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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 11 Dec 1958, p. 20

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Page Twenty THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Thursday, December 11, 1958 Pisiakee Highlands DISCUSS MANY PROJECTS AT ASS'N. MEET Car la Bales--2895-J Hazel Morlev--640-J-l ; vCith Route 12 the boundary on the north, Spiing Grove.Road jwest, the bay east, and oneifourth mile, south on the black- | top. j The free toll arrangements I includes calls to and from Mc- ! Henry and to and from Fox Lake. The new proposed rates would be $4.50 for a one party line and $3.85 for a two party ' line. All four and eight party lines will be eliminated. To reach McHenry you' will | i dial the Justice number; to reach the world you dial operator: for information dial 411: repair service dial 0; the telephone office: two digit code, to reach fire and police dial two digit code and then ask for number. Our listings will be in ! the McHenry directory, with 1 our house number and street .address. May 1 is the tenta- ' live date for this system to be , in effect. . ; A draft was made up to be sent to the Illinois Commerce commission to dismiss the petition that was filled against the phone company, so they can go ahead and give us this seivice. Our thanks again to Mr. Zahn for his time. and ; trouble. ! . About the petition against the zoning of the store to sell package goods. At the hearing their were fifteen people against and six in favor of selli ing liquor. Mr. Merley repre- • sented the association. The de- ! decision will be known Dec. : 9. Decorate your house and win ! 1 a prize. First prize, $25 war ' bond; second prize will be $15 ; and third prize $10. The judges j will be from Fox Lake and Mc- ' • Henry and will be around on ! Sunday Dec. 21 to judge the ; houses. i Mrs. Ullo reported on the ar- . rangements for the children's ; Christmas party. The party will be held on Dec. 23 from i j2:30 to 5:30. There will be Santa Claus and cookies and , milk with a gift for everyone ; and lots of different games. At our next association meet- ! I ing there will be an ice skate j ( exchange. So if you are inter- I i <?sted in trading skates, be , there. j Mr. Thelen will clear the ice off this winter. The ice carnival is still in the planning stages. Soon after the first of the year, the army engineers £>f McHenry will take one of our roads as a project at no cost to us, except the sand and gravel. An attorney in McHenry was contacted to find out about our land contracts. He reports the contract very binding and could be used to force people (home and lot owners) to join the association. What action to be taken will be decided at our meeting. The meeting was adjourned | and the members enjoyed coffee and cake and watched a movie about installation shown by Mr. DuPont, salesman, and Mr. Tohne, regional manager. Archie Fletcher reports that of the people he has contacted, 80 percent are joining the association. Our thanks to Gene Heir for making the backs for our chairs, putting in the heaters. and also the light in front of the center. He asked for volunteers to help with both the front and back doors and got them. P S. They also need doors! Steve Vrbik reported on the road committee. The roads have been graded and in some cases gravelled. He outlined his program as follows: grading several times a year or as necessary -- the use of sodium cloride to hold down the dust -arrange for drainage on cross roads -- contracted for snow plowing. Joe Ullo reported that the chief of police has called m all the deputies' stars and none will be issued ti'l after Dec. 10. The police are patrolling our subdivision twice nightly since boats have been damaged. beach equipment lost, prowlers reported and even a stone thrown through a window. The next planned activity is the New Year's party. The cost will be modest and will include a smorgasbord, a four piece band and many extras. Jack Reilly must know how many people to plan for, so phone him if you are going. The deadline is Dec. 20. Mr. Thoren thanked the people for their co-operation in the recently held survey for the church. A meeting was..held at the center OR Sunday, for the purpose of evaluating the canvass and to determine if there is sufficient interest to plan a candle light service for Christmas Eve. The Women's club now has eighty - nine members. Their next meeting will be a Christmas party with every one bringing a fifty cent grab bag. Don't forget Dec. 19. The 'teen club sold chocolate bars Saturday morning door to door. They are all busy working on parts for the play. The Sea Scouts are holding their regular meetings. Skipper Pfingsten is looking for a first mate. Anyone interested, give him a call. The ship has now grown to twenty boys. The Girl Scouts are working on Christmas presents. They are tentatively planning a Father- Daughter banquet. The Cub Souts will have a ceremonial induction the last Monday of the month. They also need one more den mother. All parents are invited to the ceremony. More cookies, cakes and services are needed for the 'Teens Holiday Hop to bt- held Dec. 27. Contact Mrs. Bentz. Mr. Zahn of the Illinois Bell Happy Birthday Telephone company explained to Christy Peterson who eelhow our new phone system j ebrated