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"SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" Volume 80 -- No. 20 McHENRY ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 1954 >••••••« Musin' and Meanderin' The M c H e n r y Plaindealer proudly pi'ints its largest edition in its long history this week -- forty pages. Many of them will be found devoted to the quadrennial tax reports Topping the list of tax levies presented before the board of supervisors last week was the t of Algonquin township, with- a levy of $34,000. McHenry ranked second with $29,350. McHenry's V, Fv W; drum and bugle corps and marching units will parade at Dundee on Sunday, Sept. 26. It will be remembered that two of the. groups took first place, another took third and a fourth took honorable mention in the recent Marine Day parade. GRADUATES OF MCHS RETURN TO COiLEGE 10c Per Copy Many Siudenis Finish Education With 1955 Classes Lorraine Boyle of McCullom Lake attended the hair styling forum at the LaSalle hotel, Chicago, last Monday. Leading stylists from all over the United States and Eurppe participated in the program. ® One of the junior high school classes has started a "Pennies for Memorial hospital" drive, with Barbara Krickl acting as chairman. The young people are at present considering the placing of small penny banks in the various business houses in the city, hoping to assure a hospital in much the manner undertaken so successfully in a small Wisconsin community recently. The McHenry Garden club received honorable mention in the category, "Before the Shooting Begins" (breakfast for the men), v, at the recent Bull Valley Garden M^lub show. Sei $0# Folks with boys overseas or Ionizations or lndi#0uali wish ^ the Red issT* appeal for holiday.- gift boxes are reminded that only rew weeks remain in y^J^ -'to assure their ,deljvevy, The Red Cross issues a reminder that boxes for boys on the High Seas must be shipper1 from the county office by thr last part of October. Checks may be sent at any time to make, the shipment of sixty boxes an organization project. In answer to questions on sug gested articles for use oversea? the Red Cross offers these items Pictures of home In plastic billfoh holders, billfolds, ballpoint pen? cigarette cases, plastic pouche. for pipe smokers, pipes, key ring; and paper-bound books. Each year, more*' and more of McHenry's graduates are seeking a higher education in the country's college;? and universities. Last week the Plaindealer printed the names of 1851 graduates planning to continue their education; This week the paper notes the schools selected by graduates of other years. Notre Dame is the choice of John Bolger, a sophomore, and Donald Freund, a senior. An Indiana school has also been selected by Robert Wohnrade of Wonder Lake, who is beginning his second year at Valparaiso. Attending Northern Illinois State Teachers college at De- KaJb are Duane Andreas, a senior, Mary Nye, a fieshman, Audrey Andreas, a junior, and Pat Goranson, who is in her second semester. Lynn McCurdy has returned to DeKalb but will not begin her sophomore year until next semester. John Davidson of Wonder Lake has enrolled at Navy Pier, as has James VanKauegan, who is- a sophomore student. The University of Illinois is the choice of Raiph Bennett, a sophomore, Jack Justen, Bill Weber, Jack DeRoche and Herb Engdahl, seniors, and Jack Wirtz, a junior. After a summer spent in Montana, Nancy Siemon has returned to the college of St. Teresa at Winona, Minn., where her sister has enrolled as a freshman. Nancy has selected social studies and her sister, Sally, will pursue a- business course. *- Travelling west are Charles Green, Barba i Glorney an<?