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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 2 Jul 1964, p. 14

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P|0$ F©Uf l#§B THE McHEMBT PLAINDEALEB Thursday. July 2, 1364 SUNNYSIDE ESTATES CHRIS FAIL 885-4084 rave Roads In Early August The road committee reports ttilflit if things progress as exacted, paving of the roads rtiould begin by the first of AtkgUit. Until then, please be Mert and drive carefully. Bake Sale & bake sale sponsored by the B)!Ssed Virgin sodality of St. John will take place at the ftchool after all Masses, Sun- <lsayt July 5th. Donations of taked goods of all kinds, baked teans, and potato salad are dt* asked from persons in the Estates. Proceeds will go to- the building fund for the new convent. Greetings from Omaha I received a letter from Fran Olsen last week. She will be back with us about the eighth of July, and will be writing the fcolumn again after that. She 6ends greetings from Omaha a- Jnid thunder storms and tornado warnings, which she writes have been going on nearly fevery day since she arrived. However, in spite of the weather, Fran said she is having a good rest and enjoying herself. Visitors Shirley Simmons had a busy two weeks entertaining a long time friend, Ann Carstensen, from Chicago in mid-June. They Had a lovely time visiting and fisjilhg, and Shirley relates Ann even learned to drive while here. A visitor in the home of Jean and Dick Gerke for a week recently was their 8-year-old ftitece, Cindy Sitarski. Cindy is from Franklin Park. Patricia Ann and Pamela jean Ruff are now visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mann. Mrs. Mann recently underwent foot surgery in McHenry hospital. She Said, "the girls have come to fee my feet" while recuperating. They have been a wonderful help to Grandma Mann, and would like to stay all summer Since they just love it here in the country, but will probably have to go home after the fourth. They live in Chicago. Grove Village and Dick Glennie from Chicago. Photography was displayed by Ron Seipman, who won first place for his light touch color, and Cecil Kanter from the Etates. I was unable to contact Cecil as he was away on a camping trip with his family. but I hear he organized the whole show and received honors for his excellent photography. Eleanor Fiedler and four children enjoyed a very lovely four-day stay at Wisconsin Dells with Grace and Jim Krzyzak and family at their recently purchased motel. The gals had it real good, as Jim did all the cooking on the outdoor grill, except breakfast. That he did in the kitchen. The Krzyzaks left our subdivision last Wednesday to take up their residence in Wisconsin. Betty Lakowske, her two children, M^try Jane and Johnny, and hei^sister, Ramona Riehen, and son, Danny, from McHenry spent, a weekend in Stevens Point, Wis., with another sister, Donna Rosenthal. While there, the three sisters, with their children, attended the wedding of their cousin, James Hess, to Judith Leska on Saturday, June 20. Betty said she saw relatives at the reception from Hawaii, Canada and Washington, D. C. that she had not seen for over sixteen years. The Davis family travelled to Moline Saturday, June 20, to the home of Mary's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Doherty. Their stay was cut short so they could return to Chicago to spend Sunday with Red's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis, thus visiting both fathers on the weekend of "their" day. 4-H Campers Regular meetings of the Johnsburg Clovers will be held at the barn in Pistakee Highlands during the summer months. The next meeting will be July 28. For all interested members, one-day camp will be July 9 in Woodstock. Mary Jane and Johnny Laibowski attended 4-H Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See near Kankakee for a week beginning June 23. Summer Activities I talked with Jerry Olsen the Other day and he informed me the McHenry Country Art Fair lyas bigger and better than ever. Jerry was chairman of the hanging committee this year and had some of his art on exhibit. Some new features of the fair were plays, a hootenanny, and photography. Participating in the hootenanny Sunday night, after spending the day with Jerry, were his cousin, Jerry O'Connel, and wife, Fran, from Elk Reminder --of the Fourth of