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usin ('oqs'THY DONNA HUM ANN STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Miss McHenry of 1974 is Donna Humano, who will reign as Marine Festival Queen during the week of July 7-14. Donna received her crown from last year's queen, Nancy Staley, before a standing-room- only crowd at the American Legion home Jast Thursday night. The pretty Miss Humann, 18, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Humann of Lakeland Park. She is 5 feet 6 inches tall and has brown hair and brown eyes. This year, three runners-up were chosen instead of the customary two. Selected as first runner-up was Pamela L. Zimny, 18, a 5 foot 9 inch brunette with brown eyes. Second runner-up honors went to blonde Pamela Jones, 19, who is 5 foot 7 inches tall and has green eyes. Chosen as third runner-up was petite Caron Urbanski, 17, a 5 foot 3 inch tall blonde with blue eyes. The coveted Miss Congeniality award went to tiny dark-haired Chris Luto of McCullom Lake. The winner of this award is chosen by the contestants themselves. The queen and runners-up are all 1974 graduates of McHenry high school. Miss Luto is a June graduate of Marian Central Catholic high school, Woodstock. : Following her coronation, Donna was presented with a beautiful bouquet of red roses and a trophy by American Lesion Commander Glenn Messer. As she promenaded down the center aisle of the hall, tears streamed down her face. The new queen described her first reaction as being "very surprised and very happy". The same sentiments were echoed by her parents, Don and Card Humann, and her four sisters, Cathy 20, Mary 17, Meg 14 and Barbara 11. According to Queen Donna, the six weeds' charm course prior to the"contest was very enjoyable and rewarding. All the girls knew each other and "we had a marvelous time", she commented. "I'd like to thank everybody," she said happily. "They've all been so nice." Donna, a 1974 graduate of McHenry high school, was very active in school activities. She was a member of the National Honor society, GAA, chorus, pom pom girl, bat girl, Pep club, Student Leaders club, on the swim team and was vice- president of the senior class. Her hobbies include music, snowmobiling, bicycling, water skiing, swimming, horseback riding, fishing and camping. Donna is now employed as a checker at a super market in McHenry. She plans to attend Western Illinois university in the fall and will study to be a Hydrotherapist. That is the use of water recreation as therapy for the handicapped. The Chamber of Commerce presented Queen Donna with two tickets for the grand prize trip to Jamaica. She and her mother will leave June 26 for a trip of five nights and six days. They are to return home July 1. William Dumalski is making all arrangements fox the exciting trip. For the swim suit competition, Donna wore an aqua print one-piece suit. For her formal appearance, she chose a green, yellow and white print dress designed with a scoop neckline, ruffle cap sleeve, empire waistline and a ruffled hem. White eyelet lace beaded with yellow ribbon trimmed the neckline, waist and hemline of the dress. The program was opened by Commander Glenn Messer of American Legion Post 491, who led the pledge of allegiance. Master of Ceremonies William Nye introduced 1973, Queen Nancy Staley, who led the contestants onto the stage in front of the four judges for the swim suit competition. She also led the girls in for their appearance in formal gowns. Prior to crowning the new queen, Miss Staley was asked to address the audience. She said, "This past year has been an unforgettable experience. Tonight is just as exciting as last year when I received the crown because someone else will be honored again." Her eyes filled with tears and she was unable to speak. "Oh, (Continued on page 19) A larger children's show, a photography show, and the works of many new artists are among special attractions at the 18th annual Country Art Fair, set for this weekend - Friday evening through Sunday afternoon • at Parkland school. Parkland school is on Ringwood road at Route 120 and is a new location for this event. Extra space, added lighting, and convenient parking add up to an attractive spot as a showcase for the works of art of McHenry county artists. Hours for the Country Art Fair are June 21,12 to 10 p.m.; June 22, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and June 23, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Country Art Fair is sponsored by the auxiliary to McHenry hospital as a benefit to raise 'funds for McHenry hospital. ,.A „ A main feature each year is the "One Man Show". This year's featured artist is Robert Tucker, McHenry county watercolor artist. His works are on view in the National Gallery, Washington, D.C.; U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Navy Collection of Combat Art and in many private collections. He gained experience during World War II while serving in the Coast Guard as a combat artist. After the war, Tucker became an advertising art director. Now he's doing what he dreamed about doing during the 1930's - painting watercolors as an independent, creative artist. Mrs. Sally Miller and Miss Greta Martin are co-chairmen for this year's Country Art Fair. Tickets to the show will be available at the door each day. Patrons support the Art Fair with their purchases and contribute significantly to the money earned by the auxiliary. Artists are competing for $100 first prize in the judged