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Volume 83 -- No. 10 --- 3 Sections "levins The Chai«-0-Lakes Region Since 1875" McHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JULY 11. 1957 18 Pages -- tflc Per Copy TAKE TOLL OVER THE HOLIDAY For the first time In several '^fyears the author of this column . is doing some meanderln' away from her busy typewriter. We aren't sure just where this meanderln' is taking her, but we, here at the RJaindealer who are struggling to get out a paper without her, hope that. she doesn't get any Ideas of making It permanent. a In trying to do some musin' of ^ir own, we can't help but mention the old familiar landmark, the lumber- yard building on the west side. For many years we lived next door to it, and now, seeing the wrecking crew tearing it down, we appreciate the remark, overheard the other day, made by a nearby resident, "At last we will be ablfi to see the sky." Another familiar sight being removed to make way for progress re the building on Green street which housed the factory where the Unti family made that delicious McHenry ice cream. These two landmarks have played a large part in making the history of McHenry. Thousands of oars passed through McHenry during thd* the busy Fourth of July week- end without any serious accidents being reported. Traffic was the heaviest Thursday night during the Legion carnival and the fireworks display. ^lore than ever the driving public and the people of this area are conscious of the efficient Job the police force is doing patrolling the congested traffic areas and policing tile city. ^ A letter was' received at the office Friday addressed to ^*Ihe Girls." After rrtuch discussion as to who was eligible to open it, we found the following salutation: "Hi Ex-Fellow Slaves: This may become a permanent -thing. The freedom is something I had forgotten could be so wonderful. Now if I could just find someone to support me and not interfere with the freedom I'd have, it made. 5 Wednesday night at 5:10, when the phone rang, I surprised myself by jumping up to answer it, happy to be able to tell them, "Annie doesn't work there any more." Instead, it was only someone trying to sell grub worms for fishing. Wrong number. I almost bought some for that fishing trip you sent me on." Tlie letter goes on at length telling of a proposed ^hopping trip, dining, tennis, boat ^ding, lunching, etc. It sounds like our editor is "real gone" on this vacation. Two Carnivals Will Open In Area Within the next two weeks two carnivals "'are scheduled for Jfre local area, one at Lakeland Fark and the other in Richmond. The Lakeland Park fun carnival will be held July 17 through 20. with a Saturday "matinee" performance. The event is sponsored by the beach committee. Six rides and ten - concessionwill be located at the corner ol Rt. 120 and Meadow Lane. St. Joseph's .g* St. Joseph's Catholic church "arnival in Richmond will be this weekend, beginning Friday, July 12, and continuing through Sunday, July 14. Featured will be the serving of a fish fry from 6 to 9 on Friday a beef and ham dinner, family style, on Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. and Sunday supper from 5 to 7 o'clock. Many prizes will be given away Jtnd there will be games and rides for all. Bill Houck Again Guards City Beach . <? ' Bill Houck is back guarding the beach after spending two weeks with the navy at Great Lakes training center. He is on duty daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Before leaving for the navy Bill pulled ^wo little girls from the river, „ , The parents of the children who use the beach daily should Be happy to know they are under such good supervision, but they are asked to remind them not to yell "help" unless it is necessary. Residents near the beach have been frightened lately by screams of help, only to, be laughted at when they go to assist the children. The life guard has full authority at" the beach, but in order to keep him there for the res!; of the summer funds are heeded. Some youngsters in Cooney Heights conducted a circus recently and contributed the entire proceeds of two dollars to the beach, fund. Won't you please send your contributions? COUNTY BOARD # AMMENDS CODE FOR/TRAILERS GRADUATE NURSE The 1 McHenry county board of supervisors in session Tuesday passed the amendments to the code regulating trailer parks and motels within the county. The regulations are the same as presently enforced' except that -tl^p license fees, now controlled by the county are as follows: . Trailer park operators, $50 per year and $3 per year per trailer; motel operators, $25 per year and $3 per unit per year. Other regulations include adherence to all safety and sanitary rules. Each trailer, must be based on a concrete slab and have fitteen feet between them. A roster o& all " occtipaiflts m&sV~'t)e Kept and the school district and the county superintendent of schools must be informed of all schoolage children within the trailer court's premises. At this meeting it was announced that