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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Serving The Chaii-O-Lalces Region Since 1875" Volume 89 -- No 28 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 1963 22 Pages -- 10c Per Copf Only a small porijon of our "Twice Told Tales ' appears in this issue, and no doubt the omission of the remainder of the column will be disappoint ing to the many who find this one of the most interesting parts of the paper. Our volumes of papers extend back to 1875, and with the handling through these many years, together with age itself, the condition of some of the older files have been deteriorating. To be sure that we preserve these historic issues for the years ahead, the volumes have been sent to a company which specializes in making microfilm copies. Until these are returned, there will be no weekly report of news items of fifty, forty and twenty-five years ago. We at thfe Plaindearler are looking forward to coming Into possession of this very modern system of record keeping, and within a few weeks will be able to resume this very popular column. Much has been said, both in our own community and in a widespread area, on the needs for improved educational facilities. This is not confined to the very young, but extends into early adult years with the increasingly high percentage of youths who continue on to college.. ^ Enrollment figures have, of course, been responsible for the needs as they concern adequate buildings. But education has come to include more than the Three R's of grandma's time, and it is this field Of endeavor that provides a problem of its own. Most folks have had to admit that new buildings -- and many of them -- are a necessity because of the population rise. It is harder for educators to convince the public of the need for a broader curriculum, for specialists in various lines such as study coordinators, psychologists, etc. There are also many who still feel that the education which provided them with the means of making a living twenty-five years ago will do the same today. What educators have been saying is that society cannot reject its young people without paying the consequence in higher delinquency and crime rates, and more direct costs in continued relief and unemployment. The Illinois Education as- Christmas Promotion Program Includes Five Day New York Trip CITY COUNCIL MAY BUY SECOND POLICE CAR SOON A special committee of the McHenry Chamber of dom merce named to formulate plans for the Christmas pro motion met for luncheon and v discussion of business Tuesda; noon at the McHenry Country club. For the second year, about forty-five merchants will cooperate to sponsor a trip for two, this time to the New York World's Fair. The cost of the trip, either by plane or train, will be covered, as well as hotel expenses for five days and numerous shows and sightseeing side trips. Bill Dumalski is in charge of this phase of the promotion. Last year George Chandler, a teacher in the local high school, won$ trip to Florida. Decorating Contest An extensive home lighting: contest is also being planned for the holiday season, with Donald Howard in charge ol arrangements. The businessmen will offer $150 in trophies for winners in each category of judging, and in gift certificates to those who win honorable mention. Santa is scheduled to arrive in McHenry and remain in the business sections two weeks prior to the holiday. He will be on Elm, Green and Main streets and on Riverside Drive. * Al. Stowel is in charge < this phase of the program. McHENRY HAN HEADS MENTAL HEALTHJOENTER Others Throughout County Elected To Board Of Directors Virgil Pollock of McHenry was elected president of the board of directors of the Mental Health Center for McHenry County last week at a special College Night Attracts 300 (Continued on Page 8) CONCUSSION SUFFERED BY BOY IN FALL Ten-year-old Johnny Bolton, son of Mr. and Mn>. John Bolton of 3808 W. Main street, McHenry, is recovering satisfactorily in McHenry hospital from a concussion suffered in a fall Saturday at his home. Johnny was playing with two friends from the neighborhood when he fell and his head struck a piece of concrete on an outdoor basement stairway. Young Diane Powers, one of the children, ran home and told her mother of the accident after Johnny managed to get into the house and then became ill. Mrs. Powers arranged for the child to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. Johnny was the only member of the Bolton family at home at the time. Land Of Spell In Oz Casts Magic Weekend Musical Si VIRGIL POLLOCK meeting of the membership. Pollock was the 1963 fundraising chairman and initiated the development of the 100 club. Dr. R. S. Loewenherz, Crystal Lake, Was elected vicepresident; John Sterllftg, Richmond, was elected treasurer and Mrs. Mae Stinespring, McHenry, secretary. Outgoing president, Joseph Gitlin, of Woodstock, reported a successful year and thanked all directors and officers for their cooperation. Others elected as directors were Dr. Urban Comes and Dr. Lee Gladstone, McHenry; Judge (Continued on Page 8) From the action taken Monday night by the City Council, it appears that McHenry will soon have two police