"» .<<«f* i *I,'-3f,< ^ ' ' i. •' •<%* t-wi .y"-' I -,» ' ^ :'. ,%^%^3e4T '- ; frrar^irw* 5W--.-T jv.^"'* • ^ tt3flNtafc..Y3 4 I-.# £ J S4 ^t'%% '&: '"-« . • .-i>',j£* •.:•}$ "Serving The Chain-0-L«|kes Region Since 1875" line 84 -- No. 23 --- 3 Sections •l--t>' McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 9. 1958 Although he was hospitalized during McHenry's big homecoming game last Friday night. Paul Yanda should be proud of tlie fine performance turned in by his band and by the young lady who did such a fine job of leading them in their special iftlls on the field, Miss Barbara Krickl. Many were the compliments we heard. It was bad enough-to watch those 5-year-old youngsters handle a hula hoop as though they were born with one around their waist, but it's just too much when an ' 8-month-old puppy can manipulate one upund his neck with the ease <Pan expert. We have the waist hooping mastered, but circling the neck is anothe^ thing. Those hoops just have to go! Last Friday was Hospitality Day in the Bull Valley al-ea. sponsored by the auxiliary of Memorial Hospital for Mc- Henry County. It has been incj^ ated that when all jreceipts are accounted for, proceeds may exceed $7,000, ^'hich testifies to -the success of this annual event. For those who enjoy a beautifully decorated home, the day was a treat, the pleasure of which was enjoyed fourfold, for there were four homes to be seen. mftn seasonal order, ther^ was tne Frank Howard, Jr., home, where the harvest theme was evident, and this was followed by the Thanksgiving theme at the Orrin Wolf, Jr., residence, the Christmas spirit noted at the Augustus Bruhrtke home and the New Year's theme at the Andre)*/ Kuby, Jr., house. The beauty 6f a rare fall day, with its first leaves turn- 4k color and jus|. a touch ^ of an ideal setting for hundreds of interested folks to enjoy an outing they will long remember. The fact that it benefited a worthwhile cause only added to- the pleasure of those who were fortunate enough to attend. 18 Pages -- 10c Per Copy, IXPERTS MAKE UP PANEL TO DISCUSS PLAN FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY On Monday evening. Oct. 13, -t 8 pm.; a meeting will take olace in the McHenry high chool, at which time a panel ^f distinguished speakers will liscuss the need for a master nlan for the development of McHenr>\ Winston S. Porter, chairirian if the Deerfield City Planning commission, will talk on the ubject "Developing a Community Zoning Program". Treval C. Powers, formerly* city nlanrllng commissioner of Lake Zurich, w'll share his exper- 'ences with the audience and VISCOUNTS WILL SPONSOR SECOND MARIONETTE SHOW On Tuesday evening, Sept. 30, the Parents association of the McHenry Viscounts Drum ... , and Bugle corps held a special *00* bn!' ,record exchange and ' nnnt Ann clrnta nv^hancTA MANY FEATURES ARE INCLUDED IN 1 P.TA. CARNIVAL On Saturday, Oct. 18, the new Junior^ high school will be the scene of the annuaj P.T.A. carnival from 5:30 to 9 o'clock in the evening; It is the organization's one fund raising ev^nt of the year. Supper will be served for the entire family arid a bake sale will also be held. Other features of the evening include a meeting to make plans for a marionette Ihow to be held at the McHenry high school auditorium on Saturday. Nov. 1. There will be three performances, 1, 3:30 and again at 8 p.m. The show is entitled "Alad- Paul O. Fischer, a member of j din'js Lamp" and will be perthe Northeastern Illinois Me- formed by Reed's Marionettes *ropolitan Area Planning commission, will participate in the question and answer period. Citizen Take Steps A number of McHenry citizens have made arrangements for this meeting so that it might he possible to begin an expansion program for the loer »i community with expert advice. This group includes residents of all the subdivisions within the city, representatives of civic organizations and the City Council and local people interested in the improvement of McHenry. Members of the community ire cordially invited to attend this meeting. of Wisconsin. Due to the success of last year's ^performance of "Pinoccio", the association was requested to have a similar show this year. Tickets can be obtained from the members of the Viscounts Drum and Bugle Corps or at the door. THREE MINOR ACCIDENTS IN McHENRY AREA Ruth Pahlke of Ho'iday Hills subdivision suffered a fractured left arm and was taken to McHenry hospital after she lost control of her car Sunday on the McIIenry-Griswold Lake blacktop road and it overturned in a ditch. Richard J. Jablonski of McHenry and Irving J. Barganski of Chicago were injured Sun- Six Campion Jesuit high | day in a collision on the blackschool seniors have been j f0p road a mile north of Mcnnmed semi - finalists in the Henry. Jablonski was reported RICHARD HERDRICH NATIONAL MERIT EXAM WINNER boot and skate exchange. Color cartoons will also be shown. New to this year's