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0 Serving The Chaiil-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 85 -- No. 48 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 31. 1960 22 Pages -- 10c Per Copy ^ .v . -- Mfc. Drivers had better take heed. It's spring, in spite of all temperatures to the contrary. -- and that usually means that our police force begins a close watch for those drivers with too much, seasonal spirit -when behind the wheels. It is usually the time when thev take out the city's special eleofric device which records the speed of motorists. It's done not to destroy the pleasure of the driver but to insure a safe city in which to drive in the busy months ahead. A copy of the Miami Herald (Florida) arrived in our office on Monday, sent by Roy V. Monahan, st summer resident oftQSmerald Park for the past fourteen years, who was more than a little surprised to see in Saturday's issue a front page picture of the many autos involved in the chain-accident on Rt. 31, during last Thursday's snow storm. Interesting caption for the picture read: "Off-Street Parking Reaches the Ridiculous St^e in McHenry, 111." It's bicycle time, and the enthusiasm of young riders many times makes them oblivious of the heavy traffic of springtime. Drivere had better keep a watch out for. them if we are to keep these youngsters free from accidents. RAY ELIOT Just like individuals, every has its good days and Its bad. Last Wednesday and Thursday could con servativeiy be classified a« bad at the Plaindealer office. Press trouble and other complications resulted in the papers reaching the news stands late, and also minus a few articles scheduled to appear. We were very sorry for the incon- 4Pcer?iy hope setjpce is back to normal this week. The departure of the snow made almost everybody happy locally, even though minor floods were recorded in a few parts of the city. At least one road was closed -- Park avenue --= which runs past both Edg&bropk and Junior high schools. There Vr.s been a groa+ deal of talk ab-)i;t trees sincc the recent cutting of a number ol tnem sout/i of McHenry Consequently, it was with interest \hat we read a copy of the Congressional Record which was sent to us by a friend, including an item car rying repiarks by the Hon>r aly® Clair Engle of California, regarding trees and their effect on controlling smog. Mr. Engle claimed that t h r o u g h a n o v e l s c i e n t i f i c theory, planting more trees and foliage can help reduce air pollution. There is even reason to believe, he continued, that the great number of trees in Washington, D.C., may be»the -- ' (Continued on Page 8) McHENRY ROTARIANS WILL HONOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM AND WRESTLING SQUAD AT BANQUET One of the most anticipated events of the spring season in McHenry is the annual Rotary sports banquet, which is scheduled for Tuesday evening, April 5, at 7' p.m. in the high school' cafeteria. It will honor members of the varsity basketball team, varsity wrestling squad, their coaches and managers and cheerleaders. Guest speaker will be the popular Ray Eliot, assistant director of athletics at the University of Illinois, who retired from active coaching Jan. 1 after twenty-eight years of service, twenty-three of which were at his alma mater, Illinois. As head football coach at Illinois from 1942 through 1959, Eliot ^posted an over-all record of 83-73-11. won or shared three Big Ten titles, and produced decisive victories in the two Rose Bowl games in which his teams appeared. Start of Career Eliot's coaching career began at Illinois college, Jacksonville. He served one year as assistant football coach, then was promoted to the head coaching job, and. Qampiled.an impressive 17-10-2 record. He also served as baseball coach, and his teams won 71 games and lost only nine. Eliot arrived on the Illinois campus in 1928 from his home in Brighton, Mass., with $5.85 in his pocket and three shirts. Fighting handicaps such as poor eyesight and the fact he was self-supporting, he managed to maintain a good scholastic record and play three years of varsity football and baseball. In 1931, his last season as an Ulini gridder. Eliot was named by Ohio State players as the best guard they had faced all year. As an Illini football and baseball player, a small-college coach, a line assistant to Zuppke. and head coach at his alma mater, Eliot has stuck firmly to his dedicated assignment