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ITi m± r - i'k-'A' "* •». ^ # <W ^ «S*rvii| The ChaU-O-Laket Itgioi Slic« &!79f *?-&»< •?* nVi ...i'- Volume 88 -- No. & -- 3 Sections a. McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1963 22 Pagts -- 10c Pw Copf RESCUE SQUAD MAKES VAUANT TRY TO SAVE BABY The Fiesta Day celebration in McHenry has definitely been set for July 21. This is probably the biggest day of the year for local residents and visitors alike, who will want to be sure and mark their calendar. Some changes have been made in the observance of the day this year. Most plans are in the hands of tile Parents' association of the Viscounts, who list the afternoon parade and the evening Drum Corps Magic as highlights of the event. While other organizations will not be taking as active » part in the actual preparations for the day, many of them are offering their cooperation in other ways so that the' day may be as outstanding as always in the program offered. The Plaindealer starts another year this next week -- its eighty-ninth. No one is alive today who remembers the very earliest days of the paper, although a few old timers born about that time are still with us. It is one of the city's oldest businesses, having been established by J. Van Slyke, who came here from the East. Our own early days in newspaper work were during the years when Charles and Lucy Renich, and later "Mose" and Mrs. "Mose" were at the helm of the paiier. It wasn't like learning a book, but from folks whor kpew from experience whereof they spoke. We have many memories of those first years -- most of them filled with hard work and none of the glamour that folks on the outside associate with the business. We recall our first naive attempt to find "type lice" which a much too enthusiastic printer foreman volunteered to show us. After that, we were informed that our initiation period was over. Our first error, to our memory, was recording the" birth of a daughter to a young couple who had just proudly welcomed a son. It was a major catastrophe in our young life, and for several days we thought it was something we'd never live down. How often in the years since then, when those gremlins caused our face to turn red, have we thought with a smile of that first unobtrusive mistake. Then there was the time we asked to try our hand in the "back" room to learrt how a page was made up. Some patient printer saw us through a few weeks and then a few months until we learned to distinguish dashes, leads and rules and the myriad of other things to be learned. Wrapping papers for servicemen is another memory of the early days, and how well we recall a sincere wish that each young man enjoyed the weekly news so tediously rolled for mailing. The list of memories go on and on, and the peculiar thing is that we enjoy all of them, regardless of whether they brought us pleasure at the moment. They are associated with many folks with whom we have continued our friendship through the years, as well as providing friendly links with another day. Local members of the McHenry County Board of Realtors will join 73,000 in the nation in observing Realtor Week on May 12. Pictured in front, left to right, are Mayor Donald Doherty, who proclaimed the week locally; A1 Weiss of Bayshore; Cecelia Knox of Knox Real Estate and T. P. Mathews of Mathews Real Estate. * i Back row, left to right, are Joe Nischan of Jacob Fritz Realtor; Russel Holochwost of Atlas Real Estate; Glenn Draper of Kent Corp.; James Cochrane of Active Realty; Bert Harrison, realtor; and John Flint, public relations for the McHenry County Board of Realtors. The Johnsburg rescue squad was called to Sunnyside Estates last Saturday afternoon, and in the minutes that followed took part in a dramatic, but unsuccessful effort to save the life of a premature baby born to Mrs. Darrel Bathke of 4516 Hilltop drive. A short time previous, Mrs. Bathke, alone in her home, had given birth to a boy. Without a phone to call for help, the young mother managed to walk to the door of her house, where a neighbor ^w her with the new baby and immediately called for assistance. While other members of the squad assisted, John Stone cleared the throat of the infant and started mouth to mouth resuscitation, which he continued until arrival at Mc Henry hospital. The baby cried for a time as the car sped toward town, and members of the squad were hopeful he would survive, but the baby died three hours later. Plead Guilty To Local Theft May 12 marks the opening of Realtor Week, which will continue through May 18, Olive Mueller, president of the McHenry County Board of