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-Mobile Che&t T)J$ , Xinit VintA City » 3xiday ^bi*t%ict 15 Call3 JSudget^Meeting, A special meeting of the board of School District 15 has been called for Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 7:30 o'clock for a discussion of the new budget and appropria­ tion. The meeting is open to the public. In other business, the board approved the appointment of John Nilles, formerly a sixth grade teacher at Valley View school, as assistant principal of Landmark and Hilltop schools under direct supervision of Principal Robert Putnam. Contracts were approved for new faculty members, Mrs. Ei­ leen Palsgrove, special educa­ tion and learning disabilities, BA plus 9, first step, Junior high, and Miss Constance Can- della, BA plus 1, first step, Valley View, sixth grade. Members voted to purchase a used sixty-quart mixer for the kitchen in the amount of $995 from the Hobart Co., Rock- ford. The piece of equipment comes with a new guarantee. It was noted that the cost of a new mixer is $1,400. Mel Potter, construction sup­ ervisor, reported on progress of Landmark school's renova­ tion, which the board learned with satisfaction. Mr. Potter said the ten rooms will be ready for occupancy with the opening of school next week. (Continued on page 4) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUMN 91 - NUMBER 110 FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1969 18 PAGES - TEN CENTS Set Tentative County Budget Chicago M«*<* Qub ATTENTION DRIVERS! -- With the openii* of McHenry schools next week, Police Chief Ken­ neth Espey calls attention to the need for drivers to use special caution, especially during the time young people are going to and from school. Chief Espey asks motorists to slow down in each school zone and remain alert behind the wheel, since children accustomed to the freedom of summer playing may have forgotten safety rules. 41 The children will appreciate a second chance", are the words he used to conclude his warning to the motoring public. PLAINDEALER PHOTO A tentative annual budget and anticipated appropriation for 1970 in $he amount of $6,773,- 992 was approved by the county board of supervisors in session Tuesday. The appropriation in the general fund amounted to $4,756,025 and in the special fund, $2,017,967. The general fund total inclu­ ded personal services, $1,562- 655; contractual services, $652 520; commodities, $363,835; capital outlay, $2,088,900; and others, $88, 115. The capital outlay figure includes $1,500,- 000 for a proposed court house and $500,000 for Valley Hi nur­ sing home. If these expenditures are not made durin g the year, the anticipated cash balance at the end of the year will be $2- 281,309 rather than the $281- 309 which appears on the ten­ tative appropriation. The court contractual ser­ vices list an expenditure of $112,750, of which $60,000 will be refunded from the state. In the Health and Home Health Nursing category, the appro­ priation is $152,830, with $165- 979 expected from the state through Medicare and other re­ lated aids. In the Recorder of Deeds department, commodities are listed for an expenditure of $58,950, including tax trans­ fer stamps which will cost the county $50,000 and will be sold for double that amount. The personal services cate­ gory of the Sheriffs office ap- Subdivision Selects New Officers From Two Slates This Is the summer season, suggesting thoughts of Ira Ger­ shwin's lyric for his brother's song ' Summertime", to the effect that this is the time of year when living should be easy. Don't let that old sun and warm weather fool you -- it's also vacation time, which means that in any business establish­ ment somebody is on- vacation and somebody else is doing his work for him. In our book that doesn't add up to a definition of easy living. In addition, there are innum­ erable chores around the house that one somehow manages to escaoe in cold weather. Con­ stant rains for a time relieved one problem --4 watering the garden -- but it has brought at least two replacements, pulling countless weeds and fighting mosquitoes. Getting back to the office, is there anything more frustrating than trying to keep up your own work and muddle through some­ body else's tasks for which you are totally uninformed, com­ pletely unprepared and abso­ lutely disinterested? On behalf of every business in McHenry, and particularly our own, we apologize for the inconvenience to our customers through Inex­ perience with a capital I. We can tell you, Ira Gershwin, all that easy living you spoke about is just a myth. But then, you aren't around to care! Kathy Thomas walked into our office this morning, enthus­ iastic over the performance of her former high school class­ mate, Danny Turner, in "Char* lie Brown!" Kathy noted at least two other McHenry folks in the large audience, Cheryl and Do- reen Patterson, all of them am­ ong the first to lead the ap­ plause. Danny remains at the Lyric theatre through this week playing the lead role. We hope to see that Saturday matinee. K.A.F CAUTION IN BURNING Fire Chief Glenn Peterson warns residents of the McHenry Township Fire Protection dis­ trict to use caution in burning in the weeks ahead. Mr. Peter­ son points to the dry condition which now exists and asks that he be contacted for a permit before any major burning is un­ dertaken. The property owners in In­ dian Ridge subdivision at Won­ der Lake will be confronted with a unique situation when they attend their annual mem­ bership meeting on Aug. 31. For the first time in the history of the association, there will be more people seeking election to the board of directors than there are vacancies to be filled. Reason for the abundance of interested office seekers is that a