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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Serving The Chain-0-Lake$ Region Since 1875" Volume 86 -- No. 9 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1960 24 Pages --' 10c Per Copy The annual dairy princess banquet, which was held last Thursday evening in McHenry, 1 is an event which many of us Anticipate with pleasure .each year. This was the second time in three years the program was hifeld in our own city, which speaks well for the leadership of this community in the field qf^dairying. Especially to those of. us who aye not as well informed as we would like to be on this gigantic business, what we learned was significant, for the facts presented revealed how very important and far-reaching are the many facets of dairying. Few men have such a great wealth of information to pass along as Walter Winn of RichrrAid, former president of the Pure Milk association, and it is fortunate that such a man lives near enough that we are able to benefit from his knowledge. Anyone who might question the size of the milk Industry need only know that in the Chicago milk shed there are 19,000 milk producers, who projNipjp 16,000,000 pounds of milk ttMjCh mast be handled each day. ; Glf this amount, 6,000.000 pounds fall in Class I, or bottled milk, while 7,000,000 pounds aire, relegated to Class IV. Which is the manufacturing class. The big problem, of course, is that of getting more milk into Class I, and Mr. Winn qtted the various groups that Iwe been working unceasingly toward that end- He later cited the importance of the milk business in industry as a whole, adding that more vehicles were purchased each year to carry out some" form of the dairy phase of farming than in any other business in our country. Of course, there were pretty fjfte to- interest gram which was not only informative but very enjoyable OUTLINE PLAN rOR 800 ACRES TO COMMISSION Cooney Property Land Use Told At Monday Meet WINS ART FAIR HONORS A work-shop meeting-of the I McHenry Plan Commission at the city hall last Monday night proved both interesting and in- , formative. , Martin Heckman. representing Mid-State Development Co.. was present to report on that company's proposals for the Cooney property extending out | on old Crystal Lake road. In all, there are about 800 acres for which purchase negotia-' tions are now in progress by (the company. . Mr. Hockmriri told where injdustrial sites were planned, and jalso gave information on the residential zoning, adding that the land was to be plotted in large lots, making a really fine i residential area wh'ch will be a credit to the community. Donate Land .For Park Since a legal technicality has p r e v e n t e d t h e b u i l d i n g o f ' t h e ! -- _ _ _ _ . _ ^ m m m sr °y„he „h t TWO MEN SIGN CONFESSIONS IN iRockwell recommended the land ,back of the McHenry Laundry and Scan-Am, located on old Crystal Lake road, as an ideal site. The land, they said, was good for many reasons and one important requisite for a pool location was met in good drainage of the ,property. Lester Rebbcck of Eastwood Manor is shown standing beside his painting. "Satori", which won first place in the oils category at the fourth annual Country Art Fair held for three days last weekend at the McHenry Junior high school. Jack Hobbs of Crystal Lake won the best-of-show prize. Hundreds of residents of the McHenry community and from throughout this part of the state viewed with interest the works of eighty artists on display. There was general agreement that the exhibit was outstanding, bringing to McHenry cultural contributions of local, county and nationally known artists of renown. FATHER SEEKS SON. 22. HUBT IN GUN ACCIDENT Name Nominee For Postmaster A Chicago father on Tuesday in a field of five who took of this week sought the where- the Civil Service examination abouts of his son, Val Kolton, |for postmaster in McHenry, Jr.. unaware that the ypung the name of James Hetterman, 22 years old, was in Resur- mann was sent to the Senate rection hospital, Chicago, being by President Eisenhower as treated for a gunshot wound in his right thigh. Young Kolton had come to nominee this past week. Following the examinations, the postmasters' division of the his father's summer cottage on | Post Office department in Pistakee lake to spend Sunday, jWashington reviewed the inand engaged in some target formation, after which names shooting with a small caliber of those who qualified were pistol. While practicing a fast jSent to the President. draw, the pistol went off pre- j Hettermann. who has been maturely in the holster, result- acting postmaster since the reing in the thigh wound. tirement of Ray McGee, last Kolton returned to Chicago, j December, now needs the apand the hospital where he was jproval of both United States admitted reported the incident 'senators from