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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 86 -- No. 13 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. JULY 28, 1960 18 Pages -- 10c Per Copy UNUSUAL BOAT ACCIDENT CLAIMS LIFE |||SWl^||| Meanderty'l Most experiences are described in different ways by different people, but there are a fwhich 'generally fit the same description by everyone ; -- u n p l e a s a n t . T h e s e m i g h t •well include the April 15 income tax deadline, first-of-the- j month bill time, and the end of a vacation. The latter was our fate this week Monday, and we must admit the first jolt of getting back into routine was not easy. By noon, those lazy days were only a dim but happy memory as once again we acquired more than a nodding acquaintance With our fellow workers and thai word torn from our dictionary for one brief week -- WORK. $100,000 Estimated Loss Of Two BarnsV0UN6 cmmm m PLAN INSTALLATION Iff:?*! Last Friday evening was our first opportunity to hear the W of McHenry, ana a pleasure it was. In spite of the problem of a high wind and very threatening clouds that occasionally sent large drops earthward, the band attracted a large crowd to the Main street business district to hear some lively and very well rendered selections. Because of the impending storm which finally drove musifgins to their cars, they featured marches and other brief selections which could be completed in a short time. Director Stanley Vycital has displayed the enthusiasm so necessary for such a group. His new plan of providing each concert in a different business section on Friday, when stores Bwopen;'"ilrTmrking iwaHS-^twfr more people aware that the Ci$ has a fine band which should be supported. NORTHERN PUMP COMPANY LOSES FINE STRUCTURES FOUR YEARS AFTER FIRE DESTROYED FIRST BARK Kotalik Studio Photo Mrs. Marie Howe, incoming American Legion auxiliary president, and George Mrachek, new commander of the McHenry Legion Post, No. 491, congratulate each other as they make plans for a joint installation ceremony which is scheduled for Saturday evening, July 30. TEN OUTSTANDING 4-H MEMBERS VIE FOR ROYAL TITLES The Chicago and North Western railway company announced recently that the first of 116 new air-conditioned, bi-level coaches which will bring about the complete modernizption of its suburban train fleet would be delivered in a matter oj|r-weeks. A check with McHenry's Station Agent George Meyers reveals that since Williams Bay Is the farthest point north in •the suburban area, local mermulers will benefit from the new program of the railway. However, it is expected to be some time before all local Orpins will be of the modern de gn. loaches are being delivered at about ten a month, seating from 156 to 161 riders per car and with air conditioners sufficient to cool a twenty-room house. It may seem a long time until they arrive but it will be worthwhile in view of the comfort to be enjoyed by McHenry'p. many datlv commuters. •iley say living is streamlined these days, and it is certainly true that folks are accomplishing a great deal more in I960. Take the rase of Mrs. M. David Cain (formei'ly Sue Stinespring> who welcomed her first baby, a son, on Wednesday of last week. The end of this week she receives her BA degree from Northv^ ptern university. Sue says aWer a period of adjustment to her new role as mother and a change of residence from Chicago to Antioch, she hopes to spend some time teaching English. The McHenry area has no entries among the ten candidates for county king and queen, to be named at the Junior Fair on Aug. 5. The girls were chosen first as outstanding members of their individual 4-H clubs and later as finalists by the home economics extension council composed of adult advisers in charge of the University of Illinois Sponsored program in the county. The five are Joyce Konsell of Huntley, Arlene Busch and Betty Crone of Harvard, Dar- 'ene Mackeben of Marengo and Sandra Schlosser of Richmond. The boys, selected from a group of outstanding agricultural 4-H members, are David Molthen and John Pedersen of Harvard, Wayne Hinz of Cary, Lyle Marlowe of Huntley and Bruce Gardner of Richmond. Winners will be chosen by popular vote.of all 4-H members and will be announced on 4-H Day at the fair, Friday night, Aug. 5. PRESENT NEW SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL TRAFFIC Alternative Plans Are