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MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Servlag TIm Clali-O-Ltktt BigiM SIim IS71^ Volume 89 -- No. 13 -- 3 Sections McHENRY. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. AUGUST 8. 1963 18 Paget -- 10c Per Cop? McHENRY DOLLAR DAYS AUGUST 9-10 A. H. Mosher, the late publisher of the Plaindealer, came to McHenry as editor in the mid 'twenties. One of the first things he told us when we joined the newspaper many years later • was that he had never been in a town where the weekly paper was so eagerly awaited. If press trouble developed and the paper was delayed a couple flf hours, the post office was filled with anxious subscribers when the mail sacks with the papers arrived. This was a good thirty-five years ago, and while McHenry has grown considerably, the situation seems to remain unchanged. Last week the Plaindealer missed the regularly scheduled mail, and delivery was delayed. The phone calls were constant through Thursday, until we •thought the telephone wires might well be burning. The post office had its share of calls too, and one of the city carriers said in some cases homemakers insisted on looking into the mail pouch to be sure the paper wasn't there. It In a good feeling to know folks are eager to recetVe their paper, arid for this reason we regret sincerely that our readers were inconvenienced. Growth brings its own problems, and sometimes- our new er, small * communities seem to have', more than the .fcity of McHenry itself a§ they expert ence "growing pains." « In our years at the newspaper we can recall a number of unpleasant situations which were later rekolvecf 'and are now only. _* .meaiory,Two of our subdivisions jtist \frest af the city ate the latest .to find themselves' confronted "with a serious (and badly odorous) problem, and we can only hope a solution is forthcoming in the very near future. A newspaper is in some respects similar to the court, in that it hears both sides. Unlike^ the court, however, it can make no legal decision. A matter which involves violation of laws, or is a downright disregard for the best interest of the community requires an opinion in the form of editorial comment. However rullings on legality resulting from differences of opinion must be settled by law, and are strictly matters for the court. Two juveniles have been ap prehended by McHenry police for placing anonymous tele- -itb- (Continued on Page 8) McHenry Boasts Champion Fair Steer CITY AWARDS CONTRACT FOR RESURFACING STREET; COUNCIL CONSIDERS NEW ZONING REQUEST Another step was taken by the McHenry City Council Monday night in the accomplishment of improvements as a contract was awarded to Suburban Oil Co., for surfacing Kane Ave. between Green St. and Center St. Suburban Oil Co. submitted the low bid in the amount of $7,969.60. Other bids submitted by Steffan Bros, of Carpentersville, $8,276.09; Giertz - Melahn of Elgin, $8,488.54; Nacey Construction Co. of Hinsdale, $8,- 628.55. H. C. Reihansperger and E. H. Winkelman appeared before the council to seek information on surfacing and constructing curbs along Kane Ave., west from Center St. It was agreed that estimates of cost would be secured by the city. It was also explained that financing the project would create a problem at this time. Consider Petition The Zoning Board of Appeals reported on the petition ot Delphin Freund and Albert R. Horn, Jr., for reclassification of lots on Millstream Drive from single unit dwelling class to allow apartment construction. The Zoning board recommended the change, providing that protection be given dwelling owners to the west by further reclassification of four additional lots for the same usage and allowing one buffer lot between the R-3 (single unit) and R-4 (apartment) classifications. This required further consideration by both the petitioners and council. As approved by the Board of Local Improvements and certified by the engineers, the council voted to issue the first voucher, in the amount of $32,900, Ao Lakeland Construction company under Special Assessment Bond Issue covering Cooney Heights and other area sewer construction. Traffic Lights A letter was read from Francis S. Lorenz, director of the Department of Public Works and Buildings, in reply to Peter M. Justen's letter to Governor Kerner requesting traffic signal lights on Front St. at its intersections with Main St. and with Illinois Routes 31 and 