« "Serving The Chain-OrlaJces Region Since |875" Volume 85 -- No. 36 -- 2 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JANUARY 7.-J959 16; Pages -- 10c Per Copy Maybe it's just because we're" an animal lover, but man's, best friend and a number of othe;rs. less publicized, mad£ some of our' favorite stories' during 1959. We especially liked the incident in Brooklyn when a grocery store was robbed and the w tchdog calmly watched. The stye watchdog bit the police captain in the leg when the officer was making hrs. investigation. Another twist in the "man bites dog" story was given in a prison camp in Waycross, Ga., when bloodhounds dug under the prison fences and escaped. Prisoners were used to round, up the dogs. jThird and last of our favorrws concerned a parrot in Charlotte, N.C., which squawked o u t : " B o y s t e a l i n g , b o y stealing!" when a youth attempted to remove a radio from a hobby shop. Money is the most popular item to disappear in larceny cases, but 1959 had its share of other strange losses. For instance, a crystal ball fs stolen from a fortune tellin Warwick, R.I., and thirty- six diapers, five bed pads and eight pairs of rubber pants . were stolen from a store in West Union, Ohio. An opportunist in Fulton, N. Y., gave his girl an engagement ring he had stolen from the girl's grandmother. Thieves ^re ingenious people wherever they live, and will im almost anything for their "trade". For instance, in Poland two thdeves^'bought up a number of ^portraits of Karl Marx, painted halos over his head, find when arretted were doing a saintly business selling the retouched portraits in front of a monastery, as portraits of St. Joseph. But there is also honor Eong thieves* After numerous fts in a Columbus, Ohio, penitentiary, an editorial appeared in the penitentiary paper: "We are appealing to each inmate to help eliminate these low-type Characters that are in our midst." Our ownx oommunity has not been without shoplifting in the pre-Christmas season, but no one has had the imagination to $'nk up the alibis used elsewhere. One who was picked up with a dressed chicken in Paooima, Oalif., explained that he had put the chicken under his shirt to keep it warm. And two youths in Niles, Mich., caught with a stolen car, told authorities they had only borrowed it because hitchhiking was against the law. And so it goes! We start on new yt»ar, but the stories that make news in 1960 will probably bear a striking resemblance to those which give us a chuckle today as we look at the idiosyncrasies of the human race. GROWTH AND PROGRESS IN McHENRY AREA RENEWED WITH LOOK BACK AT LAST DECADE The city's street department has been receiving the congratulations of many drivers ifj the department's speedy and excellent job of cleaning the streets of snow after the recent, holiday storm. There, is one consolation in entering the winter's worst month. We know McHenry drivers will be among the first in this part of the state to be on the road again as the refeult of efforts on their behalf by the city. Sl^There must hive been a bit of reflected pride for Mrs. R. M. Fleming as she watched the half-time performance of the University of Wisconsin band at the Rose Bowl game New Year's day. The band's director is Ray Dvorak, a cou sin of Mrs. Fleming, who is well known nationally in the field of band music. fci McHenry poljce have cautioned against pedestrians crossing in the middle of the block, and ask that at crossings they walk only on signal. They also, warn against the danger of crossing in non-controlled areas, particularly in the hours after dark. In the pre-Christmas shopp i n g w e e k s , p f f i c e r s w e r e ^Mvare of an increasing number J? violations in the business districts, and hope that a caution will prevent accidents during the dark winter days ahead. . This month we begin not only a new year, but also a new decade. It is interesting to look ahead and contemplate' some of the changes which will continue to make McHenry a progressive and growing community, 1 It is interesting, too. to look back on the many changes which have taken place in the past ten years -- a period marked by the fastest growth and progress ever seen ,in the city's lonfT history. - Our first look is back to 1950, when the beginning of the building boom prompted the City Council to pass a zoning ruling to keep the city free from unsightly structures. For much the same reason -- growth-- they .approved parking meters for the business sectiohs. The year 1950 was the twelve-month period that saw a new fire houstg erected at Wonder Lake. It was also the year that Island Lake became incorporated. The need for more