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v ' '• * - i - I ' WwM ^ * .;**a ilSllllt -; • - * Monday Fire Destroys Ringwood Apartments 'fd,' • Dark smoke emanates from upper windows in a multi-unit building in Ringwood Monday noon. Three children of Mrs. Betty Goldsmith detected smoke and ran from the apartment for assistance. Firemen remained on the scene for six and one- half hours to bring the blaze under control. Loss was estimated at $40,000. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD A multi-unit apartment building at 5006 Barnard Mill road was destroyed by fire in the early afternoon Monday. Fire Chief Glenn Peterson estimated the loss at $40,000. The building, owned by Richard Blaschak of Nor- thbrook. had three apartments. They were occupied by the Victor Hopp family. Betty Goldsmith and. family, and Mike Lqrsch and Richard Orton. Peterson said the tire started ' in or around the Goldsmith apartment. Its origin was undetermined. William Miller of Lakeland Park, who used the hot ton of the building for a wood shop and storage of cement forms, arrived at the building at 12::i() p.m. to be greeted by three pre- teens of Mrs. Goldsmith. They fiad left the apartment when it became filled with smoke. Miller hurried to the second floor and attempted to ex­ tinguish the blaze, but soon found it was beyond his control. He led the children to safety and then called the McHenry Township Fire department. I Thirty firemen from Com­ panies I and II arrived to find the near century old building ablaze. Peterson said the fire had a big internal start , and the type of construction hampered efforts. The roof and part of the second floor in the rear area caved in' . The center and westerlv apartments, occupied by the Goldsmiths'and Hopps. were most severely gutted Six pieces of equipment were used by the township firemen and a fire brigade from nearby Morton Chemical company. They remained on the scene for six and a half hours before the fire was under control *26,263 Debt Grant To Johnshurg School The state of Il l inois Capital Development board at i ts monthly board meeting in Chicago approved the awar­ ding of $10.24 million in Debt Service grants to 305 Ill inois school districts. Included was .Johnshurg District 12 in the amount of $26,263 27. This is the greatest number of grants awarded for debt service by CDB since the Elementary and Secondary School Capital assistance program was authorized in 1973. Two hundred ninety-four debt service grants, were ap­ proved by the Capital Development Board in Fiscal Year 1974 The purpose of the grants is to provide financial assistance to local school districts that have issued, sold and delivered bonds since Jan. 1. 1969, for capital improvement projects built without state construction grant assistance. 15C 0 THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER Sfjf SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 99 NUMBER 67 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1975 20 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS With eight fil ings to fil l four vacancies in the school board elections of Consolidated School District 15 and High School District 56, an interest in our schools by the public is apparent. Education takes a big chunk out of the tax dollar, and for this reason local school elec­ tions have very often become lively centers of activity. This year of 1975 there are ad­ ditional reasons for people to want an active part in the future of the schools. This is especially true in the high school, where some kind of change seems to be tfce key­ note. Persistent and increasing rumblings in the Johnsburg community indicate a move possibly to break away from District 156 and form a new school district for the area to the north. Proceeding cautiously until this matter is settled, ad­ ministrators and high school board members in McHenry are developing plans for a new kind of educational program. One of i ts features is to provide choice between a flexible and a traditional type of approach in some areas. Both of these activities have evoked considerable interest among parents and taxpayers generally. Perhaps it is no wonder, then, that more of our citizens want a part of the action. K.A.F. Set April 1 Deadline For Beard Contest Tuesday, April 1, marks D- Day -deadline for entries in the Plaindealer 's centennial beard- mustache contest. It is one of two special features held in conjunction wjth the celebration of the newspaper's 100th year observance. To date there are sixteen entries. Contestants must be spon­ sored by a McHenry area business. The winner will receive $300 and his sponsor also will win a cash prize. Through their participation businesses agree to sponsor a picture of contestants showing progress of growth. These will be included in a full page ad to (Continued on page 8) School Races Evident In Three Area Districts Elect Officers, Set Goals For Sheriff Posse 17-Year-Old Driver Dies One Week Following Crash The McHenry County Sheriff 's posse, at i ts March meeting, installed the 1975 officers and directors: President, Hadley Watson; vice-president, Dave