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Volume 81 -- No. 46 "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" ~ ~~ McHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. MARCH 22. 1956 ~~ ~ vJ> 10c Per Copy Incorporation Vote March 24 ^.The burning of beautiful old •®t. Paul's Episcopal church in Chicago had more than usual significance to two McHenry fplks, Mrs. Vale Adams, and her brother, Tom Davis. Mrs. Adams, the former Marge pa vis, was married in the church July 7, 1942, and the wedding Wjas attended by a number of local friends. Her brother was married there in August of 1949. Rural Youth have met this past week to plan future activities, aided by a university extension specialist. Among the most important points under discussion was that of voting and registering to vote since a good many of the county members will be eligible to go to the polls for the first' time this year. " The generosity of warm-hearted people and of such organizations as the Red Cross and the Salvation Army was again demonstrated this week after fire left a family of five homeless in Lakemoor. Sometimes we forget the vast amount of good which comes from the Red Cross and similar mps uirrtjil the need is felt in own comiftunity. It should be an incentive fpr local residents to back this Organization's drive during their annual campaign in March. Friends of Mrs. Maurice Clark regret that political boundaries do not permit them to cast a vote for her brother, Atty. Gen. Vernon W. Thompson of Wiscon- -<<j4n, Who recently announced that Jjle.is, a candidate tor governor of that state. He hopes to succeed Walter J. Kohler, Jr., who is not a candidate for a fourth term. Atty. Gen. Thompson, a political veteran in Wisconsin, was the only Republican candidate in the field for governor as of last week. He served eight terms in the state legislature, as a county >M$trict attorney and as mayor of his home community of Richland Center. Patricia Wood was listed on the dean's hopor roll at Milwaukee- Downer college for her record the past semester. A welcome note came this week from Allen M. Cleary of ijioux Falls, S.D., along with his ^request to keep the Plaindealer coming each week. Mr. Cleary, who has been a long-time subscriber, writes that he enjoys the weekly news of his former home community. Those culinary artists who are members x>f the Friendship guild of Zion Lutheran church are again making plans for a bake e on March 31. A taste of ieir baked goods is a treat indeed -- we know from first hand experience. Fire Leaves Five Homeless DEPAUL COACH GUEST SPEAKER AT BANQUET Basketball Players Honored At Rotary Sponsored Event The ,first annual basketball banquet sponsored by the McHenry Rotary dub proved highly successful last evening in the high school cafeteria. Honored at RAYMOND J. MEYER the event were members of the freshman, frosh-soph, junior varsity and varsity squads, as well as coaches. The. banquet was attended also by members of the Rotary, their wives and wives of the coaches. Following the dinner and Rotary meeting, school letters were presented to the players. Varsity players also received attractive basketball pins as gifts of the club. Guest speaker at the dinner was Raymond J. Meyer, director of athletics and head basketball coach at DePaul university. Much of DePaul's success as an independent basketball power dates back to the arrival on the campus in 1952 of Mr. Meyer, Notre Dame basketball star of the late '30s under the late George Keogan. Faced annually with a schedule including perenv nial contenders for national basketball honors and working with a team comprised almost entirely of lesser-known Chicago area high school players, Meyer has kept the Demons among the nation's best during his twelve previous campaigns. His abilities were recognized in 1943, 1944, 1948 and 1952 with his selection by the Chicago Basketball Writers association as "Coach of the Year." During his thirteen seasons at DePaul, his teams have played .690 ball, winning 225 and losing 101. Sixiy-Five Music Students Entered In District Contest On Saturday ^ Spring is synonymous with congest time and next Saturday, March 24, sixty-five McHenry high school student musicians will take part in the annual district competition in Woodstock. With enrollment growing, this is the first year that McHenry with 625 students, will be entered in Class A. In that division, they will be competing with other music students m schools with enrollments from iffO to 1,100. • Winners of superior ratings only will be advanced to the state finals at Bradley university, Peoria, on May 4. The following <Jay, organizations will participate there. Following artf the instrumental pole entries: Oboe. Carol Schmitt; cortiet, .David