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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER ^Serwing'The Chains-Lakes Region Slice 18IS" Volume 87 -- No. 16 -- 3 Sections McHENRY PLAINDEALER. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24. 1961 22 Pages -- 10c Per Copy KILLING INVOLVES BURGLARY SUSPECTS Main' ami " ^7 &>* itA A** a* J&l! Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this past week were among the happiest we at the Plaindealer have ever experienced in connection with our business of printing a weekly paper. These were open house days, and it gave us an opportunity tcHrf become acquainted with many of our readers whom we had never met, as well as visiting with old friends. The youngest (and almost the first) visitor to make his way through the building was the three-week old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mroz of Holiday Hills. We had hoped to interest the/^young man in pitting asx a possible future career, but he seemed content to pursue a pastime no more energetic than dreaming- in the land of nod. It was a special pleasure to have so many retired pressmen, printers and linotype operators stop to visit. At least one had been in the business for a full half century, and a®we a^comPanied him on a torn- of the building, we realized how very much we could learn from his long years in the business. Monday morning found us a bit tired as we started a new week, but it became very unimportant compared to the warm feeling; we experienced in just being able to show so nmtiy folks the Unique business oipU'hich they are all a part-- printing a newspaper. Just as we were about to make mention of the hazards of bicycle driving from our own observation, Chief of Police Grobel came into the office to ask us to remind ail children riding bikes that they must have lights if riding after dusk; aju> that brakes must be in gflBd condition. Other reminders include the fact that drivers of bikes must observe traffic lights and traffic rules and regulations, one of which is to ride on the right side of the roadway, with traffic. All riders must positively walk their bicycles in business districts, in accordance with a city ordinance which will be stfljctly carried out by all members of the city police department. Apparently, other drivel's have had our own experiences in their attempts to keep these young bicyclists from under the wheels of their cars. And believe me. sometimes this ia « hardly possible. It is our observation that thg^e youngsters have been ^ will trained when walking to "look both ways before crossing". an admonition which h.is probably escaped no child at some time. However, if they have been as thoroughly indoctrinated to the dangers of bike riding, the enthusiasm of their youth prevents their remein- | bering as they ride with carefree abandon along our streets, uflyindful of stop signs or cars, tor the safety of their youngsters, parents would do well to make their reminders more impressive. Until they do, motorists are going to have to exercise an unusual amount of caution if a tragedy is to be averted. Folks residing on Main street ai* watching with interest the c^ptinuing improvement with the installation of a new sidewalk. We understand the office of Assessor Lester R. Bacon will be moved from his John street home to the small white building in the Main street business district just east of the old Northwestern hotel. Some fnfcs may be happy for the e^ise of not being aware of the change, but law abiding folks who wish to do their duty will find Mr. Bacon at ihe new address soon after the "beginning of next month. Patricia Hogan Cr New State Dairy Princess Shown in center, holding a beautiful bouquet given to her when she was named state dairy princess, is Miss Patricia Hogan, 17, of Ringwood. At left, is Nannette Smith, third place winner, and at right, Pat Brown, runnerup. For the second time in four years.Vfa local girl has claimed the coveted title of state dairy princess. She is the lovely Pat Hogan, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hogan of Ringwood, who was named for the honor as a climax to ceremonies at the banquet held at Marian Central school in Woodstock last Saturday evening. The honor of crowning the new queen fell to the 1959 state princess, Dorothy Olbrich of Harvard, who reigned the year after Miss Mary Ann Granger of McHcnry had held county and state titles. The new state princess HIGH SCHOOL Mil LEVIES S558.50C ' BUDGET HEARING; HOWARL PROPERTY PURCHASED HOLD FINE ARTS EXHIBIT. STYLE REVUE IN CITY All is in readiness for the fashion revue and exhibit of both j fine arts and creative objects j which will be held at the I V.F.W. clubhouse in McHenry now eligible 'to'com'pe'tTm the I Juesday eveninS' Au^ 29. national competition which will' 1 P-111- be held in October in Chicago. I A pleasant hour devoted 1o Pat, a graduate of McHcnry ' ^iewi"R, art Prer*Je tho high school, stands 3 feet 2j8 °rlock s,-vle show- The Improved the purchase of the inches tall, has brown hair and *ven,s ar A p sponsored by the , Howard property, east and adbrown eyes. Her royal honors | £reatlve Arties SU'ld and the jacent 1o the school, which is won last Saturday are not the j Democratic Women s club. • approximately 80 x 170 feet, first to come her way. In ]959 | Children models will be C.\n- j The exact use for the land has she was county 4-H queen and j R**™cn ^ not becn dccif1edis completing her eighth yeai in 4-H club work. Sisters Reign Candace and Cathy Bolgcr | Terry Huck, Mary Schaefer, I Mary Ellen and David Bolgcr, Charlene Wcingart, Linda and hjstory A teaching contract was approved for Raymond Shanafelt to teach geography and world It will be remembered that I Nancy Lawson, Mary and her sister, Charlotte Thomp- ] Kathleen Uttich. Craig Adams, son, was McHcnry county'^ .John McAndrews, Patti, Jan;r first 4-H queen and another j and Judy Miller, Janet ar.fl sister. Mary Lynn Sonnemaker, j Maiy Joan Weber, Pamela was county dairy , rincess in 1 Miller. Susan Clark, Jayne 1956 and was second in the I Freund, Mary Fallen King. state contest. (Continued on Page 8) Rosalind Reese, Melanie Reese. (Continued on Page 8) And 0 For McHenry Area Schools Our congratulations to Editor George Sullivan of the (Continued on Page 8) One of the very sure si^ns that fall is almost with us i.1- : the extensive planning whi< ii is now in progress prior to the opening of school. Monday, Aug. 28, and Tuesday, Aug. 29. have been set , asidf5 as racist rat ion days ul I thf McHcnry high school, and the following schedule has been announced: i Aue. 28: 9:?.0 to 10. seniors j R through Z: 10 to 10:30, sen-; iors A through G; 10:30 to 11 i seniors H through P: 11 to 11:30, juniors L through R; 1 1:30 to 2, juniors S through Z: 1 2 to 2:30. juniors A through D: 2:30 to 3. juniors E through K; 3 to 3:30, sophomores I. , through P. , : Aug. 29- 9:30 to 10, sophomores R through Z: 10 to 10:30, sophomores A through F: 10:30 to 11, sophomores G through K; 11 to 11:30, freshmen L through P; 1:30 to 2. freshmen through S; 2 to 2:30, freshmen T through Z; 2:30 to 3, freshmen A through D: 3 to 3:30 freshmen E through K. Publie Cir:ule Seliool Plans have been made for a registration of pupils on Wednesday. Aug. 30, all day. Two school buses will arrive at school en< h hour. 9, 10, 11. 1 and 2. with pupils for grndrs 1 through 8. They will return pupils forty-five minutes afirr delivering them to school. The P.T.A. will assist. Bus Schedule Following is the bus schedule. with the times listed for delivery at the schools and not tor starting times. Children must be ready to be picked up well in advance of these hours. At 9 o'clock, one bus will bring Lakemoor and Lilymoor. Rt. 120 and Kent Acres, first (Continued on Page 8) Mr. Ruckner informed the board that at last the protest money on 1958 taxes, amounting to son-.e over $12,000, had been received. • The new bookkeeping system has been set up as established under state law, with the assistance of a certified public accountant. Progress Report A progress report was madf on the painting and other work done in the building during the summer. Both the gymnasium and auditorium have been painted The old home economics room has been partitioned, one part to be used for an office and the other for a classroom. Eighty-four new loekers wcrp purchased for use on the 1 south side of the first floor. A resolution was adopted to ; transfer funds from the banj quct and towel fund to the ; athletic fund to make up a deficit. Mr. Buokner informed the board that two successful sum- ; mer programs had come to a • close, one in driver training and the other in beginning typing. A recognition report was read from the state, in which the school received approval following a recent visit by state , officials. ! SPECIAL ISSUE Although Plaindealer open i house days were attended by ' between 800 and 1.000 persons j last weekend, we realize there were many who were unable to visit us. For this reason, copies have been made of the special issue presented to visitors at that time, and they are being included in this week's paper. FATHER. ONE SON KILLED IN IOWA ACCIDENT Ippltil At a budget hearing held Tuesday evening, members- of the McHeni-y high school board approved the budget as presented by Supt. Carl Buckner and levied the following a m o u n t s - E d u c a t i o n a l f u n d . $475,000; building fund. $60.