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V. . "(v X. t; "SERVING THE CHAIN-Q'LAKES REGION SINCE 187S" Volume 80 -- No. 19 McHENRY ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 16. 1954 S Musin' • > • • • and Meanderin' Inhere were 509 students in the local high school at the close of the first week of sohool last Friday. The figure will undoubtedly rise as weeks progress. There are 149! freshmen, 147 sophomores, 121 juniors and 92 seniors. Boys outnumber the girls in the first three years* as follows: Freshmen, 83 boys, 66 girls; sophomores, 82 boys, 65 girls; and juniors, 64 boys, 57 girls. There are 48 senior girls of seven teams that won the top or "A" rating at the recent annual state judgipg contest held at the University of Illinois. A total of 814 Illinois 4-H boys and girls took part in the various events, 'with the livestock judging attracting 367 contestants. Individuals from' the county also took "A" ratings in the poultry and livestock judging. HOLD TRANM6 SCHOOL CAMP FOR f.F. A. OFFICERS McHenry Youths Among Leaders In Discussion Groups 10c Per Copy McHenry's Future Farmers of America officers extended their first school week until Saturday noon by attending the Section 6 F.F.A officers training school at trdphy for being co-pilot on the Lake Villa conservation camp on infr_mile cross COUntry run. Sept. 11. Fourteen schools with./ The national- convention of the United Spanish War Veterans will be held from Sept. 19th to 23 at San Antonio, Texas. Department Commander of Illinois Wm. G. Ackerson and Mrs. Ackerson of McHenry are planning on attending. At a breakfast given by the Commander-in-Chief John U. Schroyer and his wife on the twentieth, the Acfcergons are to be their guests as this breakfast. Mrs; Ackerson's father, Dr. A. W. Oaborn, of St. Petersburg, Fla., will be at the convention also. He is in line to become the national commander-in-chief of the naval and military order of the Spanish War Veterans. Leaders of local veterans' groups urge McHenry residents to obseive "I am an American" day Sunday, Sept. 19, by displaying flags. ^ Carl 0fcos family In Sebastopol, Calif., cornea a request for renewal of the Plaindealer along with a note expressing enjoyment in reading all the news of their former home community. The Cihoses formerly made their home in Wonder Lake. Leaders of both major political parties are working for the favorable vote of the publj^ on the Blue «Ballot reapportionment amendment which will be decided at the polls next November. It provides' that the House be reapportioned* according to population and the Senate be set up by area. This is the way the federal government is set up and twenty-nine states, including especially large industrial states, have done the same , thing. The*- new reapportionment would give the House majority to Chicago and the Senate majority to downstate. CHICAGO MAN DIED WHILE ERECTING SUMMER HOME HERE ' Funeral rites were held Wednesday mpirning at 11 o'clock from a Chicago fulieral home for Edward Winkels, 53, of 318 N. Lotus avenue in that city, who died unexpectedly Saturday, Sfcp t. 11, at Wonder Lake, wliere he was building a summer hOme. \Mr. Winkels was a patrolman assigned to the Austin station, having joined the department in 1929. Since that time he had received seven creditable mentions and one extra compensation. He was a member of the Illinois Police association &nd the Police Benefit association. Surviving are the widow, Rose; a daughter, Mildred; his mother, a brother and two sisters. He was. art imr!f:. of ' Cspf.Jftck . R. 'Johnson of the Cook county sheriff's police. .i MOTHER-TEACHER TEA f On Monday, Sept. 20, the executive board of the McHenry P.T.A. will welcome teachers and room mothers of the McHenry school at the annual tea for the purpose of getting better acquainted. The tea will be held in the high school cafeteria at 3:15 o'clock. CLUB MEMBERSHIP With between forty and fifty members present at the first meeting of the McHenry Choral club last Monday, indications point to a record membership this fall. Oct. 4 httfl been set as the deadline for entering the organization in preparation for the holiday program Dec. 5. a total of seventy-two F.F. A. o f f ' t h e i r a d v i s o r s were : Local sell, president^ Harry Diedrich, vice-pResident; Mark Zimmerman, treasurer; John Hogan, reporter; and Tom Blumhorst, substituting for Ted Schaefer, secretary. The training camp is a beautiful* lodge on the banks of frox Lake which has its own swimming pool and wildlife sanctuary. One of the Illinois F.F.A. state officers, Jon Ball, and a former state secretary-treasurer, John Henning, were a welcome addition to