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0*9* "Serving The Chajn-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 10 -- No. 12 -- 2 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JULY 25. 1957 We have never experienced those pink elephants on the wall one hears so much about, button Tuesday afternoon we shared with a number of other folks a look at a pink poodle--shocking pink at that. If we hadn't found others to cdnfirm the fact that the bright ^ipnimal was prancing atop a car, •we would have thought th^y were changing the "view", from elephants to dpgs this year, oven though it' appeared in mid-day under a bright sun, before the necessity for meeting the newspaper deadline had provided us with a reasonable excuse for hallucinations. The recent death of Dr. Walter i|p3esley, county dentist for many years, has given us an interest in checking thfe whereabouts of other members'of McHenry high's first graduating class--away back in 1892. Three members of the class, which numbered nine, sixty-five years ago, are still living in McHenry, Loretto Walsh, Mary Sutton Hoelscher and Dr. Joel Wheeler. Besides Dr. Besley, f" Henry" Eldridge, Joanna Frisby Walsh and Thomas Walsh have dial. The whereabouts of two others, Lyle Howe and Faiinie Osborne Bnyctte, .were not known by the old timers we talked with. Local graduates remember that the commencement exercise took place in the old^city hall, which was reached only after climbing a .^long flight of stairs. Among the ^school directors present on the stage that night were Simon Stoffel and J. B. Perry. A banqji st was held to honor the graduates a few days later at the home of the late Dr. Besley's parents. IMPETUS GIVEN ANTI-POLLUTION EFFORTS LOCALLY > ' v C of C Hopes To Meet With State Officials Soon Mother-in-law- jokes will probably be very unfunny in the future _ for pretty "Miss" Leona Gage, selected Miss America, and whose dreams of becoming Miss Universe were thwarted by her own mother- in-law's disclosure of the young woman's marital status. Little incidents In the news such as the above sometimes prove or disprove old beliefs-- in this case that mothers-in-law CAN on occasion provide a bit of trouble; also that the beauty is not always without brains. $ She fooled quite a few people for quite a long time. Sign of Fall: Members of St. Mary's Home and School group are busy with plans for their annual style revue of autumn fashions. One of the late summer's most popular social events, it will be held in the Legion home at 1:30 on Aug. 21, and of course the public sis invited. We enjoy eating more than almost anything else, and one of our readers might be responsible for our enjoying a delicious Steak dinner. That is, all this might be possible if someone just comes up with an object that looks like a bomb wired inside a crate of tomatoes. The offer of dinner is a reward •^to the newspaper for recovery of the very unusual item. This week word came that the University of California is seeking to recover this valuable device, which is a recording thermometer. It is known the shipment of tomatoes containing it has been sent to the Chicago area. (Continued on "age 8) Efforts of McHenry in general and the Chamber of Comnlerce in particular to keep the river free of pollution were given impetus With a letter from Senator Robert McClory in answer, to one written to him asking for assistance. Mr. McClory stated that while his role in the legislative branch of the government has nothing to do with enforcement of existing laws, he will be pleased to cooperate td^help improve conditions in the Chain 'O Lakes region. Continuing further, we quote in part from his letter: "Undoubtedly, you are aware of the legislation just passed, authorizing county boards to require the sealing of toilets on boats. The first step would seem to be to urge the Lake county board and the McHenry board too enact an ordinance in accordance with this authority. A second step would seem to b^ to secure the information from' the Sanitary Water board and from other sources as to the principal sources of pollution. Thereafter, the problem devolves into one of enforcement." More Encouragement Other encouragement came frdfn the Illinois Sanitary, System with a call from its representative oxpressing concern. Anyone who knows of a violation is urged to write to the Chamber of Commerce and letters will be forwarded to the Sanitary System. Also, the Plaindealer would welcome Public Pulse letters from persons who have suggestions on keeping the rivef- free of pollution. Members of the Chamber of Commerce hope to meet soon with representatives of the state and the Sanitary System and feel that arrangements can be made to send out someone to check local conditions. The growing number of homes along the river and the resultant increase in number of boats in use have prompted greater interest in keeping the river free of pollution. It is hoped that neither has been the reason for alleged pollution violations. 