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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Serving The Chala-O-Lakes Regloi Since 1875" Volume 87 -- No. 31 -- 4 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS/ THURSDAY. DECEMBER 7. 1961 26 Pages -- 10c Per Copy CITY HOLDS FIRST CHRISTMAS PARADE ttSin' and Meanderii Viscount Corps Wins Famous Cleveland Trophy About this time of year there is always some good natured discussion about the pros and cons of winter, and you'll notice the fellow who is leaving- next week for the sunny southland is always the one who. smiles with an air of smugness when he looks ahead. •The great majority -- like ourselves -- who are remain- Pfe- in McHenry for the next few months usually have a greater respect for the rigors of winter. In our less cheerful morttfcnts, some very serious and rather depressing memories come to mind. We remember the handy snow shovel and the night it seemed imperative that it be ffct to use if the car was to be' moved the next morning. But before half of the driveway was clear, a crisp west wind had covered our tracks and we knew for a certainty that the process would need to be repeated the next morning. And it doesn't help one bit to know that the next day after school, there will be a |iriety of knocks on the door youngsters eager to make a profit on the fall of the night before. Uelow zero mornings are also-not on our list of favorite winter subjects. First, we wonder if the car will start, then realize that long before we meet that "bridge" we must pull ourselves out from beneath the warm blankets ^td experience the worst case of goose pimples imaginable. There are few things we can think of that are more unpleasant. If you are fortunate enough to survive the hardships of getting up in a cold room, getting the car to start and clearing a path in which to drive, there is still that un- «>mfortable job of having wel low trickle under the sleeve of your coat as you sweep away the two - inches of accumulation on your windshield. You're tired now? Of course, but it's still early and there's a day's work to be done. Maybe we're just one of those gluttons for punishment, but there are still a few of us who wouldn't trade December. tor even January) in McHenry for the South. There are compensations for those of 4ts who wish, or are forced, tcr "remain. -One is the complete change iff"weather, which like anything else, makes life more interesting. We may think we are abused, but weather re^ •mams one of the most popular all conversation topics, and is^there one of us who doesn't «njoy complaining a bit? There are also those nice warm nights after a day in the crisp air, and the wonderful feeling of contentment that seems to come only in winter. There are other reasons, but probably most important is ^jjiristmas. Maybe it's just an old fashioned picture to which we cling even today, but palm trees and balmy breezes are just not included in our mental image of the holiday. The traditional Christmas card scene of pines covered .with snow, or a blazing flame In the fireplace remains with .us this year of 1961, and even 4f the flakes fail to materialize, lie mere chance that the holiday may be white puts us in the proper spirit. We're honestly happy for the folks who wish, and are able, to answer the beckoning call of the South, but we'll have no regrets because our own Christmas will be spent in the "old home town." tNyla Witt, left, and Leslie Kilday, drum majorettes with the Viscounts, are shown with the newly acquired national trophy, which they will have in their possession for the next month. The local drum and bugle corps was 1961 state and national winner in the Sons of the Legion, competition. The Viscounts Drum and Bugle corps received the famous Cleveland Trophy this past week from national headquarters, and it will be on display at the American Legion home for thirty days for those who wish to see it. The Viscounts won their name on this popular trophy when they won the National Sons of the Legion title this past September in Denver, Colo. It is said this is the first time that the trophy has been away from national headquarters. The very beautiful large trophy was awarded in 1936. The Viscounts are very proud to be eligible to have their name on it. This coming Sunday, Dec. 10, the corps will march in the Santa Claus parade and will be led for the first time in McHenry by the "Vi- Kettes," the new junior color guard which has been formed. Recently they marched at Vernon Hills with the corps when the big guard entered a color guard contest in DesPlaines. On Dec. 3, five of the Viscounts buglers participated in an individual