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The best known of the three is Dick jLfons, who was defeated in the 1940 primary by Governor Green for the Republican nomination for governor. Lyons served for some ten years as a members of the legislature from the Eighth Senatorial district comprising the counties of Lake, Boone and McHenry. Rosenquist hails from Rockford where he has served for several years M Republican county chairman, a sim- a*r position as that held by C. Frank Daly in McHenry county. Collins is an insurance man. He has been very active in American >«*t3g?on circles and for many years was a power in this organization. He was a member of the state commerce commission under the late Governor Etoimerson. Governor Quoted • In a press statement released in connection with the appointments to the tax board, Gov. Green described Cfellins as "particularly fitted for such Work because of his wide experience fal financial and insurance affairs." The biographical sketches of both Lyons and Rosenauist emphasized as a qualifications for their new jobs their experience in dealing in real estate. State tax commissioners ate paid $5,100 salary. - r: •;* The new appointees succeed chairman Rama H. Sweet of West Frankfort, and Thomas P. Sinnett and Ben - Parrar, both of Rock Island, who were all appointed by former governor John Stelle. Committee's Activities .Hie state tax commission assesses *. $Hr tax purposes the capital stock of corporations, assesses the real estate property of railroads and utilities having lines in more than one county and has the power to equalize the assessments of real property, by local assessors. According to the outline of jurisdiction he made public for a new advisory committee on taxation, Gov. 3,610 PEOPLE LIVING IN McHENRY TWP., IS OFFICIAL 1940 CENSUS M » release from Washington last Thursday, the department of commerce, bureau of census, disclosed (that the 1940 census of McHenry township is 3,610. Since there are 1,596 people within the city limits of McHenry, this shows that 2,014 are living in rural areas. Most of these reside near the lakes or along the river in this township. The official 1940 census «l the county and townships follow: County ...„._.8.7,811 Dorr 6,980 Algonquin 6,896 Chemung McHenry Nunda ... Marengo Richmond Hebron Coral ....... Dunham ... Greenwood Alden .. Hartland ..... Seneca Riley ..... Barton 4,072 -- 8,610 . 8,226 .'2,702 ...y«.«. <- 1,381 -- 1322 1,112 987 ' 918 * 864 . 821 . 796 , 672 *--rsfss INTERESTING NEARBY NEWS Araight watchman at tlMTcounty ja.fl will be employed as recommended by the fees and salary committee, it was decided at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors Tuesday of last week. The salary will be determined and an appointment made by Sheriff Lester Edinger in the near future. Clarence Winters of Crystal Lake suffered injuries to the thumb of his right hand when itwas badly bitten by a horse Thursday, February 6. He iB under a physician's care, and his hand is mending nicely. Mrs. Raymond Silvanus. residing in Vernon township, east of Barrington, left last Friday for Philadelphia, Pa., for a week's all-expense tour as a re- ~/sult of her culinary ability. Mrs. Silvanus, who will make the trip with Mrs. Helen Volk, was awarded the trip after her canned meats and vegetables had attracted the attention of a national farm magazine..-. The city political situation boiled and sizzled last week as Harvard residents discussed a possible successor to Mayor J. G. Maxon. With election but two months away, speculation about candidates became more fervid than usual. Rumors concerning numerous Harvard men were heard on every side but as yet no has made formal declaration of his intention to run for the office. Nearly 100 hunters engaged in the Fox hunt sponsored by the Sports- Green is considering the possibility of | men's Club Sunday, February 9, the enlarging the powers of the commis- j result being two foxes in the bag and sion. Since the levying of general j one getting away on account of darkproperty taxes for state purposes was ; ness. This sport is something new in dropped under Gov. Henry Horner, j the annals of Northern Illinois huntthe state commission has taken no | ing as there were few if any of the ., pn the tax affairs of the several; animals in this vicinity years ago. Where they came from and how they happened to pick out DeKalb and neighborhood counties as a safe place to bring their families into the world Is a mystery. Falling onto line with many other cities in the state, the city of Belvidere has abolished the city automobile ! tax. Genoa abolished this tax two .Word has been received of the death , years ago, finding it was not worth Mrs. Edwin Wright, 82 years and the effort t0 make coilections. 