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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "Serving The Slaii«0>L«kis Rigioi Slice 1875* Volume 87 -- No. 13 -- 2 Sections McHENRY. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 3. 1961 16 Pages -- 10c Per Copy MtHENRY COUNTY FAIR OPENS TODAY MlUSm' and HM 'In this season of almost weekly parades in the northern part of the state, it is timely to express the pride felt by residents of McHenry in our marching musical units, the; Viscounts and the Red Devils! drum and bugle corps. Both' the junior and senior units have rated applause, for en- j te£3feinment provided in our own city and in many neigh-! boring communities. ' Few cities McHenry's size can boast two such fine corps,: and their existence is not just by chance. Long planning, plus the willingness to spend leisure time in working tirelessly with a sense of achievement as their only reward, are requHpmertts for the kind of success they have enjoyed. Last weekend, the Viscounts earned some very high praise when they were named state champions in the Sons of the Legion competition. Their welcome home should have been heartwarming for these young folks who,', have devoted the greater part of weekends, as waU as long evenings of reheWsal, for the improvement of the corps. The inspiration and interest of leaders, parents and friends should not be underestimated when one repeats the success enjoyed by the Viscounts. With the growing number of activities offered young people today, few are willing to expend the great amount of effo0 necessary to participate In such a group. Only the continued support of adults will provide these girls and boys the impetus needed to continue In this worthwhile and wholesome activity. WIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP A number of McHenry folks expressed satisfaction with the manner in which Mayor Donalck P. Doherty presented the ci"s planning program for the future when he appeared on Channel 9 with a representative of Stanton and Rockwell last Tuesday evening. It will be remembered that the latter prepared a plan report for McHenry a year ago, following a long period of study and surveys conducted locally. fpeated reports come oui regarding drag racing on Lily Lake road, a blacklop which extends from Rt. 120 to another blacktop near Holiday Hills. This thoroughfare, wilh an abundance of inclines and curves, has its dangers even for the careful driver, and is particularly hazardous for this type of driving. Drag racing, an innovation offl^ecent years, has put more than a few young drivers in the hospital or the cemetery. Its practice classifies the participants as definitely immature in their attitude toward driving. With the shameful statistics of traffic fatalities, il would seem that drag racing drivers should be made to realize that a stiff penalty awaits th^jr conviction. There has been comment, pro and con, this year, as always, on the new color combination for the Illinois 1962 license plates, which will be white numerals and lettering on an orange background. Probably the biggest objection will come from owners of red or pink cars. S recommendation bv university engineers after a survey of color combinations to be used by rtearby states. It will not duplicate the combination of any of those states, nor will it duplicate a combination used by Illinois in recent years. The '62 colors are not those of any Illinois college or university for the first time in rn^iy years since there was no, such request. Drivers -- and their lack of consideration for courtesy -- have come in for .a fair share of complaints which reached our desk this week. Qne anonymous letter This handsome unit is the Viscounts drum and bugle corps, which last Saturday defeated the Grayslake Scarlet Knights in the Sons of the American Legion Competition held in Chicago to be proclaimed slate champions of the S.A.L. division. After their victory, plans went forward to send the entire unit, comprised of about seventy members, to Denver, Colo., to participate in national competition In September. nter National Contest (Oontlniifrt on' Phc* Met by a police escort and a crowd of friends and proud citizens. McHenry's Viscounts drum and bugle corps returned home early Saturday evening from Chicago, where they had captured the state championship in the S. A. L. division. The young musicians defeated the Grayslake Scarlet Knights in the Sons of the American Legion competition after placing tenth among junior corps. Immediately, plans went forward to arrange for the seventy members of the local corps, including the color guard, to travel to Denver, Colo., Sept. 9 to participate in the Sons of the legion contest to be held in conjunction with the national convention in that city. Special projects will be undertaken to raise money so that the young people may make the trip by train. The Viscounts competed with sixteen other American Legion drum and bugle corps Saturday morning in extreme heat of the day in a contest held at Lane Technical high school. Place Tenth The McHenry youth placed tenth with a score of 56.915 in compel it jon won by 1hu\ Chicago Cavaliers, who had a score of 79.166. The Black Knights of. East St. Louis were second and the Royaliers third. Competition was further classified into a division which