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Vohun* 79 -- No. 43 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. MARCH 4. 1954 10c Par Copy | Musin* Meanderin' I k .This beautiful aprlng-ltke Weather In the winter time accounts for some queer happenings. A reader couldn't refrain from calling on Monday morning to tell how two young men employed by a local business firm took a few minutes of relaxation to enjoy a snow ball fight Only minutes later, la the line of duty, they were pushing lawn mowers outside the store, putting them in a, handy place for sale in the near future. Ray Little, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Looze, recently won first place in the Wayland Academy forensics contest. His serious declamation was "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allen Poe. Ray la a senior at Wayland. New officers of the Ampro corporation's Pioneer club wer»: elected recently at an annua! president's dinner. Til is "old timer" organization of the motion picture projector and tape recorder manufacturing company fcbnors employees with tan or more yean of service. A member of the three-man board of governor* is Edmund Barany of Woodlawn Park, a project engineer at the main plant's engineering department in Chicago. A total of eifMy-elx Ripon colleger students have been named to take part in the college's annual spring musical show, which Will be presented in May. In the cast is Valerie Capell, 1953 Marine Day queen. Diplomas have Jaat Ml OMdl- •d by the University of Illinois to all who completed work for degrees at the end of the ftovt semester. Among the mid-year grnJuafw «f tfevfd JC" FlMHe. •on of the Ardin Friabiet if -the greenwood community. * "Good Enough KBKO Franoea" is the official name of one of the Holstein cows in the herd of Hickory Creek farms, but from a milk production standpoint she la a lot more than just 'good." Prances has produced in excess of 1,100 pounds, of butterfat in three consecutive lactations. Each of these tests of 305 days has followed closely cm the previous one and has included close to 30,000 pounds of milk. These •re the highest three consecutive records ever made by any cow in the United States. John S. Davidson, son of Mr. laid Mrs. Harry S. Davidson, and Paul Glauser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Glauser, both of Rtngwood, have enrolled as freshmen at the University of Illinois' Chicago undergraduate division. Davidson is studying commerce -•fid Glauser engineering. Both •re graduates of McHenry community high school* , v There was said t# be some consternation in local Democratic ranks last week when it iras found that one of the lead- Sig supporters of the party was ding through town with a •ticker on the back of his car carrying the name at a Republican candidate for county of- • flee. COUNCIL MET M REDECORATED CITY HALL MONDAY; COLLECTIONS OF COLLECTOR, CLERK REPORTED HKH It waa a. "dolled tip" meeting room that met the eyes of City Council members as they convened Monday evening. Drabness had left in the past week as newly decorated walls, new floor and new lights gave the city hall a new look. 0 Faced with - biHa mounting close to $5,000, the Council wa9 somewhat relieved to find extra activity in both tb,e collector's and clerk's reports.' Mayme Buss, city collector, reported a total collection ^>f $3,772, having collected $2,467 in water bills and $1,305 in the special sewer account. A report of delinquent water bills stirred the Council to take immediate action. A review of the city ordinance was made to acquaint all members with the rights of the city in shutting off water. Rights in filing liens against property were also reviewed. It appears that strict enforcement will follow. License Drive The City Clerk's report for the month of February showed a total of $1,940, the most activity showing in the issuance of ve- PRESENTED CHECK Recognizing the very admirable work accomplished in the short existence of the Johnsburg rescue squad, the McHenry County Retail Liquor Dealers association recently presented the group with a $100 check to help in their volunteer efforts. Representing the association are Bill Lester of Pistakee Bay, at left in pioture above, and Sam Tomasello of