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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" VOL. 90 - No. 49-2 Sections Thursday/ July 6, I967 - McHenry, Illinois 20 Pages 10$ Name Junior igh Principal IliiS James M. Spencer has been selected as Junior High School Principal of McHenry Community Consolidated school District No. 15 effective Aug. 15. The incoming principal is married and has two sons. He holds the following degrees: BA degree, Muskingum, College, New Concord, Ohio, Master of Education, University of Pittsburgh. He has held tfie following positions in school work: Teacher-coach, Buckeye Local Schools, Ohio 1949-51, Social Studies teacher-coach, Tipp City, Ohio 1951-59, Junior High Principal, Tipp City, (Mo 1959- 67. Mr. Spencer is a member of Kiwanis and has been active in several civic and professional groups. 'Musitl' an ft % Meande tin' BARRY BOTTINO KILLED WHEN CAR STALLS Chamber Plans Sidewalk Sale; Set Dollar Days For Aigust 3,4,5 The regular monthly meeting of the retail committee of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce was held June 28 with twenty members present. The Father's Day promotion was discussed and considered very successful. Much discussion was givento the coming sidewalk sale on Saturday, July 15, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The merchants pre- Sandra Fry Reigns Over Marine Festival '*>**' "ts w As this column appears in print, we hope to be at least a few blocks away from the pressure of newspaper deadlines, "undergoing" what is familiarly termed the annual vacation. We refrained from the word "enjoy" for the very reason that few folks we have seen return from these yearly escapades into freedom with the fresh, wholesome glow associated by writers, physicians and psychologists with a perfect vacation. Eadh year we promise to follow the ideal pattern forth, but each year finds us back at the desk complaining about the same things that irritated us before we left. Our co-workers who went before us did the same, and we just suspect that the ones who follow may not improve the situation. Maybe that's what makes vacations such wonderful, lookedforward- to events. We realize that what we really enjoy in life is the privilege of complaining the rest of the year about the work we like best to do! We have received a suggestion from an unidentified local resident who passed by the construction site for the new McHenry high school and noted that it was merely called High School No. 2. There was an expressed wish with our note that this not be made permanent. While any plans for a name have not reached us, we can assure the writer that the designation beside the building site is temporary. The writer suggested that possibly the board, which has a prerogative of naming the school, might ask that names be submitted to the Plaindealer office, and the best names be given to the board for their consideration. There was even a suggestion that some type of recognition be given the person submitting the name selected. The suggestion was described as "a spur of the moment thought." Now we'll wait to see what the board thinks! K.A.F. CAR FIRE About $100 in damage resulted from a car fire in the early hours of last Thursday. Fire Chief Ed Justen said several unidentified young people were driving in the vicinity of Grand and North Avenues when their car backfired. sent stated that all personnel had been instructed to wear old fashion clothes. TTie City Council gave permission for the sale and there will be parking on the streets. Merchants not strategically located have abeen offered available space on Green Street, Riverside Drive and the Market Place. All business areas will participate and there will be flag type banners where permitted. The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will have refreshments stands throughout the sale area. Myrt Martell announced that her , committee has recommended the summer Dollar Days to be Aug. 3, 4 and 5. Circulars will be mailed to residents on the preceding Saturday. Bob Steiner, chairman of the Back to School committee, stated that his committee was recommending a tie in with the guitar marathon sponsored by Shay's Music World. The marathon back to school days would begin on Aug. 16. Complete details will be announced at the next meeting. Jake Marino, chairman of the Christmas committee, made a report on the progress made to date. Many changes have been proposed and more finalized plans will be announced later. The next meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on July 26. ; All interested persons arfc urged to attend. CARS CRASH AT INTERSECTION OF BUSY HIGHWAY A three car accident took place Friday at 5 p.m. at the corner of Main and Front street. According to McHenry police department Ha Gee, 9103 Oriole Trail, Wonder Lake, was driving south on Front street and Marie Pike, 4218 Parkway, McHenry was going east on Main street. Mrs. Pike stopped at the stop sign and then entered the highway and collided with the Gee car. Tom Ballowe was driving north on Front street and as he saw the two cars hit they struck his front bumper. Mrs. Gee complained of pain and Marie Pike had visible signs of injuries. Mr. Ballowe was not injured. Five minutes later, while the cars were still at the intersection, Adelia Karls of McHenry, driving north on Rt. 31, was involved in an accident with a car driven by William C. Watts of Spring Grove who was proceeding east on Main street. No injuries were reported. It is believed that the traffic congestion