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Sr * \ A* h 71 »c ' ' , '&.?»' -!. -U;-'." .'J: -'"a -'• " " i; »•--*• $#> , <v~ -X* ^ 1 :S - j 4^'4lNjf .. v&s THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER 'SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 187S' Vol. 90 - No. 37-3 Sections Thursdoy, April 13, \967 - McHenry, Illinois 48 Pages - 10$ Aldermanic BUSINESSES VETERANS' ANNMRSARY DINNER Y' V}J i-*&? 2ti Pictured above are guests attending the dinner meeting of McHenry Barracks, No. 1315, commemorating the fifty-year anniversary of this country's entry into World War I. The event, which attracted about 200 persons, was held at the new Legion home last Thursday evening. Top row: James Palmer, commander, Department of Illinois, Veterans of World War I; Frank Ficek and Evelyn Ficek, commander and president of McHenry* s Legion Post and auxiliary unit, respectively; Mrs. Donald Doherty and her husband, Mayor Doherty; Mrs. Ann Kane and Eugene Kane, the latter commander of Barracks 1315, Veterans of World War I; Mrs. Harry Lock and her husband, the latter commander of the Ninth district, Veterans of World War I. Second Row: Russell Bier it z, senior vice-commander, Department of Illinois, American Legion; James Nesselroth, claims officer, Veterans Administration, Veterans of World War I, and Mrs. Nesselroth; Walter Groth, commander of Ppat 4600, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Mrs. Groth; and Mrs. Jean Wiles, president of Post 4600 auxiliary, V.F.W. Meanderin' Ken Schroeder and his wife, Shirley, of Creek lane, Wonder Lake, went to the polls to vote in the township election last week Tuesday. Mrs.Schroeder voted but her husband was refused because the judge said he was not registered. Leaving thepollingplace, Mr. Schroeder approached Supervisor Walter Dean, who called County Clerk Vernon Kays, only to be informed that Mr. Schroeder was dead. Mr. Schroeder seemed very much alive to Mr. Dean, who accompanied the weary voter to the polls to vouch for the fact that, indeed, Mr.Schroeder was living. Mr. Schroeder voted! TV commercials for one of the newer hair products refers to hair washing day as "disaster day". The same description has been designated by 65,- 000,000 American taxpayers for April 15, deadline for filing the annual income tax. The knowledge that approximately 34,000,000 are eligible for refunds this year isn't likely (continued on page 12) SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM PLANNED IN DISTRICT 15 The board of District 15, meeting Monday evening, approved a summer school remedial reading and math program for Grades 2 through 7. Through testing results and classroom recommendation of teachers, students achieving one or more years below their grade level placement will be referred for this program. COOPERATIVE PROGRAM The summer school program is planned as a cooperatve effort between classroom teachers and the building principal. Sessions will be held covering a period of five weeks, meeting for fifty-minute sessions five days a week from 8 a.m. to noon. Students will be assigned to small groups, not by grade placement but by reading or math ability. The instructional material used will be different than those employed during the regular school year. Teachers will fill out an evaluation progress report for each student who attends classes. Students will be required to provide their own transportation. A joint meeting of School Districts 15 and 156 of Mc- (continued on page 12) Continue Sewer Facility St The City Council, continuing the study of future expansion of sanitary sewer facilities, met again Monday night with H.S. Sundin of the Baxter and Woodman engineering firm. Discussion centered around formation of a sanitary district which would spread over a wide area outside the city limits. However, much thought is centered around expanded facilities within the city designed to provide for expansion in phases of development. A study of boundaries in the possible formation of a district is now in progress. Location of a new plant would depend largely on the determination of areas to be included. Latest state regulations indicate the requirements of 15 to 20 acres for a plant. Annexation petitions have been signed by some property owners in the Lillian street area near Crystal Lake road. Hie city is committed to run a water main along this roadway and across Crystal Lake road. The developers of Whispering Oaks will then extend the main to the new