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M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1945 •.v..% . .i; ip; SCHWERMAN AMD JOHNSON WINNERS IN GRADE V0T1NQ not Inm^i elections jTMn kept McHenry humlast gaturday, of business were of the death of the with varied reae to the probable winners was ff the grade school gymfor grade board reeks ago the reported that only the Dr. R. G. Chamberlin, had The two memexpired, George H. H. E. Bach, had not the deadline rolled around, that the two members • to be elected would be selected by a write-in vote. While it was urged that organizatior choose someone tt> support, it became evident last week that no person or group was sufficiently interested to do any active campaigning. All was silent until about Thursday, when it was rumored that while the two former members did not file, they would be supported at the polls anyway By Friday at least five more persons had entered the race, either through their own desire or because they had been influenced by small groups who were beginning to get interested in the whole affair. When the^votes "were counted Sat-'j urday evening (there were about 200 in all) it was found that nine persons had received votes for president and - seventeen for members. Fourteen ballots were void tecause voters . neglected to place the X in the box after writing in the name. Names of candidates were misspelled in fortyone different ways. * Woman Wins , The . final vote gave Dr. R. G. Chamberlin 16S votes for president, which resulted in his re-election. " George H. J6hnson and Mrs. Paul vwpre elected as memite- in, the former re- -nine votes and the lat- Incidentally, (this is the "woman has 'ever served on either the grade or high school board in this city. Close behind Mrs. Schwerman was Mrs. George Stilling, with a total of thirty-eight, H. E. Buch with thirtythree. Pink Gorman with twentyfive, John Murtaugh with sixteen, and Paul Struck with fifteen. Whatever else can be said for the election, it is certain that it was the most ur usual and one of the most interesting ever held at the grade schroj MOURN PAssnro or ANTON M 8CHAEFER, NATIVE or JOHNSBU&D lie nany friends in this community of Anton M. Schaefer, a native of Johnsburg, are this Week mourning his death,- which occurred on Wednesday afternoon, April 18, 1945. Mr. Schaefer, 73, died at his home (at Arlington Heights after an illness jof a month. j The deceased spent most of his | life in the. Johnsburg and Spring Grove Vicinities, where he eiigaged in several undertakings. At Spring Grove he operated a furniture store and undertaking establishment and at one time was in the'banking business. Chiefs among his many interests, however, was carpenter contracting. Survivors include his' wife, the former Katherine Freund; ten children, Mary, Nick, Paulina and Alvina of Desplaines; Anna, Christina, Anton and Gfoorge of Arlington Heights; William and Math of Portland, Ore.; five brothers, Joseph and John Schaefer of Johnsburg, and Jacob, Michael and Henry of McHenry; also one sister, Mrs. Josephine Weingart of Johnsburg. , The body rests at the funeral home at Arlington Heights. As the paper goes to press, funeral services are incomplete, pending the arrival the two sons in Oregon. •» Schwermq bers in eeiving^ ter, for first timl MESSAGES FROM MEN IN SERVICE Just a few lines to thank you again for the Plaindealer. It sort of cj . - lifts one's morale -a little after a tough and tiresome day.--I-only wish I knew more of the boys in service from McHenry. '.Well, M o s e , Are's a little news 'Ipiat some people til McHenry might fnjoy., I took a trip ip our part of Germany and it sure looked beiptiful to me after coming an the way from Omaha beach since June. People think St. Lo and other cities and towns were crushed but believe me when I say Germany is worse. I spent one day in Aachen and Cologne and I saw very few civilians. Why? Well civilians have to have homes and our Yanks didn't leave them very many. Every village and town and large city is smashed to the ground. A beautiful sight to see. . I looked into the faces of the "supermen" and I've never seen a people more puzzled, but they still aren't beaten by a long shot. The Germans walk on one side of - the street up here and- Yanks on the other. They look at a Yank and some smile, others just look an$ "A MIND OF HER OWN" IS CHOICE OF SENIOR PLAY (worn- Will Present *. Performance Friday /. Evening, April 27 e- ' This year's seizor class play, "A Mind of Her Own," will