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s PAGE 14, SECTION 1 - MCHENRY PLAIN DEALER - NOVEMBER 17, 1966 li • bility of^ a°y expansion of Musin' & Meanderin ? £* south, was put on the market and appraisers established a valuation of $85,000 as a fair price. (Continued From Page 1) VETERAN'S DAY IS SPECIAL FOR NONAGENARIAN vately erected on the present site of the State Bank of Woodstock, where several of the county officials were housed. This building came to be known as the "Rat Hole" "and was later occupied as a saloon. The threat of possible removal of the county seat came once before in our history. In 1855 a bill was introduced in the Illinois legislature, passed and became law, which provided for the removal of the county seat from Woodstock to a location near Crystal Lake, at the junction of the two railroads which at that ime passed ;h that town. This was the days before the railroad reached Woodstock. The law required a favorable referendum and a vote brought 1,049 voters who wanted removal and 2,095 opposed. lie outcome seemed to make the location at Weedslock final, end of Mpervtsora cassa afterward took tip the (jGsot&Hi of telEdlag » callteMe coqetS hsoae to meet tea paWtc nssdlo of a pfotperwas and growfeag conn- By arrangement with the city officials, the property just west of the public square was purchased by the citizens of Woodstock from the owner, Miss Mary McMahon, for J3,CC0 and transferred to the county, while the county transferred the public square to the city for use as a park. The present court house was then erected and completed in 1857 at a total cost of $47,000. The new court house was paid for through a special twomill tax on all real and personal property, levied hy authority of a special act of the legislature. Natural growth of the county and demand for increased space in the court house building exceeded the possi- Each Thursday morning we are visited by the "competition" in the person of Otto Biring of Lakeland Park, who stops for his hometown paper enroute from the night shift on the Chicago Tribune. We always compare newspaper size, and he comes out on the winning end. Last Thursday, Mr. Biring observed h i s seventy-first birthday, and his visit told of a celebration co-workers in the mailing department held in the wee hours of the morning. A big cake with one candle wasv the center of at-. traction, showing the respect: in which he is held, and pay-1 ing tribute to his fifteen years of service. So large was the cake that he was; able to cut it into eighty pieces to share with h i s friends. All of us at the Plaindealer just hope that seventy-one years will find us as bright and cheerful after eight hours of work as this very friendly gentleman, who is among our^-fav^rite customers. K.A.F. FORMER FIESTA QUEEN SEEKS LUCIA TITLE (Continued From Page 1) annual winter-time festival. This beautiful and ancient festivity marks the day of the martyrdom of Saint Lucia who died with a halo of light around her head. This incident has established Lucia as a symbol of purity and hope in the world's eternal struggle against the forces of darkness, just as the approaching light of spring conquers the dark of winter.. (Continued From Page 1) keen and enjoys conversing about news of the day as well as reminiscing about h i s many experiences of the.p|st. Most of his company! --90 per cent to be, accurate -- was comprised of boys from the city and their arrival in Cuba found 129 out of the 155 ill from the results of a tropical climate. "Coffee With "Teddy" Mr. Bestorp saw approximately seven days of action and stayed in Cuba until Spain surrendered. He witnessed the surrender in Santiago, and recalls among his cherished memories having black coffee in the trench /With "Teddy" Roosevelt, later to become President. " The Chicagoan returned, to this country on the steamer City of Berlin with 3,000 other soldiers at the end of the war. He recalls that food was very poor in Cuba, which accounted for much of the illness. He was given what they called "embalmed beef^ which had been packaged ior the Union troops during the Civil war. As with other nonagenarians today, he has noted more technical advancements during his lifetime than at any other period in history, including the change from horses to autos, radio, television, movies, airplanes and outer space travel, to mention a few. Oldest licensed Driver He is the oldest licensed driver in Illinois, and the Chicago Tribune has his license in their museum. Although he attended the Veddar street school in Chicago four years as his only formal education, he considers himself fortunate to have lived in an era in which opportunities seem limitless. He has always been an avid reader and is of the opinion that this is the ideal way in which to learn. His secret for a long life? Mr. Bstorp says he believes it is the simple diet he has followed through the years, confined