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r'-HMi r ;;V::'-J -: W'|- * ^v' i ' j % V# Volume 10 -- No. 21 «^- 3 Section* •>' v "Serving The Chain-O-takes Region Since 1875" McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 1957 V ' \V > The new stop and go lights are everything we expected of them, and just as we anticipated)? the time has already come when we fonder what ever happened to "traffic before tfcey Were instated. Our hats are off to the men who jsersisted in their efforts to sen- *ure, them. Like most good things, however, there are problems to accompany; the many advantages and in this case it has been the tie-up of traffic for about a thirty-minute period after schools are dismissed in the afternoon. We have learned that there are manual controls, but the state has asked that use of them be kept §f) a minimum. At present, Chief bseph Grobel is the only person who has been instructed in the use of the controls and he 'has been helping to alleviate the situation by this method in recent days. The City Council discussed the matter at its last meeting and the Schools have been contacted on the possibility of re-routing some of the busses down Waukegan fQad rather than Green street. Since putting food to use is one of our favorite hobbies, _ we have pleasant memories of a week in which eating was one of our chief diversions. Not that food often escapes us, but it is a real treat to forget frying pans and even can openers for a few days to be entertained. Even though we have always ©igured eating was purely for pleasure, aside from sustaining life, we now find that interesting little sidelights can result from almost any dinner. Birthday repasts, for example, are much more enjoyable when they honor someone else. Even in relinquishing the attention of family and friends to someone else, plus their remembrances, lere is much satisfaction in lowing it is not you who is suddenly a year older. One of those strange mental quirks which affect most of us at times gives an unnatural pleasure to the occasion. Ashamedly we admit to getting. a real lift out of celebrating witti a friend only a few days older. When the difference is in months or years as the case last week, it is a real delight and even ^he'-food seems to take on added Tlavor. A second dinner was the annual get-together of school faculty and board members. Strange as it may seem, the primary purpose -rthat of getting acquainted --is a necessity in these days of too much to do in too little time and in too little space. Even though the students would never believe it, teachers 'J^have a way of enjoying such occasions just like anyone else. It would be an untruth to say they stopped talking because school was out, but they make it a rule not to "talk shop" and really find a number of things to smile about. The more relaxed faculty members even manage an occasional laugh -- especially the newer ones still . filled with enthusiasm and not 1 yet weighed down with the cares of the day. Subject matter for conversation is pretty much like that of any other group and so is the practice of many talking at once, it is easy to find yourself involved in listening with each ear to a different conversation, which may result in stories being retold later which have little ref Ambiance to the real facts. W\.- i Such a dinner is relaxing and if you talk to enough people you usually leave with the feeling that you are a pretty lucky person. Personally, we had always thought of ourselves as burdened with as many details as one individual could handle in twenty-four hours; then we met a mother who was preparing for three graduations .within her family -- grade school, Miigh school and college. Or the fellow diner who'had to forego a cup of coffee or a spicy tidbit because of an ulcer. We were a little ashamed that our only complaint was that an extra helping. might add to the waistline. The subject of comical signs even came up for discussion as an administrator noticed one on the kitchen door to the elect that anyone who wanted ( JO work would have a fine time. in that Institution. We might suggest an equally appropriate one for teachers which hanga in our own office. It reads, "If you're so darn smart, why aren't you rich?" The first day of fall arrived sometime around 2:30 Monday (Continued On Page 8) PUBLIC mniED TO INSPECT BEAUTIFUL NEW JUNOR NIGH AT OPEN HOUSE PUNNED BY P.U THURSDAY. SEPT. 26 The beautiful hjejur Junior high school, recently completed, will be the scenes of the first meeting of the season of, the Community P.T.A. That organization has'called for an open house at 8 o'clock tonight, iSept. 