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-) O ' ,r*/\ V ' *• ^ " < - ' '- 1 1 - «rI>tL t *-, V llv>- > " ' ^-t'r" >'- i •' ? j w * w r * % ; K - b *vfc • K w** f* I tT^ I > - .y e®m £"• K-*j sWiifegi "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" ' ^ ^ ,4'«S>-«ji " * 4*\ ^ VVtj V^-. >,-,'\ "f- > *V * ' * *x -«% <1vW/'fv ttT'*'r", -i,jJf . "T ' ' *,- Vjiji ; m Yoluipe 83 --'No. 50 -- 2 Sections McHENRY. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 17/1959 16 Pages -- lOc Pdr Copy Cloud was crowded #esday morning--crowded Jiappy, but broke, people Jtad just made their peace with zjpncle Sam via the income tdx ijeturn payment. S. We were among the vast Eultitude who left ours., until e very last minute. The fact tfpt we now mail on April 15, whereas we Were able to make the March 15 deadline until the iextension a few years ago, only proves that some people are born jirocrastinators. About r this time of year we are all for having our fair city Shrink in size~-not in area but 1h population. Our previous enthusiasm for ^pctric stop and go signs was qampened considerably as we raced the motor for a full ten minutes in the middle of the business district Saturday afternoon, waiting for an opportunity to back out. timing on the signs is just about as ideal as the ^experts can work out, we agree, but the traffic is just too heavy to permit a tyof^ rist to leave the curb on 'la busy day. A few sleepy drivers who don't quite keep up witji the cars ahead make for a really aggravating gjtuattofi which may not an answer. We had looked forward tc the orderly passage of traffic on Green street this summer but will probably select a less tivelled route to the north rt of town. These are the times we lonp for the little city that -war McHenry a few short years ago! Since last evening, April 16, there should be at least eight members of this community who are well qualified to act in the capacity of toastmaster «iv public, speaker as the re- It Of graduating from the first Toastmasters' International Speech-Craft course ever held ih the county. Although not many folks have been aware of it, classes have been held for the past eight weeks at Pistajtee Highlands Certainly the art of public speaking has been much neglected in the pa^t, yet is so (^ry important both in business ana social life. The course is designed to give the ambitious adult opportunities to learn the vari o u s t e c h n i q u e s o% p u b l i c speakipg and gain the necessary experience to help him in h i s v o c a t i o n o r c i v i c w o r k . Each session pointed out an important part of thinking and peaking on your feet and each ident gave a short talk to gain from the evaluation of fellow students. Acting as instructor, and general eyaluator was George Van Zevern, who not only is president of the Pistakee Highlands Community association but also happens to be immediate past district governor of Toastmasters' International. ^Receiving certificates Wed- "sday evening were Ed. Heyward, Don Dobecki, Ed. Thoren, Archie Fletcher, George Neesan, Walter Karwacki, Jack £rbin and Bob Van Zevern. From Mr. and Mrs. Ben D i e t z i n G l e n d o r a , C a l i f . , comes renewal of their subscription, with the very welgwne note: "You don't know row we wait for the paper every week and enjoy reading it." Mr. Dietz wHs in business in McHenry for a number of years \ and the couple left a host of friends when they departed for sunnier climes a few years ago. K.A.F. #RUDENT NURSE CAPPED Barbara Eggert of McHenry was among ninety-eight student nurses from Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital School of Nursing to receive h£r nursing cap in a candlelight ceremony at Thorne hall last Friday evening. The ceremony symbolized the successful completion of the six-month preclinical training by freshman nlrses. CARS COLLIDES A collision of two cars took place last weekend on Rt. 176, near Burton's Bridge, when the auto driven by Mary B. S*hu!tz of McHenry is said to have pulled onto the highway in the