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.3 \\blH2js THE v PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 Wednesday, March 27, 1968 VOL. 91 - No. 56 16 Pages - 10$ fOUR-CAR WISCONSIN CRASH KILLS EDUCATOR PLAN TOWN MEETING APRIL 2 1 ^ pp:' t in >.! • Seek stray Dog . M®rl Th®mas, Harrison That Bit Child School Superill!eilC! 0 !lt, One of the hazards of spring roaming dogs -took their toll in bites the first warm day when two local children were bitten. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Meyer of 3713 W. Lee street, Edgebrook Heights, are anxiously attempting to trace the small gray dog with shaggy fur and short tail that bit their son, Brian, 7, last week Wednesday afternoon. Taking advantage of the first day of spring, Brian and a friend were riding their bikes on Timothy lane, between High and Clover streets, when they were chased by two dogs, one of which bit Brian on the leg. Although he has looked at many dogs bearing a similar description the child has been emphatic in stating none of them had bitten him. The fam- " ily has until Friday of this week to locate the dog before Brian will need to start the series of rabies inoculations. Little Kathleen Kaufman, 3 year old daughter of Judge and Mrs. John Kaufman of 3401 W. Pearl street, was more fortunate. The dog that bit h?r as she played with a friend in the Kaufman yard last week was traced to Green street and the animal has been impounded for the reauired length of time. The dog approached the girls as they sat at a table and caused a severe bite to the hand of Kathleen. Pictured above, front row, are members of the town board, including left to right, Harold "Harry" Freund and Charles "Bud" Adams, of the Board of Auditors; Supervisor Walter Dean and Town Clerk H. Walter Aniarson. Absent when photo was taken was Arnold Rauen, also a member of the board. Standing are Edward Buss, Assistant Supsrvisor; Eva Sparks, Assessor; Clarence Regner, Road Commissioner; Charles Weingart, and Thomas Huemann, Assistant Supervisors. PLAINDEALER PHOTO Preparing for the annual town meeting on Tuesday evening, April 2, at 8 p.m. in the VFW clubhouse, are the above members of the town board and others with special interest in township business. The public is invited to attend. During the business session, action will be taken to adopt a budget to meet expenses of the year and to vote on levies for the Town Fund, General Road and Bridge and Hard Road Tax. No protests on taxes or assessments will be heard, since these matters do not come under jurisdiction of the town board. Gary Lockwood Heads Wesleyan Student Senate The Student Senate of Iowa Wesleyan college will be governed by Gary Lockwood, junior from McHenry, next year. Student Senate, composed of four officers and twelve sena-, tors, is the governing body of the student association made up of all full-time Wesleyan students. The purpose of the student government is to coordinate the interests and activities of the student body. The new officers and senators were chosen at an allcampus election held Wednesday, March 20. Lockwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lockwood, 1701 North Court, majors in German and history. A Dean's list* student, he is a member of the honorary fraternity, Blue Key. HURT IN FALL Frederick Quilico of McHenry, supervisor for Fox Lake Concrete, suffered a fractured -rib while at work and has been confined to McHenry hospital. County Insurance Group ears % Invite Public To View Use Of Vote Machines Decide Revisions To By - Laws At Business Meet Brian Duff, candidate for Illinois Secretary of State, Vernon Kays, McHenry County Clerk, and the voters' preference slate of delegates to the Republican National convention will be honored guests of the McHenry Township Republican Women's club on Wednesday, March 27. The business meeting will begin at 7:30 at the VFW clubhouse, when members will decide on any revisions to the bylaws. At 8 p.m. everyone is invited to attend the open meeting. County clerk Vernon Kays will demonstrate the new Votomatic machine which will be used in the upcoming primary election. Irl Marshall, a Highland Park businessman, and Bernard Narusis, committeeman from Cary with law officers in Crystal Lake, are delegate candidates to the Republican National convention. Robert Will, Jr., attorney from Zion, is the alternate delegate candidate. Refreshments will be served. For further information, call Mrs. Jacob A (Connie ) Johnson or Mrs. Emily Rees. &ONALD VIRGENS ON ROTARY PANEL AT CONVENTION Donald Virgens, McHenry, president of the Rotary club, will attend the conference of District 644 Rotary International to be held at the Conrad Hilton hotel in Chicago March 29-30. A number of other Rotarians will be attending the conference with Mr. Virgens. The McHenry man will appear on the conference program as a speaker in the discussion panel. About 1100 persons are expected to attend the conference which will highlight discussions in the professional field and discussions of the Rotary projects being carried out in the district. Featured speakers are W. Clement Stone, business leader, author and humanitarian; John Davis Lodge, former member of Congrr s, Ambassador to Spain and Governor of Connecticut; J. Lewis Unsworth, second vice-president of Rotary International; and Dr. Russell Dudman, president of the Chicago Rotary club. District 644 includes sixtynine clubs in northeast Illinois, with nearly 4,000 mem bers. Rotary International has over 13,000 clubs world wide with about 625,000 members. BOUND TO JURY Harry H. Kyrola of Milwaukee was bound over to the grand jury on charges of theft over $150, possession of open liquor in his car and unlawful use of weapons. He was arrested by sheriff's deputies after an auto accident near McHenry, March 5, and' a short time later was charged with stealing a tape recorder and other equipment from Hansen's Marine Service in McHenry. Dies, James Bush Hurl A tragic, four-auto crash in Wisconsin early last Friday evening took the life of a Wonder Lake school superintendent and caused critical injuries to a second local educator. Killed in thfi accident was Merl F. Thomas, 57, of 112 Park avenue, Grayslake, who headed Harrison school at Wonder Lake. Taken to Mercy hospital, Janesville, Wis., seriously hurt, was James Bush, superintendent of Johnsburg School District 12. 