McCloud; treasurer, Maria Tomasello; executive secretary, Cathy Miller; corresponding secretary, Carla Spooner; membership director, Collette Estrada; training director, Ron Van Wazer; activities director, Cecil Vogts; and liaison of­ ficer, Larry Fortin. Other directors installed are A1 Hunt, past president and directors-at- large, Chuck Koehler, Russ Christiansen and Morrie Campbell. ( leneral goals were established for the two divisions of the posse. Division I is to be a highly efficient mounted auxiliary police force available on twenty-four hour call to assist the Sheriff 's (Continued on page 8) K A R E N S . JENSEN Seventeen-year-old Karen S. Jensen of 4007 N. Fairview, McHenry, died in McHenry hospital Sunday afternoon, exactly one week after she was seriously injured in an automobile accident north of McHenry. Miss Jensen and her brother, Daniel W. Jensen, of the same address, were reportedly driving separate cars on Route 31 a mile south of Johnsburg road, Sunday morning, March 16, at about 9:20 when they collided head-on. Both were taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad. Miss Jensen, who was the most seriously injured, was admitted io the intensive care unit in crit ical conditon, where she remained until her death. Daniel Jensen is sti l l a patient at the hospital and was listed in satisfactory condition by hospital authorities this past Monday morning. According to county police. Miss Jensen's car was on the wrong side of the highway at the time the collision took place. No statement was ever taken from Miss Jensen due to her injuries. All Jensen could remember was that he was north-bound on the highway and his sister was south-bound. Three McHenry youths escaped injury following a roll­ over car accident on Queen Anne road, one-fourth mile north of Bull Valley road, Saturday evening about 6:45. Ted A. Honning of 401 Mineral Spring drive and his passengers, Brian Fetzer of 3214 Cove court and Richard W Connell of 2707 S. Oak lane, all of McHenry, were south-bound on Queen Anne road. As they came to a sharp S-curve, the car slid on loose gravel, went out of control and rolled over on the south side of the road. Lawrence E. Edelman of 3702 Filmore drive, McHenry, escaped injury Sunday af­ ternoon about 1:45 when the pickup truck he was driving ran into a ditch and rolled over on its side. According to the police report, Edelman was north- (Continued on page 8) Larry Lund To New Post With Newspaper Larry E. Lund, publisher of the McHenry Plaindealer and the McHenry County Citizen for the past fifteen years, has been named assistant publisher of the Monroe (Wis.) Evening Times, according to an an­ nouncement released by the directors of the Monroe Publishing company. In addition to continuing his duties as publisher of the McHenry Plaindealer and McHenry County Citizen, he will assist his father, Arnold V. Lund, president and publisher of the Times, in the general administrative operations of that publishing company on a part-time basis. Arnold V. Lund is also vice- president of the B.F. Shaw Printing Company of Dixon, III. Shaw Printing operates nine newspapers and printing plants in Ill inois and Iowa. Ask Change In Zoning To Business District A hearing will be held Wednesday, April 2, at 2 p.m. in the city hall of McHenry on a petit ion of Victor A. and Florence M. Miller and Russell and Dora Rhoton. They request a reclassification of property currently zoned "F" farming to business district . The property, which contains two acres, is located on the west side of Rt. 31, about 600 feet south of i ts intersection with Johnsburg road. Interested persons may attend the hearing. Spring school board elections in the McHenry area promise to be exciting this year, with contests in three out of four local districts. Greatest interest is focused on the the High School District 156 election, where five have filed to fil l two vacancies. Terms are for three years. The two incumbents are Mrs. Catherine AI vary of 602 N. Green street, McHenry, and Joann V. Higgins of 4315 E. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake. Mrs. Alvary is com­ pleting her second term on the board. Mrs. Higgins is serving on an appointment to fil l the unexpired term of Howard Weiss, who died last summer. His term would have ended this April . Three new names to local school elections are Daniel J . McNulty of 2004 N. Woodlawn, William R. Tollifson of 4800 W. Shore drive, and David M Benrud of 3714 Millstream drive. There will also be a contest in Consolidated Grade School District 15, where three seek to fil l two openings, Anna Mae Cuda of 3911 Clearbrook has served two terms on the board New on the scene are Terrence Howard of 1401 N Fairview lane and Gary Lock wood of 2027 N Woodlawn Park avenue. Terms extend for three years. Interest runs high at Wonder Lake also, where lour persons seek to fil l two vacancies. Gloria Coughlin of 3226 E. Lake Shore drive is the onlv incumbent, seeking another three-year term. George Street is retiring at the end of this term. Three other fil ings were made by Patricia Sullivan of 3117 E Lake Shore