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\ /* PAGE 10-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, JANUARY 22,.1971 Twice Told Tales 1 FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 8, 1931) • This year McHenry finds it­ self with a representative in the Illinois state legislature when the state general assem­ bly convened on Jan. 7. Mc- Henry's own son,1 Thomas A. Bolger, born and raised in this vicinity and educated in our lo­ cal schools, left Tuesday morn­ ing for Springfield where he will be one of sixty new faces to ap­ pear on the floors of the Ill­ inois state legislative houses. Mr. Bolger goes as a repre­ sentative for the Democratic party. Not since 1880 has the city of McHenry been repre­ sented in the state legislature when F.K. Granger was elected to his fourth term as a member of the house of representatives at Springfield. In the fall of 1872 the Republicans of McHen­ ry a.id Lake counties elected him their representative to the legislature and to thistoffice he was reelected three times. The board of directors of the farmers Oil Association of Mc­ Henry, McHenry County, held their regular meeting Jan. 3 and elected William B. Tonyan as secretary and employed Hen­ ry Weber as tank wagon driver and salesman. The young folks of McHenry will soon have a pond for skating if the plans of the business men, school board and high school pupils materialize. Work is un­ der way preparing the football field at the community high school so it can be flooded. A McHenry girl, Laura Mi- chels of Riverside Drive, and Raymond P. Van Heirseele of Waukegan have the distinction of being the first couple to take out a marriage license in Mc­ Henry County in 1931. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 10, 1946) Arnold J. Rauen of McHenry was appointed on Wednesday of this week as state director of the U.S. Savings Bonds Division for the state of Illinois by Ver­ non L. Clark, national director of the U.S. Savings Bonds Di­ vision. Beginning the New Year in a new location was the Riverside Manufacturing company opera­ ted by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Na- thanson which moved from the H.E. Buch building across the street to the building in which the McHenry Tent and Awning Company formerly operated. Strictly a war time business the latter is no longer in exis­ tent/ Mr. and Mrs. Nathanson began business here almost two years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Morris are the parents of a daughter born Jan. 4 at the Woodstock hospital. A very special event of the winter social season which merited such enthusiastic ap­ proval was the January Snow Ball, the first event of its kind ever to be held here. The ball was open to junior and senior students and their guests, who danced to the strains of Fatty Woodburn's orchestra from 8 o'clock until midnight. Miss Ann Bolger was voted queen and her attendants being Joann Durland and Nancy Carey, both seniors, and Lor- etta Larson and Joan May>Jun- iors. Miss Barbara Ann Gerasch was surprised at a party held at the iiome of her parents on Pea/l street Jan. 1 in honor of to^birthday. rhSyinfant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Justen was christened Darlene Carol in a service performed at St. Jo­ seph's church, Richmond. Spon­ sors were Marie Justen and Walter Larson. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 12, 1961) By rating highest in the MCHS search for American home- maker of tomorrow a contest held annually, Nana Rae Oonk has been named McHenry's title holder for 1961. Nana Ray re­ ceived a heart shaped bronze pin with a raised hearth as its center. Fire occurred in the McHen­ ry area this past Week to a 1956 Cadillac car owned by Nor­ man Pedersenof Pistakee High­ lands. The fire started on the inside of the car of unknown origin. Mrs. Helen Young and Ray Page of McHenry were married in the rectory of St. Mary's Catholic church Jan. 7 by Rev. Fr. Harold Nilges. Mr. and MrS. Frank Krum- wiede became the parents of a girl on Jan. 5 at Memorial hospital. Mr. Hargis' sophomore wrestling team suffered