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McHENRY ft • W,":' [DEALER mmimnvmsmmkmrn 'v^-PV?: Thursday. August 23.' HERE AND THERE Wm IN BUSINESS Truck Fire Extinguished MEMORIAL HOSPITAL I WINS APPROVAL FOR The McHenry fire I PLANNED ADDITION ! was called out at 6 ociock, GARDEN CLUB TO ti- ENJOV OUTING IN iU WISCONSIN TUESDAY" Wednesday afternoon to extin- (Continued from Page 1) ' 1 guish a fire in a truck owned by -- -- -- ^Awards recoenizine the lone the McHenry Disposable Sen-ice. new service facilities in the new gervicc and business success of which was operating in Cooftey j addition. These will replace the stat~ nark See stationdeSrs^ handMnl Heights, The fire'started from | crowded quarters whidh are be- W,s. stat. pa,k. 'Standard Oil products are being live ashes in rubbish that had ^ mg l'^ at t1^ _P h_ oresented to five dealers in been picked up. which ignited j The entire building u.ll be airfhe McHenrv area. cans of naptha that had been \ conditioned and will feature the = The senoir dealer is R F placed in the truck earlier in j latest developments in hospital Justen. by whose family ' the the day. Extensive damage was : equipment so that Memorial hos- At noon on Tuesday, Aug. 28, the McHenry Garden club will meet, picnic style, at Wilmot, service station has been opera- done to the truck box. but quick j pital will be as well equipped as ted for thirty-two years. action by the fire fighteis Fred J. Smith of Johnsburg j suited in saving the truck, has a service record of twenty- i " seven years. Others who reeeiv- McHENRY AMONG ed fifteen year plaques are C. FIRST 100 COUNTIES H. West lake of Solon Mills, , ^ qAT F qF CATTLE re- any hospital of its size in the j country. Pledges which have been made i to help pay for ,the cost of coni structing the hospital addition are still being paid. The people of the county who have responded to the appeal for help will be happy to know that the construction is ready to get under .' way. The picnic is one of the annual events arranged by the club for family enjoyment. At the picnic, children will enjoy the well maintained playground facilities and guided woodland exploration tours to inspect God's wonders. Mrs. Fred Lieberson, program chairman, says there will be a cook-out over barbecue pits. The annual picnic is the pl^y News About Our Servicemen: Richard CT. Michels, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Michels, entered Army service recently and is stationed at Ft.. Leonard Wood, Mo. Friends may write to him at Co. D, 7th Battalion, 2nd Basic Training Regiment. Ronald F. Schmidt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Schmidt, and John F. Wall, son of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Wall of Lakemoor completes recruit training Aug. Registration Information Told Continued from Page 1 years; W. J. Shreiner and L. J. Huck, 15 years. . ^ Cattle and calves sold alive Kirby Sales & Service opened • f,,orn jjnjted States farms in 1954 a 301 W. Elm street this- week. . number0(| 44,350.808: with 7.076.- specializing in vacuum cleaners. 0^3 or 16 pcr CGnt.'coming fro»m _ floor polishers;-etc. I farms in 100 counties according I rOMMTTTPT - - - - - - - | t o 1 9 5 4 C e n s u s o f A g r i c u l t u r e 1 I WOMEN OF THE MOOSE j fjpjui-cs for ranking counties re- ! WILL BE ELECTED "T o, „ j leased by the Bureau of the qjj SEPTEMBER 11 On Tuesday. July 31, the men ; ^ y s. Department of j p_nd K°| jc9mmo-rc>°: Total va,Uc .of cattI<? | Gene Brown, chairman of the j and through Moose lodge had a joint m M and calves alive was 4.283,4.vl.- , McHenrv county agricultural I Flower guild. which mniicoK-'e vOeruyro nem ipesnt joysende akelrms- j oon vwrijtthh 3$>9y8»44 ,9y2^^,.- ^)r5)6b iinn tthnee 1iu0u0 I «--i- • j <• I i stabihzation and • conservation i.ii^s most such groups, the Imogene Ruckstuh'l and Charles !