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.11 . 'f *4* , % - -; •?.«, ;> -y, "• PLAINDEALER , #" -- "' " 1,1111 *i.""""' Jl I'l'illritmlll-. '" Mi. Ill Ii.:.l«|.lili;il inn ril»i;x»r^illi.jn»ii ,} , iVr feljlili.'I . 1 1 .Limn ni, ^ V.i m.'f , i.i.i.i' , " i,l<M|t|jk, 1 ^1, lyfc nyC UL/iriilt' . ' I " " . " •'•" . ; yolumt ; »• •••>•• ; McHENRY ILLINOIS. TpJHSDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1953 10c Pt Coy STREET LIGHT BOND ISSUE VOTE SEPT. 15 th bluine 79 -- No. 18 ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. 10, Pw Copy Musin| 4 and . ^ \ Walter N. Sears of Barrington, rtrumental instructor of music the McHenry schools during the late 'twenties and early thirties, was featured in an arable appearing recently' in his Some town paper, in which his ree generations of teaching onians was recalled. At 70 years of age, Mr. Sears Igl still very active in the musi- -4&ptl field, givihg private lessons on stringed and woodwind in- Btruments. His career includes fifty years of private teaching and thirty-five of school inatruction. / Mr. Sears inherited his musitalent from his father, who was a teacher-musician, and his mother, who was a singer. He Idmself studied for many .years, became a skilled violinist and QDrnetist, and later joined the rulty of the Sears music school Barrington. <; A credit to her father' s musical reputation is Miss Beth Sears, who is now occupying the first oboe position * with the North Carolina Symphony orchestra. * A number of his pupils have fbne far in the musical world. Among them are Raymond Dvorak, band director at the University of Wisconsin and a relative of Mrs. R. M. Fleming of ycHenry; and Guy Duker, a former McHenry boy who this year has accepted a position as musical director qt the Uqlyer- ••iMV Of • •' IClss Josephine O'uercto of Crystal Lake, formerly of Mcfienry and a 1949 graduate of the local high school, has been employed to teach first grade In a Crystal Lake school this _Xear- She is a 1953 graduate of Northern Illinois State Teachers college at DeKalb. ' Mr. and Mrs. George Knight of Riverside Drive received word this past week that their daughter and her husband, Mr. and Jfcrs. Birney Stokes, have arrived in Dakar, French West Africa. Mr. and Mrs. Stokes are members of the tJJS. Diplomatic corps. If Bill Moore, Plaindealer Streman, had any illusion of rering in another twenty years, tp had them dashed last week. Instead, the editorial staff may find itself enlarged if his new daughter, Doreen May, inherits tfh* newspaper blood of her fa- Bill was sort of planning on taking it easy in the years to ""Some, but the stork had other plans. When it visited the Moore household last Thursday, Sept. 3, It left another girl, bringing the total to three. Bill was happy, Just the same, and started things off right by taking that day's copy of the Plaindealer to the hospital for the little one to take • peek at. CHICAGO WOMAN DIED AFTER FALL FROM CLUB ROOF Helen Koukol Fatally Injured > At Burton's Bridge One of the unfortunate accidental deaths recorded throughout the nation over the holiday weekend occurred in our midst. The Victim was Mrs. Helen Koukol, 49, of 2555 S. Springfield avenue, Chicago. She died of injuries sustained in a fall at Riverside Park, Burton's Bridge, about 6:30 Sunday evening, Sept. 6. Mrs. Koukol was painting a dormer window at the Marquette Gun club, which was being put in readiness for the fall season, when she lost her footing and fell from the roof. Her head struck a cement platfiorm on the ground. Skull Fracture She was immediately rushed to the Woodstock hospital by ambulance, where it was found that Mrs. Koukol was suffering from a fractured skull and internal injuries. She died about 10:20 that same evening. Working with Mrs. Koukol at the time of her accident were her sister, Mrs. Rose Wojciechowski, the latter's husband and Mrs. Koukol's nephew. The husband of the accident victim preceded her in death about two .years ago. An inquest was conducted at the Peter M. Justen funeral home Monday morning, after which the body was removed to the Henry Merrick * Sons funeral home at^ 2534 S. Pulaski ad. Services are being-held to* day (Thursday), with burial in Bohemian National cemetery. News Abodt Our Servicemen Capt. E. J. Gausden and his wife, Lorraine Schaefer Gausden, and their three children arrived home from Pensacola, 'Fla., last week and he was officially discharged from the Marine Corps cn Sept. 4. Capt. Gausden, who - was a flyer during World War II, was recalled into service a year and a half ago and during the intervening months has acted as instructor in basic air work for cadets at Cherry Point, N.C., and at