contest at Milwaukee. The boys were Tom Lowe, Steve Kreir, Jack Hachmeister, Trey Covalt and Fred Cooper. The current fund raising project of the corps is the sale of Christmas trees at the Legion home, with proceeds to help them with their many expenses. DENTISTS AND DOCTORS VISIT CITY COUNCIL MCHS Students Present Benefit Of Fluoridation Thomas P. Bolger Dies Dec. 6 WELL KNOWN DRUGGIST IS DEAD AT 67 Heart Attack On Wednesday Cause Of Death FORMER LOCAL MAN IN GOOD HEALTH AT 90 Joseph N. Miller of Upper Turtle Lake, Wis., formerly a resident of McHenry, celebrated his ninetieth birthday At the regular meeting on Monday night, the City Council was visited by a delegation of j doctors and dentists who asked | the Council to seriously consider steps toward fluoridation I of the city water supply, j James Doran, of McHenry {Junior high, directed questions to freshmen girls of MCHS, Judy Palmbach and Lynn Reihansperger. who gave reports ' in a most intelligent and imi pressive manner. Dr. W. A. Nye pointed out j the benefits derived from fluori idation, especially in preven- : tion of tooth decay in children i under 9 years of age. and ask- ; ed that the medical profession ! be trusted in this phase of j health as they are in more I serious health problems. The City Council promised to delve into the entire problem, giving proper study through local doctors and dentists, engineers and the State Department of Public Health. Defense Report John Shay, local director of civil defense, gave a report of progress to the Council and asked that thought be given to establishment of a central control point to be used in case hi attack. For some time. Council members have found it difficult to hold meetings in the same room where the police radio and phones blast forth in all their fury. Fred J. Meyer, superintendent of public works, presented a low cost plan for alterations to the room formerly used for storing trucks and equipment. This room would be used for meetings and also as a court room for the police magistrate. Approval was given by the Council and work will proceed soon. Joseph N. Miller great-granddaughter, Harasha. and his K a t h y % The first Christmas card hich seems to extend to the 'entire community has been on display the entire week at the (Continued on Page 8) recently. In honor of the event his daughters, Mrs. Frank May of Chetek and Mrs. Norbert | Kuchenmeister of Almena, Wis., entertained for him at an open house at the home of Mrs. Kuchenmeister. Mr. Miller was born on a (Continued on Page 8) The entire community was shocked Wednesday morning, Dec. - 6, to learn of the death of Thomas P. Bolger, who-died about 7:30 a.m. in Memorial hospital, Woodstock. He was 67 years of age. Mr. Bolger had been active in his drug store the previous day and apparently was in good health. He was stricken at the home BUILDINGS. SIGNS DEFACED BY USE OF SPRAY PAINT Police are on the trail of the persons who used spray paint on signs - throughout this area last week and also left obscene printing on store buildings and doors in McHenry. They promise a maximum sentence when the guilty ones are apprehend ed. Evidence of their work is to be found not only within the city but on traffic signs at I Johnsburg. McCullom Lake, Spring Grove and Richmond. MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE IS MADE AGAINST YOUTH of his sister, Miss Mercedes Bolger, in Woodstock, with whom he resided, about 6:30 in the morning and was rushed to the hospital, where he died an hour later. Mr. Bolger came to McHenry from Woodstock in the 'twenties and purchased from Nick Petesch the drug store on Green street which bears his name. Most of the community knew him as just 'Tom" -- but they also knew him as one of the most respected businessmen of McHenry. His long service as a druggist had brought him many friends who will not soon forget his efforts in the line of progress to make McHenry an outstanding shopping community. Activities Varied His activities were many through the years. High on his list of interests was the local Legion post, which he served as commander. He also followed closely work of county and district Legion affairs and was the third commander of the Woodstock Legion post in 1923. He was also district commander for two years. In line with his patriotic interest, he devoted many hours to serving on the draft board during World War II, a service which brought little reward to the few who accepted what they considered to be their duty. Another service which he performed for his community was that of probation officer Joseph Springer, 18 of Chicago, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in a