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576 MEN REGISTER FOR SELECTIVE SERVICE NAMED MEMBER OF DRAFT BOARD ro BOARDS TO KANJ McHENRY COUNTY ' Members of the two draft boards :ib M(Henry county were announced Wednesday by Paul G.. Armstrong, ptate director of selective service, and Governor John Stelle. The board to be known as McHenry board number one is composed of the following members: Lester Peacock, past 11th district American Legion commander of Harvard, who iss employed in the Starline factory in Harvard. f- William Meyer, superintended! flle public schools in Harvard. ' \ Thomas P. Bolger, McHenry drug- >9**, who is an ex-service man and -fast commander of the lljh Legfcaa Jjfcstrict. KMM Local Mef . Members of the second bounty board follow: >• Wayne J. Colahan, a world war veteran, who saw service in the Marines. He is superintendent of the public jKhools in Woodstock. Dr. Henry W. Sandeen, prominent Woodstock physician and surgeon. Sandeen is a world war veteran being a membef of the local American Legion' post. Frank J. Green, president of the First National Bank of Woodstock. ^thoroughly and number them serially, ^{afterward posting the names and mumbere at each board headquarters, so that each registrant may see his serial number. A list of the names and numbers also will be seat. Washington. I J • -i Lottery to Determine Order. After a lottery in Washington lias determined the order numbers of the various registrants the boards will •f 'begin mailing questionnaires to these ' "registered in each area, sending ques- ( ti6nnairee first to those who appear at the top of the order number list. The information asked will help qualify registrants as to their draft status. There are four main classifi cations: (1) available for service, (2) deferred because of occupational status. (3) deferred because of dependents, and (4) deferred specially by law or because unfit for milltaryservice. ' POUR INJTJRED IN TWO AUTO ACCIDENTS IN VICINITY THIS WEEK Two auto accidents in the vicinity this past weekend caused injury to four persons known in and around McHenry. Miss Virginia Ryan, 17, of Pine Tree Farm No,, 3. near McHenry, is in a criticil condition at Victory Memorial hospital, Waukegan, with a poss: ble skull fracture and severe cuts on the face and legs which she suffered Sunday night when the car in which she Was riding ran off the road and crashed into a tree on Route 59-A. Albert Soren"»on, 20, of Antiocn. driving with Miss Ryan was traveling south on the highway when near the Mr. Green is a former mayor of the John Stratton farm in Grant township he lost control of the car. Sorenson suffered a possible skull fracture and cuts on the nose. The other accident occurred near the Skidmore farm at Pistakee Bay when cars driven by J. S. Robson, 61, County seat city. The number one board will have Oiarge of the registrants in Chemung, Alden, Hebron, Richmond, Dunham, Hartland, Greenwood, McHenry, Marengo. Seneca and Burton townships. The number two board will have of 6200 Kenmore avenue. Chicago, and * jpHpervision over Dorr, Nunda, Riley, Cbral, Grafton and Algonquin towntfcips. Both boards will have headquarters -la the court house. There are 78 draft boards in Chi- 26 in the county outside the city, and 181 downstate. Their work will begin after the registration for possible military service of all men SI to 35 years old, inclusive. - The first task of the boards will be to receive from registration officials the registration cards of the registrants in each draft board area. Next, , t»e boards will shuffle the cards m- R. F. Seymore, 26, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, sideswiped on top of a hill. It is said that Robson was driving on the wrong side of the road. Jacqueline Schaefer, 5, and LaVerne Schaefer, 21, of Ingleside, both passengers in the Seymore car were treated by a local physician, the former having received a bruise on the head, and the latter complaining of internal injuries. Will sacrifice Main street residence for immediate sale. Any reasonable offer considered. Mrs. Bertha G. Vogt, 121 Lincoln Avenue, Geneva, Illinois. Members of McHenry County Draft Board LESTER PEACOCK ML MEAMI W. SASDEEJf THOMAS P. BOLGER WAYHB J. COLAHAN FKAKK J. GREEK A large assortment of new Fall and Winter hats especially in Matron's large head sixes. Elizabeth Pich, Green Street. 22-fp New shipment of hats at Elizabeth Pich's Hat Shop. Green Street. 