16 - Pages -- 10c Per Copy SCOUTS AT DAY CAMP Photo by Kotalik Mrs. Maurice Granger, camp director, is shown serving stew to some of the 195 Girl Scouts who attended the first Valley View day camp held last week on the Granger property, west of the city. McHenry Places Hope For 4-H King, Queen Titles In Outstanding Youths BURNS PROVE FATAL TO LILYMOOR MAN. FATHER OF TWO Burns suffered in an explosion at his Lilymoor home last week Tuesday resulted in the death Sunday, July 21, of Frederick Morris, 23. who passed away in the McHenry hospital. Morris had gone under the house where the hot water heater was located and was attempting to light it when it exploded. He suffered extensive second and third degree burns and was rushed to the .local hospital. \ The deceased, a machinist employed in Chicago, had resided at Lilymoor for only two months. An odd coincidence was brought to light when it was revealed that Morris' father had died similarly of burns. Besides his wife, Mary Lou, he is survived by two children, Randy 1, and Debbie, 216. The body was taken to the George Justen & Son funeral home and then Removed to Herrin, 111., for burial. Donald Givens is enjoying a two-week tour, by train, of the western states. IDEAS WIN AWARDS Friday evening, Aug. 2, at 8 o'clock will be a memorable moment for some young lady and gentleman in McHenry county, for it is then thqt the .crown of 4-H king and queen will be placed on the heads of two lucky 'teenagers. Candidates are nominated by their respective clubs, after which the home economics and agricultural extension committees select the finalists from the list of entries. The next step is to send ballots to every 4-H member in the county and each member can vote for king and queen. The first king and queen chosen under this arrangement were named in 1953. They were Bill Ackman and Charlotte Hogan, the latter of Ringwood. Last year McHenry also had a winner, in the king division, Mark Zimmerman. The five queen finalists are Carolyn Jacobson of Richmond, Marlene Memier of Woodstock, Audrey Mathews of Huntley, Karen Schmezer of McHenry and Beth Rolls of Hebron. All have been state outstanding winners and • all have been in 4-H for at least seven years. Karen, a member of tfie Ringwood Sunshine Girls, has been active in agricultural 4-H as well, being a member of the Cherry Valley club. Like most of the candidates, she is a junior leader of both clubs and also is secretary and one of the co-founders of the County Safety club. She was dairy princess last month. This is her ninth year" in 4-H and she is now employed as secretary to the farm adviser. King Candidates Finalists in the king contest besides Richard Wissell of McHenry are Charles Shriver of Marengo, Glen Benoy, Jr., of Alden, Lee Shaw of Woodstock and Ronald Jeschke of Algonquin. "Dick" is a 1956 graduate of the McHenry high school and attended the University of Illinois this pa.^t year, where he is majoring in dairy science. Because of his many university activities he has limited his 4-H work to gardening in this, his ninth year in 4-H work. Previously, he carried dairying as his main project. He was president of the local F.F.A. chapter, state vice-president in charge of Section 6 F.F.A and won several awards for scholarship and leadership. WE OFFER YOU CONGRATULATIONS When friends look at Mrs. Minnie Block, who turned 97 on July 17, their first reaction has to be. JOHNSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT APPROVES INCREASED RATES f „ ; By a vote of 84 in favor and 60 Against, residents of school district No. 12, includingthe Johnsburg area, went to |H^jpolIs last Saturday to approvel&n increase In the maximum allowed tax rate for. educational purpose from .504 I>er cent to .714 per cent of the equalized assessed value of all property in the district. A rapid increase in enrollment, without a compensating rise in assessed valuation, resulted in the board asking for approval of the increased rate. Favorable reaction of the public will allow the district to maintain a kindergarten and provide adequate transportation. ^ , ifeS'\ "It must be wonderful to grow old so gracefully." Mrs. Block, the city's oldest resident, is in good health and quite active, spending some of each day reading, sewing carpet rags and helping with some of the lighter household duties. The nonagenarian is a native of Germany, where she was born in 1860, but has been living in this community since coming to this country at the age of 14. Her memories of McHenry in the early days are many and interesting, and her own life story reflects credit in her role as wife, mother and citizen. " BACK FROM NATIONAL GTJARD COUNTY FAR TOOPBIWnH fWI FEATURES Four-Day