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was held in tM Woodstock Council chambers on Mor Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. It will tinue for four Mondays. . Tickets, Injury Accompany Accidents Over Weekend Ceylon -Through Peace .. w' • . . • '"i I ' ' ' ..'v-' : i : ' to an an- J. Shay, County class Ctty chambers on Monday, at 7 p.m. It will con- four Mondays. O shelter manager course will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 6, in McHenry at the Wert campus high school for four consecutive Tuesdays from 7 to 9 pan. In the event of nuclear at­ tack, citizens would take shel­ ter in the numerous public fall­ out shelters in the county. The students enrolled in these cour­ ses will be instructed in the un­ usual conditions that will be in existence during a time like thir, such as sanitation, food preparation, effects of ra- dJ ition, etc. week courses the students will be combined for an over-night stay in a shelter. The instruc­ tor is James Bykowski of Mc­ Henry who received his train-' ing at Civil Defense Region IV headquarters in Battle Creek, Mich. /4 the conclusion of the four- Any person age 18 or over may register for the McHenry course by sending name, ad­ dress and phone number to McHewy County Civil Defense ' "FiO#-8ox 114, McHenry. They may also phone the county civil defense office at 385-8820 to register or obtain additional information. Registration must be made in advance of Jan. 3. THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKE S REGION SINCE 1878 VOL .94-NUMBER 143 Twelfth FRIDAY, JANUARY 2,1970 10 PAGES - TEN CENTS The subject of snowmobiles came into the news in many areas during the past ten days. R all started when Mother Nature unleashed a quantity of December "beautiful" to cover the ground substantially and prompted Santa Claus to list da a priority on his grownup "toys'* this mechanical inno­ vation of recent years* * It followed that the many re­ cipients should take to the fields, bundled against the win­ try winds. What shouldn't fol­ low - but did - is that the recipients also tooktothe roads in substantial numbers, to the dismay of a good many motor­ ists. One soft-spoken gentleman came into our office, genuinely concerned that as he drove in a nearby subdivision, he sud­ denly came upon a fast moving snowmobile and narrowly es­ caped striking the driver. Others have made similar complaints, which always ex­ tend to another undesirable fea­ ture of operating them close to bomps -- interference with tetovktoi rec+ptton, > Within hours after the com­ plaints, a note came from Sher­ iff John Carroll's office, stat­ ing that while snowmobiles come within the'general term of vehicles, they are neither titled nor licensed by the of­ fice of the secretary of state under the Hlinois Motor Vehicle Laws. The reason, he tells us, is that they are not manufac­ tured or designed for highway use; consequently, use of the ve­ hicle may be charged when any traffic violation occurs. Anyone using a snowmobile on a pubHc highway is guilty of Jg^jftitle and licensing of­ fenses. The moral of this unpopular habit Of 8nowmobiling on the highway seems to be: Kick-it or Ticket! mm, • < * BOOKS FOR HOSPITAL -- Cub Scouts ir Pack 145, Wonder Lake, present gold books for pa­ tients Ip the pediatrics department av McHenry Hospital. Accepting the books is Miss Bar­ bara Panek, R.N. Pediatrics head nurse. From left: Marty Gibbons,'Joe Holmes, Kevin Pot- rzeba, and Jerry Raske. (Don Peasley Photo) ' Neal W. Anderson of Round Lake was ticketed by deputies for following too closely after his car struck another auto in the rear last Sunday evening at 8:45 on Rt. 31, north of the city limits. The other dr' er, Glenda D. Burger of 513 Mineral Springs road, McHenry, said she was travelling south on the highway when she noticed a car behind, almost touching the bumper, and she stopped in the middle of the road. Andersai stated that he thought the driver was someone he knew. When he noticed the other auto stop, he attempted to turn right and miss her car, birt was unable to do so. Two area youths were in­ jured Sunday evening about 8 o'clock when their car was struck by'a driver tentatively identified as Carl R. Duffey of 3912 Lake Shore drive, Won­ der Lake. The accident occur­ red at East Lake Shore and (Continued on page 3) Business folks in McHenry will be as pleased as the Plain- dealer crew