carnival will be a 'teen'-age hop, which is expected to be very popular. A fortune teller will be present to delight the little ones and a portrait artist will paint pictures of the children which will be a lasting memory for parents. HAN1 ATTRACTED TO HOHECOHMG Mary Eiheridge And Terry Brady Reigning Pair Only memories remain of activities^ in connection With fall homecoming at McHenry high school, whieh-^jttracted hundreds of students\and alumni. «tft was our pleasure to be a ™est of the McHenry Kiwanis club at luncheon last Monday noon in observance of National i Newspaper Week. We feel that any service we might provide the organization is in the l'tte of duty, but it Was mighty rice to be remembered bv a club with which we have had such a pleasant association. Fire Prevention Week was ^o mentioned, and members and guests enjoyed a special film which showed the unpreparedness of San Francisco when the earthquake and resulting fires destroyed the city in the early * part of the century. The awakening of the public to warnings Came too late, but the vast destruction which resisted made bitizens realize fllfe importance of safety measures which would prevent a similar occurrence in the future. Colored slides of the Kiwanis trip to the Crippled Children'? camp at Riverside subdivision were shown, and it was heartwarming to see the smiles of pleasure on the faces of thesr unfortunate little ones who tofiefitted by the recreatior provided for them that day Slides of the July Fiesta daj were also shown and gave us r return glimpse at one of the summer's biggest events in the city. 1958-59 national merit scholarshin competition, among them Richard Herdrich of McHenry. who is sports editor of the school publications. The six are all in the top 1 per cent of the contestants. To ie finalists, and 95 per cent are predicted to do so. semi-finalists must repeat their performance in the Dec. 6 scholastic aptitude test of the college entrance examination board. Herdrich. a, sen of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Herdrich of Fox street, McHenry, is a first honors student in the five maby police to have been on the wrong side of the road when the accident occurred. An accident occurred on Rt. 31, three miles south of Richmond, Saturday night, when Robert Bu chert of Richmond struck a ear driven by Tterrv Mullens of Chicago while attempting to pass the Mullens vehicle., Buchert saw that he could not pass in time and pulled his auto back into the right lane. In so doing, he struck the Mullen car, which was forced into a ditch. -Nowadays, most folks feel that a lost item is lost forever so numerous are the stranger? that one meets in the course V a day. However, people remain pretty much the same whether they are strangers or not, and the population continues to count among its largest segment the honest folks The following story bears this out. Mrs. Donald Richardson of 110 W. John street found a money bag containing curren- ^ and silver on the street in WcHenry last Saturday, since it carried no identification, she turned it in at the Certified (Continued on page 8) . , A , , There were no injuries and jor classical course, sports ed- i damage to the cars was reportitor of the bi-weekly news mag- i ed to be sijght. azine and of the 1959 year • book. He is also a two-year member of the tennis team, a j ^AVE"I1V KILLS WORKMAN second lieutenant in the ROTC j John Carlson, 55, an emunit, a member of the Student j P'°y®e of the city of Harvard, Council and a member of the |was killed about noon last forensics group. He is a grad- ' Thursday when he was buried uate of St. Mary's grade school 'n a sewer ditch cave-in at the m ENE FREUND Appeal For TB Tax Law Support Dr. Henry W. Sandeen, president of the McHenry County Tuberculosis society, has appealed to county residents to support the "Tuberculosis Care and Treatment Excess Tax Law" which will appear on the l^allot on Nov. 4th. |Dr. Sandeen stated that ®acy people associate the sale (js Christmas Seals by the. as* Spciation with the care and treatment of tuberculosis. This i| Pot true. Since the average (jfost of one case of tuberculous is approximately $15,000, ijt would be impossible for ristmas Seals to even begin cover the& expensive cost of equate treatmnet. The asr ciation is primarily a caseding organization. Other rvices which it renders inude health education services tb schools, industry, and the general public; rehabilitation Services for tuberculosis patients; demonstration projects; participation in national and state medical research projects in tuberculosis; and many other civic and patient services aimed at the total eradication of the tubercle bacillus. The tax law is designed to furnish adequate diagnostic and laboratory aids for the tu-r bercu'ous, plus treatment in special tuberculosis sanatoria in Illinois. Dr. Sandeen urges every /McHenry county voter to get \out and vote on Nov. 4 and to •vote 'yes" for the tuberculosis :care and treatment excess tax taw The future of tuberculosis control in McHenry county lies 1m the hands of the voters. It & of little help to find active cases of tuberculosis through mass chest x-ray services and tuberculin .testing if adequate •'<fore and treatment cannot be ^fferetf the unfortunate victims. VOLUNTEERS TO HOLD RED HEART TAG DAY SATURDAY ADULT FARM LASS FEATURES COURSE here. | northern edge of the Harvard i business district. He was set- The Richard Hayes family of! ting tile sewer pipe in the ex- Chicago were Sunday guests ifiTi^vated ditch when the slide the home of His mother, Mrs. i occurrea, the dirt covering His Edith Hayes. 