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t THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SEBVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 Festivities In Johnsburg Club To Mark Fiftieth Year Sunday^Sept. 24, will be a very special day in the com­ munity of Johnsburg. All residents of the area and the many friends of the Johnsburg Community club will gather for festivities marking the organization's fiftieth an­ niversary. Opening a full day of activity will be the 1:30 afternoon parade through the main streets of Johnsburg, starting at Spring Grove road and coming to an end at the public school. Congressman John Anderson of Rockford will act a£ parade marshal, according to Parade Chairman Phillip Bartmann. In the line of march will be bands, the fire department vehicle, the Johnsbqrg business men's floats, the McHenry city float and others from the area. The occasion is also im­ portant for the Johnsburg Rescue squad, marking its twentieth anniversary. The squad vehicle will be a part of the parade. Immediately following the line of march will be a flag raising and program outside the Community club. It will be highlighted by dedication of a plaque to be placed in the lobby of the clubhouse, com­ memorating the occasion. Club President Harry May will act as master of ceremonies Featured will be the Johnsburg school band and choir which won first place at the Illinois State Fair. Lloyd Freund has announced a long awaited contest on the ball diamond between old time baseball teams, the McHenry Shamrocks and the Johnsburg Tigers. Freund is in charge of the latter and Bill Bolger will line up the Shamrocks. One particularly nostalgic feature for old time residents of this once all-German com­ munity will be the German Beer Garden atmosphere which will pervade the Com­ munity club grounds. Special entertainment will be presided by Charlie Dunkel^ of Burlington, Wis., a German entertainer, after 6 p.m. Tom Huemann and Harry May are co-chairmen of the event. The Johnsburg Community club has long been an influence for progress in this area. Since its inception in 1922. with Math N. Schmitt as president, it has backed numerous projects for the benefit of the community. Accomplishments have in­ cluded promotion of a cement highway through Johnsburg, a voting precinct, the new bridge across the river and the pur­ chase of Memorial park and construction of the clubhouse. VOLUME 96 NUMBER 118 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1972 20 PAGES - TWO SUPPLEMENTS All signs peint to Johnsburg, the small but growing community north of McHenry. Sunday, Sept. 24, belongs to the Johnsburg Community club, celebrating its fiftieth birthday. Shown hard at work in preparation for the festivities are, from left, Dick Huemann, Community club chairman; Phil Bartmann, parade chairman; Alfred Oeffling, member of the Johnsburg Business Men's association; Harry May, president of the Community club; Tom Huemann, anniversary chairman and partially behind sign, Tom Huemann, Jr. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Farm Bureau's 60th Anniversary Sept. 25 The entire community joins Johnsburg residents who proudly celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Johnsburg Community club this weekend. The ranks of the club -- 250 - will be increased many times that size as friends join in the festivities planned Sunday, Sept. 24. Everyone will remember the important undertakings of the organization dating back to its inception in 1922. The beautiful 4160,000 bridge which spans the Fox river at Johnsburg is a daily memento in iron, steel and cement of one of the club's accomplishments. But there are others who will remember the*4 Club's feariy days for something which brought less fanfare but marked its members and leadership for humane and generous instincts. In the post-Depression years of the early 'thirties the Johnsburg Community club planned special events and earmarked the proceeds to buy baskets for the poor. It may have been a small undertaking in comparison with building bridges, but for those families without work, it established the club as a very important in­ stitution in the community. Members have been rewarded in the success which met their many endeavors. Plan to attend Johnsburg's dedication next Sunday. The club deserves support. A recent column carried an article about one Eugene V. Debs, which appeared in a Chicago newspaper. It related that Debs, leader of the great railroad strike of 1894, was being freed at midnight from the county jail, which he had occupied for the previous six months. The article appeared in an old newspaper given to us by Fred Bienapfl. Hardly was the ink dry on our account of the story than Debs' name came to light again in the magazine section of the Chicago Tribune. In a review of presidential campaigns, Debs was described as the candidate for President in 1920 who spent the entire campaign in a federal prison because of his outspoken opposition to the United States entry into World War I. He nevertheless received a million votes, considered a tremendous figure for a third-party candidate at that time. on. (Continued on page 