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m f • Dinner Honors Hospital Service Seventy live members of the auxiliary to McHenry hospital were guests of honor at a luncheon last week, given them by the hospital board of directors in recognition of their unpaid volunteer contribution in the in-service program. Mrs. Charles Spencer, who serves as the unpaid virtually- f u 111 i m e administrator, achieved a milestone during the year as she was recognized for accumulating more than 4,000 hours of service. She was presented with an award for 4.116 hours of service. Alice O'Callaghan also achieved a major milestone, exceeding the 3,500-hour mark with 3,748 hours of service. Three were saluted for tabulating over 2,500 hours of Mutin' and Meanderin' If anyone wonders where the next generation of enterprising young businessmen is coming from, he need only wait -- someone is sure to come along. Our optimism for the future was strengthened one recent Saturday when in the midst of a particular project we were interrupted by a knock on the door. There stood two young fellows about 11 and 8 years old. In their hands they held two pieces of ruled notebook paper with some vague art work we knew we would be unable to deciper without considerable concentration. As though reading our thoughts, the older boy decided to save us the troyble. "We're selling hats", the older boy volunteered. "Hats? we queried, for all we could see was this assemblage of lines on the paper. With some exasperation over our lack of quick discernment for real art, he repeated that on the paper were hats and they were selling them. Such ingenuity --in fact, such downright fortitude in trying to pawn off these smudgy papers as art-- impressed us. We in­ vited the boys inside, found a quarter and sent them on their way. Neither one expressed any particular joy at having taken in another sucker, so we figured that at the very least their attempt to extort money from us was honest. If ever again you wonder where the next millionaire -- the next important en­ trepreneur-is coming from, take heart It might very well be a couple of kids up the next block! Ev e ry body k n o w s, sometimes you can't win One retired couple in Lakeland Park faithfully answered the door to all trick-or-treaters Halloween afternoon and evening Deciding to retire early, both left the front room for a few minutes to prepare to go to bed In that short time some angry young people had evidently knocked, received no answer and kicked in the screen door. „ . THE VOLUME 99 NUMBER 27 MCHENRY PLAINDEALER S E R V I N G T H E C H A I N - O - l A K E S R E G I O N S I N C E 1 8 7 5 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1974 School Task Force Accepts Building Plan Responsibility Stray Deer Cause Two Of Several Area Auto Crashes McHenry hospital honors the many volunteer men and women in the auxiliary, saluting them at a dinner where those who have accumulated many hours of service are recognized. From left, Anthony Corcoran, executive director of McHenry hospital; Alice O'Callaghan, 3,750 hours of service; Helen Spencer, director of volunteers and top achiever, (4,120 hours); and Jo Bellairs, guest speaker from WIVS. (DON PEASLEY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHY) volunteer service in behalf of the patients: Stella Rortvet, 2,987; Mildred Hansen, 2,879; and Kathleen Mars, 2,503. Mrs. Mars is the assistant director of volunteers, and she and Mrs. Spencer work closely with Anthony Corcoran, executive director of McHenry hospital, to put this program into action. The men and women of the auxiliary work in such ac­ tivities as escort service, recreational therapy program, admitting, information center, emergency room, personal patient service, cashier in the snack bar, gift shop and baby photos. "These are all services which are valuable and which make it necessary for McHenry hospital to hire personnel to fill those responsibilities^' praised Corcoran. Featured speaker was Mrs. Mai Bellairs, who gave a report on her trips to Ireland. Other major award recipients are these: Over 2,000 hours: Anna Levi, Jeanette Tomsa, Pat Szerecsen, Jane Eeles and Lillian Anderson; over 1,500 hours: Eleanor Althoff, Elizabeth Sonnenberg, Mary Jean Lahs, Clara Slegar and Gustav Massman; over 1,000 hours: Evelyn Freund, Marie Cross, Leone Lawrence, Agnes Barbier, Gertrude Sch- witz, Betty Ames, Bernice Spruth, Harriet Dodd, Eleanor Gaffney, Dorothy Kelsey, Gertrude Justen and Grace Borchers. McHenry County deputies handled fifteen accidents over the past weekend, seven in the McHenry area. Two incidents involved cars striking deer. Sunday morning at 6:30, Dennis M. Summerkamp of 7604 South drive, Wonder Lake, reported that he was west­ bound on McCullom Lake road, about a mile west of Route 31, when a deer ran into the roadway in front of him. He swerved and avoided the animal, but in doing so left the roadway and hit a tree. David A. McGinnia of Route 1, Spring Grove, told deputies a similar incident happened to him Sunday night about 9:15 on James road one-half mile east of Wilmot road north of Spring Grove. While west-bound on James, a deer suddenly appeared in his lane as he was descending a hill In swerving to avoid hitting the animal, he lost control of his vehicle and hit a utility pole Deputies indicated he was slighty injured but refused medical treatment. Five persons were taken to McHenry hospital by the McHei.ry Area Rescue squad following a two-car collision at the intersection of Chapel Hill road and Route 120 Sunday morning about 1:30. All were treated and released except Rita M. Chaffin of Arlington Heights, who was reported in satisfactory condition Monday morning. Gerald F. Perryman of 720 St. Johns