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<r "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 85 -- No. 39 -- 2 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JANUARY 28. 1960 16' Pages -- 10c Per Copy Mil sin* and : v Meanderfyj % attended the testimonial" dinner last week for retiree postmaster, Ray McGee, and are happy to say it was one 65 those "heart warming events wc won't soon forget. Besides being a neighbor ir business, long ago we came tc know this genial, hard work ing man in his role as leader in service to the community To ^ee him surrounded by his fanmy and many friends, re ceiving the thanks of a grateful public, gave many folks the warm glow that comes with r e c o g n i t i o n o f - o u t s l a n d i n g leadership in a really fine person. We would have been disap pointed if the winter had passed without seeing one of th<(j|j> beautiful snow sculptures created by talented artists in the area. After the snow of about ten days ago, Lpretta Wilhelm fashioned a performing white bear in her front lawn, on Main street which has been attracting admiring glances. The cold weather which followed the snow preserved the work of art well, much t sei#»y. It may not be good new?, but the fact remains that based on a total estimated population of 10,205,000 persons in the state, the cost to each mar., woman and child in Illinois of the $79.8 billion spending bud get for fiscal 1961, submitted to Congress last week, is $565 CfiKied further, this means $2,260 for each family unit f four. The state will pay $5,770,- 700,000 toward this federal budget. Even before McHenry is entirely accustomed to the new dial system, we learn that in the not too distant future, a new numbering system will be pi£ into use to replace one which the telephone company feels is rapidly being outmoded. Crystal Lake and Union will be the first communities in the county, and also among the first in the state, to operate under the new plan next August. Instead of the first two letters of an exchange name, p1* five figures, being used, the new system calls for a numbering system using seven numerals. The system is called the "All-Number Calling" plan, or for short, ANC. Series of tests conducted in recent years has resulted in numerous benefits, according to the company. One is that it is easier to dial all numbers r.%jier than letters and numbers. Also, it increases dialing accuracy, for there is no mistaking the letter I for the figure 1, or "O" for the "O" (zero). There is less chance for dialing mistakes as a result of confusion arising from mispronunciation or misspelling of exchange names, and numbers can be read and understood the world over. CARS DAMAGED IN CRASH m Kotalik Studio Photo In right foreground is the car driven by Eugene Freuhd of Main street, McHenry, who was critically injured in a head-on collision with the second auto pictured, driven by Anton Blake, of Green street. The two-car crash occurred on Rt. 120, east of the city, early Saturday morning. McHENRY MAN CRITICALLY HURT IN TWO-CAR CRASH A McHenry man, Eugene F. Freund, *29, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Freund of Main street, remained in critical condition in McHenry hospital on Wednesday as the result of injuries suffered in. the head-on collision of two cars on Rt. 120, east of the city, early Saturday morning. He had not yet regained consciousness. Freund sustained a skull fracture, crushed chest and lacerations. Anton Blake of Green street, driver of the second car, suffered broken ribs and other injuries. He was treated at McHenry hospital and released Tuesday afternoon. State police investigated the accident, which occurred east of the city. The Freund car, westbound on Rt. 120, was attempting to pass an auto driven by Bertha Jager of McHenry, which was travelling in the same direction, and struck the Blake vehicle. which was east-bound. The accident occurred near the V.F.W. clubhouse about 7:30 in the morning. FIRE LEAVES WONDER LAKE FAMILY HOMELESS (Continued on page 8) Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lowrey and their five children of Birch Drive, Wonder Center, Wonder Lake, were burned out Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. by a fire which started at a leaky oil tank on the heater. The space heater had not been performing satisfactorily this winter and when the fire was noticed the couple could only evacuate the children and call the fire department. The entire first floor of the house was destroyed: as well as parts of the ceiling. The Lowreys had remodeled the upstairs and added a room recently. The family is living with his parents, the William Lowreys. THREE NEW RURAL ROUTES ADDED TO POSTAL SERVICE FEBRUARY fc CHANGES AFFECT MANY AREAS RESORT OWNER FINED FOR SELLING LIQUOR TO MINOR Everett Fowler, of Fowler's Resort, near Bald Knob, ,,was fined $100 and $14.80 in costs at a hearing held last Thursday morning, in which he was found guilty of selling beer to a minor. He also received a suspended sentence of thirty days and .was told that should he be found guilty of a second offense of this nature, he would have -to serve the sentence, plus thirty more days. A Wonder Lake vyouth of 18 was fined twenty-five dollars and $14.80 in costs for purchasing the liquor. JAMES M. LENNON NEW PRESIDENT OF McHENRY HOSPITAL James M. Lennon has been elected president of the McHenry Hospital association, succeeding Henry B. Tonyan to the post. Kinley L. Engval- HONORED AT