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ii&icft i "Serving The Chain-0*Lakes Region Since 1875' Volume 85 -- No. 49 --• 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. APRIL 7. 1960 24 Pages -- 10c Per/Copy FLOODS CAUSE TO EVACUATE fcfia sin , « » - . EXPECT URGE VOTE AT PRIMARYSSSiri 8f560 QUALIFIED TO VOTE FOR LaKe Hesident WAISH. WAILK tvLHiwMnt HIGHEST LEVEL IN HISTORY FAVORITE CANDIDATES IN NINE LOCAL PRECINCTS t)N APRIL 12 If we think we had reason for complaint over the weather ir^jjMcHenry the past winter, have sympathy for the poor folks who moved to. or vacationed in, the South to get avtfay from it all. _ . „ . . , A note from Mr. and Mrs.! ,^,^1 preclncl» I YOUTH THROWN in McHenry township, as well A as elsewhere in the county and N.C. tells us that the weather- state ^ ^ open from 6 a m man has thrown the book at to 6 p m next week Tuesdayt western North Carolina the April u tQ eJect favorite can. last two months, with shoveling | didateg for county state and principal pastime. national offices on both major They say neighbors have made plans to sell out and move to Florida, but the Gai-; an(j ]isted on a large map at lands are hoping that the old bottom of this page. « . ..... Spirited R». The G.O.P. ballot gives evi C. M. Garland in Asheville, t IN FOX AS BOAT RIDES OVER DAM tickets. The polling places are shown timers' assurance that there hasn't .been a winter such as this since 1902. really means1 (jence af spirited races for a something. They g™e, number of offices. Among North Carolina another Chance, j them, those for the offices of gQvernor, U.S. senator, state's M 'hose who . haven t as ,y,et j attorney and county bt®i visited by the census tak- | stand out as creating the greater may be assured that he or , . :n»pres* she may be identified by a red, j ,meresiwhite and blue card to be worn , on the lapel. This card bears 1 the seal of the Department of •Commerce and the words "census enumerator, official ere- i dential" printed across the ; face. Persons posing as census ; takers who do not have this | identification card should be reported to the local district ' census office. The census takers will be further identified by the port- ' folio which is brown and bears the words, "1960 census of the United States," printed in ^r^Granger, crew leader , Harrell, John W. Lewis, inW area for^e census, in- £ ..and Wilham ^nt^hler for fo*ed us th«sj$eek that the !us SM)at°r' William C' Strf' information to be supplied by - ton and Hayes Rcfcertson for every fouVth person is to be governor; Wetzel Harness and The Democrats list niimerous ] contests also. Among those which have greatest divided opinion are included races for governor. U.S. representative, ! and state representative. Local : interest also centers in the : contests for delegates and alternates to the na'ional nomin- : ating convention, representai tive committeeman, clerk of ^circuit court and county coro- ' ner. The Republican ticket will I include the following candidjates: Richard M. Nixon for i president; John Ricker, Sam- , uel . Witwer, . Warren Wright, Erwin-Kemnitz, 20, of Bensenville, a pre-medical student a i E l m h u r s t c o l l e g e , w a s confined to McHenry hospital on Sunday, when he was thrown from his boat into the fast moving waters below the dam. He suffered from exposure and shock. Kemnitz and two companions came to the area of the dam that afternoon and put their two outboard motor boats into the river. The boat operated by two of the youths started immediately, but Kemnitz had difficulty with the motor on his craft and the swift moving water carried the boat over the dam, after which it overturned. Visitors to the dam joined Kemnitz's friends in hurrying to his aid. Witnesses said it Lake Resident Suicide Victim Frank Lushine. 56. of Indian; R i d g e s u b d i v i s i o n , W o n d e r Lake, committed suicide by shooting himself with a 30-30 rifle about 5:30 Monday evening, according to the verdict in an inquest held in his death at the Peter M. Justen funeral home. The inquest revealed that Lushine had been forced' td51 leave his employment more than a year ago because' of poor health. When he was unable to return to work, he' became despondent. Coroner Theron Ehorn said that when he mentioned suicide for himself and his "wife Monday afternoon, she left to get help from a sister, who also resides at Wonder L&ke. When the two returned, he picked up the gun and threatened to carry out his idea whfen Mrs. Lushine's sister sought to stop him. The two women became frightened and were forced to flee from the home to get other help from the sheriff's, office. When they returned, he was dead. was surprising that he was able , M. r.. , L,u shine, 56, was a mill- T , , ,T to grasp the rope offered him. |^ht f„°L since the water was swirling so rapidly and the youth was apparently in shock. used solely for statistical use -- for the purpose of getting a better idea of the financial and educational picture of the country in general. These questionnaires, which seek information of various kinds, are for the information of ^he Census Bureau alone, ancrao other government agency, or bureau has access to any questionnaire individually. She ; Bunge seek support as deleadds that no one form will 'gates to the national nominatever be published separately, j ing convention, with David Jos- The census taker never sees an(* Thomas Myers as canthe special questionnaire, as it I didates for alternate. is mailed directly by the indi- j Other Candidates vidual. Also, he has taken an ! Others include Robert Mcoath not to reveal any informa- : Clory and Lee Fleming for tion on the regular, short state senator; A. B. McConnell Two Businesses Hold Openings A joint grand opening of Mark's Marine Center and Millstream Coin Wash at 205 W. Elm street is being planned f£r Saturday and Sunday, April' 9 and 10,; from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The Marine* Center is owned vester, and had resided at Wonder Lake for about eleven years. The deceased was a native Of Iron Mountain, Mich., where he was born March 10. 