group called the New Fuse is running a slate of eight candi­ dates in an effort to provide an alternative to the selections of the regular nominating commit­ tee. Last fall the same group was instrumental in uncovering the facts concerning Indian Ridge's legal battle with the Master Property Owners association, and in presenting those facts to the people of the subdivision. As a result of their efforts, a special meeting was held on Nov. 10, 1958 and the people present voted to end all liti­ gation and join the Master As­ sociation. This group has remained ac­ tive through the intervening months because they feel that the subdivision board of direc­ tors has continued to be unres­ ponsive to the will of the peo­ ple. The group further charges that the board has been negli­ gent in its duty because it has not abided by the by-law pas­ sed at the November special meeting or the court decree handed down by Judge Charles Parker on July 18, 1968. Elmer Raske, president of (Continued on page 4) . Cite Pioneer Center Recognized For Service Louis F. Aiello, president of the McHenry County Association for the Retarded and Robert G. Lambourn, executive director of the organization, proudly display 3 certifi­ cate from the Division of Vocational Rehabili­ tation that certifies that, "Pioneer Center for the Exceptional has successfully complied with tfee standards established for a vocational re­ habilitation facility and is hereby authorized to extend its program of services to clients of the Illinois Division of Vocational Rehabil­ itation." » As a result of the research and development of various pro­ grams by the professional staff at the Pioneer Center for the Exceptional, an agreement be­ tween the Illinois Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and the McHenry County Associa­ tion for the Retarded has been realized. Included in the pro­ grams at the Pioneer Center are an Admissions Evaluation section, a Vocational Counsel­ ing section, a Job Placement se- (Continued on page 4) propriation was increased to $562,380 when the board voted an additional $60,000 for eight more patrolmen. Two more cars will be purchased and five traded, bringing the total sheriff s appropriation to $735 700. A new McHenry County Co­ mmission on Criminal Justice was included in the amount of $30,000. The board has not come to a final decision concerning this federally established unit, but prospects of obtaining much needed funds to improve the jail prompted interest in the pro­ gram; hence the appropriation was made, pending a definite decision at a later date. Special fund appropriations included $403,827 in the High­ way department, with an antici­ pated $500,000 in Motor Fuel Tax income and $250,000 in the Federal Aid Matching Tax fund, with the same amount forthco­ ming in aid. A new Dog Tax fund was figured in the appropria­ tion at $5,000. Estimated expenditures were also included in the various ac­ counts for 1969. Largest figures came in the following depart­ ments, listing the amount budg­ eted and the amount now esti­ mated to be spent: Sheriffs office, $409,000 and $406,334. 94; state's attorney's office, $100,000 and $107,147.53; cou­ nty clerk's office, $83,000 and $94,000.82; circuit clerk's of­ fice, $84,000 and $86,208.58; and circuit court, $67,000 and $73,926.24. The budget is drawn up first by the different departments and these figures given to the Finance committee for appro­ val, after which they are sub­ mitted to the county board for tentative, and later final okay. Considerable discussion took place on the Health and Envi­ ronmental program, with As­ sistant Thomas Huemann of Mc­ Henry questioning the extent of services which might be expec­ ted by the public. One particular case was examined by the board and Mr. Huemann asked Sani­ tarian Ward Dual the manner in which it was handled. Mr. Dual said in each case he asked him­ self two questions, "Is it a health problem?" and "Does it involve the public?" If either question must be answered "no" he feels it is not within the realm of the county to solve. While the board included an appropriation for the Health department, it was agreed that any additional employees would be approved by the entire board. Announcement was made of the resignation of Dr. Johnson of Woodstock, who has served as county veterinarian. This office has been discontinued as a county operation and the state will assume the limited duties. Board members were giv­ en copies of a bill signed by Gov. Ogilvie last week relating to the boundaries of county seats, which read as follows: In counties of 300,000 inhabi­ tants or less, where the county seat is entirely located within the corporate limits of a city or village, the boundaries of such county seat shall be the same as the boundaries of such city or village, as the same are now or hereafter constituted. However, the county board may by resolution adopted by a ma­ jority thereof, extend the boun­ daries of such county seat to add to the territorial area of such county seat such unincor­ porated land in the county conti­ guous to the county seat as the resolution may describe, but in no event may such extension include any land situated more than one mile from the county seat as then existing." With this in mind, the Public Building committee and Archi­ tect Seehausen of Rockford re­ ported on a visit to a new site the Ware property, located north of Woodstock and Miller road on which they were able to negotiate a sell offer. The board approved proceeding with bor­ ing tests to determine suitabil­ ity of this land for a possible new court house. The court discussion brought widely varied opinions, particu- (Continued on page 4) TRAFFIC FLOW PATTERNS CHANGE AT HIGH SCHOOLS Transportation Director Glenn