Gov. William Stratton had signed a bill abolishing the county surveyor's office. Chairman Harley Maceben said that the present office will be continued for a month and action will be taken at that time. FJF.A. Boys Appear * On TV Farm Program Bill Jensen and Don May of the Richmond F.F.A. Will appear on the George Menard's "Town and Farm Program" on Channel 2 at 5:45 a.m., Friday, July 12. The boys will demonstrate electric hand tools which were used to make a feeder trough for animals. For this project the boys won a contest last fall which was conducted at the time Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson was a guest in the county. VISIT IN CALIFORNIA Mrs. Earl Paddock, Jr., of Hunterville Park and Mrs. Emma King left Friday by plane for Sacramento, Calif., to visit the latter's son, George King, and family. They expect to be gone bout two weeks. MISS JOAN C. WENZIG Miss Joan C. Wenzig, daughter of Mrs. Fred Wurtzinger, graduated from St. Therese hospital school of nursing in Waukegan on June 30. Open house was held at the family home near Burton's Bridge for 100 guests after the graduation. Miss Wenzig attended St. Thomas grade school in Crystal Lake and the McHenry high school. SUE STINESPRING FEATURE OF PICTURE MAGAZINE" ARTICLE Miss Sue Stinesjrring, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stinespring of Pistakee Bay, is one of sixtythree Methodist youth from twenty-seven states featured in the July issue of TOGETHER magazine in a six page picture story entitled "Young Methodists See a Better World." ' The pictures show how these Methodist? youth spent two days in New York and three more in Washington, 1>«C.| ;«getting the feel of world and national issues with which they, as earnest Christians, must grapple.'* For two heart-throbbing days they explored the futuristic UN building, listened to debates, interviewed some headline makers and used rolls of film. Sandwich ed in between were serious discussions, official dihhex's and carefree evenings of theatre going and sight seeing. THIRTEEN CHILDREN FROM McHENRY AREA ATTEND CCCC CAMP Thirteen vtetims of cerebral palsy and physically handicapped children -in McHenry county and surrounding area will be attending the CCCC camp at Pistakee Bay this summer. Six of- them are now at camp and will remain there through July S7. The other seven will enroll on July 27 and remain through Aug. 27. Volunteers who assisted during the past year with the school sponsored by the McHenry county chapter of the United Cerebral Palsy association are offering their services at the camp. Mrs. Mary I .ongo of Chicago is director and Jay Nardi of McHenry is the physical therapist. The camp provides physical therapy and speech correction, as well as many outdoor activities. OBSERVE "OPERATION ALERT" IN McHENRY FROM JULY 12-14 ! Residents of the McHenry community are reminded of the "Operation Alert Illinois, 1057", for which Civil Defense Director Josephs G. Grobel has announced plans.' , -- It will open with an alert period for civil defense exercises oh July 12, when the siren will mark opening of the program any time after 10 in the morning. Tliis will be recognized by intermittent blasts of the fire siren for three minutes. July 14 will be the end of the alert period and in, a technical sense the beginning of evacuation in an emergency. The auxiliary police will be alerted but there will be no other general public participation. Board Briefs DRIVER'S FEE INCREASE SURE TO BECOME LAW The secretary of state announced that the $2 increase in the Illinois driver's license fee for a 3 year period, certain to „ be ap: proved by Gov. Stratton, has hot been charged against June applicants. j It was further stated that July applicants, even though they mailed in their requests for licenses or renewals during the last few weeks, will have to pay $3- rather than the present $1 fee. - The increase, voted by the legislature, will go for driver education in high schools. The measure was part of Gov. Stratton's high* way safety program, and now awaits his signature. BREAK GROUND FOR NEW CHURCIT IN McHENRY AREA St. Paul's Episcopal <Jmrch of McHenry expects to break ground for the new church building 'on the five acre plot located a mile south of town in the addition to Edgebrook Heights. The ceremony will follow the regular church services held at 11 a.m. Sunday morning, July 14 in the old Junipr high school building. The congregation will attertd in a body and extends an invitation to all who wish to attend the ceremony. Anyone seeking information may contact Rev. Vincent Fish vicar in charge at Fox Lake Hills. Mr. Carl Buckner, newly appointed assistant .superintendent of schools met with the grade School board, Monday, July 1. A report concerning transportation was read and showed the high school and grade school was well balanced.' The board agreed to employ a new bus and driver. Alvin Phannenstill was contracted for the position. It was authorized to purchase additional furniture for the office of Junior high and a scrubbing machine. Mrs. Eleanor Foley reported a very successful summer school program at Edgebrook. 