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- -<v$r - JJk-v he.'a.S»f "•-t»>y•'» r*. -«5H fr'•?fc'. : *T ;: • •--.. •"•• .v,fy; "r.:-:'"-^'iajrr%feiT"-yg >1 "SERVING THE CHAIN-0 '•m • •* V'i *u. • » . '.. 4 REGION SINCE 1875" vt>* v :h /•»> # 5r=V3<5-^t ,- •• \-v&'i • • iU';^'•««*.< Ljlr-*' ' *« "*%• v -' , .. -_,---v. i-y vW, ,,•**. ,*\'* ".,' * "^;^ii^rj§ Volume 89-- No. 47-- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS/ THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1964 18 PagM -- 10c P@? • .-Til Hfirir Wlrimy. In McHenry : i4I ;„.; ,.\,t( J^v &*j »r'v.Ki if- •• •;. •£ y$ ; ^ __. I&\ ^ Nation-wide, shoplifting has become big business. Here in McHenry it Is still small-time from a dollar and cents value, but proves to be an insidious nuisance that plagues a number of businesses. Merchants have expressed concern over the amount of goods which mysteriously disappears-- for only a small number of thefts are detected. At the same time, authorities tell us that delinquency in general had not increased, percentagewise, in McHenry in recent years, although a population growth has made the incidence greater. There is no easy answer to solving the problem, or it would have been undertaken in larger cities long ago. It would seem to be only a continuing alertness to the situation on the part of every individual that will keep it controlled to some degree. It has been suggested that before the practice of shoplifting is made to appear as an important problem in our community, we study statistics. This is difficult when businessmen base their losses on small numbers of quantity products which disappear, opened boxes with articles missing, and a shortage of such things as magazines and books. It is understandable that juveniles are protected by law in having their names withheld. Even so, the businessman and the individual citizen should be aware that they may bring charged at any time against anyone, regardless of age, who has violated the law. N«autiwrltym4aaiiytiil|ig for the complainant tinlesa such charges are made. In the case of the very yoking, there are clergymen, school officials and others in positions of authority Who are working continuously with the police in the McHenry ctrea in an effort to help very young offenders see the error of their ways. The few who would like to see them treated with greater severity will be disappointed, for author ities tell us firmly that statistics compiled over the years show no benefit from more harsh action. The older offender, however, may go through ordinary court procedure where charges are brought. We can only hope that the ten-cent pencils and the .98 cent games which disappear from our stores are the repeated actions of a few rather than the distorted thinking of many. It would certainly help us maintain our faith in human nature. McHenry State Bank Announces Extensive Expansion Program This is election tune, wnen the interest of thousands in our own county is directed to the men and women who will serve us on a county, state and na tional level in the months a< head. There is a certain percentage of people who believe that every politician--whether it be a paying or non-paying position--has an ulterior motive which prompts him to run for office. We disagree. Politics is a way of life different from most, since It depends so greatly cm wide public opinion. It if: also one of the most difficult of all fields of endeavor. We certainly can't argue with the fact that the politician holding a time consuming post for which he is compensated has the same interest in salary as anyone else. And we have a right to expect that in a nonpaying position, the man or woman who runs for office does so because he has the time to s}erve and feels he has something to offer the public. Somehow, however, there has come to be a particular connotation about the word "politics" that immediately brings forth suspicions. Some folks feel that if the office holder is on salary, then he is getting a "cut" from something on the side; if it is out of the goodness of his public spirited action--or even for the feeling of being more important in his community-- then he must be looking for some other gain. Granted that politics has its temptations and some fall victim, we have known many in- (Continued on Pajp 8) r ' ' ! J- ^ VOTING PUBLIC FINDS APRIL BUSY MONTH Lively Contests For Republican Primary Candidates Jack Segel Gunpoint " V ~"h ' •'$* ' ' 1 v j .r'tit-' ... . ..... .. . - i.. ,>>'i v'i '• "v" •'*, -ir'ui' ...'7 * ' ' This picture shows the present McHenry State Bank building on the corner of Green and Elm streets, and at the left, the proposed addition which will be under construction in the near future. An extensive expansion program is planned at the fiftyeight- year-old McHenry State Bank, according to an announcement made this week by Gerald J. Carey, its president. Carey said the bank had acquired the Justen property to the west