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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER ' "Serviaf Th« Chaii-O-Likit Regloi Slice 1875" Volume 91 -- No, 15 -- 3 Sections McHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1965 20 Pages -- 10c Copy FOUR-DAY COUNTY FAIR OPENS AUG. 5 Vietnamese Student Arrives To Enroll In MCHS For Senior Years 11 iMPI'l -- Grandstand Program -- Hundreds From McHenry Expected Thursday, August 5 (Free Grandstand Admission) 9:00 a.m.--Baton Twirling Competition. 7:30 p.m.--Woodstock City Band Concert : 8:15 p»m.---Seventeenth Annual Miss McHenry County Contest Friday, August 6 (Free Grandstand Admission) 1:00 p.m.--Tractor Pulling Contest 8:00 p.m.--4-H Night Program Saturday, August 7 10:00 a.m.--Junior Olympics 2:00 p.m.--Motorcycle races 7:30 p.m.--Pony Cart Racing 8:15 p.m.--Talent Find 9:00 p.m.--Albino Horses Act. Sunday, August 8 1:30 p.m.--Harness Racing Band Concludes T F™ _ _ . IN ACCIDENTS Summer Series DURING WEEK Mercury,- 18-year-old Vietnamese girl who arrived last Sunday to spend the next year attending M.C.H.S., is shown with her adopted American parents, Maria Guettler, left, and Ed Guettler. Also pictured is the Guettiers' oldest daughter, Sally. From half way around the world, Mercury, travelled first by plane and later by bus. She has been busy this week getting acquainted with her new surroundings and visiting places of interest. The young lady will enroll with the senior class at MCHS early September. During the next four days, hundreds of McHenry area folks will be visiting the annual county fair -- some filled with the excitement of exhibitors vying for prizes, others as interested spectators. Whatever your role, it has been made possible only because of the dedication and tireless efforts of the men and women "behind the scene". What most of us fail to realize is that the fair has become almost a year around project for dozens of persons because i)f its growth and vast scope :>f activities. The several hundred people now working on last minute details are preparing for an anticipated 40,000 visitors to view a fair which is a showcase of livestock, clothing, creative works of art, cooking and many other areas of talent and imaginative Work. Having expanded over the years, the fair is something today that grandma and glandpa may never have dreamed possible a half century ago. It is a place to get new ideas about the latest in farm machinery, as well as offering other commercial exhibit products. Each person who buys a season ticket to the fair becomes a member of the Fair Association and is entitled to a vote for members of the board of directors at the annual meeting. One director is elected from each township, after which the board chooses five members-at-large, and together they elect officers. Charles Weingart represents McHenry. To him and Karen Jepson of Ringwood, one of the at-large directors, and the many others who have devoted so much oif themselves for the success of the fair, our hats are off! Much of Americana has disappeared through the years. The county fair is one bit we hope will be retained. With increasing thought given to problems of our older citizens, certainly most McHenry county residents have a special interest in Valley Hi Nursing Home and * its sixty-« two residents. Supt. Howard Nehlig each-, month submits a report to the county 11 >nrd of supervisors on the operation of the home, its expenses and income. It was interesting to note that the cost for June ran $10,499. Ir '\iew of tiie fact that intensive nursing care was needed • for thirty-four patients and moderate care for anothei twenty-eight, the cost of about SI 70 per patient for a From half way around the world, within earshot of the firing guns and blasting bombs of her war torn native country. a Vietnamese girl has come to spend a year in McHenry. Petite Mercury (her American name) has already charmed her adopted American family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Guettler and their five daughters, and promises to likewise endear herself to the entire community in the months ahead. Miss Do Thi Kim Ngan, 18 years old, a resident of South Viet Nam, arrived in Chicago by bus Sunday evening to be met by the Guettlers. She will remain with them until next June and will attend McHenry high school as a senior. Mercury is a foreign exchange student in the American Field Service program. Her parents live in Dalat, South Viet Nam, where her father is Captain Do van-mai, head of the Military academy. Oldest Of Seven The new McHenry student, oldest of five girls and two boys, writes and speaks English quite well after studying the language for five years. The petite, dark-haired, dark-eyed miss surprised everyone when she expressed her most unusual observation to be the fact that Americans have such a variety of colored hair particularly within a single family. Something else that fascinated her was the myriad of lights from cars as she travelled in Sunday evening traffic through Chicago to her new home. Viet Nam has few cars, (Continued on Page 8) DOLLAR DAY POLICY SET BY RETAIL GROUP At the monthly meeting oi tlie board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce, held Tuesday noon, considerable discussion was given to a decision of the retail committee regarding Dollar Day policy. In the future, they will be held the second full weekend in August and February, according to Bill Nye, committee chairman. There wil be no retail meeting in August, and the September meeting will be devoted mainly to the subject of holiday promot ion. Fiesta Day 1965 came up for its share of mention and it was disclosed