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/ T - - ^ " " T THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKSS REGION SINCE 1875»- Volume 90 -- No. 21 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1964 WW * l - r . . v* 22 Pages -- 10c Pmr Copf ^;vMeia»deri: Last week, prompted by first hand accounts of vandalism and thefts in one large area subdivision, we devoted a portion of this column to the potential threat to any community if this is allowed to continue. On Thursday, before this had even been read by the complainants, the same type of problem was noted in the Lilymoor area, and a description of the situation that exists was outlined to us by persons who had experienced the variety of nuisances. We heard how the old, abandoned Lily Lake school had been used for parties throughout the summer Reason; how bricks thrown through windows narrowly escaped injuring residents of homes; how lights have to be left on through the night to prevent young hoodlums from approaching houses; and the boldness of older youths who refuse to leave the road and make it necessary for motorists to take other thoroughfares. Gangs of young folks, some who have been identified and others known to be from other parts of the county, invade private yards and in various ways spread fear among older residents and those who live alone. In at least one case, the matter was brought before a magistrate, but the complainant was told there was not enough help to handle the situation. Other times, sheriff's deputies have hurried to the scene, but because of the long distance the offenders had departed. Most of us read regularly in our newspapers and see on our television sets the havoc that has resulted from riots throughout the country. Each story has one familiar note -- a few mothers who feel their offspring have been unfairly arrested or mistreated by the authorities. Our community has not yet reached the stage of riots, but reports from nearby subdivisions indicate that the rumblings of future trouble are already being heard. The number of police on public payroll are few in comparison with the increasing population. It might be well if more mothers and dads admitted that THEIR son or daughter might possibly be among the offenders, with a resolution to keep a closer eye on their whereabouts. It would certainly make our community a better place in which to live. Proclaim Voter League Week To Recognize Fine Work Of Local Members Times have changed, we know, and at no other time of year is this more evident than at the start of the school year. There was a time when "back to school" meant getting only little Johnny out from under and back into teacher's hands, but this year almost half the nation will be involved in some kind of schooling. As more than thirty-seven million children go back to the public schools, another 4.5 million youngsters will be attending colleges and universities. In addition, there are about fifty million Americans who take part in some kind of adult education. Conceded that it may be just a course In good grooming or flower arranging, but It's still a long way from the days when only a handful of privileged young men had the opportunity to sit around gabbing with a Socrates or a Zeno. As the number of folks becoming involved in education has risen, so have costs. Back in 1880, it cost an average of $7.91 a year to educate a child. By the turn of the century it was $13.87. In 1940 the cost was about $91.64, and today, the United States spends an average of more than $400 a year for each child. All of us are interested in where the money comes from. More than half the cost--56 per cent to be exact--is borne by the local school district:. The state contributes approximately 40 per cent and the federal government about 4 per cent. In these days of constantly increasing interest in world affairs all of us are in debt to the League of Women Voters for the time and effort ex pended in their attempt to make our people as well ins formed as possible. Through information which they offer, it is possible to vastly improve our knowledge of candidates and issues, presented in a nonpartisan manner so that we might vote intelligently. Mayor Donald P. Doherty, left, is shown presenting the proclamation he has just signed to two members of the League of Women Voters, setting aside the week that started Sept. 13 as a special time dedicated to their aims. Shown with him are Mrs. Maurice Clark, secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. James McMahon, both of McHenry and members of the Woodstock-McHenry League of Women Voters. Special significance is being placed on the outstanding work of the League of Women Voters during this week. In McHenry county, McHenry and Woodstock area women form a combined chapter, with Mrs. Robert Thurow of Woodstock serving as president. The first unit meeting of the local group will be held Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Leonard Brody, 6809 W. Bull Valley road. This very worthwhile civic organization is now in its forty- fourth year of providing vital services to the citizens of the state, with non-partisan and objective information on candidates and issues. For a number of years the league worked in cooperation with the Plaindealer in compiling biographical sketches, which were carried in the paper prior to elections. The league has provided study and action programs on issues, resulting in permanent registration, jury service for women, court reform in Illinois, and plans for natural resource conservation on all governmental levels. Members have served in Congress, the Illinois General