A PG. o- PIAINDEALER- FRI. APRIL 25, 1969 WARRIOR BAT GIRLS, It's a first for M.C.HJS. These gals will brighten the playing field during the Warrior games. They are L-R; Mary Lienhard, Robbi Stowel, Amy Howell, Lyn Monteleone, Sherry Vogt, Janet Larkin and Nancy DeWerdt PLAINDEALER PHOTO Earl Walsh SO I HEAR Area Fish Biologist Answers Clean Streams On Dead Fish Problem There is a smoke screen covering Green street at Elm this morning and people are milling all over the area. Justen's Furniture store is in flames. Business people and property owners in the area are much concerned over a spread of flames. The firemen are doing great work and appear to have the situation in hand. The Juste ns are thanking God that no lives were lost. Spo rts Editor snide remarks to us about our Sox. And we hadn't said a word. Maybe they are mind readers. We read on and learn that "Cornell Sdamfts ( To Demands." Holy Hector* When are our school leaders going to get their backs up? When you can take over a school with shot guns it is time for somebody to show what we can term no other way than just plain guts. We pick up the sports page as tenseness surrounds us and relax at seeing the headline "SOX ROMP OVER ANGELS, 7-1." Angels or devils ... that old Sox power shows no favoritism. After that double-header loss to the Pirates, Cub fans are making excuses and also making We truly feel sorry for the vast majority of good students who may want to improve the ways of education, but do not demand or take over. Following is a reply to Mc- Henry County Clean Streams Committee: In answer to your question regarding the number of dead and dying fish seen recently in the Pistakee Bay and Fox River outlet area at McHenry, I do have some information about this. I was first contacted concerning this matter by Marion Hocker of Pistakee Bay, who called me shortly after the ice went off and informed me that he had observed considerable numbers of dead- fish on his downwind shoreline. When I visited this part of Pistakee. Lake the next day, March 28, I did observe numbers of dead fish, mainly channel catfish, in the south end of Pistakee Bay. I also observed a few fish that were swimming at the surface in a distressed condition So, lef s think of more pleasant things ... like listening to the birds sing and watching our neighbors spade their gardens. Free Deer Hunting Permits For Land Owners June 1 Springfield, 111., Apr. 15 -- Sportsmen who will hunt deer on land they own and live on may apply for free permits beginning Sunday, June 1, William L. Rutherford, director of the Illinois Department of Conservation, announced today. Absentee owners of farmland may purchase permits for $5 from June 1 through June 20 to hunt cm their farms. Applications for these permits must be approved by conservation officers assigned to counties in which the farms are located. Starting June 23, all other sportsmen may apply for permits. Applications postmarked prior to June 21 will be returned to the sender. Bow hunting permits will be issued starting June 1. The deer season is divided into two 3-day weekends. The first begins Fri., Nov. 21, and ends Sun., Nov. 23. The second is from Fri., Dec. 12, through Sun., Dec. 14. The first portion of the bow season frill begin Wed., Oct. 1, and end Sun., Nov. 16. The second portion Will begin Mon., Nov. 24, and end Wed., Dec. 31, except that no bow hunting will be permitted Dec. 8- 14. Seventy-one counties will be open for deer hunting with shotguns or muzzle-loading rifles again this year. The entire state is open for bow hunting. Gun permit quotas have been reduced in two counties. Research over the past two years by Dr. Richard Andrew of East-, era Illinois university and Jack Calhoun, leader of the department deer project, indicates the white tail herd in the northern part of Pope county has been severely overharvested since 1964. This year's quota for north Pope county is 3,500 permits, 1,500 fewer than were available in 1968. Hunting pressure in the southern part of Pope county has not been excessive; therefore, the permit quota there remains at 2,000. Due to a decrease in deer kills in Winnebago county in recent years that count's permit quota has been lowered. Rutherford said he will adhere strictly to recommendations of game technicians regarding the number of permits to be issued. ITEM: Bricks may be used for floors in some rooms of the house. They create an informal atmosphere and a°re easy to care for if properly installed and finished. Bricks are porous and absorb grease and soil unless a hard finish is applied to the surface to seal the open pores. • • * Chain-O-Lcskes Power Squadron Installs Officers Saturday, April 19, 1969, the Chain-O-Lakes Power Squadron installed their new officers at their annual Change of Watch dinner. Three of the new officers are McHenry residents. District Commander Grant Vorhees administered the oath of office to the following: Commander, Richard A. Hupe; Executive officer, Wm. E. Creutz; Administrative officer, Ben J. Tvaroh; Secretary, Robert Mertins, and Treasurer, Allen W. Larson. Northern Illini Bowmen April club shoot winners were mostly a family affair with mother, Ann Martin, in the winner's circle shooting a 157, putting her up to Class C. Father, Ray, and Ray Jr., both placedisecond in this handicap shoot. Rex