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Musin* - 5 . - Meanderin' McHenry residents are still receiving letters from members of the Boys Town choir, thankbig their hosts for the hospitality shown in providing housing accommodations. Since appearing in McHenry, the young men have sung in Streator, Rockford, Fort Wayne, Ind., and wttfn test heard from wm enroute to Lima, Ohio. For those who have not noticed the demonstrations of Girt Scout Laws and Promise in the window of the post office on Riverside Drive,' it would be well wor|h your while to stop a moment. entire project, which won A -first place ribbon for the girls at the county fair last summer, represents a great deal of work and is most original in the manner in which Che theme is carried out. Kenneth J. Dorsch, McHenry, hqs been named sedbnd group adjutant in the DePauw University Air Force ROTC detachment, it was announced this week. Dorsch, a cadet major In the unit, lives on Rt. 2. Clinton W. Beckenbaugh of Lake Villa, a former McHenry man, has successfully completed & supervisors' development program at the Omar general offices in Omaha, Nebr. A sales supervisor at the Libert yville branch, he was one of eight selected to attend, - v -Beckenbaugh, a > since 1951, is married to the former Anita Althoff of McHenry. They have four children, Camilla, 6; Ronald, 8; Michael, 4; .and Lynn, 2. Dr. Eugene Unti, son of Mr and Mrs. John Unti of McHenry, has temporarily accepted an internship at the Veterans Admin* istration hospital in Kansas. Dr. Unti graduated from the University of Illinois, College of Dentistry, in June. CLOTHING FOR KOREANS This picture shows a number of senior girls at the local high school, all members of the home economics department, with the almost quarter of a ton of warm clothing which they bagged and have sent to Korea for the unfortunate people of that land. The clothing was turned in toy pupils and townspeople in answer to a request for aid to the Koreans in the cold months ahead. The headless horseman was a myth -- but the headless motorist is a stark reality. HOME BUREAU PLANS FOR CRAFT DAY NOVEMBER 6 Gloves, collars and tiles will be featured at McHenry county Home Bureau's Craft Day Nov. 6 in Grace Lutheran church at Woodstock. Beginning at 10 a.m., three representatives from each of the twenty-five units in the county will assemble to receive craft instruction. Mrs. Victor Milbraadt of Wonder Lake will 'instruct the group which will be' interested in making crocheted angora collars. Mrs. John Gatenby, Marengo, will instruct another group in tile ^painting. The third group will receive information on making leather gloves from Mrs. Warren Coughlin, former McHenry county home adviser. Plans are being made for a general session at 2 p m. to which the public is invited. At that time an exhibit of crafts made by Home Bureau members can be viewed. The group will have a sack lunch at noon. Give Regulations On Passing Busses The public's attention is again called to the importance of not passing a school buss while pupils are being loaded or discharged. This law applies to the driver of a vehicle whether approaching the bus from the front or the rear. School buses are equipped with two signal devices, a stop arm and an intermittent pair of signal lights. The stop arm is not required nor regulated by law. However, the state Department of Education requires the arm and requires that the arm be extended at all times that pupils are being loaded and discharged It is to be extended at no other time. It is not a warning signal that the bus plans to stop. The intermittent signal lights are require by law. They are activated toy the most gentle touch of the brake pedal. Whenever these lights aie flashing, traffic is warped the bus is planning to stop or has stopped. There is only one condition under which traffic is not properly warned of the stopping of a school bus. That condition exists when a school bus approaches a stop so slowly that the brakes are not applied until the last instant. The public is, therefore, urged to slow up whenever they see a school bus on the highway. A vehicle which has properly slowed for a school bus will have no problem in noting what the bus plans to do. The safety of the children can only he protected by aiert drive is. F-F-A Boys Took Part la Farm Loan Group Meeting On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the McHenry F.F.A. chapter took part in the National Farm Loan association program with Ralph Ostrander. Dave Smith and Arnold Freund reported on their trip to the F.F.A. convention during the week of Oct. 12-16. Dick Nowak, F.F.A. president, and the, agriculture I class reported on the chapter corn picker safety campaign which started in September and. involved every farmer in the school area. ftUMOIL DEMONSTRATION Penetrating the Impervious subsoil of certain McHenry county and Kane county soils will be demonstrated on the John Lundquist farm, one mile south of Algonquin, just off Route 31, on Nov. 4, 5 and 6. Caterpillar equipment will be used, including several designs of subsoil tillage tools to improve the drainage and aeration of tight soils. Part of a field will be worked, leaving part to compare next year's crop responses to corn and small grain and