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RINGWOOD NEWS DOLORES BRENNAN 653-9045 FRI. FEB. 14, 1969 - PLAINDEALER-PG. 5 W4&: Robert Gardner, left, Solon Mills farmer who is president of 5 McHenry FS, congratulates three 25-year employees following recognition program at the company's annual meeting Saturday. From left: Gardner, Victor Freund, McHenry; Melyin Englebrecht, Harvard; and Danny Miller, Spring Grove. DON PEASLEY PHOTO FS Honors Three Long Time Employees Distribution of $60,000 in stock and cash as patronage refunds climaxed the fourth annual meeting of McHenry FS at Woodstock Saturday. Farm Bureau members' patrons shared in the distribution Prom% * { Weddings Sumrper forma Is Phone 338-4030 $ on the Square Beard*flft}stovall Famous Brands - Woodstock of the company which is owned and directed by farmers. The company serves farmers in McHenry and Walworth counties, expanding to Walworth county on Jan. 1, 1968. All-new facilities are under construction at Elkhorn, and Stanley Steagall, general manager, said he expects them to be completed by mid-March. "We'll be able to handle the anticipated spring fertilizer demands from the new plant," Steagall told an audience of 700 farmers and their families. Included in the Elkhorn construction are facilities to handle fertilizer, petroleum and feed products. Steagall described the plant as a self-contained onestop service center for farm products. Members also recognized Walworth county's addition to the company's area of service by voting Herb Schulz, Elkhorn farmer, as a member of the board. Re-elected were L. Russell Beard, Hebron, and Ray Deneen, Marengo. Kenneth Cristy, Ringwood farmer, retired after twenty-nine years of service on the boards of the three FS companies that provided farmers in McHenry s WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE? Look around you! Ask yourself if you've done all you can to protect your home against the threat of fire. Think about increasing property values and home improvements or additions ^ which may have seriously outdated your present home in- ; surance protection. Then, find 1 out how State Farm . . . the : number one company in home insurance . . . can give you all the protection you'll probably ; ever need for your home. Dennis Conway 3315 W. Elm Street phone 385-7111 CI. Ail SfAIl IMSURANCl STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY Home Office: Bloomington, Illinois county with FS products. Honored at the meeting in Woodstock Community high school were three 25-year employees - Dan Miller, Spring Grove; Melvin Englebrecht, Harvard; and Victor Freund, McHenry. In expressing appreciation for their service to farmers for a combined seventy-six years, Steagall presented each with a diamondstudded FS lapel pin and an inscribed wrist watch. Ten other employees among the company's thirty-eight employees have been in the FS family for 10 years or more. They were recognized also and include Stanley Steagall, Eldred Johnson, Dick Nickels, Bert Rank, Albert Rank, and Glen Bandy all of Woodstock; Leroy Mellendorf and Russel Gieseke, Marengo; Leon Torrens, Harvard; and Ed Condon, McHenry. In the financial report, Steagall reported greatest sales in history but profits slightly under a year ago because of fierce competition in fertilizer sales. Here's the summary: 1968-- total sales of $2,861,000 with net income of $111,000. 1967-- total sales of $2,456,000 with net income of $113,000. • Total 'net worth Vose from $864,022 in 1967 to $885,463 in 1968 with growth in capital stock outstanding and surplus. FEATURE TRIO ON COLLEGE'S SPRING SERIES An instrumental trio will be featured at the first concert of the MCC spring series. The program will be held on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 3:30 p.m. in the Student union at the college's interim campus (formerly the Pure Oil company building) in Crystal Lake. Members of the trio are Doris Owen, piano; Raymond Kasman, clarinet and Mark Kuntz, cello. They are graduate students and members of the faculty at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. Mr. Kuntz has also performed with the Chicago Lyric Opera orchestra and the Lyric Opera string quartet. The program will consist of movements from trios by Beethoven and Brahms, a movement from a sonata for cello and piano by Shostakovich and an unusual piece for solo clarinet by the contemporary French composer, Messiaen. Watch Poisons The, o n l y way to k e e p young children safe from poisons is to put all yard, garden add household chemicals under lock and key. A separate locked cupboard with a combination padlock is ideal for such storage. 