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THE PLAINDEALERF *S«rvii| Th« Chain-0-Lak«t Bigioi Siici &878P Volume 88 -- No. 43 -- 3 Sections McHENRY. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 7. 1963 18 Pages -- 10c Per Copy PUYCRAFTER CAST PREPARES FOR PRESENTATION OF "MAN WHO CAME TP DINNER" THIS WEEKEND McHenry may well become .known as the city of beautiful girls, so frequently do its young ladies acquire beauty titles. Our memory doesn't have to extend very far to recall that the community has not onlj had more than its share ol dairy princesses -- both county fftid state -- but also has an unviable record in the number of county fair queens. A pretty young colleen wh< spent much of her younger life in McHeniy -- Madopn? Casey -- has been chosen St Patrick's Day parade queen in Chicago, Crowning of the 18- year-old beauty took place this week in the Morrison hotel. Madonna was one of 212 can didates for the title, and her final selection was made froni among seventy-seven finalists. The pretty young miss, a student at Northern Illinois university, is the daughter of a Chicago - city fireman, John Casey, and Mrs. Casey, who had an equally Irish maiden ifiame -- Fitzgerald. Madonna attended St. Patrick's parochial school while living in McHenry, and still spends much time in this community during the summer. Her brother, Maurice Casey, is a fourth grade teacher at Edgebrook school. Another brother, Robert, plays in the Notre Dame uiyyersity band, which will be among featured performers in the St. Patrick's day parade March 16, the theme of which is "Irish Folklore." Although beauty honors are not new for Miss Judy Hans, 21, of McHenry, as a junior at the University of Wisconsin she is adding laurels. Last Friday night she was selected one of six Badger queens to reign over many of the festivities during the year ahead. Her selection was made from an original 200 candidates. Not long ago Judy reigned as rose queen at the Rose Ball of Delta Sigma Pi, a national commerce fraternity. The six finalists in the latest contest were chosen for beauty, poise, personality and the ability to converse well. They are also high rating students scholastically. Judy is a former Fiesta Day queen and county fair queen. CITY SCHEDULES OPEN HOUSE AT HALL, LIBRARY The City Council is anxious for the public to see the changes made in remodelling the city hall so decided at the regular meeting this week to hold open house on Sunday, April 7, from 1 to 4. Following conversion of a storage room to a modern council meeting room, was decided to make changes in the front room which is used by the police department on a twentyfour- hour program that includes taking Sails for the fire department. This room also provides space for meetings for various groups. The open house will also include the McHenry Library where the Library Board hopes to post interesting history of the library. Inspection of the new waterworks plant is also included in the program. The public is urged to inspect the new improvements. At the next regular meeting, the council will hear a report from the Baxter and Woodman engineering firm covering a survey of the disposal plant and sanitary sewer system. Shown above is part of the cast of thirty-three who will present "The Man Whcf Came To Dinner" at the McHenry Junior high school auditorium on March 8 and 9. They are members of the Playcrafters, young'acting group in the area. Sitting in the wheel chair is one of the featured performers, Richard Johnson. Standing at left of the mummy case are Tom Carlson, Jim DeVos, Gerrie Fidler, Star .West, Gary Lockwood and Sue Richards; and standing at right, Carl Johnson. Sitting in front are Gary Snell, Jane McDonald and Bert Kissling. No matter how young we claim to be, the real test lies in some of the stories of a few (?) years ago, which strike the funny bone if you're under 35 and bring only nostalgic memories if you've passed the 40 mark. It seems that in the good old days folks would back cars up steep grades because the gasoline would get into the carburetor during a backward climb up a sharply angled road, where there was little chance that it would make the hill with its face to the wind and the road ahead. Cars have changed, but experts in the field of highway safety look sadly on the fact that many roads and traffic laws still look like they belong in the days of the backwardclimbing