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iiliiplip Firm Fraud At Work Rip-offs are common these days, and it is only the cautious seeker of services who is unscathed by some clever\ruse. » »_ The most recent to be fleeced of a sizable sum is a senior citizen ifsiding in Pistakee Highlands. Now that he is minus $200, he readily admits he should have taken precautions before paying cash for shoddy work. The home owner said he was approached by two young men in an unmarked red truck with brown canvass on the back. They pointed out that his driveway was badly in need of repair and offered to do a blacktop sealer job on-the-spot for the sum mentioned. The job was done, the money paid in cash, and a receipt given along with a three-year guarantee. . ... This story might have had a happy ending except that when the home owner examined the work he found that instead of the promised asphalt, he had received on his driveway an oily coating. It was only then he discovered the guarantee carried no name or address to back it up_ This is Spring, a time of year that brings more than its share of purveyors of services. One man's unfortunate experience should provide a warning for others to check the credentials of firms with whom they may do business. Honofr High Ranking MCHS Graduates Taxing District* Asked To Share RTA Develops County Plan * 100 Teas THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 100 NUMBER 87 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2. 1976 Peter J. Knuth, 54. of 222S Beaehside road, McHenry. was Conounced dead on arrival at cHenry hospital after the car he was driving failed to negotiate a curve and hit a concrete abutment at the in­ tersection of Ringwood and Pioneer roads north of McHenry. The fatality oc­ curred Sunday night at 10 o'clock. A passenger in the car, Peter J. Schmabach, 64, of 2816 N. Greenview, Chicago, was reported in satisfactory con­ dition in the intensive care unit of the hospital Tuesday mor­ ning County police investigated thirty-three accidents over the holiday weekend. Nine oc­ curred in the McHenry area. Jerry R. Robison, 20. of 7605 Hancock drive, Wonder Lake, was reported in serious con­ dition at Northwest Memorial hospital, Chicago, where he was transferred from McHenry hospital following an accident Sunday morning. The one-car crash occurred on Route 31 and Ringwood road at 12:20 a.m. Evidence at the scene in­ dicated the Robison auto traveled 1,122 feet from where it left the highway until it rolled over and came to a stop In its travels, the auto ran across three lawns, hit two cement abutments, a mailbox and hit a parked car in a driveway. Robison told deputies at the scene he didn't remember what happened. Linda A. Sager of 903 Ringwood road, McHenry. was ticketed for improper lane usage after the car she was driving crossed the center line while negotiating a curve on Fox Lake road just north of Nippersink road, north of Johnsburg The accident oc­ curred Saturday evening about 7 o'clock Driver of the other auto. William W Frazier of 806 Annabelle, McHenry and his two passengers. Brian Frazier, 7. of the same address and Scott Leslie. 6. of 802 Annabelle, were taken to McHenry hospital along with Ms Sager. William Frazier was admitted to the hospital and was reported in satisfactory condition Tuesday morning Frazier reported he was north bound on Fox Lake road when the Sager auto came around the curve in his lane and they collided Both cars were "totaled" in the accident, according to deputies. A three-car accident on Route 120 at River road, east of the bridge, resulted in a ticket for improper lane usage being issued to Don J Husko of 8816 Memory trail. Wonder Lake. The collision took place Sunday morning about 12:10. Drivers of the other care, Noel F. Gurney of 610 Cob- ' blestone Circle. Glen view, and ; Neal A Hey beck of 280 Beauteau avenue, Lake Zurich, received minor injuries in the collision According to the report. (Continued on page 8) 20 PAGES 20* information and conduct new surveys, if necessary, to determine travel patterns in McHenry county Results will be used to develop McHenry county's five- year Transit Development plan, which will include proposals for mass transit service in the county. RTA funding is available to start transit services that may become feasible before the study is completed Opinions from residents and local officials will be solicited throughout the study period, and a public meeting for comments will be scheduled. Szakos can be contacted at the offices of the McHenry County Highway department. 12104 Country Club road. Woodstock. II., 60088. phone 338-3630, or RTA offices. 