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\ PAGE 18-PLAlNDEALER-WEDNESDAV,. DECEMBER Twice Told Tales . FORTY YEARS AGO Taken from the files of Dec 17 19-11 1 S;iturd;js wa* an important d. i;» in McHenry for it rhark«*d the celebration of an evept *hich never before occurred in the history of this city which vuis th«* one hundredth birthday, of a resident At 2 Wl "o'clock Saturday afternoon the Mi Henry" high school serenaded Mrs t . Samantha Hut tor, at tier home with Mrs • I Culver or» Waukegan street plaV<ng seyeral selections in f ront of her window The young musicians were invited into the house where a further program of songs hy the tfirls trio of the «ii!^'h schowH^as given The < o lor bearers of the American l^'gion were posted on each side of the. , door Among the visitors m th<* afternoon were representatives from the M< Henry American I-egion, the M< Henry County Council of the I .egidf i the American l/ 'gion » auxi l iary the Daughters of the •<. A R at Waukegan Gifts vwen received and the house was hanked with beautiful flovM-fs and plants t Harry Shales of Crystal Lake has liean elected chairman and instructor of* the Masonic ilislr n t sclitKil of instructions A session will he held in Mt Henry ttiis^ Thursday evening .1 F Claxton, 74 year old Me Henry fiddler, placed second in the old fiddler's contest held at Woodstock Saturday 'night Mr Claxton played a violin of his own nfake 1 luring the same evening Miss /.lira Whiting, IK year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Whiting of Kmgwood, won second place in the second , annual country life beauty contest held at St. Mary's gym Miss Whiting, a graduate of the Mcllenry high school, won second place among nineteen ^contestants from Mcllenry county Mr and Mrs John Thomp son closed their barbecue stand e'ast of the Fox River bridge-lor the winter and have Hone In their home in Terra Haute, hid TWENTY FIVE YEARSAGO (Taken from the files of Dec t ' l . I 'MK) r Mcllenry friends of t h<» Samuel Rogers family, former residents here, will be sorry to learn that Captain William I) Rogers 27 of the Army-, engineering corps and his w-ife, Niota. 26. of I>>mbard, were asphyxiated as'they slept in a tourist ( amp at Gorman, Calif. , one night last week The dead rrjan was txirn on the Hofee farm near Mcllenry where he lived for several years Deaths were caused by carbon monoxide gas from a gas heater according to the coroner. who said the asphyxiation's were accidental At least one local person will he a little superstitious the next * time he encounters Frida-y the thirteenth lie is Pvt.Kenneth Cunnv, IB, of Island Lake, who was "aboard the Golden Triangle, crack Pittsburg to Chicago limited which crashed into the wreckage of two freight trains near Mansfield Fifteen persons were killed and several died of injuries later Cunny was uninjured * Mr and Mrs Peter W Freund of West Waukegan street entertained twenty- seven guests Sunday at a dinner and kitchen shower in honor of Mr and Mrs. George Freund ncwlyvycds of Wood- slock Dr and Mrs L B Murphy * and family have moved from the upper apartment in the Joe Tonyan home on Waukegan street to their new home on Maple avenue in the north end of the city King Cole and his merry Miowflakes made a wonderful selling for the Christmas choral program presented by the Mcllenry high , school's orchestra and chorus Sunday evening The program was under the leadership of Miss Adele Froehheh and Mr Paul Yanda TEN YEARS AGO . (Taken from the files of Dec 21 I'Mil ) Mcllenry firemen were aroused in the cold tern |M>ruture at 4: HO last Friday morning by the steady blast of the siren Fortunately it was a false alarm Kmployees of the telephone company were working on underground cables m front of the fire house and accidentally there was some difficulty with a wire which resulted in the siren blowing Mrs Kdith (Courtney) McAndrews marked her ninety eighth year on Dec. 14 KEARANfiF SALE Several Styles - to choose from Mixed sizes Values to $12.00 MEN'S SHOES NOW $400 _ $700 WOMEN'S Mixed sizes wnV/E3 and styles NOW $2°° _ $400 CHILDREN'S ^ ,ess or P'ay Mixed sizes and styles NOW $2°° HORNSBYS ^ family centers ^ 4400 W. Rt. 120, DAILY 9 9 SUNDAY 9-6 29, 1971 and remains in good health A' former resident of a farm on Bull Valley road where her son, F?rl nr.. . . i i \/es, Mrs McAn­ drews moved to Chicago to live with a daughter, Mary Par- chman, following the death of her husband A son was born Dec. 12 at Mcllenry hospital to Mr. and Mrs Joseph Grossman, Spring Grove . A visitor to Mcllenry caused considerable trouble for three Mcllenry police officers Sunday