mainly to soup. An experience during the Spanish- American war served as the basis for this opinion. He tells of helping to make soup from fresh beef and then becoming violently ill from eating the meat. From that day he turned to the soup itself and has made it a steady part of his diet to this day- Mr. Bestorp is the oldest living member of five. He has two sisters residing in Chicago who are 84 and 86 years of age and two brothers in Florida who are 76 and 81. Supervisors Vote Remap (Continued From Page 1) auditor, having, presented the low bid. A commendation was voted for election judges recognizing their many hours spent in counting J&allots following the last election. In that connection, supervisors decided to investigate the possibility of using voting machines for the 1968 election. A sales tax collection in the amount of $12,409.32 was reported for July in McHenry county. Assistant Supervisor Tom Huemann of McHenry spoke on the defeat of the Mental Health referendum and expressed his opinion that it resulted because the public was not properly informed on its provisions. Grant Zoning Request A g n e s a n d A u g u s t i n e Freund of McHenry were given approval for a zoning request to change from farming to residential classification, two lots north of Lincoln road, east of Chapel Hill road. The board voted to participate in having a county report prepared listing the historical background of McHenry county. It will be used A SALE THAT IS Thurs., Fri. Sat. & Sun., Nov. 17-20 VAI 6 to 8 Mom Hot Steam ,77 IcKESSON 5-gr. ASPIRIN 100 Tablet* 2 ^ 66' HIDDEN MAGIC HAIR SPRAY 13-6®. - Beg. 52.S5 (ma) NOW 12 oz. McKESSON RUBB 5 ALCOHOL (Limit %) Kodak Black and While F i l m Size 127, 620, 120 44* Kodak Kodacolor Film Size 127, 620, 120 99' SUN MARK 8 Transistor RADIO *639 ELEC C RA10IS Remington Seleciro °300" $2435 B©m£ngton Seleciro "200" 18.98 ScMck Custom 17.98 Schick Super 3-Speed 22.98 Sunbeam Shavemaster 21.95 Norelco Triple Head 24.95 Norelco Speed Shaver 17.95 BOLGER'S 1259 N. Green Si. PHONE 385-4500 re McHenry, Illinois in connection with a 150-year history of the state. A paper will also be published containing important events in each of the county's major communities, such as the summer Marine Festival in McHenry. The cost to McHenry county would be $2,500. The board also plans to publish a county history and offer these books to the public to offset the expense. NEW PROGRAM PLACES "FOCUS ON CREATIVITY" (Continued from Page 1) Basic objectives of the program will be to: 1. Give teachers information, techniques, theories, reports of research, and actual practices on fostering creativity. 2. Interest teachers in methods of identifying and teaching the gifted student. 3. Provide for identification and remedial measures for the under-achiever. 4. Give students an opportunity to discover their own talents and' abilities. 5. Give students an opportunity to discover meanings and develop concepts-not just teach them to memorize facts. 6. Assist the gifted student to adjust to his peers, teachers, and adults. 7. Encourage diver gent thinking in all students. The program will be under the direction of Miss Helen Curran, assistant superintendent for instruction. CITY HOSPITAL IS GIVEN FULL ACCREWTATIOH < • Award Recognises Highest Quality Medical Standards tary conditions. 4. The hospital has a wellstocked pharmacy directed by a registered pharmacist. It has facilities to store, safeguard, prepare and dispense medicines for patients. 5. A good medical library with basic text books and current medical periodicals are quickly accessable to doctors and hospital personnel. 6. A competent qualified medical staff is an integral part of an outstanding hospital and McHenry hospital has this kind of staff. Freund concluded. Equally important is a well-trained nursing staff and adequate hospital personnel. "Blue Ribbon" Group Formed (Continued From Page 1) has been accepted and Robert Hirsch named as his replacement:' Also accepted was the resignation of John Baxley, custodian, and Arthur Kennebeck was employed to replace him. Emergency health provisions have been instituted consisting of a new information card developed for every student, containing the name of his dentist, doctor and parents. These are to be used in case of emergency "Flip" charts have been made which contain daily procedure for each student in order that every teacher will know how to handle an emergency. CONDUCT DRIVE This Sunday, Nov. 20, a door-to-door donation drive for the muscular dystrophy cure campaign will be conducted by local teen-agers. The march, conducted by Radio Station WCFL, is being held throughout the Chicago area. Residents are asked to be generous. Anyone wishing to volunteer may contact Jane Walsh at 385-0987. VANDALISM IN AREA Consider aPn e vandalism has been reported in the area this past- week. At Wonder Lake's Legion home, a number of