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"Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 10 -- No. 19 -- 2 Sections »-"* ~ > 4 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 195* - . Conforming with a state law requiring chest x-rays for certain folks, we travelled to a spot near Elgin last Friday evening where one of the state's mobile units Was located. We expected a crowd -- and found it -- but hardly thought we would be greeted by a circus barker and brass band. . It isn't any joke. Approaching the mobile Vehicle from a nearby parking lot, we heard the raucoug voice of a gentleman extolling the merits of the unit With the familiar, "Step right up folks, only one minute required to get your free chest x-ray." We were a little surprised when he reached the last words,' having been firmly convinced that he was going to say hot dogs. We had hardly expected food when planning the trip, but somehow the circus atmosphere made us forget for a moment that we were there for business, not pleasure. You can't really blame the crowd r that gleam in their eye, for st about the time the barker seemed to be running out of sales talk, he asked the uniformed brass band to strike up a march. Now there are reasons for almost everything and we were just about convinced that the state Was using a bit of psychology in putting a party atmosphere into What might have been medical drudgery. 0 But there's always" someone to spoil one's illusions. This time It. was our Democratic companion who turned with a wry smile to comment that "it's just another case of the Republicans spending our money." Did you see that amazing display of Aurora Borealis, better known as Northern Lights, last ednesday night? Clear skies jave an obstructed. view. at this phenomena although the brightness of the moon made it seem less brilliant than might have been the case otherwise. A Yerkes observatory employee at Williams Bay described it as one of the three brightest displays of the year. The others were on March 2 and July 1. /y Outside our window at this moment, a youngster is happily singing "Jingle Bells." Now we know the weather has taken a turn to the fall side, but we had sort of hoped to celebrate with the black cats and witches in October and the Thanksgiving Turkey in November before welcoming Santa Claus. It is interesting to speculate on tf$ust how great a reduction in highway accidents will result from the new spaed limits which became law July 1. Some experts believe that its effects have been noted already, particularly during the last holiday period. Personally, speed is particularly objectionable and we believe the cause of far too many accidents. Nevertheless, we wonder whether ^jhe recklessness of a poor driver **kt 65 will lower the toll appreciably more than at 450. Even admitting that it's a step in the right direction, ^ it can't be denied that there are an awfully lot of people behind the wheel who need what no speed limit law can provide--common sense. The person who comes up with an answer to that one will really have something! 4 0! K.A.F. Observe Civil Defense Week 16 Pages -- 10c Per Copy ARNOLD RAUEN NEW COMMODORE OF YACHT CLUB Officers And Board Launch Activities For 61st Season The Pistakee Yacht club will have Arnold J. Rauen as its commodore as the result of 9 recent annual election meeting. He will serve throughout the 1957-58 year. Named to serve with him were William J. Schmid as vice-commodore; Albert S. Blake, treasurer; and Frank G. Davenport, secretary. Directors elected for threeyear terms were Ellis S. Potter, Dr. James R. McMahon, Walter L. Deroche and Jack P. Williams, Jr. Kenneth Jensen will fin a vacancy for a one-year term and William J. Fisher and Robert K. Mielenz will fill vacancies for two years. Other members of the board are Lester A. Neumann, Dr. William A. Nye and John E. Looze. The Yacht club dates back sixty years, with a long and impressive history recalled at the anniversary celebration this year. Now, newly elected officers and the directors are busy with plans for an active sailing and sodial season ahead. All of the officers with, the exception of William Schmid of Long Lake are residents of the Mc- Henry-Pistakee Bay area. The directors also make this community their home except for Messrs. Neumann and Fisher, who live at Long Lake. DISCUSS POLLUTION EFFORTS WITH COOK COUNTY COMMITTEE Dr. James McMahon and William Burfeindt attended a meeting of the Cook County Clean Streams committee in River Forest last Tuesday evening. Purpose of the- gathering wail to meet with state Sanitary Waiter Tjoafd members and obtain information on the formation of a committee of the type now operating in Cook county. Work of the group there has been very effective in an anti-pollutiop campaign and members have gained