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3 . 1 i . 7\f ' *? '* ^ ' "' *•&* > % I v*«& 'Sii '%," -<h~',' 1 mfw >»*»f '-', *tt "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 187 S" ^ ™V-, *j| fjk^ „.?W Volume 81 -- No. 19 McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 15. 1955 10c Per Cop§ Musin' .«e> and Meanderin' | A" • Imaginations worked overtijne last; weekend jwhen a balloon of great size was seen in the sky over the Chicago area, confusing thousands who saw it. McHenry county did not escape the view for it was reported over Woodstock early Sunday morning and the "flight previous over our own community. Some folks thought they saw a flying saucer, others were sure it was a new planet. One man even claimed to have seen the balloon dropping leaflets. Weather Bureau and Universi- »< ty of Chicago spokesmen questioned said it was not one of their balloons. Last explanation was that it came from Lowry Air Force base in Colorado, but those with vivid imaginations stick to their cwn, more colorful version of what they saw. A meeting of school music directors of the county was held in Woodstock last week, where discussion of the annual winter festival took place, A major change centers around plans for two separate festivals, one vocal and the other instrumental, and both are to be held in conjunction With clinics direcyt ted by guest conductors. These festivals, in progress for six years, have come to be among the most impressive musical offerings in this area each year, involving about 800 young instrumentalists and vocalists. According to Fred Ferris, county chairman of the American Red Cross, the quota for funds for flood relief has been met and no more money is necessary. He was notified by wire that the fund appeal on a national basis of $10,000,000 has been oversubscribed. Judge J. M. Braude is schedul- • t ed to be gues|; speaker before -^members of the. Lecture Limch1- eon dub at tfi&r first meelmjj Thursday) sept, 29, at the M<& Heftry Country Club. * McHenry is mighty proud to have one of her most active Legionnaires, William Green, elected commander of the Eleventh Legion district. The district comprises the counties of Will, DuPage, Kane and McHenry. "Bill" served as senior vicecommander of the district " this past year and now . succeeds Clarence Molyneaux of Wilmington in the top position. He is past commander of the McHenry Legion post and past ' commander of the McHenry county council. Dennis Punches of Rt. 2, McHenry, has been named a member of the student orientation committee at CaiTOll college which will, welcome 280 new students this year. You who get discouraged, be heartened by the example of others who do so much more to carry the load than you are able or willing to do. COUFTTY CHAPTER OF CANCER SOCIETY BEGINS NEW YEAR The work of the McHenry county chapter of the American Cancer society goes forward following the annual election meeting held last week at the home of the president, „ Mrs. Delbert Ogle, in Woodstock. Mrs. Ogle was re-elected president, Dr. O. E. Nelson, vice-president; Donald J. Still, treasurer; and Mrs. Albert Carlson of Harvard, secretary. Mrs. Carlson,, crusade chairman for 1955, reported a total of- $5,366.89 collected to date, with two communities still to be heard from. She expected the final total would reach the $6,200 quota. According to Miss Alta Kirkman, service chairman,> three patients are at present being served and 820 dressings have been made. She added that five loan closets are now in operation in the county so that cancer patients may be more efficiently served from their own community. ' VA SERVICE A Veterans Administration representative from the Rockford VA office will be on duty at Woodstock Tuesday, Sept. 20, to inform and assist veterans, their dependants and the Igeneral public regarding all benefit programs of the VA. Their repre: sentative will be on duty from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the post office building, second floor, in Woodstock. NURSE, ASSOCIATION OFFICER GUEST AT FALL PTA MEETING The McHenry Community P.T.A. is happy to present to residents of this community Mrs. Manolia Schult, president of the Second district of Illinois State Nurses'* association, she will discuss an always important subject, "Good Health in the Home and Community," at the high school cafeteria Thursday, Sept. 22, at 8; 15 o'clock. Along with Mrs. Schult's appearance, there will be a panel discussion under the direction of Mrs. .Joanne Rulien, McHenry school nurse, covering, the dental health and speech correction program in McHenry. It has been arranged to demonstrate the audiometer which is being purchased for use in the three local P.T.A. groups for their child health program. There is no admission charge and refreshments