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( Clection^ JSxing, Several J^adet^hip Changed One new alderman joined the McHenry City Council and two nearby villages have new presidents as a result of elections held Tuesday. The new alderman is Joseph Stanek in Ward 2, who polled 244 votes to defeat two present office holders, Joseph A. Etten with 218 votes and Ger-. aid J. Wegener with 124. Etten has been an alderman in that ward for several years, while Wegener has held office for one term, elected on an at-large basis four years ago when a fourth ward was added and lines changed to equalize population. The only other city contest occurred in Ward 4, the Lakeland Park area, where Frank S. Hromec was returned to office for his second term. He was supported by 335 voters to 126 for his opponent, Wm.E. Fandre. ( City Clerk Earl R. Walsh, in being reelected, was highest vote-getter on the ballot. He received 1,162 votes. Mayor Donald P. Doherty enters .his third term, receiving 1,146 votes, and City Treasurer Thomas F. Bolger received 1,140. By precincts, the vote for Mayor Doherty was 142, 467, 121 and 416; for Clerk Walsh, 141, 483, 120 and 418; and Treasurer Bolger, 137, 469, 119 and 415. , Theodore N. Pitzen in Ward I and Raymond L. Smith ifi Ward 3, both unopposed, Won reelection with votes of 143 and 117, respectively. A total of 1,356 votes were CaSt* LAKEMOOR A three-way race for the presidency of the village of Lakemoor found Richard Hyatt emerging victorious in his third bid for that post. In a writein vote, he received 154 votes to top the present office-holder, John Bonder/who received 37, and Harold Freeman with 79. Pacita Morrison was returned to her office of village clerk with 231 votes. Two incumbent four-year trustee?, Donald Whynot and Alfred Dember, Sr., were reelected to office with 203 and 98 votes, respectively. Alyce Kowal, running as an independent, was the third winner with 190 votes. Others seeking that office were John Krai, 94 votes; Dave Wilcox, 92; and John LaBarbara, 66. Kenneth Massheimer, unopposed, received 183 votes for two-year trustee. McCULLOM LAKE McCullom Lake, which has had an acting president since the death of Arthur Stuhlfeier, has a new village head in the person of George Luto. Mr. Luto received 205 votes to win over Donald Parenti, who polled 127. Carried to victory with Mr. Luto was Jean Garner for clerk with 193 votes to 137 for Carol Bateman. Two running on Mr. Luto's People's party, Raymond W. Lary and Monty Yates, with 167 were elected four-year trus- (Continued on page 16) HYATT OJTO HEAD VILLAGES --Richard Hyatt, left, and'George elected to their first terms as prcsidentso of the Lakemoor and McCullom Lake, respectively, on Luto were villages of Tuesday. THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 Final Week Of Festival Contest Brings Entries VOL. 91 - NO. 72 FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1969 16 PAGES - 10<? MCHS Adult Mishap Kills Business Man Musin' and " Meanderin' Tuesday Winners Elections over the past week, including school, city and village, have resulted in a number of leadership changes which might well change the complexion of organized groups they serve. It is inevitable that the public should give individual interpretations in viewing the future. Regardless of our enthusiasm -- or lack of it -- for new leadership, as a community we owe a deep gratitude to those who have given, and will continue to give, so abundantly of their tiqie and experience to (Continued on page 16) FRANK HROMEC Ward 4 JOSEPH STANEK Ward 2 Study Road Maintenance Program For Lakemoor The village board at Lakemoor spent a busy session last week setting up a road maintenance program for the year 1969. A representative of Baxter, and Woodman, village engineers, met with the president and trustees to make a study of road needs. Trustee Whynot read a resolution for maintenance of streets and highways by municipality under the Illinois Highway Code, appropriating the sum of$9,500 in Motor Fuel Tax funds for the purpose of maintaining streets under the code from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 of this year. The breakdown of work to be accomplished will be submitted in May for board approval. A discussion concerning the presence of unsightly old homes scattered throughout the village was held, after which the president and board of trustees instructed the building and sanitary inspectors to make thorough inspections of these homes for recommendations as to repairs or, if necessary, condemnation. A petition for annexation to the village was presented by Lawrence and Shirley Schuerr, whose property is contiguous to Lakemoor. Village Atty. Thomas Baker advised the Shuerrs that an ordinace would need to be drawn up by the village, expressing a wish to accept the annexation, as well as other legal work necessary, all to be undertaken at the petitioners' expense. The matter was deferred to a later date. By unanimous vote, the board approved an ordinance read by Trustee Whynot to raise the salary of the village clerk from $840 to $1,200 a year. MEDICAL AIDES WILL DISCUSS ORIGIN, AIMS McHenry County Medical Assistants' next meeting will be held at McHenry hospital on April 22 at 3 p.m. There will be an informal panel discussion, at which