car. There are 79,000,- 000 cars and trucks jamming our roads and Streets compared to only 24,200,000 thirty years ago, yet many people are permitted to take to the highways without proper training. Some states still require no more demanding examinations than were required in the early days of the horseless carriage. The complaint among highway experts is that many courts still treat traffic violators somewhat gently, an attitude which may have been all right thirty years ago when a reckless driver' didn't have the horsepower or the targets to create really extensive damage. Now, when a single speeding and reckless driver can kill several very easily, it is time to recognize the need to impose modern punishments for violations of the 1960's. A children's matinee of "The Man Who Came to Dinner" will be offered on March 9, at 2:30 p.m. at the McHenry Junior high school auditorium, with children under 12 admitted at half price. This performance is in addition to the two evening performances of the successful Broadway comedy produced by the McHenry Playcrafters. Curtain for the evening program will be 8:30 on March 8 and 9. The second production of the Playcrafters current season will be the dramatic "Diary of Anne Frank," the story of the little girl caught in the £rip of Nazi terror during World War II. "Diary" will be presented by the Playcrafters April 19 and 20. The third performance of the season is scheduled to be a production of the current Broadway hit "Oliver." This is a musical adaption of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist." the dates have not been announced, but are expected to be early fall, depending on the date of the amateur release. ICE-COVERED WIRES CAUSE POWER SHUT-OFF About 600 customers of the Public Service company in the Pistakee Highlands, Sunnyside and Johnsburg communities were without electric power last Monday evening from 6:40 until about 8 o'clock. Company officials said e strong wind, blew the icecovered wires against each other, causing a short circuit. New Petit Jury Included on the new petit jury for the March term of Circuit court are Richard Joosten, Rolland Winn, James Dyson, Norman Hindman, Richard Justen, Charles Brickwedel, Jr., Jack Werner, Grace Bradley and Jennie DeLong, all of this area. POSTMASTER NOMINATION The name of LeRoy Smith, acting postmaster in McHenry, has been sent to the Senate for nomination as postmaster. Expedition To Honduras Jungles Proves Exciting For Former Resident A very much appreciated letter arrived this week from Fred J. Mueller in Warner Robins, Ga., a Piaindealer subscriber since leaving his home community many years ago. With it he included some beautiful winter scenes which appeared in an Atlanta paper, portraying the river and creek banks covered with snow which more resembled a New England setting. An exciting and colorful hunting and archaeological expedition into the jungles of British Honduras has been completed by a former local resident, Harry Lepinske of Western Springs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karry Lepinske of McCullom Lake. The young man, who spent his youth in this community. made the trip with a friend, Charles Ferre, an official of a Chicago manufacturing firm. The two,i Western Springs, 111., neighS$rs, upon arriving in Belize, the~capital city of the British Colony, met their guide, Charles L. Payne, a long-time friend and hunting companion of Lepinske. Leaving Belize, they made, their way into the interior, then worked southeast into the highlands. For five days they trudged in the tropical forests cf Central America, accompanied by a fourth person, a young man who served as gun bearer and camo worker. Insects Plague Hunter* Indiscernible insects plaguecl the two Chicagoland hunters and one morning they awakened to find a deadly tarrantula spider dead between their sleeping bags. Making camp quite late at night, someone had stepped on the huge venemous insect with their boots in the dark. The first few days they hunted the highlands, working their way into the highest parts of the colony. In tracking the prized jaguars, they told of coming upon a logging camp that had lost 40 dogs within a few weeks to a giant jungle cat. Hiding in daylight, the cats APPOINT NEW VICAR OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH Rev. Fr. North way- Assumes Duties At McHenry Mission C OF C SIGNS 95 MEMBERS TO DATE INDRIVE