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.DEDICATE NEW SKIING t: ROM SATURDAY FIREMEN SPONSOR ONE MIGHT CARNIVAL Next Saturday, August 80, the fire- - ttien of Spring Grovs will sponsor a - ofte-night carnival in that village - which will serve as a fitting dedication is the new road. Preparations are in {progress so that all 'who attend this . «*la event may have an exceptionally tee time. A feature of the carnivalwill be the dedication of the blacktop road which - VM completed a few days ago. Tills road which was improved with state and county gas tax funis, connects ~ U.8. highway 12 at Spring Grove with tile Lake county road, the latter lead. if to Grass Lake, Fox Lake ana Wildwood. In order to mala the occasion complete, two prominent speakers, States Attorney William Carroll and Rev. • John L. Daleiden, pastor of St. Peter's church at Spring Grove, have been - engaged to greet the audience for this special dedication. Committees The committees in charge of the Afferent concessions are as follows: General chairman, Charles N. Freund; bingo, Albert Brits, Arthur Kattner . and Leo Lay; turtle game, Arnold " Kattner, John Freund and Edward Bauer; lay down board, Bert Stevens; lunch stand, Mrs. Charles Freund, Mrs. Walter Brown and Mrs. Arthur Kattner; refreshment stand, Walter Brown, Paul Was pi and fdward Karls. Additional committees are headed by Paul Weber and Antone Meyer. Just a year ago the fire protective district, known as the Burton and Richmond Township Fire department, ' wan formed. Trustees chosen to head this department art Chester Stevens as president; Albert Schmeltxer as secretary; Joseph Wagner as treasurer, and Antone Meyer as truster* Hud Weber, who was appointed Us the first fire chief, is assisted by thirteen tranen. • The pride of the department and incidents of Spring Grove send earn* apmity is the new Peter Pirsch Are track which was purchased at the sum • ef $4,400. The water capacity consists of two hundred and fifty gallons perminute. It has fourteen hundred : feet of hose. OEMZRALBKUEr IN DECREASING DURING PAST TEAR KWOWOOD AND HKBSOM TOOTHS TAXI LAUBSLS AS JUNIOR DAIRY JUDOK8 The winning 4-H dairy judging team During the first six months of 1941, a decrease of $SjB06.9O is shown in the general relief load for Mc Henry county as compared to the same period in 1940 according to figures released by the Illinois Public Aid.Commftsioc, successor to the Illinois Emergency Relief Commission. In the first six months of this year, the total expended for general relief was $47,854J$5 as compared to J53,- 721.75 last year. The state contributed $4,455 toward the total bill for the first six monthb of this year as compared to the payment of 143,390.85 by i the various townships of the county. Only one county in the state (Du- Page) had a lower per cent of its 1940 population on relief than McHenry county during the month of June of this year. McHenry county had a 3.8 per cent of its popuatioln as compared to DuPage county's low mark of 3.3 per cent. McHenry county had one in every twenty-seven on relief while DuPage county had one in every thirty. McBknry county's total on relief was 1,403 while DuPage had 3,438. AWAMBRAVERY MEDALS TO TWO YOUNG HEROES 'v?*;-' ______ ' ' RESCUE HAN, DAUGHTER ISOM DROWNING AROUND £ COURTHOUSE • For the bravery they displayed on July 89, 1941, in rescuing s man and his daughter from drowning in McCullom Lake, George Goranson, age 12, and James Freebum, about the same age, were presented with medals and proclaimed as heroes by the East End Social Club of McCullom Lake at their annual meeting held August 24. The incident which occurred during July concerned Robert Jones and his daughter, Marilyn, who had come to McCullom Lake to enjoy a bit of fishing. They rented a boat and Mr. Jones rowed quite a distance from shore. Marilyn was dragging behind the boat when her arms became tired and she released her grasp. Mr. Jones, who could not swim, plunged into the lake after his daughter in an attempt to save her. Both were struggling madly to keep afloat as their boat drifted away. Hearing their cries for help, the Goranson and Free burn youths, who were swimming in the lake at the time, swam to the scene. There is a deep ADOLPH DOBERSTEIN Last Wednesday, August 20, Adolph Doberstem, who had been ill at his home near Rittgwood for the past two months, passed away at about seven o'clock in the evening. He