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• 'pigiffi 7 |^<vr • ' • } • •> J8 •&>- • ' / • "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 83 --No. 47 --• 3 Section fWe suggest sdme modern day jp^et or painter might provide pottle, interesting material if lit®1 worked on the' between-sea- ^hs theme. £ The closing days of March ££em to be the ideal time to witness winter and summer U^ivities and apparel, air in the same locatibn at the same time. ' A ride ,, through a popular fouthern Wisconsin kimmer resort city last Sunday made one wonder just what seasofi this really is. On the -main s t r e e t t h e r e w a l k e d a man t y & r m l y b u n d l e d a g a i n s t t h e ^ilUy winds, leading a dog nata t t i r e d i n . a r e d , w o o l sater. Just across the street was a young girl in Bermuda shorts, walking leisurely. the lake, fishing'enthusiasts were enjoying one of ihe£r >last Sundays enticing jpieir scaly friends through the i£6, while 'teen-agers rode by convertible tops down. . And who said "Monkeys are craziest people!" j^'he higher social level in th^ United States, better, known, as the "blue blood" set tyas long borne the bruiit of ^uhiorous comment of all sorts It has been varied in nature hlcludipg that of the cartoon waiter with his natural humor: the less-import ant-financially type whose greatest desire is to "belong," and the average frfow, or gal. who can sit Wrck contentedly and merely view the situation with a Srtiile. Small communities usually hgjve their own social registjetfs, but since they are much less clearly defined, the ma-, jjority of the folks aren't snrp just where they fit. In fact, quite often somebody who isf supposed to be nobody has iMgn . endowed. ^yith the kind qr qualities that' natui'a'lly promote him. to., a .stature which ijefies traditional social and financial standing. , The big city social set-up iS more complicated, they tell Us. and comes about almost exclusively because of the size Of the check one can write without "bouncing" and the blue color of one's blood. Only a£" occasional individual a r - rives in \ the select group through marriage and almost jfrfcver through the sterling qualities familiar to the Horatio Alger theme. > The whole business of social prestige and all it entails was brought to mind by announcement that England will no Ipnger feature traditional debuts in the royal manner after season. Up until very recently it was necessary for itioms and pops to have more tffan a, passing acquaintance yith someone with court' connections to sponsor their pride qnd joy. j. It seems that, some of the English folks with no connections but .considerable family pride decided to make a mock- ^rv of the elegant event. . the same night that royalty smiled on favorite daugh- $<ers within the confines of the palace, a nearby ballroom welcomed the-'-tnore common folks. Who threw a party which imitated to the letter the big detyjt party. The only thing lacking, was an array of titled folks to add glamor to the event. U - Somebody took the hint, It l-flMems, and probably decided froat in these times even royalty should bow to a trend* toward democracy. Whatever 'the reason, the story Is told t h a t d e b u t s i n t h e r o y a l manner have come to an ^nd, much to the sorrow of < tile proud mamas and papas i.who shone in the reflected tglory of their glamorous daughters. .\£t is probably safe to say that the poor, unfortunate 3ix>Ung ladies of pre-debut age Who will never sample a royal party ^ will feel the loss much less than their doting parents. McHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. MARCH 27. 1958 22 Pages -- 10c Per Cop? • Every month brings old friends into our office to renew subscriptions of long standing. In visiting with Chester Goodman on Monday, yii) learned that the Plainjiealer has befen delivered into the Goodman home for the past sixty-four years. <GLEAN STREAMS MEETING "•>1 . " ,i,tXhe next meeting of the Mchenry County Clean Streams JCommiiiee will be hc^u at the .^F.W. clubhouse at 8 p.m. on 3^esday, April 1. mS " Typical of safety patrol boys and girls ih the various schools in the McHenry area are these young pupils in Edgebrook school. They have maintained an excellent record of safety during the present school year and were recently presented with Motor club certificates in recognition of their work. « With the advent of spring, much of their time will be spent outdoors as they guard intersections between the high school and Edgebrook. They also patrol the'playground and help keep order during noon hours. Shown with the children, at left; are Robert Putnam and Principal Eleanor Foley. At right are Aileen Claybaugh and Letah Clark. Mildred Reese, the other faculty member in charge, is not pictured. 