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•J Ny THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" ^ft>lume 85 -- No. 20 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1959 22 Pages -- 10c Per Copy and - ' More folks than we might aspect have a conscience that works, if we only give it time. In a recent morning's mail, Maurice -Gladstone, local business man, opened an envelope sent from Chicago, containing a money order for $1.50 and only the identification of Honest John. Honest John had evidently found just what he liked in the McHenry store. The passage of w prompted him to acquire it in the customary way -- by paying for it. It's bad enough to lead into a situation in which one comes out second best, but to be hissed out of your own home for no reason at all is just going too far. This past week, with no fanfare, but a sigh of relief on <Mr part, we lost a family which had taken up residence in a lower apartment. In fact, the manner of departure gave us the feeling that somehow we had not provided the accommodations expected by the mother of three. We tried to recall the agreement, and to our knowledge it didn't call for the warm milk, steak fat a soft bed which we had provided. It didn't even restraint us from an occasional glimpse at the little ones, although we feel that was the real reason for a sudden decision to leave. However it happened, we were as relieved as anyone else who loses unwanted tenants. It all came to our attention V Labor Day as we saw a big grey cat climb, in an agile manner, through a partially opened g r e e n h o u s e w i n d o w i n t o t h e basement. Further investigation revealed that she only wanted to be near a partly grown -kitten which had evidently been spending its time unnoticed, in a dark corner of the room. ^Three days of feeding,..-coaxarid prodding only made u&rmore and morejunpopular. Tire situation finally reached the\gp5nt where we were greet- ,ed even outside the house by hisses from the mother cat. A wide open door failed to attract the kitten, and we found that we were no longer fast enough to catch this little bundle of fur as it darted in fled out among various sized pots in the greenhouse. Then came the day that mother cat decided the accommodations were wearing on the nerves. On a bright, warm morning she proudly led the little one from- its hiding place into the light of the big. outside world. Before we had time to lock the door behind them, she returned and led two more • ^jttens which, to our amazement, had remained completely hidden from view these many days. This week we made up a new contract "Adults Only". With the start of the fall season, organizations become more active and need the help of all of their members in their various lines of endeavor. Since £ost of these groups undertake not one, but many, worthwhile projects, we thought the following was most timely: Are you an active member, the kind that would be missed, or are you quite content that your name is on the list? Do you attend the meetings and mingle with the flock, or do •J vou stay at hornet to criticize -ind knock? Do you take an llbtive part to help the work along, or are you quite well satisfied/to>enly just belong? Do your ever take a stand for thing^/you think are right, or leavjf the work to just a few ana talk instead of fight? Think it over member, you know what's right and wrong. Are you an active member, or do you "just belong"? S22A00 GOAL SET FOR GIRL SCOUT SYBAQUAY COUNCIL DRIVE; APPOINT LOCAL WOMAN CHAIRMAN Mrs. George McNamara of Wonder Lake has been appointed north district fund drive chairman for the Sybaquay council's annual fall fund drive to be conducted in nonchest communities. Hie district drives will be conducted in McHenry, Richmond, Ringwood, Wonder Lake, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, Crystal Lake and surrounding areas of Lakewood, Crystal Manor, Crystal Gardens, Crystal Vista, North Shore, Ridgefield and Burton Bridge, Greenwood, Hebron, Spring Grove, Huntley and Woodstock. At a recent meeting with members, Mrs. Irvin Veeck, general chairman, and the committee completed plans for launching the Sept. 27 to Oct. 2 campaign. Each Girl Scout district chairman is now appointing community chairmen and working with them to set up final plans for fund raising in their respective communities. Average Member Cost The council goal for these drives is $22,000. This is based on an average cost of $10 per girl member in each of