The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

A'>y, -"•::!~.-b i V -.v---; t V y- '^••s ; p t'A << ,>v rt "**-•• kj4 - " • , ""••• \ ,• 4 * -- ' * •-•*'» •• ' * '• . -, '" • ' v '•• '• -"i/'vS- ' •• " ' ' * ' ' ' -;: •• " " i y ?{ .... :;,V .'i .9 "" M §£ A "fT*1 >-0F Volume 75 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1950 No. WEST McHENRY POST OFFICE, LONG PART OF CITY, BECOMES "STATION" « Claim To "Fgme" Lost With Abolishment Of Independent Office ; \. ••:"' Mcfififtry -lost one of Its chief claims to "fame" on Wednesday, March 1, when the West MeHenry post office became nonexistent as an Independent office. Effective yesterday, it became a finance office of the MeHenry post office, designated as West MeHenry station. For many years the story was told that MeHenry was the only of 1911, when tli« safe was blown open and considerable money and Btamps taken. There are many alive today who recall vividly the great fire of 1926 in which most of the J usten block was burned and the entire contents of the post office destroyed. It\was in the late 1930's that the officeVwas moved to the Freund RAY McGEE ELMER FREUND city in the United states to have two independent post offices. A few years ago, dutlng the height of popularity of the late Robert Ripley's "Believe It Or Not" coir umn, this item appeared in print. The post office has no files containing information concerning the first few years of its existence, hut there is a great deal which lies in the memories of old time MeHenry residents and which will not be forgotten in their recollection of the city's early history. Mimy will recall t)ie years after the turn of 4he oentury when Henry C. Mead Berved as poptmaster at the West MeHenry office, Which was then designated as a fourth class office. The late Eber Bassett, who served as a rural carrier in 1905, at a time when rural routes were increasing throughout the country, succeeded Mr. Mead to the postmaster's position on Oct. 1, 1914. The first rural route was that of Leo Walsmley, started in HP3. At the time that Mr. Bassett took over his new dutieB, the West MeHenry office was located in the Justen building but earlier had been housed in a small building which now is the site of the Stoffel and Reihansperger Insurance office. Third Class It was about 1916 when the postoffice became a third class office and shortly afterward Mir. Bassett received his appointment as third class postmaster. He continued in this office until 1936, when he retired and Elmer Freund took over his duties. i From about 100 boxholders in the 1920 period^Jthe number increased to 160 in\1935 and since then to a greater ^umber, in addition to the general' delivery patrons. Those closely • sociated with the West MeHenry office recall several major events related to the office's history. The first occurred in 1906. when Mr. Bassett drove to town from his farm home one night to find the north side of the street in flames. The post office was scorched and dripping with water. Another was the robbery building on the street. Personnel Personnel of the West MeHenry office now includes Elmer J. Freund, superintendent; Oerald J. Miller, clerk; Richard J. Frett and Mrs. Paul Patzke, substitute clerks. MeHenry office personnel includes Ray McGee, postmaster; Leo J. Winkel, acting assistant postmaster; Frank E. Gende, Hubert "Bud" Liptrot and Donald R. Kennebeck, clerks, and Thomas L. Lawson, substitute clerk. City letter carriers are Paul P. Karls and Alex J. Justen, with George A. Stock, parcel post carrier and mail messenger. Clarence E Martin is letter carrier for rural route one, Richard J. Weber for route two, Charles J. Brda for route three and Paul Patzke for route four (formerly the West MeHenry route.) Fred F. Wirtz is the mounted letter carrier, William Schaefer has the marine route and Charles J. Corso and Robert L. White act as auxiliary employees for the rural routes. Substitutes for the rural carriers are Daniel Weber, Robert L. White, George Brda and Lisle Bassett. Area Served It is interesting to note that the four regular rural routes out of MeHenry cover a total of 149 miles and the mounted route 16.8 miles. Together they serve 2,698 families and a total of 10,792 people. The MeHenry post office and the West MeHenry Station together serve 478 families in their offices, totaling 1.912 people. The two city delivery routes serve 600 families and 2,400 people. In all, an estimated 15,104 persons receive mail service from the MeHenry offices. A unique part of the