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7>< j r.) 8 ?VING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875' r~>r *• » * i- ^iV;'4. 'W •'t'SiS wyfcyy VOL. 91 - No 34 / -- ' - . Wednesday, January 3, 1968 ^ .v *• - .- --- 12 Pages - fOj FIREMEN CO-SPONSOft TWELFTH NIGHT Ahead To '68 : » : ' l > A .< '&<• ' s *\ If CONVERSION OF POSTAGE VENDING MACHINES BEGINS Nearly 10,000 postage vending machines, including those at McHenry post office, will be converted over the next three months to reflect the new postage rates, Postmaster LeRoy Smith said this week. New postage rates go into effect Jan. 7, the postmaster noted. The new rates raise first class postage to 6-cents an • ounce, air mail to 10-cents an ounce, and postal cards to 5- cents. , The job of. converting the thousands of vending machines found in post office lobbies from coast to coast is so massive that it will take several months to complete, the postmaster said. FiVe different types of machines are involved, he noted. /^Most of the machines now provide 5-ceht and 4-cent I stamps for a nickel, quarter or dine. After the conversion, the machines will provide 5-cent and 6-cent stamps. A new model will offer 1-cent cent and 6-cent stamps. The postmaster said that the vending machines located in the lobbies of post offices are not to be confused with commercial stamp vending devices found in many stores. President William Nye of the. McHenry Chamber of Commerce, at left, is pictured with Mayor Donald P. Doherty With the start of a new year, . interviews were held with Mayor Donald P. Doherty and with president William Nye of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce in An effort to learn their hopes and plans for progress in the city during the twelve months ahead. Mayor Doherty had good news for motorists in the notice received from the State of Illinois Highway department which gave its stamp of approval to the addition of a left turn arrow from Elm street onto GOP Chairman Announces'68 Area Workshop The Illinois Republican Workshop and Candidate school will be held in Rockford Jan. 9 and 10, McHenry County GOP Chairman Ted Wickman of McHenry has announced., The workshop will feature national and state Republican leaders, as Well as informative^ workshops for Republican workers and potential candidates. Giving the opening address in the Faust hotel at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, the ninth, will be Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction Ray Page. Luncheon speaker the same day will be Congressman Melvin Laird, the man who chaired the 1964 platform committee at the national convention. At 1:15 Robert Smally of the Wittaker & Baxter political campaign corporation will give the first of the "how? to" speeches. Following^ at 3:15 will be workshops on state problems, polls, direct mail, electronic data processing, absentee and first voters, volunteers and headquarters management. Amonfe the leaders are Senator Russel Arrington, Rep. Ralph (Continued on page 5) discussing the bright outlook for the city in 1968 as the community shows signs^of continued growth and progress. PLAINDEALER PHOTO Front street for drivers travelling west. Representatives from the department will be in McHenry this week to study proper timing before making the change. He also looks ahead to. an improvement of the Crystal Lake blacktop in the vicinity of the new high school. Sinceth^re will be no frontage road as originally planned, the thoroughfare will be widened, with the expense of the project to be shared by the city and developers. Mayor Doherty also expects much discussion in the months ahead concerning the sewer plant. It is certain that eventually there will be either a new sewage treatment plant in the city or an addition to the present plant necessitated by annexations in 1967. POSSIBLE BOND ISSUE He added that if the discussions lead to a decision STUDY COUNTY SCHOOL DISASTER SURVIVAL PLAN The school administrators of McHenry county met recently at Richmond Community high school to hear Richard Wangerow, state consultant for Civil Defense in the office of Ray Page, Superintendent of Public Instruction. He discussed a school program for disaster survival. Mr. Wangerow's discussion included ideas for a Building Protection plan, explaining responsibility of the school boards, superintendents, principals teachers and safety councils. His suggested protection program includes the responsiblity and organization of school personnel, shelter sites within buildings or nearby buildings, warning systems and communi- (Continued on page 5) during 19<$, a bond issue might be asked to proceed with either plan. The Mayor looks forward to some street improvements in Lakeland Park, and says additional street lighting may be j included in future plans for that area. Because of the increased population, he lists an additional employee on the police force and another in the street department as "musts" for 1968. In response to questioning about his hopes and aims for 1968, C. of C. President Nye issued the following statement: "The year 1967 was one of continuing change and the Chamber was proud to have taken an active part in the progress made. No doubt this change will continue at an even more rapid pace and the C. of C. hopes to play an integral part in the accomplishments we seek. VIEWS SITUATION "As any year in such a community, seeing growth and expansion at