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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Strviai The Chaii-0-Lafe®s Regloa Slat® 1879* Volume 87 -- No. 42 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH I. 1962 18 Pages -- 10c Per Copy 1962 "Easter Seal" Child Greetings arrived this past week from Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Garland in Asheville, N. Carolina. Mrs. Garland says the Asheville winter has been unusually mild, with only two light snows, neither of which . lasted longer than one day and 1 v melted in less than a week. Her last notation, which made us a bit envious, stated that at the Men's Garden club meeting the week before, one member. had an arrangement with seventeen flowering plants that were NOT grown in his greenhouse, but in his yard. Mrs. Garland added that she admitted to being delighted to x find a dandelion blooming in ® her yard a few days ago. After this past winter in McHenry, even dandelions may lo6k mighty good to people who have always looked on them with disdain. McHenry friends of Miss Beulah Larkin, a native of Elgin, will be pleased to learn that she has received recognition as the outstanding career woman of the year in Syracuse and Onondago county, New York. Miss Larkin, who is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Larkin of Elgin, is administrator of nontechnical and clerical courses and employee and plant community operations for General Electric Co., in Syracuse. PLAN HOUSE CANVASS FOR RED CROSS DRIVE Pretty little Carol Ann Perrin of Harvard has been named Easter Seal child for 1962 in McHenry county. Above she is shown with Richard Taylor of Woodstock, president of the McHenry county chapter of the Easter Seal association. : ft-- YOUNG REPUBLICAN GROUP WILL HOLD MARCH WORKSHOP A good deal of talking has been done in the editorial columns of area papers in recent days concerning the suspension of liquor licenses in McHenry county for those who had purchased gambling stamps. Most of the talk is the release of heated feelings on one side or the other. We see merit in the comments of the columnist who was more than a little perturbed that newspapers of one metropolitan city in the vicinity made "sport" of the story, especially in view of comments from folks acquainted with that city that it would do well to do a little probing in its "own back yard." Inconsistency in federal and state laws certainly hasn't helped the situation. Much has been said in defense of both positions, but regardless of how one feels, these laws exist. Qne of the important reasons given for making gambling illegal in Illinois and many other states is for protection of the families of those who would spend more than they can afford on this diversion. Experience has often proved that this type of person will spend it anyway, but it's true he'll have to go to greater lengths to find a way -- and so the arguments go on and on! The roads thus far this year were just not meant for careless drivers and pedestrians, but if you haven't met some you haven't been on the street very often. The extreme cold has prompted walkers to take unnecessary chances, in their hurry to reach their destination, while slippery roads often have found the reckless and the overly cautious drivers providing a few headaches for the average motorist. Conditions have only added to the seriousness with which the every-day convenience of _ driving is regarded by almost everyone today. For this reason. we thought maybe the subject of motoring needed a different outlook, and proceeded to find a few amusing facts which may take our mind oft the grim statistics so often presented. For instance, on completion of a new section of Interstate highway opened last year in northern Alabama, the highway became dotted with cars pulled up on the shoulders of the road, their drivers looking anxiously under the hoods. It seems that the common complaint was that vehicles had developed unusual noises. The problem was solved when the highway department posted signs informing motorists that the queer sounds were caused by slight ridges in the concrete designed to make the highway skid-resistant. Another incident also concerns Alabama, where the Chamber of Commerce now feels that a new slogan should be sought, in their words Carol Ann Perrin. 