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ft "Serving The CJiain-O-Lfekes Region Since 1875 Volume 83 -- No. 4 -- 2 Sections MicHENRY. ILLINOIS. WEDNESDAY. MAY 29. 1957 . / . • 14 Pages -- 10c Per Copy And Parade There " is probably no more timely: subject than tornadoes, and the widespread disaster which resulted from recent storms in many parts' of the country ' TiAve •toeep^ conducive to ta greater re- 'jqSec't for these "gifte"' of nature than ever before. TLOld timers In the McHeiyry area remember many years ago when twisters levelled a few »barns in the "area. Another time, *^a children's home near Carpentersville was in the direct path of the storm's fury and folks for miles around were attracted to the freak damage it wrought.' If memory serves us right, not one of the youngsters was badly injured, yet one entire side wall was ripped from the building, leaving bedrooms and the dining roqm in full view to g the passerby. In spite of attention being focused on tornadoes due to the seeming increase in number, comparatively little is known about them. Authorities are generally agreed on one of the conditions which usually exists before a tornado and that is an inversion, with a layer of heavier air above a layer of light air, which is only a temp-, (brary arrangement. When the heavier air eventually breaks ..through to the jsurface of the earth, aJtornado results. The frequent times for the storms are spring and early summer and they usually occur in the daylight hours. Contrary to popular belief, they move rather slowly, usually not more than 20 to 30 miles per hour, and one can get out of their path •vif he sees the cone or funnel of the approaching storm. Most of Eur6pe seems to be gpared from tornadoes, only Russia and the middle and western sections of our own country having them frequently. Probably the only good feature of a tornado--if there is one-- is that it doesn't live long. They may travel a few miles or as «many as several hundred but they usually bounce over the earth and hit relatively few places along their course. If you're home when one approaches, the U. S. Weather Bureau says to go to the southwest corner of the basement, especially if it is a frame house. If there is no basement, they suggest seeking cover under a table the same part of the ^ And now that we know 'do, let's say a prayer t Henry escapes their fury. 123 SENIORS PREPARE FOR TWO CL05M6 PROGRAMS, BACCALAUREATE JUNE I COMMENCEMENT FRIDAY, JUNE 7 hat to There lias been an increasing awareness on the part of veterans in local organizations of the laxity of the public in paying due respect to the American flag. At no other time is it quite so evident as during the Memorial Day parade; jpfthus a reminder this week. " When the feeling of patriotism runs especially high in war times, the flag seems to take on a special meaning which prompts everyone to give a proper salute as it passes. Veterans who have .mentioned the remissness today are awaPe that there is no intentional neglect. Nevertheless, habit is very strong, and forgetting to salute w the flag can become like so many things which, except for car Aessness, might enitch our lives. It is an outward symbol of an Inward feeling for something which makes our American way of life envied everywhere. McHenry friends are mighty proud to learn that Cadet-Major ^.Herman E. Lacy, Jr., son Of Col. and Mrs. Herman E. Lacy of McHenry, was awarded one of four gold wrist watches at the annual ' Bradley university AFROTC recognition day ceremonies. The honor was best Cadet Lacy for being o: .