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\ County, Okdy£ oQocal J^oad Sutvey With only, four dissenting votes, a resolution was passed by the county board of supervisors Tuesday which calls for a survey which would precede installation of a road extending from Bull Valley road at the Crystal Lake blacktop to Idyll Dell road. The motion was made by Assistant Supervisor Charles "Chuck" Weingart of McHenry, chairman of the road and bridge committee, seconded by Supervisor Harold Freese of Nunda. The survey follows a long period during which the project has been under consideration. It gained impetus after the McHenry County college board indicated a location just to the south of the Crystal Lake blacktop-Bull Valley road intersection as its choice for the college, since it would provide easy access from the east. A traffic check on the Crystal Lake road indicated that an average of 3,000 cars pass between the two cities on this route daily. The road linking Idyll Dell road with Bull Valley was announced as the first step in a proposed program which eventually would see construction of a bridge across the Fox river from east Idyll Dell, joining River road. Total cost of the program was established at approximately $425,000, with the federal government providing about half the amount necessary. Strongest opposition was presented by Supervisor Buckley of Woodstock. Three others also voted "no", but twenty supervisors favored the survey. It was indicated that this is a two-year project. Also meeting with approval was a resolution to improve the south corporate limits of Crystal Lake from McHenry avenue north to Rt. 14 at an expenditure of $356,000. The city of Crystal Lake and the county will each contribute $89,000 to its completion and this will be matched by federal funds. During the meeting, it was announced that eleven supervisors and assistants will be seeking another term at the township elections April 1, of which only three are opposed. Board Chairman Walter Dean reminded members that in compliance with the rules, he is not permitted to seek reelection to head the. board and an- (continued on page 5) THE MCHENRY SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION DRIVER BADLY HURT -- Edward W. Jessie of 909 S. Totem Trail, McHenry, was admitted to the intensive care unit of McHenry hospital for serious injuries sustained at 11:21 Tuesday night when his car went out of control and struck a tree as he drove south on River road, four miles south of the city. Sheriffs police ticketed the driver for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. 187 5 VOL. 91 - NO. 62 FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1969 2 SECTIONS, 18 PAGES -10$ Legion Observes 50th Year District Asks Bids To $1*700,000 For School t! Newly elected officers of Barracks 1315 of the Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., are pictured above: Front Row: Frank Kolar, senior vice-commander; James McCullough, com* mander; Bill Ewert, junior vice-commander; Clyde Blackwell, adjutant; and Garfield, Benson, chaplain. Standing: Harry Lock, legislative officer; Theron "Cy" Young, trustee; Ge «e Kane, trustee; and Louis Wolfersheim, sergeant-atarms. Muain' and Meanderin' With concern for elections within the city, township and local school districts, apparently little thought has gone into another very important vote which also, occurs next month. It is the election to name two persons to the board of the new and growing McHenry County college. We recall words which appeared in this column two years ago when the college district was in the process of organization and the first board members were to be elected. It seemed, even then, that Mc- Henry's fast growing population should show a concern for this new educational institution and work to elect a representative to its board. After all, this area was one of the fastest growing in the county and was destined to contribute a substantial number of students to the enrollment. At least two farsighted McHenry people--both well qualified-- threw their hats in the ring. There is little doubt that area voters who took the time to go to the polls supported them. The problem was the same that so often rears its ugly head in a busy world--not enough voters considered a trip to the polls important enough to make the effort. Consequently, to the embarrassment of the community, McHenry was the only large city in the county to go unrepresented. Now another election is in the offing. Because of painstaking work on the part of (continued on page 5) 1969 icon James McCullough, commander of the Veterans of World War I, Barracks 1315, Reba L. Owen, president of Legion Auxiliary Unit 491, Francis Pickett, commander of Post 491, and Frank Ficek, past commander and chairman of the fiftieth" anniversary arrangements, stand beside the display of Legion charters, documents, etc., which occupy a prominent place in the lobby of the McHenry bank during the Legion's fiftieth anniversary week observance. Tyrell Talks On Organized Crime For Club Arthur T. Tyrrell of Wonder Lake, a member of the Illinois Crime Commission on Syndicate Crime for the last five years, will speak on "Organized Crime" before the McHenry Township Republican Women's club Wednesday, March 19. Mr. Tyrrell studied criminal law at Wright Junior college and attended the Federal Bureau of Narcotics school. He previously worked with the Chicago Police Department on Intelligence, Prostitution and Narcotics and now is a group leader, coordinating men on (continued on page '5) AUCTION WONDER LAKE LOT FOR M.D. BENEFIT The Rock River chapter of Mjscular Dystrophy will auction a 60' x 127' lot on Wonder Lake over WROK radio, 1440, on March 15 and 16. Bidding will start at $150. All proceeds will go to muscular dystrophy. Sealed bids will be accepted and opened after bidding closes o.iMsrchl6. The lot is located a few blocks West of Wonder Lake on Oriole Trail in Highland Shores. There are trees on the 60' x 127' lot. Enter Highland Shores from Highway 120 between Woodstock and McHenry. Bids should be senttoMDAA, Inc., 3528 Cross street, Rockford, Illinois. 