'entire body. DIST1CT t HOSPITAL ILIARI I niHENni THURSDAY IEXT WE For the first time this year, the vocational agriculture department at the high* school has a shop, and it will be nut to use with the start af/the adult evening school. ^ A course in welding will be A good number started fes- I taught. beginning Tuesday tivities Thursday night at the ['evening, Oct. 14. The ten-week pep rally a conducted on Mc- course will be held from 8 to (bracken field, where Kathleen 10:30 o'clock each Tuesday and Mclnerney acted as mistress of should prove valuable to anvceremdnies and cheerleaders one who has a welder or who led the crowd in spirited' intends to purchase one for cheers."~* i use on the farm. The weatherman cooperated Those interested are urged 100 per cent Friday afternoon • to contact Richard Sjnith. inas streets became crowded to ! structor at the high school The annual tag day -for the Volunteers of America will be conducted here on Saturday, Oct. 11. Under the personal guidance of Mrs. Roy Homo, a group, of young people will be about the streets offering the public the emblem of ,tlie organization, the little red heart tags. , This national organization with a Widely diversified program does not ask about a person's race, color or religious Relief. All they ask is "Does he need help?" They-are ever conscious of their slogan "A friend indeed to those, in need." These annual appeals help the organization to carry on their welfare work in the state. Headquarters for the day will be in the lobby of the American Legion clubhouse where Mrs. Homo will meet the workers on Saturday morning at 9 o'clock for instructions and supplies. McHENRY FIREMEN, BUSINESS LEADERS CAItflY OUT PR06RAM IN INTEREST OF FIRE PREVENTION Big Bite Boy Scouts Plan October Drive The Boy Scouts of the McHenry area, comprising District 5. are making extensive p'ans in preparation for their annual fund drive, which will he a door to door campaign conducted starting Oct. 21. William Creu'z is general* eh»irmfin Bf the drive, which will raise funds to help bovs 8 *o10 vea'*s n'ri in Cuh seoutine Bov Scouts from 11 to 13 and Explorer Scouts, 14 to 18 yenrs old. Tn carrying on this drive ror much needed funds to continue the fine wo^k for which scouting Iips become so well known, each member of the organization suggests only that the public ask themselves, as *hev give, the Boy Scout oath's pledge. "On my honor I will do my best." during the day, or at home in t he evenings. CLEAN STREAMS GROUP PLANS FOR PUBLIC MEETING , The semi-annual meeting of District 2, of,, the Illinois Hosoital association Auxiliaries will be held at the Legion home n McHenry at 10 a.m.. on Oct. '6. The auxiliary of the McHenry hospital, with Mrs. Harutation in the field of nutrition is world-wide and he holds memberships in many scientific and honorary societies. His social activities reveal his interest in music. Dr. Frost is a resident of Waukegan and \y Stinespring. Jr.. as presi- I a member of the Waukegan Philharmonic orchestra, as well as the Lake Forest orchestra. He also holds membership in the Waukegan band. The opportunity to hear a man such as Dr. Fropt is a rare privilege and it is hoped all hospital auxiliary members will take advantage*^ the opportunity. Panel Discussion A panel discussion by hospital administrators and auxiliary presidents will have as moderator Mrs. J. G. Massev of Elgin, popular and active in auxiliary affairs locally and state-wide. Mrs. Massey has an important state office of second vice-president. Representing the auxiliary presidents will be Mrs. A. F. Thompson, Dupage Memorial, Elmhurst; Mrs. Fred Rexford, Delnor hospital, St. Charles;. and Mrs. Charles Patterson, St. Therese hospital, Waukegan. The hospital administrators are W. B. ^ent. will he the hostess club, benjamin Underwood, admini- •trator of the McHenry hospital, will be host to the visitng administrators. Mrs. Stinesprins:. who is also district 2 president, and her committee have arranged a irogram of outstanding interest. The guest speaker. Dr. Oouglas Van Anden Frost, will alk on the general subject of "•utrition. Weight control, and 'ieart attacks in relation to diet ilso wPl be discussed and picture