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Observe Fire Prevention Week Next Sunday With Open House At Station I McHenry firemen are shown in action as they practice one of the demonstrations they will perform for the public during open house at Station I next Sunday, Oct. 11, to conclude Fire Prevention Week. spiiispiitifi is •* > t ' • From time to time we hear kind (and justly deserved) comments about our fire department. However, like public servants in almost any line of endeavor, it is very probable that individual members hear little but the complaints of a few. The next, few days as Fire Prevention Week comes to an end, might be a very appropriate time to let them know how much we, as a community, appreciate the outstanding service they extend night and day, throughout the year. Many have described our department as ohe of the most efficient and speediest they have watched in operation. We are inclined to agree and wish at this point to offer our own congratulations. It was very definitely Republican Night in McHenry on Tuesday as U.S. Congressman Robert McClory and his charming wife hosted a gathering of county and state candidates, county precinct committeemen and the press. From all indications, these GOP leaders hope to extend the celebration from one night to four years on Nov. 3. It was only natural that party members should enjoy themselves immensely. The success of ojar hosts in putting across their points will only be known in the weeks ahead, but the sincerity of their aims was not to be doubted. Their success as entertainers, however, was evident, from the start of Tuesday night's program at the McHenry Country club, and we think the Republicans might b& missing a good bid for votes in not making more widespread Use of their particular version of "Hello "Dolly," which won much acclaim. The fall school term is well under way, and with this in mind we recall that it is said mothers arc the happiest people of all 1o see it roll around each September. But sometimes mothers forget that their contribution of two, three or more is only a handful to the forty or fifty dumped upon pome poor schoolma'm. Before many weeks have passed, mother forgets that this is the boy or girl she has had as her charge through the summer, and suddenly the leacher is responsible for all Ihe bad manners of her offspring. He was always a good boy who would never fight with his pals, and if by some chance he pekes another kid in the eye on the playground, somebody must have aggravated him. Or maybe he has a little trouble riding his bike home at night. Either he weaves in and out among the little girls walking on the sidewalk, or even worse, he loyally pits the weight of his vehicle against cars on the road, riding in the same fashion. If something goes wrong and he hits the girls, they should have known enough to get out of his way. But if the car happens to miscalculate a zig that turned out to be a zag and gets hit, then it's time drivers learned that youngsters are not expected to think at such an early age. And when he gets bigger and goes to high school the picture changes little. He may be a 6-foot lunker that tops the coaches, but to mama he's a little boy at heart. If he has trouble mak- (Continued on Page 8) Each year during the first part of October the nation recognizes Fire Prevention Week. Locally, firemen of the McHenry Township Fire Protection district review the previous year and add a hope that the twelve months ahead will show a decrease. - During the past year, three stations of the fire district located at McHenry, Johnsburg and Lakemoor answered 190 fire calls. These included ninety- six grass fires, thirty-five homes; eight commercial, twelve cars and trucks, five garages, five boats, four barns and twenty-five miscellaneous. For the past four years, members of Company I, stationed at McHenry, have sponsored an open house. Each year it has given the public the opportunity to inspect the building and also the equipment which protects the lives and property of those who reside within the district. This year the men will hold their open house at Station I, the fire house, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the men will demonstrate the use of equipment by staging a simulated conflagration. An interesting show has been planned and the public is urged to attend. During the open house hours there will be refreshments available. Any youth groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts are urged to make arrangements to be in attendance for the demonstrations. Chairman of this year's fire prevention activities is Jack Powers. The MCHenry Plaindeale *SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" Volume 90 -- No. 24 -- 3 Sections McHENRY. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1964 20 Pages -- 10c Per Copy COUNCIL PLANS FOR REVISION OF WARD LINES Many Motorists Hurt This Week SCHOOLS AIDED BY CITIZEN COUNCILS District 15 Advisory GroupToBeHeadedBy Harry Stinespring, Jr. McHENRY SCHOOL PTA'S HOST DISTRICT AUTUMN CONFERENCE FEATURING OUTSTANDING PROGRAM For the first time in many years, McHenry School PTA's have the honor of acting as host for the Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers District 26 Fall conference on Oct. 15 at 2 p.m., at the McHenry Community high school. This district includes Lake, Boone and McHenry counties. The afternoon will begin with registration from 2 to 3 p.m. This will be followed by a meeting for which the Viscount Color Guard will present colors. After the meeting, the conference will break up into groups for round table discussions. From 5:30 to 7 there will be a buffet supper at the McHenry Country club, where Ann Varese will provide the entertainment. At 7:30 the meeting will reconvene at the high school, with Dr. Franklin R. Fitch as the speaker. His topic will be "Discipline and Your Child". A question and answer session will follow the talk. Fine Speaker Dr. Fitch, a member of N o r t h w e s t e r n U n i v e r s i t y School of Medicine staff, is the executive director of the Illinois Social Hygiene league. He has been engaged in social hygiene education since 1930, and is in constant demand by fTA's, schools, organizations, professional groups, radio and TV, for panels and discussions on sex education. Willard R. Carlson of Algonquin is district director of ICPT. The county council presidents include Mrs. Anders Nording for Lake county, Mrs. Clifford Erventraut for Boone, county and Mrs. John L. Boehm of McHenry for McHenry county. All reservations for the buffet dinner must be sent to Mrs.' Norma Douglas, Box 264, Round Lake, 111., 60073, wfth a remittance by Oct. 9. NAME NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR CHAMBER BOARD STEAL FROM CHURCH Miscellaneous items and money totalling $20 were taken from the office on the lower floor of Zion Lutheran church sometime late Friday or early Saturday. Entrance was made by breaking a window. Firemen were summoned for two inhalator calls this week. s WI Make Tour Of St. John's Church, Mew Convent Sunday A nominating'committee was selected at^the monthly meeting of the board of directors of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday to name possible successors to those whose terms will expire this year. Named to the committee were E. J .Gausden, chairman; A1 Stowell, William Nye and Vern Thompson. Directors whose terms expire are Charles Smith, Ed Pieroni, Larry Lund and Donald Howard. It was announced that the annual C. of C. dinner dance would be held Saturday evening, Nov. 14, at the McHenry Country Club, featuring a cocktail hour, professional entertainment, music and a speaker. William Nye reported on the activities of the retail committee, especially in regard to Christmas retail promotion and decorating plans. Mr. Nye added that copies of the recent shopping survey conducted by a merchandising team from Northern Ilinois unversity would soon be available for each Chamber member. Frank Low reported on the luncheon meeting of Chamber members and officials of the Admiral plant in McHenry. Following routine business of approving bills and hearing monthly reports, the City Council devoted time Monday night to the problem of revising ward lines. It is evident that Ward No. 3 will have to be enlarged in the equalization plan. This was at one time considered a large ward in the city, but ^.rea expansion and population growth in the other two wards,, has dictated a change. The possibility of adding a fourth ward will be considered after a survey had been made and an unofficial census taken tendent of Public Works, and by Earl R. Walsh, City Clerk and Fred J. Meyer, Superinsubmitted to the Council. Should the survey indicate the need of a change, City Attorney John E. Looze will be called upon to check the statutes and advise the Council as to proper procedure. The Woodstock Children's Home was granted permission to hold a tag day in McHenry on Saturday, Oct. 31. This is a county-wide project to assist in providing the needs of children taken care of in the home. William R. North delivered audit copies of the general fund and will appear at a special meeting at a later date to review the audit with the Council. Heart Forum Opens Oct. 8 Mrs. Arthur Olsen of McHenry, who annually heads the Heart Fund drive, in cooperation with the Illinois Heart as* sociation and interested local individuals, will sponsor a heart forum this month. There will be three meetings, on Oct. 8, 15 and 29 at the Junior high school at 8 p.m. The public is urged to attend. The Oct. 8 forum will concern "Rheumatic Fever," with Dr. Peter Griesbach and Dr. August Rossiti, pediatricians, as speakers. The other meetings will deal with "strokes and Rehabilitation" and "Coronaries." The heart forum is the first of its kind ever held in McHenry, planned for the purpose of better acquainting the public with the dangers of heart disease, which is the No. 1 killer in America. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH On Sunday, Oct. 11, between 2 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon, St. John's Catholic church in Johnsburg will be the scene of an open house, when conducted tours will include displays and explanations of the stained glass windows, the vestments, the baptistry, the sacred vessels and the confessional. In conjunction with this open house, the School Sisters of St, Francis will conduct tours of their new convent. Ground for the new structure was broken earlier this year. The three-story brick building is located to the west of the school. The lower level consists of a garage, large recreation room, laundry, wash room, preserye room, storage and boiler rooms. The second JUD aucs WREST p Voters Express Preference On District Nov. 3 (Continued on Page 8) Last week a petition was presented to Judge Cooney asking that the question of establishing a forest preserve district for McHenry county be submitted to the voters. The petition contained more than 1.000 names, and since it was filed approximately 500 more signatures have been obtained. At the hearing, the request was made that the question be submitted at the general election to be held Nov. 3rd. Judge Cooney found that all of the preliminary requirements had been complied with and that, the territory was wholly within McHenry county and was contiguous. He then entered an order that the question be submitted at the general election. The same plan v' a? ii ed in Lake county, eliminating any unnecessary expense such as a special election. It was also thought that by-" having it submitted at a general election a great many more people would have an opportunity of passing on the question. Already a number of suggestions of possible sites for such a district have been presented. Actually, one can only be selected by a commission, and of course the commission cannot be appointed until there is a favorable vote on' the question. There is a brochure available giving the story of the forest preserve district which is available on request. Also, more in- LAKE FARM SALE AUCTION RUNS $211000 V Prospective Buyers From Twenty-Five States Represented fcsijpne of the biggest cattle auction sales ever held in this area took place last Saturday at the Northern Pump farm, south of Richmond, with gross proceeds totalling $217,00. The farm where the sale was held and the Northern Pump farm at McCullom Lake are both owned by John B. Hawley of Minneapolis, Brad Scott is manager. The sale is the first public auction ever conducted at the farm and drew more than a thousand interested persons from twenty-four states and Canada. Travelling the great est distance were prospective buyers from California, Florida, Georgia and New Yo.rk. At the conclusion of the sale, it was learned that purchasers were from eighteen of these states as well as Calgary and Ontario, Canada. 238 Cattle Sold In all, sixty-eight bulls and 170 white-faced Hereford heifers were sold from a farm herd which boasts 2,000 cattle. The average price of bulls sold ran $1,600 and the heifers, $650. The top ten bulls sold for $5,500, with the highest price paid of $10,000. The top ten heifers brought an approximate $1,500 to $2,000 each, while the top heifer ran $2,500. A top pen of three heifer calves sold for $7,650. Mr. Scott said Monday that while nothing definite has been set for another sale, it is possible the farm may hold a similar one in two years. This was the first public auction Northern Pump has ever conducted. So great was the crowd of visitors that every motel throughout the area was sold out for Friday night. A pedestrian Nattle Abner, of 716 S. Southside drive, McHenry, was taken to McHenry hospital Saturday evening about 6:15 o'clock after she was struck by two cars as she walked along Rt. 120, three miles east of McHenry. Sheriff's police said, Kenneth D. Hettermann of Richmond told them he was driving east on Rt. 120 when hr saw the woman walking abou 150 feet ahead on the righ side of the road. He adder that she looked both ways anc1 then stepped in front of hi.c car, which struck her. Hetter mann then stopped and at tempted to halt another on coming auto driven by Raymond J. Kolar of Wildwood which was also travelling east. Kolar was unable to stop ir time and also struck the pedestrian. The latter was ticketed for failure to have his car under control. Three Injured Three persons were hospitalized in McHenry with injuries in a two-car crash which occurred on Bay road, two miles south of Johnsburg, Sunday morning. Ted W. Smak of 105 E. Navajo Trail, McHenry, and Henry V. Sompel of 3707 Spring Grove road, McHenry, collided and both were given tickets for failure to yield the right of way. Each claimed the other was on the wrong side of the road. Injured were Teddy Smak, 5, and Cindy Smak, 4, passengers