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^ 1 ^ ^ ? I T ^ v ™ r f p ' C i j T f r " 7 # p fniv * "*& *| - J } "* jr?* H* t* *' f \t» ^ "4?Sf $"v^M" %^"v t,"f *?" ' -f ' v; 1 ^ 1 -I ^ I"!! ; • #t j ' *> : -f f - i y ; ^ ! « : " - ; f, * v j , ^ , f. * v>< - \ / ' * . * f " * * ' « % * > ? * - "f^'ti ^A*i' &&i*' "" ' V ^%f"f |j . JMP '•' 1BT '•••-.- • -•• • *»* -fL f-."^' I^k im Nfl • H aaak^ «••» ~ «•& <- :?$• ' :fe>iS^ • A.,b; !•• - P^B? '-*^V 1 ' S f ^ f ^ J-jSj. v , , i - ? C > ^ "^" , .: V f|f r»|j||[ TCl Chain-iO-Lakes Region Since 1875" <s?> "'.i^SjO ' '4 - I '^4: '. j . ' Hi' M ifcV olume M -- No. 20 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1958 20 Pages -- 10c Per Copy \ ;. • "^-^ir& ^u-idLi - vsJei&*' - - • -^ •::- > > , ' . -------------- ^ •* *• HOUSE AT ME W HIGH SCHOOL MfUin { », ? •" * . \ '•? &SfW '^jl the hifla hoop craze hasn't died down by the time really cold weathef arrives, plan on " having to replace at least a few' of the more ...fragile household items which are in their path. The hoops were probably invented with youngsters in mind,, .but enterprising business folks with an eye on their pocket books saw beyond tlje Qijtoinal purpose. They had mental images of stout dowagers shaking off excess avoirdupois through use of the bright hoops. They passed on these images to the overweight |adies via advertising and the appeal was met with enthusiasm. Those who have really studied the situation say that they are US&l for such varied purposes asrory land casting and bribing- up tackle technique lor football players. ,; To date we haven't invested in one, but watching the ^kill of even the smallest young-x sters in the neighborhood has been mighty tempting. We hate to admit that we might be able to learn from a 6-year-old, but, it's the truth-and we find oursefes peeking out the window to see just how these little tykes manage to keep a hoop larger than themselves in orbit. Popularity continues to grow and stores are finding it difficult to keep them in stock, so great is the demand for them The mar. who developed the hoops in this country isn't worriai about the fad fading. He's w™ ahead of. thfe .^rowd aii<i figures that " when they" are mastered and the -public becomes tired of torso hooping, he will put Oil tH«i market some half-sized arm hoops to start the craze all over again. The 'gentleman has only one foe -- winter weather. If the house escapes too much broken glassware in fflfc next six months, he has a chance of making the eraae pay off for a long, long time. Although we could not be unhappy to see the lpng suffering of our good friend, Max Kolin. end, nevertheless we mourn his loss and will long remember him. It was our pleasure, to work wAfi Max tor several years in a news reporting-photography association, and seldom have we met a more cooperative person. We admired, him for his very fine talent and were proud to have had him for a friend. A great deal of Ringwood history accumulated throughout almost eighty-eight years will leave that eommunity w£n Mrs. Flora Harrison departs for Round Lake to make hej home. ' Mrs. Harrison has been a resident of Ringwood for almost that length of time and her keen recollections of other times still holds the interest of young and old who are fortunate enough to converse with her. #^unt Flora" will be missed everyone. Bef<>.*e she leaves however, her friends are planning to honor her at open house next Sunday. Another friendly note from Miss Anna Freund in Neills ville. Wis., accompanied her renewal for \ the Plaindealer, which she hflSibeen reading for many years. We feel very happ£ to have such good and loyal friends among our subscribers. Anv community is happy to have its young folks come home to carry on the work at which they have become proficient. In no occupation is this so more than nursing. One of the most recent to return was Miss Marjory Freund, daughter of Mrs. A. P. Freund. who is treatiiiP the ill at McHenry hospital. Mrs. George P. Steilen is happy over a congratulatory letter from Gov. Strattori in honor of her 91st birthday. BREAK GROUND FOR 1 'l'M Unf Olsen Furniture Opens Sept. 19 , Now to the ranks of business On Main street is Olsen Funnitiiie. which opens Friday, Sept, 19. in the Justen building, 519- ,;5$1 Main street. The owner is iA. Harold Glsen, who has oper- "ated a similar store in Antioch fojr tUe past eight years. ; ;Mr. Olsen announces that he will handle nationally advertised merchandise, using both the main floor and basement tor show room purposes. Furniture for the entire home will We featured. Grand opening of the business is being planned in about thirty days. :: PEANUT SALE OF KIWANIS NOW IN EIGHTH YEAR The Most Rev. Loras T. Lane, bishop of the Rockford Catholic diocese, is shown here at the ground breaking ceremonies for the new Marian Central Catholic high school for McHenry county, which i£ being built just east of Woodstock. The school is expected to be finished by September, 1959. Father Joseph Egan of St. Mary's church, Woodstock, is shown at the right and his former assistant to his lef^t J. Father Phillip J. Reilly. Cost of the school will reach upwards of $800,000 and will serve thirteen parishes in the county. COUNCIL in CAPSULE A large delegation >a Mended the Council .meeting Monday rMgfctySnd-, .