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DRIVER somas CONCUSSION IN TWO-CAR CRASH | • {Continued from pafe 1) ' When a car driven by Delmar Eckert of Woodstock struck the rear of another auto driven by James W. Solesbee of McHenry, the latter sustained a back injury which required treatment at the local hospital. The accident occurred at the intersection of Rtes. 12 and 120. * . Mrs. Josephine Liesik ot Prospect Heights was treated at'McHenry hospital for injuries sustained in a collision which occurred last week on Rt. 120? east of McHenry. She wait riding in a car driven by her husband when it collided with an auto driven by V. Foute of Lakemoor. THE McHENHT PLAHTOEA1BS -- --_ 7 -i • niih in Wonder Lake REORGANIZED BOY SCOUT TROOP OLDS CEREMONY .Ma o LnulJaJtQg McHFNRY TEACHER JOINS EDUCATORS AT ANNUAL MEET . Duane Andreas of McHenry, a seventh and eighth grade science teacher for five years in the Johnsburg public school, atlended the annual meeting of the Illinois Education association held in Chicago last week. The representative assembly of the association, consisting of over 700 delegates, considered basic problems Jin school finance, state x^venue refo: state board of education, an appointive superintendent of public instruction, and further school district re-organization. In addition, the assembly considered problems directly related to the profession, such as certification requirements, professional negotiations, and more rigid application of the code of ethics. COUNTY NURSES WILL HEAR TALK BY DR. SLUiGER Tl|e McHeniy County Nurses issociaiion will meet Thursday, Jan. 10, at 8 p.m. at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, when they will hear the guest speaker for the evening, Dr. William Slittger, dermatologist of Rockford. Dr. Slinger, who has practiced in the field oi dermatology for many years, will talk on "The Most Common Forms of Skin Disorders". All graduate and registered nurses are invited to attend. New officers elected at the last meeiing wre Mrs • O. J. Stratton of Woodstock, president ; Mrs. Sherman Schmitt of Woodstck, vice-president; Mrs. Ted Shahoda of Woodstock, secretary; Mrs. John Taylor of Union, treasurer; Mrs. Robert Salzman of Woodstock, social chairman. Livestock Men Plan First Annual Banquet Plata have boon made and tickets are on sale for the first annual banquet of the McHenry County Livestock Feeders association. It Will be a roast beef dinner Thursday, Jan. 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Moose hall ^in Woodstock. John Almburg, assistant farm director of WGN, will speak on "Let's Sell Agriculture." Ed Hollenbeck and Elmer Bummington will represent the National Livestock Feeders association and will bring livestock producers up to date on current legislation. Tickets are available from officers, directors of the association and at Farm Adviser Ralph Burnett's office in Woodstock. Thq^dty, 3, 1963 young foliar walghafl a husky 8'lba. 1 oz. and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant P. Ernst •f 7702 Preston Drive, are .nighty proud of their firstborn. Congratulations! The newly reorganized Boy cout Troop had a wonderful ime nt their first annual Jhristmas party last week. Aventy-two boys and their parents heard Scoutmaster John" Doherty congratulate the boy* on, their collection of staple foods which were donated to the needy families of the area. The boys collected a total of U18 items, filling four large baskets. An impressive tenderfoot ceremony was conducted with the following receiving their tenderfoot rating: Bill Eberle, .Man MrCafferty, Raymond Pearson, John Peek, Michael Pickrum James and Robert ituggero arid Donald Sturm. Four Scouts received their second class rating: Marl^.Mctulew. cz, Chris Rasmu'sscn, •Villiam Stahl and Bill Wines. Assistant patrol leaders jadjj'es were given to Bill Wines, William Stahl and Jack Doherty. William Stahl is the trocp scribe, Mark Motulewicz, troop librarian, and Jack Doherty, troop quartermaster and George Sorenson, Jr., senior patrol leader. Congratulations boys! ! nrix| Two hunting? films were prean fssenti'd by John Wines, assi. Scbutmaster and a gift ex- •hang^^ojlowed. Refreshments were served by Betty Lamont, Lee Pickrum, Tudy Rasmussen, and Dolores .Vines. Patient Improving Delores Wines, reports that her mother is feeling a lot better but that she will be laid up for some time. She had a coronary '-attack the first part of December. Delores spent hree days with her recently, tier mother has many friends 'wre at the lake and we're all anpy to hear she is doing so veil. Ylpee! ! It's a Girl For the Tom Kaefers. Little .Iissy arrived at Lutheran General hospital in Park Ridge .;ec. 27 and weighed in at 7 bs.t 13 oz. I haven't been able n contact anyone yet