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Deaths JULIA STILLING Julia Stilling, 77, of 2102 N. Chapel Hill road, McHenry, died Sunday, Nov. 28, at Crystal Pines Nursing home in Crystal Lake. Born on a farm near McHenry May 10,1899, she was the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Williams (Stlling). She lived in the McHenry area all her life. The deceased was a member of the Women's Catholic Order of Foresters, St. Agatha Court No 777 at Johnsburg, and was active in community work throughout her life. Survivors include two sisters, Rose and Margaret, both of McHenry, and one brother, Charles, also of McHenry. In addition, there are five nieces and one nephew. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's church in Johnsburg Burial will be in St. John's cemetary. FRANCESCO CAMADECA Francesco (Frank) Camadeca, 83,7511 Birch drive, Wonder Lake, died Thursday, Nov. 25, in Memorial hospital for McHenry County, Wood­ stock. He was born Feb. 10, 1893, in Castroregio, Italy, the son of Anthony and Marie DeAugustine Camadeca. On April 6, 1921, he married Josephine Corriere, who died in 1924. He was also precided in death by a daughter, Concetta. An eighteen-year Wonder Lake resident, he was a World War I Army veteran and for­ mer member of McHenry American Legion post. He was retired from Gary Steel Supply and Bethlehem Steel company. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Anthony (Marie) Mar­ sala, Cicago; five grand­ children; three great grand­ children; a brother, Anthony of Dolton, and three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Fortini,AOak Lawn, Mrs. Enrico (Katherine) Magnabosco, Oak Forest, and Mrs. Peter (Rose) Magnabosco, Glenwood. Visitation was held Sunday in Halm's Wonder Lake funeral home, where a wake service was conducted at 7:30 p.m. Prayer service was at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the funeral home, prior to Mass at 11 a.m. in Christ the King Catholic church, Wonder Lake. Burial with military rites was in the church cemetery. DONALD E. BENEDIT Donald E. Benedict of 3321 Bull Valley road, McHenry, was pronounced dead on arrival at McHenry hospital Tuesday evening, Nov. 23, at the age of 48. Mr. Benedict was born in Chicago Oct. 19,1928, the son of Earl and Ema Pearl Benedict, He and his family moved from Chicago to the area about ten years ago. The deceased was employed as a salesman for a Chicago Printing firm and was a member of the Chicago Typographical. Union, No. 16. He was also vice-president of the Chain 'O Lakes Kennel club. Survivors include his widow, Mary (Gant) Benedict; four daughters, Mrs. Ray (Bonnie) Hocking, DesPlaines, Mrs. Tom (Judy) Bennington, Wheatridge, Co., Mrs. Bill (Diane) Volkmar, Spring Grove, and Ms. Cindy Benedict, McHenry; his mother; four sisters, Dorothy of Crystal Lake, Barbara of Kansas City, Mo., Thelma of Wisconsin and Lois of South America and two grandsons. He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Leah; Visitation was held Friday afternoon with chapel services Saturday morning at the George, R. Justen & Son funeral home. The Rev. Walter Olson of the Leyden Baptist, church of Chicago officiated. Burial was in Woodland cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial con­ tributions to the Morris Animal Foundational Guaranty Bank Building, Denver, Co. 80202. M ABEL R. KIEF Mabel R. Kief, 90, of Sheltering Oaks nursing home, Island: Lake, formerly of McHenry and Cary> died Saturday, Nov. 27, in Condell Memorial hospital, Liber- tyville. - •*' She was born Nov. 27,1886, in St. Mil, Wi, the daughter of Gustave and Anna Frei (Mensiormensior). Surviving area son, Orran (Keif) of Cary, and three grandchildren, Thomas, Randall and Jeanne. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward, in 1974, two brothers and four sisters Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, in the Kahla funeral home, Cary, with the Rev. Delno Sahs, pastor of the Barnalon Uutheran church, Cary, officiating. Burial was in Windridge cemetery, Cary. WILLIAM "BILLY" STUEVE Injuries sustained in an auto accident early Thursday morning claimed the life of 20- year-old William Stueve Friday evening at St. Therese hospital, Waukegan. He had made his home at 1513 Main street, Spring Grove. The deceased was bom in Elgin July 18, 1956, and had been a former resident of Itasca. He was a former student of Grant Community high school and was employed at his father's place of business, the Fox Lake Quick Mart, as a mechanic. He is survived by his parents, William and Darla Stueve, of Spring Grove; three sisters, ReNae Stueve of Addision, Lori and Terri of Spring Grove; grandparents, Vernon and Blanche Stange of Westington Spring, S C.; also many aunts, uncles and other relatives. Visitation was held Monday afternoon and evening at the K.K. Hamsher funeral home, Fox Lake. Chapel services were scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, with burial in St. Luke's cemetery. Itasca. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to "Billy" Stueve. SOPHIE ROSS Mrs. Sophie Ross, a resident of the area for the past thirty- four years, died at the Fair Oaks Nursing home, Crystal Lake, Friday, Nov. 26, at the age of 80. She had made her home with a niece at 2414 N. Sterling drive, McHenry, prior to confinement at the nursing home. Mrs. Rose was born in Austria-Hungary Aug. 18, 1896, the daughter of Martin and Sophie (Bonn) Kratochwill. Her husband, George, preceded her July 15, 1967. Survivors include her niece, Mrs. Anna (Charles) Kersch, McHenry, and a nephew, Joseph Ross, of Milwaukee. Sunday afternoon visitation preceded services Monday at 11 a.m. at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home. Private burial services were held Check Carefully Use a tender touch when se­ lecting fresh fruits. Bruising and damage caused when fruits are handled carelessly cause losses that consumers pay for in the long run. National Forestry Award To Area Youth PAGE U - PI AINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1. lfW BOB THOMPSON Sixteen-year-old Bob Thompson of Woodstock has been selected as one of six national winners in the 4-H forestry program by the Cooperative Extension service. The youth, who plans a career in tree farm management, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thompson, 4402 Greenwood road, Wood­ stock. His grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Hogan of Ringwood and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thompson of Woodstock. Bob was among winnerjQ^ selected for their ac­ complishments in 4-H projects and activities, leadership, development, and growth in personal, community and civic responsibilities. The six winners each received an $800 educational scholarship plus an expense- paid trip to the fifty-fifth National 4-H congress, held Nov. 28-Dec. 2, in Chicago. The awards were presented by International Paper company. About the time he entered the 4-H program, Thompson's father purchased a small farm in Wisconsin. The youth was 'given' twenty acres of land to plant pine trees. This was the beginning of the Thompson Tree farm. He learned how to order and select trees, and with help from his family, set out 1,000 seedlings in two days. Over the years, he continued to plant pine and hardwood seedlings, and care for the woodlands. In six years, the winner has planted more than 2,000 seedlings, managed over 100 acres of standing timber and sheared 200. trees for the Christmas market. At the age of 14, and in partnership with his brother, the boys purchased the forty- acre farm from their father and became members of the American Tree Farm system. The pine seedlings are in­ tended for Christmas markets in the years ahead, and will help to finance his college education, with the balance of the production destined for the timber market. Back home at his Woodstock 4-H club he has kept busy preparing demonstrations and talks on forestry related sub­ jects. He has served as a junior leader, encouraging younger members to participate, and helping them with their project work. Thompson's other projects have included gardening, electric, leadership, citizenship and community beautification. Vw / f MANPY 1 % • • i |A Jr»\ TAI.lt START AT THE TOP: ROOF REPAIRS Keeping a sound roof over your head is basic--so repair minor damage to prevent ma­ jor problems. You can ma(te your own roof ladder by nail­ ing l'xl's across a wide board; attach large hooks or angle irons to hook over the roof ridge. to fill completely, from edge to edge. You can use the same sealer to fill gaps between chimney cap and flue. Letter- from Washington by Senator Charles H. Parcy Get a gun: neatest thing since sliced bread is the caulk­ ing gun -- and cartridges of ready-to-use sealers and caulks. The makers of Elmer's glue have just introduced a new blacktop crack sealer and concrete crack sealer, both made of a tough acrylic latex that forms a lasting, weather- tight seal. They're fume-free, easy to clean up with soap and water and dandy helpers for roof