future ys*rs oC legumes. LEAVES •ACCIDENT An accident occurred on the Crystal Lake blacktop road, south of McHenry, last Sunday in which the cars of Mrs. Martha Oeffling of McHenry and Robert Rouse of Woodstock sideswiped. Rouse was reported to have left the scene of the accident in a warrant issued by a Woodstock justice of the peace. The case was continued until Oct. SI. CHARLOTTE HOGAf NAMED TO HONOR " SOCIETY AT SCHOOL Charlotte Hog an of Ringwood, who resides on the campus of 4-H House at the University of Illinois, was initiated into Alpha Chron, the honor society for-independent sophomore women, on Tuesday, Oct. 27. She was one of twenty-five independent sophomore women selected for this honor from the entire school, selection having been based on campus activities and a high scholastic average. Alpha Chron encourages further participation in campus ,activities and in programs designed to stimulate leadership among both members and other students. Charlotte, who was last summer's McHenry county • fair queen, has been active in Y.W.C.A. work. She was selected as one of twenty freshman women last year to- counsel at Y.W.C.A. freshman camp this year. She is treasurer of the Isabel Bevier home economics club on the campus. Every giri enrolled in home economics is a member of this club. Charlotte is also 4-H House chaplain and House representative of the Y.W.C.A. Crystal Lake Man Killed Near Ctiy A Crystal Lake man, C. Dallas Head, 43, was killed late last Friday night when his car was reported to have gone out of control and ^truck a tree about four miles north of McHenry on Rt. 31. He was returning from a business trip into Wisconsin and was believed to have fallen asleep. It was thought that Head was killed outright When his car left the highway on a curve, skidded a long distance and then hit the tree. He suffered a skull fracture among numerous injuries. Head was a textile manufacturer's representative with offices in the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. Survivors include the wife, Margaret; two children, Margaret and Robert; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. DePew, of Columbus, Ohio; and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Grady, of Chula Vista, Calif. ,. Services were held Tuesday Columbus, Ohio. , ~ Newt About Our Servicemen ONE OF curs OLOEST ANZBC TAKEN BY DEATH Maih Niesen, On© Time City Marshall * ;• . Died Last Sunday McHenry lost one of its oldest and most respected citizens -- one of the remaining links between a pioneer community and a fast growing city -- when Math Niesen died last Sunday morning, Oct. 25, at his home on Riverside Drive, where he resided with a son, Clarence, and his family. Had he lived until ELLA GRISWOLD. FORMER RESIDENT, BURIED ON FRIDAY ( Mrs. Ella Griswold, 67, who resided in McHenry with her family in the 'twenties, died at her Woodstock home on Oct. 21, following a long illness. Her husband, Frank, preceded her in death. She is survived by three sons, Leslie and George of Woodstock and Kenneth of West Monroe, La.; two daughters, Mrs. Zena Kellogg of Woodstock and Mrs. Marilyn Wilcox of Half Day; also seven grandchild!en. Funeral rites were conducted at 2 o'clock Friday from the Merwin funeral home, with burial in McHenry County Memorial cemetery. TWO COUPLES WELL KNOWN HERE OBSERVED GOLDEN WEDDING DAY WITH CELEBRATIONS LAST WEEKEND McHenry friends will be interested to learn that two couples well known here have observed their golden wedding anniversary during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kamholz of Cary celebrated the occasion of fifty years of married life on Sunday. Oct. 25, when open house was held. The actual date of their marriage was Oct. 21 but they observed the occasion when more of their friends and relatives could be present. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kamholz (Minnie Feltz) were born and raised in McHenry. At the time of their marriage Mr. Kamholz worked for the Borden Milk company here. However, for the past twenty-six years he has been greenskeeper for the Country club in Cary. , The Kamholz* are bath enjoying fine health and were especially happy Sunday to greet their many friends. They have cote son and three grandchildren. Frank G rubers , Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gruber of Lakemoor celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at Math Iglers in Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 24. At that time they were surprised at a dinner planned in honor of the occasion by their children. Especially Honoring the hride and groom of fifty years was the selection of "Anniversary Waltz" and other appropriate numbers played on the organ by Lucille Miller of Libertyville, a granddaughter, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Regner of Ingleside. The Grubers were married in Austria, Hungary, and came to America in 1907. They settled in Ridgeway, Pa., where they remained for twelve years before moving with their family to Chicago in April of 1919. There Mr. G ruber worked a* a cabinet maker. They resided on Chicago's northwest side for twenty-eight years. In 1947, Mr. Gruber retired and they moved to Lakemoor, where they still reside. The Grubers, are the parents of five