1904. Tne body was sent to the Ewald funeral home in Chicago for last rites. Survivors include his wife, Anna. John Chapman for lieutenant 1 governor: Charles F. Carpen- : tier for secretary of state; El- | bert Smith for auditor of pub- | lie accounts; Grenville Beardsley for attorney general; Elmer : and operated by Mr. and Mrs. J. Hoffman for representative J G. F. "Mark" Markeson, who : from 14th congressional dis-1 until last November operated 1 trict. | Harold "Hal" Townsend, Cliffard Carlson and William ja sporting goods store on j Green street for six years. The Center will carry a complete lin£ of boats, "from canoes to cruisers" as . (veil as ATTENTION BOAT OWNERS It has been requested of boat owners that they not drive on the river unless necessary, since the resulting waves only make the flooded condition more serious in areas where water is already surrounding many homes. Flooded conditions such as local residents have never seen before in the memdry of a lifetime have left hundreds temporarily homeless in the McHenry area since last weekend. t)nly estimates have been made of the number of homes under water and the number of families who were forced to leave, but it is believed that as many as 150 to 200 families have evacuated. McHenry hospital said there was no water in the structure, but by Monday afternoon it had reached the wall. Dr. William Nye of the city board of health, told the Plaindealer Tuesday that in all cases where there were deep wells, it should not be necessary to boil the drinking water. YOUTH KILLED IN ACCIDENT AFTER CHASE Kotalik Studio1' Photo One of the areas in this community hardest hit by the prising waters of the last week was Country Club subdivi- • sion. This picture shows the Richard Gladu residence, entirely surrounded by water and with lawn furniture and piers almost submerged. The photo was taken just a few hours before water entered the home. Hundreds of scenes similar td this? were familiar throughout the area. - CONTESTS EVIDENT IM FOUR SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICTS IN AREA; PUBLIC TO VOTE APRIL 1 Police Chief Pursues Trio At High Speed time, Donald Weingart of Cooney Heights and Peter M. Lieser of Johnsburg. Two will be elected to serve ..three-year terms.. .... area, there' are contests in at j For the first time this year, All interest in elections in this spring of 1960 does not lie Vjith candidates for county, t state and national offices. In Tslcllenry and the surrounding (Continued on Page 8) least four separate school board elections, giying evidence of the importance of service in this capacity, which is a nonpaying position. The polls will be open in both the high and grade school districts rand in outlying districts from noon to 7 p.m. on Saturday. April 9. McHenry's Future Home- Three have filed in District makers of America chapter ob- • 156 (high school) including the served National F.H.A. week 'present board member. Vale by holding award night at the j Adams, and two who are enhigh school. lering the race for the first the number' of polling places in District 156-have been increased to seven, making it easier for a greater number of people to express their preference. 'I'he polls will be as follows: 1 Community high school building. boys' gym entrance; 2, fire house, Lakemoor; 3, beach house. McCullom Lake; 4. Suninside community hall; 5. Johnsburg District No. 12' school house building, main en- (Continued on Page 8) The 20-year-old Round Lake youth who was driver of the car in which a companion lost his life as result of an accident early Friday has been ! held in county jail under heavy I bond. He is George Phillip In- I gram, who was jailed under I several charges following his | release from McHenry hospital. where he was treated for injuries. According to authorities, Ingram and two companions, Donald Muscarelli, 19. of Round Lake and Jack Mead, 19, also of that city, gave Richmond Chief of Police Richard Stermer a wild chase at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour before they lost control of their car. which crashed'. Mufecarelli suffered head injuries and died several hours later. Meade sustained cuts, bruises and shock and was kept in McHenry hospital after Ingram was released. S termer is reported to have seen the three men leave a phone booth in Richmond early Friday, speeding away from the scene before the chief of police discovered a coin box had been stolen from the booth. He gave chase, and was (Continued on Page 8) fo4U>s Rnd is subject to a heavy