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Jftag* Eight THE McHENBY PLAINDEALER it FLORA HARRISON. LIFELONG AREA BESIDENT. DIES Mrs. Flora S. Harrison, for tyost of her lifetime a resident of the Ringwood area, died Saturday nipfit. June 18, at Memorial hospital. Woodstock. a,t the age of 89. She had been Confined to the hospital for only eight hours. Mrs. Harrison was born Dee. .11, 1870, in MeHenry township ind had lived in Ringwood except for the last two years. When she had resided with a son, William, in Round Lake. ~ "Aunt Flora", as she was lihtfwn to her many friends, taught for a number of years ih l4iis area, including the Rurfpn's Bridge school and as a substitute in the MeHenry school system. As recently as ten years ago ^he .tutored piipilS; To the younger generation, she was an authority on many SOfojects. especially on history arid nature study. She was an active member of the Ringwood Methodist church. ^ l^ff! Her husband. Clinton. preceded her in dieath in 1950. Survivors Include five daughters. Mrs. Margaret Smith of Chetek. Wis., Mrs. Florence Malsch of Cameron, Wis.. Mrs. Mary Frisbie of Greenwood. Mrs. Sue Scheuer of Waukegan and Mrs. Ella Thomas of Anthony, Texa's; two sons. William of Round Lake and James of Wabeno. Wis.; nineteen grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren. The body rested at the George Justen & Son funeral home until Tuesday afternoon j at 2 o'clock, when Rev. Dar- i reU Sample of Highland Park j officiated at last rites. Burial ! Wf»s ip Harrison-Carr ceme- | Icy. Ringwood. ! : Pallbearers were four grand- j Sops. David Frisbie. Jack ' Softener. William and Michael i Harrison, and also Jack and j 3im Pearson. j CITY. COUNTY ! BENEFIT FROM TAX COLLECTIONS I i Board Briefs EXPECT 1.000 'VISITORS FOR i ANNUAL ART FAIR Local Girls Vie For Title (Continued from Page 1) At Tuesday evening's meetng of District No. 156 school ,board, that group decided to o-decoiate several rooms in 'he original addition. Bids will be accepted for this work. In regard to the tax protest learings which are now in process. the board voted to regain an attorney to protect its interests. Action was taken Tuesday •light to approve the transfer •;f a handicapped pupil from he local school to Chicago, who it .10 could be entered in prcial classes. -- _ *• A report was made of the •estenation of Mrs. Nancy Anlerson. who had .taught fresh-1 •nan ni :i t horn i ties the past year. Teac'vng contracts were approved for Karen Clausius. who will teach English, and. Dean Hargis, boys' physical education. The school calehdar for 1960- 11 was adopted. \ Council In Capsule Continued from Page 1 ice report that they have checked the area repeatedly in the day time, but find that owners are waiting until darkness falls to turn their pets oose to lun uvcr other people's property. • • S6.0J6 23 • • $5,788.43 $2,759.88 " City and county sales tax collections in April, reported by Gov. William G. Stratton by the. Department of Revenue last week, showed an increase in March over the previous month. •MeHenry county's share, under the county retailers' occupation tax act. totalled $5,833.- 34, The city of MeHenry received $5,603.73 for the one Jmonth, running slightly behind Crystal Lake and Woodstock. Other collections in the area were as follows: "\ Woodstock Crystal Lake ' Harvard Cary $1,375.46 Algonquin $1,053.37 Huntley $ 795 48 Richmond $ 560.01 Fox River Grove . • $ 552.12 Hebron $ 349.46 Lakemoor $ 183.48 Island Lake $ 288.79 Sunnyside $ 31.79 Last Of Three Burglars Is Taken Into Custody The third member of a Chicago gang that robbed a store in Fontana two weeks ago and later kidnapped three persons and stole two cars in northern Illinois was taken into custody this past iveek. He is James Blaha, 20, who gave himself Up at FBI headquarters in Chicago, joining his companions, Ray Hamilton, 24, and Alvin Sherman, 20. who were arfested in Albuquerque. N. M. Blaha led FBI agents to a 5*ft_rd on the southwest side of Chicago, where they dug up eighteen fireamis that agents said were taken in the robbery an Army-Navy surplus store in-Font ana. artgHT OF RECOLLECTION The Young Christian Work- W* will sponsor a night of rtefcollection on Monday. June | h 87, at 8 p.m. at St. ' Mary's I 1 jeHUrch. Speaker will be Fr. Fraiser, chaplain at Holy Child jjftgh school. Waukegan. All ' Single Catholic young people 'bver high school age are in- Vitttd. Weeds and high grass are • m o t h e r p r o b l e m . H o w e v e r , ! 