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1 '?!? VOL. 91, No.30 |T-Indian Princesses To Pe Formed In Region The Lake Region YMCA cor- . dially invites fathers and their daughters who are in first, •second and third grades toattend an informational and oronor Church Unit's Service Volunteers from McHenry Community Methodist church will be honored at the Nov. 17 Elgin State hospital annual recognition ceremony for extraordinary services to the hospital and its patients. The group will be presented a certificate for twelve years of service at the hospital. Lauding the value of volunteers, Dr. Ernest S. Klein, superintendent of the hospital, said "their contribution must be measured not only in hours of work, but also in terms of the warmth, friendship and help they offer to our patients." Educators In Round Table discussion Dr. Carl T. Berg Strom, superintendent of Districts 15 and 156 and August Uttich, president of the District 15 board of education, McHenry, attended the fall conference and dinner meeting of the Kishwaukee division of the Illinois Association of School Boards recently at the Cast Aurora high school. Dr. Bergstrom served in the capacity of a consultant and Uttich as a moderator during ground table discussions of the "Five Items of Great Priority". The Ave items of interest which were used as topics for the fifteen round table discussions •.were" Pupil Militancy", "Teacher Militancy", "Finance", "Administrative Structure", "Social Conflict" with "Con- Con" as a special interest subject. The main speaker was Robert A. Jamie son, first vice - president of the tri-county division of the Illinois Association of School Boards. ganizational meeting on Thur sday, Nov. 14, at the Crystal Lake Program center, 65 N. Williams street, Crystal Lake, for the purpose of learning about the new Y-indian Princess clubprogram. All interested dads and daughters who reside in the Vs ten community service area are invited to the meeting,' which will begin at 7:15 p.m. and will last until 8:15 p.m. Y-Indlan Princesses is being formed as a companion program to the popular Y-Indian Guides activities, which are receiving such a strong following throughout the YMCA's Service Area. At present, there are twenty - five Y-Indian Guide tribes with a membership of 387 sons and their dads. As a result, many families have expressed interest in forming the same type of activity with the value of the healthy relationship between father and daughter that has characterized the Y-Indian Guide program. While fathers who have had experience with Y-Indian Guides may have primary interest in working with the Y-Indian Princess program, every father who will like to get to know his daughter better and share some special experiences with her is most welcome. OUTLINE FORMAT Generally, the format of YIndian Princesses will be ai den- (Continued on page 7) GLEN ELLYN DRIVER BLAMED IN FRIDAY CRASH A Glen Ellyn driver was blamed for a two - vehicle accident which occurred last Friday on Rt. 120 and Borden street, in McHenry. Police said Richard J. Galvani of Glen Ellyn was parked on Borden street, fating south, waiting for traffic to clear and then made a left turn onto the highway. As he did, an auto driven west by Roger Burns of 4201 W. Ponca, McHenry, approached the intersection and was unable to avoid striking the soft drink truck driven by Galvani. Burns was taken to McHenry hospital and released. McHenry County Medical Assistants association will hold the November meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at McHenry hospital, starting at 8 p.m. Dr. Peter Griesbach will be guest speaker for the evening. His topic will be " Preventive Medicine, Immunization." Dr. Griesbach is a specialist in the field of pediatrics. He is president of the McHenry Comity Medical society, and health officer for the city of McHenry. He is associated with the McHenry Medical group and the McHenn^ hospital. All medical assistants from McHenry county are welcome to attend this meeting as a guest, or if desired, a future member of the McHenry County association. J.F. McCulloch Will Head WWI Local Barracks James F. McCulloch was elected commander of the McHenry Barracks, No. 1315, Veterans of World War I, at a meeting last Thursday. Others named to serve with him are Frank Kolar, senior vice- commander; William F. Ewert, junior vice-commander; Victor Howe, judge advocate; Harry C. Lock, legislative officer; Harry J. Donner} quartermaster; Garfield C. Benson, chaplain; Louis G. Wolfersheim, sergeant - at - arms; and Clyde Blackwell, adjutant. Trustees are Mr. Blackwell, one year; Eugene Kane, two years; and T.L. "Cy" Young, three years. The installation dinner meeting will be held Dec. 5 at the Legion home, with Past Commander Howard "Pat" Cairns as installing officer. Wives and widows of veterans will be quests. Department of Illinois Commander Sherman Carr and Mrs. Carr, of Murphy sboro, will be guests of honor. Officer Foils :.j Burglary; Hit By Intruder! 1 George W. Naselto, 43,anofc ficer with .the Island Lai village police department, was admitted to McHenry hospital^ early Tuesday morning, suffer-I?' ing a possible concussion after! being struck in the head while; investigating a break-in. V' : •'.