work. FIND THE LETTERS IN TMI5 PICTURE THAf5PCLL & $*\crr You can seal loose flashings with blacktop crack sealer -- but if they're badly damaged, you'll need to replace them. This can be a Job for a pro. If shingles are loose, curled or split, apply blacktop sealer to their undersides and press down. (Work on a warm day, when shingles are pliable.) P.S. Tap down and seal all protrud­ ing nail heads. You can reinforce or replace a badly damaged shingle with a piece of sheet metal. Slide it up and under the damaged and surrounding shingles, then seal. The blacktop sealer made by Elmer's can be painted to match the shingles. To repair cracks in chimney masonry, remove loose mortar with a wire brush, then fill with concrete crack sealer. Be sure Watch lor next Handy Talk xoith easy summer projects. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Mother of Buddha 5 Economize 11 Soon 12 Cromwell or Goldsmith 13 Benumb 14 Blackhead 15 --r semper tyrannis 16 Teutonic sky god 17 Bite 18 Flu strain 20 Faucet 21 Tree lump 22 Trumpet muffler 23 -The Naked --"(Gardner film) 24 Angered 25 Asian river 26 Was solici­ tous 28 Agreeable reply 29 Piece of turf 30 "McGraw's boy" 31 for the money..." 32 Lummox 35 Coarsely jocular 37 Formerly Christiania 38 Punish by fine 39 Go to the -- (fail) 40 Billet-doux 41 Scrutinized DOWN 1 -- production 2 Not for 3 Undoubtedly (4 wds.) 4 Mass. cape 5 Gregarious 6 Circus favorite 7 Border 8 Probably (4 wds.) 9 Interceded 10 Shored up 16 Old French shooting mrtc'i 19 Fr.-Ger. river basin T O D A Y ' S A N S W E R " heihe; rawon&w HHFjE SKraSffiQ tsJUfiBflH EHK EEM UOM QHHHW HEJU Q&PJfiW L-JMKB HBP1D HUHCC EUWZ S3SDISH PJDG3 ffiUH KUH Through wind, rain, sleet and snow . . . Americans still expect a personalized, efficient and Inexpensive postal service. In 1970, under the Post Re­ organization Act, Congress had hoped to achieve just that: an independent postal system that would be operated as a business and eliminate the bureaucratic inflexibility of a government controlled service. In the last six years the cost of sending a first class letter has gone up almost 70r/c, t h e U . S . P o s t a l S e r v i c e (USPS) is still being sub­ sidized by federal funds, and the public remains dissatisfied with service while the USPS talks of even more service cuts. When the United States Postal Service was established I optimistically thought that Congressional subsidization of the USPS could be eliminated by 1978. I still believe that with better management prac­ tices the postal service can be a selfsustaining operation; but not within two years under existing conditions. The Senate will begin con­ sidering the Post Reorganiza­ tion Act Amendments of 1976 within the next several weeks. Under the legislation the USPS would receive an addi­ tional $1 billion over the next two years to meet operating expenses. The legislation will also establish a Commission to study the current problems facing the Postal Service. Simultaneously the bill, if ap­ proved, would call a mora­ torium on postal rate in­ creases and service reductions (including the closing of small rural post offices) until the Commission's work is com­ pleted. Not all the Commission's findings will be negative. The USPS has instituted many improvements In the postal system which have gone un­ noticed by the public. The Service's productivity has im­ proved. Fewer employees han­ dle more mail. Equipment has been modernized and statis­ tics prove that mail Is de­ livered faster. The USPS boasts a 95% one day delivery record for first class mail de­ livered within 290 miles. How­ ever, postal officials point out that the Ave percent of the first class that is delayed alone represents 2.6 billion senders and/or receivers. At one time or another almost every American is bound to have a service problem with the postal system. Senate debate on the Fontfl Service bill Is expected to begin when Congress returns after the August recess. At that time I plan to support the legislation and back an amendment that would assure a consumer representative Is appointed to the CommlsskMi. It is imperative that the or­ dinary mail user is repre­ sented, in order for the Com­ mission's study to be complete. The Postal Service continues to play an important com­ munications role in America. The purpose of the legislation now in the Senate is twofold: it provides the U.S. Postal Service with financial assist­ ance and takes steps to insure the USPA a stable future. 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