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} THE MCHENRY Volume 90 -- No. 32 -- 2 Sections "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" ' v - ' ' . " * - i ^J«S sS McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THUBSDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1964 28 Pages -- 10c Per C Season Opens Officially Dec. DISCUSS COMMON PROBLEMS AT IKI-COUNTY MEETING M QTY This assemblage of persons interested in common problems gathered at the McHenry Country Club last week at a luncheon meeting of the Tri-County Committee. They discussed a number of things, including the water pollution study which continues to be carried on locally. ' $• 'J,' i 1% was a costly election just held in McHenry county, not only in time and effort but also from a monetary standpoint. The estimated total is expected to run just over $26,000, which is about $7,000 higher than past elections. Some of the large cost was necessitated because of additional help for counting ballots and transportation on the orange ballots for representative. A small reimbursement is expected from the state for this particular expense, but legislation is expected at the next session to increase the amount. Judges for the general election this year cost $15,272.90. In addition, tally judges for the orange ballot ran close to $4,- 000; transportation of the special ballot boxes, $850; and other items, including food for workers, deputies on duty around the clock and other incidentals, $1,288.73. Yes, indeed, this was a costly election for all, and doubly costly for those who lost at the polls and must share the expense of the election. There arc many dog lovers in our midst, and we are among them. It is only natural, then, that we repeat the very best testimonial we ever heard offering respect and consideration to the dog, which was in tfte' form of a letter. This true story concerned a man who wrote in to an automobile association-approved motel and asked if dogs were allowed. He received the following letter: "I've been in this business fyr thirty years. Never have I called on the police to eject a disorderly dog. Never has a dog set fire to a bed with a cigarette. I have never found a motel towel or blanket in a dog's suitcase. Not a whiskey ring on a dresser from a dog's bottle. Sure, the dog is welcome! "P. S. If he will vouch for you, come along too." It was our pleasure to meet with other members of the press on Tuesday noon of this week for an explanation of the expansion program at the McHenry hospital. Few, we believe, realize the tremendous undertaking in such a program; or the fact that the new institution, when in full operation, will have a payroll exported to run about a half million dollars annually. This is good for the economy of the community as well as providing a specific service for those in need of hospital care. Anyone who hears Campaign Director Virgil Pollock or Hospital Administrator Anthony Corcoran explain the program cannot-help but be impressed with their enthusiasm and their sincerity. Thanksgiving is a very special day for most of us, but think of the blessings for which the Romano family descendants must have given thanks last Thursday, Seventy-seven of them gathered in McHenry to keep a tradition of fifty years' standiContiitued on Fngo H) Residents of Kenosha county, Wis., and Lake and McHenry counties in Illinois who belong to a recently formed Tri-County Committee on Common Problems held an interesting and informative meeting at the McHenry Country club last week. Chairman George Janak of the county board of supervisors spoke of the pollution problem in his opening remarks, attributing it in large part to the population increase in recent years. One of the very interesting speakers was Herbert Harrison of McHenry, a member of the faculty of Northwestern university, who was invited to the meeting to speak in his capacity as an expert in the field of real estate. Cites Cases He cited several cases in which land values had decreased through the years. In the short span of fourteen years between 1950 and 1964, he called to mind one case in which a foot of frontage on Pistakee Bay slipped from $150 to $110, and another, from $120 to $85. Harrison added that while some property has increased due to demand, the 1963 heavy supply of algae tended to result in a general lowering of land prices. He added that many people feel content because inland lakes are not badly affected at the present time, and cautioned that it is only a matter of time before they, too, will suffer from pollution. Harrison said that the average citizen living outside municipalities, on marginal land, can do one of two things--let his buildings deteriorate or break the law. (Continued on Page 8) School Referendum ScheduledSanta Arrives In City STEAL REVOLVER FROM McHENRY STORE FRIDAY A new, two-inch chief's special, 38 calibre, revolver was stsl^n from a display case in Ernie's Sports Center, 1210 N. Green street, McHenry, last Friday evening. It was valued at $65. Ernest Useman, owner of the store, saw the revolver in the case shortly after 8 o'clock. On Sunday, when he noticed it was missing, Mrs. Useman recalled having put another item in that place just before closing Friday; establishing the time of the theft. Both city police and the sheriff's authorities have been investigating. FINE PRIZES AWAIT BEST LIGHTEDJOMES C Of C Sponsors Annual Contest To Be Judged Dec. 20 One of the