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WW »• •IW-lfP ' ' ' t » • • • ' • '---^y ;--'• •***• **• - • t ..«•?»• ;^r *<*-••<£•, | r* volume 75 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1949 No. 21 INTERESTING .COUPLE VISITS M'CULLDM LAKE V ; Hunger. Privation , : Ended For Former , Prisoner Of War ' Arriving• at' McCullo' m Lake this % weekend to enjoy for the first /r'jlme the air of American freedom «re two displaced persons from Germany, Elmer Chaba, 32, and •^his wife, Edith, 29. They will ?!!Latxil!e hAlfwUtntTotnhd i^y- The Structure, bought by the congregation, was formerly the REV. C. A. LOBITZ TO BE INSTALLED AS LUTHERAN PASTOR A special mid-afternoon service will be held on Sunday, Oct, 9. at 3 o'clock, installing the new resident* pastor of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran fhurch.t Rev. C. A. Lobitz. Rev. Otto Arndt of Skokie,, will officiate, assisted by Rev: H. L. Pfotenhauer of Woodstock. \ Rev. Lobitz comes to McHenry after a number of years- spent in Atchinson, Kas. The local community is familiar to <him, however, for his childhood jvas spent in this area. A newly purchased parsonage at 208 John street. West McHenry, | just one block from the church, will house the pastor and his fam- MAIL HOLIDAY GIFTS OVERSEAS BEFORE NOV. 15 Directions For Sending Packages * And Cards Are Given JIMMY CONZELMAN FIRST COMMUNITW SERIES SPEAKER The Community Series is bringing to the community of McHenry county a speaker's program of well known people whose names are familiar to everyone in this country. In Jimmy Conzelman, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., Norman Thomas. Dr. Wm, M. McGovern, and Judge J. M. Braude, the Community Series presents a line-up of in- CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN SOON ON NEW PUBLIC GRADE SCHOOL .idncle, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Toth, : for a few days and will return Soon again to spend a longer vacation period, becoming accustomed to life in the United States and " attempting to forget the hunger, Walter Brown residence Rev. Lobifcz expects to arrive in McHenry this Friday, Oct. 7. After residence hasH^en established, it-- rpivations and \unted feeling ex- i»s hoped t«o"e hold «oPp«enn house ssoo ftfcerienced during the last decade, that members and their Iriguta Mr. and Mrs. Chaha are "native will have an opportunity to view ' Hungarians, where he, son of the • mayor of a small city in Hungary, »was an honor student at an ex^ elusive military school, graduating as a construction engineer. His wife the daughter of the chief of staff of Budapest's largest hospital, is a university graduate. Soon after completion of his college studies the war broke put the parsonage. YOUR HELP URGED IN COMPLETION OF NEW ICE-SKATING RINK "It's later than you think." It may seem early to think of j ice skating,. but time is running ^ j io« :out in completing plans for the g,,in Europe and Llmer Ghaba i skating rink at the athletic field, commissioned a captain in the, Cardg haye been placed in Hungarian army. * It was when ^ business houses to make it confear mounted that the Russians Venient for_all wllo wish to donate Were about to invade Hungary; toward the fund. that young Chaba fled, with his J The skating area has been clearwife to Germany, f Accidently ven- j ed and covered with gravel to form ' turing into the American zone, he a base for black-top surface. Prowaa captured and for more than ; per drainage has also been protwo years following was a pris- vided. Arrangements h^ve been ©tier of the Americans in France, ; made for lights. Everything is while his wife was allowed to re- set but the black-top and that main in a German convent. -- M i n g l i n g w i t h t h e A m e r i c a n s o l diers, he appreciated their con must be completed while the weather is favorable. For those who are contributing . . . . , . , t o w a r d t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e sideration and enjoyed theVhietie • field, it might be well ledge he was able to gam conce n . to expjajn tjjat various forms of ing our customs and language. He recreation are planned for the now speaks English quite fluently ; young people. For instance, some and is patiently teaching his wiferof the boys would like to have the intricacies of their adopted i baskets