was fiftyeight years old. He is survived by his wife and five children. The obituary appeared in the last issue of The Plaindealer. MAKE RE-EMPLYOMENT PLANS FOE SELECTEES TO BE RELEASED SOON With the Army planning to release certain men from active duty beginhole at this portion of the IaWp where i n*n£ September 1, National Selective FINED $100 George Smith, Jr., who is alleged to r have caused considerable damage at! the Jones' were thrashing about in the j Service Headquarters this week notithe Alemite factory in Woodstock last j water. j fied Paul G. Armstrong, State Direc- Saturday night, was fined $100 and costs by Justice Charles F. Hayes Tuesday on a charge of disorderly conduct. He was also placed under peace bonds the conditions which forbid him from entering taverns and abstaining from use of intoxicating liquor, molesting or disturbing any persons or destroying property. The fine and costs were paid. • SELECT NEW PETIT JUlU^ A new petit jury was drawn at Woodstock last week. Whether or not the jury will report for duty at the opening of the September term of court has not been decided. The September, term will open on the 22nd, at which time the grand jury will be Called. Forty-one candidates for citizenship will be given hearings at this time. On the roster of the petit jury are the following local people: Joseph J. Freund and Richard Overton of McHenry; Math Lay of Burton; Jania 8chimpf, John R. Osmun and Fkrence Bryant of Nunda. The two youthful hefdes succeeded tot' for Illinois. to complete speedily in releasing the girl from her father *11 nec?ttry arrangements for local and getting them into the boat. They boards # in tMs sUte to aid in the proalso rescued their pet bulldog. Sev- fr**™ *or re employment of these reeral swimmers then pushed the boat turning soldiers. to shore. • Lqwis B. Hershey, Direc- Frank Sure, who presented the med- ** °f Servic*- called to the CHARGE DISORDERLY CONDUCT Action was taken Monday afternoon m ^ iiim on * charge lodged against George of McHenry county is a group from Smith, a former Woodstock census ~ taker, now employed as a guard at the state peni ternary at Joliet. The dam is disorderly conduct, and states tlfat Smith in a drunken condition destroyed over $800 worth of property at the Almeite Die-Casting plant in Woodstock Saturday afternoon. He is now being held in the eovnty jail. Charges ^ heard by Justice Charles • F. Hayes, with Attorney Russell Allen Hebron composed of Robert Hanson, Tom Slavin, and Ronald Hanson with Myron Johnson as alternate. Second place in the county contest.went to Jtiagwood and third to Dunham. High scoring individuals, not members of the Hebron club, who will Jadge on an all-county team are Jay Gristy and Nelson Crtaty of Rirtgwood and LaVerne Johnson of the Rush Cnek club. The three regular members from Hebron and the all-county team were judges in the state coptest at Urbana on August 25. Other high scoring individual Judges were Frank Dahlke, Marengo; Frank Martin, Ringwood, and Bodine McConnell, Pleasant Valley. The three high scoring teams in JIatsteins were Hebron, Dunham and Siagwood; in Jerseys, Ringwood, Marengo and Rush Creek, and in Guernaeys, Hebron, Ringwood and Marengo. The two top judges in Holsteins were Tom Slavin and Robert Hanson «f Hebron; in Jerseys, Richard Freund and Jay Cristy at Ringwood, ahd in Guernseys, fkmald Hanson at Hebron, aad Nelson Cristy of Ringwood. Holsteins were judged at Majanod farm, Jerseys at John VanderVeen's, aad Guernseys at Unele Esra's farm-- al farms located near Hebron. OTTO ADAMS, A. FREUND DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP IN IMPLEMENT STORE lifter a partnership of eight years Juration, Otto Adams and Augustine M. Freund have dissolved, due to sickness in the Adams family who have moved to Florida. Adams and Freund have operated a farm implement shop on Pearl street in McHenry end now Mr. Freund is taking complete charge of the business, having bought out his partner's share. The shop will be conducted as asaal under the new ownership. Mr. Adams wishes to thank all of his customers and friends who have patronized the shop in the past and hopes that they may continue to do stock hospital als, expressed his pride, on behalf of the club, at having two such fine boys at McCullom Lake. Also at this meeting of the Social club, officers were elected for the coming year as follows: Frank Kurth, president; Joe