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"Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" ?i ^ Volume 84 -- No. 12 -- 2 Seciions McHENRY. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1958 16 Pages -- 10c Per Copy Area ^mong those who .watched the Fiesta Day parade was ninety - eight - year - old Mrs. Minnie' Block, who only (two days before celebrated her birthday. This is civic interest at its finest and our hats are off to one who has been a part at McHenry's progress for so long. ^Among those who most enj£ ed the old settlers' reunion Was William E. Whiting of Crystal Lake, who was born and lived for seventy-eight years on a farm south of McHenry on the Crystal Lake blacktop. For the past twelve years he has resided in Crystal Lake. Mr: Whiting also took part in the parade. We know one person especiaUy who missed the .Fiesta fray parade with sincere regret. He is John Dreyn^iller, who for so many years has been an active leader in veterans' affairs and who takes such great pride in their accomplishments. John has been confined to Hines hospital for some time, but his friends remembered him . last Sunday and know he v||uld have nodded approval had he bben able to watch another of McHenry's fine* parades in which members of vfjs groups were prominently featured. f^IcHenry police--both regular and specialty appointed for the day--have come in for their share of praise for their efficiency in handling the Fi- Day crowds in the city, fe is ho small task, and ^he fact that traffic jams were held to a minimum and no accidents occurred speaks well for the job they did. RECORD CROWD BUOYING VARIETY OF FESTA DAY ENTERTAINMENT HADE EVENT FINE SUCCESS The weatherman smiled -- | Only one traffic jam occurand so did the estimated crowd red. jabput 3 o'clock in the afof' between 12,000 and 18,000 j ternoori, when the line of cars persons who attended the first annual Fiesta Day in McHenry last Sunday. Happiest of all was Dan Creamer, Chamber of extended from Park avenue in the west part of town to Riverside Drive, all eastbeund. Both the Rotary rodeo parade Worwick Studio Photo Featured in both the Fiesta Day and Rotary rodeo parades were th^£ beautiful horses. On Sunday, they brought to a conclusion a colorful line of march which included floats and musical and marching units. Hundreds lined the 'sidewalks alpng the pariide route to witness a portion of one of McHerlry's most successful undertakings in years. List Program For County Fair Only last minute preparations are necessary before op* ening of the annual McHenry County junior fair, which starts at 9 o'clock Thursday, July 31. and extends through Sunday evening, Aug.-3. -The location^ vfrll be, as always, at 4-H Town; Rt. 47, at Woodstock. PLEASURE RIDE ENDS F.F.F. judging will b& a; feature of the first day's events, starting at 9 a.m. -The-queen contest will be held tliat evening at 8 p.m., when local res- j idents will be hoping for allother county queen in the person of Miss Nancy Thorntort. A horse pulling contest .at 8:3b ; will conclude the activities for j the day. i Friday will be 4-H day, highr lighted by morning judging, a tractor pull and rodeo at 2 o'clock, a livestock auction at j 5:30 o'clock and a 4-H style ; show and awards and the crowning of the 4-H king and queen at 8:30 p.m. j O^en class judging will take j place Friday at 9 a.m., follow- i ed by harness races at 1:30. a I junior horse show for contest- j Worwick Studio Photo Their smiles evident of the pleasure, derived from their long boat ride, two of the children at the CCCC (Chicago Club for Crippled Children) camp at Riverdale subdivision, are pictured with Chuck Miller, driver of one of the boats, and Jeanine Kuhn, instructor. The children, sitting in front, are Billy Bernhardt and Sandra Golden. The outing was the first of two planned this year by local Boat owners to provide extra camping enjoyment for these youngsters, who because of their physical handicaps, cannot participate in normal pleasures of children their age. Jeppe Jepsen of Johnshurg read the recent item in our column concerning the gratitude of very early settlers as they made new homes in our dpnmunity over 100 years ago. Mr. Jepsen wrote us a note this week in which he expressed a similar feeling, although he realizes that moving to a new home when Ae did--in 1902--presented fewer hazards than 100 years ago. Mr. Jepsen settled in Millburn in 1902 but has been living at Johnsburg for the Dast twenty-three years, where nk says he intends to remain the rest of his life. Commerce president, whose first dream of the event took shape at a small meeting of local organizations last February. The dream grew, and its culmination . last • Sunday^ vyas one of the most, successful \inderjtakings. .