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w ; ... ~ 6 THE "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Page Two •"HE McHENKY PLAiWDtAL^th Thursday, February 26, 1959 sin a&d Meanderin' There is a great deal of con- . fusion concerning the flag since the new state was added. Dorothy Diedrich of the American Legion auxiliary supplied us with information \yhich calls attention to the fact that ac-! cording to gov ernment regula-; tions, the new flags cannot of-1 ficially be flown until July 4,! 1959. Also., the new design: crease their contributions- to does not make the forty-eight, j 1'1C so; that the wonderful, star flag Obsolete. i EASTER SEAL GOALS SET AT KICK-OFFMEET Contributions Are Needed For Work At Center Rev. Eugene Maxwell sounded the keynote for the 1959 Easter Seal campaign when he urged all residents of McHenry county "to substantially in- ISSUES PROCLAMATION The law provides that the forty-eight star flag, and any prior to that design, can still be used until they are worn out and need replacement. It is interesting to note in rules regarding use of the flag, and needed, work of the therapy center in Woodstock can be continued and expanded as planned." As guest speaker at the kickoff luncheon for the 1959 drive, Saturday, Feb. 21. at the V.- F.VV. lodge, Woodstock, Rev. Parents1 Night Planned March 3 fied way, preferably by burning. j that when it is in such condi-! Maxwell, Woodstock high school tion that it is no longer a fit-'teacher and former head of ting emblem for display, it the Woodstock Children's Home should be destroyed in a digni- ( stated: ; "It is impossible to overes- [ timate the importance of the ' work being done in our therapy: center. No one knows the countless number of children and adults who have been spared a lifetime of pain and helplessness through the efforts of organizations like this one. The results of your work in this d r i v e w i l l b e r e w a r d e d f o r years to come. There is no: greater contribution you can make to our community than the program you are starting! today." Harry C. Kinne, Crystal Lake, president of the McHenry County Chapter for the Crippled, welcomed the guests. who included officers and dir- • ectors of the organization, com- Kotalik Studio Photo Mayor George P. Freund, at right, is shown with two leaders of the 1959 Red Cross fund campaign, looking over a proclamation in which the mayor named the month of March as Red Cross Month. At left is John Shay, city chairman, and in the middle is Ray Kuna, general chairman of the campaign. CONFIRM 258 IN TWO CHURCH RITES IN McHENRY Sometimes facts can be interesting and we think these are. Did you know that today there are more radios in autos than there were in homes only ten years ago. and that it has taken only eleven years for television to get into 39 million homes? The American public evidently seems to have changed the old adage to "Recreation is next to godliness," for it took the electric washing machine forty-nine years to accomplish the same feat, and bathtubs haven't caught up yet. The auto reached, the goal after fifty-one years and the | mittee workers, town captains telephone after 80 years. j and members of the McHenry J Now that Americans spend | county press. more time in television viewing i "Miss Easter Seal" than in any other activity ex-j Mrs. Ruth H. Jaccbs, Crystal! cept sleeping and working, the j Lake, chairman of the 1959 j intellectual critics have a prob- i drive, presented 9-year-old1 lem. The more diplomatic j Sheila Peterson, daughter oi A total of 102 persons, including ninety-nine children and three adults, will be confirmed in a special rite to be held at 4 o'clock next Sunday afternoon, March 1, at St. Patrick's Catholic church. About a dozen visiting priests are expected to be present when Bishop Loras T. Lane confers the Sacrament on the large class. Last Sunday evening, Bishop Lane was in McHenry to officiate at a similar service at St. Mary's Catholic0 church, where 156 made up the class. There were fourteen priests present at the service and twelve acolytes were on the altar. M : MOTHER OF THREE DIES FOLLOWING LONG ILLNESS among them suggest that radio and television are a waste of the viewers' time and an affront to the American people, They tactfully refrain from sayirtg that millions who listen and watch are a stupid and sorry mass. Since folks have shown their enthusiasm to such an extent for these mediums of entertainment, critics can't very well attack the customers, so they blame the programs. Actually, if one is fair he will realize that in no category is really superior quality the everyday rule. How many really