/!Eileen r^tuining; to Coirneil^JKi#^ jtajfen En£- dafcj and j/ack Pepping • SlsQ RECOGNIZED FOR SERVICE Photo by Kolin Clarence Anglese, center, is shown receiving the beautiful watch presented to him at the annual faculty-board dinner, held this year at the McHenry Country club on Sept. 14. Making the presentation, at left, is LeRoy Weltef, president of the high school board, while Supt. C. H. Duker looks on. Mr. Anglese received the award for having served twenty-five years on the local teaching staff: Kids' Day Observance Planned By Kiwanis For Saturday, Sept. 25 BURGLARS ENTER BOAT COMPANY BUT FAIL TO GET LOOT The Fox River Valley Boat company on Riverside Drive was entered by burglars either late Friday night or early Saturday morning but they failed to make away with either jnoney or merchandise. The proprietors, James and Loren Rothermel, closed aibout 9 o'clock Friday night and when they opened for business the following day found that entrance had be«sii gained through a window in the' basement. The window had been partially broken "*» 5-Y Hetn temporarily blocked rtate university. , , ^ 1 th§>burglars. •"«"*" Ceiia Page te embar^g on TJjcy found that ^ were un. All workers at the August V.F.W. carnival are reminder that the annual party will b< held Saturday evening, Sept. 25 at 8 o'clock at the clubhouse Lunch and dancing will feature the evening's entertainment. One of the most vivid reminders that winter is fast approachis the time change which goes into effect next weekend. Come Saturday night, it will bf time for all folks with a clock or watch in their possession to set it back one hour or take the consequences of being early foi church Sunday morning. It hap pens every year -- someone firidf himself at a 9 o'clock service when he has hurried to arrive al 10, or even worse, he is emharassed to learn that he is jusl in time for Sunday School. The engine on the early Satur day afternoon train from Chicagc had to be taken off last weekenr' just as it arrived in McHenrj and a piece of .it fell to th( ground. Another engine had tc be secured >before the residents farther along the line could be taken to their home cities. Friends will be ii.lciesiedknow that Mr. and Mrs. John Pufahl 6f Lake Geneva, Wis., observed their golden wedding anniversary this week. They have two daughters, Pauline, and Adele. Mr. Pufahl will be remembered as superintendent of the old Borden factory in McHenry during the 'twenties. They moved to Wisconsin many years ago. A benefit soft ball game for injured players is being planned for Saturday night,' Sept. 25, at 8 o'clock at the V. F. W. fiteld. Naturally spanking doesn't help much in this soft-handed age. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nimsgren spent the weekend in Stacyville, Iowa. On Sunday they attended the golden bedding celebration of the Nick Muellers at Riceville, Iowa. her music careqjf as a jinior at Illinois Wesleyan university. £ Returning to Bradley university at Peorte for fcfieir "Second year are E« Lacy, Gilbert Mer- :ure nad Jim Ro^geribuck. Val Cappell 4s entering her second year at Purdue university, after spending a year at Ripon college, Wis. Ray Little has arrived at Carleable to gain entrance to the front section of the store, where the items desired were evidently kept. They left without taking anything. ton college at Northfield, Minn., where he is starting his freshman year. He is a June graduate of Way land Congregational academy. HAME MORE COMMUNITY LEADERS IN HOSPITAL FUND DRIVE CAMPAIGN; MEDICAL STAFF PLEDGES $50,000 McHenry's leaders in the fund -aising campaign of Memorial Hospital for McHenry County, 3erald Carey, Daniel Justen and ^ay McQee, have announced the names of nine captains in McHenry. They are C. H. Duker, Sari R. Walsh, Charles Vycital, Donald E. Johnson, Floyd E. Covalt, Jr., Elmer J. Freund, Albert M. Bartnan, Harold F. Miller and George A. Stilling. James Hettermann, Henry Nell, Tohn Thelen and Bernard Smith ire assisting Jerry Hettermann and Joseph Huemann in the Tohnsfcmrg area. Four captains named in the ^ingwood area are Carl Hallitrom, Clarence Pearson, Frank Weideman and John McGfaw. lam Yokley, Victor Milbrandt, Tohn Feyerer and Ed Alderson ire acting in the same capacity it Wonder Lake. Staff pledge Dr. Henry W. Sandeen of Woodstock, chief of the medical 3taff of Memorial Hospital for McHenry County, presented William M. Tittle, president of the 'loppital," the following letter: ' "Th:_ 1c'. is ' t you that the medical staff of our hospital is heartily in favor of the expansion program. All the members of the staff have pledged to make a substantial •jontribution to the drive. "At a regular meeting of the staff on June 12, 1954, a motion was made that the staff pledge $50,000 toward the new building. The motion was carried unanimously. "We all hope to be able to devote time and effort towa'd accomplishing the goal which you have set for the construction of a new hospital." William * Tittle said. "This endorsement and pledge from our relatively small medical staff should be a challenge to all. Memorial hospital needs our help now so that it may adequately and better serve the people of our county." HOLD ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE OF PTA DISTRICT SEPT. 30 The annual fall conference of District 26. Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers, will be held at Round Lake consolidated school on Thursday, Sept. 30. District 26 includes McHenry, Boone and Lake counties. The theme of this year's conference is "Accepting our Responsibility for Better Homes." Registration will begin at 1:30 in the afternoon, the speakers to include Mrs. Alger F. Tavenner, Mrs. Bertram E. Little and Mrs. Irving Eneveld. Their topics will include reading in the home, visual education in the home and parliamentary procedure. The evening session will start at 7 p.m., featuring talks by W. C. Petty, Lake county superintendent of schools, Virgil Ketchtim, principal of the Round Lake school, and Mrs. Arthur Williams, I. C. P. T. field representative. Smorgcsb'^-ci wH] be srrv-1 at |-th'er ' Round Lake- Goiimuui:'-.,. church immediately following the; afternoon session. Any person interested in parent-teacher,^-Work from the McHenry copwiiunity is invited to attend.^--' Saturday, Sept. 25, is Kids' Day in McHenry. James L. Althoff, president of McHenry Township Kiwanis club, has announced that Fred Marks1 will again be general chairman of the local observance and he will be assisted by wives of members, who will take on special duties. Kids' Day in McHenry is dedicated to McHenry township youth, acknowledging their contribution to America's strength and demonstrating McHenry's confidence in the future they will build. Locally, it is a fund raising day. All money acquired through the sale of Kids' Day buttons in the McHenry area wilt be kej*t here to help McHfsiuy T<v* nship Kivvapis main^aln^fe local proyoilfch vititesr suchf jas aw&«? ' dinners, proms, assistance to underprivileged children, etc. 1954 Theme "Build for Tomorrow" is the Kiwanis theme for 1954 Kids' Day and it is a challenge to the community. The day draws special .attention to them. It provides children with a knowledge that the community is interested in them, proud of their accomplishments and confident of their potentialities as good future citizens. President Althoff and committee Chairman Marks both express sincere appreciation for the wonderful cooperation which was given to Kids' Day observances by the local press, city officials and the general public in years past, and also for the intense interest and keen desire to assist Saturday, Sept. 25. CLERK URGES ALL COUNTY VOTERS TO CHECK REGISTRATION An appeal is being made by County Clerk Raymond D. Woods to county voters, urging them to make sure that they are properly registered so that they will be aible to vote in the Nov. 2 election. Everyone of voting- age is asked to check their registration in the office of the clerk or with their own local registration official' if there is any doufetj Oct. 5 is the date set to register in polling-places in the county, with, the polls open from 6 a.m. to 9 p-m. The last day, to register in the clerk's office is OCt; 4. The following registrars willbe on duty locally: Charles Freund, Spring Grove; Albert Krause, McHenry; Justus Kellner, Wonder Lake; Mrs. Margaret Erhardt, Lilymoor; and Fred J. Smith, Johnsburg. Plans Progress For Centennial WE OFFER YOU CONGRATULATIONS Stephen H. Freund, in many ways one of McHenry's most remarkable citizens, is looking forward to the celebration of his ninetieth birthday anniversary Sunday, Sept. 26, when his family will gather at his home on Pearl street for dinner. STUDIES AT SEMINARY Whitney Lowell Suffers Broken^ Leg In Accident ^ • • Whitney Lowell, who resides in the Riverside hotel, suffered a broken left leg last Saturday afternoon shortly after 5 o'clock when he was struck by a car driven by Dolores Campbell of Lakemoor at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Elm street. Mr. Lowell was walking across the street when the accident occurred. He was treated at a local doctor's office