will be served. GUNSHOT WOUNDS PROVE FATAL TO BARRINGTON MAN Milo Suchy, 49, of Rt. 3, Barrington,- died from gunshot wounds last Thursday while hunting near his home. He had gone hunting with his son, John, 20, early in the morning but the latter had left to go to work at 7:35. Two employees of Suchy's excavating business, Glenn Periman of Arlington Heights and Alex Sabo, Sr., of Barrington, missed Suchy at 10 o'clock and called his wife. They then started a search of the farm and about noon found him lying on the ground beside a small lake. Investigating officers at first determined that Suchy had been walking along a path and apparently stubbed his toe on a jock, causing him to fall. Discovery by the mortician of a second charge of shotgun pellets in his body was cause for further investigation of the death, with inquest scheduled for Friday, Sep*. 16. ADULT EVENING CLASS An Ikdult class in household accessories will register Monday evening^ Sept. 26, at 8 o'clock in the high school homemaking room, with "the time of meetings to be determined later. A small registration fee will be charged. The classes will be conducted by Miss Carey Clark, homemaking teacher. HEALTH MEETING The annual meeting of the McHenry Cpunty Health Improvement association is scheduled for Monday evening, Sept. 19, at 8 o'clock at the Farm Bureau building at Woodstock. The guest speaker Will represent the State Department of Mental Health. 92 PER CENT OF 1954 TAX BILL IS COLLECTED $4,033,720 Has Been Distributed For Needs In County Word from, County Treasurer Vernon W. jXfiys this past week reveals that a total of $5,214,805- .02 has been collected from the 1954-tax bill in the county, which amounted to. $5,652,713. Of this amount, $4,033,720.72 has been distributed. He added that there is still time for more collections before the sale of delinquent real estate which has been set for Oct. 17 at 9 o'clock in the morning. According to Audrey Walgenbach, deputy county treasurer, the collection to date amounts to 92.2 per cent of the total bill, which is a little above the amount collected last year. Largest Bill The J.954 tax bill which is being collected is the largest in the history of the county. Schools received the largest amount of the tax money, $2,742,275. A total of $390,000 was given to the county and $309,800 to cities and villages. The seventeen townships in the county received $466,950. The remainder was distributed to library boards, Harvard hospital, fire protection districts and for other such needs. County Treasurer Kays is in his first year of a four-year term of office. FUTURE HOMEMAKERS WIN SECOND PLACE IN SECTION JUDGING The MCHenry Future Homemakers of America chapter has been notified that it placed second i% "How do we Rate?" judgings " for Section 20 of Illinois. First place went to Lucy Flower Technical high school chapter in Chicago, with Car! Sandberg school ranking third. Jydgipgs were hgggd on work done by the chapter during the past school year. Among the main projects of the girls was included entertaining at the old people's home at Woodstock and Hartland, making Thanksgiving favors ^or orphans at Woodstock and also for veterans at Downey Veterans' hospital. The F.H.A. officers have already planned an interesting program for the year ahead, during which time they hope to work toward first place in 1956. Officers for the ensuing year are Jewel May, president; Ann Lundborg, vice-president; Kathleen Freund, secretary; Kathy Anderson, treasurer; Jean Blake, public relations; Kathleen Anglese, program- chairman; Jane BJake, degree chairman. REPORT SIXTH POLIO CASE OF SEASON IN McHENRY COUNTY; INCIDENCE OF DISEASE IN STATE STILL MOUNTING As the incidence of polio throughout the state mounted this past week. McHenry county reported its fifth and sixth cases of the season. The last was Charles Skow, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Skow of Woodstock and grandson of the Ben Justens of McHenry, who was treated as a suspect at St. Therese hospital, Waukegan this week. No paralysis developed and by mid-week it was believed to be a very mild case. Plans for broadening the polio prevention program and assuring aid to all polio patients who need help from the McHenry cqunty chapter of the National Foundation for infantile Paralysis were discussed by Dale E. Bpehm, state representative of the. National Foundation, and J. Leonard Townsend, chapter chairman. They also made preliminary plans for the 1956 March of Dimes next January. Mr. Boehm pointed out that funds will be "sorely" needed to fight polio for some time to come. IPolio Still Threat "Vaccine; distributed to state health officers as rapidly as it is released by the government, will bring the--benefit of protection to only a limited number of children this year," he