exciting news stories appear in a daily newspaper, and how many books of the 10,000 published each year are really tops? The same applies to music, plays, sports, etc. The critjcs' views are interesting reading and boost our ego when we kid ourselves into thinking our intelligence is being insulted. Actually, if what is offered proved so distasteful, thousands more people would be looking elsewhere for their entertainment pleasures. We thought it was interesting to learn that one day this month a gasoline pump meter in Illinois spun to the figure that will bring to $27,472,000 the amount collected in gasoline taxes so far in 1959. That figure is as much in forty days as Illinois motorists used to pay in gasoline tax in a whole year. Estimates call for car owners of the state to pay a total of 252 million dollars in taxes on gas this year. It might be cheaper to walk, if we Americans hadn't become addicted to easy living. The trouble with trying to put an old head on young shoulders is that you're apt to get slapped. K.A.F. Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Pet- i erson, McHenry, who has been} chosen "Miss Easter Seal" for 1959. ! Sharing the spotlight with! pretty little Sheila were two! other 9-year-olds from Rich- i mond. One was Jimmy Schroe-} der1; chairman of the McHenry county junior auxiliary and > son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred j Schroeder. The other was Nan- j cy GUnderson, his assistant,! daughter of Mr. £nd Mrs. Fred! Gunderson. These two fourth graders, in addition to organiz- J ing Richmond tag day, are ap- i pearing before various groups: soliciting support for the cam- j paign. | In reviewing the work of the i therapy center during the last! year, Mrs. Jacobs said, "The' therapy center is now perma- j nently housed at 708 Washing- J t o n s t r e e t , W o o d s t o c k . O u r increased personnel and facilities l.ave more than doubled our expenses. Therefore, our goal is to more than double our contributions." Mrs. Jane Ducey of Wonder Lake was named chairman of the Speakers' Bureau. Mrs. Irene Sexton tif 125 t reund avenue, McHenry, a 43- year-old mother of three children, died at Zion Community hospital late Monday evening, Feb. 23, after an illness of eight years. Mrs. Sexton was born in Kenosha, Wis., April 12, 1916. The family had resided in this community about two years. Besides the husband, Ira," she leaves three children, Sandra, Pamela and John, all of McHenry, one sister, Mrs. Arthur Kohli, of Kenosha, Wis., and her mother, Mrs. - Elizabeth Chart, also of Kenosha. The body rests at the Peter M. Justen funeral home until 2 o'clock Thursday when Rev. George Martin of the Community Methodist church will officiate at last rites. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Seek Teachers For Retarded HEART COLLECTION A tota1 of $238.94 was realized from last Sunday's heart fund drive in the McCullom Lake area. COMPLETES TRAINING Pvt. Roger R. Paddock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Paddock, Route 2, McHenry, completed the basic Army administration course Feb. 12 at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He entered the Army in October, 1958, and received basic combat' training at Fort Leonard Wood. The 19-year-old soldier is a 1957 graduate of W a u c o n d a T o w n s h i p h i g h school. The McHenry County Association for Retarded Children will meet March 3 at 8 p.m. at Harrison school in Wonder Lake. Anyone interested in the welfare of retarded children is invited to attend these open meetings. Final plans for the scholarship fund for special training of teachers will be made Tuesday night. Several teachers *.vill be required and the course will consist of two summer school sessions. The association is prepared to offer a three-year contract and asks any teacher in the county interested in taking the required courses to contact Mrs. Marg Healless at Wonder Lake 4712 or to be present at the meeting. The association has announced that any parent wishing aid from the Illinois Juvenile Research clinic may obtain it at the branch in Rockford; also, that speech therapy will be available this summer free of charge, offered by the Easter Seal Therapy center in Woodstock, as well as physical therapy if recommended by a doctor. The first social program for the children since the inception of the association was a party held at the Bible church in Wonder Lake. Entertainment was provided by a puppet show given by Miss Theresa Hobart and her co-workers, who donated their time. The association also treated the children in the E.M.H. room at Clay street school in Woodstock to a Valentine party. CLEAN