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Bishop Will Offer, Mass For Widowed On Sunday, May 4, Bishop Arthur J. O'Neill will concelebrate a 5 p.m. Mass at St. Peter's church in Rockford for all Catholic widowers and widows and non-Catholic spouses of deceased Catholics of the Rockford * diocese*. Assisting will be Father Francis Draude, Family Life bureau director and Father Edward Corcoran, director of the Chicago Nairn conference. Father Thomas Neville and Father Andrew Plesa, chaplains of Nairn, will also assist. Following the Mass a catered dinner will be served in the church hall. Here, all attending will have the opportunity to meet Bishop O'Neill. The program is being arranged by the Rockford Nairn conference. Nairn is an organization for the Catholic widower and widow and the spouse of a deceased Catholic, dedicated £0 the premise of providing a new social and spiritual life for the "fifth Wheel" segment of society. The contacts and friendships shared and the social life provided by Nairn makes for a greater understanding of the problems and adjustments which are peculiar only to the widowed state of life. The Nairn movement was started twelve years ago in Chicago and organized in the Rockford diocese five years ago with the formatidn of our diocese's pilot chapter, St. Paula's of Elgin. Four chapters now comprise the present Rockford Nairn Conference. St. Paula of Elgin, St. Marcella of Aurora, St. Joseph of Rockford, and St. Margaret of McHenry. Reservations should be made with Anne Van Bogam, 1308 Dean street, St. Charles, 111. 60174. RECOGNIZE TEACHER Illinois Teacher of the Year, Dean R. DePoy, Wheeling high school (Cook county), was honored with a special plaque by Superintendent of Public Instruction Ray Page, Monday, April 14. Following the ceremonies a reception was held in the general office, 302 State Office building. DePoy, who has been director of the Wheeling high school band since 1964, has been recognized nationally for the accomplishments and achievements of his bands. U.S. veterans in civil life reached 26,712,000 in January 1969, according to the Veterans Administration. Hotpoint Portable Dishwashers Cl-- Model DB610 Dishwasher features: Multi level washing action-Automatic iiual-detergent dispenser-17-table-setting • capacity Four-square-foot maple cutting board top-Tea-Cart handle-Three pushbutton cycle selection-Crystal-Clear rinse -Sound shielded-AII porcelain-finish interior- Automatic cord reel-Signal light- Delune Unicouple and Faucet aerator. Pr ices Start As Low As $139.00 MOTHERS DAY - GIVE AWAY FREE 40 Piece Anchor Hocking Beverage Set LEE and RAY ELECTRIC 1005 N. FRONT ST. DIAL. McHENRY, Free Parking 385-0882 0 Wed. April 16, 1969 - Plaindealer - Sec. 2, Pg. 3 MARINE FESTIVAL QUEEN CANDIDATE ENTRY Name Address . .., Phone Birth Date Parent's Signature Please fill out this entry blank and send., or bring, to the McHenry Plaindealer office, 3812 W. Elm street, McHenry, with TWO photos of candidate (billfold size preferred.) SHOP IN McHENRY WILLING WORKERS -- Pictured above ai;e Sister Florence Mary and her willing workers from Girl Scout Troop 87 at St. Paul's school, Danville, 111. Left to right are Lisa Courtney, Barbara Dupre and Gretchen. Hirt, who offer their services assisting in the library, helping first grades with reading drills, tidy classrooms, and in general, extending extra courtesies to all. Their slogan is "Do a Good Turn Daily". Sister Florence Mary is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nischan of McHenry. fBW$COUT^NEW$ TROOP 162 John Cunat has been named the new senior patrol leader. This is the highest position a Scout can hold in the. troop. The senior patrol leader is responsible for all the activities of the troop, coordinating plans with the adult leaders and the boys through their patrol leaders. He sees that the meetings are run properly and handles problems arising in the troop. He conducts or arranges for all the ceremonies at meetings or campouts. He calls patrol leaders with information about things that come up between meetings. He helps arrange camp-outs and sees they go smoothly. He runs any elections that are required. He works with the adult leaders on many projects. He tries to „,set an example of scouting ideals and leadership for the other boys to follow. Greg Schmidt, our former senior patol leader, has done an excellent job in that position and has been a credit to our troop. His own personal example of scouting, as well as the capable and responsible manner that he has handled the troop, has made us all proud of him. Greg will now become-an instructor and will be available for anyone who needs his help. In our troop, because of our large number of very active scouts, the senior patrol leader is changed every six months in order to give the greatest number of boys the opportunity to have this responsibility. The assistant senior patrol leaders are Kerry Decker and Jim Cole. A boy remains an assistant senior patrol leader for at least a year in order to gain the experience necessary to become the senior patrol leader. Last weekend eighteen of our Scouts helped plant 500 hardwood trees at the Thunderbird Hunting farm owned by Gene Johnson. Forty-two boys from three troops, 162, 131 and 168, worked on this conservation project. Leaders Bob Decker, Dan Schmidt and John Boehm helped, the boys. Mrs. Cunat arrived to pick up the boys shortly after they had left. She became mired down in the mud up to the hub caps without a Scout in sight to do a good deed. After a frustrating hour of hunting for help and trying to get out herself, Jim Kirk arrived and saved the day. He had driven out to see if there were any stragglers. Mrs. Cunat is a little hesitant about saying whether she will volunteer to drive to any future conservation sights. Mrs. Cunat is one of the small group of unsung heroines in our troop, the mothers who turn out early to drive when there are not enough men available. They often get stuck or lost but can always be depended on to show up again the next time they are needed. The boys and leaders take time now to thank all you wonderful mothers that help. Jim Cole, Public Relations SHOP IN McHENRY We care where our product is served. * Beer served in pleasant and wholesome surroundings is the aim of the United^St^tes Brewers Association. And we are always striving to dcTsomething about it. The USBA is represented by field men around the country. They meet with proprietors of establishments where beer is sold. They work in every way possjble to promote a set of high standards wherever beer is served. This USBA effort means even more enjoyable places for America's great beverage of moderation. UNITED STATES BREWERS ASSOCIATION, INC J n. What's new, cofiee cup? A kitchen counter that cooks. Electrically, of course. On the level. A sleek stretch of tempered ceramic is the newest electric range. Only its- temperature dials give it away. It looks like a counter, but it cooks like a range. So where is the heat? Under the tempered ceramic surface. That's its marvelous advantage. Comes clean-up time, all it takes is once-overlightly with a sponge. First the oven that cleans itself. Now, a counter that cooks, and keeps cleaning simple. Where do these great ideas come from? Where else? Commonwealth Edison Company 0 & The bright new ideas are Electric. 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