DINNER Kotalik Studio Photo Ray McGee. third from right, is shown at the testimonial dinner given for him at the Wing 'N Fin lodge last week Wednesday night. With him, at right, are Al. Dewey of Crystal Lake, chairman of the county's new March of Dimes, and Donald Doherty, president of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce, sponsor of the dinner, At left, pictured above, are Earl R. Walsh, master of ceremonies, Mayor George P. Freund and Mrs. McGee. . In addition to honoring Mr. McGee, recently retired postmaster who served for twenty years as chairman of the McHenry March of Dimes drive, the banquet also served as a kick-off for the 1960 campaign. About 300 were in attendance. son was elect cd f i r s t vicepresident; Ralph Rennet t, second vice-president; Dr. George Alvary, secretary and Mr. Tonyan, treasurer. The officers were elected at a meeting of the hospital's hoard of directors which followed the association's annual meeting Thursday, Jan. 21. Members of the board of directors are elected by the hospital association, which is composed of individuals in the community, and the board elects the officers from its ranks; Mr. Lennon of Volo. is vicepresident and director of the Associated Beer Distributors. He is a past president of the Big Brothers, State of Illinois, and a former commander of the American Legion. He holds a l i f e - m e m b e r s h i p i n t h e i Moose and is a member of the Elks and Kiwanis clubs. For many years, Mr. Lennon was a prominent figure in the theatrical world, producing and entertaining internationally. He produced and appeared in many musicals including "Fluffy Ruffles", and built up a vast following along the vaudeville circuit through his (Continued on Page 8) Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield this past week advised Congressman Elmer J. Hoffman that the Post Office department contemplates the setting up of three new rural routes out of the McHenry post office, making nine rural The Postmaster General stated that in setting up the new ^routes, 206 patrons will receive much improved service as the result. Acting Postmaster J. W. Hettermann announced chat the increase of fifty per-cent in the rural routes will bring the total number -to nine. The change, which is anticipated to go into effect on Saturday, Feb. 6, 1960, will affect aH of the present routes. The present routes, which are now exceptionally large, will be cut, and the portions which will be taken off these routes will make up the additional three routes. Some of the main changes which will go into effect, covering the new routes are as follows; .. /• Route No. 7 will consist of Jak-Ana Heights, Pistakee Highlands apd all north rural area; Route No. 8 will be Edgebrook Heights, Orchard Heights and West Shore Beach at McCullom Lake. Route No. 9 will serve all of Island Lake and Holiday -HillS. In addition to the above, there will be some changes in areas of the present six rural routes. The routes, miles travelled, and boxes served by each of the new routes, are as follows: Rt. 1, 31.55 miles, 421 Boxes; Rt. 2, 37.55 miles, 407 boxes; Rt. 3, 30.70 miles, 481 boxes; Rt. 4, 35.20, miles, 426 boxes; Rt. 5, 28.30 miles, 505 boxes; Rt. 6 25.35 miles, 525 boxes; Rt. 7, 34.25 miles, 557 boxes; Rt. 8, 33.20 miles, 352 boxes and Rt. 9, 26.55 miles, 518 boxes. It . is anticipated that the above changes are made in the best interest of all patrons who are now on the rural routes, in that they will be smaller, and the carriers will be able tQ give the best service possible. Postmaster Hettermann stressed the importance for all concerned to be sure to use their new rural route numbers and box numbers on ail mail and to advise correspondents of th<Tir change of address. It is of utmost importance that patrons of subdivisions who use street addresses must also use the subdivision name, due to the great amount of duplication of street names in various subdivisions. All patrons whose address will be changed will be notified by the post office, in the form of a postal communication, which will be placed in their boxes upon the conversion to the new routes. AWARD WINNER Lynn Buckie has been named McHenry high school's "homemaker of tomorrow", after receiving the highest rating among senior girls in a recent test. Many Contests Await Primary The efforts of nCany organizations to interest more residents of the county in polities on all levels would seem to be made easier by the great number of candidates who have created numerous contests and giveh voters a very good reason to go to the polls. One of the most popular poster, if it may be judged by the. number of candidates, is that of state's attorney. With thte decision of State's Attorney Don A. Wicks not to seek re-election, there are four candidates in the race on. the Republican ticket. Attorneys Richard Cross and Karl Koch of Woodstock, . Atty. Roland Hetrmann of McHenry and Atty. Sol Friedman of Crystal Lake. Atty. Harold McKinney of Crystal Lake has filed for that office on the Democratic ticket. Another contest on the GOP ticket will be between Theron Ehorn of Richmond, seeking re-election as coroner, and Dr. John Goetschel of McHenry. Isadore Tuchalski of Algonquin and Eugene Heckathorne of Woodstock have filed on the Democratic side. Circuit Clerk Lester Edinger, seeking re-election on the Republican ticket, has no opposition. Irvin J. Kivedra of Cary and Robert Knox of McHenry are candidates on the Democratic ticket for