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"Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 187S" Volume 86 -- No. 36 -- 2 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JANUARY 5. 1961 14 Pages -- 10c Per Copy'. usm Intruders Enter Business Places. Residences Past Week Those internal revenue folks were mighty thoughtful this year. They gav? us a chance to recover and ^njoy the start of. the new year by planning the arrival of -our tax return papers between' the two holidays. Receipt of the lengthy forms decided us in favor of somet| 4ig we had juflt about decider to forget --1- New Year's resolutions. We hereby mrfve to get our returns, and payment, in the mail before 6 p.n). on April 14. The fact that we are never among the forttfhate people who may expect a refund, accounts in large part for our delay. We also resolvp not to complin about the amount, but instead to follow the advice of A friend who everyone should be glad hie is earning enough to pay a tax. We keep felling ourselves that very thing, but then a second little voice always interrupts and reminds us that if our income was too small to I* taxed, we wouldn't be eating regularly. Hfrvever, we shall try even hpf'der to think positively on the subject in 1961. We resolve never to say "no" when asked to help out on some worthwhile project that is beyond the call of our regular work. At the same time, we also resolve not to undertake more than we can do well. Just how both of these can be accomplished in these fd)t moving times will have to b£* explained to US. With the arrival of the new year, we are merely satisfied that we are resolving to do what we know is best. The fact that someone with more power than we possess will have to take a hand in making it possible is incidental at this time. We resolve to awaken each morning with a sniile and keep /jttMfleast long feftbugh to greet fellow employees. The preholiday rush has changed with the times, and this year the well known merry-go-round which people have been on for so long, suddenly took* on the speed of a space! age sputnik. The disposition *vas the first to suffer, and at this late date we apologize for any harm we .dkl to the Christmas spirit of ffbse with whom we came in contact. In direct relation to the above, we further resolve Hot to replace a broken scales, the effects of which make for a happier, better adjusted person even when we gorged on holiday cookies and candy. It was a wonderfill experience to realize the wisdom of the old maxim, What yon dent know won't hurt yon.1* We resolve not to bemoan the fact that Leap Year is at an end. An optimistic view tells us that another lies only About ten cases of whiskey were stolen by someone who broke into the McHenry Moose lodge Sunday night or early Monday. A lodge member told the Plaindealer Wednesday that entrance was gained by breaking the lock on a rear door. A similar method was used to break the lock on the liquor store room door. The burglars were less successful in attempting to break open a vault in the lodge hall. The steward, William Patterson, . discovered the burglary when he went to the lodge hall to clean up Monday morning. He had been in the clubhouse Sunday, following the New Year's .Eve party, and found nothing disturbed. The club was closed Sunday. Besides the loss of the liquor, considerable damage was reported to the doors and locks within the club. Tavern Entered Two 29-year-old Chicagoans were being held in county jail following their capture by state troopers and deputy sheriffs about 11 o'clock Monday night after they had entered and burglarized the Pearl Tap, owned by John Miller, on Rt. 12 in Solon Mills. A neighbor alerted the sheriff's office, but since they had no squad in the area, state troopers in the Ringwood area hurried to the scene. The men started to escape as the tap was surrounded and police started to shoot. However, at that time the sheriff's squad car arrived and the two surrendered. A .38 revolver was found outside the tavern, and a kit of burglar tools was taken within the place. Contacting the Bureau of Identification in Chicago, the identity of the two was learned. They are Stanley Baryca, 29, and Michael Malmenato, 29, both of Chicago. Both were found to have records m burglary and Mined robbery. A check by the sheriff's office with Lake county authorities revealed that Malmenato was convicted there on a burglary charge and sentenced to five years in the state prison. He is also reported to have served two years in the federal prison for passing counterfeit notes. Re-appoint McHenry Man To Slate Board THREE HOMES ARE TARGET OF BOLD BURGLARS MAYOR HAKES DECISION NOT TOSEEKOfflCE (Continned on Page 8) -h Daniel Justen of McHenry has been appointed by Gov. William G. Stratton to the board of examiners on funeral directing and embalming, dep a r t m e n t o f r e g i s t r a t i o n and education. The appointment is for the term expiring June 30, 1965. Also re-a p p o i