and the Worts property to the north of the present bank structure. The Bank Building and Equipment Corporation of St. Louis, the same architectural firm which designed the present building* has been retained to prepare plans for the addition, which will be carried out in the same style. ^Double Space The planned addition, to be built to the west of the present building, will almost double the floor space of the bank. Two additional drive-in windows and two walk-up windows will be included. These additions will bring the present eight indoor windows and one drive-in window to a total of fourteen windows in the bank and five for drive-in and walk-in purposes. The expansion will enable the bank to extend hours on these facilities if the public indicates a need for them. The present bank is 70x70 feet and the hew addition will add another building 63x70 feet. Of special interest'will be the doubling of present parking facilities, the lot to be extended Photographic Exhibit Is STEAL APPAREL VALUED AT $570 FROM CLUBHOUSE (Continued on Pa&e 8) A theft of apparel, totalling $570, occurred at the McHenry Country club last Sunday during the dinner hour. The iteihs were taken from a cloak robm, according to Robert Hurst, manager, who made the report to McHenry city police. Two coats belonging to adults, valued at $200 and $275, as well as a child's coat and hat at $60 and a hat at $35 were stolen during the busy hours of the day. Thieves also stqle a wheel and tire from a car owned by Mrs. Ora Colby of 4206 W. Crystal Lake road sometime between 4 p.m. Saturday and 2:15 the next day, while it was parked in the lot near the Riverside hotel. Police had no record of its recovery in midweek. RECOVERS FROM SURGERY Herbert Roeske (left), 2800 N. Beachview drive, McHenry, attests to the excellent progressive care given the chronically ill in today's hospitals. After spinal surgery and a three-month stint at Resurrection hospital, 7435 W. Talcott avenue, Roeske, once completely paralyzed, now walks alone. He continues to grow stronger with frequent therapy visits with Fred Jansen, chief physical therapist at the hospital. Roeske hopes to return to work soon. Mrs. Gertrude Gladstone, McHenry Country Art Fair chairman, has announced a new "first" for the fair. In keeping with the concept of continued support of all fields of artistic endeavor the fair will add a new dimension -- a photographic division. Cecil'Kanter, 1801 W. Oakleaf drive, McHenry, will be in charge of the exhibit. Mr. Kanter has devoted a great deal of study to this new exhibit and plans to have four catagores; abstract; midwestern scenes; children's pictures; and informal jinique portraits. The show is open to all residents of McHenry county, and local shutter-bugs are urged to take advantage of a wonderful opportunity to display their artistic work. There will be entry fees, and entries will be judged. Photographs must be for sale. Special emphasis will .be placed upon originality and true creativity. The same high principals apply to the photographs as to the paintings. The Art Fair will be held June 19, 20 and 21, and the Chairmen want to urge all painters, as Well as photographers, to get busy on their entries. For details about entering photographs contact Mr. Kanter in McHenry. Interested painters may obtain entry blanks and information by calling Mrs. Barbara Tade at Crystal Lake. Town-Cbuntry Show Another treat for art lovers will be the Town and Country Art Show which will be presented at the Farm Bureau building auditorium in Woodstock on April 3 and 4. It will be open to the public on Friday from 1 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. James Pearson, well known Ringwood artist and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pearson, will assist the McHenry County Cooperative Extension Service, sponsor of the show. The critique will take place 'at 1 p.m. on Friday, open to participants and other interested persons.. It will be presented by Professor William R. Hazard of the Department cf Art, Northern Illinois university. He will select a representative number of quality paintings for display at a district art exhibition. At this time items'will be selected for the state show to be held at the University of Illinois in Urbana. Ceramics, carvings, drawings, oil sculpture, watercolor .and weavings will be on display. The Show is open' to amateur artists, both adults and! high school students. The auditorium is located at the corner- of Rt. 47 and Mc Conneli road. CITY $10,000 SHORT OF LIBRARY GROUMD BREAKING The question as to when the proposed addition to the McHenry library will start has been a favorite topic recently. Inquiry into the question brings out the answer that the library board and City Council are ;$10,000 away from ground breaking ceremonies. Expansion of library facili- Aies seems ta be. a popular project and both individuals and organizations have donated funds, time and effort. Some