the c o m m u n i t i e s c o n d u c t i n g a drive. With the exception of 4 per cent needed to cover general administration costs for the year, the balance -- 96 per cent -- covers operating costs for field services to members. These include expenditures for troop organization and reorganization, program, continuous training for leaders and all other adults helping with the programs, maintenance, insurance and a small portion of the program expenses for council operated camps. The total goal for communities in the north district is $8,000 of the $22,000. to be raised through independent fund drives. The north district is one of the largest in the council. Other large districts, which include the city of Elgin, and which raise funds princip< v 1 through'- • Community Chest or United Fund drives, will raise an additional $33,600 for the council's annual operating budget. PTA HOLDS OPEN HOUSE SEPT. 24 AT LANDMARK SCHOOL The McHenry Community Parent-Teacher association has announced the first regular meeting of the 1959-60 season at Landmark schopl Thursday, Sept. 24, at 8:15 p.m. The meeting will be in the form of an open house and friendly get-together. There will be an opportunity to meet the faculties of both the grade school and high school, the school administrators and some of the school board members; also to chat with friends and neighbors. Fathers are especially invited to learn what part the P.T.A. plays in the home and community and what can be done toward helping to mold the future of tomorrow's citizens. Newcomers in the area are urged to attend and become acquainted. ROTARY HOST TO G. T. ARMSTRONG. THURSDAY NOON YOUTH KILLED IN AUTO-TRAILER CRASH ON FRIDAY "October starts a new year for 4-H clubs, and our best wishes go with them for continued success. These groups Nto an untold amount of good for-young people in the training provided in a variety of lines of endeavor. In addition to skills which are learned, officers receive special training in leadership, ^hat they learn is very evident those who have the opportunity of working with 4-H members, especially the manner in which they learn to guide the work of younger boys and girls. K. A. F. Steve Bertok, Jr., 17, of Mount Prospect, was killed and another youth injured in the crash of an auto and tractor on Rt. 14, two miles northwest of Crystal Lake, at 8:30 Friday night. Both Bertok and Kenneth Freeland. 16, of Mount Prospect, were riding on the tractor. Freeland. a passenger on the vehicle, suffered only minor injuries, as did two occupants of the auto, Lyle Munson, 25. of Woodstock and his wife, June. According to State Police. Munson, travelling south, had just passed a semi-trailer truck and as he returned into his own lane overtook the slower moving tractor. Although he apolied his brakes, he was unable to stop in time to avoid the crash. Name Honorary TB Seal Chairman Mrs. Orville Kerns, Christmas Seal campaign chairman of the McHenry County Tuberculosis association, was notified by- Dr. H. McLeod Riggins, president of the National Tuberculosis association, that Milw a u k e e B r a v e s s t a r , R e d Schoendienst, has been named national honorary chairman of this year's Christmas Seal campaign. Dr. Riggins reminded Mrs. Kerns that the famous ball player was stricken with tuberculosis just about a year ago. He is completing his recovery and is travelling with the Braves. Mrs. Kerbs said she welcomed news of the Schoendienst appointment. "We have a long way to. go in the battle against TB," she stated. Last year there were eleven new castt in McHenry county. There are many cases still undetected, all of them possible sources of infection. Through Schoendienst and the story of his personal experience, we will reach people who may never have realized that TB can and does strike anyone." Support the polio benefit soffball game. TAG DAY TOTALS A total of $171.85 was raised on "Doughnut Day" in McHenry, according to Mrs. Harold Vycital, chairman. G u e s t s p e a k e r a t t h i s (Thursday) meeting - of the McHenry Rotary club will be Gregory T. Armstrong of Deerfield, who is one of 126 outs t a n d i n g g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s from thirty-five countries to be awarded a Rotary Foundation fellowship fof advanced study abroad during the 1958-59 academic year. Mr. Armstrong has been studying the history of Biblical interpretation at Heidelberg (Germany) university in preparation for a career as a teacher in a university