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JUWUAL BAND CONCERT WILL BE HELD SUNDAY Interesting1 And / > ; Varied Program ; * •^^'V/In Preparation ' On Sunday evening,' April 2, at "V-&15 o'clock, the high school band, • Ulicfer the direction of Paul R. Yanda, will present its annual spring concert. Tickets may . be : purchased from band members Or -8t tfie door for twenty-five cents. The entire-- program its as follows: r-/ *f Program Part One March, "Festival"--Buchtel. Waltz. "Artist's Ijife"--Strauss. Overture? "LustpieJ"--Keler Bela. "Carry Me Back To Old Virginny" . --Saxophoiie Quartet -- Roger Svoboda, Harold Nye, Eva Unti, and Arlene Svoboda. "Bolero Non"--Kurtz. Marimba Solo, "Marimba Capers" ?' --Mary Ann Bolger, Soloist. #March, "Old Comrades"--Teike. Part Two »"Chit Chat", Polka--Strauss. "La Rougette"^ Bennett-- Piano Solo--Rosemary -Doherty, Soloist. March, "Love'3 Owa Swe-et Song" --Kalman Prom operetta, •I "Sari". "Memories, of Stephen Foster"-- arranged by Holmes-- Richard ^ Adams, Richard Hiller, Joan Freund, Clarence Thelen, Donald MeCracken, Duane Andreas. "Swanee Satire"-- Bennett-- Narrator, Sally Smale; Drum Major, Beverly Schwerman; Hollywood girl, Gerry Carey. -- March. "Drummer's Delight^'---Edwards-- Featuring the drum section. ' Officers m' Officers of the band are: Presi- ^dent, Harold Nye; vice-president. Jack Thies; secretary, Joan Big *igers; ' Librarians, Joan Freund, Joan Einspar, and Sally King; uniforms, Billy Schmitt, Mary Kay Freuittl, and Eva Ufiti. Personnel of the band Is as follows: Clarinets: Joan Biggers; Harold "ZANY ZIDE" CAST Nye, Donald Freund, Celia Page Charles Hiller, Patsy Goraneon, ^Dick Collins, Doris Bauer, Lois Snyder, Dolores Smith and Ralph Bennett. Flutes: Rosemary Doherty, Mary Ann Bolger %and Dorothy Doherty. Baritones: Don McCracken, Jeri =--Einspar and Rose Marie Schmitt. Trombones: Clarence Thelen, Richard Ziolkowski, Audrey. Andreas. Louise Barbier and Ray f Schmitt. f Cornets: Richard Adams, Walter Mueller, Joan Heilman, R}chard Hiller, Glen Marunde. Mary Kay Freund, Craig Baldwin, James Nett, and Henry Heise. Alto Clarinet: Betty Schmitt. Drums: Jack Thies, Arnold Peterson, John Knox, Stanley Alms. William Raycraft, Charlene Dowe and Dorothy Blake. Basses: Duane Andreas and -Kenneth Adams, ™ Oboe: Sharon Sells. / Horns: Joan Fretind, Carol ' Freund, Sally King, Nancy Siemon. Dolores Glosson and Charlotte Hogan. Saxophones: Roger Svoboda. Eva Unti. Jack Wirtz. Arlene Svoboda and John Bolger. New Camera Available To County Shut-Ins Announcement has been made that a 16 nun camera with sound projector has been purchased from the funds collected for the Illinoi? Association for the Crippled, Inc.. and is now located in McHenry county. The Gray Ladies of the 0 American Red Cross have volunteered to assist in a county shutin program and will show films ^ wherever the local doctor requests All requests should be called in to the American Red Cross office at Woodstock, phone Woodstock 1050. State Charge Against Pistakee Man Dismissed Eugeue H. Cochrane of Pistakee Bay was declared not guilty of £ violating the state accounting law - Inst weekend. The decision was jftiade by Justice Charles F. Hayes following a charge made against the McHfcnry man by Claude- E. Martin, state investigator, who appeared in behalf of the state. Martin moved to dismiss the charge but Cochrane demanded a bearing, which Justice Hayes allowed. The latter declared in his decision that there was no evi- 9*dence to show that Cochrane had violated the state law. A few ot the hratttrfiers of the 19.r»0 "Zany Zide" review to be presented Saturday and Sunday, April 1 and 2 in two performances at the Woodstock Opera House. Master of ceremonies Jim Cretcher (center, top) of Harvard will introduce twelve all-star acts including (left to right, top to bottom) "Hank" Demichele, Crystal Lake piano and singing wizard; singing sports star Boh McCulla of McHenry; radio and television's "Two Ton" Baker of WGN and the Mutual Broadcasting System: baritone Stanley Nienstedt of Woodstock; Lowell