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It THE AO "SERVING TMS CMMgN~@-mKES REGION SINCE 187S" Volume 80--No. IS McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1954 10c Per Copy MCHEN DOLLAR DAYS A£BLMusin* and Meanderin1 A charter has beeti issued by the secretary of state's office to the McHenry Boone Creek corporation, 100, Borden street, McHenry, Henry B. Tonyan, Anton P. Freund and William Pries are officers of the corporation, which was given the charter for the operation and management of a motion picture theatre and retail store building. Knigihts of Columbus members are eagerly awaiting their Sept. 9 meeting, when Rev. Dasan Dalmeida of Tuticorin diocese, South idia, be guest speaker. Pearl jtratton of McHenry and irencejpeterson of Terra Cotta, co-proprietors of Sunrise Grocery, east of the city, announce grand opening for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 20 and 21. There will be favors for adults and children. An unusually large crowd was attracted to the street dance sponsored by the Moose and ite auxiliary unit on Main street, in the business section, last Saturday evening. The dance followed the polio benefit game on the V.F.W. grounds, of which the organization was sponsor along with the two local veterans' groups. Public Schools Announce Registration Dates SENIORS-JUNIORS TO REGISTER AUGUST 30. SOPHOMORES-FRESHMEN FOLLOWING DAY. GRADE PUPILS SEPT. 1 WONDER LAKE MAN COMPLETES 30 YEARS WITH EDISON SYSTEM Highlight of the street program wag the, appearance of the Crystal Lake women's drill team from . the Women of the Moose auxiliary. Members were' attired in forma's and exe&sted special dril> \. - .-- Although final figures on the county junior fair have not yet been tabulate#* those in charge believe there should fie a reasonable profit. A total' of 9,656 paid admissions were recorded at the gate. This is the second largest gate, according to Tre&urer Harold Beth. The $4,828 in gate receipts this year compares with a/high of $5,163 in 1951. eceipts were $1,100 over last Five member* of the McHenry high school student council attended a council workshop at Northern Illinois State Teacher* college at DeKalb from Sunday through Tuesday of this week. The workshop is set up to help solve problems whifch arise ir many schools. About 200 -members from this part of the statf participated in the three-day pro gram. Representing McHenry's coun cil were Kathleen Anglese, Virginia Audino, Shirley Berthoux .Ann Marie Lundborg and Joar Young. There are "Worms For .Sail' according to a sign not far out of the city limits. The fellow who buys them if probably more curiotis to know whether /or not they'll sink tc tlie level of the fish. Betty Wright and Martha Boldt were amopg fourteen girl? and one boy from the county who have been attending th.- state fair as the result of their success at preliminary judging in the county earlier in the month. The two local girls were selected to model clothing they had made. Well-timed Bilence is more eloquent than speech -- and most silence is well-timed. Announcement was made on Monday: of this week concerning the details of the opening of the public schools in the McHenry community on Sept. 7. As usual, there will be teachers' meetings in the forenoon and a session of school in the afternoon. The busses will run so as to get the high school students to their classes at 12:30 and the grade students to their schools at 1 p.m. Stud«its will be returned to their homes at the usual dismissal time in the afternoon. At the .high school, seniors will register on the morning of Aug. 30 and juniors that afternoon. Sophomores will register on the morning of Aug. 31 and freshmen that afternoon. Grade school registration will take place Sept. 1. It is extremely important that each child register on or before the above dates. The schools are so busy on the opening day of school that the teachers find it impossible to register pupils. It is a real kindness to students who have moved into the community during the summer for tome neighbor to inform them of 'he registration plans used in 'he McHenry schools. Students •who find it necessary- may pre- -egister at thehigh Bchool office •*.ny day duriujfo theP.last week of August." « It is expecte&|£iat there will at only t\^o gianea held at LaKtenoor this fall. Last year a porion of the third grade pupils atended school at Lakemoor and the balance were entered at the Sdgebrook school. This year, ore-registration data indicates that there will be a full first ind second grade at Lakemoor ind that all other grade pupils vill attend Edgebrook school, rhe