parked cars were left with flat tires on Friday. The previous evening, Carl Martin of Sunnyside left his stalled car at the side of Wilmot road and walked home. When he returned the next day, a rear window and the glass on a front door were broken. GEORGE FREUND McHenry hospital has received full accreditation for three years from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, George P. Freund, president of the McHenry hospital board of directors, has announced. This recognition of McHenry hospital's quality job in patient care and in maintaining highest medical standards is good news to all who depend on this hospital, Freund said. Accreditation is a yard-stick established by the medical and hospital profession to cover every area of activity in a hospital. "The philosophy of this program is to look at a hospital from the patient's viewpoint," Freund explained. McHenry hospital will be -aljle tQ^display the Certificate of Accreditation and in the announcement from Dr. John D. Porterfield, director of the J o i n t c o m m i s s i o n , i t w a s learned that the local hospital received accreditation for three years--usual maximum length that a certificate is issued. Fodr national medical and hospital organizations compose the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals: American College of Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Hospital Association and American Medical Association. Freund stressed that cooperation by the hospital with the Joint commission is on a voluntary basis. In return, the Joint commission provides this service as a public service to the hsopital's staff members, medical members and - most important - to the public. Here is what accreditation means as far as patients are concerned, Freund summarized: 1. Well-constructed building with adequate space and facilities for every patient is assured. Maximum precautions against fire and explosion as well as provisions for emergency lighting are a "must." 2. Good facilities and equipment are assured also. McHenry hospital has up-to-date equipment, including x-ray and laboratory facilities to enable physicians and hospital staff to perform tests and procedures common today. To meet each patient's individual diet needs, the hospital has a dietary department in which foods are prepared under the most sani- ONE SPECIAL BALLOT WIMS VOTER SUPPORT In an eighth attempt to revise the nearly 100-year-old Revenue Article of the state of Illinois, voters once again turned down the proposal at last week's election. Although winning the endorsement of both political parties, the amendment, designed to allow for the setting up of a flat rate Income ^x and abolish the present property tax, was turned down. Also defeated was the amendment which wou 1 d have allowed county sheriffs and treasurers to succeed themselves. A two-thirds vote was required for passage. A strictly McHenry coumty vote on a request for funds for the mental health program lost by 1,002 votes. There were 16,633 opposed and 15,631 in favor. The only successful special vote was in regard to the non- controversial bank i n g law revisions, which won substantial support. HOTEL ROOM FIRE Firemen of Company I were called to the Riverside hotel about 7:30 Monday evening to extinguish a fire that burned a mattress in one of the rooms. A cigarette caused the fire. Read The Classifieds AtiTO MISHAPS CAUSE INJURIES TO MOTORISTS John Wilkerson was treated in McHenry hospital last Saturday morning for neck injuries sustained in an auto accident near Volo. Lake county sheriff's police said Wilkerson, a resident of Fritzsche road, was driving north on Rt. 12, south of Highway 120, when a car passed his vehicle., As he swerved to the right, hia auto hit the shoulder of the highway, causing it to overturn. The driver will appear Nov. 29 in Wauconda branch court on a charge of not having a valid operator's license. Edward Molltor of 114 N. Lily road, McHenry, was taken to McHenry hospital after his car struck another early Saturday morning on Rt. 120 at Lily Lake. According to state police, Rita M. Green of Lake Shore, Lakemoor, was backing her car from a private parking area onto Rt. 120 and traveled into the path of the other auto. She was blamed by state police for imoroper backing. A Morton Grove couple, Frank and Mildred Demith, suffered shock when their car swerved to avoid striking a dog in Spring Grove, went out of control and into a ditch and a fence. Passengers, Esther Schaefer and Herman Schaefer of Chicago and Ricky Schaefer, 10, of Deerfield, were shaken up in the accident. The Demiths were takeh to McHenry hospital for treatment. Two drivers escaped injury when one of them lost control of his car early Tuesday morning and struck a telephone pole. Nicholas R. Groh of 1107 W. Lincoln, McHenry, attempted to pass another vehicle driven by Henry R. 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