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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER 'Sirvlig Tke Chaia-O-Lakts BigUi Slat* Il7r Volume 89 -- No. 4. -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. JUNE 6, 1963 24 PAGES -- 10c PER COPY MCHS Graduates 198 Thursday Night Three Killed In Accident Wednesday Carlos Ribas, Exchange COMPLETE COLLEGE REPORT One of the surest signs of the arrival of summer is the appearance of a stop sign on Riverside drive, at the beach. It appeared on Monday of this week, and motorists are urged to observe this vacation- time sign, installed to provide safety for youngsters who swim. There was a feeling of pride to just view McHenry's Memorial Day parade. This was one of the best the community has seen--a fitting tribute to the many who Would have been a part of it except for their great sacrifice. The death of a driver while travelling over 80 miles an hour on an expressway over the Memorial Day weekend brought to mind a good natural argument just a few days l»v fore with a friend--a McHenry •insurance man who took issue with our recent statement about the danger of speed as a leading cause in highway fatalities. He cited statistics to back his stand that poor judgment is the major cause of traffic accidents. We can't fight statistics, but we'll just bet the holiday driver who lost his life would have had a good deal better chance of living to tell the tale if his poor judgment had been accompanied by a lower speedometer reading. B QUICK ACTION AVERTS TRAGEDY ON RIVER BANK It is no small accomplishment to come to the end of a week as an editor or writer and feel that one has given adequate and fair coverage ol the news to the satisfaction of a paper's readers. Yet, one man we know has done that very thing not for one week, or even one year, but is completing forty-two years in the business with an enviable record and a host of friends. He is George Sullivan of Woodstock, who in that long span of time has served as reporter, sports editor and news editor. George will be honored next Saturday at a dinner on his 70th birthday, to which the public is invited. Tickets will be available at the Plaindeatei office through Thursday for the many McHenry friends and readers who have come to know him so well over the years. Our newspaper career has been considerably shorter, but we would be proud even at this point to feel a small part of the accomplishment--and to count just a small percentage of friends -- that belong to George Sullivan today. A few -- but not too many -- remember the days when it was possible to recognize everyone in town. An item in this week's fifty- years-ago column of Twice Told Tales tells of an interesting little test to determine the number of visitors to McHenry on a Sunday in summer. Someone was stationed at the McHenry House (corner of 'Continued on page 8) Four of the six McHenry high school district representatives working on the McHenry County Community college committee compare notes at a recent meeting of the committee. The four, and the sub-committees each is assigned to, are (from left) M. L. Schoenholtz, population; Raymond Hughes, curriculum; Robert Beckenbaugh, building and site; and E. J. Gausden, public relations. Members not present when the picture was taken were Francis Wirtz, finance, and Earl Lawrence. Currently, the Community college committee members, working with a team of Northern Illinois university consultants, are preparing preliminary reports to determine the feasibility of establishing a Community college to serve McHenry county. A final report is scheduled to be presented this fall. A tragedy was averted in McHenry last Saturday afternoon because of the screams of a passing woman motorist and quick action of a man standing near the river. Madeline Nathanson, who witnessed the incident, said an unidentified woman was driving over the old bridge and saw a child in the water. She screamed out, "Save that child!" and her call for help was heard by a man standing nearby. He rushed to the river's edge and pulled up a little boy believed to be no more than 2 years old. The toddler, soaked from head to foot, had wandered away from his mother. Only a few persons witnessed the near tragedy, and the names of those involved were never learned in the excitement of bringing the child to safety. Nevertheless, they are surely an unsung hero and heroine to some mother who nearly lost her child. We at the Plaindealer are grateful, too, for a seemingly small incident that prevented tragic headlines. DRIVERS, ONE PASSENGER DIE AS CARS CRASH Year's Traffic Toll Rises