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SEPTEMBER 3. 1953 10c Per Copy Musin* Meanderin* Chicago Policeman Drowned At Bay View Terrace After Fall From Boat Friends of the McHenry publie library and music lovers will be more than pleased to know that the Burma brothers, 12 and 16 years old, will be in Mc- Htgiry to play a library benefit, concert on the last Sunday evening in September. tfie young boys, students of lfHtoie Ryan of \ Chicago, made an appearance before the Mc- H«wy Woman's club last fall in McHenry and .their seemingly magical powers over the keyboard thrilled every listener. No doubt their second appearance locally will bring out a large crowd, especially since the concert is for such a worthy cause. *he 1953 McHenry county junior fair is now only a memory, but an especially happy one for many young people in this community. One of them is Marita Thomson, who wag judged tops in a new classification this year. Shfe was named champion exhibit^ with tier Bolstein entries. £;; A late announcement tells of the winning of the intermediate group of the McHenry Girl Scouts, consisting of Troops 2, 3, 7 and 8, at the recent county fair. They exhibited a table display depicting Girl Scout laws and promise on plaques, which took top honors.. , Bott of &. 4 is one the prize winners in a national |25,000 "funny face" conteat. As fourth prize winner, she wtb given her choice of either a watch or a toaster. According to the horticulturists, it is said to be a rare occurrence when an Easter Lily is transplanted in the garden and blooms a second time in the same year. 11 so, Mrs. Martin Conway of 76kn street and Mrs. Warren Kuhirrtan have in their possession some of these unusual blooms, with beautiful flowers o» plants that were given to tiim last April. Bedtime Stint" -Once upon a time there was * frustrated sports editor, his condition aggravated by the fact that in his endeavor to publicize the personal and public goingson of others he rated nary a line for himself. The waters of Pistakqe Say j claimed another victim last j weekend when a Chicago man, Dwight E. Webb, 44, of 2248 Melrose avenue, lost his life after falling from a boat. He was a policeman from Department Station No. 7200. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon Webb and his wife went for a ride in the 1946 Chris Craft runabout, "Amante," owned by Wendelin W. Kattner, of 3545 W. North avenue, also in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Webb were sitting on the back of the boat with their feet on the seat when the craft struck a high wave. Both of the' passenger's were thrown into the water. Witnesses immediately went to their aid and through the efforts of Ed Arkema, son, Paul, 13, and Dr. Everett Joslyn, Mrs. Webb was rescued. However, her husband had disappeared from view by the time rescuers reached the area. Body Recovered The Johnsburg rescue squad was called to the scene and with the help of Dr. Joslyn attempted to revive Webb when his body was recovered a short time later. A third passenger, a Miss, Lavlette, was not thrown from the boat. , The tragic accident occurred at Bay View Terrace, one-eighth mile off shore. Webb, a native of Benton, 111., where he was born Feb. 13, 1909, operated- a meat market at 1122 Thorndale avenue, Chicago. In additipn to his widow, he is survived by two children, Barbara Anne, 16", and Robert, 23, both at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Webb of Benton; and >two sisters. The body was taken to the George Justen & Son Yuneral home, where an inquest' was' conducted bji Coroner Harry Ehorn. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, after which the body was -removed to Chicago for funeral services. Members of the U.S. Coast Guard auxiliary were on duty at the time of the accident and also assisted in the rescue, of Mrs. Webb. Four of the members, Vice Commander Kraemer. Larry Fuge, Bill Hutchison and John Shay, in an attempt to prevent further death and injury in local waters, urge all passengers in boats to remain seated. Should anyone be seen standing or sitting on the back of boats by poast Guard members, they will be ordered off the river. After long pondering he came with a solution. The stage \Wts set for last Wednesday evening (just before press time) and the place was the corner of Green and Elm (Where the largest crowd was gathered). To make the incident seem eAtirely acidental, he arranged to have his family with him. As the Walsh car pulled from the curb there wag a loud noise and billows of smoke arose from the radiator. The