such a rate provides satisfying moments and very frustrating times as well. In looking back we see the benefits of Lakel&nd Park's entrance into the city and also realize the initial strain placed on the city's facilities by the addition. "Because of its annexation, McHenry's services have been stretched. However, our police department, because of the increase "in population, now will have access to funds and facilities for training and operation not available before. Certainly mixed blessings, but the sum total is in the right direction. "The Chamber also suffers from, community growth as well as gaining advantage from more and more persons interested in McHenry's progress in service, industrial and retail areas. Growth implies comr. Trank thanStny Plans Are Announced For ening for the opening of Mc- County Junior college pisses in the fall of 1968 have been announced, with freshmen and sophomores expected to be accommodated in most curricula. An announcement of interim facilities to be used will be made at a later date. , / The board has employed Nathan Pohl, presently business manager for two Naperville, HI. school districts, to carry out the. duties of this position for the local college. He has a Master's Degree in school business management from Northern Illinois university. His con-' /tract will become effective as soon as he is released from his present position, at a salary of $16,500 a year. " No decision concerning tuition has been made. aid, bids for a campus must be ready to let by April of 1969. Actual construction is expected to require eighteen months. The board has learned that an election will need to be held in April for the two board terms which expire, Mrs. Joap Hill and E.C. Nichols. The college board will hold a special meeting Jan. 11 at Judge Dixori Heads Circuit . Circuit court judges and associate judges last week elected Hon. LaVerne A. Dixon as chief judge of the circuit, effective Jan. 1. He assumes the post vacated by Circuit Judge Glen K. Seidenfeld of Waukegan, who has been named to the Illinois Appellate cou^t in Elgin by the Supreme court. Judge Dixon was elected by unanimous vote. There were no other nominations and no negative votes. Under Illinois law, only circuit court judges (no associates) can be elected as chief judge. Dixon is a native of Gurnee in Lake county. Prior to becoming a judge, he taught school in Lake Villa and was a special agent with the FBI. Trucks Make Pick-Up Trees Prior To Program On Saturday Evening CLASSIFIED LISTING REMINDER Many McHenry business firms have received mail solicitations from Directory Publishers Service Co., Van Nuys, Calif., regarding classified listings in its 1968 issue. Individuals are reminded that these listings are in no way related to the yellow page classified listings of the telephone company. Driver Hurt As Car Hits Pole Antonio Garcia was brought to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg rescue squad, suffering cuts, bruises and a concussion as the result of a onecar accident which occurred at 2:30 o'clock Jan. 1 at the intersection of Chapel hill road and Rt. 120. State police said Garcia, a resident of 2117 W. Salem drive, McHenry, was travelling west on the highway when the driver lost control and the auto left the road. It travelled 400 feet before striking a mail box, a utility pole and two parked cars. The vehicle then veered across the road and struck an embankment. Alfred Hoschrf of Richmond suffered injuries in an auto accident that occurred on Rt. 120, east of McHenry, last Saturday. Hosch lost control as he swerved to avoid striking a dog which jumped in front of his car. Fifth annual Twelfth Night cerempnies iare in the planning stages, according to Larry -Br us so of the McHenry Township Fire Protection district, chairman of the 1968 event. The event is co-sponsored in McHenry. annually by the city and the firemen of Company I. The tree burning will be held promptly at 7 o'clock on Saturday, Jan. in the parking lot of the Savings & Loan building on Green street. City trucks will make pickups of all trees from Tuesday, Jan. 2, through Friday, Jan. 5. Residents of the city should place their trees near the tSirb during tnis time. Residents of nearby subdivisions who would like to dispose of their trees are encouragedto leave them on the pile of trees in the parking lot sometime this week. A guard will be posted on the grounds throughout the week until the time of the burning* to assure that trees are not set afire in advance of the short program planned. 4-HyAnd Fair Association Agree To Terminate Lease In order to qualify for state Lake petition and continuing businesses must compete with newcomers in all areas of public service. "In the area of retail business Ait is hoped that new com' petition can be absorbed and made an integral portion of the Chamber of Commerce rather/ than cause a fragmentation info small and ineffective grouper of continuing businesses venose only real common concerns are caused by physical Ideation. STRIDES IN COOPERATION "The past year saw great strides made in cooperation among the entire retail community under the able co-chairmanshlp, of Allan Leibsohn and Don Welngart. I'm sure any small, localized group with supposed isolated problems will view their success and include the over-all picture of future McHenry area retail business in tttpir considerations, opposed to acting as in autonomous grot-*, rith only local