July picnic which will be held south of Grandview Drive across the road from the Anderson home. The picnic will begin at 10 a.m. with games for the children, and a variety of festivities lasting into the evening, with coffee brewing and hot dogs roasting over an open bon fire, topping the evening for the grownups. It promises to be a wonderful day. Bring your visiting friends and relatives. Birthdays Happy Birthdays go today to Pat Bott, to Emil Lemmens on the fourth; Mrs. Emma Fischer on the fifth; Johnny Senkerik on the sixth Mary Rose on the seventh and Donna Jensen and two-year old Diane Gowin on the eighth. Best wishes to all. PRIZE WINNER Miss Patricia Walsh of 1506 N. Green street, McHenry, was awarded a prize for her entry in the 1964 Silver Opinion competition from nearly 24,000 university women who entered, the, contest. She attends Clarke college, Dubuque, Iowa. Twice Told Tales FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of July 3, 1924) A number of citizens residing in the vicinity of the McHenry park recently banded together and formed what in the future is to be known as the McHenry Park Improvement association, which association has as its object the beautifying and upkeep of the McHenry park located on Pearl street. At a meeting of the McHenry local of the Milk Producers association, held at the Woodman hall in this city last Thursday evening, it was unanimously voted to accept a price of $2.50 per hundred for milk delivered during the month of July. This is a reduction of twenty cents from the original contract. Recent rains have caused the river to rise to its season's high mark. Many of the piers have sunk below the water's surface A very unusual wedding ceremony and the first of its kind £ver recorded by the Plaindealer was solemnized on board one of the Hunter Boat line boats at 10:30 o'clock last Sunday morning. The contracting parties were Mary Ruse and Floyd Rittler of Grayslake, while Rev. A. Jerns of Area was the officiating clergyman. A company of twenty rela tives and friends tendered Mr. and Mrs. Edward Conway a very pleasant surprise at their home south of town last Thursday eveniftg, the event being given in honor of the first anniversary of their marriage. One of the chimneys on the Pries block on Green street was struck by lightning during the? electrical storm which passed over McHenry about 6 o'clock last Saturday morning. Luckily, there was no one near when the bolt struck which sent a number of broken bricks to the sidewalk and street below. Clarron Eddy, youngset son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Eddy, is confined to the home of his parents here, suffering a severe laceration of the scalp and a fracture of the right hip, sustained in a fall from a barn last Saturday morning. The unfortunate young man, employed by Meyers Ready Roofing company, was at work on the John M. Phalin farm on the Terra Cotta road. The home bakery sale as conducted by the members of the Ladies Aid society of the M. E. church at the city hall last Saturday proved a success, the ladies having been successful in selling everything they had. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 29, 1939) Mrs. Adelaide Greenleaf of Orlando, Fla., who is better remembered by old friends here as the former Zoe Gallagher, was a guest in the J. N. Saylor home the first of the week. This is her first visit here in sixteen years and many changes and improvements were noted by Mrs. Greenleaf. . ^ An explosion of the ammonia in the ice machine of the McHenry Dairy near Johnsburg early Tuesday morning drove employees out of doors as fumes filled the bottle washing room. Cause of the accident was attributed to a week spot in the pipes, which was soon repaired and work at the dairy was resumed under nprmal conditions, with machinery in fine working order. McHenry farm owners have entered Governor Henry Horner's farm floral contest. Cash prizes aggregating $2,500 and 104 bronze plaques will be awarded state and county winners. Those from McHenry who have entered are Zion F. Baker, West McHenry, Rt. 20; Arthur Dibble, McHenry Junction, 111. 