B3°C3£ Phone 6-5873 GORDON HARDWARE 514 East Lincoln Highway The Home o/ Name Brands AMANA . . . CROSLEY . . . NORGE WHIRLPOOL . . . YOUNGSTOWN Indians The Indians in this area were the Pottowato- mies, and the most famous and influential of them, Shabbona, who was an Ottawa chief by birth and a Pottowatomie chief by marriage, wielded a great influence among the various tribes. He became convinced that the Indians could not stop the onrush of the whites and did all in his power to protect them. During the Blackhawk War of 1832, Shabbona made two midnight rides to warn settlers of impeding danger. Afterwards he was given a grove for his services. The grove was lost to him by a misunder- standing but is today one of DeKalb County's forest preserves. In his journeys from his home to Lake Geneva, he took a trail which crossed the campus of Northern Illinois State College. This trail is marked by bent trees, some of which are still standing. Organization Of The Village The village of DeKalb was organized in 1856 as a village under the general act of the legis- lature of the State of Illinois. No specific date for this action has been determined, although the records at Springfield and at Sycamore have been searched carefully. It is this par- ticular act of the people of this community that we are celebrating today — the Centennial — of the incorporation of the community as a vil- lage. The incorporation charter of the village of DeKalb was amended by specific acts of the Legislature in 1861 when it was changed slight- ly to permit the president of the board of trustees to be a member of the county board of supervisors, and then in 1868 when other changes were made in the corporation of the town charter. The town continued to operate under a vil- lage form of government until February, 1877, when, by a vote of the people it became a city. WISDOM TRUCKING SERVICE TRANSFER GENERAL TRUCKING Local Moving . . . Long Distance 1328 N. Nth St. DeKalb 6-6731 First Picture of Main Street DeKalb - 1860 Page 5 East Plant of The American Steel and Wire Company Barbed Wire When the settlers came to northern Illinois they found that the fencing material which they were accustomed to use was not to be had. No stone was available and, although obtain- able, timber for wooden fences was hard to manufacture. The smooth wire in use was not satisfactory as it was apt to break in cold wea- therfi and, too, it would not turn stock. Several attempts were made to produce a fence with thorns to deter the stock, but none proved practical. Jacob Haish at one time conceived the notion of weaving Osage Orange branches in wood and wire fences in an effort to turn the stock. At one time he even sold Osage seed for $5.00 per pound. His project was not satisfactory and was dropped. I. L. Ellwood once told that he and Joseph Glidden became interested in the idea of in- venting a barbed fence. While attending the DeKalb Agricultural Fair they noticed the ex- hibit of William Rose of Waterman. The dis- play showed his patent consisting of a square piece of wood studded with brads which could be hung- on a wire or wood fence. The device was found effective, but not practical. Mr. Glidden started to work on his plan for a barbed wire in the spring of 1873 in the front yard of his house on West Lincoln Highway. He took some short pieces of wire, twisted them around a smooth wire, and then twisted another wire to the first. In working on this invention he fastened the wires to a tree and used a grindstone for the twisting. For cutting the barbs he rigged up a coffee mill. In Octo- ber, 1873, he applied for a patent, but it was not granted until November 24, 1874. After Mr. Glidden's patent had been grant- ed, Mr. Ellwood, who had also obtained a pat- ent of his own, decided that Mr. Glidden's de- sign was better than his and purchased for $265.00 a half interest in the Glidden patent. The two men formed the Barb Fence Corn- Page 6 •few* ^^j^m ^ ^7l& t Early DeKalb Firsts FIRST WHITE SETTLERS in the spring of 1835: John B. Codins and Norman FIRST SCHOOLHOUSE built in 1850: First teacher, Jonathan Stone. FIRST BLACKSMITH SHOP built by Abial Richardson. FIRST JUSTICE OF THE PEACE: C. Morey, elected in 1853. FIRST RAILROAD: The Chicago & North Western Brooks. I- FIRST LUMBERYARD in 1854 started by Walker Bent. w n A ft \\f C. Moore. f FIRST HOTEL built in February 1837 by Russell Huntley (which structure also 7§V housed the first postoffice). & FIRST TOWNSHIP SCHOOL held in 1838 in a Coltonville loghouse. W & FIRST CHURCH SOCIETY (the Baptist) in 1842. ¥ A FIRST MARRIAGE: J. M. Goodell to Caroline F. Bathrick. w ¥ ¥ in 1853. ¥ nRST GRIST MILL in 1853: run by a man named A V/. ¥ 4l FIRST WAREHOUSE in 1854 belonging to Butts & Richardson. ifc v,v vjv .^ FIRST WAGON & REPAIR SHOP in 1855 owned by Smith D. Baldwin. A A FIRST DRUGSTORE in 1850 by Dr. Basil Rudy. A ¥ ^^^ »K # PUBLIC ^^fe COMPANY • Page 7 YOUR CITY Is Serving Its Citizens • • • Progressive DeKalb City Administrations of the past 100 years are responsible for the many municipal services today's citizens enjoy. We are all indebted to these many civic minded pioneers. As we look about our city, we see their works and have come to appreciate their good judgment. And now, because of the foresight of these men, DeKalb has paved streets, adequate water supply, sewage disposal system, fine street lighting, fire protection, police protection, public library, muni- cipal hospital, city parks and playgrounds and many other public services. So, on this Centennial year, we pay tribute to the early builders of our city. ALL DEPARTMENTS OF DEKALB CITY ADMINISTRATION Page 8 West Mill (Red Shops) American Steel and Wire Company, from Sixth Street pany and made a few rods in the Glidden barn during the winter of 1875-76. The next spring they moved into a small building on Main Street, now the site of the Elsa Gift Shop, where they started to manufacture wire on a larger scale. The method followed was unique and crude. Two workmen would climb the windmill tower standing on the northeast corner of Second and Main (Lincoln Highway) with one end of a long greased wire and a pail of barbs. The other end of the wire extended into the factory. They would slide the barbs down this greased wire and clamped them on by hand in the factory. Then a second wire would be twisted on to the first by horse power. One hundred pounds of wire per day was good production. The next winter they built a factory on Sec- ond Street across from the City Hall, and with machines designed and built by blacksmith Phin Vaughan, the output reached seven tons per day. Jacob Haish, in the meantime, was working in his carpenter's shop on East Main (Lincoln Highway). Here he developed his "S" barb and began production by using machines de- veloped by himself. As early as 1873 he was shipping wire to the Pacific Coast. The demand for wire from DeKalb caused Mr. Charles Washburne, of the firm of Wash- burne and Moen in Worchester, Massachusetts, to visit DeKalb. He first visited Mr. Haish, who offered to sell for $200,000. He later said he expected Mr. Washburne to make a counter offer. Later Washburne called on Glidden and Ell- wood and purchased the Glidden patent for $60,000 and a royalty of 25 cents per 100 pounds of wire. Washburne and Moen and Ellwood formed the I. L. Ellwood manufacturing Company and began to purchase all of the basic barb wire patents. They could not buy Mr. Haish's and sued him and six others for patent infringment. The District Court for Northern Illinois decided the case in favor of the Glidden-Ellwood in- terests on December 15, 1880. This litigation was settled on a basis of Mr. Haish's paying the Ellwood Company 75 cents Page 9 per 100 pounds of barbed wire he had made and the Ellwood Company's paying him the same for the use of the Haish patented ma- chines. The Ellwood Company built the Red Shops on the northeast corner of Fourth and Locust Streets and a new company, the Superior Barb- ed Wire Company, occupied the old Second Street building. Later they built a wire draw- ing plant on Tenth Street. On March 18, 1898, I. L. Ellwood, John W. Gates, and others formed the American Steel and Wire Company. The two plants in DeKalb were a part of the company and later it ac- quired two more plants. Barbed wire and kindred steel products were made in DeKalb until May, 1938, when the American Steel and Wire Company moved to Joliet and Waukegan. S TILL S DE KALB, ILLINOIS ERY INCH A DRUG STORE DIAL 6-34 16 THANK YOU GENERAL SHEET METAL SHOP General Electric Heating and Air Conditioning Quality Workmanship and Merchandise Marsh Harvester Another agricultural invention to come out of DeKalb was the Marsh Harvester. This was the work of two brothers, C. W. and W. W. Marsh. While working with a Mann Reaper they noticed how the gavels of grain fell into the box to be bound, but as they fell off the reaper they scattered. About 1858 these two men with the help of a local machinist tore apart a Mann Reaper, added parts from a scrap pile and put into the field the first harvester. After a year of trial they began manufacturing this machine in Sycamore and Piano and found the results good. They soon started to work on improve- ments and developed an automatic knotter for the sheaves. Due to faulty materials used by suppliers they had manufacturing difficulties and when they lost a court decision on the patent they discontinued their work. Before they left the field, C. W. Marsh had demonstrated his machine in several European countries. Service Is Our Business 116 S. 7th Street Phone 6-4221 THE RITCHIES DE KALB NEWS STAND "By The Clock" HERB NELSON & CO. 860 North Seventh Street DIAL 6-5412 DEKALB C. W. Marsh's home was the building now used as a nurses home by the DeKalb County Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Here he indulged in his liking for animals and gathered together several wild animals in the park surrounding the home. Among these was a herd of deer which was well known in Northern Illinois. Page 10 EXCAVATING DUMP TRUCK CRANE WORK .... BULLDOZER .... MOVING Aerial View of N. I. S. C Northern Illinois Stare College It was 1892, the year that Edgar Duryea made the first American automobile, and a novel idea was forming itself in the mind of Clinton Rosette. This strong-minded man, the outspoken editor of the Democratic DeKalb Daily Chronicle, had used his influence to se- cure the election of John P. Altgeld as governor of Illinois, and Altgeld had asked what position he might offer Rosette in return. The editor's first reply was that he already had a job — but then he thought of his idea: why should northern Illinois not have a state normal school comparable to those at Normal in the central part of the state, and at Carbondale in south- ern Illinois? And so Rosette requested that he be appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Normal Schools of Illinois in order to pro- mote the establishment of a college for teachers at DeKalb. Shrewdly joining forces with Isaac L. Ell- wood, the local Republican leader in DeKalb, and other prominent citizens, Rosette led in the drafting of a bill which asked the state legis- lature to appropriate $100,000 for a building and to appoint a board of trustees of five mem- bers. As for the location of the school, the bill left little to chance: ". . . said school is to be located as near as may be midway between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi river east and west, and as near as may be half-way be- tween the Wisconsin line and the Rock Island Railway." DeKalb was neatly pinpointed! Page 11 SKORBERG'S FURNITURE STORE Corner of Fourth and Lincoln Highway DEKALB, ILLINOIS DeKalb Counties Furniture Center FURNITURE - CARPETS - BEDDING — APPLIANCES — PHONE 6-4111 PHONE 6-4111 Clinton Rosette, founder of Northern Illinois State College SULLIVAN'S DRIVE IN LIQUORS and TAVERN SULLY SR. SULLY JR. 722 East Lincoln Highway NO WAITING... JUST PULL UP TO SIDE DOOR AND GIVE YOUR PACKAGE ORDER THROUGH OUR NEW INTERCOM SYSTEM. WE DELIVER PHONE 6-4323 Rosette's bill, sponsored by State Senator D. D. Hunt of DeKalb, immediately ran into com- petition with a similar bill being advanced by a group in the eastern part of the state. After some maneuvering, both groups agreed to sup- port each other, and both bills were passed. The $100,000, however, was divided between the two schools. This did not provide enough for buildings and equipment for either school, even at "gay nineties" prices; so it was decid- ed to secure sites and plans and then, two years later, ask for enough money for both plants. As a result, both schools were fully financed by the legislature in 1895. By now several cities in northern Illinois were on the scent: Rockford, Freeport, Polo and Dixon all fancied themselves as centers of higher learning and presented their attractions to the state board. But Rosette and Ellwood very skillfully planned the tour of inspection which the board was requested to make. In the middle of a hot and dry week in August the board was taken to Rockford, where the Page 12 Rock River and beauties of the city were of- fered as attractions. Then came the turns of Freeport, Polo, and Dixon to make the most of their opportunity. Dixon's case was particu- larly strong, for their delegation offered to give the buildings and grounds of a private normal school without cost to the state if the new school were located there. By the time these inspections were made, Friday night had come. Because of the heat, Ellwood suggested that the board rest over the weekend and resume the inspection in DeKalb on the following Monday. That night a heavy rain broke the hot spell, filled the Kishwaukee to overflowing, and made a beautiful lake of the swampy segment of the proposed site. The visiting board was delighted with what they found, particularlv when they heard the terms of DeKalb's offer. About seventy acres at the northwest edge of town were to be donated by Joseph Glidden. As additional inducements the city of DeKalb promised to pave the main street (now West Lincoln Highway) as far as the south entrance of the campus. The city schools were offered as facilities for practice teaching, in keeping with the plan for training teachers which Dr. John W. Cook advocated. Cook, then presi- dent of the State Normal University of Normal, Illinois, had indicated that he would accept the presidency of the new school. Another DeKalb leader, Jacob Haish, promised to give $10,000 for a library for the school, and Ell- wood promised $30,000 in cash. Nothing further was needed. The board agreed to locate the new school in DeKalb. At the laying of the corner stone of the new building on October 1, 1895, Governor Altgeld was the principal speaker; music was furnished by the famous Pullman Military Band, the Schumann Ladies Quartet, and the DeKalb Choral Society; and the Grand Lodge of the Order of Free and Accepted Masons, in session in Chicago, adjourned and came out by special train to see that the stone was duly set. The first session of the Northern Illinois State Normal School opened on September 12, 1899, when 139 students and 16 faculty mem- bers met at 8:00 a.m. in the study hall (now the student lounge) for opening exercises. Classes were conducted in the building in spite of the hammering and the noise of workmen polishing the mosaic corridor floors. Sidewalks leading to the building on what is now College Avenue, consisted of wooden planks laid end to end, and students crossed the "Kish" on a plank footbridge with wooden handrails. "where smart young women shop" the eleanore shop in the heart of dekalb corner of 3rd and lincoln highway dekalb, ill. A FANFARE TO DEKALB! From THE WLBK STAFF It's a wonderful event for DeKalb to celebrate a century of growth and accomplishment. WLBK — Your Community Radio Station — is proud to have provided this fine city and its surrounding area with local news and sports, public service, entertainment, children's programs and farm and home service for nearly nine years As DeKalb enters its second century — we pledge ourselves to make Radio — the Universal Medium — of still greater service to the men, women and children who live, work and play in the Barb City and on the farms and in the towns and cities within its orbit. 1360 on Your Radio Dial 1360 on Your Radio Dial WLBK DE K ALB "For Good Family Listening All Day Long. Page 13 The City of DeKalb celebrated the opening of its new school with a huge dedication cere- mony known as the Crimson Days. From Sep- tember 21st through the 23rd thousands of people from all parts of northern Illinois brav- ed torrents of rain to flock to DeKalb for the festival parades, balls and dances, street car- nivals, and speech making. Appropriately, the daughter of Mr. Ellwood, Mrs. Jessie Ellwood Ray (now Mrs. Sherman G. Bonney of DeKalb) was chosen Queen of Crimson Days. Again the governor, this time John R. Tanner, honored DeKalb with his presence, as did such other notables as President Draper of the University of Illinois, Superintendent Bright of Cook County, Charles E. Brush and W. J. McAlpine (architects and contractor, respectively), and the Board of Trustees. Northern Illinois State College in its more than half century of service to state and country has known a variety of titles. The somewhat unwieldy name of the early years, Northern Illinois State Normal School, gave way in 1921 to the equally long but more up- to-date title of Northern Illinois State Teachers College, and finally, in July 1955, to Northern Illinois State College. Since 1921 two-year and four-year curricula have been offered to prepare teachers for elementary and high school teaching. The awarding of a diploma for completion of the two-year curriculum was discontinued in 1943. Graduates of the four- year program now receive the degree of Bache- lor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts, depending on the curricu- lum followed. Since 1952 the college has also awarded the degree of Master of Science in Education. The early years of Northern present a record of slow but continuous expansion. On the fifth anniversary of its founding there were nearly 300 men and women enrolled, on the tenth an- niversary nearly 500. The years of World War I brought a decrease of over fifty percent in student enrollment, but the number climbed steadily again after the war, and ranged close to the 700 mark until 1938, when Northern found over 900 students crowding its campus. After the decrease during the years of World War II, Northern's enrollment again began a steady rise that has taken it from 1442 in 1946 to 3203 for the spring semester of 1956. There has been a corresponding increase in faculty, of course; 30 in 1906, 54 in 1916, 82 in 1946, and 212 this Centennial year ! If the annual in- crease continues to be about 400 (the average increase for the last four years), Northern's enrollment for 1960 will be 5360 — and it may well be considerably more. And so Northern looks to the future. Five buildings sufficed the college until 1940; nine MONTGOMERY WARD Congratulations and Best Wishes to De Kalb for 100 Years of Continued Growth and Progress JOHNSON and JACOBSON General Contractors and Builders 213 NORTH 7th STREET TELEPHONE 6-5932 DE KALB, ILLINOIS Page 14 BEST WISHES DE KALB ON YOUR CENTENNIAL COREY & EVANS, INC. 117 North 7th Street DE KALB ILLINOIS Phone 6-4831 have been built since that time, three of them since 1952. But this is only a beginning. Three new campuses have been developed to accomo- date the growing needs of the college; North Campus (acquired subsequent to 1946) com- prises 100 acres north of Lucinda Avenue and east of Garden Road and provided facilities for golfing and other recreational and athletic activities. West Campus, a tract lying one block west of the main campus, was acquired by the college in 1949 and extended in the spring of the present year