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"SERVING THE CHAIN-0-LAKE$ REGION SINCE 1875" Volume 80 -- No. 33 McHENRY, ILLINOIS. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1954 imr i Musin' and Meanderin' The spirit of the season was enhanced greatly last Sunday evening by the appearance in various sections of the city of the young people from the MetL> odist church, who braved very chilly- winds to sing carols. Nothing seems so reminiscent of the old fashioned Christmas so many folks try to recapture each year as caroling. Even with- the huge volume of mail 'handled in our local... post office and station, the .keen perception of some of, the postal employees is amazing. In one case we know of, only the first names of the persons for whom the caid was intended appeared but it was delivered without delay. Given more surprising was the card addressed to a Woodstock resident, bearing the complete Woodstock street address and the city of McHenry. This, too, was taken ceCre of without hesitation when some observing postman evidently associated the Iowa postmark with a local name and delivered it' to relatives in McHenry. ' Mary Nye and Pat Gorahson» bpUj( of Mc&enrx/ took part' ijj, t&#»odern dance presentation of. thf " "Nutcracker Suite," • fcpdii- .Bdrf"* by G^chesis at Northep^, Illinois State - Teachers ccftlege last week. .Miss Nye, a freshman, is the daughter of Mr. attd Mrs. Harvey Nye of 308 N. Park street. A 'sophomore, Miss Goranson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs! George Goranson of Rt. 4. Adele Schmitt and Carol Engh, '53 graduates of-the local high •school, sang with the * Alverno; college chorus in Wisconsin for the annual Christmas program in the college auditorium two 'evenings last week. McHenry's Christmas tree on a raft in the Fox river is not only attracting attention locally tout in other parts of the country. From Elsie Feiereisel of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of McCullom Lake, came a letter this past week which contained a clipping from a SaraSota paper, carrying a long story on the unusual tree. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Blake, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Miller and Mrs. Roy Miller spent a few days last week in Minneapolis, Minn., the titp having been made possible tp recognize the outstanding sales of the two men in a feed selling contest. At a banquet and program held for winners attending from various cities, Mrs. Blake was honored as being the mother present with the largest family. WE OFFER YOU CONGRATULATIONS Twenty-four relatives gathered at the Carl Schmitt home in Chicago, earlier this month to offer congratulations to her father, Fred Kamholz, on the occasion fit his eighty-second birthday anniversary. Mr. Kamholz, a McHenry resident until about three years ago, was one of the city's oldest business men in years of service, having served as a barber for more than a half century. Mr. Kamholz makes his home •with his daughter, Mrs. Schmitt. He also has two sons, fourteen grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. He is in good health and en- , joys occasional visits with old friends here. • County Reports Perfect Record For S-D Day A perfect record for Safe Driving Day was chalked up last week Wednesday In McHenry county," according to county and state police. Although few accidents are usually recorded daily within the county, Dec. 15 was without mishaps on tne road of any kind. COMPLETES MARINE ^OUR' 111!® c* " -J, : NK - - mm - - > A * ! , - : 'i SAN FRANCISCO (FHTNC) -- Back in the United States after a tour of duty with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in the Far East is Marine S/Sgt. Carl J. Milinac, son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Milinac and husband of Mrs. June A. Milinac, all of McHenry. Following a 30-day leave, Milinac will report tor duty to the El Toro Marine Corps Air station at Santa Ana, Calif. He returned here early this month aboard the transport General A. W. Brewster. NECESSITY FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL EXPANSION PROGRAM (RINGS NEED OF ItESNTMS S43M00' •••T.-S!year during which mctmbe$jj, of JS?hpj?l\Bg^^ an8l junidr High teachers have been working put plans for a necessary expanstah project, a program has begun to materialize. At a special meeting held this month wijth the. architect, it was decided that tp meet immediate needs for sixth, seventh and eighth grade pupils, it will be necessary to put a $630,000 bond issue to a vote of the public. This is expected to be done in late January or early February. Under the proposed plans for the above expenditure, the new edifice would provide for seventeen classrooms, a health center, cafeteria, modern gymnasium, library, faculty room, arts and crafts room and homemaking department. Plans also provide for expansion both by gytension and by adding a second . story. The new school would be located on Edgebrook property, where extra land was bought recently on Park avenue from Robert Thompson and Robert Kralowetz. The purchase increased to seventeen