anoth­ er loss when Crystal Lake beat them 19-27. The results of the Crystal Lake meet are as fol­ lows, Say lor (112) and Meyer (120) pinned their men. Stran- aglio (145) Trendeler (180) and Latimer (heavyweight) won by decision. Olson (127), Parks (133), Sorenson (138), Lelso (145^nd Lubke (165) lost af­ ter wrestling fine matches. Shirley Thornton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Thornton, and Roger Swanson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Swanson, have been accepted for ad- jnission to David Lipscomb col­ lege, Nashville, Tenn., pending satisfactory completion of their high school studies. Mrs. Mary Kauss and chil­ dren, Maribeth, Suzanne, Vir­ ginia and George of Mexico are speeding a few weeks with her mother, Mrs. Harry Durland, and other relatives. KIWANIS NEWS : WONDER LAKE CLUB The Wonder Lake club brought the traveling gavel to the Fox River Grove-Cary club at the Jan. 18 meeting. The us­ ual procedure is to put the gavel into some kind of a con­ tainer or package and have the host club locate it. Bob Bright, the program chairman, presented the Fox River Grove club with a pill box with 100 capsules. In each„ capsule was part of a mes­ sage stating where to look for the gavel. It took about 20 minutes to piece it together. Hie gavel was found In Bob Bright's coat pocket. / The Wonder Lake club pre­ sented a program entitled "The Drug Threat". Clubs in attendance at this meeting were from DeKalb, Woodstock, Dundee and DeKalb Kishwaukee. Jack Satorious, lieutenant governor of the di­ vision, was also present. "MEANWHILE BACK AT THE COURTHOUSE" a CASH FOR YOUR USED- CAR. WE NEED 100 USED CARS BABER Buick-Opel JU7-2555 91 S. Rte. 12 Fox Lake • x IHERE AND THERE IN BUSINESS McHenry Man State Officer, Ambulance Unit William True of Northwest Ambulance Service was named second vice-president of the Illinois Professional Ambu­ lance association at a recent e- lection of officers to the board for 1971. Mr. True served the association as its first presi­ dent last year, a post to which Les Banks of East Moline was elected this year. The purpose of the organiza­ tion is to upgrade ambulance service and provide training for operators. The program of most import­ ance at this time will be to analyze proposed bills covering ambulance legislation which will be brought before the Leg­ islature this session. Mr. True has operated his service in McHenry for the past four years. BRANCH COURT I « Magistrate William J. Gleason Lawrence A. Clark, 8818 Sun­ set drive, Wonder Lake* guilty of purchase or acceptance of alcoholic liquor by a person of non-age, fined $50 and costs. Glenn Lloyd Dominic Gon- deck, 8619 W. Sunset drive, Wonder Lake, guilty of disor­ derly conduct, fined $25 and costs. Steven J. Uhlean, Genoa City, Wis.i guilty of theft over $150, given two year's probation. COMPLAINTS Deputy Matt Scholz charges that on Oct. 7, 1970, Marvin L. Josephson of 8621 Route 12, Richmond, committed the of­ fense of disorderly conduct. Bond set at $75, hearing date Jan. 25. Deputy Dennis Lantis char­ ges that on Wednesday, Jan. 13, Carroll Ann Swett of 1903 S. Route 31, McHenry, committed the offense of aggravated as­ sault. Bond set at $1,000, hear­ ing date Jan. 25. Deputy Herbert Cropp char­ ges that on Jan. 14, Edwin Wm. Borter of 2614 Indian Trail, McHenry, committed the offense of driving without a valid driver's license. Bond set at $60, hearing date Jan. 25. Deputy Richard E. Hutchinson charges that on Dec. 22, Carlo Lantoni of 9016 Route 12, Rich­ mond, committed the offense of driving without a valid driver's license. Bond set at $60, hear­ ing date Jan. 25. ^ SPRUCED UP -- Santa Clau^ had a brand new outfit wheijjre visited Pistakee Highland!? this past holiday season. It wa*s made possible through money raised by the Highlands Woman's club on tag day. Admiring the bright red suit above is Cindy Axell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich­ ard Axell, who was a bit ap­ prehensive until she received a candy package and balloon, when she broke into a broad smile. Issue Tickets The McHenry Police depart­ ment issued the following tick- GtS I Nona R. Metropulos, 20 Pad­ dock street, Crystal Lake, driving while under the influ­ ence of intoxicating liquor. Carole A. Holt, 7404 E. Northwood drive, Wonder Lake, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Daniel O. Dotson, 119 Hillside drive, Island Lake, disobeyed a traffit signal. Anton R. Cajthaml, 123 Rowe avenue, Spring Grove, speeding 45 m.p.h. in a 30 m.p.h. zone. James O. Smith, 7 N. Shore drive, Crystal Lake, speeding' 45 m.p.h. in a 25 m.p.h. zone. Douglas J. Willis, 9215 Ev­ ergreen drive, Wonder Lake, disobeyed a traffic signal. Popular Antiques Course Ofbred In Winter Term fHie course in antiques that was so well received by enrol- lees at McHenry County college last January is back again in the college's listings for the 1971 winter term, which begins the week of Jan. 25. Registra­ tion is now in progress. Mr. and Mrs. Leo S. Parent! of Union will conduct the twelve- week course as a teaching team, as they did last year. The course is entitled "Understand­ ing and Appreciation of Anti­ ques and Their Place in Daily Living", and it carries a cred­ it equivalent of one semester hour. Sessions will be held once a week, on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 at Crystal Lake high school. Any adult resident of the county may enroll. For further information call the col­ lege. Mr. and Mrs. Parenti have spent more than twenty years in the study of antiques, tjtfi of them as dealers. Mrs. Par­ enti is widely known throughout Chicagoland as a lecturer on antiques. She has given pro­ grams on the subject to many organizational and church groups, including the Woodstock Fine Arts society and Questers groups in Evanston, Wiimette and Beverly Hills. The Par-Mils emphasize that the course will provide enjoy­ ment as well as information. Class atmosphere is informal and relaxed, and questions are encouraged* The course will be, inten­ tionally, an "eye-opener" for many people. In discussing con­ tent, Mr. Parenti observed: "There really is no place the average person can go to'learn about antiques'. Of course, it can be done the hard way, as we have done, through contin- new off ice/old friend It adds up to better service for you on all your auto, l ife, home'and health insurance needs. Stop in and see for yourself. Granville Sornson 3104 W. Route 120 McHenry, III. Phone 385-1627 STATE FARM fnsurance Companies Home: O I I k as: Bloominrj ton, I l l inois State Farm is ail you need to know about insurance. STATI FARM INSURANCI DO IT YOURSELF... J AND SAVE! l. V CALL 815-459-2700 FOR RESERVATIONS ROSENTHAL'S DO-IT-YOURSELF CLINIC •» JANUARY 26th 7 P.M. TO 9 P.M. Technical Representatives from 2 large Panel Manufacturers will be present. Tips on paneling, remodeling and design problems will be offered. uous study and by visiting mu­ seums, collections and histor­ ic houses, or through actually dealing in antique objects. "Through this course, we are able to share a great deal of what we have learned in 20 years - compressing it into twelve weekly sessions. In it, we emphasize the sources of information about antiques... where to go, what to read, which periodicals are helpful. And a- bove all, we show how to usear interest in antiques to enrich leisure time and get more out of life." Women's YMCA Winter Classes Remain Available Several of the Lake Region YMCA's Women's adult pro­ gram activities continue to ac­ cept late registrations for the winter quarter. The women's knitting class, which is geared for all levels of knitting, is open for addi­ tional class members. The /class meets at 95 Grant street in Crystal Lake on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Mrs. Dorothy Woertz is the instructor. Participants should bring their own knitting needles, yarn and note paper. The very popular women's yoga classes for beginners and continuing yoga enthusiasts are also open for additional regis­ tration. The three beginning classes are held Thursday mornings at 95 N. Grant street in Crystal Lake at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and have room for additional