by the purchase of 131 acres west of Annie Glidden Road. And the Lorado Taft Field Campus, situated in the hilly and heavily-wooded area along the Rock River near the city of Oregon (some thirty-five miles west of DeKalb), was acquired in 1951 as a center for outdoor education. Soon a new classroom building will join Neptune Hall, the first building on the West Campus; and this year may see the completion of work on an- other West-Campus building, a new field house to seat 5000 Huskie fans. Many additional units are projected for the years immediately ahead — a new laboratory school, new class- room buildings, dormitories, faculty housing units, a Student Union, a health center, and a central power plant, as well as additions to ex- isting buildings. The faculty and administration of Northern Illinois State College view the coming period of rapid nationwide educational expansion and the next century of DeKalb history as an oppor- tunity to give further — and better — educa- tional service to the people of the State of Ill- inois. THE ELSA GIFT SHOP DE KALB, ILLINOIS 4 ffflfHppii East School located at Lincoln Highway and 11th Street in 1899 Page 15 ELKS LODGE Has Grown With DeKalb SINCE 1902 Chartered August 14, 1902 Membership 33 On August 14, 1955 Membership 814 Since 1902 This Lodge — its principles and teachings, through its members of all walks of life, has held an active part in the development and betterment of this community. We pledge a never ceasing, driving fight to combat any force which seeks to subvert our — "American Way." GROWING THROUGH THE CENTURY WITH DEKALB MUSIC AND DANCING NIGHTLY LUNCH and DINNER SERVED DAILY DURING CENTENNIAL VISITORS WELCOME B. P. O. E. ELKS No. 765 Justice Charity Brotherly Love Fidelity Page 16 One Hundred Years In DeKalb Schools When the little village of DeKalb in Orange township was founded, and the settlers had time to think of other things than the bare nec- essities of life, the need of a schoolhouse be- came imperative. The first building was not an elaborate structure. It was built of logs and roofed with "shakes" (boards from two to three feet long and about a half-inch thick) ; it had no floor and no windows — simply openings made in the sides; consequently, when it be- came cold enough to need a fire, school was discontinued until it became warm again. There were only three or four desks, placed in front for the pupils who took writing. The seats were made of logs, sawed lengthwise down the middle, leaving one flat side; on the other side holes were bored and legs inserted. They could thus accommodate fifteen or twenty pup- ils. This schoolhouse was on First Street, about half-way between Gurler Street and the railroad tracks (the railroad came later). Soon the need of a better building was felt, and about 1850 another school-house was erec- ted on Franklin Street, between First and Sec- ond. Here Jonathan Stone taught a term of school at a salary of $16 per month, teaching alternately five and six days a week. The sal- ary of the teacher was raised by subscription. Thus began the educational history of DeKalb. As soon as the village was platted (1853), steps were taken for the erection of a better building. A small tax was levied and the school was built on the site of the old Congregational Church, on the corner of Grove and Second Streets. As there was not enough money rais- ed by this taxation to complete the structure, a couple of dances were given to secure the remainder of the sum needed. Timothy J. Lyon was the first teacher here. As the village increased in numbers, this building soon became too small; so in 1855 an- other school was erected across the street from the Catholic church. It was here that the grade which corresponds most nearly with our present high school was formed. This was called the Seminary. By the end of four years, this building had also become too small to accommodate the large number of pupils, and it was therefore sold and moved back from the corner to the middle of the block, where it was made into a dwelling. In 1861 a brick building was built at the corner of Third and Prospect Streets. For many years this was the finest common school Congratulations, DeKalb, On Your Centennial! SUPERIOR SALES & SERVICE, Inc. AGENTS FOR NORTH AMERICAN VAN LINES DEKALB. ILLINOIS Household Moving 6-6731 CONGRATULATIONS to DeKalb from WHITE OWL CIGARS AND WALTER C. KNAAK, Distributor DDCON, ILLINOIS Page 17 You Leave It CENTENNIA GREETINGS "Part of DeKalb for 2 k of a Century" "A MODERN LAUNDRY SERVING DE KALB SINCE 1890" We Do It WHITE ROSE LAUNDRY Member of The American Institute of Laundering 127 SOUTH FIFTH ST. DEKALB, ILLINOIS building of any town of its size in the state. At first the third story was not finished, as there was no need for it. The first principal at this building was C. Warner. After him came M. Andrews, J. A. Mabie, E. L. Wells, T. W. Dodge, and A. Wells, each of whom taught a year, with the exception of the last two. Then followed Curtis and Crandall, the latter remaining three years. Under Miss Ella L. Dunbar the High School reached a higher standard of excellence than it ever had before or for many years after- wards. Miss Dunbar was energetic, progres- sive and very capable of filling her position. She maintained a strict discipline, taking charge of the children from the time they left their homes until they returned. She was the first principal who ever attempted to have a graduating class; she took charge of the schools in 1870, and in 1874 she graduated a class of four. In 1874 a new North Side grade school was built. The building is now occupied by the DeKalb Agricultural Association. In 1888 John T. Bowles became superinten- dent and under him many improvements were instituted. Miss Lucy H. Carson was the first regular High School principal, and through her efforts and those of Mr. Bowles, the High School was placed upon the accredited lists of the Univer- sity of Illinois and of Southern Illinois Normal School. The courses were steadily increasing in number, and in 1894 an addition was built to the South Side school building, and a new East Side school was built. Mr. Bowles was the first one to have music systematically taught in the schools. In 1896 H. F. Derr was made superintendent of schools. He instituted the half year promo- tions and the four-year course in the High School. The High School principals during this time were Joseph Grey, S. F. Parson, and Miss Martha L. Pond. The year 1899 ushered in the best and most prosperous period in the existence of the High School. Newell D. Gilbert became superinten- dent of schools and Charles Everett Skinner principal of the High School. Under their di- rection the High School advanced until it was in 1902 upon the accredited lists of five uni- versities with liberal courses of study and boast- Page 18 CONGRATULATIONS North School, North Fifth Street, in 1897 ed a corps of nine teachers and a roll of two hundred students. It was in January 1902, that the South Side School was destroyed by fire. Following the fire, high school classes were conducted in the Northern Illinois State Normal. In 1903, a board of six members and a fac- ulty of ten started work in the new DeKalb Township high school building, which had cost $50,000. In 1903-1904, bonds for $30,000 each were voted for two new grade schools later named Glidden and Haish after DeKalb's two illus- trious citizens. In 1908-1909, another $30,000 was voted for the erection of Ellwood School. In 1909, the first caps and gowns were pur- chased for a high school graduating class of 46 members. When 1911 came along, a new superinten- dent of city schools, Luther Hatch, had to be hired. Later city school superintendents in- cluded F. R. Ritzman and Frank Phillips. In 1913, St. Mary's Grade School was built. C. W. Whitten took over the principal's job of the high school in 1916, and one of his main projects was in the music department, where MILK BUTTERMILK GRAPEFRUIT ORANGE BUTTER COTTAGE CHEESE ■flejocscj' HEY BROS. ICE CREAM ICE CREAM CONES . . . BARS . . . SUNDAES MALTED MILKS COMPLETE CARRY OUT SERVICE Milk Consumers' Association "IN BUSINESS FOR YOUR HEALTH" DIAL DEKALB 6-4312 1132 PLEASANT DE KALB CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY OF DE KALB O N I T S 100th BIRTHDAY CANTEEN SERVICE Page 19 music appreciation was first taught. With World War I coming up in 1917, the call to service came to a number of the high school students. During the years 1917-1918, 111 alumni and students were listed on the ser- vice men's honor roll. A new principal, R. G. Beals, came to De- Kalb in 1922, replacing C. W. Whitten, who became head of the Illinois High School Associ- ation. Members of the present staff working at the high school in 1924, were principal Mr. E. O. Hoppe, Miss Edith Wentworth, and Mr. Paul Furr. Other current teachers, Miss Gertrude Ady, and Mr. Merlin Raddatz arrived in 1924-1925. A $265,000 addition was added to the high school in 1923. This included a swimming pool, athletic quarters for both girls and boys, wood- working shop, auditorium, homemaking quar- ters, art studio, cafeteria, business department, business offices, a library — now used as a social room, projection room, and a little thea- ter — and additional classrooms. Student teachers first arrived at DTHS from Northern Illinois State Teachers College in 1937, and are still coming in each semester for their practice teaching. World War II brought changes in the De- Kalb school system, such as the drafting of several teachers, and War Bond Sales which be- came a regularly scheduled activity. Forty alumni or students gave their lives for their country. One thousand forty-six served their country. In 1943 Superintendent S. B. Sullivan took over the job previously occupied by R. G. Beals. In 1948, Margaret Wiltberger, secretary to the superintendent of the grade schools retired after over 40 years of service in the DeKalb School System. Since then a scholarship has been set up by the Business and Professional Women's Club of DeKalb in memory of Miss Wiltberger, who died less than a year after her retirement. The following year W. T. Emery, of the science department, retired after fifty years of teaching, 46 of which were spent in DeKalb. In 1950-51 all-purpose rooms were added to the two grade schools, Glidden and Ellwood. From 1904 until July 1, 1954, the public school system was a dual system, with separ- ate districts for elementary and high school pupils. As of that date, the districts were combined with the Coltonville, Love, and Cort- ( Continued on Page 22) Compliments of All Union Barber Shops SANITARY BARBER SHOP HANK'S BARBER SHOP GEORGE LOCK'S BARBER SHOP NELSON'S BARBER SHOP OLSON'S BARBER SHOP WILLIAM PEURA'S BARBER SHOP BRUNO SODOUSKI'S BARBER SHOP FIRST STREET BARBER SHOP BOB'S BARBER SHOP BARBER'S LOCAL 874 D E K A L B Get the BEST Get Page 20 As a Company and as part of this community, we welcome the opportunity to participate in DeKalb's Centennial. We are proud of the part we have played in the progress of this com- munity. In 1926, California Packing Corporation seeking increased vegetable canning facilities in the Middle West, built the DeKalb plant and their products became part of the "Del Monte" Line. Since that time the Midwest Division of the California Pack- ing Corporation has had a continued and steady growth. It is our hope and plan that this growth will continue into the future. We acknowledge gratefully the splendid part which the people of this community have played and are playing in the "Del Monte" success story. CALIFORNIA PACKING CORPORATION MIDWEST DIVISION DeKalb, Illinois Page 21 South School, Third and Prospect Sts., before the fire land Districts to form Community Unit District No. 428. The governing body of the school district is the Board of Education, an elected group of seven members, no more than five of whom may be elected from any incorporated village or town. Any legal voter of the school district may become a candidate for membership on the board upon filing with the secretary of the board a petition properly signed by fifty or more legal voters of the district. Two serve for one year, two for two years, and three serve for three years. The actual administration of the school is carried on by a superintendent, a supervisor of instruction, and six prinicpals, who are selected by the board, and who make recommendations to the board concerning personnel, curriculum, textbooks, budgets, student activities, and pub- lic relations activities. The principal source of school revenue is the general property tax, which is supplemented by state aid payments, both in terms of flat grants to the district and in terms of some equaliza- tion. The tax rate is fixed by referendum un- der state statutes, and is based on the assessed valuation of the district served by the school. This valuation is approximately $45,000,000 for District No. 428. The Board of Education is required by law to adopt a budget and appropriation ordinance each year. This budget must be made avail- able to the public in tentative form for at least a week before final action, and a public hear- ing must be held on it. This hearing is advis- ory only and the board is not bound by advice given by the public at the hearing. The school plant at the present time con- ( Continued on Page 25) Edward McCirr McGIRR EQUIPMENT COMPANY Specialist in FARM EQUIPMENT and INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCKS MR. ALEX MAKI GENERAL CONTRACTOR ALSO SPECIALIZES IN SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAY CONSTRUCTION PHONE 6-3576 Page 22 %• **\ W IS ¥i f> ** | tt | 18 5 6 CONGRATULATIONS DEKALB! General Electric salutes the City ot DeKalb on its Centennial. DeKalb has proved its progressiveness in the past 100 years not only by past achievements, but by its plans tor the future. Similarly, G.E. looks with pride upon its scientific and engineering ac- complishments which have brightened lives and lightened labor. 1678 Seventy-eight years ago, Thomas A. Edison brought light to the first successful incandescent lamp. That same year, he established the first of the companies which later be- came the General Electric Company. 1946 In 1946, ninety years after the City of DeKalb was found- ed, the DeKalb plant of General Electric, now designated the Appliance Motor Department, was opened. Since that time G.E. has been a part of the DeKalb Community, shar- ing in its responsibilities and rewards. As we celebrate our milestones together, General Elec- tric salutes the City of DeKalb and looks forward to a future of continued community growth and prosperity. May our association with DeKalb be one of long duration and may it be mutually rewarding. GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCE MOTOR DEPARTMENT ftioyiedd 9* 044* Modt 9+ttfiosita+tt P>UK&uct Page 23 THE CHAR SHOP **j> The Charm Shop opened in 1950 on North Third Street. Mrs. Collin bought out the interests of the Mari-Nell Dress Shop and completely remodeled the store, adding new lines of women's apparel. In three short years, The Charm Shop had far outgrown this space and in 1953 moved to their present central location which had been vacated by Jukes Fashion Shop. Much expense and labor was spent to modernize and completely air condition the store to introduce DeKalb women to one of the loveliest stores in the entire area. Plans are now being made for furth- er expansion to include a downstairs store in the near future. 223 East Lincoln Highway In The Center of DeKalb Page 24 sists of seven buildings. The High School build- ing was built in 1903. The Junior High was built in 1952, and the Carl Littlejohn School, a kindergarten through sixth grade building, in 1953. The three other buildings in the city of DeKalb, are Ellwood having been built in 1909, and Haish and Glidden in 1903. The Cortland School is a four room building built in 1935. The school staff, in addition to the super- intendent and building principals, consists of 49 elementary teachers, 15 teachers in the Jun- ior Hijrh School, and 30 teachers in the High School. In addition to these there is a special art teacher and a special music teacher, two speech teachers, one driver training teacher, two guidance counsellors (who serve both the High School and the Junior High), and a cur- riculum director over all grades and high school. During the school year 1953-54, the total en- rollment in the various schools was 2,509. The school system provides two ten week periods each year of education for adults in the community, one in the fall and one in the Winter. This activity is self supporting through the charge of a $5 registration fee. No school credit is given for courses completed. The en- rollment for 1953 was 426. The Parochial School System of the Rock- ford Diocese of the Catholic Church maintains St. Mary's School in DeKalb. In this school the enrollment for the school year 1953-54 was about 300 students, from the first through eighth grade. Six teachers were employed. A tuition charge is made, based upon the number of chilren in the family, and additional support comes from contributions from the local par- ish. An addition of four rooms was built dur- ing the summer of 1954 to care for anticipated increases in enrollment. Northern Illinois State College operates Mc- Murry Laboratory School, an elementary school (four year kindergarten through eighth grade). The 1954 enrollment was 250. There are 10 full-time homeroom teachers, plus special tea- chers in art, music, physical education, indus- trial arts, home economics, as well as a counsel- lor, librarian, and nurse. Thus approximately 14', of the children of the district are cared for by a state rather than a local appropria- tion. 1906 — FIFTY YEARS — 1956 OF SERVICE JOHN BOARDMAN WARREN OSENBERG WM. F. WILTBERGER CO. — INSURANCE — 124 N. 3rd St. DeKalb PHONE 6-4878 The Agency That Service Built J A P U N T I C H DISTRIBUTING CO. D i s t r i b u tor of HAMM'S BEER "The Beer Refreshing" 1739 E. STATE PHONE DEKALB 6-7252 JOE JAPUNTICH, Owner Page 25 City Hal! with first Fire Truck and Horse Drawn Police Wagon - 1912 Fire Department The start of DeKalb's fine fire department came in 1869 when a hook and ladder company was formed. The equipment, homemade by Blacksmith Phinas Vaughan, consisted of wood- en buckets, three upright ladders, and one roof ladder. The "truck" was also made by Vau- ghan. William H. Miller was captain of the depart- ment and he held this post for over 33 years until the new paid department was instituted. In 1874 a volunteer hose company was or- ganized and in 1884 additional equipment and men were added. It was on May 12, 1891, that Hose Company No. 2 was organized for the protection of the northeast part of town. A forward step in fire protection was added in 1887 when the box alarm system was in- stalled at a cost of $195.28. When an alarm was turned in, the whistle on the waterworks in Huntley Park would sound and the engineer would come, determine the location and sound the box number by long and short blasts of the whistle. This practice was discontinued in 1916 because of the crowds which gathered at the fires. WE ARE GROWING WITH DEKALB Visit Us In Our New Location MEL ELLIOTT MUSIC CENTER 132 East Lincoln Highway Pianos . . Organs . . Hi-Fi Instruments Instructions Compliments of H. M. STEWART AGENCY JULIUS SILVERMAN INSURANCE — REAL ESTATE 130 North Second Street PHONE 6-2421 Kishwaukee Airport, Inc. — LEARN TO FLY — Authorized Cessna Dealers Instruction . . Charter . . Sales and Service G.I. Bill of Rights . . Airplane Rental DEKALB MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Phone DeKalb 6-3212 Pleasant St., DeKalb, 111. Congratulations Burch JwiAirc the diamond house BURCH JEWELERS The Diamond House Page 26 DeKalb Fire Station and equipment 1904 to 1912 On August 5, 1903, the city Council author- ized