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* \ ' \ Open Chamber Member Drive The McHenry Chamber of Commerce is starting an inten­ sive drive for members this week with the mailing of the first of several promotional cards to prospects within the com­ munity, according to Larry E. Lund, president of the organiza­ tion. The theme of the campaign will be "You Miss So Much- When You're on The Outside!" The cards will carry cartoons by Henry Boltinoff, one of A- merica's top humorous ar­ tists. Cartoon on the first card shows a boy and a policeman looking at a ball game through small holes in the ball park fence. Copy says, "You- can see part of the game through a knothole-but it's better to be on the inside. Everyone must chip in for good, successful teamwork. To have a winner, players must hustle and fans must give their wholehearted support." Closing coj^ on the card states, "Your Chamber of Com­ merce has comprehensive plans for making our city the most progressive in the state. But we need your siqjport!" The card described is one of a colorful series that will go to prospects. Others in the series will touch on the various functions of the Chamber of Commerce. "Our Chamber of Commerce receives excellent support from the business firms and pro­ fessional men of the commun­ ity," Mr. Lund stated, "but we are hoping to broaden the base of our membership group and have more individuals take part in our program. At the present time our membership includes representatives of practically every type of community activ­ ity and endeavor. Coordinating the efforts of men who have varied interests and points of view is a challenging job, but the community building ach­ ievements of Chambers of Com­ merce prove that it can be done. They haye demonstrated that ef­ fective teamwork in attaining sound, continuous community development requires that the 'whole team' be in the game. "It is our hope that the pre­ sent membership drive will put more people on the team and help the Chamber of Commerce do an even better job for this community." THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHA IN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLU^N 94 - NUMBER 77 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22,19/0 2 SECTIONS - 18 PAGES - 10c School Recreation Honor Karen Blake Wins District Scholarship • 4 > f Karen Blake, right, is shown with her senior counselor, Miss Golden Jubilee scholarship for 1970, given by District 26, Irene Bishop, examining Miss Blake's award as winner of the Hlinois Congress of Parents and Teachers. PLAINDEALER PHOTO - Register Friday For Kindergarten Classes With the rest of the country, and at least part of the world, we watched the smooth landing of our astronauts last Friday noon. The drama of Apollo 13 could hardly have failed to ex­ cite even the least enthusias­ tic follower of moon flights. We admit to having been a part ofthatunenthusiastic group in the past, probably because of the boring technical details which preceded and followed ev­ ery phase of the trips. Last Friday morning, however, we tuned in Ray Raynor as he was explaining what it was all about to the youngsters. At long last we understood! Speaking of moon trips, and the dangers encountered in the most recent flight, it occurs to us that a goodly amount of per­ il is also associated with living on earth. Travelling from place to place, regardless of the cho­ sen manner, has become an art in itself which requires the skill of a William Tell. The first warm days of Spring would seem an appropriate time to start teaching boys and girls to drive right as they get their first set of wheels, even though these may be only on a tri­ cycle. The experts tell us it is ex­ pecting too much of a 16-year old to change his habits and at­ titudes when he has been per­ mitted to ride a bicycle for ten years without any safety train­ ing or regulations. We are in­ clined to agree after watch- (Continued on page 12) Kindergarten registration for School District 15, McHenry, will be held Friday, April 24, at Landmark school, 3614 W. Waukegan road, in the com­ munity room of the basement. Parking is available on the back playground. Registration hours are from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The child must be 5 years of age on or before Dec.l, 1970. Eligible birth dates are Dec. 1, 1964, to Dec. 1, 1965. A legal birth certificate will be necessary at this time. Hos­ pital and baptismal certificates are not legal. Proper certifi­ cates may be obtained from the Bureau of