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Terry Lee Fluger included with a very pretty gift card ai letter asking for a boat, a dump truck, a steam shovel ind somfe carpenter tools. Dlscquroging, isn't it, to Mlize that hundreds of lit- 'ffl Terrys are'probably busy making; up long: lists while mom and pop are hardly more than half way through their Christmas club payments. We would love to have someo n e t e l l u s w h y we e n j o y foods, sports and most everything* else in season, but are e^ppuraged to buy our clothes at least two or three months before we have any desire to wear them. . Last February, when days stretched into weeks and nary' a-piece of pavement or a spear of 4ry grass greeted our eyes, fashion sections of all leading newspapers were featuring spring hats which, might be worn early and on into warmed weather. Just the thought of beautiful floral headpieces might lift the spirits of some women, but I0t our own. The thought of <$irty, melted snow 'dripping offc the roof onto our chapeau would stifle any temptation to be the' firpt lady with ii spring to'pper. Now that August is' here, the fashion experts- are extollthe beauty of new fall apd winter styles. If they would only base their sales talk on the wisdotti of buying early for later wear we might go alpng with their thinking, but we resent being made to be/ lieve that out summer attire is out of style on a 90 degree day this month. r Personally, we feel that tiie whole psychology of the rnles routine has a bad effect on women in general. It may leave the exceptional, satisfied woman untouched, bnt it leaves the rest/of tfs unhappy with a dress we've worn only twice during a cool summer, and the prospect of being hurried into long sleeves and high necklines before Labor Day. -V^omen sire gullible when it comes to new clothes and some enterprising salesman foundthis out long ago. We think it's ^definitely a problem someb o d y s h o u l d d o s o m e t h i n g about. -It's always nice to hear frbm folks who once made MeHenry their home town. One who never forgets is E. j^Meyer of Chicago, who said "JPanks a million" in returnift^ his Plaindealer subscription renewal card. Our thanks t& "Biff." Although many folks regard the school year asinine months long, tfeose in ttfe administration of educational affairs describe it more accurately as a twelve-month period of work. Throughout the past summer, Supt. Carl Buckner, Assistant S u p t . M. L . S c h o e n h o l t z a n d Principal Marvin Martin of the hi"rh school have kept busy with details in preparation for another term opening early in September. At Edgebrook, similar duties have kept Principal Eleanor Foley busy, and at Junior high, a new administrator, Reno Bertellotti, has assumed responsibilities of his position. Considerable work has continued throughout the summer months in all buildings so that everything will be in readiness for opening day Sept. 2. Athletic Field The new high school athletic Nfield, located across from*Edgebrook school, is nearlng completion, with several truck loads of sod having been put I i n p l a c e i n r e c e n t w e e k s . I Bleachers will be taken to the j field and floodlights and fences will be installed before open- | ing day. The old field will be j used for practice sessions, j In addition to a football I field, the new location for athi letics includes a baseball diamond and track course. It takes Dollar Days to avvaken folks at an early hour --or at least it takes these special sale days to get a gbod many folks out on the street and shopping. J)rdinarily, the 8 o'clock rning hour finds a more or less sleepy city, with most of the hustling being • done by merchants who have an early dishing hour and want to get organized before that time. Last Friday and Saturday proved different--for in some cases customers were eagerly looking at the "window" bargains even before time of store owning. It was good to see so many folks take advantage of Dollar Days, for local business men made great efforts tp' provide the year's best bargains for the buvine publir. We were sorry that the Dollar Day supplement summary and adance publicity failed to carry the name of Fred Mathesius Qf MeHenry County Well and Pump as one of the partici- P#ng businesses, bringing the total to twenty-two. Even so, Mr. Mathesius joined other (Continued on page 8) RENO BERTELLOTTI IS NAMED JUNIOR HIGH PRINCIPAL New to the administrative staff of the Junior high school this . year is Reno Bertellotti, who has taken over the duties of principal, replacing M. L. Ml! Schoenholtz, who is now assistant superintendent of schools. Mr. Bertellotti's home is in Berkeley, 111. He has his bachelor's degree from Western Illinois State Teachers' college in Macomb and is working . . . . . , ^ toward his M. A. degree from The industrial arts depart- Northern Illinois university, m e n t i n t h e n e w a d d i t i o n h a s . . . been completed during the past • new principal comes few weeks and all rooms will i *° . MeHenry from Western be ready for occujianfcy.