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}. K/ *mi v xVy'MQ/.y- THE MCHENRY PLAIMDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875' VOL 91 - No. 73 - 2 Sect!io ns Wednesday, May 29, 1968 22 Pages - 10$ OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY WITH RITES. PARADE Gary Gough, captain of Company I of the McHenry Township Fire Protection district, makes use of a squirt gun rather than a fire hose. He wants to keep the blaze in control but doesn't want to put out the fire under the hot ticket sale for their dance this Saturday evening, June 1. The fire was started by a smiling John Hose, who acts as chairman of the event. % The dance is open to the public and will start at 9 p.m. at the VFW clubhouse. Proceeds of this one fund raising activity of the year will provide money for incidental expenses of the Gremen of Company I. p,.A,UNF.A,.F.B PHOTO rine Qaieen Contest Midi Interest • Among Men In Vietnam On Thursday, as we pay tribute to the fallen heroes of all wars, readers of this column will also give thought to a very special group of boys in Vietnam who are at this moment fighting far from home. The letter is self-explanatory, with one important name omitted at this time for obvious reasons. Disclosure of the young lady's identity no doubt will be awaited with interest at the conclusion of the Miss McHenry queen contest on June 12. Signed "The MarinesofMTM Pit. Maint. Co., F.L.S.G.-A." the letter reads as follows: '•Dear Sir: "This letter is mainly in ref- SELECT WONDER LAKE GIRL TO STUDY ABROAD A Northern Illinois university junior from Wonder Lake has been awarded a $400 scholarship for summer study in northern Europe. Constance Candella, daughter at Mrs. A.M. Candella, 7213 /Hiawatha drive, plans to use the grant from the Foreign and Exchange student board (FESB) to study and travel in England, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands and the Soviet Union. erence to the Miss McHenry contest. "We in Vietnam have little chance to express our views and opinions on current events and happenings in all parts of the United States, but on this particular subject we are going to make our feelings known and we sincerely hope that our votes are heard and have at least some bearing on the out come of this contest. "There is one among us that maintains residency in your fine city, consequently we receive nearly every edition of your outstanding newspaper. Even though all of us are from nearly every state in the United States, this paper is Dassed among us and read over and over again and enjoyed by all. It is one of the few contacts that we maintain with the people at home. Everyone that reads your fine paper feels like we are part of your city. Many of us have expressed our desire to visit your city on our return to the United States. "Anyway, back to the main purpose of this letter. The signatures that have been taken on the adjoining sheet of paper are in our attempts to help Miss reign over the Marine Festival activities on July 21. If perhaps you are wondering The travel-study program has jrwho we are, we are members of CAR DEMOLISHED IN TWO-VEHICLE WEEKEND CRASH Mrs. Arlean A. Baker, 5216 W. Orchard drive, McCullom Lake, was treated and released from McHenry hospital, Saturday afternoon, following a twocar crash at McCullom Lake at 12:45 p.m. Driver of the other car and only passenger was John Capobianco of Fdrest Park and a summer resident of the village on W. Maple Hill drive. Mrs. Baker's passengers were her nine-year-old son, Lee Simmons, same address and Lloyd Wright, 11, 5108 W. Fountain lane. The accident occurred at the intersection of Maple Hill drive and Forest View. Chief Earl Murray who lives at 5200 W. Maple Hill, heard the crash as he was mowing his lawn. As he dashed for the scene of the accident, he shouted to his son, Terry, who was visiting, to bring his car in order to have the radio handy for emergency calls. In this way, Sgt. Ken Loesch of the village force and the ambulance were summoned. Both cars had to be towed -from the scene and Chief Murray estimated that the Baker vehicle was totally demolished, with possibly $400 worth of damage to the Capobianco car. Mrs. Baker was travelling north on Forest View and Mr. Capobianco was driving east on Maple Hill drive when the accident occurred in the middle of the intersection. Capobianco was ticketed for speed too fast for conditions. The Friendly Town exchange program will be held from July 1 3 to 27, July 27 to Aug. 10 and Aug. 3 to 17. Expect Many To Pay Honor To War Dead Veterans1 Units Assume Lead In Thursday Plans Memorial Day will be observed in McHenry with memorial services conducted at the city park, to be followed by a parade and the placing of