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MTHE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 85 -- No. 44 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, MARCH 3. 1960 18 Pages -- 10c Per Copy Meanderin' Some folks just can't escape work, even on vacation. Such was the case this past months when Mr. and l$rs. Alex Justen enjoyed a month away from McHenry. The male mem- Of the family thought he had left any association with the U.S. post office and carrying mail far behind until he joined O^group taking a side trip, by; rmtie, into the Grand Canyon' As the trip progressed slowly, the .guide looked at the animal on which Alex was sitting and observed that he was carrying the pouch of mail. Residents in that area have delivery only about twice a wqek. ; It was the same old job, b^it mule power had been iwbstftuted. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Arvidson of Lake wood subdivision, Mc- Cullom Lake, have just returned from a two and onehalf months' visit with relatives in Sweden. They report an enjoyable visit, and winter weather that compares to that o u r p a r t o f " t h e U n i t e d ites. McHenry joins the rest of the nation in awaiting the regular ten-year census, which begins in just one month. During the hundreds of years since this census began, the census taker has been getting more personal all the time. It was easy back in the dav* the andent Romans, who simply counted noses and property, chiefly for the purpose of taxation. 'Way back in 1790, history tells us that the fledgling government of our own country gent 6ut seventeen marshals and a few hundred assistants to count the population in order to provide a basis for taxjwr the states and to determine me humber of representatives thev'would have in Congress. W>1I --times have changed, and In 1850 there, was the first great invasion of privacy when census takers began to write dowri the names of all people in thte country, further classifying them according to age, sex, r'ace and place of birth. ^t wasn't long before they- ^nted to know occupations, e d u c a t i o n a l s t a t u s , i n c o m e , marital status, etc. This year, they say, will find them learning whether we're really keeping up with the Joneses. A sample of the population will be asked whether they own a washing machine a clothes dryer, food freezer etc., including the rumher of cars in the family garage. (I Our best wishes to the fn- (Continued on Page 8) OPEN CLUB ADDITION Consider Four For Postmaster Kotalik Studio Photo Commander Elmer Miller, holding ribbon at left, and Gene Dobyns look on as Mayor George' Freund cuts ribbon marking the official opening of the new addition to the Veterans of Foreign Wars clubhouse, which took place last Saturday. Daisy Smith, president of the V.F.W. auxiliary, at right of Mayor Freund, also assisted at the ribbon cutting service. FORESIGHT OF NEWLY FORMED PLAN ASSOCIATION PRAISED FOR FUTURE GOOD OF Interviews and an investigation of applicants for the position of postmaster at McHenry are being conducted in behalf of the U.S. Civil Service Commission. Being considered for the post are James W. Hettermann, acting postmaster; Carl N. Lauman, Thomas L. Lawson and George J. Werner. The matters which the Civil Service Commission chief considers in grading applicants includes kind, extent and su,ccess of experience; extent of public contact and Success in dealing with the public, etc." After careful 'consideration, the Civil Service Commission certifies the names of the three highest eligibles for appointment in the classified service by the president, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The investigator makes no recommendation on those found most eligible, that decision resting with the U.S. Civil Service Commission in Washington, D.C., based on facts obtained. DR. B. J. MASSOUDA NAMED TO FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCllOOL RARE BLOOD TYPE HURRIED TO CITY; PATIENT IMPROVES An example of modern methods employed to save life was carried out this week, the story hiving its closing words in McHenry hospital. fStanton Albright of Round Lake urtderwent major surgery at the hospital Tuesday morning, and surgeons feared that the necessary rare type of blood on hand might not be adequate. They called Michael Reese hospital in Chicago, and within minutes a chain of events began which ended with a quantity of the blood being delivered., to the McHenry hospital in early afternoon. State police left the Chicago hospital, turned over the package to other officers at Eden's highway, later gave it to other officers on the Toll road and again tc police in this area. After three exchanges of the package, the blood was delivered in one hour and forty minutes. Hearing Marks Another Step In Progress Toward