so I don't know the young lady's name but she'll be home in another week or so and we'll find out then. Meanwhile congratulations to Gert and Tom. The baby's big brother, Mark will also be on hand to welcome her home. A Word to th# Unwise The four boys who were busly engaged in removing bulbs from the tree in front of the Four .Seasons Shop last Thursday afternoon, were seen and two of them were identified. Chridtmas Call a Disappointment What was to have been a surprise Christmas present for Jack Russell was quite a disappointment. A r r a n gements had been made for a call to son, Dick, in Vietnam but when he call came thru the lines were so jammed that neither '•ould hear the other except for a few words. Later the family had a letter from Dick and he said he had gone to midnight Mass in Saigon. Cardinal Spellman said Mass and afterward reeted each of the servicemen personally and gave each a pack of cigarettes and a rosary. Dick said he was so happy to hear from all his friends m the States who sent greetings. Cottage Broken Into A summer cottage owned by Mercedes Pickell was broken nto last week and a television et was taken. ^atlier Vandorpool to Lecture on Eeumenlcal Council Tonight, Thursday, is the •eirular meeting oi the Altai ind Rosary sodality. At this meeting Falser Vanderpool will givc*his one and only lecture on his trip to Rome- and the Ecumenical Council. He hrs had many requesls to lecure on this subject from many organizations and groups but ime and a very full iule does not permit it. Therefore, he will give his lecture tins one time and all are welcome and urged to attend. Member f.s1 non-member, male or female, anyone who would be interest- 3d is cordially invited to attend. The talk will begin at 0 p.m. in the school hall. For members, rosary will be said in the church at 8-15 and there will be a short business meetng in the school h;dl at 8:30 >.m. Please be on time. Communion Sunday for the Mtar and Rosary sodality will •o the second Sunday for Janlary only. Next month Altar 'nd Rosary will again return to the first Sunday of the month. 3n Jan. 13 - there will be imitation of new members following the 7:30 Mass. It's a Boy fur the EriiNt Family Gregory Peter Ernst arrived ~>ec. 27 at 3:15 in the ayem at he Woodstock Memorial hos- >ital. A couple days late for ."hristmas but still in time to be a tax deduction on Pop's nconie tax forn for 02. Tr.. Note: Well, now that Christmas is oVer and all the stuff has been returned to the shops for credit slips and the New Year's hoopla is over with we can settle down to three months of miserable weather and t:iK forms. In addition to I he above mentioned unpleasant ries - how about making a New Year's resolution to keep your reporter informed of your activities. The incom* •ng calls have slowed down to i b g nothing lately and I excused you during the holidays - but NO MORE. How can I write if you don't tell me what io say??? Wonder Lake Volunteer Firemen's Auxiliary News The last meeting of the W. L.V.F.A. was held at the firehose on Dec. 18. At that time there was election of officers. The new officers are as follows: President,, Helen Klein, Vice-President, Jean Castings, Treasurer, Alice Wagner, Secretary, Peg Kusch. Everyone enjoyed the grab ba<r and had an enjoyabble evening. The next meeting will be held at the firehouse on Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. T wice Told Tales FIFTIT YEARS AGO Taken from the Files ot Dee. 26, 1912 Willie, ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Worts, .as drowned in the channel .ear the mill pond Tuesday afcrnoon, where owing to the strong undercurrent, the ice was less than a half inch in thickness. Last Saturday, Dec. 21, was another red letter day in the history of the local Order of he Eastern Star, when the following new members were taken in: Mesdames T. J. Walsh, William Bacon, Chancey Har- •ison and Messrs. Chancey Harrison, H. M. Stephenson and Frank Schnabel. There is still a scarcity of houses in this village. Jutft as s<x>n as a home becomes vacant there are always from two to half a dozen applications for the same. Another boy arrived a tthf 'lorae of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patzke. This is the eighth boy to., arrive in the home and we believe the family is eligible to recojnit ion from 'Tedd y" looseveit. Four of our® exchanges, viz; he Crystal Lake Herald, Maenro Republican-News, Bar- ' ington1 Review- and Wauconda Leader, will not issue this week nd the editors and printers "vill -take a vacation. Many of ! he small country weeklies nve made it an annual cus- 'om to suspend one issue each -\ir in order to give the help i short vacation. In McHenry o'ln'v -ill publications, excepting the county seat papers anr* 'he Plaindealer, have