22-fp DEATH TAKES L. W, COBB OF ^ CRYSTAL LAKE WAS EDITOR OF HERALD 27 YEARS L. Willard Cobb, 55, for twentyseven years aditor and publisher of tin Crystal Lake Herald, died last $2,000 IN LOOT TAKEN FROM HARRISON HOME, PISTAKEE BAY, FRIDAY Thieves entered the A. C. Harrison home at Pistakee Bay last Friday, October 11, and carried out several household article*, estimated at a value of $2,000. Included among the stolen "goods was a valuable set of silverware,, clothing, both for men and women, sheets, pillow cases, valuable linen, radio, twenty-seven quarts of liquor and numerous other things. Deputy Sheriff Harold E. Reese investigate# but found no clues of any ':'nd. Shortly after he investigated • - is burglary, N. A. Strand, living two J K>rs from the Harrison home, reported the theft of a lawn mower, < iectric trouble lamp and various > nds of tools from his property. L. WILLARD COBB Thursday night, Octooer 10. 1940. pt eight o'clock at Sherman hosnital. Elgin. Death was attributed to an cm holism in one lung and uremic p<M9- ofrng. ending a period of eleven years of poor health. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at two at the home at 239 West Crystal Lake avenue with Rev. Miron A. Morrill of St. Paul, Minn., former pastor of the Methodist church in Crystal Lake, in charge. Interment was in Union cemetery, Crystal Lake. Mr. Cobb is survived by his widow and a daughter, Jean Marie, 13. He is also survived by a sister and brother of Aurora, Ind., a number of other relatives and an exceptionally wide circle of friends. Mr. Cobb was the third editor of The Herald in its sixty-five years of j existence. On July 1, 1913 Mr. Cobb j and A. M. Shelton purchased the es- i tablishment. Two years later on Au- I gust 19, 1915, Mr. Cobb became sole cwner and editor, completing twentyf- even years as editor and publisher. In November of 1929, Mr. Cobb was stricken with arthritis, being forced to relinquish active duties in the newspaper office he loved so much. Throughout this period of eleven years, he alwayft maintained an intense interest in the success of The Herald. L. W. Cobb, Jr., was bora February 15, 1885 at Aurora. Ind., where his father edited the Dearborn Independent for forty years. As a boy, he was "devil" at this shop. While attending school, he spent his spare time at this plant. He became a skilled compositor and pressman by the time he had finished grade and high school. He then secured employment at Indianapolis and then at Cincinnati. After this period, he came to Woodstock, INTERESTING NEARBY NEWS Mrs. Emtna Wall, 50 years old, of 4.148'Washington boulevard, Chicago, suffered a hasil skull fracture and a compound fracture of the right leg and her companion. Sister Mary Clara Holms, 43 years old, superior of St. Mary of Providence convent. 4243 N. Austin boulevard, Chicago, received a fractured left arm, bruises, lacerations and shock when they were struck by an automobile on Rand road near L?ke Zurich Sunday afternoon. Oct^ bev fi. The accident occurred near the Mt. S* Joseph school for feeble- Tinded children which i* located on p"r>d ro-d. two miles north of Lake Zv-irK Letters were mailed la<=t week announcing the completion of" the portrait of Beman Crandall. the first settler of Crystal Lake, and asking for donations to defray the exnenses of the proiect. This movement for a portrait of the first settler was started •t the cle«e of the Centennial (Viehraiton, the idea having originated with some of the officers of the Centennial organization, after having seen The Crystal Lake Herald's reproduction the old tin type of Beman Cr-ndaU. which was obtained from M'ss Nellie Sanford. a grandchild of the first settler, residing at Montclair, N. J. Shortly before noon last Wednesday Tom Howard of Whitewater, Wis., was painfully injured while assisting in wrecking the top of the reservoir at the municipal water plant in that city. He was standing on a cement pier when another pier struck it, breaking it off at th'e base. A reinforcir-sr steel pierced his leg just below the hip, cutting into the flesh to the bone. Thrill of the year was given John Handel, 21, amateur radio operator of Joliet when he contacted the United States Anarctic expedition at Little America a couple of weeks ago. For twenty minutes Handel spoke to the operator at the South Pole. He is believed to be pne of very few to make such a contact. The hilarity of twenty-eight young men and women on a hay rack party ended abruptly at 10:15 p. m., last Friday night when their wagon was wrecked by an automobile on Hold- REPUBLICAN RALLY AND DANCE AT THE BRIDGE BALLROOM EVERYBODY INVITED TO ATTEND OCT, 23 1 On Wednesday evening, of next week, October 23, the Bridge Ballroom in McHenry will be the scene of a big vate home^principally In Ira Colby's log house. ~ The first member^ of the organization were Ira and Mary Colby. Mr. and Mrs. Darius Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. Alden Harvey and others. It is said that in 1850 this church, in connection with the Free-Will Baptists built a brick church and occupied it alternately. Scarcely any of the old timers in the church are now alive to relate its growth and improvement as well as the hard work necessary