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Ensati * too reus * THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 99 - NUMBER 81 WEDNESDAY, MAY 14. 1975 2 SECTIONS - 26 PAGES 15' 17* *ece/ve Serv/ce Sfqfe Funding " . County Must Meet Needs Of ^ ^ t/ • iv' m Handicapped, Public Told Career Center Vote Dec. 6 County College In Second Early Registration May 21-22 they become a convincing argument to continue en­ forcement of the limits this year. For this reason the federal government is seeking to have states strictly enforte the new federal law setting 55 as the maximum. Govern­ ment's appeal is needed for in many states enforcement has become lax. If 10,000 lives can be saved by holding highway speed at 55; if it saves the country a con­ siderable sum of money; and if the lower limit helps prevent another energy importing crisis, then the 55 m.p.h. limit is a "must" in the public interest. 1975 figures show traffic deaths are rising again. In the first two months, they were 6 per cent highe • th;>r. last year. Many dnveve ..ppare: tly choose to ignore Tacts, such as the one that tells us more Americans have been killed in traffic deaths than in all our wars since the Revolution. Another tells the 17-to-25 age group that the auto accident is its leading cause of death. About half of the drivers involved in all accidents are under 30 years old. What is most unfortunate is the fact that a person can memorize the Rules of the Road, pass a classroom test, pass a road test, obtain a driver's license and still be a dangerous driver if there is no respect for the rights of others or the authority of the law. Respect and responsibility, as standard equipment in every driver, would lead to fewer accidents, more lives saved and lower insurance rates. The names of drivers who violate the law are printed for just one reason by most newspapers--to make the (Continued on page 8) McHenry County college's second early registration for the 1975 summer session will be held Wednesday, May 21, and Thursday, May 22. The registration office will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on both days. Schedules of summer classes High School Assistant Supt. Thomas Joynt of McHenry Community high school, announced this week that the school's ac­ creditation has been extended through the 1974-75 school year following the review and ap­ proval of its annual report at the North Central association's annual meeting. Accreditation is for one year at a time and must be renewed annually. "Once every seven years each NCA school must undergo a comprehensive self-Study followed by an NCA evaluation team review," Joynt explained. "This school was last evaluated in 1971. In the interim years, a school is accredited on the basis of its report on conditions existing in the school and on such supplementary in­ formation as the Commission on Secondary Schools requests. Our report for 1974-75 assures us of ongoing NCA membership and accreditation. This con­ tinued accreditation means will be mailed throughout the district May 16. Summer classes begin June 9. The college is offering ap­ proximately sixty transfer and occupational classes and forty adult continuing education classes during the summer session. The transfer and oc- Is Renewed that the conditions for effective education exist in the school." The North Central association is the largest of the country's regional accrediting agencies. It is a voluntary league of over 4,100 secondary schools, over 700 colleges and universities, and fifty-three The McHenry County Defenders and Zion Lutheran church are working together to sponsor this month's third Saturday Recycling day, which will be May 17. Bring tied bundles of papers and magazines (remove all plastic bags), cans (clean and flattened and with paper labels removed), and clean bottles and jars (with all metal removed) to the Market Place cupational classes are held only at the Crystal Lake campus (6200 Northwest Highway) with the adult continuing education classes offered at 10 different locations throughout the district. Further information about summer session can be received by calling the registration office at the college. elementary schools in a nineteen-state region. Elementary schools have been accepted into NCA mem­ bership for the first time this year. The association works with individual schools to improve the quality of education through a continuous process of evaluation and accreditation. parking lot from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday. Workers will be there to help unload cars and get the materials properly stored for the next step on the way to being recycled. Flyers will be passed out to those who did not receive them last month, giving more detailed information as to preparation of recycled material and what happens to it (Continued on page 8) Accreditation Of Local Defenders, Lutherans Work On