9 Doris Andreas Joins Husband In Germany . i • Arrangements haye been nade for Mrs* Doris Bauer An- I r e a s t o j o i n h e r h - u s b a n d , Duane Andreas, who is stationed in Goppingen, Germany. She vill fly with a friend from Des Moines, Iowa, leaving on April 7 and arriving in Stuttgart, Germany, where their hustands will meet them. Pfc. Andreas, formerly of Ringwood, was sent to Germany in December and is serving with the military police in the 4th armored division. W. P. WOODBURN DIES Wallace P. Woodburn, former business man in McHenry, and more recently in Woodstock, siifcd at Memorial hospital in WoOd&tock, -v Wednesday morning. Furierai arrangements were being made at the Merwin funeral home as the Plaindealer went, to press. DEATH OF CHICAGO BOY BRINGS '58 TOLL TO FIVE The highway traffic toll in the county jumped to five last Sunday afternoon with the death of a' 10-year-old Chicago boy, Carl Haavisto. He died in Harvard hospital of a skull fracture and other injuries about a half'hour after the accident.^ , The lad was a passenger in a car driven by an aunt, Lillian Huset, 29, of Chicago, who suffered a fractured pelvis and l a c e r a t i o n s . Her h u s b a n d , Clarence Huset, was taken to Harvard hospital and then removed to Rockford, where his condition, was described as critical. The, Huset auto collided with •a car driven by Arnold Roeker of rural Marengo, who was also -seriously injured^ j; r The cralh toolf^pTace 14, north of Harvard. CONTESTS EVIDBITM THUS SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS TO BE HELD LOCALLY SATURDAY. APM. 12 Since the filing deadline for school board membership last Saturday, March 22, it has been learned that in three out of the four local districts there will be contests. Six have filed for three posts on the high school board (District 1156). Seeking re-election are George Hiller. Ralph Bennett. and Donald Howard. Three new names were added to the number of candidates within the last few weeks. They ire Ernest Useman of Country ^lub subdivision, Louis Marchi of Rt. 4 and Harold J. Sanford of Hunterville Park. District 15 In District 15 (grade school) four persons have filed for three positions on the board. Two of the three men whose terms expire will run fop reelection. They are Hubert (Huppy^ Smith of John street and Harold (Hal) Vaupell of Country Club subdivision. A third. Elmer Freund is not seeking re-election. Two new names appear on the ballot, William Boyd Andrews of Fox streej and M. Lois Peterson of Rt. 1, McHenry. Johnsburg In the school district embracing the Johnsburg community there are four men running for two positions to be filled. Seeking re-election are Tohn Weingart and Francis M. Schmitt. New candidates are Ed. Thoren and Robert Hurckes. There will be one polling olace, the Johnsburg public school. Harrison At Harrison school. Wonder i Lake. Jack Falkenthal, who has been filling an unexpired term, will. run for re-election Norman Specht, whose term °xpires, does not seek re-election. A new candidate is Henry C. Setzler. who is running for a three-year term. Two are to be chosen at the election, which Will take, place at Harrison school. All school elections will be held Saturday, April 12. Polling places for the grade and high school elections and the hours will be announced in j j£ §|! another issue of the ' Plain- " dealer. Caution Against Spring Fire Hazards With the approach of warmer weather, thoughts of home owners are turning to cleaning hp their property for the season ahead. While the idea is commendable, the results are often tragic, according to firemen. ' Even this early in the season, a number of grass fires have occupied the attention of ""volunteer fire fighters, five within the last week. The men who answer these calls day and night tell us that altaost always, such conflagrations have been caused by garbage burners. While firemen are happy to offer assistance in times of emergency they would be very grateful if people wculd use carje in their spring cleanup work this Elevate Post Office Employee .Frank Gende has been ap- To date, more than .