New Sewer System; Work May Begin By Middle Of May GOV. STRATTON TO VISIT COUNTY DURING CAMPAIGN McHENRYCOUNTY "It is better to be a little ahead than a lot behind," said Paul Opperman, executive director of the Northeastern Illinois Planning commission as he addressed the more than 100 members of the Eastern McHenry County Plan association and other interested citizens who attended the first annual meeting held at Crystal Lake's Czecho lodge or Tuesday evening. Mr. Opperman told the large crowd that this is the first rural county to set up a citizens' association that is not connected with any governmental body. He addecf^thal the local group will be used as an example for other areas to follow. State-wide groups of this type are badly needed. Mr. Opperman explained, and said thai I good planning by citizens al Three persons were injured, , this time will mean the tyjx It was announced this week that -(Governor William G. Stratton will include Woodstock on his primary election campaign that will take him into more than seventy communities during the next five weeks. The campaign has been described as a one-car caravan, and he is due to stop in Woodstock on March 18. No information on the type of meeting to be held has been revealed. SUFFER MINOR INJURIES IN ONE WEEKEND ACCIDENT Dr. Benjamin J. Massouda, 702 Center street, McHenry, has been appointed to the faculty of Chicago Medical School as associate in medicine. Dr. Massouda is a native of Cairo, Egypt. He received his medical degree at Cairo university and interned at Cairo University hospital and St Luke's hospital, New Bedford, Mass. PLANE CRASH TAKES LIFE OF FOX LAKE MAN Frank W. Golobish, 29; of Fox Lake Hills, Lake Vill^, ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD ATTENDS VFW CEREMONY An enthusiatic crowd of more than " 400 persons gathered at the V.F.W. clubhouse last Saturday evening to take part in the opening of the fourth addition to the clubhouse in the past twelve years. The actual ribbon cutting ceremony began at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, with Mayor George P. Freund officiating at the ceremony, witnessed mainly by members of the post and auxiliary. Mayor Freund returned for : Mary's hall Monday morning the evening program, which ; far a kick-off breakfast before followed a smorgasbord. He } the start of their campaign, and other speakers. Fifth Dis- ! Each was presented with a kit trict Commander Gordon Fields ! a"d witnessed a training film of Elgin and Donald Doherty, i which would help in the house RED CROSS BEGINS DRIVE IN IMS AREA Goal of $3,250 Sought In Month Long Campaign Leaders in the annual March Red Cross drive, which started t h i s w e e k a n d c o n t i n u e s throughout the month, were named just prior to the campaign. Gertrude Barbian and Verona Kent share responsibility for the drive for funds in the residential districts, while Donald Weingart is in charge of business collections. Other chairmen include Marie Howe, McCullom Lake; E. J. Eternick, Eastwood Manor; Michael Scheafer, Johnsburg; Mi's. J. K. Rodarmel. Pistakee Highlands; Mrs. Johr. Gray, Lakemoor; Eileen Longf i e l d , H o l i d a y H i l l s ; D a i s y Smith, McHenry Shores; Mrs. Norman Eggert, Edgebrook Heights; Mrs. Leona Fantus, Lilymoor. Set Goal A goal of $3,250 has been set for the McHenry area. About seventy-five chairmen and workers gathered in St Democrats Hold Rally In City William E. Clark, House Democratic majority . leader, will be the principal speaker at the McHenry county Democratic dinner and rally on March 5. He is his party's choice for Attorney General of Illinois. , The meeting sponsored by the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee, will be held at the American Legion home in McHenry. Other speakers will be Douglas Anderson, executive secretary to the Honorable Paul Douglas, United States senator; Michael J. Howlett, candidate for state auditor; and James Ronan, state chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee. The four candidates for state representative, the two candidates for state senator and the three candidates for representative in Congress and local candidates will be asked to say a few words. Dinner will be served by the Legion auxiliary from 6:30 to 8:15. The public is invited to the dinner and to the speaking. Ernest Tuohey Heads Kent Acres Association died last week when his light plane crashed near Piper Cityabout forty-five miles worth of Champaign. Tt}eA.Wy,of insurance executive was founcj near the burned wreckage of his plane late Friday after an all-dav ground and air search. Golobish disappeared the previous Wednesday night after taking off from a private air j storage room president of the Chamber of Commerce, talked of the outstanding work of the veterans' group in