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Stef: .. -'••"-g ••'•• ^ •'••:•'*>*• •<••-*-•*•>•.> • "Serving The Chain-O-LakesRegion Since 1875" "Volume 84 -n. No. 9 -- 2 Sections McHENRY. ILLINOIS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2. 1958 ' *f<*>-/*&'•*£ %* ^ yj 16 Pages -- 10c Per Copy cHenry C 4 t ^ , s • ^ ••;- For years we took pride in What vv'e thought was some r^pirn to a "green thumb," only to discover that it was justified only so far, as it concerned a small greenhouse, which under the most adverse conditions was bound to give help to the more hardy plant . We first'became suspicious during thef last two winter seasons, when no amount of urging could (put roots oq ger- ^ium cuttings. They were the type that taunted one by remaining green above the soil and rotting beneath it. After waiting impatiently for a three-week period, we would carefully take out each healthy ^poking specimen, confident that at least some of" them plight have taken root. 'pie percentage continued to .<kpp untyl we hit the zero mark mt February. Refusing to yield to disappointment, we turned our interest to the spring vegetable garden, concentrating on tomatoes which we started from seed. From experience, we had decided against radishes as a choice. The whole procedure had proved not only disappointing but a little embarrassing a years ago. It had always been our understanding that this >was the tjfcp one vegetable anyone could gf@W almost anywhere. When it^was indicated the proper anltmnt of time had elapsed, and the tops had reached a luxurious. .green growth, we fulfilled a long standing desire to reap the harvest, tt was only when half the f8w Raff b|ew" ptfllSd realized the harvest was all abov6 tW earth, for the vegetable itself was nothing but a pale pink, scrawny semblance of a radish consisting mainly of a long, wispy appendage. • With tomatoes we had always fared much better, and to heal our wounded pride decided that we like the veget^ le well enough to plant nothing else in the garden. The growing period was long, but by June 1 they- had reached sufficient height to be set out carefully and covered. The rains came, and everything seemed conducive to a bumper prop. Then something else came-- rabbits. We were in the market for advice and .accepted a repfclent which had seemed to work for others, and for ourselves, in the past, moth balls. 'OUk, ims < v.; I / y. i „> 1 SSs-i& ew Dairy Prin SELECT FESTA MYQUEBTAT ' Five New Entries v Bring Number Of Candidates To 10 ; Five new entries in the Fiesta Day queen contest were made within the past week, bringing the total number to ten. The new entrants are Eleanpre Springman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Springman of Fox street, Hildie Bock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Osciar Bock of Lakeland Park, Jiidy Baur, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Baur of Riverside jDrive, Brunhilde Schwanke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard Schwanke' of Holiday Hills, and Gwen Wiedenhoeft, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wiedenhoeft of Rt.- 3. All are attractive young ladies and should provide the judges a very big assignment in selecting the one to reign over festivities. . The wihner will be chosen in the high school gym Sunday evening, July 6, at 7 p.m., with the public invited to attend. After she is chosen Sunday night, the Fiesta Day queen will make an appearance at the Legion carnival. Shown receiving her crown-as new dairy princess of McHenry county is Miss Mary Ann Granger, 18, of McHenry, who was crowned by last year's princess, Carol Hansen of Hebron. At left is Dorothy Olbrich of Harvard and at right, Jenny Kunde of Huntley, runners-up in the 1958 contest. FIREWORK DISPLAY HKHUGHT NEW RBES AMONG ATTRACTIONS HUNDREDS AT HOSPITAL OPEN HOUSE. DEDICATION Hundreds of interested persons attended the open house held last Sunday and Monday 9t Memorial Hospital for McHenry County, as well as the actual dedication ceremony of the new addition at 3 p.m., June 29. These same people had only the highest praise for the accommodations offered in the new, $850,000 wing of the hos-' pital. The addition boasts, so many 54 (Continued on page 8) (Continued on Page 5) 010 TIMERS' PROGRAM FEATURE OF FESTA DAY; COLOR BOOKLETS EVEHTS AVAILABLE SOON Mayor Geogre P. Freund will be in charge of the program for old timers on Sunday, July 20, at the first annual McHenry Fiesta Day. Under his guidance they are sure to have the^ime of their , lives, beginning1 with £(P early evening program for old settlers in the city park. .t^Many good things are still being planned for the Fiesta program. One of the most interesting of these is the two mipute drill by the well trained,, drum and bugle corps known as the Viscounts. Carl Strohmaier of the American Legion Fiesta committee in- rns us that this group is one the youngest in age but nevertheless/they are the re- .cipients of' state-wide recognition. They have been invited to be pa^jp^the parade sit the American liegion national convention in Chicago. Also, they will enter into competition at the Legion's"&tate convention. J These youngsters are between 8 and 16 years of age m have been training for about a