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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CH^ IN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOL. 91 - NO. 52 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1969 14 PAGES - 10$ Races Evident For All Township Posts April 1 C Of C Establishes New Office Republicans Make Several Winners Nominations At '69 Caucus K * . ; jr-/ - 'i Membership Campaign Now In Progress The Chamber of Commerce has its first business office, located at 3717 W. Elm street, an announcement made at Tuesday noon's meeting of the C. of C. board at the McHenry Country club. It is open now for the convenience of the public. \ Manager Carl Prosser came to the meeting with many important undertakings to offer the Chamber. Since a discussion of all of them would have entailed considerable time, the board decided to meet again Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the new office. Mike Wieser was named chairman of the membership drive which starts immediately and will extend for thirty days. The organization now has a membership of 104 and hopes to bring that figure to 200 by the conclusion of the campaign. Notices of payment due have been sent to present members and will be completed soon for others. Because the area served by the Chamber extends beyond McHenry proper, the name of. the organization has been changed to McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce. The warning system announced by Mr. Prosser concerning shoplifting apd fraudulent checks will be ejqplained in full on next Wednesday's editorial page. Close to J50 staunch Republicans gathered in the East campus high school auditorium Tuesday evening to select the men they want to represent them in the township election this spring. Elected by unanimous voice vote were Thomas Birmingham of Eastwood Manor for assistant supervisor, Albert Adams of Johnsburg for township clerk and Lewis Belshaw of Wonder Lake for assessor. Each of the nominees stepped to the platform at the request of the chairman of the evening, J. R. Levesque, township GOP chairman, and was presented to the assembled gathering. They expressed their thanks for the vote of confidence, and in general, asked support so that the ticket might be successful. The only contest came when nominations were asked for the three positions of auditor. McHenry Unit To Host Color Guard Contest Among the Illinois students named winners in the 1969-70 Illinois State Scholarship Program were the following who attend MCHS West campus: First Row: Barry Andersen, Tari Baker, Robert Brennan, Steven Broderick, Thomas Burton and Christine Coburn. Second Row: Denice Dethlefson, Timothy Greidanus, Robert PLAINDEALER PHUTU Haagenson, Sylvia Helm, Michael Krickl and Linda Lawrence. Third Row: Robert McCormick, Clifford Morris, Ruth Nicolai, Peggy Peterson, Carolyn Pollock and Juanita Repta. Fourth Row: Joann Schabow, Patricia Schmidt, Catherine Schmitt, Donald Sturm, James Vyduna, Joyce Young and Leon Zelvis. COLLEGE BOARD MEETS A special meeting of the McHenry County College board will be held at the interim offices of the college, 6200 Northwest highway (I.I.T. building) Crystal Lake, on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m. City Council Moves To Solve Drainage Problem Again this year, the Viscount Drum and Bugle dorps championship all-girl color guard will host the annual color guard contest. The event is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 9, at McHenry East campus high school, starting at 1 o'clock. Some of the Mid-west's top color guards will compete in what promises to be a most entertaining program. The contest will consist of approximately fifteen units, each on the floor for from five to seven minutes. They must perform three required maneuvers, pass in review, present their colors to a reviewing officer and post and retrieve their colors in a military manner. The remainder of the allotted time is used in precision maneuvers elected by each guard. Judging is on showmanship and the ability to perform required maneuvers. In addition to the entertainment feature, the audience also witnesses the pride, determination, patriotism, and above all, sportsmanship, required in such an event. Ambrose Rites Are Incomplete mztM \ James Wegener of McHenry, with 84 botes, topped the list in secret voting, followed by Connie Johnson of Lilymoor with 81 and William "Curly" Martinec of Pistakee Highlands with 68. Others nominated were Carlton Bye, Frank Piller, Richard Wofinski and Milton Croasdale. With the decision of the Democrats not to caucus, the Republican meeting concluded nominations to be voted April 1. Contests are assured for all offices. There is a three-way race for township clerk, with Walter H. Anderson seeking reelection, opposed by Daniel M. Johnson and Albert Adams. The assistant supervisor post has two seeking that office, the incumbcnt, Charles "Chuck" Weingart, and Thomas Birmingham. The most popular post, if the number of filings is any indication, is that of assessor. Eva Sparks seeks reelection and will be opposed by Sibre".' Whiting, Jeannie Jo Stilling; and Lewis Belshaw. Among auditor candidates, only one is an incumbent, Harry Freund. On his tiekci. are Edward J. O'Brien and Phil W. Mangold. They will be opposed by the newly named Republican party nominees, Wegener and Martinec, and Mrs. Johnson. The following students are among the thirty seniors at Marian Central who have been named as scholarship winners in the Illinois State Scholarship program. Front row: Bob Ruggeroand Ed Coughlin of Wonder Lake, Judith Buss, Jeanne Pierce and Patrick Long of McHenry. Second row: Larry Adams, Gary Schaeffer and Ed Smith, all of McHenry. Jfltfin' and Meanderin' Merchants with whom we have talked indicate that February Dollar Days were most successful. This should be particularly good news as our business community is encouraged to greater enthusiasm for progress through an expanded program of its Chamber of Commerce. We understand that organization's energetic