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Area Churches Friendly Town Program Is Sponsored By Milledgeville Group This Summer The Friendly Town Program of the Chicago City Missionary Society is being sponsored by the Brethren Service Commission of the Church of the Brethren in Milledgeville again this summer. Last summer five underprivileged children from Chicago spent two weeks in four Brethren homes in the Milledgeville community. This year, the program is being offered to anyone in the community who would be interested in being a host family. The children will visit in Milledgeville July 10 through 24. Those families who are interested should contact their pastor or Carl Patterson, the local chairman for an application form.

The applications are to be in by Friday. This Christian society gives underprivileged children the opportunity to spend some tune out of the big city during the summer. Rock Grove EUB Mount Carmel Evangelical United Brethren Church in Rock Grove will hold a Bible Study meeting at 8 p.m. in the parsonage on Friday. Dakota Methodist Mother-daughter dinner will be held at Dakota Methodist Church on Friday at 6:30.

Cold beverage and coffee will be furnished. Sunshine Club The Sunshine Club of the Methodist Church of Winslow will meet Wednesday for a share-a-dish dinner in the church. Mt. On Wednesday at 6 p.m. the ladies of the Methodist Church in Mount Morris will hold a mother-daughter dinner.

Those attending will provide the meal. In Lanark The Youth Fellowship of Lanark Church of the Brethren will hold a breakfast and study at 7 a.m. Friday in the church parlor. Sf. Paul's Lutheran The women of St.

Paul's Lutheran Church at Hanover will meet in the church parlors Thursday at 7:30. Hostesses will be Mrs. Lester Jones and Mrs. Harold Harksen. Florence EUB Women's Society of World Service of Florence Evangelical United Brethren Church at Florence Station, will hold a meeting Thursday at 8 p.m.

in the home of Mrs. Charles GHz, 1330 Demeter Drive, Freeport. Mrs. Irvin Sewing will lead the lesson study. "To Seek A Neighbor" is the lesson topic.

German Valley Group Golden Rule Class of the Methodist Church in German Valley has sponsored a meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melville Aukes. The Northern Area Reformed Church Youth Fellowship dinner and rally will be held in Silver Creek Reformed Church, German Valley, Friday at 6:30 p.m.

The guest speaker will be Judge William B. Obermiller, probate judge from Whiting, Ind. Tickets are available from YF members. The ladies of the Methodist Church are asked to meet in the church at 1 p.m. Wednesday for housecleaning project.

Freeport Mennonite Prayer meeting for Freeport Mennonite Church, miles northeast of Freeport, will be held Wednesday in the church. A new study topic will be started at this meeting. On Thursday, the Youth Fellowship Council will meet in the parsonage at 8 p.m. Groups In Polo St. Mark's Lutheran Loyalty Sunday school class members will meet in the anniversary room of the church Friday at 12:30.

Hostesses will be Mrs. Emmanuel Schell and Mrs. Martin Coffey. Devotions will be led by Mrs. Max Dauphin.

St. Mark's Lutheran Church has scheduled a workshop for Daily Vacation Bible School personnel that will be held in the church Wednesday at 7 p.m. forresfon Groups Women's Society of World Service of First Evangelical United Brethren Church in Forreston will sponsor a mother- daughter dinner in the social rooms of the church Thursday at 6:30. Mrs. Robert Hartman of Shannon will give a chalk talk.

Sara Tsui Circle of United Lutheran Women of Faith Lutheran Church will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Marvin Muller. Mrs. Harry Akins will lead the topic discussion.

Chadwick Hope EUB Mrs. Morton Higley was hostess and Mrs. Kathryn Rahn was co-hostess to the Philathea Bible Class of Hope Evangelical United Brethren Church at Chadwick on Friday. Poems were read by Mmes. Fred Schreiner, W.

J. Schreiner, Charles Shuman, Morton Higley, Leona Wagner and Mabel Schreiner. Mrs. Eva Jacobs gave the Bible study. Mrs.

Charles Woy was in charge of the business meeting. The courtesy committee reported nine calls were made to the sick and shut-ins during the month of April. Mrs. Maude Alexander was recently confined in a nursing home in Morrison During this meeting the birthdays of Mrs. W.

H. Taylor and Mrs. Clifford Shibley were honored. A memorial was given by Mrs. Cora Geison and Mrs.

Ed Mest to Mrs. Hazel Strauch and Mrs. Helen Balk. The meeting closed with a prayer by Mrs Woy. The next meeting will be the annual picnic with the executive committee in charge of the event.

Lena Elects Officers New officers were elected at the last meeting of the Lena Ministerial Association held recently in Lena. Those elected for one year terms were president Rev. Webster Hobb of Lena Methodist Church; and Rev Harvey Ressler of Lena Breth ren Church was re-elected sec retary-treasurer. Retiring presi dent was Rev. Robert Schmid of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Lena.

