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"Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Valume 83 -- No. 1 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1957 20 Pages -- 10c Man Loses Life * * .t - ' ; ' > V i ^ \ * l^v * We at the Plaindeaier, and her many . friends elsewhere, are mighty prcud of the most recent honor accorded our cooking expert, Marie Schaettgen. Some time ago, Marie entered an article in the feature story contest of tJie press publicity department of the Illinois Federation of Women's clubs. This week she received word that it ||iad won first pl^ce in Class E (clubs between seventy-five and' 149) in the state. She will receive an award af the conven- • tlon to be held in Chicago Thursday, May 9. The article, which won her top honors appeared in the Plaindealer last winter, containing a history of the McHenry Woman's club, as weil as the state organization. AUTOACCID CAUSE INJURIES TO MOTORISTS Car And Truck Badly Damaged On Riverside Drive OFFICIATE AT OPENING Mr. and Mrs. Fred Svoboda of Lilymoor have just received word from their son. Fred, in Kewanee, telling them of his new post with the Junior Chamber of Commerce. While attending the state convention in Peoria, he was elected vice-president of District 1, State of Illinois Jaycees. The announcement does not fime as a surprise to his many iends, who remember his leadership and popularity as a student in the local high school. County residents learned this week that because of n deficit in the fund raising campaign of early spring, there will need to be cuts made in services of the R&d Cross. One Of these--and probably the one most lamented by the young ^>lks and their parents--is the s u m m e r swimming, program, which in the past has been conducted on nine beaches over a sixweek period. This year it will be cut to four beaches and will ruii only two weeks. According to the Red Cross, many children are unable to complete the Instruct - tion over longer periods because of vacation trips. , , Those whb have worked hardest ifor the organization in McHenry reported that even In the early days of the water safety program, many parents whose children were benefitting from the instruction paid no heed to requests for funds, even by making a small donation. In spite of the fact that the youngsters were receiving excellent training and given supervision several hours a day during vacation hours, they failed to feel ^Sny responsibility for the expense involved and their obligation to help support the program if it were to continue. The curtailment of the swim- . ming program has been the result. So much has been said in recent years--and rightly so--concerning the need for care in passing school busses that even the fright of one causes some concern %ver our driving. Surely many of us have met an approaching bus in motion and just for a moment wondered if we were doing the correct thing in passing it. Because so many drivers have learned the necessity for caution, there has been an occasional bottleneck in traffic on Green street, near the Junior high school, when busses are parked to wait for glasses to end in the afternoon. Recently we witnessed a driver, evidently unfamiliar with the situation, who stopped for almost five minutes, fearful of proceeding while two busses were stopped. Because bus drivers sometimes fail to extend the "stop" signal, it is often a question, as to when we are permitted to drive on. The safest thing to do in case of doubt, of course, is to stop, but tpin the case of the junior high, where no other parking space is available for the busses, it is not necessary for cars to stop unless the driver, for some reason, -has extended the warning signal. With numerous grass fires, yiil , a serious conflagration sprinkled in now and then, fire- . men ask that folks who have ^ made chasing the fire engine their hobby change to something else. The last serious fin In the McHenry area, at the Hoppe « ffym, found hundreds of cars Ifaied up on Rt. 120, extendeding for miles, and'many found that they ware tied up In traffic for is long as an hour. # K.A.F. Several accidents involving residents of this area occurred during the past week but:in none of them were serious injuries sustained. A collision took place at the corner of Riverside Drive and Elm street Saturday, May 4, at 2:30 o'clock when a truck driven by W. S. DeLaurier of Rt. 4, McHenry, struck the side of a 1957 convertible driven by William J. Zickus, who was making a right turn from Riverside Drive onto Elm. Both the truck and car were badly damaged. Zickus