local service is the marine route, which is the only one of its kind in the statfc of Illinois. It is a boat service to patrons on the river and Pistakee Bay during the summer months from June 1 to Sept. 15 each year, serving 200 families at the peak of the season. Another service of the MeHenry office is that of Postal Savings, which has eighty-six accounts totalin^-495,828. LAST RITES HELD ON SATURDAY FOR McHENRY NATIVE Funeral services were held from St. Patrick's church last Saturday morning for John Walsh, 85 years old, ¥jho died lalst week Wednesday night, Feb.22, at the home of his brother, Walter Walsh. His body rested at the Peter M. Justen funeral home until time of last rites. The deceased was a native of MeHenry, where he was born on May 20, 1864, the son of Peter and Ellen Walsh. A lifelong resident of this community, he farmed for many years until his retirement. He had been ill for several weeks prior to his death. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Loretta Walsh, of McHenrv, three brothers, Walter of MeHenry, Edwin of Chicago and Richard of 8outh Beloit, Wis. . COTTAGE RANSACKER-- Raymond Loveless of Lily Lake this past week reported to the sheriff's office that his cottage was broken into and ransacked. Nothing was reported missing. RESIDENCE CHANGES Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Freund have moved from Rt. 126, about a mile east of the city, to their new home on East River Road. The Alfred Millers have moved from the Stilling farm near Johnsburg to the place vacated by the Freunds. The Charles Miller family has moved from the Skidmore farm to the Stilling place. The Joseph Freund family has moved from the old Page farm on the Crystal Lake blacktop road to the Donald Hunter place on Center street. The Lawrence Nimsgerns have moved from the Richmond area to an apartment in the Frank Blake home, formerly the Dowell place on Broad street. Mrs. Edith Hayes has moved from the Whiting farm northeast " of MeHenry to another apartment in the Dowell house. CHARTER GRANTED Secretary of State Edward JBarrett issued charters last week to several corporations, among them R Place, Inc., located at 411 Elm street, MeHenry. COUNTY'S YOUNGEST KILLER IS SEEKING - SENTENCE PAROLE County residents who still have vivid recollections of a shocking murder which occurred in Riley township back in 1939 will be interested to learn that the state division of correction at Springfield has announced that a hearing on an application for definite sentence parole of Charles Dain will be held at the Menard prison on March 7. Dain is the youngest person ever to be sentenced for murder in MeHenry county. At the age of 14, he shot and killed Charles Groth in the basement of a barn on the Groth farm. At the tiihe he was on parole from St. Charles School for Boyp and was working on the Groth farm. The youth surprised his employer while the latter was milking and shot him with a rifle, then hit him over the head with it. Afterward he stabbed Groth with a knife. Following the killing he made his escape, hiding in a nearby corn field. Dain was apprehended, indicted for murder and tried h£2he circuit court in Woodstock bfcfore Judge William L. Pierce. He was found guilty and sentenced to twenty years in prisonv From the state prision at Jollet he was transferred to Menard. CANDIDATE SLATE8 LISTED BY ISLAND LAKE'S PARTIES Although the election on' incorporation of Island Lake was apparently settled when those favoring the move won by a slim margin of eight votes three weeks ago, there is still considerable discussion of the matter in that community. Although the balloting hask been certified and the date set for election of the first officers to pre*, side in the new village, it is rumor* ed that opponents to incorporation, who have formed the People's party, plan for a court fight if necessary to have the election invalidated. ^ The Citizen's party, made up of thoBe favoring the incorporation Of Island Lake Estates, lists the following olate of candidates: Adam Winarski, village president; Joe Willard, village clerk; James Snodgrass, police magistrate. The People's party lists Frank Zamiski, village president; John Tilleman, village clerk; and Thogiss Reed, police magistrate. Read the Want Ads! FRED D. WYNKOOP RITES PLANNED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON Fred D. Wynkoop, 74 years old, husband of Mary Lamphere Wynkoop, for many years a prominent resident of MeHenry, died at the Woodstock hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The