^fcHenry - has ever known. Police officers estimated the number of visitors as the largest in history. No accidents were reported within the city limits, and in general, the crowd moved in an orderly fashion. Friday evening and Sunday's Fiesta parade were much enjoyed, the latter drawing hundreds who lined the sidewalks and corners at best vantage points. . Although, no prizes were given for the. Sunday Jine of march, three- judges awarded honor ratings to those considered best in three categories. Among musical units, the V.F.W. drum and bugle corps placed first and the Huntley (Continued on page 8) 1000 SEE MARY ANN GRANGER NAMED WINNER; It-YEAR-OLD BEAUTY VIES FOR NATIONAL TITLE More than 2,000 interested i Hensley of Cooksville, each of ! persons braved the rain last , whom received $25 cash I Thursday evening at the Heart ! awards. of Illinois Fair in Peoria to see | Judges of the contest were Miss Mary Ann Granger, , Isabel DuBois, food editor of daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mau-1 the Chicago Daily News; Hugh ants under 16 years of age at i 4:30 and a variety and talent 11 /\D|JCDCT/\|JC . show at 8 in the evening. i VlllltlW I Vllt Harness races will highlight I k VlftJ^ CIIUHA V the Sunday afternoon program j I*A VIlvU kjUlilr A I at 1:30 o'clock and there will ; IN WONDER LAKE Several Hundreds At Christ The King Ceremony Several hundred parishioners witnessed the laying of the be a society and western horse show at 7 in the evening. One of the most anticipated portions of the fair for many is expected to be the junior fair auction Friday afternoon in front of the grandstand. The auction will feature the "cream of. the crop" market beef, swine and sheep classes shown bv exhibitors in the Sectiori' <6 F.F.A^^e™.to 4 nc u Sunday, July .20 at Christ the King church of Wonder Lake. Rev. Edward Coakley, pastor of St. Patrick's parish, McHenry. presided at the ceremony, with Rev. James A. Vanderpool, pastor of Christ the King, assisting. fair, 4-H show and the junior fair. DISTRICT GOVERNOR TO VISIT McHENRY ROTARY MEETING MUNDELEIN GOLFER j HURT BY MEMBER iOF FOURSOME I ! A golfer at the Pistakee Country club received a coni cussion and lacerations on the face last Friday when he was struck by a ball driven by another member of his group. He was James Finn, 29, of Mundelein, who was taken to McHenry hospiterl fqr treatment. The ball, hit by Joseph Jonota, 16, of Fox Lake, flew over a hill and hit Finn on the left side of the head. He was knocked to the grojund and later taken by his friends tb the hospital. Other members of the foursome were Robert Finne of CHILD LOSES LIFE IN ISLAND LAKE TWO DAYS AFTER FERNW00D MAN DROWNED AT COLBY'S POMT This occasion climaxed ten The McHenry Rotary club j yemjs of Planning and hard ; Rt 2, Mundelein, and Dr. Wilwill be visited next Thursday, jwork toward the erection of a J«»uUlIyy 3O1A., vbyy iMvi.IiItCcNhTeIl PJR.. DX-FaAvYiIsSS, new» •P arish P,ant whic.h i,n t district governor of Rotary In- ' eludes a beautiful new church, ; ternational for northern ini-, rectory and school. The very nojs impressive ceremony began Mr. Davis received his law iprocession of the degree from DePaul university I cross-bearer and twelve acolyand was admitted to the bar in j followed by Rev. Coakley. 1929. He is an active member ^ev> Vanderpool, Rev. William liam Kidt, who lives near McHenry. «Jeri Jelinek of McHenry is mighty proud of her junior yearling, Weingart Laddie Antimony Cookie, a fine looking H o l s t e i n w h i c h w o n g r a n d champion rating among 4-H animals at the recent black and white show held in the ^tinty. We were happy to see Phyllis Whitfield, former Wonder Lake correspondent, when she paid several visits to McHenry during her first return trip since moving to California a year ago. Phyllis is happy in her new home, but recalls former associations locally for tich she has been unable to _ d replacements. It's nice to know that our O A ^ n s m a l l c o m m u n i t y h a s enough to offer that folks dislike leaving. ' A choice remark reached our ears this Week which prompts us to regard the role of wom e n i n p o l i t i c s m u c h m o r e highly. , This one, at least, jsows what she thinks and v^ight save a good deal of money by settling things quickly. and firmly. Concerning one of the investigations now in progress .ifv' Washington, our bookkeeper, in writing to her mother / i n D e n v e r , a s k e d w h a t s h e thought of one of the principal characters involved. The answer, contained in ^ sentence f611owed by an entirely different thought, was the following remark which the lady firmly believed was • (Continued on page 8) V PI* Don Peasley Photo It was difficult to tell who was happier, James Curran, president of the McHenry Pure Milk Local, or Miss Mary Ann Granger, 18, of McHenry, as he congratulated her after the lovely young lady was named state dairy princess. This picture was taken on the stage in front of the grandstand shortly after Miss Granger was informed that she had been named winner. of many business and