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City, cdpptovei $185,500 Vox J^evy Set Second Postponement Previous to the regular City Council meeting Monday night, the meeting of Aug. 18, which was adjourned to this date, re­ convened to pass and approve the annual tax levy ordinance. William R. North, auditor for the city, reviewed the tax levy with explanations and rec- ommendation^AJev^ ofjj 185j- 500 was approved, being ap­ proximately 10 per cent higher than the 1968 levy of $168,- 537.50. With the increased val­ uation, it is figured that the corporate tax rate of .643 would not be increased next year. To avoid any confusion, it was explained that reference was made only to the corporate tax which is a small portion of the total tax rate. John J. Shay, Director of Civil Defense, presented the council members with copies of recommendations and require­ ments set forth by federal and state authorities. The council voted to take the first steD and have a survey made. This will be done without cost to the city. A warning system is rec­ ommended to alert residents in case of any disaster. Should this be purchased in the future, onip half the cost would be shared by the federal govern­ ment. Shay explained that an $- mergency operating center is of prime importance. Glenn J. Elliott, a Ponca street resident, presented a re­ quest from property owners in Hay Heights for annexation to the city with extension of the water and sewer system. He was advised to have a formal petition prepared by an attorney for presentation at a future (Continued on page 14) On Gravel Pit Hearing THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUMN 91 - NUMBER 112 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1969 2 SECTIONS - 18 PAGES - 10 CENTS Muain * and Meanderin' Weed Control Program Started At Wonder Lake Last week Thursday the Mc­ Henry County college board is­ sued a press release setting Oct. 7 as the date for a $4,000,- 000 bond issue election to ob­ tain funds to build a perman­ ent campus for the college. Five days later, the same board took an official vote turning down the Stilling property on Rt. 31, south of McHenry. The latter action prompted the board to approve a motion calling off the referendum this fall since a site must receive the approval of the Illinois Jun­ ior College board. At this time there is no site to offer. McHenry*s only representa- . tive on the board, Donald Truck- enbrod, changed his vote from affirmative last Thursday to negative Tuesday regarding the local land purchase. Mr. Truck- enbrod chose not to-express his views on the subject at this time. Since all discussion pre­ ceding the vote was in execu­ tive session, the publiccanonly guess why a board which ap­ proved the purchase contract one week, rejected it the next, particularly when it had pre­ pared the public for a bond vote. (Continued on page 14) FACULTIES OF TWO DISTRICTS OPEN FALL TERM A joint meeting of the fac­ ulty members of School Dis­ tricts 15 and 156 brought tea­ chers to the West campus au­ ditorium last Tuesday morn­ ing. They heard an opening talk by James Althoff, board president of District 156, and a welcome by Dr. Peter Gries- bach, who heads District 15. Greetings were extended by Dr. Carl T. Bergstrom, super­ intendent, and administrators and teachers new to the system were introduced. A represen­ tative of the office of Rich­ ard Tazewell, superintendent of schools for the county, also addressed the assemblage. During the afternoon, tea­ chers met with principals in the various buildings of the grade school district, while new teachers in District 156 had the flexible modular scheduling ex­ plained to them. Greg Tichacek, lower right, district biologist with the Illinois Department of Conservation, readies equipment for use in weed control program at Wonder Lake. Watching prep­ arations, left to right, are Jim Bixby, Mas­ ter association vice-president; Jim Walter, The first step in a plan to control the growth and spread of aquatic weeds in Wonder Lake was taken on Wednesday, Aug. 27, as members of the Ill­ inois Department of Conserva­ tion and the Master Property Owners association joined forces for a chemical assault on the vexatious vegetation. The action was the result of a meet­ ing held on Aug. 3 in which the Master association board of directors appropriated $500 for the program, persuant to the (Continued on page 14) C *of C Talks Of Housing Problems James Hecht, executive