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®?®wwK •i' * *f ^:t, '4;i • t.v:'.5^ .rtili ?t THE MCHENRY • £ , f k A i : 1 \iN^?r,r ^ • ^ '•®1' V wSERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" Volume 81 -- No. 15 McHENRY. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1955 10c Per Musin' and Meanderin' i. i V> * * • m-'m mmmmmmmmmmmmmmP Dollor Days in McHenry are big ones and long ago we realized how important they were to the homemaker. From " time to time, amusing incidents have been told and everything from bobby pins to the weekly groceries have been lost. This last weekend topped them all -- it was the first time humans became mislaid in the busy shuffle of shopping. One proprietor received a frantic call from a mother, name unknown, to ask if her youngster was in the store. The mother had ^hurried away to be among the first in line at another sale, failing to gather up the little one along with her purchases. The phone call found the toddler unhappily exercising his lungs as he discovered his severance from all family ties. McHenry merchants should be most happy with the drawing power of their Dollar Days. It was fine response that the various communities locally received in their cerebral palsy drive. Encouraging is the fact that 70 per cent of the. amount collected will remain Tor use within the county. * Northern Illinois State college at DeKalb conferred degrees upon 124 seniors and graduate students at its commencement program last Thursday. Among the forty-three graduates receiving the master of science in education degree was Elliott L. Wheeland. This is the first summer class to receive diplomas under the new name of the school, which formerly was Northern Illinois State Teachers college. Henry Tonyan was elected vice-president and re-named director of the Fox Valley Contractors' association at the annual meeting of the board of directors, held in Geneva last week. He has served as a director for the past three years. HOLD COUNTY WATER FIGHTS IN CITY SUNDAY • ^Twenty Teams To Participate On Riverside Drive Many folks are looking ahead to Sunday, Aug. 21, when the annual water fights sponsored by the McHenry County Firemen's association will be held in McHenry. Twenty departments in the local district will be represented in the contests. A display of fire trucks will be. held at 12:30 o'clock, followed immediately by the water fights near the beach on Riverside Drive. The 1954 final match, also held in McHenry, saw the Hampshire team emerge winner, with Marengo runner-up. it was only the second time in eight years that McHenry's strong team came out less than in top place. Twenty Teams Participating in Sunday's contests will be the following teams: Richmond, Capron, Woodstock, Huntley, Hampshire, Burlington, West Dundee, East Dundee, Carpentersville, Spring Grove, Cary, Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Hebron, Union, Marengo, Boone County No. 2 Fire Protection District, Lakemoor and Wonder Lake.' Representing the local department will be Edward Justen, captain, Henry and Jerome Buch, Harry Conway and Ted Miller. Needless to say, the men will be at their best in their efforts to bring the title back to McHenry. LORA UNTI. 38, DIES AT DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA The 1955 Marine Day queen. Miss Cathy Wolf, left last Monday for a week's trip to Cypress Gardens, Fla., on her Chamber of Commerce-sponsored prize vacation for winning the water festival title. Cathy is no doubt at this time enjoying water skiing, boating and other attractions arranged especially for her. She will return to enter her senior year at the local high school. Barbara Ann Nelson of McHenry has accepted a teaching position in the second grade of *>the West Side school at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She is the daughter of Mrs. Wilhelmina Nelson of Fox street. A graduate of Lucy Flower high school in Chicago, Miss Nelson received a Bachelor of Science in Education degree at Northern Illinois State college this June. Everyone's days may be numbered -- but some people live as if they were endless. Veterans Sponsor Annual Carnival The annual V-J Day carnival sponsored by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post, one of the highlights of the summer season in the McHenry area, will be held this weekend, Thursday througli Sunday, Aug. 18 to 21, on the spacious grounds surrounding the clubhouse. Four nights of enjoyable entertainment is being planned, including rides, games, booths and specialties. In addition to the merry-go-round and ferris wheel, two kiddies' rides have also been secured. Members of both the post and auxiliary unit are busy working for the success of the event, which is the year's biggest undertaking of this veterans' organization. 