set up on the edge of the tongue. | skating surface so they might get After the war, Chaba was re-!in some basketball practice. Recturned to the American zone in j reation facilities for boys and Germany, where he became em-1 girls of all ages is the ultimate ployed as a draftsman. He be-jsoal. came well acquainted with mem- -But, the problem at hand is the bers of the occupation troops, completion of the skating area, who, because of his abilities and Jour donation does not have to be knowledge, urged him to remain large. Just get your name on the until conditions were more settled. Recalls Relatives list in, the rfext couple of days. While thoughts of the approaching holiday have been far in the back of our minds, being many weeks in the future, those who have members of their families or friends in the armed forces serving outside of- the continental limits of the United States would do well to start their Christmas Bhopping at once. Christmas' packages to armed service members and their families overseas should be mailed between Oct. 15 and Nov. 15 to assure delivery, according to an announcement by postoffice officials'. Parcels to be sent to Japan and Korea and the islands of the Pacific should be mailed as early as possible, preferably not later than Nov. 1, in view of the great distance involved. Parcels for Navy and Marine Corps personnel serving in the most remote areas should "hiailed not later than Oct. 15. Christmas cards for army and air force personnel overseas may be mailed at any time, but patrons should send such cards before Nov. 15 if they are to have a reasonable expectation of delivery prior to the holiday. Greeting dards for such persons must be sent in sealed envelopes and prepaid at the first class rate. Cards prepaid at less than the full first-class rate are handled as short paid matter • Box Directions Boxes to be sent overseas must, of course, be of strong construction, metal wood, solid fiberboard or strong double-faced corrugated fiberboard, testing at least 200 pounds'. It is also desirable, that all fiberboard boxes be securely wrapped in heavy paper. They should be tied securely. The size and weight restrictions for mailing other domestic parcel post are applicable to Christmas parcels for the armed services except that a limit not to exceed fifty pounds has been established for parcels addressed for delivery to APO 124 and 12jjj, care of postmaster. New York, N. Y. JAMES CONZELMAN I FORMER RESIDENT It was about tihree years ago rn•pt t n nn imtvopcipc that young Chaba remembered that j UJ? in 1 £.lt£iO 10 he had an uncle (Albert Toth) re- IN ADOPTED DALLAS siding in Chicago. Although he had not seen his American relative --, since he was a child, he remem- • •: bered that the Toths resided on Milwaukee aven them, but bemuse of an error in the address, it arrived at the store of a Chicago furrier, who remembered that the Toths had formerly resided in the neighbohood. Without the knowledge of their new address at McCullom Lake he kept the letter for months until one day jie recalled that a janitor employed at his store was of Hungarian ^•birth and would be able to understand the language Which the letter was written in. Even bettor, the janitor remem- . bered Mr. Toth" himself and knew h close friend, to whom he gave the letter. After a long period Received a very welcome letter this week from Joseph G. Buch of Dallas, Texas. Mr. Buch is a for- He .wrote to nier McHenry resident and greatly enjoys receiving his Weekly edition of the Plaindealer. His letter reads, in part, as follows: "I enjoy the Plaindealer and want to congratulate you and your staff for publishing such a fine home town newspaper. For the benefit of your distant subscribers, a few more of the home town photos would be appreciated. I know they take a lot of reader space but photos of the old Fox river and surroundings help in keeping up with developments. M am still working in the hearing aid industry and electronic fields. For the past few years I enroute, it was finally delivered .have been working with a Boy to the Toths and a correspondence Scout troop. I thought amateur was begun between them and the radio occupied a lot of s°pare time Chabas. While in Florida last Kurt Waniek, Jr., Now Woodstock Player Co-Owner Dan Norton announced this week Monday that Kurt Wanieck, Jr., is