$14,000 pointed superintendent of n&ils has been collected in the 1958 irf; McHenry, effective April Ked__pross drive in McHenry according to ah announcement Of Robert It., Justus, regional d|rector , Post Office Departrftent, Chicago district. This is additional supervisory posiin the local post office rteh reflects the growth tich has taken place during Rast few years. Mr. Gende's duties as superintendent of mails is .the immediate supervision ,of all incorning and outgoing mail and the responsibility of proper delivery service on city and rural routes. The new position'brings the complement of supervisor's in the local offices to three, lamely Leo J. Winkel, assistant postmaster; Elmer J. Freund, superintendent of station: and Mr. Gende in his new work. He is an ex-serviceman, having served in the Army for ibout four years during World War II. He married the former Betty Thennes and is the father of three boys and three ?irls.- He has been in the costal service at the McHenry !}OSt office since May, 1945. FIREMEN HAVE BUSY WEEK IN McHENRY AREA VOTERS'LEAGUE WILL PRESENT CANDIDATES 1 * \ Invite Public To Non-Partisan County Meetings The League of Women Voters will present a series o; public meetings prior to the •rimary election on Tuesday, \pril 8, and the school ejections on Saturday. April 12, -at vhich voters will be able t0 see, hear and question the cartdidates of both parties. Two of these meetings wil'V be of special interest to Mb* .Henry voters. • On Friday^ March 28, at 8 p.rriu, at Olsen dates for county offices, for the state legislature and for ;he Congress of the United States will be presented' by T^ague units from McHenry, Woodstock and the rural area. Each candidate will speak briefly and a question period will enable one to ask " the candidates about issues of particular interest. This will br the only occasion on wjiich candidates of both parties appear on the same platform in McHenry county under nonpartisan sponsorship. School Candidates "On Wednesday, April 9, at 8 p.m. in the study hall at the McHenry high school, candidatef for the McHenry school board elections will speak and answer questions on school nroblems. This meeting will be s p o n s o i - e d by t h e M c H e n r y unit, L.W.V., under the chairmanship of Mrs. A. J. Uttich, and the McHenry Community P.T.A., headed by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peterson. These meetings are a part of the league's regular voter's servjee activities, which inc l u d e r e g i s t e r - a n d - v o t e c a m paigns, study of election procedure, and efforts to inform league members and the public I greatest purt of the Seder seron issues brought before the | v'ce* The children participating voter. The league 'presents • from Woodstock, Inglcsidc these services to voters in'ant^ McHenrj communities all over the na-1 Anyone desiring more infortion and the state of Illinois mation about ,the Seder or the ---- Saturday morning school (Continued on page 8) contact Mrs. Cooper. McHenry firemen had a busy week, with seven calls in less *han a week'3 time. ^Saturday morning, lViembers of the local and Johnsburg sta- 'ions were called to Pistakee 'highlands to extinguish .a grass fife and had not yet completed •rlieir task when they were summoned to a home in that nrea because of an overheated furnace. Only little damage was reported. About 6 p.m. Monday, local volunteer firemen were called to Mineral Springs to extingu: sh a fire which destroyed garpge. It wps ignited by an electric heater. There was only -light damage. v Grass fires were reported Tuesday at the corner of Freund and Maple avenues and on Main street, west of vhe railroad tracks. Two others occurred during the week at Lakeland Park. PASSOVER TO BE CELEBRATED BY JEWISH GROUPS On the evening of April 4 he Jewish holiday> Passover, begins with the traditional Sc>- ler which is held in many 'iomes. Passover <the Hebrew iame is Pesach) commemorites the exodus of the Israelites from ancient Egypt, where (hey had been held in slavery 'pr several hundred years. The Jewish Studies Group of McHenry county will hold their Community Seder on the second night of Passover, Saturday, April 5, at 6 p.m. at Crystal Lake. ' The twenty children of the Saturday mornng school which is held at the Community Methodist church in McHenry will conduct the OVER HALF RED CROSS QUOTA FOR COUNTY REACHED cOtfnty. Drive chairmen, work