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Vs-v :lk?«Sst i .*#« , * , »• - f < "f (^n*T °>&*J; • i| "• •* r**> ^ *' f ^ <" ^ ^ n *i C 1 Volume 91 -- No. 29 -- 3 Sections THE CHAIN-O'LAKES REGION SINCE 1875? McHENRY, ILLINOIS. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1965 17 T jfi 22 Pages -- 10c Copf V.SS y f; • i f;.. /.' j +{£*<? 'fr Dennis Huff was carrying a rabbit's foot, a, four-leaf clover anil all the other omens for good luck on Nov. 4. Or if not, theji he is just a very fortunate young man. Last Thursday morning. Mrs. Rhoda DeBray lof 3916 Clearbrook, McHenrj^jvas crossing Green street to the^asTr^lt^t north of Elm, when her foot struck a soft object near the curb. Looking down, she found a-teas of the type used to transfer money from business firms to the bank. Loojking inside, she saw a quantity of money sufficient to place Mrs. DeBray in a highly nervous state until she could return to the bank. Officials there learned the identity of the owner and notified the Clark service station on Elm street. In the meantime, Dennis Huff, an employee, realized he had lost one of two money containers and was frantically searching for it. The reunion of Dennis and the money was a joyful occasion. The bag contained $1,000. The community opened its heart to the less fortunate last Saturday when Scouts and volunteer Scouters collected nearly 2 tons of clothing, housewares and small appliances on Good Turn Day. The material given by residents of McHenry and other communities in the Kishwaukee district is being taken to Goodwill Industries workshops, where it will be used in a rehabilitation program for physically handicapped people. About 12,000 Cubs, Scouts and Explorers and 200 volunteer Scouters took part. One of those meetings that warm the cockles of the heart took place at the Legion home following the last meeting of the Veterans of World War I. After many, many years, two former war buddies found themselves face to face -- Stephen Kocan of Wonder Lake and John S. Beato of McHenry. As friends watched, the two veterans of World War I spent a pleasant hour in reminiscing, toasting, story telling and even raising their voices in the unforgettable "Mademoiselle From Armentiers." Probably as pleased as anyone were the many barracks (Continued on Page 8) » J*! C. Chrisman E. Sfackniek . f - sr Alii. Wm. Wilson C. Walker B. Anderson , A. Smith, Jr 1. Gomolucn f n.mr, t Bate**1®" 120 MCHS Students Prepare For Fifteenth County Music Festival a % % Those voun<* people will comprise part of a county select chorus of ninety partirinatine in the "fifteenth annual fall music festival which will l:e held next Monday • „ Mnv 15 at 8 p.m. in Harvard high school. ®V Front row! Cindy Adams, Terry Freu nd. Debbie Kuhlman, Pat Hansen, Cathy Th°^aSeconnd CRow:n Cn^Fossum, Pam Par khurst. Cathy McMillan, Dolly Myers and Lynn Srf'Row- Carl Johnson, Tom Bostler, Sandy Winters and Leonard Morris. Fnnrth Row Jon Nolan. John Winston, Ron Parks and Dan Turner. Absent when the picture was taken w ere Gail TarYin and Tom Landis. The Harvard Community high school gymnasium will be the setting for one of the largest musical events of the year in the county when 500 young vocalists from seven high schools gather there to present their fifteenth annual McHenry County Music Festival. It will be' held Monday evening, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. The sclcdfe chorus of about ninety voices and the massed group of 500 will be directed by Dr. Bernhardt H. West land, founder and director of the Milton college choir,» Milton, Wis. Dr. Westlund is well known in adjudication in Wisconsin and as guest conductor of festival choruses, as well as serving as a clinician. He is director of the Svn Soncr male chorus of Rockford, which this year celebrated its diamond anniversary with a tour of Scandinavia. Dr. Westiun. l is also founder of the Wisconsin Composer's Concert, presenting annually new works i»y contemporary Wisconsin musicians. now expanded into a regional program. A ivc<irdin.; company will be l>Tcsep.t to leeord the hour long (.Continued on Pa^e 8) JURY TO HEAR McHENRY MAN ON ATTEMPTED MURDER A McHenry man, William Everett Parrish, was bound over to the grand jury on an attempted murder charge last Thursday in Branch I court in Woodstock. He has been released on SI,000 bond. The hearing for Parrish resulted from a shooting at Pine Tree Stables, Pistakee Bay, on Oct. 2. .When sheriff's