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* . "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" ' 1 •$•** ^ ^ f. ' j J! • ' * 3")sL 2 - • •- /- ^ .-. _ .; - -"' • Volume 80 -- No. 41 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1955 life Per Cop? Musin* and Meanderin' Keith Lowrey, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lowrey of Route 3, •McHenry, was one -of eleven seniors at «Coe college, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, recently chosen for "Wfiio's Who at Coe" honors. The Students were selected by a faculty-student committee on the basis of citizenship, leadership, campus activities, .academic achievement, personality arid potential for community coritribui tion. Lowrey, a four-year football letterman, is a member of, the Clan of C, lettermen's^ organization, and president of his national socfal fraternity, Phi Kappa Tau. A member of the Arnold Air society, he is a cadet major in Coe's Air Force reserve officers' training corps. Kenneth Hamsher very nearly Jecame a victim for his own ambulance service one day last week, which leads to a little story which is still amusing his friends. The young man was carrying two beverage bottles when he dropped them on his foot. The bottles must have been very large for they provided Hamsher with injuries which came close to making him a product for his own service. Feb. 22, which falls on Tuesday, is a good day for families to give mother a vacation from kitchen duties. That evening at 5:30 o'clock, the Lutheran Ladies Aid is sponsoring a cafeteria supper in the Legion Home. Those who have .attended in the past realize the great treat in prospect. Jack Deroche, a senior at the University of Illinois, spent the recent semester vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Deroche, at Pistakee Bay. After his graduation in an engineering course in June, Jack expects to receive his commission <-aa--an- ^ the following month. McHenry will be represented at the forthcoming Outdoor Show in Chicago by at least one exhibit, that of the B & E Trout farm. About 1500 big fidh arrived this week at the trout farm, a real indication that spring is on its way. Economy begins at home when it should begin at the club. FEBRUARY 28 IS FILING DEADLINE FOR CITY OFFICES Deadline for filing for office in the city election next April is -Monday, Feb. 28. As yet, no petitions thave been received in the office of the city clerk. The terms of three aldermen expire this year. They include Edward J. Thennes in Ward I, Arnold Anderson in Ward II and George J. Freund in Ward HI. There is also a vacancy for the office of police magistrate, no one holding the post at the present time. Delta Kappa Gamma Holds Money Management Course LocaT residents are reminded of the course in "Personal Money Management" which starts at the Crystal Lake high school on 4 Friday evening, Feb. 25, at 7:30 o'clock. The course, sponsored by Alpha Theta chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma,' will continue for ten weejts, ending May 6. Conducting the course will be Mrs. Lorraine L. Blair, founder and executive director of the Women's Fjjiance Forum of PLAN LENTEN SERVICES FOR CITY CHURCHES Mid-Week Rites Each Wednesday Are Scheduled Next week Wednesday, Feb. 23, starts the penitential season of Lent, a six-week period of fasting in many churches and also a time of special services leading up to Easter Sunday, which this year falls on April 10. At St. Mary's church, services will be held each'Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7:30, with sermon and Benediction on Wednesday and Stations of the Cross on Friday. St. Patrick's will also hold services tihe same nights, with sermon, rosary &nd Benediction on Wednesday and Stations of the Cross on Friday. The Community Methodist church is planning for mid-week services also. The Wednesday evening rites will vary from week to week as to type, including in the series a book review, sermons by the minister and films. The time of services also varies from week to week from 7:30 to 8 o'clock. The Ash Wednesday rite is at 8 p.m. At Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, there will be a sermon each Wednesday night by the minister as (highlight of the weekly services. HOMEMAKER OF TOMORROW RE-CLASSIFICATION OF LAND PETITION RESULTS IN SUIT Pistakee Bay residents, Clarence and Estelle Regner, have filed a suit in the circuit court tlhis week against the county and George Jedlicka, enforcing officer for the zoning board. The suit pertains to an earlier petition of the Regners to the zoninj? board for the re-classification of about eleven acres of land which they have been using parcels. j They now ask that the count declare unconstitutional the zoning ordinance which denied tihi^ petition. $ The Regners charge that unl less the petition is allowed the^v may lose as much as $10,00?