caused by the first accident was a contributing factor to the second one. On Monday morning, July 3, at 10:45 near Rudy's Drive Inn, McHenry, an auto driven by Ruth Aubert, Solon Mills, collided with one operated by Faith Jones, 112S. CurranRoad. The Aubert vehicle was reported making a left hand turn off of Rt. 120 into 4621 W. Rt. 120 and the Jones car was going east on the highway. The drivers and two passengers in the Jones auto, Charles Peterson of Racine, Wis., and Henry Monson, 112 So. Curran Road, were taken to the McHenry hospital for. treatment of injuries. Youth Struck While Trying To Start Auto Barry Bottino, 19, of 2714 Old Oak street, McHenry, was instantly killed Wednesday morning, July 5, about 12:25 when he was struck by an auto driven hy John Anderson, 24, of 1512 W. Hickory, McHenry. The car driven by the Bottino youth was stalled on Route 120 yand Park Lane, Lakeland Park, and his father, Stephen Bottino, had come to assist getting it started. Barry was bending over getting a chain from the auto when the Anderson vehicle hit him. Mr. Bottino was also injured and taken to the McHenry hospital. The body of the dead boy was removed to the George R. Justen and Son funeral home where funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time. Fourth Band Concert Features Pipers Four 7 $250 Loss In Dairy Theft Sometime between 6 p.m. Wednesday night and 4 a.m. Thursday morning burglars forced open the back door of Ludwig Dairy located on Route 31, south of McHenry. After gaining entrance to the office by breaking the door they used a heavy maul to destroy the door to the safe and escaped with about $250 in sales receipts and petty cash. When an employee discovered the burglary the office had been completely ransacked. The McHenry stage band will present their fourth concert of the season at 7:45 p.m., Thursday in the McHenry city park, bandshell. The popular barbershop quartette, The Pipers Four, will be featured guests on this week's concert. They will sing "Lida Rose" and "Pm Sitting On Top of the World". Included on the stage band's program are, "I Wish You Love", "The Way You Look Tonight", "Night and Day", "Smoke Rings", "The Lonely Bull", "Night Train", "My Blue Heaven", and "Battle Hymn of the Republic". Miss Sandra Fry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fry, will reign over the McHenry Festival which reaches its climax of the all day extravaganza July 16. Many special attractions are nearing for the big week that climaxes with the McHenry Marine Festival on Sunday, July 16. In orderly fashion, here is a rundown on the various events: Sunday, July 9--Three-hour water fight competition at city beach sponsored by the McHenry County Fireman's Association. Sixteen fire departments will compete starting at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 12--Teenage dance, city park, 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m„ with Jim Stagg, WCFL personality and a Sun- Times columnist as featured guest. John Shay is chairman. Thursday, July 13--Street dance for adults, with the McHenry City band directed by Stanley Vycital furnishing music. The dance takes place in the city park, starting at 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 14--Square dance funfest, starting at 8:30 p.m. in the city park. An exhibition will be given by the Wonder Lake Squares at 8:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Bud Rowden of Ingleside will be the caller, and the public is invited to join in the square dancing between exhibitions. Saturday, July 15--Boat parade, arriving at McHenry about 7:30 p.m. sponsored by Chain O'Lakes Power Squadron. Mariner's Dance at 9 p.m. at the VFW. Trophies in various categories of the boat parade will be presented during the dance. Safe boating is the parade theme. Sunday, July 16--Three big highlights, including the 2 p.m. parade, a 4 p.m. water ski C Continued on Page 10 ) Police Apprehend Robber After Gas Station Hold Up A young man walked into the Clark Service station on Elm street about 9:45 p.m. Friday night, June 30, and told the attendant, William Smith of 51- 07 W. McCullom Lake road, that he was a police officer and had a gun in his pocket. He asked Mr. Smith if he ever had been robbed and told him to give him all the money which amounted to $19. He then got in a car and drove west on Rt. 120. Shortly afterwards while the police were investigating William Smith shouted, "Hiere he goes" as a car passed the station. The officers, Lt. Espey, Sgt. Kranz and Officer Berg, gave chase and caught the suspect in front of L. & H. Television on Rt. 31. He was identified as Donald P. Stefan, 24, of LaGrange and is being held in the county jail in lieu of $3,500 cash bond, and his case has been set for July 10 in Branch I. Later investigation revealed the car was stolen from La- Grange. TRAFFIC FATALITY McHenry county recordedthe fifteenth traffic death of the year when Mrs. Florence Hollister, 67, of 1627 Circle Court, Waukegan, died shortly after admittance to Memorial hospital, Woodstock, Thursday, June 29. The Hollister car collided with one driven by George C. Moede, Jr., of Harvard on Route 23 four miles north of Marengo. YOUTH INJURED WHEN BICYCLE HITS VEHICLE Vincent Brastad, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Brastad of 4526 W. Lakewood road, is recovering from injuries received when his bike struck the side of a car last Thursday. He was treated at McHenry hospital and released. The driver of the car, Doreen C. Kumpula, 17, 4910 W. Parkview, told