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In the very near future the countryside will take on the beautfyl growth that comes only with spring. Even though thd winter now ending has been one of the most pleasant in. our remembrance, there is no feeling quite to compare with arising oiu a sunny day Wheii the grass is beginning to turn green and the buds of the trees to sprout. What many of us seldom bother to think about is that some day our wooded areas may not be there to lend their beauty unless some forethought is used to preserve them. These thoughts came to mind in recent weeks as we learned of the continuing work of the newly formed McHenry County Regional Planning commission, which stresses the preservation of open space in the county through the establishment of a county forest preserve district. T^is is not just a local problem, and this is not the first community in which an organized effort has been made to do something about it. However, since we live in McHenry county, we are most concerned about the population growth here and what may eventually come qf our wooded areas if some provision is not made to maintain them. Let's watch the progress of this three-month-old organization and give them our support in their plans. The joyful s^ison of Easter has brought with it this year one of the most unusual Easter egg exhibits ever displayed in chicagoJand,, leering colorful decorations based on religious and historical traditions dating back almost 1,000 years. The setting for this unique display is the Museum of Science and Industry main lobby, Witere, the public may view it through April 3. Each egg in the collection depicts a different important symbol in the Christian rituals of the Ukraine, some dating back to 988 At- D., when that nation abandoned idolatry to adopt the new religion. Some eggs demonstrate in th£ir distinct differences the fafct that every village, every province and about every family in the Ukraine has its own special symbols and meanings, and even its own secret formulas for dyeing Easter eggs. In addition, many of the eggs have special purposes. One type is said to turn away cyclones; another is supposed to have healing powers; and1 a third, according to Ukrainian tradition, will cure blood poisoning when placed on the infected part. The most impressive part of the collection, however, is one egg in the exhibit which recounts the story of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who Ukrainians believe decorated eggs and offered them to Pontius Pilate when pleading for her Son's life. The dots on the egg are said to be those caused by the tears of the Virgin. We have always heard the words of caution: "If you drink, don't drive." Now there are some new \varnings which sound a little' silly but are actually the result of serious statistics. They are: "If you drink, don't walk. If you don't drive, don't walk." They result from a study on pedestrian accidents in Ohio, which shows, as so many before have done, that drinking is a major factor in pedestrian deaths. One out of every four acjult pedestrian fatalities involved drinking. Another odd factor shown was that 90 per cent of the adults killed were not licensed to drive, which seems to indicate that experienced motorist;: atp also more careful pedestrians. Night walking was proven to be just as hazardous as night driving, although in both cases pedestrians and cars are fewer. The old and the young are the "keliest victims of this type accident, for more than 65 per cent were over 65 or under 15. jLOosUflWd on Fife 8^ Summer , < - ' JEANNE BENOCHE JQVELYN HARRISON Jeanne Benocher 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Benoche of 1203 W. Circle Drive, McHenry, has been selected to represent the McHenry American Liegion Auxiliary Unit 491 at Girls State, to be held in June at MacMurray college, Jacksonville, 111. Representing the high school under the sponsorship of the Wonder Lake Legion auxiliary unit will be Evelyn Harrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harrison. Girls State is a mythical government set up to teach outstanding students throughout Illinois the meaning of citizenship and how the various levels of government function. Both Miss Benoche and Miss Harrison were chosen by the faculty of McHenry high school for qualities of scholarship, leadership and service, among others. 