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•'(.:• •-': y- r ' •v-J., • • v-.i;';-.• jpr jfTpjapy^-*iwy- | ..^..•.A3-K%.'-; -- 77^ 71 % -- - ',- .-^ THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER --4. v4jrt:r: -• ^' .^ Volume 82 -- No. 34 -4- "SERVING THE CHAIN-QUAKES REGION SINCE 187S" McHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1956 10c Per Copy \ /& mmnr\*i*A"\ . • i< ,\ s \- jfc fv One of the most clever Christmas cards to come to our attention this year was received by a Plaindealer employee from an artist friend who had designed it. The cover carried only the words "Our message to you" and inside was a long line df hand drawn caricatures, each bearing the alphabet as follows: ABCD ^FGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. f. Don't let it bother you, it took us a long time too! From the Rotary club comes welcome news for skiing fans, in the community. A b hp. gas motor and 1,200 feet of tow rope have been donated and if plans go through, there may soon be a tow on the djgolf course hill, Future dreams ™re for a portable run with starting tower, which those most; interested in winter sports might weil have liked to find among Santa's remembrances. Arnold J. Rauen of Pistakee Bay received an "Oscar" award at the Community Fund of Chicago luncheon meeting held last week. Tlje award honored his ^outstanding participation" in the 1956 Red Feather drive. As chairman of ~ffie" "banks' group of the fund's finance section, he directed activities of other volunteers in1 soliciting funds from Chicago area banks. Under his leadership, the group raised 106 per cent of its quota. The Community Fund helps support J67 health and welfare »rvices throughout Chicagoland. iiiiiH Good news to-those most, interested}/in the completion of added hospital facilities in the county will be hkppy to seje this picture slfowlhg the start of the new addition to Memorial Hospital for McHenry County ill Woodstock. The structure is- expected to be finished • in- 1958r-- r Even though on vacation from college studies, Carol Engh of .Country Club subdivision keeps her mind very active with plans for the junior informal on Jan. 11 at Alverno college, Milwaukee, Wis. As president of the junior class, Carol is automatically general chairman of "Elysia," the title chosen for this annual dance ^Greek word for paradise. ) " Carol and other class officers will compose the court of honor. Rev. Vincent Fish Ordained Dec. 21 Hugh Kirk is in possession of a small metal band that has an interesting story behind it. In November, he shot a Canadian Honker while at Cairo, 111., and found that it contained a leg band with the message; "Write Jack Miner, Kingsville, Ontario, Canada, F-30. He is our Peace." As the world often seems very small these days, so did it (Continued on Page 8) The Rev. Vincent p\ Fish, vicar of St. Paul's Episcopal Mission in McHenry, was ordained to the sacred order of priesthood on Friday, Dec. 21st, by the Right Rev. Gerald Francis Burrill, bishop of the diocese of Chicago at the Cathedral of St. James. Father Fish has been serving St. Paul's Mission as it's vicar since last July 1. He is also in charge of the Church of the Holy Family in Fox Lake Hills, where he and his family reside. Under Father Fish's guidance, the Mission has come a long way in 1956, and 1957 holds promise Of even greater progress. Services are held each Sunday at 11 a.m. in the band. room of the Junior high school. $850,000 Memorial Hospital Addition Begins; Expect Completion In 1958 FATHER OF FOUR DIES George Conley, 37, of Harvard, a father of four chilldren, was killed in a train-truck crash near Roscoe last weekend. He die'd in a Beloit hospital Saturday afternoon, four hours after the truck in which he was riding was struck by a Chicago and North Western railroad switch engine. Construction of the $850,000 addition to Memorial Hospital for.. McHenry County began last w(sek, and barring unforseen complications, it will be ready for occupancy by early 1958. When completed, a modern sixty-five bed hospital to serve McHenry county will be available climax of plans begun about ten years ago to further improve the hospital facilities for the people in the county. Removal of many trees, including three giant trees on the addition site, marked the actual beginning of this important event. Woodstock city electricians installed supplementary power lines because the present transformer was located in the area now excavated. Telephone lines also had to be shifted since the power cables cut through the site. Several caterpillar tractors and huge earth movers were used to excavate for the foundation. Sdme of the dirt is being used to fill in the present parking lot to the south of the hospital, which will increase the size of the parking area. Temporary buildings where contracting