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Musin' Meenderin' If spring is here, summer can't be far behind. There were a number of uncomfortable folks who I thought it had already caught up ' with us for • few days this last )\**eek-- A'/: . Never before have swimmers taken their plunge so early and in such great numbers as last weekend, all of them seeking relief from the record temperatures set on Sunday. Golf courses, tennis courts, baseball diamonds and beaches were crowded in many {daces in true, mid-season style. CAPTAIN LEO GERLACH AWARDED GOLD STAR; DESTROYED TWELVE ENEMY TRUCKS M ONE NIGHT • *3 Wonder Lake was proud of Marilyn Stromstadt, 18, When she made her television debut last Sunday. Marilyn sang "Because of You" and is now waiting to see if she might receive enough votes to .%• proclaimed a price • w i n n e r . • - , ' f i ' -- Parents are again reminded that tonight, May 8. is Parents Night at the local high school, •fwrhen mothers and fathers of 127 prospective eighty grade graduates in Ililfrg^lMyiiillJ are invited v to acctm^|M^W*ir son or daughter to th#y^p|(pbl for registration. V tn addition to being helped in t^e selection of next year'F courses, the young folks are invited to become aciplilKted with faculty members and the new ggnirroundinga in which they will v^ludy next year. %*he Plaindealer celebrates ano4h e r birthday, its seventyseventh, this week, Seventy-seven years of recording #ssths, births marriages and other important events! Old in years but young In its enthusiasm and outlook for the future of McHenry, the Plaindealer hopes to continue bring- ^ipg news weekly to the newsreaders. \ Regardless of the weaker, ntet Sunday, May 11, will be tra special because it's Mother"? Day. Almost every day in the year has been given some title in .recent years, but the inspiratior which gave rise to Mother's Day so many years ago continues to ^|>ake its observance one of the most sincere of all. There are many signs of spring but one of the surest is the urge of the younger generation to be "on their own." Three local youngsters experienced the urged to travel during* this past week's fine weather but none of the youthful escapades were carried ,very far from the city limits here local authorities convinced the youngsters that tiome is a pfretty fine place after all. A woman is like a newspaper because: 1, they both have, forms; I 2, back numbers are not in de- , mand; 3, they're well worth look- | ing over; 4, there's small demand > for the bold faced type; 5, they have a good deal of influence; 6. #.<ou can't believe all they say; 7, every man should have one of his own and not go borrowing his neighbor's. EXPECT RECORD NUMBER TO ATTEND CHILDREN'S CLINIC A record number of McHenry county students are expected to 4ittend the Crippled Children's clinic to be held in Woodstock for six weeks starting June 23 to Aug. 1. Already the McHenry county chapter officials of the Illinois Association for the Crippled, Inc., have had over 100 referrals, indicating that there is an urgent need for such an educational program for children who are seriously handicapped. Irving Frieberg, speech therapist and audiologist from Bethalto, III., has been secured to direct the clinic which for two years has been under the efficient direction of Ray Eden. Mr. Prieberg is a graduate of Augustana college in Rock Island where he did undergraduate work. He received his master's degree , from Northwestern university. * The speech clinic is open to any youngster in McHenry county with speech difficulties. A young McHenry Marine was recognised recently for outstanding service to his country against the enemy in Korea. The following information concerning his bravery was received this past week: "WITH THE FTRST MARINE rounding hills, Gerlach pounded the convoy with napalm, incendiary bombs, and 20 mm cannon. He set fire to ten trucks and all but one exploded. "If I had enough gas and am mo,"- Gerlach said, "I could have AIRCRAFT WING IN KOREA-- Marine Captain Leo G^lach, 29, of McHenry, 111., and Santa Ana, Calif., turned in a score of twelve enemy trucks destroyed to show for one night's work. "Flying his blackened Corsir of the "Flying Nightmares" squadron over the Singosan area, capt. Gerlach caught a five-truck "Convoy. He hit the lead truck With a 100-pound incendiary bomb, exploding it. The blazing truck halted the others and Capt. Gerlach raked them with his 20 mm cannon. Another truck exploded. Fins Trucks "He sighted a conyoy of thirty two trucks next. Diving underneath the Red guns in the eurstayed there all night shooting up Commie trucks'." "Capt. Gerlach saw action in World War II on Saipan and Okinawa. "Capt. Gerlach has been awarded a Gold Star in lieu of his second Air Medal. This award was atrthtwftetf "by Mtfj: Tfen*'ChHstian F. SchUt, commanding general of the first Marine Aircraft Wing, for Capt. Gerlach's first twenty flights against the enemy in Korea, where enemy fire was either expected or received. "The captain's wife, Marie, and their children, Marie, 3, and Leo, 2, live at 2061 South