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EXPECT THOUSANDS IN CITY MARINE DAY Meanderin" more clippings from df»pers in other parts of tha country were received this past week concerning publicity which Val Gappell is bringing tp Mcfiehry as Marine Day queen. William 'H. Bmce of the Navy sent home an article and a large picture from the July 18 issue of the Boston, Mass., paper. Miss Verena Justen, who has been in California, sent a friend a clipping from a leading paper in that state which also carried the picture. A sister of Mrs. LeRoy Smith, residing on Long Island, saw a notice in the New York Daily News and Maurie Clark picked up a paper while on a western trip and was surprised iffi see the queen's picture. ^mong the musical units scheduled to appear in McHenry on Marine Day is the drum and bugle corps of the Illinois State Training School for Boys, which has made a welcome addition to Hut parade in years past. i To anyone whose heart light- " ens by the sound of children's laughter, he has only to hear the happiness which emanates from the Villa Maria grounds at Pistakee Bay during playtime to realize how really happy the yofmgsters are. In seeing and hearing ' lie genuine enjoyment of these orphahed children one cannot help but feel that even though life has not been kind in many ways, their appreciation of small things has brought them - more happiness than many other young folks enjoy. While their well equipped playground offers them most .' everything they could want, occasionally a few of them stray to the neighboring yard of the Vesely family,' where they are entranced by the loud and clear voice of a pet parrot. Loretta. a pretty, green bird, proudly struts about the cage as she clearly calls out her name, followed by a snappy whistle, then proceeds to tell her admirers about Polly before bidding them goodbye. The only secret ih getting Lorretta to talk is to give her a ride in the wheelbarrow, cage and all. As long as the ride continutsr Loretta talks. .fsr McCULLOM IJU£E • *' RECEIVES REPORT ON CONDITION OF WATER This week, Eugene Plotrowski of McCullom Lake received word from Sam X. Parr, superintendent of the Division of Fisheries, Department of Conservation, Springfield, regarding the condition of McCullom Lake. Mr. Piotrowski, representing a committee interested in the future of fishing at the lake, had writ ten the state department for information. Hie letter reads as follows: «• "Our fisheries biologist, Bruce Muench, at the time of his inspection with an electric shocker sicians was the fact that each i made observations' of a large BAND CONCLUDES SOSES OF BGHT WEEKLY CONCERTS Variety Of Guest v; Talent Featured Las! Programs ' "- With Wednesday evening's concert by the McHenry city band, the series of eight programs presented from the first week in June through the month of July came to a close. Encouraging to the young muconcert brought larger crowds, especially those presented on the high school grounds, where it was possible to have guest talent. Feature# on the last four programs were vocal solos ahd duets, a trombone trio, accordion solos, a men's vocal ensemble and a tuba solo. All were received enthusiastically and provided variety to the fine choice of band numbers. Paul R. Yandft is band director and has conducted weekly practices so that the Thursday programs might bring the greastest enjoyment to the listeners.^ Band Personnel Making up the band were the following musicians, most of them from the McHenry community: , Flute: Dorothy Hiller. Clarinets: Joseph Ciontea, Patsy Goranson, Doris Bauer, Virginia Audino, Celia Page, Jean Blake and Betty Wright. Saxophones: James Freund, David Kent, Kenneth Sawdo, Jack Wlrtz and Lynn Cheney. Cornets: George Freund, Jack Wild, Arnold Thelen, Donald £evefman, Winn Davidson and William LonfT. French Horns: Jane Blake and Marge Rogers.* • " Baritones: Lawrence Otto. Trombones: Ray Schmitt, Fred Luscombe, Gordon Smith and Shirley Conway. j Basses: Earl Pomrening and John Novotny. Drums: Donald Dewey and Charlene Dowe^v carp population. He found very turbid water,r possibly caused by bottom feeding fish such as carp, -etc. He also found evidence of winterkills in the lake. "We can arrange a fish planting this fall for your lake when we tfdrain our fish rearing units, but I am quite sure it will be of little or no benefit to future fishing. "We will be glad to arrange for Mr. Muench to talk to you and your organization at a meeting at some future date and explain fish management procedures. APPROVE CONTRACT FOR BLACKTOPPUfCfr TOWNSHIP ROAD Subject to state approval, a contract tuts been awarded by the road and bridge committee of the board of supervisors for the blacktopping of a stretch of road under the township motor fuel tax plan. The road, SIX-HORSE HITCH LEAVES FOR ROBERT PETERSEN * ] ' Robert Petersen, son of Mi. and Mrs. Kenneth Petersen cs Rt. 4, McHenry, will .report to Fort Lewis, Wash., on . Aug. i, after