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. - . ' ;c - . ^ <r t« s, **• * * * * w; ? ""* 4""r »¥ "* v I i 1 HE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER Volume 78 -- No. 8 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1952 10c Per Copy MCHENRY LEGION CARNIVAL OPENS JULY 3 Musin Meanderin *^'".- The weatherman smiled on the Johnsburg Community club carnivSl last weekend, resulting in tibge crowds for three nights. The grounds were beautiful, With a myriad of colored lights attracting home folks and strangers, alike, to this lovely spot in the heart of Johnsburg. Prizes were distributed very generously and all who attended reported a most enjoyable tip»e wrtth one exception--the mosquitoes. A word of commendation, too, for all those who had a part in the queen candidate parade which attracted considerable attention in McHenry last Friday evening. .SI* L>ed by a sound car telling of the contest on Saturday, the six pretty girls, riding in convertibles bearing their names and sponsors, rode through city streets to give the public an opportunity tQ see the candidates* Mr. and Mrs. R. Bruelheide of McCullom Lake, after fifty years of married life, have started out ' another honeymoon trip. The anniversary date was last April but June provided a more convenient, as well as a more, romantic, time for such a trip. They have been visiting in Sa- Hna, Kas., and from there will Visit relatives in St. Peter and l f a n k a t o , M i n n . , r e t u r n i n g through Wisconsin. They expect .0? be home some time in July. Kurt Voss, Jr., who is spending a vacation with his parents at their Orchard Beach home, is not only being temporarily relieved from college studies but also from his very interesting part -time work. Servicemen WITH THE I CORPS IN KOREA-- Pvt. Robert G. Miller of McHenry, is serving with the 51st signal battalion in Korea. The battalion furnishes telephone and very high frequency radio service for the I corps. Pvt. Miller arrived in Korea on May 12 and is serving as a pole line construction man with the 51st. He entered the Army in September, 1951, and received basic and advanced training at Port Jackson, S. C.- Elect C^arlene Dowe Marine Day Queen 1.233 BALLOTS CAST SATURDAY IN ELECTION TO DETERMINE 1952 ~ WINNER; PHYLLIS SMITH RUNNER-UP A pretty, blonde blue-eyed miss of 17, Miss Charlene Dowe, is the 1952 Marine Day queen. She chalked up an impressive 479 votes last Saturday in a general election designed to select this bass d'lrum, in the orchestra, the violin, land also possesses a pleasing alto voice. She acted as president of the orchestra and the girls' chorus this past year and last spring was selected by band Edward Parfrey has just graduated from a battery officers' course of fifteen weeks at Fort Sill, Okla. This course followed his completion of a twenty-week platoon leaders' course at the Marine base at Quantico, Va. At present he and his wife are enroute to Oceanside, Calif., from where he will be sent to Korea as a forward observer with the artillery attached to the First Marine division. •The young serviceman graduated from the McHenry high school in 1947 and from the University of Wisconsin in 1951, where he was a member of Delta Sigma Pi, professional business administration fraternity. Edward was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1951. Cadet Donald A. Grill, Wonder Lake, arrived at Fort Knox, Ky., last week to begin six,weeks of Armor ROTC summer training. Cadet Grill is a senior ROTC student at University of Illinois, Urbana, 111. The cadets will spend tfc# sixth week of their training in the field on ^bivouac. This training will prepare each cadet to assume the responsibilities of a commissioned officer. In addition to his studies at Lakeland ' college, Fla., he has ^heen employed this past season as announcer fpr water ski shows at Florida Cypress Gardens, as well as doing some photography for water ski publicity purposes. Few college rtfen have been so busy as Kurt, who traveled twenty miles from Lakeland to Winterhaven each day since January to his work. . McHenry high school may very possibly have the distinction of being the only educational institution in this country who has a queen for a