Recycling Day Nine-Year-Old Runs Into Car Sunday; Slightly Hurt Investigate Death Of Man In Car Fire Coroner Theron Ehorn or­ dered an autopsy and an inquest in the death of Richard Beahler, 38, of Woodstock, who was found dead in a car fire Monday morning. He was the son of Mrs. Margaret Beahler of McHenry. Sheriff's police were called to Deer Pass road, south of Kish waukee Valley road, at 10:42 a.m. and found the Marengo Fire department working to extinguish the flames. Earlier in the morning, he had been reported as missing from his home. Nine-year-old Karlene E. Evans of 1102 Crescent court, Round Lake, escaped serious injury when she ran into the side of a car Sunday morning at 3102 W Route 120, just east of the bridge. The child was taken to McHenry hospital by the rescue squad, where she was treated and released. Roger W. Knerr of 238 W. Greenfield, Lombard, told deputies he was west-bound on the highway and noticed two c hildren on the north side of the road. As he approached the scene, one of the children darted out and ran into the side of his car. The child said she thought the car was going to stop so she started to run across the road. A witness verified Knerr's account of the mishap. A two-car collision at the intersection of Barreville and Idyll Dell roads resulted in injury to one person. Dorothy M Martin of 296 Charlotte avenue. Crystal Lake, was taken to the hospital by the rescue squad. She was ad­ mitted and is reported in satisfactory condition by hospital officials. Two passengers in a car driven by James J. Wells of 3305 Barreville road, Crystal Lake, were also treated at the hospital and released. They were Violet and Jack Edmonds of 1411 N. Richmond road, McHenry. According to deputies, Wells was north-bound on Barreville when the Martin car pulled away from the intersection into his path He swerved but was unable to avoid a collision. (Continued on page 8) The date of Dec. 6, 1975, has been set by the Board of Control for a public vote on a referendum for the McHenry County Area Career center. At that time, the question of a .05 per cent levy will be submitted to the voters in the eight par­ ticipating high school districts. Approval of the proposition in the county-wide election, considered as a whole, will be deemed to authorize the levy in each participating district, without regard to passage or failure in any district con­ sidered separately. The total project cost is estimated at $4,000,000, which includes equipment, building, site, site development, and engineering. The state will contribute 60 per cent, or $2,400,000. If the proposal meets voter approval in December, the eight school districts taking part will sell bonds to raise the local share of $1,600,000. To pay for the bonds and interest, the .05 per cent tax rate will be levied for from five to seven years, with the number of years varying in each district. In addition to the state grant of 60 per cent, the state iis contributing 20 to 25 per cent of the yearly bond and interest payment. Through the 60 per cent grant and the 20-25 per cent yearly bond and interest payment, the state would pay about 70 per cent of the total project cost, or $2,800,000. If the program is accepted, the center will offer vocational programs for the eleventh and twelfth grade students from the county's one parochial and ten public high schools. Students will enroll in the home high school, participate in extra curricular activities there, graduate from the home high school, and will attend the center on a part-time basis, usually two hours a day. Goal of the Area Career center is for each "student to develop a saleable skill by the time of graduation. Plans are to have center personnel work closely with the employment community and offer the type of training needed. A placement services promises to assist students in obtaining a job or help them to plan for further training. The idea of an Area center was proposed when individual school districts considered the high cost of offering an ex­ panded vocational education. Schools described it as a highly specialized program requiring expensive, equipment, specialized instructors, and (Continued on page 8) A crowd of about 1,800 students listen intently to the contemporary was one of the prizes awarded when local students won the Radio sounds of the Eagles rock band as they play in West campus Station WCFL School Spirit contest recently. gymnasium Monday night. The appearance of the popular band c STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Monday was a night long to be remembered by 1,800 students from East and West campuses who sat and stood in rapt attention to hear the sounds of '75. •As the result of winning the Radio Station WCFL School Spirit contest, McHenry high school students won $1,000 for their scholarship fund and the opportunity to hear two well known rock bands in concert. Eighty adults, mostly