Vital Statistics, coun­ ty court house, of the county in which the child was born. The Scholarship Selection committee of District 26, Ill­ inois Congress of Parents and Teachers, has announced Kar­ en Blake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Blake of 2401 N. Richmond road, McHenry, as winner of the Golden Jubilee scholarship for 1970. Presentation of the award was made recently at the Fox Lake grade school. The Golden Jubilee Scholar­ ship program was established in 1950 to commemorate the (Continued on page 12) Linda Blundell First Entry In Marine Festival Contest LINDA BLUNDELL First entry in the Marine Festival queen contest is Lin­ da Ann Blundell, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.S. Blundell of 1619 N. Mar drive, McHenry. The pretty, dark-haired young lady moved to McHenry with her family about five years ago. She attended M.C.H.S. for two years and graduated last February from Augustana acad­ emy in South Dakota. Her favorite hobby is horse­ back riding. Linda is particularly looking forward to the charm course which is a necessary require- McHenry Man Killed In Two-Car Crash Sunday A McHenry man was killed and a McHenry woman seriously injured in the crash of two cars in Algonquin Sunday night, Ap­ ril 19. Dead is James F. Chadder- don, 30, of 4203 W. South street, who died when his car and another driven by Lloyd E. Hop- (Continued on page 12) GOP Women's Club Program Features Drug Abuse Talk The McHenry Township Re­ publican Women's club will hold a general meeting on Wednes­ day, April 22 at the American (Continued on page 12) County Youths Seek 4-H Titles A dozen outstanding 4-H members in McHenry county were named members of the 1970 4-H King and Queen court of honor Saturday night, and two members of the group will become the 1970 4-H king and queen. The queen candidates are Barbara Hooker, Crystal Lake; Mary Jo McCullough, Harvard; Bonnie Ocock, Union; Judy Rich, Harvard;' Sandy Scott, Rich­ mond; and Roxanne Sward, Har­ vard. The king candidates are Larry Davis, Huntley; James Drafall, Huntley; Michael Kane, Crystal Lake; Mickey Luth, Harvard; Roland Sarko, Mar­ engo; and Kevin Schultz, Mc­ Henry. The 4-H king and queen will be (Continued on page 12) Harvey D. Ahitow, commun­ ity school director for School Districts 15 and 156 has an­ nounced that his office has been busy this past month planning recreation programs lor the coming vacation period. Last summer was the first (year a varied recreation program was offered to the citizens of Mc­ Henry. West campus was the center of activities; with the pool, gym and tennis courts getting much use by all ages. New activities which are be­ ing planned for the coming sum­ mer include tot lot day camp, golf lessons, judo lessons for boys and girls, field trips, na­ ture study and hiking events, youth swim team and tennis tournaments. Ahitow went on to explain some of the new programs. The tot lot day camp will be open to children between the ages of 4-10. It will be a six-week camp and the camp will meet five days per week from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Activities which will be included in the tot lot pro­ gram will be storytelling, group games, free play, special event days, arts and crafts. Play­ ground equipment will be avail­ able for the children. Field trips for children be­ tween the ages of 10-16 are planned. Some of the trips which are tentative are a trip to Wrigley Field to see the Cubs play the world champion Mets, a trip to the Field Museum and a swim in Lake Michigan, and a trip to Big Foot Beach State Park in Lake Geneva for a day of hiking and swimming. A children's age group swim team will be organized for the (Continued on page 12) Country Club Estates Unit Is Annexed Action deferred at the last regular meeting of the City Council was taken Monday night when the petition to annex the Country Club Estates subdivis­ ion was approved. The new addition to McHenry was formerly a part of the Ber­ nard Bauer farm at the south- continued on page 12) ft I > £.p| >• V**«. :"'1-• * -Vf' f • ^ MUSICAL LEADS -- Leads Scott Curry and Cin­ dy Jones rehearse a love scene as Amy Leighty and Bruce Davis look on. This is a scene from the ril 23-26. musical, "Bells are Ringing", to be staged this John Coughlin To Head Catholic School Board The first meeting of the new St. Mary-St. Patrick Catholic school board of education was held last Friday evening in St. Patrick's school library. The board consists of John Coughlin, Anthony Pintozzi,Dr. Gregory Eckstein, Willard