schools to meet growing needs was. beginning to be felt, and on a below zero night in January, open house was held in the first addition to the McHenry high school. The consolidated grade school was still under construction at the time. 1951 The following year found the first steps taken toward assuring the city a new library when the Tesch property was purchased. It was also the year McHenry became the home of a first class post office. The city had a Business Men's association that year, and members\undertook a huge scrap metal and paper drive so that new street lights could be installed in the near future. The year ended on the sad note that there had been more casualties in the Korean war thus tar than in the first full year of World War II. 1952 Many folks remember 1952 as the time the penny post card became two cents for the sec- TWO FIRES ON SUNDAY RESULT IN LITTLE DAMAGE ond time since it was first used in the U.S. in 1873. The summer of that year found drownings taking their toll of life in the Fox river. So numerous were deaths in this manner that the City Council and. other organizations took action to maintain a lifeguard at the beach. The Council also heard plans for a new subdivision south of the city, and later in the year approved the annexation of Edgebrook Heights. It was in 1952 that traffic, at the intersection of Green street and Rt. 120 became regulated by other means than a police officer, with four-way traffic signs being installed, It was in 1952, also, that Mc- Cullom Lake made a bid for incorporation, a bid which lost favor at the polls by a vote of 155 to 126. Educational needs continued to be met as St. Patrick's new school was dedicated on Oct. 26. For many people, 1952 would best be remembered as the year Dwight Eisenhower was elected president. ^ 1953 New businesses continued to open their doors with increasing frequency in the early weeks and months of 1953. It was early in the year that the Chamber of Commerce, which replaced the. Business Men's association, voted to change store hours, with a recommendation that they be closed Wednesdays instead of Thursdays. Recreation for youth became a chief topic of conversation at many organization meetings, and plans for an extensive program went forth in March. Churches, like schools, felt the cramping, condition resulting from too many people in not enough room, and so it wa% on May 11 that the Methodist church held a kick-off meeting on their building fund drive. To better accommodate the voting public, four new precincts were established in the Two fires, neither of which was - serious, required the attention of local fire fighters in the early hours of Sunday morning. The first, which occurred about 1:30 a.m., resulted from an overheated oil stove at Wolf's Bait shop on Rt. 120, east of the city. It was noticed by members of the Wolf family, who reside near the shop. Firemen reported no damage. About 7 o'clock in the morning, they were called to a Lakeland Park home rafter a floor furnace flooded and started a blaze. There--was / a limited), amount /of smoke damage, as well as damage to the furnace. Postal Drivers Award Winners Adult Farmer Classes Begin Adult farmer classes will be held, agairu^this year at the M c H e n r y h i g h s c h o o l . T h e first meeting will be Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. The first session will consist of information and discussion on jiew developments in animal nutrition and management. Later, sessions will, be on operation and care of electric motors and some upto- date information on agricultural chemicals. , ' For more information, inter nested persons may contact one of the following agricultural advisory members: Jack Fleming, Henry Stilling, Art Stilling, Wilfred Blake. Sr., IjJYd Wickman, Hank Tomlinson, Dick Anderson and Bob Knox. Jr. ETTA ROSENBERGER TO OBSERVE 96TH BIRTHDAY JAN. 12 Miss Etta Rosenberger, believed to be" McHenry's oldest resident, will observe her ninety-sixth birthday anniversary on Tuesday, feJan. 