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, 1 ." . V 'l . 4^'-. -r ' -••*• -&*>' "Serving The Chain.a-lakes Region Since 1,875" v PI*" I ' • Volume 84 -- No. 25 ^ 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1958 20 Pages -- 10c Per Copy iMttsin' and y;f.. Meanderiy , We keep on hoping that this year Indian summer will be followed by spring. All indications are that this very thing might take place. We have heard of all kinds of strange happenings regarding the blooming periods of fWwers and bushes this fall of 1958, but the climax came Monday afternoon when Thomas Phalin presented our office with a beautiful Easter lily. ' The plant bloomed at the proper time last spring, and when the last flower disappeared the potted plant was put under a porch to die. No further attention was given it, I0t last week, by chance, the family happened to find it in bloom again. This is what they must mean by having a "green thumb". Our own plants wither land die In spite of grett attention, while some folks manage to produce the moj»t beautiful specimens with none at all. 'Taint fair! ^ very large crowd attended the annual fall carnival of the Community P.T.A., held at Edgebrook last Saturday night. There was fun galore for the entire family, and from what we heard, mom and dad had just as enjoyable an' evening as the youngsters. It pleases a good manv folks tosee the return of family entjptainment such as the October carnival, and even more, to see it so well attended. \ Tha^possibilit.v of a jet plane havingv broken the sound barrier early test Wednesday morning may not have been just a Urea#). r Wc- Henry dissidents, but those over a, widespread area, reported being awakened by the "T<*ra "Sotiitrf Which' afctth*toed the' night's calm. • A friend called to say that a Rockford paper had released a report from the Pentagon that verified the fact that jet planes were participating in special maneuvers in the Chicaeo arid Milwaukee area that night. £?o wonder folks at Wonder I,ake are so proud of the new Christ the King church. It is a beautiful edifice which is in contrast to the humble beginning of this parish. Only those who have struggled through the years to see the realization of their dreams can fully appreciate all that has been accomplished. /The white marble statue of dfc-ist the King, surrounded by small'evergreens, is a beautiful addition which completes the attractive setting. NEW WONDER LAKE CHURCH Photo by Wirkus This is the beautiful new Christ the King church at Wonder Lake, which will be dedi-. cated in special services next Sunday, Oct. 26. To the right is the adjoining school and in the background, to the left, is the new parish house. LECTURE CLUB i PLAYERS OCT. 29 Interest continues to grow in the Viscounts drum and bugle corps, which is growing more popular with each appearance. Last Thursday evening, they took part in the homecoming rafade in Woodstock, and on Friday night participated in an eight-minute drill at the Mc- Henry footballl game. Our congratulations to these talented voung folks and their expert instructors. The Lecture Luncheon club, which now boasts the largest membership in history--130--is planning for its next meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at noon at the Wing 'n Fin club. The Bishop's company, American repertory players, from Santa Barbara, Calif., will present "The Great Divorce" by C. S. Lewis. The group consists of ten young actors and actresses who tour the country in a converted bus. Their entire repertoire consists of plays of Broadway calibre. MMSTINESPR1N6 NAMED HEAD OF HOSPIMJiROUP -' -100. Members * Hear Talk By The women's hospital auxiliaries of the Illinois Hospital association, District 2, met in McHenry on Oct. 16 with Mrs. Harry Stinespring Jr., of Mc- Henry presiding at the short business session. After reports were read election of officers was conducted and resulted in the re-election of Mrs. Stinespring as president and Mrs. Everett F. Wagner, vice-president. Mrs. Ray Flanagan of St. Charles was named secretary- treasurer to replace Mrs. W. Paul LeRoi of Lake Forest, who is retiring in January. Mrs. A. F. Schaettgen of Mr- Henry was appointed district publicity chairman. Ben Underwood, administrator