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MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" Volume 82 -- No. 6 McHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. JONE 14. 1956 The Plaindealer^ advertising manager, Jack Buckie, on an impulse, took , his wife, Mary, on a quickly planned, , old-fashioned picnic in the country last Thursday. Results only .proved that modern living has taken us entirely out of the realm of such Drimitive' diversions. A large loaf of bread, choice cuts of cold meat and an ample supply of soft drinks were enhanced by the selection of a quiet, shady spot in which to eat -- but no bottle opener and no knife. Inquiry at several stores in nearby communities revealed the unpopularity of openers and unavailability of knives except in 4£l4*sets. One genial storekeeper suggested to the Buckies' chagrin, that the items might be purchased in McHenry. With the noon hour well past and gnawing stomach pains prompting a quick decision, the Buckies set about . dividing the bread cave-man style, with their hands. The coke bottles were opened on a part of the car, which proved successful except •hat the resultant bath left little liquid with which to accompany the sandwich. Needless to say, the Buckies are spending their noon hours in their own attractive kitchen or in the confines of a restaurant. An example of willpower and courage beyond his years has been demonstrated by Dennis ^Vegener, 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wegener* of Fox street. The little fellow returned home June 1 after being confined to St. Joseph's hospital, Elgin, for eight and a half months with a severe case of bulbar polio. Dennis entered the # hospital Sept. 17, 1955, and two days later was placed in the iron Jung. There he remained for two jnd a half months. The young man is home now and is able to be around and enjoy life again. CHARM COURSE OPENS AT HIGH SCHOOL. JUNE II GIVEN SPECIAL AWARD 10c Per Copy " Carol Jepsen In Charge Of Class For Fourth Year Mrs. George Kauss and Miss Betty Nielsen are co-chairmen in charge of the 1956 queen contest which gets under way this week in connection with Marine Day in July. ' ' The charm course, which has been so valuable to so many girls in the past, .begins Monday, * June 18, at 7:15 o'clock in the high school, with Carol Marticke Jepsen in charge. She has been conducting the courses for the past four years. Posture and poise will be discussed in the first session on Monday, * important attributes to anyone. Mrs. Jepsen has had five years of experience as a model in photo and fashion work. She is a local high school graduate and attended Lake Forest college. She POWER SHUT-DOWN AFFECTS HUNDREDS IN THIS COMMUNITY CAROL JEPSEN Photo by Kolin This picture was taken last Sunday during the 10:45 o'clock service at the Community Methodist church. On Youth Sunday, Walter E. Aufrecht, Jr., received the coveted God and Country Scout award, the first time presentation of it has been made in McHenry in ten years. Left to right, front row, are Walter E. Aufrecht, Jr., and Rev. J. Elliott Corbett. In rear are Hugh H. Kirk, neighborhood commissioner; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Aufrecht and Louis Swedo, neighborhood commissioner. McIIenry's Dance, Figure and Speed club, an amateur roller skating organization, is justly proud of its accomplishments in the recent Illinois state championship meet. $ The newly formed club, a member of the U.S. Amateur Roller Skating association, lists Rose Graziano of Park Ridge as third in the intermediate ladies' figure and free style skating, while Don Beaman placed second in the novice men's figure and free style class. Donna Dowe and Don, who is from Wooster Lake, east of here, took third Dlace in the intra-dance division. •5? The three skaters are now eligible and will participate in the U.S. national roller skating championships, to be held at Melrose Park from July 1 through 7. The best of luck fs "extended to these ambitious and talented young people. One might be wrong, but when «^five people all verify that a full 'sized doe was seen leaping across the road to the safety of the field, it must be so! Albert W. Albrecht, with his family was driving home from a wedding near Chicago about 1:30 Sunday morning when the animal dashed in front of the car, north of Sunnyside Estates. It hesitated at the side of the <*road, then gracefully cleared a '^barbed wire fence. The Albrechts and othei'6 in the neighborhood are wondering if the doe is a pet or somehow managed to make its way to this more populated section from the wooded areas of neighboring Wisconsin. appeared in the Railroad. Fair in | 1950 and at present is a free lance fashion model. In addition to ' Mrs. J£psen, there will be guest instructors each week. Judging July 28 ! Because there will be no,TV and radio appearances for the queen and her court, the judging night will be Monday, July 23, i less than a week before festivi- I ties begin. This year the girls I will be rated by prominent judges as they appear in street I clothes and formals. The dean of the Rockford Dio- ) cese Catholic deanery has ex- ; pressed himself as favorable to ! the 1956 contest and it is hoped I that many girls will avail themj selves /of the opportunity afford- | ed by the charm course and the | contest. The winner