4 Probably the most awaited moment will occur at 8 o'clock Sunday evening when the community service award is made to the man or women in the McHenry area voted by a committee as having contributed most to their home community during the year. Last year's winner was Ray McGee, local postmaster. Other past awards have been made to John Dreymiller. Joanne Rulien, Gertrude Barbian and Lina Kilday. McHenry friends learned with regret of. the death Saturday afternoon, Aug. 13, in Daytona Beach, Fla., of Miss Lora M. Unti, 38, She was owner-manager of the Marine Terrace Cottdge colony at Daytona Beach since going there to live seven years ago. Miss Unti lived in McHenry with her family for many years and assisted in the operation of the Unti ice cream parlor on Green street. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Unti, two brothers, Angelo and Philip, and one sister, Bernice, survive. Services were held in Florida. BECOMES TEACHER Robert May, son of Charles N. May of Spring Grove, has accepted a teaching position in the Barrington high school, where he will teach physical sciences. He is a graduate of the Richmond high school and received his bachelor of science in education from DeKalb college in June. HEAD LEGION, AUXILIARY Worwick's Photos MARGARET MIKOTA VIRGIL POLLOCK It was an Impressive joint installation service at the Legion Home last Saturday evening in which Virgil Pollock became commander of the local Legion post and Margaret Mikota was officially named president of the auxiliary unit. PISTAKEE YOUTH REVIVE INTEREST IN VARIETY SHOW Good news for residents of the Bay vicinity and their friends is an announcement this week that interest has been revived in the summer variety show which was an annual event foj; many seasons until about fifteen years ago. This year's "floor show" is scheduled for 7:30 o'clock on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 3, at the Pistakee Yacht club, members of which are sponsoring the entertainment. . About twenty-five young people of all ages will participate in the show, providing varied talents in a program sure to please. Mrs. Albert Barbian of McHenry will act as piano accompanist for the young people. Directing the show are Miss Barbara Potter, Mrs. Carole Jepsen and Mrs. Harry, E. Hoff. FALL DISTRICT PTA CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN McHENRY At the recent board meeting of District 26, Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers, associations, Mrs. Charles Fago, district director, presented plans for the district fall conference, to be held Oct. 26 at the McHenry high school. There will be afternoon and evening sessions. Mrs. Melvin C. Lodkhard, state president, Mrs. Frank J. Chmelik, state congress Publications chairman, and Mrs. S. E. Rosenbacker, state recreation chairman, will be the guest speakers. Mrs. Fred Svoboda, scholarship chairman, Mrs. Roy E. Swanson, district assistant, and Mrs. C. S. Johnson, national Parent; Teacher magazine chairman, all of this area, represent McHenry county on the district board. Full Faculty Named For Johnsburg School; Plan Registration Sept. 2-3 The Johnsburg public elementary school will open Tuesday, Sept. 6, with teachers for kindergarten through the eighth grade, the Johnsburg school board announced this week. New head of the school is Philip L. Shutt of Paris, HI. Mr. Shutt has had wide teaching ex- PHILIP L. SHUTT perience in the public schools of Iowa and Illinois. He comes to Johnsburg from Athens, 111., where he recently taught in the high school. Mr. shutt hold's the degree of B.A. in education from the Iowa State Teachers college. Cedar Falls, Iowa. In addition to teaching, he has also . done youth counseling, newspaper work and public relations. He is residing on the Fritzsche estates, Lakemoor. Registration Names of the new teachers will be announced next week, according to Mr. Shutt. He is calling to the attention of . parents of school-age children in the district that registration for kindergarten and all eight grades will be held on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 2 and 3, from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., and on Tuesday, Sept. 6, from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Classes will begin on that afternoon. Students, however, may be registered any day, beginning tomorrow, Friday. The school office will be open from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Friday and on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Next week, pupils may be registered any day bewteen 9:30 and 5 o'clock. Earlier registration is recommended. All children who have reached the age of 5 years on Dec. 1, 1954, mAy enroll in kindergarten. Those who reached 6 years of age by that date must attend the school. The approaching registration is for those who have not already listed their names. The school district includes Johnsburg, Sunnyside Estates, Riverdale subdivision, Bridgeview, Crystal Glen, Grandview, Bald Knob, Pitzen's subidivision. Oak Grove, Bellevue, Rocky Bay, Pistakee Bay and Pistakee Highlands. Centennial Day Program Planned Beards grow, longer and enthusiasm mounts as the day of Ringwood's church centennial and consecration service approaches. The double celebration will take place the last weekend