includes only "Sons of the Legion" and in this category the Viscounts were victorious. Later in the afternoon, the local color guard competed in the contest at the Naval Armory and placed sixth out of seven units, all of which were top guards in the slate in their class. The Kankakee Shadows won first place with a 93.4 score and 'the local girls had 84.2. A phone call to McHenry in the afternoon disclosed the wonderful news of the Viscounts' victory, which rapidly spread, resulting in their triumphal arrival home later. Signs Cheer Boys Besides the police escort, signs cheered Ihem along the way, reading "Welcome Home Champs." As they crossed the bridge and reached Riverside Drive, the boys left their bus and marched through the city as they played, with their instructors sweeping the street ahead of them. At the Legion home, they raised the flag Ihey had won. and later were treated to a chicken dinner. On Sunday, the Viscounts returned to Chicago and led the Illinois Second division in 1 he- Legion parade down Michigan avenue. WIN* SCHOLARSHIPS Teacher scholarships have been awarded to thirty-seven McHenry county high school graduates, given by the State Department of Public Instruction. Supt. of Schools Richard Tazewell listed Karen Bush. Ulrike Mueller, Roy Broderson, June Glos and Penny I C!rhr>lt7 rif MoT-Tenrv. Chicago Lad Hurt In Water Ski Accident Danny Sporer, 16, of Chicago, was seriously injured last Friday when he fell and was run over by the boat which was towing him at Pistakee Bay. The lad suffered head and spinal injuries and was rushed to McHenry hospital. Later he was removed by ambulance to a Chicago hospital so that his family could be near him. Three Die In Area Tragedies Three-year-old Barry Owens, one of five children of Serviceman and Mrs. Wayne Owens, who reside northeast of Hebron, was killed on Tuesday of this week when a 12-gauge shotgun accidentally discharged at close range and shot off his head. The youngster, whose father is in the Air Force in Hyanisport, Mass., and whose mother works in a Harvard factory, was home with his four brothers and sisters, whose ages range from 6 to 9. He took the I gun from a closet and was ! playing with it when six-yearold Ricky attempted to take it away. It was in the scuffle for the I gun that the weapon discharged and killed the boy. I A family outing at Fontana bcach, Lake Geneva, ended in tragedy for a Harvard farm- ; er, Francis Burke, 46, who • drowned while bathing with ANNOUNCE TD TESTING DATES IN THIS AREA Mobile Unit. Skin Test Team To Visit McHenry YOUTHS ELUDE Police after THEFT OF CARS The loss of a ten-year-old station wagon belonging to H. Buch & Sons of McHenry, the third in a series of thefts, caused considerable confusion in the city last Sunday. The car, which was taken from the driveway of the Tom Diedrich residence at 1208 N. Park Street, had not been recovered Wednesday morning of this week. Diedrich, an employee of the Such firm, sgid he was in the >use about 10 o'clock in the morning when his four-year- Old son, Anthony, started crying in the next room. The y o u n g s t e r ' s c r i e s s t e m m e d from the starting of the station wagon and his fear that his father had left him alone. Upon investigation, Diedrich found that the vehicle was gone. In the meantime, police had joined the unfortunate victim of an earlier theft >dn an attempt to apprehend the two young men who were responsible. It was later learned that a car had been stolen from John P. Smith at Grass Lake and abandoned at Wonder Lake, where another was taken belonging to Lewis Smith. A neighbor of the latter theft 3|ctim saw the car as it was riven away and he and Smith gave chase. ' A near accident in McHenry caused them to lose the two young men who were speeding in the car ahead, so they immediately reported the incident to police at the city hall. ^"Itbout that time, a resident in the north park street area called to tell police that a car, with radio left on, had been abandoned there. A short time later, Police Magistrate Donald Howard, driving in the area of south Park street, in the vicinity of the Diedrich home, saw two young men walking toward the station wagon in the driveway, but at that time Howard was unaware what was occurring. Announcement was made this week of the times and dates for the mobile unit and skin testing team to visit McHenry county's major industries and also each community. Mrs. Dana M. Dawes, president of the ^McHenry County^ Tuberculosis association, an nounced that the Division of Tuberculosis Control, Illinois Department of Public Health. has assigned one of its units to assist the county groups. The skin testing team and mobile unit will visit the major industries from Aug. 1 to Aug. 14, and from Aug. 15 to Sept. 13 will visit each community. Local Visiting Dates Dates affecting local residents include the following: ^ was only after be stopped McHenry Stores Offer August Dollar Days McHenry shoppers have another treat in store for them next week when merchants offer, semi-annual Dollar Days Friday and Saturday, Aug. 11 and 12. Every six months, local businessmen offer outstanding sales in anticipation of the season ahead. These specially set aside periods give the buyer an opportunity to stock up on needed items at greatly reduced prices, and at the same time aford