Pierce. and Mrs. Marilyn Truckenbrod from St.Patrick's parish; Ted Pitzen.Les Schnei­ der, Mrs. Joan Weber, Henry Kenyon and Charles Gies repre­ senting St. Mary's parish. John Coughlin was elected chairman of the board, Henry Kenyon, vice-chairman, and Mrs. Joan Weber, corres­ ponding secretary. Committees and chairmen were selected as follows: Con- stitution and By-Laws, Mr. Pierce; Budget, Mr. Pitzen; Salary and Teacher's Welfare, Mr. Schneider; Curriculum and (Continued on page 12) Area Men Are Arrested In Pornographic Raid Twenty-five cases of porno­ graphic material, counterfeit drivers' licenses and Selective Service cards were seized in a raid on a Wauconda printing shop by state, Lake county and village police last week. One of those arrested, ac­ cording to authorities, was Lawrence Neumann, who was on parole fromthree 125-yearpri- son sentences for murder. George J. Bagnall of Island Lake was seized after he left the plant and three other men were found at work there. They were Neumann, also of Island Lake, Frank Blair of McHenry and William Sztym of Chicago. All were charged with illegal possession of pornographic ma­ terials and all but Bagnall with publishing pornography. Neumann reportedly was par­ oled in December of 1968 af­ ter serving nearly twelve years of three 125-year sentences for the shotgun murders of a Chi­ cago saloonkeeper, dice girl and news vendor. ' Bagnall was allegedly on par­ ole from a 1966 sentence for counterfeiting. „ weekend at McHenry West campus auditorium at 8 o'clock Thursday through Sunday nights, Ap- PLAINDEALER PHOTO "Bells Are Ringing", the Comden-Green musical about the trials and tribulations of an answering service girl in New York, takes to the boards this weekend at M.C.H.S. West campus. Performances will be Thursday, April 23, through Sunday, April 26, at 8 p.m. The production features in­ tricate sets designed by Direc­ tor Allen W. Lyndrup and con­ structed by his well-trained and efficient set crew. Dances in the show were choreographed by Denise Lottchea and Shirley Jenkins. Music for the produc­ tion is under the direction of John Leighty and Bill Toalson, musical instructors from West and East campuses, respec­ tively. The production has been in rehearsal for five weeks, with intensive work extending through Wednesday evening in preparation for opening perfor­ mance on Thursday. Almost 100 students are involved in the pro­ duction. The musical should pro­ vide an enjoyable evening for the songs, as well as the story line, add up to a style of en­ tertainment only offered by mu­ sical comedies. JOIN BLOOD BANK The public is urged to join the Kiwanis Blood Bank by call­ ing Ed Guettler. The bank will be in operation in McHenry April 26. Plan Youth Cancer Drive ment to entering the contest. Now employed locally, she hopes to attend college and e- ventually become a veter­ inarian. Linda also would like to enter missionary work some day. Entries are still being wel­ comed by the Chamber of Com­ merce, with the final deadline on April 27. Fill out the of- fi< ?il entry blank on the so­ ciety page of this issue and bring it to the Plaindealer of­ fice, 3812 W. Elm street, with two photographs. Just before press time,three more entries were received. IS9. At the McHenry Area Ministerial Fellowship April meeting last week, Rev. David E. Scott, left, Rev. Rayomd L. White, Rev. Roger W. Schneider, Rev. John 0. Mclntyre and Rev. Willis H. Walker presented final plans for including youth of their churches in collecting funds for the American Cancer society. Young people of every area church have been invited to provide two hours of their time on Saturday, April 25, for the purpose of personal contact with persons on the street. The pastors above represent the McHenry Methodist, Shepherd of the Hills, Lu­ theran and Faith Presbyterian churches and the Spring Grove, Ringwood and Mount Hope Methodist churches. PLAINDEALER PHOTO Young people from the youth of them jafet recently for a brief- fellowship groups of area . . t • > ejected churches will greet the pub- ing on what can ** exPected lie on the streets of McHenry to happen on the day of collec- on Saturday, April 25. Some tion. Those who participate in the work will be invited for a re­ port and celebration party which will announce the success of the campaign in this area. Ev­ ery member of the community is urged to greet the young people and to join in this ef­ fort to strengthen the work of the American Cancer society. City Announces Clean-Up Weeks April 27-Mav 9 \ r- *