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Lions Twice Told 7i JUNE 28, 1968 - PLAIN DEALER- PG. 5 Dr. Leonard Bottari, chairman of the Lions club collection for old, discarded eye glasses, beams happily as he presents some of the hundreds of donated pairs to Paul Schwegel, club "25 presidents at the meeting Monday evening. Later, the glasses were presented to the zone chairman, Richard Kirchoff, for proper distribution. PLAINDEALER PHOTO JUNE 29 O.E.S. McHenry Chapter No. 547, Annual Smorgasbord Dinner, Serving 5 to 7:30 p.m., Acacia Hall, 1309 N. Court, McHenry. American Legion - Green Garter - Dixieland Music - American Legion Hall - 9 p.m. JULY 9 O.E.S. Stated Meeting - Special Film strip to be shown - 8 p.m. - Acacia Hall. R.N.A. Camp 3251 --Regular Monthly Meeting -- Frank Pechart Home, 2120 S. Crystal Lake Road -- 8 p.m. JULY 10 C.D. of A. Court Joyce Kilmer 573 -- Annual Picnic --City Park - Noon - Pot-Luck Dinner. JULY 12-13 Rummage Sale - Sponsored by St. Paul's Episcopal church - St. Paul and Green streets - Hours, Friday - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. • JULY 13 Senior Citizens Picnic - Veteran Acres - Crystal Lake. ^ JULY 21 Marine Festival --Parade-- 2 p.m--Drum Corps Magic-- McCracken Field--7 p.m. Annual July 4th OLD FASHION -v SMORGASBO i ' All you can eat 12 different kinds of meat 10 different salads - . t, Homemade bread served, Homemade #&ssert.included 11:30 a.m. to 8:00,p.m. Vince and Richard Depot Restaurant Look for ara old Milwaukee Road Depot Building at the intersection of 12 & 31 FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 28, 1928) During the heavy thunderstorm Friday afternoon a large tree near the clubhouse at the Pistaqua Heights Country club was struck by lightning. Splinters from the tree were thrown several feet in every direction. A very pretty June wedding took place at St. Mary's church June 27 when Miss Julia May became the bride of Mr. Albert Rosing of Volo. Many changes in postal rates go into effect on Sunday, July 1. Most of these changes are reductions. The most important of these is the reduction in the rate of postage on post cards which is reduced from 2 cents to 1 cent. r Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCabe are the proud parents of a baby daughter born at the Libertyville hospital June 27. This is a new hospital and the first girl and boy born in this hospital received $50 and Patricia Mae McCabe is the lucky young omiss. A new electric sign has been installed at the Alexander Lumber company with the advice that it ' is safe to build now. Mis Cornelia Freund was hostess at a bridal shower given in honor of Miss Margaret Stenger of Waukegan, formerly of McHenry. A strawberry has been on display in the Plaindealer office for the past few days which measures just a trifle under six inches in circumference. It was grown in the garden of William Hay on Washington street in McHenry. Colonel M. Johnson, M.D., one of the prominent members ,of the medical profession of McHenry county, died June 25. He was the proprietor of the Cottage hospital of Harvard for a number of years. It was the first hospital in the county. He built the Cottage hospital at a cost of over $15,000. This hospital had accommodation for thirty-two patients and seven nurses. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of July 1, 1943) A train load of betweeen 150 and 200 children arrived Monday morning at the Northwestern depot. They are from the Angel Guardian orphanage in Chicago and will stay at the Catholic Charity camp known as Villa Maria at Pistakee Bay for a two weeks vacation period. Five such groups ofXchildren will be brought to ViUa^Maria every two weeks until Labor Day where they will enjoy playground and swimming facilities all under adult supervision. Relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Wirtz were sorry to learn of the death of their baby girl, Nancy Anrif Whapassed away at the Woodstock hospital June 25. Leo Meyer who has been confined to