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O.UMO/g McH LER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION^ SINCE 1875' VOL 91 - No. 65 Wednesday, May 1, 1968 16 Pages - 10$ LUTIONS FOR CRO SCHO McHenry Man Honored Liberty cipie 5&WW. 1968-69 Year To Be Crucial In District 15 Dr. Carl Bergstrom Presents Proposals To Fatuity Members nry r Council An es Ai Earl Walsh, McHenry, third from left, receives congratulations after receiving the Liberty Bell award from the McHenry County Bar association last week. Award is for community leadership and service for many years. From left, Mike Caldwell, program chairman, John Looze, who made the presentation; Walsh and Mrs. Walsh, and Mrs. Don Doherty and M^yor Doherty. _ DON PEASLEY PHOTO This nation is a government of law, /not of men, to provide "a sort of invisible fence around a citizen -- his rights," Roland Herrmann, president of the McHenry County Bar association, told citizens during Law, Day observance last weekend. "No other citizen can climb over that fence no matter how long his political legs. The humblest person can go into court against any man and demand his rights - the government itself cannot ignore the established rights," he continued. Herrmann said this also means every citizen has an equal obligation to organize his life so that it does not conflict with the rights of others under the law. The McHenry County Bar association sponsored three events to mark Law Day in the county last Friday. Nationally, it will be observed on May 1- Wednesday. Mike Caldwell, of Woodstock was chairman. Opening event was a ceremony in Circuit Court with Judge William M. Carroll presiding. Recognizing recent major disturbances that have ripped communities. Judge Carroll observed sadly: "Out of the carnage' and suffering may come a new birth of dedication to the motto that ours is a government of law. It is a high price to pay." Highlight of the final event - a dinner at the McHenry Country club - was the presentation of the Liberty Bell award to Earl Walsh, McHenry. For thirtyfive years Walsh has given McHenry distinquished community service. John Looze, McHenry attorney who made the presentation, said Walsh exemplified the high standards for the award - a layman who gives community service that strengthens the effectiveness of the American system of freedom under the law. Walsh has served on many city community fund drives and is now involved in the Cancer Crusade as a chairman. He is a past president of Rotary, past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, and a chronicler of sports and community affairs through a column in the local paper for more than thirty years. "By his writing he has counseled young men and women in the column. The main reason I see Earl Walsh deserving of this award, however, is that he exemplifies in his own life the high standards and respect for law we have been talking about today." This was the fourth annual (Continued on page 7) Death Claims Band Director Sixteen Seek Title M % M'A ARDELLE VOELTZ The number of contestants in the annual Marine Festival queen contest rose to sixteen at the deadline of 5 o'clock on Monday of this week. In addition to the original seven entries, named last Friday, new candidates for the crown are Corine Marie Wilcox, 17, 334 W. Riverside drive, Laura Raasch, 16, of 805 Lillian street; Del Wisniewski, 16, of 3014 W. Victoria; Kathy Freund, 16, of 501 N. ICent; Linda- Derocher, 16, of 123'W.Rand rOad; April Young, 18, of 3002 S. Elder lane; Roxane Kenton, 17, of 1420 W.Bay roa<J; Mari- KARI ANN EHLEN anne Mazur, 17, of 2806 N. Oak drive and Susan Marie Schneider, 17, of 4207 W. South street. Original contestants were Pam Martell, Andrea York, Ardelle Voeltz, Kari Ann Ehlen, Debby Moore, Karen Matt and Mary Jo Smith. The new queen will receive her crown on June 12 following judging which will be held in the V.F.W. clubhouse. The post and auxiliary units are cooperating with the Chamber of Commerce in sponsoring the contest. -j PAUL R. YANDA Paul R. Yanda, band instructor in the McHenry schools from 1937 to 1962, died Thursday afternoon, April 25, in McHenry hospital after about three years of failing health. Mr„ Yanda, 75 years of age, resided at 3607A W. Waukegan road. He was born in Theusing, Austria, Feb. 20, 1893, and came to this country at the age of 9. He moved to McHenry thirty-one years ago from Winnebago, Minn., where he had also been music instructor in the schools. He retired from his local teaching position in 1962. For many