Tentative Plans Set Luncheon For Industry April 9 The Rt. Rev. F. Burrill, Bishop of Chicago, has appointed the Rev. Fr. R. S. Northway, OMC xrir-ar of Paul's In the 1963 Chamber of Commerce membership drive still in progress, ninety-five have signed up for membership with a total of more than $2,000 dues paid. By the conclusion of the drive, at least fifty more members are expected. Those in charge of calling on present and prospective members are urged to make their contacts and turn in cards to either the president, Frank Low, or the vice-president, Larry Lund, as soon as possible. The date for the industrial luncheon has been tentatively set for April 9, when C. of C. members will meet with representatives of local industries to learn their attitudes on the community in which they have settled. Some discussion took place concerning the piece of land south of McHenry, the legal description of which will be published in next week's Plaindealer. All preparations have been made for rezoning, and following publication there will be a fifteen-day notice period set by the city prior to calling a public hearing. Labor Survey The possibility of conducting a labor survey was discussed at Tuesday's meeting of the board, and the matter will be studied for cost and feasibility." Another item up for discussion was Golf Play Day. A final decision will await response of members as far as interest is concerned. The date of May 25 has been selected for the annual spring dinner dance to be held at the McHenry County club. Other details will be given at a later date. CONTINUE LARCENY CASE OF TWO WHO PLEAD NOT GUILTY Two McHenry area men pleaded "not guilty" to charges of burglary and larceny when they appeared in Circuit court last Friday. They are Lewis Tucker, 19, of Ringwood and Lloyd Webb, 25, of 3927 W. Main street McHenry. The case was continued for three weeks, until March 22. Tucker and Webb are charged with breaking into the Circle Grill, east of McHenry, and taking $386 from pinball machines and a juke box on Feb. 12. Judge William M. Carroll set the bond of Tucker at $3,000 and of Webb, $5,000. The latter was released until the March 22 date. FIVE FROM AREA MID-YEAR GRADS AT UNIVERSITY EARLY FILINGS ASSURE LIVELY SCHOOjJACES Six Petitions Are In For Places On District 156 Board At least one lively contest looms in local school elections this year, with six filings for three positions on the board of District 156 (high school). Deadline for filing is March 23. Incumbents who have filed petitions are Vale Adams and Donald Weingart for threeyear terms and George M. Freund of Wonder Lake, who will run for the one year remaining of the unexpired term of the late Ralph Bennett. Mr. Freund was appointed by the board to serve until this spring following Mr. Bennett's death last fall. -? Other Candidates New candidates are Herbert C. Reihansperger. who formerly served on the board, and Jerome Kalk, both of McHenry, and Henry C. Setzier of Wonder Lake. They have all filed to fill the three-year terms. In Consolidated District 15, the two present board members whose terms expire have filed for re-election. They are August J. Uttich and Naomi Meyer. No others had filed on Wednesday. , Several Wonder Lake Burglaries Solved By Arrest Of Five Youths Five young men from this area are among 1,338 mid-year graduates of the University ol Illinois. They are James M. Justen of 209 Riverside Drive, McHenry, John W. Davis of 3716 W. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake, and Theodore Lind, Rt. 1, Richmond, all BS degrees; Robert C. Trendler of McHenry, MS degree; and Carl Walker of 7303 Chippewa drive, Wonder Lake, AB degree. No commencement ceremony is held and preparation of diplomas is made only after all grades are verified. They will be mailed to graduates about April 1. FIREMEN RESCUE DOG Firemen were called to a point in the Fox river near the Albert Stilling residence shortly after noon Wednesday to rescue a Doberman Pinscher dog which had broken through the ice. Firemen pushed a row boat across the ice, then brought the animal to safety, much to the pleasure of its unidentified young owners. ROTARY ELECTS H. REIHANSPERGER AS NEW PRESIDENT At last Thursday's meeting of the McHenry Rotary club, H. C. Reihansperger was elected president for the ensuing year. He will succeed Ray Mc- Gee, who so successfully headed the club for the past several months. Named to