Lakemoor building will be ipen for registration only during he forenoon of Sept. 1. Due to the increase in grade nrollment and to the construcion work at Edgebrook, the )oard of education has found it tecessary to secure additional lousing space for a portion of .he Edgebrook students. The lohnsburg board *of education ind the McHenry board of education have agreed to the use >f five classrooms in the Johnsjurg public school building, rhese classrooms will house Trades one to five. Three bus oads of McHenry district pupils vill be transported directly from heir homes to the Johnsburg >uilding. The total enrollment, McHenry and Johnsburg, in the Tohnsburg building will be about :.50. The Johnsburg district Uxth, seventh and eighth grade mpils will be transported in the ligh school busses to the McHenry* junior high school. Grade school registration will ollow the plan used last year. Dn Wednesday. Sept. 1, all grade buildings will be open for regis- . ration. Busses will cover the lighways so that pufuls who do iot have their own transportation will be able to report to lheir teachers. Parents who pre- "er may bring their children to school and supervise their legislations. Since one purpose of registration is to get books into the hands of the pupils, pupils -H' parents should be prepared to »ay for the books at the time of registration. The registration of pupils who live in the Johnsburg school district will take pla«fe at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31. Teachers will be at the building and have Harrison School To Open Sept. 1 Harrison School District 36, Wonder Lake, has announced registration dates. Supt. M. F. Thomas states that all first, grade children and children new to the district must register before school starts. Registration will be held at Harrison school Fiiday evening, Aug. 27, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those who find it Impossible to register during the stated time may do so Monday or Tuesday, Aug. 30 and 31, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. To be eligible to attend first grade a child must be 6 years old on or before Dec. 1, 1954. Parents are asked to please bring birth certificate for proof of age when the child is registered. { All first and fifth grade children and those new to the district must have A health examination before entering school. Health examination blanks may be secured from Reuter's general store, at Dr. Ruggero's'Office or at ^the,, ssb£Ql,..offitefi> School will sfcajft Wednesday; Sept. 1. The firstly, school will be in session only a half day. The following new (acuity members have been nanifd by the board of education for the 1954-55 school year: Mrs. Earleen Welch, Mrs. Julia Keohane, Mrs. James Keohane and Randell Jasserand. Returning members of last year's staff include Mrs. Rita Foiles, Mt%. Marion Slavic, Mrs. Thomas Foiles and Mrs. H. J. Zoern. The first grade vacancy has not yet been filled. Completion of thirty consecutive years of service With the Commonwealth Edison system was marked Thursday, Aug. 12, by James D. Selsdorf of Wonder Lake. He started in 1924 with the Public Service company' 'division and most of his career has &«l$S NEW GRAND JURY A new grand jury for the September term of court has been selected. Included on the regular panel are Anton Schmitt and Lina Kilday " of McHenry. been spent in statistical work. Currently he is statistics analyst in the rates and economic research department. After graduating from high school in Blue Island in 1924, Mr. Selsdorf continued his education at night school, studying mathematics and engineering at Northwestern university and Illinois Institute pf Technology. He is a member:' of the American Three Accidents In McHenry Area 4> • Three accidents were reported in the McHenry area over th'e pq.st weekend. * Raymond Henschel, 20, of Riverside Drive, McHenry, was fortunate to' escape with only arm and shoulder cuts after an accident which occurred early Sunday evening on the blacktop road east of the outdoor theatre. The young man was travelling east when he reached a sharp curve in the road. Approaching from the opposite direction was another auto travelling at a high rate of speed. In order to avoid hitting it, Henschel pulled to the extreme right side of the road and in doing so struck some loose gravel. He lost control of the car, which overturned in the ditch. The speeding car proceeded on its way and left Henschel in a dazed condition. A passerby stopped and helped extricate him from the auto. Four Woodstock motorists sufficed injuries about 4 o'clock Saturday morning when their car hit a