to hear from for­ mer head advertising man, Ken Wise, now comfortably situated in Rochelle, which served as his home town before he join­ ed us for a period of two years. Ken used his customary di- (Continued on page 3) Youth Join In 53-Minute Mothers' March For Palsy Twelfth Night tree burning ceremonies are planned in at least two places in the McHen-t ry community Tuesday, Jan. 6. Company I of the McHenry Township Fire Protection dis­ trict will be in charge of the annual event held in the former Legion parking lot, off Green street, at 7 o'clock in the eve­ ning. A pick-up of trees will be handled by city of McHenry trucks on Sunday afternoon, Monday and Tuesday within the limits of the municipality. All trees should be placed on the curb. Others residing outside the city limits are encouraged to bring their trees to the lot. A short program will precede the burning, including a brief talk by Mayor Doherty and car­ ols by members of the McHen­ ry Choral club. Gordon Rehberg is chairman of the Twelfth Night commit­ tee of firemen, assisted by Ted MUler and Bruce Klontz. The Jak-Ana Heights associ­ ation at Johnsburg will sponsor a tree burning on the same night, also at 7 p.m. on St. John's' church property, ad­ jacent to the Community club parking lot. Trees will be picked up Sun- jday, Jan. 4, in the immediate Johnsburg area, or those who . wish, to participate may J»ring trees to the site. Firemen of Company H will be standing by to assist if nec­ essary. Break-In At Sportsmen's Club Reported Items valued at $75 were stol­ en from the McHenry SmpfS- men's club, Rolling road, Mc­ Henry, when intruders bxtoke in­ to the building sometime be­ tween Dec. 24 and 27. The custodian reported to sheriffs police that the break- in was made by smashing panes of glass in a window in the rear of the club. Missing were a homemade amplifier and a speaker. J " " * r m . BOOST FOR THi ffl.!!© -- Use Sas* G&szt, secretary McHenry Lions club, presents a check representing 30 percent of his club's proceeds from the annual Lions Candy Day for the Blind. Accepting the check is executive vice-president of Hadley School for the Blind, Dr. Richard Kin­ ney, who has the twin handicap of being deaf and New Assignments For Two McHenry Priests burg, Md., in 1949 and was or­ dained in Rockford. Father Neville assumes the pastorship of St. Joseph In Rich­ mond. Father James M. Weber, as­ sociate pastor at St. Bernadette, Rockford, will become the new superintendent of the two homes which Father Weideman is leav­ ing. McHenry residents will be interested to learn of new as­ signments announced this past week by Bishop Arthur J. O'­ Neill of the Rockford Catholic diocese, affecting former local young men. Father Adolph H. Weideman, who has been serving as su­ perintendent of St. Vincent Home for Children and St. Jo­ seph Home for the Aged in Free- port since July, 1969, will suc­ ceed Father Thomas W. Neville as pastor of St. Monica par­ ish, Carpentersville. Father Weideman, a graduate of Mc­ Henry high school, entered Mt. St. Mary seminary, Emmits- Father Weber, a native of McHenry and the son of Mrs. Henry M. Weber of Riverside drive, was ordained by the late Bishop Loras T. Lane at St. Mary's church, McHenry, in May of 1960. S were Youths Damage Propertyf Attempt To Strike Owner County authorities are at­ tempting to locate young peo­ ple who damaged the property of Raymond H. Wenk, 3401 E. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake, and attempted to hit Wenk with their car last Sunday evening about 9:10 o'clock. \ Wenk found a car stuck in his driveway and two young men at­ tempting to push the vehicle, which was driven by a girl. When he noted that his hedge and evergreen had been dam­ aged, he started to take the li­ cense number, but the auto al­ most struck him as they sped away. The license was issued to Anna M. Baker of Quincy, 111. Conservation Club To Hear Resume Of 69 The McCullom Lake Conser­ vation club will meet on Thurs­ day evening, Jan. 15 at 8 pun., at the Lakeland Park Commun­ ity house, 1717 North Sunset drive. . At this meeting President Jack Oakford, will give a res­ ume of the accomplishments of this club during the past year. He is very gratified with the progress that has been made in cleaning out the streams that flow into McCullom Lake, and the installation of feeder Stations for the fish. Volunteers are stiU needed for the hand