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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER Volume 88 -- No. 18 -- 3 Sections "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region 1875" McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1962 22 Pages -- 10c Per Copy •Widow Of Former Senator Crash Musin' and Another school year begins in McHenry, and the familiar bells welcome an increasing number of young people to "readin', writin' and 'rithmetic" for another term. For those under 18, the present and the immediate future is all-important, but to moms and dads, and even grandma and grandpa, there is pleasure reminiscing. Both should be interested in some statistics which indicate that even in this modern atomic age, when the moon is becoming within reach, there are still 400,000 children attending one-room schools in our country. T h i s i s w h e r e g r a n d m a comes in for her share of memories, for she remembers well • fthat back in the days of the first World War there were 196,037 one-teacher schools compared to 23.695 at last count in which a single teacher teaches all subjects to children in six, seven or eight different grades. To our knowledge the last one in our immediate vicinity was at Terra Cotta and went f0out of existence with the end of the spring term this year. Possibly it dates us, but there was some feeling of nostalgia (as there is with many marks of. progress) when we realized this last bit of the old American scene was lost forever. The one-room schools that exist today are widely but unevenly distributed across the nation. Nebraska. Wisconsin M and North and South Dakota have over 2.000 each. Connecticut is the only state to have closed the last one. Illinois has only sixty-five one-room schools with approximately 1,170 pupils. The advantages of the broad curriculum offered in new and larger schools, with more than one teacher for eight grades, are most evident. Nevertheless, % there are quite a few old timers who could give us some pretty convincing examples of wrll educated people who had their beginning in the humble atmosphere of a little oneroom rural school. With the pasHing of time, this may well be one of those favorite points for argument that will go out of existence ,for the very reason that ^ there is no one around to argue for the old wavs. Until then it will probably continue to be a favorite subject for discussion whenever different generations come together. Mark of Progress This scene on the east side of Riverside Drive, just north of Pearl street, shows the uncompleted parking area which has had its base coat installed and now awaits blacktopping. Parking at this point, and west on Pearl, will be made easier in the future because of the city's program of widening the street, installing new curbs and resurfacing. Some of the metal posts which will soon hold fiftyseven new meters can be seen in the photo. They will extend on Pearl street, from Park to Riverside Drive, and 100 feet on both sides of Riverside Drive, extending north. The improvement in the parking area, which includes the new meters, is being accomplished with city funds. However, a complete resurfacing of Pearl, from Green to Riverside Drive, is included under the arterial highway work started early this Week, after state approval. Improvements of such roads is done through use of Motor Fuel Tax funds. Other streets to be improved include Green from Elm to Pearl; Washington from Court to Riverside Drive; John from Front to Country Club Drive; and Green from the Boone creek bridge to Main. Registration Day Sept. 22 > Saturday, Sept. 22, has been set aside by the board of supervisors as voters' registrar tion day. All those not registered are urged to avail themselves of the opportunity to do so! It is not necessary for registered voters to register again. However, any registered voter who did not receive a registration card within the last two months is asked to contact the county clerk's office. Registration on the twentysecond will take place between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the county clerk's office. It may also be done through a number of deputy registrars appointed in various locations in the county. In addition to the office of Earl R. Walsh at 3429 W. Elm j street, McHenry, voters may j a l s o r e g i s t e r w i t h E m m a Pyritz, McCu'.iom Lake; Justu s K e l l n e r , W o n d e r L a k e ; Marilyn J. Van Zevern, Pistakee Highlands: Irma Gunther, Sunnyside; Carol Kennebeck, Dorothy Miller and Bonnie Meyers, McHenry; John Licastro, Lakeland Park; and Eloise McCafferty, Wonder Lake: Complete addresses appear in a legal notice on Page 14. NAKEREUL GROUP TO STUDY HOUDAYPLANS C Of C Board Hopes For Agreement On Night Store Opening CHECKS, CASH STOLEN FROM WELTER HOME County Board Approves Largest