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V * I * * ? iV* ' ' <• Ci 'ii\ .,• X'%WvV . 1 •>». * • '*" ; • • ' . ( ' J n; .: / ;£k «* %•• £\<M ctaVS.-iE'.wSs >"£.: MM ft '"'H "'""tef ^V" j.-c ^ . js W\ •-: " J« ^ - *!. &"** J J " v I "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 83 -- No. 40 -- 2 Sections \ McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1958 16 Pages -- 10c Per Copj DAYS IN McHENRY FEB. 7-8 J "*>s ' No column would be comifete this week without at lrast a mention of the Explorer./ . Frankly, we find it hard to join in tiie enthusiasm of our friends who are talking excitedly about the first trip of man to the moon. Most of us haven't been able to get away for a' week's trip to Florida! Haven't these thoughts pass* ed through your mind sometjfees, es they have ours? ."when you're driving a car, haven't you wondered why the pedestrians seem to have no regard at all for traffic rules? ^'When you're walking, don't jfpiu wonder how you stay alive at all'when so few drivers seem to know you exist? ' ^When you're turning in a driveway to back around and proceed , whence you came, *%n't you aggravated^. when somebody decides to enter that Very driveway at the very time you are there?. When you're the driver in Hie fcar that's waiting to turn in, don't you wish some people would decide which way they wanted to go instead of tying Up traffic? When you sit behind a driver at the stop sign and the l.^it turns green, don't you wonder how he happens to have all 4&y to move when you're in a hurry? ^When you're in his place, and anything but alert, don't you look a little sheepish and hope the fellow in back doesn't remember that you "drive just like a woman"? When you see a driver occasionally (?) coming down tire Street : straddling the white line, don't you decide that either he's a poor driver or has been spending his time in the wrong establishments? When you get to day-dreaming yourself and "come to" just before the big crash, ddn't you sort of hover back of the steering wheel and mumble to yourself that evq^ body has a lapse of good judgment once in awhile? ; Does all this sound familiar lio you? Our face turns pinkish as we recall our own experiences! REALIZE $1,400 IN MOTHERS' POLIO MARCH j j Tag Day, Other Benefits To Swell Fund Collection This past week we noticed numerous examples of thfe correct use of apostrophes on the blackboards of our high school. It was something which pleas- ^ us, for in the entire language there is probably nothing which is so abused as this tiny mark. Somehow, we have no recollection of having been drilled the time and place for the apostrophe while in school, but it" was evidently just one of the many phases of our education which was not absorbed. Looking around us, we believe tSbre are few of our acquaintances who did much absorbing in this line either. It was when we joined the Plaindealer that "Mose" gave us his one rule which •eeim to stand the test pretty well. If the plural of the word ends in "s" the apostrophe comes after the "s". If the plural ends in anything j(dse it conies before the "s". >^V11 rules seem to have exceptions, but on the whole this one is pretty sound. The one "catch" is that a good many folks have a hard time deciding whether or not possession is shown, the only time it is •good. Consequently, they apply ample apostrophes to cover the situation "just in. case". " The whole matter has be- <£ne a pleiasant obsession with us until we find ourselves making note of all the misuses on yard signs, mailboxes, Christmas cards, etc. It may be hard to believe, but we wbuld be willing to bet that 75" per cent of them are wrong, apparently guesses on the part V the users whose apparent reasoning runs like this: "They tst be needed somewhere so 11 just try this." Actually, the worst abuse is With a few communities still not reported, a total of $1,400 was collected in the Mothers' March on Polio conducted in the McHenry area, under direction of .Gertrude Barbian, last Thursday evening. In addition, $127.60~ was realized in the Blue Crutch tag day held Saturday. A dance for the benefit of the Polio fund will be held for Moo^e members and their guests at the clubhouse on Rt. 120 hext Saturday evenlhg, Feb. 8. Ray Page, general chairman of the 1958 drive, is grateful for the cooperation of the public and urges anyone, who was not contacted to place contributions in containers which are still in most stores. Larger amounts can be sent to Mr. Page at his home on Green street in McHenry. TWO KILLED IN PRIVATE PLANE CRASH WEDNESDAY Dr. Kenneth H. Hall of White Bear Lake, Minn., and a woman passenger believed to be his wife, were killed about 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon when the plane crashed near Roberts Road and Rawson bridge, south of Island Lake.. The sheriffs office, investigating the accident, said at 4:30 o'clock ...that they, had no details at that time concerning the crash but believe it might have been caused by heavy fog which made visibility poor. A Civil Aeronautics inspector from