that post. In the race for the state legislature from the 32nd distriQt, two Republicans, both incumbents, have filed. They are A. B. McConnell of Woodstock and John Manning of Rochelle. On the Democratic side, Ferh Carter Pierce, incumbent, of Malta, Arthur Desmond of Woodstock and Karl E. DeBarr of Kirkland filed early. Just before the deadline for filing Monday, Jesse Armstrong of Algonquin filed as a candidate. The district comprises Dekalb, Ogle, Boone and McHenry counties. One Republican candidate is in the race for Congress from the 14th district, Elmer Hoffman of Wheaton, who seeks reelection. Seeking the Democratic nomination are Hayes Beale of Lombard, Romaine Troost of Glen Ellyn and Richard Plum of Warrenville. Senator Robert McClorv of L&ke Bluff seeks re-election in the 52nd district, which includes Lake and McHenry counties. He will have two op- Dollar Days In McHenry Feb. 5-6 McHenry business men will be sponsoring their first Dollar Days of 1960 on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5 and 6. In addition to the marly seasonal items Which will be marked down during those two days, many articles for year 'round use for all members of the family will be included in the sale. So that everyone in the area will have an opportunity to select the sales that appeal most to their needs, t h e Plaindealer is printing 15,000 special Dollar Day supplements which will be in the mail next week. CHARTER NIGHT CELEBRATED BY LOCAL JAYCEES The McHenry Junior Chamber of Commerce held its c h a r t e f n i g h t d i n n e r l a s t Thursday evening at the Wing 'N Fin lodge. The state charter was presented to President Jack Yount, and all charter members of the Jaycees were invited to sign it. Local dignitaries present included Mayor George P. Freund, City Clerk Earl R. Walsh, Chief of Police Joseph Grobel, City Treasurer Thomas F. Bolger and their wives. The Junior Chamber of Commerce chapters from the various parts of the state were represented, as well as State President Ben Jones, State Representative Don Bacon and State Director Ted Browir. BURGLARS TAKE $150 TO $200 FROM SPORTSMEN'S INN (Continued on page 8) Burglars broke into Spoilsman's Inn on Main street sometime between closing time at 1 a.m. Friday morning and 5 a.m., when the tavern was opened to clean. Between $150 and $200 in change was taken. Entrance was gained through a garage in the rear, after which hooks were pulled off three doors to get into the tavern. CLEAN STREAMS MEETING The meeting of the McHenry Clean Streams group will be held at the V.F.W. clubhouse on Tuesday. Feb. 2, at 8 p.m. Incoming freshmen will take placement tests in the high school from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Feb. 9 and 10. BED SHORTAGE CONTINUES AS NO. 1 PROBLEM. MEMBERS OF HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION LEARN Bed shortages continue to be a critical problem at McHenry hospital, members of the hospital's association were told at their annual meeting Jan. 21. The association, comprising members of the community who contributed $10 or more to the hospital during the year, met to hear reports of progress and plans for the future. Following the reports of President Henry B. Tonyan, Treasurer James M. Lennon, the auditors, and Ben Underwood, hospital administrator, presented facts and figures which emphasized the greai need for more beds. "In spite of the fact that three more beds were added to the twenty-two we had at the beginning of 1959, the demand for beds far exceeded the supply," Underwood said. "Space for these three beds was provided by squeezing members of the administrative staff into smaller quarters." Increase In Patients Mr. Underwood r e p,o r t e d that admissions for the year totaled 1,500 -- a 22 percent increase over 1958. The number of emergency cases also rose more than 20 per cent. Total surgery cases doubled, and now average six operations daily. Per cent of occupancy, which is the ratio of patients to total beds, continues to hover around 90 per cent each month. The accepted operational norm is 80 per cent. As a means of meeting these demands, an all-out effort is (Continued on page 8) Conduct Polio Drive Tonight Again this year, Mrs. Gertrude Barbian will head the Mothers' March on Polio, which is being conducted in McHenry and surrounding area tonight, Jan. 28. She will be assisted by a large group of volunteer workers dedicated to collecting a sizeable sum for this worthwhile cause. Residents are asked to turn on porch lights as a welcome to the ladies who will be soliciting. At the conclusion of their house-to-house drive, they will 'report to the Legion home, where Ray Page, former city chairman, will be in charge of counting the money, assisted by several polio victims of years past. The 1960 McHenry chairman, Roland Herrmann, says that in the period since 1948, one and one-quarter millions of dollars have been spent in direct aid for treating those who have contracted the disease. In some cases, this treatment has continued for many years. Mr. Herrmann said the Women of the Moose are planning a crutch tag day on Saturday, Feb. 6, at which time small plastic crutches will be sold in the busihess sections of the city. Other collections aiding the new March of Dimes will be realized from a bowling tourn- CITY COUNCIL TO PRESENT £300.000 BOND ISSUE TO VOTERS FOR NEEDED IMPROVEMENT IN WATHt SUPPLY ICC Orders New Crossing Signals The Illinois Commerce Commission this past week • declared the McCullom Lake road grade crossing as "extra hazardous" a n d automatic flashing signals have been ordered installed. The most recent train-car fatality at the crossing occurred just one year ago this week, when Edward Liston of McCullom Lake losj his~life as his auto was struck by the Saturday afternoon train enroute to Williams Bay. The crossing, now guarded only by signs, is travelled heavily at all times of the year, and particularly during the summer months. The $8,000 project will be paid for by the North Western railway and the McHenry road district commissioner, who initiated the ICC complaint and the state grade crossing protection fund. The railroad and McHenry road district commissioner will each pay $800 and $6,400 will be drawn from the grade crossing fund. The McHenry road district Commissioner, Chuck Miller, petitioned to the Commerce Commission and the railroad to acquire these signals. Two hearings were held in November. Board Briefs At a special meeting of District 15 (grade school), held Monday evening of this week bids for the new Hilltop school northeast of the city, were opened and discussed by the board. ' They were then given to the architect, who will study them to see that everything is in order with the apparent low bidders, after which contracts will be let for general contracting, electrical, plumbing and heating. Supt. Carl Buckner, at the meeting of a week previous, informed board members that the sidewalks along Park avenue and . Green street, near Edgebrook and Junior high schools, will not be completed until spring. Because of a substantial sum of money due District 15 - $13,000 --now held in tax protest, the board found it necessary to pass a resolution for the purpose of borrowing money to meet a portion of the January bills. Mr. Buckner informed members on the progress of the four-room addition to the Junior high school, which should be completed about March 1. The four classrooms were put under construction in December. (Continued on page 8) For several years McHenryresidents have recognized the need for improvement in the c i t y w a t e r s u p p l y . A f t e r months of survey work, the City Council is how ready for action and will present the problem to the voters of the city at an election to be held Tuesday, Feb. 16. This election will seek approval of the voters for the sale of general obligation bonds in the amount of $300,000. McHenry has been considered- "lucky" by close observers when they consider that the entire city depends on one source of supply. It is pointed' out that an emergency under the present system could prove disastrous. Stress Necessity Actually, it was a notice from the Illinois Inspection Bureau that set the wheels Iff motion. This department pointed out the dire necessity of - providing an additional source of supply , and the construction of another tower. The notice set a time limit for action on (he part of the city to avoid a reclassification of the city which would result in greatly increased fire insurance rates. Consulting engineers prepared a comprehensive report on existing conditions and then prepared plans for a new well, supply tank and additional or larger mains to meet requirements. The report included an electrical resistivity survey for the purpose of locating gravel deposits relating to potential gravel-packed water well locations. Four test holes were ^drilled in various parts of the city. By far the best results were obtained at a location on El^in road at the south end of the city. The well driller stated that a gravel-packed well at this location should be capable of producing 600 to 700 ga'- lons per minute. -- Drill New Well In order to provide the iequired quantity of water for domestic consumption and fire flow, engineers recommended .that the new well be drilled [and a new 300,000 gallon tank be erected. It was also recommended that the present standpipe be utilized for fire flow by installing booster pumping station. New supply mains at some points are also required. Engineer's plans call for a new tower to be located in Cooney Heights, an area that is sadly in need of water pressure. The network would, of course, provide a better supply in all points , of the city. City officials report that they are now faced with a problem that cannot be ignored. Adequate water sU|>- ply is a real necessity and it is the hope of those responsible that the voters will give their approval to the plan which has been studied for several weeks. Support the March of Dimes VIEW POOL SKETCH (Continued on page 8) Kotalik Studio Photo . Boys and girls of McHenry--112 in all--gathered at the Community Methodist church basement last week to see,, nine members of the McHenry Junior Police unit named sergeants. They also enjoyed a film on "The River Beyond," an interesting story of boating and fishing. At 'eft in the above picture are Bruce Domoto, 10, and Chief Joseph Grobel, who was instrumental in forming the new Junior police. At right are Linda Dusthimer, 11, arid Billy Bolger, 9. Shown in center is William Pries, one of the leaders in the fund drive for a swimming pool, which Mr. Grobel believes will be an asset to members of the young people's police unit in their recreational program, as well as to all children of the community. s Mr. Pries showed an artist's sketch of the proposed pool and explained some of the features which would be of special interest to these young folks. MOTHERS MARCH ON POLIO TONIGHT f