most anticipated treats of the Christmas season in McHenry is the annual holiday decorating contest held in the residential sections. Again this year it is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and has as its chairman, Donald Howard, local businessman. Judging will take place Sunday evening, Dec. 20, between the hours of 6 and 10:30 o'clock. The confines of the area in which homes may be located extends a mile beyond the city limits of McHenry. An application blank appears in this issue of the Plaindealer. While judges expect to visit the entire area, Mr. Howard suggests that ihose with displays fill in the blank and return to him at 3722 W. Elm street so there is no chance of their being missed. Four Categories The entries will be judged in four categories--amusing, religious, elaborate and original. There will be beautiful first place trophies in each category, as well as twenty honorable mentions, each including five one-dollar gift certificates to be used in the many stores in McHenry participating in the Chamber of Commerce holiday promotion. The names of the three judges will be listed in another is- Watch next issue for MCHS honor roll. )NAL CHILD TO 11 D AT JUNIOR HIGH Mrs. Leonard Brody and Mrs. Tom Fenwick, left, and Mrs. Paul Overton, right, of the McHcnry Community P.T.A., are shown with Mrs. Margaret Haug and Mrs. Naomi Meyer, members of the school board. These two groups are co-sponsoring a program of interest which will be presented at the Junior high school on Thursday evening, Dec. 10. On Thursday, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m. in the Junior high school. Kane street, McHenry, the school board of School District 15 is sponsoring a meeting jointly with the McHenry Community PTA on the exceptional child -- his needs and provisions.. John T. Nelson, director, department of Child Study for Elgin Schools will speak. He will discuss the needs and provisions necessary for the special education of exceptional child, csprciallly Ihe (.-dupable mentally handicapped. He will review what has been done in the Elgin schools and show slides of the classrooms. After his presentation, Mr. Nelson will allot a portion of his time for a question and answer session with the audience. There will be representative of School Board District 15 to tell of the hopes and future plans for the schools. , PTA members will serve at the refreshment table at the conclusion of the meeting. *675,000 Proposal For Construction Presented Public By District 15 In an official notice in this week's edition of the McHenry Plaindealer, the board of education of McHenry School District 15 is announcing a special school election to be held on Saturday, Dec. 19. Voters are being asked to approve a $675,- 000 bond issue to finance the construction of additions to the Hilltop, Valley View and Edgebrook schools. This announcement follows closely the completion of a study made by the Citizens' Advisory Council and carries the endorsement of both the council and the board Planned in the building program are twelve rooms, offices and physical education area to be added to both the Hilltop and Valley View schools; and four rooms and facilities for EMH ari'd other special education to be added to the Edgebrook school. The urgency of the situation is based upon the fact that enrollments are continuing their upward climb and they are expected to continue this trend for the foreseeable future. Plan Thoroughly Thought Out In response to a question as to why this plan was recommended, Harry Stinespring, Jr., chairman of the Advisory council, stated that many hours had been spent in discussing the possible solutions to the growth problems. The council believes this solution to be the best combination of educational and financial soundness and listed the following general reasons for their recommendations: 1--'"The proposed solution takes care of the immediate needs of all our students. 2--"It takes care of our needs as far into the future as we can reasonably plan at this time, and is a good basis for future planning thereafter. 3--"It provides relief for the Junior High by permitting removal of the sixth grade from that building. 4--"It permits all of the attendance centers to become efficient K-6 units. 5--"It permits better long range use of construction money by diverting monies that would have to be used to bring Landmark school and the Kindergarten center to state safety standards into good new construction. Costs Computed The Finance committee of the Advisory council has made preliminary computations that will permit each resident of the district to ascertain his share ISLAND LAKE WILL WELCOME HOLIDAY SEASON Island Lake will present a welcome to the holiday season in the form of a Christmas parade next Saturday, Dec. 5. It is the first event of its kind to be held in the small community to the southeast of McHenry. McHenry residents and their children are invited to view the parade, which starts at 2 o'clock, giving many their first glimpse of Santa Claus and officially marking the opening of the 1964 Christmas season. The line of march will start at the village hall, proceed east on Rt. 176 and through the shopping center. In addition to Santa, there will be marching bands, floats and 8c number of surprises. Mc- Henry's high school band and cheerleaders will be among those taking part. At the conclusion of the parade, Mayor Alfred Grager of Island Lake and Mayor