Fantus and Ken Heldman; clarinet, Janice Mikota •and John Sirtak; alto saxophones, ^^onald Looze and Ken Sawdo; horns, Joann Smith and Terry Lishamer; cello. Terry Lishamer; piano, Telia Nardi and Terry Lishamer; violins, Sue Stinespring and Judy Kolar; bass violin, Gqrdon Johnson; flutes, Patti Blake and Lois May; bassoon, Cordi Hanson; bass horn, Charles Johnson; Violas, Mary Jane Bell and Mary Ann Klapperich; baton twirlers, Joan Wegener and Diane Tonyan. Vocal Soloists Vocal soloists are Anne Lundborg, Nancy Swanson, Betty Holochwost, Vicki Kleinhuizen, Dick Wissell, Jim Keohane, Art Beck, LeRoy Hiller, Don Kice and Donald Rogers. % Three ensembles are entered in the vocal division. One girls' sextet has as members Nancy Swanson, Anne Lundborg, Lois Brefeld, Betty Holochwost, Patty Miller and Mary Etheridge. The other is composed ol Vicki Kleinhuizen, Karen Viverito, Mary Jane Bell, Peggy Thurlwell, Carol Schmitt and Charlene Freund. v The boys' octet is made up of LeRoy Hiller, James Keohane, Ken Heldman, Dick Wissell, Donald Rogers, Art Beck. Jack Powers and Don <Kiee. Ensembles The following instrumental groups are entered: Violin quartet, Kathleen Anglese, Lois Brefeld, Diane Pieroni and Sue Stihespring; horn quartet, Jane Blake, Jean Selsdorf, Joann Smith and Jenny DeYoutig; brass quartet, Don Rogers, Dick Wissell." Jane Continued on Page 8 CITY PROVIDES FOR SALE OF $179,000 REVENUE BONDS At the regular meeting of the McHenry city council Monday night, members passed and approved a lengthy ordinance providing for the sale of $179,000 revenue bonds for construction of a sewage treatment plant. As required by law, the full text of the ordinance will be published next week. A petition was presented by residents of Kent (Maple) ave., residing west of Freund ave., asking the city to take action on correcting the hazardous condition of the bridge spanning the creek in that area. Ed Reid, local tree surgeon, was present at the meeting to discuss prevention of the v disease striking all types of Elm trees in many sections of our country. It was explained that there is no cure for the disease, but. prevention can be important. Additional publicity on these points is expected to follow a film to be shown the council members. $1,140 REALIZED IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR HEART CAMPAIGN The Heart fund drive in McHenry, ' McCullom Lake and Johnsburg resulted in a' collection of $1,140.41. There were l,083"~Tibmes contacted by sixty-four volunteers. Of this number, 219 of the families were not at home and 695 contributions were received from those called upon. There were too few volunteers to reach all the. homes in McHenry and some of the seventeen subdivisions; therefore, all who were not reached and wish to contribute to the Heart fund may. send their contributions to the' Illinois Heart Association, 526 South Seventh street, Springfield, 111., and credit will be given to McHenry and*vicinity. EARLE W„ HORTON GUEST AT MOOSE INITIATION RITE The McHenry Moose lodge will hold an initiation ceremony on Sunday, March 25, with Earle Horton of Mooseheart scheduled to be present as guest speaker. Past Governor Richard Jager, chairman. of the membership committee, has promised a degree team second to none will EARLE W. HORTON be present to do the initiatory work. Following the meeting, wives and friends of members are invited to spend a social evening at the lodge hall. Earle W. Horton, director of the Membership Conservation department, is one of the most valued workers in the general offices of the Loyal Order of Moose at Mooseheart. His Moose affiliation began with the junior order at 'Aurora, his home city. Soon after joining, he was elected secretary, then governor. Upon reaching age he became a member of Aurora Lodge, No. 400.- Invitations soon followed for him to become a Legionnaire, a member of the fellowship degree, and later, the Pilgrim Degree of Merit. Mr. Horton is a member of the Aurora Dramatic club and a charter member of the Toastmasters' International. PsraatOT© House B^med Monday A fire of unknown origin whi<?h is believed to have started in the kitdien destroyed much of the Henry Parratore home in Lakemoor about 11:30 o'clock Monday evening of this week. The family, including parents and five children, were in Chicago when the flames were discovered by a neighbor, Mrs. Dorothy Bonder, who turned in the alarm. However, by that time it had gained such headway that McHenry volunteers, in spite of their immediate response, were able to save only the framework. The Parratores arrived home to find the house in flames. All of their furniture and clothing was destroyed in the fire, which also charred the partitions of the interior, leaving only