Matterer, vice-president; Mrt. Spencer, secretary; Mrs. Goranson, treasurer, and Mrs. Ted Schlitt. sargeant-at-arms. attention of the State Directors that the Selective Training and Service Act imposes the duty of carrying out its re-employment provisions upon the Selective Service System as well as upon the former employers of these men. He also outlined the plans, made by the Re-employment Division of National Selective Service Headquarters, of co-operation, through the various YOUNG COUPLE DIE IN AUTO/ TRAIN CRASH CRYSTAL LAKE IS SCENE OF TRAGEDY A tragedy, resuming in the loss of two lives, occurred Wednesday morning at 6:49 o'clock at the Walkup street railroad crossing in Crystal I^ake when a car carrying Curt Munson, 21 years old, and Miss Ethel Louise Maynard, 18 years old, was struck by a train. The young -girl is the daughter of the Burt Maynards who live a half-mile north of Terra Cotta, and the boy is a son of the Carl Munsons of the Woodstock vicinity. The two victims were on their way to work at the Ero Metal Products company located on Walkup avenue near the crossing where the accident happened. Munson was living at the Maynard home. Bursts into Flames The car in which they were riding was carried by the tram about 1,000 feet to the Crystal Lake depot wher^ the train stopped. After the collision tiie car caught fire. The clothes of the young man were ignited and some 150 commuters waiting for the train at the depot held ringside seats to a scene of horror. The body of the young man was hanging from the front of the car while the crushed body of the girl was inside the car. Both met instant death. The Crystal Lake fire department quickly extinguished the blaze. Although the car was demolished, the engine of the train was but slightly SIXTEEN COUNTY BOYS INDUCTED INTO ARMY TUESDAY; 3 ARE LOCAL A contingent of sixteen boys left Woodstock Tuesday morning to be inducted into the U. S. army. This was one of the smallest groups to leave McHenry county; the original quota was nineteen. Sanford A. Howard, clerk of number one board, said ten boys left from his board as follows: Alvin LeRoy Maynard and Paul J. Pi teen of M®. Henry; Cltrenee J. Michels of Johnsburg; Ralph Pugh of Poplar ft rove; Alan Gordon Nates of Marengo; Harry George Bires of Woodstock; Raymond A. Tornow, Union; Waiter J. Searle and Eugene R. Dewey of Harvard; James Allen Burgett of Hebron. Six left from number two board as follows: Robert C. Miles, William M. Merchant and Elwood R. Sahs, Woodstock; Walter A. Reimer, Crystal Lake; Milo G. Kihel, George F. Davis, Algonquin. Sanford A. Howard said Tuesday that some of the boys who recently registered after becoming of age will be called in the next quota. 221 REGISTERED AT HIGH SCHOOtr FOR FALL TERf CLASSES RESUME TUESDAY NEXT INTERESTING j NEARBY NEWS A large Keeshin truck was overturned on route 14 at Crystal Lake parly Monday morning, August 18, when the driver swerved the machine to avoid striking a car which was turning on Crystal Lake avenue. The driver escaped with minor injuries but considerable damage was done to the truck and its cargo. About damaged and was able to proceed to j twenty-five of the one hundred cases state headquarters, with local boards. Bft f ina Vi1fM rn I The re-employmsnt program, as an- ' SCHOOLS nr COUNTY A i;.t 1i7 +~ , . hoard. This eonftnitteeman will act as M U n*met *"d "•*«>" »«*»t between the returning aiwSEh ZJS ** C,°°IS Mlditrs He may be SaS2fv?2L^iSfil "7X a ™mh* of * ^ >****, or a mem- 5 ?£ . £e,f°!? y h" * *n •drisor> t™"*' • P«rson superintendent of schools. Following especially appointed for the purpose Vjir S! ^ ^nation of the local board Re- Wil1 pre"id* employment Committeeman, Director for the coming year Armstrong stated, will be to gat Spring Grove, district II, Uuiia Winn, Richmond. Johnsburg, district 12, Sr. M. Prude ns, McHenry. Washington, district IS, Miss Clarice Aylward, Richmond. touch with the former employer prior to the return of a soldier, to ascertain if his former job is still available; to transmit the records of returning soldiers who have no jobs awdlting them to the nearest state employment Chicago. People waiting to take the train to Chicago were horrified at the scene of the approaching train with the automobile hanging from the front part of the engine afire and the body of the dead youth with his clothes afire in plain sight. The crossing where the accident took