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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 10 Nov 1960, p. 1

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"Serving The C h a i i - O - L i i k t s Since 1875" m. Volume 86 -- No. 28 -- 3 Sections McHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1960 18 Pages -- 10c Per Copg- NATION ELECTS PRESIDENT Election Reflections: Aside from the Democrats, who are no doubt tired but elated beyond words, and the Republicans, who- are not only tired but disappointed, there is a third, small segment of political backers who probably have no particular feelings this morning-after. They are membea| of the Socialist Labor parey in Illinois, who didn't expect to win when they voted. Unless ,you are one of the unfortunate (?) whose radio or television went out of order Tuesday night, can you imagine the frustration of zealous political Observers who suddenly lost s^und or sight? Old tityiers who recall when the outccjme of elections wasn't kidbi for several days, must have thought some of the excitement was taken away with the projections of modern machines which indicated the outcome before even a small percentage of the votes were counted. 'The element of anxiety whicfi has so long been associated jwith elections doesn't linger lofig these days. fie ibaindealer is most eful to the kind election Officials who took time, at a very late hour, to call in retarns Tuesday night and far into Wednesday morning. We are most grateful to them. Veterans' groups are urging the display of the American flag on Ifriday, Nov. 11, whethw it be; one of the new fiftyor tjheold forty weight .star flags. Almost everyone of us must f ad nit to a warm feeling inside when wfe see a number of fl^gsj displayed on holidays, but sometimes we, ourselves, are remfiss in making the effort. ] Those] of us with feeling for the featjhered friends who add irrMneasurably to the beauty of the rivar realize the anger of Mrs. Fijank Springer when she found ope of them shot through the eyes with an arrow last Saturday. We share her feeling of T contempt for anyone who is] evidently so lacking in huraan^ instincts. A number of thoughts resulting from expressed ideas n^fet have passed through the m i n d s of t h e p a r e n t s and teachirs who assembled last week to discuss today's social behavior of children. It was one in a series of winter meet- Meet Tragic DeatfHt h Area NKH SCHOOL SENOR MES IN CRASH; FATHER OF SIX LOSES LIFE AS VBICIE LANDS IN LAKE One of two tragic accidents which claimed the lives of local residents occurred about 8:15 Saturday evening, Nov. 5, and resulted in the death of Theodore J. Zelnis, 17, Jak-Ana Heights, near Johnsburg. Sheriff's police, who were called to investigate, reported that the Zelnis youth was driv- THEODORE ZELNIS ing south on Spring Grove Road, a half mile south of Rt. 12, travelling behind a second car driven by George Heim, 17, of Rt. 5, McHenry. As the cars approached the •wm *61 •& fffll, ZefffiR is ed to have started to pass the Heim car. As the former auto apparently lunged into the path of Heim, the cars crashed and both left the right side of the road and hit the culvert. Both autos were said to have been travelling about 5b miles-per-hour when the accident took place. Zelnis died in the crash. Heim was given emergency treatment at the McHenry hospital and released. Randall Marchese, 17, of Bull Valley, a passenger in the Heim car, sustained multiple injuries but his condition was reported as good on Monday. He was still undergoing tests early this week. All three young men were seniors in the McHenry high school. Zelnis, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Gene E. Wentz. came to this community to make his home about a year and a half (Continued on Page 8) (Continued on Page 8) Wonder Lake To Vote Next Statiirday On Incorporation The voting is not yet over in Woiider Lake. The residents have ojie more trip to the polls to determine the wishes of the majority in the matter of incorporation. The issue will be decided