secretary. She is the new Marine Day queen title holder, Charlene Dowe, who took over her new duties a few weeks ago. This is a fish story but it is a real one--a story concerning a most excited little boy as he made Viis first big catch last Sunday morning. Arising ahead of his family at 5 a.m., Jimmy Gary, 9, of Huemann's subdivision went to the river's edge to do his first casting. Two hours later he had the entire household awake, as thrilled as he was with the 22-inch Northern Pike he had caught. The fish was taken to a taxidermist '*ft>r mounting. Jimmy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gary, summer residents of this community. According to an announcement released by the State of Illinois this week, new playgrounds and more parking space more than double the facilities of McHenry '^am state park, near here, having been provided by the. Illinois Department of Conservation. -------------- W # MINOR ACCIDENT Three occupants of a car traveling on Riverside Drive early last Friday evening were shaken up and bruised as the result of an accident. Mrs. Arlene Bernstein of Chicago, who was visiting at Orchard ^Beach, was driving north about 6:30 p.m. when a child riding in her car distracted her momentarily from her driving. The car badly damaged a fire hydrant and a telephone pole but occupants of the auto, received only minor injuries. Sgt. Lester D. Bacon, U.S.M.C., son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester R. Bacon of 203 John st., McHenry, recently graduated from the U. S. Naval school, explosive ordnance disposal. » Bacon entered the service on March 29, 1950, and reported to school from duty at Norfolk, Va. Pvt. Robert M. Sherman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester T. Sherman of Rt. 4, McHenry, has recently completed basic training at the replacement training center, the Army's transportation center, Fort Eustis, Va. Pvt. Sherman is now ready to go into specialized training with the Army Transportation corps in any one of its four fields, rail, highway, marine, or air. CHARLENE DOWE Photo by Max Kolin COMPLETES COURSE ppsp? *• Mmw RICHARD KIRCHHOFF Pvt. Richard Kirchhoff of Sunnyside Beach, Johnsburg, has been spending a fifteen-day furlough with his parents and many friends after completing a six months' course in the South Eastern Signal Corps school of Camp Gordon, Ga. His new assignment will be at Fort Lawton, Wash. WINS SCHOLARSHIP A total of 278 freshman scholarships to students entering Northwestern University next fall have just been awarded, the recipients being from thirty-two different states in all sections of the country. Among them is Peggy Selsdorf, daughter of the James D. Selsdorfs of Wonder Lake, a 1952 graduate of the McHenry high school. year's queen on a popularity basis. Charlene was sponsored in the contest by the Catholic Order of Foresters, whose candidate last year, Miss Barbara Simon, was co-title holder with the V.F.W. candidate, Miss Nancy Siemon. Honors for runner-up went to Miss Phyllis Smith, sponsored by the Johnsburg Community club, who polled 252 votes. Third and fourth places went to Joan Nett and Ann Smith, V.F.W and Legion candidates. A record vote of 1,233 ballots were cast, giving a good indication of the public appeal of an election of this type. The choice of Miss Dowe could not have been a more popiMar one for she is a girl who has won the admiration of both her supporters and competing candidates. In addition to her popularity. she has a claim to beauty and talent but in spite of it all remains modest concerning her accomplishments. . Born In MftHenry Miss Dowe, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dowe of Rt. 31, McHenry, is a native of this community, where she was born Sept. 23, 1934. She attended St. Mary's grade school and graduated June 6 from the Community high school, where she is now employed as secretary. In addition to being one of the school's most popular girls, she was among the most active. Music is her hobby and she contributed greatly to all such school organizations. In the band she played members to receive the virion national music award as the organization's most valuable member. She was also presented with a gold pin as an honor student