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•**>? -rsi* -g J '$j 5s! >1 '* Serving The Chain-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 10 -- No. 14 -- 2 Sections First McHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 8. 1957 16 Pages -- 10c Per Copy Art Fair August 10 -11 As our classified advertising lady, Mary Miller, basks, with pleasure (?) under a Missouri sun, we in our air conditioned office open the type of vacationer's mail which hints of jealousy. A forbidding looking envelope arrived Friday morning, contain- ^pg some rare bits of information on parchment, intended for the ladies of the establishment. While each bore a different signature, all suggested the humor of our fellow employee. Our bookeeper, Iran's, was in the form of a coffee-break certificate, signed Joe Java, given "for occasionally completing the round trip in less than thirty minutes." If continued happily telling of the ^wice daily break "ignoring client and deadline, howling gale, scorching heat--and even the boss." . Our assistant editor, Marie, was the recipient of a permit to give ulcers, the idea being that she is well qualified through her own ex- • perience with these troublesome joykillers. She is now dedicated as a true ulcer builder, according to the permit, to her cratft of working tirelessly and giving unselfishly of her time and skill whenever there is an ulcer to be built." In the meantime, she should "expect no pay and in her modesty, take no credit for the many she has helped build for others." Our own we choose to mention only "briefly, it being a license form of document of the type we have faithfully avoided for years. «B e it said for our wandering Mary, however, that its contents are1 • such as we have never noted* before in similar instances--this particular one being considerably more appealing than any official . document could ever hope to be. Such material was probably the origin of permanent vacations! Jeanette Freund In State Contest St JOHN'S CARNIVAL AUGUST 9 , 10 - II Jeanette Freund, Miss McHenry of 1957, will report to the WGN studios in Chicago today to compete in the finals for the title of Illinois Plowing Princess in "conjunction with the 1957 state plowing matches and conservation field day Aug. 30 on Colleen's Cote farm near Huntley. Miss Freund represents the McHenry Plaindealer in the contest. Winner of the contest and members oft the court will reign over the entire late summer event, in which representatives from the twenty northern counties of the state are expected to take part. Twenty county 4-H club federations have been invited to participate, as well as 109 Future Homemakers of America chapters. ART FAIR PREPARATION LILYMOOR CHILD RUN OVER BY CAR; SUFFERS SCRATCHES Joanne Dalle, 2-year-old daughter of the Charles Dallesv who operate a store in Fritzsche's Estates, Lilymoor, narrowly escaped death or serious injury last week when a car backed over her. Deputy .sheriffs who investigated said that Henry Overson was backing out of a parking lot near the store when he heard a call to stop. • On getting out pf his car, he saw the girl on the ground in front of the auto. According to authorities, the child had been knocked down by the rear bumper and the car passed over her body. She was taken to the McHenry hospital for treatment of a few scratches. Photo by Elliott Robinson This »very refreshing scene, depicting the widespread interest in art which prompted elaborate plans for the Country Art Fair in McHenry this weekend, shows local artists at work on the lawn of the Junior high building on Waukegan road. « Left to right are Judy Freund of McHenry, Mrs. Joseph X. Waynne of Algonquin and McHenry, Mrs. H. H. Garner of Chicago and McHenry, Mrs. Sam Leibsohn of McHenry, and in the right foreground, Charles Boss of Wonder Lake. The f^ir will be held Aug. 10 and 11 in the new Junior high school, located just west of Edgebrook school. TV newsmen have happily ... suggested the nearness of ^Christmas this week as they showed pictures and told of the holiday shopping1 period which opened at the Merchandise Mart for merchants. And all of this just as we were thinking about our second installment of taxes, due in three weeks. What ever happened to that recovery period between spend- Ing, sprees? ' f t Seldom is our