To Twenty-One Student, Will Deliver Address For '63 Class Work of the McHenry County Community college committee moves into high gear this month with presentation of sub-committee reports slated for Monday, June 10, and recommendations for the final report two weeks later. Committee chairman How- Three Fined For Battery Three men were charged with battery in two separate cases when they appeared in , ^ „ , the court of Justice of the ard Slack of Crystal Lake an- peace Charles M. Adams, nounced to the committee members that final data for the report would need to be available June 24 to the Northern Illinois University team of consultants which has been working with the committee since February. During the summer, consultants will prepare and print the cqjnmittee's report which will be distributed at a meeting in September. At a special meeting May 27, a preliminary population report of the population subcommittee was presented. The forty-three page study, titled "McHenry County and Its People," contains some forty-six statistical tables including population statistics, public school enrollments with projections through 1967-68, citizen's tabulations of opinion surveys to find out how willing citizens would be to support a community two-year college in the county, and occupational surveys showing employment opportunities in the area and educational training required for the positions. Commenting briefly on the report, Population Sub-Committee Chairman William Tittle of Woodstock, said, "The report shows that McHenry county's population is growing steadily and that a large seg- On Friday, Lawrence Boling and Homer Boling of 510 West Broadway, Pistakee Highlands, were each found guilty of the charge on a complaint of John Megley of 210 West Pleasant, View drive, also in the Highlands. OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY Tomasello's recreation center at Johnsburg is observing its tenth anniversary on Friday, June 14, when an evening-of special music by a band and prizes will be offered those who call. Three brothers, Dominic, Sam and Louis Tomasello, purchased the eight bowling alleys ten years ago, and in the intervening years have enlarged to twelve alleys, as well as doing extensive remodelling. (Continued on page 8> McHenry Gfrl In County Dairy Princess Contest This Month Nine candidates have entered into competition for the county dairy princess crown now worr by Kathy Curran of McHenry. Among the contenders is Pat Schmitt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schmitt, who will represent the McHenry P.MA. unit. The Dairy Council will have its annual banquet at Harvard on Thursday, June 27, at which time the county dairy princess will be announced. The winner will vie in the state contest on Aug. 24 in Bloomington. Other contestants in addition to Miss Schmitt are Rosalynn Rehorst and Ruth DeHahn of Hebron, Phyllis Boppart and Cheryl Smith of Woodstock, Midge Olbrich, Carol Gratz, Jane Roach and Karen Leanna of Harvard. Girls in the county contest will make appearances in grocery stores this month to offer tasty treats of dairy products, and will also make radio and television appearances in Chicago and suburban ax-eas. 90-DAY SENTENCE, PROBATION GIVEN THREE AREA MEN Three area men were sentenced to ninety-days in jail this past week by Judge James H. Cooney, sitting in circuit- Court, but will be given credit for time served, which is all except twenty-four days. The three are Dennis Blaha of'Rt. 1, Spring Grove, Charles Coulman of 8312 Solon Mills road, and Albert Hosch ol Richmond. They were apprehended by sheriff's deputies last Dec. 10, on charges of burglary and larceny in connection with the theft of a gun collection valued at more than $150, the property of Vernon Parker of Wonder Lake. All three have been placed on probation for three years. Charges arose from an altercation in front of the Megley home on May 5, when Mr. Megley left the house to find out why the Bolings had come there. Following the fracas, Megley was taken to McHenrj hospital for treatment of a broken nose. Lawrence Boling was fined $200 and costs and his brother, Homer, received a $50 fine and costs. The following day, Judge Adams fined James Hildebrandt of 3124 S. Highwood, McHenry, $50 and costs on a similar t charge of battery on complaint of Richard Greig of 1307 W. Bay, McHenry. This complaint came about as the result of an altercation in front of Reymann's Bakery in Lakeland Park last March 29, at which time Mr. Greig received a broken nose. Remember the weed cutting deadline in McHenry -- Saturday, June 15. CITY BAND OPENS