Pensacola. The family has taken up residence in the new home on Allen avenue which they had to leave shortly after moving there less than two years ago. New owners of the Johnsburg Bowling Bar are Lou, Sam and Don Tomasello, who took over the duties of their business just before the opening of a new bowling season. The brothers are featuring family bowling Uight, which began last Saturday and will continue throughout the season. In the sudden switch from hot ID cool last Friday morning, there is some suspicion that a cigarette manufacturer was behind the weather change. Now McHenry folks are hoping that Indian Summer will settle in before the snow flakes fly. Wilda Morse of Spring Grove Was named among the winners in a contest conducted by the Garroway "Today" program on Friday. She won a prize?for having submitted one of the best Urtters telling why she enjoyed ^ie program. The trouble with mone|r to that most of us have to work for it!! **"" Last year American farmers applied 22 million tons of fertilizer, the most on record for a&y vMa •• w wJl « ml? * K Ijvi if •ISSSS® PUBLIC 60ES TO POLLS NEXT WEEK TUESDAY TO DECBE EXPENDITURE OF S5M00 ON MOOERM SYSTEM V.F.W. COMBINES EFFORTS WITH MTRA FOR FALL FESTIVAL EILEEN RYAN Social Science RICHARD HERNDAY Physics - Mathematics MRS. B. T. BUTLER Lakemoor School MATH RAUENS WED FIFTY-TWO YEARS AGO IN JOHNSBURG John O. McGee, AM/3, returned to the IJ.S.S. Sarsfleld, DD 837, at Charleston, S.C., after a surprise visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGee. Other visitors at their homes this past weekend were these members of the service: Jack Thies, Warren Wegener and Dwight Dowell. Richard Adams of^'Washhigton, D.C., called last weekend rfnd told his parents that Harold Buddy" Nye of Norfott|fet,;Va.. had been his guest. Stanley Aim has" enlfsted in the Air Corps and left for New York on Wednesday of this week. PRASSEL RITES TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN CITY August Prassel, who had resided in Sunset View subdivision for about ten years, died at Victory Memorial hosptal, Waukegan, on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Survivors include the widow, Anna; four children, Mae E. Miller, Evelyn Peterson, Richard Prassel and Lucille Pillar, the latter of McHenry; sixteen grandchildren, thirteen greatgrandchildren; six brothers and sisters, Jacob, Frank, John, Thomas, Anna and Catherine. The body is resting at the George Justen A Son funeral home, where services will be conducted at 1:30 o'clock on Friday afternooiti, followed by burial in Ridgewood cemetery, Milwaukee avenue and Central road, |Q|| PlliBtRk Mr. and Mrs. Math J. Rauen of Riverside Drive, McHenry, observed their fifty-second wedding anniversary last Friday, Sept. 4, but had not even a small celebration, preferring to wait until their fifty-fifth anniversary in 1956. The Rauens were married in 1901 at St. John's church, Johnsburg, by Fr. Henry Mehring. Mrs. Rauen was born just north of that community and her husband spent his early days in Spring Grove. They have one son, Arnold J. Rauen, state director of the saving's bond division, ~ and one granddaughter, Barbara Rauen, 12 years old. MRS. HENRY TOMLINSON First Grade JOHN R. THOMAS Language - Social Science Honor Custodians For Long Service Two employees of the Ugh school, both custodians, were honored last Thursday evening at a chicken dinner served at the McHenry Country Club. They were Mrs. Kathryn Smith and Joseph M. Schmitt, both of whom have completed twentyfive years in the service of the school. Twenty-six people, non-professional employees of the school, were present to enjoy the dinner and pay honor to two who have faithfully cared for the growing needs of this educational institution for at -least a quarter of a century. Mr. Schmitt became an employee of the school in 1925 and Mrs. Smith began her duties there in 1929. She is at present in her twenty-fifth year. A. J. Wirtz, secretary of the board of education, presented a beautiful watch to Mr. Schmitt in recognition of his years of service, while Mrs. Smith's watch was presented by Supt. C. H. Duker. SEVEN NEW TEACHERS JOIN FACULTY RANKS IN THREE McHENRY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR TERM STARTED SEPT. 8 SINGERS TO ELECT NEW OFFICERS ON MONDAY, SEPT. 14 Members of the McHenry Choral club, .after two weeks of pre-season rehearsals, wi!l officially open fall practices in the high school music room on Monday evening, Sept. 14. Following an hour and a half of rehearsal, election of officers will be held and lunch served. Because the mid-winter program is planned for early in December, it is necessary to have a final listing of the entire