wreaths, rifle salutes, and the sounding of taps, first at the Civil War monument, then on the river shore, the cemeteries, and in the McCullom Lake area. These services will serve as a reminder that the true meaning of Memorial Day is to pay tribute and honor to those in all branches of the military services of the United States who have made the supreme sacrifice by giving their lives to preserve this nation as a united nation, and one to be free from foreign or internal subversive domination. Those participating in the Memorial Day exercises will be the city and township officials, Gold Star Mothers, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, Veterans of World War I of the USA, the ladies' auxiliary of the VFW and the Legion, the Am vets, the Boy and Girl Scouts, high school and grade school groups, with music furnished by our McHenry high school marching band, McHenry* s widely acclaimed Viscounts and the colorful Vikettes. All of these groups will assemble at the city park at 9 o'clock. PROGRAM AT 9:30 The program at theCityPairk will ..begin promptly at 9:30. It will include an invocation by Rev. Clarence Mason of Chain O* Lakes Evangelical Covenant church, and an address by Mayor Donald Doherty. There will be singing of "The Lord's Prayer" by Veteran Bill Molnair, and patriotic songs led by Mrs. Shirley Smith. The exercises will close with a benediction by Pastor John O. Mclntyre of Faith Presbyterian church, (Continued on page 5) been arranged by Northern's department of history and Dr. J. Patrick White, foreign study coordinator, in cooperation with St. Anthony's college, Oxford University, Oxford, England. According to Miss Candella, the program is divided into 3 parts: 1. Study and travel in London and various other English cities; 2. extended residence and study in St. Anthony's college, Oxford; and 3. three weeks of travel in other European nations. "To study abroad, I feel, would give me some under- (Continued on page £) the United States Marine corps serving with Fbrce Logistic Support Group Alpha, Hue, Phu Bai in the Republic of soutn Vietnam. "Sincerely Yours, "The Marines of "MTM Pit. Maint. "F.L.S.G. - A." Co. (Editor's Note -- The names and home cities of the long list of signatures appear in a special Memorial Day tribute on Pages 8 and 9, Sectiofi 2, of this issue). MILITARY RITES FOR SPRING GROVE MAN ON FRIDAY The body of Cpl. Kenneth W. 4rnold, 23, U.S. paratrooper killed in action May 9 in Vietnam has arrived at the Hamsher funeral home in Fox Lake. Visitation will be held there after 1 p.m. Wednesday. A Mass will be read at 11 o'clock Friday morning in St. Peter's Catholic church, Spring Grove, with burial in Ascension cemetery, Libertyville, with full military rites. Cpl. Arnold entered the Army in May of 1966 and was sent to Vietnam on Nov. 18 of last year. A Maxi-Spirit In A Mini-Era This week as plans are made for the annual tribute to our fallen war dead on Memorial Day, we can only wonder if its passing will be marked by the same question- "Why is there a growing lack of respect for our American flag at a time in history when it is most important?" We, too, wish there were satisfactory answers. We have watched also as large crowds lined the parade route, seemingly unaware of the opportunity to take a small but proud part in a memorial to some of our country's greatest men. f Mother chatters as veterans make their way in the line of march; dad flicks a cigarette as he obligingly waits for his family; but "most deplorable of all, they allow the youngsters to climb on the Civil War Memorial marker, run, shout and use the occasion as a time for play. There might be less concern ii another picture did not clearly come to mind. It is one of growing erosion of respect among their teen-age and post-teen brothers and sisters for parents* teachers, the elderly and for authority. Displeasure with jobs results in walk-outs or strikes, and when schools fail to provide the curriculum, the accommodations and the image they expect, it provides an opportunity for a sit-in, a walk-in or a riot. Within memory there was an era when pride promptedthe dissatisfied to make a choice of working to better the situation or be sporting enough to seek their ideal elsewhere. We hear loud voices expound Communist leanings. The' whispers seem to come from the timid who still feel the American flag and what it stands for should make the blood flow a little faster in experiencing a pride nurtured within them since childhood. So Mom and Dad, take the kiddies' hands this Memorial Day and instill in them the pride of 476 years of growth and progress in the world's greatest country. Don't feel like a "square" to relate to them the time-honored quotes of a Patrick