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1 * ~£ - • •; ! v.=V**-S; t£S "" '«•' " *' ~ -!C%'&'«-- •• V:: j; vSERVING THE CHAIN-0-£AKES REGION SINCE 1875" Volume 82 -- No. 7 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 21. 1956 10c Per Cdjpf Open house is being held at the A. P. Freund home Sunday, June 24, at 2 o'clock, honoring Mrs. Freund's two sisters who are in the convent, Sister M. Ildefons, O.S;Fj, (Elizabeth Blake) and Sister M. Jeremia, O.S.F., (Helena ake). Sister Jeremia will observe her fiftieth anniversary in the convent on Saturday, June 23,. with a jubi- . lee mass of Thanksgiving at 8 o'clock in St. Mary's church". Born March 7, 1887, she was received into the order June 13, 1906, and is now stationed at Westphalia, Iowa. Sister Ildefons has completed sixty years in the convent and is in a rest home. Born Feb. 12, 1878, she entered the convent in 1895 and was received into the order on Ju!yl6, JL896. She has been at Campbellsport since June, 1946. The McHenry Garden club is entered in competition in the "School Rush Breakfast" exhibit classification at the Bull Valley C.raden club show in the little j£herry Valley school Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24. Mark Zimmerman of McHenry, a senior in the local high school next year, has been elected president of the county 4-H Federation. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter • Zimmerman. Other officers include Annette «nith of the Richmond area, a ember of the Ringwood Sunshine Girls club, vice-president.; and John Hogan of the Busy Three club, recreation chairman. Today may be the first day of summer by the calendar, but plenty of McHenry folks could have come up with that information a long time ago. The fellow who started that popular ftummertime phrase, "It isn't the * heat,- it's the - humidity," must have lived right in our midst. June is Dairy promotion month and McHenry will have a proper observance on Saturday, June 23. when the dairy princess of Harvard's Milk Day-centennial celebration will make a tour of the city. ^Mary Linn Hogan, daughter of the John Hogans of Ringwood, won her title aver seven other girls and will now represent District 6, P.M.A., in state competition. Saturday afternoon, in appropriate costume and accompanied by Mayor George P. Freund, she will visit all of the grocery stores in McHenry to remind the public of the general observance of June « Dairy month. The Archer Road Kiwanis club is planning for unusual, early winter travel in Central America, guided by Harry C. Lepinske of McCullom Lake, newsman and author of Latin American publications. The trip will include a four-day trek in the jungle, taking the group to Ruinas de #f}opan, one of the greatest archeological discoveries in the i EIGHT LOCAL SUBDIVISION AND HOME CONTRACTORS ANNOUNCE OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND Open house will be held in eight subdivisions >n the McHenry area next ^Saturday iarid Sunday,^June 23 and 24, the first time such an undertaking has been arranged in this community. Subdivision and home contractors have made extensive plans to open to the public model homes for your inspection. Representatives of each subdivision will be present to welcome all who care to see the homes Even though one has no intention of building or buying, the contractors encourage the public to call and become acquainted with the locations and other features of subdivisions which have become so important t? McHenry's growth and progress. Most of the homes will not or\Iy present an attractive exterior but will be furnished and many of them entirely equipped. The primary purpose of the special days is to ha^e McHenry folks become acquainted with their new neighbors and see how greatly the subdivisions have grown in recent months. Eight Contractors Some of the eight sponsoring contractors build homes only within their subdivisions, others do contracting in any location. Sponsors of the subdivision open house and the model home locations include Sullibarr Homes Corp., north of Johnsburg; Highland Shores, west of McHenry; Holiday Hills, Griswold Lake; Shur Construction company. Edgebrook Heights: Kent Corp., Cooney Heights; Eastwood Manor, east of McHenry; and McHenry Shores, south of old Elgin road. Airspun Builderjs is also a sponsor. Further information on the open house may be found on Pages 12 and 13, including a map containing directions for reaching the various subdivisions. TWO WONDER LAKE YOUTHS INJURED IN AUTO CRASH Two Wonder Lake youths, Bill