The following officers of thp Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church of Lena were elected recently in Lena. Mrs. Edward Harle was elected president. Other officers are: Treasurer Mmes. Otto Renter; promotion Francis Mahoney; spiritual life Webster Hobb; missionary edu cation, James Wachlin; loca church activities, Herman Phil lips; youth work, Elwyn Holmes; primary children's work, Nevin Kryder; junior children's work, Clark Wichman; publicity, George Miller; sale ol products, Elton Barnes; courtesy, Miss Margaret Downing; representative of Lena Counci of Church Women, Miss Doris Tucker for a two year term and Mrs.

Elizabeth Shippee for a one year term; and representative on the Committee On Education, Mrs. Dale Scheider. Milledgeville Dinner A total of 115 gathered in Milledgeville Grange Hall on Friday evening for the annual mother-daughter banquet of Trinity Lutheran Church. The tables were decorated with bouquets of lilacs, purple streamers and nutcups. Leo Alber, Paul Fogel, Merle Schryver and Homer Nye served the share-a-dish dinner.

Using "Hands" as the theme of the program, Mrs. Paul Sites was master of ceremonies. Junior girls presented an exercise on hands concerned with the last week of Jesus' life on earth. Mrs. James Sauer gave the tribute to the mothers and the tribute to daughters was given by Mrs.

Leo Alber. Recognition of hands was conducted by Mrs. Homer Nye. Gifts of praying hands jewelry were presented to Mrs. Connie Eubanks, with the oldest hands; Mrs.

Frank Hoover, hands of the youngest mother; Mrs. Paul Fogel, hand of the youngest grandmother; and Dena Burns, the youngest hands. Miss Katie Gearing from the Dixon State School, spoke on her work teaching deaf mutes. She had with her two students who gave a demonstration of what they learn using sign language Mrs. Paul Sites and Mrs.

Homer Nye were program chairmen; Mrs. Merlyn Bruns and Mrs. Robert Wagenknechl were in charge of decorating; Mrs. Clarence Bushman and Mrs. LeRoy Warehime, coffee: Mrs.

Cloy Gilbert and Mrs. John Graehling, food arranging; and clean up, Mrs. Jennie Wagenknecht, Mrs. Raymond Peterson and Mrs. Leo Schryver.

Pearl City Groups Yellow Creek Church of the Brethren Church in Pearl City held its mother-daughter dessert Thursday evening. Mrs. Joseph Piesen and Mrs. Boyd Wingerl 1963 TAXES ARE NOW DUE The First National Bank, as a service to the people of Stephenson County, has made arrangements with the County Collector to enable you to pay your taxes at the First Na- tional Bank. Stop today, pay your taxes, and see the new "First." FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF FRFfPOKT Freeport (III.) Journal-Standard Pg.

4 May 12, 1964 were co-chairmen. Toastmaster was Mrs. Earl Farringer. A toast was given to daughters by Mrs. Melvin Pierce, and the response was given by her daughter, Marilyn Pierce.

Musical selections included instrumental solo by Ann Winger vocal number by the kindergarten and primary girls; and a dramatic reading. Mrs. Florence Dumpman of German Valley gave an illustrated talk on Brethren Mission work in Ecuador. Lutheran Over 100 mothers and daughters attended the mother-daughter dessert held Thursday evening in the parish hall of St. John's Lutheran Church.

Tables were decorated with spring flowers and Maypoles. Mrs. Leland Bremmer gave the invocation and Mrs. Warren Frey served as toastmaster. Tribute to mothers was given by Mrs.

Jay Mitchell and to the daughters by Mrs. Hollis Ortmeier. Martha Mitchell gave a tribute to the grandmothers. Recognition was given to the oldest mother, Mrs. M.

W. Hooker; youngest daughter, Karla Dittmar; and youngest teenager, Cherrie Block. The Hard Travelers from Freeport presented the program. The Mary-Martha Circle sponsored the dessert. The Mary-Martha Circle will meet Thursday at 7:30 in the home of Mrs.

Myron Eden. Devotions will be given by Mrs. Warren Frey. Local Churches Grace Episcopal Altar Guild of Grace Episcopal Church will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the parish hall.

lion UCC Thursday at 12:30 p.m. members of the Ladies Aid Society of Zion United Church of Christ will meet in the church parlors for a share-a-dish luncheon. A business meeting and a Bible lesson will follow. Embury Methodist Mrs. Roy Matter, 1212 W.

