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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 6 Aug 1969, p. 1

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Dr. H.Mi TSnyder and Dr. R.E. Stanell, sponsor of the course, looks on. Staff members of both Mc Department of Anesthesiology, McHenry hospital, are shown working over a patient model in presenting a class of the Na­ tional Ambulance Training Institute. The doctors spoke on "The Principles of Pulmonary Resuscitation" and other sub­ jects as William True of Northwest Ambulance Service, Inc., Henry and Memorial hospitals are cooperating in the insti­ tute, a non-profit organization designed to increase the effic­ iency of ambulance and rescue squad personnel and to pre­ pare a basis of accreditation. | PLAINDEA|ER PHOTC One Woodstock man was kill­ ed and another critically in­ jured in separate accidents last weekend. Charles V. Cox, 66, of Judd street died Saturday after being struck by a Chicago and North- Western freight train at the intersection of the tracks at Cbtu-ch -and Benton streets. He reportedly went under the gates and began to cross the tracks. Rev./A. Stanley Beck, 51, well known pastor of the First Methodist church, was serious­ ly injured late that morning when he was riding a motor­ cycle, belonging to his son, in the church parking lot. The ve­ hicle apparently went out of control and struck a brick wall, throwing the pastor over the handlebars into the wall. His condition was still critical Tuesday morning. Work to restore the property on the north side of Rt. 120 atop Sherman Hill, west of Mc­ Henry, to its original state was undertaken for the fifth time this week by the owner, Cycles "Chuck" Miller. Despite "no parking" and^Kio dumping" signs, some installed by the Statoe of Illinois, the area literally has be­ come a junk yard in recent months. The Di­ vision of Highways of Illinois sent representa- es\tg>*McHenry last Friday when it, was jught to tives: brought to their attention that the littering had outgrown the grounds and was extending to within a few feet of the highway, causing a traffic hazard. In a joint effort of the High­ way division and Mr. Miller, efforts began on the latest clean-up effort, which they hope will be the last. PLAINDEALER PHOTO An eyesore in the community was in the process of being cleaned up for the fifth time on Monday of this week and close west of McMenry, and is owned surveillance is promised for the by Charles "Chuck" Miller, future. The property is located who has undertaken the on the north side of Rt. 120, (Continued on page 14) $uxylatiej, Vandalism (Plague -AtcJfenty. Community Burglars ransacked the of­ fice of the Chain Of Lakes Sand and Gravel pit and stole ap­ proximately forty dollars one recent night. Also missing are seven or eight keys to equip­ ment in the pit located at the intersection of Lily Lake and River roads. Apparently, the thieves en­ tered the office by kicking the back door, forcing its latch to snap open. Once in the build­ ing, they rummaged through cabinets and drawers and found a cash box with between $35 and $40 in it. While stealing the money, the burlaVs tore up the company's receipt tickets and scattered the pieces over the office. The ignition keys to seven or eight front-end loaders and road graders were also taken. How­ ever, none of the equipment seemed to be harmed. Witnesses saw three motor- cyclisits near the pit during the night. While investigating the scene, a sheriffs deputy found tire marks in the sand. According to the deputy, the tracks beong to a bicycle rath­ er than a motorbike. The im­ pression in the sand appeared too shallow and narrow to have been made by a heavy motor­ bike. A cast iron horse head or­ nament was taken from the home of Mrs. Phillip Sansome, 3803 E. Lake Shore drive, Won­ der Lake, on July 31. Valued at, $40, the lawn ornament was stolen from its mounting on a wooden fence post. The horse's head was black and measuring approximate­ ly 22 inches long and 10 inches wide. McHenry county sheriffs deputies investigated the theft. Vandals caused minof des­ truction at two homes in the McHenry area on July 28 and 30. Although both cases were investigated by McHenry coun­ ty sheriffs deputies, no arrests were made. At 2 a.m. on July 30, Mr. and Mrs. Delwyn Hanse, 4815 West street, Pistakee High­ lands were awakened by a dis­ turbance in their neighborhood. Ignoring the noise $ they went back to sleep. When they awoke in the day­ light, the Hanses found a small tree uprooted in their yard. A street sign on their block was knocked down. Windows at the home of Den­ nis F. Badal, 2605 Holiday drive, Holiday Hills, were brok­ en by someone on July 28. Mrs. Badal discovered holes in a large picture window in the front of her home and in four windows in her garage. Although his wife