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f * ' 4 i * ' ' k > i f f 1 t * v :i# i:-'vif-:". >."'. i'- A ' ; •'% Ckgjjfc •^.Nodst-,- „w££>.- \* »V'•-•i..-.. -" &*v »*<(.•**• '< K* * ' . ** •* * •*»• • T"" Volume 68 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1942 No. tt • - COLLECTION OF RECORDS IS ON LOCAL DRIVE * • WILL CONTINUE A SHORT TIME ' GOAL OF WHOLE NATION .37,500,000 The campaign is on for. the collection of 37,OQO,OO0 odd music records throughput the nation and residents of McHenry are asked to do their bit to help. Sponsors of the campaign are the American .Legion Posts and the American Legion Auxiliary. Leo Stilling is chairman of- the local drive, aided by Paul Yanda. • The national .quota • of- 37,500,000 scrap records, to be collected is approximately ten per cent of the old records believed to be in possession of the people of this country.1 This scrap will be sold to th'e record' " manufacturing companies and the receipts from'the sale "will provide Sufficient funds te provide sets of newrecords ejach month to all Army posts, camps, A. E. F.'s, Navy ships, training areas. U. S. O. and Red Gross establishments. •„ Record players will be provided by the government. The Legion wants your records regardless of age or condition. They may be badly scratched or even be only pieces' of record but they will mean a tot to someone. It is expected this two-weekyeampaign. which began July 20th aprt will end early this next week, wiTT produce sufficient funds Oto make possible between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 new records for the men in our fighting forces all over the world for the next eighteen months. Splendid Example One of the best examples of deprivation for the patriotic cause which we have yet heard was set recently by Mrs. Virginia H. Thomas, 62-year-old Mind widow of Indianapolis, Ind. Although her collection of records was one of the few enjoyments which she has known the last ten years, she gladly gave fifteen of the cherished collection so that the life of someone else might be brightened. Those living on Riverside Drive desiring to give records may leave them at Worwick's studio; on Green street, at Bolger's durg store, and in West McHenry, A. E. Nye's Jewelry store. Jerry Kubovy is collecting records at Wonder Lake and at Lily Lake, Claude McDermott. If you wish to have someone pick up your records, you may call Paul Yanda, phone 89-M. Help "a worthy cause by giving records which are of no value to you. fUKERAL SERVICES ~ HELD MONDAY FOR ] MRS. FLOYD REED ; llts. Copetance Reed of Volo passed away at the Woodstock hospital, Friday, July 24, 1942, after a long illness. , She had been a patient at the hospital for about six weeks . The deceased was born at Princeton, Wis., Jan. 15, 1884, and spent her early life in Milwaukee and Chicago. On Oct. 7, 1921, she was married to Floyd Reed. They resided in Mcl^enry for some time before going to ^olo and opening a tavern and restaurant at the corner of U.S. 12 and Route 120, east of Volo. The business was a success and today enjoys a very Ah*. and large patronage, much of which was due to the pleasing pe,rsonality and interest shown by Mrs. Reed. Besides the husband, she is survived by two brothers and one sister. Mrs. Reed was a memper of the McHenry Auxiliary of the American Legion while it was function mg and later became a mtmber of Lake Region Auxiliary, No. 703. v Funeral services were held at the Strang funeral home at Grayslake on Monday, July 27, at two o'clock. The pallbearers were Ben Peterkort, E. A. Brown, Charles Brainerd, all of Round Lake; Frank Sutton, Winnetka; Vic Lauer, Waukegan, and Lee GrischeajBt Ingleside. Freak Storm Residents of McHenry witnessed a freak electrical storm last Monday morning about 11:30 when the skies sent down u-pon us thunder which shook the buildings, lightning which made us cringe in fear and torments of rain. Lightning was Reported to have struck several places, one being the chimney of the Northwestern hotel in West McHenry. At the same time . several farmers living ^hree miles north of town were working in tHeir fields and residents of nearby cities were enjoying sunshine. . -- V--•--- HARRY SCHNAITMAN IS TRANSFERRED TO-TEXAS Harry C. Schnaitman. son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Schnaitman. who is in the infantry, left Fort Sheridan Wednesday of last week and