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f C,ST 4Ppf „„«« n Sr TP a r is hC a th o lic yJ O Y C E GERDESA fter months oi planning andm anual lalm rmembers of S ts.Peter and Pau l C atholic ch u rcha re realizing their dream of a new parish hall The parish M other'sclub met in the new hall Tu e sd ayevening Ihe first event to be heldthereG r o u n (I breaking cerem onieswere held August 21. 1966 withn early loo p arish io n ers in attend anceThe building, w hich is locatedin trout of ihe existin g schoolbuilding, is 64 feet square with aby 20 foot fo veraitachcd.Through the foyer you may entere lih e r the parish hall or lhe schoolbuilding Also, the school office islocated here The outside of thebuilding is finished in b rick ve neer.Jim K e ssin g c r was general con tracto r of ihe new building. Win.Rebholz the e le c tricia n and \u sshauin of K a irb u ry . the plumbingand heating contractorServing on the1 building co m m it tee were B u rn ell Watson. C h arles P’lcUt hcLeal&iCHATSWORTH, ILLINOIS (609211, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1967NINETY-FOURTH YEARNUMBER 1S e c r e t a r ia lC h a tsw o rthC h a n g e s InE n t r ie s W inU n it N o .A t P ip e r C it y1A special meeting of Jio Com munity Unit No ! hoard w as heldTuesday night. Aug. 29. when theresignation of Donna T ru n k , grade.school se cre tary wa* accepted.M rs E v e ly n K o eh jer. s e cre ta ryat tin- high school w ill be tra n s fe rre d to the grade school bu ild ing lo he secretary lo the su p er intendent. Robert Stuckey .Mrs L a r r y Pearson w as hiredto he the high school s e cre ta ry ona in mouth basis.M rs. T ru n k is leaving h er position at the grade school Sep tem ber 15. lo take em ploym ent attee F a i i j g r y hospital in K a irb u ry .S A IN T P E T E R AND P A U L P A R ISH H A L L w here a c tiv itie sof the ch u rch a rc to be held .Through the fo ye r d oors and to the le ft is the new h all w h ilethe school o ffice is to the rig h t in sid e the four la rg e w indow s.P la in d e a le r PhotoKathy To SeeAtlantic CityM rs W illia m B lis s , known asM iss K a th y Livin g sto n of Chatsworth who w as chosen as MissLivin gsto n County of 1966. w ill hiflyin g to the M iss A m e rica Pageanl in A tlan tic C ity F rid a y Shew ill accom pany R ich a rd S ch ille rof A u ro ra, d ire cto r of the MissIllin o is pageantKathy and three other 1966 MissIllin o is contestants were invited toIhe Miss Illin o is Pageant in Aurorain J u ly , because of th eir performances last y e a r They sang anddanced al Ihe A urora festivitiesand as a result were asked to seeM iss A m erica crowned Satu rd aynight in A tlan tic C ity .Kathy daughter of Mr and MrsW illiam Livin g sto n of C hatsw orth.is se cre ta ry to Milton W cisb ecker.d irecto r of a th litic s at Illin o isState u n iversity.Chatsw orth w a- represented atthe P ip e r City homecoming Monday night when eight separategroups were entered in ih e ir paraidFo u r nf these received prizes for’ h eir e-fortM ayor and M r- Robert ALI-ieadrode in a convertible along withP ip irCity - m a yo r while theChat-w orth Centennial q u i e n.M ary C lo rc . unto atop the floatwhich tlu town prnv’ deil ier herThe C h a t-w v rlh F ire ProtectionD l-lric ! had line of Ih e ir trucks int ie float with volunteer n reir.cnaboard The Lio n s C luh took ad e