to keep the organization active. Evidence of its growth and strength is given in the fact that the church gradually enlarged from being one of a circuit of eight charges to one in a circuit with Ringwood, then Volo and finally to be independent and able to support itself alone. Those interested in the church are hoping that this year, marking the one-hundredth anniversary of its existence in the community, may be one of outstanding achievement and attainment. ' ARNOLD l\ BENSON' Republican rally and dance, to which everyone is invited to attend. State and county speakers are scheduled to be present and deliver addresses on the issues of the present campaign, followed by dancing. State Senator Arnold P. Benson of Batavia will deliver the principal talk. He has a splendid reputation as a speaker and carries a messge of interest to all voters. Mr. Benson is at present the minority leader in the senate at Springfield. He is also the editor of a newspaper at Batavia. Other speakers will be State's Attorney William M. Carroll, Circuit Clerk Wirt. Conn, State Representative Nick Keller and Harold Kelsey. The meeting will start at 8 p. m. Evening of Entei*tainment The committee has planned an evening of entertainment which is well worth the attendance of all. A large crowd is anticipated, so come early. This is the first Republican rally to be held in McHenry township during this campaign. The election date is Tuesday, November 5, which leaves less than two weeks following the date, October 23. Make arrangements to join the crowd next Wednesday night at The Bridge. AROUND THE COURT HOUSE GRANTED DIVORCE Ifarie Krajacek of Fox River Grove was granted a divorce from Matthew Krajacek in the circuit court Friday morning. Desertion was charged. They were married August 28, 1936, in Crown Point, Ind. SIX MONTHS IN JAIL Roy H. Montero, 45 years old, was sentenced to six months at State Farm last Thursday afternoon by Justice Charles F. Hayes. Montero, who was charged with vagrancy, was arrested the previous night by Chief of Police Harold Kemerling and Deputy Sheriff Harold Reese. . J. MILLER TO TAKE CHARGE OF M. E. CHURCH NEW MINISTER ARRIVES fHISWEEX The ffrst service of a new fiscal yeai where for four years he WHS foreman ! rid*e road neai the N,orth Shore ,line ! was observed Sunday at the McHenry at the plant of the Woodstock Sen-; railroad tracks near Waukegan Eight J of the party were injured and the oth- Well versed in the work of the "art! ers were severely jolted. The motorpreservative of arts,** it was but a short time until his unusual ability asserted itself through remarkable improvement of The Herald. Possessed of a brilliant mind, rare business abilty and an editorial talent of unist and a boy riding with him were also hurt. George Best, 34, of 809 Wadsworth avenue, Waukegan, driver of the automobile, who was treated at Victory Memorial hospital for lacerations on the forehead, was in the usual proportions, he brought The • county jail charged with reckless and Herald to a point where it became one • drunken driving. of the outstanding newspapers in the I The oldest resident of Lake county nation. ^'e<* 'as* Thursday at 4 p. m. at the Mr. Cobb was active in the civic and home of her son, John Ow, of West social life of the community. He join-1 Twenty-seventh street and Lydia ed eagerly, all organizations intended , avenue, Zion. She was Mrs. Jessie for civic betterment and to him much ; Ower, who would have been ninetycredit is due the progress of the com- J eight years of age if she had lived muniiy. He was a member of several ten days longer, until October 20. She fraternal organizations and the Meth- was a native of Ayrshire. Scotland, Community Methodist church, when Rev. A. Turley Stephenson of Evanston, superintendent of the Chicago Northern district of the Rock River Conference, was present to deliver the sermon of the day bringing a mesr sage of encouragement and inspiration to those who heard him. The new pastor. Rev. J. Heath Miller, who was appointed to this charge, at the conference recently completed, and his wife, will arrive in McHenry the last of this week to be in readiness for the church, Sunday school and Epworth League services on Sunday and will lose no time in becoming acquainted with the people of McHenry and in making plans for the year which, it is hoped, will be a successful one. odist church. He was a heavy con- I and went to Australia in her vouth. i Rev. and Mrs. Miller, who are comtributor to charitable work, credit fot j In 1865 she was married to Robert this always being avoided by him. It i Ower at Victoria, Australia. She came was his policy to constantly boost and j to Zion City soon after it was estabjrive financial aid to all churches. i lished by Dr. John Alexander Dowie. The untimely demise of Mr. Cobb J Street Commissioner