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PG. 14- PIAINDEALER - WED. AUGUST 6, 1969 Musin' & Meanderin (Continued from page 1) the 1894 Illinois State Fair, being held for the first time in a permanent location on the 154 acre Springfield tract which had been the county fair grounds. Phineas T., now a senior citizen, may pay a se­ date visit to the 1969 Illinois State Fair to peer through his bifocals at the Diamond An­ niversary of the "World'sLar­ gest Agricluture and Livestock Exposition". If he hasn't been back in seventy-five years, he will still recognize the site, (grown to 366 acres), and the Exposition building which had just been completed at the princely cost of $65,000 in 1894. He won't recognize much else. That late September day in 1894, Phineas and his mother were overwhelmed by the size 'of- the Fair; the culinary de­ partment offered $6,000 in premiums to amateur cooks, the displays of textiles included such typical homely arts as handmade lace (doesn't every­ one?), and specimens of darn­ ing, repairing and buttonholes; the genteel art exhibit, the el­ egant display rooms and the more practical economy bed­ room suite priced at $19 which would be "cheap at $40. Young Phineas admired more the stand giving away hot biscuits, and stood in line at the candy stand which gave away a free box of the product to each fiftieth cus­ tomer. They visited livestock dis­ plays--five carloads from In­ diana and an impressive twen­ ty-five more from Wisconsin, while Cheviot sheep were mak­ ing their first appearance in Ill­ inois outside the Chicago World's Fair. They saw har­ ness races, dog races, mule races and chariot r&ces. ("Ben Hur" always won; "Messala" always came in second.) Had they stayed late enough, they could have watched the "Last Days of Pompeii" with Roman guards, Roman Sen­ ators, slaves, gladiators and "prettily robed flower girls", plus gladatorial contests, wor­ ship of the golden calf, scenes in the Baths and-how daring- an orgy! At the finale, Mt. Ve­ suvius erupted as the hero and heroine escaped into an arti­ ficial lake built just for the purpose. Then came a fire­ works display. They knew how to stage an extravaganza in 1894. The Fair was such a success it nearly swamped the city. Some 50,000 to 60,000 visitors jammed the grounds the second day. Many couldn't find places to sleep, two train lines plus streetcars every three-and-a- half minutes weren't enough, dust in the Exposition building stifled crowds and all 50 wat­ er barrels on the grounds ran dry at once. Chicago police who handled crowd control couldn't clear a path to get cattle to the shdw, ring and judging had to be temporarily suspended. Fifteen feet oibleachers at the grandstand collapsed, causing William M. JenkS of Athens to injure his left ankle and an "unknown lady" to sustain a slight injury. Judges in the baby contest were reported in the local papers to "have taken out gen­ erous life insurance policies and are prepared for the worst." They neededto be. They were awarding $5 diamond rings, silver cups and cloth­ ing to such champions as the prettiest, heaviest, crossest, most cross-eyed and the home­ liest babies. Mrs. Fairgoer, in her shoe- sweeping skirts, wouldn't have believed that in 1969 girls in shorts and mini-skirts would walk the grounds without being jailed. Wistful over combina­ tion coal and oil cook stoves, she didn't forsee a Space age kitchen curved to fit the bulk­ head of a 2001 A.D. space ship, self-cleaning, push but­ ton ranges and power sewing machines which automatically make those buttonholes which aren't judged in competition anymore. Phineas didn't guess his great-grandson would watch sky diving demonstrations, missile displays, a midway jammed with thrill rides and "girlie" shows which would have laughed "Lit­ tle Egypt" off the grounds, automobiles overflowing 16,200 parking places, and champion­ ship auto races. And why would a faithful copy of the very mod­ ern drugstore near their home be a popular exhibit bill­ ed as a historical curiosity? Who would have believed an­ nual attendance totals over one million? Phineas' great-grandson in this Apollo Age will see mar­ vels young Phineas never dreamed, and he'll be interest­ ed, but not overwhelmed. Some­ where along the way, awe went out with the high button shoe. KAF Manhattan Island (New York City) got its first water sup­ ply in 1842 -- pipes made out of hollow logs, with cast iron pipe coming much later. Why Not Take In A Movie Tonight? TWO INJURED IN WEEKEND CAR CRASHES , (Continued from page 1) Fourteen-year-old Donald Rose, 4402 Mayfair drive, Mc- Henry, was struck by a trail­ er truck while he was visit­ ing the county fair on July 31. Injuring his leg, the bdy was taken to Woodstock Memorial hospital. Rose was sitting on a fence at the eastern most gate to the fair, by Country Club road. A semi-trailer truck driven by James S. Myk, 7707 Howe road, Ringwood, had stopped at