new co-owner of the Woodstock Players, McHenry county's professional winter stock company. Designing sets, handling theatre advertising and supervising art details will be some of the responsibilities of the young Art Instij tute of Chicago graduate, who, in 1948, built and opened his own art studio in a converted barn at 1 448 W. Judd Street, Woodstock. Although born in Chicago, Wanieck can rfghtfully claim McHenry county as "native land," for he moved to Woodstock at the age of 2. After attending Woodstock schools, he studied piano at the American Conservatory in Chicago. under tutelage of his father, urt Wanieck, Sr., who also is a well-known professor of ntflsic/at Northwestern University: but Scout work takes it all. Take winter ' thirty-four registered boys in a . the McCullom Lake couple learned ! "J?! i,0",,"6 • that a new rule had gone into ef- ,or the nexl week ls 1,0 feet whidh would enable displaced persons to enter the country with the aid of Anierican relatives or friends. Aftfer clearing up the manifold details which bringing such persons into the country entails, Mr. and Mrs. Chabk arrived in Chicago last Thursday enthusilem. Between the telephone and door bell where I spend most of my time when at home. I sincerely hope that the McHenry Scoutmaster gets more adult help than we get in a city of this size. I expected to make a visit up there this past summer but I used my vacation period taking these boys astically proclaiming the wonder j camp an(j delayed the trip for of their new country. Arrangements are being made whereby ^JMr. Chaba will be employed in • .construction work in Chicago. However, he and' his wife will no doubt be frequent visitors in the home of the Toths and, in time, may make this small communityq their permanent home. • Auxiliary Representatives Will Attend Convention the present. i "Anyhow, you are doing a good job in representing McHenry with j a good newspaper and I hope the ! home town folks will give you con- , tinued support." "I still operate my amateur radio station. If there is an acitve amateur radio station 'in McHenry let me know." The second annual eleventh dis- Itrict convention of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held on Oct. 11 at Harvard. Those representing the local unit will be Presi- Spring Grove Men Among Four Indicted On Oct. 1 On Saturday, Oct. 1 it was revealed that foyr men accused of stealing a mail pouch from a Fox Lake railroad depot were indicted Agnes Buch, Minnie Green, Alice | by a federal grand jury of charges Barbian, Henrietta Vycital and j of mail theft. According to Daniel Jeanette Vance and Alternates > Ward, assistant U. S. attorney, the Dorothy Miller, Pearl Nerstad, men planned the theft in the hope Pearl I'ietsch. Signa Miller and ! of obtaining between $40,000 and Teckla Blogren. j $80,000. The stolen mail bag con- Another future event which willjtained only $1 in cash and a pack be attended by McHeifry members age of lingerie. of the Auxiliary is the county i Those named in the indictment •.^fneeting at Rockford on Oct. 7. The were William Nesbitt, 58 Fox Lake '-'"local Auixliary is planning a card trucking contractor, John K. Diaparty at the new Legion Home onimond, 31, Chicago, Joseph Wil- LICENSE FEES ARE NOW ONE DOLLAR, DRIVERS REMINDED A great many persons, more than 15 per cent of those who apply for drivers' licenses, are still unaware that the fee for an operator's license was increased from fifty cents to one dollar at the last session of the general assembly, according to an announcement of Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett. "A i plications which* arrive at our drivers' license division accompanied by a fifty cent fee cause inconvenience to the driver and added expense to the state," Barrett said, "because our only recourse is to return the appfication to the applicant with a request for the proper fee. "This slows up the process of getting the license to the driver and involves the department in correspondence which costs needless time and money." Oct. 27 at 8 p. m. I liams. 33, a railroad fireman, and Alice Barbian and Minnie Green | Anthony J. Popelka. 