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* : 4 "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 86 -- No. 20 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 1960 20 Pages -- 10c Per Copy We are awaiting an opportunity to visit the Owen Richardson home at Spring Grove and talk with Luis Holquin of Ecuador, who arrived Aug. 1 and will remain until Oct.' 4 under the International Farm Youth Exchange Program. Holguin is among several yatf^g people who came to Illinois to take part in the program designed to develop international understanding, conducted by the National 4-H club Foundation. There are several qualifications needed for these young people. Groups in participating states provide $1,000 toward the budget for each two-way exchange; that is, one delegate abroad and one exchange coming to this country. Once selected, the new IFYEs begin intensive preparation, including study of the custpms, traditions, language, religion, education, history, agriculture and other aspects of their host country's culture. We understand that each year about 1,600 families tflflbuyhout the world take these young men and women into their homes. Exchangees coming to the United States visit two states and usually live with about seven host families. Governor Stratton Visits Area Quietly but efficiently, the Mental Health Center for McHenry County located on Wauroad in McHenry, continues its important work. Opened only a few months ago, the staff treated eightyone patients during the past month alone. Sixteen of these were new patients and were referred from private physicians in the county, on a selfreferral basis, from a social agency, from relatives and from neighboring state hospi- Since January of this year, there have been 134 community patients end fifteen state hospital patients treated there. The Mental Health Center depends primarily for support on citizens and business firms of the county. Its future success depends on the reaction of the public to a type of health service which is comparatively new but for which the need is apparently becoming greater each year. This is the season of sniffles and sneezes, and we have a first-hand knowledge and sincere sympathy for the countless unfortunates who are just now in their perennial period otfsuffering from hay fever. Only difference between their discomfort and our own is the cause, which we have always suspected might well be some favorite food. It's easy enough to try to avoid ragweed, but to give up some dholce tidbit is another thing, and prompts us to continue complaining as we continue to sneeze. Kow for these seasonal sufferers theTe is a special exhibit at the Museum of Science in Chicago, giving them reasons for being miserable. In other words, the display tells them all they want to know albout something they would no doubt be glad to forget. Those who have seen the exhibit with its enlarged model o#a ragweed pollen approximately 75,000 times actual size, say it looks like one of the new space probing satellites. The thousands who are miserable each year about this time would probably be happier to take their chances with the big satellite than the tiny gratn of pollen which makes life hardly worth living until autumn's frost. w K. A. F. Local Poultry Farm To Hold Grand Opening Oak Leaf Poultry Farm on Edgewood road, west of Rt. 31 and north of Terra Cotta road, announces its grand opening on Sept. 16 and 17. l&«re will be free gifts and souvenirs for those who call on e'ther day. The farm anecializes in inspection, frradiner. candling, washing and packaging eggs for shipp'n«r, as well as the sale of poultry and eggs. A beautiful fall day greeted Governor William G. Stratton as he visited local community stop helicopter tour of the county. At left, the governor is shown presenting a state flag to the Viscounts drum and bugle color guard presented the colors as he alighted from the 'copter, and Leslie Kilday and Jar flag on behalf of the drum corps. At right, Gov. and Mrs. Stratton are shown as they were greeted by large numbers at in the photo, left to right are Chairman Elmer Granso, Mrs. Stratton with large bouquet Granso and Daisy Smith, GOP Committeewoman. Mrs. Granso, wife of the Republican committeeman in Nunda Precinct I, made pr a crowd of 115 persons assembled to greet the governor. Large crowds also met Mr. and in McHenry county. Tuesday on his eighteenat Lakeland Park. The Lingenfeiter accepted the IcHenry Shores. Pictured Governor Sitratton, Mrs. ition of the flowers before 5. Stratton at other stops COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS MEET TO PLAN FOR AMBITIOUS PROGRAMS IN BEHALF OF PROGRESS Two years ago McHenry was just beginning to make extensive plans for a growing community through surveys conducted by professional planning consultants. Today, these surveys are completed and reports are forthcoming as various organizations begin ambitious programs to be carried out throughout the fall and winter. One of the important meetings will be field on Thursday,- Sept. 2S, at 8 p.m. at the Legion home for the... general membership of the Chamber of Commerce. At this time, the McHenry Plan Commission and the Industrial Plan Group will have representatives give renorts on progress to date, as well as further planning for the future. A question and answer period will follow. Junior Chamber The Junior Chamber of Commerce held a board of directors' meeting on Tuesday evening of this week, when plana for the year ahead, to be presented at the general meeting, were discussed. The entire membership will pniov a dinner