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THURSDAY, JULY 31. 1958 16 Pages -- 10c Per Copy COUNTY JUNIOR *ii! *H 'SI ?V'hM OPENS TONIGHT iMSMT and | Meanderty A/ith the exception of brief $ftgiyvers Sunday, the unpredictable weatherman looked with favor on the V.F.W. annual carnival last' weekend. from the time local veterans held their first summer eVent in commemoration of V-J day several .years ago, these very homey celebrations, have continued to grow in popularit^ They have always featured orf their program a number of u n.u s u a 1 attractions which draw large crowds. ^ Such carnivals require a tremendous amount of effort on the part of members of sponsoring organizations. Knowing the use to which proceeds are put warrant the support they have received. %ne of the proudest men at thp celebration of the golden anniversary of the Fox Lake firf; department last Saturday was Jos. J. filler of McHenry, who attended with his wife. .'Most folks may not remember, but Mr. Miller was president of the organization from 1910 to 1912 and served as treasurer for the four years fc^wing. Many memories must ertainly have been re-lived as hth*net with old friends. Chuck Miller, at right, receives congratulations - in recognition of being named "outstanding citizen" by a committee of former winners. Presentation was made Sunday evening on the V.F.W. carnival grounds by Vernon Reinboldt, left, commander of the V(F.W., and Gertrude Barbian, president of the auxiliary. The award is made annually to the person voted by the committee as having made the greatest contribution in public service beyond regular duties. Having very recently passed two important milestones -- a long awaited annual vacation and a' not so eagerly awaited, but also annual, birthday, we have taken $ new outlook on both which may or may not be helpful to our friends. wirst 'of "ally we' havi about decided that one appreciates a vacation much more when it follows a prolonged period of work -- something like five years. That very thing happened last year and the most insignificant division pleases us. This year's week off was different, and we returned with a determination to assume the evader's zeal to work toward g three-week work month. We found that after a very few days the enthusiasm which had been ours Monday morning had completely disappeared and the eight hour day had once again seemed like twelve or fourteen. There is something to be said for a stay-at-home vacation-- but not much when you all in the newspaper business, unless you can lose yourself from folks who keep you infQfjpied on what's happening. It-<isn't enough not to have to vrtlfe about it. After twelve months v of work, there isn't evtiih any desire to know that news continues to be made by the minute. ' Birthdays are another thft!g, a^l our new outlook prompts us to realize that they cai> be enjoyed even after the age of twenty-one. We have had plenty of time since then to find out. It seems to be all in the philosc* t>hy one adopts, for there are advantages even to age. t, ,We find that where a few years back we felt lazy in adrq0ting to enjoyment in sleeping 'til 10 o'clock, we can now Iqpk our friends straight in the eye as we explain that everybody should rest once in awhile. • Athletic endeavors are lookfed upon in a different light too, and we find that after repeating it a few times, it seems the natural thing to tell friends that we are only taking part t<M)romote the particular sport question and, really don't intend to kill ourselves just to win a game. This soothes the ego in losing. There are other ways, too. In which an added birthday makes us very relaxed as we - feel free to do some of the things that a few years before might have labelled us as old. There comes a time , 4#ken YOU know that THEY know and you don't try to l*id anybody. It can be a very wonderful feeling to be ojd enough to ride instead of walk without explaining why: to gain a few pounds and laugh it off as you realize they come with the years; to have people occasion- Chuck Miller Award Winner Enthusiastic applause followed announcement Sunday on the V.F.W. carnival grounds of Chuck Miller as winner of the 1 9 5 8 " o u t s t a n d i n g c i t i z e n " award. The medal was pinned on him by Miss Nancy Thornton, V.F.W. and Fiesta Day queen. • His selection was made K?y a committee of former winners ft{_ the award, who chose iiim *for public service over and beyond regular duties. , The committee had little trouble in finding numerous undertakings of Mr. Miller which have benefited^ individuals, groups and the community in general 'in recent years. Players on the Little league and Pony league teams owe a big "thank you" to Mr. Miller for the great amount of work spent in preparing their fields for play. Aiso in the athletic line, he has devoted much time in tine interest of local basketball. For the past two years he has served as president of the McHenry County United Cerebral Palsy chapter and has also taken an active interest in the