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* THE MCHENRY "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 85 -- No. 52 -- 3 Sections McHENRY. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1960 20 Pages -- 10c Per Copy Meanderin' We really don't feel so old, but here at the Plaindealer we are observing our eighty-sixth birthday anniversary t his" week. It is the one time every year when we like to read in old files about some of the early history of a newspaper which has been serving the reading anfafeadvertisirig needs of the pybne for so many years. - We also like to reminisce a bit on our own long association with a business which never leaves time for boredom in a community that continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Apparently there is no foundation for rumors which have beeiP spreading this past week concerning the probability that cne of McHenry's daily trains would be discontinued. A check with the North Western Railway information office in Chicago Tuesday morning revealed no such plans, for which commuters can be most grateful. Over a long period of years, McHenry has^akon steps a number of times to obtain improved service for those who must make the daily trip to Chicago. „ Any move to curb the service wc now have would have been most disturbing to the many folks who live, here while carrying out their business in the big city. f'*'- Ij^seems we started a high flying kite contest with our story last week. Some young boys stopped at the office Monday afternoon to declare quite firmly that a kite flown by the Thurlwell boys was up a good 1,100 feet Sunday night. If they go much higher, that tape , measure isn't going to reach. BIT LAKELAND PARK RESIDENT Fortunately for a Lakeland Park man, Norbert Kwiatek, of 306 Center street, a dog that bit him early Thursday evening in front of 112 Green street has been located. Hie dog was on a leash, but as Mr. Kwiatek passed by, the art&al bit him. He was unaware of it until a few minutes later when he saw blood on his suit. McHenry police were instrumental in locating the dog, which will be kept under observation for ten days. DRAG RACING REPORTED George Fraunhoffer of East Rbja* Road toid the sheriff's ofhce that drag racing was occurring on that road early Monday, morning. VILLAGE BOARD MEETS The board of trustees of the village of Lakemoor will meet Saturday, April 30, at 4 p.m. at the fire-house building. All are urged to attend. Fire District Names Officers Pictured above are the newly appointed officers of the McHenry Township Fire Protection district, named at the last meeting by the trustees. Their appointment is effective May 1. At left are the three new appointees, Edward Justen, chief, and Theodore Miller and Thomas Diedrich, assistants to the chief. At right is Harold Hobbs, who has served the district so capably as chief since 1950. He has been a member of the department since 1940 and was assistant chief from 1945 to 1950. His decision to retire after twenty years of service prompted the new appointments. Mr. Justen joined the department ill >19 43, and both Mr. Miller and Mr. Diedrich, three years earlier. Justen and Miller were \i£med assistants to the chief in 1954. CHILD SUFFERS MINOR INJURIES WHEN HIT BY CAR Tom, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller of Pistakee Bay road, escaped serious injuries last Sunday morn- :ng about 10 o'clock when he was struck bv a car on Rt. 120, near the bridge. Tom and his brother were holding the hand of their ' r r a n d m o t h e r , M r s . E l e a n o r Miller, when he broke away ^nd apparently ran into the side of a west-bound car driven by Richard Adams of McHenry. The child'was thrown to the ground. He was taken to McHenry hospital, where it was found that injuries were confined to bruises and a head injury. PLAINDEALER PLANS SPACIOUS. MODERN BUILDING WITH MOVE TO NEW ELM STREET HOME IN 1961 WONDER LAKE WOMAN FINED FOR SHOPLIFTING A middle-aged Wonder Lake woman was brought into court this week after being apprehended for shoplifting in a Green street store. This was her first offense. She was charged with shoplifting by the store owner and fined twenty dollars. 'Top Hal" Dance Is PTA Highlight Of '60 The highlight of the year for St. Mary's P.T.A. is the dance, called "Manhattan Merry-go- Round". which will be held Saturday evening, April 30, at the Legion home. The hall will be attractively decorated in a top-hat theme, with Ted and Lorraine Pitzert as chairmen. Festivities begin at 8:30 o'clock to the music of a well known local orchestra. The public is invited to enjoy the evening. MAYOR HONORED Kotalik Studio Photo A happy Mayor George P. Freund, at right, and his wife hold the beautiful plaque presented to him by Donald Doherty, pkst president of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce, a^t the C. of C.