in August, starting at noon on Saturday, Aug. 27. The observance marks the 100th year since the founding of the church which burned last August and also the consecration of the new edifice. The celebration's opening Sat*- urday noon will include an auction, contests, games, spelling bees, a pageant of wedding gowns and an old fashioned hymn sing. Highlight will be a review, "This is Your Life." Sunday will be consecration day, with morning worship at 10:30. Special rites will be held at 2 o'clock, marked by the dedication" of the newly completed church. JUDGING TlfAMS IN 4-H COMPETE FOR COUNTY HONORS LECTURE CLUB LISTS WELL KNOWN GUESTS FOR 1955-56 SEASON The Lecture Luncheon club this week announced its program for the 1955-56 season. ' Highlighting the first program to be held Thursday, Sept. 29, 1955, at 12:30 at the McHenry Country club will be the appearance of judge J. N. Braude, presiding judge of Chicago's famous boys' court for seven years. His subject will be "I Like Bad Boys." r The Oct. 27 program will feature Dan T. Moore, telling his personal story as a spy in Russia. The Lecture Luncheon club members will treat their husbands to an outstanding program on men's S'ght Dec. 1, by presenting Dr. arlan Trabell, mentalist, with his program, "Dreams For S&le." At the Feb. 24 meeting, Bernice Clifton will lecture with her seeing-eye dog, Karla, as her companioft. The March 23 meeting will be unusually popular, for Dr. Richard Struna will be making a return appearance. He spoke to the club in April of 1954 and was such a success the members voted to have him return. At the final meeting April 27, 1956, William Skadden will present a humorous lecture, "Marry and Be Merry." As director of the club, Mrs. John R. Varese" wishes to extend an invitation to the women of the McHenry area to join the Lecture Luncheon club. Information concerning meetings and dues may be obtained by calling Mrs. Varese. The 4-H ^members of McHenry county have an opportunity to exercise their skills in picking the best in dairy, beef, sheep, swine and poultry Monday, Aug. 22. Any member of an A'gricultural club is feligible to attend. The tour will begin at Russell Rudolph's farm, 3V2 miles east of Richmond on Rt. 173, where Guernseys will be judged. Judg- j ing time will be 9 a.m. sharp. Other breeds and livestock will be judged at other farms throughout the county. Top six in each division will be eligible to go to the state judging contest at the University of Illinois Aug. 29. The two necessary qualifications to participation -for a team going to state is having a project in the division and being 14 years old or older. Three blue ribbon winners out of the six members of any group make up a winning team and will compete for higher honors at the state level. Outboard Motors Stolen From Docks At McHenry Three outJboard motors were reported to the sheriff's office as stolen during the past week. Authorities are investigating. A 25-hp. motor was said to have been taken from a boat belonging to C. E. Olds of Elmh'jrst, moored at the Hunter Boat company dock. It was valued at $450. A 125-hp. outboard motor was jaj/ro taken from the dock at the Itbthermel Boat company and some time later was found by local police officers at another dock in the city. The boat and motor were said to be owned by Ben Morris of Glen Ellyn, who told authorities that an attached tank, life preservers and ropes were also missing. The, motor was valued at $750. A 14-hp. motor stolen from a boat belonging to John Looze is also being sought. * NAMED TO JURY Clara M. Adams and Anton M. Schmitt have been selected to serve on the September term of the grand jury in McHenry county. included on the supplemental panel are John Huffman and Chauncey Harrison. Two Take Lives In McHenry Arecr i Two suicides occurred in' the McHenry area on Monday, ' taking the lives of Burton's Bridge and Chicago men. One of them took place at the intersection of Spring Grove road and Miller's corner* road, two miles southeast of Spring Grove, with William Walker, Jr., 41, of Dakin street, Chicago, the victim. A McHenry resident, Mrs. W. McDaniel, saw the car parked there at 6 o'clock Monday morning and thought the occupant was sleeping. When she returned at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and the car was still there, she called state police. Authorities found a piece of tubing attached to the exhaust and running through the trunk into the auto. The motor was running. An inquest was held at the Peter M. Justen funeral home in McHenry, where a verdict of suicide was returned. The body was later moved to Chicago. Williams was not married. He was said by members of his family to have been despondent over loss of his job as an assembly foreman for a Chicago manufacturing company. August Schlarp A 70-year-old contractor from Burton's Bridge, August Schlarp, took his own life early the same day at his home southeast of McHenry. He left a note written in German asking (hat he be buried beside his wife. Sheriff's «£utie&,$Who investigated