°"n^if>S most cattle and j committee election' board, has j McHenry .club' has a limited Wateman -of Crystal Lake gave «ca,vcs ' a,i.vr- 'announced that community com- j membership and has been makverv interesting talks' Visitors! Weld.. County. Colo., was the "mittee election boards have been j iug. a sincere effort to serve its from CrvstaF Lake and Wood- l(V;uilllS county in number and selected for all communities in , rity well. There is v room for break in the Garden club's busy 17 at the Marine Corps Recruit year. In addition to participat- j depot, San Diego, Calif. ng in the various garden shows in the surrounding area, the club will begin to lay plans -for bringing cheer to shut-ins during the coming Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons. They will be gathering fruits, flowers and preserves fur the various institutions served by the , club itself the Fruit and Pic. and Mrs. Roman J. Bauer, son, Michael, and new daughter, Julie Marie, of Norfolk, Va., have been spending a two-week leave at the Bernard Bauer home. Pfc. Bauer is stationed at the Norfolk Army base with the 3rd AAA group, where he is a clerk in the intelligence section. BIRTHS value of cattle and calves sold the county. Mr. and Mrs'. Neil Foster of stock lodges were present and • n more garden clubs in the Mc- ij Beloit, Wis., are the parents of we were delighted to see them a!lve- Wlth 29°- Ub peM; : Chosen from McHenry township ; Henry area. Like in other com- j a son, born Aug. 20. Mrs. Fos- „ti »rioc Q.-.H CIICTCTPC. cent of the V. S. total valued arp Kenneth Crisfy. chairman; munities. the McHenry group is , ter is the former Elida Page of at $47,996,987. . pranojs Schmitt, vice-chairman; : in a. position to sponsor other j McHenry. They have one other all. Many new ideas and suggestions were discussed which will benefit us greatly and we Wish' Amor>S the top 100 counties | and Richard R May member. ! clubs should there be people j child, a daughter, Betsy, a year to thank all who attended. in number .o f cattle and calves , ^osignation of meeting wanting to organize them. There j and a half old. The meeting was followed by sold alne m 19;>4' wtre !n ! places will be among the first j is much work a group of such pot-luck and social hour. I?wa: ^a"^!.nia^ '" duties of the new boards. 'associations can do fur a corn- On Tuesday. Aug. 7, a meeting Nebraska: 12 in Illinois. According to Mr. Brown, the : munity. Play time or work time, was held of the Women of the McHenry county ranked "^^th • comrnunity elcetion this year for thoughts such as these interest Moose, with initiation for two number sold, with 46,022. The ajj t0wns]-,}ps w;u be held Sept. members of McHenry Garden new members, Ruby Shepard and ; 01 sa,cs totalled S3,165-^n and tho committeemen elect-1 club. Anna I.aTour. Our graduate re-i anc* this figure did not rank j rd on fjiat dat(, vvjn take office gent, Ethel Wolff, will attend amonS tbe first 100. the national conference of the Women of the Moose on Aug. 21 FACTORY ^VAGE at the Palmer House in Chicago. INCREASES EXCEED which promises to be very in j JJVING COST RISE teresting. Oct. 1 and serve until elections j are held next year. He pointed out that this is the farmers' j opportunity to participate in choosing the men who will administer the price support, crop AMONG THE SICK Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bjorkman are the parents of a daughter. born Aug. 20 at Memorial hospital. A daughter was born at Memorial hospital Aug. 14 to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jensen. junior high school from $9 to $14. Students are asked to (remember that the sale value is comensurate with the cost. In general, the first year the loss on a book is about 20 per cent. It is important that students register on assigned days. No high school registrations Will be taken Tuesday, Sept. 4. Those unable to come on assigned days may register between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. and from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 29, 30 or 31. Opening Day The first day for high school students has been arranged the same as last year. Only freshmen will report on Tuesday, afternoon Sophomores, juniors and seniors will report all day Wednesday for WE OFFER YOU CONGRATULATIONS Saturday, Aug. 18, was a special day for August Witzke and his family for it was then that they celebrated his ninety-first birthday anniversary. Mr. Witzke who has resided on Fox street, McHenry, for the past ' foilr years, shared the celebration