Towner, Santa Ana, Calif. His parents are Dr. and Mrs. Leo Gerlach of Rt. 1, McHenry." Lakemoor Parties Complete Slates . I n a n t i c i p a t i o n of the June 8 election for officers of the new Village of Lakemoor, two complete slates of candidates were filed in county court last Motif day morning. Also filing went two other candidates as independents for trusteeships. Six tfu* tees will be elected in all. The Progressive party is head ed by Claude F. McDermott for president, Theodore Budil for clerk and Joseph Yaeger for police magistrate. Trustees listed are Henry Wojtas, Raymond Cynowa, Clifford Kiehl, Larry Booster, Claude Vachet and Jtihli Krause. Thomas Petersen leads the Voters League party for ptesident, while Ernest Phillips is the clerk c tndidale aijd Fred Jtolle filed for police magistrate. Trustee candidates include James Wall, Mary Schiavone, idward Kamin, Jr., Mae Sliauti, Theodore Beahler and Casotfr Brexezinski. The oommunity, formerly known as Lily Lake, was incorporated into a village in an election held last fall. Later, a contest was filed in county court to declare the election null and void, the change being that several of the voters were not citizens of the community. Following several months during which the case was befspe the courts, Judge Henry L. OoWlin denied the petition a few weeks ago and declared the election valid. At that time he set June 3 as the day for election. Kiwanis To Honor Outstanding Youth ROGER WILBRANDT PARTICIPATED IN ATLANTIC SURVEY HOWARD SERVICES Martha Howard of Chicago, mother of Harry Golus and Gertrude Maxwell of McHenry, died last week. Service* were held Friday at 0:90 fttan Assumption Vhurch. Roger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wilbrandt, Jr., of Riverside Drive, has had a most interesting and educational experience in recent weeks in connection with his work with survey investigations in the Atlantic. The United States Navy oceanographic survey ships, San Pablo and Rehoboth, arrived in Dublin for a five-day stay to engage in the survey and after leaving continued exploring currents and other ocean facts in the Atlantic. The surveys are a part of the Navy's program to provide complete and accurate information toward giving the Navy and American ships bettef charts. The hydrographic - office also exchanges much of this information with similar agencies of other countries in order to produce more accurate and reliable charts of the world. Most of the observations and tests are carried out by the ship's officers and enlisted personnel. However, there are usually present somVx of the Navy's top civilian scientists of oceanography as observers to assist in the evaluation and testing. Wilbrandt was one of thirteen Navy civilian scientists in attendance at the recent tests. The young man is a graduate of the McHenry high school and of the University of Illinois. At present he is In the chart division of the hydrographic office at Washington, D. C., and was appointed supervisor of that division on the trip to Dublin. The survey took him to Iceland, Norway, Scotland, Spain and Portugal. The ship arrived safely in the U. S. last Wednesday evening. CLUB OFFICER Mian Diane Cappell of McHenry has * been elected secretary-treasurer of Radio club at Northern Illinois State Teachers college for the 1952-53 school year. She is the daughter of Mr. said Mrs. J. S. Fry of Route 3. A junior at Northern this year, Miss Cappell is a graduate of Wauconda high school. CHICAGO MAN DROWN? M FOX RIVER Ctrl Joyce, 52, Lost Life While v V Swimming Stmdaf The Fox river at McHenry claimed another victim last Sunday evening when Carl C. Joyce, 52, of 817 N. Dearborn, Chicago, loet his life while attempting to swiin from bank to bank just south of the new bridge. According to testimony presented at the inquest Monday, Joyce was visiting the Paul Ascola family, who purchased the former Dan Daniels residence just east of the bridge and moved here only a week ago. Joyce was a friend of the Ascolas, having resided in the latters' apartment building in Chicago for eight years. As they sat in the yard early in the evening, Joyce boasted that he could swim across the river but his friends discouraged him from trying. However, later, as the Ascolaa stepped into the yard they saw Jojrce a short distance from shore, heading for the opposite bank. They called to him but he ignored their concern for his safety and continued on his way. Some of the Ascola family then got into their car and went iteross the bridge to await his arrival and bring him back, b Trouble In the intervening period, two motor boats passed on either side of Joyce and the swimmer was later seen to thrash about in the .Water as if in distress. Boon after, w-ird he disappeared fr6m sight Local firemen were called at once and within a matter of a few minutes recovered the body an their first trip across the river. Since little of the background of Joyce was known to the As- Each year'the Kiwanis club, of McHenry township presents a merit award certificate to the outstanding eighth grade boy put girl in each grade school in Mp*. Henry township. This year, H. |*j coIaa- authorities went to Chicago News About Our Servicemen Kenneth Moderhack of Chicago, a frequent McHenry visitor and a grandson of Mrs. Ida Kreutzer, was inducted into service last ^reek. Kenneth, a mechanic since his graduation from high school, formerly made his home here. Bill Brda, son of lHJr. and Mrs. John Brda, arrived home last week after completing fifty-three months of Navy service. During World \yar n he served for thirty-four months and was recalled nineteen month ago. Most of the last year and one-half was spent on water or overseas. 