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\ '•:&& '//isy^ V>:; • '•- r1' ^ ,.;. .^A .'._ -., v> +y *• .y? .. <v: t.. 'V^V-; aindeale: "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" ll'I'SI ' 9 + - > i Volume 8$ •--r $fo. 45 -- 3 Sections .j McHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. MARCH 13. 1958 20 Pages -- 10c Per Copy r r-Regardless of which side of 4he controversial subject of ^1958 styles one takes or how the material is draped, the fact remains that every woman pictures herself as a sylph* • like creature. • ' 'The' picture comes more often than not in day dreams, however, and is quickly dis? «ed with a quick look in mirror. But hope springs eternal, so the poet says, and while she admits that what the mirror reveals is not always attractive, there is always "tomorrow" to begin that diet. The whole problem of reducing comes to mind most frequently in the lenten season, when thoughts.of YOU, trimly attired in a new Easter outfit, {£es impetus to that oft mistreated- virtue' of willpower. It seems an ideal time to shed those unwanted pounds, for the very reason that, many have already chosen more commendable reasons for denial. Actually, experience has proven time and time again that the scales are to benefit little from the effort. Meatless meals, prepared during exceptionally' busy days, usually resuit in dishes filled with starches which make the calorie toll n>ount rapidly. Even the daily exercises suffer from lack o' time in the hustle and bustle of each day, and the weather hasn't yet reached a point conducive to regular mile hikes. .. .. This little dissertation Is not to discourage those with strong willpower, only to arn the weaker individuals (like ourselves) that the results are not o|ten worth the Struggle. We have yet to awaken . Easter morn, dress, and then peek sleepy-eyed Into the mirror and Apil a prettier silhouette than' greeted our glance six weeks before. All of which proves tjifrt some ^.^pktojc&t torn - to- JHtdeekly into any kind of style! the reat of us had better sp^nd M ^fe moments developing our personalities^. «)<• ~ We continue to learn each day, even from such mihor undertakings as this column. Last week we carried an item in whitih we attempted to point oitf. somewhat humorously, the oKer which appeared in a metropolitan newspaper. The item was sent to us, stating the need fyr an "experienced upset operator," i Assuming that this came from the printing section of the want ads, we checked our own files of such employees, and ^concluded that the firm desired an offset operator. .^Tie entire comment on the project was forgotten until we Answered the phone at home last Friday evening only to be greeted by a voice which informed US that there really is, such an occupation as an upset operator. The gentleman continued by telling us that they are used in the forging industry and explained the Interesting process which deqAnds the services of an experienced person in the business. We stand corrected and will probacy refrain from poking fun at other misprints -- at jgast for awhile. fEvery good Irishman is look jng ahead to the wearing of the green on St. Patrick's Day. ocally, descendants 'of "the "sod" will celebrate the day GENERAL FUND DEPLETED; BOARD WITHHOLDS SALARY An unusual vote was taken by the board of. supervisors, in session on Tuesday of this week, resulting in the decision to postpone payment of their own salaries until more money is available in the general fund. In talking to one of the supervisors late in the afternoon, it was revealed that the inability to pay the salaries is mainly the result -of the defeat of the TB tax at the general election last fall. When the public voted against tax assistance for the TB program, it meant that the general, fund was drained to the point that there is only a small amount left. "According to the board, $6,- 500 was expended from the fund during the past year for the care of county tuberculosis patients. This, is one quarter of the amount available at the beginning of the year. As a result of the sad condition of the fund, the board chairman advised all townships to increase levies to the limit. Even so, the TB expenses will not be met in many of them. LOCAL PLANNING COMMISSION HOLDS MEETING JMARCH 20 The village of Lakemoor planning commission will conduct ^^preliminary meeting at the Lakemoor fire and community center at 8 o'clock on Thursday evening, March 20. Guest speakers will be P; E. Bertram, member .of the northeastern Illinois metropolitan area planning commission; Robert Rosenthal chairman of the Crystal Lake planning commission; and Harold Echternach, chairman of the zoning board of appeals of Crystal Lake. Property owners residing within a mile and a half of the village limits in all directions are . affected and so are urged to attend, as well as residents of Lakemoor and Lilymoor. FIRST AID CLASS A first aid class started March 6 at the McHenry fire station, with John Beckman, Jr., of Harvard as instructor. He is chairman of first aid in the county. Class chairman is Chief of Police Laurence Murray of McCullom Lake. Twenty- seven are registered for instruction. i THIRTY-SIX TO BE HONORED AT ROTARYMWER Hold Third Annual Sports Banquet Next Thursday Thirteen members of the McHenry high school basketball Squad, their three managers, twenty members of the wrestling team and eight cheerleaders will be guests of honor when the Rotary club holds its third annual sports banquet in the school cafeteria Thursday, March 20, at 7 P-m- Today, March 13, is the deadline for making reservations for the dinner. Tickets are available at tl\e high school office, at the Plaindealer office or from Earl R. Walsh. Guest speaker will be Kenneth L. (Tug) Wilson, athletic commissioner of the Intercollegiate (Western) conference. His many years of activity in the sports field should make Mr. Wilson an interesting speaker. At the University of Illinois he developed outstanding athletic abilities, competing as an end in football, starring in basketball as a center and in track as a weightman. He was captain of the 1920 Illinois basketball team and in the summer of the same year was a member of the United States Olympic team, competing at Antwerp in the javelin and discus events. Included among those to be honored are members of the basketball team,( Roger Benson, Jim Justen, Mark Vycital, Matt Eichinger, Al. Cajthaml, John Moss, Tom Claybaugh, BobHauser, DonBentz, George Krickl, Jim Creighton, Jim Peterson and Jack Schaefer. The managers are Tom Fowler, Ron Smith and Richard Smith. The wrestling squad is composed of Dan Baldino, Bob Jessup, Bill Banks, Ronald Hoffman, Jim Tomasello, Richard Lundborg, Kurt Weisenberger, Gary Vogt, Charles Corrado, Carl Walker, Gh&ries Hutchln* son, Ronald Creutz, Bernard Klapperich, Peter Haines, Dick Antonson, Jim. Jones, Tom O'- Brein, Terry Brady, Bob Bates and Jim Bfradley. Cheerleaders are Pattf Blake, Carol Schueler, Mary Lou and Suzanne Miller, Lois May, Anita Beckenbaugh, Jeanne Marion and Ardelle Oeffling. National Library Week will be observed from March 16 to 22. Plan Open House In Library Week An open house and tea .in qbservance of National Library SUPERVISORS AID ANTI-POLLUTION* DRIVE IN COUNTY > :TTie board of supervisors on Tuesday of this week unaniweek, March 16 to 82, will be! m°usly approved an ordinance - sealing toilets on boats in Mp- Hjenry county. Action resulted from a request of the County held from 2:30 to 5 o'clock on Tuesday, March'18, at the:library. The week will .focus wide spread attention on libraries of i Clean Streams committee and all kinds ( Was presented by the legisla- McHenry is very proud of its e committee of the county own library, which has 5,2001 to the general memberbooks and 1.2&J registered - ^ borrowers. Each <vfeek, about 200 books are circulated among these, borrowers, and in a twelve-month period the number reaches 12,000. " The library is open Mondays from 2.30 to 5 p.m. and oil Wednesday and Fridays from 2:30 to 5 and from 7 to 8 pjn. The public is invited to attend next Tuesday's tea and also to become registered at the library. Six Have Filed For School Board Six persons have fiksTfor. three places on the McHenry high school board, District 156, with only ten days remaining until the March 22 filing: dead* line. Three present members have signified their intention Of seeking re-election. They are George Hiller. Ralph Bennett and Donald Howard. Two others, Ernest Useman and Louis Marchi, have also filed. The election will take place Saturday, April 12. INTERNATIONAL LUNCHEON PLANNED NEXT THURSDAY An international luncheon, open to the public, 4t which foods of