that participation by business men was less enthusiastic than the previous year. A meeting was called for September, when a committee will attempt to set up a procedure intended to make the day financially more successful. Donald Howard, vice-president, in the absence of President Clint Claypool, appointed Frank Low to head the committee, which will also have as a nucleus two other members, Vern Thompson and Bill Nye. It has been suggested that some type of marine theme be incorporated into the celebration to take advantage of the natural resources of the community. At the annual meeting of the McHenry county chapter of the Red Cross, Fred T. Ferris was re-elected to serve as volunteer county chairman, with A. T. Gait, Ringwood, vicechairman. An outstanding seasbn of summer band programs will be concluded this week, Friday, Aug. 6, when the McHenry Stage Band presents its eighth concert at 7:30 o'clock in the city park band shell. This is the first year in which the weekly series has concluded so early, due to the fact that no rain fell on concert nights. Featured guests of the band this week will be the Jaguars, a local teen-age rock and roll group which was so well received at the Fiesta weekend street dance. The eighteen-member regular band will include highlights of the summer series of concerts on this last program, according to Director Stan Vvcital. These will include the theme from "Lawrence of Ara bia", "Java", Henry Mancini's "Dear Heart", "My Blue Heaven", "One O'Clock Jump", Two McHenry youths were given emergency treatment at the local hospital and released following a two-car accident at the intersection of Rtes! 12 and 31. two miles south of Richmond, Wednesday morning at 1 o'clock. Sheriff's police said one of the autos, driven by Donald Chalender of Springfield, Mo., went through a stop sign as he entered the intersection from the east. He struck the left side of the other vehicle, driven by Brendon CHove, of 1509 Beach Road, McHenry. Riding with Clove was Don Blake of 2212 N. Richmond Road, McHenry. The McHenry men sustained only minor injuries. Passengers in the Chalender car, all of whom were treated for injuries, were Dennis Windorf of Fox Lake, Dave Tilstra and Alfred Kurlweg of Woodstock. (Continued on Page 8) Manslaughter Charge, Fine Result From Two Accidental Deat LOUISE RUGGERO TO REIGN AS A lovely, dark-haired beauty named Louise Ruggero has been selected to reign as Miss Wonder Lake for the year i mm (Continued <>n l'age 8) I .orisK HI l9Ci.v("ili. The dairhur of Or. and Mrs. Santo Ru/^ero, she is the oldest of ten children. Second place in the contest judged last Saturday evening was Diane Kinzie and third went 1o Cathy Howard. Other pn-tty contestants were Marcc:; la Wittinger. Donna Setzler, Donna Raske. Linda Totte, Pain GabH and Marilyn Marke. Jess Seeman acted as master of ceremonies for the contest, which was judged by Ann Varese. Bonnie Kehoe and M. Richardson. Ronee Sommers, last year's Wonder Lake queen, was present to place the crown on the head of the new ruler and present her with a banner and a bouquet of ml roses. She also received $25 cash prize. The new queen is 17 and was graduated from Marian Central high school in June. She plans to follow in her father's footsteps and study medicine. As a start, Louise will enter Loyola University this fall to embark on pre-med studies. Louise will be eligible to enter the Miss McHenry Count> contest next year. One driver has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and another received a heavy •fine in connection with accidents in recent months which resulted in two deaths. Phillip Bell, 22 of 1410 N. Rt. 47, Woodstock, appeared at the inquest into the death of Mrs. Clarice Ficken, 32, of 6703 Rt. 120, McHenry, held last Friday at the Peter M. Justen & Son chapel. Immediately following the interrogation conducted by Cqroner Theron E h o r n. Bell was served with papers charging involuntary manslaughter. The jury hearing evidence it the inquest returned a verdict ruling Mrs. Ficken's death accidental, but recommended iurther investigation. In the absence of Bell's attorney, he was instructed of his constitutional rights by State's Attorney Don Wicks and Coroner Ehorn. As a result, he gave only his name, address and place of employment. Passengers Testify Testifying were two passen: g e r s i n B e l l ' s c a r , M i c h a e l O'Leary and Thomas Deneen, both of whom told that they were asleep at the time of the accident. They also said they had been drinking prior to their decision to drive to McHenry. The only reason given by one of them was to see what was happening here. Deputies Crabtree and Freels of the Sheriff's office, who investigated the accident, also testified. The accident occurred oh the evening of July 1 as the Ficken f a m i l y w a s r e t u r n i n g h o m e from opening night at the Le gion carnival. On Sherman Hill, a short distance Irom the residence, the east-bound Bell auto went out of control and entered the west-bound lane, striking the Ficken car. M r s. Ficken was killed outright. Her husband. Herbert, is still hospitalized but two children, Herbert. Jr.. 4. and Anna Mario, 11, have (i 'i .ill inue.l (1iv Pa~e fj) Photo by Eugene Rosio Some persuasion seems necessary as Tom King prods his calf to "go to the fair". Tom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo King of McCullom Lake Road. McHenry. is a member of the Busy Three 4-H club and a membe r of the McHenry F.F.A. chapter. The calf is a purebred Holstein entered as a senio r heifer and will show in 4-H and open class competition. LOCAL HOSPITAL WILL DEDICATE NEW PAVILION Bernard Bollman