the program. W. Damisch, state supervisor, also attended and addressed the officers. Mr. Ball and Mrs. Henning each delivered inspirational talks to the FjF.A. members, after which the officers divided, into groups to study and discuss the particular problems of their office. The reporters were grateful for the help of Mr. Rinehart of the Waukegan paper for his tips on good reporting. The movie, "Never Too Late," provided entertainment and food for thought, but the greatest pleasure was derived from a bonfire on the lake shore. The opening ceremonies were handled by the sectional officers, Arnold Wirtz of W&uconda, president; Bill Anlell of Marengo, vice-president; Daryl vStrahan of Gurnee, secretary; Dick Wissell of McHenry, acting treasurer; Harry Simons 6t Marengo, reporter; Parker Sharpe of Barrington, acting sentinel; and W. E. Pictor of McHenry, advisor. The morning program featured a talk albouj. the work of the Illinois F.F.A. Foundation given by L. Witt, vocational agriculture instructor of Belvidere. The boys then divided into separate classes on leadership, conduct of meetings. supervised farming, community service, cooperation, scholarship, earnings and savings" and recreation. Mark Zimmerman of the local chapter capably handled the class on earnings and savings. This was the first time that an over-night school has been conducted and all were in agreement that the short camp was a good improvement. Local Girl Wins " Honors In Flying McHenry's lady pilot, Miss Florence Lacy, daughter of Col. and Mrs. Herman E. Lacy who reside southwest of the city, won a beautiful trophy for being the outstanding pilot of the sixth annual meet of the "99's" held at DuPage airport, near Wayne, , last Sunday. Miss Lacy was also recognized /With large trophies for winning first place in bomb dropping, first place in the private pilot spot landing and a third place The young lady graduated from the local high school four years and may well be proud of ;h>r arr.ornpUjMiijitnl,^ :Of Shii iJi;. VVCi! . in McHenry- as a-- Red Ctoss r-swte' ming instructor and guard. The U99's" is a name given to the Chicago chapter of the international organization of women pilots, formed twenty-five years ago by the late Amelia Erhardt. CHICAGO MEN RESCUED FROM BURNING BOAT Three Chicago men had an unexpected swim in the Fox river last Monday evening in an accident which might have had a tragic ending had it not been for the quick action of firemen and folks living along the river. The three were riding in a large inboard motor boat near the Country Club subdivision about 9 o'clock when one of them suddenly noticed that the boat was in flames. They jumped out but managed to keep floating with- life preservers until their cries for help reached the ears of home owners in that area. It was reported that Ernest Useman, hearing the call, reached them first in his boat and took the three ashore. THREE DIED IN TRAGIC HIGHWAY 'J ACCIDENT SUNDAY i McHenry county recorded i last three of twenty-three high-; way fatalities early last Sunday morning in a tragic accident on Rt. 14, between the new Brook-, dale bridge between WoodStOS^ and Harvard.* Victims were William. FranJtSii 31, of Loves Park, near Rockford, Mis. Evelyn EvenSQte, of Harvard, and Martin Becki with, 17, who lived just a quarter of a mile from the scene of the accident. Franks died instantly, according to a police report. Mrs. Evenson, a passenger in the Franks car, died Sunday evening and Eeckwltl: early.. .8wv?5y morainj- ;%). '.the ; RaJjjr fftStt, 16, of WdOflBl&eigl driver of the car In which with was a passenger, has been in critical condition in the hospital. Since there were no witnessed^ to the accident except Hunt, the inquest into the three deaths was continued. According to a state police port, the two cars crashed «!• most head-on aJid both were* de-: molis'hed. The body of Franks was shipped to Arkansas, the place' of his birth. The body of Mrs. Evenson, the mother of two , children, was taken to Harvard for last rites and services for peckwit h were held Wednesday, afternoon in Woodstock. There have been twelve deaths in traffic accidents in McHenry county in less than two weeks. LEGION COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE SERVICE FOR INDUCTEES Because insufficient funds were collected to meet the goal dui> ing the recent drive of the Red LAKE QUEEN Photo by Kolin KAREN SUE McKIM Six-year-old Karen Sue McKim, daughter of mMr. and Mrs. Allan McKim, was the young lady who gained the plaudits of over 2,000 people present at the McCullom Lake festival when she was selected' queen out of a group of twenty-eight contestants. Runners- up were Sandia