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FULL AFTERNOON •ENTERTAINMENT RIVER IS PLANNER Gala Parade Will Open Festivities At 10 O'Clock On Sunday After many weeks and months of preparation, Marine Day is at last at hand. Those r.<ost interested in the event, members of the Business Men's Association, as well as those who will merely witness the entertainment, are now hoping and praying that Sunday, July 30, will dawn on a simny sky. - During the last week an in- Creasing number of floats haye been submitted by local business day mottling when outboard utility races will start. The Hydro and Racing Runabout Schedule will start at 2 o'clock and continue throughout the afternoon. Those who have seen the Mc- Henry events fn the past will want to be on hand for the rowboat race between 3:30 and 4 p.m. Anything can happen in tais event and usually does. Doubtless the appearance of McHenry Will Have Drive-In Theatre Soon 1 » * The drive-in theatre which has been talked of for many Wecdts for the McHenry community will soon become a reality. Plans are progressing for the erection of a modern structure on the corner south of the transformers on the Pistakee Bay blacktop road, to be known as "McHenry Drive-ln." The theatre will be conducted as a corporation and at present plans for its erection and for conducting the business are being made by Roy J. Miller of McHenry. However, a partnership will be formed in the near future. Plans Take Shape The idea of the drive-in/Originated with Mr. Miller several months ago but it was not until the, county board of supervisors approved the coning board of appeals report consenting to a variation of property for this purpose that his ideas could emerge from the planning stake. The property was purchased by Mr. Miller from Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stilling. The qcreen will face northwest, with accommodations for 1,000 cars. There will also be a refreshment and lunch stand for the coni venlence of patrons. Erection is expected to begin within the next two weeks, although the actual opening date is uncertain. Band Pfescftte Final Concert Of 1950 Season Sfcv' ^ This 16-foOt Chris-Craft motorboat of the Illinois Department of Conservation will be in service in the Mcttenry vicinity on Aug. 2, 11, 12, 13 and 14, and particularly tor the Marine Day events on the Tax river. - Conservation officers who will be on duty at intervals with the boat during its tour are John Pitzen, of McHenry; Wayne Halblieb, , g)f Marengo, John Havelka of Chiv 'ago, district inspector; and Gerald Strong of Lacon, shown at the left in the picture, with Frank Rolando of Gillespie. Department -officers use the boat to enforce and publicize the motorboat law. They also serve (Communities staging water events, sometimes by laying out buoys for motorboat races and by patrolling the course to aid capsized racers. • The motorboat i*w, enacted by the Illinois legislature in 1947, provides a fine ranging from $10 to $200, or imprisonment from fifty days to ninety days, for persons violating its provisions. It prohibits careless operation with wanton disregard for persons or property; operation at a speed greater than is reasonable and proper considering traffic conditions, and operation by. persons who are intoxicated. . * The 60-horsepow$ff« bo*t is equipped with automatic "batter, life preserver cushions, dock lines, electric signal horn, fire extinguisher and other items useful in enforcement and life-saving. Orchard Beach Plant Annual Party A^g. $> The Orchard Beach Association extends a most cordial invitation to fell to attend its annual party, to be given Saturday evening, Aug. 5.'The party will be on'the property of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie B. Lilly, lot 21, Orchard Beach. From 8:30 on there will be games, entertainmeent, food annd fun for everyone. For an evening of gaiety again this year, join your Orchard Beach frienda. firms and organizations, giving ^promise of a really colorful parade. In addition to the Mc Henry city band, both the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion post have announced that drum and bugle cdrps will be on hand for the occasion. 