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Moonlight Madness Sale Monday Evening, Oct. 23 THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CH^IN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" Friday Edition Now Twice Weekly VOL 91 - No 13 - 2 Sections Friday, October 20, 1967 A Welcome For Francisco W/:. When the McHenry -adult chapter of the American Field Service honored Francisco \lartinc7 of Panama at Open house held in Zion Lutheran church hall last Sunday, all of the members of his "new family" attended. Francisco is spending the year with the Melvin Moehlings on Pioneer road and attending MttSin' and Meimderin' The postal department's drive to encourage zip codes on all rnciil is getting into full swing, according to Postmaster LeRo^ Snrth of McHenry. While city residents received their cards somstime ago, to be returned for proper zip codes in various locations throughout the country, rural route patrons were given their cards very recently. This means that it is still too early to determine just how successful the campaign will be. Mr. Smith reports about fifty cards a day received at this time to be sent to other cities. About 120 cards are incoming to the McHcnry office daily fr om other sources. With the holiday season approaching the post office faces the biggest volume of mail in history, which makes the current campaign an important one. Since no postage is needed, it is a simple procedure to cooperate. Forgetting to place a code number on mail holds up the entire procedure, for unzipped (Continued on page 12) Teachers To Hold Institute Monday, Oct. 23, will be a vacation day for students and teachers in McHenry county "when the annual McHenry County Teachers' institute is held at the Woodstock high school. The welcome will be given by Robert Putnam of McHenry chairman of the Executive committee for the McHenry county section of the Illinois Education association. The main speaker of the day will be State Supt. of Public Instruction Ray Page, whose subject is "Walk Proudly; You Are a Teacher". He will be introduced at 9 o'clock by Verda Dierzen. superindentent of District 10, Woodstock. A morning workshop will be conducted between 10 and 11 o'clock, with others to follow from 11:40 to 12:30 and from 12:40 to 1:30. These workshops will contain :nformative talks to satisfy the interests of the various teachers at all grade levels. Besides M\ Putnam, the Executive committee includes Dave Boger, chairman - elect and Leta Clark, secretary of McHenry. iree Area Lutheran Churches'Will H®M Reformation Service Observance of this year's 450th anniversary of the Reformation is the first joint undertaking of the Lutheran churches in the McHenry-Wonder Lake area. Sunday, Oct. 29, designated as Reformation Sunday, murks the climax of the Anniversary year. Lutherans from /ion and Shopherd of the Hills, McHenry, and Nativity Lutheran. Wonder Lake, will gather in Zion Lutheran church for festival worship and to be confronted with the challenge facing the Lutheran church in the modern wo/Id. At 7 p.m in the evening church bells will ring oat an invitation to the community to attend a Reformation Anniversary "Hymn Festival." I ;RGF I 'XDERSTANDING The pastor of each church emphasized the ecumenical dimensions of the anniversary observance. They urg-Ml intensification of dialogues to heal rhe breach of the 16th century to seek bettei understanding with Roman Catholics and other Protestants on the. basis of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The three participating churches belong to the Lutheran council in the USA which was formed Jan. 1 of this year as the cooperative agency of four Lutheran bodies comprising most of the 9,000,000 Lutherans in the nation. Th? participating bodies are the Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Ch ircn-Missouri Synod, the American Lutheran church, and the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches. DUEL OBJECTIVE The American observance of the Reformation has a dual objective: "To proclaim Jesus Christ, the Lord of the Church and the Savior of men, and to present the Christian faith winsomoly and persuasively as Cod's greatest provision for man's deepest needs, both presant and eternal; to stir Christian people to greater faithfulness and devotion, helping them to realize anew the rich- (Continued on page 12) VOTE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS Homecoming Parade Route of on at on The homecoming line m<ireh will be as follows Friday, Oct. 21, starting 2 o'clock. South