other lands wilt be served from buffet tables, will be held by the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Community Methodist church Political Meetings, Past And Future. Take Local Spotlight •*ycr (Continued on page 8) O.O.P. Open House Open house for the men and women of the county to meet their candidates in the primary election is the aim of the McHenry Township Republican Woman's ciub in the candidates meeting slated for March 18 at 8 pm. at the Legion home in McHenry. Mrs. Wallace 'Career, president, said she has had a wonderful response from the candidates in the county and state to her invitation to come before the public and speak briefly about their qualifications for office. Entertainment will be furnished by a quartet. Mrs. B. R. Redman of Wonder Lake will be in charge of refreshments which will consist of cake and coffee. Mr^. Greg Mieling of Wonder Lake will assist. The public is invited. Democratic Rally A pre-election rally was held Friday, March 7, at McCullom Lake for the purpose of introducing candidates running for election on the Democratic ticket. Judge Charles (Bud) Adams made the opening remarks and then introduced J. R. Levesque, president of the village of McCullom Lake, who gave an address of welcome to the assembled group. Dr. Clarence E. Josephson, the assistant president of Elmhurst college, former pastor of the F i r 81 Congregational church of Passaic, N. J. and member of the World Council of Churches, was identified as a candidate for representative for Congress, and spoke, t LeRoy Smith, assistant township supervisor, spoke on the bill concerning the new build- The unanimous vote came after the validity of the*- ordinance was given an O.K. by State's Attorney Don Wicks. The recently organized Clean Streams committee has had as its goal from the beginning the freeing of all waters in this afcea from pollution. They realised the present danger to pUblic health from the discharge of untreated sewage ftjbm boats and consequently tqjok action to solve the probfThe ordinance will be printed, in its entirety at some future date. AUTOS DAMAGED ' BADLY IN 4-CAR ACCIDENT IN CITY Tour cars were wedgbd on the curb in peculiar fashion late Wednesday afternoon as the result of an unusual accident wljich occurred at the corner of Riverside Drive and Pearl street. Mrs. Joan M. Lundy of McHenry was driving south on Riverside Drive when she struck another auto driven by Gerjiardt Graedler of Round Lake. Graedler told authorities he was travelling east on Pearl and stopped for the sign. As he pulled onto "Riverside Drive, he was struck by the Lundy auto and the cars rammed into autos parted on the west side of the street, owned by Glenn Draper and Officer Harold BeH. Considerable damage was reported to all four cars but no oije was Injured. SI, Dies In Crystal Lake Street New Post Office; Ask To Constant Building In City | V („ < (Continued on page 8) Proposed Dial Building i 'A This is an architect's sketch of the new McHenry dial building, j which will be erected *4t: the southwest corner of Court and Pearl streets. Construction of the building will begin sometime this year, according to Robert C. Zahn, Illinois Bell manager here. "«W11 start in about two years. Dial service HERMAN WILL at 12 o'clock on Thursday, March 20. Herman Will, administrative secretary of the Board of World Peace, will speak at 1 (Continued oh page 8) McHenry; friends ' learned Tuesday of the death of William H. VanNatta, 91, of Railroad street. Crystal Lake, who died that day, March 11, at his home. Mr. Van Natta was a frequent visitor here. He was a retired farmer who had lived in. the Crystal Lake area for the past seventy-eight years. Surviving are a step-son, Robert Thompson of McHenry, and two sistfers. Services will" be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at {he Warner chapel at 2 N. Williams street, Crystal Lake. CAPPED Joanne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph May of John street was capped at an impressive rite held at St. Therese hospital school of nursing in Waukegan last Sunday. A family gathering followed at the May home in McHenry. Carelessness Of Thick Drivers Poses Problem For Motorists The traffic problem continues to become more acute with more and more cars on the road. The situation is not helped by the growing number* of