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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 19 Apr 1968, p. 5

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Set Festival Queen Judging The lineup for the 1968 Miss McHenry contest is shaping up rapidly and the date has been set for June 12. All that is needed now are the candidates. Entries are open in this contest, sponsored to help choose a queen to reign over the Marine Festival and to serve as Miss McHenry in the Miss McHenry County pageant. Mrs. Ethel Groth and Mrs. Vi Abbink, co-chairmen for the McHenry Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary, urge candidates to enter promptly. The deadline is April 29. Entry blanks are available at the McHenry newspaper office, at the Chamber of Commerce office and at the McHenry State Bank, Frank Low, general chairman for Marine Festival, also has entry blanks at his office on Riverside drive. They should be returned, with pictures to the Plaindealer office. Contestants must be 16 by June 12 and not over 21 before that date. The contest promises plenty of fun for the entrants, with the six-week charm course, the " Marine Festival week, the Miss McHenry County competition, and a four-day trip to a major United States city. The McHenry Chamber of Commerce is working on details of the trip now, Dick Wilhelm. overall chairman for the contest, said. The winner and her mother will be guests of the C. of C. for the trip. SEEK POPULATION MIGRATION DATA Information to help determine national migration patterns will be sought from local households by the Bureau of Census in its monthly Current population survey the week of April 15, Director Theodore F. Olson of the Bureau's regional office in Chicago has announced. Questions on household movements during the past five years will provide an insight into amounts and directions of population migration within the country and will be instrumental in forecasting future migration trends. Other highlights of the April survey include special inquiries on types of work during the previous year, and questions on family size and place of birth of household heads. tThese special queries: will supplement the regular monthly questions on employment and unemployment. The monthly surveys are taken in a scientifically selected cross-section of several hundred areas throughout the United States, according to Director Olson. Survey questions are asked of more than 50,000 households in these areas. The identity of those questioned is kept completely confidential and the facts collected are used only for statistical purposes. ROUTINE REPLACED BY, EXCITEMENT AT TAX DEADLINE Income tax deadline, which fell Monday of this week, was a financial headache at its worst and a dull day at its best. But for one young McHenry girl, April 15, 1968, proved to be a memorable and exciting time. Miss Joan Adams, daughter of Mrs. Irene Adams of 3406 W. 1st avenue, is an employee of the Internal Revenue Service office at 3611 N. Kedzie, Chicago, where she was at work auditing an account for a taxpayer. About thirty other taxpayers were likewise occupied when suddenly they heard a loud scream by a teller at one ofthe front counters. When calm was restored a few moments later, the teller had fainted and three masked men had made away with $30,- 000 in checks and cash. The theft was accomplished just minutes before the money was scheduled to be taken to the bank. By Tuesday of this week, one of the men had been apprehended. ROTC STUDENT ON TOP DRILL CONTEST TEAM Paul J. Gruebnau, 460 Bally road, McHenry, is a member of the Marquette university Navy ROTC regulation drill team which placed first in its division at the twentieth annual Illinois invitational Drill meet, held recently at Champaign-Urbana. The team also had the highest overall score of any competing drill team. Marquette's NROTC exhibition drill team placed seventh in a field of thirty-five schools. Gruebnau is a freshman in Marquette's College of Engineering. PLANT SHADE TREES President Clayton Bruce of School District 34, Ringwood, has requested manpower to assist in planting shade trees at the school Sunday afternoon, April 21, at 2 p.m. Pilot Group Studies Senior Citizen Needs Open Meeting Set For April 29 At Junior High The public school Senior Citizens pilot committee met April 10 to discuss an appropriate program within the public school system. Attending were Ray McGee, Mrs. Foley, Cy Young, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Smuck and Mrs. Levi. The discussion centered around recommendations regarding the organization, operation and leadership needed for an adult program; how to recruit adults to participate in the program and a solution to transportation problems. Generally speaking, the program will meet in the community schools, conveniently located for most persons concerned and with all of the necessary facilities for a fine program. NEED ENTHUSIASM The schools feel a group should have the enthusiasm and imagination needed for experimentation in a new and evolving type of program which has potentialities for giving new shape and dimension to retirement living. Such a group will have respect for individual differences and will make every effort to utilize the experience and capabilities of all participants in the program, it was announced. The pilot committee has scheduled an open meeting for all adults 45 or over to meet Monday, April 29, at the McHenry Junior high school library at 8 p.m. City Retains Second Place In City Taxes (Continued from page 1) tion, for areas outside municipalities, amounted to $17,431- .94 for October, $17,609.3.2 for November and $23,538.21 for December. A report was also made this past week concerning state sales tax receipts during