path of a car driven by John S- Hansen, Crystal Lake. GROUND BREAKING RITE Worwick Studio Photo Pictured, at. the ground brea^jjttijf ceremony for the new dial telephone building at the corner of Court and Pearl streetS on Friday of last week were Leonard Guge, president of the village of Sunnyside; Robert Zahn, manager of Illinois Bell; Claude F. McDerrriott, p r e s i d e n t o f t h e v i l l a g e o f L a k e m o o r ; M i s s R o V e n a , M a r s h a l l , c h i e f o p e r a t o r ; M a y o r George P. .Freund; Joseph Levesque, president of the village of McCullom Lake; and Russell Kelly, wire chief. TAX RATES SHOW DECLINE IN MOST AREAS IN COUNTY Tax statements are now being prepared in the office of County Treasurer Vernon W. '{ays and will probably be in the mails by April 23/ The fates were prepared and extended in the office of County Clerk Raymond D. Woods. Total tax rates as assessed per $100 equalized valuation nside cities in most municipalities on 1957 taxes to be collected this year show a "decline. In McHenryi the rate is $&447 as against "$3.5?2 last year. Other comparisons are as follows: Lakemoor, McHenry township, $3,409 as against $3.445 last year; MfcCullom Lake, $3,377 as against $3,404 last yfear; Sunnyside, $3,183 against $3,028 last year; Island Lake, districts 15 and 118, $3,373 as against $3,371 last year; Spring Grove, Richmond township, $2,484 against $2.- 563 last year; Burton township $2,652 against $2,628. , FORMER RESIDENT OF McCULLOM LAKE BURIED SUNDAY Last rites were conducted Sunday at 2 o'clock from the Moraskey funeral home in Wausaukee, Wis., for Lawrence W. Jensen, 47, of Richm o n d t o w n s h i p , who d i e d Thursday, April 10, in Memorial hospital for McHenry County in Woodstock. Burial was in , Wausaukee cemetery. The deceased was a pump mechanic. He is survived by the widow, Cora, and a son, Harold, both of Richmond. A n o t h e r s o n , W i l l i a m , w a s killed in a motorcycle acci dent near Richmond last summer. The family formerly lived at McCullom Lake. JOMSM CIVIL DEFENSE ALERT MAY t-7 Workers Attend Special Meeting On April 29 McHenry will join in a national Civil Defense alert on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 6 and 7, at which time the entire comijiunity is urged to copperate. A meeting of civil defense workers and others .interested in participating Mtt the program of defense are invited to a special meeting to be held April 29 at 8 p.ttt. in the fire house. The alert will be carried out on_ a wider scale than last year. All persons in the business district at the time are asked to leave the streets and traffic will be stopped on the state highway running through the city. Fire trucks will take an ac-« tive part in the alert also, being sent to various parts of town to he ready in. case of emergency. A generator will be placed in the hospital, also for emergency use. The civil defense program has been a definite part of the American scene since the last war. With the advent of baby moons, the need for preparedness is deemed even more important in years to come. , HERBERT MEGHAN DIES Herbert Megran, 69, three times president of the University of Illinois trustees, died Monday, April 14, about 5 a.m. while enroute to a New Orleans convention. He operated Starline, Inc., a hardware supply firm in Harvard. Area Besieged With Fire Calls Ground Broken Friday For New Dial Telephone Builaing In City t>iai service moved closer for residents and business people of McHenry as ground was broken Friday, April 11, for the new telephone building at the comer of Court and Pearl streets. Local civic and comoany officials participated in the traditional ceremonies held shortly before noon. The groundbreaking ceremonies launched Illinois Bell's modernization, program designed to bring dial telephone service to McHenry. ^ As described by telephone manager R. Zahn, the building will be of reinforced concrete, with lannon stone trim, as will the dial equipment. More dial equipment will occupy the second floor. Following