enjoying a ten-day furlough with his parents. His first four months of training wall taken at Camp Breckinridge, Ky., and now the young serviceman leaves for service in the Far East. j At a recent dinner, his eoro| pany, "Roger," 518th airboriii infantry regiment, was the onli one to be named outstanding} There were 220 men in the company and 23,000 on the post. Present at the dinner, honor! ing the men for their eervic^ from March to July, was Generi al Adams, commanding generaj of the post, said to be the young* est general serving his country, McHenry Folks Meet In Germany Surprise and pleasure beyond words to explain could be read into the letter which Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schaefer of West McHenry received from their son, Eugene^ written July 9 in Germany. The letter was written just a few hours after he had been visited by Mr. ajnd Mrs. John Ficken, who are vacationing in Europe. From Gene's two-page description, the meeting was equally happy for the Fickehs, who had been visiting sisters and brothers in Hamburg. At first, according to the young serviceman, he was speechless and so were his visitors. In his own wowds, "You have so much to say, but when the time comes you don't know what to talk about. I had all kinds of butterflies in me then. You can imagine how it's going to feel when I get home. All the time, my buddies were Just staring on, couldn't believe it." The Fickens expect to leave for home on Aug. 13. Cpl. Gene will be leaving for the States next November. wv two miles in length, is a contin uance of the Wonder Lake blacktop south of the Intersection of Rt. 120, in McHenry township. Work is expected to jptart by the Suburban Oil- company soon as state approval is given. The low bid was *9,173.32. The Wonder Lake road is the first blacktop contract awarded by the board but last year tw® gravel improvements were given their O.K. under the M.F.T. plan/ • . iii'm i i I ilfi *1i i I. - mi muling mi , On Thursday evening, July 30, Paul R. Yanda, instrumental director in the McHenry high school, will receive his degree, master of music education, in a program to be held in Pilgrim hall. First Congregational church, 1613 Washington boulevard, Chicago. The program r#tll begin at 8 o'clock. Mr. Yanda, who has been an Instructor in the local school since 1937, has been studying at the Vandercook College of Music during the summer vacation periods for several years. Fred Pierce of Ovid. Mich., and his sister. Edith Smith, of Sacramento, Calif., arrived in McHenry this week to help their brother, Lou Baker, of Riverside Drive, celebrate his seventyseventh birthday Friday, July 31. LOCAL VOLUNTEERS REMAINED ON CALL FOR ANTIOCH FIRE . McHenry firemen remained "on call" Monday evening, ready to assist if needed in fighting the $600,000 fire which destroyed the Regal China company plant at Antioch just after 10 p.m. Although the factory was destroyed, firemen succeeded in preventing the flames from spreading to the factory of the St. Cyr Products company, manufacturers of soaps and detergents, and other nearby structures. A brisk wind helped to fan sparks for several blocks and titer* were many anxious moments when it was believed the flames might spread out of -control. The fire started in the shipping room but its exact Origin was not definitely determined. Seven employees were on duty at the time the fire broke out and it spread so rapidly that they were forced to leave quickly. Fifteen departments helped fight the flames. v' ' Bernard Matchen And Pearl Nerstad Installed In Legion, Auxiliatjf Bernard Matchen took over his duties as new commander of the Legion and Pearl Nerstad, of McCullom Lake became president of the Legion auxiliary in an impressive joint installation service held on Saturday evening at the Legion Home. A large crowd was in attendance to see Herb Reihansperger Eleanor Reid -- Ti'easurer Marie Diedrich -- Historian Loretta V&rese -- Sergeant- At-Arms W Ruth Mrachek -- Assistant Sergeant-At-Arms Miriam Miller -- Chaplain •'< Post Installation Following the women's installation, post officers officially MINOR DAMAGg RECORDED INrTHREE FIIJES IN COMMUNITY Diane Rietesel Won Top Honors Tag Day At the close of the "Red Heart" tag day held on Friday of last week by the Volunteers of America, Mrs. Elliott Wheeland, who was in charge, reported that Diane Rietesel had won first prize for having secured $27.95. Second prize went to Marilee Liptrot, who had $15.78. The third prize winner contributed $14.40. Proceeds from the tag day go to aid destitute mothers with children in care of the organization in Illinois. The sponsors are grateful for support of local residents. * ' * " "j TO BE HIGHLIGHT OF SUNDAY PARADE More than thirteen tons of horsepower will be on display at McHenry next Sunday when tA#' Wilson & Co. six-horse hitcfi comes to the city. The internationally famous Clydesdale horses will add their pulling power to the Marino Day parade, continuing