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Page Fourteen THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Thursday, April 14, I960 OBITUARIES Florence Bretschneider Florence Bretschneider, 48, & resident of Crystal Lake ing to this community fivp vears ago. Surviving are the husband, Emil three children, Calvin, 8, Robert, 7, and Darlene, 3; her father, Julian Weinberger; and a brother, Samuel, of Porttoad. south of McHenry, died , Jan Gre Her mother preced. f^,y ,S""day April , ed her in death 10, in McHenry hospital, where j An i iry conducted by day. However, she had been in vca]ed dpath due poor health for two years. j Mrs. Bretschneider was born ; April 18. 1911, in Chicago. She ! lived in Roselle until moving te McHenry *?ight years ago. Besides her husband, Harry, many of Holiday Hills public!LOCAL RESIDENT nnd officers solve these problems. Ready to serve the are Supervisor LeRoy Smith. I PLACED THIBD IN Road Commissioner chartes > /•* x r» n * Miller. Town Clerk H. Walter i MIDGET CAR RAGE Anderson. Assistant Supervis- j lUta Oleyar - EV. 5-4768 ors Albert Adams and Walter j Dean and the board of audi- | Herb Hill of Holiday drive tors, Sibre Whiting, Arnold j placed third in one. race and she was confined for only a coroner Theron J. Ehorn re- Rauen, Charles Adams. Gerald j fourth in another at the midget to natural i Elbersen causes. { shall. The body rested at the Peter j r~ M. Justen & Son funeral home • FAIR until 9 o'clock Monday morning, when a funeral Mass was sung in St. Mary's' Catholic and Richard Marchurch cemetery. LARGE SAVINGS FOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM NOTED a former employee of the Over- church. Burial was in the ton garage. r?he leaves a son, James, of McHenry; her mother, Anna Kulasik, of Elk Qrove; five brothers, Ernest, Arthur and Emil of Chicago; Robert of DesPlaines and Herbert of McHenry. The body rested, at the Peter M. Justen funeral home until 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, when Rev. George W. Martin officiated at last rites, followed by burial in Woodland cemetery. JOHX G. JERAK Last rites for John G. Jerak, 69. were held in St. Patrick's Catholic church at 10 o'clock Saturday, followed by burial in St. John the Baptist cemetery, Johnsburg. Mr. Jerak died unexpectedly on April 6 at his heme. He was born May 4, 1891, in Chicago and had resided in McHenry for eight years. He wns n mtired employee of the A i in;: .il plant in McHenry. Ho leaves his widow, Matilda: two daughters. Marcella Rogers and Berniee Mele of Chicago; two sons. Fred and Vernon of Chicago; fifteen At the annual town meeting last week, the supervisor's report oh general assistance showed an actual expenditure for assistance purposes only of $21,247.38. This is $10,151.30 less than the amount spent in the previous fiscal year. A complete report to appear in this paper soon will reveal an expendi ture of $25,965.23, which includes $3,000 paid on a loan of $10,000 of the previous year and also expenditures for which the township was subsequently reimbursed. When a person receives aid because of an accident, the supervisor requests repayment of the aid if a lawsuit for damages is entered and awarded. Electors at the town meeting voted on an appropriation oi" $1,250 for the stray dog program, which goes into effect immediately. The township will purchase a four-to-six dog trailer and has employed George Gutzman of Wonder PREMIUMS Gov. William G. Stratton has announced that the cash offerings l'or the i960 Illinois State Fair in Springfield total $800,- 191.85. Slate Fair dates this year are Aug. 12 through 21. This is the 108th year of the Illinois Slate Fair which started in 1853 with total premiums of $944. Premiums offered at the present State Fair and the, more than 100 county /fairs held throughout the State are derived from a tax on parimutuel wagering at turf and harness racing tracks in Illinois. Alfalfa is classed as the:most important hay crop in U. S. car races at the Chicago Amphitheatre Saturday, March 2. Herb has raced stock cars in Soldiers Field and Milwaukee tracks, and