state recognition for their efforts. , Those .most interested in the anti-pollution campaign locally feel that a committee of this kind might be very beneficial in the McHenry area. The problem has been gaining in public interest locally throughout the summer season and it is hoped that some effective means of controlling the situation might be devised in this community. CRYSTAL LAKE WATER FIGHT TEAM WINS '57 EVENT McHenry's champion water fight team suffered one of its few defeats in recent years at the hands of a fine Burlington team last Sunday in the annual county Firemen's association fights held on Riverside Drive, McHenry. After a period of elimination contests among the nineteen teams, Crystal Lake emerged the winner, topping the Burlington men, who placed second. Representing McHenry's team were Eddie Justen, Harry COnway, Henry and Jerome Buch, Glenn Peterson and Ted Miller. A crowd of several hundred took advantage of the beautiful fall weather to witness the event. David Boger enjoyed the Labor day weekend visiting school friends in DesMoines, Iowa. SPECIAL COMMENDATION V. VsS./: Receiving a commendation for special accomplishment in the Marine corps physical fitness program is Marine Pfc. Francis J. Golbeck, son'of Mn and Mrs. George S. Golbeck of Route 6, McHenry. Before enlisting in May, 1956, he attended McHenry high school Marine Lt. Col. James H. Brower, commanding officer of the weapons training battalion at the Marine corps recruit depot, San Diego, Calif., made the presentation recently. FAREWELL TO WHISTLE 5S?;: llflllili »w<- $ Photo by Kolin The whistle which Police Officer Harold Bell has in his mouth will have considerably less use in the future with the installation of electric stop And go lights at two busy local intersections. Mr. Bell, right, watches Paul Arnott of Dixon install the new sign at the northwest corner of Green and Elm. Others will guide traffic at the intersection of Elm street and Richmond road. TRUCK DRIVER, 22, EMPLOYED IN THIS AREA DISSS IN CRASH A young yiTood stock, truck : driver from Eliggt Malone, 22, was killed early Sunday when his truck crashed into a pole on Highway 51, near the Kane-Rock county line, south of Stoughton, Wis. He was employed by Alvin Blumhorst of Rt. 1, McHenry. Malone was reported to have left Woodstock Friday morning to pick up a load of cattie at Montiy, Minn. He drove back into Wisconsin and unloaded the cattle at a farm two miles from where he was killed some time later. .According to Kane county deputies who investigated, Malone was driving south and apparently fell asleep at the wheel. His truck left the highway and hi* a pole, with the driver being pinned in the wreckage. He suffered injuries which caused his death before arrival at the Stoughton hospital. The body was shipped to a chapel at Lake Geneva. Services were conducted Wednesday afternoon, with burial in Linn-Hebron cemetery. Survivors include his wife and one child. Local Girl Heads 4-H Federation McHeni-y continues to maintain its leadership among young folks engaged in 4-H activities, with a local youth named to head the county organization for the second consecutive year. Karen Schmelzer is the new county 4-H Federation president, having been elected at the September all-delegate federation meeting. She has been a member for nine years, of the Cherry yalley, Ringwood Sunshine Girls, Ringwood Happy Clovers,' and the County Safety 4-H clubs. She has been an outstanding 4-H member, being crowned 4-H queen at the county fair, and also attended state 4-H leadership camp at Monticello this past summer. Karen succeeds last year's federation president, Mark Zimmerman, . also of McHenry." INSTALL McHENRY MAN PRESIDENT OF CONTRACTORS' GROUP Henry Tonyan of McHenry will be formally installed as president of the Fox Valley General Contractors association at a dinner meeting to be held in Dundee on Thursday, Sept.' 19. Mr. Tonyan has been vice-president during the past year and has also served as a director since the beginning of the organization. "Ivar Fredricksen of Wonder Lake has been re-elected as a member of the board of directors and will also be installed in that (Continued on Page 8) Hold Open House At Junior High A large and enthusiastic group attended the first board meeting of the Community P.T.A. last Thursday. The program for the year was approved and the theme for the year selected, "Unity Through Friendship and Cooperation." ~ The first regular P.T.A. meeting will be an open house at the new Junior high school on Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. There will be a reception for all teachers, which will afford parents an opportunity to meet the faculty and become better acquainted with the schools and the tremendous job now in progress and to be continued. MERCHANTS DISCUSS