Suggested For Business District Iowa News Publisher Dies Of Heart Attack BAND CONCERT The city band will present this week's concert Friday eveniy? between 7:30 and 8:30 o'wock on Elm street in the lot next to the Jewel store. Featured will be Martin Klapperich, who will play a trombone solo, "Rocked In The Cradle Of The Deep". William Burfeindt of the Plaindealer was in Newton, Icwa, Wednesday of this week to attend the funeral of L. O. Brewer, publisher of the Newton Daily News, who died early Monday morning, July 25, of a heart attack. He was 71 years old. The Newton Daily News, like the Plaindealer, is a member of the Shaw group of newspapers. The deceased had been in the publishing business since 1908 and had been publisher of the News since 1944. AUGI ST CARNIVAL The Pistakee H i g h la n d s C o m m u n i t y a s s o c i a t i o n w i l l sponsor its annual carnival from Aug. 4 through Aug. 7. Members of the McHenry Plan Commission heard newideas to solve the central business district, . traffic - problem when they met at the city hall Monday evening. Three alternative plans were presented by the planning firm of Stanton & Rockwell to ease congestion on Green street. The original plan called for one-way traffic, south, on Green street, bringing it back one block east on Court. When approval was given for the McHenry hospital to build on this location, it became necessary to consider other methods of meeting the problem. Two of the plans presented Monday evening were similar and were explained as part of a pregram designed to be carried out over a twenty-year period. Both called for one-way traf- ! fic south on Green, with streets J to be opened one block east to : Court at two points north of the creek. Traffic would then j orocecd north on Court to Elm. I These similar plans would both ! p r o b a b l y n e c e s s i t a t e s o m e (buildings being removed be- | fore the project could be cari ried out. The plans would elim- | inate two separate bridges | across the creek but would j necessitate considerable con- I st ruction to widen the present i bridge. j Third Recommendation j A third suggested recomjmendation called for opening I Third street near the water J tower on Waukegan road, allowing traffic to proceed from I this point to Elm street. Careful consideration will no Continued on Page 8 Two barns, one containing a three-car garage at one end, were destroyed by flames last Thursday afternoon, July 21, on the Northern Pump Company farm at the intersection of Ringwood and McCullom Lake roads, known as Smith corners. The loss was estimated at about $100,000 by Brad Scott, manager of the farm. Origin of the blaze, which broke out about 4:15 o'clock, is still not known. Fortunately, the largest barn of the three on the farm, an L-shaped building about 190x44 on one side and 100x44 on the other, was saved. The flames broke out in the top of the large barn, which was 40x86 in size. Thirteen registered Hereford bulls were led to safety just as walls of the structure capsized. However. approximately 5.000 bales of hay were lost in the blaze. Also included in the loss was machinery and an artificial breeding laboratory. Employees Detect Fire Workmen had been close to the building just minutes before. Some employees, and the manager, Mr. Scott, were on the property shortly after .4 o'clock when one of them detected flames rising from the top of the barn. Firemen answered theT .call immediately but the blaze had gained such headway on the larger building that efforts were concentrated on saving the other barns. While the small barn eventually went up in flames, thev were able to pave the show barn just 35 feet away. However, the fire was so intense that it melted *tar on the r-H)f of this third structure. Members of the three stations of the McHenry Township Fire Protection district | answered the call immediately, along with the Richmond and Wonder Lake departments. McHenry firemen were unable to estimate the number of trips made to bring adequate water to the scene. However. Odell Gelvin. tenant on the farm, said that he knew of f i f t y - n i n e t a n k s o f w a t e r brought 1o the scene from Morton Chemical at Ringwood. Tanks ere estimated to hold about 1.000 gallons each. Work Through Night Firemen continued their efforts to save the buildings through the night and until after dawn on Friday. Northern Pump Company farm is owned by