column enhanced by pictures but we feel this week is a special occasion. We also feel the person is a little special. We set aside for the moment all memory of good-natured (?) ribbing experienced in the past as we add to the words of others our own sincere feelings of congratulations to Earl R. Walsh, named l|"citizen of the year" at the V.F.W. "carnival. They say music hath charm. Some quality to equal* it can surely be attributed to flowers, and we at the Plaindealer found the very warm, humid days the last of the week brightened by a beautiful bouquet, the gift of Mrs. Burton French. Experts say the critical time for corn, as far as moisture is concerned, is during the tasseling ar«i silking periods. Last week's I luge should have provided a good drink for the fields in that stage, but because the period occurs later than usual for the majority of corn this year, they say more rain will be .jneeded through the twentieth of the month to insure maximum yields* & It may be news to those of us Karen Schmelzer Named 4-H Queen For the second time in its fiwyear history of selecting 4-H queens. McHenry has had a winner. She is Karen Schmelzer, 19, who was crowned the 1957 winner last Thursday evening along with Lee Shaw of Woodstock, the county king. The field of candidates was narrowed to ten, based on achievement. after which winners were selected by a vote of members of all county 4-H clubs. Their identity was not made known until the night of the ceremony. Mark Zimmerman of McHenry, last, year.'s king, presented the crown to Miss Schmelzer and last year's queen, Pat Florent pf Marengo, placed the crown on the head of Lee Shaw. Both young people have been outstanding in 4-H club work. Karen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Schmelzer of the Bull Valley community, is a member of the Cherry Valley agriculture club and the Ringwood Sunshine Girls. She is a secretary in the office of the farm adviser, Gene Brown. Virgil Smith acted as master of ceremonies for the program. During the evening, Orville Church of Crystal Lake, district lieutenant governor-elect, presented the trophies to the winners from the county Kiwanis clubs in recognition of good citizenship. ' Dick Wissell of McHenry was one of the five king candidates. , POSTAL SERVICES TO BE CURTAILED ON SATURDAYS Effective at noon Saturday, Aug. 10, a further curtailment in service at the McHenry post office and station-will Be noted. In the future, Wednesday service will be the same as that Of Saturday. Stamp and "parcel post windows will be open from 8:30 a.m." to noon and money orders and postal savings business will be handled from 9 a.m. to noon. The lobbies are open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m,,as usual. Details concerning other business hours will be found elsewhere in this issue. WONDER LAKE GIRL CROWNED QUEEN OF FAIR Beth Smith, High School Sophomore, Wins Coveted Title JAMES FAULKNER TRACTOR PULLING CONTEST WINNER " The tractor pulling contest at the county fair was won by a McHenry- area man, James Faulkner, who placed first in the heavy class' and second in the medium and light weight classes. He received $120 for his efforts, which was the biggest part of the total of $415 offered in prize money. Nick Miller of McHenry won $50 for top honors in the hot-rod light weight classes. MAN ELECTROCUTED Roscoe Newroth, 45, was electrocuted at 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon while helping install a new high tension line in Cary. A resident of Lancaster, Wis., he was employed by the Midland Construction company. According to Coroner Ehorn, it is believed Newroth must have grabbed a "hot" wire. He had a metal cigarette container in his pocket that may have caused the accident. BETH SMITH COUNTY QUEEN (ContinyedOn Ffcge 8) Don Peasley Photo Miss Beth Smith, seated at right, is the 1957 McHenry county junior fair queen. Miss Smith, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith, was chosen Miss Wonder Lake by the Indian Ridge Improvement association and was sponsored in the Miss McHenry County contest by that group. Left to right, front: Pat Pfieffer, Crystal Lake; Marlene Memler, Woodstock; Jeanette Freund, McHenry; and Miss Smith. Standing in back are Eleanor Johnson, Fox River Grove; Judy Rehberg, Huntley; Carol Hansen, Hebron, 