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saucer? Is it Junior IS IT A PLANE?" Is it a 1970 Fair Spirit Runs Cold, snowy weather can't dampen the spirits nor stop plan­ ning for the 1970 McIIenry County Fair, and Bill Tam- meus, veteran grandstand chairman and one of the "fath­ ers" of the present fair, is proof of this determination. Tammeus, who helped revive the county fair in 1949 when he was farm adviser, has served as grandstand chairman for several years. Several attrac­ tions for 1970's expanded fair have been chosen, he announced this week. * Tammeus also has a co- chairman to help him this year, Dwight McCue, Marengo, who will provide valuable manpower for the variety of tasks as­ signed this committee. The fair board expanded the fair one day at its meeting earlier this year, so this 0 year's twenty-second event will start on Wednesday, Aug. 5, and close Sunday, Aug. 9. One of the big changes in the grandstand show concerns the popular talent contest. Al­ though this contest has been presented for four years and has / grown in popularity, it has been on the final evening of the fair-- until this year. Tammeus said the talent con­ test will be presented on Thurs­ day night, Aug. 6, and the at­ traction again will feature coun­ ty amateurs in a variety, fast- paced show. Additionally, prize money is being doubled to at­ tract more participants with first prize $100; second prize, $75; third prize, $50; and fourth prize, $25; with all contestants not placing receiving $20. Au- High ditions will be held the Sun­ day afternoon preceding the fairgrounds presentation. Another big attraction the same night will involve local talent--in a different way. Tam­ meus calls it a "family night contest" and it will follow the talent show and be presented be­ fore the grandstand audience (Continued on page 14) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8,1970 16 PAGES - TEN CENTS Rescue Two From Lake * ..... ,. • ' Members of the sheriff's police and McCullom Lake police de- day afternoon. Operating the rescue boat was 13-year-old Rich- partments are shown assisting Anthony Laurent onto the pier ard Penny of McCullom Lake, shown at right. after he was brought ashore when his boat capsized last Sun- PLAINDEALER PHOTO Two Chicago men narrowly escaped drowning last Sunday afternoon when the new motor on which they were working stalled and the boat capsized and sank in their efforts to start the motor in choppy, Mc­ Cullom Lake waters. Anthony Laurent, 48, and Al­ bert Videsa, 39, managed to grab cushion-type life preser­ vers and clung to them until help arrived. They were taken to McHenry hospital, where they were treated for exposure. Chief Earl Murray of Mc­ Cullom Lake police summoned sheriffs deputies to the scene to give assistance at 2:13 Sun­ day afternoon. Detective Hend- le and Detective Woods, who were on patrol duty in the McHenry area, hurried to the scene and were joined there by Deputy Connelly of the sher­ iffs office. Last week's snow storm pre­ vented a "happening" we had hoped to record on film. It was the reunion of a former tea­ cher with her first classroom. Of course, times have changed. So has Landmark school. But the popular kin­ dergarten teacher who taught McHenry boys and girls their A, B, C's back in the early thirties looks little different. The warm smile and her feel­ ing for people are the same. The teacher is Miss Marie Ropp, now a resident of St. Louis, who visited in McHenry last week. When she expressed a desire to tour the school whefe she taught so many years ago, arrangements were made. Then the skies opened'and pre- \ vented the much anticipated re­ union. We are looking forward to Miss Ropp's next visit and her reaction to the landmark which has been rejuvenated to serve educational needs of today while retaining the memories of yes­ terday. We have had numerous Public Pulse letters in recent weeks with messages we feel would be of interest to our readers. /Those which have failed to /appear in print have either con­ tained no name or the writer has asked that his name be with­ held. ! The letters to which we refer J have contained information and I opinions so little controversial as to make one wonder why the request was made. However,: in the past letters have been re­ ceived which gave evidence of freedom of opinions verging on libel--at the very least in poor taste--all expressed under the cloak of anonymity. For this reason we have held to our policy of not printing letters in the Public Pulse col­ umn without a signature. We welcome contributions to this section of the paper, which is popular with our readers, but will ask that writers stand by their views with their names. K.A.F. Police are continuing an in­ vestigation into the burglary at the office of Dr. Santo L. Rug- gero, located in the profes­ sional building, 7404 Hancock drive* Wonder Lake, where thieves stole thirty-eight nar­ cotic drugs from two examin­ ation rooms in the rear of the building and from the storage room in the office hallway. Most of the drugs taken were injection and liquid form types. Among them were drama mine, adrenalin, morphine, atrophine, decadron and 4,000 tablets of phenobarbital. Hie office was not ransacked, and no cash or prescription blanks were reported missing. The pet shqp owned by Grace Henschel," located at 2102 E. Rt. 120, McHenry, was burglar­ ized last Thursday, the intrud­ ers gaining entry by prying open (Continued on page 14) Eighty Take Part In Worry Clinic For Women More than eighty women par­ ticipated in the Women's Worry Clinic on Wednesday, April 1, at the McHenry County college in Crystal Lake. The clinic opened with Fred