office with Mr. Reihansperger were Rev. Jack Mclntyre, vice-president; Jack Kelsey, secretary; Thomas Bolger, treasurer; and Walter Hojnacki and William Malpede, directors. The new officers will be installed on July 1. SEVERAL MINOR ACCIDENTS OCCUR IN McHENRY AREA A number of accidents occurred in the McHenry area this past week, but only minor injuries were reported. A local driver, Chester Smith of 804 Nancy Lane,, McHenry, is charged on two counts for an accident on Rt. 120, east of McHenry, at 8:47 o'clock on Saturday evening. Kenneth Massheimer of 1301 Fairview Lane, McHenry, was driving east on Rt. 120 when his car struck the Smith vehicle, which had entered the highway from a tavern parking lot. Masshiemer was said by state police to have suffered minor injuries. In a second accident at 6:59 o'clock on Sunday evening on Rt. 120, Lois Deaubouef of 806 Southside drive was taken to McHenry hospital suffering minor injuries after her car skidded on some ice and went Girl Scouts Attend Church On Sunday During Girl Scout Week, March 10-16, thousands of Girl Scouts and their leaders attended their respective churches or synagogues in uniform to reaffirm their duty to God. Girl Scouting helps them to be better members of their own religious groups and practice ethical and spiritual principles in everyday life. Girl Scouts of the Valley View neighborhood will be in attendance in uniform at the following services: Zion Lutheran, 7:45 a.m.; St. Mary's Mass, 8 a.m.; St. John's Mass, 8:30 a.m.; Community Methodist, 9:30 a.m.; Faith Presbyterian, 10 a.m.; Mt. Hope, 11 a.m.; and St. Patrick's Mass, 8 a.m. 100 Plan For Nationcd Test About 100 students at McHenry Community high school plan to take the 1963 National Merit Scholarship qualifying test, Marvin Martin, principal, announced this week. The test will be administered at the school at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, March 9. The qualifying test is a threehour examination of educational development. The test is the first step in the ninth annual competition for four-year Merit Scholarships provided by the National Merit Scholarship corporation and by sponsoring corporations, associations, unions and individuals. The test scores of st&dents who are examined in March will be reported to their schools before May 15. The scores are used by class advisors in many high schools to help students make decisions about college attendance and field of study. Many students who do not expect to win a scholarship take the test, in order to learn more about their individual strengths and weaknesses in the areas measured by the test Some 13,000 semi-finalists, the highest scorers in each state, will be named early next fall. An additional 35,000 students, selected on a national basis, receive letters of com- Investigation by the sheriff's office this past week brought about the arrest of five youths from Wonder Lake who are accused of several home burglaries and a break-to a laundromat. One of the five youths, all of Wonder Lake, was a juvenile, and the name is being withheld. The others are Sheldon Moder, 20, of 7319 Mohawk Trail, James Clowes, 18, of 7317 Lookout Point, Glen R. Johnson, 17, of 7313 Mohawk Trail and Patrick Steven Doty, 17, of 7410 Salem Drive. Three of the four -- Doty, Johnson and Clow# --: are seniors in the McHenry high school. Doty and a younger high school boy were found sitting in a car at Wonder Lake last Friday by the mother of the latter, who had calied at the school enroute to Chicago and learned that her son was absent. She returned to the Lake to check on his whereabouts and found the two boys. Johnson was suspended from MCHS for several weeks last fall, but returned this semester. Clowes, a transfer pupil from Chicago in the autumn, has been residing with his grandmother at Wonder Lake. He was one of several involved recently in causing damage to one of the school bussec. Set Bond Bond of $3,500 was set by Justice of the Peace Joseph Ritter for each of the four young men. The juvenile was questioned by Judge James Cooney over the weekend and will now appear in family court. The older youths are charged with being involved in from one to three of the burglaries, but the juvenile was said to have taken part in all of them. At the Wonder Lake Laundromat, about $50 was reported taken by the sheriff's office. One of the homes where a number of articles were taken was the