years he also directed the city band. Mr. Yanda attended St. John's university and graduated from MaePhail School of Music in Minnesota. He received his Master's Degree from the Vandercook School of Music in Chicago. Mr. Yanda was a member of the Veterans of World War I, M.cHenry Barracks No. 1315, American Legion Post No. 491; also the McHenry Council, No. 1288, Knights of Columbus, and the Catholic Order of Foresters. Several years ago he was elected to the Legion of Honor in the C.O.F. Survivors include his wife, Lura Ritchie Yanda, to whom (Continued on page 7) NUNDA TOWNSHIP WORKER INJURED NEAR McHENRY Ernie R. Miller of 5690 Pleasant Hill, Crystal Lake, a construction worker for Nunda township, is undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit of McHenry hospital for injuries sustained Monday afternoon. Miller was struck by a car as he was working on Lily Lake road, between Rt. 120 and Griswold Lake. He was first given emergency treatment and then admitted to the hospital after suffering a crushed chest, contusions and abrasions. SCHOOL ADOPTS NEW POLICY ON PHYSICAL EXAMS The District 15 school board reminds parents ofeighthgraders who plan to have their children attend the McHenry Community high school in the fall of 1968 that these students must have physical examinations to enter. They are required by law. The high school board of education will no longer provide inexpensive physical examinations in the schools, as has been the policy in the past. This is a change in school policy that will affect all entering the local • school next year. Examinations should be arranged through each student's family doctor. Anyone with questions concerning this change in policy, is asked to call the office of the board of education at 385-7210,. MOTHER HELD FOR MURDER OF DAUGHTER A Woodstock mother, Mrs. Lily Olson, 54, Rose Farm road has been held without bond in county jail in the murder of her daughter, Linda Marie, 14years old. The complaint was made Saturday after the girl's body was found in her bed. An autopsy was conducted on Saturday by a DeKalb pathologist. A jury was sworn in Monday morning by Coroner Ehorn and the inquest was continued to May 8 in the courthouse annex. The dead girl was a student in Westwood school. Hie school year of 1968-69 will be a crucial one for Grade School District 15 of McHenry, with crowding in the Junior high school and elementary schools reaching a point which requires special emergency action. Dr. Carl T. Bergstrom, superintendent of the McHenry schools, has proposed to the board fifteen alternatives that the board might pursue to provide needed temporary space. The school board, with deep regret, must choose from this list of temporary solutions. Because of the failure of the Middle school referendum this year no building can be completed for at least two years, so the temporary solution must provide enough space for a minimum of two years. Dr. Bergstrom has also discussed these proposed solutions with the teachers of the three elementary schools and of the Junior high school, as well as the members of the Citizen's Advisory committee, to determine their attitudes and ideas concerning them. Various citizens in the community have been contacted to get their reactions and opinions concerning the possibilities, too. Citizens are encouraged to come to the May 14 meeting of the District 15 school board where the solutions will be discussed and where a final decision will most likely be made. SOLUTIONS TESTED All of the si solutions have been tested with varying degrees of success; some have proven workable in certain cases while failing in others. Hie main point to be understood, though, is that these measures are all stopgap measures, not designed-fb be permanent but to be temporary until adequate space can be found to house the ever - growing number of students. The first idea proposed was to extend the school day. In this proposal an hour would be tacked on the school schedule atthe beginning and at the end of the day. This would addtwoperiods to the day in which classes could he held, adding to the capacity of the building. Split shifts, the second proposal are no strangers to (Continued on page 7) Members of the new McHenry Beautification council look over plans of the group with Mayor Donald P. Doherty. From left, they are Alderman William J. Bolger, chairman of the newly formed council; Mrs. Charles Wagner, president of the McHenry Garden club and a member Alderman William J. Bolger has assumed chairmanship of the newly