Realtors, has announced. Realtors from this area will join with the more than 73,000 across the country this year under the slogan "A Home Means Happiness -- Happiness with a Home Means a Realtor" in an effort to emphasize their services and to make clearer the distinction between a realtor and others in the real estate business. "A realtor," Mrs. Mueller said, "is pledged to follow a strict code of ethics that is enforced through the local board of the National Association of Real Estate Boards of which he is a member. The primary obligation of the realtor under this code is to keep the interests of both the buyer and the seller uppermost in mind during a transaction." By the motto, "A Home Means Happiness," realtors are stating that security, freedom to live in the manner chosen, and room to live that way are all an accepted part of home ownership. But home ownership is not available to all (Continued on Pave FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING ON NEARBY FARM A large granary was destroyed by flames on the Miller brothers farm on Wilmot road, north of Sunnyside, just over the Burton township line, last Sunday morning. A fire cf unknown origin broke out about 3 o'clock in the two-story building. A resident of Sunnyside noticed the blaze and notified the McHenry fire department. Company 2 at Johnsburg answered the call, followed by Fire Chief Ed. Justen. Learning that the buildings were in the territory of Spring Grove, their help was also sought and a tanker from Company I was also dispatched to the scene. One end of a barn was damaged, and a small corn crib, about 30 feet away was destroyed, along with its contents. The farm was not occupied at the time of the fire. On Friday afternoon a blaze started in the woods at Eastwood Manor. Firemen believe children started it near a woodchuck hole. C OFC BOARD URGES CLEAN-UP ATBUSMSSES Members Discuss Dinner Dance At Country Club We understand the twentysecond annual Milk Day celebration on June 1 at Harvard will again find Mayor Donald Doherty of McHenry competing in the Mayors' milking contest. If memory serves us right, he was winner of first place shortly after being elected to the city's highest post two years ago. If he remembers some of that early training learned on the farm where he was raised, McHenrv can expect another blue ribbon this year. - > . Colorful Parade And Drum Corps Magic Are Fiesta Day Highlights At the regular Chamber of Commerce board meeting held Tuesday noon, members discussed the untidy appearance around some business establishments which mar the beauty to the entrances of the city. Offending business owners will be contacted and asked for cooperation in keeping McHenry a city which is attrac tive to residents and visitors alike. It was announced that the dinner dance for members and guests will be held Saturday evening, May 25, at the Mc Henry Country club. Tickets may be purchased from Clark Chevrolet, the Plaindealer office, or Gem Cleaners. Sponsor Play Day A Chamber of Commercesponsored Golf Play Day is also on the calendar of events for the vacation season ahead. The organization will hold the play day at the Pistakee Coun try club June 12. Tickets .vill entitle the purchaser to golf, lunch, refreshments and prizes. Discover Parts Of Human Body While working oil a farm on Neville road, just off Rt. 12, last Saturday, Lloyd Fisher of Fisher road, east of McHenry, discovered a parcel which held what authorities believe is a part of a section of ribs of a human body. Mr. Fisher was mending fence on land he rents on the farm near Highway 12 when he noticed a blue plastic bag in a culvert. Opening It to see what it contained, he became suspicious of the nature of its contents. Knowing that his wife and daughter would be passing by soon enroute to Waukegan, he stopped them and asked them to give the bag to the Lake county sheriff's office. Deputies arrived on the scene in a short time, and soon discovered another plastic bag which contained other parts of a body. Two other portions of a woman's body were found, wrapped similarly, in the Des- Plaines river early in April. Authorities now believe they may all be the same person. On Tuesday, a blue plastic bag was found in a culvert near Waukegan. *5 Million Construction Projed May So&h te Reality West Of City A $5 million construction project may become a reality in the McHenry area within the next few months if present plans for zoning arjl successful. The Black Rock Corp. of Barringtoii has purchased 275 acres on Thompson road i|| Greenwood township, on the west side of Wondek Lake, on the property now known as BerrylandL