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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Serving The Chafn-O- RegS®a Since 1875? Volume 87 -- No. 14 -- 2 Sections McHENRY. ILLINOIS THURSDAY. AUGUST 10. 1961 16 Pages -- 10c Per Copy McHENRY DOLLAR DAYS AUGUST 11-12 ituifl and &$>:$ j iiiiWiilliiii' .Vw'vfV ... We at the Plaindealer are hoping our readers and friends will set aside sometime next week to attend our open house. The days are Friday, Saturday and, Sunday, Aug. 18, 19 and 20, «nd the time and other detailt » will appear in next Thursday's paper. A special issue containing pi^ures of former owners and of ihe present staff will roll Off the press while you watch, and will be given as souvenirs of our opening in the new local tion at 3812 W. Elm street. ? I The McHenry Chamber of 4 Commerce has lost its Santa Clays. Seventeen-year-old Dennis Huff, who has assumed the role for the past three years atjjjchristmas time, will enter the Order of Sacred Heart Missions seminary as a lay brother on Aug. 12. The young man, who attended Marian Central hi ;h school last year, is the sun of Bertha Huff of McCullom L^ke and the late Nick Huff. The interest or McHenry in itffc young people, and encouragement of worthwhile undertakings which provide for their wholesome recreation, have been evidenced during this past week since a plea was made for support of a fund to send the Viscounts drum and bugle Corps to Denver, Colo., to enter national competition. The victory of the young musicians in the Sons of the tjj&ton state competition, and their return home • amidst the cheers of families and friends, brought back vivid memories of our own experience many, many years ago. We remember so well the enthusiastic interest of a somewhat smaller McHenry when they learned that Mc- Hfenry's school orchestra had rjjjeived top ratine in the state. The thrill of making plans for the national contest in Cleveland, Ohio, was just atiout the biggest thing that could happen in our small world at that tender age, and it-was no longer necessary for a good many mothers to "crack the whip" and issue orders--"no practice, no play."' More than a couple of gen- &j£)bions later, we share In memory the enthusiasm of another group of youngsters as they prepare for such a trip. Money Is needed apart from sponsoring organizations, and the youngsters are working on several projects to make their dream come true. Those of us who have watched these young musicians practice hffijir after hour, realize the vanie of the training they are receiving- not alone in musicianship but in the conscientious effort put forth. No one can deny the worth of the Viscounts organization, which provides an interest during a restless period in the process of growing up, when it is so easy to get into mischief. Anyone who aids them in t^ir travels may be sure that they are helping to provide a lifetime of memories for sixty young McHenry boys and girls. Three Armed Gunmen Hold Up Local Firm™*™ USSNeSSMcN SLUG OWNER, ,I TAKiMONEY FROM WALLET Fred Matthesius Pump Company Entered Aug. 9 Three armed robbers slugged and robbed Fred Matthesius, owner of the McHenry Well and Pump company at 4913 W. McCullom Lake road between 10:30 and 10:45 Wednesday morning. They took the cash contents of his wallet after slugging him behind the right ear with a gun, causing a gash. He was also hit on top of the head and on the left elbow. According to the story by Mr. Matthesius, his wife, Ann. and son. John, were in the shop with him when three men drove up. Fortunately, his wife, an expectant mother, left at that time and avoided becoming involved in the hold-up. As she left, she observed the car. The three men, one about 52 or 53 years of age and dark complexioned, another about 40 or 45, wearing a white tee shirt and off-white straw hat, and a third whose description was not obtained, entered the shop and asked for Sellers Pump company, which does not exist in this area. One of the bandits had his arm bandaged. Struck With Gun They asked to use the phone, for which permission was granted. At this point, Mr. Matthesius prepared to go into his office and do some work, but a gun was shoved into his ribs. Thinking it was in jest, he pushed them away, and at this time the gun was brought down on his head. He was told to lie down on the office floor and then his wallet was emp- Complete Hans For State Dairy Princess Banquet (Continued on I'age 8) A meeting of persons interested in planning for the state dairy princess banquet was held at the McHenry