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McHenry 1'U.llUUya <• since 1875 aindealer <#> ft MAW mi PMII 2 Sections 30 Pag« 25' Friday June 8, 1984 Number 88 Volume 108 Most area commuters . . . ;5•> V;" ' y ;• - V < 4 • ̂ raS0fe < .• . •••••• - V . . v ' uli •>»' not using mass transit The southwest corner of Northern Pump Co. Fi the rest of the 2,600-acre farmstead will be >s (above) and all at auction in up- Plaindealer photo by Anthony Oliver coming weeks. The sale is due to the death of the farm's owner, John Hawley. Northern Pump on auction block By Cliff Ward Plaindealer news service The number of people living in McHenry County and working in Chicago and Cook County almost doubled between 1970- 1980, but most of the commuters still use their autos to travel to work, a study indicates. Transportation Facts, a bulletin of the Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS), stated that the number of per­ sons living in McHenry County but commuting to Chicago and Cook County grew from 9,192 in 1970 to 16,078 in 1960, but use of mass transit lags far behind automobiles as the favored mode of transportation to and from work. CATS, using information from the 1980 census, said only 3,600 McHenry County residents use mass transit to travel to work in the six-county metropolitan area. In 1970, 2,300 McHenry County residents used mass transit to travel to work in the entire Chicago metropolitan area. Overall use of mass transit declined 11.5 percent district- wide from 1970 to 1980. Although use of mass transit to and from work increased 56 percent during the period, it still lags behind automobile use, ac­ cording to CATS. Use of the automobile as the means for getting to work in­ creased by 64.4 percent in the 10- year period, according to CATS. The study group noted that of the 69,826 people employed in McHenry County in 1980, 59,200 travelled to work by auto. Although the number of persons in the county using other methods of transportation to travel to work -- including walking and bicycling -- declined 17.7 percent between 1970-1980, they still number more than mass transit users. "There has been considerable growth in the suburban population and employment and some decrease in the city of Chicago," the report stated. "This phenomenon has resulted in significant increases in auto usage for travel to suburban job locations and a corresponding increase in auto ownership." McHenry County's population grew by a third between 1970 and 1980 and the number of two- car families in the six-county area grew by 40.9 percent during the period. By Anthony Oliver . Plaindealer staff writer Northern Pump Co. farm, one of the largest farms in McHenry County and one rich in agricultural history, is slated for subdivision and will be sold at auction in mid-July. According to auctioneer Gordon Stade and the Eberhardt Co., of Minneapolis, MN, the 2,600-acre farm will be divided into 35 parcels of differing sizes. One parcel of 480 acres, just north of McHenry, includes a 5,200-foot, asphalt landing strip. The strip was used for years by John B. Hawley and other ranchers to look over the cattle herd at Northern Pump. Hie large farmstead extends from northwest of McHenry to just southwest of Richmond. Purchased in 1950, Northern Pump Co. farm was in­ ternationally renowned for the registered, pure-bred Hereford cattle herd, which was sold in 1678. The bulk of the farm property remained intact and has since been used primarily for grain farming. A small portion of the farm was sold to the McHenry County Conservation District (MCCD) at Glacier Pa A, on Harts Road. The auction is scheduled for July 14 at 10 a.m. at Andre's Steak House, Route 12 in Rich­ mond. Northern Pump is being sold because of the recent death of the owner, John B. Hawley, an industrialist from Min­ neapolis. Stade also noted that the large "Valley" unit on the north end of the farm, which includes the complex livestock unit, will be kept intact. According to the McHenry County Year 2000 Com­ prehensive Plan, the bulk of the Northern Pump property is designated as agricultural or rural land. The land use plan does, however, indicate ex­ tension of medium density residential areas, east of the existing residential section of Wonder Lake/Also noted on the land use plan is a slight ex­ tension of the industrial acreage in Ringwood, northwest of the Ctty Guilty plea on morals charge Alan J. Mrowka, 3137 E. Lake Shore Drive, Wonder Lake, pleaded guilty Tuesday in 19th Judicial Circuit Court to a charge of contributing to the ft minor. Mrowka pleaded on a negotiated plea with the state and was fined $100 and costs and placed on probation for one year. 708 board allocations discussed By Kirk Birginal Plaindealer news service Members of the McHenry County Mental Health Board this week began the lengthy process of deciding how to allocate more than $1.1 million among local social service agencies. The menta' health 708 board heard program presentations from agencies offering chemical abuse and legal services and financial counseling in the first of what is expected to be five sessions to decide how county mental health tax dollars will be shared in fiscal 1965. Under a new system this year, agencies will explain the operation of their programs as they relate to disability areas of mental illness, developmental disabilities and chemical abuse. Board members will rate programs according to such criteria as need