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•>>'r - • Vr','1 ' - K ~ : 1 • . ? " ! : ' • • ' / • • • r. ; . - 5\ ?% > I •r THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" Volume 82 -- No. 17 McHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 30. 1956 10c Per Cop; sPllli! Meanderin' Tax time has rolled around once more, with the second installment of real estate taxes payable by Sept. 1, after which it draws interest and will be advertised for non-payment. Sale of hot h installments of 1955 tfeal "state taxes begins ajDout the vj hird Monday in October. New To Junior High School Teaching Staff Champaign county farm folks last Thursday won the sevenv teenth - annual Illinois Farm Sports festival held on the University of Illinois campus by scoring a total of 2,995 points. McHenry county ranked ninth with 1.365 points in a contest in which 1,000 farm men and 'vomen from all parts of Illinois participated in softball, swimming and physical fitness events. The top thirteen counties, those scoring 1,000 or more totalpoints, will be awarded trophies or plaques during the Illinois Agricultural association annual meeting in Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Nov. 12 to 15. MARION FOX HENRY A. KENYON 'Ift 1 ANNOUNCE FACULTY ROSTERS AMD 0PENIN6 DAY SCHEDULES FOR PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS IN THIS AREA ROSE PARSLEY GEORGE DASON LLOYD PICKERING - Arnold Rauen of Pistakee Bay ^ias been named to an important post in the campaign organization of the Chicago Community Fund, according to word from the general chairman, Crowdus Baker. Mr. Rauen, who is assistant vice-president of the Chicago National bank, will serve as chairman of the banks group in the fund's commerce and finance division. a The campaign, which gets un- 'der way Oct. 1, will seek $10,- 349,647 to provide partial support for 167 Red Feather health and welfare agencies. The traffic volume over the three-day Labor Day weekend is expected to reach the greatest proportions of any 1956 weekend, according to reliable authorities. W Twenty-one persons will lose their lives in Illinois traffic accidents, they say, and in spite of this unfortunate prediction, many who read it Will do nothing to mend their driving and walking habits and assure their name being kept out of the postholiday statistic column. Almost everyone uses every bit of medical science available jJto prevent polio, cancer, heart disease, etc. Many of these same people refuse to do what is in their power to prevent the mounting highway toll, even though their own names may conceivably be included among the unfortunate victims. .BULLETIN As the Plaindealer prepared, to go to press Wednesday afternoon, it» was learned that the Richmond State bank was robbed of between $15,000 and $20,000 in currency at 2:25 o'clock. Details of the robbery were not available but the sheriff's office and F.B.I, were known to be investigating in the late hours of the afternoon. If the large- number of ladies who attended the fall and winter style revue held in McHenry Wlast week are not well dressed next season, it won't be the fault of the sponsoring organization, St. Mary's P.T.A. Without doubt, it was one of the most beautiful displays of attire ever presented locally and if mi-lady was not clothes-conscious before, she certainly should be now. ^ George VanZevern, of Rt. 5, McHenry was formally installed as governor of District 30, Toastmasters International, this week. Van Zevern received his credentials from Founder Ralph C. Smedloy at the twenty-fifth International Convention of Toastmasters in Detroit. He will serve for one year. District 30,--overwhich--VanZevern will preside, includes II- ,/Hrlinois. Van Zevern previously Served in various offices of his club, area and district. Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization which provides training and experience for business, professional and civic-minded men in public speaking. in arranging and conducting conferences and discussion groups. % There are now 2200 clubs in tvyenty-eight countries. Parents and other interested persons are urged to attend the Little League meeting on Labor Day morning at the V.F.W. diamond. Many a fellow knocks himself out trying to keep up with his ^ood intentions. ORCHARD BEACH MAN LEAPS FROM BOAT I TO ESCAPE CRASH j Fred Wahl, Sr., of Orchard Beach narrowly escaped serious injury or death last Wednesday evening in an unusual accident which occurred on the Fox river, near his home. He was sitting in his row bpat Jishing after dark when he heard an inboard motor boat approaching. He waved his flashlight, then realized that his boat was to be hit and jumped into the waW?r just seconds before it was split in half by the other craft, driven . by Sam Gunaci, Jr., of Chicago. Mr. Wahl, who swam the short distance to shore, was uninjured. Phillip Scardina was a passenger in the Gunaci boat. PRIZE WINNER VICKY DIEDRICH Vicky Diedrich, daughter of the Thomas Diedrichs of Park -street;--is a member--of--Nancy- Nelson's Baton Twirlers, including 100 girls, who won second prize at the 1956 Illinois State fail- in Springfield jutft concluded. At the event, fhey competed against groups from throughout the state. Recently, Vicky participated with the other girls in a number of parades and as a result have received many first and second prize