was hurt but not badly. Lee R. Brownell of Ringwood suffered head injuries, his wife received chest injuries and Jean Ward, 13, also of Ringwood, was cut and bruised as the result of an accident on Rt. 31, south of Terra Cotta. Sunday- night. Brownell was driving north when his car was hit in the rear by an auto driven by Howard R. Ketchum of Rt. 1, McHenry, who was said to have been driving at a high rate of speed and travelling too closely in traffic. The three injured persons were treated at Memorial hospital, Woodstock. Car Overturns A car driven by William H. Kepche overturned in a ditch last weekend when he lost control as he Avas driving on «*he Pistakee Bay road. Only minor injuries were sustained by Joseph Schroeder of McHenry when-a blow-out. caused his car to swerve out of control on Rt. 31, at Terra Cotta, Saturday night. Daniel Lundborg, 17, of Wonder Lake was slightly injured in a collision in one of the subdivisions at the Lake the last of the week. His car and another driven by James Wilkerson, also of Wonder Lake, collided at the crest of the hill. Remember Poppy Day May 25 Photo by McHugh Joseph X. Waynne, "right, is shown handing scissors to Earl Eisenhower #of LaGrange Park, brother of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, prior to cutting of ribbon which officially opened the McHenry Savings & Loan association last Sunday. The grand opening of the business at 206 East Elm street attracted a crowd oi about 1,200 persons. Also shown in the picture are Mayor George P. Freund, left, and Rt. Rev. Msgr. C. S. Nix of St. Mary's church. YOUNG RINGWOOD MAN CHARGED WITH BREAKING IN HOMES ALL PROCEEDS OF BROADWAY REVUE BENEFIT HOSPITAL Broadway will come to McHenry on Friday evening via Ann Varese who will present a musical revue "of one of Broadway's current big hits. Mrs. Elliot Corbett will do the accompaniment for the revue. Ann will dramatize many scenes of the play and sing many of the tunes which have become so popular since its opening in New York. In New York, the play is sold out far in advance, and .*»?cHenry folks feel fortunate'in having so much of"it right here in McHenry. Tickets are available at the hospital auxiliary Pink Lady shoppe, at the McHenry Hospital reception desk, and at the door at the time of presentation, which is 8:15 p.m. May 10 at the McHenry high school auditorium. Proceeds will be used by the hospital auxiliary for the benefit of the hospital. Mrs. Varese and Mrs. Corbett are donating their services. SERVICES FOR CEREBRAL PALSIED CHLDREN ARE RECALLED DURING HAY DRIVE; VOLUNTEERS IN AREA NAMED In line with the recent proclamation of Governor Stratton designating the month of May as United- Cerebral Palsy month in Illinois, the United Cerebral Palsy association of McHenry coiyity is perfecting plans for a county-wide drive for the necessary funds to A. F. Lilley, Miss Libby Ljlley. Mrs. George Collette, Mrs. Mildred Jackson and Mrs. Richard Freund, transportation; Mi's. James Kaufman,. Mrs. Del Vermillion, Dolly Beyster, Miss Libby Lilley, Mrs. Pauline Adams, Mrs. Mary Ettcn, Mrs. Richard Overp r o v i d e e d u c a t i o n , s w i m m i n g , physical therapy, , camping and socialization. It is hoped and expected that during this drive, which is named the Golden Deed Crusade, the public will respond generously when a member of the Golden Deed patrol calls at their homes or places of business. The money received from this drive will be used to neip children here in our own county. There are approximately fifty per sons contributing their time, talent and automobiles without a cent of compensation. vThey feel they are being rewarded sufficiently by the gratitude shown by these children and their parents, and by the improvement in the little ones' condition from day to day. Local Volunteers Volunteers from the McHenry area include Mrs. Richard Overton, ^Charles Cole, Henry Tonyan, ton and Mrs. George Barbian, vol jjnteers in classroom and at pool; Mrs. Ethyl Heim, Mrs, William Glosson and. Mrs. Pitzen, Johnsburg volunteers; Mrs. Althea Walkington, Mrs. Ila Hogan, Mrs. Kenneth Cristy and Mrs. Dorothy "Bauer, Ringwood; Mrs. Betty Houc-k and Mrs. Pat Mueller, McCullom Lake.. The McHensy county chapter is sponsoring the first and only classroom for children who are physically handicapped but mentally normal. At present, this class is being held in the V.F.W. hall in McHenry and is taught by Mrs. Ruth Oonk, an experienced teacher from Ringwood. In between class periods each pupil is transported to the McHenry hospital for daily therapy given by a professional