n t e d was George B. Shaw, president and co-publisher of the Dixon Evening Telegraph, who was named again to the correctional services advisory board of the Illinois Youth Commission. McHenTy area subdivisions were the target for burglars again this past week, when three homes were entered. Probably the greatest amount taken was at the Edward Ozog residence in Lakeland Park, which was entered in a fifteenminute period, between/ 8:30 and 8:45 o'clock New Year's Eve. Edward Ozog left the house, located at 217 Meadow Lane, at 8:30 in the evening. The door was open, but the Ozogs' two teen-age daughters, Sharon and Adrienne, returned home just fifteen minutes later to find the room in which the Christmas tree was located, ransacked. Some money and almost all of the girls' gifts had been taken from beneath the tree. Other items, including boys' skates and items" of general use, were untouched. Among t h e m i s s i n g a r t i c l e s w e r e dresses, blouses and a suit. The sheriff's office has been investigating. Other Break-Insx Two residences in Cooney Heights were entered by intruders last week. The first occurred sometime in mid-week and was reported to McHenry police when the owners, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Kaelin, returned after being gone for some time. Entrance was gained by breaking glass in a rear door. They told police that several old coins had been taken. The second burglary in that vicinity took place at the George Chandler home at 402 Callista, Cooney Heights, which was investigated by police after they were informed of the incident by the owners, upon their return home. The Chandlers were away during his vacation from duties as a teacher in the local high school. As in the other case, a small glass pane in the door was broken to gain entrance. Police Chief Grobel said they were not sure .what had ' been taken. Local police said six officers had been patrolling in the area for several nights in an endeavor to apprehend the intruders following a break-in the previous week. They advise residents to leave lights turned on when they are away and to tell neighbors that they are gone. Wins Postal Citation Foresee Contest With .Approach Of Filing Deadline A decision of interest and importance to this community was reached by Mayor George P. Freunid this week as he announced that he will not be. a candidate for re-election at the coming election April 18. Mayor F reund has given long and honorable service to the city over the past twentysix years and is now completing his tliird four-year term as mayor. Many projects have been completed under Mayor Freund's regime and the city has remained in a sound financial position. He has expressed some regrets at retiring from office before completing other improvements in the city, but has stated that perhaps some younger man will take over the reins with the enthusiasm and judgement necessary. With the mayor's decision made public, it is expected that great activity will follow in the selection of his successor. The first day for filing petitions of nominations is Jan. 23. The last day for filing is Feb. 27. Council Meeting At the City Council meeting Monday night, completed engineer's plans were filed with the city for storm drainage work to be done on the north side of Bauer avenue. The state Division of Highways will participate in the cost of this improvement which will start as soon as possible next spring. A further report of work progress in the sanitary sewer project in the Golf View Avenue area would indicate that completion date will be moved ahead of the anticipated time. McHENRY MH HEAD COUNTY. LOCAL MARCH OF DIMES CAMPAIGN; PORCHUGHT DRIVE SET JAN. 31 THIRTY-EIGHTH TRAFFIC DEATH OCCURS IN COUNTY j: . Postmaster James W. Hettermann is shown at left, presenting citation and award to Robert B. Hess, dispatch clerk, who was rewarded by the Post Office department for his suggestion of re-routing Star route deliveries of mail during the recent holiday period. The suggestion enabled local employees to better handle incoming mails, and also provided better service for communities to the north. flllllllllllllllllllMllipitlMlllllllllllllllllllffl PtAH REPORT HIGHLIGHTS I Community Facilities (The following facts are taken from information contained in the recently released Plan Report for the city of McHenry.) Expert planners, after makiK assumptions as to the fufPre pattern, of residential, commercial trffid industrial land development in the city and planning area, believe it is possible and desirable to provide early for the sure and economic availability of land in quantities and at locations which will assure a level of puiblic service in keeping with the community goals. New fatties, they say, should be planned largely on the basis of how well existing facilities will adapt to future conditions, and should be related to projections of growth and changes in the area. * The city, they add. should strongly exercise the power