26, so that all interested persons can inspect the school as well as attend the meeting and learn of business important to the schools during the year ahead. There are 340 students who study daily at the new and modern structure, which has four classes few leading citizens, an election was held on Sept. 20, 1919, for the purpose of forming a new high school district. By a vote of 312 to 87, favoring the ..proposal, the boundaries of the district were changed. The new district included all Of McHenry township with the exception of a half mile strips four and one-half miles along the northwest side and a two-mile strip of Nunda township with the exception of | a four square miles lying just south of what was then Lily Lake. for each of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. There are fifteen regular teachers, as well as SUpt. Duker, Assistant Supt. Carl Buckner, Principal M. L. Schoenholtz, Miss Ullrich, speech correctionist, and Mrs. Pauline Pries, nurse. In addition to the Junior high age students, six rooms are used by pupils from Edgebrook, transferred because of a shortage of space there. Two maintenance men care for the multitude of duties necessary for keeping the building at the utmost in efficiency. The school has fourteen classrooms, one large multi-purpose room fffcSW filing~used fo^some classes) an arts and crafts room, music room, a fine library (also used for classes at the present time), a combination gym and auditorium, with large stage, a health center, offices for the superintendent and assistant and a general office. The edifice is modern in all details, including asphalt tile floors and acoustical ceilings., Very new, and a necessity with the growth of the school enrollment, is' a communication system whereby every room can be reached from the main office. / It is a school of- which the public may weli be proud. History of Schools The history of our McHenry public shools is long and interesting. To those who were a vital part of the many changes which took place over the years from the late 'nineties, the story is one of pleasant memories mingled with numerous obstacles which had to be overcome. The earliest date of any recorded graduates is 1892, and in the intervening years growth and progress have continued hand in hand. Until 1919, the grade and high schools were united in the same district, covering the same territory, which included only the city of McHenry. Impelled by a Add Wonder Lake In 1940, the Wonder Lake district was added by petition. The present district includes over 60 square miles with the last addition a few years ago of about two square miles near Lakemoor. Until the erection of the new high school in 1924, the grade and high, classes were held in the same building --what is now the old Junior high school, on Waukegan road. In 1920 and 1921, the gym of that structure was used as an assembly hall for high school students. In 1922, a portable annex which included two classrooms and a ^library ..was ^idded ta the^ast side of the building. This was sold a few years later to the town of Grayslake and used as a -church for several years. In the previous year of 1921, it became the hope of citizens that McHenry would have a new and modern school building and in a special election in December, their dream became a reality. The majority of 1,019 voters who went to the polls voted in favor of issuing $125,000, 5 per cent bonds for the erection of a new school, these bonds to run over a twentyyear period. It was not until 1923 that the bonds were sold and in that year erection of the old portion of the present high school was begun. First Addition The first addition was made in 1950 after a $500,000 bond issue was approved by voters of the district.. The second addition, still in progress, was given an O.K. more recently in the amount of $1,125,000. An extensive health program for both schools was started in 1926 and has continued in line with modernized standards. The addition of the Wonder Lake district provided sufficient additional taxes so that the high school board was able to institute a new bus system which has (Continued On Page 8) GOLDEN WEDDING PAIR Wor\£ick Studio Photo MR. AND MBS. NICK YOUNG Mr. and Mr». Nifck Young of 201 Main street, McHenry, will celebrate the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday, Sept., 29, when open house will be held at the Legion home "between 5 and 10 p.m. for friends, relatives and neighbors. A newly reconditioned pipe, or' gan will be dedicated at worship next Sunday morning at the Community Methodist church. Dr. Birger Dahl, district superintendent, will speak at the 9:45 and 11 a.m. services and take part in the dedication rites. When the First Methodist church of Woodstock acquired a new organ, they generously offered* their former organ to the McHenty church. With the addition of another console and minor repairs, it was possible to install 'this Instrument in first-elass condition. The pipe organ will be played for worship for. the first time this Sunday, with Miss Celia Page as the organist and Glenn Welty as choir director. 