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T)tac[,edy Stalk£ J4ig,hway, QUEEN IN THE MAKING -- Pictured at one of the weekly charm course sessions held in conjunction with the 1969 Marine Festival queen judging contest are these lovely young candidates. Because of the large number. o£ contestants, the judging hour has been set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 18, at the V.F.W. clubhouse. The public is invited. PLAINDEALER PHOTO Highways in the county chalked up an usually high traffic toll last weekend, when four persons were idlled. Of greatest local interest was the crash on Rt. 12, at; Solon Mills, which claimed the life of Wilfred M. Waltner, 31, of Northwest Motel, Spring Grove, who was pronounced dead at the accident scene. A Fort Atkinson, Wis., driver, LaVaughn Miller, told deputies he was travelling east on the highway when his auto was struck by Waltner as it passed him at a high rate of speed. It is believed Waltner lost control of the vehicle. The car slid down the road sideways for more than 250 feet and then left the highway on the south side and continued down a steep embankment. The body of Waltner was taken to a Burlington, Wis., funeral home. An inquest was continued to June 17. One driver and a passenger in a second car died in another crash which occurred Sunday evening at 6:12 p.m. on Rt. 14 bypass, at the intersection of Rt. 47, a half mile south of Woodstock. The dead were Dorothy G. Young, 62, of River Forest, who was pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, and Berna Carlson, 74, of Sawyer, Mich., who died later in the hospital. Evidence indicated that the car driven by Hilmer Carlson, also of Sawyer, was travelling west on bypass 14 in the inside lane of traffic and the auto driven by Mrs. Young was proceeding south on Rt. 47, also on the inside lane. A witness told deputies that he was driving north on Rt. 47, approaching the intersection, and the traffic^-signal favored the north-south traffic. Carlson was taken to Memorial hospital and reported to be in critical condition the following day. Because of his injuries, he was unable to make a statement except that he was travelling west on Rt. 14. Charges are pending against Carlson. The Carlsons had been visiting in the home of her niece, Marjorie Smith, in Woodstock and had just left on the return trip to Michigap when the accident took place. An inquest into the two deaths is pending. Roy Fleming, 63, of Chemung was pronounced dead at the scene, Rt. 14, three and a half miles north of Harvard, in an-, other accident which took place Saturday night at 11:30. Alice Fleming, a passenger, was taken to Harvard hospitai in fair condition. A second driver was Emil Slack of Rt. 1, Delavan, Wis., who was treated in Harvard hospital and released. The third auto involved was driven by John Johnson of Rockford. Few details were learned following the crash, although one statement indicated that the Slack vehicle ^travelled into the opposite lane of traffic. Fur- , ther investigation is pending. Collect $2472 THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Scout Drive Successful SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKE S REGION SINCE 1875 VOL. 91 - NO. 87 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1969 2 SECTIONS, , 22 PAGES - 10<r High Schools Graduate 489 UPH iilMP hJ5 mmJ! hI "Session of^e ^tCXntttgSWW-The invo- East campus Principal Ger- cation was given by'Rev» Robaid V. Fain will give the introduction, after which there will be short talks by Class President Donald Reinboldtand Have you taken the time to become acquainted with McHenry* s energetic and enthusiastic C. of C. manager? Carl Prosser is the personification of the many qualities one might put into a mold for the ideal manager. He is serious, but with a twinkle in business-like but friendlv-. he has an affinity for Chamber work but never lets it become more important than the individuals who make up the organization. Above all, Carl Prosser appeals to us as a real gentleman who is a definite credit to McHenry's C. of C. as its first manager. (Continued on page 16) YOUNG McHENRY WOMAN U OF W HONOR GRADUATE When Lynn Reihansperger Funk received her BS degree with the graduating class of the University of Wisconsin last Monday morning, she had already been the recipient of special honors. Mrs. Funk had worn the red honor stoll with her cap and gown, classifying her as an honor graduate, when she attended the honors convocation the previous Sunday. With a major in elementary education, she will teach sec- - ond grade in the Johnsburg school next fall. McHENRY HIGH A record number of graduates 314 - will receive diplomas at ttfe McHenry Community high school's fortyninth annual commencement