The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

i PAGE 20 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, APHII. 25,1979 $2,200 For Easter Seal President Bob Adams of McHenrv Rotary club presents check in the amount of $2,200 to Betty Hamilton Smith, chairman of tag day for the Easter Seal society, and Barbara Gosser, public relations assistant for the society. The outstanding collection by the McHenry club represented 50 percent of the total collected in the entire county. It was revealed that 97 percent of the proceeds remains locally for work of the Easter Seal society. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD "I WILL BE VOCAL" (Continued from page 1) need to review exisiting property to determine an ideal location. Other programs Wieser in­ dicated he would work for in­ clude the improvement of older streets in the city. "Some older streets are without curb and gutter and need to be improved," he reported. "The city could possibly ask residents in the area to participate financially as has been done in other areas in the past." He also said the city should work together with the fire district and any other agency involved toward the possible formation of a full-time fire department to work in con­ junction with the Rescue squad. In addition, he hopes to work toward upgrading the pay scale of city police officers. PERMANENT HOME SOUGHT FOR COUNTY EXTENSION (Continued from page 1) continued to escalate and out of pocket costs will be reduced with this purchase. As outlined in plans prepared by Tom Lillegard, the remodeled building will include four offices for the advisers, an 18x22 meeting room, a 9x15 workroom, and storage, hallway and restroom space. The Extension advisers are Nancy Moore, David Plocher, Kathi Heberer and Craig Scheidecker. They Don't Some people speak from experience. Others, from experience, don't speak. -Antenna, Great Lakes. Deaths BERNADETTE"BOOTS" DAVIS Bernadette "Boots" Davis, 52, of 3202 W. Golfview avenue, McHenry, died Saturday, April 21 at home. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 24, 1926, the daughter of Charles and Wilma Schiffgens Baude, and lived in the area for twenty-seven years, having previously reaided in Oak Park. The deceased had been a reporter for the Waukegan News-Sun. She was also downstate Membership Chairwoman for the Illinois Federation of Republican Women, and past State Central Committeewoman for the Twelfth Congressional District. She is survived by her husband, Thomas R. Davis, to whom she was married Aug. 21, 1948, in Chicago. Also surviving are two daughters, Kimberly Davis of Bloomington, Ind., and Melissa Davis of Chicago; two sons, Bruce of Washington, D C., and Richard of McHenry; her father, Charles Baude, Cleveland; and a sister, Mrs. Rex (Patricia) Branom, Phoenix, Ariz. She was preceded in death by her mother. Visitation was Monday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Peter M. Justen and Son funeral home, where services took place at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, with the Reverend Vincent Fish of­ ficiating. Burial was in Woodland cemetery. Memorials may be made to the McHenry area rescue squad. MARGARET C. DAVIDSEN A long time resident of 4914 W. Orchard, Margaret C. Davidsen, 88, died April 19 at Crystal Pines nursing home, Crystal Lake. She was born Jan. 2, 1891, in Chicago, the daughter of James and Jane Conner Cline. McHenry State Bank Founded in 1906 Statement of Conditions CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION of McHenry State Bank of McHenry, Illinois, 60050, And Foreign and Domestic Sub­ sidiaries, at the close of business Mar. 31, 1979, a state banking institution organized and operating under the banking laws of this State and a member of the Federal Reserve System. Published in accordance with a call made by the State Banking Authorities and by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District. Official Publication SKftK! T M h i o I u ASSETS Cash and due from depository institutions 9,516 U.S. Treasury securities 11,486 Obligations of other U.S. Government agencies and corporations , 5,958 Obligations of States and political subdivisions in the United States j... 18,212 Federal Reserve stock and corporate stock 180 Loans, Total (excluding unearned income) 73,444 Less: allowance for possible loan losses 553 Loans, Net ^ 72,891 Bank premises, furniture and fixtures, and other assets representing bank premises 2,326 Other assets 1,113 TOTAL ASSETS , 121,682 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 22,429 Time and savings deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 81,277 Deposits of United Stote Government 72 Deposits of States and political subdivisions in the United States 4,160 Certified and officers' checks 955 total Deposits 108,893 Total demand deposits » 24,285 Total time and savings deposits 84,608 Fedeal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase .1,492 Other liabilities for borrowed money 1,500 Mortgage indebtedness and liability for capitalized leases 598 Other liabilities 905 TOTAL LIABILITIES (excluding subordinated notes and debentures) 113,388 EQUITY CAPITAL Common Stock a. No. shares outstanding 160,000 b. No. shares outstanding 160,000 (par value) 1,600 Surplus 3,900 Undivided profits. 