on graduation night. Charlene and her court of honor, including Phyllis Smith, Joan Nett, Ann Smith, Shirley Ann Pechous and Joan Schmaling, will reign over the various Marine Day activities leading up to. and on Sunday, Aug. 3, as well as civic events throughout the next year. Radio and television programs are now being planned and will be announced in the Plaindealer from week to week. The tape recording made by Mrs. Esther Blodgett of Harvard at the Legion Home following the announcement of the queen last Saturday will be broadcast between 12:15 and 1 o'clock over Beloit and Janesville stations on Saturday, July 5. Beloit station, WGEZ, is 1490 on the dial and Janesville, WCLO, is 1230 on the dial. On FM sets, the broadcast will be heard at 100 on the dial. In addition to the Tom Duggan show, either the queen or Chamber of Commerce leaders will be featured on the Jim Moran Friday night show some time later this month. Mr. Moran, who has a summer home in the community north of McHenry, has expressed a desire to drive the boat carrying the queen and her court as it proceeds down the river on the afternoon of Marine Day. Trygve Rongstads Wed Fifty Years Mr. and Mrs. Trygve Rongstad of Knollwood subdivision, McCullom Lake, will observe their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday, July 6. The couple will hold open house for their many friends and neighbors during the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Rongstad are natives of Norway, where they were married a half century ago. They came to this country as young people and moved to McCullom Lake as permanent residents ten years ago. Previously, they had been spending the summers here. The bridegroom of fifty years was an employee of the Jelke company in Chicago for thirty-eight years, retiring fite years ago. The couple has one daughter, Mrs. Fred Thompson, of McCullom Lake and three grandchildren. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rongstad are in quite good health and are enjoying life in the friendly lake community, where they have made a host of friends in the past decade. Two Local Youths Take Offices In 4-H Council County officers were elected last week by the McHenry county 4-H council, which is made up of one club member from each 4-H club in the county. Harold "Jake" Olbrich of Harvard was elected president; Mary Jane Deneen, Marengo, was elected vicepresident; William Ackman, Crystal Lake, secretary; Mary Hogan, Ringwood, J treasurer; Richard Ahrens, Marengo, reporter; Fa ye Behrens, Harvard, program chairman. Others elected to serve on the executive committee included Vera Dahlgren. Woodstock; Darlene Nevel, Garden Prairie; Tom Johnson, Woodstock; and Frank Pechart, McHenry. Activities of the group planned for the near future include a stand at the county Black and White Show at the fairgrounds July 9 and at the county fair July 24-27. Last Concert In Park Thursday The fourth of the summer series of band concerts and the last one to be held in the city park will be played on Thursday evening, July 3, at 8 p.m. Starting next week, programs will be presented on the high school grounds, providing an accommodation to residents of that part of the city. Guest artists will be featured on each of the last four programs, for there are facilities at the school which make possible a public address system and a piano for special numbers. This week's program will be :as follows: "The Star Spangled Banner" March, "Old Comrades" --Teik Waltz, "Moonlight on the Nile" --King Overture, "Carnival of Roses" --Oliv-idoti Selection, "The Merry Widow" --Lehar Popular Number, "Now is the Hour" --Kaihan, Scott, Stewart - March, "La Siesta" --Canova "The Missouri Waltz" --Logan Overture, "The Golden Secptre" --Schlepegrell Popular Number, "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" --arr. by Buchtel Intermezzo. "In a Moonlit Garden" --King Popular Number, "Cruising Down the River" --Beadell and Tollerton, Motorists, Vacationers Given Holiday Warning The National Safety Council is issuing a warning to all motorists who will be on the road over the July 4 holiday weekend to employ -more than ordinary precaution in driving. Highways are expected to carry the heaviest travel of the