be presented in the high school auditorium on Friday evening, April 27, beginning at 8 p.m. . Many members of last year's cast ang a few new students have been rehearsing arduously for many weeks and are now sure that you will greatly enjoy the finished product. The plot centers around Bunny Bartlett, an 18-year-old high school girl, who imitates other people in trying to Improve her own personality. The many amusing situations which arise make "A Mind of Her Own" an outstanding comedy hit. The cast includes the following seniors: t : Bunny--Mary Grace Murphy. Mrs. Bartlett---Betty Lou Kramer. * Lizzie--Dorothy Freund. Tommy--George Whiting. Mr. Bartlett--Dean McChttklMu Carol--Carolyn Hay. Nettie--Terry Phalin. Delphifle--Jean Marie Thome. Jessica--Glorice Freund. Steve--Charles Martin. Hugh--Adolph Weideman. -- Mrs. Phelps-^ladys Stilling.-^ ! Miss Flora Fenwick -- Mrfry Ann Noonap. The play is directed by Miss Helen Stevens, assisted by Miss Maurie Taylor. Student directors are Esther Freund and Mary Ann Noonan; and ticket chairmen are Roman Bauer, Shirley Bienapfl, Anamae Vogt and Paul Schmitt. Between acts of the play a group of dancers under the direction of Miss Taylor will perform, and "a girls' sextet -will sing two numbers. Tickets may be purchased now from any senior and may be reserved at. the high school office on Thursday, April 26, at 12:30 p.m. HENRY BREYER, 83, PASSED AWAY LAST THURSDAY, 6HI0AQ4 Henry Brsper, a former McHenry resident, was called to his Eternal Rest suddenly e* April 12, 1945. He was 83 yean eid at the time of death. The dscsaaa* spent his early life in this community, but left soon after his mother's death and entered high school in Chicago. For a time he worked for an uncle and later became a plumber in which business he was engpged-for fifty years. In IMS he was united in marriage to Miss KUsaheth Shummeyec «nd te them - wstv bom two children, Henry, Jr., and Florence, the latter who precedH him in death ten years ago. Besides his Wife and son, he leaves to mourn a sister, Lillie, of Milwaukee, Wis. Burial was in Chicago, on April 14. NEW GOLD STAR IN HONOR OF PFC. CLARENCE JUSTEN • Former McHenry Boy Killed April 4 Iq ' European Theatrt ; A go)d star was again added to McHenry's Honor Roll this week, this time for Pfc. Clarence Justen, who lost , his life in Germany. A war department telegram addressed to his wife arrived at 6 o'clock, on Monday evening of this week. She is Julitta Bolanos Justen of Chicago, who resides with the Russell Turners, former local residents. The telegram merely stated that the young soldier had lost his life on April 4. No* details were given. Pfc. Justen, 26, entered army seivtce three years ago, in May of 1942. He had been overseas for the past twelve morifchq. While in this country he was ^stationed at Flushing, Long Island,* and Camp Wallace, Texas, where he was transferred from the coast artillery to the infantry. Besides his wife, the former McHenry boy is survived by two children, Stephen, 2, and Julitta, five months; his father, Stephen Justen, McHenry; two sisters, Mrs. Christina Blake and Mrs. Clara Klapperich, NEPHEW OF M'HENRY WOMAN ACCIDENTALLY KILLED IN ACCIDENT William Campbell, 15, of 1111 N. Mason avenue, Chicago, a sophomore at Austin high school, died on Sunday in West Suburban hospital of a bullet wound accidentally inflicted by a friend, Paul Cannon, Jr., 15, in the letter's home. A member of the R. O. T. C. at St. Mel's high school, Cannon wns unloading a .38 caliber revolver preparatory to cleaning it, while Camp-1 both of this city; three brothers*, bell sat on a sofa nearby, reading a I Edward of McHenry, Wilfred , of SERVING IN GERMANY BRINGS LARGE AT l magazine. In some manner the wearpon was discharged, striking Campbell in the abdomen. -- 1 Young William is a nephew of Mrs. Arthur EdstrOm of this city:-- RATION GUIDE Housewives of McHenry county may apply for their home canning sugar beginning April 15, it was ar nounced this week by the rationing board. The application blanks will Waukegan, and Ralph, serving • in the Philippines. ^ Born In Dnreta •'< Pfc. Justen. was bom in North Dakota but came with his family to McHenry when a small boy. About three years prior to his entry into the army, he moved to Chicago, where he was employed at the Acne Steel company. ' This is not the first time that tragic news has come to the Russell Turner family. Last year they were rejoicing over news that one of their sons, Harold, previously listed as missing, was known to