Memory Honored In Self-Care Unit The dedication of the Bollman Pavilion of the new McHenry hospital, will take place Sunday afternoon. Aug. 22. at 5 p.m. on the Waukegan Road side of the new construction. Bollman Pavilion is the selfcare pavilion of the new hospital and has been memorialized by Mrs. Mildred Bollman, a former resident of McHenry, in honor of the memory of her late husband, Bernard Bollman. Mr. Bollman was one of the original founders of McHenry hospital. His sincere interest in the health and welfare of the community played an integral part in the advancement of the Hospital. Mrs. Bollman has maintained that interest, although she is no longer a lull time resident of McHenry. Advanced Care Dedication of this building marks an advanced step in p r o gressive hospital care. It is the stage of care in which the patient progresses from intensive care through intermediate care, to this self - care pavilion, where the patient is up and about in a homelike atmosphere-- going to his own dining room, lounge, bath a n d other areas requiring the minimum of care by the nursing staff. This type of care prepares the patient for his return to full home life as well as having the advantage of reducing the total cost of each hospital stay. Mrs. Bollman felt that dedication at this time would be (Continued on Page 8) CITY LEYY FOR YEAR TOPS '64 TOTAL BY $8,650 Enter Contract To Survey Water And Sewer Facilities After careful study in recent weeks, the City Council passed the annual tax levy ordinance at the regular meeting Monday night. The total levy this year is $102,850 compared to $94,200 last year, the increase being necessary to meet increased costs of operation. However, it was pointed out that increased values and new constiuction should offset any increase in the corporate rate. Approve Plat Following compliance with subdivision ordinance requirements and approval by the McHenry Plan Commission, the Council approved the plat submitted by Daniel and Kathryn Fry for a new development of half acre sites near Dutch Creek. The Council entered into a contract with the Baxter and Woodman, engineering firm of Crystal Lake, for a survey of water and sewer facilities and plans for future extension of the services. The 600-acre Boone Valley development and possible annexations of other areas made it advisable for the Council to look to future needs at this time rather than bump into problems when additional facilities are needed. Present Plans Ladd Knterprises. Inc., developers of Boone Valley, presented plans for sewer and EXPLOSION AT HOLIDAY HILLS CAUSES DAMAGE Fire Chief Ed Justen was called to the Herb Hill residence, 2605 Holiday Hills, about 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon to investigate an explosion. A member of the family had been cleaning tennis shoes with gasoline outside the house. When she returned to the small utility room where a washing machine was in operation, fumes ignited. Curtains and papers in the room burned, and the explosion loosened plaster. water mains which they will install in Boone Valley. Thiese plans will be checked by Baxter 'and Woodman prior to city approval. A request from Mrs. L. C. Fuhrer of Wonder Lake, representing the National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation, to solicit funds in the residential area from Aug. 23 to Sept. j 10 was granted. I A representative of the State i Oil Co. attended the Council 1 meeting to request vacation of | a 10-foot strip of land on the • north side of Him Street in ; front of- their service station. | I! was reported that the State j of Illinois Highway Departi merit has sufficient right-of- ! way and referred the petition- ! er to the city of McHenry. The I plat was referred to the City j Attorney to be checked before I act ion is taken. Remember to shop in McHenry stores on Dollar Days, Au-. 12. I.", and 11. Although much emphasis is placed on the selection of royalty to reign over the McHenry County Fair festivities this weekend, many other attractions also await the thousands expected to visit the annual event. The fair opens at 9 o'clock Thursday, Aug. 5, and will continue through Sunday afternoon, Aug. 8. Highlight of the opening night program before the grandstand, which is free, will be selection of a queen to reign over the seventeenth annual Miss McHenry County contest at 8:15 o'clock. Among contenders for the title will be two local girls, Miss Patti Gray of McHenry and ]\J'fss Ronee Sommers of Wonder Lake. 4-H activities will highlight the Friday events, to be culminated with the official crowning of the 4-H queen at 8 o'clock before the grandstand. The Friday evening program will be opened with a welcome by Peggy Schlosser, Federation president. Following will be a livestock parade, a dress revue, announcement of State Fair winners and presentation of awards. The Share-The-Fun portion of the program will take place at 9 o'clock, after which public speaking winners. Donna Schmelzer and Mike Marchese of McHenry's Cherry Vallev club, will be heard. The king and queen crowning is scheduled for 9:25 o'clock. The Saturday program will be devoted chiefly to Junior Olympics, motorcycles races, pony cart racing and an innovation this year, the Talent (Continued on Page 8) A DAY AT THE CIRCUS i." . ,V \ i;|!'Wv * &•!.*J:' fc m ittllili 8L JL_ , f S* If rjkl t About 11•" i>o.\s arid girls from McHenry and Wonder Lake boarded these busses last Tluiisda.\ bound for Hockl'ord to see the Shrine Circus. Amour 1he enthusiastic >oiuv ier - M eie members <.| the l.iitle League of McHenrv. Hosts for the trip w ere nieiiihei.i oi the ivlclieni y County Shrine Club.