crippled children's program at the CCCC camp at Riverdale . subdivision. Both McHenry hospital and Memorial Hospital for McHenry County have shared in the interest of Mr. Miller and both have benefited by his efforts (Continued on page 8) TOWER DAMAGED BY FLAMES EARLY MONDAY MORNING The" north wall of The Tower, Lakemoor restaurant, was destroyed as the result of flames of undetermined origin which threatened the entire building in the early hours of Monday morning. " A neighbor detected the fire from his window about 4:30 ia.m. and immedfately turned in an alarm. ; Both the Lakemoor volunteers arid the McHenry firf department responded amd kept the flames confined to the store room, which wasf empty, and1 the kitchen. PREPARE FOR ERECTION tf POST OFFICE Tentative Date Of Opening Set For Jan. 1, 1959 With the demolishing anff burning of the former Miller home on north .Green street, work is under way to level the ground in preparation for a structure which will house the McHenry post office in the noti too distant future. Floor space in the new building is scheduled to run 6,592 square feet, with a loading dock of 9^0 square feet. The parking area (6,376 feet) will be large enough to accommodate somi-trailer post office transport trucks. Tentative date for occupancy by the twenty-six employees of the local office has been set for Jan. 1. 1959, the exacf date depending on the availability of equipment, material, etc. Postmaster Ray McGee said th's week that the building will be leased, not owned, by the government. PTA Sets Theme For New Season ASC OFFICERS ARE ELECTED AT JULY CONVENTION Bert Bridges of Harvard was elected chairman- of the McHenry county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation comrtiittee at a convention held this past week in Woodstock. Elected to serve as vicechairman was Paul J. Brandlin of Algonquin;'regular member, Ray Noe, Marengo; first alternate, Henry F. Markison, Marengo; second alternate, Clinton E. Martin, McHenry. The above named men will administrate all agricultural conservation programs in the county and supervise acreage allotments on wheat and corn and the Soil Bank program, among other duties. # (Continued on page 8) A COMMUNITY'S SHAME (AN EDITORIAL! It is with disappointment that the Plaindealer ' is forced to recognize this week an incident which ^casts a shadow over the normal activities of our home town community-- activities which have much more often made us swell with pride. During the past week, eighteen persons, including 'teen-agers and older, were arrested on charges ranging from disorderly conduct to contributing to the delinquency of a minor, all evolving from beer parties at a nearby farm. ' v Pride in the great majority of folks who make up our community prompts us to regard the entire incident as too unsavory to give front page recognition to those involved. The past week's "news" story is forturv ately one of only a limited number which have in the past---and may in the future-- come to bur attention as part of th6 day's work. They are the happenings which cloud an otherwise pleasant job and make us feel shame for those whose names and reputations are bandied about. We prefer not to place undue importance on incidents which have no place in our community, reserving our newspaper space^for the many who have contributed so greatly to the. pride of McHenry. Growing With Tomorrow's Citizens" was the theme chosen for the McHenry Community P.T.A. for the 1958-59 season at the meeting of the program planning committee held July 25. Programs were tentatively planned on art, music, space science, citizenship and the importance of. teaching as a~profe$sion, ' • - . Special effort is being made to work out the details of the programs so as to maintain the interest of all P.T.A. members throughout the year. For the first meeting of the year, another open house has been planned, this time in the high school, where the new addition and renovated offices particularly will be shown. The tentative date for this meeting is Sept. 25. Tlie popular school carnival and Christmas party are again on the progrm for the year. It is tentatively planned to have a P.T.A. dinner rather than the luncheon at the end of the season to allow more fathers and teachers to attend. COUNCIL in CAPSULE At a special meeting Monday night the City Council reviewed the annual audit report as presented by J. W. North and William North. Detailed and instructive explanations of the audit brought out the tremendous growth of the city, the increase in number of projects and the amount of work that now faces both elected officials and .appointed officers in our city. The annual appropriation ordinance was passed after checking each item and anticipating costs of operation in each department during the current fiscal year. This year the council will attempt to follow a definite budget, thus keeping a continuous control on expenditures beyond the necessary operating costs. TWO AREA GIRLS AMONG FIVE IN BEAUTY CONTEST Five young county