Logan will be hostess to members of the Lend-a-Hand Class of Embury Methodist Church on Thursday evening. There will be an election of officers and all members are asked to attend. First Presbyterian Vacation church school kindergarten teachers for First Presbyterian Church will meet in the church Thursday at 10 a.m. The trustees will meet Thursday noon in the Country Club for their annual business dinner meeting. Beffiany UCC The Afternoon Circle of the Circles of Women's Guild of Bethany United Church of Christ will hold a meeting Thursday at 1:45 p.m.

in the church. Devotions will be led by Mrs Martha Simmons. Mrs. Gerald Kutz will give the program. Hostesses will be Mmes.

Clarence Myers, Joe Hutmacher, J. A. Molter, Cassie Schleich and Henry Klever. $250,000 Building St. Thomas School Dedication Set For Thursday Afternoon Most Rev.

Loras T. Lane, D.D., bishop of Rockford, will officiate at the dedication ceremonies" for the new St. Thomas Aquinas Grade School Thursday at 4 o'clock. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will follow. In the parish gymnasium a dedication dinner will be served to all attending.

Sister M. Benedicta, 0. mother general of Sinsinawa Dominicans, will be present at the ceremonies along with the Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Honor Guard who will accompany Bishop Lane. Also attending will be clergy, religious, laity and members of the parish. St.

Thomas Aquinas Grade School children will form the procession. $250,000 Building Very Rev. Msgr. Arthur J. O'Neill, pastor of the parish, stated that the construction on the $250,000 school began in October 1962 and was opened for classes in September 1963.

The present year enrollment has reached 343 and is staffed by Dominican Sisters. The school, a concrete block, steel and glass building with brick facing, is designed on a two-level plan with the roof of the two-story gymnasium on the east of the entrance rising only four feet above the level of the academic building. The entrance to the building is on West Douglas Street, where broad steps lead to a wide terrace in front of the double doors. On each side of the door a wide picture window extends the whole height of the building, set in the brick wall. There are four large classrooms with both natural and artificial lighting.

The light halls are bordered by wood paneling over the recessed steel lockers for the students. Classroom doors are vented with shutter effects. Special Rooms Among the special rooms of the new school are the bookroom; a nurse's office and a teachers' workroom. Lavatories and gym shower rooms are finished in smooth ceramic tile walls and nonskid ceramic tile flooring. In the gym, where roof trusses are exposed; incandes- cent lights enclosed in shock-re sistant glass, light the 85 foot by 57 foot room.

A kitchen off to one end provides for efficient food serving. Robert G. Luecke and Robert J. Smith, appointed by the bishop as lay consultants for the new school, are general chairmen of the dedication ceremonies. Also helping will be presidents of the parish societies.

They are: William E. Palmer, Jack Myers, C. A. Bares, Mrs. Edward Cosgrove and Mrs.

Oscar Stambaugh. 3 Area Youths In State 4-H Chorus MONROE Three Green County 4-H'ers have been selected to participate in the state 4-H band and chorus this summer. Patricia Raster, member of Juda Jolly Juniors 4-H Club, will play bass clarinet with the Lauren Young of Browntown Busy Beavers will sing second soprano in the chorus. Melvin Wolter, Decatur 4-H Club, will sing second tenor with the chorus. They will perform with the groups during Wisconsin 4-H Club Week observance June 1619 and at the state fair Aug.

20-23 and will be eligible for tryouts for special groups that will tour seven Northwestern Wisconsin counties in November. Pecatonica Alumni Reunion Saturday PECATONICA Pecatonica High School Alumni Association will sponsor its annual banquet and dance Saturday evening in the school gymnasium. Dinner will be served at 6:30. Dancing will be from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Church May Become 'Home' For Forreston's Kindergarten FORRESTON Forreston Grade School Board of Educa tion voted Monday night to ask local churches to provide space for the kindergarten departmen for the 1964-65 school year. Supt. Joseph Beja said fa cilities of one church will be required. The class, if a con gregatioiK volunteers the space would be housed in a church basement. Space outside the school is required because of overcrowd ed conditions, Beja said.

He said enrollment for the 1964-65 Today In History By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Tuesday, May 12 the 133rd day of 1964. There are 233 days left in the year Today's highlight in history On this date in 1943, the Bat tie of North Africa ended with the capture of Gen. Jurgen von Arnim and other German and Italian generals. Three years warfare in Africa had ended. On this date: In 1775, American Colonia.

forces captured Crown Point on Lake Champlain. In 1820, the English founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, was born. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the bill creating the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. In 1937, London witnessed the coronation of King George VI In 1945, Moscow announce! the capture of 63 Nazi generals in scattered resistance after V-E Day on the Eastern Front Ten years ago President Dwight D.

Eisenhower appealed to the free world not to write off French Indochina, calling it a key to the defense Southeast Asia. Five years ago All 3. persons aboard were killed in the explosion and crash of capital Airlines plane near Baltimore. One year ago President John F. Kennedy ordered federal troops into Alabama for possible use following the bombing of a Negro motel anc rioting in Birmingham.

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kindergarten class to date totals 41. Churches Use School As the board asked church space, it approved a Forreston Council of Churches request for use of the school during mornings of June 8-19 for daily vacation Bible school classes. In other action, the board: Employed Larry Maedge, Morrison, to teach sixth, seventh and eighth grade English during the next school year. Maedge, who will graduate from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, in June, will also be responsible for establishing a school library. Discussed tentative budget for the 1964-65 school year and set the annual budget hearing for June 15 at 8 p.m.

Approved a resolution of Illinois Association of School Boards calling for changing of school entrance dates of children from Dec. 1 to Sept. 1. Area Briefs Mistletoe RNA HANOVER Mistletoe Camp, Royal Neighbors of America, will meet in the home of Mrs. Robert Monroe Thursday at 6 for a share-a-dish dinner, business meeting and social hour.

Back From Service CEDARVILLE Lt. and Mrs. Robert Borger and son have been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Borger, since their return from Prance where Lt.

Borger served in the Army. His wife, Yvette, is a native of France. Borger has accepted a position with an investment firm in Toledo, Ohio. Named To Honorary LENA Miss Judith Osterberger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Herbert Osterberger, a junior at Iowa State University, Ames, has been elected to Omicron Nu, national honorary in home economics. Cleanup Week Declared In Lena Clarence Bourgo has declared this week as spring cleanup week in Lena. He asks that residents exercise care in burning rubbish. Seek Witnesses 2 Charges Filed In Carroll Fatality MOUNT CARROLL Drunk driving and reckless homicide charges were filed this morning in Circuit Court here against William E. Sims, 43, Des Plaines, who has been held in Carroll County jail since late Sunday following a traffic accident which resulted in the death of a woman.

Sims was released after he furnished $5,000 bond on the drunk driving count and $10,000 bond on the reckless homicide charge. Associate Circuit Judge Edward J. Turnbaugh continued the case until 10 a.m. Friday, when Sims will be given a preliminary hearing. Carroll County Sheriff's Department is continuing its search for witnesses to the accident, which occurred about 5:30 p.m.

Sunday on Illinois 64 five miles east of here. Mrs. Emma Bennett, 81, Beloit, was killed in the accident. Sheriff Howard Gorman urged motorists who may have seen a white 1963 two-door Pontiac weaving on both lanes of the highway contact his office. Gorman said the eastbound Bennett car was apparently forced off the highway by a westbound car.

The car, driven by the victim's son, Robert, 55, crashed into a creek bank. Bennett and his wife, Vera, 47, are Savanna Couple Married 50 Years and Mrs. Albert Mundt of Savanna will observe their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Sportsman's Hall in Manhattan, III. The couple lived in Manhattan before moving here five years ago.

They were married near Fort Dodge, Iowa. They are the parents of one son, Rex Mundt of Lockport. How long did it take the first pony express to cover the distance of 1,966 miles between St. Joseph, Mo. and Sacramento, California? A The first trip took 10 days.

being treated at a Freeport hospital, where their conditions art listed as good. Sims was picked up in Mount Carroll after two Loran youths, William Lowe and Dennis Recoy, drove to the sheriff's office and pointed out the Sims car as one which had forced their car and "four or five others" off the highway west of the accident scene. The youths said they chased Sims to Mount Carroll and saw him sideswipe a bridge near Mount Carroll. Sims is currently employed here and resided in a local hotel. First Graders To Register At Winslow WINSLOW First graders who will attend Winslow Grade School next fall are to register at 10 a.m.

Saturday the first grade room of the school. All children who will be 6 by Dec. 1 are eligible. Parents unable to register their children Saturday are to contact Miss Bonita Brandt to make special arrangements. Scholarship Offered By Galena Group GALENA Galena Woman's Club is offering a $75 scholarship to qualifying Galena students entering college to study to become teachers.

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(Remember when people used to think Buicks used a lot of gas?) Did we make our -mm point about the Super BUICK MOtOf DlVlSlOH Turbine transmission? You bet. Obviously you aren't planning to drive 3,243 miles to prove your new Buick is economical. And you can't expect to get as many miles per gallon as the experts in the Economy Run. Still, it is nice to know you can win the economy run around town. And the good looks prize at the same time.

See your Buick dealer about it. No doubt he'll think of a number of other reasons to drive a Buick. at extra coit, SEE YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED BUICK DEALER. AUTHORIZED BUICK DEALER IN THIS FREEPORT BUICK-PONTIAC, W. Spring at S.

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