Spuehr and John Wright, and a young Michigan lad were injure^ last Sunday evening in an auto accident which occurred on the Pistakee Bay road Bill Spuehr was driving on the wet blacktop road when the car skidded and crashed into a tree. John was thrown out of the car and was taken to Memorial hospital suffering a skull fracture and other injuries. He was reported improved the first of, the week. The other boys were not hurt seriously but the car was badly damaged. Minor Accident In Area Cause Of No Injuries John Wilman, 21, of Barrington was arrested by police for driving too fast fojypfonditions last Friday morning orf^County line road, near Deerpath. Tne result was a collision between the Wilman car and another driven by Helen Eckes of Island Lake. Both autos were travelling east hemisphere as it w^ the cul- 1 and the Eckes car >vas slowinS I down to make a turn when hit in (Continued on Page 8) the rear by the otheb car. SEE CIRCUS PERFORMANCE These are the forty children and their chaperones, all from the McHenry township area, who were treated to a performance under the "Big Top" when the circus came to Crystal Lake last week. They were guests of the Kiwanis Club of McHenry Township. t All of,, the youngsters enjoyed plenty of refreshments, made ^^t%>ossible by two Kiwanians, George Pedersen and Chuck Coles. Six adults acted as chaperones, Mrs. Frank Parisi, Mrs. Walter Dean. Mrs. Allen Schimke, Mrs. Paul Rizzo. iftrs. Arthur Brand and Vincent Cina. Kiwanians Frank Schroeder and Al. Schimke handled the transportation problem for the large group. Study Fashion At Charm Clas$ A group of 19 girls were present at the first meeting of the charm course held last Monday evening in the high school. At that time they were instructed in posture and poise by Carol Marticke Jepsen, who is in Council Favors !-• Land Annexation A petition, approved by the' County court, was presented to the City Council • Monday night pertaining the annexation to the city of a large tract of land adjacent to Edgebrook Heights. Favorable action was taken by the Council and a 30-day waiting period is now in. order before final action. The Council also voted to participate in a plan to place traffic officers at any local church desiring this protection during the time of church services. Mayor Freund announced that E. J. Gausden, city alderman, is chairman of °the planning commission. This group is made up of members of the zoning board^ of appeals. The problem of dusty streets faced the Council and it was decided to oil various streets 1 needing attention at this time. I It is hoped that a program" of building curbs, gutters ~and per- | manently sealed roads can be worked out in cooperation with property owners during the coming year. BARBARA BERMER charge of the course which better prepares the young ladies for competition in the Marine Day queen contest. Next Monday's class will concern figure control through diet and exercises, and fashion coordination. They will be instructed in the latter phase by Mrs. Royal Berni^r. Barbara Bernier is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign in fashion and merchandising. In addition to fashion show commentation, her business career. •' has ' included work in Carson's college shop, as a buyer and in fashion training programs. A McHcnry resident for the past two years, she is married and has a daughter, Barbara, a year old. The nineteen girls at Monday's class enjoyed very much hearing Five-Day Legion Carnival Opens Saturday, June 30 McHenry's.Legion Post, No. 491, is making plans for its annual July 4 carnival, which opens Saturday evening, June 30, and continues through Wednesday, the Fourth. Those in charge promise that it will be the biggest and best yet, with six rides and numerous other features. More details on the big event will appear in next week's issue of the Plaindealer. 