girls, including Nancy Thornton, representing .the McHenry V.F.W. and Miss Bebe Liedtke, representing the Indian Ridge Improvement association at Wonder Lake, will vie for the honor, prize money and chown which go with the title of "Miss McHenry County". The winner will be named at 8 o'clock tonight (Thursday) before the grandstand audience at the McHenry county junior fair. The girls will appear in formats and later in bathing suits (Continued on page S) \ ' Merchants Plan For Dollar Days Aug. 8-9 Once again, McHenry merchants are making plans for semi-annual Dollar Days, which will be held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8 and 9v Merchandise ofSrti "types is being offered at unbelievably low prices so that stores may stock new items i;i preparation for the fall and winter-season. It is one of the few times when business men are able tq offer the public such outstanding sales. Folks with an eye for a bargain would do well to j>lan their budgets so that they can take advantage of these special days in early August. M^ny items for year 'round use will be offered, as well as seasonal merchandise. . SECOND ANNUAL FISHING RODEO TO BE HELD SOON Young folks are asked to watch for a later announcement on the exact date for the second annual fishing rodeo and Crime Stoppers picnic, which will be held sometime about the middle of August. Youngsters between the ages of 6 and 13 are invited to attend. Last year eighty-five boys and girls braved chilly rains to attend the fishing rodeo and all reported a fine time. Again this summer. McHenry business men will donate prizes for thos£ who catch the largest and the greatest number of fish. Food will also be furnished for the big day. Crime Sioppers attending are asked to bring their cards to make their presence official. Location fpr the picnic and rodeo will be the same as last year, on the east side of the McHenry Country club. Officer Joseph Grobel and menibei$ of the police . force win write" letters to various local organizations asking assistslnce in supervising activities that day. They have planj ned the program in the inter- ! est of closer relationship bej tween local business men, the : police and McHenry's young- : sters. Postage Rates Change August 1 A last-minute warning that new postage rates will go into effect tomorrow, Aug. 1, waf issued by Postmaster Ray Mc- Gee of the McHenry post office. . Mr. McGee cautioned that regular first-class letters will require 4 cents postage ar ounce; air mail letters 7 cent: an ounce; air mail postal caid- 5 cents each, and regular postal cards 3 cents each. Where mail users still have on hand supplies of 3-cent stamps, 2-cent postal cards, 4 cent air mail postal cards and 6-cent air mail stamps, they may be used by the additior of an ordinary 1-cent stamp. Plenty of these are on hand at the local post office, plus large supplies of new 4-cent stamps, 7-cent air mail stamps 5-cent air maiL postal cards and 3-cent regular postal cards Stamped envelopes are also in good' supply in the needed denominations of 4 cents for regular firstNdass tetfrHrs -and 7-cent air mail letters. [SEVERAL HURT IN THREE ACCIDENTS IN McHENRY AREA i Throe accidents were report- ; ed in the McHenry area last ; weekend. i One "occurred Sunday night on Rt. 120, near Lakemoor, when a car in which two Chi- ' c a g o c o u p l e s w e r e r i d i n g I plunged down an embankment | and crashed into a pole, i John Gartner of Chicago and ; his wife, Amelia, and Mrs. Wili ma Skepula and her husband, ' Henry, were taken to McHenry hospital but Mrs. Skepula was the only one to remain. She suffered broken ribs and other injuries. A Chicago girl, Jo Cannella, , 14, who had been visiting in ; the community, was walking ! near the edge of the highway ; when she saw the Gartner car travelling in her direction. She made an unsuccessful attempt (Continued on page 8) Rotary Guest MITCHEL P. DAVIS Today's guest at the meeting of the McHenry Rotary club is Mitchel P. Davis, district governor of Rotary International for northern Illinois. He received his law degree from De Paul university, is a member of the Chicago Bar association, the Illinois Bar association, the American Bar association and the -Seventh Federal Circuit Bar association. - ••• YOUTH BADLY INJURED WHEN STRUCKJY BOAT Kenneth Robb Hit While Swimming Near Johnsburg A Crystal Lake youth, Kenneth Robb, 21, remained in critical condition this week following an accident on the river, near Johnsburg, late Thursday evening, July 24. The young man suffered a punctured lung, ruptured spleen a spinal injury and severe cuts when run over by a boat near Sunnyside Estates about 10:30 o'clock. He was taken to McHenry hospital, then transferred to Sherman hospital in Elgin for surgery. A young local boy, Bob Radunz, reported to the Plaindealer office that he was fishing from shore when a boat containing young people stopped some distance from shore. It was driven by Walter Johnson and passengers were young Robb and Jerry Fraser, all of Crystal Lake. Radunz said Robb left the craft when it stopped and began swimming toward the middle of the river. He was about 150 feet from shore when struck by another boat, which failed to stop. It is believed the driver may have failed to realize what had occurred. Brought To Shore The young man screamed for help after being hit and was taken to shore by Fraser, after which members of the Johnsburg Rescue squad assisted and took him to the hospital. A check was being made of boats hearing a resemblance to the inboard which struck Robb, but the search was futile. A premonition that something was wrong at home was given as the reason for the young man's family returning early from a vacation in the South. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Robb and daughters, Margaret, 14, and Helen. 10, arrived home Friday to learn of the accident. They had left Crystal Lake Sunday morning for Florida, then started home Thursday, with Mr. Robb explaining he had an uneasy feeling something was wrong. Kenneth Robb is an employee of the Pure Oil company of Crystal Lake. He is well known in the Johnsburg area: FAIR AUCTION TOMORROW AM0N6 HIGHLIGHTS; SELECT COUNTY QUEEN TONIGHT, 4-H ROYAL PAIR FRIDAY Interest runs high in the annual McHenry county junior fair, which opens tonight, July 31, and continues through Sunday, Aug. 3. Hundreds of young folks will be present during the four days to exhibit a variety of agricultural and home economics projects. For many weeks they have • ed this year in the home economics department, part of an experiment to see whether youths entered might be encouraged to try harder for the grand champion award. The committee fe^ls that perhaps they have been too liberal in giving out awards and are anxious to obtain the reactions'of RICHARD WISSELL NANCY THORNTON worked tirelessly on their projects, which range from beef cattle to treats in the culinary department. Results of these 'fforts will be made known to the public this weekend. Special awards and rosette competition classes for the fair in the open class division have, beSti Hsted. Beef, - grafft ~aifii vegetable awards will be given Thursday; the poultry, swinie ind sheep market class winners will be named Friday afternoon; and the dairy, swine and sheep breeding classes will be awarded Saturday morning. One of the highlights of the fair will be the livestock auction held Friday at 5:30 p.m. in front of the grandstand. This is free grandstand night, with auction activities over by S:30 o'clock. It provides a splendid opportunity for families to purchase top quality meat for their lockers and deep freezers. Fewer Plaques It has been announced that fewer plaques are being awardthose receiving a rosette ill "best of class" instead plaque. - ! • • • ' V Special awards in the 4-H home economics division will include best in foods; best in clothing; best in room improvement and best in handicraft. In the open,class,..they will..gty tor bestf ffr hreatftr taest^lifr cakes; best in pies and best in cookies. i ^ Probably greatest interest to the general public Will be selection of the county queen t> night (Thursday) artd the 4-11 king and queen on Friday. Miss Nancy Thornton, who reigned over Fiesta Daf^ festivities in McHenry, will be McHenry's hope for 1958 county queen when results of judging are made known tonight at 8 p.m. A McHenry youhg man, Dick Wissell, is included among , five in the county vying for the 4-H king crown. Both young people are very popular in the community and their many frier\ds are hoping for victory. FORMER JOHNSBURG SCHOOL SUPERIOR HAS 50th JUBILEE Mrs. John Husch and daughter, Leona, attended the golden jubilee of Sister Bonavito, O.S.F., held at St. Joseph's church. Wilmette, on Saturday, July 26, where a 9 o'clock Mass was sung. Bishop Hillinger and six priests took part in the ceremony. A reception for 190 guests in St. Joseph's school hall, Wilmette, followed the ceremony. WATER SAFETY Cold weather- and rain prevented many of those enrolled in this year's Red Cross water safety program to complete the course and secure .certificates. McHenry had orife person receive a beginner badge and one in the swimmer class. Sister Bopavito, a cousin of Mrs. Husch, was mother superior at St. John's school, Johnsburg, for sixteen, years and will be remembered by many in the community. McHenry County Fair Program 9:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m 8:30 p.m 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m 5:30 p.m, 8:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m 4:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m 7:00 p.m Thursday, July 31* -- F.F.A. Judging , , -- County Queen Contest -- Horse Pulling Contest Friday, August I . -- 4-H Judging . -- Tractor Pull and Rodeo , -- Livestock Auction . -- 4-H Style Show and 4-H King and Qu^en Crowning Saturday, August 2 . -- Open Class Judging -- Harness Races v -- Junior Horse Show -- Variety and Talent Show Sunday, August 3 , -- Harness Races -- Society and Western Hors^ SHoW % M •jp; M