Appropriation In History On Tuesday EXPRESS DOUBT FOR SUCCESS OF VISCOUNTS' TRIP The closing date for the fund drive to send the Viscounts to Las Vegas to defend their national Sons -of the Legion drum corps championship has been set for Sept. 18, and it will take considerably more contributions to assure the trip. Many donations have been received to date, but the fund drive committee at this time is of the opinion that sufficient funds will not he col- President Edward Buss of the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday appointed a retail committee composed of William Nye. Frank Low and Larry Lund to look into holiday plans which might be undertaken by the organization during the 1962 season. These three men will also strive^ toward a uniform date for opening stores evenings in advance of Christmas. The C. of C. was instrumental in providing the very colorful decorations which enhance the business districts each holiday season. This is the third year that the new and varied lighted scenes will be hanging at regular intervals throughout the city. Expense of the program was shared by the Chamber of Commerce and the city. Decide On Parade One of the most important decisions to be made will concern a Christmas parade. Last year the line of march was I made outstanding by the ad-! dition of numerous floats which had been used previously in the annual State street parade in Chicago. This year it is doubtful if these will be available and there has been no decision on whether or not to hold the parade. The Chamber must also dej cide whether. or not to ari range for Santa's visit. I Other business taken up by ! the board was discussion of i the amended city sign ordi- ! ilanqe, which met with a greater measure of approval than the original. Between $200 and $300 in cash and checks valued at more than $2,300 were stolen from the home of Atty. and Mrs. LeRoy J. Welter at 3815 W. Grove street, McHenry, sometime between 1 a.m. and the time the family awakened on Friday, Sept. 7. The intruder managed ;n some way to enter through a rear door, although it had been locked. Two purses were taken, one containing an estate check in the amount of $1,000. Other business checks were for $900, $12.20 and another for between $300 and $400. In addition, cash amounting to between $200 and $300 was missing, and liersonal papers in the purses were gone. The Welters told city police officers they heard a noise during the night, but thought it was one of the children. LARGE FINES IMPOSED ON TWO FOR TRESPASSING Two-Car Collision Near Johnsburg Takes Life of Mrs. Leonardo YOUNGSTER HIT BY AUTO WHILE RIDING ON BIXE (Continued oil l'age 8) Drive so your driver's license expires before you do. We've found a new use for trading stamps -- and it almost worked. It seems that a certain McHenry lady asked ' ner youngster to reach into her purse and get a stamp for a letter. Hurriedly, it was affixed and the child put the letter in the mail. It was not until the letter reached a distant point in the west that the trading stamp was detected in place of the postage stamp and the recipient found it necessary to provide four ^ cents before delivery. A shorter trip might have proved entirely successful. Younv: Diane Benson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Benson of Martin road, McHenry, remains in traction in a Mason Citv. Iowa, hospital forty days after an accident in which her mother and another sister were injured and a brother, ?.-vear-oid Robert Lee fcenson. was killed. Diane, who was a Valley View school pupil last year, would have entered Landmark ps a fifth srrader last week if the accident had not prevent- . ed. As it is. the little girl remains in ouite serious condition. suffering a fractured pelvis, a broken ankle and o«her broken bones in the leg. A sister. 5-vear-old Dawn, is. staying with an aunt and the Edward Jornds, on M»rtin road until her mother and sister are able to return h^me. She has imnroved cons'Hcrahlv from injuries sustained in the accident, but will not be permitted to start school for several months. (Continued on Page 8) The McHenry county board | of supervisors approved t heir1 largest annual appropriation I ordinance in history on Tuesday of this week in the amount of $1,870,956.25 for 1963. This : was $162,400.50 higher than j the '62 appropriation, which amounted to $1,708,555.75. j Some changes were made j over the budget presented last I month. One was in the amount j of increase for the sheriff's of-1 fice, which was approved at $34,650. considerably less than I the requested $57,000 listed a | month previous. This increase was given to take care of the additional expense of two more jailers, two bailiffs and two more squad men. Another chanee over the original budget figure came in the expense for court house and iail, with an increase of $23,360 over the year previous. This will be used to construct nn addition to the old courthouse. The annronriation will be covered by the 1961 tax levy collected in 1962. The tax levy will be increased from .18 to .21 per $100 assessed valuation. Rule on Zoning Three rulinsrs on zoning petitions were of interest to the community. Objections were withdrawn on the request of C h a r l e s H . a n d A m a n d a Fritzsche for a change in zoning in Fritzsche's Estates and so their petition was eranted, nermitting Science Research •o erect a new 20.000 square *oot building on the property in ouestion. Also anproved was the petition of Lawrence G. and Dorothy Freund for "conditional use" of land to sell and rent trailers on Rt. 120, in Kent Acres. Jacob Fritz' request for a zoning change to erect a jn Jak-Ana Heights was denied. Justice Collections A report from the four justices of the peace disclosed a total collection this year of $13,084.75 to date. According to districts, the following were collected in fees and fines the oast month: District 1, $216' NEW FACULTY MEMBERS HELP PTA OPEN YEAR Season Begins For High School Parents, Teachers On Sept. 13 The first regular meeting of the fall reason for the McHenry high fchiol P.T.A. will be held on Thursday evening, Sept. 13. at 8:15 p.m. in the ( hign school cafeteria. i This organization, beginning j its second year, will welcome I all old members and expresses a firm desire to enroll many new members. High School P.T.A. work offers an interesting outlet for parents of 'teen-! agers, teaching understanding j of the 'teens and pointing out ! the great need for guidance; during this period of life. ] Members feel that P.T.A. ! work doesn't end at grade school graduation, but raffler takes up its most important function at the high school level. Therefore, parents of freshmen students are most urgently invited to attend. Meet Quarterly The High School P.T.A. meets only four times a year, the second Thursday in September, November, January and March. At this first meeting on the thirteenth, officers would like to take the opportunity to introduce the new faculty members, the new coaching staff and the administration. SENTENCED FOR THEFT Dennis Sundberg of Green street. McHenry, was fined $107 and was given a sixtyday suspended jail sentence for the recent theft of two gas cans from North Bridge Marine service on Elm street. The sentence was imposed by Police Magistrate Donald Howard. (Continued on Page 8) The auxiliary police meeting will be held on Thursday. Sept. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the LegiDn home. Annexation Of Industrial Area Prompts Question - What Now? This week Mayor Donald Doherty took in hand a pen and signed the final papers for the city to annex a large piece of land south of McHenry, between Rt. 31 and the North Western railroad tracks, most of which is set aside for an industrial park. Added to another location zoned for the same purpose west of McHenry, the new annexation brings the total acreage zoned lor industry to a sizeable amount and prompts residents to ask what we may expect in the future in the way of, industrial development. It is a question which has no immediate answer but nevertheless is in the mini of every citizen interested in the future progress of the community. The pattern for development of the newly annexed plot of land is expected to lie slow but permanent, according to Leonard McDonald of Mid-States Development Co. His company owns 90 per cent of the land to the south of the city just annexed, and is as anxious as the city itself for its development. The land in question is just under 220 acres. A portion of it between the highway and tracks will be used for apartment buildings in keeping with the plan for Meadow Lane subdivision, which is already designated by the city for multiple duellings. Another large section to the south has, as yet, an undetermined use, but 125 acres beyond that point will be used as an industrial park. Since Miu-otates is primarily a land developing company, officers are securing a professional industrial realtor from The Society of Industrial Realtors to seek out industry which is considered desirable for the community. They hope to attract light industry, not too large, and the kind which employs a good percentage of women. There are no prospects at present. Many people are not aware that the city had earlier zoned for industry twenty-six acres within the municipal limits to the north of Rt. 120, west of McHenry. This land is owned by Little Fuse and Illinois Coil Spring, but at present a "for sale" sign stands on the property. After acquiring the land, Little Fuse found it more economical to change plans and locate in the old Benjamin Electric plant in Des Plaines, Illinois. Coil Spring, too, found a building already constructed