Wetzel and Deborah Wallace, The firemen bonrowed a boat Cross Chapter it is impossible and within a few minutes had .for organization to underthe burning craft ashore. By the time it Was in a' position for them to extinguish the flames, the boat was so completely afire that it was impossible to save any of it. ' MICHAEL SCHAEFER DIES Michael Schaefer of Court street died Mite Wednesday afternoon at Victory Memorial hospital, Waukegan. The" body rests at the George Justen funeral home. Services have not been arranged as the Plaindealer goes to press. ing coffee and doughnuts to the men leaving for service from the county board. The procedure may be contirfued, however, for at the last meeting of the county council of the American Legion, that group of men suggested that each post contribute three cents per member, 1954 membership, to ^create a fund. As there are 2,085 members in the county, the amount raised would be over sixty dollars if the plan is approved by each post. McHENRY MASONIC LODGE RECALLS EARLY LEADERS AS PREPARATIONS FOR CENTENNIAL EVENT GO FORWARD October 16 is being se£ aside for the centennial celebration of McHenry Lodge, No. 158, A.F. & A.M., with dinner to be served- at the McHenry Community high school. General Chairman Joseph X. Waynne promises the event will be an evening of entertainment and dancing to be enjoyed by the entire McHenry community. Donald E. Johnson, chairman of the finance committee, is in charge of reservations and urges they be made early. It was just a century ago that a group of residents with an interest in their fellow men met and adopted by-laws of Pistakah Lodge, NO. 158, A.F. & A.M., on Hughes, J.867; S. Searles, 1668- 70; C. C. Colby, 1871-72; S. Searles, 1873-80; C. C. Colby, 1881-86; J. F. Story, 1887; J. V. Slyke, 1888; H. Colby, 1889; C. C. Colby, 1890; W. A. Crist y, 1891-93; G. H. Huriy, 1809-1900; R. Waite, 1901; S. JS. Chappel, 1902-03; J. Evanaon, 1904-05; £. C. Fischer, 1906; W. F. Gallagher, 1907-09; H. E. Price, 1910; Dr. R. G. Chamberlain, 1911-12; W. Spencer, 1913; C. W. Harrison, 1914; J. C. Holly, 1915; F. E. Covalt, 1916-17; A. J. Hunter, 1918; Dr. R. G. Chamberlain, 1919; F. E. Covalt, 1920; E. A. Thomas, 1921. More Masters Also, F. E. Thompson, 1922; about Feb. 25, 1854. Their sue- C- R- ^*fe' 1923"24. L T. Shercessors followed in their footman, 1925; Dr. R. G. Chamfoersteps for a century in the same spirit. In this initial group the following names were subscribed: Z. W. Burnham, J. R. Mack, H. W. Owen, Horape Burton, H. H. Niscon, S. W.. Burnham, Abnor Maffc, Ge:_ II lain, 1926; F. A. Hitchens, J927- 28; J. T. Perkins, 1929-30; F. A. Hitchens, 1931; F. B. Hopper, 1932-33; Seth Richardson, 1934; C. L. Harrison, 1935; C. JS. liartin, 1936; C. N. Cartann, 3937.; L. E Baasptt, 1938; R. 35. Dowell, Green, Benjamin Giltert, Richard Local Men Head Hospital Drive A number of McHenry men are included among those named to guide Memorial hospital's $750,000 expansion program. William M. Tittle, president of the hospital board of trustees, announced that Gerald J, Carey, Daniel Justen and Raymond Mc- Gee will serve as McHenry leaderg. Woodstock leaders are Herbert T. Cooney, Frank J. Green, ,Thomas B. Merwin and David R. Joslyn. Other leaders in the area are Earle B. Johnson, James Rawleigh, GeraldHettermann, Joseph H. Huemann, Kinley L. Engvalson, Horace R. Wagner, (Claude S. Gordon, Wayne Saggers, Charles M. Ridgeway and hartley C. Laycoek, Jr. , , Citizens . of. Memorial hospital suvicc area will be asked t6 contribute $375,000 to match a similar amount to be provided by the federal and state governments. I An organisational meeting was held at th^ McHenry Country club on Tuesday noon. Present were interested folks from Johnsburg, Ringwood, McHenry, Wonder Lake, Crystal Lake and Woodstock. Dates of the actual campaign for funds will be announced soon. News About Our Servicemen j From William J. Nye of the TJavy corned an appreciative note for the paper which reads as follows: "In the past I have greatly enjoyed receiving the Plaindealer, first for the news and, secondly, but not the least for having a part of home come to me. I can't ever express just how much this has meant. "Recently my duty station was changed from Philadelphia: to the naval hospital in Guantantake longer ,the. tqsk of seHfriquno. Bay, Cuba. Due to this, I •have not been receiving the weekly edition. Would you be so. kind as to mail the Plaindealer to me at my new address. "William J. Nye, HM3 "Navy 115, Box 36 "(Fit P.O. New York, N. ¥. Pfc. Patrick Krohn, now stationed in Japan, has received letters of commendation from the commanding general of the Southwestern Command and the commanding officer of Camp Otsu concerning the fine performance of the young soldier in a recent tennis tournament held there. N The letter from Brigadier General Peploe reads as follows: "I wish to congratulate you and the members of your team for their fine performance during the Southwestern Command tennis tournament at Kobe, Japan. In winning second place, your team displayed a spirit of sportsmanship and cooperation which greatly contributed to its success. I .have noted with pleasure the genuine interest and support which you have given the Southwestern Command sports program." 