or theological seminary. Following a two-month visit to the U.S.A. this summer, he will return to Heidelberg university as a Rockefeller doctoral fellow for 1959-60. ,* Today's -Rotary guest -speaks German fluently and reads four other languages. Tohn Farms Wed For Fifty Years Mr. and Mrs. John A. Farm of 417 W. Maple avenue, McHenry, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 20, when a party of friends and relatives gathers at their home to honor the couple. Mr. Farm, now 76, was born and reared in Chicago and his wife, 71. came to this country it an early age from her native Germany. They have been residents of McHenry for the past eight years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Farm are in good health. He worked as a machinist for forty-seven vears until his retirement in 1950. The Farms have two sons, Charles of Chicago and Bert of McHenry. They also have four grandchildren. POLIO BENEFIT GAME SUNDAY AT VFW FIELD WKPITAI- PI ANR m EXPANSION All DISCUSSED Business Men Gather To Hear Various Proposals M c H e n r y h o s p i t a l ' s b e d shortage problem, its proposed expansion to alleviate it, and other future plans of the institution were discussed by prominent business men in this area at a recent luncheon meeting sponsored by the hospital's board of directors. Present were Jack Laures and Ralph Leonard of Crystal Lake; Louis Cernocky and Dr. V. B. Petralia of Fox River Grove; Dr. George Alvary, Ralph Bennett, Homer G. Fitzgerald, Dr. Lee Gladstone, John J. Neuharth, Henry B. Tonyan, and Ben Underwood, hospital administrator, all of McHenry; Kinley L. Engvalson, and Ed Lucht, Ringwood; James M. Lennon. Volo; Joseph A. Conerty. Jr., Frank J. Green and Don J. Still, Woodstock. Cite Facts Facts and figures cited at the meeting sharply italicized the stress being placed on present facilities by a growing patient load. Admissions have risen sharply this year, from a low of ninety-eight patients in This Sunday, Sept. 20, at '7 p.m., some of the best softball players in this area will use their talents for the McHenry county emergency polio drive. The game will be played at the V.F.W. softball field on Rt. 120, east of McHenry. The V.F.W. has generously provided use of the field for the evening, with all proceeds going to the polio fund. The all-star team will be made up of a choice from several teams in the McHenry Men's Softball league, who will play against the play-off champions of the league, Hettermann's tavern team of Johnsburg. Children under 14 years of age will be admitted free. Everyone knows the great work which has been accomplished through donations to the annual March of Dimes. County funds are now depleted and the emergency appeal has been found necessary to care for the treatment of patients of past years. The only cases in the county so far this year were in the McHenry area. mwm mfw COUNTY HOME LATE IN MONTH (Continued on page 8) Invite Public To Open House Sunday, Sept. 27 Sunday, Sept. 27, will be the date of the dedication of the new infirmary for the McHenry County Home at Hartland. The dedication will be at 2:30 .p.m., with open house from 2 to 5. The infirmary has been constructed at a cost of $285,000, which was raised through a bond issue in April, 1958. Included in the new construction will be rooms for fifty-eight residents, kitchen and dining facilities for 150. a large solarium for recreational use,, a nurse's station and laundry and boiler rooms. All new furnishings. linen and equipment will be included. Plans are being completed to raze the east wing of the seventy- five-year-old institution to make room for a future addition. A north wing will be repairal and used for an employee's dormitory. As soon as the new infirmary is licensed by the Department of Public Health and the Department of Public Safety, tfye county will qualify for state aid for approximately 50 per cent of the present residents. MOTHER. DAUGHTER WIN TOP RATINGS FOR FAIR ENTRIES Both Mrs. Lester Bacon of McHenry and her daughter, Mrs. Diane Ballotti, of Sycamore received top ratings at the DeKalb county fair held last weekend in Sandwich, 111. Mrs. Bacon received a blue ribbon for her summer hat. a copper tooling and her Bartlett pears, a second place ribbon for her winter hat and Northern Spy apples and a third on a group of cacti. Mrs. Ballotti won three first place awards for her cooky entries and two second place ribbons for candy. SPEAKS FOR GOP - Congressman Elmer Hoffman, right, shown