'his problem is getting special (ttrntion throughout the entire i city at present and violators j <re being contacted. j Cooney Heights wants street ' 'ights and the council agreed the request is in order. More fire hydrants are also wanted, but Ui is problem has been agreed upon with the subdi- .ider. Action was started to secure Motor Fuel Funds for i resurfacing Main street in the business area. Henry A. Houck, Jr.. was igain engaged to act as lifeguard at the MeHenry Beach. The Council will seek a meeting with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad company and the State Highway >nartm< nt regarding drainage i i r o b l e m s o n S o u t h F r o n t street. SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS TO STAY IN OFFICE (Continued from page 1) lorse them a legal opinion was necessary. The opinion was given by \ l i o r n e y G e n e r a l W i l l i a m ~uild. who recently was apoointed by Gov. Stratton to uccecd t h e late Granville ^eardsley. It was the same giv- •n in a similar case by Latham Castle, now a federal judge and "ormerly the attorney general. The only action which may still he taken by those who wish Cornue's dismissal is to take the matter to court. BOND SALES Residents of MeHenry county puichased a total of $117,- 109 in E and H savings bonds n May. The state total of S26.109.CS8 was a decrease of 1.1 per cent compared to sales of both series for May of last year. AVOID COSTLY SEPTIC TANK TROUBLES . . . USE Enxivator stopi odors I liquefies wast* reactivates sltijg^ish tanks Ruck's Hardware 501 \\. Main St. MeHenry Oliver Statler of Huntley, is i similar to one shown at the Art i Institute of Chicago in late I winter. Mr. Statler is an ad- ! mi!ted expert in fhis oriental ! art and committee members' j who ha\e conferred with him i agree that the collection is | bound to add depth and variety ! to what has always been an 1 outstanding show. The prints. ! as well as many of the works of the local show, will be for sale during the fair. A full schedule of artist workshops has been arranged again'this year so that visitors lo the fair can watch artists , in . the process of creating. ! Demonstrations of oil painting, water colors, plastic laminations and silk screening will be made and possibly some sculpturing. An . itemized schedule of workshops will be shown at ! the fair and visitors are urged i to return for any demonstra- \ ti< " of particular interest. To j let urn to the fair after the ! first visit, the viewer must register as he or she is leaving and sign the l-egister when he returns. Saturday Auetion Another event for which many viewers make plans for a repeat visit is the Saturday evening auction. TTie auction, always a financial success for the Art Fair committee, has likewise provided an excellent opportunity for homeowners to obtain original works of art at reasonable cost. The auctioneer for the Saturday night event is Harold Pick of Pick Gal- 'eries. The pieces for auction ire donated by the exhibiting artists. Throe Chicago artists had a nrivate preview of the show Tuesday evening and announcement of the best-of-the-show. one-hundred dollar prize will be made as the show opens. Another "purchase prize" of up 'o one hundred dollars will be made by the woman's auxiliary during the show. First, second «nd third place awards are also being made in each class -- oils, water colors, sculpture ••*nd miscellaneous. About sixty children's works have been entered in the first to eighth grade children's show. Tack Hobbs, chairman of the exhibit, has promised a wide variety and a number of surprises. A children's workshop will be he'd from 2:30 to 3:30 on Fri-!3\. .Saturday and Sunday afternoons. YOUTH STRICKEN James Mays, 14, of Aqua Lane Estates, north of MeHenry. was .taken to MeHenry hospital for