found the damage at noon, Badal did not report the incident to the sheriffs office until the following day. Over $150 worth of hand tools were stolen from Charles Coles, 1106 River Terrace, Mc­ Henry. The tools, a set of socket wrenches and a sander, were (Continued on page 14) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 Two Injured In Weekend Car Crashes VOL. 91 - NO. 103 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, I969 2 SECTIONS - 18 PAGES - I0<: Two McHenry young men were among top rated entries in various divisions of the McHenry County Fair. Bud Stilling, left, and Richard Weingart are - V- 1 4 • «> I Those who were among the most staunch defenders for re­ taining landmark school should be beaming with pride at the fresh aooearance it presents, sitting high atop the hill over­ looking Green street. Sharing that pride must be members of the board of School Dis­ trict 15, who yielded to the de­ sires of sentimental and econ­ omy-minded residents in sav­ ing the building, erected in 1 ̂ 14. It was just two years agoft&s '"Summer that tempers flared as plans were set forth for the sale of Landmark. Discussions which followed are all but for­ gotten as the community looks forward to many more years of use as a school. It would appear that here, a- gain, is a case of debate clear­ ing the air to bring about a conclusion which has many ad­ vantages for everyone concern­ ed. Seventy-five years ago little Phineas T. (for Typical) Fair- goer, in short pants, long stock­ ings and high shoes, came to (Continued on page 14) DAUGHTER OF FORMER RESIDENT NAMED 4-H QUEEN Fran Donahue, Huntley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Donahue, and Bill Johnson, Marengo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Johnson, reign as the 4-H queen and king in McHen­ ry county. Mrs. Donahue is the former Carol Harrison of Ring- wood. They earned their crowns through outstanding 4-H ach­ ievement in leadership and pro­ ject work and then by their elec­ tion in a popular vote of 4-H members during the first two days of the McHenry County Fair. Both young people are 17 and both have been active in the work of the 4-H Federation, the county-wide organization that includes representatives of all 45 4-H clubs in McHenry coun­ ty. Bill is the third member of his family to become a,4-H king or queen. His, lirother, Richard, was king in 1962, and his sister, Judy, was queen in 1966. Connie Pedersen, retiring 4-H queen from Algonquin, handled the crowning, assisted by members of the five Kiwan- is clubs in McHenry county. Kiwanis provides a huge trophy (Continued on page 14) Fire Destroys Four Vehicles Four cars were destroyed by fire over the weekend in the Mc­ Henry area. All four blazes were extinguished by McHenry fire department's Co. Ill, Lake- moor. Although Qne burning car was within the Wauconda fire dis­ trict, the Lakemoor company answered the alarm at 6 p.m. on Aug. 2. The Wauconda de­ partment could not reach the car on 120 before McHenry's arrival. Glenn Peterson,.Mc­ Henry fire chief, could not lo­ cate the owner of the car. Two abandoned cars caught fire along Lily Lake road Sun­ day. The first alarm was an­ swered at midnight. At 1:30 p.m., Co III again went out to Lily Lake road and stopped flames from spreading beyond the second car. On Aug. 4, at 5:30 p.m., a car belonging to Richard Stewart, address unknown, caught fire on Route 120. Unfortunately, the fire company could not prevent the vehicle from being destroy­ ed. shown with two of their prize Holstein of beautiful trophies. Several cows. They are proud possessors PLAINDEALER PHOTO VETERANS MEET The Veterans of World War I, McHenry Barracks, No. 1315, will meet at 8 o'clock Thurs­ day, Aug. 7, in the Legion home. McHenry area young people captured top honors when trophies were presented for best entries in open class com­ petition at the county fair held last weekend. Two of the proud possessors of grand championships were Richard Weingart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weingart of McHENRY SINGER AMONG TOP RATED TALENT ENTRIES Thre<f Crystal Lake groups and a McHenry girl were ac­ corded highest ratings in the an­ nual talent contest held in con­ nection with the county fair. Judging took place in front of the grandstand Sunday evening, when eight entries were vying for $100 in prize money. v First place went to nineteen vocalists whocalledthemselves "The Organization of Us", di­ rected by Ken Torpley. Chris Christensen of McHen­ ry, a folk singer, placed sec-, ond in the ratings. Third and fourth places re­ spectively, went to the Trout Valley Main Gate and the Pur­ ple Knights of Crystal Lake. Fifty dollars was awarded the top rated act and forty dol­ lars for second place. William Tammeus was chair­ man of the event, assisted by Jim Kenna of the McHenry County college staff. 