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Twice. Told Tales FIGHT CAfrCER--Members of the public educa­ tion, committee of the Mc Henry county unit of the American Cancer society come from many communities and are excellent sources few program material concerning ways to whip cancer. / Films, pamphlets and posters are available without charge for use in classrooms, industries, businesses and as special programs for civic groups. From left, Mrs. Ellsworth Richards, Jr., Woodstock; Mrs. Stanley Free­ man, Cary; Mrs. Andrew MacMeekin, Bur­ ton's Bridge; Mrs. Carl Bergstrom, McHenry; Mrs. John Cowlin, Crystal Lake; Mrs. Will­ iam Carroll, Jr., Woodstock; Mrs. Frank Greg­ ory, McHenry, county chairman; and Mrs. Elmer Stange, McHenry. (DON PEASLEY PHOTO) Spring Grove Eva Freund 675-2135 Woman's Club Hosts County Federation The Lotus Country Woman's Club of Spring Grove was hostess to the McHenry County Federation of Woman's club® on Wednesday, April 14, at Hunter Country Club. Coffee and rolls were served at 9:30 a.m. After this the meeting was called to order by the president of McHenry County Federation, Mrs. Frank Dusak. All clubs in the Federation were represented by presidents or their alternates ?and many members of clubs also at­ tended. Reports were given by the clubs of their activities and benevolences which were very interesting and educational. Election of officers was held. Officers elected for the coming year were Mrs. Frank Heinemann of Richmond as president; Mrs. Donald Brudinski of Algonquin, vice- president; Mrs. Pat Spindler, treasurer; and Mrs. Roy Todd Richmond, secretary. Mrs. Ffank Heinemann of Richmond and Mrs. Roy Todd of Rich­ mond are members of the Lotus Country Woman's Club of Spring Grove. Newly elected officers and outgoing officers were presented lovely cor­ sages. Meeting ended with the serving of a luncheon. EASTER GUESTS Mrs. Wayne Thorson of Chicago spent Easter Sunday in the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary Klein. Mrs. Tillie May spent Easter with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Freund. Easter dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs,,William Shotliff were Mrs. Harriet Olson and Bill. Mrs. Minnie Pierce accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Alan Pierce to Mount Prospect where they were Easter Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Ducey. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Krech of Marengo spent Easter with her mother, Mrs. Alice Weber. CHRISTIAN MOTHERS MEET Members of the Christian Mothers Society of St. Peter's held their regular meeting in the parish hall on Thursday evening. Meeting was opened with a prayer by Father Kilduff. He also blessed the new offertory table, a gift from the family of Martha Miller as a memorial to her. Minutes were read and reports were given. A report was given on the McHenry Deanery meeting and prayers were requested for Mrs. Pat Falconer, Deanery President, who has been hospitalized. Aii announcement was made that a luncheon starting at noon and fashion show would be held on May 4 in St. Peter's hall. Bridal fashions of the hour showing gowns from 1897 to 1971. The program will begin with a miniature wedding presented ^ children of kin­ dergarten age! And a dance recital will be presented. Election of officers was held. New officers are Mrs. Dorella Schaitz as president and Mrs. Mary Ann Busch, secretary, for a term of two years. Outgoing officers are Mrs. Frank Heinemann and Mrs. Leo Smith. A new committee "Christian Charity" was formed to help the needy with food and clothing and to give aid in the event of disaster. Cake and coffee were served by the committee in charge. MENSERVE BREAKFAST Members of the Holy Name Society of St. Peter's showed their culinary arts and served a delicious breakfast of ham and eggs in the parish hall after the nine o'clock Mass. Mothers and daughters were invited and sixty-two were present. ANNIVERSARY Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. John Pulaski of Solon Mills on their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. A sur­ prise party was held for them at the Gordon Sergant residence on Saturday, April 3. About fifty couples attended. COMMITTEE MEETING On Monday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. the 1971 summer social committee will have its first meeting in St. Peter's hall. This committee includes all those whose initials are from A to L. Everyone is invited to help. Please come and participate. Your ideas are most valuable. CLUB Tillie May was hostess to the members of her club on Thursday afternoon. Cards were played and prizes went to Kirs. Annie Sanders, Mrs. Mame Tinney, Mrs. Nora Miller and Mrs. Peg Buesseler. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 9, 1931) Three McHenry ladies, Mrs. Charles Pich and Misses Eva and Lillian Stilling witnessed a holdup in Marshall Fields store in Chicago on Tuesday. Thomas Halpin died suddenly on his seventy-second birthday April 3 at the Northwestern hotel where he had made his home with the Schiessle and Weber family for the past three years. B Regner's Grocery and Market will move from West McHenry to the new location on Green street and be ready to handle trade as usual. Miss Helen Stevens, play coaQh of the McHenry high schfool, has started rehearsals of the senior class play, "The Whole Town's Talking" to be presented at the high school on May 5. Sixty-six years ago this month on the evening of April 14, 1864 Abraham Lincoln was shot while attending the per­ formance of "The American Cousin", featuring; the great actress Laura Keene. Northern Illinois is the home of at least one man who was in the audience when the fatal shot was fired, he was Dr. Samuel R. Ward, pioneer physician, a resident of Richmond in McHenry county. Floyd Cooley has gone to Auburn, Ind., where he has obtained employment. During his absence and until the close of school, Mrs.1 COoley is making her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Freund, when she will join her husband in Auburn. Miss Kathleen Givens Miss Dorothy Marshall spending two weeks Barrington where they substituting exchange. and are at are at the telephone APPROPRIATION REQUEST Secretary of State John W. Lewis, in announcing he has requested an appropriation of $51.5 million from the Illinois General Assembly said "this represents a trim budget that will include a reduction of 246 in authorized personnel. "This is an increase of only $349,000 over last year's budget for the Office of Secretary of State," he said, " and the total figure includes the 3 percent payroll adjustment for all employes, as recommended by Governor Richard B. Ogilvie." TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 11, 1946) "Swing Into Spring", that's just what George Collette, manager of the Gamble store in West McHenry, is asking local folks to do this weekend. He will have a sale on Friday and Saturday. Soon after the one day Red Cross annual drive was conducted in McHenry, the very gratifying results were announced that this community was one of the first to go over the top. The county as a whole had over-subscribed its quota, reaching a total of $24,445.38 which is $7,465.38 over the quota of $16,980. The long awaited opening of McHenry's new cleaning establishment will be held April 20 when the Local Cleaners holds its grand opening. The new business is owned and operated by Homer FitzGerald of this city and Charles Provo of Crystal Lake. The large modern building is located on Green street. Of interest locally is the marriage of Miss Alice Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Robinson of West McHenry, and Mr. Walter "Bob" Whiting of Woodstock. A single ring ceremony was performed in the parsonage of the Lutheran church in Woodstock, April 6, Rev. Kaufman officiating. Friends were shocked to learn of the death April 9 of Mrs. Fred Bohlander who had apparently been well until the previous evening, when she suffered a heart attack. Mr. and Mrs. Vale Adams and son have moved from Chicago to McCullom Lake. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Brefeld was christened James Joseph in a service performed at St. Mary's church. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. C.S. Nix officiated. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 13.'1961) At a meeting Monday evening Company I of the McHenry Township Fire Protection District, Henry Buch was elected captain, Bruce Klontz was reelected lieutenant and John J. Shay Was named secretary and treasurer of Company I. They will take office May I. McHenry police were notified that a drifting outboard motor boat was seen in the river Sunday afternoon in the vicinity of North Bridge Marine. An employee on duty at the time went out into the river and recovered the craft which was found to belong to the Kelley family at Woodlawn Park. A gala Chamber of Com­ merce Cabaret Night will feature night club styling at the McHenry Country club April 15. One of the area's most sought • after comics, Gil Hamblet, will entertain. Miss Kitty Albright was honored guest at a miscellaneous shower in Chicago. Her aunt, Mrs. James Albright, was hostess. Styled for the MIT PROFESSIONAL Yes it's True, but even an amateur can recognize outstanding Renault design! • Automatic Trans. • Fantastic Comfort • Color Keyed Interiors • Up to 30 MPG! • Economical to buy • Come take a drive GOETTEL MOTOR SALES Route 120 -- 3 Miles East of McHenry PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to use this col­ umn as an expression of their views on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only re­ quest is that writers lim­ it themselves to 300 words or less - signature, full address and phone num­ ber. We ask too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We re­ serve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in ob- jectional taste.) PAGE 5-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1971 of 1971 let us resolve to raise the ante to at least 70 percent and soon we will reap the harvest. We never had so much to lose. "Editor: "Another contact with the citizens of this neck-of-the- woods, to ask them to think things over for the