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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER /i, -7 . «SirvlR| The Chaia-O-Lake* Regloa Slict 1875* Volume 87 -- No. 50 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. APRIL 26. 1962 22 Pages -- 10c Per Cop? While Tuesday evening's lestimonial dinner for "So" I Hear" was mainly to honor hitn as an individual, pleasant memories brought back throughout the evening will longwise shared by many who attended. he expression, "It couldn't have happened to a nicer fellow," has become a hackneyed phrase, but in the case of Earl Walsh, everyone who uttered it meant just that. It sometimes takes a program like the one this week to make one realize just why certain people are very important to an entire community. In the case of Earl, his keen wit and good ' .judgment resulting from analyzing a situation, are the qualities which have most endeared him to the public. We haven't talked to anyone who didn't count Tuesday as a very special evening. The necessary ingredients to make it so were a liie filled with good deeds, together with a cook (Fred Meyer) to put them together in a "tasty" manner. With the arrival of the new Honor Athletes At All-Sports Banquet In High School May 2 Wednesday evening, May 12, promises to be an important night for young athlete^ of M.C.H.S., for at „that time they (•EORtiE WALTER RECORD HIGH TMilLLIS SENT SNCOUHTY 74 Per Cent Of Total Amount For School District Use McHenry county taxpayers have been receiving tax statements this week, representing the largest bill in history, $11,817,474.59. This compares with the '61 bill of $10,107,- 852.21 and includes $9,617,688.- 79 for real estate, $2,180,919.45 for personal property and $168,866.24 for railroads. Of this record bill, 74.59 per cent, or the amount of $8,815- 718.57 is for schools. The county will receive 5.78 per cent; townships, 9.61 per cent; fire protection districts, 1.90 per phone took, this week, folks wU1 be hl)nored at ,he annuali<*nl; cttfes and villages. 7 per with good memories will find it interesting to recall the many „chang£s which have occurred through the years in these handy books. There was a time when all the customers in the town ^puld be listed in one column on a page. Today it takes more than a hundred pages with two columns to a page. The most noteworthy change probably occurred not long ago when the prefix letters EV. became part of the number with the advent of dial. This year the big change comes in the complete conversion to allnumber calling -- seven-figure 4fcumbers instead of two-letter, five-figure numbers. All phones will be converted to the new style Sunday, April 29, at 12:01. Ninety-two high school students, together with their faculty chaperones, returned tired but happy from a memorable (Continued on Page 8) Rotary - sponsored all - sports banquet in the school cafeteria j ^'icts etc" at 7 p.m. cent ^plus other smaller amounts to libraries, park dis- . . . . , i The amount a s s e s s e d a g a i n s t l I McHenry township was $2,110,- 923.88,* second only to Algonquin, with $2,940,962.64. Nunda was $1,435,882.55. SET GARBAGE DUMP ZONING HEARING MAY 16 Between seven' y-five and 100 persons gathered in the Labor Temple in crystal Lake last week Wednesday afternoon, expecting to voice their opinions at a hearing on a request before the county zoning board of appeals. However, because of an erroneous publication of the hearing, the necessary fifteen days between the time of notice and the actual hearing had not taken place and the board was forced to postpone the hearing until May 16. * The petition has been filed by Joseph Wetzler for property presently zoned 1-2 industrial district, with a request for a change to conditional use for the purpose of using the property for a garbage dump. The land is located in Nunda township on Idyll Dell road, extending west of the highway, game. Set Clocks Ahead One Hour Saturday Night After a cold, bleak winter of long nights and short days, daylight saving time takes over this weekend, marking an unofficial start of the vacation season. Clocks should be set ahead one hour upon retiring Saturday night, resulting in a loss of sleep until ((the clocks are set back the end of next October. The time change will be in effect for a, six-month period, allowing longer evenings of recreation for the eight-hour-a-day worker. SKOKIE YOUTH CAUSES CRASH. EVADES POLICE Flames Destroy GIVEN PROBATION A year's probation was the sentence administered by Circuit Judge William M. Carroll against George Stefich, 72, of Wonder Lake. He was charged with striking Bert Fivecoat, 22, of Wonder Lake, with an axe in an argument during a card Sewer, Water Systems Studied By City Council For Lakeland Park Area