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AFS Inaugurates Exchange Prpgram Robert Swartzioff, principal of West campns, is shown at right, welcoming Daniel Kahn, left, to the local school. Daniel, a junior at New Trier West high school, will spend the next two weeks as a student at West campus as part of the first Domestic Exchange program between U.S. schools, sponsored by the local American Field Service chapter. With Dan is Mark Koerber, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Koerber of McHenry, and Dan's host brother for his McHenry stay. On April 27, Mark will begin a two-week stay with Dan and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Kahn of Wilmette, and will attend classes at New Trier West during that time. Mona Wheelock will also attend New Trier West at the same Time and stay with another host family. This program is a new dimension of the AFS aimed to promote understanding and goodwill among people of the world. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Auxiliary Program Offer Health Career Scholarship For Two The scenery is outstanding, the music is superb and the acting would do credit to professionals. That's the word we have about "South Pacific", the MCHS musical to be presented in West campus auditorium lata" this week. Tickets are now on sale from cast members. Be sure to save one of these nights for a fine evening of entertainment - April 4, 5, 6 and 7. The first bad winter in several years has taken its toll on blacktop roads in the area. Excessive amounts of water have made all but the most temporary repairs impossible. Some of the worst damage has occurred to Barreville road, extending south from Green street. This thoroughfare has danger spots at best with its many curves and hills, and the additional problem of deep ruts adds to the dangers. Spring may be upon us, but the memories of a hard winter linger. A new column appears in the Friday edition of the Plaindealer, dedicated to the happenings in Whispering Oaks subdivision. Hie writer will be Marilynn Hamilton, who has long been active in the programs of this growing community. She will be happy to have residents of that area contact ho* with news. Persistence pays, as it always has. Mrs. Christ Bleich of 319 N. Glennwood, McHenry, 70 years old, and her husband will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary April 15, (Continued on page 18) Two scholarships are again being offered to young people interested in nursing or an affiliated health career by the auxiliary to McHenry hospital. Mrs. Lois Krebs, chairman of the auxiliary's scholarship committee, states that both young men and young women are eligible to apply for a scholarship. April 15 is the deadline for filing an application. "Application forms have been distributed to five high schools: Crystal Lake, Grant, Marian Central, McHenry, and Woodstock. Scholarship applicants don't have to be high school seniors, however. We are interested in helping any promising person who is seeking a career in nursing or a related profession," announced Mrs. Krebs. The scholarships are $200 a year for the nursing aspirants and $100 a year for those pursuing a health care career other than nursing. Winners of the scholarships will be announced just before high school commencement exercises, about the last week of May. Further information and applications can be obtained from local high schools or from Mrs. Krebs at 2105 W. Country lane, McHenry. Hint Of April Fooling In Fire It was no April Fool fire at the John L. Weingart home, 713 W. Broadway, early Monday morning, but there was a hint of fooling in the fire's progress. Family members were awakened at l :32 a.m. by black smoke in the room, causing fear that the blaze was serious. Investigation revealed that a foam pillow had fallen on a floor furnace and started to burn. There was no damage except to the pillow. Organize To Learn Condition Of Chain O' Lakes A meeting to form an organization to become more knowledgeable about the condition of the Chain O'Lakes is scheduled Thursday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the Fox Lake village hall, Rt. 59. Members Following a two-hour deliberation by the bodrd of Spring Grove School District 11, Board Secretary Leonard Duncan read resolutions containing charges against Supt. Frank L. Tavano. A notice of dismissal, to be effective June 3, was announced and the services of the superintendent were suspended immediately. Quoting sections of the Illinois Revised Statutes giving them power to make the dismissal, the board charged Tavano with committing the following acts: 1 Unprofessional conduct; 2 - Failure to follow board policies; 3 - Failure to provide the board of education with complete information on matters of concern to the board ; 4 -- Failure to cooperate with the board in administering affairs of the district; 5 - Purchasing supplies without board authority ; 6 -- Failure to maintain and develop positive employee relations and 7 - Failure to properly supervise school property and pro&ams. Dr. Tavano and his wife, the school's teaching staff and about a hundred interested citizens made up the audience in the school's learning center. Many of those present represented 