held the sprint car speed record in California for six years. Residents are familiar with the sig!it of Herb tinkering with his own midget car in iront ot his waterfront home. His ambition, is to qualify sonieday for the Indianapolis race, and has been driving champion cars since 1948 with that goal in mind. Herb and his wife, Arlene, have one son. Herbie, aged nine. their homes by the rising waters of the Fox River when that usually well behaved stream jumped more than thirty inches over its normal height. Hardest hit were river front homes and those on the channels. while those fortunate enough to be high and dry had water-filled roads to contend with. As I write this, the water has just begun to recede, leaving in its wake a mess of cans and other debris. Our heartfelt sympathy . is extended to those who were inundated. Most of u;, moved to Holiday Hills to be noar the water, but this is more than we bargained for. and Betsy Haufe. It looked for awhile as though Pam's friends would have to be brought in by boat but the lake decided to back up just in time. Old Man River At least twelve Holiday Hills families- were driven out of CROSSWORD By A» C, Gordon grandchildren; three sisters, " a^L2 rr"0' ^a.rllJS ' Lake as pound master. Any and Agnes Mozis and a brothstray dog, or any dog not in er, Thomas, all of Chicago. The body rested at the George R. Justen & Son funeral home. EKWIX BOEKER I Erwin Boeker died at the i home of a daughter, Mrs. Josephine Hanson, of Wonder Lake on Sunday, April 10, where he had resided for five years. He was a retired steam fitter for the city of Chicago for thirtyfive years, retiring in 1943. The deceased was born March 10, 1878, in Chicago. Survivors include five daughters# Mrs. Hansen, Irene Wilma, Keenley, California,<>Louise Gallagher of Arizona, Marie Stevens of Florida, Helen De- Normandy of Chicago; two sons, Charles of Chicago and John V. of Crystal Lake; thirteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services were held at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the George R. Justen & Son funeral home, with Rev. George W. Martin officiating. Burial was in Oakridge cemetery, Hillside. ROSE KENDALL Mrs. Rose Kendall, 60, of 21429 Vellena Ave., Woodland Hills, Calif., died last Thursday morning, April 7. She formerly made her home in Huemann's subdivision until moving to California four years ago. Her husband. Floyd, died in 1957. A daughter. Marge Kendall, survives. Services and burial were Monday afternoon in California. CATHERINE BLAKE A highly respected, lifelong resident of the area, Mrs. Catherine Blake, 79, of 305 Richmond Road, died in Memorial hospital. Woodstock. Thursday evening. April 7. She had been confined there since the previous Sunday, following a broken hip suffered in a fall in her home. The former Catherine Klein was born Jan. 7, 1881. in Johnsburg, the daughter of John and Barbara Freund Klein. She was married to John Blake on Nov. 11, 1903, in Johnsburg. Mrs. Blake was the last of thirteen children. The deceased was a member ol 4he Christian Mothers sodaliiv of St. Mary's church. Survivors are her husband. John; two daughters, Mrs. Eva Nye of McHenry and Mrs. Ilegina Reinert of Elgin; three sons, George P., Albert S. and Arnold, all of McHenry; seventeen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A daughter. Rosella, preceded her in death. The t>ody rested at the Peter M. Justen & Son chapel until 11 o'clock Monday, when a solemn High Mass was sung at St. Mary's Catholic church, with interment in the church cemetery. an enclosure or on a leash, shall be picked up. The dog will be kept for ten days and if not claimed in that time will be destroyed in the prescribed, humane manner. Upon claiming a dog, the owner will pay for license, shots, keep and fine, when applicable. The pound master's phone number is Wonder Lake 296£. The electors also urged, and received, a promise that the town board of health will adopt an ordinance for control of garbage accumulation, burning and burying, to end pollution of waters and private and public grounds, and for the upkeep