di­ rector of the McHenry County Housing Authority, was a guest of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce board in session Tuesday noon. At the invitation of the board, Jim Langbien, George Hartmann, owner of Tri-Marine, which was used as a base of op­ erations; Gary Cima and Tichacek. Langbein, Cima are student trainees with the Conser­ vation department. he discussed various methods of obtaining federal aid for low cost housing, but Mr. Hecht pointed out that the agency he represents deals in a type of housing not in great demand (Continued on page 14) By a vote of 4 to 3, the Mc­ Henry County college board vo­ ted Tuesday night against ac­ cepting a proposed purchase contract for the Stilling prop­ erty, located on Rt. 31, south of McHenry, as a site for the new college. The vote followed an executive session during which a lengthy discussion of the subject was held. Opposed to the contract were Donald Truckenbrod of McHen­ ry, E.C. Nichols of Marengo, Carl Skinner, Sr., of Crystal Lake and Thomas Parsley of Crystal Lake. Favoring the pro­ posal were Richard Taylor of Woodstock, Dr. J.F. Harris of Richmond and Joan Hill of Crys­ tal Lake, who made the motion for its acceptance. Mr. Truckenbrod, McHenry's only representative on the board, was contacted for a com­ ment on his vote, but he said he felt he should not be quoted at this time. Two motions followed the vote. One concerned authoriza­ tion of E.C. Nichols, chairman of the board, to select a com­ mittee, including the college president, Dr. Etheredge, to in­ vestigate prospective sites. The committee is permitted to pro­ ceed with soil tests, boundary surveys and appraisals and re­ port to the board. The second motion, made by Mr. Skinner, had unanimous support except for one negative vote by Thomas Parsley. This V motion called for rescinding * earlier board action calling for a building bond referendum Oct. 7, with the understanding that such a referendum would be re - (Continued on page 14) FIRE DESTROYS VACANT HOMES IN LAKEMOOR While on a routine patrol about 3:05 a.m. Wednesday, Deputy George Meyer heard the fire alarm sound at Lake- moor. He discovered a large fire in a vacant house about a block east and north of the Lakemoor firehouse. The Mc­ Henry Township fire depart­ ment was on the scene in a very short time but the building was beyond saving. A lady who lives across the street thought she had seen a car nearby earlier. At 5:46 a.m. the deputy re­ ceived a call that there was another fire at Lakemoor. This was also an empty house located east and south of the fire sta­ tion. The building was des­ troyed. Companies I and III exting­ uished the flames. INDICTMENTS MADE AGAINST AREA RESIDENTS Three indictments were re­ turned in Circuit court on Sept. ' 2 by the Grand jury before Judge William M. Carroll. One indictment named Wil­ liam P. Kendrick of 7414 Ma­ ple drive, Wonder Lake, aggra­ vated battery to Deputy Matt Schalz, peace officer. Bail was . set at $2,500. Miss Josee Reed of 1003 N. River road, McHenry, was charged with possession of nar­ cotic drugs and bail set at $2,500. A charge of theft of a 1965 car was made against Terry Smock, the complainant being Dana McPherson of 2117 Eng­ lish Prairie road, Spring Grove. Bail was set at $7,500. GRAVESTONES IN RINGWOOD CEMETERY BROKEN Several cases of vandalism were reported to the sheriffs office this week. One of the most recent came from J.C. Pearson of 5117 Barnard Mill road, Ringwood, who said that five gravestones had been upset in the Ring- wood cemetery and all were broken. Mr. Pearson asked for a special watch of the area and added he would give a re­ ward to anyone with informa­ tion on the matter. On Monday, John Colomer of 1107 W. River Terrace drive, McHenry, reported twelve pipes of a permanent lawn sprinkling system either pulled out of the ground or bent. He estimated the vandalism destroyed four­ teen hours of labor by a plumb­ er. The damage occurred at 2:30 a.m. by two persons who had been drinking. The same day, Earl Koch of 1108 W. River Terrace drive, McHenry, notified the sheriffs office that his 1966 auto had two tires slashed and the radio antenna was torn off. His des­ cription of the two persons be­ lieved responsible fit the re­ port given by Mr. Colomer. Indian Ridge Okays Reports, Names Officers Indian Ridge Improvement association, Wonder Lake, held its annual meeting and election of officers last Sunday at the Wonder Lake