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Pug* Twehri THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Thursday* December 5. 1963 WOHDER "Trmr- WRITES' ON .JMTIOITS. TBAGEDt The following--. contribution \vas-se»t Jo ibe £laiode*lpr by a Jtty -teacher at Marfan Central high school. It was written ••by Jean McCall of Wonder •ftlE PRESIDENT IS DEAD The President Is dead. A man ,, tgUs,.the pilot of a plane to return to the United States. A stout, bald-headed Russian goes ,. to the American Embassy. A recently widowed South Asian woman sends a message. A flag from a-ceEUiin FT Jxpt is lowered to half staff, £ JJJJe"President' fe Jenfl. 'An •M- man in Hyangis Prtrt is told JTfl? TOWs A black h"rso prances -nervously .withtiUt, a rider. A "srvfdrer rarries a personrtl flaff. CJjapdi-'liers are draped bla«k»- --- 'V The dfadJ'A young girT" wains with her mother to kiss a flag. A young boy examines a room. A football game is postpone^. A newsman recalls other. «ssassioafc- Thc president is dead. A ynon£ man holds the band of the widow. An old lady wears black. A Hollywood actor walks silently beside his wife. A KkobcIi-. general \valVs with' a ~ queen. X "* .^TlieJ^TPt^sident is *"&6ad. A' band 4*1 ays a dirge. A^feing WWWwUras notary. A Ca rain Si blesses a coffii). A .pan resir »?s tt song. k 1 Z-Tfrc Presidenfjfp* ^ • flag is folded. Twcnty-oTH*' guns fi^ Fifty-one plane* fly pyer- • t~head. A young senator'Vfc'-lights »«• 'flame. A soldier plays Jk ftii^le. «... The President is dead. A friend makes a upe^chs A rocking chair jj3 empty. An officii® unused. A mm • wcit-o* two letters -- fcne^tg. other to a boy " - The President is dead. RESERVE OfTICEH' TAKES DONATIONS TO TOY CAMPAIGN First Lieutenant Lest W D. Bacon, United States Marine Corps Reserve, of 3709 West Main street, MeHtehry, has been named local ..tyfep coordinator for the annual "Toys for Tots" campaign conducted and sponsored by the nearby Marine Corps Reserve organization at Great Lakes. The 1963 campaign will mark the tenUr connective year in which JjfMWC. fttpritie corps reservist.^v l^ve workpd with several civic organizations to insure a healthy supply of Christmas toys for less fortunate children in the area. Through contribution* f^oni individual citizens, thousands of toys are distr%m annually to children who otherwise fail to receivefetefetmas gifts. The theme of tKfi^year's. drive is: A toyless--"UiifliUwfl* Is a joyless ChristniSis. " Lieut. Baroiijtt^>tmlre&vihis week that ban>k lor the reception of gifts have been placed in the .^calbank and - savings and loan office, as well " as the two recreation centers . in McHenry. Toy donations * nrastrbe made prior toJ3ee. l5. * - - --- y -•* ! OXYC1EN THIEVES * Flammable liquid space heat- * etV Wp oxygen thieves. The In- - stitute for Safer" Living warns ••that death or ^njinyfrwn suffocation may occur in rooms where space heaters a<£ operating.. without ventilation. Chief danger results from falling asleep, or from heaters - left ofi after retiring Be sure that-such heaters ajfe equipped ftillTproper vehts and a supply of outside air. Newt About Our Servicemen DEMOCRATS CANCEL SOCIAL EVENTS BY WAY OF TRIBUTE 1IEMIV C. IIOl C'K JR. \ Sp/5 Henry C. Houck, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Houck, 3432 W. Elm street, McHenry, recently graduated first in a class of forty-three officers and enlisted men from the 24th division, radar school. Houck maintained a 98.6 per cent average throughout the course. He is now stationed with the first battalion, 19th infantry, in Augsberg. Upon completion of his military abligation in March, he plans to attend college in either Illinois or California. His address is Co. C, APO 112, New York, N.Y. Marine Private First Class 'David Ft. Walt rip, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen G. Waltrip of Route 2, Mylith Park, McHenry, is attending the Second Marine Division's Non-Commissioncd Officers Leadership school at Camp L»jeune, N. C. Tho school provides a fourweek training course simulating the realities of combat ahd is taught by veteran Marines. It is designed to develop leadership abilities of the individual Marine so that during an emergency he could assume command of a platoon or a company. Thomas E. Hull, electronics technician