of yards in keeping with the general well kept appearance of the immediate neighborhood. The electors voted a payment of $100 to the Eastern McHenry County Plan association. Charles "Chuck" Miller explained that plans are going forward for acquiring railroad signals at the Ririgwood crossing. Roland Herrmann was appointed township attorney for the 1959-60 fiscal year. The town board entered upon the town minutes a commendation to LeRoy M. Smith, supervisor, for the $10,000 sav- j ing in the general assistance fund and for his cooperation and work with the people of ' the township in formulating a i possible solution to the dog, garbage and unsightly yard problem. Mr. Smith thanked the auditors for this kind compliment and explained that ' it was because of their under- ! standing and cooperation, yet watchful eye, that such advances were possible. The supervisor, road commissioner, assessor, clerk and town board were grateful that YV V9 ACROSS 1 - parent 3 - Big terror 7 - Have being 9 • To train M • Medium of entertainment 13 - Calcium(chem, 14 - The start of the esophagus 16 - Pronoun 17 - Sharer 19 - Cesium(chem^ 20 - Poetical It is" 21 - Medical man 23 - Courage 26 - A^d^$cl?. 29 - Encourage 30 - Vehicle 33 - Wear away 35 - Erbium(chem^ 36 - Vegetable 38 - Boy'stalctaMUM 39 - Missions 40 - Italian liver 42 - A brew 43 - Greek letter 44 - Hereditary tread 46 - Deny 49 - Bone 50 - Slide 51 * Spanish "sure" DOWN 1 • Letter afterthought 2 - To blame 3 • Polonium (ctMM) 4 • Watchful 5 - Image*- 6 • Roman raiment 7 - Recompense 8 - Parent 10 • Exclamation 12 - Printer's manure 15 - Agitate 17 - To share 18 - Adores 19 - Hunting SpOZt 22 • Rambled 24 - Kg help 25 - ... Little 26 • Boy's TiirkraWm 27 - Japanese statespun 31 - Bursts forth 32 - Do business 34 - Resigns 36 - Trick 37 - Concerning 41 • Either 43 • Parent 44 • Urns 45 - Has being 47 - College degre* 48 - One or the other (abb.) so'many people attended thir4-P<'t the "nrokings" at Nye Drugs, the Easter Bunny meeting and invite all to be O^adquarters. present at future meetings. The people (electors) were rnost helpful in deciding the important decisions reached at l he gatherjng. The board realizes that government is truly a participating one of the wople, and officers elected ard desirous of carrying out their wishes. They also know that many problems come jp from time to time, and only together, in the spirit of cooperation, can the people NAGDEUNE GIBSON A short illness ended in the death of Mrs. Magdeline Gibson, 28, of Hickory Falls, Wonder Lake, who died unexpectedly in her home Friday. April 8. She was the mother of three young children. The deceased was born April 22, 1931, in Mandan, N. D., and resided in Chicago before mov- UllDING LOANS NOW AVAILABLE! If You Intend To Build Or Buy in 1960 See Us Now! We Will Build On Your Lot or Buy in our NEW HILLVIEW DEVELOPMENT with City Sewer, C'ity Water, Natural Gas, Underground Electricity and A Modern Shopping Center ARNOLD N. MAY BUILDER'S. Inc. Richmond, HI. Phone Richmond 4381 Cubs Receive Awards Five boys received their wolf badges at the April 7 meeting of Cub Scout Pack 362, at the Legion hall in McHenry. They are Herbie Hill, Billy Filip, Teddy Oszkandy, Mike Janik and Wayne Larie. At the March Pack meeting Ray Mettelka was awarded his bear badge, a silver arrow, one yeiir service star, and the on^, year" attendance pin. The boys,- •members, of Cub Den 1 of Holiday Hills, presented an original skit revolving around a "Bird-watcher" theme. Den mothers, Arlene Hill and Earlene Mettelka, report that the boys all worked very hard for these awards and deserve our congratulations. Comment Box Erected Bill Exline has erected a mailbox at the entrance to the subdivision to be used as a suggestion box for residents of the subdivision. Comments, criticisms. constructive ideas will be welcomed by the association board ,of directors as a help in conducting the affairs of the association. Members and non-members alike are invited to make use of the box. Birthday Fun Pam Potratz celebrated her eighth birthday with a party Saturday, April 9. Guests