Illinois, after to the McHenry county sheriff's iwhich final action will come office. ifrom the Senate. In checking with Mrs. Ray Timms. a neighbor of the Koltons, a Plaindealer reporter was informed that Mr. Kolton, Sr., had called at his Pistakee home early Tuesday, and later returned to Chicago. On arriving there, on learning that his son had not reported to work this week, he became alarmed over his whereabouts. AWARD CONTRACTS FOR McHENRY HOSPITAL BUILDING; PLAN FOR GROUND BREAKING RITE JULY 7 C OF C LEARNS POSTAL ZONING SYSTEM DETAILS LOCAL BURGLARIES; COUNTY TRIAL AWAITS ACTION IN MILWAUKEE CIRCUS GIVES TWO PERFORMANCES IN CITY NEXT MONTH RICHMOND GIRL CROWNED DAIRY PRINCESSJ1ERE Huge Crowd At Legion Home For Impressive Event The proposed re-zonirig system for the McHenry area was the. main item of business to come before the thirty members of the Chamber of Commerce who met at the V.F.W. clubhouse on Tuesday evening. Acting Postmaster James Hettermann outlined the plan carefully, explaining its start from a central^point and the change in numbering for every tenth of a mile extending to the outermost part of the area. The system would be similar to that in effect in Chicago and other metropolitan cities. Suggestions for minor chan- KAREN LINDWALL FIRST ENTRY IN QUEEN CONTEST Sixteen-year-old Karen Lind- £ Sometimes w e Americans are seemingly oblivious of the •'Stars and Stripes", but actually, in times when our freedom is threatened, the national flag becomes very close to each of us. One of the few times during the year when we are especiall. W aware of what it really stands for is on the July 4 holiday. Have you ever wondered the reason for the colors red. white and bhie? Some historians believe the founding fathers may have been influenced by the flag of the British East India company, which bore seven red and six white stripes. tt was almost 200 years ago the State department explained the color as red standing for hardiness and courage; white as a symbol of purity and innocence, and blue as the color of vigilance, perseverance and justice. Recording to legend, however, George Washington gave M p more dramatic explanation when he Is reported to fcfere said: "We take the stars and blue union from Heaven, few red from our mother country, separating it by white ftripes, thus showing; we have (ftparated from her, and the stripes shall go down to pbiilerlty representing liberty." A letter from Mrs. Ella Antorison of 406 Grove avenue. McHenry. tells of wonderful <ftys in Sweden, where she is visiting and renewing acquaintances made during her childhood. Anyone who has experienced such a reunion will Understand this excerpt from the letter: "T could not begin to tell you how it fee If- to be with my sisters, brother and cousins. not to mention all my friends after so many years. I jrtfn't know whether I cry or ladgh most, and they with me." Mrs. Antonson has two sons, Leonard and Elmer, and five grandchildren in McHenry. Rigid law enforcement, backed by severe punishment for offenders, for the illegal sale, purchase and use of fireworks is urged during "Prevention of Blindness Week", now being deserved from June 26 through July 5. i * It seems that legislation is not enough to eliminate t h e annual toll of serious, often tilinding eye injuries which still occur in our state each Julv 4. A quantity of sports equipment, including fifteen pistols. ! The consultants recommend- I twenty-two rifles and two ed between seven and ten acres {hunting knives, belonging to ifor the pool site, which Mr. iMark's Sport Center, and a ra- ^Heckman assured the Commis- djn ouneci by DeVac Chicago iwall. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. sion would be given for this window Products were being ' Charles Lindwall of McHenry purpose by Mid-State ^Develop- held bv the sheriff's office in Shores, is the first entry for ment Co. iWoodstock early 1 his week af- .Fiesta Day queen. Revised plans for the cenlral ter being recovered from two j The brown-haired, brownbusiness district street came up confessed burglars in Milwau- eyed young lady, who will be a ifor discussion with Stanton & ^ee jaS( Friday. Four type- junior in the local high school Rockwell. The firm announced writers taken from the McHen- next year, entered the contest j later that a master plan for rv County Lettering Service on Tuesday of this week, and j McHenry. and extending a mile ^ave been returned. many other names are expectand a half out. would be ready i Chjpf Qf PoHce Joseph Gro_ .ed to follow. A McHenry resilti §r ff<5ttfmWhTe'd- "SfiefTTT"MeT-Mr thr^ryears. mreTTen- ! vin Griebel to Milwaukee Fri- i joys drawing as her favorite day. where they remained all > hobby. day interrogating Gerald Ebert j Entry blanks appear in this and Robert Thibedeau. 