one, large, gutted room. Made homeless by the unfortunate conflagration were Mr. and Mrs. Parratore and five children, Angela, 13, Joseph, 11, Josephine, 9, Linda,- 5, and Henry, 3. , The Red Cross has been giving emergency aid to the family. FR. FRANK MILLER OBSERVES 25TH YEAR AS PRIEST Friends of Father Frank J. Miller, former assistant pastor at St. Mary's parish in McHenry and pastor of St. Joseph's church, Richmond, are extending congratulations to him on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his ordination .to, the priesthood, which he observed Wednesday, March 21. A Solemn High Mass of Thanksgiving was offered at 11 o'clock, the deacon of the mass being Fr. David Ryan of Immaculate Conception parish, Milwaukee. Fr. Ferd Mack of- St. Bernard's, Middleton, Wis., was sub-deacon and Fr. John Schulien, professor of theology at St. Francis seminary,- Milwaukee, was master of ceremonies. Fathers Mack and. Schulien were officers at Fr. Miller's first mass twenty-five years ago and classmates of his at St. Francis seminary. . Among Fr. Miller's special assignments since entering the priesthood have been three years of post-graduate study in Canon Law in Rome in preparation for his work as assistant in the Chancery office. Since taking over his duties as Richmond pastor in August of 194$, Fr. Miller has directed the completion of the beautiful new colonial style parish church and the recently opened parochial school. THOMAS ALLEN, 18. GIVEN FOUB-YEAR PROBATION PERIOD Thomas Allen, 18, of Shalimar subdivision, McHenry, was placed on a four-year probation by Judge Bernard Decker in Lake county circuit court Monday of this week. He had pleaded guilty earlier to a charge of reckless hdmicide. The charge resulted from an auto accident last May 1 in which three McHenry young people died, Leo. and Mary Jane Gerasch and Louise Barbier. In testimony presented, Allen was reported to have admitted that he had been drinking prior to the accident and said he had not been asked his age by tavern keepers. .News About Our Servicemen Naval Aviation Cadet Richard D. Widen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henning Widen of Wonder Lake, has qualified as a carrier pilot. To qualify, he completed six landings aboard tJje light aircraft carrier USS Saipan in the Gulf of Mexico. He is now undergoing instruction in instrument flying at the Corry field naval auxiliary air station,' Pensacola, Fla. Richard attended the University of Illinois before entering the naval aviation cadet program. William Harm of Spring Grove was among eight youths from the county to be inducted into the armed forces last week. CONTEST DEADLINE March 24, at the close of the business day,' is the deadline for entries in the Easter coloring contest being conducted by McHenry merchants. Children from 6 to 12 years of age who have not done so are urged" to clip their entries from the March 8 issue of the Plaindealer, color them and take them to the, stores whose names appear on the drawings. New Books At Public Library A number of new books have been added to the collection at the McHenry public library in recent months an<l names will be carried, beginning this week, and in succeeding issues of the Plaindealer. Non-Fiction "Memories" by Ethel Barrymore; "The Tragedy at Road HUl House" by Bridges; "Laui> ette" by Courtney; "God's Country and Mine" by Barzun; "Onions in the Stew" by Mac- Donald; "Reading with Phonics" by Hay and Wingo; "Chicago With Love4' by Meeker; "How to F£ke Yourself from Nervous Tension" by Gutwirth. ^ Fiction "Enter Sir Robert" by Thirkell; "Winter Harvest" by Lofts; The Smiling Rebel" by Kane; "A Piece of Luck" by Patton; "Love, Death and the Ladies' Drill Team" by West; "The Cashier" by Roy; "TTie Golden Journey" by Turnbull; "The Fountain" by Costain. Detective "Poifeon in Paradise" by Hocking; "Scales of Justice" by Marsh; "A Question of. Murder" by Gilbert; "The Painful Predicament of Sherlock Holmes" by Gilette. PHILLIPS PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGE OF MURDER DEC. 22 Robert W. Phillips, 28, of Rockford, pleaded guilty just before noon last Friday to a charge of murder. <Jt was his sixth appearance in circuit court to answer the indictment. Phillips is charged with murdering Lyle Larson, Harvard grocery manager, on Dec. 22 of 1955. Sentence was continued until March 23 by Circuit Court Judge William M. Carroll, who said it was mandatory under law that on a plea of guilty to murder the evidence must be introduced. It is expected that sentence will be passed by Judge Carroll at the conclusion of testimony Friday. Administrator Speaks To P.T.A* The McHenry county council, P.T.A., held its meeting at the Algonquin grade school last Thursday, March 15. Supt. C. H. Duker