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Each day brings tKr irtW home of the McHenry library nearer completion. One portion of the structure has received the first coat of paint and a sidewalk has been put in. Before too long the selection W books from terapo&ary shelves in the city hall will be only a memory. The Plsindealer lost one of Its I oldest subscribers this past week with" the death of HaAert Bennett in St. Paul, Mini. He had been keeping up with happenings In his home town, through the newspaper, sine? 1if9 0f. Col. C. P. Wade presented checks to five civilians who qualified for civilian suggestion committee awards. Tony Sty, of McHenry one of the five, received his award for winning- a price in the post safety poster campaign. Mrs. Gretta GooWn *T 1Icfiehry was named vice-president of the McHenry county Tuberculosis association at the Mnual meeting hel£ recentjgr. , McHenry's young peopite^S'mtiaue to make a name for themselves as they further their education in colleges and universities ~t>hs^ss^^KrtR* t^a*"a^Nsu6®y?* Word came this past west from Hartford, Conn., citinf fifty-six Trinity eoftaga studenfl ftor scholarship and academtfr achievement on annual Honosa Day. Jacque Hopkins was awar&> ed first place in the class fft "fchitnni prises in llngtish corapoeition." i • ; Mary Atin Bolger, W*» Will be a junior at Rosary college next year, was elected vice-president of her class at * «waU«s *eld last waek. At the University of Illinois, Jack Wirts has been Initiated into Tomahawk, honorary Rational fraternity for sophomores, to give recognition to students who have done extensive work in organisations and' activities as freshmen. Sixty from * class of B;OQO .. |M** h o n o r . • * • • • * \? » /? I McHenry is wall represM^ad in the University's 100-Y^i$emen's chorus, MUl Jack Wdber as members, ?•. It's easy .to. figwre a '.living wage" fpr the othir feUowy ; PAROCHIAL SCHOOL STUDENTS PRESENT SECOND PROGRAM A program dedicated to Rt. Rev. Msgr. C. 8. Nix in commemoration of his fiftieth anniversary in the service of God will be presented Thursday evening, May 28, at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. It is JgQfcd that a large crowd will be in attendance to honor the beloved pastor of St. Mary's cfcurd|i. An address by Dorothy Ajdams open the program, followed W » number of band selections uiider the direction -of Paul R. Timda. Tl^re will be a violin sextet peilil i»lny "Woodland Dance' by Haesche and a novelty number, "The Three Pigs", with Cameron Clark as narrator. A^ piano accordion quartet will perifcrm, under direction of their instructors, Mr. and Mrs. Iff )>e. Square dances will be under the direction of Ernnest Usef*n. B4txm twirlers taught by Mrs. PauJ; Raasch and Shirley Dermda will be included in the progrant after which tap and ballet (fence* will b» performed by pupils of the tornn Mannkrn Sudlb. Seitections by the choir boys will conclude the program. The large crowd that witnessed last week's program will not want to miss this Thursday's entertainment as the talent displayed was outstanding. Continued on PareH ~ ' T 7 ' - ' I V . " llje first of two final programs honoring the seniors of 1903 of the McHenry high school will be presented next Sunday, May 31, with Baccalaureate services in the school auditorium. ' Eighty-six young men and women will march into the auditorium in caps and gowns to the strains of' music appropriate to the solemn occasion. The processional, "Pomp and Circumstance" by Elgar, will be played by Jean and Joan Weber. Selected by the seniors to address the audience is Rev. Pr. John Reuland, assistant pastor of St. Mary's church. ( - Program His talk will be followed by selections by the school's mixed chorus: « i "Loyal Hearts Will Not Forget" -- Charlene Grosso, Jennifer Houda, Harvey Sand and senior ensemble "Bless the Lord O My Soul" "Ave Maria" Jennifer Houda and senior ensemble ; "You'll Never Walk Alone" "America the Beautiful" The eighty-six seniors making up