PARKING PROBLEMS IN BUSINESS AREA. An important meeting of the retail merchants' committee of the Chamber of Commerce was held Tuesday evening of this week, with the parking, situation occupying the greater part of the discussion. The committee expressed a„ desire for a municipal parking area in the city, with the hope that" each business section might have better' accommodations in the future. All who attended were in favor of a change to one-hour meters on at least the busier streets as one method of alleviating the parking problem. The practice of allowing, free parking on Friday night when stores are open was also discussed, along with the problem created when the parking spaces are used for long periods by those who leave their cars while enjoying recreation in the area. A special committee was appointed during the evening to plan for holiday decoration for the city's business sections. Dollar Days also came up for discussion and it was decided that they would be held twice a year on the "Friday and Saturday of the first full weeks of February and AugUst. ANNUAL BUDGET IS APPROVED BY BOARD; TAX LEVY LOWER The annual budget was approved by the county board of supervisors in session Tuesday of this week, as well as annual tax levy. The appropriation ordinance totals $1,- 418,154.65, which is $100,000 more than last year. Although the budget is larger, the tax levy is $35,809 less than the previous year, it being $463,- 801.65 compared to $499,610 in 1956. Of the total levy. $242,801.65 is for general fund purposes. The remainder is for construction and of county state aid roads. repair of bridges, maintenance of -county state aid ro?ds, improving state aid roads and purchase of machinery and buildings to house machinery, among others. Items also included $7,000 for dependent children $5,000 for care of TB patients in out-of-county sanitariums and $5,000 for food for needy veterans and their families. Holiday Show Planned Nov. 5 -Y CLERK ILL Circuit Clerk Lester Edinger was taken ill suddenly Monday evening and is confined to Memorial hospital. NEW RURAL DELIVER* SERVICE OUT OF WONDER LAKE POST OFFICE RESULTS FROM NUMEROUS PETITIONS . Rural delivery service from the Wonder Lake post office started Sept. 9, with the establishment of two rural routes to serve the area around Wonder Lake. The change came as the result of petitions, and many other requests from the Chamber of Commerce and individual patrons residing in the vicinity of the lake. The area involved has been served by the rural routes from McHenry. Woodstock and Ringwood, and through lock box service at Wonder Lake. Considerable confusion has resulted in addressing of mail matter to the postal customers in this area. Rural route 1, Wonder Lake, will serve Shore Hills, Deep Spring Woods, Wonder Center, Indian Ridge, Look Out Point and Hickory Falls. -Rural route 2 will include Wooded Shores, Wonder View, Highland Shores, White Oaks Bay. Sunrise Ridge, Wonder Woods and the surrounding farm area. Supplementary Service Supplementary service will be provided from McHenry, Woodstock and Ringwood post offices for approximately thirty days to allow residents sufficient time to advise correspondents and publishers of their new addresses. The Wonder Lake post office is contacing patrons who will have to re-locate their boxes and advising them of the new route. Mail of all classes will be forwarded from the present post office to the Wonder Lake post office for delivery without payment of additional postage, provided the individual files a request for such service with his present post office. The post office will • take care of all changes, necessary for the delivery of the Plaindealer until such time as a complete list of all change is available in our office. MOTHER, DAUGHTER WIN TOP HONORS AT DeKALB COUNTY FAIR Mrs. Lester Bacon of John street won first prize at the De- Kalb county fair held at Sandwich, 111., last Sunday, Sept. 8 for her entry of metal embossing of Ubangi profiles. The same profiles were exhibited at the recent Country Art Fair in McHenry. She also took a first prize for her etching on aluminum trays and for her crabapples. Second prize honors were captured for her entries of Ncrthen Spy apples, red plums and a fancy apron. Talent runs in the Bacon family as her daughter, Mrs. Diane Ballotti, won fifteen prizes, eight firsts and seven seconds for paint» ing and bakery goods. HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS CAUSE INJURIES TO SEVERAL PERSONS The VolO community was the scene of three highway accidents last weekend, none of which resulted in serious injuries. Five were hurt in a head-on collision on U.S. 12, a half mile north of Volo, Sunday. Mildred Novotny of Rox River Grove was driving south and pulled to the left side of the road