be a Ger- ^ (Photo by Worwlck) STANLEY DIEDRICH, Pfc. Stanley Diedrich, son of the J. P. Diedrichs, who reside in the Volo area, left for army service on July 17, 1944, and took . his basic training at Camp Wheeler. He enjoyed a furlough during the first part of December, after which he reported to Fort Meade, Md. From there he left for o^rseas, spending Christmas enroute. He arrived in France the first part of January and since then has moved on into Germany, where he is doing his bit to speed victory; NEWS ABOUT OUR SERVICEMEN be available at the rationing office ! man prisoner. At the height of ASSISTANT PASTOR siare. I guess they still can't be- At the high, school an even greater jjeve that we are really in Germany, number of voters went to the polls Qf cour8e> Hitler told them that no to re-elect C. J. Reihansperger, who,| jjvjng Yank would ever put foot on received 243 votes, ^nd Kenneth German sfbil, but , then,, every , man Cristy, Who received 239. The third name <->n the ballot w<s that of Clarence Fei"reisel of McCullom Lake, who received the suoport of seventyeight voters. One of the outstanding things about both elections was the interest which* McHenry folks showed "fcwlSSi William J. P?.l"nd' ** unopposed, was elected to serve anmust make a little mistake now and then. Anyway; I've seen German cities beaten to the ground and German blood spattered on German walks and I was happy. At Jeast we are giving Germany a taste of what she their rejoicing, they received word that> another son. Arlyn, had been killed in action. Word of the death of Pfc. Justen, a relative, has only added to their already great grief. and at Earl Walsh's office in Mc Henry. the applications should be completed entirely "and mailed to the board. Issuance of canning sugar will not be started until May 1. Spare stamp 19 from war ration J COAL DEALERS ARK by the application must be attached j APPLICATIONS NOW to the application when it is mailed Only two applications may be made by a family, the last not later than October 15. Because of the scarcity of Fugar applicants will be allowed only as much canning sugar as they actually need for canning, up to twenty pounds per person'"an# 16(F pounds per family. The allowance will be on the basis of a pound of sugar for each four ' Coal dealers of McHenry county are getting their supply of "consumer declarations" for the new solid fuel distribution program - through war price and rationing board No. 33-1, it >was announced this week by G. P. Chittenden, chairman of the board. He said the solid fuel distribution plan, is belli#carried out by the government's Solid Fuels Administration --not OPA--but that war price and After several rather discouraging reports as to the condition of "Bill" Shoemaker, a former local resident who was wounded overseas on November 11 of last year, we received a cheerful card this week from his mother, who now lives in WSlmington, Delaware. She informs us that "Bill" arrived by plfM- on Aprif 3, at Mitchell Field, L I He was flown to Paris, from there home, and then to Washington. He is now in Walter Reed General hospital, Ward 14 A, Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker spent last weekend with him and say it vas wonderful to be together again. The wounded soldier isi reported to be looking and feeling fine and iff now getting around, nicely on a walking cast. Overton Re-elected > •, Mayor; Regner and " : Althoff Are Winner* As was expected, Tuesday's election brought out a large and there were surprises for Final results Obtained from a heavm vote in three wards resulted in the, V re-election of R. - L Overton by '•'-{•Jfl margin of sixty-five votes over his ' • • ; opponent, Alfred Tonyan, Earl R. Walsh, unopposed, receive^- ' 558 votes to return to the office o£ • r city clerk and Robert L. Weber 5flH to be installed as treasurer. Overwhelming approval of the city - board's proposal of buying several river front lots to be made into a, city park was evidenced by the total vote of 488 in favor and 102 against; It was expected before the election that the proposal would win the city's favor, for McHenry is one of few cities with such a large river frontage and yet with no public park. The lots which will be purchased will be cleared and doubtless . will make a beautiful and useful improvement. The firsf ward was the one fo which the heaviest vote was noted. A final count in the aldermanic race save Josenh Regner a seven vote lead over Harold "Pat" Owen, to be re-elected to a post he has held for several yerrs. No Negative Votes In the same ward, Tonyan led Overton. 