300 N. State street, Chicago, If., 68610, phone <312) 836 4117 Of Youth With the advent of Summer, the initial fear over the possibility of a serious in­ fluenza epidemic next Winter will probably wane. And some who do consider the possibility are weighing the danger of the new flu virus on its way to our country. Only those who lived during the terrible epidemic of World War I can have a true un­ derstanding of the effects. Many McHenry residents today recall what happened when the last similar flu virus spread itself over the world in 1918 and 1919. World War I began in the summer of 1914 and lasted more than four years. The death toll was staggering, especially in the trenches of France, as any veteran of those years can testify. - Yet in the war's last year the flu virus appeared and in 1919 claimed more lives than were lost by all the armies in the four years of war! Growing up in McHenry, we recall hearing of local families listed among the victims. That's how serious this flu virus is, and why Americans may see fit to resolve now to be inoculated with the swine flu virus. Congress has passed a bill to provide. K.A.F. Funding Assurance Given Three High School Programs Good news concerning program funding in High School District 156 greeted members of the board in recent meeting. Announcement was made that the MCHS Vocational Educational program had received full recognition status from the State Board of Education, Department of Vocational and Technical Education. The lengthy one and five-year plan that results in approval of about $80,000 in funding was assembled by the Vocational teachers and Guidance staff, under supervision of the assistant superintendent. Full funding was announced for the Title IV proposal, Open Summer Series With Rock Concert An innovation promised to please younger members of the community was announced this week as the summer band concert series gets under way. Mary Meath Is Cum Laude • i College Graduate Fontbonne college awarded degrees to 142 graduates in­ cluding one student from the McHenry area, at the Font- bonne college library plaza recently. (Continued on page 9) Simulated Employee Ex­ perience. The $30,000-plus funding will be used to employ a teacher and aide, purchase some shop equipment, con­ struct a wire partition in the agriculture shop and cover incidental travel, text books and public relations costs. Serviced by the program will be twenty-five students who have limited work skills; demonstrate a lack of responsibility to work; or demonstrate socially immature and inappropriate behavior (Continued on page 9) A lawsuit was filed in Circuit court last week naming McHenry County, McHenry County Sheriff Arthur Tyrrell and Deputy Sheriff Detective Joseph Eisele as defendants. The complaint was filed by members of the Fitzgerald family in connection with the shooting death of Patrick William Fitzgerald on the night of May 26, 1975, in a field near the intersection of Routes 31 and 176. Plaintiffs in the suit are the youth's parents, Robert and Mariann Fitzgerald, one brother and two sisters. They reside at 2406 Timber Trail, Crystal Lake. The plaintiffs are demanding a trial by jury and are asking $100,000 on each of three complaints in the suit. All the complaints charge carelessness and negligence against the County, the Sheriff and Detective Eisele According to reports, Eisele was attempting to apprehend Fitzgerald for questioning in regard to a theft and an armed robbery which had just been reported in the area the evening of May 26. Fitzgerald ran into a field and refused to stop after Eisele ordered him to do so. Eise|*e fired a warning shot into the air and then reported the youth charged toward him with a knife in his hand. Eisele fired and hit Fitzgerald in the abdomen He died later at McHenry hospital Police agencies had been alerted to an armed robbery and a theft at an auto agency both in the Crystal Lake vicinity. It was about the same time that a bowling alley proprietor reported three male youths were trying to enter his place of business The McHenry County Grand jury held two hearings on the shooting incident and heard testimony from numerous witnesses After both hearings, the Grand jury ruled it could find no fault with Detective Eisele's handling of the situation and refused to issue any indictments against him The U S Justice department also investigated the shooting in November last year It concluded that the facts were not sufficient to indicate a federal criminal civil rights violation and therefore closed its file on the May 26 shooting of the 17-year old youth The Justice department stated it made its decision "after careful consideration of the investigative reports of the Federal Bureau of In­ vestigation." A McHenry County Coroner's jury ruled the Fitzgerald death was homlpide but declined to place the jblame on Eisele Catch Escaping Youth In Wonder Lake Burglary County police arrested Timothy J Bryan of 7610 Beach road. Wonder Lake, on three charges as he attempted to escape through a side window of Adams Repair Service. 