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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 29 Mar 1962, p. 9

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\ 6 Thursday, March 29. 1962 THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER McCullom Lake FUNERAL SERVICES FOR &RLING OLSEN HELD SATURDAY Eve Levesque Proud of his native country Q of Norway and a staunch patriot of America, Erling Olsen, 59, passed a&ay last Wednesday afternoon in his home at 5207 W. Orchard Drive. Services were held from the George Justen Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon with burial in Woodland cemetery. The Rev. John O. Mclntyre of Faith Presbyterian church, Eastwood Manor, conducted the services 1 and performed the graveside rites. At the time of ' his death, Erling was being cared for by Elsie Osterby, his cousin's wife, with whom he made his home, and also Mrs. Lil Sawdo. Ray Osterby was working at the time and was notified by phone. Erling came to America in 1923 and took out citizenship papers in 1940. He made his / home with Elsie and Ray for 25 years, the last 15 of them in McCullom Lake. He was a member of the now defunct "Screwy Dozen club and was a great fellow for a party. In spite of the severe pain he endured on many occasions, his clever sense of humor never faltered. Many of his close friends journey here from Chicago to pay their last respects including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thompsen, Sr. and Patsy; Grandma Elise Rognstad; Connie and Fred Thompsen, Jr.; and Mrs. Alice Johnsen and daughter. In addition to Ray Osterby, Erling is survived by two brothers, Ragnar and Holger 9 Aulie of Oslo, Norway and his sister, Mrs. Ruth Wiik ol Montrose, Calif. Rummage Sale Scheduled For May' 27 One event which is eagerly awaited every year is the annual rummage sale sponsored by the Ladies of the Lake and this year it will be held on k Saturday, May ^7 in the beachhouse. With spring cleaning Page Nine started in many homes, we would enlist your aid in procuring merchandise for the tale. Any clothing or small furniture items in GOOD condition will be much appreciated by the gals. Betty Poledna and Petey Schmidt are "masleri funding" this "lots of value for little money"' enterprise. Only Three More Days! Vehicle stickers and dog tags' are due on March 31 and must j be visibly displayed. According to village clerk Emma Pyritz, there are many cars and dogs "running" around that are not proiierly protected. Better take care of this little chore immediately, if not sooner! May we reiterate, there is a penalty for delinquency. Pay a little now so it won't cost you more laier. branches resulting in killing of lovely evergreens at the corner of West Lane and Oakland streets. These youngsters, too. are old enough to know better. Surely there are enough constructive after school activities for our small fry that il is frot necessary that they indulge in wanton destruction • >i other people's property. How about it. kids, it is up to you!' flying jaunt to Bermuda and regaled us with tales of the trip. It was part of his regular duties with the Navy. All in all, a delightful Sunday and one we hope will be repeated in the near future. CORN YIELD Dame Doin's The Ladies of the Lake met ( Inst Thursday n^jht (finally'.) ; which# urned outVto be a lovely orte, weather jivise. It was well attended and many of 'he women had cause to rejoice including this reporter who got to unwrap two "gifts." i Mher 'ucky ladies included T.Iartha Sylthe, Abby Berry, Lmma Pyritz, Petey Schmidt.: Sally Olsen, Elsie Nelson and Tommy Fox. , Tommy baked lemon, choc - late, and coffee cakes for; "tasty pastry" time and they; were dee-lishus. Next meeting will be April 12 in the beachhouse. Ciuns Of Any Kind j Are Outlawed!! j More complaints of kids us- | ing B. B. and pellet guns in the ! village. Two young lads were! up before police magistrate! Vic Howe the other p.m. but j were released because the nvn i lodging the complaint could \ no! make a positive identifica-i lion. The damage they caused to his car was quite extensive.' There is absolutely no excuse tor flagrantly flaunting the , law, and the parents must be j responsible for the;r children's j behavior! If they overstep the | hounds, their weapons will be! confiscated by the police. Here's hoping there are NO MORE complaints of this na- ; ture. i Word was also received thai school kids on the way home are deliberately breaking Reunion For Kantorskis In City Laverne and Bob Kantorski motored up from Kansas City, Mo., last weekend to visit brother Chester who was recently discharged from Doctor's hospital. Mary and grandson, Ken Loesch. drove in and all met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Loesch. It was the first Chicago visit for newlyweds Laverne and Bob. They were disappointed that they could not make it out here to visit all who are most anxious to meel the ncv Mrs. Kantorski, Cj. >od new?. ,i.i .. hestcr < conf: ion he is improving considerably and wil1 motoi south shortly for a month's convalescence in Florida on doctor's orders. \He will be Mary's house guest this coming weekend. Speaking of Mary, she and daughter, Jo Loesch, celebrated the proximity of their birthdays last Saturday. Mary's is March 24 while Jo's natal day is March. 