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THE McHENKY PLAINDEALER Thursday. August 19.1954 ne Plaque Goes Local School The big news among- F.F.A. locally at the county fain the list of grand chainwon by Dave Smith Loren Freund in the swine division. For three years these "boys have been at the top in the Duroc and Yorkshire breeds but this year thoy climaxed, it with tlte best "showing • of ••all. •„ • > For the three fair days, there were. twelve major grand championship awards offered in swine. Of these, Dave received six one watch and five plaques i While Loren, who was not eligible for 4-H competition, reeeivec two -- oi?e watch and one plaque : They both shared with A.nokl j Freund in winning the F.F.A : school swine exhibit plaque This is the first school exhibi: plaque the McHenry F.F.A. chapter has won. In order to win it . the school must show five top entries own® by at least three boys. The last qualification often proves the one factor which pfe> prevents a school from winning Since it is difficult to have threi boys with top animals in an\ one field such as swine, daity beef, sheep or.poultry. The McHenry chapter is happ> to bring home the swine plaque which, incidentally, was donatec by a local business, the McHenn Garage. Dave Smith, in his outstanding success as a Duroc showman, if-: a fine example of what a goo? purebred swine breeder can df : in three years. He started with the best gilt he could purchasf and has built around her. Last i summer some judges felt that | he was not breeding toward the desirable meat type Duroc so Dave purchased the junior champion Duroc boar of Ohio and as a result now has one of the top Duroc breeding herds of the country. He plans to show at fairs until mid-September and then enter ' the Armed Forces. TTie McHenry chapter is very happy that three of its members have secured good breeding stock from DaVe and it is hoped that Harry Diedrich, Fred Bowman and John Hogan can continue ! the job Dave has accomplished so well. Loren Freund also purchased the best breeding stock he could find in the Yorkshire breed four ' years ago and has been outstanding in his fttd. Every year he., has been successful at fairs. He has followed a fine breeding program and much to the joy ' of the ba6on-type breeders in this' area has -shown time and again that he can produce grand champion market hogs. Loren could . easily follow his brother, Stanley, in the commercial production of pork. Basing his program on good breeding and excellent "i at,ions, Loren has not forgotten the place of fine paslure in his sanitation program. ' The thi:d menvoer of the school "exhibit.^- -j winning trio, Arnold yreuiid. <{$£>$- trace his success to a tine purebreB -Spotted' Poland j china Kilt he purchased as a ! freshman. Arnold has had tiou,- f„ole- finding outstanding, boars for fiiis piogratn but hdS' much better, ! :han ave age stock in this area. , He has helped his younger bro- !hei, Lambert, get a start in he business and between them j hey show great promise in the ' Spotted Poland China field. *rknn?iriTirvnv7nTiTiv-ir7rxr7?jnnnn7X> Twice Told Tales iYAminv2rA7i7innrirmnr.vmrjrArm*m Twenty-Five Years Ago NM. FAY SERVING TWELFTH YEAR AS ?OLIO DRIVE HEAD William E. Fay, .Joliet, has >ee.n reappointed Illinois state •hairman of the March of J>imes oi the 1955 campaign and Verlon L. Nickell, state superintendent of public instruction, has igain been named co-chairman. [*he announcement was made by 3asil O'Connor, president of the National Foundation for Infanile Paralysis. Mr. Fay, leading the campaign n Illinois for the twelfth consecitive year, and Mr. Nickell, servng his fourth term as co-chairnan, also directs state level acivity for the emergency March >f Dimes, Aug. 16-31. The exlense of a nationwide polio vacline field trial conducted " last spring, coupled with continuing -.igiu-costs for patient care, has rniCde the" ^emergency campaign •/ecessary." "" 4 ) In announcing the Illinois appointments, Mr. O'Connor said, "Although miraculous strides have been mane in the search for a polio vaccLne, the final answer is not yet/ in and, meanwhile, there are/thousands of persons who need our assistance. Mr. Fay Siia Mr. Nickell deserve, and I am sure will receive, the utmost support that the citizens of Illinois can give them." Mr. Fay expressed concern over the immediate need for emergency funds this summer. He said that Illinois chapters of the National Foundation would go all out on the emergency March of Dimes so that polio patients would be able to get