20) Medical Aides Hear Program Election of nine directors, determination of policy for the year ahead and recollections to highlight this sixtieth an­ niversary of McHenry County Farm Bureau will be among features at the 1972 annual meeting Sept. 25 at the Har­ vard Moose lodge. The Moose lodge is one of the largest facilities in the county for a sitdown dinner, but it may still not be large enough to accommodate all who desire to dine. However, Ervin Walters, president, stresses that the annual meeting portion, which begins at 8:30 p.m., is open to all members. Dinner tickets are being distributed on a first- come, first-served basis as long as they last. A total of 500 will be served at the Moose. * The dinner starts at 7:30 p.m. After the annual meeting, dancing will follow. Linnea Jones, Harvard ventriloquist, will provide the entertainment during the meeting. Jack Young, St. Charles, IAA District I director, will be among special guests, who will also include past presidents to help mark this sixtieth an­ niversary. Policy discussion this year centered on several legislative matters which focused on local issues. The summary sent members urged comments and evaluation of what is being undertaken, plus ideas on how Farm Bureau can further in­ tensify its efforts in such areas as the assessment crisis, county government action and c o n s e r v a t i o n d i s t r i c t discussion. The legislative committee, headed by Dick Walters, seeks ideas concerning the best use for land now in agriculture. "How we participate and how we determine what land will be farm land in the decades ahead are vital matters," says the report. Fox River Symposium I n M c H e n r y O c t . 7 0 - 7 7 AM#. /\< • • f/\t< n ... ... Invitations are symposium--The out for a Fox River: Today and Tomorrow--to be held Oct. 10 and 11, at the McHenry Country club. It is being sponsored by the McHenry hospital and the McHenry County Department of_ Health. Professionals in pollution control and ecology and local anti-pollution groups have -been invited to par­ ticipate. Space limitations at the Country club necessitate the admission by invitation policy. Dr. Edward F. Wilt, Jr., president of the McHenry County Board of Health and staff member at McHenry hospital, said, "This sym­ posium will bring people together to exchange in­ formation on the Fox rivew. There are so many organizations dealing with the river's problems. We will have outside speakers coming in, but Dedicate Trauma Center Mrs. Dorothy Ogilvie, wife of Illinois Governor Ricnard Ogilvie, presents dedication plaque to LeRoy Olsen, president of the McHenry hospital board. The brief but impressive ceremony took place Tuesday morning in the hospital dining room, marking the dedication of the hospital as the Local Trauma center for this area -- part of thp state-wide Trauma system being developed throughout Illinois to provide nearby top quality emergency care. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD On Tuesday of this week, McHenry hospital officially On Child Abuse h^;sscven other The McHenry county chapter of the American Association of Medical Assistants will hold its monthly meeting Sept. 19, in the board room of McHenry hospital at 8 p.m. Dr. Robert Stem, pathologist, will present a slide and lecture program on child abuse. This comprehensive talk is entitled "The Battered Child". The lecture and-or mem­ bership in AAMA is open to all persons whose profession is to assist medical doctors in any capacity. Illinois hospitals as a Local Trauma center, part of the state-wide system. Anthony Corcoran, executive director at the hospital, said he and his staff have been establishing the com­ munications linkage and m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y preparations under this program, which was initiated July 22, 1971. Mrs. Dorothy Ogilvie, wife of the Illinois Governor, arrived by car at 9 o'clock Tuesday to officiate at the dedication ceremony. The following is her talk to the assembled guests: "It is with a great deal of pleasure that I am here today to dedicate the McHenry Hospital Trauma center. "This is one of thirty-seven centers that now comprise the Illinois Trauma Care system-a system which has become a model for the entire country. The spirit of cooperative planning demonstrated by all of you has resulted in this ex­ cellent new facility which has helped you to become a part of the trauma program. "This network of which you are a part is the first of its kind in the nation. Just a year ago the governor dedicated the first of these trauma centers. My husband considers the creation of the state trauma system one of the proudest ac­ complishments of his ad­ ministration. The federal g o v e r n m e n t r e c o g n i z e d Illinois' leadership in this field in July with a $4 million grant to expand the trauma network to a model comprehensive emergency health care system. "Dick had a very personal interest in initiating this program. He attributes the emergency hospital care he received on the battlefield in World War II with saving his life. Certainly the know-how that can save lives of combat soldiers should also be utilized to save accident victims