22 Pages --- 10c Per Cbjpf DEDICATE ORGAN NEXT SUNDAY AT METHODIST CHURCH WIFE'S DEATH FOLLOWS HUSBAND'S BY FIFTEEN MINUTES A Hartford, Wis., couple who made McHenry their hpme in the earlier days of the century died within fifteen minutes of each other last week Tuesday, Sept. 17, both of heart ailments. At 5:30 a.m., Frank Herbes, 83, died at the home of a daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Algiers, who were caring for him. At 5:45, his wife, Angelena, 80, unaware of her husband's death, passed away at the home of another daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Komp, with whom she had been staying. They also leave - four other daughters, Mrs. Genevieve Miller of Bowler, Wis., Mrs. Florence Favour of Madison, Wis., Mrs. Evelyn Raschka of Merrimac, Wis., and Mrs. Theresa Perez of Chicago. A son, Col. Edward Herbes, is stationed in Paris, France, and another, Francis, lives in Milwaukee. A third son, Werner, died in 1957. Forty grandchildren and forty-nine great-grandchildren survive. The couple leave ninety-seven direct descendants. Mrs. Herbes is a native Okf Michigan, while her husband wi born in McHenry. They moved to Hartford in 1916 from this community. Hold Hearing On McHenry Locks A large group of interested persons from Antioch, Fox Lake, Algonquin, Elgin and McHenry attended a hearing of the State Division of Waterways at the V.F.W. clubhouse Tuesday evening for tthe purpose of determining the size of the locks to be installed at the McHenry dam. Preliminary drawings were presented for inspection arid a review of the situation given. The body <®f water is now a navigable channel from" Algonquin to the dam and the new locks would allow free passage at this point, which is part of a state recreational development program designed to afford, travel as far south as Ottawa. Considerable concern was expressed ever the pollution problem in this area, and some folks present asked whether the locks might retard the natural flow of water and make the situation worse. A Waterways division spokesman said the stream flow would remain the same and thus the pollution situation would be unchanged. Mention was also made by those present of the excessive speed of° boats and the fact that in many instances the larger crafts displayed little regard for the smaller boats on the river. It was suggested that the locks should be of a csize to accommodate several boats, A state survey of 400 boats over 16 feet, made in an attempt to determine the Size of locks needed, disclosed a maximum length of 30 feet, 12- foot beam and draft, 42 inches. A suggestion was made that the locks be operated seven days a week, from ten to fifteen hours a uay. ' The completion date was not decided but it is hoped the locks will be installed for the summer fcf 1959. NICK YOUNGS WED 50 YEARS AGO IN CHICAGO Pair To Celebrate Occasion Sunday At Open House The very best wishes of the entire community go to Nick and Margaret Young on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary, which they will observe Sunday, Sept. 29. They will hold open house for friends, neighbors and relatives from 5 to 10 p.m. that evening at the Legion home. Nick Young of the Johnsburg area and Margaret Jenen of Chicago were married at St. Anthony's church, Chicago, on Oct. 2, 1907. Three attendants at the ceremdny •& half century ago were Mrs. Anna Miller of McHenry, the groom's sister, John Young of Spring Grove, his brother, and Henry Jenen of Chicago, the bride's brother. All are expected to be present at Sunday's celebration. The couple settled in McHenry after their marriage, making their home on the site of what is now Holly's Servic Station. At that time he was employed by George Meyers Trucking. Later, the Youngs moved to Ringwood, returning to their present home at 201 Main street about thirteen years ago. SOME COURT HOUSE OFFICES TO CLOSE ON SATURDAYS Effective Oct. 1, offices in the court house and annex will be ctosed on Saturdays, a move approved at a recent meeting of the board 6f supervisors. This does not include the county court. Judge Henry L^ Cowlin has. asked that the county clerk's office, as far as it is connected with the county cburt, remain open that day as in the past. County CHerk Raymond D. Woods said the remainder of his office will be closed Saturdays. The sheriffs office operates on a seven-day a