ireatment when he 'apsed into unconsciousness as 'ie stood with friends on the corner of Green and Elm street after attending a movie Friday night. The young boy, who had been suffering from a virus infection the previous week, was taken to the hospital by •mbulance and later released. I (Continued from Page 1) The young lady, who" graduated June 10 from MeHenry high school, is 5 feet 4 inches 'tall and weighs 117 lbs. She ; plans to enroll in St.. Therese j school of nursing in Waukegan j in September. I Spring Grove Entry I Spring Grove has an entry also-in the person of June Mil- I ler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. • Joe Miller. She is sponsored by i Cei tified Food store, MeHenry. | A June graduate of Richmond- I : Burton high school, she plans ! to major in physical education and chemistry at Northern, Illi- • nois university in DeKalb. ' ^ Other entries include Jeannet 1e Seaman of Richmond, > Marcia Fredrickscn, Jearinette .J Kraemer and Carol Noe of Marengo, Betty Crone of . liar- , vard. Marilyij Boppart, Judy Ilartman and Diane Smith of Woodstock. Miss KrSemer is i sponsored by the. MeHenry j Pure Milk local. . i Miss Mary Ann Granger of "| MeHenry was the '58 county j and state queen, and last year's i .winner was Miss Dorothy Ol- j brich of Harvard. I Chuck Weingart of MeHenry ! will act as master of ceremonies for the dinner. Guests ! speaker will be Lyle Lawson of J Genoa. 111., supervisor of Bow- | man field men, who will speak i briefly on "Promotion of Dairy \ Products." There will be spe- 1 ciil organ music throughout the evening. Cartoonist Chester Gould J and his wife. Edna, and John Eshelman of Elgin selected the | princess last Monday night in j a contest held at the Farm j Bureau building. However, the I name of the winnejr is being withheld until the dinner tonight. The contest is part of the d a i r y p r o m o t i o n c o n d u c t e d luring June by the MeHenry County Promotion Council, of which Bill Watermann is president. 'Thursday# June 23, 1960 GOV. STRATTON TO VISIT CITYv ON OUTING DAY "IMPERIALS" TO PERFORM "Chuck" Miller, MeHenry j county Central Republican J committee chairman, announc- | ed that Gov. William Stratton | will be the honored guest at the second annual golf and 'outing day to be held July 13 ! at the MeHenry Country club, 1 Also present will be the Hon. j Roy J. Solfisburg, recently elected Supreme Court justice. ! There will be many state and | national dignitaries on th£ ' scene. j Art Giovannoni, activity j chairman, again heads the • Golf Day committee. He is : being assisted by Charles Parj Iter of Woodstock, who is trea- : surer; William Rickert, Crystal Lake, ticket distribution chairman;'Elmer Granso, MeHenry Shores, prize procurement chairman, ind the following: Jere Dodge, Lake-In- The-Hills, Lee Cornwell, Harvard, John Pierce, Richmond; George Gutzman, Wonder Lake and Wes Pribla, Woodstock, chairman of publicity. There will be a day of golf and as an added feature, thee will be a special area established for a hole-in-one contest. For those who find golf too strenuous, a fleet of boats will take the visitors on side trips into the Chain o' Lakes and also on inspection of the recently opened1" locks on the Fox river. The committeemen have taken special precautions in the form of several large circus tents and will also provide special entertainment in event of rain. Tickets for this event are available from the local precinct committeemen. PAT THOMPSON NAMED SUNDAY TO STATE TITLE NAME SLATE OF NOMINEES FOR ASC COMMITTEE SEEK FINDS FOR BROCHURES The industrial committee of the MeHenry Plan Commission •vports this week that many 'lave donated to the fund for printing brochures concerning nformation on the city. However. additional funds are needed and interested persons are °ncouraged to send contributions to Thomas F. Bolger at the MeHenry State bank. ADD TO YOUR FUN ON THE WATER... Ralph Burnett, chairman of t h e c o u n t y e l e c t i o n b o a r d o f . the agricultural stabilization and conservation committee, announces that community election boards have selected a slate of nominees for all communities