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__L McHEMRY PLAINDKALEH yv*-.' :[:--&s£L •S^i. Fireworks Are MERIT AWARD PRESENTED 4 Highlight • • • (Continued from page 1) "" • ~-- . r- traction of this phase of the carnival program. The annual fireworks display will be held Friday everting, July 4, after dark. It has been scheduled to be shown on the Junior high school side of the creek, facing the Legion grounds, thus giving everyone ® good view at a safe distance. Commander-elect Robert Hendricks has a full crew of willing chairmen waiting to take over their booths and offices. Chairmen include Will jam Althoff, Ann Kane, Mrs. Herb Kulasik, Herman Dowe, Frank Gregory, Dick Schmidt, Jim Stilling, Carl Strohmeier, George Brda, Jim, Thompson, Bob Schmal ing, Herb Kulasik and John Sheehy. Members of the auxiliary will take turns in the food booth and are counting on hearty appetites, judging by the huge quantities of roasting beef, hot dAgs, coffee, etc., they have ordered. A special refreshment booth nearby will be set up by Robert Conway. Residents and guests are inited to attend this year's Legion carnival. Miss Granger Is Dairy Princess Worwick Studio Photo Gordon H. Johnson, second from right, is shown receiving a four-year Sears Foundation merit scholarship to Lake Forest college which he earned after being n^ifned one of 1,000 merit scholars in the ^United States for 1958. Shown with him, from left to right, are D. V. Goodrich, local representative of the Sears Foundation; Dean William" Dunn of Lake Forest and CarlBuckner, superintendent of schools in McHenry. Present Award To "Merit Scholar (Continued from page 1) Mary Ann. one of five children, plans to become a nurse and will begin her studies at St. Francis school of nursing in Evanston next fall. Local Sponsor Mary Ann was sponsored by the McHenry Pure Milk local, of which .James Curran is president. As county winner, she will vie for state honors at Peoria July 16 and 17, sponsored by the American Dairy association of Illinois. The county contest was sponsored by the McHenry County Dairy Promotion council. The young lady is a cousin Gordon Johnson, of Crystal Lake road, McHenry, has been formally awarded a four-year Sears foundation merit scholarhip to Lake Forest college. D. V. Goodrich, local representative of the Sears-Roebuck foundation presented Gordon with a certificate at a luncheon held in McHenry. Gordon is -the son of Mrs. Leonard Ryden and the late Mr. Johnson. He was born in Chicago, where he attended the Pilgrim Lutheran school, and was graduated from the John C. Coonley school. He COUNCIL in CAPSULE The City Council held a special meeting Monday night and received bids on projects considered to need immediate attention. The Suburban Oil company submitted the low bid for resurfacing a portion of Green street, the bid being $7,132.80. Other bids on the Green street ^~oject were as follows: Peter Baker and Son, $7,520; attended Amundsen high school ! E. M. Melahn Construction Co., in Chicago for one year and for the last three years was a student at McHenry high school. Gordon plans to major in nuclear physics at Lake Forest college. The formal presentation follows an announcement on May 1 by the National Merit Scholarship corporation, naming 1,00 merit scholars of 1958. In announcing the selection of the popular farm editor TV of Gordon Johnson as a Sears personality, George Menard, on foundation merit scholar, whose program she appeared Tuesday rhorning. Runners-up to Mary Ann were Dorothy Olbrich of Harvard and Jenny Kunde of Huntley. Other store winners in addition to Art Smith of McHenry were Perkins Market and Food Locker, Marengo, second a- JBong independent stores; Piggly Wiggly of Woodstock, first place for chain stores; and National Tea of Harvard, second. Mr. Goodrich reported that more than 256,000 high school seniors throughout the United States took the competitve examinations offered by National Merit Scholarship corp., which led to the determination of the final winners. The foundation annually selects 100 of these students as merit scholars. $7,426. The Suburban Oil company bid" was awarded the contract with stipulation that if the project can not be completed by July 20 (Fiesta Day) it will be held over until after Labor Day. Lakeland Construction company was low bidder fop construction of water main along the north side of Baur avenue, from the site of the new Jewel Tea company, location in a westerly direction. The bid was in the amount of $5,598.' ADD SERVICES An extra Sunday service has been added at St. Patrick's Catholic church for the remainder of the summer season. During July and August and for the Labor Day weekend, Sunday Masses will be at 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 o'clock. FATAL ACCIDENT Daron B. Verhaeghe, 13- , year-old Huntley youth, was fatally injured last Thursday morning when he was\ pinned beneath a heavy piece of farm machinery on his father's farm, east of the city. He died a short time after admittance to Sherman hospital, Elgin. SHOP IN McHENRT One other bid, from the P. J. Collins company, was received, the amount bqing $6,- 242.. 