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Volume 76 McHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 25. 1951 M HENRY OWNER LISTED MISSING mmma OF JAMB FORD 4TIL MYSTERY Local Man Tailed To Return Monday From Shopping Trip Cicero police on Wednesday of this week asked the Chicago Missing Persons Bureau to search tor ^mes Ford, 40 year old McHenry Vbstaurant owner, who disappeared in Cicero Monday afternoon after returning from a vacation trip through the West. Earlier in the day he stopped at the home of a friend, Jack Sondowski, at 3529 S. 6Srd avenue Cicero, with his wife, Gertrude, their son, Ronald, 15, a student in the local high school, and a daughter, Mary Ann, 13, a student A* St. Mary's-St. Patrick's school. Mr. Ford left the Sondowski home to buy a package of cigarettes and failed to return. His wife said he was carrying more than 9300 with him at the time. His car, parked at the curb in front of the home, remains there. J The Fords have owned and operated the Little Chef restaurant on Riverside Drive since last summer. A check with the Cicero detecxive bureau at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon revealed no clues as to his whereabouts. He is well known in that city where he formerly was in the restaurant business. The Ford restaurant had been closed since the middle part of December, when the family left on an extended trip to visit relatives in the West. They exepcted to reopen the firsfc ^nxt of February. FIRE DAMAGE Considerable suowe ffamage was reported after fire broke out in the Anton H. Freund residence on Center street early Wednesday morning. McHenry firemen extinguished the flames which started in the basement of the home about 3 a.m. Many To Attend County Program Many residents of the McHenry community are making plans to attend Farm and Home Day on Friday, Jan. 26, at the Woodstock high school. In addition to the many demonstrations planned, homemakers in particular will be looking forward to meeting the new home adviser, Miss Betty Langford. The home economics program will begin at 10:30 a.m. and continue until noon, with all sessions re-, peated from 1 p.m. until 2:30. All three demonstrations may be attended by being present all day, with no admission charges. The home economics portion of the program has been planned by the McHenry county Home Bureau board, with Mrs. Arthur Hoppe of McHenry as chairman of special projects. She has been assisted by Mrs. James McNeil. The Home Bureau president, Mrs. Marlowe Shaw, stresses the fact that Farm and Home Day sessions are open not only to Farm and Home Bureau members but to anyone interested. "Salad and Sandwich Favorites" will be given by Miss Dorothy Holland, Kraft Food company home economist, from 10:30 until 11:45 a.m. and repeated from 1:15 until 2:30 in Room 109. Mrs. William Kelly, Woodstock, will give her demonstration, "Let's Put Color on the Table", from 10:30 until 11:15 and from 1 p.m. until 1:45. Her program will feature texture and selection of china, table coverings, and centerpieces This session will meet in Room 105. "Broiling Electrically" will be demonstrated in the home economics kitchen by Miss Mary Campbell, Public Service company representative, from 11:15 until noon And repeated from 1:46 until.;?:80. WJU&E&8 MEN XEST The McHenry Business Men's association will hold a very important meeting on Monday evening, Jan. 29, with the greater part of the evening devoted to discussion of final plans for the Feb. 1 carnival. It is hoped that there will be a good turn-out of the membership. "BREAKFAST SERVED CAPTAINS. WORKERS PRECEDING CAMPAIGN THROUGHOUT CITY ON IAN. 30 For the first time this year a breakfast for chairmen and workwill start the ball rolling in the first house to house campaign ever conducted locally for the March of Dimes. This announcement was made Tuesday by Ray McGee, general chairman for McHenry township. The breakfast will be served at t o'clock on Tuesday, Jgn. 30, at which time LeRoy Smith, captain of the men workers, and Alida Wirtz, captain of the women, will '£lve final instructions to those who have so generously donated their time for this worthy cause. Mrs. Wirtz has named three who have volunteered to take charge of entire sections of this community. They include Mrs. Pearl Patzke, West McHenry; Mrs. Florence Svoboda, Lily Lake; and Mrs. Henrietta Vycital, McCullom Lake. Mrs. Patzke's interest in the local ^campaign is