21. week's issue of the Plaindealer, , Signed statements of their and should be sent at once to -- part in the burglaries were ta- either Gertrude Barbian, 301 Jack Hobbs, Crystal Lake ar- ken. " Riverside Drive, or Daisy tist and art instructor, won the i Admitting their thefts here. ; Smith. P O. Box 7. McHenry. best-of-the-show, $100 prize at {he two men told authorities [Photos should accornpany the the Country Art Fair in Mc- they arrived in McHenry about ientries it possible. Henry lest weekend. Don Bro- g o'clock on Saturday night. • The queen contest is being die of Woodstock won the Mc- june u. sitting in a local tav- conducted by the Veterans of Henry hospital auxiliary "pur- ern, they decided to become iForeign Wars and auxiliary chase prize" and Marilyn Ba- intoxicated, and later carried ;Unit. who announce that any con of Ringwood won the "most ,nu1 bunrlaries which one of the sin«le girl residing in the Mcpopular prize of $2:?. Mor* mpn has nn)y va„uo momorics Henry h.gh school district who A petite, dark-haired beauty from Richmond, Miss Jeanette " Seaman, 18. daughter of Mr. Plans go forward in anticipa- ancj Mrs. Lyle Seaman, belt jon of the appearance of the carno the 1960 .McHenry councircus in McHenry on Monday, jy (iaj| y princess last Thursday |July 11. Under sponsorship of PVening. She was crowned by ithe McHenry swimming pool countv and state princommittee, the three-ring cir- cess Miss Dorothy Olbrieh of jcus will give two performances Harvard, before a capacity jat the V.F.W. grounds tnat crowd in McHeniy's Legion I day, one at 2:30 and the sec- home .end at 8:30 p.m. j fhe crowning of Miss Sea- ) Included among the enter- 'man climaxed an hour's pro- Itainers will be the first family Contracts have been awarded for McHenry hospital's £ighteen-bed building, it was announced today by James W. Lennon, president. Lowest bidder among six general contractors, whose sealed estimates were tabulated at an "open board of directors meeting, was Tonvan Construction Co., McHenry, with a bid of $176,840.00. Subcontractors, who were low biddiers, also selected by architect John Van Dej- Meulen. are: plumbing, H. E. Buch & Sons, McHenry, with a bid of $49,530; heating and air conditioning. Sherman Plumbing and Heating Co.. Crystal Lake. $95,488: electrical work. Lee & Ray Electric Shop, McHenry, $26,859. ges that might better fit their The ground breaking cereneeds were made by Mr. Rezny jmonv is planned for Thursand Mr. Mudgett of Public Service, Robert Zahn of Illinois Bell Telephone and Clint Claypool of Northern Illinois Gas, three of the large companies which will be affected most by the change of systems. Later in the meeting, the Chamber members decided to hold open house in the various business houses the two days prior to Fiesta Day, with each merchant to offer a prize. These special open house days will be Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16. For the second year, a storeof- the-year award will be made on the basis of cleanliness, hospitality, neatness and courteousness. Smithcraft was the gram which followed the 8 . 1959 winner. of the equestrian kingdom, the o'clock dinner. The surprised I A report on Fiesta Day plans I renowned "Riding Santiagos" nncj happy new princess spoke |was made, and it was announwho will present their feature a fevs. wo^s to the enthusiastic !cpd *hat ticket sales were good, [bare-back riding. 'crowd, expressing her hope of ! Members learned that Miss | Tne Adams & Sells circus 'representing her county well Illinois, in the person of Miss presents thirty feature acts in in the state finals next fall. Pat Thompson of McHenry, is ,raqatti.-- TOP WINNERS IN COUNTRY ART FAIR ANNOUNCED three rings and more than ninety minutes of family entertainment in the genuine circus style. ^ --..... PROWLERS REPORTED Several families on Allen av- Runner-up for the title was Miss Carol Noc of Marengo. The new princess is 5 feet 2 inches taH and weighs H2-4bfc- She lives on a 160-ac^e f&Wtt'on Rt. 2. Richmond. William Watermann, presiexpected to take part in the afternoon parade July 17. The Chamber urged local business and service groups, as well as individuals, to enter floats as soon as possible. enue reported to police that dont of tho McHenry County j 3Q0 CARS SAFETY there were prowlers around Dnirv Promotion Counci! open. r»TTV their homes about midnight p<1 1h<? progr?im with a short ! in U1 I than a thousand visitors enjoyed the exhibit featuring McHenry county artists, sponsored by the woman's auxiliary to McHenry hospital. I Other awards winners were: I Oils, first place, Lester Rebbeck; second place, Tom Henof committing. Thev wn.e en-between the ages of 16 and route north from Pontine. III. 23 is welcome to enter Dead- Iwhen thev stopped in McHen- i',ne j[or entn®s 1S Saturday. ry July 9. Arrested After Accident ! The new que^n will be crown- Their arrest followed a fatal ;ed ^ I?!,1;,1" traffic accident in whfh they at the V.F.W. clubhouse on July involved in Milwaukee ^ and will reign over Fiesta last Friday night. One resident rpsumo nf the successful pro said entrance to his house was :rnoljonal campaign now in pro attempted. 