deceased was born in Wau conda on Nov. 30, 1875, the son of pioneer residents, Mr. and Mrs Nile Wynkoop. He had been a resident of Woodstock for forty years, where he was employed at the Oliver Typewriter Company and later was engaged in the insurance business. He married Mrs^ Lamphere on Nov. 30, 1922. Mr. Wynkoop was worshipful master of the MJasons, a member of the Elks club, a former secretary t ot the Woodstock Country Club and a member of tine city band. Besides bis widow, he is survived by a step-son, Dr. . George Lamprere, dentist in Rockford, and one grandchild. The body is resting at the Merwin funeral home, where services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, with Rev. Leslie Tuck of the Congregational-Universalist church officiating. Burial will be in Wauconda. Gold Bar Medal Won By Raymond Henschel Raymond Henschel of MeHenry, freshman student at Northwestern Military and Naval Acadmey, Lake Geneva, Wis., has been awarded the Gold Bar Medal offered to the cadet plebe winning the competetive drill at the close of each of the first three quarters of school. The award was made at the recent George Washington formal ball held at the Academy. It is known as the Jarvis Period Drill Medal and was presented by W. B. Jarvis of the class of 1910. Raymond and his twin brother, Ralph, sons of Arthur and Leona Henschel, owners of Art & Lee's tavern and restaurant, had as their guests at the ball Valeria Johnson of MeHenry and Shirley Ann Pech-, ous of Ingleside. The boys are graduates of the MeHenry public grade school. Attractive Items Await MeHenry's Homemakers Mother's Day is many weeks in the future, but it is worth waiting for if mother is fortunate enough to have a son in one of the local high school's industrial arts classes. Now, little more than half way through the school year, there is a small room where there are stored attractive and well finished articles for the home which the most discriminative homemaker might welcome. There are large, typewriter tables, coffee tables, and an assortment of end tables in various shapes, fashioned of different woods. Other items include a large mahogany shadow box, book ends, napkin holders and nut bowls. Virgil Prine instructs the industrial arts classes, which replace the trades course formerly offered. PlfTI'RE IN TRIBI'NE Lake Forest college will be the subject of full page picture coverage by Photographer Andrew Pavlin in the rotogravure section of the Chicago Sunday Tribune and of a grafic section column by Mary Skaggs in the Tribune's weekly "Youth on the Campus" series on March 5. Each week a report on the campus activities of a different school is carried; since the stai t of the series in 1940 more than 200 campuses in forty-eight states have been covered. Lake Forest college students whose pictured will appear include Carol Marticke, of MeHenry. i Frank Johnson of Oak Park and Mi*s Marguerite Johnson of Wheaton spent tt® .weekend with their partnts, the George Jobn- HELEN K. MAY SERVICES HELD LAST WEDNESDAY Services were held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning from St. Mary's church for Miss Helen K. May. 75, a native of this community. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery. Miss May, who was born at Johnsburg on May 6, 1874, died in Elgin late Sunday evening after many years of poor health. The daughter of the late John and Elizabeth May, .she had lived her entire lifetime in the Johnsburg and MeHenry communities. Survivors include her sister, Mrs. Christine Freund, and a sister-inlaw, Mrs. Mary May. both of MeHenry. "PARLOR STORY" NOW IN REHEARSAL FOR NEXT WEEKEND A crusading professor of Jour nalism, his family, a ruthless newspaper - proprietor, a shillyshallying governor, a couple of state troopers and an eager beaver student are among ahe characters in "Parlor Story", which the MeHenry County Theatre Guild put into rehearsal last Monday. Their production of this Broadway comedy hit by William McCleery will open at the Opera House on Friday March 3, and continue there for three performances through Sunday. The story concerns a former newspaper editor, now a coIJege professor of journalism, who yearns to be university president. An unscrupulous publisher who wants the professor back on his paper tries to keep him out of the prexy's job. He threatens to "expose" the professor because one of his bright pupils wrote an indiscreet college paper editorial. The professor's loyal wife, meanwhile, tries to win the governor's