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%vv»"o#£ iiiiiiiliiii fei •,' v'jv'# j^u mm' w *•' SERVING THE CHAIN-O :-.; i-'.V ' «.:c /u S REG ION SINCE 1375 y -r "W VOL. 91 - NO. Wednesday, December 4. 1968 Z^J-s .«£??» " 16 pages '\ «• v "&%-** K I K * " Give Final Consideration In February . Another step along the way toward carrying out a building program at Harrison school, Wonder Lake, has been made by the board of education. Starting in December, a number of^oard of education meetings with the architect are planned. After these meetings, the architect will be meeting for the first time with the teachers. Final consideration of the building program is set for early February. The board hopes to approve at that time the amount of work to be done, set the total dollar amount of the referendum, and set a date for the public to vote on the referendum. At its August meeting, the board voted unanimously favoring such a program. At its Oct. -15 meeting, the board commissioned the firm of Fridstein, Fitch and Partners as archi- (Continued on page 5) Ralph Henschel Killed In Crash kt V;'." Ralph Henschel, yoiing Mc- Henry business man, died in the early hours of Saturday, Nov. 30, when his car was struck by another auto, the driver of which has been confined to county jail awaiting charges on three counts. The fatal crash occurred at 12;45 a.m., a mile east of McHenry at the intersection of Lincoln and Chapel,Hill roads. Sheriffs police said Andrew Rewchuck, 5625 Newland, Chicago, told two versions of the accident. He said at first that he was confused on the. directions in his travels from McHenry to Woodstock, then said he was proceeding west oh some road near McHenry. He admitted having had "two or three beers" Stork Wins \ Train9 Turkey, A small city in itself with a myriad of twinkling lights, seems to be created at the new West campus, where people from all parts of the community ga- The Adult Education program ther nightly to participate in the Adult Eveningprogram in School Districts 15 and 156. Other classes are held on East campus and at Junior high. PLAINDEALER PHOTO in Districts 15 and 156 has continued to grow and this year ihas an enrollment of over 997 in classes. A comparison of enrollment 'figures shows that the fall term of 1967 had 517 enrollees in thirty-seven classes, and the .spring term 372 in twenty-seven ^.classes, Gene Lit- , •^ife, community school director"' and Harvey Ahitow, community school leader. The teaching staff totals forty-rsix persons. The swimming program is one of the newest additions to the Adult Education program and has proved to be a popular one. Classes are held Mondays through Fridays. Other new classes are those in dog obedience, rug making, knitting, 25-mile swim, accounting, family swim, medical psychology, and small f&s engines. 3 Over 100 classes were offered originally for the fall term of 1968 and if ten or more people are interested in starting a course, the schools will aid in setting up the course, Registration for the spring term will be held Jan. 20-25 in the Junior high school from 7-9 p.m. Classes will start Feb. 3 and continue ten weeks for leisure- time courses and fifteen weeks for credit courses. For credit courses, permission must be granted by a former principal or the present administrator. For further information, contact Little, Central Admihistration, 385-7210. World Install Veterans of World War I, install officers for 1969 at a dinner meeting to be held at the Legion home on Thursday evening, Dec. 5. Wives of veterans and widows of deceased members will be guests. Guest of honor will be Department of Illinois Commander Sherman Carr and his wife, of Murphysboro. Because of extensive work in his home area in helping the peach growers realize more money from their orchards, he is popularly known by his nickname of "Peach Fuzz*'. Commander Carr will tell the assembled group of his efforts to gain benefits for the veterans and senior citizens over 65 years of age. The present commander, T.L. (Cy) Young, will open the meeting and then turn over the gavel to Senior Vice-Commander, Department of Illinois, Harry C. Lock, who is legislative officer of the local barracks. Installing officer will be Past Commander Howard W. (Pat) Cairns. Those to be installed are commander, James F. Mc- Culloch; senior vice-commander, Frank Kolar; junior vice-commander. William F. War 1 Veterans To icers:December S* For Committees a Eyertr judge advocate,; Victor Citizens* Group Howe"; leg!slatTve officer, Har- Seeks Volunteers ry C. Lock; quartermaster, Harry Donner; chaplain, Garfield C. Benson; sergeantat- arms, Louis G. Woelfersheim; adjutant, Clyde B. Blackwell; trustees, Clyde Blackwell, one year, Eugene Kane, two years, and T.L. Young, three years. * GOODWILL TO VISIT McHENRY FRIDAY, DEC. 13 The Goodwill truck will be in McHenry, Friday, Dec. 13, to pick up clothing and housewares for the rehabilitation program of disabled people. For pickup service, call Mrs. Nick (Agnes) Adams. "The value of repairable clothing and household items donated to non-profit Goodwill Industries may be deducted from income tax," Mrs. Adams, local Goodwill representative, reports. The Goodwill driver will give a receipt listing the material contributed and the giver adds the valuation of the articles. Tax dollars were conserved in this area during the past year, (Continued on page 5) On Thursday, Dec. 5, the Citizen's Advisory Council for the McHenry public schools will meet in the high school auditorium, West campus, for its regular monthly meeting. The Curriculum and Personnel committee, Building and Finance committee and Year- Round School committee are interested in having more persons join them in the various subjects to be explored and studied. All citizens who are concerned with the welfare of McHenry schools are invited to attend. MEETING FOR DEAF A meeting of the Deaf Children of Lake and McHenry counties, Association of Parents and Friends, was held on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Junior high building, in the library, at the Woodland school, Gages Lake, at 8 p.m. Arthur Eisenberg of the Chicago Jewish Volunteer Service spoke on the rehabilitation of the deaf. Pancake Day Benefits Home The Children's home at Lake Bluff will be recipients of proceeds