Melvin Stone of Wauconda will light the tree in the shopping center, after which children are ifyyited to visit with Santa. City Receives Share Of Taxes McHenry is due to receive $6,888.50 representing the tax of one-half per cent on retail sales in municipalities collected in August on July tax liability. This was the third highest collection in the county. The McHenry county sales tax for the same period totalled $8,814.61, including parts of counties not in municipalities. Topping McHenry for the month above were Crystal Lake with a collection of $9,- 364.06 and Woodstock with $7,- 405.86. Other county collections were as follows: Algonquin, $1,748.78; Cary, $1,579.27; Fox River Grove, $967.62; Harvard, $3,904.68; Hebron, $432.45; Huntley, $978.36; Marengo, $2,581.68; and Richmond, $882.46. Local payments included Island Lake $384.05; Lakemoor, $204.46; Spring Grove, $530.75; and Sunnyside, $78.50. (Continued on Pace 8) TOYS FOR TOTS The Marine Reserve-sponsored Toys for Tots campaign will again be conducted in McHenry this year. More details on this worthwhile holiday program are listed elsewhere in this issue. Rite A Sunday, Dec. 13 The Chain O'Lakes Evangelical Covenant church, which recently purchased the Pe^1' Freund farm buildings and home on North Wilmot road north of Johnsburg, will dedicate the property and buildings on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 3 p.m. The service will take place in the house, which has been arranged into a chapel and ciass rooms. The home has a sanctuary area that can handle about fifty worshippers. There are four Sunday School class rooms, and the basement is being readied as a Fellowship room. Pastor Robert E. Hirsch says that the special dedication services now being planned will include a Neighbor's Night on T h u r s d a y , D e c . 1 0 . T h e m i - vice will begin at 8 p.m. and refreshments will be served following the rite. The Rev. Christian Doenecke, pastor of the Mount Hope Methodist church in Pistakee Highlands, will speak. Friends and neighbors of the Fox Lake-McHenry area are invited to share in this special service. The preacher for the dedication is Rev. Robert-L. Erickson, superintendent of the Central conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church of America. Rev. Walter Johnson of Blue Island, chairman of the Central Conference, will also share in the se'rvices. ft&freshments will be served following the Sunday afternoon rite also. Everyone is invitvd lo atlend these dedication hciwcrs. C. H. Brocken Dies In Crash Charles H. Brocken, Sr. 69, of Plainfield, a former McCullom Lake resident from 1937 to 1942, was one of two persons killed in an auto accident Sunday night in Will county. The car in which he was riding was driven by Robert J. Bancasky of Mokena, who is reported to have lost control of his car during a storm. Both Brocken and Bancasky, who also died in the crash, were thrown from the car. The vehicle left the highway on a curve and crashed into railroad tracks. Brocken was a retired foreman of Com Products division of Argo in Summit. Survivors include a son, Charles, Jr., of Crystal Lake, employed in McHenry; three grandchildren and three brothers. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 Thursday in Summit, with interment in Ancher Wood cemetery, Justice, 111. Other Accidents A three-car accident at the intersection of Rt. 120 and Charles street early Tuesday afternoon caused injuries to one. Ernest Bartz of 810 W. River Terrace, McHenry, told sheriff's police he had stopped to allow traffic to pass before turning left. Louis Consago of 806 N. Allen avenue, McHenry, pulled up behind the other car and was waiting for him to turn when he was struck in back by a third car driven by Nancee Reqwardt of Waucon da. The latter suffered injuries and was treated by a local physician. Neither of the other drivers, or a passenger in the first car, lone Bartz, was hurt. Nancee Reqwardt was ticketed for following too close. Ben Freund of 3810 N. Wilmot road, McHenry, was taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue Squad about 7:15 o'clock Sunday evening after being struck by a car. Richard J. Himpelmann of 3611 Middle avenue, Johnsburg, told sheriff's police he was travelling west on Johnsburg road, with his grandmother, Mrs. John Lay, of McHenry as a passenger, when he saw a pedestrian on the road, near the shoulder. Although he swerved in an attempt to avoid striking him, a part of the auto is believed to have caught Freund's coat and threw him to the ground. Himplemann estimated he was travelling about 25 miles per hour. This Saturday;! Stores Open Dec. 7 To Holiday COUNCIL MAKES ANNUAL REPORT; BUYS POLICE CAR At a special meeting of the City Council Monday night, William R. North presented and reviewed the annual audit of city accounts and operations for the past fiscal year. With the many complexities of municipal bookkeeping and auditing, review and explanation of procedure becomes more important each year. A report must now be made by the City Clerk to the State Auditor, setting forth the information required on report blanks furnished by the state. This is an annual report. The Council approved a bid on a police car and equipment submitted by Buss Ford Sales in the amount of $1690 plus trade-in of 1963 Plymouth. Fury Motors of McHenry and "C" Abatte of Fox Lake also submitted bids of $1,900 and $1,400. MOBILE UNIT TO MAKE LAST VISIT UNTIL FEBRUARY