cars patrolling the streets and answering the ever-increasing number of calls. After considering cost, prevention of accidents and crime, and the large area of the city, the council voted to take bids on a new car at the next regular meeting. It is. now planned to keep the present'squad car and plan purchasing dates to avoid the cost of two cars in any one fiscal year. Decorating the city for the Christmas season also came up for discussion and it was decided to follow the plan of previous years in participating in the amount of $500. The actual work and program is carried out by the McHenry Chamber of Commerce. Residents have requested street lights in a few locations in the city that are not thought to be properly lighted. These requests were granted and authorization given to Fred J. Meyer, Superintendent of Public Works, to secure the installations from the Public Service company. Seek $85,500 In Damage Suits Two suits were filed in Circuit court last Thursday involving local residents. Margaret A. Elshoff and Carl R. Elshoff are asking $50,500 in damages on two counts from Leland J. Dethlefson as the result of an auto accident in January of 1962, in which Mrs. Elshoff charges the latter with striking the rear of her vehicle and causing injuries. Her husband seeks reimbursement for the expense of renting vehicles and taxi service when the Elshoff car was damaged. In another suit, Catherine M. Wieser and Michael J Wieser ask judgments in the total amount of $35,000 from Lawrence L. Fuhrer. This suit, too, arises from an auto accident iin November of 1961 on Rt. 31. The Wiesers claim that Fuhrer was responsible for a collision in which Michael Wieser was badly hurt and will be permanently hindered from attending to his daily work. He asks $5,000, and Catherine Wieser, a passenger in her son's car, alleges tthe siso sustained serious injuries and asks $30,000. An estimated 300 parents and students were in attendance at the High School P.T.A. College Night which was held last Thursday evening In the local school. At first glance, one might think school was in session, except for the age of the 'students.' The counselors presented fine programs on their own colleges, answering questions on curriculum, costs, entrance requirements, housing, scholar ships, loans, etc. In the three sessions attend ed, it was found the average cost for one year ran be tween $1,300 and $2,600, depending on whether the student attends a state school or private school. Of course, if a student has a car, dates often Dedicate New Addition To Johnsburg Memorial Hall On Saturday, Nov .23 (Continued on Pacre 8) EXPLOSION IN BUSINESS AREA CAUSES DAMAGE Two Area By Grand Burglary, Youths Indicted Jury Friday On Theft Charges Rudi J. Photo Munchkins, from the fabulous Land of Oz, are looking at Toto, the Kansas dog, with wonder and delight. They dance happily to the strains of "Ding, Dong, the Witch is Dead." The young munchkins are Robert Varese, Fern Greisbach, Rory Marshall, April Pritchard and Jonathan Sek. The McHenry high school auditorium is a flurry of Girl Scouts, munchkins, musicians, costumes and painters as the final week of rehearsals for Ann Varese's children's theatre production of "The Wizard of Oz" gets under way. This delightful show will be presented by a talented and energetic group of young performers this coming Saturday, Nov. 23, and Sunday, Nov. 24, *»t 2:3C p.m. in the high school auditorium, sponsored by McHenry Girl Scouts. The orchestra, under the direction of John Leighty, is polishing the renditions of such favorite musical numbers as "Over the Rainbow," "Fol- (Continued on Page 8) TURKEYS, PRIZES IN CONTEST OF BUSINESSMEN A special contest is under way for the Thanksgiving holiday, with twenty-eight businessmen participating, and will result in delicious turkey dinners in that many homes on Thursday of next week. Visitors to any of the twentyeight stores named cm a special page in this issue, which describes the contest, need only call at the store and register before 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22. There is no need to make a purchase. Drawings will be made Saturday and winners of free turkeys will be notified that day. A grand juryN^j session last Friday morning in Circuit court indicted Willie Kloepfer of 302 Venice, Lakemoor, on a charge of burglary and theft at the residence of Earl Friesnecker at 313 S. Emerald drive, Emerald Park, McHenry. Kloepfer will appear before Judge William Carroll next Friday. Two juveniles charged with Kloepfer are being taken into Family court before Judge James H. Cooney. The three, all from this area, are accused of entering the summer home of Friesnecker late in October nnd taking an assortment of items valued at •' • l out $1,000. A "space heater ind table radio were later iound by a neighbor, along the road and covered with grass. A tape recorder, belived to have been too heavy to transport further, was thrown into the river. Apprehended Nov. 10. The juveniles were apprehended on Nov. 10 when Lakemoor police staked out an incompleted foundation of a house in that community where a youth had found the speakers. When the juveniles returned to get them, they were apprehended, and later