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<b THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 187S" Volume 84 -- No. 40 -- 2 Sections McHENRY. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1959 14 Pages -- 10c Per Copy McHENRY DOLLAR DAYS FEB. 6-7 MUSin' and ' Mcanderin' EBWARD LISTON Of McCUllOM yUtE KILLED WHEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON TRAIN. AUTO COLLIDE ! LITTLE DAMAGE RESULTS FROM j SEVERAL FIRES \Orie of those little quips with a1- great , deal of wisdom hit home the other day. It r^d: "If you are counting calories but -gaining weight anyway, what you don't want is a bath scale that tells the truth." At present we aren't counting and should be, but realize that the forthcoming lenten season will see the end of a tremendous eating spree which l^s been a continuation of the Christmas holiday indulgence of which most of us are guilty. •There was a time when we prided ourself on strength to forego even the morning coffee break enjoyed by our co-workers. The pungent aroma of a steaming cup broke this strength as long ago as last winter, when a huge coffee- Eaker became a part of comply equipment. This one cup--taken black and minus sugar--could do no harm, we told ourself. Little did we know that, little by little, temptation was to place such tidbits as an occasional sweet roll or some home baked delicacy in front of us. Whether colleagues were testing our strength we never learned, t all of us soon found that this admirable quality was merely a mirage--we talked about it and thought it was within reach, but before we could muster enough of it, the tidbit was in our hand and well on its way to accounting for another weight gain. This once-in-awhile divergence from coffee-only break has, since -Christmas, become tki everyday occurance, and if the offering isn't something special, we find it increasingly easier to complain. Yes, this lenten season will prove a real hardship on those tif us who have completely lost our will power where food is concerned. We hope our friends are enjoying a happy disposition that ponies with overeating, for starting Feb. 11, there'll be some changes made! A McCullom Lake resident, Edward Liston, 55, was killed and his wife, Frances, was critically injured when their car and a Chicago & North A number of fires, none of which 'proved serious, required the attention of local firemen j this past week. concussion and a fractured The McHenry department nose and leg. She was reported] was called to the home of Mrs. to be much improved , the first I John \ Bolger on Richmond of the week. • road about 6 o'clock Monday Coroner Theron Eh'orn said j evening when a steak caught Western train collided at the he believed Liston was killed \ afire as it was being removed i from the broiler. Only smoke i damage resulted. j A few minutes later, neighbors on Court street saw sparks on the roof of an unoccupied home owned by William Green. When firemen arrived, they found the entire interior of the 1 house filled with smoke and ; soot, caused when an oil fur- I nace exploded and blew out th£ door of the furnace. There j was no fire damage. A chimney fire occurred 5' - Tuesday morning at the Ros- | sow home in Lakemoor, which ; was extinguished by the Lakemoor and McHenry departments. There was no damage reported. One day this past week, members of the Jonnsburg station were called to Regner road, where steam emanating from a garage was found to have been . . , , , . ,, , caused bv the extreme cold, outright as his car, eastbound,; There was no fire collided with the train. The! crossing is not protected by i T- -, ^ cates. jK of G Sponsors - The body was taken to the Ehorn funeral home in Richmond. Services were held Wed-! nesday morning at 10 o'clock i The McHenry council. Knights at St. Patrick's C a t h al i c j of Columbus, is sponsoring a church, McHenry, with inter-1 two-hour stage show on Sunment in the church cemetery, j day, Feb. 8, featuring the well Born In Chicago j known entertainer, Tony Lav- The performances, at 3 jgwr This photo, taken by James Bykowski, a sixth grade student at St. M'ary's parochial school, shows the badly smashed front part of the Liston car just before it was towed from the accident scene. McCullom Lake crossing last Saturday afternoon. The train had just discharged Chicago commuters at the McHenry station and was enroute north into Wisconsin when it approached the crossing. By chance, one ot the first t o r e a c h t h e s c e n e w a s t h e Listons' son, Donald, a deputy sheriff on routine patrol who learned that an accident had occurred at that point. Hfc recognized his father's auto as hie approached the scene a. few m o m e n t s a f t e r r e c e i v i