c ’ rated c a r and *: r o v e !through the route with Ih e ir new;rv -'.d cn t. \A in Zorn riding alongChat-w orth Conned 730. Knightof Colum bus. entered a tloal andreceived third place m the A rti-licdivisio n w h ile the A m erican L e gion with -e rv iic m o n aboard, recetvc-! first place in the Art-.s'icdiv i sum.SI P a u l'- E v a n g e lic a l Lutheranc h u n !' plated - rood with theirflo at, ol the w o rd and cb d d rin ofthe i -.mlr-e- unitedTern K i rt'er - entry, nf the Hilthilly-, laleti a Itr-t in the comicdivision for fhe ntT h e A m erican Legion Post 613entered their lloat in the Threshe rn ttn .- reunion in Pontiac Sun day and won first place in thec iv ic d ivisio n A sign on the floatre ad .Support Our Boys m V ie t nam "S is t e r o f M r s .P e r k in s D ie sIn C a lif o r n iaL o c a l C o u p le 'sRIDING ON TH E KN IGH TS O F COLUM BUS Boat a t Piper C ityw e re Ann K e m m e r, E lle n Rebholz and D iane H ubly. They placedth ird in the a r t is t ic d iv is io n . Flo yd Kurtenbach d ro ve the tra c to rw hich pulled the flo a t.P la in d e a le r PhotoS e p te m b e rScho o lC a le n d a rSCHOOL CALENDARt s p tifld M rSept. 11 — Begin Magazine cam paignersSept. 12 — Regular board meet ing.Sept. 15 — Football — Cornell,here. I p . m .Enters HorseIn PontiacSociety ShowJim Franey entered his threeyear old regUtered quarter horsemare. Buck’s Lucienne, in the so ciety horse show at the Threshermen's reunion held in Pontiac lastSaturday night.They received a first place inc la n M, Local Saddle Club anda second place in class 3, WesternPleasure.Jim ’s father. John T. Franc.v.bought the horse as a colt andJim undertook the Job of breakingand training her himself.Sept. 11 — Football Jamboree—here, 7:30 p.m.Sept. 19 — P.-T.A.Sept, a — Football—Onarga, here,7:30 p.m.Sept. 25 — End Magazine campaisa.Sept. 3S — FS Football—Pontiac,there, S:30 p.m.The first annual Culkin reunionSept. 29 — Football—Piper City.was held on the lawn of the Charlesthere, 7;30 p.m.A. Culkin family Sunday. Sept. 3.with a potluck dinner al noon.Those present were from MilfordCrescent City, Piper City. Watseka. Sheldon, Cullom, Oak Park,Forrest and Chatsworth.Officers were appointed fo r nextyear. They are Joe Culkin of WatNeat Sunday S t Paul’s Lutheran sake, president ; Francis Culkin ofchurch will hare itar annual ****t**“ Chatsworth, treasurer; and MarieSendee. The great speaker lor the Ceaspa of Chicago, secretary.aem re w iU beR ev. Her- A history ef the Culkin family and pictures were on display dur-Culkin ReunionU n it N o .1E n r o llm e n tR each es4 1 3A total of 413 students are onrolled in the Com m unity Unit No.1 school d istrict this fa ll, according to R o b e r t S tu cke y, superintendrnt of schoolsAccording to grades' the e n ro ll ment is as-fo llo w s: K in d erg a rten .30; first. 20 second. 33; th ird , 26;fourth. 37;C fifth . 22: sixth . 