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6^ "Serving The Chaia-O-Lakes Regloa Slice 1875* Volume 86 -- No. 41 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1961 16 Pages -- 10c Per Copy h McHENRY DOLLAR DAYS FEBRUARY 10-11 Musin' nad ^Preparations are being made by the Illinois Division of Highways for work crews to put 1960 population figures on road signs throughout the state as soon as weather conditions permit. The state's official population count on April 1 of last year was 10,081,158, according to the Bureau of Census, a gain of 1,368,982, or 15.7 percent, j^er 1950. The project will require work on several thousand signs. In most cases, presenl signs will be used, with plates being refacecl and repainted with reflectorizing material to give the name of the city and its population. In towns and cities where there was little change in population in the ten-year period ttween 1950 and 1960, no ange will be made. The work is expected to be completed by June 1. The efforts " of McHenry's VFW post and auxiliary unit in carrying out a patriotic program are not to be surpassed by many groups. In addition to the new fifty-star flags and Christian flags presented to %cHenry churches and those in the surrounding area, they have also given the new flags for use in the offices of the county clerk, the board of supervisors and the sheriff's office in the county seat. It is probably only natural that with the increase in population and the fact that ev- «ybody is trying to go more acesin a bigger hurry, there should be more accidents on the highway. Nevertheless, the ' very fact that they are occurring with such frequency in recent months is providing many a headache for the safety experts in their attempt to meet the problem. Records prove that normallv. scare techniques intended to ^ighten drivers into avoiding accidents *1by safe driving aren't too effective. Most folks continue to drive in the firm belief that it is the "other guy" who will be hurt or killed. One case, however, came to our attention recently which, though drastic, may have set at least a few hundred drivers to thinking. California radio station startled its listeners by offering a free $750 funeral for anyone killed in traffic on a particular holiday. The only qualification necessary was that the victim had registered with the station, in advance. "Simply send in your name and address, alojig with the next of kin on a postcard," said the cheerfulvoiced announcers. iff Well--the station received \ 225 postcards in advance ol (Continued on Page 8) COUNCIL MAKES MANY PUNS FOR CITY PROGRESS Mayor Encourages Development Of Boone Creek Area The City Council met Monday night, heard monthly reports, paid all outstanding bills, then swung into plant, hoped to first relieve present traffic congestion and very shortly provide for additional development in the area. With announcement of a new building to house the National Tea company store, city officials became very interested in extending Third street in a northerly direction to Baur avenue. A need for a traffic outlet in this area has long been recognized and the city wishes to secure land for a roadway. It has also been learned that plans are moving fast for a shopping area along Boone Creek, south of Baur avenue. Mayor Freund pointed out the necessity of encouraging such development to prevent business moving out of the city and into shopping centers. The future financial position of Mc- Henry rests with increased revenue from sales tax. Keeping business within the citylimits is the only answer in the opinion of those who plan McHenry's future. Public Service company representatives were present to report completion of additional street lights in Cooney Heights. The Counei} - authorized new lights at the corner of Freund aiteHiie and Lincoln; also two new installations in EdgeWfciok Heights at Timothy and Lee, and Dale and Lee. The city clerk was instructed to secure information for installation of parking meters on Green street from the Boone Creek bridge to Waukegan street. The clerk was also instructed to contact the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad regarding additional parking area near the depot. Ask Sewer Extension A l d e r m a n P i t z e n a g a i n sought action on a petition filed requesting sanitary sewe r e x t e n s i o n s i n C o o n e y Heights. Action on this has been held up because of the necessity of combining the project with an area east ot the railroad tracks and providing a lift station. It was decided to secure further engineering information and make every attempt to bring about this improvement. . The new postal re-numbering