company officials will headquarter have been erected and huge tables whefe blueprints are already spread out indicate the job is under way. The contour of the land will be followed so that from the . / west the three floors will be above grade level. Pouring concrete for the foundation is the next stop, and steel for re-inforcing should arrive on the job most | any day. One interesting aspect occur- POLICE REPORT FOR PAST YEAR IS RELEASED Collect $4,915 In Fines; Accidents In '56 Toial (Continued on Page 8) Total fines for offenses investigated by local police during the past year have totalled $4,915, according to a report issued by the department this past week. They were summoned for 107 accidents in which nine persons were injured. The many calls issued for members of the police force varied from routine procedure to at tempts to help settle family troubles, the latter on eight occasions. In the traffic column, they list five hit and run accidents investigated, fifteen lost or stolen license plates, nine cars stolen from community (four recovered), fifteen stolen hub caps or fonder skirts, seventeen driving under the influence of liquor, seventy stop sign violations. 522 speeders, sixty-three offenders in the category of parking in a no parking zone, making "U" turns and having no drivers' licenses, and thirty-four noisy mufflers. - Six persons were apprehended for shooting or hunting in the city limits. Several burglaries were solved and' one, at Edgebrook school, remains unsolved. Miscellaneous Cases Miscellaneous investigations totalled 201. and police looked into thirty-five cases of larceny. Messages from county authorities for help readied 175 and all were followed up by local police. The "found" column came in for a share of attention, ranging from bicycles and boats to false teeth, wallets and keys. Reports on stray dogs and others disturbing the peace totalled ninety-nine. This figure ran considerably higher than the eight humans who were reported to have been a nuisance to others. Fifteen transients found shelter in the local jail during the year; eight persons were located for emergency messages; eighteen were picked up in the city for being intoxicated; and eleven for malicious mischief. Other work of the police included forty-six persons missing from community and county; City Saddened By Several Deaths Death ended more than a year of failing health for Cora Belle Duker, 65, last Sunday evening, Dec. 23, and the entire community was saddened by the loss of one of its most respected residents. She passed away at St. Therese hospital, Wauk^gan, where she had been confined for the past couple of weeks. 9 Her residence in McHenry had covered a quarter of a century, during which she became active in numerous church and civic groups. She was a faithful member of the Community Methodist church and of its W.S.C.S. For many years she belonged to the Mother's club and after it became the McHenry Woman's club, continued her great interest in its activities. She was also a member of the city's choral club for several years. Probably she was best known and loved by the general public in her role as wife of Mcllenry's public school superintendent. Hero she proved herself a gracious hostess through the years in welcoming new faculty members and 1 heir families to the commuhity. For many, taking up life in a new community was made a pleasant experience by the thoughtfulness and friendliness of Mrs. Duker, who took them into her home and helped acquaint them with their new surroundings. She was born in Mound City, Mo., on Dec. 8, 1891, and came to McHenry from IJunlley, where Mr. Duker was in the teaching system. She is survived by her husband, Chauncey; two children. Guy of Urbana and Marjorie of Los Angeles, Calif.; her mother, Mrs. Mathilda Belle Smith, of California; five sisters and brothers. Hazel, Earl, Lloyd and Mabel of Califo?- nia and Nell Hoke of Indiana. A brother preceded her ii^ death two weeks ago. Services were held Wednesday afternoon at ^ o'clock from the Peter M. Justen funeral home, with Rev. J. Elliott Corbett officiating. Burial was in Woodland cemetery Elizabeth Sehmitt The joy of Christmas was marred for the very large and devoted family of Mrs. Elizabeth Sehmitt, GEORGE BIGGS HOME WINS FIRST PLACi AWARD IN HOME DECORATING CONTEST SPONSORED BY LOCAL COF C ONE KILLED. OTHERS INJURED IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS IN AREA (Continued on ^age 8) nine cases of assault and battery; | four attempted break-ins; four • i bad check cases, not apprehend- ' ed; seven dog bites; five fights I in city and forty-two rubbish fires investigated. Po>':^e acted ! as escorts for seventy-One fun- | erals. Pastors Offer New Year Mess; CONTEST WINNER Mark Zimmerman, right, a senior in the local high school, is shown with his agriculture instructor, William