needed assistance for care and treatment the remainder of the year. On May 24, 1830, the first train drawn by a steam engine rolled down 12 miles of track on the B & O. A pall of gloom and "sorrow lies over McHenry. county like a relentless mantle following a week filled with horrible tragedies in which six lives have been snuffed out in a series of automobile accidents and drownings. The vicinity of McHenry has not escaped the. relentless hand of death and the entire city has been shocked and saddened by the heroic death1 of John Wirtz, Jr;, who was drowned in Pistakee Lake Sunday afternoon . In a heroic effort to save the life of a young girl who fell off of the passenger boat which the young man was assisting his lather to run. The card party and dance given by the Altar and Rosary sodality of St. Patrick's church on Aug. 5 at, the Fox pavilion was most successful. Top ' honors for July butterfat production among the 1,300 herds being put to test in the fifty-four herd improvement association of Illinois in the division for herds of more thalj ten cows, were captured by . J. W. Cristy of Ringwood with an average of-1 45.7 pounds of butterfat. Mr. and Mrs. James Perkins entertained several young people at their home Saturday evening, Aug. 17, in honor of the birthday anniversary of their daughter, Adeline. Forty Years Ago The Fox river bridge is now closed to traffic. Patrons of the Borden milk factory residing on the east side of Fox river are having their milk carted across the river via scow, while the Borden people are hauling same from the river to the factory. Jos. W. Freund, the enterprising West Side clothier, has invested in a new Buick touring car of the latest and most modem type.' J. W. is fast acquttfhting himself with the working parts of the machine and is already able to drive along the highway without climbing trees or telephone poles. Thirty-two hundred black bass arrived in McHenry from th& fisft hatchery on Tuesday morning of this week. From here the' fish were taken to McCullom's ladce, where they were dumped into that beautiful. body>-of wateri s A new brewer arrived in town on Sunday morning. He came to the home of Mr. and Mrs; G. C. Boley and is so taken up with"? his new hom& that he has decided to remain in McHenry indefinitely. The old mill race outlet to the mill pond, which has been stopped from its flow during the greater part of the summer, was again opened up this week. Ow- I ing to the fact th&t several sewer pipes lead to the race, ft was found necessary to open up the pond outlet. Lest you forget, jot it down in your memorandum book the Chicago White Sox will be in McHenry on Wednesday, Sept. fi, to do battle with the McHenry Sox. This became a fact today when Manager Richard B. Walsh of the McHenry baseball club made the announcement that the $500 guarantee money had been obtained and is now being collected. DRIVERS' LICENSE INSPECTORS URGED TO USE COURTESY TAX SOURCES Collections from the state's six leading tax sources during July totalled $37,274,692, a decline of $ 184,818 from July, 1953, according to a report by Richard J. Lyons, director of the Department of Revenue. His report showed increases in collections from motor fuel, petroleum and public utility taxes as compared to July of last year, and decreases from sales, cigarette and liquor taxes. Save More By Shopping At Home Secretary of State Charles P. Carpentier has directed drivers' license inspectors and supervisors to make, courtesy their basic 'rule of conduct in giving examinations to applicants for drivers' licenses. "Let the technicalities of your j,oh have running through them a little of the milk of human kindness,"' he' told the group at a recent meeting. "We are not trying to harass people; we are not t r yirlg' to> deny them the privilege of driving on Illinois streets and highways. We are trying only to make sure that when they are on tHe road they will not be in constant danger from a small minority of reckless and incompetent drivers. That is one of the reasons Why we give most applicants three opportunities to pass the test before entering a final failure." Secreary Carpentier has reminded the inspectors and supervisors that anyone taking any kind of. examination, whether he is a high school sophomore taking the semester final in geometry or a person taking the drivers license test, is subject to some nervousness. This, he said, is where courtesy and guidance are needed, rather than gJuffnesS pr -'grumpiness.