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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" Vol. 90 - No. 13 -- 2 Sections Thursday, Octobej- 27, 1966 - McHenry Plaindealer 26 Pages - 10$ INVESTIGATE BURGLARIES, VANDALISM Time For Goblins! Three Placed Under $3,500 Bond For Theft MCHENRY MAN At Shay's Music World Just a brief glance at the above picture tells us that Halloween is only a few <£ays in the future and that McHenry youngsters are well prepared. It isn't possible to tell which of these faces are real and which are part of the setting in front of the Elmer M. Freund residence, 501 N. Kent road, McHenry. Knowing the photographer was expected, neighborhood children donned their best Halloween "bib and tucker" and became a part of the scenery. These and many others may be expected to trick-or-treat next Monday evening when the witches and goblins are out in great numbers. Set Clocks Back Hour This Weekend The upcoming weekend marks an important time for all those sleepy people who have waited patiently since last April to regain the hour of lost sleep. Daylight Savings Time, in effect for the past six months, will say adieu in the wee hours of Sunday morning, which means that all clocks should be set back one hour before retiring Saturday night. The sun will rise early and make the getting - up hours more cheeiful, but you'd better not plan on any after - work, outside r e c r e a t i o n u n t i l n e x t spring. •z:*m Last week Tuesday's election proved a comedy of errors among voters (including ourself) who became confused by the change in wards and confidently walked into thfrbfd 'polrtfrg" place expect* ing to be handed a ballot. At least one person went to three locations before being allowed to vote It was most considerate, though, that the polling places are so often set up in local garages, giving the opportunity to view the new models and make a choice. BEGXM FIRST AID CLASS IN CITY OCT. 31 IrP^a joint program, McHenry Civil Defense and the American Red Cross will sponsor a standard first aid course beginning Oct. 31 and continuing through Nov. 28. Meetings will be held from 7 to 9 o'clock in Room 224 of the high school on Monday nights, ^ The Instructor will be Mr. Carmon Hodges. No advance registration is necessary. Those interested should attend the first meeting. C@nf@r®me@ Day Schools Last weekend's homecoming, as usual, was a time for wonderful moments among students and equally wonderful memories for alumni. As we watched the lovely young ladies who rode in convertibles, choice of almost 1,500 students for homecoming queen, it was evident that this would be a moment they would never forget. They are among the popular young ladies who make ours a school of which we can bo proud. But we hope the many folks who lined the sidewalk, attended the football game or the Saturday night homecoming dance, didn't fail to see among the crowd the faces of equally wonderful young ladies, and some young men also-- who perhaps played less (Continued on Page 10) YMCA INDIMv GUIDES PLMF McHEMHY DINNER One hundred fathers and sons in the Lake Region MCA Indian Guide program are expected to attend the first father and son banquet on Thursday, Nov. 10, at the McHenry American Legion hall. The deluxe chicken dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. This is the first of four special events for 1966-67. On Tuesday. November 1, the chiefs of the thirteen MCA Indian Guide tribes will have a Longhouse meeting at the MCA Program center in Crystal Lake. All reservations for the banquet must be turned in at this time. The Lake Region YMCA Indian Guide program was first organized two years ago for the purpose of fostering the (Continued on Page 10) Friday, Nov. 4, has been set aside by administrators and teachers of McHenry elementary schools in District 15 as a conference day. Through the, personal contact of parents and teachers, the schools hope to obtain a better understanding of the children under their supervision. ' Schedules for conferences have been carefully planned and full cooperation from all concerned is expected. All elementary schools in the district will participate and there will be no classes that day. Report cards will be distributed to the parents at the time of the conference. At Junior high school, the conferences will be scheduled from 8:20 until noon and again from 1 until 4:20 p.m. Parents are encouraged to contact one oft* more of their children's teachers on this day. Since Junior high is depart ment alized and the students see several teachers in one day, phone reservations (385-2522) have been found to be the best method to schedule conferences. Twenty minutes will be allotted for each. Those unable to see teachers on that day are asked to feel free to call and make an appointment for some other date. YOUTH AWAITS SURGERY FOR BULLET REMOVAL Thomas Ziesk, 17, son of Mrs. Veronica Ziesk of 2616 W. Emerald court, McHenry, awaited surgery in McHenry hospital Wednesday morning for removal of a bullet lodged in his leg the previous Thursday. The youth