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. J PLAINDEALER "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Regioi Siace 1875" Volume 86 -- No.^L7 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS/ THURSDAY. AUGUST 25. 1960 22 Pages-- 10c Per Copy FOX RIVER CLAIMS DROWNING VICTIMS 4jThis was "old home" week at the Plaindealer, and a good deal of reminiscing took place. Last Friday we looked up from our desk to find Bob Jensen, who began a printing career during his high school days and is now making his career in the service of Uncle Sam. He has another five years b e f o r e c o m p l e t i n g t w e n t y ymrs. Bob had with him his three children, including an elevenyear- old who made us realize that time has a way of moving rather fast. On Monday afternoon we were even more surprised with a visit from Dr. Lyle Franzen, ,one of the Plaindealer's top •linotype operators years ago. He started at the Plaindealer (Wing his school days in 1934, and recalled the first days of "So I Hear" with the paper. After serving with the Army during World War II, he de-1 cided to embark on a career which had been a dream for? many years. Today finds Dr.; F r a n z e n h e a d e d f o r P a l n y Beach, Fla., to spend a year studying in public health work, a^er which he expects to take another year of study in California. DRAMATIC RESCUE ON BEACH Mil These photos show part of the dramatic story of the rescue of two young people and jfonsuccessful efforts to save two others from drowning in the Fox river last Sunday evening. At left, Natalee Ramirez, 19, lies on the beach on th e river bank, having been rescued by Frank Gans. To the right in the same picture, James Justen, 19, prepares to enter the water to rescue three other members of the family. In the second picture, Justen and others are shown bringing Celia Malidonado to shone. Unfortunately, it was impossible to revive Celia or her cousin, Maximiano Ramirez. What ever happened to those leisurely pleasure rides aboard a com! qr table boat up the Fox river oin a lazy summer afternoon? When folks told us of the beauty of the lotus blooms t&s year farther along in the CHain.p'Lakes region, we were reminded oif a few such trips made as a youngster. There were regular excursion trips, and if memory serves us correctly, old timers spoke of Capt. Koepke's "Altoe" as one of the favorifte crafts. These same old timers speak of the days of the "Alice" as the good old days, (Ihd so they must have been. But times have changed, and we can only imagine that , the daily excursions, with lunch served aboard the bunches, have gone the way of the leisurely summer days, not„/even leaving behind a note that might read: "Gone for the rest of the fast moving space age; will x^turn." w K. A. F. Select Models For Style Revue Sixteen lovely models have been selected for the annual stvle revue sponsored by St Mary's parish P.T.A. The anticipated event will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 31, in the air conditioned V.F.W. clubhouse starting at 1 o'clock •with a turkey salad luncheon and dessert. Models include Mary Lou Pierson of Pistakee Sandy Spohr, Lois Zender, Carol J e p s e n , J o n i A l t h o f f , B e t t y Davidson, Marge Adams. Louise ^ihl, Lori Wilhelm, Barbara Bemier, Mary Buckie, Delores Overton and Judy Hans (Mc- Henry county queen of 1960), all of McHenry; Barbara Davidson of Evanston: Lora Hill of Long Lake and Miss Wells, who is Miss Crystal Lake. Background music for the event will be furnished by Alice Barbian. (Afodels will display the latest styles for fall, including casual and dress attire. Mrs. Harry Conway, -Mrs. Raymond Spohr or any other P.T.A. member may be contacted for tickets. TAX DEADLINE Taxpayers are reminded that the deadline for payment of thg. second installment of real eJrate taxes will be Thursday, Sept. 1. Interest of 1 per cent per month will be added after this date. McHENRY SCHOOL REGISTRATIONS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE THREE DAYS NEXT WEEK, AUG. 29, 30, 31 The best sign that fall is just around the corner is notice of registration for school. Public schools open Tuesday, Sept. 6, in McHenry, with a variation on the length of class sessions that day. High school registration will he held Monday, Aug. 29, and Tuesday, Aug. SO. fn tKe front hall The schedule will be as follows: Monday: 9:30 to 10, seniors H through P; 10 to 10:30, seniors R through Z; 10:30 to 11. seniors A through G; 11 to 11:30, juniors E through K; 1:30 to 2, juniors L through R: 2 to 2:30, juniors S through Z; 2:30 to 3, juniors A throueh D; 3 to 3:30, sophomores G through K. Tuesday: 9:30 to 10, sophomores L through P; 10 to 10:30. sophomores R through Z; 10:30 to 11, sophomores A through F; 11 to 11:30. freshmen E through K; 1:30 to 2, freshmen L through P; 2 to 2:30, freshmen