a very special one for (*fler own son was a victim of the dread disease three years ago. Workers include Elvira Justen, Ann Winkleman, Marian Scboenholtz. Elsie Smith, Mary Vycital, Lillian Anglese, Verona Kent, Gert Barbian. Marge Adams, Pauline Howe, Marie Larkin, Marie Corso, Helen Miller, Evelyn Hart, Minnie Green, Jeannette Vance, Delia Freund. Betty Bohr, Grace Stilling, , Aouise Wahl. Eleanor Young, Lilian Wijas, Eleanor Wirfs, Beverly Rourke. Eleanor Creutz, Mrs. George Goran son and Mrs. Charles Jurack, Irma Freund, Lillian Wirtz, Margaret Stilling, Willa Dickow, Vera Herdrich. Mrs. H. Reinboldt and Mrs. Paul Jessup. Serving as captain on Riverside Drive will be Joseph McAndrews, while James Althoff will serve in West McHenry and Holgar Peder- <^|pn on Green street theatre Collections Roy J- Miller, owner of the Colony theatre, announces that collections there were held Wednesday. Jan. 24, with special usherettes present to assist. The school campaign has also been under way in recent days with Mrs. Joanne Rulten in charge. Two of the special benefits planned to swell the polio fund are the. dance at Club Lilymoor on Saturday evening. Jan. 27. and the entertainment which the Legion is presenting on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the Legion Home. The county quota for this year's drive is $25,000. No quota was assigned to individual townships but Chairman McGee hopes to reach $2,500 in the next few days. "Mystery Disease* For generations polio was accepted as one of the "mystery diseases" of mankind, an elusive destroyer and crippler. striking unpredictably with epidemic force. Today, medical science knows a great deal about polio. The "mystery" phase is past. The period of exploration, discovery and eventual conquest is well under way. With funds provided by the March of Dimes, the nation's top scientists are hard at work in hospital and university laboratories, exploring every reasonable approach that may lead to the ultimate control of the disease as an individual affliction. The recent discovery , that polio virus could be grown in test tubes, using non-nervous tissue as the culture medium, has been acclaimed as a new milestone in polio research. It has greatly widened the field for the research scientists in their efforts to find a vaccine, drug or serum effective against infantile paralysis. In its thirteen years of existence, the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has authorized the expenditure of $11,753,736 in March of Dimes funds for research. Of this amount, $8,841,158 has been granted in the field of virus research. while $2,912,578 has been allocated to study of prevention and treatment of the disease's crippling after-effects. There is a sound basis for *he hope that some day polio will be controlled or wiped out by science --through the March of Dimes., WONDER LAKE FIRE HOUSE Above are pictured the concrete brick fire house and fire truck, both of which are additions to the Wonder Lake community during the past year. The volunteer firemen, twenty-five in number, serve that area in case of fire as an auxiliary unit to the* McHenry department, of which district the Wonder Lake community is a part. . 25 VOLUNTEER FIREMEN SERVE AT WONDER LAKE Now Fire House* Trucks Evidence O! Progress In '50 One definite proof .of progress made in the Wonder Lake" community is the establishment of a volunteer fire department and the erection of a fire house in the past year. The thought first originated ilk the minds of a few residents who saw the need of emergency aid for the peoflM> Of thl area and proceeded to incorporate. After carefully studying the problems of such a big undertaking, the board of directors of the department approved a bond issue in putting* their plans in motion. All members of the department serve without fee In tilts non-prof't organization, including Joseph X. Waynne, who offered to serve a# trustee for the bond issue. A fire truck was purchased in December of 1949, after which it became necessary to erect a buildins to house it Since that time a 450-gallon oil truck has been purchased and converted into an au*. Iliary water tank. The pump on the fire truck expels 300 gallons of water a minute and the combined capacity of the two trucks is 800 gallons. However, In fires which start at a short distance from the lake, there is ample water for all needs. Ballt It 1M0 The fire house, which was erected in July