civic organizations. , Newly installed officers of | the McHenry Rotary club are Charles R.Peterson, president: Herb Reihansperger, vice-president; Norb Mauch, secretary: Dan Justen, treasurer. Collins of St. Patrick's in McHenry, Rev. John Reuland, assistant pastor at St. Mary's, McHenry, and Rev. Leo Bartel, assistant at Christ the King. Benediction of the COUNCIL in CAPSULE After petitidns and requefts over a long period of time, the City Council, amended the j parking meter ordinance Mon- Blessed j day night to provide for the MOURN UNTIMELY DEATH TUESDAY OF • ered ELEANOR PETERSON importance Sacrament immediately followed the laying of the cornerstone in the incompleted new church. Father Coakley deliva short sermon on the of the. occasion, the great achievement on the operation of meters on Friday nights between this hours of 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. The change is being made to relieve the present parking situation. but will be giveif a careful watch by Council members in the next few weeks to determine the value. rice Granger of McHenry, crowned state dairy princess. As winner over twenty-one Ig^ntestants for the coveted honor, Mary Ann was awarded $100 in cash and $200 in clothes. Runners - up were Lois Schroeder of Sadorus and Kay Muncy of the Illinois Retail association and DiAnne Johnson, home economics representative of WCIA in Champaign. Rated Highly Contestants were judged on j beauty, , p o i s e, personality (Continued on page 8) The community was shocked Part Pas*or and the peoto learn of the untimely death , P*e Pai*isb. of Eleanor Sutton Peterson. 1 The servers who partici- 42, who was found dead in bed pated in the procession were at her home on East River Ferdinand Fuentes. master of Road Tuesday morning, July , ceremonies; Charles Finn, thur- 22, of a heart attack. | ifer; Keith Noble, boat bearer; She was born, in McHenry. j Martin Weisenberger and Alan May 1 9 , 1 9 1 6 , d a u g h t e r o f E d - j J a c o b s o n , a c o l y t e s ; J a m e s ward R. Sutton and the late i Marke, James Machalinski, p Anna McGee Sutton. She at- i Thomas Majercik, Gary Hunt, ; many morfc people a chance to tended the local high school ; Joseph Kersten and Shawn ! shop during the busy hours, graduating in 1933, and contin- Smith; torch bearers; and Patued to make her home here, i rick Letizia, Frank Bird, Pat- Survivors include her father: rick Wyatt, Joseph Sullivan, three brothers, William Sutton ; Francis Pillar. Thomas Weisof Maywood, Charles at home : enberger, Donald Mahal, Brian and Thomas of McHenry. j O'Connor, Bruce Sansone and j The body will rest at the i Ronald Doherty, candle bear- Peter M. Justen funeral home ers. until Friday morning at 9:3Q A basket picnic was enjoyed o'clock, when last rites will be by about seventy-five to one conducted at St. Patrick's : hundred families following the Catholic church, with burial in Benediction, Games- and entertainment were provided for all by the CFM groups of the parish. Reports from other cities indicate that meters are in operation on nights when stores are open for business, Business people who favor the change are confident that jt will give Others have seen the repu'ation as unnecessary. With | these different views in mind, j the Council will be alert to results. The amendment will be published and notice given as to the effective date. NANCY THORNTON WITHDRAWS FROM LAKE FAIR CONTEST Loyal to her home city and county, Miss Nancy Thornton of Pistakee Bay, who reigned over Fiesta Day activities as Miss McHenry, withdrew from the Lake county fair queen contest in mid-week after being named to the finals. Nancy's dilemma came about when it was discovered that the MrHenry-Lake county line ran through the Thornton property. Since the family is a member of the local school districts and pays taxes in McHenry county, Nancy is considered a resident of this county and thus eligible to compete for queen honors at the county fair. It would have been impossible for her to continue in both contests since possible victory in Lake county would have made her ineligible to compete locally next week. McHenry Youth King Candidate A young McHenry college man is among five from the county competing for the title of 4-H king to reign over that section of the annual county junior fair. He is Richard"W's" sell of the Cherry Valley club, son of Mr. and Mrs. William W i s s e l l , S i r . } o f W a u k e g a n road. The royal couple will be selected in advance but their names will'not be made known until Friday evening, Aug. 1. Other king candidates are Gene Boppart of Woodstock, Albert Dorn of Cary, Wayne Berhorn of Crystal Lake and Richard Swingle of Marengo. Queen candidates are Ann Marlowe of Huntley (daughter of the former Helen Harrison of Ringwood), Ellen McCullough of Marengo, Betty Crone of Alden, Marilyn Begun of Hebron and Arlene Busch of Harvard. Karen Schmelzer of