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"Serving The Chain-O-takes Region Since 1875" Volume $6 -- No 23 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 6. 1960 24 Pages'-- 10c Per Copy DEATH CLAIMS MSGR. C.S. Musift fljjThis is the anniversary *of a- tornado, and while the memories must now hold a few smiles, the actual event was one of the most terrifying to occur in McHenry in many a year. On Thursday afternoon, Oct. 8, 1959, while most of the city was unaware that anything more than a strong wind was lowing, the attractive subdivision 1 of Edgebrook Heights was suddenly struck by a tor- ; nado. Wlinds rose to a velocity not witnessed in this area in twenty-five years, lifting entire roofs from homes and garages, and in some cases carrying them far from home. Some of us, who resided only blocks away, found lightweight jalastic dishes still in place in mir yards, while huge trees in the path of the tornado were torn from the ground. This Oct. 8, Edgebrook Heights has the well kept appearance for which it has always been known, no doubt enjoying the serenity which was not present for many days after the big storm. Continuing far into the fol- ^fcwing week, a steady stream of cars could be seen day and night, filled with folks who had only heard by word of mouth the extensive damage resulting from the wind and w e r e a n x i o u s t o s e e i f t h e stories were true. Today, Edgebrook Heights residents can sit back in retaxed fashion and recall the ^terrifying experience, but sttihft ftohe of Uiewi will ever lose their memories of Oct. 8* 1959. At this time of year we expect to see the leaves come tumbling down, but it isn't easy to see the trees come with them. In the interest of preserving gjther trees and saving them Worn Dutch Elm disease, infected Elms have been cut down in recent days in a number of places in the city. All of us have heard of tjie dangers of this fast spreading disease, but it takes the loss of some of our favorite sh|kie trees to realize the real seifousness of it. r* Keeping in, mind thi^t next Monday is the deadline to register in order to be able to vote in the November election, we found some statistics that were interesting. According to the Bureau ol the Census, about i07 million civilians will be old enough to vote this November. In addition, there are approximately 1.9 million members of the ®hned forces of voting age. Women out-number men about 3.4 million. More than five million ,U. S. citizens lose their right to vote each year when they move from state to state, as most states have laws requiring a year's residence before the voting privilege is extended. There are some persons of voting age ^•ho are not permitted to go the polls because they are confined in penal institutions or mental hospitals. There' are also numerous persons of voting age in the voteless District of Columbia. Most of us here in McHenry will lose our privilege to go to the polls next Nov. 8 only if we are not interested enough to see that we ^irr properly registered. The small amount of effort would certainly seem worthwhile. A little note from Mary Harvey of Burlingame, Calif., reads, in part, "Tuesday is 'home town paper' news day and I want to keep it thus with a subscription renewal." Mary, whose former home was in this area, left the McHenry grade 'fehool faculty some years ago to teach in Hawaii, reV-imed for a time, and a few years ago NEGOTIATE PLANS FOR OPENING URGE SHOPPING CENTER IN HEART OF SUNNYSIDE VILLAGE An announcement made this past week disclosed that ground will probably be broken this fall for a new shopping center in the heart of the village of Sunnyside. Known as Sunnyside Plaza, it is planned as a multi-million dollar center covering fifty-eight acres. Completion of the entire project calls for thirty-two stores now planned as part of the gigantic undertaking. Added facilities would make provisions so that the shopping center could be reached" by boat. Negotiations have been com pleted for the following businesses which will definitely be a pant of the center: Piggly Wiggly with a store covering 20,000 square feet; May Drugs of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Crown Shoes; Harvey's Apparel of New York; a laundromat and a beauty salon. Developers have also conferred yith a number of other businesses which have shown a desire to become part of the center. They include a boat motel, a boat marina, a drivein bank, medical center, department store and, professional building. Teachers' College It was announced that 100 acres have been sold for construction of a teachers' college to be operated under supervision of the Selesian Catholic Order, which has its headquarters in New York. The order had its origin in Turin, Italy. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred May, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin May and Charles May were hosts at a luncheon meeting in Mcl£enry last week lo officials of the Piggly Wiggly company and Shopping Center Developers of .Rockford at which time plans were made final. Those attending included B. P. Kramlick, chairman of the board; Robert Whitley, president of Piggly Wiggly; Wayne Cochran, vice-president in charge of store plans; C. T. Van Ansdal, vice-president of public relations; William Baker, vicepresident of real estate; and Henry Johnson, vice-president in charge'of operations. FALL SEASON OF BENEFIT EVENTS FOR POOL BEGINS A new season of social bridge parties for the benefit of the McHenry swimming pool fund will begin Sunday evening, Oct. 9, starting at 7:30 o'clock at the Legion home. Mrs. Warren Kuhlman and Mrs. Thortias F. Boiger are chairmen of the event. All PAUL KOHOUT HOME DAMAGED BY DENSE SMOKE Only smoke damage resulted when an oil-fired furnace at the Paul Kohout home in Bull Valley continued to smudge last Thursday evening. Members of the family, who reside on Mason Hill road, two miles west of the Crystal Lake blacktop, called McHenry's Company I when smoke filled the house about 8:30 o'clock. There was no fire, and members of the local company soon had the situation under control. ADULT FARM COURSE BEGINS TUESDAY. OCT. 11 Operation and adjustments'" of corn pickers will: be the topic for discussion at the first meeting of the adult farmer course on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at4 8 p.m., in the high school agricultural shop. Local dealers will demonstrate operation and adjustments of their machines. Farmers in the McHenry area are ipvited to attend this meeting and those following each Tuesday night. Other topics to be discussed include chemical weed control, minimum tillage and adjustments of corn planters. Persons having questions about this course are asked to contact one of the following A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l m e m b e r s : Dick Anderson, Arthur Stilling, Hank Tomlinson, Ted Wickman, Wilfred Blake, Sr., Harry Stilling or Jack Fleming. CONTINUE CASE Appearing before Judge Charles Adams in court last Saturday, the case of an Oakhurst woman charged with an attempt on her husband's life by hitting him with her car, was continued until Oct. 15. The alleged action was said to have occurred at the intersection of East River Road and Rt. 120 on Sept. 26. Deputy Seriously Injured Enroute To Sunnyside Accident In an accident involving one of the sheriff's squad cars last Saturday night, a former local man, Kirk Schroeder, now of Crystal Lake, was seriously injured. He was reported to be suffering from compound fractures and a .broken leg, as welT as cuts and bruises'. However, by mid-week his condition was some improved. Driver of the squad car was Glenn Vermett of Woodstoclf, who suffered a cut on the head and finger and body bruises. He was, treated by a McHenry physician and released. Schroeder was riding with Vermett on special duty at the time of the accident. They were at Hebron when they received a call to investigate a crash at Sunnyside. The men had just turned north out of Johnsburg and were attempting to round a sharp curve when the car skid- ! ded on the wet and slippery \ road and struck a culvert on j the right side. Schroeder, riding on the right side in front, i was crushed by the impact, i while Vermett was thrown ; from the car, which was destroyed. The Johnsburg rescue squad bridge players are invited, inrushed Schroeder to the hospi cluding husband and wife |(ai> whne Sheriff Griebel and leams, men's teams and worn- Lt. John Carroll, who hurried en's teams. It is not necessary ! scene, took Vermett to a physician for treatment. Continued on Page 8 to make reservations in advance, and those who attend need not be experts to have a good time. These social events started last fall with twelve tables in attendance at the first event. The office of the state police reported that David Heckmann, Lakemoor, driving east on Route 120, ran a stop light Continued on Page 8 BAZAAR PREVUE Mrs. Thomas Burns • of McCullom Lake is pictured admiring some of the handiwork of the ladies of St. Paul's Episcopal church which will be offered for sale at their bazaar and luncheon on Oct. 18 at the Legion home. Ollie Dial Photo Observe Fire Prevention Week Fire Prevention Week will he observed nation-wide from Oct. 9 through 15, a fitting time for McHenry residents to give special thought to the outstanding service provided by the volunteer firemen who are members of the three local companies. In the last year, volunteers answered eighty-two calls, including thirty-four house fires, eight cars and trucks, twentyone grass fires, four barns and fifteen miscellaneous, including rescue calls and investigations. The estimated loss in these eighty-two fires has been set (Continued on page 8) ICCESSITYOF CITY PUNNING NOW cap Expert Tells Recommendations At C of C Meeting --; It was an interesting meet- !i»g held by the Chamber of Commerce and the McHenry Plan Commission lasit Thursday evening at the Legion home, tievoted to the city and its future. Preliminary talks were given by two members of the Commission and Supervisor L e - Roy Smith. LeRoy Olsen, chairman of the commission, gave a summary of the organization's work and stated the important reasons for plan- _fl|hg in the community. Royal Efer nier enlarged on the industrial aspects of planning and its effect oh McHenry's f u t u r e . S u p e r v i s o r L e R o y Smith carried out the planning idea as it extends beyond the ohe and one-half mile jurisdiction of the Plan Commission and told some of the programs in effect wSthin the county now and plans for the future. Urgency Stressed Highlight of the evening was the talk given by Mr. Rupp of Stanton & Rockwell, planning consultants engaged to make a study and present a plan for the city in the years ahead. He said MlcHenry was behind some other nearby cities in this regard and said it was urgent that plans for the future be carried out at the earliest possible time. He added that local businesses must fj&ovide competitive prices and service