of 1950, is located on county road in Indian Ridge subdivision. It is a £6x50 ft. concrete block building in whleh a heating unit was installed last week. Members of the department, numbering twenty-five volunteer firemen and nin* officers and directors, are anxious that the public realise the aims of their organization. Although outstanding progress has been noted in the past year, the department members wish to stress th^ fact that their purpose in organizing is to provide emergency service to residents of the Wonder Lake area in case of small fires. They expect to remain a part of the McHenry fire district and to act as an auxiliary unit to the city u( McHenry department. They hope to maintain the organization through contributions of two dollars which they are asking of each home owner. Officers Include William Wright, president: Roy Swanson. secretary; Art LaGreca, commissioner and co-treasurer; and Art Gutzman, assistant fire chief and director. McHENRY OFFICERS AID IN CAPTURE OF HIT AND RUN DRIVER A member of the McHenry police department, Elmer Murphy, and a sheriff's deputy, Paul Struck of McCullom Lake, were largely responsible, along with Chief Donald Hackman of Harvard, in apprehending a hit-and-run driver last Friday in Harvard. Less than an hour after Harry P. Wanders, 19, a soldier stationed at Fort Riley, struck down Larry Paulson, 4, as he was crossing a street in Darien, Wis., he was in custody of the police. A radio message was received by Harvard police, sent by the sheriffs office at 3:15 in the afternoon. Officer Murphy and Deputy Struck, who were in Harvard on business, were with Chief Hackman when they saw the described car. The driver was immediately put under arrest and later turned over to Elkhorn police. The Paulson child was taken to the Elkhorn hospital suffering cuts and bruises and possible internal injuries. COUNCIL ASKS FOR SNOW REMOVAL TO AVOID ACCIDENTS The City Council has issued a request that home owners and places of business keep their walks clear of snow in order to avoid accidents. Property owners are liable for injuries incurred by others in such a manner. The Council also urges owners of cars not to leave them on the street after a snow fall until the plows have had a chance to remove the snow. The cooperation which followed the last notice was encouraging and members of the Council hope that the few who failed to read thp rules at that time will observe this notice. The unusual amount of snow this season has made the task of removal a big one. Consequently, those who must brave the winter winds to make travel poss'ble for others should he given the consideration of all. FORM BIBLE CLUB The Wonder Lake Gospel church announces the opening of a Bible club for children aged f to 12; The program includes simple Bible studies. Scripture memorizing, stories, object lessons and music. The opening date is Tuesday. Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. in the chapel, and from then on each Tuesday afternoon. The director of the club is Miss Eleanor Baffel, who has a wide experience in work of this type. Parents are invited and urged to co-operate in this worthy endeavor. Ten Enlisted Navy Men In Great Lakes Training Ten McHenry coUnty men recently enlisted in the navy and are now in training at Great Lukes. Included in the ten are Edward Paul Jackson of McHenry and Henry DeLansen Cross of Wonder Lake. _ Others who enlisted are Harry Earle Stafford III, latnes Nicholas King, Robert Louis Havens, William Paul Nolan and Thomas Quigley Berry, all of Harvard: Rdbert Delbert Readel and Winfrwl Arden Stubblefield, Jr., of Woodstock: and Charles William Dollman of Marengo. SUFFOCATION CAUSED DEATH OF INFANT FRIDAY AFTERNOON Lloyd William Banks, six-weeks old Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Banks of Rt 2, McHenry, was pronounced dead upon his arrival at Woodstock hospital last Friday afternoon, a short time after the baby was found critically ill by his mother. The family resides between McHenry and Crystal Lake. Mrs. Ranks went to the boy's bed about 2 p.m. and found the child in critical condition. He was rushed to the hospital, where a physician said that apparently some food had been drawn down the windpipe Into the lungs. Death was said to have been due to suffocation. The baby was born in Sherman hospital and was apparently a healthy infant. A An inquest was conducted by Coroner Harry Ehorn in the Warner