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:.. )• * A ' \ *• lr^v;v-r- ^ „*v„ i> V ;>Y: THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE ' CHAIN• O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875' Vol. 90 - No. 28 - 1 Section Thursday, February 9, 1967 - McHenry, Illinois 16 Pages - 10$ DOLLAR DAYS IN CITY THIS WEEKEND Mtnin' and Meanderin' Branch m court in McHenry bids a reluctant farewell to Judge John Kaufman this week as he takes over a new assignment in Lake county. Newspapers have not fared particularly well under the judicial reform legislation which went into effect more than two years ago. Since justices of the peace went out of style in favor of magistrates, clerical employees have recorded the proceedings of . branch courts and quickly been on their way back to the court house. Now this is a busy place and it is impossible to get detailed information without a trip to Woodstock. However, we have been fortunate to secure limited information by phone. On several occasions, when a trip was impossible because of limited time, a call to Judge Kaufman brought us in contact with a patient, considerate man who seems genuinely interested in the function of the court in its relationship to the general pub* lie. He assured us of any assistance possible even after his transfer to another locality. We are Indebted to him for his interest and help In a part of our Journalistic en* deavon we consider very important. HOSPITAL IN ANNUAL MEETING ' W ' FaiidHS White Urban Vicar Of Chicago To Be Feb. 11 Speaker Break Ground For N ew School The official ground breaxing ceremony for the new McHenry high school will be held at the site of the new high school on Crystal Lake road Saturday, Feb. 11, at 11 o'clock in the morning. The. public is invited to attend the ceremony and be a part of this memorable -occasion. Contracts were recently awarded to six low-bidder firms for construction, headed by Tony an Construction Co., of McHenry, which received the $2,352,000 contract for general work. Total contracts for the work amounted to $3,355,546.- 25 for the new school, plus additional contracts to the same firms for Alternate 1, an auditorium, in the amount of $133,451. The new school is expected to be completed and in operation by May of 1968. With most folks "up to their ears" --' at least -- with winter, the thought of the tiny Groundhog seeing his shadow on his special day last Thursday was depressing news. And there was no doubt, with a bright sun, that (Continued on Page 16) REPORT THEFT A tool box and an electric drill were reported taken from a garage on the premises of Mrs. John Anderson at 311 N. Mineral Spring drive, McHenry, last weekend. An outstanding speaker, nat i o n a l l y a c c l a i m e d for his work with his fellow man, headlines the talking portion of the program at the McHenry Hospital corporation annual meeting this Saturday night, Feb. 11. The speaker will be tiie Rev. James Jones, Jr., the white Episcopal Urban Vicar of the diocese of Chicago who moved into a Negro ghetto to assist the downtrodden. George P. Freund, president o£ the McHenry Hospital corporation, urges members to make reservations promptly so an accurate count can be obtained. The meeting will be held at the McHenry Country club, starting at 7 p.m. The work of Father Jones has earned this young man national recognition in such publications as Saturd a y Evening Post, Time and Newsweek. Father Jones was named one of America's 100 outstanding young men in a recent Life magazine story. He was the featured personality on a '"nils Is Your Life" television show. The January 1967 Readers Digest, in an arlcle on "What the Negro Has--and Has Not --Gained," quotes Fatii e t Jones on his philosophy on civil rights. He says Negroes will not (Continued on Page 16) Large Turn-Out Of Republicans Mak® Selection Of Candidate! This was a typical scene in the McHenry high school auditorium Tuesday evening as large numbers of Republicans made their way to the ballot box on stage to cast a vote for their favorite candidate for supervisor to represent the party in the spring township election. J. R. Levesque of McCullom Lake won support of the majority of the voters to win the nomination. He was opposed in the caucus by Dr. Raymond Watkins of Wonder Lake. More than 160 interested Republicans gathered in the McHenry high school auditorium Tuesday evening to express themselves on candidates for township offices tb be filled early in April. OnM one contest resulted, in which} J.R. Levesque of McCullom Lake was elected his party's choice to run for supervisor of McHenry township. Levesque's only opposition came from Dr. Raymond Watkins of Wonder