high school location. Lillian street at this point is outside the city limits and has been in almost impassable condition. Present Plaques M C of C April Dance McHenry* s Chamber of Commerce is making plans for its annual dance, which will be held next Saturday evening, April 15, at the McHenry Country club. Tickets are available by calling 385-4300 or may be obtained from any board member. Plaques will be presented to businesses new to McHenry in the past year. MEMORIAL PLANTING On Arbor Day, April 28, the McHenry Garden club willplant a tree at the high school, this year in memory of the late Supt. of Schools Carl Buckner. FIVE MUMBLE INSTRUMENTS WORTH S2.9O0 Intruders Break In Shay's Music World, Collingbourne McHenry police are investigating five burglaries of city business establishments this past week, one which netted the thieves close to $3,000. Hie biggest loss occurred at Shay's Music World, 1218 N. Green street, which was entered sometime between 9:30 Saturday night and 10 o'clock the next morning. John Shay, owner, discovered the loss. Intruders entered the building by forcing a rear basement, window. From the store they took musical instruments valued at almost $2,900, including a guitar organ, amplifiers and a guitar. Police Chief Richard Clark said he believes they left through the front door because of the size <of one of the stolen items. SECOND BURGLARY This is the second burglary of the store in the past six months. Donald Fioremonti, a former employee, awaits a hearing for theft as the result of an Oct. 21 burglary at Shay's. He was apprehended the following day ajid the grand jury returned a true bill last .Jan. 3. The second local establishment entered last weekend was Collingbourne Buick-Olds, Inc., at 907 N. Front street, where burglars broke through a rear window sometime between 9 p.m. Friday and 7:30 the following morning. They took $10 from candy and coke machines but failed to obtain any money from a safe or from a cash receipt machine which they reached by kicking through a door to the parts room. Sometime in the early hours of Wednesday, April 12, burglars broke into three establishments, Clark Chevrolet on Front street, Buss Ford on (continued on page 12) School Results DISTRICT 156 Donald Howard 597 15 40 12 74 111 33 882 George Freund 649 18 38 13 96 184 14 1012 James Althoff 576 12 37 12 76 103 33 849 Otto Larsen 489 19 23 7 90 72 26 726 DISTRICT 15 Thomas Lawson 6T6 19 43 25 763 Peter Griesbach 719 17 45 31 812 Henry F. Nell, Jr. 594 17 37 28 676 Robert Hirsch 293 13 14 20 340 Cof C Names Committees At the April meeting of the board of directors of McHenry Chamber of Commerce, Don Weingart, retail committee cochairman, announced appointments of several committee heads for various activities during the year. They were John Shay, advertising and publicity; Myrt Martell, Dollar Days; Eleanor Locker, membership; and Harry Dean, new promotions. Hie Christmas committee chairman will be appointed at a later date. Committees will be formed and reports presented at the next retail meeting on April 26. It was announced that a listing of job openings would be placed in the office of the local high school and a program of job placements would proceed with cooperation from school counselors. Don Peasley, who will be in charge of publicity for the 1967 Marine Festival in July, will be in McHenry next week to discuss the queen contest in connection with the annual summer event, ft has been suggested that the trip this year take the queen to Expo 67 in Canada. The board learned that information regarding Credit Bureau experience of other Illinois Chambers of Commerce has been requested from the State Chamber. After a study, the local C. of C. will decide whether or not it would be wise to establish such a bureau in McHenry. No date has been set for the sports banquet, pending arrangements with the guest speaker. Chamber membership on the meeting date last week was announced at ninety-five. AprH 18 Contests In Two Wards Expected To Bring Out Large Vote On Tuesday OPEN HOUSE FOR PAULO LOPES ©U THURSDAY 1967 MARINE FESTIVAL QUEEN CONTEST 9PENS : T?lp To Expo '67 Jiw&iis Winner Of Annual July Event TTie McHenry Chamber of Commerce and the auxiliary to VFW Post 4600, McHenry, again this year are co-sponsoring the annual Marine Fest- The public is invited to open house at McHenry high school on Thursday, April 13,at7p.m. to visit with Paulo Lopes, who is staying with the Edwin Reid family, and with other foreign