the 1968 class are the following: # Seniors Stanley L*. Aim, Darlene Jean Andreas, Donald AudLino, • Craig Baldwin, Ilene Mae Bassett, Doris Mary Bauer, - Darlene Angela Beamish, Ralph William Bennett, John Joseph Bolger, Mary Elodie Bousser, Nancy Ann Bowman, Charles T. Brooks, Valeria Lee Cappell, Richard Collins, Ronald Karl Conway, Lyle Davidson, Shirley Ann Dermott, Jimmy • DeYoung, Marilyn Viola Diedrlch, Wayne LeRoy Dixon, Dorothy Doherty, Donald fcugene Dowe, Karen Lee Engdahl, Marcella Anne Etten Pat Fallow, Cynthia Ann Frett Catherine Mary Freund, Doris Ann fuhier, BMwtai G. FUrtner, REV, FRED GRAHAM. 30-YEAR RESPEOTP DIED ON 140IIDAY Friends learned with sorrow of the death on May 26 of Rev. Fred A. Graham, 84, in Prophetstown, HI., at the age of 84. He had been in' poor health for the past two years. Rev. Graham was born in Corning, Iowa, in 1869 and at the age of 21 entered Northwestern University, from which he wa^graduated. The 100th anniversary of the university was also the fiftieth anniversary of his class. ~ He served as pastor at the Woodstock Methodist church from 1918 to 192' and later was pastor at 8pring Grove from 1940 to 1947. For thirty years he resided in Oskhurat subdivision, southeast of McHenry and during that time officiated at many local weddings. •Survivors include his widow, Effie; three sons, George of Lake Linden, Mich., Fred of Jefferson City, Mo., and Theodore of McHenry; also four grandchildren one brother and a sister who live in Prophetstown. „ Rev. Graham will be buried in the church yard of a cross-road church at Leon, south of Prophetstown, wh$re he served as first pastor. The church was in existance a half century in 1949. CHAMBER IN FINAL MONDAY EVENINCf Johnsburg School Graduates Fifteen rnrf, ShirlejT*l3A6s- Pitay 1 Cenee 'Ooraikson, tSbarles William - Green, Charlene Orosso, Lora Jean Hay, fcugh •SpeSoer ifeuek, 7h(»nas John IMochwcwt, ' /^nnffer Jean Hoyda Thomas ft. Huemanh, Gene Huff, Dorothy Louise Hunt, Otartes L. Johnson, Kirby Kelhter Robert T. Kolar, Chartes A. Kopp, Albert Koenar, Heftry Krickl, H. Edgar Lacy, William A. Landgren, Stephen Vaughan Letcher, Gerald Douglas Long, Agnes Lucienna Lubke, Richard J. Mathews, John E. May, Linn Jane McCurdy, Gilbert Thomas Mercure, Donald William Miller, James Peter Nett, Lona Mary Nowak, Mary Joan Nye, Sally Ann Nye, Carol Berniece Olsen, Georgie P. Owen, Jack Francis Pechous, Gerald Robert Paschke, William Edward Pierce Daniel R. Prinoe, R. James Roggenbuck, Harvey Earl Sand, Allan J.. Schmitt, Marilyn Ann Schmitt, Raymond Schmitt,,Sally Siemon, Phil Skiba, * Dolores Smith, Joseph Stoffel, Arlene Hay Thiele, Edward H. Tonyan, Jr., William H. Tonyan, Jr., Helen Rose Tronsen, James Van Kanegah, Shirley Ann Wegner, Richard Wohlert, Robert. Henry Wohnradei Richard N. Ziolkow- ' : : TOUCR FIRE A truck belonging to AUen Wagner of Ringwood was damaged considerably about 7 o'clock Tuesday evening of this week when it caught fire while he was driving two miles north of McHenry oh Rt. 31. McHenry firemen brought the blaze under control. It is believed that as Fifteen young people . were graduated from the Johnsburg school in an impressive service which took place Tuesday evening of this week in the School WL , , The boys and girls were Valerie O. Bates, William 1*. ©ied- BsrtHMPfi ,ClgaU ~&QtKirt i. & , HettMOMJUl. James V. Huemann, Evelyn T. Lishamer, Dorcthy R. Martinec, Robert G. Nowak, Richard E. Schafer, Carol M. Schmitt, Walter J. £|teffens, Jam^s A. Thelen, Perle O. Tlpperreiter, William P. Weber, Magdalyn M- Woolfe and Kenneth L. Smith. In connection with the graduation, an interesting program Robert^ was presented, including musical selections by the school orchestra and chorus and ensemble numbers. Distribution of diplomas was made by Miss Edith I. Vogel, after which parents and friends gathered in the basement hall to enjoy refreshments .served by P. T. A. members. TWO MOTORCYCLt= RIDERS INJURED WEDNESDAY NOON A minor accident occurred at the intersection