38:total of 264 students at the gradeschool building.In the high school building thereare 149 students with 42 fre sh men, 32 sophomores, 40 ju n io rsand 35 seniors.Todd CelebratesThird BirthdateG ra n d d a u g h te rInA c c id e n tM iss Kathy Tho m as, daughterof M r. amt M rs. F ra n k Tho m as ofD w ight,is hospitalizedinSt.Ja m e s hospital. P o n tiac, in fa ircondition from in ju rie s she re ceived in a collision of the autoshe was d rivin g and a Pontiacschool bus.The accident occurred at the in tersection of M cDowell road andRoute 66 near Pontiac in a heavyfog Tuesday m orning. Sept. 5.M iss Tho m as stru ck the bus asit started across the hig hw ay.S everal autos and tru ck s wereinvolved in chain reaction a c c i dent in the fog.As a result of the accident, s ixpersons w ere adm itted to the hos pital and 13 youngsters w ere trea t ed and released.The d riv e r of he bus w as ch a rg ed with fa ilu re to yield at a stopsign and the d riv e r of the fourthvehicle involved w as charged withd riv in g too fa st for existin g con ditions.M iss Tho m as is the granddaugh ter of M r. and M rs. E d Rebholznf Chatsw orth and her an ther wasthe fo rm er E ile e n Rebholz.Todd Bryant celebrated his thirdbirthday Monday evening. Sept. 4.at home with a party given by hisparents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bry ant and slater, .Tammy Sue.Those attending were his grand Adult Information classes willparents, Mr. and Mrs. Milford begin at St. Paul’s Lutheraa churchStephens of Chcnoa, his great on September 19 at T:S0 p.m. Thesegrandfather. Odia Breeden of Rob classes are open to all and thereerta, Mra. Olive Walters of Rob is no obligation to anyone attend ing. These classes are informalerts. Mr. and Mrs. Charlesthe fundamentals elDoug and Danny of Chat:M S e"S S t *3**3oc (Mfchi and Charles Culkin Marlene Gillett of Chatsworththe Christian faith and theLwd. Ha Ju t celebrated his Mth were responsible tor orjLunch cation of these principles to Ken Fuon of PlfI W M the miatetry.the tint reunion ef theiref cake and Ice iMission ServiceSundayAdult ClassesHomemakersHold FirstFall MeetingC u lk in . Flo yd K u rte n b a ch . GeneW ait. Bud H e rr C L O rtm an andJ a m e s M auritzenP la n s are lo use the new hallfor parish a c tiv itie s , with spacetor storage and a la rg e size k itc h en included for use.O R IG IN A L SCHOOLSP u rch asing of fiv e lots for theschool ground and building of theo rig in al schools was under thesupervision of F a th e r W illia m VanDi r Hagen with the foundation ofIhe convent laid in M ay 1883 Thefollowing Sept 8 the cornerstonewas set.T h e school w as completed in1881 and classes opened w ith 110pupiis T in three story b rick buildmg was designed both as a schoidand as a residence for the S iste rs.Found iin the first floor wereliving quarters for the S iste rs, w itha kitchendiningroom, livin groom, chapt I and two m usic room s.The second floor had three c la s srooms, two lor elem en tary and onefor high school. The third floor wasthe dorm itory A lso on this floorwas a hall used as a p ra cticeroomThe school, known as St P a t ric k 's Academ y, was o rig in a lly ag irls' hoarding school. in October 12. 1916. anotherFederation DayFor W om ansClub MembersAFederation D ay'programM rs. E lm e r D a .-x iu . S r en ter w ill la k i place at tile W W Fo xtained 15 in e m b e rand fourC h ild ren 's Center. D w ight. W ed gue.sls when the Chatsw orth Homenesday Sept. 13.m a k e rs Exten sio n A ssociation unitA day long program is planned.met Tuesday afternoon at theC o sp on so rs of the program areC a rl M i l l e rhome. Assistantthe 17th D istrict I F .W .C and thehostesss w ere MrP au l G illettWWFo x C h ild ren 's C en ter.and M rs C larence BennettDwightRoll c a ll w as answered by namHighlights of the program