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released. There Cleaning Up C(ty Beach -Year-Old Wonder Boy Dies In Crash These two units of the McHenry Area Rescue squad and the Sheriff's police were called to the scene of this roll-over at the intersection of Roundup and Curran roads at 4 a.m. Friday. The car came to rest after it went over the Curran road embankment, flipped over and uprooted an apple tree. Four people were injured in the accident and were all transported to McHenry hospital. One of the four. Rusty Stratton, waS admitted to the hospital, while the other three were treated and released. There was a light rain falling at the time of the accident. 'STAj§F PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 ' VOLUME 104 NUMBER 39 WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 12, 1979 2 SECTIONS 26 PAGES 20 Career Center Dies With Return Of Contributions -- In December, efforts by high school officials in McHenry county to establish fln area career center (vocational training) halts with the distribution of unused working funds to the member districts of the failed cooperative. Members of the Board of Control, which remained to make final decisions after the county referendum for authorization iatfed.uite. dicated they are leaving open options for future ef­ forts toward such a school if conditions warrant, ac­ cording to David Benrud of McHenry, chairman of the group. Sources at the Regional Superintendent of Education office revealed unofficially that recent balloting by member districts approved the return pf the $34,775 balance to local Wfh schools for their own With a 1980 seed catalog on the desk before us, and faint melodies of Christmas carols seeping in through the cracks, any sane person would have reason 10 wonder, "What comes next"? Delightful as it is for the moment, Thanksgiving has a way of being shoved abruptly into the background as Santa waits in the wings to make his entrance close on the heels of turkey day. To our great country Christmas has become a commercial bonanza and for adults it too often becomes an ordeal. But thankfully, for millions of youngsters it continues to hold an appeal that is unequalled by any other time of year, primarly because of the Santa legend. It wasn't always so. Until the mid-1800's Christmas was a work or school day for many Americans. The traditional American Christmas, in fact, is not so very old at all. Gift giving, card sending, tree trimming and other customs we enjoy today didn't become widely popular until the final decades of the 19th century, arriving then as a package of Victorian style and business zeal. There were many years when Thanksgiving, rather than being a milestone to bigger days ahead, was far more special than Christmas in New England. > Dickens' A Christmas Carol, with its themes of charity and goodwill is believed to have affected the idea of how people felt Christmas should be ob­ served. . And so the holiday grew to be celebrated with emphasis on giving. The fact that it has become commercial is probably not all bad for it represents a spirit of t h o u g h t f u l n e s s a n d generosity that is good. This very spirit seems to inspire attention to the religious significance of the day rather than detracting from it, and this is as it should be. Without doubt, Christmas from whatever angle you look at it is complex. As one author summarized, when t h e E n g l i s h - s p e a k i n g countries sit down at lunch time to a traditional Christmas dinner, they eat Aztec bird beside an Alsation tree, followed by pudding spiced with subtropical preserves. K.A.F. use by a vote of 8 to 1. The referendum to establish the career center and tax to operate it, held Oct. 2, 1976, was defeated by a 3M> to 1 margin or 5,172 to 1,431. In the McHenry high school district 880 persons voted, 596 against and 284 for the center. The costs of the project proposed at that time were estimated at $5,300,000 for the building,to be located near the McHenry County college. The state would agree to share the costs. The nine school districts would have contributed $2,120,000. A yes vote would have authorized a tax of .05 . percent accumulating not more than 5 years for area vocational education. The McHenry County Area Career center, as it was called, developed from a cooperative of the high school districts and joint agreement and reached a Phase II proposal effective Sept. 1, 1974. Functioning at that time were a board of control (representatives from each district) a^d advisory com mittees :'1ries& decided in a meeting held after the referendum to deactivate the proposed career center and cancel the contract of the director, Duane Gamble, who had been retained to guide the Geo. P. Freund, Mayor 12 Years, Dead At 82 Overton the distinction of serving in that position for the longest period of time in McHenry history. Prior to becoming mayor, he served from 1935 to 1948 as alder­ man. Mr. Freund was one of McHenry's most energetic leaders, offering his services for .more than a half cen­ tury to