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MCHENRY PLAINDEALER ^Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 87 -- No. 25 --5 3 Sections McHENRY. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 26. 1961 18 Pages -- 10c Per Copy USin' ana Meanderin* Our loyalty to our home town of McHenry has always bfjen one we were proud to defend, and it would make more than the persuasive powers of another Clarence Darrow to convince us we didn't live in the greatest little city in the gantry. Some of us whb have grown up here and remember the days when we knew everyone we met on the street, have some fegret for the little town becoming such a rapidly growing community. It isn't a desire to stop progress, but just that we feel a little less friendly than in the days when we could stop and chat with everyone. VTo keep McHenry the pretty community it is, our city fathers have found growing concern for the problem of dying Elm trees and what to do about it. Not long ago the Council said plans were being made to replace them in the near future, especially in places where many have been lost. £As we drove through Lake Geneva, Wis., last week, when the beauty of maple trees was at its height, we couldn't help but hope some of these replacements will be of lhat type. Our memory takes us back to no year, and to no location, where the trees were as beautiful. It gave us reason to look ahead a few years when McHenry »ay have more maples to creb an autumnal scene of beauty that can never be equalled with the brush. In other ramblings around the area recently, we came upon something else which attracted our interest, mostly because of the great interest of the townspeople themselves. In two cities of McHenry's g«|proximate size, special side- Walk sale days were in progress. Fortunately, both days found temperatures ideal, and t h e t r e m e n d o u s n u m b e r o f shoppers made the scene reminiscent of old country pictures and films. The problems of the ordinary pedestrian who was not on a shopping spree must have been many, for it was necessary to j^?p into the street at each location where a particularly good bargain was being offered. Each sale we encountered by accident, and since we were not among the shoppers, didn't take time to peruse the merchandise available, but from the fact that several hundred were on hand as early as 8:30 in the morning in one city, it (ci»s evident that street sales arc . iking their place amon<;' such innovations to American life as the rid bank night, dance marathons and flagpole sitting. They may go the same way as the others, but in the meantime it looks like the merchants are being helped With their overhead for one (Continued on Page 8) Aim For $3,200 Goal In Annual Boy Scout Campaign In McHenry The annual Boy Scout drive gets under way this week in McHenry and surrounding communities. As they stopped in our office to make plans for the campaign Roger Peck, 13, a local Scout troop member, at left, and Ray McGee, co-chairman of the city drive, took a moment to admire a plaque presented to the Plaindealer earlier in the day by Sea Explorer Ship "Pathfinder," No. 629. Young Roger, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Peck, III, of Sunnyside, has been a member of Troop 144 since last February. Before that time he was active in a Los Angeles, Calif., unit for about two and a half years. Mr. McGee is working oh Ihe McHenry phase of the drive with Donald Weingart, who is city chairman. William Burfeindt of McHenry heads the county campaign this year. The Blackhawk Area council's annual fund raising campaign is now in full swing in McHenry county. Under the leadership of the county cochairman, Jerry Kalk of McHenry, and the chairman of the McHenry campaign, Don Weingart, the final phase of the McHenry plan has been set. The special gifts phase was completed this past week and the general solicitations will begin on Monday, Oct. 30. The local goal of $3,200 will be sought to take care of increasing needs of a growing number of Scouts. In McHenry proper alone, there are 342 boys engaged in scouting, exclusive of those who are taking part in the Cub Scout program. In the county, that number runs into the thousands. Solicitors will wear an attractive button which will carry these words: "I'm sell- NUMEROUS ASHES HENRY A1EA Police Report Minor Injuries. Property Damage A number of minor accidents were recorded in the McHenry area this past week. On Sunday morning one of these occurred on Pitzen road, near Pitzen's camp, about 7 o'clock, involving cars driven by Thomas McCaslin of Chicago and Louis J. Pitzen of Rt. 1, McHenry. State police say the McCaslin auto was driving north on Pitzen road and struck the Ho Hum! City's Gift Is Extra Hour Sleep That long awaited opportunity to recapture an extra hour of sleep will be presented to McHenry and Illinois residents this weekend. At least it will for those who remember to turn their clocks back one hour when they go to bed Saturday night. Sometime in the wee hours of Sunday morning,: daylight-saving time officially ends, bringing not only an added hour of sleep but six months of brighter mornings and darker nights. With everyone setting their own time when they believe the fall season really sets in, this is probably the last official notification that winter is not far away. NEW PUMPING STATION WILL BEGIN OPERATION The new water pumping station and tower will be put to use within the next