-sponsored dinner honoring Mayor Freund last Wednesday evening at the Wing 'n Fin clubhouse. The plaque was a gift of the citizens of the city wv recognition of his long period of service. ** At left'is Fred Meyer, who so capably acted as toastmaster for a "This Is Your Life" program which highlighted the evening. Mr. Meyer, a brother-in-law of Mayor Freund, introduced numerous folks who had played a prominent part in the life of the honored guest--in his business, civic and social activities The McHenry Publishing Co. has purchased the Harrison building at 405 W. Elm street and in the near future it will become the new home of the McHenry Plaindealer. The building at the present time is occupied by the Harrison Appraisal Co. and the Siebel Motor Co. The Plaindealer move to the new location is not expected until late spring of 1961. As McHenry and the surrounding area have grown, and as the Plaindealer has kept pace with this growth, it has b e c o m e i n c r e a s i n g l y e v i d e n t that the present quarters of the newspaper are inadequate. It is difficult to install additional equipment, and office space has become more crowded. »The Harrison building, with a p p r o x i m a t e l y 7 , 2 0 0 s q u a r e feet of floor space and a vacant connecting lot of over 10,- 000 square feet, will provide the publishing company with the needed room for expansion. This space will also provide sufficient room for off-street parking for employees of the company. Plan Modern Office Plans will be drafted in the near future for an outlay of modern offices and added equipment will be secured for the mechanical division. Plans also call for the addition of a large newspaper press which will produce the Plaindealer with more speed and efficiency, j The warehouse facilities! within the building will permit | sufficient room for storage of newsprint, which will be delivered in carload lots in the future. It is hoped that the new publishing home of the McHenry Plaindealer will be one of the most modern and up to date in this part of the state. The Plaindealer was founded in 1875 and for many years was published on the west side of the Green street business block. Later it moved to its present location and has been produced at 102 N. Green street since that time. Circulation Grows Starting with a staff of only one or tv^o people and a few hundred circulation, the Plaindealer has grown to its staff of over fifty full and part time employees. The circulation has continued to mount and at the present time over 5.000 copies are delivered each week. It is estimated that the newspaper is read by over 20,000 readers. In the early years the paper consisted of four pages in comparison with the more than twenty > pages the Plaindealer averages today. Damage Results From Area Fires Several fires, two of which might have become very serious, required the services of Lremen this past week. During a fire in her home at Lakemoor Friday evening, Mrs. James Buchwalter was carried from the building by Village President Claude McDermott. When Mr. McDermott realized the fire was at the Buchwalter residence, and knowing that Mrs. Buchwalter, an invalid, was confined to her bed, he rushed to the scene. She was taken to the McHenry hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation. The fire was reportedly i caused from defective wiring and considerable damage was done to the bathroom. Last Thursday evening, a hollow tree at West Shore Beach, McCullom Lake, was found in flames. Firemen said that telephone cables running through th.c tree might have been seriously damaged if the fire had not been noticed and extinguished at once. Only charred wood was reported at t he Harry Mickelson home at West Shore Beach Monday morning as the result of an over-heated oil stove. A grass fire at Oakhurst was "CHUCK" MILLER UNOPPOSED FOR GOP CHAIRMAN Johnsburg Man Named To Post With Dem Group Charles "Chuck" Miller was unanimously re-elected chairman of the GOP Central corremittee at the organizational meeting held Monday evening. An anticipated battle over the post failed to take, place. Two county Republican leaders had been rumored eager to enter tae race, the most recent being Harry Herendeen of Crystal Lake, who serves as County treasurer. One committeeman was reported to have sa'd that the opposing faction Was unable to get sufficient support and rather than cause £ split in the party, joined those backing the McHenry qian. Frank Homola of Fox River Grove was elected vice- chairman; Harold F. Gillis of Woodstock. secretary; and Vernon- W. Kays of Marengo, treasurer. Miller expressed his appreciation for the vote of - confidence. New committeemen elected in the April primary were introduced, among them George Gutzman, in McHenry 5. Twenty-three delegates and the same number of alternates were named to the state GOP convention in Springfield on Friday. Democrats Meet William Giblin of Marengo was re-elected chairman of the Democratic Central committee on Monday,, and John Colomer of Johnsburg was named vicechairman. Arnold Rauen, Robert Knox, Thomas Hanahan, John Colomer and John McCafferty of this community were among those, named as delegates tothe May 25 convention in Springfield. Lawrence Huck a n d C h a r l e s A d a m s w e r e named alternates. CITY OBSERVES CLEAN-UP WEEK STARTING MAY 2 The Mayor and City Council have designated next week, starting May 2,, as "Clean-Up Week" in the city of McHenry. Each year the governing body of McHenry urges its cltizens to make every effort to clean up both residential and business areas. Most people need little or no urging as the first fine days give them the urge to clean house, rake lawns, paint and remove the accumulations of a long winter. The idea of a special week is to bring about United actioft in making McHenry a clean, attractive city. There is also the health angle in back the plan. While garbage^ collection service is excellent in McHenry, a few people persist to violating a very important ordinance governing disposal. Residents are reminded that garbage must be wrapped, placed in