of the McIIenry hospital, greeted the visitors warmly and invited them to sv^e the hospital later in the day. The auxiliary officers and members, totalling about 100, had the rare privilege of hearing Dr. Douglas Frosl. of Waukegan, head of nutrition research for Abbott Laboratories, speak on nutrition of to- PLAN HARVEST HOLIDAY IAZAAR IN NEAR FUTURE THIEF LEAVES CONVERTIBLE IN PLACE OF TRUCK Valley View Sponsors Fair On Sunday, Oct. 26, all troops of Valley View north an(t south will have a fair and open house between the hours of 1 and 5 o'clock at the American Legion home in- McHenry, to display crafts and projects of Girl Scout activities. There is no admission charge and friends and lelatives are urged to visit this exhibit, to see what the local Girl Scouts are doing. . V The Senior Gi/l Scouts will be in charge of light refresh ments. which will consist of hot dogs, ice cream, pop and coffee, the proceeds of which will, further Valley View day camp. The fa'r is in commemorat i o n o f , J u l i e t t e L o w , t h e JJ founder cf girl scouting in America. Mrs. A. J. Wirtz. leader of Troop 89, is chairman of this event. Many Articles Featured At Fall Event The women of the Community Methodist church are busy preparing for their Harvest Holiday bazaar to be presented on Wednesday, Nov. 5. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. by the Womans' Society of Christian Service in the recreation center of the church. Aprons, pillow cases, tea toyvels and other hand-made articles are being produced by the dozen to make your Christmas shopping simple. Along with these hand-made articles, you will be able to purchase" home - made bakery goods, candies, potted plants, seeds. Christmas decorations and a variety of harvest spec- ;„gvjan«theJ 'gmall fry" can have fun at the Harvest Holiday bazaar as an "honest injun" grab bag arjd games are fanned for them to be amused while mother shops. A cafeteria style luncheon will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Salads, sandwiches, home-made cakes and pies will be available. Businessmen are welcomed. Mark this date on your calendar as one to remember. Avoid the hurry and scurry of last minute Christmas shop- A pick-up truck | to the Wing 'n Fin club, five i mile^ east of McHenry, was I stolen early Tuesday morning* Left in its place in the wooded area near the club was a convertible which had been reported stolen by a Cook county resident the 4ay previous. The sheriff's office in'Lake county is carrying on an investigation, but on Tiiesday afternoon had no clues as Jjto the party responsible. NAME CHAIRMAN belonging FOR RED CROSS SPRING DRIVE Set Clocks Back Hour On Sunday After next Saturday, McHenry residents will be gaining an extra hour of daylight in the morning and losing that amount of time at night. Daylight saying time ends in the .wee hours of Sunday morning and central standard time will remain in effect until the last week in April. To avoid being out of step with the rest of. the community it is recommended that all clocks be sot back one hour before retiring Saturday night. It means an extra hour of sleep or an added hour of weekend recreation, depending on individual choice this weekend. IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24. TO MARK DEDICATION OF NEW CHRIST THE IING CHURCH COOPERATION IN BOY SCOUT FUND DRIVE REPORTED The appointment of Virgil R Smith of Woodstock as thr county chairman for the 1959 fund drive -of the American Red Cross in McHenry cotinty has been made by Fred T. Ferris, county chairman. Mr. Smith is a veteran of World War II of the Navy Air F o r c e C a d e t s a n d w a s * f o r many years the secretary of organization of the Farm Bureau of'McHenry county. He plans to meet with the fund chairman of each of the "twelve branches in the^county in the near future to outline the plans for the drive which starts in March, 1959. McHenry county chapter of the American Red Cross is not Cooperation of the . public generally was announced after the first day of the annual Boy Scout drive which is now under § affiliated with the Community way in the McHenry area: Wil-|Fun<^ Drive of Chicago or with liam E. i Creuvz is serving as I any federated fund drive in "general chairman; Vale