The mobile chest x-ray unit will be in Woodstock, on the south side of the Court House, on Friday, Dec. 4. The hours of operation are 1 to 4:30 and 5 to 8:30 p.m. Mrs. Claribel H. Naylor, R. N., of the McHenry County Tuberculosis association which sponsors the unit, urges that everyone who intends to obtain a free chest x-ray, do so at this time. The mobile unit is not scheduled for January. The Christmas Seal campaign of the association is now in progress, the only method of fund raising. About one-third of this year's goal of $24,000.00 has been contributed thus far. FIREMEN CALLED OUT TWICE ON THANKSGIVING Two fires brought members of Co. I out on Thanksgiving evening, both occurring within a short period of time. The first broke out in the Hansen apartment in the Leiberson apartment building on the corner of Main and Front streets. A cigarette is believed to have fallen in a chair, which soon was ablaze. When fire men arrived the piece of furni ture had been tossed out i window and the fire extinguished. A short time later Companies 1 and 3 were called to the Kenneth Glysing residence at Griswold Lake, where a piece of 2x4 lumber burned in a wall near the fireplace. Fire Chief estimated damage at about $50 to the wall. TREES FOR SUBSCRIBERS The Plaindealer has a large number of Christmas trees which will be given away to new subscribers from now until the supply is exhausted. A subscription is a welcome gift for those who have moved away from their home town and would like to hear of local happenings. Come in today and subscribe for someone on your gift list; then select your tree. Although McHenry stores will not remain open evenings until next Monday, the official opening of the Christmas sea* son gets under way on Saturday with the arrival of Santa Claus. He will arrive at noon on Saturday, Dec. 5, by ponydrawn sleigh from the North Pole, and will be preceded on his initial tour of the city's business districts by McHenry's historic fire engine, which will herald his arrival with the blowing of sirens. From Monday until the holi* day, the fat, cheerful man with the white beard will take his place in a specially built hut in the band shell in the city park on a regular schedule. On Saturday, Dec. 5, and all other Saturdays until Christmas, he will be in the park from 1 to 4 p.m. During week days, Monday through Friday, he will be located there from 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Santa promises to make an exception of Sunday, Dec. 20, when he will also be on duty to mark the conclusion of the Christmas promotion contest in McHenry stores. He will remain in his house that day from 1 to 4 o'clock. Santa will be happy to talk with local youngsters and has promised small gifts for each. Decorate Store Fronts Already, local stores have taken on the attractive appear-" . ance-of the holiday season, with many store fronts decorated for the occasion, portraying a variety of themes all in keeping with Christmas. Most stores will remain open evenings starting next Monday. Special lighted scenes were placed on the utility poles last Friday. This week's issue of the Plaindealer contains a special supplement with hundreds of shopping specials in McHenry stores. In addition, 15,000 more have been placed in the mails. Remember to register for one of the many gift certificates to be given away by sixty stores in. McHenry. No purchases are necessary. Anyone 16 years of age or older may register merely by visiting one of the stores listed in a special advertisement in this issue. There will be fifty prize winners in all, receiving certificates ranging as high as $100 for the top award to $5 for other prizes. CHORAL CLUB W Y moot 1ES1 DEC. U RICHMOND MAN TWENTY-EIGHTH TRAFFIC DEATH McHenry county chalked up its twen'y-eighth traffic fatalit y of the year on Thanksgiving Eve, Nov. 25, when Louis Garbi, 82. of Rt. 1, Richmond, died in- McHenry hospital of injuries sustained the previous Friday on Rt. 31, a mile north of Rt. 176, near Crystal Lake. Garbi was south-bound on Rt. 31 when his caf slid into the north-bound lane and was struck by another vehicle driven by Robert Kunz of 4307 Cresyfrood, McHenry. A third car/driven by George Smith of Crystal Lake then crashed into the Kunz auto. (Ciiiilinucd »m Pa<;e M) A very charming candy house provides the background for Santa Claus and Mrs. James Wegener as they enjoy a sleigh ride in the Land of Make-Believe. This special fantasy of childhood will be recalled in the lighter portion of the McHenry Choral club's annual holiday presentation Saturday and Sunday evenings, Dec. 5 and 6, at 8:15 p.m. Norbert Mauch designed and constructed the house and Ray Jensen the sleigh. Both are club members. The ipany things which add up to a wonderful holiday season will be recalled in song next Saturday and Sunday evenings, Dec. 5 and 6, at 8:15 p.m. when the McHenry Choral club presents its annual Christmas program, based on the theme "My Favorite Things." Music lovers who enjoy the group in a formal setting will find pleasure in a section which includes "Musettn's Walt/" from "La Boheme" as sung by« Irene Keim. This selection portrays the gay and confident* Musetta as she sings of her own charms in the students' quarter of Paris on CHrlyUnaS Eve. 1 " f Also in this section the chor* us will be featured In "Angel ir; Hymn", "The Christina* Song", "Glory To God" ant! "ItaHolu- ' ' - _ - i r (Continued on Pogo f|| I •• 'Wf •.mtajpp