meeting on Tuesday. Sept. 20. at which Mayor George P. Freund will be guest of honor. Also of general interest is the meeting scheduled for Sent. 22, when the new postal address system will be exolained. To make plans for the care of those less fortunate, members of United Cerebral Palsy pif McHenry will meet at 60S ^ront street at 8 o'clock on Tuesday, Sept. 27, to start the fall season. Mrs. Dorothy Miller of McHenry, president of the county unit, invites interested persons to attend. Aid Handicapped On Snot. 1. a new year started for .the Easter Seal Therapy center in the county, with plans to continue the outstanding work accomplished during the previous twelve months. During the past year, 312 patients were served at the center, including 183 adults and 129 children. Physical .therapist, Mrs. Eleanor Jorgenson, spoke at the monthly board meeting of the county chapter of the Illinois Association for the Crippled, Inc., (the Easter Seal society^. She pointed out that eight students are now enrolled in the classroom for the physically handicapped. Eleven are taking speech correction exercises Saturdays, according to Bill Dial of Lakeland Park, speech therapist. Voters League As the Plaindealer prepared to go to press Wednesday afternoon of this week, a large group from the League of Wom e n V o t e r s o f M c H e n r y a n d Woodstock were assembling at the home of Mrs. Harry Hans on Lincoln road for the annual tea which officially opens ! the league's fall season. Guest speaker for the day was Mrs. Harper Andrews of NO LEAVES IN RIVER, WARNS CLEAN STREAMS At the September meeting of the McHenry Clean Streams, held Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the city hall, ten members were present to discuss the fall and winter program. The public is reminded of the $100 fine which can be assessed for Jbrq>ving leaves and debris hfto the river. Further dye tests will be carried oUt In the future in subdivisions requesting them. JAIL SENTENCE. FINE GIVEN FOR DRIVING OFFENSES In a case bound over to the county court from the justice of the peace ctfurt of Joe Ritter of Woodstock last week, Harry Ketch urn was fined $250 and costs on a drunken driving charge and sentenced to twenty day® in the county jail. Costs were also levied for driving on an operator's license which had been revoked on a previous offense. Ke'tchum was apprehended by state police on Sept. 4 at the intersection of Rt. 176 and Barreville road. Open Center For County Retarded School bells will ring for the first time for some children in the county when the training center sponsored by the MicHenry County Association for Retarded Children holds its first class Monday, Sept. 19. Classes will be held three days a week, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Wonder Lake Bible church. The church is located on Hancock Drive, one-half block east of the lake. Eight children will start the nineteenth and eight more will I IEDICATE NEW iDDITION TO iREA SCHOOL •|lTho program will be opened be a<Jdetd Monday, Sept. 2& W th« lColor guard, consisting This will enable -the chikhrerf** Pistakee._ Highlands Boy M.C.H.S. Homecoming Sept. 30 (Continued on page 8) EXPANDING FIRE COMPANY SENDS MEN TO SCHOOL Capt. Al. Phannenstill presided at the meeting of Company I of - the McHenry Fire Protection District held this week, when it was announced that representatives of the three local stations would be sent to attend a special fire school Sunday, Sept. 18, at Monroe, Wis., sponsored by the Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin Fireman's association. John Beckman, Jr., of Har- i vard was present to show movies on "Rescue Breathing", the valuable mouth to mouth method of resuscitation which has become so popular. A short talk accompanied the movie. Beginning Oct. 10, John Shay will teach an advanced first aid course at the fire house for firemen. He will be assisted by Mr. Beckman. The membership of Company I will soon be increased for the first time from twenty to twenty-four. Several applicants have been interviewed, and selection of four men will be made in the near future. to become acquainted in a smaller group. The sixteen children will continue as two classes, each class having one instructor and one aide. Instructors are Mrs. Dale Healless of Wonder Lake and Mrs. Evelyn Carter of McHenry. Twenty children have been registered to date. Three aue f r o m W o o d s t o c k , f o u r f r o m Wonder Lake, five from McHenry, three from Crystal Lake, two from Richmond, and one each from Huntley, Harvard and Alden. There are twelve boys and eight girls ranging in age from 8 to 19, with the majority in the 10 to 11-year-old group. Four children are on the waiting list at present. There are four more children who are unider age for the classroom, who are also on the waiting list. The association urges parents of children under 8 years of age who are interested in the training center to list their child now Public Invited To Open House At Johnsburg hterested members of the munity are invited to atthe dedication program ,||r the new Johnsburg public SChool addition, which wiM be Held on Tuesday evening, Sept. 5$), at 8 p.m., according to Supt. Jjfcmes C. Bush. Scouts, directed by Joe Murray and Johnsburg Girl Scouts, directed by Dorothy Steinbiss The national anthem will be sung by the upper grades, with Robert Prince as director. Rev. James Hagerty of Mount Hope Community Methodist church will give both the invocation and benediction. The program will include a P.T.A. summation by its president, Walter Harbecke, presentation of