STREAMS MEETING There will be a meeting of the McHenry County Clean Streams committee next Tuesday, March 3, at the V.F.W. clubhouse. All committee members are urged to attend, and any other interested persons are also welcome. McHenry high school's two guidance directors, Miss Rita Wolbert and Clarence Anglese, have announced annual Parents' Night for Tuesday evening, March 3, in the school gymnasium from 7 until 9 o'clock. The 288, eighth grade students and their parents have been e x t e n d e d i n v i t a t i o n s t o t h e meeting, its purpose being to acquaint the young people with the school and teachers, and also to plan a program and to register for next year. Recommendations for a course of study have been mailed to the parents, made by Miss Wolbert and Mr. Anglese after careful study of the testing program held in February. In addition to registering for regular subjects, eighth graders have an opportunity to inquire about extra-curricular activities, wjiich include sports and music. GIRL SCOUTS SPONSOR COOKIE, SALE LOCALLY In order to provide valuable camping experiences for the Girl Scouts in Valley View neighborhood the Sybaquay council will sponsor a cookie and nut sale between March 9 and March 20. Funds derived from this activity will help finance camp maintenance and development as well as supplement the day to day operating expenses of the council. The cookie and nut sale is the only council-wide project in which the girls themselves have the opportunity to help earn the necessary funds to support their own activities. The Community Chest and fall fund drives support the general program, the scouts themselves help support the camping program. There are three camping sites belonging to the Sybaquay Council that need funds in order to continue to function. Camp Rotary MacQueen established at Kirkland, Illinois; Camp Hawthorne Hill in Elgin, Illinois and a 500 acre site recently purchased. In addition the Council borrows city, country and private property to be used for day camps. Approximately eighteen of these day c a m p s a ^ e o p e r a t e d b y t h e c o u n c i l d u r i n g t : > s u m m e r months. The goal rot for 1959 is 99,999 boxes of cookies and 9,999 cans of nuts. When the drive is launched and the girls call at the homes their motto will be "Be a Good Scout, Help Us Out." VILLAGE VOTE FAILS By a vote of 140 to 94, residents of Crystal Vista, west of Crystal Lake, voted against incorporation last Saturday. The proposal had been backed by the Crystal Vista Property Owners association. HEBRON WOMEN DIE IN HIGHWAY CAR-TRUCK CRASH One of the most tragic, of the 1959 traffic^ accidents in McHenry county occurred last Monday afternoon when a car in which two Hebron women were riding was struck broadside by an auto transport truck. Both were killed instantly. The accident occurred on Rt. 47, about two and one-half miles north of Woodstock. The dead are Louella M. Behnke, 47, driver of the car, ind Mrs. Genevieve KnulL .24. Their deaths brought the year's toll to five. Both women were returning home" from their work in Woodstock when the crash occurred. The Behnke car, northbound, went off the pavement onto soft dirt on a sharp curve, according to authorities. In returning to the pavement, the auto swerved left across the road into the path of a truck driven by William Przykopanski of Rock Island. In the impact, the car was thrown over a high snow bank at the side"of the highway and one side of the auto was sheared off. The tractor of the truck snapped just behind the cab. The truck driver suffered only slight injuries but was reported in shock. A third car. driven by Richard Holl.v of Hebron, travelling just behind the Behnke car, was forced into a snow bank whven he saw that the truckauto crash was inevitable. Services for Miss Behnke are planned for Friday in Hebron, and rites for Mrs. Knull will be held this (Thursday) afternoon. MELTING SNOW . BRINGS SMALL LAKES TO AREA IT LISTS PRESENTED SCHOLARSHIP EDWARD HAACK PLACES HIGH IN LEGION ORATORY Edward Haack, who had previously won an oratorical contest conducted by the Legion, placed third in competition held at Elmhurst last Sunday. The young man, a sen_i6n in the local high school, worf top place in the county contest recently, giving a ten-to-ty.elve minute prepared oration on the United States Constitution, followed by a three-to-five minute extemporaneous talk. Sunday's contest was for all county winners in the Eleventh district. wwr,Mm4m Kotalik Studio Photo Mrs. f,u-.sii> Diedrich. community service chairman for the \ct(M;ins ol Foreign Wars auxiliary, is shown at right, presenting a musing scholarship to Mary Lynn Murphy. 