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- QhaafC i BiiWiPU A, > ' t*'" '•'••» '1. -•r' Today is "Hookey Da^." at the e v e r - p o p u l a r Me H o n r y C o u n t r y CluV nn<l the iioys J><? out in treat numbe*^ 0*^7^ * •, •• " ; •f" IN«'IIJUJI.«* T' v. . / We'll take a look at the goings- Cjn .and try to give vou< some of ttio highlights when another issue . ' / f o l i a . a r o u n d , v . - a ' ' - - . • • ' , ; . • ' • : • There's bo*»ft? a lot,v ' t h e dam the i j f i s i r • a r i d t h a f e s So foolin'. " :r > Ball games were flooded out. on Sunday and many local fans we! o •eager to see> what the Shamrocks ©On Id do about those high-fJyins; .IfaderK from Algoiiqjiiu. ,4 , Bob Pevore, after buying a flock of tickets on the new car (U the L.gion carnival, suddenly stopped. They forgot to put prostone ia the radiator! Everybody was Jolting and hoping A lot of anvious people watch Mutt barrel turn and dream of the thrill of a lifetime. - ' , (•Mess our Sox did all right, vs. the rubs. But, what happened to the /AtiH'riran ! ..'Lp*ira* ' against tM*w'P Nationals?1 Dundeeturned the trttlt, Schulili was back wit1» ljun'dee atid pitched his mates to victoryflke first setback for Algonquin "• ' " " ~~ s season. v~~ J Well, the $fififnrorka TiaS :i Shine plucked right out from u.t *r a rain drop at Spring Grov on the Fourth of July. A week from Saturday night. July" 21. the Johnsburg Tigers will Wajikipgan in the- state bas^teli tournament at - Elgitte Mnrph.Vi McCuMa. "Sonny" Miller,; George.Jackson and Joe Jackson will add strength to; the Johnsbufg limup as the team battles for state honors; . ^Better keep the date opeiK:: S*he game starts at 6:.U0 P.M.' miMFm mmm McHENRY PLAINDEALE8 mwwm j*<-r?rw~0r , *»£ ' . - J0HNSBUR6 ims BUBO IN STATE BASBALL TOORHAHBff AT CLGIN^ PLAY SATURDAY, JW.Y 21 luteal interest flf running htgh »i'9 f--.a a nee of Manager Howie Freund as the Johnsburg Tigers await |when tournament time arrives. participation in the Illinois Stat Last year McHenry and Johns- S e ni i-Pro Baseball Tournament which will be played on the Wing Park diamond at Elgin, starting next Wednesday, July 18. The Tigers will meet the Ace Hardware nine of Waukegan at •::?0 Saturday night. July 21. The tournament is being sponsored by the Elgin Junior Chamber of .Commerce.- Mai Middlesworth acting as chairman. Two games will be plavt'4 each night, the first beginning prompt ly at 6:30 and the second at, 9 O'clock. The championship game will be- played Wednesday night, July 25. at 9:15, preceded by the consolation contest at 7 o'clock. burg were well represented at the tournament and still iarger crowds are sure to follow the boys next we%'.v ' • f^s^'r PAUIIXGftt "'"1H: .fill' Wednesday night, July 18-- Sycamore Sons vs. Algonquin Simplex at 8:30. Great Like* Naval Training Station vs. Qohen Furniture of Peoria at 1:00. Thursday night. July 19--Scott Field Flyers vs. Floyd's Tavern of Dundee at 6:30. Elgin American Legion TR. Richmond at 1:00. Friday uight. July JO -- Bill Erickson Boosters at Evanston vs. Lockport Moose at 8:30. RCA Tim filial nlsht will'be th» only ^rlctor of Chlcgo vl. LeToor- TIOEBS MOVE PAST ALGONQUIN TO BOLD FIBST PLACE SPOf Thurtdar-J«lr 12* I8S1 hut P«M fi New Laai *T-' One oi the dUflcutttcs that wi , have run Uito in growing peas it* the fact that a root disease known at "foot rot" attacks them, an<jL* soon become's> established in thf^*** •(Ml. This means that you shoul<|k The Johnsburg Tigers moved Into first place in the county lea- ^ gue and hold a oner game edgeplant peas on new land "each yeaiy over Algonquin in the won side land that hasn't grown any peas for of standings. some time Dundee toppled Algonquin from first place as the former leaders suffered their ftnifc lew of the season. STANDINGS* e I JfohnHburR ' • *1 I Algonquin ; . • • !