Adar^»this community and depends )lely upon its membership /e in" March for the main? auditing. tenanQe of its work in this Four captains not listed be- county. fore are Sylvester Kobus for Sunnyside Estates; Louis Swedo. West Shore" Be&ch; Gerald KEEP STREAMS ,CLEA\ T^e McHenry County Clean Hettermann, Johnsburg; and rStreams committee again is- Harold Sanford Hunterville sues a seasonal warning asking Park i people not to throw leaves and • j rakings into the river and lakes. Nature drops, or blows, a limited number into the. DANCE Once again this year, the j waters, .but putting them there Johnsburg Community club is j in excessive amounts causes a sponsoring one of its , well j sort of pollution which is most known, gala Hallowe'en cos- undesirable. ping and finish at an early j tume dances. It will ue held j date. CONDUCT DRIVE FOR CHILDREN'S j HOME NEXT WEEK j A house to house drive for j contributions to aid in the sup- j port of the child welfare pro- i gram carried on bv the Wood- ! stock Children's home will be ' conducted in the McHenry area i during the week beginning Oct. ! 27. This Home is McHenry I county's only agency caring , , t , for unfortunate. dependent ! day, a n.d the, pro.s pe.c.t s for. m ore c.h i;l,dJr en. ITt* i• s open *t o bV.o ys andJ i perfect understanding of nu- • , , , , 1 . ... , , , . I girls of all faiths, and prefertritional needs in the future. at the hall in Jonnsburg on | Remember to vote Saturday evening, Oct. 25. 'November election. in the ence is given to cases within the county as need arises and space and facilities permit. j Approval for the drive and The grapevine tells us that the Chicago Daily News is featuring our own McHenry fire department in a special slGicle today (Thursday). We are mighty proud of their service to our community and. of course, are glad to see them win recognition in metropolitan editions. K. A. F. Ho dealt, especially, with the relationship between obesity i and cholesterol blood level, and i c o r o n a r y a t t a c k s . H e s a ' d t h a t , over-eating, can be controlled j bating of local business firms j by cutting down food intake, I 'ias ^een Riven by the city of . especially foods such as sugar j McHenry and the Chamber of ; and sweets, which furnish! ^omrnerce. According to Rev. . Clarence F. Kerr, administra- i tive assistant of the home, rep- j resentatives of the V.F.W. woj "empty calories." One of t h e | easiest of physical exercises is man's auxiliary, and the Comthe hardest to do. He calls this the "push awav - particularly from the table." Hp _^th°diSt,. and.,i HoPe quoted another doctor who Discuss Plans For Forming New Church Residents of Johnsburg, Sunnyside, Sunnyside Estates. Pistakee Highlands and adjacent territories are invited to attend a public meeting to discuss plans for the formation of a new church in that area under Methodist sponsorship. This meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. 27. at 8 p.m. at the Johnsburg public school build- ^Rev. Richard F. Mellor, field director of church extension of the Rock River Conference Board of Missions, will be present to answer any questions. There has long been a need felt for a church in this aYea and this effort is being made to meet this need. ! said, VWe should learn to live, | not die, by the fat- of the land." I A panel discussion hy auxiliary presidents and hospital I administrators had as modern- ! tor Mrs. J. G. Massey of El- ! gin, who rdally knew all the I answers on both sides of the panel. The panelists were Mrs. I Ray Flannagan. Delnor hospital auxiliary. St. Charles: Mrs. , A. F. Thompson, DuPage Mem- ! orial hospital auxiliary, Elmj hurst; W. B. Hanson, admin- I istrator of Woodstock Memor- \ ial hospital and H. Salmon. Sherman' hospital, Elgin, administrator. The topics of discussion were concerned mainly with the need for more hospital beds and the growing cost of operating a hospital. The help given "by the auxiliaries in services and in funds was said to be of inestimable value. Mrs. Shirlev Lindberg. Chicago, coordinator of educational services for the Illiribis IIos- Jupport the Boy Scout Drive. Presbyterian churches will conduct the drive. ' It is hoped that all persons interested in the welfare of unfortunate children will give generous support to the drive when the volunteer solicitors call. KUFLALUIS t ATHftlfe Albert Pearson of Nunda township will fill the unexpired term of his father, Nels Pearson,. a former McHenry resident, on the board of supervisors. The elder Pearson. 