15 -Year Hobby Near Completion M-fW cruise* CONSTRUCTED BY McHENRY MAN Hobby Of Past V 15 Years Due For ^ Completion In '58 The year 1958 is an important one for Mr. and Mrs. Eugene-A. Kane of McHenry. formerly of Chicago, for it is then that he hopes to complete his 50-ft bridge deck cruiser. Gallivant IX, which has been under construction in his back yard since 1941. Its completion will mark the realization of a dream covering the past half century to make a world tour in his own cralt. The Kanes moved into an attra<> tive home on Rt. 120. west of' the city limits, just a few Weeks ago and only a few days ago, after securing--(he necessary permits Eugene A. Kane is shown beside the huge cruiser which now stands in the rear of his yard in Rt. 120, west of McHenry. where the family Photo by Kolin moved recently. In construction since 1941, he expects to have it completed by 1958, when he hopes to take a world tour in it. ELEVENTH DISTRICT LEGION CONVENTION IN CITY JUNE 24 On Sunday, June 24, the thirtyfourth annual convention of the Eleventh district, American* Legion and auxiliary, Department of Illinois, will be held in McHenry. William Green of McHenry is present commander of the district. The last district convention held here was in 1952. Plan 4-H County Achievement Day Girls and boys enrolled in home economics 4-H projects in McHenry county will have their county Achievement Days July 19 and 20 at Woodstock Community high school. During the two days, girls enrolled in clothing projects will FOUR SPEEDERS Four were arrested for .speeding and two for other traffic violations in the city this past week. One motorist was apprehended for driving under the influence of liquor and weaving and speeding. He was fined and released on Saturday. Caitfl" Marticke Jepsen discuss poise and personality. Miss Betty Nielsen, who is co-chairman of the contest with Mrs. Mary Kauss. says next Monday's class will be held in the girls' gymnasium at 7:15 o'clock. All those attending are asked to come attired in play clothes for a session of exercises. ri . have their garments judged, and Harry Mueller will act as con- j top-rated garments will be in yention chairman. Members from j a dress revue. Those participatftfty- seven posts will assemble at j inR in flovver arrangement prothe Legion home at 2:30 o clock, jects will, take part in a flower w i e the auxiliary will meet at J arrangement activity. Girls and the high school at 9:15 and again at 1:15. Luncheon will be served at the Legion home. , The post program will include greetings from Mayor George P. Freund and Virgil Pollock, local post commander; the presentation of guests and the reports of commanders. The morning auxiliary meeting boys enrolled in foods projects will demonstrate their products. Preparations for the two-day event are under the direction of the McHenry county home advisers, Mrs. Sibyl Sears and Irene Downey, and the county 4-H home economics committee, Mrs. Ed. Florent, Marengo, i chairman; Mrs. Clarence Seegers, SATURDAY BIG DAY FOR YOUTH IN BIKE RODEO Saturday, June 23, is the big day for young people entered in the first bicycle rodeo ever held in McHenry. A seventy-five dollar bicycle jvill be given away, as well as other prizes. Decorated bikes will assemble at 1 o'clock, with a parade and judging of the best decorated and most original bikes. The public is invited to witness the event. Assistant Instructor will open with registration of dele-! Mareng0.' Mrs Neil No0dwang gates, greetings by Mrs. Margaret Mikota, president of the McHenry unit, county reports and a memorial service. District officers wilj £le£ted " during" the day. CROWDS GROWING WITH EACH WEEK'S PROGRAM OF BAND COMMUNITY CLUB IV JOHNSBURG SWHS0RSIHEE-DAY ANNUAL SUMMER CARNIVAL JUNE 22-24 Members of the Johnsburg Community club are making plans for their annual summer carnival, which will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. June 22, 23 and 24, at Memorial Park. There will be games for everyone at special booths, as well as a variety of food and refreshments. Attractions for the young folks C OF C SPECULATES REASON FOR OPINION BOX DESTRUCTION 1 Crowds grow larger each week | to hear the Wednesday night l,programs of the municipal band, directed by Paul R. Yanda. He is planning to feature special entertainment at the concerts in July, in addition to the band numbers. „ Next week's program, which begins at 8 o'clock on the high school grounds, features the following selections: "The Star Spangled Banner" March, "Officer of the Day" -- Hall Waltz, "Moonlight on the Nile" -- King Overture, "Carnival of Roses" 1 -- Olivadoti opinion (Popular Number, "Stranger in Paradise" -- Wright and Forrest arranged by Richards and Mrs. Dean Spesard, Cary; Mrs. Otto Zuhlke and Mrs. Raymond Olbrich, Harvard; Mrs. Spence Byron, Woodstock; Mrs. Robert Hemmingsen, Union and Mrs. Howard Wilkinson, Ringwood. After emptying the box located in front of the post office in the Main street business district this week, there is "March of Time No. 2" considerable speculation among Chamber of Commerce members "The Missouri Waltz" -- Logan will be a ferris wheel, merry-go- ! as to the reason for the com- Overture, "Romantic" - Buchtel