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THE Volume 89 -- No. 52 -- 3 Sections «SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875* McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. MAY 7, 1964 FIRST ENTRIES RECEIVED IN FIESTA DAY QUEEN CONTEST Each spring season is marked by a number of things which make us glad to be alive -- the arrival of our song birds, the new growth of Mother Nature and warin breezes, to mention only a few. Spring als^) brings a limited number of nuisances to our midst which we could very well do without. One of these is speeding drivers, whose spirit, seems to be abetted by the very things which otherwise make this the choice season of all. The freedom which apparently is felt during; the first days with the convertible top rolled down, somehow a Ids power to the foot on the. accelerator and provides a hazard to pedestrians and other drivers. Nuiihtoiih (omphalitis come bur way at this time of year, and probably many more have not spoken vvlio feel ail increase in speeding tickets may well be the best answer. While tlie problem is prevalent in every hamlet, city and rural area, the most serious complaint of the past week was one regarding west Bay road, which is a challenge to the best driver because of its numerous curves. This thoroughfare is kept in good condition, but is certainly one of the most dangerous spots in the area for speeding. One resident tells us this is the worst year in memory for reckless driving. In one accident alone within the last two weeks, a motorist lost control on a curve, took down fourteen posts and went into the ditch before turning over. At night, motorcycles take their turn and there is a constant roar of motors. Surveillance is more difficult in these communities outside the city limits. One complaint said county and state police have cooperated wholeheartedly when called, but residents realize constant vigilance is impossible at these points. Most of them ask that we appeal to the drivers. This we have attempted to do over a period of years, but the story has the same ending--the people who should, either fail to read or choose to disregard What they see. We still feel the best answer is a good, stiff fine -regardless of the person or place--- and as many as necessary until the message gets through! ifPiiil Ulilil LYNN SAYNOJl Two entries were made this past week in the Fiesta Day queen contest. They are Beth Marie Glysing, 16, and Lynn Saynor, 17, both students in the McHenry high school. Miss Glysing, a junior, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Glysing of 1302 W. Northeast Shore Drive. A statuesque blonde, Beth's hobbies include swimming, ice skating, sewing and music. Lynn, a senior, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Saynor, Sr., of 2405 W. Country Lane, Eastwood Manor. She spends leisure hours enjoying her favorite hobby, roller skating. Next year she plans to enroll in IBM school. Conduct Course Mrs. Chris Jepsen will conduct a course in modelling, assisting the girls in poise and personality. For this reason the Veterans of Foreign Wars post and its auxiliary unit, sponsors, have set the closing date for entries on May 23. An entry blank appears elsewhere in this issue. Rules of the contest are similar to those used in the past. A candidate must be 16 years of age and not more than 21, and must reside in the high school district. The parent's consent is also necessary before one is eligible to enter. The new, 1964 queen will be crowned at an impressive ceremony on „June 17. BETH GLYSING (Continued on Pace 8) IN HONOR GROUP Mortar Board, national senior women's honorary at the University of Illinois, has initiated twenty-two coeds to active membership on the basis of high scholarship, leadership and service to the university. Among them was Kathy Curran, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Curran of McHenry. $ At V L Reached ner For YMCAFi Mrs. AI ford S. Johnston of McHenry is shown receiving a "Y-Man" award from Earl W. Nehring of Crystal Lake for the highest individual total acquired in the general solicitation division of the Lake Region Y.M.C.A. fund drive. The victory dinner for the Lake Region Y.M.C.A. fund drive was he-Id at the Methodist church in Crystal Lake on Thursday evening, April 30. I The fund drive went over the | top in the proposed goal of I $15,000. Douglas Monahan, general J secretary fi.r the Kvar.ston ! Y.M.C.A., was speaker of the j evening. I Mrs. Alford S. Johnston of I 3805 W. Grove avenue, was presented with a "Y-Man" award for the highest