Their plans call for an eighteen-hole golf course and lodge; three ski slides and a ski lift. > Talented Teen Two Chicagoans, James Se bolt, 19, and Harold Humphrey, also 19, pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and theft when they appeared in circuit court on Friday. They asked time to file petitions for probation. The case results from the decent theft of merchandise valued at between $2,000 and $2,500 from L A H Television at 814 N. Front street, McHenry. The two men and a third Thomas Tarr, 25, also of Chi cago, were apprehended through the combined efforts of Crystal Lake and Cary policemen when they were blocked by two cars between the cities in the early hours of April 18. Seen Leaving Store A ipilk delivery man bad noticed a car pull away from the front of the local store about 3:30 in the morning, and notified McHenry night police officers who were on duty nearby. Sgt. Clark and Officer Grobel had just previously checked items they noticed in a low field back of the building and discovered they were not discarded articles but merchandise. The., alarm, to the sheriff's office was placed at once, and all city units were alerted. The arrest of the three men came shortly afterward. CIVIL DEFENSE PLANS SIMULATED PLANE DISASTER There was a well attended civil defense meeting last Thursday evening at the firehouse, when plans were discussed for the simulated plane crash to be held in McHenry sometime after May 12. Director John Shay said the incident will be referred to under the code name "Operation Sarcap." The divisions participating will include fire, police, communications and transportation. Present at last week's discussion meeting was Coroner Theron Ehorn, who stated that he and his deputy coroners will actively take part. Also present was Marty Stoffel of the Civil Air Patrol, who pledged 100 per cent support. Director Shay added that it is necessafy for the civil defense unit to become reactivated, and the plane crash has been selected as the project to accomplish it. STREET LIGHTS IN CITY SHOT OUT SATURDAY McHenry's L & Television store was pictured in last Monday's Chicago Tribune, showing the flag that flies daily in front of the business establishment. An effort has been made to encourage more Chicago area firms to follow the practice. K.A.F. ATTEND DEbfCATIOtf Mr. and Mrs. Howard Weiss ,wcf Country Club drive attended the dedication ceremonies of the American Memorial to Alfred Nobel at Gustavus Adolphus college on May 4, held in St. Peter, Minn. Mr. Weiss is an alumnus of the college. There were twenty-seven Nobel prize winners present, including Ralph J. Bundle. Sunday, July 21, will ag&in be i the date set for the spectacular fiesta day parade which will start at 2 p.m. | Most plans have been com ; pleted, and through the Illinois Drum Corps Association the ; committee has obtained some of the nation's finest. In competition on the field at night ; will be the Cavaliers, Cicero j Royal Airs, Chicago Vanguards, | Norwood Imperials, Morton Grove Cougars, Chi-angels from Chicago, and the Sky-Ryders from Hutchinson, Kas. There will also be three corps in exhibition, two of them our' own from McHenry, the V.F.W. Red Devils and the show's sponsor, the McHenry Viscounts. The third corps on exhibition .will be announced within the. ne: 4 few weeks. The parade will be made Uy of the units already mentioned, plus several other musical groups, Drill Teams, Color Guards, Baton Twirlers and Floats. Fiesta Day has always been ojne of the biggest days in the year for McHenry, and it is hoped that everyone will mark this date on his calendar, to attend the parade and the drum corps magic show in the evening at McCracken Field. Select Queen The annual fiesta day queen will be chosen earlier this year in order to enter the winner in the county queen contest. Contestants are now being accepted, and they will very shortly start classes to develop poise and other attributes which will help them in the judging. Mrs. Chris Jepsen will again this year conduct these classes. To enter the contest, four qualifications must be met. Parents' consent must be ob- WINS BLUE RIBBON (Cortbmed on Pag* 8). Sister Mary Ellen, C.S.J., principal of Our Lady of Bethlehem academy, La Grange Park, 111., offers congratulations to Elizabeth Vavrik, of 2016 N. Orchard Beach Rd., McHenry, wRbsj*eceived a "bltie ribbon for her drawing which was on exhibit at the National Conference of Catholic Art Educators held recently in Kansas City, Mo. Elizabeth is in the second grade at Oui Lady of Bethlehem academy, which is operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph. PILGRIM