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dorman Perrin of Harvard, has been named McHenry county Easter Seal child for 1962. Carol at one time had a most difficult life. When she was 4 years old she was unable to sit alone, walk or 'talk and specialists diagnosed her condition as spastic cerebral palsy. After recommended surgery, her doctor referred her to the McHenry County Easter Seal center for physical therapy to re-educate and train her for standing and walking. She started treatment in January of 1960. Treatments were given twice a week and heij parents, between treatments. carried out home exercises as recommended by the therapist. At that time she walked some with the help of a walker. In October of 1960 she was fitted with long leg braces and crutches and began her next step of learning to walk with crutches'. Mrs. Eleanor Jorgenson, physical therapist at the center, asserts that "Carol co-operates well and is determined and persistent in her daily exercises. She has made a gradual steady improvement, her (Continued on Page 8) iveis m Mlil SUFFER MING! 1JURIES Property Damage Also Sustained In Several Accidents The Young Republican organization of McHenry County and the Young .Republican Federation of Lake County are holding their 12th Congressional district Republican workshop Saturday, March 3, at 2 p.m. in the Crystal Lake Central school. The program consisting of precinct organization and party structure and organization will l>e introduced by County Chairman Charles J. Miller of McHenry county, Robert Milton of Lake county ahd Robert Blake, Boone county. The program will be followed by a recess and a dinner at 6:30 p.m. This will be a sociable affair at which James P. Gorter, Republican state central committeeman for the twelfth congressional district, will be present. All committeemen, Young Republicans and interested Republican precinct workers are urged to be present and their friends are invited. VETERANS MEET The Veterans of World War I. McHenry Barracks, will hold their regular monthly meeting Thursday evening. March 1, at the Legion home. The annual Red Cross drive will start Tuesday. March 6, with a house to house canvass of the McHenry area. Volunteers are being sought to assist in the outlying districts and they may offer their services by contacting the. various chairmen. j Oscar Iber, Glenn Draper, Peter Leiser and Earle Cooper I will conduct the canvass in the business-district, Mrs. Gertrude Barbian and Mrs. Verona Kent will be in charge of the residential collection, and Fritz Saynor is assigned to Eastwood Manor. During the past year, sixtyseven servicemen, thirty-nine veterans and three civilians in McHenry have received help in some form from the Red Cross, such as verifications for emergency leaves, reports for the military, financial assistance in helping with medicare, hardship discharges and reports of births and deaths. Veterans have been aided by admittance to veterans' hospitals and in filing pension claims for widows and minor children of deceased veterans. In all, 102 persons in McHenry have received certificates in first aid. A large class is now in progress in first aid, and on March 6, another pertaining to care of the sick and injured, will be taught by Betty Booth. EDUCATORS IN AREA PLAHNM6 FOR NSTjTUTE County Association To Elect Officers And Attend Classes (Continued on Page 8) Robert J. Poblocki of Ringwood suffered minor cuts when his car was involved in a head-on collision with another auto driven by Mary O. Chism of Elgin last Friday evening at 9:55 o'clock on the Huntley - Carpentersville blacktop, about three miles west of Rt. 31. State police said Poblocki was west-bound and the other driver was travelling east. The crash occurred where drifting snow had narrowed the road to little more than one lane of traffic. Two passengers in the Poblocki car and four in the other vehicle were unhurt. Minor injuries were reported to have been suffered by Joseph Redalieu of Rt. 2, Wonder Lake, when his car and another driven by Angelo Budasi of McHenry collided on River road, near Oakhurst subdivision, at 6:23 last Thursday evening. According to state police, Redalieu was driving south and Budasi was north-bound when the latter stopped at a sign. Redalieu was blinded by the headlights and told police he failed to see the turn signal on the other car. He applied his brakes but was unable to avoid skidding and striking the other vehicle. Crashes In City Cars driven by Fred Svoboda of Lilymoor and Hans Brinnich of Crystal Lake were involved in an accident at Charles and Ann street on Saturday, Svoboda stopped at the crosswalk and the Brin- HEART FUND COLLECTION MAY TRIPLE PAST YEAR Mrs. Edwin Eells, president of the Illinois Heart association, personally congratulated Mrs. Arthur Olsen on the spectacular success of this year's drive for funds at city hall Sunday evening. Mrs. Eells was accompanied by Mrs. Myra Johnson of Elgin, who is the regional director for Unit 3. Mrs. Olsen, chairman of the 1962 heart fund drive in McHenry township, was assisted by Mrs. George Cina. Present also was Mayor Donald Doherty who added his congratulations. By 9 p.m. Sunday, the total collected had already reached the $1,700 mark which is more than double that of last year. A few districts had not yet reported and the plastic canisters which were distributed throughout the city were due The annual county institute meeting for the McHenry County Education association will be held Friday, March 9, at the Woodstock Community high school. The program, which attracts thousands of teachers from the county each spring and provides a day of vacation for students, will begin at 9 o'clock with a concert by the Crystal Lake grade school band, followed