evening. The first call came, from the Maple avenue area where a prowler was reported Not long afterward the same man identified by license plates obtained in the residential section of the city was found attempting to enter an apartment in the Town Club on Riverside drive. The in­ truder had hurhed away but •returned and was met by the police. The arresting officers were William Pearson, Richard Burmann and John Welch- mann Gene Stilling, a student at Milton CtfSlege, Wis , isj>pen- ding the holidays with his Country Club Geri Neubauer 385-7194 Couple Observes Fifty Years Of Married Life C Our fondest and sincerest congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. John G. Jones of 3102 Charlotte avenue who celebrate fifty years of wedded bliss on Jan. 21. May they have many more happy anniversaries. And to Mrs. Jones my deepest appreciation for her many contributions to this column. While you may think this a little early to mention the Jan. 21 date the following item will explain my premature congratulations. parents, the Albert Stillings. Much of his vacation, however, will be spent in travelling to the west coast as he is working for one of the large railway companies and will be making at least two trips to California. A FOND FAREWELL Two years and four months ago I began writing this column, with much en­ thusiasm, high hopes and perhaps a bit too witty at-times. Today I submit my final Country Club News column... with great regret m^nly for the people who have helped me and have shown steady interest in having a C.C. news column. The increased lack of interest has caused a weekly column to gradually fade into a monthly column . . .and growing shorter and shorter each time. I cannot prepare a column with nothing to write about. I have begged for news items have received little or,no response. Always the same few people call . . .and yet when there is no column everyone asks "Why"?...To Mrs. John G. Jones, Mrs. Helen R o h r d a n z . . T h e F r e t t Family...and Mrs. Brda...I express my gratitude for their past cooperation I have en­ joyed this column immensely especially at first when interest and w illingness to help seemed to^ be growing in Country Club...but now I can no longer attempt to submit a column .. .even a monthly column with no response. If there is anyone among you brave enough to try t63^ick up where I left off c6nfact the Plaindealer office, Sincerely, Geri Neubauer. KEEP CALVES DRY Protect dairy calves less than six weeks of age from excessive moisture and drafts. University of Illinois Extension dairy specialists say. Calves can stand cold tem­ peratures if they are in a dry area. So, you should provide facilities that can be satisfactorily ventilated to ^remove excess moisture without creating drafts. It is usually much easier to ac­ complish this by separating the calves from mature animals. A small building used only to house calves is the best way to protect them. H Hps i - • , JT T v "W J 1 ' • ' ° ' H HONOR RETIRING TEACHER - After seventeen years of teaching McHenry's boys and girls, Mary Nieman, second from right has retired. Shown with Mrs* Niemin are, from left, John Nilles, Dorothy Ullrich and Robert Putnam, three of the four principals with whom she has worked. Teachers and ad­ ministrators of District 15 gathered Tuesday, Dec. 21, to honor Mrs. Nieman. Wm HOORAY FOR SHERIFF PRONTO AND HIS WESTERN STYLE FRIED CHICKEN! Here's a great idea ... ring in the New Year with some great tasting, deeelicious Western Style Fried Chicken from McNeils. Now in two locations .. in Woodstock on Clay Street and in the McHenry Market Plach in McHenry. Great food, great service and fun, fun, fun ftir all! ^ 2 PC. CHICKEN SNAK PAK 3 PC. CHICKEN DINNER 10 PCCHICKEN FAMILY PAK 15 PC. CHICKEN TUB 2 1 P C . P A R T Y P A K Includes deeelicious Western Style Fried Chicken, french fries, hot roll and honey 3 deeelicious pieces of fried chicken, french fries, hot roll, honey and cole slaw For the whole family -- 10 pieces of Sheriff Pronto's deeelicious Western Style Fried Chicken 15 pieces of McNeils famous Western Style Fried Chicken, and 6 piping hot rolls For big groups (or small ones who really like chicken) 21 pieces of West's best 89? 1.29 2.80 4.09 5.35 Enjoy other good food at McNeils--great sandwiches, famous french fries, soft drinks, shakes -and more! You'll enjoy outstanding food AND quick, courteous service. The Sheriff's deeel&ious Western Style Fried Chicken beats 'em all ... North^West, East AND South. "Ya just can't lick it!" mc neils more fun than ... in W ootistoek on Cla\ Street ' iu McH'enrx in the McHenry Market PI ace O