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\ MOMC. E>«JH-T Want Permanent .Building College Progress Pleases N.C.A. McHenry Clown Winner In Shrine Competition KEN SCHOPP McHenry has long been aware that it can boast of one of the country's finest clowns in the person of Ken Schopp of 607 S. Orchid, McHenry Shores. This assessment was con­ firmed last week when Schopp received word from the Great Lakes Shrine Clown association that he was awarded first place trophy in competition with 390 other clowns at the Great Lakes Shrine convention held recently in Toledo, Ohio. The local man is well known in this area for the role he portrays as Uncle Ken and Buttons the Cop. He has been a feature of the Fiesta Day parades in McHenry and the Woodstock V.F.W. parade in one costume or another for the past seventeen years. In the last five years he has also been seen as that famous clown, Ronald McDonald. Schopp has been clowning for nearly twenty-five years, appearing before a million children and adults. He an­ nually entertains the children at the Chicago Crippled Children's camp at Pistakee Bay, Windgate Home and School for the Retarded in Woodstock, Mount St. Joseph Home for Retarded Adults in Lake Zurich and local schools and churches. His new act and the costume in which he appeared before the contest judges in Toledo were in the category of best non- white face clown class. Vern Langau of Rockford was awarded third place in the best white face class. There has been considerable conjecture of late as to whether our U.S. 12th district congressman is Robert Mc- Clory of Lake Bluff or John B. Anderson of Rockford. Opposing views resulted after the latter visited McHenry to speak at the recent dedication of Parkland school. Following considerable questioning, we have deter­ mined that Mr. McClory will continue to serve this area until the next election, at which time he will not be within the 12th district which includes McHenry if the new boundary lines hold in court. At that time, Congressman Anderson will be in this district if he should choose to run for reelection. Our final source of reference was County Clerk Vernon Kays. We hope this settles an often asked question. The compulsion of the public to acquire antiques and garage sale bargains has hit a new high -- or maybe a new low -- this week. It all happened at a home on McCullom Lake road where a young mother had placed a lawn chair for her children to sit and wait for the school bus. (Continued on page 19) County Music Festival At Huntley Monday A large number of East and West campus high school singers will join others from throughout the county to present the twenty-first annual McHenry County Music festival next Monday evening, Nov. 8. The program, featuring both select and massed choruses, will begin at 8 o'clock in the Huntley Consolidated grade school gym. Schools participating besides McHenry and the host school are Alden-Hebron, Harvard, Marengo, Richmond and Woodstock. Guest director this year will be Dr. Marie Ann Heiberg Vos, associated with the McHenry County college. New Political Areas Await Court Fate Action is expected soon on new political districts affecting McHenry county which are now being contested in court. They were established by a com­ mittee set up by the Governor for state redisricting as required by the federal one- man, one-vote rule. District No. 32 would be comprised of the townships of Antioch, Grant, Lake Villa, Newport, Warren, Avon, Wauconda, Freemont, Ela, Vernon, and West Deerfield in Lake county; and all of Deerfield township in Lake county, except for the City of Lake Forest; and all of Enumeration Districts 327 and 326 in Libertyville township in Lake county; and that part of the Village of Lakemoor located in McHenry township in McHenry county; and that part of the Village of Lakemoor located in Nunda township in McHenry county; and the Village of Island Lake and Enumeration District 548 in Nunda township in McHenry county. District No. 33 would be comprised of the Townships of Dundee, Rutland, Plato and Hampshire in Kane county; and Census Tract 8519 in Elgin township in Kane county ; and the townships of Kingston, Genoa and Franklin in DeKalb county, and all of McHenry county except for that part of the Village of Lakemoor located in McHenry township, and that part of the Village of Lakemoor located in Nunda (Continued on page 19) Large Loss In Burglary At McHenry Home Numerous valuable articles were taken from the Nick Miller home at 1513 N. Draper road, McHenry, sometime Tuesday. When the Millers returned home about 6 o'clock in the evening, they discovered the following items stolen: a 19 inch black and white television set, a mink jacket, color-pak camera, $25 worth of silver dollars, two jewelry boxes containing costume jewelry, an old German watch, a 22 caliber jet pistol, a 9 mm. German luger, a 12 gauge automatic shot gun, a 20 gauge automatic shot gun, a 12 