membership very soon. For this reason a deadline has been set for Monday evening, Sept. 21. Several new members - have already reported for the early practices held late in August. At that time they heard an outline of the planned program, which includes' a portion of the chorus in choir arrangements and another part in a Christmas toyland scene. -**TUD1NT NURS*^ Doirfta Fasse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Fasse of Waukegan and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brown of McHenry, has entered the Augustana hospital school of nursing in Chicago. Donna is well known in McHenry, Where she is a frerrn Ant viflltnr Seven new teachers have been employed to teach in the McHenry public schools for the 1952-53 school term. Three of these will be in the high school, one in the junior high, one at Edgebrook, one at Lakemoor and one in kindergarten. In the high school, the new faces among the faculty members will include Miss Eileen Ryan, Richard Hernday and Dawson Trine. Because of the increase in enrollment, it was necessary to add one' teacher to the faculty list this year. The other two are taking the places of Miss Helen Avgoulas, who was married this summer and has left teaching, and LeRoy Dalton, who has moved from this area. Eileen Ryan Miss Ryan's home is in Madison, Wis. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with the class of 1951, where she majored in history and took' a minor in English. Her extracurricular experience) has been in library work. Miss Ryan has had two years of teaching experience, both in the Polo, 111., high school. At the local school she will teach social science. Richard Hernday Richard Hernday, who hails from Milwaukee, Wis., is a graduate in 1952 from Whitewater State Teachers college. He majored in mathematics and took his minor in physics. This past summer he has been taking graduate work in mathematics. Mr. Hernday served for four years in the Navy. During the next school term he will be an instructor ht physics and mathematics. Dawson Trine The third high school teacher, Dawson Trine, comes to McHenry from his home town of Dodgeville, Wis. He graduated from the Dodgeville grade school and in 1948 from the Dodgeville high school, having been salutatorian of his class. In June of this year he completed work toward his B.S. degree at Platteville State Teachers college, with majors in mathematics and chemistry and a v minor in physics. Mr. Trine has been active in Continued on Page 8 Director Of Boys TowifKnown Here Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, whose- famed choir will appear in the large high school gymnasium in McHenry on Tuesday, Oct. 20, under the auspices of the Catholic Order of Foresters, is directed by the Right Reverend Monsignor Nicholas Wegner, who passed up a big league baseball career to become a priest. Father Wegner, a close friend of Father Flanagan for twentyfive years, became director of Boys Town following the deatfe of its founder in Berlin five years ago while Father Flanagan was on a youth welfare mission for the United States government. Father Flanagan had often discussed his problems with Father Wegner, who, upon becoming director, said that he would try "in every way possible to follow in the footsteps of its founder." A native Nebraskan^Father Wegner was born at I Humphrey July 6, 1898. He was ordained to the priesthood on March T, 1925, after attending high school and college at St. Joseph Seminary, Teutopolis, 111. He studied philosophy and theology at St. Paul seminary, St. Paul, Minn., the Gregorian university at Rome and the Catholic University of America at Washington, D.C. Msgr. Wegner is well known in the McHenry community, where he has a number of relatives. Of course they are hoping he may be able to make the trip 'when the choir visits this city in the fall. Among cousins of Msgr. are Mrs. Anton Blake and Joseph Wegener of McHenry, George Wegener of Lakemoor and Mrs. Joseph Hertel of Fremont Center. Father Wegner is a boys' man. As a youth in outstate Nebraska, he became so outstanding a semi-professional baseball pitcher that two big league baseball contracts were offered him, but he turned them down to enter the priesthood. As a boy he sang In the choir of his church at Humphrey. Boy-work has taken much of his time since he be- DAWSON TRINE Chemistry - Mathematlea Kiwanis Observes Kids' Day Sept. 26 National Kids' Day will be observed by Kiwanis Club of McHenry Township and by hundreds of other communities throughout the United States, Canada, Alaska and Hawaii on Saturday, Sept. 26. Marius Hansen, president of the local Kiwanis club, reports that he has appointed Fred Marks as chairman of the