round and kiddie rides. Highlights of the three-day affair will be a fish fry beginning at 6 o'clock Friday night and a roast beef dinner to be served beginning at 12:30 Sunday. Joe Hiller, Leo Smith and Ed. Hettermann are in charge of the entertainment features, while Walter Durrenberg and Bernard Smith are handling publicity. Committee Chairmen While every member of the club is heing asked to assist in this big undertaking, special chairmen have been named to carnival committees. They are as follows: George Hiller, construction of stands; Joe Frett and Henrv Hiller, beer stand; Mr. and Mrs. Art Stilling, pop stand; Fred Fuchs, Frank Schmitt, Ray Groh, Otto Adams plete destruction of the box Since fine money intended for a nearby box for parking meter offenders was intact, it is believed that §ome local resident with definite opinions may have Selection, "Down regretted his decision to express Myddloton them publicly and used this as Popular Number, "Hoop Dee the only possible means of re- £)00' Delugg tracting his written thoughts. Of course, the C. of C. is only speculating. Two replies were found in what was left of the box. as disclosed at a director's meeting of the organization on Tuesday noon. Onef expressed favorable reaction to the proposed park district, adding that it should be Intermezzo, "In a Moonlit Garden" -- King Popular Number, "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" -- arranged by Buchtel South" -- March, "Men .in Gray" -- Brahmstedt Finale. "God Bless America" -- Berlin Infant Daughter Of Herman Ettenfe Died FIFTY-THREE ARE ENROLLED IN SPEECH CLINIC A dinner meeting of the McHenry county chapter of the Illinois Association for the Crippled, Inc., was held last Thursday evening, at which time an account of the Easter Seal speech clinic, which started this month, was given. Fifty-three children and three adults are enrolled as compared with twenty-one attending the clinic last summer. Of these, seven are from McHenry, two from Ringwood, one from Wonder Lake and two from Spring Grove. Most every community in the county is represented. Included in the types of cases among thos«? enrolled are cerebral palsy, one with a cleft palate, one with a voice disorder, four simple articulation, four stutterers, two hard of heaving, seventeen delayed speech, one aphasic and others with various disabilities of speech. RED CROSS BENEFIT Plans are being made for a benefit party for the Red Cross fund at the V. F. W. clubhouse June 30, the purpose being to help make up the $1,300 shortage in the March fund drive quota. Tickets are now on sale. PVT. CHARLES KOPP Pvt. Charles A. W. Kopp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kopp of Wonder Lake, has completed his studies at the finance school at Fort Harrison, Ind., where he was awarded his diploma in the finance procedure course. Presently, he is in Ft. Houston, Texas, where he is assigned as one of fourteen in the top of his class, to assist in instructing in finance. TAX COLLECTION City sales tax collections during April netted 737 Illinois municipalities $3,757,541. a report to Gov. William G. Stratton by the state Department of Revenue has shown. The April collection represents the onehalf cent city sales tax on business transactions during March. McHenry was listed to receive $3,972.21. Miss Marjorie Freund who spent two weeks with her parents, the A. P. Freunds, has returned to Holy Cross hospital at South Bend to continue her studies. RECEIVES MARINE PROMOTION The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Etten. Lynette backed fully by the public. The ^oujse died Wednesday. June 13. other was evidently a bit of three days after her birth. She is questionable humor for the en- survived by a sister, Sherry Sue, velope contained a sympatln 3 years 0id, as well as her parents, card intended for the City Coun- »pjle 5otjy rested at the George cil, the reaction of one individual Justen & Son funeral home until Valmont Hoosier, Gerald Hetter- j disgruntled over the council s re- Thursday, when services were held mann, George Diedrich, Wilfred cen* action in removing a bench gj Marvs church. Klapperich and Vern Thelen, I from the sidewalk outside a busi- * J_ special; James Hetterman, Geo. 1 ness establishment on Main Schmitt, John N. Schmitt and John Thelen, finance; Sigurd Jacobsen. police service; Gene Nett, Joe 'M^Jer and George Oef fling, parking; Leo Freund, lighting; Olivia Hiller, Marie Oeffling.. Eva Schaefer, Martha Freund, Agatha Thelen, Clara Nell and Connie