the groundbreaking. Zahn commented briefly on the ^progress of tne dial conversion, and pointed out that the ceremony just completed marked one of the first steps in bringing dial to the area. "To engineer and construct a dial telephone exchange -- to tailor make it to fit the needs of towns like ours -- is a complex and exacting job. Just connecting one- -subscribe er's telephone line, for instance takes about 600 hand soldered I connections. And there are almost 6,000 telephones involved in the, change-over," he said, in emphasizing the magnitude of the company's dial program. A luncheon at the McHenry Country club followed the shovel- wielding ceremony. \ Dial Phones Appear Another step in the project which will bring dial telephone service, to McHenry got under way this week as telephones equipped with dials began to appear in homes and offices here. Manager Bob Zahn of Illirv> is Bell said that the new phones installed here from now on will have dials on them, although they will not operate as dial telephones for a time. Later, crews of telephone men will start the door to door job of getting » telephones in McHenry ready for dial service. The folks who have the new ohones with dials will continue to place their calls with the operator until the change-over, Zahn explained. In fact, they should avoid turning the dial while talking, since that would interfere with their conversation. ' ^McHenry area firemen were besieged with fire calls again this week, the majority due to the warm weather jand the urge on the part of property owners to get their cleaning up done early. About teri grass' fires were reported in all, taken care of by men from the Johnsburg, Lakemoor and McHenry stations. Three of the conflagrations during the week ,were of a more serious nature, however. On Sunday, the summer house of the Gail Shannons on Fojl street 'WW* • burned beyond m pair and a great quantity of furniture stored there was destroyed. It Is believed that the lames resulted from a grass fire earlier ii\ the day near the house. About 5 o'clock Tuesday morning of this week, minor fire damage was reported at Tony's Grocery in Lakemoor when leaves caught fire and caused the side of the building toj burn. 'An overheated furnace in a" home at Eastwood Manor resulted in a call to firemen for assistance Friday. STATE CONTEST ATTRACTS LOCAL YOUNG MUSICIANS About 115 young instrumentalists and vocalists from the local high school will spend Friday and Saturday on the campus of Bradley university in Peoria, participating in the state final contest for Class A schools. Thirteen soloists and enr.em ble members leave this (Thursday) noon and the remainder, all members of -the orchestra, hoys' and girls' choruses, will m a k e t h e t r i p F r i d a y : T h e y w i l l r e t u r n S a t u r d a y a f t e r morning and afternoon perrormances. Soloists participating are I x > i s M a y , f l u t e ' a n d b a t o n t w i r l i n g ; J o a n n e S m i t h , French horn; Don Kice, bass horn 1 and vocal solo; Karen Viverito and Mary Etheridi^e. vocal solos; brass quartet and brass duet.,. Ensemble members who arc not also soloists include Cordon Johnson, Pete Haines. Charles Carrado, Dave Fantus md Karen Dresdow. LARGE CAST TO HVE MUSICAL SHOW I Proceeds To ; Benefit New J School Building v More than 500 attended the jnatinee performance of the tii'st musical variety show presented in St. Mary's new auditorium last ^Sunday af ternoon. Entitled • "Musical Colorama of jhe West", it is being givett by the adults of St. Mary's parish, with a cast Of 100. j. A chorus of forty-one voices tyider direction of Sister An- •Ireella is accompanied by a band led by Bob Freund. The dancing horse, portrayed by Carol Jean Anderson and Barbara Wolf, promises to steal the show. Dan Justin olays the lead role of "Panchio" •Jie ranch owner. • There will be two performihces of this show, on Sunday. \pril 2(0, and Tuesday, April "?2, at 8 p.m. Tickets will be "•old .at the door as well as 'n advance of the performances. Proceeds