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MAY 8. 1957 20 Paget -- 10c Par Copy Asy- MAN DROWNING VICTIM usm ;; ? v ie following is the best we could do for "Be Kind To Animals" week. We had never given much thought to whether or not wi? believed in capital punishment, but We witnessed it on our own premises last Thursday afternoon after "tfc/e condemned man had eaten a hearty breakfast." t (^he victim was a mediumsized, grey and white cat, whose only "crime" was in trusting some mother's little darling who hadn't yet learned the wisdom of the words, "Live and let live." I: The story started on Tuesday of last wepk when a couple of 'teen-age boys brought the kitty to the city hall after fitiding it running wildly with a^lan tied to its tail. They riianaged to remove the can, but the tail was so swollen and sore it was .impossible to take off the tightly-tied string. After scratching one of the police officers, the cat managed to'get away and was soon out of sight. We have noticed before that such' animals have an £ra sense for searching out £hder-hearted animal lovers In looking for a new home. Consequently, we were not too surprised to find It curled on a rug in our garage Thursday morning. After feeding 1 it some leftover chicken, members of the household took turns in trying to remove the string, all to no avail. Again the cat escaped. £ater, finding the j kitty Asleep beneath a protecting evergreen tree, we summoned police officers once more, with instructions that the animal should be taken to a veterinarian for treatment. Any expenditure of money on this stranger In need of a friend seemed worthwhile when we realized that knowledge of his predicament was disturbing both our d^stion and oi^sleep. Well, the officer looked at the situation more objectively than we had, realized that our allergy for cats' would leave the animal homeless even if it should survive an appointment with the veterinarian. The result was his decision on a mercy killing, which was done in our back yard with a .38 rev^/ er. Burial was in a neighbor's garden, without benefit of ceremony. Sometimes we wonder how'a paper ever comes out on time, considering the minor distractions which so often interfere \vji$Ji any efficiency we might Otherwise claim. AID NEW LIBRARY Among those spending many hours each week in an effort to complete work at the new Lakemoor library, which is scheduled to have its opening soon, are Walter Neimi, Arlene Wijas, Helen Buchwalter, Dianne Zundell, and, with back to camera, Josephine Dosch. MCHENRY'S HMAMCIAL CONDITION REPOKIH) HEALTHY AS CITY BEGINS YEAR WITH PLANS FOR PROGRESS It was "New Year's" for the city of McHenry as the City Council wound up the old and rang in the new fiscal year at their annual meeting the past week. Annual reports reflected a healthy financial position of the city in spite of heavy expenditures during the past year. It has been many years since the city has' had to .issue tax anticipation warrants to meet current expenses. While the city treasurer's report will be published jn detail for public perusal, it is interesting to note some items. For instance, the sales tax refunds from the state of Illinois brought $59,178.25 to the city. Without this item, many improvements and services would not be possible. Vehicle licenses reached a new high as $4,068 was collected during the year. Building permits dropped off, but this item has been set up for inspection and handling rather than for revenue purposes. The water and sewer accounts are now combined and set up separate from the general fund account. The published report will show greatly increased activity in construction, collections and various phases of handling this account. Operating expenses, The Plaindealer passed anftfhpr birthday anniversary A past week, and has reached an age--83--when there is no attempt to conceal the truth. In fact, unlike the years added to humans, age has a way of adding prestige to a newspaper. It is the one time each year when we recall our own start in the business and of course our fond memories of working \4$h "Mose". How often we remember h i s observations 'that too many newspaper folks today depend on books rather than practical knowledge and common sense. • We never pretended that there wasn't a good deal more tye could have learned from those books, but