w ill I king a fam ous person of our timea presentation of. "The R e h a b ilita M rs. G illett reported that t h ttion P ro g ra m " . I Roland Gagnon.L u c k y E o u r L e a f 1 11 club memC h ief P h y sic a l T h e rap ist at thebers bad done quite w ell at tinCenter and a panel discussion oncounty fa ir , some m em bers also" r e t a r d a t i o n K e y staff personnelshowing at other fa irs .w ill s ir v e on the panel with qu es Plans were made for some memtions being asked by the W om en'sbers to attend the annual meetinRClub membersof the county association to beT h e 17th D istrict l . F W .C . conheld M onday. Sept 11. in Odell-i-ts of 5o clubs in Livin g sto n .T en tative plans were al-o disWoodford. Logan. Fo rd and Mecussed for a tour to be held nextLean counties T h is d istrict hasm eeting date. October 3chosen this center as th eir 1967 68M rs. M ilford Irw in and M rs.cluh project. A p p ro xim aH lyi-ViRalph Dassow are to attend a loclubs o ffice rs and m em bers areca l le ad e r's training session Sepexported to attendtem ber 8 on the topic "Make DoThose attending fromC hatsWith What You H a v e .''worth J r Womans eluh are MrsM rs Ben Saathoff of the C h a r H o w a rd K c n in c tz. M rs A l l a nlotte unit gave a most interestingK ie t/m an and M rs W illiam line)demonstrtmn on m aking papiers rh e r and from the W om an's clubm a clic flow ers and placed se v e ra lM rs C a rl M iller and M rs. A m iri won cxhbntS u tcliffeMiss S a ra Larso n of K a irb u ryshowed slid es and gave a travelo gon a trip she and her s is te r, M rsD asso w , had made this su m m er.— 6thScenes shown included W ahing at the following tim eston. D C\. New Y o rk C ity , the 9 30 a m . and the 8Bi grade atUnited N ations, as w ell as " E x p o 10 30 a mP are n ts of all those in these6 7 ," M ontreal, C c ra d a .cla sse s w ill m « i on F rid a y at8 p ni The following are the fithgraders who w ill begin th eir in struction this y e a r, \ n e c lira AtC o n f ir m a t io n C la s s e sbrecht Steven G crd cs. T e rry G erThe confirm ation cla sse s w ill lie desJa m e s G reg o ry.Rebeccagin at St Pan! ' lu t ln r a n church E d w a rd s. T a ra D ch m . J u lie Bendon S a tu rd a y. Sept, ft The fir«t t rVera K cm n c tz. B a rb a ra Jom eeting w ill involve all the c la s s M a r t i n .RodneyRosenboom.es together T h is w ill be an or Steven W ahls. Tim othy Scott andientation meeting at 9 30 a in Anthony H anfordand StephenT h e re a fte r the classes w ill meet W ah ls.building at the rear of the origiudacademy was dedicated aa St.Patrick’s High school. The highschool closed in 1921 and Ihea Itbecame an elementary school.The old building was used frailthen on p rim a rily as the hohte ftthe S iste rs. Late in the summerof 1965 the home of . L . Ortmanwas purchased as a rectory forthe priest and the Sisters movedinto the re cto ry fo rm e rly occupiedby the priest.In J a n u a ry of 1966 the old aca dem y w as dem olished by B. GWatson, p reparatory to the build ing of the new p arish h all.At present, pastor at Sts. Peterand P a u l Catholic church is FatherJe ro m e M o rrissey with S iP au lctta the p rin cipal of theas w ell as teacher of grades sevenand eight.S is te r P a tric ia teaches gradesone. two and three and S iste rtisla is the cook andShe also is the lunchM rs. Joseph F re e h ill is