year this weekend and the grim figure of 400 fatalities has been anticipated. Drowning is a second hazard, especially if extreme heat s e n d s e x c e p t i o n a l l y l a r g e crowds to beaches. McHenry has recorded four drownings to date this season, a figure which is hoped will not grow larger during the remaining weeks of summer. A warning has also been issued not to let poison ivy spoil vacationers' fun. It is a shiny green-leafed plant that looks like any other vine but can be identified by the fact that its leaves branch off in threes. It has been suggested that vacationers should memorize the old saw, "Leaflets three, let it be." V NOTICE ' McHenry stores will be open all day Thursday, July 3. and Thursday evening and will be closed on Friday, July 4. This recommendation was made by the retail merchants' committee of the Chamber of Commerce. FOUR DEATHS MOURNED THIS wrat IN CITY . Mrs. Susan Bishop* William E. Jones Died Unexpectedly Family and friends were shocked Tuesday morning, July 1, to learn of the death of Mrs. Susan Bishop, 69, who passed away about 7:30 o'clock at her home on Riverside Drive following a heart attack. Although Mrs. Bishop had been in poor health for several years, she had been up and ajsout even the morning of her death. The deceased was born Dec/20, 1862, on the old Weber homestead on the Johnsburg blacktop road, northeast of McHenry, and had always made her home in this community. For the past forty years she had resided on Riverside Drive. Mrs. Bishop acquired a host of friends in her lifetime through her many kindnesses to those less fortunate. She was a member of the Christian Mothers and Altar society. Survivors include five children, Mrs. Catherine Bishop Keller of Elgin, Mrs. Margaret Bishop Scharf, Mrs. Grace Steinsdoerfer, Mrs. Rose Lee and Robert Kunz of McHenry; also one brother, Nick Weber, of McHenry and four sisters, Mrs. Herb Simon »of McHenry, Mrs. Nick Pitzen of Pistakee Bay, Mrs. Hilda Powers of Chicago and Mrs. Julia Hagel of Evanston. Her husband, William Bishop, preceded her in death in 1M4. The body rests at the George Justen & Son funeral home until 10 o'clock Friday morning, when last rites will be conducted from St. Mary's church, with burial in the church cemetery. Wm. E. Jones A heart attack suffered Saturday evening, June 28, resulted. in the untimely death of William E. Jones, 41, of 15 Orchard Beach, McHenry. He died about 9:30 o'clock in his home after being stricken. Mr. Jones was born in Miami, Mo., Sept. 28, 1910, and resided in Chicago until eight years ago, when the family moved to Orchard Beach as permanent residents. Previously, they had been coming to this community for th£ summer seasons since 1939. He MANY ATTRACTIONS LISTED FOR FOUR-DAY EVENT; PUN COLORFUL FIREWORKS DISPLAY JULY 4 NIGHT Continued on Page 6 Nine Local Youths Impressed With Boys State Government --Brockenshire Finale, "God Bless America" --Berlin. Selection, "Over There" --arr. by Lake March, "Glory of the Trumpets" Darlene Andreas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Andreas of Ringwood, returns today from Girls State at Jacksonville, 111., proudly bearing the title of secretary of state, third highest office to which the girls are elected. Darlene represented the junior class in the local high school and was sponsored at Girls State by the American Legion Auxiliary. Nine McHenry boys ^returned home Sunday evening, *^ired but most impressed with their week spent at Premier Boys State in Springfield. After a thorough briefing in the duties of citizenship by Boys State President Hayes Kennedy, the 1,150 young citizens started running their own "towns" and "counties", with their own municipal and \ county elective and appointive officers. Along party lines they were divided as Nationalists and Federalists. While none of the McHenry boys held state offices, all of them were elected to city and county posts. The boys "learned to do by doing" from early morning to 10 o'clock each riight as they practiced self-government. The manner in which the entire program impressed the local youths indicated that Boys State is doing a fine job in preparing them for future obligations as adult citizens. They will also find the training