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$ THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Serving The Chain-O^Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 84 -- No. 45 -- 2 Sections McHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. MARCH 12. 1959 M sanderin Jext week, March 15 to 17, the American Legion observes its fortieth anniversary. The Plaindealer joins the hundreds of other friends of the Legion In extending sincere congratulations to an organization „which has done untold good on a community basis and nationwide. ^ was our pleasure last Thursday evening to be among members of the press attending the annual press dinner hosted by the Northern Illinois Gas company. Uncertain road and sky conditions failed to deter a large guest list, especially those fortunate enough to have been recipients of their unmatched hjfcpitality in the past. We were especially happy to meet the genial company officials whose one aim seemed to be to add to the pleasure of their guests. "A good deal of information was imparted in a short talk by. President Chandler, who gave a brief resume of the efforts of thff company to meet the needs of the public. »VVe have been privileged to mare the pleasure provided by many hosts, but none more hospitable than those we met last Thursday evening:. Congratulations are in order for St. Patrick's parochial school in McHenry, whose pupils won a plaque for top sales r^ord of the diocesan paper, "Kie Observer," Division 3. Allen Miller of the sixth grade and Grace Weber of the seventh grade, who tied for first place points, will accept the plaque and award at the bishop's dinner honoring crusade winners. * There are a few people who hive the faculty for getting tj^mselves involved in embarrassing situations at every opportunity. Of late, we have joined the ranks of those unfortunate individuals who rarely muster up enough ready wit to retreat gracefully. We hope by printing our own experiences to obtain, according to the old adage, "the company that misery likes" and I^sibly get a few pointers on aWnethod of retreat. Everyone takes an occasional wave at someone, only to find it isn't Cousin Mary or a long lost friend. We have gone farther. Very recently we approached t!je Green-Elm intersection to find a familiar figure, clad in familiar attire, approaching us in mid-street. Not content with a(Jfriendly wave, we hoped to make an impression by pointing an' accusing finger at someone we thought had been avoiding duties in an organization in which we had a mutual interest, at the same time calling "You To our extreme embarrassment, a stranger emerged from the warmth of a high collar and smiled broadly as we looked longingly at the sidewalk fo;- a crack wide enough to crawl through. Some folks never learn, and the next such experience might have had more disastrous results, considering the subject involved. Rounding a corner in a grocery store one day, we saw a familiar figure loading a shopt g basket to capacity. In a ular mood, we tapped the lady on the shoulder and reminded her that she had a pretty big cart of groceries for anyone who was dieting. We proceeded to ask how the diet was coming. The lady smiled sweetly and happily told us that she had lost five pounds. It was just at this point that we realized 1$ had confused this mere acquaintance (name unknown) with someone else who had confided in us her dieting problems just a week before. The conversation moved along pointlessly until someone suggested we clear the aisle, which came as a relief when there seemed ndwhere for the conversation to go. jJ^et no one call us unfriendly fflRmld we refuse to recognize a greeting. K.A.F. 16 Pages -- 10c Per Copy DISCUSS TAG DAY "Obenauf Story" To Be Televised Easter Seal tag day, town captains are shown discussing plans for the event which will take place throughout the county on. Saturday, March 21. Left to right are Mrs. John Sterling of Crystal Lake, Jimmy Schroeder of Richmond, Mrs. James K. Breyley of Crystal Lake, tag day chairman; Mrs. Robert Speckman of McHenry, Mrs. William Meyer of Woodstock, Mrs. George Babigian of Algonquin, Nancy Gunderson of Richmond and Mrs. Harry Davidson of Wonder Lake. INSTITUTE DAY ATTRACT., MANY FROM TMS AREA Dr. Klotscke To Address Teachers On Today's World Marine Cpl. Ronald A. Hanson. son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Hanson of Route 2. McHenry is taking part in an amphibious exercise with the Second Marine Air Wing on Onslow Beach at Camp Lejeune, mc. Students of public schools in the county will have vacation from studies this Friday, March 13, while their teachers win spend the day learning. Friday is Institute Day and will be conducted, as usual, at the Woodstock Community high school. The morning program will open with a half hour program by the Crystal Lake chorus, followed by a skit on "Teacher's Pension versus Social Security." There will be workshops in nineteen areas of interest which will attract faculty members until noon. Rep. A. B. McConnell will address the afternoon session on the subject of legislation. A business meeting will include a number of important reports and a discussion of proposed county projects. Timely Subject The main address of the day will be given at 2:15 by Dr. J. Martin Klotscke, president of Wisconsin State college, Milwaukee. and an interpreter of world affairs. His subject will be "Educating for Today's World." The association has been giving consideration to financial support of some worthwhile project. Among those to be Set Cancer Fund Goal At $11,000 A county fund goal of $11,- 000 has been set for the annual fund drive for the McHenry County chapter of the Cancer society, which opens on April 1. Last year's goal of $10,000 was met by county residents. 