to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone, according to a state police report. Her car crashed into a northbpund auto driven by Harriet S. Gravey of Oconomovvoc, Wis. The drivers were injured, as were William S. Gravey, 15, riding with his mothfer, and Mrs. Mary Novotny and Mrs. Eva Lusk, both of Fox River Grove and passengers in the other auto. All were Something new in the way of attractions awaits McHenry folks, according to an announcement by the Garden club. That group has decided this year to forego the usual flower show and present, instead, a holiday show, which will be called "Harvest Happiness. Tentative plans were discussed at a committee meeting at the home of Mrs. Arnold Schaettgen last week. Members of the committee are Mrs. George Krickl, chairman, and her co-chairman, Mrs. George Johnson, Mrs. Fred Lieberson will act as staging chairman. Miss Mary Burdahl of Pistakee Bay will work on event schedules and Mrs. Henry J. Smith, the president, will act in an advisory' capacity, working with the various committees. The holiday show is planned for Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Legion home. There will be many holiday table settings, a buffet, small tables, door decorations and other novel features. It is timed to help the lady of the house make her table more attractive and her home festive for the holiday season. Garden clubs of other towns will be invited to participate. More details will appear from time to time on the November show. MOURN DEATHS OF PROMINENT LOCAL RESIDENTS (Continued on Page 8) V Norman Eggert, Active In Boy Scout Work, Dies McHenry friends join the family of Norman Eggert this week in mourning his untimely death at the age of 52. Mr. Eggert, who resided at 400 W. Waukegan road, died in McHenry hospital Sunday, Sept. 8, following an illness of several weeks. The Eggert family had lived in this community for ten years, during- which time he commuted to Chicago daily to carry on his work as an insurance broker. He was very active locally, being treasurer of the Community Methodist church and troop committeeman for the Boy Scout program. He devoted a great amount of time to boys in Troops 162 and 662 for the past six years, as well as general Scout programs, and was considered one of the best committeemen ever to serve locally. Surviving are the widow, Lois LaThomus Eggert; two children, Barbara and Norman, Jr., both at home; his mother, Mrs. Alice Eggert, of Chicago; and a sister, Mrs. Ruth North, of Sheboygan, Wis. The body rested at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home until Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, when last rites were held there. Interment was in Woodland cemetery. Mrs. Andrew Hawley Mrs. Andrew Hawley, 55, the former Bernice Maria Smith, for many years a resident of this area, died in an Elgin hospital Sunday, Sept. 8, of pneumonia following an extended illness. The Hawleys (Continued On Page 8) FORTY-NINE GRADUATES OF 1«7 SELECT C0UE6ES, UNIVERSITIES IN VARIOUS PARTS OF COUNTRY MISSIONARY FROM JAPAN SPEAKS TO WSCS MEMBERS The Woman's Society of Christian Service feels honored to have as its guest speaker Toka Fleming for the first meting of the 1957-58 season on Sept. 19 at 12:30 . v Hill H® TOKA FLEMING o'clock in the Methodist church parlor. Toka Fleming was born in Uozu City, Japan, in the "county" of Toyama. She attended the College of Christian Women in Kyoto, 500 miles southeast of Tokyo, and also the University of Southern California and Milliken university, Decatur. While in Decatur, she spoke to many church and 'religious groups. She is now attending Garrett Institute for her master's degree in social Christian science, which is to prepare her for her'return to Japan for missionary work. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MAY BE FORMED IN CITY There will be a meeting of families interested in the formation of a Presbyterian church in this community on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Lynn Stuart, 141 Country Court, Eastwood Manor. Dr. Ralph Cummins,. general presbyter of the synod of Illinois, will be present to assist with any plans that may be put forth. Local planning is under the auspices of the Freeport presbytery.' Football Star Killed Enroute To Practice David Willoughby, 16, the Wauconda high school football star center who was killed on the afternoon of Sept. 4, was a grandnephew of Mrs. Richard Cronin and Mrs. Belle Nickels. The youth lost his life and three other players were injured when the convertible in which they were riding to football practice crashed into a pole and tree at the edge of Wauconda. Willoughby suffered a broken neck and was pronounced dead when police arrived on the scene. REMEMBER THE DAY? si There must be some old timers who still remember this scene at