funeral home in Crystal Lake. Surviving are the parents, a brother, Joseph, and the grandmother. Mrs. Joseph Kroll, of Chicago. ' • Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock Sunday morning from the Warner funeral home iff"Crystal Lake, with burial in Union cemetery. McHENRY YOUTH MOOTED EAGLi SCOUT WST Jack Wirtz One Of Nineteen Winners Of Award Since 1900 Jack Wlrts, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wirtz of McHenry was awarded one of the top honors of Boy Scouting last week when he was presented with the Eagle award. Presentation was made by H. J. Homann, Scout executive from Rockford, who gave this and other awards at an impressive ceremony held in the Legion Home. Jack, a junior* la the McHenry high school, is the nineteenth local boy to be awarded tht Eagle badge SEVERAL FROM HERE AMONG FORTY-THREE INDUCTED LAST WEEK Fcfrty-three more county men were accepted and inducted into the army last*'week through the local selective service board. The group included several from l McHenry, including James Winkel man, who was the only volunteer. Others were Robert Hay, Christian Norgard, Gene Wasser- «|ra*S. Wayne Albrecht, John Walter, Gerald Schiller. Wilber Hecht, Erwin Zilly, Robert Clark, La- Verne Perrin, Chester Stevens, Jr., Lloyd Magnuson. Albert Froehlich, Elroy Fitzgerald. Raymond Rooney, Richard Paluch, Clifford Bird, Dale Feffer, Robert Johnson, Ernie O'Neil, William Kurns, William Wells, Wesley Miner, Robert Schutt, William West, Donald Grabbe, James Mc- Manaman. Ronald Watson, Donald Rowson. James Munson, William Sclilltt, Jr. Robert HCBS, Kenneth Busch, Richard Oerkfitz, Kenneth Krueger, Rowland Huse. John McCormick, Clifford Curtis, Mayford Miller, James Jacobs, Robert Zerbel and Robert Hanley, Jr. CHAMPION BARBER SHOT GROUP MOUSED AM0N6 SPECIAL FEATURES OFFERED PUBLIC >• ; Enthusiasm mounts as final plans take shape for the carnival which the McHenr)»Buslness Men's association is sponsoring on Thursday evening, Feb. 1, at the Just For Fun roller rink. This is the third year the business men have undertaken such an event and each time large crowds have enjoyed an evening packed with very special entertainment. Included on this year's program will be the appearance of the state championship barbershop quartet, which will no doubt be enjoyed by all who attend. Sharing equal honors are two popular local entertainers, Otto Pyritz, who will play his accordion and sing, and Frank Holmes, who plays the electric guitar. Both have long been favorites wMf audiences in this vicinity, where their performances are welcomed. Not only the adults but also the children have been kept inljpind in planning for the carnival entertainment. That ever popular prestimgitator. Math Schulien. whose sleight of hand talent has astounded audiences for many years, will be on hand to offer his bit to the program. He is acclaimed as a true artist in his field of entertainment^ one which never fails to please. Special games have been provide ed for the children as well as tb« older folks and some unusual . prises have been donated tor th* event. 7 Marine Day Booth A special Marine Day Booth 14 being set up in one side of the spa** cious hall and inside will be th* 1950 Marine Day queen, Johnni# Simon, and most of her court, In* eluding Margaret Bolger, Mary Unti, Pat Crue, Gloria Walkeiv Lillian Hansen, Beverley SchweP* man, Terry Miller, Ann Bockmaii£f Eve Lynn, and Nancy Kurbyun. The Marine Day booth will bt attractively decorated with pie* tures taken last July 30. Through^ out the evening, within the bootfcfc moving pictures, both black an# white and colored, taken by locall residents, will be shown for tho pleasure of those who desire t# recall the many activities of tht day. The Business Men's Carnival oft Feb. 1 Is one event which every* one. young and old, will want W circle on their calendar as * "must". V.F.W. Clubhouse Robbed Saturday fr#M* noto JACK WIBTZ sintfe \*00. He joined the 8oout troop In 1946, at the time when M. | door of The Veterans of Foreign Wars clubhouse east of the river was entered by burglars In the early hoars of Saturday morning and made away with $436. An acetylene torch was used to burn a 15 by 11 inch hole through a metal a store room, where the FORMER LUTHERAN PASTOR IN CITY BURIED SUNDAY McHenry friends of Rev. Herman A. Lauser, former pastor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran church in this city were sorry