tend and see special recognition given to participants of wrestling, golf, cross country track, basketball and baseball. Since the wrestling squad won the all-conference championship, this year, members will be individually honored. Travelling trophies will also be given, one to the most valuable basketball player and another for the player who made the most free throws; another to the individual wrestler who scored the most points, and other trophies for each of the other sports. Ernest Useman will serve as master of ceremonies for the event, and Rev. Jack Mclntyre of Faith Presbyterian church, a Rotarian, will give the invocation. Guests of the club that eve- (Continued on Page 8) EARL L WALSH SUES LIFE'S ACTlWFfS UMFulis TUESDAY NIM.il TESTIMONIAL DINNER LIEBMAN HOME SELECTED FOR FOREIGN STUDENT The Charles Liebman home at 410 S. Ridge road, McHenry, has been selected as the residence for one year of^ the foreign student who will comfe to McHenry next August as part of the American Field Service program. Final selection was made in New York after offers had-been screened by a local committee. The program locally is being undertaken through sponsorship of the Student Council of the school, which raised $650 to bring the student to this community. The McHenry Rotary club is cooperating in the initial year. To date, it is not known from what country the senior high school student will come, and whether it will be a boy or girl. There are fifty countries from which students are eligible. After a year's participation in the AFS program, McHenry high school will become eligible to send a studer.i abroad under the ;>r grnm, but will be limited < a ountrv that has a language in which the young | pei-M n has suiiioent knowledge to converse. The student study program was started by ambulance drivers of World War I, and was re-activated again after the second war. Its purpose is to allow young people to bea>me acquainted with the American way of life on the high school level. LEVESQUE NEW CHARMAN OF GOT COMMITM William Giblin Reelected To Head County Democrats J. R. (Jake) Levesque of McCullom Lake is the new chairman of the McHenry County Republican Central Committee, which organized at the court house Monday evening of this week. His election became unanimous when one other contender, William A. Rickert of Algonquin 5, found that his own vote on the first ballot was not sufficient to be named to the post, and asked his supporters to back Levesque. The local man replaces The full life of a comparatively young McHenry man unfolded before the large crowd attending the Chamber of Commerce dinner dance at the ,WV.F .W. clubhouse last Tuesday evening, and the object of attention, Earl R. Walsh, took it in stride, although he was a! bit bewildered for a few minutes at the pleasant surprise which honored him. The program carried out by veteran planner. Fred J. Meyer, was in recognition of Walsh's twen- Jaycee Sandbox Project Starts The McHenry Jaycee Sand for Sandboxes project will get under way at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 29. The Jaycees will have two trucks to cover the area. One truck will start in McHenry and work its way to Edgebrook Heights, the other will start in Cooney Heights anil then to Lakeland Shores. Due to the conditions of the roads of some subdivisions, routes were not planned for them. Possibly, later in the day, with half loads, the trucks I will be able to cover these Iareas ty-five years of service to the j Persons wishing sand to be city as clerk. delivered to their sandboxes As he walked into the club-1 should tie a handkerchief to house with Former Mayor | their mailbox. The cost of the George P. Freund, who himself 1 sand, delivered in cement was the object of such an! wheelbarrows, not counting honor in recent years, the plans time, is comparable if you called for the immediate start | were to buy and haul it yourof the "This Is Your Life" pro- self. gram which was to bring forth, Jaycees are a service group as guests many folks who have ;ind funds rnis^d will be used played important parts in his '° finance other projects such life. Appropriately, the back- as Ten Piint Auto Check, Driv-, - ing Road-E-O. Teenage Bowl- (Continued on Page ing and others. , Rudi J Studio Photo A smiling, happy, Earl R. Walsh, at left, is shown shortly after the program in his honor opened Tuesday evening at the V.F.W. clubhouse. Pictured at right, presenting him with a book containing "This Is Your Life" highlights, is Fred J. Meyer, who planned and carried out the detailed program. jl4 R. LEVESQUE Last Thursday evening the City Council of McHenry andrepresentatives from the Lakeland Park area heard a preliminary report concerning sewer and water systems covering Lakeland