we feel mighty fortunate to have had a few j«rs of the "common sense" "learning under someone we considered tops in .his chosen business--a man with a native intelligence, an intense interest in his work, a desire to keep learning, and above everything, the all important quality of being happy and eager to spend few minutes with everyone who visited his office, discussing favorite subjects from the S*e of the vegetable garden to the State of the nation. ' We just imagine "Mose"" is someone we'll always remember, especially .at anniversary tfriie. ^ We just couldn't let National Hpspital Week pass without yerbal applause for the men (Continued on page 8) (Continued on page 8) CITY RECEIVES $4,405 ON SALES IN RECENT MONTH McHenry received $4,405.87 in disbursement of taxes paid by retailers on January sales under provisions of the Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax act. Total for the state was $3,836,028.50. Other county communities received tfts following amounts: Crystal Lake, $5,350.30; Woods t o c k , $ 5 , 1 2 9 . 9 3 ; H a r v a r d , $2,579.26; Hebron, $308.14; Huntley, $583.84; Lakemoor, $195.32; Marengo, $1,743.26; Richmond, $485.08. HEROIC YOUNG PILOT RELATED TO McHENRY FOLKS A story of unusual heroism of a young Grayslake co-pilot, Lieut. James E. Obenauf, 24, was heard with special interest in McHenry, where his sisterin- law, Mrs. Mary Obenauf of Alden, teaches in Edgebrook school. Two cousins also reside here, Mrs. Henry Stilling of Richmond Road and Mrs. Catherine Chicoine of Huemann's subdivision. (Continued on page 8) Civil Defense Alert In City Praised by Manpower Commission Victor Copersmet, representing the Manpower Commission of Civil Defense, visited McHenry during Tuesday noon's alert and had only glowing words of praise afterward for the part played by individuals and organizations. Mr. Copersmet told the Plaindealer later in the afternoon that it was one of the best civil defense programs he had witnessed anywhere. He said it 'was excellent in its planning, with real thinking in all phases of evacuation. In line for his kind words we're Chief of Police Joseph Grobel, who was in charge of the alert, citizens, business people, firemen and veterans' groups. At a given signal at 12:45. firemen were dispatched to various parts of the city in case of emergencies and police officers were also sent to strategic spots. Legion auxiliary members acted as assistant wardens and the rifle squad served as auxiliary police, i working on traffic control. Several businessmen in each section of the city took their assignments as wardens, helping' to clear streets. All city schools also participated, with faculty members carrying out a previously planned prografh for safety. Residents can feel much relieved to know that those working locally for civil defense are among the best prepared to care for community needs in case of any t emergency. 1 Bishop Burrill In Special Rite The Rev. Vincent Fish{ vicar of St. Paul's Episcopal church has prepared a class of six persons for the sacrament of confirmation. It will be admini- BISHOP BURRILL. stered by/fhe Right Rev. Gerald Frajrfcis Burrill, Bishop of the«cEf>iscopal diocese of Chicago, next Sunday, May 11 during the regular service of Holy Communion at 11 a.m. at the church, located one mile south on Green street, McHenry. (Continued on page 8) REIKER HOME IS DAMAGED IN » UNUSUAL FIRE t -- •' jijtr * The larfee home of Mrs. George Reiker in Weingart's subdivision was damaged when fire started in an unusual manner last Thursday. Mrs. Reiker had thrown some papers from a carton into a garbage burner and then set the carton on the basement floor. It is believed that a spark from the burner may have become lodged in it, resulting in a fire which destroyed some clothing stored in a rack in the basement. Hie wall was also damaged. Members of the McHenry and Johnsbuig stations and also the Johnsburg rescue squad answered the call for assistance. Mrs. Reiker sufiered a burned foot in the fire. Foremen were called to Hunterville Park Sunday afternoon when rubbish began burning very close to a home. No damage was reported. KIWANIS TO HONOR YOUTHS AT BANQUET Clubs Announce Many Winners As Guests At Event MRS. WALGREEN TO HELP WOMAN'S CLUB CLOSE SEASON The McHenry Woman's club will close its season Friday, May 9, with