by a welcome from County Superintendent of Schools R. L. Tazewell. New officers are also scheduled to be elected at the morning session, as well as reports on the activities of professional organizations. Special emphasis will be placed on a report of progress of the new Teachers' Credit Union, organized last year under the auspices jof the county association. Dr. Jordan To Speak j The major address of the morning will be given by Dr. William Jordan of Science Research Associates, Inc., who will talk on reading as it affects ail of those who urc teaching in today's schools. At the afternoon session, forty-six separate special interest group meetings will be offered teachers of different subjects and grade levels to choose from. This is a greatly expanded program over previous years. There will be two forty-five minute sessions, each to consist of a' talk by a well qualified speaker, followed by a question and answer period. - Bulletin - Mrs. John (Polly) Stevens, 48, Sunnyside Estates correspondent for the McHenry Plaindealer, died suddenly of a heart attack about 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 28. The body will rest at the George R. Justen & Son funeral home for visitation Thursday only, and. will "then be taken to Nashville, Tenn., for last rites. (Continued on Page 8) CiQireies Rites Exte Guah Lenten Season College Night At PTA March 8 The regular meeting of the McHenry High School P.T.A. will be held on March 8 at 8:15 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. This will be the election of new officers for the 1962-63 year and all members are urged to attend. March 8 has also been named College Night and there will be representatives from both the Elgin Community college and Northern Illinois university at DeKalb, to answer any questions pertaining to college entrance requirements, costs, etc Any students planning on going to college who would like first hand information are invited to attend with their parents. Refreshments will be served by the senior class mothers, rinv • dlroction cf Doris Wetzel. McHENRY SHOWS SHARP INCREASE IN TAX RECEIPTS (Continued on Page 8) The penitential season ^of Lent, starting with Ash Weo? nesday on March 7. is being observed in most -McHenry churches with special services. These will precede 4he Holy Week rites that will conclude with loyous Easter Sunday, April 22. St. t Patrick's Catholic Ash Wednesday will be marked by the blessing and distribution of ashes at 6:45 o'clock at St. Patrick's Catholic church. Ashes will also be distributed after the morning Masses at 7 and S o'clock and following the evening rite at 7:30. Thereafter, for the six-week Jen ten season, services will be held Wednesday and Friday evenings, the former to consist of rosary, sermon and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. and the latter to include Stations of the Cross and Benediction. There will also be Stations of the Cross and Benediction for the school children at 1:55 on Friday afternoons. Zion Lutheran At Zion Lutheran church. Rev. C. A. Lobitz. pastor, announces that lenten services will be held every Wednesday, starting with Ash Wednesday, March 7. at 8 p.m. The general theme for this year's sermons will be "The Seven Words from the Cross". A film, "The Crucifixion", will be shown immediately after the Ash Wednesday rite. An invitation is extended to worship at the church. Community Methodist The Ash Wednesday rite at the CofVi m u n i t y Methodist church will be a Communion service at 8 o'clock in the evening. One service will be held thereafter every Wednesday nirht until Easter. St. Paul's Episcopal There will be imposition of ashes and Mass at St. Paul's Episcopal church on Ash Wednesday, March 7, at 7 a.m. Confession hours will be from 6-30 to 7:30 and evening prayer at 7:30 will include penitential office. Stations of the Cross and imposition of ashes. Each Tuesday during Lent there will be Mass and litany at 9:20 a.m. There will be services at 7:30 o'clock each Wednesday evening, and penitential office and Mass at 7 a.m. each Friday. Faith Presbyterian The women's society of Faith Presbyterian church will take part in Bible study on the Book of Romans St Thursday evening services which will extend through a six-week period at S o'clock, beginning on March 8 at the church. Alliance Bible Regular services will be held at the Alliance Bible church during the lenten season. These include services at 11 o'clock Sunday morning and 7 o'clock that evening, as well as Wednesday prayer service at 8 p.m. No special rites will be held at the McHenry Baptist church during Lent. St. Maiy's Catholic church had not completed its schedule of services on Wednesday of this week. The start of the pre-holiday shopping season is probably the reason for an increase in the amount of city sales tax collected, and thus for the share each municipality receives for taxes collected in December, based on November tax liability. For the first time, Crystal Lake jumped well over the 8,000 mark with an actual