Johnsburg, at right, shown as they presented the BOAT COMPANY IN CITY BURGLARIZED ON FRIDAY NIGHT captain of the squad. TWO ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN THIS AREA LAST MONDAY hide licenses, with fees amount- Oe^d Hettermann, ing to $1,210. With the March 1 deadline past, penalties are now in effect for those who have not secured stickers. This applies to all vehicle owners reaiding in the city limits. A determined police drive last year brought vehicle licenses to a new high in the" city's history. The same type of drive is expected, starting this month. All committees were busy Monday night making plans for the spring and summer months. Next Monday evening at 7:30 a special meeting will be held to ractive bids on the revised street lighting plana. Action on the Md* wiD be token the following Monday, March IS, at the regular meeting. FORMER McHENRY PRIEST APPOINTED PECATONICA PASTOR "Trickery, just trickery." «aid our city clerk when it was brought to his attention. Questioned Tuesday morning am the quiet session of the local City Council monday night in contrast with the excitement in national political circles, the lame office holder commented .Wryly that "It wouldn't be so if •.Vie Democrats were in power." The Plaindealer is Anxious to dbtaio a list of all local organizations and the president and secretary of each. It would be moat appreciated if the secretary of the Various organized groups would turn in this information to the Heiwspaper, either by mail or Shone, along with the annual decon aates. When you stop to. think, tot forget to start again. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Directors of the Chamber of Commerce will meet ait the Pox Hole Tap for breakfast next Monday, March 8* after which they will embark on a membership drtva. Hia host of friends in thia community will be interested to learn that Rev. Fr. Eugene C. Baumhofer, former assistant peator of St. Mary's church, McHenry, has been appointed pastor of St. Mary's parish, Pecafconica. HI. For two years prior to this appointment he had been chaplain at the Poor Clare monastery in Rockford and pastor of St. Rita's church In Cherry Valley. Rev. Paul E. Kunkel, formerly of St. John's church, Johnsburg, has been named pastor of St. Mary's parish, Byron (to be residential p»a«tor) and St. Peter's parish, Davis Junction (mission). Rev. Fr. Raymond N. Eipers of Woodstock has been listed to assist Rev. Francis A. Kilderry at SS. Peter and Paul parish, Oary, and St. Margaret's parish, Algonquin. Appointments were made last week by Bishop Raymond P. Hillinger of the Rockford diocese. The Fox River Valley Boat company on Riverside Drivf, owned by Loren and James Ro% eromel, was broken into by bura» lars last Friday , night and f targe quantity of goods, mostljf sporting Hems, were taken. I On Wednesday of this week, ^ complete list of goodd taken bMp i}ot yet been accurately com* piled but the owners stated that one of the biggest losses was in the number of shells taken. Qther items included basketballs, baseballs, tennis and golf balls. Entrance Was gained by break* ing open a rear door, on the aide of the building facing the river. The burglary was discovered when the owners reported to work Saturday morning. They notified McHenry police immediately and local officers have been carrying on an investigation. Ilfl' i _ Clubs Observe National 4-H Week Saturday, March 6, oggna tional 4-H Week, a special time of the year when county 4-H clubs in Illinois concentrate their efforts on getting' new memberf. During this special week the 58,- 000 club members hi this state will join the more than two million other members all over the counti-y in helping to draw public attention to the values in the 4-H club program. f The McHenry community boasts five active clubs, all of which are planning window dis- Two accidents were reported 1 pirn's in observance of the week, in the McHenry area on Monday J The clubs are the Busy Three of this week. At 3:15 in the afternoon, a car driven by Joe Toppell, 22, of 5440 Carpenter street, Downers Grove, Was driving south on Rt. 31, when the auto went out of control about a mils, north of the city. The car went over a steep embankment and hit a tree. The driver waa taken