their long record of supporting civic and charitable undertakings. It! A . . . . was in 1917 that the reldings A total of 226 glrls ParticiPa* wweerree aasssseemmbblleedd aannddi eexxhhiibbiitteedd aa*s lting itno otkh e cotu ntiyn 's sewthirnege -hporuora show team by the company..J t . £ . Fridav af- Wlth the passing of the horse long 8lyle revue last *rlday af as a necessity in. transportation Compared to the tragic fire which swept through Antioch Monday evening of this week, McHenry residents felt very fortunate that the alarms sounded during the past week were of a minor nature. About 4 o'clock Sunday morning, firemen were called to the LeRoy Miller farm, near Johnsburg, to extinguish a fire which started In a corn crib about one-half mile off the blacktop road. Folks along the river noticed the smoke and placed the call. By the time volunteers arrived, the roof and sides had been burned and some of the dry corn was smouldering. However, by putting considerable water on the remaining corn, the loss was held down to a minimum. Last Thursday evening about 6 o'clock firemen were called to the home of Mrs. Jacob Diedrich on Court street to extinguish flames which were detected in the corner of a shed. It was belived that children had started the fire while playing in the building. Little damage was reported. The siren failed to sound about 10 o'clock last Monday evening for firemen were gathered at the city hall in meeting when a call came to go to the Theodore Pitzen residence on Grove avenue. The fire was of a minor nature and no damage was reported. CUMVAL STREfT DANCE. fMM AND THRUING RACE PROGRAM TO tt HIGHLIGHTS MY 31AUGUST 2 •8 "--J After weeks and months of planning by President Floyd Covalt of the Chamber of Commerce and his various committees, all is in readiness for the Marine Day celebration which starts Friday evening. July 31. and continues through Sunday, Aug. 2. The annual event is sponsored by the Chamber. A carnival which will include rides for the youngsters, merchandise booths for the adults and refreshment stands and games will take up about one FREIGHT DERAILMENT Passengers on th<» morning commuter trains to Chicago were late for work on Wednesday after a freight derailment near Mount Prospect blocked the Une for a considerable time. Bus service was provided to Des Plalnes, from where shuttle service took the occupants or the trains to their destination. Local 4-H Girls Won top Honors Among 226 In County Style Revue Photo By Worwick BERNARD MATCHEN PEARL NERSTAD turn over the leadership of this growing veterans' organization to Mr. Matchen and Louella Graham relinquish her post as head of the ladies' unit to Mrs. Nerstad. Both retiring officers have done excellent work in the past year, with the cooperation of excellent staffs. Following a short meeting of the post, the men turned the installation service over to the auxiliary membeis, with Marcella Fritz of Chicago acting as installing officer. Making the evening especially happy for Mrs. Nerstad was the fact that her mother, Mrs. Edna Johnson, 6f Chicago, was able to be present and act as installing sergeant- a t-arms. Besides Mrs. Nerstad, other officers are as follows: Frances Matchen ifHpt Vice President ' Georgia Steuben Second Vice President . Henrietta Vycltal ,,-r Secretary took over their new duties. These men will be in change of guiding the 'progress of tile Legion for next year: Bernard Matchen -- Commander Robert Conway -- Senior Vice Commander 1 Hugh Saynor -- Junior Vise Commander v Edwin Reid -- Finance Officer Andrew Worwick -- Sergeant- At-Arms Harold Miller --"Assistant Sergeant-At-Arms Ray Page -- Chsrplatn Dr. John Grey -- Historian George Kalsch -- Adjutant Lester Siedschlag of Richmond, past commander of the eleventh district, was installing officer and Chris Klabunde, Department of Illinois sergeant-atarms, acted as installing ser geant-at-arms. A social hour of dancing was followed by the serving of an appetizing lunch. and their consequent reduction in number, the six-horse hitch became a greater attraction to millions. Lead hordes of the hitch stand over 17 hands (5V4 feet); the middle pair, 17 hands 2 inches fnearly 6 feet); and the wheejers, those nearest the wagon. 18 to 19 hands (6*4 feet). Averaging over 2,000 pounds each, the high action and proud way of going of the horses is more closely related to the movements of a hackney pony than any other draft breed of horses. Also attracting attention will be the $10,000 harness and a 58-year-old wagon which weighs 2i.; tons empty. Entirely handmade, from the huge Scotch collars topped with brass thistle flowers to the brass trace buckles, the harness for each horse weighs 110 pounds. SOPHOMORE GIRLS ATTENDING F.H.A. STATE CONFERENCE Kathleen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Anglese of McHenry, and Ann M. Lundborg. daughter of the Joseph Lundborgs of Wonder Lake, are attending the Illinois Future Homeniakers of America state leadership training conference at East Bay camp. Lake Bloomington, from July 27 to 31. Both girls are sophomores in the McHenry high school and were selected as delegates to the conference by the local chapter of the F.H.A. While at the conference, Kathleen will have the responsibility of serving on committees, while Ann will be a discussion leader. Both have joined the camp's choral program. The local girls are two of approximately 600 delegates In attendance representing the 25,000 Illinois members .