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and loan association MKlkUK FEDE1AL SAVINGS AND LOAN INSL'KANC* CORPORATION ew Representative m ,v .'M % TWICE TOLD TALES FIFTY YEARS AGO < (Taken from the files of Sept. 5, 1929) A bomb, placed in the south­ west corner of the main en­ trance to the beautiful new El Tovar theatre at Crystal Lake, exploded at 4:51 a.m. Tuesday, causing several thousand dollars worth of damage to the front of the building and smashed the windows in four dwelling houses on the opposite side of the street to the theatre. It was the third time since the opening of the theatre that bombs have been placed in the building, but the two previous times were stench bombs and caused ho damage other than the terrible smell left in the building. At the City Council meeting, Officer Walsh reported that he was not hired to attend to the sewer disposal plant and that Mr. Niesen's physical condition prohibited his going into the septic tanks and that someone should be hired to look after this work. After considerable discussion the board decided to hire a man at $30 per month for daily inspection of the pumping system and with the assistance of Marshal Walsh, about once in two weeks for tank in­ spection and service. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of September 14, 1939) Harold J. Bacon, formerly employed for several years at the West McHenry State bank and former sports editor for the Plaindealer, was elected president of Group 3 of the Illinois Bankers association at the annual meeting held at Crystal Lake. Group 3 com­ prises the counties of Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry. Mr. Bacon is cashier of the Home State bank of Crystal lake. The IERC announced that one out of every thirteen per­ sons in McHenry county received assistance from the five different relief programs in the state during July, a total of 2,623 in all. Of these 1,261 were on general relief; 983 on WPA; 440 on old age assistance; 158 mother'^ pensions and 36 on blind pen­ sions. It cost- the various township in the county $6,276.39 to care for the relief load in July. Miss Evelyn Anderson an® Miss Wanda Jep^on. talented young musicians, are assisting in leading roles in the home talent Prairie Farmer show being given in Waukegan. Miss Anderson has been a remarkable entertainer on WMRO, the Aurora broad­ casting station for many weeks, charming radio listeners with her beautiful voice. » TWENTY-FIVE YEARSAGO (Taken from the files of September 2, 1954) Just twenty-five years ago this September, doors of the local public schools opened to a total of 321 pupils. The high school boasted 170 and the grade school 151. Not only times, but populations change. The 321 figure compares with the following expected enrollments by the first day of SECTION 2 - PAGE 5 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 7,1»79 school. High, 550; Edgebrook, 330: Johnsburg, 150; kin­ dergarten. 170; Lakemoor, 65; and junior high 250. In very keen competition at the Wisconsin state fair held at Milwaukee, Ringwell farm of _ Ringwood carried off top, honors. Their junior sire, Leveldate Profile, in addition to winning his class, was also judged grand champion. This award was of special significance because the grand champion bull of the Illinois State fair held at Springfield was also shown in this class. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of September 5, 1969) By a vote of 4 to 3 the McHenry County college board 1 voted against accepting a proposed purchase contract for the Stilling property, locatedun fit. 31. south of McHertfy, as a site for the new college The vote followed an executive session during which a lengthy discussion of the subject was held. Opposed to the contract were Donald Truckenbrod of McHenry, E.C. Nichols of Marengo, Cal Skinner, Sr., of Crystal Lake and Thomas Parsley of Crystal Lake. Favoring the proposal were Richard Taylor of Woodstock, Dr. J.F. Harris of Richmond and Joan Hill of Crystal lake. Several cases of vandalism were reported to the sheriff s office this week. Five gravestones had been upset in the Ringwood cemetery and all were'broken. * The City Council of McHenry approbed a levy of $185,000, being approximately 10 percent higher than the 1968 levy of $168,537.50 With the increased .-/valuation, it is figured that the » corporate tax rate of .643 Would not be increased next vear. ̂ RICHARD C. BURNIDGE Richard C. Burnidge, 31, was • sworn in Tuesday as state representative from the 33rd • Legislative district, replacing I Rep. R. Bruce Waddell who I died earlier this month. • Burnidge, of 22 Stevens road, * Elgin, is a Republican and will 1 represent portions of McHenry, > Kane, Boone, DeKalb and - Winnebago counties. « Following ceremonies in the •v House chambers, Burnidge * said, "It woni be easy to follow - in the foot steps of represen- * tative as skillful and ' statesmanlike as Bruce Waddell, but I'm confident the I time I spend completing his £ term will become one of the ^ most productive periods of my > life." y .