131 to 120, Earl Walsh received 198 votes and Robert L. Weber, 184. In this part of the city the park district proposal had 177 "yes" votes and not a one to the negative. _ In the second ward the race far. alderman and mayor also brought a large vote. Here,, William H. Althoff defeated A. E. Nye, the incumbent, by a vote of 110 to 95, a margin of fifteen votes. Overton led Tonyan 142 to 60, while the city clerk received 178 and the treasurer* 176. The park district vote was approved 143 to 51. v In the third ward the present mayor won 106 votes to his opponent's 112. Earl Walsh received 182, Robert L. Weber, 178, and Alderman George Freund, unopposed, ether term. He received twenty-four votes. Peter Smith, also without onposition. received twenty votes to be made*,township trustee. eeti tt * *ttA* T Antoiur the Mrs. Minnie Schuenemann is In a critical condition at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Duriand, on Riverside. Drive, following a heart attack suffered early Wednesday morning. Mrs. Barbara Engeln had the misfortune of falling and breaking her leg last Thursday. She was cared fer at the Woodstock hospital. Richard Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Peterson, underwent an .appendectomy at the Woodstock hospital last week. ** Mrs. Ella Gilliford underwent surgery at the Woodstock hospital Monday- Mrs. Marjorie Broadbent has been • medical patient at the Woodstock hospital this week. Joe Bauer is reported to be much improved this week, following several days in which his condition was eritieal. Mr. Bauer was severely burned three weeks ago when the trade which he was driving farmed after a collision with another truck. NEED MOTOR CORPS MEMBERS ^ Mrs. George Barbian is now a lieutenant ia the motor corps and Is in charge of members in McHenry. file states that there is an urgent n#ed for more motor corps sr»rl« in fMs vicinity. Any person interested ie asked to call Mrs. Barbian at 99-W far more information. pvt. Earl ll Dowell and Wife returned to Battle Creek, Mich., on Saturday after spending a nine-day furlough with relatives here. gium, etc., for the last five years. Wis letter might sound blood-thirsty to a lot of people but they have never stood by and watched women and kids being dug out of " ruin* after one of Hitler's robot bombs fell. Hits war is a dirty business and the more taste of war Germany gets now the more peace we will have. And from what I've seen so far shell be busy rebuilding the next fift? years. . Oh, yes, kids are kids" no matter •"•hat country they come from. The German kids started the same old -outine--cigarettes * and candy, but that's all over now. We used ,to give the French and Belgium kids our candy ration. Over in Germany the kids get nothing but silence from us. Silence is something awful hard to stand for them. Well, I had better close for now as I'm not used to writing so much at one-time. RAYMOND "ZIP" NEWMAN. Germany. I think it is about time that I dropped you a few lines to tell you how much I enjoy receiving the paper. I haven't received, it since I have been here but-1 enjoyed it very much while I was in hoot camp at Great Lakes. I am now at the naval armory at Indianapolis, Ind., where T am studying to be a radioman. The course, from what I have seen, is very interesting and will be useful later on in life. "8incerely yours, \ . " B O B " S t i H T H . Indianapolis, Ind. L#le Fraiwen, formerly of Harvard, Nebraska, is now outside of the United States, having left from Mjapi, Fla. Bead the Want All f REV. CLARENCE THENNES On Saturday of last Week Rev. Clarence Thennes, son of John Thennes of this city, reported to St. John's parish, Johnsburg, where he will be assistant pastor to Rev. A. J. Neidert. Father Thennes was ordained to the priesthood in 1938 at St. Mary's of the Lake seminary at Mundelein, after which he was assigned (to churches in Aurora and Dixon before being sent to St. Patrick's parish, St. Charles, as assistant pastor a few years ago. quarts of fruits and fruit juices to rationing boards are the channel be canned. Up to five pounds of through which the consumer dedarac canning sugar for each persdn tion forms reach coal dealers. Contt& tried in the family application .can sumers wanting to order coal get be used for jellies, jams, relishes from the coal dealer the blank on and catsup. ^ j which to. make their required dec- The board explained that when ap- laration