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% y THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" Vol. 90 - No. 16 - 2 Sections Thursday, November 17, 1966 - McHenry Plaindealer 22 Pages - 10$ SET SHOPPING CENTER GRAND OPENING •W •%' -1' W *< \* * ^ , It is just 130 years ago this surhmer that McHenry welcomed its first inhabitants. Or to be more correct, it was that long ago that a few settlers from the East found their way to the banks of the Fox river at a point they later named McHenry. Many will recall the gala celebration that marked the 125th year celebration five years ago. In view of the present controversy over location of the proposed new court house, it was interesting to look back into the early history and find that the county was formed the same year from a portion of Cook county. It included the territory now constituting of two counties, Lake and McHenry. The county was named in honor of Colonel William McHenry. an officer in the Blackhawk war, which was fought a few years earlier. Since the village of McHenry was located about the center of the county, it was selected as the county seat. TTiree years later, in 1839, the county was divided, formed Into two counties, and the eastern portion named Lake. At first it was planned to make the center of the Fox river the dividing line between the two counties, but the people in our fair village protested so vigorously against being left at the extreme eastern edge of the new county border that a compromise was reached by which the line was fixed at present, about three miles east of the river. ......... Bat .the .protest .of Mc- Henry's ffairolgMed • cfi^Saen* helped oeal 5a 1044 the county esqG ctoo ira©^e«a to a; sBfi© intended to be I* the geogcapiMcal center of the county, where a village had been laid out, which for lack of a better name waa first called Ceatervllle. That village Is now the city of Woodstock. The first term of Circuit court in McHenry county was opened in our own city on May 10, 1838, with Honorable Judge John Pearson presiding. The county was then part of the Seventh Judicial circuit. The first election in the original county was held at Half Day (now Lake county) where 155 went to the polls to elect county officers. The first court house was a frame building at McHenry. claimed to have been the building which later became the McHenry House on Riverside drive and today is the Town club. The second court house was a frame building located in the public square at Woodstock. As the county grew in population and put> lie business increased, outside office room was needed and a brick building was pri- (Continued on Page 14) Former Fiesta Queen Among Semi-Finalists For City's Lucia Qyeen Twelve young ladies of Scandinavian descent were chosen this past week by the American-Scandinavian foundation us the city's first group of semi-finalists competing for the honored title, Lucia Queen of Chicago. I McHENRY WOMAN CHARGED WITH CHECK FRAUD Charges of deceptive practice have been made in Circuit court against Judith Ward, two of which list her address as a hotel in Wheeling and the third, an apartment building at 3613 James street, McHenry. All charges accuse her of cashing checks made out on t ho Cary State bank, without having money in an account. The cases have been continued until Nov. 18 in Branch II court. She was released on $900 bond. BETH GLYSING The twelve girls include pretty Beth Marie Glyslng, 19, 1 3 0 2 W e s t N o r t h e a s t S h o r e Drive, McHenry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs,-. Kenneth Glysing. From the group, six finalists will be chosen and invited to the official crowning ceremonies and Christm a s glogg party to be held on Friday, Dec. 2nd at the Fortnightly of Chicago, 120 East Beilevue. Kach will speak for * two * minuted "Before a panel of five distinguished Chicagoans on "The Meaning of Light to Me." The candidates will also be judged on poise, personality and character. The winner will be crowned Lucia Queen of Chicago with the five rem a i n i n g g i r l s b e c o m i n g h e r court of honor. The winner \vill be Mown to Stockholm, Sweden, for a week's visit to Scandinavia culminated by her appearance at the famed Lucia Day festivities on Dec. 13th. In Annual Parade . She will appear with Lucia Queens from other cities in the United States to meet their counterparts from Scandinavia and European countries. They will participate in the annual torchlight parade through the streets of the Swedish capital in gaily decorated carriages. They will make their way to the famous City Hall, where the Stockholm Lucia Queen will be crowned at u gala white lie ball by the Nobel Prize Winner in Literature. 1966 marks the first year that Chicago has conducted a city-wide contest to choose a Lucia, Queen of Light to represent the windy city at this (Continued on Page 14) game. Present Nurse if Name Chairman UCP Fund Drive United Cerebral Palsy of McHenry county has just announced that the date of their 53-Minute Mother's March for the physically handicapped, will take place on Jan. 15. Spearheading the drive in the city of McHenry will be Mrs. Chris Bennett of West Route 120. Mrs. Bennett is a housewife and mother by day and works the night shift at. the McHenry hospital as a nurse's aide. One of her many duties as city chairman will be to obtain the services of as many persons as necessary to go from door-to-door on Jan. 15th. The city of McHenry drive consistently raises In the NEW PROGRAM PLACES "FOCUS ON CREATIVITY Pre-Approv&l Given By Education Office Focus on Creativity, a program designed for academically talented students to foster creativity for these students and other potentially gifted and creative students in the individual classrooms of McHenry public school* erf District 15, has received preapproval by the office of the