figure of $8,870.35. It was followed by Woodstock with $7,339.75 and McHenry with $6,969.03. The local receipts the previous month totalled $6,006. McHenry county's share for the last period is $7,698.08. The amounts to be received by other various county communities is as follows: Algonquin $1,430.64 Cary 1,436.69 Harvard 3,300.97 Hebron 329.63 Huntley 938.38 Island Lake 511.82 Lakemoor 102.36 Marengo 2,157.43 Richmond 657.40 Sunnyside 60.43 County Collections In collections under the retailers' occupation tax and use tax, Crystal Lake was highest with $66,398.05, followed by Woodstock with $53,656.19 and McHenry with $50,944.21. Other local collections included Ringwood with $330.10; Spring Grove. $3,676.19; Wonder Lake, $2,637.78; Johnsburg, $834.83; Island Lake, $359.28; Lakemoor, $732.08; Sunnyside, $431.36. McHenry Woman Hurt In Fall During Night Mrs. Susan Adams of Washington street was rushed to McHenry hospital with an injured hip last Thursday after she was found on the floor of her bedroom by her nephew, Arthur Boger, of Waukegan road. He had visited her the previous night and she was not in the best of health. Checking to learn how she was feeling Thursday morning, he received no answer and went to her home immediately to find her unable to get up from the floor. She estimated that she had been lying there from 3 o'clock in the morning, when she fell. HURT IN FALL Mrs. Richard Smith suffered a broken wrist in a fall this past, week. Council, Plan Group Members Make Study Of Industrial Areas POLICE SEEK CULPRITS WHO SHOT WINDOWS McHenry police have been seeking the persons responsible for breaking windows in one local school and two homes last Sunday evening. The first report came from the Junior high school, where seventeen holes in five windows were reported from BB guns. In the same area, someone driving past the John Perry home at 3804 Timothy Lane, Edgebrook Heights, shot their picture window sometime after 8 o'clock Sunday evening. The third report was from Clarence Young of 1508 N. Court street, who came home to find six holes in the picture window of his residence. The damage occurred sometime between 8 and 11:30 o'clock. FELLOWSHIP DEGREE GIVEN McHENRY DOCTOR Dr. Benjamin Massouda of McHenry recent 1 y returned from the annual meeting of Royal College, of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada held at Toronto. He attended the convocation to receive the degree of fellowship granted to him in 1961 and to present a paper on "Liver Cirrhosis." Dr. Massouda was one of the ten doctors in the United States in 1961 who were presented with fellowship certificates from the Royal College, which is ihe highest degree that can be received. McHENRY MAN NAMED TO JUDGE GRADE CONTESTS John F. Yardas of Kent Acres has been elected by the Illinois Grade School Band association to judge at the District IGSBA solo and ensemble contest on Saturday, March 3. He will also judge first division winners from the district meets at the state contest site later in ApriL Mr. Yardas is the former director of bands at Round Lake and at present is principal of the Emmons grade school in Antioch. The annual IGBSA instrumental contest attracts some 1,500 young musicians from all parts of Illinois. POLICE CHEF KOHL POM'S TO0IILUAMO1MASMAN WHO FBI® SHOT [FROM CAR WINDOW For the third successive day, Police Chief Eugene Kohl of Lake Delton, Wis., took the stand Wednesday to testify in the murder and attempted murder trial of twenty-fouryear- old William Welter of Franklin Park and his two companions, Lawrence Nutley, 27, and Richard Nickl, 27, both of Chicago. The sheriff's office told a Plaindealer reporter that Chief Kohl repeatedly pointed to Welter as the man who shot and injured him. Kohl admitted that he did not actually see the gun in Welter's hand since the shooting took place at night, but he maintained that he could identify the man who shot him. The police chief of Lake Delton. who also has served as Sauk county deputy and Lake Delton constable, was the main prosecution witness in the slaying of Sauk County Deputy James Jantz. Jantz Killed Jantz was killed and Kohl injured when the officers stopped the three men to question them concerning expenditures of large sums of money in the Wisconsin Dells area last August. Shots were fired from the car, after which the three sped away, leading to the biggest manhunt in Wisconsin in recent years. The officers had been called to a supper club near Lake Delton on reports of excessive spending, but did not attempt to make an arrest there because Kohl said they were afraid it might endanger innocent persons. At that time, he said he had not seen the men but was only investigating heavy spending and license plates on their car which were said to be "illegal." Kohl said he failed to see Jantz after the shooting started. Welter is accused of being implicated with others in the Wahl jewelry store burglary in McHenry in January of 1961 which resulted in a loss of over $20,000. Theatre Group In First Show A two-evening