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f h- THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 96 NUMBER 124 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1972 20 PAGES & ONE SUPPLEMENT 10$ Tentative Document County Budget On Display According to the tentative budget now on display in the County Clerk's office, the total projected county spending for the '72-73 fiscal year will be down over $360,000, from $7,857,210 to $7.492385. The major reason for this reduction is the completion of the McHenry county court house. Although non-salary spen­ ding in the General County fund has been drastically reduced, County Auditor Jack Schaffer predicted this will be one of the tightest financial years the county has faced in a long time. The major^ reason for this financial crisis is the loss of over $800,000 a year that the county previously received for collecting taxes. With the passage of the new Con­ stitution, counties are no longer able to collect this fee. County General fund spen­ ding as compared with this year's budget has gone from $3,518,065 to $3,591,376. Projected funds available at this time are $3,491,376. The $100,000 deficit should be eliminated by the creation of a new County Mapping depart­ ment which should bring in an additional $100,000 in tax revenue. The county.; board also eliminated a $130,000 tax levy for a working cash fund. Total special funds have gone from $3,342,145 to $3,606,009. The County Building fund, which will be eliminated from next year's budget, was $977,000 this year. It will be replaced by a Building commission levy of $295,000. A limited number of copies of the tentative budget are available by contacting County Auditor Jack Schaffer, County Auditor's Office, Court House, Woodstock. The budget has been on display in the County Clerk's office since Sept. 27. County Clerk Vernon Kays and County Auditor Jack Schaffer look at a copy of the If72-lt73 tentative budget as accepted by the county board at its recent budget hearing. The document is on display in the County Clerk's office and copies are available for the public by contacting the County Auditor's office at the courthouse in Woodstock. Set Bid Date On Two State Funded Projects MCHS-AAarian Plans For Fall Homecomings Told These thoughts are not original, and it is not the first time they haye been expressed, but they are appropriate for any newspaper. We feel they are of particular interest during this - National Newspaper Week. A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER It's a yellow clipping in a Bible telling the birth of a baby who smiled but a little while, otherwise rememberd only by the parents and God. It's your life history, and the life history of those you know. It's your joys and sorrows and those of your neighbors, recorded by the only news medium that cares about you. Its your life history, and the life history of those you know. It's your conscience joined with the others to form a guard against injustice. It's the difference between your being an uninformed animal or a human being, knowing and forming judgment based on facts made available to you, easily, quickly and truthfully. It's the support from which you ask and get the strength of many in furthering the welfare of your own work! -- your community. It's the only medium that shows the future that your footprints were made on the shifting sands of time. It's the bellringer at your birth, your marriage, and the birth of your children; and tolls the bell for you as you begin the long journey. It's your servant, waiting for your pleasure to be read -- today, tomorrow or next week. It's a record for you to read, (Continued on page 13) Fred Meyer, superintendent of public works for the city of McHenry, has received word from the State Department of Transportation of a time and place for opening bids on two local projects. Sealed proposals for the resurfacing and widening to four-lane the portion of Rt. 120 between Draper road and Rt. 31 will be received by the Department of Transportation at the auditorium in the ad­ ministration building, 2300 South 31st street, Springfield, until 10 a.m. (CST) Oct. 31. They will be publicly opened and read at that time. On the same day, bids will be opened for work on the con­ tinuation of the Lakeland Park drainage ditch. The Rt. 120 project is ex­ pected to run in excess of a million dollars, of which the city will pay $210,000 out of Motor Fuel Tax money. A detour of only about one block is expected as the work progresses. Ttie Lakeland Park project is entirely funded by the state and is estimated to cost about $100,000. McHenry Man Crash Victim County Pilot Killed In Air Crash Monday Jerry Schiilaci, 47, of 1512 Flower street, McHenry, was killed in a one-car accident Monday afternoon about 3:8> on Charles road, just east of Nelson road, northwest of Woodstock. He was a passenger in a car driven by Girolamo Visconti of 5014 W. Route 120, McHenry. Both men were taken to Memorial hospital by the Woodstock Rescue squad where Schiilaci was ironounced dead on arrival, 'isconti was admitted to the* P 1 V hospital suffering facial lacerations. No statement was available from Visconti. A witness at the scene stated the Visconti car was east-bound on Charles road. As it passed Nelson road, the vehicle's right wheels slipped off the edge of the roadway. In an attempt to remain on the road, the auto went out of control and struck a concrete bridge railing which demolished the vehicle. Schiilaci's death was the thirty-first recorded on county highways this year. Esther L. Beck, 53, of 630 W. Grant highway, Marengo, was struck and killed by an auto while walking across Route 20, at the east edge of Marengo. The accident occurred Sunday night about 11:15. Charges are pending against the driver of the auto, Donald Andres of 3315 N. Route 23, Marengo. Mrs. Beck was transported to the Woodstock hospital by the Marengo Rescue squad, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. A county