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Thursday, Ittoe 23; A MEMO TO BUS! NESS MEN OF McHENRY mmm B SELLING 13, 1955 " ^ -V ~ #%* tt0S HtHENRY PLAINDEALER hen Jr. came'home from colleqe, he told his father (who did a very nice business) that bad times were cominq. And so his father -took down his signs, stopped ordering as much merchandise, stopped Mimq people what he had to selland, sure enough-people slowly stopped cominq to him lor things-to buy. After a few months» the father turned to his son and said, "You were riqht son ~ things are bad? /•COPVRlgWT TtATurrS 'RT A 1950 KNOW YOUR HAZARDS ^ ON THE HIGHWAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND (An Editorial) Bill Vukovich, twice victorious in the 500-mile race at Indianapolis, died in a tragic accident on Memorial Day weekend trying for an unprecedented third win in a row. The news Of Vukovich's fatal crash on the speedway filled radio listeners with horror. They mourned popular hero. Several hours later came the news of 368 deaths in other fatal auto crashes on the highway. But the absence of drama, in these accidents -- and the anonymity of the victims -- produced no comparable sense of loss to the nation as a whole. Bill Vukovich took a calculated risk when he stepped into his high-speed car. He was an expert driver and he knew the odds. You and I might say he was foolish to take such chances. But just what chances did he take, as compared to those many socalled "pleasure" drivers take? First, he was a fine driver. He had passed a rigorous examination of his skill and his physical condition before he was allowed on the track. His reflexes and coordination probably were far f above average. His car was tuned like a fine watch. Every mechanical part had been checked and recheciked. He would have' changed tires twice had he finished the race. The car was reinforced with rollover bars. He wore a crash helmet and safety belt. His fellowj drivers also were experts. They were all going one way. There was no cross traffic, no pedestrians, no narrow bridges, no turns, hills, no blinding lights and countless other PROPER lOflflL DIRECTORS' B and B EXTERIOR DECORATING Free Estimates Fritzches Estates PHONE 560-R-2 DR. G. R. SWANSON Dentist Office Hours: Dally Except Thursday 9 to 12 -- 1:30 to fi:30 Mom, Wed. and FrL Evenings By Appointment (tally Telephone McHenry 160 FRANK 8. MAY BLACK DIRT Sand - Gravel - Driveways Excavating Route 5, McHenry, HI. Phone MeHenry 580-M-l Sand Limestone VERN rA'H kUFiN . Excavating Black Dirt Dredging TeL McHenry 1886 Box 640, Rt. 1, McHenry, I1L Gravel A. P. FREUND ft SONS Excavating Contractors Trucking,' Hydraulic and Crane Service . -- ROAD BUILDING -- Tel. 204.M McHenry, 111. EARL R. WALSH INSURANCE Fire, Auto, Farm & Life Insurance Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES When You Need Insurance of Any Kind PHONE 43 or 9SS Green & Elm McHenry, 111. SCHROEDER IRON WORKS Ornamental & Structural Steel # Visit Our Showrooms | Miles Souht on Rt; 81 PHONE 950 hazards met in almost* every mile of ordinary roaJdway. •And a glancing crash into a retaining wall at 120 m.p.h. does not -develop the lethal force that a head-on collision does of two cars travelling 60. How many highway drivers know as well as Vukovich did the hazards they may encounter? How many are as well equipped to pope with them So when you drive your car on the Fourth of July, think of Vukovich -- not as a fast driver, but as a man who knew what he \yas up against and took calculated risks. Make sure you know what you are up against^ on the highway the July 4 weekend -- and drive accordingly. ELEANOR TWOMLEY Mrs. Eleanor Twomley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Wood of Woodstock, was married to Ralph Anderson of Elgin at Chapel Epworth Methodist church, Elgin, Monday, June 13. They will Veside in Elgin following a trip through the SAuth. Classified Ads bring results. Place yours with the Plaindealer DR. HENRY FREUND OPTOMETRIST At 136 S. Green Street/ McHenry (Closed Thursday Afternoons) EYES EXAMINED -- GLASSES FITTED VISUAL TRAINING -- VISUAL REHABILITATION COMPLETE VISUAL ANALYSIS HOURS: DAILY 9 to 12 A.M". and 1 to 5 P.M. FRIDAY EVENINGS: 6:00 to 8:30 