medals and trophies. Their next appearance will be at the Walworth county fair in Elk- j horn, Wis., this weekend. . THOMAS MERWIN DIES • Thomas B. Merwin, 82, prominent McHenry county business man for many years, died Monday evening, Aug. 27. in Memorial hospital. lie was owner ot the Merwin funeral home in Woodstock. NEW McHENRY HOSPITAL OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY Special Features Include Booths For Two Organizations The new McHenry hospital will hold open house on Sept. 2 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. with the public invited to attend. It is a long awaited day for those who realize that its opening will relieve a serious shortage of hospital beds in the area. The new structure was built at a cost of $500,000, including the latest equipment. At present, a drive is under way to raise $.">0,000 for working capital. The modern, well - equipped building is located at 308 S. Green street. It will accommodate surgical, medical and pediatric patients, with rooms <*>ntaining one to three beds. The laboratory will be equipped for isotope studies and there will be a major operating room, emergency room, x-ray and physical therapy sections. A special fealure will be a recessed court on the hospital floor which will cqntain rabbits and other animals for the amusement of children in the wards. Instead of the usual blood bank, the hospital which was granted a charter as a non-profit corporation, will maintain a list of persons for each blood type, who may be called to give blood when necessary, an arrangement which has proved successful in other small hospitals in the midwest. Interesting Booths At the open house Sunday, there will be interesting booths for United Cerebral Palsy of McHenry County and Alcho>- holics Anonymous. The United Cerubral Palsy organization will use the hospital's facilities and future plans include construction of class roonjs next to the hospital for these children. Administrator of the new hospital is Miss Manda B. Roe of McHenry. Directors, all from McHenry, are Henry Tonyan, board chairman; John Neuharth, treasurer; Donald Johnson, Dr. Lee Gladstone, Joseph X. Waynne, Dr. George Alvary and James Lennon. HOLIDAY WEEK REQUIRES SOME DEADLINE CHANGES Because of Labor Day falling on Monday, Sept. 3, it is necessary to change some deadlines for next week's issue of the Plaindealer. ^ All correspondents' copy must be in the office by Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. General news will be accepted until 4 o'clock Tuesday, display advertising as usual until Tuesday noon and classified advertising until 10 o'clock Wednesday. i County Records 27th - 28ih Highway Deaths Of '56 * --t The county recorded its twenty- seventh traffic fatality of the year about 3 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, when Frank M. Bourke, 56, of Forest Park, died in an auto crash east of Algonquin. Bourke and his wife, Myrtle, were driving west on Rt. 62 when he lost control of the car, which swerved off the right shoulder, then crossed the highway and went down a 12-foot embankment and into some trees. Bourke was thrown twentyfive feet by the impact and was. believed to have died instantly. 1 Otto Eickstead, 51. of Marengo, i became the twenty-eighth fatal- ! ity of the year on Tuesday af- j ternoon when" his car was struck j by another as he attempted to I make a "U" turn on Rt. 20, \ three miles west of Marengo. He . was taken to St. Joseph's hospital, Belvidere, where death occurred about 3:30. j DRIVE WITH CARE! TWO-CAR GARAGE * BURNS IN ONE OF TWO MONDAY FIRES Monday was a busy day for McHenry voiunteer firemen, beginning at an early hour when they were called to Lakemoor to extinguish a truck fire. Two tires were destroyed but the remainder of the vehicle was not damaged. • Firemen believe the truck might have been parked over the remains of a rubbish fire, which was not detected by the jjiiyer. They think it may have smouldered and in the intervening hours until 4:30 a.m. slowly began to burn the rubber of the two tires. A two-car garage near the Ray Smith home at Johnsburg, near the bridge, was almost^ completely destroyed in a fire which was unnoticed until it was too late for firemen to save the structure. The fire,' of unknown origin, occurred just before 1 o'clock on Monday afternoon. Honor Fred Meyer for Citizenship Fred J. Meyer, the young man who has pleasantly surprised so many others in honoring them for contributions to their community, found the tables turned last Sunday evening. As the highlight of the annual V.F.W. carnival, Mr. Meyer was presented with the good citizenship award made by that organization to the person voted by a committee of past winners to have contributed most during the previous year for the good of their home city. In presenting the award. William Pries, V.F.W. commander, recalled Mr. Meyer's years at M.C.H.S.. his service in Europe during World War II and his (Continued on Page 8) TWO PRICELESS QUALITIES (an editorial) School days are almost at hand again and the more honest moips and dads will admit to some feeling of relief in sharing the responsibility of the welfare of their offsprings with teachers for another nine months. Most parents will concede that they are happy to have their young ones on a busy schedule of activity; what many won t admit is that this