system has brought to light many duplications of street names and recommendations for other changes. The problem was referred to the ordinance committee for further study. (Contlnned on Page 8) PLAN REPORT HIGHLIGHTS Plan Implementation ^ (The following facts are taken from information contained in the recently released Plan Report for the city of McHenry). Planners feel that the most important, effective administrative tool available to the city for effectuation of the proposed plan of development is the rigid enforcement of a ||ning ordinance. Although the city's current ordinance is basically good and covers most items generally considered within the scope of the zoning ordinance, there are several changes and amendments to be considered, Stanton & Rockwell feel. The revisions resulting are more detailed listings of requirements. Amendments are also necesto accomplish the goal of the plan as the various changes in commercial zones are designed to do. The development of the plan is for an area far in excess of the current city limits. State law provides the city with land development controls as they relate to subdivisions, layout of streets and improvements required for one and one-half miles from the city limits. The city does not have a direct control over the zoning in this jurisdictional area; however, if it so desires, the city can effectuate the re-zoning proposals as they relate to the city. Proposals relating to the surrounding jurisdictional area will require the annexation of the planning areas to the city for complete control. Planners say that the city can influence the zoning in the county area, positively, by requesting the county to consider zoning chang&s in conformity with the plan. A negative approach is also available, planners say. The city may object to any proposed re-zoning which does not correspond to the proposed zoning development. If this objection is by official city action and made in writing, a three-quarter vote of the county board is required to override the city's objection. The recommended zoning changes are based upon the comprehensiy^ considerati o n s (Continued on Page 8) REPUBUCAMS ONANMOUSLY NAME SIX FOR MAJOR OfflttS; FUU. SLATE SELECTED BY DEMOCRATS At caucuses of members of the two leading political parties from the nine McHenry township precincts, held Tuesday evening of this week, Republicans and Democrats selected candidates to represent them at the April 4 township election. Jake Levesque, who presided over the GOP caucus, held in the high school auditorium, explained the assemblage as the first caucus of the Republicans ever held in McHenry for this purpose. Following preliminary details, nominations were asked for the six township offices. Within ten minutes, candidates had been unanimously selected by the large group in attendance. On nomination of Albert S t i l l i n g , Gus F r e u n d w a s named to run on the GOP ticket for tax assessor. Fred Rogers was nominated for township clerk by Charles "Chuck" Miller and Albert S. Blake was the choice for assistant superv i s o r , n o m i n a t e d by J o h n Looze. All three candidates are from McHenry. Republicans from nearby communities were the choice for the three offices of township auditors. They are Gerald (Bud) Elbersen of. Wonder Lake;" nominatedby €h&rles"G.' Miller; Foster Glornh of Lakeland Park, nominated by John LeCastro; and Fred Haubold of Pistakee Highlands, nominated by Steve Vrbik. Joseph Cina acted as secretary and Gerrie Boehm as recording secretary of the meeting. During a short recess in which Joseph Frett, chairman of the rules committee, and Charles G. Miller, chairman of the judges ot election committee, met with their groups to discuss and approve procedures, Chairman Levesque spoke to the assembled group on the threat of communism and the necessity for every American to regard the situation in seriousness. John Looze led the pledge of allegiance and John J. ,Neuharth offered a prayer as the meeting opened. Democrats Caucus Tuesday's meeting of Democrats at the village hall in Sunny side, was also the first caucus of'that group. Continued on Page 8 Fire Causes $5,500 Damages A fire which resulted in about $5,000 to a McHenry area home and $500 to the contents brought firemen to McHenry Shores early last Saturday morning. Firemen said a defective furnace caused the entire summer home of Ray Fleming to be filled with smoke and flames to,break out. The fire was discovered by a neighbor, William Corcoran, about 7:15. Members of Company I, McHenry Township Fire Protection District, extinguished the blaze. HOLD RITES FOR WIDOW OF LOCAL BUSINESS MAN Last rites were held at