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\ • • { . "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REG/ON SINCE I37S* Volume 91 -- No. 52 -- 3 Sections THURSDAY, APRIL 21,1966 -- McHENRY, ILLINOIS 24 pages plus 8 page Tabloid -- 10c Copy 12 NEW SCHOOL &- As if in answer to the many pleas from community residents regarding trash thrown on their property, Milistream Campers of McHenry have inaugurated a new program to be c a l l e d " O p e r a t i o n C l e a n Sweep". On Sunday, April 24, members "will cover 1.7 miles, an area extending between Rt. 31 and the bridge in Johnsburg, picking up litter thrown out by careless motorists and pedestrians. They are receiving the cooperation of state police and the State Highway department. The Campers have chosen a most opportune time for a clean-up, since crews numbering 3,500 men from the state are giving Illinois highways their annual spring "facial". During April, they will use 1,200 trucks and other equipment over the 15,000 miles that will get the beauty treatment. During this one month alone, to the discredit of the littering public, these master "beauticians" expect to remove about 22,000 tons of debris such as beer cans, soda bottles and various types of picnic supplies, etc., averaging a ton and a half per mile. And for any taxpayers who are constant complainers about the cost of running the government, let it be known that maintenance engineers now figure the cost of picking up a discarded beer can, bottle or other type container along an Illinois highway at 60 cents per item. The untimely death of Supt. Cprl Buckner last week shocked a community which was looking forward to an enlarged school system for Which he worked so tirelessly. Certainly no other individual would have greeted the completion of the new school, not yet under construction, with more enthusiasm. Probably no other position is confronted with more problems than that of superintendent of schools -- and probably no other is so unrewarding from the standpoint of public criticism. Only an inner satisfaction of knowing one has con tributed completely of himself in time, effort and knowledge for the betterment of the young can provide the impetus to remain in such a, position. ^*jCarl Buckner gave unstint- M»giy of all three, and the benefit .. of his time, effort and Mimrledge should long be felt in the McHenry community. !„Fines and fees returned to the various municipalities in tfte county are always interesting, reflecting the activity of police in tho various areas. ^X-ast Tuesday's report given t*> the board of supervisors reveals these totals for communities in the locality: Lakemoor, $915; McCullom Lake, $378; and Sunnyside, S22. •Larger city totals in the county were Crystal Lake. $2,- 527.10; Harvard, $2,611.40; Woodstock, $2,055. and McHenry, $631.50. PROBLEM OF RUST IN WATER PLAGUES COUNCIL The apparent major problem facing the City Council at the Monday night meeting is the condition of the city water supply. Rust in the water has caused many a housewife to pick up the phone and register a complaint, especially on, wash days. The council heard a report by H. S. Sundin, of the Baxter and Woodman engineer i n g firm, and agreed to proceed immediately with his recommendations to eventually correct the situation and keep it under control. Reports from the State of Illinois have consistently indicated that the water is safe for drinking. All equipment has been thoroughly checked, additional equipment purchased and filters placed in daily operation. All concerned are hoping for early results. An ordinance was passed to annex the area along Front Street which was completely surrounded by the city. Annexation also included a lot on Green Street which was excluded at the' time Edgebrook Heights was added to the city. Approval was given the local American Legion Post to conduct a carnival June 22-26. Fireworks display will take place July 4th between 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. A contract with W. A. Rakow and Associates to engineer contracts under Motor Fuel Tax projects was approved. Young Art Students Exhibit At Northorn Art work by students at twenty-eight northern Illinois schools has been submitted for Northern Illinois university's third annual High School Art Festival. About 450 examples of student art work will be on display through Saturday, April 23, at Northern's Fine Arts building gallery. Among those entering art w o r k f r o m M c H e n r y h i g h school are Ray Barle, Cindy Menolasina, Garda Haubold, Jerry Beato, Polly Docey, Debbie Kuhlman, Donna Colburn, Tom Cullotta and Paul Hawk- CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN EARLY SUMMER Completion Date Scheduled For Autumn Of '67 QUEI& CONTEST DEADLINE Prospective Marine Festival queen candidates