SUMMER SERIES IN CITY PARK Following a winter of rehearsals, the city band will begin its series of summer concerts on Friday, June 14, with the first program to be presented in the city park from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock. The stage band will be directed, as it has for the past two years, by Stanley Vycital. There will be guest soloists weekly throughout the summer, and many new and interesting arrangements are planned. Included will be a number of big band favorites and the new "sounds of the 60's." The county highway fatality list jumped to twenty-one on Wednesday morning, June 5, at 8:15 o'clock with the death of three persons in a two-car accident near Woodstock. The dead were two drivers, Barry W. Hanson, 18, of Poplar Grove, formerly of Gilman, 111., and Rolland V. Campbell, 36, of Lyndon, 111.; also the latter's wife, Lois Ann, 34 years of age. Sheriff's deputies who investigated said Hanson was southbound on Rt. 14, near Brookdale bridge, three and one-half miles northwest of Woodstock, and the Campbell auto was north-bound on the highway. Hanson attempted to pass a semi-truck on a hill and struck the other car head-on. Dead On Arrival Both drivers were pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, and Mrs. Campbell died there about 11 o'clock Wednesday morning. The Campbells' son, Tommy, 11, was reported in serious condition, with a possible skull fracture. Two passengers in the other car, Nancy Duits, 18, of( Woodstock, and Herschel Creviston, 20, of Rochester, 111., were also reported seriously hurt. Miss Duits had numerous fractures, and Creviston sustained fractures of both legs. Other Accidents Two McHenry people were taken to McHenry hospital for treatment when their car struck a parked vehicle on Waukegan road Tuesday afternoon. The injured were Virginia L. Hodges of 1417 Beach road, McHenry, the driver, and Michael Hodges, 12. Arraign Four Next Friday Thomas Tarr, 25, of 1211 N. LaSalle, Chicago, one of three men implicated in the theft of L & H Television on Front street last April 18, is due to be arraigned in circuit court next Friday. He is now out on $5,000 bond from that court. Tarr was indicted Monday of last week by the grand jury on a charge of burglary and theft in connection with radios, televisions and record players taken from the local place of business. Two other Chicagoans, James Sebolt, 19, and Harold Humphrey, 19^ had waived a grand jury several weeks ago after pleading guilty, and then asked for probation. Tarr chose not to waive the grand jury when he made a brief appearance before Judge Cooney, who was holding court, and was then placed on $5,000 bond. He had earlier appeared in justice court. Value of merchandise stolen from the McHenry store was estimated at the time of the theft at between $2,000 and $2,500. (Continued on page 8) Scholarship Winners CHAMBER WILL CONDUCT LABOR SURVEY_LOCALLY McHenry, Wonder Lake Included In Mail Questionnaire The mobile X-Ray unit will visit Woodstock on Friday, June 7, located near the court house. Recognize Many On Honors Day An impressive Honor Day program took place in the local L high school gym last Friday afternoon, honoring a number of seniors who received recognition through special awards or scholarships. Among the coveted honors distributed were the American Legion awards, which are voted by the faculty for a number of outstanding attributes. Winners were Kathy Kostal and Donald Cameron, and the presentations were made by Charles Cuda of the faculty. The Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution awards were made by Mrs. Dolores Krueger and J. A. Thomas to Miss Kostal and John Bailey. Lorraine Lid and Sandra Spohr each received a $50 scholarship from the Future Teacher association. The Pep club scholarships, made by Richard Swantz, were won by Phil Schmidt and Kathy Kostal, amounting to $125 each. Alternates were Sue Prawl and Doug Sellek. Marcella Christensen won the $100 Pan-Hellenic scholarship, with Carola Viehweg as alternate. Presentation was At a luncheon meeting of the board of directors of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday noon, it was announced that the organization would conduct a labor survey in the McHenry and Wonder Lake areas. It will be conducted as a direct mail survey which will reach approximately 9,200 boxes. Information is expected to be sent out within the next two„ or three weeks. Purpose of the program Is to give industrial firms with an interest in locating in the McHenry area an idea of the labor market locally. Several 1 have indicated a preference | for sites in this locality, and j the C. of C. hopes to encourage this interest. Plan Play Day Plans are almost completed for Play Day, a day of recreation open to male members of the Chamber and their guests. This year's event will be held at the Pistakee Country club Wednesday, June 12, starting about noon and ini eluding dinner, golf and nrizes. Tickets may be purchased in advance from either Edward Buss or Frank Low, co-chairmen of the event. Robert Pedersen reported on the success of the recent Chamber of Commerce dance in McHenry, which was vary well attended.