her fifth birthday on would work. Our new exchange j Tuesday. She entertained Becky area will include Pistakee Hills IZetterburg, Rolf and Bobby 'Heilgeist. Barbara Kolb; Alice Wilcox, Kip and Jeff Novotny. | Joan Mclnerney and Kevin and j Reed Bales. Women's Club j Don't forget the Christmas party to be held Dec. 17. Bring a 50 cent grab bag prize. Brownies News The girls had a baby shower for Mrs. Conway, one of their leaders. They are also hard at work on a skit for the children's party for Dor. 23. Here and Tlierf The Vern Thelens have been a busy family lately. Dining the holidays Jack and Mary Beth toured Tennessee and Kentucky with their Grandma and Grandpa Stoffel. The thrill of the trip being at Look-Out Mountain. On Thursday Vern flew to Indianapolis to view an equipment show, and flew back the same day. Bunny wants to know when it is her turn? Milt Croasdale and his dad had a very successful hunting season. Even brought one home alive! Art and Myrtle Bentz left for California Saturday. They will be back in time for Christmas. Their daughter, Jeanette, just arrived from Norfolk. Lorraine.Erdmann had a koffee klutch Friday. She thought she would surprise the girls when she told them it was her birthday, but they surprised her when they already knew and brought her some fabulous gifts. Tonsil trouble is around again, this time it's visiting little Johnny and Kevin Lammert. We hope that by the time you read this they will be well on the road to recovery. Andy Brill is still in the hospital suffering from an injured arm. We really hope he will be well enough to come home soon. Frank Krumfriede was laid up for a few days last "week with an attack of flu. Glad to say he is much better. MaTy Beth Thelen was home sick from school too last week. At last reports she is her old self again. Sybil Peterson is home after spending four days in the Great Lakes hospital. Slffc was there and had her tonsils out. Unfortunately things didn't go too well and she has to spend the next two weeks in bed. We all'hope she will be^better before the holiday. I Harold Peterson leaves the fifteenth for New York where he will take up residence. Muriel and the children have 'future plans of moving there ' also Muriel isn't sure about j anything right now, maybe af- I ter the house is sold there will bo definite plans. Steve and Gen Vrbik had the pleasure of weekend guests. Bill" and Ginny Gunnison of Lake Bluff spent a pleasant weekend enjoying the Vrbiks' .hospitality. ! Last Saturday' Marilyn and Bob VanZevern and Mark and I Kirk and Grandma Madock took a trip to downtown Chicago to shop and see Santa. We hear they all had a nice vtime and came home tired. Happy birthday to Dick Morley who had a nice birthday yesterday the tenth of December: For a present he took his three sons to Waukegan to See Santa. Welcome I A hearty welcome to the ! Fencel family who moved in ' their new home on 405 W. Ann I street. Good luck and much | happiness in your new home , and surroundings. ! Anniversaries ! Happy anniversary to Jo and ] Herb Shivley on the thirteerfth year of wedded bliss. They will celebrate on Dec. 13. Congratulations to Jack and Dot Erbin who also celebrate thirteen years on Dec. 13. Twelve years of married life were already passed by Dick and Lee Conway. They celebrated theirs on the second of December. It's a little late 1<ids but happy anniversary anyway. Accident Mrs. Ferris was in a bad accident on the way to Chicago on Nov. 27. Her car skidded when she hit a patch of ice and she collided with a milk truck. Mrs. Ferris suffered a broken rib and cut and bruised legs. She spent six "days in th£ hospital in Park Ridge. Little Kathy had her legs broken close to the hips and she had them both in traction. Kathy is expected to be in the hospital another five/or six weeks. Little Douglas is suffering from a concussion and a broken collar bone. Mrs. Ferris' two other sons were shaken up but nothing too serious. We all hope that the Ferris family will soon be up and around and those kiddies will be out of the hospital before you know it. Our Sympathy Our deepest sympathy «j[o George Neesen and his family. George's father died on Thanksgiving Eve arcer suffering a heart attack. His dad was a arch deacon in the Orthodox church and was a hard working man. His parishioners will miss him very much. Our sympathy to Mrs. Ed, Kent and her sons who ' were saddened by the death of their beloved husband and father, Ed Kent died on the twenty-sevi enth of November at the St. Therese's hospital in Waukegan. Wanda Dobeckl was sadden- I ed by the death of her brother, George Kelly of California. Mr. Kelly died after a lingering illness leaving a wife and three I children. Wanda attended the ' funeral and burial on the twen- ' ty-eighth of November in Mayj wood. Our sympathy to you all. I going to be pestered by dog come a target for some j running. Actually the dogs are <er shots. , not the ones to blame, the ~ , blame belongs to the inconsid- | erate owners who let their dogs run and ruin shrubs and evergreens and tip over garbage cans. A f£w parties have al- 1 ready taken pot shots at some. i so if you own a dog that is al- • lowed to run loose he may bescat- Card Club ! Lois Mason will entertain her card club tomorrow night in her., home. 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