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VOLUME 96 NUMBER II FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1971 18 PAGES TEN CENTS Public-Parochial Discussion Ask School Problems Willard Pierce, representing the Montini school board, met last Tuesday to discuss with the board of Consolidated School District 15 the budget and other problems related to opening the fall term of school for 800 children in the parochial school. He asked that a committee of public and parochial school members be formed to discuss mutual problems. After some discussion, the public school board agreed to study his proposal and con­ tact him at a later date. In other District 15business, Member Edward Choate ques­ tioned the progress of Parkland school and was told by Busin­ ess Manager James Lawrence that two contractors are tardy and holding up completion. The board agreed that if progress is not shown soon, the archi­ tect will be asked to pull bond and proceed with other firm9. Visitors to the meeting asked the board to verify or deny reports that District 15 would ask for an increase in tax rate after the high school referen­ dum. Answering for the board, President Henry Nell comment­ ed that "there is no truth to the rumor". Another question pertained to the effect a failure of the March 20 high school referendum would have on the grade school curriculum. In his reply, Nell explained that the transition from grade to high school cus­ tomarily has been very smooth. However, he did foresee a prob­ lem where certain subjects are initiated in the grade school if the high school is forced to de­ lete advanced study of these subjects. Several payments were ap­ proved by the board. They in­ cluded Wm. Zeigler, $5,607; Driessen Construction, $25,- 966; Carey Electric, $31,500; and Penco Products, $2,122.50, all for work at Parkland school. Approval was given to the em­ ployment of Mrs. Monica Beck­ er as school secretary to Rus­ sell Cooper, principal of Land­ mark school. She replaces Car­ ole Anderson, who recently re­ signed. The board also em­ ployed Mrs. Joanne Houghton as an aide to District 15 nurses, replacing Monica Becker. A contract was awarded to Howard McHugh, with a mas­ ter's degree in Education, first step, as full time counselor at Parkland school. The ap­ plication of Mrs. Marlene Goet- schel to supervise the instruc­ tional media center at Edge- brook school was tabled for further study. Two changes in judges of e- lection April 10 were announc­ ed. Mrs. Alma Anderson will replace Mrs. George Kane in Precinct I and Mrs. Ruth Kron- ke will replace Mrs. N.II. Mor­ rison in Precinct IL Principal Cooper was author­ ized to amend the Title I ESEA project to apply for an addition­ al sum of $2,090.50 allocated to the district for the 1970-71 (Continued on page 17) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 Accept Bids, Estimate Costs Of Court House A word of gratitude is in or­ der for members of the various McHenry County college sub-< committees who have been spending untold hours and enr ergy to come up with facfe which may some day soon see the realization of permanent facilities. We are convinced that the large effort has been exert­ ed primarily to obtain the best possible college at the most economical figure, in spite of individual opinions which may have tended to lean in a par­ ticular direction on one or an­ other of the various problems under study. A report was made to the college board at its last meet­ ing, and some extensions of time were allowed in areas where a- vailable figures were not at hand so that the job of certain com­ mittees could not be concluded. Since action by the Site Fea­ sibility committee was probab­ ly of most public interest, we had hoped to give a resume of its findings, some of which appeared in a separate article in a recent issue. However, comparison costs of a new site, the I.I.T. site and an alternate I.I.T. contained no concrete fig­ ures. Any public disclosure at this time would seem to us to be further confusing an issue which needs all the enlightment that can be shed. In extending a word of grat­ itude to the various commit­ tee members, we are not los­ ing sight oi the tremendous amount of work which the col­ lege board itself has contri­ buted to obtain the same goal. When the county eventually ob­ tains a permanent college, its ^ residents will have a relative­ ly few people to whom they can turn to say "thanks". For almost two years the Plaindealer staff was greeted each morning with a cheery greeting which definitely had the (Continued on page 17) were acted upon favorably at the meeting. One was the request by Paul and Sylvia Cooper for a con­ ditional use permit for a parcel of land on Rt. 120, west of Martin road, to operate a day care center where children may be left the entire day while par­ ents are at work. Mrs. Cooper has been operating a pre-kin­ dergarten nursery school on the premises for more than ten years. The second petition was made by Commonwealth Edison Co., Richard C. and Norma Sue 01- denberg, for a