18, the latter represented McHenry at the dis- two of Spring Grove. trtct bohrd meeting held at Harvard last Saturday. SELL PAVILIOJT Nell's Pavilion, in the Nell family for approximately a half .century, was recently sold by the I owner to James Daley, a former | Chicago resident who has resided ; near the Norseman's Resort, | Johnsburg. for the past year. | Frank Nell, who was born and has j always resided in living quarters | at the pavilion, has managed the popular dance hall for the past ; twenty years. At least for the pre- ! sent, the new owners plan to opj erate the pavilion much the same as the Nells have done. Bids were opened on Monday night of this week on the proposed new grade school building, to be located on south Elgin Road. They were received on four types ofcontraots, general, heating, plumbing and electricity. Tonyan Brothers of McHenry ' and Nordstrom & Son of Fox Lake presented the two low bids on the general contract; Stewart a^nd Nielsen were low bidders on the heating and" plumbing and Carey Electric ou the electrical contract. The total of all low bids was appYoximately $250,000 Revisions were made recently on the general specifications made the architect in order to reduce the cost of the building. The board had hoped to have a modern junior high school gymnasium as a part of tlie structure but this one tmit was necessarily deleted so as to reduce the total Cost The total of the bids is now low enough so that the board of eduoation plans to sign contracts and ^»ve work started immediately: PAUL BORRE, 29, .FORMER RESIDENT, DIED ON MONDAY teresting, informative and entertaining personalities who are highly in demand for programs the year 'round. So far, these have been fascinating names. Now comes the opportunity to meet with them face to face, 4o talk with them, ask them questions, and hear their opinions on subjects important to all. These famous people come to the Opera House in Woodstock on the following Sunday evenings: JIMMY CONZELMAN, Oct. 23; CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, JH., Nov. 13; NORMAN THOMAS IN a debate with DR. WM. M. McGOVHRN, Feb. 19; JUDGE Ji M. BRAUDE, April 16. Conzelman, the first guest, is the famous athletic coach and author in great demand.as an after dinner speaker because of his interesting and amusing stories. His subject will be, "Team Work." COUNTY EDUCATORS TO BE GUESTS OF KIWANIS MEMBERS OVER $800 REALIZED AT POLIO BENEFIT FurtEer Donations May Be Given TO - *• Chairman McGeev The polio benefit game, played last Sunday under the most favorable weather conditions, have been most gratifying; The total received in the game between the McHenry Shamrocks and the Johnsburg Tigers has reached $821.61 and those in charge of arrangements have been informed that the sum is not complete. The crowd was large and took to heart the plea made by McHenry County Chapter Polio Chairman Townsend during the game by donating .generously. Both participating teams deserve the gratitude of the general public. In addition to playing some really fine ball, each team donated $25 to the day's cause. The Foresters, who had planned Hookey Day for Sunday, took up a special collection to help the drive along. Another contribution was the result of the Walter Bolger- Gerry Hettermann wheelbarrow bet on Green street Sunday morning, which resulted in donations from onlookers. The totals, as they now stand, are as follows: McHenry Shamrocks, $25; Johnsburg Tigers, $25; V. F. W. profits for day $120; V. F. W. donation. $30; Catholic Order of Fqresters contribution, $58; Hettermann's and Bolger's mid- McHenry friends learned this week with regret of the death on Monday morning. Oct. 3, of Paul Borre, 29 years old, of Richmond. He passed away at the Waukegan sanitorium, where he had been confined for less than twentyfour hours. Mr. Borre, who, with his-family, resided in this community for a short time twenty-one years fcgo, ^ ^ o had been in poor health for the night ride, $102; collection at the ?