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Observe BPW Week Honor Working Women THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER Cathy Nolan and Ercell Richardson-members of the McHenry Business and Professional Women's club, join the 170,000 members of the National Federation in celebrating National Business Women's week, Oct. 20-26. Founded in 1919, the B.P.W. promotes the interests of working women who comprise 44 percent of America's work force. The McHenry B.P.W. will honor one of these women who not only contributes her talent and energy to business or the professions but also gives unselfishly of herself to community service by naming a McHenry Woman of the Year. Nominations are open to the public and may be mailed to 2601 Chapel Hill road, McHenry. The award will be presented at the November B.P.W. dinner meeting Nov. 18. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Plaindealer Wins High State Press Recognition For the fifth consecutive yew, the McHenry Plaindealer won high awards in annual competition conducted by the Illinois Press association. The presentations were made at a noon luncheon last Friday in a convention room of the Ramada Inn in Champaign. Honorable mention awards were received by the Plain- dealer in the categories of Photography and News Story. First honorable mention was made to the series of photographs by Wayne Gaylord entitled "Midnight Night­ mare". The pictures described a boat crashing over the McHenry dam at midnight. Gaylord was topped only by the Daily Calumet, Barrington Herald and Champaign-Urbana Courier. In the News Story category, the Plaindealer award came for its coverage of the June 9, 1973, fireworks explosion at the World Wide Fireworks com­ pany in McCullom Lake which resulted in a haif million dollars in damage. Highest awards in this category were entries sub­ mitted by the Rockford Mor­ ning Star, Rockford Register- Republic and the Dixon Evening Telegraph, all daily newspapers with circulations ranging from 11,000 to 85,000. The Woodstock Daily Sen­ tinel was awarded first place for Advertising Excellence. A total of 162 newspapers throughout Illinois were represented with 1,136 entries. The Plaindealer, with a cir­ culation of 6,700, competed against the large weeklies and dailies outside metropolitan Chicago. The two local winnings brought to eight the awards won in the past five years. In 1973 the Plaindealer won first place for an editorial and honorable mention for a feature story. The Illinois Press association is the largest press association in the world. Daylight saving time bids us adieu next weekend, to the satisfaction of many who frowned upon the darkness of the early morning hours last winter. In all probability, the change will be distasteful to others for whom even the smallest saving in energy is a source of much joy. Appealing to the energy savers, President Ford recently made an appeal for tips on conserving energy and fighting inflation, and a week ago had received nearly 2,000 letters. If citizen advisors had their way about it, all Americans wodld become walkers or bicyclists or bus riders, or at least, car poolers. Suggestions for keeping the family car idle or in very limited use appeared most frequently in advice for con­ serving energy and beating inflation Others dealing with the family gas buggy call for combining various shopping errands into one trip, observing the 55-mile speed limit, and keeping tires inflated at 30 pounds to improve gasoline mileage. Advice to substitute light bulbs of lower wattage except in reading lamps came from one realtor, who also urged, "Just because you can afford it, don't hoard scarce items. It may drive prices out of sight for poor people with big families". The same gentleman made another suggestion that might result in more beautiful figures. He suggests it isn't necessary to eat and drink everything in sight. The gent had other ideas too, like filling the oven when baking, alternating the use of a vacuum cleaner with an or­ dinary carpet sweeper to save electricity, and the use of warm, not hot water, in the laundry when possible. A New York woman had a novel -- and very appealing idea. It was the suggestion that all large corporations place their employees on a four-day week instead of laying off people. One tax accountant evidently never heard of the old adage that "cleanliness is next to godliness". Or his active mind believes it can be accomplished by turning the hot water heater down to where one can take a shower with just hot water instead of tempering it with cold -- then turning it up the evening before the woman of the house plans to wash clothes. He claims it saves at least 20 per cent. A man from Pennsylvania who came up with another suggestion was careful not to reveal his name. Since he feels it is of primary concern to speed the development of solar energy, costing billions of dollars, he suggests the research and development should be made possible through special taxes on gasoline, heating oil, cooking gas, electricity, coal and fireplace wood. But the most novel Ideas for fighting inflation came from a man who urged the government to sell a new issue of Series E bonds to be known as "Inflation Bonds". His plan calls for these bonds to bear a more attractive interest rate than the current Series E bonds. With optimism, the same man suggests, "Only point the way, and you will find all of us anxious to find something we can do to help". K.A.F SERVING THE CH A IN-O-LA KE S REG ION, SINCE 1875 VOLUME 99 NUMBER 23 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1974 24 PAGES & TWO SUPPLEMENTS Break Tie Vote To Adopt Deficit College Bugdet At a special meeting held last week, the McHenry County college board of trustees passed, on its second try, the 1974-75 budget. After considerable discussion on the $74,804 deficit budget, a vote revealed Trustees Bar­ bara Pautz, Thomas Leahy and Gerald Smith voting in favor, and Herbert Lutter, William Ryan and Walter Turner op­ posed. Trustee Robert Weidner was not present, and according to state law-, - Student Representative Thomas Amettis was not allowed to vote and break the tie. Dr. James Davis, president