said that Schlarp, a contractor, tool andvdie maker, had made a special pi|)c leading from the exhaust r^Jjtniugh the trunk and into the car. It was believed he turned oh the motor in his closed garage early in the morning. An alarm clock'- set for 5:30 had been turned off. The sheriff's office was notified at 7:55. The death was discovered when Mrs. Celia Pende, on her way to work, saw smoke arising from the garage. She called other neighbors, who broke in. The suicide victim was found to have $605 in Jiis pocket. A recent call to the Querhammer funeral home in Crystal Lake made arrangements for his burial in case of his death. Only a niece survives. SHALEVfAR MEETING The shalimar Improvement association will hold its annual meeting on Sept. 3 at 8 o'clock at the home of Otto Meyer. All members and their wives are_ invited to attend, with a social hour following the meeting. PREPARE FOR REGISTRATION IN LOCAt SCHOOLS; EMPLOY SEVEN NEW FACULTY MEMBERS AT KCHS ON TRAINING CRUISE John W. Deroche, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Deroche of Pistakee Bay uses a sextant aboard the heavy cruiser USS Newport News. He is a recent graduate of the University of Illinois. More than 1,300 Naval ROTC midshipmen left Norfolk, Va., July 18, aboard thirteen ships of the Atlantic Fleet for a six-week cruise. They are undergoing practical training in shipboard life and duties. The training squadron has scheduled stops in Colon, Panama; Havana, Cuba; and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Gunnery practice at Guahtanamo Bay will climax the cruise before the midshipmen disembark at Norfolk Aug. 26. Joe Stoffel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stoffel of John street, left Monday evening after spending a ten-day leave from Navy duties. He is reporting for service on the USS Champlain. PTA-SPONSORED STYLE REVUE TO BE HELD AUG. 24 IMPORTANT BUSINESS OCCUPIES TIME AND INTEREST OF COUNCILWATER TOWER REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN The annual fall and winter, dessert luncheon and style revue sponsored by St. Mary's P.T.A and directed by Betty Nielsen is' less than a week away. All the j glamorous new colors and fashions will be shown by the follow-1 ing models at the Legion home; on Wednesday, Aug. 24, at 1:30 o'clock: Misses Judy Freund, Karen Engdahl, Jane Schroeder, Lois Claybaugh, Cathy Wolf, Marlene and Carol Arvidson and Vila Graves; Mesdames Christian Jep sen, James McMahon, Anthony Varese, William Davidson, Vale Adams, Will Edmier, Fred Wahl, Clarence Niesen, Albert Stilling. Ray McGee, Karl Fredricksen. Kathy Visin and John Varese. A feature of the entertainment will be accordion music by the talented Mrs. Lester Page. Final arrangements for a most enjoyable afternoon are being completed by the chairmen, Mrs. Harold Frett, Mrs. James Thompson and Mrs. Ralph Smith. GRASS FIRE Volunteer firemen extinguished a grass fire along the highway on Rt. 120, just east of Al's White House, last Sunday morning. There was no damage to nearby buildings. Meetings have been coming thick and fast for the City Council as business at hand requires an ever increasing amount of time and attention. On Monday night of this week a' contract was entered into with the Speelmon Elevated Tanik Service of Rockford to clean, repair and paint the standpipe. The contract calls for emptying the tower, installing a release valve to maintain pressure in the water mains, then giving the necessary attention to both the interior and exterior of the large structure. Of eight letters sent out to various concerns, only two proposal bids were returned. The bid of the Speelmon firm being by far the most favorable, the contract was signed in the amount of $835. The Council is now considering entering into a maintenance contract which would assure constant attention to needed repairs. This is expected to effect a savings. The city received a check in the amount of $8510.84 from the county this week, representing one-half of the contract cost, plus one-third of engineering costs expended by the city for the construction of the new bridge on South Green street near Edgebrook school. This payment has been deposited in the Motor Fuel Tax fund and can be used for later improvements. A communication from the state of Illinois advised that the sales tax ordinance passed by the city has been approved and became effective Aug. 1. Of the 3 per cent tax now collected by McHenry business places, one-half cent will be returned by the state to the city. A later communication designated the number 56-21 to be used on code machines for tax returns in the city. Disposal Enlargement Engineers visited the city this week and reported that plans are nearing completion for the enlargement of the disposal plant. When a final estimate's received, the Council will be in position to revise water and sewer rates, complete the sale of revenue bonds and advertise for bids. Time requirements will bring the actual letting into late fall, according to reports. McHenry is going to have a new