students from this area. There is no charge. The adult and high school chapters of McHenry American Field Service wish to give the public a chance to make these students welcome in the city, and to exchange information with them. Everyone is welcome. The McHenry American Field Service chapters are soliciting donations for the A.F.S. program. The local group is so very small that it can only obtain funds from donations, yet, it has been able in the past to contribute toward the placement of Carlos from Argentina, Tony from Madrid, Mercury from Viet Nam, and now Paulo from Brazil. For ever student in the United States, the community helps to pay for his trans- (continued on page 12) KRES CHELINI •66 QUEEN ival queen contest. In next week's issue will be an entry blank for those interested in participating. Entry in the queen contest may be made by presenting the entry blank, together with a picture of the applicant, as well as information concerning her family and interests and the written permission of her parents, at the office of the McHenry Plaindealer. QUEEN TO EXPO '67 In the past three years, the queen has been the guest of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce, together with her mother, atsuchplaces as the World's Fair in New York, the nation's Capitol, and last year at Hollywood, movie capitol of the world. Plans have already been started to have the 1967 queen be the Chamber's guest at Expo '67 in Montreal, Canada. Additional plans are in the making to have her as special guest at several of the pavilions. She will also have a planned tour of the expositon as well as the city of Montreal. Closing date of the Marine Festival contest is set for Monday, May 15. This will give the VFW auxiliary Queen committee five weeks of working with this year's contestants in their training program to assist these young ladies in their poise and posture, selection of makeup and manner of dress. An- (coninued on page 12) McHenry*s aldermanic races this year take on particular interest with the recent redistricting resulting from the annexation of Lakeland Park to the city. Voters in all four wards go to the polls Tuesday, April 18, to elect five'aldermen, two of whom are unopposed. In Ward I, William J. Bolger seeks re-election and in Ward 3, Lawrence J. Huck, Jr., also without opposition, is running for another term. Ward 2 finds Arthur V. Jackson running for another term, opposed by John Oakford. Winners in these wards will serve four-year terms. The big contest looms in new Ward 4, where five men seek two posts. They are Franks. Hromec, John T. Licastro, Leonard L. Bottari, Jerome D. Rogers and Richard F. Walinski. One of the two to be elected" will serve a four-year term and the other a two-year term. The council will agree on the method of ^deciding terms at the first meeting following election. Polling places will be as follows: Ward I, Clark Chevrolet Sales, 908 N. Front street; Ward 2, Buss Ford Sales, 3936 W. Main street; Ward 3, city hall, 11U N. Green street; ana Ward 4, Lakeland Park community house, 1717 N. Sunset. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. McCULLOM LAKE McCullom Lake's village election has two complete slates of officers to be voted April IS. The Citizen's party has Donald Parent!, Virginia A alto and Eugene Huff seeking four-year terms as trustees and Roger Kinsey for a two-year term. The Progressive party lists William Gleeson, Anthony Doolin and Charles V. Thacker running for a four-year term for trustees • and Geraldine F. Jensen for a two-year term. Voting wiH take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Cullom Knoll beach house. SUNNYSIDE No contest exists in the village of Sunnyside, where voting takes place during the same hours at the village hall, corner of Wilmot road and Channel Beach drive. Seeking four-year terms as trustees are Donald E. Gaylord, Carl W. Thonn and Richard Mickelsen. LAKEMOOR In the village of Lake moor, voters will select a trustee by voting at the Lakemoor volunteer fire department building. Three trustees will be elected for four-year terms. Two are candidates on the People's Choice ticket, Herbert (Herb) Brossman and Harry J. Brady; and two others, without party affiliation, Marston Wrublewski and Josephine Turner. Aid ermamc Candidates In City Of McHenry FRANK HROMEC Ward 4 « v. J * " -Xti JOHN LICASTRO Ward 4 DR. LEONARD BOTTARI Ward 4 JEROME ROGERS Ward ,4 RICHARD WALINSKI Ward 4 ARTHUR JACKSON Ward 2 JOHN OAKFORD Ward 2 \ )