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V / PAGE 2-PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1972 Twice Told Tales 15? ̂TKfcefif )RTY YEARS AGO (TStksfi from the files qf July 14, 1932) The Fox Pavilion at McHenry will present Maurie Sherman and his College Inn/orchestra direct from an ex)fcnded ap­ pearance at the Cdflege Inn of the Sherman hotel in Chicago"" July 16 He will feature Joe Pollatche as soloist and en­ tertainer. John J. Freund died this Thursday morning at his home on Pistakee Bay. The motor boat owned by James Austin of Shalimar was destroyed by fire and ifs oc­ cupants badly burned when an explosion enveloped the outfit in flames. This occurred near the Hunter Boat company. Th^ large gas tank was nearly full, holding about twenty gallons of gasoline which rwas thrown over the occuparfts of the boat, enveloping them in flames. Mr. and Mrs. Sievers of Oak Park were in bathing at the pier of their friend.jand business associate, Axel Johnson, whose cottage is in Mineral Springs subdivision. Sievers jumped from the end of the pier into the water and went down in about fifteen feet of water. Emil Rossow was the first to reach the 4pot followed by Ray Homs, a Chicago telephone employee, and inT^fir^jsttve recovered the victirrHrhtfhad ibeen under water from five to ten minutes. Clarence Douglas of McHenry, an employee of the Anderson Ice company, was among the competent workers who with Homs and Rossow had the victim brj teen Bfti that in the near future it can have a home of its own. Raymond Koch, one of the most widely known American singers in radio, opera and oratorio, and his wife, Helen Bickerton, brilliant soprano of concert, radio and oratorio were guests of Warren Jones at the C.W. Goodell home last Sunday. Warren has been a voice student of Mr. Koch for some time. Mrs. Peter M. Justen and Mrs. George Johnson are vacationing in Denver, Colo. On last Wednesday aboard the Pacemaker to New York, a homesick little English girl left Chicago on- the first lap of her journey home for a visit. Young Barbara Howc^rka. here in Wonder Lake isLnow at sea aboard the Marhie Flasher, which will take her to her parents' home in Bridgewater, England. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of July 19, 1962) Henry F. Schramm, 34, a farm hand employed on the Albert Pearson farm in Nunda Township, lost his life July 14 when the car he was driving went out of control on Wright road south of McHenry. Bonnie Tomm is the new Fiesta Day queen. She was crowned by the 1961 queen, Gail Marquart. At the monthly meeting of the High School Board Number 156 a teaching contract was ap­ proved for Richard Rabbitt formerly of Woodstock to teach American history and assist in --'The Law- Serves You in about fif- coaching football and track. .1 «53 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of July 17, 1947) William Wirtz of McHenry is one of fifty-six Illinois Holstein breeders recently admitted to membership in the Holstein- Friesiap. association of Ameriqa. The national Holstein association is the largest dairy cattle recording organization in the world* Its total membership now numtf^fs more than 37,000 cattle breec An old fashioned ice cream social, the like of which has not been seen in McHenry for many years, will be held on the high school grounds by the Mother's Club. Proceeds will form the nucleus of a building fund for the McHenry public library. The Mother's club, which was responsible for its organization more than ten years ago, hopes Othefr contracts approved were for Marcia Junis to teach English and Peggy Georgalis, Spanish, French and English. For the first time in six years all the children of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Blake were home. They came to attend the wedding of their brother, James, to Miss Peggy Horner which took place July 14 at St. Mary's Catholic church. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Larsen, Jr., are parents of a daughter, Michelle Colleen, born July 12. C o n r a d Z e t t e r b e r g , McHenry, was presented a ten year federal service pin recently. Mr. Zetterberg is employed at the Fort Sheridan signal office as a photographic equipment repairman. The presentation was made by Fort Sheridan's Commanding of­ ficer, Benjamin C. Chapla, who commended Mr. Zetterberg for his "long and faithful service to the federal government." % (The first of two articles by the Illinois State Bar Association drawing attention to the signers of the Declaration of In­ dependence) ' - \ Celebration Of Nation's Birth Provided By State Law for 1976 Illinois has provided by law for a celebration^ "of the bicentennial of the signing of the Declaration of In­ dependence. '* ' A Chicago World's Fair of 1976 has been proposed to mark the 200th anniversary of the Declaration - the nation's "birth certificate" ~ which was adopted by the Second Con­ tinental Congress meeting in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. According to the Illinois State Bar association, a commission has been/authorized by state statute to work cooperatively with civic groups and others interested in planning such an event in Chicago. One purpose, the ISBA notes, would be to pay tribute to the bravery and sacrifices of the Declaration's signers, who became targets of British reprisal. "Many of the Declaration's signers," the ISBA observes, "were men of means who in pledging themselves to the cause of freedom did so knowing that their properties and businesses would be confiscated, their home ran­ sacked and destroyed and their families endangered." Oh the 196th