man was killed and his son slightly injured in an airplane crash which occurred Monday night about 6 o'clock in a cornfield west of Gait airport, 2,000 feet west of Greenwood road. The cornfield is located across from the farmstead of Lawrence Freeman of 5410 Greenwood road, Ringwood. Edwin H. Staehling, 56, of 10316 Thayer road, Hebron, was found pinned inside the single engine USNJ plane which was found lying upside down in the standing cornfield. His son, Allan Staehling, 17, who had been a passenger, escaped from the plane after the crash. He was admitted to Memorial hospital for examination and treatment of minor injuries. It was necessary to use a tractor to lift the wing of the plane in order to free the pilot, who was still fastened in the seat with his seat belt. He was transported to Memorial hospital by the Hebron Rescue squad, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Staehling's son informed county authorities they were coming in for the final ap­ proach to land at Gait Airport when the fuel pump failed and they lost fuel pressure. In an effort to avoid striking the Gait residence, they piloted the plane into a 90 degree turn and came down in the cornfield across the road. The nose of the craft dug into a corn row, causing the plane to flip. Investigation into the cause of the engine failure will be made by the Federal Aviation administration. Resolve Water Problem In Lakeland Park Community TO VISIT CITY Dan Walker, candidate for governor of the state of Illinois, will be in McHenry Saturday, Oct. 14, from 10 to 11 a.m. The condition of drinking water in Lakeland Park, which caused concern among residents of the community last week, should be cleared up. That was the word of Ad­ ministrator Richard Wissell of the McHenry County Health department Tuesday morning. Wissell described the condition as "not uncommon" and said it was at no time serious. The county department entered the picture back in September, following citizen complaints, as to the water quality. Samples taken at that time showed a very low bac­ teria count, according to the administrator. On the first tests, Wissell said there was no real reason for Rotary Dinner Makes Projects Possible The picnic shelter in the city park, built by members of the McHenry Rotary club, is near completion. The labor for construction of the shelter was provided entirely by members of the local club. Cost of materials for the building, which amounted to over $3,000, comes from projects such as the ham dinner which will be held this year on Sunday, Oct. 15, from 11:30 aim. to 2:30 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to get tickets to the dinner soon from any Rotary member. Shown displaying a sign on the shelter are, left to right; Warren Kuhlman. president; Mayor Donald Doherty; District Rotary Governor Bob Barr and Don Weingart, president of McHenry Rotary during the early stages of the . STAFF PHOTO/WAYNE GAYLORD concern, but he admitted the bacteria count should not be present. Since the department always conducts follow-up tests, this was done in a more extensive way to determine whether or not sewage was causing the contamination. The results were negative, but the low level of microorganism in the water remained about the same. At this point, the County Health department contacted both the water company, owned by the Ladd company, and the Environmental Protection agency which licenses in­ dividual water companies. Both samples sent to the agency by the water company in September, as necessary by law, were satisfactory. Because of the disparity in the water company and Health department test results, a meeting was arranged with the water company engineer last Tuesday and six samples were collected from throughout the Lakeland Park system. A phone call to the laboratory last Friday afternoon revealed that two out of the 6ET samples, both at the extreme ends of the water system, showed a low level of bacteria count. Forty- five minutes later Wissell in­ structed McHenry city police to ride through the community asking residents to boil all water over the weekend as a safety measure. That same night the water company opened both ends of the system in a flushing operation. Saturday the entire system was chlorinated, which in Wissell's words should assure that the "water is o.k." He emphasized that although the state requires fluoridation, it does not require chlorination. However, the water company will install chlorinating equipment to prevent further problems. Testing will continue. Youth Hit By Pellet Gun Improves Fourteen-year-old Michael Perry of 3810 Wilmot road, McHenry, was taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad Thursday afternoon after he was struck in the neck by a pellet gun near the Sunnyside Standard Service station, Sunnyside. Investigation revealed that Michael was walking south on Wilmot road, near some other youths, one of whom was carrying a pellet gun. As the boy car-ying the gun turned to talk to other youths on the opposite side of the road, the weapon accidentally discharged and struck the Perry boy. Perry was reported in satisfactory condition by hospital authorities Tuesday. Set Up Disaster Loan Office Within County Don Virgens this week an­ nounced that all plans have been completed for the annual McHenry Rotary club's ham dinner to be held Oct. 15 in the V.F.W. clubhouse, just east of McHenry on Route 120. This highly successful event has grown in size each year since it was started in 1962. It is Rotary's once-a-year fund, raising event. Virgens and his committee are preparing to serve 1,100 people. They have ordered 560 lbs.. of ham. 500 (Continued on page 13) Robert A. Dwyer, mid- western regional director of the Small Business administration, has announced that SBA representatives will be stationed in the Council chambers of the Marengo village hall for at least two weeks, starting Tuesday of this week, to accept disaster loan applications from victims of recent flooding in