8 months, who died in New York City. . . , „Mr s. Wrig.h t was ,b orn UM ary TL evinia i Walter A. Li™g htbod*y . former presi- „Ho d'g e, . on a f.a rm three mi-liVes, e„ as.t of dent of the Liberty*v ille Grammar ties, but under the Green plan .exercise of this latent power might be renewed. MRS. EDWIN WRIGHT, 1 • NATIVE OF RICHMOND, DIES, NEW YORK CITY m Richmond, 111., on June 14, 1858, She was married to Edwin E. Wright on April 23, 1885, and the couple moved to Wilmot, where Mr. Wright was an undertaker. Three children were born of this union, Ethel, now Mrs. Thomas Fuson of Mew York City, Floyd, who died in infancy, and Clarence Edwin, of Oconto Falls, Wis. Also surviving are three grandchildren, two great granddaughters and a brother, John Hodge of Sarahope, Ala. "Mr. Wright preceded his wife hi death in December, 1922. Mr. and Mrs. Wright were two of the organizers Of the Order of the Eastern Star at Wilmot. They were always interested in the school and other activities iof community importance. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Wright in the North Presbyterian church in New York City where Mrs. Ethel Fuson, her daughter, is contralto soloist. Cremation followed and the ashes will be deposited in the Wil* •not cemetery at a later date. ANTIOCH LEGION x POST SPONSORS ^: : MILITARY BALL XftfTo£h Post, No. 748, of the Amer- ^ican Legion is sponsoring a "Patriotic Dance on Washington's Birthday, Saturday evening, February 22, at the Antioch high school gymnasium. This efent will be the outstanding social affair of the season. Dignitaries from Fort Sheridan and <Sreat Lakes training camps, with their ladies, will be on hand to give color to the occasion. Leading civic Officials of the community will lead the grand march. •kftnnie Mayfield's 10-piece band, featuring Betty Shank singing, a floor show and grand march at 10:30 p.m., should be of interest. Everyone is invited to atUjpfc ' School board and past master of the Masonic lodge, was elected president of Condell Memorial hospital association Monday night, February 10, to succeed Martin J. Casey, who announced at the recent annual meeting that he would not be a candidate for re-election. Huntley suffered another disastrous fire early Tuesday morning, February 11. which gutted the frame building owned, by John Weltzien. destroyed the business place of Ed Vollman, the Weltzien hall on the second floor of the building, seriously damaged Gert's Grill and the Sewell barber shop. Racing pigeons owned by WiMiam Rubach, Jr., of Burlington. Wis., have been accepted by the United States army for service as a part of the national defense program. The army has requested the use of the birds in case of an emergency, and in order to be eligible the pigeons must have flown at least 100 miles or more in races. Seven, members of the Zion bank staff and about twenty-customers "who were in the banking institution »ljat the time were driven out of the flank's quarters in the First State bank building about 9:45 a. m. Saturday when a clerk accidentally stepped on the tear-gas trigger in the oaah ier's cage. , Mr. and Mrs. "Elmer Stilling of Lake Villa spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Justen. Mrs Albert Juhnke. Miss Elizabeth Mayer. Mrs. Minnie Mayer and Mrs* Earl Friesenecker of Chicago were McHenry visitors Sunday; Mrs. Annabel Aicher spent Wednesday in Chicago. Mrs. Frank Hughes returned to McHenry Saturday after spending two weeks at Waukesha, Wis. Mr and Mrs. Robert Burleigh of Ingleside were visitors in the Albert home Tuesday evening. CALIFORNIA IS DESTINATION OF . VOLUNTEERS LEITO ON MONDAY FOR XSAN FRANCISCO Ajithony Wolf and George Kinsala, both of McHenry, who were summoned to report in Chicago last Wednesday, February 12, after volunteering for service in the army, were back in McHenry over the weekend to say a last good-bye to their parents and friends before