^Burnidge is a broker- associate, and has been active in Republican politics for several years. He spent the past four years as vice- chairman of the Elgin Town­ ship Republican Central committee and represents the 33rd district on the Kane P* County Republican Central £* committee, serving on the t' executive committees of both Fl organizations. He has been an elected Republican com- £• mitteeman for five years, t- burnidge was a campaign K coordinator of the Thompson for Governor campaign and actively worked on campaigns £*. for President Ford, Governor K Ogilvie, Attorney General William Scott, Lt. Gov. Dave il* O'Neal, Supreme Court Justice Thomas Moran, Congressman jgj; Robert McClory and former ; CSngresswoman Charlotte t former water pollution 2 control operator for the Sanitary district of Elgin, Burnidge has a B.A. degree in history with minors in political science and business. The lifelong Elgin resident graduated from Larkin high school and attended Elgin Community college. Burnidge is married to the former Tamara Fischer of Dundee and has one daughter, Kathryn. Both he and his wife belong to families long involved in public service. Burnidge's wife is the granddaughter of the late William Bremer, mayor East Dundee for 12 years, and Burnidge's father and grand­ father served for many years as Elgin township highway commissioners. llltllWi SERVICE NEWS Attends Course At Leavenworth Maj. Robert M. Welter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Welter, 5302 Pistakee drive, McHenry, recently arrived at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to attend the regular course at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff college. The 10-month course at the Army's senior tractical school is designed to produce graduates who are competent military problem solvers. Emphasis is on career development for the officer's future duties as a senior commander or staff officer. Welter entered the Army in October, 1965. He was com­ missioned through an officer candidate school. The officer attended Brigham Young university, Provo, Utah, and Troy (Ala.) state univesity, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1975. His wife, Carol, is with him at the fort. "He who praises every­ body praises nobody." Samuel Johnson Something New ... fctffcRY TUES., WED. & THURS. FAMILY DINNER THE THREE IMPORTANT WAYS THAT WE CAN HELP YOU! Where to invest your hard earned money is an important decision. It requires a good deal of thought, planning and asking the prospective financial institution some fundamental questions concerning their strength, security and services. At Marengo Federal we're happy to answer anyand all questions con­ cerning our operations, in fact we encourage it. We feel that we have a great deal to offer and a lot to be proud of. Below we've listed some of the things that make us McHenry County's largest and most respected savings and loan. STRENGTH: • We have assets in excess of $140,000,000 2SECURITY: • We've been in business for 54 years, making us McHenry County's oldest savings and loan. • Experienced, conservative management in deal­ing with your money. • We are a mutual association which means that profits after expenses go directly to our savers in the form of interest. • Most of our money stays within McHenry County, thus promoting a strong, steady economic flow within the community. • We are a member of FSLIC, and all of our savings and certificate accounts are insured to $40,000. 3SERVICE: • All of our employees are here to serve you ... there's never a problem too big or small that we don't take the time to help. • We have three offices and our newly opened drive-up, walk-in facility in Woodstock, conve­ niently located within the McHenry County area to serve the needs of our savers. • We offer a variety of customer services such as prepaid save-by-mail, free money orders and travelers checks and much more. So before you decide on where to invest your hard-earned money add up the facts, then come and see us. We can help you get more for your money because we're McHenry County's oldest and largest savings and loan. Qui leserves exceed $7,700,000. • We have over $120,000,000 invested in prime first mortgage loans within McHenry County. • We pay the nation's highest rates on savings and certificate accounts, including our new 5 ¥2% passbook account. Includes Soup, Salad, Rol l and But ter . . . Only ^lthe HERITAGE HOUSE Rtes. 14 & 23 HARVARD EVERY FRIDAY i EVENING A Delicious FISH FRY for only 375 Includes Soup, Salad, Rolls, Butter, Choice of Potato Pancakes, French Fries, or Parsley Boiled. EVERY SUNDAY SURF & TURF all at reasonable prices Phone 943-6153 OPEN FOR LUNCH Tuesday- Friday 11:30 to 2:00 p.m. EVENING DINNER HOURS: Tuesday - Friday 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Sat. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. Sun. 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. gBR%v CLOSED MONDAY •MARENGO: 200 E. Grant Highway • 815/568-7258 •McHENRY: 4400 W- Route 120 • 815/344-1900 •WOODSTOCK: 118 Cass Street • 815/338-2900 • DRIVE-UP: Rt. #47 & Calhoun St. • 815/338-7440