1714 W. Rt. 120, and Bud Stil­ ling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Har­ old Stilling of 711 S. Rt. 31, Both are members of Mc­ henry's Go-Getters 4-H club. Richard was declared to have the grand champion in a large Holstein class competition and also grand champion production class (all breeds). He also won the was honored with a trophy for champion dairy herd and was rosette winner for showman­ ship. Also in open class judging, Kim Kantlehner of McHenry showed the champion Suffolk ram, champion female, champ­ ion market lamb and grand champion pen of three market lambs. The grand champion steer in open class was displayed by Randy Scott of Ringwood, whose entry was a Hereford. Randy also had the champion beef fe­ male. The reserve champion beef animal was shown by Tom Eppers of Richmond, also with a Hereford. Among rabbit entries, Sindy Rudolph of McHenry entered the reserve champion doe. Sindy also had the reserve champion doe in 4-H competition and had the best doe among small breeds in 4-H. In the 4-H dairy category, Richard Weingart was first for his production class and Bud Stilling had grand champion and senior Holstein champion. Her­ man Siedschlag of Spring Grove entered the top Guernsey. A sleek 935-pound Hereford owned by Randy Scott, raised on the Northern Pump farms north of McHenry, was named grand champion steer in the (Continued on page 14) Two teen-ageps were injured in automobile accidents over the weekend, according to re­ ports given by the McHenry county sheriff s office. Although one of the young men was driv­ ing the car in which he was injured, {he other was not even in a vehicle when hurt. Michael Robert Lishamer, 19, of Route 1, Antioch, was in satisfactory condition Mon­ day in the McHenry hospital following his accident on Satur­ day, Aug. 2, along the Johns- burg-Wilmot road, one and a half miles northeast of Spring Grove.. ^ Lishamer was traveling south on the road when he lost con­ trol of his car on a curve. Skid­ ding 240 feet along the Shoulder, the car then slid 225 feet across the highway to the opposite side. As it struck a tree, the front end of the car was torn off and thrown 36 feet into the northbound lane of the road. The remains of the car flipp­ ed into a ditch 90 feet from the tree. Lishamer was found un­ conscious two feet from the wreck. First aid was administered by Deputy Sheriff Corson. An Ehorn ambulance came to the scene and took the boy to the McHenry hospital. Lishamer was charged with reckless driving by sheriffs deputies. (Continued on page 14) Two Dead, Others Injured In Boat Mishap Two people are dead fol­ lowing a boat accident on Fox Lake off Eagle Point at 11:30 Saturday night, Aug. 2. Patricia Stein, 11, of 3045 Harlem aven­ ue, Berwyn, and Ernest Rod- well, 34 of 23 Suffield street, Worcester, Mass., disappeared when the boat in which they were riding sank. Both victims were pas­ sengers of William Gaps, 2855 Regner road, McHenry. The McHenry man was operating a 20-fit. craft when it was DRUG PROBLEM IS SUBJECT OF PUBLIC MEETING Under sponsorship of parents in the communities of Lilymoor, Holiday Hills, Lakeland Park, Kent Adres, Lakemoor and Eastwood Manor, a program of public interest is scheduled lo­ cally, dealing with the drug problem. Bert Boerner, county proba­ tion officer, will be guest speak­ er at the meeting, to be held Wednesday evening, Aug. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the West cam­ pus auditorium. Everyone of legal age is invited to attend and participate in the question and answer period which will follow Mr. Boerner's talk. struck in the stern by a 30-ft. cabin cruiser operated by Lars Gosell, 1012 Sycamore lane, Mount Prospect. As the other boat sank, Gos­ ell tried to help by pulling Gaps and his passengers aboard the larger vessel. After he assist­ ed as many as he could find, Gosell brought the injured peo­ ple into Fox Lake for treatment. Two were brought to McHenry hospital, Gaps and Carol Maen- hout of Chicago. One half hour after the ac­ cident, a concentrated search for the two missing victims was begun. Members of the Lake county sheriff's water patrol, U.S. Coast Guard, and volunteer scuba divers were among the searchers. They canvassed the entire lake and shore line from dawn until nightfall on Sunday and Monday. The girl's body was found at 12:12 p.m., Aug.-4. Members of the Fox Lake rescue squad had been dragging the lake and apparently disturbed the body's resting place. Patricia sur­ faced 200 yards from the site of the accident. Rodwell's body floated to the surface off Bald Knob at 5:55 a.m. Aug. 5. Sgt. Teddy Bes- koue of the Lake County sher­ iffs department brought the body into Fox Lake. Community Eyesore Graveyard For Debris TWO ACCIDENTS CAUSE DEATH, SERIOUS INJURY

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