of Waukegan road and Rt. 31 in West McHenry about 12:30 Wednesday noon of this week when the driver of a motorcycle lost control of the vehicle and it crashed into a stop sign. Ronnie Davis of Rt. 2, McHenry, and Charles Sullivan of Antioch, 111., were traveling north on Rt. 31 when the driver lost control. Davis was thrown up against a stop sign and Sullivan under the motorcycle. Both were treated by a local physician and then returned to their respective homes. , • The motorcycle was held for further identification. Albert H. Long of Aeon, Wis., who was driving his car south at the intersection when the accident occurred, managed to dodge The final meeting of Chamber of Commerce toe season was held last evening at the that time, for Marine Day ports of progress in thl' . phases of the program to ufr, Although the organisation wttl bold no meetings during the summer months, spscttii directors' meetings will oecfir from time to time in preparation for the water carnival in August i Because so faw Ntigfc chants were pimmk. at meeting, no acttaa waa'jMufen «ll the atom fcftan *r SpworUl Day. During the meeting, the educational TV Channel 11 discussed and the members voted to support activities and urged the of the general public. A discussion of the qtkMa eon-? test took place and It ami known that there are. twentytwo entries to date. " | On Tuesday evening of tWf week seventeen of them attended the second class in the eharai course. Carole Jepsen, profession* al model of McHenry, waa present to instruct the girls 1* poa* ture and walking. Later Mrs.' Blake and Mrs. Reed, beauty counselors from Rockford, pw* sented an interesting talk on proper make-up. Newt Akest Our m Friends of Duane will be Interested to learis that he is now stationed abdfct 16| miles from the front liftta tk Korea. He left San Diaf» (of overseas April 17 and Japan on the thirtieth, where he proceeded lmmedlat to Korea. He was especially be sent to the*saaae James Sales is stat|pHtf-sbice the two were close Mb and both members of the 3MH1 "*.C - H.S. graduating class. Tttmif enlisted together and weiat to the same boot camp but sfitar this period af training werf warated. Jim went oveaacaa nM time before Dttsae bat vtfeM^-aaM'vow enjoying each oUsh^ raanpany during hours whin jliiy, s-- ^nqt on duty. dramatic Pnpil%« . Planniiig Rtdtef x The School of Expression and Dfamatics of Mrs. John R Varese will present a recital on Saturday, June 6, at 3:30 o'clock at the Community Methodist church. The public, as well as the families and friends of the pupils, are invited to attend the program, which will Include dramatic skits and readings. Members of the school taking part will be Charles Schlottman, Jr., Linda L&berson, Kip Thornton, Arline Kleinhuizen, Shirley Thornton, Vickie Kleinhuisen, Nancy Thornton, Kathy Anderson, Laurel Loff, Art Thornton, Betty Bosenberg an d Diane Rosenberg. the drive shaft broke, it punctured the gas tank and resultant i the* vehicle as it swerved into sparks ignited the gas. I the wrong path. -- ' I 'ilMIIM Present Overton Scholarship ' -JThis picture was taken last Thursday at an assembly of the high school stundent body, at which time Gilbert Mercure, a senior, was named winner bf the Overton scholarship of $1,000. Shown with young Mr. Mercure, in center, is Paul Overton, left, and Richard Overton, presenting the award. ^ ••• "•' ^ ^ -»• ' - • ^- -- ^ Jf.. at.'