Lake. The winner polled 107 votes against 52 for Watkins. There were three spoiled ballots. About fifteen minutes were required from the time the last elector had signed in, for the large group to make their way to the ballot box on stage and express a preference. Following announcement of the supervisor choice, nominations and seconds were made for Louis E. Belshaw of Wonder Lake and Tom Birmingham of McHenry for assistant supervisor. Since there are two to be elected and only that number were nominated, a motion was made to have a unaminous voice vote cast for both Belshaw and Birmingham. When Clarence Regner was later nominated as the only candidate for road commissioner, a similar motion brought a second unanimous vote. In a short acceptance talk that proved to be a "pep talk" for the large assemblage of Republicans present, Levesque recalled the evening six years ago when the first GOP caucus was held. He also cited the Illinois statute calling for both major parties to caucus and name township candidates. Levesque added that he believes there will be no Democratic caucus, then made reference to the Independent ticket, which, he said, carries the names of four who arts Republicans. He expressed the belief that the caucus was a good start for the party an<^ urged those present to express themselves for the GOP. Dr. Watkins then took the floor for a brief statement in which he asked for party unity. Albert Jourdan, township chairman, was in charge of the meeting. C OF C JUNId.COLIM Ml SUPPORT B©feE! Ckaltman Of Organisation Named Wednesday At the first regular meeting of the newly elected board of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce held Tuesday noon, members voted 100 p e r c e n t s u p p o r t of t h e J u n i o r c o l l e g e r e f e r e n dum to be held next month. Letters will be sent in the near future to business people in the Chamber area, explaining the program and the need for a public effort in its behalf. Mrs. Joan Hill, a member of the lecture bureau for the Junior College movement, was p r e s e n t t o e x p l a i n t h e program and give details concerning the referendum. Wednesday night was set for a retail reorganization meeting, at which time a new retail chairman was scheduled to be named. He will replace William Nye, who was elected last month as president of the entire organization. If the new chairman is not now a board member, he will automatically become a member on accepting his post. Issue Newsletter A decision was made by the board to issue a monthly newsletter in the Plaindealer, keeping the general public Up to date on activities of this important group, whose aim is the betterment of the city in all its aspects. Larry Lund, as newly appointed membership chairman, announced that a breakfast would be held sometime in February for board members and others interested in this important phase of Chamber work, after which a door-to-door campaign ' will begin. For Zoning In ikm A report from Warren A. Kuhlman, chairman of the McHenry Planning commission, recommending zoning in the annexed Lakeland Park area, was received by the City Council Monday night. At a meeting held Jan. 30, the Planning commission resolved to recommend that all lots along Route 120 starting from the west end of lot where "Chick-Inn" is located and extending east along Route 120 shall be classified as B-l (business) zoning. It was further recommended that all of the remaining residential lots in Lakeland Park and Lakeland Shore be classified as R-3 zoning. This is for single unit dwellings. Many favorable reports of snow removal were received by Council members, but concern was also voiced regarding property owners or tenants in both residential and business areas who failed to remove snow from sidewalks during recent storms. Police have been instructed to issue tickets where cooperation is not evidenced. Illegall y p a r k e d v e h i c l e s a l o n g streets will also be towed away in the future. It was pointed out that such vehicles greatly impair snow removal work and prove costly to the city. The City Clerk's office reported splendid cooperation on the part of residents in the newly annexed areas in securing vehicle licenses. Tag Days Two requests for tag days were granted by the Council. On March 18, the Easter Seal group will be in action. On June 9, the Salvation Army (Continued on Page 16) NEW ADVERTISING MANAGER JOINS PLAINDEALER Vale ennm wr - • • MB. AND BIBS. MJ. RAUEN Married 6ft Years MB. AND MBS. MIKE FREUND Married SS Teats 1'-- "KEN" WISE The McHenry Plaindealer has welcomed to its' staff 'Ken" Wise as the newspaper's new advertising manager. Mr. Wise assumes duties formerly carried on