teachers by Supt. Bush; introduction of the board members by President Albert AK brecht and presentation of the building by Architect Charles M. Bradley. Open t house will be concluded lay the sen'ing of refreshments. Features Of Addition New facilities in the addition include a large kindergarten, seven classrooms, hallway and lobby, multipurpose lunch room with in-wall tables, kitchen, storage and conference rooms, equipment storage, by phoning Wonder Lake 4712) faculty room and rest rooms, after 6 p.m. I The class rooms are provided (Continued on page 8) (Continued on Page 8) GRASS FIRE Members of Company I were called to extinguish a grass fire in Cooney Heights, off Lillian street, about 5:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. HURT IN FALL Mrs. F. Pabst of Chapel Hill subdivision was taken to Sherman hospital, Elgin, by ambulance Wednesday morning after she suffered injuries in a fall. Schools Take Necessary Stand In Behalf Of Goal - Education Another school year has begun, and with'the opening of the new term come many Changesy^especiariy for students, teachers and parents. Many times, the way it begins is reflected in the success or failure of the entire year. Much is said about the most important things for the young person to remember If he is to derive the greatest benefit from his education. Everyone, too, has heard many times the attributes considered ideal for a really good teacher. Seldom, however, is as much stress placed upon the importance of parents and the community in general in making a school system the best possible. Timely remarks made by Supt. Oarl Buckner on opening day expressed a sometimes suppressed feeling on the part of instructors that school is primarily for learning, even though a general tendency in other directions has been widespread in recent years. The desire to provide "something to do" for young folks has been promoted nation-wide to the point that even the 'teen-agers themselves sometimes feel the pace is too fast. Parents and community organizations, all with the best intentions, through their suggestions have often relegated to the schools obligations which were never intended to be theirs. Wise administrators who have long realized the seriousness of the problem are beginning to feel the need for taking a stand in behalf of their goal -- education. Hot noon lunches, seasonal dances„. after-school athletic programs and many other opportunities for youth are still considered a necessary part of school today. On the other hand, breakfast for late arrivals, supervised school slumber parties, added social events, and many similar suggestions will need to be answered by a polite but firm "no" if younger students today are to be qualified for college entrance in the years ahead. School Tax Levy Wins Approval A budget hearing was held by Grade School Board, No. 15, last Monday evening, at which time the budget was adopted. The tax resolution to make the 1960 levy was approved as f o l l o w s : E d u c a t i o n a l f u n d , $20,000; building, $60,000; bonds, $146,995; transportation, $9,400: municipal retirement, $3,000. All levies are the same as the previous year except for bonds, the change having come about as result of a favorable vote last spring on the bond issue for improving school sites and for the new school to be const ructed west of the city. <0uring the evening, teaching contracts were, approved for Mrs. Helen Mauch to teach kindergarten and Louis Crane, arts and crafts. WINS NOMINATION Vernon W. Thomson, former governor of Wisconsin, was nominated on the Republican ticket for Congressman from the third district in the Wisconsin primary held Tuesday, Sept. 13. Mr. Thomson is a brother of Mrs. Maurice Clark of McHenry. The Junior Police will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. at the Community Methodist church. COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES GIVES COUNTY BOARD CAUSE FOR COKCERN NEW SYSTEM OF POSTAL ADDRESSES TO BE EXPLAINED Interested persons are again At a busy session of the board of supervisors in meeting Tuesday of this week. Supervisor Al Pearson expressed disappointment in the failure of the treasurer to collect more personal property taxes. He reminded of the meeting plan : added that, while county, town ned by the Chamber of Com-1 and^school boards are permitmerce for th^ purpose of in- j * *° su'* against delinforming residents of the area | quests, he .feels the treasurer was elected for this job. He concerning the new postal ad- j asked that Treasurer Harry dreSs system which will be j Herendeen appear before the adopted by the McHenry post i b°ard at' the afternoon meeto f f i c e i n t h e n e x t s e v e r a l months. It will be held Thursday evening, Sept. 22, at 8 p.m., in the McHenry high school. New maps are available and will be shown, with the procedure to be followed in the new addressing system covering a 100-square-mile area covered by the McHenry post office mail delivery. The plan eliminates all rural route addresses and box numbers and uses house numbers and road and street names in their place. Postmaster James Hettermann will be present to explain the new system in detail. It will be put into effect sometime next spring. Serious Injuries Sustained In Only One Ol Several Accidents Tw n • >ung McHenry people were ' red in a head-on collisio hich occurred about mid ' Sunday, four miles west of the Gravslake Outdoor theatre, on Rt. 120. John Moss of McHenry was driving west on the highway when another car, driven by Arlin P. Stamsta of Waukegan, was reported to have swerved