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i ^ THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes RegloH Sine# 1875" Volume 84 -- No. 35 -- 2 Sections McHENRY. ILLINOIS. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1958 16 Pages -- 10c Per Copy * |Mmsin' Meanderiy The annual Plaindealer office Christmas party last Wednesday was a big success -- probably more so than usual, for more food was consumed. S. I. H. received his usual money belt for the expanding waistline and Dave Ayers was the recipient of a very special type of gift bestowed for a specific service rendered over the past year. The rest of us were pleased with the more typical kind of gifts which should long remind us that we have some awfully nice folks to work with each day. TEN McHENRY STUDENTS WIN SCHOLARSHIPS School Proud Of Ratings In State Exams We like originality, and nothing is morp original than the tree r>n Oak avenue which ^especially decorated :n keepwith the season. It seems that the Corso-Kinsala family decided to change the pattern of decorating thcfamiliar evergreen, and instead, to put forth their efforts in a manner appropriate for their street. They selected a young oak tree in the front yard and have it colorfully decorated with strings of colored lights ^d an assortment of large ornaments which would do credit to any inside tree. No one needs to ask what street they are travelling at that point. The decorated oak is u dead give-away. As we start the new year, it r seems timely to recall a few of the relatively unimportant, but »reresting, little stories which ovide the chuckle necessary to digest the serious side of the news these days. One of our favorites concerned the Boston Symphony, which was just ready to answer the director's baton with the opening strains of an overture, "Deluge," at an outdoor concert last summer. Just then the dark clouds suddenly op- * ied and the resultant shower spersed the large crowd. , Another incident occurred only recently in Cincinnati, Ohio, when a nun entered the parochial high school class and found the words, "pray for Tom Dooley" on the blackboard. She led the class in silent prayer. The next day the blackboard announced "Tom Dooley is ^ad" and the nun led her class in another prayer. A courageous student finally broke the news that Tom's death was a matter of hie!- ody, riot mourning. Needless to say. the class was kept after school. It's nice to know the old custom of caroling has not cometely disappeared from the iliday scene. A group of 'teen agers took time from a busy pre-Christmas schedule to sing in various parts of the city, and we understand some of the younger folks spread cheer in the same manner. Our appreciation to these thoughtful youths for sharing their enthusiasm with others. Last week the Illinois State Scholarship commission announced tine names of 3,718 high school students who will be considered for state scholarships to attend Illinois colleges and universities next fall. Among them were thirteen from the McHenry area, largest number from any one community in the county. Ten of the thirteen listed with McHenry addresses attend the McHenry high school and three are Wauconda students. The local students are Richard C. Antonson, Dale Bares, Robert Bates, Albert Cajthaml, Dorothy Cook, James Jones, John Moss, Robert Regner, Richard Smith, Ronald Smith. The three attending Wauconda school but with McHenry addresses are Jean Marsh. Lynn Rodelwald and Carole Vasey. Crystal Lake listed 11; Woodstock, 2; Harvard, 2; Algonquin, Cary and „ Fox River Grove, 1 each. Last year three local students received scholarships as a result of the examinations. Those selected will receive up to $600 for tuition and fees at the university or college they attend. Requirements Those named showed superior aptitude in an examination given Nov. 22 to more than 16.000 Illinois high school seniors. To receive a scholarship, a student must be in the top half of his high school class scholastically, must bo in need of financial aid to attend college, must have superior academic aptitude and must be an Illinois resident. Before the scholarships are awarded, the commission will study the students' scholastic record,'as well as their need-of financial aid. Those otherwise ^qualified but able to attend without help will ho given scholarship certificates along with the other winners. The commission's executive director. Dr. Lyman. J Smith, estimated that aid will ho given to about 1,500 applicants and that certificates alone will be awarded about 700. more. Second Year The commission and the GREETS NEW. YEAR (Continued on page 8) Plan Rallies In School Drive ^If you are the kind of perwith a lot of stamina, you can ring in the New Year with more than one celebration. In fact, if you are the persevering sort, you can keep on celebrating all through the year, just by switching calendars. They say most of the Christian world wipes the slate clean on Jan. 1. but by trading in the Gregorian for the Julian calen- ?ir, you can have another New ear's party on Jan. 14. Take a few months to recover and you can join the Iranian celebration on March 21. If