7th Division, Korea -- Army Pfc. Richard W. Becker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Becker, recently helped build a new primary grades schoolhouse in Korea as part of the 7th infantry division's Armed Forces assistance to Korea program. Becker, a member of the headquarters company of the division's 17th infantry regiment, arrived in the Far East during October, 1953. He entered the Army in January, 1953, and completed basic training at Camp Breckinridge, Ky. Bishop^ Leonard Gage, John S. Anderson, Edwin H. tWood, William R. WiUard, A. L. Church, Charle3 B. Cristy, J. W. Coleman and A. McBalley. Granted Charter On Oct. 3, 1854, the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. granted a charter to these men under the name of McHenry Lodge, No. 158, A.F. & A.M. The early meetings of the lodge were held in the Smith block. About the year 1870, the \fcHenry House was the gathering place, where business was conducted. Later meetings were held over Bolger's Drug Store. Through the century the title of Master vtfas held by the following : Z. W. Burnham, 1854-62; H. W. Owen, 1863-64; O. W. Owen, Malloy, 1941; C. C. Harrison, 1942; A. E. Hoppe, 1943; F. T. Wattles, 1944; E. W. Gorman, 1946; T. S. Miller, 1946; H. V. Collins, 1947; L. W. Thnrlwell, 1948; Dr. C. W. KlontS, 1949; R. W. Nimtz, 1950; F. J. Peterson, 1951; H. JF. Feiereisel, Sr., 1952; H. F. SCholtz, 1953, and E. F. Cannon, now serving. The centennial is expected to be one of McHenry's largest dinner events ever held in this city. The dinner committee, with Ray Hughes and Cliff Chambers in charge, will begin at 5:30. A number of grand lodge representatives will be guests and living Past Masters and 50-year members will be specially honored. Pete Hastings and Ed Cannon are making arrangements for entertainment and the Bill Moore orchestra will furnish dance 1865; C. B. Curtis, 1866; W. W. music. Dick Collins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard- CoW^s »ni Donald Lj<j.. c;' SOii of' .'Mi. ivl: . man Dowe, left Tuesday of this week for Sampson air base, New York. ENTERS COLLEGE t fV i , W" ^ (j*-- -.,. .-UKfSN't On Sept. 1 of this year Miss Maureen fienn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Henn, left for southern CalKTnis, where she will make her home with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. George Duesler, while she is attending Mount St. Mary's college in Brentwood Hills, L.A. She plans to study art and education, with special emphasis on interior decoration and design. Maureen graduated from St. Mary's high school in Woodstock last June. School Expansion Subject Of P.T.A. The first meeting of the season of the McHenry Community Parent Teachers association will be held in the high school cafeteria on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 8:15 o'clock. Gueat speaker will be Albert . Burgard, general supervisor of the /northern district board of the state of Illinois. Mr. Burgard comes here from Springfield to talk on "Present Problems of flchool Expansion." The problems presented by the ever increasing number of children ebrolleii in vt£te local schools and what ,pfcfcer $Dmmunities are doing to aotvfcytiiem should be of great interest^to everyone. Mr". Burgard's speech will he ftjllowed by a panel discussion. Taking part., on the panel will be LeRoy Welter, ' president of the high school board of education; Elmer Freund, grade board president; Ralph Bennett, memiber of the P.T.A.; and C. H. Duker, superintendent of schools. Harry Stinespring will act as moderator. A social hour will follow the meeting, with refreshments to be served by memlbers of the executive board, who will act as hosts for the evening. JOSEPH BRICKS OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING DAY Joseph Brick, a former McHenry resident, and his wife, Susan, of 1218 Garden street, Elkhart, Ind., observed their golden wedding anniversary last weekend, an event which was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Mike Freund. Since the couple is in poor health, they spent the day quietly, attending