feeding in the spring. It is easy work and does not require much time. blind. Looking oirspprovingly is Lion Gs Friedrichs, Les Espangnoux, B.P. 260,, Aimecy, France, Lions International third vice- president and guest speaker at Hadley special occasion, "Lions Day". State-wide, the Lions raised the $600,000 goal set for the Oct. 10 \Candy Day. Roaring Lions from across the state of Illinois assembled recently at the Hadley School for the Blind, 700 Elm street, Winnetka, Illinois to tour the school at Hadley*s "Lions Day". The annual open house was in honor of the Ulinois LJons who help make the school's op­ eration possible with their fi­ nancial contributions. Highlight of the event wks the- presentation of $27,450 in checks from various Lions clubs as their contributions from the Oct. 10 annual Candy Day for the Blind. Each club allocates 30 per cent of its Candy Day proceeds for the Hadley school. The overall state Candy Day goal of $600,000 was achieved, making "the $27,450 gift pos­ sible. More than 380 pers on hand for the check tation. ceremonies * as Lions Candy Day chairmen, district governors, Blind Activities chairmen, club presidents and their wives attended. Touring Lions visited , ley's facilities and saw howl student's progress is recorded. Hadley offers more than 100 courses to approximately 3,000 students in all of the states and more than 50 countries. Cost per student is $125 a course and a student averages five courses a year for a total of $625. With the help of Candy Day contri­ butions, each student receives courses and materials at no charge. On hand to accept the Lions' checks was Dr. Richard Kinney, Hadley*s executive vice-pres- ident, who has the twin handi­ cap of being deaf and blind. Dr. Kinney, a brilliant speaker and world traveler, was the Lions' emissary to the State depart­ ment to prove independence and mobility of the blind. Dr. Kin- (Continued on page 3) The Catholic youth of Johns­ burg and the Methodist Youth Fellowship from Pistakee High­ lands will join hands again to accomplish the 53-Minute Mother's March for United Cer­ ebral Palsy, which is set for Jan. 18 in this county. The Cath­ olic Youth will be under the di­ rection of Jerry and Jackie Tobin, their adult counselors, and will cover all of the areas immediately surrounding the city of Johnsburg. They will be in need of all volunteers avail­ able and will appreciate young people reporting to the church to be a part of their team. Thi MYF of Mt. Hope Meth­ odist ihureir^f Pistakee High­ lands will be under the direc­ tion and supervision of their minister, Rev. Willis Walker. Going door-to-door for funds in Pistakee Highlands is a mam- ^Continued on page 3) > HENRY -y RUBELLA C AMPAIGN -- Exceptional response from throughout in iHndergarten through third grade bring them home so ail can McHenry county is giving the all-out rub-out campaign to whip participate. Looking over the county map are Ward Duel, ad- rubella a promising start. Almost all schools have signed up ministrator of the McHenry County Department of Health (left) for the vaccination program,'Scheduled the week of January 19. and Dr. Edward Wilt, chairman of the McHenry Cotmty Board Now parents will be asked to sign permit forms when children of Health. (DON PEASLEY PHOTO) Paul Liebman, a* 1965 grad­ uate of McHenry high school and son of Mr. and Mrs. Char­ les Liebman, Bull Valley, is now serving in the Peace Corps in Ceylon. The Peace Corps is made up of Americans of all ages and skills who volunteer for service in programs con­ ceived and supervised by for­ eign governments. In Paul's case, :he government of Ceylon asked for volunteers to help with an intensive campaign against elephantiasis, the 1969 contin­ gent selected for this project consisted of ten young people- one of the smallest groups in the corps -- and Paul's e - • perience began with six weeks of training at the University of Washington, where the group learned the Sinhalese language, etc. 7 On Aug. 9 he arrived in CoW ombo, and the following exerpts from his letters describe Ms first months on the job: "The weather is beautiful, 85 degrees, a few showers. My head is spinning and Pm in­ capable of describing this country: picturesque and poor, alive and asleep at one time. People are friendly, stare at us asMfiwe were naked. Vol­ unteers who have been here for a year are fun to talk to -- all very hardened souls. Most have