in the first car, and Charlotte Kuhn of 2103 W. Sunny- (Continued on Page 8) Peanut Sale Fine Success DR. ROMAN SMYK TO BE GUEST OF McHENRY ROTARY Dr. Roman P. Smyk of Braidwood, Rotary District 644 Interact chairman, will be guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the McHenry Rotary club at noon Thursday, Oct. 8. Dr. Smyk, whose home club in Braidwood was the first in this district to sponsor an Interact (International Action) club, will explain details on how such a group might be undertaken locally. Interact is an organizat ion of young high school men who are brought together under Rotary sponsorship to promote good character, leadership and the achievement of other high ideals within their schools. Dr. Leonard Pawlikowski and Anthony Pintozzi, co-chairmen of the McHenry Kiwanis Kid's Day peanut sale held on Sept. 25 announced that the one-day drive was very successful, surpassing the efforts of previous years. On Peanut Day over forty volunteer workers took to the streets to ask the public to buy peanuts. The citizens of McHenry more than generously contributed toward the success of the Kiwanis club's year-round service work for handicapped and underprivileged youngsters. Newly elected off^ers of the Citizens Advisory council for District 15 are Mrs. Richard Clark, secretary; Harry P. Stinespring, Jr., chairman; and Mrs. Elliott Wheeland, vice-chairman. With the organization last Thursday evening of a new high school advisory committee similar to that formed in Consolidated District 15 recently, both schools will be assisted in the months ahead in the gigantic problems which face them, especially in respect to future expansion. Harry P. Stinespring, Jr., was elected chairman of the newly formed Citizens' Advisory council for the McHenry elementary school district at the group's first report meeting held Sept. 30. Also elected at this meeting were Mrs. Richard Clark, secretary; and Mrs. Elliott Wheeland, vicechairman. Ray McGee was commended by the group for his efforts in getting the council underway in such fine order. Other business of the meeting centered about the reports made by each of the working sub-committees of the council, announced at the first meeting. These committees have been formed so that all facets of the school district's problems can be thoroughly studied. The committees and their membership are as follows: Facility Evaluation, Edwin C. Wittrock, chairman; Mrs. Lee Moses, secretary; Mrs. William A. Bockman, Jr., H. R. Rean, Warren C. Krebs, Mrs. James Lightner, James I McAndrews, Lawrence Murray, William J. Nye, Mrs. Charles R. Peterson, John Steele, Mrs. Jack Vick, Mrs. Don Virgens, Mrs. Elliott Wheeland and Mrs. Nore Domoto; Enrollment Trends, Dr. Louis E. Marchi, chairman; Mrs. Richard Clark, secretary; Jack Mclntyre, Harry P. Stinespring, Jr., Mrs Henry - Tomlinson and Mrs. Samuel Winters; Finance, Mra. Charles Liebman, chairman; Mrs. George Alvary, secretary; M. David Cain, James D. Curran, Mrs. Paul S. Jessup, Jack Justen, Larry E. Lund and Alan M. Meyer. Enrollment Grows Dr. Louis Marchi, chairman of the Enrollment Trends committee, presented a very detailed and thorough analysis of the enrollment growth of the district prepared by the committee. The anylsis shows that the district can look forward to a probably enrollment of 2,- (Continued on Page 8) Presorts $5,000 Check To McHenry Hospital At Innual Luncttaon formation can be obtained on this by writing David R. Joslyn, 116 Benton Street. 1I1IP1PW Anthony Corcoran, McHenry hospital administrator, shows pleasure in acceptance of a check for $5,000 from Mrs. Claude McDermott of Lakemoor, right, president of the woman's auxiliary to McHenry hospital, and Mrs. Fred Fradinardo of Lilymoor, treasurer of the auxiliary. The presentation was made at the annual luncheon meeting of the auxiliary on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the McHenry Country Club. The check presented by the auxiliary included $3,000 from the Art Fair committee, part of their goal of $15,000 to meet the cost of sterilizers in the new hospital addition. A large sterilizer, or autoclave, a cyclomatic machine with an indicating, controlling and recording thermometer will do the bulk of the hospital's sterilizing load. A high sjM>cd sterilizer for operating instruments will be purchased for the operating room, as well as a warming cabinet, heated by steam, for warming intravenous solutions for surgical patients. Two bed pan sterilizers will also be obtained as a result of this donation. Other officers installed Wednesday in addition to Mrs. McDermott, president, were Mrs. John Nolan, first vice-president and program chairman; Mrs. Charles Cuda, second vicepresident and membership chairman: Mrs. Clarence Kelm, recording secretary; Mrs. Fred Kusch, corresponding fife rotary; Mrs. Fred Frudimufdo, treasurer; Mrs, Hurry ijck* land, director-at-large; and Mrs. Elmer S tango, w*y» find means.