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Twice Told Tales FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Oct. 31, 1929) The McHenry county high­ way department has advertised for bids for a sixty horse pow­ er caterpillar tread plow to be used in combating the win­ ter snow drifts. Added to the two truck plows now in pos- here and there In BUSINESS PROMOTED session of the county and the twenty single horse plows, the new plow will provide all the ap­ paratus necessary to keep open the 175 miles of road under the jurisdiction of the county. An October wedding which came as a surprise to their rel­ atives and friends took place at the home of Rev. Fr. W.A. 0'- Rourke, pastor of St. Patrick's church on Oct. 26 when Miss Olive Vasey and Mr. Joe May were united in marriage. Clifford Wilson of Volo suf­ fered painful injuries on Mon­ day when his arm became caught in a corn shredder at the Joe Passfield farm. Joe Schmitt, perhaps better known to the school boys as "Joe the Janitor," received a card from Nick Miller, "Class of '29" who is attending Crane college and he reports that he has survived the final cut of the basketball squad and is now sure Crane is due for a cham­ pionship. Nick is occupying his old position at guard where he has starred for the local high school for the past two years. Bruce Klontz fell on the slides at school and broke his arm. Alex Justen saw the football game at the Cubs park Sunday where the Bears defeated the Minneapolis Red Jackets 27 to 0. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Nov. 2, 1944) , A large crowd, including members of the Johnsburg Community club, their families and friends were present on Tuesday evening at a political rally held in Johnsburg. Among the evening's speakers were Senator Ray Paddock, Repre­ sentatives Nick Keller and Har­ old Kelsey, Judge Henry Cow- lin, States Attorney william Carroll, J.G. Stevens, Lester TH ANNIVERSARY SUE AT FL0WERW00D Begins now. . . save rose bushes from damaging winter frost! ARTHUR F. SPORKA The promotion of Arthur F. Sporka from Modine Manufac­ turing company's McHenry plant time study supervisor to assistant plant manager was announced recently by J.D. Lightner, manager of opera­ tions, aluminum plants. Sporka assumes responsibil­ ities for the overall direction of the McHenry plant manufact­ uring activities in the absence of Lightner, who is also Mc­ Henry plant manager. In ad­ dition, he is responsible for methods and standards and for day-to-day coordination of pro­ duction and related manufact­ uring services. INSTITUTE ENROLLEE with the Flowerwood A PRODUCT OF L. M. PLASTICS Trim and cut back to fit under the Rose Protector JOHN H. KOERBER Enrollment in fall term classes at the Industrial Man­ agement Institute, Lake Forest college, totals 511 - 442 in the regular program, and 69 in the advanced degree program -ac­ cording to Maurice F. Dunne, Jr., president. New to the four- year evening program in mid­ dle management development are fifty-three men from the Chicago metropolitan area. They have been recommended for the program by mem­ ber corporations on the basis of job performance and poten­ tial growth. Among the students is John H. Koerber, project engineer for Outboard Marine, 304 N. Country Club drive. Weight edges of Rose Pro­ tector to anchor securely against wind Remove Rose Protector after last frost warnings Save each spring for next fall use SAVE YOUR ROSE BUSHES. PROMOTE THEIR GROWTH Special 5 or more . . . ,. 6^ Each 1 Icwei'wood h I-OKISTS - Nl KSERi U'AKDKN ( KNTfcf PHONE 459-6200 ROUTES 14 & 176 CRYSTAL LAKE I PUBLIC NOTICE! WANTED: THIRTY HOMES THAT NEED PAINTING Thirty local home owners will have the opportunity to elimin- late outside painting permanent- |ly and beautify their property |at substantial introductory re­ ductions with the new 1970 solid •vinyl siding pioneered by B.F. •Goodrich Co. | Engineered to eliminate dent- |ing and noisy defects of alum- • inum siding the new product •is laboratory tested twice as I strong as any other metal sid- |ing. Combined with a color | thickness forty times that of | sprayed aluminum finishes it • renders a beautiful textured ap- | Dearance restoring the home to I the traditional colonial style. As a fall introductory trial the authorized distributor will renovate thirty homes, at fac­ tory cost, with no down pay­ ment, and small monthly bud­ get terms, to familiarize prop­ erty owners and stimulate in­ terest in the new advances in exterior building materials. Trained factory mechanics install the colonial panels right over outside walls with nothing to remove. Especially simple on wooden buildings, it can al­ so be applied over stucco and cement block, transforming the walls to the quiet dignity of a (Advertiserr.ant) colonial style home, duplicating the natural beauty of wood, with­ out its defects, while eliminat­ ing the cracking and peeling which have disappointed local homeowners with wood, asbes­ tos and alumninum siding. Qualified homeowners desir­ ing to take advantage of this special offer should call 815- 385-5117. Switchboard open 24 hours daily and Sunday. Leave your name, address and phone number and a rep­ resentative will call you for an appointment. Out-of-town, call collect. If a phone is not handy, drop a card or letter to P.O. Box 6, McHenry. Edinger, Matt N. Schmitt, Joe J. Freund, David Joslyn and Rev. A.J. Neidert. Bishop BoylanoftheRockford diocese will come to McHenry Nov. 5 to say a low Mass at 11 o'clock. Following the Mass, Bishop Boylan will bless the cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Philip May and family have moved from Cherry street in Spring Grove to the Matt May place west of town. Mr. and Mrs. James Watter- ton of Chicago and son, James Jr., who is enjoying a furlough from army duties, visited Christine Adams (Hi Sunday. The Wattertons formerly made their home here. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Nov. 5, 1959) A lovely autumn wedding united^ Miss Jean Ann McGin- ley of McCullom Lake and Mr. Elmo Meis at St. Patrick's church Oct. 31 with Father Par­ ker officiating at the ceremony. Mi\ and Mrs. Donald Seaton are the parents of a son born Oct. 30 at Memorial hospital. McHenry friends of A.C. Thomson of Burlington, who was employed by Hickory Creek Farms at McCullom Lake for several years, will be happy to learn that he has been named new president of the Kane Coun­ ty fair. His election was unan­ imous at last week's meeting of the fair board at St. Charles. The public is invited to a basket social sponsored by the McHenry Township Republican Women's club which will be held at the V.F.W. clubhouse Nov. 17. Burns suffered in an ex­ plosion of a rubbish pile caused the death Nov. 3 of William Scheu, 73, of Maywood and Em­ erald Park. HiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHK E hunting for E a = deal? § READ s THE § CLASSIFIEDS § TODAY aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimaiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiif ROAD IMPROVEMENT -- Much needed township road improve­ ment has been completed on the mile and a half stretch ex­ tending from south Solon road to Spring Grove road. A high hill has been cut down and the adjacent low area filled. This section of Ringwood road was widened to 22 feet and covered with two and a bait-inch blacktopping. Shown above are Frazier Scholes, township engineer; Gerry Hogan, superintendent of the construction firm; and Clarence Regner, McHenry Township rbad commissioner. PLAINDEALER PHOTO IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII News About Our Servicemen mmiiimi iiiiiiiniiiii YN/3 James Gerth, son of John Gerth of 1304 YV. Good- view, McHenry, is enjoying a month's leave from Navy duty. On Nov. 31, he will leave for service with the Naval Facil­ ities Command, Bermuda, hav­ ing received a transfer from Norfolk, Ya. Army Specialist Four Doug­ las S. Kozminski, whose par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Koz­ minski, reside at 1313 State Park road, Spring Grove, has been assigned to the 442nd Sig­ nal battalion (LL). He will ser­ ve as a microwave communi­ cation specialist in the unit which is part of the 29th Sig­ nal Group. 0 Specialist Four Kozminski is a 1968 graduate of Grant Cgm- munity high school. He entered the Army in August, 1968, and completed his basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. His wife, Laurie Kozminski, lives at 1313 State Park road, Spring Grove. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Gohl, live at 2712 Iroquois trail, McHenry. Sec. 2, Pg. 4 - Plaindealer - Fri. Nov. 7, 1969 V3KSXS3SSSCSS3KS9OCSSSS0SSBBV9KS000ESWSEWS9DESSSKSSBS9 ^ DID YpU KNOW. . . Cement is used to make con­ crete that weighs as much as 250 pounds per cubic foot, «r the normal weight of 150, or a product so light that it will float, can be sawed, nailed, planed, and used like lumber. NOW OPEN Main Street Variety 3909 W. MAIN ST. TOYS-RADIOS-APPLIANCES AT DISCOUNT PRICES --LAYAWAYS-- Open 9 am - 8 pm Mon. thru Sat. 9am - 6pm Sundays CALL 385-8420 nothing has changed but tne name.. • for more than 17 years, Crystal Lake Savings and Loan Association has been serving the thrifty people of the greater Crystal Lake -- McHenry County area... now we have changed our name to provide you with even better service under a Federal charter... with the same friendly officers and staff... the same convenient location . . . the same modern savings h e a d q u a r t e r s . . . a l l t h e m o r e r e a s o n f o r y o u t o c o m e i n . . . open your First Federal Savings account... we'll be looking for you. FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASbOCIAtiniM OF CRYSTAL LAKE 1 East Crystal Lake Avenue Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014 Telephone 459-1400 SAVE . . . WHERE SAVING PAYS! Established 1952 at Crystal Lake Savings and Loan Association 75 . * V 4