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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Serviag The Cbaia-O-Lakes Regioa Sine* 1875" Volume 88 -- No. 27 -- 2 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 1962 16 Pages -- 10c Per Copy Thanksgiving week is hardly the time to bring up the subject of calories, when both homemakers and restaurants are making plans to serve elaborate dinners. Nevertheless, an • item passed our desk this week which in our opinion was a very untimely piece of advice and warning. It stated frankly that "Millions of Americans are digging their own graves with their knives and forks. These citizens, perhaps as many as 50 million, are victims of their own appetites. They eat too much, too often and 'too high £ on the hog'. Despite repeated warnings from health and medical authorities they continue to eat all they want, which is often two helpings more than they need." Now all this may bear some truth, but the approaching holiday season is hardly the time to. spoil man's favorite diversion. a In the good old days there ^ might have been some inducement to cut down on the food intake just because getting a holiday meal took several days of preparation. Today, when the necessity for killing and dressing foul in each intiWidual's home no longer exists -- plus a number of other time consuming tasks -- more willpower is required to desist. ^ When prepared mashed pota- ^ toes, gravy, dressing and even pie filling and crust are attractively offered on the grocer's shelf, mother finds it mighty tempting to invite the entire family to Thanksgiving dinner. This is hardly the time to have some article blatantly suggest something you already know -- that over-eating is a habit. The writer proceeded to ^ say that the habit may have developed through years and years of between-meal or bedtime snacks, or possibly traced to parental pleas to 'clean off that plate'. The point they emphasize is that whatever the origin, as a habit it can be attacked and changed, and overeating is dangerous enough in its long range effects to deserve an W assault. Possibly the writer is correct, but at least for one day Thanksgiving --the assault is almost sure to be not on the habit but on some plump, juicy morsel of turkey with all the trimmings. And we plan to join the happy throng! There will be more than ™ usual reason to give thanks this Thanksgiving Day for one young bride of only a few months. Mrs. Sfc|ra Kay Douglas Godwin leaves by plane on Thursday for Japan to join her husband, Lt. James Godwin of the Marines. He expects to be stationed there at least until next summer. | K. A. F. MONSIGNOR TITLE CONFERRED UPON NATIVE OF CITY Word has been received in McHenry that Pope John. XXIII, has conferred upon Fr. Robert C. Freund of St. Joseph's church, Zwolle, La., the rank of papal chamberlain, with the title of very reverend monsignor. The day of investiture win be announced after the return from Rome of Bishop Charles P. Greco of Alexandria, following the close of the first; session of the Ecumenical Council. In his letter to Very Rev. Msgr. Freund, Bishop Greco wrote as follows: "As I congratulate you and your parish, I assure you of my joy and satisfaction upon this signal honor conferred upon you because of your fine priestly qualities, your zeal and devotion to your parish and your loyalty towards, and coopera- COMMUNITY CENTER PLANS ARE UNDER WAY Interested Group Hopes To Bid On Ringwood School Spurred by the imminent auction of the old Ringwood .school, a civic-minded group of Ringwood and Wonder Lake adults have formed a plan they feel is most feasible to make this building and its almost two-acre site into a youth and adult community center. As a result of their plans, this structurally sound landmark may once again be useful and help fulfill a worthy need much aj> was originally intended by the founders. Ten dollar shares are rapidly being sold to families and organizations of the area, and these are expected to raise the initial cash to bid on the building and will entitle shareholders to family and club memberships with a vote in the non-p r o f i t organization. Its goals are to provide for its members a library, an ice skating pond, a social center for dancing, family reunions, picnics, receptions, social and service club meetings, a voting place, a center for civil defense and first aid instructions, hobby groups and classes, art shows, etc. Plans For Youth Of special interest to young people are plans for a car club, a 'teen canteen, adult supervised youth picnics, dances, a baseball field, a non-contro- (Continued on Page 8) AMERICAN CAN MAY LOCATE IN CITY TEMPORARILY If a zoning request is acted upon favorably Dec. 7 regarding a change from B-l to industrial park, the large building on west Elm street formerly occupied by the National Tea store may be used for at least a year for operations of the American Can company. The company has outgrown its facilities in Barriftgton, where the laboratory has been located for the. past eight years as a research and development center. New equipment