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MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKE S REGION SINCE 1875 THE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1973 20 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS Tempers Flare College Board Upholds Restriction Policies VQLUME98 NUMBER 19 ROYALTY - This attractive couple was crowned king and queen at the annual homecoming dance held in the school gymnasium in West Campus, last Saturday night. Diane Butler is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Butler, 3716 St. Paul's street, and Steve Buss, 17, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Buss, 3314 Golfview. They are both seniors at McHenry high school. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Early Morning Accident Injures McHenry Men Proof that the public is in­ terested in its hometown newspaper and the service it can provide individuals and organizations was evident at last Thursday's publicity workshop. Conducted by staff members of the Plaindealer and Crystal Lake Herald, this "first" in McHenry brought more than eighty persons from the two cities to the local hospital to learn just what makes a newspaper "tick". The "do's" and "don't's" of submitting material and the most effective way of preparing stories were related as viewed by various media speakers, each touching on personal experiences to bring the point across to the audience. The large crowd particularly enjoyed the informative viewing of pictures, along with commentary by Plaindealer Photographer Wayne Gaylord. All in all, it was an excellent way to introduce National Newspaper Week, which runs Oct. 7-13. The incomparable Mai Bellairs, well known radio personality, served as master of ceremonies and evoked some chuckles from his listeners. Thursday was a busy day. At noon, we joined a large crowd of "Women Aglow", a gathering of Christian women from throughout the area dedicated to sharing their experiences and problems. 1 The group, although not formally organized, meets •monthly to hear inspirational words from persons of all faiths. It is non-denominational. McHenry's own highly talented singer, Angela Amici, provided an excellent program of song following a sumptuous lunch and prior to the afternoon talk. : We found the tremendous interest of the ladies inspiring and thte program unique. K.A.F. •- BAN LEAF BURNING : McHenry Township Fire -District Chief Glen Peterson ^informs the public that leaf •"burning within the township of McHenry is illegal. This in­ cludes the city of McHenry. Ordinances, both in the city and township, forbid open burning. These take precedence over the laws of the state of Illinois which were changed by Gov. Walker allowing the burning of leaves. Two McHenry men were injured in a one-car accident early Monday morning on Route 31 just south of Squaw Creek road at the Terra Cotta plant. Taken to McHenry hospital by a Crystal Lake ambulance were Jerry H. Byrd of 3203 Hunters Path and his passenger, Robert J. Weinholtz of 3202 Hunters Path, McHenry. Byrd was traveling north on the highway when he attempted to pass a slow moving vehicle in front of him. As he pulled out to pass, the vehicle swerved toward his car and Byrd lost control, drove into the ditch and rolled over. Laura E. Jaques of 522 S. Route 31, McHenry, escaped injury when the car she was driving rolled over at the corner of Route 31 and School street, north of Ringwood, last Thursday evening. However, her passenger, J.C. Walker of 3307 Pearl, McHenry, was taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad. The Jaques auto was south­ bound on the highway. It passed two vehicles and then started to enter the curve at School street when it started to slide. Ms. Jaques lost control of the auto, traveled across the north-bound lane and ran into a ditch where the vehicle rolled over. The 1973 auto was totaled in the mishap. Albert J. Lasco of Route 4, Antioch, and his wife, Ger­ trude, were transported to Woodstock hospital by the Woodstock Rescue squad along with the driver of the pickup truck, Raymundo Alvarado of 5313 Cleveland, McHenry. Lasco's auto and the truck were involved in a collision at the intersection of Route 47 and Charles road, north of Woodstock, Sunday morning. Lasco was South-bound on the highway when the Alvarado truck came through the stop intersection and they collided. Alvarado failed to see the sign. He was charged with failure to yield the right of way at a stop intersection. A one-vehicle accident at Ringwood and Pioneer roads north of McHenry, resulted in the arrest of Louis Robinson of 4506 Elm Leaf drive, McHenry, for driving while license suspended. The accident took place Sunday morning about l o'clock Robinson was south-bound on Ringwood road and as he ap­ proached the intersection, he was unable to slow down in time to make the curve. He ran off the road and damaged a fence belonging to Donald M. Justen. David W. Kroncke of 1203 W. Oakleaf, McHenry, was cited for failure to notify owner after property damage accident following a mishap Saturday morning about 12:45 at 4117 N. Riverdale drive, McHenry. Kroncke stated he was north­ bound on Riverdale when he downshifted into first gear to turn onto Hayden drive. In doing so, he let the clutch out too fast and spun out of control, coming to rest on a lawn. The undercarriage of his auto was damaged when he ran over a large decorative rock on the lawn. Tempers flared last Thur­ sday night when McHenry County college trustees argued whether or not to rescind a policy which prohibited College President James Davis from discussing' college business matters with any person holding