will receive | a prize and each girl enrolled in I the course will be presented with a certificate from the Chamber of Commerce. Entry blanks are available at j the Plaindealer office or may ! be obtained from Betty Nielsen, i Girls must be between the ; ages of 16 and 23 inclusive, ; single, and must have resided for at least six months in the McHenry high school district. DR. JOHN GRAY NAMED COMMANDER OF LEGION POST . ^ New officers of the Legion post were elected on Monday, June 11, at a dinner meeting at the Legion home. Named to head the post's activities for the next year were Dr. John T„ Gray, commander; Edwip F. Reid, senior v ice-commander; Robert Hendricks, junior vice-commander; Roy C. Nissen, finance officer; William Green, historian; Roy A. Homo, chaplain; Andrew Worwick, serjeantat- arms; Harold Miller,'- assistant sergeant-at-arms. * Monday^"" 'fine dinner was served by auxiliary members. SIX JUNIORS GO TO BOYS, GIRLS STATE IN JUNE Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schmitt | attended the graduation June 7 j of their two grandsons, Ronald and Wayne Miller, of Barrington. i They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller. Five boys have been named to attend Boys State at Springfield in June, all members of the junior class of the local high school. One junior girl will attend Girls State in Jacksonville this summer. The boys, selected by the faculty, are Ed Cepulis, Gene Dietle, Karl Tomm, Mark Zimmerman <\nd LeRoy Hiller. Sarakay Doug- )is was chosen to go to Girls Ftate. The six will be papt of a large system set up as much as possible like the governing bodies of the state, county and city. They will be elected to various offices and will attempt to carry out such duties as are customary in the successful operation of small cMies and larger, county and state systems. JUNE CARNIVAL The Johnsburg Community club is making extensive plans for its summer carnival, to be held at Memorial Park on June 22, 23 and 24. More details on the carnival will appear in next week's Plaindealer. McHenry and other communines were without power for different periods of time on Tuesday morning. About 11:20, the 207,000 kilowatt generating unit at the state line station of Commonwealth Edison company suddenly went off the line. When it went out, it broke the inner connections , with other powei' systems. As a result, it was necessary to shut down about 100,000 kilowatts of the 3,500,000 kilowatts of customer load then being carried. . Seven sub-stations irt Chicago were shut down, affecting 75,000 .customers in Chicago. In the ^Public Service company area, about 50,006 customers were af- ;fectad. The outage ranged from five minutes to about an hour. Substantially, all customers were back by 12:30 p.m., and most of them before noon. The state line generating unit was back in service at 1 p.m. and was carrying the load shortly after that time. Inter-connections „ with other systems were restored within a short time. Conduct Scout Drive On June 19 Next Tuesday, June 19, the Boy Scout fund drive, only one of the year, will be held in McHenry. Both the residential and business sections will be solicited. The drive follows a recent Kishwaukee district meeting, at which time plans were launched for the campaign. A goal for the district was announced at $14,400 but McHenry itself has no quota. Benefitting from the funds collected will be members of Cub Pack 362, composed of thirty-one boys, sponsored by th«J$ Legion post, with A1 Meyer as cubmaster, and Cub Pack' 361, sponsored by the Men's club of the Methodist church, of which Ed Mars is cubmaster. Others for whom funds will be put to use locally are Troop 163 of Boy Scouts, twenty-five boys, sponsored by the Legion; -Troop 164, twenty boys, sponsored by the Moose lodge; Troop 161, sponsored by the P.T.A.; and Explorer Troop 662, fifteen members, sponsored by . the Legion. These questions concerning need for the drive are often asked: Why? Because Scouting gives a boy experience which he will value all of his life: j How much? What is a boy , worth? At St. Charles, the reformatory spends, $2,537.58 per year on one boy. The Blackhawk council serves nearly 14,000 boys and leaders at a cost of j only $10.67. liie Scout , oath starts by ask- | ing the boy to pledge "On my ; honor I will do my best." May j he ask the same of you? MOURN UNEXPECTED DEATH OF DAUGHTER OF RICHARD FREUNDS The community joined the Richard Freund family this week in mourning the untimely and unexpected death of their oldest child, a daughter, Nicollette, 5. The youngster died about 10:30 o'clock Monday night, June 11, of pneumonia, just a few minutes after she had been visiting with members of the family. Nicollette developed a cold a few weeks ago and later had measles. She was believed to be improving from her last illness when she died Monday. Survivors are her parents and a brother and sister, Ricky, 1, and Cindy, 4. A brother, Tim, died when he was 7 weeks old* Mrs. Freund is the former Doro- 4&V - Peehous. - The body rests at the Peter M. Justen funeral home until 9:30 o'clock this (Thursday) morning, when last rites will be conducted at St. Marys church, with burial in the church cemetery. GIVE $75 BIKE TO LUCKY WINNER AT JUNE 23 RODEO This is the last opportunity to remind young folks between the _ages of 8 and 14 to enter