is now locate^ at Camp Swift, Austin, Texas. The young man was a valued employe ef the Kraft Cheese Co. in Chicago Urior to his induction. RoUk'! Stamps at The Plaindealer St. John's INTERESTING -NEARBY The body of^&nsign Jack Thompson, 26 year old 'Palatine aviator who was killed in an airplane crash at Trinidad on July 12, was buried in Trinidad for the duration of the jvar, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. JNordal Thompson. The Thompsons were notified of the tragedy in a telegram received Thursday, July 26. They were told that details of the accident would follow by letter, but as yet they have received no furt h e r W o r d . ' ; ; As a direct reitait of a first all course, one of the Marengo twentyhour students on Friday, „ July 17, through her first-aid instruction, saved the life of a youngster in Woodstock. Mrs. W. G. Gofdring, wife of Senior Lientenant Williard .0; 'Goldring, was the Marengoan. /" John Edward Scheffer, Jr., of Esmond lies in a Chicago hdspital with a shattered jaw bone, the result of being struck by a golf club in the hands of a playmate recently. "J" Be Highlight of This WQNDER LAKE H'/ '^SERGEANT HOME i- ON FURLOUGH Sixteen business men, clerks and factory hands went to the farm operated by Ernest Campbell near Sycamore one evening recently and shocked about fifteen acres of oats in about two hours. Mr. Campbell was a hospital patient. Naturally he thinks that Sycamore business men were not fooling when they promised to come to the aid of farmers in distress this year. ' The Antioch rescue wjuad last Weekend asked permission of the state department of conservation and of the state department of waterways to use charges of dynamite in an effort to raise the body of Nicholas W. Cochnovity which had been in the waters •f Lake Catherine for eleven days. Cochnovity, 19, of 95 North Parkside ave., Chicago, was drowned Sunday, July 12, when he and Miss Dorothy Nymark, 15, also of Chicago, were swimming from a boat. He apparently became exhausted and sstnk in deep water, witnesses to the tragedy staved. Miss Nymark was rescued. STRESS IMPORTANCE ^F LOCAL RESIDENTS REGISTERING SOON Residents of McHenry are urged to remember the necessity of registering in order to make themselves eligible to vote under the new permanent registration law. County Clerk Woods has appointed Robert Conway and Henry Miller to. act- as deputy county clerks in McHenry township and Supervisor Math N. Schmitt will assist in this work. Registration is being held on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week at the City Hall* for the whole township. The hours are 8 a. m. to 5 p. ni. All citizens must register to be eligible to vote next November,, so don't delay. . Registrants must have lived in the state at least one year, in the county at least ninety days and in the precinct at least thirty days preceding the election to be held oh Nov. 3, 1942. The place of birth must be given; if in a foreign country, voter "must substantiate his naturalization by the date and place of naturalization. If a woman claims citizenship by virtue of marriage to a citizen, she must give date of marriage and if married on or before Sept. 21. 1922, she is a citizen, but if on Sept. 22, 1922, or thereafter, she is not, as the law changed on that date and an alien woman since then has had to obtain citizenship by the regular procedure, and must be able to substantiate her naturalization the same as a man. -Any person attaining the age of 21 years on or before Nov. '3, 1942, is eligible for registration and only those qualified by -residence can register. ' ' Eight Thousand Drivers' Licenses Not Returned Springfield, 111., July 24 -- More than 8,000 Illinois drivel*' license* returned-to the state automobiles license department because of post of* lice address failure, are still awaiting •orrect addresses, Department Supervsior Roy VanDoren, said. "We have received nearly 250 complaints a week recently, from drivers wi10 say they have not received their licenses," said VayDoren, who is in charge of clearing up the permits. The licenses were returned because of bad addresses. . " , He said that within the past week, the department had sent but more than five hundred licenses, and urged drivers who have not received their permits for this year to-write the department immediately if they have not received them. - , SKRtiKANT RALPH . 