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THE "Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 86 -- No. 22 -- 4 Sections McHENRY. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, I960 26 Pages -- 10c Per Copy (UCHS Homecoming Friday, September 30 Mwsin' and Another homecoming h a s roiled around, and tomorrow the city will be taken over by enthusiastic young students for whom the day is probably the most important of the entire school year. In the background will be hundreds of former M.C.H.S. students with minds and hearts filled with fond memories of their own days as 'teen-agers. Memories of homecoming as it is celebrated today extend back as far as 1946, when records tell us the first king and queen were crowned and the first big parade, with accompanying festivities, was held. The king and queen that year were Hugh Murphy and" Carol Martlcke, who reigned over an event which attested as man^ as 1,200 to tne big game. We thought it would be interesting to reminisce on the early rulers, so we checked the files and came up with some very pretty young ladies and some handsome gentlemen, many of whom will be remembered today as leaders during their school days. doming up to date from 1946 wJ^find Margaret Bolger receiving the huge bouquet of roses the following year, 1947, with Tom Kent as her king. The next year, 1948, it was Marita Williams and Leslie Olsen. who in 1949 crowned Marcel la Szarek and Harold Nye. The 1950 king and queen were Donald Freund and Nancy Siemon; 1951, Richard Fuhle£ ftpn<J Louise Barbier; 1952, Jonn Bolger and Mary Nye; 195.3, Art Barbier and Donna Dowe; 1954, Bob Bitterman and Judy Freund; 1955, John Huff and Diane Pieroni; 1956, Jim Huemann and Jeanette Freund; 1957, Dennis Conway and Ardelle Oeffling; 1958, Terry Brady and Mary Etheridge and 1959, Bill Oeffling ami Judy Hans. Vhe recent years we remember well, but we also found it interesting to recall the less colqrful homecomings, when there was no one to reign over festivities and there was much less preparation for the event. Back in 1945, Fred Svoboda was captain of the team that bent St. Mary's of Woodstock decisively with a 32 to 0 score o^lhe big night. The pep rally preceding the game consisted of a meeting in the girls' gym (which will not now accommodate one full class), when Fred introduced his teammates and Sports Writer So I Hear spoke a few words of encouragement to the boys and their fans. The afternoon parade was carried out with a hobo theme, forming only decorated bikes and cars. A dance followed the game, where the big attraction was a jitterbug contest won by Diane Freund and Eugene King. Alumni came in for their share of attention when several were recognized for the usual things. The late Rep. Thomas A. Bolger was a memof the oldest class in at- IHance, 1902; Ed. Smith, as a member of the class of 1927, won a prize for being the oldest alumni player present; and Mrs. George Miller, mother of the late Sonny Miller, was the only alumni mother to have a son on the t,earn that year. The 1945 class won the attendance prize for having nineteen of more than fifty graduates p^sent. Maybe those were the good old days -- at least to those of us who knew nothing as colorful as M.C.H.S. homecoming has become today, but we'll just bet the 'teen-agers today wouldn't give" up the pageantry of I960 homecoming for any of our memories. ®The city is doing its best to make driving more pleasant for the growing number of cars on our McHenry streets. It's "smooth sailing" on Main street, in the business district, since a new blacktopmng job has been completed. Also, we can't fail to make mention of ber tjlr IGHLIGHT FINDINGS OF RECENTLY PLETED McHENRY PLAN REPORT AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING WGHI COMI Tonight's general meeting of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce is expected to be one of the most "interesting and informative in many months. It will be held at 8 o'clock at the Legion home, at which time a progress report by the McHenry Plan Commission will be given. LeRoy Olson, chairman of the Commission, will open the meeting, explaining the need for extensive planning to meet the problems of a fast growing population. A representative of Stanton & Rockwell will be present to outline highlights of the report just completed after many months of study. He will deal particularly with these plans as they affect the business district and will be based largely; on surveys conducted locally. " Show Film A film will be shown giving the reasons for planning in a community &nd the progress which can be accomplished when it is done with foresight, following recommen d a t i o n s made by experts in the field. In the future, the Plaindealer will carry recommendations as advised by the planning consultants after their thorough study in McHenry. The basic planning area included both the city and the one and onehalf mile contiguous area, with emphasis on a study of the central business district and the industrial potential of the city. Economic studies, as revealed in the report to be discussed tSfflgWf, indicated tfiaf potentially the future of the area is enormous. Outline Potential Stanton & Rockwell believes that under the recommended zoning potential, residential development could approach 66,- 000 people at ultimate development. By 1980, it is anticipated that the