-/While Springs, where he acted as the department was in operation- last.. winter and> spring, the metal and drafting room# and the electrical shop had not been finished to the point that they could be used. Lady faculty members will welcome a new lounge room, located on the second floor, for which new furniture arrived last week. The old faculty room has been made into two classrooms. The old Junior high building on Waukegan street has also undergone considerable changes in making it ready for occupancy after two years during which it was unused. The interior has been paintpd throughout and new lighting and asphalt tile floors have been installed. Six of the eight rooms in the school will be in use, prov i d i n g c l a s s r o o m s f o r f i v e fifth grades and one kindergarten group. Only routine clean-up was necessary during the summer at Edgebrook and the new Junior high building^ About 100 teachers will be assuming responsibility for the education of McHenry's young folks with the opening of the fall term. All new faculty members have been secured except two needed to fill the vacancies caused by the recent resignations of Miss* Celia Page and Miss Eva Unti, who will remain in Colorado. At the high school there will be forty-two teachers; at Junior high, twenty-three; Edgebrook, twenty-five; kindergarten, five; and Lily Lake, two. HOLD RITES FOR FORMER BUSINESS MAN, POSTMASTER principal as well as teaching sixth grade. . \ Mr. Bertellotti; fils wife and two sons, 1 and 3 years old, are residing at 1X2 Broad street. ACTION TAKEN ON IMPROVEMENTS: WITHINTOWNSHIP At a meeting of the county board of supervisors held on' Tuesday of this week, members passed an ordinance extending the "no parking" area east of Snug Harbor, on both sides of the road, to a point approximately seventy-five feet beyond the curve easterly. This action was taken as a result of a request of the residents in the Mineral Springs area and. the County Clean Streams committee. The road and bridge committee. Supervisor Math N. Schmitt. Assistant Supervisor LeRoy Smith. Supervisor Carl Hallstrom. Road Commissioner Chuck Milleryind Joseph Frett and Mike Schaefer of Johnsburg have spent considerable time in an effort to find a solution to the dangerous condition which exists on the curving thoroughfare known as Skidmore road at Pistakee Bay. i In line with a possible solution, action was taken at the board meeting in the form of a resolution adopted and sent to the state of Illinois to take over and build a new road to replace the present one. Combine Damaged By Flames Tuesday Considerable damage was repotted to a combine belonging to the Wing and Fin club when it partially burned Tues-? day morning. The combine was being started ih the field, aboUt-10:30 when it backfired abd caught on fire. Members of the, Johnsbur^ station were- calted; anil extinguished the blaze before the machine rW4s„ Mrs. Jennie Mae Richardson visited in Ohio the last week. THREE MORE HIGHWAY DEATHS HEAR SPRMG GROVE BRIN6 TOLL M COUNTY FOR YEAR TO FIFTEEN The traffic toll in MeHenry county increpsed by five in the last two weeks-- three in the last seven days--all occurring in the area i^Tth of here. Latest casualties were three Chicagoans who were killed in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 12, a mile west of Spring Grove, last Thursday night, Aug. 7. Five other motorists were injured in the same crash. The dead were Marie Lindahl, 51, John Paul, 61, and Pearl Henning, 50, who were passengers in an auto driven by, Roy I.undberg, 32, also of Chicago, who was injured. According to state police, Lundberg and his companions were enroute back to Chicago after spending th£ day at Twin Lakes^He was driving southeast on Rt. 12 and was reported to have turned out to pass another car when his auto and another driven by George Barrington, 29, of Fresno, Calif., collided. Lundberg's car rolled over several times and