of McHenry was guest speaker,' giving some . enlightening factsoir what is being done in the^5nools of McHenry county today. His Yremarks brought about the realization of where some of the needed adjustments must be made to bring harmony and satisfaction along educational lines. Mrs. James Duffie of Cary was elected president for the year ahead. Other new officers named were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stinespring, Jr., of McHenry, vicepresidents in charge of program; Mrs. A. Wiersma of Hebron, secretary; and Robert Ashcraft of Harvard, treasurer. Mrs. C. S. Johnson of McHenry* was elected delegate to the Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers convention in*- Peoria April 18 through 21. Solve Burglary At City Milk Vending Machine The burglary at the local milk vending machine was cleared up last weekend, with several Chicago area persons arrested at Barrington and charged with grand larceny. While only a small amount was taken in McHenry, a large sum was made away with from the Barrington machine. Several persons were implicated in the burglary and were from Chicago and several outlying areas. COMMUNITY JOMS OTHERS IN TMS AREA TO DECIDE ADVBANUTY OF BECOMING NEWEST V1U6E ATTENDS SCHOOL pli iilKw |iV DONALD AEVERMAN Friends will be interested to learn that Donald Aeverman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Aeverman, is enrolled" in Class A service school for storekeepers in Newport R.I., where he will remain for twelve weeks. After graduation, he will be assigned to shore station or go directly aboard ship. TWELVE ARRESTED Twelve drivers were arrested for speeding and three other traffic violations in the city this past week. Open liquor was found in five cars and there were arrests for driving uiider the influence of liquor, . PAROCHIAL SCHOOL STUDENTS START SPECIAL TOUR OF WASHINGTON AND COLON./ VIRGIN!;;; APRIL 20 - Discuss Carnival Plans For Marine Day Event A board meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held on Tuesday of this week, at which time Frank Slenk, representing a carnival concern, was present to discuss plans for the carnival to -be held in conjunction with the Marine Day celebration next summer. The regular meeting of the C. of C. will be held Tuesday noon, March 27, at the Country club. Reservations may be made by calling( Secretary R. A. Stueben. BREAKS HIP Mrs. Margaret Long of McCullom Lake broke her hip in a fall at her home and is confined Ho Memorial hospital. SOLVE BURGLARY A break-in at McHenry Industries at 2 o'clock last Friday morning was cleared up four hours later when local authorities located the person responsible through tracks in the snow. A $200 suspended fine was given and the offender placed on a one-year probation period. Allan Leibsohn, a junior at Thomas Jefferson school, St. Louis, has arrived home to spend the spring vacation with his parents, the Sam Leibsohns. More than sixty students of the seventh and eighth grades of the St. Mary school will make a special tour of Washington, D.C., and colonial Virginia, starting April 20. The trip will be made under direction of nine adults and four teachers at the school, by appointment of the principal, Sr. M. Leander. Students will travel by train and will have two full days of escorted sight-seeing in historic Washington. When they return, they will be able to tell friends exactly what it's like to be in the White House or at Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington which has been preserved as it was in his day. Educational Trip Educational travej such as this is considered a vital benefit to students in all age groups, according to the teachers. It combines safe adventure with firsthand learning and a close up look at places all Americans revere. The results in future good citizenship are many. The group will leave Chicago Friday evening and arrive in Washington early Saturday morning. All sight-seeing is with chartered motor escort and experienced guides. Highlights of the Saturday tour will include the Lincoln Memorial, the Capitol, Washington Monument, the Archives building which holds the original Declaration of Independence and Constitution, and the White House. Saturday night students will visit Ford's theater, the place where Lincoln was assassinated, and will stay at „the Lee House. The Sunday travel schedule will include church services and other points of religious interest and the special tour to Mount Vernon and Alexandria. Religious points of interest include the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Catholic University and the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Students will leave Washington Sunday evening and have dinner on the train, with arrival in Chicago