. . Gilbert MercurS Wins Scholarship Gilbert Mercure, son of Mr. and Mrs. lliomas Mercure of Lakemoor, was presented the $1,- 000 Overton scholarship at an assembly of the entire high school student body last Thursday afternoon. The presentation came as a surprise to young Mr. Mercure, Who has lon£ 1)6611 making plans to. attend college. His selection was made only after careful study and deliberation by two committees, who made their choice on the basis of the student's ability to profit by a college education and the need for assistance in continuing Ms or her education. . The field of eighty-six seniors was first narrowed by a faculty committee of six1/ These names were then submitted to a committee selected by the Overtons and given more detailed study before announcement of the winner was made. Both Richard and Paul Overton were present at the student assembly, when the award was made. Supt. - C. H. Duker has been named by the scholarship donors as trustee of the fund. In that position he will decide on the wisest expenditure of the money and the number of years to be covered by the sum of money, based cm. what he deems to be of most valty to the student. Gilbert may select the college or university of hia choice. Marine Day Queen Candidates' VEIBUHS10KMZAH0HS PUN FK PARADE AMD FRMMM FOR MMORUL DAY; URGE PtMX TO PARTKFATE , Above are the newest candidates for Marine pay quean. The total number of entries to date is twenty-two. • Top row, left to right, they are: £yj|thia Frett, Geraldine Freund and Joan Nell. , 4~, ^ v<. Second row, Donna Cundtff, Doana Dew»x and Jennifer BMida. row, Ifery Jean WSnkel, Karen Engdahl an^ Arlene '*Ms#e."'- r ....... Bottom row, Msrya Bousser, Val Cappell and Val CSerocke. Several more pictures of candidates have been received by Mrs. Mary Kauss, queen contest chairman, this week, They will appear in future issues of the Plaindealer, ,t>-- DONALD JOHNSON ITO HEAD SCOUTS' FINANCE DRIVE Growth Throughp Public Genwrofillr ^ Recalled By Boy« On Monday evening of tlrtis week, Donald Johnson accepted the duties of heading the local Cub, Boy Scout and Explorer annaal finance drive, which is to be held June 16* The many friends of Scouting in McHenry and surrounding area have shown their faith ancj gratitude for this wonderful organization by putting McHenry over - the top for the past two years. This year, with the increased nuiriber of Cubs, Boy Scouts and Explorers in McHenry, the need for help is much greater than ever before. Scouting has grown in McHenry to the point where today there are two Cub packs, two Boy Scout troops and one Explorer crew. Plans are underway for an additional troop and an Explorer post. The great growth has been possible only through the generosity of the many people who have so graciously helped in the past. At the. meeting Monday evening, emphasis was placed on the fact that, although all of the money collected from the drive is placed in the Blackhawk Area Council fund, the local boys derive many times this amount from indirect benefits. From this fund e&me the cost of adult training, maintaining " the splendid council camp, holding special camps, furnishing literature and direct guidance. The planning meeting Monday evening was conducted by Ray McGee, veteran Scouter, with Jerry Frehse, district executive; Don Johnson, Paul Jessup, Ray Page, Dan Justen and Laurence Anderson helping make the overall plans for the drive. Fred Fenske will be in charge of team captains and workers, with Albert S. Blake handling special gifts. 8UKCTOE VICTIM Friends Mourn Of Horborl L. Branii | Herbert L. Bennett, 78, a McHenry resident during his early years, died in his sleep at his home in St. Paul, Minn., on May 19. For eighteen years, beginning in 1862, he lived in McHenry with his parents, two sisters, Clara and Alice, and a brother, Frank. His father will be remembered by old timers as the local photographer in the 'nineties. « v Young Herbert attended the McHenry grade and high tfchobi. He never married. Services were held in St Paul, with interment in National earn* etery, Fort Snelling. OBSEBVll ANNIVERSAjnt INTENSIVE CHURCH DRIVE ENDS: GOAL! OF $50,000 IS NEAR ; ; The intensive drive for funds to construct educational and recreational quarters in conjunction with the McHenry Community church has come to a most successful close. J. A. Roesch, chairman of drivf, reports that the $50,000 figure has almost been reached. Although the intense drive Is over the campaign, is still open for those who have not yet had an opportunity to join in this successful venture. Pledges are still coming in