60. These bids were tabled, pending deposit of property owners' share of costr-- The Council has decided on a 10-inch water main in this area, looking forward to serving a large area which includes industrial sites. A juvenile delinquent's best friend are his parents, if he can find them home. Illinois has 131,000 timber^ land owners. FOR A GLORIOUS FOURTH AND ALL SUMMER "SitentWoM" by For fast swimming, for high diving, in rough surf, you can't beat Jantzen's famous "Silent World" £wim trunks. Constructed of long-wearing, firmtextured fabric (an Acetate-Lastex blend), in sharp sun-andwater tested color. Features include inner drawstring for snug fit,, elasticized front waistband, mock fly, contrast piping, and built-in supporter. $j^es 28 to 40. $4.95 :a Qther Men's Janizens from $.95 to $5.95 Boys Sizes Janizen Trunks *2.95 to *4.95 %'z$i Store for Men 117 S. Green St. Store Hours: Open daily from 8 A.M. to 6 PM Opea Thursday evening, July 3rd until 9 PM * Phone 47 OLD TIMERS' R PROGRAM FEATURE OF FIESTA DAY (Continued from page 1) Zimny, John Zimny and Dorothea Zimny deserve much' of the credit for their phenomenal success also. The Viscounts will, of course, be part of the Fiesta parade. The parade will be organized at the city ball park at noon and will start the march at 1:30 p.m. The route of, march will be given later. Prizes for the parade will be awarded only to bands and marching units. Civic pride will be the reward for the floats. Plastic banners hy courtesy of the V.F.W-. will decorate the city and it is hoped that many residents will also do some decorating of their own grounds. Mrs. George Barbian, chairman of the V.F.W. auxiliarysponsored Fiesta queen contest, is pleased • with the progressbeing made by the candidates in the charm course they are receiving. Programs Available % On or about the fifth of July, the Fiesta programs will be available. All of the merchants in town will have them on hand and will be happy to mail copies to any of your friends you wish to invite to the event. The program booklets are in co'or and will contain a map showing the location of the many events and activities to be given. The Chamber of Commerce, the coordinating force behind Fiesta Day, will present bracelets tQ the queen and' attendants and plaques to the winning bands, etc., in the parade. To quench your thirst on Fiesta day, there will be three mobile units dispensing soft drinks, and to appease your appetites^- there will be pancakes and sausages -- all you can eat -- for lunch or supper at a nominal charge. The charm course on fashion was given by Mrs. Royal Bernier, who studied fashion and merchandising at the University of Illinois and was associated with the fashion depi ment of a leading Chic store after graduation. M Bernier is a McHenry resident and has often modelled in local fashion shows. /She is one more of the many talented local residents who help to make ours a very unusual town. SERVICE NEWS F/N John Vycital has;, been enjoying a leave at his home at McCullom Lake after serv- I plan to buy ya ear so I can return oil' the weekends Tor > visit. - t V" • " ( I will close by saying thank yop again and in sixteen months I will be home to thank you 'in person. •' ,• Sincere) Robert Krause ing aboard the USS Conserver, based out of Pearl Harbor. He arrived June 8 for a thirty-day visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Vycital. The following letter arrived this week from Robert Krause: For the last six months I have been on temporary duty working with the German Army and during that time your paper has been sent to me at this address. June 30, I will be leaving here and. going back to my old company. I have enjoyed receiving the paper and reading about my friends back home, and along with sending you my new address, I wtould like to say thank you for keeping the paper coming on time every