that doesn't wear you out. you can turn over a new leaf in autumn, when the New Year is welcomed in by the Jewish folks. If you want to cut down on travel time, you can confine ,(^ur party-hopping to India. The Hindtis are divided into many different religious groups and each marks the beginning of the year on a different date. On Jan. 1. this old planet we're living on Will be a year (Continued on page 8) The $1,000,000 campaign to finance construction of Marian Central Catholic high school at the eastern limits of Woodstock will move into high gear during the month of January. Haiold J, Bacon, of Ciystal .Lake, general chairman, said this week. Organization of division managers and captains will be completed during the first two weeks, with parish campaign leaders attending group meetings in Johnsburg, McHenry. Crystal Lake, Woodstock and Cary. the chairman explained. "Kick-off rallies are scheduled the final week of t h e month following a Catholic youth rally, an all-family informative meeting, and ;• dinner 6f Marian committee members during the week of Jan. 18." said Mr. Bftcon. "Plans f o r t h e s e e v e n t s a r e h e i n g completed now." Solicitation period of the campaign will begin with the kick-off rallies and continue through Monday, Fob. 16. "People of each of the fourt e e n p a r i s h e s o f M c H e n r y county have accepted the idea of providing Christ-centered education for generations of 'tecn-ageisV said Mr. Sacon. "Transportation plans are "being studied so that tin- new high school ear! serve the youth of all the parishes." Brick work on the high school building on Routc^ 120 is progressing as "weather permits. iiisl ISfiO'rlllS *: ' "1 liilill % - .. .»?? •mm M ^||l||pip POST OFFICE HAS INCREASE OF 28.638 PIECES OF MAIL Kotalik Studio Photo Wearing a wide smile as he brightly greets the New Year is young Joseph Raymond Kuna, 20-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kuna of Fox street. The young man has ample reason to welcome 1959, and shows it by wearing a jaunty hat and holding a typical noisemaker. Besides his proud parents, he has equally proud grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kuna of McHenry, and great-grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. John Kuna, who reside on Rt. 31. Our local postal installations report an increase of 28,638 pieces of mail cancelled this Christmas period over last .year, which again breaks all previous records. Due to the splendid coopej ation of the mailing public, the two offices were able to dispatch and deliver all incoming and outgoing mail on schedule. The postal employees appreciate this cooperation and are grateful to their friends for this "consideration. The weatherman also helped this year, although he did order enough snow apd c o 1 d temperatures early in the season to remind the carriers that they might have to battle the snow and ice in true post offkc tradition. This will- mark the last Christmas that mail will be worked in the present location at 131 No. Riverside Drive, as the new building at 106 No. Green street is fast nearing completion. Much post office history ha.s been made in the present location, and every year since 1935 a marked increase has been made in postal receipts and mail volume. This has been due to the constant growth of , our community over a period of years. This growth will continue for some time to tome, judging from the number of new homes that are being built 'in this area. BOND SALES j County residents purchased ' a total of $145,741 in Series £ : and H United States savings bonds in .November, according I to a report from the county 1 chairman, Harold J. Bacon of i Crystal Lake. In the state as ; a whole, sales of both series totalled $28,142,491, which is 13.4 per cent below sales for November of 1957. * BANK HOURS The McHenry State Bank 1 will remain open Dec. 31 and will be closed New Year's Day. NOTE HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST TWELVE MONTHS IN McHENRY AS 1958 SUPS INTO MEMORY Xmcxs Shopping Reported Good The year 1958 is fast slipping into a niche which will soon become known as "memory." With its passing, it is interesting to note the happenings which had, or will have in the A number of business people months ahead, their influence in McHenry with whom we on our community, its growth have talked report sales well and progress. above last Christmas, which is In addition to new businessgood news for the community es which continue to become as a whole. .a part of the city, expansion In spite of unusually cold vva^ noted in numerous other weather throughout December, ]jnes heavv shopping seemed to ' ., start" earlier than usual. Local . °:1 Af" »• Sroimd was stores offered an abundance of broken for the new dial telefine quality merchandise it. a , ,p.hon" b'ulding which will serve wi• dj e pri• ce* range dje signed» to the area in the nea.r future, mee.t the needjs off everyon^e . T.h e co. rner.s tone l.a yinBg took S,t olreess wweerree aatutrraacctuivveeilyy adeecc - 1 place at an ""Passive program orated, merchandise was well displayed and even very tired I On noi"th Green