1 . FLANNKiAN Sergeant Ralph J. Flannigan spent an enjoyable weekend Recently at the home of his parents at Wicklirie Bay, Wonder Lake. This local soldier is stationed at Camp Forrest, Tenn., and was happy to have even this short furlough in which to visit his folks. MARRIED MEN NEED NOT EXPECT C ALU ,, IN NEAR FUTtlil The bona fide family relationship of registrants will be protected as long as possible insofar as is practical in drafting men for the nation's armed forces, Col. Paul G. Armstrong, head of selective service in Illinois, said last weekend. In an eight-page mimeographed notice he sent to members of all 361 local draft boards, Armstrong emphasized however, that the fundamental purposes of the selective training and service act of 1940 as amended, are the procurement of. sufficient men and maintenance of production essential to win the war. He reviewed recent natipnal selective service headquarters amendments to its regulations and a memorandum supplementing recently outlined broad policies for induction of sinjfllr men with dependents and married men who maintain bona fide family relationships in their homes. "All local boards will make eVery possible effort, Armstrong said, "to ir. sure that the calls made upon these men are met on schedule during the period in which the amended depteftdency policy is being placed in effect. "Local boards, therefore, are authorized to vary from the general order >/.' selection of registrants with dependents when it is necessary to fill a call, provided the registrants who are selected were classified as available for military service under former regulations. "When the supply of single men without dependents and who are not 'necessary men,', in any local board area is exhausted and when, in the opinion of the local board it shall become necessary to meet anticipai.d calls, the local board may then review in sequence of their order numbers, the classification of all registrants who have been placed in class 3-A by reason of having ofte or more persons dependent upon them." CROWDS ATTENDING WEEKLY CONCERTS -- GREATLY INCREASED Each Friday evening brings more people out to hear the excellent band concerts being offered at the City Park. Much comment has been made on the fine selections on the programs »hich, contrary to those in many cities, include a variety of overtures ano novelty numbers as well as marches. This week is the last concert of July and also the last at the City Park. Starting next Friday, August 7, and continuing throifgh the month, concerts will be given on the high school grounds. Following is this week's program: V Program Martfri, "The Circus Bee" Fillmort Waltz, "Ocean Waves" Crumlinp Overture, "The Sky Pilot" March, "NCr4" Bigelow Selection from "Chimes of" Normandy"' arr. by L&arendeau Waltz, "Glory of Egypt" King March, "London Hipppdrome" ,, I Flathers | Overture. "Lustspier' Keler Bela j Waltz, 'The Band Played Pn" ! • Ward and Palmer 'Selection from "Babes in Toyland" Herbert March, "El Capitan" .................. Sousa i Intermezzo, "In a Moonlit Garden" .;... King March, "Semper Fidelis" Sousa Finale .... "The Star Spangled Banner" ANOTHER GROUP TO DON UNCLE1 COLLINS OF ELGIN " ' ; NAMED AS MANAGER ; W IT GAS COMPANY THREE INCLUDED FROM McHENRY The latest call from draft board one included three McHenry men among the thirteen from thai board to leave August 1. . They are Donald Justen, Paul Karls and Robert .Bfluland, Jr. TTiecomplete list follows: i Board One 7 r Edward Joseph Bailey. Harvard. V - BriK-e Joseph Blazl 'i . Harvard? -- Dick Boersen. Marengo. '*• • Robt. Stacy Boulami, Jr., McHenry.' ^Ernest Fredrick Fluegel, Chicago > (Wonder Lake). Lloyd Harold Johns. Alden. Donald Michael Justen. McHenry^ Paul Peter Karls, McHenry. ^ -•. Adolph Charles Krueger, Harvardi > Franklin Oliver Reynolds, Richmond; Clyde Allen Straley. Harvard. Richard Lee Wilder. H eh ran. Edward Frank Myron Zimmerman, Woodstock. _ As usual, the ladies of the Red Crosfs unit in Woodstock will be on hand to «erve coffee and doughnuts to the young selectees and their friends who gather to see them rrff. Every few weeks sine% the drafting of our young men began, several have departed from our own city. So few left each time that the loss at any one time did not seem so great except to that particular soldier's_family. Now, however, when we stop to realize the great amount that have gone thVoughout