Park and Lakeland Shores. The report proved very comprehensive and was ably presented by the firm of Baxter and Woodman, civil and sanitary engineers, of Crystal Lake. The report was a result of a combined request to ascertain cost figures and various rriethods of providing facilities should residents of the area decide to annex to the city of McHenry. The report listed approximately 495 homes and retail businesses now in existence and more than 1,200 lots platted in four units of Lakeland Park and two units of Lakeland Shores. Express No Interest While L'ikeland Shores is included in the survey, a petition filed by a large number of residents indicates that they are not interested in annexation at this time or in the near {future. j At the present time, private ! septic tanks and seepage fields ! iro utilized for sewage disj nosal. W a t e r is supplied ' ihrouuh a privately owned and 1 operated 'system consisting of ! a 60.000 gallon elevated storage tank, two wells and a mimp house, all located in Lakeland Park. i Costs wore calculated for. ! three different tyjies of sewage • treatment facilities designed j to serve the area. The report listed three possible sewage treatment plans ! ;is follows: I 1. Treatment in the existing ! city plant, expanded to handle | t he addit ional load. 2. Treatment in a new plant Lakeland Park, (ai By an activated sludge plant. <b> By fin Imhoff tank -- trickling filter plant. 3. Treatment in waste stabilization por.ds cast of Lakeland Park. Kulo Out Plant i Due to plans for future serv- • ice in the southwest section of McHenry now in the city limits, plus cost factors, use of An 18-year-old Skokie driver caused a two-car auto accident late Monday evening, then escaped with eleven of his friends on foot through the fields east of McHenry until they Were apprehended by the authorities. The sheriff's office told Tuesday of a hectic chase throughout the area after the car, in which ^twelve young boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 18 were riding, crashed into another auto at the intersection of the Johnsburg blacktop and Lincoln road. . The youths approached the intersection on Lincoln road and collided with a vehicle driven by Lois A. Wilson of 4307 N. Riverview drive, McHenry. The Skokie lad, who is charged with driving under the influence of liquor, told officers he stopped and then started across the intersection, but, the other driver said tlje youths failed to stop at the sign. A passenger in the Wilson, car. Olga Garner, also of Riverview drive, McHenry, sustained injuries and Woth women were treated at the local hospital. Seven of the yourg people also suffered minor injuries and were released after treatment. Sheriff's deputies said some I of them were thrown from I their car by the impact, after j whicri ihey attempted to es- • cape through the fields. It was I not until 5 o'clock Tuesday j morning that all had been ! brought into custody. j They were released later in the day. the driver facing the charge mentioned previously, and two others with accepting liquor as minors. It is expected that they will appear in family court. Two persons were injured in an accident which occurred on Rt, 173 at Wilmot road, north of Johnsburg. last Sunday morning at 9:40 o'clock. State p o l i c e who i n v e s t i g a t e d said that Helmuth J. Schindler of Chicago was driving east on 173 and attempted to pass a car driven by Paul H. Block of Three Oaks, Mich., who was also east-bound and a t t e m p t ed to turn onto Wilmot road. The impact of the crash forced Block's car into a tree. Block sustained a broken rib, and a passenger, Elsie (Continued on Page 8) >w*-a &X Firemen are shown battling the rapidly spreading blaze which destroyed the Frank Hudecek residence at 4401 West Shore drive, Lakeland Park, Saturday afternoon. The Frank Hudecek residence at 4401 West Shore drive, Lakeland Park, was almost completely destroyed by fire about 2:15 o'clock last Saturday afternoon when flames of undetermined origin quickly swept through the building. The fire started in an attached garage, and fanned by a 30-mile-an-hour wind, rapidly extended to the adjoining onestory home and soon enveloped the entire residence. Neighbors turned in the alarm, then hurried to assist the Hudeceks to safety. Although some of the framework still stands, firemen estimated that damage may well run as high as $18,000. They were unable to determine how the lire started, adding that they could find nothing which would indicate it had spread from any small fire in the yard. With the help of neighbors, the family was able to save a few items before the heat became too intense to enter the building. Among them were guns which belonged to a valuable collection, and a hi-fi set. Second