political office. The board moved to uphold the policy by a 4 to 3 vote. In favor of retaining the policy were Thomas Leahy, Robert Weidner, Gerald Smith and Hubert Lutter. Those opposed were Mrs. Barbara Pautz, Dr. William Ryan and Hubert Lutter. The policy in question states that "any discussion of the College business whether in direct or by personal contact between members of the ad­ ministrative staff or faculty members and persons holding political office shall be con­ sidered as unauthorized per­ sonal discussions unless a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees participate in these discussions at publicly announced meetings". This also applies to correspondence. Smith presented the policy resolution earlier this year and it was given board approval. He pointed out that the resolution was developed to protect Dr. Davis and the college from people using the school for their own personal gain. He par­ ticularly referred to politicians distributing news releases on college business. Smith reported that he and three other board members went to Freeport recently because they were told the thing to do to help get con­ struction under way was to go before the Illinois Board of Higher Education, then to the Robert Szewczuk of 4305 Ridgeway, Ringwood, and his two sons, Joseph and Jeffrey, were taken to McHenry hospital by the Richmond Rescue squad after the truck in which they were riding was involved in an accident at the corner of Lakeview road and Route 173. The one-vehicle accident occurred Saturday afternoon about 2 o'clock. Szewczuk was south-bound on Lakeview road when he lost control of the truck on the wet pavement while rounding a curve in the road. The truck left the west shoulder, traveled 290 feet, hit a traffic sign, traveled another 70 feet and hit a tree head on. Coroner's Report Shows Drugs Caused Deaths The toxicological report received from the Illinois Department of Health by County Theron Ehorn indicated that an overdose of drugs and previous use of drugs caused the deaths of two area youths in Woodstock Aug. 24 and 25. Glen R. Pawlikowski, 18, of 1209 Palamino drive, McHenry, died from an accidental overdose of drugs. The toxicological report gave acute morphine intoxication as the reason for death according to Coroner Ehorn. Kathleen Ann White, 18, 1309 N. Seminary avenue, Wood­ stock, died from previous use of drugs and the coroner's jury termed her death as a misadventure. No presence of Capitai Development Board and then the Governor. Two days later, he heard on the radio that the request was approved. The announcement came from the Governor's office. "All the work we did was a waste of time," Smith said. "It was all resolved before we even went down to Freeport." Ryan agreed that it was embarrassing to find out what is happening at the college through press releases and radio broadcasts. However, he felt that if it takes Senator Jack Schaffer or any other representative to stop in at the Bureau of the Budget and say that the enrollment figures are right in order for construction to get under way, it should be done "Our elected representatives also have the responsibility of bringing funds back to our county and we hqve to rely on them to fight for us," Ryan declared. Ryan also pointed out that we are the only school in the state that tells its president he can't talk to anybody in political office. Smith quickly interjected, "Dr. Davis can talk to anybody he wants but not in my behalf". Ryan noted that 50 percent of Dr Davis' education toward a Doctorate was in the political field in order to enable him to handle administrative duties. "t'These are required courses. Turner felt a "gag rule" should not be put on any ad­ ministrator who is running a school. It was his opinion that the poHcy had injured the college more than helped it. He drugs was found in her body but damage to body organs in­ dicated accumulated drug damage. The Woodstock Police department reported that Mrs. White was taken ill while driving with her husband in their car on Illinois 120 in Woodstock. The Pawlikowski youth was at the White apartment on Seminary avenue with two other youths when he was taken ill, the police reported. Mrs. White and Pawlikowski were pronounced dead at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, within two hours of each other. The Woodstock police department is continuing its investigation of this case. James Nye Home Entered During Owner's Absence James Nye of 1307 Fairview drive, McHenry, returned home Sunday night after having been away from his home since 12:30 that day to find that his residence had been burglarized. The offenders pried open a door to the garage and entered the home. Taken was an AM-FM stereo record player combination, two cameras and a flash at­ tachment along with a small chest containing liquor glasses. also said he was not aware of anyone using the college as a whipping post as was implied by Smith. Turner declared, "I don't feel right sitting on a board that enforces a gag rule such as this". Smith vehemently replied, "Well I won't sit on a board where you don't enforce something like this. What do you think of that?" Turner commented that this policy puts restraints on communications and he was against that. Lutter said he felt the whole matter had been blown out of proportion by someone trying to "get political mileage out of this". Robert Weidner, elected member from Harvard, stated that he gets very disturbed by people who think McHenry County ends at Route 176 and 47. He sternly pointed out that the proper term is McHenry County college IN Crystal Lake, not McHenry County college FOR Crystal