of the program will help to defray the cost of the lewlv completed addition, which includes four new class ;ooms. a gymnasium-auditor :um, three offices, store rooms •nd wash rooms. The $250,000 addition was ilanned many years ago to meet the 'increased enrollment ^f the school. SEVENTY-EIGHT IN CITY'S FIRST COMMUNION CLASS A large class of First Communicants received the Sacrament ,at an impressive rite in St. Mary's Catholic church ast Sunday. Making up the class were he - following: Communion Class v Thomas Adams, JMidiael An- *cmson, Gordon Bauer, Linda Beck, Donna Blake. John Blake, Leonard Blake, Thomas Bolger, Vicki Brda, Charles Brefeld, Michael Brown, Rob- ?rt Buss, Kristine Chelini, Dime Cicchini, Judith Cicchini Robert Caiman, Susan Conway. Timothy Donnelly, Michael Dorsey, Deborah Djubenski. laniel Etten, Georgia Fitzger- •Id. Terrance Flanangan, Allen Freund, Carol Freund. Eloise Freund. ' Jacqueline Freund md John Freund. Jean Gende, Durland Griffith, Frances Haisani, Lois Harrison. Dianne Jung, Daniel Kamp, Ruth Ann K£Up, Mary \nn Krupinski, Allen Kujak Susan Lambert, Daniel Levind, Susan MacTavis#, Suzanne Matchen, Robert Mauch. Richard Meyer, Carol Michels. Thomas Morris, Janet Miller. Judith yMichmershizenr, Patricia I^wkirk, Michael Ossler. Dawn Marie Parenti, Gary Parks, Linda Parratore, Frank Pogany. Frank Patellaro. David Pawlikowski, Jane Phannenstill and Dennis Roby. David Schmitt, Gordon Schmitt,' Michael Schmitt. James Schmit, Deborah Smith, SUsan Schneider, Ronald Sheheck. Sue Steadman, Robert Steffan, Kathleen Steinsdorfer, Alice Sullivan, Timothy Sullivan, Teresa Tinkler, Barbara- Toren, Anthony Wagner, Richard Weingart, Robert Welter"; Daniel Wolf, David Wolniak, Robert'Zahn and Marilyn Zeller. REQUEST BOARD TO GIVE UP TB PATIENT CARE At the Tuesday meeting of the board of supervisors, Harey Mackeben was elected to his third term as chairman of the board. After having the TB referendum defeated twice in recent years, as well as due to a depletion of funds, the general assistance committee asksd the board to cease payments of patient care, effective April 30. Action on the request will be taken next month. More aerial photos of the various townships were given approval by the board to faci- 'itate the location of individual property, new buildings, etc., 'or tax purposes. These photos have already been taken in McHenry. A new bridge at the entrance to Pistakee Highlands was given an O.K. by the board Tuesday. McHENRY SITE OF SECOND DAY CAMP INJULY Nine Communities Expected To Send Several Hundreds Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rode and daughters, Julie and . Valerie. and Mrs. Tillie Engelh have returned from a three-week vacation trip to Fort Myers Beach, Fla., where they visited with the LeRoy Melsek 15!5,350.30, family. McHenry Gets $4,405 From City Sales Tax MdHenry received $4,405.8' from city sales tax collection: during February which netted all Illinois municipalities $3,- 836,028. The February collec tion represents the one-half cent city sales tax on business transactions during January. Crystal Lake received the largest amount in the count> followed closely by Woodstock with $5,129.93. Keep River Clean; Boost Local Pride Spring cleaning about the yard doesn't permit us throwing old leaves and trash on our neighbor's land, but a few people evidently think the river is community property. Violations of this type have come to the attention of the McHenry County Clean Streams committee, which intends to do something about it. The desire to clean-up is commendable, but actioh will be taken to prevent property owners along the river from doing this at the expense of a clean body of water flowing through our city. Anyone who has knowledge of violations is asked to write to the committee at and investigations wii] be carried out. With the guidance and coiperation of the Sybaquay Girl Scout council, Neighborhood 7 will have its second Day Camp, Tuly 14 to July 19. ' The girls will be transported fo and from the camp site, which is