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THE MCHENRY PLAIKDEALER "Serving The Chain-0-Lake$ Region Since 1875" Volume 85 -- No. 27 -- 3 Sections THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 5. 1959 McHENRY. ILLINOIS 18 Pages -- 10c Per Copy FIVE PIEJN THREE AREA ACCIDENTS ^ M v IT MMMTTHI vitnm rvnrv Fn n r.l.l T _ VrVTMDV Vftirpu I liiiiMiiii Meanderinm Next week Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans' Day, a day when every American should gi'<£ special thought to the reason for its observance, and to the flag which is symbolic of a long and proud heritage. Appropriately, November has been officially designated Veterans' Recognition Month in the state by a proclamation of Gov. William G. Stratton. It is peculiar --or maybe it is only human-- to let even imoortant things slip into mAiory and become unimportant with the passing of time. World War II has been over for fourteen years, and there are many who no longer feel the strong patriotic feeling which prompts a surge of pride when the flag passes by. Regarding the flag, President Harding probably said it best when he remarked, "I can understand how the flag owes cojlsiderably more to the servicemen than it does to the ordinary citizen, but I cannot understand why that serviceman owes any more to the flag than anybody else in the United States of America". There may be differences of opinion on the method of procedure, and sometimes even on t^ project to be undertaken, bin no one can say we aren't living in a progressive community. Newest of the projects which is gaining more support each day is the swimming pool. Unlike some communities, there is an enthusiasm and drive behind this, as there has been in o t h e r u n d e r t a k i n g s , w h i c h make one confident that plans succeed. At the same time, we still hear occasionally from those whose dreams include plans for a youth center locally. Whether or not we agree with these plans, we can't help admire the enthusiasm and untiring efforts of people who are working unselfishly for projects they sincerely believe will be a definite asset for the McHenry of tomorrow. PLAN SCOUT FUND DRIVE Burns Fatal To William Scheu Kotalik Studio Photo Showgi "setting up" for the big Boy Scout fund drive which starts on Nov. 14 in McHenry, are Mayor George P. Freund, at right, William E. Creutz, left, chairman of the local campaign, and two members of Troop 131, James Zvonar, 11, and Michael Zvonar, 12. INCORPORATION VOTE AT PISTAKEE BAY LOSES 3 TO 1 A vote of three to one against incorporating portions of Pistakee Bay as a village resulted from an election held therelast Saturday. Sixty persons cast ballots against incorporation, twenty voted in favor, and there were thirteen spoiled ballots, according to County Clerk Vernon Kays. All except five qualified voters in the area designated for incorporation went to the polls. If the proposal had passed, it would have been known as the village of Pistakee Bay. CLEAN STREAMS GBOUP LEARNS OF SANITATION PLANS Every driver who has encountered one of the numerous traffic jams of the vacation period just ended should enjoy this one: "The number of blasts that come from auto horns in a traffic jam is equal to the sum of squares at the wheels". McHenry friends of A. C. Thomson of Burlington, who was employed by Hickory Creek Farms at McCullom Lake for several years, will be happy to learn that he has been named new president of the Kane county fair. His election was unanimous at last week's meeting of the fair board at St. Charles. The November meeting of the McHenry County Clean Streams Committee was held Tuesday evening of this week, at which time announcement was made that disposal bags were being distributed to the various boat companies for use on cruisers. , Also discussed at the meeting was the possibility of securing a more effective sealing on boats. Of special interest to Wonder Lake residents was the announcement that a special device will be used in the future a t W o o d s t o c k ' s s a n i t a t i o n plant, making it possible for them to make their own tests. HOLD RITES FOR A. J. WILBRANDT, CATTLE DEALER GRANDSON OF EDWIN OWEN NOBEL WINNER As a new school year gets under way, bringing together greater numbers of young people than ever before in our history, it might be wise, in the interest of safety, to realize that nearly six million 'teenagers-- many of them students --drive cars. They make up about 1 of 14 of the nation's eighty million licensed drivers. ^A 'teen-age driver is involved in one out of ten fatal auto accidents, according to the National Safety Council, which says statistics prove the main fault is a tendency to speed. The Council urged driver education for every student, as well as following a code which includes the following advice: proud of your driving; be courteous at the wheel and give the other fellow a break; remember that smooth driving is the mark of a pro; don't make jackrabbit starts, squealing turns and