74. died Sept. 16 after serving his township for ten years. (Continued on page 8) LOG FIRE | • ! . "Firemen were called to the Harold Morris home, west of , Rt. 31, two miles, south of Mc- j Henry, early Monday evening ; to extinguish flames caused by , burning brush setting" a pile of j cut-up logs afire. j Miss Phyllis Blum spent the weekend at her home in Cassr ville, Wis. , TB Financial Problem Rests With Voting Public For the third time in the span of only a few years, the. public will be asked to go ta the polls at the Nov. 4 general election and express themselves on a special1 proposition "-hich calls for an additional annual tax not to exceed .075 per cent for the care and treatment of persons afflicted with tuberculosis. If the referendum fails, it will mean that the nine persons found to be afflicted with the disease thus far this year, plus the twenty-two detected in 1957, will probably be working and playing among healthy individuals, spreading a disease which ranks among the highest in time and money expended on a cure. The county board of supervisors, in session last week, announced that effective Dec. 1 they will no longer be able to assume the expense of patient care if the referendum fails <o pass. Studies conducted in connection with the spread of tuberculosis revealed that the average number of persons infected by one contact is line. This alone should make every voter put an "X" in the box which indicates a "yes" vote on the ballot. The financial part of the TB problem rests entirely with the public --you and I-- regardless of how it is approached. The cost of a palient's care for a month has been estimated at about $375 a month and the shortest period of sanitorium care is usually between three and six months. The only answer to it, short of allowing TB patients to go uncared for, is some sort of financial assistance. If the county is unable to care for them, the toVnships must assume the burden, and their funds come from the ^same source as those of the county--from the taxpayers. The important question to the voter is "How much is this going to cost me?" Of course, the answer correctly depends on the estimated number of cases which will need treatment each year, but the levy cannot exceed threequarters of a mill on the dollar, or seven and one-half cents on the $100. In McHenry county, the amount expected to be needed is two cents on the $100. Based on an average cost inN counties which now operate under the law, the cost to you as a taxpayer should be approximately 30 cents each year if your taxable property has an; assessed valuation of $1,000; 60 cents if the valuation is $2,000, etc. -- a small price-topay for the eradication of tuberculosis. A11^ except two counties in the "state of Illinois care for their tuberculosis patients through a special tax such as we are being asked to vote on Nov. 4. Those two also approved the tax, but a lfegal technicality in the elections prev^ted it from becoming law. We hesitate to think that McHenry county residents might be considered less of humanitarians than others, or that; they be considered less farsighted than those who have made provisions for the future and for the well being of their families. We would have reason to wonder if the TB tax fails to pass Nov.'4. ORCHARD HEIGHTS BOY STABBED AT PLAY ON SUNDAY Six-year-old Joseph Levine, son of Dr. and Mrs. Isaac Levine of Orchard Heights, McHenry. is recovering this week from knife wounds suffered Sunday. The youngster was playing in the yard with a 9- year-old boy in the neighborhood when the latter took out a small pen knife and engaged in a scuffle which resulted in the Levine youth being stabbed a number of 'times. An examination at McHenry hospital revealed that wounds of the head, ribs, chest and back were superficial and the lad was able to return home after treatment. Dr. Levine is a practicing physician in McHenry. YOUNG PEOPLE COLLECT TffIS WEEK FOR UNICEF COUNCIL OFFERED COOPERATION IN FUTURE PLANNING A group of citizens interested "in the formation of a new city planning commission appeared at the meeting of the City, Council Monday evening to express their desire to cooperate in any way possible. They reported that investigation revealed federal funds might be available, handled by a state'commission. Under the federal aid plan, that government matches the amount expended for operation of the commission by the city. Next Monday evening, a meeting will, be held at the •high school for the purpose of forming a committee. Any person not able to attend the original meeting and who would be interested in serving either in*a temporary or permanent capacity' is asked to attend. For additional information on t,he Monday meeting, call Royal Rernier, Sam Leibsohn or LeRov Olsen. The Community Methodist church of McHenry is again sponsoring a collection for UNTCEF this year. The older youths will visit the subdivisions on Saturday. Oct. 25, during late afternoon nnd evening, and the younger children will collect at the McHenry homes on Sunday afternoon. This is part of a nation-wide program to gain financial support < for the United Nation's International Children's Fund. UNICEF is a program that belongs to the children of America. It was started by them. They make Hallowe'en a day of sharing instead of scaring. The only trick is to treat hungry and sick children of the world. The "treats" that they collect are pennies, nickles. dimes nnd dollars. Through UNICEF they become life-saving penicillin vaccine and health-giving milk and vitamins for children who are ill and malnourished. La1!! vear the Methodist youth of MoHenry collected over $200 in the McHenry area. This year give them a generous treat so. in turn, they may treat many of these hungry and sick children everywhere. Each one who collects will have a small milk enrton with ind orange UNICEF band around it and will be wearing an orange UNICEF tag. This will help to identify them properly. Last year more than one and i half million youngsters in America collected three-fourths million dollars. CASH. CURRENCY TAKEN TUESDAY IN BREAK-IN Virgil's Auto Repair shop on the Wonder Lake blacktop, north of Rt. 120. was broken :nto sometime Tuesday night or Wednesday morning and about $20 in cash and currency was taken. Entrance was gained by breaking a window in the front door and unlocking the door. The cash register was thrown on the floor as the intruders evidently left in haste. This was one of three breakins reported Tuesday night, but the sheriff's office does not believe there is any connection between the Wonder Lake theft and the others. McHENRY THIRD HIGH IN SALES TAX COLLECTION McHenry county sales tax on food cost $49,883.52 out of a total of $182,470.43 collected in August on July sales. The second large amount was $27,- 171.94 lor automotive sales. McHenry collections amount- ; ed to $27,465.71, topped only by Crystal Lake with $34,388.- 20 and Woodstock with), $29,- 701.92. Other local community collections incliiued Ringwood, $758.06; Spring *Grove, $1,538.- 02; Wonder Lake $2,217.37; J o h n s b u r g . $ 9 7 4 . 2 1 ; I s l a n d Lake, $294.55; Lakemoor, $557.17. There were 1.419 taxpayers listed for the county, 174 being in Woodstock. 166 in Crystal Lake and 145 in McHenry. FAMED BOWLER FEATURED AT GRAND OPENING Grand opening at Tomasello's newly remodeled bowling alleys at Johnsburg will be held Saturday, Nov. 1. There will On the eleventh anniversary of the Christ the King church of Wonder Lake Oct. 26, the entire new plant of buildings will be dedicated, a year almost to the day since the ground - breaking ceremonies were held. I Ms especially significant that the dedication will take place on the feast of Christ the King, with His Excellency, The Most Rev. Loras T. Lane, bishop of Rockford diocese. as celebrant at • the Solemn Pontifical Mass at 5 p.nt Mass At 5 p.m. "The procession will start al 4:45 p.m. and proceed to vthe church where the Solemn Pontifical Mass will begin at 5 p.m. Bishop Lane will be the celebrant and preacher, with Rev. James Vanderpool, assistant priest; the Reverends Joseph M. Egan and Edward Coakley /is deacons of honor, Rev. Alfred P. Kruk. former assistant, as deacon, and