^outstanding squadron *'•&' fir» ITo Vlo sed on of the andin the The, days before graduation from local schools become fewer and there is an air of excitement as record numbers 'of young people prepare for closing programs honoring seniors and eighth graders. The first of these will take place in the\high school gymnasium on Sunday evening, June 2, when solemn Baccalaureate services will be conducted for 115 seniors. This will be the second year the program is held in the gym, transfer froH^jg^tbe school auditorium being necessary because of the size pf. the graduating class. Rev. Fr. John Reuland, assistant pastor of St. Mary's church, will address the class at that time. A musical program will follow his talk, including the following numbers: "Loyal Hearts Will Not Forget" ^by a senior ensemble; "O Jesu Sweet", "The Creation" and "Let Us Praise God" by the mixed chorus, with Sue Stine-t spring as narrator; "Holy Lord God" by the girls' chorus; "The Lord's Prayer" by LeRoy Hiller and ensemble; and "O Lord Most Holy" by Paul Borchardt. Comrtiencement exercises will be held in the-gymnasium on Friday evening, June 7. Graduates The 1957 graduates include Duane Anderson, Kathy Anderson, Marilyn Anderson, Herbert Baker, Mary Banks, Donna Barger, Sharon Barlow, Judy Bartmann, Judy Bastian, Patricia Bates/ Valerie Bates, Les Bergdahl, Frances Blake, Tom Blumhorst, James Boger, Paul Borchardt, Suzanne Browjne, Kenneth Bruce, Dave Buck, Donald Carlson, Ed Cepulis, Roberta Clinton, Joan Collins, Judith Dahl, Jenny DeYoung, William Diedpch, Judy Diedrich, Eugene Dietle, Sarakay Douglas, Karen Dralle. Also Jeannette Dresdow, Hans Duyster, Norman Eggert, Tom English, John Feyerer, Sharon FitzGerald, Roy French, Gene Freund, Jeanette Freund, Josephine Freund, Nick Freund, Patricia Freund, Elaine Foute, Patricia Gary, Mary Gilligan,- tlaine Grandt, Dave Granger, Roger Graumann, Kathleen Greaney, Nancy Gulczynski, Dee Ann Hester, LeRoy Hiller, John Hogan, Judy Hollenbach. ' Also Albert Horn, William Houck, Jim Huemann, Bob Humphreys, Raymond Jensen, Denise Justen, Martin Kinnerk, David Knox, Lillian Koehler, Richard Koenig, Gary Krumwiede, Judy Lawrence, Terry Lishamer, Nanci Litke, Dennis Litwin, John Losch, Barbara Lubke, Pat McCurdy, Gloria McElmeel, Tom McMahon, .fames ftfahal, Barbara Marticke, Joan May, Torh Michelsen. Also Joann Miller, Patricia Miller, Ronald Miller, Glenn Moehling, Elli Mogdans, Elsie Morris, Jeff Moss, Sandy Nell, Bruce Nelson, Robert *Nowak, Charles Olson, Sharon O'Malley, Jack Osterby, James Pearson, Ruth Phannenstill, Harold Wohlert, John Regner, Dick Schaffer, Wally Hold Graduation At Two Schools McCULLOM LAKE MAN HAS NARROW ESCAPE AS AUTO CRASHES Kenneth Ebey, Jr., of McCullom Lake narrowly escaped serious injury or death when his car 'skidded out of control on wet mud on jjthe blacktop road Saturday night 'at 7:15 o'clock. The accident occurred as he was returning home from McHenry after making purchases for his son's christening party Sunday. * Mrs. Sally Hocin and Mrs. Bertha Lee, following the Ebey car, witnessed the accident and took the injured man to the McHenry hospital. He was found to be suffering from a compound fracture of the left arm, cuts and body bruises. * Due to lack of space, Ebey was removed to Memorial hospital, Woodstock and was discharged Monday morning. It is believed that his good fortune in having the windshield blow out rather than inward may have saved his life. The auto was badly damaged. McHenry Men Get Degrees June 2 Among the 130 June 2 graduates of Loras college, Dubuque, Iowa, is--David Boger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Boger of Waukegan road. He has majored in philosophy, graduating with a BA degree. > & " The commencement speaker will -be TKoniais Sovereign Q||es,""Jr., secretary of the Navy, 'With the Most Rev. William A. O'Connor, bishop of Springfield, preaching the Baccalaureate sermon. John Bolger of Richmond road son of Mrs. John Bolger, will be among the 205 students who will receive degrees at the University of Notre Dame's 112th annual commencement exercises on June 2. « . Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren will deliver the principal address at the ceremonies at 2 o'clock that day. A highlight of the exercise will be the presentation of Notre Dame's Laetare medal for 1957 to Clare Boothe Luce, former U.S. ambassador to Italy.£> } Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. Notre Dame president, will confer degrees on. approximately 1,225 graduate and "undergraduate students. Two Bills Returned Against Lucy Bott (Continued on Page 8) The grand jury of McHenry county on Monday of this week returned two true bills against Lucy Bott, 51, formerly of Wonder Lake, charging her with taking $17,600 from the Montgomery Ward store, where she had been employed in the office. In recent weeks, Mrs. Bott has been out on bond. On Monday's charges, Judge William M. Carroll set bond at $10,000 on each. Fifteen will be graduated from theN Johnsburg .public school in exercises taking place Friday evening, May 31, at 8 o'clock in |he school gymnasium. - s Speajker will be Philip Shu^t, retiring" principal ,of the School, who next year will teach English and 'social studies in "the Cambridge high school. / / The invocation will be given by Rev. J. Elliott Corbett, after which a program will be presented, consisting of songs by a group of-. eighth grade girls. President Michael Schaeifer of the school board will present diplomas to Robert Beamer, Thomas Creighton, Carol Ann Duescher, Heddi DeYoung, John B. Fisher, David Hansen* Joseph Landl, John Larson, Timothy Marshall, Gerald Ripley, Gary Rosentreter, Craig Thoren, Patricia Tucker, Susan Whitner and Jerry Zeiger. following the program, a reception for the graduates . and their families and friends will be held in the school, given by the P.T.A. Harrison School Graduation exercises at Harrison school, Wonder Lake, will take place at 8 o'clock tonight/ May 29, following the annual seventh and eighth "grade banquet enjoyed earlier this week. Graduates include Sandra Anderson, Rose Berkley, Leonard Benson, Patricia Ann Bonnivier, Samuel Bruscato, Richard Byrn6, Diana Caley, Fred Dickman, Evelyn Dorsen, Delores Hall, Shirley Johnson. Joan King, Dor\na Rae Lake, Judith Lange, Timothy Mieling, Sheldon Moder, Joyce Ann Motulewicz, Gary Pierce, John Sellers, Darlene Sorenson, Jacqueline Specht, Karl Weisenberger, Nancy Wood, George Yager, Tom Miller and Diane Petersen. RECORD NINTH COUNTY TRAFFIC DEATH OF Y^AR driver, Millard Niday, of Des- Plaines suffered injuries to his left arm and ribs. ( It was with constaerabtexdifficulty that Smith's body was wcr tricated from the wreckage of hi.<v car, which went entirely beneath the truck body so that the top was sheared off. The auto was reported to have skidded 80 feet out of control,, turning as it crashed sideways into the truck, which Niday had swerved toward the shoulder in an effort to avoid the collision. It was believed Smith lost control as he applied the brakes on the. curve. The body was taken to the Merwin funeral home. YOUTHS FIXED ^ Seventeen youths from the Fox Lake area were fined by a Woodstock justice of the peace Monday night after being arrested by sheriffs deputies for causing a disturbance in Pistakee Highlands. < ROTARY ANNIVERSARY iifsi SH iiSi It was a gala evening last Thursday at the second anniversary party of McHenry Rotary, held at the Chapel Hill Country club. Pictured, left to right, are John Looze, president of McHenry Rotary for the past year; George Riggler of Kennilworth, present district governor; Ernest Useman, newly elected head of the local club; and Past District Governor Wayne Walker. Guests were present from Richmond and Glencoe., IEGI0N PLANS IMPRESSIVE RtTES HONORING WAR DEAD; LINE OF MARCH STARTS FROM HIGH SCHOOL AT 930 SEVERAL INJURED IN THREE-CAR AUTb COLLISION SUNDAY FIVE CANDIDATES SEEK OFFICE IN NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT; VOTE IN 55 PRECINCTS NEXT MONDAY Voters in McHenry>-t©wmship will go to the polls in nine pre* cincts on Monday, June 3, to elect three judges of the circuit court in the newly organized nineteenth judicial circuit. The polls will open at 6 a.m. and will close at 5 p.m. in the follow- * thg locations: Precinct 1, Muzzy's stores 2, city hall; 3, Blake's garage; 4, formerly Bildner's barber shop, Johnsburg; 5, Wonder Lake fire house; 6, Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, McHenry; 7, Freund's Implement shop, McHenry; 8, Aiiierican Legion hall, Wonder Lake; 9, Lakemoor fire house. 