# value on the property. They are said to have further stated in the petition that they wish lb discontinue their business. They are also reported to have asked for an injunction against the defendants from enforcing the zoning ordinance as it affects their property. LICENSE DEADLINE Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier this week announced a two-week extension of the deadline for display of 1955 motor vehicle license plates. The new deadline will be March 1, he said, and tlhere will be no additional extensions. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grobel were called to Chicago Monday by the unexpected death of his sister, Mrs. Bernice Lindsay. illtfl Photo by Kolln Shown pinning the. award of Homemaker of Tomorrow on Orya Tronsen, a high school senior, is Miss Carey Clark, home economics teacher, as Clarence Anglese, who supervised the test, looks on. The young l&dy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Tronsen of Wonder Lake, will now be entered in competition to name this state's candidate for the title of Ail-American Homemaker of , Tomorrow. Orva intends -to enroll at the University of Wisconsin next year, where she may decide on a home economics course as her major. FRIENDS MOURN UNTIMELY DEATH OF WM. C. FOLEY His many friends this week are mourning the untimely death of William C- Foley of Richmond at the age of •30. He was the husband of the former Margaret Freund of McHenry and is well known in tchis community. Mr. Foley died Monday afternoon at Sherman hospital, Elgin, following an illness of several months. The deceased Was born Jan. 20, 1925, in Richmond, where he lived all Ihift life and graduated from the Richmond high school. He was a member of St. Joseph's cl&rch, of the Holy Name society, of the American Legion Post,t No, 253, and of the i o r , Richmond village boajijU He . was t ) M^ w t „ e McHenry Knifchts of Columbus and a fourth degree memDer of the Woodstock K. of C. He was a past grand knight of the McHenry council. During World War II, he served with the Marines. On June 25, 1947, he was married to Margaret Freund, who survives. He also leaves a daughter, Deborah; a ion, William; his father, Frank Foley, Sr.; and one brother, Frank, Jr., both of Richmond. His mother, Lydia Westmont Foley, preceded him in death. Services are being held this (Thursday) morning at St. Joseph's church, where a solemn requiem high mass is being sung by Rev. Fr. Frank. Miller, assisted by Fr. Raymond Hettermann of Aurora and Fr. Everett Hiller of Elgin. Previously, the body rested at the Ehorn funeral home. Burial is in St. Joseph's cemetery. Governor William G. Stratton this week proclaimed Feb. 12 through Feb. 22 as Freedom Week throughout Illinois. Colorful Music Festival Drew 1500 Persons To Hear Band, Chorus One of the most successful, and certainly one of the most thrilling, music festivals ever presented in McHenry county was attended by approximately 1,500 persons in Crystal Lake's high school fieldfhouse on Monday evening of this week. Nine hours of rehearsal for choral and instrumental groups delight to music preceded the hour and a half America, a non-profit education- concert in the evening, the balal/ program enjoying its twentieth ye§r of activity. McHEenry has a number of members in Delta Kappa Gamma. Dr. Goslin Speaks For Education Association Educators in McHenry and ^ throughout' the county are eagerly awaiting an outstanding program planned in connection with this year's annual Education association meeting at the Woodstock high school on Friday, March 11. Guest speaker will be Dr. Willard E. Goslin, well known educator and administrator from the George Peabody college for Teachers in Nashville, Tenn. Among those from McHenry who attended the festival in Crystal Lake Monday evening f were £$r. and Mrs. Carl Buckner, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Eggert, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Freund, Mrs. D. Barger and Mfra. Alex Justen. cony of the huge structure hav ing been filled in advance of the 8 o'clock concert. Sharing honors for the evening as guest directors were Vito Intravia of Sheboygan, Wis., and Paul Anderson of Milwaukee, a former Woodstock resident! Mr. Intravia led the select chorus of ninety voices in six numbers to open the program, concluding with the rousing "Swazi Warrior." Other numbers included those