Rev. Leo Bartel. former assistant, as subdeacon. Rev. John Daleiden will be sub-deacon of the processional cross. Masters of Ceremonies will be Rev. F. J. Moroney, Rev. William Collins and Mr. Ferdinand Fuentes; thurifer. James Marke; train hearer, Josenh Kersten; crozier bearer, Alan Jacobson; first acolyte, Ronald Doherty; mitr£ bearer; Donald Mahal; second acolyte, Francis Piller Jr.; book bearer, Keith Noble; gremial bearer. Thomas Weisenberger; hugia bearer, Norbert Regelin;, the candle bearers are Thomas Mniereik. Gary Hunt. Shawn" Smith and Patrick Letizia. The Mass will be sung by the nripcts' choir of the diocese of Rockford and the Bishop Boy- ' lan Assembly, Knights of Columbus will served as Honor Guard. A dinner will be served to. the clergy and guests follovv ing the mass in the school hail. Rt. Rev. Wm. J. Donavan wfl! be master of ceremonies for the dinner. The whole Mass will be recorded and rebroadenfet on station WMCW, 1160 on the dial, on Monday morning, Oct. 27. at 9,:30 a.m. with Rev. John E. Reuland as narrator. Parish Beginning The beginning of the parish dates back to the late 1930's when the Rt. Rev. Charles Nix, pastor of' St. Mary's. McHenry, called it to the attention of the chancery of the growing need for a Catholic church in the Wonder Lake area. The first Mass was said in the rented auditorium ot the local public school in the summer of 1947'. Rev. James A. Vanderpool, present pastor, served as the administrator from its found- ;ng and Supervised the building of the basement church, wh'ch served until now. On July 27. 1947. the first Mass was offered in the church even before the roof had been completed. It was a memorable (Continued on page 8) BILL BlIXETTA SPONSOR FILM Police Chief Larry Murray of the McCullom Lake police department announces that the department is sponsoring a film, "A Day In Court," to be shown at the McHenry fire department building on Nov. 6 at 8 p m. The public is invited to attend. There is no charge. be souvenirs and prizes given to all who call that day. Even as the Tomasello brothers observe their grand opening, they are making plans to further expand facilities in the future. A special attraction on Saturday evening will be the appearance of the famous bowler Bill Bunetta, who has won three ABC team championships and six national match team championships. He will be featured in exhibition bowling that evening. Other accomplishments include four state match team c h a m p i o n s h i p s , t h r e e s t a t e tournament team championsh ps, three city tournament team championships and six 'eague tournament championships. Mr. Bunetta is a bowling instructor in six establishments during the Reason and conducts clinics and gives exhibitions and talks on bowling. PHALEN RITES Services were held Tuesday from St. James cnurcfi. Kenosha/ Wis., for Charles Phalen, a native of McHenry who died Sunday, Oct. 19, at his home in that city after a lingering illness. He is survived by,his wife. Lou; two sons, two daughters, one brother and several grandchildren. Urqe Approval Of Tax For TB \ On Nov 4. the voters of McHenry county will receive a special ballot with thHr regular ballot. Tliis law places the responsibility for the care and treatment of tuberculosis cases directly unon the individual counties of IlHnois. In fact, it places the responsibility for providing the necessary funds for the care, treatment and isolation of tuberculosis cases upon the Individual voters. Almost all of the counties in Illinois now operate under this law and are giving care and treatment to their county residents who are unfortunate en ouch to develop tuberculosis. * Tuberculosis is a communicable dj.sease and soreads the disease" to all members of the household. One open case with positive sputum in the theatre, the grocery store, in the court house, in the post office, leaves the germs to^ picked up by other people. It is estimated that one case .of TB, uncontrolled, will cause nine other cases to develop in the community. Tuberculosis is preventable. Medical science has provided the means of discovering this disease in the initial stage ^before it reaches the advanced and contagious stage and before it reaches the chronic, ill- (Continued on page 8) "Ms