the corner of Green and Elm streets, ope of the unforgettable reminders of years gone by. The large buiiding at the right will be recognized as the Unti bus stop, which at that time was the popular Barbian Brothers cigar store. Later, an addition on the north of the "structure became the cigar factory and that portion is now the home of the Plaindealer. Bill Heimer, whose picture this is, said it was taken to show the poor condition of the streets after a heavy spring rain about 60 years ago. Decoys were placed in the flooded, muddy streets as "Hobby" Bishop fished from the boat and another old timer from the sidewalk. \ . Matt Nlesen, whose uniform bears a star, stands directly in front of the store entrance, and Paul Barbian is the young boy I standing alone watching proceedings.' 1 It isn't only the younger folks who are preparing for school this fall. A check of last year's graduating class reveals a greater number making plans to continue their education than ever before. Northern Illinois university at DeKalb has attracted several from the 1957 class. Paul Borchardt intends to study business, and two others attending there, also on scholarships, are Dennis Li twin and Sandy Nell. James Pearson is a DeKalb enrollee with scholarship, where he will study biology, and Walter Schimke is taking a mathematics course. Northwestern university is also a popular- choice of schools, with five making plans to continue studies there. They are Ed. Cepulis, school of commerce; Barbara Marticke, medical secretary course; Jeff Moss, engineering; Sue Stinespring, religious education; and Karl Tomm, who will use an $800 scholarship to study medicine. ^ Studies Physics Marilyn Anderson intends to study physics at Rosary college, while her classmate, Herb Baker, ~ will matriculate at the Tllinnig Institute of .Technology. Sharon Barlow has selected the University of Colorado, where she will study journalism, and Suzanne Browne will take hen college work at Ripon in Wisconsin, where she is enrolled in the school of drama. The University of Illinois beckons to three from the graduating class. Mark Zimmerman, local F. F. A. president, will follow his interest in agriculture, Ernest Useman will study journalism and Patti Miller will study for one year at the university before taking nurse's training at Illinois Re* search. Joan Collins will major In English at Iowa State Teachers college, Magdalyn Woolfe will take an art course at St. Francis i Joliet, and Peter Vlehweg will study engineering at Valparaiso university. Chooses Law Gene Dietle, who has done some radio announcing this summer, has chosen a law career and will study at the University of Michigan. Norman Eggert will study at De- Pauw in Indiana and his classmate, John Feycrer, has chosen Bradley. A nursing career is the choice of Sarakay Douglas, who left this week for Peter Bent Brigham hospital, Boston, Mass. Jeanette Freund will become a beautician after completing a course at Salem's school in Chicago and Pat Freund is studying at the Patricia Stevens school, also in that city. Mary Rosaleen Gilligan of Burton's Bridge has been accepted as a student of liberal arts at Marquette university in Wisconsin and left Sept. 8 to begin her studies there. Also registered at Marquette is Judy Hollenbach, who intends to teach and Tom McMahon who will study engineering. Ann Siepker has selected Platteville, where she will embark on a career in chemistry, and Carol ^chmitt will follow in the footsteps of her sister and study at Alverno college in Milwaukee, ^udieg |n Wisconsin Gene Ullrich* has made as his choice the, yniversity of Wiscon- . sin. ' Dave Granger is attending tool and dye classes.in Elgin, Dee Ann Hesterwill take courses leading to a teaching career at Illinois Wesleyan and LeRoy Hiller is taking* accounting at Rockford Business college. Valparaiso is the school selected by A1 Horn, who is studying electrical engineering. Jim Huemann will . travel to Minnesota, where he will take business administration at St. Thomas. David Knox is enrolled at Notre Dame in the school of accounting, and a business type career is also planned by Judy Lawrence, who attends Ellis Business college. Study Nursing Joann May has selected a nursing career and is now busy with her work at St. TTierese Hospital in Waukegan. Also studying there is Barbara Lubke, who is county recipient of the annual scholarship award of the woman's auxiliary oif Memorial hospital. Ronald Miller has chosen civil engineering under the Navy program and Glenn Moehling will also study engineering, taking his work at Chicago Tech. Bruce Nelson is enrolled in bust* ness administration at Bradley, and Sharon O'Malley is enrolled at Moser Business college. Judith Dahl is enrolled at Be* loit college, where she will study foreign languages. , .>