1956 queen; Margie Hanson, Cary; and Donna Andrew, Harvard. For the second time in the comparatively short history of junior fair, the < local community has claimed a county,queen. This year she is Miss Beth Smith, a pretty 16-year-old miss who just two weeks previous had been crowned Miss Wonder Lake. Beth, a 5 ft. 2 inch blonde with green eyes, weighs just over 100 pounds and was one of the smallest contestants for the title. She appeared before three visiting judges wearing a swim suit and later a pink formal. The judges who selected her over seven other entries-were Mrs. John Mitchell of Wauconda and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Greenvvay of DeKalb. The charming young lady, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith of Deep Spring Woods, was sponsored in the contest by the Indian Ridge Improvement association of Wonder Lake. Officiating at the crowning was the 1956 title holder, Carol Hansen of Hebron, who also is Miss Dairy Princess of McHenry county this year. She placed the sparkling silver crown on Beth's head, | after which the contest chairman, Rep. A. B. McConnell, presented her with a $100 savings bond, a trophy and a bouquet of red roses. Beth will be a sophomore in the McHenry high school next fall. Upon completion of her studies, she hopes to study hair styling. $14,500 SETTLEMENT MADE IN BOARD'S CONDEMNATION SUIT A jury in circuit court last week returned a verdict of $14,500 as a just settlement in the condemnation suit brought by the county board of school trustees on behalf of the McHenry school board, No. 156, concerning property owned by Dorr Anderson, et al. The board will pay that amount for the land, on which they wish to erect a playground , recreation ground and athletic field. The property is located in Anderson's addition, south of the city, and comprises about thirty-four lots. The board and Anderson failed to agree on a price for the property. Desiring to acquire title to the land, the school board then brought suit through the county trustees. Members of the jury made a trip to McHenry to view the property before arriving at a decision on price. TWO CARS COLLIDE ON PISTAKEE BAY BLACKTOP ROAD Cars driven by Robert J. Bojc of Ingleside and William N. Patterson of McHenry collided at the intersection of the Pistakee Bay blacktop and Hunterville subdivision roads last Thursday. Bojc was reported to have been driving west on Hunterville road. He stopped at the sign, then proceeded onto the main road and failed to see the other vehicle approaching from the north. TAG DAY COLLECTION A total of $332.63 was collected in McHenry for Memorial Hospital in Woodstock in the tag day held here recently. Throughout the county, $1,791.17 was collected. DINNER WILL OPEN FESTIVAL Numerous Culinary Treats Await All Who Attend Event Aug. 9, 10 and 11, which fall on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this week, will be big days at Johnsburg, when the annual carnival of St. John's church will be held on the Community club grounds. Agatha Thelen will be in charge of preparation of the fish fry, ' which opens festivities at 5:30 , o'clock Friday evening. Among i other Attractions in the line of ; food are the family style roast | beef dinner Sunday, starting shortly before noon. Officers'of the sponsoring organization, the Blessed Virgin sodality, will be in charge of this feature of the three-day event, assisted by a large number of waitresses. There will also be luncheon Saturday, with Elsida Fuchs as chairman; lunch on Sunday, with Katie Huff and Martha Freund in charge; and Sunday evening supr>° r under direction of Celia Thelen. Assisting the women with the meals will be George Schmitt, George Diedrich, Jerome Tonyan, Wilfred Freupd, John Freund, Steve May, Matt Schmitt, Joe Schmitt and Ben Freund. Others will be active with duties as members of ground committees. Many Attractions.. Carnival attractions include a ball game, lunch and refreshment stands, as well as an ice cream and pop stand of which Isabelle Still ing is in charge. , MAYOR PROCLAIMS ART FAIR Wffil IN CITY; AUCTION SATURDAY NIGHT IS FEATURE OF CULTURAL EVENT McHENRY STUDENTS WIN DEGREES FROM TWO UNIVERSITIES Miss Mary Ann Bolger, daughter of Mrs. John Bolger of Richmond Road, will be a member of the first graduation class of