anniversary of the signing, the ISBA has prepared the following brief chronicle of the suffering en­ dured by some of the signers, none of whom ever recanted of his oath or forsook the cause: Francis Lewis ~ A Long Island, N.Y. shipper and im­ porter, Lewis Was one of the first to feel the/Briti^h wrath. His country estate was looted and later destroyed; his books and papers were burned; his wife- was imprisgjtfed and became Philip Livingston - A suc­ cessful New York merchant, Livingston's business was seized along with his two mansion homes, one of which was converted into a British barracks and the other into a Naval hospital. Separated from his family, who fled to Kingston, N.Y., Livingston died in 1778. John Hart - -.The British burned the gristmills and took possession of the lands of this successful New Jersey farmer. As the British approached, and at the pleadings of friends, he left the bedside of his sick wife. After months of living in caves and woods, a hunted man, he returned after the British retreat to find his wife dead and his 13 children scattered. He died soon after. Carter Braxton - A wealthy Virginia planter, Braxton .at first hoped ^a compromise would avoid revolution. After casting his lot with the rebels, he saw his ships and cargoes swept from the seas by the British Navy and mortgaged - his property to pay his debts. He died penniless in 1797. ' Thomas Nelson, Jr. - Born to Virginia's landed ' gentry, Nelson became an ardent rebel, commander of the state's army and Governor. When Corn- wallis' army used his personal mansion as a headquarters, he ordered it fired upon by the cannons. He used his fortune to finance the war and died bankrupt. Of the fifty-six signers who ^pledged "...to each other our (-Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor," seventeen indeed lost their fortunes; five were captured and imprisoned; nine lost their lives but none lost his honor., Karen Blake On President's List /\t College Karen R. Blake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Blake, 2401 N. Richmond road, McHenry, has been named to the President's list at North Central college in recognition ef her scholastic achievement during the spring term of the 1971-72 academic year. A 1970 graduate of McHenry Community high school-West, Miss Blake was one of 144 named to the list by Dr. Arlo L. Schilling, president of the college. To be eligible for the President's list a student must be enrolled for at least 2.5 course units during the term and earn a grade point average of at least 3.700 for that term oj- a cumulative average of 3.500. / bet an expensive automatic icemaker FREE when you 11 Giant storage bin puts over 250 cubes at your fingertips, stores 10 poundsof ice. ~. 4 --? buy a Westinghouse e-by-side refrigerator from this big hearted dealer during July and August. Model RS218" Westinghouse 21.1 cu. ft. Frost Free Side-By-Side Refrigerator with FREE automatic ice maker Model RSI 84 Westinghouse 17.5cu. ft. Frost Free Side-By-Side Refrigerator with FREE automatic ice maker \ W) You can be sure...if it's Westinghouse. CAREY Appliance GREEN STREET MALL DAILY 8:00-5:30 WED. 8:00-NOO FRIDAY 8:00-9:00 1241 N. Green St. McHenry, III. 385-5500 SALES & SERVICE FEMALE FEATHERS FLY - The party may be over, but the undisclosed) but the words apparently are falling on the deaf ears. memory lingers on. This female blackbird has her say (subject of Papa Blackbird. > /i 6 J . * J STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORET Defenders Speak Out On NEA Legislation Changes McHenry County Defenders President Brian G. Koukol announced this week that - a representative of the Defenders will testify in Washington before the Senate Public Works committee. Mrs. Clyde Titus of Crystal Lake will present a statement of the Defenders' position on proposed changes in national legislation which would weaken the authority of the National Environmental Policy act (NEPA) to approve projects affecting the environment including dam construction and channelization of natural rivers, according to Koukol. The Public works committee is currently holding heapngs on the Rivers and Harbors Bill for 1972. This bill authorizes Army Corps of Engineer projects for the year. The committee may try to insert language into this bill which would exempt agencies like the corps from filing environmental impact statements V1 their proposed projects. \ At presents NEPA requires every federal | agency to fully consider all the environmental and social cpsts of their ac­ tivities to insure that they are indeed in the public interest. The Defenders believe that if the Corps of Engineers or any other federal agency is exempted from this requirement to file in advance a statement of the probable environmental impact of their projects, one of the best chances to bring about reform in destructive water development will be lost. Defender members who feel strongly about this issue are currently contacting local residents and urging them to send a public opinion telegram to the chairman of the Senate Pdfblic Works com­ mittee supporting NEPA as it stands and opposing,* any legislation which would weaken it. A public opinion telegram of 15 words or less may be sent to any •- public official in Washington or Springfield for $1.50 by calling Western Union. These telegrams must reach the committee before June 30 since the hearings are scheduled •»o 'conclude on that day^ ^ Address public opinion telegrams to: Senator B. Everett Jordan, Chairman, Senate Public Works Com­ mittee, Subcommittee on Flood Control - Rivers and Harbors, Washington, D C. 20515 Suggested