the community In recent years. Other organizations represented* 'at the program ^were the McHenry Legion Post, the V.F.W. of Woodstock and the Fox Valley Riders. The latest addition includes a new general lounge, members' lounge, wash rooms and to house canvass. State Trooper Robert Stroening, 30, of Round Lake was killed last Friday night when his car collided with a milk truck on Rt. 132, a' mile -west of the toll road in Lake county. The Kent Acres Improvement association held election of new officers at their last meeting. Ernest Tuohey was named president; Robert Putn a m . v i c e - p r e s i d e n t ; L o r i e Mrotz, J^,, secretary; and Stan Gustafson, treasurer. Board members include Morris Ketchum, six months; Jim Potts, one-year4; and Don Carlson, one and one-half year term. but none seriously, in an accident which occurred early on Sunday. In another one-car crash, the driver escaped unhurt. The Sunday morning accident took place at the inter- (Continued on Page 8) McHENRY HIGH SBHIB AS OfTICUl PROJECT TALENT SCHOOl TO DETERMINE YOUTH APTITUDES members of the senior class who will have graduated and of community in which we an: our children will live in thv future. Many of those who attended w e r e s u r p r i s e d t o l e a r n t h a t McHenry county has grown 62 per cent in population sincc 1950. At the present time, ac cording to Mr. Opperman, it seems that this growth will be even larger in the years ahead Explain Organization Harold Bacon, president ot the newly formed group, explained that the association was incorporated as a nonprofit organization comprising the unincorporated areas of Dorr, Nunda, McHenry ami part of Algonquin townships 4 ] -- The Project TALENT Office of the University of Pittsburgh. , supervising a national survey j gone out to of the abilities and aptitudes j or to employ of American youth, this we<*k tory and office, quer^ careful planning in the future announced that McHenry Com- ! as to their occupation and mmunity high school has been selected as an official project TALENT; school. All the students of this high £hool a^e scheduled to receive a two-d^y series of tests designed by some of the leading educational researchers of the country;as part of the first national inventory of the aptitudes afid abilities of American youth. Approximately 460,000 high school students, drawn from all of the fifty stated, will participate in this representative census which tests ffcung people not only for their ability in Ordinary school work, but for their basic aptitudes. The studehts are also asked a wide range of general information questions based on current events and general knowledge which a person gets from outof- school sources. further schooling NHe further explained the need or to employment in farm, fac- >for such a group for sound and ice. will be quei'fprT Cc Robert Morris of the Lake terest in further training and : C o u n t y P l a n a s s o c i a t i o n w a s e d u c a t i o n . E a c h o f t h e f o u r j p r e s e n t t o c o m p l i m e n t t h e classes .tested will be followed < group on its formation, and ofup. According to the plan of ! fered any assistance his own this survey, administered by , association might be able to the University of Pittsburgh. , give. with funds from the office of ; Original plans for formation education and other federal of the local group were made agencies, it should be possible to learn a great deal about the educational system of America and about the talents of American youth by testing them one year and then following up a year, and several years, later By this means the planners of the inventory hoj>e to learn how educational background i and interests work together to ; lead various kinds of talents into various professions. j For each student, sixty-five I scores. 800 items of informa- I tion regarding plans, prefer- 1 ences and backgrounds, and There ^ill be follow-up stu- i 300 items describing his <iocal dies, it Was said by Principal j school guidance and education- «arvin Martin, who made ' al programs will be recorded e announcement here. "on magnetic tape. A follow-up studv will compare these fae- Fdllow Up Tests :-- One vear from now. the (Continued on page 8) three years ago, but abandoned due to a lack of f-unds. Richard Babcock reported that there will be two classes of members, those classified as regular, of which there will bt no more than fifty, and associate members. Regular memberships. with voting privileges, will have dues of $10 a year, while associate memberships will be $5. The possibility of using students from Northwestern university to conduct the .survey was discussed, and it was revealed that the cost might be as much as one-third less than it would be with a professional service. Harley Mackeben. chairman of the county board of superi Continued on page Si field near Round Lake to fly to Champaign, a forty-five minute trip. His disappearance was not reported to authorities until Thursday night. About 8 o'clock Wednesday night a Piper City farmer saw placed twelfth m the stat< flames and attempted to reach j community service^work^ the source, but bad weather i forced him to give up. When hearing about the missing i plane on Friday, he. went out j Annual Freshmen Night will again and discovered t h e j be held at the McHenry high wreckage about 3 in the after- school on Monday evening, noon. March. 