leaving for California. Fully outfitted in winter uniforms, they told McHenry folks a few of their first impressions of army life. The group of boys from the county arrived in Chicago early Wednesday morning of last week. Here they were given physical examinations by army doctors. Only one of the group they were with was rejected, and he failed to pass On account of poor eyesight. After dinner the boys were taken to Fort Sheridan and assigned to their barracks. During the next two days they were taught the routine and regulations of the army. A haircut was one of the first requirements, and for thirty-five cents they were nearly scalped. They also put aside the clothes they were wearing and donned several thicknesses of the dull green, woolen uniforms, to say nothing of the shoes with the "cast-iron" soles. Learn Bed-Making Aft Learning how to make beds in regulation manner was all a part of the training they- received in these first few days. "ITiey were also warned not to throw cigarettee butts or matches around, anywhere on the grounds. The food, they said, was good and they were served beans only once in those few days. On Sunday evening at six, they were to report back at Fort Sheridan. Their suitcases were packed in readiness for the trip on Monday which took them out to San Francisco, Calif., where they are now beginning their first foek of routine life in the army. Richard E. Behrens and Clarence C. Wohlert, two other local volunteers, were also in the group to leave for the West. Word has also been received from two brothers, Russell and Kenneth Franzen, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Franzen of West McHenry. who are also army men, the former being in California and the latter in North Carolina. Russell, who has been in the army for thirteen months, recently received the rating of Sergeant, which entitles him to wear three stripes on his sleeve. At present he is in Glendale, Calif., where he is attending Curtiss Wright Aeronautical Training school, and furthering his interests in the aeronautical branch of the army. A few months ago he was transferred to Hamilton Field, California, from Brooks field, near San Antonio, Texas, having been at the latter place since he enlisted. Kenneth Franzen has been distinguished with the rank of First Class Private. Since his enlistment five months ago, he has been stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Here he is in charge of a group of new recruits who entered the service since th^ draft became effective. Writes From Washington - Fred Krohn has written his parents in McHenry that he hopes to return home on leave in July. Fred has been in the army for a year and three months and is now at Fort Louis, Washington. Here he is employed as a mechanic and occasionally works in the supply room at the camp. For sometime he was stationed at Camp Ward, California, previous to his transfer to Washington. LeRoy Neal. son of Mr: fcnd Mrs. Roy Neal of Ringwood, has been encamped at Chanute field, Rantoul, 111., since last October, the time he enlisted. He is interested in aviation, but at present, his mother reports he is confined to a hospital with an ear infection. A former resident «f.!- McHenry, James Ray, whose parents now reside in Woodstock, enlisted last October with Neal. The two were sent to Chanute field, but in order that Ray might pursue his interests in ground radio work, he is now at Sc»j* field, near St. Louis, Mo. N O T I C E ! All ex-service men please appear at Legion Hall, Friday, February 21, any time between 9 a. m. and 5 p.m., to register for National Defense Questionnaire. HOW Afi&W. C A I R N S , '• , - Adjutant. ESTABLISH NEW BASIS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF STATE GAS TAX FUNDS George B. McXibben, state finance director, announced last week that a new basis for computing county allotments of Illinois motor fuel tax collections will have a {pdical effect upon the income of several counties. The change in computation was made on the basis of a revised estimate of the proportion of motor vehicle tax collections by counties during 1940. Previously the basis was an estimate of proportionate auto license fee collections compiled in 1933. The annual reduction in Cook county's receipts this year compared with those of 1940, it was estimated, would exceed $150,000. Clay county