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SlfgfPPage Eight THE McHENHY PLAINDEALER 1 \ . " i i " ' * ? §4 c ~ ? j ^y ./•• • ,r" ! ":::r~:r{."*,^'t • • ~ : ~ • . i - v j • / Thursday, September 15, 19(JS i-] HIGHLIGHTS OF MEMORABLE TRIP ABROAD RECALLED Like several other fortunate McHcnry folks who enjoyed trips abroad this past summer, Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGee have settled down in Mc- Henry for the winter season with wonderful memories ol recent -weeks. After smooth sailing on the U.S.S. United States, they arrived at Southampton and by boat train teft Jor London, where they visited the London Tower. To their surprise, Mr. McGee met a former postal inspector from Chicago at BuckirThnm Palace after the chaneng of the guard. The travelers were privileged to see Queen Elizabeth as she the palace for an official state vis'il. Later, "they sa'rv After a train and channel crossing. Paris was the next stop. They described it as one of the most exc ting cities on the continent with traffic moving rapid'y by the busy sidewalk cafes. The beautiful ' Champ Elysees lighted at night is a most memorable sight. In Paris, the tourists visited the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the ancient Madeline church and the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal, where the accompanying pastor, Fr. Healy of Harvard. was privileged to say Mass. Later that day, a visit was made to the Louvre, where the most famous collection of paintings in the world is kept. The magnificent paintings depict much of France's history. The Arc de Triomphe was not , far from the hotel and a visit ^vas made to the unknown sqlr, tiler's tomb. At the tom)^ a pprnetual fHme flares. Outside Pans the gorgeous gardens of Versailles were seen. The formal colorful gardens, the marble and bronze Statues and the sparkling fountains are almost breathtaking in their beauty^ according to Mrs. McGee. Lucerne, Switzerland, was the next stop. Lucerne was one of the loveliest cities visited. After an all-day train r i d e , O b e r g a m m e r g a u w a s reached, where the. Passion Play was witnessed. The play, presented every ten years, was described as a marvelous presentation of the sufferings and death of the Lord. At Munich, the thirty-seventh international Eucharistic Congress was attended, where millions of people from all over the world came to participate. Munich they ^escribe as a most friendly city. It was over-crowded, but everyone seemed to be accommodated in the line of rooms and meals. The procession one particular day was made up of over 10, 000 cardinals, bishops and priests. A train ride through the Bavarian Alps and Austria was enjoyed, after which few days were spent in Venice oft the Grand Canal, where a gondola ride was taken from Lourdes to Dublin and a five-day visit in Ireland. Ireland is described as a very beautiful and verdant country. The people are most hospitable. The country is impoverished because of its lack of minerals and other natural resources, thus no industries. After a visit to Galway and t h e L a k e s o f K i l l a r n e y , t h e group was anxious to board the U.S.S. America for an enjoyable ocean voyage and the return trip home. The McGees • are among a number of local residents who enjoyed trips to Europe this past season. SERIOUS INJURIES SUSTAINED TN ONE RECENT-ACCIDENT (Continued, from Page 1) uiey srtp „ear t)ie a & P. store, about the celebrated crown jewels. ^ :08 Saturday afternoon. Police say Toepper stopped on the shoulder of the highway, behind parked traffic, and the Clausen car struck the other auto as she backed out. Robert ^eeber of Pearl street McHenry, was taken 'to McHenry hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in an acoident which occurred in Lakemoor about 11 o'clock Sunday night. According to Lakemoor police, Seeber was driving west on the highway when his car left the road, went into a d tch and struck a tree. He was known to be suffering from lacerations of the face and arms when admitted to the hospital. EASTWOOD MANOR CLUB SPONSORS BENEFIT REVUE The Eastwood Manor Women's club is sponsoring a luncheon and fashion show on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 1 p.m. at t'he Wing 'n Fin for the benefit of the McHenry hospital