week, according to an announcement made Tuesday by city officials. , Users of water are asked to be patient and refrain from calling about the discoloration of the water, which will undoubtedly be noticeable for a few days before it becomes clear. However, the water is in no way contaminated and may be used, sis always, for drinking. On the day of the change from the old system to the new power plant takes place, the water may be turned off for a period not to exceed fifteen minutes. Young Folks To Collect For UNICEF Again This Halloween REMIND PUBLIC OF ALERT TODAY WITHIN McHENRY Pitzen vehicle, which was on ing scouting. You can help us i the wrong side of the road, build this program for boys." I jus* as the former turned a Asks Support Many of the businessmen and civic leaders of this community will be making contacts to secure support for a much needed and very beneficial program, character training of many of the young boys of the community. It has been planned that the campaign will be over in a few days. All of the money curve. McCaslin suffered very minor injuries and Pitzen was unhurt. Both cars were damaged. Pitzen was ticketed for improper lane usage. Two drivers escaped injury about 2 o'clock Monday afternoon when their cars collided on Ringwood road, just north of Rt. 120, west of the city. According to state police, given to support this worthy ! ^a-vmonf* Stilling -of 4500 W. j Rt. 120 started to make a left (Continued on Page 8) mm JOAN PHILLIPS NANCY WENKEL These two young ladies are among the most recent from the county to be inducted into the Army WAC unit, Both are from the McHenry area. Pvt. Joan Phillips, a 1961 graduate of McHenry high school, is the first girl to join the WACs from this community in 1961 and is now serving in Fort McClellan, Ala. The young lady, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Phillips ^pf Pistakee Terrace, hopes to be enrolled at a later date In communications work. The family moved here from Elmhurst about a year ago. Joan has two brothers and one sister, all younger than herself. Miss Wenkel, who resides at Wonder Woods subdivision, is a 1961 graduate of the Woodstock high school and entered upon a service1 career on Oct. 4. She is stationed at Ft. McClellan. Her sister. Laura was the first WAC from McHenry county to join the Army in 1950. Nancy and Laura are daughters of Mrs. Grace Wenkel. -- turn as another vehicle, driven by Diane Tushkowski of 513 N. Maplewood, was attempting to nass. Roth cars were damaged. Stilling was blamed by police for making an impioper left turn. Three Hurt A Iwrvcar collision on the Johnsburg blacktop, near the bowling alley. Sunday night resulted in minor injuries to t hree. Paul Goldman of Lakemoor told sheriff's deputies he was pulling out of the parking lot and heading southwest when he saw another auto driven by Herbert W. Schiff of Huemann's subdivision approaching from the south. Goldman told authorities he remained on Ihe shoulder, and Schiff applied the brakes, but the two cars collided. Skid marks could be seen for 60 feet on the highway, police ! said. The injured. Natalie Kadison, 17, Leonard Goldman. 3 and Jean Kadison. all of Lakemoor, were brought to McHenry for treatment by a physi cian. Two cars were involved in an accident last Friday morning about 8:15 o'clock on the Crystal Lake-McHenry road at Crystal Springs intersection. State police say Joseph Hedrick of Santa Fe, Calif., was j south-bound on the blacktop, I followed by another auto j When the steady blast of the fire siren blows at 2 o'clock this (Thursday) afternoon, McHenry residents are reminded that it marks the start of the first alert exercise under the expanded civil defense program planned by Director John Snay. Wardens will Nbe at their various stations throughout the city to advise people on the streets. There will also be a sound truck to remind everyone of their duty under the alert regulations. The 2:15 take-cover signal will be a wailing tone of the siren for three and one-half minutes, at which time all pedestrians are to seek coyer. All traffic will also come to a halt and streets will be evacuated. For about eight minutes, no traffic will be allowed to proceed through the city, and state police will be stationed at the entrances to assure a successful alert. Three Break-ins Occur In McHenry Community A number of burglaries have been reported within the county in recent days, and McHenry areas have not escaped the intruders' visits. The Edward Kirsten residence at Pistakee Bay was broken into but nothing was reported missing. However, the Leonard Zimmermans at Highland Shores were not as fortunate. They had a radio, knives, forks, flashlight and some liquor taken by burglars. The John Behm home on Valley View road, east of Rt, 31, was entered by cutting a screen on a basement window.; A double barrel shotgun and watch were stolen. 