slides will add emphasis 'o many points of his subject. There will be calorie-counter "ards, recipe booklets featur- ;ng a sugar substitute and small samples of the substitute available for those interested. Known World-Wide Dr. Frost, who is head of the nutrition research departr ment of Abbott Laboratories, is a graduate of Illinois. He received his Ph. D. at the University of Wisconsin. His rep- (Continued on page 8) watch a very colorful parade. Winners of floats were the junior class, first, with a largtf stork and the theme, "We'll deliver Victory;" and the sophomores, second, with a huge mixmaster and the slogan "We'll Whip 'Em." 1 - The McHenry County Clean u Winners Streams comm'ittee met at the A m o n g o r g a n i z a t i o n s . 1 l i C ; V . F . W . c l u b h o u s e i n M c H e n r y Latin club won top rating with t on Tuesday evening, when com-, a large chariot of ancient Rome mittee reports were read. The and the theme "We'll Ride to j secretary announced that to Victory". The Future Teach-j date, 80 per cent of all violaers won second featuring a j tions have been corrected, large report card and the j Plans were discussed for a theme "We'll Flunk 'Em." : general meeting of the entire Following an exciting game : group in November. At this in which the Warriors lost a j time, further planning will heartbreaker by a score of 21 | take place for an open dinner to 19, many of the young folks | meeting after the"first of the and some alumni gathered in j year, when the public will he the attractively d e c or a t e d , invited' to hear speakers who school gym for the dance. High- "'ill tell of the many phases of light came at- intermission, the program Carried by the when king and queen candi- i Clean Streams committee. dates were brought to the -- stage and it was announced | Pneumonia Takes of s™" Child LVree,g 0^^^, S hUU'ien, ^ " 1 M„hew, 23 reigning pair. months old. the daughter of Sharing honors with the Mr and Mr§ Troy Mathews of homecoming king and queen j Fritzsche.s Estaies. died of was Charlene Freund, who was ( nneumonia Tuesday night. Oct named queen of the band dur- j 7 at the McHenry* hospital. ing half time of th^ game. In | Funeral arrangements were the absence of Director Paul R. Yanda because of illness. Barbara Krickl capably led the band. Members of the P.T.A. who offered supervision during the making of the floats were high in their praise for the cooperation and excellent conduct of the students. Mr. and "Mrs. Scott Davis of Montello, Wis., were visitors in the home of Mrs. Nellie Bacon Thursday evening. incomplete at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home as the Plaindealer went to press. ENROLLS IN COLLEGE William Lee of Rt. 3, McHenry, is among the 430 men and women from twenty states and several foreign countries enrolled at Rockford college this semester. Help local authorities in their efforts for a successful observance of Fire Prevention Week. Lake is assistant district comm'ss'oner. Neighborhood commissioners for the d'strict include Lynn Stuart of Eastwood Manor. Otto E. Crafiner. Rt. T anrt TTugh II. Kifk of Emerv ild Park. Sponsoring organizations are the American I.eeion post, the V F.W. post, the Men's c'ub of the Methodist church and the Pistakee Highland^ Community association. Well on its way into the water at Pistakee'Highlands is this car belonging to Adam Rzechula. The story is told that Mr. Rzechula "was checking a Bite on his hook while fishing, Niis car started rolling toward \he water. He wai unable to lstop it and, in fact, was knocked down by the vehicle as it passed him. The old fishing pole proved no good in luring thisV'fish" from the stream. EV^NING^ CRAFT COURSES OFFERED STARTING OCT. 16 For the first time in a number of years local residents will be offered special craft courses with the announcement that the McHenry Junior high school will - offer two adult night classes this semester in ceramics and leather working. Roth classes will meet from 7 p m. to 9:30 p.m. everjrThursday, starting Oct. 16 and running through Dec. 18. Any adult interested in learning ceramics or leather •tooling may register by calling Oct. 5 through. 11 is being observed as Fire Prevention Week, and local authorities and interested business men have given much thought and work to carrying out a pro? gram locally which will give, residents an idea of the nec^Sr sity for extreme care in this regard. During the year from Sefit. ! 1, 1957 to Sept. 1, 1958, memj bers of the three stations which serve this Area handled 141 fire calls, many of which resulted in considerable loss. Topping the list were grass fires, sixty-six having occurred which required the «ervices of the volunteer firemen. While some of these undoubtedly were unavoidable, many occurred through carelessness. Statistics provided this information concerning other fires; 8 cars and trucks; 22^ouses; 8 business buildings. 