a laye r for grades four, five and s ix .T h e re are 82 pupils now enrolledin Sts'. Pete r and P au l school.A future issue of The Plaindealerw ill show pictures of the interiorof the parish hall.B IR T H 5Mr and M rs M a rv in Onken ofP ip e r Cil.v are the p a re n ts of theirfirs t ch ild born at F a irb u ry hos p ita l, K a irb u ry W ednesday, Aug.30He w as nam ed J e ffe ry L e e andweighed seven pounds, fvie andone-half ounces at b irth .M r. and M rs. Francis KurtCRbach of C hatsw orth and Mr. andMTs H erm an Onken of Piper CRpare the grandparents. Great-grand*parents are M rs. Elizabeth KmTtenbach of Chatsw orth and M tt.M am ie M ikcw o rlh of Oparga.Mother’s ClubFirst GroupFor N e w HallThe Mother's Club of S ts. Peterand Pau l parish held th e ir firs tmeeting of the y e a r in th eir newparish h all Tuesday evening. Therew ere 40 in attendance w ith Mra.Donald L o w ery presiding o ver thebusiness meeting.MrsIjo w rr.v introduced SisterP a tric ia as the new teach er for thelower grades.Guest s K*aker for the eveningwas M iss R ita G allah u c of P ip erC iiy who gave an account of herrecent I rip to Europe She hadM cnt six weeks b icyclin g throughEurope on an expense paid trip .M rs Audric H askin s and Mrs.Lowery were named to a co m m it tee to see what is needed in thenew kitchen at the parish h all.It was not id that a b azaar is inthe planning Mages to be held inthe new parish hall in the nearfuture.RevJero m e Morris-sey spokeb riefly and said lhat he would beasking for the M other's Club aidin the pu rchasin g .o f P h y s ic a l E d u cation quipment for the school.Com m ittee for the evening w asMrs Dve F ry e , c h a irm a n : M rs.Donald Lo w e ry . Mrs Flo yd K u rtenbach and Mrs Jim K e s s in g c r.M rs. Mary P e rk in - r o c i v e dword Saturday of the death of heryinter. M rs Rose M n n stn no. atG le n d ale . C al . at the home of herdau gh ter. Mrs G enevieve Jaco bs.M rs. Meinsen had visited at theP e r k in s ’ home many tim es Herfo rm e r home w as in H am ilton,Ohio. She had only recently movedlo C alifo rn ia to liv e with herdaughter She and her daughterw e re here one su m m er, while li v ing in Chicago, and the daughtergave m usic Icsson.On her 90th birthday she wasin vite d back to W abash. Ind. herchildhood home, to play the organat the church C entennial. She wasa lw a y s an a ctive church w orker.The deceased is su rvived by herhusband. John M cinscn. one daugh t e r , M rs G enevieve Jaco bs, anda s is te r. M rs. M ary P e rkin s ofC hatsw orthIrwins AttendMinier ActivitiesM rs. Alan Irw in ef Indianapo lis,In d . spent the weekend with theM ilfo rdIrw inla m ily .Sund ayth ey a ll went tc M inier where theyattended Lhc Centennial activ itie s.T h e G cn tcn rJa l parade lastedone and one h a ll hours and boast ed m any k jv e ly flc a ts . c a rs , horsese t c ., but e sp e cia lly featured Gov.K o e rn c r. W m . K u h tu ss, presidento f IA A and m any other cele b ritie *.In the evening they attended thepageant “ Y e s te ry e a rs ."Bette Ja n e Otto assisted in writ ing and directing se v e ra l scenes.She also taped the sound effectsand was in several scenes, a t washer husband, Bruce Otto. Brucewas also chairman of the huge pa rade.Kay Ktadley was the publicitychairman. Mrs. Lindley and Mrs.daughters ef the MilfordA M ER ICA N LEG IO N P O ST 613 Ofin the P ip er C ity homecoming parade and took f ir s t p lacein the a rtistic d ivision. M em bers of Ihe post in th eir uni:held the oolors aa they paraded through the stre e t.Plaindealar Photo