from high school Green street to Kane avenue; pass Edgebrook and Junior high schools to Center Street, where it will turn north to Main, then east to Green and north through the business section to Elm. Because Green street is closed beyond this point, the parade will turn east one block to Court, then north to Broad and east to Riverside drive. The line of march will return to Elm and proceed south on Green street to the school. McHenry high school. Shown left lo right are Melvin Moehling, Jr., 17, Bonnie 18, Mrs . Moehling, Mr. Moehling holding Donald, 1 year old, and Francisco (Frank). Standing in back are Debbie, 9, Chuck, 4'% and Pam, 7V McHenry Has Miss Teen Age Semi-Finalist Libby Stinespring In Field OF Thirty Remaining Entries Young people nation-wide have long evidenced interest in the Miss Teen Age America contest. This year, for the first time, M'. Henry has an entrant who has emerged, to date, as a semi-finalist in the Chicagoland area. She is'Miss Libby Stinespring, 17 - year - old daughter of Mr„ and Mrs. Harry Stinespring, Jr., of 3329 N. I'ayview lane, a senior in the -McHenry high school. When the contest opened two weeks ago, there ware 1,200 contestants who submitted background material on themselves. Today this number has been reduced to thirty semifinalists. ' The original judgi ng w as done on scholastic standing, interests. outside school activities, talent and appearance as judged through a photo. Last week Thursday evening. at the Sheraton hotel in Chicago, the 123 selected as quarter-finalists were given an intelligence test and four compete. it judges conducted a personal interview with each. NARROW FIELD On Tuesday of this week Libby was informed by telegram that the field of contestants had been narrowed to about thirty and she was one of the semifinalists. Wednesday evening, Oct. 18, she again appeared at the Sheraton hotel to be heard in a portion of the contest designed exclusively as a talent competition. Further elimination will narrow the field to twelve finalists, who will be judged by four new judges at noon on Saturday„ Hold Evening Sale In City Next Monday The Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its first Moonlight Madness sale on Monday , Oc ^Stores will close at the us- Yial time and then re-open from 8 o'clock to midnight. Many stores are participating in the unique sale, and a number of them are planning specials, such as offering sales during a particular hour, or, by chance, when an alarm clock rings. Businessmen are enthusiastic over the special sale and hope McHenry shoppers will take advantage of the outstanding offers they are making. Give Contracts ZONING FUTURE OF BERRYLAND STILL UNDECIDED Next spring's opening of Barryland. Rt. 120 and Thompson road, Greenwood Township, presently hangs more or less on a thread, following action taken last week by the McHenry county board of supervisors. After the Zoning Board of Appeals recommended granting Peter M. Berry, owner, a variation on the 160 acres in order to operate a camping trailer site, the county board voted that the matter be referred to the Zoning committee and that the County Planning commission be contacted. The Zoning board recommendation also carried with it (Continued on page 12) Install New Lights In High School Gymnasium; Arororove Parkins Lot MOTORISTS HURT IN TWO CRASHES IN McHENRY AREA „ Three motorists wore injured Monday noon on Rt. 176, at Valley View road, northeast of Crystal Lake. Treated in McHenry hospital were Agnes Jackson of rural McHenry, William Grant of Woodstock and Sharon Lokey of Oakwood Hills, Cary. William Lokey, who was blamed by sheriffs deputies for failure to yield the rightof- way, was crossing Rt. 176 and struck the Jackson auto, which was west-bound on the highway. Katherine McDonald of Ingleside was hurt Sunday morning when the car struck a utility pole and street sign soJth of Johnsburg on Chapel Hill road. The driver was blamed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. She told deputies she was forced off the road. A witness said he did not see another vehicle but noted that McDonald vehicle didn't negotiate the curve. lmoro.em?nts on the present high school and at the site of the new school on the Crystal Lake blacktop w.-re approved by the board of District 156 in regular meeting Tuesday evening. Acting on a recommenda- CHURCH SENDS MESSENGERS TO BAPTIST MEET Rev. Virgle Chappell of the First Baptist church of McHenry, Mrs. Chappell, clerk, Mrs. Donald McMillan, Mrs„ Bill Miller and Lee Chappell will attend the annual meeting of the Fox Valley Baptist association to be held in Calvary Baptist church, Woodstock, Thursday and Friday.