are reminded that Saturday, April 30, is the deadline for entering the 1966 contest. A wonderful trip awaits the girl who is chosen Miss McHenry. Entries should be made at the Plaindealer office. Play Newspaper Bingo A total of 1,372 voters went to the polls in Johnsburg's School District 12 last Saturday to approve two propositions, one for a building program which will include a new school • and the other for an increase in the educational rate. T h e c o n s t r u c t i o n i s s u e brought a vote of 761 in favor and 482 opposed in Precinct I (Johnsburg) and 72 "yes" and 39 "no" votes in Precinct 2 (Sunnyside). On the educational rate, 807 approved and 427 voted against the referendum in Precinct I, and at Sunnyside, 64 were in favor and 48 opposed. The very large vote was the highest turn-out in the history of the community for a school election. Sends Telegram The Plaindealer is in receipt of a telegram which arrived Monday morning from S e n a t o r P a u l H . D o u g l a s of Illinois which read: "Senator Paul H. Douglas announces Office of Education approved application of Johnsburg Public School District No. 12, McHenry, for dual enrollment innovations program. Senator Douglas said the district requested $85,800 but actual amount of grant will be negotiated." Construction on the new building is expected to begin in about ten weeks, with a completion date in time for use of the building in«. September of 1967." The new building will be used by sixth, seventh and eighth graders in the public school. The dual enrollment, w h i c h i n v o l v e s s e v e n t h a n d eighth graders from the parochial school for half-day sessions, covers mat hematics, science and foreign language, and other subjects to be decided at a later date. Many Advantages This new concept in education is offered for the purpose of giving students in both schools the advantage of instruction in selected fields of study by faculty members who are particularly prepared to teach thc»n. The bond issue is in the a mount of $650,000 for the purchase of a site and building the school. The other successful vote calls for the maximum annual tax rate for the educa Two Men Held On Robbery Mrs. Irene Bykowski watched two robbers leave the family business establish m e n t, Fred and Irene's Tap, at 138 W. Rand road, Lakemoor, last Thursday afternoon and had h a r d l y r e c o v e r e d f r o m the shock of their visit when she was called to identify the intruders after their apprehension an hour later. Mrs. Bykowski was sitting with a customer at the bar, watching a television program, when two men walked into the tavern. The younger, later identified ap 17-year-old Paul Grange of 52 N. Rt. 12, Fox Lake, sat down and said nothing as his 32-year-old partner, William Isom, of 50 N. Rt. 12, took out a gun and ordered Mrs. Bykowski to give him the money in the cash register. After taking between $50 and $60 and several packages of each kind of cigarette, the two sped east in a car.- Mrs. Bykowski notified the sheriff's office, which issued a county and state-wide message concerning the two men, along with a description of the car. About . 4:15 Thursday afternoon, Lake county sheriff's police found an auto on Rtes. 134 and 12 and placed the two occupants under arrest. Both were taken to another tavern, The Bird Cage, in Volo on suspicion that they may have been involved in an attempted hold-up earlier. Both Grange and Isom were taken- to McHenry- county jail upon failure to post $7,500 $Bnd Their cases were continued.-until April 25 in Branch I court. Isom reportedly is on parole to the state probation officer for a previous charge. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS In the early hours of next Sunday morning, April 24, daylight savings time will go into effect, bringing an added hour of daylight and an hour less of sleep to McHenry residents. Everyone is urged to turn clocks ahead one hour upon retiring Saturday evening. BINGO BUGS ESCAPE; PRIZE RISES TO $100 Because there was no winner in the first week of Newspaper Bingo, which ended last Monday, a $100 prize awaits the person who completely fills a Bingo card in the week ahead. If more than one has a winning card, the money will be divided equally. Orange cards will be good until next Monday, using numbers from last Thursday's Plaindealer. New, green cards are being distributed at this time and will be used in connection with the numbers in this (April 21) issue of the paper. They are good until Wednesday, April 27. To avoid confusion on an overlap of dates , the future deadline for each week's cards will be the following Wednesday. In the past, ten days were allowed for playing each game. All Semi - Fi tional fund in the district to be increased and established at 1.01 per cent rather than the .80 per