place is not guarded at the hour which the crash took place but is guarded at other hours of the day. An inquest was conducted by Coroner Harry Ehorn Wednesday attar* noon at Crystal Lake. • Two Hart Sunday Alfred LaBshn, 3$, and Arthur of eggs aboard were broken. Henry Croak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Croak, Sr., and a sophomore in the Harvard Community high school, suffered a double fracture of his left leg just above the ankle when the bleachers he »was sitting on at the Harvard lighted softball diamond last Tuesday night, August 19, collapsed. New laurels for Holsteins of Ravenglen farms, Antioch, were brought back recently from the state fair where the entries from the Antioch herd were awarded two grand championships. Ravenglen had the rare distinction of having entered both a grand champion bull and a grand championship cow in the big livestock Beys and girls in McHenry. aa will as all over the nation, reflect wit|h certain amount of sadness that playtime is almost at an end for another year, for the old school bell will chime its merry welcome within a few days. The results pf the registration at the McHenry Community'High school on Tuesday and Wednesday of th* week resulted in a grand total of 221 students, which is slightly less than the enrollment last year . However, only 220 signed up during the two registration days during 1940. The balance was made up of late comers.' Fifty-two freshmen appeared on the first morning to make known their intentions of attending school here. Four of these were from out of toWiij* that is, non-residents of the district in which the local high school is situated. The sophomores will number sixty for the coming year, the juniors sixtynine, and the seniors, forty. . Nine e{ these upper classmen are from oab> side the district Bus Route The bus schedule for the high school students will be almost the exact route as that taken last year. Both routes will be completed in about the same length of time also. If any student desires information about this bus route, he may call the bus driver, either George Worts, who operates the westerly route, or Miehael Pitzen. who carries the students in the eastern part of the district. During the registration days, tht pupils were given their lockers, schsd. ules, and their assignments after they ' had sold their old books and purchased the new ones. Thus, they will he ready to start out with a full day fg - school next Tuesday, September 2. Public Grade School Next Monday evening, September 1, the teachers of the high school and tht grade school staff will hold a meetiag in their respective Schools to make the final arrangements. The Public Grade school will con* Haeger, 59, both of Algonquin were show field in connection with the fair Tue»d®y morning for a short tiiaa --ml; representing the state. Officers said Smith entered the Alemite plant over the warning of a watchman, and proceeded to tip over trucks of grill castings. The damage was set by company officials at $300. Smith is a former employee of the factory. MSIIISHM MMMMMMIM Births A son was born at the Woodstock hospital last Friday, August 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred May of Ringwood. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Freund are the happy parents of a daughter born at the Woodstock hospital last Thursday, August 21. Mr. bad Mrs. Guy Duker of Champaign, III* have announced the arrivsi of an 8 lb. 5 or baby boy, born at a hospital in Alton, 111., on Thursday, August 21. Superintendent and Mrs. C. H. Duker of McHenry are the proud grandparents of the little man who has been named John Guy. Mr. Duker recently accepted a new position at Champaign, where he has been engaged to teach music at the University of Illinois for the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Majersik of Wonder Lake are the parents of a daughtei, weighing five pounds, who was born Saturday, August 28. A son wss born to Dr. and Mrs Frances Hetreed of Chicago last Wed. aeaday, August 20, st Mercy hospital in Chicago. Mrs. Hetreed is the former Josephine Freund of McHenry. A daughter was born last Thursday, August 21, to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wagner of Slocum Lake at the Woodhasiness there in the future. Mr. and Mrs. Adams and their three seas, Carl, Albert and Joel, left Wednesday morning for their new home in St. Petersburg, Fla., which will be their permanent residence. METHODIST CHURCH NOTES There will be neither church services nor Sunday school at the Community Methodist church until Sunday. September 14. Rev. J. Heber Miller, the pastor, and his wife have gone to Kansas whre they are enjoying a short vacation with relatives. Church services will be conducted as asual on the second Sunday in §ep- ?