week. By working with the Germans, I have been able to learn their language and customs. Some of their customs may seem strange to us but after spending some time over here you get used to them and start to enjoy them as much as they do. I will be sorry to leave all the friends I have made, but Roger J. May, qcni-of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. JU£ay of 124 Freund ave., McHenry, completed recruit training June 26 at the Marine corps recruit depot, San Diego, Calif. Steven J. O'Neill, seaman apprentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Releigh J. O'Neill of Route 3; McHenry,. departed Long Beach, Calif., June 20, aboard the support carrier USS Princeton as a member of Helicopter A n t i - Submarine Squadron 4 for a six-moth tour of duty in the Far East. The squadron's primary mission is to detect enemy submarines while working with destroyer hunter-killer groups. IN. LAW SCHOOL Albert Cajthaml, Terry Brady and Mark Vycital were enrolled in the law school at Premier Boys State,, held last week in Springfield. Golf is a lot like taxes -- you drive hard to get to tftp green and then you wind up in the hole. WE STOCK A COMPLETE LINE OF lVlUUrC paints Featuring Scotch Laddie Pure White Lead House Paint ELM PAINT & SUPPLY COMPLETE PAINT SUPPLIER 208 E. Elm St.' PHONE 864 DfoHeiiry, 111. •- - Musin' & Meanderin' *(C ontinued from page 1) They must be making them with( less odor this year, or maybe they have changed the brand of rabbits. At any rate, each morning fouhd several beautiful plants chewed to the stalk. Complaining to our friends brought a second suggestion that the reflection'of glass jars would discourage the litjtfe animals. Briefly we questioned in our mind what was going to cause a reflection at midnight' in the back yard, but were willing to accept the comforting suggestions that rabbits' eyes might have some quality unknown to humans. It wasn't so, and this week found us without; replacements for many of the plants destroyed. A friend came to our aid with several Wire" covers which seem to be saving the several bedraggled plants which remain. In the) yard, three unhappy bunnies. . sit each night, looking for hew gardens to conquer. E. Independence'> it was an, <act of that document.^ of, exact' copy He sent one of the reporters on the street of Madison toi get signatures. Out of 122 pep* pie contacted, bnjy one mahi. was said to recognize if as the Declaration of/ Independence. Some were afraid it mightjA pardize their jobrsofiie thought it was Communist propoganda., Others were afraid of what their friends and neighbors might think. July 4 should be an im?y« portant day for every Amer«|j lean -- a day which deserves .• more significance than just,,' another day off in the work , week. Certainly we can't be blamed for a sentiment^' thought as we consider its - tremendous Influence on our entire way of living for al- : most 200 years. Most folks took forward to the Fourth of July weekend as a threg-day holiday of recreation. Few of us seem to find even as few minutes to remember the real significance of the day and be grateful for the years between. A very interesting and timely bit of information came to us this week from "a friend of a friend , one Robert A. Anderson of Chicago. Mr. Anderson recalled how on July 4, 1950, the editor of the Capital Times in Madison h&d a desire to find out how many people in his city would have signed the Declaration of Independence if they had lived in 1776. He made it up in the form of a petition. Except for adding the first ten amendments of our Constitution and the elimiation of the title, Declaration The Main street business district has felt keenly the loss of two of its most prominent citizens in the past two weeks. For more than forty ye^Y C. J. Reihanspergef had been a familiar figure on the business scene in this section of the city, good health allowing that he seldom be" away from work. His dignified bearing will "be missed by the many folks who had come to assoi ciate him with the business life of McHenry. > R.A.F. -- -- 0 EIRE IN TRUCK Children playing in one of the McHenry Lumber company trucks in the rear 6f the build* ing were believed responsible for a fire which destroyed seat cushions about 5 o'clock Monday evening. Only the '.cushion was destroyed. GRASS FIRE * Firemen were called to WRt Shore Beach, McCullom Lake, about 11 o'clock Saturday morning to extinguish a grass fire. SHOP IN McHENRT Peter W. 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