head of the household calmly instructed the little lady and young son to leave the potnt of danger and seek help. Minutes later small fire extinguishers had been secured, the siren was blowing loudly and the fire truck was wending its way through the gathering throng, lights flashing. Everythingc had worked according to plans --r except for one little detail. The timing had been so close that when the smoke cleared and S.I.H. had done his best to convince officers the accident had not resulted from a novelty store explosive conveniently placed by himself, the Plaindealer crew had "pot the paper to and gone home. His big opportunity to rate Continued From Page One headlines was gone and hig only consolation remained in the mention he was to get in a small Weekly column seven days later. The only possible moral" to this story might be the old timer about the early bird catching the worm. Or could it relate to the familiar motto, "It is what we give, not what we get, that determines our worth to the W»rld?" EDWAL LABORATORIES CHANGED NAME TO RINGWOOD CHEMICAL Edwal Laboratories, Inc., Ring* wood, became Ringwood Chemfc cal corporation on Sept. 1, thl name change having been voted at a recent stockholders' meeting. , The new corporate title more accurately describes the present activities of the company, which has grown in twenty--one years from a two-man laboratory to a major manufacturer of organic chcmicals and photographic processing formulations. The same organization and t^hnical staff, under the leaderships^ Dr. W. S. Guthmann as president of Ringwood, will continue to manufacture organic chemicals as raw materials and intermediates for the chemical processing industries. Packaging and contract manufacture of photographic specialties will continue as activities of the company. The name change also marks the complete separation of Edwal Scientific Products, corporation from Ringwood. Edwal Scientific Products was organized by Dr. Edmund W. Lowe in 1950 to market a line of photographic products under the Edwal label to the amateur and professional photographic field. SUMMER TRIP ABROAD ENDS - FOR P.HHiEU!IQ& Compare Economic . Conditions In Many ^ Countries Visited TUG-OF-WAR TEAM WON CHAMPIONSHIP AT SPORTS FESTIVAL A number of farm people from the McHenry community displayed their skill in the sports line last Friday, Aug. 28, when they came away from the 1953 Illinois Farm Sports festival at Urbana with state championships. One of these was the county ,,. _ -- » tug-of-war team, which had as of Riv."e rSsiLde !D?r',l v. retIu,r ned home 118 Chuck Welngart of McHenry who w<,lgll(,d 8 in {or SERVES IN GERMANY News About Our Servicemen Maurice Foley and Robert Svoboda arrived in California enroute home from Korea early this week. Both young men will probably arrive in McHenry the first part of next week. Mrs. Svoboda, the former Catherine Schwerman, has left for Denver, where she will meet her husband and accompany him home. Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Robert Richardson and little daughter, Sue Lynn, 5, arrived home last Monday morning from Japan, where Sgt. Richardson had been stationed with the Air Force for three years and where his family had resided for the past year and one-half. When sue starts school she Continued on Page & McHenry School Enrollment Up In line with almost every other city in the county, McHenry found its school enrollment taking a large jump during registration days. At the high school, 455 students signed up to attend classes next Tuesday, twenty-eight more than the total at the, close of school last spring. Between twenty-five and thirty of those who registered last spring did not report again on the assigned days this week but it-is .expected that at least twenty of them will attend the local school. This would bring the total enrollment to about 475. According to the registration chart, there will be eighty seniors, 102 juniors, 125 sophomores and 148 freshmen. Registration for kindergarten tv as held on Wednesday of this week and the total number had pot been determined when the Plaindealer went to press. However, the advance registration last May was slightly higher than the previous year and it is expected that the official fall registration will show an even larger rise in the number of pupils. ' At the junior high school, where registration took place on Wednesday, there is an expected enrollment of 200, an increase of about 185 over last year. At Edgebrook, although the exact total had not been determined Wednesday afternoon, there were at