deputies arrived at the scene, they found Everett Brown, 20, of 1321 West Bay road, McHenry, slumped in a car. Parrish, foieman of the stable, reportedly was standing nearby with a .38 caliber revolver in his hand and another cartridge was found nearby. The shooting followed an argument between the two men. Parrish told authorities at that time that during a scuffle, the revolver fired in some manner and Brown was struck. GOP CHAIRMAN TELLS DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN McHenry County Republican Chairman J. R. Levesque of McCullom Lake has announced his plan for selection of delegates to the Republican convention or conference to be held Jan. 2S and 29 in Springfield. The convention is designed to end costly and bitter primary fights by throwing the support of the state Republican organiX zation behind candidates picked by the convention. There will be 1,300 delegates and McHenry county will have a total of sixteen delegates. Chairman Levesque stated that it was his plan that eleven of the sixteen delegates will come from the Republican Central Committee and that fiw delegates will be interested Republicans 'selected by the Central Committee at a regular meeting. Anyone who is interested in being a delegate (Continued on Paue ti) Hold College Night At MCHS "Frosh" beanie and Senior Motar Board--that's the decission McHenry high class of '66 must make within the next few months. On Thursday, Nov. 18, the McHenry High P.T.A. will, hopefully, make the decision less perplexing. The annual College Night will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. All MCHS students and parents are invited to confer with representatives of thirty-six colleges, universities and professional schools. Groups of parents and students will attend one-half hour discussion sessions in classrooms assigned to the college representative. It will be possible to attend at least three such sessions. Information will be available concerning tuition, housing, courses of study, scholarship availability, etc. Among those represented will be the United States Air Force academy (with Bill Pictor of McHenry as spokesman i; Augustana college, Illinois Institute of Technology, Loyola, Patricia Stevens, Moser Secretarial school, Elgin Junior college. Cotley (of Missouri), Universities of Denver, Illinois and Wisconsin, Northern and Eastern Illinois Universities, Illinois Wesleyan and Waukegan Practical Nursing. College Night will close with refreshments in the cafeteria. SCHOOL BOARD INVESTIGATES NDEA FUNDS AVAILABLE TO AID EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS MEET The annual dinner meeting of the Township Officials of McHenry County will be held at Martinetti's, Crystal Lake, on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. * <;IIASS FIRE Members of Company I of the McHenry Township Fire Protection District extinguished -i grass fire at John and Crescent streets Sunday evening about (J-;45 o'clock. The question of establishing educational television in the McHenry school system came under discussion again Monday evening at the regular monthly meeting of the board of Consolidated District 15. Supt, Carl Buckner was authorized to proceed to see what funds are available under the National Defense Education Act, Title 3, for such purpose. The beard also approved home phone tutoring for two Junior high students who are not able to attend classes because of extended illnesses. The plan allows these young people to enter into assignments along with other members.- in the class room. Accept Hid Forms Insurance bid forms presented by the insurance committee were approved, and bids for the District 15 program in the year ahead will be accepted on Dec. 10. A resolution was passed authorizing at:"iklance by any membeis who de-ire to attend the Illinois Association of School Board meeting in Chicago Nov. 20. 