and will he Welcome until the final figure is reached. The McHenry Community church has, in the paat, adequately provided for a constantly increasing membership. Today the Sunday school quarters run far short of immediate needs and must be provided. It is to this end the officers of the church exerted every effort to raise the required funds. The building to be constructed will provide space for a variety of activities other than classrooms for religious education. Women, particularly, are looking forward to a fine kitchen from which to serve the traditionally famous dinners known to be served by the W.S.C.S. r Long life Of • Mary May Ends Mrs. Mary K. May, 83, a lifelong resident of this vicinity, died late Friday evening, May 22, at her home on Wasbinj^on street, after about one and ooaha* f years <* tattte Mth. y*liury K Wm&t -waa bom May 4, im «t Chapel Hill, a Woodstock will observe its 101st anniversary as an incorporated city on June 18, 19, 20 and 21. Qsns for observance of the occasion are under discussion. daughter of Jacob Schmitt and Katherine Justen Schmitt. On Oct. 12, 1893, she was united in marriage to Martin N. May at St. John's church, Johnsburg. The couple set up housekeeping on the old May homestead about five miles north ef Jfc- Henry, where they lived until moving into McHenry forty-one years ago. Quilting provided Mrs. May with her only hobby and her greatest enjoyment in recfcnt years. As late , as two years ago she made six quilts to one winter. The deceased was a member of St. MaTy's church and <tf the Continued on Page 6 McHenry Residents Lend Support To New Educational TV Station > The nucleus of a committee of McHenry area residents which will endeavor to promote the progress of the new educational television station met last Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Sam Leibsohn, who is local chairman. Present were Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Schoenholtx, pr. and Mrs. Lee Gladstone, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rauen, Mrs. George Kauss, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brodie, Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Paullkowski, Mr. and Mm. Sam Leibsohn, Mr. and Mrs. Treviranus, Mrs. Charles Jurak, Miss Mahy Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reese, Isabel Swanson, Marjorie Lathrop, Gladys Watkins. Ida Hogan and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Liebman. Speaking- before thi^ interested group was W. B. Hutchinson, a representative of the Chicago Educational T.V. association, who explained the purpose of the station and the progress in organization to date. A .goal of $300,000 has been set for the communities' division, which includes the communities within the city limits of Chicago and outlying communities in the 60-mlle radius to be served by Channel 11. A total of $500,000 is expected to be collected from corporations and Marjory Whaples, 19, of Harvard, was found dead in a hay mow of a farm near Capron Monday morning, believed to be • suicide victim. She took her 1 foundations life after a neighboring farm-1 special gifts divisions to round hand refused to marry her, out tl>^ |^00,00«4 *5»lR0ce needed A-.i. • ^ v v: • i'* by June 2, the deadline set by the Federal Communications Commission for receipt of applications for non-commercial, educational television channel rights. It has been estimated by Edward L. Ryerson, general chairman of the campaign, that it will cost approximately $550,000 to build snd equip the station and a like amount to operate it for two years--a total of $1,100,- 000. Estimates are that Channel 11 will be in operation about eight months after the FCC license is granted and funds are in hand. No final schedules have been developed as yet, but current estimates provide for five to six hours daily, with the possible exception of Sunday, at times most suited to home aad school audiences. Among fifteen civic leaders who make up the board of trustees of the Chicago Educational