Nye-, editor jof the Harvard Herald; Marengo teen-age singing star Judy Locks; radio and stage harpist Electra Simonini of Algonquin; and the Woodstock Dixieland Band. Other stellar acts from the 1950 McHenry County Theatre Guild's 1950 "Zany Zide" review will be the now famous ."Lard Line" of McHenry county businessmen in their "Beef Trust chorus"; Bill Kurz of Woodstock; the "Tonic Chordsters" barber shop quartet of Woodstock; tap dancing star Marge Cropsey from Crystal Lake; a preview act from the annual Todd School spring show; and the well known "Zany Zide" clowns.' Beautiful girls will sell kisses from the stage during both performances. V.F. W; POST PLANS FOR ADDITION TO PRESENT BUILDING Last week Wednesday night the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4600, entertained a group of >ighty persons in honor of the lew champions, the local Shamrocks ball team, and guests. The entertainment was in the form of 1 pre-season pep talk and dinner, with Earl Walsh present as toastmaster. by request, as he has been 111 ardent fan. Following a very well prepared dinner, the work of the Ladies Auxiliary. Riehard Smith, retiring •ommander of Post 4600, gave the (earn all the necessary encouragement to duplicate the same feat in the coynty league for 1950. The "PPlanse which followed that statement was most encouraging and -bowed the hacking to be expected >f this community in the earning e«son. For the ladies whose husbands nnd sons are baseball enthusiasts, it .should'be good news to hear that the V. F. W. post. i:i the next week >r two. will break ground for an 'ddition of ninety feet to be added to the present building. This space can be used for public gatherings ^nd will also be used 011 Sundays when ball games are played for those who would rather enjoy other amusements. The activities committee of the post is now busy making plans to enterti^i the local volunteer fire department, who are generally known as the niisiuit; heroes of the community. This group of men is on duty at all hours of the day •ind night to protect lives and it is the wish of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to bring this work of ability and daring to the minds of those memlMTs of the community who have ' been fortunate enough not to need their services. Mrs. Floyd Covalt, who is spending the winter in Kenosha, Wis., visited friends In McHesry one day last week. HOPKINS BROTHERS BECOME LEADERS IN COLLEGE ACTIVITIES In an impressive ceremony. March 19, Mark Hopkins a graduate of McHenry high school, class of 1949, was initiated into the MIT chapter of the Delta Upsilon fraternity at Middlebury college, Middlelmry, Vt. With this announcement came word that he had been elected to the rushing committee for the fraternity for next year. This committee is -responsible for the selection of new tfltuibers from the freshman class of the coining year. Active in all school affairs, Mark, in addition to being a memb^ i^af the college's "Winter Carnival" festival committee. has assumed a post op the editorial staff of the school's publication "The Campus". Several /articles have appeared in this publication under his by-line. At this time it is interesting to note that Jacqne Hopkins, his brother, studying at Trinity college, Hartford. Conn., has been appointed college reporter for the Hartford Courant. Hartford's leading daily paper , it was announced r e c e n t l y . , - ' ' • . Several years ago while in McHenry high school. Jacque wrote a column for the IMaindealer u':i-, der the heading "Between Classes", in which he reported on school activities. As feature editor oh the Trinity Tripod, he heads a staff of school writers and writes a column entitled ."The Wise Fool". ..NAMED MONSIIiNOR His Excellency, the Most. Rev. John J. Boylan. D.D.. bishop of Rockford, announced this past week that Father Leo M. Keenan. pastor of St. Joseph's church. Harvard, has been elevated to the rank of domestic prelate with the title of Righf Reverend Monsignor. The honor has been bestowed, oil the Harvard priest by Pope Pius. Msgr. Keenan