14. Details will appear His wife and three small in next week's issue of the children survive. Plaindealer. Credit for the extensive expansion program, as well as the* vefy worthwhile service work, is shared equally by the post and by its auxiliary unit. One recent year the post iji state in FRESHMEN NIGHT SCHOOl DISTRICT 156 PUNS FOR 100 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS TO ENROLL BY NEXT SEPTEMBER Kick-Off Meeting. March 7 To Precede Hospital Fund Drive On the eve of McHenry hosoital's $200,000 fund raising ; drive, to begin Monday. March 7. several hundred committee j members will gather for a , kick-off meeting at McHenry Country club at 6:30 p.m., ac- j "ording to Mayor George P. i Freund. general chairman. | Major phases of the cam- , paign will include solicitation of larger donations by the pattern gifts committee, headed ; by James M. Lennon, as wel' I as approaches to business j EDUCATORS TO HOLD ANNUAL MEET MARCH 11 Wonder Lake President Tells Of Fine Program firms, the hospital's purveyors medical staff and other personnel. and to other members of the community, Mayor Freund explained. Commil'tees are being organized in all major areas of Ihe county, he said. A mass mailing will be made to all prospects, he added. Edwin F. Reid, chairman of the McHenry committee, announces the following captains: Arlo Schmidt. William Weiland, Mrs. Howard V. Hackmiester. Mrs. Jack Cooper | ton Derr, Mis. Celia Knox. Mrs. Joseph ! president; Mikota, Mrs. Thomas DeCarlo, Otto (Archie) Holtz, Martin V. Stoffel. Richard Doherty. Ford Hanford. Edward Mars Glenn Dixon, Clinton Clay pool Norman Lobitz. Vaughn Jones and Elmer Antonson. Other • Chairmen William Brda heads the The thirteenth annual meeting of the McHenry County Education association will be held Friday. March 11 at the Woodstock Community high school. A coffee hour will be held from 8 to 8:15. The meeting will open at 9 with music furnished by the Huntley high school band. The business meeting will be conducted by the president, Marvin Wenck, of Harrison school at Wonder Lake. Other officers are: Carrie Hage, Richmond, first vice-president; Mil- Cary. second-vice and Leta Clark. Members of High School District 156 learned at their last meeting that based on the best possible information, an addition of 100 students is expected in the school next year, indicating no 'retard in the rapid growth of the community. Good news to faculty members was the approval of a 5 per cent increase in the salary schedule, starting with the fall* term. The board also approved the employment of an additional ! coach to assist in football and wrestling. In connection with j the school's sports department, I members also decided to continue work toward the completion of the athletic field by the addition of two baseball diamonds at McCracken field. They also hope, if at all possible, to construct at least two tennis courts, the location to be decided later. Purchase of a copy machine was also given an okay by the board. District 15 Interest in the spring elections to name school board members continued to grow with the announcement that "Bud" Uttich, president of the Parent Teachers' association for two years, planned to file to fill the vacancy caused by Plan Lenten Rites In City McHenry churches have planned special Lenten services which will continue through the next six weeks until Holy Week, when extra rites will be held. St. Mary's At St. Mary's Catholic church, there will be special services on Wednesday and Friday ^evenings. At y:30 each Wednesday night, there will be rosary, sermon and Benediction. On Friday, at the same hour, will be Stations of the Cross and Benediction. St. Patrick's The same schedule of services will take place at St. Patrick's Catholic church, with rosary, sermon and Benediction at 7:30 Wednesday nights, and Stations of the Cross on Friday. There will also be Stations and Benediction every Friday afternoon at 1:55 for the school children. Community Methodist Lenten services at the Community Methodist church will be held Tuesday nights this year in cooperation with the Adult Bible study class. On the decision of Dr. S. H. £ ike Tuesday of this week, they benot to