in life, "a builder of fine men." A large crowd is expected to see special awards go to the basketball player who had the best percentage of free throws attempted and completed and to the boy voted outstanding wrestler of the year. All var- (Continued on Page 8) CANDIDATES' NIGHT Don Peasley Photo Candidates for county, state and federal offices appeared last Thursday in Woodstock before an enthusiastic crowd of 250 Republicans at a "Meet Your Candidates" night, moderated by Charles "Chuck" Miller of McHenry. A few of them were photographed during the meeting. Pictured, left to right, are Lee R. Fleming, candidate for the state Senate; William Rentschler, candidate for the (jj.S. Senate; Harold "Hal" Townsend, candidate for delegate to the national convention; Thomas Meyers, candidate for alternate delegate to the national convention; and Charles "Chuck" Miller, chairman of the Republican Central Committee. Sailors' Spree Is Short Lived Candidates Hold I AUTHORITIES Sway In County A leave enjoyed by four sailors was marked by so much hilarity that it was necessary for the shore patrol to pick them iip last Sunday afternoon and return them to Great Lakes. i The sheriff's office learned tha§ a sailor was driving along East River Rpad, near the state park, drinking from aF gallon jug while companions were fighting in the back seat. McHenry police accepted the call for assistance from the sheriff and stopped them as they approached Elm street at the Fox street intersection. They found the jug. which contained wine, almost empty. The sailors were turned over to the sheriff's office, which notified the provost marshal. A shore patrol was sent to pick them up. McHENRY GIRL IS WINNER IN ELKS CONTEST At a meeting of 200 Elks and their ladies of the northeast district gathered at the Woodstock lodge last Sunday, it was announced that Judy Hans, McHenry high school senior, had tied for third place in the district youth activities contest. At the same time, Edward Hall, chairman of the Woodstock lodge youth activities committee, told the assembled crowd that Miss Hans had been named winner of the McHenry county contest. June Marie Miller of Spring Grove, was /second and Linda Rae Sutton of Richmond, third. Prizes are $75, $50 and $20 savings bonds. Former Lilymoor Man Has Top Rating Band The band of Spaulding school in Waukegan, directed by Roger Svoboda, won first place in c o m p e t i t i o n l a s t S a t u r d a y , making the group eligible for the state finals in Ashton, 111., on April 30. Mr. Svoboda, as contest chairman for District 6, was host to all the schools entered in this year's event. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Svoboda of Lilymoor, spent Saturday in Waukegan to witness the Illinois Grade School Band association contest. ! It was candidates' day last Thursday in McHenry county, with both Republicans and Democrats turning out to greet their party leaders. Fifteen candidates wtere present at the GOP rally in Woodstock's V.F.W. clubhouse that tvening, attended by 250 persons. Republic: n Central Comm i t t e e C h a i r m a n C h a r l e s "Chuck" Miller of McHenry acted as moderator as eacr candidate gave a five-mihntc talk on his qualifications In addition .'o local candidates, two for »he U.S. Seaatv, W'lliam Rentschler and John YV. Lewis, spoke State candidates inclul.ny Lee Fie* "ling and Robert McClory, seeking nomination to the Senate seat from this district and A. B. McConnell, and John Manvng, incumbents running fdr re-ekxt «on to the General Assembly. Hays Robertsnrr, who is opposing Gov. William G. Stfcatton for govf-t pv -, also spok?. Democrats Meet Judge Otto Kerner, Democratic candidate for governor, and Samuel Shapiro, candidate for lieutenant governor, were enthusiastically received by a large crowd of prominent Mc- Hemy Democrats at the Amercan Legion home in McHenry Thursday. Flowers were distributed by the receiving committee, Mrs. Lawrence Huck Jr., and Mrs. William J. Bolger, and coffee and rolls were served by Mrs. Robert Stueben and Mrs. Williard Schultz. Mrs. Carl Weber provided appropriate music on the piano. On meeting William J. Bol ger. a candidate for delegate to the convention, Mr. Shapiro recalled having served in the House of Representatives with his father. Later, in a short speech, Mr. Shapiro is quoted as saying "... one of my favorites, the late Honorable Thomas A. Bolger. was one ot the 4>est. liked mea jsrer serve in