acres the land to be used by Edgebrook :'and the Junior High. . Building Antiquated Forfa number of years the present building has been considered antiquated. Its capacity is 200 but there is now an enrollment of 267 ill the junior high building. Two classrooms are split and are accommodating different classes. There is great need for a science room at the present time and the physicial education program is not able to be carried out in accordance with state requirements. There is also need for more room to provide a satisfactory physicial education noon program. The new Edgebrook building will be filled to capacity when it is opened next fall. The outlook here is not entirely a happy one when one considers that a projection shows the probability of 1,026 pupils in grades 1 through 8 in 1961 plus whatever new families move to the community in the next seven years. This influx might well bring the total to 1,580 by 1961. A local expert in the building field has estimated that approximately 200 hofties are being constructed in the McHenry school districts each year, which indicates a steady increase. Cost To Public Considering the average home as having a $4,000 assessed valuation,' then the cost per year, should the $630,000 bond iBsue be approved,„ would be $6.50. Last year the grade school bond rate was .125 per cent or five dollars per year for the average home. This covered both the original Edgebrook building and the addition. Woodstock and Crystal Lake have already completed their junior high school program, while Harvard's junior high was combined with their high school about twenty years ago. Both the board members and These are thekJast of the Santa Claus letters which will be read before he begins his travels from the North Pole Christmas Eve. They are printed exactly as received. "Dear Santa Claus, "I want a walking doll, a bassinette, a doll trunk, a sewing machine, a doll buggy and a chicken game. "I am a good girl sometimes. "Love, "Connie Lee Milinac "Age 4%" "Dear Santa, "I have been a good girl. Please I like a walking doll and some dishes. My brother wants a train. Thank- you. "Marie Fernstrom" (Enclosed W£s a sucker sent by Marie to Santa.) "Dear Santa Claus, "My name is Linda Colomer. I am six year* old. Would you please come to my house on Christmas Eve and bring me a bride doll. "Black board and peg table set and table and fijhair set. Thank you very much, .<?• -•'Linda Colomer "Rt. 5" "Dear Santa Claps, "My name is ^George Michael Colomer, Jr. I Will be three yrs. old on Christmas Eve so please don't forget to stop. "I would like a large tractor, a small puppy (house broke) and a train set. "Hoping you will be at my house. "George Mike Colomer, Jr. 'Dear Santa Claus, "I would like a record player, records, electric train and a road grader. I am a pretty good boy. "Warren Smith "P.S. I would also like a horse." "Dear Santa Claus: "I km 4% years old and have been a very nice girl. Please bring me a vacum cleaner, a two-wheel bicycle, a few records for my record player and a (Continued on Page 8) teachers are most appreciative of the excellent support received when" the need for other building projects was presented to the public. They hope for similar response during this most recent, critical need for expansion. The high school, too, faces the same type of program in the near future and the hoard is considering action at some future date. DECORATED HOMES WILL BE JUDGED SUNDAY, DEC. 26 More Residences Take On Festive, Holiday Appearance With more and more homes taking on festive decorations' this past weekend, it is likely that judges in the home decorating contest will have a difficult time again in deciding on winners.' The judges will make a tour of the city on Sunday evening, Dec. 26. While it is not absolutely necessary to record an entry, it will assure your decoration not being missed. A remincrer is given that the contest is being divided into two classes. Class I will be, for residential entries only, where no advertising appears as part of the; decoration. In Class n, which may be residential or otherwise, a name or any other type of advertising may be used as part of the decoration. * Again this year the Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring tl|e popular event and is seventy-five doUars in cash certificates to tlw winners. ,,In addition, local merchant are offering jraluable gift certifl cates. Any |who have not 'yt donated a certificate and Sti! wish to do so may contact |)a: Justen, wh6 is chairtinan of t! contest. Those wishing to make entries may also do so by contacting Mr. Justen before -Sunday. Paper Out Early For Second Consecutive Week Again next week the Plaindealer will be printed one day early, on Wednesday, Dec. 29. It is necessary to call new deadlines for this week as follows: Display advertising, Monday noon; classified advertising, Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock; general news, Monday noon; and correspondents' copy, Friday morning. Hospital Drive Reaches $415,137 HUNDREDS WEIXJOME SANTA Several hundred youngsters visited the business districts last