1 wo other attractions from out of town that are scheduled to be on hand are the Dean MUlk float and the famed Hawthorne Mellody team of horses fkrhich made such a hit with parade witnesses on McHenry"* first Marine Day. V • The parade wijl begin at 10 * o'clock from the city park; where all persons taking part are asked to assemble at 9:30 sharp. A* full half hour is required to set up the line of march and prevent a delay fa activities. The floats will proceed d^wii ten street to Main, from where he parade will go to West McHenry and return east on Elm * afreet. It will continue on to Riverside Drive and disband at the park. ^ Today is the very last day that entries will be received for floats. Anyone ^desiring to join the parade It asked to call Maurice Clark, one "of the chairmen of the event. At a windup committee meeting A»n Tuesday evening of this week, TjVilUam G. Kramer, official of Die outboard Club of Chicago and afficlal starter for the Marine Day races, indicated that a large number of boats will, be entered in the McHenry races this year. Arrangement of pita and genera! handling of the McHenry races in tbt past has spread among racing groups to the point where the fastest drivers in the country are Attracted to this annual event. Mr. Kramer will be in McHenry • Vi Saturday to line up the course Mid" make final arrangements for ghe racing events. Fast boats will start skimming 0yer the water at 11 o'clock Sun- Queen Johnnie Simon and her court on Jim Moran's television show last Sunday evening will do much to further interest in Marine Day. They made a beautiful picture as they stood before the thousands of TV witnesses and McHenry residents must have been proud to know that such a lovely group wa» to reign over festiv-- ities. Very likely the thrilling experience of this first television show occupied a prominent place among the topics of conversation at the queen'8 dinner held at the Villa Hotel Resort two nights later, July 25. When votes were counted Tuesday ft was disclosed that Mary Unti was in first place with 12,600 votes. Other prize winning places are held by Margaret Bolger, second; Ann Bockman, third; Nancy Kurbyun fourth; and Gloria Walker fifth. Miss Simon, actually ranks first in the number of votes with 14,200 but ts queen is not eligible for other prizes. The final counting of votes will take place on Saturday, after which winners will be announced. Following are the prises to be distributed to the queen and winning, members of her court: Queen, $25 U.S. Savings bond from A. S. Blake Motors; bouquet and corsage from Elm Street Florists; 8x10 portrait from Worwick's Studio; shampoc, fingerwave and manicure from Claire Beauty Shop; year's supply of nylon hose from McHenry Hosiery Milt. First place: Portable - radio from Admiral Radio & Television; necklace and earrings from Steffan's Jewelry; Leon Lorraine Beauty Kit from Nye Drugs; silk scarf from Agatha Shop. Second Place: Nightgown with slip to match from Betty Nielsen's; toastmaster from Lee & Ray's Electric; $5 merchandise certificate from Elizabeth Pich's Millinr «*Kl)Y RACES More entries are needed for the comedy row boat race which is being held on the afternoon of Marine Day.. This novel race proved one of the event's main attractions and the thousands of race fans who plan to attend this year's water carnival will no doubt be looking forward to a repeat performance. Those who wish to enter are asked to contact Albert Barbian. MARI^rHAT AID The help and cooperation of all members of the McHenry Business Men's Association will be needed next Sunday, Marine Day. Those who have not already been assigned particular duties are asked to volunteer their services by making arrangements with the association's president, John Looze. Selections by the McHenry Choral Club and a to armed forces by Harold Wilier iWll be featured attractions on the ladt band concert of the season, to be held Friday evening on the h|gh school grounds at 8 o'clock. V* entire program will be ah follows: "The Star Spangled Bamer". March, "The Eyes of Tens"--Hall. Waltz, "Gold and Silver--Lehar. Overture, "Mountain Malaaty" -- Yoder. Fox Trot, "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue"--arr. by Buchtel. Selection from "H.M.S. Pinafore" -- Sullivan. Trombone Novelty, ._ "fihaubone Toboggan"--Weber. ^ Waltz, "The Waltz Yoa-£av*d for Me"--arr. by Buchtel. Overture, . "Beau Sabreur"^r-01jffadotl. ||- "Ezekiel"--arr. by Wilson. "This Ig My Country" -- %3r Waring. ' "It's