«' , , y®ars. With his wife, game, $401.61, collected by Walter Virginia, he operated a grocery Freund. $60. and market in Richmond until l Tjjg Veterans of Foreign Wars . yea" aSo, when illness pre-, wish to thank the individuals and vented his working_and he went J organizations that made the day to Tucson, Aris. They returned 18Uch a success. The drive still last April when his mother died, i continues and those Who have not Survivors besides the widow i jja(j the opportunity to donate may are the father, Nicholas C. Borre, | do so by giving their contributions Arrest Chicago Boys For Two Burglaries Local robberies were solved last Friday morning when two Chicago youths, Richard Carlson, 15, of 5642 Bellplane avenue, and Dan Legslsey, 14, of 440&6 N. Marmo6j»: avenue, were taken into custody, by McHenry Police Officer John' McCarthy fend turned over to' Sheriff Fred C. Bau and Deputy; Harold Hackman. The lads were then turned over to Lake county authorities for prosecution on charges of petty larceny. The two were arretted by Officer McCarthy after they had burglarized a snack bar near the McHenry dam, operated by James J. Hughes. The boys told authorities that on Tuesday of last week they came from Chicago to Lake county with a friend, Junior Kirchoff, whose father, P. J. Kirchoff, owned a cottage there. They broke into the residence and stole several blankets and articles of food and also took a canoe.Becoming afraid after aiding in the burglary, young Kirchoff returned home and explained to his fattier what had happened. The other boys in the meantime, started down the Fox river in the canoe and enroute exchanged their means of transportation for a better canoe belonging to Dr. F. De- Fosse. Tlhiey also burglarised a home- in Pitzen's subdivision at Pistfekee Bay. On Thursday evening they reached the McHenry dam and stopped near the Hughes snack shop. They entered the place, stealing cigars, cigarets, candy and two cases of pop and then decided to spend the night there. They were in the act of starting a fire to cook their breakfast when Hughes arrived and discovered the burglary. He notified Chief McCarthy, who arrested the young men on suspicion and turned them over to * Sheriff Bau. and three brothers. Robert, James and his twin, Phillip, all of Richmond, and a sister, Mrs. Henry Andrews, of Sharon, Wis. The body rested at the Ehorn funeral home until 10 o'clock Tlursday morning, with services tapd at St, Joseph's church- Atrial will be in Memorial Park, fnbkie. RE-SALE SHOP PROVES BUSINESS AND HOBBY/ FOR LOCAL COUPLE to Ray McGee, McHenry polio chairman, at the Riverside Drive postoffice. Record County Drop In Series "E" Bond Sales A drop was recorded in McHenry county in August In the number of U. S. Savings* Bonds Series "E" sold as compared with August of the year before, it is reported from Chicago by Arnold J. Rauen of Pistakee Bay, McHenry, state director, U. S. Treasury Savings Bonds Division for Illinois. State sales totals 'bf the same type bonds in the same month also dropped. Total sales of "E" Bonds iv New Thrift Home Is No# Open To Pubilc An unusually interring meet- The Terra Cotta Consignment tag of the Wonder Lake ^ * " \ and Resale shop, located one-quarwanis club was held on Monaay (tor mjje Qf the American night of this week, with Terra Cotta factory, is attracting Wayne Price in j charge of the pro- considerable interest in recent gram. He presented a film show-i niontj1Bi |egg a year after it, .. . . 4 #,AO ing the work of the Christian Rural was founded. Owners of fhe bus- J„J.S " y last August were $102,- Overseas Program in helping the ines8 are Mr and Mrs R Dletrich.! J®®; * ^r?p t °,f ,25 ferce"t the •hungry people of foreign coun- Fourteen years ago, desiring to, ; „ , August, 1948. tries. McHenry county partici- move from Chicago into the coun- For i»lino'8 as a whole, nowpated to the CROP program last try, they purchased their home; ®ver- Ra t uen reported, total E year and again will be asked to amidst a dense setting of trees. Bond sales In the first eight help in November in the nation- jit was in May of 1948 that Mrs. wide campaign that it sponsored Dietrich decided to put into use a by the Catholic, Lutheran and ! large frame building at the rear of Protestant churches in a combined j the acreage as a re-sale shop. effort to relieve the hunger and | Featured is the re-sale of clothwant of those in need. in& and chinaware but there are Next week, John LAthrop will many other items, including jewelry, lamps, dishes, furniture presemt the program and has " ,an(j even such items as roller ranged to have R. L. Tazewell, the j siiateB and golf balls. new county superintendent of -jn re-sale business, the schools, and W. Durkee, county | Dietrichs have found work which guidance coordinator, who will j8 especially gratifying since it so speak to the club on county education. Coach