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1 Case To Grand Jury Tyrrell Promises Riot Investigation McHenry County Sheriff Arthur Tyrrell announced Monday that he had assigned Lt. Detective George Hendle the task of conducting a thorough investigation into the Saufen und Spiel incident held at Johnsburg Sunday, Sept. 14. Numerous persons were arrested following a riot at the .conclusion of festivities that night. Among those arrested was Peter Hellios of 8710 Shady lane, Wonder Lake, who is supervisor of the driver license examining station in Wood­ stock. Nine counts were brought against him including disorderly conduct, attempted escape, aggravated assault, battery, intimidation and four counts of resisting or ob­ structing a police officer. Last Wednesday in Branch Court 1, Assistant State's At­ torney Richard C. Kelly read a statement that dropped all charges filed against Hellios. Tyrrell said he was out of the county and was not aware of the action taken by the State Attorney's office until the past weekend. "1 intend to present this entire matter before the Grand jury this week, probably ^Wednesday," Tyrrell said. Witnesses will be subpoened and both sides of the case will be presented, he said. "Hellios will have a chance to present his witnesses and we'll present ours," Tyrrell ex­ plained. Tyrrell said if his men were wrong, it would be brought out, If not, that would be deter­ mined also. Rescue Squad Plans Air Disaster Program Robert Schmaling, left, chief of the McHenry Area Rescue squad, Carmon Hodges, training officer, Gary Baseley, president, and Ron Schaefer, secretary, finalize plans for the Air Disaster program sponsored by the McHenry Area Rescue squad. It, will be open to county fire and rescue detriments Monday night, Oct. 6, at 7:30 in the McHenry fire station. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Vandalism has been a growing concern among police departments in recent years, and rightly so. The list of of­ fenders continues to grow. Each summer taxpayer money is expended to put local schools into good order after the wear and tear of nine months in which they are subjected to use by hundreds of. young people. Even if there should be a consideration for public property on the part of each one, the usage takes its toll. Unfortunately, this con­ sideration is not shared by all. For this reason it was en­ couraging to read on the East campus morning bulletin recently that the high school feels very strongly about acts of vandalism, which "cannot be tolerated". A $50 reward is offered to any student who offers information leading to the apprehension of any other student who van­ dalizes school property. Cooperating young people are encouraged to confidentially talk with any administrator if they have knowledge of van­ dalism. This is a step in the right direction! Blood Drawing October 2 When a Rescue Squad brought a young ac­ cident victim into McHenry hospital's emergency room recently, the staff knew it would be touch-and-go to save the man's life. They didn't know, however, that before the night was over, a total of twenty-eight units of blood would be required to pull him through. "I was called as I arrived home from bowling," says lab supervisor, Cal Wyn- veen. "I realized that we would run short of that particular type of blood and began to call both Woodstock and the Aurora Area Blood Bank. Within a few hours, we had an ample supply. In spite of ex­ tensive emergency surgery, the young man was able to rally and recover." To supply blood in sufficient quantity to meet such emergencies, all of the hospitals in this area belong to the Aurora Area Blood Bank. Unfortunately, according to Wynveen, the McHenry area has needed more blood units from the Blood Bank than residents have given. "We run into a deficit around this time of year and again during the holidays." according to Wynveen. "That's why it is extremely im­ portant that we get every donor out to our Oct. 2 blood drawing at the First Methodist church." The drawing will be held this Thursday, from 3 until 7 p.m. Reservations may be made by calling Wynveen or Sue Arm­ strong at the lab, 385- 1050. extension 266. "We hope we can equal Woodstock's wonderful showing recently, when they had 243 donors in one day," states Don Virgeas, chairman of the blood donor day. State Officials Favorable To Plans For Career Center After a week of miserable, windy weather, marked by the last angry wail of Lady Eloise as she made her departure, as a hurricane, the sun smiled on MCHS homecoming Friday. Many described the floats as among the best ever devised locally by the hands of students whose only goal was to be No. I. Attracting probably more attention than any other was the East campus faculty float that carried out the "movie" theme with gangsters, com­ plete to facial