and benefit, program design, organization and management. The board will decide by a point system, which includes priority goals for the year, how available funds will be allocated, subject to final approval by the McHenry County Board. Ten agencies are vying for about $1,149,852 to be collected in local property taxes next year. The social service providers altogether are asking for $1,608,171,or 40 percent more than is expected to come in. The mental health board also receives federal block grant money through the National Institutes of Mental Health. Plans for spending the $1.35 million grant must be approved by the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Develop­ mental Disabilities. This week .representatives from Youth Service Bureau, Family Service and Community Mental Health Center for McHenry County, Financial Counseling Inc. and Prairie State Legal Services explained their programs to the mental health board. Youth Service is seeking $116,713, a 148 percent increase over last year, to fund its out­ patient, chemical abuse program, which is aimed at reducing such abuse among high school age youth. The increase stems in part from adding $14,000 in coun­ seling services from another agency program, and paying the salary of another counselor. The program focuses no abuse instead of dependency and addiction, and treatment is based (Hi a so-called family systems model. Family coun­ seling is the primary treatment approach, and hospitalization is to be used for detoxification, with the bureau's transitional care program being used as an alternative to resfdential treatment. Youth Services is also seeking $96,005 for the transitional care chemical abuse program, a 54 percent increase over last year's $62,223 funding. The increase results from an in­ crease in clients, additional i Continued on peg* 3 HEIDE BENDER KRISTA TAYLOR MICHELLE PATTERSON Contest set for June 27 Miss McHenry series continues The McHenry Plaindealer continues its Miss McHenry contest feature this issue with three more contestants. These girls are three of 15 contestants who will participate in the June 27 contest at Parkland Junior High School. Heide Lisa Bender is a 19- year-old student at McHenry County College. She resides at 1006 Oakwood Drive. While at school, she was a member of the marching band, chorus, concert and jazz bands, drama club and ski club. She also participated in a school musical. Heide's hobbies include horseback riding, aerobics, reading, watching TV, boys and music. Krista Taylor, of 1917 Eastern Ave., McHenry, will soon reach her 18th birthday. She is a student at McHenry High School West Campus, and while there, participated in the student council, concert band, concert choir, swing choir, marching band and madrigal singers. Her hobbies include playing the piano and flute, composing music, playing tennis, swim­ ming and bike riding. Seventeen-year-old f Tichelle Patterson is another Miss McHenry contestant The Johnsburg resident lives at 3111 N. River Park Dr. While attending Johnsburg High School, she served as the National Honor Societ secretary, editor of the Nor­ theast District Newsletter, and an officer in the student council. She also was a member of the pompon squad. Her hobbies include drawing, painting, dancing, strength training and reading, i Bank fund open for sick McHenry infant >«' Family and friends of Mr. and Mis. Steve Phillips of McHenry have established an account at McHenry State Bank for the couple's infant son, who suffers from a heart condition. Hospitalized since birth, the 15-week old child has already had two operations and his family faces medical bills that exceed $120,000. John James Robert^hillips, Feb. 24, appeared normal when he and his mother were discharged from Harvard Hospital. But two days later he was hospitalized again and has undergone several operations and treatments in the last and a half months. While at Swedish Hospital in Rockford, the baby was diagnosed to have a hypoplasic heart, and was given only a few days to live. . A heart operation at 10 days old revealed that the infant's aortic arch was half the size it should be. There was a defect detween the heart chambers, plus an oversized left ventricle. Three weeks after his first operation the-chttd's health was failing badly, and again he was given a few days to live. ̂ was transferred to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where his aorta was repaired and the heart defect closed in a second operation. Two days later he suffered kidney failure. The baby was on a kidney dialysis machine until May 25, when his kidneys ap­ parently started functioning on their own. If his condition continues to improve, little John Phillips may be transferred to McHenry Hospital for a two-months stay before coming home to his parents in Pistakee Highlands. Steve Phillips is a teacher at Montini Middle School in McHenry, and Sue Phillips teaches at Twin Groves Elementary School. They have two older children, Steve, three years old,, and Heather, four years old. Anyone wishing to contribute to the John Phillips fund at JttcHenry State Bank may do so at this time. Anyone who would like to work on a fund drive for the family should call Faith Presbyterian Church at 385-5388. A look inside Fireworks Kids Dog Show Regular features Musin' & Meanderin' Obituaries Speaking of Soaps New Circulation Phone Section 2, Page 3 Page 6 Page 2 Page 4 Section 2, Page 10 385-0178 > ll