120. As indicated, the city agreed to submit the question of procedure to the district office in Elgin. Reports from the police de- Patty Murray Village Queen About 300 people watched the ceremony last Saturday evening as Patty Murray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Murray of Maple Hill drive, who will be 6 in September, Scholarships Awarded To Six Choke Shorthorn Honors Six McHenry high school graduates of last June have been named winners of teacher education scholarships which are being distributed by County Supt. of Schools R. L. Tazewell. They are Lorraine Lid, Sandra (Rodenkireh, /Everett May. Kathy Kostal, Michael Stueben and Nancy West. To qualify for consideration, the student must be in the top half of his class and enter college with the intention of becoming a teacher. The final choice is made according to | standing in the class. , The scholarships allow free tuitioif. for four years to any state teacher college. was crowned Miss McCullom Lake during the summer festival in the village. She was presented with her crown, a trophy, a colonial bouquet, and a cash prize by Darlene Jensen, last year's young queen. Judges who had the difficult task of selection from among fourteen candidates were Mrs. David (Sandra) Bowles, airline director for Patricia Stevens Career college; Mrs. Art (Irma) Maina, secretary to the state treasurer; and Alexander McArthur of Barrington, who is also a member of the state treasurer's staff. Second place winner was 5- year-old Diane Michels, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Michels; and the thh-d^glace was awarded to 4-year-old Cynthia (Continued on Page 8) partment indicate better than usual cooperation on the part of property owners in cutting weeds. Persons suffering from hay fever are more than pleased with the action. City Band Will Play Last Concert Of Season In Park This Friday Evening CONTINUES IN . J McHENRYJUtEA Elm Street Blacktopping TV> Begin This Week Construction continues In McHenry with the closing weeks of the summer season. Supt. of Public Works Fred Meyer said this week that work on blacktopping Elm street, a joint project of the city and state, was due to begin this week. It is not anticipated that there will be too great disruption of traffic tor. cause the base for the neW~Mfc}-" ping is in place. The work will be completed by Suburban Oil company, which has the contract, for blacktopping over a 66-foot width from curb to curb. The new sidewalk on the east side of Third street, between Waukegan road and Elm street, is expeicted to be completed by Dollar Days. A new building is now under construction on Waukegan road for Fleming Implements, with a show room on the north side. The old building will be destroyed. Work is progressing nicely on the new apartment buildings on James street, south of John street. No completion date has been set, but it is believed late fall may see the twenty-four apartments in the six Weylahd buildings almost finished./*The Gladstone apartment Jertiilding is making good progress farther west on the same street. FAIR CHAMPIONS At the recent Lake county fair in Grayslake, Westward Way Farms of McHenry won nine classes out of twelve for their fine Shorthorns and Polled Shorthorns. They had the reserve grand champion bull, grand champion female and reserve grand champion female. The farms also had female champion of all breeds. OUTSTANDING , VALUES OFFERED BY BUSINESSMEN Forty Merchants,^ Participate In • Semi-Annual Sal# Don Peasley Photo Harold D. Woody, 16, of McHenry, at left, is shown with his prize Polled Shorthorn "Mike," which won the title of grand champion steer in both the 4-H and open class categories at last weekend's County Juriibr Fair. At right is Linda Gelvin of Smith Corners, McCullom Lake, whose fine looking Hereford was judged reserve grand champion in 4-H competition over all brc Viscounts Win State Championship In Sons Of Legion Competition TWO BREAK-INS TAKE PLACE IN McHENRY AREA Two break-ins occurred in the McHenry area this past weekend and are under investigation by the sheriff's office. The Polar Bear Drive-in at Lakeland Park was reported entered sometime Sunday night or Monday morning and cigarettes, a clock radio,, electric shaver and $20 in change were taken. A padlock was broken on a rear screen door, and a glass panel broken. The Skyline theatre concession stand on Lincoln road was entered by intruders the same night by removing a