tjierapist. Assistance Needed . Because of the specialized na- (Continued on Page 8) Youths Awarded Honor Plaques Three McHenry youths were among fifteen Section 6 Future Farmers to be awarded plaques at the annual sectional F.F.A. award banquet held this past week. One of the three merited two plaques in different classifications. Local winners were Mark Zimmerman, farm electrification and public speaking; John Perry, farm and home beautification; and Ed- Haack, extemporaneous speaking. The award program is conducted by the Illinois F.F.A. Foundation, a group composed of leading citizons throughout the state who established the plaques and other marks of recognition. There-are 480 boys in Section Six, attending thirteen high schools in Boone, McHenry, Lake and part of Cook counties who participate in the vocational agriculture program. Twenty-six businesses and individuals donated to the Illinois F.F.A. Foundation. Money is used to purchase the plaques and awards, to finance training schools and to pay the expenses of the state when they tour the state. A 22-year-old* youth, said to reside in the Ringwood community. Was arrested earl^ this week on a charge of breaking into three homes in the county. He is Robert Carlo, who is married and the father of two children. Most of the loot was recovered. Some in Freeport, Chicago, Des Plaines and Palatine. Carlo was arrested Monday and was placed on bond of $5,000 on each warrant --^larging burglary. The sheriff's oll'ice worked on a tip for several days before the actual arrest. ; Carlo is charged in one warrant' with breaking into the Raymond Reiner home in Lakewood April 34, where a camera, electric power tool, valuable German gun and a gold piece were taken. On April 30, the Harold Schoen- Cn home in Crystal Lake was broken into and more than thirty dollars in money taken, as well as & German rifle, saber and knife. A warrant was issued against Carlo in this case also. ? May 3, the Farrell Smith homo in Bull Valley was broken Into and money, a rifle, two watches And smaller items taken. Carlo is hamed in this warrant too. VETERANS' GROUPS MAKE PLANS FOR POPPY DAY SALE The American Legion and its auxiliary unit have appointed Harry O. Mueller and Sue Wirfs as chairmen of their respective -organizations and the V.F.W. and its auxiliary have named Paul Nitz and co-chairmen, Mary Lou Miller and Connie Thomas, to head this year's Poppy day sale. Work is now in full swing in making preparations for the sale locally on Saturday, May 25. It is expected that this will be the biggest Poppy day in many years in McHenry. » PATRICIA BLAKE CHOSEN TO ATTEND '57 GIRLS STATE . Patricia Blake, a junior in the local high school, has. been selected by the American Legion auxiliary as a delegate to attend Girls State next summer. Her alternate is Zelinda Bennett. \ Miss Blake is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blake of 108 Country Club drive and Miss Bennett is the daughter of Mr. and jMrs. Ralph Bennett of 427 River- ^fide-Drive.^,. .. ' Girls State will be held at Mac- Murray college in Jacksonville from June 18 through 25. Those attending are chosen for this opportunity for honesty, leadership, good character, scholarship, cooperation and good health. They must be a junior student. Mrs. John Bolger was in charge of the contest in which faculty members • voted on the girl they thought would gain most and cffer most, by attendance. Girls State is patterned after municipal, county and state government, where every office holder from the smallest city post to governor is elected by girls in the "unicinality and state. FIRST DAY CAMP PLANNED IN JULY BY SYBAQUAY COUNCIL Saturday is prom night at the McHenry high school, and for this occasion the post-prom committee has set up the fourth annual Club After-Glo, to be held at the McHenry Country club, starting at 1 a.m., May 12. This annual affaii* is set up and directed by thlMsenior class and sponsored by the Kiwanis of McHenry Township, Kiwanis of McHenry and the McHenry V.F.W. Following a turkey dinner, the young people will be entertained by the nationally famous "Harm o n i c & 4 § " ; TV s t a r , N a n c y Wright; povelty and comedy act, "The Cords," and for the fourth straight year, Priscilla Holbrook will be at the organ and also M. C. as in the past. Following the entertainment, breakfast will be served at the *V.F.W. July 15 through 19 will be important days for all registered Brownie and Intermediate Girl Scouts of Neighborhood 7 under Sybaquay council. These are the days selected by a committee headed by Mrs. Maurice Granger