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•• ! r§v" *r' •^» • '-' • * Eighteen V- THE McHENRY PLXiNDEALER rsday, October 16, 1958 ALL SECTIONS OF AREA REPCHED . It will be many a day bofere the fury of last Thursday's storm is forgotten in Mc-. Henry, and stumps of trees left standing here and ill ere in the community will lo»g he a reminder of the worst storm experienced in this area iiV a number of years. It was difficult to say which particular section of the community was hardest h>t bv Iho storm, so many were the places Which reported severe' damage. One in particular, was the area just west of the city. On the north side of Rt. 120. numerous trees were uprooted in th£ William GJosson yard. 1 while across the road and nearer town, only two trees were left completely intact at the Boone Creek Springs trout farm. At the Neuharth and Peterson residences on the Mc- Cullom Lake road, the loss of trees was also great. The yard of the James J. Flanigan summer . .home at Wooded Shores. Wonder I.ake. was reported to resemble a jungle, with all willow trees uprooted and completely covering the ground over a wide "area. At least three cars were badly crushed by trees f illing on them.- one belonging to Floyd Covalt, Jr.. on Cen'cr street, ancther at Mineral Springs and a third at Hunterville Park. There were numerous reports. also of parts of" horties being badly damaged. One of \hese was a porch at the Tussey resi(lehce on' Fo\ st reet. another Iho Wahl cottage at Orchard 1'eaCh and', a' third, the -"Sweeney residence on Fox street.. At the Wahl house, a large tree fell against the structure^ broke windows ' and knocked away plaster as the limbs pushed through a wall. Other homes reported large picture windows broken and rooms ponded before the storm's f\i"y was spent. In a heme near Hunterville Park, glass from a broken window covered a baby's crib, but the infant was unharfned. While wind was responsible for most of the damage, lightning struck the home of Earl Walsh on north Green street. A meter box at the home of Miss Ruth Noal on Main street was destroyed when a tree near the house fell on it. Because hers was an isolated case, power was not restored until 4 This scene, just east of „the corner of Broad street and Richmond road, is one of several places in the city where thoroughfares were blocked by large tree branches which had fallo i during the early morning storm. McHenry was not alone to suffer by being in the direct path of last Thul-sday's "storm. This picture shews a car almost , completely • covered by trees at Hunterville Park. This new home a.t Cooney Heights, as yet unoccupied, is typical of a number of residences where shingles were lifted by the high winds in last week's storm. noon on Friday, although most of the community was back to normal many hours earlier. Church services were held with only the benefit of candlelight, and choirs lifted their voices in a-cappolla singing. In many respects the storm was freakish. With large limbs falling and entire trees being uprooted nearby, homemakers were surprised to find clothes hanging undamaged on the wash line Thursday fhorning. Nearby, geraniums in an outside planter were taken from the soil and lodge^ in a nearby fence. j The city has probably never jtaken on such a look of deso- ; lation as existed the morning | of the storm. Many streets j were so filled with tree ! branches that they could not ; be travelled for several hours. : Both the .telephone and public service companies reported , a fine spirit of cooperation on the part of those who were inconvenienced by damage which resulted. Everyone seemed to realize the seriousness of the situation and appreciated the excellent job done by the two companies in establishing normalcy in the community. ^ City workers, too, began at once the ' tremendous task of cleaning up, and by early this week had done much to give Mcllenry the clean appearance for which it has long been known. During the storm, the Mc- Henry hospital was able to continue functioning efficiently, even without power. Coffee was prepared in true cowboy style on the range, with eggs added to it in an old fashioned pot. Temporary power Was furnished by a generator brought to the hospital by a local electric contractor. The hospital personnel were gratified by the assistance given by men in the community who came to help in geHing the situation under control. Emergency lights and flash lights were soon put away. Fortunately, only one minor mishap occurred during the storm. A small child fell when frighfened and suffered a head wound which was dressed in the emergency room. The storm may soon become a memory, but it will be many years before trees grow to replace the many which were lost as the result