lost between 30 and 50 pounds--" » Aug. 13: "Sites have been determined. I am going to Am~ balantota, 140 miles from Col­ ombo on the coast, south. This is a Buddhist area, rich farm­ ing area due to good •irriga­ tion. For the last three days I stayed with Elsie, a 71-year- old volunteer, at her site way back in the jungle -- an amaz­ ing woman. For training, eight of us dug a 24-foot well by hand, put in the casing and pump, and presto - water we don't have to boiL The whole thing costs about $12 U.S." Aug. 21: "Spent five days in a village 15 miles from Col­ ombo. Lived with a man who makqs about 50 cents a day, and supports his wife, two small boys, his mother and younger brother. I was a constant cur­ iosity in the village, small kids followed me everywhere. Health problems are numerous -- body sores, dysentery, worms, TB, wide-spread malnutrition. "One day I sat and watched the mother cook our meal from start to finish (three hours from the time she washes the rocks out of the rice to serving). The women found it hilarious that I was so interested in this female task. So the next day I decided to cook an USA break- test for them -- bacon and eggs for twenty people. They didn't like it, but if was « cross cultural experience. "Everybody thinks Neil Arm­ strong is my brother. They £11 heard the moon shot on radios, and I might say that if you want to justify the space expendi­ tures you should see how de­ lighted these people are about it." Aug. 29: "Back to Colombo, living above a Sinhalese fun­ eral parlor. Today we went to the clinic and had to sit and watch young girls be told that the small swelling on their ankle would slowly become foil blown elephantiasis. They cried. I cannot express how I reacted. We must help these poor souls.'? Sept. 3: "Today I walked ov­ er to the Royal Colombo golf links. Ifs private but like most things around here, if you're White rules don't apply. These people have a horrible colonial hang-up -- one can easily take advantage of race here. We get deferential treatment all over P. LIEBMAN the place, and it makes us sick the way each of us allocs it to go on. "I played it for about $1.80, and I thought you'd enjoy the local rules: 'If ball is in con­ tact with dung or an ant bill, or within a club length of dung or an ant hill so dung or ant Mil interferes with players* stance, stroke, or backward movement of club, a free lift may be taken.' Also, a ball in a rice paddy is OB. Caddies, 30 cents. "Other sports here, due to the British, soccer and crick­ et. Young girls very shy and giggly, mini-skirts everywhere but after 18 they all go back to saris. Top recording stars, Beatles, Jim Reeves, Ricky Nel­ son, Elvis, Everly Bros." Sept?ll: "Only ten more days of training left. Politics is in the air. There has been an at­ tempted general strike, nopow^: -: er, water, gas, fish, milk, etc., ~ f o r t h e l a s t f e w d a y s -- a n a t - - tempt to discredit the present government. If the opposition*'•- party is elected, its leadefs proclaim that the Peace Corgi < will be sent home. "Just heard about the Cubs. ^ Well, I guess it was too good to last." Oct. 16: "To complete our 1 training, we took a special sur* > vey in this small town, sdmp*v~ ling the blood of 12,000 reg- > idents. Our group is now dowiK-. to seven -- I don't know why-t those who left didn't stay tour see how this is going to be,^ Oc. 20: "We had a nice diiir ner at our director's house and"', took the loyalty oath. Training Jc over, and it felt good the cluo. Tomorrow for real. When I stop back on all the time and ey spent on me to get me some smelly little village in southern Ceylon it seems in­ credible. I can't belteve the investment is worth i^butwe'll see. We're going by" jeep; FU be the last one dropped off af­ ter a° 10-hour trip. I hear there is a big welcoming party wait* ing for my arrival. I fear there will be much drinking of co­ conut whiskey and carrying on ^ for the next week or so." Oct. 22: Well, here I am inf .. Ambalantota. This is a place.' I can grow to like. Ifs a small ­ town but a boom town, in the* middle of one of the finest rice*, growing areas. Paddy fields are huge, people use tractors, ifs almost reminiscent of wheat fields -- no place else in Cey- 1 Ion has paddies like this. "A lot of health stem from the boom uation; sanitation is poor, if 8 a high malaria area. Fm the first white man (Continued oa pace 3) I town