occupants of it were thrown from the wreckage. .Mrs. Lindahl and Paul were dead when police reached the scene and Mrs. Hennijig died enroute to tjie hospital. Other Passengers • An entire lifetime^covering, Riding with Barrington were almost three quarters of a cen- ] Eugene E. Fester, 22, of Los tury, ended in the death of Jos- | Angeles, Arthur E. White, 21, eph C. Holly, 73. of 400 East i Portland, Ore., and Victor Elm street, who died last week ! Panis, 24, of Papaaloa, Hawaii, at Villa Rest home after sev- I They were returning from JOHN C. PEARSON WINS BS DEGREE IN AERONAUTICS McHENRY NURSE . .. . - ' M TROLEX CORP. TO LOCATE IN CITY Word was received at the Plaindealer office this week that the Trolex Corp. haS leased the 32,000 square foot Admiral building in MeHenry for five years. Trolex will manufacture switches and mechanical and electronic controls in the building. ftOLD OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT AT NEW LUTHERAN CHURCH A record number of 1,100 persons attended the three services at the new Zion Evangelical Lutheran church on Rt. 120, west of MeHenry, J a s t Sunday. Open house, with an invitation to the public to attend, i s b e i n g p l a n n e d f o r t h i s (.Thursday) evening between 7 and 9 p.m., at which time refreshments will be served. The opening of the church is a dream-come-true for Pastor Carl Lobitz, who will be completing nine years of service in MeHenry on Oct. 9. During that time he has seen his congregation grow from about fifty to 175 families, 'with Sunday School enrollment rising from thirty-five to 215. The many friends of Pastor Lohitz and his church members share their pride in a beatiliful church which will 'better serve the needs of the faithful. ST. MARY'S ARNIVAL TO Three-Day Event Features Dinner On Sunday Noon John Clarence Pearson," Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pearson of Ringwood, received his BS degree in aeronautics from Parks College of Aeronautical Technology of St. Louis university recently. A piliffillf eral weeks of poor health. He was born in MeHenry July 25, 1885. His activities were numerous and one in which he became best known was as postmaster during the years from 1911 to 1915, when the office was located on the east side of Green street. Prior to his retirement five years ago, Mr. Holly had operated a service station dt the corner of Elm street and River- (Continued on page 8) New York City, where they attended a Jehovah Witness meeting. Barrington was taken to Memorial hospital in Woodstock, where his injuries were reported serious. Other occupants of his car, less seriously hurt, were taken to MeHenry hospital for treatment. Lundberg was also confined to the local hospital. The bodies of the three Chicagoans were taken to the Ehorn funeral home in Richmond. Baccalaureate ceremony preceded the graduation in the historic log church in Cahokia, 111. Degrees were conferred on the campus quadrangle, with a reception and buffet luncheon taking place in the college lounge following graduation. The young man received a pilot'^ license and participated in the National Intercollegiate Flying association meets, most recently at St. Paul, Minn., where five trophies were won by the team from Parks. He is now awaftjng entry into helicopter school with the U.S. Army. Pearson was a member of Alpha Bet^Gamma, of which he was treasurer; of Alpha (Continued on page 8) Louis Brefeld and Gene Frost have been appointed general chairmen of the annual pari s h c a r n i v a l o n S t . M a r y ' s church grounds next weekend, Aug. 15, 16 and 17. Those in charge promise ample parking in back of the school and convent. A merry-.go-round, ferris wheel and tilt-a-whirl will be among featured rides. There will also be games for the kidd i e s a n d f o r a d u l t s i n t h e family. The carnival will open each evening at 7 o'clock and will c o n t i n u e u n t i l 1 1 p . m . T h e o p e n i n g n i g h t , F r i d a y , w i l l highlight specialties for the children, with all rides reduced. Sunday Dinner One of the most important features of the three-day event will be the roast beef dinner, served starting at noon on Sunday. A delicious repast is promised by Pauline Adams, general chairman, and Tillie Gerasch and Mary Freund, who are in charge of the kitchen. The meal will be prepared and served by women of the parish who are members of the Christian Mothers and Altar society. In charge of games and booths will be members of the Holy Name