Event Highlighted. By Blue Ribbon Parade Regardless of what your special interest may be, everyone is guaranteed to enjoy the McHenry county fair which opens Thursday morning,' Aug. 1, with a continuous day and evening program through Sunday. Aug. 4. Thursday will be Future Farmers of America day, Friday is 4-H day and Saturday a junior open livestock show will feature events. Livestock will be judged on each of the three days. Grandstand Program iThe grandstand program promises to be varied and lively. , On Thursday there will be such attractions as the announcement of the winner of the 1957 fair queen, a parade of blue ribbon winning livestock and the championship professional horse pulling contest. Friday evening will have free gate and such attractions as a girls' style revue, 4-H king and queen crowning and other excit- "dctivlties. A livestock auction and all-star show is scheduled for Saturday night. On Sunday, spectators can look forward to six heats of racing and also see the adult horse show. Dining Facilities Although the fair does not open until Thursday, the Home Bureau dining hall will be open for business on Wednesday, July 31, with sandwiches available at all times, all days, and dinners at regular meal times. A {)ig fair membership campaign has been in progress in recent days, witji a fifty-dollar grand prize for Celling the most, as well as other cash prizes. These will be doubled if the total sale reaches $5,000. No one will receive prize money if there is not at least $2,500 worth of memberships sold by 4-11 members. Save Home From Fire Destruction A fire which might have reached serious proportions was averted l^te last Thursday afternoon at the Edwin Brut home at 10 Mc- Arthur Drive, Spojna Heights, Mc- Cullom Lake. Mrs. Brut had just completed preparing the evening meal about 5:30 o'clock and had gone next door to a neighbor's home for a few minutes.' Another neighbor; Mathew Thoma, .apd his two sons, age 10 and 14. saw the house- on fire and after calling the local fire department used the garden hose to prevent the flames from getting out of control. Extensive damage was reported in the kitchen and living room but firemen said it would have been much greater except for the efforts of the Thomas. All appliances used in connection with the meal had been turned off, according to Mrs. Brut. The fire started in the kitchen and origin of it has not been determined. TWO FIRES CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE IN THIS COMMUNITY Two fires which caused only minor damage occurred in the McHenry area last weekend. The first was late Saturday afternoon, when members of the Johnsburg fire station were called to the George Spielman residence in Miller's Subdivision to extinguish flames which destroyed a davenport in the home. There was also some smoke damag» reported. The second fire occurred about 11 o'clock Sunday morning when an outboard motor boat caught afire near Orchard Beach. By the time local department members arrived on the scene, the boat had been tipped over to extinguish the flames. VETERANS TO HOLD FOUR-DAY SUMMER CARNIVAL AUG. 1--4 One of the area's biggest and .most, -entertaining carnivals will [take place from Thursday, Aug. 1, to Sunday, Aug. 4, when the Veterans of Foreign Wars presents their annual late summer festival, originally planned as a V-J day memorial. The carnival will get off to a rousing start early Thursday evening when the champioij drum and bugle corps parades through the city. Another highlight of the fourday event will be presentation of the "good citizenship" award Sunday evening. VFW POST, AUXILIARY SPONSOR CONTEST JULY 20 TO SELECT MISS McHENRY FOR COUNTY COMPETITION RETAIL MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION HEAD TO ADDRESS C OF C Members of the Chamber of Commerce aiid their guests' who attend the. dinner meeting at Chapel Hill Country club next JOSEPH T.MEEK Tuesday evening, July 30, will come away enlightened on ways to solve many of the problems which confront a small city. The man who will discuss these problems is Joseph T. Meek, president of the Illinois Retail Merchants association, whose vast experience well qualifies him to speak on this subject. He will deal particularly with the parking and traffic problems that affect retail merchants. » Tickets for the 7:30. o'clock dinner must be reserved not later than July 27 by contacting Secretary Robert Stueben. SIGNS TEACHING CONTRACT Richard Kirchhoff of McHenry, who graduated last month from BAND CONCLUDES CONCERTS WITH GUEST TALENT Two industrial manager civilian employees received $25 checks in an award ceremony at the Electronics/Ordnance department at Great Lakes recently for beneficial suggestions submitted. Rear Admiral S. N. Pyne, chief for field activities, Bureau of Ships, Washington, D.C., is shown congratulating, left