^v$c£4 .strangv cern over spot zoning. A re- »»>-' quest- for further action on the part of the Planning Commission and the eventual hiring of a consultant was also presented. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN NATION BECKON TO LARGE NUMBER OF 1958 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES RECEIVE GIFTS FROM KIWANIS The "scooter problem" again came to the attention of the Council with a request that an ordinance be passed to control ^sPita' the operation of scooters in the ! S'^sen Presented eachi^adm.n city by licensed operators only. Present at the last meeting of the McHenry Kiwanis club were Hospital Administrators Bert Ilanson of Memorial hospital for McHenry county, and Ben Underwood of McHenry President Clarence Itj was pointed out that many cities have passed such ordinances in recent weeks. Accidents and continued recklessistrator with a special type wheel chair to be used by paients at their respective hospital^. The money used to purchase ness, >n spite of warnings, ! these wheel chairs was the recould result in some action on J suit of the second annual aucthe part of the local Council in tion held by the McHenry Kithe near future. ! wanis club in June. v -- ! It was only through the gra- The city Jias been overrun by ( ciousness of the citizenst and, businessmen of McHenry and surrounding area, who donated jjn^ess new and used articles , lhat this auction was possible, before, many of these groups j js such public support that solicitors in the past month in spite of efforts to discojittage some groups. As pointed out are operating under the cover of Interstate Commerce and cannot be denied their rights. Police are very active in (Continued on page 8) makes it pdpsible for Kiwanis to serve the community. Support the Kiwanis Peanut Sale Sept. 26. CLUB PRESENTATION Walter Wilson Photo Shown at the presentation of special type wheel chairs to two hospitals by the McHenry Kiwanis club are Bert Hanson, administrator of Memorial Hospital for McHe.iry County in Woodstock, at right, and next to him, Ben Underwood, administrator of McHenry hospital. Mr. Underwood is shown shaking hands with Clarence Niesen, president of the McHenry club, as Dr. Leonard Pawlikowski, also a club member, looks on. ^^ -A^jgreater* high school graduates than ever before have embarked on college careers which, in the space of only a few weeks, have taken them to various parts of the country. Most, however, have chosen colleges and universities within $ieir home state. One of the most, popular- of the' newer universities is' Northern Illinois at DeKalb, where a great number have enrolled. They include Dan Adams Bonita Bazler, Janet Bostler, Ray Bujak. Russell Carr, John Mascari. Bob Meyer, Susan Sayler, Diane Tabor and Vince Walsh. Milliken university beckoned to four of last year's grad-, uatos, who have rented an apartment and will live together. They are Vince Cina. Who enrolled in pre-medicine. Dave Fantus and George Peterson, who are studying a business course, and Carl Walker, engineering. Incidentally, the latter was given quite a build-up in a recent issue of the Decatur-Herald newsnaper, from which we quote: "One of the freshmen who has caught (coach) Shroy- ,er's eye on defense is Carl Walker of McHenry. With a little tutoring on bffense Shrover thinks Walker could push onto one of the first two teams." Also enrolled at Milliken is Judy Troxel, of Hebron, formerly of Wonder Lake. In Secretarial School Moser secretarial school is also popular with local students Enrolled there are Sharon Bielecki. Pauline Kalemba, Ann Marie Groh, Johanna Hays, Alice Sullivan. Barbara Jacobsen and Marcy West. Several have chosen nursinc. careers. They are Andrea Brennan, enrolled at St. Therese hospital school of nursing in Waukegan; Mary Ann Granger, St. Francis, Evanston: Joan Hansen, Illinois Masonic hospital; Mary Lynn Murphy, Wesley Memorial hospital in Chicago; and Telia Nardi, | Evanston hospital. , Nearby states, too, have proved attractive to 1958 graduates, Richard Hoffman, Charles Hutchison