McHenry and Lee Shaw of Woodstock, last year's king and queen, will crown the 1958 winners, who will be selected by a vote of all 4-H members.in the county. "THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE" THEME OF SHOW The Wonder Lake Garden club is making plans for its second annual flower show, to be entitled "Through the Garden Gate". It will be held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 16 and 17, at Harrison school. The public is invited to enter all classes with the exception of the invitational category, for which fourteen clubs have accepted invitations to. prepare table settings. Interested persons are urged not only to enter the various classes in horticulture but also to make entries in the artistic arrangement classes. McHenry county recorded its first and second drownings' of the season, both in this area, within a' forty-eight-hour period this past week. Child Dies At Island Lake, a 2%-ye&rold. child, Kenneth Paul Bedford, wandered away from home, fell off a pier and drowned early Monday eve- I ning. July 21. He was the son ] or Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth, Bea- I ford, who reside on the Lake | county side of Island Lake, j just near the dividing line be- ; tween Lake and McHenry i counties. j The youngster had been play* ing in the yard but Was not in | view when his mother looked J for him. She went to a neigh- | bor's house, where he often , played, and when he was hot ! there became suspicious that he might have wandered near j the water. i Kenneth was found a short | time later in the lake by his I mother. | . Although the family resided | in Lake county, the tragedy (occurred just over the McHen- I ry county border. * | A jury was sworn in by Coroner Theron Ehorn and the in- ; quest continued until next , Monday evening. Services for the child will be held at 1:30 o'clock this (Thursday) afternoon at the Kisselburg chapel in Wauconda, with private burial. Man Drown* ' ! An inquest was scheduled for late Wednesday afternoon at the Hakans^pn funeral home in Crystal Lake in the death of John S. Eichstadt,. 45, a summer resident of Fernwood subdivision, who died in the water off Colby's Point, southeast * f McHenry, Saturday aftenicCA July 19. Mr. Eichstadt, according w information given the Plai..- dealer, had started out c»n wate£ skis from his pier a. short time before the accident occurred at 3:30 p.m. As the boat towing him made the bend at Colby's Point, the driver, Leon Bunch of Chicago, turned, thinking that he might be tiring. He found that Eichstadt was not in sight and evidently had slipped beneath the surfape. Bunch was accompanied in the boat by John Maskowski of Island Lake. Recover Body Forty minutes were required before the body was found with grappling hooks in about 4 feet of water. For more than an hour, efforts were made in vain to revive him. The Coast Guard, police authorities and the sheriff's patrol were called to the scene. A jury was sworn in that eveing but the inquest was continued. The body was removed from the Crystal Lake chapel to the Noworul funeral home at 2459 S. Christiana, Chicago, where services and burial were held Wednesday morning. Eichstadt was born March 26, 1912. in Chicago. •'£ HEAD LEGION GROUPS the church cemetery. Money, Liquor Taken At Wonder# Lake Legion A break-in was reported at the American Legion home in Wonder Lake last weekend, with liquor, cigarets and cash taken by the intruders, who gained entrance by breaking glass in a window. Discovery was made by George Weeks and Jim Widen of the Legion. It is believed entrance was made between midnight Saturday and 11:30 Sunday a.m. RESIGNS FROM BOARD Harold J. Bacon of Crystal Lake, formerly of McHenry, has resigned as chairman of the McHenry County Zoning B o a r d o f A p p e a l s b u t h a s agreed to continue until a successor is secured. K Mrs. Joseph Deef attended the funeral of her brother, Albert Christianson, in Milwaukee On Friday. A petition for annexation of a small area along Crescent avenue was approved by adoption of ordinance at the meeting this week. The petition was filed by J. Albert Roesch, Ruth W. Roesch, Paul E. Fidler and Nellie M. Fidler. RETURN FROM TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGee and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Conway of Woodstock have returned from a trip to Mackinac Island. Enroute they passed over the new bridge connecting Mackinac City and St. Ignace, recently opened. „ The trip also took them to Duluth and Minneapqlis. »: $ Worwick Studio Photo ,• The new commander of the Legi6n post and the new president of the auxiliary unit, Robert Hendrichs and Dorothy Diedrich, at right, are being congratulated by the outgoing officers, Edwin F. Reid, left, and Lauretta HomcK, . Installation of new officers took place last Saturday >t evening at the Legion home in an impressive rite. McHenry Dairy # • Xi "iiit "-V/'iSl *1