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One major chan&e this year has been in securing two guest conductors rather than one. H. E. Nutt of the Vandercook School of Music, Chicago, will direct the band numbers and Raymond Carr of Elmhurst will be in charge of 9?. choral selections. Mr. Nutt will conduct the messed band and choral works and Mr. Carr the select chorus and orchestra music. Both men are prominent musicians in their own fields and should prove an inspiration for local students. E a c h s c h o o l , I n c l u d i n g M c Henry, has been allowed to choose their own outstanding band members in the various secj& Dns to make up what will be known as the select band. Their numbers will be "Semper Fldelis", a march by Sousa; "March of Youth" by Olividoti, "Diane" overture by Holmes, "Soldier of Fortune" by Hildreth, ,'Little Joe, the Wrangler" by Hill, "Gold and Silver Waltz" by Lehar and "CWt Chat" a novelty by Strauss. "jL" . Choral £ In the choral division, each school may send four mixed quartets to make up a group known as the select chorus. They will psing "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor" by Berlin, "Eternal God" by Bortniansky, "All in the April Evening" by Roberton, "Climbin' Up the Mountain" by Smith. "O Gladsome Light" b y Sullivan, "In a Monastery Garden" by Ketelby, and "Praise the Lord" by '&rown. "A string" orchestra will accompany the chorus in two numbers, "Father, O Hear Me" by Christiansen and "The Heavens Reeonnd" by Beethoven. The finale of the evening's program will be presented by about 600 students making up a massed •ar™8 race chorus and band. Their four offerings will be "The Spirit of Music" Ay Bennett, "A Tribute To Romberg" arranged hy MacLean, "Onward Ye Peoples" by Sibelius and "Onward Christian Soldiers," arranged by Waring. McHenry has been honored in having two pianists chosen to accompany the 90-voice select chorus. for the evening performance. They are Jean and Joan Weber, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Carl N. Weber, who are also mem- 'Mrs of the chorus and the orchestra. Al. Klemme, Woodstock organist, has been secured to provide organ music during the recreation hour from 6 to 7 o'clock in the evening in the cafeteria. An electric organ has been donated for the occasion. Tickets have been sold by students or may be purchased at the ,jripor for sixty and thirty cents. THowever, because of the large crowd anticipated anyone desiring a seat is encouraged to be present well in advance of the starting time of g p.m. Crowd Attended Lively Debate William Green of McHenry served ra.s chairman at the lively debate on universal military training held last Thursday evening in the high school auditorium, cosponsored t>y the American Legion and th^ peace committee of the Community Methodist church. Patrick Petrone, Chicago lawyer and a national officer of the American Legion, presented the caBe for UMT, while Herman Will, also a lawyer and on the staff of the national Commission on World Peace of the Methodist church, spoke against the proposal. Each of the men gave a twentyminute presentation stressing their arguments pro and con, after which there was a fourminute debate. A question and answer period followed. Mr. Petrone emphasized the fact that in the last two world wars ours allies staved off the enemy until we were prepared and that our greatest danger in the event of another would be the time lapse between the outbreak of hostilities and the preparation of our Armed Forces. UMT, he maintained, would help to shorten this gap. Provisions of the act would also give young men a better idea of what awaits th$m, he said, than the veteran reservists of recent years. Among Mr. Will's arguments against UMT was included the fact that the only national groups which support it are the veterans' organizations and the Pentagon, with farm, labor, educational and religious groups opposing it and the U. S. Chamber of Commerce withdrawing its support. He expressed the belief that UMT is being pushed now, in time of crisis, because the Pentagon fears it would never be passed in a calmer period. UMT, he Btressed, could not go into effect at the present time as Selective Service is already absorbing all available manpower. Mr. Will doubted whether UMT would -greatly reduce the standing Armed Forces. He urged that we throw onr weight as a nation into the effort for international disarmament through the United Nations instead of accelerating the world Between 75 and 100 persons were present to hear the discussion and to take part in the question period which followed. GUILD MEMBERS VOTE TO SPONSOI~T~ '52-53 THEATRE %.At the monthly meeting of the "McHenry County Theatre Guild, held on Feb. 13 in Woodstock, members voted to sponsor another season in the county for 1952-53. Arnold Rauen, president, Pistakee Bay,* presided at the meeting. New officers will be elected at the April meeting, with Chuck Logan of McHenry chairman of .the nominating committee appoin- ^ ^41 to secure a slate of officers. A mortgage burning party for the directors will be held at the Fiesta at Crystal Lake Saturday evening, Feb. 23, in observance of the recent announcement by the Guild that * all outstanding debts had been paid. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Engeln have rned home after a three News About Our Servicemen James Francis Sales, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Sales of McH e n r y , a n d D u a n e H e r m a n Schmidtke, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schmidtke of Dorchester, Wis., formerly of McHenry, were sworn into the United States Marine Corps Reserve together on Feb. 11 and will report for active duty on March 11. Any young men or women from McHenry county who wish to enlist in the United States Marine Corps may contact the Marine recruiter at the city hall in Woodstock any Tuesday or Thursday, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 pop. Thpre is no waiting list . * Cpl. Harry J. Collins, who Is now stationed in Japan, is anxious to receive letters from his friends in McHenry. He was recently sent to Japan from Korea on the rotation system. His address is Co. F, 5th Cav. Reg., APO 201, in care of postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. C. .0. F. TOrRKAMKHj^ McHenry residents are fbdfcfttg forwrrd with enthusiasm to the C. O. F. state basketball tournament which will take place in the McHenry high school gymnasium three Sundays, March 2, 9 and 16, with eight games each day, starting at 1 p.m. The city feels fortunate in being chosen for touch an impressive tournament and is grateful to the local C.O.F. court for their efforts in securing McHenry as host to the event. Today the length of your life is not determined by the sign of the ths' visit with their daughter, moon but by the color of the light the LeRoy Melseks, in Florida. when you cross the street. COMPLETE UST OF NEW BOOKS IN PUBLIC LIBRARY > Growing Collection Contains Variety For Whole Family For the patrons of the McHenry Public library, a list of the remainder of new books purchased within the paBt six months are printed in this issue. Selection was made by members of the library board and includc 'he finest in fiction, autobiographies, etc. The new additions will be added to the growing collection of books which will be placedJn the new library on the corner of Green and Main streets (formerly the Tesch residence) after it is remodeled. Following are the new books: "A Foreign Policy For Americans" by Robert Taft; "Memoirs of Herbert Hoover" by Hoover, "The Watch" by Levi, "The Caine Mutiny" by Wouk, "The Troubled Air" by Shaw, "Miracle of Kitty Hawk" by Kelly, "Inuk" bji Buliard, "Traveller's Samples" by O'Connor, "Blame the Baron" by Morton, "The Kahuna Killer" by Sheridan. "The Foundling" by Cardinal Spellman, "The General W h o Marched to Hell" by Meers, "The Claybrooks" by Huddleston, "The Pinkerton Story" by Swiggert, "Lucy Carmichael" by Kennedy, "The Cruel Sea" by Montserret, "The Roosevelt Treasury" by Rosefnan, "The End of the Affair" by Greene, "The Sea Around Us" by Carson, "Better Homes and Garden's Handyman'B Book," "Melville Goodwin, U.S.A.," by Marquand, "Kontiki and I" by Kesselberg, "Man of the Family" by Moody, "Lise Lillywhite" by Sharp. More Fine Books "Wait For the Wagon" by Mary LasBwell, "The Dude's Daughter" by Thirkell, "Album of Horses" by Henry, "White Man Returns" by Kieth, "A Little Night Music" by Ward, "No Green Pastures" by Ottley, "Murder Inc." by Thurbus and Feder: "Incredible New York" by Morris, "Handbook for Poisoners" JuuJ&mA "Tlie Serpent's. Wreathed Staff" by Hobart, "We Fished All Night" by Motley, "The Presidents' Lady" by Stone, "The Forrestal Diaries" edited by Miller, "My Son" by Pickney, "Oh The Brave Music" by Miller. ^ "The President's Lady" and "The Cruel Sea" have been donated by the Legion Auxiliary in memory of James Bailey and Past President Mrs. Harold Vycital. si Today the length of your life is not determined by the sign of the moon but by the color of the light when you cross the street MINOR IN JURIES SUSTAINED THIS WEEK IN ACCIDENTS ' Minor accidents were rvporfad over the past few days in the McHenry area. Thomas Byrnes of MteCnllottt Lake was injured only slightly when his car turned over twice after leaving the highway and striking a guard rail on a curve on Rt. 120, two miles east of McHenry. The accident accurred Sunday morning, with the Byrnes car completely demolished. An auto driven by Radoslab. Markson of Wonder Lake was damaged to the. extent of (300 on Rt. 14 last Monday morning when it was driven into a guard rttil. According to state police, Mark*, son was driving west, being pttifti-' ed by another car, when it hit the rail. Peter Hamlin is recovering at his home on Rt 31, three miles north of McHenry, from broken ribs sustained in an accident which occurred Saturday night near his home. " * : Melvin Tories Killed In Kored , The family and friends of Melvin Jones, 19, of Wonder Lake were saddened the - last of the week by news that he had been killed In action in Korea. The 19- year^old serviceman was the sonof Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Jones, who received the telegram bear-? ing the tragic news the evening of Feb. 13. Melvin was a student at the McHenry high school until enlisting in the Marines, which he joined in November of 1950. After completing his basic training in the South, he was sent to San Diego, Calif., and a short time later left for overseas. He was expected home in April. Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Bud, and Donald, and a sister, Dorothy. Donald is also in the Marines* stationed in California. 300 RECEIVED SCHICK TESTS AS CLINIC OPENED A Jntal of 300 children tatejtved the Schick test this week tn the local schools as the annual health clinic opened. On Thursday and Friday the tests will be read at St Mary's-St. Patrick's school at 9 a.m. and at Edgebrook at 9:45. On Friday the readings will take place at the junior high school at 9 a.m. The booster^ doses and first combinations will take place according to the same schedule as the Schick tests, on Monday, Feb. 25. Parents are urged to bring in pre-school aged children during the first part of the clinic. Scene Before Korean Traoedv \ BOY SCOUTS RULE CITY This serious looking group of young men includes members Of ^IcHenry Boy Scout troops who took over McHenry city officials' positions on Saturday, Feb. 9. In addition to very successfully carrying out the various roles in the government of the city, the alderman conducted a house to house canvass to determine improvements most desired by the local public. in tiie picture above is Alelviu Jouee, standing in the rear, as he came home for his first furlough In March of 1951, following boot training in the Marine Corps. He was greeted by the recruiting sergeant who signed him up, S^t. M. L. Akey, seated on the, left, and his young brother, Donnie. According to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Jones of Wonder Lake, last Wednesday. evening, Feb. 13, Melvin was killed in action in Korea recently. He was expected home on the rotation plan early this spring. MRS. ZION BAKER WRITES OF LIFE tODAY IN SWEDEN "f Former Resident gt Describes It As Prosperous, Scenic Although Mrs. Zion Baker left McHenry two years ago after a long residence here, she still has many friends who often think of her and wonder how she is enjoying the very new kind of life she is leading in Europe. Last July, accompanied by her son-inlaw and daughter,. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Clausen, she left for Sweden, jrhere Mr. Clausen is an educational attache for the government They will remain in that country for two yearn. Recently, Mrs. Baker wrote a long and interesting letter to friends concerning her travels and the various Swedish customs. We quote in part from the letter: "Our first Btop Wfs at Krietlanif^ id, Norway, and we had time for a two-hour bus trip over the city. We skirted Elsinore, of Hamlet fame, and landed in Copenhagen, Denmark, staved over night and next morning ferried to Malmo, Sweden for an all-day train ride to Stockholm. The bus trip to Paris gave us a good view of rural Sweden--beautiful, prosperous and scenic. One drive to Sigtona, the oldest city, where a writer entertained us In his home for lunch and pointed out the old church ruins, stones and the new church built in the thirteenth century, was pleasant. We saw the great Cathedral and University at Uppsala, the huge ancient burial mounds at Old Uppala where Beowulf's father is buried, and the steel city of Falum, where the wonderful steel kitchen sinks are made. "Railway stations, usually so drab and dirty, here in Sweden are clean, neat and surrounded by flowers of all kinds. "Shame On Us" "One evening we attended the closing exercises of a summer school at Vasby, where twentythree -nationalities were represented by fifty students. Each group gave a characteristic stunt of their country; the best was a ceremonial dance by an Indonesian boy assisted by a Polish girl. U.S.A. was represented by a gangster stunt--Shame on us. "It is an experience to know how Sweden celebrates at Christmas with the greatest festivities of the year. Late in November the stores began to decorate, Christmas goods were on sale and buyers galore were on hand. The streets are gay with festoons of evergreen overhead and each with its theme: trees, bells, globes, horseshoes, all brilliantly lighted. Before daybreak on the 21st, Christmas trees were set up on squares and market places through the city and from then until Christmas morning when all was clean and tidy once more, they did a brisk business The season is opened officially on Dec. 13, Lucia Day, u ben a young lady chosen in a contest sponsored by a daily paper drives through the city and the procession ends at the city hall, where a banquet and dance are held. She then goes on a trip to U.S.A., just as the Lucia chosen there will come here. Every office, factory and home has a Lucia who early in the