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• •.*<,? v^k^-%; fWrrj • 'v :^m:. "•• THE McHENHY PLAINDEALER SUMMER BICYCLE ODEO PLANNED BOY SCOUTS ' it , * ., £ *V ^ r ^ M/*; (Continued from Page 1) :Jt>f McHenry bicycle riders in the $tate of Illinois during the week V June 17 through 23, which is lereby officially declared to be Jicycle Safety Week. I earnestly call upon all residents of McHenry to join in a rigorous and organized effort to promote greater safety for all tucycle riders in this city. V The purpose of Bicycle Safety Week; is to make McHenry the Safest cycling city ip the state. ~ This can be assured by the careful observance of existing traffic jaws and by teaching safety practices to drivers of motor vehicles and bicycles. I urge all public officials and Officers to unite in a concerted effort to eliminate existing dangers -- impressing, drivers of motor vehicles with the necessity . Of driving carefully and seeing that the objectives of Bicycle Safety Week are carried out in our comitiunity. I seek the cooperation of all owners of bicycles in having their vehicles inspected to assure proper operation of their vyheels while in motion. I urge them to make the necessary adjustments upon discovering any defects in their equipment. I particularly urge the press, parents, motor clubs, Chamber of Commerce, civic, school, service, veterans' and youth organizations to cooperate in the promotion of bicycle safety, following the numerous suggestions in the special sq^ety material the Scouts of McHenry have distributed for the successful implementation of this campaign. I further urge police and school authorities to support this effort to make every street in the city of McHenry as safe as humanly possible and thus add to the happiness and enjoyment jot all members of the community. It is only through the alertness, vigilance and interest of every citizen of McHenry that Bicycle Safety Week can achieve worthy end and I therefore cjall upon every citizen to give lis voluntary and wholehearted support to this collective effort. Children's Hom£ Program Expands "If half -- or $5,000 -- of the necessary increase in charitable contributions is assured by Sept. 1, the expanded program at the Woodstock Children's^ home can be iri effect* this fall." After further analyzing his budget and studying the urgent need for facilities to take care of 'teen-age children in an environment with proper surroundings, the Rev. Eugene Maxwell voiced this hopeful observation this week. The -superintendent of the Children's home said a needed boost in funds from the Free Methodist church is expected by that date. "We need $10,000 'more from McHenry county and the surrounding territory our home services before we can add needed personnel for the younger children and open up all of Grace hall for the 'teen-agers," Rev. Maxwell asserted. The needed $10,000 over the customary $8,000 from county contributions is the additional cost of operating a two-building program in an integrated program for children beyond 14 years of age. There are few children's homes in the state which retain children after 14 years of age, and because of this, there is a tremendous demand to take care of 'teen-agers. Civic and business groups are invited to request either Rev. Maxwell or Rev. Kerr to appear before them to explain the role played in today's society by the Children's home. Of the forty children in the home, one-half come from within the county, one-fourth from adjoining counties, and the rest are placed by the Free Methodist church. WE OFFER YOU CONGRATULATIONS (Continued from Page 1) his district for Charles Evan i Hughes. That year he obtained ! the highest number of votes of I any delegate in the country from ,f % m Y~ , s, * ft- ... i%- * Thursd&y, ApriI 26. 1956* CENTRAL COMMITTEE OFFICERS ELECTED BY BOTH PARTIES CHORAL CLUB TO PRESENT ANNUAL SPRING PROGRAM Continued from Page 1 men's octet; "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee' by the chorus, featuring Roy Redwanz; and "Cornfield Melodies" by the chorus. Colored South "Song of the Levee" by William Weber; "Lazy Bones" by Florence Weltefr and Kenneth Michel; 4'A Coon's Doxology" by Arthur Mueller; "Lucy Jackson's Man" by Ruth Barger and Anna Mae Cuda; "Dark Town Strutter's Ball" by Mildred Thomas and Clifford Kiehl; "LiT Liza Jane" by men's ensemble; "Scandalize My Name" by Ruth Barger; "Shortnin' Bread" by men's chorus, "Old Man River" by Otto Pyritz. A Bit of Carmen "Carmen" by the chorus, featuring Mary Ann Wegener, Norbert Mauch, William Reinwall and Irma Blomgren as soloists. Ida Ann Quinlan is accompanist for the chorus, assisted by Jean Weber and Joan Murphy, all of whom will be heard in piano solos during the evening. puk County Judge Henry L. Cowlin of Crystal Lake was re-elected chairman of the McHenry County Republican central committee at an organization meeting held at the court house early this week. Charles Miller of McHenry was named vice-chairman and also delegate to the state convention at Springfield. Alternates include Max Kolin of McHenry and Charles Bergdahl of Wonder Lake. Jess Armstrong of Algonquin was named chairman of the McHenry County Democratic central committee, succeeding Elmer Murphy of Wonder Lake, who was not a candidate for