Northern Illinois university, formerly Northern Illinois State college, today, Aug. 8. The program will take place at 4 o'clock this afternoon, with President Leslie iliis MARY ANN BOLGER (Continued on page 8) McHENRY AREA YOUTHS AMONG TOP WINNERS IN VARIOUS CLASSES OF COMPETITION AT JUNIOR FAIR Citizenship Award To Earl R. Walsh The Plaindealer joins the many friends of Sports Editor Earl R. Walsh in extending congratulations for having been selected winner of the Veterans of Foreign Wars citizenship award Sunday night in connection with the annual V.F.W. carnival. The honored guest was invited to the event to act as toastmaster at the queen's crowning, unaware that the real reason was for the purpose of presenting him with the coveted award in recognition of outstanding citizenship. "His endeavors in this field have been numerous, which made it necessary for Commander Bill Pries to highlight his talk with only a few of his accomplishments. Among them was his role as one of the organizers of such drives as those to aid the Red Cross, polio and cancer, as well as his active interest in the Boy ScojJt program and sports generally. He was one of the sponsors of the McHenry Amateur Athletic club in its early days and for many years helped to promote the pro- McHenry area youths joined those from throughout the county in entering the various phases of competition at the..annual junior fair concluded at Woodstock Sunday evening. They were winners in F.F.A., 4-H and open class contests. In the garden division, Karen Dresdow, of McHonry took a first place in the gladioli and zinnia classes, while James Pearson of Ringwood won top honors for his terrarium and arrangement for a living room. The Handy Helpers 4-H club of this community placed highest in the "yeast breads" project and the Greenwood Handi-Helpers won in the "you learn to bake" category. Karen Schmelzer took a special award for her room improvement project and Susan Watkins of Wonder Lake won the "cotton dress" special recognition award. F.F.A. Awards r Following are the local platings in the F.F.A. class: Swine Duroc: Harry King, 2nd, 2nd, 4th and 7th; Frank Perry, 5th and 8th. Spotted Poland China: Larry Stilling, 3rd and 4th; John Perry, 3rd, 3rd and 5th; Tom Blumhorst, 3rd. Poland China: Russ Carr, 1st, 2nd and 3rd. « Hampshire: Mark Zimmerman, 1st. Dairy Judy Bohl, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd and 5th; Geri Jelinek, 2nd. Sheep Lucy Williams, 4th and 7th; Dick Schaefer, 3rd. 3rd and 9th. Ducks Dick Schaefer, 1st. At the fatstock auction Saturday night in front of the grandstand, prices ran $23.50 to $24.50 as compared to the market price of $23 hwt. for market hogs. The top barrow brought $27.50 and the top steer, $35. 4-H Winners Many local youths were listed as winners in the 4-H category as follows: Poultry Neil Zimmerman, 3 pulletSy-B;. 3 hens, C. Swine Purebred Boar: James Ambrose, (Continued on Page 8) (Continued on Page 8) OTTILIE FREUND'S DEATH LEAVES TWO KIDDIES-MOTHERLESS An illness of only one day ended in the death of a young McHenry woman last Saturday, Aug. 3, and left two children motherless. She was Ottilie M. Freund, 24, of Crockett Estates, near Pistakee Bay, who died in St. Therese hospital, Waukegan, early Saturday. She had complained of a severe headache Thursday evening and early the next morning went into a coma from which she never recovered. Ottilie Effers was born Aug. 23, 1932, in Greenwich, Conn., but had lived in this area for a number of years. She was graduated from Grant high school in Fox Lake and was married Nov. 28, 1953, to Eugene Freund of McHenry. Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters. Sheryl, 21/&, and Cynthia, 7 months; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Effers; two brothers, Karl and Gary; and her father-in-law, Herb Freund of McHenry. The body rested at the George R: Justen & Son funeral home until Tuesday morning, when last rites were conducted at St. Mary's church, with burial in the church cemetery. A. Holmes presenting diplomas to the candidates. A degree of bachelor of science in education will be conferred on the local girl, who is a 1951 graduate of the McHenry high school. She attended Rosary college before transferring to DeKalb. Next fall, she will teach second grade at Edgebrook school