morning goes NELSON DAVIS FAMILY SAILING TODAY FOR EUROPE Mr. and Mrs. Nelson L. Davis and daughter, Dorothy, a senior in the local high school, left last Sunday for New York, from where they are sailing today (Wednesday on the Queen Elisabeth for Europe. They expect to be gone until about April 1. Mr. Nelson, widely known for his invention which has revolutionized coal washing, finds it necessary to make frequent trips to Europe. However, this is the first trip for Dorothy, who will no dQubt return to her friends with glowing reports of the scenic beauties of the various countries, plus conversational experience in the French which she has been studying. Their travels will take the Davis family to France, Spain and England, among other countries, before returning to their home at Pistakee Bay. Mr. Davis expects to look over various businesses for which his company has had charge of engineering and has de- Signed equipment One of their stops will be the place where General Patton-wss his headquarters during the recent war. WM. F. McPHEE DIED AT GREENWOOD MONDAY. FEB. 18 (Continued on Page 6) William F. McPhee, 65, a native of Canada, died Monday, Feb. 18, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. John Hunter, north of Greenwood, where he had resided for the past five years. Much of his life was spent in Joliet, where he was a millwright by trade. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Hunter and Mrs. Charlees Oseland of Joliet; three brothers, George of San Francisco, Calif., Henry of Chicago and JameB of Gary, Ind., a sister, Mrs. Harriet Hammerine, of Joliet and four grandchildren. The body rests at the Peter M. Justen funeral home until this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 oMock, when Rev. Sample of Greenwood will officiate at last rites. Burial will be [in McHenry County Memorial Ptfr^ cemetery. Merchants Plan For Dollar Days Dollar Days are with us again, with McHenry merchants having spent the great part of this we^k in preparation for the big sale which will take place Friday aud Saturday. Feb. 22 and 23. Some outstanding values are listed for all participating stores, the complete line of merchandise and sale prices included in a special section of this edition of the Plaindealer. Few cities offer such outstanding Dollar Days as those held in McHenry and each one briags greater crowds to take advantage of the many items offered. Whereas homemakers formerly were the only members of . the family to hurry to local stores to be the first in line Friday morning, the younger members and grandma and grandpa frequently have been seen in the crowd recently. Just take a few moments and study the many items for the home, for personal use and for gift giving. If you fall to find a number of them that do not spell out VALUE, yon are an unusual person. REP. J. J. ADDUCI RATES HEADLINES IN CITY INVESTIGATION Headlines have been maibe this past week by State Rep. James J. Adduci. Republican, of Chicago, who has for several years nfaintained a home near Johnsburg, where he is well known. Rep. Aducci has been mentioned in connection with the name of James Addison, listed as an apparent phantom county employee whose pay checks for thirty-two months were mailed to Rep. Adduel's Chicago home at 2250 Jackson blvd. On Saturday, according to city newspaper accounts, he repeated to the state's attorney most of the s t a t e m e n t s he m a d e t o a Chicago Tribune reporter on Friday, the first Interview which was said to have taken place at the Johnsburg home. Reports of the information supplied by the representative were to the effect that he knew nothing of any James Addison and! also denied ever seeing any of Addison '& jkay checks, although ten of them were said to have bad counter- indorsements in his name or that of his wife. Both interviews were reported to have included statements by Rep. Adduci that two public officials killed Charles Gross, Republican acting 31st ward committeeman Feb. 6. BOND SALES The annual sale of "E", "F" and "G" bonds for 1951 totalled $1,211,159 with $855,253 in "E" bonds sold, $31,006 in "F" bonds and $324,900 in "G" bonds. NAME CHAIRMEN^? FOR RED CROSS FUND CAMPAIGN Robert J. Conway. James Hettermann To Conduct Drive •r * .«&r "ir--- •i i Mrs. George Barhian, Red chairman for McHenry, announced on Monday of this week that Robert J. Conway and James Hettermann would serve as ftarf drive chairmen for the approaching campaign,, which begins Monday, March 3. This year's quota Is set at $2,700. an increase of $200 over the 1951 goal. The larger figure was set because of an increasing population in this ceasmunity. A breakfast for workers will btt held at St Mary's-St Patrick"# school hall, preceding the hoaae to house canvass, at which tisse guest speakers will address tM assembled group. More details concerning the breakfast will appear in next week's issue. Last year about $2,500 was c«|« lected locally to meet the quotau McHenry residents are encouraged to give in the community where they reside