here shaking hands with "Chuck" Miller, McHenry county Central Republican committee head, has announced that he will be glad to be principal speaker at the Republican steer roast and outing on Sept. 20 at the Fox River Grove picnic grove. Serving will be from 2 to 6 p.m., and arrangements have been made for a full day of fun for all. The committee was advised by telegram from Washington last week that Senator Everett M. Dirksen, under doctor's orders because of his past heavy schedule as minority leader in the U.S. Senate, is required to ease his schedule before complications of a more serious nature develop. They feel fortunate in having secured Congressman Hoffman to speak. • Name Chairmen For Kids' Day Robert Myer of the McHenry Township Kiwanis club and Gene Adams of the McHenry Kiwanis club have been named peanut chairmen for the 1959 McHenry area Kiwanis Kids' Day. The peanut sale will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25 and 26. Now in its ninth year of operation, the peanut sale will be conducted in this area as a joint endeavor of the two clubs. Funds collected will be u§ed by the organizations for youth service projects in this area. One hundred percent of the funds raised are used locally. Last year, Kiwanians in the Greater Chicago area collected $212,500 for handicapped and tmd erprivileged children through the sale of more than pne million bags of peanuts. SUNNYSIDE YOUTH CANDIDATE FOR MARINE ACADEMY Congressman Elmer J. Hoff man on Wednesday of this week announced his nominations for appointment to the four military academies for the 1960 academic year, among them John Terry Kerr of the village of Sunnyside. Kerr's nomination is for the United States Merchant Marine academy for the class commencing in August of 1960. The state of Illinois is allotted fifteen nominations for appointment to fill vacancies at this school. Each congressman may nominate ten candidates who compete on a statewide basis for appointment. Congressman Hoffman's nominations for appointment to the above school and three others, the Naval academy at 1 *g*e£n?tly? ?ne£ed_e d. Interested per sons should contact Virgil Pollock, 204 E. Elm street. FORMER McHENRY COUNTRY CLUB MANAGER DIES Robert A. Schmidt, manager of the McHenry Country club for about three years and later operator of the McHenry Town club, died on Sept. 9. Mr. Schmidt was Country club manager until February, 1958, and after leaving the Town club had worked in Elmhurst. Survivors include his wife, June Isabelle. and one daughter, Marrily Ann. He was a member of the Elks of Woodstock and the local Moose lodge. Services were held at 2 o'clock Saturday from a Chicago chapel, with interment in Mount Olive cemetery. Mayo Physician Speaks Before County Society The next meeting of the McHenry County Medical society will be held on Thursday, Sept. 17, at Memorial Hospital for McHenry County, Woodstock. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Richard E. Weeks, member of the Department of Endocrinology, Mayo clinic, Rochester, Minn., will speak on "Hormonal Measures for the Pvt. James Crook of Lakemoor has completed his basic training at Fort Hood, Texas, j Treatment of Metastatic Breast and has returned to Fort Leon-J Cancer". ard Wood, Mo., to complete an j ' eight-week engineering course. ' Donate to Girl Scout Drive. A Promise Of Safety A new responsibility comes to motorists at this time of year--a responsibility for the safety of the greatest number of children ever to wend their way to school each day. The task is particularly important in the first few weeks, for drivers have had a vacation from keeping special watch, just as children are out of the habit of coming into daily contact with high-powered cars. It is timely to give a reminder that Illinois law requires all vehicles to stop when a school bus is discharging or receiving children. This law applies to drivers approaching from either direction. Responsibility goes beyond the driver to parents, who must emphasize to their youngsters that they should never cross a highway without looking after getting off the bus. They also should teach the younger children the safest way to and from the school grounds. Schools do an outstanding job of teaching children safety, evidenced by the large number of patrol boys and girls who often take their responsibility more seriously than the adults who" drive cars or the parents who caution their children. To make the safety program completely