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|"^^?il®i#P K- "• ? *s3£"--"'%~A%i-\ :V. . ' " * AW'/'.; • . ommuni - : :fi •\-,"v '/W: '•-.v" " r ; otnado ^bamag,e Ominous skies in the season ahead may bring fear to more than a few per sons, in McHenry and throughout the mid-west who have memories of the devastating tornadoes which took so many liVes and resulted in loss of property last Friday • afternoon. Although McHenry proper experienced no severe damage, surrounding areas were not as fortunate. The greatest loss occurred., at Gearmaster, Inc., 1609 S. Rt. 31, where Dean Paul, owner, estimated that about 50 per cent of the building was destroyed. All walls in the building were moved, one as far as a foot. Another caved in completely, and 60 per cent of the roof was torn away. The clean-up process was started immediately, and construction men moved in Tues- .day morning to start rebuilding. < Mr. Paul said some work may be resumed within ten days, and he hopes full production may get under way within two or three weeks. At nearby Schroeder Metal Craft, 1519 S. Rt. 31, the new, modern building escaped with only the need for roofing to be replaced. DEBRIS ALL AROUND Mrs.1 Peter Schroeder, wife of the owner, said she and a ' lady employee were inside the building when suddenly 'they heard a tremendous roar and saw debris flying in all directions. They wondered why a passing motorist had stopped along the highway, but learned later that pressure within his station wagon prevented him -from driving farther. The unidentified man was hurt by flying glass' and removed by ambulance for medical treatment. Mrs. Schroeder said rain poured into the stock room during the storm, but quick assistance from neighbors, who helped to Cover merchandise, prevented damage. The home of Mrs. Albert Vales at 1019 S, River road was damaged extensively about 5 o'clock Friday when two trees fell on the front and east sides of the house. Ttyj entire yard was filled with fallen trees and branches. The roof of the home fell in and resulted in considerable rain damage. When firemen arrived, wires were disconnected to prevent a fire from breaking out. Hie window and casing from a cement block garage on the property was carried against the garage wall without breaking the glass. However, a chicken house nearby was badly damaged. LAKEMOOR STRUCK Hie Lakemoor community was Another in this area struck •by the fury of Friday's storm. Residents saw the fonnel proach from the southwest, crossing the lake and curling {he waves that rose high above the surface. Pressure was felt inside several homes,, and in at least three, walls were shifted. They were the Ruben Arvidsoh, Les Venable and James Schmit residences. Several trees were broken, and one came to rest on the back of the Schmit home. So intense was the power of the wind that considerable water was blown hrough windows as glass broke. One utility pole was broken in three places and fell across the highway. At the Schmit home, a cat was blown within a foot of the rear door, just seconds after Mrs. Schmit had grabbed a youngster seeking shelter. Traffic was re-routed for about two hours, but Lakemoor police, assisted by Island Lake authorities, were reported to have the situation well under control shortly after the community was struck. Power lines were down for about six hours. POLES BROKEN Illinois Bell Telephone Man- 1 ager Stan Jozwiak reported that sixty-six poles were broken and ten leaning as the result of the storm in the Marengo, Harvard, McHenry and south Rt. 31 area. Thirty-four were replaced, but underground service will be installed rather than replacing the other thirty-two. In all, 509 telephones were out of service, but most of them were restored by 5 p.m. Saturday. On Monday morning, there were still about twenty-one places wh'ere service was not restored because of damage to homes. About thirty-two regular construction men and installers worked to restore service, which started immediately. Normally, 4,300 operator calls are made Friday, but following the tornado the number5 increased until at midnight Friday there were 12,068 calls, about 300 per cent above normal. PHONE CALLJ HEAVY A normal Saturday has 5,700 calls, but last Saturday the number reached 8,900. Emergency phones were installed for special use of the sheriffs office. In comparison with the property damage and loss of life -- fifty-three in all in the Chicagoland area -- McHenry emerged from the storm in surprisingly good condition. At Lake Zurich, the home of Howard Vasey, a former McHenry resident, was entirely demolished. Mr. and Mrs. Vasey were away at the time but their son was watching television when he noticed the approach of the funnel cloud. He sought safety in a crawl space just seconds before the impact of the wind touched down and claimed the home, along with about 200 others. In McHenry county, the Marengo, Woodstock and Harvard areas were hardest hit. One of the heartwarming stories of heroism to come out of the tragedy involved a Harvard bus driver, Boyd K. Jones, who saw the funnel cloud approaching