aid through her former sorority relations with the governor's wife. Leading loles in the presentation of "Parlor Story'* have been assigned to Paul Newman, Pat Hrunek, Carl Stohn, and Mae Marmy. The comedy is being directed by Howard Lenters. FOUR GENT TAX RAISE IN COUNTY Bridges, Machinery Account For 1950 ? > £ Increase Of $77,0djp According to figures released this past week by County Clerk Raymond D. Woods, $77,623.96 additional taxes will be raised this year over 1949. The new total climbed to $254,487.56 over last year's $176,854.60 with Clerk Woods giving the following reasons for the jump: Due to the requests from various townships for help in building bridges, the county is raising an additional $35,000 for this purpose. One of ^these is the new bridge under construction at Barnard's Mill, north of Wonder Lake. Another $35,000 is for county purchase of highway machinery and for buildings to house machinery. The machinery and bridge figure of $70,000 Is in addition to the regular levies. A total of $112,551 is being raised for general fund purposes, with the remainder being for highways and county aid in building bridges. 1950 Increase The tax rate for the county will increase four and three-tenths over last year, when the rate was .106. This year it is .149. Another increase is in assessed valuation of all property, which amounts to $3,953,100. This year's total is $170,790,975 compared with $166,843,874 last year. County Clerk Woods added that this is in keeping with the general rise in recent years. Because it is customary to levy more than is raised, ther3y will be a levy for all purposes of $271,215.- 12 although only $254,478.66 will be raised. Following the extension of taxes by the clerk and completion of the books, the latter will go to the county treasurer's office, where the tax' statemets are made out and mailed. PVT. GEORGE OEFFLING IS GRADUATED FROM CAMP GORDON SCHOOL Pvt. GeOrge Oeffling, U. S.. army, son of Mr. and Mrs. George J. Oeffling of Johnsburg, graduated on Feb. 17 from the Military Police PVT. GEORGE OEFFLING School, Camp Gordon, near Augusta, Ga.. upon completion of an extensive six weeks' course of instruction. At the graduation ceremony held in the T.M.P.S. Chapel last Friday, Pvt. Oeffling did, as a result of his diligent study and application, receive a graduation certificate from Colonel William H. Maglin, commandant. 1 Brigadier General H. G. Maddox, Camp Gordon, addressed the graduating class at the ceremony. This event was one of the largest of ltc kind at T.M.P.S. due to the fact that four classes were present at graduation on the same date-- three officer classes and one enlisted class. Representatives of the air forces, army navy and WAC successfully completed cou at this time. irses PLAN THURSDAY FUNERAL SERVICES FOR ELIZABETH BROWN Mrs. Elizabeth MacGray Brown, 72, who made her home in MeHenry. for the past twelve years, died at the home of her son, Charles Brown, on Riverside Drive at 9:45 Tuesday morning. She had been in failing health for the past five years. The deceased was bom in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, on July 6, 1877, and in 1902 was married to William R. Brown in Boston. The couple lived much of their married life in Chieago, where Mrs. Brown was employed at Mandel's for twenty years. During recent years when poor health limited her activities, Mrs. Brown spent much of her leisure time in crocheting, a talent which won the admiration of her many friends and acquaintances. Her husband preceGed her in death in 1924. She is survived by .three sons, Albert H. of Hollister, wis., William R. of Chicago and Charles D. of MeHenry; two sisters and one brother; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A grandson. Robert Brown, a flyer during World War 2, was shot down and killed over Germany in 1943. The body is resting at the Jacob Justen Sons funeral home, where services will be held this (Thursday) afternoon at 2:30 p. m. with Interment to be in Woodland cemetery. CITY STREETS % DARKENED IN DIMOUT ORDER , %.t j-t' # >- I1 ; ; Wh, ;p Curtail. Activities ^ Where Added Heat £ i Must Be Maintained '< *1 ISLAND LAKE MAN DIED SHORTLY AFTER ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING SITLER-KORTEMEIER $15,000 DAMAGE SUIT TO BE HEARD MARCH 7 The $15,000 damage suit of Berni. ee M. Sitler of Waukegan versus Leland Kcrtsmeier of WoodBtock has been set for trial before a jury on March 7. with Judge William M. Carroll presiding. The suit involves an accident which occurred