is needed by the company, and lack of space makes it necessary to find a new location. If the building is leased for a year, the company expects to install pilot line (transition) equip m e n t, and work will probably be devoted mainly to research detail. A company spokesman told the Plaindealer Tuesday of this week that because of the distance from Barrington, there is little chance that a permanent move to McHenry will be made. If the building is leased, there will be ten to twelve employees, and key personnel will be transferred locally from Barrington. C OF C DINNER A general membership dinner of the Chamber of Commerce will be held Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. at the McHenry Country club, when city officials will outline future plans for McHenry. Tickets may be obtained from Mayor Donald P. Doherty, Edward Buss or Larry Lund. Expect Holiday Mail To Exceed '62; Issue New Christmas Stamp (Continued on Page 8) One of the biggest business stories this time of year in McHenry is the post office's annual "Shop and Mail Early" program. Postal business is among the largest operations in the world, with revenues approaching $4 billion. Locally, revenues are about $350,000 annually. Postmaster LeRoy M. Smith expects mail volume this year to exceed last year's local holiday count of about 850,000 pieces. For the holiday season, Postmaster Smith expects to do a business of abcut $45,000 in stamp sales only High Payroll The contribution of the postal service to the local economy is considerable. The Postmaster noted that the local postal payroll to thirty-three local employees totals $190,000 annually. An important indicator of how local volume will go will be this yrar's stamp sales. The postmaster expects the availobiliiy of a bright new Christmas rtamp -- first ever issued by the United States -- to increaso stamp revenues. The stamp is j.articularly attractive to the ladies who -- over 1.he years -- have asked fo" u "stamp to go with Christmas cards." The new issue features traditional colors and design -- red, white and green, with a Christmas wreath and randies. Incidentally, for business this "mail early" idea can mean savings. Mailing early generally means that less time and less personnel costs are involved in waiting at stamp and parcel post windows. It would be extremely helpful to ihe post office if all members of the household remembered thece important dates. Important Dates Gift parcels for distant states should be mailed during the week of Dec. 3 to 8. Gift parcels for local and THIEF TAKES SUM OF MONEY AT PAROCHIAL SCHOOL Between $40 and $50 in bills, change and checks was stolen from the office of St. Mary's parochial school last Sunday. The intruder entered the office of the school sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and took an envelope from the open safe. The envalope was then discarded and the contents taken. City police have been investigating. McHENRY AREA FARMERS GUESTS ON ROTARY NOV. 29 A rural-urban program will be presented at the regular meeting of the McHenry Rotary club on Nov. 29, at which time between thirty and thirtyfiv? farmers in the area will Thankful hearts ^continue to express gratitude through prayer on Thursday much as the Pilgrims did on the first Thanksgiving Day. The many blessings we enjoy today merit a spirit of thanks at least equal to that which prompted America's early settlers to offer appreciation for the bare necessities* of life in their time. In keeping with Thanksgiving, special services will be held in most McHenry churches. Joint Service A joint Thanksgiving service by the Faith Presbyterian and Community Methodist churches will be held Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, at the Community Methodist church at 9 a.m. The Rev. John O Mclntyre, pastor of the Faith Presbyterian church, will be the speaker. Rev. Mclntyre's subject will be "For Thine is the Glory." The combined choirs of the two churches will sing, "Thanks Be to God" by Dickson, under the direction of Glenn Welty. An offering will be taken during the service for the Christian Rural Overseas Program, which is sponsored inter-denominationally. The public is cordially invited to this service. Zion Lutheran Zion Lutheran church will again have a service of thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 22, at 9 a.m. The senior choir will sing a song of praise and thanks. The sermon topic will be "Are We a Thankful people?" A cordial invitation is extended to all to join in thanking God for all His bless ings in the past year. St. Paul's Episcopal Rev. Vincent Fish, vicar of the Church of the Holy Family at Fox Lake, will officiate at an 11 o'clock Mass on Thanksgiving day at St. Paul's Episcopal church, McHenry. Fr. Fish is a former rector of St. Paul's, and it is anticipated that many of his friends in the McHenry area will want to greet him at the Thanksgiving service. St. Patrick's Catholic At St. Patrick's Catholic church on Thanksgiving Day, there will be two high Masses, the first at 8 o'clock and the second at 9 am. St. Mary's Catholic At