'Mrs. James W. McCulloh, president of the county chapter, announces that there will be a kick-off dinner for township chairmen on Tuesday evening, March 10, at 7 o'clock at St. Anrf's Episcopal church, Woodstock. Speakers for the evening will be Dr. O. E. Nelson of Woodstock, a member of the state board of the American Cancer society and vice-president of the McHenry county chapter, and Mrs. Margaret Brenizer, cancer field representative. Some chairmen have not yet been announced. To date, the following have been named: Mrs. Herbert Brossman, Lakemopr; Mrs. John Curtain, .Woodstock; Mrs. Kenneth Fiske, Jr., Dorr township; * Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hildebrandt, Seneca; Mrs. Henry McCanless Greenwood; Mrs. Rhoda Cash and Mrs. Robert Stoxen, rural Harvard; Mrs. Raymond Guhrke, Dunham; Mrs. LaVerne Carlson, Algonquin; Mrs. Ray Stock, Marengo; and Mrs. Hubert Nolan, Alden. (Continued on page 8) C. OF C. MEETING The dinner meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, postponed on Feb. 10 because of inclement weather, has been set for March 31 at 7:30 o'clock at the Wing 'n Fin club. [TENSIVE mm MA FOR 1CCESS EASTER SEAL TAG iY IN COUNTY ON MARCH 21 Many McHenry friends and acquaintances will remember the narrow escape from death of Lieut. James Obenauf of Grayslake in April of 1958. So unique was his story and so outstanding his heroism that the incident Will be told on NBC-TV from 8:30 to 9 o'clock on Monday evening, March 16, on Goodyear Theatre, called "The Obenauf Story".- Lieut. Obenauf is a brother of Mrs. Al. Regner of Volo, a brother-in-law of Mrs. Mary' Obenauf, a teacher in Edgebrook school, and a cousin of Mrs. Henry Stilling of McHenry. As co-pilot of a Strategic Air Command bomber, the order of the day called for a routine mission aimed at evaluating the crew's navigator for upgrading to navigator instructor. However, as the jet bomber reached an altitude of 34,000 feet above the Texas Panhandle a series of serious mishaps took place which will be told in "The Obenauf Story" next Monday. It is expected that many local folks will watch with interest the young lieutenant's thrilling escape. JOHNSBURG HOLD SCHOOL BOND VOTE $225,000 Issue Voted March 21 In District 12 An all-out effort to make the 1959 McHenry county Easter Seal tag day, Saturday, March 21, the most successful in the history of the event has been under way for the last month, according to Mrs. James K. Breyley, Crystal Lake. "All of the town captains throughout the county are to be complimented for the thoroughness and vigor with which they are preparing for this important fund-raising day," said Mrs. Breyley, tag day chairman. She went on to explain that many of the tag day stations will be manned by Girl and Boy Scouts and 4-H club members who will receive community service credit for their work. For the last several weeks and continuing through until Tag Day, Scouts and 4-H club members have been escorted through the therapy center in Woodstock, which is supported entirely by funds raised during Easter Seal campaign. "We felt that by seeing the facilities and the extensive work being done to help the crippled of the county that they would have a better appreciation of the importance of the Tag Day," stated Mrs. Eleanor Jorgenson, one of the center's registered therapists. "In addition, we have showed them all the Easter Seal movie, narrated by movie star Henry Fonda, which is being seen by millions of people throughout the nation." Town captains throughout the county include Mrs. Robert Speckman of McHenry. Airs. Marian Harrison of Greenwood, Mrs. Harry Davidson, Mr. Borman and Mrs. Healless of Wonder Lake, Mrs. Walter Low of Ringwood and Nancy Gunderson of Richmond. Munich Bound A steady enrollment increase at the Johnsburg public school has made it necessary for the school board of District 12 to ask approval of a $225,000 building bond issue. Voters in that district will go to the polls from noon to 7 p.m. at the public school or at Sunnyside Community hall on Saturday, March 21, to make their wishes known. The addition would include eight classrooms, kitchen, two lavatories, office, all-purpose room, lunch room and teachers' room. At present, there are 331 pupils enrolled, taught by ten teachers. By next fall, that number is expected to reach 400, and a projected enrollment