they received invaluable in carrying out their duties as senior leaders next year. The boys attended clashes in civics, civil service, police work, election rulings, law and munici- GARDEN CLUB TO HOLD FLOWER SHOW IN CITY AUG. 15-16 The McHenry Garden club's flower show is being planned for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15 and 16, at the McHenry Equipment' company showroom on Elm street, which has been offered again this year by the proprietor, Gus Freund. The public is invited to see the show on Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A schedule for exhibits is being prepared and will be published as soon as Mrs. W. D. Foreman, exhibit chairman, and her committee complete plans. All gardeners in the vicinity are invited to submit flowers for display. There will be a plant sale in connection with the show and anyone having surplus plants they would like to share with others may contact Mrs. Joseph Waynne or Mrs. F. Lieberson, who will be in charge of this portion of the event. . pal, county and state government. Baseball, volley ball, movies and other recreational features on the grounds, as well as marching and concert bands, took care of their spare moments. Boys attending were John J. Bolger, Craig Baldwin, Dick Collins, Stanley Aim, Charles Johnson, Steve Letcher, Charles Gies and Edward Tonyan. Tom Huetiann attended as a counselor. Gus Untis Leave July '7 For Italy Mr. and Mrs. Gus Unti, their daughters. Mary and Ev^. and their son, Gus, Jr., arc the envy of two-week vacationers this season for they will leave soon on a three months' trip to Europe. The Untis leave their Green street home on Monday, July 7, by car and expect to arrive in New York two days in advance of their sailing date, July 12, aboard the U.S.S. Constitution. The family car will be sent on the same ship so that they will have no travel worries abroad. The Untis will arrive at Genoa, Italy, on July <21 and will proceed north to Lucca, where many of their relatives reside. Lucca is a ] large city surrounded by a number of small communities and it is in this area that most of their family lives. TTiis will be the first visit to Italy for the Unti children but it is the birthplace of their parents. Mr. Unti came to the United States about thirty-two years ago and settled in McHenry. He returned to his native Italy ten years later, where he met and married an Italian girl. This will be their first visit there in twenty-two years. Mr. Unti's parents and Mrs. Unti's two sisters reside there, as well as a number of- relatives they have never seen. The McHenry family expects to visit Florence, Genoa, Naples, Venice and the Italian Riviera. They will also spend considerable time in Rome, where they expect to • be granted an audience with the Pope. Whether they will find time to go into Switzerland to witness the scenic beauty of the country is still uncertain but they do plan on visiting France. On Oct. 7, the Untis will go aboard the U.S.S. Independence for the return trip. They will arrive in McHenry about Oct. 20. McHENRY RESIDENT AMONG JUDGES AT FLORICULTURE SHOW Junior flower growers of McHenry county are again preparing to show what they can grow with the kind help of nature in the floriculture show at the McHenry county fair, according to Mrs. Ray Rattray, Algonquin, chairman of the floriculture division. Other members of the committee include Norman Specht, Ringwood; Mrs. Inez Hare, Crystal Lake; Mrs. John Mourne, Harvard; Mrs. Albert Keating. Union; Mrs. Robert Thompson, McHenry; and Mrs. Vernon Johnson, Woodstock. A total of $77 in premium money is being offered in the open classes, which are available to any boy or girl anywhere under 21 years of age. Each class will have five placings, with cash prizes running from $2 ddwn to fifty cents. There are individual bloom classes in snapdragons, gladiolas, zinnias, marigolds and roses. Arrangement classes include gladiolas, marigolds, zinnias, mixed flowers, for the living room, for the dining room, corsage, miniature arrangement of cut flowers and a potted plant class. Last year there were 101 entries in the open classes and there were twenty entries in the 4-H flower show, a product of the homeground beautification