'Bill has an encouraging report on Japan, which he says has undergone a wonderful period of restoration, and progress. Under General MacArthur, he says the country underwent a number of important changes since he last visited there in 1945 and seems well on the way to becoming a progressive little country. The young veteran reports encountering an unusually great number of stongs while at sea in recent months, during which quite a few of those on ship weje swept overboard and lost. Just before returning to the States, Bill had an opportunity to visit Rome and Switzerland while on short leaves. Tazewell, county supertnteni of puMlfi schools, will certificates at a dinner in hop6f of the award • winners to be held on May 12, 7 p.m., at the Villa hotel, Pistakee Bay. v The guests, as well as members and their ladies, will partake of a fine dinner and will be entertained by some professional performers. The organization meeting o^ the Ballot Battalion will be held at McHenry American Legioq club house at 8 p.m. on May 18: Representatives of all civic, fraternal, veterans' and community groups are urged to attend and learn what this movement has to offer. It is a national, non-partisan, movement sponsored by Kiwanis International. Although the local Kiwanis club will aid the movement in every way possible, it hopes that the active management of the Ballot Battalion will be' taken over by some leading citizens outside of the Kiwanis membership. Every citizen that is interested in £ood government, regardless of party labels, should attend this meeting, An advertisement in this issue carries the abjectives of the Ballot Battalion. Monday to investigate further to ine the survivors. It was _ that " his sgei Irndther, lb*. Mary Cutler, resides in Hastings, Nebr. Hie body was taken- to the George Justen ft Son funeral home, where Coroner Harry Ehorn conducted an inquest Monday morning. On Tuesday the body was sent to Hastings for funfral arrangements. *' Members of the jury preeent at the inquest were Edward Justen. George Rodenkirch, Harold Aim, Harry Oonway, Bruce Klonts and Francis Ball. SPRING MUSICAL PROGRAMS PLANNED; FESTIVAL MAY 16 Spring and music have afwlfi gone hand and hand and this year is no exception if one may judge from the number of programs planned for the month of May. The first and largest in number of performers is the second annual music festival in which the vocal and instrumental departments of the local high school join in presenting an evening concert. This will take place Friday evening, May 16, in the large new gymnasium and is expected to draw several hundreds. The school band and orchestra will present numbers used at the recent contest, as well as the a cappella and girls' chorus. Featured on the program will be the appearance of Miss June Browne, well known radio and television soprano, who is soloist with the popular program, The Northerners. She will be accompanied by Glenn Welty, musical director of the program and a resident of McHenry for a number of years. Both have generously offered their talent for this annual event and will no doubt prove a stellar attraction to local music lovers. Miss Browne will present' several numbers during the evening. Her picture and that of Mr. Welty will appear in next week's issue of the Plaindealer. On May 23 and 29, instrumental groups from the parochial school will be heard in two evening programs and on May 20 the junior high school band will present a program. The McHenry Choral Club is giving its annual presentation on Saturday 'and Sunday evenings, May 24 and 25, featuring favorites of other days in a portion of the program entitled "Memories of Yesterday." Selections will include those of a sentimental, comic and melodramatic nature popular in the 'ninties. CHARLES E. AR1TOT OF WONDER LAKE DIED TUESDAY JENNIFER HOUDA STATE WINNER IN VOCAL CONTEST Richard Garrelts, son of Vlr.and Mrs. Theodore Garrelts of West Shore Beach, McCullom Lake, and Walter Kalemba. son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kalemba of Lakemoor, are undergoing training at the Marine corps recruiting depot, Paris Island, S. CUpon completion of the eight* weeks' recruit training, the two will be granted ten-day leaves and if they have maintained good records will be promoted to private first class. Caesar. Alexander the Great and the Iron Dnke of Wellington were never defeated in battle. Miss Jennifer Houda, contralto, a resident of Woodlawn Park, McHenry, and a junior in the local high school, was presented with a blue ribbon medal last Friday for winning first place in state competition at MacMurray college, Jacksonville, 111. Second place awards went to the school orchestra, Jack Wirtx, violin and vocal solos; and the violin quartet In winning top honors, Jennifer became the first state vocal solo winner in the school's history and the first state music solo winner since McHenry has been in class B competition. She has studied privately for the past four months. The first and second place ratings were especially well received since top ratings were made more difficult this year by the addition of a fifth division. Many hundreds of students from throughout the state participated in the various classes. ACCIDENT VJCTE* A Ring-wood resident, James Glauser, 20. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Glauser, was injured early S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g when t h e motorcycle he was driving went out of control at the intersection of the Wonder Lake and Ringwood blacktop roads. The .vehicle left the road and went into a ditch, striking a culvert. RETURN FROM TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weingart and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Freund, the latter of Crystal Lake, have just returned from a visit with their sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bauer, at Long Beach, Calif. They also visited the Weingarts' son, Peter, Jr., at Camp Pendleton. Oceanside, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Freund visited their son, Kenneth, at Wichita Falls, Sheppard Field, Tex. They returned by way of Denver and visited Mrs. Freund's uncle there. They saw much of the flood area on their way home. A sixteen-year resident of Wonder Lake, Charles B. Arndt, died in St. Francis hospital Tuesday, May 8, at the age of 68- Mr. Arndt waS plant supervisor of the Soda Fountain Manufacturing company of Chicago. He is survived by his widow, Helen; a son, Charles of Connecticut; one brother, Frits, and a sister, Ingabord, of Sweden. The body was brought to the Peter M. Justen funeral home, where services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday, with Rev. Anderson of the Gospel Center officiating. Interment will be in Woodland cemetery, McHenry. 317 PINTS Of BLOOD 0VB<»"€ M McHENRY; CITY PROUD Of FINE CO-OPERATION Of CITUBK All of us know, although many l Vote of Thanks times we fail to appreciate it, Mrs. Marion Phinney, artministhat McHenry is a mighty fine | trative secretary of the county J ' f ^ 4 f,r-. -*"* 1 - - i place to live. But last week Wednesday there was a deeper feeling --one of pride--in the community in which we live and in the .folks we call our neighbors. Red Cross; Mrs. Catheryne Breytspraak, administrative assistant; Mrs. Helen Lowell, chairman of blood recruiting; and Mrs. George Barbian, local branch chairman; (Photo Worwidr) CAR DAMAGED The auto of John Torrence was badly damaged about 7:30 o'clock Tuesday evening when it was struck by another car in Aurora. Mr. Torrence was attending a meeting when the driver of the second vehicle crashed into the parked McHenry car, tearing off one fender and causing other damage. "" Legion Post Planning For Annual Carnival July 3-6 McHenry will have four days of carnival with a capital "C" this year on July 3, 4, 5 and 8. The McHenry Legion Post, No. 491, under .the able management of Herb Reihansperger has worked out a superb program of fun and entertainment for both the young and the old. He has* been assisted by a large staff of committee chairmen whose names will be published in the near future. One of the very best amusement companies will furnish an impressive array of thrill rides and amusement centers. Due to the Interest in merchandise booths, the post has arranged for six of them at the coming carnival. And of course there will be a thrilling fireworks show. Genial Nick B. Freund will again be host at the refreshment bar. Bill Green and Roger Ladd are working hard at arrangements for special events. The Legion post of McHenry has been an important factor in the life of the community. It will be a pleasure to help them with their carnival. YOUNG ACCIDENT VICTIM DIED IN HOSPITAL MAY 1 NOTICE The city water will be shut off at midnight, Tuesday, May 13, in the section north of Pearl Street. Service will be resumed as soon as possible. ** City of McHenry Water Dept. Jack Smith, Supt. John Anthony Duggan, 30, of Rt. 1, Crystal Lake, who was injured in an auto accident on the night of April 28, died in the Woodstock hospital Thursday, May 1. The accident occurred when his car crashed into a high line pole near Island Lake, putting a number of homes in darkness for a short period. Duggan was said to have suffered broken legs and arms and internal injuries' in the accident. His condition was described as critical from the outset and only slight hope for his recovery was expressed at that time. The young man was pinned in the wreckage of his car and garage workers needed crowbars to free him. He is survived by his parents, two sisters and