Q through S; 2:30 to 3, freshmen T through Z; 3 to 3:30, freshmen A through D. Grade Registration Plans have been made for a registration of pupils- in the grade school on Wednesday. Aug. 31, all day. Two school busses will arrive at school each hour, 9, 10, 11, 1 and 2 with pupils for grades 1 through 8. The busses will return pupils forty-five minutes after delivering them to school. The P.T.A. will assist. The complete bus schedule for registration appears elsewhere in this issue. Freshman girls will report for physical examinations in the nurse's room of the high school Monday, Aug. 29, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Freshman boys who are not enrolled in the athletic program will have t h e i r e x a m i n a t i o n s F r i d a y , Aug. 26, at the same place during the same hours. Cafeterias in the various schools will open on Sept. 7. There will be two sets of teachers' meetings on Sept. 6, with school sessions starting in the afternoon. Busses will make their routes in order to get all grade and all freshmen high school students to school for afternoon sessions that day.^The high school session will start at 12:30 p.m. and the grade school at 1 o'clock. Students will be in school for full sessions that afternoon. All students will report for a full day of school on Wednesday, Sept. 7. St. Mary's Registration at St. Mary's Catholic school will, be held Monday, Aug. 29 and Tuesday, Aug. 30. at the school. Students are asked to follow this sched- PROGRESS OF C OF C TOLD AT KICK-OFF DRIVE The Chamber of Commerce held its first breakfast meeting as a kick-off to the week long membership drive of the organization' on Monday morning at the McHenry Country Club, with about thirty-five in attendance. Dr John Goetschel greeted the members present, explaining the reason for the meeting and the hope of everyone that the campaign would be successful. He cited the various programs undertaken by the C. of C. in recent months, including Fiesta Day and the open house held in connection with it; Dollar Day sponsorship; the postal addressing system now in the completion stage, and the proposed bus transportation program for which a survey is now in progress. Mayor George P. Freund was introduced and spoke briefly on the importance of the efforts put forth by enthusiastic members in making all (Continued on page 8) NUMEROUS CAR CRASHES OCCUR IN AREA Minor Injuries Are Sustained By Local Motorists Numerous accidents were recorded during the past week, either in the McHenry area or involving local residents. About 9:57 Monday evening, a passenger in one of two cars involved in a head-on collision on Rt. 120. in Volo, suffered injuries and was treated by a local physician. She was Cathy Quillinan of Rt. 5, King's subdivision. McHenry. • State police said Donald G. Larson of Rt. 2, McHenry, in whose car Miss Quillinan was a passenger, was driving west on the highway when his auto collided with another driven by Bernard W. Scheid of Chicago. Police say the Larson car was in the wrong lane when the crash occurred and charged the driver with travelling in McHenry Scene Of Water Fights One of the exciting events of the summer season will be the county water fights scheduled to take place in McHenry next Sunday, Aug. 28. They will start at 1 o'clock on Riverside Drive, near the beach. Twenty-two teams, including mostly county fire department representatives, will participate before a crowd expected to number in the hundreds. In the 1960 fights, McHenry hopes to gain the trophy won in 1957 and for eight years previous to that time. Last year's title holder was Woodstock, with Richmond and Johnsburg taking second and third place. Richmond's team won in 1958. The teams will each take part in three two-minute heats, with an elimination until the finals. The object of the fights is to drive the barrel past the opposing team and back to the wire. There are 120 pounds of pressure in each hose. Referee will be Chief Albert Kommin of the Crystal Lake fire department, who has acted in- this capacity for several years. Representing Company I in McHenry will be Glen Peterson. George Rodenkirch. Al. Phannenstill, Larry Brusso and Harry Conway. On Company II team are Albert and Joel Adams, Harry and Norbert Smith and Harry Freund. Company III will have as team members John Sulok, Harry Strnnd, Anthony Kirsch, John Hose and Ted Winkel. GRAND OPENING OF AUTO SALES CENTER AUG. 25-27 The grand opening of Albert S. Blake's new auto sales center on Rt. 120, one-half mile east of McHenry, will be held Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 25 through Aug. 27. The public is invited to inspect the spacious and attractive new structure. Lunch will be served, and there will be free gifts for all, with fresh orchids flown from Hawaii for the ladies. As the McHenry area has