civic and charitable undertakings. In 1960 he became a member of the new McHenry hospital board of directors, which he headed from 1961 until he became president emeritus in February of 1972. Mr. Freund also was a charter member of the McHenry Library board, serving for 32 years until his retirement earlier this year, when he was accorded the title of board member emeritus. He also belonged to the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce, held a lifetime GEORGE P. FREUND George P. Freund, mayor of McHenry for 12 years, died early Tuesday, Dec. 11, in the Carestoel Nursing center, McHenry, at the age of 82. Holding the city's highest office from 1949 to 1961, he shared with the late R.I. (Continued on page 20) center through its formative stages. The board of control continued to meet periodically after the deactivation decision of April, 1977, and made several exploratory moves lo arouse interest for a career center, the most recent on April 30, 1979, at Ihe Timbers in Woodstock. State personnel, chambers of commerce, respresen- various industries and school officials ap­ peared and made positive comments, but no action resulted. At a meeting of the board of control Sept. 26 members made three proposals to be voted on by the nine-member districts. These were to: keep the articles of the joint agreement intact; suspend meetings; return the monies -to member districts in ac­ cordance with the agreement. Ballots on these proposals were to be returned by the various boards of education to the regional superintendent's office no later than Dec. 3. Contributions by member districts to the career center for its two years of operation according to the proposed phase II budget were: Alden Hebron $1,706.02; Harvard $6,581.60; Marengo $6,644.56; Crystal Lake - Cary Grove $32,327.78; McHenry (which included Johnsburg) $20,931.22, Richmond- Burton $3,498.64; Huntley $2,476.76; and Woodstock $12,444.42 for a total of $86,600. Records of the Career center borad of control show that the cooperative effort for a career center began in the early '70s when local school administrators found that while "broad op­ portunities were available to the academically talented youth" with money there was a void in career and (Continued on page 20) A ten-year-old Wonder Lake youth. Michael Crofeson, died as a result of injuries received in a one- car accident on Ridge road at about 10:15 Friday night. According to the police report, a car driven by Barbara I. Julin of Wonder Lake went off of Ridge road and struck a tree. Ms. Julin told Sheriff's police she was driving north on Ridge road, near Bull Valley road, when another auto approached in her lane. Ms. Julin and a passenger in her car, Michael P. Crosson, 10, of Wonder Lake, were taken to McHenry hospital by the Woodstock Rescue squad. The boy was later tran­ sported to the Loyola University Medical complex in Chicago, where he died Saturday. Ms. Julin was listed in satisfactory condition at McHenry hospital. Four other people were injured in another one-car accident Friday night, this one at the intersection of Curran and Roundup roads. A car driven by James M. Accetta of Camp Pendleton, Calif., went off Roundup road, uprooted a tree and rolled over. The driver of the car and three passengers were taken to McHenry hospital by the McHenry Rescue squad. One of the passengers, Rusty Stratton, 17, was admitted to the hospital and is listed in satisfactory condition. The driver, James Accetta, and two others, Frank Accetta and Danny Hampton, were all treated and released from McHenry hospital. Accetta told Sheriff's police he was not sure what road he was on and was confused when he saw a tree directly in front of the car. Quoting * the accident report, "it appeared that unit No.l (Accetta's auto) was eastbound on Roundup at a high rate of speed, crossed Curran, flew over the embankment and struck a tree." Accetta was ticketed for . transportation or possession of alcoholic liquor and disobeying a stop sign. A McHenry resident was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after his car went off Mc- Cullom Lake road and rolled over in a field. Tyler L. Weinrich of 3917 Pearl street, McHenry, said • he was rounding a curve on McCullom Lake road, after passing another vehicle, when the car started flip­ ping. A witness to the accident said he saw Weinrich's car drive through the turn, enter a gravel area, return to the road, roll over and come to rest in a field. Betty A. Belovs of 3015 S. Riverside drive, McHenry, was ticketed for driving in the wrong lane and failure to report an accident after her car went off Wright road and "tilt some trees last Thursday night. When the Sheriff's police later contacted Ms. Belovs, she said she had been on her way home when "another auto came right for her." A car was found aban­ doned on Lincoln road shortly after midnight Thursday by Sheriff's police. According to the report, evidence at the scene revealed that the driver lost control of the car on the wet pavement and the car went off the road