implicated Kloepfer. Others indicted Friday morning were Lauren D. Nicholls, 16, of 3003 S. Riverside drive (Burton's Bridge) McHenry, George Pinta, 17, of Berwyn and Daniel Quinn, now confined to Cook county jail. They were indicted on three counts charging burglary and theft and will be arraigned Friday before Judge Carroll. Nicholls and Pinta had been placed under $5,000 bond for each of several break-4ns to which they confessed having a FAMILY PET FATALLY MAULS WOODSTOCK BABY An unusual and tragic incident took the life of fourmonth- old James Michael Henderson Monday morning, Nov. 18. He died in Memorial hospital shortly after being admitted for injuries received when he was bitten by the family dog. Firemen from Company I were called to a vacant lot back of White's Men's shop on Green street late Tuesday morning to extinguish a fire which damaged a door and window in the rear of the store. Apparently a rubbish fire went out of control and the flames came into contact with either oil or cleaning fluid contained in large drums, causing an explosion. The liquid was thrown against the door, window and side of the building, whicli were scorched. Last Saturday afternoon firemen received two calls to a wooded area on the southwest corner of McCullom Lake village, where a brush fire threatened damage to the trees. Sometime after the conflagration was extinguished, fire broke out anew in a rotten tree and necessitated their return. Andriclc Oil Holds Opening Grand opening of Andrick Oil Co., located at 610 S. Rt. 31,' a mile south of McHenry, will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 22, 23, and 24. It is owned and operated by John Andrick of Algonquin. In observance of the owning, prizes will be given away during the three days to all motorists who call at the station. In addition to the regular service provided, Mr. Andrick is a dealer in all Texaco products, batteries and tires, and also in fuel oil. The attractive new station has been open for business for several, weeks. This ib a. portion of the interior of the new addition to Memorial hall at Johnsburg. Dedication ceremonies, including open house, a dinner and dance, are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23. McHENRY STOCKMEN WILL EXHIBIT AT BIG EXPOSITION McHenry stockmen will be included among those from sixty-five Illinois counties exhibiting this year at the International Live Stock Exposition, to be held Nov. 29 to Dec. 7. Harold Woody, 15, who resides on the Crystal Lake blacktop, will exhibit a Shorthorn steer that was first prize The baby, son of Mr. and J winner at the McHenry county Mrs. James Henderson of Todd 1 fair last summer. He has en- Woods, Woodstock, had been I tered in the exposition's junior placed in the car outside the division in which 4-H and FFA Henderson home about 10:15 j members from many states o'clock, after which the parents returned to the home to get some items. In the meantime, the family's High School Board Reaffirms Policy On All-Sports Banquet CARS COLLIDE SATURDAY AT INTERSECTION Cars driven by Gary Rosentreter of McCullom Lake and George A. Private of Spring Grove were involved in an accident last Saturday at the intersection of Ringwood and Fox Lake roads. According to sheriffs deputies, Private was making a right turn onto Ringwood road and crossed into the wrong lane, striking the left rear of Rosentreter's car. Private was given a ticket for failure to yield the rightof- way. John Emskamp of Fox River Valley Gardens skidded on wet pavement Sunday night, left the road and struck a tree. The accident occurred a mile south of Island Lake on Roberts road. will compete in showing steors and hogs they have raised as club projects. Brad Scott, manager of Alaskan huskie dog managed j Northern Pump farm, Richto get out of the garage and . mond has entered a show herd attacked the infant, who was 0f purebred Herefords, and M. on the front seat. The baby j l Magee, who breeds purewas rushed to the hospital, |,red Polled Shorthorns, south where he died a short time | nf McHenry, lists an entry of later Woodstock police officers , seventeen for the contests of MILK MACHINE THEFT About $55 was reported taken from the milk vending machine on Rt. 31, near Lakeland Park last Friday night or Saturday morning. It was the second theft from the machine in one week. Report cards were distributed at the McHenry high school on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Four members of the McHenry Rotary club were present at a meeting of the McHenry high school board on Tuesday evening to discuss the possibility and advisability of sponsoring an all-sports ban quet for school athletes next spring A number of views were expressed and ideas explored on the best method of conducting such a large undertaking, Rotarians attending were Herb Reihansperger, Ernest Useman, Ray McGee and Larry Lund. After the committee left, the board discussed the matter further and voted to reaffirm its policy asking that an all-sports banquet be held rather than separate banquets for the different sports. Members feel that it is a duplication of effort to hold them separately, and there were only twelve additional youths eligible to attend the one banquet last