has been pastor of St. Joseph's parish since Dec. 5, 1*29. . • ^ EIGHTY-FIVE TO PARTICIPATE IN CONTEST APRIL 1 • Saturday's Winners Awarded Medals At . Sunday's Program Six soloists, and ensembles brought home blue ribbons and mediils from the. district music contest at Arlington Heights last Saturday. The number of winners was a surprise to the students themselves for it was the school's first year in competition in Class B, including schools of enrollment from 300 to 800. McHenry was the smallest represented. Soloists who emerged winners wire Mary Ann Wiedrich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wiedricli, Jr., of Ringwood, and Bob McCulla. son of the l'ob Greens of MeHenry, in the vocal division: Sharon Sells, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sells of Wonder Lake*; oboe; and Roger Svoboda. son of the Fred Svobodas of Lily Lake, saxophone. Two ensembles also were awarded blue ribbons. They were the clarinet quartet and the woodwind trio. Members of the former included Joan Biggers, Harold Nye. Donalrf Freund an^ Celia Page. The woodwind triotfis composed of Joan Biggers, Rosemary Doherty and Sharon Sells.. Last Sunday evening these young people, in the presence of their parents* and friends, were presented with their medals at the program given by the orchestra and vocal organizations which are entered' in district competition at Harvard next Saturday. ^ Thirty-six members of the orchestra will leave early in the morning to compete against the Dundee orchestra at 10:30. At noon, chorus members will leave bv bus for conte-st headquarters* The mixed a cappeUa group will be competing against Belvidere, Sycamore, Woodstock and Dundee. The boys' chorus will compete with Crystal Lake and Dundee and the girls' chorus also against these latter schools. McHenry has the seeond highest number of entries of the twentyseven shools represented at the contest. The local* orchestra is one of only two in this district in any class and Dundee is the only other school to hive three choruses entered. - Solo, ensemble and organization winners at the district will enter state competition at Taylorville, 111., on April 2S and 29. Miss Wiedrich, a junior, is the only soloist to be making her second try in state competition. The girls' chorus and. the boys' chorus both went downstate last spring in Class C. with the latter group bringing hack first place. FUTURE FARMERS TO HOLD PARENT-SON BANQUET TONIGHT The McHenry chapter of , the Future Farmers of America will hold its parent-son banquet on Thursday, March 30, at 7 o'clock ill the high school cafeteria. Principal speaker for the evening will be.Owen Fordham, r,griotfltural engineer for Public Service" IJompany. -Mr. Fordham, formerly was a vocational agriculture instructor at Marseilles high s c h o o l . - ' ' . V ' ' " 'Severalof the F.F.Ar members will receive emblem . awards for outstanding work in the organization and Supt., Duker and Principal Buckner will receive honorary F.F.A. degrees at the banquet. Board members of the school, faculty members and other guests are invited to the banquet in addition to the parents of members. JOHN LOOZE AGAIN HEADS BUSINESS MEN CENSUS TAKERS TO CALL AT McHENRY HOMES IN APRIL Housewives of McHenry and the surrounding .community will be called to their front doors during the first two weeks in April by the knock of the census takers from the United States Bureau of the Census. 'Hie census taker will present his credentials, in the form of an identification card introducing him an enumerator for the * seventeenth Decennial Census. He will carry an official Census of the Population form on which he will write down names and tiote information about each individual in the household, lie will have lothing to sell and will ask only the questions which appear on the census form. If the visitor claims to be a census taker but cannot produce his credentials he is an imposter and/will be subject to p«nal action fofyj m personating a federal officer. If he undertakes to conduct any other business other than the