new members and prospective members may question the panel on the origin of the association, its purpose and future plans. All medical assistants from McHenry county are invited to attend. CHILD ESCAPES DEATH J/V FALL INTO EXCAVATION Joseph Majercik, Jr., 2% year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Charles Majercik of 3711 N. Fair view, Johnsburg, had a narrow escape from death early Friday evening when he fell into an excavation and was covered with sand which began to fill the hole. The youngster was accompanied by his uncle, Harry Weber, who took him to an excavation near the home to obtain sand for a sand pile. The child fell into the opening and immediately the sides began to fill in. He was taken by rescue squad to McHenry hospital and soon was on his way to recovery. SPECIAL SCHOOL BUSINESS BEFORE BOARDS APRIL 22 The Distric 15 and 156 boards of education will meet April 22 to conduct special business in addition to regular items on the agenda. District 156 will meet at7:30 p.m. and District 15 at 8 p.m„ to canvass the votes of the April 12 school board elections, to reorganize the boards and to hold election of officers for the coming board terms. Meetings will be held in the Central administration offices, 3926 West Main street, McHenry. KILLED IN CRASH Dennis Williams, 21, of De- Kalb died in a one-car crash which occurred Tuesday night when his car struck a tree on Rt. 173 as the driver failed to negotiate a curve. The accident occurred east of Harvard. LIBRARY WEEK National Library Week will be observed starting Sunday, April 20. McHenry Ranks High In Sales Tax According to Illinois sales tax receipts during 1968, based on kinds of business according to cities, McHenry ranked second in McHenry county for the year 1968. Figures were announced this past week by the State Department of Revenue. McHenry's total was $1,234,764 compared to $1,684,131 for Crystal Lake, in first place, and Woodstock with $1,102,611 in third place. The county total was $7,625,778, on a rate of tax at 4J4 per cent, Retailers' Occupation Tax Use tax. Receipts according to the various kinds of business were as follows for McHenry and for the county as a whole. ITY OF McHENRY SCOUT--O-RAMA FEATURE -- Pack 127 Cub Scout members are shown using the pine wood derby track which will be one of the features of the Scout-O-Rama to high school this weekend. be held at Junior The Kishwaukee district, Blackhawk Area Council, Boy Scouts of America Scout- O-Rama is scheduled Saturday, April 1.9, at the McHenry Junior high school. The doors are open to the public from 1 to 9:30 in the evening. There will be sixty booth displays covering all phases of the scouting program. Other activities to be held are Cub S&out Pinewood Derby Races, Space Derby Races, Realistic First Aid, and How to .join the Cub Pack, Scout Troop or Explorer Post in your area. The show chairman, Robert Hay, promises the best Scout show ever held in McHenry county. Total $1,234,764 " General Merchandise-92,539 Food -- 386,852 Drinking and Eating Places - 50,765. Apparel -- 32,356 Furniture & H.H. & Radio - 45,630 Lumber, Bldg, Hardware -- 128,076 Automotive and Filling Station -- 341,595 Misc. Refail & Wholesale Store -- 87,704 Continued on page 16 JAMES W. POWERS A retirement party for James W. Powers, 56, National Tea store manager in McHenry for many years, ended in his tragic death early Thursday morn- . ing, April 17. He died instantly when struck by a pick-up truck on Ringwood road. The accident occurred near the Legion home, where the party with' family, co-workers and firm officials was held. Mr. Powers left the building briefly about 1:30 a.m. and apparently walked to the road. Edwin E. Gladman of 1801 N. Rogers, driving a pick-up truck south on Ringwood road, told deputies he suddenly saw something in the road. Unable to avoid striking the object, he stopped immediately, returned to the point of impact and found Powers, who was later declared dead on arrival at McHenry hospital. He was wearing a dark brown suit. Authorities said this, together with the foggy, misty night would have made it difficult to see him in the roadi The deceased joined the National Tea firm thirty-one years ago and for many of the intervening years had served as manager. He was born Aug. 14, 1912, in the rural Crystal Lake area, son of the late James T. Powers and Mary Wall Powers of McHenry, who survives. He also leaves his wife Mary (Delire), to whom he was married in 1936 in Chicago; two sons, Jack and Donald, and three daughters, Mrs. Kathieen (Harry) Hettermann, Mary Jane and Diane, all of McHenry; also four grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. George (Marie) Larkin, also of McHenry. The body will rest at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home after 7 o'clock Saturday evening. A funeral Mass will be offered at 10 o'clock Monday at St. Patrick's Catholic church, with burial in the church cemetery. SELECT CHOICE OF MUSICAL FOR MAY PERFORMANCE "Little Mary Sunshine" is the choice of the High School Drama club for its annual presentation on May 15, 16, 17 and 18 in the West campus auditorium. Leads in the play will be taken by Sherry Elbersen as Little Mary Sunshine and Tom McGowan as Capt. Big Jim Warrington. Other major roles will be played by