year under the management of Harold Vycital. Ernie STORE HOURS The retail committee of the Chamber, of Commerce recommends , that retail stores observe normal Friday hours on the Thursday preceding July 4. Retail stores will remain open until 9 p.m., on Thursday, Carnival time arrives in McHenry on July 3 this year, when the annual . American Legion carnival opens for a fourday weekend celebration. Thursday evening, opening night, will once again be designated as kids' night, with all rides reduced until 10:30 p.m. to give all of thqm an opportunity to enjoy themselves at a nominal cbst In addition to the reduced price on rides, there will be fine prizes for the younger set, divided as in previous years into age groups. Parents are reminded to bring children to the special booth for further i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g the prizes. Certain changes have been decided upon this year by the carnival chairman and committee. New companies have been secured for the various booths and also for the rides, in the hope of providing maximum entertainment to please everyone. There will be more rides than ever before, selected because they are new and thrilling, and with popular requests of the public kept in mind. So many young people had asked for a roller coaster ride that one was ordered and it promises to. be one Of the chief at- F are well Reception Minister, Family July7 DEATH ENDS LONG CAREER OF BUSINESSMAN A faseweU reccfttiaBfor and Mrs. J. Elliott Corbett and' their family is being planned for Monday evening, July 7, at 8 p.m. at the Methodist church parlors. Members and friends are inVited to attend. The Corbetts are leaving for Oregon, III., next week, where he will take over new church duties. > C. J. Reihansperger n&ivrir Civic Affairs EARLY LOCAL The death of Charles J. Reihansperger, 65, on Saturday, June 28, brought to an end more than forty years of success as a business man and an enviable record of civic activity. Mr. Reihansperger, better known to his friends as "Sperge" died in Passavant hospital, (Continued on page 8) ART FAIR NAMED Announce Private Showing On Friday Evening, July 11 As the deadline for exhibitors draws nearer, the committee for the second annual Country Art Fair wishes to remind all McHenry county artists that they can obtain entry blanks and the rules of the exhibition from Mrs. Richard Wilhelm, 204 W. Main street, McHenry. The fair Will be held on Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13, at the McHenry Junior high school. Last year the fair displayed more than 150 examples of the work of lofal professional, semjprofessional, amateur and student artists in almost every medium. Among early entrants from this area are Carol Bolger, Mary Frett, Ed Hammer- NEAR DROWNING EMPHASIZES NEED FOR BEACH GUARD Those most interested in maintaining a lifeguard on the local beach are hoping that the service can be provided throughout the summer. To date, in spite of public" appeals, no money has been received for this purpose. C>n Sunday, the guard, Miss Mary Ann Granger, was able to save a youngster who had gone out into water too deep and went beneath the surface. Her absence might well have meant the city's first drowning victim of the season. The guard has been given full authority for discipline on the beach by McHenry police. To assure that one is present until the vacation period ends, parents and other interested persons are asked to selid contributions to Beach Fund, Mc>- Henry, 111. REV. CORBElf TRANSFERRED TO CHURCH AT OREGON The many friends of Rev. J. Elliott Corbett learned with regret last weekend that the popular local minister will be transferred from the McHenry Community Methodist church the middle of next week. Bishop Charles W. Brashares of the Methodist Illinois area last Friday announced seventyeight changes in pastorial appointments in the Methodist Rock River conference, among them that of-Rev. Corbett. The changes were made public at the closing session of the annual conference in Wesley Methodist church, Aurora. Rev. Corbett, his wife, and three children will leave Mc Henry to take up new duties "in Oregon, IttrHe Will be replaced locally by George W. Martin, who comes here from New Lennok, III. Rev. Martin will sj!>eak at the 8, 0:30 and 11 o'clock service Jon Sunday, July 6. Rev. Gardiner Wyman is being transferred from the Ringwood and Greenwood Methodist churches to Montgomery, Bristol station, 111. (Continued on Page 5) Chicago, in late afternoon after four months of declining health. I He was born in West Chicago, April 24, 1893, and came to McHenry more than forty years ago as a partner in Donavin and Reihansperger hardware, located on Main street. Thirty-three years ago he became associated with his late father-in-law, Simon Stoffel, CHICAGO MAM KILLED SUNDAY AT SPRING GROVE (Continued on Page 5) A Chicago man, Adam Panek, 38, of 1740 W., Potomac avenue, became the tenth traffic fatality of the year in McHenry county when he was killed Sunday morning, June 29, on the Spring Grove bladttop road. The accident occurred about 11:50 when Panek Was driving northr and according to sheriff's deputies lost control on a curve. The car went into a ditch, struck a telephone pole, broke off four posts and