receipts will virtually double under the revision and several other counties will receive increases as large. Director McKibben announced allotment of $6,690 to McHenry county as its share of gasoline tax for January. The total allotment to all counties in the state was- $758,106. Gross (allotment to the counties, McKibben said, was $1,062,230 but $211,083 was deducted from this as reserve for the $20,000 emergency relief bond issue and $830,041 as reserve for the $30 000,000 bond issue. Of the three cents per gallon stats motor fuel tax counties, cities and the state each receive one-third shares. Cities' shares of the tax are computed on a population basis. MERCURY DROPS TO ZERO AFTER SNOW AND WIND RECALL PLIGHT A BLIZZARD 1.836 B. ROTNOURCO. AT "THE BRIDGB1' ^--' FRIDAY EVENING FARMERS APPLY NOW FOR EMERGENCY CROP, FEED LOANS FOR 1941 I ' Emergency crop and feed loans for j 1941 are now available to farmers, and applications for these loans are now being received at your Farm Bureau office by Acton A. Shelton, Field Supervisor of the Emergency Crop ' and Feed Loan Section gf the Farm . Cfedit Admihistration. I These loans will be made, as in the ( past, only to farmers whose cash requirements are small and who cannot obtain a loan from any other source, including production credit associations, banks, or other private concerns or individuals. As in former years, the money loaned will be limited to the applicant's . necessary cash needs in preparing and cultivating his 1941 crops, or in purchasing or producing feed for his livestock. • Borrowers who obtain loans for the production of eash crops are required to give as security a first lien on the crop financed, or, in the case of loans for the purchase or production of feed for livestock, a first lien on the livestock to be fed. Mr. Shelton's mailing address is Post Office Box 26, Galesburg, Illinois. Among the Sick SEEK TALENT FOR WLS HOME TALENT SHOW Mrs. Martin Cooney returned to McHenry last week from St- Anthony's hospital in Chicago where she had been confined for a week. . Nick Freund, who resides on Park avenue, fractured a couple of ribs Saturday as a result of a fall on the ice. Mrs. Eleanor Nye was confined to her bed a few days this week recovering from bruises which she sustained Saturday in a fall on the ice. .Miss Juanita Stansel of Richmond entered the Woodstock hospital Sunday and was dismissed later that same day. I Elmer Vogt of Ingleside submitted to surgery Tuesday at Victory Memorial hospital in Waukegan. , Mrs. Joe Diedrich, who has been confined to bed at ther home on Park street, McHenry, for the past three weeks, is graining in strength and hopes to be up and around in a few , days. I Miss Eleanor Kinsala has been absent from her work at the National Tea store at Round Lake and confined . to h^r home in McHenry a few days l this week due to illness. I Thomas F. Maher is critically ill at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Pete Schaefer in West McHenry. He has been ailing for the past sev%n 6r eight months. Tryouts will be held Thursday and Friday evenings, February 20 and 21, beginning at eight o'clock in the Legion hall at Woodstock for a WLS Home Talent Show to be given at the opera house at Woodstock on February 28 and March 1. This show is being sponsored by the American Legion. - Word has been received from Ray Hughes and LOren Rothermel who left McHenry a few weeks ago to seek employment in California. Loren is working in a machine shop at San Diego, while Ray is in Los Angeles at present. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Waller of Antioch were guests in the William Jushome last Ifcnwdajt^. Residence Change Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ristau have moved from an apartment in the McHenry Town House to Wisconsin, where Mr. Ristau has been transferred. He was formerly the bookkeeper at the Schwerman garage. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hayes and baby and Mrs. Harold Whiting of Chicago were guests of Mrs. Ellen | Whiting Saturday. Mrs. Edith Hayes returned to Chicago with them for a few days visit. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rauen of Savannah, 111., were weekend guests in the home of her father, John Regner. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Kosinski of Elgin were weekend guests in the home Ifafc Agmg MiUlllih/; When the weather man came around Sunday, February 18, in the guise of a blizzard, local folks buttoned up their overcoats and prayed that the storm would not result in a repetition of the scenes in this vicintiy just five years ago. The snow which fell steadily all day Sunday, was accompanied by a gale which continued to make the out of doors miserable on Monday. Although only four or f\ve inches of snow fell, the fluffy particles were piled into drifts or whisked above housetops. Snow packed and icy roads, presenting a traffic hazard, were made even more dangerous Monday whpn they were slightly melted as a result of a few hours of sunshine. The temperature remained in the twenties on Monday, and as the blasts of wind subsided, the mercury dipped to subzero Monday night and remained near the zero mark. The weather report was "fair and continued cold" Weather is Mild However, we may consider ourselves lucky and the weatherman extremely lenient as the files reveal the condition of the countryside in February, 1936. On February 3, five years ago, about fivte inches of snow fell, accompanied by the same sort of wind which swept the region this week. At that time country roads were closed up and snow plows were continuously employed along U. S. Route 12 (which is now 111. 31) in an endeavor to keep a one-way track open. But trucks were stalled along the way north of McHenry on February 4 and the road was not opened until noon on the following day. To make matters worse, the mercury registered twenty-four degrees below zero. But that was only the beginning. On Wednesday, February 12, a train went through McHenry. the first train "Slrtee Uie -previous Saturday, February 8. A freight train came that same evening in time to avert a coal famine in McHenry. Twenty-five tons of coal had already been hauled here from Crystal Lake. , „ [ 12 Foot Snowdrifts j The blizzard hit this region full blast on February 8, 1936. and all roads were quickly blocked by drifts higher than automobiles, some of them being twelve feet deep. 1 Railroads were piled so high with j drifts that the snow plow, pushed by j tVo engines, was thrown into the j ditch as ft Bucked a solid wall of snow, I throwing the engine into the ditch and ripping up several feet of track. No one entered or left the city until February 11.- when U. S. 12 was opened during the forenoon and later route 20 to Volo was made passable. Once again, on February 19, no trains went through McHenry as snow began drifting again. About ninety men were employed by the state department to shovel snow on the main highways in this district during the week ending February 22, in addition j to about twenty snow plows working twenty-four hours a day to keep the i highways open. Snowbound for a week, the Johnsburg road from Nell's White House to the Johnsburg bridge was opened by fifty men working a day and a half. t All rural roads were blocked and j some not open even for bob sleds. | Farmers drove miles through fields j and sloughs, winding around snow- j drifts in the lane of least resistance, j A one-way route was maintained between McHenry. Woodstock and Crystal Lake. To get to Woodstock one traveled as usual on route 20, but to return to McHenry, motorists were routed to Crystal Lake, then over highway -14, and back north on U. S. With the temperature reading below zero every night, .a thirty-day] period ending February 17, was thej "•oldest since the government began j keeping records in 1871. Therefore, one could hardly blame local residents for breathing a sigh of relief when the snow ceased falling Sunday night. 3. B. Rotnour players opened to a well pleased crowd last Friday evening at The Bridge Auditorium. TM company embraces ten well balanced players and players who know what it is all about. This week, Friday night, will be presented "In the Wrong Bed," an all-time comedy with laugh-provoking situations and a well directed plot. It will be ladies free night under usual conditions. One lady free with ever paid adult ticket. The vaudeville will be introduced between acts by Miss Powell and her violin; Bob Gentry, the eccentric dancer; Jimmy Parsons and his laughing sax. The company carries all special scenery and effects and you are assured a full up evening's entertainment of clean-cut and wholesome comedy with