St. Charles, in Du- Page county, was due at the scene to investigate further as the Plaindealer went to press. Bodies of the two victims were taken to the Querhammer funeral home in Crystal Lake. Support The Boy Scouts SNOW BEAUTY h » Photo^by Kolin These masterpieces in snow were created by talented local residents who have enhanced the beauty of their yards during the past two weeks. . ^ . I On the left is the snow princess, complete with wand, beautifully sculptured and painted by Mrs. Loretta Wilhelm of 204 Main street. It can be seen night or day, since the work of art is spotlighted in the evening. On the right is a new kind of pink elephant, created by Mrs. Harold Michels of McCullom Lake. Passersby are at first unbelieving, then realise that this very attractive fellow is not a figment of their imagination. FATHER-SON BANQUET WILL BE HIGHLIGHT LOCALLY OF NATIONAL BOY SCOUT WEEK FEBRUARYS McHenry's many Boy Scout troops, Cub packs and Explorer groups will join with thousands throughout the nation in observing Boy Scout Week Feb. 7 to 13. » Locally, highlights of the week wiH be the father and son banquet on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the y.F.W. Clubhouse, starting at > ?;i5 vaock: Guest speaker of the evening will be Robert G. Wulff, speaker, writer and engineer, who will speak on "Atoms Into Outer Space". Mr. Wulff has proved a popular speaker on the subject, giving a lively, untechnical presentation which projects the astounding future. He is a graduate of the University, of Texas and the California Institute of Techrtology and author of the Wulff (Continued on page 8) YOUTH AWARD WINNERS t (Continued on page 8) PATTI BLAKE The 1958 "good citizen" award sponsored by the national society, Daughters of the American Revolution, has been awarded in McHenry to Miss Patti Blake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Blake of Country Club subdivision. Students of the senior class selected by vote three girls whom they believed best qualified as good citizens on the basis of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. From the three receiving the highest number of votes, the faculty selected one girl to represent the school as its "good citizen." The name of Miss Blake has been sent to the chapter and then will be forwarded to the state chairman, where it will remain on file for a drawing March 11. The winning girl in each state will receive a government bond of $100. The "good citizen" in each high school also receives a pin and a certificate of award. DOROTHEA MILLER Miss Dorothea Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Milr ler of Clover avenue,- has been named the Homemaker of Tomorrow in McHenry. She received the highest score in a written ^examination on homemaking knowledge and attitudes taken by graduating girls in the local high school. Her examination paper now will be entered in competition with those of 511 other school winners to name this state's candidate for the title of All- American Homemaker of Tomorrow and will also be considered for the runner - up award in the state. For her achievement, she received an award pin. Each state Homemaker of Tomorrow will receive a $1,500 scholarship and an educational trip with her school advisor to Washington, D. C., Colonial Williamsburg, Va., and New York City. A $500 scholarship will be awarded the second ranking girl in each state. McHenry Area D; Farmers In Annual Hid conda. farmers are included in the district which is made up of the following local units: Algonquin; Antioch, Bartlett, Buffalo Grove, Crystal Lake, Dundee, Ivanhoe, Lake Zurich, Prairie View, McHenry, Palatine, Round Lake, Grayslake, Wauconda, Waukegan, kingwood and Hopps Corners. Dairy farmers of District 7, Pure Milk association, will hold their annual district meet- Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Wau-. conda Federated church, Wau-\were present. Attending were GOP Candidates Club Speakers Postponed because of the recent snow storm, the card jparty given by the Republican Women's club of McHenry Township was successful, with a good attendance despite the slippery roads. There were about twenty-five tables playing various card games at the American Legion home in McHenry. Many candidates on the GOP ticket for election this spring BRIEF ILLNESS ENDS IN DEATH OF WALTER WALSH -Mr. bnd Mrs. Everett Ander- Woodstock, Harry Herendeen of Crystal Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Kays an4 Melvin Griebel of Marengo, Charles J. Miller and Elmer Granso of McHenry and Charles Bergdahl of Wonder Lake. On the agenda of the club is a dinner party for members Walter Walsh, 76, a lifelong resident of the McHenry area, died at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, early Wednesday morning, Feb. 5, following a brief illness. He had been at the hospital since last Saturday. The deceased was born in Nunda township April 22, 1881, and retired a few years ago LOCAL SCHOOLS WILL SHARE IN STATE AID CLAIMS (Continued on page 8) A total of $T38,242.71 was McHenry county's share of the recently . approved prior state aid claim from the Illinois common school fund, according to Vernon L. Nickell, state superintendent of Public instruction. He has just approved -a state-wide claim in the amount of the county claim which will be payable to Richard Tazewell,. county superintendent of schools, who in turn will disburse monthly claim payments to the various districts. McHenry High School Distric 156 will receive $5,522.30 and the consolidated district, $98,867.35. The latter, incidentally, was the third highest county claim, the largest amounts going to grade schools. Other claims included Spring Grove, $1,081.74; Johnsburg, $13,756.58; Burton's Bridge, $11,353.30; Solon Mills, $931.27 Ringwood, $1,049.18; Harrison, $ 3 9 , 1 4 2 . 