scars and stoic faces, gun moll and machine gun. Also a prize winner (ex­ cept for disqualification because of a technicality dealing with rules for making floats) was the Future Business Leaders of America entry, portraying a lifelike "Jaws" It was fun afternoon--just the kind everyone needed after a week of work in the dismal darkness afforded by gray skies. Students' effort was well worthwhile in the admiring glances of the large crowd that lined the streets. (Continued On Page 13) David Benrud reported to the board of control of the McHenry County Area Career center that state vocational and technical education personnel were favorably impressed by the plans that have been developed for the proposed new area vocational school for the County. Benrud said, "The state people told us that when the new vocational school is developed, it will be an ex­ cellent addition to the educational system in McHenry county." Board Members Benrud, Hall and Jannotta, along with Center Director Gamble, at­ tended a review on the rough draft of the Phase II proposal, conducted by the Division of Vocational and Technical .Education in Springfield. During the review, state consultants suggested ways of strengthening the twenty vocational programs proposed for the center. The suggested changes will be incorporated in the proposal and a final review will be held on November 18. State approval is expected in early January, 1976. The board approved a planning budget for FY 1976 which included: cash in bank, state reimbursement, interest and a FY 1975-fourth quarter assessment from District 200, for a total of $74,217.56. Total expenditures are estimated at $69,400. There will be no, assessment to the participating districts in FY 1976. The board authorized the Site and Facilities committee to identify the first, second and third choice of architects for the Area center project. The committee will interview ar­ chitects and report to the board in the October meeting. The architects selected will be referred to the Capital Development board and members will approve an architect for the project. Boara members were given a letter from Dr. Davis, president of McHenry County college. Dr. Davis stated in the letter, "I am very pleased with the plans which have been made and feel they will provide the residents of our area with a high level of service at the lowest possible cost. The close working relationship, which has been fostered during these planning stages, should assure a maximum level of cooperation, articulation of programs and utilization of facilities, equipment, and staff. The continued development of the McHenry County Area Career center is of great potential benefit to this area. I THE 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 0 7 5 VOLUME 100 NUMBER 17 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1975 24 PAGES l!F Conclude Hearing On Gravel Pit October 2 look forward to the ultimate success of this most worthwhile endeavor." Postpone Opening Of Adult Classes The McHenry County college Thursday night adult education classes scheduled to begin Oct. 2 at McHenry high school West campus will be postponed one week and have been re­ scheduled to begin Thursday Oct. 9th. This change is due to the school-wide Parent- Teacher conference. Students registered for classes on Thursday nights should plan to report Oct. 9. For further information, people may call McHenry County college's Office of Community Services or McHenry High School West campus. Closing statements from both sides in the controversy over a proposed gravel pit operation on Chapel Hill road are scheduled Thursday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m in the McHenry city hall meeting room. This action came last Wednesday at conclusion of the eighth hearing before the McHenry county zoning board of appeals. The hearing is in connection with a petition by Leo and Evelyn Diedrich and Material Service Corp., seeking a con­ ditional use permit for the property. At last week's hearing, Bernard Narusis, attorney for the city of McHenry, called as his first witness, Officer Mc- Fadden, accident investigation officer for the McHenry County Sheriff's department. Under questioning by Narusis, he stated that he had performed a traffic road survey with respect to Chapel Hill, Bay and Cuhlman roads for a period of twenty hours, March 31,1975, to April 1, 1975. This was a survey for general traffic count, in­ cluding trucks, school buses and accident rate. Mechanical counters from the McHenry County Highway department were placed on Chapel Hill, 300 feet north of Lincoln, Bay, near the new bridge; and Cuhlman, about 300 feet north of Lincoln. He described the devices and the way they operate and it was ascertained they are very accurate. The count for Chapel Hill was 6,721, Bay, 3122, and Cuhlman, 