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• s m fi ... A- >,«<<-I-J! THE McHEKHT PLATNDEALOT Thursday, September 12, 1963 Mu„s •in_» &o MeandJe^rJin'H |Geraodup O Df !Me„a nAulf aActguer in&g Driver Training Course Popular < Continued From Page 1) Muiit.v highways and forest preserve paths on this same Weekend. State highway officials are Mw working on the only thing ftat promises to dampen the rtfcWic's inter^t in burying streets and highways under HfWr. Having developed a spoilsport attitude, the director of public works has been busy looking up anti-littering laws, considering increasing fines and more strictly devising ways to fgforce anti-littering laws. 1 Every time we see a candy wrapper thrown from a car, We get an urge to report the offender through a license number. Maybe we could interest others in a widespread program of this type to discourage the growing number of litterbttgs. (Continued from page 1) Lodge, No. 158, AF & AM. He was also a charter member of the Dairyman's Country Club in Boulder Junction, Wis. He leaves his wife, Grace E.; a daughter, Betty Alder- ;on of McHenry; four grandsons and a sister, Edith Thompson, of Highland Park. He was precseded in death by a son, Vinton F. Jr., who was killed in World War II. The body rested at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home until Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, when services were held at the chapel. IftVrment was in Greenwood cemetery. McHENRY GIRL GRADUATES FROM NURSING SCHOOL Parents of teen-agers who lft$nopolize the telephone might Meant to look into the situation in one small Iowa city where all conversations are halted after five minutes. We didn't learn how this was accomplished, but some parents might be interested enough to find out. One of our employees visited in Dewitt recently and was in the middle of a pleasent chat when she was suddenly disconnected. Inquiring from her host as to what might have happened, she was informed that this if as not unusual -- that all conversations were terminated at the end of five minutes. jtpp* Jepatn Vlsiii Als Native Denmark 1 (Continued From Page 1) jauk Viek, al lei t, Ciitt Fulton and William Hutchison, faculty instructors, are shown beside the driver training cars to be used by approximately 150 MCHS students in the year ahead. <$iring the wfar years, but is a neighboring community. *t The second gathering was that which occurs annually on JWy 4 when thousands of Danes and Americans gather in a gesture of international friend- 4>ip. The festival is said to have been the inspiration of a group of Danish born Americans led "by a prominent Chicago chemist, Dr. Max Henius. Jh 1911 he purchased 200 acres ci Denmark's heathery hills and a year later presented the ljnd to the Danish government with the stipulation that the U.S. Independence Day be obeyed there every year. .a Speakers at this year's event, Attended by Mr. Jtpsen, were t)r. Ralph Bunche- and the U.S. Ambassador William McCormick Blair. Mr. Jepsen is acquainted with Mr. Blair's father in Lake Forest, and was able to bring greetings to the ambassador from him. At one point in the festivities, when Mr. Blair wanted to speak to a Danish gentleman in the crowd, Mr. Jepsen was called upon to \yt interpreter. , Three months of visiting "Were well spent when the seven members of the Jepsen family flnade up for an absence of sixty years in becoming acquainted and providing a wealth of memories which may well last for the remainder of their , lines. 160,000 DAMAGE SUIT FILED IN AREA ACCIDENT JUDITH C.ItEC.ORY Miss Judith Gregory, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gregory of McHenry, graduated from Pre'sbyterian-St. Luke's hospital school of Nursing on Sept. 5 at Orchestra hall in Chicago. Eighty-seven students were graduated in a very impressive ceremony, with the commencement address given by the Right Rev. Gerald Francis Burrill, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Chicago. The well known Presbyterian-St. Luke's student nurses' chorus of ninety voices was also a part of the ceremony. The conferring of diplomas was made by John P. Bent, chairman of the board of trustees. Miss Gregory will reside in Chicago and be employed by the Presbyterian-St. Luke's hospital as a psychiatric nurse. She will also continue studying at the Art Institute of Chicago, where she has been a part time student during her nurse's training program. VISCOUNT PARENTS ELECT OFFICERS DURING OCTOBER The Viscounts Parents association will elect new officers at the meeting to be held the first Monday evening in October, it was announced at the last meeting, held at the home of the William Plays on Third ivenue. All members are urged to be present. The young drum and bugle corps has just about completed another most successful season, with only one parade remaining. Two events for the fall seaon are being planned. The irst will be a roller skating ,)arty at the local rink on Sept. 26 at 8 p.m., sponsored by the Viscounts Parents group, using the theme, "Fun, Foolishness, Falling and Fitness." The last such party was a fine success, and for this reason it was decided to repeat „Jthe event. In October, the parents will hold a bake sale. Those who wish to assist are asked to contact Mrs. Dorothy Miller of Clover avenue, who is chairman. One of the most popular courses at the local high school is the driver. training class, which requires six hours of behind-the-wheel driving and 30 hours of classroom work. All sophomores get classroom instruction, while the number in behind-the-wheel training is determined by the number of school days and the hours of school each day. This year, approximately 150 young people will have the opportunity for actual driving during the