week, around-theclock schedule and so will not be affected by the order. The circuit court will not operate on Saturdays. TAMMEUS FAILS TO ACCEPT CONTRACT AS FARM ADVISER Friends learned this past week that William Tammeus has refused to accept a contract offered him to return as farm adviser of McHenry county. He held that office for eleven years before taking a two-year leave of absence on a special assignment in India. The contract was terminated with the University of Illinois College of Agriculture and the county Farm Bureau. The contract offered was reported to be for the same salary as he was receiving when he left the* county, in' accord with a decision made at a joint meeting of the Farm Bureau and County Extension Council not to grant a raise for which Tammeus was reported to have been negotiating. Since Tammeus' successor the last two years, Gene Brown, has resigned to enter private business, it will be necessary to seek candidates for the job. GIRL SCOUT FUND MOTE TO BEGM IN McHBIRY AREA TUESDAY, OCT. 1; FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS NAMED MISS CLARA MILLER SETS RECORD WITH TELEPHONE COMPANY Miss Clara A. Miller of 104 N. Front street recently retired after spending a period of thirty-seven years and eleven months with the Illinois Bell Telephone company at the local exchange. Miss Miller started with seven operators, a number which has Kiwanis Kids' Day Sept. 27-28 Aids Local Youths; Club Chairmen Named '"Boys and Girls--Our Greatest Resource" is this year's theme for the Kiwanis Kid's day, as reported by Frank Gregory, McHenry chairman, and Frank . Schroeder, McHenry township chairman. Kid's Day will be celebrated Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27 and 28 and the annual fund raising drive will be conducted. It is Break Ground For Lutheran Church Members of Zion Lutheran church assembled Sunday afternoon to witness the ground breaking ceremony for their new church. The first shovel of earth was recognized in hundreds of other turned by the pastor, Rev. C. A. communities throughout the United States, Alaska and Hawaii. Money Remains Here The finest thing about this program, Messrs. Gregory and ! Schroeder pointed out, is that all the funds are retained in the communities where they are collected and used entirely on youth projects. (Continued on Page 8) Lobitz, followed by the oldest active voting member, Mr. A. J. Kamholz, representing the Voters' assembly, and Miss Coral Grandt and Miss Gail Steinke representing the Sunday School. The new church will be in modified contemporary architecture. The exterior will be of buff-face brick, trimmed with Indiana lime- Last year over a million, three- stone and the interior of weigh-lite hundred thousand children were block, trimmed also with Indiana helped and Kiwanis clubs raised • limestone. The building will face CLARA MILLER increased to sixty today. She is the first McHenry woman to serye continuously for so long a period. Her exceptionally pleasant voice has made her popular with the entire community and her many years of public service .have not gone unappreciated.. Miss Miller lives with her sister, Mrs. A. P- Moritz. In her spare time, she travels, plays the piano and sings, the latter a hobby which has been greatly enjoyed by friends through the years. She is talented for her culinary art and the products of this talent she shares with others. Girl Scout Neighborhood Valley View will launch its 1957 financial drive on Oct. 1 arid will contiiR ue for one week, ending on Moiw day, Oct. 7. Chairman for the neighborhood , is Carl Antonson of McHenry and members of his committee are as follows: Mrs. W. E. Schlick. Pistakee Highlands; Mrs. Albert Adams, Johnsburg; Mrs. Norman Morrison, Lakemoor; Mrs. Wallace Sinclair, Wonder Lake; Mrs. Edward Aleyar, Holiday Hills; Mrs. Arnold Eckstein, McHenry; Mrs. Alfred Pretzman, Richmond; Mrs. Paul Weber, Spring Grove; Mrs. John Hosie, Lakeland Park; and Mrs. Peter Nerstad, McCullom Lake. Scoot Aims This week, as the Sybaquay Girl Scout council opens its drive, it is well to remind ourselves that the future of every community depends, at least 50 per cent, on the generation of young girls just now growing up. The Scouts* moral code, with its emphasis oa honesty, integrity, alertness, understanding of, and compassion for, others is a pattern that can hardly be improved. If much of the future lies in the hands of women fortified by such training, the outlook is bright. But first there is much to be. done in the way of making Girl Scout training available to all girls in the area. More adult leadership is needed, as well as training for these leaders. Generous contributions to the campaign will help to