least 375 expected to register, an increase of between twenty to thirty over last spring. At St. Patrick's Catholic school, the enrollment increase has been noteworthy. Whereas last year there were only 145 attending the new school, this year there are 194 registered. At St. Mary's Catholic school, 478 were registered to attend compared to 498 last year. Johnsburg will have pupils attending two schools this year. About 166 are expected to be enrolled in St. John school and about seventeen in the public school. last week from a seven weeks' trip abroad as a member of the Miami University (Ohio) Ajwcoad educational project, which came to an end on Aug. 24. The tour began July 3 when the group left New York City on the Homeland and ended in New Yoik on Monday of last week with the arrival in New York of the Italia. The Freuads Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Freund are shown in the dining hall of the Homeland, the ship on which they traveled. to Europe in July. were pleasantly surprised on boarding ship for the return trip to meet Mr. and Mrs. John Ficken of McHenry, who were also enroute home from a visit with relatives iif Germany which started last March. One member of the party td which the Freundg belonged, Miss Ellen Crecca, of Maplewood, N.J., a school teacher, was left in London because of illness which was diagnosed tentatively as typhoid. Federal health authorities who boarded the Italia at quarantine in the New York harbor said the incubation period ^ had passed and that none of th^"Bud" Miller ft.I.H. gives andf he gets, which should make him a pretty worthwhile person either way you look at it. Visitors to Kansas and Mis* fturi come home to tell of temperatures of 111 and 112. Suffering under 98 degree heat in McHenry at this writing, jone can easily see the fascination of Washington, D.C., for Mr. Tru- CHOIR TO APPEAR IN CITY This picture shows part of the soprano and alto sections of the famed Boys Town choir of Nebraska, which will make an appearance in McHenry on Tuesday night, Oct. SO, in the high school gymnasium, under the auspices of the Catholic Order of Foresters. The boys are shown here as they rehearse in the Dowd Memorial chapel at Boys Town Director of Boys Town activities'since the death of the beloved Father Flanagan is Rt. Rev. Msgr. Nicholas H. Wegner, who is well known in this community, where he has many relatives. Among them is a cousin, Mrs. Anton Blake, of Green street, McHenry. other members showed any symptoms of the disease. Mpst of them had received typhoid shots before sailing July 3. The group traveled through Italy, Switzerland, France, Luxemburg, Western Germany, Belgium and England. Some chose to substitute Germany, Wales, Scotland and Denmark for the Germany - Belgium - Luxemburg phase of the trip but all assembled at Southampton ,Aug. 15 \ for the return trip. The Fickens, however, went on ship at Hamburg, Germany. y Audience With Pope Among highlights of the trip, according to the Freunds, was the audience they enjoved with His Holiness Pope Pius XII They marveled at the beauty of historic St. Peter's Cathedral, where the Pope was carried as the throngs of visitors cheered his arrival. In the space of little more than an hour, he spoke to groups of people from seven countries each time in their native language. On the Homeland, most of the passengers were Italian-Americans enroute to their native Italy for a visit, and on the Italia they were German-Americans who had spent the summe> visiting their native Germany. Mostly Italian was spoken on the trip over and almost entirely German on the return voyage. Italian food was served on the first trip and German food on the return. « Compare Price# The Freunds found prices low in Italy, Belgium and England, relatively high in France and on a par with the United States in Switzerland. Transportation costs varied but were, in general, lower in Europe than in America. Politically, they found considerable friendship for America in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, the British Isles and in Luxemburg but noticed a certain coolness toward this country in some sections of France. That country was described as economically weak compared to Germany whose economy is reported by the tourists to have recovered noticeably. Hard work and industry were especially noted in the Cologne area visited by the tourists. High spots of the tour were visits to Pompeii, Capri, Lisbon, Venice and Florence. the exhausting pull at 255. Other members of the team included Gerald Schmitt of Johnsburg, 