program committee for the day and Sam Yokley as co-chairman. He added: "In keeping with the purpose of the day, which is to attract attention to the problem of youth, especially underprivileged youth, and to raise funds to meet these needs, our entire program is designed to provide material help for such needs in our own community. All funds raised through the Kids' Day program will remain in our community to be spent under the supervision * of Kiwanians and others interested in youth organizations." Kiwanis International has been active in youth work for thirtyeight years and Kids' Day is now one of the principal activities of the organization. This year the national goal is more than one million dollars for McHenry anxiously awaits expression of its voters on the^^s subject of a $55,000 bond issue for the purpose of replacing ourf, • . . antiquated street lighting gys- •. Under the direction and lead- ^em new and modern inership of V.F.W. members, the j stallation ^ decision will be first annual fall festival, for the reached at an election to be held benefit of M.T.R.A., will be held in city next Tuesday, Sept. in the city park next SaturdayLj jf and Sunday, Sept. 19 and 20. Ag previously, th«, | Games, rides and amusements need for new gtreet tights haaf<# for all are being planned. With a ^en recognized for some tim« lapse of time between this event and the busy summer season, it is thought that people in a wide area will enjoy this two-day event. ' ® In case you may have forgotten, M.T.R.A. stands for McHenry Township Recreation Association. The idea of a wellorganized program met with enthusiastic approval last spring. As in reaching any worthwhile goal, disappointments crept into the picture. However, there were those who stuck by their guns and refused to surrender their foothold in a plan that they sincerely feel will be of immeasurable benefit to this community. New life The V.F.W., with manpower, enthusiasm, know-how and a desire to further programs of benefit to the well-being of the community, has stepped in with a transfusion of spirit that has put new life .in M.T.R.A. Other organizations have caught the spirit and are coming through with assistance which will be announced in the order of events. The sound thought behind M.T.R.A. is to start on a solid foundation^ provide recreational programs where the greatest needs * exist and encourage the growth of the organization on the merits of its accomplishments. A steady, healthy growth is the aim. Since th's fall festival is planned for the good of this entire McHenry Township area, it is hoped that the news will spread fast and that as many as possible will join hands in making the two-day event a real success. LARCENY CHARGE The c*se of two Chicago , charged with taking a $350 outyouth welfare at the local level. |board motor from the Hunter Fred Marks states, 'We are | Boat company in McHenry earhopeful that the citizens of Mc- jjer summer, was continued Henry township will join with civic-minded residents throughout North America in observing a day set aside especially for helping children." RECORD ENROLLMENTS until Sept. 12. Bond was set at $7,500 for each. BABY DROWNS Sandra Carol Reese, 16-monthold daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Record enrollments in all j Lester Reese of Hartland town- McHenry schools were' recorded ship, drowned in a pail which on openings days this week. In contained only about four inches several of them, conditions are | of water last Saturday morning, either crowded or promise to be It is believed the youngster fell before another school year starts. I head f'rst into the container. School Sisters Dismissed Fronr Legal Suit; New Hearing Oct. 29 The Sisters of St. Francis who CHILDREN'S PARADE, RALLY ARRANGED TO BENEFIT CHANNEL 11 Continued on Page 8 instructed in the Johnsburg school last year, were dismissed on Thursday from a suit in which they had been named by Mrs. Dorothy Larson. Mrs. Larson contended that the school was operated illegally as a parochial school supported with public funds and requested an Injunction banning the nuns irom teaching there. Dismissal was ordered by Judge Bernard Decker of Waukegan, sitting in McHenry county circuit court. The question of "mootness" was argued by attorneys for the school Sisters and also by representatives of state officials. Their argument was that conditions have changed and should any of the charges ever existed, they no longer do. The Sisters resigned and are now engaged to instruct in the new parochial school under construction in Johnsburg. Rfqiiext Denied A request to file an amended complaint on behalf of the petitioner, Mrs. Larson, was denied by Judge