to learn of his death, at the age of 64, last Thursday. He passed away at Hinsdale sanitarium. Rev. Lauser was a graduate of Concordia Theological seminary and at the time of his death was pastor of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church in the Lace community outside of Hinsdale, where he had served the parish for twenty- four years. Previously he had been in charge of churches in North Dakota and Nebraska, as well as St. John's Lutheran church, Woodstock, where he was located while serving the local church. Survivors Include his widow, Lydia; four daughters and two sons. Funeral rites were held at 2:3C o'clock Sunday from the Evangelical Lutheran church Hinsdale. NAMED TO OPF(CK Robert Lovell of Rt. i . McHenry, student at the University of Wisconsin, was recently elected vicepresident of ths integrate liberal studies governing council at the state university. All organized student groups and resident houses and dormitories at the university hold regular annual elections in the true western democratic manneT each year on the campus, and choose their officers and leaders. Giavanni Bonerba Taken By Death Last Monday Giavanni Bonerba, 71 years old, died Monday. Ian. 22, at the Flor ence Rest Home at Marengo following a long period or poor health. He had been residing of lato with the Vito Laverdes at West Shore Beach. McCullom Lake. Mr. Bonerba leaves no immedip.tj relatives, only a number of close friends. Funeral services wers held at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning from St. Mary's ehuich, McHenry. with interment in the church cemetery. L. SchOenholte was serving as Scoutmaster. Since that time he has been under the leadership of A. L. "Bud" Kosinski and Peter Nerstad and at the present time is receiving his training from Scoutmaster William Warkentien, who is doing tine work with the local Scouting program. in order to become an Eagle Scout, a boy must have earned twetty-one merit badges. Local Honor Night was held In McHenry after Inclement weather prevented Jack from making the trip to Rockford in December to accept his affard with other top Scouts of the district. The second highest award presented last week went to Joe Wilier, son of Harold Wilier of Lily Lake, whose fine work mad? him eligible for the award. Scent Awards Becoming first class Scouts (the third step in Scouting) was Clifford Todd, son of Clifford Todd of Nunda township. Second class badge was awarded to Curtis Mitchell of Burton's Bridge. Four tenderfoot 8couts also received their awards. Mr. Warkentien opened the meeting by welcoming the parents, after which he presentations were made. The evening's program was made possible by the Legion and Legion Auxiliary, With Mrs. Harold Vycital acting as hostesB. At the present time there are thirty members in the local Scout troop, with five hoys engaged in senior Scouting under Officer Joseph Grobel. Jack Wirtz is one of these five who has undertaken a new phase of Scout work. The honor program was most vinn ' timely coming just a short time before President Truman will greet twelve outstanding Boy Scouts in the White House at noon Tuesday, Feb. 6. and most governors will receive Scouts at state capitals to mark Boy Scout Week, when more than 2,750,000 members will celebrate the organization's forty-first birthday. Observed In every city and town and most villages and hamlets by more than T6.000 units, Boy Scout Week, (Feb. 6 to 12). is the largest single birthday observance by young Americans. On Thursday. Feb. 8, the day that the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated at Washington. D.C.. the entire membership will recommit themselves to the Scout oath or promise at 8:15 p.m.. In the four time zones. in Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hoppe, Mrs. Valeska Hoppe. John Vycital and daughter. Frances, are eiUoying a trip to Mexico.' " "'i money was kept in three metal boxes. The metal door was a quarter of an inch thick but a hole was burned large enough to allow a person to crawl through. Nothing else in the building was taken except the money--nickels, dimes, quarters and currency--and the three metal boxes. ' A check-up revealed that the window in the wash room was not bolted from the Inside. John Kilday, who is custodian of the clubhouse, told police that this is usually locked but could not be certain whether or not it was bolted this particular night. Mr. Kilday had closed