61108. Friday, March 15, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the American Legion. Donald Doherty proclaimed this week leading up to March 15 as American Legion 50th Birthday Week in McHenry. The anniversary is to be observed further by a dinner and dance at McHenry American Legion Post 491 home on Ringwood road. The dinner is for Legion and Auxiliary members only, but the dancing, which starts at 9:30, is open to the public at no charge, and a large and festive crowd is expected. The golden anniversary of the American Legion is a significant occasion, both nationally and at the McHenry level. It was on March 15 in 1919 that a group of United States soldiers, fighting in France in World War I, met in a Paris caucus to lay the groundwork for the upcoming American Legion. Sparked by Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and men such as Bennet Champ Clark of Tennessee, Ogden Mills (later to become Secretary of the Treas- Area Plan For Expressway Introduced An introductory meeting to discuss the possibility of constructing an expressway between a point near McHenry and Lockport was held in the Illinois Division of Highways office in Elgin Wednesday. Among those attending were Township Road Commissioner Clarence Regner and Assistant Supervisor Charles Weingart of M :Henry. Highway Supt. Wayne Muntzer of Woodstock emphasized that the discussion was very general at this time, aimed primarily at designating the general area. Engineers believe their consideration of a fourmile width will make it possible to acquire a right-of-way, which is the immediate problem. There was no mention made of the cost of such a project or what funds were available. EUGENE BOLD A JOINS STATE POLICE UNIT The Illinois State Police academy graduated fifty-four new troopers l£st week, among them Eugene A. Bolda of M^Henry, District 3, DesPlaines. State Police Supt. James T. McGuire said this increases the number of officers on duty to 1,443. A new class reporting for training Monday will bring the total to 1,500 men by June. Director Herbert D. Brown of the Department of Public Safety and a State Police academy alumnus was principal speaker. Area Pollution Problems Willard P. Pfeifer, superintendent, Aurora Sanitary district, will address the Kane County Clean Streams commit-' tee meeting to be held on March 19 at 7:30 p.m., at the Aurora Labor temple, 213 East Galena blvd., Aurora. The meeting is open to the public,and any person who is interested in water pollution control and a cleaner Fox river is urged to attend. Philip Chapman, chairman, Kane County Clean Streams committee said, "Mr. Pfeifer will explain the new plant expansion program, which when completed, will greatly help improve the water quality of the Fox river." "Part of the .plant expansion will be a new activated sludge plant, which according to Mr. Pfeifer, will be completed near the end of 1969," Chapman said. The committee urges any person who has a pollution case involving either air or water, to bring all the information to this meeting. The Northeastern Regional office, Illinois Department of Public Health, in Aurora has been invited, because they, investigate cases of water pollution along the Fox river. Chapman indicated the Northern Illinois Water Resources ury), Colonel Milton Foreman, of Chicago, and many others, fundamentals of the American Legion' were laid at this fiveday Paris caucus. It is interesting to note that Jack Worth, the fifth commander of McHenry Post 491, was the recording secretary at this Paris caiucus. He is now living in retirement in Florida. At the Paris caucus, certain basic Legion principles were established. The American Legion was to have no rank among its members. One who had been a general had the same vote as did the honorably discharged private. There was to be neither sectional nor political influences as existed in the Grand Army of the Republic and the Veterans of the Confederate States. The purposes and direction of the American Legion were clearly outlined in its Preamble, which states, "for God and country we associate ourselves together...." (continued on page 5) COUNTY COLLEGE REGISTERS 1,536, SPRING SEMESTER George Cowgill, director of records at McHenry County college, announced that 1536 students are enrolled for the spring semester. This includes 326 . full-time enrollment. There are 1210 part-time students which is an increase of 21 percent over the past semester. It is expected that there will be 2,000 students enrolled for the 1969 fall semester. Fulltime enrollment in the fall is expected to reach 750 which is a 230percent increase. Parttime enrollment is expected to increase also. Looking ahead to the day when McHenry will have a new Junior high school, board members in School District 15 announced at their meeting Tues- PLAN COMMUNITY PAPER DRIVE FOR AFS SPONSORSHIP The McHenry high schools* combined American Field Service clubs will