The Huntley Farmside

              ¦•'/.•¦¦ vf^"""%.
\
grkHUNTLEY ^^oftmstde
VOLUME 6 — No. 6 THURSDAY MAY 14,  1964
PHONE:
812-689-5621        (any time) (If no annrer)    815-459-0098
;;u.'.
!•- y,
•» ; : n.i.
>:l
2 SIOCTIONS — 22 PAGES
MAILED AND DISTRIBUTED WEEKLY
7c    PER    COPY
1964     Mother - of-the - Year
Pictured on this page and elsewhere in the paper is Mrs. Roy Conley, Huntley's 1964 Mother of the Year, receiving her gifts from the various merchants in the village. With her is her daughter Comnie, 16, who wrote the prize-winning letter in the contest.
Next week's peper will have pictures of the mothers who received Honorable Mentio^Jn the contest.
Due to onr lii^Hb amount of space some of the mother of the year pictiires and pron^uid post-prom picturea liad to be held. They will ap-
aear tn ae/si m»eiiae^aaaalda. .'^
.' ¦«. Jr   .»• ——' >^—•- ¦ - ¦
tA.";,  i.'* -a
•^.-» .1*    '¦.-
Achmtan Pitches for ISU
Len Ackman, senior pitcher at Illinois State University from Huntley, is a regular for the ISU Redbirds again this season after return¬ ing to the campus from military duty. He has won one letter previously at ISU.
Jr. Sr. Protn Sd Post - Protn
Last Saturday evening the Hlg.h School Junirs and Seniors held their annual Prom at the Huntley High School. This year the theme of the Prom was "Moon River". The gymnasium of the school was beautifully decorated with^ue and white crape paper strung trom the ceiling and grround the edge of the dance area.
At the west end of the gym a running waterfall had feeen erected. Flowing away from th*, fall the julors had cleverly mad* a fllreaifn with a quaint bridge over It, The bridge was used to go ,tii the re¬ freshment' staAd; Both ttteiVrate^ fail and the atream^ had wM<«r m them, the wnterfaA was lighted' with "blaek lijtrht". A large crystal globe hung fr«m tiie ceiling and was illuminated by spotlights. The crystals of the globe reflected spots of diffent colored lights around the entire gym as it rotated.
The music for the dance was provided by Mel Elliotts's dance band.
This year m.iny of he boys wore white evening jackets which we believe is a first for Huntley. Many of the girls, upon a vote of the junior class, ^U-e floor length formals. ^^
At eleven o'Wck, the crowning of the Prow King and Queen and th* ftfM«wtat>«iw ef tiheh court wa* featured. This year's King was Larry John8on^h| Queen was Dia¬ ne Swanson. ^H Queen's attend¬ ants were Ml^rie Jensen and Penny Carry. The King's court members were Gary Borhart and Dennis Akerberg.
The decorations tor the prom were done by the members of the junior class.
After the Prom in the beautifully decorated gym, dancing refresh¬ ments, and the crowning of Diana Swanson as gueen and Larry John¬ son as king, the group attended the Post-iProm Party at the Fire Barn. From all reports, the party was a huge success; and many, many thanks are due to those who made It possible.
MaoDonald's at Meadowdale furn¬ ished the orange pop, a cooler and a man to serve; Wieboldfs at Mead¬ owdale furnished circus posters, decoratlonh and balloons; the Mc¬ Henry Bakery and Catering Com¬ pany, their services at cost; Collins Drug Store donated a dryer for a door prlie; and bailoone, game pri¬ zes and door prizes were fumtshed by Jim at eost; Heinemann's don¬ ated a transistor radio as a door prire; Deans' Milk furnished the milk for the breakfaet at cost; the State Bank of Huntley donated pri¬ zes for games; and the Dairy Mart 20 free 'Sundaes as prizes.
Sincere appreciation for cash don¬ ations goes to the Lions Club for their «150.00; the Legion Auxiliary for $15,00; and the American Legion for $2aOO, and use of their tables.
Services contributed to the sue- cesa of the occasion were the Police Department for the escort from the school to the fire barn of the King knd Queen and their Court; use of the Fire Barn with¬ out charge; Ben Hansford, Bon¬ nie Olsen and Olen Delaney for use of their convertlbien; Peterson Adventising of lOundee for pen¬ nants; the Hallahan Dancers from Stree^nwood for special entertain¬ ment; and Catty's of Huntiey for foil  paper for decorations.
Due thanke also are the many parents, adults and friend* of the students who worked and donated cash  and  supplies.
'Needless to say, without all of this cooperation, donations and help, the Po*t-f>rom Party could not have, been a success; It was sincerely appreciated by those planning this first l^est^rem Party
Jr. - Sr. Protn &) Post - Protn
in  Huntley.
Seventy-four students attended; and the Committee and workers re¬ port It was a real pleasure and great compensation for the work and   effort   In   planning   the  Party
to serve such a fine, well-behaved group of students, who received the Idea well and participated wholeheartedly to make it a suc¬ cessful "first" for  Huntley.
Coming Event boyscout News
May 15, Friday — Fresh-Soph. Track Meet, Central, 4:00 pjn.
May 17, Sunday — Open House, Greenwood, for Mrs. May Chesak, 1 to 4 p.m., Huntley friends in¬ vited.
May 18, Monday — Grade School Musical Recital, 8:15 p.m. at the High School. Fresh-S<H>h. Count^^ Track Meet, Cary-Grove, 3:30 p.m.
May 19, Tuesday — Instrumental Show, Music Room, Himtley School, 7:30 p.m.
May 20, Wednesday    — Varsity Track Meet, HcHenry, 6:30 p.m.
Walter Akerbeg and Don Tess- men, m«nt>ers of the Huntley Fhne Department did a humane thing a weeks ago Tuesday evoiing when a little black kitten had been caught in a tree for several days unable to get down. Using fire equipment they resetted the kitten from starvation in the tree.
Troc^ 167 spent the weekend of May 2nd and Srd at the Kishwau¬ kee Spring Camporee, alcmg with over 50 other scouts fnxn this district.
The hoys had to hake in about half-mile with their can4>ing equipment and tents, set up camp and have it paas inspection and then they competed In various contests of Scout Craft and SkUls.
The following patrols attended:
Beavers — Les Gruner, i>atrol leader; assistant, Scott Eckman, Hal Shott and Dennis Strickland.
Indians — Dan Dammyer, pa¬ trol leader, JoJhn Weltzien, assist¬ ant, Mike Raymond, Lainy Mat¬ tingly and John Carlson.
Eagles — Jon Spradlin, patrol leader, Gery Helmath, assistant, Tom Korwin. Bernafd Shott Jr., and Craig Halverson.
A picnic lunch was enjoyed oa Sunday by the scouts ahd their parents.
A special "thank you" goes to Martin Schmietendorf and John Mattingly for so aUy filllnfl: for Scoutmaster Vemon Dowmen on Saturday and for their asslstanct Saturday night and Sunday.