and changed plans. The city was looking forward to these two new industries and were understandably disappointed to lose them to other communities. Efforts are being made to interest other desirable companies, but here, too, things appear to be at a standstill. Even so. city officials feel they have moved a step forward by acquiring, for the first time a sizeable tract of land on which industry may locate. In the past, when the opportunity arose and companies expressed a desire to become part of our community, it was necessary to repeat the same words, "Sorry." Patience and persistence may see industrial expansion in the future following the city's annexation this past week. In the meantime. McHenry has prospects of continuing to grow in population. Lakeland Park has not stated further plans to the city concerning a vote on annexation, but some action will probably be forthcoming Vjn the months ahead. Rumors of a desire to annex are also being heard in the Country Club drive subdivision, but these appear to be only in the preliminary stages. Two McHenry men received heavy fines in the court of Police Magistrate Donald Howard last Thursday night on charge of disorderly conduct. Frank Crossen and Donald i McGowan were charged with J "knowlingly, and in an unreasonable manner" alarming a local resident in the night. Crossen had a $112 fine imposed and was given a sixtyday suspended jail sentence for a breach of the peace by trespassing and ringing a door bell in the night. Donald McGowan received a $107 fine and a suspended sentence for the same offense. Youth Dies Of Crash Injuries 7 The tragedy of a recent highway accident in the McHenry vicinity was felt last Thursday, Sept. 6, in Mc- ! Henry hospital when John j Patrick Convery of 620 Rand i road, Lilymoor, died of inj juries sustained in a crash on I Lily Lake road, south of Rt. • 120. The 16-year-old youth was returning home from a movie when the accident oc- J curred. The badly smashed car. with I Convery its only occupant, was ! found about 3:10 o'clock in i the morning, some time after j the accident is believed to have I occurred. He was taken by ; ambulance to the hospital, S where he remained unconscious well into the following day. I A coroner's jury conducted Ten-year-old Tommy Schoen of Spring Grove is confined to St. Therese hospital, Waukegan, with numerous broken bones suffered when he was struck by a car while riding a bicycle near his home. The accident occurred Saturday afternoon about 3:40 o'clock as the lad was enroute to his Geneva road home from Spring Grove, a short distance away. Driver of the car was Bernice Cook of Arkansas, who told authorities she was unable to avoid the acc'.dent when she saw the boy on the bike. Tommy, son of Dr. and Mi's. Phillip Schoen, will probably be confined to the hospital for some time. (Continued on Pnge 8) Kindergarten Classes Filled At their regular monthly meeting on Monday of this week, members of the board of School District 15 learned that there is a waiting list for admittance to kindergarten classes, and classes \tfhich now exist are much too large. If a teacher can be found, another class will be started. The school enrollments were presented to the board as follows: Edgebrook and Waukegan road kindergartens, 219: Hilltop kindergarten. 112: E d g e b r o o k . f i r s t t h r o u g h f o u r t h . 4 3 9 : H i l l t o p , f i r s t through fourth, 218; Valley View, first through fourth, 212: Landmark, fifth, 220; Junior high, sixth through eighth, 635. Contracts were approved for Martha Fulton to teach social studies and English at Junior h i g h s e v e n t h g r a d e ; J o h n Lescher, fifth grade at Landmark; Robert Koehler. sixth grade at Junior high; Glenice Rreneman. second grade at Valley View; and Nancy Schloman, second grade at Edgebrook. A resolution was passed authorizing the enrollment of ohysically handicapped children in special classes at Crystal Lake. The board approved the employment of Eugene Kraskiewicz as custodian at Edgebrook MANY MCHS GRADUATES EMBARK ON CAREERS TAKING THEM TO SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT COUNTRY Now that the younger 'teen- | agers and pre-teens are back in school, their older brothers and sisters are busy with plans to attend college and university classes. A record number from last spring's graduating class expressed their plans for the future to Guidance Director Clarence Anglese before leaving high school in June. The following were their choices at that time. Wriiht Junior college was the school selected bv four graduates. Mike Ahlgrim. who chose accounting; Sam Bald>- n o , b u s i n e s s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ; Jim Dowhin. physical therapy; and Donald Kopsell, pre-law. Northern Illinois university in DeKalb was another popular school, selected bv