of-past consumption, plications have been approved, can- | ' The war price and rationing board ning sugar coupons in- five-pound and ! can only direct inquiries about coal one-pound denominations each will j distribution to coal dealers or to the be mailed "tO" the applicant. When the I Solid Fuels Administration in the housewife uses the five-pound cou- j Merchandise Mart, Whitehall 5920," pons she-must sign her name and;said Mr. Chittenden. write the number of her war ration | "Dealers get the consumer declarabook No. 4 on each coupon before]tion forums and also question and angiving it to her grocer. | swer sheets of information through She should be sure, on her trip j our board. Dealers are in a1 posi- •i La*t Rites For Former Woodlawn Park Resident Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Dippe, a summer resident of Woodlawn Park for many years, were held at the funeral home at S834 Irving Park Road at 2 o'clock on Saturday, April 14, 1945, with burial in Rosehill cemetery. The family home was located at 3929 Addison street, Chicago. Survivors include the widower, August, and a son, WflUmaou • NOTICE ; "Hie annual meeting of the City Council will be held at 8 p. m., Thursday, April 26. It is urged that sll bills against the city be presented before this meeting. Tavern licenses and other alcoholic beverage licenses will be acted upon at a special meeting immediately following the adjournment of the annual meeting. EARL R. WALSH, 48-fp i City Clerk. ANNOUNCES OPENING Dir. Edward C. Morin of Wonder Lake, chiropodist, announces the opening of offices at 101 South Benten street, over the state bank, in Woodstock. His hours will be from 10 to 12 and from 1 to 6 all days except Tuesday and Thursday. . Subscribe for the Plaindealer to get the sugar, to take her war ration book No. 4 as well as the coupons with her. Persons who prepare home canned foods for sale will not be permitted to obtain mofe suga^ for this pur^ pose than they used last year. 1 There will be no necessity for cutting down on the amount of home canring despite the fact that there is less canning sugar available. There will be enough in nearly every case for as much canning as was actually done last year. Tllis is Hecause last year there was an overissuance thrbughoet the country of SOO.OOO tons ipf sngar for home cannine. If housewives apply for their canning <ugar H'arting April 15, they will have It in time for early frui!^ Applicants who rann< ? estimate th?<r total home canning sugar needs row may nrply for the amount they want for early fruits TVy may apply later lor thVir needs 'or late summer and fall c<u>n!ng. Tltfl total o' the two appli * -tions. howe\er, canr«n be gre er tl.sn the t wfTty-nnnw.1- pe r-r*! • Hi lllijjtr- for t!ic wi f*le canring seav> i. HOLD CONFERENCE Rev. George Fowler, northern district superintendent, of Evanston, will deliver the sermon at the morning worshin service at the Community Methodist church on Sunday, April 22. The fourth quarterly conference will be held following the service. Dedication of the church will not held at this time and the date will be announced later. Sgt. Harold A. Dowell of Fort Riley, KSs., has heen made a mess sergeant. He Jias been in service for three years. tion to answer all questions on coal rationing, not our board, sinefcf it is not an OPA rationing program. free«»e»iee»ee»M i ill i Births Friday, the thirteenth, may be an uplucky day for some people but for Serviceman and Mrs. Charles Miller it was s day of rejoicing. Last Fridsy they welcomed the arrival of a son, born st the Woodstock hospital. Mr. and Mrs. William Glosson are the parents of a daughter, born on Thursday, April 12, at the Woodstobk hospital. '• Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ketchum of Johnsburg are the parents of a daughter, born on Wednesday at the Woodstock hospital. MISSING IN ACTION ftonald Waite, 24, who last week was listed by the war department as slightly wounded in action, has now been declared missing. A second telegram to that effect was received Monday by his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Wsite, of Woodstock, whose hopes that her husband's wounds weren't serious were shattered. Besides his wife, he has a dSMghte^ Janice, 4 years old. SELL BUSINESS Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Reed, owners and operators of Reed's Barbecue, located at the intersection of U. S. Highways 12-59 and 120, at Volo, have sold their business to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shostak. Hie