Tony Root reremoves one of the most able editors oorted to North Chicago police last in the state and one of the most j Thursday that vandal® with a pendistinguished residents ever to make chant for prater have been getting into his home in Crystal Lake. ^ ^ i the city garage during the night. On j one occasion the exhaust of a concrete REPUBLICAN DANCSC-* The McHenry county Republican organization is giving a dance and the agricultural sound pictures of Willkie and "McNary and their farms will be shown on October 24 at 8 p. m., in the recreation hall at Crystal Lake. No admission charge and everybody is welcome. Lunch will be served. ing here from Kansas so that he may study at Garrett Biblical Institute at Evanston, have had several years experience in their chosen work and come highly recommended as efficient and consciencious workers. It is honed that everyone interested in the church will stand back of the new pastor and assist in every way to make this year a successful one. Have no use for Cadillac Sedan in perfect condition. $150.00 takes it. Phone McHenry 652-R-l. 22-fp Mr. and ~Mrs. Edward Walters, Mrs. Edward Walters, Jr., and William Walters of Chicago• attended the funeral services which were held Sunday afternoon for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peterson. mixer was found with water in it. | If you do not worship elsewhere, you Then workmen spent a long time trying to repair a truck only to discover thit the gas tank was filled with water. Raymond Edward King in a reformed man since he stole ttfo foglights from the automobile of John Spell - man of Lake Forest, Shields township assessor, in North Chicago on September 22. he told Judge Perry L. Per-, sons last Wednesday when he pleaded guilty to an information petit larceny. "My wife like1* to dance and have a good time," King said, "and I don't dance now that I go to church. So my Wife and I agreed to live apart fof ^ jFfar and then we wiU mwitc." «re invited to attend services at the Community Methodist church every Sunday; Sunday school 10 a.m., morning worship 11 a. m., Epworth League 7:30 p. m. Organized 109 Years Ago This year should indeed be an outstanding ofte for the church for it marks the centennial anniversary of the organization of the Methodist church in McHenry. Although the present church was not built until 1859 and the present parsonage in 1878, the Methodist Episcopal organization was formed in 1840 and was the eighth in a circuit of appointments. Once every four /weeks, preaching was held in the court hoose and at other times in pri- DISMISS CASES Two divorce suits pending in the circuit court were chsmissed Friday. The complaint of iLorene Clifford again Thaddus Clifford which was filed May 18, 1940 and the complaint of Zelda L. Stogsdill vs. Donald Stogsdill, both were dismissed by Judge William L. Pierce on petition af council for plaintiffs. , ------ ISSUE CITATION Elmer Olson of Woodstock was cited in the circuit court Friday to appear on October 17 to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for failure to pay eighty-two dollars for support of his two children under a divorce decree. The court ordered him to pay five dollars per week. The citation was issued Friday morning. - DISORDERLY CONDUCT LeRoy Stewart was apprehended last Wednesday on a charge of disorderly conduct and placed in the city jail by Chief Harold Kemerling. Justice Charles F. Hayes continued his case and placed him under bond pf $1,500. , , PROBATE ESTATES Several estates were probated in the county court at Woodstock Monday. Included in the list are as follows : Seth Richardson of McHenry was named executor of the $19,000 estate of Jesse B. Richardson who died August 31 at Elgin. The estate consists of $15,000 in personal property and $4,000 in real estate. Susan Cole of Hebron is' left the $1,300 estate of Charles Rotnour who died September 3 at Hebron by terms of a will entered in probate Monday. Three children of Mary Steffes who died at McHenry on September 3. 1940 share the $7,000 estate left by her. They are Loretta Steffes, Agnes Freund and Herman Steffes. The last named was also named executor. Anna Sloan, wife of the late John E. Sloan, who died in Milwaukee on August 11, is left the $3,000 estate of her husband by terms of the will filed for probate Monday. She is also named executrix. 