Blank of the McHenry public schools announces that there will be a change in traf­ fic flow patterns at the high School's Fast and West campus this fall. At East campus, Green street traffic will be one way from John street to Waukegan road. There will be only one entrance and one exit. At West campus, Crystal Lake road, except for those with authorized autos, students will use the south parking lot only. The north lot will be used by the faculty and for bus pick-up. Parents who wish to drive their children to school will go in the north gate and use the driveway in front of the build­ ing. Visitors are asked to park in the designated area. The drive in front of the school should not be used by students. Anyone who does will lose the privilege of parking on the school lots. Persons with questions about the school bus schedule, which will be printed in next Wed­ nesday's papfer, are asked to call the administration office, 385-7210. 13-YEAR-OLD SWIMS LAKE AT WIDEST POINT Thirteen - year - old Katie France, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burton France, 4612 W. Shore Drive, Lakemoor, swam across McCullom Lake at its widest point on Aug. 25. Katie, who never had a swimming les­ son, took off from the East beach at 5:15 p.m. and came to shore on McCullom Lake beach approximately one half hour la­ ter. For safety sake, the girl's father paced her in a small row boat. However, all the el­ der France did on the trip was get some good exercise. Katie did not cling to the boat for a rest or need her father's help. When her arms tired, the girl kept afloat by dog paddling. Af­ ter reaching McCullom Lake beach, France rowed his daugh­ ter back home. The swimming feat surprised Katie's mother. "I never knew she had that much power," Mrs. France said. According to the mother, Ka­ tie was inspired to try swim­ ming the lake after she saw a group of boys fail. "The boys only got as far as a sandbar out in the middle," Mrs. France claimed. "Katie never tried long distance swimming before, but she decided to try the lake herself." Air Medal To Army Captain Army Captain Robert M. Welter, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Welter, 5302 Pista- kee drive, McHenry, received the Air Medal near Pleiku, Vietnam, July 18. Capt. Welter earned the a- ward for meritorious service while participating in aerial flight in support of ground operations in Vietnam. He is a maintenance officer in Company A of the 4th In­ fantry division's 4th Aviation battalion. His wife, Carol, lives at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. COUNTING THE DAYS -- Fourteen-year old Denny Becker hold; large sign which indicates the number of days before his brother Sgt. James Neff, will be returning from Vietnam. PLAINDEALER PHOTC While proudly hailing the flag the family of John Becker coun off the days until their oldes son returns from Vietnam. Be­ side their flagpole at thei; home, 5211 W. Hunter drive Lakeland Park, the Becker: display a large placard wit! "25 day; .ill Jim comes home,! written on it. "Jim" is Sgt. James Neff, who bc;jvi 'lis combat duty on Sept. 22, 1968. Until his tour of duty is finished, Neff s 14-year- old brother, Denny, intends to flip back one of a stack of cards with number 30 through 1 print - ed on them. Made of paper from the fat­ her's workshop, the placard was first displayed on Aug. 24, with the number 30 filling the blank. Each night, Denny takes the placard inside the house and changes the number. He then keeps the sign with him, to pro­ tect it from the rain, until the next morning. According to the mother, Alice Becker, the sign has be­ come something of a tourist attraction. "Cars will slowly drive by, stop, and then back up to look again." she says. While she enjoys the attention and is proud of her son, Mrs. Becker still would like the re­ maining days to go quickly. "Every mother who has a son over there worries every se­ cond," she explains. Her fears (Continued on page 4) "YOUTH-DRUG" PROGRAM DRAWS LARGE AUDIENCE The "Youth and Drug" pro­ gram held at West campus aud­ itorium last week was report­ ed so successful that one or more follow-up programs will be planned as desired by those in attendance. County Probation Officer Bert Boerner gave an informa­ tive talk on drugs and J. Renz of Elgin, a surprise guest, sho­ wed a film on marijuana and spoke on the effects of drugs on the mind and body. The program touched lightly on the existing problem. Mrs. C. Hueckstaedt, chair­ woman of the program, expres­ sed thanks to representatives of Lakeland Park, Lakemoor, Kent Acres, Holiday Hills and Lilymoor, in particular Mrs. Robert LoPresti, for assistance in making the program a suc­ cess, and especially for the pos­ ters which attracted such a large crowd. N AUXILIARY SPEAKER Mrs. John Madden, McHenry hospital dietician, will be guest speaker at the general meeting of that hospital's women's aux­ iliary , to be held Tuesday, Sept. 9 at the Methodist church. STATE CHAMPION -- The recent Illinois State Fair Hereford Show* was judged to be probably the strongest and finest Hereford show in sev­ eral years, as 120 head of \\ hitefaces were shown. Northern Pump company, McHenry, was the big winner of blue ribbons and exhibited the champion and reserve champion bulls and the reserve champion female. The champion bull wasuNP Regular 8435, a summer yearling of NP Regulator 3176, is shown above. In the picture, left to right are Gene Johnson, Britton, South Dakota, judge of the show; Wes Broers, Tampico, president of the Illinois Hereford as­ sociation; Miss Judy Hammons, Bloomington, Junior Hereford association queen; Paul Grie- der, Congerville, assistant beef cattle superin­ tendent; and at the halter is Spence Byron, Northern Pump company herdsman.