into the west-bound lane as he attempted to pull back on the road from a,ditch. Moss was taken to St. Therese hospital. Waukegan, suffering a concussion. A passenger in his car, Ann Peschke. suffered a broken arm and bruises. Stamsta, his wife and two children and another passenger were also reported to have been hurt, some of them seriously. Three accidents, all of a minor nature, occurred within the city last weekend. At 11:82 Friday morning, cars driven by Forrest Knapp of Algonquin and Roger Nelson of Wonder Lake collided at the intersection of Elm and Court streets. No one was injured. . ^ McHenry police say Knapp, driving east, was attempting to pass a truck driven by Nelson, Which was just about to make a left turn. The truck crashed into the Knapp fender, causing considerable damage. Only minor damage was reported when a car driven by Rev. Harold L. Nilges of Richmond road struck the rear of an auto driven by Helen J . K u z z m i e r c z y k o f R o u n d Lake at the corner of Elm and Front streets. The Kuzzmierczyk auto, we s t - b o u n d , h a d s t o p p e d f o r east-bound traffic at the intersection. Rev. Nilges did not realize that the car was pulling to a stop and hit the first vehicle. Only property damage was reported when cars of Clarence Toepper of Oakhurst and Winifreld Clausen of McHenry Shores collided on Elm street, (Continued on page 8) STUDY PROPOSAL FORMDUSTWAL PARK IN AREA Highlights Ot Progress Report Reviewed Monday A meeting of the McHenry Plan Commission took place Monday evening of this week, when that group outlined highlights of a progress report to be made to the general Chamber of Commerce meeting later this month. A discussion of the proposed McHenry industrial park took place, and the role of the industrial committee in connection with it. Only after proper ordinances are written in regard to the proposed park would the function of the committee be evildent. This would include control over the width of streets, available parking and types of buildings to be constructed among other things. The local committee works with the county zoning group in this connection. Cooperating in planning for the future in this area is the Northeastern McHenry County Plan Commission. At Monday's meeting members reviewed suggestions concerning opening north Third street, off Waukegan road, and also the^possibility of widening Green street from Elm to Pearl street at some future date. These projects, still in the talking stage, are among proposals to alleviate the traffic and parking problem in a congested area. LeRoy Olsen of the Plan Commission and Fred Meyer, superintendent of public works for the city of McHenry, attended a meeting Wednesday of this week in Chicago, sponsored by the Northeastern Metropolitan Area Plan Commission, planned in the interest of future development in this area. mg. Mv. Herendeen, on making his appearance, stated that to date, $78,197.08 had been collected in personal property back taxes in a five-month period. He further stated that distress warrants served this week by two special deputies on such taxes will be heard in Justice Ritter's court. These warrants allow deputies to seize property immediately for salo in settlement of taxes. During the day, the board passed the annual appropriation and tax levy ordinances. The total levy on I960 tarable property runs $578,875, less by $5,700 than the previous year, while the total appropriation is $1,530,652. Road-Bridge Levy Road and bridge levies were approved during the day. The McHenry township levy is $54.- 900, and with the increase in valuation locally, this should mean a lower tax rate again this year, as in 1959. Harvard Road Builders was awarded a contract in the amount of $84,769.90 for improvement of Ringwood road, the program to be carried out under Motor Fuel Tax receipts. Lakeland Construction was awarded contracts for three Ringwood bridges, the first in the amount of $1,100. the secondHfor $1,300 and the third for $1,250. It was announced that the legislative committee will submit the new justice of the peace ordinance at the October meeting, to be passed at the November meeting. A request of the purchasing committee for equipment was referred to committee for further investigation. The request totalled $29,400, $14,100 in cash, $495.12 a month, $5,941.- 14 for twelve months, with $10,206 to be paid in December, 1961. Assessment Down Good news for all car owners was announcement that the assessment on cars will be reduced by 10 per cent according to a board of review decision made Sept. 12. A package liquor classifiea- •ion was granted to the Lakeland Park grocery store. The sales tax collection for the county was said to be averaging about $7,000. WONDER LAKE MAN OFFICER OF EXTENSION COUNCIL The McHenry county agricultural extension council has elected Luke Oberwise of Harvard as its chairman for 1960- 61. Ralph Burnett, the Univers i t y o f I l l i n o i s c o u n t y f a r m advisor, reports that other officers elected include Don Stoxen of Harvard, vice chairman; and Bill Cristy of Wonder Lake secretary. Current members of the council who serve until June 30, 1961, include Robert Gardner, Solon Mills; Rill Cristy, Wonder Lake and Charles Weingart, McHenry. JOHNSBURG PUBLIC SCHOOL ADDITION The long building at the left of the picture above is the new addition to the Johnsburg public ischool, Which will be dedicated a t 8 o'clock on Tuesday ev ening. Sept. 20. The public is invited to visit the attractive new structure, which features a kindergarten, seven classrooms and multipurpose lunch room. i