home of Charles Weingart, dinner chairman, on Monday evening. George Menard, well known radio personality whose work as director of Farm Town U.S.A. attracted thousands of viewers when it was on television, has accepted an invitation to act as master of ceremonies at the banquet, which will be held at Marian Central high school, Woodstock, at 7:30 o'clock on Saturday evening, Aug. 19. Other speakers of the evening will be Myron Clark of the American Dairy association and Radio Announcer Orion Samuelson. Tickets may now be obtained by contacting Mr. Weingart. Plans are being made to have the McHenry county dairy princess candidates act as waitresses, dressed identically in aprons appropriate for the event. Miss Mary Ann Granger of McHenry and Miss Dorothy Olbrich of Harvard, former county and state dairy princesses, will act as hostesses to the visiting entries. About twelve candidates are expected to participate, including the 1961 McHenry county princess, Miss Patricia Hogan of Ringwood. They will arrive in Woodstock the morning of the event and enjoy luncheon with the judges, who will learn of the activities and interests of the girls prior to the evening judging. BAKE SALE St. Mary's Home and School association will hold a bake sale on the church grounds from 8 a.m. until 12:30 on Sunday, Aug. 13. NTY BOARD nm CURFEW The county board of supervisors, in session Tuesday of this we^k, gave final approval to a proposal long under study to establish a curfew time for minors outside the limits of any city, village or incorporated town. The new ruling states that it will be unlawful for any person under the age of 18 to be on any public road, street, alley or park or in any public place of business or amusement in the county between the hours of midnight Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday, and between midnight Saturday and 6 a.m. Sunday, and also between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. on any other day of the week, unless the young person is accompanied by a parent. Curfew hours for a day preceding a holiday will be the same as for Friday and Saturday. Violation of Ihe new county Parish Plans For Carnival We attended a class reunion (not our own* last week, and found it a delightful experience to sit back and listen to other folks talk about growing old together. We also found it much easier t^#be objective about age and its effect when it concerned strangers. Some of the clas.*-. looked like sons and daughters of others, while one of the teachers, who was described as "no girl when she taught this particular class." looked younger than many of the pupils. It would be an inspiration for today's teen-agers to look inAon such a reunion and see trJf spirit and zest for living which exists among folks who have graduated more years ago than they carc to admit. Every class should sometime have a reunion, if for no other reason than the wonderful feeling it gives the next day as ordinance may bring a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than $100 for each offense. Action by the county has long been contemplated, and 1 followed closely legal proced- The annual carnival spon ure approved by the McHenry j sored by St. Mary's parish in City Council about a month j McHenry is scheduled for four ago j nights. Friday. Saturday. SunffnnHminil '.n Viw Both the city and county expect to make their curfew laws effective very early in September. Members of one of the county committees also hope to day and Monday, Aug. 11, 12. 13 and 14. on the church grounds. There will be no dinner in connection with the festivities, visit officials of the various hut members of the Christian cities and villages throughout the rountv to see if it will be possible for them to adopt a similar law. to become effective at the same time. All communities have expressed themselves in favor of the program, which should make uniform laws a relatively easy accomplishment. Budget Presented At the meeting, a tentative budget and appropriation was presented to the board by the finance committee for study prior to a vote at the September meeting. The total amount was for $1.581 985 compared to $1,529,052, or an increase of $52,933 over the previous year. Mothers sodality will serve coffee and doughnuts after all the Masses, starting at 8 o'clock. In addition, the Home and School association will sponsor a bake sale on the carnival grounds Sunday morning. Friday will be kiddies' night, when prices on all rides will be reduced. In addition to these attractions, there will be a variety