rolled end-over-end before coming to a stop. Panek was thrown out of the vehicle and his body was found near , the car. A Richmond doctor was summoned and pronounced him dead. The body was then removed to- the Ehorn funeral home; where a coroner's jury was sworn in. Dan Justen and Glen Wattles have returned from' a week's vacation at Evergreen, Colo, FIESTA DAY QUEEN CANDIDATES (Continued on page 8) GWEN WIEDENHOEFT HILDIE BOCK JUDY BAUR ELEANORE SPRINGMAN BRUNHILDE SCHWANKJS MARY ANN GRAmO, II. •M DARY PRINCESS; VES FOR STATE HONORS UTER IN JULY f I ^ ' o . A lovely, raven haired, dark eyed miss from McHenry, Mary Ann Granger, 18, is the new dairy princess of this county. Thfe pretty young lady was selected from a field of nine candidates last week, but the name of the winner was withheld until the dairy banquet held at the Legion home in McHenry Monday evening. She received 270 out of a possible 300 points in the judging. Art Smith's Grocery and' Market in our city also came in for its share of honors in receiving first place among independent stores of the county in best promoting dairy products during the month of June. About 250 dairy farmers and other interested persons were present at the delicious pinner and fine program Monday evening. Rev. J. E. Corbett, pastor of the local Methodist church, gave the invocation, after which H. C. Wiley of Borden Dairy took oyer his duties as. master of ceremonies. - r Introduce Candidates The nine princess candidates'^ were introduced, and announce* ment was made of the three •> judges who selected th£ win- , 11 ner, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mills of 4i Wonder Lake and F. Sorenson of WkRS in Waukegan. 11| Hie new queen, 5 ft, 4 inches ^ tall, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Granger of Rt. McHenry and is a June ^ graduate of the McHenry high < school, where she . was secre- jj tary of the senior class, a mem- t; ber of the Science club, chorus • and the G.A.A. She was in the v« cast of both the junior and 4 senior class plays. , >J| Certainly of help in her role of princess and its responsibilities in promoting the dairy industry is a title she won as a^. •; high school senior, that of:;,| friendliest girl in her class. ^ 1 (Continued on page 8) GRADUATE NURSES f > r / > v >. S sV ^ PEGGY WHITING JOANN HUGHES Two young local girls, Peggy Whiting, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sebre Whiting, and Joann Hughes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hughes, were members of a class of forty students graduating from St. Therese School of Nursing in Waukegan Sunday, June 29. A very impressive ceremony was conducted in beautiful- Mother Leonarda Memorial .auditorium. The class entered the auditorium in a procession, after which Rev. Fr. Peter Hayes, chaplain of the school of nursing, distributed the diplomas. The class then recited the Nightingale pledge and several vocal selections were rendered by the'freshmen and junior student nurses. Rev. Fr, John Mayes of Mercy hospital, Chicago, was guest speaker for the occasion, giving an inspifing talk. The ceremfony closed with Benediction. v J Driving Problems In Area Receive Attention* On a busy holiday weekend, motorists are cautioned against careless driving habits, lest they be entered as a statistic on the Fifth. The high casualty toll over the past Memorial Day weekend justifies (the concern of every person who drives a car. ^ Less important, but also of concern to local motorists, is the traffic congestion which is sure to result from hundreds of visitors crowding into our own city over the holiday weekend. It is a problem which is intensified by the mere fact that it is a summer resort community. Much concern has, been shown, and much thought given to the traffic situation locally on a year 'round basis. City officials and business men ha\e spent many hours in their discussion of possible solutions and recently named a board of local improvement to develop plans to a point where some definite action toward improvement can be made. McHenry is" not alOne in either the traffic or parking problem; it is Only that the situation is made more acute by the rapid growth and the make-up of the incorporated territory involved. We understand another fast growing county city is attempting to solve its problem by designating the main street through the business section as one-way, a plan which would be impractical in at least one part of McHenry without extensive work to establish new roads allowing traffic to move in the opposite direction. Another municipality within the county has attempted to solve the parking problem by cooperating with the establishment of an easily accessible lot in the business district, privately owned, which holds almost 100 cars. It is a meter lot, which from all .reports has not yet received the use intended. Such parking facilities, whjle providing adequate parking, also create the problem of the need for extra co'ns, and it is a well known fact that the public is divided in its opinion of metered parking. Those closest to the situation in McHenry will eon* tinue to study the local parking and traffic problems, confident that the future will see both of them solved. m Mi u r- Opens Tonight ty. 4? . v