3309 E Wonder Lake road. Wonder Lake. Monday morning about 2 15 Deputies were alerted by a (Continued on page 9) Alderman LaVerne Hromec, chairman of the city's Band committee, said the annual series will have its start Thursday, June 3, at 8 p.m. when Jersey Lightning, a rock group popular in this area, presents a concert in the band shell. Members are George Sorenson and Bob Lunak, guitar; Brad Jenkins, bass; and Charlie Scott, drum. The season will continue the following Thursday with concerts by the city stage band, directed by Bob Freund. Mrs. Hromec said there is a possibility a second concert for young people may be held. This will depend, she added, on their reception to the June 3 program. McHenry Remembers War Dead From BRYAN O'NEILL JEFFREY BOYER GREGORY THORNTON CALINDA LEONARD CYNTHIA MALINSKI FERN BRODY LOWELL KIVLEY ANDREW OAKLEY While a large class of 446 MCHS seniors drew hearty congratulations on a crowded McCracken field at com­ mencement exercises Thur­ sday evening, ten of that number were singled out for special recognition. They were the ten highest ranking seniors scholastically, headed by Bryan O'Neill, valedictorian, with a 4.000 average. Bryan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark O'Neill of 2907 N. Regner road. The other nine, in their order of rank, were Gregory Thorn­ ton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thornton, 6604 Mason Hill road; Calinda Leonard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Dean Leonard, 2502 W. Manor lane; Jeffrey Boyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Boyer, 1304 W. Old Bay road; Cynthia Malinski, daughter of Mrs. Helen Malinski, 1109 S. Pon- taic; Andrew Oakley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Oakley, 5901 N. Bunny; Rosemary Pintozzi, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pintozzi, 3119 River Stream drive; Fern Brody, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Leonard Brody, 6809 Bull Billing Ideas LISA NEWPORT Valley road; Lowell Kivley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kivley, 402 N. Front; and Lisa Newport, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Newport, 1616 Ranch road. In his talk before the huge crowd on an almost perfect evening, Bryan O'Neill en­ couraged his classmates to "never be afraid to dream. For it is only when we dream that we become the masons of the future". He gave his admonition as he related the story of the origin of the cap and gown tradition in ancient Greece. When sons of wealthy noblemen arrived at a great banquet to complete their schooling, they appeared in simple sackcloth garments of a common workman and each carried a mortarboard. In response to an outraged father who asked the reason for the mortarboard, the wise old teacher responded: "These young men are the masons of the future. Whether they build empires, or cities, or fountains (Continued on page 9) *- The Finance and Salaries committee of the McHenry County board is scheduling a meeting June 3 at 9:30 a.m. in the County board room of the courthouse, Route 47, Wood­ stock. Present will be representatives of all taxing districts in the county in­ terested in obtaining current information as to when tax bills (Continued an page 9) The Regional Transportation Authority has assigned a staff member to work in McHenry county to develop a public transportation plan for the entire county. Andy Szakos of RTA's Planning and Development staff is spending an average of three days a week in the county to gather information and consult with local officials. Szakos will collect existing Lawsuit Results '75 Shooting ROSEMARY PINTOZZI McHenry remember* her war dead Sundav a* evidenced by this large crowd gathered in the city park fur a memorial service as impressive as the parade that followed. Henry Rahn. commander of the local barracks of World War 1 veterans, is at right, reciting • In Flanders Field". At left below. Bernie Matchen reads list of area veterans who died during the past vear. At right. William \lolnaire. representing the World War I veterans appears at microphone to sing • The Lord's Prayer'" in the tradition of other Memorial davs STAFF PHOTO- W AYNE GAYLORD