n g t h e call. McCullom Lake Chief of Police Lawrence Murray was first to arrive at the accident scene and attempted unsuccessfully Benefit Show The deceased was born in elli. , , and 8:15 p.m., will be in the Chicago July 2, 1903, and had high school auditorium. resided at McCUllOhi Lake for t h e p a s t f i v e y e a r s . He w a s In the first part of the program, Mr. LavellLplays some of employed at Crawford Indus-1 the world's greatest light classtries in Chicago. Te deceased was a member of St. Patrick's church, a Chito prevent Deputy Liston from j eago Moose lodge and the Illi learning of the trageoy until; nois Police Reserves. He was *a*er- j a special county deputy sheriff Mrs. Liston was taken to ] and recently was appointed to McHenry hospital, where she i the McHenry County Republiwas found to be suffering from I can Central committee to sucshock, severe lacerations, a' cecd the late Max Kolin.- Another Ground Kog day hrs come and gone, and even though scientists have little regard for the old myth which predicts six more weeks of winter if the little animal sees his shadow, we can't imagine-anyone having the audacity to ^iestion any such predictions tihs particular winter. We can only hope that winter doesn't have to be defined as anything below the zero mark. Seek $3,200 For Patrol Of River DEPOT BURGLARIZED The Chicago & Milwaukee depot at Spring Grove was en- I tered by burglars last week The question of providing I and about $15 was taken, some safety measures deemed neces- from the railroad fund and j ommended, having appeared on sary because of increased water some belonging to the express the Ed Sullivan and Steve Alical music and sings folk songs with accordion accompaniment. He will also appear at the piano and will round out this section with some light novelties and musical satire. He will/return to the stage for the second portion of the program which runs the gamut of entertainment techniques. There will be comedy monologs, special material, exclusive routines and audience participation as the artist tries to "beat the clock" on Chopin's Minute Waltz. Mr. Lavelli comes well rec- Collect $1,250 In Mothers' March James Larkin, treasurer of the local 1959 March of Dimes, has announced a total of $1,400 collected to date. Since collections are not yet complete, he urges all volunteers and friends of the National Foundation to turn in contributions this week. More than $1,250 was collected last Thursday night, during the Mothers' March, in spite of very inclement weather which hampered the work of the many who participated in the house to house canvass. This will go toward helping to make up a county quota of $30,000. The amount listed above does not include money donated in containers or individual and business contributions. Louis Marchi, general, chairman of the local drive t h i s year, is grateful to those who have contributed and is eager jto have a total figure to release in the near future. DR. WM. A. NYE NAMED HOSPITAL CHIEF OF STAFF Dr. William A. Nye of McHenry has been chief of staff of Memorial hospital for McHenry County by the board of directors. He replaces Dr. Carlton E. Wittenberg of Woodstock. who died last summer. Dr. Frank Harris of Richmond is new vice-chief and. Dr. John ^aul of Woodstock is secretary. ? Hpw directors were also elected at a meeting held last week. Thomas F. Bolger of McHenry was named to fill the unexpired term of William Burfe'ndt, ^md Milton E. Olsen McHenry " elected as a rrc»w director. William M. Tittle of Woodstock was re-elected president of the board of directors. COUNCIL in CAPSULE McHenry is moving steadily j toward providing additional water supply. Engineers presented a comprehensive report at the council meeting Monday night and were authorized to proceed with drilling of test holes. LENTEN RITES SCHEDULED IN LOCAL CHURCHES Many Faithful To Take Pari In Feb. 11 Services With the approach of spring (we hope), there will quite naturally be an increasing number of cars on the highways. The great number alone, even with cautious drivers, means that m>re accidents will occur. The fact that a good many won't be thinking makes the problem even greater. To make matters even worse, a enw hazard has sprung into being within the last few years, and continues to become more serious. It is the small European type car which, according to the experts on safety, may qfit along very well if the driver knows and observes a special set of rules to help safeguard against getting pushed around by the big fellows on the road. A leading safety institute compares these small cars to terriers running with a pack of greyhounds. They are nimble, can dodge quickly, are highly maneuverable and fit into small