Assembly, governmental boards and commissions on national, state and local levels, and by working in the political party of their choice. During this election year their work is especially important. In addition to publishing candidate information, they are sponsoring candidate meetings and circulating information on ballot issues. In doing so, they perform an inestimable service to the community and to the state. ATTORNEY ON BALLOT FOR NEW JUDGE POSITION Based on a decision handed down by Judge Creol Douglas of the Seventh district circuit court at Springfield late last Friday, McHenry county will have an additional associate judge. As a result, the name of Atty. Charles S. Parker of Woodstock will be on the official ballot for the Nov. 3 election. Counsel for Parker had filed a suit in mandamus, asking that Secretary of State Chamberlain be directed to certify his certificate of candidacy with County Clerk Vernon W. Kays, which was accomplished early this week. The decision as to placement on the ballot was concerned with interpretation of a section of the state constitution as revised under the judicial amendment passed in 1963 and effective last Jan. 1. The judicial article provided for an associate circuit judge for counties up to 60,000 and two associate judges over 60,000. According to the 1960 census, McHenry county has a population of 84,210. MEDICAL MEETING The McHenry County Medical society will meet on Sept. 17 at Martinetti's in Crystal Lake for dinner at 7 p.m. Dr. John Louis, Department of Hematology, University of Illinois Medical school, will talk on "Hematology." Register for fall election. s New Adkisory p In Com Offers (Continued on Pn*jo 8> At the request of the board of education of McHenry Elementary School District 15, an advisory council has been formed to study the facility needs and problems confronting the school district. This group held its organizational meeting at Edgebrook School on Sept. 9. Board members and school officials on hand at the meeting told of their need for such a group, stating that the continued rise in enrollment is creating problems that require more heads in the huddle than just seven board members, if the problems are to be effectively solved. Expand Council The formation of the advisory council was accomplished by a selections committee, composed of seven community leaders, which at the request of the board expanded itself into a working group of thirty-one persons. These people come from all portions of the district and from all walks of life, making the group a representative sampling of the district's citizens. To initiate the work of the council, the membership divid- McHENRY MAN HURT IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD Steal *2,000 At Ring wood Pos toff ice (Continued on Pago 8) Stanley Schaffer of 3613 W. Waukegan road, McHenry, suffered painful but not serious injuries when he jumped about 7 feet from scaffolding to the ground and landed on concrete. The accident occurred late Saturday afternoon as Mr. Schaffer was working on the roof of his home. He was standing on the support, repairing the roof. He pulled hard on an old board and it suddenly snapped. Schaffer, knowing he could not keep his balance, turned and jumped forward, landing on a cement patio. The weight of his fall caused both heels to be shattered. They were placed in casts at McHenry hospital. Hold Three On Morals Charge One Ingleside youth remained in jail this week and another was released on bond after they were arrested last Sunday and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a 17-year-old Spring Grove girl. The arrest was made by Lake county authorities, after which the youths were turned over to the McHenry county sheriff's office. Still held in jail on Tuesday was William D. Jones, 17, of 1204 Nippersink, and released after payment of bond was Nicholas Galedene, 18, of 622 Ward Lane. A third youth, Donald Uselding, 17, of 736 E. Grand avenue, Fox Lake, was arrested Wednesday morning. PRODUCTION OF TUNERS STARTS AT ADMIRAL PLANT The Admiral corporation announced Tuesday morning the start of production of VHF and UHF television tuners and television picture tube yolks in its McHenry facility, which has been leased to another company since 1958. Employment is expected to reach 300 by the end of the year. C. S. Rossate, vice-president of production, said that the components had been produced previously at the major Admiral electronics plant in Harvard. The reason for the move was the need for the floor space at Harvard to produce more television receivers and stereo radio phonographs. Q SIX-YEAR-OLD SERIOUSLY HURT WHEN HIT BY CAR Six-year-old Patrick Merkel of 810 N. Center street, McHenry, sustained extensive injuries about 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon when he was struck by an auto on Elm street, in front of the Jewel store. Young Patrick, his brother, Tommy, 7, and sister, Candy, 9, had just crossed the street to th.