A Grand Night For Singing" --Brown. Songs by McHenry Choral Club. Accompanist, Ida Ann Quinlan. Selection. "Stout Hearted Men"-- Romberg. Popular Number, "Cruising Down the River"--Beadell, Tollerton. March, "Strike Up the Band"-- arr. by Briegel. Saulte to Our Armed Forces--Vocalist, Harold Wilier. Finale* "(tod Bless America"--Iierlin. V.:' OFFERS RESIGNATION Mrs. Nancy Scott, a teacher in the junior high school in McHenry last year, has sent her resignation to Supt. C. II. Duker. Mrs. Scott, who will receive her master's degree from the University of Chicago this summer, will teach next fall in the ljigh school at Ann Arbor, Mich.; Edwal Opened Doors Friday To 250 Visitors Last Friday evening the Edwal Laboratories, Inc., of Rlngwood opened their doors to 250 visitors who toured the plant and saw the manufacture of fine chemicals. The- invited guests were members of the employees' families, friends of the company and local businessmen. As the guests arrived at the plant they were greeted by a reception committee of President W. S. Guthmann, Vice-President S. L Szold, and other members of the Edwal staff. After registration. Edwal guides conducted groups of visitors on a tour of the plant. The visitors expressed amaze ment at the . variety of equipment necessary to manufacture phloro glucinol, mustard oil, ammonium thiosulfate, and the many other chemicals manufactured at Bdwal. From the manufacturing plant the group was escorted to the photo packing building, where they witnessed the packaging of X-Ray chemicals in the revolutionary new type of tin pack developed by Edwal employees. Edwal is the only company now engaged in packing caustic liquids in tin cans and has applied for a patent on this new type of container. After a tour of the laboratories the guests were invited to partake of refreshments in the company lunch room. AERIAL VIEW OF EDWAL (oontiaaed on page 2) Above is an aerial view of The j of the expanding industries which Edwal Laboratories, Inc., of Ringwood, where 250 visitors toured last Friday to witness the manufacture of fine chemicals. It is one has located in our community in recent years and which has done much to draw permanent residents to this area. NEW V. F. W. ADDITION OPERATORS WIN SMSEAWARIS T.UHm Stilling To Receive Bronx# Medal Next Friday For thfir part in arranging for aid to an iajared' McHenry f resident, two OUaois Bell Telephone Company ««aen will receive Theodore N. Vail awards for noteworthy public service at ceremonies Friday, July 28. Miss Lillian Stilling, assistant chief operator. Pearl street will receive a hnate medal framed citation aad -a $100 cash award, and Mrs. Resells Carlin, operator at West McHtary, will be awarded an honorable mention citation at a noonday luncheon at the McHenry club. Blaine Cummings, general manager for the Illinois Bell's state area, will present the awards, with G. L. Wilburn, manager, acting as toastmaster. Also expected to be present at the luncheon will be Mayor George P. Freund, Ralph Vannick, wire chief, Miss Rovena Marshall, chief operator. Mrs. Afna Naughton, union steward, A. F. Stephenson, general office manager, and other traffic and personnel department representatives from Chicago. Established tn 1920, the Theodore N. Vail awards are given annually < to telephone men and women* in recognition of unusual acts of service beyond that required as part of the day-to-day job. ^Ftom the maay instances of lndi- £dual acoompilnhment and devo- UnT to the Industry's highest ideals, the seven-number Illinois Bell Vail award committee, appointed by the company's president, decides which meritorious acts of the year call for awards. Miss Stilling; assistant chief operator, and Mrs. Carlin, operator, earned their awards in the early evening of last Oct. 19, according to company reports of the incident. Call Received Working at her switchboard on a Call from a welding shop, Mrs. Carllta reported to the calling customer that the line he wanted was busy. Since he didn't hang up. Mrs. Carlin remained in. on his line to see if she could be of further help. After a moment, sheheard him say faintly that he had been injured. He wante^ to reach his wife. Mrs. Carlin immediately rang on her supervisor's line, one long ring to indicate an emergency call. Miss Stilling, assistant chief operator, came in on the line at the