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'r-"5<v m rs Old SL John's Anniversary Recalls Long Ago Pledge • N i" v. *«» " j '- 1 -. S-.r.V*"". ->; " "ViA * v- £\i' ^'V. , - t 4, »* «. if ij * f ' »,, « -1 ,> •> >„' t.»!y : f> , ' * * «54<-- • *WT* r? >>»*»•" v * • i '<? *».v • "?r M$£i X'-..,a-: v v,v^ • • . \ imy^< mwm 3___; ••*• ,'i g fc,V->; ST. JOHN'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Fred Schmitt swore to God that he would build a chapel in thanksgiving if he would only live through a gale that was threatening to sink the ship in which he was crossing the Atlantic. Mr. Schmitt lived to settle in Johnsburg, where, true to his word, he built a chapel out of rough hewn logs. He and his neighbors first prayed in the chapel on June 27, 1844. Now, 125 years later,° St. John's Roman Catholic church serves the same purpose as the Schmitt chapel. Although the church now has § staff of priests and nuns directed by Father John Dor ding, pastor, Schmitt* s Johnsburg relied iqxxi travelling missionaries. Hie first priest arrived there bv accident when he became lost and followed an Indian's directions to the settlement. Johnsburg* s parish outgrew the chapel and built a frame church in 1850. Another wooden house of God was completed in 1884. This church was destroyed by fire. Erected on the ashes of the older building, the present St. John's held its first Moss in 1900. Father Henry Mehring built the present church."*--*-' Fred Schmitt might have trouble recognizing the village where his chapel was. Probably, his whole log building would fit into the first rows of pews in the newer church. The mortar used to cement the stone blocks of the Gothic structure could have filled every crack in every cabin wall in Schmitfs Johnsburg. In 1944, the church celebrated its centennial with a pontifical high Mass, conducted by the Most Rev. Bishop John J. Boy- Ian. A newly renovated organ was blessed by the Bishop during this mass. Also in commemoration of its 100th year, St. John's grade school children presented a play for their parents. One-hundred twenty-five years and twenty-three pastors after Fred Schmitt, St. John's is now the house of worship for Johnsburg* s faithful. Catholics. However, no special plana have been made to celebrate the church'spassingthe century and a quarter mark. Said one church official, "We're waiting for our 150th." : IT PAYS TO • SHOP IN • • McHENRY •! -• e A« • • • • • • • • • • • % MANY FLO^JAOLL HIGHLIGHT MARrKi£-- FESTIVAL PARADE (Continued from page'D ship of a homemade float be approved ^fi^the committee be-*" fore entry. In the event of questions please call Mr. Low at his business establishment. Trophies will be awarded for first, second and third places in the categories of beauty, originality &nd comical floats. Trophies also will ba awarded to baton units, marcmhg units not competing in theT Drum Corps Magic Show atMcCracken field that night, as well as awards for horses. Rarade judging will be conducted by the Central States JudauiK association. Conclude Girl Scout Day Camp (Continued from page 1) ling a steel, pier. A hope has been expressed that next year the swimming program may ho offered to the entire camp. This year the Brownies did not participate. An interesting water ballet was included in the program to close the camping period. Alice (Pepper) Bieschke act- TIGKET DRIVER AFTER CAS HITS CITY HYDRANT (Continued from page 1) vehicle. A witisss Raw the car speeding across the road. Wsnts was uckstsd Mc- Henry city police for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Tickets also were issued to two other drivers. Shirley Brown of 1413 Bayview lane, McHenry, was charged with "duty upon striking an unattended vehicle" in the crash of her car and another driven by Estelle V. Mendyk of 7406 Hiawatha drive, Wonder Lake " 'on Green street. The latter was parked in front of a meter when struck by the Brown car, which pushed the Mendyk vehicle into the meter. There were no injuries. In the second accident, Charles J. Whitney, Jr., of 107 Navajo court, McHenry, was travelling on Elm street when another car driven by Roland H. Goslin of 3308 W. Elm street was pulling out to make a left turn and the cars collided. Goslin was blamed for failure to - yield. WADDELL WINS IN BID FOR LEGISLATURE (Continued from race 1) the Illinois Stat® Park board. He is married with two children. Wine land, a teacher in De- Kal)), has not been in public office before. He is unmarried and holds a Master's degree from Northern Illinois university. Apparently, Waddell supports Illinois Governor Ogilvie on the issue of a state income tax. Waddell has said, "Unequal taxes have been deemed unconstitutional." Winelandhad favored putting a higher tax rate on industry than that which was placedon individuals. a Hie newly elected Representative has asked for the opinions of his constituents on such issues as public welfare, open housing, and taxation.-Waddell has said that his goal is to "represent the people in the 33rd to the best of my ability and to represent all fairly and impartially." up more home protection in one pack-^ age at less cost wjth our Homeowners Policy. Call today! ITATI FARM INSUKANCI Joe Podpora 1212 Green 385-4080 P 6472 STATE FARM Fire and Casualty CompM) m Office: Bloomington, HHmo 1970 MAVERICK First car ol the ^0's at "60 prices. Maverick gives you the room, the comfort, the style you want and the power you need (or U. S. highways. Why settle for less? 