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Thm&mr. Aug** V9; Mfr McCabmLake mi mmm (by v v* * vr Greetings Folks: *« «.; -, ROad repairs is the current topic of conversation at McCullom Lake these days. The castomary overhauling of the roads hfS been •mitted this year due to lack of funds. The property Owners Association which has been carrying Ob this annual program, found the nfcessary repairs on the roads this year far beyond their means to pay for them. Therefore a new plan has |wen devised whereby estimates on needed repairs will be gotten for each individual block and the property owners of the particular block will be asked to pay the prorated cost of repairs. - This plan, the brain child of Chris D'Vore, the man who figured Ba prominently in digging McCulll » Lake out of the mud, is proving very popular with the majority of property owners. In fact, some blocks have already signed up 100 per cent But with a few weeks of the summer season remaining, an added b't of promotional effort is all that is needed to. bring the. clatter of road building machinery to McCullom Lake. canal. New Guinea and the Philippines, returned and as in the Sea Bees teamed up together in partershlp to give McCullom, Lake residents a place to congregate and enjoy the brighter side of life. Their establishment, known as the Roy-Al Inn, has gained a wide reputation for the friendly atmosphere which prevails within its walls. i ' On Oct. SO, 1946, Alvin married lovely Jeane Weber of Kenosha, Wis. The peace and quiet of their pretentious love nest in Mill Stream park in McHenry is now disturbed by their 1-year-old off spring, Gary Allen. was all set to enjoy a Well earned vacation. Harry was a very disappointed young man when he found himself on an operating table at St. Mary's of Nazareth hospital In Chicago the next day, instead of a north bound fisherman's special. A solid week of rest will make him forget he ever owned an appendix. Stile Farm Safety Group To Make Award! Mrs. J. C. Quan is convalescing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Helge Davidson after undergoing surgery at a Chicago hospital. As we pen the lines of this Week's column, the idea came to Us that our readers might be interested to learn what happened to McCullom Lake's veterans of World War II since entering into the struggles of civilian life. As a starter for what will be a weekly feature in our aisle we give you Art and Shirley Olsen, Jake and Evalynne Levesque, Bob and Jerry Doran, plus six tickets to "Mr. Roberts" at the Erlanger. The results, a perfect Friday evening. It couldn't happen to six nicer people. .• Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Uroeeke returned to Chicago after ^enjoying a three weeks' vacation it' their cottage on Maple Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Miller and family of McHenry were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Klddelsen on Sunday. Congratulations To "William Rochelle on his thirtyninth birthday Aug. 27. Helge Davidson on the thirtysixth anniversary of his biHhday Aug. 27. ADIOS. ROT BLAKE Roy who remained immune to the marital bi|g six months longer, espoused the beauteous Lorraine C h e 11 n 1 on April' 20, 1947 and a year later their union was blessed with the arrival of Dennis Michael, who is now the head man of the Roy Blake manage on McCullom Lake road. And so ends an up to date story of two of McCullom Lake regulars. Another will follow next week. ALTO BLAKE Both Alvin and Roy Blake entered service in the Sea Bees in 1942, and after three years of service in New Caledonia, Guadal- Mr. and Mrs. George Costa enjoyed a Sunday visit from Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hanno cf Chicago. A potted petunia to Irwin Broeske for the splendid cleanup job this gent did on our beach last Friday. Although beach cleaning was not on his vacation agendum,^ Ir. Broeske saw there was a job to be done and did it A two weeks' tour of the Western states by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fritz, Jr.. and Mr. and Mrs. William Smith of Chicago ended with a visit with Mr. and IJrs. A1 Zowada last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Poledna had as week end guests Mr. and Mrs. Irv. Kufal and Mrs. Kurzelka and son, Richard, of Chicago. MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY HAS MANY NEW EXHIBITS July hit the jackpot for the Museum of Science and Industry by chalking up the highest attendance the museum ever recorded in one month. A total of 224,055 easily topped the previous high record of 203,458 visitors set in August, 1949. Veteran staff members recalled that attendance for the first six months of 1940 was less than thfe record total set in the 1950 July mark. In the past quarter year, new exhibits have been opened in petroleum, television and naval firepower. Collen _ Moore's famous "doll house" is having its first summer season in the museum and draws heavily from out-of-town visitors. An hour-long stage show of science and electronics, presetted several times each day, is playing to capacity audiences. Visitors making the half-hour^ trip through the museum's famous coal mine have consistent ly averaged around 30 percent of the front door attendance. Several new machines have been added to the coal mine equipment this year Jo keep visitors up to date on the m^ern equipment employed in the coal fields. Another piece of equipment of considerable interest is an operating model of a coal After finishing his mid-semester < washing machine, where visitors exams at the DePaul University summer school, Harry Lepinske Youth groups and publications will be eligible to compete for farm safety