cent maximum now in effect. Both the citizens' council and the school board of District 12 have expressed satisfaction over public support received. Is iriame Acting nead M. L. Schoenholtz, assistant superintendent of schools during the years the late Carl Buckner served as superintendent, has been named by a joint meeting of the boards of Districts 156 and 15 as acting superintendent until a permanent selection is made. The two boards have agreed to use the services of the Illinois Association of School Boards to pre- "screen candidates and provide them with names and credentials of those most qualified. A committee representing the two boards of education has been formed to provide job specifications to the School Board association and to make final recommendations to the individual boards of education. Members of the committee named at the joint meeting of the boards were Vale Adams and Donald Howard from District 156 and August "Bud" Uttich and Dr. Peter Griesbach from District 15. The two boards, which have an administrative staff in common, will rely on Acting Supt., Schoenholtz and A s s i s tant Supt. Helen Curran to perform the duties of the late Mr. Buckner until the new head of the school system is named. A competent office staff is expected to be very valuable in this interim period. •V finalists from M.C.H.S. in the Illinois State Scholar program were named this week as follows: First Row: Linda Davis, Ginny Grek, Helena Oleszczuk, Patricia Hamm, Marilyn Cima, Lynn Krebs, Donna Raske, Diane S mith and Susan Brown. Second Row: Glenn Olsen, Ken Etten, Paul McDonald, Phil Giuntoli, Bob Townsend, Tom Tomlinson and Dennis Blake. Named finalists but absent when picture was taken were Sherry Gehrke and Carolyn Anderson. There was a time when Ar- Ijor Day went almost unnoticed in some communities. Not so today, when the loss of even one tree brings a lament from a growing number of people who fear for the future of our wooded areas. Friday. Anril 29. is Arbor l5ay, and it will be interesting to see what plantings will be made here in our own community. Seldem are we privileged to hear the calibre of artistry displayed last Sunday In the first McHenry county concert presented bv Angela Am'ci. The fact that Mrs. Amici (better known as "Dee" to her many friends) is a McHenry resident had no influence on the unanimous acclamation of her audience, which was mainly composed of local music lovers. Standing on her own merits as a performer, the concert was outstanding and displayed a, refinement of tone that was a delight to the listener. Pos- (Continued on Page 5) • W i _ 4 4bii These young people contributed toward winnings which brought a runner-up sweepstakes plaque to M.C.H.S. at last Saturday's state music contest. Front Row: Cindy Adams, Patty Hansen, Debbie Kuhlman, Cathy McMillan, Lee Varese, Renee Leight and Margy Ruth. Second Row: Kathy Thomas, Dolly Myers, Terry Koleno, Don Stinespring, Dan Turner. Terry Freund and Tom Bostler. Third Row: Libby Stinespring, Carl Johnson, Jim Zvonar, A1 Olsen, Jon Nolan, Rick Vycital, Mike Sobacki and Dennis Moore. Top Row: Cory Patterson, Wayne Kidd, John Hale and John Winston. M.C.H.S. instrumental and vocal soloists and ensembles joined efforts last Saturday to top twenty-five schools in winnings at the northern state contest finals held in Antioch. Combined with ratings received a month previous in organization events, the school has been determined winner of a lie lutifui runni r-up trophy for eign Students To Visit McHenry During AFS Day Observance American Field Service students attending local area high schools have been invited to participate in activities to celebrate AFS Day at McHenry Community high school on April 28. Students from Argentina, Thailand, Uganda and Vietnam have agreed to be present and others have been invited. The foreign students will arrive in McHenry at the beginning of the school day, attend classes with local students and speak at a school assembly in the afternoon. They will be luncheon guests of the McHenry Rotary club at noon and will be introduced to the public at a pot-luck dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the high school cafeteria. The public is inivted to attend the evening program and should bring a food dish to pass. Coffee, milk, rolls, and butter will be furnished. The student and adult AFS chapters will be hosts for the days' activities. Fund Raising Plans The chapters are presently making plans to raise the necessary money needed to bring a student to this community next fall. A total of $750 must be paid to the New York office for each student sponsored at the local school or for each loGal student who attends a foreign school under the AFS Americans Abroad program. The money must be paid when the student arrives in the United States or when placement of an American student is made in a foreign country. To date, most of the local funds have been received from priv a t e contributions, servicc clubs and student activities. This is truly a community ac- (Continued on Page 5) Plans Designed To Put County In Readiness sweepstakes points determined uv first and second place winnings. (Continued on Fn.