pole and rolled down an embankment near Island Lake. Driver of the car was Fran Wil»on, 22, and riding with him were Charles Emmitt, 23, Paul Pruski, 24, and Marian Slack, 28. According to Wilson, his car skidded on the wet pavement and went out of control. Although his car was demolished, the four escaped with only minor injiHies. ="'.'State' policemen investigated, car driveii by John Carlson ^.Chicago ran into the rear of truck which Norman Lodtz, Institute of Electrical Engineers. Crystal Lake had parked A successful" amateur in three distinct endeavors, Mr. Selsdorf built his home in Wonder Lake unaided and with no previous experience,, he has won salon awards for his still photography and he operates a ham radio station with call letters W90WA Mr. and Mrs. Selsdorf have two daughters, Patty and Jean, and a son, Dick. BOTTS RITES Charles Botts of Marengo, father of Mrs. Robert Weidemann and Mrs. Robert Haynes of McHenry, died last Friday night at his home. Many Award Winners Named In Successful Show Of Garden Club Another flower show is history and the happy smiles at the end of last Thursday testified to its success. Members celebrated that success with a picnic at Crystal Lake on Tuesday. This was the most beautiful show to date and in order to make it so it was necessary to transform part of a garage into a lovely background for the exhibits. Only through the imagination, artistry and skill of the women, together with the assistance of their husbands, a realistic garden scene was created where the flowers, fruits and vegetables were displayed and homemade bakery goods were sold from a corner cupboard. In an adjacent. display room, the beautiful formal table settings, lovely floral arrangements and picturesque tea tables posed such a severe problem for the judges that they finally settled the issue by awarding more blue ribbons than usual in this catepr -• Guests were rferved delicious pujic.i trom another tastefully appointed table in this room. Members of the club are appreciative of ' the efforts of ail who assisted in making their ^kr on hand. "Pupils""should ' fhow a success. Members offer n to register and be prepared : their heartiest congratulations to LIBRARY COURSE An announcement comes from the office of R. L. Tazewell, superintendent of schools, that a course in library science will be given on Tuesdays, starting Sept. 14. at 6:30 p.m. at the Woodstock j schedule wnll be stafgerpla to purchase their books at that time. This registration will be for grades one through five. The junior high school pupils shall report! to the junior high school building in McHenry on Wednesday during registration hours. For the purpose of registration, high school. Miss Viola will be the instructor. James (Continued on Page 8) the following award winners: Show Winners Class 1-2, gladioli: Paul Patzke. Jeannette I^resdow and Mrs. Karl Bradley, 1st; Paul Patzke and Mrs. Bradley, 2nd. Class .3-4? dahlias: Mrs. Karl Bradley, 1st; Mrs. Bradley, 2nd. Class 5-14, cut flowers: J. Albery. Pat Nixon and R. M. Fleming, 1st; Mrs E. Jelinek, Helen Dobyns, Mrs. M. Leonard, J. Liebe rson and B. Gruenfeld, 2nd; Clarence Anglese and Mrs. Karas. 3rd. Class 15-17, plants' in pots: Pauline Pries and Stephanie Waynne, 1st; Mrs. E. Rudin, Frank Gans and Mrs. C. W. Klontz, 2nd; Mrs. M. Leonard and A. Roulet, 3rd. Class 18-34, vegetables and fruits: Mrs. C. W. Klontz, Mrs. R. M. Fleming, Kathleen Anglese, M. Leonard, Clarence Anglese, Mrs. L. Huch and J. Lieberson. 1st; Kathleen Anglese, Robert Thompson, C. W. Klontz, Mrs. Robert Thompson and Alice Clark, 2nd: Mrs. L. Huch, M. Leonard, Robert Thompson and Clarence Anglese, 3rd; Kathleen Anglese, R. M. Fleming and Mrs. L. Huch, honorable mention. Class 35-36, miniature arrangements: Mrs. R. M. Fleming .'•nd Mrs. W. K. Gilbert, 1st; Country and Village garden club, Mrs. R. DeCola, Mrs. Herb Graffis and Mrs. F. Pope, 2nd; Mrs. Clarence Anglese, 3rd; Mrs. Herb Graffi.-;, D. McKay and Mrs. N. J. Hill, honorable mention. Class 37-43, flower arrangements: A. Roulet, Mrs. A. Hansen, Country and Village Garden club, Hill and Dale juniors, Mrs W. K. Gilbert, M. Karas and Mrs. W. Gilbert, 1st; Mrs. T. Flood, F. Foreman, Mrs. L. Heuvelman, Mrs. H. Graffis and Country and Village Garden club, 2nd; Mrs Robert Thompson, G. Lehman, H. Anderson, Stephanie Waynne and Mrs. C. W. Klontz. 