Sommer again outshot his former score of 255 by upping it to 339 out of a possible 560 points. With handicap his score was 657 giving Mm a gold medal. Also father, Oscar's gold „ medal was for shooting a 430, handicapped to 544. Jean Bird took a second place medal and Lee Kiltz a third. At the April club meeting plans were made for the " May Marathon". Range captain, Les Adams, called a work party for Saturday, May 10. John Wallin volunteered to head the May 17 Marathon Nite shoot. To promote archery, the Northern Illini Bowmen voted to man a booth at the McHenry County Fair showing target and hunting equipment, demonstrating the use of the bow, and possibly inviting the public to try shooting a few arrows. Oscar Sommer and Tom Wendt will be in charge of the arrangements for the booth. and I collected some of these for examination. Water tests that I undertook at that time did not indicate any chemical cause for this die-off, such as low oxygen in the water. I sent a collected fish to a federal laboratory the next day. At the time of my first inspection, the dead fish were confined to the south end of Pistakee Lcke, however, in subsequent visits fish carcasses have been also observed in the Fox River below the Chain and in Mineola Bay of Fox Lake. I recently received the laboratory report about the fish and in the judgement of the biologist who conducted the examination, the fish was suffering from a heavy infestation of a small, protozoan parasite called Trichodina. The manner in which the fish were dying and other evidence strongly points to this very tiny parasite as being the culprit in this particular fish mortality in the Chain. Fish frequently become most susceptible to diseases and mortality in the early spring, because they have not yet commenced to feed actively and to regain confined conditions, such as in a hatchery, the fish could be treated with a salt solution and the parasite eliminated, however, under natural conditions, such as in the Chain, such treatment is not possible. I have observed a number of other diseases affecting fish in the wild and I m ist say that frequently other conditions in the water, such as poor water Waxed Floors You can prolong the new appearance of a just-finished floor with a coat of wax. The wax protection will last as long as the wax finish is intact. The floor should have at least two coats of wax --but if you use a liquid wax, you have to apply additional coats to build up an adequate film. Paste wax is best on a floor finished with shellac. VACATION PLANNING I Go anywhere, anytime. We will arrange your | trip as you wish. Here in one office you can obtain folders and unbiased information on all tours, cruises and trips. Call or write today. Chain-O-Lakes Travel Service 3405 W. Elm St. McHenry 385-7500 for MEN When selecting a gift for him. ... let us help! Store for MEN 1245 N. Green St., McHenry, 111. Phone 385-0047 Open Daily 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Fri. til' 9 p.m. CLOSED ON SUNDAYS USE THE FREE GREEN STREET PARKING AREA Warriors Twist Tiger Tails In 7-0 Ball Game The Warriors took a safari down to Tigerland this last Tuesday and came back with a 7-0 decision over nearby Crystal Lake nine. The cold, gloomy day was certainly a deterrent to any hot hitting, but the Warriors did manage nine safeties to back up the shutout, three hit pitching of junior Tom Janik. Janik did not have his usual humming fastball, but his ability to nick the corners with his curve, added to some fine defensive efforts by his mates gave him his second conference win of the season. The Tigers aided our dause with an even half dozen miscues in the field, making all our runs unearned. Mark Camasta continued his torrid hitting with a brace of singles, and Tom Hurches and Mike Janik also chipped in with a pair of hits apiece. The first inning saw the Warriors pull in front with three tallies on the strength of two hits and a pair of errors by the Crystal Lake shortstop. Fom then it was peck away a run at a time for McHenry, and after six innings the officials called the game because of darkness. This Saturday is a crucial one for our pennant chances as we will face the always rough Broncos of Barrington. The big red boast two fine hurlers in Olson and Allan, and one of the most feared hitters in the league in l&rge third baseman Dave Glantz who has been almost impossible to retire so far this year. Hope you can make the contest, we start at 12:30; why not join the Warriorettes in urging the front running Warriors on? BOX SCORE Warriors - 7; Crystal Lake - 0; Warriors-9 hits; Crystal Lake- 3 hits; Warriors - 1 error; Crystal Lake - 6 errors. B R H WARRIORS Camasta 2B 3 M. Janik SS 3 1/ 2 Rohrer IB /•---4_. 0 J 1 Miller p.r. 0 0 J. Smith RF 2 1 0 Fairchild RF 1 0 0 Decker LF 4 1 1 T. Janik p 2 0 0 Hurckes 3B 3 1 2 M. Freund CF 3 0 0 Thurlwell C 3 0 1 CRYSTAL LAKE B R H Denker CF 2 0 0 Reimer LF 3 0 0 Hardy 3B, P 3 0 1 Guffa C 3 0 1 Barchard SS 3 0 0 Falk RF 2 0 0 Metropolous RF 0 0 0 Vogelman 2B, 3B 1 0 0 Mairce 3B 1 0 0 Green IB 2 0 1 Kinter P 0 0 0 Shields 2B 2 0 0 quality, bring about a stress on fish that make them susceptible to diseases and parasites. Often certain species of fish are more susceptible than others and in this case the catfishes seem to be the species most affected. 