a paid department and made arrange- ments for a station house. This department came into being February 4, 1904, with Hans Erickson, James Klock, Mike McEvoy and Charles Barr as DeKalb Fire Department No. 1. For equipment they had a combination chemical and hose wagon pulled by two horses. Later this was augmented by a ladder wagon made in DeKalb by Andrew Nelson. Progress came into the picture on August 1, 1912, when a truck was put into service. The chemical wagon was sold to the town Iron River, Michigan. This truck met an untimely end when it was struck by a passenger train at First Street on June 17, 1913. There were no casualties, but DeKalb's fire department was halved. How- ever, the DeKalb Wagon Company lent the city one of the trucks it was making, and it was used until December of that year. In the succession of trucks used by the De- Kalb department was one purchased from the DeKalb Wagon Company in 1916. It was a chain drive with a Continental Motor and rep- resented the last word in fire equipment. In 1926 the platoon system was instituted, giving the firemen better working conditions and providing the city with a reserve in case of danger. One of the interesting stories about the de- partment was the call to Malta in 1897. Upon their arrival, the men found that the hose would not fit the Malta hydrants, and the de- partment was helpless. It is said that the de- partment was transported to Malta on a flat car. Page 27 A BUSINESS WITH A GREAT FUTURE OPERATING IN A CITY WITH A GREAT PAST AND A GREATER FUTURE JAMES F. SIMON CO. 123 SOUTH FIRST ST. DEKALB, ILLINOIS SUPPLIERS TO SCHOOLS AND INDUSTRY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Brunswick School Furniture Art Metal Steel Office Furniture Weber-Costello Chalkboard and Art Supplies Lyon Steel Equipment SECOR'S PHARMACY and STATIONERS For Complete Service COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS AT ALL TIMES COSMETICS — TOILETRIES SICKROOM SUPPLIES PERSONAL GREETING CARDS STATIONERY 207 EAST LINCOLN HIGHWAY Police Department Early accounts are silent on the actions of police in DeKalb until 1885 when the City Council established the Police Department on July twenty-second. At that time a Marshall and Assistant Mar- shall were authorized and duties were pre- scribed. A "calaboose" was mentioned in the ordinance, but no specific location was provid- ed. It is believed that it was located where the fire station is today. From then on the records are quite sketchy. It is known that T. J. Adams was chief in 1899 and 1909 and the names of Oliver Jones and Alec Blount are remembered by old timers. Pictures of the Crimson Day parades show the police wearing the helmets of the period. Later names of Frank Ridell, James Scott, and the very popular Sid Rowe are recalled. In 1916 an ambulance was purchased which doubled as a patrol wagon replacing the horse drawn vehicle then in use. It was around 1919 that motorcycles were introduced into the pic- ture. Since the building of the City Hall in 1891, the headquarters of the department have been located there. Railroads of DeKalb Chicago and Northwestern Railroad The first railroad to enter the City of DeKalb was the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, which reached its terminus on August 12, 1853. Its station was erected at Third Street, just back of where the J. C. Penny Store stands to- day. This station was on the north side of the tracks. The second station to be built was on the other side of the same street. Later it was moved to the site between Sixth and Seventh Sreets on the north side of the tracks where the east end was used for a passenger station and the west end for freight. This station continued to be used until 1891 when the double track of the railroad was com- pleted and the station which we now know to- day was built. This station has been in con- stant use ever since, having been remodeled about ten years ago. The old station across the tracks from the present brick one is used for less than carload freight and the east end is rented to a whole- sale grocery firm. Across the tracks to the east was what was known as the out-bound freight station where all of the out-bound less than carload freight was handled. It is now used by the DeKalb Molasses Feed Company. It is interesting to note that on August 25, (Continued on Page 30) Page 28 ^E^A^v The above symbolized the collective thinking of the small band of DeKalb County farmers who founded our company. Down through the years it has been our guiding light and goal. The success with which this has been achieved can be measured in the fact that today — as in the past 16 years — more farmers plant DeKalb than any other seed corn. DeKalb Chix, likewise, are now known the country over and are assuming a place of leadership in the poultry industry. A DeKalb first — hybrid sorghum — has made its appearance only this year on the great plains — it is destined to become another great companion to the flying ear and flying chix. DEKALB AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. INC. Commercial Producers and Distributors of DeKalb Corn, Chix and Hybrid Sorghum Page 29 1853, the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad placed into service a locomotive which was named The DeKalb. This was a 75 ton engine built by Baldwin Locomotive Works and had a copper fire box. It probably was the second coal burning engine to be used by the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad. Because of the great use of passenger trains in the early days, the Chicago and Northwest- ern Railway, which was a successor to the Gal- ena and Chicago Union, ran many trains from DeKalb to Chicago. Among the best known trains of that day was the Clinton passenger which ran from Chicago to Clinton and also the Sterling passenger which ran from Chicago to Sterling and return. The Sterling was a much used train, arriving in DeKalb around 8:15 in the morning, eastbound, and coming back about 6 :30 in the evening. It was a very popular train with the merchants of the town who went to Chicago to do their buying. In 1884 there was built north and south from DeKalb, the Northern Illinois Railroad con- necting Belvidere with the coal fields of Spring Valley. This railroad was taken over by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway on June 9, 1888. When this railroad was in operation with its passenger service, it was possible to go by train from DeKalb to Madison, Wisconsin and, by changing cars at Belvidere, to Rockford and Freeport. The trains from the south, particu- larly the one arriving around eight o'clock in the morning, carried many students to the De- Kalb schools in the heyday of the railroad. The passenger service was discontinued early in the 1920's. The line to the north was discontinued north of Sycamore in 1942, but the line south to Spring Valley is still a very important link in the Chicago and Northwestern System. Chicago Great Western The line running from DeKalb to Sycamore was built in 1893 as the DeKalb and Great Western Railway, which was a subsidiary of the Chicago Great Western. This line, for a long time, gave DeKalb pas- senger service from DeKalb to Chicago via Sycamore and at various times offered excur- sion rates to St. Charles where Pottowatomi Park was the attraction. The Chicago and Great Western abandoned its track from De- Kalb to Sycamore in the early 1950's and now uses the tracks of the Chicago Northwestern Railway once a day for a switch run to come to DeKalb to serve the industries on its line. Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota Railway This railway, built as an outer belt line to eliminate the traffic through Chicago, reached JOHNSON CONCRETE COMPANY 1302 East Lincoln Highway P. O. Box 44 READY MIX PHONE 6-2922 DEKALB, ILLINOIS Congratulations — TO THE CITY OF DE KALB FOX VALLEY CLEANERS and LAUNDERERS OF DISTINCTION Page 30 **l'.«l *** .-V-. - - Sycamore Road in front of Sanitarium in 1908. Note DeKalb - Sycamore Electric Car at right • DeKalb October 24, 1904, when a 38 car freight train pulled into the station here. The next day a special train ran from Aurora to DeKalb carrying passengers. This railroad was taken over in 1909 by the Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary Railway and was extended from DeKalb to Rockford through Kirkkland. In 1922, the Chicago, Mil- waukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway took it over, abandoning the line north of Kirkland. In 1947, that part of the railroad between De- Kalb and Aurora was abandoned and torn up, but the balance of the line from DeKalb to Kirk- land is still an important part of the Milwaukee System. Chicago, Aurora and DeKalb Railway This railway was built in 1904 and 1905 from Aurora to DeKalb. They used steam pow- er for a while, later fitted up a street car from the Aurora City System with a gasoline engine which they used until 1908. This was not sat- isfactory and in 1909 three electric passenger cars and two express cars were purchased. The first trip of these cars was in 1910. The terminal was at Fourth Street in the Building now occupied by the Public Service Company for a meter testing building. The line failed in 1916 and was abandoned and scrapped in 1922. DeKalb Sycamore Electric Traction Company There was an electric traction company operating between DeKalb and Sycamore in the early days of the twentieth century. This line was built and ready for operation on Dec- ember 13th, 1903. The road ran from the west door of the Administration Building of the col- lege, down Normal Road to Lincoln Highway, east to Fourth, north to Oak, east to Tenth, north to Pleasant and east to Thirteenth which followed to Sycamore Road, which road it fol- lowed into Sycamore. Half hour service was maintained through- out most of the time this road was in existence. The cars left DeKalb every hour on the hour and left Sycamore every half hour. The equip- ment of the road consisted of three passenger cars, the combination work and sweeper car plus a number of open summer cars. This company purchased and maintained a park about half way between DeKalb and Sycamore which was called Electric Park. In this park was a ball diamond, a pavilion for dancing, a theatre and a picnic ground. Many a celebration on Labor Day and 4th of July was held here. At one time the company advertised that you could leave DeKalb on the eight o'clock car in the evening and arrive at Electric Park to at- tend a vaudeville and motion picture show at the theatre at 8:15 and the total cost including a reserved seat in the theatre was twenty-five cents. (Continued on Page 34) Page 31 THE DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR— NO. 118 DE KAI.B. ILLINOIS. FRIDAY. MAY 18. 1956 PRICE FIVE CENTS START CENTENNIAL PAGEANT CASTING MODERN EAGLE HOME TO OPEN WILL DEPICT DEKALB STORY >r,.k. SOtli v Offirial IVi STAG A spokesman for it nary said the Incident caused tlrt »««■ «tlr imnng offinal* there " ,h * • j.. i ■ _.ij t . : ADd the. TOjeaj | Monday." nonths ago I The Communist parly first) Thi _ , ., secretary termed "childish" Dul sies Aiioi-ney Clark H '.„. sUtemerU ,„., the Sovle , L iary of "Black Cnunlryman prosecuied Ihe| W(rrv making the reduction In'polm jcut response to internal preasurts. Board graphed am ttely. The > _ M ,9honJy after the docurr of L'jtU w . session, Iretuxned. :-cupatlonal (ami •tunp wai Issued to Danny] Kovteh. 147 North Third Streai DdCtitt, WASHINGTON— I'P— President EIb r.-n worn ■ SensU vktory today In the Orst formal vie •*> Uv new "soil bank* farm bill The Senate approved, *>31, an a.Tirnd-.--i t«c*«t by Um administration to aotbortasysata of 1M.*M bush*. or surplus tow irad* wtsos>4 al Um> prtoft of Uvaalwc* fa** Page 32 Penny Flame*says: "It's a privilege..." 10 UuiAnlU on ner 100th anniversary, Penny Flame and all of us at Northern Illinois Gas say: "Happy Birthday!" While the community celebrates, we think it's a good time to tell you we're proud to carry on a long-standing tradition of service to the people of DeKalb . . . it's a privilege we look forward to carrying on for years to come. As you may know, one of our predecessor companies brought the early conveniences of gas to DeKalb shortly after the turn of the century. It was in 1901 when the newly-constructed, coal-gas plant of the DeKalb County Gas Company began serving the city. Since then, modern gas has come a long way. The homemaker of today enjoys fast, clean, economical cooking — speedy, low-cost water heating — silent, trouble-free refriger- ation and many other comforts and conveniences that gas provides for the finest features of better living. Today, more than half a million homes, businesses and industries we serve throughout northern Illinois use gas in a myraid of ways hardly dreamed-of a century ago. Gas serves You and the Community, too! Trade-Mark. Copyright, 1956, Northern Illinois Gas Company Page 33 West Lincoln Highway - 1904 This road did a thriving business in the days before the hard road and the automobile and was used by many of the workers who worked in DeKalb or Sycamore and lived in the other town. However, in 1924, it bowed to the in- evitable and on April 17th, 1924, the road went out of service when the eleven o'clock car out of Sycamore entered the Car Barn in DeKalb. It was soon scrapped and the road is nothing more than a memory at the present time. These are only a part of the many railroads which were projected through DeKalb in the early days. Other railroads were projected from the south heading toward Rockford, but not built. It was possible at one time for a per- son to go from DeKalb to New York by inter- urban car, leaving DeKalb on the Chicago, Aurora and DeKalb and making connections in Chicago. Buses Following the electric line out of DeKalb, bus routes were established from DeKalb to Sycamore and from DeKalb to Geneva and from DeKalb to Dixon. These bus lines oper- ated spasmodically for several years and the ones east and west in particular were finally merged into what we know now as the Grey- hound Lines, which run through DeKalb. Bus service between DeKalb and Sycamore has been spasmodic as the traffic has not been too great, although in latter years the buses seem to have a firmer foothold. Intra City Transportation The first intra city transportation probably was the "hotel bus" which the hotels maintain- ed to meet the train and carry prospective guests to the respective places. Another means of transportation inside the city was the horse drawn hack which was available at the livery stables for wedding, funerals, and other occas- ions. As the automobile came into existence, in 1915, a jitney bus was established, which ran Page 34 on a specified route at a fare of five cents. Soon, however, this was changed to a 10 cent fare and was not run on a specified route, but could be taken to any part of the city. It is from this bus that our present system of taxi cabs has developed. Intra city bus lines have been tried on three occasions and at no time have they been a suc- cess. For some reason or other, the people of DeKalb prefer to ride taxis instead of a bus. Waterworks A system of waterworks was installed early in the history of DeKalb. In the early 1870's about 1872 or 1875 a well was dug in Huntley Park and a system of mains laid. This water- works system is said to be the thirteenth sys- tem to be installed in the state of Illinois. A windmill was used for pumping and a round tank on stilts was built for a reservoir. This equipment served until a steam pump was installed and the windmill sold in September of 1886. Due to the demand for water for a growing population a standpipe was authorized to be erected in Huntley Park on February 12, 1889. This measure and all of the following ordin- ances of the city council pertaining to the standpipe passed by a majority of one vote. The standpipe was finished on September 20, 1889 and the opposition claimed it could not be filled. The city engineer turned on the pumps and after six days had the 242,000 gal- lon tank overflowing. It served its time and was replaced by a new elevated tank on July 2, 1952. The Huntley Park tank was drained October 30, 1952 61 years after its completion. In 1951 and 1952 extensions to the system were made costing $550,000 which was covered by revenue bonds. This is a far cry from the story in 1889 when 900 customers paid $6,500 for water and the city had only 14 miles of mains. Congratulations LEONARDS JEWELERS 318 East Lincoln Highway Honest Values An important part of our services is to provide your organization with the most up-to-date time-saving office machines, accessories, equipment and supplies so that your office may function more efficiently. HICKMAN 20 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS 7th IN DEKALB Goodyear Tires Exide Batteries MILT ANDERSON'S Gulf Service North First and Locust South Fourth and Taylor DE KALB. ILLINOIS CHILTON'S SPORT SHOP 148 N. Second St. Phone 6-3152 DeKalb, 111. <5E>°C3> TEAM OUTFITTERS and HOBBIES *=>oC3g. FOLEY'S Pies — Cakes — Donuts ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Wilson, Rowlings and Spalding Sports Equipment Page 35 Communications It was 1879 that the first mention of a tele- phone was made in the DeKalb Chronicle. On September 20, 1879 it was stated that Ithamer Robinson was in Chicago to see about a tele- phone line from DeKalb to Sycamore. In 1888 a news item reported that one of the downtown stores had a connection made with a place in the northeast part of town. In 1890 the Rolling Mills on Second and Locust was linked with the Glidden House (Hotel DeKalb) by phone. Telephone installations were news in those days. In this era the Central Union Telephone Company was operating and on June 11, 1895 the DeKalb County Telephone Company was organized. Three years later in 1898 they were given a franchise by the City Council. From then until 1912 two telephone com- panies were in operation in DeKalb. It was common for the business houses to advertise "both phones." On April 1, 1912 the DeKalb County Tele- phone Company purchased the interests of the Central Union. Later the name was changed to DeKalb Ogle Telephone Company. This company has expanded until now they are housed in their own building and the system has been changed to dial operation, the latter change taking place June 13, 1954. It is not certain when the telegraph came to town except to surmise that it came with the railroad. The Western Union has always maintained an office here. One of the inter- esting papers in the historical files is a letter from Malta to the Western Union in DeKalb to send a telegram to Piano. The date 1872. The Postal Telegraph came with the Chicago Great Western but has not maintained an of- fice here for some time. When the radio bug hit this country three DeKalb youths were among the first to build sets. These three were Charles Parson, Claude Middleton and Willard McEwen. DeKalb's radio station came into being in 1946 when Rev. T. H. Lane and others formed the DeKalb Radio Studios with studios in the Wright Building, but no transmitter. They op- erated through WMRO in Aurora for about six months. Later they erected their own transmitter on North First Street and went on the air for the first time December 8, 1947. On November 5, 1955 they moved into their own studios on North First Street. The transmitter was also moved to the same site. Congratulations MARTHA'S Dresses — Skirts — Costume Jewelry Lingerie 314 East Lincoln Highway LIBERTY TRUCKING COMPANY 1401 WEST FULTON STREET CHICAGO 7, ILLINOIS CHICAGO: HAYMARKET 1-2100 ELGIN: SHERWOOD 1-2224 DEKALB: 6-6533 Building with DeKalb Your House of Friendly Service . . . the TOWER FINANCE Corporation Loans $25 to $500 130 N. Fourth St. Phone: 6-3418 L & P STANDARD SERVICE LEFT HANDED STATION DEKALB, ILLINOIS Bill Lang 1st and East Lincoln Hwy. Brooks Parker