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W;.. :-,-r T J- r i,' .7 " * sf - * ' , c?4ccident£ Stalk cAx or-- "f Speeding killed Russel Thayer, 607 Lawndale Plac Woodstock, Friday night, June 27, when his car careened off McConnell Road a mile south­ east of Woodstock. A Ringwood boy, Paul M. Walldngton, 8319 Howe Rd., was seriously injured. Walldngton estimated that Thayer was driving between 80 and 90 miles an hour when, as the 18-year-old youth tried to pass another>car, he lost con­ trol of^the ' sports coupe. Ac­ cording to McHenry County Sheriffs deputies, Thayer*s car skidded 106 feet across the ap­ posite lane of the road and in­ to a ditch. ' / The left side of the auto struck a tree. Then, the car bounced 21 feet into a tree which tore off the rear end from the fiber­ glass body. Continuing.its death slide, the vehicle travelled 98 feet and struck another tree which sheared off the top. Skid­ ding another 25 feet, Thayer's car hit a fourth tree which knocked the motor 16 feet from the remains of the sports car. According to the deputies re­ port, "Hie car was totally de­ molished and ended in excess of 100 pieces spread over a wide area." The automobile was so hadly damaged- .that its exact model year could not be deter­ mined. First aid was administered by the sheriffs department and the 18-year-old Walkington was taken to McHenry County Mem­ orial hospital. v Another man lost control of his car when he struck water at 3018 Rt. 31 Sunday, June 29. However, John M. Olson, (Continued on page 7^ MCHENRY Serving the chain-o-lakes region since 1875 VOL. 91 - NO. 93 !*- • - »r--- V w i ' M • - ( . V TUESDAY, JULY 1/1969 14 PAGES - 10C Fair For Ihousands Camp Duru an In 50th Year £ Camp Duncan, north rvance of its fiftieth This scene shows some of the cottages ai of Volo, which is preparing for thefMol ^Duncan, located just off "Rt. 12, a mile north of Highway 120 at Volo, will observe its golden anniversary next year, and plans are under way for this momentous occasion. Although located in Lake county, Camp Duncan sprawls attractively on 378 rolling acres only a feV miles from McHen­ ry and has^n its plans to offer even greater servce locally in year, Smaii insei is Joe Tobolik, who was recently named ex­ ecutive director of the YMCA camp. the months and years ahead. ^ rwv This new program resultsfroth OPEN FIVE-DAY an order of last Jan. 1 (whichLEGION CARNIVAL sets the camp apart as a sep- NEXT WEDNESDAY arate center of activity designed Another trip, almost to the moon, is a success from the standpoint of the Space program and the latest astronauts to leave Mother Earth for the great beyond. The benefits to be de­ rived from this and future trips have been under debate from the time the first launch was made, but always with the two sides considering only the scientific gains or lack of them. Certainly it is time to con­ sider that this feat, which pos­ sibly has surpassed anything ever accomplished by man, may have far reaching and dis­ astrous effects upon the young at heart. Is the accomplish­ ment worth the probable des­ truction of the moon as a back­ drop for lovers of the old fash­ ioned variety? In view of discoveries to date, it should be difficult for any­ one to look at the moon again and be moved romantically fay its reflected beauty. For each view gives second thoughts of proven facts which pinpoint it as a big solid ball pockmarked with large and small holes, much of it covered with a heavy coating of gray dust. ( No longer will the moon prove the great matchmaker that has characterized it for centuries past. But then young folks have changed too. The scraggly hair which at least partially covers a good many of their faces prob­ ably hasn't given them a very good view of the big bright ball in many-a-moon anyway! KAF HOLD RITES FOR ARTHUR ROTH, BUSINESS MAN lur H. Roth, prominent member of McHemy's business life fcnr several years, died un­ expectedly at Tri Lakes, Ind., Thursday, June 26. He was 63 years old. , Mr. Roth, who lived at 1407 N. Court street, McHenry, had owned ~ and operated Roth's Shoes at 1246 N. Green street, (Continued on page 7) ^ : i BECKENBAUGH ADVISOR FOR RUSSIAN TOUR ROBERT K. BECKENBAUGH Robert K. Beckenbaugh, who this month received his Master's degree from South­ ern Illinois university at Car- bondale, with his wife left re­ cently for a Russian study tour, on which he will act as advisor. From St. Louis, the touring group left for London, where they were scheduled to embark cm a Russian steamer Saturday for a five-day cruise of the North Sea and Baltic to Len­ ingrad, with a stop-over in Copenhagen and Helsinki. In Leningrad, there will be a month long intensive Russian language program at the Poli- technical Institute. The itinerary takes them to Moscow for a seminar with academicians . and students, along with an extensive sight­ seeing visit through the city, then on to Kiev, Baku, Moscow, Prague, Munich and back to London. L (Continued on page 7) to serve the local community. Named executive director of Camp Duncan at the sam^time was Jo3 Tobolik, 33. He speaks enthusiastically of his intention to develop a board of direc­ tors which, hopefully, will in­ clude half of its membership from among McHenry area per­ sons. The board will include thirty when completed. Last year alone, the camp, with its thirty-four buildings, served 12,000 different people during the 330 days it was open. Operating costs are based on a $400,000 annual budget. For the first time this year, camping experience is being of­ fered to local persons at this integrated camp at a cost which amounts to only a portion of what is required at a profit- making institution. Everyone is welcome to visit the camp, and a special invi­ tation is extended on Sunday afternoons from 2 to 6 o'clock. The camp is dedicated pri­ marily to three basic pursuits: Outdoor education program ten m irths of the year, Monday through Friday; weekend camp­ ing; and summer camp pro­ gram. Recreation available includes ice skating, tobogganing, sail­ ing, canoeing, fishing, archery, crafts and snowmobile. , . Tobolik is a former program coordinator at Camp Duncan. He began his career with the Chicago association in 1956 as physical director at the Division street YMCA. Recently, he was bestowed the title of "director of physical education" by the North Amer­ ican .Physical Education so­ ciety. To qualify, an individual must do an outstanding job in physical education locally, serve on metropolitan, region­ al and national committees, and write* a professional paper which is accepted by the Pro­ fessional Recognitions com­ mittee of the Physical Educa­ tion society of North America. Among other membership, he belongs to the Amateur Athletic union. As a competitor in vol­ leyball, he was named Ail- American, and has an honorary Black Belt in karate. * » The annual July FouHh car­ nival sponsored by McHenry Legion Post 491 will open Wed­ nesday, July 2, and continue through Sunday, the sixth. The location, for the third year, will be the grounds surrounding the Legion clubhouse on Ring- wood road, north of Rt. 120. Frank Ficek will serve as carnival chairman, assisted by Howard Parth as co-chairman. Mrs. Pearl Cooper will be in charge of the food stand for the woman's auxiliary of the post. One of the highlights will be a kiddie matinee on opening day, Wednesday, starting at 7 p.m. The carnival will be open each of the five nights at 7 (/clock. Highlight of the five-day event will be the colorful fireworks display on the night of the Fourth, scheduled to start at 10:30 p.m. jAmple free parking is prom­ ised. Ruth Mrachek Heads Eleventh District Women "Exhibitors can reach more than 40,000 people with their presentation at the McHenry County Fair this summer". This was the promise of Hen­ ry Edgerton, who has taken over handling commercial exhibitor space assignments for the an­ nual county event. Charles Weingart of McHenry will handle the machinery ex-, hibits and most outdoor space allotments. He asked board members to contact their area machinery dealers and invite them to participate in the fair. A