screen and forcing open a window. The entire place was ransacked, giving evidence that they were looking for money. An undetermined amount was taken from the cigarette machine, and there was an attempt made to enter the candy machine. Plan C of C Meeting On Industrial Development Rudi J. Photo This large crowd in attendance at one of the recent concerts of the McHenry stage band indicates the interest created by the talented group of musicians this summer. They will play their last program in the city park Friday evening, Aug. 9. A reminder that the summer season will soon come to an end is the announcement that the final concert of the McHenry stage band will be played Friday evening, Aug. 9, from 7:30 to 8:30 in the city park. A crowd expected to be at least as large as those which attended the weekly concerts (Continued on page 8) WINS DEGREE Henry A. Kenyon, librarian at the McHenry Junior high school, has been awarded a master of science in education degree from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. Mr. Kenyon, a 1956 graduate of Wis- ; consin State college, Whitewater, Wis., specialized in the area of educational supervision and curriculum. STORM DAMAGE McHenry was in the path of a second severe wind and electrical storm in recent weeks early last Saturday morning. The show window of Vycltal's Hardware store was blown in, and a huge tree in the yard of Miss Rose Huemann on Elm street was uproot e<L At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce board on Tuesday noon, it was decided to hold a general membership luncheon gathering at the Legion home on Sept. 17, with the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs also invited. Arnold Lund of Dixon, who took a leading part in the industrial development of that area, will be guest speaker. Board members were informed that the recent Fiesta Day celebration was successful, and that a profit, the amount of which has not yet been determined, will be placed in the travel fund of the Viscounts drum and bugle corps. The C. of C. voted last winter to sponsor the annual festivities, with any profit to be given these young people for lengthy trips. A spokesman for the Viscounts this week said that it is not contemplated that the corps will enter national com- SELECT MODELS FOR STYLE SHOW IN MID-AUGUST A number of lovely models have been selected to show I the latest fall fashions when! St. Mary's Home and School association presents its twenty- sixth annual fall fashion show and luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 12:30 o'clock. The models are Miss Colleen Mahoney, Miss Sandy Spohr, Miss Lana Stanenburg, Mrs. Marge Adams, Mrs. Barbara Bernier, Mrs. Betty Davidson, Mrs. Elda Eckland, Mrs. Diana Horn, Mrs. Carol Jepsen, Mrs. Agnes Fredricksen, Mrs. Eleanor Mangold and Mrs. Louise Wahl. The show, for which final arrangements are now being made, will be held at the V.F.W. clubhouse. (Continued on Page 8) McHenry county's share of the Motor Fuel Tax for July totalled 128,407. The McHenry Viscounts have been proclaimed state champions. These talented young folks once again proved themselves worthy of honor last Saturday by capturing from Custer's Brigade the Sons of the American Legion flag and returning it to a proud place in the Legion post home on Green street. / The Viscount victory was one of the features of th£ Legion convention held in Chicago this past week. Not only did the corps bring home honors, but after a very busy and exciting morning for the Viscounts, the all-girl color guard of the Legion auxiliary went to the Naval Armory and competed with fifteen other guards to place third and bring home a beautiful trophy. They were only 1.9 points behind the champs, the Phantomettes. The Vi-Kettes, feeder group to the Viscounts, also came in for favorable comment by defeating two other guards much older than themselves. The evening show, colorful with its huge crowd and floodlights, was most impressive as viewers expressed admiration for the precision and ability of the McHenry musicians in victory over the Morton Grove Cougers. Well Received On Sunday, the champs were well received at the reviewing stand as they paraded dow Michigan Blvd., the first Amer can Legion drum corps leadin the Second division. Impressive in their bright uniforms and enhanced by newlv won glory, the young folks went on to a new contest that evening, the Norwood Park Imperials show at Maine Township in DesPlaines. They r< peated their performance, plar ing fifth in the show over the Phantom Regiment, Morton Grove Cougars, Golden Eagles of Michigan and the Chi-Angels of Chicago. This is their finest achievement in the corps' history. 