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100 TEARS THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1675 tESEHI VOLUME 99 NUMBER 90 FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1975 15* 2 SECTIONS 24 PAGES MCHS Top Ten Graduates DKNISK mot,INS CHRISTINE DARK TERRY GOl'GII CHARLENE WEINGART ELIZABETH FENSKE DEBBIE FREl'ND HENRY VOORIIEES KAHKN BIGGS ANITA Al'NESt I BANDY KOHL Hundreds of parents, relatives and friends crowded onto McCracken field Wed­ nesday night as 441 graduates marched to the strains of "Pomp and Circumstance". Following an introduction by I). William Dodds, assistant principal, Supt. Richard A. Swantz spoke briefly to the assembled crowd. Honor awards for the ten highest ranking seniors scholastically were made by Robert O. Swartzloff, West campus principal. They were awarded in this order: Charlene Weingart 4.000 (valedictorian); Denise Higgins, Christine Darr, Debbie Freund, Henry Voorhees, Karen Biggs, Anita Paunescu,_ Randy Kohl, Elizabeth Fenske and Terry Gough. The main address of the evening was made by Miss Weingart, who in addition to being valedictorian, also was president of her class. Her talk, entitled, "The Three Bones", is printed here: "Traditionally, I have in­ cluded within my speeches a story of some kind; that being the case, I will now tell a short story entitled: "The Three Bones". "A father was seeing his son off on the steamship to a new land where the boy was going with the intention of seeking a new way of life. " 'Now my boy', said the elderly gentleman, 'remember the three bones and you will always get along all right' . "A stranger standing nearby overheard the remark, and when the ship had gone, he inquired of the old gentleman what three bones he had referred to in his parting advice to his son. " 'Sure now', respolfaed the father, 'and wouldn't it be the wishbone, the jawbone, and the backbone? It 's the wishbone that keeps you going after things; it 's the jawbone that helps you find out how to go (Continued on page 17) 11 11 11 j^': McHenry Firm lit' and Is Successful Rt. 120 Bidder It was windy, and it was cooler than one might expect a •June night to be. Neither could destroy the enthusiasm of 441 graduates, their families and friends who gathered on Mc­ Cracken field Wednesday night to witness the impressive commencement program. Pride was reflected in the laces of the top ten graduates as they stepped forward to receive pins recognizing their outstanding achievements. Although a brisk wind carried her cap from the head of Valedictorian Charlene Weingart on two occasions, it failed to distract the speaker as she delivered a very im­ pressive talk. A leader as well as a scholar, Charlene also served as president of her class. The best wishes of a com­ munity go with these seniors as they pursue a variety of careers. Almost the entire community has taken to their hearts McHenry's duck population. As boats take to the river in greater numbers, our feathered friends seem to find equal enjoyment in the numerous puddles that have followed recent heavy rains. Concern for the welfare of the ducks in this Spring of the year has even prompted letters (Continued on page 17) Dan Fry Leaves For AFS Summer In Australia away. He will fly into Sydney, where he will have one day of orientation and then be picked up by his family and driven 350 miles to the ranch. His adopted father, after World War II, worked in a bank in New South Wales but now is a full time rancher responsible for the management and overseeing 11,000 acres dealing mostly in wheat, wool and cattle. The mother is the homemaker, while the six children will be scattered. John, 23, who was an AFS student in Iowa during 1968-69, will be away at college, as will Marguerite, 19. Warwick, 22, does Share Farming in New South Wales and Elizabeth, 20, teaches in Queensland. Bruce, 16, and Anthony, 12, will be boarding away at school in New South Wales since there are no schools nearby. The father, feels this has its advantages for it allows country and city youths to integrate. Dan will not be attending school because of the time element and the distance in­ volved, but the family will be sure he is able to spend a few days in the high school to learn more about their government The home, as would be ex­ pected, is quite large, con­ sisting of five bedrooms, one bath, one shower, two (Continued on page 17) State Looks Favorably On Waste Disposal Site In regular session Tuesday, the McHenry County board learned that the soil boring data submitted on the property proposed for a disposal facility for the county was deemed favorable by the Illinois En­ vironmental Protection agency. The property, which includes about 125 acres, is located at Rt. 47 and 176, south of Woodstock. Environmental engineers commented on both the soil boring data submitted late in April and the water level in­ formation. The letter stated, "The hydrogeologic setting of the proposed site appears to be suitable for the development of a general solid waste and domestic septic waste disposal facility. The location of the site is situated in one of the few naturally environmentally favorable areas in McHenry county and thus the develop­ ment of said site should require a minimum amount of engineering to assure the en­ vironmental integrity of the proposed facility". Member Thomas Huemann of McHenry noted that the option on this property is up July 1, and he questioned how a purchase would be financed. Chairman Walter Dean said the Finance committee is presently studying this matter. Tax bills may be in the mail by July 1. according to in­ formation given by the office of Stanley H. Cornue, supervisor of assessments, to Richard (). Klemm, chairman