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SANTA LEADS ANNUAL PARADE DEC. 3 THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" Vol. 90 - No. 18-4 Sections Thursday, December 1/ 1966 - McHenry Plaindealer 36 Pages - 10$ Holiday Season Opens Officially Saturday With Santa's Arrival Mttstn* W \ Meanderin* Just when we were convinced that there was little of the rural touch left in McHenry, a small but very important rooster proved otherwise. We understand this king of the chicken coop made an unexpected appearance on Green street early this week to the surprise of everyone. To date, no one has established for a certainty that he escaped from Santa's pack. We would be interested if anyone finds out his home address. Not the least of our blessings last Thanksgiving day was for the boys in service who represent us in this country and in other lands, particularly in Viet Nam. One of the best ways of showing our appreciation, and making the approaching holiday season a little brighter, would be to send a card or note in time to reach them by Christmas. In keeping with a program started last year, the Plaindealer will print in next week's issue the addresses which are sent to us of all those veterans now serving in Viet Nam. Any pictures enclosed \vttftJheseTt$<?ress^?. will be used in a special holiday feature later in the month. The Christmas holiday season officially opens in McHenry next Saturday, Dec. 3, when the annual parade, headed by Santa Claus, makes its way through the city's business districts. The jolly saint, perennially a favorite of young and old alike, will cJ arrive complete with fire truck and squad car escort at 1 o'clock. The colorful Viscount drum and bugle corps will also participate. After his tour of the business areas, he will go to his bright red hut in the city park and remain to greet youngsters until 4 o'clock. Santa will [also be in his hut from 1 to*4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, and then leave to meet a busy schedule elsewhere until returning Saturday, Dec. 10, when he will keep the same hours. A daily schedule will be listed prior to that time so parents can plan to bring children to the park. Store Hours The retail merchants' committee of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce has recommended that stores remain open week day evenings until 9 o'clock, effective Monday, Dec. 5, until the holiday.' There will be no evening hoUrs on Saturdays. To aid shoppers in plannii^; for their gift needs, the Plaiq§ dealer will contain a speci FORMER FIESTA QUEEN FINALIST FOR NEW TITLE Lucia Crown Of Chicago To Be Awarded Dec. 2 Six young ladies of Scandin avian descent were chosen today by a panel of five distinguished Chicagoans as finalists in the city's first Lucia Queen of Light Competition. The girls include Beth Marie Glysing, 19, 1302 West Xcrtheast Shore drive, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Glysing. The six aspirants to >vear the crown of light were mong twelve semi-finalists judged on the basis of personality, character and poise, and a two-minute speech on "What Is Charity". Travel to Stockholm This marks the first time in Chicago that a Lucia Queen will be chosen to represent the windy city in the famed Lucia Pageant and Festival held in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 13th. T hi s festivity reaches back for its orign to 304 A.D. when Saint Lucia died as a martyr with a halo of light around her head. As .i young woman, Lucia secretly vowed to dedicate her life to sharing her inherited wealth among the poor. She was brought to trial as a Christian, accused of witchcraft, and forced to die at the stake. Known as the festival of Light, "Lucia" is celebrated today throughout Scandinavia in homes, hospitals, offices, whereever people gather. Chicago's Lucia Queen, of Light will be chosen from section in this .wegh'r>.,. isaue. - Hi?