fine if he is found to do so. Nothing provokes us more than attacks on our animal and feathered friends, and this week we have been asked to say a few words about ducks being killed indiscriminately in the area of Sunset View subdi vision. Jl resident there informs ulr that the birds are lured near shore with food, then shot with filing shots and hows and arrows. Efforts have been made to halt the practice, but to date nothing has been accomplished. We understand that action is being taken. Most people appreciate the fact that the river has been rryfc more attractive by the appearance of wild life. Maybe and John P. Manning for state representative: Frank Green for representative committeeman; Lester Edinger. clerk of circuit court; Karl Koch, Richard Cross and Sol Friedman for state's attorney and Theron Ehorn and John Goetschel for county coroner. i The Democratic primary bal- j lot will contain the names of Paul Douglas for U.S. senator; Otto Kerner, Joseph Lohman and Stephen Mitchell for governor; Robert McGaw, Samuel Shapiro and John Wellinghoff for lieutenant governor; James McLaughlin for secretary of state; Michael Howlett for aufurther I <jitor; William Clark for attorney general", Hayes Beall. Romaine Troost and Richard Plum for representative in Congress; Earl Rieck. Sr.. Walter Frank. William Bolger. McHenry Township Primary Precincts a little persuasion from author- Wi]liam Tullar Truman Kirkities will convince the others. K. A. F. (Continued on Page 8) HOLD GRAND OPENING This beautiful and spacious structure houses two new businesses on Elm street in McHenry. At left is Mark's Marine Center and at right is MiiLstream Coin Wash. A joint grand opening is planned for Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10. Broken lines on the above map outline the area included in the nine precincts where eligible voters will east their \otes in the primaij election next Tuesday, April 12. between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. The humbers of the precincts are marked clearly within each one. Following are the precinct polling places: 1, Muzzy's store, Ringwood; 2. city hall, McHenry; 3/A. S. Blake Motor Sales, McHenrj. 4. Johnsburg Community building; 5. Wonder Lake fire house; 6, Veterans of Foreign Wars clubhouse, McHenry; 7, George P. Freund Implement Co., 8, Wonder Lake Rod and Gun club; 9, Lakemoor fire house. a PistAk wOOu If MO** Q Coon If Mc HEN Boat owners were asked to keep from driving on the river unless absolutely necessary, since the resulting waves only make the situation worse. John Barnings, Sr., an employee of the State Division of Waterways, in charge of water levels in northern Dlinois, said that in the region of the McHenry dam the water had not risen at all on Tuesday, although residents farther to the north recorded water somewhat higher in their area. Mr. Barnings was of the impression t h a t t h e c r e s t h a d b e e n reached. No Change Tuesday Gauges at the dam recorded no change on Tuesday, but the water had reached the highest level ever noted. Continued thawing and the break-up of ice jams farther north are believed to be responsible to- some extent for the flooded condition. M*'. Barnings also felt that thft freak flood in January, when the ground was frozen, as well as the fast thawing of snow recently and an additional half inch of rain-made the situation even worse. Contrary to reports on Monday, no dams gave 'way to the north, in the Wilmot community $ to make matters worse. The locks at the McHenry dam have been open since the water began to rise. Residents below the dam have asked that they be closed to alleviate the condition in • &eir area,'but Barnings asfttfr& that conditions would hav&„ been the same regardless. "*The water level is almost the same on both sides of the dam, where last week, before the sudden rise, the water was at least 12 inches beloW the crest of the dam. Mr. Barnings said he had kept the water lower than ever before since January in anticipation of unusual conditions this spring. Charles Mitchell, state engineer of Chicago, and two assistants worked with him throughout Saturday and Sunday. Engineers were also present to take water level readings every hour Tuesday at the various stations, Johnsburg, Algonquin, Channel Lake. Fox Lake, Nippersink and Columbia Bay. Help In Evacuation Fred Wahl, disaster chairman for the Red Cross, and Elwood Howell, both of McHenry, assisted a number of families to evacuate over the weekend. They estimated at that time that between forty and forty-five families had been left homeless in the Nippersink Manor. Pistakee Terrace and surrounding area. Conditions in Country Club subdivision became increasingly worse over the weekend until it was necessary to close the road to traffic 'Sunday. Several families in this community were forced to move out of their homes. East River Road at several points was under water, and by Monday night about eighteen families had evacuated their Holiday Hills homes. On Riverside Drive, the river is reported to have risen just short of two inches between Saturday and Sunday night. Louis Pitzen at Pistakee Bay said the water was an inch higher Monday noon than when he recorded the level Sunday night. The rise started last Thursday, when Mr. Pitzeh went into his resort with his (Continued on Page 8). ^