to right, Francis Moran, 329 Home avenue, Lakeland Park, ^JcHenry, husband of the former Claire Freund, and Mrs. Betty Jean Barrett, 324 Clinton drive, Round Lake park, Round Lake, 111. Their suggestions fcave been instrumental in continuing the smooth operation of the department. Another season of concerts by the municipal band will be brought to a close on Wednesday evening, July 31, at 8 p.m. on the high school grounds. Featured on the program will be vocal solos by Earl "Marty" Conway and barbershop numbers by a girls' ensemble. The band and Director Paul Yanda invite music lovers to attend this last concert. Following are selections to be played: "The Star Spangled Banner." March, "The Thunderer"--Sousa 'Tennessee Waltz," -- Stewart and King. Overture, "Light Cavalry" -- von Sup.pe. Popular Number "True Love"-- Porter. Waltz, "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" -- arrangement by Teague. March, "Semper Fidelis" -- Sousa. 4 Overture, "Lustspiel" -- Keler- Bela. Popular Number "Autum Leaves" Kosma. Salute to the Armed Forces-- Arthur Mueller, vocalist. Finale, "God Bless America"-- Berlin. Jerome Stilling has returned i Northern Illinois university, has after spending two weeks in Na- j signed a contract to teach fifth tional Guard training at Camp grade at Crystal Lake grade Ripley, Minn. 'school. Resppnsibility Of Leadership (an editorial) Leadership ..rr-whether it concerns government, the medium of the press, or the teacher who presides in the classroom -- carries great responsibility. In recent years, along with other modern trentis, new kinds of leadership have developed, ssome of necessity, others which might better fall by the wayside. Among the latter we include the guidance of young people which actually provides the adult with, an outlet and creates no challenge to those directly concerned. This often is the "extra" social event which many young folks have been led to regard as expected procedure by parents and clubs. Some types of leadership are more important today than ever before and we list among them the kind that provides incentive for accomplishment. For this type of guidance there is a great n#ed. If you have ever visited a county fair and watched the look of satisfaction on the facos of the young exhibitors, thereis little need for more explanation. Or if you have ever been fortunate enough to judge the merits of youngsters' talent's or projects, then you realize that no more payment is necessary for the people who have helped them attain their goal than seeing the gleam in their eyes. Even for those not quite at the top, there is sportsmanship to be gained, as well as a sense of having accomplished a degree of success. The recent day camp for Girl Scouts in McHenry has given us a greater realization, of "^he need and responsibility of leadership in this particular field. In_the new neighborhood council, which includes McHenry, Lakemoor, Wonder Lake, Pistakee Highlands, Johnsburg, Richmond and Spring Grove, there are 364 girls engaged in scouting. Guiding their activities are forty-seven adults. Next fall, between 100 and 150 girls will be joining the Scouts, but how many realize that even with this great number enrolled, there will be many youngsters who remain names on the waiting list. And why? Just because there are not enough adult leaders to allow all who wish to join to do so. This is the kind of leadership --the kind of guidance -- that brings the smile of satisfaction in accomplishment to the child and her adult helper. You can share that satisfaction by "assuming leadership in an organization which has proved for many years its outstanding contribution to the stature x>f America's young girls. Two Stores" Hold Grand Openings Two businesses which opened their doors to the local public recently have grand openings scheduled for this week. One is McHenry Gift Enterprises, which is extending an invitation to everyone to see their new store at 523 W. Main street on Friday and Saturday, July 26, and 27. The owners are Sam Schmunk and Ora Colby. A number of fine prizes will be given away on grand opening days. The store features a wide selection of gift items, including jewelry, toys, luggage, etc. It opened as a partnership on May 17. Schramm's Toys Also scheduled to have a grand opening this weekend on July 26 and 27, is Schramm's Toys at 301 W. Elm street, owned by Carl E. Schramm and Paul W. Funk, formerly of Chicago. All kinds of toys, from the largest and most complicated to the very smallest trinket are included in the stock. Some very unusual prizes await fortunate* winners on grand opening days. WINS APPOINTMENT Atty. Charles Smith of Harvard has been appointed new master of chancery in McHenry county court by Judge William Carroll. He replaces Atty. John E. Looze of McHenry and will serve a two-year term. JOHN DISSLER FOUND DEAD