good of the majority in this year of 1971 and the future of this U.S.A. "Before we know it we will be going to the polls in 1972. Let us take an unbiased inventory. The news media - the radio - television and all other means we have to keep us on our toes, and because no one is curtailed in a free enterprise in these confusing we must be alert. But, how far does freedom go? Does it justify untruths to sway the voter? We who have gone through the mill way-back know that never in the history of our country has war been declared without a vote of Congress until L.B.J, decided it was to our interest to do so, yet we had legislators who were Mr. and Mrs. Edward Thennes, whose silver wedding anniversary occurs April 18, will celebrate with 125 relatives and friends at a party at the McHenry Country club. The state has granted a charter to Timely Enterprises Inc. of McHenry to conduct in carrying on a business as developers, promotors, builders and contractors. Little Bobby Decker of Johnsburg is recuperating from painful leg injuries sustained while playing on the play ground at school. there at that time and never uttered one word of protest. "What has happened can never be condoned, yet when we are slowly emerging from this chaos these same legislators are doing their best to spread stories and give the enemy the courage to play the waiting game, for they reason if Americans are starving and have no work, soon they will rebel and they will walk in and take over. When we have any sporting game such as baseball or football, in fact any event, we have thousands attending these games. Where do these hungry people come from? When we have so many automobiles polluting the air where do they come from? "A prize fight with the two contenders of a so called segregated race getting millions for an evening fight. And the one who lost is preaching and blaming it on the whitey while he speaks to his people and plans for the revolution. "In my opinion there is no difference between the criminal who robs and kills for money and the legislator who lies and misrepresents the voters who depend on him to protect the country--all this in order to get what he thinks will put him where he wants to be and in the end we will all be losers. "In this year of 19711 want to remind those who read this that I once heard a preacher say that as long as the world exists, only 10 percent of the people are honest and these ten keep up the other ninety. In this year "Mrs. Nettie Sarley "Lakemoor" WHO KNOWS 8 . 9. 1. When did Wyoming become a state > Define "Anthropology". For what accomplishment is Josiah Willard Gibbs famous? What is U.N. Secretary Gen­ eral U Thant's native land? When was the State Depart­ ment created?- W h a t w a s i t o r i g i n a l l y called? Who was the first Secretary of State? What was the average annual production of automobiles be­ fore World War II? What was the annual produc­ tion of automobiles in 1966? 10.What eleven words on the Liberty Bell are found in Leviticus 25:10b? ..•joaiaqj s}u«}iqBH -ui aqj jfe ojun puuj am n* }noq3noimjCjj3cin unBpoJd„*0I 'ZM'V09'8 * 'uotjbxoossv SJajniDBjnuuw anqouioiny aifl o\ 3utpiooov *6 •OOO'OOS'e punoiv *8 •uos ja j ja f SBiuoqx ' L •sjtcjjv uSxaioj jo }uaui}judaa aqx '9 "68LI ' L Z iCjnf ssaj3uoo jo job ub jCq -g •Billing •sotui -BUiCpouuaq? jo iCioaqi sxh "£ •ubui jo suioisno pi r e j u a u i d o i a A a p * u t 3 t i o aqj qjiM Surfsap aouaiog *0681 *01 *inf 'I «IM 01 RIVERSIDE BAKE SHOP Is Now Under NEW MANAGEMENT 1309 N. Riverside McHenry Phone 385-0044 SERVED Chicken Main 815-385-3330 Did You Know ? SOME PEOPLE RECEIVE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT AT THE McHENRY STATE BANK. Yes, those who maintain a satisfactory checking account with the McHenry State Bank are not usually required to wait for approval of normal credit requests. Time is required to check out loan applications of non-depositors such as contacting references, etc.. Sixty-four years of service has proven beyond a doubt that the best credit reference in the whole wide world is a satisfactory checking account at the McHenry State Bank. Then too, the ex­ perienced officers at the McHenry State Bank know banking and know their customers and are in a position to give immediate approval to normal credit requests. There is much more to a checking account than as a means of paying bills. It builds a banking relationship that can mean preferential treatment for you on so many occasions - When an unexpected need arises for a personal loan - consideration of a home mortgage - a student loan for college - a new car loan at preferential bank rates - these are only a few of the conven­ iences of a Full Service Bank. Yes, you see there is much more to a checking account than checks and deposits and even service charge. It is a basic step toward building a convenient, profitable banking relationship. Get in line for PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT with a checking account at the McHenry State Bank serving the Community since 1906. A FULL SERVICE BANK McHenry State Bank 3510 West Elm Street McHenry, Illinois +