explained. "Polio is still with us and probably will be for a long time." The new vaccine can't be expected to prevent all paralytic polio in one, two or even five years he added. Therefore, while we keep one eye on the incidencethermometer, We should remember the' National Foundation's simple precautions to help avoid the disease. McCullom Lake Board Takes Action On Licenses The village board of McCullom Lake met Monday evening of this week, with p. discussion of licenses taking up much of the meeting time. Dog tags and vehicle licenses for village residents may be obtained from Emma Pyritz, clerk. Licenses will be valid for the fiscal year from - April 1 to May 31. For the remainder of the fiscal year, one-half fees will be charged. A rabies ghot certificate must be presented before a dog license will be issued. Licenses must be purchased before Oct. 1. After the above date, stray dogs will be pifcked up by police officers. CAR BURNS The local fire department was called to the McCullom Lake blacktop road one afternoon last week to extinguish a car fire which completely destroyed a car owned by Richard Barrows. Mrs. Barrows was driving to McHenry when the auto suddenly burst into flames. P.T.A. MEETING The Johnsburg public school Parent-Teacher association meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 8 o'clock at the Johnsburg school. Speaker of the evening will be Mrs. Roy E. Swanson, president of the McHenry County P.T.A. council. Refreshments will be served. GRASS FIRE Local firemen were called to Lilymoor to extinguish a grass fire last Thursday afternoon. Instrumentalists ' Seek New Honors Friends of members of the, local high $chool violin quaftet are enthusiastically looking forward to the second appearance of the talented young musicians on television and r&dio Sunday, Sept. 18. As the result of Winning first place for their - performance on July 31, they are making a return appearance.;vto the Sachs amateur hour this Sunday, when they will Vie With nine other acts for a new car. As first place winner last summer, they received a watch and seventy-five dollars in Cash. The quartet is made up of Judy Freund, first violin; Kathleen Anglese, second; Sue St1ne<- spring, third; and Diane Pieroni, fourth. Kathleen and Diane are seniors and Sue is a junior, Jtidy graduated from the high school last June. They will be Accompanied by Telia Nardi, a sophomore. For their second appearance, the girls are required to play the same selection, "Amaryllis." ' The quarteT~\vill be heard over Channel 7 between 12:30 and 1:30 o'clock, as well as over WLS radio. Just a post card sent to the address announced Sunday will cast a vote for the local -entry. It is possible for each member of the family to vote, regardless of age. Needless to say,, the young musicians and their director, Paul R. Yanda, are hoping they may be fortunate enough to ii%ve their efforts rewarded with, first place in this very important contest. SEVERAL DEATHS MOURNED DURING PAST FEWDAYS Services Held \ On Wednesday For < Christina William^ Mrs. Christina Williams, & lifetime resident of this comniunity and one of its most respected citizen^, died Sunday evening, Sept. 11, at her home north of Ringwood, on Rt. 31. She had been in failing health |or several years. \ The deceased, 88 years old, was born at Solon Mills on ,^pril 15, 1867. The devotion of her family CHRISTINA WILLIAMS and the esteem in which she was held by all who knew her testified to the exemplary life which she had lived. When her husband died on Jan. 27, 1954, the couple had celebrated more than sixty years of married life. She is survived by three sons, Martin of Plainfield, Anton of Ringwood and Joseph A. of McHenry; four daughters, Mrs. Rose Tonyan of Ringwood, Louise Williams at home, Sister M. Lambert, O.S.F., of Stone Lake, Indian Reservation, Wis., «nd Mrs. Eva Degen of McHenry; three brothers, Albert Etten of Dawson, N. Dak., William of Volo and Joseph of Chicago; one sister, Mrs. Katherina Engels of McHenry; ten grandchildren and twenty greatgrandchildren. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Blessed Virgin society of St. John's church. The body rested at the Peter M. Justen funeral home until 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning, when services were held at St. John's church, Johnsburg. Inter, ment was in the church cemetery. Harry Soldwisch Harry Soldwisch, 63 years of age,. who resided south of McHenry on old Elgin road, died at the Tobey rest home at Lilymoor Sunday, Sept. 11, following a lingering illness. Mr. Soldwisch, a retired blacksmith, was a veteran of World War I. The only survivor la a brother- (Continued on Pige 8) LOCAL FTA TO BE HOST TO FOURTEEN SECTION CHAPTERS Last Friday and Saturday, Dick Wissell, carrying out his duties as