• • 1 Richmond 1* J Dundne , / t M WoodBtook 1 * Spring: Cfrove S r» Shamrocks M H«bro:i , ^ . 8 C. L. Vets V Merchants : i-r-l ti !4p': ~~,Had the umpires been ns quhk about starting the game as they *fere in calling it off. the required number of idnings would have 6j>eti completed. The Shamrocks were leading 3 to 0 in the last lialf^of,"'the fifth with one ont and a man on base. Thf Spring Grove l^ench was anxious to terminate "the^ game and nobody could blame tli^ boys. "Hie Shamrocks wanted to finish the inning. Then--let 'er. rain. The ump-in-chief stoppo^ the giime and waited 'til the' skies cleared He then decided that the IHeld was unfit for further i»lav. I Spring Grove was happy. The lamrocks were not. A couple of miles west. Richond and the Merchants resumed ay and played out nine innings. |B ut, as previously mentioned. We do aot criticize the Spring i ering. This made the score 4 Grove' team. It's all iu Uu; game. ie of the McHenry boys were Unhappy that their hiU do not go into the records. There was Dick Rosing with a single and triple In two times at bat. McCracken had a single. "Sonny" Millar lost a two-bagger and Gerry Larkin fw0 singles. Murphy and Tmates lofi a decision. _ m** r McFarland. Wisconsin 5 miles from Madison kear Earl: We are now rec«iyhi|^ ^ best paper in the wfirld -Tlie ^FeMetiry Plaindealer. We enjoy your colli mil very much and we would like to know who the different teams #re and where front. For "instance, •lie Shamrocks, etc. Please list tlKOTi in the paper. Thanks a lot. Alvan and Huth Kotheriin I • No Pinups. Anonymous must be varrrtfnVilng. *• MERCHANTS LOSE HOLIDAY GAME AT RICHMOND Vern Miller Fans 14 And Allows Only Five Hits By Dick Smith The McHenry Merchants traveled to Richmond on July 4th and1 lost nine to one. The game was delayed for a halt hour (rain) at the start of the fourth inning. When play was resumed the field was in rather sad shape but the game continued anyway. As the score indicates the game was mostly Richmond. They started the scoring in the third inning. Katzenberg doubled to right and after the out scored on a single by Connie Mi"-- In the fourth Tilton led off wi,.. a double to right. A'ickering walked. Damier singled to center and Tilton seored. V. Miller grounded out short to first. Katzenberg singled to center scored Damier and Pickto 0. In the sixth for Richm^wdT^Vv Miller singled to right. The next two men went out and then Winn walked moving Milter to second. C. Miller singled to center and Miller scofed. Connie was caught stealing for the third out. A • double by G. Miller, 2 walks, and! James A. Tinney .(left), former-i wssociaLion, i lie tirsi. ui*ug Tinly of McHenry, Pabst bowlUigjii^.v did Was to take their 2lst publicist and pj;.st president of; a-mual $tatt -wide K. of C. handlthe QuarterCentury Bowlers As ; cap bowling championships to sociation. who \Vasv elected prc-si- i Peoria. Illinois. It will be the first dent of the iUinois Krtights of | time Peoria has had this tourney. Columbus Bowling Association, is < It will be for five week-ends. He congratiilated by William J. O' . promises to stage the biggest Connell leaving the office of presi- tournament the association has dent of the K. of C. state bowlers | ever had. * CHIEF LONE EAGLE WITH HIS PRINCESS FACE VERNE GAGNE Chief Lone Eagle, the colorful Indian warrior .gets his chance to grapple for the junior heavyweight title when he meets Verne Gagne. recognized by the X;W.A. as Junior heavyweight Champion. Gagne and Lone Eagle ling Bb*o Brown, the rugged Huntington