4-H CLUB MAKES PLANS FOR BAKE SALE, MARCH 8 The meeting of the Ringwood 4-H Club was called to order at 7:13. The pledges were led by Kim Spengel. The minutes were read by Reporter Ruth Tonyan and approved as read. The SHARE THE FUN committee gave their report followed by the discussion of our field trip. The last article should have had the bake sale listed for March 8. The next Share The Fun meeting will be held on March 1 at 1 p.m; in the homis of Mrs. Rassmussen. The demonstratios for the next meeting will be given by Pam Low, stitchery; Mfcheie Rassmussen, stitchery; Cathy Tonyan and Cindy Baker on sewing; Victor Hopp on small engines; and Kim Spengel <5n cooking. Talks will be given by Patty Christopher, Cindy Bruce, Lynn Tomlinson, Kim Kantlehner and Ralph Ackerman. A demonstration on stitchery was given by Lynn Tomlinson at this meeting with Karen Smith on a foundation cake. Talks were given by Pam Low on winter fun; Diane Christopher on hand care, Michele Rassmussen on defects of the eyes; KimSpengef on home falls, Debbie Freund/on winter sports and Juanita Ackerman on a sewing demonstration. The next meeting will be on March 5. Refreshments will be served by Resae Ackerman and Ruth Tonyan. A motion was made by Cathy Tonyan and seconded by Debbie Freund to adjourn the meeting. Submitted by Ruth Tonyan, reporter. « . THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS My thanks to Linda and Mary Beth Hopp, Noreen Bauer, Resae Ackerman, Priscilla Fossum and Patty Brennan for their time and effort to make the March of Dimes a huge success last Sunday, The donations from Ringwood netted $63.34 for this most worthy cause. Thanks to you girls and to all who so generously donated. BIRTHDAYS ETC. Ooooops, I forgot to extend best wishes to Martha and Bob Beaman on their seventh wedding anniversary from last Friday, the seventh of February. Congratulations! Sorry about that. Happy birthday to Nadine Beaman on the fifteenth and to ?r~-jrV. i VICKI GUSTAVSON P 2: M Spaghetti Dinner American Legion 491 Rifle Squad Sunday Feb. 16, 1969 12 Noon to 6:00 P. M. Adults $1.25 Children 75$ All You Can Eat Ringwood Rd. & 120 Ed Skidmore on the nineteenth, happy" birthday. • NEWS BITS Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wiedrich called on Mrs. Fred Wiedrich, Sr., last Sunday. *** I was most pleasantly, surprised by a knock at the door last Monday afternoon and opened it to be greeted by the florist with a box for me. You see, Mr. B and I celebrated 18 years of Mr. and Mrs., and he so thoughtfully remembered by sending eighteen beautiful long stemmed red roses to me. A more welcome gift he could not have bought. They were shown off so proudly in the front window for all to see. I appreciate your thoughtfulness, Mr. years have been good to us. The U. S. army has about 150 non-shoe uses from leather, which they buy from 54 different countries of the world. WONDER LAKE GIRL STARS IN "WEB OF MURDER09 Yicki Gustavson of Wonder Lake, member of the Townsquare Players, portrays Mary Hamilton, Minerva Osterman's niece, in "Web of Murder" at the Woodstock Opera House on Feb. 14 and 15, and 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. Mary is young, attractive and the favorite niece of the rich, eccentric Minerva. Although Vicki only joined the Townsquare Players in October, 1968, her enthusiasm and ability were soon rewarded with a female lead role in the comedy, "You Can't Take It With You". Vicki lives with her family in Wonder Lake and is presently working as well as pursuing her schooling. To be content with little is difficult: with much, impossible. spurgeons McHenry Market Place STANDARD OF HIE WORI D !Z3£Zi EE&m 1969 Cadillac Hardtop Sedan deViil&B 1968 Cadillac Hardtop Sedan deYille IVf>6 Cadillac Hardtop Sedan deViile The cars for people who believe that style never goes out of style. 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