exercises to be held Wednesday evening, June 11, at 8:15 on McCracken field. In case of inclement weather, the program will be held in the west campus gym. Hie east campus school band, under direction of William Toalson, will play the processional, "Pomp and Circumstance" and the Recessional, MARIAN CENTRAL McHenry area students were among major award winners at annual Honors Day held at Marian Central Catholic high school. In charge of reading the citations was Martin Conway of McHenry, Student Council president. Recognized were Bob Ruggero of Wonder Lake, valedictorian; Gary Schaefer of McHenry, VFW Post 5040 award and Carlotta Olson of McHenry, Moose lodge award. Commencement exercises for 175 graduates were held Friday evening, June 6, in the Vice-President Cindie Freund. Special honor awards for scholarship will be presented by West campus Principal Richard A. Swantz. The presentation of diplomas will be made by Dr. Carl T. Bergstrom, superintendent. Gold tassels will denote members of the National Honor (Continued on page 16) ert E. Schneider, pastor of St. Mary's parish^ Woodstock, and the Most Rev. Arthur J. O'Neill, D.D., Bishop of Rockford, gave the blessing to conclude the program. Rev. J. Philip Reilly gave the commencement address, ^after which the graduates were introduced by Rev. Philip L. Kennedy and Sister M. Scholastica, CSC. Bishop O'Neill presented the diplomas. The school chorus sang several musical selections. College Offers Summer Courses Summer School at McHenry County college in Crystal Lake will offer forty-two courses during the 1969 summer sessions. These courses include freshmen courses for students graduating in May, 1969, and others who have never attended college, as well as sophomore courses for students who have already completed part of their education. It is expected that many students .returning home for the summer will take one or two courses. Registration is now in progress for the summer session which begins June II. The courses being offered this summer are Anthropology, Art Appreciation, Painting I, Accounting I & II, Internship, Elementary Chemistry, Introduction to Data Processing, Computer Programming I, II, HI; English1 Composition I & II; English Literature, American Literature, Individual Stu- (Continued on page 16) Artists. Place Entries For Fair This Weekend One of northern Illinois' most pleasant and attractive indoor attractions is coming Cast, and this weekend marks the beginning of preparations for it-the thirteenth annual Country Art Fair at McHenry. Artists begin to place their entries this weekend. The big show for the public opens at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 20, and continues through Sunday evening, June 22. Before that, patrons have a Patrons' Day on Wednesday,^ June 18, where they can select their favorite painting, sculpture or miniature. On Thursday night,.. June 19, a dinner for the artists and the announcement of the award winners will be held at the McHenry Country club. The main attraction, the variety of artistic presentations by area artists will be at the Mc- (Continued on page 16) BABY'S LIFE SAVED THROUGH "SISTER'S EFFORT Through the combined efforts of young Chris Casey of Lakemoor, Fire Chief Glenn Peterson, members of his volunteer fire department and the Johnsburg rescue squad, Tommy Casey, 18 months old, of 223 Willow drive, Lake moor, is recovering in McHenry hospital after almost choking to death in the family home early Monday. Chief Peterson received the . call about 8 o'clock, when a weak voice came over the lines from a weeping girl who managed to tell him her brother needed help. With the telephone operator and city hall desk service also 'i tuned in" Peterson began the long and tedious task of finding out that the little girl's name was Chrissy and she lived in a big brown house. At one point she told them she had better hang up to help her brother, but Peterson persuaded her to keep talking until he could learn the home address. After five or six minutes, Mrs. Casey came to the phone, hysterical after arriving home from a visit to a neighbor to find the child choking. After calling the rescue squad, Peterson drove to Lakemoor, the light on his car flashing, and met Mrs. Casey and two other women with the baby, leaving the subdivision for help. They had been giving mouth-tomouth resuscitation to no avail. Peterson took the baby, (Continued on page 16) Donald Wattles, center, treasurer for the Boy Scout fund drive in McHenry this year, is shown presenting a check in the amount of $2,172 to George Brand, Kishwaukee district (McHen- Story Hour For Children At City Library The' McHenry library announces the start of its Story Hour for children between the ages of 4 and 8. Miss Kathy Bolger