St. Patrick's Catholic church Monday morning for Mrs. Nettie M. Fleming, 74, widow of (me of McHenry's long time business men, Richard Fleming. She died at 4:30 Friday morning, Feb. 3, at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, where she had been confined for about a week. JQgatU XoUoiKed a month's-ill? ness. Mrs. Fleming had resided in McHenry since 1919 and had assisted her husband, and later her son, in the operation of the Fleming Equipment Co. The deceased was born in Chicago June 11, 1886. She came to this community to live after her marriage on Nov. 27, 1919, in St. Margaret's church, Algonquin. From 1913 to 1923 she was employed as bookkeeper at the Public Service company in Crystal Lake. She is survived by one son, John A. Fleming; two grandchildren, Michael, 3, and Chris, 1; three nephews and nieces. Besides her husband, who died Jan. 20, 1956, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Lou, who died in infancy in 1925. Mrs. Fleming was a member of the Altar and Rosary sodality, the Catholic Daughters of America, the McHenry Woman s club and the American Legion auxiliary. This is Boy Seout Week. Confirmed In Home McHenry Man In Fatal Crash Carl Zeman, 23, who resides on Rt. 120, west of McHenry, is reported to be confined to Belmont hospital, Chicago, suffering bruises and chest injuries as the result of a head-on collision of two cars on Monday in the 4800 block on Addison in Chicago. Edward -Kolberg, 33, of 4700 Erie, Chicago, an engineer for WGN-TV, died of injuries while enroute to a hospital. O n l y m e a g e r i n f o r m a t i o n was available as it was imi>ossible to reach members of Zeman's family. It was reported that Zeman was charged with reckless homicide, driving on the wrong side of the road and travelling too fast for conditions. Zeman, a food mart manager, is scheduled to appear in Chicago Traffic court March 10. BOARD LEARNS HIGH COST OF TAX PROGRAM Employ Assistani Stale's Attorney For Collections Kotalik Studio Photo An impressive and unusual confirmation ceremony took place- in the community last week, apart from the rite in .which 305 young people were confirmed in two McHenry churches. Bishop Loras T. Lane, D. D., of Rockford, standing at right, is shown in the home of Andrew E. and Alia M. Anderberg at Lakeland Park after he had confirmed the couple. Mr. Anderberg, 80 years old, and his wife, 77, recently joined the church. Because Mrs. Anderberg is confined to her home, Bishop Lane went there to perform the confirmation service. The Anderbergs are sitting in front. Standing in back are Rev. Fr. Albert Rennell of St. Mary's Catholic church; Rev. Fr. Frarfcis Moroney, secretary to the Bishop; Mr. and Mrs. John Thennes, sponsors for the couple; and Bishop Lane. The cost of the tax assessmen program in each township in. the county was reviewed in detail for members of the county board of supervisors at the regular monthly meeting held Tuesday of this week. Individual taxpayers will be interested in next month's meeting in which a more complete picture will be presented to the supervisors by the board of review on the cost per individual taxpayer. With a population of 17,105, in McHenry township, the cost of the program here alone was $9,645, including 5,743 personal property schedules and 16,517 real estate parcels with an assessed valuation of $61,806,300. It was disclosed that there was a total of $328,000 in protested taxes in the county last year. Of this amount, $89,000 was by railroads, $34,000 in personal property taxes and $205,000 in real estate taxes. Good news was the report that $96,000 in back personal property taxes was collected in 1960 for years prior to 1959. In this regard, the board authorized the appointment of an assistant state's attorney for the purpose of filing suits against delinquent taxes. The t o t a l u n c o l l e c t e d p e r s o n a l property taxes covering the last ten years amounted to $1,015,000, of which $200,000 is now uncollectable for- various reasons. In 1959, there was $294,000 in personal property taxes not collected. Share 'Election Expense The board voted on a fee of $25 to be paid judges for the spring election, with 60 per cent of the expense to be undertaken by the county and 40 percent by the township for judges' fees and for polling place rent. Ballots for the J. P. and circuit judge elections will be paid by the county, and the township ballots by the townships. The fox bounty was raised by the board from S3 per head to $5. The board allowed a B-l zoning classification for Boone Creek Fishing Ponds so that a building can be constructed for supplies for fishermen. FIESTA DINNER St. Paul's Episcopal church will sponsor its second annual Fiesta spaghetti dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Legion home. There will be music by candlelight as dinner is served between the hours of 5 and 9 p.m. Authorities Seek Two Armed Men Who Stole $150 From Area Tavern FELLOWSHIP AWARDED TO MCHS TEACHER Merle L. Gardiner, instructor of chemistry at the McHenry high school, has received an Esso educational fellowship for study in biochemistry at Illinois Institute of Technology. The fellowship continues until he has received his master's degree, for which he will attend night school until June, and then study at summer school. The March issue of Science Teachers magazine will carry an article which Mr. Gardiner, in cooperation with fourteen other high school teachers and a University of Florida professor, has written on the subject, "A Visual Aid For Teaching Modern Atomic Structure In High School Chemistry". $20,000 DRAM SHOP SUIT VERDICT FAVORS WIDOW A $20,000 verdict, one of the largest tB. lag returned dram shop suit -in McHenry county circuit court, Was awarded in favor of Marian L. Alford of Eastwood Manor against Frank Holt, owner of Lakeside Inn, Lakemoor. As administrator of her husband's estate, Mrs. Alford sued in behalf of herself and her three children. She charged that on a specific date last March, the defendant, or his agents, sold liquor to her husband which caused intoxication and as a result he later lost control of the car he was driving and it crashed. The charge was also made that Alford died of injuries sustained in the accident, depriving her and the children of his support. Walter and Stephanie Szarek, operators of Wally's Package store, were also defendants named in the original complaint, but they were found not guilty. Judgment of $20,- 000 had been asked against them. CHURCHES IN CITY PLAN FOR LENTEN SEASON TOUR VALLEY HI HOME Members of the board of supervisors and guests enjoyed lunch and a tour of Valley Hi nursing home at Hartland on Tuesday noon of this week. Special lenten rites are being planned in many McHenry churches, starting next week with Ash Wednesday, Feb. 15, and continuing until Easter Sunday, April 2. St. Mary's On Ash Wednesday, there will be distribution of ashes after all morning Masses of St. Mary's Catholic church, and again after the evening service at 7:30 o'clock, which also includes recitation of the rosary and a sermon. Throughout Lent, special services will be held Wednesday and Friday evenings, with the rosary and sermon comprising the Wednesday rite and Stations of the Cross on Friday. St. Patrick's Ashes will be distributed before and after the 7 o'clock Mass on Ash Wednesday and also after the 8 o'clock Mass. and after evening services at 7:30. Throughout Lent, there will be rosary, sermon and Benediction at 7:30 on Wednesday nights and Stations of the Cross and Benediction at the same hour on Friday nights. Daily Masses are at 7 and 8 o'clock. Zion Lutheran Zion Lutheran church, will begin the season with the first special service on Ash Wednesday at 8 p.m. The main theme of the sermons will be based on "Those About the Cross", Continued on Page ft An armed robbery which netted two men about $150 in cash was carried ojit within a few minutes last Thursday evening at the Farm House tavern on Rt. 31, two miles south of McHenry. Since then, the city, county and state authorities have been investigating, but the only clue of any value was a stolen purse found near Burton's Bridge, indicating the direction in which the thieves sped away. Edward Huff, owner and operator of the tavern for the past seven years, was in his place of business with his wife and one customer about 8 o'clock in the evening. A second man sat down at the bar and ordered. Shortly after, another man entered, carrying a rifle and informed them that it was a "stick-up". His companion, the second man to enter and sit at the bar, joined him and said that h6, too, had a gun in his pocket. Holding the three at gunpoint, the men opened the .cash register, which contained about $60, then, ordered Huff tor..tell., them, where he kept other money. Before leaving they also took a wallet belonging to the customer and a purse of Mrs. Huff. After gathering up all the money available, they had Mr. and Mrs. Huff and the customer enter a wash room. Since it was only possible to lock the room from the inside, the robbers piled bar stools against the door and threatened that if they made any noise they would shoot through the door. Before leaving, they tore the telephone from the wall. About two minutes after the intruders had apparently left, Huff called out to ask if it was