12. In KICK-OFF MEETING MARKS 0PENM6 OF FUND DRIVE FOR JOHNSBURG RESCUE SQUAD HOME Continued on Page 5 PROGRESS NOTED AS CLEAN STREAMS GROUP STARTS YEAR The January meeting of the M c H e n r y • C o u n t y C l e a n Streams Committee was held at the city hall oh Tuesday evening of this week, at which time a progress report on the new sewer system in the McHenry Country Club subdivision was given. Various complaints were discussed- and action for corrective measures were suggested. Mail Box 333, McHenry, is available for any report on violations or other information which may be of concern to the Clean Streams group. LOCAL ATTORNEY NAMED OFFICER OF BAR ASSOCIATION * Army Specialist Robert C. Jorgensen of Schiller Park, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans K. Jorgensen of Spring Gfove, Joseph A. Conerty, Jr., a Woodstock attorney, was elected president of the McHenry County Bar association for the coming year at the association's regular meeting held last week. Conerty was graduated from the Notre Dame Law Schools Other officers elected for the coming year include Richard Cross of Woodstock, vicepresident; and James Mclntee, who maintains offices in Richmond1 and. McHenry, who was elected to the office of secretary- treasurer. Trustees elected were James H. Weir of Harvard, C. Russell Allen of Cary and Karl Koch, Woodstock. The local bar association is composed of attorneys practicing in McHenry county and is dedicated to maintaining the integrity of the legal ^ profession.- NAME SERGEANTS FOR JUNIOR POLICE UNIT ON JAN. 19 "One World In Song" Theme 01 Choral Group The McHenry Choral club will begin rehearsals for the spring season on Monday evening, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m. in the high school nlusic room Anyone who would like to join for participation in the May concert is invited to attend! The theme for the spring program is "'One World In Song", and practice will begin immediately with the concert in mind. REMIND MOTORISTS OF DEADLINE FOR LICENSE PLATES With the holiday season past the Feb. 15 deadline for display of 1960 motor vehicle license plates suddenly looms closer, Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier pointed out to motorists this week. Only $dx weeks remain to get this year's plates on the v e h i c l e s . F o r m o t o r i s t s who submit their applications by mail, this means there are only four weeks to send the application to Springfield, because during the peak period two weeks are usually required for processing of applications and delivery of plates, Mr. Carpentier said. Continued on Page 5 .The McHenry Junior Police will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday evening, Jan. 19, in the Community Methodist church Hasement. Police Chief Grobe! will appoint sergeants for each district during the meeting Refreshments will be served. Young people from 6 through 12 in age are eligible to join JUDGE ALLOWS TAXPAYERS TIME TO COMPLY WITH RULE About 800 taxpayers in the Algonquin area were represented in the second of two tax protest hearings last week in county court at Woodstock before Judgfc James H. Cooney. A motion, of the state's attorney's office to dismiss the cases and waive a county court rule established ' by Judge Cooney on Aug. 31, requiring protesters , to file duplicate copies of tax receipts along with a copy of the protest, was overruled by the judge himself. He continued the cases for thirty days to permit compliance with the rule for furnishing duplicate protest forms. Postmaster J. W. Hettermann has announced receipt of an award, signed by Robert R. Justis, director of the U.S. mail service in the Illinois- Michigan .postal region, stating that McHenry city post office drivers have earned the 1959 post office regional operations director's award for safety. In accepting the awards, Postmaster Hettermann said, "McHenry postal drivers performed their driving assignments with care and courtesy and we are proud to have been singled out for this honor." The drivers and their years for which individual awards were given include Charles J. Brda, thirteen years; Robert B. Hess, two years; Thomas L Law-son, two years; Paul L; Patzke, ten years; Henry A Reese, sax years; E. P. Scfaaefer, three years; George A. Stock, thirteen years; Richard J. Weber, ten years; Thomas H. Wiles, three years; and H S. Klehls, one year. Individual safe driver awards are presented to* accident free employees based on their ex perience each and .are in addition to the group performance award by the regional operations director. Mr. Justtus said, "It is my sincere wish that your office willl repeat and even improve your safety record next year, so I may again have the chance to say thanks to you for contributing to the regional improvements in safety activi ties." - CEREBRAL PALSY MEETING The next United Cerebral Palsy meeting will be held at the North school in Crystal Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 8 p.m. All members are asked to attend to receive their membership cards, and anyone elsfe interested is invited to come and become active in this worthy organization. HOLD TESTIMONIAL DINNER JANUARY 2C FOR RAY McGEE Plans are progressing for the testimonial dinner honoring Ray McGee of MrHenry, which wili be held at the Wing 'n Fin lodge on Wednesday evening. Jan. 20. The dinner also marks the kick-off galhering for the county March of Dimescampaign. Mr. McGee, who only a few weeks ago retired as postmaster in the city, served for twenty years as McHenry chairman of the annual polio campaigns# and also served a number of years as vice-chairman in the county/ TieJcets for the dinner may be obtained at the office of the Chamber of Commeive at 532 Main street, or from one of the committee, A. J. Wirtz, Gertrude Barbian, William Burfeindt and Donald Doherty. 