VIRGIN The Pilgrim Virgin will be in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bauer at 304 N. Green street starting Saturday, May 11, at 8:30 p.m. From Sunday through Friday, the rosary will be recited at 7:30 pan. and on Saturday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m. On all afternoons starting Sunday, May 11, it will be recited at 2:30 pjn. Sgt. John Weichmann of the McHenry police reported that five street lights on Green street, in a several block span between Allen avenue and Young street, had apparently been shot out by vandals sometime late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Discovery was made about 5 o'clock in the morning. Other vandalism was reported in McHenry Shores area, where mail boxes were said to have been torn down. Merit Award Dinner Planned Outstanding students from McHenry Junior high, St. Mary's and St. Patrick's schools' eighth grades will be guests of honor at the annual merit award dinner sponsored by the McHenry Kiwanis club Thursday, May 16. These young people, chosen for leadership, courtesy, scholastic record, personal hygiene, sportsmanship, honesty and thoughtfulness to others. The dinner will be held at the Legion home at 7 o'clock, followed by a program furnished by the three schools. 300 Young Musicians Join To Present Spring Festival Afore than 300 members of the McHenry high school choruses and band will unite in presenting their annual spring music festival in the school gymnasium tonight (Thursday) May 9, at 8:15 o'clock. The full chorus of more than 200 will open the program with "Grand Night for Singing" and "We Sing Thy Praise," followed by the girls' contest chorus in "Spirit Flower." Bert Kissling, a senior chorus member, will direct the , second selection. Following their numbers the regular band, directed by John Leighty, will be heard in four selections. Three will be contemporary: "The Blue end the Gray" a Civil War commemorative; "Campus Portraits," a satire on campus life; and a rumba, "Relax." Bert Kissling will direct a selection from Hector Berlioz's Symphonic Fantastique, "March to the Scaffold." The chorus will resume with "Gay Little Nymph BODY OF NEGRO CHILD REMOVED TO COOK COUNTY The body of tae young negro boy found dead in the water near the McHenry dam two weeks ago, was taken to Chicago last Thursday, where it will remain in the Cook county morgue for a period of time, during which an attempt will be mat' to identify him. The youngster was found by three Chicago children who were playing along the river bank on the afternoon of April 24, and bore signs of having suffered a beating. He was wearing only a sweater and jacket. The child was taken to the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home, where the body remained until Thursday. KING CANDIDATE Several Await Court Action HI)Y fo\WAY Miss Judy Conway, talented teen-age daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Conway of McHenry, will compete next month against twenty-nine winners of various comut^jjimts at the Internationa! iridl Fair at McCormick Placcfl^His'-ago. The young lady, a junior in the local high school, was awarded "best of show" in the Talent Teen competition at Grant high school in Fox Lake, where she competed for the honor with twenty fin»H«ts, Henry Michael, president of the newly formed corporation, told local supervisors with whom he talked last week that •hey hope to build a 6,000- yard golf course described as i "challenge to the average golfer." The lodge is expected to consist of 100 units, consisting of a dining room a#l several small meeting room* Outline Plans v Mr. Michael and Milton Schwartz of Barrington, recognized as one of the country's leading architects in the field of golf courses, met locally with the county zoning con$» mittee last Friday to outlinp plans for the new construction Another meeting is planngjl this Friday to study the la§|» out on the site. ?• Following a study of the proposed project, the zoning committee will make a recommendation to the zoning boaiti of appeals, after which the final decision will be made tQr the entire county board. -»»; If plans progress satisfae*. torily, the enterprise may $|| in operation by next spring.