formed McHenry Beautification council, the sole purpose of which is to devote every effort to make the city more beautiful. It is the hope of the nucleus group that eventually all business people and individual citizens will be made aware of the benefits to be obtained by participation. In addition to clubs and other organizations, the council hopes also to involve school children in the work to be undertaken. Each group will be urged to assume one particular project of its own choosing and see the program through to its conclusion. These groups also will be urged to name a delegate to sit as a member of the council. Mayor Donald P. Doherty learned of the plan and expressed enthusiasm for the aims of the new organization. Among those which have already expressed a desire to cooperate are the McHenry Garden club, McHenry Woman's club, Woman's auxiliary to the McHenry hospital and Boy Scouts. YEAR 'ROUND EFFORT Rather than just taking part of the executive committee; Mrs. Bennett Berman, executive committee member; and Mayor Doherty. The latter commented that this was. a very worthwhile and needed project, adding; his hope that everyone cooperate. PLAINDEALER PHOTO in an annual Clean-up Week, the men and women who have banded together in the new council hope that beautification will become a year 'round program. They have many projects in mind as a start. An organizational meeting with delegates from participating civic groups is planned to determine goals. In accepting the chairmanship of the council, Mr. Bolger wrote to the council as follows: "Dear Mrs. Berman, "Your group has assigned me an impressive title: 'Chairman of the McHenry Beautification Council'. "Like you, I have often wondered how we could solve the problems of beautifying our community. Fortunately, we live in a place where people take pride in their homes, their businesses, their lawns, their parks and their streets. It will be the job of this council to encourage everyone - business people, organizations and individuals, to join in the spirit of this endeavor. In the few places where co-operation has been lacking, we must make (Continued on page 7) McHENRY NURSE PLANS TO ATTEND NATIONAL MEET Among forty delegates elected by Illinois Nurses' association members to the American Nurses' association convention May 13 to 17 in Dallas, Texas, is Mrs. Nora Jackson, 5018 N. Memory Trail. As an official representative of INA to the ANA House of Delegates, she will vote on issues affecting the nursing' profession and the national organization and elect officers and directors of ANA for the next two years. The week long convention will also include a variety of clinical sessions which will be attended by 10,000 registered nurses from Illinois and fifty-three other constituent associations, guests from other countries and representatives from other health professions. SPECIAL COLLEGE MEETING A special meeting of the McHenry County College board will be held at the college office, 6200 Northwest Highway (I.I.T. building) Crystal Lake, on Thursday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. ogram oene^ Report Thefts Within City Intruders broke into the new high school building on Crystal Lake blacktop sometime Sunday evening and stole between $4,000 and $5,000 worth of heavy copper tubing made especially for such construction. Entrance wa s gained by breaking into the center portion of the building and extending the tubftg out a second story window into a Tonyan Construction truck parked at the site. From there, it apparently was hauled to the thieves' truck parked near some rubbish in back of an old farm building near the school. At Steffen's Watch Repair on Green street, someone picked up a specially made watch, the type used by pilots and engineers. It was stolen from the show case sometime Friday night but not detected until Saturday. CANCER COLLECTION Anyone who may not have been called upo n to contribute to the Cancer drive may send a check to Donald Wattles, treasurer, at the McHenry State Bank. iifj - '.il: Mrs. Patti Brooke, right, secretary of the McHenry Choral club, distributes tickets to representatives of youth groups from four local churches. The young people will benefit from all sales they make to the May 4 and 5 performances of the club. From left, Carol Koepke of Zion Luther League, Libby Stinespring of the Methodist Youth Fellowship, Don Reinboldt of the Pat elub of St. Patrick's /Catholic church and Jim Goodfellow, representing the Mount Hope Methodist youth club. PLAINDEALER PHOTO X