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,1' • i 5% •d71 r >\^ 'J < fl nil IOIKOM --Jtaff. ^ THE McHENRY PLAINDEALEl ii* • I A Thursday. December 31. 196' • - RCM- |P ONE KILLED. • "mm SEVERAL HURT 1 IN ACCIDENTS %'^V (Continued frbm Page IF their cars last week Wednes- ;; '•'•••. day. A , B o r n w a s d r i v i n g n o r t h a n d feast on Lincoln road and Welter was approaching the city, travelling south and west on wet pavement wheal they collided at the sharp corner near the Becker Kennels. The Born sports car burst into flames following the crash and was destroyed. The Wei ter car was badly damaged. No tickets were issued. Other Accidents Bruises and abrasions were suffered by several motorists in a two-car accident that oc curred at the intersection of Center and East Drives, Won der Lake, about 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Robert L. Cormier of 7402 Cedar Drive, Wonder Lake, driving on East street, was struck by another car driven by Anna M. Tobin of 7504 Center Drive, also Wonder Lake, which slid on ice as she reached the intersection. Suffering minor injuries were Nancy Cormier and two children, Michelle, 2%, and Lisa, 4%, passengers in the first car. Mrs. Tobin was sha ken up but her passenger, Jimmy Tobin, escaped unhurt. Edwin Wozniak of 2313 W, Wright Road, McHenry, and a passenger, Sue Vrtis, of Cary escaped injury when their car was involved in an accident a bout 9:15 Tuesday evening. Wozniak was driving near Cary, according to the report he made to sheriff's police, when a car approaching from the opposite direction failed to dim lights and crossed the center of the highway. After the collision, the second driver failed to. stop. Two persons were injured last week in a three-vehicle accident which occurred on Rt. 120, four miles west of McHenry near Wonder Lake road. They were Michael Flaherty of Arv lington Heights and Raymond Newell of 8321 Ramble road, Wonder Lake. The third driver was Maurice V. Foley of 3616 W. Freund avenue, McHenry who escaped injury along with his passenger, Paul Hiller of 3219 W. Fairway, McHenry, Foley's car struck the rear of Flaherty's truck. Flaherty said he was travelling east on the highway when Newell's car approached from the east and crossed the center line, Although Newell was of the opinion that Flaherty's truck crossed the center line, Foley agreed with Flaherty's version of the accident And Newell was blamed by sheriff's deputies for the crash. A school bus driven by Hazel Stahlman of 4513 N. Riverdale Drive, McHenry, was damaged slightly last week in a collision with a car driven by William E. Kattner of Richmond The accident occurred on Wilmot road, at the intersection of May avenue. With more than fifteen children aboard, the bus had stopped to discharge passengers at Supnyside. As the driver turned' left, Kattner attempted to pass, striking the front bumper. There was a difference of opinion on the part of the drivers as to whether or not the directional signals were operating on the bus. An accident occurred last week several miles south of Lily Lake road, involving a car driven by Frederick Schmidt of 208 N. Ridgeway, Lilymoor, and a passenger, Thomas C. Adams, of 815 N. Green street. Both were injured when Schmidt lost control of his car on a curve due to icy conditions and it plunged down an embankment. Michael McEvoy of 1912 W. River Terrace Drive, McHenry, was blamed by sheriff's deputies for an accident early on Wednesday morning last week He and his passenger, John Meyer, of 3004 N. Oakwood. McHenry, were attempting to make a curve at the intersection of Ringwood road and Pioneer Trail. The vehicle went through a fence on the Donald Justen property. WONDER LAKE RESIDENT HEADS CANCER MEMORIAL When death claims someone close, people often want to honor his memory with a special contribution to a worthwhile cause. Because so many people are aware of the excellent work carried out by the American Cancer society in research and ASSISTANT HOME ADVISOR POST LEFT VACAMT Mrs. Genevieve Hughes has resigned as assistant home adviser. The resignation becomes effective Dec. 31 after two years of service in McHenry county. She has developed the Home Economics 4-H program to the extent that the enrollment of over 700 girls is the largest in the forty-six years of Cooperative Extension Service in the county. Mrs. Hughes was graduated from the University of Illinois in June, 1961, and prior to her marriage to Robert Hughes in the fall of 1962, she was home adviser in Logan county^ Her two years of work in McHenry. county has'endeared her to many, ia^n^, it'was with regrets that the Home Economic Extension council accepted her resignation. DELORIS OKI education to whip this disease, the McHenry county unit of the ACS has established a Memorial chairman. Mrs. Deloris Ori, Wonder Lake, has accepted chairmanship of this special committee. : Mrs. Ori is contacting funeral ; directors throughout the county to explain to them how citizens may contribute in the memory of a dear one to the American Cancer society. • Envelopes for this purpose Vtfll be distributed to thfe" funeral directors, and they may klso be obtained by calling her at Wonder Lake 653-4001. "We have established this committee to help persons who desire to donate to the American society but don't know How to do so," said Mrs. Ori. "The work of the ACS to Whip cancer is making major progress. 