planning area population will be in the vicinity of 20,000 and the business district trade area about two-thirds again as large. The study revealed that the population growth in the last decade has resulted from about fifty-five percent in migration and forty-five percent from natural increases. The firm found the city's residential neighborhoods well maintained. While isolated seasonal homes are below the standard established for neighborhoods in which they are located, such homes they found to be continually being converted to year 'round use, and as such, are improved. The retail position of McHenry in the county was found to be exceptionally good. Although they make up only 3.9 percent of the population, McHenry merchants handled 15.6 percent of retail sales. The approximately 140 businessmen' in the city had total sales in 1959 cf over twelve and onethird million dollars. These total sales are expected to triple to some thirty-six million to forty million dollars by 1980 if customers are not intercepted by future shopping centers. Motor, Canoe Stolen In Area Two thefts were reported in the McHenry area in recent days, both in subdivisions located along the river. The Arthur Klingbergs said that an outboard motor was taken from their boat, which was anchored at the pier near their home in Mineral Springs subdivision. The theft occurred late Friday night or early Saturday morning. There was evidence that a motor from a neighbor's boat had been tampered with, but the intruders wene unable to break the padlock. Robert Beck reported to the ,sheriff's office that a canoe had been stolen over the weekend. NEW FEATURE Have , ytm seen our new weekly feature, "Under 21"? It is written by Dan Halligan, father of a 16-year-old daughter, who discusses 'teen-agers' problems and answers either in his column or through personal letters. Read it in today's issue. CLEAN STREAMS MEETING The McHenry County Clean Streams Committee will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 8 p.m. in the city hall. 14-YEAR-OLD LAD ADMITS THEFT OF $90 FROM STORE A 14-year-old McHenry lad was apprehended by city police last Thursday, and after repeated questioning admitted taking $90 from the safe in the office of "the Krause News Agency on "Elm street. The theft took place about 7 o'clock Wednesday night and suspicion turned to the youth when it was recalled that he was the only person in the office that evening. After admitting having taken the money, the lad also implicated two others, 14 and 15 years old, as friends who were holding the money for him. Police picked up the money from them on Saturday. No larceny charges were pressed by Mr. Krause, to whom the money was returned. PARENTS OF RETARDED HEAR BOND ISSUE TALK The public is invited to attend a meeting next Monday evening, Oct. 3, at 8 o'clock in the high school of the McHenry County Retarded Children's association. Guest speaker on this occasion will be Ralph VonOsinsky, president of the Elgin Cardinal r e t a r d e d c h i l d r e n ' s p a r e n t s ' group, who will speak on the forthcoming bond issue for state mental institutions which will be voted on at the Nov. 8 election. Death Of Young Brings 1960 Toll Mrs. Nora Arakelian, 30, of Crystal Lake, an expectant mother with two children, died in Memorial hospital, Woodstock, at 1:40 Sunday afternoon, Sept. 25, just three hours after her car struck another head-on on Rt. 14, east of Crystal Lake. The accident occurred at 10:40 Sunday morning when Mrs. Arakelian, travelling east on Rt. 14, attempted to pass an unidentified driver. She failed to get back into the proper lane and struck a car driven west bjji William Jelinek, 27, of Cary. Jelinek was taken to the hospital in serious condition following the crash. Both drivers were enroute home from church services when the accident occurred. Doctors found it impossible to save Mrs. Arakelian's baby which would have been born in about three weeks. Mrs. A r a k e l i a n ' s d e a t h brought the 1960 toll to twenty- six in McHenry county. Child Injured A tiny Wonder Lake child narrowly escaped serious inr jury late Monday afternoon when she was struck by a car as she rode her tricycle on a road in Wonder Woods. Dawn Jirousek, 2xk-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Jirousek of Wonder Woods, was riding at the side Mother In Crash To Twenty-Six ELECT OFFICERS AT ANNUAL RED CROSS MEETING The annual meeting of the McHenry county chapter of the Red Cross will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the Clarence Olson school in Woodstock. The nominating committee for county officers consists of Mrs. Clyde Miner, Wesley Pribla and Charles S. Parker. Fred T. Ferris, county chairman of the chapter, announces t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of John Hoehn of Woodstock as chairman of the 1961 fund drive. POLICE ISSUE WARNING Police gave warning this week to those who have been pulling out the school speed zone signs in the city. Chief Grobel says there will be a heavy fine for anyone apprehended. INCORPORATION PETITION WILL KHLEDSOON Wonder Lake To Seek Village Status At Polls The petition for incorporation of Wonder Lake as a village has been prepared and is being circulated this week for the necessary signatures. It is expected to be filed with the clerk of the county court by the end of the week. The decision to petition for