the in­ tersection. When he began to turn the vehicle right, the rear wheels slipped into a culverts? which unbalanced the truck. To avoid tipping over, Myk stepped on the accelerator andthe truck jumped forward. Suddenly, the truck driver heard a voice shout, "You've hit a kid on the fence." A rear-end collision oc­ curred one-half mile east of McHenry on Route 120 on Aug. 1. Charlene D. Mueller, 4611 Shore drive, McHenry, had stopped her car when an auto in front of her braked. Although David J. Miller, 4908 Barnard Mill road, Ringwood, saw the woman's brake lights flash, he was unable to stop his pick­ up truck in time to avoid hitt­ ing Mrs. Mueller's car.» On Aug. 3, a minor accident was investigated by McHenry county sheriffs deputies. When Gregory K. Covey, 7129 Bar­ nard Mill road, McHenry, walk­ ed up to his car parked at the American Legion home at the intersection of Center drive and Wonder Lake road, Wonder ~ Lake, he found a dent in the side. Apparently, Covey's ve­ hicle was struck by a car driv­ en by Harold Bell, Ringwood. Although Bell did not believe he had damaged the other car, he agreed to pay for repairing the dent. When he turned too wide at the intersection of N. Green and W. Pearl street, Frank Hoppe, 1501 Chapel Hill road, McHenry, drove his car into the side of another car driven by William E. Butler, 1306 Wood lane, McHenry. Although Butler had two passengers with him, no one was hurt in the accident on Monday. Butler was stopped at the intersection when the other man turned into him. Only minor damage was done to both cars. -Hoppe was charged with driv­ ing in the wrong lane by Mc­ Henry policemen. Harold Breede of Holiday Hills sustained cuts about the head and his wife received a severely lacerated lip as the re­ sult of a three-car accident which occurred last week on Rt. 14 and Pingree road. Stitches were required to close the wounds. As she turned her car around a curve on E. Wonder Lake road, Janice L. Calkins, 7412 E. Oakwood drive, Wonder Lake, lost control of the ve­ hicle and struck a car driven by Ethel L. Chadburn, 7514 Barnard Mill road, Ringwood. The accident occurred on July 31. Mrs. Calkins was travelling north when her car slid into the opposite lane and into the path of Mrs. Chadburn. No one was injured in the accident, and no charges were lodged against either driver. Sunlight blinded Agnes M. Unruh, 1610 S.Nippersink road, Ingelside, as she pulled onto Regner road on July 30. Un­ able to see, Mrs. Unruh drove her car into the rear end of a car driven by Robert S. Rem- elin, 2116 W. Coolidge, McHen­ ry. i-J I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GOODfYCAR SERVICE ™STORES LOOK WHAT $ $533 DEAL NO.2 • $533 DEAL N0.3 6 OIL CHANGE Our car care experts know how to make your car run smooth and safe. Don't wait. . . bring your car in today and take advantage of this low price offer! Take your car where the experts are .4 USED TIRES TUNE-UP speciall special ] 3 DAYS ONLY N / 3 DAYS ONLY • Cleaned up, dressed up - they look great • Just the thing for that second Plenty of tread depth remain­ ing Here's what we do: inspect complete front end, including springs, shock absorbers, ball joints, idler arms, tie rod ends and steering wheel assembly; re­ align front end; correct camber, caster and toe-in (chief causes of fast tire wear). Offer ends Seturdey night. Here's what we do: Inspect plugs, check and reset timing and points, adjust carburetor and choke, clean fuel bowl, air filter and battery; check ignition wires, condenser, distributor cap, starter, generator, fan belt, and cylinder compression. Offer ends Saturday nighti» I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ( i o o d v e a r A u t o m o t i v e a n d A p p l i a n c e O n t e r R t 1 2 0 , McHenr Mr Henry Market . PI a < 3 8 5 - 7 3 0 1 M r s . 8 : ^ 0 - ^ : 0 0 F r i . t i l l 9 : 0 0 S a t 4 to Although both Remelin and Mrs; Unruh had passengers in their cars, no one was injured. Because the poor visibility con­ ditions were blamed for the ac­ cident, no one was charged with a traffic violation. AREA YOUTHS WIN FAIR HONORS (Continued from page 1) 4-H show on opening day of the twenty-first annual fair. The animal was named Zeffel. Ran­ dy also had the champion Here­ ford female. Dennis Steinmetz of Ringwood showeAthe reserve champion Hereford. In competition the same day, a Suffolk ewe shown by Kim Kantlehner of McHenry's Busy Three club won the ewe title and the reserve championship with her three lambs. Kim al­ so won in the Suffolk class for ewe and ram. In the judging of food on open­ ing day, Resae Ackerman of Ringwood won first place for di­ vinity fudge and Carol Curran of McHenry won top award for candy other than fudge. Gneral project winners in 4-H competition found Joyce Bittner of Island Lake's Stem-of-the Clover 4-H club winning top award with her home grounds improvement project. One of two photography award winner that day was