Saturday, Nov. 12. Polling place ik the fire house, between t*r* hdiirs of 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. As ill a school election, residents *Lyho have the qualifications registered voters may cast their ballot Saturday, even though they are not registered. The petition for incorporation of Wonder Lake as a village shows the boundaries to include Deep Spring Woods Na 2, Wonder Center, Indian Rllge, end Look Out Point. Only residents of these subdivisions may vote. In thp past week there have been two public meetings to discuss incorporation, held . at Harrison school. The first was called jby the Citizens for a Protected Wonder Lake, as the proponents of incorporation call themselves, and the second was hold by the Home Owners Advisory Board, which has been opposing the issue. The incorporation had challenged the Advisory Board, or (Continued on page 8) GEORGE R. JUSTEN, BUSINESS MAN 45 YEARS. DEAD AT 63 George R. Justen, a familiar figure on the business scene in McHenry for almost forty-five years, died this week at the age of 63. The long time business man entered McHenry GEORGE R. JUSTEN hospital the previous week, and his condition became serious on Saturday. 'Teen-age George Justen joined his father in the funeral and furniture business which was established in 1882 at the same location it is now operated on, the corner of Green (Continued on Page 5) Four Theits In Area. Past Week Four thefts were reported in the McHenry area this past week. Someone pried open a door at the pro shop at the McHenry Country club Wednesday night of last week and stole six sets of golf clubs with an estimated value as high as $2,400. The sets belonged to Homer FitzGerald, Ralph Bennett, Mrs. Edward Buss, Jr., Roger Ladd and Louis Consago of McHenry and Bill Burgmeier of Tower Lakes. A wheel and tire were stolen from a car parked outside of the McHenry Body shop on Front street sometime Thursday night In the early hours of Thursday, ten gallons of gas were stolen from a tank at the Northern Illinois Machinist factory on Crystal Lake road. A lock on the tank was broken to gain entrance. Singer Grocery at Fritzsche's Estates, Lakemoor, operated by John Sayner, was broken into Monday, night am} articles of food, clothing valued at $100 ai^dkdrug items- wiifc-tbe same value were taken. RINGWOOD CHURCH BAZAAR Saturday, Nov. 12, has been selected as the date for the annual bazaar and turkey dinner at the Ringwood church. The bazaar opens at 2 p.m. and dinner will be served from 5 to 7:30 o'clock. McHek 1% Township Voting Percentage ftegtetered 1 Total Percentage Precinct Voter* Votes Cast of Votes 1 727 564 77 a 1401 1190 84 3 865 717 87 4 2180 1790 82 5 1209 932 77 6 838 693 83 7 1385 1216 87 8 493 V- 380 77 9 627 459 73 mum McHenry In Republican Nation, Follow Precincts Remain Ranks As State And Trend To Democratic us tu 1-.V ^ELECTION WINNERS Cite Youth For i Recent Heroism One of the fft$$fehts of the Chamber of Ccvtti&ierce dinner meeting at the MfcMenry Country club tonight, Nov. 10, will be presentation of a special tribute by the American Red; Cross to James M. Justen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Justen of Riverside Drive, McHenry. The young college student; will receive a certificate of merit, only the fourth to be awarded since the, formation of the local Red Cross chapter in 1919. The certificate, issued Oct. 21 in Washington and signed by President Eisenhower and Roland Herrmann, Red Gross chairman, cites the McHenry youth for saving a young m$n from drowning at the locjtj beach last summer*. ;£ lit wiii be rm&Mm tter JusYeVi 'fesWi M&- lidonado of Edinbur&, Texas, last Aug. 21. He also recovered the bodies of two ^ other drowning victims. * The award points out that Justen disregarded personal safety to rescue Maiidonado and to recover the two bodies. Presentation w*ill be made by two veterans, Dick Lappin and Wesley Pribla. SPECIAL COUNTY SCHOLARSHIP WON BY McHENRY GIRL Jean Borchardt, a McHenry college freshman, has been announced as one of the winners of