containers with tight covering ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS TENTATIVE RE-ROUTING PLANS FOR RT. 120 WITH STATE CITY TO WELCOME SKOKIE "EVACUEES' FOR CIVIL DEFENSE A meeting of interest to all McHenry residents occurred Monday morning, of this week between representatives of several organizations in the city. District I State Highway Department Engineer Leo. Vogt, ^Tuesday,, May 3, will be "Operation Alert" day in McHenry, when Civil Defense of- ! and Senator Robert McClory ficials ask residents of the community to cooperate in a project designed to prepare citizens in the event of an enemy attack. The observance will be quite extensive in McHenry, as it will in some other cities in the state. It will begin with three one-minute blasts of the siren in the latter's office in Waukegan. The purpose was to discuss. repeated rumors in recent weeks concerning the possible re-routing of Rt. 120 in such a manner that . it would by-pass McHenry. Local citizens learned that a tentative route has been es« t a b l i s h e d \ n d s u r v e y s h a v e and will be in effect for fifteen been made.X However, it could (Continued on page 8) Two Accidents Occur In Area PROWLER IN EASTWOOD MANOR The sheriff s office investi- ] highway, crossed gated reports of a prowler in i overturned and struck a tele- Only scratches were suffered by passengers in two cars which collided at the intersection of Front and Waukegan streets in McHenry last.Saturday morning. Robert F. Wills of Roselle was driving east on Waukegan street in the early morning and was blinded by the sun as he approached the intersection. His car collided with another auto driven by Prudence H. Harris of Chicago, who was travelling north on Front street, enroute with four other nurses and an intern to a meeting at Williams Bay, Wis. An Island Lake man, Bobby J. Stewart, suffered severe head lacerations about 12:30 Sunday morning when Iris car went out of control on Rt. 176, near Griswold Lake. He was taken to McHenry hospital for treatment. State police charged Stewart with improper lane usage when his car, eastbound on the the road, the Eastwood Manor vicinity about 2:45 Wednesday morning of this week. The deputy who checked the subdivision could find no one. phone pole, breaking it off. Carl Ehrhardt, 17, of Park Ridge has been confined to Mc- (Continued on page 8) Discuss Problems Of Older Citizens At County Meeting lie school. Karen Louise Hau- The present publishing com- 1 bold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. pany acquired the Plaindealer > Fred Haubold, and Bruce from Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Mosh- \ Christensen. son of Mr. and er. who operated it for twenty- j Mrs. Hakan Christensen; St. three years before purchasing John's, Johnsburg, Susan E. it from the lat^ Lucy Renich : Nowak. daughter of Mr. and i n 1 9 4 8 . D u r i n g t h e i r t e n u r e , M r s . G e o r g e N o w a k . a n d the newspaper continued to James Palmer, son of Mr. and grow in size and influence. • Mrs. Francis J. Palmer; St. In making an announcement j Patrick's, McHenry, Carol Milof the future move to new ! ler. daughter of Mr - and Mrs. quarters, William Burfeindt, j Alvin Miller, and Robert Mra- (Continued on page 8) Continued on Page 8 | Residents of McHenry coun- A ; ty will be given an opportunityextinguished by firemen about ! ^ wcpR tQ par1icipate in a j national appraisal of the probi lems facing older people. In i preparation for the White House Conference on Aging, a county-wide meeting has been called for Wednesday, May 4, at 1:15 p.m. in the supervisors' room at the court house annex. Woodstock. The public meeting has been announced bv Harley H. Mackoben, chairman of the meeting. The McHenry county welfare service committee is sponsoring the meeting and holds responsibility for preparation of the inventory' and evaluation of existing facilities and serv ices for older people in McHenry county, and problems older people might be facing. Every county in Illinois is being covered by local meetings. Problems of employment, retirement. income, health, housing, recreation and personal adjustment of the aged are scheduled for discussion at the public meeting. All citizens and organizations concerned with the emerging problems which are confronting not only the aged but the middle-aged person due to today's changing world, are invited to attend this public meeting. The findings of this meeting will be added to other data on McHenry county collected through the County Department of Public Aid and cooperating organizations and individuals, and will be forwarded to the Illinois State Advisory Council on the improvement of the Economic and Social Status of Older People. The State Advisory Council, 7 o'clock Friday night. MERIT AWARD DINNER HONORS LOCAL YOUTHS Outstanding Students To Be Kiwanis Guests The annual merM. award dinner honoring an eighth grade boy and girl from each school in McHenry township will take place Thursday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion home in McHenry. The dinner is sponsored jointly by the McHenry Township and the McHenry Kiwanis clubs. Students receiving the honor are elected by their classmates as being outstanding on seven points: Leadership, courtesy. scholastic record, honesty, c o n s i d e r a t i o n f o r o t h e r s , sportsmanship and personal hygiene. Honor Students The students and their schools follow: Johnsburg pub- (Continued on page 