rather than w|MMf they may be employed. Proclamation WHEREAS, our country is now in a state of emergency, and WHEREAS, the danger now facing us requires all-out mobilization of national resources and manpower for adequate defense, and WHEREAS, there is a mounting need for whole blood and blood derivatives for military, civilian, and civil defense use, and WHEREAS, the relentless war of the elements against mankind leaves in its wake destruction uad suffering, and WHEREAS. The American Nat* ional Red Cross--under its Cos* gressional charter--is serving the armed forces; is mobilising tor defense for the protection of the family, the community, and the nation and is aiding the victims of natural disaster; now, THEREFORE, I George Freund, Mayor of the City of Me- ^ '•* Henry, proclaim the month at March, 1952, as Red Cross month and do here and now urge alt citizens of this community to contribute without reservation ttf the 1952 Red Cross Fund through our chspter; and I further urgn that all men and women of gooft will remember that in these critical times this great humanitarian organization must be maintained at full strength: that this symbol of man's humanity remain bright as a guide to those who turn in time of need. "f 'A , -J : •I +$11 "4 t')': i r • • a '••f: 1 Mrs. Edith Hayes Is spendfag several days with relatives in Ch§* cago. Hold Special Election On School Educational Fund Tax Rate March 1 WONDER LAKE MAN LAID TO REST IN CHICAGO WEDNESDAY James J. White, 51, of Wonder Lake, died at his home there last Sunday morning, Fe-b. 17, following a short illness. He was an employee of the Auto Lite in Woodstock. Survivors include the widow, Helen, aud three sisters, Mrs. Agnes Rossman, Mrs. Catherine McLaughlin and Mrs. Eleanor Burke of Chicago. The body rested at the George Justen & Son funeral home until Tuesday, when it was removed to the chapel at 5438 S. Halsted street, Chicago. Last rites were conducted Wednesday morning, with burial in Holy Sepulchre cemetery. MJL KMGGE DIES Mr. LeRoy W. Knigge of Gurnee, 111., died in the Waukegan hospital Tuesday night, Feb. 19, following a lingering illness. Mr. Knigge's body is at rest at the Grayslake funeral home with burial in Avon Center. Playtez Baby Pr»d»eta Wattles Drag McHenry I1L 42tf Last week the school board for the McHenry Community high school District 156 published a notice of special election to be held Saturday, March 1, from noon to 7 p.m., for the purpose of obtaining public opinion on a proposition to raise the educational fund tax rate from .61 percent -to .65 percent Inflation and the ever increasfaig number of students forced the School board to take action. The school's dollar, like that of the citizen, buys less today than in prior years! Increased enrollment in the grammer schools presages an increased enrollment in high school, requiring additional teachers and facilities. The school board is obliged to plan its program two years in advance to be sure to meet the future requirements. The additional revenue from the proposed tax raise, at the maximum $35,000 a year, will not come into the hands of the board until the, latter part of 1953. By that time the need for more teachers and additional facilities will be urgent The board, on advioe Of local counsel, established a separate precinct for the village of Lakemoor and the Lilymoor area. This is in accordance with Sec. 5A-7 of the School Code which provides: "If one or more cities, villages or incorporated towns, or parts thereof, are located within such district the board shall designate at least one polling place within each such city, village, etc." The school board members do not want their action to be construed as passing on the legality of the Lakemoor village election. CHAMBER BY-LAWS I WILL BE APPROVED AT MONDAY MEETING The BuBiness Men's association will hold its next meeting Monday evening, Feb. 25, at which time by-laws of the new chamber of Commerce will be approved and adopted. However, the present association will remain in existence until the April meeting, when II will become a Chamber of Commerce. The change was voted up** on favorably by the membership several months ago. A highlight of the meeting wilt be the appearance of a representative of the Midwest Chicago Boat company, who will show movien of the 1951 Manteno boat races. It is planned to have this same company conduct the races on Marine Day in McHenry next summer. -Si WEEK'S CONTINU GRANTED IN CASE O! MRS. ALBIE F ALK A one-week continuance granted by Judge Henry L. Cowlin in county court on Monday morning to Mrs. Albie Falk of McHenry, who is charged with larceny in three informations filed against her. The continuance was granted in order to give tlm county probation officer ample time to investigate the case, cording to C. Russell Allen, anfah tant state's attorney. Her counsel asks probation fa# Mrs. Falk. who is now out oa bond. She is charged with larceny of merchandise from several stores in this city. 'r¥. Remember DOLLAR DAYS February 22- 'I i • mm.