the House. On the »aSt night of the session after Tom had announced his retirement, without a call from tiicchair, every man and Woman in the House filed by Tom in li-.s wheelchair to give their reg a r d s . T h i s w a s I h e m o s t touching moment I have ever witnessed in all »Tiy years of politics." Judge Kerner spoke about his familiarity with this region because of having been a judge on the drainage and water problems of McHenry county MVESTKATE FOUR BREAK-INS Three Business Houses Entered Last Weekend : Burglars had a field day in McHenry last weekend, with tlrree business places being entered, as well as a meter fine boot being broken. Local police have been busy in an effort to fiM the guilty , parties since being notified of the break-ins. Sometime between Friday and Sunday night, the office door at the Northwestern depot was pried off. Agent George Meyer found drawers ransacked when he went into the office Sunday evening, but could find nothing taken. Mr. and Mrs. Holgar Pedersen reported to police that entrance to their variety store on Green street had been made by breaking the glass on a coal chute window in the basement sometime between 4 and 9 p.m. Sunday. The burglars took about fifteen dollars in change and bills from the cash register, as well as candy and gum. Enter Bakery In approximately the same period, between noon Sunday and 10 p.m., someone entered the Riverside Bake shop by breaking glass in a rear door. An' undetermined amount of cash and change was taken from a cash register. When police went to the Main street meter fine box Monday morning to remove fiile collections, it was found that someone had gained entrance with a bolt cutter and taken a quantity of quarter envelopes. The exact amount stolen was not determined. Keichum To State Farm For ,License Violation Body Of Raymond Klawitter, About 65, Fbund Floating In Fox River Sunday; McHenry Man Believed Dead Since Feb. 15 320 Girls Plan For Scout Fair The approximately 320 girls, who are members of Valley View • n e i g hborhood, Girl Scouts, are enthusiastic over pl$ns for the Girl Scout Fair, Which will be held Sunday, April 3, frojn 1 to 5 o'clock in the Legion home. Parents, friends and the public are invitefl to see the outs t a n d i n g d i s p l a y s o f b o t h Brownies and Girl Scouts. There will be an interesting arrangement of exhibits, including crafts. There will be a special Day Camp exhibit assembled by Betty Tabor and her committee. Mrs. Robert Meyers is chairman of the fair, which will include work of troops from Holiday Hills, Johnsburg, McHenry, Lilymoor, Lakemoor, Lakeland Park and Pistakee Highland. REGISTRATION AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR FALL CLASSES CANDIDATES' MEETING About 150 persons attended the candidates' meeting held in W o o d s t o c k M o n d a y n i g h t , sponsored by the League of Women Voters. CARS AHENTY M NUMEROUS ACODEHTS AS GUSTY WINDS BLOW SHOW CLOUDS OYER HIGHWAY The gusty winds which blew heavy snow in dense clouds across the countryside early last Thursday morning resulted in local accidents unusual enough to make front page news in various parts of the country, including Miami, Fla., where a large picture of the tie-up on Rt. 31 was featured. It was a chain reaction pileup three miles south of the city about 7 a.m. which eventually involved nineteen vehicles. State police reported that only two suffered injuries in the mass of vehicles, which included a state squad car that was struck after the driver, Austin Tilton of Marengo, stopped to entangle- the mess. Reported hurt and treated by a local physician were Elmer Carr of Rt. 6, McHenry, who was riding with his son, Russell, 19, scalp lacerations; and Joe Prazek of Lakeland Park, broken nose and bruises. Drivers Injured Included among the many drivers involved in the accident were David Switzer of Rt. 6, Leslie Olsen of Center street, Bonny Eagerstaffer of Fountain Lane and Raymond Munroe, all of McHenry; Melville Sellek of Wonder Lake and Victor Moscato of Sunnyside. Police said the Munroe auto collided with another car driven by Ambrose La Reau of Lake Villa, as visibility was at zero. i The other big tie-up occurred on Rt. 59A, a mile " west of Highway 21. where ten persons were injured enough to require medical attentiQn. One of these reported injured was Ramon Charbonier of Country Lane, McHenry. Also involved in the accident was George W. Kinsala of Edgebrook Heights