with his great-grandson, Jerry Dunlin, of Round Lake who was observing his tenth "birthday. Mr. Witzke is in good health and just recently painted the fence around his home. A family party Saturday was enjoyed by his children and great-grandchildren. Margaret Sullivan Mrs. Margaret Sullivan celethe first time. All grade school j Crated her "eighty-eighth birthpupils will report for a full after- anniversary on Aug. 15 at. noon session on Tuesday. I the horrJe of her daughter and The high school session will start I farnlly-. tho Nbri*rt *«««* at 12:30 arid the' grade school at. i ^ highlight of the day was a 1 p.m. ° to Lake Geneva to visit her . . ! brother, George Butler, 93. Study Matter Of Planning Commission For County The zoning committee of the board of supervisors has been fered Mrs. John R. Smith on the occasion of her eighty-sixth birthday anniversary, which oo . curred last week. Members of her immediate family, Mr. and / Mrs. Fuller Boutelle of Lake Geneva, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith of Crystal Lake and Mr. and Mrs. Josie Smith of Mc-_ Henry, spent the evening wiflw her and enjoyed birthday cake and ice cream. Another daughter and son, Mrs. Alice Frasier of Grinnell, Iowa, and Leo Smith of Chicago Heights were unable to be present. Mrs. Smith lives with her daughter, Mrs. Helen Young on Court street. Heart Attack Fatal To Chicagoan On Outing Tfio mooting W3S closod bj rocont survoy rcvpcilcd thnt ! ^H^^rnont Hud QUOt3, spricultui bI Madeline Mayfield, senior regent, j factorv employees have received ' conservation, acreage reserve a with refreshments being served w.ago 'increases, on the average, and conservation reserve pro- p " „ by Rose Frisa and her Moose-' far in cxcess of the rise of liv/! grams dicing the year ahead. • ' Mrs. Patricia Tomasello has' been a patient at Memorial hos- September meeting on the mat ter of a planning commission for McHenry county. The commission would be fin advisory group made up of county leaders in various fields of work, the number of members depending upon the desire of the board. At present, five cities in the county have such commissions, with the mayors serving as chairmen. On the county zoning commit- Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sarner of j tee is LoRoy Smith of McHenry, McCullqg) Lake are the parents ; Carl Hallstrom of Wonder Lake of a daughter, born Thursday, arid Charles S. May of Spring Aug. 16, at Memorial hospital. Grove. asked to study and .-eport at th^ Georg0 Sullivan and Alfred Ben. son, all of Woodstock. Mrs. J. R. Smith Congratulations have been of- Mrs. Blanche Pippenger, 59, died of a heart attack early Monday morning at Bald Knob on Pistakee Bay. She and her husband and another couple had come to the McHenry area from Chicago last weekend on an outing. The body was taken to thq£| Upon her return, Mrs. Sullivan peter jyi. Justen funeral home, 1 was guest of honor at a family i , . . where an inquiry was held later in the day, then removed to 5704 W. Cermak road, where last rites were planned for Thursday. supper at the Yegge home, attended by Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan and granddaughter, Mary Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. heart alumni committee. NEW ANESTHESIA MACHINE GIFT TO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RESIGNS POSITION* prices, according to the mid- . 1 west division of the National An important addition to the Association of Manufacturers, equipment of Memorial Hospital ! for McHenry County, made possi-! Conway has been con- i fined; to Memorial hospital since | Tuesday noon, when he suffered : a heart attack at his home on > Secretary of Agriculture Ben- John street. . son was reported this past week Mrs. Fleanor Young return"^ a half t_™es^ that of consumer j ^ave accepted the resignation home Saturday from Memorial of Earl M. Hughes of Wood- hospital and is recuperating-' | stock, administrator for the nicely from surgery. Commodity Stabilization service, George Miller, who recently Tlie statistics showed that for with "great reluctance." He had underwent surgery at Memorisft , ing since the Korean War outbreak. having received a percentage