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X' "SERVING THE GHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" Vol./ 90 - No. 14 - 2 Sections Thursday, November 3, 1966 r McHenry Plaindealer 20 Pages - 10$ INTEREST GROWS NOV. 8 ELECTION Observe Education Week With Open Mouse In School FLAMES SWEEP THROUGH OAK HOTEL oliowing Carl Kohrt, band director, and Phillip Helwig, choral director in District 15, are shown looking over plans for open house with Mrs. Dorothy Ulrich, principal of Edgetaook school. The program will be held in conjunction with Education" ~W eek. . The week of, ,Nr ov. 6 to 12 has been declared American Education Week by Gov. Kerner, when school administrators, board members and family hope residents of the area will attempt to attend the schools and leafh the many fine, exciting programs being presented. Public schools will observe the occasion with open house in District 15 elementary schools and in District 156 (high school) on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and in the evening from 7 to 9 p.m. This is not a t e a c h e r-parent conference meeting. The open house is scheduled on election day. The schools feel that citizens' responsibility to perform their duty to vote can also be shown in the educational results of their participation in this program. Parents of pupils are invited to visit their schools from 1 to 3:30 p.m. to observe class rooms in operation and to view the usual procedures with all the pupils present. Plan Programs Between 7 and 9 in the evening, in the elementary schools and Junior high, interesting displays and special (Continued on Page 12) A fire of unknown origin, amounting to. between $8,000 and $10,000 dollars in damage, broke out in the Oak Paris hotel, 801 Oak Grove road, Pistakee Bay, last Thursday evening asri spread through the upper floor. Fire Chief Ed Justen said the owner, Bart Stittgen, was in the tavern portion of the building .when the flames were detected in an unoccupied room on the second floorv of the hotel about 9:20 p.m. Although the fire itself was confined to the second floor, there was considerable heat and smoke damage throughout the building. Members of Companies 1 and 2 remained for about two and a half hours to bring the blaze under control. William J. Haag of Johns- .burg, a member of Company II, was overcome by smoke and intense heat and taken to McHenry hospital, where he was confined for a couple of day*. Family Fleea Home Parents aid seven children were temporarily left homeless last Thursday morning when fire swept through the upstairs o£ their tri-level home at 1514 Pine street, Holiday Hill*. Mrs. With an election less than a week away, the "get out the vote" campaigns are in full swing. One leaflet has been circulated for a number of years, pointing to the disgracefully large number of eligible voters who stay away from the polls. In 1960, a presidential election year, more than a third of the voters failed to exercise their right of franchise-- a right which is at the very heart of representative government and a free society. In the off-year elections of 1962 the showing was even worse, with more than half of the eligible voters remaining at home. For those who often ask what good one vote will do, these familiar experience® related in history eloquently answer the question: Thomas Jefferson was elected President by one vote in the electoral college, and so was John Quincy Adams. (Continued on Page 12) members of the home when the covered in an room about 9:20 Thursday morning. Mrs. Bockhorst was working in a sewing room at a lower level when she detected the smell of smbke., Although the fire' reiii&iued in two bedrooms .much smoke and water damage resulted throughout the tnse, with loss estimated at a&mit $3,000 to the building and more than §1,509 to furniture and clothing. Wauconda firemen joined members of Companies 1 and' 3 to bring the fire of undetermined origin, under control Shorted wires on an electric fence which ran through a milk house on the Matt Jung farm, 4211 N. Spring Johns burg, <fias- ? building abaisi 5:15 morning. Hjs tenage was estimated to run about 3600. Pq®g othes Don Peasley Photo Board members of the woman's auxiliary to McHenry hospital are shown at last month's regular.meeting. From left, front: Mr.s George Wof-ts, Mrs. Otto Schmitt, Mrs. Ralph Munson, Mrs. Carl Mitchell, Mrs. Phillip Ahlberg, Mrs. Elmer Stange, Mrs. Claude McDermott, president; and Mrs. Roland Herrmann. Back row: Mrs. William Landin, Mrs. H. Martin Snyder, Mrs. Robert Stanell, Mrs. Dwight Wernquist, Mrs. Bennett Berman, Mrs. Russell Weyland, Mrs. Ivan Hill, Mrs. Eueene Miller Mrs. Clarence Keim, Mrs. William