for day camp. The camp site which has been approved by the council is located about one and one-half miles west of McHenry. The girls will be transported each day by licensed school bus (Continued on Page 8) ARE YOU A FIREBUG? Most folks may express either indifference or indignation to such a question yet a good many Deople who would never dream of deliberately lighting fire to a home or other piece of property have been responsible, less directly, for great fire losses. As soon as the first warm breezes appear each spring, hundreds of home owners with a burst of enthusiasm for making their surroundings more beautiful, set about making it so. What sometimes results is proof that the fellow who gets there "firstest with the mostest" is not always wisest -- unless he happens to be< the fireman. In spite of repeated warnings from members of the local department,,there continue to be people who disregard strong winds and sometimes a lack of moisture when they start what appear to be harmless grass fires. Lack of enough help to watch the fire and prevent it from spreading too rapidly often contributes to the ultimate damage recorded also. Even worse is the party who starts the conflagration, then becomes intent on following some other interest. True, not every fire results from cp.relcssness, and many times the most responsible person will find himself in a situation beyond his control. Anyone' who has any reason to believe that spreading flames may reach nearby buildings or cause damage in any other way is urged to ask assistance from our firemen. What these volunteer fire fighters would like to discourage is the mistaken belief of the person who apparently feels our community is still in the realm of wide open spaces, with enough countryside between neighbors so that whatever is done on one man's property is of no concern to another. To these people we might say, "We're a big girl now, won't you help us continue to grow"? And to fire chasers we might add, "restrain that impulse to follow the truck and give the liremen a chance. We can get along without that kind of headline." Discuss Parl^ District Proposal A large number of members of the Chamber of Commerce and their guests gathered at. the Chapel Hill Country club last Tuesday evening for a dinner meeting. The assemblage was pleased with the talk presented by Robert H. Wiegman, Jr., who. is vice-president of the Illinois Association of Park Districts. He spoke on the proposed organization of a park district in this area, followed by a question and answer period. According to President Harry Dean, considerable work on the proWt awaits the McHenry club, and 1J1 ans are being made for meetings to which the public will be invited. *At some future date, the issue is expected to come up for a vote. OUTSTANDING TV. CLUB ENTERTAINMENT AT POST-PROM PARTY LUTHERAN SADIES SPONSOR SPRING LUNCHEON MAY 14 The ladies of the Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid invite their friends to a spring salad luncheon, to be held Tuesday, May 14, at noon at the Legion home, when salads of all kinds and a dessert will be served. Feature of the afternoon program will be the appearance of Miss Pauline Eleada Esdale of Chicago, "The Whistling Poetess," in the Magic Hour of Music Illustrated. She will be accompanied by Edith Dobson, president of the Chicago Club for Worsen Oiganisjs^ YOUNG MUSICIANS PLACE FIBST AND SECOND IN STATE McHenry's high school orchestra and two choruses,' a boys' group and a girls' organization, received second place, "excellent" ratings as the result of state competition in DeKaJb last Saturday. There were no blue ribbon winners from McHenry county in vocal or orchestral competition but two bands, Crystal Lake and Woodstock, won in Class A and Class B respectively. On Friday, soloists and ensembles competed and first place winners were Telia Nardi, piano; Don Kice, tuba; Joann Smith, French horn; a horn duet and brass ensemble. Excellent ratings went to Lois May, baton twirier; Mary Etheridge, contralto; and Don Kice, bass. EXTINGUISH FIRES Firemen were called to a home in West Shore Beach at 11:15 o'clock Sunday evening when a furnace blower motor burned out. No extensive damage was recorded. The men received another call Monday morning, when they extinguished a grass fire in Huemann's subdivision. WILLIAM T. DOHERTY KILLED IN ACCIDENT FRIDAY MORNING WHEN AUTO HIT TRUCK NEAR FOX LAKE Leukemia Claims Jerry Jandt, 18 Neighbors and friends and the hundreds of young people who had made friends with Jerry Jandt because of his genial peris Sllli IwSli - v