St. Mary's Catholic church, Thanksgiving services have been set for 7 and 9 o'clock in the morning, with high Masses at both times. Baptist Church There will be no Thanksgiving service in McHenry at the Baptist church this year, but instead, special rites will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. that evening in the new Baptist church in Lilymoor, when Lavern Hicks, pastor of the First Baptist Church, South Elgin, will be guest evangelist. Open House At New Township Garage Planned Sunday, Nov. 25 FOUR CAUSE DISTURBANCE. JAILED FRIDAY Four persons, three from the McHenry area, spent Friday night in jail and were given $100 suspended fines as a result of causing a disturbance at Dusty's Pizzeria in Lakeland Park. The fines were imposed by Justice of the Peace Charles M. Adams. They were William Michaels of Rt. 120, Jackie Lee Christie of 1003 W. Sunnyside and Jack Adams of 1007 N. Plymouth, McHenry, and Donald J. Wenzel of Rt. 1, Cary. Mrs. Patricia B.' Dustimer was complainant, and arrests were made by Deputy Edward L. Williamson of the sheriff's office. Forgery Charge Against DeMars James DeMars, 30, of rural Crystal Lake, who was due to be arraigned in circuit court last Friday, asked for legal counsel, which was granted. His hearing was then postponed until next Friday, when he will answer forgery charges on five informations filed against him. DeMars is charged with fraudulently obtaining money under another name. Included among the complainants are Community Auto Parts, Inc., McGee's Store For Men, Ben Franklin store and Carey Appliance, all of McHenry. In all, the state alleges that DeMars obtained $157. be guests of members. Next year, oihers will be invited as the club makes this program an annual event. Speaker for the day will be (Continued on Page 8) (Continued on Page 8) City Will Continue To Grow With Loyal Support This Season In another day the first of the holidays will be only a memory, and the hustle and bustle of another Christmas season will have started. Before too many days have passed, colorful decorations will be placed in the business sections, and Santa will be making his appearance here and there throughout town. To assist homemakers and working people who are unable to shop in the daytime, stores will remain open evenings about Dec. 10 until Christmas. An added attraction is being offered this year in the way of a Florida trip for one week for two fortunate people. All of these incentives to shop early -- at home -- are being offered by McHenry business men to make the 1962 Christmas season the very finest for the buying public and to assure its success from a business standpoint. The holiday season is one of the most important of the year in relation to a community's financial stability -- a time when we, as individual citizens, have an opportunity to express a "thank you" for a whole year of service given by the merchants who care for our daily needs. Someone once said that towns, like people, cannot stay as they are -- they must either grow or they must die. Part of this growth is population, but a much more important part includes an adaption to changes, expansion of interests and ideas, and the desire to serve fellow townspeople In planning for this Christmas season, McHenry business men have made a good start in all of these directions. By shopping at home this year we will not only make the holiday season rewarding for their efforts and for ourselves through the large selection of gift items offered, but we will also be assured that our town will not remain as it is -- it will continue to grow and progress. •Ml ""H i Milium I y^iuMumuii if ' ifeMj1 Kotalik Studio Photo This attractive building is the new garage located on Rt. 31, two miles north of McHenry, in which in the future will ho Jd all of the township road equipment. Open house will be held there on Sunday, Nov. 25. PUBLIC HEARING ON LOCATION OF FEDERAL RT. 201 SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, NOV. 30, IN McHENRY Public hearings to consider a route location for Federal Aid Route 201 through Lake and McHenry counties will be held on Friday, Nov. 30, at 10 a.m. in the meeting room at the Grayslake village hall and at 2 p.m. in the American Legion hall in McHenry, R. H. Golterman, District 1 highway engineer, announced this week. The proposed improvement will be constructed on a new location from the Illinois-Wisconsin state line northwest of Richmond, where it will connect with a similar improvement being constructed by Wisconsin, to a four-lane controlled access highway east of Grayslake which the Illinois Division of Highways has constructed on Illinois 120 for a mile east of U.S. 45 to Waukegan. The line generally will parallel and be about onehalf to three-quarters of a mile west of Illinois 31 from the state line to a point about three miles northwesterly of McHenry, 1mm where it will fol'ow a southeasterly and easterly course, bypassing to the south, the communities of Round L.ake, Round Lake Park, Hainesville ar.d Grayslake. Access Highway The new facility will be a fully controlled access