Section 6 vice-president, attended a state F.F.A. officers' meeting at Springfield. Under the guidance of State F.F.A. Adviser J. E. Hill and State F.F.A. Executive Secretary V. E. Burgeuer, plans were made to guide the F.F.A. activities by sections for the coming year. Following a full day of training Friday, the officers attended a banquet with members of the state-sponsoring committee of the Illinois F.F.A. Foundation. Here the boys had an opportunity to meet and talk with some of the top business executives of the state. By Saturday noon, Dick had accumulated a great amount of F.F.A. information which will aid him in making an excellent chapter president and sectional officer. The young man's first chance to preside comes next Saturday, Sept. 17, when he is in charge of the Section 6 leadership training school. This school for chapter officers is being held at the McHenry high school. The following schools will have six officers and an adviser attending: Arlington Heights, Barrington, Belvidere, Capron, Gurnee. Hebron, .Harvard, Huntley, Lake Zurich, Marengo, McHenry, Richmond, Woodstock and Wauconda. Junior Thespians Close '55 Season A McHenry girl, Sue Stinespring, has taken over the office of corresponding secretary in the Junior Theatre Guild for 1955-56. A junior in the local high school, Sue has been active in the guild SUB STINESPRENG Missionary To Be Guest Of W.S.C.S. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Whitfield .will be guests of honor at the first fall meeting of the Wo- ^man's Society for Christian Service when that organization gathers on Thursday, Sept. 22. The afternoon program will open with a worship period and potluck luncheon at the Community Methodist church. Retired and living in Topeka, Kas., the guests, parents of Fred Whitfield, a member of the church, will come to McHenry t$ re-live in memory their twenty- five years in India, where Mr. Whitfield was educational missionary at a boy's trade school in the northern part, which is now Pakistan. Sent to India by the United Presbyterian church, Mr. Whitfield has films to show as he tells of his experiences in making friends for Christ. There will be a worship period at 12:30, followed by theN program. Plans will be made by the W.S.C.S. for their annual bazaar on Oct. 25, with work days planned for Oct. 6 and 13 and at the second fall meeting Oct. 20. Board members and circle chairmen are reminded that the regular board meetings precede the W.S.C.S. meeting at 11:45 o'clock. 4 BUSINESS WOMEN OF COUNTY OBSERVE SILVER ANNIVERSARY The September meeting of the McHenry County Business and Professional. Woman's club, first of the new club year, was held last weetf at the home of Mrs. Gladys Senne in Woodstock. It was the twenty-fifth birthday year of the group. Mrs. Mabel Hobbs, who is a charter member of the club, gave an interesting and informative history from its original gettogether of two or three women, their sponsorship by the Rockford club and the early days under the leadership of Mrs. Clara Greaves Sweeney, Mrs. Ethel Coe, Mrs. Mary Yates, Miss Minnie Bohn and Mrs. Gretta Goodell, the latter of McHenry. Miss Hobbs told of some of the early projects and surveys made by the club, adding that she definitely felt membership in such a group working for the improvement, and in former days the acceptance of women in the professions and business, was most worthwhile. Mrs. Dorothy McEachren gave a short talk on the objectives of the National Federation and how they could be carried out by the local club. for the past two seasons and has taken leads in several summer plays. Elected to serve with her are John Massey of Woodstock, who takes over the office of president, held for two years by Elwood Carlson of Harvard; Lee Shaw, vice-president; Judy Birren of Woodstock, recording secretary; and LaDonna Johnson, treasurer. Having concluded its third season with the recent production of "Outward Bound," the guild has accomplished a fete which heretofore seemed impossible -- making a small profit on each play. The fund will be used for improvements at Chicory Hill barn, scene of the plays, and additional equipment and facilities. Some will also be used to finance next year's produc tions, the profit of the perform ances of "The Late Christopher Be&n" already having been earmarked fpr new lighting equipment. The cktors of the barn have closed-for the last time in 1955, leaving guild members a few months' rest before preparing for the 1956 season of plays. FLORENCE LACY PARTICIPATES IN ANNUAL AIRMEET The seventh annual "99" airmeet presented by the Chicago area chapter of this international organization of licensed women pilots will be. held Sunday, Sept. >18, at the DuPage county airport, 'West Chicago, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be