last year according to types of business. McHenry ranked first in the miscellaneous category with $18,023.78 and second in total receipts with $1,007,468.85. Crystal Lake was high with $1,485,389.88 and Woodstock third, $902,137.25. i McHenry was also second in food, $301,870.75; drinking and eating establishments, $43,276- .64; lumber, building and hardware, $90,468.57; automobile, filling stations, etc., $273,261- .65 and manufacturers, $58,- 013.47. firry SPEC -- OPEN -- Friday, Saturday Sunday Hrs.: Fri., Sat. 5 p.m. Sun. - Noon 9imrs Stwtdi Put torn** Style won UBSBRVATIONS JUstic* 7-0741 ON ROUJNS RD NORTH SHORE OP ION® Brigadier Gen. G©[ms@th In New Defense P®st (Continued from page 1) corps. He is a native of Chicago. During the early years of World War n he served as signal officer with the 6th Bomber Command, then located in the Panama Canal Zone. Later in the war he was Communications Officer, 58th Bomber Wing, and Communications Officer, 20th Bomber Command, in the China Burma-India theater. _ ct IN PENTAGON From 1945-1946 hewasinthe Office of Air Communication at Army Air Force Headquarters, before entering Harvard for post graduate work. After receiving his master's degree in business administration in 1948, he was assigned to the office of the Chief Signal Officer in the Pentagon, where he served in the Procurement and Distribution division. During the Korean War, he was with the General Headquarters of the Far Eastern Command in Japan, and later signal officer of the 1st Cavalry division. Upon returning to the- United States, General Gonseth was assigned to the Signal simply agency in Philadelphia, Pa., as assistant deputy for procurement and then as duputy for industrial mobilization. From 1955 to 1958 Gen. Gonseth served on the faculty and staff of the Army Supply Management course (now the Army Logistics Management center) at Fort Lee, Va. From 1958 to 1960 he commanded the Lexington (Kentucky) Army Depot, and then attended the National War college at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNED OVERSEAS He was then assigned overseas to the U.S. Army Communications zone, Europe (COMZEUR) where he stayed for four years serving in several key positions, including commander of the Army Signal Supply Control agency in Poiters, France; Signal officer for COMZEUR: Chief of Army systems Development office, Orleans, France; and chief of the COMZEUR Supply and Maintenance agency. In 1964 he arrived at Fort Monmouth to become the Army Material Command's project manager for UNICOM/STARCOM. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in April, 1966, and shortly after was named the E-Command's Deputy Commanding General for Operations. General Gonseth will be honored at a farewell dinner dance scheduled for May 1 at Gibbs Musin' & Meanderin (Continued from page 1) period. During this same time, churches have become farther apart in setting the time of services. We have heard some store owners wheyhave just about decided against the closing hours as a result of the growing confusion. With the beautiful greenery of early spring, rubbish along our highways rears its ugly head to an even greater extent than during the drab days of winter. We were impressed, inpassing through Richmond the other day, to find in the midst of the shopping center, directly in view of passing traffic, a huge wire container which was packed to overflowing with an assortment of trash. A large sign attached to it read: " This trash was collected along one mile of Rt. 31 by Cub Scout pack. Is any of it yours? Charley Brown says, 'Good Grief"'. We can't think of a better place to start making an impression on the public concerning the cost in beauty and money of being a litterbug. If those of us above the Cub Scout age are not embarrassed by every small bit we have contributed to the debris, then ifs time some "teeth" were put into the law intended to protect us from our own apparent disregard for the landscape surrounding us. There are few things more distasteful than a healthy teenager or an indifferent adult who opens the car window and throws to the wind anything which happens to be in his way. K.A.F. SIC at your wedding "GAYLORD" Call 3SS-0170 now for an appointment to have your most memorable day photographed by "The Recommended Photographer" g a gift for him.... let us help! STORE FOR MEN 1245 N. Green St. McHenry, Illinois Phone 385-0047 Open Daily 8a.m. to6p.m. - Fri. ' t i l 9 p.m. CLOSED ON SUNDAYS USE THE FREE GREEN STREET PARKING AREA Helen Smith State Medical Unit (Continued from page 1) be Dr. Newton DuPuy, president of the Illinois State Medical society. Dr. DuPuy, Quincy, will speak on " Pioneers In Medicine." Installing Mrs. Smith as president will be Dr. Carl Clark, of Sycamore, a member of the Illinois State Medical Society's Board of Trustees. Other highlights of the annual meeting will include professional education programs, a meeting of the organization's House of Delegates, and an awards luncheon. Besides Mrs. Smith others attending the convention from the McHenry area will include Mrs. Charlotte Tetzner, Wonder Lake, and Mrs. Dorothy Stoffel, 4014 West McCullom Lake road. The Illinois Medical Assistants association is an educational non-profit organization designed to maintain and advance high standards of professional self-improvement among medical secretaries, nurses and technicians. NUCLEAR HEAT . . . A radioisotope - powered swimsuit heater for divers, developed by the Atomic Energy commission, has been turned over to the U.S. Navy for deep-sea testing. The gear is demonstrated by Navy Ensign Kenneth R. fiondi. Water heated by an isotopic source, plutinium- 238, in an aluminum cylinder-is pumped through tiny plastic tubes interwoven into the net garment