Lake. He noted that the fact he was elected from Harvard which is 30 miles away from the college, seemed to make a big dif­ ference to some people. He felt more should be done to get c o m p l e t e i n f o r m a t i o n distributed to all members. Weidner angrily stated, "I'll be damned if I'll take every paper in the county to find out what is going on in the college. If board members in Crystal Lake know about it, then the rest of us should know about it too," he concluded. Mrs. Julie Covert, a private citizen who had asked to ad- Family Seeks House NEW LOCK HOURS Effective Monday, Oct. 1, the McHenry Locks and Flood Control will operate only between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. daily, Sunday and holidays until further notice. The McHenry Locks will close to all boat traffic at 5 p.m. Dec. 3 or earlier depending upon the freezing over the river above the locks and will reopen in the early days of April, 1974. The sheriff's department is continuing investigation of the offense. James Pittman of Crystal Lake with the supervision of Susan, 4, helps keep the Morris family car in running condition. dress the board, asked President Davis if anyone had used political clout with him. If so, she wanted to know who they were so she could vote against them. Dr. Davis replied, "If by political clout you mean has anyone by unfair persuasive means tried to get me to change the way I am running the school, the answer is no." In other business, Dr. Davis announced that he had been informed by the Illinois Junior College board that it is recommending to the Illinois Higher Board of Education at their Oct. 2 meeting, that state construction funds for MCC be released immediately. If the Governor signs the bill, bids could be let about Nov. 15. Dr. Davis also noted that the college had to pay a portion of the 1972 tax bill for the campus site in the amount of $430.31 because construction had not been started on the site. This is yet another expense incurred because of the delay. Chairman Barbara Pautz on behalf of the board of trustees, presented a plaque to Mrs. Miriam Miller of McHenry, in recognition of her service and dedication to the college as a board member, student and member Of the Citizens Ad­ visory committee. Dr. Davis reported that a successful summer school program had been conducted this year. Graduate hours were up 30 percent and money was up 48 percent over 1972 Dean of Instruction Robert Bartlett noted that after two weeks of registration, this fall's enrollment shows a head count of 2,060 students. Of these, 876 are full time compared to 733 last year. These are not final enrollment figures as registration is still taking place Discussion was held on a bill recently passed in the state ruling that a student be placed on the governing board as a non-voting member as of Oct. 1. B o a r d A t t o r n e y W i l l i a m Carroll suggested that the president and administration make a recommendation as to procedures that might be taken in the matter of running a referendum to elect such a student. He also advised that the matter of placing such a member on the board be tabled for the present. In Carroll's opinion, "By Oct. 3, someone will file a law suit and the bill will never have to be put into use". Thomas Leahy was ap­ pointed as a delegate to the Illinois Community College Trustees association. He will attend meetings and report back to the board. An interesting and in­ formative report was presented by the Citizen's Advisory committee of the Agriculture department. An instructor Don Barrett, served as coordinator and fielded questions between students and professional men in attendance at the meeting. Approval was given for purchase of graphic arts equipment in the amount of $2,740. Also approved were requests for 22 chargebacks. Two were denied. The next meeting of the board will be held Thursday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. Eviction is a word of the big city -- or at least it has been in the past This week it is also heard in the McHenry community, along with an equally ugly word, condemnation. If suitable housing is not found for the nine-member Harold Morris family by Oct 9, the couple's seven children will be temporarily taken from them and Mr. and Mrs Morris will be forced to find new housing Their present home is at 301 S. Venice. Lakemoor. The Morris children, ranging in age from 4 to 15, are living in unsanitary conditions which the McHenry County Health department say cannot be permitted Only because of the size of the family has the department allowed them to remain past the condemnation date, which was last week Tuesday The plight of the Morris family is beyond their ability to correct. Mr Morris, at 68, is partially disabled. Mrs Morris is not well and cannot work because of the need to care for her seven children and her husband. A faulty septic system in the rented home is the primary cause for condemnation, and rats are prevalent on the property. The family has exhausted listings of possible rentals. No houses are available, to their knowledge, for the $97 allotted for this purpose by the McHenry County Department ot Public Aid To avoid placement of the children in temporary foster homes, the department would seek to process an emergency family assistance request of $150 for rental if suitable ac- commodatioas could be found A thirty-nine-year member of the Moose lodge in Crystal Lake. Morris recently sought (continued on page 20) The Morris family pictured left to right includes Chariene, 12, Susan, 4, Jessie, 7, Dawn, 8, Billy, 5, and Mr. and Mrs. Morris. STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD Q