operator's switchboard, and upon learning the nature of the emergency ffrom Mrs. Carlin, she plugged into the busy line which the injured man, Alex Wirfs, had called. Learning from Wirfs daughter, who was using the telephone, that Mrs. Wirfs was at a grocery, (she didn't know which one), Miss Stilling called all grocery stores in the vicinity within less than two minutes in an unsuccessful attempt to reach Mrs. Wirfs. Miss Stilling then called the Buss Motor Sales, near Wirfs' welding shop, and explained the situation to Frank Meyer, who answered the telephone, Meyer left immediately for the shop. Miss Stilling in the meantime stayed on the welding shop's line aad also tried to reach a physician to have him on hand if needed. Two of the physicians called were not available; a third was attending • local theatre. The theatre was called and asked to stand by to page the doctor 1 if he was needed and Miss Stilling then notified two of Wirfs' brothers. residents of Lily Lake. Meyer, by then at the scene of the aecideat, came in on the line Miss Stilling was holding at 8:10 p..m., five minutes after the call was first received by Mrs. Carlin. urging her to send a doctor and ambulance at once. The doctor, who had been paged at the theatre, arived as the ambulance was pulling up to the shop. Unconscious when Meyer arrived, Wirfs had been struck at the Above entrance Veterans of Foreign Wars clubhouse east of the city. The attractive porch on the white structure leads to a large room which will be used for Saturday evening's Pre-Marine Day ball. * HEART ATTACK FATAL TO WALTER MANNING ON MONDAY EVENING (continued on page 3) Funeral services are being held this (Thursday) morning at 10 o'clock at Ascension church, East avenue and Van Buren street for Walter Manning, 38, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack in his Oak Park home Monday evening I at 9 o'clock. Mr. Manning was the husband of the former Miss Eleanor May of McHenry, whom he married on June 26, 1939, in Wilmette. He was employed by a steel company in Maywood. Besides his widow, he is survived by two sons, John, 8, and Robert, 6; and his step-mother, Mrs. Agnes Manning, of Chicago. "HOLLY'S" BRIVE4N ACCOMMODATES BOTH WITHIN AND WITHOUT "Holly's", a new drive-la lunch and ice cream shop located on Rtes. 31 and 120. opened for business laBt Thursday, under the management of Eddie Doyle. It is operated as part of Holly's Foods, Inc., and is owned by Hollls E. Lewey of Elmhurst and McHenry and Verra Tregenza of Chicago. The shop Is Inviting from without and i3 equally attractive within, with its plain tangerinecolored wallB in the kitchen and the same color in modernistic design elsewhere throughout the place. Comfortable green leather seats are set in booth form around tables topped with grey formica. A good looking'oak veneer formica top makes up the counter. Although the shop has seating to acommodate thirty-nine people, the owners have primarily in mind to be of service to those who prefer to eat In their cars. Eight employees serve the needs of patrons from 11 a.m. to I a.m. daily and from 11 a.ni. to t a.m. on weekends. CARRIER POSITION OPEN The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an examination to fill the position of rural carrier" at Spring Grove. The examination will' be he-Id at McHenry, with receipt of applications closing on Aug. 10. Need rubber stamps? Order at The Plaindealer. conn fair OFEM TOMY II WOMSTOd "Min McHenry County" Will Be Selected Tonight Although most McHenry resldents are busily engaged in last minute details leading up to organized mtH mm -• TO V.F.W. SCENE OF liwmiwHsliHiaais -j-b Of McHenry Vet. ^ To Date Recalled K Oa Saturday evening, Joty 1$; ? residents of McHenry and the surrounding area will be attracted to the Veterans of Foreign Ware clubhouse, where the Pre-Mbrlne Day Ball and crowning of the new queen, Johnnie Simon, will take place. Those who have not visited the V.F.W. grounds since the completion of the new addition will be pleasantly surprised by the attractive edifice which greets then. The loeal Poet No. 4*00, baa been organised only a few ysara but its progress, good will arid accomplishments are many. The latest of these is the new 90x39 ft. addition, with approximately l,TW square feet of floor space, which now ranks with the largest meeting halls available