'These are nine of the county's , fifty-five polling places in which Billy Joe Smith, 25, o^Wauconda became the ninth tp«fffic fatality of the year in McHenry county last week Thursday night whtfri his car collided with a truck on Rt. 14, just west of the Doty road, vo^y£ take place. east of Woodstock. " The truck ^^Tnere are three seeking office on the Republican ticket and two on1 the Democratic ticket: TJ.O.P. candidates are Bernard M. Decker, William M. Carroll and Sidney H. Block. Democrats running for ^office are Jacob Bloom and William E. Hartnett. Two, Republican candidates are incumbents, Judge Decker and Judge Carroll. The election is of special interest, although probably less exciting, than some of the meetings held early in the spripgtin which delegates of each party nominated candidates. It was at the March 23 convention in Lake county, after heated discussions among G.O, ty and Block were named to the ticket. " - It will be remembered that the judicial set-up ofb the state was changed last winter,- creating three new downstate judicial circuits, adding six judges to the number active in the past. McHenry was i affected by the change, CXP. leaders in a McHenry counmeeting, that Decker/ Carroll SIX HONORED FOR SUPERIOR RATING IN NATIONAL CONTEST Six girls in the local high school were . .informed this past week by their infractor, Richard Harthun, that tftey had received honors for superior performance in a recent shorthand contest. Second-year students honored included Jeanette Dresdow, Barbara Marticke and Elsie Morris. First-year winners were Linda Anderson, Doris Berkley and Mary Jane Bell. McHENRY PAYS $25,721 IN SALES TAX DURING ONE MONTH Communities in the county paid $123,792.52 to the state departmen^ of revenue in February sales ,tax according to word received this week. They were paid on food general merchandise, automotive goods, at drinking and eating places, etc. ' McHenry paid in $25,721.76, which was tjie* third highest amount, topped only by Crystal Lake with $36,566.37 and Woodstock with $31,372.25. Johnsburg was listed for $8^1,98; Lakemoor, $422.11; Spring Grove, $601.08; Wonder Lake, $956.09; and Richmond, $928.03. (Continued oh Page 8) NOTICE The lobbies of both the Me-" Henry post office and station will be open for the convenience of boxholders from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Merriorial day, May 30. Mail \H8l not be dispatched or received on this date. There will be no window service,' city or rural delivery. Nine persons, including three from McHenry, were treated at Condell Memorial hospital in Libertyville for injuries sustained in a three-car collision early Sunday morning on Rt. 165, west of Wauconda. Local residents hurt in the crash were Carol Ketchum» 20, Thomas Ketchum, 19, and Ralph' Nicholls, 16, all of Rt. 3. According to authorities, Remoules Still of Rt. 1, Mundelein, was eastbound on Rt. 176 when his car swerved to the wrong side of Jhe road, hitting head-on a vehicle driven by George Hethcoat '20, of- Chicago. The Still auto bounced off the Hethcoat car and struck a vehicle driven by Thomas J. Jewell of Island Lake. Jewell was not injured. The Still and Hethcoat vehicles were - totally demolished and the Jewell car suffered about $100 damage. GOLD EMBLEM AWARD WON BY F. F. A. CHAPTER Honor Accorded Only Ten Among Over 350 In Stale There was rejoicing among the fhirty - five Future Farmers of America members in the local high school .this past week when vford cam? from state headquarters that the local chapter had been awarded the gold ernblem award, indicating that it is among the top ten chapters out of more than 350 in Illinois. Woodstock was also included in the ten, establishing an unusual record in that t,wo were chosen from Section 6, one of twenty-five sections in the state. Selection was made by state F.F.A. vocational agricultural supervisors and officers. Presentation of the awards will be made June 6 at the state convention at Springfield, alter which a state winner will be named, along with three other chapters, to seek national honors. With announcement of the outstanding honors bestowed upon them, F.F.A. members reminded their -instructor, William