new owners will take possession as of May It 1945. The following servicemen from this community have been transferred recently: Leo Lay from Camp Perry, Williamsburg, Va., to Shoemaker, Calif.; Robert G. Smith from Great Lakes, 111., to Indianapolis, Ind.; Morris E. Hall from Ciovis, New Mexico, to Fort Sumner, New Mexico; and Paul W. Shadle from Fort Sillr QMshqma, to Fort Ord, cgiif.y-:, •. v • K y• ;• • \\> are sorry to be slow in being able to return pictures of servicemen,- hut like most places these days, the firm which makes our cuts is greatly over-worked. For this reason we ask that you'be patient if your picture is not in our office when you call. The utmost care is taken in sending these pictures sway and in returning them to us when the cuts are made. : 179. A total of 168 votes were in | favor of the purchase of river luii and 51 against. j After two very hotly contested j elections in the past two weeks, Mc- • Henry residents are now ready to I settle back to their quiet mode if : j living. One Soldier Killed and Twqr Polioemen Hurt In Accident Santa Maria, Calif.--^Itobert J. Sutton, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. $utton, has been promoted to the grade of corporal, it was announced recently by Col. Barton M. Russell, {commanding officer of the Santa iMaria army air field. He is a supply technician at this field, where he has been stationed since April 1, 1944. Prior to entering the service two years and a half ago, Col. Sutton was engaged in farming. He was awarded the Goed Conduct Medal June 23, 1944. Relatives have received word that "Gene l>owell was slightly wounded in Germsny on March 28 and is now convalescing in a hospital in England. Wfiile his family is hsppy to know that he is well on the road to recovery, they are disappointed that his injury occurred at the very time that he was to come home from overseas on furlough. • Lloyd Oeffling has been transferred from Fort " Lewis, Wash., to San Francisco, Calif. iMd the Want Ait News service fob on Wt,Dit include Virginia Jepson of Camp McCoy, Wis., Burl Rinkenberger of Fort Knox, Ky., Norman Freund and Clyde Brown of Camp ftehinaon, Ark. Richard Whiting, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Whiting of Lake Geneva, and brother of Mrs. William Nye of this city, recently returned from overseas duty, having been injured while in combat. Following a thirty-day leave, he will report to a hospital at Hot Springs, Ga. Hie many Mands of Hart One ' soldier was killed and twit " state highway policemen seriously ia» jured in an auto accident on Route 20, one mile east of Marengo, after midnight on Monday. The dead M> dier was Sgt. Paul Day, home on furlough from Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md. Wounded were §tate Highway Policemen Vernon Kays of Marengo and Clyde Kings burg. The former received broken legs, a fra4X tured collar bone and was suffering from shock. The latter suffered from bruises and shock. ., | / perger anxiously awaited news as to his progress last weekend after a telegram from Madigan hospital in Washington had stated that he was seriously ill. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Reihansperger, immediately left by train, arriving in Wash* ington on Monday morning. T%em they found their son much issproved following surgery, although ha |» still very ill. Pvt. Harr^t E. Mead, 19, son of Mrs. Blanche Mead of Crystal I<tlB+ and the late Carl MSad, was wounded by tank fire in Belgium on December 12, it has been learned. Etc is now in a hospital in Ena^and, where he has been treated for shrapnel wounds in the left shoulder and arm. He left Crystal Lake high school as a junior to enter the army in June of 1944. He has been overseas since last December. The Mead family formerly made their honaw hwa* V flection rding to through Many thrilling storiea are coaiqf from Okinawa concerning the harrowing experiences and brave deeds of U. S. fighters. A stor in Wednesday's Tribunj Okinawa on April 16.' with stories told of other/ one which concerned Witt of McHenry. who. the report, is seeing Okir clouds of dust as a driver for the 321st engineers, attached to the 96tn division. The story quoted Witt as follows: "That front line driving i^ hot stuff. 1 Never know when you'i j going to hit a land mine--and £|mH Japs plant some big ones,'* , Lawrence G. Freund. T 1-C., Norfolk, Va„ is spending a lea with his parents, the Order year r^bhig stamps at Plaindealer. * 17 a :;T:\ •j- ••••• -r---- •MI