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•. <$»'? AmM0i y^SMioit. ;-.N^J - * . , "'r'.;. ;i'2i' V • S.^SS; THE MCHENRY "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKE S REGION SINCE 1875 n VOL. 91 - No 32 Wednesday, December 27, 1967 12 Pages - 10$ Organise Youth Orchestra Plan Hospital Meetings .ffw mim ISSi wmx Pictured above are the sixteen violinists, four viola players and five cellists which nake up the string section of the newly formed youth orchestra in McHenry, Pi.AINDEALER PHOTO What promises some day to be a fine addition to the cultural life of McHenry is the youth orchestra organized recently and directed by Sister M. Andreelia of St0 Mary's parochial school* The string section of this orchestra was organized during the summer months and is in regular rehearsal with twentyfive members ranging in age from pre-school to 15 years. Any new members of grade or high school age arc welcome to join, and in time, Sister Andreelia hopes to be able to invite residents of all ages who interested in a McHenry orchestra. To make the musical aggregation complete, a few band instruments are needed to be added to the two cornets, a melphone and a clarinet. Sister Andreelia has contributed for many years of her time and talent to the musical life of McHenry. This new venture is expected to meet with the same success as her previous undertakings. „ COMMUNITY CLUB MEETING The. J.ohnsburg Community Club will hold its next meeting on Jan. 8. New. Year Holiday Deadlines Advanced with the New Year holiday falling have been set ahead for the issue Again this week, on Monday, deadlines of Wednesday, Jan. 3. Display advertising and classified display deadlines have been set for 4 p.m. on Friaay, Dec. 29. classified advertising for Tuesdaiy, Jan., 2, at 9:30 and general news for Friday, Doc. 29, at 11 a.m. Correspondents for the various subdivisions have dead- ' lines of 10 a.m. Thursday for those appearing in the Wed nesday issue. Pre-Holiday Crash Kills Nancy Cone . Former McHenry Student Passenger ** In Brother's Car A two-car crash on a fourlane section of Rt. 23, between Sycamore and DeKalb, on Fri- %y evening, Dec. 22, resulted in the death of a former McHenry girl, Nancy Cone. A resident of University Apartments, DeKalb, she was the daughter of Mrs. Marian Cone of Woodstock and George Cone of 704 N. Lillian street, McHenry. v The young woman was declared dead on arrival at Dj- Kalb Municipal hospital. Nancy was a passenger in a car driven by her brother, Craig Cone, 21, home on leave from duty on the Aircraft Carrier Independence.Sheriffs police said the Cone car was north-bound on Rt. 23 when it collided with another auto driven by Frank Holzer of DeKalb, who was travelling south. Police from the DeKalb sheriffs office are holding \Holzefc in connection with Mis stone's death. Three other passengers in the cars were injured and taken to DeKalb Municipal hospital. An inquest is pending at the DeKalb funeral home. M'ss Cone was born May 26, 1949, in Chicago. She attended McHenry high school for two years and at the time of her death was employed at theGeneral Electric plant, DeKalb. Services were conducted from the Peter M. Justen and Son funeral home at 2 o'clock Wednesday, with interment in Woodland cematery. Cat's Antics Pr. Krall Speaker Cause Fire About $1,500 in fire damage occurred to the Arthur Hergott home at 2521 W. Johnsburg road, Johnsburg, last Thursday night as the owner fled to safety. Hergott told Fire Chief F.d Justen he hid placed his pipe in a smoking stand and retired early. Before falling asleep, he heard the family cntp'ayingar.d detected a noise in the living room. When awnkened by the smell of smoke, he hurried to that room and found the smoking stand tipped over, apparently by the antics of the cat, and the rug was burning A Medical Lecturer Will Address Gaftering tn McHenry February 3 Area Accidents Cause Injuries Irvin Fckes of Dowel 1 road, McHenry, was still in intensive care in McHenry hospital Tuesday' morning as the result of bedavenporf was destroyed^. struck bv a pick"l ,P lnK"k and a hole burned in the floor. Mr. Hergott ran from the building and was picked up by a passerby. COURTS SET NEW SYSTEM FOR CASES In an effort to relieve overcrowded branch courts, a new system of