Harvard presided at the awarding of the Eagle pins. Invited to assist in this ceremony were the mothers of the four Eagle Scouts, their Scoutmasters and other, Eagle Scduts present in the audience. In a most impressive ceremony the Eagle Scouts first invested their mothers with an appropriate pin and each mother in turn pinned the Eagle insignia upon the breast of her son. The .field executive, R. L. Warren, announced the troop efficiency contest which started Dec. 9, the Junior, officers' training course to be held at Woodstock on Dec. 30 and the winter camp for older boys to be held at the Huntley cabin on.Jan. 3 and 4. Large Crowd Present The fact that interest in the Boy Scout movement is steadily increasing was made evident by the large crowd in attendance and the evening's program was a most inspiring one. When men, prominent in business and educational circles in the county, give of their time and efforts, in the advancement of Scouting, surely we can not doubt that better and more loyal and patriotic citizens will be the result of their work and association in the greatest of all achievements, character building. The Court of Honor closed with the Scoutmaster's benediction,- but in the memories of the Scouts who attended it will, no doubt, linger in resolves to work ,'diligently for higher and greater goals. '•> -- The Plaindealer is pleased to announce that the master of ceremonies at the audition Saturday night will be "Major" Earl R. Walsh, which "insures" the audience that the affair will be conducted "without fear or favor," and with hopes that the "gong" will remain silent all evenings Amateur performers and entertainers of MeHenry and surrounding community, who possess musical or stage talent, now have a real opportunity to do something. .Through the courtesy of the MeHenry Plaindealer and the business firms of this city definite arrangements have been made for a genuine "Opportunity Contest" to be held at the High School Auditorium on Saturday evening, December 14. Everyone interested" in a stage or radio career, is invited to participate. George Olsen, one of America's foremost orchestra leaders, who, with his charming and talented wife, Ethel Shutta, are headlining in * the famous College Inn of the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, have taken unto themselves new titles, "Ye New Talent Scoutes." George Olsen and Ethel Shutta broadcast regularly over WBBM from the College Inn, and are in search of new talent to appear with them on their • regular Friday programs An elimination contest is t<r be held locally for the purpose of selecting a winner from our community, who in turn will compete against, winners of similar contests held in our neighboring cities. The final winner will be given an opportunity to appear as a j part of the floor show direct from ithe College Inn, Chicago, with George Olsen and Ethel Shutta, over WBBM. This final winner will receive a trip to Chicago with all expenses paid, and while in Chicago will be the guest of the Hotel Sherman. Many amateur contests have been held and many prizes of various sorts given to the winner, but never before in this community has such an opportunity been offered to talented persons. The final winner will not only make a personal appearance in the regular floor show at the College Inn, but will also meet Mr. Olsen and Miss Shutta in person, and at the same time go on the air over Station WBBM jwith them. What an opportunity to the lucky person or persons! The College Inn, one of the most popular, night clubs in the country, has received special attention the last The West MeHenry State Bank, for the third time, will pay an installr of 10 per cent , on the deferred certificates held by depositors since March 1933, and payments will begin on Fri- • day morning. Dec. IS. . : Permission to do this has been r&•'- out of an automobile accident Monday j ceived from Edward J. Barrett, state auditor of public accounts of the state of Illinois, and deferred certificates of, interest may be taken or sent to the bank any- time after openinghours Friday "mourning. ; : This should be good news to the taken to the Condell Memorial hospital I people of MeHenry and surre at Libertyville for medical attention. | community, coming as it does during John Adler, president of the Adler j Christmas holiday shppping Corporation, Crystal Lake, while on a business trip • last Tuesday morning, had the misfortune to have his new De Soto burn. The accident happened just outside of Aurora where Mr. Adler was driving, the car suddenly bursting into flames and being completely destroyed. The machine was 1--tfnuance to Clarence House, In Mathew Park street, London, where the Internationa! conference on naval limita purchased one month ago. tion will l>e held. 2--View of the Pan-American Airways airport at Natal, Brazil, scene of hard fighting during the recent revolt. 