Cindy Jones, Mary Fagin, Dale Pytko, Rory Marshall, Eric Weiss, Perry Moy and Todd Baker. Classes At Record High Adult Education classes at MCHS soon will be drawing to a close, marking the end of a most successful season. A record number of courses brought forth the largest enrollment in history with 1,800 students. A total of 1,000 were enrolled in the fall courses and there are 800 this spring, more than double those participating the previous year. At present, there are fifty of the courses in progress out of ninety-nine offered in the brochure. # Among the more popular classes are Slimming through Exercise, Women's Swimming Lessons, 25-Mile Swim (adults) Self Defense, Antiques for Fun, Golf, Tennis, Investments and Securities, Sewing and Language. Complete audio visual facilities are at the disposal of instructors. The school feels fortunate in their efforts to acquire capable teachers for these adult evening classes. A snack bar and smoke area has been provided this year for relaxation and group discussion. P.*:' 1 PAM NEUFELD Two more entries have been received in the Marine Festival queen contest, for which entries are scheduled to close next week. They are Pam Neufeld, 16, and Terri Roewer, 17. Pam is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cole of 2804 W. Myang avenue, a junior at West campus. Her hobbies are sewing and skating. She hopes some day to become a beautician. Terri, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Roewer of 2701 W. Kashmiri, also is a junior at West campus. She is BIBLE CHURCH PLANS RELIGIOUS SURVEY OF HOMES A religious survey of homes within the McHenry area will begin April 21. This survey is being sponsored by the Alliance Bible church of the Christian and Missionary alliance, 3813 W. John street in McHenry. Pastors of the Midwest district of the Christian and Missionary alliance will be taking part in THOMAS CARLSON RECOGNIZED AT HONORS DAY FETE A Beloit college student from McHenry, was among those cited at the college's annual Honors Day fete recently, in Eaton chapel on campus. He is Thomas E. Carlson, class of 1969, son of Mrs. Walter Carlson, 3805 W. Millstream drive. He was cited for holding the Sereno Taylor Merrill History prize. Dean of the College William L. Kolb was guest speaker at the fete in which the college's leading scholars are recognized. the initial effort beginning next Monday afternoon. This survey has as its purpose the development of the local church program. Members and friends of the church are concerned with the spiritual welfare and growth of the community as a whole, as well as that of individuals within the community. This survey is being ir(;lde in order that particular needs might be discovered. "By learning of those needs we hope to increase our effectiveness in performing our work within the community," Pastor Gerald Robertson states. Through this survey the Alliance Bible church hopes to answer three specific questions which immediately face it. First, "What is the best area in which to begin a building program?" Secondly, "Which families whose spiritual needs are not now being met would benefit by any of the various programs offered by the church?" The third area of consideration is the beginning of new home Bible study classes, and expansion of those already existing. (Continued on page 16) TERRI ROEWER a member of the high school band, in which she plays clarinet, and also of the Pep club. Her hobbies are swimming, water skiing, drawing and short story writing. She aspires to be a commercial artist. Only one more week remains for young ladies of the community to enter the 1969 Marine Festival queen contest. This annual event sponsored by the McHenry Chamber of Commerce and conductedby the auxiliary to VFW Fox River Post 4600 promises to be one of the highlights of the year. The eight-week charm course conducted by the auxiliary will begin on Monday, April 28, at 7 p.m. at the VFW clubrooms. The evening will introduce the contestants to the course and what the eight weeks promises to do for them. During that period of time the young ladies will be professionally instructed in their own personal use of cosmetics and hairstyling, as well as poise and posture. Names of the contest judges will be announced during the period of time the charm course is being conducted. The prize winning trip for the queen will also be announced the first week of the charm course. The lucky young lady and her mother will share an exciting holiday already planned by the McHenry Chamber of Commerce. Young ladies planning to enter the contest should make application at the office of the McHenry Plaindealer. Two pictures of each applicant are needed together with information concerning the young lady and a signature of one of the parents. Ilurr.v ant' r 'o your application for tin McHenry Marine Festival queen contest. Final judging will lie on June 18 at the VFW clubrooms. EARLY BIRD -- As chairman of the Cancer Crusade for the city of McHenry, Mrs. William Tonyan, Jr., realizes the wisdom of the old adage about the success of the early bird. Mrs. Tonyan has "caught" Mayor Doherty who contributes the first dollar toward the fund drive which officially begins April 18 and continues through May 2. Tony Pintozzi is McHenry township chairman. PLAINDEALER PHOTO