cases has been compiled by the magistrates. Traffic cases for Branch HI, McHenry, will be held the first and third Wednesdays of the month for the city of McHenry, village of Spring Grove, and village of Island Lake. On the second and fourth Wednesdays, cases will be heard for the village of Richmond, village of Sunnyside and village of McCullom Lake . Any municipality not listed may report the first Wednesday. ..Arraignments will com.nence at 10 o'clock and trials starf at 1:30 for cases arraigned that day. The effective date of the new schedule is Jan. 1. Fum Cal Skinner, Jr..McHenry county treasurer, is shown presenting Mrs. Elizabeth Nolan, member of the Mental Health board, with a check for $10,000 as George Mally, administrator of the Mental Health Center for McHenry C ounty looks on. The check from the McHenry State F>ank, at 3 3/4% interest, was obtained, through an anticipation warrant to carry out Ihe many needs of the center before this money becomes available through taxes. This was the first payment for mental health services as the result of the successful referendum last April. A contrac t was drawn up between the Mental Health board and the Mental Health center in which the county helps support the mental health services provided in the county by the center. PLAIMJKALKH PHOTO LOCAL RESIDENTS FAMILY SERVICE ' BOARD MEMBERS A number of wise men from McHenry journeyed to Woodstock last Wednesday to birth the Family Service Association for McHenry County, and as a result Edward Buss, Robert Fleck, Dr. Peter Griesbach, Daniel Johnson arid Dorothy Miller were elecied to the association's board of directors. As conceived, the family association offers preventive counseling and consultative services to persons having difficulties, with marital relationships; cnrld rearing practices, family management, problemr. of the aged, unmarried parenthood, and behavior problems of children, adolescent s and adults not requiring psychiatric intervention. Family service also provides educational guidance to those „ individuals who seek help in making life's decisions to avoid the later development of problems, sue'i as premarital an:l prefamily counseling, family financial management and personality adjustment. Working in con.juction the schools, churches, court, and existing health and welfare agencies in the county, the I a/nily Service association oilers professional help to all individuals who wish to 'lr'k" use of its services. The board of directors will ' m':et on Tuesday, Inn. •* in the (.'ongregatioiv.il Universalis! church of Woodstock to elect officers, to consider available haad'i'.n "let's for the association's activities, and to dis:-uss potential sta'T to fulfill its I unctions. Joseph Gitlin ol Woodstock is acting chairman oi ;ne group. Information about the association may be obruned from him Stanely Smith, University of Illinois dairy specialist, and Art Muehling, U. of I. agricultural engineer specialist, will present new ideas in dairy cattle housing, management and manure handling. The meeting will be at 8 p.m. on Wednesday evening, Jan. 3 in the Farm Bureau auditorium in Woodstock. Smith and Muehling will show dairymen labor-saving ideas and methods, liquid manure handling methods, ideas on dairy automation, advantages of free-stall housing and costs. FLOOD CONTROI Congressman Robert Me- Clory has called attention to the fiscal year 1968 appropriations for the U.S. Corps of Engineers. Included in a nation-wide appropriation of more than $1 billion are several items, including one in this area. A total of $5,000 is intended for investigation of flood control of the Fox river in Illinois and Wisconsin. while walking near his home last Thursday. Robert Schmuhl of 5002 W. vVonder Lake road, the driver, hurried to the F.ckes home and called an ambulance and sheriff's police. Mrs. Doris Grant" of Spring Grovt? sustained a concussion and lacerations Thursday night in an accident, on Rt„ 12, south of Fox Lake. Also injured was her daughter. Gail, who had facial lacerations. The accident involved the Grant car and another driven by William Lennon oflngleside. Robert Filwett of Spring Grove suffered abrasions and contusions in an auto accident that occurred at Wilmot and Sunnyside roads. He was treated in McHenry