census taken this year. The federal census taken in 1950 showed a population of 2,080 within the city limits. With the growth in the last five years, estimates run considerably higher than that figure. One of the advantages in taking a new census is the expected increase in Motor Fuel Tax returns. Maps are now being drawn to show the boundaries, lands annexed since 1950 and other pertinent information needed before submitting formal request to the federal government. After many notices and warnings since the first of the year. (Continued on Page 8) FISHING PARTY ENDS [N FATAL STABBING OF CHICAGO MAN Joe Jordan, 64, of Chicago, is held in the county jail without bond, charged with murder as the result of a stabbing near the, Algonquin dam Saturday afternoon which resulted in death for Arward McNutt, 48. Both are Negroes. McNutt and his son, Lawrence, had been fishing during the night and Jordan and three companions arrived in Algonquin about 8 o'clock Saturday morning. The two parties became friendly and fished together until an argument was started in the early afternoon. It was said to have involved fishing at first and later lodge membership. The heated discussion led to the fatal fight in which Jordan picked up his knife from a nearby stone and cut McNutt's jugular vein on the left side. McNutt was rushed by friends to a doctor's office, but was pronounced dead on arrival. Jordan is held for the September term of the grand jury. CITY SPEEDERS Five speeders, none from McHenry, were arrested by city police during the past week. They were Pauline Arendos and Harry Riedel of Chicago, Frances Thompson of Capron, Ronald Ttirek of Berwyn and Carolyn Smith of Peoria, Ohio. With the last days_ of August approaching, thoughts are turning toward the opening of school. In McHenry, many changes have taken place during the summer season and work has continued without interruption by administrators to assure a record number of students starting the fall term under the best conditions available. > Registration will be held Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 29 and 30, at the high school, with the seniors and juniors registering the first day and the sophomores and freshmen the second. A complete schedule will appear in the Plaindealer next week. At the grade school, plans have been made for registration of pupils all day Wednesday, Aug. 31. Teachers' meetings will be held Tuesday morning, Sept. 6, the first being a general meeting in the high school auditorium for grade and high school teachers at 8:30. followed by separate faculty meetings in the respective buildings conducted by the principals. Busses will make- their routes in order to get all grade and aH freshmen high school students to school for afternoon sessions Sept. 6. Sophomores, juniors and seniors will report for a full day session on Wednesday. Two new busses have been hired this year and schedules are being made up at the present time. New Faculty Members There will be eight new teachers at the high school, seven of whom have been employed. Four of these will be replacements for faculty members who have resigned, Miss Maurie Taylor, Miss Rose Oliva, Miss Margaret Kreul and Miss Eileen Ryan. The other four will take over classes made necessary by the increase in new students. New high school faculty members include Mrs. Betty, Cam$* bell of Muscola, Wis.. wh£ wfll teach English and social science; Miss Dorothy Drakeford of Crystal Lake, physical education; Jack Pheanis of Chicago Heights, health, biology and football coach; Mrs. Dorothy Scharf of Lake Geneva, home economics; Richard Harthun of Oconomowoc, Wis., commerce; Elizabeth Oleson of Dows, Iowa, English and library; and Frances Zender of CTesco^ Iowa, speech, English and class plays. 4Lt the junior high school, the two new teachers are Miss Myrtle Procter, who comes to McHenry from Texas, and Miss Constance Zew^n of Kenosha, Wis. Edgebrook will welcome six new faculty members. They are Miss Julia Foley of McHenry, Miss Patricia Kraus of Milwaukee, Mrs. Dorothy Putnam and Robert Putnam of Waukesha, Wis., Mrs. Esta Stelzreider of Woodstock and Miss Edith Vogel of Richmond. Miss Esther Zimmer of Chicago ' has been employed as a special teacher to instruct physical education in the grade school. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Duker and sons of Champaign visited his parents, the C- H. Dukers, last week. HONOR RETIRING MANAGER 3 ! lip * MAYORAL MAJORITY -- A group of mayors and village presidents surrounds George L. Wilburn (seated, center), retiring manager for Illinois Bell Telephone company^ here, at dinner in his honor at the Woodstock Country club. Shaking his hand is Mayor James Cooney of Woodstock. Others, left to right: Mayor John McCabe of'Harvard; Village President Joseph Levesque of McCullom Lake; Mayor George Freund of McHenry and E. H. Welke, new Illinois Bell manager. Not present for picture were Village President Arthur Farrell of Lakewood and City Manager William Day of Woodstock. > Four-Day V. F. W. Carnival Opens Tonight