remembered that McHenry's young lady pilot, Miss Florence Lacy, won four trophies in the 1954 meet. Special events include a spot landing contest, cross-country race, bomb dropping and ribbon cutting. A special feature of the day's exhibitions will be a parachute jump at noon. Miss Lacy will be participating in events again this year and her many friends extend best wishes for success. FIRE DAMAGE Fire damage estimated at about $2JX)0 was reported by local firemen to a residence at Griswold Lake Wednesday afternoon. Flames were believed to have started in the basement but had reached the roof before neighbors noticed it and turned in the alarm. The family, whose name was not obtained by local volunteers, were not home when the fire broke out. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barrows and family spent two weeks at Washington Island recently. PASS APPROPRIATION An appropriation ordinance in the amount of $1,220,948.26 was passed by the board of supervisors at the September session Tuesday. JPhe figure is $94,173.26 piore thigh last year. The annual tax levy in the amount of $511,- 700 was also passed, tax levy being more than $4,000 less than last year's total of $515,735. MANY MCHS GRADUATES CONTINUE EDUCATION FOR FUTURE CARERS; JUNIOR HIGH GRADS STUDY AWAY %£ AIR FORCE MAN ACTS AS ESCORT FOR CRASH VICTIMS Stanley Aim, stationed with the Air Force in Alaska, is spending a twenty-five day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Aim. He has been in Alaska for the past seven months and upon completion of his leave will return there for duty. His trip home was marred by the unpleasant task of escorting the bodies of four other airmen stationed at his base as far as Seattle, Wash. The four were among twelve who were killed when their plane crashed as they were enroute another air base last week, of the dozen were close friends of Stanley, who returned to the States in time to act as best man at the wedding next Saturday of his friend, Wayne Dixon. MISS MANDA ROE ACCEPTED MEMBER OF HOSPITAL GROUP Sunday, Sept. 18, will be a very important day for Miss Manda Roe, administrator at Memorial Hospital for McHenry County. Miss Roe will attend the twenty-first annual meeting of the American College of Hospital Administrators at Atlantic City, N.J., from Sept. 17-19. Scheduled for Sept. 18 are two outstanding program events, the convocation ceremony at 2:30 p.m. "and the banquet at 7 p.m. During this impressive and celorful convocation ceremony, Miss Roe will be accepted as a member of the American College of Hospital Administrators. In or* der to qualify for admission to this select group, Miss Roe has satisfactorily completed written and oral examinations and was instrumental in obtaining. JuU - approval of Memorial hospital hy the joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation this past year. William Tittle, president of the board, who made the announcement, said he is proud that Miss Roe has qualified for membership in this distinguished group and adds that he feels it is indicative of the quality of leadership displayed at Memorial hospital. Following the convocation ceremony, Miss Roe will attend the fifty-seventh annual American Hospital association convention which is also being held in Atlantic City from Sept. 19 to 23. Cows Wander On Highway; One Killed, Another Hurt Three motorists received bruises and were shaken up Monday evening when their car killed one cow and injured another ne£r Spring Grove. George Zofe of Prairie View, Fla., accompanied by his wife, Martha, and nephew, James Mc- Dermott, was driving east on Rt. 12 when the cows wandered onto tBe highway and into the path of the car. He was unable to avoid hitting the animals. In addition to the large ntijlfcr ber of 1955 graduates of the local high school who are further* ing their education in colleges * and universities on scholarships^ many more have also chosen to continue their studies, with em* . phasis on courses which will as sist them in their future work.*?1 The University of Illinois and DeKalb State college vie for honors in attracting the greatest number of local students. At DeKalb. in addition to those named last week, there will he seven enrolled as freshmen. They are Rita Barbian, Bill Carlson, Bob Nelson, Angeline ' Sitko, Howard Useman, Gus Unti and Claude McDerrtiott. _The state university has beckoned to Gail Brefeld, Walter Frett, Karen Olsen, Peggy Stamer and Ralph Patzke. John Cecich of Rt. 1, Ringwood, has selected to attend Elgin Community Junior college. His classmate, Lynn Cheney, moved recently with his family to California and is now embarked on a college career at U.C.L.A. Walter Dahl has selected Knox college at Galesburg, 111., while Jack. Pearson of Ringwood is enrolled at Parks College *of