the merchant a chance to clear his shelves for the arrival of new and seasonal articles. Smart shoppers will set aside Aug. 11 and 12 to do their buying in McHenry. C OF C MAKES PLANS FOR FIRST ANNUAL PLAY DAY The Chamber of Commerce will hold their first annual Play Day on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the McHenry Country club, for which preliminary plans went forward this week. The day will include golf, cards, dancing and general recreation. The event is open to C. of C. members and their guests. Tickets are now on sale and may be obtained by calling the Chamber secretary at EVergreen 5-2885. Members will receive tickets in the mail and should make their reservations as soon as possible. PRESENT BAND CONCERT Director Stanley Vycital of the McHenry municipal band announced that this week's concert will be presented at 7:30 Friday evening, Aug. 4, in the area on Elm street across from the Jewel store. WIDE VARIETY OF ENTERT/UNMENT PLANNED DURING SAU FOUR-DAY EVENT; NAME HIW QUEN TCMi Wonder Lake Names Queen Miss Mary Jane Gillis of Wonder Lake will compete in the contest to choose Miss McHenry County tonight at the county fair, with competition starting at 8 p.m., following a MARY JANE GILLIS banquet in honor of the beauty queens. Mary Jane won the title of Miss Wonder Lake Saturday night at the firemen's carnival, where she was presented with a 22-inch trophy topped by a .figurine for the coveted first place award. Second place, an 18-inch loving cup, went to Joyce Motulewicz. Judges who named 17-yearold Mary Jane queen were Judge James Cooney of the county court, Chief Deputy Ed Dowd of the sheriff's office, and Richard Tazewell, county superintendent of schools. Othe r c o n t e s t a n t s w e r e J o a n Marke and Leone Bertany. (Continued on Page 8) at the city hall sometime afterward that he learned the vehicle at the Diedrich home had been stolen. Both county and state police entered the case and all parts of Illinois received radio messages to be on the alert. McCULLOM LAKE GIRL TO HEAD CANDYSTRIPERS (Continued on Page 8) Joins Staff Aug. 25, Wonder Lake; Aug. 28, 29 and 30, McHenry; Aug. 31, Lakemoor; Aug. 24, Richmond. X-rays will be given persons 30 years of age and older from 10 to 5 o'clock in each community. Skin tests will be given to persons under 30 years of age from 2 to 4 o'clock in Richmond and from 10 to 12 o'clock in McHenry on Aug. 30 and Lakemoor on Aug. 31. Offer Tests The harmless skin test. called the tuberculin test, will i Marge Parisi of McCullom show whether a person has TB • Lake has been elected presigerms in his body. The test i dent of the Candystripers of d o e s n o t s h o w w h e t h e r t h e J M c H e n r y h o s p i t a l . O t h e r s lungs have been damaged. If j named to office were Sherry the test is read as positive by j Oeffling of Johnsburg. vicea trained doctor or nurse, then ! president; Star West of Hunta chest x-ray and other tests : erville Park, secretary; Kathy will be given to find the extent Thompson of Ingleside, Ireasof damage. Mrs. Dawes stated urer; and Jeanie Benoche of that the purpose of this test is Sunnyside Estates, social chairto discover TB infection early man. when there has been no dam- Mrs. Edgar Nardi, chairman New Water Supply ailable In WitSiin Thirty Days I age that can be seen by x-ray. TB can be prevented by findof the junior volunteers, popularly called Candystripers, aning hidden cases through such nounced that the project methods as the tuberculin test. McHenry hospital has been Good general health plus mod- ! successful beyond expectations, ern medicines are our first de- Over eighty 'teen-agers from fense against the spread of the McHenry area, including tuberculosis, said Mrs. Dawes, j Crystal Lake, Fox Lake, Wau- The McHenry County Tuber- j conda and Wonder Lake, have culosis association program for registered for volunteer work, detection and care of tuber- She stated that McHenry hosculosis is supported by your pjtal does not refuse any girl iiiMlWPiP purchase of Christmas Seals. SEVERAL AREA ACCIDENTS OCCUR who is willing to volunteer her time and efforts to assist the hospital personnel in making ! patients more comfortable. ' Mrs. Nardi also said that DURING PAST WEEK j the volunteer work offers an excellent opportunity for young Michelle Seibel, 2 years old, ^r,s to *arn a"d was injured and her mother responsibihty They I ke the Carol Seibel, was seriously fee g - e.^ are in a community ent. erpri•s e. hurt in an auto accident which Pictured above is the new water pumping station nearing completion on south Green street, which is expected to be in operation within thirty days, supplying water to all parts of McHenry. The well has a capacity of 800 gallons per minute. I. EKNEMT I'SEMAN On Mondayjof this week, C. Ernest Usejrian' joined the staff of the McHenry Plaindealer in the display advertising department. A graduate of the local high school in 1957, 1 Useman later entered the University of Illinois, where he graduated with a degree in journalism. j He and his wife, Sharon, and their small son reside at 104 Cnuntrv Cluh drive. McH°nrv. occurred on Rt. 31. three miles somet^ thatJs a" adU't ^ south of Rt. 176. Sunday noon. , - .. ... The father and husband, Rich- other y°u!h activity; that hey ard Seibel, sustained only min- ff engaging