%%.• Miss Annamae Vogt spent last wask visiting relatives HfeWaukegaae Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heimer of Main street are happy over the arrival ot their first great grandchild, a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Travis Jordan at Sherman hospital in Elgin Tuesday, August 26. Mrs. Jordan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Bradley of Crystal Lake. Mrs. Samuel Rahn of Elgin is also a great grandmother of the ne** baby. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Schroeder of Chicago are rejoicing over the arrival of a little daughter born at St. Joseph's hospital, Chicago, on Wednesday, August 20. Mrs. Schroeder is the former Florence Steffes of McHenry. The baby weighed 3 lbs. 9 ozs. Lincoln, district 14, Mrs. Eleanor E. office' a"d to act as liaison agent for Foley, McHenry. i the soldier in placing him in contact Lily Lake, district 16, Mathias P. wlth "Mailable jobs. Freund, McHenry, I 'n cases where the state employ* Griswold Lake, district 19, Mrs. raent offipe is unable to find a job for Evelyn Bohl Peters, Crystal Lake. * returning soldier, Col. Armstrong Burton's Bridge, district 22, Miss it will be the duty of the local Victoria Jacobson, Crystal t hoard's re-employment committeeman Montelona, district 80, Mr. Wayne to seek local employment oppottuni- Foss, Ringwood. i tics. For this purpoae he should ob- Solon Mills, district 33, Miss Ruth t*in the co-operation of chambers of Lace, Algonquin. | commerce, boards of trade, national Ringwood, district 84, Weldon An- organizations such as the Rotary, El. dreas and Mrs. BanUca Hawley, Ring- Lions, Exchange, Optimists, wood. | etc., labor unions, the American Le- Howe, district 85, Miss Alenne S«on, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and O'Holleran, Hebron. | other similar organizations. Harrison, district 36, Miss Josephine ' The primary agencies for replacing Molnar. West McHenry. Ostend, district 37, Mia. Hannah Mills Lloyd, Woodstock. Clemsas district 40, Mrs. Dorothy H. Gibbs, McHenry. Cherry Valley, district 11, Miss Helen M. Hafrer, Weat McHenry. Prairie, district 42, Mrs. Eveline Larkin, McHenry. Hoteoatbvffla, district 43, Mrs. Marion A. Sis tin, Hebron. Terra Cofta, district 44, Miss Mabel Knox, Crystal Lake. Barreville, district 46, Miss Maria I. Molnar, West McHenry. Prairie Grove, district 46, Miss Julia Feffer, Crystal Lake. Ridgefieid, district 48, Miss Alice Wilcox, Ringwood. Greenwood, district 64, Mrs. Marion Harrison, Ringwood. Fox River Grove, district 148, Miss Elsie Vyeital, McHenry. BULL VALLEY BARN 10TALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE AUGUST 25 unemployed returning soldiers ht Industry are the U. S. Empjhyment Ser. vice and the affiliated State employment offices. Their »<u lldi have beetv placed wholeheartedly at the i of the Selective Service System in carrying out this obligation. It is to the advantage of the soldier, the employer, and the national defense program as a whole, the director Said, that all men returning to. private employment should clear through their state employment office. This procedure is important, he said, even for those who are returning to their former jobs, so that the distribution of manpower returning to industry may be known, and because this vitally affects the progress of national defense projects. seriously injured Sunday morning when they left state route 81 and crashed into a tree, a mile and a half south of McHenry. La Bah n, the driver told Sgt. Phil Guinto of the state police department that he was about to pass a truck which turned off the highway in front of him. He swerved to the side, lose control of the car and crashed into a tree. The truck driver, Walter F. Hunter, said he did not turn and that LaBahn tried to pass him on the right. Haeger suffered an injured shoulder, bruises, and shock, LaBahn, has s fractured collar bone and internal injuries. They were taken to St. Joseph's hospital where they are resting comfortably. Craah Near Kenosha Mrs. Rosalie Swieresewski of