20; John Freund, Rt. 31; and Henry Stilling Rt. 31. Mrs. T. M. Belling, her three children and several friends had a narrow escape from drowning Saturday afternoon when the motor boat in which they were riding sank in the Fox river. The accident occurred near Emerald Park. Mrs. Belling was driving the boat at about 30 miles an hour when the engine suddenly died and the boat nosed under the water and sank. They were rescued by Mr. Fraiser and his daughter, Mrs. Anderson. A horse was injured and a car considerably damaged in an accident which occurred Saturday afternoon late at the intersection of Orchard Beach road with Riverside Drive. Wil-, fred Blake, who resides on a farm just north of this city, had opened the gate of his pasture, which is located across the road from his farm, to take the stock to the barn. The horses walked out and while one was crossing the road was hit by an automobile driven by Henry Tonyan. The car was wrecked but he escaped without injury except for slight shock. It is thought the horse will recover. Lon Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Smith, returned home from Victory Memorial hospital, where he has been confined for three weeks recovering from a skull fracture and other injuries in a dump truck accident. All the gang of Boy Scout Troop 162 got a good chance to see if their swimming was up to par last Monday when each fellow was required to swim all the way across the river and back. A boat was used for safety purposes but all the group made the trip with ease. As the Girl Scouts sold poppies this year, the American Legion promised them a party, which was held at the Legion home Monday night. Five prizes were awarded to the winners of games: Agnes Miller, Joyce McGuggan, Shirley Patzke, Mitzi Durland and Lucille Nickels. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of July 1, 1954) Twelve young people from the Community Methodist chunih are attending a high school camp at Lake Geneva this week. The campers participating in the prpgram are Kathy and Linda Anderson, Donna Barger, Barbara Eggert, Penny Fike, Elaine Foute, Terry Lishamer, Sue Stinespring, Carl Stueben, Peggy Stamer, Larry Thomas and Dick Wissell. Mrs. A. P. Freund was pleasantly surprised by her family Sunday afternoon on the occasion of her birthday anniversary. A pot-luck supper and weiner roast on the lawn were enjoyed. The rectory of St. Mary's Catholic church was the scene of a lovely wedding ceremony on June 25 when Miss Betty Schmitt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton J. Schmitt • of McHenry, exchanged vows with Robert W. Wagner. Rt. Rev. Msgr. C. S. Nix officiated at the double ring ceremony, which was solemnized at 11 o'clock. Indian Chief Young Bear and his Indian princess wife, who live in Tama, Iowa, are making an appearance today at Pries Certified store. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGee and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Conway have just returned from a 3,000 mile drive through the East and South. They drove through the Smoky Mountains to Charleston, S. C., where they visited John Owen McGee, a radioman at the Naval base. The Charles Corso family and Miss Mildred Kinsala moved on Monday of this week from the family home on Waukegan street to the house they purchased in the Wattles subdivision. Children of Wonder Lake were registered Monday for the water safety program sponsored by the Red Cross. John Proudfit is the instructor for the swimming classes. For the past four weeks, Miss Louise Hunt, daughter of the Stanley Hunts of Ringwood, has been employed as a reservationist with Braniff Airlines at Omaha, Nebr. Her interesting new position followed a three-month schooling period which prepared her for this type work. Miss Hunt is a 1953 graduate of McHenry high school. rZ NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE Monday, August 3, 1964 is the claim date in the estate of FRANK KOSTA deceased, No. 64P150, Circuit Court, McHenry County, Illinois. FRANCES KOSTA of McHenry, 111. is the Executrix; COWLIN & COWLIN of Crystal Lake, 111. are the attorneys. (Pub. June 25, July 2-9, 1964) ORDINANCE NO. 64-0-3 GARBAGE TAX LEVY AN ORDINANCE FOR THE LEVY OF A GARBAGE TAX FOR THE VILLAGE OF LAKEMOOR, ILLINOIS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING MAY 1, 1964 AND ENDING APRIL 30, 1965. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD O TRUSTEES OF THE V LAGE OF LAKEMOOR, Mc- HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS: Section I. That there be and is hereby levied upon all the taxable property within the corporate limits of said Village for the year 1964, in addition to the maximum of taxes authorized for general corporate purposes, a garbage tax of not more than .10 per cent of the full, fair cash value as assessed or equalized by the Department of Revenue, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 24, Section 40-3, Illinois Revised Statutes, 1951. Section II. That the Village Clerk be and is hereby directed to file with the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, a certified copy of this ordinance as provided by law. Section III. That should any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this ordinance be declared by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid. Section XV. That this ordinance shall be known as Ordinance No. 64-0-3. Section V. That the Village Clerk be and is hereby directed to have this ordinance published in the manner provided by law. Section VI. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication Auto Insurance. Cancelled? NO ONE REFUSED -- ANY AGE Reasonable Rates Financial Respon§sfe°"° Flags Stay out of "Pool Insurance" and have Full Coverage TEENAGE INSURANCE -- Full Coverage JAN-MAR Ml 385-7667 NCE Youngsters Busy! Everyone Enjoys the Trip •s DAIIi. , Inc. Complete Line of Dairy Products -- FREE DELIVERY -- Locally Owned and Operated Phone 385-0195 or 385-0232 im> by CHAIVIP MAGf C BOARD 98c • :-*> .. • ••••:;# Play "school" with 26 letters or 26 numbers, symbols. lift the sheet and writing disappears! Use over and oveiw * / ' s * v " l5?S •# * •£<£>. X. '/• *£ *^0 v >' FUN-CM) GASSE 2SC Eight different--games,, jokes, puzzle, coloring. ETCH-A SKETCH 2.1 Turn a knob, dra# hundredsof design s» Turn over to eracow The New Carefree Casual Look in Straw Hats. Now la a complete array of colors designed to enhance your casual wear. B1e2©f straws by Champ give you a distinctive hi-style look to top off your wardrobe. Try on a Champ Blazer straw hat today, $5.95 FAIRY-TALE mmat 1.00 £fx 3-dlmensionat full-color slides and plastic viewer* MAGNETIC (SAMES ! • Playing pieces stay-on S board. Choice of 6 games* 5 Largest Selection of POPULAR PRICED TOYS In this Area. STORE for MEN 1245 N, Green Street Phone 385-0047 McHenry, Illinois Open Dally 8 a.m. to 6 p.ra. -- Friday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. -- CLOSEDlON SUNDAYS USE THE FREE GREEN STREET PARKING AREA OPEN THURSDAY & FRIDAY EVENING TIL 9 P.M. en Frankliri Present Talent Show 'TT--Tr r"T1"C -TT.-- 1 • , if A Vtt ^ ^ i i," jJ ? * These young people were among the many Ringwood youngsters who presented a program last Saturday. The talent show, given before parents and friends,.complete with - costumes, was acclaimed a fine success. Pictured above are Sandy Bauer, Pam Bauer, Nancy White, Otto Mergl, Louie Mergl, Patty Brennan,, Bernice Miller, Noreen Bauer, Janfet Bauer (on pony) and Bob White. The little tykes in front are Bret White and Linda Brennan (the latter with back to camera). in accordance with the law. JOHN BONDER President of Village of Lakemoor, McHenry County, " Illinois. Passed: June 11, 1964 Approved: June 11, 1964 Published: ""nfiicHenry Plaindealer, July 2, 1964 Attest: PACITA R. MORRISON Village Clerk (Pub. July 2, 1964) DR. JOHN P. KELLY OPTOMETRIST At 1224 N. Green Street, McHenry (Closed Wednesday) EYES EXAMINED -- GLASSES FITTED VISUAL TRAINING -- VISUAL REHABILITATION CONTACT LENSES HOURS: DAILY 9:30 a.m. to S P.M. FRIDAY EVENINGS 8:30 P.M. EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT PHONE 385-0452 <Lth McHENRY, ILLINOIS Outstanding Valuml Battery operated PLASTIC RIFLE Hand GRENADE 39c Standard equipment for all fighting men! Cap firing plastic. Realistic Marx combat rifle, olive-drab wood grained plastic stock. BY TRAP With timing mechanism, trip cord. Cap firing Hi-impact plastic. ROCKET BOMBS 29c Clear the beach for the infantry! 4 rolls caps, 2 plastic bombs. G1P PBSTOL Rugged, cast metal re peater. Fires roll caps lOVfe-in. long. EV3ETAL SiPMUlLER Easy finger action creates colorful fireworks display! Buy the Following Legal Fireworks Here • Flares 20c - 39c • Cracker Ball 10c • Snakes 10c - 15c or 3 for 25c • Smoke Flares 10c • Newest Sensation Punks 10c Flying Saucers 10c Open This Thurs. & Fri. Evening til 9 p.m. Ben Frankliri McHenry, Illinois

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