of merchandise booths FIRE AND POLICE CALLS DIRECTED TO CENTRAL POINT The twenty - four - hour fire and police telephone service which is a joint effort of the city of McHenry and the McHenry Township Fire Protection district, went into effect this past week, with four men to be employed to carry out the program. The four will work varied shifts to provide this full time service to the public. Three have been employed at this time. Richard Lemker of Bull Valley, Edward Tussey of Fox street and Win Hagberg of Eastwood Manor. Prior to this «ime, special arrangements had to be made for transfer of calls during the mght hours', when there was no one in the city hall. Since the advent of dial service, a fire call would automatically be sent to the homes and business establishments of several of the firemen. Police calls made between 2 and 10 a.m. were directed to the home of the chief of police. Several phones hive been instiled in the city hall for the new service, and a detailed srudy of the aien map has been necessary for de-sk men to efficiently handle their task. When a fire call comes in, directions are given as to its location, and the mere lifting of the receiver on another phone transfers the call to all firemen in a particular company. A separate phone is required to reach the men in Lakemoor's fire company, while a third transfers the call to the Johnsburg rescue squad. FOUR HELD TO GRAND JURY FOR LOCAL BREAK-IN Four young Chicagoans accused of breaking into Ray's Creamy Cone at Johnsburg the weekend of July 22 and 23, appeared before Justice of the Peace Joseph Ritter in Woodstock last Friday in a preliminary hearing, at which time they were bound over to the September grand jury. The four are James Hargarten, 21, Ronald Gess, 19, Richard Kaczmarek, 21, and James Bach, 17. It will be remembered that H&rgarten was found in a car back of the business establishment about 4 o'clock in the morning by a member of the sheriff's office who was on night patrol. A companion, who authorities later learned had been hidihg under the bridge, was picked up as he hitchhiked on Rt. 120, and the other two were located in Chicago. A cigarette machine in the Entrance to the building had been smashed, but the four were prevented from getting away with any of the money. Bond was set at $3,500 for each when they were apprehended. REGISTRATION AT JOHNSBURG PUBLIC SCHOOL AUG. 21-22 Open Fund For Viscounts Trip During the past week, the McHenry Viscounts drum and bugle corps was accepted after official application to the National American Legion heaidquarters in Indianapolis, Ind.. to participate in their national championship, Sons of the Legion competition. Thursday. Sept. 7, will find the young folks leaving b£ train for Denver to compete for the national Legion championship in their class. Last year's national championship went to the Morton Grove Cougars, and in the combined S.A.L. and junior contest this year the Viscounts rated a higher score than did Morton Grove. All expenses, including train tickets, food, lodging and bus transportation while in Denver will require a substantial sumi of money, for the sixty members of the corps will be away six days, returning Sept. 12. The fund drive to finance this trip is well underway. The American Legion Post, No. 491, its auxiliary unit and the Parents association of the Viscounts are providing about one-third of the money, but much more is needed. Some individual donations have already been offered, and now a plea is being made to all interested persons to assist the corps in reaching their goal. Treasurer of the drive is Jame Larkin. Donations may be sent to "Viscounts to Denver Fund." care of Mr. Larkin, at McHenry State Bank. Registration for-new students in the Johnsburg public school, district 12, will be held at the school Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 21 and 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p;m. On Tuesday, Aug. 22, registration will also be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Students who attended the Johnsburg public school last year, or who registered this spring for kindergarten, need not register now. John Shay Appointed As New Civil Defense Director For McHenry PRANK BRINGS LOCAL YOUTHS INTO COURT Three McHenry youths who thought it was only a childhood prank to take watermelons from a car outside the Jewel Food store in the early hours of Saturday morning were scheduled to come before the city's police magistrate on u mischief charge. No charges were being pressed by the