Saturday to visit Santa and to receive the sacks of candy which he distributed. Santa arrived by bus and was greeted in each section by large groups of young people. Attend Church on Christmas The. Memorial Hospital for McHenry county expansion program campaign office reports $415,137 to date. Of this total, McHenry reported $45,000; Ringwood-Wonder Lake area, $29,000; Johnsburg, $2,300; and Richmond, $5,000. Gerald Carey, Dan Justen and Ray McGee, co-chairmen, feel the McHenry total will go over $50,000. Many people complain they have not been called on and wish to pledge. Those who want to subscribe may contact any campaign worker, their local bank or this newspaper office. Subscriptions may also be- sent offeririg^vjjrectly to the Memorial hospital "in Woodstock. ! William Tittle, president of the (hospital, and Rep. A. B. McConnell drove to Springfield and maide the necessary initial steps applying for Hill-Burton v .. State representative? will « nfew hospital board s" in February:5' - " -11 ' t>r. Roland R. Cross, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, is greatly pleased to learn that McHenry county has so emphatically indicated their desire for an expanded hospital. Dr. Cross further stated that with the rapid growth in population he well understood the acute need for expanded host pital facilities in this particular area. He congratulated the people of McHenry county who put up their money to make these facilities possible. Nurse Killed In Pre-Holiday Crash Most tragic 'of the pre-holiday accidents in McHenry county occurred last Thursday morning during a snow storm when a Crystal Lake nurse was killed and two companions were critically injured in an auto-truck collision. The dead woman is Mrs. Gerda Badali, 55, a sister of Magnus Nelson of McHenry, who sustained a skull fracture and other injuries and died enroute to Memorial hospital in Woodstock about 6:45 o'clock. Others in the car were Mrs. Alberta Bonaccorsi, 41, and Miss Martha Modrich, 19. The former was driving her car when it skidded on icy pavement as she reached), the curve near the Lily Pond on U.S. Rt. 14 and into the path of a heavy truck driven by David Carter of Milton, Wis. The two vehicles collided almost head-on and the auto was demolished. Mrs. Badali was a native of Sweden but had come to this country as a. small girl. She resided) in Crystal Lake for the past twenty years. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, one grandchild, three brothers and three sisters. SHORT ILLNESS ENDS IN DEATH OF NATIVE OF McHENRY ',x A-"short illness ended- Thursday, Dec. 16, for Mrs. Clara ireitnw Moore, 66, of Elgin, who died in St. Joseph's hospital. J5he was born Oct. 7, 1888, in McHenry, a» daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Leitner, but had re sided in Elgin since a child. Funeral services were held Monday morning from St. Joseph's church, with burial in Mount Hope cemetery. Dennis Punches of Rt. 2 ar rived home from Carroll college, to spend the hoilday. : " We send our gincere good wishes to all of our friends and patrons ... we hope this Yuletide finds you well and happy . . that this glad season fills your , .ft homes and your hearts with a warm glow that will last throughout the year to come CHURCHES IN McHEHRY AREA OFFER. VARIOUS TYPES OF SERVICES TO CONTNIE THROUGH XMAS WEEKEND McHenry area churches are planning numerous services on Christmas for the faithful whV gather to sing praises of the Christ child in joyous carols and to bow heads humbly in a prayer of thanks for the glory of His message. From a lowly manger came a light that was to shine on all mankind forever. In the devoted spirit of the three kings and the shepherds, may each person bring to Christmas the supreme gift of love and good will toward men. St. Mary's The Bethlehem scene in one corner of St. Mary's Catholic church will attract worshippers at Christmas rites. There will be a Midnight Mass, at which time the adult choir will sing the Exultate Deo Mass by Ahrens, with the Proper of the Mass by Tozer. Other High Masses will be sung at 7, 8:30 and at 10 o'clock. The girls' choir will offer music at the 7 and 8:30 rites. At the 7:30 Low Mass, hymns will be sung by the young people. Other Low Masses will be at 11 and 11:30 o'clock. Confessions will be heard Friday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and.at 7 in the evening. ^ Sfc Patrick's In beautifully decorated St. Patrick's Catholic church, "there will be six Masses on Christmas. The first will be at midnight and will be sung by the adult choir. They have selected Christmas Carol Mass by James S. Korman and will precede this by the singing of carols. At the offertory they will sing "Adeste Fideles" and as the faithful leave the church at the conclusion of the service will render "Angels We Have Heard On High." The children's choir will sing the 10 o'clock High Mass. Low Masses will be read at 7, 8, 8:30 and 11:30 o'clock. Confessions will be heard on Friday from 10 to 11 o'clock in the moining, from-2 to 5 in the afternoon and at 7 o'clock until all are heard in the evening. Community