- 000; transportation, $16,000; municipal retirement, $7,500; bringing the total to $558,500. ^\t the regular monthly meeting, held early because of the budget hearing, the board ap- The many local friends of Paul Ramaeker, who m&tre his home here for a time some years ago, will be shocked to learn of his death in an auto accident in Iowa Tuesday evening, Aug. 22. Ramaeker, 33, and his 10-month-dld son, Jeffrey, were killed when their car was struck by another near Humboldt, where the Ramaekers live. Critically injured and now in a Rochester, Minn., hospital is Ramaeker's wife. Loretta. Also hurt was a son. Craig. Ramaeker was the father of five children, all under 6 years of age. Besides Craig and Jeffrey, therfe are Joe, Mike and Mark. Ramaeker was the brother of Mrs. Alvin Miller of McHenry and Mrs. Gerald Miller, who resides near Volo. He also is survived by his mother, Mrs. Fred Ramaeker, of Humboldt, and other brothers and sisters. When residing in this community as a very young man, Ramaeker worked for his two brothers in a farm near Ringwood. He continued farming after moving to Iowa. Services were scheduled for Saturday in Humboldt. Minor Crashes Clifford Kiehl of McHenry escaped injuries early last Thursday morning when his car was sideswiped as he was returning from Crystal Lake after meeting a train about 2 o'clock. As he saw an approaching dh*, eome teward him. he drove off >th® road as far as possible, but was unable to avoid being struck by a late model, compact oar, which sped away after the collision. Although he turned and tried to follow, the driver disappeared from view. (Continued on Page 8) DEVELOPERS SHOW FUTURE SWPIN6 PLANS Sept. 1 Deadline For Real Estate Tax McHenry area residents are reminded that Friday, Sept. 1, is the deadline for payment of the second installment of real estate taxes. After that date, a 1 per cent penalty is charged each month until payment. The deadline for payment of the first real estate installment and all of the personal property tax was June 1. TB Mobile Unit To Visit Area A part of the McHenry County TB association's program for this year will be a visit by the,, mobile x-ray unit and skin testing teams to communities and industries in the county. Free tuberculin skin tests will be offered to everyone under age 30. Persons over that age will be given chest X-rays. The unit will be on the Legion grounds in McHenry Aug. 28, 29 and 30. X-rays will be given from 10 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Skin tests will be given only from 10 to 12 noon on Aug. 30. The X-ray time schedule will be the same in Wonder Lake on Aug. 25 and Lakemoor on Aug. 31. In both places, the skin tests will be from 10 to 12 noon. The tuberculin skin test tells if a person has the TB bacillus in his body; it does not shovv that he definitely has the disease. On the other hand, the chest X-ray indicates whether a person's lungs have beerf damaged by TB or other disease. A positive skin test shows that other detection measures, such as chest X-rays, should be taken. Through the sale of Christmas seals the association carries on a continuing program aimed at uncovering and treating cases in the county. In 1960, eleven cases of tuberculosis were reported. Mrs. Claribel H. Naylor, county tuberculosis nurse, urges all residents to take part in this program. Murder Warrant For Wm. Welter Issued By Wisconsin Police The McHenry county sheriff's office told, a Plaindealer reporter Wednesday morning that jUSt before 9 o'clock, a warrant for murder had, been issued by the sheriff of Sauk county, Wis., for William J. Welter, 23, of Franklin Park. He wanted for the murder of Deputy James Jantz* 26, of Baraboo, Sauk county, early on Monday-^ this week. PRISON TERM FOR MOTORIST WHOSE CAR KILLED FOUR A jury of seven men and five women recommended a prison term of four to five years for 30-year-old David L. McKinstray of Oak Park, whose auto killed four within a year's time, two of them local residents. The tragedy which befell the Melvin Krueger family, who reside on Rt. 120, near Volo, is well remembered. It was Dec. 2 of last year that the McKinstray car swerved across the dividing strip on 111. Rt. 19, east of Barrington road, and collided head-on with the Krueger car, which was returning home after the occupants had visited relatives and made plans for the approaching holiday. Krueger's wife, Anita, 30, and their 4-month-old son, Dale, were killed. Krueger and two other children, 10 and 6 years, were hurt. At that time, it was revealed that his auto had collided with another in Kendall county just a year before, killing Joy Ann Kukuck, 20. of Kankakee, a student nurse in Rockford Memorial hospital, and her fiance, Michael Hau- (Continued on Page 8) Details For 1,000 Acres Southwest To Be Explained McIIcnry's City Council meeting was held Monday night between the hours of H p.m. and midnight, called to order by Mayor Doherty and with all aldermen present at ' roll call. J. Alton Lauren, plat plan in i hand, spread plans on the ta- ; ble showing his future plans in the development of the new shopping center. Lauren reported that plans are nearing final stages for the Grant company'to occupy a large store in 1 the area. Other smaller stores are expected to follow. Ade- I quate parking has been set up in the plans, but development , of roadways requires serious study. LeRoy Olson and Royal Bernier of McHenry's Plan ' commission, attended the meeti ing to discuss plans of the Mid- States Development Co. and review a map presented by 1 Fred J. Meyer, superintendent of public works. The Plan commission and - members of the | council will meet with the developer. Leonard McDonald, on ; Thursday night of this week to hear detailed plans for the de- : velopment which covers an ; area of 1,000 acres adjoining | the southwesterly portion of i the city. The plan includes resi- I dential, commercial, industrial ! park, school sites and recrea- ; tional areas. Minutes of the last regular ; meeting and a special meeting j were read and approved by the i Council. j A letter from Bernard I Peschke expressed his inten- I tion to sell his tavern business. Clarence Gath and Lloyd Simon then appeared before the Council with an application for license at the same location. This application was referred for further information and assurance that a decision would be given very soon. Open House Scenes This photo was taken in the composing room of the McHenry Plaindealer during last weekend's open house days. Bill Moore, advertising manager, with back to camera, is shown explaining the operation of the linotype machine to a group of interested visitors. During the three days, an estimated 800 to 1.000 persons called to view the new plant and see the various operations of the newspaper business. (Continued on Page 8) These beautiful flowers, gifts of friends and business firms, are among the bouquets which adorned our offices during open house days. They attracted the admiring glances of the hundreds who visited us. As they left, a souvenir open house issue was printed and given to each person. This same edition is included as part of today's issue of the Plaindealer. According to the sheriff s fliffice, one of the others involved in the killing implicated Welter. Previously, a wallet wfth papers belonging to Welter were found in a car driver* Ijy Richard Nickel, who was• injured when their get-away air crashed. Both Welter and NicKel Bfp also wanted for their part-.jn two burglaries in McHenry la$t January. Welter, who gave himself up to authorities in -a Lake Geneva motel last spring when conscience pangs pisvented him from eating -or sleeping, at that time admitted his part in the $20,000 burglary at Wahl Jewelers in Mo* Henry and also in the bcepk-jB of Heinz Furs a short time -te» ter. Nickel had been sought {<9 his part in the latter breakrin but was never apprehended. In June, Anthony Friteh 4>f Northbrook was sentenced to from one to five years for Ms part in the Heinz burglary. About the same time, the hewing on Welter was delayed aiM his attorneys were given teii days to file for probation. Following his appearance in Me* Henry county, Chicago authorities were waiting outside the courtroom to take him back to Chicago on suspicion of armeti robbery. It was reported by the sheriff's office that a short tithe later he jumped bond and has never been apprehended. The names of Welter and Nickel claimed headlines this week when state police and deputies from four counties searched the woods in the Lake Dclton, Wis., area with bloodhounds and helicopters for twb of the men after their get* away car crashed. The gunmen shot Jantz and wounded Robert Kohk -4?v chief of Lake Delton police, when the policemen stopped .them. The authorities had noticed they had been spendingTKeavily in the Wisconsin -Dells resort since Thursday and want*S3T to question them, about a..,bakery robbery in nearby-Sun^Prairie. After the shooting, the gunmen drove north. Other police j were alerted and chased them ! at speeds up -to 110" miles hour. After eluding their ^tirfuers- by doubling back between Mnuston and Lake Deltdh, the j c;ir finally rolled over off the hitrhway near Lyndon Station. Nickcl suffered two broken legs and was unable to flee on foot. However, the pthers,,disappeared into dense woocHands. A second inan was apprehended in the wooded area near a resort Tuesday^ after authorities were tipped x>ff a woman restaurant owm where he had attempted to buy food. His appearance aroused her suspicions and she notified police, who surrounded the area and closed in until they caught him. For a time, the second man was thought to be George T\ristovich. 34, of Chicago,' who had becn a companion ' of Nickel and Welter, and has Ven implicated in the local burglaries. He never conffeSSWl to either break-in in McHenry> It will bp remembered that following the Heinz fur stOWf burglary, the men sped away towaid Johnsburg arid' "weM? said to have fired on county authorities before leaving their car nnd disappearing into "the" j nearby woods. Welter fled to Wonder Lake, where the -fait!* ily has long had a summer home, and secured a ride to Chicn^o. From there he went to Wisconsin and later gav* himself up to authorities. • "