Television association, a nonprofit group, la Lenox R. Lohr, president of the Museum of Science and Industry and a former McHenry resident. Contributions of any siae will be welcome. The McHenry State bank will accept donations, which should he made to **GreatrAftOCHUL St. Patrick s uate its first eighth nasi Sunday, May er McHenry Chapter far C|»n- o'clock Mia*. There wtil nel li; The general public and members of both veterans' organisations ere being urged by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars to participate in the Memorial Day exercises on Saturday, May 30. An impressive program and parade have been arranged. Hie first assembly an Saturday morning la at 8 a.m. at Hettermann's in Johnsburg. Members'Of the veterans' organizations will convene at the Legion Home at 7:45. The parade will march to the Johnsburg cemetery, where the Red Cross, the American Legion and V.F.W. members and their auxiliaries will decorate the graves and jttt on a ceremonial program. Participants in .the parade will re-assemble at 9:90 in tfont of the MeHenry high schoal and the parade will start tan later in the following order: Llae eC Colors and color guards, firing squad, members. V. F. W. V. F. W. auxiliary, American J Legion auxiliary. Boy Soouta K and Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and ^ [4 Brownies. Red Cross, City Cotm- ' ^ cil members, school children, Gold Star mothers snd disabled veterans in autos. Chamber of Commerce members, lodges, fraternities, etc. The parade will proceed north ' ^ on Green St. to Washington 8t; - J west on Waahington to Bout* Si; ; north on Route 31 with a atop ; | at eaqh cemetery and ftting at ^ salute; east on Washington street to St Patrick's cense let y * m. for ceremony; then to memorial marker in city parte, where a salute will he fired and the ~ commanders' of the American S:|i- Legion and V.P.W. will plaaa a wreath. . Naasa - Hie following committees have bM& monad: cMinsai ef Geld Star mothers, Mrs. Nick R. ; iJiaiia»» v4iaaWed v^- erans, Eugene Dobyaa; chairman " , Mi Cxass, Mra. GMvtnide oeorge Krlefcl; Soents, Mrs. Frank Qana;' .dialr- * >Ol children, Mra. Ray McGee and Mrs. R. M. Flawing; City Council, Mayor Geoffe P. Freund; Chamber of Co--iiUrrw, John P. LOoze. George Brda is corameoHsr ct the VJP.W. and Herb BnlhWMnnii ger of the American t nflnqj Mi < Luella Graham is preaMglt of the Legion Auxiliary aafl^Mra. Helen Law of the Vjrw. awcQiary. Veterans not physically able to make the march due to aga or physical disability should contact Eugene Dobyns. Gold Star mothers should make arrangements with Mrs. Nick B. Freand. The various chairmen are making an appeal to their respective groups to get in tpuch with them and arranged W take part in this program. Those ia charge of the parade wish to urge parents to instruct their children to obaerva two rules oft Memorial day. Children on bioyclas should not ride beside the ptrtide and cut into the line._ Also, children should not be near the firing squads when they fire salutes far there is danger of them getting hurt. All citizens, adults and children, are urged to show respect to the flsg by properly it as it passes in parade. PIANO STUDENTS PRESENT RECITAL AT SCHOOL JUNE 7 The students of Lillian Freeman Leibsohn will appear in a piano recital Sunday afternoon, June 7. at 3 o'clock in the afternoon in the McHenry high school auditorium. The public is invited to hear twenty-five pianists perform selections of the classicists to the modern school of music. A few children, one only 6 years okl, will play compositions they have composed. Many of them will demonstrate their ability to transpose their selections in many kegra. Hie recitalists are GaS Brefeld, Nancy Buckner, Joan Collins, Camilla Covalt, Sara Kay Douglas, Joyce Eckstein. bara Eggert, Michael Penny Fike, Judy Hans, Jessup, Robert Jeasup. Kraloweta, Gail Johnson, Andre Larson, Evan Rietesel, Alan Rie Schafer, Ruth Ann Jack Schoanholta, Mary Pottle, Paasaiaqpift Deralyn West. v-j|