gain in hourly pay that amounted to more than two and hie through the contribution of ! evpr-v d01131' increase in the held the office since January hospital, returned home this past s ; cost of living, wages went up j Df 1955. week. $2.67. During the first eighteen j months following the Korean ; ANNOUNCE OPENING OF KIRBY SALES and SERVICE . (Sanitation since 1906) 801 W. Elm Street McHenry, 111. VACUUM CLEANERS -- FLOOR POLISHERS PHONE McHENRY 678-M-l the woman's auxiliary, has just been delivered. The new anesthesia machine, , war, wages increased sharply quickly put to use by Dr. Dushnn j though the worker obtained Zeremsky. anesthetist at the hos-1 mtle bcnefit during that period pital, is a significant contribution i because the rapid rise in wages to welfare of the community, said , was accompanied by an almost Bert Hanson, administrator. J equa, rjsc jn thp prjce ]cvc] "This modern machine has sepn- Sjnce (hp mjddIe of 1952 the rate gauges for each gas, and 't j^am figures, which were precan accommodate six different parecj from government statisanesthetic gases, depending on the tics showed that prices have kind the doctor wants for his pa- remained remarkably steady tient "The stainless steel cabinet : ratftS has continue(V upward. model is the latest in design ami while the trend of hourly features many safety devices. j rates has continued upwa;d Dur_ Mrs. Helen Wright was on hand ing this period, the spread beto present the check to cover the tween the hourly pay received cost of the machine. The donation by manufacturing workers and ^as made to the hospital by the the cost of goods and services auxiliary in honor of Mrs. Harriet they buy has widened verv rap- Proudfit, who retired last month idly. after eighteen years of service as -- anesthetist. | Dr. Zeremsky. who was named . anesthetist about six weeks ago. i comes from Milwaukee where he! worked in this position at several ! hospitals. "With this new equipment, Memorial hospital keeps pace with improvements which are constantly being made to give better medical care to the patient," concluded Hanson. SHOP IN McHENRY Read tlin Want Ann. Classified Ads t)r!ng results. Place yours with the Plaindealer day YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME AT YOUR OLDSMOBILE DEALER'S! R. J. Overton Motor Sales, Phone 6 DR. HENRY FRSi 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 ~3ir 1st Annual Corn Fest! C0MI SOON! V. F. W. Visit The Merchant's Display Tent! LOCAL CLEANERS OL TIME SHOP AT HOME ^oeIner heat W,TH THE JhHjtMted HELW°Si°0 W3 GLASS PCQliu mgR The filters in your forced warm air furnaces should be changed when they become dirt-clogged. To get ALL the heat you pay for, replace them with inexpensive, new Filt-R-Ites. They trap dust and dirt... give you a cleaner home! for prompt service c all NOW I All Sizes Any Quantity Free Delivery A & A Filter Saks SWEATER JAMBOREE THURSDAY, IFKIDAY & SATURDAY, AUGUST 23. 24 & 25 ONLY! WITH EACH DOLLAR OR MORE OF DRY CLEANING AT REGULAR PRICES WE WILL CLEAN YOUR SWEATERS FOR ONLY I ' 912 Maple Ave. McHenry, III. Phone McHenry 946 or Richmond 3351 after 6 p.m." each ANY SIZE - ANY COLOR - NOW IS THE TIME TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH MYCEL PROCESS CONTROLLED DRY CLEANING THAT GETS GARMENTS UP TO 6 TiMES AS CLEAN! Come In Now and See for Yourself, or Phone LOCAL CLEANERS McHenry 20 (Now Open Friday Evenings 'Til 9> 206 S. Green St. CARNIVAL V.F.W. GROUNDS -- ROUTE 120. EAST OF THE RIVER AUGUST If KE 22-23-24-25- NITS" WiiNiSDAY, A UGUST 22nd 26 Citizenship Awards to be given at 8:30 P.M. Sunday Evening *50.00 WAR BOND [ D C E 1 NIGHTLY! T If C E e FREE! Registration 7 to 10:30 p.m. each night -- Winners must be present. PLAY THE GAME! EACH YEAR THE PRIZES GET BIGGii & BETTER! PLAY THE GAME! THIS YEAR WILL SURPASS ALL FORMER YEARS A ©INIIOUS PAYMENT TO THE STRONGiST MAN IN THE COUNTY IDES - AMI NTS GAM - PRiZiS ENTERTAINMENT V.F.W. Post 4600 of This Community. Is Proud of Its Community Service • HOSPITALIZED VETERAN'S WORK • BLOOD BANK (RED CROSS) • POLIO CLINIC • JR. & SR. PROM BREAKFASTS • REHABILITATION WORK • LITTLE LEAGUE & PONY LEAGUE • BOY & GIRL SCOUT SPONSORSHIP • SOFTBALL LEAGUE, Etc.