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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 86 -- No. 19 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8, 1960 18 Pages -- 10c Per Copy MAR HOLIDAY WEEKEND ||||^|^|||||^ HIGH SCHOOL BOARD GIVES O.K. TO BUDGET An auditorium constructed about thirty-five years ago, to hold the student body of M.C.H.S. at that time, appeared to be at least twothirds fijled Tuesday morning with faculty members of School districts 15 and 156 who gathered for a special Rfeting preceding opening of the fall term that afternoon. Supt. Carl Buckner, in addressing the teachers, presented some figures which should no longer be news but continue to be hard to believe. He said that in the local public schools within the two districts named, there are over 3,000 pupils this year, with 130 on the faculty. j£ecause it is a presidential erection year and the importance of every person's vote becomes rrjore evident to everyone, two representatives of local organizations appeared to speak briefly on the forthcoming election. Virgil Pollock represented several Mcpenry civic organi- 156. zations, whjle Mrs. C. Hofftnan appeared cin behalf of ft he Wtague of Womenls Voters. Educational, Building Fund Levies Unchanged At a special budget hearing hel l last week, members of District 156 (high school) accepted the budget as presented. This included estimated receipts for the 1960-61 year of $530,059.92 and estimated expenditures tetalling $520,600, leaving a balance of $9,459.92. For 1960, the board levied t h e f o l l o w i n g : E d u c a t i o n a l fund, $450,000; building, $50,- J000: bonds and interest, $120,- 037.50; municipal retirement, $2,500 (educational) and $5,000 ( b u i l d i n g ) ; t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , $14,400. Effect on Tax Rate Figures for both the educational and building funds were as last year, which means that if the assessed valuation remains the same, the tax rate should not increase in District Sometimes it's hard to tell whether that last hookey day in late August is really so much more pleasant than the others because of what we do with the time or because it precedes 4 long work year ahead. Whatever the reason, we ^pind pur own day off last " , ^pppttftnallv .efljeyayje in spite of 9a degree heat. Maiybe it was the effect of a cool breezd off the water, but at any rafe a two-hour boat ride around Lake Geneva was about as relaxing as any recreation we have found in a long time. One df the attractions was ^he appearance of a perky "vire-liaired terrier which has been "stealing the show" 'every summer for at least three, years as he runs to the ehd of the pier on hearting the boat's horn^ takes the mall and paper in mouth and proudly carries it back t h e l o n g d i s t a n c e t o t h e house to the delight of the spectators. i^The informality of his daily appearance is in contrast to the\dignified atmosphere which cannot be forgotten as the fcdat commentator brings the riders up to date on the interesting history of the' beautiful mansions that line the lake route. One of the most unbelievable bits of informa ' tion we learned concerned one articular piece of property Sought for $1400 during the late nineteenth century, that now is worth about $1,200 a lake front foot. The McHenry area has some beautiful horriies that -front on the river also, and as the summer season comes to a close we cap't help but offer one more hopeful thought that tasure cruises might be posle locally in the years ahead, "With the highways becoming fnore congested all the time, pleasant Insure hours spent In The budget hearing in District, 15 will be held Monday evening, Sept. 12. State Gives $156,246 To Transport Students George T. Wilkins, superintended of public instruction, has announced a total of $7,- 129,622.01 approved for distribution to 102 counties to pay for the state's part of the cost of transporting school pupils in tfofc 4.95,9-60 sphooj ye^r,. This is $251,278.87 more than the $6,878,343.14 allocated in the preceding year. McHenry counly's allocation for 1959-60 is $156,246.04. SERVICEMAN DIES Roger E. Roselle, 19, of Rockfora, whose family formerly resided in Crystal Lake, died Sept. 5 as the result of injuries suffered in Okinawa the previous day. CONDUCT SUCCESSFUL DRIVE Kotalik Studio Photo Frank Low, left, Charles Smith and Dr. John Goetschel of the Chamber of Commerce headed the committee which conducted a most successful membership drive held between Aug. 22 and 29. The three are shaking hands as they 'talk over the campaign which may bring as many as eighty new membei-s into the organization when final figures are available. New Feature Offered Youth A new feature of special interest to 'teen-agers will appear in the Plaindealer issue of Sept. 15. It is called "Under 21" and will appear weekly beginning