conditional use permit on property located on the south side of Rt. 120, a half mile west of Wonder Lake road. The purpose is to use the property for the location of a low-voltage electrical sub-sta­ tion in conjunction with Com­ monwealth Edison's distribu­ tion system. On a recommendation of the Fees and Salaries committee, the board voted that all super­ visors will be paid $25per diem effective with the April 27 coun­ ty board meeting. At the pre­ sent time, payment is not uni­ form. The board also agreed that following reapportionment required by law in May of 1972, the per diem payment will be $35, plus mileage of 15 cents. Also in the area of salar­ ies, the chairman will receive $12,500, which is the present figure, and if he chooses to (Continued on page 17) Ticket Drivers After Crashes A ticket for failure to reduce speed to. avoid an accident was issued ta Douglas J. Willis of 9215 Evergreen drive, Wonder Lake, following an accident Sat­ urday morning about 11:30 at 4503 W. Route 120. Driver of the other car, Edward W. Galla­ gher, 7416 Maple drive, Won­ der Lake, said the cars in front of him had stopped and as he did so, he was struck in the rear by the Willis auto. Willis stated he failed to no­ tice the line of traffic was stop­ ped until it was too late to avoid the collision. -- Chester H. Grandt, Jr., 513 N. Front street, McHenry, was ticketed for disobedience to traffic control device after his car slid through a stop sign at the intersection of Main and Third street, McHenry, and struck a car driven by Danny K. Brown of 4108 W. Crest- wood, McHenry. The acci­ dent occurred Wednesday morning about 7:45. Wonder Lake Man Hospitalized After Food Mart Fracas McHenry firms were among successful bidders at Tuesday's county board meeting, for con­ struction work on the new coun­ ty courthouse. Estimated costs total about $3,600,000. This fig­ ure does not include $140,000 for the purchase of a church and grounds at the corner of Rt. 47 and Ware road, Wood­ stock, which the board had act­ ed upon at an earlier meeting. Approved bids included those of Tonyan Construction of Mc­ Henry with a low of $1,656,368 to win the general contractor bid; Carey Electric, McHenry, the electrical contract for $301,500; Osborn's, the plumb­ ing contract in the amount of $206,400; and Gallagher & Speck, the elevator contract for $57,788. Kuetemeyer Plumbing Co., the second low bidder for heating, ventilation and air con­ ditioning, was the successful firm because the figure of $607,285 met specifications. Southern Prison Co., a sub­ sidiary of Southern Steel Co., of Texas, was awarded the jail equipment bid in the amount of $149,000. TheTonyan firm set August of 1972 as the completion date for the new structure. A topic which had previously been discussed within the Pub­ lic Works committee came up for discussion at Tuesday's meeting. The increasing sewer and water problems resulting from new subdivisions in the county gave rise to questions as to the feasibility of estab­ lishing a Public Works depart­ ment on the county level. Assistant Supervisor Thomas Huemann of McHenry, who heads the committee, express­ ed himself against any such move at this time. He suggest­ ed that any state or federal funding which might result would mean that operation of the department would be regu­ lated by that governmental a- gency. After considerable discus­ sion, the board agreed that let­ ters will be written to the var­ ious municipalities within the county, asking their recommen­ dation based on the cities' own experiences. If it is not fa­ vorable, the matter will be dropped for the present. The board of review was granted an extension until April 27 because of the great amount of work which must still be completed on tax bills. Members were informed of a protest to be heard by the state Supreme court regarding the constitutionality of the Homestead act which would re­ duce real estate taxes for prop­ erty owners over the age of 65. Because of the uncertainty, the board decided that the full tax bill will be sent, and if the act is declared to be consti­ tutional, refunds will be made. It was noted that if the act is upheld by the court, there will be a $330,000 loss to the county. Two local zoning petitions Liquor Charges Filed Against Local Youths While on routine patrol Fri­ day night, sheriff's deputies stopped a car driven by Doug­ las K. Johnson of 312 S. Crys­ tal Lake road, McHenry, for disobeying a stop sign at the intersection of Chapel Hill road and Sunset view, east of Mc­ Henry. A quantity of liquor was found in the car and as a re­ sult, Johnson was charged with transporting open liquor in a motor vehicle and with pur­ chase or acceptance of a gift of alcoholic liquor by a person of non-age. A passenger in the car, Wil­ liam F. Borelli of 3905 W. Grand avenue, McHenry, was also charged with purchase or acceptance of a gift of alco­ holic liquor by a person of non­ age. Two female passengers were not charged as they had not consumed any liquor. Young Chicago Man Arrested On Narcotic Violation Early