trucks which must use the highways for business. The danger of careless auto drivers long ago made the more conscientious motorist use every precaution. This past week it has come to our attention that carelessness on the part of drivers of heavy trucks is causing an even greater hazard. Within one day, reckless driving involving gravel trucks was brought to our attention three times. Two complaints concerned private motorists and the third proved dangerous to a number of children. In recent days, a gravel truck passed a moving school bus .and completely tore off the "stop" signal whicb gives warning to other drivers. The fact that these signs ^extend only about twelve inches indicates the proximity of the truck to the bus carrying the children. On other occasions, it has been reported • that they have violated the state law which forbids any vehicle passing a bus stopped to take on or let off passengers. An out-of-state company has been working out of this area on thg new toll road and several of the violations have been reported from this source. Authorities have taken action in asking state police officials to keep a close watch for further violations. liMfcrt.Wiateii; This is the type of building on which the Post Office department is asking proposals through May 17. Site for the new structure is the former Miller property on north- Green street, with an option price of $13,900. Approval has been given a site on the east side of Green street, where the former Miller residence is located, as the exclusive bidding site for a new post office. The information was revealed by Postmaster Ray McGee this Week. Option £rice on the site has been placed at $13,900 by the postmaster general, who holds an assignable land option. Proposals ar4 now being solicited, and will continue to be through May 17, to furnish No one doubts the great need for a new post office in McHenry, which continues to serve a population growing beyond all expectations. The city's last official census in 1950 recorded a population of 2,700. It is now estimated that this number is 2,944. While this figure is noteworthy in itself, it only covers the city proper. The population served by the post office runs many times these figures, 24,304. Gross receipts jumped from e .Purposes to mmeoeltt 'vcoerrtt.a'iinn $^64,4 70 In 1952 to $120,577 in An eycn * „ co„. specifications set by the de partment. The floor space of the new building will be about 6,500 square feet. greater trast was noted in the twomonth period from Jan. 1 to March 8, 1957, when receipts totalled $15,518.10 against $26,760.67 for the same period this year. , From all indications baised on the new subdivisions scheduled to be opened this spring, the tremendous growth of the past few years will continue. ^ r There are now twenty-six employees of' the -post-office, including a postmaster, an assistant postmaster, three clerks, ten substitute clerks, five city carriers and six rurail carriers. Anyone interested in further information concerning specifications for the building may secure them at the office of S. A. Van Petten, Room 1149. P.O. building, Chicago 100/ 111. RECOGNIZE LONG SERVICE OF TEN FROM McHENRY AT 11TH ANNUAL COUNTY TEACHERS'INSTITUTE Board Briefs ^i§tudents,. U» public-, schools of the county will haw A vacation Friday, March 14 and their teachers will take their place in furthering their education when they attend the eleventh annual McHenry County Institute of the McHenry County Education association, held in Woodstock. A special portion of the day's program will be devoted to honoring seventy-one members who have given more than thirty years to the teaching profession. In McHenry there are ten. District 15, including Edgebrook and Junior high, has Nellie Doherty, Eleanor E. Foley, Mary Kinney, Genevieve Knox and Ethel McGee. District 156, the high school, lists Carey Clark, C. H. Dukcr, L e o n a r d M c C r a c k e n , H e l e n Stevens and Ruth Mead. Others with over thirty years Of experience who are well known here are Weldon Andreas and Julia Feffer in District 46, Prairie Grove, and Evelyn Peters and Gertrude Brickley, District 36, Harrison at Wonder Lake. The program will open at 9 a.m. with a few numbers by the Harrison school chorus, directed by M. Wenck. Discuss Retirement Following a welcome by Superintendent of Schools