given it by the state to require dedication or reservation of land for public purposes from land subdividers or developers according to the ratios and procedures in a subdivision control ordinance suggested. Stanton & Rockwell also suggest that the city should support, if not initiate responsible action toward es- Hfl!milllll!l!lfl*lllllilllll!lllll tablishing a community park district. They found that all of the public school sites are presently located within three blocks of each other, and the relationship of this general location to the region served they feel is.. not advantageous to the community. The limited number of railroad and river-crossing points causes an increase in the number of students having to be carried by bus and in the total number of bus miles driven due to the location of developed areas. The determination of future needs for school space and facilities was undertaken by several means for several stages of time in the future. This was done for a number of reasons, one' to provide an immediate view of the demands which will be made on present and proposed facilities: another to align facilities by 1980 with other developments expected by that time: and still another to indicate the final extent of facilities to be .provided at the time of totar development of the area, whenever that occurs. Planners found the ""rule of thumb" enrollment increases (Continued on Page 8) CONTINUE CASE The case of Joseph Chrz, 42, pf Berwyn, charged with rape and taking indecent liberties with a 13-year-old Wonder Lake girl, was continued in circuit court until Jan. 13. POST OFFICE SETS RECORD OVER HOLIDAY Dispatch Clerk Receives Award From Department Two Receive Jail Sentences Wonder Lake Home Brns CASES CONTINUED Four youths from the McHenry area were apprehended last weekend on charges of accepting liquor and possession of it. Their cases were continued until Jan. 6. The twenty-man Wonder Lake five department worked in near zero temperature Tuesday afternoon to save nearby buildings as a seven-room frame house in Wooded Shores burned to the ground. The origin of the flames has not been determined, but Fire Chief George Gutzman said the entire upstairs was in flames when they arrived and nothing could be done to save the structure. However, they were able to keep nearby residences from danger. Neighbors turned in the alarm about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Firemen remained at the scene until after 6 p.m., when the fire was brought under control. The home had been unoccupied for about ten days, the family having been evicted for the great amount of debris within end about the residence. Much of the house was reported to have been filled with (Continued on Page 8) Contribute To Hospital Robert Zahn, manager of the local telephone office, presents check on behalf of) Illinois Bell Telephone Company to James M. Lennon, president of board of directors of McHenry hospital, shown at left. Mr. Lennon. in accepting the check, stated that a contribution to the hospital building fund' gives support to the most important civic organization in any community and may be regarded as an investment in that community. He also said that additional money is needed to finish the hospital building now in progress and that when construction is completed in early spring, it will be necessary to raise funds to purchase furnishings and equipment. / During the recent Christmas season, the McHenry post office made a new record. Cancellations from Dec. 12 through 24 reached an all time high of 417,310, which showed an increase oyer last year of approximately 64,530 cancellations. There was also an increase of 15 per cent in the amount of parcel post handled at the post office. Postmaster James W. Hettermann said, "The public deserves thanks and congratulations .for the fine participation by everyone in the 'Mail Early for Christmas' campaign which was staged. Because of the public and postal employees, the post office was completely cleared of all Christmas mail and parcels, permitting employees to leave work c&rly on Christmas Eve and giving them a well deserved rest. Recognized For Suggestion In connection with the outstanding service, Robert B. Hess, dispatch clerk, last Friday received an award and citation from the Post Office department for his suggestion of re-routing Star route deliveries to the local office during the holiday season. This resulted in betler handling of the incoming mail at the local post office, as well as mail which is delivered to the local-office for delivery to the north communities of Wonder Lake, Spring Grove, "Solon Mills, Richmond and Hebron, enabling them to receive their mail earlier than had previously been scheduled. Mr. Hess' suggestion concerned the Star route delivery (truck mail delivery between post offices) from Chicago to McHenry to be changed from 4:30 to 3:45 during the holiday season, and from Crystal Lake to McHenry to be changed from 3:30 to 3:55. The