interested persons. A continuing class is scheduled at 11:30 a.m. Thurs­ days. Mrs. Nancy Roberts is the instructor for all yoga classes. Additional information is a- vailable by contacting the Lake Region YMCA at 95 Grant street in Crystal Lake on week days from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon. Deaths ANNA K. BLANNER Last rites were conducted at the Querhammer funeral home, Crystal Lake, at 2 o'clock Wed­ nesday for Mrs. Anna K. Blan- ner, 84, of 525 Vincent avenue, Rockford, who died Jan. 17 in Rockford Memorial hospital. Rev. Wm. Nagy of St. Biul's United Church of Christ offi­ ciated at the service; followed by burial in McHenry County Memorial Park cemetery, Woodstock. • Mrs. Blanner was born June 21, 1886, in Denmark, daugh­ ter of Jens and Anna Jacob- sen Nielsen. She was married Sept. 9, 1911, in Omaha, Nebr., to Carl Blanner, who preceded her in death Dec. 11, 1969. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Lillian) Conway of McHenry and Mrs. Ralph (Helen) Magnu- sen of Crystal Lake; four sons, Donald and Vernon of Rock­ ford, John of Woodstock and Al­ lan of Crystal Lake; eighteen grandchildren and twenty great­ grandchildren; a brother, El- fred, and a sister, Nicolena, in Denmark. She was preceded^ in death by a daughter, Stella Calbow, a grandchild, two brothers and a sister. ROBERT KOTYZA Robert Kotyza, 9 years old, of 8707 Memory trail, Highland Shores, Wonder Lake, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the Illinois Research hospital, Chicago. Robert was born in Memorial hospital, Woodstock, Aug. 18, 1961. He lived all his life in the Wonder Lake area and attended .Greenwood school. Survivors are his parents, Richard and Joyce Klein Koty­ za; two sisters, Denise, 17, of Palatine, and Patricia, 16; three brothers, Mark, 14, Ste­ ven, 11, and Joseph, 7; the ma­ ternal grandmother, Mrs. Helen Klein of Wonder Lake; and the maternal great -gra ndpa r e nt s, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Giles of Wonder Lake. A funeral Mass will be of­ fered at 10 o'clock Saturday at Christ the King Catholic church, with interment in the church cemetery. Until that time there will be visitation at the Peter M. Justen & Son chapel. Environment Theme nual Meet Conservation Annual nging Environment: prior to 1968 the trees pro- ^meeting Will re Doing About It*' vided by the state nursery have report of dis "Our Changing What We Are Doing is the theme of this year's annual meeting of the McHen­ ry County Soil and Water Con­ servation district. The dinner meeting will be held Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Crystal Lake Nature center. The dinner will be served promptly at 7 and the business meeting at 8. It is important that everyone make reservations by calling the dis- trid: office or contact any of . the district board members. The theme, "Our Changing Environment: What We Are Do­ ing About It", will be (fevelop- ed in talks by Sam Haning and Clayton Bruce on the changing role of the Soil and Water Con­ servation work; Lewis Engle- brecht on the role of the Ex­ tension service; reports from young people on the changing role of their activities; and from Norbert Zeimer, director of the Crystal Lake Nature cen­ ter, site of this twenty-fourth annual meeting, on the role of the nature center in a changing environment. Elmer Werhane, state fores­ ter with the Division of For­ estry, State of Illinois Depart­ ment of Conservation, will pre­ sent an illustrated talk on the tree planting program conduct­ ed by the state and the county SWCD. According to Werhane, FRED CUSTARDO A Mass will be offered at 10 o'clock Saturday for Fred Custardo, 26, who died Tuesday night, Jan. 19 of injuries suf­ fered in a fall Christmas day. Prior to that time the body will rest at the Edward Prignano chapel, 1815 W. North avenue, Melrose Park. Custardo, a brother of Of­ ficer Arthur Custardo of the McHenry police force, had help­ ed Illinois defeat Washington 17-7 in the 1964 Rose Bowl game. He was a quarterback. The young football star, who at Illinois had been a team­ mate of Dick Butkus of the Chi­ cago Bears and Jim Grabow- ski of the Green Bay Packers, fell from a third floor balcony of his suburban Forest Park apartmeot after a visit with his father in Melrose Park. been pine trees because the ma­ jor uses of tills stock was for windbreaks, Christmas trees and erosion control. Pine trees are best for these uses. How­ ever, since the pine is not na- tive to northern Illinois, it is susceptible to many diseases and grows best in sand. The state is now making available the hardwoods like oak, walnut, maple, ash and dogwood. Wer­ hane will also explain how to care for and feed these hard­ woods. The business section of the include ah annual district activities for 1970 and the election of direc­ tors. Kenneth Fiske of Wood­ stock and Robert Fleck of Mc­ Henry are running for re­ election and Gordon Lehmeyer of Hartland and James Book of Harvard ^re being nomin^. ated to serveas associat rectors to fill vacancies. All landowners and/or ope} ators living within McHc county but not in an incorpor ated area are requested to at tend this annual meeting and all are entitled to vote for di­ rectors. MARRIAGE LICENSES Russell Stanley Rudolph, 1817 W. River Terrace drive, Mc­ Henry and Kay Marie Pedersen, Route 1, Algonquin. Rudy E. Butenas, 1016 Han- ley street, McHenry, and Mary A. Rath, 4209 Spring Grove road, McHenry. Robert J. Martinec, 3518 N. Fairview avenue, McHenry and Sandra K. Espy, 5510 Fox Lake road, McHenry. David B. Urben, 1219 Well- esly road, Madison, Wis., and Linnea K. Larson, 3907 W. Oak avenue, McHenry. Thomas J. Koleno, 3501 W. Beach drive, McHenry and Susan L. Crouch, 502 S. Route 31, McHenry. THERESA OLK PLANS CAREER -- Miss Ther­ esa Oik, daughter of Mrs. Mar­ garet Buttell of 3942 W. Elm street, McHenry, has been ac­ cepted for training in fashion merchandising at Bryant & Stratton college, Chicago, in. September of 1971. She will graduate from McHenry high school West campus next June. Miss Oik's special activities' and interests include reading and writing poetry, swimming and badminton. *»»• OVEN FIRE Firemen of Company II were called to the Furham home at 5010 N. Westwood, Pistakee Hills, Tuesday to extinguish an oven fire. There was little dam­ age. Store-Front Fannies COAL OPERATORS M/WE PIRTY MINES sctME Using the McHenry Service Center Payton 4 Chevrolet SERVICE CENTER No appointments for emergency service on any make car. I ast Guaranteed Service 90K N. I ront McIIenrv Phone 385-2155 Farm Equipment George P. Freund,Inc. Case - New Holland 4102 W. Crystal Lake Rd. McllENRY Bus. 3850420 Res. 385-0227 Jim Thompson's Elm Street j Service Complete Lube | •Wash I *Tire Repair I "Same good gas, same friendly management... since 1953". 385-9749 3603 W. ELM - McHENRY I {Insurance & Real Estate j ED'S STANDARD SERVICE |Earl R.Walsh • i RADIAL TIRES FOR ALL i CARS j jEuropa Motors Inc.I 3318 W. Pear l ! 815-385-0700 J Having Radiator Troubles?^ - £ jasilfii Let us FLO-TEST i t ! iRadiator - Heaters /}uto - Truck - Tractor U'leaning - Repair - Recoring 115 Year Experience Frozen Pipe Thawing W O R K G U A R A N T E E D Life Fire Auto Homeowners Liability Plate Glass Bonds Marine Workmen's Accident and Compensation Health Office 385-3300 Residence 385-3321 ' 3429 W. Elm Street McHenry, Illinois 60050 •EXPERT TUNE-UP ATLAS Tires, Batteries, Accessories j ADAMS Bros Repair Service Next to VI W - 3006 R.te. 120 .. . 385-0783 QUALITY American Oil Products PH. 385-0720 3817 W. ELM STREET GIES SHOES & SHOE REPAIR UJ€V€NB€RG fTWSSflCSIC SHOES 1307 N. RIVERSIDE McHENRY put want ads TO WORK FOR YOU FOR FAST RESULTS PHONE 385-0170 Am CONDITIONING SALES & SERVICE U-HAUL Trailers & Trucks COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE & TRUCK REPAIRING ARC & GAS WEI.DING Guettler Service, Inc. 818 N. I ront Street -i 385- 9831 GET ATTENTION i ...PHONE 385-0170... I We Need Your Head in our Business -FISCHERS BARBER SHOP (formerly Don's Barber shop) j Johnsburg • Mon.-Tues.-Thur.-Fri. 8 to t> Sat. 8 to 5 Closed Wed. MOOUCTS WI USE AN6 RECOMMEND J AXE'S Vou C A N I ' e l l The Difference... by appointment 385-7771 • Hair Styling • Razor Cuts