* NEW MARCHING UNIT SUCCESSFUL IN COMPETITION The Lakemoor Scouts, McHenry county's newest marching unit, invaded one of Wisconsin's drill team cities in Pre-parade competition held in Kenosha on Memorial Day, and were most successful. In competition against eight Wisconsin units, the R-Lettes of Round Lake and the Scouts of Lakemoor won first and second place trophies. The previous year, the Scouts always placed seventh and eighth in Wisconsin in several competitions. The Lakemoor Scouts were Commencement exercises will be held Thursday evening, June 6, at 8:15 p.m. on McCracken field, when 198 seniors will march to the processional, "Pomp and Circumstance." Assistant Supt. M. L. Schoenhol z will give the introduction, followed by the main address of the evening given by Carlos Ribas, foreign exchange student who has spent the past year as a local stur dent. Honor awards will be made by Marvin C. Martin, principal, followed by the presentation of diplomas by Supt. Carl Buckner, and the recessional, "Huldigungsmarsch" by Greig, played by the school band, directed by John Leighty. In case, of rain, holders oi tickets will be admitted to the gymnasium for the commencement program. 1963 Graduates Graduates include Fred Amour, Donald Antonson, John Bailey, Elizabeth Barbier, Dai> lene Basile, Thomas Baxter( Sharon Beaman, Carroll Beck; Arnold Berry, Thomas Bitterman, Rose Blatter, Deborah Block, Marianne Borchert, James Brefeld, Richard Burns, Janice Bush, Donald Cameron, Alan Cerny, Marcella Christensen, James Clowes, Joy Colborn, John Creamer and Judith Crosson. Also Rebecca Dalby, Daniel Davidson, John Davis, Frank Dawson, Mary Lou Day, Adella Dickson, Ronald Diedrich, Charles Dixon, Patrick Doty, Timothy Farr, Heather Fike, Joseph Fino, Richard Forsberg, Edward Foster, Dennis Freund, Theodore Freund, Bobbie Frindell, Ruth Gabriel, Frank Gende, Diane Glosson, Donna Gorgo, Carol Grandt, Carol Gray, Susan Gregory and Nancy Griswold. Also Lowell Halcom, tricia Hamil, Mary Hanley, Cliff Harris, Phil Hastings, Cindy Haupt, Carol Herdrick, Theresa Hettermann, John Hiller, Joel Himpelmann, Roberta Houck, James Houdek, Nancy Howe, Carol Hughes, Walter Hunt, Susan Jackson, Linda Janicki, Barbara Jennings, Richard Johnson, William Jorgenson, Roger Jur- (ConttanMd on Pace 8) SEIDENFELD NEW CIRCUIT JUDGE WITH 2,301 VOTES Glen K. Seidenfeld of Waukegan was elected new circuit judge in the 19th circuit as the result of a vote in McHenry and Lake counties Monday of this week. A Republican, he was the candidate on both the GOP and Democratic tickets. In McHenry county, where the only polling place was in Woodstock, he received 171 votes of the 190 cast on the Republican ballot, and 16 on the Democratic ticket. Added to the Lake county, he totalled 2,301 votes. The election became necessary because of state law, and with only one candidate for both parties, it was possible to cut the cost considerably by having only one polling place in each county. He is the fourth judge in this circuit, the others being William M. Carroll of Wood/- stock, Phillip Yaeger of Lake Bluff and Thomas Moran of Waukegan. Republican candidates were also elected in the 10th and 12th judicial circuits, where there were contests. SUSPEND LICENSES (Continued on page 8) Top row: Marcella Christensen, Edward Parks, Donald Cameron and Kathy Kostal. Second row: Sandra Spohr, Philip Schmidt, John Bailey and Sue Prawl. Third row: Everett May, Doug Sellek, Lorraine Lid and Carroll Beck. Botton row: Roger Thompson, Carola Viehweg, Richard Johnson and Nancy Howe. • The liquor permit of Frances Pressler, Pressler's Forest Inn, McHenry, has been suspended for ten days, effective at midnight, July 7, by the Illinois State Liquor commis- _ sion. The Legion post at Cryorganized two years ago by tsfa^ Lake received a suspen- Norman Morrison as a youth slon f°r thirty days. Licenses activitv for the children of the ^e.1vf suspended because the area. A Parent association was holders purchased or possessed [a federal gaming or gumming (Continued on Page 8) stamp.