and. Andy Thompson, are enrolled at Iowa State, Charles Johnson and Paul Seeber, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jean DSEPHMEEK LL ADDRESS C OF CMKTING : ' Third Quarterly !' Session Open To Members, Guests Robert Meyers, JDr. Leonard Pawlikowski and Gene Adams have been named Peanut chairmen of the 1958 McHenry Kiwanis Kid's Day peanut sale, to be held Friday, Sept. 26. The appointments were made by George Pedersen, president of the Township ^Kiwanis club and Clarence Niesen who heads the McHenry Kiwanis group. Now in its eighth year of operation, the peanut, sale will be conducted throughout Qiicago and vicinity by eighty-nve Kiwanis clubs. Funds collected will be used by individual clubs j on projects for underprivileged and handicapped children in j their areas. Last year's peanut sale netted $160,000 for Chicagoland kids, and the Kiwanians have set one million bags of peanuts and $175,000 as the goal in their 1958 effort. OF EDUCATION WELCOMES PUBLIC TO VIEW NEW ADDITION AT FIRST OF TWO PROGRAMS -$|f One of the most important meetings of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce, the third quarterly session, will be held Tuesday evening. Sept. 23, at 7:30 o'clock at the McHenry Country club. Reservations for members, their wives and friends, must be made with the secretary, Eleanor Pliner, no later than Sept. 19. Guest "speaker of the evening will be Joseph Meek of the Illinois Retail Merchants association of Chicago, whose topic wi.1,1 be "Encroachment of Gov- '4 <gho« LARGE SALES TAX COLLECTION LOCALLY REPORTED who heard Mr. Meek when he made a previous appearance Sales tax Collections by cities and villages and types of busi ness in McHenry county foi July were reported to Gov William Stratton, this past week, showing a total amouht of $189,050.56. Food topped the businesses for the most tax collected in the county, with a total of $51,- 136.64. Automotive was next with $34,910.21. General merchandise reached $13,875.15, drinking and eating places, $24335.03, and apparel, $4,- 598.73! McHenry's total was $28,- -645.74,;IllnswQod,.. $6?9.63;~ Wonder Lake, $1,896.39; Johnsburg, $847.18; Island Lake, $547.27; Lakemoor, $1,295.04; Sunnyside, $192.24; Woodstock, $31,962.29; Crystal Lake. $36.- 947.57; Harvard, $14,765.58. and Richmond, $4,005.84. BOARD TRIPLES RATE FOR CARE AT COUNTY HOME More than triple the present rate to maintain patients at the county home will be paid by townships in the future, the new rate to go intO' effect Oct. 1 and continue to Jan. 1. The rate of thirty-five cents a day was raised to $1.50 by the board of supervisors lasj week. ThdT $1.50 rate is a compromise to the county home committee's original request for $3 a day for each patient. Ground breaking ceremonies for the new $285,000 county home, originally set for last Monday, has been postponed until the board approves all contracts. before the C. of C. in 1957 will want to be sure to, attend, "because they know his talk promises to be interesting in that it will apply to many of our own immediate prohlems in McHenry. Mr. Meek, who was a candidate for U. S. senator against Paul Douglas in recent years, returns to McHenry by popular request. Two Injured In Minor Auto Crash The intersection of Highway 31 and the Ringwood blacktop road was the scene of a collision in which two were injured early this week. Esther Brockrnann of Elkhorn, Wis., driver of one of the cars, and Betty Perion, a passenger in an auto driven by Joseph Mullen of Chicago, were hurt, neither of then1 setiously. NELS PEARSON. LONG A RESIDENT OF AREA. DIES (Continued on page 8) Nels Pearson, 74, who had farmed in the McHenry and Crystal Lake area for fifty years, died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 16. The deceased was born Dec. 19, 1883, in Trolaborg, Sweden, and came to McHenry as a young man. Retired from farming in recent years, he served (Continued on page 8) NAME ATHLETIC FIELD FOR LONG TIME COACH Pay Tribute To L. J. McCracken On Friday Night McHenry area residents are happy this week ih anticipa tion of the dedication of the new McHenry Community high school athletic field on 'Friday night. As a lasting tribute to one who has given many years of service as athletic director and coach of various Sports, the beautiful new field will be dedj icated as McCracken field, j This popular gesture gives recj ognition to "Mac" for interest in the proper development of the youth of our community j and his never-endin^ loyalty I to MCHS. ! For those of you who may • not have watched the progress of building the new athletic field, it is located on Park avenue, across from the new Junior high school. The M c H e n r