1 Members of at least two local churches will have a special interest at Halloween apart from their own trick or treat donations. They are the youth of both the McHenry HALLOWEEN FROLICS AT JUNIOR HIGH Oiler Variety Of Interesting Entertainment Nancy Lockwood, MYF, and Jimmy Martin, IYF Community Methodist church and Mount Hope church at Pistakee Highlands, who will be collecting again this year for UNICEF. In the city, members of the Methodist Youth Fellowship and the Intermediate" Youth Fellowship will meet at the church at 2:30 Sunday afternoon, Oct. 29, to receive their route assignments. Each person collecting can be identified by the orange UNICEF tag he will be wearing and the orange band on the milk carton he will be carrying. Following the collection, supper will be furnished by the W.S.C.S. and served by mothers of the group at the church. After supper, the two groups will hold their own meetings, which on this night will be Halloween parties. In the Mount Hope area, children will also bear proper identification in the UNICEF symbol and will be calling (Continued on Page 8) (Continued on Page 8) Contribution To Scouting Is Donation To Citizenship One of the most rewarding of all undertakings is that which provides young folks with the opportunity to become better citizens. McHenry residents will be asked to do that very thing next week when a general solicitation of funds is made within the city for the Boy- Scouts. How many times have we admired a young Cub Scout, or an older 'teen with his stately bearing in uniform, and felt a very secure feeling to know that these are the youth who will lead our community and our country a decade and two decades from now. The Boy Scouts -- like their female counterpart, the Girl Scouts -- were not organized as a social group just to provide a good time for young folks. The purposes are manifold, designed to teach skills and crafts to members, to teach them of nature lore, to help them work with others, and above all, to become the highest type citizens. Never has the city or the county of McHenry realized their goals in regard to the Boy Scout fund campaign. Possibly this has been not because residents don't care, but the fact that they were not aware of the increased services offered to Scouts, who have grown in number as the population did likewise. Today, McHenry proper has 342 Boy Scouts alone, as well as the many Cub Scouts participating in the scouting program. The county boasts 3,024, and a large number of these are in the communities surrounding McHenry. All of the money given to the Scouts, whether by special gifts or general solicitation, will be used to further scouting in the Blackhawk Area council, which includes four counties in the Kishwaukee district. The 1961 goal for the city of McHenry is $3,200. If every person would express his faith, even in a small way, in what Boy Scouting is doing for our young f1 people, that goal would be more than doubled. And j wouldn't there be an extra glow of pride within each I one of us the next time we looked at a boy in his \ uniform and realized we had an important part in his Nutizenship training ? Duck your, head as you enter the Junior %igh school on Saturday, Oct. 28, or you might be the victim of a flying witchy Sound fantastic? This and «many more zany ideas have been incorporated into the plans for the annual school carnival presented by the McHenry Community P.- T.A. Engineering the project is president of the organization, Bill Andrews, with capable assistance from Mrs. Sam Winters, Mrs. Betty Bockman, the Thomas couple, Lorraine and Stan, and Stan West. An innovation is the makeup room where sons will turn into pirates, and little girls can play "little lady makebelieve." Artists in the cosmetics line will transform the ; small fry into any image they desire. A special shop where adults are not allowed will be supervised by Sonja Andrews. Here the children may do their Christmas shopping and have it gift wrapped. A toy fair will be conducted by Delores Leonard. Does your "sweet tooth" run to fudge? This, and all sorts of cakes, cookies and other home-made goodies will be available from Irene Uhles or '"Virginia Grote. The ever popular "cake walk" is under the guiding hand of Stan West. Teen Nook Mr. and Mrs. Bud Bruhn and the Roy Kisslings will chape rone as the teen population "trip the light fantastic" in the teen nook. A juke box given by Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Anderson of Oakhurst subdivision will give out with the latest tunes. Portraits by Lori Wilhelm, Jane Weiss and other artists will be treasured objects in your home for years. Other features include a haunted house, guarded by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wittrock, clowns, fortune tellers, movies, rides and plenty of "eats." A cloak room has been provided for your convenience. Many people have spent a lot of time and preparation to make this the .most successful venture, and not the least of these is Helen Widen and Ceil Leibach. Countless others will be on the job, starting at 6 p.m., to provide the services to cover the above mentioned endeavors. Toys and bric-a-brac may be donated locally. Importance Of Zoning Meeting Stressed; City Plans lakeland Survey Patrol Streets On Halloween Both Mayor Donald P. Doherty and Chief of Police Joseph Grobel have expressed a hope that McHenry's youngsters will have a good time on Halloween, but they have taken extra precautions to assure a safe and orderly night by attempting to thwart any ideas of mischief by older "children." Members of the Tri-County Five Watters, a comparatively new organization of amateur radio operators, have offered their assistance in patrolling the streets next Tuesday evening, Oct. 31. These adults will ride through the city, and if anything unusual in conduct is noticed, will use their mobile radio units to call the base station set up in the city hall. The desk man will then notify police officers of the location. Firemen have been asked to assist by riding