subdivision, whose car was damaged.' Richmond Man Hurt One person, Harry L. Buchert, of Richmond was injured when four cars piled up on Rt. 31, a mile north of Ringwood. He was treated for back injuries at McHenry hospital. The Buchert car was headed south, as were the autos of Ben Paoletti of Geneva, Robert Poblocki of Rt. 1, Ringwood, and Clayton Ohrwall of Wilmot, Wis. State Police said that Joseph Milewski of Grayslake was treated at Condell Memorial hospital for treatment of injuries when his car was struck by another vehicle driven by Charles T. Kirschner of Rt. 2, ^ Tfioinft^Kefchtim; 121, of Rt. 3, who two weeks ago gave authorities in the county a hectic chase after he took his sixweek old son from the home of his estranged wife's parents on Roberts Road, southeast of McHenry, has been sentenced to ten months at the state farm in Vahdalia. Judge James H. Cooney, in county court in Woodstock, last week sentenced him for driving when his license'was revoked. When the baby was found unharmed two hours after the chase began, Ketchum was charged with reckless driving, and also, on complaint of his wife, with assault. RIFLE STOLEN Edward O'Gara of Lakeland Park reported to police the theft of a .22 calibre rifle from his car while it was parked on Green street Friday night between 7 and 10 p.m. It was impossible to lock one of the windows on the car, and authorities say entrance was made in this manner. In order to plan vfor classes next fall in view of the increasing enrollment in McHenry schools, parents are asked to cooperate in registering their children in advance for both kindergarten and first grade. Kindergarten regist ration will be held Friday. April 22, from 9 a.m. to 11-30 a.m. and from 1 to 3 p.m. in the kindergarten building at 202 W. Waukegah street. Children must be 5 years old on or before Dec. 1, and a legal birth certificate -is neee&sary for registration. A three dollar charge for supplies used during the year must also be paid that day. Parents are asked not to bring children when registering. The first grade registration will take place on the same day and at the same hours The place will be the Edgebrook school office. Children must be 6 years old on or before Dec. 1 and for first graders, as for kindergarten, a legal birth » certificate is necessary. Supplies used by the first grade will be purchased in the fall. Only those not attending kindergarten are to register April 22. Again, parents are asked not to bring children when registering.". The regular meeting of the M c H e n r y C o u n t y C l e a n Streams committee will be held Tuesday, April 5, at the city hall at 8 p.m. TOP CONTEST SPELLERS (Continued on page 8) Photo by Fr. Nilges It took college level words to determine Winners in the old-fashioned spelling contest held in St. Mary's parochial school auditorium last week, in which forty students from St. John's school of Johnsburg and St. Mary's school of McHenry took part. Five top students from grades 5 through 8 represented each school. Pictured above are the winners, with their principals: Sister Mary Robertine, OSF, principal of St. John's; Pamela Van Obstfelder, first place, and John Little, fourth place, both of St. John's; Roger Schiller, second, and Jon Meyer, third, of St. Mary's; and Sister Mary Leander. OSF, principal of St. Mary's, Words were taken from the national spelling contest list up to eighth grade. The four winners missed none of these words, and in order to b^spelled down it was necessary to give them words unknown to them, taken from a leading magazine. FIND CARBURETOR TORN FROM AUTO AT BAY GARAGE Authorities are looking for the persoh who tore a carburetor from a year old Thunderbird parked in the garage of Mr. and, Mrs. Al. Gallagher at Pistakee Bay sometime Monday night. Mr. Gallagher, who had put the car in the garage about 6 o'clock that evening, attempted to start it Tuesday morning, only to find billows of smoke rise from the hood. He took a bucket of snow and extinguished the flames, then found the carburetor had been pulled out. A mechanic told the Gallaghers that the carburetor from this particular car is often used by hot, rod drivers, and it is believed it might have been taken for such use^ The garage is some distance from the house, and for this reason no commotion was noticed during the "evening. RICHMOND MAN RESCUED AFTER FALL INSTREAM John McDonald In Severe Shock After Hour Ordeal A sixty-four-year-old