individual total acquired in the general solicitation division. She was 1000 percent of her goal. The Luke Region Y.M.C.A. was presented with its charter by Donald Powers, president of ihe Jolict Y.M.C.A. Wally Norin, president of the Lake Region Y.M.C.A., accepted the charter. Earl W. Nehring of Crystal (Continued on Page 8) C OF C PLANS MAY PROMOTION U1H IN MONTH Viscounts Will Represent Chamber Ai Milk Day Parade At the Tuesday noon meeting of the board of directors of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce, discussion took place on the promotion of the month, which will be called May Parade of Values. The special sale will be held from May 21 through 30 and will include a tabloid section in pink which will be sent with the weekly Plaindealers as well as through the mails generally. At a meeting of the retail merchants on Tuesday evening, promotions for June and July were also discussed, giving promise of much interest for local shoppers. The next retail meeting will be June 2, when ideas will be asked for the fall holiday promotion. Businessmen hope to study a number of programs before deciding on one they feel will most benefit merchants and the public. Action was taken approving the expense of transportation in sending the Viscounts to Harvard to participate in the annual Milk Day parade early in June. The organization will have no float, and the young musicians will officially represent the C. of C. Sponsor Committee It was voted to sponsor an industrial committee from McHenry to attend an industrial development conference in Peoria on May 13. Of interest was discussion of the possibility of printing a brochure at some future date as a service especially to summer residents, tourists and newcomers to the community. The plan calls for inclusion of information on churches, schools and parks, as well as other similar material not included in another type of brochure printed for the organization recently. MINOR CRASHES OCCUR IN AREA OVER WEEKEND Two drivers were injured, but not seriously, when one car struck the other in the rear last Friday morning on Rt. 120. State police said Bryan Powers of 4407 Wonder Lake road, Wonder Lake, travelling west, stopped for a school bu^s .'ind was struck by another vehicle driven by Carl Kiernan of 8907 Ramble road, Wonder Lak". Powers suffered a whiplast injury and Kiernan sustain^' cuts and bruises to his elbow and knee. Two young Wonder Lake people, Vernon C. Rousey, Jr., and Roxanne Rousey, were treated' at McHenry hospital for injuries received when their car crashed on Wonder Woods drive early Saturday afternoon. In another minor accident, Richard Stoors of Solon Mills and Ronald Fuhler of McHenry drove cars which collided at, the intersection of Rt. 31 and Ringwood road. A one-car accident occurred Sunday morning when an aQto driven by Floyd J. Pedigo of Woodstock struck a utility pole on Martin road' west of McHenry and just north of Rt. 120. Open Religious Survey May 16 At a meeting at the First Baptist church on April 30, the churches participating in the Greater McHenry-Wonder Lake religious survey selected the weekend of May 16 and 17 as the target date for the actual conducting of the survey, which will be done entirely by telephone. Under the direction of the general chairman, Virgil Chappell, volunteers were assigned to various working committees for the task ahead. The several committees include publicity, personnel, materials, and processing. Bill McColl, pastor of the W i n t h r c ^ p H a r b o r B a p t i s t church, spoke to the group about a similar survey conducted in the Zion area last year. Pastor McColl reported that the survey was extremely useful in determining the spiritual needs of the community. REPORT THEFTS IN McHENRY, WONDERLAKE Loss at Cardinal Store Estimated At Few Hundred Dollars 22 Pages -- 10c Per Outstanding Athletes Presented With Trophies At Sports Banquet Men Of Brass Win Trophies McHenry's Men of Brass, senior drum and bugle corps sponsored by Fox River Post, No 4600 .added two more trophies to their growing list for 1964 as they took top senior and best musical unit honors at Elgin's Loyalty Day^ parade held last Saturday. The newly named corps had on the field forty horns, nine drums and twelve colors for the contest and was enthusiastically received all along the line of march. The corps' next turn-out will be on May 23, when they will present a concert at the installation night ceremonies for Post 4600. Their first field competition will be on Memorial Day in Kenosha, Wis., following the parade in McHenry that