on Rt. 120. near the intersection of the Wonder Lake blacktop road, on June 14 of last year. Kortemeler was driving west and Rev. Loyal Sitler was traveling east when the crash toojk place during a heavy rain storm. The plaintiff fiffd spit as administratrix of the™efitate of her husband, who was killed in the crash. Mrs. Sitler charges carelessness on the part of Kortemeier, charges which he has denied. CARTER RESIGNS The Blackhawk Area council office at Rockford has announced the resignation of A. Paul Carter, district field executive of the Kirfhwaukee district. Carter leaves to accept a position as assistant scout executive of the Atlanta. Ga., area. The area comprises twelve counties and Carter will be chief of staff with twelve men under nis supervision. He will aleo be director of finance and in charge of public relations and office management. MILLER RITES Services were held last Thursday morning from Our Lady of Peace church in Chicago for Mrs. Charles Miller, 63, a resident of the South Shore community for more than forty years. She was the mother-in-law of Catherine Walsh Miller, formerly of MeHenry. MILK RECEIPTS McHenrv county dairy farmers received $286,260.81 for milk delivered to Bowman Dairy Company receiving stMions during the month of Januarv. the Want 'Ads! We Offer You Congratulations A :a«w entry in the Plaindealer Birthday Book is John Scheid of 207 N. Green street, who observed the occasion of his eightieth birthday anniversary on Feb. 23. The celebration, however, was held on Sunday, when guests were present to enjoy a birthday dinner and supper and social afternoon and evening. Mr. Scheid was presented with several appropriate gifts, among them a beautifully decorated anniversary cake. Present to offer congratulations and enjoy the day with him, besides his daughter, Rena, with whom he makes his home, were Mr. and Mrs. Christie Burns and Ray Marre of Waukegan. The local octogenarian, who still enjoys good health, has been employed for the past twenty-five years by A. P. Freund & Sons. FAMILY STYLE REVUE SET FOR MARCH 16 SPONSORED BY P.T.A. Something new in the way of style reviews, a showing of spring and summer styles for the entire family, will be presented in the high school auditorium on Thursday evening, March 16, at 8:15 o'clock, sponsored by the MeHenry Community P.T.A. Nine local stores will select their own models and will contribute a .part of the program. They are Gambles, Fitzgerald's Agatha Shop, McGee'a. Elizabeth Pich, Jeannette s Style Shop, Nielsen's Dress Shop, Toddler Shop and Gladstone's. Mrs. Herbert M. Engdahl is chairman of the event, for which tickets are now on sale at any of the above named stores or from any P.T.A. member. They are fiftyfive cents, including tax. FAMILY PARTY The general public is invited to a "Family Party", to be held next Saturday evening. March 4, at 8 o'clock at the MeHenry Equipment Company, 303 W. Elm street. A good time is promised to all who attend. FACTORY MANAGER DIES Coroner Harry L. Ehorn was called to Crystal Lake early Satr urdsy morning to investigate the death of Warren C. Turner, who died at approximately 2:15 a.m. Mr. Turner, production manager for the Ceramics Manufacturing Co., Terra Cotta. Crystal Lake, "had retired, for the night shortly after midnight. He complained of not feeling well. His wife, Erma, hearing him groan, went to him and tried to rouse him. She called a physician but Mr. Turner was dead when the doctor arrived. Death was attributed to a heart attack. ~ 1950 INDEPENDENCE BOND DRIVE DATES ARE ANNOUNCED Roy Tuchbreiter, volunteer chairman -o< the U. S. Treasury Savings Bonda Division for Illinois, this week announced that the annual U. S. Savings Bonds campaign throughout the state will be held beginning May 15 and will continue through July 4. Tuchbreitpr'g announcement made from the office of State Director Arnold J. Rauen of Pistakee Bay, was issued simultaneously with a similar news bulletin from Washington, D.C., by Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder. He urged all county volunteer U. S. Bonds chairmen to alert their committee members and fill in any gaps on these groups which may have occurred since the bond campaign of last year. The drive will be known as the Independence Drive. The slogan will be "Save for Your Independence: Buy U. S. Savings Bonds." The symbol will be the Liberty Bell circled with the slogan. In relation to the approaching campaign, it is interesting to note that people in MeHenry county invested $175,261 