traffic spaces, but they should Mt try to keep up with the pack on a high speed run. It has been pointed out that these and other of the small car features can be safety assets, or they can spell trouble, depending on how the car is handled. A nujnber of driving suggestions have been made, among them to avoid "getting lost" in t£,ffic by not following a bigger car or truck too closely, not ducking behind it or passing on by breaking a lock on a door leading into the freight room and another to the office. I travel on the Fox river was company. Entrance was made brought up for discussion at the annual meeting of the Deputy Sheriffs' association, held in Woodstock last week. A hazard is said to exist between Pistakee Bay and the Algonquin dam, as well as on lakes in this area. , A committee was appointed at the meeting to raise funds to purchase a fully equipped speed boat which will be used for patroling the river and I lakes at different intervals un-| About fift interested perder direction of the sheriff s of-| SQnSi repreSenting various orfice, with full time men oper- i ganizations and subdivisions in ating it in the same manner as ; thp communilyi were present patrol cars now protect lives ; at a meetinq v.?.L, lasl woek to and property. August JJruger maRe ]ans fQr fhe possib,e of McHenry and Mort Woodward of Wonder Lake are len shows, among others. Boy Scout Week will be observed Feb. 7-13. - COMMI PROCE AREA Pi@L, Information received from the State Geological Survey Division has pin-pointed spots in the area where a water supply is most likely to be found With only one source of supply the City has long recognized the need for an additional well and tower to provide pressure in areas now in dire need. ISSIKT members of the group. In the past, the Coast Guard a. n.d , t he , sheriff 's i poldice h*ave i m a p s ,h o w i n g a r e a s w h, i. c . h tried enforcement on Satur- -li construction of a pool at some future date. William,.- Bolger headed the discussion and presented a city days and Sundays during the boating season, a program which proved a tremendous task. might be available for setting up a park or a pool. A committee has been appointed to study the problems, The newly formed committee I hope of bringing the will hold its first meeting Fri- i m^tter to a vote by June of day, Feb. 13, their goal to raise y°ar- ^ consists of lioyal (Continued on page 8) $3,200 in one month. Ali donations should be made payable to the McHenry County, Illinois Boat fund, care of the sheriff's office in Woodstock. BURGLARY CHARGES Informations charging burglary wereu,filed in circuit court this week against Emerson Meyers, 35, and Paul Wright, 21, both of Elgin. The two were arrested two weeks ago by deputy sheriffs, who found them in a stalled car near Ringwood. The men will be taken into the circuit court this week. Bernier, Ralph Bennett, Ed ward Thennes, James Hettermann and Carol Bogcr. Mr. Eberle, superintendent of The possibility of combining a park district and pool project is not difficult, but may take more time to accomplish than other methods of procedure. Under this plan, a petiswimming i tion is presented to the county court, and if there are no objections, a date will be set for an election which will decide two things, first, the establishment of a park district, and second, the election of five commissioners willing to serve without pay. No money is involved in this election. . Should both propositions meet the approval of the voting public, this board of commissioners has a right to levy assessments in accordance with limitations set by law. It has i The Illinois Inspection Bureau notified the city some months ! ago of the necessity of adding to ! the present supply. In fact the present insurance rating can- ! not be retained unless specified requirements are met. The council took steps immediately upon notification. Reports have reached the council that some persons have thoughtlessly covered fire hydrants with snow. This is considered a serious offense. Vehicle licenses are now due. Penalties are effective on the first day of March. You are urged to secure your license now. terrific That last day ru|h is park districts in Glencoe and a member of the Illinois Association of Park Boards, was present Wednesday night to discuss the subject of park districts and pools, stressing the need for careful planning on any such undertaking and also been estimated that a maximum levy on an $8,000 home would run between $3.25 and $3.75 a year, while homes with a higher assessed valuation would run slightly more. Annual revenue from this assessment is expected to run in the neighborhood of $26,000 to The State of Illinois Sanitary Water Board has adopted a