to the office of a local physician, where ha was treated for lacerations of the skull. Earlier in the day another accident was reported at Rt. 12 and Brandenburg road, north of Volo. Involved were the caTs of $1123 COLLECTED George Rae, 65, of Ingleside, and Harry Olson, 52, of Spring j *• U i L IN IttlJ Grove. Olson waa travelling ! CROSS CAMPAIGN south on Rt. 12 when the Rae car crashed into the side of the other vehicle in going onto the highway from a aide road. It was not learned whether either man suffered injuries. Both accidents were investigated by state police. SET MARCH 15 AS DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION County Residents ; Reminded Of Rules Under State Law With the April 13 primary eleotions a little more than a month in the future, a reminder to eligible voters regarding registration by County Clerk Raymond D. Woods is timely. He reminded residents of the county this past week that only those who are properly registered may vote this spring as provided by the permanent registration law. For the convenience of voters in the various communities, announcement has been made of the names of special registration gEficers who will register voters through March 15. In this area they are Albert Krause, McHenry; Justus Kellner, Wonder Lake; Mrs. Margaret Ehrhardt, Lakemoor; Charles Freund, Spring Grove; and Lillian Kelleman, Island Lake. The county clerk's office in Woodstock is also open to those who wish to register. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Saturday, when the office is open until noon. There the deadline for registering is March 15 also. Voters who have changed their name by marriage or otherwise must register anew. Voters who haVe moved from one precinct to another within the county since last registering must also appear beforn the county clerk or a registration officer and sign an application for change of residence. Voters who have registered in another county and are now residents in this county are required to re-register. agricultural club, 'the Happy Clover, Sunshine Girls and Happy Hour clubs, all of Ringwood; and the Cherry Valley club. The Busy Three will have a display in the window of Vycital's Hardware, the Cherry Valley is planning tiheirs for Nickels , Hardware and the Ring-wood clubs wiljl put their project in the window of Muzzy's hall. "To Make the Best Better"1 will he the theme of the observance everywhere^ £rom Hartfrom the outstanding' records of' ford, Conn„ that the young Mc- McHENRY VET HAS HIGHEST SCHOLASTIC RECORD IN COLLEGE There is pride among the 1 YiiJMjds of Jacque Hopkins with local 4-H boys and girts, the theme has been carried out in thia community for many years. FALSE ALARM Volunteer firemen received a false alarm call on Monday evening about 6 o'clock when a resident living east "of the river summoned them after he saw flames at some distance which he thought were destroying a home. When the firemen arrived on the scene they discovered it was only a rubbish fire near a house. On Wednesday of this week a total of $1,123 had been coHeoted in the Red Cross campaign In this community. The local quota is $3,200. According to Mrs. Gertrude Barbian, branch chairman, a swimming program in McHenry will be included in the local budget if the quota is met. Anyone still desiring to contribute may do so by sending their donation to American Red Cross, McHenry, HI., or by contacting Mrs. Barbian or Mrs. Verona Kent, drive chairflnan. Allocation of $861,OIK has been made to eligible townships and road districts in Illinois counties aa their share of motor fuel taxes paid in January. FUTURE FARMER SECTIONAL OFFICERS L- ^ S, A-? A week filled with activity has ended for ttje McHenry Future Farmer* of America, who observed National F.F.A. Week. Slection officers of the organization and members of the Illinois Foundation resolved alt a fall meeting to spread the news of the Foundation and seek supporters. Committee executives ill sectional offices are, left to right, Ralph Oirtra^nder, Woodstock; Ronald Szydie, Barrington, treasurer; Dick Nowak, McHenry, vice-president; Norman Pollock, Mtoengo, president; Jim Wilbrandt, Hebron, secretary; Robert Pioton, Marengo, sentJnai; Pave *9 - ttf - HMin MTVAI4Aa< Mnjl T