125 persons who previously had signed a petition circulated by a committee (Continued on page 18) April 18 Opens Charm Course In Marine Queen Competition With the hint of spring in the air, thoughts of pretty young McHenry girls turn to the Marine Festival queen contest. Entries are being sought now for the charm course that begins April 18. Judging is scheduled for June 13. The competition, for the second year, will be limited to the first fifteen entries. This will allow a greater concentration of personal assistance at the„j;harm( sessions, with compulsory attendance. Sharon Nye will again be conducting the course. For the first time this year, Legion Post 491 and its auxiliary unit will be sponsoring the contest in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce. Entries must be between 16 and 21 years old, never married and residents of the McHenry high school district. Nancy Stetter, 1972 queen, has agreed to assist Mrs. Nye in plans for the judging. Nancy Staley was the 1973 queen. A contest coupon appears on the society page of this issue. It should be filled in and returned to the Plaindealer office with two photos of any size (no snapshots). A parent's signature is required by the sponsoring organization. 1,000 Fire Damage In Home A fire that started in the furnace area caused an estimated $4,600 damage to the Paul Diedrich home, 3808 Maple street, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Thp family dog awakened the Diedrichs with his barking about 12:45 a.m. They found the utility room ablaze and smoke spreading to the remainder of the one-floor bungalow. Contents of the utility room were destroyed, including the furnace and a water heater, and there was smoke damage throughout. The home is owned by Chuck Coles. Company I firemen remained at the scene until about 2 o'clock. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Easter Seal Conducts Tag Day Saturday The McHenry county Easter Seal will conduct its annual tag day in most towns of the county Saturday, April 6. Due to policy, the Easter Seal conducts its own campaign that is a part of the fund drive now in operation. Mrs. Louis Duddleston, Tag day chairman, urges everyone to support the children and adults who suffer from some crippling disability. Taggers can easily be identified by the basket of small Easter Seals they carry. Towns cooperating and the tag day chairmen include McHenry Rotarians, Stan Jozwiak; and Richmond, Mary, Ellen Borree and youth group. will work with the Study commission and various other committees. Wastewater Plan- Transfer Of Problem? (an editorial) The prospect of 6 million gallons of effluent being dumped daily into the Fox river is not a pretty one. Yet this is exactly what is promised us - and in the rather near future. The fact that it will be treated first is of little consolation in view of unanswered questions by concerned McHenry county residents. Wednesday, April 10, the Plan committee of NIPC (Northeastern Illinois Plan commission) will hear its staff position on an amendment to the Regional Wastewater plan few northwest Lake county. Results will determine whether or not an endorsement or denial is recommended for action by the entire commission April 18 in Chicago. Ordinarily, we in McHenry would be little concerned with a problem not our own. In this case, however, the results have a very direct effect on our county, and in particular on the Fox river from a point north of McHenry south through the county. The original plan was adopted three years ago. The amendment under consideration calls for construction changes. This proposal, which has met with strong opposition from McHenry area residents in two hearings held in Fox Lake, calls for effluent from about lOO square miles in Lake county to be piped to Fox Lake, treated, and then piped further into the Fox river. Six million gallons of effluent a day would be carried into Pistakee lake and then into the river at the program's start. From 6 million gallons, eventually this figure would increase to 24 million gallons per day. Community residents are not opposed to Lake county's desire to clean up the Chain O' Lakes. They do resent having the problem transferred to our recreational area through an out-fall pipe from that sanitary district. County Board Chairman Walter Dean said too many questions remain unanswered. And two requests for a hearing in McHenry county have not been granted. State Rep. Thomas Hanahan called the plan "a direct invasion of one county into another". He has demanded that before any further action, the Attorney General be approifched for an opinion on this point. Hanahan said a precedent for his position occurred in a DuPage-Kane county dispute. He claims >an act of the Legislature is necessary to grant this right. t Our call to Robert Olson, one of two men representing McHenry county on NIPC, brought an encouraging response. He said his last word to staff members following last week's hearing was to pursue the request for an opinion before progressing with the plan. We suggest that concerned citizens send copies of letters to four persons, asking assurance that (1) No decision will be made before the opinion of the Attorney General is received; and (2) A McHenry county hearing be called to resolve unanswered questions. Mrs. Laura Pollok Chairman Planning Committee NIPC 10 S. Riverside Plaza Chicago, 111. 