Pictor, at the time he was informed that he had placed third in a corn growing contest for students in Section 6 of the F.F.A. He obtained a high yield of 151.3 bushels per acre and obtained a cash award. Throughout the state, there were 3,045 students in 280 high schools entered in this contest. F.F.F. Section 6 Includes Boone, McHenry, Lake and Cook counties. I SOMETHING NEW i At the beginning of this new year, may it be the beginning of ; not only time that hurries by outside us, but also the beginning of something new within us; new thoughts, new desires, and now purposes. God has sot before us into the new year the open door of new opportunities, privileges and joys. With all of this "newness" then, may we be renewed from within. Rev. Burton Schroeder Nativity Evangelical Lutheran Church LASTING HAPPINESS Every heart has but one wish today, love has but one word. A Happy Now Year. This is a wish so general, so universal. It expresses the innermost craving of thc^iuman heart. Our heart craves for happiness. If we at times have been disappointed, it was because we mistook the shadow for the reality. Like children we were chasing soap hubbies and running after the beautiful butterfly. No sooner did we catch them, the bubbles vanished* and the butterfly was crushed by an ungentle hand. God alone cap satisfy the human heart in its search for real and lasting happiness. Our heart is so small that with the palm of lour hand we can cover it, yet lit is so great, so big that the j whole world cannot satisfy it. ! Solomon, wisest of all men, I gives us this warning in the Book I of Wisdom: "Vanity of vanities, ! and all is vanity except to love j God and to keep His Command- ! ments." For eighteen years St. j Augustine enjoyed the pleasures of the world, and he writes this experience for all of us: "My j heart was restless,. O God. until I it found rest in thee." Perfect happiness cannot be found in this life. Let us not look for it where it cannot be found. God alone can satisfy us. Happy New Year! I Rev. John L. Daleidon j St. Peter's Catholic Church Spring Grove, 111. WAITING ON THE LORD "Wait on the Lord; be of good j courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart" (Psalm 27:14 >. | This quotation from a groat j states-man of olden time is still a good admonition for the present, as we find ourselves at the ' threshold of another new year. You see hurry, like worry, is ofj ten the result of unbelief. Xnd if ! we rush about without taking : time to pray and wait on the \ Lord we are also showing lack of : trust in Him. In the execution of His purpose God is never in a hurry; He takes time to measure out every full ounce of His divine providence. Is it not true that many failures among God's people, along with disappointments and losses, are tl>e result of hurried actions? As we cross over into this now year with it's unlimited opportunities for happiness, l«-t us all practice more a tine waiting on the Lord, without hurrv, and as never before we shall see the wonders of His guidance, His providence, and Hi* care. I Rev. Richard N. Wright | Wonder Lake Bible Church. j TIME IS FLEETING i Another year is about done, j TIME is a fleeting thing. Let us • not dwell on the moments wasted but gain from the lessons learned and go on. THANK the Lord for past blessings, especially for coming to know Jesus per- 1 sonally in your heart and by your side. TRUST Him to help you 1 to accept the challenge, the opportunity, the blessings of a new year. Trust Him for a HAPPY I New Year. Pastor Donald G. Liberty McHenry Bible Church COLLECT FOR CHRISTMAS Almighty C>od. who hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take 1 our nature upon Him, and as at this time to be born of u pure i virgin; Grant that we being re- | generate, and made Thy children i by adoption and grace, may daily 1 be renewed by Thy Holy Spirit; ' through the same our Lord Jesus I Christ, who liveth and reigneth j with Thee and the same Spirit 1 ever, one God, world without end. Amen. - The Book* of. Common Prayer. Rev. Vincent P. Fish ! Vicar, St. Paul's Episcopal church One person was killed and two others injured in one of several accidents which occurred in this area over the holiday weekend. The death of Warren Frank Holm, 36, of Libertyville was among the more . than 700 traffic fatalities recorded throughout the nation to set a new record for the Christmas holiday weekend. Holm was killed in a head-on collision on Rt. 120, one mile west of Rt. 12, about 2:20 Saturday morning. Dec. 22. Injured in the crash were the victim's* sister, Aurine Holm, 23. of Waukegan, and Otto Grafner of Oakhurst subdivision, who was able to return home Monday after treatment in the McHenry hospital. According to state police, Holm was driving west and the other car was eastbound when the accident occurred. Hurt In