Chicago was apparently only shaken up in a minor traffic collision near Kenosha, Wis., last Thursday. She was taken to the hospital in that city with a fracture of the second cervical vertebra. It's a dangerous, but not critical injury. The driver of the car that collided with that of her husband was William Rendall of McHenry. in the morning to register. The remainder of the time until noon will be spent exchanging books and getting situated. Classes will begin Taeadtt afternoon. f Parochial Behsal ^ The grade school bus will make its IIIIIIIIIIWIIIIDMIHIMI Anmif the Sick Mrs. Madison King ami Mrs. Homer day-- " ' • ' A large barn on the Bert W. Colby farm in Bull Valley was struck by lightning about 7:30 Monday morning. The building was completely destroyed, taking with it 1,400 bushels of oats, baled straw, hay, a silo filler, com binder, a large straw stack, and two small calves. However, two stock bulls and seven calves were saved. Crystal Lake and McHenry fire departments were both called to the scene. The McHenry department remained for awhile and -Crystal Lake stood by in case the winds shifted and other buildings were threatened. The farm, known as the old Jim Jackman place, is tenanted by. Johp Lindsay. V ^ . w». *1. PURCHASES JOO& BOMW- v Harry Nielsen, proprietor of the Green Street Bakery, has purchased the Bernard Joos place im ||w wwetii «nd of this city. MARRIAGE LJCBKBSB Bail F. Gingrich, North Chicago, in., to Bernice R. Colbert^ Waukegan, Edward P. Coughlin, Chicago, HI., to Alice C. Gleason, McHenry, III. Milan Homola, McHenry, ni., to Dorothy G. Feeney, McHenry, 111. Lowell Whitver, Bureau, 111., to Go Ida Hunter, Whiteside, III. Leslie W. Snudden, Hebron, III., to Mary Jane Buchte, Hebron, III. Franklin E. Johnson, Woodstock, 111., to Jeanette Kants, Crystal Lake, 111. Wilfred H. Buettner, Chicago, HI., to Elva Pitcock, Chicago, 111. Everett L. Graves. Chemung, QL, to El Rose Zuercher, Evanston, 111. Virgil Daily. Woodstock, 111., to Margaret Hansen, Woodstock, HI. Stanley J. Rahn. Woodstock, m., to Harriet J. Wolek, Crystal Lake, HI. Fred N. Flagler, Algonquin, HI., to Augusta Sailors, Chicago, 111. Robert William VanSton, 20, Elgin, 111., to Ruby Virginia Lawrence, 19, Wauconda. Miss Gwendolyn Montgomery ot Forest Park is vacationing ia tha Mrs. Agnes Marshall home. *- Mrs. Harold Evans of Woodstock, the former Mary Bolger of McHenry, who has been critically ill at the Woodstock hospital the past two weeks, is improving nicely. Little Mary Ann'Bolger returned to the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Bolger, Saturday from Victory Memorial hospital in Waukegan where she has been a patient the past few weeks. She is slowly regaining her strength. , Mrs. Minnie Pagel of Richmond entered the Woodstock hospital Sunday for medical treatment. Miss June Klaus of Spring Grove underwent an operation at the Woodstock hospital Monday. .Alvin Schaefer submitted to s tonsillectomy last Thursday at the Woodstock hospital. Mrs. Hattie Horenberger of West McHenry underwent surgery Tuesdaj st the Woodstock hospital. Kenneth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Diedrich, is recovering from sn appendectomy which he underwent at St. Therese's hospital, Waukegan, last week. Mrs. Bernard Freund of Johnsburg Underwent a tonsillectomy this week at the Woodstock hospital. at Springfield. Prompt action by the Libertyville fire department Tuesday afternoon saved the home of the Arthur G. Meyers family, 124 East Suitnyside, Libertyville, from possible total destruction by fire. Mr. Meyers, himself a fireman, was returning from a plumb.' rounds the same as last year, picking ing job in Highland Park, it was re- j UP h°*h the Public Grade school pupilf ported, shortly after the blaze was St. Mary - St. Patrick school p|| ' pils. f Ihe parochial school registration will occur on September 3 to% afl students. A total of twenty-four new pupils have registered to date. extinguished. He saw the firemen at work in the station and stopped to inquire where the blase was. His "buddies" had some difficulty in making him believe it was his house. Construction will be started within a few days of a new two-story addition to the present Montgomery Ward store in Woodstock, it was f>v»nle<l last week by officials of the With the erection of the new brick structure on the corner of Johnson and West Jackson streets and the com YOUNO MEN DEFERRED T FROM