1 The following teachers have been hired to complete the grade school staff: Robert Brunswick, industrial arts; Carl Wagner,industrial arts; Eva Unti, mathematics; Celia Page, English; June Soghigian, physical education; Edmund Sobotkiewicz, physical education and coach and John Armstrong, social science. FIRST GIRL SCOUT DAY CAMP HELD ON GRANGER FARM DRIVERLESS CAR ROLLS DOWN HILL INTO STORE FRONT WED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS News About Our Servicemen James Boger left for Fort <eonard Wood, Mo., Junfr 29. His . arents, Mr. and Mrft. Arthur Boger and brother David took him to the Union station. The week before his brother's departure, David gave a surprise party in his honor, which was attended by many of his d&s&hates and friends who joined in wishing him well. Support Volunteers of America THE CHARLES FREUNDS On June 22, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freund, Spring Grove, celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary with "a solemn high Mass read at St. Peter's church. They were proud and happy to have their son Frater Nicholas (Tom) Freund, who is studying for the priesthood at Catholic university, Washington, D.C., acting as sub-deacon. The Freunds are well known in this area. Mrs. Freund has been a Spring Grove correspondent for this paper for many years. A car owned by Miss Mary Nasser of Wonder Lake was reported to have coasted out of a parking place on Cass street in Woodstock, Monday afternoon. Rolling down the hill it crashed into a large display window of a store at thg Main street intersection. In the car at the time were two children and a dog who fortunately escaped injuries. The children were Lynn Giacoma, 6, and a sister, Sharon, 10, also of Wonder Lake, neighbors of Miss Nasser. SELECTIVE SERVICE HOURS CHANGED FOR TWO WEEKS IN JULY The selective service system, McHenry county board No. 159, located at 226 Benton St., Woodstock, will be open only from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. beginning on Monday, July 15, 1957 through July 26, 1957. The office will be in charge of Mrs. Peggy Wilke, during the vacation of Mrs. Norma Scott, clerk of the board. Regular office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday will be resumed on Mondfty, July 29,1957. BOND PURCHASES County residents purchased $147,859 in Series -E anB H United States savings bonds in May, according to figures received from the Savings. Bonds division of the Treasury department FIRE DAMAGES TRUCK The McHenry fire department was called to Fritzche's Estates late Tuesday afternoon to extinguish a fire in a trailer tractor. The cab of the truck was extensively damaged. Mrs. A. J. Moritz spent a few days the past week in Kenosha, Wis. where she attended the funeral of a cousin William Althoff. Mrs. William Dreyer of Forest Park is spending several days with relatives here. The first Girl Scout day camp for Neighborhood 7 will begin Monday morning, July 15. at 10 a.m. on the camp site at the Maurice Granger farm. . 192 Girl Scouts and Brownies, representing Richmond, Spring Grove, Pistakee Highlands, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, McHenry and fonder Lake have registered for this five day outdoor activity. "• The day camp has become a reality because of the unselfish and volunteer efforts of many women in the Neighborhood. The day chmp committee is composed of Mrs. Maujrice .Granger, McHenry* tanip Director"; also Mrs. N. Morrison, Lakemoor; Mrs. A. Adams, Johnsburg; Mrs. R. Ehrke, Richmond; Mrs. W. Sinclair, Wonder Lake; Mrs. N. Schneider. Spring Grove; Mrs. N. Tabor, McCullom Lake and Mrs. Frank Gans, McHenry. Hie girls will be placed into units according to age. The unit Readers who have taken special training are: Mesdames Mary Swearinger, Robert Kiddell, Jane Sitzler. June Rink. Lo Ann Smith, and Velma Sinclair of Wonder Lake. Gloria Schultz, Peggy Doutlick of Richmond. Marian Barrows, Betty Tabor, Marilyn Reihansperger, Jody Lieberson, Francella Christensen and Irene Keim of McHenry. Harriet Wilson of Pistakee Highlands. Bonnie Meyers and Jane Schneider of Spring Grove. Mrs. Carolyn Taylor of Wonder Lake will be in charge of the nursery, assisted by eighth grade and high school girls from the neighborhood. Mrs. Mary Ruggero, R.N., Wonder Lake, is the camp nurse. The Red Cross has donated the services of its emergency station wagon for the entire camp period. The transportation schedule is as follows: Richmond, private cars; Spring Grove, bus service, Community Building, Johnsburg, 9 a.m.; Pistakee Highlands, bus service, Red Barn, 9 a.m.; Johnsburg. bus service. Community Building, 9 a.m.; Wonder Lake, door to door bus service beginning at 9 a.m.; Lakemoor. bus service. Fire House, 9 a.m.; McHenry, bus service, Legion Hall, 9:15 a.m. Help is needed to prepare the camp site and any interested parents will be welcome. Work day is scheduled for Saturday, July 13 at 1 p.m. at