in the county. - In MeHenry township the j men are Richard Anderson, Ed-' ward Blake, Glenn Eppel. John Hogan, Arthur Hoppe. Donald Justen, George J. Schmitt, Je-1 rome Tonyan, Charles Weingart and Ted Wickman. Nunda nominees include Wilfred Blake, Carl Laufer. Earl Me Andrews, Paul McKenzie, Frank Pechart, Jr., William F. Pomrening, Jack E. Powers. Harold Rice, Henry Weibel and Harold Stilling. . Richmond's list includes Richard Ahrens, Marvin Arseneau, William Fisher, Robert Howe, Gregory Kattner, Lyle Mecklenburg, Owen Richardson, Elmer Smith. Clarence Valentine and John Wilson. Continued from Page 1 Pat has many friends in this area, where she . visits almost every weekend. A sports enthusiast, she spends much of her leisure time in water skiing in the summer and snow skiing in winter. She also enjoys painting when she is not at work as a secretary in a loop office. The new Miss Illinois is a graduate of Our Lady of Angels academy in Clinton, Iowa, ani attends college at night. Besides her parents, she has a young sister, Marcia Ann, who attends Mary wood school in Evanston,. and four brothers, all of this community. George, Roy Jr., James and Tom. One of the featured performing groups at Drum Corps Magic, to be held the evening of Fiesta Day, Sunday, July 17, on McCracken field will be the Norwood Park "Imperials"; one of many outstanding groups to be seen. The "Imperials" were state champs in 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955 and 1956 and placed second in the national contest in 1956 in Dallas, Texas. Anniversaries Are Observed (Continued from Pago 1) have five living children, Earl (Marty), Harry and Teresa Cairns, all of MeHenry, Cecelia Knox of Crystal Lake and Mabel "Sourek "of Cicero; ten grandchildren and seven greatg r a n d c h i l d r e n . A d a u g h t e r , Leone Smith, died a few years ago. Two of the attendants at the wedding of sixty years ago are still living, Mrs. George Wegener of MeHenry and Mrs. John Ay 1 ward of Elgin. The Paul Sehulzes The celebration marking the anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Schulz will also honor Mrs. Schulz On her seventyeighth birthday. A buffet supper will be served at 5 o'clock for the family, relatives and close friends. _ ' The family came to this community as summer residents in 1925 and have been making it their permanent residence since 1938. The couple enjoys good health and both remain active. Mr. Schulz is retired as a silver and gold plater in Chicago. They have four living children, Kenneth, Mrs. Savina Rix and Wesley of Chicago and Robert of Harvard; also seven grandchildren,-"' eleven greatgrandsons and one greatgranddaughter. 4H NEWS Ringwood Sunshine Girls Nine members and three guests were present at the last meeting held June 17>. Julie Thompson was elected as ^ new safety delegate. We changed the meetings to afternoons, the next to be held today, June 23, at 3:30. Demonstrations included "Five-Year • Room Improvement" and "Different Kinds of Milk" by Pat Hogan; and "Safety" by Donna Low. Susan Jacobson and Lily Boyd led recreation, and Sus» and Julie Thompson served refreshments. Sandra Josserand, Reporter Bonded Fiir Storage On Premises Don't Wait Tiir Moths Attack!! -- FURS MADE TO ORDER -- Spring Furs -- Jackets -- Capes Stoles -- Scarfs We specialize in restyling old fur coats into Jackets -- Capes -- Stoles Storage, Cleaning, Repairing and Restyling Phone EVergreen 5-1843 OTTO HEINZ FURS 105 N. Riverside Drive MeHenry, III. ATTEND CONVENTION Nearly 2,000 Illinois lawyers* will attend the Illinois Bar association's eighty-fourth annual meeting which got under way Wednesday of this weWc in Waukegan and continuw through Friday. Registrations included those of Roland Herrmann. John Kiggins, John Looze, Robert Stueben and Le- Roy Welter of MeHenry. "futankhameh of Egypt, (1350B.C.) had 600 pounds of gold used in constructing his (rtps dvriR| Hm ImH season? If av«ry cloud glvm <£t a haadoclw and (farm, H># (itlart. ilop pumthinfl yourself and carry ism* lowcoit hail Saluretic*. Call m) THE KENT CORP. Phone EV 5-3800 115 N. 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