y W a r r i o r s have chosen a worthy foe for the first football game on the new gridiron as they clash with, both the varsity and soph teams from Barrington. For those loyal football fans, coaches and players who have gathered together* at the old location for the past years, the new lighting system will he a dream come true. A scoreboard h&s also been installed and the new, elevated bleachers should give spectators a much better view of the game. During the short ceremony between games Friday night, the McHenry Rotary club will present the new public address system to the school. This modern equipment promises to keep fans better informed on plays and.progress of the game as the field announcer moves along the sidelines to follow and report on each play. (Continued on page 8) Mourn Death Of Max Kolin A host of friends in the Mc- Cullom Lake and McHenry area joined the family of Max F. Kolin in mourning his death which. occurred Monday afterr. oor), Sept. 15, following a lingering illness. He died at th^ age of 60 in Veteran's Research hospital, Chicago, having been hospitalized at various times since April 4. Mr. Kolin was born in Chir cago Aug. 20, 1898. He purchased property at .McCullom I^ke in July of 1937 and had Jmvr*-* -.PSEffiSIlfiSL here- since June of 1953. He became best known locally through his work in photography. For thirty years he served as news photographer and during that t'me worked with the Tribune, Daily Times, and Sun Times. He was long a member of the Press Photographers' association. During his long career, he 1 covered numerous, important events, including the Loeb-Leopold trial. He was active on the political scene locally, holding the I The first of two open house 1 programs planned for the public tV become acquainted with the injterior features of the « newgddition to the McHenry | hr^h school will be held next ^ Sunday afternoon, Sept. 21* . J from 2 to ,5 p.m., sponsored by, J the board of education of Disil ;5| trict 156. Administrators frorn Virions parts of {he state have evi- | denced an interest in viewing | the school and will be present | Sunday afternoon. The board' 7 and administration urge thef ,r| general public to plan on aKtending and meet faculty mem|. 1 hers in their new departments^ ;<l Entrance to the building ma^ he made through either of tho | Green street doors to the nevij | structure. Board members, ad* ministration and faculty wilt | be present to greet those wh<$ call. Mrs. John Bolger has ar« ;| ranged to have members of he^ Future Teachers club present* r also to assist in getting to al| '- g parts of the building. v | Among features of the new^ ' S structure, in addition to regu- rtjj !ar class rooms, is a beautiful S library, a science department)'.. .'J including chemistry, physic*; i| and two biology labs and Gen-^ eral Science rooms. N Fine Shop : .' Also of interest to the public . | will be the new band room, r| new home economics depart-if J ment and health center. Men'|',;.?^| especially, will want to see thef ; spacious shop area, including |r drafting room, wood working, | Tlie agriculture department; has been moved to the new Wilding, and th£re are alsolocker rooms for boys and girUi as well as a m^lti - purpose room. Those who wish to ; tee the change in offices, located in the old part of the building, may be surprised at the extensive renovation which has taken place in the last year. PTA Open House " The first meeting of the sea* son of the McHenry Community P.T.A. will <J>e an open housef ;| and reception for all teacher^; | of McHenry public schools at. the high school on Thursday,- I Sept. 25, at 8 p.m. All interest-.' \ ed citizens, and particularly the parents of school age children, are urged to attend. The McHenry P.T.A. has aniT nqunced the following officejpS and committee chairmcn for the 1958-59 season: / Co-presidents, Mr. and'Mrs. A. J. Uttich; vice-presidents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Grote; second vice-presidents/ Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wittrock; secretary. Mrs. Roy Homo; treasurer, Mrs. Nick Tabbr. Program, Mr. arid Mrs. Grote; year book, Mrs"' Vale Adams; parent education, Mr. and Mrs. WiJtrock; publicity, Mrs. Charles Liebman; bulletin, Mrs. Harry Hans, Mrs. Ed. Hey- (Continued on page 8) 3i (Continued on page 8) DIES IN CRASH •v ; • , - Worwick Studio Photo Albert Allison Green, 44, of Amboy. 111., lost his,.life in a crash on the Barreville road last week Wednesday which demolished his car, shown above. Twenty-year-old Harold Deihs, who resides on that'road, was critically injured in the crash but is reported improving at the McHenry hospital. DEDICATE ATHLETIC FIELD •wm