will be in charge of the hour long story time which begins at 1 o'clock Thursday, June 12, and continues • each Thursday throughout the summer. The summer reading program, this year based on "The Big Top" theme, will begin with the closing of school. Interested young people may register for this program in the children's section of the library. For children of all ages, three film programs have been arranged between 1 and 2 o'clock at the library on July 18 and Aug. 1. Both are Walt Disney films, the first, "One Day at Teton Marsh." HELEN CROUCH TO HEAD DOUGHNUT DAY TAG SALE Helen S. Crouch of 911 S. Broadway, McHenry, will serve as Salvation Army Doughnut Day chairman in McHenry, when a goal of $800 will be sought. Last year $750 was raised locally. Tagging activities in 135 suburban communities will begin at 6 a.m. on Friday, June 13, and extend through the early evening hours. Total campaign goal is $441,- 000, with $196,000 of that amount as the Doughnut Day responsibility. Through the forty- six institutions, departments and neighborhood centers of the Salvation Army, a multi-- tude of services are provided each year to people in need. Local sponsor of Doughnut Day is the McHenry Woman's club. ry county) executive, as Albert S. Bla&e, president of sponsoring Rotary club, loptfs on. This year over 2,800 are enrolled in'vthe scouting program, of which 600 are in the McHenry area. PLAINDEALER PHOTO For the third year, the McHenry Rotary club has undertaken successfully the sponsorship of the annual Boy Scout fund drive. For the third year also, the new goal has been established 50 per cent higher than the previous year and that goal has been exceeded. Rotary President Albert S. Blake said this week that the fund drive project is just another means of the club serving youth and the community. Each member contributed generously and also gave freely of his time to contact business houses, industrial firms and professional offices in soliciting support. Mr. Blake w^s gratified at the success of the drive. VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS McHenry county listed 61,550 motor vehicles registered and $1,707,026.53 collected in license fees for the year 1968. Of the total registrations, 49,557 were passenger cars. MCHS Seniors Win Recognition On Honors • • •" • -i Pictured in the first photo above are members of the MCHS class who won special scholarships on Honors Day. First row, Patricia Meyers, Student Council scholarship; American Legion award and Illinois state teacher's scholarship; Michael Janik, Gary Vogt Memorial award and Illinois, state grant; Steve Salter, state grant; Patricia Schmidt, Buckner scholarship loan and state teacher's scholarship; Gayle Rothermel and Peggy Peterson, state teacher's scholarships; Debbie Guirlani, state grant; Carol Beck and Carol Curran, state teacher's scholarships; second row, Larry Cristy, Student Council scholarship; Beth Okal, North Central scholarship and state grant; Gerald Freund and Phil Owen, state grants; Barb Kober and Cynthia Freund, state teacher's scholarships; Kathleen Dowell, state grant; Suanne Freund, FTA scholarship and state grant; Juanita^Repta, John Dreymiller Memorial scholarship; Earla Miller, state teacher's scholarship; third row, Donald Reinboldt, Sons of the American Revolutioh, Student Council scholarship, Ricky Prine scholarship and state teacher's scholarship; Rosemary Orton, McHenry Kiwanis scholarship and state grant; Gregory Borter, DePauw scholarship loan; Fredrick Foerster, General Motors training scholarship; Betsy Hauf, state teacher's scholarship; Margaret Herrmann, state grant; Karen Larson, Janis Zilinskas and Joan Farr, state teacher's scholarships; Glenda Burger and Debra Betts, state grants. Jn the second picture are winners of other awards made on Honors Day. First row, Joseph Seese, four years perfect attendance; James Vyduna band award; Gregory Bbrter, Tenth Legion scholarship, Steven Salter, IITscholarship; Ralph Nowak, Catholic Order of Foresters scholarship; Juergen Zalud, German club award; second row, Mary Jo Gaub, Rockford college scholarship; Cathie Becker, University of Illinois PLAINDEALER PHOTOS scholarship and United Airlines mainliner scholarship; Mary Santi, Valparaiso university scholarship; Sharon Mason, North Park college scholarship; Beth Okal, Student Council scholarships; Dawn Guettler, Arion award, chorus award and state grant; Caryn Peterson and Nancy Winters, women's auxiliary to McHenry hospital nursing scholarships; Sue Riordan, women's auxiliary of Memorial Hospital for McHenry County scholarship; Joann Schabow, MacMurray college scholarship and National Catholic Society of Foresters scholarship; and Rosegiary Orton, McHenry Kiwanis scholarship and state grant. ' A v