-* south when the younger lad ran back. As his brother and sister called for him to return, he darted out in the strict, directly in front of a car driven by Dorothy J. Abenanti of 2536 Grove street, River'Grove. Mrs. Abenanti was driving on the inside lane, travelling west, when the accident oceurred. Patrick was taken by ambulance to McHenry hospital, suffering a broken leg, four broken ribs, a collapsed lung, head and internal injuries. PRESENT "ANNIE" Tickets are still available for the Broadway musical, "Annie Get Your Gun", and may be purchased at the box office at the Lake theatre, Crystal Lake. Ann Varese & Company of McHenry will present this popular musical comedy Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, Sept. 17, 18 and 19. Advance ticket sales may be made by contacting Mrs. John Boehm. A motor in the furnace blower at the Main Street Laundromat shorted and caused considerable smoke to fill the building about 10:20 Tuesday morning. There was no other damage except to the motor. :t 15 Board To Study Transportation Problems At Ifeting EXTINGUISH FIRES Two fires were extinguished by Co I over the weekend. Both calls were made by construction company members who discovered a rubbish fire on Idyll Dell road and a gras§ conflagration on Crystal Lake blacktop. Clint Claypool of . / Cooney Heights was present at Monday evening's meeting of the board of Consolidated Grade School District 15, requesting bus transportation for. children in sixth, seventh and eighth grades from that area. Mr. Claypool pointed out that parents feel dangers exist in these people walking to school since there are no sidewalks a part of the way and for some, the shortest distance takes them across the field and railroad tracks. The territory involved is within the one and one-half mile distance where the school district is not required to transport children. However, the board is concerned with the request and has deferred decision until a special meeting on transportation problems is held in the near future. Also present was Miss Helen Curran, administrative assistant in charge of curriculum, who explained the changes made in curriculum for the 1964-65 year. These were explained in last week's issue regarding the start of school. The monthly financial report of the treasury was presented to the board. It was disclosed that the first distribution of taxes for 1963 was received during August in the amount of $278,000. Approve Contracts Contracts were approved for Mrs. Edna Olson, with a B.A degree, to teach third grade at Edgebrook; Mrs. LaVernc Hagemann, with a B.A. degree, kindergarten at Valley View; and James Ullrich, a B.A. Ngree, fourth grade at Edgebrook. Approval was given to semi two children to the trainable mentally handicapped and two to physically handicapped c l a s s es in Crystal Lake and one child to the educable mentally handicapped class in Woodstock. Mrs. Glorice Jackson w ^ employed on a part time basis as secretary to the school nurses, and Mrs. Dolores Flint in the same capacity as secretary to the curriculum coordinator, psychologist a n d speech correctionist. <«ive Enrollment The enrollment was announced at 2.22H, with the following reported: kindergarten. 360; first grade, 284; second. (Continued on Page 8) FALL IN FOX FRANTIC FINALE TO FESTIVITIES Firemen from Company I were called to the pier in front of North Bridge Marine Service on Lincoln road about 11 o'clock Saturday night to revive an unidentified man about 40 years of age who had fallen in the water. Chief Edward Justen said the two men were in a cabin cruiser and were experiencing some difficulty with the craft when one fell into the liver. His friend managed to reach him and bring him to shore, but not before he had lost consciousness. Firemen report his condition was aggravated more from apparent celebrating earlier in the evening than from his stay in the water. The two gave fictitious names which could not be checked to the Mount Prosepct address reported. WONDER LAKE MAN SENTENCED FOR ROBBERY Appearing in court Monday, Donald Baranowski, 27, of Wonder Lake was sentenced to serve from four to eight years in the Illinois State Penitentiary near Joliet for armed robj bery. Baranowski, who had | previously pleaded not guilty, j appeared Monday and changed I his plea to guilty. | With Phillip Foster, 26, of I Chicago, Baranowski was I charged with holding up the Piggly Wiggly store in the Crystal Lake shopping plaza on Jan. 7 of this year, making away with about $6,000. They were later arrested by Chicago police. Baranowski was returned to the custody of Sheriff Dowd ! last week to await trial. Fos- | ter is still in county jail. COrNTV l'ATAI.ITV The county's twenty-fourth traffic fatality of the year occurred last weekend, taking the life of James Rcilly. 26, of Carpentersville. He was fatally injured in a one-car crash Sunday at the intersection of Lincoln avenue and South River road about 9:45 in the evening. Reilly died early Monday morning. STUDY PROGRAM TO SEND MCHS STUDENT ABROAD AFS Discusses Two Possibilities Available Locally The McHenry chapter of the American Field Service will hold its first meeting of the current year at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Liebman, 410 South Ridge road, on Thursday evening, Sept. 24, at 8 p.nri. The main subject for discussion will be the AFS Americans Abroad program, which will send a student from McHenry Community high school abroad under the exchange program that brought Antonio Carmona from Madrid to live with the Walter Carlson family this year. Study Program There are two possibilities available to young people in the community. The summer program sends qualified juniors to Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America or the Middle East to live with a carefully selected foreign family for six to ten weeks during June( July, August and early September. Students become a member of the host family, often attending school withs the host brother or sister. The school program is open to juniors and seniors at MCHS. Those who go to live in the southern hemisphere leave the United States in December 1964, or early 1965 and return about twelve months later. Students in the northern hemisphere leave after June, 1965, and return about a year later, depending