8 8 ; T e r r a C o t t a , $509.08. Monthly payments will be made to school districts on the basi^ of the prior claim which Nickell has just approved. Such payments will be made for a six-month period. AWARDED CONTRACT The first contracts in Gov. William G. Stratton's 1958 Illinois highway construction program were awarded by the Division of Highways this past week. One was for $76,887 to Suburban Oil company of Forest Park for resurfacing and patching in McHenry county, including 0.3 mile northeast of Woodstock and at McHenry. SPECIAL ITEMS PROMISED LOCAL BUYING PUBLIC Twenty-Three Stores Qpoperale In Winter Sale i PISTAKEE BAY HOTEL DESTROYED BY FLAMES MONDAY AFTERNOON; DAMAGE ESTIMATED NEAR $80,000 (Continued on page 8) Initial Steps Taken ^o Alleviate Parking Situation One of the most acute problems facing the city -- both the Council and the Chamber of Commerce --is the growing need for more adequate parking facilities. Everyone knows its seriousness, but only those who have studied the problem thoroughly can realize just how difficult it is to solve. One snow storm after another has not helped the situation, and community leaders have proceeded to alleviate the condition as best they can. Only a limited amount of progress foreseen for the immediate future, however. ' - The building program at the high school has temporarily interfered with parking facilities there. The condition was not too serious until the recent snow storms, which have mpde any amount of parking in the rear of the building impossible. Consequently, there has been one-way traffic for half a block on Main street at this point. A meeting between city officials and school authorities has brought about provision for a city plow to remove snow back of. the old building, which should relieve the situation for the remainder Of the winter. Enlarge- - ment of the parking lot by the school to extend to the rear of the new structure (the old football field) must await word that a football field in another location can become a reality by next summer. There will be one-way parking oh Main street, as on Green; near the school for the remainder of the winter, and probably this ruling will be made permanent, according to city officials Both the city fathers and Chamber of Commerce have shown considerable interest in rental of a section of the Legion lot, north of the driveway, to aid the parking situation on Green street. They had hoped to gravel the area and provide a sidewalk between two of the stores for easier pedestrian entrance to Green street. This space, they say, should accommodate about sixty cars. As far as we have been able to learn, the proposal had been made to a few members of the veterans' group but it has not yet reached a point where a vote is called for. The Legion, through the years, has continued at the pace they felt they were able financially to follow, to improve the grounds. A few months ago, because of some abuses in using the parking lot, some limitations were placed by the Legion; however, it is still available for parking. It is known that individually, a number of members of the organization favor keeping the grounds under their own jurisdiction and further improving it as they can. Just how a vote of the general membership would result remains a matter of conjecture. The Bald Knob hotel, a landmark in the Pistakee Bay area since the early days of the century, was destroyed by fire about 3:30 Monday afternoon. Although the structure did not burn to the ground, smoke and water damage, added to that of the flames, made it impossible to salvage anything. The fire was discovered by an unidentified driver of a truck delivering coal in the area. He noticed flames rising from the second floor, which was the portion of the building used as a hotel, and immediately notified members of the Rudolph E. and Herbert W. Johnson '•families, who reside in apartments on the first floor. Firemen from the McHenry and Lakemoor stations and the Johnsburg rescue squad answered the call immediately but the flames had gained such headway that it was impossible to save the structure. However, they continued to work in getting it under control until about 9 o'clock. in the evening. The following morning they were called back when the fire started anew. Damage to the building was estimated, by Herbert