get tough attitude toward persons in our area who may be found guilty of causing pollution of Fox River. McHenry churches join those in every other community in the United States in making preparation for Lenten services beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 11. St. Mary's At St. Mary's Catholic church ashes will be blessed before the 8 o'clock morning Mass. They will be distributed after that mass, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and after the 7:30 evening devotions. Throughout Lent, the Wednesday evening services at 7:30 will consist of sermon and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, while the Friday evening service, at the same hour, will include Stations of the Cross and Benediction. St. Patrick's Lenten services at St. Patrick's Catholic church will also be on Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7:30 o'clock. The Wednesday rites will include sermon and Benediction and on Friday evening, Stations of the Cross. ^ There will be Stations of the Cross for the school children at 1:50 every Friday afternoon. Community Methodist At Community Methodist church, services on Ash Wednesday will be held at 8 o'clock in the evening, as they will be every other Wednesday evening in Lent. Zion Lutheran Zion Lutheran church will again observe the lenten season with special mid-week services, commencing with Ash Wednesday, Feb. 11, and thereafter until Holy Week. Services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. The general theme of the six sermons will be "He Carried our Sorrows." At each service the choir will render a hymn, telling of a step in the Passion history. A cordial invitation is extended to join the members of Zion Lutheran church in these services. St. Panl's Episcopal On Shrove Tuesday, Feb. 10, there will be confessions heard from 2 to 3 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal church. Ash Wednesday, Feb. 11, there will be Holy Eucharist and imposition of ashes at 7:30 in the morning. Every Thursday morning during Lent, there will be morning prayers and litany at 9 o'clock, and Holy Eucharist at 9:30 a.m. followed by breakfast and instructions in the parish house. Faith Presbyterian Because parishioners at Faith Presbyterian church are planning to move from the Eastwood Manor barn into a new church they are building at the intersection of Johnsburg and Lincoln roads later this spring, they have found it impractical to plan for special lenten services this year. The congregation recently purchased five acres of land and are anxiously awaiting the day they will move into the new edifice.. OBSERVE SCOUT WEEK WITH GALA BANQUET FEB. 7 The forty-ninth anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America will be observed nationally during Boy Scout Week, Feb. 7 to 13 Locally, scout units will observe the week with store windows, attendance at churches in uniform, and special programs at various meetings of dens, troops and posts. The observance will begin with a banquet Saturday night, Feb. 7. when all of the Scouts of McHenry will celebrate tht3 forty-ninth anniversary of the organization in the United States. The dinner will be for Scouts and their fathers and is expected to accommodate about 300 persons. Guest speaker at the banquet, to be held at the Wing 'n Fin clubhouse, will be Chief Young Bear. There will be a Kishwaukee district round table for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Explorers. on Thursday, i^eb. 12, at the McHenry Community Methodist church. Since 1910, more than 29,- 500 persons have been identified with the Boy Scouts of America. Currently 4,780,000 boys and adult leaders are enrolled. Chartered by Congress in 1916, this movement has the responsibility to "iromote the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to develop skills, sflf-relianco. initiative, physical strength, endurance, courage, patriotism and those other qualities which contribute to th? very highest type of citizenship." TWENTYWE FIRMS PLAN FOR EVENT Unusual Sale Offered Local Buying Public WORKS IN ENGLAND Ralph W. Bennett, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Ralph Bennett of Riverside Drive, McHenry, has left this country for London, England. He will be stationed in that country, working as a field engineer for a leading U. S. firm. There is still time to send a contribution to the iStarch of Dimes. Send a check today. Twenty-five McHenry firms are cooperating to bring local residents one of the finest Dollar Day sales ever offered this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6 and 7. They include Stilling's Town & Country, McHenry County Well & Pump, Mark's Sporting Goods, Olsen Furniture, John's Radio & T.V., Julie's