52 REGISTRANTS * GIVE ADDRESSES OUTSIDE COUNTY 5,141 IS TOTAL COUNTY REGISTRATION SELECT FORMESR RESIDENT AS PRESIDENT OF COLLEGE Friends in McHenry were delightfully surprised last week to receive invitations to the ceremonies to - be held on the college campus at Adrian college, Adrian, Mich., on October 17 to 20 for the inauguration of Samuel James Harrison as the sixteenth president of the college. * Lingering with old friends here are many fondly pleasant memories of Dr. and Mrs. Harrison and their residence here about twenty years ago when the former served as pastor of the local Methodist church forming friendships which have never been forgotten. After leaving McHenry Rev. Harrison and his wife went to China where he engaged in missionary work for several years and upon his return continued to advance in his chosen work until he has attained the position qf president of Adrian college. Friends here extend congratulations to Dr. Harrison upon the attainment of this honor and wish for him continued success hi his new position. _ A total of 576 young men, between ^ the ages of 21 and 35 were registered yesterday at the McHenry Community High school, according to a report by Supt. C. H. Duker. Fifty-two of these registrants gave their address as being outside of McHenry county. ; Before six o'clock yesterday morning, two boys were waiting at the high school. It was 6:30 before Supt Duker arrived at the school to register the two, who were making sure that no one would get ahead of them. A staff of thirty-one teachers from the public schools in McHenry and vicinity, under the supervision of Mr. Duker, took care of the registration work. Miss Helen Steven and M. L. Sehoenholt* were directly in charge of the registration .in the gymnasium. The registrars noted a steady flow of young men into the place of registration, with the exception of a slight lull between three and four-thirty o'clock yesterday afternoon, and during the last forty-five minutes before the place was closed. The following teachers offered their' services as registrars: Misses Helen Stevens, Maurie Taylor. May Justen, Luci;. Rose Rausch, Sylvia Snyder and Ruth Klodzinki, Mrs. Joanne Rulien, L. G. McCracken, G. G. Reed. Clarence Anglese. Paul Yanda, and Elmer Baum from the high school; Misses Mary Kinney, Carolyn Bauer. Nellie Doherty, Genevieve Knox. Marie Ropp and Margaret Larkin. Mrs. Jennie May Richardson and M. L. Schoenholtz from the grade school; Math Freund, Miss Helen Harrer, Miss Evelyn Bohl, Mrs. James E. Larkin, Miss < Eileen Fitzgerald. Eleanor Foley, Mr. .. Andreas, Miss Bernice Smith and Miss Josephine Molnar were among those from the rural schools. The registrars noted that there were no cases of illiteracy in the 576 they registered. This is noteworthy, because in the registration in 1918 " there was a large percentage in the country who could neither read nor write. Several interesting people were interviewed at the local registration place, some with physical infirmities, some with decided accents, for instance the Irishman who stated in *' reference to the possibility of war, "Sure, an' I bet I'll be placed right in the thick of it." An unusual visitor was interviewed at the Woodstock school yesterday when a registrar encountered a genuine "Knight of the Road." In answei to the first question put to him by the chief registrar, which was, "Where do you live?" the reply came that his home was "under his hat." In answer to a question where he worked the visitor replied with a big smile that he wasnt in the habit of working. The visitor did, however, say he "booed" into town Tuesday night and thought it best to get a registration card before leaving. By nine o'colck last night all the reports had been completed and turned over to County Clerk R. D. Woods at Woodstock and by 9:25 the complete rel^ort of the county was in the hands of the governor. Besides all tho®e directly connected with the registration, a number of high school students and Boy Scouts assisted in directing the registrants into the high school and to the gymnasium. The first shift consisted of Donald Meyer and Erwin Laures, the second shift of Gregory Cv'rrs and Norman Knaack, and Adolph Weidemann and Thomas Lawson served Mk the third shift. - Jean Schmitt, Betty Althcff Peggy Schaefer, Betty Engeln. Margaret Freund and Betty Nielsen attended to the dutiei In the offfce throughout gg. day. COUNTY VALUATION JUMPS $279,000 OVER LAST YEAS An increase of $279,000 is noted in the total assessed valuation of All property in McHenry county for 1940 as compared to the total of 1939, according to the figures released Tuesday in the office of County Clerk Raymond D. Woods in Woodstock. The total assessed valuation for all property for 1940 is placed at $39,- 885.045 as against $33,553,870 in 19S9. Algonquin township leads all of the seventeen townships in valuation with $4,637,170. Dorr is second with $4.- 502,745 and McHenry is third with $4,104,175. All of the other townshi|» are under the four million mark. Following is the total assesmenfa of the nearby townships: ; • Richmond .-- ...•••$l,342.82i v Burton .-- McHenry 4,104,17$. Nunda -- 3,107,56* r|| ;?|f| VC* . A&k & .L/i •j**" Misses Eleanor Klnsala and Bertha Sckiesble returned the first of this WMk after enjoying a dwve thfwml. minots and Missouri V>