as he was heading southwest with his bus carrying thirty-two school children. He quickly ordered them out of the bus and told them to lie in a . nearby ditch. Seconds later,the body of the bus was torn away and scattered in different di-, rections. Only minor cuts and bruises were sustained by Jones and the children, caused by flying debris. The incident took place on Rt. 23, six miles south of Harvard. THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875' Vol. 90 - No. 39-2 Sections Thursday, April 27, 1967 - McHenry, Illinois 24 Pages - 10$ DEAN NAMED COUNTY D0ARD CHAIRMAN Industrial Plamtt Struck ilAfilASfif pp"3^,fi-tryr Debris covers the ground in front of Gearmaster plant on Rt. 31, south of McHenry, after Friday afternoon's funnel cloud touched down and destroyed about half of the structure, ft LEONARD STUDIO PHOTO was the most severely damaged of the several structures in this community visited by tornadic winds. C0NFERE 1GHLI DAY IN Last Sunday, April 23, marked the annual litter survey along highways by the National Campers and Hikers group. If memory serves us correctly, it was just about a year ago that the local campers' group undertook a clean-up of the area. to the north of McHenry and collected an embarrassing amount of debris littering our highways. Although it would be impossible to make a "dent" in the tons of miscellaneous material which is carelessly thrown about by motorists, the pick-up by the campers' group pointed up this rapidly growing bad habit for the menace it really is. Some weeks ago, either through accident or otherwise, hundreds of newspapers made their way onto Rt. 31, just south of the city, and the wind scattered them into the fields on either side of the road. Much time has passed, but the intervening period has done little to correct the situation. High winds and heavy rains have failed to disintegrate the pieces of paper that still cling tightly to small trees and high weeds to which they become attached. The growth of beautiful new grass only serves to make the (continued on page 12) Marian C@n£?al School Will Ba Setting For Trial The second annual Law Day student conference will highlight this year's Law Day, U.S.A. observances in McHenry county, according to Richard Zukowski, Crystal Lake, chairman of the McHenry County Bar association's Law Day committee, ft will be held Friday, April 28, at Marian Central Catholic high school in Woodstock. The purpose of Law Day, UJS.A. is to remind Americans, in the words of President Johnson, "of the fundamental truth that our liberty, our rights to pursue our individual destinies, and our very lives are dependent upon our system of law and independent courts." Last year the bar association staged a mock murder trial at Marian Central before 900 seniors from various county high schools, and its success and educational effect were worthwhile enough to repeat it this year, said Zukowski. This year seniors will attend the trial, which is the main point of the student conference, from Cary-Grove, Huntley, Alden- (continued on page 12) DayllgM Sa^mgs Mate '67 Ebteancc As though the busy, calendar- filled spring months were not tiring in themselves, the advent of Daylight Savings Time this weekend will cause more sleepy people when everyone turns ahead his clock one hour and loses that much The "fast time" goes into effect, officially, in the wee hours of Sunday morning and will bring an added hour of daylight in the evening for six months, when the hour of lost sleep will be returned by a reverse turn of the clock's hands. Three Await May I Hearing Three county youths, two from McHenry and one from Crystal Lake, were released on $200 bond last week until their appearance in Branch I court, Woodstock, May 1 on charges of criminal damage to property. They are James Frost, 18, of 2915 N. Spring road and James Kunzer, 18, of 1005 N. Cherry Valley road, McHenry, and Anthony Schepers, 17, of 7225 Red Oak road, Crystal Lake. The boys, all Marian Central students, were apprehended on complaints signed by Dan (continued on page 12) "RIP" COLLINS TO ADDRESS ALL SPORTS BANQUET The annual all-sports banquet sponsored by the McHenry Chamber of Commerce, the Veterans of Foreign Wars . and the board of School District 156 will be held Wednesday evening, May 3, at 6:30 o'clock in the V.F.W. clubhouse. Guest speaker this year will be "Rip" Collins, former baseball player with the Chicago Cubs and in recent years a member of the organization's office staff. Rev. Robert E. Hirseh, pastor of the Chain C, Lakes Evangelical Covenant church, will give the invocation. The banquet honors all varsity athletes of the local high school, as well as coaches and cheerleaders. Tickets are available at the Plaindealer office, Ernie's Sports center or Nye Drugs. McHemirj Supervisor Support On Tue BLOOD BANK FACILITIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE Good news for McHenry area residents who want to "donate blood for any reason--to replace blood used by a friend or relative or to help build a Blood Bank! McHenry hospital has remodeled its laboratory to