^ It . Hospital Auxiliary Meets ^ The semi-annual meeting of the McHenry hospital auxU? iary will be held Tuesday, May 14, at 6:30 o'clock at the McHenry Country club. This will be a Dutch treat dinner for members and guests. A short meeting will be followed by entertainment. Several Pistakee Highlands men will be named in an assault charge to be heard in court soon as the result of their alleged beating of a resident of the island at the Highlands, John Megley, last Sunday. The names were not disclosed. Mrs. Megley said she was returning from church with her three sons and had stopped at a friend's house on the way home. As she approached her own yard, a group of men whom she rocogni7^ i from the subdivision converge a on the residence, some in cars, others on motorcycle and in boat. She managed to run into the house with her three children, but when her husband went out to 3ee what the callers wanted, he was reportedly struck and knocked to the ground, suffering ruises and a black eye. One of the youngsters ran to his fai her's side and he, was knocked down in the scuffle, While Mrs. Megley went to her husband's aid, the 9-year-old son called the police. The Megleys believe the incident was the outcome of earlier trouble with these men, who they say trespassed on privately owned property next door, at which time the police were called. Mr. and Mrs. Megley filed their complaint with Justice of the Peace Charles M. Adams. They were informed on Monday of this week that the hearing will be continued. COUNCIL APPROVES ANNEXATION OF BAPTIST CHURCH PROPERTY IN BUSY SESSION MONDAY far 'Ml > r '» BAPTIST CHURCH CONSTRUCTION -T In an action packed meeting of the City Council Monday night, one of the first orders of business was the ^ approval of petition and passage of ordinance annexing"* the Baptist church property to the city. This location ig on the west side of Rt. 31 (Front St.) where new church> building is under construction. YOUNG WRITER TO BE HONORED AT LUNCHEON John Moss of 411 N. Mineral _ _ by t*he I Springs, McHenry, has been select ^ontest chorus, followed | the eighteen-memby a medley from "South Pa- ^ay fete court at Northern cific" and a number based onlIlhnols university. He is among words from the Declaration ofjs,x semo1: men Reeled, from ______; among whom a king will be (Continued on Page 8) chosen. SCHOOL BOAKD A PPROVES HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN Richard Swantz, Miss Marie Paprocki and Leonard J. McCracken represented the teachers' welfare committee and attended the special meeting of the High School District 156 board last Monday evening, when they presented their proposed new health insurance plan. The board approved paying the employees' share of the new plan, amounting to $100 per year for each. Members also took action to increase the salary schedule of the faculty $100 at each salary level. It was also decided that those teachers who do not desire to participate in the health insurance program would have a $200 increase on their salary at each level. Lisa Peterson, a student at Grant Community high school, will be among a group of young writers to be honored at the fifth annual Chicago Tribune "Voice of Youth" luncheon on Saturday, May 11. The writers, whose contributions were published in the Tribune's "Voice of Youth" column this school year, will be guests of the newspaper at a luncheon in the Chicago room of McCormick Place. Miss Peterson, wno lives in McHcnry, wrote the essay "Mornings: Humbug," which was published in the "Voice of Youth" on Feb. 10, 1963. This past Sunday's paper carried an article written by Valeri Sellinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Sellinger of McHenry, who is a senior at Marian Central high school. Miss Sellinger's well written contribution was entitled "She Was Only Passing By." MOTOR FUEL PAYMENT McHenry county's share of the Motor Fuel Tax, paid into the state treasury during April, amounted to $28,040. Fred J. Meyer, Superintendent of Public Works, in conjunction with the Street and Alley committee, presented a well planned program for continuation of street improvements. This calls for an expenditure of approximately $8,- 000 in setting up appropriations for the current fiscal year and met with approval of the council. • <$ .. , -j . *i Mayor Doherty appointed 4g special coynmittee to function for a ninety-day period to act in an advisory capacity pertaining operations of the police department and civil defense. Aldermen Conway, Bolger and. Huck will form the committee. " Request for permit to' hold the American Legion carnival July 3-7 was approved. The council also approved a tag day for the McHenry Pony League on June 22. An application for lunch stand license on the Sihclair station grounds at the corner of Elm street and Richmond road was denied. Attorney John J. Kaufman addressed the council, stating that he represented Mary Rita Stilling, with request that a parking meter be removed from in front of garage on Pearl (OoBttnned <m W* IfcJi