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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOL 91 - NO. 101 WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1969 2 SECTIONS-24 PAGES - 10$ County Fair Opens Thursday Miss McHenry County contestants are, left to right, front row£ Claudia Loy; Cindi Sutton, Sandra Scott, Bonita Benson, and Jan Brown; top row, Xancy DeWerdt, Penny Ruth, Valerie Miuin' and - Meanderin' Reopen Fox To Boat Traffic An initial impression -- whether it is a city, a person or situation--has long been rec­ ognized of top importance. The wisdom of this thinking was evident again last Friday when an Arlington Heights man, Larry Brousseau, came into the Plaindealer office, hoping to share his newly recovered faith in the thoughtfulness of man­ kind with others. The story, according to Mr. Brousseau, gave him a new outlook on res­ idents who live along the rivet and a very favorable impres­ sion of the city of McHenry. As his craft was proceed­ ing up the river, just south of the Country club, the motor on the boat suddenly popped out and became lost beneath the surface. Supervisor Wal­ ter Dean, whose home was near­ by, saw the incidertt and in­ sisted that the unfortunate boat­ ing enthusiast use the Dean boat in attempting a recovery. Brousseau added that Dean spent a good part of two days assisting him, and after the mo­ tor was spotted, devised a hoist to raise it from the water. All this fromamanwhoprob- ably spends as many working hours in a week as anyone in McHenry and more than most of us. Brousseau's enthusiasm for the goodness of his fellow man convinces us that Walter Dean has done his job well in "selling" his home commun­ ity to others. Bob Freund and his Great Groyp -- the McHenry stage band, concluded another season As of 6 a.m. last Saturday, the Fox river was opened again for boat traffic. McHenry County Sheriff John C. Carroll announced the reopening after he surveyed the river by hel­ icopter on July 25. Originally, thfe river was closed because of the heavy Garrett, Marlene Riccio, Deborah Brady, Paula Osborne and Cheryl Tomao. In just eight days, the most beautiful , mature field in the 21 - year history of the Miss McHenry County pageant goes before the grandstand audience at the McHenry County Fair to determirle the 1969 winner. The contest is 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 31. tj. t That's the view of many ob­ servers who have seen these dozen beauties at civic func­ tions or on television shows or heard them on radio pro­ grams since the field was es­ tablished in early July. This year's bevy of beauties (Continued on page 14) rainfall over the past few months. After receiving num­ erous complaints from water­ front property wners, Carroll ordered the rwer closed on July 21. House owners along the river had been troubled by the wakes (Continued on page 14) McHenry county's twenty- first fair provides a dramatic setting for the competitive e- valuation of the work of 1,227 4-H boys and girls, starting Thursday, July 31. But this 1969 McHenry County Fair is far more than a 4-H Showcase- though happily that is one of its finest assets. The climax to the work, worry and effort of these young people takes place before the critical eye of judges as these youthful ex­ hibitors learn just how they rate in comparison with the efforts of their peers. "Learning by doing" be­ comes more than a slogan. In addition, many of the 4-H boys and girls will compete for $10,198.25 offered in prize money through open class com­ petition at the fair. More open class money than a year ago in swine, poultry and clothing boosts the total to a level higher than the amount offered a year ago- This year's fair opens July 31 and contin­ ues through Aug. 3. Two rodeo shows on Aug. 2, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. will be one of the features. So will crown- Sing the 4-H King and Queen on 4-H night on Friday, Aug. 1. On Thursday night, July 31, the most-closely contested Miss McHenry County Pageant in the twenty-one presented at the fair takes place before the grandstand audience. This year's field is "outstanding" as one newspaperman of consid­ erable experience exclaimed following the preliminary jud­ ging, July 10. One big attraction, and sure to add to the pleasure of per­ sons attending, is the new Stock Pavilion. This 70-foot building has just been erected and it will serve as the central point for dairy and beef judging. The 4-H Auction on Sunday afternoon, annually a major at­ traction, will be held in this big, comfortable building this year, too. This will attract bid­ ders and make the auction of steers, barrows and sheep more enjoyable for all. Hard work by 4-H members, (Continued on page 14) CROWN MISS WONDER LAKE -- Pretty Mary Lienhard, a l/-year-old dark-haired beauty named Wonder Lake queen for 1969, is shown being crowned by the 1968 title-holder, Miss Nancy DeWerdt. She was chosen from a field of five contestants who participated in the finals of the annual pageant last Saturday eve­ ning. The contest was a highlight of the fire­ men's carnival. Coin Collection Among Week's Burglary Losses Vandalism On Rampage Within Area Two acts of destructive van­ dalism occurred in Wonder Lake last .week with county 'sheriffs deputies investigating both incidents. Someone used raw eggs to damage a car belonging to Mrs. Francis Lefevere, 3618 Lake- shore drive, Wonder Lake, and another car owned by her broth­ er. Before throwing the eggs into the gas tank of her broth­ er's car, the vandals siphoned the fuel from the tank. Raw eggs were also thrown from an open vent window into Mrs. Lefevere's car. Splatter­ ing over the seats, the eggs damaged the interior. While her brother's car was parked in the driveway in front of the house, Mrs. Lefevere's auto was parked near her garage. Vandals scuttled a boat ojvn- ed by Mrs. Ann Wenk, 77ll Orchard drive, Wonder Lake, on the night of July 24. By pulling the bilge plug, someone was able to siifl^lhe boat with its motor attache!. (Continued on page 14) Three burglaries over the weekend were reported to the McHenry county sheriffs de­ partment from within the Mc­ Henry area. In two of the cases, the thieves made away with over $150 worth of goods. With a collector's value of $5,000, a coin collection worth $300 in face value was among the goods taken from the home of Harold C. Shelton, 7500 Sa­ lem drive, Wonder Lake, while he and his family were at the firemen's carnival on the night of July 26. The collection was stolen along with six $25 sav­ ings bonds, a $50 savings bond and a $25 freedom share bond in a brown leather bag. Also Babies Hurt In Two-Car Crash Two babies received brain concussions in a head-on col­ lision at 254 Rt, 120 in Lake- moor on Tuesday morning, July 29. The children, one aged 14 months and the other 16 months, were in a small foreign car driven by Susan Bailey, Hae- ger's Bend drive, Algonquin, when they hit head-on with a car driven by Mary M. Lock- wood, 201 W: Orchard, Arling- (Continued on page 14) Miss America Portrays Her Patriotic Role One of the most memorable moments of the entire season for many will be that time dur­ ing the Marine Festival parade when Miss America participat­ ed in the raising of the flag at the city hall. The picture at left shows a local Cub Scout presenting the flag to her atop the float. Shortly afterward, with a large crowd watching, including Mayor and Mrs. Do- herty, members of the ' City Council, Parade Marshal and Mrs. Frank Low and Supt. of Public Works and Mrs. Fred Meyer, the flag was raised. > . " The emotion packed pro­ gram was concluded when the McHenry high school band play­ ed " The Star Spangled Ban­ ner" while the assemblage join­ ed Miss America, with hand over her heart, in paying trib­ ute. PLAIWWALER PHOTOS missing from Sheldon's home is a wallet containing approx­ imately $3.50 and two credit cards. Apparently, the burglars en­ tered the home by knocking out the screen to a kitchen window^ After crawling through the win­ dow, the thieves rummaged through the house. When he returned, Shelton found all the lights in the home burning and the back door open. B and D Auto Supply store, 1719 W. Rt. 120, McHenry, was burglarized on the night of July 26. After smashing through the outer plate glass window at the store's entrance, the thieves punched a hole into the bottom of the inner glass door with a , 15-inch tire rim and entered the shop. When the second door was brokjytniTfrough, the alarm sys­ tem wasVset off. Ignoring the ringing be\l, the burglars went to the comWnation file cabinet and safety vault on the east side of the building. After pry­ ing off the large door of the cabinet with a broken screw driver, they attempted to break into the small safe door. Un­ able to pry the safe open with the screw driver, the thieves took a chisel from a tool rack in the store and then broke the lock. Missing from the store are 47 one-dollar bills, three 5dol­ lar bills, two 10 dollar bills, 10 rolls of pennies, 2 rolls of nickels, 3 rolls of dimes, 3 rolls of quarters, and an un­ determined" '-amount of loose change. Also taken was a metal ^ box containing 25 silver dollars" and three one dollar silver cer­ tificates. Although nothing of great val­ ue appears to be missing, the summer home of Herman Bur- meister, at 5007 Wildwood drive, McHenry, was entered on the night of July 24. Apparently, the burglars enter­ ed the house by breaking out a window in the kitchen door. Dresser drawers were opened but their contents were not strewn about. A neighbor living at 5004 S. Wildwood drive heard the sound of breaking glass. Think­ ing it was a dog rummaging through the garbage can, the neighbor did not report the in­ cident. Lucille Warner, 1631 Sherman blvd., Bay View Beach, Crystal Lake, notified the sher­ iff s department. ' Mrs. Warner, Burmeister's daughter, told deputies that only some change in the drawers appeared to be missing. However, the extent of tnc bur­ glary will not be known until Burmeister checks his house. J îenhaxd Wondei £al?e Mary Lienhard, a 17-year- old, brown-eyed beauty reigns today as Miss Wonder Lake 1969. Miss Lienhard was chosen from a field of five contes­ tants who participated in the fi­ nals of the Miss Wonder Lake pageant Saturday, July 26. Thg contest is held in conjunction with the annual firemen's car­ nival at Wonder Lake. Joseph Harriman, committee chairman for the contest acted as master of peremonies. The jerverrt started as Harriman in­ troduced Edward O'Brien, as­ sistant fire chief of the Won­ der Lake department. O'Brien thanked the large crowd for showing support for the fire de­ partment by attending the car­ nival. Harriman then introduced Nancy* ^Werdt, Miss Wonder Lake 1968> Miss DeWerdt will be participating in the Miss McHenry(County contest at the McHenry County Fair on July 31. A note of humor was inject­ ed into the event when five lad­ ies appeared on stage attired as bathing beauties of the 1920's, Mrs. Mary Remy, Mrs. Donna Beard, Mrs. Peggy Kusch, Mrs. Millie O'Brien and Mrs. Florence Fox dedicated the comical walk-on to the memory of the1 late Nancy El- bersen. The contest itself began with the swim suit competition. Kathy Kroncke, Miss Wonder View, was the first young lady to pass before judges who were Amy Street, Ray Rogers, Ann Sowers and Bob Radish. Miss Kroncke was followed by Judy O'Donnell, Miss Lienhard, Ev­ elyn Svoboda and Donna Tharp. Vocalist April Rogers and Organist Cheryl Elbersen pro­ vided musical entertainment for the spectators while the girls (Continued on pagd^.4)