wording"" by the Defenders would be: Senator Jordan, I support NEPA and ask your committee make no changes in the act. or: Senator Jordan, I support NEPA and want its controls over water development to remain intact. McCullom Lake Mildred Watson 385-3585 Swimming To Be Resumed At Local Beach Old news by this time, but I hope that by the .time this is read, swimming will once again be resumed in our beautiful lake. Please abide by the signs posted at the lake and beach. If NO SWIMMING signs are up, don't take a chance. It can't be much longer, at least the weather was a little cool for swimming, so we didn't miss much. VILLAGE NEWS There is a village ordinance concerning the containing of garbage. Garbage is to be placed into a metal container, with a lid that fits said con­ tainer. Seems that there are some who are putting garbage out in paper bags, boxes. The dogs and other animals scatter the contents all over. I have been informed that soon warning tickets wll be issued and should there be a second time, a fine could be imposed. Now to get to man's best friend. There have been dogs running around loose. Too many dog owners have ignored the fact that there is an or­ dinance against this too.^ Control your pets, tickets will be issued for all dogs caught running at large. Now we get to th&8gggg|pi-s in the village. Now"4pTat the children are liome Ktf the summer motorists please be careful. Speed sign£®-e posted. Steps are going to be taken to catch these careless speeders. Take heed drivers. Road repairs will begin in the middle of July. BIRTHDAYS A happy birth^y jp..Herman Carter on July 10. Happy -bir­ thday to Virginia Karls on July* 12. ANNIVERSARY Happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Carter on July 10. GET-WELL A get-well soon to Bettie Morris. Hope to see youllfrand around soon. COMMENTS I hear that all of the street County Invests $155,804 In E-H Bonds During May McHenry county residents purchased a total of $155,804 in Series E and H United States Savings Bonds in May 11 according to Donald J. Still, Woodstock, volunteer £<wnty chairman of the savij committee. Sales in the state of Illinois totaled $35,466,253 according to Clarence S. Sochowski, North Central market director for the Department of the Treasury's Savings Bonces division. This is 9.7 percent more than sales for May, 1971. Illinois sales accounted for 6.2 percent of the national total of $513,000,000 and 51.7 percent of the state's annual quota of $351,100,000 has been achieved in the first five months. As of May 31, $56.2 billion in E andH savings bonds and freedom shares was held by individual Americans. McHenry Man t Appears With f: Vocal Group r- The soprano voice of Miss Suzanne Johnson of Wilmett* will complement the massivi sound of a 250-voice malft chorus in West campus auditorium, Waukegan high school, Friday evening, July T, at 8 o'clock. James Heard oj 1911W. Sunnyside Beach drive^ is a member of the chorus. .. The concert is part of & convention of Midwestern Swedish singing groups whicfi will be in session in Waukegati from July 5 to 9. Singing solos ranging from Swedish poems set to music by the Finnish composer Jeafl Sibelius to operatic arias such as gizet's Habanera front "Carmen", Miss Johnson will also sing the solos in Schubert's "The Omnipotence" anil Staffe's Rattle Hymn of the Republic" with the male chorus. Under the direction of Director-in-Chief Dr. Roberl Ekstrom, the male chorus will sing Scandinavian. ... and American songs varying in character from the thoughtful •"'Let There be Peace on Earth" to the stirring "Landsighting'-' by the Norwegian composer Evard Grieg. Men from f o u r t e e n S c a n d i n a v i a n choruses will be included in the combined chorus. Tickets for the concert are On sale at the Swedish Glee club, 621 Belvidere, Waukegan, or from any singer in, the Waukegan Swedish Glee club. SCORESPERFECT M r s . Ralph Amick, Jr., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown, 1319 Millstream drive, was named to the academic dean's list at the conclusion of the spring term at Aldersop-Broaddus college. The college uses a 4.00 scale, on which a student must rank 3.{K> for listing. Mrs. Amick, a junior majoring in elementary ""education, achieved a perfect 4.00 average. SUMMER SERVICE For the summer months, the First United Methodist church, 3717 W. Main street, McHenry, will have a Wednesday night worship service at 7:30. The i near inai an oi ine street „„ lights have been installed. They / Raymond White will sure look great f present the sermons. Everyone -- • 9 • " is invited, including those who Thought there were a family of skunks in our yard. But thank goodness, it was just a baby skunk that someone had tried to make a pet out of. Baby skunk is back where it belongs, and everyone around here can breathe easy again. may not be able to attend a Sunday morning worship service. Hope all you residents had a happy holiday. Have a good week. ORNAMENTAL IRON Railings-Columns- ; Custom Fabricating Welding & Structural Frozen Pipe Thawing STEEL-SALES ADAMS BROS. (Next to Gem Cleaners) ' 3006 W. Rte. 120 Phone: McHenry 385-0783 1250 N. Green St. McHenry Our survey shows that more people shop on Thursday evening than on Monday evening. Therefore we are changing to Thursday from Monday. Watch for Thursday evening specials! FRAN KLI l\l BSENSHfn MAif TTT Big enough to be complete Small enough to give you service! New Store Hours OPEN THURSDAY EVENING! ~ I Starting Thursday, July 13, Sunday Monday Tuesday 9:30 to 1 Wednesday 9 to 6 9 to 6 \ Thursday - Friday 9 to 6 9-8:30 ' 9-9 Saturday 9 to 6 . / / /