'Manufacturer's suggested retail price for the car. Price does not include: optional white sidewall tires. $32.00; dealer preparation charges, if any; transportation charges, s^ate and local taxes BIG FORD *2302 Custom 2-door Sedan No intermediate, this is a full size Ford. As wide •ja a track as Cadillac. Longer (121 -in.) wheelbase than Chevy. Heavier, too. Has a 240-cu. in. power plant. Biggest Ford ever at the lowest price yet. Come save. Get more car per dollar at Buss Ford Sales 3936 W. Main Street .McHenry, Illinois ed as water front director. Among the offerings at Day Camp was a craft program. Among items made were wishing wells, waste baskets, knickknack shelves and candle holdders. Thursday was Crazy Hat Day, producing fa variety of ideas described as astounding. Activities were concluded on Friday with an all-camp pro-, gram in which each unit presented an original skit. An award was made to Mrs. Bieschke &b "(good Scout". Winners of the rat contest also were recognized and ribbons givento them along with friendship sticks. Each week night some of the tfirls enjoyed an over-night, cbnking their meals over a clan© fire and then jumped trio sleeping bags^ Although several of the nights were rainy, u*i days were ideal for camping. ELECT MORENZ CITY MAYOR A«T BOYS STATE (Continued from page 1) maiM rzrmv' MICHAEL MOJtENZ As Mayor, he will have all the duties of bonafide city chief executive, including the appointment and direction of lessor city officials. He and some 1,200 other boys Disaster Drill At McHenry Hospital ii (Continued from page twenty victims. One was-pronounced dead on arrival, while others sustained a variety of injuries which included shock, two concussions, severe stomach wounds and a pregnant woman with a crushed chest. Mr. Mera said this particular drill stressed the traffic portion of the disaster --'the speed of ambulances tothe hospital, tagging and transfer of patients to proper departments, obtaining supplies and directing personnel to the correct areas, as well as giving instructions to' physicians. The first call for assistance was received at the hospital at 2:05, the first ambulance arrived at 2:10, the police at 2:15 and the drill was completed at 2:40. Purpose of the secrecy was to assure that the hospital staff would be completely surprised in order to carry out work in the same manner necessary for a disaster. The test of the external disaster plan of the local hospital was a cooperative effort of the hospital, the Medical Group and the McHenry Civil Defense unit. A drill of the internal disaster plan was held recently. To get anything done, it seems people need two things: (1) definite plan, and (2) not quite enough time. arrived at the fairgrounds in Springfield Sunday afternoon and will govern themselves for the entire week which ends at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 28. The .purpose of Boys State is to develop in the youth of today constructive attitudes toward the American form of government. Fundamentally, the program of training has been developed on the premise that you can best "learn by doing". f Rl. JUNE 27, 1969 - PIAINDEALER - PG. 15 Court House Plans Proposed (Continued from page 1) check out the various recommendations, according to survey preferences.. Members were informed that no price had been obtained on the Ward property. * Authorization was given for a payment of $29,690, balance of the McHenry County Plan commission's obligation to. complete the six-year plan program. The total fee was $59,380, with the remainder to be paid by the government. In other business, Supervisor Huemann asked whether or not it would be possible to tax gravel leaving the county. A committee was named to check this possibility with the State's Attorney's office. The board agreed to raise the rental price to $25 for all polling places, effective next fall, and to allow the expenditure^ $10 to townships for setting up booths and other work in each of the precincts. In fast growing townships, the board found it necessary to establish new precincts. This action will affect the McHenry area, where there will be twenty-four rather than the eighteen precincts now in operation. New voter registration cards will carry the location for voter's convenience. The county sales tax for February was announced at $20,- 618.10. A report of County Clerk Vernon Kays revealed a total of 390 mature and 198 young foxes wi which bounties were paid during 1968. Of this number, 107 mature foxes and thirtysix young were in McHenry township. Total cost of counties paid was $1,788. Approval was given to the recommendation of the Illinois Department of Public Aid for a new rate of $290 per month, per patient, at Valley Hi Nursing home, now in effectr . < A committee of five, headed by Walter Dean of McHenry, vfas named to operate as the Civil Defense committee, working in liaison with the civil defense director of the county. *. A bid of Shappert Engineering Co.* Belvidere, fot work on the Bay bridge in the amount' of $113,947.20 was approved. The remaining half of the necessary funds will be forthcoming from the federal-government. Board Studies School Plan (Continued from page 1) not Mr. I/ittle has his administrative certification, after which the request was Withdrawn until the matter could be checked further. The board approved the resignation of Miss Mary Felber, P.E. teacher at Junior high. An okay was given for the employment of Miss Patricia Rolfe, BS, first step, fourth grade at Valley View; MisS Susan Crook, BA, fourth step, second grade at Valley View; David Parrish, BA, first step, math at Junior high; John Sanders, BA, first step, fifth grade at Edgebrook, and Miss Susan Little, third step, fourth grade, Edgebrook. On a motion by Nell,,, the board approved Addendum No. 2 of the Safety Survey Report for Edgebrook elementary school submitted by the architectural firm. The8 cost is about $15,000. ' The Educational Study Group guide lines were submitted to the board but these were not made public. <-- Following an executive session, the board approved Glenn Blank, assistant to the businessmanager, as director of buildings and grounds. After meeting in executive session with members of the, McHenry Transportation Co., the board approved asking btids for the purchase of four bus&es. / \ STOP y USING A COIN-OP LAUNDRY? TT WASH YOUR ' 1 DIRTY LINENS IN PUBLIC AGAIN! 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