a mass of thanksgiving and visiting with members of their immedfate family. The Bricks, both of whom are well known here, have five living sons, George of Mundelein, Joseph, Jr., of Chicago, Leslie and Jerome of Elkhart, Ind., and William of Detroit, Mich. They also have fifteen grandchildren. Mr. Brick will be remembered as a son of the former Christ Brick and Barbara Brick Wolf, who was a sister of Mr.' Freund. He has an uncle, Peter Freund, Jr., residing in Johnsburg, and an aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Freund, of Solon Mills. Mr. Brick was raised in this community by his grandparents, the late Peter and Susan Freund of Johnaburg, who were among the. early, settlers of th<^ com- MANY 1954 GRADUATES ENROLLED IN VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES THROUGHOUT COUNTRY LEGION'S HONOR GROUP SPONSORS NURSING PROGRAM McHenry county's Voiture, No. 578 of the 40 et 8 has been making great strides in its efforts to secure nursing students in the county since it was called upon to help relieve the great shortage a little more than a year ago. The voiture, under the leadership of chef De Gare Harold Vycita! ,-of^. to sponsor ;'-thy'ec":rhursr5' a-m! " give scholativ ePrh: by the nurses procurement program committee, which is headed by Lester Siedschlag of Richmond. This last year. Chef De Gare William Brayton of Cary vowed that at least an additional three nurses would be given scholarships by the voiture. With the goal set, the chef de gare and the nurses committee, along with the membership, proceded to raise funds for the nurses by holding an old fashioned square dance at the Woodstock Armory. The final results were not an additional three nurses but five, a total of eight to date for McHenry county. Upon installation last month, the new chef de gare, Robert Wilbrandt of Crystal Lake, immediately called a special promenade of all voyageurs who were involved in the great success of the past nurses program and with, them planned a program in which an equal amount of scholarships can be given to" deserving students of McHenry county this coming year. The number of students' to be sponsored this coming year rests entirely on the success of this year's old time square dance, which will be held Saturday, Sept 25, at the new Marengo American Legion hall. Music, entertainment and Instructions. will be<. furnished by the national champion Square dancg orchestra, the Kenosha Korn Huskers. The feature attraction will be Vigoro, thte singing rooster. This is an opportunity to personally help make it possible for students of McHenry- county to become nurses who might. otherwise be unalble to enter this profession, and also help combat the critical shortage of nurses which exists today. Legion Post Undertakes 1955 Membership Drive The 1955 American Legion membership drive is now in progress with two teams, one headed by Ray McGee and the other by Joseph Grdbel. The reward for being on the winning team is to be served a dinner by the losers. There will also be a small prize ior the individual signing up the most members. The drive closes officially on Nov. 11 of this year. The goal is 450 members in 1955. 5>fath N. Schmitt has been spending a few days this week ill Springfield. Summer Resident Of Many Years Died Last Week Miss Anna Lyons, a summer resident at Emerald Park for many years, died Sept. 9 following a lingering illness. She had been a teacher in Brownell school in Chicago for forty-four years. The only survivor is a sister, Miss Margaret Lyons, of Chicago. Funeral services were held Saturday morning from St. Kilian's church, Chicago, followed by interment in Calvary cemetery. ON PCPIT JURY A new pgJtit jury for the September tepn of court has been selected. Memlbers include ..Irene Ferwerda, V Edward Cannon, Albert Huff and Bertha Jensen of McHenry, COUNTY TEACHERS' GROUP OPENS FALL SEASON The first county meeting of Alpha Theta chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma for the 1954-55 year was held in Huntley on Monday, Sept. 13, at the home of Miss Georgianna Donahue, with Mae Chesak as co-hostess. New officers serving for a two-year period are Frances Brand, president; Eleanor Foley of McHenry, first vice-president; Edith Vogel, second vice-president; Agnes Thomsen, treasurer; Mae Chesak, recording secretary; and Ruth Vestling, corresponding secretary. Committee chairmen were appointed during the evening, the program for the year being based on the theme, "Teacher Retirement." Members of the organization from McHenry are Eleanor Foley, Genevieve Knox, Nellie Doherty, Ethel McGee, Lillian Bolger and Dorothy Gfbbs. ATTENDS HOMECOMING Dr W. A. Nye is