last Friday morning, deputies responded to a report that a suspicious appearing truck was in the entrance to a gravel pit located at Lily Lake road and River road, southeast of McHenry. There were three young men with the truck, which had become stuck while at­ tempting to turn around. Deputies made a routine check on the identification of the three, as well as a corn- continued on page 17) School Board Asks Aid In Meeting Critical Problems Faced with numerous prob­ lems, Richard F. Golbeck, a member of Consolidated School District 15, with the approval of all other board m6mbers, has written a letter to Rep. Thomas Hanahan of McHenry, asking any assistance he is able to give the district in meeting these emergencies. This is the letter sent to Mr. Hanahan: "I am a board member of McHenry public schools, Dis­ trict 15. As in most other pub­ lic school districts in Illinois, we are facing serious prob­ lems due to critical need for financial and other assistance. We would like to make you a- ware of our problems and soli­ cit your aid wherever possible. "1. District 15 is faced with the paradox of trying to improve and update its educational pro­ cess while maintaining the qual­ ity system we have, all this without knowing the amounts of funds to be available, due to (Continued on page 17) J.R. Levesque Appointed To New Aeronautics Post J.R. Levesque of McCullom Lake has been appointed by Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie as deputy director of the Illinois Depart­ ment of Aeronautics, ile has been serving as assistant di­ rector of the department for the past two years. The McHenry man will assume responsibility forma i- agement of the department's metropolitan Chicago area of- (Continued on page 17) Deputies Investigate Vandalism At Homes i Sheriffs deputies have been investigating a report that the summer home of David Clauser of 111 N. Emerald drive, Mc­ Henry, was entered and van­ dalized recently. Entry was gained by breaking a glass in the door, reaching in and un­ locking it. Articles were thrown around the house and fire extinguishers were removed from the walls and sprayed in the kitchen. Nothing appeared to be miss­ ing from the residence. Discovery of the break-in was reported Sunday afternoon by the owner. Saturday*evening about 9 o'­ clock. Donald Miller of 3613 W. Ellen avenue, McHenry, ob­ served two boys and their car in front of his house. The boys were seen deliberately dam­ aging Miller's mail box. as well (Continued on page 17) LeonardL. Crago of 7605 Seminole drive, Wonder Lake, was arrested by county dep­ uties for disorderly conduct last week after he became abu­ sive and struck James Ben­ nett, a clerk at Russ' Food Mart in Wonder Lake. In the struggle, Crago complained of back injury and was taken to McHenry hospital by the Won­ der Lake Rescue squad. It was learned that he was under a doctor's care for a previous injury. The doctor requested that he be kept in the hospital for ob­ servation and Crago was re­ leased to his custody. Filings Announced In Two School Districts A TEDIOUS JOB -- This was the scene at the Brake Parts lot last Saturday morning when something flammable evidently dropped into gar­ bage contained in a McHenry Disposal com­ pactor, started a fire. It was necessary for company employees to empty the refuse in Hanson, president; Mrs. Charles Spencer and Mrs. Louis Szerecsen. Standing are Mrs. Harold Spurth, Mrs. Theodore VanBuren, Mrs. Charles Eeles, Mrs. Warren Kuhlman, Mrs. Frank Johnson and Mi s. George Gray. The scene was captured by the photogranher on Bull Valley road last Sunday. . PLAINDEALER PHOTO" School Districts 15 and 156 had each received two petitions, by Monday, filed for positions on the boards of education. Deadline for filing is March 19. In the high school district, Lloyd Freund will seek reelec­ tion to his second three-year term. Howard Weiss, who has completed a year of the un­ fulfilled term of Dr. Leslie Krieger, will run for a full term this spring. In District 15, Dorothy Vick will seek another three-year the field to quench the flames before the ve­ hicle could proceed with the disposal process. Company I Firemen George Rodenkirch, with hose, and Mitchell Bykowski are shown exting­ uishing the fire. PLAINDEALER PHOTO HEAD HOSPITAL AUXILIARY -- New officers and board members of the auxiliary to McHen­ ry hospital are shown at the re cent annual meet­ ing of the auxiliary. Seated are Mrs. William Lahs, Mrs. Stella Rortvert. Mrs. Everett WINTER'S GLORY --An unidentified young man on his motor bike provides a thrilling ride for youngsters as Mother Nature Unleashes what may be her last "blizzard" of winter 1971. term. Edward Choate, who com­ pleted the remaining year on the term of Rev. John Mcln- tyre, has a petition in circu­ lation for a full term. James Schaffer, who was appointed by the board to serve until the spring election replacing Dr. Peter Griesbach, who resigned, will now run for a two-year term. Two other petitions were re­ ported to have been in circu­ lation but not filed early this week.