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i \W»*C . • 15® 0 THE MGHENRY PLAINDEALER -^T ' SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1S7B 15 VOLUME 98 NUMBER 73 FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1974 18 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS Prize Easter Bonnet A as Lisa Astrachan, primary grade pupil in Hilltop school, is featured as this year's Easter girl. She recently won first place for her holiday bonnet and second for her Easter basket in school competition. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Road Reconstruction Program Outlined At Township Meet Road Commissioner Clarence Regner presented his 1974 road reconstruction program at the annual McHenry township meeting Tuesday night. Estimated cost of repairs and reconstruction which would come from the Permanent Hard Road fund was $151,694. Road improvements are scheduled for Howe road from Wwider Woods to the township line (.5 miles); resurface River road, Lake, Charles street and Lincoln road eastward to 500 feet west of Hilltop school; Wilmot road from Broadway to Miller (.5 miles); Wonder Lake road from 120 to Wonder Center (1.9miles); Sunnyside Estates- Mayfair from Wilmot road to Oakleaf (.2 mile) and rebuild Pitzen road (new road - V* mile). The major-road project scheduled for this year is Ringwood road reconstruction from Wilmot to Spring Grove road (1.25 miles). The project was delayed until possibly next year because the necessary steps prior to rebuilding the road have not been completed. The road must be surveyed for center line, < authorities must obtain 80-foot width right-of- way and must contract to move utility poles to new right-of-way line. Regner commented that cost figures are approximate because the price of materials is sky rocketing. "Last year we paid 13 cents a gallon for asphalt, today it is 27 cents. A ton of special asphalt was $22 a ton last year, today it's $63," Regner said. Supervisor Walter Dean and Regner checked the figures and found that there is money (Continued on page 17) Postpone ICC-NW Hearing Following Much Testimony No mistake - the Easter season is upon us, and the Plaindealer office seems to be headquarters for the popular bunny as he was for Santa Claus. We wouldn't begin to guess at the chain of events that led to receipt of a letter written by Julie Chovanec of Battle Creek, Mich., mailed in McHenry "To the Easter Bunny, 186 Bun Dr., Summer Lane," and its arrival on our desk. Julie addressed her message to a request for a bunny -- and incidentally, a giant slicker. (Continued «n page 17) After a half day of hearings in the Illinois Commerce commission motion versus the North Western Transportation company Wednesday of this week, the matter was continued until 9 a.m. May 9 in the I.C.C. office in the state of Illinois building. The citation concerns commuter train operations of the railway on its Lake Geneva subdivision run between Crystal Lake junction and the village of Richmond. The railroad was asked to show cause why it should not make the necessary improvements to its tracks from the junction northward to provide for the passage of commuter trains at speeds adequate to safely maintain the time schedules in effect and on file prior to Feb. 23. Gerald R. Ryan of High street, McHenry, was one of those who testified that the railroad has not maintained the line adequately for several years. Ryan pointed to the gradual decrease in speeds from 1969, when it was 59 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour, thai to 30 m'.p.h. in 1974 until Three Contests Five School Elections Scheduled On Saturday nr rp-plpntinn ^ School board elections which promise to be more quiet than in recent years will be held in five districts next Saturday, April 13. Voting hours are noon to 7 p.m. One of the contests occurs in Consolidated Grade School District 15, where Dorothy Vick, 5206 W. Parkview, secretary and a long time board member, is completing a three-year term and seeks re­ election. Opposition will come from Marilyn J. Munz, 5208 W. Parkview, finishing a one-year term, and Jon Gealow, new to the local school political scene. He resides at 2903 Bayview road. The three candidates seek to fill two vacancies. The terms are for three years. An unusual occurrence in High School District 156 will see the election of a write-in candidate for a three-year term and the defeat of one of two candidates who have filed for one year. Howard Weiss of 310 N. Country club drive is completing a three-year term and will seek re-election, but only for the one-year term that is vacant. He will be opposed by R.G. Newport of 161,6 N. Ranch road, who also filed for the one- year vacancy. One will .be dec ted. For the three-year term, Phillip E. Bartmann of 4002 N. Blitsch, who is filling several months of an unexpired term on an appointment, has filed. Because Lloyd Freund has not filed for re-election, and because Weiss chose to run for only the short term, there are two vacancies for the long term and only one name on the ballot. There are reportedly several candidates eager to fill the three-year term through a write-in campaign. A contest is evident for McHenry County college board, where three have filed for two vacancies. They are Thomas J. Leahy of 720 St. John and Gerald M. Smith of 4320 Doty, both of Woodstock, seeking re­ election, and David Jones of 321 Highland, Woodstock. There are two vacancies. At Harrison school, Wonder Lake, where three vacancies exist, there are that number of candidates. They are Jay Cristy, Jr., of 3137 E. Lake Shore drive, Dr. S.L. Ruggero of 4712 E. Lake Shore drive, who seek three year terms, and Mrs. Theo C. Dass of 3202 E. Lake Shore