Park*, Calif., heavyweight Pnsette is one of the most capable 5 wrestler's in the nation and he gives away poundage to Brown, hoping to offset it by his speed and leverage. A tag match features Rudy |Cay and A1 Williams against the South American heavyweights Hoinbre time that starting times will vary. Many beautiful trophies will be awarded for individual and team accomplishments. Certificates will be awarded to the 16 players choSen as an all-star team. -Aim Toward National-- The Elgin tournament winner will meet the Indiana champions in a two out of three series to decide which will go on to the Wichita, Kansas national finals. There's gold at the end of that rainbow. You will be seeing the likes of Hugh Murphy, Willard McCulla, "{Sonny Miller, the Jackson brothers and all the fine Tiger athletes performing under the guid- Dear Alvan and Ruth: We like* your appraisal of. The •'McHenry Plaindealer. It isnt the biggest in the world, htyt your x lls.sitication as the best" is O.K. Now to identify these teams. The McHenry Shamrocks originated on Irish Prairie i i the 30's •( as a very young tea mi* Most of the original "Micks" are still on the active list. , yii" McHenry M^rchaivts were organized last year. This team is composed of younger .players and the* team is in the building stage. You probably remember some of} the old rivalry between McHenry and Johnsburg tenuis. Well, that rivalry uti 11 brings out big crowds, but it is on a friendly basis. , V The Johnsburg Tigers now lead the McHenry. County League, and will enter the state tOuruameui next week. ' error and a fielder's choice scored the last fliree ruiis for Richmond in the seventh. The Merchants had two men on in the fifth as a result of walks. Two strike-oats and a forceout ended the threat. The Merchants did score in the ninth and stopped Miller's bid for a shjut-out. After one out. Butler singled down the right field line. Hank Britz batted for Perkins and singled to leftmoving Butler to second. Thies struck out for the second out. J. Knox singled to center scoring Butler. Freund. who came in to pitch in the eighth, drew a. pass Nickerson grounded to the second baseman who threw him out to end the game. ed by Fred Kohler in the Lake: County Stadium. Round Lake Park. 111.. On Friday night. July 13th. Kohler expects a capacity gathering to see the show. Lone Eagle obtained the match with Gagne on his agreement to wrestle Verne ^"in a return match within sixty days should Lone Eagle defeat his rival. Promoters throughout the piiddlewest have been trying to bring Lone Eagle and Gagne together. Kohler's terms were the most lucrative and he secured the bout. I do not believe I can make any money on this match", stat ed Kohler. "I am giving away top percentages to both the wrestlers, especially the Champion, however, I feel that my fans are entitled to witness this outstanding bout." Lone Eagle will have his Princess Bonita at the ringside with the torn toms ready to be-at them furiously whenever she senses danger for the Indian grappler. Lone Eagle always rises to the heights when he hears the drums and his greater efforts stave off defeat. A real attractive - semi-windup has been sigued by ' Kohler with Geor.ee Dusette. of Boston wreste pair-1 Montana and Ramou Cernadas Merchants Nickerson RF I?. Knox 2B McCulla SS Paluch CF Butler LF Brit* ... Perkins 3B Dai line .",B Thies IB J. Knox C Doyle P J. Kennebeck I Fremjd P . Totals Kickmond Katzen berg SS H Miller IB Winn r . - - C. Miller .IB AJI. '5 4 f /C" 1 1 1 ?