• from the 575 chapters. CLARA STOCK DEAD Word has been received of the death of Clara Stock, wife of Frank Stock. She passed away on July 22 and the funeral and burial were in Manistee, Mich. The family resided for many years on the Stoejfct, farm at. pistakee Bay.' ternoon as McHenry county's twenty-three home economics clubs prepared to send entries to the state fair from Aug. 14 to 23. Among the winners was Charlotte Hogan, 19, of Ringwood, who for the second consecutive year was selected by the judges to model at the fair. Representing the Ringwood Sunshine Girls club, she wore an aqua fleece wool coat which she made. Other county girls from the 226 entered who will model at the state fair were Shirley Hunt, 11, of Woodstock, Judy Siebel, 17, of Crystal Lake, Carol Lou Rattray, 16, of Algonquin, and Jean Low, 17 of Harvard. Attending as alternates ,will be two county girls including Annette Smith of the Ringwood club. She modeled . a checked skirt and bolero. % Four other girls in the county Newt About Our Servicemen Pvt. Clarence Feiereisel, son of the Clarence Feiereisels of Grayslake, formerly of McCullom Lake, Is taking • his sixteen weeks of basic training at Fort Riley, Kas„ where he Is with an infantry division; Pvt. Feiereisel is a graduate of the McHenry high school and VAL CAPPELL block on Riverside Drive, near the public beach. This thoroughfare will be blocked off from traffic all three nights. In addition to the carnival, a street dance will be fenjoyed between 8:30 and mldight on Saturday evening, with music to be furnished by a Chicago orchestra and calling by three well known Chicago men. Square, round and modern dancing will be enjoyed. Coronation lUte At 10 o'clock that night, Val Cappell, 17-year-old queen of Marine Day, will be officially crowned in an impressive ceremony which will take place on received his degree from the a specially built platform. Plac- Qn her head wi„ University of Illinois in June of b/ the }952 tm# holdfr. char. lene Dowe. Also to be ' Introduced will be the runners-up for the this year. He entered the Army July 14 and was stationed for a short tia» ,«t Camp Qiwder, Mo.. , /•>'. Destroyer Division 72 returned to Long Beach, Calif., July 20. completing a tour of combat duty in the Far East. Aboard the destroyer USS Taussig is were named to "stand-by" In ^.ard_ F. Duncan, ^ seaman, case any of those regularly appointed could not attend. This group included Betty Wright, Wonder Lake, of the Busy Bumble Bees, who wore a white formal with pale lavender net overskirt. Judging was narrowed to nine-, teen girls, among them Mary Hogan, before the finalists were selected. In charge of the day's activities were Miss Irene Downey and Mrs. Sibyl Sears, McHenry county home adviser and assistant. Food Winner Of interest locally is the fact that Ann Marlowe of Huntley, daughter of the former Helen Harrison of Ringwood, was named to represent the county in food demonstration for the second consecutive year. Marita USN, of Route 3, McHenry. While in ' Korean waters the division, composed of the USS Hanson, George K. MacKenzie and Taussig, operated with Fast Carrier Task Force 77 and British aircraft carriers In the Yellow Sea. They visited ports in Japan, Formosa, Okinawa and China. From Korea comes this note from Cpl. Robert G. "Hezzie" Miller: "I'd like to take this opportunity to thank each and ever£- onf of the plaindealer staff and the American Legion for making it possible for me to receive the paoer. I really enjoyed it,* especially the sports page and the 'News About Servicemen' column. Thomson represented the Ring-! "I hope to be leaving for home ...--i ~i..w j, AioaDifi<>iiHn» ' within the next week or two so please discontinue it. Thanks an awful lot." wood club in this classification, giving a demonstration of shortbreads. She is a member of the Happy Clover club. The Sunshine Girls were especially proud of the fact that seven of their eleven members took blue ribbons at the show for articles of clothing they wore and modeled. They were Charlotte and Mary Hogaft. Ann- BoW^ren^kStee^^ Estella Novak was rescued by Duuii, Don Moffett of Mundelein. who TWO DROWNING VICTIMS Two drownings were recorded in Lake county last Sunday afternoon. Bruno 'Drogas, 51, of Chicago, drowned in Diamond Lake when his boat capsized. Another occupant r of the boat Pat Miller. The local club ranked second In number of girls named to was in a nearby sailboat. The second