fast stops." A wise bit of thinking might well be remembered by all drivers, especially in the busy autumn season now in process: "You can see the world in an automobile --the way you drive decides which world". Tf we think our courts today are cluttered with complicated litigations, we should have lived back in the days of Abraham Lincoln. (Continued on page 8) Albert J. Wilbrandt, 57, of 415 N. Riverside Drive, McHenry died about 8:30 Sunday evening, Nov. 1, at McHenry hospital after a short illness. He was a cattle dealer in this area for the past thirty-one years. •; He was born in Algonquin April 1, 1902, a son of Albert and Mary Wilbrandt, Sr. Survivors include his wife, Marie; a jSon, Roger, of Washington, D. C., one grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Schnick of Algonquin and Mrs. Louise Reimer of Hebron; and two brothers, Ben, of Crystal Lake and Louis of Algonquin. One brother preceded him in death. The body rested at the Peter M. Justen funeral home untft Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, when services were held at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church, Algonquin, Rev. Theodore Bornemann officiating. Burial was in Algonquin cemetery. Dr. Chamberlain Given Prize For Physics Research There is reflected pride for residents of McHenry in the announcement this past week that Dr. Owen Chamberlain, 38, grandson of a native of McHenry, was one of the two American physicists awarded the Noble Prize for physics for their research into the nature of the atom and the discovery of the antiproton. Announcement was made in Stockholm, Sweden. Dr. Chamberlain is a grandson of Edwin Owen (an uncle of Harold Owen of McHenry) who was born on the Owen homestead near Landmark school. Now 98 years of age. Edwin Owen remains in good health and resides with a married daughter in Berkeley, Calif. Chamberlain and the second winner, Dr. Emilio Segre, 54, both of the University of California, will share the $42,610 prize for their discovery of the antiproton in 1955. Atonl Project Segre and Chamberlain both worked on the World War II project that created the atom bomb. Their peacetime nuclear research gave the United States its second Nobel Prize this year and its sixteenth physics prize in the fifty-eight year history of the awards. The Segre-Chamberlain discovery was an extension of the work of two earlier Nobel winners. The two men, both of the University of California, used the Bevatron. the new powerful atom-smasher, at the university, and a maze of their design to discover the antiproton. These are negatively charged protons that can annihilate ordinary matter found on earth. Chamberlain started his career as a physicist by working on the bomb project at the university. He returned to the school-after the war to , teach and do research. Burns suffered in art explosion of a rubbish pile caused the death early Tuesday, Nov. 3. of William Scheu, 73, of Maywood and Emerald Park. He died in St. Luke's hospital, where he was taken after the accident on Tuesday of last week. Mrs. Scheu told a member of the Plaindealer staff on Monday of this week that nis condition remained critical and doctors held little hope then for his recovery. She said her husband was working in the yard when the accident occurred. Unaware that there were flames beneath the rubbish pile, he poured a quantity of gasoline on the contents and immediately the can exploded and ignited his clothing. When she heard the noise she ran from the house to find him almost entirely enveloped with flames. He suffered third degree burns over 60 per cent of his body and failed to regain consciousness. Scheu was taken to McHenry hospital and then removed to Chicago. The couple had spent only one summer in this area and were planning to return to Maywood soon to make their home. ELECT OFFICERS OF NEWLY FORMED JUNIOR CHAMBER BASKET SOCIAL The public is invited to a basket social sponsored by the McHenry Township Republican Women's club, which will be held at the V.F.W. clubhouse at 7 p.m. Nov. 17. SET TRIAL FOR NOV. 7 Richard Korda, 19. a Chicago youth who has been staying with friends at Wonder Lake, will appear before Justice of the Peace Joe Ritter on Nov. 7, charged with syphoning gasoline from school busses parked alongside Harrison school at Wonder Lake. When arrested by members of the sheriff's office, he had two gasoline cans and a hose in his car. WINS DAIRY PRINCESS TITLE Miss Mary Sue Hodge, 22, of Snover Mich., was named American Dairy princess last Friday night at Scottsdale. Ariz. A home economics teacher. she defeated twenty-three other young women to conclude a week long contest sponsored by the American Dairy association. McHenry county's contestant. Miss Dorothy Olbrich, 19, of Harvard, was Illinois princess this year. Last year's state winner was Miss Mary Ann Granger of McHenry. YOUTH HURT IN FALL Bill Krefft. a sophomore in the local high school, suffered a broken right arm. above the wrist, and a slight