gauge double barrel shot gun, a 22 caliber rifle and a 270 caliber rifle. Entrance was believed to have been made through an unlocked overhead garage door which allowed entrance to the attached residence County Budget Displayed The tentative county budget for budget year 1971-1972 went on display at the county Clerk's office in Woodstock Oct. 26. The 71-page document was com­ piled by the county Auditor's office after the County Board Finance committee held hearings with the department heads. The budget is divided into three main areas, the General fund, the Building fund (for the new court house) and Special funds which include the County Highway funds. The General fund' is down for next year $150,000, from $3,538,959 to $3,382,900. This is caused by budget cuts in nineteen of the twenty-four General fund departments, and by the transfer of several items into the Special funds area. General fund income is down over $500,000 despite increased revenue in some areas. The reason for the latter decrease is loss of over $750,000 in tax collection fees. It was this loss that brought about the budget cuts. The County Building fund to complete the new court house is up from $1,800,000 (including $200,000 for the completion of the Vallev-Hi Nursing home addition) to $2,470,000, over half of which will come from the McHenry County Building commission. The County Special funds are up $35,000, from $3,478,050 to $3,514,045. There are several new areas from the General fund that are now part of the Special fund area. The tentative budget will be on display for the next month, until the County Board adopts the final version. It is expected that there will be numerous changes in the budget before final action There are several bills being acted on in the next month, in the state Legislature, that will affect coupty finance. Until the Legislature adjourns it is unlikely that all of the unan­ swered questions can be acted THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 96 NUMBER 28 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1971 20 PAGES TEN CENTS Expect Lively Contests For County Board Seats Lively contests are foreseen as great interest is evidenced in early filings for county supervisor. Thirty-four persons had filed petitions as of 11 a.m. Wednesday, and more are expected before the deadline of 5 o'clock next Monday. There are candidates in each of the three new districts, the boundaries of which have been confirmed through a State Supreme court ruling. They were judged to meet the new one - man - one - vote requirements after the county board-established districts were challenged. Republican filings in District 2, which includes the McHenry area, are these incumbents, Walter J. Dean, 3104 W. Riverstream, McHenry; Edward J. Buss, 3314 W. Golf view, McHenry, Thomas Huemann, 2103 W. Church street," McHenry; Harold G. Freese, 6020 E. Hillside road, Crystal Lake; Robert F. Olson, 7812 Crystal Lake Springs road, Woodstock; also new can­ didates, Milton J. McHale of 1302 N. Eastwood lane, McHenry; Ronalda J. Margason, 7704 Camelia court, Ringwood; Willis J. Simms, 1003 Hayden drive, McHenry; Richard O. Klemm, 4312 Valley View road, Crystal Lake; Walter J. Turner, 1704 Ranch road, McHenry ; and Dorothy Johnson, 1214 W. Northeast Shore drive, McHenry. Filing in District 2 on the (Continued on page 19) Accused Of Illegal Entry Sheriff 's Office Charged With Breaking Into Home Break Ground For New Home Don Blume, area chairman for Applied Arts, West campus, Mrs. Maryrita Stilling, Vocational Education Advisory committee; and Richard A. Swantz, superintendent of McHenry Community High School District 156, are shown at ground breaking ceremony for the house to be constructed by the West campus building trades students this year. Walter Scott, instructor, will supervise thirty students in the construction. Basement and concrete work should be completed this week on the house, located at Eastwood lane, Eastwood Manor. PLAINDEALER PHOTO At a news conference held Wednesday morning, Sheriff Arthur Tyrrell announced that he had called in the Illinois State Police, as well as the State's Attorney's office, to assist in the investigation of allegations made by Richard Donkel that sheriff's detectives and undercover men broke into his home at 1305 Adams street, Lake-in-the-Hills, without a search warrant. Donkel called members of the press Tuesday afternoon and made his ac­ cusations known. Sheriff Tyrrell said Donkel had been under investigation for several months because of a sworn affidavit from one of Donkel's associates who had been arrested in one of the numerous gambling raids held recently. The sworn statement directly implicated Donkel in gambling operations in the county: Tyrrell also stated that if following the investigation, it is (Continued on page 19) Vandalism In Area Under Investigation Sometime Saturday night, the home of Robert Fuhler at 706 East Blvd., McHenry, was