* group of six ftnalists^and the S&rtie eight-page, color Officially- crownetf^'dirr ~ Local residents, and especially those with the heritage of a long history in McHenry county, have shown considerable interest in the participation of the county board in Illinois' sesquicentennial program. The state commission is eager that each county take part in observing our 150 years of statehood through a two-fold program. First, it is p r o m o t ing educational value, emphasizing local history, and secondly, aims to promote travel interest among Illinois residents in the state. A history of the county has not been written for several decades and should be of real interest. When finished, books will be sold to entirely pay (Continued on Page 10> supplement will also be placed in mail boxes locally as well as in nearby communities. The Chamber of Commerce annual promotion is similar to last year, with prizes to be awarded by public drawing in the form of one-dollar certificates to be used in any of the participating places of business. Prize Winners There will be fifty prize winners in all. The first will be $100; second, $50; third, fourth and fifth, $25 each; sixth through fifteenth, $10 each; and sixteenth through fiftieth, $5 each. Certificates must be redeemed by Dec. 31. Twenty blanks will be drawn from each store taking part. From them, Santa will draw the winning names at (Continued on Page 10) Dec. 2, at a Christmas glogg party to be held at the Fortnightly of Chicago, 120 East Bellevue place. Each will speak before the judges and guests for two minutes on "The Meaning of Light to Me". The Lucia Queen from Chicago will be flown for a week's visit to Stockholm culminating with her appearance at the colorful mid-winter Lucia Day festivities on Dec. 13. Tour Capital She will appear with Lucia Queens from other cities in the United States to meet their counterparts from Scandinavia and European countries. All will participate in the annual torch-light parade through the streets of the Swedish capital in gaily decorated carriages. They will make their way to the fam- (Continued on Page 10) ion Gift To Valley Hi Don Peasley Photo Accepting the grift of a movie projector Ruth, Huntley, member of the Valley Hi f<$r use at Valley Hi from the McHenry committee. George Costello, left, Lake-in- Coiinty Council American Legion is George the-Hills, county council commander, makes Janak, center, Algonquin, chairman of the the presentation for the fourteen posts who board of supervisors. With Janak is Howard belong to the county wide organization. The McHenry County Council of the American Legion has presented the Valley Hi Nursing home with a sixteen millimeter movie projector as part of its community service work. George Janak, chairman of the board of supervisors for McHenry county, expressed appreciation to the members of the fourteen American Legion posts in the county which made the gift possible through their county-wide organization. John, Costello,. Lake-in-the Hills, county commander, made the presentation to Valley Hi. Over the years the Legion members of the county have made many gifts useful to the men and women who live at the county home. Plan Scout Support Week PMA Local fc Annual Meeting The annual meeting and dinner of the McHenry Local of Pure Milk association will. be held Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the new McHenry American Legion hall on Ringwood road. Featured speaker will be Florian Scharenbroch of the marketing depart ment of PMA, Chicago, according to an announcement by William Yung, president, and Robert Vogt, Jr., secretary-treasurer of the Local. Both 'men are from McHenry. The officers urge members to present any resblutions they may have at the meeting. Election of officers for the year ahead is scheduled. HOME L1GHTIMG CONTEST PLANS ABE ANNOUNCED . Holiday-minded residents of the McHenry community are reminded that it isn't too soon to begin planning for the annual home^decorating contest to be sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Donald Howard, who again heads this phase of the Christmas program of the C. of C., announced this week that the contest will be divided into three categories, original, religious and amusing. First prizes of $40, in the form of gift certificates, will be given in each category. In addition, there will be ten other $5 prizes in each classi- _ apatlon for- hgrroraWs men- *irin winner^' bringing1 the total to $270. Judging will take place Sunday evening, Dec. 18. Besides the gift certificate, top winners will also receive a scroll in recognition of their achievement. Application blanks will appear in a future issue of the' P l a i n d e a l e r . E n t i r e s a l s o , may be made by sending information to Gem Cleaners, 3722 E. Elm street, phone 385- 2231. inike SEVERE INJURIES ARE SUFFERED IM AUTO ACCIDENTS Elvina Latimer of 3813 W. Main street remained in McHenry hospital Tuesday, suffering back and neck injuries in an auto accident which occurred last Friday evening on Rt. 120, near the new shopping