and then removed by ambulance to the Woodstock hospital. Open house will be held at the Freund home after 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. To Mr. Freuhd, the day is planned not just as an observance but is anticipated with enthusiasm by this nonagenarian who will not only recall highlights of his long life but looks ahead to the future progress of his home community. Few men have contributed so much to the past history of McHenry and even the highlights would take many pages to recall. Among them was his assistance i|) , organizing the Johnsburg less, .u^v: - ong a4 (ifcs secretary and manager until 1911, when it became the Wieland Dairy company. He also held a membership in the Elgin Butter board for seventeen years and has been a member of the National Dairy union and Dairymen's association. At a later date he helped or. ganize the county Farm Bureau association and was also instrumental in forming a committee to serve the good roads movement, a committee of which he served as chairman. Mr. Freund was a member of the grade school board of education for twenty-nine years and has served as trustee of St. Mary's church. In 1397, he was elected township assessor and later served as supervisor, being elected chairman of this body in 1920. He was active in procuring and routing state highways here and for two years led the court fight which resulted in gaining a right of way for the present highway through McHenry. His is a lifetime filled With action which has been beneficial to his fellow townsmen and the community as a whole. Certainly his ninetieth birthday is reason for the congratulations of his host of friends. THOMAS P. FREUND /Thomas P. Freund, son of Mr. tfrvi Mr Chprlcs Freund of r~ 1 -- ' " L ^ {_•< - * NicWiia, S.D.S., wlit-ii- he the Salvatorian order and became a novice in September of last year. After one year of novitiate, he took his profession of vows in the Society of the Divine Saviour on Sept. 8, 1954, at Jordan seminary in Menominee, Mich. He will resume his studies for the priesthood at Major seminary, Lanham, Md., and will attend Catholic university, Washington, D.O. He left for Washington on Sept. 13. Those from here who attended the profession ceremony in Michigan were Rev.„ John Daleiden, Mr and Mrs. Charles Freund and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tinoay, Bob, Bud and 'Kitty, Mrs. L. L. Kagan and sons, Leigh and Pat, Mrs. George W. May, Mrs. John Jung, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Weber and daughter, Judy, and Miss Anne Spindler. Local Teacher Named To Nutrition Week Committee The Illinois nutrition conference will- be held on the campus of Eastern Illinois State Teachers' college Sept. 25, the annual event to feature nationally recognized speakers on the subjeat of nutrition. Plans will be announced for the observance of Illinois Nutrition Week, Nov. 7 to 13. McHenry County Home Adviser Irene Downey is planning to attend the event. Anyone else desiring to attend or to secure de!"" . T he*V ' • the.Huiiie Buica.u ofricc in Woodstock. The McHenry county committee for the observance of Illinois Nutrition Week includes Carey Clark, McHenry high school home economics teacher; Irene Downey and Fred Lancaster of the McHenry county tuberculosis association. Harry C. Shales,. 22nd District of Illinois Grand Master, will officiate at the dinner ceremonies during the centennial celebration of McHenry Lodge No. 158, A.F. & A.M., Oct. 16 at the McHenry Community high school cafeteria. Otto Pyritz is working on entertainment specialties to provide for the lighter side of the program and the John Neuharths' are in charge of decorations. E. S. Heyward is making plans to obtain a many-tier anniversary cake, with H. C. Schales' performing the cake cutting ceremony. Masonic work through the ccntury in MdTcnry, as in any -other community, has always been a serious side of life. Much of the ground .work has been done by pioneers who settled in open country, lived through difficult lean years, started the Masonic lodge and adhered to its tenets. Centennials are happy events in all organization work and the same feeling holds for McHenry Lodge, No. 158. The centennial celebration will have its serious side but with the help of Mr. Pyritz and his inimitable