1 ; Jeanne: #111 scontimjeon to college after graduation, joring ..In modem .lMguages. She plans to teach high school French. She has been active in mapy school activities, is a member of the Student Council, cheerleader and secretary of the Girls Athletic association board. Noftie Alternate Judy Palmbach, also a junior, was chosen as alternate candidate to Girls State. Evelyn has been a member of the GAA and the Future Teachers of America, belongs to the stage band, regular school band and is accompanist for the chorus. This summer ROTARY COLLECTS $659 FOB EASTER SEAL TAG DAY McHenry Rotarians are happy- this week over the collection of $659.98 in the tag days last Saturday for the benefit of the Easter Seal fund drive. A total of 80 per cent of this figure will remain at the therapy center in Woodstock for the various services provided. Dr. William Nye topped Rotary members with a single collection of $57.82. Others with high totals included Albert S. Blake, Walter Carey, Jack Smlthson, Ray McGee, Ted Wickman, Carl Buckner. John Looze, Larry Fuhrer, Dr. H* S. Fike, Dan Justen and Herb Reihansperger. This is the fifth year the Rotary club has undertaken the project in behalf of this worthwhile organization, testifying to the interest and desire of members to assure serv- •.toifr. ljrW^^^; a^"able to both children ana adults of the county. THREE CONTESTS EVIDENT FOR SOWOUWMBS Slew Candidate* r File For Both ^ Local Districts she plans to tour Europe with a group chaperoned by a local faculty member. She will be gone 'six * weeks, - attending school in France. Alternates to Miss Harrison are Lynn Gallas and Hope Messamore. JVIrs. Jdhn,' Bolger, teacher and counselor at McHenry high school, is Girls State chairman for McHenry Unit 491. Judges Hulse of Lake county and Cooney of McHenry county established the boundaries of the proposed water conservancy district exactly as set up in the original petition when they completed a hearing in Fox Lake last Friday. The judges also set May 23 as the date for a referendum in both counties. It was the deterioration of water conditions in the area which prompted the McHenry and Fox Lake Plan commissions to take action toward the establishment of a district last fall. A petition was filed after authorities recognized that water problems in north Fox valley could not be solved by one community alone, but only by a joint action of communities on both sides of the county line. Establish District The proposed district stretches from the McHenry dam north to the state line and from Wonder Lake on the west to Long Lake on the east. It takes in all of Grant, McHenry and Burton townships, with a considerable part of Richmond and Antioch townships and small portions of several adjoining townships. At the time of the petition, leaders in the movement said that for reasons of residence values, recreation values, local business volume and new industry attraction, a single conservancy district was believed to be the best answer* Freshman Freshman night, a pre-registration for Incoming freshmen, will be held Tuesday evening, April 7, from 6:45 until 8:45 o'clock in the high school gymnasium. There will be three orientation meetings in the school cafeteria-- at 6:45 for students whose last name begins with A through H; at 7:30 for those J through N; and 8:15 for O through Z. Immediately after this short but important meeting, the young people will register for the freshman year. Parents of incoming freshmen will be mailed letters stating information about registration and suggesting areas of study for the student. These recommendations will be based on tests held recently for eighth graders. In additiun to making a selection ci subject? for next fail, the young;'people will have an Opportunity to meet faculty members rnd register also for extra-auricular activities. Parents with questions about recommendations are asked to consult Freshman Counselor Richard Swantz previous to registration. Kindergarten Registration Kindergarten registration will be held Friday, April 10, at At least three contests for positions on local school boards were evident with the dead- •ine for filing last weekend. In High School District 156, three incumbents are seeking re-election, Donald Howard, present secretary of the board, of McHenry; Carl J. Neiss of Tohnsburg and George M. Freund of Wonder Lake. Two new candidates have also filed, Dr. Leslie Krieger, Jr., of Kent Acres and Dr. R. H. Watkins of Wonder Lake. Other present board members are Vale Adams, president; Arthur Stilling, Donald Weingart and Robert BeckeHbaugh. This election, as all others for school posts, will be held Saturday, April 11. District IS In District 15 (consolidated grade school) there is also one contest with the filing last Saturday of Thomas R. Davis of McHenry. incumbents who hope to, be returned to office are Henry Nell, Jr., Thomas L. Lawson and Peter H. Griesbach, all of McHenry. Other board members are President Margaret L. Haug, Secretary Naomi Meyer, William Tonyan, Sr., and August J. Uttich. Other Elections Contests are also in prospect in Harrison district, Wonder Lake, where five men seek two positions. Henry C. Setzler, incumbent, has filed for re-election. New candidates are Jim A. Blume, George B. Street, James L. Gianola and Robert N. Kiddell. Wilbur Haak, presently a member of the board, has decided not to seek re-election. A more quiet election is in prospect in Johnsburg's District 12, where only Robert Hurckes and Edward Thoren, both of Pistakee Highlands and both incumbents, seek re-election. Other present board members are Richard Marshall, Albert Albrecht, W. T. Peterson, Joseph Huemann and James Long. JURY AWAHBS $40,000 DAMAGES TO LOCAL Y@UTH Damages amounting to $40,- 000 were® awarded by a petit iury to a McHenry boy in Circuit court last Thursday. The youth is Ronald Kwak. The suit was filed by John Kwak on behalf of his son and asked for $85,000 on each of two counts from the defendant, John F. Sanders of Spring Grove. The suit charged that young Kwak was walking on the roadside on Rt. 12 when he was struck by Sanders' vehicle on Nov. 16, 1961. McHENRY MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED RAPE William P. Hnupt, 20, of 1312 Sunset Drive, Holiday Hills, is scheduled to appear before Judge James Cooney in Circuit Court on- April 10 to answer charges of attempted rape. Police Chief Elmer Oerkfitz of Crystal Lake said on Wednesday morning that Haupt had admitted his guilt to that city's police department after being apprehended last Thursday night in his car. The arrest followed numerous complaints to police over a period of several weeks. The incidents occurred in Crystal Lake Feb. 1 and 29 and March 8. Haupt is married and the father of three children. He was placed under $10,000 bond by Magistrate Jere Dodge after his arrest. COUNTY WOMAN BECOMES FOURTH 1964 FATALITY Others Sustain Injuries In Minor Crashes McHenry county chalked up its fourth traffic death last Friday morning at 7:15 am., claiming the life of Mrs. Waudine C. Hilgeman, 37, of Crystal Lake. She died immediately in the1 crash. Mrs. Hilgeman was driving south on the Huntley blacktop, south of Lakewood, with Muriel Franz of Crystal as a passenger, when she lost control and struck a utility pole. Mrs. Franz was injured and treated in Memorial hospital, KWopdstoclc., . Other Accidents Betty Davidson of Hunterville subdivision sustained injuries to her neck early last Saturday morning in an accident that occurred as she was returning from Crystal Lake, where she had attended the theatre. K.Mrs. Davidson was driving north on Rt. 31, just south of Idyll Dell road when her car skidded on some ice. Her auto was demolished. Loren W. French of Genoa City, Wis., was treated in McHenry hospital the last of the week for injuries suffered when his truck, travelling on Rt. 31, about a mile and a half north of McHenry, went out of control and crashed into a ditch. French told authorities his truck was struck by a strong wind and pushed onto some ice, after which he had the alternative of taking the ditch or striking a bridge. Details were not available from state police at noon, but it is known that an auto struck a dog on Rt. 120 at Lakeland Park about 7 o'clock Wednesday morning. The name of the driver had not yet been included on the police record. Mail Personal Tasj Schedules Men Of Brass Assessor Eva Bacon announced this week that about April 1, personal property schedules will b£ mailed out, to be filled otft and filed with her before June 1. These schedules are tax forms furnished by the state of Illinois Department of Revenue. Failure to receive a schedule does not relieve any property from being assessed or any person or firm from the duty of filing a return. Anyone who may not receive a form may get one at the assessor's office at 3937 W. Main street, which will be open each day, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays during April and May. Assistance will be given in filling out these schedules. Taxpayers are asked to complete schedules as soon as they are received and send them to the Main street address. Mrs. Bacon says there is less chance of error or over-assessment by doing so. Those who cannot come