incorporation as a city had to be abandoned. After surveying the area it was found impossible to draw boundaries to include 2.500 people and not exceed 4 square miles in area. These are two of the requirements for incorporation as a city according to the statute. The area described in the current petitions includes Deep Spring Woods Unit No. 2, Wonder Center Units No. 1 and 2, Indian Ridge Units No. 1 and 2 and Look Out Point Units No. 1 and 2, exclusive of all the areas shown as park and/or beach in these subdivisions. Also included on the east is approximately 50 acres of business zoned property lying south and east of the Cities Servioo station, and east of Deep Spring Woods Units No. 1* and 2. Completing the area is a fifty acre tract of farm land which is east of Wonder Center and south of Indian Ridge. This total area meets the requirements of a village; i.e. it does not exceed 2 square miles of contiguous territory with more than 400 residents. Only thirty-five signatures are required on the petition. No Public Hearing There is a difference in procedure between a proposed city or village in that there is no public hearing prior to the voting in petitioning for a village Petitions have been circulat-* ed by the anti-incorporationists in the past several weeks to ask the county court not to let the issue come to a vote. In answer to questions regarding these petitions, Judge James Cooney said there is no provision for counter-petitions in a request for incorporation either as a city or a village. There is no provision in the statute for a public hearing In the question of a village, he said. The county judge sajd he felt that the people didn't understand that the court does not have discretion in the matter. The formal requirements m McHenry high school homecoming king and queen candidates are, from left to right in bottom row, I"H>rothy Adams, Shirley Thornton, Joy Faircihild, Gretchen Sayler, Sherry Evans and Ardis May: top row from left to right, Joe Hettermann, Gary Adams, Roger Swjuison, Tom Oreighton, H. Stinespring and Tim Marshall. ATTEMPT ON LIFE CHARGED AGAINST OAK HURST WIFE An Oakhurst woman was placed under bond and her case continued when brought before authorities Monday afternoon, charged by her husband with arf attempt on his life, He said she tried to hit him with her' car at the intersection of East River Road and Pvt. 120. The woman was located by members of the sheriff's office in a nearby tavern and taken before a local judge. She was released later and ordered to appear in the court of Justice of the Peace Charles Adains next Saturday morning. Bestow Honors On Local Girl An outstanding honor has been bestowed on a young McHenry girl, Miss Sara Kay Douglas, daughter of Mrs. Velma Douglas, who as a 1960 graduate of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital school of nursing in Boston, Mass., received the highest honor in her (Continued on page 8) Continued on Page 8 WELCOME NEWEST JAYCEE (Continued on Page 8) Jaycee President Jack Yount, right, is shown congratulating Tom Morgan, McHenry's new Junior Chamber of Commerce member, while Past National Director Ray Hoekor looks on. As a new and busy season begins, the local Jayceps take pride in the community interest shown by Morgan and ask, "Are you the next?" Election Year Awakens Many To Responsibility As Citizens The tempo of life seems to increase constantly for most of us, and this is particularly true with the renewal of organization activities after the vacation season. In the hustle and bustle of accomplishing the daily duties necessary to a livelihood, it is easy to let someone else take over community obligations. It is just as easy to criticize upon learning through hearsay's sometimes inaccurate grapevine that things are not being done to our liking. Maybe the fact that this is a presidential election year has awakened a growing number of folks to the realization that some obligations cannot be relegated to others. A "too busy" plea may get one by today, but tomorrow the consequences come that cannot be escaped, whether it be within the rather restricted confines jf the home community or in the expansiveness of state and national issues. In the next few weeks, it is important to be sure that voter registration qualifications have been met. It takes only a few minutes, and entitles one to express his very important opinion on candidates at all levels next Nov. 8. A few minutes spent in reviewing the special issues at stake is well worthwhile too. including two proposed s t a t e bond i s s u e s t o t a l l i n g $345 m i l l i o n -- $ 1 9 5 m i l l i o n f o r buildings and permanent improvements at the various state universities, the other for $150 million for buildings and improvements at state mental hospitals and other public welfare institutions. On more local issues, expressed opinions many times clearly indicate that feelings, pro and con, are too often based on a sketchy knowledge of the aims and procedure of the undertaking. The Plaindealer hopes to keep its readers abreast of activities which are a necessary part of progress in the area. Civic leaders give generously of their time to further explain these programs in detail through meetings held from time to time. Most of these are open to the public, who would stand to gain from attendance. There is a bit of self pride to be gained through n