Strout, Mrs. James Kenton, Mrs. Everett Hansen and Mrs. Peter Griesbach. Absent when photo was taken: Mrs. Louis Consago, Mrs. Richard Matt. Mrs. Benjamin Massouda, Mrs. Henry Tonyan, Mrs. William Kohl, Mrs. Patrick Moriarity and Mrs. Earl Seepe. C OF C NAMES COMMITTEE FOR BOARD VACANCIES At the regular monthly meeting of the board of McHenry' s Chamber of Commerce, held Tuesday noon, a nominating committee was named to select persons to fill vacancies on the board. Selected were Myrt Martell, Frank Low and Larry Lund. New officers will be named at ageneral membership meeting of the organization early in January. / Board members whose terms expire are James Althoff, William Nye, Vern Thompson and E. J. Gausden. Members were cautioned against persons reportedly soliciting in the city, authorized by the C. of C. At the present time, no one has been given authority by the organization to participate in any solicitation. A report on the industrial luncheon held last week at the Wing 'n Fin indicated it was very successful. Another will be planned in the future. At a retail merchants' meeting held the same evening, final plans were discussed for the Christmas promotion, and reports were given by committee chairmen. Win UCP Award and two children wens tffi»e only at bedlUTOS ARE BiMAGED IN CITY CRASH ConsMeraMs damage was reportei to tee© earo involvin ara @cci§3& at the cor-' nsi? <a3 Wasiufpe and Front stessita ataft © :45 Sunday moratng. City pall©® said James H. Mitchell <sS North Chicago was isiving east, coming into KHeuy from Rockford, when fts oslssp at the wheel oee3>] Mo veMsEs teaselled ont© fttes cMs ®2 the vo^,' Tte struck another one tMwrn fsgr Allen Kujak & m. m, pishing it into another driven fogr Gregory A. Hoppe of t#«nville. m&H: What Price Voting? (An Editorial) Prdbably every eligible voter has expressed at least a passing opinion on one or <aa©ther of the many issues and candidates appearing on the ballot for next Tuesday's general election. But the most important of all will be the answer "Yes" to the question: "Do you solemnly swear to go to the polls and to the best of your ability support the men and women and the issues which will best serve you as an individual and the community, state and nation in general?" The term politician has taken on connotations which are not always favorable, yet its formal definition as someone versed or experienced in the science of government, or who understands and takes an interest in its problems and solutions, is a proud one. In fact, when we meet that rigid definition we become the most important politicians in the world because we are helping to make the final decisions on the political scene. Just two years ago, in the presidential election year, we urged a trend away from the "silver platter" policy of "hand-outs" to a more conservative course designed to encourage independence dignity for the individual. We have not changed our. view, and encourage voters to accomplish this by voting Republican at the polls Nov. 8. We particularly support passage of the .1 per cent maximum tax levy to provide mental health facilities and services in the county. The price of voting? It is really very inexpensive -- just a trip to the polling place. The high cost comes with apathy, spelled out eventually in second rate candidates and issues not always in the best interest of the public. We have the power of choice and may best be guided by the words which have come down through history: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Polls Open Six T§ Sax Eigl Township Pre The United Cerebral Palsy Association of McHenry County received cats of the first national UCP achievement awards for its <Mve for funds to support and services to local victims of cerebral palsy. Shown here during a recent regional conference in Chicago for 100 UCP volunteers from twelve states are Mrs. John Boehm, local UCP president, who accepted the award for the local group, •w<i four-year-old Kenny Cunningham of Colorado Springs, Colo., the organization's 1967 national poster boy. BURGLARIZE n n • • . FKEUDHousE Youth Slibbdd The Urbandale club field- • E house on Lake Defiance road, [/UflfiQ • fflCflS McHenry, was burglar i z ed 7 this past weak, Michael Mayfield, 21, presently lading in Lakemoor, reportedly was stabbsi last Saturday evening during a fracas which broke out at a party in Lakeland Park. Two friends approached Richard Burmann at his business establishment, the Chick Inn, in Lakeland Park about midnight, asking that he obtain help for Mayfield, who was outside in the parking lot. Burmann, a former policeman with the city of McHenry, summoned a physician and then went to assist