street, the clerks maintained the holiday j Miller homestead was desspirit in helping customers j tr°yed in July to make room right through Christmas Eve. ! f°r the new and spacious post It made one glad to be a part \ office which is due to open of the community. ; next year. j There was a general feeling ARRAIGN CHICAGO | of regret when Admiral decid- «Tt*T,/,r *NiVeci to close its McHenry fac- MEN ON CHARGE OF j tory, but the employment sit- CONSPIRACY TO ROB uat'on was encouraged when ! the Trolex corporation opened Three Chicagoans charged ' i,s door* in the same location, with conspiracy to rob the Har- ^ easure vnrd State bank will be ar- ; hShts ^ »»- raigned Dec. 31 in Federal at the corner of Rivercourt in Chicago. The case was side Drive and Elm street, a continued after Lewis Harde- ! move ** "ie drivman, 26. Meivin C.lission, 30, in« Publ,c the interest of and William Haislip, 32, ap- ,^I^a et ^ pcared there last week Tues- . * projection of school end a y b e f o r e U . S . C o m m i s s i o n e r a i l m e n t e a r l y i n t h e y e a r Bent lev Pike. Caused Xh conce,rn . fo^ I!Jde* Pike ordered the men held in The onlV bl?Sht s,de of federal custody under $10,000 ; stor>' ca"* ^ith news of bond until arraignment on theconstruetionofa new parc h a r g e s o f a t t e m p t e d r o b b e r y o c h i a l h i g h s c h o o l f o r t h e and conspiracy. county ,n Woodstock, for which The three were apprehended ground was broken m Septernin a stolen car in Harvard by a I be^; state policeman. Drive carefully and avoid accidents over the New Year holiday. CRYSTAL LAKE COUPLE KILLED AS PLANE CRASHES Halton H. Friend, 56, H of Lakewood, Crystal Lake, and his wife, Jeannette, 44, were killed last Sunday when their light plane burst into flames and crashed near a home in Kansas City, Mo. They were enroute home from Colorado, where they had spent the holiday with her parents. Mr. Friend was vice-president of Arnold Engineering company in Marengo and his wife was a teacher in North elementary school. Crystal Lake. COUNTY ESCAPES FATALITIES; TWO HURT IN ACCIDENT I William J. Martinec, son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Martinec of Route 7>, McHenry, was graduated from recruit train- XOTICE The McHenry Savings and Loan association will be open this week Wednesday to 3 p.m., , „ but will close on Thursday, j ing Dec. 13 at the Naval Train- Jan. 1, which is the holiday, ling center. Great Lakes. Unexpected Deaths Sadden Community Over Holiday The new high school athletic field was completed during the summer and dedication took place in early fall, with a huge crowd on hand to show their approval. Two of the community's oldest landmarks were lost by fire during the year. One was the North Bridge Marine building, formerly the Hunter boat company structure east of the river and the other the Bald Fortunately, McHenry county escaped traffic fatalities over Christmas, although the state figure mounted to fifteen. The Illinois traffic toll ranked among the nation's highest in spite of efforts to prevent death on the highways by state and local authorities. Two local persons were injured late Christmas Eve when their car was reported run off the road on the Johnsburg blacktop, north of McHenry. According to state police, a car driven by Marcus Engelhardt of McHenry. which was northbound, was run off the road by an unidentified vehicle travelling south. Englehardt and Carolyn Johnson suffered abrasions on the hands and face when their car struck a tree. They were taken to the McHenry hospital by the Johnsbwg rescue squad. DIES IN FIX)RIDA , Friends have received word of the death the week before Christmas of Mrs. Eva Murtau£ h, who resided in St. Petersburg. Fla. Her husband, John, passed away just a month.before. The couple made j their home in Country Club subdivision for many years before moving to Florida. Highway Responsibility "Separates Men From Boys" During the holiday season, when the joy of a new year should be in every home, a number are saddened by accidental deaths--many of these On the highway. Sorrow knows no age limits, but somehow the tragedy seems to deepen when the very young are victims. With the added hazard of poor driving conditions at this time of year, it is important to become acquainted with statistics which cannot be disregarded. Does your son drive? If he doesn't now, it will only be a few short years before he will. His interest in the family car will quicken when he's 11 or 12, when he wants to sit behind the wheel in the parked auto and "make believe." He'll watch as you go through the routine of starting and stopping, and you may smile when he says, "I could drive if I had to. It's easy." But pretending isn't enough when he's 16. He'll have a new vocabulary of speed, and while you shiver at the> words, you're convinced that it's vital Jo his social development for him to drive. It's then that you'll lecture and hope- and pray--and let him learn. This is the time you wonder about that boy at the wheel, for everyone knows that adventurous youth more often than not accepts the challenge, flaunts the rule, takes a chance. You wonder if