next week. The column, written by Dan Hallignn, is designed for those over 12 years of age, dealing with all kinds of .problem* which interest young people -- from automobiles to going steady; from making friends to getting along with parents and teachers. The column will be carried throughout the year if sufficient interest is shown by the young people for whom it is offered. Watch for "Under 21" in next week's issue, then let us know how you like it! NINETY-ONE 1960 GRADUATES ARE SCHEDULED TO LEAVE SOON FOR SCHOOLS OF HIGHER LEARNING Within the next few weeks, a record number of local high school graduates will be embarking on new educational pursuits as they enroll in the various colleges and universities. Plans to further their education were made last spring by ninety-one students, and t h e f o l l o w i n g i n c l u d e s t h e schools they listed to attend and their chosen fields at that time. High in popularity is the University of Illinois, where a number of 1960 graduates will matriculate. They include Audrey Albreeht, advertising design: Jean Borchardt. medicine; Allen Franz, history; Lambert Freund. electrical engineering; Jim Hester, accounting; Ken Homo, civil engineering; James Koepke and Michael Low, general engineer- Ihis manner would seem to be' Kafhv Prawl. English: Ar- , 1 > 1 1 1 _ f h i IT* QTORTLIOHN WTNTN most welcomed by many busy folks. With the start of school, and more youngsters than ever moving about our city streets, *i%might do no harm to caution arivers of the speed limit of 20 miles per hour in school areas. Preoccupation -- the adult driver many times with business on his mind and the child with thoughts of play -- make for a situation which may easily end in tragedy. Surely those of us old enough to be entrusted with Ct license to drive have tbe responsibility to keep our \jrfhd on the business at hand, which is protection of those hot ol<J enough to realize the consequences. Congratulations are extended to Ml. and Mrs. Math Rauen of R{verside Drive, McHen- ! metalurgical engineering: Cort h u r S t e r n i c k l e . a i r c r a f t m a i n tenance, and Lee Johnson. Another popular state school is Northern Illinois university at DeKalb. Scheduled to enroll there are Karen Bailey and Joan Lubinski. English: Dick Hackard. business: Henry Houck, general education; Judy Laskowski, art: Lane Windheim, business administration: Nancy Fischer. Arrierican history and Maurice Casey. Other Choices Quincy college is the choice of Jim Freund. who will study accounting: Clark college. Lvnne Buckie, languages, and Sandy Harris, Frenrh and Spanish: Cornel] college. Jay Walkington, theology: Carthage college. Boh Bruce, educa tion: Richard Johnson, engineering; John Kerr, math: Purdue university, Ben Chelini. ry, who observed their fiftyninth wedding anniversary last Sunday. Dinner in their honor Sjs enjoyed at the home of eir son, Arnold, at Pistakee Bay. nell college, Mike Creighton, political science. Karen Antonson has chosen the Ray-Vogue Fashion school, where she will study fashion merchandising; Marlene Gallas and Mary Alice O'Connor have selected the Selons Beautician school of Chicago; Beth Smith S e l l e k , M c H e n r y B e a u t y school; and Patricia Hogan will attend the Patricia Stevens school, where she will prepare herself for a modelling career and for work in airlines reservations. Diane Wisniewski will study fashion illustration in the Chicago Art Institute. Josie Bellino will attend IBM school; William Brown will study financing and accounting at the Rockford School of Business; Angelo Budasi will study accounting, probably at the American Inst i t u t e o f B a n k i n g : A l i c e Granger and Sandi Jones, Moser Business college; Pat Mays, IBM school in Waukegan; Shirley J a g e r, Comptometer School, Waukegan. Several have chosen a nursing career. They include Kathleen Wright. Georgette Miller. Connie Dowell and Janice Wakitsch, St. Therese school of nursing; Carol Stritar, St. Francis hospital school of nursing; Barbara Schlick and Karen Lombardi, Grant hospital; Anna Marie Lopez, Victory Memorial: Judy Gregory. St. Luke's school of nursing; also Barbara White and Ruth Ann Schoenhoetz, who did not list schools. Four Select Marquette Four graduates selected Marquette university. They are .Tames Dewald, electrical engineering, Paule Granger, math, John Steinbach, business, and George Vergara, pre-law, liberal arts. Lynn Brubach will major in speech and English but had not decided between Carroll college and Northern Illinois university. Carol Died- j rich selected a comptometer school, while Steve Fike chose | Rockford Business school. ; Joyce Eckstein wiil matricu- (Continued on page 8) CHARGE YOUTH WITH VIOLATION OF HIS PAROLE EXPUMNEW POSTAL ADDRESS PLAN SOT. 22 A Johnsburg youth, John B. Fisher, 16, was charged by state police with driving an auto with a suspended driver's license and also with violation of his probation in the county court. The youth was apprehended on the blacktop road extending south from Rt. 120, near Lakemoor, last Thursday evening a f t e r s t a t e t r o o p e r s g a v e chase. Fisher was -brought before a local justice of the peace and then taken to county jail.^According to Police Chief Joseph Grobel, he was scheduled to appear before Judge James Cooney. COUNCIL in CAPSULE The Suburban Oil Company was the low bidder for resurfacing Main Street from Front Street to the railroad tracks and was awarded the contract for the project. Bids received were as follows : Skokie Valley Asphalt Co., Inc. -- $6,085.50 Gertz-Melahn Asphalt Co.; Inc. -- $5,976.05 Suburban Oil Company -- $5,538.30 Bob Breul's Harley-Davidson of Harvard submitted three bids with alternate items and received the order to furnish a new motorcycle (Police Servi- Car) at a net cost of $1,391.75. The present 1956 model is being taken in trade. System Covers 100-Square-Mile Area Near City A meeting will be held on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 22, at 8 o'clock in the McHenry high school, planned by the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of informing residents of the area concerning the new address system which will be adopted by the post office in the near future. The p$an involves eliminating all rural route addresses and box numbers arid using house numbers and road and street names in their place. Maps Completed The County Map Co.. of Woodstock has been engaged by the C. of C. to prepare maps of the 100-square-milc area covered by the McHenry post office mail delivery.. The system to be installed has been developed with the aid of postal authorities, the township fire district director, Public Service Co., and Northern Illinois Gas Co. and Illinois Bell Telephone Co., so that a mailing address will exactly • describe the residents' locations. Postmaster James Hettermtonn says that the post office efficiency will be greatly increased through the ne\V system. "There will be no more changes of address when it is found necessary to add more carriers to handle the rfteil load", he added. Increase Efficiency Mayor George P. Freund said that the efficiency of the [ fire department, sheriff's police, ambulance service a n d commercial delivery will bo greatly increased. Emergency calls of any kind can be quickly answered without complicated, incoherent directions based merely on guesses. Don Doherty, past president of the Chamber of Commerce and head of the addressing project, asks every interested person to attend this meeting, especially officers of the many subdivisions with McHenry mailing addresses. He added that help will be needed with names for some streets that were not named on the available plots. There will need to be a few changes in street names Where obvious duplication could give different residents identical addresses. "We have a knotty, troublesome problem to solve. We feel we have the active interest of everyone and the determination to solve it if we get the JAIL LAKEMOOR MAN ON COMPLAINT OF GIRL'S FATHER A Lakemoor. man is scheduled to appear in J. P. court in McHenry to answer charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. A complaint was signed by the father of a 16-year-old Lakemoor girl and a preliminary hearing held by Judge Charles Adams at 1:30. Monday morning. The man was taken to county jail by Police Chief .Toscnh Grobel and bond set at $3,500. GOVERNOR WILL VISIT COMMUNITY ON 'COPTER TOUR Gov. William G. Stratton has planned an eighteen-stop hejicopter tour of McHenry county on Tuesday, Sept. 13, to open his fall drive for election. Accompanied by Mrs. Stratton, the governor will take his "person to' person" campaign to the air this fall in a lour which will reach almost every city and village. Gov. Si rat ton plans to be in McHenry Shores at 9:30: Lakeland Shores, 9:45; Johnsburg, 1 0 : 1 5 ; P i s t a k e e H i g h l a n d s , 10:40; R: hmond, 11:15; Wonder L ik'^ 11:40, . among other count- ops. La'•>!• in the day. Gov. and Mrs. it ton will go by helicopter ; > DeKalb county. CHORAL GROUP OPENS SEASON MONDAY, SEPT. 12 Tb£. JVLcRenry Choral club will open the fall season on Monday evening, Sept. 12, when rehearsals will begin for the annual holiday concert early in December. The theme for the program has been selected and music is on hand so that rehearsals can begin at once. Proceeds of this concert are used to defray the operating expenses of the organization, while the spring performance is usually a benefit event. President Tom Russell invites anyone over high school age interested in singing to be present in the high school music room at 8 o'clock next Monday evening. HOLIDAY WEEKEKD TRAFFIC DEATH TOLL INCLUDES McHENRY AREA MAN; OTHER LOCAL ACCIDENTS RECORDED Avert Drowning In Area Lake Members of Company I, McHenry Township Fire Protection District, were called to Shady Shores resort at Griswol. l Lake about 6:30 o'clock Sunday evening to administer oxygen to a woman who narrowly escaped drowning. She was Kay Madden, about 35, of Chicago, who became weak while swimming off the resort beach at Griswold Lake. She was assisted to shore by friends, who gave first aid until members of the fire department arrived. The Chicago woman was taken to McHenry hospital by ambulance for observation. BIG INCREASE IN POPULATION SHOWN BY CENSUS COUNT Preliminary census reports released this past week indicate that McHenry county has grown more than 50,000 in the last half century, jumping from a population of 32,509 in 1910 to 82,647 today. Final figures will not be released until November of this year, and the final count is expected to differ somewhat from the present total. Figures available at this time indicate that McHenry has roadcf the fourth ffarge&t increase in the fifty-year period, from 2,080 to 3,318. This is topped only by Cary, from 943 to 2,018, Algonquin, 1,233 to 2,018 and Crystal Lake. 4,842 to 8.295. A 5-year-old boy. Stephen H. Smith of Rt. 2, Woodstock, was killed when struck by a truck as he walked with his uncle on Rt. 14. 2 miles southwest of Woodstock, about 7:15 Wednesday morning. The twoc were walking southwest on the highway when the child is reported by state police to have darted into the path of the vehicle. which was travelling in the same direction. The lad was dead on arrival at Memorial hospital. GRASS FIRE SPREADS A grass fire on a Lakemoor farm, near the Fradinardo residence, caused alarm at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon because of the extremely dry weather. The flames were about 100 feet from nearby homes when members of Company I of the local fire district were called to aid members of the Lakemoor company. Proper Voter Registration Urged Before October Deadline It isn't too early for persons of voting age to make sure they are properly registered, since only those who are may vote in ihe general election to be held Nov. 8. The fact that cooperation of all r e s i d e n t s and j this is a presidential election business firms," Doherty add- year makes the vote of even ed. The problem of furnishing sanitary sewer service to the C o o n e y H e i g h t s a r e a w a s (Continued oh page 8) j SAVE BOY'S LIFE ! An 8-year-old Harvard boy. Donald Hoyt. was saved from | drowning in ake Geneva last Sunday by a life guard, who i pulled him from the water afi ter he had lost consciousness. Real Record Of Recent County Fair Lies In Accomplishment It must have been graiifying to the many folks who gave so generously of their time and know-how to have had the recent McHenry County Junior Fair set new records in attendance and receipts. However, it was neither the large crowds nor t'he actual money taken in that was of greatest importance . . . it was the weeks and months of pre-fair preparation during which hundreds of young folks were engaged in really worthwhile projects which were educational and at the same time provided enjoyment. These young people spend many months getting ready for this event, and ft is only right that their efforts should be rewarded by the interest of the entire county. Law enforcing bodies and other civic-minded groups, as well as far-sfgfhted individuate, are constantly looking for outlets for the energy of youth in combatting juvenile delinquency. We sincerely believe that such projects as are fostered by the county fair, which require work, talent arid imagination, are the most successful type of answer to the problem. Youth centers designed Chiefly for social activities are fine, but hardly in the same class with a program which gives the individual satisfaction that orriy comes with accomplishment. * Through its membership of both rural and city youth, the 4-H is one of the most active backers of the annual fair. Surely it would be worth She tone of any interested young person to look into the activities of this organization as the fall season begihs. greater importance than usual. The county clerk's office at Woodstock is open from 8 a.m. to 5 pm. Monday through Friday. and anyone may register at his office up to and including Oct. 10. For the convenience of the public, special deputy county clerks and deputy registration officers will also register voters in the various communities in which they live through the Oct. 10 deadline. Registration Officers Locally, voters may register with City Clerk Earl R. Walsh a t 1 1 2 E . Elm s t r e e t , o r w i t h a number of other persons in the surrounding area. These i include Alice Wagner, Spring ; G r o v e; Margaret Ehrhardt, j Richard Hyatt, Lakemoor: Jo- I scph Cina, Lakeland Park; | Mildred Crokin, East River Road: Elmer Granso, McHenly