knowledge of what is being accomplished about us. S u r e l y i t i s w o r t h t h e l i t t t l e e f f o r t i n v o l v e d to e x p e r i e n c e i t . SARA KAY DOUGLAS class at ceremonies held last .! Sunday, Sept. 25. Miss Doug- ! las was awarded the Reynolds I Gold Medal. [ In her citation presented by 'Dr. Jol«.ne Soloman, a trustee ! of the hospital, Sara Kay was ; described as "the outstanding student professionally and so- ; dally and deserving of the ; Reynold's Gold Medal. She has 'maintained a high academic ' and clinical average through her three years. She is an ex- ' cellent bed-side nurse, with | poise and good judgment. "She is extremely liked by her co-workers and patients. She has shown leadership professionally and as an out-stands' ing citizen. She has contributed much to her class and to the school. She has been active and willingly participated in many functions which §he carried out thoroughly and well. The committee feels that Miss Douglas has great potentials for professional growth and expects that she will con- (Continued on page 8) • PEP RALLY, COLORFUL PARADE PRECEDE EVENING GAME; CROWN KING AND QUEEN DURING DANC Investment Classes To Be Offered Public The high school, through Principal Marvin Martin, has announced a free course in investments to start next Monday, Oct. 3, and continue.for eight weeks in Room 109 of the high school, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The eight-week course will cover banking, savings and loan associations, insurance, the New York Stock Exchange and mutual funds. Jack Moss of McHenry, representative "of a mutual fund, will conduct the courses, aided by local representatives of the various fields to be covered. The public is invited to take advantage of these classes, for which there is no registration fee. The first session next week is for registration and a discussion of basic investment principles. EXPLANATION OF ADDRESS SYSTEM HADE TO PUBLIC Plan Discussed As Post Office Awaits Change A group of about thirty interested residents of the area gathered last Thursday evening in the high school to hear Postmaster James Hettermann explain the new postal address system which will go into effect next spring. Using a huge map marked with a new numbering system extending from the base line of O. he told how the plan would operate, eliminating all rural route addresses and box numbers and using house numbers and road and street names in their place. Mr. Hettermann said that Wonder Lake is now making plans to adopt the same system, continuing the numbering from the outlying part of the McHenry postal area. One of the biggest problems t h e n u m b e r i n g p l a n should solve is the present duplication of streets. He cited one example of eight streets with identical names, one in the city and the other in nearby communities. In one subdivision alone, three streets had the same name. Makes Location Easier The new system, when carried out to the point of road and numbering signs at intersections, is expected to make location of residents much (Continued on page 8) Friday, Sept. 30, is a day for both the young and the notso- young, as long as they are students or alumni of the McHenry Community high school. It is annual' homecoming day, when hundreds of Warrior fans will be hoping with all the loyal spirit within them that they will defeat the Zion-Benton team in the highlight of the festivities. The varsity game is scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday night on McCracken field, preceded at 6:30 by the second team game. An interesting program is being planned between halves of the varsity game, when winning floats and king and queen candidates will be brought onto the field. A highlight of this portion of the program will be the crowning of the band queen before the huge crowd. With the band playing such an important part in all of tlie games throughout the season, selection of a band queen is considered by many as important as the homecoming queen. Pep Rally Activities will open Thursday evening at 7:30 with a pep rally to which all students and interested adults are invited. It will be held on McCracken field, also scene of the Friday night game. \ One of the most awaited attractions is the Friday after-' noon parade, which annually attracts large crowds who linej the sidewalk along the route< The colorful line of march will include, besides the candidate^ riding in convertibles, clasS and organization floats and the school band. It will begin at 3 o'clock and will follow this? route: The line of march will begin promptly at 2 o'clock from thd corner of John and Green street, through Main St. busi* ness district, and turn right to return on Waukegan road. The marchers will go north on Green street to Broad, therf turn east to Riverside Drive and back on Pearl and Greerf to the school. - In addition to the four class-* es. organizations entered in-> elude the Latin club, G.A.A^ Science club, F.B.L.A., F.F.A.; F.H.A. Chorus. F.T.A. and National Honor society. The dance following the game is open to students and adults. During intermission, last year's rulers, Judy Hans and iill Oeffling. will place the crowns on the heads of the 1960 king and queen, whose identity will remain a secret until that time. Cheerleaders this year are Sherry Evans. Ardis May, Shirley Thornton, Pam Munroe. Janet Eckstein and Tiina Keerberg. 9