Methodist On Christmas Eve the Community Methodist church will hold a candlelight service in the sanctuary at 8 p.m. xThe choir will sing for its special music, "Baby Lying in the Manger," a spiritual. Traditional carols will be sung and Rev. Corbett will •present a colored slide sermon on "The Nativity in Art." A candlelighting ceremony will conclude the service. "How Men Receive Christ" was the subject of a sermon preached by Rev. Corbett on Dec. 19, Christmas Sunday. The choral anthem for that morning was "Let Our Gladness Know No End," a Bohemian carol. "Why the Chimes Rang," a classical Christmas play, was produced by the youth of the church on Dec. 19 at 4:15 p.m. Cast in a medieval setting, the play was surrounded by a brief nativity pageant and' a cathedral scene. The Senior M.Y.F. was responsible for the action of the play, while the Junior M.Y.F. assumed the roles for the nativity scene. Characters for the cathedral setting were filled by members of the junior department of the church school. Primary children were enlisted for the singing and speech choir. Responsibility for the Christmas program was divided, with Mrs. Harry Stinespring, Jr., directing the play; Mrs. Fred Hornby and Miss Mary Harvey,, the pageant and cathedral scene; Mrs. Dgnald Barger, the music; Mrs. Ri&hard Barrows and Mrs. Harold sanford, the costuming.. f Zion Lutheran The children's Christmas Eve program will be held in the McHenry high school auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The congregation will open the service with "Oh Come All Ye Faithful," followed by the recitations "Welcome" by the prekindergarten; "Christmas Bells' by the kindergarten; "We're Only Little People" by the beginners; 'On the Christmas" by the primary. All classes will join in singing "Away in the Manger." The juniors will speak on "Christmas Joys" SUM) "The Birth of the SaVlour," the intermediates, "The Visit of the Wise Men," and the seniors, "Jesus, the Friend of Little Children." This group will sing "Silent Night, Holy Night" and "O Littl® Town of Bethlehem." The. junior11 choir will present "Over a Cradle" and the senior choir, "Birthday of a King." On Christmas Day there will be services at 8 and 10:15 a.m. and a cordial invitation is ex-' tended to everyone to attend one of these services. The pastor will; speak on "The Wonderful Babe of Bethlehem." The senior choir,, with Mrs. Frank Cheney as ector and Mrs. Edw. Guettler accompanist, will render "O Little Town of Bethlehem" by Chester Beebe. On Sunday, Dec. 26, there wlft be only one service, at 10:15 a.lOL, and no Sunday School. Harold Hiller of Island Lake deliver the address. Bangwood Methodist Oh Wednesday, Dec. 22; carolers of the Senior Youth lowship will congregate at parsonage1 |R . Greenwood i singing carols in Ringwood ahd' Greenwood. The evening Witt* close with tile serving of refresh-. m ments at the home of Jim • A Lois Hunt. •; On Thursday, Dec. 23, there; will be a candlelight service, with; ^'/J carols by the youngsters of the|.if church school and special musiQ' • by the choir. The white gifts willf..*^ be opened during this rite. The white gifts this" year be sent to the Halsted Street In* - ^ stitute church on Chicago's soutjte'-y-.;* side? Besides the traditional gifts?'-"-: wrapped in white for the boys and girls, there will he opportunity to meet another for articles that can be used help these young people workj play together, including supplies, used athletic equipment tools, etc. A box will be pi: near the tree for these gifts. The Junior Youth Fellowship group met in the John Hogaa home Friday evening. An e*4v change of gifts followed the bus£-!~ ness meeting, after whiqh lunctagf; / was served. St. John The Baptist . There will be four Masses the St. John the Baptist chu at Johnsburg on Christmas. The senior choir will sing the midnight Mass, which will preceded by the singing of ' There Were Shepherds" by son and "Silent Night" by Grifcf ber. During the Mass, the choir wilt sjing Missa Rex Pads, the Proper by Tozer and "Hodie Christus Natus Est" by J. A, Korman at; the offertory. In the Mass following midnight, these hymns will be offered by the choir: "A Child Born in Bethlehem" by Molit "Adeste Fidelis" by Novello, ' Willkommen" by Fr. Koenen Jesu Bambino." Other Masses will be offered 8:30, 9 and 10 o'clock. The 10 o'clock High Mass be sung by the children's choirs which has selected Mass in "D? 4 by Singenberger. At the offerw»rj| they will sing "Adeste Fidetot." Nativity Lutheran There will be two services Wonder Lake's Nativity Luthc an church on Christmas Eve. first will be a Communion vice at 7:30 and the second candlelight rite.* There will be no services Ofl / Christmas Day. |£ > On Sunday, Dec. 26,. tit* regular schedule of rites will be co&r ducted, including services at if", and 10:45 and Sunday School at 9:15. < ' Goepel Cbureh . ' There will be a ChrtstmM ltav service at the Gospel church ft 10:30 o'clock, when the pastOfl will speak on the subject, "Utate You -- a saviour." Music will .fe| furnished by a mixed quartet. I Sunday, Dec. 26, the (Continued on Page 8)