of the County board Finance & Salaries committee. Nine townships have com­ pleted their work, with Board of Review abstracts in the clerk's office. Six other townships have been closed in the assessment office and are being processed at (his time. These include McHenry, Richmond and Nunda townships. Algonquin township has a tentative closing this week, with a minimum time for completion by the data processing firm of at least ten days. Action on several zoning petitions affected local property. Approval was given to two requests. One of them involved the petition of Julia, Rose and Margaret Stilling, Terry and Virginia Howard for reclassification of certain real estate from "F" farming district to "R" residence district. It involves about 2 acres located on Lincoln road, east of Chapel Hill road. The second was a petition of the First National Bank and Trust company of Barrington, under a trust. for reclassification from "F" farm district to "E" estate district for property located on North Valley Hill road Referred back to committee was the request of Eugene J. and Dorothy A. Hughes for issuance of a conditional use permit under the provisions of the McHenry county ordinance. The Hughes asked the change to allow a pole barn on the premises located at Ringwood road to be used for the inside storage of vehicles and equipment and seasonal storage of boats, snowmobiles and other items "said use being limited to Eugene J. Hughes, Jr., and Dorothy A. Hughes, his wife only". Some concern was expressed over the wording of the petition. Therefore, action was taken to refer the matter back to committee to determine that the barn would be used by the Hughes'. Member Cal Skinner, Sr., voted to deny the request of Thomas M. and Nancy K. (Continued on page 17) Honorary Canon Title To Father Wm. Hanner Hungry-Thirsty Burglars Take Steaks, Beer At Inn Father William O. Hanner of McHenry, left, is shown with the Episcopal Bishop of Chicago, the Rt. Rev. James W. Montgomery, after the former was installed as an honorary canon of the Cathedral Church of St. James last Sunday. Seven priests of the Ep­ iscopal diocese of Chicago including one from McHenry, were installed as honorary canons of the Cathedral Church of St. James, Wabash and Huron, Chicago, Sunday, June H, during ceremonies beginning at 5 p.m. Six of the priests are retired clergymen of the diocese, and one will be (Continued on page 17) The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that bids totaling nearly $130 million were received for various highway, waterway and airport im­ provement projects throughout the state. Lakeland Con­ struction Co., was successful bidder for 1.61 miles of base course and 4.62 miles of resurfacing on Rt. 120, from McHenry to Greenwood road, (Continued on page 17) Club Seeks Student For Overseas Study The McHenry Rotary club is looking for a student to send overseas to study for one year in a foreign country, probably Taiwan. The club seeks a boy or girl in high school, but not over 18 years old. This is a last minute op­ portunity, and the club must have applications by July 1. Knowledge of the language is not necessary. However, the applicant must pass an in­ terview given by the Exchange committee. Anyone interested should contact Robert Swartzloff, principal, at McHenry West campus. A burglary at the Mill Inn, 7514 W Barnard Mill road, Wonder Lake, was reported last Wednesday morning. Sometime in the previous 24- hour period, the business place was entered by cutting the lock on the basement doors. Taken from the premises were twenty-two cases of 6-packs of beer, a full barrel of beer, a box of steaks and a box of ham­ burger patties. Investigation is continuing by the detectives division of the Sheriff 's department. Two cases of drywall mastic, a case of drywall nails and a five-foot wooden step ladder were taken from a home under construction at 5717 Greenwood road, Ringwood, early last week. Ronald Johnson, the contractor, reported entry had been gained by kicking open the basement door. A public address system and six plastic batting helmets were taken from an equipment shed of the McHenry Junior Youth league at the McHenry VFW, 3002 W. Route 120, McHenry. Sometime Sunday night, the building was entered by prying open the door. When the Dennis Ansell family of 1616 Sunnyside Beach drive, McHenry, returned home last Thursday afternoon, they discovered their home had been burglarized. Nineteen dollars in cash was taken from a bank and purses in the home. Nothing else appeared to have been disturbed. Entry was gained by cutting a screen in a kitchen window. Julia £oughlin of 3226 E. Wonder Lake road, Wonder Lake, reported that sometime last Wednesday night, the battery had been taken from her auto while it was parked in ' ihe driveway of her residence. Two cases of bottle beer were stplen from the summer home of Michael Walzak at 4802 W Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake, last Wednesday. A bedroom window was broken to gain entry. Last Tuesday, James Jackson of 2506 Aspen, McHenry, reported that two bicycles were taken from his open garage about 10 o'clock in the morning while residents were in the house. The bikes were described as a blue Sch- winn Varsity 10-speed and a green Kaikoff 10-speed. Dean Peterson of 5902 Bunny, McHenry, notified county of­ ficials that a brown Schwinn 10- speed bicycle had been taken from in front of his residence Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. David Miller of McHenry told deputies his white Pegasus 10- speed bicycle had been stolen sometime Thursday night while it was left at the home of a friend on Bully Valley road. When the Otis Proffitt family returned to their home at 