Sher­ wood Palmer of the Johns burg Clovers, who took portraits of family members and developed, enlarged and printed them in the fourth unit project, "Por­ traits of a Family". BURGLARIES* VANDALISM PLAGUE McHENRY COMMUNITY (Continued from page 1) stored in Coles' barn on Rt. 31 which was broken into on Aug. 2. To get into the barn, the burglars twisted the door handle with a pipe wrench. After break­ ing the lock, the thieves en­ tered the barn and found the tools. Another theft was reported to the McHenry county sheriff's department on Aug. 2. Some­ time over last week, a boat was stolen from its moorings at 1509 N. River road. Hie 12- foot long row boat was tied to a tree along the river bank. The rope holding it to the tree was cut andthe red-and-orange colored boat was taken. Mrs. Bernard Maerz reported the theft to the sheriff. Pellet gun-shooting vandals put a hole into a window at the home of Mrs. Walter E. Con­ ner, 613 S. McHenry avenue, McHenry, on July 29. A pellet from a C02 gun was found near the broken window by Mrs.Con- ner. Some children, who Mrs. Conner believes has a pellet gun, are suspected. Someone broke off and stole a radio antenna from a car belonging to Barbara Zaremba, 211 Pleasant View drive, Mc­ Henry. The vandalized car was parked in the driveway of her home. Another car in front of the Zaremba house had its antenna snapped off. DAUGHTER OF FORMER RESIDENT NAMED 4-H QUEEN (Continued from page 1) as a permanent tribute to the 4-H kings and queens, and also provides individual trophies for each king and queen. Con­ nie's king, Randy Arseneau of Richmond, is in California at­ tending college and she read a letter from Randy after giving her own farewell talk. The announcement of the new king and queen climaxed 4-H Night at the fair, and during the day many of the 1,227 members were in the show ring or appear­ ing before judges in some man­ ner with their projects. The evening program included a parade of champions with Bill Tammeus as master of cer­ emonies. Miss Donahue has been in 4- H for nine years as a member of the Grafton Girls with cloth­ ing, foods, flower arranging, babysitting, handicraft, and five-year room plan among her projects. Fran has been sec­ retary and recreation officers of the 4-H Federation. She plans to attend the University of Ill­ inois and major in home eco­ nomics. Bill, member of the Rush Creek Rockets and active in 4-H for eight years, is the present 4-H Federation presi­ dent. He has been junior lea­ der five years. He has held most offices in his club and has been a state outstanding member 4 years, state project honors member 6 years and county speaking contest winner in 1967 and again in 1969. He was alternate in 1968. DAVID BOGER ENJOYS TRIP -- David Boger is shown on his recent prize vacation to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mr. Boger is principal for the Barrington public school, District 14. GRAVEYARD FOR DEBRIS LOCATED WEST OF McHENRY (Continued from page 1) improvement process with the cooperation of the State Divis­ ion of Highways. The state is installing a temporary fence, along with additional signs, and promises a twenty-four hour police patrol against dumping. When the grounds became unsightly a few months ago, the Plaindealer photographer went to the scene, only to find that work was in progress to cover the debris. However, in the weeks that followed, the dump­ ing process was renewed un­ til it became literally a grave­ yard for old cars as well as the usual trash. Mr. Miller sighed as he re­ called efforts to clean up the mess, which required untold hours of time and countless sums of money. He told of placing chains and signs on the property to dis­ courage litterbugs, only to find the chains pulled out and gar­ bage dumped on the signs. Fi­ nally, Miller said, he decided the clean-up effort was futile. In recent weeks, the num­ ber of abandoned cars grew un­ til they could no longer be con­ tained within the grounds. Some motorists drove them just feet from the highway and left the ve­ hicles. At this point the prob­ lem became of interest to the State Highway department. Mr. Miller said he had been contacted twice by the McHen­ ry County Health department. It was after the first call that he decided to expend the neces­ sary time and money to clean up the land, which is clearly marked by the state as "no dumping". Sheriffs deputies attempted to patrol the area, and they are reported to have sent a number of litterbugs on their way. It is not known wheth­ er any tickets were given. Mr. Miller said he is bother­ ed at all hours of the night, some people to ask if they may dump material on the prop­ erty and others to complain about the condition of the land. He said in cases of request, he has advised that authorities have declared the property "off limits" for dumping. Miller added that at no time was the land ever designated as a dumping ground. FOUNDERS DAYS EVENTS OPEN AT ALGONQUIN Algonquin's -Founders Days festivities have all been final­ ized and the "party" starts promptly at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6. This year's festivities begin with the opening of the Algonquin Legion Post 670 car­ nival on the river front and will continue through midnight Aug. 10, which will be climaxed with the gala fireworks show that has attracted untold numbers of people. Thursday evening, the Founders Days festival committee will hold its annual chicken fry in the village hall park. Proceeds help defray the expenses of Foun&rs Days since it is a not-for-profit af­ fair. Friday's activities will in­ clude the Algonquin antique and art show which will take place throughout the entire business district and the old Washing­ ton grade school, with many booths maintained by civic and church organizations. THREE FROM AREA NAMED TO HONOR LISTING Three McHenry students were named to the Dean's list of Northern Illinois university, DeKalb, for the spring sem­ ester. All three students are undergraduates who made straight A's during the semes­ ter. The students are Kathleen B. Dumaski, 4407 S. Roberts road, McHenry; James Edwin Meek­ er, 1811 N. Woodlawn Park, McHenry; and Janice Karen Sturm, 2926 N. Shorewood, Mc­ Henry. They were among 240 students who made perfect 4.00 grade point averages. To be placed on the honor roll, students must earn a 3.5 average out of the four points. Qualifying for the list were 1,202 undergraduates with 12 or more semester hours of courses. I (Viced as shown at Goodyear stores, competitively priced at Goodyear Dealers and Stations displaying the Goodyear sign. • I M i d s t r e a m S e r v i c e S t a t i o n * ^ ^ i i b • • h h m m b h h h i a m w m X l L m m J l -- '--1 " 1 "T-'-w • -f - II 1 r WWII «||- limr ihm m imimihii W _ • • r 1 • - : You don't need to be. the boss' son to get ahead--being his daughter is almost as good. MUSICIANS OF AREA INVITED TO JOIN BAND "Our first rehearsal will be Sept. 15, at 8 p.m." Those were the closing remarks by James Barkow, newly appoint­ ed music director of the com­ munity concert band of Round Lake. The board of di.ectors met last week in its first plan­ ning session to get the new pro­ ject under way. The need and de­ sire for a community bend has long been hoped for by many lakes area residents, and in September, West Lake county will have its band. Barkow points out that there are many musicians in the Round Lake area who are now playing, and would like to get their instruments out of moth­ balls and join a worth­ while community project. "We will not limit the band mem­ bership to Round Lake music­ ians only," said Barkow. "We are inviting people from all over the west Lake County area. " "The larger instru­ ments, such as tubas and per- '• cussion instruments will be supplied and those who would like to become a band mem­ ber, but do not have an instru­ ment, will most likely be able to rent one for a reasonable fee," Barkow continued. McHenry musicians are in­ vited to join the band. JAMES H. ADAMS James H. Adams died on Aug. 3 in Condell Memorial hospital, Libertyville, at the age of 49. . He had lived at 2503 S. Bit­ tersweet avenue, McHenry. Born on Jan. 31,1920, Adams married the former Rose Zettl- maier, who survives him. Other survivors include two daugh­ ters, Mrs. Robert (Sandra) Sheldon, of Griswold Lake; Mrs. Einar (Cheryl) Clauson, of Is­ land Lake; a son,' James F„ of Griswold Lake; and four grandchildren. Visitation was held begin­ ning Monday, in the George R. Justen funeral home. Fun­ eral services are being held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Mary's Catholic church. Mr. Adams will be buried in Trans­ figuration cemetery, Wauconda. BENJAMIN BENSON Benjamin Benson, 930 High­ land drive, Island Lake, died in McHenry hospital on Aug. 4 at the age of 71. Benson passed away at 5:05 a.m. No further information was available at press time. LAUNCH DRIVE TO REDUCE FARM TRACTOR MISHAPS The National Safety council has launched a nation-wide ed­ ucational campaign designed to help cut down the number of farm tractor accidents. This type of accident claimed about 600 lives and caused about 5,000 non-fatal injuries last year. Special emphasis is being put on tractor overturns. Many overturn deaths can be pre­ vented, NSC says, if tractors are equipped with protective frames or crush-resistant cabs, and if operators wear safety belts. Other safe tractor-driving hints: Stay off steep /slopes and stay clear of ditches. Always display the fluores­ cent/reflective "Slow Moving Vehicle" emblem on the rear of your tractor when operating on roads. The SMV emblem is becoming a universally-recog­ nized symbol indicating a ve­ hicle is travelling no faster than 25 miles an hour. Keep yourself in good phys­ ical and mental condition by getting enough rest, including mid-morning and mid-after­ noon "breaks". IT PAYS TO SHOP IN McHENRY • i I