have indicated that they will donate just as soon as the project is started. Actually, if these donations are made now. rather than waiting, the addition will start at an early date. Without a sufficient amount in this special account, it will be impossible to enter into a contract for construction. Therefore, it is hoped that persons having a real interest in the library will carry out their good intentions immediately by sending donations to any member of the library board. April promises to be an extremely busy month, not only for politicians but also for the thousands who will be studying candidates before going to the polls to select their favorites. Largest of the elections will be the primary on Tuesday, April 14, when voters will follow party lines and choose the men and women who will represent them for various offices on the November general election ballot. For county offices, probably the greatest interest will lie in the race for state's attorney. Incumbent Richard R. Cross will be opposed by Robert J. Leali and Bernard V. Narusis. Each of the three has strong backing throughout the county, and it is x>nly a guess as to which man will emerge as the popular choice. Other Races Two other races exists of importance from a county standpoint on the Republican ticket. One is for recorder of deeds, which has Harry C. Herendeen, Orville W. Gullang and Richard C. Anderson vying for this new office. The other race is for county auditor, another new post, which lists Harley H. Mackeben and Calvin L. Skinner as candidates. On the state level, of course, the biggest contest is between Charles H. Percy and William . Scott for governor. Three other names also appear on the GOP ticket for this office, but the race seems to be between these leaders. There,axe no county contests evident 6n the Democratic primary ballot, with only one candidate seking the nomination for these positions. School Elections -School: elections . on the previous Saturday, April 11, will probably not be overshadowed by the primary, since contests are evident in at least three districts. High School District 156 lists five men seeking three posts, Grade School District 15 has four in the race for three positions and Harrison District 36 has five men seeking two positions. CITY'S OMLY CENTENARIAN LAID TO REST McHenry lost its only centenarian in death last Thursday evening, March 26, when Miss Etta Rosenberger died at the Villa Rest home, where she Hitchhiker Story Hoax While sympathetic friends were extending regrets to Ronald Pelech, 21, of Elgin over the loss of his station wagon to an armed hitchhiker near McHenry last Sunday, the young man confessed to police that his story was a hoax. Pelech had told Elgin authorities of the incident when he returned home that afternoon. It was then turned over to state police, who referred the case to the McHenry county sheriff's office. The Elgin man told of having stopped on Rt. 31, just south of McHenry, about noon to give a ride to a young hitch- .hiker, whom he described to police. He said that after proceeding a short distance the rider took out a .22 calibre revolver and ordered Pelech to pull to the side of the road and get out. The hitchhiker then made a U-turn and headed back toward McHenry. PRESENT ALL AMERICA CITY AWARD APRIL 16 McHenry county was thrust into the national spotlight last week as Woodstock, county seat of this dairy-producing county, was named an All- America City in the contest sponsored by the National Municipal League and Look magazine. Eleven national winners of equal status were named winners. Much credit for Woodstock's success in its eight-goal platform for community betterment goes to citizens throughout the county, Dan Andrew, chairman of the Woodstock All-America City Citizens' committee, said this week. Andrew explained support (Continued on Page 8) mm FRESHMAN NIGHT Freshman night, a pre-registration for incoming freshmen at MCHS, will be held Tuesday evening, April 7, from 6:45 until 8:45 o'clock in the high school gymnasium. AUDITORS MEET The board of auditors held its annual meeting on March 31 in preparation for the town meeting which will take place at 8 o'clock on Tuesday, April 7, at the Legion home. ETTA ROSENBERGER hod been confined for several years. Her passing followed a number of years of failing health, the last few of which she had been confined to bed. Miss Rosenberger, who had many friends in McHenry, was the last of her family. A keen sense of humor was characteristic of the petite.and. gracious lady even after her ninetieth birthday, and she maintained an interest in happenings about her until the last few years. She was born in Chicago Jan. 42, 1864, daughter of Mr. and, Mrs; George Rosenberger, and came to McHenry about eighty-, five years ago. Her father op-, era ted a barber shpp ..in . a building on east Elm street for many years. Miss Rosenberger, herself, was an expert seamstress, an occupation which