'gress. He stated that in one | -------- !store alone an increase of 50 j BANK HOURS pp]. cpn| was noted in the sale The McHenry State Bank of daity p,.ndUcts during the will be closed on Monday, three days the program was in July 4, in observance of Inde- .effect. - Jpendence Day, and will remain open on Wednesday. July 6. ! (Continued on Page 5) FIVE-DAY HOUDAY CARNIVAL TO OPEN WITH SPECIAL EVENTS FOR CHUREN ON LEGION GROUNDS OVER WEEKEND ley: third place. Claire Nielson; ^ s urda The - ,Hav activities the following watercolors. first place. Mary ^ Sd In /hat cHv ^y. Sunday. July 17. She will il.'ebman: second. Walter ' CI 1 tJia fov cirn ;. :be crowned by the 1959 title P.ronircT' fhirrl nGrengg; third, Donald Donbhenc^kii. 1nn Will gO On trial IOl carij 1 „ , The award winner for casein go inc concealed weapons - pistols holder. Miss Carol Frisby. work went to Bob Grav and ^ken from the lcf' store If , for sculpture to Roy (Skip) they are convicted, two other , NONE HURT IN Noren. In a general category. /rocoivo^ S°n" ! COLLISIONS OF Jack Hobbs won a first place ,oncc ,'1CN may rPC01 for an etching. Dr. Harold Ein- The Uv" ln1e[ "fed to horn won second for ceramic *nswer charges in U"1Vi (,rth< work, and James Pearson. VVls • co'in,y and 10 McHenry third, also for work in ceram- burglary. jcs 'j I n addition t o entering ' , *•*!_ , Mark's and McHenry Lettering Mr. Hobbs best-of-the-show Sen.jce th also ente,.ed lhc |Tuesday evening. Tnh:i pr.ze was for an oil painting Ju.A1 Bcautv shop and broke I An f au*P.driven hy J\ u' entmed 'AVmler Landscape windous in sovoral 0,h0r offices ;^n nf Chicag0 ^as foUovved bN and Mr. Brodie s was an ab- . . -, , - Charles Jarrett of McHenij. struct oil painting entitled in lhc Proft'sslonal building on ;hoth travelling north. As the "Not So Still Life". The latter Green street. 'Johnson car slowed, it was will be used to decorate a room On Rt. 31. as well as entering struck in the rear by Jarin McHenry hospital. The work The DeVac building and taking jrett. who was given a ticket by chosen by fair viewers by bah portable radios, thev took !s|a,e, P°,ice for followin& to° ~ I closely. $75 from the Guettler ,ser\ice j ^ car (}rjven j,y Peter Char- Station and also attempted to |irv 0f McHenry struck another enter Ed.'s Rental. nuto driven by August Niemi of CARS THIS WEEK Neither driver was Injured when two cars collided on Chapel Hill road at 6:11 o'clock News Deadlines Set Ahead Holiday Week Because of the Fourth of July holiday falling on Moniav. it is necessary for the Plaindealer to set ahead some deadlines for next tveek only. The columns of all correspondents must be in our office a day ahead of the regular schedule. "Other news deadlines will remain as always, but contributors are encouraged to have copy turned in Tuesday morning if possible. All advertising deadlines will remain the same. lot was a portrait of "Porky by Marilyn Bacon. Attend Legion Carnival FIESTA DAY FEATURE ~ ,Rt. 8. McHenry, as both were jeasit^bound on Rt. 120 last Saturday night. As both autos slowed, the Charrey car hit the other vehicle in the rear. The accident occurred just east of the city. (Continued On Page 5) A highlight of Drum Corps Magic, a feature of Fiesta Day in McHenry on July 17. will be the appearance of "the Racine YMCA Kilties, clad in authentic Scotch uniform representing the Anderson clan when in blue and the Mc- Leod when in red. The boys range in age from 10 to 18 years of age. with the average about 15. Organized in 1935. the Kilties have become well known throughout the Middle West and in the East. They have two showcases Tilled with trophies. TAG DAY An official tag day for the Missionary Children's home in :Lnke Zurich has been approved by the McHenry City Council for Friday and Saturday, 1 July 1 and 2. This is a nonsectarian undertaking, and proceeds will be used to rehabilitate broken homes. (iOLF CLl'BS STOLEN' A golf bag and clubs belonging to Robert D. Young of Elgin were reported stolen from near the McHenry Country Club between 7 and 11 p.m. last Friday evening. The big holiday weekend for M c H e n r y w i l l s t a r t t h i s 'Thursday* evening, June 30, with the opening of the annual American Legion carnival. Again this year it will be a fiveday affair extending through July 4. with attractions to satisfy the tastes of both young and old. j As has been the custom" in recent years, one night is set aside for the youngsters. This year it will be opening night. and all rides for the entire evening will operate at reduced prices. There will also be special prizes for the children. With the cooperation of the weatherman, the 1960 event promises to be outstanding. It is under the