indicates 470 students by 196.0 and 680 by 1963. Paul Dority is principal of the . school. The Johnsburg bond issue is the second in this area deemed necessary in the immediate future. The district 15 (grade school) board has called for an election on April 11, at which time a bond issue in the amount of $400,000 will be voted on by residents of the district. This bond issue would result in fourteen additional classrooms. EXTENSION GRANTED TO REVIEW BOARD Forty Objections Processed Each Day In bounty An- interesting session of the board of supervisors was held Tuesday of this week, at which time a standing ovation was given two long-time members. Math Schmitt of McHenry'and Charles May of Spring. Grove, who will not seek re-election this spring. The board of iew was granted an extension until April 27. due to the fact that in Algonquin township, listings have not be°n published, and also because about forty object ions are being processed each day, and there are still many complaints to be heard. Indications are that it may be mid-summer before tax bills are received. This may mean that some townships, including McHenry, may need to issue tax anticipation waj rants in order to meet continuing financial needs. An audit of all accounts was made known, and it was revealed that in only two townships-- Algonquin and Nunda-- were personal property taxes paid under protest in the last few years. The board voted at the meeting to raise the salaries of members from $10 to $12 for enrh meeting. This is the first raise granted in the past twelve years and was deemed necessary because of generally rising costs, etc. Legislation has raised the maximum to $15 a day, which means that the McHenry county men are still well below the amount they might receive by law. In a resolution issued Tuesday of this week, the board of supervisors went on record as favoring the sale of motor vehicle license plates at the county level, with sale, issuance and distribution of the plates by the individual counties. The resolution urges the General Assembly to enact proper legislation giving counties authority to sell the plates. 726 PHONES INSTALLED IN AREA DURING '58 COUNTY COUNCIL OF PTA TO MEET IN ALGONQUIN MRS JOSEPH FRANK On the first leg of her overseas flight, Mrs. Joseph Frank, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Moravec of McHenry Shores, is shown boarding a plane enroute to New York. She was scheduled to change -planes and fly to Munich, Germany, to be with her husband, who is with the Armed Services there. Nurses Of County To Meet In Harvard The McHenry county council of Parent Teacher associations will meet at the Eastview school in Algonquin Thursday. March 19. at 8:15 p.m. On the business agenda will be election of officers for the vear 1959-60. Mrs. Ivan Sengenberger of Waukegan, director of District 26, will speak about the state convention of the I.C.P.T.. which will be held in Chicago April 16, 17 and 18. Sharing the program with Mrs. Sengenberger will be Mrs. William Lerner of Highland Park, who will speak on "Parent Education." All local unit delegates are urged to be present for the election of officers, and P.T.A. members and the general public are invited to attend. The registered nurses of McHenry county - MJill_have~..their. meeting, Thursday, March 12, at 8 p.m. at Harvard hospital. Mrs. Mary Wientjes will speak about the Lake County TB sanitarium and clinic student program. 396 Youths Attend Day Of Recollection A most successful day of recollection was held Tuesday of this week at the two Catholic churches in McHenry. At St. Mary's church, Rev. Fr. Raymond Wahl, chancellor of the Rockford diocese, conducted the program attended by 206 girls. At St. Patrick's church, 190 boys were instructed by Rev. Fr. Raymond Costello, MSC, superior of the Sacred Heart seminary at Geneva HEART SUNDAY DRIVE SUCCESS IN THIS AREA The Heart Sunday drive in the eastern part of McHenry county was very successful, according to information just released by Mrs. Wanda Schneider, McHenry county Heart Fund drive chairman. In the city of MeHenry. Mrs. Dale Thomas, chairman for the Women of the Moose, reported $233.49 collected on Heart Sunday. Mrs. Roy Homo, chairman of McCullom Lake Heart Fund drive, reports $238.94 collected in that area, and Mrs. Patricia Dusthimer, Wonder Lake chairman, tells of a collection of $266. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fossum of Ringwood collected $42.90 In addition to the collection made on Heart Sunday, envelopes were left at the residences of those persons who were not at home and the returns from these are not complete as yet. To date, the amount collected in these areas comes to $1,661.97. The total for the entire county at this time is $5,401.98. Mrs. Schneider urges all those who have not as yet mailed not-at-home envelopes to local banks to please do so, and anyone who was not called upon during the Heart Sunday campaign to mail their donation to their local bank or to the First National Bank in Woodstock. During 1958. Illinois Bell spent nearly $140,000,000 for growth and modernization, according to tt»e company's annual report issued last Monday, in McHenry, this program helped to add 726 telephones last year, bringing the total to 4,- 821: The ,repp¥* points out that, despite A decline in demand for new service early in the year because of the "recession", Illinois Bell went ahead with its big, long - range construction program. "Expenditures of this magnitude," said Illinois Bell President William V. Kahler, "are necessary if we are to gear our thinking to the future as well as immediate needs of our customers." Copies of the company's report are available to customers on request at the telephone business office in McHenry. MOOSE TO HONOR ATHLETES FROM FIVE SCHOOLS Again this year, the McHenry Moose lodge will honor grade school basketball teams from this area at a banquet to be held April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school cafeteria. In 1958, the club honored only players from the three schools in McHenry, but due to the fine response. have expanded to include those of St. Mary's, St. Patrick's and Junior high of McHenry, Harrison of Wonder Lake and the Johnsburg school. A delicious chicken dinner will be served, after which a well known guest speaker will talk to the boys as they prepare to leave grade school to continue their education. Each team will select a most valuable player, who, in turn, will receive a trophy. Each player will be the recipient of a token of appreciation for the occasion. Tickets may be purchased from coaches of the teams or from other persons listed elsewhere in this issue. FORTY «Ttt-UBS PARTICIPATE IN DISPLAY CONTEST About forty 4-H clubs in the county participated in the window display contest held during National 4-H Week. The purpose of the contest was to tell the story of the organization. All clubs taking part received participation ribbons. None was declared winner as inclement weather prevented the judges from touring the county. Several agriculture clubs were entered, including the Cherry Valley group of McHenry. Among home economics clubs taking part were the 4-H Cardinals, the McHenry Clover Set and the Ringwood 4-H clubs. McHENRY YOUTHS EMERGE WITH TOP RATINGS IN NATIONAL STATE COMPETITIVE EXAMS STEPHEN ZRINY COLLAPSES. DIES DURING MEETING A heart attack was blamed in the unexpected death Saturday morning, March 7, of Stephen Zriny, 45, who collapsed following a meeting at the Trolex company on Elm street. Mr. Zriny, plant superintendent for the company, had been in a business session with other employees. They started to leave the room at the conclusion of the meeting, turned and found Zriny still in his chair, gasping for breath. An inhalator squad was called but he was dead on their arrival. The Zriny family moved to McHenry ten years ago when he came here as plant superintendent qf the Admiral company, for whom he had worked twenty-two years. When that company moved about a year ago. he took over similar duties with Trolex. The deceased was a member of the Men's club of Zion Lutheran church. Mr. Zriny -was well known and respected throughout the area, having acquired a host of friends through his association with the two companies. He is survived by his widow, LaVergne, and three sons, Stephen, Jr., 14, Robert, 12, and John, 6, all of whom reside at 304 Freund avenue; also his mother, Anna Zriny, a sister, Christine Foley, and a brother, Paul Zriny, all of Chicago. The body was taken to Chicago, then returned Monday afternoon to the Peter M. Justen funeral home, where* it remained until Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, when last rites were conducted from Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, with interment in Bohemian National cemetery. In respect for the memory of Mr. Zriny, the Trolex plant closed at noon on Wednesday. Six seniors of Campion Jesuit high school at Prairie Du Chien, Wis., previously named semifinalists in the National Merit scholarship program, have also been declared finalists as a result of recent tests. Among them was Richard Herdrich of McHenry. The six finalists are in the top 10,000 of the 478,000 sen- !lsk .V CANDIDATES' MEETING The League of Women Voters has announced that it will sponsor a township candidates' meeting on Tuesday, March 24, at 8 p.m. at the McHenry high school auditorium. Candidates from six townships, McHenry, Seneca, Hartland, Dorr, Greenwood and Nunda will be present. VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS During 1958, a total of 37,858 motor vehicles were registered and license fees paid in the amount of $878,118.08 in Illi- Support the cancer fund campaign. "Glteaper By Presented In Dozen" To Be This Weekend ARRAIGN THREE CHARGED WITH HOLD-UP ATTEMPT Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Kane have moved from 205 Vl> Waukegan road to a new home at Country Woods, near Crystal rLake. The three Chicagoans charged with stealing a car in an | attempt to hold up the Har-; vard State bank last Dec. 19 ^ were arraigned in circuit court this past week. The three