the months we can see that there are few of the younger men of draft age who are still with us. Let's wish these newest draftees the same good fortune which we have lc often in the past wished their comrades. \ulv t'HKSTKR (OLLidt* SERVICE MEN ARE EXEMPT FROM NEW REGISTRATION LAW The hundreds of McHenry county men, as well as those from all over Illinois who are stationed in the armed forces, may now vote by absentee ballot in the November election without registering under the state's new permanent registration law. ThisHreply was given by Secretary of State Edward J. Hugh"s to inquiries from service men and county officials. Service men must, liOw'evcr, subnv*. an affidavit of their service status to the county clerk when they vote by mail. Election officials in the secretary of state's office outlined the procedure for men in the army or navy who 'want to mark an absentee ballot for the N<iv. 3 election: Application form for an absent voter's ballot must first be obtained from the county clerk of the voter's home county, or from the chief clerk of the election commission in. the case of service men living in citie;s having election commissions. The last day for filing such an application is Oct. 29, but in most cases application should be made much earlier to allow time for marking and returning by mail before election day. The application for ballot must be filled*out and returned to the election official, who then forwards a ballot. Service men may mark ballots in the presence of a superior officer who n-rtifies its validity; such ballots do not require a notary seal. The marked ballot must be back in the hands of the county clerk, or the election commission by election day, Nov. 3. * State election officials said^, .uncertainties of overseas mailing undoubtedly would reduce the number of service men voting from military establishments outside the" United States. Difficulty in Servicing State Roads is Foreseen Springfield, 111.. July 25 -- Increasing difficulty in the servicing and construction of Illinois roads during the next three years was forecast here tolay by I. A. Palmer, assistant directoi >f the state departavent of publk ROY W. H0LD1XAN The appointment of Chester E. Collins of Eljtin as general service manager for the Western United Gas and Electric company has iust been announced by George R. Jones, president of that company. ° Wr. Collins started with "the Western I'nited in 1914 and except for service in World war No. 1 in 1917 and 1918 has been with the company during all that time. On May 1. 1920, he was appointed district manager for the company's Elgin district, which includes the city of Woodstock and numerous towns in this area. As general service ^manager, Mr. Collins will be responsible for customers' service throughout the territory served by the company. Aluiouku "is headquarters wi'l hereafter be in the General Office building. 50 Fox street. Aurora, he will continue to make his home in Elgin, where, he resides at 711 Douglas avenue.^ At the same time,. Mr. Jones announced the appointment of Roy W. Holdiman, as district manager for the Elgin district. Mr. Holdiman has been with the company in various capacities since March 22, 1926, and for the past several years has been merchandise manager." Mr. Holdintaa will make his home in Elgin. CHICKEN DINNER AUGUST DICKMAN TO BE SPECIAL GUEST St. John's parish, Johnsburg, is preparing for the annual parish carnival to be held Saturday aqd Sunday. August 1 and 2. The outstanding feature , of course, is the delicious chicken dinner served by the ladies of the parish, who are known far and wide for their ability to satisfy "the most exacting appetites with tffeir wonderful cooking.- • <, The committee in char-re of the dinner will be Mrs. Jos. M. Schaefer, Mrs. Jos. King. Mrs. Leo Freund and Mrs. Art Klein. There will be games of all kinds on the grounds with beautiful prizes for all who are lucky. We. will be entertained- Sunday afternoon and evening, as in previous years, by the famous band from McHenry, directed by Henry Schaffer. A' special musical treat will be furnished by the well known composer and singer, August Dickman, who will render his own composition, th^ "Vk tory March." on Sunday evening. The general committee composed of Peter Freund, Jr., Anton M. Schmitt and the well liked pastor, Rev. A. J. Neidert, are anxiously awaiting the day when they can