school year, and 330 will take part in the classroom work. A quarter of a credit is earned by passing the course, and a certificate of achievement is issued which can be used by the student when applying for insurance. During the 1962-63 school year, 152 took behind-thewheel training and 300 took class room work. This past summer, a ten-week course was offered, with ninety-two enrolled, twenty-four of whom were from Marion Central. Two automobiles are provided to the school for the behind-the-wheel instruction by Clark Chevrolet. ONLY MINOR ACCIDENTS IN AREA THIS WEEK LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS CELEBRATE WEEK OF SEPT. 17 (Continued From Page 1) FORMER LOCAL MAN TRAINS AS POSTAL INSPECTOR The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bower of Richmond will be interested to leam that he has recently been made a postal inspector and is now taking six months of training in Washington, D. C. This is a civil service position and vacancies are filled through examinations held among postal employees. Tom, who has twelve years of experience in the Richmond post office, is a musician and has played with a local orchestra for some time. His wife, a former bank employee in McHenry is the former Gwen Bieschke of the Volo vicinity. They are the parents of three sons. They formerly made their home in this locality. BUSINESS LEADERS SPEAK SEPT. 26 ON DEVELOPMENT HEBE AND THERE IN BUSINESS •i, M> COUNTY GROUPS SPONSOR MASTITIS CONTROL MEETING COURT BRIEFS {Continued from Page 1) of the city. Harriet Pasco was ,£ast-bound on the highway, with her daughter-in-law, Marion Pasco, as a passenger when (the. former made a left turn onto Hillside lane in front of a car driven by Adams, which was travelling west. Marion Pasco was killed in the collision, and Harriet died several weeks later of injuries j\e£p}ved. James O. Flood of Crystal Lake sustained bruises in an accident whicli occurred last Friday afternooi^on Rt. 14, a quarter of a mile east of Virginia street, near Crystal Lake. He was treated at McHenry hospital. State police said Flood was travelling east on the highway when he attempted to make a right turn into a private driveway. Donald J. Powers of 3927 W. Main street, McHenry, driving in back of him, was unable to stop and struck Flood's car in the rear. Powers was blamed by police for failure to decrease speed. Cars driven by William Schildt of Hebron and Adolph Van Landuyt of Ringwood were damaged last Sunday afternoon when they collided at the intersection of two roads north of Greenwood. A post was broken and wires damaged on the farm of Clarence Harrison. SERVICE NEWS Harold Vycital, Jr., FNDC, Coast Guard, has just returned from isolated duty in Turkey, stationed 60 miles out of Istanbul on the European side. After spending a forty-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harol Vycital, Sr., he will Active locally in the organization are Mrs. James McMahon, membership chairman for this area, and Mrs. Phillip Keith, publications chairman. Anyone in McHenry who would like more information on the League of Women Voters is asked to contact Mrs. Keith. Membership in the League of Women Voters is open to all women of voting age. Financial support comes from pi'ivate citizens, business and industry. Septan is also Citizenship Day and Constitution Week, which have been proclaimed by President Kennedy in commemoration of the signing of the Constitution on this date in 1787. It is an opportunity for all citizens to rededicato | |,e stationed in the Great Lakes themselves to the ideab^sand Holstein Club Holds Sale During October The Holstein club McHenry county is sponsoring a sale on Saturday, Oct. 19, to be held at the county fair grounds. starting at noon. The club will make available I In years of grasshopper placattle from the best herds in ' gues, as many as 5,000 eggs the county, with only purebred have been counted i>er square principles upon which this nation was founded and built. Therefore, it is especially fitting for the League of Women Voters Week 4o be held a*, this time. Holstein cattle that meet high standards accepted for sale. yard, and infested areas often cover 150.000 to 200,000 acres. CROP REPORT More than 90 per cent of the state's corn is now in or beyond the dough stage. Slightly more than two-fifths is in or beyond the dent stage but less than 5 per cent is mature. Virtually all soybeans have podded, well ahead of average. Soil moisture throughout the state is generally some 50 per cent short. Magistrate Court Lee D. Spuehr of 7701 Wooded Shores, Wonder Lake, was confined to jail last Thursday evening when he was unable ^o pay a heavy fine in the court of Police Magistrate Donald Howard on three charges resulting from a fracas on Main street Labor Day morning. Spuehr was fined $100 and $11 costs for assault, $200 and $11 costs for battery and $25 and $10 costs for disorderly conducting, making a total of $325 and $32 costs. He was given a thirty-day suspended jail sentence and ordered for a period of six months to be off the streets of McHenry by 9 p.m. In connection with the same fracas, Michael Wirtz of 3807 W. St. Paul avenue, McHenry, was fined $100, of which $75 was suspended, and $11 court costs on a charge of obstructing a police officer in making a lawful arrest. DR. JEROME FELLMAN Leaders in business, industry and all phases of economic growth will take part in the community development conference scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26, at Pheasant Run Lodge & Country club Route 64, near St. Charles. The conference is sponsored by Northern Illinois Gas Company as part of its continuing program to help communities in its service area to grow and orosper in the years ahead. About 200 communities are