included Marjorie Oleyar, Linda and Bonnie Exline, Matthew Justes, Mike and Liz Krueger, Patsy Schmidt, Barbara Best Here and There Our Girl Scout troops made an excellent showing at the Girl Scout fair April 3 in Mc- ,Henry. Both tables were very attractive and the leaders are to be commended for the fine work the girls have done. Inez Young enjoyed a weeklong visit from her sister and niece who live in South Bend, •Ind. New Residents Arthur and Rita Hagestedt moved into the home at 204 Pine street March 9 of this year. They came from Chicago where both wer£ born and greft' up. Six children make up the rest of the family. Laura Lee is 7, Debora is 6, Jeannene is 5, Gus is 4, Darlenei is" 3, and Sandra is 2. The older children go to Edgebrook school. Arthur is a carpenter and in his off-duty hours likes to go dancing or roller skating with his wife. The whole family enjqystf plpying with the dog, Lucky, who is a combination of airedale and German shepherd. Personal News Requested If you wish to make this column more interesting to yourself and your friends, it is essential ihat personal news be telephoned to your reporter. Any occasion of interest to your family would also interest. the readers of this column. Please let me know about baptisms, births, graduations, confirmations, first communions, anniversaries and events of this nature. OBSERVE 50th YEAR JUBILEE OF SCOUTING ] Boy Scouts of America j showed that the plans for the J fiftieth year jubilee annual j meeting and recognition ban- ! quet are almost completed. I The dinner will be heldCat | the Moose hall in Woodstock 1 the last Monday in April. ! Blackhawk Area Council Scout I Executive H. J. Homann has I been secured as the principle I speaker, and in addition to the credits usually extended to individual Scout ers. chartered institutions will be recognized for their services to Scouting. H. E. Shalin. district vicechairman of Crystal Lake, is in charge of the preparations | and District Chairman Laurie J Larson of Belvidere will act as toastmaster; District Commis- I sioner Ben G. Phelps of Wood- | stock is the ticket chairman. District Executive Malcolm Ingison reported that Ed Reisig, newly appointed director of exploring for the Council, is obtaining fine results. His services may be secured, through Mr. Ingison. He also reported that the Kiwanis club of Wonder Lake is now sponsoring the two scouting units there, and that reservations for Camp Lowden are far ahead of this time last year due to the efforts of Mr. IT. C. CaiTocia of Marengo. Warren E. Swenson of Crystal Lake, leadership training ctyaiiman. reported on the classes now in progress at Harvard. where Knud Nielsen, Fox River Grove, Russell Reiner. Crystal Lake, and George »eibel. Woodstock, are assisting him. He also said that a similar course has been completed at Belvidere under Tony Malmassari. N? E. Carlson, and Paul R. Murrav. NURSERY STOCK Stil'man J. Stnnard, state director of agriculture, said^acal nurserymen usually supfflv nursery stock which is more adaptable to the locality and therefore hardier. The director advised b;;yers of trees, shrubs and other nursery .stock to patronize local nurserymen rather than those long distances a w a y. •' 'Nurserymen throughout Illinois produce a large variety of nursery plants suitable for Illinois conditiotfy" Stanard said. "Ornamental plants are subject to attacks of insect pests and plant diseases and under Illinois law plants may not be sold unless they, are inspected and certified by the Department of Agriculture.' Voltaire is said to have consumed 70 cups of coffee daihfc. FINED FOR DISTURBANCE On a charge of a local judge, Dalles Walter of McHenry was confined to county jail last Wednesday night after being accused of disorderly conduct in a McHenry tavern. He was fined $45 and released the following day. WE RENT PARTY and BANQUET NEEDS • Dinnerware • Snack Set* 0 Silverware • Lap Trays # Glassware # Punch Bowls and Cups • Banquet Tables and Chairs $ CALL EV 5-2916 United Rerit-CUiA JOE WILKIN SON, MANAGER Next to the. 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