schedule has become keyed to such an ex treme point that young folks are missing something important enjoyed by their counterparts of a few decades ago something as simple as enthusiasm and appreciation. In an endeavor to keep the youngsters out of trouble, the scale has become top-heavy with worthwhile activities until it i$ virtually impossible, even with a strong body and good mind, for any boy or girl to truly appreciate all of them. From a period of indifference to the needs of young people a quarter century ago, the pendulum has swung to the opposite extreme. Those who have given most in time and energy locally to promote activities to keep them off the street readily admit that a trend which started with every good intention is having its repercussions. Several times in recent years plans have been put forward to establish youth centers with planned entertainment. Usually they failed not so much because a few abused the privileges offered but more because the entire program became "old" in a short time. ^When -Junior-sulks^on-brmTr handed a^soMecl basebali; wnen the elaborate organization-sponsored post-prom party lacks glamor because it is too close to home; when the hundred and one other really fine "gift" programs offered are greeted without a spark of enthusiam, it is no wonder. It is the normal outgrowth'of too much planned entertainment. 1 It would be a real service to the young folks if they received less encouragement 1" enter every activity in which public-spirited citizens offer their time today as "hahy sitters." Far better to teach them appreciation for a lew and help develop initiative in the wise choice of their own individual recreational pursuits for the rest of their leisure time. It might be well worth while to check the family closet, for the many items in which your youngsters have been indulged and to count the number of times most of them were used. And how many nights has there been a choice of three or four events to attend? No wonder there can be but mild interest with such a variety offered. In any age -- in any way of life -- nothing contributes to happiness more than enthusiasm and appreciation and it is refreshing to find an occasional young person who possesses both today. Isn't it only fair to give youngsters a chance to develop these priceless qualities which so maiiy adults have lost? CRASH INJURIES PRO?I FATAL TO AREA RESIDENT Father Of Three Loses Life When Auto Overturns Injuries sustained in an accident on the Weber corner, on the Pistakee Bay blacktop road, at the entrance to Woodlawn Park. Wednesday evening caused the death of Gerald Boesenberg, 27, of Pistakee Highlands, Thursday, Aug. 23. He passed away at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, several hours after the crash. According to state police who investigated, it is believed Boesenberg lost control while driving at a high rate of speed and the car overturned. He suffered internal injuries, a fractfired skull, broken arm and other iniuries and died without regaining consciousness. Arcordtng to authorities, a deputy's sheriff was looking for Boesenberg about the time he was injured. He was called to a tavern on Rt. 31. southeast of Crystal Lake, Wednesday night on complaint of Gilbert Edwards, an airman, who complained that the McHenry man had caused a disturbance when he was refused service at thq business establishment. According to Edwards' testimony. Boesenberg appeared intoxicated on arrival at the tavern and became angry when he was refused a drink. Boesenberg left the tavern before the deputy sheriff arrived and the accident was said to have occurred a short time afterward. Here Three Years The deceased was born Aug. 21. 1929, at Oak Park. He had been a resident of the McHenry area for three years and was employed as a carpenter for an Algonquin construction company. The body was taken . to the George J usten & Son funeral home, where it remained until last rites were conducted at j 9:30 o'clock at St. John's church, lohnsburg, with interment in St | Mary's cemetery. lie leaves his wife and three < children. ; ... . i NOTICE j The McHenry State bank will | be closed on Monday, Sept. 3, j in observance of Labor Day and , will be open Wednesday, Sept. 5. ~_L New Teachers In McHenry; Schools If anyone has questioned the great local increase In students, even over the past twelve months, proof lies in the announcemept- of twenty-two new | teachers on the faculties of the high school, junior high and Edgebrook. Although some are replacements, others are additional faculty members employed to handle the many now students. High School The high school, which lost three from last year's roster, will have seven new faces among the faculty. They are Miriam Glocke, librarian; Jerome Kalk. geography, American history and wrestling coach; Dolores Krueger, English; Jane Purdum. home economics; John Thomas, American history and biology; S a m u e 1 Weisskopf, / chemistry and physical science; Rita Wolbert, mathematics and algebra. Junior High Six new teachers have joined the junior 4iigh school faculty and will be among those fortunate enough to move into a new and modern school in the near future. The teachers are George Dason, John C. Fischer, Marion Fox. Henry A. Kenyon. Rose Parsley and Lloyd Pickering. Edgebrook Joining the staff at Edgebrook will be seven new faculty