sonality mourned his untimely death this past week" at the age of 18. He died late on May 1 of acute leukemia at the McHenry hospital after an illness of only a few weeks. Jerald Eugene Jandt was born Oct. 28, 1938, in Aurora and had lived in the McHenry area four years. Of late, the family had resided on Fox street. Jerry graduated from the McHenry high school in 1956 and. since then had been working with his father as a painter. His hobbies included boating and other sports. Whatever the undertaking, he entered into it with enthusiasm, and his infectious smile won for him a host of f r i e n d s . | ^ j Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Jandt, and a sister, Barbara. The body rested at the George Justen & Son funeral home until Friday morning, when it was removed to the Dieterle chapel in Aurora, Services were held there Saturday, With interment in Riverside cemetery. The entire McHenry community, including the large family of WHliam T. Doherty, 29, were shocked Friday morning, May 3, to learn of his untimely death, which occurred near Fox Lake. Another occupant of the car, Florian Schmitt, also of McHenry, was only slightly injured in the crash. The two men were driving north near Fox Lake when Doherty's auto, which he was driving collided with a cattle truck. Dean Cavey of Elkhorn, Wis., driver of the truck, suffered only minor injuries in the crash, which took place "on Rt. 12. Neither of the injured men required hospitalization. The deceased was born In McHenry March 1, 1928, one of six sons and two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Doherty. He was graduated from the McHenry high school in 1946, where he was a popular student. He was employed as an electrician in Woodstock at the time of his death. Surviving are his bereaved widow, the former Virginia Freund; a son, Steviei^hfs parents; five brothers, James, who arrived home from Army duty in Europe Monday afternoon, Robert, Richard. Phillip and Bernard, all of McHenry; and two sisters, Miss Rosemary Doherty of McHenry and Mrs. Dorothy Weingart of Arlington Heights. The body rested at the George Justen & Son funeral home until Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock, when rites were conducted from St. Patrick's church. Int< was in St. Mary's cemetety; t * ?l COUNCIL in CAPSULE Three members of W. A. Rakow and Associates engineering firm were present at the city council meeting Monday night to review past projects and future planning. One of the disturbing questions was the delay in receiving approval of plans from the state department for signal lights at the Green and Elm intersection and at Richmond road. But, much of that discussion could have been saved. The Tuesday morning mail brought the revised and approved plans from the Springfield state office. Bids on the new lights will be received by the Council at the regular meeting to be held Moniay, June 3. ' NINE-MILE LINK IN TOLL HIGHWAY STARTED IN As the result of construction now under way, direct access by auto to New York city and Minneapolis some day will be a reality for McHenry county residents. Construction of the county portion of the northern Illinois route of the Northern Illinois toll highway has been started, continuing from southwest of Harmony in anorthwesterly direction across *he Vvestern county border, southwest of Marengo. It crosses a smaH portion of the southwest corner of Coral township and runs through the southeni half of Riley. In all, it covers about nine miles in this county. The new road will run two lanes in each direction, with a 50-foot median sloped to create a depression, between the lanes, which will be 25 feet wide. There will be no exits or entrances to the road in this county. Travellers will enter and leave the new road at the intersection of Rts. 25 and 31, near Elgin, or on Rt. 20, south of Harmony, in Kane county. • The 50-foot Width of the center strip is designed to reduce the effect of headlight glare and prevent out-of-control cars from crowding over and colliding with oncoming vehicles; Cars will travel on the new highway at a rate of 1.6 cents per mile. Completion of the McHenry county portion of the road is set for July 31, 1958. P This is Mental Health Week PASTIME OF v Photo by Kolin The bright, warm days of this week have brought out a numbei of youngsteus anxious ' to take advantage of the good weather foi playing marbles, a pastime which fails to lose its fascination eacfc spring. Left to right are Kathy Pederson of Woodlawn Park. Bobby and Loridale Dixon of 713 S. Green street and Dick Braun <tf €&0 Allen avenue.