2,250. He also ran a survey, using radar, for one to two hours a day for five days on these same three roads. This survey disclosed the following in­ formation: 83 percent of the traffic traveled under the posted limit, 14 percent were 6- 7 miles over and 3 percent were 10 miles or more above the limit. When asked the enrollment at schools using these roads, he related the following: Hilltop elementary, 384 students and seven school buses; Johnsburg elementary, 513 students; Johnsburg Middle, 280; Johnsburg Junior high, 437; St. John's, 185, and ten buses. Asked the capability of the Sheriff's department to patrol and maintain weight limits, Officer McFadden replied, "There are four men on this unit, one per shift, and it would be an accident type of situation." James Bishop, attorney for Material Service, objected on grounds the officer does not know the intentions of the department in the future. Narusis asked McFadden his personal opinion as to the impact of gravel truck traffic flow on these roads. He said he feels it would be hazardous to the safety of school children and school buses inasmuch as there are several stops on each road for leading and discharging students. He said he is more concerned with summer than winter because of the amount of children present in this particular area. Zoning Board Member Raymond Deneen asked who enforces the weight limit. McFadden answered the state does, as well as the county, but even with the extra rubber, trucks are harder on the roads. Robert Falconer, also a board member, inquired as to the experience with gravel trucks in Algonquin. McFadden advised that there have been complaints. Trucks come on and off Rt. 31 at a high rate of speed, he said, and often pull in front of traffic and tend to use shoulders to* get rolling. Regarding school children in that area, the officer said all 1,799 come within the 14 mile area of this proposed gravel pit and are on these roads. Buses start at 7:15 and run as late as 8:30 to 9 a.m. and from 2:30 to 4 p.m. * Under questioning by Bishop, McFadden was asked if he was aware of a letter to Tyrrell requesting a copy of the survey. (Continued On Page 13) Homecoming Royalty A handsome king and his pretty lady smiled happily just moments after they were crowned to reign over 1975 MCHS homecoming. The setting was a decorated West campus gymnasium where Steve Koerber and Diane Bjorkman were crowned by the 1974 rulers, Martv Zeller and Maureen Folliard. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Homestead For Seniors One Killed, Others In Sunday Morning Hurt Crash MFT ALLOTMENT McHenry county received $24,850.63, its allotment to Illinois townships and road districts totaling $2,549,032.52. It represents the county's share of motor fuel tax paid into the state treasury during August. One person was killed and another is in the intensive care unit at Northwestern (Wesley) Memorial hospital, Chicago, following a four-car accident Sunday morning about 3 o'clock on Route 12, about 34 mile west of Solon road, near Richmond. Dead is Edward J. O'Connor, 44, of Route 5, Delavan, Wis. He died in McHenry hospital as a result of injuries suffered in the accident. Also injured was O'Connor's wife, Mary. She was admitted to McHenry hospital and was reported in satisfactory con­ dition Monday. Driver of one of the autos, Ronald D. Knowlton of 5511 Walnut, Richmond, was also taken to the hospital by the Richmond Rescue squad and was later transferred to Nor­ thwestern hospital, Chicago. According to county police, Knowlton collided with an auto driven by Donald R. Miller of 818 Sunnyside, Chicago. After the collision, the Knowlton car continued sliding eastward and crashed into autos driven by O'Connor and Danny C. Macev of 324 W. Park road. Round Lake. Miller and his passenger, Joyce A. Ballo of 4214 Lawn- dale, Chicago, were taken to (Continued On Page 13) Exemption Extended Homeowners who became 65 in 1974, or earlier, may still apply for the Homestead exemption to reduce the assessed valuation of their property by $1,500. "The deadline for applying for the Homestead Exemption was Sept 1," said Marge Jones, executive director for the McHenry County Senior Citizen's council, "but we received a call from the supervisor of assessments office late yesterday afternoon saying that the Board of Review had decided to extend the deadline for filing, for this year only, until Oct. 10. " We hope that those who (Continued On Page 13) Winning Floats GIRLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION First Place (Organizations) "The Mustangs will look like drowned rats" STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD In MCHS Homecoming Parade JUNIOR CLASS Second Place (Classes) "The Sweet Smell Of Victory Is In The Air" SOPHOMORE CLASS First Place (Classes) "Make the Warriors Come Alive"