in the Series "E" U. S. Savings bonds in January, this year. This was reported from State Director Rauen's office in Chicago. Thi3 compares with sales of this typd bonds of $234,442 in January, 1949. "F" sales amounted to $740, "G" Bales to $42,100. Total sales reached $218,101. Harold J. Bacon, Crystal Lake, formerly of MeHenry, is volunteer chairman of the U. S. Savings bond committee for this county. -- FRIENDS LEARN Of RECENT DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT Friends of the Reynolds family, crmor MeHenry residents, received word on Tuesday of this week of the death of Bert Reynolds 80 years old, on Jan 11. Mr. Reynolds was enroute from the home of his daughter. Mrs. Ida Misicka. in Mount Vernon, Ohio, to Lo? Angeles, Calif., where he intendet! to spend a few months with hi£ son, George. H« was stricken suddenly while changing trains in Davenport, Iowa, on Jan. 10 and passed away the following day in a Davenport hospital. The Reynolds family resided in MeHenry for many years until moving to Chicago more than fifteen years ago. Mrs. Reynolds died in 1942 and of late her widower,, had been residing with a sister Miss Ida Reynolds, in Tipton. Iowa. Only survivors are the daughter, eon and sister and three grandsons, David, Mark and Michael Misicka. Renew that subscription" to the Plaindealer now! ATTENDED MOTHER'S RITES Mrs. Cordia McCracken, 74 years old, died at Hillsboro hospital, Hillsboro, 111., on Monday. Feb. 27, after an iilness of several weeks. Her son, Leonard McCracken, MeHenry high school coach, left Monday afternoon to attend services Wednesday at the Presbyterian church in Reno, 111., where she resided. George and Albert Vales of Chicago are spending this week at tho Vales home here. William F. Jackson, 36 years old, a resident of Island Lake, died in St. Therese hospital, Waukegan, last Friday, two hours after he was wounded accidentally in a gun cleaning accident. Jackson, a truck driver, was struck by a bullet from a revolver held by Emll Rhoton, 24, in the home of the latter's uncle, Alvi Rhoton. on the McChesney farm near Llbertyville. The bullet lodged in Jackson's back. Emll Rhoton told authorities that the revolver, a .38 caliber hammerless, went oft when he closed the barrel. Before his death, Jackson said that the shooting war an accident FARM OWNERS MAY SEEK ASSISTANCE UNDER A.C.P. PROGRAM As part of the emergency coal conservation program, customsm - of Public Service Company qt i| Northern Illinois commencing laft Monday, Feb. 27, were required to '| reduce the use of electricity by at c| least 25 per cent. - * M Tho dimout order was reiy erf? ; dent in MeHenry when darfifeatf fell Monday evening. Street Hgllta > i and illumination within houses u4 2 Btores was ell that was evident with neon lights extinguished. j Some activities which normally ^ take place in local halls and in o" high school have been dlscontthr ued indefinitely. A few meetings - ' have been held at the school but tn j rooms which best maintained heat < ^ from the day's use and with a mini- 1 mum of lighting. It is expected ^ that the results of this week's coal negotiations will be the a-- factor as to whether more at* ~ tivities will be ordered curtailed. - #| The curtailment program, whie^ . ^ was ordered by the Illinois Com*| ' merce Commission following a r" formal hearing attended by r«p9> % sentatives of Illinois Jelectric CacU« f ities was deemed necessary to pTO* , j long electric service for pabtii health and safety and proMBtiftf 1 of property. It affects most of tlk* ^ areas in Illinois served by electrifc 1 companies using coal, in whole tpf in part, for the generation of eU» tricity. : The restrictionsi apply to all customers including commercial and residential, emptions are limited to w «o aw industrial intiaL £x3 dlsBOtal wfim All farm owners and operators are eligible to sign up for assistance under the agricultural conservation program and can earn payments under such program without regard to whether or not they stay within their corn or wheat allotments. This statement was issued by Bert Bridges, of the MeHenry county PMA committee this week. There is some impression among farmers that they cannot sign up for and earn payment for carrying out soil conservation practices under the ACP program unless they stay within their allotments, explained Mr. Bridges. This is an erroneous impression, he said, because all programs for 1950 are operated Independently of each other. The A.C.P. sign-up campaign is now in full 6wing. It is