concussion when he fell during his physical education class in the gym last week. He is the son of Mrs. Lillian Krefft of Island Lake. The youth returned to classes on Mondav. An open meeting for the election of officers of the newly formed Junior Chamber of Commerce will take place Friday evening, Nov. 13, at 8 o'clock at the Legion home. All interested persons are invited. For further information concerning the new local organization, Robert Svoboda or R. J. Zieman may be contacted. LUTHERAN CHURCH SPONSORS ANNUAL DINNER, BAZAAR McHENRY YOUTH SERIOUSLY HURT IN AUTO CRASH Gene Autry Adams, 18, formerly of Kentucky and now residing at 106 Orchard Drive, McCullom Lake, suffered a possible skull fracture in an accident which occurred shortly before 8 o'clock Wednesday morning. He is confined to McHenry hospital. Adams was driving south on Rt. 31, accompanied by three other men enroute to their work at the American Steel Treating Co. at Terra Cotta when the car skidded on the wet pavement and struck a parked car. One other passenger. Bob Craig, 26, of Ringwood, suffered a slight head injury. He was treated at McHenry hospital and released. Auto, Boat Accidents Prow© Fatal To McHenry Area Men; Three Others Are Also Victims Youth Killed In One-Car Crash ANNOUNCE $14,546 GRANT TO MENTAL HEALTH GROUP Announcement was made Wednesday by Gov. William Stratton of a state and federal aid grant in the amount of $14,546 to the new McHenry County Mental Health Clinic. It was one of twenty-eight mental community clinic state aid grants made in Illinois. Headquarters for the county clinic will be in the former Freund house on Waukegan road, the use of which has been approved by the McHenry hospital board. It is expected that a portion of the building will fee converted into a clinic and ready for operation by mid- December. The Clinic will serve a wide area extending as far south as Elgin and west to the Rockford community. The Zion Lutheran church on Rt. 120, west, will be the scene of a chicken dinner and Christmas bazaar on Thursday, Nov. 12. The bazaar will begin at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and dinner will be served from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets can be obtained from members of the Zion Ladies Aid, or reserved by calling Mrs. Kenneth Johnson or Mrs. Glenn Dixon. ' Attend the card tournament for the benefit of the community swimming pool on Nov. 8. ^ RfVZAAR AT JOHNSBURG St. John's Home and School association will hold its second annual bazaar at the Community club on Sunday, Nov. 8, starting at 10 a.m. A spaghetti dinner will be served at noon, according to Mrs. Richard Fredrick, president of the organization. There will be numerous booths, some containing home-made fancy work and baked goods and also toys. Games will be provided for the youngsters while mother shops. ATTENDS BELOIT One student from McHenry is among the 1,011 enrolled at Beloit college this fall. He is Martin K. Bell son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Bell, Ypsilanti, Mich. Mr. Bell now resides at 320 Bonner Drive, Lakeland Shores, McHenry. Outstanding 4-H and F^FoJL Youths To Be Honored Nov. 11 A large number of 4-H and F.F.A. members throughout the county are eagerly anticipating the annual recognition banquet which will be held in their honor at the Woodstock high school on Wednesday evening, Nov. 11, at 6:30 p.m. Rep. A. B. McConnell and Bill Waterman are co-chairmen of the banquet, for which tickets may be purchased through the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce. "Movies, Motors and Magic" will be the theme of a traffic safety talk delivered by Frank R. Burrows. Jr., field service director of the citizens' traffic safety board of Metropolitan Cbicago. Many of the county 4-H'ors heard him speak at the National Safety Congress in Chicago last year and report that not only are his talks educational, but also most entertaining. Mr. Burrows will list the most dangerous misconceptions about safe driving and will demonstrate methods of avoiding traffic tragedies, emphasizing in his talk warnings of the three most dangerous actions of drivers who consider themselves to be expert. The first is stopping on a dime. Although many drivers think they can, it will take 88 feet to stop at 30 miles per hour, 366 feet at 60. Another is trying to beat an amber light or race another car to an intersection, a driving error which is frequently fatal. The third action he will speak of is the familiar attempt to take the right-of-way from another driver. Farm Census Forms In Mail Questionnaires for the 1959 Census of Agriculture are now in the mail and will be in the hands of local farmers within a few days, it was announced today by Field Director Theodore F. Olson of the Census Bureau's regional office at Chicago. The farm census questionnaires are being mailed from Chicago, with the distribution timed so that the report forms will reach farmers about a week ahead of the date when