from a pancake day to be held Saturday, Dec. 7, at the First Methodist church,, with rving from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lester Bacon, president of the Methodist Men's club, is organizing, the event, assisted by David Cain, promotion chairman. The club has sought and received the full support of Stu Hoak, scoutmaster of Troop 131, in ticket sales. Permission has also been received from Mayor Donald Doherty to hang large banners across certain streets for promotion purposes. Most merchants have demonstrated their approval by allowing banners to be placed in strategic places throughout their places of business and allowing the Scouts of Troop 131 to set up saleS booths near the entrance. The ^Methodist Men's club has been a contributor to the Lake Bluff home for many years. Mr. Bacon said this week that with the cooperation of the public, a significant contribution at this time of year will be especially appreciated by the children. The menu for the breakfast is a stack of pancakes, two sausages, coffee or milk. Tickets can be purchased from any member of the Methodist Men's club or from Scout Troop 131 members. It was a close race between the stork, the turkey and the train last week Wednesday night. In the interest of a happy ending, the stork emerged winner, but not before he encountered interference from a few tons of metal in the passenger train. The turkey remained in the background, coming to the fore only in the final chapter to provide a fine Thanksgiving dinner for all "runners". The racehad its 3109 Park Lane, Wonder L&ke, shortly after 6:30 p.m. when Mrs. Genevieve Oeffling decided a trip to McHenry hospital was in order as the birth of a child was imminent. With her husband, Terry, at the wheel and accompanied by Mrs. Mildred Palmer of 912 Center street, McHenry, the auto approached the second evening passenger train which had stopped at the station, forked behind four cars, the: father- to-be thought hecouldpass them and get across the tracks before the train started again. Instead, the car was caught by the train and dragged over 100 feet. The auto was totally demolished but the occupants escaped anything but minor in* juries. Mrs. Oeffling was admitted to the hospital at 7:05 p.m. and a pretty new daughter was born thirty-five minutes later. The turkey entered the picture the next day, Thanksgiving, to put a happy ending to the story. prior to the accident. " * Police said evidence showed that Henschel was driving north on Chapel Hill road when his car was struck on the driver's i side by the other car, travel- : ling east on Lincoln road. Rew«? chuck then proceeded 67 feet - northeast, where he struck thg sub-station and took down fencing. Henschel was thrown nine feet east of the point where his car came to rest. It is believed he was killed instantly. Rewchuck is being held in county jail on charges of driving while under the influence of liquor, having open liquor in his vehicle and failure to yield at the intersection. . Henschel, 34 years of age, had just opened a new business, the Pine Tree Pet shop, Rt^ 120 and Chapel Hill road, s' £J OTHER ACCIDENTS Three other motorists in one car and another driver were in-* volved in an accident at almost the same location, resulting from the fatal crash. Richard Mercado of 3305 Orchard drive, McHenry, was driving east on Lincoln road. He stopped at the accident scene and was asked to contact po-i lice. As he backed onto Chapel Hill road, he was struck by a car driven by James M. Frisby of California, who was north-' bound on Chapel Hill read. Mercado was accompanied in* his vehicle by David D. Mercado, his brother, and by Wendy Ann Stogsdill of Woodstock. The latter was taken to M£-~ Henry hospital and later released. Two cars were badly damaged in a three-car crash last Wed? nesday afternoon on Rt. 3l» inside the city limits. H. Walter Anderson of 511 N* (Continued on page 5) Choral Program Dec. 7-8 Final Tribute - Moms and dads joined the kiddies last Saturday for the first visit of the season with Santa. The jolly fellow kept busy throughout a beautiful afternoon as he took his place proudly in the attractive but which will be his home much of the time until Christmas. He returns to McHenry next Saturday, where he will again grget youngsters between 1 and 4 p.m. A complete schedule of/his visits will appear again in the Friday issue. PLAINDEALER PHOTO VI HOLSTEIN FROM McHENRY MAKES HOME IN JAPAN A first prize winner in the Holstein division at the McHenry County Fair last summer is now making her home in Japan. Kerich Beacon Citation, a Holstein heifer owned by Charles \Veingart and Sons of Rt. 120, McHenry, was sold recently to the Federation of Dairy agricultural Cooperative at Kamojima-Cho, Oe-Gun, Tokushima, Japan. Five representatives of the Japanese government and the Cooperative, touring this country in search of fine cattle to take back for herd improvement in Japan, visited the Weingart farm and made their selection. Mr. Weingart said they were most discerning and apparently purchased only prize animals during the many farm visits made in their travels. The animal was trucked to the coast and then shipped to Japan. The Japanese have been paying between $700 and $1,000 per head for choice cattle. Kerich Beacon Citation was first prize winner in the open class of the 1968 county fair. * Carolyn Ritthaler and Mary Ann Wegener (kneeling) and Margaret Boarini will be featured in a portrayal of the first Christmas in A iifiaT'tribute at the conclusion of Illinois' sesquicentennial year will be paid by the McHenry Choral club when members present their annuel program Saturday and Sunday evenings, Dec. 7 and 8, at 8:15 in the West campus auditorium Illinois as the McHenry Choral club pays tribute to the state's 150th year at its conclusion this weekend. on the Crystal Lake blacktop. The program will open with a formal presentation of "Merry Christmas The World Around," in which singer s ^l| greet their a"u"'dJ:i ence i*n*- the language of eight countries. Their traditional human "• V'tK' Christmas tree will represent the holiday season, 1968, with i special lighting effects and or- . naments to enhance the scene.. This unusual setting will feature^ the theme, "Christmas Windows" into the past, depicting; (Continued on page 5)