to the public le this area. The new section consists at oae large room now being used for social gatherings every Friday evening and which will be tlo scene of Saturday evening's halL An adjoining room Is now used tbr storage purposes but will later |« converted into a recreation rnnai When the local poet was first it had as members aot Marine Day Sunday, many are also planning on attending the county fair this weekend. It will open today (Thursday) and will close Sunday night. Thursday's events will Include a band concert-and will be climaxed by a county-wide beauty contest which McHenry's queen. Johnnie Simon, has entered. She will compete with other lovely girls throughout the county, including Woodstock's entry Miss Joan Heisler, 18, who was selected to represent her city last week. The girl selected as "Miss McHenry County" will be presented a rotating trophy on which her name will be inscribed. She will keep the trophy until next sum-, mer, when it will pass on to the next winner. Radio Broadcast* Negotiations are underway for radio station WKRS, Waukegan, to broadcast their Range Roundup program at 12:45 p.m. each day of the McHenry county fair. This will be a 16-mlnute program Thursday and Friday and thirty minutes Saturday and Sunday. Ralph L. Ostrander, who has done considerable broadcasting to farm people, will be at the mike and will interview FFA and 4-H winners, local farmers and their wives and fair officials. The mike will be located on the platform in front of the grandstand or in some other prominent spot where the public can watch and hear over the P.A. system. For those at home, the dial position is 1220 on the A.M. band ahd 106.7 on the F.M. band. Many events are included for Friday, including home economics and foods programs and a tug-ofwar contest. In the evenlhg, exhibition dancing will be featured. Everett M. Dirksen, Republican •% •:m (continued on page 3) McHENRY'S NEW DRIVE-IN more than thirty men in good standing. Today it boasts a MBbership of slightly under 200. By sponsoring entertainment on Friday nights, members son*! saw the uvea tor more room. 1isnltlag <| the new addition, whMr used for public gatherings, tUCM. entertainments, district meetings. etc. Another acqnirement which Is a source of pride fed the poet Is the new ball field, equipped with bleachers, which has prove! a pleasant recreation spot for athletes and their fans. Anfnst Carnival This year the annual ¥JiW; carnival will be held on Aug. It, 11, 12 and 13. For three years River Post has sponsored event each August and each mer it has become a larger more successful affair, aatlrlpaled for weeks by local residents i vacationers alike. This bers promise the very beet carnival to date. Because of the paMle'a request for the same location,, the city park, permission was aakft and granted by the city conadl and the carulval will be held la this ideal setting, amidst Ins si lai shade trees and with a comfortable and clean bed of grass nadir foot. Proceeds derived from the earnival and from all other aadMlMI* Ings are used to farther luaalMj 1 the V.F.W. park aad clablioaae. The picnic tor all worker* will ; ^ be held the Sunday follotrtag the L carnival. This anaaal eveat la «| much anticipated by all caratvil *&i % workers, who are thas rrrngatssd r ^ tor the many hoars of work pat a . to make the event a sncceas. ' WOODSTOCK FIRST POLIO CA8II ; REPORTED in cooxrr1 The first polio cases of the esa- ^ s o n i n M e H e n r y c o a n t y w e r e r e - \ ported last weekend as Bailie Graham.. 13, and her aiater Carol» jl*, Ann. 9, daughters of Mr. aad lira. 1 Ivan Graham of rural Woodstock ^/I, Both were taken to st Antheay*s -* \ hospital . la Rockford. where ^ Carol's cfai was .defined aa bulbar type. c According to J. L. To was sad, chairman off the county Polio Foundation committee, all cases will be seat to the Rockford hospital. whe^e couaty been transferred. V: This is the entrance to "Holly's" I which opened for drive-in, located od Elm street I last Thursday, July 20. bnsinesa ai 'S BALL" CLUBHOUSE JULY 29 AWWt CARNIVAL , ^ Pta^a are progreaeiag for th* ife Lily take and LUymoer which will be held oa Friday. . * ; urday and Baaday. Aag. i t aaift. fh.A The carnival will fsatarw attractions, laetadiag dise booths, games Names of committee workers wlU he listed •w * :V; , =ife M ft