>• ;r i 2 0 Jt 0 © t ; % With few exceptions, the tealwB are made up. with lo«ft talent Thanks for writing and we'll try to give you as inucli local sport* ftewa as possible. ' * ' s. I. 11. Picnic an^ Trail Shoot There's always something going on. Next Sunday the McHenry Sportsmen's club will sponsor a • picnic and trap shoot--mr 'their grounds near Pistakee Bay. The fun starts at 10 A.M. so pack up early and join the crowd. . Tom Bolger is doing a great Job in teaching the young ball, players in the' Junior Sports pro gram. We wonder why more boys do not tura out for the sport. O: Miller (W Tilton 215 Pickering bl^ I>an»niier V. Miller P ' 4- 0 0 0 0 0 1 h. i 0 ~1'-- The match is to a two out of three fall verdict with a sixty niiuute time limit. Reservations for the show may be had by calling Round Lake 6-4441 and on . the day of the show the number Round Lake 6-448f>. Wrestling is featured . in th< cozy Lake * County Stadium Fri day night throughout the- summei moiiths. 1 ' CABS RACE SUNDAY ON MILWAUKEE OVAL Over 50 of the nation's top speedway big car and stock cai pilots were forced to the sideline last Sunday afternoon, July 8. when heavy weekend rains forced the postponement of the 150-mile AAA national championship stocM car race at Wisconsin State Fail park. Milwaukee. The race, how r ever, will be held next Sunday July 15, on the- fair park ope-mil* dirt oval, with the same excellent field of stars expected to appear Time trials begin at 12 noon the race at 2:30 p.m., C.S.T. AAA conducted tests for all beginnei or novice drivers and practic< sessions begin at 10 a.m , C.S.T Stop In tonight! It scores...for low - cost (nit OPUN BOWL TWO Every Evening BAT. and SUN. McHENRY RECREATION Steve A Pat Koenlg Props. Modern Alleys Open S p.m. neau Manufacturing Co. ot Peoria at 9:00. * Saturday night. July il--Johnsburg Tigers vs. Ace Hardware of Waukegan at 6:30. Macomb Moose vk Snyder'8 of Peru at 9:06, - Gann K«t Sandayt Woodstock at Shamrocks Algonquin at Johnsburg,' , .•. Merchants at Dundee (iisj)}'"' Organises the Qvaagf The National Orange or the Order of Patrons of Husbandry wa» organized by Oliver Hudson Kellev In 1M7. 'Makara' Means ."'Ulew The English translation for tlMr Japanese "raakura" is pillow. But there all resemblance between makura and a pillow ceases--ex^' eept that they were both designed for the same purpose--to support the head during sleep. The differ*' ence is in the type of support they each provide. The makura resembles a sap log in shape. It is about 18 inches long and six inches in diameter. Although it, is made of cloth, it's far from comfortable, for it is stuffed tightly with buckwheat grains. On the more comfortable side, our pillows are filled with waterfowl feathers and down, or Completely With down if that is preferred. Imagine the rest one would get if he Alept on a piHow such as the Japanese 'use! t * Ilenew that subscription to tfctf Plaindealer now. WIUYS-OVERUNII • SBVKt h best ftr -^"'-•;\v; mm-ovtkiAm y i m c i t s o i . ; Our faetory»s^ trained mechanics use factory>ap« proved methods and genuine Willys- Overland _ • - parts. • * . • McHENRY GARAGE r m FRONT STREEt ! McHENRY, ILL. PHONE 40* WALK IN... DRIVE OUT... WITH THE DEAL OF THE TEAR 1 v if. frflu© 00 ® %ni&D006e2 •.dr. Totals >9 1 j Score by Innings: Merchants 000 000 001--1 Uichmond • 001 302 30x--9 Stolen basetj; Dannnier. V. Mil ler. Winn. Paluch. Perkins. Two-base hits: G. Miller. Tilton. Katzenberg. . Struck out by: V. Miller, 14: Doyle. 2; Keiiuebeck, 2. Bases on balls off: Doyle, 2; Kennebeck, : V. Miller. 5. Winning Pitcher: V. Miller. Tom would like to see somebody take over the younger,; group (under 12 years of age) alfid get i metal fineness. Palladium is a by- Through a recent change in the Canadian precious metals marketing act. palladium articles made of that precious metal must henceforth carry markings of the actual them organised. Anybody interested? » • *y 7 This now shortstop, ^otlney, has added a lot of spark to the1 Spring Grove. He looks like a.real comer through our bifocals. ' f«.fT . i product of nickel refining and is produced in great quantity in Canada. Visit Althoffs Sew Toy Departwent -- Rear Basement. % | SpKificolioni and .qUpm«m »ubj»ci to cKong* wittwvt aotic* ACT MOW/§/• cfioice of mode! and color WHY WAIT a minute longer! We've got the. car for you today's big eye-filling "Dodge ready and waiting. Come in and drive^ it away! * *> • You 11 get the. deal of the year ... on the car of the year. The growing popularity of this great new Dodge surpasses that of all previous models in Dodge history. And we want ycr.i to share in our success! That's why we're going _ ^ --all out to make it easy for you to own tliel, Come in now for a grand deal on a great cart Your Dodge dealer is Transportation headqoarters . . . COME IN TODAY I big new Dodge of your choice right now." JToday you'll get our top allowance/figure your present car. And for only a few doUars a week you can start right in enjoying all the many extra advantages Dodge gives you. So don't wait! Remember, you could pay up to $ 1 ,(M)() more for a car and still not get all the extra room . . . driving ease . . . famous depend? ubility-of-Dodge. A. S. BLAKE MOTOR SALES Inc. 301 East Pearl Street Phone McHenry 156 (OFFICIAL PUBLICATION; Report of the Condition of \ McHenry, Illinois transmitted in response to call of the Auditor of Public Accounts pursuant to law and showing condition at the close of business on the 30th day of June, 1951. ^••<-.. .•*-v; -••'i'" • RESOURCES "V Cash and due from banks „1^„...::...,w4j»531^92.50 i United States Government obligations, direct ^ , • and/or fully guaranteed 2,544,206.98 4. Other bonds, stocks and securities 450,555.00 2,452,443.77 547.72 5. Loans and discounts & Overdrafts .• r.... !t. Banking house $1.00, Furniture andA ./ fixtures $1.00 -: 2.00 GRAND TOTAL RESOURCES .... v LIABILITIES 12. Capital stock 14. Surplus 15. Undivided profits (Net) ...... 16. Reserve accounts 17. Demand deposits 18. Time deposits Total of deposits: (1) Secured by pledge of assets .... $ 09,079.80 (2) Not secured by pledge of assets 6,428,695.48 $6,979,047.97 \ 100,000.00 100,000.00 85,727.55 162,730.21 3,675,292.80 2,822,482.48 (3) Total deposits ................. . 6,497,775.28 25. Other liabilities 32,814.93 " GRAND TOTAL LIABILITIES .................... $6,979,047.97 Memorandum: Assets Pledged to Secure Liabilities: 26. Assets pledged: . (a) U. S. Government obligations direct and /or fully guaranteed • - Total Amount of Assets Pledged (txciliding rediscounts) 27. Purpose and Amount of Pledge: . (a) Against U. S. Government and postal say-1 ings deposits (b) Against funds of State of Illinois 183,000.00 183,000.00 195,000:00 28,000.00 Total Amount of Assets Pledged (must agree with Item 26) ... -$ 183,000.00 I, Robert L. Weber, Cashier of the above named bank do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that the items and amounts shown above agree with the items and amounts shown in the report made to the Auditor of Public Accounts, State of Illinois, pursuant to law. ; x - ROBERT L. WEBER, Cashiwr, Correct* Attest: GERALD J. -CAREY, ; C.J. REIHANSPERGER, Directors te oHflSfiois, ' -- • --7-7-- 77- County of McHenry, saPSubscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day oT Jfuly, 1951. VERNE E. HARRISON/ ($BAL) Notary Public \ WltECTOaiS C. J. ReihansperKer - William M. Carroll - William A. Nye,. Osrald J. Carey - Robert L. Weber * MEMBEk [FEDERAL RESERVE; SYSTEM^ FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE OMIPORATION *