Fashion j shop, Carey Appliance, Inc., George Justen & Son Furniture, Gladstone's Department store, McGee's Store for Men, Ben Franklin store, Riverside Retail Outlet, White's Men's shop, Rainbow Cleaners, Vycital's Hardware, the Casual Shoppe. Betty Nielsen Women's Fashions, Main Paint Center, Peter Gies Shoes, McHenry State bank, the Toddler shop, Marie's Specialty shop, Tonyan's Home Furnishings, Roth Shoes and McHenry Savings and Loan association. The Chamber of Commerce also has cooperated in making possible these special shopping days for the buying public. A total of 15,000 supplements to the Plaindealer will reach area residents this week, carrying a detailed list of the many items which are being offered at unusually low prices. One has only to look carefully at the articles named to realize the outstanding sales which are being offered in a variety of categories, which include personal items for every member of the family, as well as articles for the home. It would be impossible to list even a representative portion of the sale items. Only those who peruse the pages carefully will be able to take full -advantage of articles for seasonal and year 'round use. WELL KNOWN AREA PLANNING EXPERT I DRE C i S+rohm Gives Benefit Talk McHenry has very definite orders to cause correction of any infractions reported by the State Sanitary Water Board. Engineers have men authorized to make tests to determine the source of trouble. ways of financing^ It was his $2g 000 a which be opinion (that in the formation <used Qn k improvements. of a park distnct, definite Ltc. should a swimminK p^i boundaries should be set "P become the desire of the board. first, with a desired space of I one acre for every 100 people. I (Continued on page 8) The council approved the request of Your Easier Seal Society to hold the annual tag day in McHenry March 21 to aid crippled children. A rare chance to view history- making events from a first hand, authoritative source comes to McHenry county residents this Friday evening, Feb. 6, when John Strohm gives his much-discussed report on Red China's campaign of hate and hard work. The program will be given at 8 p.m. at Woodstock Community high school, and all proceeds will go to the woman's auxiliary of Memorial Hospital for McHenry County. A special student rate has An interesting dinner meeting of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce, the first of 1959, will be held at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday evening, Feb. 10, at the Wing 'N Fin clubhouse. Newly elected oficers, includ- McHENRY MEN NAMED TO PMA OFFICES SATURDAY (Continued on page 8) Ralph Nichols of Hebron was re-elected president of District 6, Pure Milk association, at the annual meeting he la at the Legion home in McHenry last Saturday. Charles Weingart of McHenry was named vice president: Sebre Whiting, McHenry. secretary-treasurer; Arthur Kruckenberg, Harvard, redistricting committeeman; and Ferdinande F. Dahle, Walworth, Wis., resolutions committeeman. Avery Vose of Antioch was elected nominee for director of District 6. Vose will succeed Walter E. Winn of Richmond, district director since 1935, who earlier in the year announced his decision to retire from active duty with the association. Winn is president of the association, which serves 14,000 members, and Vose is treasurer. The nomination to the district directorship will be acted ing Donald Doherty, president, upon at the association's anwill be installed during the ; nual meeting, March 14, at the evening. I Conrad Hilton Hotel. Chicago. Of interest to the many who ' Over 200 dairy fanner memare expected to attend will be bers of PMA and their wives a t a l k by P a u l O p p e r m a n n , e x - a t t e n d e d t h e m e e t i n g a n d ecutive director of the North-, heard Winn discuss the cureastern - Illinois "Metropolitan rent agricultural situation. Area Planning commisison. His , and A. L. McWilliams, PMA vast experience in community j general manager, Chicago, replanning should provide invalu- J port on PMA activities of 1958. a b l e a s s i s t a n c e t o l e a d e r s i n : W i n n d e c l a r e d t h a t t h e r e this movement in the McHenry j are too many people who, in area. : their zeal to obtain a new During 1950 and 1951, Mr. ' program for agriculture with Oppermann was president of • sharply lowered prices, are the American Institute of Plan- ! willing to exaggerate or distort ners, national professional soc- j facts in order to create uniety of the city and regional ! favorable public opinion toward planners of the United States. I the present agricultural sup- PAUL OPPERMANN (Continued on page 8) (Continued on page 8) TRAIN-CAR CRASH KILLS LOCAL MAN