in McHenry. Graduated Sunday When the Most Rev. Raymond P. Hillinger, auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Chicago, delivered the commencement address at DePaul university last Sunday, Lawrence A. McAuley was one of 225 graduates in his audience. The son of Mr. and Mrs. James McAuley of Maple avenue, he received a bachelor of science degree from the college of commerce. Bishop Hillinger formerly of the Rockford--diocese,--was--award an honorary doctor of laws degree at the summer convocation last Sunday, Aug. 4. Edgebrook Area To Be Sprayed By Plane - A plane will fly over the Edgebrook school area next Friday, spraying for mosquitoes. To our knowledge, this is the nearest to McHenry that the spraying operation has taken place. Residents are given advance notice so that there is no concern since the plane will be flying low in that area. TAX PAYMENTS McHenry is receivuig $4,630.05 as its share of the diSfjlirsement of taxes paid by Illinois retailers on April, 1957, sales, which are made in July. The total state disbursement is $4,171,306.12. The Country Art Fair, highlight of a week so proclaimed by Mayor Freund, and now as ready as the hard working committee and the many volunteer assistants can make it, will open its doors to the public Saturday, Aug. 10, at 2 p.m. It will continue Sunday from 2 to 10 p.m.. with new features added to make the show more attractive and even more widely appealing. The fair is being held in the new Junior high school. The Bull Valley Garden club, especially Nancy Howard of the Civic Arts group, will create a punch table arrangement featuring a tablecloth done in the style of Mondrian, that well-known modern whose designs tend toward the geometric. The Green Twig Garden club of Crystal Lake with Mrs. Jacobs as chairman, will furnish a room in contemporary modern. The McHenry Garden club, with Mrs. Johnson as chairman and Jody Liberson on the committee, will do a room in early English. All of these settings will help to provide the proper background needed for the display of the paintings and other art work. Hold Auction The exhibits will present a variety of style to suit many tastes. The range in prices from $5 to $950 should give all an opportunity to fulfill a desire to own an original painting by a well known artist or by a skillful local artist. The auction of paintings donated by local entries, which is set for 9:30 p.m. on the tenth* .will be conducted by ElMbtt^TOWi&bn of McHenry. He is head of staff photographers for the Chicago Daily News. Most local folks are familiar with some of his work which so often has featured scenes and life in this area. Assisting him are Mr. Eigel and Mr. Jacobs of Crystal Lake. The art work for the unusual posters advertising the fair was done by Barbara BrOdie of the Civic Arts group; the silk screen was donated by Ted Kaczemarec of Wonder Lake. Many Have Assisted The list of those who have helped is endless, but three who should be mentioned here are John Van der' Muelen, whose name is well known in art circles and who designed the frames for the paintings, Henry ToTryan"of^McHenry and Andrew Kuby of Bull Valley. When you come to the fair, don't forget to refer to the souvenir catalog for short biographical sketches of all of the exhibiting artists. In addition to the McHenry group, you will find the work of these county artists: Crystal Lake, Graham Izard, Bob Bouterse, Betty Bell, Skip and Connie Warner; from Woodstock, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brodie, Harold Bohn, Thomas Wright, Jr., Andrew Kuby, Jr., and Mrs. Richard Fossum; from Algonquin and Dundee, James Walker. J. E. Test. Stephanie Waynne, Mrs. A. H. Edwards and Mrs. William Nielsen. Reserve a few hours out of your busy weekend to attend the Country Art Fair. Dollar Days will be observed August 16 and 17 in McHenry. 4-H PAIR REIGNS Don Peasley Photo Miss Karen Schmelzer of McHenry and Lee Shaw of' Woodstock were chosen 1957 4-H queen and king by popular vote of 4-H members. Their selection was announced on 4-H Day at the 1957 county junior fair. Both young people had outstanding records as partid» pants in 4-H and also as leaders in their respective clubs. Left til right: Mark Zimmerman, \fcHenry, 1956 king; M:ss SchmebM, Shaw, and Miss Patricia Florent, Marengo, 1956 queen. ^£1* *