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Wl iHm V *v .4- /(:." "t> • - • • • j ^ ! - ^ j ^ w j l u , i r : s^':M':x0,:. ' • t • : ,, .,•.: .......-...'j-jt-J--,... - .... y£mst V' ' Pf 1 ^ Of MclfoiiryXftonty Through Xhfi JUfln V; l»y Marie Schaettgen * £ *VS*'.v 3 . 'fc * *£ 'f il% Springfield, 111.--Governor William G. Strattap today proclaimed May 10-15 as Know Your Bank Week in Illinois. This period hat been designated to better acquaint Illinois citizens with the banks that serve them. Shown here with Governor Stratton as he signs the proclamation are, 'from left to right, Henry D. Karandjeft vice-president, Illinois Bankets Association and president of the Granite City Trust and Strings Bade; Horace S. French, president, Illinois Bankers Association and president of the Manufacturers National Bank, Chicago; A. T. Etcheson, executive vice-president, Illinois Bankers Association; Harold W. tiwis, vice-president, First .National Bank, Chicago; and Harold J. Bacon, executive vicepresident, Home State Bank of Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake, Illinois. SALE AT RETAIL OF SPARKLERS NOW TABOO IN ILLINOIS The sale at retail of sparklers now is legally taboo in Illinois, Attorney General Latham Cast'e held last week In an official opinion. Attorney General Castle's opinion answered a query from State's Attorney Kenneth E. Ev- j £ ans of Macon county. 1 Sparklers, the opinion states, s: are devices which contain com-11| bustible substances producing1 = visual effects and as such clear- : § ly are within the definition of ^ fireworks as prohibited for sale i H under the Fireworks Act, which) = was amended by the General j ?jj Assembly in 1953 to Include ; § sparklers among prohibited fireworks. 1 ~ "Section 2 of the (Fireworks) act provides," the opinion states, "that it shall be unlawful • to offer or expose for sale, sell a* retail, at use or explode any fireworks except under a permit granted for a .supervised public display as provided in said section. Certain exceptions to the provisions of the Act are contamed in Section 3 including the sale at wholesale of such fireworks as are not prohibited, the sale of any kind of fireworks for shipment directly out of the state, "i.c use of fireworks by railroad* and certain otlier s$*- cified. instances." Chapter 16 jtlie Doctor In McHenry County i- History While young McHenry county was suffering1 its growing pains, the life of the early physician In the county was hardly one of jaase and luxury. Today's physijcian may work as hard but usually he makes a living from his profession. Not so the early physician. He worked long hours jand collected little pay. Much of is effort was rewarded by gratitude rather thaai .fey cash. He cfteu turned to other fields for <his cash income. The first physician whose ,name is recorded in McHenry county history is that of Dr. Christy G. Wheeler. He located his office at McHenry., He was a graduate of the "Thompsonian Method" and was not formally Educated as a physician. Howsver, he was thought to be pretty good. In 1837 a Dr. Cornish opened an office near Algonquin.. Both doctors found it necessary to turn to other pursuits in or- ,der to live. Fever and ague were the chief Complaints among . the pioneers, especially those Who settled along the Fox river. Herb teas and other simple home remedies w.ere relied upon to cure these diseases. The physician was called only when and if the symptoms became alarming. After ague and fever disappeared, McHenry county was considered to be one of the healthient in the country. Our historian record* wy----' ' iiM| > that, "No great epidemics ever visited the people. There was nothing in the condition of air or climate to cause disease; besides. the present generation, naving its parentage among the stuidy Yankee stock, is free from inherited taints and blest with good habits and Vigorous health." The physicians of early Mc- Htnry county were considered as f beve^average in ability and educational qualifications In Woodstock, Dr. Almon W. King claimed the distinction of feeing its first physician. Dr. S. Fiilimore Bennett, who became a poet and writer of hymns, brought fame and honor to Richmond. Iff collaborated with J. P. Webster in publishing1 many songs in sheet foim. One of the most ambitious of their efforts was "The Signet Ring," a book co which Dr. Bennett contributed nearly a hundred original hymns. Among the better known of these was the hymn, "Sw^et Bye and Bye." This was inspired by a remark made by Mr. Webster It was hastily composed, both music and lyrics, in a matter of thirty minutes. In less than an hour Mr. Webster was playing it on his violin in tjr. Bennett's office, where Mr. Webster had remarked he would be OX .in the sweet bye and bye. ceoNssicai BEGISTHATIONS FOR PAST YEAH tOL» * /. t Secretary or stale Charles F. Carpentier has announced the co unty-by-county motor vehicle registration figures for 1953, together with the amount of license fees collected in each county and the percentage represented fry *ach In McHenry county the figures are as follows: Total motor vehicles registered for 1963, 27,238; passenger ears, 22,580; taxi' and livery, 33; trucks and busses; 3,640; trailer and semi-trailer, 659; dealer and in-transit, 00; motorcyeW scooTer, 236. License fee collections totalled $517,211.90; per cent Of liocip* fees, .804. OPEN T, -rr J. SMITH Complete Motor Overhauling * - Welding JOHNSBURO. ILL, McHENRY 2S0-J .V" 6 to 9 P.M. EXCEPT SUNDAY ' MAS and ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS - RAN4ES _ _ * WWrlpAoJ W«hffs A WATER HEATERS . Smith Wmt Elpi Street PHONE 770-W -QPEN EVERY NITE McHeaiy, OL ^ J111LU1 Jil LI I l U li lJlHll.l l:i l l>l'IJ L'U.'l!l,l.l!l:Uil;M.tl lMi t I l l l l U lil l l l l l l l l I H IJ l ^ | Dr. Arthur J. Howard 1 1 will close his 1 a- ' ' - ' . . - I | OFFICE | . i From April 5 to April 19 i I HI M11 Hi 111 III 111 in ITII.I11:11111 1111.U1I III III 11 III 1111 UIIll 111) IIIIIT1IIIUEup* « n . You send lasting pleasure*, to a home when you send a plant! Its bright beauty keeps the household scene holiday-fresh long aftdf festivities are over. Order no^f/ and we'll deliver for Eastefc Jtose bush in glorious colors A real Joy! Stately tulips In the shades you choose We Telegraph Flowers Everywhere . , ,'jBBwtic African vio- ' litB to bloom. Hydrangea; . white, blue^or jriinkJ W . *.• "-K Phone 404 • 1 Mile South of McHenry on ftoute , ... ,r* j ri 4 4 4 0 I • i \ ASK A I H > 15 DAY HOMf: 1 K IA • T O D A Y AUTOMATIC GAS Her mother k/io ws how to keep th« family's clothes looking brighter .:: cleaner.. newer I She uses a Hamilton Automatic Gas Clothes Dryer. She knows the iHamilton Ultra-Violet Sun-E-Day lamp and the gentlfe Carrier-Current Air Circulation make clothes fluffier :;; keeps them clean I Then. too, the Hamilton Gas Clothes Dryer i& so automatic ::: with automatic ignition and automatic time anjj temperature controls. It's a fact I Not () only is the Hamilton Automatic Gas Dryer easier on your qlophes.:. j^ut iff Easier on you, tool So, for mor# radiant clothes-drying in jll kind^ of weather : * 5 choose a lj|airvltori Avtomatic Gas Clothes Dryer. thm new 6ms Cloth** Dryers at yourfl liance dealer's or our storo vt' NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY * F (Your old Public Service Company friends With a NfW NAME il.fa SAME FLAME) iiyni'ir/im luirj'jut InflHliinilll""-'*'!! t V