3--Capt. MocGllllvray Milne, United States navy, who was appointed governor of Samoa by President Roosevelt. . _ , ... . • \ assailants near Grand avenue and son, when everyone is ^making jneparations for the Yuletide season. ; ^ Totals About $11,000 It means that nearly $11,000 will be released at once, the greatest portion of which will be spent in pi^Cjpwn munity in the very near future This is the third payment of per cent paid by the hank, the Tto m «Wr inlk •i nson, o*f Lr aik e Viilil a, was coming a year ago, and the aj)out j given a beating by three unidentified , Depositors' in the f( rmer People's State Bank will also receive a 10 per DEATH CLAIMS FOURTH VICTIM TWO DOUBLE FUNERALS AT WAUCONDA Tins automobile accident of fice. 3, near Blytheville, Ark., which caused the death of Mr. and Mrs Clayton Wheeler, installing chaplain, Mrs. McHENRY CHAPTER - INSTALLS OFFICERS About ninety members and invited guests were present at the installation of officers of MeHenry chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Saturday evening when Mrs. Minnie Martin was installed as worthy matron and Henjry Howe as worthy patron. « The hall was decorated wfth terns and plants for the occasion. The installing .officer, Mrs. Ony GEORGE OLSEN;ETHEL SHUTTA Werden and their grandson, David Goasel, claimed the life of a fourth victim when Mrs. Edna Gossel died Saturday evening at the hosital in Blytheville. Funeral services were held for Mr. and Mrs. Werden on Sunday at Wauconda and on Monday another double funeral was conducted for Mtir Gossel and her son. One Son Survives '•••_ A. second son, Franklin, Who Was also in the accident, received burns and a head cut, but is able to be up. The Werdens, with their daughter and two grandchildren, were on their way to Texas, where they hoped the warm climate would improve Mrs. Gossel's health this winter, when the accident occurred. Mr. and Mrs. Werden were burned to death in the car which was destroyed by flames. Itfrs. Gossel and her sons crawled from the wreckage and were taken to the hospital where the Jennie Eddy, and installing mashal, Miss Frances Vycital, all past matrons of MeHenry chapter, were exported and introduced by Robert Thompson, George Johnson and Henry Stephenson. Miss Lillian Schroeder of Woodstock was soloist for the evening and Mrs. Lenore Bierdeman of Crystal Lake was pianist. The meeting was opened and guests welcomed by -Mrs. Lulu Klontz and Lisle Bassett, outgoing worthy matron and patron, who served the chapter capably during the past year. The flag was presented and the ode given by the two sons of the worthy matron, Frank and Charles Martin. Little Miss Ferol Martin was also present to see her mother installed as worthy matron. As the worthy matron knelt at the altar following her obligation, Miss Lillian Schroeder sang, "My Prayer," after which Mrs. Martin was escorted vounger boy died soon after. , to her station in the east under an Survivors are Franklin Gossel, his, a^hway of poinsettas formed by her father, Jim Gossel and an uncle, Kurt Werden. Lyle Thomas, now of Woodstock, is also a grandson of the Werdens and was raised by them following the death of his mother. An ABC washer or ironer would make this a Merry Christmas for the Wife or mother Talk it over with the local dealers* Jacob Jmsten'and Sor.*. , -. . 29-fp FORMER RESIDENT DIES AT ELMHUR8T f Henry J. Poile, 70 years old, of 221 j Pick avenue, Elmhurst, died Thurs- ' day night after an illness of two weeks. He had been in poor health for several years. He was founder and head of the Kedzie Protective Patrol, supplying special watchmen and police on short notice. Mr. Poile was captain of the patrol and his son, H. Lee Poile, Is lieutenant. In April, 1891; he married Miss May Wightman of MeHenry and here they built a home and lived for many years. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Ada Larsen, of Austin, H. few years because of its dazzling ice skating shows. The members of the all-star ice skating troup are outfitted in resplendent new costumes designed by Paul du Pont. The Inn has a beautiful new dance floor, which transforms the rink of 1,000 square feet of ice into a smooth dancing surface in a few moments. The floor, which is in sections, is of quartersawed oak, and insulated so that the cold from the ice cannot penetrate to the dancers' feet. If a "guest book" were kept by College Inn, scores of famous names would be inscribed in it. The late Will Rogers, was often a visitor, Mary Pickford, Jimmie Durante, Mary Brian, Roscoe Ates, Mary Carlisle. Estelle Taylor, and scores of other j 0f" Elmhurst and Harold! at"home movie favorites. Who will be the io- j Funeral services were held in a cal community guest? j chapel at 123 York street, Elmhurst, Two Shows, 7 and • • Jat 11 a. m., Monday with burial in The winners in the contest Satur- Woodland cemetery, MeHenry, about day at the High School will be select- j o'clock. ed by the vote of the persons attend- j Among those who came for the buring the contest. Two performances iai were Gjen Waite of Elgin and will be given, one starting promptly; Alford Hill of Chicago. Mrs. A. Hill at 7 o'clock and the second at 9 p. m. ; iR in Florid*. At the conclusion of each P program each person will be given a ballot on thirty-five cents. Stop in any store which he will vote for his choice. These ballots will be deposited in special ballot boxes and will be counted by a committee representing the sponsoring merchants. "The winner will be announced after the second performance 1 Get Tickets From Merchants By special arrangement MeHenry merchants h^ve tickets which will admit holders to the contest program at the High School. Dec. 14, at a low service charge of fifteen cents. Those not having these special Merchants' tickets will be able to purchase tickets at the regular admission price of •^1 now and secure your courtesy ticket. Then come and help select the winner to represent MeHenry in thL^ big amateur contest. Remember--this Opportunity contest is being sponsored by the MeHenry Plaindealer and the MeHenry Merchants and is "broi^ht here to boost MeHenry. Attend the contest Saturday evening at the High School either at 7 p. m. or 9 p. m. and help select a real winner to carry the honors of MeHenry to the College Inn cago. Plaindealer Want Ads bring results1 officers for the year. Henry Howe, as worthy patron, was also escorted in the same manner with an appropriate song by Miss Schroeder. Gifts were received by the officers and flowers were presented. Mrs. Lulu Klontz was presented with her past matron's jewel by Mrs. Ony Wheeler, grand lecturer and instructress of the chapter, after which the soloist rendered an appropriate song. Gifts were also presented to Lisle Bassett. who had served as worthy patron for the past four years, and to Mrs. Emma Fay, who had served as secretary for nine years with a perfect attendance record during that time. She will now serve as treasurer. After short talks by the presiding officers, violin selections were rendered by Miss Marian Martin of Woodstock. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting and a social hour enoyed. Guests were present from Woodstock, Crystal Lake and Richmond. Officers installed for the year were: Worthy Matron--Minnie Martin. ' Worthy Patron--Henry Howe. Associate Matron--Floribel Vogel. Associate Patron--Lisle Bassett. Conductress--Anna Anderson. Associate Conductress--Ethel Jones. Chaplain--F.ances Vycital, a Mfc-shal--Lulu Klontz. Organist--Mibel Johnson. Secretary--Alice Lindsay. Treasurer--Emma Fay. Adah--Ethel Granger. Ruth--Margaretha Spurting. • Esther--Emma D. Smith. Martha^Arline Pearson. Electa--Gretta Goodell. Warden--Amanda Brown. Sentinel--Luella Stephenson. ONLY TEN DAYS LEFT TO SHOT McHENRY STORES READY FOR CHRISTMA8 McfTthry is preparing for Christmas and the holiday shopping season is at hand, with a visit from Santa Claus promised for next Saturday, Dec. 14. The various stores have blossomed forth in holiday attire and shelves and counters are stocked for Christmas gifts and already shoppers are obeying the annual Yuletide plea to "shop early." The