performance of "Hobgoblin House" has been chosen as the first engagement for the McHenry Playcrafters. Curtain time will be at 8:15 p.m. for both performances, Friday. March 16, and Saturday. March 17. in the Junior high school auditorium. Tickets now on sale are good for either performance and can also be purchased at the box office before each performance. The McHenry Playcrafters, sponsored by ihe McHenry Community Methodist church, is open to all children of the McHenry area between the ages of 11 and 16. The Playcrafters group is designed to provide professional type theatrical experience for local youth. All staging of this production has been handled by the members. The setting, representing many months of weekend work, was constructed entirely by the cast of the current production. "Hobgoblin House", the current production, is a ghost story involving two sisters and their aunt at their hideaway Victorian mansion in the Ozark mountains. Lightning flashes reveal sinister figures as they move through the mellowdrama. providing chills and scares in abundance for the audience. The cast includes Nancy Lossman as Aunt Priscilla; Becky Kissling as her niece, Marian, and Kathy Thompson as her niece, Jill. Gary Lockwood stars as the sinister Darius Krupp. while Bob Doran as Frank and Gary Snell as Jack, search for the answers to the many scary riddles. Star West portrays Susan, the English housekeeper. Sara Borchardt and Jim Mars are cast in the comic relief roles of the colored maid and handyman. Others in the cast include Shirley and Shelia Schuringa, Cathy Beck. Susan Richards and James Doran. Today, March 1, several members of the Mchenry Plan Commission, and the City .Council are scheduled to visit industrial areas in northern Illinois in the hope of getting information which may assist them in making a final decision before approval of the zoning ordinance. One of the major problems in adopting the ordinance has been establishment of a desired distance for setbacks from the road. The original proposal of the Plan Commission had been for a 215-foot set-back, but s o m e C o u n c i l m e m b e r s f e l t this was more than necessary and the rigid specification might deter desirable industry from locating here. At a meeting of the Commission Monday evening the specifications were revised to read "110 feet from the lot line." One thing on which both the Commission and the Council have agreed is that more land be recommended zoned for industry than in the present ordinance. While the city's has jurisdiction over streets,' curbs, etc., for a distance of one; and one-half miles from the city limits, it can only make a recommendation on what is desirable in the line of zoning. It is the county zoning board that determines what this will be, but cooperation of the two groups usually results in zoning that is deemed best by the municipality. Council To Move The City Council will hold its first meeting in the newly remodelled room in the city hall on Monday, March 5, at which time the zoning ordinance will come up for discussion again, and may possibly be passed. The new room will serve in the future as judges' chamber and meeting room for the Council. In the past, this room has been used as a general workshop. A third room will now be available for storage and as a workshop for cityemployees, w'hile the front room will be used entirely for police work. The remodelling became almost a necessity when the constant interference frbm police calls made it almost impossible for the Council to hold a discussion of business. While general plans for the library have already been approved, it is expected that the actual blueprints will be available for study next Monday. The next step will be to carry out plans of the Community Council, which includes representatives of various civic organizations, to obtain several thousand dollars still needed for construction. ^bout $9,000 was left for this purpose by the late Andrew Worwick, McHenry photographer, but more will be needed for the new building. Musicians Advance To State Competition Three soloists and three ensembles received superior ratings when they participated in the annual high school district contest for young musicians last Saturday at Bensenville. The winning soloists competing in Class "A" were Sue Marchi. flute: Roger Thompson. drums; and Bert Kisslinc. baritone voice class. Ensemble winners were the boys' vocal quartet, only group rated su» perior in their class; the drum duet and drum quartet. FIESTA SPAGHETTI SUPPER A fiesta spaghetti supper will be served at the Legion home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Shrove Tuesday. March 6. sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women of St. Paul's church. Tickets may be purchased from women of the church or at the door. The event is a kick-off event for the building fund drive. Adult leadership is provided the McHenry Playcraftei-s by Mr. and Mrs. William Richards of Cooney Heights. The production is being directed by W. B. Andrews. ,