a hospital at Fort Knox, Ky., for the past eighteen weeks is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gibbs welcomed a baby boy born at the Woodstock hospital on Tuesday of this week. Lu Tang's Ski Hi is the champion Chow Chow of Mr. and Mrs'. Joseph C. Siebert, whose kennels are famed nationally. The MUM Of (ICCUCNCf Once you fake a really close took sstf ffhos '68 Impala Custom Coupe, chances are, you won't care what oth^r people's 1969's are "going to look like. But we'll tell you anyway. This particular model--with its formal "notchback" roof line--is the most popular one we build.lvWhich means it's by far the most popular '68 anybody builds. Which means (and this is an open secret around Detroit these days) some other cars are going to look a lot like it in'69. ' Frankly, we're kind of used to being borrowed from this way by now. Whether it's styling, riding comfort or just:plain painstaking workmanship, we know that putting you first keeps us first. And we can't blame other carmakers for wantin ] to catch up. But meantime the thing for you to do is drop down and have a talk wifi our Chevrolet dealer now. Great as our styling looks on this '68 Impala, we can't promise it's going to look so good on a '69 something else. Happening now at your Chevrolet dealer's, a tremendous explosion of extra buying power. Only the leader could make it happen. Save on popular V8 engines, automatic transmissions, whitewall tires--and more. Just take a look at these five bonus savings plans. Then see your Chevrolet dealer. B'onus Savings Plan 1 Any Chevrolet or Chevelle with 200-hp Turbo-Fire V8, Powerglide and whitewalls. Bonus Savings Plan 2 Any Chevrolet or Chevelle with 250-hp Turbo-Fire V8, Powerglide and whitewalls. Bonus Savings Plan 3 Any big.Chevrolet with 250-hp Turbo-Fire V8, Turbo Hydra-Matic and whitewalls. Bonus Savings Plan 4 Now, for the first time ever, big savings on power disc brakes and power steering when you buy any Chevrolet cTr Chevelle with V8 engine. Bonus Savings Plan 5 Buy any Chevrolet or Chevelle V8 two- of fourdoor hardtop model--save on vinyl top, electric clock, wheel covers'and appearance guard items. • If you want to toth le's Sieberts, formerly of Chicago and now residents of near Volo, entered this many time winner, Ski Hi, in the Skokie Valley Kennel club beach show at Dyche staduim, Evanston, and this beautiful red animal brought new laurels to his owners and himself by being judged "best of breed." > Mr. and Mrs. George Vanderstraten of Wonder Lake, the parents of Robert Vanderstraten, 20, who was reported missing in the London area June 5, received a letter of sympathy from Governor Green. The county youth was a bomardier over seas for about a month before being added to the casualty list. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 19, 1958) The second annual Country Art Fair will be held in July. All McHenry Xounty artists, amateur and jfrbfessional, are invited to exhibit their work. Paintings, drawing, etchings, lithographs, sculpture and origirial art work in any other media may be submitted for exhibition. Last year the fair drew more than 1,200 viewers and more than $2,000 worth of art works were sold at prices ranging from $5 to several hundreds of dollars. Cameron Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Clark, was recently awarded first prize of $150 scholarship in an essay contest sponsored by the Bishop Boylan General Assembly of the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. His 1,000 word entry was among a large number submitted by eighth grade students of twelve parochial schools in McHenry and Lake counties on the subject "Christopher Columbus." The steering committee of the Presbyterian church being organized in Eastwood Manor to serve the McHenry area selected the name Faith Presbyterian church as the official name. Mayor George P. Freund is in receipt of a check for $9,080. 