of a sacred nature, spirituals and the popular "illy Hero" from "The Chocolate Soldier," all executed in a style which evoked enthusiasm from the huge crowd. Under Mr. Anderson's direction, the select band of about 100 pieces took the spotlight to render five marches and overtures, concluding with a well known march in which the audience participated by singing and whistling. Attired in their colorful uniforms representing the various schools, the instrumentalists proved lovers. The program continued with selections by the massed chorus of 550 voices and the massed band, made up of "*250, whose ability to perform so well as large units under the two directors spoke well for the latters' talents. Richard Gaarder of the Woodstock school served as narrator for the program and before the grand finale introduced directors from the eight participating schools who had prepared the students in advance of the festival. Mr. Anderson added a bit of informality to the program when he approached the microphone before the last band number to express his pride in being invited to return to his native community. He pointed out old friends in the large audience, some of whom had come just to renew acquaintance with him. A perfect conclusion to the concert was the uniting of the band and chorus in "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," which for the past two years has been played in honor of the late Clarence Olson, band director of Woodstock, who originated the idea of the festival five years ago. A recording of the festival is scheduled to be broadcast over the Waukegan radio station next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. News About Our Servicemen The following letter was received this past week from Walter P. Aregger and is printed, inpart: "Been receiving the paper every week for the past year and have enjoyed. reading it very much. Again I can say it is a small world we' live in as I met Lt. Jack Thies at the officers' club last month. It seems Jack and I really move around. I hope to meet more McHenry servicemen often as you never can tell at wQiat field we land. "I have lived off the base for three months dealer -can be sent to my home address I will be able to pick it up much more easily. 'T was promoted to first lieutenant on Jan. 20. Now I have only a year and a half to go." From Ronald Tranberg comes this letter: 1 "As of this date, Feb. 11, I am no longer in the seHPice. I certainly appreciated receiving the home town paper these last two years. "I sincerely thank the Plaindealer and its staff, the American Legion and any other persons concerned that made it possible for me to receive the Plaindealer." Schwaebiscfti-Gmuend, Germany --Army PFC Jeptha C. Tripplett, 20, son of Mrs. Juanita A. Wilkes, McHenry, recently completed firing maneuvers with the 567th field artillery battalion at Vilseck, Germany. Emphasis in the exercises was placed on firing the 155 mm. self-propelled gun, - the unit's primary weapon. Tripplett, a eannoneer in Battery C, arrived overseas in February of last year after completing basic training at Camp Chaffee, Ark. He entered the Army in August, 1953. POLICE REPORT INCLUDES NUMEROUS TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS The police department this week released a report for last month. During that time they were called to investigate one case of shoplifting and two calls concerning prowlers; also arrests of two drunken persons, one breakin and one picked up for probation violation. Fourteen received tickets for stop sign violations and nine for speeding. One driver failed to stop for a school bus wfhich had; stopped to discharge pupils. Also in the traffic violation line, one was arrested for having a noisy muffler, one for making an improper turn and one for blocking the view of a stop sign. Officers were called out on five accidents, acted as escorts for five funerals and gave out tickets for five U-turns. There were thirty-one miscellaneous calls. $3,000 Quota In Red Cross Drive Audrey Glosson, Red Cross fund drive chairman, her cochairman, Verona Kent, and [Gertrude Barbian, local bran.ch chairman, are busy with plans ;for the forthcoming annual drive, • which, will be held throughout the county tlhe first week in March.. The campaign in McHenry will get off to an enthusiastic start on Monday, Feb. 28, when volunteer workers will gather for •breakfast at St. Mary's hall. Later, they will visit the various homes in their assigned areas to secure funds to carry on the "many types of services offered by the organization. ' The local quota this year is $3,000 and it is expected tfhat With the