James Grady residence. Missing items included a set of golf clubs, rotary lawn mower, revolver and a large roast from the refrigerator, among other things. Enter Other Homes At the R. Wheat home, did coins were taken, as well as money and liquor, while at the R. L. Yates home, a camera and projector were missing. (Continued on Bage 8) (Continued on Page S) Enter The Lion! Vw , ^ J (Continued on page 8) ASSURE ADDED FACILITIES AT McHENRY DAM District 36 Financial Needs To Be Discussed At Harrison ^Continued on page 8) ^Continued on page 8) Episcopal church, McHenry. At a meeting held last week, the Bishop's committee agreed to accept Fr. Northway, and welcomed him as the Mission's new priest. Fr. Northway is a Canadian, born in Toronto, Ontario. He attended college in Quebec, and seminary in Regina, Saskatchewan. After graduating, he was ordained deacon in 1957, and pries ted in 1958 in Edmonton, Alberta. For nearly two years he did mission work in northern Alberta, before coming to the United States. His first assignment was in Kentucky, where (Continued on Page 8) Efforts of two McHenry county men will result in improvements at the McHenry Dam State park this spring. Bill Qiblin, McHenry County Demoncratic Central committee chairman from Marengo, this week announced the Illinois Department of Conservation has confirmed plans to improve facilities at the park and increase personnel to serve the public this summer. Giblin and Dan M. Johnson, 17th precinct committeeman from Pistakee Highlands, called on the state conservation department last month to urge improvements at the park. Peter F. Rossiter, personnel supervisor for the department, will add to t,he recreational facilities. The state will add more rest rooms and will continue with landscaping plans- Work will begin this spring. Improvements in the dam and lock at McHcnry also are expected, Giblin reported. ADVANCED FIRST AID COURSE HAS SCHEDULE SET McHenry Civil Defense, in cooperation with the American Red Cross, will sponsor an advanced first aid class, open to all those who hold a current standard first aid card. The course is of sixteen hours duration, each session to last from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursday, March 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 and April 2 and 4 in Room 107 of the high school. Carmen Hodges of McHenry will be the instructor. Registrations will te accepted by Director of Civil Defense John J. Shay at his home not later than Marcli 8. This is expected to be the only advanced course taught in 1963. The last was held here four years age. Registrations are expected to run high, so those interested are urged to notify Mr. Shay Mrs. Adeline Geo-Karis Lambros will be guest speaker when the McHenry Township Republican Women's club meets at the V.F.W. clubhouse at 7:30 o'clock on Tuesday, March 19. The next Harrison P.T.A. meeting on March 12, will discuss two subjects of interest to the public in general and parents in particular. The meeting, which merits a larger public turn out, is at 8 p.m. at Harrison school. Of uppermost consideration will be a full discussion of ! Harrison District 36 financial needs as related to a proposed tax rate referendum to obtain additional funds for educational purposes. Speakers will be a member of the board, and Merl F. Thomas, superintendent. The school district is running a deficit of about $15,000, due largely to non-payment of personal property taxes. This, plus expanding enrollment, makes it necessary to seek an increase of 21 cents per $100 tax valuation in the district's educational fund. The fund has been held constant at 96 cents per $100 fcr nearly ten years, during a period of rapid community growth. Second phase of the program will be a talk by Dr. Robert F. Topp, dean of education, Northern Illinois university, DeKalb. His topic will be "Let's Stop mm&.m (Continued on Page 8) Rudi J. Photo Young though he is, this lion seems well aware that Friday, March 1, was making its entrance in his particular style, with temperatures hovering not far from the zero mark. To emphasize his point, he donned ear muffs and scarf before beginning his twenty-four-hour reign atop a newly acquired snow drift in McHenry. Lest the citizenry become discouraged, we noted the timid lamb in the distance, waiting to make his entrance with the first day of spring March 21, and perhaps linger to usher the month. ' ' k