I f i i l i l j ^ < i t r u - Henry man had attained the higheat acholostic average in the school for the first semester ending Feb. 1. A Korean veteran who resumed his studies at Trinity college after his discharge from service, Hopkins was carrying six courses. Usual requirements are a minimum of five courses. An average of 85 per cent or better in these subjects must be attained. A total of 123 students were cited for high scholastic honors. Among the twenty-four freshmen named was Steve Letcher, wh^se family moved from McHenry about a month ago. Education Group In Annual Meeting The annual meeting Of the McHenry County Education association will be held this year on Friday, March 12, at the Woodstock high school auditorium. The day's program will open at 9:30 o'clock and will continue until mid-afternoon. Morning speaker will be Frank Hughes of the Chicago Tribune, a critic of American education. His remarks will be answered by Dr. Harold Shane, professor of education at Northwestern University, with a question and answer period to follow. Addressing the large gathering at the afternoon session will be Philip F. LaFollette, former governor of Wisconsin, who served as a member of General McArthur's staff in the Pacific theatre during World War II. Two musical programs by county school groups will open both the morning and afternoon sessions. Miss Carolyn Bauer of Mo- Henry is serving on the executive board of the association. Miss Leta Clark acted on the nominating committee which presented a slate of officers to be voted on, and Carl Buckner, local principal, is chairman of the auditing committee. CHARGE COUNTY MAN WITH EMBEZZLEMENT; UNDER $10,000 BOND A man who had passed numerous bad checks in this area for the past two months waa apprehended near McHenry laift Saturday night. He is A1 Lundborg, 35, a resident of the community northwest of Woodstock, who is in the county jail in Woodstock under $10,000 bond on an embezzlement charge. Local constables were first approached for fcid in locating Lundborg after he had paased a bad check at the Spinning Wheel at the intersection of Rtea. 31 and 12. He was said at that time to have been driving a station wafon and Ma licensa num- "ber was g-iverf. Since that time a number of bad checks have turned up in local stores and a close watch has been kept for the offender. On Saturday night, as Constables Sigurd Jacobson and Elmer Murphy were riding near the city, they noticed the familiar plates on a green Pontiac. When the driver stopped at a tavern, they followed him in and on checking his driver's license learned he waa 'the man they had been seeking'. The case was heard before a McHenry justice of the peace and the man sentenced to jail. CHURCHES M McHBttV COMMUNITY PUN SPECIAL WEEKLY SBVKE THROUGH LONG LENTEN SEASON SERVICES HELD ON TUESDAY FOR JOSEPH P. MICHELS The Johnsburg community was saddened by the death la«t Friday. Feb. 26, of Joseph P. Michels, 71, who passed away at his home after an illness of almost six months. The deceased was born in Wichita, Kas., Aug. 26. 1882, but Fifty Music Students Entered In District Competition March 6 Spring ia oontest time throughout the state and with the first week in March there is much activity and nervous excitement as fifty young McHenry high school students prepare to enter the district contest on Saturday, March 6. This year's event will be held at Maine Township high school, where students from approximately thirty schools will gather to compete for honors. Winners of blue ribbon medals will be advanced to the state Instrumental Instrumental soloists and their selections include the following: Flute solo, Dorothy Hiller, "Humoresque"; oboe solo, Adele Schmitt, "Minuet"; violin solo, Sue Stinespring, "First Air Varie"; Flute solo, Julie Tonyan, "On Wings Of Song"; Saxophone solos, Ken Sawdo, "Waltz Llewellyn", and Don Looze, "The Old Refrain; French Horn solo, Marge Rogers, "Ave Maria". Vocal soloists and their select iofiK ! Nancy Swanson, Lois Brefeld, are the following: Jean Weber, Karen Olsen, Ann Marie May, composed of Dorothy Hiller, Adele Schmitt and Virginia Audino, have selected "Presto" and the cornet trio, with Winn Davidson, Richard Wissell and Ronald Miller as members, have chosen "Three of a Kind." The brass quartet, including Don Rogers, Pete Baatlah, Arnold Freund and Howard Useman, will play "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny." Ken Sawdo, Audrey Tonyan, Allen Freund and Donald Looze make up the saxophone quartet, playing "A Night in June", and the clarinet quartet, which has chosen "Repartee" as their offering, has as members Virginia Audino, Betty Wright. Jean Blake and Joann May. Two girls' vocal ensembles are entered. The octet will sing "Were You There When They Cruicified the Lord?" Members are Joan and Jean Weber, Betty Holochwost, Ann Lundborg, Terry Justen, Patty Miller, Adele Schmitt and Marge Rogers. The sextet, with moved with his family to Johnsburg when only two yftars old. He was the son of Hubert and Anna Brand Michels. During his early life, Mr. Michels farmed north of McHcnry and in recent years had been employed by Frett Contractors and by Alfred J. May. He belonged to St. John's church and the Catholic Order of Foresters. With these exceptions, his interest centered mainly in his home and family. Survivors include the widow, Mary Miller Michela; eight children, Frank, Mrs. Albert (Kathryn) Huff, Leo, Arnold, Clarence and Mrs. Cletus (Evelyn) La- Fontaine, all of the Johnsburg community; Mrs. Frank (Helen I Young of Spring Grove and Mrs. Angelo (Dorothy) DIBona of Marengo. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. John M. Pitaen; two half-sisters and two half-brothers, Jacob P. Miller and Charles Michels -of Johnsburg, Miss Frances Michels of Chicago and Mrs. Mamie Zorn of California; also twenty-five grandchildren and one gT eat-grandchild. The body rested at the George Justen A Son funeral home until Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock, when last rites were conducted from St. John's church, with burial in the church cemetery. bent, the great period of luting in Christian churches, began - yesterday. Ash Wednesday, and will continue far forty weekdays until Easter Sunday, April 18. All local churches are planning, for special services to be held throughout the penitential season. Originally, lent was but a period of forty hours but later waa lengthened to thirty-six days, omKting all Sundays and all Saturdays except one. It waa brought to the present forty days when Pope Gregory added Ash Wednesday to the fast, together with the remainder of that weak. 81 Mary's At St. Mary's Catholic church, two special aervicea will be held! throughout the lenten season, one on Wednesday, including' recitation of the rosary, sermon and Benediction, and the other 11 Friday night, when there will be . Stations of the Cross and Benediction. Regular Sunday service* are at 7, 8:30, 10 and 11:3(1 o'c with the High Mass at 10. st Patrick* f . K ZZ.r, Special lenten ritea will bet held at St. Patrick's Catholic church on Wednesday and Friday nighta at 7:30 o'clock. On! Wednesday there wiH be recitation of the rosary, a sermon; and Benediction. Stations of the}: Cross and Benediction will make "^ up the Friday service. Sunday Masses will be •• usual, at 8, 9, 10 and 11:30 o'clock, ' the High Mass being at 10 ajna. Community Methodist Special services will be ImM ' each Thursday evening1 durkiff Lent, the time to vary. The flrat mid-week rite will occur on March % 11 at 7:30 p.m., at which time ttMt *. v film, "One Foot in Heaven", witfcp * Frederick March and Elisabeth. : Scott, will be shown. The film wfll^ . ^ •jfc Library Benefit Planned By Club "When I Have Sung My Song"; Joan Weber, "Ave Maria"; Ann Lundborg, "Pan is Angelicus"; Nancy Swanson, "Lullaby"; Betty Holochwost, "Into The Night"; Sharon Garner, "Friend 'O'Mine"; LfeRoy Hiller, "Children of Men"; Dick Nowak, "By The Bend of the River"; Bill Weber, "Bells of the Sea"; and Larry Ekeroth, "Into the Night." Ensembles Seven instrumental and three vocal ensembles are entered in competition. The violin quartet, whose members are listed elsewhere in this issue of the paper will play "Serenata Napolitana"; the flute trio, with Dorothy Hiller, Peggy Whiting and Julia Tonyan as members, will play "Rendezvous." The woodwind trio, Judy Freund and Carol Schmitt ae members, will sing "Song to a Sleeping Child." The boys' octet, five members j of which are seniors, will