Aeronautics Technology, Parks airport, East St. Louis, 111. Orva Tronsen of Wonder Lake is studying at the University of Wisconsin. Other Students Karen Schmelzer has chosen Carthage college, Carthage, 111., at which to continue her education. Miss Judy Freund, the 1954 Marine Day queen, is among 250 new students enrolled for Carroll college's 110th year. The college is located at Waukesha, Wis., and opens the fall season Sept. 21. Allen Freund is travelling many miles from home to continue his studies. He is enrolled at St. Thomas college at St. Paul, Minn., where several other local graduates haV^chd-^ sen to study in recent years. Two high school classmates will study . in Dubuque, Iowa. They are Ann Weber, who is enrolled at Clark college, and David Kent, who will matriculate at Loras college, where he is in the school of commerce.- Carl Poedtke, Jr., of Wonder Lake left Sept. 9 for Cambridge, Mass., where he is enrolled' at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Rodney Owen siggelkow of Rt. 2, McHenry, is among almost 1,200 freshmen from Georgia, thirty-three^ other States and fifteen foreign countries starting college careers Sept. 15 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Ga. Elementary Gradl Allan Leibsohn returned Se$t. 11 to Thomas Jefferson school, St Louis, Mo., for his junior year of high school. Dick Herdrich of McHenry is enrolled at Campion high schoOl, Prairie du Chien, Wis. Lee Walfrid Djupman of Cooney Heights entered Morgan Park Military academy, Chicago, on Sept. 9. where he is a junior in the upper school. C OF C DIRECTORS MEET The directors of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Fox Hole Tap. McHenry's Active Girl Scout Troops Open Season This. Month McHenry's very active Girl Scouts are starting a new season, with first meetings schedute ed in September. There are now' ten active troops in McHenry, two Brownie and eight intermediate. Most of last year's leaders are continuing to serve and several new ones have volunteered. These new leaders attended an interesting and instructive training course last summer, conducted by Mrs. Avis Gans, local volunteer trainer. In spite of the cooperation shown, there is still a shortage of leaders for the large number of girls who are interested in joining Scouting so only some of the girls on the waiting list of third graders can be accepted at this tiitie. ^Also, it is impossible to open a new Brownie troop to second grade pupils. Although the Girl Scouts do not meet during the summer, they have continued to be active. The Scouts and Brownies, accompanied by their leaders, visited the Museum of Science and Industry in June, travelling on school busses. They also entered the 4-H county fair in Woodstock and the Brownies received a second place award and the intermediate Scouts a third place rating. Troop 4 had an entry in the flower show sponsored by the McHenry Garden club and won an award of merit. Leader Luncheon During the summer season, the Adult Girl Scout organization held a recognition luncheon for Girl Scout leaders. The adult organization held its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 14, at which the troops, their leaders, sponsors and committee members were established for the year. Upon completion of this work, they will be published. The Scout program for the year and committees to carry it out are also being arranged. The Girl Scouts of America is an organization which gives girls opportunities to learn new skills, enjoy wholesome fun and contribute to community service. The women who give so freely of their time and energy to these young people deserve the gratitude of everyone. $53,000 AWARDED IN PERSONAL INJURY SUIT £ Raymond Larson of McHenry was awarded judgment of $27,000 against An'drew Kuntz of Wonder Lake by a jury in the circuit court Monday. The suit resulted from an auto accident which took place in the McCullom Lake area last year. Judgment in the ; amount of $5,000 was returned > in favor of Martha Silge against ' Kuntz, in whose car she was a passenger. Another judgment for $1,000 against Kuntz was returned in \ favor of. Conrad Hammer, also \ a passenger in his car. Helen Hammer received a $20,000 judgment. Kuntz had brought a complaint against Larson asking a $20,000 judgment, charging him with negligence. The Hammers asked $28,000 from Kuntz and Larson and Martha Silge asked $10,000 from them. Larson, in a "counter claim, sought $150,000 from Kuntz. Five Apprehended For Speeding In McHenry Five were apprehended for. speeding within the city limits during the past two weeks. They are Olea Paich and Carl Schroeder of McHenry. Loring Michaelts of Elgin, Walter Bert of Chicago and Lewis Duckey of Moline. ] Another driver was arrestedj by local police for driving the influence of liquor.