project, which is held in connection with the open class show. Judges of the open class show include Mrs. Herman Fulde. Crystal Lake, and Mrs. Wm. Kelley. Woodstock, both very well known for the excellent flower work they have done. Carl Lewis of Hampshire will judge the 4-H homeground beautification entries. COUNTY RECRUITER Sgt. Charles Schultz has been named the new Army and Air Force recruiter for McHenry county. He may be contacted at his office at 810 McHenry avenue, Woodstock, at any time. At some future date it is hoped that arrangements can be completed for Sgt. Schultz to spend one day a week in McHenry. A thrilling display of fireworks on the night of July 4 promises to be one of the chief attractions at ' this year's American Legion car-" nival, according to Floyd Cooley, chairman of that poii:on of the big, four-day event. Under the general chairmanship _ of Paul Yanda and Jennie Mae Richardson, a number of rides will be on the Leg-.on grounds starting Thursday, July 3, and will continue to entertain the younger set through Sunday night. Joan Buss is chairman of the n^erry-go-round workers, who include Rita Bolger, Ann Miller. Jane Schmitt, Clarene Freund, Pat Stilling, Ethel Nell, Berniee Starbeck, Phyllis Smith, Catherine Freund, Mary Jane Gerasch, Terry Bauer and Pat Huemann. Barbara Gilpin, chairman, has selected the following helpers for the ffrris wheel ticket stand: Dolores Smith, Eileen Smith, Marilyn Schmitt, Sally King, Louise Barbier, Henrietta Nell, M a r y A n n W i e d r i c h , C a r o l Freund and Terry Becker. The tilt-a-whirl ticket sales will be under the direction of Marie Corso, while Genevieve Knox will be chairman of the kiddie-car ride. Mrs. Corso lists as her workers Vivian Howard, Bobbie May, Betty Nielsen, Frances Vycital, Mildred Kinsala, Adele Froehlich, Bertilla Freund and Eileen Smith. On the kiddie ride, twelve workers are listed, Mary Vycital, Carolyn Bauer, Joan Weber, Nellie Doherty, Lillian Bolger, Kay Kortendick, Kathryn Conway, Eleanor Foley, Helen Knox, Jean Weber, Mary Ann Bolger and Lucille Knox. Another attraction which never fails to draw large crowds is the athletic game, of which John Dreymiller is-chairman. He will, be assisted by Sylvester Wirfs, rank Reser, Henry Seegert and M. L. Schoenholtz. The huge task of handling parking for the large crowds expected to attend has fallen to Jerome Miller and his committee. composed of Carl Neuman Bob Miller, Chester Scarbrough,' Bob Kilday, Joe Powers. Dick Doherty, Herman Schaefer Ted McNish, Phil Doherty and Bob Peterson. Police detail will be handled by the American Legion post rifle squad, of which Bernard Mat Chen is chairman. Other chairmen of various carniyal events include Joseph X. Waynne. publicity; Alice Barbian and Nick B. Freund, refreshments; Harold Vance, Chuck Miller, Hugh Saynor. Marilyn Lively. Joseph 6robeI, Ray McGee, Andrew Worwick, Victor Bassi, Charles Brda, James Thompson, Jerry Miller, Emil Simon, Richard Freund, William H. Althoff, Joseph M. Schmitt, William Green, Roger Ladd and James Larkin. . Merchandise stands and a variety of games, plus the rides, athletic show and fireworks display, all add up to make the annual carnival a summer event no permanent resident or summer visitor will want to miss. There is no better place to meet old friends and spend a few houi£ in pleasant conversation. Remember the dates, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. July 3, 4. 5 and 6, at the Legion grounds in the heart of McHenry. McHenrv Lumber Co. Broken Into Last Week ' One or more persons gained entrance to the McHenry Lumber company office in West McHenry between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m„ Thursday morning. June 26, but gained nothing for their trouble. „ Entrance was made by breaking the front door and the burglars' retreat1 was made through the rear. The place had net been ransacked and nothing was reported taken. Fred Krohn. a company employee. found the door broken ' when he went to work Thursday morning. Jimmie J. Mahoney of has been spending several weeks visiting his aunt, Mrs. Eleanor Foley. * McHenry Stores Open All Day Thurs. Til 9 P.M. Closed Friday, July 4 j 4 ' ; ' ; *"• • . • M 1 ." •I "T{ :: r;J iM v*!* j.m