the Tilg bicycle rodeo on June 23. All that is needed ,to enter is to pass the safety lane test at the Elm Street Bike shop. All entries must be made by Saturday, June 16. w A seventy-five dollar bicycle will be given away, as well as many other, prizes. The program includes a parade, -regular^races and novelties and the very fine prizes are expected to attract a large number. The rodeo, first of its kind ever held in McHenry, promises a day of fun, as well as providing a special program assuring a safety check-ifp on youngsters' bikes. WIN DEGREES FROM COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN MO-WEST AREA MARYUNNHOGAN WATER PARADES. RACES FEATURES OF MARINE DAY Ringwood Girl District Winner For Milk Day McHenry area residents who attended the combined centennial- Milk Day parade in Harvard last Saturday were proud to see Miss Mary Linn Hogan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hogan of Ringwood, riding on the float carrying the District 6 dairy BENEFIT PARTY A henefit party. will be held at the V.F.W. clubhouse on Saturday evening, June 30, for tiie purpose of making up the deficit in the recent Red Cross quota for this area. Almost ,$1,350 is still sought to meet the $3,500 quota. BEACH LIFEGUARD REMAINS QUESTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT Do you want a lifeguard on the beach this summer? If one is to be provided for the safety of your youngsters, it will be necessary to secure enough contributions so that a guard may be employed. From the proceeds of their holiday program, the McHenry Choral club has donated a sizable sum for this purpose. However, much more is needed to assure daily protection. Send your contribution at once to Beach Fund, McHenry. TREASURER'S REPORT The semi-annual report of, County Treasurer VerVion W. Kays was released this week, at which time it was revealed that it cost $705,469.30 to operate the county's business during the period from Dec. 1, 1955, through May 31, 1956. The balance in all funds on May 31 was $473,518.96. Give Trophies For Floats; Racers Get Gift Certificates With the month of June well under way, extensive plans are in the making for annualMarine Day and carnival on July 26, 27, 28 and 29. Highlights of the four-day event will include rides, games, boat parades and novelty boat races. The crowning of the queeh will take place Friday evening, July 27, at 9:30 o'clock in the city park, which will also serve as the carnival grounds. Saturday night at 10 o'clock, a large number of lighted boats will make their way down the river and the following day, the same decorated craft will take part in a daylight parade. The races will be open to all boats in the Chain O' Lakes region and will include stock motors and family b'oat^. ~ Entry blanks for the races and the boat parade will be available soort from all boat dealers located in the Chain O'- Lakes region. Keynote attractions for the day's events include local participation in novelties such as a "Spark Plug" race, a "Powder Puff" race and a "Milan Start" race, concluding the activities with the ever popular "Free For All." Describe Races The "Spark Plug" race is always a thriller which promises to keep the crowd on its feet. Drivers stand in their boats with a spark plug in their hands high above their heads. When the cannon sounds, tlfi? drivers hurriedly try to put their spark plug in the engine, for they cannot start without it. It tests the skill of the driver and also his calm and collective mechanical ingenuity. The "Powder Puff" race, as might be suspected, is for the fair sex and promises entertainment for the whole family. The Milan start originated in the city of Milan, Italy, where sport car races provide favorite entertainment. To make them exciting, the driver stands behind his boat. Off goes the can- (Continued on Page 8) princess. She will now represent that district of the Pure Milk association in the American Dairy association state-wide contest. Mary, 20, is a sophomore at the University of Illinois and was selected over seven others, all daughters of P.M.A. members. Judging was based on beauty, poise, personality and the ability to speak extemporaneously due to a number of radio broadcasts. Miss Hogaa' was crowned by Miss Harvard, Ann Streit, assisted by Walter Schuett, president of District 6. Seeks Honors She will now vie for state dairy princess honors at, the state fair when finals for that contest are held. The state winner is eligible to compete for the American Dairy princess role, an honor that sends the national princess travelling as a good will ambassador for the dairy industry in many countries. Mary Linn has had ten years of 4-H home economics and was in agricultural 4-11 for seven years. She has completed twelve units of dairy foods projects and was a state construction winner in clothing. Last year she was named state leadership winner in 4-H and earned a trip to the 4-H Club Congress. A graduate of the local high school in 1954, Mary Linn helps on the family's farm near Ringwood during the summer. GRASS FIRE Volunteers were called out Tuesday morning to extinguish a grass fire which was gaining headway west of the city. C. H. S. Rev. Fr. Edward C. Coakley, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic '^fchui •eh, was pleasantly surprised last Monday noon when the newly formed Kiwanis