on school dates in the host country. Submit Candidates McHenry high school may submit four candidates for the Americans Abroad program. Interested juniors and seniors must meet academic and personal qualifications and assume most of their transportation costs. Their expenses while abroad -- room, board, tuition, travel and any medical expense that arises -- are bom by AFS and the host family. Information about the Americans Abroad program may be obtained from Mrs. Liebman or from R. E. Brooke, AFS advisor at the high school. R. J. Overton Dites Tuesday Richard J. Overton of 803 N. John street, McHenry, prominent businessman, died early Tuesday morning, Sept. 15, at his home. Death was attributed to a cerebral hemorrhage. At the time of his death, he waa co-owner of R. I. Overton Motor Sales and vice-president INTRUDER PEELS SAFE TO OBTAIN CASH. STAMPS Thief Enters By Breaking Door In Rear and treasurer of Overton Cadillac- Pontiac Co. Mr. Overton started in the business with his father in 1928, two years after his graduation from McHenry high school and following one year spent at the University of Illinois. In 1936 he became a partner, and twenty-three years later in 1959, the firm observed its fiftieth anniversary. The deceased was a member of the McHenry Country club and the American Legion Post 491. He had served with the Army during World War II. Overton, 56 years of age, was born in Solon Mills on July 4, 1908, and had made his home in this community all his life. He is survived by his wife, Clara Barbian Overton; his mother, Mrs. Margaret Carey Overton; and one brother, Paul R. Two sisters, Gwendolyn Jones and Marguerite Bonslett, his father, Richard I. Overton, one time mayor of McHenry and founder of the business, preceded him in death. The body rests at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home after 7 o'clock Wednesday. Mass will be sung at 9:30 o'clock Friday at St. Patrick's Catholic church, with burial in the church cemetery. ROBBERS AT LARGE No leads have been reported by city police this week as to the identity of the five men who held up three men at the McHenry Country club Sunday evening, Sept. 6, and took an estimated $3,000. More than $2,000 in stamps, stock and cash was taken from the safe in the Ringwood postoffice sometime late Tuesday night or early Wednesday, fit was revealed at noon by E. E. Black, postal inspector from the Rockford office. Postmaster . Frank Wiedemann of 7515 Barnard Mill road arrived at work at the usual time of 6:45 a.m. and noticed the office in a state-of disarray. Desks had been ransacked and the safe broken. Ent ranee was made by breaking a padlock on a back door and forcing the inner door. The intruder then proceeded to peel the safe, where most of the items stolen were found. One-Room Office The office, located on Barnard Mill in the heart of the Ringwood business section, contains only the one room. The closest family resides directly across the street and they were unaware of any commotion during the night. The McHenry county sheriff's office was called and is continuing an investigation. It was not learned whether or not they obtained fingerprints. GOP HEADQUARTERS ARE OPENED IN CITY SEPT. 15 Republican headquarters officially opened in four key McHenry county cities on Sept. 15, announced J. R. Levesque, McHenry County Republican Central committee chairman. Sites have been selected in McHenry, Crystal Lake, Woodstock and Cary. Joe Frett, Bob Orgler and Sam Schmunk will head operations at McHenry headquarters located on North Riverside drive. Mr. Levesque cordially invites everyone to stop at local headquarters to ask questions, make suggestions and offer encouragement. The main purpose of these centers is to make sure all citizens are well informed. at Council Officers Begin Year With Homecoming Oct. 17 m ^mmrnmmm mx &&&&< rf;x si&t ^88888 w%srnsmm WKJIOMH 'Www? WW?® -WSSSS# mm mmmrn dttlc. % « Officers of this year's Student Council at M.C.H.S. are Rick Ruzieka, left, treasurer; Linda Crane, reporter; Kathy Thompson, secretary; Dick Bitterman, president; and Jim DeVos, vice-president. McHENRY YOUTHS REST FOLLOWING VIET NAM BATTLE In the early hours of last Sunday morning, while most of McHenry slept, Mr. and Mrs. John Boehm of Kane avenue were pleasantly surprised by a call from their son, Jim, from Tokyo, Japan. His ship, the Ticonderoga, had just returned to Japan for a brief time after the battle of Tonkon Bay, Viet Nam. The men, who earned this much needed respite, expect to return to Viet Nam on Friday of this week. Jim said his crew had been awarded two medals as a result of the battles which took place the first week of August, in which the Tigers of the Ticonderoga played a most important part. The young man sounded well, and happy to be on dry land. He reported that he and Ed. Stacknick of McCullom Lake, who is a shipmate expect to be back in the United States by the start of the new year. PLAN BENEFITS A number of events are being planned for the near future as benefits for the Easter Seal therapy center in the county. Among the busiest students at the local high school this year are members of the Student Council, led by the officers shown above. First of their many activities will be homecoming on Oct. 17, for which they will need the cooperation of the student body and residents of the city. The local Student Council organizes all dances after football and basketball games. They are also in charge of candy sales during noon and prepare the school handbook. The council is a member of Northeast-Northwest, an organization of councils in the northern part of IiUnoU,