adopted 'he custom and next year the Plaindealer will also take a week off. The second market day fo' McHenry will take place at 'he Riverside barn on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 4. Whil< 'he first sale was more of an •"xperiment than anything else, ' he results were highly gratify- :nrr and it now looks as if mar- '«et day for McHenry has be- ""iie an established event. T h o s e h a v i n : ; a n y t h i n g t h e ' <:<nt to dispose of are asked 'o leave same at Riverside barn io later thnn the night precedng the sale. FORTY YEARS AGO Taken from the Files ol D«-c. 28, 1922 A five-y^ar lease for the rental of the Elview garage, located on Lawrence near Kimball avenue, Chicago, has been signed by C. M. Bickler of this village and Charles C». and Wil- 'iam Merles of Pistakee Bay and becomes effective on Nev^ VearV day. The parage war built about two years ago, and •s owned by B. T. Olson, who ^as n dimmer home near Pistakee Bay. Through the efforts of the "oral agent, John R, Knox, a Power Farming day will be held at the Empire theatre at t *30 p.m. Jan. 4, when the modem way of farming will be explained by prominent speakers and also shown on the screen. Raising corn without horses, and farm operations as done with a Fordson tractor NameMcHenry Women To "53 Minute March" The above pictured ladies have been named committee chairmen of the McHenry County "53 Minute March' for Cerebral Palsy. The annual drive will be held Sunday, Jan. 13. .vill be found highly interestjg as well as instructive. Architect R, E. Abell of El- ,in, who drew up th^ plans for he-new high schooW was in jwn Tuesday evening and ent over the drawings with upt. Duker and members of .;e school board. According to .ie plans, very little excavrion will be necessary. In oihe ords, McHenry's Community chool will be built upon the round rather than in the round. The proposed building s two stories and basement, he dimensions being--400 by 140 feet. ^ The McHenry high school nd alumni basketball teams ill hook up in an encounter o be staged at the McHenry chool gymnasium on Friday vening, Dec. 29. Among the nen who will constitute the llumni team are G. Barbian, L. Page, H. Nye, C. Niesen and John Bolger. No matter vho wins, the fans are assured >f a rattling good game. Turn >ut and encourage this healthul sport. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of Dee. 80, 19&7 For the sake of auld lang syne, graduates of the McHenry high school gathered at the Riverside Hotel, Sunday evening at the first meeting of the lewly organized M c H e n r y High School Alumni association. Covers were laid for 165 at the dinner served by John Karls, with Earl Walsh as master of ceremonies. Officers of the association are Harold Lindsay, president; Jack Purvey, vice-p resident; Rita Freund, secretary; and Edward Matthews, treasurer. The first class to graduate from the local high school was in 1892 and consisted of nine Members, the sccond was four years later with three members and in 1897 there was only one graduate. Two fires took place within twenty-four hours Tuesday. In the afternoon the department was cailed to the Frank Hughes home on Richmond road, where the roof was ablaze, but the fire, presumably caused by a spark from the chimney, was extinguished before much damage was done. Tuesday night the old Glosson Home in the north end of town burned to the ground, leaving xrs. Loretta Garrett and children homeless. Mrs. Garrett operates a filling station and ii.ern pear Ringwood. We would like to start a contest to find a new name for the "Old Clay Hole". It's all dolled up now and is getting plenty of use by those who enjoy ice skating. Maybe you. would rather leave the name* as it is. WHY? See Paqe 3 arg^e STRETCH-A-DQLLAR Rt. 120 ft Mi. East of McHenry at Kent Acres NOTICE --- Closed Mon., Tnrs. Xr Wed, at 6 p.m. THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL! Girls' Brushed ORLON SWEATERS Sixes 4 to 6x as low as *1.79 Sizes 8 t< st as low as *1.98 See Page 3 '63 COUNTY 4-H SHOW FEATURES NEW BEEF CLASS The 1963 McHenry county 4-H show will have a new beef efficiency class. The regulation requiring steers to weigh less than 500 pounds has been dropped in order to allow a larger percentage of 4-H steers to enter. There will i>e no beginning weight requirements for this class. ~^--- In order for the animal to be eligible for this class, the beginning weight and tattoo number of the steer or steers must be turned in to the Farm Bureau office on or before Jan. 15. Tattooing facilities are available in this office. Anyone desiring the use of the tattoo outfit, please contact Assistant Adviser Edward Scholz. A perscn is also known by the company he avoids. 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