planning to attend " the 1953 interns' and residents' homecoming day at St. Francis hospital, Evanston, on Wednesday, Sept. 22. The doctors will visit the wards, observe surgery, and hear the presentation of scientific papers. HIRONOIUi TlIT F - Rites were held Saturday in Grayslake for Mjs. Harry Hironimus of Volo, who suffered a heart ^ttack last week Wednesday, Sept. 8, and was taken to St. Therese hospital, where she died that evening. With the ringing of school bells this fall, not only grade' and high school students bid goodbye to vacation time but also the graduates who are embarked on a period of higher education in colleges and universities throughout the country. In addition to the many who will be returning to college, a number from the 1954 graduating class either have already enrolled or are about to leave for autumn classes. Among the most popular cholccs for the. "girls Is -.A'Tvorivjcsllu- ai- '-"itt-.S0 %vkcTE tIu:cc :ot- lasl- yearns Sfiiiiuia • are-1 BtuJyinjJ.' • Tlicy are Garo! "- Engli Of the Country Club Subdivision and Dorothy Hiller and Adele Schmitt of Johnsburg. Milwaukee will also be "home" for two other young people who have selected Marquette university. Art Barbier, who resides on Rt. 31, is enrolled in the medical school there and Carol a Charles of McCullom Lake hopes to become a medical technician. Four from here are attending the University of Miami and til have already attended classes there. The first to leave was Ted Cartan of Lakemoor, who left for Florida three weeks ago. Ronald Ford haB moved with his family to Florida and he, along with Dick Stilling, will attend the university on scholarships. Donald Wattles left by plane Monday of this week for the same school. He is enrolled in business administration. In Business School ; Choosing a business career is Ella Jean Buss,, who haa been attending classes at Moser business school in Chicago for the past two weeks. Ella Jean rated among, the three highest in * scholarship exam which she took last spring. The University of Illinois haa beckoned to four of last yeai*# . seniors. "Mary Ltwi Hogan of Ri^yi*e$d the J3t>me -v economics division, in which her sister, Charlotte, is a junior " student. Dick Nowak is attending the university's agricultural schobl oh a scholarship in which he placed highest In McHenry county. Bob Schmelzer will also study Agriculture at the university ,where Allen Trendler is Qow a student. jjudi Roesch has selected Illinois Wesleyan at which to matriculate and Elaine Turner is enrolled at Quinsy college. Clifford Todd of Lakemoor Is attending Beloit college and hopes to become a teacher. His classmate, Ronald Vacula, is a student at Elgin Community college. * Larry Ekeroth left last Thursday for Knox college in Galesburg, where he intends to study engineering. - The 1954 class may boast of two nurses three years from now as Joanne Smith and Mary Jean Winkel have enrolled in the Michael Reese hospital school of nursing. COUNTY BOARD APPROVES RECORD TAX LEVY ORDINANCE On Tuesday afternoon of this week the county board of supervisors placed their O.K. on the largest tax levy ordinance in ;history. It called fon a levy of $515,735, just $127,112 higher than last year. In reviewing the various classifications, it is noted that the greatest increase was shown ih the general fund levy, which increased from $156,860 last yejHr . to $235,735 this year. § New items appear tag in the general fund levy include $7,000 for police radio and $3,500 for squad car operation. Other new sums included $1,500 for auditing service and $3,50<y for civil de- WOMEN OF THE MOOSE Highlighting the recent meeting of the Women of the Moose was a talk given by Miss Adele Froehlich. Her speech was received with much enthusiasm and a suggestion was made by Mary Hensel that the chapter have more of such worthwhile entertainment in the future. The call for food and clothing for Japanese orphans has been extended until the Sept. 21 meet* ing night. Anyone who has donations may take them to Eleanor Brusso's home on Rt. 120. Victor Kasser. Engineer For City Ol McHenry. Dies Victor H. Kasser, city engineer of Elgin. McHenry and many other communities in this section of Illinois, died unexpectedly of 1 a heart ailment Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 14, in Elgin. His death came as a shock to his family and friends as he had been at work that morning and had contacted membets of the McHenry City Council in regard to local matters. Services will be held from the Wait-Ross-Allanson funeral home at 9:30 and at 10 o'clock from St. Laurence church on Friday morning. Peter If. Justen is spending * few weeks In Evergreen, Cw,