Leonard J. McCracken often ot proves such an accomodation to their patrons. The business is actually a continuation of a was also present at last Monday j hobby of long standing, for Mrs. night's meeting and, with mem- j Dietrich had for many years taken bers, discussed the approaching * athletic banquet. Donald iBlount, co-chairman of the Kiwanla-sponsored event, reported on the progress of his committee and arrangements which have been made. ~ HONORED AT DINfffIt x Miss Marion Simon, McHenry county home adviser, was guest of honor last Tuesday evening at a dinner given at St. John's Lutheran church by presidents of the Farm and Home Bureaus and office employees and managers of the Production Credit and McHenry County Service company. KILLED IN ACCIDENT George Nickel, 30, a mechanic and body repairman at Sherman's Garage. Woodstock, was instantly killed just before midnight, Oct. 2, when his car left route 14 on a curve and turned over several times. The accident occured at the corner known as Wilkins* orchard curve, and it was conjectured that he lost control of the car either because of high speed or because of the light mist that was falling at the time of the accident. * 11 i i11' 111 •: 11' 'i 11 * i •»' i •!'t i !• * BIRTHS SUBSTITUTE - ^ Announcement has been made COLLEGE STUDENTS jthat applications are now being . „ - Walter Hodgkinson is enrolled accepted for position of substitute as a senior at Lake Forest college,' clerk at the West McHenry postwhere Leslie Krieger of Lily Lake [office. Anyone interested in applyis a sophomore student. 'ing may do so at the postoffice. PRESENTS RECITAL Warren Jones, tenor, will present a recital this (Thursday) evening at the First Baptist church in Elgin, under the sponsorship of the church choir. The public- is invited to attend the recital, which begins at 8 o'clock. « |i |. 1 M in. I i l »| | t 1 I 1 » 'HMr. and Mrs. ^Donald Justen are the parents of a girl, born Sept. 29 at the Woodstock hospital. Mr. and M!rs. Allen Wagner of Ringwood are the parents of a son, born at the Woodstock hospital on Oct. 1. great pleasure in distributing unusual and needed items (free of charge) to her friends. Five Honors In Four Hands At One Table Is Record months' this year were up over the same eight months of 1948, reaching $274,847,079, compared with $265,487,085 in the first eight months of 19411. Harold J. Bacon, Crystal Lake, is chairman of the county United States Savings Bonds Committee. ACCIDENTS NOW LEADING CAUSE OF DEATHS IN AMERICA -- NOTICE -- State auto license applications are now available in our office. If you desire to secure same number, k will- be necessary to apply before November 1st* Earl R. Walsh. Mrs. Norman Eggert toas hos tess to members of her card club one day this past week at a meeting which threatened to give heart failure to at least four person? who attended. Barbara Krause, Julia Justen, Calla Freund and Elvira Justen were playing at one table, with Mrs. Krause dealing. The bidding ran quite high when one of the four remarked with regret that she disliked to have to stop bid^ ding with five honors, whereupon^ the other ladies echoed, "Five honors?" Confusion reigned as the four spread out their hands on the table and it was discovered that each had five honors ii) the various suits It was the first time any of the assembled ladies could remember a similar occurence. It would indeed be interesting to learn the odds of this happening again. CONVICTED OF MURDER After four hours of deliberation in Walworth County's first murder trial -in 20 years, a jury of 5 women and 7 men returned to the circuit court room at 3:05 p.pilast week Wednesday to announce they had found Trinidad Alvarez Are accidents now the leading cause of death in America? In a sense--yes. That is the statement made, in the 1949 edition of "Accident Facts," statistical yearbook of the National Safety Council Accidents take a greater toll of productive years than any one natural cause of death, according to a study by the American Medical Association. More actual deaths still are .caused by heart disease, cancer and cerebral hemorrhage. But the report points out that such deaths usually befall older persons after their working lifetimes' are ended. In the usual working age span of 2o to 65, accidents claimed 1,- 750,000 work years; heart disease. 