located on the Mau- Mce Granger farm, 1% miles west of McHenry, by school busses. The hours will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Neighborhood 7 includes, McHenry, Johnsburg, Wonder Lake, Richmond. Spring Grove, Pistakee Highlands, Holiday Hills, Lakemoor and Lakeland Park. fton-Proflt j The modest- fee for 'the- fivelay session includes transportation, milk, insurance, camp supplies and craft materials. The day camp is non-profit, but must pay its own way. Every precaution will be taken in order that the registered Scouts and Brownies in Neighborhood 7 will have a afe and happy camping experence. The McHenry chapter if the Red Cross will be at the "amp site each day with their •.tation wagon and driver to belp in case of an emergency. \ registered nursp will also be it the site for the camping period. * Training Sessions Alf camp staff members 'iave been trained for out-of- 1oors living and have an understanding of the needs and nterest of the girls. The training sessions for new leaders will be May 12 to 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. it the camp site. Neighborhood 7 has 527 regstered Girl Scouts and Brown- 'es. Registration for Day Camp :s expected to far exceed last vear. New leaders Will be needed because of the larger regis-* tration, as there must be one idult for every eight girls regstered. Anyone interested in 'aking camp staff training may contact any member of *he camping committee. There will be a free baby sitting -ervice for the children of the camp workers at the camp site during the camping session. Camp director will be Mrs. Maurice Granger of McHenry. assisted bv Mrs. Tabor of McCullom Lake. The camping committee in» -ludes Messrs. Howard Wilson, Pistakee Highlands; Greta Weisenberger. George Rink and W a l l a c e S i n c l a i r , W o n d e r f.ake; Norbert Morrison, Lakemoor; Rosemary Ehrke. Richmond; John Hasic, Lakeland Park; Mrs. Frank Gans, McHenry; Bonnie Meyers and A. \dams, Johnsburg. HELEN PEASE DIES Relatives here have received word of the death of Mrs. Hel- ->n Pease, 54, at Irvington. ?alif.. on March 30. She was ^he daughter of Mrs. Jennie Covell Smith and the late Sayler Smith, old time residents of this area. The only other immediate survivors are her husband. Laurence of • Irvingt o n , a n d a b r o t h e r , C o v e l l Smith, in Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Winkelman attended the wedding of the former's nephew, Douglas Winkelman and Miss Delyte Geiger which took place at Mount Prospect Saturday evening. RECORD NUMBERS OF VOTERS ELECT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ' % > • . MEMBERS; BOND ISSUES APPROYB McHENRY STORE TWENTY YEARS IN BUSINESS ~ ^In appreciation for tjie growing number of friends acquired' during their twenty years ;n McHenry, Gladstone's Department store is. holding a special (twentieth anniversary, sale this Friday and Saturday April 18 and 19. Maurice Gladstone and his„ wife came to McHenry in 1938 from Riverdale and opened their store on a small scalt in the north part of the Green street business district. At t h a t t i m e , t h e b u s i n e s s w a s o p e r a t e d by Mr a n d M r s . Gladstone and one employee. In 1940, with business ex panding, a spacious, new store building was erected, and fifteen years later it was necessary to remodel and put into use the basement floor form- ? r l y u s e d by a n o t h e r l o c a l firm. At present there are between twelve and fifteen employees, a g r o w t h t e s t i f y i n g t o t h e growing popularity of this Mcrlenry store. MAKE HOUSE TO . HOUSE DRIVE FOR CANCER FUND Workers on this year's Cancer Crusade for funds started calls this week and will continue until May 1. The drive was kicked off at a dinner meeting held at St. Ann's Episcopal Church in Woodstock la§t week. M^s. Frank Howard, Jr., of Bull Valley, finance chairman for this year's crusade, says that each worker will present leaflets to the householder at jie time of the call; "llie leaflets tell about the seven danger