seaman, USN, son of Mr and Mrs. James A. Hull of 705 West Annabelle, McHenry, was graduated recently from the thirty-eight-week Electronics Technician school at the Naval Training center, Great Lakes. ; Harold C. Bough, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Bough, Island Lake, was promoted late In October to specialist five, while assigned to the School Support Command at the U.S. Army Air Defense school, Fort Bliss, Tex. Specialist Bough, an administrative specialist in the command's Battery A, entered the Army in June. 1956. The 25-yeaf-old soldier is a '1956 graduate of William R. Harper High school in Chicago. A/2c Vernon Block, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Block of McCulloin Lake, has been transferred to Chanute Airforce base hospital, Rantoul, 111., from the naval hospital at Great Lakes. Airman Block is recovering from serious injuries suffered in an auto accident in July. C.RASS FIRE Members of Company I were called to Lakeland Park Sunday evening to extinguish a grass fire. ISSUES CHARTER The state has issued a charter to the McHenry County Historical society. F - OL CLi McHenry county Democratic leaders have cancelled all social events for the next month as they adopted a resolution at their monthly meeting last week expressing sorrow over the death of President John F. Kennedy. A copy of the resolution will be forwarded to President Lyndon B. Johnson and the family of President Kennedy. William Giblin, chairman of the McHenry County Democratic Central committee, presided over the regular meeting. Next regular meeting will bo held on Jin. 7, committeemen agreeing to skip a. meeting during December. Members heard several reminders to conduct a vigorous ! < gistration drive before the April primary election. James Konan, Illinois state Democratic chairman, sent a letter calling attention to the importance of having every voter registered properly. Robert Gibson, Woodstock c o m m i t t e e m a n , a n n o u n c e d plans for a door-to-door campaign in the county to be sure voters are registered. Giblin reminded committeemen that two new offices will be on the ballot in April--recorder of deeds and county auditor. Harry Brady, Lakemoor, reported for the executive committee, Mrs. Theresa Schultz, McHenry, county Democratic committeewoman, told of the decision to cancel social events for the thirty-day mourning peric^.. After a moment of silent meditation in honor of the dead president, committeemen voted to contribute $100 to a suitable Kennedy memorial fund. William Bolger, McHenry, made the suggestion to participate in this salute. Filing date for the primary are Jan. 20 to 27, and candidates should remember that date, Giblin said. Be Wise Use The Classifieds FOX VALLEY . DENTISTS HEAR"* 1 GUEST SPEAKElT The Fox Valley Dental society held its monthly meeting at the1 Hotel Baker in St. Charles oi^ Wednesday, Nov. 27. The society, which comprises 210 dentists in the Aurora, Wheaton, DeKalb, Elgin and McHenry areas, held its meeting in conjunction with the dental assistants. Highlighting the scientific program for the evening was John T. Nelson, M.D., anesthesiologist of St. Joseph's hospital in Elgin, and Joseph C. Kunches. of the Medical Protective company of Fort Wayne, lnd. Dr. Nelson sp'ke to the 125 people present on "External Cardiac Massage" and also presented a twenty-minute movie on the subject. Mr. Kunches spoke to the group on "Dental, Malpractice Prophylaxis." Both aspects of the program were followed by a question and answer period. Officers of the Fox River Valley Dental society include: Dr. Paul Traubert, St. Charles, president; Dr. Richard Verbic, Elgin, vice-presidem.; and Dr. Donald Cates, Geneva, secretary- treasurer. TRADE MISSION RESULTS Gov. Otto Kerner has announced that Illinois manufacturers who participated in the Illinois Trade Mission to Europe expect to realize $5,564,120 in direct overseas sales during the next year. Fifteen of the participating manufacturers were able to complete sales with a total dollar volume of $612,120 while abroad. The information was supplied to the Illinois Board of Economic Development by 66 manufacturers who accompanied Gov. Kerner on the '1-day trip to Germany, France and England. 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