J. B. Hawley. Jr.. of Minneapolis, who came here in 1954. It was in October of 1956 that another barn on the farm, located across ihe street, burned to the ground. Smouldering continued "over a period of several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Odell Gelvin and their three children moved to the farm as tenants two i years ago in June. ; (Continued on page 8) Prepare Fbr County Fair LAD PREVENTS CRASH AS DRIVER DIES AT WHEEL A 13-year-old McHenry Junior high school student. John L. Wright of Lakeland Shores, did some quick thinking last week in stopping a car driven by his gran df a t h e r, Roy Wright, 70, of Aurora, after ^ the latter suffered a fatal ITn„ recent weeks the ,M,c HTTe n- I hj„e,-a r• t „a ttack as the two were . I driving ttUh„ro ,u g.h Yve ,l,l owstone National Park. Wright and his grandson left early in July on a two-week trip to Oregon and were enhome when he was ry county fairgrounds has been undergoing an extensive "face lifting" in preparation for the annual fair Aug. 4 through 7. Loren Massey, fair board president. announced ,oute that the exhibition hall has a j sicken while driving. - A passing motorist stopped to assist, then called rangers new cement floor, and before the fair opens next week Thursday, the interior and exterior of the building will be painted. This year's fair is scheduled to spotlight a bigger and better grandstand show than ever before, with a new attraction (Continued on Page 8) in the park, who found all efforts to revive the elderly man futile. John, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Wright, returned home on the same train on which the body of his grandfather was carried. Services were held in Aurora on Monday afternoon. FRST ROTARY HORSE SHOW AT THUNDERBIRD RANCH SUNDAY EXPECTED TO DRAW HUNDREDS One of the biggest events of the season for sports enthusiasts will be the big quarter horse show at Thunderbird ranch in Bull Valley on Sunday, July 31. Starting at 9 o'clock in the morning and cohtirtuirfg^all' day, the event, sponsored by the McHenry Rotary club, is the first of its size to be held iii this area and promises to b: an annual event. More than 300 beautiful registered horses are expected to be entered in the show from many parts of the country, which makes the event one of considerable importance and magnitude. The show is sponsored by the Illinois Quarter Horse associations and by the National, Illinois and Wisconsin Cutting Horse associations.' The ranch is easily located two miles south of Rt. 120 on Cold Springs road. Signs five miles west of McHenry on the highway will direct interested persons from that point. Tickets are now available from Rotary members, or may he purchased at the ranch. Children under 12 will lie admitted free if accompanied by a parent VWIW General Chairman Ralph (Continued on page 8) BY PROPELLOR IN HIS ATTEMPT BY PROPELLER IN HIS ATTEMPT The first fatal accident to occur on the Fox river in McHenry county this year, other than drowning, took place last Sunday, July 24, taking the life of Edward C. Kelly, Jr., 28, of Chicago. Coroner Theron J. Ehorn said death was caused by a blow on the head suffered when he was struck* by the propeller of his boat. However, a jury was sworn in and an inquest will be held this (Thursday) evening at 7:30 o'clock at the George Justen & Son funeral home. The accident occurred about TV STAR MARY LU DELMONTE Ever since she was in her early 'teens. Mary Lu Delmonte. now 17. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Delmonte of Clearbrook avenue. McHenry, has been making a name for herself in the theatrical field. Today, July 28, (unless convention coverage interferes) she will be seen playing the part of a juvenile delinquent when she takes the lead role of Lee Ann Lane in the television drama, "Day in Court". The show was taped recently in a TV studio in Hollywood, Calif. Mary Lu, who attended McHenry high school, graduated last June from Marian Central high school. SSS8S DENTIST NEW TO PROFESSIONAL RANKS IN McHENRY New to McHenry's professional ranks is Dr. Michael Churosh, dentist, who is an associate of Dr. Leonard" Pawlikowski at 308 S. Green street. Dr. Churosh is a graduate of the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, Loyola University School of Dentistry. He recently completed two years with the Navy dental corps at Great Lakes. With his wife and two children. Dr. Churosh