2401 S. Vaupell, McHenry, after having been away for the evening, they discovered the home had been entered. Glass in the kitchen door was broken to gain entry. It was deter­ mined that all was taken from the home were several packages of cigarettes. Twelve cans of soft drinks, twelve cans of beer and some liquor were taken from the summer home of David Goodman at 7911 Craig, Wonder Lake, sometime during the past week. A bathroom window had been forced open to gain entry. A roto-tiller was taken from the garden of a home under construction at 101 W. Dowell ,road, McHenry, last Saturday. The machine had apparently been loaded into a vehicle and hauled away, deputies said. It was the property of Bernard Belpedio. The machine was a white Garden Mark to which an orange horizontal auger had been attached. When Therese Zelkovich of 2311 State Line road, Rich­ mond, returned home Sunday evening after having been gone for the day, she found her house had been entered. Taken from the premises were a Win­ chester 410 gauge shotgun, two (Continued on page 17) 1 1 4 G r a d u a t e S u n d a y At Marian High School The Most Rev. Arthur J. O'Neill, Bishop of Ihe Rockford Diocese, presented diplomas to 114 graduates of Marian Central Catholic high school at commencement exercises Sunday, June 8 The sixteenth annual commencement was held under bright blue skies on the Marian Central football field at 4 p.m. Prior to presentation of the diplomas, Baccalaureate services and a Mass were held at St. Mary's Catholic chur­ ch. Woodstock, at 2 p.m. The Rev William Joffe and theRev. John Cahill conducted the ceremony which included participation by members of Ihe graduating class U.S. Rep. John B. Anderson <R) from the 16th district gave the commencement address. (Continued on page 17) Walking It Out Three Injured In Two McHenry Auto Accidents DAN FRY Dan Fry, a June MCHS graduate, is happy about his placement in Australia as an American Abroad student under the Auspices of the American Field Service In­ ternational Scholarships- Summer program. The 17-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fry of 2807 N. Baycliff will be residing with the Allan Mac- donald Wannan family in Counallie. Dan will be living on what Americans recognize to be a ranch, but what Australians refer to as" proper ties",with the nearest small towrf 35 miles A three-vehicle accident about noon Monday resulted in injuries to Lyn Ann Haddick of 1619 N Beach. McHenry. She was taken to McHenry hospital by the rescue squad where she was treated for her injuries. According to city police, Ms. Haddick was preparing to make a right turn from Route 120 onto Beach road when her car was hit in the rear by a semi-truck driven by Alvin I. Fehlman of 128 W. Oak, Wauconda, who was following behind the car. After impact, the Haddick auto was propelled into a tractor owned by the city of McHenry, which was being operated by George Diedrich of 1315 N. Millstream drive, McHenry. The tractor was stopped at the sign on Beach waiting to enter the highway. Ms. Haddick told police her turn signals were in operation prior to the collision but Fehlman said he did not see them. No tickets were issued. Two passengers in a car driven by Luana J. Wegner of 1813 W Indian Ridge drive, McHenry, were taken to McHenry hospital for treat­ ment of minor injuries received in a collision at the corner of Elm street and Third avenue last Friday afternoon. Lisa A. Zieman of 815 Southgate, McHenry, and Peter M. Wegner of 1813 Indian Ridge, McHenry, were not seriously injured (Continued on page 17) Arrest Youth For Robbery William L. Schiffer, III, of 295 Fox Hunt trail, Barrington, was apprehended by Lake Geneva police Tuesday and held for McHenry county sheriff 's police on suspicion of armed robbery Since then he has been returned to McHenry county and posted $5,000 bond for court appearance June 17. Schiffer is charged with the armed robbery Monday morning of the Dog 'n Suds at Richmond. The lone male drove into the drive-in. asked for change and then produced a pistol^ and demanded that the waitress give him all the money she had. He left the stand, driving north on Rt. 12 with about $36. Thomas Wendt, owner of the business, gave chase but lost the speeding auto. ; ' / 1 A proud Mike Rivas, 17, holds official sponsor sheet with names of persons who made voluntary donations for each mile walked by the youth on Superwalk Sunday. He realized $173 for the March of Dimes* STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD His feet were burning, but at the end of the twenty-mile walk to Waukegan last Sunday, Mike Rivas was a happy fellow. He had realized $173 for the March of Dimes in its fight against birth defects. Mike, 17-year-old son of Mrs. Cleofas Rivas of 4716 Garden Quarter, is a sophomore at East campus. Sometime ago he became interested in par­ ticipating in the Superwalk Sunday scheduled June 8. He was able to convince twenty of his friends that the benefits were well worth the effort expended. However, by the time the actual walk was to take place, only Mike remained committed to take part. Early Sunday morning he set out on his long jaunt At the end of the first 10 miles, his sister. Fell, and brother-in-law, Ed­ ward T Curran of 626 Country Club drive, stopped in their car, bringing Mike something to eat and drink They did this twice more later in the walk In Waukegan. Mike received verification of his walk at a specified check point. Later, in totalling the voluntary of­ ferings of his donors, many of whom were teachers, he found his walk had contributed $173 to the March of Dimes. "We Can Walk It Out" was the Superwalk slogan. Mike did. and because of it . many less fortunate people will benefit.