ers from the various communities met this past week at a special report meeting in Woodstock, when it, was revealed that the amount represented more than 50 per cent of the $26,720 quota. Fred Ferris, chairman of the county chapter, : warned that the clean-up phase of the campaign will take hard work and concentrated effort from all iolicitors. The drive extends through March and in some communities where there was a late start in the solicitations, it - v i l l be c o n t i n u e d u n t i l t h e quotas are attained. Several areas reported collections to date at the meeting. , Among them was McHenry, where $1,750, had been realized against a quota of $3,000. Other nearby communities reported the followng: Richmond, $335, and Wonder Lake, $422. Their quotas are $1,000. The report meeting was the 'irst of its kind ever held durng a campaign. RINGWOOD HOLDS CONSOLIDATION MEETING MARCH 31 On Monday, March 31. at 8 p.m., a representative from the •ounty superintendent's office vill attend a meeting of the tingwood' Community club at ningwood school for the pur- (v.e of discussing and answern « questions on consolidation. The situation is important o everyone in the community and for this reason it is hoped that a large number of resi- :ents will attend and have heir questions answered. MRS. EDD PEET, RESIDENT OF AREA MANY YEABS. DIES Mrs. Maude Peet, a long lime resident of tire McHenry area, died last Friday, March 21, the day before her seven- FIRST ANNUAL McHENRY FIESTA FUNNB FOR NEXT SUMMER SY ORfiAMZATION REPRESENTATIVES Banquet Honors Young Athletes The younger athletes are not to be . forgotten in this season of honor banquets. An announcement came this, week that a dinner honoring varsity basketball teams from St. Mary's, St. Patrick's and the Junior* high school will he held m Thursday evening, April 10, n the high school cafeteria, sponsored by the Moose lodge. Tickets may be secured at l h e M o o s e c l u b , f r o m D a l e Thomas or Richard Jager. Highlights of the evening vill he presentation of awards ' o all members of the teams ind the player from each team ielected as most valuable. Films of the Hebron state championship game will be. shown. Board Briefs ty-seventh birthday anniversary. , Maude Slawson was born in Harvard in 1881 and lived her early life in that community. After her marriage to Edd Peet, the couple tartned near Ringwood for many years until moving to McHenry. The Peets celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary on Feb. 18. (Continued on page 8) The boards of education of School Districts 15 and 156 took action this month to appoint M. L. Schoenholtz as assistant superintendent. Mr. Schoenholtz, who has been principal of the Junior high school for a number of years, r e p l a c e s C a r l B u c k n e r , who was recently elevated to superntendent of schools in place of C. H. Duker, who has resigned, effective at the close of the school year. Mr. Schoenholtz has acquired many friends through his long residence in McHenry, and is highly regarded in local school administration. • District 15 The general contract for renovatin^ r^thr"flW Junior high school has been awarded to Tonyan Construction company, the low bidder. - At the last meeting, a small mcrease in salary was voted (o non-teaching personnel. i The date of the April meeting was changed to the fourteenth. i District 1S6 The survey of the insurance committee of District 156 has resulted hi the insurance on both the building and Contents being increased. At I he last meeting, the superintendent was authorized to investigate the possibility of installing floodlights around the new building. As in District 15, there was a small salary increase granted to the non-teaching personnel. The board has granted the administration's request to use two faculty members on a half-time basis, one as dean of men and the other as dean of women; also an additional person to work some of each day in guidance. They will be named at a future date. Officials were selected for the school board election April 12. A discussion took place concerning the special ballot which will lie voted on that ciay concerning the increase in the euucational rate from .65 to .S6 per $100 of assessed valuation. Mention was also (Continued on page 8) MAKE WAY FOR PROGRESS m Mi / -4' . v. i. $ * * II •• ** f v • * ' > . ^ ^ ^ ^ *lS££.t2S55yS *" •*- At left is the infirmary of the present county home in Hartland, built in 1884. At right is the proposed new home, which will become a reality if voters approve a special bond issue to be presented the public at the April 8 primary election. Last Sunday, sixty-nine people from various parts of the county attended the open house held at the county home, at which time they were taken on conducted tours. On the next two Sundays, March 30 and April 6, between 1 and 5 p.m., open house will also be held and the public is invited to attend. . 