cooperation extended in past campaigns of this type, the goal will be reached without difficulty. \ McHenry residents are urged "!to donate in their own community, even though they may be Employed elsewhere. A certain 'percentage of the money collected remains for use in the local communities and for this reason Chairmen stress the need for giving in the Ihome city. One of the most important projects to be undertaken jvith funds secured is next summer's six-week swimming instruction program on the McHenry beach. Each year a large number of local youngsters learn to swim through thi§ program. Instructors and lifeguards must be paid and it is through support of the annual campaign that this popular project is able to be carried out SENIORS PRESENT "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" ON MARCH 26 u LECTURE CLUB The February meeting of the Lecture Lunchedn club will be held on Feb. 24 at 12:30 o'clock at the Country Squire in Grayslake. "The Bad Seed," current Broadway hit dramatic play, will be presented by Mrs. Ann Varese of McHenry. Seniors have started a long period of rehearsal prior to their presentation of their annual play, "Annie Get Your Gun," an idaptation of the original play which they will give March 26. yiThe cast includes Rita Barbi- Jfeir Jack Pearson, Waiter Frett, TSus Untl,- Betty Wright, Lois Claybaugh, Bob"' ^Nelson, Melvin FreunA Shirley Berthoipc, Gail Brefel#\ Shirley ThurlWell, Jackie Moss, Tom Thiel, Ann Weber, Pat Long, Howard Usehian, Dick Bates, Bill Weber and Carol BeU. Judy Freund and Terry Reidi Me assisting Miss Margaret 'kreul in the direction of the play. TWENTY-NINE A" STUDENTS ON HONOR ROLL Many Others Are Recognized For Outstanding Work Twenty-nine high school students were named for "A" ratings when the honor roll was released this past week at the lqcal school. They were as follows: Seniors -- Virginia Audino, Shirley Berthoux, Jackie Moss, Carl Poedtke, Peggy Stamer and Peggy Whiting. Juniors -- Kathleen Anglese, Jean and Jane Blake, Bob Cormier, Paul Jessup, Barbara Schroeder, Jewel May and Dick Wissell. Sophomores -- Kathy Anderson, Donna Barger, Doris Berkley, David Davis, Sarakay Douglas, Josephine Freund, Sue Stinespring, Karl Tomm and Mark Zimmerman. Freshmen -- Mary Jane Bell, Roger Benson, Dan Cheney, Vincent Cina, David Fantus and George Peterson. B Plus Averages A number of students also attained a B plus average and they were as follows: Seniors -- Gail Brefeld, Barbara Cable, Lois Claybaugh, Walter Dahl, Barbara Eggert. Mary Fosnaugh, Walter Frett, Pat Long, Loretta Lubke, Ann Marie May, Mary Ann Miller, Karen Olsen, Jack Pearson, Terry 'Reid, Roberta Wirfs and Betty Wright. Juniors. -- Marcia Anderson, Kathleen Freund, Barbara Hanson, Betty Holochwost, Janice Johnson, Sandi Sells, Jean Selsdorf, John Sternickle, Nancy Swanson, Jim Keohane, Ann Lundborg, Dick Olson and Audrey Tonyan. Soplhomores -- Herbert Baker, Edmond Cepulis, Judith Dahl, Joan Collins, Jeannette Dresdow, Nancy Gulczynski, Judy Lawrence, Barbara Marticke, Jo Ann Miller, Ronald Miller, Jim Pearson, Walter Schimke and Carol Schmitt. 281 SCOUTS AT ANNUAL FATHER AND SON BANQUET A record number of 281 Scouts and their fathers attended the father-son banquet held at the local ihigh school cafeteria last Saturday evening, Feb. 12. Members attended from Pack 361 and 362, from Post 662 and from Troops 161, 162 and 164. •Mark Vycital, a Star Scout, served as master of ceremony. Following the impressive opening by all scouts and Cubs, Paul Jessup, banquet chairman, gave the welcome, followed by an interesting talk on Scouting by Phil Lavalle, Kishwaukee district executive. The invocation was given by Rev. J. Elliott Corbett of the Community Methodist church. Guest speaker was H. J. Homann, executive of the Blackhawk Area council, whose well chosen remarks were well received by both. Scouts and their fathers. The banquet was' tihe highlight of National Boy Scout Week observances in McHenry, where Scouting has assumed a popular place in the activities of the community's young men. COUNTY RECORDS AUTO ACCIDENTS DURING PAST WEEK (Continued on Page 8) Three accidents occurred on the highways of McHenry county this past week, causing injuries to four persons. * Damage estimated at $6,000 was reported to two large trailer trucks shortly after 7 o'clock last Saturday morning when they collided on Rt. 14, just south of tihe intersection with Rt. 47. According to state police reports, Louis Macker of Abbotsford, Wis., was driving one of the trucks when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel and his truck crossed into the other lane of