chairmanship of George Mrachek, newly elected commander of Post 491. who will officially take office in August. He has been working on carnival plans since early ni January, making contacts, ord e r i n g m e r c h a n d i s e a n d t h e manv other tasks required for ! John C. (Jack) Thies, a an event of this size. I prominent McHenry business- Offlrers To Assist I man for forty years, died on He will be assisted by all |the evening of June 22 in Mc- ; Legionnaires, and especially by Henry hospital, where he had others new in office, including ;been confined for twenty'days. Roy Homo, senior vice-com- Death followed several months inander; Sylvester Wirfs, jun- of failing health, ior vice-commander: Edward Four decades ago Mr. Thies j Mars, chaplain: Bernard Mat- founded J. C. Thies & Co., ' chen. historian; Harold Miller, wholesale confectioners, and in sergeant-at-arms; Francis Pic- the years that followed he and kett. assistant sergeant-at- his laie wife, Kathryn, built it ' arms. into one of the city's most suc- One of the many assignments cessful businesses. It was sold connected with the carnival a few months ago. was making plans for, and or- He was born Dec. 23. 1890. dering. the annual fireworks in Chicago, a son of Jacob and ' display. Larger th^n ever this "Margaret Thies. but spent most i year, the display will take place .of his adult life in McHenry. on the last night of the carni- ' Mr. Thies belonged to the ' val. July 4. at 10 p.m., set up Catholic Order of Foresters. More than 300 car owners took advantage of the Junior Chamber of Commerce safetycheck program last Saturday and Sunday by haying their cars examined for brakes, glass, exhaust system, steering, tires, lights and horn. The Jaycee program, fourth major project since the organization came into existence about six months ago. had as its chairman David Ladd. The safety-check lane was located just off Rt. 31, on Pearl street, a handy place to serve as a reminder for passing motorists on the highway. Safety stickers are being distributed by the Jaycees to all McHenry area garages. Those drivers who were not given one last weekend because of something defective on their cars, may receive a sticker after the necessary work is done at the garage. The Jaycees were most happy for the cooperation of the police department and the driving public in making" the program a success. NOTICE The McHenry Savings and Loan association will be open all day Wednesday next week, but will close on the July 4 holiday. day, July 7, at 11 o'clock in the morning in the parking lot behind the present hospital. where the new building will be erected. $433,000 Estimated Cost Completion of the building is expected next spring, Mr Lennon said. He also reporteq total construction, land and furnishings will cost approximately $433,000. This will be paid with proceeds of the loan, which was recently negotiated, and with funds contributed by the community. Payments on pledges to the building fund will be applied toward the.total cost. "Even though every effort has been made to shave costs, we still need additional donated funds to meet the total price," Mr. Lennon stated. "We're hopeful that the beginning of construction will bring about a new surge of donations from generous contributors in the widespread McHenry hospital service area, which is growing in populati .ft at a very high rate. Increase In Patients "This rise in census is J major reason why the hospital is bursting at the seams," he said. During the first four months of 1960 the number of patients admitted rose 22 per cent over the same period last year. It's estimated that admissions in 1960 will total about 1,800. There were 1.50U in 1959. In addition to eighteen more bed^ the new building will contain a delivery room, nursery. labor rooms and other maternity facilities not hereto fore available at McHenry hospital. The structure will also include a heating and air-conditioning plant, central oxygen and sterilizing units, and patient food service facilities will be built along Boone Creek. When completed, tho hospitai will occupy and operate its own building. GRASS FIRE A grass fire required the attention of local firemen on Rt. 31 and Oak street Friday evening. Brush was being cleared from the area prior to making a ball diamond, and the flames went out of control. CLEAN STREAMS MEETING The McHenry County Clean Streams group will meet Wednesday. July 6. at the city hall at 8 p.m. instead of the regular meeting date of July 3. LEGION CARNIVAL OPENS TONIGHT DEATH CLAIMS BUSINESS MAN OF FORTY YEARS SAFETY-CHECK CAR Continued on Page 5 (Continued On Page 5) Don Gerstad and David Boger of the McHenry Jaycees inspect one of the first cars to pass through the safety lane on PearLstreet during their safety-check program heid last weekend. In all, more than 300 cars took advantage of the service provided by the Jaycees.