of the college, explained that a school must have a budget in order to be eligible for state aid. College Attorney William Carroll then explained that the budget is only an estimate of what a college plans to spend so that it can realize taxes. To a question by Turner, McHenry representative on the board, as to whether it would be acceptable to call for another vote, Carroll said this is a proper request if the person had previously cast a negative vote. At this point Turner asked for Employ Aide For Kindergarten At Harrison School At a regular meeting of the Harrison school board of education this month, much discussion focused on the employment of an instructional aide to work with kindergarten and first grade teachers. As a result of the discussion, the board employed Jean Gende for the balance of the school year. In other actions, the board approved the use of the current p a r e n t r e p o r t s y s t e m f o r k i n d e r g a r t e n t h r o u g h f i f t h grade with a final decision upon the continued use delayed until the Nov. 12 meeting. The superintendent reported that fire and bus evacuation drills had been performed and that in all cases the drills had been judged successful. D r . R u g g e r o , b o a r d president, appointed Joy Dass and Jay Cristy to wor^ slvith the superintendent in considering bid specifications fbr the school's insurance and George Street to review specifications for bus purchase. Consideration of a bid from. Carey Electric for installation of heater cable on the roof and (Continued on page 23) Dr. Jirka Heads Staff Rehabilitation Hospital Dr. Frank J. Jirka, urologist and member of .the consulting division of McHenry hospital, has been appointed medical director and chief of staff of Oak Forest Rehabilitation hospital The hospital, which is the largest long-term facility in the United States, has a patient population of over 1,600. "Dr. Jirka has long Deen an advocate of patient rehabilitation; his appointment will add impetus to the work we are doing here," commented Edmund G. Lawler, hospital director. "Dr. Jirka's interest and commitment to patient rehabilitation developed after he lost his legs while serving as a Navy Forgman in World War I I " Dr. Jirka, who has been associated with McHenry hospital for two and one-half years, was confirmed as medical director by the Health and Hospital Governing commission of Cook county. His address to the com­ mission observed, "If we speak of total man and care-of-man we cannot stop short of treating man who can be rehabilitated. We must constantly improve our procedures, seeking a broader base and more depth of rehabilitation. Not only for adults, but also for our youngsters who are born with defects." Dr. Jirka is a member of the President's Committee on Employment of the Han­ dicapped, a newly elected trustee of the American Medical association, and a past president of the Illinois State Medical Society. He received his Bachelor of Science degree and Medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the International College of Surgeons, and the Institute of Medicine of Chicago a second vote. All members retained their briginal position except Turner, who changed his vote to "aye", thus passing the budget. Anticipated revenue in the Educational fund budget is $1,569,875, and anticipated expenditures are $1,644,679, leaving a deficit of $74,804 At a meeting held the same night, the Citizens Advisory imittee to MCC asked of •If as its first question, "Do wpnt to keep a college in IcHenry county"? They also pursued the subject of what would happen if there should be no college. According to Dr. Davis, by state law all communities are assigned to a district in Illinois. If District 528 did not have a community college of its own, residents of the district could be absorbed by one or more of the surrounding districts. Residents of the present District 528 would pick up the tax rate of the district they would be joining. They would have to pay off that in­ debtedness, plus help the ab­ sorbing district pay off its in­ debtedness. Residents would lose local control. Dr Davis continued to ex­ plain that Elgin Community college, as of the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 1974, had a tax rate of 29.1 cents, Lake County Community college a tax rate of 23 cents, Rock Valley college 13.3 cents and Harper 18.4 cents. Elgin and Rock Valley are not at their maximum levy. At this time MCC has a tax rate of 15 cents. After reviewing the above it was decided to put the question to a vote. The outcome was an unanimous "Yes, we want to keep MCC". Other questions the com- mitteee will be considering in further meetings are: What kind of a college do we want? Why are we where we are? Do we need a decrease in ex­ penditures, or do we need in­ creased funds? The committee was formed from citizens of the entire district to study issues at hand and make a recom­ mendation to Dr. Davis as to the need to conduct another referendum for an increased tax rate. The committee will be meeting for the next several weeks before they come to a conclusions and make a recommendation. Hold Chicago Area Men After 24-Hour Manhunt Two Chicago area men are being held in McHenry County jail following a 24-hour manhunt which ended last Thursday afternoon with the apprehension of both men. Gary Karr, 26 of 8604 W. 47th street, Lyons, was arrested by Lyons police in his apartment about three hours after his partner, Martin C. Watson, 21, of 725 W. 26th street, Chicago, was captured in the 8800 block of Oriole trail on the west side of Wonder Lake by Sheriff Arthur Tyrrell. % The men have been charged with armed robbery by McHenry county officials in connection with the robbery of the Foremost Liquor store in Harvard early Wednesday afternoon. Their bond was set at $100,000 each and court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 24. The two men also face charges of armed robbery, rape, abduction and auto theft by Wisconsin authorities as well as auto theft by Norridge, Ilk authorities. During the manhunt, McHenry county authorities were informed that a pickup truck owned by Delmar Olson of 9304 Keystone road, Rich­ mond, had