true bill voted by the county grand jury in session Monday of this week. The charge results from a "game of war" which took place in an old gravel pit near Burton's Bridge last September, when one of five friends participating was killed. He was Lawrence Nova, 17, of Chicago. The boys were engaging in target practice when Nova suddenly fell to the ground, fatally wounded. A ballistics test determined that the bullet which killed the youth came from the gun of Springer. The other three involved, all minors, have been placed on probation. Bond was set at $2,500 for Springer by Judge Carroll. It was expected that Springer may be arraigned in circuit court Friday. McHenry stores have full stocks of new merchandise for your holiday gift buying. Do your Christmas shopping early. Youth Falls Through Ice A six-year-old Lakeland Park youth, Lee Hahn, fortunately suffered only from cold, fright and cuts as the result of an accident Saturday afternoon which might have proved fatal. The youngster was attempting to reach the raft in the lake when the thin ice gave way and he fell through. Firemen estimated the water at that point to be about 8 feet in depth, but the child managed to hold onto the ice until help arrived. Bob Idstein heard Lee's cries for help and rushed' to the scene in his car. In the meantime, however, a neighboring youth. Ken Spencer, went to his aid and was pulling the youngster to safety. Judy Meineke saw the lad fall through the ice and hurried to the lake. She was attempting to reach him when Spencer arrived. Although the call for assistance from Company I was cancelled when the lad was taken from the cold water, members went to the Roger Halm home to give assistance to the family. BOLD VENTURE IN SHOPLIFTING IS SUCCESSFUL C OF C WILL HOLD COLORFUL LINE OF MARCH TELEGRAM FROM NAVY I ONLY MEAGEi DETAILS ABOUT DEATH OF JIMES TOMASELLO It wasn't too many year's ago that the unsavory practices of pickpocketing and shoplifting were known almost exclusively to the metropolitan shopping centers. Unfortunately, every now and then these stories are part of our McHenry news in recent days. An unusually bold venture proved successful for an unidentified woman at the Ben Franklin store on Green street last Thursday afternoon about 5:30 o'clock. Accompanied by a child of about 2, and another woman, she sought the assistance of a clerk to help in selecting a jacket for the youngster. The clerk left for a short time to assist another customer, at which time the second woman engaged another clerk in conversation over a prospective purchase. In the meantime, her companion hurriedly tore the tickets from the new jacket, put it on the child, and unnoticed, the three left the store -- with the child's old jacket sprawled on the counter near the tickets. On questioning other shoppers in the store and on the street it was learned that several saw the three as they walked south on Green and left in a car which was parked in the Legion lot. To date, the whereabouts of the trio has not been learned. A telegram from the Navy on Sunday was the first word received by the family of James Vincent Tomasello, 20, HOLIDAY HILLS MAN WITNESS TO CHICAGO SHOOTING that he had passed away on Saturday, Dec. 2, while he was serving a tour of duty aboard the U.S.S. Kawishiwi, AO-146. According to the Navy missive, the cause of death was given as strangulation. Further details from the military will be forthcoming. Jim, who was a '59 graduate of McHenry high school, is the son of Mary Tomasello, 4714 W. Lake Shore Drive, Mc- Raymond Strossner of Catalpa drive, Holiday Hills, became innocently involved in a dramatic shooting while visiting in Chicago on Tuesday night. The local man was a witness to the shooting of a policeman by a young boy at Racine and < Barry avenues, when the youth 1 refused to drop his gun on request of the officer. The pol 1 iceman fired back and wounded the lad in the arm. Strossner, who saw the entire drama unfold, called for help oh the police^radio. In the meantime, the boy escaped and stopped at a hospital for treatment of his wound. Hospital officials became suspicious and notified the police, who sent Strossner there to identify the boy. It was only after he had been Fine One On Larceny Charge Musical Units, Floats Promote Holiday Spirit This Sunday, Dec. 10. at 1 o'clock, the McHenry Chamber of Commerce is providing the city with its first Christmas parade. It is hoped that this event will grow in success to the point enjoyed by McHenry's annual Fiesta Day parade. Participating in the line of March will be the McHenry high school band, under direction of Paul R. Yanda, the Viscounts drum and bugle corps