society and mothers and. fathers of school children. On all three nights of the carnival, refreshment stands will feature hot dogs, candy, ice cream, pop corn. pop. and the many other edibles which carnival patrons expect at such a festival. Proceeds from the carnival will be. used for the school building fund. Churches Offer Many Services On Friday On Friday, the Feast of the Assumption^ special services will be offered at the two Catholic churches in MeHenry. At St. Mary's, Masses will lie at 6, 7, 8 and 10 a.m. and again at 6-30 in the evening. St. Patrick's church will have Masses at 6, 7, 8 and 9 o'clock in the morning and an evening service at 8 p.m. Select Models At Style Revue A * French patio decorative theme will serve as the background for the twentieth annual fashion show sponsored by St. Mary's P.T.A., which . Is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 20, in the school auditorium. It will be preceded by a complete luncheon served at 12:15 o'clock in the school cafeteria. Blanche Gr9en is general chairman of this year's event, with Paula Harrison; acting as 6o-ehairman. There will be (sixteen models showing the very latest styles in casual and lounge wear, as well as dress-up attire. Accessories will also be -shown by the attractive ladies. The models include Miss Ellen Clark, State Dairy Princess Mary Ann Granger, Miss Marge .Tusten, Miss Vila Graves, Mrs. Kathy Visin, Mrs. Gerry Springer, Mrs. Carol Jepson, Mrs. Barbara Bernier, Mrs. Marge Adams, Mrs. Joart Althoff, Mrs. Louise Wahl, Mrs. Marie Niesen, Mrs. Betty Davidson. Mrs. Mangold, Mrs. Joanne Rulien.t Miss Patti Blake and Mrs. Marguerite Boyle. Music for the show will be furnished by Mrs. Carl Weber, pianist. FAIRJOAKg MAN RESCUES YOUTHS FROM FOX RIVER MRS. GEORGE SHELLEY, MOTHEft ] OF FIVE. STRUCK ENROUTE TO LM WORK AT WADSWORTH WEDNESDAY ADMINISTRATOR IS NAMED FOR LOCAL HOSPITAL Ben Underwood Comes Highly ^ Recommended The new administrator at MeHenry hospital is Ben Underwood of Fort Wayne, Ind., who took over the many duties of this position on Aug. 1. Mr. Underwood comes to MeHenry from Ravenswood hos- Merton Rupert of Fair Oaks subdivision is justly concerned with the apparent disregard for safety among many folks who ride in boats in this area. And if anyone has a right to express himself on the subject it is Mr. Rupert, for last Saturday he rescued four youn^ Chicagoans from drowning "near his home. A neighbor called him when the youths were thrown, from their speed boat in mid-river after it was tossed by a heavy wave. Witnesses said that two of the four were standing when the accident occurred. Rupert immediately went to the scene, where the craft was spinning, crazily, with no one at the wheel. He pulled one of the girls out of the water and was attempting to help another into his own boat when he saw their craft heading toward him. Both boats were damaged in the crash, but Rupert managed to assist the four young people to safety. This is the second time in two years that he has rescued people who have fallen into the water. SS&SSSs Last Call For Fishing Rodeo This week is the last call for young men and women between the ages of 6 and 13 to attend the second annual fishing rodeo and Crime Stoppers picnic, sponsored by the MeHenry police in cooperation with local business men. The location is the east end of the Country' club grounds, the date is W«$}jjesday, Aug. 20, anwtlid'-jstsirt'ihg time is 10 a.m. The Outing will continue for sever^Aours. Ingredients fine lunch wUl be furnished by merchants, who will also donated »prizes for the youth wearing the best Huckleberry Finn costume and for the boy or girl who catches the largest and greatest number of fish. Officer Joseph Grobel. who is in charge of the event, asks each boy and girl attending to bring their own stringer and ba't. preferaibly worms. The outing will be held regardless of weather conditions, although there will probably be some extra prayers offered hv the young folks for cooperation in this line. Last year, in spite of continuous rain throughout the day, eighty-five attended. Mr. and Mrs. James Ballotti and family of Sycamore and their guest, Mrs, Beatrice Santi of Aguila, Colo., were Sunday guests in the Lester Bacon home. pital in Chicago, where he acted as personnel relations manager and was highly praised for his efficiency. Previously, he was admissions officer at Beth David hospital, New York City, known as the hospifaf of the United Nations. The new administrator