been stolen from his driveway. The truck was found abandoned in-^parking lot at O'Hare field. Investigation revealed the vehicle"iiad been taken by Karr in his fli ?ht from the Wonder Lake area. According to authorities, the men robbed a liquor store in Harvard Wednesday afternoon on Route 14 and then proceeded into Wisconsin where they allegedly abducted and raped two Janesville girls, aged 16 and 17, and robbed a food store in Darien. The men reportedly stole a car from a parking lot in southern Wisconsin and were chased into Illinois by Walworth county, Wis., sheriff's police. The car was spotted by Illinois state police headed south on Route 47. At Allendale road, the car turned east toward Wonder Lake and was pursued into Highland Shores, where the offenders abandoned their vehicle at the dead end of Shady Lane. A sawed off shotgun and a .32 caliber revolver were said to be used in the robberies. A revolver was found by in­ vestigators at the intersection of Route 47 and Allendale road where it was believed to have been thrown as the robbers' vehicle was being pursued. The shotgun has not been found as yet. AID FOR HANDICAPPED-Jan Bartmann, R.N., McHenry, works on physical therapy with a patient at the Day Care center, sponsored by Pioneer center. Openings in the program to aid severely handicapped children and young people 3-21 are now available. , (Don Peasley Photography) County Youths Killed In Two Auto Accidents Noted Conductor Guest Director For Festival DR. CARDON V. Bl'KNHAM Music directors in nine McHenry county high schools are rehearsing their individual choruses for the annual McHenry county high school music festival. It will be presented at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, hosted by Richmond- Burton high school. Guest director for this year's outstanding musical event will be Dr. Cardon V. Burnham, chairman, Department of Music, professor of Music, Indiana State university Dr. Burnham is a noted conductor and composer. A select chorus of 100 voices will be heard in six selections and will be included in a massed chorus of 450 singers for another group of choral presentations. Tickets may be purchased in advance from participating students, or at the door at Rich- mond-Burton high school on the night of the performance. C OF C ANNUAL MEETING Plans are being made for the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, which will be held Tuesday evening, Nov. 12. Mayor Joseph Stanek will address the organization on affairs of the city. Seventeen year old Donald S. Leeper of 5910 Aspen court, Crystal Lake, died Saturday night of injuries suffered when liis auto collided with another at the intersection of Route 31 and Three Oaks road, east of Crystal Lake. A passenger in Leeper's auto, Eileen C. Rost of 93 N. Caroline, Crystal Lake, was listed in serious condition at McHenry hospital Monday by hospital authorities. Herman Phillips of 3703 W. James street, McHenry, driver of the other auto, was listed in satisfactory condition at the same hospital. The injured were transported to the hospital by the Crystal Lake ambulance service. No statement was taken at the scene from Leeper or his passenger due to thefr injuries. Phillips reported he was north - bound on the highway ̂ hen the Leeper auto suddenly appeared in his traffic lane. He didn't know where the vehicle came from and there was no time to apply his brakes before the collision. Officers noted that it ap­ peared Leeper's auto was west - bound on Three Oaks road and failed to yield at the in­ tersection. Investigation is> continuing. ' Sixteen-year-old Thomas E. O'Leary of 765 Sharon drive, Woodstock, died in Sherman hospital, Elgin, Sunday as the result of a head-on collision in Woodstock Thursday evening. According to ' police, O'Leary's auto was east-bound on McHenry avenue about 9:45 p.m. when it crossed the center line and collided head-on with an auto being driven by Bar­ bara A. Walsh of 675 Oak street, (Continued on page 23) Special School Program Fund Drive Supports Children's Services Within the next week. Woodstock Children's home will mail 20,000 letters laun ching the annual county fund drive. More than ever, the home is depending on the public's continuing financial support of programs. Children come to Woodstock Children's home with emotional and social problems as a result of broken homes and inadequate parents. It is not a haven for "orphans", but a treatment center for the children who are placed there The home is now licensed as a child welfare agency which permits it to provide for foster home care. Following treat­ ment, many of the children would benefit from the in­ dividual love and care a foster family could provide Anyone interested in becoming a foster home family may contact the home for further information This additional service to children, along with on-campus cottages and decentralized group homes, will give the home the means to more ef­ fectively serve the children in its care. Jane Vanderstappen, teacher, is shown with pupils of Johnsburg Middle school selected to take part in a special study conducted by the Chicago Consortium of Colleges and Universities. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Johnsburg Middle school was selected recently to participate in a study conducted by the Chicago Consortium of Coileges and Universities The study is an examination of those elementary schools in the Chicago metropolitan area that have highly developed programs of individualization A total of 850 schools responded to the initial screening questionnaire Alter cross validation, seventy five schools were identified that have highly developed programs of individualization. A representative sample of twelve of these schools was selected for a more detailed e x a m i n a t i o n J o h n s b u r g Middle School was one of these twelve The study was conducted in four parts: (1) Observational and examination of programs by a representative of the Consortium, <2> the " O r g a n i z a t i o n a l C l i m a t e Description Questionnaire" given to the faculty; (3) a structured interview with the p r inc ipa l , Sco t t Seaborn ; (4) Interviews of team leaders and lead teachers.