store.' Officers on night duty became suspicious when they saw a car leave Elm street and proceed down Millstream drive and turn back of the large food store. They watched and later apprehended the driver as he returned to Elm and parked in front of the store. At tha» time, the officers were unaware that two companions were in the act of selecting a couple of choice watermelons. As the apprehended youth was interrogated as to where he obtained a newspaper container and a fresh egg sign found in the back seat of the car, he eventually implicated the two others. Learning that they were expecting to be picked up in back of the store, a member of the sheriff's office, who had been called to assist, left his county car and drove to the rear of the building in the vehicle which was expected by the youths. Needless to say. they were surprised to find officers sitting behind the wheel. John Shay of Millstream drive, McHenry, has been named by the city to take over the many duties of civil defense director, the official appointment having been made at Monday's City Council meeting. He replaces Joseph Grobel, I THKO FIRE « McHENRY H JUNIOR POLICE PICNIC The McHenry Junior Police will enjoy a picnic at the city park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, starting at noon. The outing will continue for about two hours, including a clew hunt and a picnic lunch of hog dogs on the grounds all four nights j an(j soft drinks. Proceeds of the carnival will benefit the building fund. Remember to shop in McHenry stores on Doilar Days, Friday and Saturday, August 11-19. The city band will present this Friday's concert at 7:30 o'clock on the-Legion grounds. The final program will be given the following week, Aug. 18, and is expected to provide cr>nr»?ql TORES Efforts intensified on Wednesday in a search 'or the possible arsonist who may have started a fire in a garage back of the Joseph Frett & Son business establishment on Rt. 120, east of the bridge. It is the third fire on the property of the contracting firm this summer. The first occurred early in June, and the second took place just a few weeks ago. On the latter occasion, small fires were also detected in two other neighboring locations, one at Community Auto Supply and the other at Kleinhans Lumber company. At that time, arson suspected, and city and cou.itv officials joined the state fire marshal in an attempt to apprehend the person who might be guilty. A member of Company I of the McHenry Township Fire Protection District told a Plaindealer representative Wednesday morning that a number of leads had been followed, but to date there was no proof which could establish guilt. Passerby Sees Smoke Tuesday night's fire, which occurred about 9:30 o'clock, was first detected by Dan Jurgens, who was passing by nnd noticed smoke. An employee of a nearby firm, .Turgens immediately went inside and obtained a small extinguisher, which he used until the arrival of the firemen. A number of tarpaulins which were kept in the garage were destroyed by the flames. Firemen could find no reason for the conflagration, and for this reason their suspicions of arson became stronger. In the July 1 fire, vandalism was also noted when firemen found the back wall of the garage pushed out. It was evident that someone had backed out one of the company trucks and then driven it against the irall ,mth mrictdoraWn f/wv». ispieioi ID A VAMDALS DESTROY STATUES. ALTAR CLOTH IN CHAPEL Disgraceful vandalism at the Schmitt chapel on the Johnsburg blacktop road was described by members of the family of Frederick Schmitt to the Plaindealer early this week. Discovery was made Saturday morning when a greatgrandson of the builder, John N. Schmitt of Johnsburg, made a routine call at the chapel which he and other members of the family keep in order. He found the altar cloth ! torn away, a .St. .losenh statue broken and considerable other damage which could hardly be described by written word. Plaster was also damaged, and the tiny chapel left in a shambles. Evidently the Intruder was not in search of money, for the lock had not been broken on the offering box. Family members say that money has been taken previously from this | source, but never in its 100- vear history has the structure been ransacked. The chanel was erected by Frederick Schmitt many years ago in thanksgiving for a safe ocean voyage from hi:> native Germany. It has been maintained by the family through the years, and is always open for visits by the public. JOHN SHAY whose work as chief of police prevented him-from