children -- three daughters and two sons. They are Mary Regner of Ingleside, Julia Stessl of Chicago, Paul Gruber of Chicago, Teresa of Oak Park and Frank Gruber, Jr., of Coral Gables, Fla. They are also proud of six grandchildren, the oldest of whom is 1st Lt. Louis A. Stessl, D.D.S., in service and stationed in Alaska for the past year. They -also have two fP"eat- .grandchildren, sons of the Thoay as Stessls of Chicago^ 7 ' '~f via The following letter was received this past week from Richard Tho«ii*vm youth: : , "Dear Sir, "I want to thank the people responsible for sending me the paper every week. It sure is good to read the news of what's going on in town. It makes being overseas not so bad. Any news of home seems good to a guy in a foreign country. Of course, Newfoundland isn't too different from the States except for the habits of the people and the weather. It is a little cooler up here and they have snow from , October to April highest it gets in the summer is about 80 or 90 degrees. Well, I could go on writing about it up here but the main thing is 'thanks' for the paper and I think every guy in the service from McHenry feels tfce same way. * "Yours truly, "A/2c Richard Thomas M1997th AACS. Sqdn, "Pepperrall AFB, Nfld." MATH NIESEN Lois Snyder, who is serving with the WAVES in Bainbrldge, Md„ has been spending a leave with her parents, the Fred Snyders, in Woodlawn Park. Staff Sgt. Carl Milinac is now enroute to Japan, where he will serve with the Marines. His wife June, and daughter will reside in McHenry during his absence. Bob Lunkenheimer has received his discharge since arriving home from service in Korea the middle of the month. Beginning next week, he will be associated with the E. B. Davis company in Libertyville. EFFICIENCY WINNER Pictured above, from left to right, are Mrs. Elizabeth M. Groth, Route 3, Fernwood subdivision, McHenry, Major Erwin J. Janota, chief of the National Administrative office, and Brig. Gen. N. E. Waldron, commanding general, headquarters, Quartermaster Market Center, UJ3. Army, 226 W. Jackson boulevard, Chicago. , ^ Mrs. Groth, employed in the reproduction room of the adjutant's office, is receiving a certificate and cash award for submitting a suggestion in the efficiency awards program at the Quartermaster Market Center headquarters. Mrs. Groth's suggestion proposed modifications to the printing request form in its use to notify officials of completed work, resulting in an increase of efficiency in tha--Reproduction room. the' first of the year, he would have been 90. Mr. Niesen had been in failing health since early last spring but in recent weeks had -seemed to be improved. He was able to be up some each day until the time of his death. The deceased was born in Johnsburg on Jan. 29, 1864, a son of Mr. and Iftrs. Martin Nie- ThefSWi. Hts entire lifetime, including an interesting and varied career along many lines of endeavor, was spent in this area. Mr. Niesen's contribution to McHenry's pi-ogress extended over a fifty-year period, ending only after he had reached the age of 80. It was back in 1894. with the late Jack Walsh, that he was appointed city marshal. His employment with the city continued for fifteen years, during which he served as chief of police and superintendent of waterworks at the time the new waterworks was installed. Severing his association with the city at the end of that period of time, he purchased the grocery store of the late William Simes and operated it with success for another fifteen years. In 1928 he was again appointed superintendent of waterworks, a post he held until his retirement in April of 1944. Through the years Mr. Niesen remained faithful in the work of the Catholic Order of Foresters, to which he belonged for sixtysix years. For outstanding service to the organization, he was named to the Legion of Honor, one of only seven designated for that honor in the more than sixty-year history of the local court of the C.O.F. Mr. Niesen also belonged to the Holy Name society. Baseball Fan Two pastimes occupied the leisure time of the octogenarian in later years. He was an ardent sports fan and even a year ago this past summer regularly attended the Sunday • afternoon baseball games. He thorough'" enjoyed thfem even in TZe extreme heat of the summer and was convinced that the younger folks who sought the shade just "couldn't take it." Mr. Niesen also was fond of playing* cards and many an afternoon was spent with several retired friends, most of whom preceded him in death. Surviving are three children, Mrs. Peter Justen, Mrs. Roy Kent and Clarence Niesen, all of McHenry; five grandchildren, Dan - Justen, David Kent arid Michael, Sally and Patrick Niesen. His wife, whom he married in 1886, died in 1939, three years after they had celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. A daughter, Rena, passed away in 1942. The body rested at the Peter M. Justen funeral home until \\fednesday morning at 9:30 o'clock, when services were conducted at St. Mary's ^church, followed by interment in the church cemetery. JAMES ALTHOFF NAMED PRESIDENT OF KIWANIS CLUB James Althoff was elected president of the McHenry Township Kiwanis club at the regular meeting held Monday evening of this week. Others named to serve with him were