collection of official census information. he betrays himself because official census takers are subject to loss of their jobs if they combine their work with soliciting money, selling house-tohouse. distributing advertising material, or other similar activities which bring canvassers, peddlers and the like from door-to-door. Housewives who have reason to believe they*, are being imposed upon by a faker are urged by. John P. Simpson of Aurora, local census supervisor. In notify the police and give the authorities a description of the individual. Police authorities here have been shown the type of credentials required of the census taker and have assured the Census Bureau of assistance in apprehending impostera. Census Bureau employees are sworn to secrecy and are punishable by law for revealing confiden- SEVERAL ENTER RACE FOR POSTS IN CITY ELECTIONS Not only the April primaries on the eleventh, but also two city elections have aroused some Interest in recent weeks. \. At the close of last Friday, March 24, last day for filing for city posts for which vacancies were created, three , were found to havefiled for two alderman positions and one for city treasurer. The election will be held on April 28, just prior to the new fiscal year. In Ward 1. where a vacancy was created by the resignation of Alfred Tonyan, Anton S. Blake and Edward J. Thennes have filed, assuring a contest. In Ward 3, Leo Rothermel was the Only candidate to file for the position left vacant when^ Albert Blake moved out of the ward. James Larkin gave up his treasurer position for the same reason. The only person to file for that position was Thpmas F. Bolger. There are also contests for school board memberships. In consolidated grade school district No. 15, Fr» M. Rogers is seeking re-election. Two others, both new candidates, have also filed. Vhey are Margaret L. Haug and Florence L. Smith. August Freund, who has been a member for several terms, did not file for reelection. For the high school board, the present members, Dr. A. I. Froehlich and Ben Justen have filed and new in the field is Atty. John Looze. The McHenry Business Men's Association launched upon its fourth year last Monday evening at its annual election meeting. Atty. John E. Looze, who has ably headed the group for the, first three years, .again accepted the post on Monaay and was given the enthusiastic approval of the business men present. Earl Walsh was re-elected treasurer and other officers elected were Albert Ulake as vice-president and Dan A. Justen asi secretary.: . • f Directors elected is follows: Riverside Drive, Walter Bjorkman and Harold F. Miller for two years. Richard Jager and Roy Kent for one year. Green street: A. J. Wirtz and A. P. Freund for two years and Sam Liebsohn and Charles Vycital for one year. Main street; William H. Althoff and LeRoy Smith for two years and Joseph Waynne and Chuck Miller for one year. The l!t."»0 Marine Day wa^ discussed and the date set for July SO. Already publicity has been giv en the event in popular outdoor magazines. Committees will be appointed later. Other items up for discission were the $2,000,000 accelerated road program which will be voted upon at the April election, and the athletic banquet which will bo held April 20 honoring high school athletes and junior athletes. .Major projects undertaken by the association during its three years of existence Include snow removal, the judior athletic program, teen-age canteen and Marine Day. THREE WELL KNOWN RESIDENTS CLAIMEDBY DEATH THIS WEEK ; H. E. Buch, Business " Man For Thirty-Eigbjt /; • Years, Died Suddenly McHenry " residents were shocked on Sunday afternoon.' March 2fi, to learn of the unexpected and untimely death of Ilenry E. Buch. Sr., 62 years old, a. leading business man lure for almost forty years. Mr Buch was taken ill suddenly while eating with friends in Mi- Place restaurant about 3 o'clock. MRS. VALE ADAMS TO HEAD CITY'S _ CANCER CRUSADE ••SEVENTEENTH SUMMER* The last and most eventful quarter of this year starts for the senior class with the presentation of the