morning. Thefts were reported both in McHenry and Wonder Lake during the past week. The loss at the Vacula iSardinal Food store at 5313"ET1Wonder Lake road, Wonder Lake, was estimated at several hundreds of dollars. Paul Vacula, owner of the business,, discovered the theft of several .cases of liquor and beer and cartons of cigarettes when he opened the store 1 Thursday morning. He said entrance had been gained by breaking the lock on a rear door. A similar theft occurred almost two years ago, when about $500 in merchandise was stolen from the store. The sheriff's office was called and has been investigating. Steal Carts In McHenry, the theft of three golf carts were reported to city police last weekend. One of the carts, belonging to Harold Miller, was driven over the fairways at the McHenry Country club, batteries were damaged, and the cart was later found in the area where the theft occurred. Goal posts at the high school | were torn down and the cart had been driven onto the lawn. The other carts, owned by Fred Rogers and H. Wilkerson, were stolen sometime between 10 p.m. Saturday and 7 a m. Sunday. The two carts were found in the creek by Edward Buss, who had his own cart stolen recently. a"S:Sr--" jwi Rudi J. Photo These young men, all students at MCHS, were awarded trophies at last Monday evening's All-Sports banquet sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Left to right, Ron Kreutzer, two trophies for most valuable football player and most outstanding defensive player; Athletic Director Leonard McCracken; Gary Lockwood, best free throw record in basketball; Ron Sluga, cross country; Coach Jack - Thomas; George Koch, track; Bill Funk, golf; and Fred Kusch, athlete of the year. VACANT HOUSE BURNS MONDAY AT WONDER LAKE Interest Qm% As Date 01 New River C©mservaicy strict raws jr City Council Proceedings As per notice, the City Council met on Tuesday - night this week instead of Monday. Representatives of Ladd Construction Co. were present to seek permission to erect a directional sign at the corner of Maple avenue and Richmond road to direct people to Tonyan's Millstream Park Addition, where a residential development is in progress. It is expected that a hearing for a variation will follow. 'Continued on Pac« 8) Wonder Lake firemen have been attempting to learn the origin of a fire last Monday night which burned a vacant house on the old Marsh farm, located between Rt. 120 and Greenwood. Firemen from Unit 1 at Wonder Lake, on the east side of the lake, were called to assist Unit 2 in fighting the fire, which broke out shortly after 9 p.m. The house had been vacant for about two years, and was in such a poor state of repair that firemen had made plans to burn it. However, Monday night's blaze was ahead of schedule and firemen were unable to learn its origin. Support the Public Library, building fund. Six McHenry Youths To Attend Is J DECEPTIVE PRACTICE Richard Ahrens of 2211 Fair View. McHenry, was brought to trial May 1 for deceptive practice following his arrest April 21. He pleaded guilty on one complaint and filed for probation. These six junior boys at M.C.H.S. have been selected by a vote of the faculty to attend Illini Boys State next June. Top, left to right, they are James DeVos, Vic Beck and Gary Lockwood; bottom row, James Anderson, Wayne Hiller and Richard Smith. A vote of the faculty at the McHenry high school resulted in the six boys pictured above being selected to attend Illinois Premier Boys State this summer. They are sponsored by the American Legion. McHenry Rotary club anil the McHenry Kiwanis club. When Ihey arrive in Spring- Interest continues to grow as the date of the referendum on the proposal to create a river conservancy district draws nearer. Voters throughout the five townships which comprise the district will go to the polls on Saturday, May 23, to decide the issue. Establishment of the district would require that the board of trustees prevent the pollution of any waters within its confines. Along with other duties, the district may also clean up swamp areas, divert streams and ditches and may acquire sufficient lands contiguous to its leservoirs for the establishment of recreational grounds and permit the reservoirs to be used for recreational purposes. The trustees of the district would be appointed by the countv judges of the area involved, serving five years at fees up to $500 a year. At the time it is established, an amount of .083 ' per cent of assessed valuation, or $8.30 per $10,000 may be levied. A separate referendum is required for any advance over this