May, food. Proceeds of the carnival will benefit the club, which has carried on so many worthwhile projects in recent year^ street in their general sidewalk clean-up campaign. , It was announced that at the September meeting, the president of the League of Women Voters would be invited to be present to discuss with the Chamber of Commerce the personal property tax situation. The C. of C. would now like opinions on the ^subject "What Do You Think of McHenry?" BEACH LIFEGUARD According to Gertrude Barbian, who is in charge of the beach fund, there will be a lifeguard stationed there daily from noon to 4 p.m. A total of $300 is badly needed to defray the expenses of the maintenance of the guard throughout the season, and local residents are asked to send contributions to Beach Fund, McHenry. Full authority has been given to the guard. Receiving a warrant of promotion to Marine sergeant is Boardman E. Glenzer,. II, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Eugene Glenzer of Route 2, McHenry. Before entering the Marine corps in April, 1954, he attended Washington university. St. Louis. Mo. The presentation was made by Maj. Wilfrid F. Rvlander, commanding officer of headquarters squadron at Aircraft, Fleet Marine force, Atlantic headquarters, Norfolk, Va., May 3. from the state, did the large cruiser arrive to occupy a prominent place in tho back >ard. Its builder hopes to spend much time this summer on the boat's completion, for during the school term he teaches at Lane Tech high school. Formerly he was auto shop teacher at Austin high. The cruiser, which has an exterior of varnished white oak sparked by shiny portholes and windows. is about three-quarters completed. In the two years ahead, Mr. Kane will finish the inside with Philippine mahogany! equip and build three staterooms, two lavatories, the galley (kitchen) and engine room. Also due for construction are two white oak 10- foot lifeboats, two electric motors to raise and lower the anchors a set of controls for inside and outside the flying deck, and five radios. Makes Gas Tanks This past winter he has worked on the construction of twenty steel gasoline tanks that will hold 1,200 gallons each. At retail, he reports they would cost $1,000 but by. building the tanks himself he cut the cost to $150. Although Mr. Kane hasn't had a vacation in ten'j^ars, he doesn't regret it for he has. derived great pleasure from the thousands of hours put into this interesting and unusual hobby. The expenditure of a great amount of money has also gone into the craft. When questioned as to whether or not it will float. Mr. Kane says he spent seven years checking and double checking plans before starting construction. With his engineering education and background, he adds that he has every reason in the world to believe it will be seaworthy. Before he takes the 18-ton vessel out in deep waters, he intends to spend a summer in it on a river to make sure "all the bugs are out of it and check the mileage and speed." He figures cruising will be at 10 knots with a high of 15 knots. Some friends ask what he knows about navigation and Mr. Kane replies that it is mostly a matter of trigonometry and he's well versed in it. 13-Month Tour His plans upon the craft's completion are the same that they were when he first conceived the idea of the vessel. He intends to spend fifteen months seeing th± world. After sailing up the Great Lakes to the St. Lawrence waterway and along the Atlantic seacoast, he will cross the ocean to the Caribbean, then criuse along the east bulg* of South Africa and possibly make a iaunt to Africa. He estimates the trip will eost $1,000 a month but he adds that he and his wife have been saving a long time for it. He reflects that not many people have fifteen months they can call their own and in this he will be fortunate for when the craft is seaworthy he will be up for retirement. Mr. Kane estimates that with the money spent to date and the amount still needed, the finished product will amount to about $10,000. Broken down, he says this is about $10 a week, the amount many folks spend on small things without a second thought. If he sells it, he figures it will bring $75,000. Mr. Kane says the deep satisfaction gained from the labors of his project is more than that known by most folks in a lifetime --a statement which is very easy to believe when one views the t beautiful vessel. The Kanes are happy to show the craft to anyone interested in seeing it. . Attend the Jul)- 4th carnival. Carnival At Johnsburg Starts Friday