traffic, striking another truck driven by Joe Wagner of Niles. After the head-on crash, the Wagner truck skidded off the road and knocked down a telephone pole. Both drivers receive*', minor injuries. Damages were e^Mnrated at $1,500 to the Macker' truck and $4,500 . to tih$ Wagner vehicle. Head-on Crash Calvin Schuett of Fox River Grove and Henry Waage of Chicago Buffered cuts, bruises and shock and were taken to Memorial hospital following a head-on collision which occurred on Rt 14 in 'Fox River Grove Sunday. Waage was said to have been driving on the wrong side of the road. Two-Car Collision Cars driven by Robert R. Gibson of Harvard and Dorothy Lee of Marengo collided on Rt. 23, four miles north of Marengo, last Saturday. Gibson was driving north on Rt. 23 when the other car, westbound on a side road, stopped and then entered the highway. The Lee car hit a pole after the crash. ADULT FARM COURSE PASSES HALP WAY MARK; LEO KERBER RETURNS TO PRESENT CLASS FEBRUARY 17 School Prepares Two Programs St. Patrick's grade school will present an "American Youtfh" program on Feb. 21 and 22 at 8 o'clock in the evening in the church hall. Tickets will be distributed through the school children and also after masses on Sundays. On Monday night, Feb. 21, children from Grades 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 „ will perform and on Tuesday night those from Grades 1, 5 and 6 will be featured. The Monday program includes a patriotic reading by the seventh and eighth grades, "Whist ling B6y" by the second and third grades and a skit, "The Little Cherry Tree," by the third grade. Concluding that evening'9 entertainment will be "The Family Album" by the third and fourth grades, a march, "Our Washington," by second and third grade girls, and a one-act play, "The Patriotic Girl" by the seventlh and eighth grades. On Tuesday night, the fifth and sixth grades will be featured in "The Midgetsr" followed by "The Golden Wedding Anniversary" by the first grade and "George- Washington and His Cherry Tree," a dance, by Mary Ellen Nye and John Piotrowski. The fifth and sixth graders will appear in a play, folfowed by a grand finale by the fifth and sixtlh graders. SEEK APPLICANTS FOR SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENT POST RICHMOND WOMAN THIRD FATALITY ON HIGHWAYS IN COUNTY Mrs. Dorothy F. Hamilton, 60, of Rt. l, Richmond, became the county's third fatality in highway collisions this year when she was thrown out of her car and then run over by it as it skidded out of control and want over a twenty-five foot embankment on Rt. 12, south of Solon Mills, Feb. 9. Mrs. Hamilton was pronounced dead by a doctor called to the scene. She was said to have suffered a skull fracture and internal injuries and was believed to have been killed outright. It waB thought that Mrs. Hamilton was enroute to Chicago from her home near Richmond. Her husband, Woodman Hamilton," and a son are officials of the Pilcher & Hamilton company of Chicago. PTA Study Group To Hold Panel Discussion Tonight, Feb. 17, the adult study group of the McHenry Community P.T.A. will hold a panel and floor discussion continuing the. stucty of points covered by Dr. Garner in a lecture given two weeks previous. The meeting will be held in the home economics room of the high school and all parents axe invited to attend. The county board of supervisors is looking ahead to the selection on June 13 of a person to fill the post of supervisor of assessment, m the near future, tljey will ask for applicants to take,: - an /examination* tCfSy, ;*hc position created by the Voters at a recent election. Two are reported in the field at this early date. One is Ray Dusenberry, who has been serving in a similar capacity out of the treasurer's office and also as clerk of the board of review. He is a former supervisor from Marengo township. The second candidate is Supervisor Stanley Cornue of Hebron, who is retiring from office in April so that he will be eligible to seek the post of supervisor of assessment. Both were candidates for county treasurer at the last election, losing to Vernon Kays. McCULLOM LAKE RESIDENT HELPS NURSE SHORTAGE Friends of Mrs. C. S. Stenerson are happy in her accomplishment of (having completed a practical nursing course and thus is helping alleviate the shortage in that profession. Mrs. Stenerson, a Manley school* graduate, started as an MRS. C. S. STENERSON The present class on - farm policies of the adult fanpi has successfully passed the half way mark. Consistent attendance in spite of bad weather speaks well for the ideas presented by the instructor, Farm Adviser William Tammeus. The outline of the