'We now can save ojtie out of every two cancer victims if persons would follow recommendations to pay attention to the seven danger signals and to get a checkup yearly. "Money for education, money for research -- all contributions through the Memorial committee will help in this battle. And the memory of someone close to donors will be perpetuated, too." Mrs. Ori has been working with the county Cancer Crusade since coming to McHenry county six years ago. She has Been an outstanding chairman ill Wonder Lake, spearheading that community's fund drive as chairman. off with old new 11 1 11 1 7 The above photos were taken by Rudi J. Studio. The young man on the left who can't quite stay awake until the stroke of midnight is Mark Kaska, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kaska of Rollins Road, Ingleside, taken at the age of 4 weeks. Wide awake to celebrate the first minutes of 1965 is 3-month-old Jeff Yegge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Yegge of Cedar Drive, Wonder Lake. Incidentally, Jeff is the grandson of Marie Yegge, the Plaindealer's assistant editor, and Norbert Yegge. HOKORHI FOR SERVICE CRYSTAL LAKE BOY '65 POSTER CHILD IN COUNTY (Continued Ftoji Page 1)^ BOONE VALLEY PltOJECT FEATURES NEW DEVELOPMENT (Continued from pace I) probably be used for retirement couples. Ladd Enterprises announced plftns to leave the commercial area flexible. Businesses most likely to be included are a drug store, restaurant, motel and delicatessen. Sewage Plant Adequate It was agreed at Monday's meeting that it will very likely be four or five years before the city will need to make any plans for an addition to the sewage treatment plant. Plans call for the first development to be made on the north part of the property, with an entrance on Rt. 120. However, progress will be halted until an amendment can be made to the city ordinance, provisions of which are now being drawn up by the Plan Commission and the planning consultant firm. It is expected that a final agreement will be reached by the end of January. Members of interested groups involved in the development who were present at the meeting were LeRoy Olsen. Larry Lund, Lee Cooney, Mayor Donald Doherty, William Bolger, Roger Ladd, David Ladd, George P. Freund, Earl R. Walsh, Joseph Etten, Mervin Schoenholtz. Harry Conway. James Althoff, Theodore Pitzen. Edward Buss, Richard Zieman, John Looze, Clarence Niesen, Lawrence Huck, Royal Bernier, Fred Meyer and William Tonyan. MOTOR FUEL TAX Illinccs municipalities have been allotted $4,975,526 their share of the Motor Fuel Tax paid into the state treasury during November, the Illinois Department of Finance has reported. to his crippling illness. With his strong will and good humor, plus the much needed help of the full-time physical therapist, Miss Catherine Sommerville, he is learning to pull himself up on crutches and eventually will be able to walk with them. Kevin's father, William, feels that the boy's happy personality will do much toward the success of this venture. Musin' & Meanderin' FRONT MUSIN AND COAL RESERVES Strippable coal reserves in nine counties tying between the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in western Illinois are examined in a publication by the Illinois State Geological Survey. Urbana. Strippable coal is defined as coal 18 or more inches thick that lies at depths of 150 feet.or less below the ground surface " s KEVIN COOLEY Kevin is one of fifteen students enrolled in the classroom, located at the West school in Crystal Lake. Teaching these children of various handicaps is an important job, and is being capably handled by Robert Lamborn and his assistant, Mrs. Green. Even though children of many crippling diseases are enrolled in the class, I'nited Cerebral Palsy of McHenry County, which founded the project several years ago, is the only health organization participating in the support of the program. Funds raised in the annual 53-Minute Mothers March are used principally for this purpose>J?jut tjje'group also furnishes much "needed equipment to home bound cases. This year's Mother's March will be conducted on Jan. 10, and it is hoped that all will open their doors and their hearts to children like Kevin Cooley, who can still smile even when the going is always rough. We would also like to revert to the McHenry population figure of twenty-five years ago. This is tor many reasons, chief among them so that we might get between , one pla^e and another without the threat of being annihilated en- '•oute. We would like temporary return to the time when Christmas -- even the shopping -- was accomplished with comparative ease, with few interferences such as the "musts" of meetings, appointments, clubs, etc. Another wish is to live just one holiday when we didn't need to shop for Christmas in early November and mail before Dec. 1 to assure packages arriving. In the same Ijne. we yearn for one holiday when folks hav« time to write those notes on cards that mean so much, and when there might be time for carolling. Another wash is for a time, long past, when a trip to Florida or California was something to talk about, and it wasn't necessary to make it around the world to f€$e£ it's worth going at all. We probably wish, most of all that everything would cease to be made spectacular so that we might really enjoy the few things which are. Now on the brighter side, we're grateful that Christmas each year brings the same enthusiasm, and New Year the same anticipation it did twenyty years ago. We're also thankful to work with folks we really like, and except for an occasional morning, once we have been awakened by a cup of coffee, to be glad for the day ahead. We people are happy are really that very most nice, and are the same thoughtful folks at holiday time that they were years ago, in spite of the increasing pace of living. And