re-election. The latter , was elected secretary. Delegates to- the state convention were named, including Ben May of Spring Grove. James Raycraft of McHenry is an alternate. v TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS Eighteen drivers were arrested for speeding in the city during the past week, five for stop sign violations and two for having noisy mufflers. Bead the Want Ada. A. H. SEVEKINGHAUS voters in his district. Again in 1920 he attended as delegate for Warren Harding and in 1924 for Calvih Coolidge. He has been introduced in public by Governor Stratton as the oldest regular Republican in .the state. Mr. Severinghaus is very proud of the life membership card received from the Grand Lodge of Master Masons after fifty years of faithful service. He is loyal to his home community and proud of its long and steady progress. KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADERS AT JOHNSBURG REGISTER (Continued from Page 1) to register their children from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 3. According to Mr. Shutt, state law requires that such children must be 5 years old on or before Dec. 1, 1956, to be eligible for kindergarten, and 6 years old to enter the first grade. The registration will be at the public school in Johnsburg. Parents are also requested by Mr. Shutt to bring the birth certificates, or similar evidence of age, with them when they appear to enroll the student. All children attending grades second through eighth are automatically registered. During Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week, achievement tests will be ad- | ministered to all grades. MRS. BEL WOOSTER. FORMER RESIDENT/ DIES IN EAST Friends will be sorry .td leiairti of the death of Mrs. Myrta Bel Wooster, 70, a former McHenry resident for many years, who died April 9 in a Woodbury, N.J., hospital, following a long illness! She was born- in Wisconsin, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Gallaher, who later made their home on Main street for a number of years. Mrs. Wooster was graduated from the McHenry high school in 1903. The family was among the early members of the local Methodist church. Mrs. \Wooster was a prominent figure in show business, being a vocalist for the Schuberts in leading roles she played in their operettas. Her corfcert work brought her to the attention of the Metropolitan Opera company. She became ill and lost her voice, however, and was unable to become a member. She was noted as an'authoress and composer and in 1930 successfully produced her own operetta, Bambina, on the West Coast. • She is survived by a daughter, Mrs; Metta Z. Horst, of Woodbury, and three brothers, Allan H. and William F. Gallaher, Jr., of Woodbury and Harry H. Gallaher of San Antonio; Texas. She was preceded in death by a sister, Bue Adelaide Greenleaf. Funeral rites were conducted in the East, with interment in Greenwood Union cemetery, Rye N.Y. . .t. ^ <8. ^ ^i# .y • jv .f. ;ti News About Our Servicemen Leonard R. Ryden, fireman; USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. -Leonard T. Ryden of Route 4, McHenry, returned to Norfolk, Va., April 15 ' aboard the .Atlantic Fleet guided missile heavy cruiser USS Boston, which completed a 10-week shakedown and training cruise in the Caribbean. Operating out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Boston visited the ports of Kingston, Jamaica and Port Au Prince, Haiti. KIWANIS CLUBS TO ' ' CO-SPONSOR MERIT i AWARD DINNER WED RECENTLY Cpl. Ronald Olson arrived in the States recently and received his honorable discharge at Fort Sheridan last week. He had been stationed in Germany ior the past year and a half. Hugh Houck of . McCullom Lake is now stationed at Great Lakes, his address being Co. 227, Batt. 104, Reg. 10, U.S.N.T.C. DIED APRIL 11 Public Aid Rolls Continue To Drop Illinois public aid rolls totalled 284,869 persons in February, Garrett W. Keaster, executive secretary of the Illinois Public Aid commission, has reported. The enclosed table shows February caseloads and costs by county. Caseloads in McHenry county were as follows: Aid to dependent children, 28, $896; blind assistance, 1, $25; disability assistance, 7, $552.10; general assistance, 214, $5,191.51; old age assistance, 194, $11,096.92. PAUL EIZIK Services were held April 14 for Paul Eizik of Lakeland Park, who died unexpectedly while working in the garden at his home. VILLA IW!»<§ H IE ON PISTAKEE BAT, NEAR M6HENRY ' " 'i Home for the Aged SENILE . . . . BED PATIENTS PHONE McgENRY 461 IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of Leo and Mary Jane Gerasch and Louise Barbier, who lost their lives in an auto accident one year ago, on May 1, 1955. They will"remain in our memory always. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gerasch Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Barbier ' <51 WINS PROMOTION Cadet Alan Michael Freund of the College of St. Thoma • recently promoted to the of A/2C in the Air Force Reserve officer's training corps at St. Paul, Minn. One of 600 students enrolled in the program, he received the promotion through competitive examination aind his display of initiative and leadership skills. LOSS U©LY FAT IN TEN DAYS OR MONEY BACK If you are overweight, here is the first really thrilling news to come along in years. A new & convenient way to get rid of extra pounds easier than ever, so you can be as slim and trim as you want. This new product called DIATRON curbs both hunger & appetite. No drugs, no diet, no exercise. Absolutely harmless. When < you take DIATRON, you still enjoy your meals, still eat the foods you like but you simply don't have the urge for extra portions and automatically your weight must come down, because, as your own doctor will tell you, when you eat less, you weigh less. Excess weight . ' endangers your heart, kidneys. So no matter what you have tried before, get DIATRON and prove to yourself what it can do. DIATRON ' is sold on this GUARANTEE". You must lose weight with the first •. package you use or the package • costs you nothing. Just return the jbottle to your druggist and get -"•^g^your money back. DIATRON costs 'l J$3.00 and is sold with this strict -gjpstoney back guarantee by: - Thomas 9. BOlfar Bnr »to*«, abdbmxar. oztera <UI«4 Springtime means e Oxfords VIIIIII w The all-time favorite for spring and summer wear. Flexible construction for comfort. Fit tested, as are all Robin Hood shoes, they will give miles of rugged wear yet retain their good looks. ROTH SHOES 118 So. Green St. McHenry, 111. Be siire ... At the well attended meeting of the McHenry Township Kiwanis club on Monday, late details of , the • merit • award dinner were discussed and Leonard Freund, committee chairman, announced that reservations for the dinner are already available and may be made with Joseph Cina or Ed Guettler or the chairman himself. In view of the =co-sponsorship with McHenry Kiwanis in putting on the merit award dinner, the Kiwanians are looking forward to an outstanding event in community significance. The inter- club activity means that the Kiwanis aims in community service will be more far-reaching in their designed role. In his educational talk on heart disease, Dr. Jerome Handler held his audience with sharp interest. The talk was followed by a long, question period. The talk left the Kiwanians better informed about the effect of foods, liquor and smoking, on the human organisms and in a better position to choose the avenues they wish to pursue and the results in good and bad health they may expect on the basis of their choice. Dr. Handler had an important story to tell based on his own personal experiences in research and the Kiwanians believe it was worthwhile. Miss Fleur Peters of Canton, Mass., became the bride of William Nye, son of the late Mr. POLICE MEETING The Illinois Police association meeting will ^be held on Tuesday evening, May 8, at 8 p.m. at the Legion home. • DepenMs PHARMACY Yes, you can depend on the competence, accuracy and courtesy of this fine pharmacy. Always make it a point to bring us your Doctor's prescriptions. Here, you are assured prompt service and uniformly fair pri^e*^ BOLGER'S PHONE 40 103 S. Green Street © THE WILLIAM NYES and Mrs. Herman Nye of McHenry, in a lovely wedding ceremony solemnized in St. Patrick's Catholic church, Canton, on April 7. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds SEE THE FAMOUS LENNOX OLDEST GRADUATE I * OF UNIVERSITY 1 DIED THURSDAY K I Mrs. Ettie L. Smith, 97,' a "fori' - mer resident of McHenry and believed to be the oldest living graduate of Northwestern univeg-. sity, died last Thursday, April l30 in Grant hospital, Chicago. She; resided at 5056 Marine drive, j Mrs. Smith lived in McHenry' with her family as a young girt; Her father was one of the builders of the old Riverside House, now the Riverside hotel. She. graduated from Northwestern in 1880. After teaching in several Illinois towns and in LaPorte, Ind:«^ ftjiss Smith went to Chicago i^ 1895 and taught in the Jefferson and Carl Schurz high schools. She retired ,in 1929. A sister, Avis Smith, survives. Services were held in Chicago Monday, with burial in Woodland cemetery. * > . CARD OF THANKS I would like to take this opportunity to extend thanks forift cards, visits and the kind con?" sideration of friends during the time I was confined to the hospital. The many remembrances, were appreciated so much. *51 Glenn Draper, AND REGISTER FOR. VALUABLE FREE FRIZES! It's fun and educational. Have a conversation with cute Lennie Lennox the mechanical character! Get answers to your questions on heating and air conditioning. Wonderful prizes given away. No obligation* MAY 5TH AT ALTHOFF'S HARDWAi 301 Main St. ftones 283-284 McHenry, 111. Shur! Ip Our 1956 Building Program Is Now Under Way! Don't Continue To Pay Rent When You Can Own A Beautiful Home Of Your Very Own For Less Than You Now Pay For Rent! ' Low Down Payment - Balance like rent. ' ^ We arrange fpr V,A. Financing. > <4V£% 25-year loans available for non-vets who qualify. • We will build anywhere in this area on your own lot, or, we have listings of-numerous lots which we will help you purchase. 1 These are not "Pre-F^abs" -- Completely carpenter- built by local workmen. • Come in Today and see our large selection of floor plans - any size home to fit any size budget. • Phon§ now for details. No obligation. Shur Constriscti@ii Co., - Inc. GENERAL CONTRACTORS 210 So. Green St. Phone 1126 McHenry, 111 All-Automatic Washing and Drying! 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