I census takers will begin the field canvass. The advance mailing is for the purpose of j giving farm operators time to 'consult their records before filling in the answers required by the questionnaires and geting them ready for the census ' takers to pick up. I The 1959 Census of Agricul- ' ture questionnaire is designed | to provide information on the I number and size of farms, ' acreage and harvest of crops, livestock production and inventories, selected farm facilities and equipment, selected 'farm expenditures, farm values, and mortgage debt. On the average, each farmer is asked about 100 questions, many, of • which can be answered by ' simply checking "yes" or "no". FINED FOR SHOPLIFTING An elderly man was apprehended for shoplifting from a Green street grocery store early this week and fined $20. This was his first offense. A 20-y e a r-o 1 d McHenry youth, Jacob Peter Breit, became the county's twenty-third traffic fatality of the year last Friday night, Oct. 30, when he died instantly in an accident involving only one car. It was driven by Charles Schuringa, 18, of Rt. 6, who suffered lacerations of the head. Authorities say the young men were travelling west on Rt. 176, about a mile and a half west of Burton's Bridge, when the car struck some loose gravel which is believed to have fallen from a gravel truck. The auto went out of control, spun around and struck a tree on the right side. Breit is said to have suffered head injuries which caused his death. Schuringa was rushed to McHenry hospital for treatment. He was later released. ' Breit was born Feb. 8. 1939. in Plant City, Fla. His father drowned when the boy was 5 years old, and since that time he had been residing with his uncle, Ed. Breit, of East River Road. The family operates a large truck farm six months of the year, and it was here that Breit was employed. Besides the uncle, he is survived by his mother, Joan, of Chicago; two brothers. Edward, of McHenry and Florida and William, stationed with the Air Force in England. Services were held at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday at St. Patrick's Catholic church, after which the George Justen & Son funeral home made arrangements for the body to be sent by plane to Tampa, Fla., where graveside services were held Wednesday afternoon. MAN AND CHILD DIE IN HEAD-ON AUTO ACCIDENT FIRM SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS IN SUNDAY BL Science Research Reports 20 Tons Paper Destroyed Fire loss estimated at between $50,000 and $100,000 destroyed twenty tons of paper Sunday at a new warehouse of Science - Research Associates, located on the Nikola farm, four miles north of Woodstock, just off Rt. 14. The fire was believed to have originated from a defective heating system. The firm moved into the quonset-type structure only a week previous. Thirty women were employed to start work Monday morning in assembling an educational bulletin called "Career Information". The blaze was noted by a member of the Nikola family about 2 o'clock Sunday aftern o o n . W o o d s t o c k f i r e m e n fought the fire for nine hours, and Harvard's district joined them for four hours. The hut was not destroyed. In addition to the printed matter, the metal hut housed conveyors and a multigraph machine. Retail value of the printed matter was estimated by the plant manager at about $150,000. The warehouse was the newest of the firm's structures. Science Research has its main office in Chicago, a branch office on Pearl street in McHenry and another warehouse on Rt. 120, east of Woodstock. Archie Hermansen, Woodstock fire chief, suffered a hand injury In fighting the fire. MeCULLOM LAKE FIRE Firemen werp called to the Vivian Hanson home at 502 Park View, McCullom Lake, Wednesday afternoon to extinguish a blaze underneath a fireplace. Little damage was reported. Support the Boy Scout drive which starts Nov 14. Harold E. Dahl, 37, an Island Lake resident for five years, was killed late on the afternoon of Oct. 28 in a headon collision which occurred on Rt. 176, near Highway 59A in Lake county. A -2-year-old child, Victoria Bielewitz, of rural Mundelein, died that evening of injuries suffered in the crash. According to autho r i t i e s, Dahl was enroute home from his work as a tool and die maker in suburban Chicago and was travelling west. The car in which Victoria was riding was driven by her mother, Mrs. Ralph Bielewitz, who was eastbound on Rt. 176. Victoria died in Evanston hospital several hours after the crash. Mrs. Bielewitz suffered a broken left leg and arm and lacerations of the head, while a second child, Christina, 3, sustained a broken leg. The condition of both was reported by the hospital to be about the same on Friday afternoon. Walter Dahl, 33, of Wauconda, a brother of the accident victim, Harold Dahl, was seriously hurt in the accident. Dahl is survived by his widow, Ruth; a son, Keith, 3 years old; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dahl of Island Lake; the one