changes permitted the Crystal Laketo- McHenry truck to pick up the mail which arrived five minutes earlier from Chicago and continue to the northern communities for delivery the same day. PostmEfster Hettermann, in referring to the presentation, said, "This citation and award, the first ever given to an employee of the local post-office, are fine examples of the keen interest by postal employees in giving to the public the fine postal service which they so greatly desire and appreciate. Mr. Hess, as well as many other employees in the McHenry postoffice, fyas constantly submitted suggestions which are forwarded to regional headquarters for improving the service. It makes me proud to present this award and citation to Mr. Hess in behalf of the Post Office department, for the improvement of postal service to the public." Two local men, one a 'teenager, were sentenced to jail on different charges when they appeared in county court last week. Robert Boyle, 18, of Shore Drive, received a 365-day sentence in county jail, but of that time, 320 days were suspended. He also received a $130 fine on two charges of larceny. The youth's record is reported to have extended back several years. Also in county court, Richard Nelson, now of Main street, McHenry, but formerly of Crystal Lake, Ringwood and Lakemoor, was sentenced to forty days in the county jail by the county judge on a charge of passing bad checks. Nelson, who had entered a plea of guilty, has been in jail since November. McHenry county chalked up its thirty-eighth fatality on its highways last Friday, Dec. 30, making the total for I960 the third highest in the last six years and twelve more than 1959. The latest fatality is Hartzel H. Hasty? 48, of Union, who died in an auto accident east of Marengo. He was travelling west on Rt. 20 when he lost control of his car, after which it struck a culvert and rolled over. An employee of an engineering firm, Hasty w^s returning home at the time of the accident. He was pronounced dead at the crash scene. The all-time high in traffic deaths in McHenry county occurred in 1957, when fiftytwo "were killed. In 1956 there were forty-one and in 1955, thirty-one. The lowest toll in six years was in 1958, when twenty-four lost their lives. C OF C NAMES NEW CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES NURSE AID COURSE The first meeting of the nurse's aid course sponsored by McHenry hospital will be held tonight, Jan. 5. at 7 p.m. at McHenry high school. Seventy- one women from the McHenry area have registered for the course. Installation To Be Held Latter Part Of January The McHenry Chamber1 of C o m m e r c e h e l d t h e f i r s t monthly board meeting of 1961 on Tuesday, Jan. 3. President Frank Low presided over the meeting, during which plans for 1961 were discussed and appointments for committee heads were made. Edwin Rooke was named head of the membership committee; Donald Doherty, advisor on planning and industrial development; Robert Justen, head of the transportation committee; Charles Smith, retail business committee; Dr. John C. Goetschel public relations director. Other members present were Jake Levesque Continued on Page 8 GOP COUNTY CONVENTION IS SET FORM 9 Lake, McHenry To Select Judge Candidate Here McHenry county Republicans will meet in convention on Monday, Jan. 9, in the county court room at the Court House, Woodstock, to select their delegates and alternates to represent McHenry county in the selection of a candidate for circuit judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit to serve the Unexpired term of the late Judge Sidney H. Block of Waukegan, who died recently. There will be one delegate selected for each 500 Republican votes cast in the last gubernatorial election, which entitles McHenry county to select forty-four delegates each with a full vote, and one delegate who will cast 203/500 of a vote. There will also be forty-five alternate delegates selected at that time. Delegates Meet Jan. 21 The convention at which the delegates selected by Lake county and McHenry county (the two counties comprising the 19th judicial district) will meet, will be held in the Mc Henry high school on Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. At this convention the Republican nominee will be selected, and he will be the Republican candidate for the office at a special election called for April 4, 1961. As a practical matter, most delegates will be precinct committeemen of the Republican party of McHenry county, who form the Central committee. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF 60 PROMISE TO AFFECT FUTURE EVENTS IN ^ McHENRY DURING YEAR AHEAD As 1961 enters its first week, the enthusiasm that is so often evident with something new seems to be present within almost everyone. c Nevertheless, it is interesting to reminisce a bit on the year just completed and ponder just what effect some of the happenings of the pasf twelve months may have upon the future. A brief look at 1960 brings to mind highlights, while a more complete resume will be carried at a later date. Residents were called upon to support numerous fund drives, and their generosity saw the realization of several w o r t h w h i l e p r o j e c t s w h i c h might not otherwise have been possible. One of the first of these was a campaign for funds for the Johnsburg Rescue Squad building, started in January and completed in time for the huilding to be dedicated in late summer. Postal Expansion An expanding post offiqe business required three new" rural routes to be added in January, affecting all routes and improving service. This expansion was one of the factors that give impetus to the idea of establishing' a new postal re-addressing system which is due to go into effect next April as a permanent move. The community endured some of the most severe weather conditions in twentyfive years, starting with a blizzard on Feb. 9 that brought movement virtually to a standstill, and concluding in the spring with floods which forced many families from their homes along the river. Progress continued through 1960 as citizens approved a bond issue for improvements to the waterworks system; work progressed on the new McHenry hospital; and bids were approved for the new Valley Hi grade school west of the city. New business joined those already established, and for this the community was happy. They were not as pleased Work began In earnest this week on the annual March of Dimes drive, which is headed, . county-wide, by Donald Doherty of this city, and in the McHenry community by Roland Herrmann. While no definite eoal has been set, it is hoped that the 196i collection may ' exceed last year's total of $13,-. 655 in the county. In charge of the four business districts are Donald Johnson, Main street; Virgil Pollock, Elm street; Henry Heise and Frances Vycital, Greenstreet; and Dick Davis an<jt David Kent, Riverside Drive. Other area chairmen named by Mr. Herrmann include Mrs. Alfred Oeffling, Johnsburg^ Shirley Ozog, Lakeland Park; Women's club. Eastwood Manor; Mrs. R. Van Zevern, Pistakee Highlands; and Mrs. Johij. Smith, McHenry Shd¥e§. Mrs. William Pries is m charge, of the grade school collection. Other chairmen will be named in the weeks to come. James Larkin is once again; serving as treasurer of the campaign drive in McHenry. .. One of the important phased of the drive will be the annual. Mothers' March on Jan. 31, at which time residents are asked to turn on special outdoor lights so that solicitors will be aware of their intention todonate to this worthy cause; Mrs. Gertrude Barbian will bein charge of the Motheri* March as she has for many years. r.s ^ Headquarters following the Mothers' March will be the Legion home, where several former polio victims and oth* ers will be waiting to make an accounting of the collection. Tn charge will be Mrs. Leonard^ Blake, Mrs. John Weichmann, Mrs. Mildred Miller and Ray •: Page. Mr. Herrmann said this week that throughout the campaign, films and speakers will be available to clubs and schools desirous of becoming bettefr acquainted with the work of the March Dimes. Special Events Special events are being arranged throughout the county to aid the cause. In McHenry, one of these will be the blanket collection conducted by the M.C.H.S. Student Council during a basketball game in January. Last year's big event locally was the dinner honoring Ray McGee, for many years head of the county and local campaign. Those who pond^j* the extent of their generosity in this drive should be influenced by the fact that funds obtained from previous campaigns were largely responsible for the research which developed the Salk vaccine. Money Has Various Uses . With the fight against polio reduced chiefly to the care of former patients, money collected is now designated for use also in the prevention and of other crippling diseases, particularly certain birth defects and rheumatoid arthritis. It is interesting to know that to date. $370. 400,000 has been used for a medical care program; $64,600,000 for a research program and $34,900,- 000 for a professional education program. The money has aided 8.847 students who might have had to discontinue their schooling because of lack of funds. (Continued on page 8) Clean Streams Asks Skaters' Cooperation The January meeting of the McHenry County Clean Streams group will be held on Tuesday, the tenth, at the city hall at 8 o'clock. Members remind skaters on the river that this is an ideal time of year to spot violations, which should be reported to the Clean Streams. P. O. Box 33, McHenry, giving location and details. ART GUILD MEETS The Creative Artists Guild will meet Tuesday evening, Jan. 10, at 8 o'clock at the Ridgefield school. The program will be presented by Jacfc Hobbs of Crystal Lake, winner of first prize in last summer** Art Fair in McHenry, who will give a lecture, with slides, on Children's Art!". The Guild has a number of McHenry artists as members.