1 have some addtional fish that I have collected during investigations of this recent dieoff and am sending these specimens to the Illinois Natural History Survey for further analysis. We will be conducting our annual fish population test in the Fox Chain during May, and will observe very closely at that time as to whether this recent condition has caused any change in the fish papulation of these lakes compared to our tests from the five previous years. Ordinarily, we have found the fish population in the Chain to be of very good quality. If this condition were to change for the worse, I would strongly suspect that water quality and environmental conditions were getting worse. Thank you for your interest in this matter. Many other persons in your area have also contacted us and expressed concern over this condition and we will always attempt to answer these inquiries with whatever information we have. Sincerely, Bruce Muench, Area Fish Biologist 19121 Beck Road Marengo, 111. 60152 Racquet Men Drop Pair To Lake Zurich by Bert Hagemaim The ever improving Warrior tennis squad dropped a close pair of matches to Lake Zurich this past week fay the margins of 2-3, 2-3. Varsity winners were Jim Lightner who won 6-2, 6-1, and Leon Zelvis who extended his opponent all the way before winning 5-7, 7-5, and 6-1. The Warriors are showing continued improvement; why not try and make a match very soon, they surely could use your support. Results follow below: April 15, Lakb Zurich vs McHenry at Lake Zurich. Varsity 2-3; Fresh.-Soph. 2-3. VARSITY SINGLES (McHenry) Jim Donnelly, 2-6, 0-6; Jim Lightner, 6-2, 6--1; Leon Zelvis, 5-7, 7-5, 6-1. VARSITY DOUBLES Keith Grossich and Steve Broderick, 8-10, 4-6; Keith Klontz and Ed Wittrock 0-6, 5-7. SINGLES (McHenry) --- Frosh-Shop team Dana Wheelock, 3-6, 3-6; John McGowan, 3-6 (one set) Pat Higgons, 6-2 (one set). DOUBLES Ray Low and Tom Lingenfetter, 1-6, 2-6; Keith Engelhardt and John Bixby, 6-1 (one set). VARSITY SINGLES (Lake Zurich) Steve Henning, Steve Hughes, Rick Branch. VARSITY DOUBLES Art Levey and Bill Irick. Mark Toussaint and Don Snetzinger. JUNIOR VARSITY SINGLES Tom Thompson, Brian Hurd, Chuck DiVincenso. JUNIOR VARSITY DOUBLES Brian Gregery and Dave Johnson. Dan Mieves and Tom Haines. G. A. A. Initiation Held For 57 New Members At MCHS by Pat Morrison Last Thursday," April 17, the Girl's Athletic association held its annual invitation. There were fifty-seven to be initiated. The ceremony included candle lighting, signing the G.A.A. book, and receiving a G.A.A. initiation pin. President Joan Farr led the initiation with the other board Hunting Seasons Announced Early For Vacation Plans Springfield, ni., April 21 -- The hunting seasons for cock pheasant, quail, Hungarian partridge and rabbits will begin Saturday, Nov. 15, the Illinois Department of Conservation announced today. Opening dates are announced early so that sportsmen may plan their vacations well in advance. Squirrel season in the Southern Conservation Zone starts Friday, Aug., 1. Monday, Sept., 1, is opening day in the Northern zone. U.S.* Rt. 36 is the dividing line between the zones. The hunting season for raccoon, opossum, skunk and weasel starts Saturday, Nov., 1. Thfese dates were recommended by game technicians and approved by the conservation advisory board. The bag and possession limits and the number of days in each season will be announced in late summer after reports from field personnel have been evaluated. SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS IN COUNTYNAMED Winners of University of Illinois scholarships in McHenry county have been reported to Richard L. Tazewell county Superintendent of Schools, who accepted applications for these scholarships last December. Five scholarships are available in McHenry county, awarded on the basis of scores made on the ACT examinations ghen on May 11, 1968, Aug. 3, 1968, or Oct. 19, 1968. They exempt the winners from tuition for a period of four years. The scholarships are Special County, Agriculture, Home Economics, Child of a Veteran of World War I, Child of a Veteran of World War n, Child of a Veteran of Korean Conflict. For McHenry county, the winners this year were: Agriculture, Kenneth Earl Church - Harvard; Home Economics, Frances Lee Donahue - Huntley; Child of a Veteran of1 World War I, James E. Bennett - Woodstock; Child of a Veteran of World War n, Stephen Raymond Noe - Marengo; and Child of a Veteran of the Korean Conflict, David Benjamin Rigby - Woodstock. These scholarships can be used only at the University of Illinois and are in addition to the General County Scholarship winners previously announced who can use their scholarships at any of the eight state-supported universities in Illinois. ITEM: A sewing machine is an important purchase. Buy a name brand machine from a dealer who stands behind the merchandise he sells. Readily available parts and service are more certain than with unknown brands. • • • ITEM: A modern food waste disposer saves thousands of steps each year, and eliminates the need to trudge out to the garbage can in inclement weather. members assisting her. Refreshments were served after the ceremony. SPRING IS HERE! See Alexander Lumber for all your fix-up needs SAKRETE BARGAINS TOR hnlTYoUXSUflKS ALEXANDER LUMBER CO. 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