265; George Dietrich of Richmond (formerly of this vicinity), 215; Don Hansen of Greenwood, 215; Jesse Hemingsen of Marengo, 235; Connie Miller of Richmond, 265; Howard Sparlin of Marengo, 260; and A1 Young of Union, 195. Young and Stanley Diedrich, weighing 215, were alternates but only the former made the trip South. He replaced Bernard Matchen. weight 285, of tocHenry, who was unable to take his place on the team that day.. The men, coached by Lee Kortemeier of Woodstock, found it necessary to take part in three pulling contests before the final competition with DeKalb county, which finished second. The local team weighed 1,905 pounds against 2,148 for DeKalb. The finals took place at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon before a large crowd gathered in the grandstand. A short time later Chuck Weingart appeared on a WLS radio broadcast and on Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock the entire team was interviewed over Farm Town, U.S.A. Other state champions were LeRoy and Rita Freund Miller of Johnsburg, who with very little practice emerged the best shuffleboard players in the contest. One team represented each county. The Millers, too, appeared on the TV program. Two local men were represented on the "over 35" baseball team which captured third place honors in competition. They were Stanley Freund and LeRoy n THREE PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS ANNOUNCE OPENING DATES OF NEW TERM; LIST SISTERS ON ALL FACULTY ROSTERS Out of the more than 100 counties in Illinois, McHenry ranked eighth at the festival, in which 3,000 people participated. Sangamon county farm folks won the fourteenth annual festival for the second straight year by accumulating a total of 5,017 points. Will county placed second and Grundy thud. MoHenry's total was 2,310. K. OF C. INVITE ' PUBLIC TO PARTY AND DANCE SUNDAY The local council Knights of Columbus, under the leadership of the newly elected Grand Knight, George Larkin, announce a party and dance at the American Legion Home next Sunday night, Sept. 6, which will mark the beginning of many activities during the fall and winter months. The committee in charge emphasizes that this party is open to the public and that games* dancing, entertainment and refreshments will bf sure to catch the fancy of all age groups. "Mrs. Frank Altman and daughter, Sara Beth, of Michigan, are spending this week visiting her mother, Mrs. Lillian Sayler, and her brother, Dr., J. Eugene Sayler. CLIFFORD WALTERS This young serviceman is, Clifford Walters, who recently spent a furlough with his uncle, Lyle R. Allen, on Fox street, before leaving for duty overseas. A 1952 graduate of McHenry high school, he entered service soon afterward and completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. At present he is in Germany, where he will serve as an engineer with the sixth armored division. LINDA HERDRICH. 5. ' IS STRICKEN WITH MILD POLIO CASE lOne of McHenry's first polio cases within the city limits was reported last weekend when little Linda Herdrich, 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Herdrich of Fox street, was stricken with the dread disease. She developed symptoms the middle of the week and when stiffness of the back was detected the child was removed to St. Joseph's hospital, Elgin, on Friday. According to the family, Linda's case is very mild and it is expected that she will be able to leave the hospital before too long. Her brother, Richard, 12, oldest of the five Herdrich chldren, was strcken wth the game disease two years ago this summer. Lnda's case was the second reported in the county over the weekend.- in Woodstock, Larry Taylor, son of the James Taylors of Dean street, was taken to a Rockford hospital suffering from polio on Saturday. His right arm and hip were reported to be paralyzed. A second case in this area wag reported on Wednesday when it was disclosed that polio had struck Tom Etheridge, 7, a son of residents of Wonder Lake and River Forest. He was said to have been taken to a Rockford hospital. Dennis Allen McClenthen, 12, of Marengo, one of two cousins stricken about ten days ago. died Saturday night at Winnebago county hospital of the bulbar type polio. He entered the hospital Aug. 23, a day after the onset of the disease. The only other death from polio this year in McHenry pounty was that of James Cegielski of Wonder Lake, who died in the Woodstock hospital on Aug. 24. NOTICE The McHenry State Bank witt be closed Labor Day, Sept. 7, but will be open all day Wednesday, Sept. 9. Pistakee Bay Home