the camp site. This entire camping program has been made available to our girls through the Sybaquay Girl Scout council which includes Neighborhood 7. Miss Mary Ann Beebe, district field director, has advised and helped set up this program. The Adult Girl Scout officers of Neighborhood 7 are: Mrs. Frank Gregory, chairman; Mrs. Frank Gans, consultant; Mrs. Milton Olson, consultant and Mrs. Stewart Engh, organizer. VA Representative At Woodstock Office MRS. JOHN MATCHEN A Veterans Administration representative from xthe Rockford VA office will be on duty at Woodstock, Tuesday July 16, to inform and assist veterans, their dependents, and the general public regarding all benefit programs of the VA. „ Their representative will be on duty from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the U.S. Post Office building, 2nd floor in Woodstock. MOURN DEATHS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS DURING PAST WEEK Mrs. John Matchen, Sr., , 75, a resident of McHenry for 22 years, died "Sunday, JUly 7 at the Villa rest home after an illness of several months. Apolonia Matchen was born October 20, 1881 in Niles Center, and since the death of her husband, John, 8 years ago, had made her home with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Matchen. She was a faithful member of the Christian Mothers of St. Mary's church and the American Legion auxiliary. ' For many years Mr. and Mrs. Matchen operated a truck farm on the property now known as Millstream subdivision. Mrs. Matchen was happiest when she could assist her husband in growing those cHoice vegetables which were trucked to the Chicago markets and also enjoyed by many of the McHenry people who used Id'purfchase the vegetables frtsh from the garden. Mrs. Matchen is survived by her two sons, John and Bernard of McHenry; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Gunther, Chicago and Mrs. Kathryn Doetsch, Northbrook and four grandchildren. The body rested at the George R. Justen & Son funeral home until Wednesday morning when services were held at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's churCh with interment in the church cemetery. Alfred O. Patzke r Alfred O. Pat2ke, 53, of Chicago, died of a heart attack Sunday evening, July 7, at about 7:30 p.m., in the yard of his brother, Walter, of McCullom Lake. Mr. Patzke, a member of a well known McHenry family, was attending a family reunion in honor of his brother, Harold and family of Ft. Meyers Beach, Fla., when he collapsed. The McHenry inhalator squad was summoned but the attending physician pronounced him dead upon his arrival. The deceased >Vas born Oct. 21. 1903, the son of Augusta and Robert Patzke, in LaCrosse, Wis,, but rpoved to McHenry as an infant and wius raised here. He never married and had resided in Chicago for the past 20 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Carl, Robert and Emil and sister, Leta. Surviving are his brothers, Arthur of Elgin, Walter, McCullom Lake, Paul, McHenry and Harold, Ft. Meyers Beach, Fla. The body rested at the Peter M. Justen and Son funeral home, where services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Carl Lobitz, officiating. Interment was in Woodland cemetery. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Pilgrim Virgin Visits City Again v -- " The statue Of "The Pilgrim Virgin" will visit McHenry for the second time in a year, when it will be at the Frank Zimmerman home located on the Pistakee Bay road, one block east of the old bridge, from July 13 through July 20 inclusive. Each evening at a designated time there will be a group recitation of the rosary before the statue. Anyone wishing to attend is .cordially invited throughout the week at the following times, Saturday, July 13 at 8:30 p.m., other evenings at 8 p.m. with-the exception of Saturday, July 20, when it will be at 7 p.m. This is the same statue that was at the Virgil Pollock residence last September. At that time, Mrs. Zimmerman asked permission to have the statue at her home, and it has just now been granted. The basic idea of "The Pilgrim Virgin" is that since most people are unable to make a pilgrimage to Fatima where the Blessed Mother first appeared to the three children, the Blessed Mother becomes the pilgrim by being enthroned at various homes, thereby making it possible for many more people to visit her. Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman extend an invitation to the people of McHenry to attend these services. In case of favorable weather, the statue will be outside on the lawn. ARTHUR R. NELSON RE-ELECTED GRAND KNIGHT OF K. OF C. At a recent meeting of McHenry Council No. 1288 Knights of Columbus, Arthur R. Nelson was reelected grand knight for the next year after having completed the past year as an outstanding leader^ of the council. __ ^ ^ Other oifficers elected "are "as follows: Deputy grand knight, Arnold May; chancellor, William Nuber; recording secretary, Frank Parkhorst; treasurer, George Kalsch; advocate, Clifford Olson; warden, ""Arthur Bdger; inside guard, John Heelein; outside guard, Walter Brooks; trustee, Stephen H. Freund; delegate to state convention, LeRoy Welter; alternate to delegate, Arnold May; alternate to grand knight, William Nuber. Officers appointed are Joseph J. Miller, financial secretary; John Mascari, lecturer. District Deputy Robert Fagan was present at the meeting and installed the newly chosen officers. ACCIDENT MARS FIREWORKS DISPLAY FOR SECOND TIME For the second time in two years accidents marred the annual Fourth of July fireworks display at Fox Lake. Seven persons suffered minor injuries when fireworks exploded prematurely, causing an assembled crowd to panic. The injured suffered minor cuts and bruises in being pushed to the ground by others in the crowd of several thousand. Sparks from fireworks already set off apparently ignited fireworks that were stored beneath a tarpaulin nearby, causing an explosion. Police reported that none in the crowd, about 150 feet away was injured directly by the explosion. Last Independence Day, three persons were killed and a number injured when a Milwaukee train plowed into a crowd assembled on a trestle to watch the fireworks display. A Strange Phenomenon V,S * : TOMMY WICKMAN KILLED IN FREAK County Traffic Death Toll Mounts To 21 Tommy Wickman, 3 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Wickman who reside on the second farm south of the intersection of Route 120 and the Wonder Lake blacktop, was killed in an accident, July 3. The child had been playing in the farm yard and was swinging from a connecting bar of a tworow cultivator when the machine became unbalanced and fell on the boy pinning him to the ground. The machine had been detached from a tractor. His mother missed Tommy and had gone to the yard to look for him, but not finding him thought he had accompanied his father who had taken a borrowed vehicle back to a neighbor. When she returned to the house she looked out the kitchen window and saw the boy pinned under the machine. She ran to his aid but was unable to lift the machine off her son. Rushing to the house she called the McHenry fire department rescue squad but Tommy was dead when they arrived. The body was taken to the George Justen funeral home where Coroner Theron Ehorn conducted an inquest Monday morning at 10 a.m. The verdict was accidental death. Services were held Friday for little Tommy from the funeral home with Rev. Burton Schroeder of the Nativity Lutheran church in Wonder Lake officiating. Interment was in Woodland cemetery. i - - V i c t i m ^ Walter Peterson, 51, Crystal Lake garage owner was fatally injured at 9:40 a.m. July 4 when his station wagon was struck by a Chicago , and Northwestern Lake Geneva special train. The accident happened at the Prairie street crossing in Crystal Lake. Mr. Peterson was rushed to the Memorial hospital at Woodstock where he died at 11:30. He wa? semi-conscious when he entered/ the hospital and never rallied. He suffered a crushed chest and head injuries. 'Teen-Ager Killed In another accident on the Independence holiday, Karen Jean Berg, 14. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Berg of Fleming road east of' Woodstock, was killed when the bicycle-she was riding was struck by a car driven by Donald Duane Dewey, Woodstock, on Route 120 a mile and a half east of Woodstock. ..... Couple Killed An accident early Monday morn, ing on Route 14 north of Woodstock marked the sixth violent death iii the county in eight days and raised the traffic death toll to twenty-one. The victims of this tragic accident were James Quigley, Sr., 60, and his wife, Elizabeth, 50, of Chicago. Quigley, who was driving north collided head-on with a semi-truck driven by Donald Stolfuss, LaCrosse, Wis. GLENVIEW MAN KILLED NEAR VOLO SUNDAY A strange phenomenon took place Tuesday afternoon when the car pictured above was the object of much attention. The rear window was disintegrating right before the eyes of the astonished onlookers. The car had I been parked at the local Admiral plant in the morning, the window apparently in good condition. By afternoon when this picture was taken by a Plaihdealer employee the window looked like this. No explanation could be given. In an accident early Sunday morning, Jack A. Lynch, 29, of 949 Golf View Lane, Glenview, an automobile dealer, was killed when his speeding car crashed into a culvert abutm&nton Route 120 west of Route 12, n5ar~Volo. His wife, Fredda D. Lynch, also 29, who was riding with him, was seriously injured. Library Offers Extra Afternoon Starting Monday, July 15, the McHenry public library will be open Monday afternoons from 2:30 to 5 p.m. The usual hours are in effect on Wednesday and Friday afternoons, 2:30 to 5 pjn., evenings from 7 to 8 pjn. The additional afternoon a week has been necessitated by the large Increase of persons using the facilities of the library. The William Bacon family Of Wonder Lake, the Carl Hiatt family and Mrs. t. D. Mitchell of Waukegan, were Fourth of July ^ guests in the tuxae of Mrs. Zeni>. *• Bacon. - \ t'