Shores; Bonnie Meyers. Johnsburg; Marilyn VanZevern. Pistakee Highlands; Em- 48th ANNUAL MEETING OF FARM BUREAU PLANNED The nation's highway traffic toll mounted to 415 over the holiday weekend, and McHenry county added one victim to" the Illinoisfatalities. Other accidents also occurred to mar the pleasure of summer's last holiday weekend. A McHen ry area man, Chester Howe, was thp communit y ' s o n l y t r a f f i c f a t a l i t y d i n ing the holiday weekend. Mr. Howe died shortly after the crash of two cars at the intcrsection of Greenwood and Charles roads, just off Rt. 120, west of Woodstock. His death occurred Friday evening. Sept, 2, just a day before his seventy- first birthday. According to authorities, Mr. How;e was travelling south on Greenwood road when his auto was struck by Gerard Buss, 17, "Of 'Ttt. 2T W*>rt9ef " Lake," wno was west bound. Buss apparently turned off Rt. 120 a.r.d failed to stop for the sign at C h a r l e s - G r e e n w o o d r o a d s , crashing into the Howe vehicle. The elderly man died a few minutes after being admitted to Memorial hospital in Woodstock. Pat Reymann of Wonder Lake, a passenger in the E;:js car, suffered minor injuries. The crash victim was born Sept. 3, 1889. in Homewood, I'll., son of Frederick D. Howe, and had lived on Rt. 120 for many years. Survivors include his wife. ATine; two sons, Robert Howe of Wauwatosa, Wis., and Warren of Glen Arbor. Mich.; three brothers, Egbert and Wilfred of Chicago and Henry of South Bend, Ind. Services were held Monday afternoon at the Schneider- Leucht Chapel in Woodstock. Burial was Tuesday afternoon in Mount Ijope cemetery. Chicago. Coroner Theron Ehorn SCITPPlans are progressing for the forty-eighth annual Farm Bureau meeting, scheduled for ! duled an inquest for Sept. 13 Saturday. Sept. 24, at the J at the Woodstock chapel. Woodstock high school. The ; Seven Hurt evening's program will start Two drivers and five paswit h dinner at 7 p.m., featur- seruPrs Were injured in a sideing steer meat from the cham- i sw}pe accident which occurred pion shown by Steve Henning jabout -( :08 p.m. Labor Day eveof Huntley at the recent Mc- j ninc on Burnett road, just west Henry Junior Fair. I of Darren road near Island The meeting to follow will Lalce. Lake county. be held in the auditorium, with injured in one car was the Rev. J. P. Stafford, pastor of driver Carl V. Boni, 19. of Rt. Rogers Park Methodist church. ! 2 McHenry. and a passenger, as speaker. There will also be 1 janiCP Bar'rvman. 14. of Island entertainment for c h i 1 d r e n : T ake William Walker of Berduring the meeting. j another passenger, was Included in the business to , re"ported bv the Lake county come before the group will be ; sheriff's office as unhurt. Driver of the second car was Willis Reed. 26. of Rockford, who was injured, as were E l - adoption of resolutions concerning an equitable tax program in Illinois; the state bond issue vote Nov. 8; milk mark- j wood R?ed. 16. Troy Small eting problems and the forth- ; wood. 15. Jerry Smallwood. 16. coming session of the state • and Harold King, 15. all of legislature. j Rockford. Nine directors will be named j pnliro say that Reed was at - at the annual meeting. [tempting to pass Boni on the Reports will be presented , rrpSt of a hill when he sidefrom Farm Bureau staff mem- j swiped the latter vehicle. bers. including Farm Bureau ; Most of the injured were t, r, •*. TUT II T I Advisor Ralph Burnett and his , taken by ambulance to Mcma B. Pyritz. McCullom Lakej [assistant. Earl Baylor, as Well , Henry hospital for treatment. Marjorie Davidson, Island a;. -Dy Jack Satorius, Stanley j Drowning Victim Steagall, Henry Edgerton and Dale Noe, who is Farm Bureau president. Lake; Dolores Hanahan. Sunnyside Estates; Justus Kellner, Wonder Lake; and Leo Karls, Richmond. Those who must register anew are voters who have Latest drowning victim !n McHenry is 25-year-old Judith Ann Eve ret of Algonquin, who drowned in Fox river, neat" Oak Hills Beach in the S k i ... ...i lodge subdivision. Fox Rivetchanged their names by mar- , searched for an abandoned j Cvovc Sunday night about riage Or otherwise. Registered *""" 4 *" 1 l~" STEAL TV SETS County authorities this week trailer-truck taken by three! men Satur^y when they kid-1 ghe and ^ husband Wi!. napped and field the driven Uam had nt the d on for more th&njom- hours. The thp rfver and were truick j co*ntao i nedi 2.77 -T.V s ets' »t ..h e •i r .b o a t t o s h o r e w h e n a„ . . h M ^ T" f™ X spc.d denee. and voters who are reg- , bems transported Iran t he ^ ^ he[. from ^ crar, istered in another county must I Harvard Admiral plant to a - register in McHenry^county. terminal in Chicago.' (Continued on page 8) i voters who have moved from one precinct to another within the county since last registering must appear to sign an application for change of resl