John Dissler, a resident of Mc- Henrv for many years, was found dead in his home just west of the North Western railroad tracks, on Rt. 120, about ,noort Wednesday, July 24. The body was taken to the Peter M. Justen funeral home but arrangements for burial were incomplete as the Plaindealer went to press. Authorities thought Mr. Dissler might have been dead as long as one to two, weeks. His body was badly decomposed. When found by a McHenry police officer, a faithful dog was standing beside the body and refused to move. COUNCIL in CAPSULE A special meeting of the City Council was held Monday evening for the purpose of receiving bills for construction of storm sewer of Main street near the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad property. j. Two McHenry organizations i ha£e taken up the call for leaderj ship in selecting a local girl to i represent this community in the | contest to choose Miss McHenry County. The young lady selected for the title of Miss McHenry next Tuesday evening will go to Woodstock on Thursday, Aug. 1, to vie. i for county honors in connection with the annual Junior fair. The local Veterajis of Foreign "Wars and auxiliary unit announced on Monday of this week that they are making plans for a contest in which some girl between the ages of 16 and 21, residing in the McHenry Community high school district, will be named queen. The only other qualification is that she is single. Any girl interested is asked to fill out the entry blank on Page 8 of this week's Plaindealer and present it at the V.F.^r. clubhouse any evening until next Monday, July 29, at 10 p.m. Judging July 30 Five judges selected by the two organizations will name the winner at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening, July 30, at the clubhouse. The public is invited to attend the judging program. Girls will appear in bathing syits and formals and will be judged on charm, poise and personality. After competing for the county title Thursday evening, the fortunate girl will return to preside Sunday evening when the V.F.W. jfnd auxiliary present the "good citizenship" award. The queen's prize from the sponsoring organizations will be a three-piece matching luggage set. More excitement awaits our queen next month when "the winner of the Miss McHenry title will represent the Plaindealer as their candidate for the crown of "Illinois Plowing Princess," to act as official hostess for the 1957 Illinois state plowing matches and conservation field day Friday, Aug. 30, on Colleen's Cote farm 'near Huntley. Finalists for the princess contest will be judged in a competition at the WGN, Inc. studios, 441 N. Michigan avenue, Chicago, on Thursday, Aug. 8. The winner and two runners-up will reign as the "Plowing Princess" and her court. Several radio and television appearances will be scheduled prior to the one-day farm event. Low bidder on the project was Lakeland Construction company of McHenry with a total proposal of $3,610.05. Inland Lakes Sewer and Water company of Grayslake submitted a bid of $4,009. Following a check on unit prices by the city engineer, the contract was awarded to Lakeland. The new storm sewer is designed to correct flood conditions on property south of Main street and an area near John street and Front street. The. city has adopted the McHenry County Building code and the National Plumbing q6de. Electrical work is covered in the building code. These regulations'have been adopted in their entirety as an interim ordinance, but will be reviewed further for possible ammendments. The move has met with the approval of contractors (Continued on Page 8) Tag Day Benefits Memorial Hospital A tag day will be held throughout the county on Friday, July 26, to benefit the woman's auxiliary of Memorial Hospital for McHenry County at Woodstock. Such days have been most successful in the past, providing one of the many ways in which the auxiliary has been able to raise money by encouraging the public to "buy a brick" for the hospital building. A brick costs sixty cents, they say, and it will take at least 120,- 000 bricks to complete the addition. Recently, the. woman's auxiliary turned over a check for $38,455.58, which was half of the amount that the group pledged when the campaign was under way to raise funds to build a new addition to the hospital. • Wh4n the fLCtual costs of the (Continued on Page 8) HEAD VETERANS' GROUPS it . - - ^ I * ^ I ll i V mm Frost Photo At left are the new post commander and new auxiliary president of the American Legion of McHenry, Edwin Reid and Lauretta Homo, who took over leadership of their respective organization from,, Eleanor Reid and Dr. John T. Gray, vvho executed similar duties with success during the year just ended. f . . * . Installation ceremonies took place last Saturday night in tuft Legion home, followed by a social evening.