<*c o) A. J. Querhammer of Crystal *•] Lake civil defense director for McHenry county, is cooperating with the civil defense committee of the county board and the McHenry county board of supervisors in reactivating the Civil Defense program in McHenry county. Starting with a minimum but substantial program, the director has developed one designed to place all communities in readiness for any type of catastrophe. For the past several weeks, in order to educate people to the importance of such a setup in the county, the director has appeared before hospital personnel, the Red Cross local chapter and many organizations. Some of the necessary items that will start the program include identification cards for workers in the program: also identification on police vehicles and other cars, and arm bands. These are important in case of a disaster and will be secured thrdiigh the civil defense budget set up by the boards of supervisors. Seek Cooperation At* the present time, Querhammer is seeking cooperation si Mrs. Viola Schuble, Loyalty Day chairman for Fox Valley Auxiliary No. 4600 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, watches as Mayor Donald P. Doherty signs proclamation designating May 1 as Loyalty. Day in McHenry. The special day has been observed since 1958 as part of a nation- wide sponsorship by the V.F.W. (Continued on Page 5) Loyalty Day, 1966. will be observed in McHenry and throughout the country on May 1, using the theme, "For God. Flag and Country". Fox River V.F.W. Post and the ladies auxiliary ask * all people to participate in this theme by .attending the church of their choice and thanking God for living in a t ountvy where there is religious free dom. They also ask that everyone fly the flag with pride. Loyalty Day was launched as a direct, positive weapon against the Communist party, whose members were busily undermining patriotism a n d faith in the ideals upon which this country was founded. Eighteen McHenry high school students who last January qualified as semi-finalists" for 1966-67 state scholarships, this week received notice that they have since qualified as finalists. Winners were announced by Dr. Lloyd S. Michael, chairman of the Illinois State Scholarship commission. The eighteen were Carolyn Anderson, Dennis Blake, Susan M. Brown, Marilyn Cima, Linda Davis, Kenneth L. Etten, Sherry Gehrke, Philip Giuntoli, V i r g i n i a G r e k , P a t r i c i a Hamm, Lynn Krebs, Paul A. McDonald, Helena Oleszczuk, Glenn R. Olsen, Donna J. Raske, Diane Smith, Thomas Tomlinson and Robert Townsend. Others named from McHenry but attending other schools were Gary Anderson, Darrell Jo Baker, Kathryn Boone, Clifford Lindstrom, John Little, Raymond Pollock; also Arthur Richard and Jane Steneback of Wonder Lake; Richard Calliger and Theresa Ann May of Spring Grove. Two Kinds of Award A total of 9,940 students qualified on the basis of high school academic record and performance on the required examination. Of this total, 3,- 662 have been offered monetary awards totaling $2,206,- 044; honorary awards have been granted to 5,018. and 1,260 have rejected continuance in the program by choosing outof- state or unapproved colleges. All, 9.940 students will receive Certificates of Merit in recognition of their achievement and will have until Sept. 1, 1966, to inform the commission of their final college plans. This is the ninth class of State Scholars to be selected. More than 32.800 high school seniors competed for 1966-67 S t a t e S c h o l a r s h i p s . E i g h t y - eight 1 percent of all Illinois hiirh schools have winners in this year's program. In cxrjla'nin',r the awards system, Dr. Joseph D. Boyd, executive director of the commission. said monetary award winners will receive full or nartial payment of tuition and fees up to SI.000 a year at approved Illinois colleges of their choice. The average award for the 3,662 new monetary winners is S602. Honorary awards provide recognition for outstanding scholastic achievement as well as enable students to request monetary assistance in subsequent u n d e r g r aduate years if their financial circumstances change. All awards, are renewable upon annual" application. ^ HigFT~ School graduates of 1967 who wish to participate in the 1967-68 State Scholarship program will be required to take the American College Testing program examination on one of two scheduled dates: Saturday, April 23, or ^atu^Eiy, J une 25. ' .