successful, it takes an effort on the part of all concerned. « We understand that Mr. Khrushchev is promised safe conduct on his visit to the United States. Certainly it is not too much to expect you and I to promise these youngsters the same during the school year ahead. , # s_ Force academy are based on the results of a competitve qualifying examination conducted by the Civil Service Commission on July 13 of this year. DISTRICT 15 APPROVES LEVY OF S587.490 FOR 1959-60 YEAR; ACCEPT DESIGN FOR NEW SCHOOL FIRE AT BAY HOME CAUSES ROOM DAMAGE A small bedroom in the bilevel home of Al. Winge at Bay View Lane, Pistakee Bay, suffered smoke and fire damage as the result of flames caused by a room heater. The fire broke out about 4 o'clock Wednesday morning. The Johnsburg station was called to the scene and had the flames under control by the time men from the McHenry fire department arrived to assist. FLAMES DESTROY BIG DAIRY BARN NEAR RINGWOOD A large dairy barn was destroyed by fire and an adjoining corn crib and shed were damaged late Friday night pn the William Ashbaugh farm, just west of Ringwood on the blacktop road. The farm is known as the former Charles Carr place. The family was away when the flames broke out. A neighbor, John Hogan, who first saw the fire, called the Wonder Lake fire department. It had gained such headway that when they arrived all efforts were confined to saving other buildings. Fortunately, cattle had been turned out of the barn, but a large quantity of new hay and straw was lost. Motorists Urged To Obey New Speed Limit Meeting in regular session on the second Monday of September, Consolidated Grade School , Board, No. 15, this week passed > a resolution and issued a certificate of levy for the 1959- 60 school year, totalling $587,- 490. Of this amount, $400,000 was levied for the educational fund; $115,490, bond- for payment of building; $60,000, building fund; $9,000, transportation; $3,000, municipal retirement fund. The amount levied for the educational fund is an increase of $95,000 over the previous budget. The larger figure was necessary for three reasons, due to the salary schedule increase, the employment of seven additional teachers and in anticipation of hiring five more new faculty members in the fall of next year, and also to start paying off the indebtedness of the district. It was also disclosed at the Monday night meeting that District 15 and 156 (high s c h o o l ) b o a r d s h a v e b e e n promised a total of ten acres of land from the Hale farm located on Rt. 176, at the intersection of the Griswold Lake blacktop road, by the developers of that area. Plan For School The boards are looking ahead to the erection of a grade school on that site at some future date, thus alleviating the transportation problem in the southeastern part of the district. The school architect attended Monday's meeting to present the design of a new tenroom building, which met the approval of the board. It is hoped that work on the struc- Until Tuesday, Sept. 8, the'ture. which received the O.K. speed limit on Illinois high- of the public at a bond issue ways generally was 65 miles | vote last spring, will be started per hour, which applied even soon for completion by the bein school areas. To eliminate the great danger of this speed in such areas, the state legislature changed the law, reducing the speed limit to 20 miles per hour in school zones. Motorists are urged to use caution in observing the new limits in school areas, whether or not they are posted at this speed. COLLEGES. UNIVERSITIES BECKON T® ALMOST HALF ®F 1959 MOi ; CLASSES RUN SOON With little folks and 'teenagers back in the routine of school life for another nine months, attention turns to the young men and women who are furthering their education at colleges and universities throughout our country. Information given Guidance Counselor Clarence Anglese of the high school last spring indicates that more than seventy in the class--almost half the total number--have chosen to continue their studies, selecting a variety of occupations as their goal. The students and schools are listed according to plans expressed last May. Probably the most popular school of all is Northern Illinois university at DeKalb, where twenty-four have enrolled. They are Robert Bates, Anita Beckenbaugh, Bonnie Brda, Harry Byrne, Tom Claybaugh, Charlene Freund, Jill Gustavson, Sharon LaGreca, Edith Lubke, Patty McCracken, Rosemary Mercure, Mary Lou and Suzarihe Miller, Joyce