an'd community improvements. Chairman of the benefit is Mrs. Raymond Sale. Members of her committee are Mrs. Elmer Borcovan. who will also narrate, Mrs. Frank Wollwins, M r s . G l e n n M e s s e r , M r s . George Landin, Mrs. Harley P h o l m a n a n d M r s . R o b e r t Meyers. Helen Mathes will be the accompanist. Fall fashions will include sports and afternoon clothes ind will be modelled by the folawing ladies: . Lena Campbell. Carol Hayes, Jo Ann Hutrhinson, Pat Kellog, Judy Twice ToM Tales FIFTY YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of Sept. 8, 1910 Nick Weber, one of the best natural farmers the town of McHenry has ever known, expects to be nicely settled in a beautiful new home about Dec. i. Work on the new residence has already been started and swill be rushed to completion. The home of Mr. and Mrs. John Phalin was made happy on Wednesday morning, of this week through the arrival of a baby boy. We'll take a tencenter, John. One of the largest summer resort crowds that ever gathered at that point spent Sunday anri Labor Day at McCullom Lake. It is, estimated that 100 Chicagoans were out on those days. Arthur Thelen, a former McHenry boy, has returned to Kuester, Dolores Lawrence, E^l gin from Candon, Can., Lee Land'n, Doris Shaw, Flor- vvj1ere he has been pitching ence Tucker, Pam Woodbury, jor the baseball team at that NEW DIRECTOR OF -I^OCAL SYBAQUAY COyNCIL NAMED The appointment of Miss Dolores Woolwine . and Rita Simpson. James M. Lennon, hospital president, expresses his appreciation that members of the Eastwood Manor Women's club are giving their time and effort in sponsoring this benefit to raise needed funds for the hosoital building fund. Hair styles will be done by Riverside Hairstyling Studio, McHenry. OPEN CENTER FOR COUNTY RETARDED SOON Continued from Page 1 Mary Ann Beebe as executive director of the Sybaquay Girl "Scout council has been an nounced by Mrs. Russell T. Griffith, president, at the board meeting held last Thursday at the council office in Elgin. The appointment became effective Sept. 1 and is of special interest locally since all McHenry Girl Scouts are members of this council. Miss Beebe has served as district director of Rock River Valley Council of Girl Scouts, and district director of Elgin Girl Scouts before they merged into Sybaquay council. Dur ng the tirst year of the Sybaquay council, Miss Beebe was the only staff member emoloyed by the group. "Beeb" as she is affectionately called by all Scouts, both adults and girls, is well known throughout the jurisdiction of Sybaquay area, as she has give n m a n y t r o o p l e a d e r s t h e i r scout training, and worked with girls in camping. The board of directors of Sytaquay council is planning an introductory tea on Sept. ?5, at Hawthorne Hill from 3 to 5 p.m. Mrs. Stanley Blumberg of the McHenry County Mentai Health Center will visit the I school once a month to check t h e p r o g r a m . T h e M e n t a l Health Center will assist in an advisory capacity and will fio psychological testing of the students. Next meeting of the parent group will be held Oct. 3 in McHenry. Details of time and place will be announced later. BOND PURCHASES County residents were congratulated Sept. 9 for their part in swelling the U.S. savings bond ownership to a new all-time high. Harold J. Bacon of Crystajl Lake, volunteer chairman for the bond program in the state, said that nation-wide holdings of Series E and H savings bonds had reached $42.8 billion on Aug. 31. According to Bacon, one jf every four McHenry county residents is a bond owner -- the national average. blace. Mr. Thelen has made a fine record for himself in the Canadian league during the season, and finished by pitching and winning both games of a double header. Mrs. L. Stoddard, for many years a resident of this village, Dassed away at her home in Belvidere Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services will be held at the Universalist church here Friday afternoon, with Rev. McHenry officiating. Miss Nellie Clemens left last week for Prescott, Arizona, where she will resume her teaching duties as head of the commercial department in the public school. Messrs. J. A. Farrel and R. E. Sutton came out from Chicago in their car to remain over Labor Day. Misses Hazel Robison, Agnes Conway and Edna Phalin of Terra Cotta entered the McHenry high school Tuesday morning and Miss Francis Knox entered the Crystal Lake Union school the same day. FORTY YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of Sept. 2, 1920 One of the happiest of family reunions to take place in our midst was occasioned through the unexpected arrival of three daughters, all nuns, of Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Blake at the famiiy home on Green street Sunday. Hurried plans were made for a reunion on Sunday, with forty-seven members of the family present. As a continuation of Sunday's event* the passenger boat "Gladene" was chartered and the group onjoved a boat ride up Fox river through the lotus beds and Chain 0'Lakes on Monday. Earl Walsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walsh, had his favorite pony stolen at the fair grounds at Woodstock Thursday afternoon. The theft was discovered when Earl went to t he horse barn on the fair "round? to feed the pony. While Woodstock official^, were scouting the country for the pony, a lad riding the animal was found on the grounds whore he had returned to get the halter whicH^KfTMcf forgotten. An inmate of a home for wayward boys, he was placed Under arrest and lodged in the county jail. James Boyle, eldest son of John Boyle, was united in marriage to Miss Vera Vastine, of Chicago in tftat^city last Thursday afternoon. He left the same evening for Key Yest., Fla., from which city he set sail for Cuba on Saturday, where he will be employed and where she plans to join him later. John Huemann, who settled at Johnsburg over seventy years ago, passed away Friday morning at the age of 93 years. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, and ten children, two having died in infancy. \ lien Noonan and family, who have been making their home at Pistakee Bay, are moving to one of the N. J. Justen cottages on Main street which they have purchased. The place has been vacated by the John Pufahl family, who moved to their newly acquired home, the Smith place, on the same street. The L. A. Erickson family, who have resided in the Smith place since coming to McHenry two weeks ago, are "camping out" in their garage until the completion of their new home on Waukegan street. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of Sept. 5, 1935 F. S. Orr, popular coach and biology teacher, sent in his resignation last week, having decided to teach and also continue his education in the University of Iowa. The vacancy has been filled by Gerald Reed, who formerly taught at Antioch five years. A crowd estimated at 5,000 people witnessed the boat races on Fox river at McHenry, Labor Day. Miss Rita Kelly, piloting hei" own boat, "Rita K", had the narrow escape of the day, when she was thrown into the water when her boat collided with that of Dr. Brunswick. Miss Eleanor Dillon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Dillon of Wauconda township, was united in marriage to Ford McDonald, son of the Lewis McDonalds, at the Dillon home Aug. 24, Rev. L. H. Brattain of the McHenry M. E. church officiating. The marriage of Miss Marie Weingart, daughter of Mrs. Jacob Weingart, of Johnsburg to Mr. Harold Egan of Chicago took place at St. John's church Johnsburg, Monday, Sept. 2. Miss Ruth Nye left Tuesday for St. Therese hospital, Waukegan, where she has entered the school of nursing. Mr. an<4 .Mrs. Howard Phalin, have returned from a vavation in Pequot, Minn., bringing; with them twenty-seven large pike, some of them weighing as high as 5 pounds. Mike Browii Elected Camera Club President Mike Brown was re-elected president of the McHenry Camera dub at a meeting held this past week. Other officers are Dick Rauscher, vice-president-; Judi Hansen, secretary; and "Willie" Ehden, treasurer. The oluib is planning its first fall field trip to the Mundelein seminary on Sept. 18, leaving McHenry at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Winners in the recent photo contest, judged last week, were Mike Brown, first; Cecil Kanter, second; and Dick"-Rauscher, third. Judges were^Dr Brunswick of Crystal "Lake. George Kotalik and Irving Cooke of McHenry. DEDICATE NEW ADDITION TO AREA SCHOOL (Continued from page 1) with magnetic chalk and tackboa id, work counters and drinking fountains, shelvit^ storage units and display area. The kitchen is completely equipped for the lunch program. Skydomes provide natural light in classrooms and add borrowed light through glas^ over coat storage into corridors Fluorescent light is provide^, in the classrooms and iftcan? descent lighting in the multi| purpose room. Remodelling in the school included Installation of a newjf boiler to handle the ^ entire building, fire alarm and program equipmen stent Boy Scout Troop, No. 161.