superintendent of public instruction for the 1966-67 school year. The first year of the program will concentrate on teacher training. The second and third years will emphasize utilization of special Instructional materials In the class* rooms. Hie in-service program for teachers will feature speakers from universities, public schools, and the state office of education. Teachers and principals will visit d e m o n s t r a t i o n c e n t e r s a n d other schools to view programs for the gifted. Released time and substitutes will be provided. Teachers will meet with the director to exchange ideas on techniques and materials to provide for academically talented students in the regular c l a s s r o o m . T e a c h e r s w i l l study methods of identifying a c a d e m i c a l l y t a l e n t e d a n d creative students. A program to show films related to fitted and creative children will be developed. Discussions will be scheduled to review concepts and information presented in the films. Teachers will investigate ways in which the, methods presented in these films ^.ay be adopted to their classroom situation. A professional library of books and periodicals dealing with the academically talented a n^d creative child will be initiate®. Reimburse District School District 15 will receive a reimbursement for the sum of $4,122.10 in the 1966-67 school year-the first year the program will bo in operation. (.Continued on Page 34 t Amend Orosz TheU Charge John F. Orosz of 7412 Birch d r i v e . W o n d e r L a k e , w a s granted leave to file for probation when he appeared in Branch I court this past week on a charge of theft over 5150, amended to theft under that amount. He pleaded guilty to the charge, which resulted from a burglary Oct. 1 a t t h e M c H e n r y M u s i c center, 3334 W. Elm street.' Entrance to the studio was made by breaking a side window. A record player, a tape recorder, amplifier and two other items were taken. Police apprehended Orosz after he came to their attention through the burglary of a Wonder Lake home, where a gun was taken, and the theft of a motorcycle the following Monday evening. The latter was tatai to county jail under $3,0119 bond and charged with grand theft. He admitted furnishing transportation but implicated the two juveniles, also of the Wonder Lake community, who he said committed the burglary. ' Medical Assistants Will Hear Speaker The McHenry County Medical Assistants will hold their monthly meeting Thursday, Nov. 17, at 8 o'clock at McHenry hospital. Guest speaker will be Rev. Kenneth Merckx, pastor of St. Barnabas Lutheran church, Cary. His subject, "Dynamic Dimensions of Love". All medical assistants are welcome to attend. MRg. CHRIS BENNETT neighborhood of $1,800.00 and Mrs. Bennett is hopefully going to better this figure. United Cerebral Palsy of McHenry County will kick-off its fund raising with an annual dinner held in Crystal Lake on Jan. 12. Tickets will be on sale in the near future. An innovation in fund-raising will be undertaken on Feb. 26 at the field house of the Crystal Lake high school with a wheel-chair basketball Open Bids For Naw High School Building Before H@May Season Architect Robert Carrington was present at the Tuesday evening meeting of the board of High School District 156, bringing a list of contractors' names interested in construction of the new school. Others were submitted and will be notified that blueprints should be available by Nov. 22 and the bids finalized by Dec. 20. Tom BaUowe was present to discuss the cost of transjmrtation for the Special Education program. TTie McHenry man recently has received the contract for all transportation in the county. Mr. Ballowe told the board that he is driving 123 county children to special classes daily , twenty-two of whom are from McHenry's two districts. The cost of transportation is $3.31 for each child. Bus Contracts Mr. Ballowe also discussed a proposed new method of contracting busses for regular school students. He listed a cost of .55 a mile for this service at the present time, adding that this could be reduced considerably if the district engaged one contractor Mrs. William Landin, left, scholarship Adams of McHenry as Mrs. Claude McDerqhairman for McHenry hospital, presents mott, president of the woman's auxiliary, two-year nurse scholarship to Miss Joyce looks on. DEADLINES ADVANCED FOR HOLIDAY PLAINDEALER In order that the Thanksgiving issue of the Plaindealer reaches our readers in advance of the holiday next week, the paper will be printed one day early. This will necessi^gfhat contributors observe earlier deadlines. General news will be accepted until Mondav at 12 n<x»n. advertisin.u until •"> afternoon, classified displays until noon Monday and classified advertising to 4 p.m. Monday. Deadlines for subdivision correspondents are moved ahead to tho usual days. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony McHENRY MARKET PLACE NAME PETIT JURORS Among petit jurors named to report Nov. 21 to Circuit court were Homer G. Fitzgerald, Kenneth Ternberg, Glenn Eppel, Ann Miller, Edna Kangas, Herman Lacy, Irene Consago, Clarice Freund, Stella Mikuta, Edward G. Samen and Frank Klapperich of McHenry, Gertrude Madsen and James C. Warren of Wonder Lake. "BLUE RIBBON" GROUP STUDIES TRANSPORTATION The new "blue ribbon" committee being formed to study transportation problems, policies and procedures for the elementary school district was a major topic at Monday evening's meeting of the board of District 15. Guidelines on the composition of committee were discussed and names of f>ersons suggested for membership were assembled. Anyone with a suggestion of a person to add to this committee is asked to call Dr. Carl Bergstrom as soon as possible to assure the name being added to the recommended list. The committee will be formed in the near future. The