4if] A number of representatives of various organizations in the city formed the planning com-*S| mittee which met at the city hall Monday evening to make fel plans for the first annual Mc- Henry Fiesta. Initial plans were made for a program which promises to be of .inter* est to those of all ages. i| <The date has been set for ?| Sunday. July 20, as an all-day event. | Tentative plans call for many hours of entertainment and s| recreation for local residents, | their guests and former resit dents who may wish to return and renew old acquaintances. The program is schtffbled ta start about 1 o'clock. However^ to entertain out-of-town guests, boat rides through the Chain O'Lakes area are being plan- i| ned. " Guest Registration 'J A registration of guests will ?| 'ake place between 11 a.m. and | 1 pm, at the old settlers' meet- | ing place in the city park,| ? where other activities are plan-' Jl ned for later in the day. Prizes 1 will blp given to the oldest per- J| son returning on Fiesta Day 3 and to the person travelling | the greatest number of miles | to attend. . 1 One of the day's features j§j will be a parade starting at 1 o'clock and continuing until 'j3 2:30. This will be devoted en-'v"^ tirely to local entries, includ- i| ing floats, cars and other | items of interest. Families are 1 especially encouraged to maket 1 individual entries. . H From 3 to 4:30 o'clock, thee .|| second Rotary Rodeo will take % place, the location to he an- | nounced later. The hour and a half periq^ f from 5 to 6:30 is set aside foij £§ supper, at which time the Mc- C Henry Kiwanis club invites"-, gji juiQgru- folks, to-; attend 4heir pancake supper. There will also jbe numerous , f refreshment booths located fit >" various parts of the city, with § ireanizations in charge. The V.F.W. is offering their grounds and tables for those who care ' ~ to bring their lunch. '1 Night Fishing 1 In the evening, the Township | Kiwanis club is planning a new:; type of entertainment. A large fish tank about 30 feet long will be set up in one of the city parks and stocked with nan size trout. For a nominal || fee, a fisherman can catch all 'J he desires in a fifteen-minute i period. * •'§. At 7 p.m. in the city park. | the Chamber of Commence and *| City Council will sponsor an J old settlers' program, at which | time the awards (mentioned | earlier will be given. :| At 8 o'clock, the Legion will | sponsor an outdoor, old time dance in the ball park skating rink, with ten well known dance callers from Chicago in nttendance. in addition to Mc- Henry's popular caller, Ernest Useman. ^ Coordinate Activities The first annual McHenry Fiesta is being planned to take 'he place of Marine Day, which brought hundreds of visitors to the community each summer. It is believed that the fiesta idea will not only prove rs entertaining, but will also better coordinate the activities of the various organizations which were offered heretofore on different days. The idea originated early this vear with the Chamber of Commerce, which will work mainly to organize the various activities offered by the different groups. Attending Monday night's meeting were Dan Creamer, president and Vaughn Jones of the Chamber of Commerce; Ernest Useman and Charlesfc Peterson of Rotary; Harry* | Mueller and Carl Strohmaier | of the American Legion; ttene | Adams and Ed Guettler of Mc-, J Henry Kiwanis; William Priest i Jr.. of the V.F.W.; Leonard _.i Freund and Guy White of Mc- v| Henry Township Kiwanis; May- /J or George Freund, William Bolster and Edward Thennes rep« J resenting the City Council. ; | •i fl REVENUE INCREASK!'"' | February collections from the state's nine major tax sources totalled $44.592.331fi according to State Revenuqp j Director Richard J,' Lyons|"v'yg This was a $2,023,927 increased over the $42,568,404 collected, during the same jppriod a A A . Ao)Ain^a« through February, $96,443.4-13 was collected as < $90,850,204 in 1957, ^ • / i'AV