Carol •Tean Anderson, Harold Bell. Gayle Bonder, Mary Ann Smialek and Carol Young, i Gayle and Marv Ann expressed a preference for teaching careers. As usual, a large number rhoose to matriculate at the University of Illinois. They were Robert Beckenbaugh. economics and nhilosophy; Ray FrankHn. engineering: Louis Lintak and Marqraret Marchi, both physics; Klaus Mueller, architecture; Edward Steadman. Jr.. Dorothy Curran and Bill McGee. F'zlrt colleges were selected by Anthony Adams. George I E r b e r , . T o h n J e s c h k e , P e t e I Schroeder, Ray Singer. Bob I Smith and Terry Wetzel. Pete j selected drafting and Bob : chose business administration. | Three named DeVry Techni- ! cal school, Tim Ballowe and i Ralph Thoma, who decided i on an electronics course: and 1 Robert Glover, electrical engineering. Five C'lioose Northwestern Northwestern university was the choice of Richard Beck, j electrical engineering: Richard ! Him[>elinann, Marilyn Kiehl, elementary education: Karen . Lindwall. education; and Ron 1 Marshall, history. Four made a choice of Loyola university, John Boyle, science: Charles Dietz, physics and math: Fred Hippchen, premed. and Bob Rodde. dentistry. Schools of beautv attracted four from the 1962 graduating I class. Donald Buffum decided • to become a hair stylist and i chose to study at the American I Beauty school, which was also ; the choice of Jean Jung. DonjnaT. ee Freund decided on the | same career, and Jean Smith I named as her school. Elgin j School of Beauty Culture. I Ken Bums and Jack Halle> I decided on Went worth Military academy, while Bill De- The county , chalked up its twenty-eighth traffic fatality, and McHenry lost a long time summer resident when Antoinette Mary Leonardo, 73, died in the crash of two cars at the intersection of Pistakee Bay and Chapel Hill roads, near the Adams garage, south of Johnsburg. The accident took place about 7:15 o'clock Saturday evening, Sept. 8. Mrs. Leonardo was rushed to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg rescue squad, but was pronounced dead on arrival. She was a passenger in a car driven by her niece. Miss Barbara Ann Magnine, 17, of 1108 Taylor street, Chicago, when the crash occurred. Sheriff's deputies said the other driver, Michael J. Meyer, 19, of 511 Maple avenue, McHenry, told them he was driving north on the Johnsburg blacktop at a speed of between 40 and 50 miles an hour. As he approached the intersection, he said the other vehicle pulled out in front of him. Others Hurt Among the injured were Barbara Magnine, Antoinette Magnine, 21, and Carol Magnine, 14. Barbara was charged with failure to yield the right ofway. For the past sixty years, Mrs. Leonardo had resided at 1108 W. Taylor, but for many years spent the summers at Pistakee Bay. Her husband was the late State Senator James B. Leonardo, Republican from the seventeenth district. who served in the state legislature from 1926 to 1942. The body was taken to the George R. Justen & Son funeral home and then removed to the Marinelli & Son chapel at 2809 W. Harrison, Chicago. Services were held Wednesday m o r n i n g a t H o l y F a m i l y church, with interment in Mount Carmel cemetery. Second Fatality Carol Kriofsky, 25, of Twin Lakes, Wis., was another fatality of Saturday, losing her life in an accident which occurred on Rt. 12, near Fox Lake in McHenry County. She is believed to have lost control of her car while driving south on the highway and the auto struck a bridge abutment. She was brought to McHenry hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The body was taken to the George R. Justen & Son funeral home, where a jury was sworn in and the inquest continued to Sept. 15. It was then moved to the Schuetto- Weith-Daniel chapel in Burlington. where services were held Tuesday. ARMED DRIVER CAPTURED AFTER CHASE IN COUNTY on Pa?e 8> A wild chase by Crystal Lake police and county deputies in pursuit of James D. Williams, 24, of Maywood ended when his car crashed into a tree at the five-way intersection at Rt. 120 and 47. near Woodstock, early Tuesday evening. The incident had its start when Williams ran through a red light a n d violated other traffic regulations in Crystal Lake. The city squad car purs u e d h i m a n d e v e n t u a l l y curbed Williams. When ordered to get out. Williams brandished two guns and the officer protected himself behind the ! squad car door while he ra- ; dioed for help. j Suddenly. Williams got into ! his car and started off at high ! sj>eed. pursued by Crystal Lake ! officers, who were joined by a sheriff's squad. It was at the intersection near Woodstock that the car was forced into a shallow ditch following an exchange of gunfire. Williams i was injured and taken to Memorial hospital. The car he was driving was reportedly stolen from a Forj I Continued on Pag* 8)