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THE MCHENRY RLAINDEAL "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" volume 84 -- No. 43 -- 8 Sections PAPER'S WEIGHT INCREASES WITH FOUR-YEAR REPORT McHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 26. 1959 56 Pages -- 10c Per Copy Did you feel just a little weak when you picked up this v v e e k ' s P l a i n d e a l e r ? D o n ' t Mfcone for the doctor. The Feb. Jb issue is a bit heavier than . usual; in fact the supplement alone weighs two-thirds of a i pound. The reason for the ad'ded weight is the fact that enclosed is a special section which contains a quadrennial report con-! taining listings of all parcels! of real estate and their assessed values and also personal' I0operty assessments for Mc-i Henry township. i The report, which covers just over thirty-seven pagesj compares with twenty-three j and one-half pages in the last four-year report published. It took Plaindealer linotype operators a total of 325% hours to set the report, which was ac-1 compli3hed for the most part1 on over-time hours since the! weekly issues had to meet their, usual deadlines. j It tock ninety-nine and one-> half hours to proof read the copy which was printed on 2,750 pounds of newsprint. | There were 303 Va galleys of type and 3,639 pounds of metal used. SET GOAL FOR W » CROSS FUNK CAMPAIGN Ask McHenry For $3,200; Wonder Lake , Area Seeks $1,000 4 Organization of volunteer area chairman for the 1959 Red Cross campaign for members and funds is well under way. The county has set its quota at $30,000. Under the leadership of Virgil R. Smith of Woodstock, county chairman, a number of appointments have been made for the various areas. Fred T. £erris" of Woodstock is rural area chairman, assisted by several sub-chairmen, including John E. Looze of McHenry. Urban chairmen include Ray Kuna of McHenry and Thomas McMillan of Wonder Lake. | As always, 60 per cent of the funds collected in the cam-: paign will remain in McHenry for aid of local residents. A jrood part of the remaining 40 per cent is spent by the national chapter for aid on a national basis. Community Quotas McHenry's quota of $3,200 compares with Alden with $250; Algonquin, $1,000; Cary, $1,000; Crystal Lake, $5,600; Fox River Grove, $1,300; Harvard, $3,000; Hebron, $800; Huntley, $900; j Marengo, $2,100; Richmond, JL.OOO; Wonder Lake, $1,000; and Woodstock, $6,600. The local drive opens Monday, March 2, with a breakfast for workers at St. Mary's school hall. Although all of March is set aside as Red Cross Month, it is hoped that the greatest part of the canvassing will be completed the first week. Official Proclamation >.§ Mayor George P. Freund today joined with thousands of officials all over the country in proclaiming March as "Red Cross Month". With them, he requests all citizens to join in t h e R e d C r o s s c a m p a i g n through their local chapter. Quoting General Guenther, Red Cross national president, Mayor Freund said, "the 1959 W^ed Cross campaign for members and funds is the most important peacetime program in Red Cross history. Our disaster reserves have not yet recovered from the blows dealt to them in the past three years and are dangerously low. In addition, the constant shifting and growth of our population call for more blood for the 3.900 hospitals served by our / j f c l o o d d o n o r p r o g r a m ; m o r e people needing help when disaster strikes; more water safety instruction for more young people; and more home nursing and first aid training for them and their parents, too." Mayor Freund concluded his proclamation with these words, "this year, the Red Cross campaign slogan is "On The Job, When You Need It Most", and Wtost of us -- especially those of us in public service, know that thi^ is vitally true. I personally urge every person in every family to join." ON HONOR ROLL Judith Kolar of Wonder Lake, a first year student at Quincy college, merited the grade point accumulation of 3.38 and was £>amed on the honor roll. Jim Pei^soa THREE INJURED IN TWO TRAIN. CAR CRASHES Accidents Bring Twenty-One Day Toll To Three Jack Schaefer John Moss A1 Cajihaml John Sieinbach Coach Clitf Fulton Jim Hester ark Vyciial Mike Creighion Matt Eichinger John Olson A McHenry couple suffered injuries last Saturday morning in the third train-ear crash to occur in this community in three weeks. - The injured were Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pedecone of Huriterville Park, whose auto was j struck by a Chicago & North Western passenger train at the Main street crossing about 7 o'clock in the morning. The accident occurred«-• just one block south of the scene of another collision just two days previous. The train was southbound and was slowing for a stop at the station when it struck the side of the car, near the back, and spun it around. The Pedecones were driving west on Main street, enroute to her place of employment, and were not aware of the approaching train until they were struck just before reaching the