has his BS degree in business administration from Indiana university and holds a certificate in hospital administration frpm the Medical College of Virgin- ;a. He performed his administrative residency at Waynsb o r o C o m m u n i t y h o s p i t a l , Waynsboro, Va., and at the University of Virginia hospital, Charlottesville, Va. He is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, business professional fraternity; Indiana University foundation and Chicago Hospital Personnel Management association. During World War II, he served first as an ensign and later as lieutenant commander in the U.S. NaVy. He also saw service during the Korean con- j flict, acting as assistant operations and planning officer for j the service . force commander in the Far East. Prior to his hospital work, and after the war, Mr. Underwood war? secretary-treasurer and general manager of - Haskell and Associates, Inc., of Fort Wayne, Ind. Family and friends of MrsLf-•' f George Shelley of Wads worth, the former Loretta DeLire, ; •[ were shocked to learn of her tragic death, which occurred.' early Wednesday morning, r< Aug. 13, in Lake county. ' ' V The thirty-nine-year-old moth|- er of five was killed shortly be- *•' j fore 7 o'clock when her car crashed into the engine of a? * Milwaukee road streamliner; , ^ travelling about 90 miles ail' * hour. The accident occurred;# at the W$dsworth crossing, ^ about on^-half mile east ot £ Skokie highway in Lake cottn»® ty- Mrsr Shelley was enroute to • \4 work at a restaurant she * op-rVf erated at Skokie. and' Wads- * ? worth road. Her husband* - ' i i George, operates a service sta-^"* tion at the same address and was there at the time of the crash. • j Her car was reported thrown ; S 150 feet to the north side of the " /j tracks as the auto smashed J into the Diesel engine. Her - ^ mangled body ^was found the:, same distance to the south of |; the tracks. ^ V'v-tl The car was demolished, with ^ ;jj a wheel found 400 yards from . the scene and the motor 300' .1 feet. ' It is believed Mrs. Shelley^, was blinded by the sun inj& j travelling east. There fife -nO^ gates at the crossing. / V 1 Leaves Five Children «T.. Survivors include the husj>'$ 1 band; five children, Suaari^ Sandra, Michael, Patrick and! Jeanette, their ages ranging Jrom 9 yeiu^. to .8 months; aisb ,' ' several brothers and sisters, in*v" ,* eluding Mrs. James Powers of ' Waukegan road, MeHenry, ani Rev. Fr.. Lucius DeLird. ?• The body was removed the Tobin funeral home in Wau*,y * kegan. Funeral arrangement* were incomplete Wednesday,, afternoon. Mrs. Shelley was well known ; in MeHenry, where she was' j employed as a nurs^ in the office of Dr. William Nye several : years ago. She also served in 'f the nurse corps during World , J, War II. - .J. -i * Gradudte Nurse ... :'%l $5,068 REALIZED FROM HALF CENT CITY SALES TAX City sales tax collections during June, which netted Illinois municipalities $4,092,- 317, resulted in $5,068.60 being received by MeHenry. This represents the one-half cent city sales lax on business transactions during May. MeHenry ranked behind only two other cities in the county. Crystal I-ake with $6311.39 and Woodstock with $6,083.05. Others included Algonquin, $1,129.88: Cary, $1,059.99; Fox River Grove, $631; Harvard," $2,583.54; Hebron, $381.06; Huntley, $906.29; Lakemoor, $119.34: Island Lake, $173.20; Marengo, $2,108.10. Crystal Lake Man Meets Tragic Death A Crystal Lake man, Aaron Buchanan, 31, met tragic death last Friday when he was caught in 'a conveyor which carried him thirty feet in the air before the mechanism could be stopped. The accident occurred at a cement mixing plant in Wheeling township. MARGARET FREUND Miss Margaret Freund, daughter of Mrs. A. P. Freund, 225 Elm street, MeHenry, was among the ninety-four graduating seniors of Holy Cross Central School of Nursing, South Bend, Ind., who received diplomas on Aug. 3. Members of her family were in South Bend for the. event. Miss Freund is an alumna of the MeHenry high school with the class of 19o5. VINNIE BACON DIES Miss Vinnie BScon, 83, of Wauconda. died Tuesday, Aug. 12. She is survived by a sister, Emma, and a brother, Edward, both of Round Lake. She' was well known in this community and was a sister-in-law • of Mrs. Nellie Bacon and Mrs^ Zena Bacon of this city. Hie body is resting at the Kissel-( burg Funeral home in Wauconda where services will be " held Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. jvv j*'- /MW DIE IN LOCAL -k:' -CI