Richmond farmer, John McDonald, entered McHenry hospital in severe shock about 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon after hanging onto the edge of a culvert for about an hour to keep from being £Srrie8 into a streatm. McDonald, who has farmed with his brother near Richmond for about fifty years, was attempting to break an ice jam near a culvert on the Wilbert Gaylord farm near Keystone, two miles south and two miles west of Richmond. He slipped and fell into the stream below, but managed to grab hold of the edge of the culvert. His cries for help brought Mrs. Gaylord to the scene, but her efforts to rescue him by means of a pole were in vain. Neighbors were called, but they were unable to bring him out of the fast flowing stream even by tying a rope around his waist. Call Rescue Squad As a last resort, the Richmond rescue squad was called and after considerable effort, and with the aid of ropes, finally brought him to safety. For about a half hour, he had been in the water up to his neck, holding on to the edge of the culvert to keep from being drawn underneath the surface. His condition at the local hospital was reported somewhat improved Tuesday evening. HOWARD THOMAS TO BE INSTALLED VFW COMMANDER A joint installation of newly elected officers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its auxiliary unit is being planned for Saturday, April 23. Howard Thomas, named new commander of the post last week, will take office as Daisy Smith is installed president of the auxiliary. Other post officers elected were Roy Bradley, senior vicec o m m a n d e r ; W i l l i a m P r i e s , junior vice-commander; Gene Dobyns, quartermaster, Vernon Reinboldt, chaplain; Roy Morrison, judge advocate; Vincent Weyland, Elmer Miller and John B. Smith, three-year, two-year and one-year trustees, respectively. FACES TWO CHARGES State troopers last Thursday night apprehended Antnony Dziadus of Wonder Lake and charged him with drunken driving. He was reported to have failed to stop at a s.511 before entering Rt. 120. He was placed under $2,500 bond. The ^ body of a McHenry man, Raymond Klawitter, was founsl floating in the Fox river^ near Qakhurst subdivi* sion, last Sunday, March 27. It was not detec* mined just how long trig body had been in thS river, but the man ha§ not been seen since Fet£ 15. The body was found by Cy Thyrion of Fox Lake, a commercial fisherman who was surveying the river in anticipation of starting to seine carp on Monday. Sheriff's deputies were called to the scene and removed the body, taking it to the George Justen & Son funeral home. Private services were held Tuesday, with burial in Ostend cemetery. An autopsy was performed by Dr. Gerald Dean of Highland Park, who found no evidence of foul play. Coroner Theron Ehorn revealed that a jury had brought in a verdict of accidental drowning about the middle of February. Worked In City The man, believed to have been about 65 years of age, was last known to have worked for Dr. S. H. Fike, veterinarian, whose employment he left last Feb. 15. " Investigation revealed that Klawitter had been staying at the Riverside hotel at the time of his disappearance. Since he had no family in this area, hot e l e m p l o y e e s w e r e n o t alarmed when he did not ft* turn, believing he was out of town. It was disclosed also that Klawitter had taken all but a small amount from his bank account in January. REV. W. K. CONWAY. MISSIONARY, DIES AT NOTRE DAME Rev. Walter K. Conway, CSC. of McHenry, outstanding missionary in the Holy Cross Order of Notre Dame, died une x p e c t e d l y l a s t S a t u r d a y , March 26. while eating his noon lunch at Notre Dame. Although the beloved local priest had not been in good healtji for several years, his death was unexpected. f Born in Elgin, Dec. 8, 1895, son of Michael and Elizabeth Knox Conway, he moved to McHenry with his family while very young. He attended the local schools and graduated in 1912 from the McHenry high school. Later he interrupted his studies for the priesthood to enter service with the Army in France during World War I. After the war, he resumed his theological work at Holy Cross college, Washington, D. C.. and was Ordained June 25. 1927 at Notre Dame, reading his first Mass at St. Patrick's church, McHenry, a few days laterv ,v y, Fr. Conway4 w»s ah eloquent speaker and gave many missions throughout^ %he United (Continued on Page 8) ROTARY SPORTS BANQUET APRIL 5