had thrown bullets into a fire in his yard • at that time. Although he experienced a stinging in His leg, he was unaware of any serious injury. Two days later as a tire fell on his leg while he worked on a car, the pain became intense and he was taken to McHenry hospital, where the bullet was found. Ziesk is a student at McHenry high school. STRUCK BY BULLET William Smith, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, was struck in the thigh by a bullet as he walked near his home last Monday afteri^on. He was returning from a nearby football practice area when he looked down and found blood flowing from a wound, which later was found not to be serious. The youth was taken to McHenry hospital for treatment. The person who fired the gun was not known. SPECIMEN BALLOTS Specimen ballots for the Nov. 8 election appear in this issue of the Plaindealer. Study them before going to the polls. McHENRY MEN DIE Melvin Whiting of McHenry and Joseph Walsh, a former resident, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, Mr. Whiting in Hines hospital and Mr. Walsh in Sweeney, Texas. Funeral arrangements will be made at the Peter M. Justen ft Son funeral home. A $1,400 burglary and at least one case of vandalism were solved by McHenry police the last of the week. Donald Fioramonti, 26, of 241 Oak Ridge avenue, Hillside, an employee of Shay's Music World at 1220 N. Green street, McHenry, and two others, Kenneth Hansen of Fox Lake, Frank Staszak, 23, of 2 0 3 K n o l l w o o d , I n g l e s i d e , were placed under $3,500 bond each for theft over 5150. Unable to make payment, they were placed in the county jail pending a preliminary hearing in Branch I court Nov. 14. McHenry police had received a call from Fioramonti at 4 o'clock Friday morning, reporting a break-in at the Shay building. Fioramonti has been an employee of the store, maintaining an office in the rear. He told authorities he. had left his living quarters at 12:30 a.m. to do some laundry and returned three and a half hours later to find a rear window open in his office. He noted that three guitars were missing, but money remained in the cash register. Take Inventory Finding no visible means of forced entry, Sergeants Kranz and Espey asked John Shay, owner, to take inventory, and it was then he found four guitars and microphones, valued at $1,400, missing. Learning that Fioramonti had a friend, Frank Staszak, in Ingleside, Fox Lake police were asked to assist. By early Saturday afternoon, the latter had Staszak in custody. With their aid, Sgt. Espey obtained a confession from Staszak and under his house they found one guitar and two microphones. He told them the other three guitars and one mike were at the body shop of Kenneth Hansen in Fox Lake. Obtain Anton Soaion On being confronted with that information, Hansen admitted he had hidden them in the trunk of a car in the rear of the building. The two men were taken to police headquarters and upon q u e s t i o n i n g c o n f i r m e d t h e suspicions of McHenry police that Fioramonti had taken the goods and transported it to the others. He was apprehended at Shay's in McHenry. Two McHenry churches were entered by burglars early this week, -but timely action by one of the pastors, although not planned, prevented loss in one of them. At Faith Presbyterian (Continued on Page 10) Ray Cunningham. Village Policeman, Accident Victim Two McHenry county residents, One from this area, lost their lives in the crash of their' cars three miles northeast of Wauconda. The accident occurred at 7:49 o'clock Tuesday evening, Oct. 25. Pronounced dead at Condell Memorial hospital. Libertyville, were Raymond J. Cunningham, 51, of 803 Broadway, McHenry, a policeman for the village of Sunnyside, and Nels Nelson, 58, of Rt. 1, Marengo. Mrs. Nelson was taken to St. Therese hospital, Waukegan, seriously hurt. Police said Cunningham was driving east on Rt. 59A and Nelson was north-bound on Fairfield road, three miles northeast of Wauconda, when Nelson either failed to stop or did so and then proceeded onto the highway, striking the other auto broadside. Born in Chicago A native of Chicago, where he was born Nov. 10, 1915, the deceased had resided for four years at Pistakee Highlands. Besides serving as a lieutenant on the Sunnyside police department, he was a member of the Fox River Valley Police association. Mr. Cunningham also served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. Survivors are his wife, Sadie; one daughter, Peggy, of Chicago; two sons, Carrol of Chicago and Robert at home. The body rests at the Hams h e r c h a p e l i n F o x L a k e after 6 p.m. Thursday. Services will be held there at 2 yclock Friday afternoon, with Rev. Atherton of Mt. Hope Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Fox Lake cemetery, Ingleside. Molly Rauzi of 1229 Midwa" Island Lake, remained in critical condition in McHenry hospital Wednesday, having suffered injuries last Saturday when her car struck a fixed object on Eastway drive, north of Hill court. Thomas A. Wright, HI, 16, of Woodstock sustained