road, Woodstock, was east-bound on the highway when he told deputies a car driven by Kurt G. Pogor of 605 S McHenry avenue, McHenry, entered the intersection and he was unable to avoid impact. According to the police report, Pogor said he couldn't remember too clearly but he recalled stopping at the intersection. A witness told officers it didn't appear to her that Pogor's vehicle stopped prior to entering the highway. Pogor was ticketed for failure to yield at a stop or yield in­ tersection. Others taken to the hospital for treatment besides the two drivers were Barbara A. Byrne of Rolling Meadows and Walter H. Lutz of Barrington, along with Miss Chaffin, all passengers in Perryman's auto. Fourteen-year-old Kelly A. Fallaw of 3817 N. Alcot, Chicago, was slightly injured (Continued on page 16) Ward Duel served as acting chairman last week when citizens comprising the District 156 Long Range Planning task force discussed the charge given to them by the school board. Essentially, the responsibility is to work with the recommendation presented to the board by Ron Newport from his task force committee. The recommendation is to implement a four-year high school in two separate buildings of "nearly equal" quality. Supt. provided district 's date. He mailing has community Career Center Participation Study Made By Area Schools Publish Article Of Psychologist For Family Service David P. Jachim, M.A. clinical psychologist at Family Service and Mental Health Clinic for McHenry County in McHenry was informed recently by the Journal of Clinical Psychology, a professional trade journal, that his article entitled AAA Social History Questionnaire As Related to Length of Stay in Psychotherapy", has been accepted for publication. The article will probably appear in the January, 1975, issue of the journal. Originally a part of a master's degree dissertation, the paper was completed during Jachim's association with the Mental Health clinic. Jachim has been a member of the clinic staff since November, 1972, as a staff psychologist. Besides providing individual psychological ser ; vices and psychological testing service, he has conducted group psychotherapy for children. The group technique has been valuable in helping children form more adequate relationships with other children and adults. Current plans for Jachim (Continued on page 9) The eight high school boards of education in the McHenry County area Career center are now studying a participation agreement that was reviewed and given informal approval by the board of control. At the November meeting, the board of control will consider any suggested changes and give the final approval to the agreement after which the document will be returned to the individual boards for final action. The agreement as now written, provides for an eighteen-voting member board of control. The superintendent and a board member from each high school district and the superintendent and assistant superintendent from the Educational Service region, make up the membership of the board. It provides that the cost for the planning and con­ struction of the McHenry County Area Career center be pro-rated to each participating district based on high school enrollment. Approximately 9,700 students are participating in a career interest survey. After this data is computed and analyzed, it will be a valuable tool for counselors, vocational educators and community college personnel. This in- Jorraation will assist the Area center pi&nners in making program decisions. The in­ formation will be made available to the participating high schools, the community college as well as other in­ terested individuals. About twenty advisory committees are being formed to assist with the Area center planning. There will be a general advisory committee and one committee for each program to be offered at the center. These committees will meet with state personnel Dec. 11 and 12 fc a general ex­ change of ideas and in­ formation. As plans for the new MCACC start to unfold, innovative ideas are being considered. One such idea is to develop the new vocational school around the service center concept. Under such a plan, the center's in­ structional programs would become a part of the activities at other educational in­ stitutions and the community would become involved in the center's activities. A mother could leave her pre school age child at the center's Day Care center while she attends a class at the college. While in class, her car could be serviced in the center's Auto Service depart­ ment. (Continued on page 16) Richard Swantz a review of the planning effort to pointed out that a been sent to all households to clarify the misconceptions about what the district is doing with respect to assessing and planning for future building needs. The superintendent con­ cluded that it is critical to analyze program needs and staff involvement. The task force feels no specific plan with a cost figure can be presented without considering these needs. A key concern in education, Swantz told the task force, is to assess the variety of needs of the student body and attempt to provide for them in the best way possible. If educational plans are to be made for long range future needs the com­ mittee believes it must be V concerned over the progranx^ options. It was agreed that deter-*> mination of program needs and^t assessment of options should undertaken by educators of the* high school district. To providdt^ sufficient time, the superin--C tendent v as asked to gatheff? data and present findings at the^ committee's January meeting.