are Melvin Glission, 31, William Haislip, 33, and Lewis Hardeman, 26. Glission pleaded guilty to the information filed by State's Attorney Don Wicks and waived indictment by the grand jury. His attorney was. granted permission to file a petition seeking probation and Judge Sidney Block set the hearing on the petition for March 20. Haislip pleaded not guilty. (Continued on page 8) Mrs. Betty Hardle will direct her second class play in McHenry this Friday and Saturday evenings, March 13 and 14, when the seniors present their 1959 choice, "Cheaper By The Dozen," by Frank and Ernestine Gilbreth. The play, which proved one of the most popular comedies in many years when performed throughout the country, concerns a family with twelve children, the older of them being 'teen-agers who believe they know much more than their parents. The father of the family is an efficiency expert, who believes "a family can be run just like a factory", and proceeds to prove his point. Tickets are on sale at the high school this week, or may be purchased at the door. Large Cast The cast includes the following: Bernard Klapperich, dad; Joyce Schimke. mother: Nnncy Lokay, Ernestine; Mark Vyc i t a l , F r a n k ; J i m U l l r i c h , Jackie; Dick Antonsen, Dan; Al. Cajthaml, Bill; Tom Olsen, Fred; Jill Gustavson, Anne; Lynn Wilkinson, Lillian; Mary Ann Swenski, Martha; Carole Swanson, Mrs. Fitzgerald; Harry Byrne, Dr. Burton; Dan Baldino, Joe Scales; Judy Baur, Miss Brill; and Bob Bates, Larry. Kay Bucher is in charge of publicity and tickets; Dorothy Schaefer, "programs and ushers; Rosemary Mercure, makeup; Patti McCracken, costumes: Margie Espey, properties; Noel H i n s p a t e r , s c e n e r y : R o l a n d Hoffman, lighting; and Howard Segermark, sound. WSCS FEATURES MRS. JOHN VARESE IN TIMELY REVIEW i * RICHARD HERDRICH Thursday, March 19, is the date set for annual guest day, when members and guests of the Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet in the iors in the county who were tested. Scholarship winners, expected to nufnber 700, will be announced May 1 after the selection committee screen the finalists on actual grades, leadership, citizenship and extracurricular activities. Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Herdrich of Fox street, McHenry, is a cadet lieutenant in the ROTC unit, sports editor of both school publications, a letter winner in tennis and a four-year classical honor student with a 96 percent general average at the semester. A younger, brother, Donald, is a sophomore at Campion. Dick was recently elected lung of the military ball by his fellow officers, and Miss Jo Fairchild of McHenry was the queen. State Winners Five McHenry high school seniors were among 2,996 named by Gov. Stratton to receive state scholarships through the state's scholarship program. They were Richard Antonson, James Jones, Richard Smith, Ronald Smith and Dorothy Cook. The winners were selected by the Illinois State Scholarship commission and about half of them will receive financial assistance in* attending college. They were selected from a field of more than 16,000 applicants who entered the competition by taking an examination offered Nov. 22 of last year. A total of 3,178 semi-finalists were selected, each of whom has provided the commission additional information concerning his qualifications. Performance on a competitive examination, constructed and scored by Science Research Associates of Chicago and McHenry, plus high school scholastic records, were used to determine students' capacity, to profit from college work. 11-YEAR-OLD BOY'S ILLNESS ENDS IN DEATH MRS JOHN VARESE church parlor of the Community Methodist church at 1 p.m. to hear Ann Varese review "The Scarlet .Lily" by Edward J. Murphy. This fictionalized novel based on the Bible will appear in the future on movie screens starring Jennifer Jones Mrs7 "Varese, who is affiliated with a well known booking agency in Chicago, has recently returned from New York and Texas, where she presented several programs. Refreshments will be served. A long period of poor health ended in the death last Friday, March 6, in Children's Memorial hospital, Chicago, of Lee Fuhrer, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Fuhrer of Wonder Lake. A sister, Joy, the only other child in the family, died in 1956 at the age of 34. The Fuhrers have been residents of Wonder Lake for a number of years. Lee was a student at Harrison school. Survivors include his parents: the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Yates of Ames, Iowa and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fuhrer of Chicago. Rev. Richard Wright of the Wonder Lake Bible church conducted last rites Monday afternoon from the Peter M. Justen funeral home, with burial in Woodland cemetery, McHenry. NAMED TO JURY A new panel of petit jurors was selected last week and will report in, circuit court. March 16 Included from McHenry are Alfred H. Weingart. Mary Jean Hopkins. Margaret Freund, Clara" C. Overton, Grace L. Stilling, John Hay, Joseph Frett and Ruth Fox.