grown, so has A. S. Blake Motors. In June of 1930 Mr. Blake started business in a very small building at 305 E. Pearl street, only one-thirtieth the size of the space now available. At first, the business specialized in auto electric and ignition repairs, but three years later moved to a larger building at 301 E. Pearl and increased service to general repairs. The franchise of Dodge and Pljmouth cars and Dodge the wrong lane and reckless , trucks was selected, driving. Donald Powers of Waukegan road, McHenry, was reported by state police to have left the In 1946 the building was remodelled and an addition constructed. *** By 1950, more room was BOND PURCHASES McHenry county residents purchased $149,616 in series E and H United States savings bonds in the month of July. 0 west of McHenry, at 2:05 a.m Aug 22. striking a tree and a ule according to beginning of j house. last names. | Powers told police he was Monday: 8:30, A or L; 9:30 I forced off the road by a car B or O; 10:30, C or M; 12:30, whose driver was unidentified. road on Rt. 120, a half block | needed and a building at 304 E. Pearl street was purchased to be used as a warehouse for new cars. Expansion continued in 1958. Later in 1959 the present location was purchased as TENTATIVE RITES SET ON SATURDAY FOR JACK SMITH POUCE LED ON LENGTHY CHASE <3 As the Plaindealer went to press Wednesday, funeral services were tentatively set for i ed a Saturday morn i n g at St. Mary's church for Jack Smith of 319 Maple avenue, who died in Alexian Brothers hospital, Chicago, Wednesday morning, Aug. 24. He had been confined there for two weeks. Mr. Smith was superintendent of streets for the city of McHenry for several years until his retirement because of poor health. His wife, Margaret Huemann Smith, and one daughter. Phyllis Afeld. of Cooney Heights, are among the survivors. The body will rest at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home after 7 o'clock Thursday evening. ANSWER SHOPLIFTING CHARGE An adult was apprehended for shoplifting in the Certified Market on Green street last Saturday, and is charged with taking $1.69 worth of meat. This was his first known offense in McHenry. He was scheduled to appear in court to answer the shoplifting charge as the Plaindealer went to press. Area Youths Apprehended In Home On Tuesday Two area youths were questioned by McHenry Police Chief Joseph Grobei Tuesday afternoon after they had given city, county and state authorities a merry chase throughout most of the previous night. Both Robert Burns, 20, of Wonder Lake, and Lee W. Djupmah, 21, of Country Club subdivision, denied any knowledge of the burglary of Mi- Place tavern which occurred about the same time. The night officer became suspicious of a car being driven down Green street about 2:05 Tuesday morning and followed as it turned onto Park avenue and drove west to Rt. 31. In the meantime, the night officer attempted to stop the driver, who ignbred the signals and drove at top speed south on the highway. While giving chase, the McHenry officer notified Crystal Lake, county, and state authorites by police radio and three road blocks were set up. However, the young men eludof them and drove into TAVERN BREAK-IN About twenty-five dollars In cash was stolen from Mi-Place tavern by burglars who entered the Green street business place sometime between closing time of 1:30 and opening r.t 6:25 Tuesday morning. A window and south door were broken to gain entrance. Crystal Lake, where their car became stalled on railroad tracks leading down a blind street. Abandon Car Fearing they would be caught, the two abandoned the auto, and apparently walked back on side roads to the Djupman residence in McHenry, where they Were a'p'ftfehended by Chief JGIrobel about 10:45 Tuesday morning. Burns was charged with resisting arrest and he was scheduled to appear before a justice of the peace at 8 o'clock Wednesday night. Djupman was charged with resisting arrest. reckless driving and speeding. Burns is employed by the city of Chicago and Djupman as a local service station attendant. Burns had his first conflict with local authorities last Sunday when he was apprehended by police for driving with noisy mufflers down Elm street. The squad car gave chase, after which Burns passed through a stop sign at Front and Elm and proceeded out Rt. 120. He went into hiding behind a store at Lakeland Park until the owner came out and held him at gunpoint until police arrived. The young man is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 3 on several charges in this connection. C. of C. drive ends Aug. 29. GENEROUS HEARTS OF AREA RESIDENTS OPEN TO FAMILIES OF COUSINS WHO LOST LIVES The generous hearts of McHenry ai*ea residents were once more in evidence this week as questions were repeated: "How can we help?" Of course they were referring