again welcome theif many friends. All'are welcome! HANSOW DYNAMITE CASE CONTINUING ^ • IN ELKHORN COURT NEXT MEETING Of ^^JOMMUNITY CfctTB IS ON AUGUST 4 The next meeting of the Johnsburg Community club will take place Aug. 4 at the usual hour. The July meeting was well attended and very interesting. Before adjournment, Mr, Severinghaus called the attention of the dangerous situation of the winding road and narrow bridge at the Buehler and Skidmore estates on the blacktop road. After various speakers were heard the president, Fred Smith, appointed a committee consisting of Anton Schmidt, A1 Severinghaus and Jos. (Butch) Freund to confer with the Road and Bridge committee consisting of the following members: J. G. Stevens, chairman; Paul Rosenthal, G. J. Carroll, L. A. Stockwell and 'J. Perry Wright. All met last Fri-,, lay, Ju'y 24, and will be present at ur next meeting, fAug. 4, to report •n final recommendations." Don't miss the event of the yea^--r Parisii Carnival and special Chicken A preliminary hearing in the cast of Carl Hansow, 58 year old farmer of Harvard, was held in ElkhorA, Wis., last weekend charging him with assault with intent to do great bodily harm. The charges are an outgrowth of a dynamite blast which wrecked a Lake Geneva cottage on the morning of July 7, blowing two women &ut of bed. Both women testified against Hansow. They are Mrs. Emily McMain, 46. of Rockford, his erstwhile sweetheart, who was only slightly injured in the explosion, and Mrs. Midge Clayton, also of Rockford, who was blown on top of a bureau and sent to a hospital for a week. While Hansow, who denies any connection with the bombing, listened stolidly, deputy sheriffs told the court that the romantic farmer made unsuccessful attempts to buy dynamite on June 25 at Elkorn. Darien. and Clir.tor., ali in Wisconsin, and finally succeeded at Hartland, III., in purchasing twenty half-sticks of dynamite. Mrs. Clayton testified Hansow called at the cottage on June 26 and 27, asking for Mrs, McMain- She said he inquired specifically when she would, visit the cottage and where she would sleep. "I met him at a dance last October," Mr*. McMain told the court. "After that he kept steady company with mt for several months, calling on me three times a week. He wanted to marry me but I couldn't see it that way. In April I told him I would not marry him and did not want tq ^e any more of him. "But the week before the Fourth of July he came to see me twice, and each time he made threats that something would happen to me unless I changed my mind. He told me, 'You'l be sorry for this,' and 'Something will come of this, you'll see.' " Hansow was released on 11,500 bono pending his trial. EDWIN BOYLE; OWN '.ys I DISCOVERED BY FATHER IN LAW A verdict of 4 suicide" was Monday mornjpg at the Peter M.Tusten funeral home by a coroner's jury m the tragic death early that mornl"/- 1942. of Edwin Boyle. Mr. Boyle was found dead with a 33. automatic rifiG across his body at 5:45 that mornfog by his father-in-law, Walter Gielow, with whom he made his horne. Mr. and Mrs. feoyle had retired about 9:30 Sundky evening according to testimony given by the widow, Marion Being a warm night, she and her husband slept ^on the lawn South " of the house, which is located a coupie of miles west of McHenry. The Gielows slept on the second floor. Ab^ut three"o'clock Mrs. Boyle and her mother awoke to care for the Bowles infant son. Upon retiring •> few minutes later, she said her husband was talking, apparently in his sleep, about not being able to see.' She pajd no further attention to the incident. About 5:30 that morning Mr. Gielow arose and as he was going to the pump to get water for shaving, glanced out the window and saw the tragedy. He called his wife, Margaret, and then summbned the neighbor, William Glosson. Although the acei^ dent occurred near the house, none of the three heard the shot. The deceased had been in poor health since last sprnig when he was afflicted with rheumatism and that combined with^ other worries were believed to be responsible for the accident. The riflle was one which been borrowed from a friend, Wiliian Ahrens, to shoot rodents. Serves in China Mr. Boyle was born in McHenry, oa the farm on which he died, about forty-four yeafa ago. He saw service in China for several months many years ago. Hs possessed a remarkable sense of humor which made many friends for him throughout the years and there will be many who will long remember his keen wit. He is survived by his wife, Marian, an infant son, Robert Earl, and one brother, James, of Jacksonville, Fia. A brother, Earl, and a sister, T •preceded him in death a few* ye#* ago. V • • Tr Services will be held thia (Thjuraday)' afternoon at two o'clock from the Petpr M. Justen funeral home witn Rev. J. H. Miller officiating. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Jury members included Rob&rt Winkel, foreman, Pete Wirfs, Theodore Stock, Newell Colby, WilliMH Krause arid John Dissier. -- MORE PERMITS ARE ISSUED FOR CAES, - TIRES AND TUBES «?h"dtLU'SS Kiehway division Di™"' August 2 10:30 to 3 p. m Oh. is Ci.f r.t ailmg as many of » .i.t s expendj-i - s_o d.e licious, an.d .t he 'y um /v ara hmoumhiec - THREE DIE AS BOAT OVERTURNS IN FOX JJLKE LAST SUNDAY tailing its expendi tures as possible," Palmer said, "ther^ will probably be a deficit in the diviion's fijnds which will slow up construction and maintenance costs in 1945: By saving money now, it was hoped that the deficit could be reduced." He added that no large reduction in the divisiori's-personnel is anticipated at this time, other than the recent dropping of the division's bureau of highway architects. He said that drastic economy had been planned in the construction ot new state highways, but presented the division with a great problem of maintaining present roads. made pie< made by experts You will enjoy the day! A fine suggestionV Breakfast at home, chttrch next and then to meet your many friends at the dinner table in Johnsburg. Fr. A. J. Neidert and his committee are working hard to maka thia the. greatest of all events. i . A. H. SEVERINGHAUS. FR. A. J. NEIDERT/ GEORGE HILLESI, Publicity Committed A coroner's jury decided that th death'of two men and a boy last Sun day in Fox Lake was "caused by ar, overloaded hot." They were among seven persons riding in a small rowboat. > The dead were Samuel Fecura, 4. years old, John Anderson, 5, son of Mr. and Mrfc. Gustave Anderson, botii of/Chiaago, and Arthur J.. Wittchen. 51, of Fox Lake. Rescued" from thi water were Virginia, 8. another child of the Andersons; Fecura's wife Jfinc Mr. and Mrs. George Franklm-ot ChicaS° ' ... The group • had- rowed in the Wittchen boat to almost one hundred feet from shore and Wittchen was trying to' start an outboard motor wher waves caused by a larger boat caused the craft to overturn. _ 'A great number of permits for new tires, tubes and cars have been granted during recent days to McHenry county folks. The following have received permits from this vicinity: Paul E. Gerasch^one truck tire and tube. Gertrude PSurfrey, Spring Grove, two retread passenger tires, tm tubes. . : • Jake Vanderpal, Ringwood, (mi «•» tread passenger tire, one tub*.' John N. Freund, one truck tube." Lou C. Casanov, two retread passenger tires. _ * Sam PfeM. twu truck tiresv two tubes. Otto E. Mueller, one passenger tube, one No. 2 grade-tire. --- DK Ci W. Klontz, one new ACCEPTS POSITION Miu Helen Baur has accepted a position to teach sixth grade in tike Grayslake school next year. L "ILLINOIS EPAY* ; Governor Green has proclaimed Illinois National Day to be observed on Auirust 23. Highlighting the day will be a huge mass meeting and pageant at Soldier Field, Chicago, in which twenty-ejght nationalitiea will participate. . r Tag Day " t Saturday, August 1, in McHenry the annual Salvation Army Ta^ Effort will be made and funds collected to be used in this region and in Illinois to carry out the Salvation Army program of uplift among tjbe needy and unfortunate. Local girls, under the direction. Miss Alida Page, wilj take the fieli and go up and down the lin^ in b>th residence and business sections of the town and give everybody a chanc > buy and wear a tag and so help shift good cause. Any amount the tag boxes will bring a tag to ' contributor. June, 1942 Disclosed as Wettest in Seven YeiiSl; •, According to the monthly summary of climatologica! data for Illinois by the U. S. weather bu'iWu in Springfield. it Wife determined that June at this year was the wettest month to seven years for the state as % whole, ' a ml/the seventh wettest Jur.e otn ord.". u .. In spite of the opinion of most that it was a cool month, reports ii*.H<M» that it was moderately warm, with average of somewhat above ftOWMll* all parts of tit* state. * : '