Rozum, director of the Special Education District of McHenry County, talking briefly about worry in general, the stages of life and its worries; and con­ cluding that "worry is not at all bad as long as it is con­ structive." The women then reassembled in groups. Novice Worriers discussed about the trials and tribulations of raising small children. The practicing worriers talk­ ed about a variety of subjects dealing with the child at home and in school. Advanced worriers covered the area of the teen-agers, their values, family values and communication. Graduate worriers faced problems of health, loneliness, and retired husbands. The response to the clinic was enthusiastic and Mrs. Her­ bert Lange, chairman of the Education committee of the Family Service and Mental Health Clinic, said that another Worry Clinic may be planned in the near future. Arriving at Gate 2, they found a large group of persons gath­ ered near the water. In the dis­ tance, in about the middle of the lake, they could see only one person. Thirteen-year-old Richard Penny of 4609 W. Lake Shore drive, McCullom Lake, volun­ teered his motor boat and ac­ companied Detective Hendle in rescue efforts. In the meantime, authorities sought a larger boat, fearing that smaller crafts might sink in the extremely (Continued on page 14) McHenry Man Finalist In / * State Achievement Program Among forty-seven addition­ al Title I projects approved for Illinois schools was one in the amount of $4,453.09 for Johns- burg Common District 12, Mc­ Henry. ELDRED LEE Eldred E. Lee, 3116 W. Mil­ ler drive, McHenry, an elec­ tronics technician who is pur­ suing a career in business man­ agement, is a finalist in the state-wide junior college Stu­ dent Achievement Recognition competition. He will receive a $250 cash prize and is one of ten dis­ trict winners who will com­ pete in Chicago April 29-30 in the final state judging where the top man and woman jun­ ior college student in the state each will be aWarded $1,000. Mr. Lee, 28, is studying bus­ iness administration at McHen­ ry County college, Crystal Lake. He plans to obtain bach­ elor and master degrees in bus-, iness. He served four years in the Air Force. The awards program seeks to recognize students who dem­ onstrate outstanding achieve­ ment toward desirable career goals and participation and lea­ dership in campus and com­ munity activities. Mr. Lee re­ ceived $100 in February as a campus winner at McHenry col­ lege. Continental Bank, Chicago, is sponsoring the program in co­ operation with the Illinois As­ sociation of Community and Junior Colleges as a way of focusing more public attention on junior colleges and promot­ ing educational excellence and school spirit among students. McHenry's new City Council room housed its largest crowd Monday night as the Council convened in regular session. Extra chairs had to be brought out to accommodate everyone. It was the proposed annexation of the Country Club Estates area that brought forth one group favoring the annexation and an­ other leading the opposition. The petition filed for annex­ ation was found by the court to be in order as to a majority of property owners and electors having signed. The order was then sent to the City Council of McHenry for action. Increased taxes were upper­ most in the minds of objectors present Monday night. Some questioned services to be ren­ dered by the city and if the city was prepared to offer the services. While the city had not instigated annexation, it was ex­ plained that the city would not consider the petition if facil­ ities were not adequate. At the request of City At­ torney John E. Looze, action on the petition was deferred to give him time to resolve some questions. It is expected that the vote on the petition will be on the agenda for the meeting April 20. The much discussed golf cart storage and car parking prob­ lem at McHenry Country club, at the building situated near the No. 2 tee, was again brought to the Council. Mayor Doherty reported having attended an earlier meeting the same night and hoped a satisfactory so­ lution could be found. George P. Freund, president of McHenry hospital, led a del­ egation to discuss the proposed new medical complex and seek cooperation from the city. The new hospital - health center has been planned for a location be­ tween McHenry and Crystal Lake on Crystal Lake road. With a zoning hearing scheduled for April 29, the local Council passed a resolution approving the plan. Anthony Corcoran, adminis- (Continued on page 14) CRUSADE LE ADER -- Mrs. Eva Freund, chair­ man of the Cancer Crusade in Burton township, prepares for the county-wide effort to both inform people how to whip cancer and to invite Schedule Kindergarten Registration April 24 Kindergarten registration for McHenry School District 15 will be held Friday, April 24, at Landmark school, 3614 W. Wau- kegan road. Registration will be in the community room in the basement of the school. Parking is available on the back play­ ground. Hours for registration are from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The child must be 6 years old on or before Dec. 1, 1970. Eligible birth dates are Dec. 1, 1964, to Dec. 1, 1965. A legal birth certificate will be nec­ essary at this time (hospital and baptismal certificates are not legal). Birth certificates may be obtained from the Bur­ eau of Vital Statistics, county court house'of the county in which the child was born. There is a fee of $3 for sup­ plies and $3.50 for milk, pay­ able at this time. TTiis is also the time to register 6-year-old for first grade if they did not attend kin­ dergarten this year. Parents should not bring pre­ school children. contributions. The