Johnson at about $70,009 and equipment lost was believed to run between $10,000 and $15,000. He said they had no immediate plans to rebuild. Familiar Landmark The hotel was known to everyone who had ever visited the Pistakee Bay area. A portion of the structure was constructed about 1908. Rudolph Johnson, father of the present owners, bought the business in 1917 and continued to expand it through the years until his death, after which his sons took over. The hotel was not operated during the winter months. In recent years there had been no restaurant in connection with it, but ten rooms on the second flpor were rented to visitors in the area during the vacation months VISCOUNTS SPONSOR "PINOCCHIO" IN CITY FEBRUARY 8 Th£ Viscounts, Sons of the Legion Drum and Bugle corps, will sponsor a performance of "Pinocchio" on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the high school auditorium, with performances at 1, 3:30 and 8 p.m. The appealing story of the puppet Pinocchio who was carved by Geppetto, the wood carver, is cure to please audiences, of all ages. As it unfolds, Pinocchio learns to walk and runs away. His many experiences until he is turned into a real boy at the conclusion are cause for mixed emotions for the viewer. K OF C MEMBERS PLAN MAYSLAKE MARCH RETREAT Pl9ns are in the making for the annual Mayslake retreat for local Knights of Columbus members. This year the men will leave Friday, March 21, and return the following Sunday. Reservations may be made by calling LeRoy Welter or Art Nelson at least two weeks in advance.- The largest crowd to attend the' retreat from McHenry was "No finer values anywhere" is the promise of McHenry business men who are uniting to give residents of the area one of the biggest and best Dollar Days ever held locally. Twenty-three stores are sponsoring the February event on the seventh and eighth, one of the semi-annual sales held in the city. The closing weeks of 1957 and the beginning of 1958, have brought more winter weather than McHenry residents have known in several years. Besides the need for numerous items of all types at this time, most, everybody has a desire for something to brighten their home or wardrobe for the re» ^ maining weeks of winter. Items For All : *v.|j As we peruse the Dollar Days V;; ; section, a number of items % come to our attention of in-" terest to the entire family, |a There are special purchases on -1 "frills" for mother and the j;| younger ladies of the family, ;nl as well as hobby items for dad and the younger men in their 4^ liesure moments. "5$ It would be impossible to enumerate the countless items i on sale, but great savings are , J promised in all categories. ;**{ A total of 15,000 Dollar Day V4! supplements will . reach Mc- ^ Henry area homes this week. To be sure of getting those articles which look particularly inviting to you, visit local | | stores at your earliest convsfr * •ietlMt**!/ : ' ' TWO YOtJTHS ON PROBATION AFTER CITY BURGLARIES Two boys received suspeadvfij ed fines and were placed oh |> suit of burglaries in McHenry this past week. Both also rn* "!<J ceived suspended fines. One of the boys was Edwin f•'.§ Nyden, 15, of Oakhurst and 0$ the other was Bob Boyle, 15, of Lakeland Park. It was the i fourth offense for the Nyden ud. -as Arrest followed a series of incidents which eventually led . Js police officers to apprehend | the boys in school. • |j One of them occurred between 8 and 9 o'clock dne v'| evening last week when they reportedly broke into the Fox Valley Boat company, gaining entrance through a rear win- v ^ dow. They managed to pry the ;• J doors of the adjoining barber shop with a crow bar and broke in there also, whei£ six dollars was reported taken. Earlier in the evening, the bicycle shop on east; Elm street was entered and two bikes taken. Vandalism was also reported at the Methodist church, where a rummage sale was in progress. Upon investigation, it was learned that two\ boys had been seen walking around the Riverside hotel that afternoon. Working on descriptions given of the youths, police made their arrest the following day. Authorities said Boyle admitted his part after questioning and later Nyden also confessed. Nyden was fined $100 and costs and received a $300 suspended fine. Boyle paid $7 costs and received a $200 suspended fine. Both were also put on a year's probation and are under strict regulations set forth by the judge. two years ago, when seventy- There are still six I ^wo peopie travelled to Mayscottages on the property which weekend It were undamaged by the fire, lake t0 sPend tne we^na xi which is believed to have start- is hoped this figure will be toped from a defective chimney. I ped this year. WINS PROBATION Darwin M. Ehorn, 38, former acting postmaster at Richmond. has been placed on probation for a year by Judge Michael L. Igoe in U.S. District court for embezzling $407 in post office funds. Ehorn re-' portedly admitted taking money order payments. Mrs. John J. Scheid of Woodstock spent the weekend with Miss Rena Scheid. FIRE DESTROYS BALD KNOB LANDMARK