Home Threatened At least one other building in the immediate vicinity of the burning house was threatened. Firemen failed to learn the name of the owner, but said paint burned on one side of the house. A neighbor across the street stepped out on her porch, but soon found it necessary to go indoors when the heat singed her hair. » All three companies were called to fight the blaze, and remained on the scene about three hours. Shortly after the home started to burn, a spark caught some grass and wood in a portion of Lakewood which is Northeast of Lakeland Park, and it was necessary to send one of the fire trucks to ^extinguish it. For the present, the Hudecek family is residing with relatives at Wonder*1 Lake. Other Fires Company II members were called to the Stone Construction Co., at Johnsburg Sunday afternoon when the odor of something burning caused alarm. Firemen found that a circulating fan in the furnace had shorted and resulted in a burned motor. A television set at the Arthur Freie residence on Home avenue in Lakeland Park shorted Friday evening and burned the transformer. Company I answered the call. Firemen hurried south on the Crystal Lake ^blacktop Thursday morning^ when a truck belonging to Lee Cooney, driven by an employee, caught afire. Only a small amount of damage was reported. At noon the same day, they were called to Woodlawn Park to extinguish a grass fire. Tuesday's high wind found (Continued on Page 8) Schedule Siith Art Fair Charles It (Chuck) Miller of the existing plant was ruled McHenry, who as chairman out. (Continued on Page 8) (Continued on Page 8) City Helps Residents Observe Clean-Up Week McHenry residents are urged to cooperate in annual Clean-Up Week, which Mayor Donald P. Doherty and the City Council have set to start April 30 and continue through May 5. City trucks will travel throughout the city mornings and afternoons during the six-day period and will gather discarded articles placed on tree banks. No ^garbage will be picked up, however. This is a wonderful opportunity for home owners and renters to do their spring "housecleaning" with the help of the city. Spring has traditionally been the time to brighten up, and there is no better way to do this than by cooperating to rid the house and yard of unwanted and useless items. Setting plans for the Country Art Fair in June are, front row, seated: Mrs. Mae Stinespring, McHenry, co-chairman; Mrs. Charlene Tonyan, McHenry, president, woman's auxiliary to the McHenry hospital: Mrs. Bertha Stange. McHenry; Mrs. Barbara Tade. Crystal Lake; Mrs. Betty Johnson, McHenry. Rear, seated: Mrs. Gwen Wheelock. McHenry; Dick Hobson, Crystal Lake; Mrs. Carol Cooney and Mrs. Lori Wilhelm. McHenry; Jim Pearson, Ringwood. Standing: Don Brodie, Woodstock; Mrs. Brodie; Jerry Olsen and Miss Mary Klein, McHenry; Mrs. Norma Hobson, Crystal Lake; Mrs. Eleanor Locker, McHenry, co-chairman; Mrs. Betty Strout and Mrs. Irene Phelps, Crystal Lake: Mrs. EIvera Jiisten, McHenry; Bob Gray, Crystal Lake; Mrs. Evelyn Hans, Mrs. LaVerne Antonson and Mrs. Gertrude Gladstone, McHenry, co-chairman. MUSICAL GROUPS COMBINE EFFORTS' FOR MAY PROGRAM Last rehearsals are in pro- | gress for the annual spring program of the McHenry Cho- | ral club, this year centering 'around a theme: "Vagabond Varieties". The club is especially happy that an orchestra j composed of county musicians has formed to accompany them on the concluding number, a ! portion from the opera "Cari men". The two groups, numbering about eighty-five, held their first rehearsal together last week and are confident (Continued on Page 8) RECREATIONAL QUALITIES OF AREA TO BE TOLD j Ward Duel and Thomas Day of the Lake County Health deinariment will be guests of the M c H e n r y C o u n t y C l e a n j Streams group when they meet | Tuesday. May 1, at 8 o'clock in the evening at the McHenry I city hall. I The two visitors will report on recreational facilities of- . fered by the Chain O' Lakes ' and the Fox river, basing their talk on a three-year survey recently completed. The meeting is open to the public, and interested people are urged to attend. The Country Art Fair, a growing tradition in McHenry. comes up for its sixth year June 22. 23. and 24 at the McHenry Junior high. Simnsors of the event, the woman's auxiliary to the McHenry hospital, took for the biugest show ever, with more (than a hundred local artists | exhibiting iheir work. Following established custom, the Art | Fair will be strictly a McHcn- ;ry county show, and every ur- ; tist represented must be a 1 resident of the county. J F i r s t - t i m e v i s i t o r s are a l - : ways struck by the quality and j variety of the exhibits. Often as not they are pleasantly surprised to see that a friend or (Continued on Page 8)