a luncheon at the Leion home at 1 p.m. Mrs. George Stilling and Mrs. Richard Fleming are co-chairmen for the event. Speaker for the day will jbe Mrs. Charles Walgreen, -an ^executive member of the Red Cross, who will be guest. of honor. She will show a series of slides which she calls "Here's Looking at Nature." The Wu- Names of young 'men and women to be especially honored at the annual spring award banquet of the Kiwanis club, planned for tonight, May 8, were revealed .this week. They are eighth grade pupils in the various schools in this area selected for leadership, courtesy, scholastic record and other attributes. Name Winners The winners are Cameron Clark and Barbara Wolf at St. Mary's; Raymond Franklin ,and Mary Ellen Nye at St. Patrick's; Paul Morenz and Dorothy Kerr at Junior high; Peter Weber and Marilyn Smith at St. John's Johnsburg; Robert Fletcher and Karen Duescher at Johnsburg public; Tim Lively and Judy Bruce at Ringwood; Jacquelyn Cannon and Douglas Marion at Harrison, Wonder Lake. Guest speaker will be Rev. Kerr, who is in charge of the children's home in Woodstock. The "Magical Wurtzels" will provide entertainment. Favorites from musical shows _ _ produced through the years sical portion of the program ^ featured when the Mcnie McHenry County Clean Streams committee held an interesting meeting Tuesday of this week at the V.F.W. clubhouse. An officer from the U.S. Coast Guard was present to speak on boating safety. He also stated the many ways in whidh the Coast Guard is able to assist the committee. Ben Leland, state engineer, .was also present and complimented the group on their progress to date. Members were informed that seals have been ordered for boats, as >vell as signs informing all boat owners concerning the new law. The latter will be distributed to all beat dealers as soon as they arrive. Boat owners have been informed that sealing of all toilets on boats is now in effect. However, a chemical unit is now being studied in Springfield, and if it should be approved, all dealers and boat owners will be notified. Approval would mean that the new unit could be used instead . g y ot | Observe I Week. OUTSTANDING HONOR BESTOWED ON LOCAL YOUTH An outstanding honor has been accorded a McHenry youth, one of only 1,000 in the entire country to be named a national merit scholar for 1958. He is Gordon Johnson, son of Mr. end Mrs. Leonard T. Ry- GORDON JOHNSON MUSICAL SHOW TUNES FEATURED ON MAY PROGRAM will be arranged by Bessie Rv- genry Choral club presents ts 1 wpgJnK. program Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and CLEAN STREAMS COMMITTEE WINS PRAISE FOR WORK 18, in the high, school auditorium. The singers will be heard briefly in formal concert to open the program and the entire. group will appear again to close the program with well known selections including "Alice Blue Gown," "You'll Never Walk Alone" and medleys from "My Fair Lady" and "Oklahoma." Setting for the choral theme is an eastern hotel, with Dan Justen acting as master of ceremonies, introducing the various numbers. Show tunes will be performed in various settings and will include humorous arrangements of such favorites as "Friendship" "A Couple of Swells" and "There's Nothing Like A Dame." TAG DAY Rev. Clarence F. Kerr, administrative assistant, has announced that arrangements have been completed for a tag day for the Woodstock Children's home in all the towns and villages of McHenry county on Saturday, May 10. All the communities in the county have granted permission for National Hospital (Continued on page 8) A HEALTH PROBLEM With tax bills having just arrived in almost every county household, the subject of any additional responsibilities for the general public is not very popular. Nevertheless, the fact remains that the next meeting of the board of supervisors will probably result in some action on the TB situation. The county, and McHenry in particular, has been most generous during the recent "growing" years in giving their approval of expenditures of funds for necessary expansion to meet needs as they have arisen. For only : one request--on two occasions--has the voting public seen fit to turn down assistance in the way of a small amount of tax money. This occurred when the county felt a* dire need for assistance in helping to care for victims of tuberculosis. McHenry