8) Elks Honor Judy Hans At May 12 Banquet May 12 has been selected by the Elks club of Woodstock to honor winners in the annual activities contest, which was won by Judy Hans, McHenry high school senior. She will receive a $75 U.S. savings bond as first place winner. All contestants will be guests of the club that night, including June Miller of Richmond, second place, and Linda Sutton of Richmond, third place. Principals of the various schools will also attend. minutes. Fire trucks will take to the road to participate in emergency precautions against a simulated attack. Schools will cooperate and students will be kept inside during the fifteenminute period. The program will take place sometime between 10 a.m. and noon. Cars will be allowed to proceed as usual so that no tie-ups exist. However, wardens are being appointed by Civil Defense Director Joseph Grobel and will assist in keeping people off the street in the business sections. In a much more extensive program this year, Skokie will again send residents to McHenry, much as it might in case of attack. About 200 people from this city of 60,000 population will drive here and will be fed at the V.F.W. clubhouse. Throughout their stay, a shortwave broadcasting station will be in operation at Landmark school to report to Skokie the proceedings as they occur. McHenry is one of several communities which Civil Defense directors believe might be in the "all clear" zone in case of an attack on Chicago. Health Commissioner and Civil Defense Director Haab of Skokie called in McHenry last week to make arrangements for the "evacuation". SINGERS TO VISIT MANY LANDS JNttNG Choral Club Gives Program This Weekend . Forty-five singers, representing many countries, will appear in native costumes as they take an eighty-minute trip to four continents by jet when the McHenry Choral club presents its annual spring program Saturday and Sunday evenings, April 30 and May 1. The program will take place in the high school auditorium beginning at 8:15 p.m. The chorus will leave by p l a n e a n d t h e i r t r a v e l s w i l l take the audience, in song, to South America, Africa, Europe (Continued on Page 8) INSTALL V.F.W. OFFICERS De several | years before the project couW be completed, according to tr^e Illinois Division of Highway officials. The certainty that the project is definitely in the plans of the future would seem to be assured by the fact that contracts have been let to widen Rt. 120 from Waukegan to Allman road, which is just cast of Rt. 45. Proposed Route From that point the new highway would ran south of Rt. 120 but parallel to it until the two intersect near HalnsvUle. This is the section that will be completed first. Then the new highway would continue west until it crossed Rt. 12. It would then enter the county and cross the Johnsburg road and Rt. 31, north of McHenry. After crossing Rt. 31, it would turn north and skirt the western side of Ringwood and Richmond to the border near Genoa City. There would be several connections on the new limited access highway to fast roads leading directly to Chicago, Including Rtes, 14 and 12, Edens Expressway and the Illinois tollway. McHenry men who attended the Monday meeting were relieved to learn that plans called for the new highway to pass not more than a mile and a half north of the intersection of Rtos. 31 and 120 in McHsn= ry. Tentative plans call for access to the highway on the Johnsburg road leading past Chapel Hill Country Club and on the Riverside Drive Johnsburg blacktop, as well as on Rt. 31, north of McHenry. The cost of the highway, which was not estimated, is expected to be shared by both the state and federal governments. Not County Road State officials say that Rt. 120 will not become a county road, as was feared when first rumors circulated locally. Such a move would have meant considerable expense for McHenry residents for upkeep. The McHenry organization representatives were assured that present Highway 120 would remain as a state-maintained road. When questioned whether Rt. 120 might be widened and resurfaced at some future date, the McHenry men were given no definite answer, but it was suggested that consideration might be given later. The tentative route was selected primarily for the sake of economy. It was found that with few exceptions, the soil was suitable for a fine fourlane highway, was deemed advisable to bi-pass, wherever possible, cities and villages to keep traffic out of these congested areas and also because the cost of city property would make such an undertaking I prohibitive. Kotalik Studio Photo This picture, taken during last Saturday night's joint installation of new officers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4600, and auxiliary unit, shows, at right. Howard Thomas, V.F.W. commander, and Daisy Smith, auxiliary president. Handing the gavel to Mr. Thomas is Elmer Miller, immediate past commander, while William Pries, junior vice-commander, looks on. ! MENTAL HEALTH ! CLINIC PLANNING FUND CAMPAIGN The board of directors of the Mental Health Center of McHenry County met recently to discuss plans for the 1960-61 fund raising campaign. A chairman is being sought to assist in the coordination of this county-wide program. Whoever is named can count on the assistance of a number of individuals in the county who will be working actively in this undertaking. (Continued on page 8) ousmess, ana aciivnits. j ' r . - ~ -- ^ Observe "Operation Alert" In City May 3