drive, who has filed to fill the post left vacant by her husband's decision not to be a candidate. Elmer Pflug of 1412 W. Bayview and Stevan Petrov of 6003 Fox Lake road have filed for re-election in Johnsburg District 12. In McHenry High School District 156, precinct voting will be at the East campus, boys' gym entrance; community center, Lakemoor; > beach house. McCullom Lake; (Continuedon page 17) last February, when it became 15 miles per hour. Hie McHenry man said it took longer to commute between Chicago and Lake Geneva now than it did in 1883 on the old route. For proof, he gave the 1883 time at 2 hours 25 minutes. At present, 2 hours and 44 minutes are required under the reduced speed. Ryan also read#letter from Mayor Joseph Stanek of McHenry, citing the unsafe condition, the inconvenience of the slower schedules and the report of^discontinued service. (Continued on page 17) - , Guaranteed Want Ads Win Public Appeal The Plaindealer is offering Guaranteed Want Ads throughout the month of April. The ads are sold at a cost of $5 for a minimum of fifteen words, to run three consecutive iaaues. A charge of ten cents is made for each additional word. The advertising is foolproof. If there is no response, all the advertiser needs to do is call the office before the deadline and the ad will be run in another three issues free of charge. If the item advertised should be sold after the first insertion, it may be canceled and the billing will be only for the issue in which it appeared. Since the Guaranteed Want Ads were first offered April 3, there have been fifty-seven received to date. Henenberg Sentenced In 1969 Murder Frank Alex Henenberg, 37, of St. Louis, Mo., was sentenced by Judge William Gleason to eerve no less than 150 years and no more than 300 in state prison for murder. Action followed a pre-sentence hearing in the 19th Judicial Circuit court, Woodstock, where he had been found guilty of murder Feb. 18. Henenberg was found guilty at the same time of armed robbery. His sentence on that count was not less than fifty years and not more than 150 years. Sentences will run concurrently. Henenberg was found guilty of the September, 1969, robbery and murder of Martin William Zlogar of Lake Zurich. The victim's decomposed body was found by hunters in a wooded area of Chemung township during December of that year. Two Thefts Investigated County law enforcement officers investigated the theft of fire extinguishers from five busses parked at the Johnsburg school, 2117 Church street, McHenry. The incident occurred over the weekend. When Janice Chapman of 3105 Idyll Dell road, McHenry, returned home from work Tuesday evening, she discovered that her home had been entered. A jewelry box filled with assorted jewelry was taken from the bedroom of the home. Entry was gained by breaking the glass of the front door. The summer home of Mary Duffy at 3306 Rocky Beach road, McHenry, was vandalized by unknown offenders who broke seventeen (Continued on page 17) Health Ordinance Delay May Cause Problems For Budget | A variety of business came before the McHenry County board in session Tuesday, and not the least important of than dealt with money problems. Member Edward Buss of McHenry, who heads the Finance committee, made a prediction that if the proposed new health ordinance fees are not passed before June 1 there will be budget problems. Buss cautioned that June 1 is the date many licenses are due, and if the resolution increasing these fees is not made before that date the county could stand to lose $25,000. The questions of why the Health department should be operating at a loss, and what the county can do about it were asked. The crux of the Droblem was recognized in the fact that the new ordinance, which may be passed within the next six months, calls for a substantial increase in salaries for additional personnel. Without a raise in license fees to keep pace, the department stands to face a large loss in revenue. With the suggestion of a possible increase in licenses under the old ordinance, one member said If this were done and the new ordinance should not pass the action would put matters in a state of turmoil. Another member reminded that at this time there is no certainty as to just how much money will be needed. After considerable discussion it was decided to proceed conservatively. Member George Hubbard asked that committee heads in all departments consider carefully their needs and hold expenditures to the most stringent necessities. He asked for detailed questioning about all monies spent. In die matter of zoning, a petition of Victor A. and Florence Miller, Fred Mathesius, doing business as McHenry Well and Pump Co.. and Ernest A. and Adele L. Muzillo, was held ova* on technicalities. They are asking for a zoning reclassification from "F" farming district to a "B-l" and a "B-2", with variation for three parcels of "hud on the east side of Rt. SI, south of the intersection of Rt. 31 and Johnsburg road. Matthesius had testified at the zoning hearing that he was requesting the zoning change to construct a building to conduct his business. He intends to build another building for a two- bedroom apartment for his own use. He also asks reclassification for the purpoee of erecting a restaurant and supper dub. Another petition held over was that of Duane H. Schroeder and James S. Bowers for a change from' "F" farming to "E-2" estate for land on the north side of Rolling lane, east of Weingart road. A petition of Victor Miller, et (Continued on page 17) Seek School Board Posts District 15C i PHILLIP E. BARTMANN 3 years HOWARD WEISS 1 year District 15 R.G. NEWPORT lyear JON GEALOW 3 years MARILYN J. MUNZ 3 years DOROTHY VICK 3 years '