members, including a McHenry girl, Geraldine Carey. Others are Phyllis Rlum, Alice Clark. Mary Connelly, Constance Gailloreto, Vera Ward and Carroll Rudden. Diane Ullrich will serve as speech correctionist for the three schools and Marion Stewart will handle vocal music for both Edgebrook and Junior high school. St. Mary's •St. Mary's school will re-open on Wednesday, Sept. 5. After a brief session, books will be sold for the remainder of -the day and on Thursday there will be a full session. The faculty includes Sr. ,M. Leander, principal; Sr. M. A(filia, grade 8; Sr. M. Luana, grade 7; Sr. M. Stabilia, grade 6; Sr. M. Sicilda. grade 5; Sr. M. Alba, grades 4 and 5; Sr. M. Auspicia, grade 4; Sr. M. Alvin, grade 3; Sr. M. Leanna. grades 2 and 3; Mrs. Grace MUrphv, grade 2; Mrs. John Boone and Sr. M. Lea, grade 1; Sr. M. Andreella, music; Sr. .M; Eunice, domestic work. St. Patrick's The St. Patrick's grade school will open on Wednesday, Sept. 5. with a full day session beginning at 8:40 o'clock. The faculty for the ensuing year includes Sister Mary Gratia. • R.S.M..' Sister Mary Josepha. i R. S. M„ Sister Mary Michaela. i R. S. M., and Sister Mary Nicholas, R. S. M. Two lay teachers will also assist on the teaching staff again this year, Mrs Mareella Foss and Mrs. Mabel Weber. TWO JOHNSBURG SCHOOLS WELCOME RECORD NUMBERS Next Tuesday, Sept. 4, more • than 160 grade school students will report to the Johnsburg public school to find new teachers, new equipment and several changes in the curriculum, Principal Philip L. Shutt announced. Physical improvements to the ^ school include blacktopping Underneath the playground eqljfljf)- ment and painting the outs$jte of the building. Many qew books have been added to the school library; also a film-slide projector has been purchased as well as new wall maps. A mechanical bell system is to be installed soon. The most important change in the curriculum is a full program of physical education every day for all students, under the direction of Duane Andreas. Mr. Andreas will also act as basketball and baseball coach and teach mathematics, science and health in the seventh and eighth grades. All of the eight rooms, except one, will be put to use this year, according to Mr. Shutt. Tonight, the P.T.A. is holding a reception for all patrons of the school at the schoolhouse, starting at 8 p.m. Next Tuesday, in addition to getting acquainted with the teachers and students and re» j ceiving their text books, all students except those in kindergarten will be given intelligence i tests. The tentative schedule ' calls for the program to be I completed at noon on Tuesday. The teaching staff for 195& | 1957 consists of the following j personnel; Philip L. Shutt, principal, j English and social studies, seven* j th and eighth grades; kinder* | garten, Mrs. Harriet Koehler; first grade. Miss Clara Varney; I second grade, Mrs. Helen Ham» mond; third and fourth grades, Mrs. Marion Causey; fifth and sixth grades, Mrs. Lucille Siepker; seventh and eighth grades, science, health, mathematics, physical education director, Duane Andreas. Kindergarten children born before July 5, 1950, are asked to report Tuesday morning. Those born after July 5, 1950, will report Tuesday afternoon. St. John's St. John's school year will open on Wednesday, Sept. 5, with a half day session. Sister M. Emesia will teach the seventh and eighth grades; Sister Ger* ardine, sixth and seventh grades; Mrs. Clinton, fifth grade; Sister Elsa, third and fourth grades; Sister Alberita. second and third grades: Sister Ameliette. first grade. Sister M. Carolanne will be the music instructor. GRANDSON OF LOCAL COUPLE HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT BACK TO SCHOOL Special advertising in this week's issue of the Plaindealer has been devoted to the needs of youngsters who will be returning to school. McHenry merchants have assembled an excellent line of merchandise, from attire to small classroom needs, and are offering it to the public at a savings. You will be surprised 1o see the great variety of items. Even the health of the youngsters were considered in assembling articles oC value to the boy or girl starting school Read this section carefully and prepare your child for the busy davs ahead. Jerry Duane Jacoby, 23, of Chicago, a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stoller of McHenry suffered face lacerations and n hip dis.loc.atinn in. -an--auto--ao. cident about 9 o'clock Sunday evening. According to authorities, the young man lost' control of his car on McConnell road, east ot Woodstock, after which it knock ed cfown a mail box and hit two trees. I Jacoby was treated at Memorial hospital. l)I.N.\tK MKAKKITS Of> A family style roast beef dinner will be served at Masonic hall on Court street Saturday. Sept. 1, between 5:30 and 7 3o o'clock, with proceeds to bene fit the Order of Ihe Eastern Star. The public is invited tn at tend. Miss Beverly Blish spent lust week vacationing at the home oi her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Blish. at Hillsboro, Wis. Lecture Luncheon Features Writer The Lecture Luncheon club proudly announces its program for the year 1956-57. Well known lecturer, Virginia Waltz, will be the first speaker and her topic ISpf® Virginia Walt* wi!! be "You and Your Person* a: ' . ' Mrs. Waltz is a consultant, (Continued on Page 8)