Decker. The judge then allowed the respondents, state officials and school board members, twenty j4ays to file written briefs and the petitioners twenty days to file. He set hearing for Oct. 29. The motion to dismiss the charges against the county board of supervisors and the On Saturday, Sept. 19, at 11 o'clock in the morning, there will be a children's parade and rally on the high school football field, arranged in the interest of the non-commercial television Channel 11. One of the guests who will be present to entertain the children will be Uncle Johnny Coons of TV fame. The youngsters themselves are urged to appear in costumes familiar to their favorite television personalities. The children are also asked to bring their contributions to the Channel 11 fund when they arrive for the parade. In the same connection is an and action was taken by tha^ •• McHenry Business Men's associ-^ N ation and its successor organi-&| zaton, the McHenry Chamber of Commerce. So anxious have been the bosi* 1 ness establishments that they- J have subscribed about* $10,000 to 4 be used in the project. This a- f mount combined with the bond ' issue will assure a complete new system including replacement* of worn out underground wiring- Temporary overhead wiring la now in use at two locations where breakdowns occurred. In an effort to place accurate information before the votera, the City Council has secured figures, based on latest assessed' valuation, which will give taxpayers an idea of their cost. Nearest estimates indicate that the cost will be 10 cents ^er f| $100 assessed valuation per year | until the bonds are retired. A J tax payer with an assessed vfAfc* ation of $5000 would pay proximately $5 per year op 42 cents per month for this provement. Some interesting information j has been secured from an or- ^ ganixation known as the "Na- } M tional Street and Traffic SafMy^l Lighting Bureau" and, although . the statistics are too lengthy . record here, estimates point o«t ||f the per cent adequacy of W'. ing street lighting compared! with minimum safety requirements established by American Standards Association. ^ Public benefits of adequate street lightinng, as pointed out by the National Bureau, include: saving of human life and prevention of injuries and suffering, also reduction of loss due to decrease in accidents, reduction of stMet crimes, increased civic pride, increased real estate values, in* creased business. A polling place in each ward will be open at 6 a.m. next Toesday and will close at 5 p.m. as indicated on official notices previously published and posted. % CHEST X-RAY UNIT / WILL VISIT McHENtft ON SEPTEMBER 18-19 The public is once again reminded that the chest x-ray unit will visit McHenry on Friday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 19. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and ; from 2 to 5 p.m. Wonder Lake will be visited on Thursday. Sept. 17, during the same hours. The chest x-ray can discover tuberculosis, heart disease, cancer and other tumors. Anyone may have an x-ray with a personal report, without charge, and in only a minute.. Just visit the unit, roister* remove coat and jewelry and step in front of the x-ray. The film is then developed and interpreted, the -report is coded and the individual report tfeafc |§r each person. LARGEST TAX LEVY I IN COUNTY HISTORY 3 APPROVED BY BOARD | The largest tax levy in tha history of this county, $388,823. v||| was approved last Tuesday hy the board of supervisors, the a- $. mount being $63,333 more than ^||j was levied last year. The annual -Vj?! announcement that Miss Helen appropriation ordinance and bud- ':f1 Stevens of the local high school was also presented to the faculty is conducting an essay contest on subjects pertaining to the educational TV program. A war bond will be given as a prize for the best essay. board, amounting to $1,101,278- ^ .67. •',% According to the budget, thera /:- was a balance in the county ^ 4 treasury at the beginning of the preceding fiscal year of MINOR INJURIES 426.$b. Receipts of the Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ficken fiscal year amounted to received minor lacerations in an' 008.10. with payments of accident which occurred last 408.97. Saturday evening at the curve in Rt. 120, just west of Lakemoor. He sustained a sprained HARVARD MAN A Harvard man, John foot and she received lacerations 32, was decapitated of the leg. Another couple, in night in an accident county superintendent of schools, {whose car they were riding, also curred on Rt, ITS in Richard Tazewell, was continued, received injuries, but not serious.1 township. ^ _ L -L ' L_" ; f V --v ^ "1--, js*.... A, iju' r .i* ". Jr: