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• J&OfcL. ' - Thursday, August IB, 1962 ' - V THE McHENRY PLA1NDEALER Twice Told Takl •3 FIFTY YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of Aug. 1, 191? A serious fire occurred oi* the old Walmsley place, now «%vned by Dr. H. H. Vaupell and managed by August Wachtel, Thursday afternoon. All told, the barn, home, granary, milk house, machine shop arta silo were consumed as well as several tons of hay, most oi the machinery and some grain; two horses and one calf. Miss Anna Steins d o e r f e i, who became the bride of William Heimer today, was hon- ' vbred at a china shower given by Misses Lillian and Annabelle Heimer at their home Friday evening, with seventeen guests present. McHenry needs more houses. There isn't a day passes thai there isn't an inquiry toi houses here. At the present time there is no less than halt a dozen families seeking homes ^n McHenry. The Ottawa Free Trader carries the following story. I* 01 almost four hundred years all sorts of "Voyagers" have been passing down the waters of the Fox and Illinois rivers. Another party stopped at the landing of the Ottawa boat to la> in supplies and take a look at the town. This quartet were board two canoes, the "Voyguers" and the "Iroquois". They were a father and three sons, Paul Armstrong of River Forest. Lennox, Horace and Paul, Jr., aged 19, 17, and 15, who were roughing it for a few weeks, sizing up the state of Illinois from the banks of the water courses. The village policemen made the rounds the first of the i jveek Collecting dog licenses ^and distributing tags. This is sufficient proof that the village board means to enforce the dog ordinance. We are told that a wholesale massacre of dogs will take place here this week unless the ordinance is complied with. The new store building of M. J. Walsh is nearing completion and the owner hopes to •move into same before the first of September. FORTY YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of August 3, 1922 C. H. Duker of Huntley, who has been engaged as superintendent of the McHenry school system for the coming year, has rented the Merriman house on Elm..street , and jexpepjts.,. tp move his family here the mids #dle of the month. The old horse sheds, which for many years stood in the rear of the M. E. church on the West Side, were torn down the first of the week. A very noticable improvement. Walter J. Freund of this village, considered the world's champion blind bag puncher, has been engaged as one of the tattractions at the American Legion festival to be held at state line park near Genoa City, Wis., Aug. 24, 25 and 26. Misses Marie Sullivan ahd Darlene Kennedy of Woodstock "hiked" it to Crystal Lake from that city last Friday morning, making the distance of nine miles in three hours. Mrs. Edmund Knox enter- ^ tained the Altar and Rosary society of St. Patrick's church at her home on Waukegan street Thursday afternoon. The program rendered was of a particularly classic nature and greatly enjoyed. Mrs. George Frisby will be hostess at the next meeting. She' will be assisted by Mesdames N. E. Barbian, George Meyers, Peter J. Heimer, George Adams and ^ Thomas McCabe. John F. Brda of Chicago, who recently took over the sheet rriPtal department of the Vycital hardware store, has moved his family to the flat over the M. M. Niesen grocery store. Window blinds, which several decades ago were all the go, are coming back. H. J. Schaffer, local contractor and builder, is among the first in this village to install them. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of Aug. 5, 1931 The grain in this vicinity Is being harvested and many farmers are already threshing, working early and late to complete their work before the rain comes. A dry July find a hot sun ripened the grain rapidly. Grasshoppers also were a worry to many farmers. Mrs. Catherine McCabe, 65, passed away at her home Aug. 3. Her husband, Patrick, passed away ten years ago and survivors are nine children. John D. Mueller, the lucky fisherman who caught "Oscar," the Chicago American's prize pickerel in Pistakee Lake last week, is 33 years old and an employee of the Illinois Bell Telephone company. He plans to make a down payment on a suburban home with the' check for $1,330.90 received as a prize for catching the fish. Bill Kreutzer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kreutzfer of McHenry, has signed up with the Norfolk Elks of the Nebraska state baseball league. The young southpaw pitcher, who received his start in McHenry, has been pitching for the Huron, S. D., team and has a bright future' according to reports which indicate that the New York Americans have him booked on approval. This is his second summer in the \^est. The "Daily News" of Ludington, Mich., of July 16, 1937, contains the following article concerning Paul Barbian, son of Mrs. Kathrine Barbian or this city, who went to Ludington from Chicago several months ago: "The Walhalla Rendezvous will be officially opened Saturday night, it was announced by Paul Barbian, the owner. The Rendezvous occupies a new building on U. S. 10 in Walhalla. Meals, beer and wine will be served, with dancing as a feature on the large dance floor of the 40 by 60 foot building." FIFTY YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of August 8, 1912 A new addition to McHenry will be opened up at once. The strip of land on the North Crystal Lake road, just above the o 1 d creamery building, which is owned by George H. Hanly, will be plotted and lots will be disposed of, H. C. Mead is the first to invest and plans to build a new home this fall. Mrs. Mary Carey and family will move to Elgin about Sept. 1, where they plan to make their home. The place they are vacating will be occupied by R. -I. Overton and family. Math Freund. the Pt&rl street blacksmith, will begin building operations at once on a new home to be erected on the corner of Pearl street ana Park avenue. It is expected to be ready for occupancy before the snow flies. There is no one sorry now that the oil was placed upon our streets. Already there Is talk of doing the job with the beCTinning of next summer. There are still a number ot families looking for homes in this village. Who's going to start that building boom? A couple of street pianos gave the old town somewhat of a metropolitan appearance 'ast week. Mrs. F. K Granger is acting is chaperone to a party of young people at Camp Pleasant. near Emerald Park, this week. Included in the merry nart.v are Hettie and Flossie Randall, Florence, Fanny, Mabel and Marguerite Granger of this place; Agnes Dodge, Ringwood ; Amy and Harrison Smith. Elein. FORTY YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of Aug. 10, 1922 Miss Kathryn Burks, a faithful employee of the Plaindealer. is taking a well earned vacation and left Monday to visit her sister, Mrs. James R. Hudson, in Parsons, Kansas. E. D. L. Hayes of Minneapolis, Minn., formerly of McHenry executive secretary of the American Poultry association, has been engaged to judge the poultry exhibits at the McHenry County fair at Woodstock, which opens Aug. 15. The Rt. Rev. P. J. Muldoon, Our Services To You . . . 1. Traveler's Checks 2. Money Orders 3. Regular Savings Accounts 4. Investment Savings Accounts 5. X-Mas Savings Accounts 6. Home Mortgages 7. Home Improvement Loans 8. U. S. Government Savings Bonds 9. Night Depository Bishop of Rotckford, will confirm a class of fifty at St. Patrick's church Sunday morning, and in the afternoon will preside at the ceremonies of the laying of the cornerstone of St. Patrick's new edifice. J. B. Wirtz, chief mechanic at the Everett Hunter Boat factory, has disposed of his home in the north end of town to Albert Frett. He, in turn, has bought the Joseph Neumann house on Riverside Drive where the family will move in the near future. E. M. Geier called on his old friend, William Dunn, at Hartland last week. He found "Old Bill" in the best of spirits and apparently well pleased with his new home, the county farm. Dorleska Granger, a highly respected citizen of this village, passed away at the home of Mrs. C. N. Culver Friday morning, following a lingering illness. As a temporary means of relieving the congested condition at the McHenry high school, the members of the school board have contracted for the creation of a portable building. The Mrs. Peter Freund building on the West Side has been rented to a Chicago man. who will open a Perfection bakery therein about Sept. 1. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of Aug. 12. 1987 McHenry friends were schocked to he^r of the tragic death of Jamek J. Marshall of Zion, a former local resident, following an auto accident Friday evening, Aug. 6. He is survived by his widow, the former Varina Wentworth of McHenry, and four children. An interesting letter has been received from Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Schoenhoeltz, who are attending summer school in Boulder, Colo.; stating they have four more weeks of University work before returning to McHenry. Hundreds of vacationists at Crystal Lake looked on in horror Sunday as two capsized boats threw their occupants overboard to take the toll of five lives. Arnold J. Rauen of McHenry, record clerk and assistant to the managing officer of the St. Charles State School for Boys, on last Friday vvas named assistant managing officer of the state institution. Miss Genevieve Knox has returned from a 3;250-mile trip through Canada and the East. She was accompanied by Georgianna Donohue of Huntley, Florence Holland of Chicago and Mrs. E. Fells of Ruckford. Gibbs Grocery and Market is the name of a new business opened on Main street this week when C. W. Gibbs bought the Northland Packing company market conducted by Herbert Larson. The life of Oscar II was a short one for the 12-pound northern pike with a valuation of $1,500, which was released at the Lotus Festival Sunday. The fish was found floating in Pistakee Bay Monday with his head nearly severed by the propeller of a motor boat. The first family reunion of the Vales family was held at the Vales home Saturday and Sunday with folks present from Chicago, Cicero, Arlington Heights and McHenry. The sons of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vales were all home for the occasion and furnished plenty of music as they are all members of orchestras in Chicago. News About Our Servicemen Page Nine He also took advantage of the opportunity to travel through many of the scenic and historical sites in the Southeast. LUDWIGSBURG, G E R MANY -- Richard L. Cooper, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Cooper, Route 1, Spring Grove, recently was promoted to specialist four in Germany while serving with the 590th transportation company. A, member of the company in Ludwigsburg, Specialist Cooper entered the Army in October, 1960, and was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., bef o r e a r r i v i n g o v e r s e a s i n March, 1961. Sp. David A. Boger prepares P.I.O. release at battalion "troop information center", Ft. Bragg, N. C. Specialist David A. Boger was released from active duty Aug. 5, after serving since being recalled to active duty last October as a result of the Berlin crisis. His release was concurrent with the release from federal duty of his assigned unit, the 204th Signal Supply and Maintenance battalion from St. Louis, Mo. Because of his background in English, Sp. Boger was assigned to P.I.O. (Public Information Office* for the 204th Signal battalion. P.I.O. is responsible for all military news released to civilian agencies. Sp. Boger served on a previous tour of active duty in 1957 and 1958. During thi» time he took basic training at William D. Sheehan has been Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. Upon promoted to private first class completion of the electronics m Korea, where he has been course, he was assigned to Spe- stationed for five months. He cial Services at Ft. Leonard js in Co. C. 1st B.G.. 17th in- Wood; he: directed several fantrv. A.P.O. 970. San Franshows and worked in enter-1 cisco, Calif. tainment and recreation. Steven L. Benmsn Jr., electrician's mate third class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Bennish of 2710 West Russet road, McHenry, is scheduled to be graduated Aug. 21, from electrician's mate school at the Naval Training center. Great Lakes, The fourteenweek course covers all facets of the repair, maintenance and operation of naval equipment. Studies included the preparation and use of blueprints and wiring diagrams. Army Pvt. Richard E. Vincent. 23, whose wife. Carolyn, lives at 3702 W. Lake Shore drive. Wonder Lake, recently completed the five-week engineer supply course at> (he engineer school, Fort Belvoir Va. Vincent entered the Army last Janhary and completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. PUBLIC PULSE (The Plainaealer invites the public to use this column as an expression of their views on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only request is that writers limit themselves to 300 words or less and that all letters have signature, full address and phone number. We ask, too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We reserve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in objectionable taste.) Mr. Boger resides with his parents, Mr. ahd Mrs. Arthur Boger, 3318 W. Waukegan road, McHenry. From 1958 until he went on active duty Mr. Boger taught school in both McHenry and Lake counties, including Gavin school, Ingleside, 1958 and '59; and McHenry Jr. high, 1959 and '61. He had just begun teaching American literature at Grant high school, Ingleside, when he was recalled. He will resume teaching at Grant this September. Mr. Boger is a 1957 graduate of Loras college, Dubuque, Iowa, where he received the A.B. degree in philosophy. In 1961 he received his M.S. in Education from Northern Illinois university, DeKalb. He LT. GEO. MEYERS NAMED FIRST AID COUNTY CHAIRMAN Due to the resignation of John Reokman, J*i\, of Harvard as county first aid chairman for the past twelve years.-Fred T. Ferris, county chairman oi the McHenry county chapter oi the American Red Cross, announces the appointment of Lt. George Meyers as chairman. and Oral Beber of Crystal I.ake, as vice-chairman. Mr. Meyers is Lieutenant of the Woodstock Police Force. Lt. Meyers plans to have an outlined program to present to the county for courses of instruction in the various towns. Already inquiries are being has begun work on Northern's j made to the chapter headquarter by bus drivers, who are unable to obtain their license to drive school busses without a certificate from the American Red Cross. This entire program, however, depends upon the response of the public to the fund drive. six year program and hopes to complete the requirements for the certificate of advanced study. While at Ft. Bragg, Mr. Boger attended a number of evening courses offered by North Carolina State college. LAKELAND ANNEXATION "Dear Sir: "AH home owners in the Lakeland Park area are saturated with rising costs and taxes. There are a serious number of repossessions of homes caused by people like us who buy homes on the assumption that the cost of ownership is a fixed monthly amount, such as, loans, insurance and taxes. When taxes rise beyond your financial ability to paly, you are repossessed. You lose-your home. Do you want to lose yours? "Estimated cost of sewers, which seem to be the prime reason behind annexation, $300 hook-up plus monthly rate to retire bonds necessary to finance plant construction. The only ones w ho can gain are the c o n t r a c t o r s a n d s u b d i v i d e r s . The sewers will be sanitary sewers only. Did you stop to think that the $300 paid for hook-up alone will pump out your septic tank yearly for twenty years. The monthly rate alone will, add up to at least $60 which you can use for maintenance of septic systems. In other words, you can never catch up to the cost involved. "Police protection was mentioned. There are no more break-ins here than there are in McHenry, which has police protection. Your best protection against break-ins are observant neighbors, plus a dog, and a good shotgun or pistol. I-et us appoint more deputies if that's what we need. I'll volunteer as of now. "Septic systems are the "best way in the world to conserve our national dwindling water supply and to retain a safe water table level. Consult national sanitary engineers who are locally unbiased and water conscious. "As I see it, we the property owners can only lose monetarily and will continue so until the loss of home and property occurs. Hazardous Roads "All of us, still free thinging people, should put an end to the dangerous condition of most of our main highways. Roads loaded with ruts, holes, seams, etc., What could be more expensive than pounding to death a $4,000 car in a matter of a few years? "What could be more dangerous to life and property than pounding one's tires and steering systems to death in the holes, ruts, etc? These parts will fail when we least expect them to. How many accidents chalked up to drivers are really caused by car failure? In most cases the driver is dead and can't explain what happened. "Stop this condition from existing. Stop allowing diversion of collected money to other than road repair. Write youi governor, your local representative in the legislature. Think about it. You can do the job. "Werner Henneberg "1707 N. Knoll Road "Lakeland Park" September Sale Aids Viscounts Trip Fund The Parents Association of the Viscounts Drum and Bugle corps will hold a rummage sale on Saturday, Sept. 8, at the A-OK Instrument Repair, 913 N. Front street, McHenry. opposite the roller rink. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proc e e d s f r o m t h i s s a l e w i l l ' g o toward the trip to Las Vegas, where once again the Viscounts will compete in the S.A.L. division of the American Legion national convention. The Viscounts are defending champions and once more wiil try and bring back the flag to McHenry. All friends of the Viscounts are asked to contact Mrs. Pearl Cooper, chairman, (if they would care to contribute to the rummage sale. So many people are unable to decide for themselves whether something is funny or serious. They watch for reaction of others, then do likewise. REVOKE FOUR LICENSES, SIX OTHERS SUSPENDED Announcement was made of the revocation of the drivers' licenses of several county mor torists by the state office of Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier. They include Floyd L. Heagle of Union and Elizabeth M. Lundy of Lake-in-the- Hills for driving while intoxicated; Allan B. Colby of Fox River Grove for three violations and Gerard A. Buss of Wonder Lake for giving incorrect information on application for license. Suspensions were ordered for Thurman Jones of Harvard for driving while intoxicated; James L. Lazzerohi of Harvard, John fc. Carlson of Won>»~ der Lake, Peter P. Paskvan of McHenry, William A. Schneider of Cary and Gerald H. Walter of Holiday Hills, all for three violations. Probationary permits were issued to Kenneth L. Billmyre, Ronald L. Jeschke, Adrian J. Bogers and Lester E. Jacques of Crystal Lake, Wallace L. Possort of Algonquin and Al* bert C. Stowel of Orchard1 Beach and Don J. Toffel of 130 Country Club, McHenry. NO OIL SLANTING There have been no reports of directional drilling in Illinois" for illicit purposes, W. J. Orlandi, director of the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals, announced. Slanting of a well to pirate a neighbor's oil is not so economically sounr{ in this state. Detection is easier in Illinois and too close a supervision by the department's 23 oil well inspectors is maintained for directional drilling to be feasible. In Texas, where evidence of oil well slanting has taken on the complexion of a state-wide scandal, wells are three to four times deeper than producing wells in Illinois.-This factor alone deters would-be slanters here. BULKY SWEATERS Name Brand -- Orion Cardigans and Slipovers Sizes 34-40 (Values to $12.98) Special $ Price g98 Kivmide "Rctaift Out NO HIGH PRESSURE SUPRISE EK5M0 CROP OUTLOOK Corn averages over six feet in height, about eight inches taller than average, the Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service said last week. Height varies from seven feet in the East District to five feet in the southwest. More than 85 per cent of the acreage is tasseled. This same service reported soybeans well advanced and a week or more ahead of average. Most of the acreage is blooming and two-thirds of the fields have started to pod. At this time last year, only two-fifths were podding. Soil moisture is adequate, except for the southern two-fifths of the state, which is getting dry. /t Aess to oi/t a-F tAie an WATCH FOR OUR BACK - TO - SCHOOL CIRCULAR Oldsmobile is noted for high resale, too! You get more money back when you trad*/ And Oldsmobile s famous Rocket V-8 Engine is standard equipment! VSs are a costly option ou many "low-priced" makes! Oldsmobiles Dynamic 88 offer* a lot more ear than the de lux* models of "low-priced" makes Jb? ssrf litlU actual price differencet EXAMPLE! Jumbo Pack FILLER PAPER 5c SIDE-HOLE FILLER 5 hole, 200 sheets, 8x 10^2, 3 hole. 186 sheets 8 >2x11. WIDE or NARROW RULE. Your Choice Now Giving Plaid Stamps mmmmwmmmmmv" NYE DRUG Your FRIENDLY Walgreen Agency 1325 N. Rivprside Dr. Phone 385-4426 MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE BUYING OLDSMOBILE...and now's (he best time to buy! VISIT TOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED OLDSMOBILE QUALITY DIALER R. J. OVERTON MOTOR SALES, 1109 N. Front Street Is Your Savings Account Growing? of3 wirrff Pet Annum On Investment Accounts '/4% *>er Annum On Regular Savings Accounts Everyone knows a plant needs constant care and watering, in order to grow. That's the way it is with your savings account, too. Your account needs REGULAR savings additions to help make it GROW. And you benefit more when the worthwhile return here on savings is added to your account. Before long, you get earnings on the earnings, too! Why not drop in soon and get going on a steady savings program? HMntry ^autngs and LOAN ASSOCIATION 3611 West Elm Phone 385-3000 McHenry. Ili