University of Illinois scholarships. Each year seven scholarships are available in the county, awarded on the basis of grades in examinations. They exempt the winners from tuition fees for four years. ,Jean and Earl'M. Hughes were awarded the county scholarships; Bruce L. Gardner, agriculture; Patrick D. Laughlini child of World War I veterfcn; Jean F. Mally, child of World War II veteran. There <Wjf&e no qualified candidates tar the home economics and cjftild of a veteran of the Korean conflict scholarships. PAYS $100 FINfc Ann Kuehl, bartender at Ncafwest Tavern, Spring Grove, Jined $100' andeo?t? by « , juatibfe of the peace on a charge of selling liquor to a minor. Incorporation Defeated A proposal to incorporate Crystal- Vista, Grafton township, was defeated at a special election held Saturday by a vote of 151 to 129. The vote wne after citizens had petitioned thei court to put the matter to a vote. JOHN F. KENNEDY President LYNDON B. JOHNSON Vice-President BAK?: SENDS OUT $150*000 TO 1.000 IN XMAS CLUB McHenry S t a t e b a n k ' s Christmas club checks, amounting la over. $150,00Q, representing the savings ofc rii'ore than 1,000 club members, are being put in the mail today. On Nov. 1, of this year, the bank announced that its total resources were in excess of $18,000,000. This is a million dollars more than the total announced July 30, 1960. In July of 1959, the resources were $16,000,000. McHENRY TOWNSHIP ELECTION RESULTS OFFICE CANDIDATES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 President and Vice-President Richard M. Nixon ) Henry Cabot Lodge ) R 344 774 453 1035 542 385 726 252 2S1 of United States John F. Kennedy ) Lyndon B. Johnson ) D 218 404 258 743 380 296 483 124 221 U. S. Samuel W. Witwer R 308 704 398 923 475 338 636 230 217 Senator Paul H. Douglas D 237 436 284 816 442 830 552 140 230 Governor William G. Stratton R 322 688 404 916 475 320 686 232 217 Otto Kerner D 332 468 296 837 449 352 552 145 231 Lieutenant John Wm. Chapman R 331 732 418 948 503 349 678 235 223 Governor Samuel H. Shapiro D 200 399 254 757 400 308 493 134 210 Secretary Charles F. Carpentier R 379 834 452 1108 578 422 772 263 267 of State James R. McLaughlin D 170 310' 252 636 336 245 411 113 180 Auditor of Elbert S. Smith R 332 732 415 956 501 361 682 237 219 Public Accounts Michael J. Howlett D 198 410 252 756 400 • 294 488 137 212 Attorney William L. Guild R 326 719 410 920 482 344 671 229 212 General William G. Clark D 210 404 269 797 414 315 495 146 213 Audrey Reavis Peak fc 315 741 412 946 484 344 753 244 218 Trustees C. E. "Ernie" Lovejoy R 314 737 414 946 491 345 710 243 221 of tlie University of Thomas O. Mathews R 314 715 405 938 488 342 729 244 220 Kenney E. Williamson D 208 896 2&S 753 416 307 486 126 218 Illinois Frances Best Watktns D 207 385 256 740 405 306 488 126 217 Irving Dillard D 236 401 254 747 398 311 493 125 211 Representative ifi Congress 14th Distinct Elmer J. Hoffman R 323 764 415 971 500 375 706 235 226 Hayes Beall D 214 872 253 742 457 281 490 ISO 224 State Senator Robert McClory R 324 753 416 968 505 360 735 233 216 52nd District John G. Green D 316 382 261 761 390 301 497 134 224 State Representative 32nd District A. B. McConnell R 504 1121 Vi 643 1481 Vz 888 562 1079 Vi 369 608 John P. Manning R 459 1132 619 1422'/z 701 Vi 537 Vi 961 Vt 861 o582 Feme Carter Pierce D <48 1070'/i 740 2136 1156 882'/z 1412 Vz 869'/z 602'/z Clerk of Lester Edinger R 314 701 393 885 478 333 688 222 217 Circuit Court Robert E. Knox D 232 339 295 836 421 327 541 145 222 State's Richard R. Cross R 313 721 411 922 477 845 721 241 219 Attorney Harold C. McKenney D 225 406 271 786 420 317 513 187 215 Copnty Theron J. Ehorn R 341 753 436 944 468 351 653 240 228 Cormier Eugene A. Heckathorne R 201 381 252 779 426 310 494 131 208 McHENRY HIGH SCENE OF 1960 MUSIC FESTIVAL 500 From Eight County Schools Sing Here Nov. 14 The McHenry Community high school gymnasium will be the setting for the largest and most spectacular musical event of the year in the county when 500 young vocal musicians from eight high schools