108-YEAR-OLD CHURCH HAS FIRST FULL TIME PASTOR YOUNG PEOPLE INJURED AS CAR HITS EMBANKMENT Charles M. Croasdale, 17, of the McHenry area and a pas- 5&nger in his car, Carol Netzel. of Crystal Lake suffered injuries in an accident which' occurred New Year's day morning on Rt. 31. two miles north of Highway 176. According to state police. Croasdale was driving . south when he fell asleep at the wheel. His car left the road, ran up an embankment and then crossed the highway on the other side. Miss Netzel suffered a broken collarbone and -Croasdale had lacerations. RT. 14 BYPASS It was disclosed this past w e e k t h a t c o n s t r u c t i o n on t h e highway 14 bypass • around Woodstock is expected to start late next summer. Gov. Strather long lifetime, she has resided for eighty-one years in this community, and for several years has made her home at the Villa Rest home. Miss Rosenberger, who has been confined to bed for almost four years, was a talented seamstress until her retirement. Her father will be remembered by old time residents as a barbier whose shop was located on the site of the present Krause home on east Elm street. She has long been a member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church and of the Ladies' Aid society, where she acquired many friends who extend congratulations on her anniversary. INSTALL WORLD. WAR I VETERANS IN" OFFICE TONIGHT Julius J. Gruenfeld will be installed as commander of the Veterans of World War I, McHenry Barracks, at the meet ing to "be held tonight, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m. at the Legion home Others to be installed are Edward Cannon, senior vice commander; Lester Bacon, ju hior vice-commander; George Knight, quartermaster; Alfred P o u s e , j u d g e a d v o c a t e ; F o r d Hanford, chaplain; and Nick B. Freund, trustee. A business meeting will also be held during the evening. DR. GARNER TALKS TO MENTAL HEALTH GROUP ON FRIDAY There will be an important open meeting of the McHenry County Mental Health association on Friday evening, Jan. 8. at the Central school auditorium, 131 Paddock street, Cryston's 1960 Illinois highway pro- | tal Lake, at 8:15 p.m. gram includes $2,251,000, cost of the entire bypass. two HOSPITALS SET DATES FOR ANNUAL MEETINGS; PUN ACTIVITY REVIEW. FUTURE WORK the The annual meeting of the! The forty-fifth annual meet McHenry, Hospital association | ing of Memorial Hospital for will be held Jan. 21 at 7:15 j McHenry County at Woodstock p.m., at McHenry high school, will be held on Jan. 26. A memaccording to Henry B. Tonyan. < bership drive is under way to president of the hospital's add new members before that board of directors. 1 date. More than 225 individuals in Yearjy membership dues in the Memorial Hospital association are only five dollars the members determine Guest speaker for the evening will be Dr. H. H. Garner, chief of the department of neurology and psychiatry at the University of Chicago medical school. All members of the association and residents of McHenry county who are interested are invited to attend. ILLNESS ENDS IN DEATH OF. LILLIAN POWERS Announcement comds from the Community M e t ho d i S t church of Greenwood, stating that it has its first full time minister in its 108-year history. Rev. John Paul Eddy becomes, the first minister . to serve the single charge of Greenwood. He is a graduate of Garrett Biblical Institute and the University of Minnesota, and is now finishing his master's degree at Northwestern university after completing the B.S. and B.D. degrees. During the past year, Rev. Eddy served both Greenwood and Ringwood churches as a pastor-student, and of late. Greenwood as a student minister. ^ The Community Methodist church is located in the village of Greenwood, one of the oldest settlements in the county. UNEXPECTED DEATH OF 7-WEEK-OLD ^ABY MOURNED Penny Lynn Cisewski, 7- week-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs,, Donald Cisewski of 117 Country Lane, Eastwood Manor, was found dead in her'crib about 9:30 Tuesday morning^ Jan. 5. An inhalator was brought to the home immediately, .but all efforts