issues occupying their attention. "The industrial area saw new growth as well. New manufacturing concerns entered our community /and brought Increased payrolls and incomo to McHenry -- a blessing coordinate with those entries. Industry saw greater competition for the labor force,thus making their lot a bit more difficult. Still, McHenry and its people gained a strong plus from these welcome new participant^. "Marine Festival 1967 was a resounding success and bigger and better than ever. Low handles more than™ one individual could be expected to, and comes out^ smiling when it is all over. Next year promises to be even bigger and better, with even some indication that portions of the festival will be televised by metropolitan stations. "Plans are already in operation for the all-sports banquet in late April or early May, co-sponsored, as in the past, by the V.F.W., the high school board and youi* Chamber. Last year saw more yoyng athletes honored and more1 food consumed than ever before. "The Chamber dinner dance and golf days are already in the works, becomingJ>igger and with more participation as each . year rolls by. "It's hoped that before the year 1968 begins to grow its heavy beard we will be able to boast of a central office with continuous service and inforthe interim offices at the linois Institute of Technology "Attend the annual^ meeting (Pure Oil Building) at Crystal Jan« 9 at the McHenry Country club and find'olrt. all the rest." Twb groups involved in a lease on the McHenry County property where much of the county fajjr held have developed an agreement to terminate a 99-year lease at the request of Walter Dean, chairman of the McHenry County aard of supervisors. Terms of the agreement have been evolved by committees of 4-H Town, Inc., and the McHenry County Fair association. They have been authorized to enter into the agreement at respective meetings of the two organizations. 4-H Town is the leasee of fairgrounds land from the board of supervisors, and the Fair Association is a sub- • leasee. Donald Hansen, president of the McHenry County Fair association, and Dale Noe, president of 4-H Town, Inc., announced details of the agreement and outlined their desire, to cooperate with the board of supervisors in its search for a' suitable location for the proposed new McHenry\ county courthouse. Damages totaling $220,000 have been determined by the two groups in hammering put the agreement which goes to Dean for presentation to the board and the McHenry County Public Building Commission. The fairgrounds is one of several sites the board or Building commission is considering for the courthouse, Dean told the Fair association board earlier ..this fall. EXPLAIN COST A major reason why the cost (Continued on page 5) COUNTY BO AMD MEETS WITH Cin, CITIZENS' GROUP On request of the Woodstock City Council and its citizens* committee, the board of supervisors has scheduled a special meeting to discuss the proposed new court house. The meeting will be held on the second floor room of the Elks club at 10 a.m. Monday' Jan. 8, to be followed by a luncheon, where the subjectwill be discussed more informally. IN TOBOGGAN ACCIDENT Jack Meyer of 2709 W. Pueblo drive, McHenry, suffered chest injuries on the holiday as the result of a toboggan accident. He was taken to Mc^ Henry hospital and placed under intensive care. The• Famed Meets The Famous mm# Bobby Hull of Chicago Blackhawk hockey fame poses with NP Miss Dom 2206, sold to Hull for $4,000 in the recent production sale at Northern Pump Farms, where cattle were sold to sixteen states and two Canadian provinces. The heifer is a daughter of one of the leading N.P. herd sires. She was the top selling Hereford female out of 113 registered Hereford heifers sold for an average price of $675. Miss Dom will be bred to one of the Northern Pump herd bulls and finish the show season with the Northern Pump show string before joining Hull's herd in Canada sometime next spring. At the tim^the picture was taken, Hull h^dJust finished showing the heifer to second place in a strong clais at the 1967 Chicago International Livestock show. At earlier shows she had won at the IP'iois state fair, was reserve champion female at Great Falls, Mont., reserve champion at the Indiana state fair and grand Champion at the Iowa state fair. She was raised*by her own mother without the aid of a nurse cow, a common practice in developing show cattle. She has been the largest heifer in her class wherever shown. A full picture page on Northern Pump farms appears on page 12." The biggest farming operation in the McHenry area, without doubt, is carried out at the popular Northern Pump Co. •farrnfr they are experiencing a successful and rewarding pursuit of their ideal in Hereford production. . iotrateu • tcr~thc"" iim i!i7~ owned by John B. Hawley, Jr.,- and managed by Brad ScotJ;. In spite of low beef prices, MrV Ffa-wiey, TWaU witlr Cornell university degree in Civil engineering, had already \ma<le a success as an investor and in the manufacturing field when he became interested in the business of cattle. One of his many outstanding achievements •WSS; that ^f-destgntfig^dt?unding a missile launcher used by the U.S. Navy, which kept the weapon on target despite the roll and pitch Ipf a ship. By 19281, through financial' backing provided by his early inventions,he had saved $100,- common stock of the Nprthern Pump company. (Continued on page 5) .VTA