continue and expand, the Girl Scout pro- " gram in this area to meet the growihg needs of the community's younger generation. DEANERY MEETING OF DIOCESE COUNCIL AT McHENRY CHURCH more than $1,000,000 for their youth service work. It is hoped that everyone will be generous with their contribution. WE OFFER YOU CONGRATULATIONS One nonagenarian and four octogenarians are the subject of congratulations by their many friends this month. Today, Sept. 26, Stephen H. Freund, one of the community's most outstanding residents, observes his ninety-third birthday anniversary. His contributions to the progress of McHenry have been too numerous to mention here, but they are not forgotten by the many who have benefitted by them. His sister, Mrs. Gertrude Davis, (Continued on Page 8) JUST ANOTHER DRIVE? Next week Tuesday, those most interested in the growth of the Girl Scout movement locally will begin a fund campaign to insure that very growth and progress. 1 There will doubtless be numerous folks, on hearing of the drive,' whose first thought will be "Not another drive!" True, there are an increasing number of worthwhile projects which need money to carry through -successfully and all cannot be served. In our book, however, the purpose of this campaign is different in that it is designed --maybe not specifically but in result --to keep girls interested and happy in pursuing programs designed for their particular age group. This seems very important to us in a period when young folks are many times pushed by adult leaders into activities better left for another year or two. Even many of the so-called experts, who a few yfears ago were»promoting dances and similar social get-togethers fdr the pre-'teen group, are doing an about-face. Everyone's daughter can't be the belle of the ball as a young lady. Those who aren't can find much satisfaction from talents and skills developed as a girl, especially the youngsters who are not as fast as others in outgrowing the "awkward" stage. 1 It' Is organizations like the Girl Scouts that produce wholesome girls who growup in accord with their years. the south, with the main entrance at the north end of the east side. The structure will be 110 feet in length and 37 feet in width with seating capacity approximately 400. Sufficent space will be available to accommodate approximately 250 Sunday School pupils. The approximate cost of the house of worship will be in the neighborhood of $150,000. Mem- A McHenry deanery meeting of the Rockford Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will be held at St. Patrick's parish, McHenry, on Monday, Sept. 30, at 7:45 pjn. The Rev. E. C. Coakley is the host pastor. AH Catholic women of the deanery are urged to attend this election meeting and to hear a synopsis of the diocesan convention workshops by Mrs. Fred Rogers and Mrs. Maurice Clark. Members of St. Patrick's Altar and Rosary society will be hostesses. bers of the committees who are working with the architect are the building committee, Stanley W. Vycital, chairman; Warren Kuhlman and Albert Grever, and the building finance committee members, R. G. Ullrich, chairman. L. H. pooster, Edward C. Wagner and the pastor, Rev. C. A. Lobitz. NAME CHAIRMEN FOR HOSPITAL FUND DRIVE - • Hope To Raise $418*000 For 30-Bed Addition In City v V, George P. Freund, general chairman of the McHenry hospital building "fund campaign, has announced the names of the leaders for the drive to raise $418,000 for the construction of a twentyfive to thirty-bed addition at the present site. James M. Lenrion has consented to serve .as chairman of the Pattern Gifts section of the campaign with Ray McGee and A1 Blake as co-chairmen. Chuck Miller has accepted the position of chairman for Special Gifts. Advance Campaign Both Pattern and Special Gifts will work somewhat in advance of the general campaign, which is scheduled to begin early in October. These sections will work with a limited number of prospects whose contributions, it is hoped, will set a pattern for giving. The Pattern Gifts committee (Continued on Page 8) BREAK GROUND FOR CHURCH , > > . ' This is the scene at the ground breaking ceremony for the new Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, which took place last Sunday on Rt. 120, west of the city. • ' •) Pictured, left to right, are A. J. Kamholz, oldest voting member of the^dforch; Warren Kuhk man, Al. Grever and Stanley Vycital, the latter chairman, of the building committee; Edward U Wagner, L. H. Booster and R G. Ullrich, the latter chairman, of the finance committee; raw Carl Lobitz and Mrs. Minnie Block, at 97 years old the oldest member. In front are Carol Ann Grandt and Gail Stein ke, Sunday School representatives. .