60606 Mathew L. Rockwell Executive Director NIPC 10 S. Riverside Plaza Chicago, 111. 60606 Raymond Clemens Marengo, 111. 60152 Robert F. Olson Member NIPC Commission 7812 Crystal Springs Road Woodstock, 111. 60098 Write Today - Stop the April 10 decision! IBI Arrests Of Cash its Three , Coin C< In Theft Collection Three men were arrested by Illinois Bureau of Investigation agents last Sunday morning after they had stolen $45 in cash and $30 of a coin collection from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe J. Diedrich, Jr., 3913 Waukegan road, McHenry. Led by Supt. Wayne Kerstetter, the IBI seized the three men at a McHenry car wash minutes after they left the Diedrich home. The arrests were part of a crackdown on coin thieves across the state. eld in N Albert are Albert Matroci, 45, of 2452 N. 75th Court, Elmwood Park; Michael D. Malmenato, 43, of 2138 N. Fairfield, Melrose Park and Frank R. Plum, 42, of 2117 N. Western. Mrs. Diedrich was at church at the time of the burglary and her husband also was gone from the house. He said the intruders broke the lock to the home and found the coins in a small bedroom safe. The IBI reportedly found two cars near the house, one of diem registered to one of the arrested men and the other stolen. It was learned that agents had been keeping a surveillance of the three men for the last three weeks. Investigators said a campaign by Chicago police against coin thieves has forced them into the suburbs and rural areas. This has led police departments to request aid from the IBI. Pedestrian Killed By Auto; Investigate Hit-Run Crash Hie county's sixth traffic fatality was recorded Saturday evening at 11:30 in Chemung when an auto driven by Robert J. Peterson of 3624 Waterbury Lane, Racine, Wis., hit and killed an eighteen-year-old pedestrian, Randall P. Fiegel of 355 S. Divisioru street, Harvard. The youth was pronounced dead on arrival at Harvard hospital, where he was taken by the Harvard Rescue squad. Peterson was west-bound on Route 173 when he saw someone standing in the middle of the east-bound lane. As he swerved to the right to avoid vimpact, he said the pedestrian walked into the path of the auto. Randall and his brother had been at the Chemung Inn prior to the accident. Investigation is being continued by the Accident Investigation unit of the sheriff's department. Ralph M. Berent of 1400 Fairvtew, McHenry, was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident involving vehicle damage and improper overtaking on the right following a hit and run accident Saturday morriing about 12:10 a.m. at 8704 Route 12, Richmond. Iris I. Igyarto of 7964 Rams Gate, Hanover Park, was south-bound on the highway when she noticed Berent's auto approaching from the rear at a high rate of speed. In attempting to pass her car on the right, Berent's auto hit the side of her vehicle* causing it to travel into the opposite lane of traffic. Berent's auto then fled the scene. Officer James Crawford of the McHenry Police department apprehended Berent's vehicle in the city at 12:30 a.m. after hearing a description of the auto on the police radio. (Continued on page 18) EXPLAINS PHARMACY SYSTEM - Lynn Grap, R. Ph., a pharmacist at McHenry hospital, explains the decentralized unK- dose pharmacy system to visiting pharmacists, from left, Katherine Podney, R. Ph., of Highland Park hospital; and Patrtefai Lee, R. Ph., of Lake Forest hospital. The pharmacy unit, background, is one of the floor-by-floor units from whiah medications are dispensed according to physicians' orders aaft fa which each patient's "24-hour drug profile" is monitored Ipr instant inspection by the physician. VOLUME 98 NUMBER 70 • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1974 20,PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS MCC Sewer Cost Up $50,000 An additional increase of $50,000 for construction of a sewer for the new McHenry County college campus was announced at the board of trustees meeting Thursday night. The college had originally budgeted $82,000 for sewer construction. Several months ago, an estimate of $133,000 was given to the board and now Baxter and Woodman, engineers, presented a "final figure" of $182,000. Trustee Gerald M. Smith who has been working with the administration of the college and the sewer engineers on determining a route the sewer will take, presented a report on his findings. In contacting the five property owners involved in the proposed sewer route, Smith reported that three were not only willing to grant easements to the college but also nl«teed to contribute $50,000 for the project to be used to defray sewer construction costs. Regarding the other two property owners, Smith said there was no problem of easements with them either, just a matter of cash. These people said the college could go ahead and put the sewer through but the owners could not give any money toward the project since they are in the process of dealing with the city of Crystal Lake at the present time. George Heck, engineer for (Continued on page 18) Head School District Before Big Crowd