Christinas seasov this y*ar is expected to eclipse all since the depression for volume of sales and it is said that business will be the most active of many years. The business sections carry a true Christmas atmosphere with the streets at night illuminated by strings of colored lights arched above the pavement and store windows ahU&e with l i g h t s . v- ; ' ' 7 Shop Early Everyone is familiar with the hectic scramble that. usually catches even the best of us during those few days before Christmas morning finally dawns when we realize that several gifts remain to be bought. The future has a way of sneaking up on you, becoming-all of a sudden • the present, and you realize that Christmas is here again. As MeHenry looks forward to its merriest holiday season in years, plans are being shaped for another Skokie road, west of Waukegan l&st 1 cent payment The West MeHenry State Rvnk will pay almost $10,000 to 588 d< positors and it is needless to say that this inweek Friday night. Driving his ear peacefully along, he was stopped by another auto, from which the three men. emerged. Opening the door of j ^tution ^lTbe""a busv place his car, they jerked him out and beat j next few days him about the face and body. They Must mve Certificate - then jumped into their own car and is necessary that everyone endisappeared. I titled to the 10 per cent refund take The tool house on the south side of j0r send their certificates to the bank, the Crystal Lake Country club golf . where they will be endorsed with the course was broken into some time last' amount of the payment and the face week Friday night, some gas and oil, value of the certificate will be being taken. The theft was discovered a like amount. by Sterling Hamilton, mechanic, who reported it to local police. The milk handling plant to be" located in the Shinner building, Richmond, is assured and will be in complete operation by January first. Mr. Franke, who will have charge of the plant, states that the quota of milk for the Richmond plant has been secured but they can use an additional 15,000 pounds of milk daily. George B. McClelland, a former principal of the Grayslake school, and his wife and daughter died 4ast week j gund evft #t 7;30 as the result of injuries rece.ved when ^ membershi ^ , then- automobile was struck by a Ch>-, intQ two s> named ^ cago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Paeifie|and ^ 4,BIuegt, and a contest V9 ra»lroad tram near the northwest hm-, { d to earn thfi ^ m it* of Chw late last Monday Mrs. U of Mon Feb u Mabel McClelland and Miss Ila Mc- the winni wiU ^ at Xmas Savings Checks Mailed Christmas savings checks, amo ing to about $6,000, were mailed this Week by the West MeHenry State Bank, which will also provide additional funds for holiday shopper*. EPWORTH LEAGUE HAS MEMBERSHIP CONTEST Seven new members have been welcomed into the Epworth League which meets at the M. E. Church parsonage Clelland, wife and daughter of the teacher, were killed instantly, while a Valentine party given by the Ethel Granger is captain of McClelland died later rathe Swedish, Reds and Evelyn Anderson is Covenant hospital m Chicago Mc-juin ftf the B,ues pointg arg Clelland was principal of the Grays- for new members 4nd are subtriu:t9d lake school from 1908 to 1912, and for absence and tardiness. At the during the past 10 years was a teach-! meetinp Sunday ni>rht it ^ foand er at the Mulligan elemental y schoo . j tbat the Reds were leading by » scorr TTank Strain, for many years night |of 412 points whi]e the B,ues ^ 3^ watchman for the merchants of Rich- points. mond, has given up the position ef- j It was decided at the meeting tc. fectiye with the first of December. !.sub8Cribe for the Epworth Herald for ;; m»na are ueuw snaDea ior mnotner Cont.inu,e<i impaired health qf Mr. a yea|, ag tj,e topics for discussloM "Good Fellow" campaign- to provide Strain brou£ht abo"1 his decision to j 4re fr0TO this magazine. „^dy reli""»i8h his 'lut'*S *n<l "i The b.s orw Local people will assist in this work, although it is expected that there will not be so many baskets needed this year as nearly every available workman is employed on PWA work or at Woodstock. Mrs. C. W. Klontz was a Chicago visitor Friday. Make her happy throughout the Entire year and many more to follow. A Speed Queen Washer will do it this Christmas and