P.M. EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT PHONE McHENRY 452 ELECT NINE-MAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR GAS COMPANY ' Election*of a nine man boaird of directors highlighted the annual meeting of Northern Ulinqis Gas company stockholders In Aurora June 14. It was the first board elected for the gas utility since Commonwealth Edison company disposed of its entire remaining holding of Northern Illinois Gas stock Ma^ch 1 this year. More than 80 per cent. of the gas company's 6,138,569 shares of outstanding stock w<&re represented at the meeting. Members of the company's board of directors for the next year are Marvin Chandler and Edgar E. Lungren, president and executive vice-president, respectively, of Northern Illinois Gas; H .A. Barber, president, Barber- Greene company, Aurora; Galvin Fentress, Jr., president, Allstate Insurance company, SkokieJ Joseph H. King, retired manufacturer, Chicago; Perry L. Mc- Pheeters, president, wjhreaton National Bank, Wheat<|n; H. P. Sedwick, executive vic&-president and director, commonwealth Edi* son company; Carl J. Sharp, chairman. Acme Steel company, Riverdale (Illinois); and Douglas P. Wells, vice-president, Clearing Industrial District, Inc., Chicago. Only Lungren and Sedwick have previously served as directors of the gas company. Addressing the meeting, President Chandler briefly outlined •the company's operations in which he said the supply problem was the most important. Pointing out that despite the release of 10,000 residential space heating permits last October and 30,000 April n of this year, the company's gas heat waiting list continues to increase with more than 131,000 now on file. "We will not be content as long as we have a single customer who has a legitimate need fiir gas and doesn't have it," Chandler emphasized, "We think that the Herscher storage project holds the best, earliest and most economical answer to the major part of this problem." He mentioned the fact that an application is pending before the Federal Power Commission for expansion of Herscher which would triple its ability to deliver gas to the company on cold winter days. If approved and construction completed before next winter, he said, it will permit making further substantial inroads into the space heat waiting list, but would not eliminate it. "We are hopeful," Chandler \]fcddM Stflt '0w m From the start, make your wedding an occasion of long-remembered good taste and distinction. Invitations ^ set the tone of formal perfection. Choose your own pap^r and styling from our complete selections. Consult us on any problems. "Quality • . . Worthy of the Occasion" McHENRY PLAINDEALER PHONE 170 continued, "that further development of Herscher in the years ah$ad will ultimately solve our residential space heating problem, but .we are constantly studying o£her alternatives. I can assure you that we are ^paring no effort or reasonable expenditure which would bring additional gas to our customers and potential customers as promptly as possible." FAIR ATTRACTIONS Nelson Eddy and his singing partner, Gale Sherwood, will appear on the grandstand program on the opening night of the Illinois state fair, Friday, Aug. 12. They will join Lou Breese and his orchestra in a two and onehalf hour show. Dennis Day, Jan Garbfer and hts orchestra, ared the Crew-Cuts will present the grandstand show at the fair Saturday, Aug. 20. Did you know 4.6 pounds of milk are used to make a gallon of ice cream? General M^cArthur Sends Greetings To Commander General of tne Army Douglas MacArthur has sent greeting's to Nicholas o. isaacson, state commander, Bisabled American Veterans for the opening of the thirty-third ^annual state convention on Friday, June 24, at Aurora. MacArthur has urged * "self* less. and devoted servic#" to tha country which Is now than ever "when voices throughout the land for a doctrine alien .to OUT American traditions and subver* sive of our great American heriM tage." Buy UJ3. Savings Bonds RELAX . . . You don't need to worry on your vacation! That is if, you've had your car properly serviced at . . . BUTCH'S Complete Motor Overhauling All Mechanical Repairs and' Complete Brake Service 24 HOUR TOWING SERVICE 309 W. 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