Telephone 6-4732 Page 36 ORGANIZATION OF THE DE KALB CENTENNIAL Officers JAMES E. ROLFING. President FRANCIS R. GEIGLE Vice President FRANCIS E. CASH 1 _ _ y Co-Treasurer ARTHUR J. KRUPP J ' JAMES M. MORRIS General Chairman DeWITT OSGOOD Secretary John Boardman Helene Collin Jessie Glidden Philmore Iskowich Executive Committee A. W. Jackson Adrian Jacobson E. E. Miller C. Edward Raymond HEADQUARTERS DIVISION Brooks Parker — Chairman Mrs. Ralph Nelson Lawrence Shipman TRAFFIC DIVISION John Remsey — Chairman Victor Sarich Robert Haldeman UNDERWRITING DIVISION Howard Nelson Henry Meier Co-Chairmen DECORATIONS DIVISION Neale R. Skorberg — Chairman FIREWORKS DIVISION Paul E. Johnson — Chairman C. A. Mellinger — Co-Chairman Robert Canon R. C. Anderson Thomas Crooke Clifford Binder V. Sarich C. Kennedy HEADQUARTERS PERSONNEL Mrs. Helen Olsen Mrs. Jean Sparks Mrs. James Sawyer Bob Davis Mrs. Helen Swanbum REVENUE DIVISION George Black, Chairman HISTORICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Aaron Hanson — Chairman George P. Clark Edith Marken William R. Bushong Waite Embree CELEBRATION BALL COMMITTEE Mr. and Mrs. John A. Leifheit, Chairmen Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thorsen Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Tyler Mr. and Mrs. Nye LaBaw Dr. and Mrs. James Feeney Mr. and Mrs. Jay T. Modloff hAr. and Mrs. R. W. Terwilliger Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cook CONCESSIONS COMMITTEE L. M. Corson — Chairman Jack Simmons Steve Yusko Earl Sullivan Thomas Eby Shirley Wielert Kelsey Oldham Gilman Schimmoler Ed. Hutchison NOVELTIES COMMITTEE Joseph L. Katz — Chairman James Breen Mrs. PROMOTIONAL DIVISION Dale Jenkins, Chairman, Ladies Division Mr. Robert Brown, Chairman, Men's Division BROTHERS OF THE BRUSH COMMITTEE Edward McGirr — Chairman Mullie Mullvain Ed. Rohlik Richard Jensen Elmer Leeds Ted White Mike Sarich MEN'S HATS COMMITTEE Philip Simon — Chairman Ralph Seats SISTERS OF THE SWISH COMMITTEE Mrs. Raymond Kahle — Chairman Mrs. Orville Shipman Mrs. Dennis Collins Barbara Minard Mrs. Raymond Katz Edith Wentworth Mrs. John Boardman LADIES SUN BONNETS COMMITTEE Mrs. Robert Hunt — Chairman Mrs. Ivan Rinehart Mrs. John Remsey Mrs. Ernest Hanson Mrs. Leonard Cummins Mrs. Edward Wagley Mrs. John Huntzicker Mrs. Robert Ball SISTERS OF THE SWISH Charter Committee Mrs. Frank Blitzblau Mrs. Harry Brody Mrs. Martin Bartels Mrs. Harold Wright Mrs. Joe Katz } Co-Chairmen CENTENNIAL COSTUME CONTEST Mrs. E. Huntzicker — Mrs. Dennis Collins Mrs. Wayne Cook Mrs. Henry Embree Mrs. John Boardman Helene Collin Mrs. Harold Nolin Mrs. Orville Shipman Chairman PRIZES FOR COSTUMES Winifred Stewart — Chairman Alma Budd COSTUME JUDGES COMMITTEE Mrs. George Dertinger — Chairman Mrs. Clark Countryman Miss Mary Jane Seed Mrs. Henry Meyer, Rochelle Mrs. Paul VanNatta, Sycamore Mrs. Earl Pritchard, Maple Park FAMILY TINTYPE COMPETITION Mrs. Forrest Andrews — Chairman Mrs. H. L. Cummins Mrs. Mandel Herr Mrs. S. A. Tyler Mrs. Leslie Winters Mrs. Michael Horan Mrs. Vernon Seitzinger PROMENADE AND CARAVAN COMMITTEE Warren Osenberg — Chairman Lyle Schule James Modglin Thomas Ballas Al. Johnson Edwin Schoemperlen KANGAROO COURT COMMITTEE Curtis Bogle — Chairman Edward McGirr — Judge Wayne Bogle — Judge Slim Kittleson — Chief Bill Lang — Chief KOPS— Clark Cryor Don Robertson Jack Simmons Toddy Allen Jim Scott Smiley Concidine Tom Cliffe Itch Skoglund Scotty Buchan Joe Stossel Hippit Lawson Earl Sullivan, Jr. SPECTACLE TICKET DIVISION Charles Raymond, Chairman TICKET COMMITTEE Lawrence Greenacre, — Chairman Jim Besenfelder Charles Reeser C. E. Moore PATRONS TICKET COMMITTEE Mrs. Homer Cobb — Chairman CASHIERS AND GATES COMMITTEE E. O. Hoppe — Chairman QUEEN CONTEST COMMITTEE J. Milton Anderson — Chairman Mrs. Carl Wallin Howard Nelson Elmer Sanderson Carl Swanson Mrs. Phyllis Stowe William Terwilliger Mrs. Clifford Gilmore Mrs. Betty Pyfer Miss Catherine Pesut Mrs. Del Borine Jim Besenfelder Wood row Royalty Ava Biagini SPECTACLE DIVISION Richard Hietikko, Chairman SCENARIO AND TITLE COMMITTEE S. B. Sullivan — Chairman Charles Gunn Carl Wiltberger Vere Goodyear Mrs. Harriet Davy Otto Gabel Carl Littlejohn Mrs. Bertha Rutledge Dr. J. A. Spickerman Michael Malone Jerome Berkes COSTUME AND MAKE-UP COMMITTEE Carroll Hauser — Chairman Mrs. Chester Oleson Mrs. Charles Findley Mrs. Wilbur Yauch Mrs. Eleanor Janeway Mrs. Mary Smith Mrs. Jerry Jensen Mrs. Richard Meier Mrs. W. H. Sexton Mrs. Fred Woods Mrs. Lincoln M. Young Mrs. Clarence Waldier CAST COMMITTEE Helaine Hynes — Chairman Gerald Conde PROPERTIES SAr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and COMMITTEE Mrs. James Sawyer, Jr. — Chairmen Mrs. Frank Carr Mrs. John Bower Mrs. Hal Galbreath Mrs. James Sawyer, Sr. Mrs. Joy Diehl Mrs. Howard Eychaner Mrs. Chas. Soar Mrs. Judd Storey Mrs. Harold Hyre Mrs. Bud Smith CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE Kenneth Hallgren — Chairman Halverson Bros. Robert Rich Ernie Hansen Tony Antonsen Joe Stossel PUBLICITY DIVISION K. M. Snyder, Chairman PRESS RELEASE COMMITTEE Wm. Froom Don Ulery Co-Chairmen DISTRIBUTIVE COMMITTEE Leo B. Olson — Chairman Don Duncan Ray Robinson Michael Pence CENTENNIAL SEAL COMMITTEE Franklin Morley — Chairman Mrs. Helen Merritt Mrs. Gertrude Parcells Miss Mary Swynehardt CENTENNIAL HISTORIAN COMMITTEE Waite W. Embree — Chairman SPEAKERS COMMITTEE Percy Read — Chairman Harold Eatherington Ben W. Mattek Kenneth W. Kassel J. Clayton Pooler RADIO AND TV COMMITTEE Lois Still — Chairman Mrs. Russell Lindstrom Mrs. George Olsen WOMEN'S PRESS COMMITTEE Mrs. Marcella Aspengren — Chairman Mrs. M. W. Edgar Mrs. Burt Oderkirk Miss Frances Sarich Miss Jane Freed HOSPITALITY DIVISION Jolly Erickson, Chairman DIGNITARIES AND GUESTS COMMITTEE Robert Greenaway — Chairman HOUSING COMMITTEE Art 0. Erickson — Chairman Paul Fairbrook Francis Farley Roy Rice OFFICIAL ENTERTAINING COMMITTEE T. E. Courtney, Jr. — Chairman PIONEER RECOGNITION COMMITTEE Henry H. Embree — Chairman Renwick W. Spear Robert Ball Arthur Buehring William Randall SPECIAL EVENTS DIVISION Dee Palmer, Chairman MERCHANTS PROMOTION COMMITTEE Charles W. Fister — Chairman Ben W. Gordon John C. Condon Keeth A. Kast Robert O. Schoenherr Joe M. Packer L. M. Corson J. W. Modeen PARADES COMMITTEE C. W. Freitag — Chairman Ivan Williams — Parade Marshal Ed Carlson Wilbur A. Smith John Eakle D. M. Schafer James R. Parker Will Widerberg James S. Lamb Reuben Riipi Henry J. Hermanowicz Harold Bluhm Quentin Tucker Richard Worthington Robert Berkinbine Leo Remsey Ed. A. Harold Donald Larson Robert Cannon HISTORICAL WINDOWS COMMITTEE Ed Knodle — Chairman Ken Haller Robert Montgomery Beatrice Gurler Robert Bowers Mrs. Swen Mobeck Robert Bullington Willard Widerberg Frank Moore MUSIC COMMITTEE Russell Lindstrom — Chairman Gerald M. Paauwe Myron W. Madison Bill Wennlund Robert Montgomery SPECIAL DAYS COMMITTEE Donald M. Amos, Chairman RELIGIOUS DEDICATION Chas. J. Chamberlain- Rev. Stiles Lessly -Chairman Rev. Milton Gustafson Rev. Daniel Huntwork Tom Buffington Dr. Vernon Fay Dee Palmer NG i AMERICA'S DAY Robert Smith — Chairman John Boardman Wm. Davis Dick Meiers Virg 1 Nehring Warren Osenberg Ray Stonecipher Don Riley Jim Weigand Jim Lamb Willard Weiderberg John Chilton Nye LaBaw Rosemary Baxa Carol Taylor FAITH IN OUR FUTURE DAY Albert W. Leonhard — Chairman EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY Lowell Ray — Chairman Harold Bluhm B. F. Brickley Reid Keene Tracy Arnold Don Duncan PIONEER AND HOMECOMING DAY DeEstin Pasley — Chairman Paul A. Nehring, Sr. Thure Hallgren Dr. George E. Boardman Forrest W. Andrews Kenneth Snyder Mrs. Scott Peacock Mrs. Harry McEwen RURAL DAYS Harold Nolin — Chairman Al Golden Morris Reed Paul Duncan Paul Montavon Tom Roberts, Jr. Paul Furr Carl Littlejohn LADIES DAY Carol Troescher, General Chairman Chairman oj Fashion Show, Mrs. James E. Rolfing SCENERY Miss Gladys Larson — Chairman Miss Eva Benson Miss Margaret Devine Miss Elsa Larson Miss Gen Jacobson Miss Louise Johnson RESERVATIONS Mrs. Robert Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Abbott — Chairman Richard Myrland Philmore Iskowich Robert Skoglund Thos. Courtney, Jr. Reid Keene Joseph Ebbesen PROGRAMS Mrs. Loring Jones — Chairman Mrs. Raymond Katz Mrs. Harold Nolin Mrs. Stanley Knetsch Mrs. James Merritt Mrs. Carl Swanson, Jr. HOSTESSING Mrs. Howard Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mr. Nelson — Chairman Ralph McAllister Ken Snyder Russell Rasmussen Loren Caldwell Walter Renner Geo. Terwilliger John Boyle, Jr. Geo. Dertinger Adrian Jacobson Robert Roose James Parker Lyle Raber Richard Wiltberger Paul Hunt Vernon Johnson Renwick Speer A. D. Oderkirk ADVERTISING Mrs. Edward Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Raymond- O. I. Stevens Ben Mattek Francis Cash David Bush L. J. Childs S. A. Tyler Evelyn Anderson -Chairman Mrs. Paul Smith Mrs. Ray G. Peterson Mrs. Richard Hietikko Mrs. Carl Moeller Mrs. Stanley Halloran Rosann Nelson Jackie Snyder Pat Boyle COSTUMES Mrs. Orville Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Baker — Chairman Earl Smith Wendell Lindbeck Paul Hartman John Thompson Robert Broadus S. M. Meyer SET-UP Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. GUESTS Miss Mrs. Miss Mrs. Mrs. Harold Wright — Chairman Donald Frantz James Ellis Ernest Oleson Bernadine Hanby- Ben Davy Jessie Glidden Waite Embree Edgar Knodle -Chairman FLOWERS Mrs. Richard Jensen — Chairman Mrs. Virgil Cook Mrs. Robert Olsen FOOD AND EQUIPMENT Mrs. L. Montgomery — Chairman Miss Nancy Schulenberg Mrs. Charlotte Allen Mrs. Raymond Peterson Mrs. J. C. Lundberg Mr. Ross Moriarity CLEAN UP Mrs. Brooks Brickley — Chairman Mrs. Allan Anderson Mrs. Harold Federspiel Mrs. Eugene Stefani Mrs. Beuren Ellis Mrs. Lawrence Smith Mrs. Robert Burke Mrs. Frank Blitzblau Mrs. Wm. Robbins Mrs. Grant Suttie Mrs. Paul Crawford Mrs. W. H. Sexton TRIO MUSIC Mrs. Harold Mann Mrs. Thomas Roberts Mrs. Harold Bluhm ART SHOW Mrs. Ivan Rinehart — Chairman Mrs. J. A. Spickerman Mrs. Carl W. Moeller SERVING AND REPLENISHING Mrs. W. Yauch — Chairman Mrs. Karl Kunzie Mrs. Joseph Clettenberg Mrs. Ernest Hanson Mrs. Roderick Kohler Mrs. John Benben Mrs. R. Balke Mrs. Hazel Hull Mrs. Roy Briggs Mrs. Arthur Krupp Mrs. Wm. Stevens Mart in Bartels E. H . Maurer FLOWER COMMITTEE Mrs. Russell Rasmussen Mrs. Robert Hainds Mrs. Hugh Jameson BROTHERS OF THE BRUSH 1 . A & P Grocers 2. Andy's Bushmen 3. American Legion 4. Bob & Scotty 5. Bross & Kittlesons Boys 6. California Pack Kernels 7. DeKalb Commercial Body 8. E. & L. Tap 9. Eagles 10. G. E. Homesteaders 1 1 . Locust St. Brusher 12. Jensens Rose Brusher 13. Diners Dizzy Dopes 14. Chink Johnsons Chinks 15. K. of C. 16. Lang & Parker Stooges 17. Les & Sals 18. Milt Andersons Men 19. Manly Methodists 20. McGirr Generals 21. The Mule Skinners 22. Live Wires 23. The Yard Birds 24. Pearsons Pioneers 25. Fritzes Fuzz Men 26. Rohliks Rustlers 27. Rukavinas Tavern 28. Sullivans Prospectors 29. Tilton Park Neighbors 30. Twins 31. Ten-O-Nine Club 32. Wurli Tuners 33. Cousin Bill and His Bearded Cousins 34. Sod Busters 35. Square and Compass 36. DeKalb Hybrids 37. Mullies South Siders A & P Food Store Andys Tavern American Legion Bob & Scotty's Tavern Bross & Kittleson Service Station California Packing Corporation DeKalb Commercial Body E. & L. Tap Eagles Club General Electric Co. Goal Post Jensens Greenhouse Johnny's Diner Kingston Knights of Columbus Lang & Parker Service Station Les & Sals Tavern Milt Andersons Service Station Methodist Mens Club McGirr Equipment Co. McCabes Tavern Nehring Electrical Works State College Ground Crew Pearsons Tavern Rainbow Room Eds Tavern Rukavinas Tavern Sullivans Tavern Twin Tavern Ten-O-Nine Tavern Wurlitzer Co. Voorhies Barber Shop DeKalb Farm Supply Masonic Lodge DeKalb Agricultural Association Mullies Shell Station THE CITIZENS OF DE KALB PROUDLY PRESENT THE DRAMATIC HISTORICAL PANORAMA "THE DEKALB STORY" N. I. S. COLLEGE FIELD— JUNE 12-13-14-15-16, 1956—8:15 P.M. A JOHN B. ROGERS PRODUCTION PRODUCED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEKALB CENTENNIAL, Inc. RICHARD M. QUAY Business Manager ALFRED H. SRNKA Director FOR THE JOHN B. ROGERS CO. • ••••• Synopsis of Scenes THE PROLOGUE A brilliant scene in which "The Queen of the DeKalb Centennial" welcomes visitors from every corner of the Nation. Surrounded by beautiful lad- ies of her Court, the Queens Cadets, Sailorettes, and the Guard of Honor, she greets representatives of the Forty-Eight States. EPISODE FOUR "The New Frontier" In 1818 Illinois became a State. As soon as the land was officially opened adventurous souls set out to seek a new home on the frontier. EPISODE ONE "This Is DeKalb" A salute to the pioneers of DeKalb who, with flashing axes, felled the growth of timber in order to found a new settlement in the New Land of Promise. EPISODE FIVE "Remember the Sabbath" When the first settlers came to this land, they brought not only their determination and courage, but another priceless gift, their faith in God. EPISODE TWO "The Heritage of Freedom" Beneath the tall trees of DeKalb, the Indians paused in their meanderings to camp and hunt. Here they prayed for fertility, danced to appease their Gods, and carry on their family life. EPISODE SIX "The Dawn of Education" As the area increased in population, education became a subject of great consideration to the peo- ple of DeKalb. From the crude surroundings of a simple beginning to the fine system of schools to- day, DeKalb has progressed in its march toward a higher educational standard. EPISODE THREE "The Indian War" One of the great Indian Chiefs known in this sec- tion of the Country was Shabbona. He made two midnight rides to warn the early settlers of im- pending danger with the lllini tribe. EPISODE SEVEN "The Coming of the Iron Horse" The first train arrives, two ribbons of steel now connect with the rest of the nation. The first rail- road to be built to DeKalb was the Galena & Chi- cago Union. It was completed to DeKalb on Aug- ust 12, 1835. EPISODE EIGHT "War Between the States" Event followed event — The Southern States se- ceded from the Union one by one. The nation was undergoing the stress of turmoil of a Civil War. EPISODE FOURTEEN "The Roaring Twenties" 1927 — Prosperity abounded, it was the age of "Yes, We Have No Bananas," "Plus Fours" and "Flappers." A dance sensation hit the nation and everyone in DeKalb was doing the Charleston. EPISODE NINE "Barb Wire" One of the most perplexing problems of the ag- ricultural industry in the early days was that of fencing. Glidden, Ellwood and Haish will long be be remembered for their contributions to the Wire Industry and helping DeKalb to become known as "Barb City." EPISODE FIFTEEN "The Seige for Freedom" When the startling news that came to the United States on that quiet afternoon of December 7, 1 94 1 , war came to the United States for the second time in a generation. EPISODE TEN "Bikes and Bustles and Moustaches" It was the era of "The Bicycle Built for Two," "Leg 0' Mutton Sleeves," and "Wasp-Like Waists" .... "Pull Down Your Vest," and "23 Skidoo" were the forerunners of the slang terms of today. The innovation called the "Horseless Carriage" made its appearance and caused quite a sensation. All good clean fun of "Gay 90's" reminiscent of the days when "Grandma" was in her teens. EPISODE ELEVEN "The Founding of N. I. S. C." Perhaps one of the most significant facts in De- Kalb in 1899 was the completion of one of the finest colleges in Northern Illinois, Northern Illi- nois State Normal School. EPISODE TWELVE "The Haish Fire" In May, 1914, fire broke out in the paint room of the Haish Manure Spreader Factory and ulti- mately engulfed two City blocks. EPISODE SIXTEEN "The Hall of Fame" In the past century, DeKalb has produced many fine Americans. This evening we would like to honor three of its prominent sons who have con- tributed so much to the City, Country and County. EPISODE SEVENTEEN "The Atomic Age" With the arrival of the forties came Man's Knowledge of splitting the atom. This he used for a defensive measure, a method of destruction which heretofore had been unknown and unequalled. To- day, man is striving to use the atom for Peace- time progress. Will it be the beginning of a new advanced civilization or the destructive end? EPISODE EIGHTEEN "Young America" Here is the future of America. Here is the fu- ture of DeKalb. Upon these young Americans will rest the responsibility for the moral, spiritual and educational development of our nation. EPISODE THIRTEEN "To the Cause for Freedom" The year was 1914, and again the people of De- Kalb heard the troubling sounds of war in the mak- ing. The climax came in 1917 when the Lusitania was sunk and the United States entered the War. FINALE There are no bounds or limits to the frontiers of freedom. Now the darkness and wilderness are far behind. Ahead lies new boundaries, widening, expanding, certain to roll back before the same un- quenchable spirit of which we are heirs. As prod- ucts of a pioneer people, it is ours to go forward, to surmount the obstacles, to keep the faith. So, Proudly We Hail DeKalb's Second Century. SISTERS OF THE SWISH CHAPTERS DeKalb, Illinois Centennial— 1856 to 1956 CHARTER NO. 1 NAME OF CHAPTER -Fabulous- Flouncy-Floozies- 1A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 NAME OF ORGANIZATION Gen. Electric Co. Building No. 4 b — Calico Queens — Gen. Electric Co., 1st shift c — Jezebel les — Gen. Electric Co., Office d — Crinoline Crimpers — Gen. Electric Co., Plant (2nd Shift) Krazy-Dazy-Dames — Women of the Moose Gingham Girls — Glidden P. T. A. Calico-Cut-Up — Haish P. T. A. Ducky Bonnet Belles — V. of F. Wars Auxiliary Century Belles — Cyclone Fence Knit-A-Biddies — Knit-A-Bit Club Legion Lasses — American Legion Auxiliary Chintz Charmers — Christian Science Group Beta Belles — Beta Sigma Phi Centennial Belles — Neighborhood Clan Army Belles — Salvation Army Ballot Box Belles — League of Women Voters Baptists of Yesteryear — First Baptist Church Barbie Bustles — D.T.H.S. Girls Beauty Belles — Chamberlain Beauty Nook Belles of South 2nd Street — Neighborhood Group Belles of St. Mary's — St. Mary's Church Better Halves — N.I.S.C. Student Wives Birthday Bustle Biddies — Bridge Club B-P-ettes — Business & Professional Women's Club Bustle Rustlers — DeKalb Mothers' Club Calico Cats — Social Group Castle Queens — N.I.S.C. Service Employees Centennial Centrals — DeKalb-Ogle Telephone Centennial Key Notes — Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Chalis Sallies — Littlejohn P. T. A. Coltonville Country Cuties — Coltonville Community Club C. & E. Traiierettes — Corey & Evans Covered Wagon Wheels — D. & S. Pinochle Club Crinoline Belles — Brody Factory Daisies Won't Tell — P.E.O. Chapter DX Dames of the Bonnet — DeKalb Womans Club Daughters of DeKalb — Catholic Daughters of America DeKalb Doozies— Social Group D.P.H. Sisters — DeKalb Hospital Benefit Club DeKalb Trustetts — DeKalb Trust & - Savings Bank Dinner Belles — Supper Club Dodgett Daisies — Social Group Drama Dears — Drama Club Ellwood Ellas — Ellwood P.T.A. Faculty Femmes — Dames Club — N.I.S.C. Faculty Wives CHARTER NO. 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84. 