continuing in this capacity. In view of conditions as they exist throughout the world today, Mr. Shay hopes to expand the civil defense program and eventually to become accredited with state and national civil defense organizations. In order to obtain this accreditation it is necessary to develop a particular disaster plan which is accepted by these groups. Following approval, funds become available from the government to carry on approved expenditures i n connection with the program, such as the installation of radios, alerting systems, etc. In the near future. Mr. Shay expects to appoint two other men to assist him in this work. In recent months, he himself has served on the three-man committee headed by Mr. Grobel. Sewer Cost Following tabulation of bids for construction of sanitary sewer to serve the industrial area, Millstream Drive and Maple avenue area, it was found that Illinois Underground Contractors. Inc. of Round Lake had submitted the Semi-Annual Sale Expected To Draw Crowds Twenty-seven McHenry businessmen are cooperating to provide semi-annual Dollar Days in the city this week Friday and Saturday, Aug. H and 12. They promise some of thp best values ever offered- -far a variety of merchandise SlM to please the public. Sponsoring firms include Ben Franklin store, Marie's Specialty shop, Stilllftg'S Tdtfti and Country, the Casual shoppe, Certified Food sttf|$, the Toddler shop, Betty sen Women's Fashions, Peter Gies Shoes, Community Auto Supply, Carey Appliance, Inc., A. S. Blake Motors, Inc., Ernie's Sport Center, Poll's Auto Mart, Gem 1-Hour Cleaners, Gladstone's Department store, Holiday £,iquor, McGee's Store for Men, McHenry County Well & Pumpp Rain* bow Cleaners, Riverside Retail Outlet, Roth Shoes. Vycital'u Hardware, Otto Heinz White's Men's shop, McHeitfy Savings & Loan, McHeniry State bank and McHenry Auto Body. After a perusal of the ttuUfy items to be offered, mm prices advertised, it is easy to understand the slogan used'|k| connection with this August sale, "No finer values --• where." ; <i- 15,000 Supplements 7 ' A total of 15,000 sUp$fj6» ments listing the many items have been printed aftd will give the prospective buyCf a good idea of the type M merchandise available. TMiy run the gamut from . fo<Sd items to large mechanical devices that hold them, and from the smallest household too) to the more important itenU found about the home: For many years, Dollar' Days have been increasing in larity in McHenry. Testifyu& to this popularity is the crmS^j which gathers in early morning on Friday outside stores- wtne^j participate in the gigantic and continues until closing hours on Saturday night. Shoppers may expect to find a number of seasonal items which are offered at a fraction of their original price'so that the businessman miy clear his shelves to make xpom for fall merchandise. They will also find attractive pricesT.TSo items for year 'round use. . The wisdom of' buying^ 6n Dollar Days from these tuna, ty-seven stores named is evident from the prices adver( Continued on Page tised. TOP RATINGS AT McHenry area 4-H members established outstanding records in the recent McHenry county fair, both in the home EXPAND SCOUT COMMITTEES Kishwaukee Scout district committees have been expanded in recent weeks to better serve the needs of the youth in ! McHenry county. Committee r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s n o w i n c l u d e Robert Zahn. Harry Stinespring and Ray Hughes of McHenry, amonj; district vice- j chairmen; and R. G. Ullrich, | L1NNEA LARSON economics and agricultural fields of endeavor. As a member of the Ringwood Sunshine Girls club. T,innea Larson of McHenry won an enviable record when she wgs one of nine from among approximately 200 girls in the clothing contest to be selected to model her garment at the state fair. I Ron Gelvin of Ringwood received an "A" rating in the ! open class beet division aad went on to have his Hereford proclaimed champion amof\g all breeds. The reserve gravid championship also went fO^a local boy, James Etten, who the previous day had won tfte' 4-H srrand championship. Sally Dresdow received a UK ser\e grand championship 'la the open class for her garden entry, and Mike Hogan was winner of. a grand champion rating for his garden entry 1n the 4-H class. i Harold Woody of MeHeniy took three top beef awards." The Ringwood Sunshine -Girls won ?>n "A" rating for thptr club project on outdoor meals, while the Cherry Valley cWfe had a grand champion raving for its party-a-month exhibit. - (Continued on P»ge 8V