1,680,000; pneumonia, 1,110,000, and cancer, 1,040.000. You can own your own home*at $39.20 monthly on your own lot according to information released by the McHenry County Housing Authority: Open for public inspection at 1125 Wheeler street. Woodstock, from now through Sunday, Oct. 9, from 2 to 9 p m., is such a low cost thrift home built for the County Housing Authority and is F. H. A approved. The home is a product of the National Home Corporation, the nation's largest producers of prefabricated homes. The home has two bedrooms, living room, kitchen and utility room and can be erected on any F. H. A. approved lot anywhere in the county. The McHenry County Housing Authority, it will be remembered, was created by the board of supervisors to heip relieve the housing shortage in this area. It has, through state aid, $77,000 set aside for this purpose. HOMECOMING PUNNED FOR | OerOBET 13-14 1 Parade Feature Of V* $ ^ Thursday; Oajne, j ' % Dance On Friday.;,/ One very sure sign, an annual one, that the winter season is to ' the offing is the fact that home-1 coming is just around the corner This year two days will be devotedl -43 to celebration of the event, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 13 and 14. . The parade will be the feature! of Thursday afternoon and this year it promises to be larger an4 'i more colorful than ever before. .J | For . the first time, businessmen .'S j have been asked to submit float& U^i i by members of the Student Count || j cil, who are assuming the respon---ig sibility of the success of the af-i || fair. Classes and school organic «| rations will, of course, also havtf/vl floats, and prizes will be awarded 31 to the first place float for class* ; J club, businessmen and individual. A bonfire and snake dance wilt, 1 be held at 8 o'clock Thursday :i . evening on the south side of High# .: 1 [way 120, near the creek. Talks will! ,|j will be given by Coach Leonard '| McCraefcen and the 1948 king and queen, LMfte Olsen and Marita |, Williams. Cheers and pep talkdt will be a feature of the bonfir* | gathering, after which cheerlead* , j ers and football players will lead the snake dance through city. streets. * _ . - The -big game between the McHenry Warriors and Harvard and the dance following will attract the attention of/students, alumni . ^j and friends alike on Friday. Be* \ tween halves of the game prize* for the float8 will be awarded and queen candidates will ride in ait - open car down the field. The higlf \:j school band, under the direction of ] Paul R. Yanda, has planned an un-> usual display which promises to be of more than ordinary Inter^ 'I est. ' "-/I Although the loyal persons wh<y j participate in the entire celebra- ^ J| tion will no doubt be slightly * ^ weary after two busy days, a larga crowd is expected at the dance in the gymnasium following the garnet ; 3 ! Music will be furnished by v J Rhythm Rascals. One of the high " ^ lights of the dance will be anit".;"^ nouncement of the king and queeil, Jf (who will be voted on by the stu<i § ^ j dent body prior to Thursday. Ther# . ;• will be four candidates for eacV " | title, selected by the underclaa# J I members of the Student CouncO. URGE VETS DENIED COMPENSATION TO VISIT VA COMMISSION Many veterans whose claims fof_ STATE TRUCKS MUST PASS SAFETY TEfflL PRIOR TO NOV. 1 POSTPONE MEETING District 4 of the Home Bureau will meet on Oct. 18 instead of Oct. 11, as originally scheduled, due to a conflict in the program of Miss Marion Simon, new home advisor of McHenry county. Mrs. Esther P. Born of Wonder Lake is chairman for the district, which comprises the following Home Bureau units: Hebron, Kekstone, Hebron Twilight, Ringwood, Solon-Mills and Richmond. It also included the new Ringwood unit but that group has now disbanded. • The Division of Motor Carriers held a statewide series of district meetings of all Safety Lane Operators during the month of September. In preparation for the semi-annual testing period, officers of official truck safety testing stations in district *2 attended a public meeting in the courthouse in stock last week. There are 70 testing stations in the district- A total of 48 operators and 134 mechanics representing Winnebago, I Boone, McHenry, Lake. DeKalb, I Kane and DuPage Counties heard Louie E. Lewis, chief clerk of the I Division of Motor