85 86 87 88 89 NAME OF NAME OF CHAPTER ORGANIZATION Farm Bureau Fillies — Farm Bureau First Voter Gals — League of Women Voters Flippin Jennies — Chain Ten Club Frontier Frills — Social Group Gay Gals — H.S. Class of 1950 Goal Post Swishes — Goal Post Restaurant Home & School Belles — High School P.T.A. Homemakers of DeKalb County Home — DeKalb County Home Hospital Chimes — St. Mary's Hospital Auxiliary Immanuel Pioneers — Immanuel English Lutheran Church Jane & Jean Twirlers — Square Dance Group Jane Parker Girls — A. & P. Store Jolly Gold Diggers — Jolly Twelve Club Junabelles — Junior Woman's Club Kiddie Kuddlers — DeKalb Community Mothers' Club Kissin' Kuzzins — Social Group Lucia Sisters — Social Group Main Street Molls — Business Women Mayflower Maidens — Congregational Church Merry Marthas — Four Square Gospel Church Merry Maids & Matrons — McMurry P.T.A. Neptune Daughters — Barb City Boat Club Nightingales — DeKalb Registered Nurses Club Northern Belles — Northern Illinois Corporation Patriotic Pals — Women's Patriotic Association Pokarettes — Social Group Ruffled Does — Lady Elks Shrine Belles — DeKalb White Shrine 47 South Side Sals — Social Group Spaghetti Swishes — Jon & Jen's Grill Stage Struck Sisters — Stage Coach Players Star Sisters — Eastern Star Club Suburban Sunbonnet Suzzies — Tilton Park Residents Sunbonnet Lassies — Home Bureau — P.M. Group Suomi Sisters — Social Group Swirls of the Swish — National Hairdressers Assn. Swish Teens — Junior High The Cabinettes — Log Cabin Group Tilton Tillies — Tilton Park Group Twentieth Century Pioneers — 20th Century Club Vinkingettes — Ladies of the Viking Wagon Wheels — DeKalb Commercial Body Corp. Wesley Calico Gals — Methodist Women Wurl-Wins — Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. — Office Yankee Doodle Gals — Women's Relief Corps McMurry Sixteen Swishes — McMurry 7th-8th Children Mel's Musical Belles — Mel Elliott Music Center Blue Belles — Altar and Rosary Society CAST FOR "THE DE KALB STORY' Trumpeters — Edgar Knodle Bonnie LaVen PROLOGUE Nansen Glidden Roberta Shawver Donna DeGraffenried Sponsored by Explorers Post 18, 28, 15, 5, and Girl Scouts Troop 26, Sycamore and Troop 1, DeKalb Waite Embree Cadets — Judy McCann Kathryn Hildebrandt Judy Healey Sandra Entwistle Karen Johnson Caroline Hoppe Sailorcttes — Dolly Beaumont Kay Mathre Marg Hayter Mavis Chaplin Phyllis Prather Miriam Montavon (Margaret Schiesser) Stotes — Beverly Roberts Sherlynd Baird Verla Spratt Dawn Mathre Carol Hakala Janice Read Girl Scouts — Nancy MacGinnitie Patty Smith Marcia Olson Kathy Baker Jule Miller Sarah Glidden Barbara Plapp Carol Cutts Mary Lee Wright Boy Scouts — Michael Suttie Bob Myers Roger Kelly Bob Bowmon Horesmen — June Threstod Bud Smith Gordon Plucker Tom Anderson Tom Gallagher Jerry Bemis Bob Trotter Ruth Ann Johnston Sandra Burch Judy Jobe Susie Paulus Kay Morris Barb Suddeth Karen Schavland Anita Bullington Jackie Schoenholz Sharon Tomas Dorothy Koehler Connie Kensiki Judy Jackman Merijo Farley Bonnie Butler Wanda Stroyan Sandy Napier Ann Madison Susan Chambers Sharon Myrlari Judy Wahl Karen Bend Patty Berkley Karen Munson Kathy Shepardson Alice Soar Andreas Fariss Dan Anderson Dave Royalty John Luhtala Dave Boganrief Steve Tetmeyer Loren Mullins Sam Cushin Morgen Johnson Dick Gallagher Johnny Pigott Bob Suddeth Fred Busse EPISODE 1 "This Is DeKalb" Mr. and Mrs. Clark Warner Mary Clair McGirr Earl Warner Emmy Lou McGirr Jim Long Ken Budrow Wayne Mosher Ron Teague EPISODE 2 Heritage of Freedom" Karen Lindstrom Karen Johnson Janice Reod Pat Ridolph Pat Roach Gary Fariss Harold Thorn John Thorn Ronnie Carey Lee Homan Roger Henson "Skip" Boyes Keith Kempson Bill Arnold Robin Bosworth Bill Moeller John Randall Larry Berke Jim Ellis Girl Scout Troop 26 — Sycamore Jane Moore Joanne Finn Sally Clarner Karen Kuhl Karen Kretzschmer Jean Parker Indian Dancers — Karen Klasing Bonnie Schmidt Donna Ulery Sharon Richie Connie Lynch Cynthia Stevens Vernetta Smith Cynthia Smith Phebe Countryman Karen Simmons Orva Johnson Ruth Ann Hynes EPISODE 3 "The Indian War" Same as the Cast of Episode EPISODE 4 "The New Frontier" Sponsore by Sisters of the Swish Chapters, Flippin Jennies, Jane and Jean Twirlers, and Centennial Belles and Beaux Bill and Florence Nichols Bea and Cliff Myers Delna and Dick Kozlowshi Ron and Joyce Rogers George and Florence Bloyd Don and Betty Schou Loran and Clara Harmes Clarence Divine and Mildred Lehman Garrel and Esther Davis Pete and Nancy Pahaly Bill and Edna Shields Joe and Jennie Stossel Russell and Juanita Roland George and Mary Munch Bill Johnson Beverly Cole Alternates — Howard and Mildred Eychaner Children's Set Jerry Shields Wayne Davis Bruce Pahaly Roger Shields Patsy Koziowski Barbara Forest Dianne Perusse Suzanne Perusse Alternates Gene Shields Arline Davis Centennial Belles and Beaux John and Betty Miller Roger and Frances Gustafson Ronald Cross and Ruth Taylor Jack Cross and Charlotte Anthenate Children's Set Harold Thorn John Thorn Arlo Bloyd Richard Lehman Barbara Myrick Linda Myrick Jeanne Perusse Priscilla Lehman EPISODE 5 "Remember the Sabbath" Same as the Cast of Episode 4 Girls — Jean Pondelick Linda Pondelick Ada King Pat Lay Carol Chambers Joy Chambers Alice Humes Alice Chambers EPISODE 6 "The Dawn of Education" Sponsored by The Salvation Army (SCHOOL SCENE) Boys — Ralph Duncan Melvin Duncan Eddie Emberson Kenny Hayes Teddy Higgins Daniel King Carl Votow Ronald Votaw EPISODE 11 'The Founding of N. I. S. C." Sponsored by Kiwanis Club Vere Goodyear Edgar Knodle Chauncey Watson Mrs. A. Oderkirk Ward Miller Mrs. Ward Miller Marge Lyman George Boardman Wm. O'Connell EPISODE 'The Haish 12 Fire" EPISODE 7 "The Coming of the Iron Horse" Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wiltberger, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Leed Sharon and Steven and Linda Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ziegler Doc Mohrman, Mike, John, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kahle and Janet and Lynn Mrs. Harry Wallin EPISODE 13 "To the Cause for Freedom" Sponsored by The American Legion Fred Swigley Leonard Stigliani Roy Wing Ray Corey George Bennett Mrs. Nettie Wing EPISODE 8 'War Between the States' Jim Brooks Marty Steinberg George Olsen Bruce Blasch Richard Hynes Larry Ball Jim Kirby Bill Carney Craig Lloyd Steve Brickley Bill Snyder Tom Wood EPISODE 9 'Barb Wire' EPISODE 10 'Bikes, Bustles, and Moustaches' German Band — Alan Roselieb Arnold Lehto Robert Engstrom Howard Olson Dave Schroeder Brad Bluhm Dean Pearson Floyd Schroeder Warren Porter Gay Nineties — Ed McGirr Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Wilkins Jim Carney Sue Carney Bill Windle Alice Heathcote Beverly Cole Bill Johnson Janet Thompson Mary Lyons Dale Marshall Gerry Ball Aarne Anderson Joan Hickman Denny McGirr Jim Scott June Fagenbush, Maryann, Bennie Elaine Grahm, Mike Karen Alice Hartwig, Louise Reams Leon Listy Bev and Tom Cliffe, Charles John, Jim and Joe Patricia Gallagher Pat Turk Ken Moore Dianne Waltz See-Saw Girls — By Helaine Dance Studio Jane Gallagher Helen Rohlik Jacky Simmons Jane Raymond Sharon Hynes Joyce Klasing Karen Hendrickson Sharon Garman Bernice Johnson Jean Stonesifer Kaye Kittleson Sandy Kahler Can-Can Girls — By Beverly McArtor Beverly Wascher Barbara Russell Ginnie Dietz Millie Sulaver Fran Hawkins Shirley Lee EPISODE 14 "The Roaring Twenties" Charleston Dancers — By Helaine Dance Studio Vernetta Smith Orva Johnson Cynthia Smith Bonnie Schmidt Phebe Countryman Sharon Richie Karen Simmons Cynthia Stevens EPISODE 15 "The Siege for Freedom" Sponsored by The American Legion Mr. and Mrs. Howard Clark and Children Mana, Skippy, Tubby, and Richard Jerome Berkes John Hilbert Robert Capehart Evan Owens James Schoo EPISODE 16 'Hall of Fame" Mrs. Eugenie Walker Mr. Tom Janeway Mr. James Maldrum Mr. John Lloyd Mrs. Beulah Hayter EPISODE 17 "The Atomic Age" Sponsored by the Kiwanis Al Oderkirk Irving Rissman Dean Lyman EPISODE 18 "Young America" Cast from Episode 1 and 8 DeKalb Ag FINALE The Entire Cast NARRATION BY Mrs. Ann Smith Gray Robert Finan Mrs. Eugenie Walker Rev. William D. White Miss Edith Wentworth Dr. John Lloyd — Guest Program of Daily Events DEKALB CENTENNIAL SUNDAY, JUNE 10 Centennial Religious Dedication Day Morning Centennial observances in DeKalb Churches. Theme: Past, Present and Future Religious Endeavor in DeKalb. Evening 8:00 p. m. All Faith Centennial Service— Hopkins Park. Special music by DeKalb Municipal Band and combined choirs of DeKalb Churches. Centennial ad- dress by Dr. Francis Geigle, Northern Illinois State College." MONDAY, JUNE 11 Industry-Education Day All Day Industrial-Education display by DeKalb Industries— DeKalb Junior High School. Evening 6:00 p. m. — Industry-Education Day dinner — Address by Earl J. Johnson, vice president, United Press Assn., presentation of National Industrial leaders. Presenta- tion of awards for Junior Achievements by Robert Smith. 9:00 p. m.— Centennial Ball — College Gym. Music by Russ Carlyle. Coronation of DeKalb Centennial Queen and presentation of her Court of Honor. TUESDAY, JUNE 12 Young America Day Morning 10:00 a. m. — Children's Centennial Parade — Downtown DeKalb. Afternoon 1 :00 p. m. — Games, Races and Contests for small fry — North College Field. Awards for winners — free re- freshments for all participants. 3:30 p. m. — Little League All-Star Game — Little League Diamond. 3:30 p. m. — Teen Ager Matinee Dance — "Hi-Time To Coke" — Gilbert Hall. Featuring Adrienne Falcon, Chi- cago disc jockey. Evening 7:30 p. m. — Pre-pageant entertainment— Pageant Field, N. I. S. C. 8:15 p. m. — Premier presentation of the huge histori- cal pageant-spectacle "THE DE KALB STORY," with fireworks finale. 10:00 p. m. — Street Dancing — Downtown DeKalb — two locations. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 Ladies' Day Afternoon 1:00 p. m. — Fashion Show, "Styles of Yesterday and Today" — N. I. S. C. Island — Maggie Dady, guest nar- rator and commentator. Presentation of visiting dig- nitaries. 2:30 p. m. — Ladies Centennial Tea and Art Show — Presentation of winning costumes— Sisters of the Swish, Gilbert Hall Lawn, N. I. S. C. Evening 7:30 p. m. — Presentation of Awards — Sisters of the Swish — Pageant Stage. 8:15 p. m. — Second performance of the pageant-spec- tacle, "THE DEKALB STORY," with fireworks finale. 10:00 p. m. — Free street dancing — Downtown DeKalb — two locations. THURSDAY, JUNE 14 Pioneer and Homecoming Day All Day Registration of Pioneers, visitors, and former resi- dents at Centennial Headquarters. Afternoon 2:00 p. m. — Pioneer and homecoming recognition cere- mony, Hopkins Park. Recognition of oldest pioneers, of longest residence, and former residents coming long- est distance. Presentation of U. S. Senator Everett Dirksen, and introduction of other dignitaries. Centen- nial address by The Honorable William G. Stratton, Governor of Illinois. Evening 6:30 p. m. — Golden Belles and Beaux Dinner — Rice Hotel, honoring DeKalb couples who have observed their 50th wedding anniversary. 7:45 p. m. — Presentation of Pioneer awards by Sena- tor Dirksen. 8:15 p. m. — Third performance of the Pageant-Spec- tacle, "THE DEKALB STORY," with fireworks finale. 10:00 p. m. — Street dancing— Downtown DeKalb — two locations. FRIDAY, JUNE 15 Rural Day All Day Exhibit of Agricultural Relics — Hopkins Park. Morning 10:30 a. m. — Safe Driving Demonstration — Ninth Street off Sycamore Road. 12:00 Noon — Old Fashioned Family Picnic — Hopkins Park. Afternoon 115 p. m.— Salute to Agricultural Progress— Address by Lloyd Burlingame, Station WLS.— Presentation of Agricultural Dignitaries. Evening 7:30 p. m.— Final Judging— Brothers of the Brush— 10 classes — presentation of awards — Pageant Stage. 8:15 p. m— Fourth presentation — Pageant Spectacle— "THE DE KALB STORY," with fireworks finale. 10:00 p. m. — Free Street Dancing — Downtown DeKalb — two locations. SATURDAY, JUNE 16 Faith In Our Future Day Morning 9:30 a. m. — Judging of Antique Vehicles. 9:30 a. m. — Time Capsule Ceremony — DeKalb Public Library. 10:30 a. m. — Beard Shaving Contest — Brothers of the Brush, Downtown DeKalb. Prizes to be awarded. Afternoon 1:00 p. m. — Feature attraction of the celebration — Huge Centennial Parade— "SALUTE TO A CENTURY" 500 floats, 40 bands. Theme: From the past to the future. 4:30 p. m.— Display of Floats— DeKalb High School. Evening 7:30 p. m. — Prepageant entertainment. 8:15 p. m. — Final performance of the pageant-specta- cle, "THE DEKALB STORY," with tremendous fire- works finale. • ••*•• ALL WEEK Imperial Shows — Centennial Midway Historic Window Displays — Downtown DeKalb DEKALB CENTENNIAL QUEEN CONTESTANTS As this booklet goes to press, the DeKalb Cen- tennial Queen and her ten attandants in the Court of Honor, have not been selected. The citizens of DeKalb, however, may well pay tribute in appre- ciation of the following Queen Candidates whose civic spirit, energy and ingenuity were a major con- tribution to the success of the DeKalb Centennial: Nancy Acher Barbara Anderson Mrs. Barbara Anderson Evelyn Anderson Judy Anderson Mrs. Scott Anderson Charlotte Anthenat Carole Askelson Janice Averill Sharon Baker Judy Barrett Mrs. Susan Brayton Joan Carter Dolores Charlesworth Joan Christiansen Carol Clausen Joyce Cook Mary Ellyn Derix Elois Desponett Peggy J. Doctor Lorna Donnelly Pat Frederick Judith Fuller Verna Garman Pat J. Gaston Mary Hayter Janet Holmes Juanita R. Horton Barbara Borine Hunt Pat Hunt Sue Hutchinson Mrs. Dennis Johnson Marion Johnson Marilyn Johnson Orva Johnson Pat Kahle Dorothy Kimbell Kangaroo Court — Clarence Wales Chuck Moser Joe Stossel F. E . Schundler & Co. Hallgren Lumber Co., Inc. Somonauk Saw Mills Builders & Lumber Supply Curt Bogle Georgia Kirby Nancy Kittleson Marilyn Kuusisto Marjorie Lawson Mary Lou Lee Bonnie Less Carol Marcheschi Joan Marshall Bill ie McFall Janaan McGirr Carol Montavon Miriam Montavon Deanecia Mantgares (Genesa) Joan Myers Sandy Myers Kay Mullis Mary O'Brien Marion Panttila Joanne Raddatz Lois Randall Florence Marie Rauworth Mrs. Hal Riehle Sharon Ritchie Sally Rogers Jean Rohlik Carol Taylor Mary Ann Sanderson Mrs. Walter Sanderson Jane Smith Vernetta Smith Doris Stark Mildred Sulaver Rita Sullivan Carol Swanson Donna Swanson Yvonne Swedberg Margie Voss Clark Cryor Kallal Sheet Metal Shop Bill Shields DeKalb Fire Dept. Gordon Hardware Dick Thorsen Roger Jacobs UNIQUE FEATURE OF AN OUTSTANDING CELEBRATION One of the many unusual features of the DeKalb Centennial — features which distinguish it from the many other Centennials that are celebrated across the country each year — is the outstanding head- quarters building. This building was constructed by the DeKalb Centennial Committee exclusively for use during the Centennial. The key element in the development of the idea for a special building for Centennial headquarters was the outstanding cooperation evidenced by local citizens who contributed freely of their labor, time, money, and building materials to make the project possible. Many, many long hours of hard work went into thee building, and the following who gave in one way or another toward its construction — have contributed significantly to the success of the DeKalb Centennial: Corpenters: Tom Crooke Anthony Roman Edward Johnson Scotty Buchan L. G. Antonsen Arthur Munson Andy Carter Lane Severson Lawrence Knutson Rodney Latimer Arvo Nyrhilo Richard Solsrud Allen Swanson Curt Lovig Electricians — Forrest Struthers, Ernie Youngren DeLos Struthers Floors and Counters — Al Delano KENNETH HALLGREN— N PAUL JOH Arnold Johnson Charles Mosher Joe Stossel Arnold Steward Andy Josendole Everette Vodden Wayne McGill Walt Jacobson Toivo Riihimaki George Olsen Vern Hickerson Robert Morrison William Kirby Chairman Jay Ward Enio Pantelo Jomes Kayes EALE SKORBERG, Co-Chairmen NSON, Foreman Painters — Algot Moline, Chair Bror Eckberg Kenneth Lovell Sigfried Olson William Reynolds Helfred Nelson Donors and Loaners — Hallgren Lumber Co., Inc. Johnson & Jacobson Forrest Struthers Hub Electric Supply Delano Floor Covering Glass & Key Shop Leo Tadd DeKalb Roofing Doty Pre-Cast Steps B.P.O. Elks No. 765 Oberlin Nursery Glidden Greenhouse George Olsen Kenneth Kidd Art Jacobson Holger Moline Howard Lovell Paul Peterson Hunt Feed Store Troop 1 8, Boy Scouts Troop 19, Girl Scouts Johnson Concrete Co. Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. DeKalb Blacksmith Shop Thorsen Sign Shop James F. Simon Co. General Electric Co. Hickman Office Equip. Co. Coca Cola Co. OTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Centennial Committee also gratefully acknowledges the following persons and organizations without whose generous contributions of merchandise, services and money, the DeKalb Centennial could not have been the event it was. Pan American Airways DeKalb Chronicle Greenacre Cleaners Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Joseph Brody & Brothers Gonterman Jewelers M. F. Malone Burch Jewelers Duffy & Modeen Skorberg Furniture Gordon Hardware Karl's Music & Hobby Store QUEEN CONTEST Bimrose Furniture Store Still's Drug Store The Charm Shop Lehan's Drugs DeKalb County Farm Bureau DeKalb Township Northern Illinois Gas Co. Montgomery Ward Co. Tommy's Bike Shop Station WLBK AUTOGRAPHS * CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 100th YEAR AMERICA'S FOREMOST FOOD RETAILER SINCE 1859 T r . PWScT T ^=r _ . ' ft _ Public Service Company office in 1906 FLOWERS for all occasions DeKalb's Leading Florist JENSENS' DEKALB GREENHOUSE Phone 6-7151 Electric Utilities DeKalb was not the first town in this area to have electric lights, as the neighboring town of Sycamore had this luxury in 1889. However, in 1891 John Glidden and S. E. Bradt establish- ed the first electric plant in DeKalb. This was located in the building now stand- ing on the northwest corner of Second and Lo- cust and at that time was used for a grist mill. The franchise was granted October 5, 1891. This was a small 50 KW 110 volt plant and in 1895 the present plant was built. PRAGERS FOOD STORE 229 South First Street DeKalb, Illinois Phone 6-6632 This was organized as the DeKalb Electric Company on June 11, 1895. In 1899 in con- junction with the idea of an interurban line the name was changed to DeKalb Sycamore Elec- tric Company. This in turn was purchased by the Springfield Gas & Electric Company in December 1921 and on January 13, 1922 it be- came the Illinois Power Company. This prop- erty was taken over by the Central Illinois Light Company and remained that until Jan- uary 1, 1956, when the present company, Pub- lic Service Company of Northern Illinois, took over. PEVONKA HEATING 147 South First St. DeKalb, 111. FURNACE AND HEATING EQUIPMENT . . . Also FURNACE CLEANING AND SERVICE For Service Call Day 6-6637 - Night 6-2880 DeKalb was one of the first towns to have its water pumped by electric power. This oc- curred on October 8, 1894, when the city and the power company entered into a contract. Two days after the franchise was granted, the city and the light company entered into a con- tract for street lighting. It was specified that the lights were to be turned off at 11:00 p.m. unless clouds covered the moon, when they were to burn all night. On moonlight nights they were not turned on. Page 37 Growing 26 Years With DeKalb «H>«<3» Fruit and Vegetable Dealers Bananas a Specialty — ALL PHONES 6-4801 — GENE'S PRODUCE 7th and Oak Sts. DeKalb, Illinois K A R L'S MUSIC & HOBBY CENTER 132 North Third St. DEKALB, ILLINOIS Public Utilities Gas Times change and so has the skyline of De- Kalb. Gone now are the two gas tanks at 14th and Market which marked the location of the gas plant. DeKalb's first use of manufactured gas came on September third, 1901, when the DeKalb County Gas Company turned gas into the mains for forty customers. However there was more behind the story than that. On December 14, 1895, the City Council granted a franchise to W. L. Ellwood, A. W. Fisk, William Carter and C. F. Smith. These gentlemen did not build within the al- loted time so on October 13, 1900, the franchise was granted to Clinton E. Jackson. Mr. Jack- son in turn assigned his franchise to Irwin Rew who formed the DeKalb County Gas Company. At the same time that DeKalb received gas it was available in Sycamore through a four inch high pressure line built along the DeKalb Sycamore Road. The DeKalb County Gas Company continued in business until May 1, 1912, when it was pur- chased by the Illinois Northern Utilities Com- pany. At the same time the Illinois Northern purchased utilities in other towns. Changes were made in the DeKalb plant from time to time. The coal gas was changed to water gas and in 1941 and 1942 natural gas was introduced. This was made possible by the construction of a pipe line. This is a twenty inch main connecting with the main line at Geneseo, Illinois. December 15, 1950, the Illinois Northern was merged with the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois. A later change made the name Northern Illinois Gas Company. Today the company serves over 4000 custom- ers in the DeKalb - Sycamore area. HEADQUARTERS FOR CAMERAS . . . PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES PHONOGRAPH RECORDS and HOBBIES Industry The early industries of the new town, natur- ally, were connected with barbed wire and agricultural products. The first industry was a grist mill located at Seventh Street, in 1853. In 1865 Andrew and Charles Bradt opened a glove factory which gave way to Bradt and Shipman Glove Company in 1870. Eleven years later, in 1876, the DeKalb Implement Works opened, and later it merged with the Barb City Manufacturing Company. Also in 1876 the wire mills started and for a long time dominated the industrial life of the town. In the latter half of the 1890's kindred factories made their appearances. Jacob Haish expanded his factories to in- clude not only barbed wire, but also plows, small implements, gasoline engines and manure Page 38 ' . larar in n^i ■ i m jiiiir i. me •■f^"-"?