-The McHenry delegation will attend as tion of George Cina of the faculty, the board vote J i > Inve the school gymnasium on Waukegan road rewired and new lights installed to bring it up to a desirable illumination level. In a discussion of the project, it was announced that the $1,300 expenditu-e will more than J-iub'e ihe amount of light on the floor. At the new site, construction of the south parking lot. according to architectural specifications, was approved so that heavy equipment will be able to make proper gradings before winter weather arrives. Considerable timv was spent in discussion of a list o' recommendations on disciplinary action in the schools, brought to the board meeting by \smessengers. ^j^stant Principal Gerald I ain, During the two-day.y-'annual It was compiled by a faculty session two new Baptist churches will bo received into the association, Harvard and Elgin. SCHOMMER WINS NOMINATION TO NEW "WHO'S WHO" Twenty-three Saint Joseph's college seniors have won nomination to "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges," it has been announced by Father Donald L. Ballmann, C.PP.S., Academic Dean. According to Father Ballmann, the class of 1968 was recently invited to vote for classmates they felt most worthy of this honor on the basis of "scholarship, participation and leadership in academic and extracurricular activities, citizenship and service to the school, and promise of future usefulness." The top nominees from the senior poll were considered by Saint Joseph's AcademicSenate and twenty-three wore selected for nomination. Among them was Dennis, son of Mi', and Mrs. Warren Schommer, 705 W. Peter, McHenry. He is a senior majoring in History at the college. John Stangarone , working on a new building at Fantasy Farm on the Crystal Lake blacktop about 5:15 Tuesday night, was injured when an iron beam struck his leg. Firemon administered first aid and he was taken by ambulance to McHenry hospital. committee. Mr. Fain, acting in an advisory capacity. was questioned by the board coicerning procedure of discipline presently in use and the alternatives that might prove successful in the future. APPROVE CONTRACTS Contracts were approved for Carol Nawrocki, physical education teacher; Susan Newkirk, basic skills teacher; and Stan Dorff, comiaunity school director. Miss Newkirk will be working in a new, federally funded program, leaching skills and altitudes to undor-achievers and slow learners. Mr. Dorff will work part-time as P.E. teacher as well as helping to expand the education and recreation programs under the community school program presently being instituted. The board appointed Walter Scott, high school teacher as assistant wrestling coach. Bob Larson, representing the Sony Corp., demonstrated a Sony Videocorder, a television camera-vidco tape recording device. He enumerated practical uses for the athletic department, for improving^! ass room procedure, for relieving the need for substitute help for one missed period; and other special uses. Action was delayed on possible purchase. Tuesday, Oct. 24, was se-_ as the day tlje school administration personnel will move into their new administration building at 3926 W. Main street. PORTRAIT OF A MISS TEEN-AGE AMERICA CANDIDATE For the past two weeks Miss Libby Stinespring, Mdlervy high school senior, has been undergoing an intensive judging session in the Chicagoland contest t:> find the new Miss Teen America. From an original 1,200 entries, this vivacious !7-; e-'i - old senior has emerged as one of the thirty semi-finalists and iji' Wednesday evening o th s week performed in the talent contest in. the Sheraton note!, Chicago. At left. libby is s.'iowi in her role as M.C.U.S. Student Council president. She is busy with plans for the most imnv.'d.aL: project of that group, homecoming, which will be held this weekend. Shown with her, left to right, are Hose Adams. Sherry Etten, and Maxine Moy. Libby is on the right. In ihe center photo. I.ibliv is practicing th;1 solo, which she performed lor nei pari of il-e lalent contest Wednesday evening. Last .'ear she .w s awarded a superior rating in the High Srho^l Class A competition held in Hock Falls, III. Mi.- nhnin at right shows the talented miss with mernbei s >; the Methodist Vjuth i e l l o w s h i p , which she serves this vear as pie : *:'t mii . v; right jh , lAne i . u M a f s i . i . and Dunn: ar/J r. leit, Joan .\e*.'ley. eichmann,