we have them from BLANCHARD-HUNf NUPTIALS SATURDAY . . , League has also organized a pressed from merchants and citizens 1 choh. whkh win ^ directed by Mrs. generally that he is not feeling well Harold Vyeital and will meet for enough to continue. Mr. Strain has practjce at 7:30 at her home every given good serv tee and has brought Wednesday. credit to himself during his incum- j plowing the regular meetinc of* bency and all hope for his health im- Dec 20 a Christmas party will h*- provement. Charles, Bowman, famil- ; held Everyone is to bring a gift iar with the duties of Mr. Strain, has \ n0t t0 exceed ten cents, and girls are been engaged by the business men of | asked to brin? giri.s- gifts and th v Richmond to continue the woik j boys to bring a boy's gift. Thes^ Robert Kick, Libertyville youth whi,j should also be marked either for set fire to the Milwaukee road d«i- j pot and his grandfather's barn in acts Two visitors were present Sunday of vengeance, Monday of last week, njgbt. was indicted on two counts by the! _ ' « Lake county grand jury and Wednes- jg j CHURCH PLANS day again repeated his statment af,... \ nlTDTCinwr A c DOAflO iu guilt before Circuit Judge Ralph J. r 1JHAO r»Uu»AM Dady. Facing chargs of malicious'! burning and arson, indictments for The chow of the Methodist chute* which were returned by the jury, Kick } will render a Christma« story in told the court that he was guilty and on Sunday morning, Dec. 22, Miss Florence Blanchard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orie Blanchard of Greenwood, was married Saturday to Mr. Kenneth Hunt, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hunt of MeHenry, at the Methodist parsonage at Woodstock The Rev. Albert A. Baumann officiated. 0 The bride was attired in a blue silk crep^ ensemble with a corsage of sweet peas. Her attendant, Mrs. How-, ard Twomley, wore a rust crepe en-'so did not need the services of an at- they will give the cantata. semble and a corsage of the same flowers as the bride. Howard Twomley was best man. Following a honeymoon trip to Intorney. Kick was arrested a few hours Christmas Vision,' by Roy E. Nolte. after the two fires which were started This is a-very beautiful compositio" an hbur of each other, on informa- requiring about twenty voices ai»* tion furnished by Policeman Peter . will include solo and duet number? dianapolis, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. Hunt Hansen, who reported to Frank Druba, j as we'll as a men's chorus. Rehearwill live on Calhoun street at Wood- \ chief of police, that Kick was the sals are held every Thursday evenin^ stock, where he is employed at the j first person seen at both the fires. (at the home of Mrs. 0, W Goodel Alemite factory. Mrs. Hunt gradu- ' The program by the children of th' ated from Woodstock high school in. MRS. GEO. DRIESBACH Sunday school will be. given Sundr*' 1932. • DIES AT ROCK FORD | evening, Dec. 22, and the Christraa* The groom received his education Mrs. Adelaide Driesbach, wife of party for the children, George C. Driesbach, former B^iy , Claus will bring a treat for Scout executive of the Blaekhawk, will be held Saturday afternoon. 4t Indianapolis, his former home. FORTY HOURS' DEVOTION area, died of pneumonia at 6:05 a. m.. Forty hours devotion to the Most ( Wednesday at Rockford hospital. She Blessed Sacfiwuent which opened at a 7:30 mass in St. Patrick's phurch, Friday, 'closed with high mass at 10 a m. Sunday. Services were held at 7:30 p. m. Saturday with a sermon bv Father Blake of Richmond. What gift could bring her-, greater happiness than a new Speed Queen and up. '"'arty fln-trir fih~p Washer? The cost is as low as $39.50. 29-fp Carey Electric Shop. 29-ffr had been ill but a few days and was taken to the hospital on Saturday, the day after her husband's return from the Mayo clinic at Rochester. Minn.. whejH^ he had undergone a major operation; . « Besides the husband., who is reported gaining strength after hb op^ and gifts for all? eration two weeks ago, five children survive. ..Funeral services will fee held at the home Friday at 11 a. 21. /r'i" A GIFT FOR MOTHER^ Frigidaire. Talk it over with ths> cal dealers, Jacob Justen. and S*»n . . ' - . . . . . v . - j , 2 S - f Do your Xmas shopping now r Vycital's. A large selection of to" ----HM-P* Say you read it in; THE PLAlfc. DKAXJDL •