board of District 15 approved the transportation of all youngsters in kindergarten to third grade, effective Nov. 21, for the remainder of the school year. Donald Heldt was appointed business manager for the district, a new position in\the school system. \ The resignation of Philip Keith, teacher at Junior high, (Continued on Page 14 t for all of the transportation. A pass system for all busses controlled by the high school was approved, and in addition, Dr. Carl Bergstrom. superintendent, recommended that a study be made concerning the desirability of requiring all youngsters from grades 9 through 12 walking to school if they live within the one and one-half mile limit. The recommendation was made in line with action by the elementary schools in instituting the pass system and examining the one and onehalf mile state requirement since both districts have a deficit totalling $65,000 in the transportation fund. Named to Committee Approval was given, as in District 15, for creation of a Blue Ribbon committee to study transportation problems, policies and procedures. Dr. Leslie Krieger and Donald Howard were named to the committee to represent District 156. Members approved sharing the cost, with District 15, of a copy machine priced at $1.- 500. SUPERVISORS TOT E HEVAMP m mm orddung COURT mSE ISSUE RES In a meeting which failed to disclose anticipated progress toward selection of a court house site, other business of interest was discussed by the county board of sul »ervisors Tuesday. Supervisor Walter Dean of McHenry had approval to his motion for the revamping of the zoning ordinance. Among other provisions, the plan calls for the Bar association to volunteer its servlcest in preparing a draff of a comprehensive ordinance revision, setting its sights for completion by January of 1967. This would be followed by informal meetings with the z o n i n g c o m m i t t e e , f o r m a l , meetings with the supervisors and then several formal township hearings before the zoning board of appeals. Interim Program The plan was proposed to serve until a professional county program' and comprehensive zoning ordinance can be prepared, believed to bo in a two-to-four-year period. The proposal was made to prevent further problems in zoning such as have confronted the board in the past. This and other business came up for discussion after the morning session was devoted mostly to a series of incidents which added up to confusion. It started with Algonquin township's Assistant Supervisor G. Watson Lowe's attempt to have Iterr^. 10 of the October budget and appropriation rescinded. That particular item pertained to a sizeable expenditure for extensive remodelling and construction at Valley Hi county home, which Lowe opposed. He contended that the supervisors were confused as to what they were voting for following a side issue discussion which arose concerned with a question on payment to secretarial employees. Confusion Increases Confusion was compounded as discussion continued until a vote to rescind Item 10 received a 14 to 12 favorable vote but still lost because a two-thirds majority was required. A final vote to approve the minutes of the last meeting brought nineteen "yes" afid seven "no votes, giving authority to the new budget and appropriation. Supervisor Dean suggested ihat the Treasurer of the county turn over at once any funds in units of $500 or over for the payment of special asr sessment bonds in order to -ave on interest payments. Delay Court Report Chairman George Janak announced that the court house report from the city of Woodstock would not be forthcoming Tuesday. It is expected that the matter will come.before the board at the Monday. Dec. 5, meeting M i . C o n d o n o f A l g o n q u i n . with offices in Woodstock, u as approved as new county (Continued on Page 14" The new McHenry Market | Place located at 4400 W. J Route 120, within the corporate boundaries of the city, is scheduled for a grand opening on Dee. 1, according to Leo Koltz, director of commercial management for the management and leasing agents. Built on a site approxijmately 6 acres, the plaza presently has about 55,000 square feet of rentable space to accommodate seven tenants and provides parking for over 300 cars. Scheduled to be open for business on Nov. 16 are the Piggly Wiggly supermarket and Mays , drug store, which Jointly will occupy almost 25,000 sqUPGfea?, feet, and a Hornsby Variety store. Others Open Later Other tenants who will be open by Dec. 1 are a Good Year Tire and Rubber company retail outlet and service joe niter. Hughes coin-operated laundry and a 1-Hour Martinizing dry cleaning establishment. An additional 6,000 square feet of vacant space is available for such prospective tenants as a barber shop, beauty shop and or snack shop. As the demand for expanded retail and service facilities increases from residents in the lake area surrounding McHenry, the developers plan to enlarge the center to provide an additional 14,000 square feet of rentable space. Veteran's Day last Friday, Nov. 11, honored all those w h o h a v e s e r v e d t h e i r country through history, but to one in particular it was *a day for special celebration. Harold Anderson Bestorp, born just five years after the Chicago fire, in 1876, observed his ninetieth birthday. He was 22 when he volunteered for service in the Spanish American war, serving with the 1st Illinois Volunteer infantry. He recalls with a smile that there was no draft in those early days and the country \\.i> dependent on individual patriotism to defend its ideals. Since a fall in his Chicago home recently, Mr. Bestorp has been residing with his nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Anderson at 1511 W. River Terrace drive, near JohnsbUrg. Although failing eyesight prevents him from reading, he is mentally very (Continued on Page 14)