2,731 Reserve for contingencies and other capital reserves 63 TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL 8,294 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL 121,682 MEMORANDA Amounts outstanding as of report date: Standby letters of credit, total 3,081 Time certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more 3,223 Other time deposits in amounts of $100,000 or more 1,069 Average for 30 calendar days (or calendar month) ending with report date: Cash and due form depository institutions 7,197 Total loans 72,763 Time certificates of deposits in denominations of $100,000 or more 4.300 total deposits 107,000 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 1,923 Other liabilities for borrowed money 417 Total assets 120 246 I. Edwin J. Becker, Jr., Vice Pres. & Cashier of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this report of condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federol Reserve System and the State Banking Authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Edwin J. Becker. Jr. We, the undersigned directors, attest the correctness of this report of condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in con­ formance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Stote Banking Authority and is true and correct. Ormel J. Prust, Thomas F. Bolger. Lenora E. Frisby, Directors State of Illinois. County of McHenry ss: Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of April, 1979 Pamela A. Patterson, Notary Public DIRECTORS ESTHER CAREY ROBERT L. WEBER THOMAS F. BOLGER ELMER F. ADAMS JOHN L. COWLIN WILLIAM J. COWLIN LENORA E. FRISBY ORMEL J. PRUST FRANCIS M. SCHMITT LORRAINE NYE OFFICERS ESTHER CAREY Chairman of the Board THOMAS F. BOLGER President ORMEL J. PRUST Executive Vice-President LENORA E. FRISBY Vice-President and Trust Officer ROBERT B. SCHNEIDER Vice-President and Trust Officer EDWIN J. BECKER, JR. Vice President and Cashier JAMES E. LARKIN Vice-President RONALD J. VACULA Vice-President RICHARD A. LANE Vice-President ROBERT POWERS Assistant Vice-President DONALD H. MEYER Assistant Vice-President JOHN MURPHY Assistant Vice-President LILLIAN CAIRNS Assistant Vice-President DONALD H. WATTLES Assistant Cashier FRED KUPSTIS Assistant Cashier & Security Officer DORIS WAGNER Assistant Cashier PETER J. KELLER Auditor CAROL SCHOLLE Assistant Auditor YVONNE RYDEN Credit Officer PHILIP OEFFLING Loan Officer In September of J927 she married Helge D. Davidsen, who died in 1962. Mrs. Davidsen was a member of the American Legion auxiliary Unit 491 and McCullom Lake Ladies of the Lake. Survivors include a niece, Mrs. Bernice Zimmerman of Dinetin, Fla.; two nephews, Joseph Mullen, Dunedin, Fla., and Robert Mullen of Chicago; three grandnieces and one grandnephew; and two great- grandnieces and two great- grandnephews. Visitation was held Sunday from 3 to 9 p.m. at George R. Justen and Son funeral home. Funeral Mass was offered Monday at 11 o'clock at St. Patrick's church with burial in the churchyard cemetery. MELVIN CONRAD BERQUIST Melvin Conrad Berquist, 4918 Willow drive, Wonder Lake, and Fort Meyers, Fla., died April 17 in Florida. He was 65 years old. He was a retired engineering executive with General Motors. Survivors include his wife, the former Evelyn (Nan) Getty; two sons, Donald and Kenneth Berquist; two grand­ children ; three sisters, Margaret Anderson and Ruth Johnson of Sawyer, Mich., Dorris Flippen of Hialeah, Fla.; two brothers, Harold, Hillsboro Beach, Fla., and Edward of Wheaton. Services were held Saturday, April 20. at St. Cletus church, LaGrange, with the Reverend Charles Gallaagher officiating. Burial was in Christ the King cemetery in Wonder Lake. Arrangements were handled by Hallowell and James funeral home in Countryside. LESTER B. KLEINKE Lester B. Kleinke, 75, 1007 Althoff, McHenry, died Thursday, April 19 at McHenry hospital. The son of Emil and Mary Wirtz Kleinke, he was born Sept. 10, 1903 in Chicago. He was a member of the McHenry Council of Knights of Columbus, St. John's Catholic church and the Whispering Hills Community club. On Aug. 14, 1937, he married Marie Hefferman, who sur­ vives. Cool your home without wasting energy with LENNOX* central cooling. Plan Old Chicago Trip Extra efficient. Quiet. Rugged. Find out the differ­ ence between a so- called bargain and the best. Call us for a professional home survey. No obliga­ tion of course. ALTHOFF INDUSTRIES 809 N. FRONT ST. McHENRY CALL 385-5700 The Youth groups of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church, 404 North Green street, McHenry will board buses Journeying to Old Chicago Amusement park in Bollngbrook Sunday, April 29. The leaguers will meet In front of the church at 1 p.m. to enjoy a day of rides and activities together and will also attend a "4 Tops" concert that afternoon. Buses will return to the church by 9 p.m. Guests of leaguers are welcome. Sponsors for the league include Howard and Yvonne Alton, Glen and Janet Anderson, Denise Boyd, Brian and Miki Cunat, Bill and Reggie Erlckson, Gary and Judy Garde, Tom and Aleta Gemmell, Paul and Shirley Gilbert, Mel and Dlanne Hage, Ken and Pat Kollenkark, Dave and Pat Manzel, Jeff Perley, Pastor and Rosemary Schneider, and Parish Worker Kristin Stuhr. Other survivors are a son, Bernard L., Palatine; two grandchildren; two"sisters, Evelyn Purkis and Lucille Neckar. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Lillian Mulcahy. The body rested at the George R. Justen and Son funeral home on Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. Mass was offered Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Patrick's church with burial in All Saints cemetery, DesPlaines. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer society. ANDREW P. SEILHEIMER Andrew P. Seilheimer, 64, of 159 Forest, Fox Lake, father of Mrs. Peter (Margaret) Sch­ wab, McHenry, died April 21 at McHenry hospital. He was born Sept. 6, 1914, at Kala, Mich., and has been a resident of Fox Lake for fourteen years. He was em­ ployed as a truck driver by Spector Freight for fourteen years. The deceased is survived by his widow, the former Henrietta Browne; five sons, Fred, Roger and Larry, all of Chicago, Andrew Jr., of Gur- nee, and Howard J. of Fox Lake; two daughters, Mrs. Peter (Margaret) Schwab of McHenry and Debi Seilheimer of Fox Lake; eight grand­ children^ brother, Howard of Elk Grove Village; three sisters, Caroline Daley of Wisconsin, Betty Comparetto and Bertha Schuth, both of Franklin Park; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation was held Monday at the K.K. Hamsher funeral home, where services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Interment was in Memory Gardens, Arlington Heights. JOHN DIEHL John Diehl, 85, a resident of Wonder Lake, died Monday, April 23 in the Woodstock Residence. Arrangements are in­ complete at the Freund funeral home, Wonder Lake. MICHAEL PODHORN Michael Podhorn, 78, father of Michael Podhorn of McHenry, died April 20 in Michigan City, Ind. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Carl (Bertha) Smolinski of Michigan City; his son, of McHenry; a sister, Mrs. Ann Katchmar of Whittier, Calif.; two brothers, Paul of Godfrey, 111., and John of St. Peters, Mo.; and four grandchildren. The body rested at the Root funeral home in Michigan City, Ind., and services took place at St. Mary's of the Immaculate Perspective BETTER MOUSETRAP: BETTER MOUSE By RONALD REAGAN Back in 1889, Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "... if a man can build a better house or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, the world will beat a path to his door." That was 90 years ago and Emerson's philosophy has proved true many times since. Make a better product or offer more dependable service and you're certain to get a share of the market. We've also seen that once you've established your reputation in the business world, you can capitalize on that success and expand your operation by setting up a franchise to market your goods or services to an even larger audience. But be careful; become too successful and your competitors may stop at nothing to bring you down. Consider the hassle the Century 21 Real Estate corporation currently faces. In several states there are some part-time real estate commissioners who are also full-time non-franchise real estate brokers. They are trying to tell real estate franchisees how to print their signs. These commissioners have proposed rules designed to restrict the way in which a franchisee may use its franchisor's federally registered trademark. While the rules vary from state to state, they generally require the franchisor's "logo" to be reduced in size so that it is no larger than the franchisee's name. Century 21, because it is the biggest real estate fran­ chisor, is in the middle of various legal challenges to these regulations. The real estate com­ missioners contend that they are acting in the public in­ terest, protecting the consumer from deceptive advertising. They argue that it is unfair for a broker in a given community to benefit from the national ad campaign that Century 21 provides. But could the real reason be that they are attempting to stifle competition through costly, burdensome regulation? After all, walk up to the office of any broker who is part of the Century 21 (or Red Carpet, or Conception. Burial was in Sts. Cyril and Methodias cemetery, Joliet, 111., where the deceased lived for much of his life. whatever) franchise and you will see a sign stating as plain as day that the office is in­ dependently owned and operated. This same statement is also included in ad­ vertisements. No, the attempt to shrink the franchise logo by legislation or regulation is an attempt by certain non- franchise brokers to undercut legitimate business com­ petition. While the franchise system may be relatively new to real estate, it has served other in­ dustries well for years -- from hotels to service stations to fast food restaurants. When you consider that in 1977 franchises accounted for one-third of all retail sales in the United States, it's hard to believe that this volume of business was founded on deception. One of the key principles behind the franchise system is the right of a franchisee to use the franchisor's trademark. It helps give small local brokers a better chance to compete with larger local brokers who can afford extensive advertising and it enables them to use the franchisor's sales tools and national information network. Presumably then, the con­ sumer benefits from a con­ sistently higher standard of service throughout the country. Somehow it seems to me that to meet the competition by im­ posing arbitrary and frivolous rules concerning the size of signs is not what Emerson had in mind. It is, however, a sign of the times and a good example of what people today have had enough of - continuous and excessive interference by government in their lives. It's unfortunate, but today when you figure out a way to build a better mousetrap, the bureaucrats come along with a better mouse. Reward Early to bed and early to rise, and the tax-col­ lector will get you. -Times, Jacksonville. Trust To Lust Most people don't have to be led into temp- tation-they can find their own way. -Front Line,Cedar Rapids. 0HLYS8" RENTAL • NO installation charge • NEW fully automatic softeners • TWO year option to buy with • FULL rental fee deducted • ONE phone call can answer any questions 312-259-3393 No. 1 in tho Fox Valley Aroa Copyright 1978