victim was Gerald Larsen, 18. of Chicago, who drowned in competition, Round crown, Karen Engdahl, 17. and Judi Roesch, 16. The queen will be presented with various prizes and her attendants will be given radios, gifts of the Admiral corporation. Sunday morning will find huge crowds gathering along all main streets to watch the colorful parade which promises to be one of the highlights of the three-day event. The parade will start to assepible at 9 o'clock and'the committee hopes to have it begin the long line of march at 10 o'clock sharp. Floats, bands and individuals takibg part will assemble at the baseball park in West McHenry and will begin marching west and turn south at the railroad tracks to return on Main street. Going north on Green, the line of march will continue to Elm. where It will turn east to Riverside Drive. There, the marchers will go north to Pearl, where they will turn west to Court street. Assemble At Park The floats will then assemble around the park, where winners will be annouced for each classification. The judges, Lowell Nye. publisher of the Harvard Heraild; Albert Albertson. city editor of the Woodstock Sentinel; and Harold Bacon, cashier of the Crystal Lake State Bank: will determine the winners in these classifications: 1. -- Musical organizations; 2. -- Decorated tiucks; 3. -- Floats, Class A. over $100: Class B. under $100; 4. -- Comic and novelty; 5. -- Decorated cars: •. -- Twirling units; 7. -- Marching units. If there Is anyone who has entered * float under the origin ally scheduled classifications and feels that his entry is in the wrong class under the present arrangements, he should notify the chairman, C. H. Duker, phone 1145, and the classification will be changed. At 9 meeting this past week, the paradl committee decided to combine children and comedy and novelty into one class. The number of entries did not justify the two divisions. Afternoon Races Each year crowds gather M the banks of the Fox river on the bridge to witness the Marine Day races. The great number of viewers are impressed with the thrills which accompany the speed boats in action but few are acquainted with even the simplest racing "language" which would make th« tevents even more Interesting.* The first races, for stock ** tility classes, will be mostly tut' amateur racers, while the hydro classes will feature several 1963 national champions. Classes are determined' by the types of motors running In them. Class A was created for the smaller racing motors of approximately 25 horsepower, while Class B motors are slightly more powerful, developing up to approximately 35 horsepower. Class C gains more speed, with developing horsepower of approximately 45. Class FFA Includes boats that almost fly over the water, motors of approximately 80 horsepower. The boats are light, the motors powerful. Flags are also important In . racing, but few people know what they mean. A white flag starts a race, a gr*en means tile start of the last lap, a checkered means the finish of the race ud a red means disqualification or false start. Five minutes before the start of each race a warning gun is fired and a red flag is raised on the judges stand. TMa Is notice to the drivers to get out on the course. At the end of four minutes a second gun is fired, known as the one-minute gun. This is a notice to the drivers that the race will start in exactly sixty seconds. At this time a white flag Is raised and the red flag lowered and simultaneously the large clock on the judges' stand atarts ticking off those sixty breathless seconds. & Drivers must deploy their boats so as to hit the starting line at the exact moment this one-minute period elapees. If they cross the starting line one second too soon they are Asqualified. If they are late, somebody else is out in front long leads are difficult t» come. Boat Number^ Many times one has watched the numbers on the racing boats and wondered how th^ drivers decide what numbers to give them. The dcivers can't just pick out a number at random. It must be done through registration with the American Power Boat association in much the same manner that horses are named. No two boats owned by different persons may bear the same number. The letters on the boats designate the states and this is the alphabet for all forty-eight, plus the District of Columbia, Canada and Hawaii. « A -- Maine, Mew HampsMr* Vermont B -- Massachusetts C -- California. Arisen** Mi* vada and Hawaii D -- Connecticut, Rhode Hk land E -- Virginia. West Virginia. Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia F -- Florida, Georgia, Ala* bama G. Minnesota. South Dakota H -- Indiana 1 J -- New Jersey K - - Kentucky. TlMliW L -- Louisiana, Arkansas M -- Michigan %••n I N -- New York ,v O -- OMahomaJy^j; p -- pannsylvantf ' R -- Oregon. Washington* Idaho and Western Canada 8 - Ohio T - Texas. New Mexico U - North Dakota. Wyoatac, Montana. Colorado, Utah V -- Illinois ~F' A "i -idii.Cv Continued on ?atg» 4