3rd; Ms. Louis Huch, Shirley Dermott. Mrs. P. Patzke, Mrs. L. Belshaw VIEW FLOWER SHOW ENTRIES m OUTSTANDING VALUES OFFERED !N MANY STORES Expecl Hundreds To Take Advantage Of Unusual Sales Photo by Kolin Shown inspecting some of the beautiful flowers and plants entered in competition at the annual fl<wer show held l&st Thursday in McHenry arc three of the women who were largely responsible for the success of the event. Front left to right, they are Mrs. Fred Lieberson, chairman in charge of tables; Mrs. George Stilling, president of the Garden club; and Miss Mary Burdahl, secretary. to "repair damage from a previous accident. The Carlson car had just rounded a curve prior to the crash. A passenger in the Carlson car, Richard Hansen of Chicago, was injured slightly. TWO PROJECTS FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT AWAIT APPROVAL Improvements of "farrh to market" roads in McHenry county will include this township, where two projejets will take $8,027.42 and $15,446.07. Refunds from township allocations from the state motor fuel tax is expected to cover the cost of about $108Tl06.73 in improvements of such roads in the county as the result of bids received on the various projects. Final approval of the state is awaited after approval of the board of supervisors in accepting low bidders. All In Readiness For Style Revue The long awaited dessert-lunxheon,. and^-Style revue sponsored by St. Mary's P.T.A. and presented by Betty Nielsen will begin at 1:30 o'clock on Wednesday, Aug. 25, in the V.F.W. clubhouse ' arid surrounding grounds YOUTHS FINED FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT IN THIS COMMUNITY Stanford Stukey and Donald Buckles bf Highland Park, who were arrested Aug. 8 on a charge of attempt to commit larceny, were fined $75 Thursday by a Woodstock justice of, the peace. The Charge wis reduced to dls- Mrs. Nielsen, who has selected , orderly conduct by the, assistant state's attorney. C. Russell Allen. The youths were arrested on a complaint of Charles Drewry of the McHenry area, wfio said they attempted to steal gasoline from a pump on his farm. The two paid fines and costs of $16.50 and were then released IN BASIC TRAINING wm\& m7m JOS. M. DIEDRICH Pvt. Joseph M. Diedtich. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob P. Diedthe models and has been in charge of directing them for, the revue, announces the following who will take part: the Misses Judi Roesch, Mitzi Johnson, Carol and Marlene ArVidson, Karen Engdahl, Jane Schroeder, Vila Graves and Judy Freund and Mesdames Kati Bollman, Carol Jepsen, Helen Bjorkman, Cathy Visin, Evelyn Varese, Marge Adams, Robert Orthwein, Louise Wahl, Phyllis Afeld, Mary Edmier, Joanne Rulien, Ethel McGee. Marge Haug and Agnes Fredricksen. The very latest in fall and winter styles will be shown to ladies of this area who attend the annual event. Featured entertainer will be Mi s. Nick Lopez, who will appear in colorful Mexican costume to sing and dance. Her picture appears elsewhere in this issue. General chairmen of the style revue are Mrs. Harold Frett. Mrs. Eugene Nye and Mrs. Ralph Varese. Mrs. Jack Buckie is in charge of ticket sales. Tickets may also be purchased at Betty Nielsen's store, at the Toddler shop or from any P.T.A. member. Dollar Days are back with us again -- those wonderful two days observed semi-annually by McHenry merchants to clear their shelves for new merchandise and at the same time provide outstanding bargains for shoppers. Even a quick look -at this year's sale items convinces one that there are more "must buy" articles listed than in any previous year. Many are articles for ^ear 'round use, others are-very fine sales of summer items which will serve useful through the remainder of August and during; the warm days of September. Let's consider, first, the ladies who will shop. There are items too numerous to mention for them and some are the type not' usually contained on sales lists. Among the items are jewelry, summer dresses, drastically reduced, swim suits, shorts, handbags, gowns, gloves, bloU3e3, skirts and hose, among mafty others. The men will be interested in a big reduction on topcoats and suits, sporting equipment, jackets, hats, shirts, watches, pipeg and many other useful items ift the field of wearing apparel and luxury articles. , ,The youngsters have not been forgotten either. There&rtferaW^' lers and coveralls for the little ones, boys' shirts, girls' dresses and blouses, play shorts and bicycles, among of&er things. For homeifiakers who . like to give their house a fresh lqok for the dreary winter ahead, there is a fine collection of articles of every type. Maybe it is time to do a little painting or papering. Now is the time to get the necessary pur-* chases for doing the job for they can be bought at low prices, in the line of brightening up personally for fall, there are speci&!