awards which will M given this year for the first time by the Illinois Farm and Home Safety committee. According to Floyd E. Morris of Buffalo, chairman of the state comftilttee, these certificate awards will be given for outstanding service in the field of farm safety. In the youth group class, such groups as Illinois Rural Youth, 4- H clubs, FFA and FHA will be eligible. Certificates will be presented in recognition of fartn safety activities, or for specific safety projects. Some of these projects might include: County safety sur* veys, county fair exhibits, followup on any state-wide campaign such as improvement of road signs, county roads, etc. Applications for the awards will be handled through the state pffices of each of the organizations taking part. Judging will be done by the contest awards subcommittee of the Illinios Farm and Home Safety committee. Applications should be in the hands of the committee by Dec., 31. 1950. The awards will be presented during Farm and Home Week at at the University next February. Safety activities for any of these groups may be reported to the state committee by means of newspaper clippings, publicity in Farm Bureau or other publications. pictures, samples of posters, or any other effective meads of reporting a job will done. ORTH WMlfcAUI WILL lAY %n%m TAXES ON COUNTY PROPERTIES More tten $2,400,000 * 1949 taxes on Its operating ana other properties in twenty-four Illinois counties will be paid by the Chicago and North Western Railway this year, according to R. L. Williams, president of ,the railway company. The total 1949 taxes are $fc- 445,220.78, with $1,319,516.92 constituting the various school taxes. City and village taxes are $424,- 359.11; county taxes, $266,651.16; sanitary district taxes, $134,065.29; park district taxes, $118,528.57; township road and bridge t a x e s a n d r o a f r a n d bridge bond# taxes, $86,783.76; township taxes. $56,009.98; forest preserve district taxes, $19,026.92; fire protection district taxes, $10,- fe44.10; township library taxes and airport taxes, $7,268.95; and mosquito abatement district taxes, $2,- 421.02. The 1949 tax total of $2,445,220.- 78 is an increase of 5.86 per cent over 1948 taxes of $2,309,878.32. According to compilations by R. A. Miller, land and tax commissioner of the railway company, Cookcounty will receive the largest amount of the tax payment to the twenty-four counties. The Cook county total Is $1,483301.96 of which more than half constitutes taxes on property within the city of Chicago. Other county totals are as follows: Boone, $34,046^77; Bureau, $41,999.64; DeKalb, $61,517.34; Du- Page, $67,439.14; Fulton, $1,444.58; Kanfe, $76,342.02; Lake, $130,835.- Sl; Lee, $58,931.79; Macoupin, $67,- 867.69; Madison, $741.60; Marshall, $6,799.89; Mason, $9,904.44; McHenry, $113,856.46; Menard, $12,- 941.14; Ogle, $17,401.58; Peoria, $41,079.94; Sangamon, $26,663.68; Stark, $5,650.93; Stephenson, $12.- 343.59; Tazewell, $35,311.63; Whiteside, $74,280.38; Winnebago, $51,595.39. ID Ml th« first soldier's haai k> England was authorised. Cam* an trol fttes with a FLOOR CEMENT WORK Asphalt and Rul also ? Plastic Wall Tile % Foundations - Drive**}* and Sidewalks - Stairs ftlversldeTfte & Cement Co 126 Riverside Drive Phone 661-J-l or 196-R McHenry, HL HUNTING SEASON • Illinois hunters in the southern zone can begin hunting any time now. The season opened Aug. 1 and continue through Oct. 15. Central zone nirarods get their chance on Sept. 1 and in the northern part of the state on Sept/lS.' Complete line of Beebe livestock" remedies at Wattles Drug Store DECREASE ASSISTANCE A 29 per cent decrease in the number of persons receiving general assistance was reported by the Illinois Public Aid Commission, for the period of March through June. The downward trend resulted in a drop of more than 33,750 persons from the case load. During June assistance was provided to 93.978 persons at a total cost of $2,539,889--an average of $27.03 per psrson. n - I1 "ll'l m Tarpaulins Canvas Goods Large Selection of Materials ORDER EARLY Specialising in Store ami Residence Awnings McHENRY AWNING CO. Phone McHenry 571-W-2 Thos. Thonneson, Prop. MORROCO WASHED STOKER COAL Scientifically prepared ie meei the acting stoker requirements, / : V' u Try a load of this carefree, low ash, economical coal while summer prices are still In effect. Other sises of the at all tim6s include: high quality 6" Lump 6 x 3" Furnace Egg 3x1" Egg Call your local trucker or phone Morris 80 or MORRIS COAL & MINING CO.. Sox 311 Morris, Illinois J Mine located at junction of i-|| U.S. 6 and 111. 47 ^ TBE FINE CARS tfl VALVW 24 Hour Towing Service Have T(Mr Car Sort* For Yoar Summer Vacation. Come In Today For a Complete Summer Change Over and Tune Up 309 W. Elm St/ PHONE 811 McHenry, III may see how coal is separated from waste material. DR. HENRY FREUND OPTOMETRIST At 136 S. Green St., McHenry, (Closed Thursday Afternoons) , Eyes Examined -- Glasses Fitted fftiital Training -- Visual Rehabilitation -r--7--r Complete Visual Analysis •T7" Boors Dally: 9 to IS and 1 to 6--Saturday Evenings: 6:00 to 8:30 PHONE McHENRY 4FL TNI NATION'S GREATEST FAIR WISCONSINI BIG iAYS AND NKHTS 19-27 TAX I NCI. "v-i "5e a guest^pf the Hotel Sherman at the spectaculajyChicago Fair of 1950. **> - STOP...LOOK...LISTEN Here's how you gel your free tickets to the Chicago Fair: • Stay at the Hotel Sherman when you visit the great Chicago Fair of 1950. • When you regist* at the Hotel Sherman, •ay the magic words, "Chicago Fair." • Then, Ihe Hotel Sherman gives every membdr of your family a free ticket to the groat Chicago Fair of 1950. 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