Henry or a Nathan Hala And most of all, be sure they understand that the freedom assured by our founding fathers carries with it a very important ingredient each one must contribute -- responsibility. In keeping with the mini-trend today, there is displayed very often a smallness of spirit which must become larger if our great civilization, like many before us, is not to decay as our ideals are replaced by cynicism and materialism. It would indeed be a sad Memorial Day this year of 1968 if there were no hope for a better America. But there is. We have only to look around us and see living examples of the spirit and courage which have characterized such critical periods as our nation's great wars and the Big Depression of the 'twenties. It is most evident today in the thousands of men who relegate this same spirit and courage to a position above fear and loneliness, pain and death and the grime and hate of a tiny country called Vietnam. < To those who have not yet experienced such spirit, keep the mini-era if you must, but also retain the maxispirit that has made America great. -- iy Vo acmne From now until the June 11 primary election prospective voters may receive instruction at the McHenry State Bank, on use of the new votomatic machines to be used in the county for the first time. A bank employee will be available at any time to explain the procedure. Receiving instruction, above, from Martha Hojnacki are "Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bauer. _ ' ~ . PLAINDEALER PHOJQ TRIPS INCLUDED IN YMCA SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM Plans for the Lake Region YMCA's summer day camp are complete with the announcement that the camp bus route and stops are set and the youth bus trips have been coordinated with the camp periods. The "Y" day camp bus will make pickups at the McHenry Junior high school each morning of the four camp periods before proceeding to Thunderbird Farm pool in Cary for daily swim instruction. After the swim instructions, campers will be bused to the Woodstock city park for camp activities, which include arts and crafts, nature study, cookouts and group games, sports, archery, hiking, singing, special events, fishing ,tennis and story telling. Bus pick-ups will be made if there are six registered participants for each of the scheduled stops. (Continued on page 5) June 1 Art Fair Deadline June 1 is deadline for McHenry county artists to register for the twelfth annual McHenry Country Art Fair which is to be held June 21,22 and, 23 at the McHenry Jr. High school. Interested artists may contact either Mrs. August Rossetti, 3905 W. Grove, McHenry, or Mrs. Dwight Wernquist, 2807 W. Kashmiri drive, McHenry, for registration information. The Country Art Fair is sponsored by the Woman's auxiliary to the McHenry hospital. DYNAMITE When two lawn motors, a washer and a dryer went to new owners in an unbelievably short time after placing an advertisement, Mrs. Nettie Sarley called our office to be quoted: "An ad in your paper is dynamite. KONOLD JOINS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER IN CITY Pearce Konold, of Waverly, Iowa, has joined the staff of the' Mental Health Center for McHenry county, in McHenry, as a full-time psychiatric social worker. Konold was a casework supervisor for the Lutheran Children's home of Waverly, and previously served as a casework therapist in the Lutheran Children's Home and a child welfare worker in the Denver Welfare department. He received his B.A. Degree in social work from Wartburg college in Waverly, his M.S.W. from the University of Denver, and has been accepted as a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers. He held the positions of program chairman for the local NASW chapter and vice-president of (Continued on page 5) X# W\ • *i>?: - 1 •J -X • * " ( • »w, •' " » 'O| W A ' Jacque Pribyl, left, and Steve D&a, right, members of the McHenry chapter of Quill and Scroll, are shown offering congratulations Timothy Morck, a senior at McHenry high school, has been invited to attend the Hall of Fame for America's top high school honor students. As top winner among seventeen local students entered in the local chapter Competition of the to Timothy Morck, national winner in the 1968 Current Events contest sponsored by the Quill and Scroll organization. .PLAINDEALER PHOTO forty national winners, a high tribute to the extraordinary knowledge of today's most important events and people. - Adult captains of achievement from across the nation and top students will participate in the Salute to Excellence program as guests of hometown sponsors. Timothy is hoping that some interested business firm or civic group will act as his sponsor to attend the June 13 to 15 convention.