manager, Carl Prosser, has been largely responsible for the impetus which, hopefully, may almost double the membership in the next thirty days. "Life and the Pursuit of •Happiness" become a bit difficult at times when the thirp ingredient, "Liberty" - in the (Continued on page 14) A total of 15,253 high-school students in Illinois this week are being named winners in the 1969-70 Illinois State Scholarship program. Dr. Lloyd S. Michael, ISSC chairman, announced that 7,007 students are being offered monetary awards totalling $4,757,822. Honorary awards are being conferred upon 6,574 students. The remaining 1,672 students qualified for Certificates of Merit only, because of their selection of outof- state or unapproved institutions. More than 43,000 students, from nearly every high school in the state, competed in the 1969-70 State Scholarship Program. Winners named from this area, but not all attending McHenry high school, are the following: Lawrence Adams, 1910 W. Bay road, Barry Andersen,. 3509 N. Oakdale, Tari Baker, 5701 Fox Lake road, Cathie Becker, 5200 W. Home avenue, Steven Broderick, 2606 N. Man- (Continued on page 14) McHenry's City Council moved along Monday night toward solving the drainage problem through Lakeland Park by authorizing an expenditure estimated not to exceed $2,000 for preliminary engineering. Drainage from 111. Route 120 and adjacent areas flows through the open ditch in Lakeland Park. With sanitary sewer construction and road improvements planned, it has been determined that proper drainage must be provided. Following preparation of preliminary engineering reports by W. A. Rakow and As- Open House Sunday For AFS Student ARNFINN STOKKAN On Sunday, Feb. 9, from I to 3 p.m. the McHenry chapter of the American Field Service will host an open house reception for Arnfinn Stokkan, this year's AFS student from Norway. Adults and children are ^invited to West campus cafeteria, where they will have an opportunity to meet and become better acquainted with Arnfinn. sociates, the city will seek state financing to complete the project. City Attorney John E. Looze reported Atty. Roland Herrmann had advised the city that residents in Country Club Estates are interested in annexation to the city. The council decided to submit drawings of the existing water system to the Baxter and Woodman engineering firm. Mayor Doherty appointed the Public Utilities committee (Pitzen, Bolger and Etten) to meet with the attorneys following the engineer's report. To meet the problem of power failure, the council voted favorably on the purchase of a generator mounted on a truck to be used at the sewer plant and at the three sewer lifts in the city. The cost of the equipment will be $2,900, plus $1,700 for necessary installations. Alderman Bolger called attention to additional traffic and pedestrian travel at the C. & Thwart Plan For B usiness On The Moon Enterprising McHenry businessmen, Virgil Pollock and Winn Phillips, have been turned down by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on their request to do business on the moon. A letter written by them indicated their belief that Apollo program's success makes it likely that lunar real estate development will be possible within ten years. In contacting Congressman Robert McClory of the 12th Cortgressional district for a license, the latter replied that (Continued on page 14) N.W. Ry. Main street crossing, expressing a feeling of the need for additional protection of flasher lights. The City Clerk was instructed to write to the railroad company regarding the (Continued on page 14) HEADS SHERIFFS GROUP Sheriff John C. Carroll of McHenry county has been selected to serve as president of the Illinois Sheriffs association for 1969. It is the first time a sheriff from this county has been so honored. Mr. Carroll has been employed in the county office for more than fifteen years. JAMES W. AMBROSE III James W. Ambrose, ID, son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Ambrose, n, of-ll9S. Barreville road, McHenry, died in the explosion of a land mine while serving as a gunner on a tank in Vietnam last Friday, Jan. 31. His death came just two days before his twentyfourth birthday. The young man entered Army service six months ago and arrived in Vietnam with the armored division three weeks before his death. He had written to his family of the danger of mines encountered on frequent search and destroy missions. The body is awaited at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home. Lions Give Chapel Plans For Project The McHenry Lions club, headed by Paul A. Schwegel as president, has announced its intention of assuming a project to supply the required furnishings for a chapel at the local hospital if space could be made available. In a meeting last week, the club also approved a $150 donation to the Hadley School for the Blind and a ctieck in the same amount to the Seeing Eye Dog group. Bill Nye presided at the meeting held at the Legion home. He introduced Deputy District Governor Tnad Stoltz, who gave an informative discussion on the different functions of the Lions organization. A new member, Louis N. Arroyo, was admitted to membership that evening, with the visiting deputy district govern- (Continued on page 14) ; :-- -- Mayor9s Press Conference Mayor Donald Doherty is shown addressing MCHS sophomores inapress-typeconferencepresentationattheEast campus On Tuesday, Feb. 4, Mayor In each of the sessions, volun- Donald Doherty met with four teer students asked the Mayor large groups of MCHS sopho- questions in a press conference mores during their weekly En- presentation. Meeting in the glish lecture class. East campus auditorium, he auditorium l\iesday. He spoke before three separate groups. PLAINDEALER PHOTO informed the students of the master plan for the city's growth, oftheavailable recreational facilities, and of the plans to improve traffic conditions. The students asked the Mayor a variety of questions on such topics as a possible teen center, water pollution, industry, (Continued on page .14)