$ Nasello, on duty about 4:30in| the morning, noticed a panel r^-i moved from a boarded enclos ure adjoining a new addition to the Robin Hood super 'market in Island Lake. v H He walked nearer the build- * ing, heard pounding inside an|d returned to the car to summit help. Just as he reached inside and made radio calls to th|e McHenry county sheriffs office I and Wauconda police, he was# struck in the head by a flying f object. Wauconda police were tfie •' first to arrive on the scene and 5 found a rock near Nasello^s i unconscious body. Island Lake police apprehended one, suspect for questioning but he was later released. The intruders failed to gain f admission to the store. t New West Campus Gym # J a ' ( %'N '.1 f-;fWM sr- INVESTIGATION I IS REQUESTED ON VOTING PROCEDURE Cal Skinner, Sr., of Crystal Lake has asked State's Attorney Richard R. Cross, judges of the 196th Circuit Court, in McHenry county, and U.S. District Atty. Assistant Larry Coh|n and Atty. General Wm. G. Clark for an investigation of. voting procedures in Precinct 10 and 24, Algonquin townships Skinner supported, with fi- World Known Inventor Dies Nelson L. Davis, prominent McHenry business man, known gures, evidence he say*indi- ^internationally for his coalpre- ^ paration processes, died of a PUBLISH TAX LIST The personal property tax assessment list for McHenry township will be published in the Friday, Nov. 15 issue. cated that about j~300 voters ill Precinct 24 were disenfranchised at the recent election. He also asked for an investigation into the cOuntin^of about forty absentee ballots in Precinct 10. Plan to attend a McHenry area school during Education Week. Open Johnsburg School a b c d e f g h i j k l r n o : • : : r S' J V W »; I heart attack Monday,Nov. 11 in th^ family home at 901 W. Rolling Lane road, McHenry. Mr. Davis was a consulting mechanical engineer and owned about eighty patents in the related field of coal preparation processes in the U.S. patent office. For twenty - eight years he was employed by Link Belt Co., and acted as sales manager between 1937 and 1947. In '47 he founded the Nelson L. Davis company, located in McHenry, of which he was president and chairman of the board. Since 1964 he has been an engineering consultant for Barber - Greene & Co., in Aurora and Bell & Zoller Coal Co. He was a member of Acacia Lodge, AF & AM Chicago. Mr. David was born in Brookfield, Mo., Dec. 25, 1895. The family came to McHenry from Chicago about twenty years ago. Survivors are his wife, Henrietta Jane, nee Kerr, to whom he was married Dec. 31, 1918; two daughters, Mrs. Vale (Marjorie) Adams of McHenry and Mrs. Jack (Dorothy) Deroche of McMurray, Pa.; a son, Thomas Richard Davis of McHenry; 11 grandchildren; two great - grandchildren; two brothers, Rollo J. of Tinley Park and William M. of Mishawaka, Ind. Services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2o'clock from the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home, with burial in Woodland cemetery. Friends may call after 2 o'clock Wednesday. BUCKNER GYMNASIUM The dedication of the new West campus gymnasium will climax the end of National Education Week Friday, Nov. 15. The dedication in memory of Carl Buckner, former principal and superintendent of Mc- Hehry Community high school, will be held during the half time of the varsity game. The public is invited to tour the building during open house immediately following the game. Mrs. Ruth Buckner and her, daughter, Mrs. Nancy Stilling, will accept a commemorative scroll, a duplicate of the plaque which will be permanently placed in the giymnasium. John Buckner,^ uperintendenk-oL- .the Crystal Lake high school and a brother of Carl Buckner, will also attend the ceremonies. Dr. Carl T. Bergstrom, superintendent of Districts 15 and 156; Richard Swantz, West campus principal; and Vale Adams, president of the District 156 school board, will be in charge of the ceremonies. Don Howard, "secretary of the District 156 board^ is acting as the coor-' diMfdr ftfr the school board ifl making all the arrangements far the Ovent. * Refreshments will be ser$». ed after the varsity game. ...To End AU Wars! TTiis is Education Week, a time set aside each year for the public to become better acquainted with the No. I responsibility of everyone -- the education of a growing population PLAINDEALER PHOTO of young people. One of the schools where this education has its start is the kindergarten at Johnsburg elementary school, an area most seriously affected by rapid growth. James C. Bush, siqperintendent of the Johnsbufg Public schools, District 12,invitesthe public to visit the district's educational facilities atthe Johnsburg and Ringwood buildings on Wednesday, Nov. 13 and on Thursday, Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in observance of Education week. Parents are encouraged to visit their child's classroom and school facilities. District 12's educational facilities include three modern buildings which serve approximately 1,000 students. The district has been growing at an alarming rate the past few years. Neighboring school districts are confronted with building bond issues and it appears to be a problem in the near future in Johnsburg since the district had a twenty - six percent increase this year in school enrollment. Such an increase means seven additional classrooms. Two areas that have been affected tremendously by this large increase are kindergarten and fourth grade. For the first time, Johnsburg School District has a fulf time school nurse and a health program is in operation. Hearing and eye tests are given to the students by qualified personnel. An immunization clinic is planned for the school district later in the school year. The hearing tests are conducted by two qualified members of the school district who received their (Continued on page 7) COMMENDATION MEBAL PRESENTED TO JAMES BODAM Army Sergeant James E. Bodam, 24, received the Army Commendation medal recently while" serving with the 41st Artillery group near Phu Cat,' Vietnam. Sgt. Bodam earned the award for meritorious service as a machine gun sergeant in the Headquarters Battery. The Army Commendation Medal is awarded to personnel who while serving with the Army distinquish themselves by heroism, meritorious achievement or meritorious service. The medal was established by the Secretary of War on Dec. 18, 1945. His wife, Joyce, lives at 37- 05 James street, McHenry. ....yam ^ „iAC ^ •»•«% v , vj "* "if*"*' •'*<$', •* 4 k?/ " ..V 1 A good crowd assembled in front of the American Legion home at 11 o'clock Monday morning to pay a brief but impressive tribute to the veterans of all wars on their day -- Veterans Day. Although the observance has been expanded in recent years to include recognition PLAINDEALER PHOTO of all those who have served in past wars, 1968 Veterans Day brought special memories to those who fought in World War I, for whom the day originally came into existance. It was the fiftieth anniversary of the Armistice signed in 1918 "to end all wars". % si 1