- I I i is ** . M D. Wells Shoe Company spreaders, operation. At one time he had three plants in The DeKalb Fence Company was formed in 1892, and as an off -shoot the Union Fence Com- pany was organized later. In the end they were both taken over by the American Steel and Wire Company. Also in 1892 the Abram Ell- wood Manufacturing Company built a plant on Pleasant Street, which later was taken over by the American Steel and Wire Company and is now used by the Cyclone Fence Company. The Ellwood Company went out of existence in about 1902. On the other side of town the Leonard-At- kinson Shoe Company constructed the building now housing the DeKalb Commercial Body Company. This was in 1891, but a few years later the M. D. Wells Shoes Company purchas- ed the business and manufactured shoes there until 1911. In 1912 the Sycamore Wagon Company mov- ed to DeKalb, changing its name to DeKalb Wagon Company and occupying the shoe fac- tory building. It specialized in making milk delivery wagons. A year later it purchased a truck factory and moved it to DeKalb. The company manufactured trucks of all kinds, including some fire trucks for surrounding cit- ies. DeKalb's third fire truck was made in that plant. In 1940 the company's name was changed to DeKalb Commercial Body Company and the company began to specialize in the manufac- ture of bodies for trucks. The years 1905 and 1906 saw two new plants open in DeKalb, the Melville Clark Piano Com- pany and the Creamery Package Manufactur- ing Company. The Melville Clark Piano Com- pany's first instrument came off the assembly line on May 6, 1905. In 1919 the company was merged with the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company which operates it today. The Creamery Package Manufacturing Corn- Page 39 Looking West from Second Street in 1 894 pany was started in 1906 and has been a steady factor in DeKalb's industrial life ever since. It manufactures commercial refrigeration units. Other industries in the pre World War I era were the Kohler Die and Specialty Company; Vasser Swiss Underwear Company; Standard Foundry, which made furnaces, and other com- panies which filled a need at the time but are not in existence at present. After 1918 DeKalb had the California Pack- ing Corporation for canning corn and peas, the Cyclone Fence Company in 1930, for making screen wire; the Englander Company, for manufacturing springs, and the Joseph Brody and Brothers, for making ladies' coats. In 1916 one of DeKalb's steadiest factories was started. In that year the Nehring Electri- cal Wire Company opened in the Haish build- ing on Lincoln Highway. Since then it has ex- panded and occupies this building and one on Locust and Ninth Streets. It makes insulated wire for the electrical industry. During the World War II period all the plants in DeKalb were engaged in war work. The Wurlitzer Company made wooden air- planes which were assembled by the Interstate Aircraft and Manufacturing Company; the DeKalb Commercial Body Company made sig- nal Corps equipment, and the Northern Illinois Corporation went into the manufacturing of tank treads. Following the war one of DeKalb's biggest industries — the General Electric Company — came to town. It makes fractional horsepower motors. It purchased the building erected by the Arlington Furniture Company in 1941 and occupied by Interstate during the war. Page 40 s RDWARJ FOR OVER 12 YEARS It has been our privilege and pleasure to have a part in the growth and expansion of DeKalb's 100 years of progress. As DeKalb's leading hardware and houseware sup- plier, it will be our earnest and constant endeavor to prove ourselves worthy of your continued confi- dence during the years to come. 540 East Lincoln Highway DeKalb, Illinois Phone 6-2542 Congratulations On The 100th Anniversary DONALD M. AMOS INSURANCE AGENCY "The Agency where customers send their friends" 637 E. Lincoln Hwy. Phone 6-2787 CREAMERY PACKAGE — An impressive history pointing toward continued progress in the future *3o(3f DeKalb factory erected in 1906 for the full manufacture of refrigeration machinery. Additions to the factory in 1923, 1938, 1955, and 1956. Manufacturers of — Refrigeration machinery and related equipment Refrigerated stainless steel bulk milk cooling tanks Stainless steel utility tables Work tables and wash sinks »oO THE CREAMERY PACKAGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY DEKALB, ILLINOIS Page 41 Building on Northeast corner, Second Street and Lincoln Highway, in 1890's Stores Ever since John Goodall and Baisl Ruby opened the first stores in the settlement of Huntley's Grove, DeKalb has been a good town in which to trade. The above mentioned stores were the first in the growing community and were built in 1849. They were on opposite corners of Depot (Lincoln Highway) and First Streets. The Goodall store was on the site of the Chronicle building and Ruby's across the street. * We cannot trace the growth of the individual stores, but by 1870 there were several along the dirt Main Street. A destructive fire in the early 1870's wiped out these wooden buildings and new brick structures took their places. CONGRATULATIONS On Your ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OoGS SUNBEAM BREAD CRYDUN PHOTOGRAPHS SHERMAN DUNKELBERGER Portrait Commercial Photography 128 N. THIRD ST. — DEKALB, ILLINOIS PHONE 6-5711 In 1876 Joseph Glidden built his Glidden House on the northeast corner of Second Street, I. L. Ellwood built a stone building on the cor- ner to the south and P. C. Wagner built his building on the northwest corner of that inter- section. To complete the picture the Eagle Hotel, Page 42 CENTENNIAL GREETINGS PEARSON'S TAVERN 156 E. Lincoln Hwy. DeKalb, Illinois DE K ALB'S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE I . C. PENNEY CO. Haish Bee Hive Building, J. C. Penny corner, before razing in 1937 built in 1846, occupied the other corner. From that day onward the main street was built up rapidly. Some of the firms which oc- cupied these stores were Aaron Goldsmith, clothier, who occupied the "Bee Hive" built by Mr. Haish in 1885 on the southwest corner of Third and Lincoln Highway. Atwood and Burnside were in the building on the other cor- ner. I. L. Ellwood's hardware store, and its successors were located where the National store is today. V. A. Glidden's grocery was in the Glidden House, Walter White's meatmar- ket near there, and other stores lined the street. Congratulations BABSON FARMS Inc. There have been several stores which have been known far beyond the limits of DeKalb. The Anderson Brothers store started in 1895 and sold men's clothing to people from all over Northern Illinois. They were located where Bowman's is today and later took over the building next to it. This company went out of business in 1922. CONGRATULATIONS TO DE K A LB, ILLINOIS ON YOUR 100th BIRTHDAY TRANSCON LINES 2611 S. Halsted St., Chicago, 111. DA 6-5100 E. A. Shetter, jeweler, with his famous slo- gan "Talk To Shetter" blazoned on barns, be- came a magnet for his line. Lon Smith, who asked "Who's Your Butcher?" was well known in the outlying areas. In the early 1920's the Striglos brothers opened a deluxe restaurant known as the "Innovation" in the Commercial Trades Building while across the street was a restaurant operated by Jack Cook known as the "Aggravation." Beside the Eagle Hotel and the Glidden House DeKalb had the Walkup, located at var- ious places, and one on the corner of Fourth and Lincoln (site of the Kennedy Building) known variously as the Rickard House, the Clifton and the European. On May 30, 1927 Mr. M. E. Rice opened DeKalb's newest hotel — The Rice. Page 43 Haish Corner, Third and Lincoln Highway, when new in 1908 To mention the names of the merchants whose fair dealing and large stocks brought business to DeKalb would be impossible. They were the pioneers who served a trading area many miles in extent. Today the successors of these merchants are upholding the reputations won by hard work and good merchandise. One feature which brought DeKalb fame was the monthly Horse Sale. This was instituted in June 1887. With the large numbers of horses in the stables of W. L. Ellwood, who imported Belgian Percherons, the interest was high. Farmers would bring horses to sell and come to buy. Itinerant horse traders always made a point to be in DeKalb on the last Fri- day of each month. It was a DeKalb special. Farm Bureau Being an agricultural area it was not hard to interest the people in the farmer's problems. Therefore, when Henry Parke, of Genoa, sug- gested an organization to teach better farm- ing he found ready listeners. Mr. Parke was the son of a farmer who be- lieved and practiced better breeding and crop rotation. He was active in the Farmer's In- stitutes which were teaching these things. Early in 1912 he interested such men as Thomas Dil- lon of Genoa and S. E. Bradt of DeKalb, both bankers, in the idea. They, with others, form- ed the DeKalb County Soil Improvement As- sociation with headquarters in the North School building in DeKalb. On June 1, 1912 a large step forward was taken when they employed William G. Eck- hardt, of the University of Illinois, as a farm advisor. These sales continued until the demand for horses ceased, the last one being held about 1919. DeKalb County was the first in the nation to take such a step. The Illinois legislature in (Continued on Page 46) Page 44 SOMETHING TO LIVE UP TO! The reputation of this bank for faithful service, through the many past years, has been a real responsibility. The people you know and the people who know you and who desire to serve you, hope to continue this faithful service through the many years to come. DE KALB TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK YOUR FRIENDLY BANK CORNER OF FOURTH STREET AND LINCOLN HIGHWAY MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION *;> Page 45 Compliments of BRIGGS PRINTING COMPANY Congratulations H. H. EMBREE Gifts . . . Housewares . . . Dinnerware . . . Glassware 235 E. Lincoln Hwy. — Phone 6-3711 FOR BETTER DANCING Tap . . . Ballet . . . Toe . . . Acrobatic and Ballroom For Juniors and Teen Agers A School of Dignity and Distinction Devoted to the Art of Dance HELAINE SCHOOL OF DANCE 152V 2 E. Lincoln Hwy. Phone 6-3211 DeKalb, 111. 1914 and 1917 began a program of help and the movement was underway. In 1922 there was celebrated in DeKalb the Tenth Anniversary of the movement. This took the form of a parade of floats from all of the counties of Illinois and a pageant on the Col- lege campus. DeKalb Agricultural Association, Inc. This local organization has done more than any other to acquaint the general public of the United States with the name "DeKalb." De- Kalb's winged ear silhouette is known along roads in nearly every state in the union. The production of hybrid corn, hybrid chicks and hybrid sorghum has literally made DeKalb "The Home of the Hybrid" for the country's farming interests. This organization is an outgrowth of one of America'c first farm bureaus which hired one of the two first farm advisers in Illinois to be- gin work on June 1, 1912. Early work of this group was to promote the purchase of lime and legume seed for farmers. The cash volume of this business soon became so great that a sep- arate organization was necessary to handle it. This organization was called the DeKalb County Agricultural Association, with the "County" later begin dropped. This organi- zation early became interested in seed corn im- provement — first with open pollinated strains and later with the hybrids. The first DeKalb Hybrid corn sales were made in 1934. Rapid expansion of production facilities and the sales force moved DeKalb to the top in seed corn sales in 1940 and this position has been held ever since. In 1945, work was started on a chicken breeding project which led to the sale of De- Kalb Chix, beginning about 1948. DeKalb pioneered in the development of the white egg, light weight, hybrid type bird which is now so popular. DeKalb operates through an Associ- ate Hatchery set-up involving around 300 hatcheries in 40 states. The last of the DeKalb Hybrids in hybrid grain sorghum — a crop adapted primarily to the dry southwestern states. DeKalb's produc- tion at Lubbock, Texas is in the center of a large irrigated area in western Texas and in the Panhandle where sorghum production is highly concentrated with high yields. DeKalb is the first organization with any large amount of hybrid sorghum seed available. The DeKalb Agricultural Association is in- corporated and its stockholders and top offic- ials are nearly all DeKalb County men. Al- though selling DeKalb products now in almost every state in the union, the center of activities is at 310 North Fifth Street in DeKalb. Page 46 CONGRATULATIONS CITY of DEKALB ON YOUR "100th ANNIVERSARY" N E H R I N G ELECTRICAL WORKS DEKALB ILLINOIS SHOP THE EASY WAY BY PHONE FROM I SEARS Simply dial DeKalb 6-6311 and your shopping is done in minutes. NEXT DAY DELIVERY OVER 100,000 ITEMS TO CHOOSE FROM NO PARKING PROBLEMS NO LEAVING THE CHILDREN Save money and time by shopping the easy Sears catalog way by phone. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. DEKALB 6-6311 Page 47 DEKALB COUNTY FARM BUREAU BUILDING DeKalb County the home of the first Farm Bureau Organized in 1912 to promote a more profitable and more permanent system of agriculture in DeKalb County. — 3386 Members June 1. 1956 — I. A. A. INSURANCE SERVICE I.A.A. Insurance Service has been happy to serve the Farm Bureau members in DeKalb County by giving coverage in Country Life, and Country Mutual Casualty, and Country Mutual Fire Companies. A COMPLETE FROZEN FOOD PROCESSING SERVICE DEKALB COUNTY LOCKER SERVICE, INC. We pick up your animal for slaughter, completely processing the meat for your freezer or locker. Six conveniently located lockers and processing plants in DeKalb County. DEKALB Phone 6-4621 SYCAMORE Phone 3838 GENOA Phone 11 OFFICE DeKalb 6-6361 KIRKLAND Phone 8 SOMONAUK Phone 2721 WATERMAN Phone 119 SLAUGHTER HOUSE DeKalb 6-4523 — FOR THE BEST, CALL US FIRST — Page 48 IHJ KISHWAUKEE SERVICE COMPANY QUALITY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND FARM SUPPLIES 315 North Sixth Street DeKalb, Illinois — Phone 6-6361 — DEKALB COUNTY GRAIN COMPANY Z«7 FEEDS • FERTILIZER • SEED • STEEL PRODUCTS Owned and Operated by DeKalb County Farmers Somonauk 3211 DeKalb 6-6361 or 6-4533 4% FEDERAL LAND BANK LOANS Long Term Full Prepayment Privilege NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION Farm Bureau Building Phone DeKalb 6-5142 COMPLIMENTS OF FOX VALLEY PRODUCTION CREDIT ASS'N Balancing the budget is a difficult problem which every farmer is facing during this period of continued high operating costs and lower net income. If you believe you can use borrowed money to advantage at this time, come in and see us. FOX VALLEY PRODUCTION CREDIT ASS'N Farm Bureau Building Phone 6-6361 DeKalb, Illinois Page 49 DeKalb Bands The DeKalb Band is older than the city. It celebrated its centennial two years ago in 1954. Jackson Hiland probably was the organizer of the DeKalb Silver Cornet Band, which was the first of its kind west of Chicago. It is also said that a small group of people from DeKalb followed the gold rush to the West and played on the stage of the then vil- lage of Denver, Colorado. During the Civil War, musicians of course were in service, but afterwards, when they came back to DeKalb, they again formed a band under the leadership of David McCosh and his brother, Daniel, and they made a real live or- ganization of this DeKalb band. After McCosh, there came unto the scene such band leaders as William Cheney (grand- father of the present bandleader, Dee Palmer), Carl Quist, Cal Dart, B. Z. Oker, Burte Ruby and G. D. Weber. Then in 1903 there stepped into the lime- light, C. F. Toenniges, who was the leader of the band for some twenty years. Also in 1903 the Band accepted an invitation to .become the Band of the Third Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, which post they held until 1917. This assignment meant a two-week camping period on alternating years at Springfield, Aurora, Elgin and Dixon. In 1916, when the Mexican trouble was at its height, the Government sent the National Guard of the various states into the field to protect the Mexican border. Along with these groups went the Third Regiment of the Illinois National Guard with the Band from DeKalb and Company A from DeKalb. The boys from DeKalb stayed on the border from June 1916 until February 1917. and they returned home February 17 to a riot- ous welcome from the folks they left behind. Back home the people still had a band. They were called variously "The Kids Band" or the Third Regiment Juniors, but whatever they were called they were good. Then because of the uncertainty of the times in 1917 the Third Regiment Band was shifted from DeKalb to Mount Morris. It was civic minded citizens who were al- ways interested in the band and took over the financial and managerial functions which go along with a band. For several years, civic minded men worked hard to raise money for uniforms, instruments, and music and to man- age the affairs of this worthwhile institution. It was in 1926 that Senator Harry G. Wright of DeKalb pushed through the Legislature of (Continued on Page 52) PALMER MUSIC HOUSE EVERYTHING MUSICAL SINCE 1890 PIANOS — ORGANS BAND INSTRUMENTS Instruction On ALL Instruments MAGNAVOX and RCA HI-FI PHONOGRAPHS FENDER GUITARS Three generations of musical experience has gone into the selection of our fine lines of musical merchandise. DEE PALMER 229 E. Lincoln Hwy. C. H. PALMER Phone 6-3952 WIRTZ and WIRTZ DeKalb County Home Furnishers "YESTERDAY — TODAY — TOMORROW" A store, like a city, should expect to grow older and plan to keep young. C . B . R . COMMON CARRIER SERVICE TO ALL POINTS SERVING DEKALB AND SYCAMORE DAILY PHONE ENTERPRISE 7700 Page 50 DRUGS WITH A REPUTATION Lehan Drugs WALGREEN AGENCY Cor. Third & Lincoln Hwy. "For the Best in Food — Eat at Lehans Fountain' • •• "Your Health and Beauty Center" Page 51 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY CONGRATULATIONS to CITY OF DEKALB NEWQUIST FOUNDRY COMPANY H. P. NEWQUIST, President GRAY IRON CASTINGS 1115 East Locust Street DE KALB, ILLINOIS Illinois a bill permitting cities to levy a 2-mill tax for band support. The ink was hardly dry on the Governor's signature before DeKalb went to work. The