69, which arrived this week, designated for the McHenry public library from the estate of the late Andrew Worwick. A summer resident of McHenry,, Charles Spohr, Sr., 72, collapsed and died Sunday at OF S Chosen the "best of show" at the McHenry Country Art Fair are the works of A1 Triebold, Fox River Grove artist. Admiring the oil painting, etching and hobby horse sculpture are members of the McHenry hospital woman's auxiliary (from left) Mrs. Richard Wilhelm, Mrs. James Strom and Mrs. Nicholas GeraelL (Don Peas ley Photo). SCOUT CAMPING SEASON OPENS FOR LAKE TROOP Camping season for the Blackhawk Area council gets under way this week when Camp Lowden in Oregon, 111., opens its gates to the first campers, it Was announced by Reinhold G. Miller the Scout executive. Thirty-five members of the camp staff have been in camp all week following up on the work done by members of the Order of the Arrow two weeks ago. All facilities have been put in first class shape and {KIT conclusion of the Mass at St. Patrick's church June 15. McHenry welcomes a new member of the medical profession in the person of Dr. Leonard A. Kratz who is opening his office at 306 W. Elm street, June 23. Scouts will find a trained staff and excellent facilities awaiting them. Work has been completed on rebuilding the swimming pool. A complete new deck has been put in place, the filter plant has been rebuilt and the system has been changed from bromine to chlorine. Additional outlets have been placed in the pool so better circulation can be attained. Among the troops that will initiate the program at Camp Lowden is Troop 145 of the Kiwanis club in Wonder Lake. These Scouts will be in camp until Saturday, June 29. A new innovation for the camp this year is the Belt Award program. There a^e twenty-eigh different functions in camp for which Scouts receive special recognition. These include such items as saying grace at meals, taking part in campfire programs,, developing special skills in hiking, camping or in the water. The recognition consists of a small stamp type sticker that a boy will wear on his belt indicating that he has met the requirements. USE THE CLASSIFIEDS prescription worth Offer Ornamental Iron and Structural Steel ADAM Bros.Repair 3004 W. Rt. 120 385-0783 <;ET THE PARTS YOV WANT WHEN YOL NEED THEM from The Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe Community Auto Supply Phone 385-0778 FOR SERVICE 5 C OI NTERMEN Mike Kalfus Frank Meisner Arnold Anderson Dan Strach Stan Pankiewicz BARBER SHOP • Hair Coloring • Hair Styling • Hair Pieces • Razor j Cuts JANE'S by appointment 385-7771 Farm Equipment George P. Freund, Inc Case - New Holland 4102 W.-Crystal Lake R<l. McHenrv Bus. 385-0420 Res. 385-0227 Drive in anytime -and see your car shine .... fast! Lakeland CAR WASH Next to Phillip's 66 RAYCi^PI & PAT2ICI LD S General Contractors McHENRY Phone 385-7851 or 5534 Buy-Sell-Trade (Hood e Cooking Fine Drinks Hettermann's Package (ioods Edwin Hetterniann Johnsburg - MrHenry 385-1787 CATERING FOR •Eanquets "Parties Weddings Meeting Room Phone 385-1475 3312 Chapel Hill Road -M Expert Repair-- Factory trained mechanics Full stock ol genuine factory replacement parts Engine tune-up and.complete safety check Fast precision sharpening-- Complete selection of 61 Jacobsen lawn mowers Phone 385-0434 Repair Insurance & Real Estate arl R. Walsh Life Auto Liability Bonds Workmen's Compensation Fire Homeowners Plate Glass Marine Accident & Health Office 385-3300 Residence 385-3321 3429 W. Elm Street McHenrv. Illinois 60050 Custom Made Cabinets All K'nds Citc^ens by Yorktown Phone 385-3929 3102 N. Chapel Hill Rd. McHenry Illinois most compl«t^p Gun Store with a selection of over 1,000 guns_Jn stork McHENRY GUN CENTER Daily 9-9, Sat. & Sun. 9 • G 3325 W. Elm Ph. 385 7320 1 Complete Selection Also Register In Our Bridal Register Agatha 1242 Giyen St. 385 0097 Gifts Candies er Schilling 3607 Chapel Hill Rd. Johnsburg, 111. Garages Any , size any style. Complete remodeling and repair service.® - We also specialize in room' additions. DUKE CONSTRUCTION CO. . Ph. 815-653-8161 ' Wonder Lake