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Wednesday Edition THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" Now Twice Weekly VOL. 91 - No 24 Wednesday, November 29f 19 14 Pages - 10<: MCHS WILL HOLD COLLEGE NIGHT THURSDAY Honor Essay Winner Kiwanimns Host Clergy m & BURGLARS STEAL FROM CHURCHES Burglars entered two McHenry churches during last Fri day night or Saturday morning and stole a total of about $1,- 000. The largest amount was removed in a bank pouch from Zion Lutheran church, 4206 W. Waukegan road, wh^re the intruders entered through an unlocked window leading into the basement. They took the dobr to the storage room off the hinges and made away with the money winch represented the collection from Thanksgiving and the previous Sunday. Apparently they missed some money, for police found a small amount elsewhere in the room. At the Community Methodist church on Main street, entrance was gained the samo !ghi through an unlocked window to the basement. From a safe in the office on the first floor they took bt • tween $45 and $50. College Will Begin Offer Of Courses In r68 President Comes From Rock ford To Serve Districts Twenty-One Sehools To % Send Representatives To Fifth Annual Event Cheryl Zelvis is shown reading her editorial, "Get Lost, Cop!" before the McHenry Kiwanis club last week. Members of the clergy were special guests. PLAINDEALER PHOTO When the McHenry Kiwanis club acted as host to members of the clergy last week, Miss Cheryl Zelvis,an M.C.H.S,, senior, was also a guest ofthe club and presented her editorial, "Get lost, Cop!" which appeared in a recent issue of the school paper, the Warrior. Musical entertainment was furnished by a portion of the boys' chorus, a boys' quartet and a piano solo by LibbyStinespring. Miss Zelvis' editorial was read as follows: "Get lost, will ya cop! This statement is not only startling but one of the many received by policemen from teenagers in the McHenry area. What type of punishment is given for such a comment? No, not a hit across the face or a hand into the cell as one might expect. The parents of the youth are called down, of course, but only to escort the offender home. "What is happening to the strength of our police force? Surely we cannot blame the policeman for his lack of power in handling minors, but we can blame adults, parents an J 'oters, who allow this situation to exist. Not only do they sit and watch such scenes occur, but accuse the policeman of persecution when he dare touch 'their baby'. "I really hate to think of the future of our town, state and country when all I can see is more and more opposing force being obtained with less and less restriction. Surely teenagers are being let'off the hook' too easily only to return and do more damage with more confidence of getting off easy again. If this situation is allowed to grow, we can expect more and more teenage troubles to arise (Continued on page 14) SPECIAL AWARD TO POST OFFICE IN BOND PROGRAM The employees of the McHenry post office were honored with a special award for achievment in the 1967 U.S. Savings Bond Payroll Deduction program, Postmaster LeRoy Smith has announced. The award, in the form of a colorful window decal, was received from Donald L.Swanson, regional director and will be placed on the post office wi ldow for all to view. A total of 76 par cent of the employees in the McHenry post office are purchasing U.S. Savings Bonds through the Payroll Deduction plan. Remember to watch the Santa Claus parade in McHenry next Saturday. Name Phalin Chairman ^.Of DePaul Board Howard V. Phalin of Wilmette, a native of McHenry and a graduate of the local high school, was named chairman of a new forty-two member board of trustees when DePaul university joined the growing list of Roman Catholic universities that changed from ecclesiastical to lay control. Henceforth the new boarcj will operate the university. Phalin, board chairman of Field Enterprises Educational Corp., also is a member of the board of trustees ofthe University of Notre Dame, which recently changed from clerical to lay control. Kiwanis Plans Installation Professor Martin J. Maloney will be the guest speaker at the McHenry Kiwanis club's annual awards and installation of officers night on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion hall. Dr. Maloney is a professor of Radio-TV, School of Speech, Northwestern university, and the winner of the 1966 Freedom Foundation award. The Kiwanis club officers to be installed are president, John Flint; president elect, Tom Hansen; first Vice-president, Dean Cunat; second vice-president, Don Heldt; treasurer, Alan Meyer; and secretary, Larry MeClure. The 1968 board of directors will include Dr. Robert Ort, Clint Claypool, Jim Spencer, Rev. Don Johnson, Roland Herrmann, Dan Payne and Ken Wise. HOLD SMORGASBORD St. Paul's Episcopal church will hold its third annual smorgasbord at Edgebrook grade school, 701 N. Greeff street, McHenry, on Saturday evening, Dec. 2, with serving from 5 to 8 p.m. F.D. ETHEREDGF The board of McHenry County college has appointed Forest D„ Etheredge, 38, as its firsi president. The new college was approved by the voters on April 1, 1967, and will serve most of McHenry county and a small portion of Boone county. The college expects to begin offering courses in September, 1968, if not sooner. Mr. Etheredge is currently vice-president of Rock Valley college at Rockford where he resides with his wife and five children at 2195 Stornway drive. An experienced junior college administrator, Mr. Etheredge has had a major responsibility in the development of Rock Valley college from the standpoints of faculty planning and recruitment, curriculum planning in all areas, and preparation of general and detailed specifications for Rock Valley's building program. Mr. Etheredge took his under- graduate work at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va., where he majored in geology. He was awarded his Master's degree in geology from the University of Illinois at Urbana. At Northwestern un- (Continued on page 14) Students at McHenry Community high school, their parents and other interested persons are invited to attend fifth annual College Night, which will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 o'clock on Thursday night, Nov. 30, at the high school. Representatives from twenty- one colleges and trade schools will be present to explain their school program and to answer any questions pertaining to these schools. Some of the fields of interest