4-H TITLE HOLDERS Miss Barbara Schlosser, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joljn Schlosser of Richmond, and Larry Davidson, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Davidson of Harvard, were crowned 4-H queen and king at the McHenry County Junior Fair last Friday night. They were crowned by last year's winners. Rita Shaw of Woodstock and Dick Johnson of Huntley. "Mike," a 17-month-old Polled Shorthorn entered by Harold D. Woody, 16, a junior in the McHenry high school, won top honors in two classes at the County Junior Fair held last weekend in Woodstock. The slick looking animal was declared grand champion steer in both the 4-H arid open categories, judged on Thursday and Friday respectively. Harold also had the reserve champion Shorthorn steer and first prize lightweight Shorthorn steer and first prize lightweight steer in open class. In addition, Harold won the showmanship contest for his presentation of the animal. The champion steer "Mike," weighing 1,068 pounds, was sold later at $.75 a pound and brought his owner a nice bit of money totalling just over $800. Harold is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Woody of Westward Way Farms. (Continued on Page 8) McHenry's semi-annual Dollar Days are scheduled for thU weekend, Friday and Saturday Aug. 9 and 10. These will be the second of the city's bljj semi-annual sales which always attract hundreds of sho£> pers to local stores. ^ Forty businessmen are pa*» ticipating in the August sal& They are Gies Shoes, Marie?* Specialty, Riverside Retail, Vy* cital's Hardware, White's Meril" Shop, Genevieve's Dress Shop^ McHenry State Bank, B&gt Franklin Store, Stilling's Town and Country, Bolger's Dn» Store, Toddler Shop, Rainbow Cleaners, Community Auto Supply, McGee's, Gladstone^, Ace Hardware, Agatha Shop, Roth Shoes, Carey Applianc% Casual Shoppe, Food and Furfiiture Mart, Millstream Drugs, Havemeyer, Garden C i t i e f. Riverside Retail, North Bridgfc Marine, Coast to Coast Store, McHenry Plaindealer, Tonyan's Home Furnishings, Pantry Delicacies, FM Radio and TV, Krause Office Supplies, Certified Food Store, Green Pearl Club, McHenry Bakery and Catering, Niesen's Floors, JUSten Furniture Store, McHenry Glass and Mirror, Gem Clean* ers and George W. Kotalik. Send 15,009 Supplements So that everyone has an Opportunity to peruse the sate items, 15,000 Dollar Day supplements containing many hundreds of items are being placed in the mails prior to the week* end. The August sale is planned again this year for two purposes-- to provide a real Inducement to come into the participating stores and shop at big savings, and also to allow merchants to make room for the new seasonal merchandise which will soon be making its way to the shelves. The sale gives an opportunity for the buyer to stock up on many summer items offered at greatly reduced prices, as well as articles for year 'round use. Items For Family As in the past, businessmen have put forth great effort to make the sale attractive for the entire family. At a time of year when families are planning to get the younger members ready for school, there are innumerable things that can be purchas* (Continued on Page 8) Miss Peanut Entries These are among early entries in the Little Miss Peanut contest sponsored by the McHenry and Wondef'* Lake Kiwanis clubs. Top row, they are Cynthia Doherty, daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Donald P. Doherty, with Beth Nell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nell, all of Green street. Bottom row, left to right, are Teresa Kroening and Margaret Kroening, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kroening of Prairie street, McHenry. STEAL. GASOLINE About 46 gallons of gas were siphoned from several trucks belonging to McHenry Sand and Gravel company on Front street sometime between Saturday night and Monday morning. The McHenry police department has been investigating. ^ (Continued on Pace t) The large number of early entrants to the forthcoming Little Miss Peanut Queen contest show a definite interest in the community projects of the McHenry and Wonder Kiwanis clubs. Entries to date Include Mary Jean Smalzer, Carol Wilt, Teresa and Margaret Kroening,