annual class play, which is appropriately called "Seventeenth Summer." It will be presented at the high school auditorium on Friday evening. April 14, at 8:15 o'clock, under the direction of Miss Kathleen Henn. Tickets may be obtained from any senior next week. During April, the American Cancer Society's Crusade will begin in McHenry, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Vale Adams. A goal of |900,000 has been set for Illinois. The whole nation is expected to be made cancer-conscious through the drive. If research on 280 projects is to-go on, $14,565,000 must be raised throughout the country. Only one-quarter of cancer victims* are saved by surgery and radiation but authorities say that a broad campaign of education can double that figure. In 1946. eighty-two county citizens died of cancer and throughout the state there were 13,863 deaths from that cause. The ultimate objective of the county chapter of the Illinois Division of the American Cancer Society is that every citisen be given an opportunity to make his or her contribution for the control of cancer. In 1950, 40 per cent of the gross contributions shall be forwarded for the research program and administration of the national office. 900,000 IHmois World War II Vets Urged in New Postal by Famed Artist to Put Dmdends io Savings Bonds VW3£LY AVINGS BONPS/ Ken Ernst (left), creator of "Mary Worth,** restoring "Brick Bricker," nationally known newspaper comic, produced the poster shown ii. cut to be used by U. S. Treasury Savings Bonds Division for Illinois, of which Arnold J. Bauen (right) is State Director, In an effort to induce vets to put into U. 8. Savings Bonds part of $157,500,000 in Nadoiui Service Life Insurance Dividends now being distributed in this State. U. S. Treaiui> D tial information. The bureau has exercised the greatest care in attempting to select only reliable persona of good character to take the centos. DAIRY RECEIPTS McHenry county dairy farmers received $270,560.83 for milk delivered to Bowman Dairy Company receiving stations during the month iof February. H. E. BITII, SR. They took him to his home and summoned a doctor, who remained until he was apparently improved. However, he suffered another attack a few minutes later and died about 3:20 o'clock. Mr. Buch had been'in good health and twas at his place of business every day since returning from a mouth's visit with his brother in Texas in February. The deceased was born in McHenry oh Sept. 17, 1887, the son of John J. and Lucy Buch. He entered the plumbing and heating business as a young man, locating on Green street, where he conducted his business in two locations. In 1929 he built the present H. E. Buch store building on Riverside Drive. * On Oc t. 18, lSTl. W was married to Mary A. Freund. who survives him as do five children, Elbert S. of McHenry, Kathryn Lohr of Verona, Wis., Jerome J. of McHenry, Helen L. of Chicago and Henry E. Jr., of McHenry; also one sister, Mrs. Jack Behlke, of Park Ridge and a brother, Joseph G.. of Dallas, Tex. Mr. Buch had few hobbies, confining his interests to his successful business u:id his family. His only membership was in the Catholic Order of Foresters. The body rested at the Jacob Justen Sons funeral home until 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, when services were held from St. Mary's church, with burial in the church cemetery. ' • John P. Fressd . A lingering illness ended early Monday morning for John -P. Freund. who passed away at his home in the uorth part of the city. He would have been 69 years oil on Tuesday of this week; The deceased was born on Mjarcll. 28, 1881, in the Johnsburg community, a son of Nicholas L. an4 Elizabeth Freuh^. He resided her* during his youth but later move$f' to Chicago, where he was in part** nership with Ferdiaand Frett ia a meat market for a quarter cen* tury. Both Mr. Frett and Mi^ Freund returned to McHenry abouli fifteen years ago. Although thfe latter officially retired when movW ing here, he continued to ably assist in markets in this city fronr time to time during recent years. Mr. Freund had resided in th« home of Millie and Susie Frett fop almost fifty years, both in Chicaif; go and in McHenry. Besides these close friends, he leaves thre# brothers, Peter L. of Hope N. Dafc, Joseph of Blsbee, N. Dak., anj George of Cando, N. Dak.; flvtT tr sisters, Mrs. Emma Goodman of v ,s Longmont, Colo., Mrs. Margaret Nessinger, Mrs. Anna Fashing!