signals that may forewarn a person of cancer. They also tell where the money goes. The speakers included Mrs. J. W. McCullon, president of the McHenry County Chapter of the American Cancer Sociey; and vice-president, Dr. O. E. Nelson. Both are from Woodstock. BURTON SKEMPS WED FIFTY YEARS MONDAY, APRIL 14 Mr and Mrs. Burton G. Skemp, six-year residents of Dakwood subdivision, Chapel Hill, observed their golden wedding anniversary last Monday, April 14. The occasion was celebrated Saturday and Sunday afternoons, when open 'louse was held at their home. Prior to the Sunday celebration, the Skemps and t h e i r laughters attended church sej"- .ices at Wonder Lake Bible church. • The daughters are Mrs. Helen Romberg and Mrs. lane Prince of Lombard, Mrs. Geraldine Garland of Addison, [11., and Mrs. Betty Mae Marof Menominee Falls, Wis. Both Mr. and Mrs. Skemp are in fine health. He is the etired head of Westmore Supply company in Lombard. Miss Rose Huemann has reurned from a three week's trip to Pensacola, Florida. Record numbers of Voters J went to the polls last SaturdayV: o elect school board members; ) ror three-year terms. 1 In District 156, 1,540 votes > were cast, resulting in the re+fi election of H. Ralph Bennett, ; George Hiller and Donald Ho-'*, j ward to the hoard. They polled "otals of 1.034, 952 and 921, (• respectively, in the four pre-; ^ cincts. Voting by precincts for the ;ix candidates was. as follows: Hiller, 806, 70, 37, 39, total ' 952; Howard, 796; 59, 43, 23, - total, 921; Bennett 846, 82, 58, V 48, total, 1,034; LOuis Marchi, ; 343, 22, 33, 39, total, 437; Em- ' ?st Useman, 285, 28, 9, 40, to- 1 tal, 362; Harold Sanfrid, 183, ) 1, 19, 32, total, 211. There were thirty-six spoiled ! ballots. The proposition to raise the . ] educational tax rate .21 waStj|| approved by voters and re- : iected by 493. There was a / lotal vote cast of 1,410 on this" J ballot, with 171 spoiled, most- ^ 'y by voters \ Wrote in ^ "yes" and * "no" instead of marking with an "X", 4 On the small boost in the ; building fund, rate, the issue oassed 710 to 488. There were ^ 1.399 votes cast and 174 spoil- -- e e l - - • • ' District 15 \j, In District/ 15, voters reelected Hubert Smith and Hai^ i old H. Vaupell to office fot- .ti three-year terms and also put -; into office for the first time-,:-.'^ M. Lois Peterson. ; ^ Voting was as follows: ' Smith, 633, 61, 44, 6, total, 744; ^ Peterson, 550, 66, 57, 16, total, 589; Vaupell. 554, 59, 40, 13, ' j total, 666; William Boy# Andrews, 334, 50, 34, 12, total, ° 430. The special ballot for! a, b o o s t i n t h ^ b i i ^ d i i j ^ ' approved 555 tp; 358, with ballots ciast. District 12 In District 12, which IlKv. eludes the Johnsburg area, two new candidates were -put into office by the voters, Edward Tho»ren, who polled 263, vottes,> and Robert L. Hurckes, whoj received 259. The incumbents,;' John Weingart and Francis M. Schmitt, polled 225 atid 229:; respectively. $3541 REALIZED FROM RECENf POLIO DRIVE f i Final results of the local1 March of Dimfts dtfve were released this past week by the 1958 general chairman, R a y Page, who revealed a collection of $3,531. This was a splendid -response to an appeal : for funds to fight polfo. The total amount was made up of the following contribu- < tions: Individual gifts, »$30; clubs and organizations, $312.- 69; business men and employ- „ e r g i f t s , $ 6 2 3 ; c o l l e c t i o n s i n " schools, $282.68; 'Mothers' March, $1,548.51: coin collect-' ors, $273 51; bowling, $149; < Moose ladies' tag day, $127.63; ; mailed direct to county chair- ; man, $205. Expenses totalled only $11.02. Mr. Page urges any business : man who might still have a coin container in his store to notify him at once. COLORAMA OF WEST „ vX. vk *1 II Pictured against this beautiful scenery depicting the £ western portion of our country are two members Of the large cast of "Musical Cofor«m» of the West," to Sjf presented at St. Mary's new auditorium on April 20 They are Jim DoVos, left, and Connie Fmmd, right. .. 1 > ^ . - - V1 .