expected to be represented at the all-day conference. Citizens, "ivic officials and members of development groups from this area have been invited to attend, the conference is open to the general public. The guests will hear speeches from recognized development expects and be able to take part in a question-answer session where, first-hahd, they can learn of new approaches to s o l v i n g c o m m u n i t y - g r o w t h and prosperity problems. The day-long affair will include a luncheon and dinner program. Highlighting the day will be talks by Dr. Howard Roepke and Dr. Jerome Fellmann, both of the department of geography, University of Illinois, among others. In the same court, James Carr of W. St. Paul avenue wad* fined $10 for squealing tires. A $25 fine was imposed on Douglas Kenyan of Chicago for not having a valid driver's license, and $10 for disobeying a stop sign. Lillian Wijas of 615 Rand Road, McHenry, was fined $8 for speeding and $10 for following too closely. Jl'STICE COURT A $10 fine was imposed on Robert L. Switzer of Idyll Dell road, McHenry, for driving over-weight on license. EKWIX LALUl^ A former McHenry resident, Erwin R. 'Laures, has been named manager of Illinois Bell Telephone company's Evanston officer ^ > Laures, son of Matt B. Laures (now of West Palm Beach, Fla.), previously was manager of the company's Highland Park office. Born in McHenry, Laures attended McHenry high school. His wife, also a native of this community, is the former Elaine Heimer. Laures is a veteran of twelve years of service with the telephone company, the last four of which were as manager in Highland Park. He started in the coin collection department in 1951 and was promoted to salesman in Oak Park a year later. After holding sales positions in Elgin, Aurora and Evanston he was promoted to commercial assistant in 1956 and assigned to a management training program. In 1957, he was promoted to assistant manager in Waukegan and in 1959 to manager in the Highland Park area. Active in community affairs, Laures is president of the Highland Park Rotary club, past director of the Highland Park chamber of Commerce, director of the Northbrook Savings and Loan association and a member of the Lake Forest and Deer-, field Chambers of Commerce. He is a member of St. Norbert's Catholic church in Northbrook. Laures and his wife have twin boys, James and Gerald, 15; a daughter, Vicki, 11; and a son, Jeff, 10. They recently moved into a new home at 920 Cedar Lane in Northbrook. The McHenry County Veterinarian association and the McHenry County Agriculture Extension service are co-sponsoring a meeting on mastitis and its control, Thursday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m. in the Farm Bureau auditorium in Woodstock. The speaker will lye Dan Norlander, formerly associated with the University of California where he was co-inventor of the California mastitis test. A dynamic speaker, Mr. Norland, using a real cow's udder and • colored slides, will illustrate such things as how improper milking machine adjustment can cause mastitis. He will also point out some seldom recognized aspects of r'uiry sanitation and will show how bacteria gets into the cow's udder. GARY VYCITAL WINNER OF TOP SCHOLARSHIP HAROLD HERMAN DIES Harold H. Berman, 66, of Skokie, father of Dr. Bennett Berman of the McHenry hospital staff, died Monday, Sept. 9, in Michael Reese hospital, Chicago. He was a Chicago representative of a New York City lingerie firm for twenty years. Services were held Wednesday. Once, Christmas was a birthday celebration, not a superduper sales promotion event. appointed professional service representative for Pfizer Laboratories, division of Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc., 114-year-old pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturer. In his new position, Mr. Herman will bring information on the company's new products and research discoveries to physicians, pharmacists and o t h e r p r o f e s s i o n a l m e d i c a l groups in the Chicago area. Mr. Herman obtained his B. S. degree from Loyola university in 1958. <iAKY VYCITAL Gary Vycital, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vycital of 3413 VV. Waukegan road, McHenry, has received the St. Thomas ;cholarship from the College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn. The college awards this scholarship annually to an able and well recommended graduate *of a Catholic high school. Gary graduated in June from Marian Central Catholic high school. Although he ranked fourth in his class of 134 students, he was the top ranking boy. He plans to study in the field of mathematics. BE WISE USE THE CLASSIFIED of 708 Country Club drive, McHenry, $14; Charles H. Mann, Chicago, $13; John R. Varese, Orchard Beach, McHenry, Robert E. Ludford of Skokie and Arleen Wuerker of Rockford, all $10. LONG SERVICE Clifford O. Lindstrom, claim supervisor for the Kemper Insurance group, has completed twenty-five years with the Kemper companies. Mr. Lindstrom and his wife' Margaret live at 806 Peter St., McHenry, 111. They have a son, Clifford, and a daughter, Barbara. During World War II, Mr. Lindstrom served in the U.S. Army in the European theater. He has been active in McHenry in the Little League and the Boy Scouts. This Badge Entitles You To Be A Sidewalk Superintendent NYE'S REMODELING McHenry s Friendliest Drug Store Remodeling to Serve You Better Bill Nye JOINS COMPANY Arthur L. Herman of 3714 Hillcrest, McHenry, has been Jbs. E. Sanford of 3003 W. Mourine Lane, McHenry, was fined $10 for defective mufflers. Speeding charges were made against five motorists in the court of Justice of the Peace Charles M. Adams last Saturday. They were Carl R. 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