Pictor, of a promise made last year, when they won the silver emblem, that they would be tops in 1957. Coveted Award ActuaHy, the award is an achievement sought for many years and has been a gradual improvement of the local chapter. It was two years ago that McHenry rated in the select bronze emblem group. Last year they rated seventeenth in the state for a silver award. For two years In memory of those veterans who offered their lives in battle, McHenry residents will pay their respects at a special program and s parade tomorrow, Memorial Day, / May'30. • V Those taking part, under direb- y tion of Parade Marshal Harry Mueller of the Legion, will assemble at the local high school at 9 o'clock, where a short program will take place. Rev. Fr. John Reuland will address the assem- . bled crowd. - At 9:30, the parade will make its way up Green street through the business section to Broad, where it will turn west to Richmond Road. There will be ceremonies at both St. Mary's and Woodland cemeteries before the marchers continue chi to St. Patrick's cemetery, where the same procedure will take place. Parade Route 1 The parade will continue on Washington street to Court, when it will turn south to the city park. A similar service will take place before the memorial marker there, after which the marchers, will return to the school. The order of march will be led by the Legion rifle squad, high' school band, Legion auxiliary, members of the Legion junior drum and bugle corps, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, V.F.W. drum and bugle corps, V.F.W. colors, " V.F.W. auxiliary, members of the V.F.W., school children, under direction of Mrs. Ray McGee, the Red Cross and Gold Star mothers, driven by Gene Dobyns. Girl Scouts from McHenry, Johnsburg, Pistakee Highlands and Lakemoor will participate, as well as Boy Scout Troops 161,162, 131 and 129, Packs 362 and 361 and Explorer Post 629. . (Continued on Page 8) National Shorthand Contest Winners er. He has partlcipat Industrial Engineers cidb activities and is a member of Sigma •rthi Epsilon fraternity. He wlU receive his commission ongraduation, June 9. Only twenty ./two are receiving them in a class of 450. ARBAKA TICKE PLAN 4-H KING, QUEEN CONTEST FOR JUNIOR FAIR Plans are going ahead for the annual 4-H king and queen contest in connection with the Junior fair of the county, to be heldoearly in August. Each agricultural club is eligible to nominate a king candidate, while each home economics group selects its nominee for queen. Names must be submitted to 4-H headquarters in Woodstock by June 5. The home economics committee and the agriculture committee will then narrow the entries to five boys and five girls. Names of these finalists will be placed on a ballot and every 4-H member will be given the opportunity to vote for their favorites. McHenry claimed last year's king in the person of Mark Zim* merman. Pat Florent of Marengo was queen. Trophies were presented to the reigning pair, given by the Kiwanis clubs of the county. Similar awards will be made this year. Mark is president of the 4-H Federation, sponsor of the contest, and Annette Smith of Richmond, formerly of McHenry, is vice-president. Mrs. C. J. Reihansperger returned home last week from Columbus, Ohio, where she had spent a week visiting relatives. ELSIE MORRIS ' -\ v\-% V\ * "% \ \\ , - JEANETTE DRESDOW MART JANE BELL. Two Tax Deadlines To Be Met This Weekend The public must observe two deadlines within the next few days, both in connection, with taxes, j Friday. May 31, is the deadline for filing personal property with the township assessor, Lester Bacon. This is the basis for taxes to be paid in 1958. Saturday, June 1, is the deadline for payment of personal property and real estate taxes with the county treasurer, Vernon Kays. All" of the personal property tax must be paid by this date, while real estate may be paid in installments. The first half is due June 1, after which there will be a 1 per cent penalty. The second half is due Sept. 1. All may be paid now if desired. LINDA ANDERSON Elect Judges Monday In New G