safe to come out. Receiving no response, the men expended some effort to push away the barricade. City police were called at once, as well as members of the sheriff's office and state police. Sometime later, Mrs. Huff's purse was found near Burton's Bridge. The customer, who was not identified, told the Huffs that he had stopped at the tavern on his way home from work and there was nothing in the wallet the thieves made away with. Huff described one of the men as about 25 years of age and very tall. The other, he said, was about 30 years old and about 5 feet 7 inches tall. He said he had never seen either of them before. Tamper With Locks Investigation has- been carried out by city police to determine whether or not aluminum liquid plastic poured into locks on local stores was a prank of mischievous youngsters or something of a more serious nature. The front door lock of the Agatha shop and both the front and rear locks of the Ben Franklin store had been so filled with the liquid that it was almost impossible to open them Saturday morning. The same situation was reported at the Ruck Hardware store on Main street, and police said the liquid was also used on several parking meters. Burglarize Office A Chicagoan, Glen Reed, is being held in the county on a charge of burglarizing the Spring Grove Lumber company in the early hours of last Saturday morning. Bond has been set at $15,000. Reed was apprehended not long after the break-in was discovered when employees entered the office for work. Rob? (Continued On Page 5) OUTSTANDING SAtfS OFFERED CITY SHOPPERS 15,000 Special Supplements List Hundreds Of Items Interest continues to grow among McHenry shoppers as they anticipate another big Dollar Day sale in local stores. Semi-annual Dollar Days are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10 and 11, with spectacular values offered by many merchants. Stores taking part include Certified Food store, Carey Appliance, Inc., Tonyan Home Furnishings, Western Tire Auto store, Gladstone's Department store, Marie's Specialty shop, McHenry State Bank, Roth Shoes, White's Men*s shop, Betty Nielsen, Stilling's Town and Country Gifts, Mc- Gee's Store for Men, the Casual shoppe, Justen Furniture, Vycital's Hardware, Rainbow Cleaners, Lee & Ray Electric, M c H e n r y C o u n t y W e l l & Pump, Riverside Retail Outlet, Gem 1-Hour Cleaners, Ben Franklin, Custom TV, The Toddler shop and Gies Shoes. A total of 15,000 supple? ments carrying hundreds of items of a seasonal and also of year 'round value are being delivered to area homes in ad* vance of the sale dates. The articles offered cover such a variety of needs as to be not only useful but "musts" for every member of the family. McHenry businessmen, in an effort to clear their shelves for the arrival of- merehandise for the spring and summer season, have reduced prices to a point seldom offered before, providing an excellent opportunity to stock up on items which might be impossible to include in the budget at regular cost, The popularity of Dollar Days in the past prove more than words the savings to be realized by shopping during the next two days. Many stores have had waiting lines long before they were open for business. The wise and thrifty shopper will set aside some time this week Friday and Saturday to supply the family with valuable items at a fraction of the original cost. SEEK ZONING SUGGESTIONS FOR TOWNSHIPS Eastern Plan Group Asks Aid On Four Points Eastern McHenry County Plan association, the private citizen planning group working on a land use plan for the townships of Dorr, Nunda, Greenwood, McHenry and part of Algonquin, in McHenry county, has employed a firm of planning consultants to recommend a new zoning plan for those townships. Harold Bacon, president of EMCPA. announced that the firm of Stanton & Rockwell of Chicago had been hired to make four recommendations. They are: 1. Prepare acetate zoning overlays on the same scale as the land use maps from the working maps being prepared now by the county zoning office. 2 . Make r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s with respect to zoning classification for residential, commercial and industrial in the above townships. 3. M a k e recommendations for appropriate changes, if any. in the text of the zoning map which may affect those townships. 4. Make general recommendations for a program of planning for the county or parts of the county to be carried out in the next few years. This program should provide for the appropriate considerations of population growth, future lanil use, highway needs, recreational area reservations and any other physical projects (Continued on Page 8)