to the office and who have questions, may call 385-0175 during office hours. VISCOUNT COLOR GUARD WINNER OF CHAMPION FLAG The Viscount color guard1 returned home last Sunday, winners in the Mariners March of Colors contest at Cudahy, Wis. In the afternoon they competed with twenty-two guards and placed first with a score of 84.8, and went back into final competition with eleven units in the evening to be judged champions with a score of 91.15. Winning first place gave the local ^frls flag which will have the name of the McHenry corps embroidered on it. It now contains the names of the Phantomettes, The Shadows and The Racine Kilties. Scoring behind the Viscounts last Sunday were the Cavaliers with 89.35 and Our Lady of Mercy with 88.05. The Racine Kilties, last year's flag winner, placed fourth. The Legion Junior Auxiliary Viscounts also received a trophy for the highest marching and maneuvering and one for highest general effects. Sergeants of the guard were awarded the best G O. award and their instructor, Bill Lingenfelter, was awarded the first place March of Colors leadership award. The ViKettes also competed in the preliminary competition. VETERANS MEET The Veterans of World War I, McHenry barracks, will hold their next meeting Thursday evening, April 2, at 7 p.m. at the Legion home. Wives will be invited to this dinner meetins served by the Legion auxiliary. Another Easter is at hand, bringing to the world the joy and hope of the Resurrection. After the sorrowful days of Holy Week, the dawn of Easter Sunday will bring the faithful to many McHenry area churches to join in the triumphant spirit of the risen Christ. SCHUERR HOME IN LILYMOOR IS GUTTEDJY FIRE Eleven-Year-Old Leads Brothers From Residence Two youngsters and their 11- year-old sister escaped injury when the Lawrence Schuerr home at 412 North Eastview avenue, Lilymoor, was gutted by fire early last Saturday afternoon. Mary Schuerr, 11, was babysitting with her two small brothers, Richard, 3, and Tom, 2, about 12:50 in the afternoon when she detected the fire. The young girl immediately led the two youngsters to safety and then hurr'xl to the site of construction on a new homo for the family, where her father and three brothers, Lawrence, William and Kenneth, were working. Tarn In Alarm They returned immediately to the house and turned in an alarm which was answered by Company I of McHenry and Company III of Lakemoor. In spite of their efforts to save the building, the entire interior was gutted and all belongings were lost in the flames. V.Afipp. , Schuerr,. was shopping when the firie broke but. It is known that the conflagration started in the bedroom of the home, but the cause was undetermined. There was no estimate of damage given. Their are six Schuerr children, boys aged 17,16,14, 3 and 2, and one girl, 11. The family is residing in the Bernice Woody residence for the present. McHenry firemen were called to extinguish a car fire at West Shore Beach last Thursday night. Before a crowd of nearly 3,? 500 last Saturday night, trafr McHenry Men of Brass took top senior honors at the AU-Ameiv lean standstill held at Lanfe Tech high school in Chicago. In capturing top honors, $$ corps won over the presertt VFW and American Legion state champions, the Maywood Rebels, and the Kenosha, Wis* Kinsmen. The Men of Bratji scored 80 points, while the Rebels had 78.3. An interesting sidelight to the competition was the fact that the horn line of the Men of Brass scored withU* one tenth of one point of th$ renowned Chicago Cavaliee% who took top honors in the jutt* ior corps division, eeking ouf the Chicago Royal Airs fay three tenths of one point. ,1 With this initial win, tbft Men of Brass are now point* ing to the standstill to be held in Woodstock on April 11. Op* erating under the sponsorship of VFW Fox River Post 460& McHenry, the corps will be pel* forming throughout the mpbr west and east this season* Corps commander Is Robert Freund of McHenry, vice-coitt» mander Is Tiny Mueller of Morton Grove, business mail? ager is John Opager Sr., & Chicago and Dundee is p relations offiSeR,' " \ The Men of'B^ass -Jj* growth of th4VvW)i' McHenry Red r Skokie Indlpirtlij ago. At that time vils were sponsored cal VFW post vils by the They appear^ in competition under the banner of eaphspon* sor, depending on wither It was a Legion or VFW contest. Recently, the musicians changed their name to Men of Brass and are now under the sponsorship of only the McHenry VFW post^k New unit forms are being ordered £op:'a corps which is sure