probably most of all, although we sometimes deny it, there is a certain thrill to be living in an age when the greatest progress is being made in a shorter space of time than in any other period of history. If we stop to think about it, this should be worth the little inconveniences that come our way. A brief gathering on the day of Christmas eve is one of the few times we at the Plaiiidealer office j 11 get together for a social hour. It's usually a time of reminiscing for those of us who can now be considered old-timers. Something in this year's conversation brought to mind the iate Andy Grant, a real oldtimer, who was a joy to all who worked with h:m. Andy had been something of a vocalist in his youth, and we recall the Christmas recoids displaying his talent which he piayed and re-played at one particular party. There were others too -- "Red" Tenncnt, Lyle Franzen (now Dr. Franzen>, Paul Albert, Dave iv:.eis, Lorn's Rooksby an! Trv Zilly, to mention just a few. Recollec tion of their name; brings to mind many fond memories of other holidayj at the Plai'idealer office. Pleasant as these memories are, however, we can't re all a more congenial "crew" than those we call ou" 1964 Plaindealer family We drove by the Methodist church last week Wednesday evening and were impressed with the live nativity scene which was the work of young people of the church. It was good to see that many had gathered along the street and _Ohe out of oaf children have 143 school Mossed 'eye.s. GOODWILL PICK l'I» The Goodwill Industries truck will be in McHenry Friday, Jan. 8, to pick up discards, clothing, shoes, furhiture and other household items for the handicapped workers, according to Mrs. Mildred Miller. No longer-wanted repairable items from your closets and cupboards provide a rehabilitation program for disabled from northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin in the G<xxlwill Industries skillshops. When you have some discards, call 385-6173 and a truck will stop at your home to pick up the "nkiteriati The bonded drivers OfiGoodwil! Industries will pick u-p*i>n!y material marked f«»r GoodwjS^ *~Jrappy. tyjew %^ea.r THE MeHIWElY & will be CLOSED -- Wed., Dec. 30, OPEN -- Thurs,, Dec. 31 till 6 p.m. CLOSED -- New Year's Day and Sat., Jan. 2 OPEN -- Sun., Jan. 3 as usual Xmas Cookies Holiday Stollen Fruitcake 1238 X. GREEN* STREET PHONE 385-0190 In cars 1o reward the efforts of these very fine teen-agers. To our knowledge, this is the first year it has been undertaken in the McHenry community. We hope It becomes an annual part of Christmas. PARKED CAR DAMAGED A compressor on the back of a truck belonging to Carey Electric Contractors at 3309 W. Waukegan Road, McHenry, loosened as the vehicle travelled on that street Wednesday morning, striking a parked car and causing considerable damage. SHOP IN McHENRY Patrick H. Hoy, (second from right) Illinois State volunteer chairman, U. S. Savings Bonds committee, and Thomas Hughes, (center) regional director treasury department bond division, present special service award for noteworthy contribution to operation of Treasury department and service pin for twenty years with U. S. Treasury to Arnold J. Rauen, (pictured left) state director U. S. Treasury Bond division for Illinois, a resident of McHenry. CAPRON WOMAN FATALLY HURT IN HOLIDAY CRASH A 79-year-old Capron woman, Mrs. Vivian Iverson, became the county's thirty-first traffic death of the year when she was fatally injured in a two-vehicle accident Christmas Eve. The accident took place on Rt. 173, west of Chemung, about 1:40 in the afternoon. Mrs. Iverson was a passenger in a car driven by her sonin- law, John Walton, of Areola when their vehicle was struck head-on by another car driven by Roy H. Stover of Rockford. Witnesses said Stover pulled out to pass three other autos. Walton, approaching from the other direction, saw the car directly in his path and swerved to the shoulder but could not avoid the collision. Walton and his wife were seriously injured. Stover was released from the hospital Christmas Day. FALSE ALARM Members of Company I of the McHenry Township Fire Protection district were called to property on Center street, east of Front street, early Tuesday afternoon. Someone noticed flames and thought a building was on fire, when actually a garage was being torn down, and burned. MINE SAFETY RECORD The year 1964 will break alltime safety records in the Illinois coal mining industry if ;ent trends continue through ^December, according to Ken- Wells, assistant directbr the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals. Nine men were killed in Illinois coal mines during the first 11 months of 1964. Sixteen men were killed in a comparable period during 1963. For some idea of how the toll of coal mining deaths has been steadily reduced, a total of 259 men lost their lives in Illinois coal mines back in 1918. Seventeen coal mine safety inspector are employed by the Illinois department of Mines and Minerals. These safety experts inspect the 116 Illinois coal mines every 30 days, Wells said. NOTICE City Vehicle Licenses Will Be Due January 1, 1965 CITY OF McHENRY fl L < ... wmMmm Anyone as busy as Santa's hectic helpers can err occasionally. But no problem--we'll exchange it easily, willingly, gladLly. If it's the wrong* size, style or color or you prefer something entirely different, just bring it back. That's our policy before or after Christmas and every day of the year! 1245 N. Green Sttfe#*8** Phone 88Mty>K/ McHenry, Illinois STORE HOURS: Open Daily 8 a.m. toll p.m. -- Friday Nites until 9 CLOSED ON SUNDAYS I wsra jean"* y v .wussssrsrira: rev