to revive her failed. Coroner Theron Ehorn conducted an investigation which resulted in a verdict of death due to a case of acute pneumonia. The baby had been under a doctor's care the last of the week, but had apparently fully recovered by Sunday. In addition to the parents, the child i& survived by a brother, Paul, 2'£ years old; the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Mason of Nelson. Wis., and Mr. and Mrs. "Bud" Cisewski of Trempealeau, Wis.; also two great-grandmothers. The Mass of the Angels is being read at St. Paul's Episcopal church at 11 o'clock this (Thursday) morning, with burial in Woodland cemetery. The Illinois Department of P u b l i c H e a l t h r e p o r t e d t h a t nearly 9 per- cent of the state's urban population is now served u by approved water supply fa - the newly formed organization, cilities. the community are members of the association, having contributed $10 or more to the hospital during the year ended Dec. 15. At the annual meeting, members will hear about activities of the hospital during the past year as well as plans for the future. Election of directors will also take place. The McHenry Hospital association is the Electing body for the hospital. This groupp elects a board of directors which supervises operation of the institution: Members of the board currently serving are: Ralph Bennett. Joseph A. Conerty, Jr., -Kinley L. Engvalson, James M. Lennon, Henry B. Tonyan, Drs. George Alvary and Lee Gladstone. Board Sets Policies This seven-man board of business and professional men sets hospital policies, appoints members of the medic&l staff and is responsible to the community for providing an outstanding facility for their use, They also select the administrator, the key man in the hospital's operations, who reports directly to the board. (Continued On Page 5) the policies and elect the board of trustees. Seven members to the board are to be elected at the January 20 meeting. Among those whose terms expire are William Tittle, William Carroll, Jr., and Rev. Robert Hooker, all of Woodstock; plus Charles Ridgway of Crystal Lake. None of these men are eligible for re-election as each has served two terms of three years each and the by-laws of the hospital association specify that no person can serve more than twp successive terms at one time. Raymond Kohl of Woodstock and Benjamin Winn of Richmond have served three years each and are recommended for re-election by the nominating committee which is headed by Clem Jones of Crystal Lake. Mrs. Alice Joslyn's tenure on Friends were sorry to learn of the death Wednesday morning, Jan. 6. at McHenry hospital of Mrs. Lillian J. Powers, 67, of 806 Center street. She ancj had been confined to the hospital for only a day and a half but previously spent three weeks in the Oak Park hospital- Lillian Powers was born Sept. 15, 1892, in Marinette, Wis.. daughter of Louis and Josephine Larson Pouse. Former residents of McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Powers returned three years ago after residing in Crystal Lake for twenty years. Her husband. Raymond, preceded her in death Dec. 23. 1958. She is survived by one son, Raymond, of Pekin,- 111.; her brother, Alford Pouse, who made his home with her; and one grandchild. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. The body rests at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home, where services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. George Martin of the the board automatically ceased , Communit Methodist church when she stepped down from ; offidati Buria, will be in the office of president of the Woodland cemetery. woman s auxiliary to the hospital. Automatically, the new president of the woman's group, Mrs. Mary Tittle, becomes a member of the board as prescribed by the association's by- (Continued On Page 5) While the nation chalked up a new record in traffic fatalities for a three-day New Year holiday, the city of McHenry and the gounty remained free of deaths on the highway. LOCAL COUPLE OBSERVES 5OTH ANNIVERSARY Lesler Adamses In Business For -Over Thirly Years Two of McHenry's best known residents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Adams, in business locally for over thirty years, will hold open house from 2 to 8 p.m. at their home at 513 Waukegan road in observance of their golden wedding anniversary. In 1926 they moved to the Pistakee Bay area, where Mr. Adams helped build the Pistaqua Heights golf course. The following fall they purchased the McHenry Laundry, at the site just east of the present Trolex plant on Elm street. The laundry burned in the winter of f932, after which they operated