drive, Ronald Gohl of 4H04 Winnebago and Forrest (Len) Stauffer of 7607 South drive. The only election which in­ dicates it may be quiet is District 12, Johnsburg, where only the three incumbents have filed for re-election. They are Barbara Stanell , 1318 Old Bay road, Charles Boak, 4013 N. Hillcrest place, and Bobbie Hart, 4403 Hiekoryway drive. All school elections are scheduled for Saturday, April 12, between the hour of noon and 7 p.m. Health Care Scholarship Deadline Set April 15 Applicants for health care scholarships offered by the auxiliary to McHenry Hospital are available now, Mrs. Warren C Krebs, chairman of the scholarship committee, announced Monday. Since the deadline for fil ing the applications is in three weeks, Mrs. Krebs issued the reminder about the scholar­ ships and reviewed where aspirants may obtain the proper application form. Deadline is April 15. "Blanks are available from counselors at any of the following five high schools- Crystal Lake, Woodstock, Grant, McHenry, and Marian .Central," she said Mrs Krebs also has blanks. After ap plicants have filled them out, they should be sent to Mrs Krebs, 2105 West Country lane, McHenry. She emphasized the im­ portance of observing the deadline since the committee will meet almost at once after April 15. Mrs. Krebs said the (Continued on page 8) Exhibit In Science Fair Ask Term Extension Dean Challenges State Opinion McHenry County Board Chairman Walter Dean of McHenry on Monday presented a resolution to the Urban County Council and the General Assembly in Springfield. It asks that the Assembly consider passing emergency legislation in both the Senate and House im­ mediately to extend the terms of the township supervisor - county board members who were elected to the position of County board member Nov. 5, 1974. F u r t h e r , t h e resolution asks action that would allow such officials to "retain both offices or positions until either the duration of the term or actual vacation of either office. therefore giving the township supervisor- county board member a choice for office at the next election for either position"! His action was prompted by an opinion given last week Wed­ nesday by Attorney General William Scott, declaring that "a person who assumed both the positions of county board member and township supervisor after Sept. 5 is legally considered to have resigned the position held first". Scott said that any township supervisor or board member elected to either office last November, while holding the other office has, in fact, resigned and vacated the prior held office. The opinion affects Dean, who serves as McHenry township supervisor and County Board chairman, and G e o r g e S t a r r , Algonquin township supervisor and County- board member Dean particularly expressed his surprise to learn that the opinion gives no choice of which position to resign. Dean's county position pays $19,000 a year, and the County board chairman's an­ nual salary is $14,(XK) plus $5,000 to serve as chairman of the Board of Review. As township supervisor he receives $7,800 annually. The McHenry man explained that prior to the reapportionment of county boards in 1972, he had been given legal opinions that the positions of county board members and township supervisors were compatible. He added that there is much continuity bet­ ween the county and town ships, and the township supervisor can reflect the opinions of the people he represents. The township position includes all work done under revenue sharing. He has charge of six different funds. The Scott opinion includes a statement that a person who assumed both county (Continued on page 8) Ev Klapperich, left, and John Barnings, seniors at West campus, are shown with their entry, "Vitamin C in Foods" entered in last week's Science Fair. STAFF PHOTO-W AYNE GAYLORD More than 135 entries, arranged in ten categories, were judged when West campus high school held its Science Fair in the School cafeteria and commons last week. All entries were required to have a research paper, visual aids and a poster. Judges were chosen from the various schools, and businesses in the community. They rated on a scale of first , second or third place. First place winners can now enter the regional fair at Northern Ill inois university, DeKalb. Rating first were Vicki Roth and Mary Ann Smith, Lowell Kivley. Scott Nimsgren, Patti Althoff. Kevin Wynveen, Randy- Kohl and Bill Brogan, Lisa Newport, Bryan O'Neill , Joel WakitsclK and Debbie Carro. Mike Ba/an and Marty Van Kanegan, Henry Voorhees and Mark Alvord. Ellen Quinlan and Maribeth Karas, Karen Covalt and Otto Dschida. Also rating top honors were Jennie Smith and Jaye Schappert, Julie Lunkenheimer and Vicki Workinger, John Heard and John Janowiak, Eugene Kalsch and Scott Las- ko, Jov Vyduna, Nick Dil- endorf. Sue Meyer and Nancy Wheelock, Brett Jackson and Doug Hertel. Rick Long and Mark Snyder. Allan Wagner, Jeff Griggs. Theresa Schaeffer and Sue Johnson, Greg Thorn­ ton, Chris Braems, Karyl Bryniarski and Jeff Boyer. Bob Schabow and Mike Giddings, Debbie Mueller and Liz Lang, Sue Miller, Gary Schweder and Christ Goetschel. t