in something useor injuries. ! not mere,y entertaining. j Trph, ey were ,b roug,h t ,b y am-1 Ben Underwood, administra- A * . . ,.... t_ bulance to McHenry hospital i t°r- state<J that, ? , " * j for treatment. ! he us?ful u supplemental serv- A number of minor accidents J 'ces whlch th* *OUng ™ were investigated by McHenry I *fer^,Ca|} Pf0^1 e in a s.p_ ' j police during the past week.1*'16 Candystriper vo un and in only one was there an j Program will also provide a i iniurv trained group of volunteers for ! ! use in a hospital or community <Continued on P^pp JO ' disaster planning pr^eram. sponsibility and not just an- One of the most important additions 1o McHenry in recent years will be the new water pumping slalion on south Green street, which will supply all water to the various parts of Ihe city when in operation later 1 his summer. W. A. Rakow of Elgin, city engineer, called here last Friday to show the new station to a Plaindealer reporter and explain its oneration. Due for completion within the next thirty days, activities at the station will be supervised much of the time by Joseph Diedrich, an employee of the city of McHenry. His duties will consist of routine checking, taking charge of the chemica! mixture, and changing charts for the water which will be metered every twentyfour hours. The latter operation will show the actual amount of water pumped each day. The station is spacious, pro- The McHenry county fair, which opens today, Aug. 3, is scheduled to be the outstanding event of recent years and will continue through Sunday, Aug, 6. A wide variety of enters tainment is planned, including a carnival which will be In progress throughout the .four days. . . Those interested in 4-H *0? tivities will want to ..attend the Thursday program of activities, which includes judging in the Various categories,' as well as open class and Girl Sc#ut. About 1,100-farm young* sters are expected to be competing for blue ribbons*.- For the first time in many years, clothing judging will be done during the fair, and a dress revue all members enrolled in the class consisting of hand-made clothes will highlight the home economics activities. There will be a dress revue in the afternoon, when judges will choose stats bk delegates. . - . - Select Queen Tonight The selection of a queen tonight will be one of the major attractions of the entire fair. McHenry will be represented by the Fiesta Day queen, Gail Marquart, and Wonder Lake by its newly elected queen, Mary Jane Gillis. Friday morning Mil be devoted to further 4-H judging, while most of the afternoon will be taken over by open class competition. That evening, a style review will be followed by another popular event, the crowning of the 4-H king and queen. Judging in the various apm class events will continue on Saturday, there will be a Junior Olympic track meet starting at 9:30 a.m., with races for boys and girls from 6 years up, plus two relay races. What is expected to be the outstanding race of the day is the county mile run, open to any county . » sident 16 years old or older. The winner will have his name engraved on a travelling trophy. A livestock auction will open Sunday events at 2 oV clock in the afternoon, fol- I lowed by a Junior horse show ! at 3 p.m. The show consists of five classes. Handy Horse, Pleasure Class, Clover Leaf, Speed and Action, and Key | Hole Race. Prizes are trophy and ribbon for first plaCeJ^Cash and ribbon for second, -third and fourth places, and Tibbon ' for fifth. Hold Horse Show The Western Illinois Quarter Horse association approved show will be held at T Sunday evening in front 'of the grandstand, with Lyle Luedtke of Woodstock in charged Two new livestock buildings have been added this ~y€a?, with four more planned undej a long range program. New water and washing racks have been added for the yotmg folks to water and wash their animals. A new industrial building is the pride of th6 fair and has recently been dedicated as Massey hall. viding ample room for the large pump ana otner machinery necessary. When there is a demand at the tower, the deep well pump starts to operate, and water from it discharges into iron removal equipment. An aeration process takes place at this time in which iron and any hydrogen sulphide which might exist are removed. From the iron removal tank, the water flows by gravity into a reservoir in the lower portion of the water treatment plant. Start Turbine Pumps When-the water rises to a certain height in this reservoir, turbine pumps automatically start and it is drawn into the d i s t r i b u t i o n s y s t e m . D u r i n g this process, chlorine is added to make the water bacteria free. Both the pumping and iron RESULTS OF ASC ELECTIONS m AREA ANNOUNCED On Wednesday of this week. Walter E. Austin of the Agricultural Stabili^r'ion and Conservation com- -e announced results tli>' 1'Mii cor~"-iunity comm'Mec election hcid recently in the various townships. Art Hoppe was named chairman ; John Hogan, vice-chairman; and George J. Schmitt, a member in McHenry. In nearby Nunda, Carl Laufer. Wilfred Blake and Frank Pechart, Jr.. were elected, and in Richmond, Elmer Kouba, John Williams and Gregory Kattner. (Continued on Page 8) Robert Abernathy, Jr.. 26. at of Marengo was critically hurt in a fall from a diseased elm tree he was helping to cut.