vandalized. Offenders cut the ground wire for his television set, telephone wires were cut, a gasoline yard light was ripped out, a swing set was overturned and his canoe was cut loose from its moorings. Agnes Krupka of 5105 Woodrow, McHenry, told authorities that she had been away from home two days. When she returned she found someone had taken down a picket fence in front of her home and replaced it across the road. She also said other acts of vandalism have been taking (Continued on page 19) Council Awards Contract To Improve Center Street After considering different plans, McHenry's City Council voted Monday night to award a contract to Lakeland Con­ struction Co. to improve Center street, from John street to Kane avenue, at a cost of $37,032.91. Appropriations under Motor Fuel Tax have been approved. Last year the Council proceeded with an engineering plan covering not only Center 'street but the entire area. This was presented to property owners for approval under a cooperative plan. Thumbs went down on the part of too many property owners. Bids were recently taken on the plan awarded which provides for a 22-foot surfaced roadway, plus drainage. Alternate bids were taken for a 34-foot roadway with curb and gutters. Several property owners again turned down participation for this type of construction The contract awarded will provide for lowering the roadway level and correction of the drainage problem. Weather conditions will determine if the work can be done this fall. If not, it will have to be completed as early as possible in '72. Arnold Rauen, who has ably headed the McHenry Police Pension board, presented a very comprehensive report on a proposed plan for other city employees to be covered under the State of Illinois Municipal Employees Retirement Fund. Following the report on the retirement plan, the Council voted to expend $132 required for an actuarial report on the cost to the city and to em­ ployees Mayor Doherty was high in (Continued on page 19) creditation if construction plans are in progress". The superintendent informed the board that he had received a communication from the law firm of Hamer, Schuh and Herrmann, stating there are 130 acres of land on Crystal Lake road, south of McHenry, available for consideration as a site for the college. The in­ formation was turned over to the Citizen's Advisory group, which will study the matter. Dr Davis reported to the board that he had received a letter from Dr J F Harris of Richmond advising that he wished to resign from the board effective Oci.* 1. The board accepted his resignation with regret, noting that Thomas Parsley is now the only remaining member of the original board. The statutes state that, the board has one month in which to fill the vacancy prior to calling an election Since there are only five months left on Dr Harris' term of office, Donald Truckenbrod appointed a committee from the board to suggest appointees for the vacancy. Gerald Smith of Woodstock was named chairman, assisted by Mrs. Miriam Miller of McHenry and James Harrington 111 of Crystal Lake. Of great interest to MCC students is the change in with drawal date as recommended by the Curriculum Committee Students can now wait until two weeks after mid term, at which time they can withdraw from class without penalty. This new policy should help avoid un­ necessary withdrawals before grades are actually known. Davis reported that he and Nate Pohl had attended a very interesting meeting on the construction management system vuth college ad­ ministrations There were two project^ discussed for junior colleges and one for senior colleges. Ground rules were being laid at this meeting Using this new system of construction, within nine months after the beginning of plans, building construction (Continued on pa^e 19) . Improve Road At Wonder Lake The Wonder Lake post office on Hancock drive has been greatly improved through work recently completed. The three-foot dip in the road, directly in front of the post office, had caused much in­ convenience in parking and getting onto the sidewalk. Township Road Commissioner Clarence Regner said it had been in existence since the post office was built ten years ago. Now that the job is completed, employees and patrons agree this improvement will provide safety and convenience. 1 PLAINDEALER PHOTO Dr. James Davis, McHenry County college president, reported at last Thursday evening's meeting of the board that his recent talks with the North Central association on the status of the local college "were very encouraging". Dr. Davis said he had con­ ferred with the association regarding failure of MCC to achieve candidate status last spring. "They are pleased with our progress, but want the college to have a permanent building", Dr. Davis continued. "And, instead of reapplying for candidate status this coming spring or in the spring of 1973, NCA thinks MCC may be able to apply directly for full ac-