19. Bangup weekend for the Kantorski clan. Sorry YVe Missed The forty-third wedding anniversary of Edith and Paul Brendle on March 12. It won't happen again . . . Marge and Ed Stacknick were wed 19 years on Marphr~26, not Ed's birthday. rjjhrl Orchid Occasions Happy birthday today, March 29. to Harriet McNamara and Betty Morris . . . Nine years old for Guy Hansen on March 30 and 9 years for Janet Frost on March 31. . . "No foolin', Ruth Sura, and Bertha Lee claim April 1 for their birth date . . . Congrats to Chuck Ingersol as of April 2 and same to Chet Helwig on April 4. Best wishes to all. "Just For Old Time's Sake" 'Twas pure pleasure to open our doors last Sunday afternoon to greet cousin and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schneider of Northbrook. They took a month's vacation from their place of business -- a cozy bistro on Milwaukee avenue but return to "active duty" next Monday. A phone call to Papa and Sally Olsen brought them to our house in a hurry and we enjoyed -several hours of reminiscing. Olga and Roy have no children and after beingsubjected to our quartet, they probably are verv .happy about it! Fried "kunila" (Norwegian potato dumplings) were on the menu and the Schneiders were elated. Our "flyboy" Jake breezed in from a weekend , The snow is disappearing rapidly and. we couldn't be happier, but brace yourself-- the muddy season is upon us! With that comforting thought we shall take leave until next week. RETIRES FROM SCHOOL The retirement of Leo J. Flood as superintendent of the Illinois Braille and Sight Saving School at Jacksonville, effective Aug. 31, was announced last week by Gov. "Otto Kernel'. Flood is retiring after 51 years of service, having begun •employment at the school in 1911. Johnsburg SODALITY WILL ATTEND MASS IN BODY SUNDAY Hetty Hettermann At the 8:30 Mass next Sunday, the officers and members of the Blessed Virgin sodality will receive communion in a ooriy. Breakfast will be served in the community club right after Mass. All members of the sodality are urged to participate in attending the Mass and breakfast next Sunday. Hospital Patient By the time this comes to print, Mrs. Mamie King should be recuperating in her home. She had spent several days in the Woodstock hospital where she underwent leg surgery. We all join in wishing Mamie a speedy recovery. Sparkling Xens . Spring is in the air and eveiy thing that comes along seems to be so iyfw. Such is j the ring .lanice^/Wakitsch is | wearing on the raurafinger of | her left hand. Ifhil Bartmann | of McHenry pre/ented Jan with ; a lx?autifm*^fflamond on hor j twentieth birthday. No wed- j diny date has been set as he is j in the army stationed in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Jan is [ attending St. Therese's School of Nursing and is the daughter , of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald ; Wakitsch of Jak-Ana Heights, j Wishe.s for a very happy future > from all of us are extended to j this young couple and we hope all their dreams come true. Alaska has repaid its purchase price < $7,200,000) some 500 times over, to date, and with only 2 per cent of its land Uveek surveyed or explored. a Slightly I'neotnfoi table That's' the description for Diane Oeffling since she broke her collar bone a little o"er a ago. Her right arm is in g and the tape on her shoulder prohibits her from writing in school. It won't take much longer and she will be back in the swing of things. Fire and Rescue Squad Calls A spare bedroom in the Robert Johnson home in Columbia Park received several hundreds of dollars damage due to fire last Wednesday. The men of station 2 answered the call promplly and kept the damage confined to the bedroom. The rescue squad also answered this call as they do in all home fires. On Tuesday and Wednesday of last week our Johnsburg rescue squad answered two calls and assisted in helping those in need of first aid. Thenfirst call took them to Jak- Ana Heights where a television set had toppled over on a young boy. The youngster was taken in the squad ambulance to the McHenrv hospital where several stitches were taken to close a wound in his forehead. Wednesday afternoon a call took them to McHenry where an infant seemed to have had a choking spell. Lady Forester Notes A reminder once again to the adult and juvenile member* of St. Agatha's court No. 777. Their communion Sunday will be held on April 8 ;tt St. John's church nl the 8:3(1 Mass. The men have once again offered their services in preparing breakfast which will follow the Mass in