at (Continued on page 20) a portion of the program will be devoted to an interchange of ideas among local people." „ Dr. Wilt explained the program's origin. "The idea of a symposium was triggered by Dr. Eric Brown's studies of cancer in fish in the Fox. Dr. Brown, chairman of the Microbiology department of the Chicago Medical school, will be the chief speaker at the sym­ posium banquet Tuesday evening. His work compares the incidence of fish tumors in the polluted Fox watershed with that of fish tumors in a n o n - p o l l u t e d C a n a d i a n watershed." Dr. Wilt added, "This year the County Department of Health is co-sponsoring the symposium, because the focus is on the Fox river's impact on public health. This is the first in a series of symposia which McHenry hospital plans to sponsor on various aspects of community health." Richard A. Wissell, ad­ ministrator of the McHenry County Department Health, stated, "We hope that out of this symposium will come an ongoing group of people and organizations working to prevent further degradation of the Fox, as well as defining current problems and how to correct .them." Specific areas of discussion scheduled during the two days include the Fox River Today", Sources of Pollution, Public Health and the Law, the Future of the Fox, and Local Resources for Environmental Problems. The Fox River Symposium committee includes Edward F. Wilt, Jr., M.D.; Richard A. Wissell, M.P.H.; Robert J. Stein, M.D., pathologist at McHenry hospital; Robert W. L a y e r , v i c e - p r e s i d e n t , Defenders of the Fox; Brian G. Koukol, D.D.S., president, McHenry County Defenders; Rita K. Halvorsen, McHenry County Defenders; and Ken­ neth V. Fiske, executive director, McHenry County Conservation district. Applicants Sought For City Census A special census will be taken in the City of McHenry by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, starting this week. This is at the request of the McHenry Citv Council. The official count of the 1970 census was 6,772. A representative from the Director's office will be in the municipal building (city hall) on Thursday of this week at 9:30 a.m. to interview ap­ plicants wishing to work on the program. Application forms are available in the city clerk's office. One of the prime reasons for the City Council to request a special census is that State Motor Fuel Tax allotments are b a s e d o n p o p u l a t i o n . W i t h McHenry's growth, the Council feels that a large amount of revenue would be lost by waiting for the regular census in 1980. Anthony Corcoran, left, administrator of McHenry hospital, and Richard A. Wissell, M.P.H., ad­ ministrator of the McHenry County Department of Health, survey the Fox river and observe some problems which will be discussed at the symposium scheduled Oct. 10 and 11. Two Fatalities Recorded On County Highways Saturday McHenry county recorded two traffic fatalities this past weekend, one east of Crystal Lake and the other near Cary. Twelve-year-old David W. Overbye of 352 Lloyd street, Cary, was pronounced dead on arrival at McHenry hospital Saturday afternoon about 5 o'clock. The boy was riding his mini-bike and was struck by an auto as he attempted to cross Three Oaks road near Cary- Grove high school. Driver of the car, Bruce R. Auburn of 122 Trout Valley drive, Cary, told officers he was west-bound on the roadway after having just left the east driveway of the high school. As he started up a small hill, the Overbye boy pulled directly in front of his car onto the road­ way and he was unable to stop in time to avoid hitting the mini-bike and its rider. Deputies reported that the boy was attempting to cross the roadway along a path used by snowmobilers and mini-bike riders to travel from one field to another. A dense line of trees and bushes borders the north side of the road for ap­ proximately 200 feet and deputies felt it would be im­ possible for either driver to have seen the other antil both were entirely in the right-of- way. Deputies also noted that the Overbye boy was an unlicensed driver operating an unlicensed vehicle and apparently did not exercise due caution when entering the roadway. (Continued on page 20) City's Oldest Resident Has Bright Outlook Mrs. Emma McCarty is 101 years old today (Sept. 20) but she is an inspiration to all who know her. The gracious cen­ tenarian is the step-mother of Mrs. Reba Owen of McHenry and has resided since last April with Mrs. Owen and her husband, Harold, at 608 Country club drive. Not only does Mrs. McCarty's appearance belie her 101 years, but lier mind has also kept pace. Because of an injury, she is confined to a wheel chair, but the vehicle in no way prevents her from a variety of activities. She enjoys visiting, and her topics of conversation are varied. They range from early days in her home community of Frederickstown, Mo., where she was born in 1871, to ac­ tivities on the Fox river (which she can see from a large pic­ ture window in the front of the home) or perhaps a comment on the forthcoming election. Often, this avid reader will remain with a good book - usually the Bible - until the wee (Continued on page 20) EMMA McCARTY Staff Photo