highway with two lines in each direction and a grassed center median between. A bridge will be built across the Fox river with sufficient vertical clearance to permit sail boats to pass beneath it. Interchanges will be built at the crossing of all slate marked routes and at: Wilson Rotd in Lake county. Grade separations will be provided at the more important secondary roid crossings. In conjunction with th£^improvement, Illinois 21 will be relocated from approximately one mile south cf Illinois 120 to two vni'es north of Illinois 120 and Illinois 83 will be relocated for approximately one and a half miles south of the proposed improvement. A large map showing the location of the proposed highway will be on display at the hearing. Access control plans, some intersection design studies ind aerial photos of certain portions of the improvement with the alignment shown thereon will be available for inspection by the public during and following the hearing. Personnel of the Elgin district highway office will be present to discufcs individual problems before and after the hearing. Support the library fund drive. COUNCIL FAVORS PLAN TO WIDEN WAUKEGAN ROAD William H. Tonyan, representing School District No. 15, appeared before the city council Monday night to present a plan for widening Waukegan Road near Landmark School and to provide off street parking for teachers' cars. The plan met with favor since it promises to relieve congestion of traffic and provide greater safety while loading and unloading school buses. Only one bid was submitted to furnish a new police car and the bid of A. S. Blake Motors, Inc. to furnish a 1963 Plymouth at net cost of $1,584.80 was approved. The council passed an ordinance to annex two lots on Country Club Drive at Crescent avenue, following petition of Ray C. and Irene A. Bauspies. The appointment by Mayor Doherty of Frank Johnson as a member of the library board was approved by the council. Local firemen came up with the idea of McHenry sponsoring a tree-burning event when Christmas trees are discarded and details will be worked out to have city trucks pick up the trees at a date to be designated later. Two Men Plead Guilty In East An invitation has been extended by the officers of McHenry township to attend open house in the new McHenry road district garage on Sunday, Nov. 25, between 1 and 5 p.m. The attractive new building is located on Rt 31, two miles north of McHenry, across from the Peter Hamlin residence. Construction of the garage began last spring, after township voters approved an annual tax not to exceed .035 to extend over a period of three years for constructing the garage and for acquiring machinery and equipment, The vote was 120 in favor and forty-four opposed. Alleviates Storage Previously, equipment was stored at two places, Johnsburg and McHenry. The new building, which will be heated in the winter, will provide sleeping quarters for employees who many times must work twenty - four hours without stopping during severe snow storms. It will also make possible storing all equipment in one place. There are 110 miles of road in the district maintained by the township, and almost all of them are blacktopped. Charles J. MQler is road commissioner, LeRoy Smith is supervisor and H. Walter Anderson is town clerk. Two former Johnsburg men have beep held in the East and are scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 30 on charges of assault with intent to kill in the shooting of a police detective in New Haven, Conn. The men are James M. Blair, 29. and Robert R. Risboli, 24, both of whom are reported to have pleaded guilty to th3 charges in Superior court on Tuesday of last week. They also pleaded guilty to auto theft. It was last July that Detective John Canning of New Haven was wounded while par* ticipating in the arrest of the two men. They had been cornered in a parking lot when Risboli shot Canning, according to police. Canning recovered from the wounds and returned to duty. Both men at first pleaded innocent to the charges a month ago, but later changed their pleas. Shop in McHenry. FLORIDA TRIP TO BE SPONSORED BY BUSINESS MEN The holiday promotion committee of the Chamber of Commerce met last week to continue plans for the approaching season. It was generally agreed that the response of merchants in sponsoring a week's Florida trip has been excellent. Chairman William J. Nye said an attempt had been made to contact all businessmen, and if any have been missed and would like to participate they are urged to contact him hy mail. The committee again discussed the visit of Santa Claus, although definite dates have not yet been set. It is planned to have Santa call in the various business districts several times during the final shopping days. The committee hopes that all business places will plan to begin opening evenings no later than Dec. 10. More definite arrangements may be completed in the next two weeks. LIQUOR CHARGE James Chadburn of Ringwood paid a $30 fine in the court of Justice of the Peace Charles M. Adams last Saturday on a charge of selling liquor to a minor.