Mayfield. The two youth who had brought him there had already departed, according to a report to the sheriff's office. Mayfield later told authorities he had fallen down, causing the wound, which was not serious. McHenry voters will join t h o u s a n d s t h r o u g h o u t t h e state in going to the polls next Tuesday, Nov. 8, to elect representatives to fill county, state and federal offices. Polls will be open from 6 in the morning until 6 in the evening. McHenry township voters and those in Greenwood, Hebron, Richmond and Burton are part of the thirty-second senatorial district and thirtythird representative district designated since the last general election. The ballots in these townships will include the following candidates: U.S. Senator: Charles H. Percy (R) and Paul H. Douglas (D). State Treasurer: Harris Rowe (R) and Adlai E. Stevenson nx (D>. Superintendent of Public Instruction: Ray Page (R) and Donald M. Prince(D). Trustees of the University of Illinois: Donald R. Grimes, Ralph C. Hahn and James A. Weatherly (R) and Frances Best Watkins, Kenney E. Williamson and Richard O. Hart, (D). Representative in Congress (12th District): Robert Mc- Clory (R) and Herbert L. "Hub" Stern (D). Members of the General Assembly, State Senator (32nd District): Karl BemSng (R) and Albert S. Salvi (D). State Representatives (33rd District): John "Jack" B. Hill and Lester Cunningham (R) and William A. Giblin and Thomas J. Hanahan, Jr. (D). County Clerk: Vernon W. Kays (R) and Powers Mc- Guire (D). County Treasurer: Cal Skinner, Jr. (R) and Doris Fortier (D). County Sheriff: John Carroll (R) and Raymond C. Suchy (D). County Superintendent of Schools: Richard L. Tazewell (R). Special Proposals . Several proposals are being offered to the voters on special ballots. One of the most important and the most controversial, is that known as the Revenue Article, for which amendments are asked. The purpose is to modernize the tax structure of the state of Illinois and to assure that the necessary taxes fall fairly on all citizens. Individuals of both major parties, as well as leading civic ami educational groups in the state have expressed opposing views on the proposed amendments. However, both major parties have given official endorsement. Another ballot is the proposed amendment concerning county officers' re-election to office. At the present time a sheriff or treasurer may not succeed himself in office, but a favorable vote on the proposal would make this possible. A third proposal is in regard to amendments to the Illinois Banking Act and has no known, major opposition. The proposal calls for creation of a separate and independent state banking department solely responsible for the supervision of state banks and trust companies. It provides a commissioner of banks and trust companies and a ten-member board. A fourth ballot is for retention of judges in office according to the provisions of the law which went into effect about two years ago. Vot> . ers will be expressing themselves on retaining James H. Cooney and Charles S. Parker as associate Judges of the Circuit Court, 19th Judicial Circuit. A fifth ballot will be buffcolored, asking for a levy of an annual tax not to exceed .1 per cent for the purpose of providing community mental health facilities and services. P«Hli| Place# Voting will take place in eighteen precinct poll i n g places as follows: 1 -- Ringwood Community school, Rtagwood. 2 -- Community Methodist church, 8717 W .Main street, McHenry. 3 -- Europa Motor Sales, 3318 W. Pearl street, McHenry. 4-- Johnsburg Community club, 2315 W. Church street, Johnsburg. 5 -- Wonder Lake fire (Continued on Page 12> SB! SEATS IN CMRESS Fires Started On Halloween Three fires and considerable other vandalism were reported in the McHenry area on Halloween night. A shed on Draper road used as a shelter for children awaiting the school bus was started on fire and destroyed, according to Fire Chief Ed Justen. On the Kent property north of Johnsburg, on the Wilmot road, two sheds were burned about 9:30 in another bit of vandalism. Other buildings on the property had been destroyed by firemen in recent years, and there was no one living there. A third fire described as the work of vandals occurred near Hilltop school, in the wooded area near Eastwood Manor. Police said two plate glass windows in the Overton Cadillac- Pontiac company garage on Front street were broken, one by a .25 calibre gun aikl the other by a pellet gun. Police said egg throwing was a common sight. The McHenry barracks of the Veterans of World War I will meet Thurday evening, Nov. at 8 p.m. CHARLES PERCY SEN. PAUL DOUGLAS REP. ROBERT MeCLORY HERBERT "HUB" STERN *r^