£ sponsored by the V.F.W., will have a charter presentation1 Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.nu . at the V.F.W. clubhouse. ervone is welcome. Fall Clothes And Fall Hairstyling Go Together i Call Us Today For An Appointment THE CLAIRE BEAUTY SHOPPE 300 S. Green St. EV 5-OQlO ED'S RENTAL RENTS Chain Saws to Sanders ' EVergreen 5-4123 through the numerous canals surrounding the city. The beautiful Venice glass factory where the glass is still blown by man, was a most interesting sp"f to visit. Rome perhaps was the high light of the trip, according to the McGees. The motor coach ride across the Appinines and along the Apian Way led into the Eternal City, where the Basilica of St. Peter's and St. John of Latern are magnificent. v One Sunday the tourists were privileged® to hear Mass in the Catacombs pf Rome and at another time their spiritual leader, Fr. Healy, said Mass at the tomb of St. Peter. An •audience with Pope John at his summer home was enjoyed The McGees described Pope John as a happy, vigorous and religious man who spoke stir ringly about "Why Our Creation". A visit was made to Olympic City, which was most colorful and then in the process of being made ready for the Olympics. A three-hour flight brought t h e t r a v e l l e r s t o L o u r d e s , where the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes is one of the most revered in the world. A second flight took the tourists Various Organizations Plan Winter Programs (Continued from Page 1) Kewanee, tIllinois state presi dent. Mrs. Carolyn Huffman of McHenry, president, invites all interested women to. join in o vear wh'ch is of special importance in view of the presidential election in November. % \ RUPTURE -EASER akw Life Worth livina Ml MB), WOMEN, CHILDREN tat No. xeoesst *r lift w PoubU *595 bfcjr MI freedom to ran. •trim, dance, lift things I Work. •IMP. even bathe wearing ite-Eaaer. Soft, flat groin holds reducible Inguinal rupture In place without gouging-- no ateel ar leather bands! NO FITTING, merely adjust bade lacing and lag straps, snap in front) Give measurement around lowest part of abdomen. state right or left aide or double. Over 1,000,000 GroHfut UseraJ BOLGER'S 103 S. Green St. LOOKING FOR A HOME? Model Home located at Ponca & Logan streets in Cooney Heights Subd., McHenry, 111. Homes Built Anywhere, Anytime, Any Style or Size , FHA or Conventional Financing Lee Cooney, Contractor Phone EVergreen 5-4345 Open every Sunday, 1-6 p.m. -- Weekdays by appointment We Do All Other Types of Work •••••III »iRSIt Six MONTHS AGO THIS McHENRY, COUNTY FARM HOUSE WAS 100 YEARS OLD (AS ULUSTRATfD) . a touch of magic . for two days. . . only Sept. 17 and 18 SATURDAY and SUNDAY from Noon . . . til dark See what's been done to this century-old farm house ... .3 by HOUSE & GARDEN MAGAZINE 1961 REMODELED HOMEfOF IDEAS MeGREG0R SCARAB WEATHERCOAT Yes, here's the all-weather coat you can wear all year 'round. Built-in zipper track lets you zip in a warm liner when cold weather comes, zip it out on milder days. Sturdy 100% cotton shell is completely water repellent, fully washable. Raglan shoulders, button fly front, deep patch pockets. THE LOCATION ... two miles north (of Woodstock on Charles Road . . . one-half mile west of Rt. 47. THE BEST ROUTES . . . take Route 120 to Woodstock ... go north on Route 47 to Charles Road . . . then west one-half mile to the 1961 HOME OF IDEAS. *19-95 ^TORE for MEN GEORGE HILLER CAREY ELECTRIC *1 117 S. Green St. Phone EV 5-0047 McHenry, DL 1 Open Daily 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Fridays 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays 9 a.m. 'til 12 Noon USE THE FREE GREEN STREET PARKING AREA GENERAL CONTRACTOR Johnsburg -- Phone EV 5-1290 CONTRACTORS McHenry -- Phone EV 5-3600