seek re-election. His; gan considering some of the petition was being circulated J highlights of' the Sermon on this week. the Mount, starting with a Monday night of this week, ; short devotional followed by a members of both school boards j pcriod of Bible study and dis- Landmark school, McHenry. secretary and treasurer. Feature Panel Talk who attended the American Association of School Administrators in Atlantic City met to report on the various sessions at which each was present. An interesting evening was spent by Supt. Carl Buckner, A panel discussion entitled j president Hal Vaupell. Secret- The Socially Maladjusted | ^ Naomi Meyer, Lois PeterChild as Related to Juvenile son, Margaret Haug and Ed- Delinquency" will be the feature of the morning session. The speakers are Mr. Carl (Continued on Page 8) (Continued on Page 8) win Wittrock of District 15: President Ralph Bennett, Secr e t a r y D o n a l d H o w a r d a n d Vale Adams of District 156. cussion by Rev. Martin. On March 8 the study wili center on "The Abundant Life". Zion Lutheran Zion Lutheran church will participate in the "Sharing Christ Evangelism" program of the Missouri Synod during the coming Lenten season. -Special emphasis will be placed on church attendance from now until Easter Sunday. The spe- (Continued on Page 8) CONDUCT AREA RED A group of about thirty residents of the Country Club area appeared last Friday evening at a specjal hearing held at the city hall, most of them to; learn what the cost of a! new sanitaiy sewer. system in that locality would be to the individual property owner. Since the estimated cost of. the pro^ ject had been set at $101,900 and the price of $8.50 per frontage foot established, it was possible to give each one a good idea of the ultimate cost. Atty. Joseph E. McCarthy of Elgin, a specialist in such matters, has been engaged by the city to advise them on carrying out the program. He was present Friday night to explain the procedure that will be carried out. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Enghj speaking on behalf of four families concerning their status' as petitioners residing outside, the city limits, were informed by Mayor George P. Freund that they were being include^, in the sewer project area and would be annexed to the city.. There were some questions" asked concerning the property of the McHenry Country clubalong Golf View Drive. Mr. McCarthy explained that no one oould be taxed twice and the Country dub was being assessed for the 600 feet of frontage. which extends from the road back to the club house. It was also revealed that (the Country Club had given an easement to cross their property, allowing the sewer system to be installed as desired by the cityj Work, on the project should continue steadily at this point, but Mr. McCarthy said residents of the area should not expect actual construction to begin before May 15 at the earliest. Paid Over Tea Yewni v Re added that the assessment would be paid over a ten-year period at 6 per cent interest. If the cost of the project is less than the amount estimated, property owners will be refunded proportionately. Mr. McCarthy said that while the great percentage of the assessment cost will be borne by residents of the area, the public will also share a small percentage designated as "Public Benefit", for it is felt that all residents of the community will benefit through an improvement in health conditions. The sewer system petition and assessment roll will now go to either the county or circuit court, which will set a date, for another hearing. Residents affected by the project will have another opportunity here to object either on technical grounds or because they feel their particular parcels have not been fairly assessed. Then follows a request for bids for contracts. Since certain periods of time must elapse between each procedure, the actual work <on the new sewer system may be delayed as long as June 1. Engineer Walter Rakow of Elgin was present at the Friday hearing to explain to the assembled group the actual tet^ ritory involved. TWO FIRES IN COMMUNITY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE Two fires caused property damage in the McHenry community this past week. The first, which occurred about 8.45 Friday morning, destroyed a davenport in the basement of the Leo Wanta home in Cooney Heights. Members of the family detected smoke rising to the first floor and upon investigation fourtd the sofa burning. There was no other damage. Firemen called to put oat the .flames were unable to establish the cause of the fire. - Lffter that day, a car parked in a port at the M. L. Mersch residence in Eastwood Manor caught fire, resulting in the interior being extensively damaged. However, there was rto other damage reported by firemen. DRIVE