vaudeville. Take the ladies, bring the children and go early. Doors open at 7:30, the curtain, 8:15 p.m. Remember, at The Bridge, this week Friday evening. Next week, "The Girl From Texas." AROUND THE COURT HOUSE CLEAR UP BURGLARY Mystery of the burglarizing of the Harold Asheford gasoline station at Marengo on Wednesday night, February 12, and the finding of a car damaged by fire west of Union a few hours later has been solved according to Sheriff Lester Edinger. Records of the station were taken in the burglary. It was learned from Bernard Uden. owner of the car found, and Ted Scott that they entered the station, took the records and then tried to dispose of them by burning them in the rear seat of their car. Spite work is given as the reason. Scott, it is said, was angry because he heard Asheford sought a position he held. Uden gave no reason but Sheriff Edinger says he owed a bill at the station. Uden first told a story of being held up and his car stolen together with $30. It was indicated that Asheford would not press charges against either of the two. JANUARY PRICE BLENDED MILK DROPS 21 CENTS >$1.73 PAID PRODUCERS IN: AREA > INDUSTRIAL ORDER Judge William L. Pierce Friday affirmed a decision by the Illinois Industrial Commission in regard to compensation to be paid Leo E. Dwyer of Huntley vs Walter Farley in the amount of $17.60 for five weeks for temporary total incapacity and $17.60 for thirteen and one-half weeks for injuries received. Added to this forty-nine dollars for medical care. Dwyer sought a higher compensation under the wlorkmen's compensation act asking for $500 for medical care; $17 per week for sixty-four weeks temporary total incapacity and $17.60 for 100 weeks for injuries which keep him from use of one leg. The court order was against the respondent in the case, Walter Farley, whom Dwyer was employed with. It is said Dwyer injured a leg in a fall in front of the Farley store while in line of duty. PROBATE ESTATES Four estates were probated in the county court Monday. The same being as follows: Martha Behnke of Marengo was named executrix of the $5,000 estate ^f her mother, Amelia Kohls who died December 31 at Marengo. Letters were issued to William M. Carroll in the $1,000 estate of Kate Rugg, who died at Richmond on November 1. A daughter, Mildred Rugg. rf Washington, D. C., and a granddaughter of Huntley, are listed as heirs. Louise Worley was named executrix of the $5,000 estate of her mother, Jennie O. Worley, who died at Harvard on January 16. , Letters of administration were issued to Emma Meyer of Algonquin in the $1 000 estate of Louisa Rudsinski, who \«bed at Algonquin on October 27. ' MARRIAGE LICENSES Jesse H. Taylor. Huntley, 111.! to Hilda C. Beagere, Huntley, 111., February 4, 1941. David McCormac, Chicago. HI., to Edith H. Armstrong, Chicago, 111., February 13, 1941. Arthur Drtickhammer, Chicago, III., to Helen Clemens. Sioux City, Iowa, February 15, 1941. Lowell A. Johnsori, Chicago, 111., to Ethel S. Haubold, Chicago, 111., February 11, 1941. Francis J. Schepers, Crystal Lake, 111., to Marie Knox, Crystal Lake, 111., February 9, 1941. Martin Scholer, Hampshire. 111., to Elizabeth Christensen, Manhattan^ QL February 17, 1941. CHICKENS STOLEN Charles Jecks, farmer living between Woodstock and McHenry on route 20, reports the loss of fifty red Hampshire hens. It is thought the chickens were'stolen Saturday night as Mr. Jecks noticed a shortage of eggs Sunday. Births Miss Jeanette Bishop returned home Saturday after spending two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rauen at Savannah, 111. She was enjoying a vacation from her work at A son was born Sunday, February 16, at the Woodstock hospital to Mr. and Mrs. John Herdrich of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Rothermel of Solon Mills, formerly of McHenery, have named their daughter Elizabeth Marion. The child was born January 30. Mr. and Mrs. Carney Gilkeraon of Crystal Lake are the parents of a daughter, bom Wednesday, February 12, at the Woodstock hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gilkerson of McHenry are the proud grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schaefer of Johnsburg are the parents of a daughter, born at their home on Monday, February 10. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Freund spent Tuesday and Wednesday at Rockford where they attended an Oilman's convention at the Faust hotel in that city. A blended price of $1.73 p>r htmdredweight, 3.6 per cent butterfat test, will be sent to milk producers in the Chicago marketing area for all milk delivered January 1 to 31, 1941, inclusive, according to an announcement by A. W. Colebank, acting federal milk market administrator. This is tweny-orie cents per hull? dredweight less than the blended priee paid for December, 1940, deliveries, and four cents per hundredweight less than the blended price paid for January, 1940, deliveries. The decrease from prices for December deliveries is largely due to the lower average prices prevailing during January, in the Chicago cheese markets, upon which the Chicago milk prices are based. The computation of the blended price is based on the prices which' handlers pay for their supplies of milk in the four classes of utilization, these prices for January deliveries being $1,966 per hundredweight in class I; $1,666 in class II; $1,449 in class III and $1.25 in class IV. These clas& prices, except in class III are about seventeen cents per hundredweight less than they were for December 1940 deliveries. More Milk Received The total amount of milk reported by handlers in January computations was 184,317,900 pounds as compared with 166,793,680 pounds in December 1940, and 160,496^358 pounds in January 1940. The December poundage represents 44.93% in class I, 32.40% inxlass II, 5.78% in class III and 16.89% in class IV. The percentages, as compared with December percentages, are lower in classes I and II, and higher in classes III and IV. The average daily pounds delivers* in January, amounted to 5,945,739, as compared with 5,380,441 in December 1940, and 5,177.302 in January 1940, The total dollars to be paid to producers for January deliveries amounts to $3,188,699.67 for 184,317,900 pounds as compared with $3,235,797.39 for 166,793,680 pounds in December 1940 and $2,840,785,54 for 160 496v35& in January 1940. : '^W •' J % if *• STATE AUTO LICENSES LESS THAN 1,000 ISSUED TO 10 IN McHENRY 00. Only fifty-five owners from northern Illinois and suburban areas are listed among the first 1.000 registrants in the booklet of Who's Who among automobile owners in Illinois, containing the names pt persons is* sued state licenses between numbers 1 and 25,000. This booklet, known as Volume it in the record of licenses for 1941, is issued by Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes. Of the fifty-five plates under 1,000 registered in this territory, twenty are inside the city and thirty-five in the suburbs. The latter are distributed as follows: Rockford, 14; Woodstock, 4; Barrington, 3; Harvard, 3; Park Ridge, 2; Cary, 2; and the following one each: Arlington Heights, McHenry, Addison, Dundee. Belvidere, Mount Prospect and Palatine. A list of the low numbered plates owned by citizens of McHenry county follow: 137--Mrs. M. F. Walsh, Harvard; 331--Jphn Hertz^ Cary; 332--Mrs. John Hertz, Cary"; 562--D. F. Quintan, Woodstock; 611--Charles F. Renich, Woodstock; 665--Guy E. Still. Woodstock; 673 -- D. J. Olmstead. Woodstock; 691--Mrs. A. L.- Eritieson, McHenry; 964--E. L. AxteB, Harvard. Number 927 was issued to the tate Dr. J. G. Maxon of Harvard who dtid February 7. W: v*'". LOCAL CHURCHES TO * OBSERVE LENT WITH SPECIAL DEVOTIONS Churches in McHenry are making plans for the observance of six weeks of Lent, which will begin on February 26, Ash Wednesday, and continue until Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. Next Wednesday at St. Patrick's church, Rev. William OHourke tHll bless the ashes of the palms which remained from Palm Sunday last year, at 7:30 a. m. They will then be distributed to the faithful. Next Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. m. and every Wednesday throughout the six weeks, there will be devotions and a sermon. Likewise, every Friday evening at 7:30, Father Wm. O'Rourke will read the Stations of til* Cross. At St. Mary's church, the plans are almost identical. The ashes will be blessed before Mass next Wednesday and then distributed, as well as in thfe evening at 7:30. Also, there will be a sermon and benediction every Wednesday evening during Lent, beginning at 7:30, and the Stations of the Cross and beaedKN tion every Friday beginning at 7:30 p a . * #• • " • "