growing number of campers, outdoor enthusiasts, equipment manufacturers, mobile home makers and boat producers are showing increasing interest in exhibiting. Edgerton, executive secre­ tary at the McHenry County Farm Bureau, has sent letters to 1968 exhibitors reminding them of the space reservation deadline. He also is sending notices to prospective exhibi­ tors and tell them of available space with costs in the com­ mercial building, Massey hall and in the open spaces. . Construction of the new 70 x 140-foot clear span metal building to serve as a show­ ing for beef and dairy animals will start soon. It will be ready before this year's fair and will have three show rings for an­ imals. It will b§ built east of existing beef and dairy build­ ing. The fair opens July 31 and the featured attraction opening night will be the Miss McHen­ ry County pageant. Twelve can- dictates will compete, Don Peas- ley, coordinator for the contest, told the board. The candidates Will meet as a group this week and the preliminary judging will take place July 10 at the Tim­ bers restaurant. Mrs. Dorothy Kleckner is contest chairman. PHOTOGRAPHER t CAPTURES TOP CONTEST PRIZE HONORED FOR SERVICE -- For his outstand­ ing leadership and service as the club's char­ ter president for the past two-and-one-half years, Paul A. Schwegel, left, is shown here accepting a plaque presented by newly elected president, William Davidson, and secretary, Sam Grant. PLAINDEALER PHOTO Thefts In Area Are Investigated Find Body Ot Wonder Lake Woman In Car Apparently dead since early May, the body of Alice Snedaker Blomberg was found in the front seat of her cat ?in her garage at 8919 Ramble road, Wonder Lake, last Thursday. A formed inmate of Elgin S{ate hospital, the fifty-five-year-old woman apparently died from carbon monoxide fumes. The body was discovered by Horace Wagner, 3120 Lakeview, Wonder Lake. Wagner, who had a set of keys to Mrs. Blom­ berg* s house, was called to the scene by Mrs. Lorayne Burt, 8921 Ramble road. According to what she told McHenry county sheriff's dep­ uties, Mrs. Burt's son, Skip- py, mowed Mrs. Blomberg's lawn every week. For three weeks, Mrs. Blomberg failed to pay the boy. Neither Skippy, Mrs. Burt nor any other neigh­ bors had seen the woman in the past month to six weeks. When he mowed the lawn on Thursday, June 19, Skippy no­ ticed an odor coming from the garage. Chi June 26, when it was still present, the boy no­ tified Wagner. Wagner also believed the or­ igin was the garbage can be­ side the garage. When the odor persisted after he removed the can; Wqgner opened the gar­ age door and found the body crumpled in the 1963 car. He (Continued on page 7) itn\ RUTH MRACHEK « Mrs. George (Ruth) Mrachek of McHenry Legion Auxiliary JJnit 491, has been elected EleV- enth district auxiliary director. Her election took place during (Continued on page Wayne Gaylord captured first place in the Illinois Press Phi tographers monthly contest witti a (sports photo entitled "Sand For Eyes", which was published May 9 in the Plaindealer. The contest was judged by the staff of The World Herald, Omaha, Neb. Other winners were sec­ ond place, Bob Strewn of Pad- dgck Publications^ third place, Larry Brooks of Decatur Her­ ald, and honorable mentions to Walter Neal of the Chicago ^ Tribune and Paul Sequeira of the Chicago Daily News. Hie point standings at the end of May- has Gaylord tied for fifth place with Curt Beamer of the Champaign Urbana Courier. 400 APPLAUD JUDY RICH AS DAIRY PRINCES < \ Judy Rich, McHenry coun­ ty's new Dairy Princess, laun­ ched her reign this week by escorting the Illinois Dairy Princess on a tour of McHen­ ry county and preparing for her entry in the competition for the Illinois Dairy Princess title in August. Judy, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rich, Harvard, exuded quiet confidence as she accepted her crown from Mary Rath, outgoing county Dairy Princess, at the annual dairy banquet sponsored by the Mc­ Henry County Dairy Promotion council last week. Her first assignment was to welcome Judy Schaufelberger, Illinois Dairye Princess, to Mc­ Henry county last Monday, but (Continued on page 7) County-Wide Program Three burglaries and a theft of boat parts were reported from the McHenry area to the McHenry county Sheriffs de­ partment over the weekend. Nothing of great value was re­ ported missing in the weekend robberies. However, thieves on Wednesday, June 25, netted over fifteen hundred dollars • worth of goods. Animal-loving thieves broke [into the home of Daniel Price, 2603 Lauderdale drive, McHen­ ry, while he and his family were on vacation. While ran­ sacking the house, the burglars fed their victim's dog four hot dogs. Deputy sheriffs found an open package of hot dogs in the kitchen. The lock on the service door in garage adjoining the house was broken. Although dresser drawers in a bedroom were opened and the contents spilled on a bed, nothing appeared to be missing. Mrs. Lauretta Ro- mani, the Prices'/Neighbor, re­ ported the breaking and enter­ ing on Sunday, June 29. Breaking into the unguarded home of Mrs. Fred K. Lohse, 3416 Lake Vista Lane, Won­ der Lake, vandals took only her daughter's diary and 45 cents on Sunday, June 29. Gaining entrance through an unlocked window, the thieves ransacked the entire house. Sheriffs dep­ uties found a broken Tom Mc- Ann sandal, size 8 or 9, in the living room. A six-gallon gas can and a fire extinguisher were taken from a boat belonging to Louis Szerecsen, 1701 W. Sunnyside Beach drive, McHenry. Szerc- sen reported the theft last Sat- As new officers were in­ stalled on June 23, outgoing president, Paul A. Schwegel, reflected on the achievements of the past year, highlighted by the annual Candy Day sale. Funds raised from this and other ac­ tivities/of the McHenry Lions club have resulted in large do­ nations to the Hadley School for the Blind and Leader Dogs. The McHenry Lions club re­ cently received a request to come to the aid of a man in Lisle, 111., who had a detached and needed surgery ir mediately or lose Ids sight. The operation was successfully performed at Michael Reese hospital »nd the Uons of Ill­ inois, District 1-^-wilrpay the medical ^pense which to­ tals $2,000. # The McHenry Lions club has had a very productive two-and- a-half years under the able lea­ dership of Paul A. Schwegel and are looking forward to the com­ ing year wftti zeal and enthus­ iasm. , : *--- urday. . ** Adolph Santorossi, 1005 River road. McHenry, reported that his house had been brok­ en into. Santorossi believed that only two bottles of liquor were missing. Thirty-three dollars worth of goods were stolen from the Pine Tree Pet shop, 210 E. Rt. 120, the night\Of June 25. The burglary was investigated by McHenry" county Sheriff's deputiel. Thieves broke through a rear storm winduw and went through cabinets and drawers in the shop. Taken in the robbery were five 2-ounce bottles of fish tank cleaner, valued at $10; a black iron fish tank stand, $10; a 14-inch stainless steel hood for a fish tank and three dol­ lars worth of pennies, nickels, (Continued on page 7) Sample Area 7ater SAMPLE AREA WATER -- McHenry county recreational waters are being sampled by the volunteers pictured above: Sitting, Mrs. Fred Blanchard, Fred Blanchard, Mrs. Joyce Preus- ker, Louie Pixler, Mrs. F.E. Titus, Dr. J.R. McMkhon, M.G. Hocker, Bill Exline, Richard Wagner and Joseph Metzer; standing, Robert E. Groos, Jerry Raycraft, Edward Ska la, Fred Preusker and Mrs. Anne Skala. The McHenry County Clean Streams committee, chaired by Dr. James McMahon, has or­ ganized a group of volunteers to sample the recreational waters of McHenry county during the summer of 1969. While the Clean Streams committee has been working in the Chain of Lakes and upper Fox River areas for a number of years, this is the first time they have attempted a county-wide pro­ gram. \_ V The program is beii« car­ ried out cooperatively with Mc­ Henry County' Health depart­ ment and the Illinois State health department laboratories. Ward Duel, "county health administra­ tor, Will evaluate the findii^s. J3~ Sv