*. Duel closed by outlining ai}** agenda to be covered at thev; Dec. 4 meeting. Agenda items^ will include a discussion of af. public relations effort by the«£ committee, a review of up-> dated district populations projections, an explanation of*3 the new state aid formula's tax'** rollback procedure, and the;^ election of a permanent^ chairman. A real concern was expressed > by attending citizens that the •" committee be expanded tor'C provide representation from a « variety of viewpoints anct localities. A special invitation^ was extended for citizen^ representation from Island!!* Lake, Johnsburg, Lily Lake^« McCullom Lake, Pistakee* Highlands, Ringwood, Sun-^ nyside, Whispering Oaks and * Wonder Lake. Citizens in- i; terested are reminded that the * next meeting will take place * Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the board * of education office, 3926 W.J Main street, McHenry. Farm Bureau Women Set - Cancer Warning Program' CEW is a source of help in not - only educating women about the breast cancer problem, at- the grass roots level, but also in* assisting them to analyze the*- needs of their community. A painless examination? requiring only 10-15 minutes off; a woman's time, mam--! mography screening is especially recommended for women over 40, the high risk group in terms of incidence of breast cancer. The need for effective early diagnosis is indicated by the fact that 95 (Continued on page 16) J Breast cancer kills one American woman every seventeen minutes, according to American Cancer society statistics. To combat this threat to the lives of more than 90,000 American women who will have breast cancer this year. The Farm Bureau Women's committee will sponsor an awareness program Thursday, Nov. 7. It will be held in the Farm Bureau auditorium in Woodstock in two sessions, one at 10 a.m. and the other at 7 p.m. with refreshments to follow. City Party 500 "Spooks" Celebrate Halloween Book Fair At Landmark Heather Conway, left, Carl Kawell and Dana Smith, kindergarten pupils, put finishing touches on posters which will advertise the annual Book Fair to be held at Landmark school Nov. 7 and 8. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Christmas is coming, and there is no better gilt to give a child than a delightful story book. Landmark School Book Fair will be held Thursday and Friday. Nov. 7 and 8. There will be a fine selection of children's literature. Books will be on sale Thursday from 9 a in until 9 p.m. and Friday from noon until 9 p.m. 4)n sale will be books on science, nature, art, astronomy, the classics, good fiction and poetry In addition to adding to a child's personal library, 20 percent of the proceeds earned by the sale of the books will go to benefit Landmark school The witcht^ and goblins were out last Thursday night, but their number was reduced considerably over past years. The reason? Possibly there were several. First, the city police department attempted to set a definite two-hour period for trick-or-treating. Another viewpoint is that young people are becoming more sophisticated and this type of activity is less attractive to older youth than formerly. One reason for the decline of ^door knockers surely was the highlv successful Halloween party held at East campus gymnasium. It was top evidence that community spirit and effort can accomplish much when directed to a worth­ while endeavor. This year's huge party was the enlargement of an idea brought before the City Council last fall by Alderman Jack Pepping The first year at­ tracted 300 youngsters. This Halloween there were 500. When the children entered the large gym, they were registered by ladies of the Jaycee auxiliary and given bags of candy. These same young women also carried out, with efficiency, the task of keeping the young folks oc­ cupied who were not touring the Spook House. In a matter of hours this Spook House was assembled by the McHenry Jaycees and set up in the teachers' lounge. It contained many eerie at­ tractions, highlighted by a vampire who arose from his coffin 500 times to the delight of his young viewers. "Last year's party was the best I had ever been to", said one youngster, "but this was even better". Another, a sixth grader, put it this way, "I was really scared". There were prizes distributed at regular intervals, and gifts for the best costumes. Most of them appeared to have been a cooperative effort of parent and child, covering a wide variety of styles and imaginative themes. There were gifts for winners in eight age categories. Contributions of money came from the Chamber of Com­ merce. the city of McHenry and The Rotary club. The Lions club gave candy. Principal Gary Fields and Assistant Principal Don Seaton also came in for a share of mention for allowing use of the gym for the party. The Halloween party came close to doubling the effort of the first year. With more and more organizations con­ tributing. this event could become one of the outstanding attractions of the year next Oct. 31. Speech Therapy Openings At Area Center Openings are available for speech therapy at the McHenry County Easter Seal Therapy center at 708 Washington street, Woodstock The director, Beverly Mid- dlebrook, says the therapy center serves both adults and children having such speech difficulties as lack of speech, unintel 1 igibi111y"utterances and strokes. Hearing evaluations are also done Anyone interested may phone the center Monday through Friday from 8 :i(> a.m. until 5 p i n CLOSE All) OFFICE The Department of Public- Aid. located at 225 W Judd street. Woodstock, will be closed Monday, Nov 11 Young visitors to the Halloween Spook House at East campus Halloween night were greeted by this apparition which is SOMl arise from the bath tub. Another ghostly figure stands guard door. The party, sponsored by the city of McHenry in with several local organizations, attracted 500 STAFF PHOTO-W 20 PAGES & ONE SUPPLEMENT f