which will be discussed besides the junior college, colleges and universities are electricity, secretarial training and business training,. College kits, containing information on the college to be represented and questions to be City, C of C Will Welcome Local Industry ' Automotive Controls at 1600 N. Industrial drive, McHenry, now in full production, will be welcomed into the area by the Chamber of Commerce and the city of McHenry at a n'X>n luncheon Thursday, Nov. 30, at the McHenry Country club. Scheduled to attend in addition to members of the Cham ber and city officials will be officials representing other industrial firms in the area. Guest speaker will be lack Echlin, chairman of the board of • Automotive Controls, of Branford, Conn., who will talk on company operations. Other officials attending will be Fred Mancheski, president, and Doug Williams, executive vice-president, both of Branford, and Joseph Adelt, plant manager in McHenry. Luncheons to welcome new industries in McHenry are part of a jointly sponsored program inaugurated in recent years by the Co of C. and city. asked the representatives by the students, are being made available by William Perry, senior counselor, who is in charge of a College Night. The following schools have accepted the invitation to have a representative present: American School of Beauty Culture. Art Institute of Chicago. Bradley university, Carthage college, DeYrv Technical Training, Elgin Community college, Humbolt Institute, Illinois Institute of Technology, Lawrence college, MacMurray college and McHenry Beauty school. Also Moser Secretary school, Northern Illinois university, Patricia Stevens, Robert Morris, Southern Illinois university. University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin, Waukegan Comptometer school, Western Illinois university and Wisconsin State university. Refreshments will be served in the cafeteria following the meeting. CHICAGO MAN DIES FOLLO WING HUNTING TRIP Dale Simon of 4016 Roscoe street, Chicago, died in the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Arthur Edstrom, at 1D5 Front street, McHenry, about 3:30 o'clock Sunday Nov. 20. Mr. Simon had stopped at the Edstrom ,'io.ne v.- >ut 7 o'clock Saturday evening, enroute home from a hunting trip to Wt'.beno, Wis. He retired in the early hou -s of Sunday morning and sometime later the family heard a noise in his bedroom and went to investigate. They found Simon on the floor experiencing breathing difficulties, and summonedaphysieian, who pronounced him dead. The body was taken lo the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home and toon >-emoved to Chicago for last rites. Aid Girl Scouts Present Benefit Program Plan Book Week LORRAINE LID TOP STUDENT AT UNIVERSITY Lorraine Lid of 2002 S. Rt.tf 31, McHenry, was one of North- L ern university's 149 all "A" f students from the spring semester of 1967 who were honored J last week at the fourteenth all " A" banquet held at the uni- ' versity center. Approximately sixty students attended the semi-annual event. The first all "A" banquet was held in 1961 when Northern's enrollment was 7,042 as contrasted to today's enrollment of 18,057. Seventeen students were honored at that time. MINOR ACCIDENT Daniel Raymev of Rt. 1, Grayslake, was blamed for an accident which took place on Fox Lake road, southeast of Fox Lake, last Friday, He admitted to police that he failed to yield the right of way at an intersection. The second driver was Oscar Dube of Pistakee Highlands, who was only slightly injured. Planning Book Week at Johnsburg are Mary Sigworth, librarian and Hazel Vercouter, chairman for the sponsoring P.T.A., as well as these student librarians. Bob Decker, Kathy Pflug, Brenda McClellan and Marilyn Schulz. Book vVeek is scheduled for next weekend, Dec. 1, 2 and 3. PLAINDEA'.ER PHOTO (S09jI The Johnsburg PTA will sponsor its annual Book Fair on Dec. 1, 2 and 3 in the school gym, with the proceeds going to buy books for the school library. This year the date of the Book Fair has been moved up to enable parents to do their Christmas shopping early. With over a thousaid books to choose from, covering such subjects as literary classics, history, science, mysteries and man... more, to fit ages from kindergarten through high school, parents will have little trouble making selections. The times for the Fair are Friday, Dec. 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 2 from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 3, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Book Fair Chairman Hazel Vercouter reports that all is progressing nicely but additional help would be appreciated. An.vo.ie wishing to donate some, time for a good cause, should call the chairman. MO TIME TO LOSE Only 26 Three enthusiastic members of Girl Scout Troop 41, at left, accept tickets to the McHenry Choral club's annual Christmas program from club officers, Raymond Jensen, president; Patti Brooke, secretary; and LeRoy Hiller, vice-president. The girls, Laura Smith. Linnea Blomgren and Linda Smith, will be selling tickets to the benefit concert to raise money for the many activities planned next year by the thirty troop members. The program will be held Saturday and Sunday evenings, Dec. 2 and 3 at 8:15 p.m. in the high school auditorium. PLAINDEA1.EK PHOTO 'TIL CHRISTMAS w* Gyrl Scouts of Troop 41, McHenry, will benefit when the MqHenry Choral club presents its annual Christmas program „ in the high school auditoriumat 8:15 next Saturday and Sun* day nights, Dec. 2 and 3. All proceeds from troop members' ticket sales &ill be used for their activities. The 1967 program will consist of two formal portions which include several new holiday selections, one of them "Christmas Is. . ." which is the theme for the entire concert. In formal attire, they will conclude with "Glory to God in the Highest" featuring Irene Keim and Rev. Thomas Johnson as soloists, and •'Hallelujah Chorus"„ In costumed portions of the program, the theme, will be carried out in three parts - Christmas Is...as A Glowing Tree (the club's original human C hristmas tree) in A C arol of Praise, (a choir against stained glass window scenery) and a Child's Dream, (the visions of a youngster on Christmas Eve). Soloists include Jacqueline Schau. Carolyn Hitthaler, Mary Ann Wegener. Betty Smith, Judy Hamilton, Donald I-:. Johnson, and Bill Weber. Santa will make his appearance during intermission to distribute candy. Accompanists for the club are Irma Blomgren and Mary Ann Sharp. 1 \