in the cars, providing at least two men in each patrol vehicle. Halloween celebrations have come a long way in their improvement over ' years ago. The "good old days" of corn shocks, pumpkins, small sheds, etc., lined up against business establishments long ago disappeared, and in their place has grown the custom of trickor- treat for the little ones. Nevertheless, the city has taken precautions for the few who are slow to conform to change and are looking for an opportunity to get into mischief. The added patrol cars should provide a pleasant Halloween in which the youngsters may carry out their door to door collections and business places are protected from damage which may be both an inconvenience and an expense. While publicity on the subject has covered several weekj£ a brief survey indicates tha# McHenry residents have not grasped the importance of attending the hearing on the proposed amended zoning ordinance to be held Thursday, Novi 2, in the auditorium of the McHenry Community high school. This hearing will be conducted by the special Zoning Commissii n which has worked very hu e. to compile a proposed crinance to establish districts and set forth regulations to control the orderly giowth of McHenry. A large map will be on -J.splay to give those In attendance an opportunity to study individual as weil as the over all interests. Plan Survey At a special meeting of the Cliy Council and rc-presentalives from Lakeland Park on nday night of t'.iis week, it was decided to e.:c,ave the services of the engineering firm of Baxter and Woodman to prepare a survey of water and sewer facilities and n> eds in the Lakeland Park area. This is a big step in preoaring actual facts to the public before any action on annexation is started. Various committees are taking action to secure all the information possible before preparing a brochure which will contain advantages and disadvantages of annexation of the Lakeland Parte area. BOND SALES McHenry county sales of series E and H United States savings bonds in the month of September were $107,623, according to Harold J. Bacon of Crystal Lake, general county chairman of the Savings Bonds committee. Illinois sales were up 2.0 per (J6nt, with a total of $26,624,591, according to Arnold J. Rauen of McHenry, state director of the United States Savings Bonds division. Ask Aid For Area Retarded A house to house drive is being planned to start Saturday, Oct. 23, and continue through Nov. 4. for the exceptional training center at Wonder Lake. The drive is under sponsorship of the McHenry County Association for Retarded Children, and will take place throughout the county. McHenry area residents are asked to be generous, since more than half of the children now being assisted at the center are from this community. Four are from Wonder Lake, two from McHenry and two from Lilymoor. A goal of $6,000 has been set in the county, much of that amount to be used for employment of a teacher and other expenses. Members also hope to purchase, at some future date, a speech-master which will help teach those who have difficulty in talking. Mrs. Royal Bernier is chairman of the McHenry area drive, while the county campaign is under the chairmanship of Mrs. Dale Healless of Wonder Lake. The school gives training to young people between the ages of 8 and 21 who are not enrolled in the Clay street school in Woodstock. Children at the Wonder Lake school include the educable handicapped, the trainable handicapped and the non-trainable handicapped, the latter including those whose capacity is confined to learning to get along with others. Remember the time change. Pretty Louise Tonyan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Tonyan of 1621 N. Park, McHenry, was named homecoming queen at Marian Central high school's homecoming last weekend. She reigned over the Saturday night dance with Gary Church of Woodstock, who was king. Pictured above in front row, left to right, are John Corso, a junior; Mary Nye, senior; Miss Tonyan and Mr. Church, Judy Conway and Wayne Karas, both seniors. In second row are Ted Trownsell, freshman; Jane Nye, junior; Jim Kendrigan, senior; and Ron Reckamp, sophomore. ADULT FARM CLASS FEATURES SPECIAL SPEAKER A special meeting of the adult farmer class is scheduled for next Monday evening, Oct. 30, at 8 o'clock in the ag-1 riculture room of high school. I W. Callahan of the Stock Yards in Chicago will be in McHenry to speak on "Hog Production" in the series of j classes on farm management, j That day, he will talk to mem- t bers of the school's agriculture i classes. On Tuesday, Mr. Callahan will remain in McHenry to visit local hog producers who; have indicated at the Monday j night meeting that they desire j help with particular problems. I A smiling and happy 17-vearoM v. as Miss Louise lonyan of McHenry last Sa'uxViy evening when she was selected to reign as queen ovex the M'_' ian Central high school h^necmirg dance. Her king whs Gary Church of Woodstock. I,ouise, a senior at Marian, plans to enroll ii» business school following gradu a t i o n. The statuesque beauty is 5 feet 7 inches tall, has brown hair and green eyes. Other homecoming queen and king candidates included Mary Ellen Nye of McHenry, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William A. Nye, and Mike Puivey of Crystal Lake, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Purvey and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Miller of McHenry. "