Ed Alderson, vice-president, and Horace Wagner, treasurer. Directors will be Marius Hansen, Art. LaGreca, Lon Plottner, Art Schaettgen, Fred Marks, Sam Yokeley, John Gillis and "Bud" Elbersen. On Dec. 28, these officers will be formally installed to office by Joseph X. Waynne, lieutenant governor of Kiwanis International. Chuck Coles, Chairman of the annual football banquet to be held in the local high school Nov. 12, has announced that Chuck Acree of radio <Ar.d television fame will be the master of 'ceremonies for the event. Bill Fischer, lineman for the Cardinals and former All American and Notre Dame football player, will be the main speaker. There will also be a specially prepared musical program presented by the high school boys' octet. Tickets are selling fast and with only a limited quantity remaining it behooves those desiring to attend to secure them at an early date. At Monday's meeting, members voted to sponsor the Girl Scouts of Wonder Lake. A committee was appointed to wo-k on arrangements for the charter night of the newly organized Woodstock Kiwanis club. At the next meeting of the club, William Pictor, agriculture instructor at the McHenry high school, will be present with two of his students, who will give a report on their attendance at the Future Farmers of America convention. TYPES OF ENTERTAINMENT ARE PLANNED BY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE YOUTH HALLOWE'EN FUN__ Miss M. L. Walsh and Miss Margaret E. Walsh have moved from Oak Park to a. home in the Country Club CHANGE MEETING The next meeting of the Adult Girl Scouts has been moved ahead one week to Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 1 ft.m., at the Legion Hotna. ' . CHARLES MILLER NAMED CHAIRMAN UDF CAMPAIGN $15,000 SETTLEMENT MADE IN SUIT OF SMITH AND DANKO Although a jury had been selected to hear the case of Lynn Smith, administrator of the estate of his son, Dennis Smith, against Steve Danko, settlement in the a,mount of $15,000 was made in an agreement by the attorneys in circuit court. The settlement was said to be one of the largest in a suit of this kind in a number of years in this county. The suit involved an accident on Rt. 120, near Lakemoor, early last Christmas afternoon in which Dennis, 16, suffered injuries which proved fatal. His mother is the former Leone Conway of McHenry and he is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Conway. Charles J. Miller of McHenry has been named chairman for the Illinois United Defense Fund drive for the city of McHenry. The drive starts this weekend and will continue through the first part of November. Business houses and residences will be visited to seek donations to this worthwhile fund. Cooperating with Mr. Miller in the drive will be the American Legion, with Bernard Matchen as commander, and the V.F.W., with George Brda as commander. Thomas F. Bolger has been named campaign treasurer. Anyone wishing to mail a contribution may do so by addressing Mr. Bolger at the McHenry State bank, designating that the contribution is for the Uriited Defense Fund. Member agencies of the UDF include the U.S.O., United Community Defense Services, American Relief for Korea, American Social Hygiene association, United Seamen's service and National Recreation association. It is interesting to note that of' the amount collected, 80.35 per cent goes to provide services to the Armed Forces, 9.64 per cent to civilian^, 5.93 per cent for clothes for Koreans and only 4.08 for administration and campaign use. The United Defense Fund is an integral part of defense, providing essential health and welfare services for those engaged in the national defense program and giving aid to the suffering people of Korea. President Eisenhower has asserted that "when peace comes, the need for. USO and other. UDF services will be even great' er." UDF is a channel through which all Americans may play an important role in keeping our defenses strong. Firemen Answered Two Calls During Past Week Two calls were answered by fivemen this past week. The first occurred at Pistakee Bay last Friday evening when flames destroyed the roof of the garage on the Robert Mielenz property. Defective wiring was blamed for the fire. A rug and flooring in the Liven home at Lakeland Park, west of the city, burned in a fire which started last Monday. Carpenters Hold First Conference In McHenry To Discuss Varied Subjects Edwin Whitings Wed Fifty Years Friends and..... relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Whiting of Richmond 'are looking forward with interest to Sunday, Nov. 1, when the former McHenry couple will celebrate their golden wed- On Saturday, Oct. 31, the McHenry County Carpenter's Local No. 2087 will hold their first annual McHenry county carpenters' conference in the McHenry American Legion Home. The sessions will start at 9 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. Speakers of national and state importance have accepted invitations to address the group. Among them are Harold Cheesman, International Union representative; Stanley L. Johnson, secretary of the Illinois Federation of Labor; Harold Fairclough, vice president of the Illinois State Council of Carpenters; W. E. "Duff" Corbin, president of the Fox River Valley District Council