they ran be really safe drivers. The experts say yes, but teaching them to he safe is one of the greatest single problems parents can face, even with the help of high school driver education. Unfortunately, not enough parents succeed. It is not only interesting, but necessary, that parents and young folks know that as a group, young men under 25 are rated by the insurance industry and state traffic officials as the worst drivers. Their auto insurance rates are higher in this age group because they cost their companies more money. While they comprise about 15 per cent of the total drivers, they are involved in about 25 per cent of all accidents. Young women don't, pay the same rates because they don't seem to feel the need to "impress" others as often by their daring driving This may surprise you. too. The safety experts say that it isn't just a few "bad actors" who cause all the -accidents and penalize the big majority. Many-refuse to beliew their own son could be reckless. While there are many very good young men drivers, most of the accidents in this group are "firsts." Repeaters may attract public attention, but they are not the major expense factor. Encourage your son to take a mature attitude in driving. Responsibility on the highway "separates the men fr6m the boys." ' At least four unexpected deaths marred cele-jKnob resort building at the bration of the holiday in local homes this past Bay. week. Atty. Joseph X. Waynne. 59, a leader in community affairs and a prominent lawyer in McHenry for years, died suddenly last Wednesday, Dec. 24, hosnital, where he was number of McHenry admitted the previous afternoon. Mr. Wayne had apparently been in'good health and was at work in his office on Elm street when he collapsed late Tuesday He was an organizer,, of the McHenry Savings & I^oan association and" a member of the board of trustees of McHenry hospital. He belonged to the Masonic order and a few years ago served as chairman of arrangements for the centennial observance of McHenry lodge. Mr. Waynne was born in Chicago Jul},' 25, 1899, and had practiced law since 1922. He and his wife, Stephanie. who was of great assistance to him in his work, resided in McHenry until Xew Churches New churches were formed and old ones were made larger to accommodate the growing n u m b e r o f p a r i s h i o n e r s . T h e Zion Lutheran congregation laid the cornerstone of their new church in a special service May 25, followed by a dedication in August. The newly formed Alliance Bible church purchased the former Lutheran church and began holding services mere. On April 16, St. Paul's Episcopal church held a dedication service at its new church. At i Wonder Lake, on the eleventh • anniversary of Christ the King ; church, a beautiful, new buildl ing became the spiritual home j of a fast growing congregation. | Probably the most unusual, j unpleasant and costly occur- |r e n c e o f t h e y e a r f o r t h e | greatest number of people was i t h e u n e x p e c t e d h u r r i c a n e ; which swept through the com- I munitv in early October. Num- ! erous trees were uprooted, | cars and parts of homes smash- ! ed as they fell, and a widei spread power shut-off contin- ! ued in a few places as long as thirty-six hours. ; This w as 1958 in McHenrv in moving to Algonquin two years I acted as attorney for some vil- capsule form. Other highlights ago. Even then, he continued I lages and cities in the county, will appear in a resuma of the to practice law in this com-j Survivors are the widow; , year's news which will be nuinity. ; two sister*. Mrs. Victoria Pok- printed in the near future. Manv are the organizations i laske ot Rolling Meadows and • . p • j which benefitted from the un-1 Mrs. Harriot' Wojnowski of UeSignaie tiring efforts of J o s e p h! Chicago. ^ • As Mail It D&y Waynne. He gave freely of his | Masonic services were held ' time and knowledge in helping j Saturday afternoon at 2 o'- Friday, Jan. 2, has been desto make successful innumerable j clock from the Peter M. Justen : ignated "Mail It Day". The undertakings for a number of i funeral home, with Rev. Cieor;:e-McHenry County Tuberculosis l o c a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s . F x c o p t f o r j M a r t i n o f t h e C o m m u n i t y a s s o c i a t i o n r e p o r t s t h a t t h e those c\vio worked with him J Methodist church officiating.' response to their traditional on th'° vaiious p.vjects, "few ; Burial was Th "WootflanrHceme* ;-CHrt4wrtiW--£or.i realized the tireless manner in ! tery. • has been gratifying. Hcwever, which he put forth everv ef- > Raymond Powers : there are many contributors fort to achieve his goal j jpnds' this week mourne(, | ^ sonf reaso" or an6~ Mr. Waynne's a filiations in- ; death of Raymond Powers. th" h™not respondedeluded the American. Leg.on,; fi? who died in McHenry hos_ Make it your number one Kiwanis. County Shrine club, pjtnl Tuesday morning. Dec. O/™\ .1E7. CS . annMd/] ttkhAe. TM\<f rctl-HI Ae Mnf rny » Cr*o/ ^ul mn- 1 ' tv Bar association. He also (Continued on page 8) New-Year's resolution to send a contribution for your Christmas Seals on "Mail It Day." O