drive began April 1. Vtffk Mrs. Freund, Spring Grove postmaster, is'iQiy McGee, branch chairman, left, and Arnold Ma& 1970 Income Development committee chairman? DON PEASLEY PH0T& Heading the Cancer Cru$K£ in Burton township this yea*CJrt Mrs. Charles Freund. The Cancer Crusade in McHenjy county is underway now with ft county-wide goal of $26,40$. That total matches lastyearfs record collections received during the two-pronged effort to give citizens informaticd»0n how to whip cancer and to seek contributions. The Cancer £$•«*• sade in the county invtfhfes an army of more than 1,000 people, and in most townships, the group includes sub-chair­ men for industrial, residential and business contacts. _ " Fund Campaign For New Lake "Y" Home Progresses A varied approach is the key­ note of the Public Relations commitee of the Lake Region YMCA Building Fund campaign. Chairman JohnRenskers,ata recent news conference, out­ lined activities of the Speak­ er's Bureau, the campaign or­ ganization, the high school's poster contest, radio inter­ views, weekly releases of spec­ ial news of people in the cam­ paign as well as regular YMCA program announcements, the display of the posters in local store windows during May, the travelling picture of the pro­ posed building which is moved to a different location each week and designation of May 3 as YMCA Youth Sunday. Donald Skinner, James Ole- sen and Earl Nehring are hand­ ling the Speaker's Bureau. The McHenry County College Art club, with Advisor Joseph Ry- bacek, is organizing and jud­ ging the poster contest. The travelling YMCA picture is moved each week by Mrs. Mar­ ion Lanyon, who will also dis­ tribute the posters to each com­ munity during the week of Ap­ ril 27. G. William Hubbard has been busy taping interviews with YMCA program participants, and Rev. Wilbur Hopkins is co­ ordinating YMCA plans with the clergy. TAX SCHEDULES Personal Property tax sched­ ules have been placed in the mail. If assistance is needed in filling out this form, it may be secured from the McHenry or Nunda assessor. Sibre Whit­ ing, McHenry township as­ sessor, has an office located at 3922 W. Main street, which is open 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday, and during Ap­ ril, until noon on Saturday. Deputy James D. Cur ran of Nun- da township is located at 95 Grant street, Crystal Lake. His office is open from 9 to 4 Monday through Friday. Mrs. Freund, native of Spring Grove, is postmaster. For twenty years, she and her hus­ band operated the town's gro- « eery store. He now works for the state at the weigh station. Mrs. Freund is enthusiastic about this year's Cancer Cru­ sade and has obtained volun­ teers from the community to help with the house-to-house campaign. The Freurids have four chil­ dren. Tom, the oldest, is a Ci olic priest and today isai tor of arts, drama and music at Mount St. Paul in Wauke­ sha, Wis. Charlotte, married to Char­ les Korus, lives in Algonquin with their four children. Char­ les is a captain in the U.S. Air Force and is serving in Thailand. Dan and his wife, Ruth, and their two daughters live in Aurora. Dan is man­ ager of discount store. Their youngest son, Vic, is in the Army, serving in Kor­ ea. His military tour of duty ends next month. Mrs. Freund says she will appreciate both the help given by her neighbors and the con­ tributions provided by the town­ ship's residents. of these! The object on which these six eyes are so intent is nothing more than a kite held by Andy Oakley of Johnsburg James Sweet of Whispering Hills, guest instructor, and Mrs. Edna Robel, art coordinator of the school district. PLAINDEALER PHOTO ABSENTEE BALLOTS, April 8 at 4 p.m. is the last day one may make application in person for absentee ballots to vote in the Apftl 11 elec­ tion to name members to the boards of School Districts 15 and 156. Ballots may be ob­ tained at the school board of­ fice, 3926 W. Main street, be­ tween 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The skies above two of the schools in Johnsburg District 12 were filled with flying ob­ jects recently. As a result of an art lesson, children in grades two to eight were out flying their handmade kites. * - James Sweet of Whispering Hills was guest instructor. Mr. 'Sweet, who is a retired news-/ paperman for the Chicago Trit une, says he has been flj kites since he was 5 years old, and he is now 75. Sev€ and eighth grade art students were instructed by Mr. Sweet in the proper construction and flyirjg of the kites. Mrs. Edna Robel, art coor­ dinator of the school district, presented lessons to grades two to six via closed circuit TV. Included in the TV presenta­ tion was a short history of kite making, pictures of foreign and unusual kites, and directions for completing and decorating a kite. Samples made by the stu­ dents were used during the TV lesson. In each classroom chil­ dren were assisted by their own teacher. Individuality and creativity certainly were evident as kites of all shapes, sizes and mater­ ials were hung in the multi­ purpose room of the Junior high awaiting "Kite Fly Day." There were kites made of plastic, tissue, plastic wrap and mus­ lin--from miniature to six-foot size. All were brightly dec­ orated with paint, crayon, marker or chalk. And no me doubted their "flyability" when some, of the kites from the Jun­ ior high campus were seen hovering over the village of Sun- nyside. - Many of the classroom tea­ chers planned coordinating les­ sons in science and math. Poor Johnny may not have suspected that he was studying weather or figuring how many balls of string he needed. He was just too busy enjoying his "work". VOLUMN 94 - NUMBER . „