R. L. Tazewell, E. Brannan will speak on the teacher retirement system and thereafter will hold conferences throughout the day for interested individuals. Discussion groups will continue through the morning in the various educational fields. Tbe afternoon program will begin at 1 o'clock with a program by the Crystal Lake band, directed by Clay Harvey and a business meeting and reports at 1*30. The main speaker of the afternoon will be Dr. Cleo Dawson, who will speak at 2:15 on "For Every Problem There Is An Answer." Serving on the association's executive committee this year is Jennie Mae Richardson of McHenry. Mrs. Eleanor Foley is a member of the nominating committee. Others from here who will take part in the program are Miss Genevieve Knox, who will report on the IEA convention; Rita Wolbert, who will be in charge of the mathematics dis THIRD OF $3,000 RED CROSS GOAL REACHED MONDAY When the first day of door to door canvassing was completed Monday,- March 10, about one-third of the $3,000 goal of the Red Cross in McHenry township had been reached. Announcement was made by Albert S. Blake, executive director* of the county chapter. The kick-off breakfast that day was held at St. Mary's school cafeteria. Among those who attended were Mayor George P. Freund, Rev. Mc- Intyre, minister of the new Presbyterian church; Robert Becker, executive director and 1958 fund drive chairman of the county chapter; Mrs. Marian B. Phinney, executive secretary of the county chapter; and Mrs. Breytspraak, assistant secretary of the county chapter. Also attending were E. Joseph Gausden, city fund chairman; Ernest Useman, township fund chairman; Albert S. Blake; Mrs. Gertrude Barbian, branch chairman; Mrs. Verona Kent and Mrs. Audrey Glosson, .assistant chairmen; and thirty volunteer workers. Rev. Mclntyre opened the breakfast meeting with a prayer for success, after which Mayor Freund spoke briefly about the service rendered to needy families in McHenry. Mr. Becker cited his experience with Red Cross while serving in World War H in the African theatre and also in Italy, where he was wounded and was given first aid by the Red Cross. He recalled the help given by them at every point of transfer from the field to his arrival at General Military hospital in Indiana. He also showed a film of the Red Cross in action. » The drive in McHenry township and throughout the county will continue through March. Contributions may still be made by mail. Checks can be sent to Albert S. Blake, 301 E. Pearl street, McHenry. . Volunteers may still call at your door, at which time you are urged to be generous. The school boards of both District 15 Snd 156 have acted M to appoint Carl Buckner superlntendent of schools, replacingj£ JEIvpw^ Mr. Suckner has been' assist* s ant superintendent for the past year. • •' >• He joined the lofcal School system nine years agO« coming f| here from Gilman, 111., where he was in administration. H§ served as principal of the high school until his appointment as assistant/ superintendent last fall. \ The new school head received m his bachelor's degree at Southern Illinois university in Car* bondale, his master's degree from the University of Illinois and he has taken further work at Northwestern university. Mr. Buckner is popular with faculty and students and in his other associations in the community, and his elevation to superintendent has been received with favor. His new assignment carries with it a great responsibility which those ' closest to the school system are confident he will carry with success. District 156 At the last meeting of District 156, the board voted to raise teachers' salaries 5 per cent plus $50. At the same meeting, bids were accepted to repair the roof of the new gym. Other action concerned the approval of a recommendation to "ask the public to vote on a boost in the educational rate from .65 to .86. The entire increase would not be used in the next year; in fact, it has cussion group; Ruth Meade, m been estimated that only J® charge of the art discussion wou]d needed in their period, group; Virgil Prine, industrial I Bids for lighting and bleach- Arts; and Myrtle Procter, lan- -- --; ---- letime tnis accoruing iu rwucn ~-- • cnarge oi ure uioumuo«v.o guage arts. •• I (Coyn tinued on page 8)-- --• • "5 i -I~ ^ m n. • • • ^ RED CROSS DRIVE CONTINUES •-*« ' I ' STt.