course, according to William Pictor, local vocational agriculture teadhei; was accepted by the local advisory council last falL The background for it came mainly from attendance at a course offered by the University of Wisconsin last summer. From Mr. Tammeus' experience and the facts presented in the course, he concluded that the farmers in any community should be given an opportunity to express their ideas on hem farm policies are formulated and then organize those ideas with the help of known facts to guide their thinking and actions in the future. The first two meetings reviewed the history of farm legislation in the United States and indicated the general willingness of the people to promote govern* ment to help the farmers In the early decades. This was climaxed 'by the establishment of land grant colleges in 1862. There can be no accurate measurement of their influence on the attending stu* dents and on the country as & wtoole through the experimental work and by the extension service. By the turn of the center?, farming progress was moving along. The beginnings of farm mechanization, plus rising land prices, put the farmer in a favorable position. The aftermath of World War brought a drastic change. XAoiF perience led to a lack of govern^ mental policy to help farmer** Out of this experience, plus that acquired during the depression of the '30s, a total of thirty-two fotectlve, .nieasJjreB. laj^-tfc,,.. e p*esent *time to prevent 6oidh* an economic collapse. \ It is believed that group study can only lead to clearer under* standing, even though there t» general confusion in the minds of the general public regarding present support regulations. Whether or not these support programs - are beneficial to the farmer led to the next study on marketing problems. After the long, hard work of producing * useful product, the farmer cant afford to Bell it blindly and expect it to automatically hit Uifr, market top. '% In line with new legislation tihe subject of Social Security and survivors' security insurance arose. Mr. Kriese, local social security supervisor from Waukegan, met with the class on Feb. 7 and thoroughly presented the facts needed by farmers to meet their obligation under the new law. A better understanding of the possible benefits under the program was achieved. At the Feb. 14 meeting, ProC Hannah, best known authority on farm law, from the University of Illinois, met with the class to discuss local government. Township supervisors were prea^ ent to help in the discussion qf problems in this area. Any farmers who feel, after this review, that the remaining four classes have a chance of covering additional items of interest, attendance is always welcomed. On Thursday, Feb. 17, at 8 o'clock, a former McHenry vocational agriculture teacher, Lao KeTfcer, has planned a farm meeting in McHenry to discuss / the potential of propane gas for/ use in tractors. He is now ft resident of Fairbury, 111., and his local visit will give an excellent opportunity for old acquaintance! , to visit with him. ¥ DISORDERLY CONDUCT McHenry and Wonder Lake men were arrested this week on disorderly conduct charges. The local man was arrested for damaging property at Griswold Lake and the Wonder Lake man on a complaint of causing a disturbance in a relative's home. Hearings on both cases were continued. aid and became so interested that she decided to further her training. She worked first at the Cook County School of Nursing, volunteering her services after graduating June 7, 1951. The capping ceremony that day followed a training of three hours one evening a week starting in 1951. She was on duty as an aid at Memorial hospital a few years ago when an emergency case came in and in her own words, she "stood helplessly by, not knowing just what to do." This was in September of 1950 and the following November she entered the Manley school. Mrs. Stenerson divides her time between her Chicago home and one at McCullorn Lake, PTA Plans To Observe { Founders' Day Feb. 24 Founders' Night will be ffc served by the'McHenry Commun? ity P.T.A. at 8:15 o'clock in U* high school cafeteria. | ' A musical program has bee* planned for the evening, including selections by the high school •boys' octet and girls' sextet and solos by Bill Weber, Art BecMp Ann Lundborg and Betty Holoeft* wost. I Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Nardi.ar* in charge of the refretflanen| committee. Attending the music festival were Mrs. Cornelius Quinlan, Jtefc. James Wegener, Miss Mary Awl Bolger, Mr. and Mrs. Carl W^et and daughters, Mr. and l""" Robert Weber, Mrs. Nettie Wl and Mr, and Mrs. WiUi»n sell.