1 out the weekend and early this week. He underwent surgery Saturday for a broken neck and crushed foot and was scheduled for additional surgery luesaay for internal injuries. He also suffered cracked vertebrae. Principal Duane Andreas of District 12 went to the crash scene and gave this report he had received of the accident. TTiomas was driving, with Bush as a passenger, travelling east on Rt. 14, about six mi les south of Janesville. At the intersection with Avalon road, which was just over the crest of a hill, an approaching car slowedtomake a left turn onto Avalon. Two other cars travelling at a fast rate of speed over the hill were unable to stop in time to avoid the first auto. One of them left the road and came to rest in a ditch on the right side, while the other veered into the east bound lane. Thomas apparently attempted to avoid a collision by turning right, but was unable to do so and the impact of his vehicle with that of David Bockman of Olwein, Iowa, almost cut the latter car in half. Bockman also died in the crash. RECRUIT TEACHERS The McHenry educators had left here early Friday morning for the University of Wisconsin, (Continued on page 3) MERL F. THOMAS Although conscious at all times, Mr. Bush was reported in critical condition through- ABSENTEE VOTES MAY BE CAST IN SCHOOL ELECTION Anyone wishing to vote in the upcoming District 15 and District 156 school board elections but who will be unable to cast a vote in parson April 13, may get absentee ballots at the school board offices at 3926 W. Main in McHenry. Ballots may be obtained either through the mail or in person at the office. v April 8 is the last day for applying by mail for absentee ballots, and April 10 is the last day for applying for absentee ballots in person. First hand report on the McHenry County college was given msm'ocrs of the McHenry County Association of Independent Insurance Agents at the group's regular meeting last week. Talking with Ben Frisch, Cary, vice-president McHenry County College -- the new junior college -- will open September 16 with an estimated 450 full-time students and a faculty of 25 full-time members. A projection of 450 full time students and a faculty of 25, along with other good news about the fast-moving McHenry County college was given mem- (second from right) are (from left) Everett Nichols, president of the board; Dr. Forrest Etheredge , president of the college; Frisch and Bill Banker, Woodstock board member. DON PEASLEY PHOTO bers of the McHenry County Association of Independent Insurance Agents at their bimonthly meeting last week. Dr. Forrest Etheredge, president of the McHenry County college, gave a progress report to the attentive members of the county-wide insurance group, predicting also the school would have an additional 450 parttime students and twenty-five part-time faculty members when it opens in September. Complexity of the problem confronting the board and the administrative staff was dramatized by Dr. Etheredge in his report. " We are embarking on a challenging job,"'he said. "We are building a community (Continued on page 3) COUNTY MEN LOST LIVES IN UNUSUAL MISHAPS Two McHenry county men met violent deaths in unusual accidents on 'faiursday last week. Ralph Stoxen, Jr., president of the Harvard Chamber of Commerce, died in Harvard hospital after being buried for an hour and a half in 30,000 bushels of corn. The accident occurred while he was left along for a few minutes when he and a brother and nephew were assisting in filling a metal corn crib. Hundreds of area farmers responded to the call for help. Stoxen was a brother of Mrs. Roland Herrmann of McHenry. In the second unfortunate accident, Lawrence Hobbs of Hebron was killed in an industrial mishap at the Richmond Foundry. A floor molder for sixteen years, he was killed when a chain broke and dropped a mold on him. Baby's Body Found At Cary Disposal Plant The sheriffs office is investigating the discovery of a baby boy, estimated to have been between nineteen and twenty weeks - of age, found at the sewerage disposal plant in Cary early Monday morning. The body had been found by an employee of the plant as he was examining and cleaning the grinder. The baby was turned over to Coroner Theron Ehorn for further examination by the county pathologist. ft was determined that the baby had come through the large sewerage tile to the treatment plant from somewhere in Cary. All sewage from the town passes through a grinder before going into the various tanks for treatment. The sheriff's office said it was impossible to determine immediately in what manner the body arrived in the sewerage system, but an investigation is being carried on through contact with various doctors. "•www Jb % •? rsp** 7*, "There's no room in here",-this almondeyed Siamese cat Seems to be saying as he joins the Pet Parade for the Plaindealer. The beautiful feline wants to be sure every inch of the twice weekly home town paper is read before it is thrown away, and the best way to be sure is to allow no room for dumping. J V<v - X • H; r 'V . The first member of the Plaindealer Pet Parade was the perky poodle owned by Mr. and Mrs. James Gianola of 1909 Woodlawn avenue. McHenry. Kitty belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Smak of 105 E. Navajo Trail, McHenry, Is there anyone else for the Pet Parade? PLAINDEALER PHOTO *