Burglarized Lasf Saturday; Several Attempts Reported NOTICE The McHenry post office and West McHenry station announce that the lobbies will be open on Labor Day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be no .mail deliveries, no incoming or outgoing mail and no mail will be dispatched. . tS : Pistakee Bay summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cyze of 4106 N. L^verne avenue, Chicago, was burglarized last Saturday afternoon while the owners were away and cash and personal belongings totalling between $1,000 and $2,000 were taken. Mr. Cyze, owner of the Northwestern Packing company in Chicago, and his wife spend only part of their time in this community. The couple left their home between 4 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon and upon their return found the place had been ransacked. In addition to $50 in cash, jewelry, watches, cameras, field glasses and a revolver were found missing. Sheriff' deputies investigated. Two other attempted burglaries were also reported over the weekend, both in this area. About 12:30 Monday morning, Mrs. Nick Adams, who resides near the Herdrich A Son Distributors headquarters on Fox ! street, heard the sound of breaking glass and on looking from her window saw a man fleeing to a nearby car. When Mrs. Adams turned on a yard light, it evidently frightened the bar* glar. Nothing was reported to have been disturbed within the building. At a drug store at Wonder Lake, there was evidence of a back screen door having befcn tampered with when proprietors opened for business Monday morning. ",•?> Attempt Break-Ins There was also evidence of tempted break-ins on Sunday night at the V.F.W. and Legion buildings in McHenry, as well as two other public structures in the county An alarm was reported to have sounded at the V.F.W. at 11:45 Sunday night but evidently the person responsible was frightened awav before entrance could be gained. Less tha'n an hour later a car was* reported in the Legion parking lot, but before local police' officers could reach the scene it had been removed. Investigation revealed that the screen door had been broken in an evident attempt to get inside the building. McHenry police investigated the local attempted break-ins. TWO YOUNG LADIES LOST PURSES IN ARRANGED TRICK There are at least 2 young ladies who will not again be fooled by the "mail box trick" and the perpetrators of the trick, two young men, will probably not consider it - so funny next time either. Arrested as - the result of the trick were Charles Bail, 19, of Des Plaines and Bob Peterson, 22, of Park Ridge, who stopped and gave a ride to two young women on Rt. 120, a few miles w-est of McHenry, early Sunday morning. After a short distance, the young men asked their passengers if they would like to see the "mail box trick." At this point they approached a rural mail box and the girls and one of the men got out. As soon as the girls were preoccupie<f in looking at the box, the man left them and soon the car sped away with the girls' purses. State police officers fortunately happened to be riding along the road shortly afterward and stopped t<* see why the girls were walking on a country road at that time of night. Giving them a description, they notified the McHenry police, who apprehended the two young men at the intersection of Rtes. 31 and 120 in West McHenry. When the girls would not sign a complaint, one was made out by the state police, stating disorderly conduct. Fines totalling $110 were paid by the two. Howard Phalin Wins Promotion Field Enterprises, Inc., has announced the promotion of three top executives to the Mnk oT vice-president, effective Oct. 1. One of them is a home town man, Howard V. Phalin, general sales manager for the east half of the country, who has dedicated his many talents to educational selling since shortly after he graduated from the McHenry high school. It was in 1923 that a book salesman called in McHenry and sold him a reference book. The same gentleman later introduced him to one of the company's key officials, who enrolled him as a summer representative. Mr. Phalin remained a part t i m e s a l e s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e throughout his four years at the University of Notre Dame but by the time he reached his second summer of selling was already handling managerial duties. A period of time at Kent Law school, Chicago, and four years as a representative with the publication he had sold in college preceded his full time position with the company on Oct. 1, 1932. When Childcraft was launched, he