7 furnaces or stoves; 5 home appliances: 7 rubbish and\rash; 1 trailer; 5 barns: 6 sheas and garages; 2 boats: 2 utiliiy^-poles and 2 farm implements. Receive Ririt About 1,400 pupils in the third, fourth and fifth grades of the five grade schools in the McHenry fire protection distri^ it^--were given junior firfe marshal magazines containing x, „ „y .the Junior high school. Regis- Hiipt ,, ro£wWofljaer^ 4ra^ang,J accepted Train Messenaer Starts Toward 3.000.000th Mile Rov H. Johnson, a resident of Coonev Heights. McHenry. was recently presented with an 'nscrihed gold pin in recognition of forty years of faithful service. Mr. Johnson, who is a train messenger for the Railway Express agency in Chicago, estimates that he has travelled two million miles during these forty years and hopes to continue much longer. on the first class night Oct 16. A registration fee will take care of the operating expenses and include all basic materials used for the class. Robert Brunswick witlTeach leather tooling and Carl Wagner; ceramics. According to the instructors, it will be necesasry to have twenty persons for each class, or a total of forty persons registered to make the classes possible. Mrs. Anna Diedrich, daughter. Van. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Adams and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thennes and sons were guests in the Michael Thill home in Aurora Sunday, where they helped Janice Thill celebrate her fourteenth birthday. SERVICE NEWS T/Sgt. Robert Richardson and family, including his wife, the former Ercell Lock, and their two children, Sue Lynn and Jecks, arrived Oct. 1 from Alaska, where they had been stationed for the past three years. The McHenry family made the trip down the Alcan highway from Anchorage. In November, he will^report for duty to Ran ton I and the family will make their home there. Army Pvt. Edward A. Andrews, son of Mrs. Margaret M: Andrews, Route 5, McHenry. recently completed the supply specialist course "at Fort Leon- (Continued on page 8) CHECK BENEFITS G.OJ. questionna res on home safety in regard to fires, as well as junior fire marshal rings. The questionna res are being filled in and rmurned. Virgil Pollock and IDavid Kent were in charge of I distributing the material to the schools. "* Fire prevention check lists have been distributed to all business houses and factoring and are to be.filled in and returned, containing important information regarding the cooperation of the individual places in conforming with suggested- safety- practices;--~ r1 Brith Fire Chief Harold Hobbs and Mavor George P. Freund are 100 per cent behind the observance of Fire Prevention Week in McHenry and ask for the cooperation of every indiv* idual.. As a special observance of " the week, movies on fire protection are beigg shown before local and county organization meetings. Tn the last decade, fire has killed more than 100.000 persons and burned and disfigured many hundred thousands more. Each year about 11,300 people in the United States die needlessly in fire and more than twice that number are severely burned or disfigured for life. Old people and pre-school age children are the principal victims of fire. Isn't this reason enough to join wholeheartedly in'helping to prevent fires? , COUNTY MINISTERS PLAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IN AREA Once again this year, the McHenry County Ministerial association is sponsoring a leadership. training institute in the interest of better Christiau-ed= " ucation. The program differs this year in that meetings are held in three churches of different denominations in different towns. A. dinner will replace the previous institutes' lectures, with brief devotions planned. This will allow extra time for workshop groups. There will be an excellent staff of highly trained leaders. Meetings will begin at 6:30 on Tuesday, Oct. 14. at the Congregational church at Hunt- ! ley; Tuesdav, Oct. 21, at the I Methodist church at Wood- ! stock: and Tuesday. Oct. 28. at I the Presbyterian church, Hari vard. Don Peasley Photo Shown receiving a check for $2,432.91, representing money collected in connection with the recent Republican picnic, is Vernon Kays, second from left, treasurer of the GO P. central committee. From left to right are Chuck Miller, McHenry county Republican central committee chairman: Kays; Charles Parker, picnic secretary-treasurer; and Art Giovannoni, picnic chairman. -F PROVIDE VOTER SERVICE ;' Since there is a great deal of interest aroused concerning •-JI •• i the proposed amendment to •^^,the Judicial Article, upon J which the voters will be asked : to act at the referendum in November, the McHenry Coun?-" ty Bar association will furnish speakers upon request to any group, club" or ,civic organization for the purpose of explain- ; ing or debating the merits of the proposed amendment. OBSERVE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK