:*r* - -r * /*" *'• . r»! "trf. , B., . ,J» 'V_ i,""?,!,. , • 'iJf mmrjf' r > " ". ' K S *. I" ^*" ' •' ^ Y : "/ ,j j?\wi * 1' ' • *<+'•'• - •?;v' • ,.v i J' '--a « . ,- •• »:* /<;* / . - , „ ' •M. •• 1 ~ • ¥:" - " :'$r- • ' ;V i •'«?• ' * lipl* ^ a y * V. Volume 78 -- No. 3 McHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, MAY 29. 1952 Musin1 Meanderin' Frederick William Haberman, associate professor of speech at the University of Wisconsin, has been selected as this year's commencement speaker at the McHenry high school exercises an June 0. *rV;. Professor Haberman - for th« past two years has served as moderator for the University of Wisconsin Freshman Forum series. During World War H he served as a Naval recreation and welfare office*. The new buildtng to the -kmtt of the Admiral plant is making r progress but no date as to expected completion has been announced. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars and their Auxiliary units are grateful for the splendid cooperation of the public on their Poppy Day sale. A total of $853 was collected, a record for the community. Of this amount, the veterans who made w»e poppies will be paid five and one-half cents for each, flower and the remainder of the money will be divided equally between the two McHenry veterans' organisations. All of it will be spent for local rehabilitation work by the two. groups. About 4,000 popple* were sold to all. New pharmacist at the Nye drug store Is Ruth Herrmann, whose father, Bill Herrmann, is a druggist at Cryqfeftl Lake. Miss Hernpann is a graduate ©f Purdue University Stehool of Pharmacy and before coming to McHenry Wfcs employed at St. Mary's hospital, Rochester, Minn. ^/Qne of the pretty little usherettes who accompanied the Blossom Time princesses as they appeared in Qrfcnt Park, Chicago, last Sunday afternoon was Mary Lou Delmonte, 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Delmonte of a coroner's jury last week MiHstream Park, McHenry. Mary agreed on a verdict of "death by 10c Par CopjF TWO VETHtANS' POSTS PUN FOR IMPRESSIVE MEMORIAL DAY RITES IN JOHNSBURG AND McHENRY FRIDAY SEVENTEEN WIL ' GRADUATE MAY 29 AT J0HNSNJR6 Supi. Tazewell T|r^- Present Diplomas During Program Seventeen eighth grade students of the Johnsburg school will receive their diplomas on Thursday, May 29, at 8 p.m. in the school gymnasium. The program will consist of several songs sung by the seventh and eighth grade pupils. The eighth grade class song, "Massa Dear," adapted from the Largo movement of the New World Symphony, will be among the selections. Choral recitations will include 'Casey at the Bat" and "Southern Street Cries." The audience will also be in?- formed of the class will and prophecy as they appear in a class book compiled by students. The program will be concluded with the distribution of diplomas by R. L. Tazewell, county Superintendent of Schools. Members of the graduating class are as follows: HAROLD DIEDRICH _ „ WILLIAM HTJEMANN JOHN HUFF JOHN PIERCE s THEODORE SCHAEFER BERNARD SOHMITT JOHN STERNICKLE JEROME STILLING THOMAS THOMPSON ROBERT TRENDLER LAYNE BUCHER KATHLEEN FREUND ROSEMARY GALLAGHER LILLIAN GERTH MARGARET KARLS JEWEL MATt , JOAN YOUNO VIRGINIA WING CASE UNSOLVED; VEHDICT GIVEN Lou is fourth grade student in St Mary's- St Patrick's school. .The small usherettes, all models Vfcompanled the various queen candidates and Mary Lou was especially happy when it was announced that the young lady whom she ushered had been selected queen. causes unknown" in the case of Mrs. Virginia Wing, 29, of Arlington Heights, whose body was found near Lake-in-the Hills subdivision, Algonquin, March 30, after she had been missing three months. The decision left the case open for further investigation. The fact that Mrs. Wing had "Hie young McHenry girl has appeared in commercial films and Jalso on TV several times. Baccalaureate At School On Sunday » The first of two closing programs for the high school senior elan of McHenry will be held next Sunday evening, June 1, Starting at 8:16 o'clock. Seventyeight graduating seniors will take part in the solemn Baccalaureate *9?r<±- ' After the large group has taken their places in the auditorium, Rev. Ft. Edward C. Coakley will address the senior class on a subject appropriate to their graduation and future life. The talk by Fr. Coakley wiP be followed by several numbers by the school's mixed chorus and will include "Loyal Hearts Will Not Forget," "The Twenty-Third $ealm," "Hospodi Pomilui" and rfOnv/ard Ye Peoples." Jack Wirtz, a member of the senior class, will sing Schubert's "Ave Maria," with a choral background. Commencement will take place in the school gymnasium on Friday, June 6. i been in a highly nervous state of mind prior to her disappearance in January was brought out at the trial. According to Capt. Hugo Olson of the Cook county sheriff's office, numerous acts of Mrs. Wing in the weeks preceding the time she was reported missing were believed sufficient to satisfy many that her mental state was not normal. Why she abandoned her car and how she got into the slough in which her body was found still remain a mystery. POLICE ENUMERATE ARRESTS MADE IN tifONTH OF MAY A number of traffic violations were recorded by McHenry police for the month of May. They include eighteen fined for failing to stop at stop signs, eight arrested for speeding, three for mak- Ing "U" turns and two for improper parking. A Stan bough, Mich., n>*n and a Woodstock resident were arrested Tost laft week, the former on a disorderly conduct charge and the latter as a prowler. Earlier this month, another person was arrested for being drunk and disorderly. ' * BANK CLOSED ntlDA# ' The McHenry 8tate Bank will be closed all day on Friday, Memortal Any.. .< BROTHER DIES W. H. Cling, 76, a brother of Mrs. Lester Adams of McHenry, died at St. Therese hospital, Waykegan, on Sunday morning. May 25. He was a resident of Barrington. The body rests at a Barrington funeral home, where rites are being conducted at 2 o'clock Wednesday, BAKE -SALE The ladies of St. Patrick's parish are sponsoring a food and bake sale, to be held starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May j>." at SELECT MARINE DAY QUEEN BYFE POPULAR VCRRW The McHenry Chamber of Commerce has sent out letters to local organization! and businesses requesting nominations and sponsorship of a candidate for Marine Day queen. Some fortunate girl will be elected by popular vote In an election to be held Saturday, June 28. All entries must be turned in not later than 6 p. m. on June 15 to Mildred Hohman of the Gift Port. Queen candidates must be between the ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, and must be single. Also they must have resided in the McHenry high school district fat at least six months. As time approaches to elect a new queen to reign for a year, it will be recalled that last summer local residents selected two girls to rule over Marine Day, Barbara Simon, sponsored by the Catholic Order of Foresters, and Nancy Siemon, a candidate of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The previous queen was Johnnie Simon and the first queen in 1949 was Patricia Gilmore, who la Plans are progressing by members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars for the annual Memorial Day parade. The committee in charge of the program and parade is well organized, with William H. Althoff acting as general chairman and parade marshal. Harold Vycital and his committee will take care of the flag and grave registration, assisted by Ray Page and John Dreymiller. Walter Smith and Joseph Grobel will handle the rifle squad and Mrs. Jeanette Vance and Mrs. Betty Clark will be in charge of decorating the graves, assisted by members of both Auxiliary units. ^ , Mrs. Gertrude Barbian will take care of the Red Cross participation in the program, assisted by members of the local chapter. Mrs. Engh will handle the line-up for the Girl Scouts and Brownies and Laurence Anderson the Boy Mrs. Hugh Murphy. Scouts and Cub Scouts. School children will be under the direction of Mrs. Ray McGee and her committee, while Gold Star mothers and disabled servicemen will be contacted by Auxiliary chairmen, assisted by the Red Cross and John Dreymiller, service officer. i Members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars and their Auxiliary units extend an invitation to all organizations to Join, with them on Memorial Day in paying tribute to those men and women who served their country and made the supreme sacrifice. Assembly At Johnsburg • There will be an assembly at Johnsburg at 8:15, followed by decoration of the graves and placing of wreaths. Rev. Fr. Joseph Blitsch will give the invocation, followed by a salute by the firing squad and taps. t The group will assemble again at 9:30 o'clock at the McHenry high school, where the invocation will be given. The line of march will be as follows: North on Green street to Washington, west on Washington to Rt. 31 and then McHenry Mourns Three Deaths A McHenry resident for <ffs*tyyears, Mrs. Ony Turner Wheeler, 78, passed away last Friday morning, May 23, at her home on Main street following a long period of failing health. The deceased was bom March 21, 1874, in Ela township, Lake county, a daughter of Thurston and Lucy Turner. She was married on Oct. 18. 1911, to Dr. JOel Wheeler of McHenry, in Belvidere, and has resided here since that time. Mrs. Wheeler was active in the Community Methodist church and especially in the work of the W. S. C. S. She was also an officer of the R. N. A. and a past worthy matron and grand lecturer of the Eastern Star. Her Hobbies included gardening and crocheting. which occupied many of her leisure hdnta. Survivors include her husband; a brother, Amos Turner, of Elgin; two nieces, Mrs. Marjorie Pear- PISTAKB YACHT CUB TO OPEN * SSIh SEASON i Round-up Dinner ^ Dance May 31 First 1952 Social Event north to Woodland and St. Mary's | of Mrs- Fern Norton cemeteries, where the wreaths'®' Washington, D. C.; also a nepwill be placed at each, entrance ew- T- C. Newton of Stevens by school children, followed by the firing of the salute. , From there the parade will continue on to St. Patrick's cemetery, where the same rite will be carried out. The marchers will then go to the memorial marker at the city park, where a wreath will be placed by the commanders of the two organizations. From the park, the parade will go west on Pearl street to Green and then south to the high school, where it will disband. There will be no military Mass this year. All veterans organization members and school children taking part are invited to meet at the V. F. W. clubhouse and grounds after the parade. Five To Be Confirmed At Lutheran Church A confirmation service will be held next Sunday, June 1, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, with five young people making up the class. The examination and confirmation rite will be conducted during the regular 10:15 o'clock service. The four girls and one boy In the class are Elaine Grandt, Lillian Koehler, Marlene Ehrhardt, Bobette Jordan and Gene Ullrich. There will be special music for the Geo. Justin furniture store, the impressive service. Point, Wis. The body rested at the George Justen funeral home until 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, when last rites were conducted there, with Rev. J. Elliott Corbett officiating. Burial was in Woodland cemetery. Dr. H. 8. VanDenfenrgh The many McHenry friends of Dr. H. S. VanDenburgh, who had his chiropractic office on Green street about four years ago, will be sorry to learn of his untimely death on Sunday evening, May 25, in Winter Park, Fla. He had not been ill and his death was entirely unexpected. After leaving McHenry, the VanDenburgh family moved to Florida, where he had been engaged in the real estate business. Funeral services were held from Fairchild's funeral home in Orlando on Wednesday, followed by cremation. The remains will be removed to Palmyra, Wis., for burial. Dr. VanDenburgh is survived by his widow, Shirley. Albert Regnler ' Albert Regnier, 68, a summer resident of Miller's subdivision, near Johnsburg, for many years, died unexpectedly of *a heart attack on Sunday, May 25. He had been at his McHenry home since Thursday and had been working about' the yard until, becoming ill only a few hours before he The Pistakee Yacht club on fHstakee Bay, which was organized in the summer of 1897 and chartered, by the state of Illinois the same year, will open its fiftyfifth consecutive season on Saturday, May 31, with their annual round-up dinner dance. Dinner, consisting of barbecued prime ribs of beef, will be served to members and guests with all the trimmings from 7 to 9 p. m. Dancing will start at 9 p.m. Special host committee for the evening includes Mr. and Mrs. .Robert J. Bartelt, co-chairmen; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Arkema. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Deroche, Dr. and Mrs. W. K. Ream, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Weselius and Frank Waters. The Yacht club this year is planning a full season of sailing regattas, races and social activities. Dinner dances will be held throughout the summer. Officers for 1952 are Walter Deroche, commodore; Robert Bartelt, vice-commodore; Emil Mraz, treasurer; and John Looze, secretary. Directors, together with the officers, are Clarence Ericsson, Stacey H. Gifford, Harry E. Hoff, Louis ^J. Huch, Kenneth Jensen, Carl P. Janensch, Dr. James J. Leach, William W. Stark, H. Wayne Walker, Raymond T. Waters. The ladies activities committee is planning a series of luncheons, card parties and a style show under the direction of the committee chairman. The Fleet The Pistakee Fleet, during the past few yeajs, has showed Steady growth and has some of the best sailors in inland lake competitive sailing. The P. Y. C. Fleet always ranks well in the feten-lake and association regat Us. There will be approximately 30 "C" boats this year and the club competition will be keen There are several new boats and during the past few weekends there has been a great deal of activity around the Bay area, with the skippers and the crew working diligently to put their boats in tip-top condition for the forthcoming season. New Junior Fleet Last year, P. Y. C., unddr the direction of William Stark, inaugurated a new junior fleet with ) Hagerty class cub boats. The skippers of the junior fleet last year were Barbara Marticke, "Penny" Nye, Bud Mraz, William Stark, Jr., Ralph Stark and Robert Stark. It is understood that several additional "juniors" will enter into the competition this year. The sailing and yachting is under the direction of Rear Commodore Frank Waters. A fleet captain will be elected by the skippers at the time of the opening of the summer series of racing. Clarence V. Peterson will again serve as sailing instructor. (Continued on Page 6) McHenry Stores Open All Day Thursday; Close Friday McHenry stores will be open all day Thursday, May 29, and Thursday evening, but will be closed Friday, Memorial Day. The above plan is being followed upon recommendation of the retail merchants' committee of the Chamber of Commerce. McHENRY PATROL RANKS HIGH AT CAMPOREE Woodward Family Arrives In Japan The second local young woman to arrive in Japan this spring to be with her husband is Shirley Hawley Woodward, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hawley of Ringwood, who set foot on Japanese land Friday, May 9. She was accompanied by her two young sons, John Jr., 8, and Louis Edgar, 6, who have found I5» v\r: This young family, including the mother, Mrs. Shirley Woodward, and her two sons, Louis, 6, at left, and John Jr., 8, ' right, arrived in Japan on May 9, where they joined their husband and father, John Woodward, stationed there with the Army. that having a father choose the Army as a career means an active life. The elder boy has attended three schools although he is only in the third grade. ______ The family experienced more than the usual complications of a several thousand mile trip due to the flood conditions at the time Mrs. Woodward and the boys left for the West Coast. Because of detours, they travelled 2,850 miles in eight days spending some time in Boise, Idaho, with friends. They sailed April 27 aboard the U. S. N. S. General Simon B. Buckner and arrived in Japan May 9. They were met by their husband and father, John Wood ward, who expected to be granted a furlough in which he would show them around the island. Mrs. Woodward will not find herself entirely without old friends for her husband is stationed near the place where Robert Richardson of McHenry is serving. The latter's wife, Ercel, and small daughter recently arrived in Japan also and have already become accustomed to their new surroundings. Serviceman Woodward has been serving in the Army for more than ten years. SEVERAL URGE ARMS EXPRESS DESK TO LOCATE M MdENRYi CONDUCT EMPLOYS INVENTORY WILLIAM GREEN TO HEAD COUNTY LEGION COUNCIL Installation Of . New Officers To Be Held In June McHenry Scouts "On The Trail" This group of young McHenrythe fire at meal time at the boys, members of Eagle patrol, camporee held May and 18 at Troop 162. McHenry. was typical Belvidere. at Ute many who around Scout# of. forty-seven participating patrols prepared their own and other activities. campsites. Patrols were graded on camp layout meals, ingenuity in mnfcing for camp use Hie local patrol pictured above was among those outstanding in the competitive categories. . It was "qn the trail" for several of McHenry's Scouts last weekend when Billy Houck, Paul Jessup, Terry Reid and Cliff Todd, accompanied by Laurence Anderson and William Jessup, traveled to Camp Lowden, Oregon, 111. Saturday, the Scouts ' and leaders took the Blackhawk Trail hike, which took them on- the winding way of Chief Blackhawk, famous Sauk Indian, and his warriors. The trail starts at Camp Lowden and follows the Rock river for nine miles to the statue of Chief Blackhawk at Lowden Memorial Park. The entire hike covered a distance of twenty miles. The river, the bluffs, the trees and the sky make a picture difficult to describe. To get this picture first hand, one must take the Blackhawk Trail. While on the trail local Scouts met many others from the mid-west. Last year, 1,355 Scouts from Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and other states remarked that the Blackhawk Hike "is the most interesting and most beautiful hike." In order to qualify for the Blackhawk Trail hike medal. Scouts must be at least second class rank and make a report on the book, "The Life of Blackhawk," identify various plants and wild life and make a report on the hike. All of the above group earned the medal. After the hike and on Sunday. Mr. Jessup attended a meeting being held for neighborhood commissioners. Each city that has three or more Scout Troops or Cub dens are asked to have a neighborhood commissioner. McHenry now has one Explorer post (boys 14 and over sponsored by the American Legion); two Boy Scout Troops (boys 11 to 14. one sponsored by the American Legion and the other by the Community P. T. A.) There is ' one Cub pack (Boys 8 to 11.) sponsored by the Community P. T. A. now in operation and the V. F. W., is now forming another pack. Mr. | (Continued on Page 6) William Green of McHenry was elected commander of the county council of the American Legion at the annual election meeting which took piace Thursday evening at Hebron. The local man is past commander of the McHenry Legion post, adjutant of the eleventh district and seniorvice- commander of the council, this past year. Commander Green is service officer for the Illinois Veterans' Commission in this county and in DuPage. Serving with him for the next year will be John Kvidera,, Cary, senior vice-commander; and Stanley Sevcik, Woodstock, junior vice-commander. Chris Klabunde, sergeant-at-arms of the council, was re-elected to that post. It is expected that the new officers will be installed at the June meeting, which is scheduled to be held in Harvard. The Legion, at present, is planning several important meetings, one of these being the annual district convention, which will be held in McHenry June 22. The district is made up of Will, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties, with Lester Siedschlag of Richmond serving as commander. The second division convention will be held July 12 in Joliet. The county, council now has 2,- 530 members, just 100 short of the record number reached last year. McHenry has 331 members, ranking behind Woodstock with 631, Crystal Lake with 386 and Hacvard with 384. MAr CROWNING The May crowning ceremony takes place on Wednesday, May 28, at 8 p.m. in St. John's church at Johnsburg. The children will form the living Rosary in church, after which all will take part in the procession. The statue of Our Lady will be carried by four of the graduates and the Litany of Loretto will be chanted by the children taking part in the procession. Joan Young will place the wreath on the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will close the ceremonies. ( Further evidence of the giofjjfav ing popularity of McHenry as a community in which to live and do business was brought out at Monday evening's meeting of the newly formed Chamber of Commerce, when it was discloeed that several large industries h ad shown a very real interest in locating here. One or two of those that have expressed a desire to establish plants here are large factories in the Chicago area. It is only natural that McHenry should feel It their duty to supply interested firms with information which may influence the final decision as to location in this city. In cooperation with this KKNN& the industrial committee of the Chamber of Commerce is endeavoring to find out just how many residents of this area who are now employed elsewhere would be interested in employment in a local industry should any of the contemplated business set-ups become a reality. The erection of suitable buildings and the selection of proper sites are relatively easy If interested conceras are convinced that the employee need can be filled. . iMk Employee List For this reason, any local Persons who are now commuting la other communities and who would be interested in being employed locally should the opportunity present itself are asked to nottfjr the secretary of the Chamber, Jack Bucki$. All names received will be kept in strict confidence. While the above matter occupied the major portion of the business of the organisation Monday. other items also came up fbt discussion. One was the dedsiflB to assist the Legion in two boys to Boys State this mer. Duties to ooonectkxi wHfr Marine Day were also talked ove* and it was officially voted upOfc to observe the day Aug. 4. Various committees repotted en gress to date. It was announced that Msrbss Day programs will be sold- for ten cents each this year, the sets being handled by the Boy Boaota of McHenry, who wiO receive at proceeds. One meeting of the Chamber will be held in June, at which time future summer get-tagethers will be decided upon. Membership was reported growing, with sixtyfive in the new organization to date. Albert 8. Blake conducted the meeting Monday night in the absence of the president, Jolaf Loose. ^•1 J - SOENCE RESEARCH BOERS MANY FIELDS; BRANCH OFFICE M CITY FEATURES NEW SQMCE Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bond, new residents in our community about three years ago, have come to consider McHenry as their own home town like so many other newcomers. Many of their friends believe their work to be of special interest to others since much of it centers on new phases of science and education. Mr. Bond is vice-president and LYLE M. SPENCER business manager of Science Research, 57 W. Grand avenue. Chicago, while his wife conducts McHenry Scoring Service for Science Research at 110 Main street West McHenry. The local branch office is in connection with Employee Inventory. the first major industrial relations aid which SRA is supplying to business and industry. What Is Important? What keeps workers happy, enthusiastic, and loyal to their M employers? Is it high pay, shaft hours, plump benefits--fancy flp* tures in the restrooms? Science Research. surveying' 125,000 workers with a recently developed morale-measuring instrument called the Employee ventory, has found eight bu|j§r worker needs. Lyle M. Spencer, Science R*» I search president, reports that | workers: don't like bossineqs; want and feel the need for freedom on the job; like job security and opportunity for advancement; want fair treatment with promotions and pay increases when earned; want to be able to speak their minds; want to be allowed to make mistakes once in a while without being crucified for then; like friendly treatment by felkMr employees and their bosses; sad want to be kept well informed M company matters. The special questionnaire d)|» signed for this survey is beinf made available to business and industry for general use. It is simple to administer, inexpensive^ and reliable. Employees' answers are completely anonymous, bet the questionnaire allows management to measure morale for their company as a whole; to compare morale between different departments or plants; and to compare morale in their company with till average for others, particular^ in their own industry. For fourteen years. Science Research has been one of the largest publishers in the educational field, supplying psychologies* materials to schools and institutions throughout the world. Hi that period, much interest was shown in their protects fcqf leaders in commerce, but the dfe* •vTii -si .1 "i •% (Continued on Page I) " r »•». 'VA,N > *JL * * I" ?.