Schimke, Jackie Skidmore, Ronald Smith, Mary Ann Swenski, Lynn Wilkinson, Bob Borchardt, Gail Castle, Dorothy Cook, John Moss, Diane Rietesel and Lois May. Other Favorites The University of Illinois is also a favorite. Several have made plans to attend, includi n g Al. Cajthaml, Ronald Creutz, Sharon Curulewski, Roland Hoffman," Geri Jelinek, James Jones, Clifford Kiehl, Kathleen Mclnemey, John Miller and Kurt Weisenburger. Warren Andrews will attend the Navy Pier branch of the University. Notre Dame is the choice of Richard Antonson, while Dale Bares, Tom Olsen, James Peterson and Forrest Reinhardt have selected Bradley university in Peoria. According to plans made last spring, Kenneth Booster will a t t e n d V a l p a r a i s o ; J a m e s Creighton, Lincoln college, near Springfield; Matt Eichinger, M i c h i g a n S t a t e ; E d w a r d Haack, St. Peter's college in New Jersey and Dan Baldino, Northwestern. Two young men have selected St. Thomas college in St. Paul, Minn., Terry Brady and Mark Vycital. Attend Institute Two young ladies have selected Moody Bible Institute. They are Karen Dresdow and Sandra Monahan. Marquette university in Milwaukee is the choice of Robert Regner and Richard Lund- -berg. Thomas Roti will attend Q u i n c y c o l l e g e ; C y n t h i a Rourke and Liz Kosup, Kendall college, Evanston; Howard Segermark and James Ullrich, Carroll college, Waukesha, Wis. Kay Bucher may embark on a modelling career, for she will receive training at the Patricia Stevens school in Chicago. Nursing remains a favorite career for young women, and several from the class of 1959 have chosen to enter this field. They include Grace Hiller, Christa Thode and Constance Jayko, who will attend St. Therese school of nursing in Waukegan: Carol Swanson, Evanston hospital. Bob Hauser made plans to attend Whitewater Teachers' college in Wisconsin; Georgette KMalik, Normal university; Penny Nye, Northwest Institute of Medical Laboratory Technique in Minneapolis: Erna Rockel, DePaul; Richard Smith, Illinois Institute of Technology and Eugene Stilling, Elgin Junior college. Kenneth Pope was considering attending Grand Rapids School of the Bible and Charlotte Houda had plans for1 attending a conservatory, of music. Don Bentz selected Wright Junior college; Preston Christensen, St. Olaf college and Margie Espey, Bryan-Stratton business school, Chicago. The Plaindealer will be happy to print the names of any other students who may have decided 6ince last spring to enroll in college. ginning of next fall's school term. Purchase Land Land was purchased for the school on the south of Lincoln road, to the north and east of Eastwood Manor. When completed. the school will accommodate pupils from kindergarten through fifth grade in the Hunterville Park. Woodlawn Park. Eastwood Manor, Pistakee Bay and Kent Acres area. Supt. Carl Buckner informed the board that the actual enrollment in the public schools this year, from kindergarten through eighth grade, totals 1.750. which is a large increase over last year. It was further reported that two children are attending the physicallv handicapped room in Crystal Lake and three at the E.M.H. school at Woodstock. THIRTEENTH Yf Climax Finance Drive With Tea On September 26 The League of Women Voters of Woodstock and McHenry will open its thirteenth year of service to this community with a drive for members and dollars -- "a lot of new members and a few dollars", according to the ladies heading the project. The finance drive opened on Sept. 13 and continues for thirteen days, or until the membership tea on Sept. 26. Mrs. Cfiarles Liebman of McHenry, author of an article on school finance which will appear in the October issue of ' Woman's Day", is chairman of the finance drive, in which every League member will participate. The membership tea will be held at the home of Mrs. Frank Howard, Jr. Mrs. Gaylord Anderson heads the committee in charge, and Mrs. George Alvary of McHenry is president of the League. Modest Needs To emphasize the modest needs of the League, citizens will be asked to give only thirteen cents, a "happy birthday" token to this non-partisan service organization. League patrons--those who know a n d appreciate the League's program of national, state and local study, and voters' service at all elections-- will be asked to contribute $1.30 toward the thirteenth season of accomplishment. The League is looking for a wide base of interest and support in (Continued on pafe 8)