18, of 602 Homo avenue. McHenry. Mary Lynn was selected for the honor from,among the 1958 M.C.H.S. girl graduates who chose nursing as a career. This issue of the McHenry Plaindealer lists all parcels of real estate and their respective assessed values, as well as the personal property assessments for McHenry township. By Illinois law it is required that once every four years the township assessor reassesses all real estate in relation to its current value. The Illinois Department of Revenue, which has the responsibility of maintaining an equal level of assessment values between the 102 counties in Illinois, indicates that counties would have to assess at 60 per cent of value to meet their standard. The last session of the Illinois Legislature made it mandatory for county boards of review to determine the level of assessment values by townships and correct same to an adopted standard percentage of value. Many Cooperate The assessment values listed represent the cooperative effort of the township assessor, the county supervisor of assessments and the eounly board of review to create a more equitable relationship between the seventeen townships and the four classes of property, name- McHenry area residents may never experience the fear of true flood conditions, but at least they had some idea of the havoc that can occur when fast melting snow resulted in small lakes and ponds throughout the community this week. A number of rural roads were entirely filled with water, and the street which passes Edgebrook and Junior high school had to be closed on Tuesday when a large portion of the east-west road was under water. Numerous basements were reported to have water in them for the- first time since they were built (some a good many years ago) and at least one home in the Burton's Bridge area was entirely surrounded by water, making entrance by boat the only practical method of getting inside or out. With the melting of the snow, the suspicions of experts were confirmed regarding the effect of the winter weather on pavements and blacktop roads. It seems that the old fashioned winter which McHenry has experienced this year will long leave its mark. ly, rural, urban, commercial and industrial. The studies of values by townships which the board of review conducted has resulted in the application of percentage increases for one or more classes of property in ten of the seventeen townships. Since the number of tax dollars required by the tax districts has been determined, a substantial increase in the assessment base will result in a marked decrease in the tax rates as compared with 1957. If the 1958 assessment of a specific property has been doubled, it does not mean that the tax bill will be twice that of 1957. There is no need for mass hysteria if you remember that the assessment program does not create tax dollars. Consider Complaints The Board of Review is ready and willing to consider all complainants who are prepared to show true and substantial evi- ' dence that their property is assessed more than 60 per cent of value. However, it is expected that there must be some evidence of tolerance on the part of the property owner, since the exact value of any property is an unknown factor. sixty van TAKE PART M MUSIC JMSST Compete Next Saturday At 111. CIRCULATE PETITIONS FOR ORGANIZATION OF RIVER VALLEY DISTRICT THIS SPRING Queen Of Week This pretty young lady is Carol Goffo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Goffo, shown as she was presented her award as queen of the week on the Record Hop television program by its master, of ceremonies, Jim Lounsbury. Competing with four other 'teen-agers in the Chicago area, Carol received the most votes to be proclaimed winner on Feb. 14. She «vili return to the program to vie for the title of February uueen sometime next month. LARGE CROWD AT DEDICATION OF NEW CHURCH A large crowd of 126 persons was in attendance last Sunday afternoon at the dedication service of the Alliance Bible church on John street. Many attended from out of town, especially members of Westmont Alliance church in Westmont, 111. Highlights of the program included a dedication sermon by Rev. Cecil R. Wright, western district superintendent, whose talk provedan inspiration to the faithful who are planning ahead for the progress of this new church. Other pastors present included Rev. R. Wright of the Wonder Lake Bible church, who presented scripture, and Rev. S. Stoesz, former pastor. Mayor George P. Freund was present to extend a welcome to the church on behalf of the city. The pastor is Charles Hallock. FUTURE FARMERS HOLD SIXTEENTH ANNUAL BANQUET In observance of F.F.A. Week, members