If they are to be successful. One of the most interesting phases of htis talk concerned the wisdom of using the city's natural resource, the body of water which runs through it, to the best possible advantage. He recommended business development of the area along the creek, extending from Green street northwest to Elm street. Mr. Rupp dealt, in brief, with anpther type of -development which would employ the benefits of the river. He referred to the establishment of a marina on East River Road, (Continued on page 8) Tax Action To Reach This Area One of the big items of business in McHenry county this week has been the campaign carried out by County Treasurer Harry Herendeen to collect delinquent personal property taxes. Supervisor LeRoy Smith said early this week that in line with action asked by the board at the September meeting, the program will continue into the McHenry area in the future. The collection project brought considerable public interest Monday morning when a colored television set was sold at auction at the court h o u s e t o s e t t l e o n e c l a i m . Owned by Crystal Lake residents, the set was sold tg L. G. Davis of Rockford to satisfy $417 in taxes incurred during the last six years. An auto was due to be sold this week also for a claim of $116.06 owed by another Crystal Lake resident for unpaid taxes irom 1956 to 1959. Such property as the TV and car are seized under distress warrants issued by the county treasurer after a citizen is contacted in person and refuses payment. Letters were sent to the persons involved, informing them of the action to be taken. According to the treasurer's office, about $800,000 is due in delinquent taxes, of which one-fourth is not able to be collected because of the taxpayers having moved or by reason of death. However, it is expected that between 85 and 90 per cent of the tax bill this year will be paid. The $800,000 is said to be not much greater than previous years in regard to the number of taxpayers, but is higher because of the increase in taxes. PASTOR SERVES ST. MARY'S PARISH THIRTY-NINE YEARS; WINS RECOGNITION FOR SERVICE HOLD TWO-PHASE SCOUT CAMPAIGN DURING OCTOBER Plans have been completed for a two-phase McHenry county Boy Scout campaign. The funds received in this campaign will be used to supply services and program to ilie volunteer leaders, working with over 2,500* boys, registered as Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts or Explorers in McHenry county. These services are provided by the Blackhawk Area Council. The cost of providing these services is approximately $10 each year, per boy. The campaign to raise these funds is necessary because the Boy Scouts of America, as a movement, is pledged to the proposition that scouting1 shall be made available to all boys who desire tb join. Each year in October the public is asked to support this service phase of the program in order that each boy may be able to join regardless of the financial circumstances of his family. YOUTH SENTENCED A jury in County Court Tuesday. Oct. 4, found Edwin Nyden guilty of larceny of clothes from Christian Rasmussen. He received a sentence of thirty days in the county jail and $100 fine. In another trial on Wednesday in County Court Nyden was found quilty by a jury. He was sentenced to 365 days in the county jail and received a $100 fine for stealing a blue flasher light from a fireman's car at Wonder Lake. URGE 100 PERCENT REGISTRATION PRIOR TO NOVEMBER ELECTION AS OCT. 10 DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR City Plan Preliminary Recalls Early History Of Young Village Last Thursday evening, a long awaited meeting was held to inform the Chamber of Commerce of highlights of the plan report for the city of McHenry which has been prepared by Stanton & Rockwell, planning consultants, over the past year and a half. Essentially the plan is now complete, but awaits state approval before copies can be obtained. In the weeks to follow, the Plaindealer will carry a series of articles on .the various phases of the report, covering residential, industrial and commercial aspects, major street plan, community appearance and facilities, and future land use, among others. Recommendations were based, in part, on the findings of surveys conducted locally, keeping in mind, when possible, the desires of the local Plan Commissdon. . Their plan is for a city which had its beginning as a small village along the Fox river back in 1836. The history they covered included its first years of little growth to 1854, when the railroad resulted in development in "Gagetown", later to be known as West McHenry. Business grew rapidly aflter 1885, and the early days of this century found suttfi industrial operations as a 6aw mill, grist mill, carding factory, butter and cheese plant and pickle factory. Telephone service came in 1897, followed by public water service in 1898; gas in 1912; public sewer in 1923; and paving to replace board sidewalks and dirt streets in 1923 and ,1927. In 1923, Gagetown and McHenry were merged as a city and at that time the population is estimated to have been approximately 1,100 persons. McHenry, now 124 years old, covers an area of 788 acres or about 1.23 square miles, a size it has remained for about thirty-two years although its population has now grown to an estimated 3,360 perSons. Information concerning the city's economy and its prospects for the future came about partly through two surveys, one an inventory of all non-residential