the club at 2 a.m., according to information given to the sheriff's office. An investigation of the burglary was made and fingerprints secured. Chief of Police John McCarthy investigated the morning after the burglary but further investigation Is in the hands of the sheriffs officLe--. HOME ON FI RLOT C.H Sgt. First Class Gerald Bauer enjoyed a leave from army duties at Camp McCoy, Wis . this past week. He has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Bauer. Sgt. Bauer expects to be transferred, probably to Virginia. His wife and two young sons re- Bide in Oklahoma, where he also made his home until being called into servlc^. While here. Sgt. Bauer enjoyed visiting with his brother. Ray, who was home last weekend from Marquette University in Milwaukee. Wis., where he is studying medicine. IN MARINE TRAINING Among young county men accepted for the marine corps was George L. Dasing of McHenry, according to a notification received from Sgt. C. M. Akey, county marine recruiter. He is now training at Parris Island. S. Car. Arm of Liberty" which already has made it possible for 400,000 additional boys to enter Scouting's ranks and for all members to enjoy a richer experience. There are now 831 Scout Council camps totalling 288,545 acres valued at more than eleven million dollars in land and eighteen million dollars in facilities and equipment. The largest single encampment ever held in the western hemisphere was the national jamboree last summer* when 47163 Scouts and leaders camped at historic Valley Forge. Pa. President Truman opened the Jamboree and General Eisenhower, a member of the AnnJrersarjr Theme "Strengthen Liberty" is the an- • niversary theme. The organization1 Boy Scouts' national executive has completed two years of a pro- board, spoke at a great Fourth of gram known as "Strengthen the July celebration. SERVICES HELD FOR KATHERINE BARKER* NATIVE OF McHENRY Services were held last Fridajk morning, Jan. 19, for MTs. Bitter* ine Freund Barker, ft, Who in the Woodstock hospital long Illness. Last rites were etyt? ducted at 10' o'clock at St Mary*! church in Woodstock, with barlal in Calvary cemetery. £ Mrs. Barker was born la Mbf: Henry on Oct. 11, 1884, the iaaAfc ter of the late Peter and GertrwNl; Freund. She resided ip this con^ mv'1'- ur,"!' - years after marriegt to Glen Barker In Ai of 1908, when they moved to W< stock. They had lived there for past thirty-five years. Survivors besides the include one daughter, Mrs. Gladyf. Keeling, of Los Angeles, Calit.; k granddaughter, Mary Jane Cfcse, of. North Ridge, Calif.; and throfe • brothers. Walter of McHenry^ Arthur of Woodstock and Georg* * of Deerfield. A son, Robert waft killed while In service on Guam i%. the final days of World War H. J $ Home Advisor Named In County: Miss Betty iWftrt IH ; secured as home adviser of McHenry county Home Bureat^ and will assume her duties 0%' March 16, according to an •*]§. '- nouncement made by Mrs. ItarlowfP - Shaw, county president. Miss Langford is well qualified to carry on the work of the Homo Economics extension service of th» - University of Illinois and thO United States Department of Agri* culture, Washington. D. C. Sho < comes from a very fine farm fam*. ily in Edgar county, where he» mother helped to organize tMlj ; Home Bureau and her father is 4- very active member of the Farm Bureau Board. Living on a smal| grain and stock farm. Miss Lang# fod was a member of a 4-H dull for eleven years and participate^, in Rural Youth activities. Her academic work was taken a^ ; Asbury college, Wilmore, Kyt<,' from where she received the HomO 5 Economics and Science degrees^ , The minor subjects studied wer^V sociology and speech. The, sum-jfe mers of 1$44 and 1945, she spent.-; doing patient personnel work ill Wakeman general hospital, CamAa Atterbury, Ind. One and one-hal^ years as an assistant home advise*;, in Woodford and Marchall-Putnan| county prepared her for the thre# „ and or.tf-half years she has beei|. home adviser in Crawford coanty^y She has also had considerable ex# perience with radio and newspaperf. |> work. Handicraft is of keen latarj^y^ est and sewing a hobby. ^ Miss Langford will attend Fhn* / ,/ and Home Day at Woodstock Com-' munitv high school, on Jan. M« , ^ and will be presented at that Miss Marguerite Johnson of ^ Wheaton spent the weekend witht her parents, the George Jofcama. ^ * y- - , PLAN FEB. 1 CARNIVAL '/jv . 'x - | y', . f} ^ '% V* "