scheduled for early Monday morning. The schedule has been carefully worked out to provide a maximum amount of pleasure and sight seeing with a minimum interference to the regular school schedule. GEORGE SCHEID, ONE OF AREA'S OLDEST RESIDENTS, DIES Funeral rites will be held' at 10 o'clock Friday at St. Mary's church for George Scheid, 91, who died Tuesday evening, March 20, at the home of a son, Math, in Solon Mills. One of the oldest residents of the community, he had resided his entire lifetime in this area. Mr. Scheid was born in Johnsburg but had lived in the Griswold Lake community for many years, where he farmed until his retirement. Survivors include seven children, Mrs. Katherine Wickard of Woodstock, Joseph of Clinton, Iowa, Math of Solon Mills, Mrs. -Delia Freund of McHenry, George and Leo of Wauconda and Mrs. Lillian LaHoda of Germany; also a brother, John Scheid, of McHenry. A daughter, Mrs. Laura Kennebeck, died March 27, 1955. He was also preceded in death several years ago by two other children, William and Margaret, and his wife, Katherine. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. Saturday, March 24, will be an important day for the residents of Johnsburg, for it is then that those of voting age will decide whether or not they wish to be* come incorporated as a village. This is the first time such a vote has been called in that area. Voting will take {dace at Memorial hall between the hours of 7 a m. and 6 pan. Should the election meet with the approval of the majority, the territory will hereafter be known as the village of Johnsburg. In recent years, three other nearby communities have voted for incorporation, although some of them have required more than one election before receiving _the support of the public. First was Island Lake, to be followed by Lakemoor, and more recently, McCullom Lake. The boundaries of tb^,,territory affected by Saturday's voting includes Niesen's subdivision to the east, the north limits of Jak-Ana Heights subdivision to the north, about one-quarter mile west of the Spring Grove road and south to the river. Two Petitions The petition asking far • the election was filed in county court on Feb. 16, the same day that a similar petition was filed by residents of Sunnyside Estates. Originally, elections on the two incorporations were scheduled for the same day. However, within the past two weeks it was discovered that the latter petition, filed the same day as that of Johnsburg, cover* ed" a portion of the same terrifeY tory. Since the Johnsburg pett tion was the first filed, it was necessary to cancel the Sunny* side Estates election. Their village was to have been known as Sunnyside. On Monday of this week, how* ever, another petition was enter* ed for them and Saturday, April 7, has been called for the Sunnyside Estates election. More information concerning it will be announced later. ADOPT RESOLUTION FOR LICENSING OF AMUSEMENT DEVICES A resolution was adopted by the board of supervisors the last of the week, upon recommendation of the license committee, in cooperation with Sheriff Harry Herendeen and State's Attorney Don A. Wicks, which will license and regulate coin-operated entertainment, amusement and recreation devices in the county. The resolution affects such devices outside the corporate limits of cities and villages. Hie sheriff approved the move, stating that it would give his office a chance to keep complete check on all applications approved. At present there are 280 juke boxes in the county. According to Chairman Ted Sterne of the county board, revenue from the licenses issued under the new resolution would amount to between $4,000 and $6,000 annually and would be placed in the general fund. A penalty up to $200 fine can be imposed for operating devices without a license. "ITie licenses will be for one year, beginning May 1. Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Yegge and son. Jack, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Yegge and son, Vincent, of Woodstock spent Sunday in De- Witt. Iowa, where they were called by the death of a relative. ELWOOD HOWELL NAMED PRESIDENT OF DAIRY GROUP Elwood Howell of rural McHenry was elected president of the American Dairy association at the sixteenth annual meeting held in Urbana last. week. He, succeeds O. H. Ryan of Tonica. Walter Winn of Richmond, president of the Pure Milk association, was re-elected to the board. Mr. Howell has been a board member for three years and is secretary-treasurer of the Woodstock Progressive Milk Producers, the organization he represents on the board. As president, he serves as a member of the board of the National Dairy association, which is meeting in Chicago this Support your Easter paign in McHenry nate generously.