McHenry county. According to Dwyer, hours at the village hall, 120 E. Prairie street, will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. The SBA phone number there will be 568-7112. Homecoming at MCHS, probably the most important weekend in the entire school year, will be observed this weekend, starting Thursday, Oct. 12, and concluding Saturday night, Oct. 14. Under sponsorship of the Student Council, activities will get under way with an en­ thusiastic pep rally outside the West campus school at 7:30 Thursday night. Cheerleaders will promote the spirit of the occasion with a salute to members of the football team and coaches. Classes will be dismissed Friday at 1:30 in preparation for the 2 o'clock parade through the city. Judges will select winning entries among class and organization floats. The line of march will start at East campus, proceed south on Green street to Kane, west to Center, then north to Main and east to Green. From there the marchers will turn north to Broad, east to Riverside drive, return on Pearl street to Green and then disband at East campus. Just a few hours later, at 6 o'clock, the sophomore team will kick-off against Zion Benton for the preliminary game on McCracken field, located on Kane avenue. The varsity players will be seen in the big game at 8 p.m. Featured at intermission will be the school band and pom pom girls. Another attraction will be the appearance of winning floats and king and queen candidates riding in convertibles. The Saturday night dance at 8 o'clock in West campus gymnasium will conclude activities. One of the highlights will be announcement of the new ruling pair. They will be crowned by last year's king and queen, Dennis Hovseth and De Anne Owen. The twelve candidates were selected by a vote of the senior class, after which the winners were named in a secret vote of both juniors and seniors. Nominees are Mary Beth Williams, Vicki Peterson, Kolleen Carroll, Jayne Mc­ Millan, Nona Amour, Judy Boeker, John Cunat, Tim Tonyan, Roger Ludwig, Randy Mauch, Russ Grover and Tom Giacomo. The Student Council is headed by Jerry Long as president. He is being assisted by the council's forty members in making preparations for the event. MARIAN CENTRAL The student council of Marian Central Catholic high school is busy at work planning and organizing activities for the 1972 Homecoming. The thirteenth annual homecoming will feature the theme, "Too Soon a Memory", in addition to many activities which will be enjoyed by everyone. The homecoming festivities began Sunday, Oct. 8, with float building. Last year's winner was the class of '74, the present junior class. Homecoming week shifts into high gear with the building of the bonfire, sponsored by the spirit-filled senior class and its president, Jim Coughlin. The traditional bonfire will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, along with the big pep rally. A sock hop, sponsored by student council, will be held in the school gym from 8-11 p.m. On Saturday, Oct. 14, the Marian Hurricanes, sporting a perfect 3-0 won-loss record, play the St. Edward Green Waves at 2 p.m., with the sophomore game beginning at noon. The Hurricanes roster this year features a balanced attack with John Feffer, Chuck Clark, Bob Jozwiak and Joe Wagner sparking the offense, while hard-nosed players such as Jim Stilling, Tim Desmond, Gary Shastal, Paul Marsh, and Jack Dalton lead the defensive team. Highlighting the half-time ceremonies of the varsity game will be the introduction of the 1972 homecoming queen can­ didates: Sheila Buckley, Mary Jo Burg, Celeste Doherty, Debi Landre, and Patty Carey. The candidates for king are Tim Desmond, Chuck Clark, Jim Stilling, Tom Zimmerman and P.J. Conerty. The 1972-'73 pom-pom girls will also perfoim several routines during half-time. The annual homecoming dance will be in the Marian (Continued on page 13) Hold College Night For Marian Students Oct. 1 1 Should "sufficient need" be shown, the stay of the SBA representatives will be ex­ tended beyond the two-week period, Dwyer said. McHenry county was cited by SBA Sept. 28 in a disaster declaration, resulting from flooding Sept. 17 and 18. The declaration enables home owners and tenants, business people, churches, private schools, and other non­ profit organizations in the affected area to qualify for low- cost, long-term SBA loans to restore or replace damaged property not covered by in­ surance. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, Marian Central Catholic high school will sponsor a College night program for any in­ terested parents and students in the McHenry county area. This is the annual event sponsored to allow high school juniors and seniors and their parents to visit the personal representatives of forty-two attending two and four-year institutions. Again this year, Marian is extending an open invitation to any interested high school or junior college student in the county to par­ ticipate. College night will begin at 7:30 p.m. and consist of three twenty-five minute visitation periods and an informal final session ending at 10 p.m. Marian parents and students will be scheduled into the three visits of their choice to allow room for visitors to attend any session of their choice. No registration is necessary, but visitors are asked to arrive by 7:15 so they may pick up the orientation materials. Educational institutions to be represented are Illinois State, Northern Illinois, University of Illinois, Western Illinois, Bradley, Carthage, George Williams, Judson, Knox, Illinois Institute of Technolgoy, Illinois Wesleyan, MacMurray, Milton, Monmouth, Ripon, University of Wisconsin (Whitewater), Alverno, Benedictine, Barat, Cardinal Stritch, Clarke, Creighton, D e P a u l , D o m i n i c a n , Edgewood, Lewis, Loras, Loyola, Marquette, Mundelein, Newman, Rosary, St. Mary's (Winona), St. Mary of the Woods, St. Norbert (West de Pere),St. Theresa, St. Thomas, Quincy, Viterbo, St. Xavier, Elgin and McHenry County Community colleges.