teachers and their spouses, and some parents volunteered to act as chaperones. They reported no incidents that needed their attention and were high in their praise of the students in the audience. During the evening, Larry Lujack, disc jockey for WCFL, presented the $1,000 check to three sophomore girls who were instrumental in the schools' participation in the contest. They were Joan Lingeman, president of the East campus Student Council, Sue Grom and Lucy Hawkins. Arrangements for the evening's concert were made by Miss Mary Ann Hauge, dean of girls at East, and William Dodds, associate principal at West In commenting on the suc­ cessful undertaking Tuesday morning, East Campus Principal Gary Fields ex­ pressed pride both in the faculty supervision and the conduct of the young people. Fields said that after discussions between the two (Continued on page 8) Eight pretty young ladies are contestants in the Lakemoor Junior Miss contest. They are Sundae Morrison, Patricia Goebel, Linda Martin; Polly Withrow, Chantel DuChelas, Diane Wessels, Kim Reese and Jeannie Freeman. The girls range in age f rom 12 to 15, and all are from the village of Lakemoor. Under the direction of Mrs. Pat Bitterman and Mrs. Jane Toepper, they are working on grooming and poise which will culminate in the crowning of the Junior Miss Saturday, May 31, which also marks the kick-' off for Lakemoor's bicentennial observance. A talent show and dance will also be part of the evening's entertainment. Tickets will be on sale at the door. Eagles' Soar At West Candidates for the title of Lakemoor Junior Miss are shown, standing above. From left, they are Sundae Morrison, Patricia Goebel, Linda Martin, Polly Withrow, Chantel DuChelas, Diane Wessels, Kim Reese and Jeannie Freeman. Sitting in right foreground are Mrs. Pat Bitterman and Mrs. Jane Toepper, who are in charge of preparing the girls for competition. The contest judging will be held May 31. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Citizens of McHenry county "must come to grips" with the need for added facilities, personnel and services to meet the needs of those mentally or physically handicapped who can live in a twenty-four-hours- a day residential program. Raymond Rohlwing, retiring president of the McHenry County Association for the Retarded, issued that ad­ monition at the association's annual meeting last week. The association's one residential facility in Wood­ stock now houses twenty people with a goal of independent living. A waiting list has developed for added space in this type care, and Robert Lambourn, executive director, explained the demand is in­ tensifying for all types of care the association provides because the State of Illinois is pursuing its "local level" policy. That policy, implemented a couple of years ago, calls for moving developmentally- disabled people from state institutions to local com­ munities for care. New directors elected include Katherine Vorisek, Cary; Robert Schneider, McHenry; Michael Lamphier, Harvard and Lu Angelo, Crystal Lake. Re-elected were Carrie Jourdan, McHenry, and Rev. Jack Schauble, Woodstock. Holdover directors incude John Maselter and Ormel J. Prust of McHenry. Officers elected were Dixie Meyer, president; John Maselter, vice-president; Wanda Pears, secretary and Ormel Prust, treasurer. Lambourn told the 150 people attending the annual meeting that the number of develop- mentally disabled entrusted to the staff of the McHenry County Association for the Retarded now including fifty- four at the Pioneer center vocational rehabilitation (Continued on page 8) Ask Contestants For Miss Wonder Lake Title Campus Seek Junior Miss Title Leaders of the McHenry County Association for the Retarded talk with Dr. Richard Blanton, deputy director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, State of Illinois Department of Mental Health, following last week's association annual meeting. From left are Dr. Blanton, Dixie Meyer, newly- elected president; and Raymond Rohlwing, outgoing president. (DON PEASLEY PHOTOGRAPHY) should contact Alyce Jenkins, pageant coordinator, at 65?- 9958, to receive an application. The pageant will be held June 11 at Nativity Lutheran church, Wonder Lake. The girl chosen to wear the crown will represent Wonder Lake in the McHenry county contest July 30. The death toll from highway accidents in 1974 was down about 10,000 from the carnage of 1973. Experts agree the primary reason for the lower toll was the 55-mile-an-hour speed limit legislated in 1974 because of the fuel shortage. The benefits are so obvious, Applications are now being accepted from contestants in the Miss Wonder Lake contest. They must be between the ages of 16 and 20, single and never married. All girls must have been a resident of Wonder Lake for at least six months. The deadline to enter the contest has been extended to June 2. Interested young ladies