of Carpenters, and Vice- President Glenn Ehlert. Registered Delegates * Fraternal delegates have registered from Rockford, the southern. Wisconsin district council of Carpenters, Libertyville, Barrington, Elgin, Geneva and Aurora. Harold Kellogg, representative of the federal government apprenticeship training program, will also say a few words. Mayor George Freund of McHenry will greet those attending. This 1b the first time that a conference of this type has been held in the history of the Carpenters' International Union. It is believed that if the results are up to expectation, more conferences of this type will be held throughout the United States. McHenry county is pointing the way to better relationship between craftsman and employer. Subjects' to be discussed include: "New Materials," "Carpenter Jurisdiction." "Work Through The Building Trades," "The Importance and Use of the Union Label," and "Apprenticeship Training." The speakers and delegates will be accompanied by their wivesuA.jmpper dance follow* Iwhittngof Chicago,'Helen King \ chfldrm ding anniversary. They will hold open house at St. Joseph's church hall, Richmond, from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Bertha Baldwin Of Crystal Lake was born on Aug. 21, 1883, and her husband, a local resident. on Nov. 11, 1877. They exchanged nuptial vows before Fr. O'Neil at St. Patrick's parish house in McHenry on Nov. 4, 1903. Their attendants at that early ceremony were Edith Whiting and Ed Welch. ^ The couple farmed in the Mc Henry and Ringwood communities for a number of years and of late had resided at Richmond. Mr. Whiting is now employed at Oriole Springs orchard. The Whitings have nine chil- According to Charles Vycital, chairman of the • Hallowe'en program for the Chamber of Commerce, twenty-five prizes have been donated, to be awarded to. the young folks on that day. ; . For pre-school age children awt those through sixth grade, cartoons and movies will be shown next Saturday morning, Oct. 31, from 10 to 11:30 o'clock in the high school auditorium. This convenient hour should prove of interest to parents, who may 4s their weekly shopping while 19|S youngsters are being entertained Chaperones for the event wQl be furnished by the various P.T.A. groups in -the city. Candy bars will be distributed as the children leave at the end of the movie. The regular night for square dancing for the seventh and eighth grade students was changed this month so that it would fall on Hallowe'en night. This will prove a special occasion since the Chamber of Commerce is offering a number of prises for the best costumes. It is expected that about lie young people will take advantage ef this entertainment which is spmtsored liy the Community P.T.A. and St. Mary's and St.' Patrick's Parent-Teacher groups. High school students will no doubt be interested in the regular roller skating party to he held at the local rink from 8:30 to 11 o'clock Saturday night. Although the party is not in tfes form of planned entertainment by any civic organization, the Chamber of Commerce is ing a number of prises for costumes. In all, twenty-five prisas hit* been donated by the local tad* ness men so that McHenry's young folks will get the greatest enjoyment out of Hallowe'en. It is hoped that in view ct' the extensive planning which kas been done to assure them an enjoyable day, they will from damaging property. -<vi; LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO AMENDMENT PRO] Due to attendance not reaching the two-thirds necessary, the Chamber of Commerce was onable to act on the proposed bylaws amendments Monday evening. As previously reported, the board of directors deem it advisable to change the fiscal year to coincide with the rnlnndsr year. A letter and proxies wffi be mailed to the members. A report from Chairman Charles Vycital revealed that the Hallowe'en entertainment for youths has been arranged. „ Those present strongly favored a home decoration program for the Christmas season. This program proved very popular last year. Street decorations were referred to the retail stores committee. mis Wife Injured In Sunday Accident Nns Wik of McHenry wa* treated in the Woodstock hospital for shock, cuts and bruises and a shoulder injury suffered about 6:30 Sunday night when his car was forced off the blacktop on East River Road by another car which swerved to the wrong side of the highway. The Wik auto struck a highway sign and then crashed into a pole before it overturned. Lee Pender of Forest Park, a passenger in the Wik auto, escaped with minor injuries. Byron Orris Of Spring Grove Buried Saturday Byron Or vis of Spring Grove, v. ho died last week Wednesday in Woodstock, was laid to rest on Saturday in Orvis cemetery, Burton township. A lifetime resident of the area, he was a dairy farmer until retirement and also served as assessor of Burton township. For twenty years he was airo a school trustee. The deceased was 81 yearn old. The deceased waa a member sf the Methodist church at Spring Grove. Survivor is * brother, Ivevstt, of Lake VtBa. -.J1* "I i • 0"Vi . *1 of VUla Park, Norma Whitls* and Rosalie Jackson of Qtayalake, Zura BaMsman m Lay of Spring Grow*, . Jackson and George dren, Sibre of McHenry, Marjory 1 Richmond; also ichi & -