of the McHenry chapter of the Future Farmers of America will hold their sixteenth annual banquet on Thursday evening, Feb. 26, it 7:30 o'clock. The dinner, honoring young men who have made progress in agriculture during the past year, will be held at 7:30 in the Legion home. A large crowd of parents and friends of the F.F. A. members is expected. About sixty high School instrumentalists and vocalists will be entered in the annual district music contest to be held in Northbrook next Saturday, Feb. 28. T^tey will be competing with others in Class A competition. Instrumental soloists include Karen Dresdow, Lois Schmitt, Virginia Peterson, J o A n n Smith, Patricia Walsh, Lois May, Joan Olson and Diane Wlsniewski. Two of these, Jo- Ann Smith, French horn player, and Lois May, with a flute solo and in baton twirling, were first place winners in both district and state competition last year. Vocal soloists entered are Carol Swanson, Charlotte Houda, Barbara Krickl, Mary Etheridge, Karen Viverito, James Jones, Terry Brady, George Krickl, Sam Bruscato and Bruce Novak. Both Mary and Karen were district winners and Mary went on to a top state rating in 1958. Instrumental ensembles include a drum quartet, brass quartet, clarinet quartet, saxophone trio and duet, ^two flute (Continued on page 8) HOLSTEIN CLUB DINNER The annual banquet of the McHenry County Holstein club will be held Tuesday, March 3, at 8 p.m. at St. Mary's school cafeteria. Lloyd Burlingham, well known radio commentator, will be guest speaker. Tickets are available from c l u b m e m b e r s a n d a t t h e . Farm Bureau office. At a. meeting held last ThurJ^ day evening, Edward Thennes w a s e l e c t e d c h a i r m a n a n d Ralph Bennett, co-chairmant of the steering committee formed for the purpose of getting under way a campaign for the proposed park district. Ernest Useman will serve as treasurer for the group and Carol Bolger is in charge of publicity. Contributions are now bein£ accepted, to be used to defray e x p e n s e s n e c e s s a r y i n t h e weeks before election, - including the printing of a brochure which will explain in detail the purpose and workings of a park district. Petitions are now being circulated for the organization of the River Valley district, necessary before the election "planned tentatively for May Four Seek Posts Petitions are also being circulated on behalf of the candidacy of four local men who seek the posts of park commissioners. Five board commissioners will be elected at the May0 2 election and will immediately take office, without compensation, if the proposed district is approved at tha* same time. The four who have offered their services for varying terms of office are Ernest Useman, Edward Thennes, Lynn Stuart and Ralph Bennett. Petitions may be obtained by anyone else who is interested in the office. The main purpose of last Thursday's meeting was to inform representatives of locals organizations on the operatioi^ of a district and the reasons for wanting to frfrm one locally. Attending were Edward Thennes. who conducted the question and answer period; Ernest Useman of Rotary; Lynn Stuart of the Boy Scouts, Fred Z a n d i e r , V a u g h n J o n e s a n d Clint Claypool of Kiwanis; Donald Doherty of the Chamber of Commerce; Robert Hend-g, riehs of the Legion; Vernon'" Reinboldt of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; Royal Bernier of the Planning Commission and Carol Bolger. The proposed district will include the same boundaries as the McHenry Township Fire Protection district. If it comes into being, those most interested hope to include in the recreation program a diversi-^ fied program which will include a variety of sports, cratt, music, etc. More details will appear from time to time until the election date. NAME MARCH OF DIMES CHAIRMAN FOR SCHOLARSHIPS Albert J. Dewey, county chapter chairman of the March of Dimes, has appointed O. C. "Dixie" O'Hara of Woodstock to be the National Foundation's health scholarship program chairman. All high school students in the county who will be graduated during the year 1959 are eligible for the awards. There®.' are tweny-five scholarships financed by March of Dimes funds in Illinois, five each in the professional fields of medicine, medical social work, nursing, occupational therapy and physical therapy. MISS EASTER SEAL' Harry C. Kinne of Crystal Lake and McHenry, president of the McHenry County Chapter for the Crippled, and Mrs. Ruth H. Jacobs of Crystal Lake, chairman of the 1959 Easter Seal, campaign, present bunny to Sheila Peterson of McHenry, who has been enosen "Miss Easter Seal" for the year. DRIVE TO OPEN MARCH 2