two brothers, both of the latter in service, one in Korea. Duggan, hMhself, was a veteran of World War II. Rites were held at 10 o'clock Monday at St. Thomas church in Crystal Lake, with burial in Prairie View cemetery. When the blood bank came to McHenry on April 30, 317" pints of blood were taken to be sent to Korea for use by wounded servicemen that they may be restored to health. In all, 510 had registered and there were fifty-four rejections. A total of 138 who signed pledge cards failed to appear to donate blood, a number of these for reasons over which they had no control. In the county as a whole, where 1 , 0 0 0 r e g i s t r a t i o n s bad been asked, 751 pints of blood were taken. This was far above the goal set since blood is expected to be ohtained from only about a half of those who register. In Woodstock, 247 pints were taken and tn Marengo/187. The scene at the Veterans of Foreign Wars clubhouse, where the bloodmobile was set up in only fifty minutes time last week, was most impressive. As each donor entered the spacious room, his temperature was taken, along with a general medical history, with twelve registered nurses in charge. Where any irregularities were found, the donor was sent to a doctor on duty and re-examined. Where usually only forty are handled in ah hour, seventy were cared for last week in McHenry. The first donors were Emma Gies and Alma Anderson. are all grateful for the wonderful response of the public and for the fine work of volunteer recruiters from the veterans' groups, Phillip Disch and Marian SchoenhOttz of the V. F. W. and Jeannette V%nce, Joseph Gausden and Hugh nor of the Legion. The V. F. W. has received a vote of tharika offering the use of their house and members of the ^ and V. F. W. Auxiliary units tbr serving dinner to forty vohtntiHlr workers at the Legion Hotftye. W. Brayton of Cary, one of originators of the blood the United States, and a War I veteran himself, clubhouse during the evetutg Sftd expressed his delight at the cooperation and entliuslun residents. Pictures were taken and will be on display for a week in the wte* dow of Worwick Studios. Local volunteer helpers last week were Mrs. Loretta Markeson and Mrs. Pauline Pries, registered nurses; Doctors WllHam Nye, A. I. Froehlich and S. Ruggero; Mrs. Grace Stilling, chairman; Mesdames Albert BarMan, Hugh Murphy. Lottie Bransftonl, George Johnson and Avis of the canteen; Mesdames Kent. Jane Logan, Thelma valt, Audrey Glosson, Lois and Gertrude Barbian of the motor corps. ASSISTANT PASTOR FR. JOHN REULAND St. Mary's Catholic church assistant pastor since early in April is Rev. Fr. John Reuland, who replaces FT. Eugene Baumhofer. FT. Reuland, a native of Aurora, was ordained March 25 of this year at St. Nicholas church in that city and read his first Mass March 30. "8. O. S." has no literal meaning. but was chosen as a distress signal because of 8s ease h trans-, mitting. ALLAN LEIBSOHN MADE ENSEMBLE DEBUT MAY 2-3 Allan Leibeohn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Leibsohn of McHenry. was one of the youngest members of the Bach to Boogie show which the Todd School for Boys presented at Woodstock last weekend. Allan's piano performance of the Prelude No. 1 from Bach's Well Tempered Clavichord was his contribution to the program. Mr. Hendricksen, head of the music department, played Gounod's "Ave Maria" on the violin and W. Hutchison was at the organ playing an obligato while Allan played the Bach Prelude. Tliis was the local youth's first public performance at playing. LAKEMOOR FAMILY HOMELESS AFTER MONDAY'S FIRE ^ Tragedy struck the Zobjeck family, including the mother, father and two children, early Monday morning when contents of their small home at Lakemoor were completely destroyed bgr flames and the interior of the building badly burned. Firemen who were called to the scene about 3:30 o'clock were not able to ascertain definitely what the origin of the blaze was but thought , it might have started from "a defective refrigerator motor 4s the floor at that point was completely destroyed. The house was owned by the George Nielsens, relatives of the Zobjecks, who reside very close to the burned structure. The Nielsen home was undamaged. The Zobjects probably owe their life to the family pet, the dog having awakened the household by loud barking. The fire had gained such headway by the time they discovered it they had only time to escape without injury. The dog was suffocated and all household furnishings destroyed. The Salvation Army's local chapter, the Red Cross and kind neighbors and friends immediately banded together to offer assistance to the Zobjecks in their hour of trouble. L & H Television Plans Grand Opening May 9-10 / L See H Television, owned by Peter Lieser and Ernest Haith. have announced the grand opowlag of their expanded headquarters at 606 Front street for next Friday and Saturday. May 9 and Ml The public is invited to visit their display room between the hOttra of S a.m. and 9 p.m. either day. The two men have bei * • 4 in television sales and McHenry for the past three yw|k ,: •