by W i l l i a m " B i l l " M o o r e , who left last week to become publisher of the Harvard Herald. In his new assignment, he will be visiting regularly with McHenry businessmen assisting them with their advertising needs. Wise comes to McHenry from Dixon, IU., where he spent one year with the advertising department of the Dixon Evening Telegraph. Prior to that time he was engaged for fourteen years in the printing division of the business, working for the Rochelle News Leader and the Zion Benton News. His wife, Beverly, and two children, Kurt, 7, and 'Shdly, 5, expect to move to Memory in the very near future. BUBCSLABS STEAL FROM 'OWE FIRM; OTHER THY FAILS One burglary and another attempted break-in were reported by Police Chief Richard Clark early this week. At Krause News Agency, 3321 W. Elm street, entrance was made through a rear basement window. The intruders failed in their attempt to open a safe, but took $165.19 from a file drawer. Police said entrance was made sometime between 6:30 Monday night and 4:30 the next morning, when Dale H o u g h t o n d i s c o v e r e d t h e break-in on arriving for work. The attempted burglary was at A-OK Enterprises, Inc., 3421 W. Pearl street, where a side windojv was broken. YOUNG PORKER LEARNS WISDOM OF OLD ADAGE One young porker learned the hard way this week the wisdom in the old adage that "he who plays with fire will be burned". The pig was the pet of the John Colomers of 1107 River Terrace drive, McHenry, for whom Mr. C o l o m e r was building a pen in the garage. The little fellow watched as the project progressed, then took matters into his own feet when Mr. Colomer left to go into the house. The pig apparently began to play with a drop cord and light, and in a short time straw caught on fire. . Members of Companies I and II answered the call for assistance and saved the pig, which was none the worse for the experience except for slightly burned ears. SHOOTING SPRBS BRINGS BOYS TO FAMILY COURT Two young boys in the McHenry area will appear in family court following a shooting incident Tuesday afternoon in Huemann's subdivision. Their identity was not revealed because they are juveniles. Sheriffs police said they were shooting a rifle out of the back window in one of their homes about 3:30. The bullets carried a distance of about two blocks, breaking a picture window and entering the home of Dan Frey. No one in the home was injured. TWBITY-0HE STORES OFFER SPECIAL SALES 8-Page Section Tells Outstanding Values Offered The first of the city's semiannual Dollar day sales per-, iods takes place this week. Twenty-one merchants have announced that the big sale dates are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9, lO and 11, during which time they are offering up to 50 per cent savings on the hundreds of items available. Proprietors of the businesses are inviting the general public to take advantage of the theme of the February s a l e , "Your D o l l a r Bays More In McHenry" -- a theme which is well known to shoppers in past years. A total of 20,000 circulars containing a large number of sale articles are being distributed within the city and in the surrounding area this week. They are eight-page sections which have gone into the mail separately and also are a part of this week's issue of the Plaindealer. Participating stpres ajr e McHenry County Well ft Pump, Vycital's Hardware, Toddler Shop, R i c hard's Cleaners, Riverside Retail Outlet, McHenry True Value Hardware, McHenry Tailored Drapery, White's Men's Shop, McGee's, Hornsby's, Gladstone's, G e n e v i eve's, Gies Shoes, Gem Cleaners, Fashion Shoppe, Ernie's Sports Center, Collingboume Buick Olds, Casual Shoppe, Carey Appliance, Ben Fftifttelin and Agatha Gifts ft Candies. Only a brief perusal of the Dollar Day supplement is needed to assure the reader that here, again, is an excellent opportunity to stock up on items for the entire family. Many of these are for year 'round use. At the completion of the t h r e e - d a y s a l e p e r i o d , two purposes will be served. The participating business men will have cleared their shelves of merchandise to allow restocking in preparation forc the spring season, and shoppers will find they have once again realized outstanding savings on necessary purchases. re In Sn This beautiful sculpture in snow stands in the yard of the Richard Wilhelm premises at 3412 W. Fairway drive, Country Club Estates. Mrs. Wilhelm better known to her friends as Lori, fashioned the perky Jack-in-thebox after the last snow fall and then painted him in bright colors. The well known McHenry artist has been creating similar figures out of snow for many years, to the delight of passersby. 4