* - bauer and Mrs. Christine Huyer •: of Chicago and Mrs. Rose M. Ke$»' ly of San Bernadino, Calif. • ^ Mr. Freund was a devout tian and was very active ta Knights of Columbus and the Holf Name Society of St. Patrick** church. The body rested at the Peter M. Justen* ftraeral home until o'clock this (Thursday) mornln& when rites were conducted froifc St. Patrick's church, with in the church cemetery. v % Robert Patake - ^4--- Robert Patske, 48 years ol<4> who resided in McHenry most op v his life, passed away at Hine§ hospital last Thursday, where h« had been a patient since last Nov* 41 ember. He was born July 24, 1901* in LaCrosse. Wis., but came to thig " J community when only 3 years oldL Mr. Patike was a faithful en» | ployee of the railroad in McHennr for fifteen years before poor health forced his retirement. He was ft •"] veteran of World War II, havingr^ ::'8j served in California, and was % member of the American Le«*o* Post, No. 491. Surviving are his mother, Mht Augusta Patzke, of McHenry; slji brothers. Arthur of Elgin, Walter; of Chicago, and Emit, Alfred, Pa* and Harold of McHenry. He waft preceded in death by his father tft- 1939, one brother, Carl, and a al»* ter Letah. The body rested at the Jacob Justen Sons funeral home until 2 o'clock Sunday, when last rites were conducted from the Zk>p Lutheran church. Burial was % Woodland cemetery. m <*• McCULLOM LAKE UNINCORPORATED AFTER CLOSE VOTE McCullom Lake will remain unincorporated as the result of Saturday's election^fet which 178 residents went to the polls. Sixty-five voted in favor of incorporation and ^eventy-sevea against it. There were thirty-six spoiled ballots. There was v considerable^ interest pro and con. regarding the issue and Saturday's vote revealed how closely divided it was. Had the vote been favorable, the community would have become known as McCullom Lake village and would have been the ninth village in the county. Island Lake, southeast of McHenry, recently voted in favor of incorporation but this election too, was closely contested. The McCullom Lake election was called by Judge Henry L. Cowlin after the filing of a petition by more than 100 residents asking for incorporation. FORMER BUSINESS MAN TO BE BURIED THURSDAY AFTE&NOOff WITH ATLANTIC FLEET Norbert A. Krochmau. seaman, USN. son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Krochman of Route 2. McHenry. is serving aboard the attack transport USS Randall with the Atlantic fleet. Before entering the navy he was graduated from Lane Tech high school. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nickels and family of Barrtngton attended the Patake wake on Saturday evening. Old friends of Maurice Van Natta, 88, will learn with regret of his death this week Tuesday at,- Franklin Park. The Van Nattft family formerly made their honst here, where Mr.. Van Natta operated a laundry. , Surviving are two sons, Ralph and Glenn: three sisters. Mrs. Almeda Grantham of Chicago. Mrs. Ruth Burnett of Island Lkke. and Mrs. Jane Crabtree of Carv; and one brother. William, of CrystsJ Lake. His wife, Anna, and a daughter. Gladys, preceded ia •death. The deceased was a member ot Columbian Lodge No. 819, AF A AM. Services will, be conducted it $ o'clock Thursday from the funeral" home at 956S Belmont avenu«d> Franklin Park, with interment i& Acacia Park cemetery. WILLIAM REID MIS William Reid, a resident of Steger. 111., died in the Woodstocljr^tj hospital last Sunday evening1. . J March 26. He had been visiting i* " the Clyde Hedberg home in LUy* ^ moor. The body was Uken to th# yg Jacob Justeu Sons funeral hoi#. a id then removed to the LtfKl. chapel in Chicago. Services want Ci held on Wednesday. ' Subscribe fur The