and hit a tree. The police later talked to Robert H. Schneider of 2905 Maryville road, McHenry, who said the car had been stolen from his driveway. Darlene L.sJackson of 902 N. Third street, McHenry, was ticketed for following too closely after her car ran into the back of another auto on Route 120 near River road. The driver of the other car, Harold E. Beardsley of 3218 Golfview, McHenry, said he was moving slowly in traffic when the car in front of his auto stopped. Beardsley said he stopped his car and was hit by Ms. Jackson's auto. In the wee hours of Thursday morning, a deer ran out onto Thompson road, near Route 120, and was hit by a car. The car was driven by Joseph Janeczko, Jr., of Wonder Lake. The deer was killed. In a similar accident, Eileen M. Brannigan of 5017 McCullom Lake road, McHenry, told police she was driving on Ringwood road when a deer crossed in front of her car. The injured animal could not be found. Big Money Postal Neglect Adds Up A seasonal reminder not lo forget the postage stamps when mailing holiday greeting cards was issued this - weak ,by->>McHenry Postmaster LeRoy Smith. No stamps means no delivery, he cautioned. "And if your cards have no return address, chances are you won't even know that they ever got where you intended them to go. If there is a return address, they'll , come hack to .you .marked, 'returned for postage' ". It's been more than three years since the postal ser­ vice discontinued its previous practice of Dean First In County To File In Capitol Weary after standing four hours, from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. at the Capitol building in Springfield, Walter Dean of McHenry was the first McHenry county resident to file his petition Monday, Dec. 10, for the office of representative in the Illinois House from the 33rd district. It was opening day for filing, and large numbers of prospective candidates stood in line, some as long as the previous morning. Second to file from the county was Conrad Floeter for resident Circuit judge of the 19th Circuit. Dean said he was fifth to register his petition among the huge number who waited. However, this will not assure a particular place on the ballot. On questioning, Dean observed there may be as many as 15 candidates seeking two Republican vacancies that will result from the terms of Cal Skinner, Jr., and the late R. Bruce Waddell coming to an end. The term of Thomas Hanahan, a Democrat from McHenry, also terminates. The election will be held March 18. Dean, in township government over 20 years and in county government for 20 years, served the McHenry County board as chairman for seven» years. He is presently chairman of the Board of Review. delivering unpaid mail postage due and collecting from the addressee. Yet, a surprising amount of mail JS&lL&ets jnto the system wiThoufpostiS^e, Postmaster Smith pointed out. Every day, for example, the Chicago dead letter office receives an average of 1,600 letters that' have neither postage nor return address. "We are able to return more than 90 percent of these to the sender", said Howard Tomlin, who is in charge of the "dead letter" section of the Chicago p o s t o f f i c e , " B e c a u s e much of this mail is for payment of bills, and usually the sender's address ap­ pears somewhere on the bill". But that's not the case for Christmas cards, which (Continued on page 20) Host Ski-athon Luncheon Friday When the 1980 Ski-athon visits McHenry Friday, Dec. 14, in its fund raising event for the U.S. Ski team that will participate in the next Olympic games, members w i l l b e h o s t e d b y t h e McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of McHenry. A luncheon open lo the public will be held at the McHenry Country club at noon. Business people are extended a special in­ vitation. Tickets for the luncheon, which includes lunch and a donation, must be purchased by Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 5 p.m. The Ski-athon is roller skiing and cross country skiing, where possible, from Los Angeles, Calif., to lake Placid, New York. The goal of the team is to raise over $250,000 for support of the athletes. Working to clean up the City of McHenry beach on McCullom Lake, the dredge (at the right) started out about 300 feet from shore at a depth of about 9 feet and is working its way in, according to Superintendent of Public Works Fred Meyer. The material that is dredged from the lake bottom is pumped into the holding ponds (at the left) where the silt and sand falls to the bottom. Meyer said the clear water is then returned to the lake. One of the by-products of the dredging is a very fine silica sand, a deposit of which is shown at the upper left part of the photo (the light colored area above the holding pond). This sand will be used for the City's beach. Supt. Meyer said. Since this photo was taken, the dredge has been pulled out of the water and put into storage for the winter so that some minor repairs can be made, Supt. Meyer added. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD v ' ' .