rate. Ali revenue must be spent on work within the district. Property Values The increase in property values is one of the reasons for a special inlcrest in the district in the McHenry area. The district will be dedicated to improving the waters, and wherever possible, the conservation of wildlife. While these are apart from the obvious values to lie gained from the primary duties of reducing floods and pollution, nevertheless, they are important, to every person residing in the i McHenry area. "To make the land beautiful, and the waters fresh and lovely," is the motto of the eom- ! mittee. Only the continuing j interest of cvervone in the area can make Ihe motto bei come a reality for the future. WORLD WAR II HOSPITAL STATION | TO INVADE CITY i Members of World War II's 348th Station hospital that saw . service in Europe. Great Bri-• tain, France and Germany will j lie "invading" McHenry in ! October, 1964. ! Sylvester (Skipper) Wirfs, j 1714 N. Court street, will be the "host" for the group, with headquarters at the American Legion clubrooms. A varied program is anticipated and several "get-re-acquainted" hours are scheduled. Members, now known as the 3-40-Ators, will be coming from California, Colorado, Montana. Minnesota, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois. The regular monthly meeting of the McHenry Barracks, .Vetrans of World War I, will be The enrollment of Boys State j held Thursday evening. May 7, is 1,200. I at 8 o'clock at I he Legion home. ROTARY NEARS HALF OF GOAL FOR LIBRARY On Wednesday noon, $4,000 had been deposited in the Rotary sponsored building fund for the library addition at the McHenry State bank. It is known that additional money has been collected but not turned in, resulting in the club having reached about 50 per cent of the goal. This amount registers on the thermometer in the bank made by Marilyn Reihansperger. The club is confident of reaching its goal of $10,000 but not in time for the ninth anniversary dinner at the McHenry Country club May 7. The McHenry V.F.W. sponsored their first annual All- Sports banquet in their spacious hall Monday night with athletes, cheerleaders, parents and coaches as honored guests. Athletic Director "Mac" Mc=-- Cracken introduced the coaches, who in turn introduced the members of their squads and presented trophies. A delicious and bountiful meal was prepared and served by the ladies of the V.F.W. auiliary. Commander James Doran welcomed the guests and many expressions of appreciation were heard throughout the program. SEEK FIREMEN The McHenry Township Fire Protection district will vote on acceptance of new volunteers on May 11. Anyone interested is asked to turn in an application before this date and notify Hilary Rodenkirch, secretary. George Pennington, formerly of Wonder Lake, has been held in county jail on an old theft charge. I y Sfa©r@s .Couple CofC Sponsored Tri| Mr. and Mrs. Ed. J. Burgstaller of N0(i S. Riverside Drive, McHenry Shores, are shown as they left by planelast week to attend the World's Fair in New York. The Hu: gstallers won the all-expense paid trip last December in ihe second annual holiday promotion of the Chamber of ('oinmeree. field on June 21, they will be divided into "cities", and as citizens they will set up city, county and state governments, thereby obtaining a good working knowledge of the political structure, of the state of Illi- McHENRY AREA MEN ELECTED TO COLLEGE BOARD Two Ripon college sophomores from the McHenry area have re(Tntly been elected officers of the Ripon Student Union board for the HUM-li.") academic year. William Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence F. Anderson, 4611 W. Lake Shore drive, McHenry/ 1'was named president and Kenneth Kappie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Kajtpie, Spring Grove, was named t reasurcr. The Student Union board is organized to supervise the so- I.asi 1) L!<), Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Burgslaller returned home lro::i Mansfield, Ohio, to he greeted by word from President Frank Low of the Chamber of Commerce that he had won that organization's trip for two to the World's Fair in April Mr. Burgstaller is owner of ;i publishing company with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis. and has the unusual occupation of making city maps for engineers and Chambers o f Commerce. . The couple will return ^>n Thursday from the five-day t|lp which includes four nll«<]ay tickets to the fair an welt several choices from twenty-six outstanding cial life on the Ripon campus, tions in New York,