gather there to present the annual McHenry county music festival. It will be held Monday evening, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. The select chorus of ninety voices and the massed group of 500 will be directed by Walter Rodby of the Homewood-Flossmoor school. He is widely WALTER RODBY known as a choral conductor, writer, arranger and a nationally recognized music educator. While in New York City, attending Columbia University, Mr. Rodby sang in Robert Shaw's famous Collegiate Chorale, and while a member was selected as one of twelve for a special choral conducting study with Mr. Shaw. He also sang two performances under the baton of Maestro Arturo Toscanini. He is an experienced contest judge and festival director. Mr. Rodby has judged music contests in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Michigan and is in constant demand as a clinician and festival director. Select Chorus Singers R e p r e s e n t i n g McHenry in the select chorus will be Dorothy Adams. Cathy Monahan, Patricia Bell, Barbara Miller, Anita Barger, Judy Uelman, TRADITIONALLY REPUfe- LICAN McHENRY COUNT* REMAINED IN THE G.O^. RANKS ON TUESDAY Of THIS WEEK WHILE THENATIONAL TREND WAS TOWARD THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE. AS LATE AS *§ O'CLOCK WEDNESDAY MORNING, THE POPULAR VOTE WAS AS CLOSE AS' 688,214, ALTHOUGH THE ALL IMPORTANT EU£F0f£- AL VOTE TOOK THE MOSfr EXCITING PRESIDENTt&fr CONTEST YEARS Ol MOST AND PUT SEN^ KENNEDY IN NING RANKS. jy A statement from VJ$£4*re8r ident RichsGjd Nixon . J^prt^ after 8 a.m. Wednesday con* ceded defeat in view of trejufl at that time. The larger states, from tfct standpoint of electoral votea*. were the deciding factor ift t$|; final results, but the tendency^ toward a Democratic vote evidenced even in local precincts. Unusual was the fiijpt that in some of the MfcHenfy precincts, the vice-presidoft won by a considerable ^rufrgin. but state candidates ri|ji behind their Democratic opponents. ^ This was especially. true ti Pm-ihet 9, MtVe m 1*1*3$ Lodge team topped the DM* cratic duo by 100 votes, tit Gov. William G. Stratton MCI by fourteen Votes and Witwer, for U. S. Senator, thirteen. Out of 9,720 registered voters in the nine McHenry cincts, 7,941 went to the polls. Governor Unsuccssiftrf - - A Quite early in the eventiijt it became evident that GOV. Stratton would not be suooeM* ful in his bid for a third tend. He lost by a substantial mar* gin to Democratic Candidate Otto Kerner. Emerging victorious with Kerner was Democratic U.S. Senator Paul j-t Douglas, who thwarted the efforts of Republican Samuel W. Witwer for that office. The total vote in the county reached 38,840 with returns received Jjy'early Wednesday morning. This was considerably higher than the previous high of 32,227 for a presidential year. County totals for local candridates at that time were fjii follows: Lester Edinger (I© 22,677 and Robert Knox (D> 13.117 for clerk of circuit court; Richard Cross (R) 22.499 and Harold C. McK&lney (D) 13,049 for state's attorney; Theron J. tJhorn (fl) 24,767 and Eugene Heckathorwe (D) 13,160 for county coroner; Robert McClory (R) 21,320 and John G. Green (D) 13,149 for state senator. In other races, the NixtALodge team received the support, county-wide, of 24,787 voters, while the Kenneth- Johnson pair polled 11,S|t votes. County supports BepubUea£i The final district tally lb the McClory-Green race fbuft the former ahead with 92,8B to 62,622 for his opponent;; Gov. William G. Stratt^l (R) received 21,250 votes '•& gainst Otto Kerner (D) ^8^ 15,083 while Samuel Witwtt, losing candidate for U.S. Serffc* tor, had the support of 22,432 against 12,642 for Paul * Douglas (D) in the county. Winner, state-wide, for Hi# tenant governor was San»$^ H. Shapiro over John Ch&» man, and in the race for ittorney general, William Jjr* Clark (D) defeated Willi** Guild (R). € Emerging victorious in ^ Republican ranks was Quito (Continued on page 8) (Continued <19 paf* 8) Wonder Lake To Vote

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