sing two numbers, "Dance My Comrades" and "The Riff Song." Members are Donald Aeverman, LeRoy Hiller, Larry Ekeroth, Art Barbier, Dick Nowak, Bob Nelson, Bill Weber and Bob Weber. Accompanists for the soloists and ensembles are Jean and Joan Weber, Joan Collins, Barbara Eggert. Sara Kay Douglas and Mrs. H. P. Stinespring. Last year the woodwind quartet, the boys' octet and one vocal aoloist were sent on to the state finals. The quartet and soloist won top honors The latest benefit for the McHenry public library is the luncheon and card party planned by the Woman's club and scheduled to take place Thursday, March 11, at 12:30 o'clock at the Legion Home. The three-course luncheon will be followed by a short program of interest to homemakers. There will be a number of prizes distributed. In connection with the luncheon and card party, a bake sale is being arranged, with proceeds going to the club so that they may send a music student from the local schools to Egyptian music camp next summer. The public is invited to support this benefit event which i^ helping two worthy causes. Those interested in obtaining tickets may call any one of these ladies, who are on the committee in chaise: 'Mrs. A. J. Wirtz, chairman: Mesdames Elmer Antonson, Fred Bienapfl. Jack Buckie, A. J Drucker, Norman Eggert, Keith Foster, C. W. Goodell, Bernice Grace, Vaughn Jones. Joseph Mahoney, Norbert Mauch, Fred Svoboda, Mervin Schoenholtz, Robert Thompson, A. C. Thornton, Donald Tonyan, Robert Weber and Elmer Winkelman. be preceded by a pot-luck supper at 6:30 o'clock. . ^The regular StaHdcy ll*<rl»u be held as usual, at 10:45 aTcSook.;; The first week, Manh T, the paa-t " tor, Rev. J. Ellioct Obitett, wiQ^|; speak on "The Christian Fbp»| ,,'si gives," the flrat in a aeries of aer-t mons on the Christian Lift. Zion Lutfceraa Mid-week rites at Zion gelical Lutheran church will ba* held Wednesday nighta at 8 pjiw* the services to include aermonat and special music by the choir. . Sunday School is held at o'clock and the regular adult < service that day ia at 10:15 o'clock. St. John's On Wednesday night at T:»v o'clock at St. John's church, Johnsburg, there will be a ser-* mon, roaary and Benediction. Guest speaker for this service throughout the six-week period will be a Benedictine Father' - from Aurora. The second service • will be on Friday night Sunday Masses are at 7, 10 and 11:30 o'clock. Nativity Luthena At Wonder Lake's Nativity Evangelical Lutheran church the 'x mid-week, service will be held Wednesday evenings, the theme; of these rites centering on "Per- f sonalities of the Passion." The § Wednesday services will begin at 7:30 o'clock. ? t On Sunday, the regular riti k| V:- held as usual, at 10:45 o'clock. Christ the Kiag Mass will be read at 9 o'clock^ each morning during tike lenten^ season at Christ the King churchH Wonder Lake. Evening service^ ,."*i will be on Wednesdays at 7:3<j o'clock, with Stallone of th#v*; Cross, sermon and Benediction, ' Rev, Fr. James A. Vando^oo^ pastor, will devote hia aanaonlLi to "The Blessed Mother," 1ft ob|» servance of the Marian Yean Confessions will be heard aftof !' each Wednesday rite. i Sunday Masses are it ft an4 10, the latter being a High Mas*, ROY MORRISON NAMED COMMANDER OF LOCAL VFW POST Roy Morrison was elected com mander of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post at a meeting held early this week Other newly elected officers are R. Haight, senior vice-commander; Bob Stoller, junior vicecommander; W. Soucie. quartermaster; Ted Getner, chaplain: M. L. Schoenholtz, judge advocate;, Emi| Schwertfe«*r. threeyear trustee; James Thompson, CNVESTIGATION OF POISON PEN LETTERS. &SKED BY OFFICIAL William Gee. Jr., president of -he village of Island Lake, thia •veek requested the inspector ia charge, U. S. Postal Authority^ to open a thorough investigation of the recent niailing of defenttp tory poison pen letters to alt residents of the village. Tneaa letters were reported to havf attacked the reputation of th# president and six at the towa'l leading citiaena. Mr. Gee stated that ha carry this matter to the highee* year trustee; uames authority in order to bring U* two-year trustee; and Bill Pries, • ' . fuj--r trust rt. i author or authors to Juatie*.