competition, a prize given by the McHenry Medical Group. Entries include paintings, sculptures, ceramics, woodcarvings, wrought iron creations, and silver craft. Mrs. Miller noted the number of new artists participating will add new scope to the Art Fair. The children's show this year is larger and includes - entries from Woodstock students as well as many from McHenry and nearby towns. COLLEGE MEETING A special meeting of the McHenry County college board will be held at the interim offices, Crystal Lake, Thursday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. There will be an executive session for the purpose of consideration of possible purchase of land. With the help of the famous Country Art Fair penguin, co-chairmen invite you to the eighteenth annual event at McHenry starting Friday afternoon. From left are Miss Greta Martin and Mrs. Sally Miller. (DON PEASLEY PHOTOGRAPHY) Two Escape Lake Drowning; Search For Possible Victim "First Family" New Fair Competitive Event Two Chicago residents narrowly escaped drowning Saturday afternoon when their boat overturned near the Polish Camp beach in West Shore Beach subdivision. Nichols Kin, 58, of 2130 W. Cortez street and Marianna Gruber, 50, of 1734 W. Division street, both of Chicago, were rescued by two fishermen who witnessed the incident. The two victims were brought to shore by the fishermen, Thomas Pender of 3715 W. John street, McHenry, and William Bishop, a Crystal Lake police officer. During rescue operations, Kin stopped breathing and Bishop administered mouth to mouth resuscitation. Through Bishop's efforts, breathing was restored and Kin was taken to McHenry hospital An innovation of the past decade is a new kind of entertainment known by an assortment of monickers. All fall into the category of SALE. Now this is not the common variety of sale such as merchants hold from time to time. Oh no! This is a very special public disposal of unwanted goods, usually conducted by homemakers who are tired of tripping over an abundance of items collected through the years. For the record, it is known as a GARAGE SALE, a BARN SALE or a YARD SALE-all of which evolved from the simple rummage sale. As we strode through city streets on our daily walk last week, we hit upon the ingenious idea that the city of McHenry might well turn its annual spring clean-up collection into a giant CURB SALE. We made a mental note of some of the resourcefulness used by residents of a one-mile area .we covered. We could almost picture the serious deliberations that preceded their deciscion to dispose of particularly appealing items. There were children's toys, baby equipment, plumbing items, furniture and some rather sad looking pieces of material to name a few. We found ourselves indulging in the very behavior pattern so humorous in others. It was an impulse to rummage through the items until we found something that might fit in someplace, sometime, at home. This, you know, is known as the disease of impulse buying, for which someday we predict there will be established a Sales Anonymous for addicts. With a strength of willpower, we kept our two feet traveling at a reasonable pace as we directed them home. After all, where else could we find such a vast assemblage of trivia --and old trivia at that --and all for free. And there on the side of our road we found that the only thing we were discarding was a huge pile of dead tree branches. City Fathers, you will not become rich on the generosity of this writer. But from past experience in watching the glee with which most ladies take off for GARAGE, BARN, PORCH or YARD SALES, it's a good bet McHenry's coffers could be considerably enlarged by taking advantage of our timely nrlvic^ Hold a CURB sale! K.A.F. Senate Allows $1 Million For Dredging Of Fox River The Senate has approved a budget for the coming year for the waterways division of the state Department of Transportation that includes nearly $1.2 million for projects in the 33rd Legislative district. This announcement has been made by State Senator Jack Schaffer, Cary. The largest project included in the bill is $1 million for dredging of the Fox river in Lake and McHenry counties from the Kane county line to the Wisconsin border. Also included is $45,000 for modernization and installation of ice control equipment at the McHenry lock and dam on the Fox river, $35,000 to complete construction of culverts and water control structures on an unnamed tributary and the Kishwaukee river. In making the announcement Schaffer said, "I am hopeful the projects financed with these funds will in some way help alleviate the constant flooding which almost annually inundates our district. I'm as tired as my constituents of pumping water out of my basement almost every time it rains or the snow melts, and I think it's high time the state makes a major commitment (Continued on page 19) Three Die, Others Injured In Several Highway Crashes The county recorded its tenth and eleventh highway fatalities Sunday afternoon on Harmony road, south of Union. Roy L. Jeffers, 21, of 23513 Streit road, Harvard, and Nancy *L. Brackmann, 17, of 17602 Harmony road, Marengo were pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, at 2:22 p.m. Evidence at the scene indicated Jeffers was west­ bound on Harmony and while negotiating a curve in the road, the vehicle went out of control, traveled 850 feet and hit a tree. The two occupants were pinned in the vehicle and the Marengo Rescue squad worked for almost an hour to extricate