quality to set a cheery mood, it will also have its light side. Free Masonry of the entire state is interested in the McHenry centennial and It is likely that there will be a large number of visitors from distant points attending the dinner. Don Johnson, Bill Goettsche, Ray Hughes, Master Ed. Cannon and the entire centennial committee urge all who would like to join in the festivities to- make reservations as early as tkey can. Dinner will be served at 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. Tickets are available from members listed above. After dinner, guests will be invited to stay and enjoy an evening of dancing. IMPORTANT BUSINESS GREETS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT FIRST FALL MEETW6; MEMBERS MSCUSS MARME DAY FUTURE «" FLAMES RESULT IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO McHENRY HOME A fire of undetermined origin caused considerable damage to the J. L. Nickels home at 186 Country Club Drive early Tuesday morning, but fortunately members of the family escaped unharmed. Mr. Nickels awoltc about 4:15 o'clock when he heard the crackling of fire in the living room. He immediately hurried to help his wife and two children out of doors and to safety, then notified the fire department, members of which responded at once. Within a few minutes they had the flames under control, but not before the entire house, with the exception of the bedrooms, had been damaged to a great extent by heat and smoke. The Nickels had moved into their new home only .-about a week ago. DR. BERYL ORRIS GIVES LECTURE TO CLUB SEPTEMBER 30 The first meeting of the Lecture Luncheon club will be held at Serykemeo POLITICAL MEETING Announcement has been made that Republican Senatorial Candidate Joseph Meek will appear with Vernon Nickell, candidate fo^ re-election as state superintendent of schools, and Warren Wright, candidate for treasurer, in Woodstock Friday evening Oct. 1. The meeting is sponsoreriMfe the McHenry county RepublicaHp central > corffmittee, headed by audge Henry Cowlin. From Fort Knox, Ky., comes a letter from Pvt. Robert J. Smith, which reads as follow*: "Am writing you to let you know of my new address. Completed my school at Gary Air Force base at San Marcus,- Tex. Since then I've been assigned to Fort Knox, Ky. "Sure enjoy reading the Plaindealer. Look forward to it every week." Charles J. Hollembach of/lNstakee Bay, son of the O. J. Hollenbachs, is home on a ten-day leave from the naval air station/ at Jacksonville, Fla, Donald, son of Mr. and lilrs. Anton F. Blake, arrived home this week on a fourteen-day furlough. Upon his return, he /will report to a camp in Georgif( County Schoi Enrollment/tfp School enrollment throughout the county continues to climb, and McHenry / is keeping pace with*' the general trend. In fact, the local ^ugn school, with 510 students, ranks second to Crystal Lake, which Vhas 725 students compared with 669 last year. Woodstock ranks third with 490. There are 7,952 enrolled in grade schools in) the county as compared to 6,157 last year and there arei 2.714/ in high schools compared j to 2^572 in 1953. The total enrollment in high and grade schools is 10,658 compared to 8,729 last year, an increase of 1,927. ^n the grade I schools, Crystal Lake is tops too, with 1,200 compared to 1,119 last year. Harvard unit district runs second with 1,071. Enrollment in grade schools in the McHenry area and a comp. £ ' i C . > - a r r "heire listed; with the 1851- total being given last: Spring Grove, 48-42; Burton's Bridge, 76-74; Solon 34-22; Ringwood, 44i45; Terra Cotta, 14-17; McHenry, 980 this year. High school comparison figures are as follows: / Harvard, 322t329; Woodstock, 466-460; Marengo, 299-230?