club, of which he is a member, presented him with a decorated cake commemorating the twenty-third anniversary of his ordination. It's time wasted to whitewash a character that couldn't be saved even with a heavy coat _of enamel. DIES IN PARKING LOT Thomas A. Harvey, 75, whose address was reported as 104 W. 80th street, Chicago, and 140 N. Riverside Drive, McHenry, was found dead Saturday, apparently of natural causes, in a parking lot at 63rd and Lake Shore Drive. No other details were received. Photo bv Kolin These young people made up the graduating class of the McHenry high school for 1956. With 107 members, it was the largest senior class ever recorded in the history of the school. Guest speaker of the evening was Dr. Glenn M. Blair of the University of Illinois, who spoke on "The Adjusted Personality." He concluded his thirty minute talk by urging the graduates to accept themselves as^they are and rather than strive for too high a goal, to have ambitions within their grasp. As family and friends gathered close to the stage to capture on film the important moment. Supt. C. H. Duker presented the graduates with their diplomas. In addition to the great number ! of local students who have re- ! eeiyed diplomas as eighth grade j and high school graduates, a numj ber are also completing their college and university work this : month. | Among 120 students receiving (degrees from Illinois Wesleyan | university, Bloomington, at the 97th commencement exercises held June 4 was Celia Page, daughter of the Ray Pages. She was one of thirteen on whom was conferred the degree of bachelor of music education. Six Illinois men and women received bachelors degrees from Middlebury college, Middlebury, Vt., at the June 11 commencement which marked the completion of the school's 156th academic year. Mark W. Hopkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Hopkins, a graduate of the local high school, was one 'of the six. An English major, he was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. He interrupted his education to serve with the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1955. He was editor of Frontiers, college literary magazine, and assistant editor of the Campus, college newspaper. Degrees were conferred on 1,091 graduates at the University of Ioiva's spring commencement exercises June 8., A bachelor of science in commerce degree was conferred on Jack Pepping, son of the Fred Peppings of McHenry. The same day, he received his commissior^ as second lieutenant in the Air Force and has already received his appointment to Lakeland Air Force base on Dec. 14. I For the summer months, he will | be employed by Illinois Bell Tele- I phone company in Harvey. | Receiving her certificate of j award in dental hygiene it the • ! same school on June 7 was Karen j Engdahl, daughter of the Herbert M. Engdahls. She passed her state board in Iowa recently and next. fall will take the Illinois boa.rd examination. ~ Miss Engdahl and Mr. Pepping will be married later this month. Three local young men, all M.C.H.S. graduates, received de- ' grees at Purdue university at «3th« ; 104th commencement exercises i held Sunday, June 3. The comi mencement speaker was Dr. J. A. j Estey, professor of economics at 1 Purdue, who retires this year after forty-two years of service. I The graduates were Glen E. ' Marunde of Millstream. drive, who received his BS degree in air transportation: Paul R. Marke, (Jr., and Eugene J. Perry of the ! Wonder Lake area, each of whom ' received a BS degree. They are Jhe sons of the 6len Marundes. • the Louis Perrys and the senior Paul Markes. ! A total of 160 students received , iheir diplomas Friday, June 1, at ; the College of St. Thomas in Minnj esota, among them Charles J. Hiller, son of the George Hillers of Johnsburg. He received his BA degree in business administration. \ General Carlos P. Romulo, president of the Fourth General Assembly of the United Nations and first embassador to America from the : Philippines, delivered the commencement address. Dorothy Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelsin Davis of Pistakee Bay, received, her BA degree on June 9 from Lake Forest college, with a major in French. Graduation highlights will become only a memory in the days ahead, however, for on June 23 she tyill be married in St. Thomas church. Crystal Lake, to Ensign John Walter DeRoche of Pistakee Bay, who is with the Navy. They will reside in Seattle, Wash., for the next year following their marriage. Commencement exercises are still ahead for Jack Wirtz, son of Mr. and Mrs A. J. Wirtz, who will receive his BS degree at the University of Illinois on June 16. He is one of 2.584 on whom degrees will be conferred in an impressive ceremony at Memorial Stadium. Jack, who has majored in music, also joins the ranks of the benedicts later this month and will remain in McHenry for the summer. Charles V. Swanson graduated from Northwestern University school of education on Monday, June 18. He is the son of Dr, and Mrs. C. R. Swanson of McHenry. The young man has accepted a position in- the sales division of the Kroehler Furniture company. Norman G. Kersten of McHen- ' ry received the bachelor of arts degree at DePauw university last weekend during the school's 117th annual commencement. He is the son ot Mr. and* Mrs. Gu*> tav F. Kersten of Rt. 2»