carriers, brief them on the policies of the Division as to administering and enforcing the provisions of the Illinois Truck Act and regulations of the testing process approximately 350.000 trucks operates in Illinois are subject to the semianual inspections, held each October and April, under provisions of the Illinois Truck Act. Truck owners who fatl to have their trucks tested during the month of October are liable to fines and having their certificates revoked after November 1. FUTURE TEACHERS MEET The September meeting of the Future Teachers of America was held on Sept. 27 in the recreation 25, Lake Geneva, guilty of second; building at Crystal „ Lake. A potdegree murder in the death of Angelo Cervantes, 19, Golf Hills. On the request of Hugh Burdick, defense ^attorney, the jurors were .polled, each declaring it was his decision. Judge Alfred Drury pronounced sentence of "not less thap 14 years or more than 20 years at the Waupun state prison. The maximum penalty under second degree murder is 25 years. Alvarez will be eligible for parole within a few years. luck supper was served, followed by a business meeting. It was decided to send several delegates to the state convention hefd in Peoria on Oct. 15. The next county meeting will be Oct. 18 in Woodstock. Mrs. Robert Sutton and Mrs. Florence Kraft of Richmond visited Mrs. George Lindsay on Thursday. ~~ i n n i n H i i » n u n t u t # AMONG THE SICK »i"MM 11 i n 111111 n mi ii Mrs. Tina DeYoung has been a patient at the Woodstock hospital this past week. *Frank ThurlweH underwent surgery at Victory Memorial hospital, Waukegan, last week Friday. Mrs. Rose Miller has been ill at her home on Main street the past week. Mrs. Frank Freund has been quite ill at the Woodstock hospital. Everett Patterson underwent surgery at the Woodstock hospital the last of the week. Frank Milinac entered the Woodstock hospital as an accident patient on Oct. 1. Marvin Snyder underwent surgery at the Woodstock hospital on j Friday. compensation or service-connec* tion have been denied or disallow? ed are unaware of the full mean* > ing of the decision in their casesfc__^ the Illinois Veterans commission^ " pointed out. ^ ! Oftentimes the letter informing . | the veteran or the dependents ot veterans that their plaims hav* « been disallowed is merely an in* ^ vitation to present more evidences?^ to support the claim. Those vete*. ^."*1 rans receiving such letters from the Veterans Administration should not feel that they have beei|. discriminated against and droff :| their claim, but instead take th# - ^ letter to the nearest ofice of th« Illinois Veterans Commission. Service officers of the IVC are « experienced and qualified to in* | f terpret VA rulings and many times ; will be able to advise and assist • '."yj the veteran in securing additional evidence so that the claim may be allowed or approved. < In some instances service-con* ne<;tion is granted but not to S| "compensable" degree. This meanif : | that the illness or injury is agreed 1 to have been caused in service or . as a result of service but not to such a degree as to warrant pay* . ment of compensation. < In a case of this kind the veteran who believes he is disabled enough ' to warrant compensation must pro* vide additional evidence to prov« that his disability1" is greater thai! his original claim indicated. All veterans whose claims have not been satisfactorily decided i should visit their nearest IVC of* | fice at once, and have their cases I re-analyzed. : Veterans of McHenry county ^ may receive assistance at the IVCI office located at court, house in Sycamore. RESIDENCE CHANGES T Bead the Want Need rubber sta&paf The Plaindealer. Order at The Leonard Rademacher family has moved from Johnsburg to Chfi cago. The place they vacated will be occupied by the Wentworthr family, whd are moving from Mc-» Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lans* have moved from the Rasmussea residence en Center street to their new home next door. Mr. and Mrs. Edward FlaiMcanr/ are now at home in Chicago, hav-.'-;* ing moved from their hois «a,:. Washington street Their McHenry residence has been parcfctMd by Mr. and Mrs. Louis ThllMir, who moved from the Pistakee Bhy, blacktop road. The Ed. Tonyan family ha« moved from the Sehaefer place 4ft Court street to their new ho-- on the same street.