provide more facilities. "One benefit the community will appreciate is that McHenry hospital will be able to provide qualified medical technologists andJ complete Blood Bank facilities," Anthony Corcoran, administrator, said. "Blood donors no longer will need to travel to Chicago to donate or replace blood," he announced. "We expect to have this Blood Bank service in operation by mid-May." This service is provided McHenry area residents in conjunction with the Beverly Blood Bank of Chicago, one of the largest blood banks in Illinois. Corcoran explained McHenry hospital's part of the operation is to obtain the blood, type it, and refrigerate it. Beverly picks up the blood, processes it and finalizes typing and storage. Cards are being printed for McHenry hospital now. Corcoran expects to offer this service one night a week, and persons may make appointments on that evening or stop by without an appointment. Added details .will be reported through newspapers in the next few weeks. McHEMRY GIRL MEMBEE OF TOP RATED MATH TEAM Janet Lawson, an eighth grade student at St. Patrick's parochial school, was a member of the top rated team in a math contest held at Marian high school/last Saturday. Janet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lawson of 3810 W. John street, was one of a •. four-member team, among six teams from the area participating. Others from St. Patrick's school taking part were Leo Thompson, John Nuber, Debbie Miller, Carol Wilt and Bill Herkes. Walter Dean of McHenry, center receives congratulations on his election as cnairman of the county board of supervisors from Thore Emricson, newly elected supervisor of Dorr township. Other new supervisors and assist- SURVEYORS FIND BODY OF MAN IN FIELD AT MARENGO On a tip from surveyors, McHenry county sheriffs deputies uncovered the body of a man in a field near Marengo on Tuesday morning^ It was believed he had been dead between three and four months. The unidentified man, estimated to be between 25 and 35 years of age, had been wrapped in a rug pad and buried in a shallow grave in a field. Surveyors working in the area came upon the body and called authorities at 11 o'clock. The state crime laboratory was notified. Their investigation revealed three .38 calibre bullets in the body, which now rests in the county morgue while the laboratory continues investigation of technical evidence. niinistered! To [few Aldermen As Fiscal Year Starts For Council , / * * • • * ' • > * ' ' " " * " "§ Newly elected Aldermen Frank S. Hromec, left, and Jerome D. Rogers, right, are shown with Mayor Donald P. Doherty second from left as he extends best wishes to Retiring Alderman Harry Conway, who attended his last CityCoun- LEONARITSTUDIO PHOTO cil meeting Monday evening. Conway, who has completed eight years on the Council, decided against running for another term in the newly established wards. He was commended by other aldermen on his fine service to the city. The agenda-packed routine of winding up the old fiscal year and starting a new one took place in the City Council room Monday night. At 8 p.m. the old board answered roll call and heard the minutes of the last regular meeting and the special meeting called for the purpose of canvassing returns of the recent aldermanic elections. Annual reports of the City Treasurer and City Clerk were (continued on page 12) ants seated at Tuesday's meeting were Roy Schaffer, Algonquin; Fred Otto, Dunham; Robert Robinson, Algonquin; Joe Schmitt, Hebron; and Bill Richert, Algonquin. McHenry Supervisor Walter Dean was unanimously elected chairman of the board of supervisors at Tuesday's reorganizational meeting. His name was placed in nomination by Assistant Supervisor Edward Buss, also of McHenry. He succeeds George Janak of Algonquin, who was not a candidate for supervisor in the April election. Mr. Dean, who was recently re-elected to his post after four years as supervisor and another four as assistant, thanked the board members who assisted him in acquiring knowledge of county matters over the years. During the meeting, Mr. Dean announced appointment of a special committee to meet Thursday, April 27, for the purpose of assisting him in the selection of standing committees for the ensuing year and also to name members of the Mental Health board. On this special committee are George Lowe, Elbert Kingsley, Howard Ruth, Edwin Buckley and A. E. Schroeder. GIVE TAX RATES County Treasurer Cal Skinner, Jr., issued a report of tax rates for cities and villages for 1966 and 1965, based on $100 assessed valuation. McHenry was listed at 4.516 compared to 4,204 the previous year for an increase of 7.4 per cent. Other local rate comparisons include Island Lake in local school districts, 4.553 and 4.206 for an 8.3 increase; Lakemoor in McHenry township, 4.419 and 4.257, an increase of 3.8 per cent; Mc- Cullom Lake, 4.219 and4.057, a 4 per cent increase; and Sunnyside, 4.430 and 3.757, an increase of 17.9 per cent. The McHenry township levy, including general assistance, was the lowest of any township in the county at .061. (continued on page 12)