spring. Previously, tne McHenry Kiwanis club had stated that they would not be interested in co-sponsorship because such a large banquet proved "too big, costly and cumbersome." Study Audit Two representatives of the auditing firm which serves the school, Don Wallner and R. Froehlich, were present to ex- (Continued on Page 8) On Saturday, Nov. 23, the Johnsburg Community club will be host at a dedication ceremony of the new addition te the clubhouse. Open house will be held at 3 o'clock, followed by a turkey dinner from 5:30 to 8 o'clock and a dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. This holiday season of Thanksgiving was selected fyr the celebration as an appropriate time to give thanks fdr the many successes enjoyed by the club over a period of forty- one years. It was in 1922 that the organization came into being, when the late Math N. Schmitt was named to the presidency. The purpose was to assure that the community of Johnsburg receive support of a. progressive, civic-minded organization when improvements and assistance were needed. Memorable History The long history of the Community club is interesting and memorable, especially ttre strides in progress which continued even during the depression years. At this time, hundreds of baskets were distributed to the poor. One of the important projects which had strong club backing was the cement highway through Johnsburg which was completed in October of 1932. This was followed in 1937 by an extensive program in which the new concrete bridge over the Fox river at Johnsburg was first urged. In March of next year the news came from Springfield of a McHENRY WOMEN ELECTED TO HIGH OFFICES ON ILLINOIS STATE CEREBRAL PALSY BOARD At the ninth annual ..acting j ZONING CHANGE of the United Cerebral Palsy! association of Illinois, which1 AbKLL) OW L.AIMD was held Nov. 16 in Peoria, two McHenry women were placed in nomination and elected to offices on this organization's state board. NEAR JOHNSBURG A petition has been filed before the zoning board of appeals for the First National MMrrss. cCnhaarrileess JJ . MMiilllleerr oofi | Bank °f Woodstock requesting a t:hanKC to '.r - residence discalled to the residence said it was necessary to give the dog a tranquilizer before picking it up and taking it to the veterinarian's office. this breed. The International will celetrict from property now zoned "F" farming. The land is located approximately three miles north and largest stock show. It will be held in the International Am- Do your Christmas shopping i phitheatre at the Chicago early in McHenry. Stock Yards. Clover avenue was elected vice-president to serve for the coming year. Mrs. Miller is president of the McHenry county affiliate of United Cere- ^ bral Palsy, and has served in j oast of the village of Johnsburg brate its sixty-fourth anniver- that capacity for the past six j and on the north side of Thelen road. The hearing on this petition will be heard on Wednesday, Nov. 27, in the city hall in sary this year as the country's years, Mrs. John L. Boehm of Kane avenue, was elected to serve as (Continued on Page 8) Plaindealer Deadline Set Ahead Holiday Week Because of Thanksgiving falling next Thursday, Nov. 28, the, Plaindealer will be printed on Tuesday afternoon to assure all of our city and rural readers getting the paper before the holiday. Deadlines on advertising and news have been moved ahead one day. Display ads will be accepted until Monday noon, classified advertising until Tuesday at 10 o'clock in the morning and general news until 3 o'clock Monday afternoon. The Plaindealer office will be open until noon Saturday, and contributors are urged to turn in copy early. secretary on the state board. Mrs. Boehm is at present treasurer of the McHenry county affiliate and campaign chairman for the 1963-64 53 tyinute Mothers March for McHenry county. Others Alsp Serve Two other McHenry residents are serving on the state board for United Cerebral Palsy. Dr. Peter Griesbaeh McHenry. time as representative director on the board. The McHenry county campaign will be under way in the next two weeks, with the 53-Minute March taking place in January, as it is every year. Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Boehm will need help from every cor- (Continued on Page S) REP. PEARSON DIES SATURDAY WHILE HUNTING Native McHenry Man Elected To Post A Year Ago Friends of State Rep. Albert H. Pearson of the 32nd district of the state were shocked last Saturday, Nov. 16, to learn is1 ner of the county, and since serving on the State Medical; the county affiliate is consid- Advisory board, and acts in | ered one of the finest in the the same capacity with the county group. Mrs. Helen Harth of Cooney Heights has been elected for the second state, they are in sincere hopes of obtaining enough willing volunteers this year to again be rated among the best. that he had suffered a fatal heart attack while pheasant hunting on his farm located on Barreville road, in Nunda township. A Democrat, he had served in the stale House of Representatives since last Jartuary and was elected to the state office just a year ago this month. Pearson, 44, was born Mardh 22, 1919, in McHenry and a,^- ^ (Continued on Page 8)