Crash Richard Olsen, 19, of Island Lake suffered cuts and bruises and was badly shaken up in an accident which occurred about 2:30 Monday afternoon, Dec. 24, on East River Road. According to State police, the Olsen car skidded across the highway, hitting the car of J. H. Worm of 1054 Leland avenue Chicago, and then struck a portion of the Owen Charrey home. The interior of the kitchen was badly damaged. Ralph Schumacher of Cary was reported by state police to have left the road while driving on Rt. 31, north of Rt. 14, on Friday evening at 9:24, after which he struck a tree. He was treated in a doctor's office for injuries. Albert Hulquist, 43, of Fox Lake, was reported making a left turn from Pistakee Bay road, near Skidmore bridge, Sunday night when his car skidded and hit a pole. He was treated at the McHenry hospital for cuts, bruises and shock. The heavy fog of last Thursday morning was believed at least partly responsible for the accident in which 'Arthur Beck, 18, of Island Lake, was injured. He was travelling on Rt. 176, a half mile east of Rt. 31, when he lost control of his car just before 9 o'clock and it rolled over. He was treated at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, and released. The youth was bruised about the legs. Observe Plaindealer's e a r 1 y deadlines. Again this year, McHenry was one of the best lighted communis ties in the county, showing the fine spirit which prevails. It waS-'iJ difficult for the three judges to select winners from a beautiful array of lighted homes entered in \ the annual holiday home decorating contest sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. After much deliberation, they decided on a most unusual and effective display at the George Biggs home at 306 Clover avenue, Edgebrook Heights, in the noncommercial class. The Biggs home also won first place last year with a different display. Lighting and very artistic art work combine to make for an impressive display, featuring a steeple, under which hangs three silver bells that continue to peal famihar carols. The words "And All The Bells On Earth Shall Ring" appear just underneath. Continuing the church effect are three simulated church windows. which are in stained glass effect, and on the ground are figures familiar to the Bethlehem scene. At intervals, the spot which lights the entire display go out, leaving only a lowly blue light behind the windows. Second Award Second place went to the Frank Gans display on Riverside Drive, very effective with evergreen boughs and lights around the window and door and a huge, smiling Santa waiting to enter. There was a tie for third place award between the Richard Miller and George' Rodenkirch residences, neighboring homes on south Green street. The Rodenkirch home features a lovely picture window, trimmed in green, with Santa and his sleigh and reindeer spotlighted in front of' it. Mobiles suspended above the display added to its effectiveness. Passerby are attracted to a large Santa, choir boys and angels in another effective setting at the Miller home. Commercial Wiener First place in the commercial category was won by the display on the front lawn of the Edward Thennes home on Green street, which includes a manger scene, brightly lighted, with carols adding to its effectiveness. Town and Country Studio on Riverside Drive was awarded second place, the display window being centered with a very beautifully gowned couple in old fashioned, winter attire. The sponsoring Chamber of Commerce is grateful to Don Hoenes for contributing so greatcontinued on Page 8) SEASON'S GREETING RESOLUTIONS There is a real relationship between our New Years resolutions even the broken ones and the Christian doctrine of growth in grace. Most of the personal gains we have made in attitude or act had their birth in some dim resolution --New Year or otherwise. The new habit or attitude then went through that terrible, "now I've got it--now I haven't stage. In its childhood of days, months or years it grew in us as a now broken, now revived, resolution. Though you may break thembefore January 2. these resolutions you make are the old you, in process of becoming the new creation. If Christ has any word to speak to us today, it is His offer of a new beginning, of a new person possible. Make those resolutions. Rev. R. James Reid Greenwood-Ringwood Methodist Extending a "Happy Kew Year" greeting to their mai\y friends in McHenry and the surrounding area are these six members of the city's efficient police force. In giving that greeting. they express their thanks to the public for the cooperation extended them during the past year and hope to serve the com? munity to the best of their ability in 1957. Bottom row, left to right, are: Harold Bell, John Weichmaiui and Kenneth Espey: back row, Norbei't Yegge, Chief Joseph Grobel and William Pearson.