be picking up papers in a community-wide paper drive during the week April 7 through 11. Proceeds will be used to help sponsor another foreign student next year at MCHS. Interested persons are asked to start accumulating papers, now. A later issue of the Plaindealer will carry more information, which is also available from 1620 N. Highview, Lakeland Park. CHILD DARTS IN PATH OF CAR; FATALLY INJURED An eleven-year-old Woodstock boy, George Nell, of 11606 Country Club drive, was pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial hospital early Wednesday morning after he was struck by a passing car as he attempted to retrieve a ball in the road. Driver of the car was Terrence Fabbri, 18, of Valley Hill road, Woodstock, who was accompanied by his brother Scott, 15. They were travelling west oh Country club road at 7:55 a.m. and came upon children playing ball on the side of the road as they waited for the arrival of the school bus. Witnesses agreed with Fabbri's account of what happened. He "said he saw the boy dart into the path of his car, swerved into the east-bound lane but was unable to avoid striking him. day evening that they were ask- school should be renovated and ing for bids in ttie^amouht ofs ready for use, serving 300 pu- $1,700,000. A deadline of March 25 has been set. It was learned that District 15 has a fine Moody credit rating of "A"- which entitles it to a lower interest rate. Some discussion took place on a name for the new school, with a decision to ask the pub-. , lie for assistance. Dr. Carl Bergstrom, superintendent,. said Landmark THOMAS F. BOLGER HEADS ROTARY -- Thomas F. Bolger, recently elected president of the McHenry Rotary club, will be installed as head of the organization and take over his new duties next July 1. Other new officers are Donald Weingart, vice-president; Rev. Raymond White, secretary; and Roger Collins, treasurer. Directors are Stan Jozwiak, Walter Harbecke and the immediate past president, Albert S. Blake. AFS D<\Y Twelve foreign students from the county arrived on the MrrtS campus Thursday morning. pils with ten classrooms, by the start of the fall term. It was announced that four persons have filed to date for seats on the board in the April election. They are Mrs. J.F. Casey, Mrs. Charles Cuda, John Coughlin and Myra Murray. The terms of August Uttich and Dr. William Kohl expire and they did not indicate at the maetiing whether or not they would seek reelection. A new policy concerning bus purchase by the district was explained. No contracts will be renewed, but the board will issue new contracts to half of those which are due to expire $iis year. The remaining half of the busses will be purr chased by the school. Only busses which are 1966 models or later, with sixtyperson capacity, will be kept in service. It was indicated that it will require the expenditure of $11,000 to start school bus ownership, but anticipated savings should make the plan selfliquidating within three years. The school, members said, would be in the "bus business" by 1967 with total ownership. Dr. Griesbach, board member, received approval at the meeting on his request to conduct testing of Head Start and pre-school children, whereby those who are emotionally disturbed or with similar problems will be detected early. He said $1,500 is available for this project from other than school funds. Plans call for testing 100 to start the program. Dr. Bergstrom outlined a plan in which girls would be allowed to start kindergarten if their fifth birthday occurred by Dec. 1 of the year, whereas boys would be permitted to start (continued on page 5) Kitten Konflict v«' ' fu'fm rfr,: wj"'-'- ' . iNjVV: *£-v- <«'V and Conservation commission and the Northeast Illinois Natural Resource Service center are sponsoring an all-day program entitled "A Decision- Making Meeting on the Fox River and Chain of Lakes", to be held on March 21, at the Thornhill auditorium, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, starting at 9 a.m. According.to Chapman, the program includes reports (continued on page 5) The world of humans would be a better place if there were more mothers with the devotion of this young poodle, anxiously watching over several tiny kittens in the Leon Kathan home which she claims as her own. A most appropriate title for this unusual battle between the canine and feline world might well be entitled "Kathan Kitten Konflict". PLAINDEALER PHOTO The Leon Kathan home at 1508 W. Birch, Holiday Hills, houses the parents, four children, one dog, two cats and eight kittens. One might normally expect a bit of confusion among the children, the cats or the kittens, but it might surprise everyone that the Kathan triangle involves the dog, one cat" and any number of kittens. The young dog is a poodle, under a year old, and the kittens are of Siamese extraction, several weeks old. The problem arose when the kittens were just beginning to move about, and it centered on the big question of which one of the animals was to mother the "youngsters", A feud started between the canine and the feline mother, each deciding she was in charge. Mrs. Kathan is a woman of peace, so to avoid a maximum of conflict she has devised a plan in which each takes her turn. To satisfy the dignified but anxious poodle, IJylrs. Kathan separates the dog and cat and occasionally takes one of the kittens to the poodle for her to mother. . The dog often awakens the family by her crying in the night, then becomes quiet immediately when one of the kittens is brought to her.