resides at 317 Grand avenue. Beautjiul, registered horses like this blue ribbon winning animal will be among the entries in the first annual horse show sponsored by the McHenry Rotary Club. The event will be held at Thunderbird ranch in Bull Valley next Sunday, July 31. starting at 9 o'clock in the morning. ESCAPE DROWNING I Four residents of Waukegan narrowly escaped dro w n i n g 'when their boat tipped in the Fox river near Burton's Bridge last Friday morning. I They were Jacob Van Sloopen and his wife, Marion, Carol ! Hill and Jane Peck. One of the four managed to get to shore while the others held firmly to the boat ,§! m The sheriff s office was notified and hurried to the scene. j The accident occurred at 6 i p.m. FIRE'S FURY UNFOLDS PICT0RIALLY MRS. VOGT DIES Word was received last week of the death of Mrs. Walter Vx>gt, widow of a former drugget on Main street in McHenry during the 'twenties. The Vogt family, including three children, resided in the present FitzGerald house on Main street. McHenry Dollar Days will be held Aug. 12 and 13. 1:35 Sunday afternoon in the water near Pistakee Terrace, north of Johnsburg, where Kelly and two companions were enjoying a water skiing outing. As his .friends lost their balance and fell from their skis, Kelly attempted to tui'n his boat and throw out a tow rope to them. The boat is believed to have turned so sharply that Kelly was thrown into the river. The boat's propeller cut a deep cut into his skull, and according to Coroner Ehorn caused his death. Drag River The sheriff's patrol boat and the Johnsburg Rescue Squad were called to the scene, and recovered the body after dragging the river for almost an hour. George Riner, a resident of the area, was reported by authorities to have seen the boat go out of control as the driver was thrown out. Kelly and his friends, Donald J. Cygan, 22, and Ronald Meisinger, 22. both of Chicago, had driven into this area from Fox River Grove, where tfray started their outing early Sunday. While this was the first fatality of its kind on the Fox river this summer, there was one drowning. Henry Rogers, who lost his life near Pitzen's camp last week Wednesday. Another drowning occ u r r e d earlier in the year. Coroner Ehorn said early this week it was his recollection tliat Kelly's death was the first of its kind in several years on the river. N0RTHBR00K MAN DES OF CRASH INJURIES Flames and smoke are shown rising from what remained, when the photographer arrived, of the larger of t w o b a r n s o n N o r t h e r n P u m p C o m p a n y f a r m . I t w a s totally destroyed before the fire was brought under control. This photo shows the second barn soon after it caught fire and also went down in f.lames. It contained two calves and about 5.000 bales of hay. Other prize animals were rescued from the large barn. The charred remains of the two buildings stand as a grim reminder of the viciousness of untamed fire. Only the efforts of an efficient fire fighting crew kept other nearby buildings from being destroyed. Louis Jacobsen Fatally Hurt Tuesday Night An inquest is scheduled fo.* next week at the George R. Justen & Son funeral home into the highway death Tuesday evening of Louis Jacobsen, 78, of 303 Red Oak road, Northbrook, who was fatally injured when his car was struck by another auto at the intersection of Rt. 173 and Zarnstorff road, three and one-half miles east of Richmond. According to state police, who investigated, Jacobsen was travelling south on Zarnstorff road and drove into the path of a west-bound car on Rt. 173, driven by Otto W. Menolasino of Rt. 2, Wonder Lake. Jacobsen was brought to the McHenry hospital, where he died shortly after 11 o'clock that evening, just three hours after the accident. Six-year-old Laurie Panze. who resided at the same address as Jacobsen, suffered a cut knee and was taken to McHenry hospital. Also treated there for bruises and cuts was Menolasino. Other Accidents Two accid§ftits occurred on County Trunk "M" road, near Pistakee Bay. early Sunday morning, and both drivers were treated for injuries. « About 12:30 a.m., Harold P. Fischbach of Main street, McHenry. suffered a head injury when his car smashed into the Skidmore bridge. He said he lost control of the auto when he attempted to avoid hitting an oncoming car. About t w o h o u r s l a t e r , Marcy West of Hunterville Park suffered lacerations of Continued on Page 8