establishments by direct mail and the second a personal interview survey of visitors to the principal business centers. The plan, as presented in the recently completed report, reveals a great many interesting ideas designed to make McHenry the very finest place in which to live. These plans will be explained, in detail in future issues. Three local organizations have banded together in an effort to get as near 100 per cent registration as possible before the Oct. 10 deadline. They are the Rotary, Kiwanis and League of Women Voters. They, as well as other civicminded groups, remind all those of voting age that they will surrender their right to vote in the Nov. 8 election unless they are properly registered. Tag days based on the slogan that "Every Vote Counts" will be held in McHenry Oct. 7 and 8. Tags will be given out free of charge on a non-partisan basis, and read, "I am a registered voter, are you?" The project is sponsored by the League of Women Voters, the Kiwanis and Rotary. In conjunction with the tag days, the office of Earl R. Walsh on Elm street will remain open Friday night until 9 o'clock so that interested persons may register. Other days, they may register between 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Everything possible has been done to make it easy for those who must register. The county clerk's office at Woodstock is open from 8 a.m. tjp 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for electors who may register up to and including Oct. 10. As an added convenience, special deputy county clerks and deputy registration officers will register anyone in their home communities. These include Earl R. Walsh in the city of McHenry. In the outlying communities, they are Helen Asmus and Justus Kellner of Wonder Lake; Joseph Cina, 108 Pleasant avenue, Lakeland Park; Mildred Crckin, East River Road; Richard J. Hyatt, 318 S. Highland Drive, and Margaret Ehrhardt, 142 S. Highland Drive, Lake- (Continued on Page 8) AWARD WINNING TV "SPACE" EXPERT TO LECTURE IN AREA Dr. Daniel Q. Posin, a De- Paul University physicist who figurately orbits into space to the delight of his television audiences, is the featured speaker Oct. 12, at the Harrison School Parent-Teachers association. The Wednesday 8 p.m. meeting (instead of the usual Tuesday meeting) is open without charge to adults in the area, and more particularly to youngsters of school age who are being urged to attend. The Posin program will be held in the Harrison gym, to permit a large attendance. Posin has regular "Space" and other science programs televised over WTTW-TV. Chicago's educational channel, and syndicated through various major network affiliates. Posin's talk is embellished with self-supplied sound effects. He imitates a rocket being launched, "Varoom- Whoosh"; an atom "Brrrrreaking", a neutron being released Rt, Rev. Msgr. C. S. Nix, dean of the McHenry Deanery of the Rockford diocese, is dead. The 82 year-old McHenry pastor died in Memorial h o s p i t a l , W o o d s t o c k , a b o u t 11:30 o'clock Tuesday night, Oct. 4, after an extended illness. Although it was not unexpected, Monsignor s death is mourned by the many hun- (Contlnued on Page 8) dreds to whom he had been spiritual leader for over thirtynine years. He was beloved ^y all for the many qualities that made him not only an outstanding priest but also an outstanding person. Msgr. Nix came to McHenry in 1921, having been transferred to St. Mary's Catholic church from Virgil, 111. During his years here, he received probably more recognition for his service than any other cal clergyman. On April 18, 1935, he wis recognized by being designated a papal chamberlain. More honors were to come his way ten years later when His Excellency, the Most Rev. John J. Boylan, D.D., Bishop of Rockford, announced in a radiogram that His Holiness, Pope Pius XII, had conferred the dignity of Domestic Prelate on three priests, among them Msgr. Nix. He was elevated at that time from the previous honorary appointment and thereafter wore vestments similar to that of a bishop, with purple cassock and black biretta. His title became Right Reverend Monsignor. This honor was bestowed as an honorary distinction conferred by the Pope on priests as a recognition of merit. One of the memorials which will stand for many years in the future as an indication of the foresight of Msgr. Nix is the parochial school on Richmond Roatf which was constructed as a jojnt effort of St. Mary's parish and St. Patrick's church, under the pastorship of the late Rev. Fr. William A. O'Rourke. Monsignor was probably best known for his kindness and his friendly manner. He was never too busy to assist those in need of his guidance, and it would be impossible to even estimate the number of persons who benefitted through the years from his wisdom and experience. Last July 11, he observed the fifty-seventh ajwiVersary of his ordinatioijx^tJthe priesthood. He was ordained by the Most'Rev. James Quigley, then j Archbishop of Chicago, in 1903. Msgr. was born in Louisville, 111.. Sept. 2. 1878, and was raised in Chicago, where he attended St. Martin school. To secure money for further education, he worked at a variety of jobs, including those of toucher, barber, butcher and organist. He studied at Mt. Calvary college. Wis., and St. Francis seminary. Milwaukee. After his ordination, he served as an assistant in Chicago parishes and at St. Joseph, Aurora. • In April, 1909, he was ap- (Continued on page 8) ^ REGISTER TO VOTE BY OCT. 10 1