the intent of the county committee to give each and every producer an opportunity to sign a request for' approval of conservation practices. Community meetings are being held throughout the county for this specific purpose and farmers have been given notice both by individual cards and letters and by news releases. Mr. Bridges stated that it would greatly facilitate sign-up work if farmers would make a point of attending the meeting scheduled for their home community. However, if it is impossible for producers to meet such schedules, they should feel free to call at the county office to sign the required worksheet. William J. Hanna Buried In Detroit Funeral services were held last weekend in Detroit for William J. Hanna, of MeHenry, a former district sales manager for the Republic Steel corporation and vicepresident of the Weiss Steel company. He died in Presbyterian hospital. Chicago, on Feb- 21. Survivors are the toidow. iSseo; a daughter, Mrs. G. E. Turner; a son, William C.; and two brothers, J. H. and Preston W. Hanna. GAS TAX ALLOTMENTS MeHenry county received $155,- 667 in allotments from Illinois state gasoline taxes in 1949. compared with $150,035 in 1948, according to a statistical analysis prepared by Barcus, Kindred & Company of Chieago, specialists in Illinois municipal bonds. Of the funds distributed locally by the state. MeHenry county proper received $139,490 compared with $134,342 in 1948. Gus tax allotments to all Illinois counties and towns totalled $31,528,240 in 1949, compared with $30.384.S62 in 1948, a rise of $1,143,378. ACCIDENT VICTIM W. T. Cooper was taken by ambulance to Passavant hospital In Chicago on Tuesday morning after he fell on the ice and struck his head on south Green street. water supply or sewage systems and public street systems. In order to determine Us r^ ,| quired reduction in kilowatt a customer must first ismftltl his average weekly use of kiiewatik * hours during the period etttpit A with his January meter reaMUfc* His total use for the commencing last Monday ahoipK t not exceed 75 per cent of this JM» uary average weekly use. AMmp each customer must reduce his dps ^ of electricity by at. least tka || quired amount, he may nsa Ms^| discretion as to how he accoit* plishes the reduction. ~ " The serious nature of the ems** > • gency requires that there be ttS 3 unnecessary or improvident use 4( H electric energy. Therefore, cm- | tomers are urged to effect tfis ;':: largest possible and practical , duction beyond the 25 per cent pF | reducing their consumption •€ electricity by such means as attft* | inatlou of dispensable window, dfe- - i play, sign, marquee lighting and other uses. * ^ ^ However, specific prohiMtkNfe M frequently included in so-cali«| "dimout" orders, are not incladji in this order, as experience km * v proved that in many cause -difficulties out of pr to the fuel savings realized. While the company will, on quest furnish Industrial mercial customers with infOrnmr ' tion to assist them in effecting necessary reduction, it ft not prM* tlcal to attempt to do so indivlAfe* ally for the 400,000 residential apf" rural users. Residential and ramlf^ customers, under the commission order will be in compliance $ ^ they conserve electricity hi svsry; way possible without i themselves severe hardship. Tha ^ seriousness of the tdtuation ra-^' quires the whole-hearted tion of all custpmers. CAMPAIGN FACTS Contrary to information which was generally released last week concerning the campaign of State Representative Thomas Bolger of MeHenry and Raymond J. Kelley of Huntley, the latter is not the first to oppose the local representative in his ten terms spent in Springfield. The late Charle? Hayes of Harvard opposed him more than once and Mr. Bolger also ran against Atty. Claude Met- Dermott of Chicago, a former MeHenry resident. £ Home Economics Classes > Visited Children's Home Eighty members of the economics classes of the McH< high school, accompanied by instructors. Miss Carrie Clark and Miss Lorena Gocken. visited HI Woodstock Children's Horn* tal| Friday. They enjoyed a tour of the with Rev. Eugene Maxwell, intendent. and were given esting information concerning the fifty-five children from all parts of the county who reside there. ATTENDED ASSEMBLY Dr. Lee Gladstone was la 8t Louis last week tor the 1M| scientific assembly of the ABMrf can Academy of General Practisa More than 5.000 family from every part of the were attending the meeting. was held at the Kiel Feb. 20-23. Order yoor lahhet Plaiadeakt. *