Church ServicesillJh & t y o uJ a to fs iUM TS F R T I R AND P A U Lk T H O L IC C H U R C HTelephone 635-3230E V A N G E L I C A L U N IT E DSa tu rd a y, Sept. 910:00 — Brotherhood Congressat Bloomington F ir s t C hurch. Contat t Wes K le m and C a rl Sharpfo r transportation and registratio n .W y M a ssS u n d ay —8 0 0 and 10 00 a.m .W eekd ays—8 ; 15 a m.F ir s t F rid a y s—7.00a m.tM tI 11 { 111 PPWOMAN'S C L l 'B Federatio n D ayfor 17th d istrict W oman's ClubSept 13. al Fo x C hild ren s C en ter. Dwight Luncheon re se rv a tions should he made with Mrs.C a rl M ille r by Septem ber 8.and Su n d ay. S*pt. 189:30 — Sunday School C la sse s—"A m b assad o r in C h a in s " , lu 3 0 and day before W orship S e rv ic e ; Serm on by P a s 'D I E W O M AN 'S ch ili re g u lar m eet ing :s being changed to Wed f ir s t F rid a y and Holyda.v of Ob- to r.n esday. Sept 2n. due to the Fe d tion — 1:00 to 5:00 p.m and M onday, Sept. I Ieration meeting at Dw ight.I to 8:30 p.m.7:15 — "School of C hurchm an* * *—Je ro m e V . Morriss-vy, Pastor s h ip " at Lexin gto n . Le av e the*ATTENTIONall Sportsm en's elubchurch at 6 30.m em bers, w oik day Sunday a ft R A C K E P IS C O P A L C H U R C HW ednesday, Sept. 13ernoon, Sept, to, at the clubP e n tia c, Illinois7:00 — "K n o w Y o u r BtbU:" c la sshouse.Sund ay. Holy Communion, 7 DO by A lice F r i c k .; 7 30 — Monthlynd 9:00 a m.Youth Fello w sh ip hosted by J ill F I R E meeting tonight i T h u rs .) atC hurch School 10: oo a m.S h a fe r; 8 00 — R eg u lar weeklythe station at 7:30 p m.—B ru ce F . P e ttcu . V ic a rch o ral p ractice .—L a It uy ilu u t k y . P asto rG E N E R A L meeting of the A LC Wat the Lutheran ehurch tonightiT h u rs i al 9 p mS T . P A U L 'S E V A N G E L IC A L11:88 a.m.nde«slswsOn Satu rdaye .u .b . c hSa tu rd a y, Septem ber 7ch a r lo tteLU TH ER A N CH URCHurchKNIGHTS O F Columbus meet to 8 13 a.m — Sunday seliuolnight i T h u rs. i at the K. of C .Illin o is E .U .B . Men’s Congress.to a m. — Churchhall at 8 p.m.9:30 a.m . - 3 p in. al F irs t E . l ' BThursday — C hurch women gench u rch . Bloomington. At 7:30 p.m oral meeting — 8 p.m : senior WM S of ht. p jrst Baptist churchth e Young Adults class w ill meet choir 7 p n\church w ill meet Monday. Sept.at the church for fa ll planningF rid a y — Meeting of parents of11. at the ehurch at 7:3b p.m .m eeting and fellowship.ihe confirm ation classes — 8 p in.A skit "In stru m e n ts for changeSaturday — Confirm ation c la s s Su n d ay, Septem ber 10under G o d ", w ill be presentedSunday school at 9:30 a m. — es meet at 9 30 a.m . litli. 7th andby the o ffice rs. A ll ladies a rcG alen H a rtn , supt. Lesson “ De 8th grades'.urged to attend and bring afendant Becom es W itness" Morn Sunday — Special Mission S ervguest.ing W orship at 10:30 a m Sermon speaker.“ At Th a t D a y ." Boys and G irlsMonday — Brotherhood — 8 p.mm i'in h i'rsh ip lea al the homeFe llo w sh ip w ill meet at 2 p.m atWednesday — Pro eo nfiriiiat

f Homemakers Hold First Fall Meeting Mrs. Elmer Da.-xiu. Sr enter tained 15 in e m b e r and four gue.sls when the Chatsworth Home makers Extension Association unit