result was that in 1926 DeKalb became the first city to have a munici- pal band supported by a municipal tax. After becoming a municipal organization, the DeKalb band really went places. They went to the Chicago Music Land Festival three years in a row and have taken high honors everywhere that they have gone. The present organization, known as the De- Kalb Municipal Band, has attracted attention from all over the State of Illinois' with its sacred concerts, its Music Festivals, and its wonderful and accurate playing. Public Library One of the boasts of the city of DeKalb is its fine public library, which came into being on July 1, 1893, by an ordinance of the City Coun- cil. Mrs. E. B. McMurray was the first librar- ian. At first the library was located on the sec- ond floor of the City Hall. Later it was moved to the second floor of the Chronicle Building and remained there until February 15, 1931, when it moved into a handsome new building, the gift of Mr. Jacob Haish. During the depression years it was hard to find money with which to purchase new books, and a civic committee was formed to ask for donations of books or funds. Since that time there have been several bequests and donations, which have enabled the library to keep pace with the latest and best books. Chief among the bequests is the Verna Newsham Memorial Fund for the purchase of non-fiction books. In recent years the practice of giving books as memorials has grown, and many public spirited citizens now present to the library current books which they have read and wish others to have the chance to read. An auxiliary organization known as Friends of the Library has aided in making the library a cultural center of DeKalb through the pre- sentation of talks, art displays, and exhibits of current interest. In addition, the Library Whist Club, an organization of interested wo- men, has for some sixty years lent its support to the library. Page 52 Theaters The churches and schools were probably the first places people of DeKalb went to for en- tertainment. The theater received an early boost by the first editor of the DeKalb Chron- icle, Clinton Rosette. Editor Rosette was the booster for a Dollar Lecture Course which included lectures, plays and music in its repertoire. After the Chron- icle building was completed these entertain- ments were held there. In fact, for a long time the second floor of this building was the focal point for the culture of the town. When Jacob Haish built his building on the northwest corner of Third and Lincoln High- way in 1876 the second floor was a theater and the building was called the "Opera House Block." This building burned in 1906, but was speedily rebuilt and included a theater con- structed on the north end of the building and called the "Haish Auditorium." In this theater played all manner of road shows and stock companies and many a famous actor appeared here. As in all theaters of this type there was a "peanut gallery" and the oc- cupants cheered the hero and hissed the vil- lain with great fervor. In the late 1930's the structure was torn down to make way for the present Drs. Smith Building. The Bijou, Star, and Princess Theaters came along showing motion pictures and vaudeville. The Bijou, for vaudeville only, was located in a building just west of the First National Bank which was incorporated into the bank building in one of the remodelings of that structure. The date given for the start of the Bijou is 1906. The Star came into being in 1907 as a mo- tion picture theater, and it was located next to the DeKalb Trust and Savings Bank and fin- ally was absorbed in the remodeling of that building. The Princess Theater, started in 1913, was located in the building now occupied by Sohn's Clothing Store, and it will be remembered for the great pictures shown there. Mr. Glenn W. Reynolds was the owner and manager and Mrs. Reynolds played the piano accompaniments for the pictures. The Armory Theater on Locust Street, now the Masonic Temple, was built in as an Armory Best Wishes to DEKALB on your * CENTENNIAL * Oo(3t<. HIGHWAY MOTOR SERVICE 222 18th AVENUE ROCKFORD. ILLINOIS ROCKFORD 5-0521 DE KALB 6-3232 Page 53 for the Company A of the Illinois National Guard, but it also provided space for vaude- ville, home talent plays, expositions and other events. In the basement was a roller skating rink and dance floor. DeKalb's theaters became modern when the DeKalb Theater was built in 1923 on Lincoln Highway, in the Montgomery Ward Store building. This was an up-to-date motion pic- ture house, with a large pipe organ, but the coming of sound pictures made a change neces- sary and the company built the Egyptian in 1929. The same year, 1929, the Fargo Theater was built, but for a time during that year DeKalb theatergoers had to go elsewhere while these two theaters were under construction. In 1949 the new DeKalb, the latest in thea- ters, was opened on North Third Street. Then the DeVal Drive-in-Theater on Syca- more Road came in 1948. The Stage Coach Players The Stage Coach Players is a non-profit or- ganization with membership open to all De- Kalb County people who wish to share in the responsibilities and pleasures of producing amateur plays and in the encouragement of theater arts in the community. Organized in 1947 under the leadership of Ann Smith Gray, the group had several suc- cessful seasons in its temporary home, a barn lent by John Ellwood. Mrs. E. P. Ellwood's stage coach, which was used as a box office, was the source of the name of the group. When it became necessary to find a perman- ent building, a group of interested citizens formed the Stage Coach Theater Corporation. Through the sale of non-interest bearing stock enough money was acquired to purchase land and begin building the present theater, located opposite the County Home halfway between Sycamore and DeKalb on Route 23. From the proceeds of the plays and by means of volun- teer labor, the building was completed for the 1953 summer season. Productions of the Stage Coach Players have become widely known not only for the fine quality of amateur acting but for the effective staging, sets, and costumes. Rotation of di- rectors and new combinations of talent in all phases of play production for each play (Continued on Page 57) FIVE community PARKS . . . help make DeKalb beautiful • HOPKINS PARK .... large and spacious — scene of great activity • ANNIES WOODS .... quiet, secluded and private • DEKALB RECREATION FIELD .... baseball's haven • HUNTLEY PARK .... your neighborhood park • SHIPMAN PARK .... children's playground Continuous 4-Season Recreational Activity DeKalb has a park for almost every need — Barbecue Pits, Open-Air Stoves, Picnic Benches and Tables — Baseball Diamonds, Playground Equipment — Scenic Walk-ways. Hopkins Park offers a band shell and seating capacity for 1,200; a large shelter house; one of Northern Illinois' finest swimming pools with a modern bath house, and a record attendance of over 53,000 admittances last summer. DEKALB PARK DISTRICT ESTABLISHED IN 1935 ... THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Robert Hunt, President George Black, Vice-President Kenneth Culver Mrs. W. W. Wirtz Robert Ball . . . ASSOCIATED WITH BOARD DeWitt Osgood, Secretary R. F. McCormick, Treasurer Byron Kaiser, Custodian John G. Boyle, Legal Advisor Jerry Farmer, Pool Manager George Dertinger, Athletic Director The board of commissioners are elected by public ballot and serve for six-year terms. Page 54 2>JOi - JiL inau Have you ever been fortunate enough to ride a ferry boat out to the Statue of Liberty, stand among a group of tourists from foreign countries, have them look at the wonderful New York Skyline, look up at the Statue of Liberty, and turn and ask you — "Do these Americans realize what a wonderful country they have?". If you have ever had that experience, then you know the thrill that comes up from the deepest part of your body when you answer, "I am an American!". Have you ever stood atop of Mount Wilson in California, looked up at the first seven television sta- tions built in North America and looked out over the city of Los Angeles spread before you and heard the same question from a group of engineers from all over the world when they say, "What a Country! Do these people realize how great it really is?". Then the great feeling comes again when you say, "I am an American!". Have you ever had the pleasure of riding in an obser- vation car on one of our great western railroads and sat among a group of people from other countries travelling across our Country — when they pass over the Mississippi River and the great prairie state of Illinois and the wonderful miles of waving corn, the great fields of golden grain and green alfalfa, then have one of them turn to you and say, "My, what a Country!". Again comes the great feeling when you are able to say, "I am an American!". I recently was on such a train and when it pulled into the terminal in Chicago, there was a great hustle and bustle among all of us to get off, but as we alighted on the train platform, a group of college boys were returning to their university at Urbana and suddenly we were all struck silent as they started to sing — "Not without thy wonderous story Can be told thy nation's glory, Illinois, my Illinois." Then indeed did I have a feeling that is hard to describe when I could turn to this group of newly met friends and say, "I was born in Illinois". The discussion then turned to what made Illinois such a great state and one of which we were so proud. This led up to the fact that it con- sisted of thousands of wonderful little towns from which have come the leaders of practically every line of endeavor and the most natural thing, of course, was to say that I came from De- Kalb, Illinois — the birthplace of barbed wire that led to the great development of the west, and that from this great little city, just hundreds throughout the state, had come great leaders in educaion, great steel men, men who had developed great copper manufacturing plants, pianos, reapers, hybrid seed corn, and that today there were still living in DeKalb many descendents of the men who played such a great part in making our city great — that we are proud of it, and rightfully so; and now it is coming to the great period of its existence — Its One Hundredth An- niversary! To tell that story and tell it right and tell it in a manner in which we will be rightfully proud is going to take the cooperation and backing of every man, woman and child in our community and each of us should do the part that we are capable of doing. You will be given an opportunity to play a part in letting everybody know what you think of the town that you call home. Respectfully submitted, T. E. Courtney, President NORTHERN ILLINOIS CORPORATION Page 55 AUTOMOTIVE TRANSPORTATION The roll of the automobile dealer is of ever increasing importance in DeKalb. Dealers through their products and services stand ready to serve the transportation needs of the community. In an industry whose yearly progress is so easily measured by new models and performance standards, the automobile dealer meets a daily challenge to progress. DeKalb dealers today offer their customers the latest in automotive products and serv- ice techniques. The challenge of the past has been met as is evidenced by the modern facilities available to the motorist in DeKalb. DeKalb dealers look forward with confi- dence and pride in their ability to serve the needs of automotive transportation in the future. MEMBERS BALLAS FORD SALES BREEZY'S GARAGE CLARK MOTOR SALES DE KALB MOTOR SALES DEKALB BUICK GARAGE FORREST ANDREWS CO. FOURTH STREET MOTOR SALES, INC. FREITAG PONTIAC GIBSON MOTOR SALES MILBURN MOTOR SALES RUSSELL G. SMITH GARAGE SAWYER SERVICE STATION TOBY'S AUTO SALES DEKALB AUTOMOTIVE TRADE ASSOCIATION Page 56 achieve a distinctive variety and freshness. In addition to giving adult plays each sum- mer, the Stage Coach Players have an active interest in other types of theatrical produc- tion. Whenever suitable personnel is available, plays for children are produced. Another de- parture from the usual type of summer theater has been the production of two Gilbert and Sullivan operettas in order to provide vehicles for DeKalb County's singers and instrumental- ists. Another effort of the Players has been to support and encourage dramatics in the schools. Proceeds from one musical produc- tion were given to purchase and install lighting equipment for the stage of the DeKalb Junior High School. The Players have also sponsored performances of the DeKalb High School con- test plays so that the public could share in the enjoyment of these student productions. The value of the Stage Coach Theater to DeKalb County lies not only in the presenta- tion of live theater to audiences but in the rich experience of a cross section of DeKalb young people and adults working together. All ages, all occupations, all varieties of people can share in this artistic, educational, and recreational WIRTZ FUNERAL HOME Wirtz — Claxton — Roche "OUR HOME IS YOUR HOME" Pine and Fifth Dial 6-6741 group. There is no talent so slight that it can- not be used in some of the aspects of theater work. The Tenth Anniversary Season of the Stage Coach Players, in keeping with the centennial theme of DeKalb, will open with an old time Melodrama, DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSS- ROADS, directed by Victor Griffin. It will run June 21 to June 24. Following it at two-week intervals will be SABRINA FAIR directed by Paul Crawford, THE SHOP AT SLY CORNER, directed by Dale Jeffryes, and DIAL M FOR MURDER, directed by Rex Murray. CONGRATULATIONS CITY OF DEKALB 135 N. Monroe Genoa, 111. Ph. 302 HALVERSON BROS. GENERAL CONTRACTORS Residence and Commercial; Remodeling and Repairing FREE ESTIMATES 1327 N. 14th DeKalb, 111. Ph. 6-6433 Page 57 Lincoln Highway looking West from Seventh Street about 1912 Financial Institutions Only three years after the village of DeKalb came into being a bank was established. In 1859 E. T. Hunt and John Hamilton formed a banking Company. Although the exact title of this bank is not known, it is certain that it was located on the area that is now 236 East Lincoln Highway. Later Dr. Rufus Hopkins purchased Mr. Hamilton's interest and E. P. Young purchased Mr. Hunt's, and the company was known as Rufus Hopkins and Company. .Somewhere in the succession this company was known as Hopkins, Hunt and Company, for there is a check in existence bearing that name. After a series of changes in ownership, the DeKalb National Bank was farmed in 1882 with H. P. Taylor as president, Jacob Haish, vice president and T. A. Luney, cashier. In 1902 it became the First National Bank of De- Kalb, and in 1934 the name was changed to First National Bank in DeKalb. Jacob Haish organized his private bank, the Barb City Bank, in 1884, located on the south- west corner of Third and Lincoln until 1907 when it was moved to the northwest corner of that intersection. In 1910 it was chartered by the state as the Jacob Haish State Bank. This bank was in existence until 1922 when it was purchased by the First National Bank. Another banking institution was organized in 1902 as the Commercial Trust and Savings Bank, and it built the building which is now known as the Commercial Trades Building. In 1912 this company was purchased by the stock- holders of the First National and moved to their building and renamed the First Trust and Savings Bank. It was liquidated in 1933. The bank which has the distinction of being the oldest chartered bank without change of name in town is the DeKalb Trust and Savings Bank. Opening for business on November 3, 1909, it has been in the same location for all 47 years. It was located in the building at 363 East Lincoln Highway known as the "Ronan Build- ing." In 1923 the bank purchased the build- Page 58 ing, remodeled it, and since then has expanded its quarters several times. In the same year the bank was given trust powers by the auditor of the public accounts. Mr. M. Hanrahan was elected a director in 1909 and served 43 years until his death in 1953. On December 28, 1923, the Northern Illinois Corporation was formed with H. G. Wright, president; H. H. Cornforth, Vice President, and T. E. Courtney, Secretary-Treasurer. The cap- ital was $30,000, and it was increased to $100,- 000 in 1924, and the name was changed to Northern Illinois Corporation in 1929. A fur- ther change in name was made in 1942 when the present one was adopted. The company received its first small loan license in 1931. In 1939 the Northern Illinois Insurance Agency was organized, and in 1955 the Northern Ill- inois Credit Life Insurance Company was put into service as a subsidiary. Later the Friendly Finance Corporation, operating in Wisconsin was purchased. During World War II a man- ufacturing division was set up to make treads for tanks. It was W. H. Bush, son-in-law of J. F. Glid- den, who pushed the plan for a Building and Loan Association. This was in May 1885, and the group around him immediately applied for a license and on June 9, 1885, the first officers of the association were elected and the bylaws adopted. Since then there has been a steady growth from 19 share holders to 2967 as of today. Seven men, beginning with P. G. Young in 1885 and extending to A. W. Jackson in 1956, have served as president. Mr. C. E. Bradt served as secretary from 1885 to 1933. The service of all these men have given the Association a stability that is well earned. Future plans call for the erection of a build- ing of its own on the corner of Third and Lo- cust Streets. DeKalb Hospitals The first DeKalb Hospital was founded in May 1906, by Dr. Herbert B. Nevins. Original- ly Dr. and Mrs. Nevins operated the institution as a cancer hospital, but the demand grew for a more general type of institution. In 1909, Dr. Frederick Millar of Sycamore, a Universalist minister, took over the manage- ment and established it as a hospital and home for the aged, calling it the DeKalb Private Hos- pital and Old Peoples' Home. Joseph F. Glidden, one of the leading fig- WE GIVE TOP \ ALUE STAMPS LIVE BETTER EOR LESS We are proud to be a growing part of the City of DeKalb. Our large new super market is a symbol of the confidence we have that DeKalb will progress in the years to come as it has the past century. Page 59 r ' ;sr ■$ DeKalb Public Hospital. South First Street, 1910 ures in DeKalb history, died in 1906 and left $20,000 to build the Glidden Memorial Hos- pital. This amount was insufficient to con- struct a building of the size needed, and no pro- vision was made for maintaining the institution. September 11, 1912, the private hospital and old folks' home was deeded to A. G. Kennedy, who mortgaged the property to pay its indebt- edness, and then presented the property with the mortgage to the city. In 1913, Mrs. Clinton Rosette left an estate valued at $50,000 as an endowment for a city hospital, and in 1916 at a special election, the citizens voted a $35,000 bond issue to be used with the Glidden fund to build a hospital. In order to use the Rosette endowment fund, it was proposed to build the Glidden Memorial Hospital and lease it to the city to be used as the public hospital. Through the aid of addi- tional bond issues and bequests from I. L. Ell- wood's estate, the hospital was built and open- ed in October, 1922. It contained 40 beds and nine bassinettes. In October, 1914, the Hospital Benefit Club had been organized to give volunteer aid to the hospital. The group sewed for the hospital, making all the sheets, pillow cases, surgical gowns, linens, and layettes used. When the new hospital was built, it and other civic or- ganizations, private individuals, druggists and doctors helped to equip it. In 1952, vast improvements were completed. The porches at the north and south were en- closed to become rooms. New X-ray equip- ment was