head injuries in an - area accident Tuesday night. He is confined tc McHenry hospital. Ralph Smith, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith of Anne street, returned home Monday from McHenry hospital, where he was taken suffering a concussion following an auto accident four days previous. Smith was studying in the back seat of a car driven by Jack Hester as they drove on Bull Valley road, enroute to Marian high school about (Continued on Page 10) Crown Kandy Thompson Queen To Conclude 66 Homecoming Festivity ) v % + mm tYmrnm0^M Happiest girl in McHenry last Saturday evening probably was pretty Kandy Thompson the moment she was crowned 1866 homecoming queen at the annual dance held in conjunction with the fall activity. Last year's reigning queen. Donna Co&urn, was present for the ceremony, Kandy is the daughter Mr. and Mrs. Vern Thompson of > -MoCullOm Lake road. BREAK GROUND TO mm. B&tlding ProJ©c£ At Evangelical Covenant Home To Be Started Three members of the building committee, Edward Hedborn, Dr. Dwight W. Wernquist, and Louis Poll of the Chain O'Lakes Evangelical Covenant church, 4815 N. Wilmot road, turned over the first dirt in the current building project. The congregation gathered following the Sunday morning worship service at the northwest corner of the present bam and shared in the service of ground-breaking. The service was led by the pastor, Robert E. Hirsch. After the litany of ground-breaking was^ read by' the pastor and congregation, the building committee shared in the (Continued on Page 10> One of the McHenry high school's most success f u 1 homecomings opened on a beautiful but windy Friday afternoon with a colorful parade and closed the following evening when smartly dressed couples gathered in the cafeteria for the dance. The important contest between the Warriors and Zion Benton brought a 27-0 victory for the local team. Highlight of Saturday evening was the crowning of Kandy Thompson as 1966 homecoming queen by Miss Donna Colburn, who received her crown just a year previous. The cafeteria was attractively decorated for the occasion in keeping with a cafe theme, complete with checkered tablecloths, c o 1 o red lights and a tree with twinkling lights in the center. Prior to the crowning, Lynda Abbink, chairman, introduced a special guest in the person of Bill Huemann, football captain for the year 1956* and presented him with a plaque containing all of the football scores of the year. (Continued on Page 10) Honor Police Chief Uemker On Retirement Kotalik Studio Photo Mayor Donald P. Doherty, left, Lt. Richard Clark, CWef cf Police Richard Lemker and Fred Meyer, superintendent of public works for the City of McHenry. are shown at the testimonial dinner for Retiring Chief Lemker, enjoyed at the \ \ \ \ McHenry Country cluib last Wednesday night. A framed picture of the entire McHenry police force shown center, was given to Chief Richard Lemker by the city when he announced his retirement last week. First row: Robert Kranz, newly appointed Chief of Police Richard Clark, Retired Chief Lemker, newly named Lt. Kenneth Espey, and John Weichmann. Back row: Harold Hobbs, C. Bolster, James Hess, Mike Budler, Win Hagberg, Greg Burg and Ed Tussey. Pictured at right above are Lt. Richard Clark, left, and Sgt. Kenneth «Espey, right, are shown with Retiring Chief Richard Lemker shortly after the former was promoted to chief and Sgt. Espey to lieutenant, effective Nov. 1. Approximately 130 friends of Police Chief Richard Lemker gathered at the McHenry Country club last Wednesday night at a dinner and pro- 6irv"a"m" •h•n"n"A"p• t"n"aor thp fhlpf flR he nears retirement after thirty-seven years of police duties with the Chicago and McHenry departments.. The event was planned and followed through in fine fashion by members of the McHenry Police department, with Lt. Oark and Sgt. Espey spearheading the event. Among those in attendance were members of various Saw enforcement departments in the county, judges, city officials, school representatives, professional men and persons from all walks of life who wished to pay tribute to a police officer who gained great respect in a comparatively short time in McHenry. As master of ceremonies. Fred Meyer capably moved the program along with appreciation of the happy crowd. Father Baumhofer led off with words of admiration a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e many duties and accomplishments of police officers, and i n t e r s p e r s e d . . h u m o r t h a t pleased his listeners. Gifts were presented by the police department, City Clerk Earl Walsh and Clem Wlrfs*. representing the Fox Valley Police Reserve. J u d g e J a m e s C o o n e y , whose position gives h i m great understanding of law enforcement, was well received with his congratulatory remarks. Mayor Donald P. Doherty represented, the citizens of McHenrjy in presenting a plaque with a mounted police star and inscription commemorating the event. Chief Lemker will retire on Nov. 1 and turn over his duties to Lt. Clark. Sgt. Espey will move up |tto lieutenant. J*