she followed until her retirement She was a charter member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church and of the Ladies Aid society. ^ Miss Rosenberger was the only one of twelve children who survived infancy. She leaves only one cousin, Mrs. Charles Gerlach, in Madisonville, Ky. Her father died in 1910 and her mother in 1912, leaving her alone for over fifty years. The body rested at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home until 1 o'clock Saturday, when Rev. Carl Lobitz officiated last rites. Burial was in WpO&- land cemetery. r Young Singers Will Present Broadway Miniatures April 5 Hendrichs Photo Rodney Mauch and Eileen Homo are shown here as they will sing "Out of My Dreams" from '"Oklahoma" when MCHS vocal groups present Broadway Miniatures next Sunday evening, April 5, in the school auditorium at 8:15 o'clock. More than 200 young singers fr^m the local high school will be featured in the more popular selections from five favorite Broadway musicals next Sunday evening. It is the first presentation of its kin.l for these young people, who have been in rehearsal for the past" two months. The various choruses will be featured in medleys from "The Red Mill," which had its first performance in 1906; "Oklahoma" in 1943; "South Pacific" in 1949; "My Fair Lady" in 1956 and "The Music Man" in 1957. (Continued on Page 8) Posing as an interested buy& er, a robber entered the hoii$£* of Jack Segel at 413 N. Front street last Friday night and took jewelry valued at 9boju^. $2,000. It was the second time thieves have stolen from McHenry jewelry salesman in. the last four weeks, when the incident also occurred on a Friday night. In addition to the jewelry the intruder and an accoH*** plice also took $36 from* the; wallet of Sydney Hayes. <,<& Lakemoor, a customer of Sege&* who stopped at the house dtWe, ing the original theft. « Segel told a Plaindealer re** porter that he . arrived homie about 8:15 to find a man' standing at the front door. He: identified himself only, as hav« ing a mutual friend in Wood* stock who suggested that to* stop regarding a possible pur*, chase. Seeing no car, Segel asked the stranger how he had arrived, and he was told lite , girl friend let him, out and went into .town. . , , . Offer Help . The man, described as 26 years old and well dressed, offered to help carry a box and Satchel containing the jewelry. However, when they reached the kitchen, he drew ^ gun and held it to Segel's head; then proceeded to tie him with a cord from a vacuunt cleaner and with a ftylbii stocking he found in the house. Leaving Segel on the floor, hie took what he wanted from the bag and then continued far long period of time to ransack the house, taking items which interested him, including tffld watches and eighty-four ringer from a closet and $100 from a Piggy bank which the £am« ily had saved for, . vacation money. All of the itemo lam] carefully placed in a piilpw:^ case to carry. n 4^ Wife Objects . v( In the meantime, Mrs. Segel. who had been sleeping on - a couch in the living room, awoke to find her home being ransacked and an older, masked man standing just inside the front dpor. When she Ejected to the intrusion, the younger thief bound her also, thin greeted Hayes upon his arrival and did the same to him afttsr taking the $36 from his wallet. When Mrs. Segel objected to his stealing from-the customer, the older man. asked his accomplice to return'ihe-ifwmey, but the younger intruder Infused. Although the Segel home is near the highway, the thief continued his work for some time before closing the\ blinds.' It is estimated that' hek remained in the house between thirty and forty minutes, giving evidence that it was fM>t a professional at work. * •> 4c- On leaving, he" told" Ha^e* and Mrs. Segel, who wcVe found in the living room, and the latter's husband,* still rpn the kitchen floor, that^he had dismantled both cars. Intruders Flee Apparently they had an auto parked in the vicinity, for only a short time elapsed before Mjr»: Segel was able to free himself, and there was no sign the intruders in the rieighbdir* hood. • ^ He called city and coUftty authorities immediately, aiild since then efforts have been made to learn the identity df the robber and his accomplice/ The Segels said they had 'never seen the younger, unmasked man, who spoke in a foreign language. - ' About four weeks ago,.someone broke a window in • tlM Segel car, parked outfikle home, and took rings and offia* jewelry valued at about $800* Mr. Segel said Monday moiTlr ing he had. no, intention - of keeping any jewelry either ia his car or his home in the ftfe ture. EXTINGUISH FIRE - Members of Company I werit called to Buck's Town Club at the corner of Rlversldd Brlv^ and Pearl street about 1:30 Tuesday morning when an 0C* cupant of tbo building lilbeli smoke and turned 4n'th#"ilflMii^ The only damage ; mattress which from a cl«arct(^|sfjj|^|gr"s' '**3* "t * *r4!" " - J " _