installed and the laboratory was mov- ed from the basement to the fourth floor. The kitchen was given a new floor, stoves, and steam tables, and the diet kitchens on each floor have added facilities. The day before the opening of the Glidden Memorial Hospital, another magnificent insti- tution, St. Mary's Hospital, was opened in De- Kalb. This hospital has 45 beds and eight bas- sinettes and is fully equipped and modern in all details. DeKalb is indebted to Rev. J. A. Solon and the parish of St. Mary's Catholic Church for this institution. The only other hospital located in DeKalb was the O. M. Blood institution on North First Street, which started in 1907 and ended its career in 1909. Newspapers The newspapers of DeKalb appeared early The first was the Western World and DeKalb Review in 1858 with Samual Adams as editor. Two years later the DeKalb Leader was estab- lished with Eli B. Gilbert, as editor. The DeKalb Times suceeded the Leader in the early sixties. G. D. R. Boyd was the editor and he edited newspapers in DeKalb and Sycamore for several years. In 1867 A. K. Stiles founded the DeKalb County News for the express purpose of defeating the "Half Shire" bill which was hot political news at the time. Editor Stiles was suceeded by Lucien Post who held the position until the paper was taken over by the Chronicle in 1884. The present DeKalb Daily Chronicle was es- tablished on March 8, 1879 with Clinton Ros- ette the editor and J. F. Glidden the publisher. This too was a political venture as it was the purpose to sponsor the cause of the Democratic Party. This is seen in the slogan which was carried in every issue "Democratic in all things and under all circumstances." It was a weekly paper for some time becom- ing daily in the 1890's as it was daily on Jan- uary 1, 1897. On September 3, 1907 the name was changed to The DeKalb Evening Chronicle and remained such until January 15, 1909. On this date Mr. E. J. Raymond and Frank Greenaway purchased the paper from the J. F. Glidden Publishing Company and it has re- mained in those families ever since. Due to the activities of W. L. Ellwood in the field of horse breeding the Chronicle publish- ed a breeder's magazine called the American Breeder starting January 1887 and soon copies were being sent to all parts of the world. The Chronicle had competition as there was early established a rival called the DeKalb Re- view. This was in 1888 and E. A. Grey was the editor. The rivalry between the two was very strong and the two never let an opportun- ity pass to revile the other. About 1887 Herbert Fay and D. W. Tyrrell took over the editorship and publishing of the (Continued on Page 63) Page 60 The IMPERIAL SHOWS Will be on the MIDWAY Entertainment at its BEST! 4s>°C=& THRILLS! FUN! and GAYETY FOR ALL! 4S°(3^ Shows • Concessions • Rides Page 61 CONGRATULATIONS to BUSINESS ... EDUCATION INDUSTRY AND TO THE PEOPLE OF DE K ALB ON YOUR 100th ANNIVERSARY SHOAF ADVERTISING AGENCY DDCON. ILLINOIS Page 62 I ■"■■ ' ■i' r . , ■ ft "fat IS - % s - ^^ ->' US. * - *'4 jH % "*^i f*^ ^ It- *■ -4* afc* Sycamore Road looking North from Ninth Street - 1 908 Review with Mr. Fay becoming the sole owner later. The paper was a weekly and had two editions, one for DeKalb and the other for Malta. The latter was called the "Malta Mail." This suspended publication when Mr. Fay left for Springfield, Illinois to become cus- todian of the Lincoln Tomb. The DeKalb Advertiser was published by Bailey Rosette a Brother of Clinton Rosette, edi- tor of the Chronicle. This too was a weekly and was started March 4, 1989 and continued until May 1, 1914 when it was absorbed by the Chronicle, The DeKalb Daily Independent was es- tablished February 15, 1915 by Robert New- comber and L. G. Tyrrell and continued until July 1935 when it too was taken over by the Chroniele. Churches The first church to be organized in the new- settlement was the Baptist. On October 15, 1844, a group formed the Union Grove Baptist Church. This organization met in a school- house located near the present County Home. With the influx of settlers came several of (his denomination and they built a frame church on the present site in 1855, the labor for which was dedicated by the members. At the same time the name was changed to the First Baptist Church of DeKalb. In 1885 this frame building was replaced by a brick edifice which was enlarged and remod- eled in 1902 and 1920. At the latter time a pipe organ, the gift of Jacob Haish, was in- stalled. The Methodists and the Congregationalists were the next to begin. In 1854 the people of the Methodist faith began to meet at the home of Basil Ruby with Circuit Rider William Browne as a spiritual leader. On June 28, 1855, the first trustees were elected. As the congregation grew they began to meet in the school house on the corner of Sec- ond and Grove Streets. After meeting there for a year or two they built a church on the northeast corner of Fourth and Grove. In this building the Sunday School was organized, the women became active and music was introduc- ed into the services. By 1879 the building had become too small and a new one was erected on the southeast (Continued on Page 65) Page 63 DE KALB-OGLE TELEPHONE COMPANY Page 64 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY OF DEKALB BEAUTY SALON OWNERS ALEXIS BEAUTY SHOP, DeKalb •ALICE'S BEAUTY SHOP, DeKalb •ANNE'S BEAUTY SHOP, DeKalb CHAMBERLAINS BEAUTY NOOK, DeKalb CLOVERS BEAUTY SHOP, DeKalb •CARLSON'S BEAUTY SHOP, DeKalb •DANNAS BEAUTY SHOP, DeKalb •EDNA'S BEAUTY NOOK, DeKalb •EUGENE BEAUTY MART, DeKalb BOYNTONS. Sycamore EXQUISITE BEAUTY SHOPPE, DeKalb •FARGO BEAUTY NOOK. Sycamore •KAY'S BEAUTY SHOP, DeKalb •LADY ANNE BEAUTY SHOP, DeKalb LUCILLE'S BEAUTY SHOP, DeKalb •LUNDBLADS BEAUTY SHOP, DeKalb •MORRIS BEAUTY SHOP, DeKalb •PETERSON BEAUTY SHOP, Waterman PHYL-LOUISE BEAUTY SHOP, Sycamore SILVER PRINCESS BEAUTY SHOP. DeKalb SWIRL SHOPPE. DeKalb •WANDA LEE BEAUTY SHOP, Lee •Member of DeKalb Unit 18 of N.H.C.A. corner of Fourth and Locust Streets. This build- ing was dedicated March 8, 1880, free from debt. However, an expanding congregation in an expanding town caused the members to feel the need for a larger building and on Septem- ber 29, 1909, the present church was dedicated. Need for more room has made another build- ing project necessary and plans are underway for an educational building located to the north of the church. At the same time a building on Normal Road has been purchased as a Wesley Foundation center for work among the college students. The Congregationalists organized on Decem- ber 2, 1854, in the school on Second Street with eight charter members. They soon purchased this school house for $600.00 and used it as a church for 34 years. The stone church build- ing on this lot was built in 1888 and a parson- age was built to the south of the church in 1892. With them too, expansion was necessary and plans were started for a new church to care for the needs of the people. Also, the location next to the railroad was not the best. On July 4, 1954, a new church building was dedicated on North First Street. Included in this plan was that necessary adjunct to modern living — a large parking lot. The members of this church have been ex- tremely generous in their support of the pro- gram. The stone church was made possible by the generosity of I. L. Ellwood and J. F. Glid- den and the latest by the J. A. Spickerman family. Although these people were generous the congregation as a whole helped to the best of their ability. When the Swedish people came to this area in 1850 they had to look elsewhere for spirit- ual leadership. However, on Christmas Day 1858, they organized what is now the First Lutheran Church. For a time they were affili- ated with the church in Geneva, but in Octob- er 1, 1865, they dedicated their own church building. This was located on the corner of Sixth and Pine Streets and served these people until 1889 when a large brick building was built on the same site. This building was also replaced when on June 4, 1916, the present church was dedicated. Page 65 A parsonage was built in 1923 adjacent to the church and in 1955 they purchased the Jacob Haish home for use in an expanding pro- gram. The people of the Catholic faith worshipped in a grove of trees as early as 1850 with Rev. Muller as the leader. The first resident priest was Rev. John Murray who was appointed in 1861 to organize the parish and build the first church. This church was a frame building on the corner of Fourth and Pine Streets, the present location. In 1894, under the leadership of Father O'Connor the work of erecting the pre- sent structure was started. The frame building was moved to the back of the lot and the present building was built in its place. On October 9, 1901 the building was dedicated by Father J. A. Solon, who served the church for many years. More recently a fine sisters home has been erected across from the church. In April 1876, Rev. William Toll established St. Paul's Episcopal Church on South Second Street. A frame building was erected in 1877, later to be moved to the rear of the lot, and a new brick church built in 1917. The old build- ing is used as a guild hall. In 1953 a student center was established at 328 Augusta Avenue to serve the Students at Northern. This was the first of such centers to be established. Space limitations prevent a detailed descrip- tion of the other fine churches in DeKalb. The following sketches will give the highlights of their history. The Advents organized in 1861 and met in the building east of the South School. After being inactive for some years this building was moved to Seventh and State Streets in 1898 where the congregation worships today. Fifteen charter members formed the Swed- ish Evangelical Mission Church in 1882. Their building was located on the corner of Seventh and Prospect Streets. At one time they divid- ed; one segment, known as the Swedish Con- gregational Church, remaining in the old build- ing, the other erected a new building on Seventh and Fisk Avenues. Later they reunit- ed under the name of the Mission Covenant Church at the latter address. The Finnish people of DeKalb early banded together for worship. In 1895 they began to meet in the Finnish Temperance Hall and later built a church of their own at State and Market Streets. In 1955 on the 60th Anniversary of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church they voted to build a new church to care for the growing needs of the congregation. In 1898 two church groups were founded, (Continued on Page 68) Congratulations JOSEPH BRODY & BROS., INC Page 66 SAMUEL E BRADT Managing Officer 1885 - 1936 A VISION THAT BECAME A REALITY FAITH IN DEKALB Led to the Founding of This Association Back in 1885 ALTHEA R. DAVY Treasurer Since 1912 Faith in DeKalb and a desire to help themselves, their friends and neighbors become Home Owners and save money led to the founding of this Association. On Saturday, May 23, 1885 nineteen local citizens met in the sample room of the Clidden House, now Hotel DeKalb, for the purpose of discussing the organization of a building and loan association for DeKalb. Those men. who laid firm foundations, were — W. H. Bush, D. D. Brown, A. W. Sprague, C. C. Bodman, P. C. Young, Wm. E. Holliday, O. Carter, E. C. Lott, W. L. Pond, j. D. Lott, A. W. Fisk, S. A. Tyler Sr., E. O. Wood, M. A. L. Olsen, S. E. Bradt, J. A. McDole, James Leishman, John Reed and T. A. Luney. At that meeting the application for license was signed and application was made to the Secretary of State for a charter. Over the years since that date a successful and uninterrupted service has contributed increasingly to the prosperous development of the area. Today hundreds own their homes Debt Free and hundreds of others are presently being helped toward their goal of a Debt Free Home. The same combination of sound policies and progressive practices, laid down by the organizers, guides the association today. The present management pledges a continuation of those firm foundations to assure further assistance in the years to come. THE PRESENT MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES C H Iskowich |. A. Spickerman Afhca R. Davy E E. Miller Ray C. Frautschy |. A. Jacobson A. W. Jackson T. S. Wilton D ) Stonesifer C H. ISKOWICH Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Attorney Teller- Bookkeepers A. W. JACKSON President — C. H. Iskowich — A. W. Jackson — J. A. Jacobson — Ray C. Frautschy — Althea R. Davy — Harris D. Fisk — Berniece M. Twombly Martha H. Hakala Lyle L. Schule RAY C. FRAUTSCHY Secretary DEKALB BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING DE KALB ILLINOIS (SINCE 1885) A GOOD PLACE TO SAVE A GOOD PLACE TO BORROW Page 67 (? 'OUR ^ Guaranteed by^ ^Good Housekeeping y SfiMvtlianjSS' ^/taJXi^Cl/M? THE GREATEST NAME IN WATER CONDITIONING 1234 E. Lincoln Highway DE KALB, ILLINOIS PROTECTION WATER SOFTENER: SALES, RENTALS OR SERVICE — RUST - TASTE & ODOR REMOVAL the Salvation Army and the Immanual Luth- eran Church. The Salvation Army held num- erous open air meetings and had quarters in various buildings until they secured their own building a short time ago. The Immanuel Lutheran Church after a per- iod of trials became firmly established in 1926 when they dedicated their building on Fifth and Fisk Streets. Their pastor, Rev. Paul Schauer, has served them for 23 years. Through the efforts of Dr. Charles Carter the Cortland Chapel of the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints was moved to De- Kalb in 1905. In 1915 they purchased the building they now occupy at Seventh and Pros- pect Streets and have an active congregation. Russell Huntley, founder of DeKalb, was bap- tised by Elder Mark Forschutt of this faith in 1863. Dr. Carter and John L. Cooper, a De- Kalb merchant, served this church for several years. The year 1907 saw the establishment of the Christian Science Church in the home of Mr. Buckland. Later, in 1909, the present sanctuary was built on the same site. After using various halls and buildings for a meeting place the Trinity Lutheran Church people built their own church in 1941. The inception of this church was in 1917 when Rev. C. A. Paulson came to town every third Sun- day for Services. The formal organization came in 1919 and the congregation has grown until it ranks with the leaders in the town. Of the smaller and newer churches we have in DeKalb the Four Square Church on South First Street; the Grove Street Baptist Church at Ninth and Grove and the Church of God on Lewis Street. Other groups holding religious services are: Church of the Nazorene, the Church of Christ, and the Jehovah's Witnesses. The last church to be organized is the Bap- tist Chapel, a branch of the Southern Baptist Church now meeting in the Masonic Temple, but looking for a building location. This or- ganization took place April 21, 1956. Thus the first and the last churches to be es- tablished in DeKalb are of the Baptist denom- ination. Page 68 EVERY DAY AT NOON . . . New Super 7 Service Each day at noon a Pan American Super 7 Clipper leaves Chicago di- rect to Europe. You can choose either tourist-fare "Rainbow" or f'rst-class "President". Either way, you fly without changing planes. Fly Pan Am to London, and on to Paris, Rome and all Europe! On Pan Am's "See-more" routes, you can, for example, visit as many as 17 cities in Europe and pay only the round-trip fare to Rome. Choose first-class President service for Sleeperette* service easy chairs that let you sleep lying down; foam-soft berths (extra); meals by Maxim's of Paris with complimentary cocktails and wines. Or choose thrifty Rainbow Clipper* tourist service, with the same experienced crews as on first class, plus free meals aloft, reclining restful seats, bar service. Either way, you fly to Europe as most people do— on the world's most experienced airline. Over 50,000 Atlantic crossings. Ticket office: 300 North Michigan Ave. Phone DEarborn 2-4900 Chicago 1, 111. LONDON SCANDINAVIA H.?. L »:?. MOST EXPERIENCED AIRLINE Page 69 Post Office Is Established The establishment of the Post Office in De- Kalb community came shortly after the settle- ment of DeKalb became more or less perman- ent. It was February 8, 1849 that the Post Office of DeKalb Center was established with Russell Huntley as the first postmaster. The Post Office itself was located in Russell Hunt- ley's Eagle Hotel. The name continued to be DeKalb Center until May 24, 1883 when it be- came simply DeKalb. For the record, Aaron S. Jackson was the first Postmaster in the new office of DeKalb. Since Russell Huntley, and including Huntley, there have been twenty-two postmasters of DeKalb Center or DeKalb, two of whom have been women. Some Firsts The first store to be established on what is now the site of DeKalb was established by John Goodell, and this was located on the site of what is now The Chronicle Building. Prob- ably the first house, or dwelling place, to be established in DeKalb was that of Basil Ruby which was located on what is now South First Street about where Montgomery Ward's Farm Store is at the present day. In 1853, DeKalb had a store, blacksmith shop, a few residences and the Eagle Hotel, and there were twenty-nine people in the town. It was the coming of the railroad which gave DeKalb the boom which was needed for it to grow. It was the coming of the railroad which influenced Russell Huntley to have the town surveyed, the streets laid out and the lots and the blocks marked off. This was done in 1853, the plot being filed with the Recorder of Deeds in Sycamore December 17, 1873. It was August 12, 1873 that this much talk- ed of railroad finally reached DeKalb and was ready for service. One can imagine the feel- ings of the store-keepers and the farmers when the little engine with probably one or two cars came to a puffing stop at the new station which was located on Third Street back of what is now the J. C. Penny Company store on Lincoln Highway today. It was this railroad which provided the easy means of transportation to Chicago that provided DeKalb with the impet- uous that was needed for it to grow. That the coming of the railroad was a boon to the town is shown in the population figures which show that in 1855 the settlement had a population of 577 people while in 1860 the figure had grown to 1,900. COMPLIMENTS OF ED'S TAVERN 411 North Tenth Street DEKALB, ILLINOIS ED ROHLIK BILL SULLIVAN Page 70 Ellwood Home in 1896 Main Street 1908 CONGRATULATIONS TO CITY OF DEKALB E. L TIMM- INTERIOR DECORATOR CARLSON FOOD STORE DE KALB CLEANERS POND STREET STORE SCHIMMOLER'S GROCERY & MARKET BEIERS BREAD STYLE SHOP CONSUMERS MILLINERY COTTAGE TOG SHOP GLIDDEN GREEN HOUSE Page 71 THE MEN AND WOMEN OF CYCLONE FENCE SALUTE DEKALB ON ITS lOOth BIRTHDAY • We look forward to another century of working to- gether for a brighter and more prosperous future. • CYCLONE FENCE American Steel and Wire Division UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION Page 72 The PAST Is History The FUTURE Is Promise DE KALB HAS grown and progressed in a century. In all worthwhile, community improving projects and efforts The First National Bank in DeKalb has been a loyal participant. THIS AREA IS on the threshold of new and greater achievements and this bank, bolstered by the confidence created over years, eagerly an- ticipates the challenge of the future. We can never become any larger than our customers permit. First National Bank in DeKalb Member Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 2 OUTSTANDING CENTENNIALS 1 DEDICATED GOAL "To provide a more wholesome and abundant life for everyone through steady progress, advancement and service. M THE RUDOLPH WURLITZER COMPANY DEKALB DIVISION- DEKALB, ILLINOIS WORLD'S LARGEST BUILDER OF QUALITY KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-URBANA 977.328D36C COM CENTENNIAL, DEKALB 1856, 1956 DEKALB 30 2 025388775