them from the car. An inquest into the two deaths is tentatively scheduled for June 28 by Coroner Theron Ehorn. Sharon A. Balk of 4217 Riverdale drive, McHenry, and her seven-month old son, David, escaped serious injuries after their car rolled over last Wednesday morning at 2710 W. Johnsburg road, just west of the town limits. The two were taken to McHenry hospital by. the Johnsburg Rescue squad. Mrs. Balk applied her brakes when she noticed a slow moving vehicle in front of her west­ bound auto. In doing so, she lost control of her car which left the north side of the road and overturned. Investigating deputies noted that the left rear tire of the car was deflated after the accident and a large nail was embedded in the tire. It was felt this could (Continued on page 19) for further treatment. Ms. Gruber was also taken to the hospital but suffered no ill effects from the incident. The McHenry Rescue squad, Civil Defense and Sheriff's deputies searched several hours Sunday night after a reported possible drowning in McCullom Lake about 8 p.m. No one was found and as of Monday morning, no one was reported missing from that area. (Continued on page 19) Mrs. Hollander Soloist With Stage Band Dorothy Hollander will sing a medley from the popular "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Mister Wonderful" when she appears as the season's first guest soloist with the McHenry stage band. The concert will start at 8 p.m. Thursday evening, June 20, in the city band shell. Mrs. Hollander, a music teacher at Valley View school, has appeared with the Northern Illinois university concert band, on radio, and as a soloist with the McHenry Choral club, as well as a guest soloist for various concerts. Her singing is always enthusiastically received. The band will be playing modern rock, contemporary as well as World War II type music. Their arrangements include "Ruby", "Hey Jude" "Quincy and the Count", "Walk on Water", "In The Mood", "Poor Butterfly", "Blues for Billie D", "Rose of Washington Square", "Let's Get Some", "I 'Can't Stop Loving You", "Mercy" and "I Remember Basie". A special award is being instituted at the McHenry County Fair this year, calling attention to the family participation and the total enjoyment so many people find at this traditional event. The Four-H's will be joined by the Three-F's - "the First Family of the Fair" -- in a competitive program to choose the winner of this new award sponsored by the McHenry Savings and Loan association, Charles Weingart, president of the McHenry County Fair, has announced. This award was established to "heighten and recognize family participation in the fair." Weingart and fair board members have discussed the proposal for the award before approving it and agree it is appropriate to recognize the area family which "most convincingly participates in the fair's various activities," Explains Weingart: "Each family unit-mother, father and the children-will be able to contribute collective skills and interests toward winning the trophy." Rules are being developed now and will be available through the fair office. Important to note is that advance registration is necessary, and must be completed before the fair opens. A point system is being established which will include junior open, open class, and 4-H competition. Registration can begin at the fair office July 1. Winning family- will become the "Host Family" for the next year's fair. Trophy with the announcement of the winning family will be made on the final night of the 1974 fair Aug. 4. HEAD VFW ORGANIZATIONS - Pictured above are Mrs ! Garifi, president-elect of the auxiliary to Fox River V.F.W. Post 4600, and Bob Freund, commander-elect of the post. They were recently installed for the '74-'75 year in impressive ceremonies. THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CH AIN-O-LA KE S REGION SINCE 1875 A partial solution to delayed issuance of tax bills in four McHenry county townships - Dorr, Grafton, Burton and McHenry - suggested to the McHenry County board by County Treasurer Audrey R. Walgenbach and County Clerk Vernon W. Kays, has been approved by the board, Mrs. Walgenbach announced Monday. By piecemeal issuance of bills in the four townships, some 52.9 percent of Grafton's assessed valuation, about 93.5 percent of Dorr's values, 88.9 percent of Burton's values, and 41.3 percent of McHenry township's values will be covered by the approximate 25,000 bills which Mrs. Walgenbach hopes will be mailed the week of June 24. First installment of these bills would be due Aug. 1, second installment would be due Sept. 1. "The additional expense to the county is about $2,500 out of pocket with no chance of recovery, and there will be additional inconvenience to county personnel and, for that matter, to all users of county tax records, individual and institutional, in the two sets of tax ro l ls for these four townships * required by this staggered mailing. We hope the benefits to the taxing bodies, whose accounts will be swelled by earlier collection, will be appreciated enough to justify the costs and inconvenience involved," Mrs. Walgenbach said. Bills for Dorr township tax codes 10-1 (City of Woodstock), (Continued on page 19) VOLUME 98 NUMBER 93 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1974 20 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS 18th Annual Event McHenry Country Art Fair To Open June 21 McHenry Welcomes New Some °f McHenry included Marine Festival Queen Send More Tax Bills June 24