of it. The storm caused one death in the county, that of Joseph Lindhart, 48, of Chemung. His wife, Kathleen, 40, was seriously injured. Lindhart was riding in the rear seat of a station wagon when the vehicle, driven by David W. Jones, also of ®iemung, was" crushed by a tree which fell on it. The tree had to be cut in two before the car could be removed. The accident occurred about 1 o'clock on county trunk road, about 400 feet north of Rt. 176 in Chemung township. It was the twenty-first .fatality in the county this year. This twisted piece of wreckage was a metal awning on Paul's Variety store at Wonder Lake before last Thursday's storm completely destroyed it and caused untoJd damage throughout the area. Showing the fury of last Thursday morning's violent storm is this scene at the Floyd Covalt residence on Center" street. The picture shows fire 1958 Thunderbird owned by the Covalts as it wars"crushed under the impact of a falling tree. Much as it resembles a view through a distorted mirror at^the carnival, this buildirig is actually a garage at Lakeland Park which was moved 3 feet in last Thursday's storm. A car at the same residence was blown a considerable distance down the street. As a beautiful sun shown, almost in mockery, so so«| after last Thursday morning's furious storm, these worT men are pictured busy at work cleaning up after the destruction which it caused. This scene was taken looking, southwest on Riverside Drive. SPECIMEN BALLOT To Be Voted at the GENERAL" ELECTION on Tuesday, November 4, 1958, McHenry County, Illinois POLLS OPEN - - 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. COUNTY CLERK of McHenry County, Illinois This is a specimen of the ballot you will rec eive at the Polls known as the "Blue Ballot.' The official Constitution ballot will be on Blue Colored Paper. Choose GAS ! Compared with electric, you'll save 80% on every load you dry. Enjoy this whopping operating economy--and more! GAS clothes dryers have a soft drying action--wonderful with any fabric--a boon to wash-and-wear items. Choose the dryer that's good to your clothes and your budget--a GAS clothes dryer! Your appliance dealer is featuring a wide choice of newest Gas Clothes Dryer models. See him now. Or, visit your nearby Northern Illinois Gas Company office. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI (Judicial Amendment) Explanation of Amendment This amendment would give the state an integrated court system in which all judicial, p.nver would be vested in three levels of courts: the Supreme, Appellate, and Circuit Courts. In lieu of oither existing courts there would be divisions of the Circuit Court--the only trial court. The Supreme Court would consist of seven justices, as at present, but with three elected from Oook County and two from each of two different downstate districts. The Supreme Court would exercise extensive administrative powers over the court system as a whole. The Appellate Court would have four districts. Cook County would be one of these districts while the rest of the state would bei divided into three districts, with present boundaries being retained until changed by law. For the bulk of litigation the decision of the Appellate-Court would be final. , * The present Circuit Court districts would continue until changed by law, but with each county always having at least one associate Circuit Court judge. The minor judiciary would be merged into this. Circuit Court as magistrates thereof. Incumbent clerks of all courts, the bailiff of the Chicago Municipal Court, and other non-judicial personnel will continue iii office until the expiration of their terms. Thereafter, the General Assembly will provide for the selection, terms, removal, and salaries of such officers. All judges would be licensed attorneys at law, devoting full time to their judicial duties. They could not be officers of a political party. The present system of electing judges would continue until changed by law, with any fundamental change in the method of selection requiring a two-thirds vote of both houses of the General Assembly and ratification by a majority of the electors voting on the proposition. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 8 OF ARTICLE X (County Officers Amendment) Explanation of Amendment This amendment proposes to eliminate the concluding proviso in the present Section 8 of Article X which prohibits a sheriff or cou^y treasurer from succeeding himself in office. Phone McHenry 2081 COMPANY S£R\/lc^ • * . • ' • . YES • <i~,r For the proposed amendment to Article VI of the Constitution (Judicial Article Amendment). 1* NO - -- • ... ... - • - fr - For the proposed amendment to Section 8 of Article X of the Constitution (County Officers' Re- NO Election). ( <a