the business from their home for several years until purchasing the old creamery building on Crystal Lake road. In November of 1959 Mi- Adams sold his business to a Chicago firm. However, a son, Lester, Jr., continues to follow the trade and now operates the laundry route. Mr. Adams is still active, workin'g in the laundry office During his many years in bus iness, his wife helped in many ways. Besides serving as an inspiration when the business was started, she also made all the towels duVing the time he maintained a linen route. Wed In Chicago Lester Adams and Pauline G. Clinge were married Jan. 10, 1910, in Chicago and during their first married years lived on a farm at Barrington, where their daughter, Eva (Mrs. Lester Bacon) was born In 1912 they moved near Stevens Point, Wis., where they remained for eleven years, and where their two sons. Vale and Lester, Jr., were born. They returned to Barrington (Continued on Page 5) A kick-off meeting for workers iit the campaign for t h e new J o h n s b u r g r e s c u e squad building fund was held last week, with a high note of enthusiasm shown among those who will be solici^ng\or money to erect the new building. Ground has been broken for the structure, wmch is located on Bridge View drive in Johnsburg," The campaign is being undertaken to provide money to erect an adequate building to allow for the normal expansion of the squad to serve residents of the community more efficiently. Cost of the building as estimated by the committee, is $7,500. \ There will w? no contractor. Members of the squad, as wrell as many generous people working in the building tragus/contractors, etc., have volunteered to do most of the labor connected with this projects All they need is the material which can be provided with contributions. Pledges may be paid in quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments stretched over a three-year period. Other payment plans can be arranged. * Gift Opportunities The committee announced, that there are also many op- , port unities for memorials in major parts o? the buildingj as well as gifts of .equipment Campaign workers can provide donors with lists from which to make a suitable selection. No members of the squad* have ever received any compensation or remuneration for any service performed. They answer any emergency call free of charge. The Johnsburg rescue squad was originated in September of 1952 with donations from generous residents in the surrounding community, tt was incorporated uaider ftie VawB of the state in March of 1953 ai provided by the "general notfor- profit corpo.ration act". The squad was organised "to maintain and develop an emergency rescue squad volunteer service for the benefit- of the Johnsburg, Pistakee, McHenry area, including, but not fimified to, the purchase and maintenance of emergency equipment in units, the training of volunteer workers and such other acts necessary to create and operate a rescue service for emergencies involving* accidents on water or land". Acts In Emergencies Since that time the squad has acted in approximately 150 emergencies each year, including highway, water and home accidents, emergency maternity cases, heart attacks, etc. Operating expenses and additional equipment required are paid from the proceeds of the annual dance and from contributions of generous friends. The yearly operating expense of the squad, without the purchase of new equipment, covering such items as insurance, garage rent, maintenance costs, etc.. amount to approximately $1,600. The estimated value of the squad to date is approximately $8,000. Increasing Need Through the years since the squad has been in existence, there has been an increasing need for an adequate building to house the truck and equips ment. Members of the squad have realized the need for time and in February of 195$ purchased a site in a centralized geographical location with the thought of a future building. The increasing need fof adequate facilities immediately ^forced the squad to start an organized campaign for a building fund at this time. NAMED TO STATE BOARD Word has been received that Gov. William Stratton has appointed Daniel A. Justen as A member of the board of examiners on funeral directing and embalming in the Department of Registration and Education. He was one of' four new appointees and succeeds Harlan A. Williamson of Jacksonville, 111. PHONES DAMAGED Telephones were torn from the walls in two public phone booths, one at the North Western railway station and the other at Schreiner's service station, in the last few days. Police warn that there is a heavy fine for anybne found guilty of such destruction.