21 and 22. August Uitich was designated as a voting delegate to represent this board and Thomas Lawson is the alternate. It was learned that the county special education district has employed a soe:al worker who will visit McHenry schools ev- <erv Tuesday afternoon. She will tyrk with pupils in the special education loom at Kdgehrook and - aL.o with any pupils in regular classes who are in need ef assistance. I)r. Will am Kohl, a new board member, presented his views and ways in which the dental piogram for kindergarten and fifth grade pupils might be impro\ed. Sor\ icemen) pictured on this 1 e -ii" presently stationed in i Viet In am. TAX SITUATION DISCUSSED BY COUNTY BOARD A short meeting of the McHenry county board of supervisors was held Tuesday of this week. Taxes came up for discussion in the morning session, when it was revealed that personal property taxes filed for collection in October totalled $15,- 212.74. Collected in. the same month was $4,967. It was also revealed that almost $1,500,000 in personal property and real estate taxes have been paid under protest in the county. Each supervisor has a list containing the names of those who have protested in his area. A resolution was passed by the board, commending Chief Deputy John Carroll, Investigator Don Madsen, Deputy Robert Madsen and Larry Lind of the state police for their bravery last month when Carroll and Madsen were shot while attempting to serve commitment papers on Eugene Piotrowski at McCullom Lake. It was announced that the board of review would remain in session until the last day of December. All assessors' books have been turned in except in Chemung township. Postpone Decision A local zoning petition presented by Dr. Samuel Wolf was held over for further study. It concerned property on Johnsburg road, at Miller road, in which information contained in the petition failed to coincide with the plat as laid out. Motor Fuel Tax payments in the cotmty for September amounted to $14,184, and in McHenry township, $1,410. The board" armotmeed that action would he taken at the next meeting to replace the McHENRY WOMAN LOSES LIFE IN ONE-CAR CRASH Mother Of Two Dies Of Injuries Early On Saturday A McHenry resident for one year lost her life in an auto accident early Saturday morning, Nov. 6. She was Mrs. Patsy Benderwald, 35, of 1728 Wright road, who died in Condell Memoriaf^hospital, Libertjr^^^, ville, at 6:35 a.m., where-^he was taken following an accident earlier in the day near Lake Zurich. According to Lake county •sheriff's police, Mrs. Benderwald was travelling south on Rt. 12, just south of Rt. 22, when she lost control of her car. The auto left the road, came back, and then left the highway again, striking a tree. The car then crossed into the northbound side and continued for more than 100 feet before stopping in, the outer lane. Thrown From Car The driver was thrown free of the auto before it came to rest near the tree. The deceased was born Aug. 3, 1930, in Chicago. She was a secretary for Bantam Books in Des Plaines. Survivors are her husband, Ivan; two daughters, Cathy Ann and Debbie Lynn; and her mother, Mrs. Harriet Huss, of DesPlaines. Her father, Maurice, preceded her in death. Services were held at i|:30 o'clock Monday afternoon in the Oehler funeral home, DesPlaines, with burial in Memory Gardens, Arlington Heights. An inquest was continued at the Burnett Chapel in Libertyville. Other Accidents A Carpentersville man, Michael J. Morrissy, was treated in McHenry hospital this week for injuries sustained in an autd accident on Barreville road, five miles south ot^ftlcHenry, last weekend. v Deputies report that Morrissy was driving south and lost control on a curve, the auto leaving the blacktop on the left side and then crossing to the opposite side before rolling over and then coming to rest on the wheels. Uninjured was a passenger, Joseph Seaman, of Carpentersville. Alphonse Oaks and Thomas Rishling of Chicago were treated in McHenry Sunday evening after their car was involved in an accident on Rt. 120, east of the city. Rishling was released from the local hospital after treatment. Members of the McHenry fire department were called to wash gasoline off the highway. SUSAN FOSSUM VIES FOR QUEEN AT HOMECOMING Miss Susan Fossum, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fossum of Ringwood, has been selected one of ten homecoming queen candidates at Kendall college in Evanston. She is a 1965 graduate, of McHenry high school. Homecoming, the theme of which is "Thanks For The Memories", will be held on Nov. 19, when the basketball season opens, and Nov. 20. The crowning of the queen will take place on Saturday evening at the alumni dinner which precedes the dance. Miss Fossum also has been selected representative of the first floor of the residence hall to the Student Council at the college, where she is a freshman. This year's council will represent the largest student body in the history of the college, where 730 are enrolled. late Howard Tanner of Maren-" go on the zoning board of appeals.