^, Mr. Carpentier emphasized that there are no "tricks" in the examination. No inspector will ask an applicant to perform any maneuver with a ear which is illegal in any way. "We know there are some people who either cannot or will not drive motor vehicles in a safe and sensible manner," Mr. Carpentiec said. "But we cannot tell which drivers fall into that category until we have examined them or until their driver control files show an. accumulation of traffic offenses. We are not going to deny or revoke anyone's driving privileges until we have adequate, fair, honest evidence that such action is needed for the protection of all drivers -- including the ones failed or revoked." Secretary Carpentier said all persons who are planning to take the drivers license examination should prepare for it in advance, and he advised them to study carefully the "Rules of the Road" booklet distributed free by his office. The 1953 session of the Legislature alone made 32 changes in the state's traffic laws, he pointed out,-Ngnd unless an appli- Summer Schedule of Services at Zion Lutheran Church M)8 John Street, McHenry -- SUNDAYS -- $ A3I Service 9 A.M Sunday Sfchool 10:15 A.M. Service -- All Welcome -- Pastor C. A. LOBITZ Phone 859 St. David is the patron saint of Wales Business and Service Directory WONDER LAKE T. P. 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L 8241 If you have news items of interest to your neighbors in Wonder Lake, please contact your correspondent, Van Sells, at Wonder Lake 2933. A Problem ? Let us color-key your rooms in a fresh, excitiiig way. You'll be delighted to see how your favorite furniture will look even better when placed in a new, harmonious color scheme . . . at reasonable Introductory Consultations "TREE" cost. I ETONYAN'S home furnishings lift, 208 E. Elm St. Phone 917 McHenry, IIL cant is familiar with the current provisions of the law, his chances of failure become higher. "Rules of the Road" contains all the information a person needs to pass the written part of the examination, Secretary Carpentier said. It also contains much information dealing with' the safe operation of a motor vehicle which will assist an applicant in the road test. The booklets may be obtained at drivers license examining stations throughout the state; or by writ-' ing to Charles P. Carpentier, Secretary o% State, Springfield, III. ^ The new Drivels' License Law is proving to be an important factor in making niinoia streets and highways safer, Secretary Carpentier predicted. Many , of the persons who have failed the examination on their first attempt 'have successfully passed it on the second or third try. "It shows, I believe, that those persona did some studying and some practicing in the meantime, and as a result are better drivers. That is what we are tiying^' to accomplish," Secretary Carpentier said. FAIR ATTRACTIONS Among the new attractions; at the Conservation Building during the Illinois State Fair, Aug. 13- 22, is a model faj-m pond, set in a segment of. miniature farm, with farm btiiWings, fences* fields, contour plowing, erosion control devices, and phases of soil and wildlife management* There is a new forestry exhibit, showing a model tree planter in action. The usual animal, bird and snake exhibits are also being .staged by the Department of Conservation. The English Houses of Parliament consist of the House of Lords and House pf Commons. BUILD THAT 'EXTRA ROOM' IN YOUR BASEMENT Need a party-room, den, or extra bedroom? You can build it yourself in your spare time, in that unused part of your basement. See us for ideas and plans, then we'll help you select the right materials for the jqb. Come in soon! ALEXANDER LUMBER CO. PHONE 1424 547 MAIN ST. McHENRY, ILL. 1 HISTORIC MEDICAL HIGHLIGHTS--No. 9 7} c Man Of Many Accomplishments Little is known of Ben Franklin's interest in medicine, but that it existed along with his many other remarkable characteristics is evidenced by the fact that he and a Dr. Thomas Bond were responsible for the establishment of the first hospital for the insane in America in 1751. This recognition of the need for special - treatment of mental cases was equivalent to a remarkable discovery, and places Franklin high as a benefactor of mankind as well as a man of letters and of science. Modern pharmacy fits a specialized need, too. For the experience and judgement of your physician to be fully effective, it Is essential that the prescriptions he writes be carefully and accurately compounded. RUMS Emerson, R. Ph. Ruth Herrmann, R. Ph "Pat" Ryan, R. Ph. NYE DRUG STORE WALGREEN AGENCY 129 N. RIVERSIDE DRIVE PHONE 26