hospital. Henry Sompel of 3707 Spring Grove road, McHenry, was blamed by sheriffs deputies for an accident which caused injuries to 3-year-old Darlene vV'isner of McHenry, a passenger in a car driven by her mother, Martha Wisner. The accident accurred Thursday,on° Johnsburg road. The child was treated at McHenry hospital and released. Carl Sallaz of Sunnyside, a member of the Johnsburg rescue squad, was taken to McHenry hospital Thursday evening, suffering a fractured arm sustained when he fell down steps at his home. Ann Rhodes of 2205 Woodlawn Park suffered a fractured right^ankle in an accident last weeka&l. Two of the county's three hospitals, McHenry and Memorial at Woodstock, have announced annual meeting dates after the first of the^year. McHenry hospital directors have set Feb. 3 and Memorial hospital has scheduled Jan. 23. Main speaker at the McHenry meeting, to be held at the McHenry coun'.ry club starting at 7 p.m„, will be Dr. Leo Krall, medical lecturer who has travelled behind the Iron Curtainon two occasions. He is a consultant to the U.S. Public Health service diabetes program and i^ji a senior staff physician of the Joslin clinic in Boston. Annual reports of staff members and the 1968 outlook report of Anthony Corcoran, administrator, will be presented at this timo. A .-eqiest for assistance to round up members of the McHenry hospital corporation has been issuod oy President George P. I'reund. He saidthis week they would like to have many members renew before Dec. 31 since that is the traditional deadline for eligibility to vote at the annual meeting. However, memberships will be welcome in January. Those who renew before the Feb. 3 date will receive a free dinner invitation to the meeting. The same invitation is issued by Memorial hospital. Mrs. Virgil Smith, chairman of the public relations committee of the board of directors, is delighted with th^increased interest citizens are showing in the association. Since 1965, she points out, when the tofV was j20, membership has grown to almost 700. Remember the Plaindealer deadlines for the issue ofWed- ^npsday Jan. 3. PROMO TIO,\ WINNERS « Additional winners in the Chamber of Commerce promotion are Rina Pogany and Mrs. James Lightner, $10 and Mrs. L. Anderson, $5. Nativity Scene Taxpayers provided a welcome Chris;m:r v . mt for the Mental Health Center for McHenry c6unty and the McHenry County Association for the Retarded. Just before Christmas, McHenry" Count? Treasurer ( al Skinner, Jr., gave the Mental Health Center inM.-Henry $10,- 000 and the Association for the Retarded with facilities located between "Crystal Lake and McHenry, $1,60l) - the first public funds the agencies have received. Because no tax funds have yet been collected from he rrrntal health tax voted in last June, the county had to borrow the money. 'Treasurer Skinner issued w'uit are calJe.'l, ••anticipation warrants" to the McHenry Stale Hank to get the $Ii,60(l. Such action wis authorized b.v the county• .board'of supervisors at their last meeting. Tin: M Henry Sta'e Bank offered to loan the County the funds at a lower interest rate than any other McHenry county bank - 3 3/4^,. 'The funds will be repaid w!ien the taxes anticipated are co'lected next June. Jt< is expected that the two mental health agencies will receive a'Dou1. $9(1.1)00 in local tax money during the next twelve months. ••.student .Night at C h r i s t i n a s " has become, a tradition at the First Baptist church ol McHenry. Sunday night al 7:30 p.m. the youth of the church will ionduct the worship service. 1 eading the singing will be Leonard Morris, an Oklahoma Baptist university student. The message will be brought b.\ Janv.'s Morris, a minv'tHal student also at Oklahoma Baptist university. A Watch Night Ser\ice will follow the worship service. mtm 7/ 'Vi f j- '.***> »-v. _• -- •*/ <&»• z' This live nativity scene was emu-led on the lawn of the plete the jetting. Ihe realistic scene was viewed by a'large Community Methodist church last Aedn-sdav irtraved b.v senior Methodist youth. Live animals were brought in to and Thursdav evenings, with manger, characters portraveel bv the umioi and creased by the devotion o1 those young people. number of p i wjr:; ,y . . who found their Christmas spirit ine. P I.AIMKALER PHOTO Jr