the communitv club hall. Also a reminder ahoul the forthcoming inslall a t i o n and banquet. The date is. Tuesday, April 24. with the evening beginning at 6:30 with a dinner at Hetternumn's. The in>tailation will follow in the community club hall. More details on this will appear later. I'nevpeeted Furlough Tom Thiel was called home from his army duties in Alaska by the unexpected death of his niece. The ten-month-old babyis the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Thiel of DesPlaines. The Thiels have two other children. Funeral services were conducted in DesPlaines en Monday. Our sincere sympathies to the paternal grandparents. Mr. ani' Mrs. Jacob Thiel. (iirl Scout News Troop 408 met last Monday at 3.30 and had as their special guest Mrs. Ozark of Chicago. Mrs. Ozark assisted the girls on their badge work. The troop has. planned tnat each week they would have a different guest to attend their meetings. It was also planin-d tnat the i£ne who brings the guest also provides the refreshments for that meeting. Later into this meeting, the troop Joined through various books for recipes w'liich they will use for a scrap book. A new game called "spoon" was enjoyed by the girls. The Scouts of troop 378 which meet weekly in the public school continues to work on the tray favors for a rest home. These gills as well as the other troops have been doing a terrific job in cookie selling. Some cookies have been delivered and others will be deliverer this week. Around the Town Art and Isabelle Stilling were happy to have their son, Larry, home on furlough from Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., recently. Remember to keep the date of April 7 free so you can attend the Fun Fair in the Johnsburg public school. Bill Martinee left last Monday after spending a ten day leave from the Navy^ with his family. "Yours truly" and family took advantage of last Sund a y ' s b e a u t i f u l w e a t h e r a n d jj-pent the day visiting my dad. j.lolm Dehn. and my sisters and [families, the Ted Beeskows and j the Bert D-ivises in Chicago. ] Juvenile Forester Banquet The regular monthly nieeN ing of the juvenile girl Foresters will-take place en.April 13 ; from„5 to 7:30 p.m. Their evening will begin with, supper being served at 5 o'clock. Installation of new officers will be held and the* initiation of | new members is aNo planned j for this evening in the communitv club hall. YOU A Selection of Cotton Dresses That Will Please You <498 Sizes 10-20 -- Samples Will Be Displayed Near Surprise Room with each Grease Job and Oil Change "Let's Become Acquainted" RISPOLI'S Standard Service EASTWOOD MANOR On Route 120 and Hillside Lane 0|>en Daily 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 6:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. -- Sun. 8 a.m. imjm T?ctai£ Out&i NO HVGIf PRESSURE CHECK OUR SUPRISE ROOM rrrr kortA I EV559Q0I WEST END OF OLD BRIDGE IN MCHENRY A MAN CLINTON MARTIN 2505 N. Martin Rd., McHenry EVergreen 5-0527 Hiiilll 0SE A! H Harvard's Police CL^f Republican Candidate for Sheriff of McHenry County PRIMARY APRIL 10,1962 * 33 years old. married and the father of 4 children. Served his country during Korean conflict. * Now Chief of Police of Harvard, former Deputy Sheriff and Chief of Police of Fox River Grove, Illinois. * Knows the problems of the county, village and cities. Sees the need of better cooperation through kindness and understanding. * Has full understanding of the need of a Juvenile Guidance Program for the county by establishing a Juvenile Department headed by trained personnel. * Knows decency and honesty; and has the willingness to cooperate intelligently with the public. 111 Believes the time has come to turn the Sheriff's Office back to the people and take it out of the inheritance class. * Beliefs that there should be a merit system for the deputies of the Sheriff's department. Provide job security and take this office out of politics by putting it on a business operating basis. * AND MOST OF ALL BELIEVES the Republican Party needs a winner and unity in its ranks . . . and my election will bring this about. a YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT AND I WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE IT WER FOR SH DAILY. 9-6 FRI. 9-9 SUN,Q-c; % o If your old car is a '57-- '58-- i59 -- or '60 you can get the deal of your life by trading NOW for a beautiful 1962 Ford. See your neighborhood Ford dealer. pgspsik BUSS FOR 3936 W. Main St. EV 5-2C00 McHenry, III. Per Annum On Regular Savings Accounts On Bonus Investment Accounts 0 Per Annum On Investment Accounts of $1,000 or More HI 4 J ft* * "You can steer with safety on the road of life when you save at McHenrv Savings & Loan at 3611 W. Elm Street, where your money is insured by an agency of the Federal Government." SotrirUfA and LOAN ASSOCIATION 3611 West Elm Street Phone EV 5-3000

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