and the Red Devils drum and bugle corps. Numerous residents of neighboring communities have expressed an interest in the parade and are expected to be present. Many, of the merchants will have huge, fancy balloons, and there will also be floats. The parade will follow the usual route from the railroad station down Main street, north on Green and then to Riverside Drive, coming to an end at the city park. The line of march starts promptly at i o'clock and it is estimated will last about forty-five minutes. Public To Benefit All of the merchants participating will have registration blanks in thei? store during the week of Dec. 10 through 16. On the evening of Saturday, the sixteenth, $250 in merchandise certificates will be awarded and these will be redeemable only at any of the participating stores. No purchase in necessary. Another page of this issue of the paper lists the participating merchants. Most of the McHenry stores will be open on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 10, until 4 p.m. for the public's shopping convenience. Store owners are James Hargarten, 23, of Chicago was fined $300 and costs when he api>eared before Judge H. Cooney in county court last Thursday. The charge was attempted larceny. Hargarten was arrested in a car back of Ray's Creamy Cone in Johnsburg last July by members of the sheriff's office night , UI'ged to remain open week patrol, which became suspi- j evenings for the convencious of the car in that loca- I i^nce all starting next week, tion in the early hours of the ^'1C 'majority of them have morning. Later, he implicated 1 indicated they will be open three others as accomplices. ' evenings (starting the thir- The window leading into the J teenth and remain open until business establishment had ; the Saturday before Christmas, been broken. Inside ih<? service i Most of the stores will be of enclosure a cigarette machine j service to the community on was smashed and looted. ! Doc. 24, Christmas Eve day. McHenry police warn that guilty person did he admit to i numerous violations of twoauthorities that he had shot j hour parking signs have been the officer. i evident in recent weeks. Tick- The policeman is in critical ; ets are being given to all condition at Illinois Masonic i motorists who park more than pointed out definitely as the hospital. the allotcd time. Warriors' Proud Moment Cullom Lake, and Louis of in the Circuit Court. For a i Antioch> who together with number of years he worked j two other brothers, Dominic in this capacity to help in the ] an(| gam ovvn ,an(j operate the adjustment of young folks who | johnsburg Bowling Bar. The young man was employed for about one year after graduation and then enrolled at the University of Illinois. He left this school to enlist in the Navy and had been in the service for about eighteen The deceased was the son of i months at the time oif his the late Mr. and Mrs. John; rjeath. ironically, the family found themselves in trouble with the authorities. One of his favorite interests was the McHenry Country club, to which he belonged for many years and which he served as president. Bolger of Woodstock. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Paul (Vera) Doherty of McHenry, Mrs. James (Helen) received a letter from the young sailor in Monday's mail. Active In School During his high school days, Green of Dubuque. Iowa, and | J|m engaged in wrestling and Mercedes of Woodstock, two i was a member of the baseball brothers. Donald of Elgin and | feam Re also b^ggd to the Clarence of St. Charles; twelve Latjn dub Pep club ^ nieces and nephews. I sf.j100i orchestra and chorus. The body will rest at the j ri|g ambition at that time was George R. Justen & Son fun-1 become an electrical eneral home Thursday and Fri- KIWANIS QMJB day. The rosary will be recited Friday evening and the funeral Mass will be sung at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at St. Patrick's Catholic church, with burial in the church cemetery. gineer. Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of the body at the George Justen funeral home. (Continued on Page 8) There were many proud moments at last Thursday evening's annual Kiwanis football banquet for Coach Paul Mandli, left, and his winning Warrior team. Shown with beautiful large trophies are Ron Freund, captain of the defensive team, holding the defensive trophy, and Paul Morenz, captain of the offensive aggregation, holding the offensive trophy. For the first time thi£ year, no individual player was named to receive recognition as most valuable, but instead the team voted that the entire Warrior squad should be named. Stores Open Nights Starting December 13