worn underneath the diver's rubber "wet suit" hall, the Fort Monmouth officers club. He reports to his new assignment on May 15. Study Severe Weather Threats Director of McHenry Civil Defense John J. Shay, Chief of Police Richard Clark, Fire Chief Ed Justen and Lt. Robert Hansen attended a meeting in Lake Zurich recently. The meeting sponsored by the ABC clubs of Illinois, dealt primarily with severe weather and tornados. A colored movie film from the U.S. Weather Bureau was shown. The film dealt with tornado formations, how todistinquish them and showed actual tornados in action. Also on the program ware five officials of Oak Lawn, who showed the tremendous problems they encountered when their community was struck by a tornado last April 21. Colored slides were shown and explanation concerning what Oak Lawn did for the days and months following April 21. Mr; Shay stated he was attempting to secure a copy ofthe weather film and would make it available for showing as soon as possible. ZOO-O-O-M . . . Aerospace Defense Command F-106 Delta Dtfrt aircraft are capable of speeds greater than 1,400 miles per hour. Campus Mock-Up Room Will Be Viewed Tuesday (Continued from page 1) The board took under discussion a recommendation from Dr. Peter Griesbach of District 15 board that space be provided in the east campus high school as an emergency hospital area. The recommendation was made when it was learned that Civil Defense is offering the equivalent material for a 200-cot hospital. Further study will be made to determine where suitable room might be available. EXPLAIN PRECINCTS The board discussed some criticism concerning the location for the Junior college election last Saturday, which necessitated voters making different entrances to the building. It was noted that the fear of congestion in one area of the building and the fact that there were different hours for each election were two of the factors in deciding on different locations. The third reason involved voters from other grade districts who might be confused in entering a room in which a different grade* school board election was being held along with the college election. It was disclosed that the valuation of District 156 had risen $10,418,915 over a four-year period and now stands at $105,- 522,890. APPROVE CONTRACTS In other business, a contract was approved for Mrs. Priscilla Balchunas, a nurse to work half time; Gary Collins, driver* s education, P.E., freshman basketball and assistant track coach; Mrs. Shirley M. Rogers, guidance counselor; and William Toalson, music in the east campus. In line with action taken by District 15, the board approved the employment of Mrs. Charlotte Mitsven as secretary to Community School Director Gene Little. A motion was made for the expenditure of $2,230.13 for the acquisition of library materials under Title II, which calls for 100 percent reimbursement by the government. Purchase of a surety bond for the school treasurer in the amount of the last referendum, $550,000 was approved. The purchase of sixty band uniforms at $5,265 was approved by granting a contract to the low bidder, Fechheimer. Funds in the amount of $20,- 000 were approved to buy books for the^west campus library. FRI., APR., 19, 1968 - PLAINDEALER - PG. 5] Self-Cleaning! Low Cost! Baked-on oven grease and grime simply vanish! • Accurate pushbutton controls. • Lighted oven has Lock-Stop sliding shelf. • Surface reflector pans may he cleaned in P-7 oven. Self-Cleaning Oven Ra Model J328 Enter now. Win a free self-cleaning electric oven. Win or buy an electric range and get the wiring free. Ask us for details. „ The bright new ideas are Electric lb y Appliance Co. 1241 N. Green St. McHenry Phone 385-5500 In The Green Street Mall Marvin Birchfield, financial consultant, attended to Elates a presentation of the bond rcsolu- ; tion,. The board approved also sthe sale of the bonds in the amount of $550,000 for completion of the new high school. In the reorganization fort of the meeting, Vale Adams was again elected president; Donald Howard, secretary;Gsorge Freund, president pro-tem; and Donald Weingart, secretary pro-tem. City ConUmses Sewer Facility Expansion Siudy (Continued from page 1) September. The purchase of the Charles E. Coles property adjoining the disposal plant has been completed in the past week, assuring the city of space for future expansion. A report from the County Clerk's office this week shows the latest assessed valuation of property in the city to be $25,770,375.00, an increase of $8,535,935.00 over the previous year. This is largely the result ofthe annexation of Lakeland Park, plus extensive building programs in the city. MINOR ACCIDENT Cars driven by Eugene Smog la of 4714 Ottawa, Wonder Lak$ and Bobby G. Branum of 551f Cleveland, McHenry, collic at the corner of Ringv/ood rc and Rt. 120 on Wednesday. Shi erifPs deputies said Smola toldj them he was driving east on the highway when the other autd stopped and then pulled out i4 front of him. Branum was tick-j eted for failure to yield ths right of way. * Proms Weddings * Summer forma Is ^ ,A Phone 338-4030 • on the Square Beau?dL&|ifff$tov«UU4 Famous Brands - Woodstock' ITS AN IDEA -- if For homemakers puzzled over whether to furnish their dining rooms formally or informally, wrought iron offers a happy solution. This Andalusian set, for instance, is shown in an informal setting. Yet the gracefulness and classic design can complement the finest formal setting. All it takes is addition of a table cloth, gleaming silver, fine china and crystal. } ' k * - v WE HAVE THEM AGAIN . THE SHORT-SLEEVE TURTLE 100% INTERLOCK COTTON white blue S - M - l $2 AT . In the Green Street Mall McHENRY 385-0182

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