to make its mark in competition thi* spring and summer season. : the lo» $150,000 Suit In Fatal Crash (Continued on Page 8) St. Paul's Episcopal Maundy Thursday Masses at St. Paul's Episcopal church will be at 7:15 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., with the watch at the altar of repose from 9 p.m. until Good Friday noon On Good Friday, the Mass of the Pre-Sanctified will be said at noon and there will be Stations at 8 p.m. The Holy Saturday schedule includes the Easter vigil rites at 8 in the evening. Confessions will be heard on Good Friday and Holy Saturday from 4 to 4:30 and 7 to 7:30 p.m. On Easter, after the 9 a.m. Mass, there will be an Easter Egg hunt for all of the children, with prizes to be awarded The eggs will be blessed at the Holy Saturday rites. Easter Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Masses, will be at 9:30 a.m. and on Wednesday there will be solemn Benediction at 8 p.m. St. Mary's Catholic At St. Mary's Catholic church, there will be low Masses at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Holy Thursday, as well as the solemn Mass of Institution and procession at 8 o'clock in the evening. There will IK? adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until midnight, and also Friday morning. On Good Friday there will be private devotions from noon to 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and Stations of the Cross at both 1 p.m. and again at 7:30 in the evening. The solemn liturgy and Holy Communion will be at 3 p.m. There will be no morning or public devotions Holy Saturday. The solemn liturgy and the blessings of the Paschal Candle, Fire, Easter and Baptismal water and renewal of Baptismal promise will begin at 10:30 p.m. followed by the solemn Mass of Easter at midnight. The regular Sunday Mass schedule will be followed on Kaster Sunday. Confessions will be heard at 3 p.m. Thursday, at 4 p.m. and Alter services Friday, and from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Zion Lutheran Two services have been scheduled for Easter Sunday at Zion Lutheran church, one at 7:45 and the other at 10:30 a.m. The children's choir of forty (Continued on Page 81 Possible Methods Of School Expansion Are Discussed By Board :>**. Dr. Ralph Belnap of North* ern Illinois university met wtfti' the board of High School District 156 Tuesday evening d| this week to discuss the sur* " vey conducted recently into the educational needs of district. He has promised hi£ completed report by April 15£ Much discussion took place concerning possible procedure# . in order to provide adequately for the fast growing enroll* . m e n t . , , . . . . . . 6 , , Dr. Belnap has favored °a!' system which would place kin- • dergarten through sixth grade, in one building, seventh, eighty and ninth grades together, an<J, the high school housing sopho*, mores, juniors and seniorfe. He stated that in his opinion thiaC would provide for the best edu-. cational program. „ Board members pointed ou€[ to Dr. Belnap the problems iifcg * volved with such a change, on* of t he most important belnt^ the necessity for entering into an agreement with, District \% if such a pfan were adopted. yyv number of high school teachers* who now. have freshman sub*;, jects, also teach upper clast* students.^ The*sulaiy*sehedule». which is different in the two( school systems, would also tab a matter for consideration. X'*- Facilities {Inadequate , > Dr. Belnap pointed out thaf neither the cafeteria nor phW sical education fucllitieo are M* ' (Cofiiteed #tt Fafv ijr A suit has been filed in federal court, Chicago, against the government in the amount of $150,000, brought in behalf of the estate of the late James F. Long of 411 Mill Lane, Eastwood Manor, McHenry. Long, a truck driver, died the day following a crash on Rt. 83, near the Illinois National Guard Nike site. The suit mentions an alleged party held at the Nike site for a soldier who had recently become a citizen. Charges are made that one of the soldiers became intoxicated and was taken, to a car. When he later awoke, he decided to drive the auto home, and it is claimed that while driving, his ear swerved across the center line and crashed into the Long vehicle. Negligence is charged against the government in allowing th^ party and in not having proper supervision of the soldier's ae tions. Long is survived by his widow, Edith, and a daughter, Janet, 11. MOTOR FUEL PAYMENT McHenry county received $10,253 as its allotment of the Motor Fuel Tax paid into the state Treasury during February.