to assistance for the two families who lost children in drowning accidents on the Fox river Sunday evening. The McHenry State Bank has been made headquarters for collections, and interested persons may send donations there. The-fnoney will be used to help defray the expense of sending the bodies of 12- year-old Maximiano Ramirez and his cousin, Celia Malidonado, 16, to their native Texas for last rites and burial. City's Share Of Sales Tax Sets New Record Business folks and local shoppers who have any question as to their importance in assisting the city in its progress have only to look alt the current figure for sa'les tiax receipts to receive assurance. McHenry's share of the half per cent return on sales tax collections for May amounted to $7,009.01, highest in history and the first time the total has ever exceeded the $7,000 mark. The city's share for May of last year was $6,103.77, while April's figure this year reached $5,500. The increase is notable, and speaks well for the healthy condition of McHenry business. DEDICATION RITE FOLLOWS Fine Program Scheduled For Afternoon Event The Johnsburg Rescue Squad welcomes the public to the dedication of their new building this Sunday, Aug. 28. A parade will open the day's activities at 1 p.m., featuring floats representing the sur rounding subdivisions and busi n e s s e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o f t h e area. The parade will start at the west end of Johnsburg o n M a i n s t r e e t a t S p r i n g Grove road and proceed easterly to Huemann's garage, south to the bridge, then northwest to the Rescue Squad building. The dedication ceremonies (Continued on page 8) NEW GRADE FACULTY MEMBERS Donna Maris Winnie Hariris Judith Karnes Shirley Ross Carolyn Hanson Walter Harris Helen Paasch Elsie Hoppe Joan Dopheide Nancy Johnson (Continued on page 8) (Continued on Page 8) Continued on Page 8 Jane Beeves F. Herrmann Eugene Marls Jeannette Sylla Janet Vlerke The two young people were among four members of two families, migrant workers from Texas, who were caught in the wake of high waves of passing boats on the river Sunday and drowned. The tragedy occurred at 6:08 o'clock in the evening, and in spite of the fact that two lost their lives, heroism of local residents who succeeded in rescuing two has attracted widespread attention. Several members of the Ramirez and Malidonado families came to McHenry from north of Johnsburg to swim, and the older boys went on after leaving the four at the beach. . Rescue Girl Few onlookers at first were aware that they were in difficulty as result of the high waves. Frank Gans was one of the first to notice the trouble and went to the aid of 19- year-old Natalee Ramirez, who was revived about '6:15. In the meantime, two young McHenry girls, Sally Justen, 13, and Connie Justen, 14, realized the others were in difficulty and hurried to the former's home across the street from the beach to ask her brother, James, 19, to help. He hurried to the scene to find an unidentified fisherman holding 14-year-old Reynoldo Malidonado out of the water. Jim hurried to assist and reached them just as the exhausted man, who could not swim, was about to let go. As Jim brought the boy to the beach, the lad cried that his sister was still in the water. Justen immediately dived into the river and found young Maximiano. He brought him ashore, then realized the boy's sister must still be in the water. He found her at once, but all efforts to revive the two were unsuccessful. Members of Co. 1, McHenry Fire Protection District, answered the call and offered fine assistance. Occurred South of Beach The accident occurred just south of the beach area. According to Justen, a University of Illinois, student, they were in about 7 feet of water but were not beyond the buoy. He said the seawall at that point makes the backlash from the passing boats quite severe when travel is heavy on the river. The two families had come to the Edward C. Wagner farm, two miles north of Johnsburg, about a month ago. Along with many other such families, they travel here and there throughout the country to help with the various seasonal work. The Wagners live on a 129- acre farm, of which sixty acres are in tomatoes. It was this crop that the migrant workers were here to harvest. The bodies of the two were taken to the George R. Justen & Son funeral home, where an inquest was conducted Monday evening. Both families will return to Texas, where the parents will remain. Older members will return, Mrs. Wagner said, to help with the crops. Celia was the only daughter of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. Enriue Malidonado. There were six children in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Juan Ramirez. Watch for school registration dates and hours, as well as bus schedule, in this week's issue.