had the distinction of selling the first set, the sale being made from a photograph as no pros pectus existed at the time. One of his next responsibilities was to help develop the first prospectus in use and from 1934 until World War II he was an important figure in the management teanv of the Childcraft or ganization. After his discharge from the Navy after three years* service in 1945, Mr. Phalin became as sistant general sales manager in the World Book sales organiza tion. On Oct. 1, 1951, he was made general sales manager for the east half of the United States. ALL KINDERGARTEN CLASSES WILL OPEN WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 9 , All kindergarten classes will open on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Children bom in December of 194 7 or January or February of 1948, will report at 9 o'clock Wednesday to Mrs. Buckner in the junior high building for the morning session. The morning Session in the Kindergarten building includes all children born Aug. 1 to Dec. 1, 1948. Afternoon sessions in the same buila.ng will include children born from March 1 to Aug. % 194*. , ":*** Three local parochial scbsete at McHenry and Johnsburg, under direction of the Sisters of St. Francis. have annoynced plans for the opening of school. . 'St. Mary's St. Mary's school opens Wednesday. Sept, 9, with promotion following immediately after Mass in the church. The children will then assemble in their respective rooms in order to. receive their assigneid desks, their book lists, etc; • . * • V They will be dismissed at 10 o'clock for the day. The parents are urged tp use the balance of the day in order to purchase the books and other equipment needed by their children. The staff of teasers is practically the same as last year, namely the folowing: Principal, Sister M. Immaculate, O.S.F.; eighth grade. Sister M. Odilia, O.S.F.; seventh grade. Sister M. Arnica, O.S.F.; sixth grade, Sister M. Luana, O.S.F.; fifth grade. Sister M. Sicilda, O.S.F.; fifth and fourth grades. Sister M. Alba, O.S.F.; fourth grade, Miss Patricia Haggin; third grade. Sister M. Nobilia; third and seconch% rades. Sister M. Teresita; second and first grades. Sister M. Alvin; first grade, Sister M. Laurentina, O.S.F.; music teacher, Sister M. Andreella, O.S.F. The Steers extend a, PJKeicoun* to all pupils. St. Patrick's : St Patrick's Catholic school will open at 8:45 on Wednesday morning, Sept. 9. caring for the educational needs of 194 pupils. Only one of last year's Sisters will again be listed on the teaching staff. She is Sister Miriam, who will teach third and fourth grades. New Sisters on the staff include Sister Mary Gratia, seventh' and eighth; Sister Mary Patricia, fifth and sixth; and Sister Mary Claudius, first and second. St. Jeha School Although the new St. school at Johnsburg will not be entirely completed for the opening of school, the new term will begin on 8ept. 9, the official opening date designated on the school calendar for the Rockford diocese. Classes will be conducted porarily in the other buildings on the grounds. Five classrooms will be in operation this year, with the following faculty members comprising the teaching staff: Sister M. Charlette, grades 1 and 2; Sister M. Alberita, grades 3 and 4; Sister M. Rlsa, grade 5; Sister M. Luicella, grade 6. Sister M. Lina will act as principal and will teach grades 7 and 8. A sixth room will be used as a music studio, where school singing classes will be taught and where pupils can take piano or vocal lessons as individuals or in groups. Sister M. Nomitia will teach the music in the school besides taking charge of the children's and adult choir in church. REIGN OVER FAI1| Displaying their most charming victory smiles are the queen and king of the recent McHenry county junior fair, Charlotte Hogan of Ringwood and Bill Ackman of Crystal Lake. They are shown just after the crowns were placed on their heads during the program before the grandstand. v* Sunnyskfo Beach Jtmboft# On VFW Grounds S«pt» 5 The Sunnyside Beach jambore* '*> JN heing held next Saturday, fSept. 5. at the McHenry V.F.W, clubhouse and grounds, with the public invited to ° attend. Dinner will be served from 6 to 8 pan. There will .be games--and re» •••:- NOTICE ' If dry weather continues, users of city water are urged to avoid unnecessary use. Emergencies have existed in some cities and' we wish to avoid a shortage of, freshment stands and free tajh water. ... I loons will be offered the kiddies. CITY OF McHENRY {A good time Is assured ail w!u| I WATER DEPARTMENT attend. B t. '%m,