SERVICE URGED 4 TO ASSIST DEFENSE ' All Select.ve S.rvice registrants la Illinois who have been deferred froa| pfete remodeling of the present two- military service today were urged by story building, that city will have one j Paul G. Armstrong, state director, ta of the most modern and up-to-date * offer their full assistance to state "4 Montgomery Ward stores to be found anywhere. Martin Immenga of Waueonda had a narrow escape from losing his eyesight recently when hot babbit packlocal civilian defense agencies. Many young men have been graaU| deferment because of their occupations, because they have dependenta or because they are not physically' ing sprayed him in the face as he was j capable of undergoing service in the repairing a stone-crusher. Both eyes 1 armed forces, the director said, were closed when the metal hardened, Nevertheless, he added, they are quafe and although the eyeballs and lids were badly burned, it is believed that he will recover with no permanent injury. When the Rev. J. H. Ellerbrake, pastor of die Hanover Township Evangelical fend Reformed church, celebrated Sunday, August 24, the fiftieth anniversary of his ministerial fied to perform some work in connect tion with civilian defense activities and should offer their services to eS» isting agencies or those which axe b|| ing organised. i' "By granting certain men defeat ment," said Colonel Armstrong, '"Cos*4 gress when it adopted the SelectivH Training and Service Act of 194% 'i&a service, he also marked a pastorate of j gave no indication that it intended forty-five years devoted to the Ar- j excuse these men from the obligation which rests upon every young manthat of helping his country in timec of emergency. Each man is expected COMING EVENTS August 86 Carnival and Road Dedication--Spring Grove. September 3 East River Road Pinochle--Mrs. E. C Shoemaker. September 4 Group Three--Woman's Society--Mrs. George H. Johnson. September 9 * Evening ContraO. Bridge --- lbs. Joanne Rulieikr lington Heights region. The body pf John Morse. 26, of 1299 Knollwood circle. Lake Forest, who was killed last Friday in an auto-bus collision at San Rafael, Calif., was brought to Lake Forest this week for services. Morse, son of Col. Robert H. Morse, president of Fairbanks. Morse A Co., had been assistant manager of the San Francisco branch of the company since last spring when he resigned from the navy because of eye deficiency. A bolt of lightning did some queer antics during the thunderstorm at Zion last Thursday. The lightning bolt, which made four holes in the building, entered at the eaves of the kitchen, went through 4he kitchen wall, passed through a hallway and made its exit near the roof of the main oart of the house. Although the wallpaper was smudged and the holes made were burnt there was no resulting blare. ! While a'l the world was wondering What had become of President Roose., ^elt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill last week, one Lake county youth was right at the scene of their momentous conference on the high seas. He was Edward Gaura. 22, of Libertyville, a graduate of the class of *37 at the Libertyville Tswnahip high school. BUILDING NEW HOME The Charles Duncan family of Chicago is building a new the Emerald Park subdivision. S to do his share, in one way OT a no the! when a crisis threatens the nations security." Residence Ch&ngig The Methodist parsonage on Maift , - street was recently converted intft ' two apartments. Rev. and Mrs. J| ' 4? Heber Miller are occupying the uppe^ ^ flat while Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scan** §; brough and baby have moved into tha , . lower flat. ^ M rs. John Sloan has moved her place on the corner of Park and ., Broad streets to her new home os Park avenue. The place she is vacat* ^ ing will be occupied by the Mitcheff" .rtf family who are moving from a piac% ".fj on the river. Mr. Mitchell is employ* ed at the McHenry Brewery. : The Math Blake fa.nily of Crystal-- Lake are moving into the home of the ^ late Mrs. John S. Freund, on Cour|. street, which they recently purchased^ The Ben Stilling family moved thi^. 5 week into the old Nordquist place on Pearl street which they purchased -J*| few months ago. The house has uadU** , gone extensive repairs. I, Mrs. Peter Thorsell oF BfundeteTif ^ and son. Carl, of Vol©, former reai^V dents of McHenry, called on local frieads Wednesda^---^'-" - =^3 f r*r-~T