brother, and a sister, Mrs. Mildred Poehner, of Skokfe. The body rested at the Kisselburg funeral home in Wauconda until Saturday afternoon, when Rev. Robert Hickman, pastor of Evangelical Free church, officiated at last rites. Burial was in Memorial Estates cemetery, Me 1 r o s e Park. TWO LOSE LIVES WHILE FISHING N FOX RIVER CEREBRAL PALSY VICTIMS BENEFIT BY ENTERTAINMENT Those looking for an evening of pleasant diversion are asked to remember the second annual Mr. and Mrs. Crazy Hat dinner and dance which the women's division of the Cerebral Palsy chapter of McHenry county is sponsoring at the Wing 'n Fin clubhouse on Tuesday evening, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. The event is unique in that the hats are fabricated by the persons attending the dinner. Men and women are invited, and prizes will be awarded for the most original, the funniest and the most unusual. Judging of hats will immediately follow the dinner, which starts promptly at 7 p.m., with the prominent TV personality, Jim Lounsbury, as one of the judges. Members of the McHenry Choral club will entertain with several humorous selections, after which there will be music for dancing. Reservations should be made with Mrs. William Davidson or Mrs. Richard W. Freund. Grove avenue, not later than Friday, Nov. 6. John Russell McConnell, 61, a grain farmer of rural Dwight, 111., and his son-in-law, Claude F. Rieck, 32, also of Dwight, lost their lives in the Fox river last Saturday, Oct. 31, in an accident which occurred while they were fishing. The two men came to McHenry that afternoon and went out in their small aluminuip, boat about 4 o'clock. It became dark little more than an hour later and they were never again seen alive. That evening, about 10:30 o'clock, an Oakhurst resident who was entertaining at a Halloween party, started out of Oakhurst harbor in his boat while taking guests for a ride. Using a spotlight to find his way out to the river, he saw a body floating on the surface which was later identified as that of McConnell. He was equipped with a life preserver which prevented him from sinking. Since there were no keys in his clothing, and a car was located near the river bank, it was assumed that another person had probably accompanied McConnell on the fishing trip. A check of the license plate and contact with the family confirmed their suspicion. Begin Dragging At dawn, members of the McHenry and Wonder Lake fire departments started dragging operations. They were assisted by members of the sheriff's office and planes from the Civil Air Patrol. It was not until 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon that the body of Rieck was discovered north of Oakhurst, about a block from where the body of McConnell was found floating, Mrs. Alice Padula of Oakhurst, out looking for mushrooms Sunday afternoon, found a shoe on the river bank which authorities later learned belonged to Rieck. The bodies were removed to the Peter M. Justen funeral home where arrangements were made to remove them to Dwight. A double funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Rieck. who lost both her husband and father in the tragic accident, told authorities that her mother had died just six months ago. COUNTY NURSES ELECT OFFICERS NEXT WEDNESDAY The McHenry County Nurses' association will meet Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. in the dining room of Memorial hospital in Woodstock. Dr. O. E. Nelson, vice-chairman of the cancer society in McHenry county, will show a film on cancer and there will be a follow-up discussion of the chapter's participation in a twenty state wide study of the environmental factors of cancer. All registered nurses are invited, to attend ^this meeting. There will be an election of officers for the coming year. Nurses are reminded of the change in meeting night. 500 PREPARE FOR AHOTJAL COUNTY MUSIC FESTIVAL The vocal departments of eight McHenry county high schools are busy with rehearsals for the annual fall music festival, which will be held this year on Monday evening, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m. in the Harvard high school gymnasium. Five hundred young people, including more than a hundred from McHenry, will participate in the program, which is expected to fill the large gym to capacity. A select chorus of ninety voices will be featured, as well as a girls' chorus of 325 voices and a boys' chorus of 175. A mass chorus of 500 will be heard in five numbers. Guest director for the second year will be Daniel P. Tkach. at present in charge of choral music at Leyden Community High School. He is recognized nationally for his choral directing and also is widely known for his fine choral arrangements of sacred and secular music. Taking part in the festival are students from Crystal Lake. McHenry. Woodstock, Harvard, Marengo, Huntley, Richmond and Hebron. TAG DAY A tag day for the benefit of the Woodstock Children's home will be held in McHenry on Saturday. Nov. 14. (