center. Mrs. Latimer, east-bound, was driving behind two other cars, the first of which had stopped to make a left turn. Just as she was able to proceed, an auto driven by Orville Borchardt of Harvard smashed into the rear of her vehicle. Mrs. Latimer was thrown forward but a passenger, Rita Ulrich of street, McHenry, escaj. jury when the car seat and she was thrown ward. Borchardt, who told police the brakes failed when he applied them, was ticketed by Officer Espey. A pre-holiday accident last week Wednesday caused injuries to three persons from the McHenry area. State police said Susan Pierce of 810 N. Barbara lane was driving east on Rt. 120, three miles west of the city, and Virginia Young of 3209 E. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake, was westbound when the first car went eff the shoulder. In returning, the driver lost control and crossed the center line, striking the left side of the Young vehicle. All were taken to McHenry hospital, Miss Pierce suffering from a neck injury, a passenger, Jean Pierce, severe head injuries, and the second driver, possible concussion. Miss Pierce . was ticketed for driving on the wrong side of the road by Trooper Gallagher. James Shanor of 2514 Clara, McHenry, escaped Injury last week when the left rear tire (Continued on Page 10) HILLSIDE MAN BOUND TO JURY FOR LOCAL THEFT Donald Fioramonti, 26, of Hillside, HI., was bound over to the grand jury Monday when he and two others appeared in Branch I court before Magistrate Charles T. Smith to answer charges of theft at Shay's Music World, Green street, McHenry, Oct. 21. Two others, Frank Staszak, 23, of Ingleside and Kenneth Hansen, 24, of Fox Lake were also charged with theft of $150 each but these charges were nolle prossed Monday. The three were accused of taking four guitars and four microphones with a total value of $1,400. The items were found in home and place of business of Hansen and Staszak. All three were placed on $3,500 bond after their arrest. Fioramonti was an employee of Shay's Music World when the alleged theft took place. A.S. Blake Heads Hew Program To Benefit 401 * Scouts In. Community BURGLARIES, VANDALISM IN McHENRY AREA The Kenneth Engvalson home at 6818 Barnard Mill road, Wonder Lake, was the target for what was probably the week's biggest burglary in the area early last Thursday. Items taken were estimated to value just under 11,000. Among the missing articles were a grandfather clock valued at $600, a . televteiom At Caretakers discovered! the burglary early Thanksgiving morning. Also burglarized last week was the Dog House tavern at 2405 W. J o h n s b u r g r o a d , Johns burg, where $135 in currency was reported taEsen from behind the bar and ^15 from another container. Discovery was made on the holiday. Elsewhere in the area, considerable vandalism was reported. At Island Lake and Bull Valley, mail boxes were damaged; at Mineral Springs, windows in a vacant summer home were b r o k e n ; and at Wonder Lake, a boat was damaged and several trees were cut down. At Al's Welding and Repair street, McHenry, a break-in occurred over the holiday, but nothing was taken. reported the fire. School Tax Vote Reviewed As every community grows, its school system grows and school boards must go to the voters periodically and ask for increased financing, just as any growing business needs more money for development. With this in mind, Dr. Carl T. Bergstrom, superintendent of District 15, discussed the financing of local elementary schools in an interview this week to explain the importance of the referendum to be held on Saturday, Dec. 10. "There has been no referendum to increase rates for the education, building and transportation funds s i n ce 1959," said Dr. Bergstrom. "By the end of this school year, the balance in the education fund will have dropped to $3,000. At that time there will be a deficit in the building (maintenance) fund of $57,000. The transoor t a - tion fund is already deleted. *It is necessary at this time to hold an election, as required by law, at which citizens can grant the school board authority to increase the tax rates for these funds. The increase will produce the revenue we need to run a first-rate school system for the next several years." The increase requested by the board will permit taxes to be raised by a few cents each year to a total increase of 33 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. That total is broken down into 21 cents 4. for the education fund, 7 