is now said to bo the only one of the state's 102 counties which is not receiving aid in this manner, necessitating "money being taken from the general fund to help cover the expense of long care. Now the fund is depleted. The board has been asked by the finance committe to cease all payments and turn over responsibility of TB cases to the townships, which would need t^ "foot the bill" for their own "patients. The prospect of patients needing hospitalization being put out on the street to mingle with others is not a pleasant one, especially when one considers the great amount of money expended in the interest of progress along other lines. On the other hand, the expense of hospital care for such a disease is almost prohibitive for any one individual. It is safe to assume that the public's money, obtained in same manner, will eventually be used to combat a problem for which there, is not yet a better answer. T den. Gordon is the only county student to be accorded the honor as the result of tests taken several months ago. Over 256,000 students, about 17 per cent of the country's senior enrollment, entered into the competition. , The young man is the recipient of a scholarship for which the sponsor is the Sears- Roebuck Foundation, a nonprofit corporation organized in 1923 to aid in various types of charitable, scientific and educational activities. It is the largest private sponsor of merit scholarskipis. Gordon plans to major in nuclear physics at Lake Forest college and plans a career as a nuclear physicist. As a senior in the local school, Gordon is a member of the Honor society, vice-president of the senior class, is president of the school orchestra and Science club and is a member of the band and pep band. His hobbies include collecting stamps and coins, and he also plays in a dance band. Clarence Anglese, guidance director at the school, announced this week that forty juniors took the newest national merit scholarship exam for which winners will be announced in August. EXPECT AUTO DEALERS' CAMPAIGN TO BOOST ECONOMY Among the first to take a lead in giving a boost to the country's lagging economy is the auto industry. McHenry dealers joined this week in the "You Auto Buy Now" campaign, knowing that the auto industry is a leader in the Ahierican economic system. Urging support of the theme are Overton Cadillac Pontiac Co., Buss Motor Sales, McHenry Garage, Clark Chevrolet Sales, A. S. Blake Motors, Inc. and R. I. Overton Motor Sales. They are offering attractive and worthwhile inducements to support their campaign. These dealers are sincere in their belief that a stepped-up program of auto sales will be of . untold benefit to the local community as well as to the nation as a whole. They back up this belief with facts which should be of interest to everyone who looks forward to an upward trend in, Dusiness conditons. These facts include the following information: One family out of seven depends^on the auto industry; one out of six businesses in the United States is dependent oh the manufacture, distribution, servicing and use of automobiles; auto factory payrolls top 3 billion dollars annually; the auto industry uses some 40 per cent of the sheet steel produced in this country and nearly 20 per cent of the total steel output. After looking at ,;the above facts, it is easy to see the wisdom of the words, "You Auto Buy Now", for "as autos roll-- so rolls the economy." Mrs. Paul Yanda visited relatives in Toulon and Kewanee last week. HIGHLANDS YOUTH LOSES LIFE WHEN INBOARD CAPSIZES AT STANTON POINT •4iZi TRAGIC DEATH OF GEORGE G. SMITH LEARNED IN CITY Mrs. George Johnson and Mrs. Robert Thompson learned this week of the tragic death of their relative, Navy Commander George Gage Smith, 38, a World War II bomber pilot from Elgin, who was killed last Sunday when the light plane in which he and a companion we're riding crashed on takeoff from an airport near Albuquerque, N. M. The crash resulted from engine failure while the commander's young son, Jeffrey, was watching from the airport. A passenge r was thrown from the plane as it crashed and received minor burns and bruises. Commander Smith was trapped inside and burned to death. His father, Granger Smith, whose family were among the first settlers in McHenry, was enroute kto Elgin from Albuquerque at the time of the accident after visiting his son's family. Commander Smith had seen service on many carriers, including the Franklin D. Roosevelt, Oriskany, Hornet and Randolph. Pilot of a dive bomber, he fought at Marcus Island, Wake Island, the Gilberts, the Marshalls, Truk, Saipan, Palau, Woleai and New Guinea. It was over Truk that he was hit by flak. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying cross, several gold stars ftnd other major citations. ,In 1953 he appeared in the flying role of the hero !n "The Bridge at Toko-Ri" off the coast of Korea aboard the carrier Oriskany. He was also p h o t o g r a p h e d i n n u m e r o u s scenes for the picture "The Fighting Lady" official Navy film of the story cf the Yorktown. Mrs. Johnson is a grand-aunt of the dead flyer and Mrs. Thompson is a cousin. •"4 BENEFIT MOVIE The building fund of Zion Lutheran church will benefit from proceeds of a special movie to be presented at the local theatre Wednesday, May 14, at 8 p.m. STYLE SHOW TONIGHT The woman's auxiliary of the McHenry hospital wiU sponsor a style show tonight, May 8, at 7 p.m. at the Wing and Fin. The first drowning of the . season in this vicinity occurred last Saturday, May 3, when Gary Taylor, ;20, of Pistakee Highlands, lost his life in a boat which capsized near Stanton Point, Fox Lake. He was riding wth his father and a cousin when the tragedy took pteds. , The three men were riding in an inboard when the boat capsized as they attempted to make a turn. Hie accident occurred about 1,000 feet from shore in the early afternoon. One-Year Resident The drowning victim was employed in Chicago and had L only lived in this area about I one year. He was planning to be married in the near future. • •1 Survivors are his parents, . Mr. and Mrs. Ray Taylor, of f Pistakee Highlands, and one' | brother, Wayne, who is star, ~ Jl tioned at Fort Leonard Wood, J Mo. . The body rested at the Jus-r | ten-Hamsher funeral home Fox Lake and then removed to |, • the Jaeger chapel at 3526 N., 4 Cicero avenue, Chicago, where^ jl services were held at 2 o'clock! |j Wednesday afternoon. Interment was in that city. \ Memorial services are scheduled for next Sunday at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran church in Chicago. Honor Retiring Superintendent The McHenry Community P.T.A. will honor C. H. Duker, superintendent of schools, afc„'^ its annual spring luncheon to be held on Tuesday, May 13, at; | the Wing and Fin club. Every- | one is urged to attend arid pajf? tribute to Mr. Duker, who has done such a fine job in our schools over a period of many years. ' Mrs. Harry Hans stall the new officers for the | coming year. They are Mr., Jj and Mrs. August Uttick, co-1 % presidents; Mr. and Mrs. Ray jl Grote, first co-vice-presidents;- | Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wittrock,' ^ second co-vice-presidents, Mrs, J Harold Sanford, secretary; andt Jj Mrs. Nick Tabor, treasurer. The incoming co-president, Mrs. August Uttich, Will give a. report on the state convention^ which was attended by Carl J Buckner and Mr. and Mrs. Ut- 1 tich. ' Entertainment will be furnished by vocalists from the (Continued on page 8) NAMED TO GIRLS' STATE aia LYNN WILKINSON SHARON CURULEWSKI Two young ladies, one from McHenry and the other from Wonder Lake, were named to attend Ulini Girls' State at MacMurray college, Jacksonville; in June this year, sponsored by the Legion auxiliary. The purple of Girls' State is to provide citizenship training each year for approximately 485 girls; to afford them the opportunity to live together as self governing citizens; to learn "by doing" the duties and responsibilities as well as the rights and privileges, of American citizenship. • • * Two Junior girls are selected by a vote of the faculty on the basis of scholarship, good character, leadership, etc. Sharon is junior class secretary, F.H.A. president, G.A.A. board member and also belongs to the orchestra. Modern Music Masters, Future Teachers association Slid Future Business Leaders. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Curulewski of Pistakee Bay Road, Lynn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Wilkinson of Wonder Lake, is a physical education student leader, ia active in G.A.A., the F.B.I.A., F.T.A. and is a member of the chorus: Both girls work as nurse aides in McHenry, .; J'