opposite side of the tracks. Mrs. Pedecone was more seriously injured than her husband, suffering severe bruises and shock. Hurt In Crash Charles J. Miller- was reported recovering satisfactorily in McHenry hospital this week from injuries sustained when the truck he was driving was struck by a Chicago and North Western train at the Rt. 120 intersection, on Waukegan road last Thursday morning. He sustained a fractured leg and lacerations in the crash. Internal injuries required surgery on Saturday. Mr. Miller was enroute to work at the McHenry Sand and Gravel company, west of the city, just after 7 o'clock in the morning. The tr&in was the first of two commuters which stop at> McHenry each week day, enroute from Wisconsin to Chicago. The train, southbound, dragged the truck about 50 feet. It required some time to get t h e i n j u r e d m a n f r o m t h e wrecked vehicle, which was wedged against the train on one side and a snow bank on ' the other. j Just three weeks before the • time of last Saturday's acci- ! dent, Edward Liston of Mc- Cullom Lake was killed and his wife seriously injured when i their car was struck by an ' afternoon passenger train at the McCullom Lake crossing. One of the three crossings-- where Charles Miller was struck--is protected by flasher signals. Since the accidents, many comments have been heard, expressing a hope that similar signals might be installed at the other crossings as a protection to motorists. MELVIN WALSH STRUCK BY CAR; SUFFERS INJURIES Melvin Walsh of Court street suffered a badly fractured leg last Friday evening when he was struck by a car while crossing a street in Waukegan's business district. Mr. Walsh was just stepping from the curb when a car passed a taxi cab on the right side, striking the McHenry man and throwing him across the street. He was taken to St. Therese hospital, where he will need to remain for at least three or four weeks. This week we join hundreds of happy and loyal basketball fans in the McHenry area in honoring the Warriors of McHenry High and the man who has so ably guided his boys to the championship of the North Suburban league, Coach Cliff Fulton. It was in the Woodstock gym last Friday night that a packed house watched the F.ulton flashes turn in a dazzling performance to clinch the title in a conference loaded with strong teams. Courage has marked the success of the team in many a hard-fought, up hill battle along the trai 1. Some games were won in the final seconds, some in overtime and a few with the greatest of ease. They combined to give McHenry fans many thrills and chills throughout the season. Modern day basketball decrees that only long ' \ ~ Don Bent* i and lanky players can win the bunting. The Warrior squad dispelled this belief in many games. • as they out-ran and out-shot the opposition. Every j | man could sink 'em. And Coach Fulton showed! j great confidence in his bench strength as he j j hustled specialists into games at opportune times. 1 j Maybe he needed defensive strength. Maybe the ' offense needed a shot in the arm. Maybe the spot: j was right for controlling the ball. Whatever the need, the strategy worked. Some boys were in i the game only a couple of minutes, but were | credited with saying the ga$ie. This victory story was planned for a week ago, hut a pepped-up Zion-Benton team came to: i town and upset our team to snap the victory j |string at 17 games. The boys fought like true! |Warriors, but could not "loosen up" as they had- I throughout the season., I McHENRY GIRL TO BE CAPPED AT EVANSTON SUNDAY I Mary Ann Granger, daughter With no further worry about a victory string, of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice D. the team travelled to Antioch for a non-conference Granger, will be among the . r i - r 1 m - x - ! s t u d e n t n u r s e s h o n o r e d m a game and put on one 01 their iamous exhibitions j capping ceremony Sunday, of dazzling passing and shooting. Hebron came! March i- at 2:30 o'clock at to McHenry for another non-conference game and st Francis School of Nui^s TTr . , ,. , , ,|in Evanston. Caps are awarded saw the Warriors score an unbelievable total 01 j those who have completed the 40 points in one quarter. The Warriors werej six months of pre-ciinical study, back on the beam and ready to sew up the: Rev- Francis L- Fllas- s- Jconference title. of Loyola university religion department, will give the ad- The biggest concern for the team's success dress- and a pageant, "Nursing came at the end of the first semester at MCHS ^df^eiopm^f of the nuS when Don Bentz completed his • eligibility. Don ing profession. had played all the semesters allowed under the Mary Ann wil1 ** rememberrules. Everybody knew that Don had- been a^h;^ ^ce^u^f ty 19^ stae tower of strength under the boards and had also contributed heavily to the scoring department. Mr. and Mrs. Don Daiton and ,, , . J _ c'o" daughter, Linda, of Oak Park, He was the big man on the team, a 6 3 center were visitors in the Glen (Continued on Page 4) , Dixon home.