cents (Continued on Page 10) Serving on the Boy Scout Support Week committee are the following: Front row, Walter Carey, Ray McGee, Hugh Fanning and Dan Justen; back row, Donald Wattles, RAY McGEE HEADS NEW BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL GROUP Ray McGee was selected this week to head the Blue Ribbon committee being fe**i«d"4s» BerV^ School Districts 15 and 156 in making a study of transportation problems, policies and procedures. The schools have sent letters to other residents living within the districts, requiting them to serve as members. The committee to be named will include recommended persons, from which the two boards made final selection. ' Members asked to serve r e p r e sent all geographic areas of the district, aimed for a balance in the number of men and women, those with public and parochial students, families where children ride and those who walk, taxpayers and non-taxpayers, and various age groups. It is expected that the committee, when formed, will include about fifteen persons. Those contacted are asked to answer the request for assistance by contacting Dr. Carl Bergstrom or his secretary at the high school office. E. J. Gausden, A. S. Blake, chairman, and Reinhold Miller, Blackhawk Scout executive Also serving but not shown above are Don Virgens, Stan Jozwiak and Thos. F. Bolger. ~ The week starting Dec. 4 $2,000 FERE DAMAGE marks a new observance About $2,000 in fire dam- locally when Boy Scout Supage to the Hans Flach Body port Week is held in the Mc- Shop building and contents Henry area, supported by the occurred early Wednesday af- Rotary club of the city. Chairternoon. Fire Chief Ed Justen man of the week's activities spid he believed it started is A. S. Blake. because of defcefive elfict^»^ ^4^ers named are Ray Mcequipment- Sinpe it broke out Gee and Dan Justen, viceduring the luiich hour, no one chairmen; Hugh Fanning, was in the building. Neighbors Walter Carey, Donald Wattles ZIP COOKS For the convenience of those who will be mailing cards and gifts to cities in Illinois, this week's issue contains a lsting of many of the major zip codes in the state. and Don Virgens, captains; E. J. Gausden and Stan Jozwiak, special gifts; Thomas F- Bolger, drive treasurer; and Reinhold Miller, Blackhawk Scout executive. Urge Support x The program of scouting in- (Continued on Page 10) ill §@n®it Holiday Choral Program Dec. 3-4 SI! BATE ]%] I ANNUAL MEETING Recent Building Program Will Be Among Highlights A productive year, marked by the opening of the 119-bed addition, will pass in review when members of the McHenry Hospital corporation hold their annual meeting in mid- February. Date for the meeting, Saturday night, Feb. 11, was announced this week by Joseph A. Conerty, Jr., secretary for the organization that has a 137-bed hospital offering patients progressive care service. The dinner will start at 7 p.m. Conerty reminds members and prospects that the $10 membership dues must be paid by Dec. 31 to qualify as a voting member at the annual meeting. Terms of two men expire at this annual meeting -- Harry Eckland and Dr. Lee Gladstone. Dr. Gladstone is one of the hospital founders. Term Expires - The term of Mrs. Claude McDermott, woman's auxiliary president, expires also. The auxiliary president's term is for one year. Holdover di- (Continued on Page 10) Philip Ht'lwitf, as the prince, holds out the slipper to Cinderella, portrayed by Mary Ann Wegener, as the two rehearse for a scene from next weekend's holiday program of the McHenr> Choral club, to be presented Dec. 3 and 4 in the high school auditorium. The McHenry hospital auxiliary will benefit irom members' sale of tickets for the two jierformances. When the fifty members of I he McHenry Choral club go on stage next Saturday and Sunday evenings, Dec. [\ and 4, in the auditorium of JhQ*. McHenry high school, they will attempt to instill in their audience the spirit of the approaching holiday season. Again this holiday season, the club is offering part of the proceeds oof the program to a local organization. They will benefit from the sale of tickets by their members. In formal attire, they will sing six choral arrangements, some just published this pa§t year . and others that have long maintained their popularity. F or the first time, the singers will include a selection to be sung in French. "Et Les Cloches Sonnaint" which will featui'e bells. Others are "Sing of a Merry Christmas", "Rise Up Karly", lContinued on Pagw 101 I