/ Crystal Lake, 669-725; McHenry, 490- 510; Richmond, 118-145; Huntley, 96-108; and Hebron, 112-117. RECEIVES DEGREE Robert P. Lowell was among 625 students who received their undergraduate and graduate degrees this fall as the result of their final scholastic work in the 1954 summer session of the University of Wisconsin. He received his bachelor of business administration degree. Martinetti's Fiesta restaurant ir Crystal Lake Thursday, Sept. 30, at 12:30 o'clock. The first lecture this season wil1 be given by Dr. Beryl D. Orris, his subject being "Where do we go from Here"? (psychological answers to world problems). Dr. Orris lived in both Paris and Berlin during the first years of World War II. He saw Hitler enter Vienna and heard him speak. At that time, Dr. Orris studied first hand the youth movement of Nazi Germany and watched the disintegration of France. His principal fields of concentration are comparative religion and psychiatry for which he holds doctorates from Berlin and Vienna. He was principally in Vienna, where he worked with Prof. Sigmund Freud, then later went to London, where he carried on work with Havelock Ellis. MINQR ACCIDENT Two cars, driven by Robert Doran of McHenry and Virginia Breyley of Crystal Lake, collided at the intersection of Rtes. 31 and 176, one day last week. Mrs. Brej'- ley was charged with failure to stop at a stop sign. Both cars were damaged. (FARM FIRE A large barn on the Calvin Brown farm, located a half mile south of the intersection of Rtes. 14 and 31, near Crystal Lake, was destroyed by fire Sunday. The future of Marine Day in McHenry will be onp of the chief topics presented for discussion when' the Chamber of Commerce holds its first fall meeting at the Legion home on Monday evening, Sept. 27, at 8 o'clock. A resume of the situation was presented at a meeting the boardof directors held last Thursday * noon after a number of arguments, pro and con, had been - brought to the attention of the orga.iii2a.Lion. \ One of the chief-"obj&ttioiis to. ; the celebration of the day on " Sunday came from the churches^ three - fetters being read from them in which their feeling against the day selected was voiced. ' Other complications have arisen due to the fact that the state no longer allows the parade to be routed on their highways. Residents' of the river, too, have objected to the noise and the fact that the river is closed for pleasure riding during the afternoon hours of Marine Day.. The Chamber is- now faced with making a decision on the continuance of the festivity. They have already considered many alternatives to Sunday but find new problems with each consideration. One of them is the difficulty/^) \in securing participants to take part in the parade on a week day, and Marine Day without a parade would hardly seem worthwhile. State Law In order to comply with a state law,' boat* races are not allowed to begin early in the morning, which might otherwise have allowed a delay in the parade until afternoon. Due to the nature of the celebration, attendance would be greatly Curtailed on any other day but Sunday. The Chamber also finds it would be, impossible to obtain many racers -from a - distance wbo now have Satorday*'.^' to travel. -^ Most everyone Is In agreement that Marine Day has been a definite mark of progress in promoting the many outstanding features of the community as a place to live. Doubtless, a number of families have decided on McHehry as their future home after becoming acquainted with it on Marine Day. The problem now is to find a solution to the myriad of • obstacles which threaten discontinuance of the day. It is hoped that- a large percentage of the membership is in attendance next Monday night to discuss the matter. Few times in the past has the undertaking been conducted at a profit, and then it was small. This past Marine Day netted approximately $700, which will go into a fund to be used for a civic program designed to benefit the entire community. Other Business In addition to the future of Marine Day, other important items of business will be discussed. They include the establishment of dates for 1955 Dollar Days and the subject of holiday decorating and lighting for the 1954 Christmas season. ELECTED TO OFFICE N. S. Weingart of McHenry has been elected president of the National Farm Loan association to fill the unexpired term of William Meyer of Marengo, who retired. Mr. Weingart, who has served continuously on the board since 1934, has in the past steadfastly refused to accept an office, but this fall board members insisted that he accept the presidency. Attended National Convention Mrs. Mae Duckett, left, past department president of and Mrs. Minnie Green of McHenry, past eleventh district of Illinois, are shown at the recent States dinner helckin^M _ ton, D. C., during the American Legion and auxiliary convention*