sheriff police that she was driving west on McCullom Lake road and a group of bicyclists were ridiVig west on the south side of the roadway in the oncoming lane. The Brastad boy became confused when another car approached and ran into the left side of the Kumpula car. He suffered a gash in his head which required nine stitches. ON VACATION Adele Froehlich is enjoying a vacation this week from her duties as editor of the Plaindealer. Council Annexes More Property As City Expands The area growth of McHenry continues at a terrific pace. Recent expansion of corporate lines, particularly the annexation of some 380 acres bounded by Route 120 and Draper Road, left "islands" surrounded by the city. Such conditions not being considered conducive to good planning and affording services, the City Council has now taken action to annex such areas. At the meeting on Monday night, as indicated in a recent .report, the council passed an ordinance which takes in the Lakeland Shores area, Shady Crest (along the south side of Route 120 and East of Lakeland Shores), and a corner of Cooney Heights bounded by Lillian Street and Crystal Lake Road. The old corporate line cut across some of these lots at an angle, the section line being followed and not changed when Cooney Heights was subdivided. City officials have pointed out that property owners within the city limits will certainly pay a higher real- estate tax. However, those now paying for city water service at a rate of l'A times the regular rate will find a reduction in cost. In most cases insurance rates will also be lower by reason of being classified within the city. Other services of the city are also pointed out, such as police ( Continued on Page 10 ) TRAIN SENIORS AT HIGH SCHOOL FOR OFFICE WORK For the first time this fall, McHenry Community high school is going to have senior students enrolled in an office occupations program. Registration for this program will be July 10, 11, and 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. These students will attend classes at the high school in the morning and work at various businesses in the community in the afternoon. The students enrolled in the program will receive one unit of credit for their afternoon work experience. The purpose of this program is to better qualify students for initial employment upon graduation and to provide the employers in the community with a source of part-time and potential full-time employees. To qualify for this program, a student must be a senior in high school this fall, must be enrolled in Shorthand n, Clerical Practice, Bookkeeping, Typing II for the 67-68 school year, and must have a career goal to work in an office upon graduation. All seniors interested in this program should come to the high school and register any time from 1 to 4 p.m. on July 10, 11 or 12. Summer Camps Open For Season It! " I f LeRoy Ahsmann, new camp director at the CCCC camp, 451-2 N. Riverdale, McHenry, is shown in front of the attractive new building Among the most satisfying ways to spend a day in the summer is a visit to either of the two large camps in near McHenry which provide a combination of therapy and recreaon the grounds which houses the dining hall and kitchen. Another new building has also been added to the facilities in the past year. Children from Chicago enjoy swimming at offers recreation facilities to hundreds of un- Villa Maria located on beautiful Pistakee Bay derprivileged children who otherwise would in the Fox River near McHenry. This camp never know the fun of out door living. tion for several hundredyoung- The CCCC camp opened its sters in the Chicago area. They doors in the closing days of are the CCCC camp at 4512 June to more than thirty vic- N. Riverdale and Camp Villa tims of cerebral palsy. They Maria camp at Pistakee Bay. will spend about a month enjoying recreational advantages and therapeutic treatment offered in this beautiful setting. All are referrals from physicians, clinics and hospitals. During the past year, two new buildings have been erected on the two-acre site. One is the structure which houses the dining hall and kitchen, and the other a boys' dormitory, offices and counselors' lounge. During the oast few months, ( Continued on Page 10 ) FOURTH DEGREE KNIGHTS HOLD INSTALLATION Bishop Boylan General Assembly, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, is to hold open installation of officers for the coming year. For the first time, the Fourth Degree Members, will invite their ladies. Also, all Third Degree Members and their ladies are invited. Installation will be held in the McHenry Knights of Columbus Council Club Room on Park Street, McHenry, on July 12. Buffet dinner will be served at 7 p.m. with the open meeting starting at 8. Master Cyrus Haller of Freeport, will install the new officers. He will be assisted by Past Faithful Navigators Sir Knight Harold Evans, and Sir Knight Robert Fagan. The present Faithful Navigator is Art Roth of McHenry. He will be succeeded by Sir Knight William Lenz of Wauconda. This assembly consists of councils from Crystal Lake, Harvard, McHenry, Wauconda, Barrington, and Woodstock. ATTENTION MERCHANTS Merchants in the McHenry area have been receiving proposal forms for classified advertising from a firm in Tarzana, Calif. The card asks for payment of certain amounts of money for classified listings and has absolutely nothing to do with Illinois Bell Telephone, The Yellow Pages or R.R. Donnelly Publishing company. The public is advised to disregard all such notices.