& too, on cleaning of clothes. For the enhancement of the home, there are refrigerators', lamps and shades, garden hose, electric fans, dinnerware, glassware an# hammocks. The refrigerator, incidentally, would be very happy to receive same of the tasty food products also on "ale. VETERANS PUN MANY ATTRACTIONS FOR ANNUAL CARNIVAL SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT All details have been prepared in readiness for the four-day carnival of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, which will take place starting tonight, Aug. 19, and continue through Sunday. Aug 22, at the V.F.W. grounds, east of the city. Opening night will be especially attractive to the children, who w'ill register for special prizes to be given away on the last night of the carnival. Highlight of the four-day event will be a special program planned for Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Featured will be an appearance of the drum and bugle corps, the V.F.W. drill team, the ladies' drill team and the junior drill team. A community service award such as given in past years will be presented by the V.F.W., although the name of the person to rich of the Volo community, is j receive it will not be made known until that night. For rides, there will be a merry-go-round, a ferris wheel, a tilt-a-whirl and "a special attraction for the kiddies. The auxiliary of the organization will be in charge, of the food booth, which will specialize in hot dogs, beef barbecues and on Friday will feature corn on the cob. (Continued on Page 8) nearing completion of basic infantry training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., with a unit of the 6th armored division. After induction into the Army at his home station, Pvt. Diedrich processed through the 5045th ASU reception station at F0I"t Leonard Wood, where he received his initial Army clothing and took the basic qualification and aptitude tests to determine his assignment in the Army after completion of basic training. WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES SECRETARY TO SPEAK IN CITY Dr. Rajah B. Manikam. East Asian secretary of the International Missionary council and ol the World Council of Churches will speak at the Communit\ Methodist church at 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, Aug. 25, in a meeting open to the public. Dr. Manikam. who holds the M.A. B.D.. PhD. and D.D. degrees, will POLIO BENEFIT FUND GROWING; DRIVE CONTINUES Those most interested in tbe •mergency polio fund drive were extremely happy over the generous response of the public at the ben-fit game between the McHenry Speedettes and Pa's Yariks it the V.F.W. ball park laist Saturday evening. The amount •ealized totalled $439.50. A collection was taken at the Skyline theatre Wednesday night but receipts were not known as plaindealer went to press. According to Ray McGee, •hairman of the emergency drive us he is the regular March Of Dimes collection each January, there will be no house to house canvassing. When the National Foundation approaches the American speak on the subject of his most pCOpie for contributions this recently published book. "Christi- j ,nonth to raise funds urgently anity and the Asian Revolution.' j neefjed. they know that nine out Having beert born a third-genj of ten people will knpw the reaeration Christian in Cuddalore. S. India. Rev. Manikam was educated at Madras Christian college, Columbia university. Union Theological seminary, and Oxr ford university. He has served son for giving. This was concluded by results of Gallup Poll reporters who conducted an inquiry throughout the country in which they found that 90 per cent of those interviewed knew as a professor of philosophy in i something about the test of Dr. college and seminary in his native land and in 1951 was selected as East Asian secretary for the World Council. The night before he speaks in McHenry, he will present his report to the World Council before thousands assembled in Evanston. Salk's polio vaccine. Of the peo* pie who expressed an opinion about the , test, thirteen out of fourteen felt that the new vaccine would prove effective as a polio preventive. Under a new system devised by the National Foundation, a third of all March of Dimes receipts Mrs. Ernest Ungar and two wiU contributed by chapters children and Mrs. Mary Ernst of headquarters to the polio General chairmen of the carni- Chicago visited McHenry relatives prevention program. The balance vai planning are Robert Stoller last Thursday, enroute home from ---- and Gladys Soucie. 'a trip into Wisconsin. | (Continued on Page 8* Four-Day V. F. W. Carnival Opens Tonight