Firehouse. In at­ tendance were about one hun­ dred members who approved the reports of the secretary, the treasurer and of the var­ ious committees, road, parks and beaches, and audit. The membership voted upon the by-law changes that are to be presented at the Master as­ sociation convention on Sept. 14 thereby instructing this sub­ division's delegation of their wishes on each of the by-law changes. The offices of vice-president and secretary were open for election this year. Elmer E. Raske was elected as vice- president and Charles A. Ter­ rell was elected secretary. (Continued on page 14) Continued from a hearing on Aug. 6, the McHenry county zoning board Thursday held an­ other inquest into re zoning 55 acres of Thomas Wilson's farm, located south of Bay road and east of Cuhlman road, into a gravel pit. After hearing testi­ mony from two witnesses, the board was forced to adjourn until Oct. 15. All available chairs in the McHenry fire house were fil­ led by spectators, with approx­ imately ten people left stand­ ing. Most of them were objec­ tors from Worthmore and Bay View Estates subdivisions, hou­ sing developments which border the proposed site of the gravel pit. Herbert Harrison, real es­ tate appraiser, continued his testimony from the last hearing on behalf of the petitioners, Four Thefts Investigated Thefts of various items have been reported by McHenry area residents and are under inves­ tigation by sheriffs police. Arthur Smith of 5404 Orchard way, West Shore Beach, Mc­ Henry, reported a battery and other items removed from his 1963 car; wires for the vol­ tage regulator torn loose and the glove box ransacked and contents thrown about the auto. Martin Kinnerk of 5509 Cleveland drive, West Shore Beach, McHenry, reported almost the same damage to his 1967 car. In both cases,there were smudges but no finger­ prints available, indicating the thief used gloves. Walter Mazur of 4600 Staf­ ford drive, Pistakee Lake, told authorities that between mid­ night and 5 a.m. on Friday, his 14-foot aluminum boat with 20 h.p. motor were stolen. La­ ter he found the boat just north of his home, submerged in wa­ ter, but the motor was not re­ covered. An outboard motor was stolen from a boat belonging to Stan­ ley Ziomek, 5414 Lucina, Mc­ Henry, sometime between Fri­ day and Monday. DALTON BOYS SUFFER CARBON MONOXIDE POISON Two Dalton, 111., boys nar­ rowly escaped very serious ill­ ness from carbon monoxide poi­ soning as the family travelled near Spring Grove, last Fri­ day, unaware of a faulty tail­ pipe on the auto. Robert Gilligan, father Of the boys, Shawn and Brian, said he was driving on Rt. 12 when he noticed the two family dogs acting strangely. He turned to the back seat and found Shawn's lips had turned blue. Gilligan opened all of the windows and helped the boys reach the shoul­ der of the road, after which he sent for help. Mrs. Gilligan and a daugh­ ter sitting in the front seat and another son, Robert, in the left rear of the car, were not affected. Assistance was sought at the home of Mrs. Vennen Ward, Spring Grove, who called the sheriffs office. Coroner Ehorn checked all occupants of the car before the family continued on their way. William M. Hamil and Donald Butler. Harrison used a blow­ up of a U.S. Department of Agriculture y^rvey map of the Wilson farm area to sup­ plement his testimony. Acco­ rding to the real estate appra­ iser, the gravel pit will not adversly affect the water lev­ el of the community and may reclaim useful land from a swamp near the proposed site. After direct examination by the petitioners' lawyer, Har­ rison was cross-examined for approximately one and a half hours by the objectors' couns­ el. In his questioning, the lat­ ter expressed most of his clients' objections to gravel washing and crushing mach­ ines being located near their homes. The lawyer asked Harrison about the dangers of lowering the water table, polluting the air and water, creating traffic hazards, and disturbing the community with noise. When he completed his cross examination, objectors in the room were allowed to ques­ tion Harrison. One of the ques­ tioners expressed his fears for the wildlife living in the swamp near the proposed gravel oper­ ation. Before going into this second board hearing, the objectors held a meeting on Aug. 24 to create an organized resistance to the gravel pit and to solicit funds for retaining a lawyer. Five Worthmore and Bay View Estates residents, Daniel Pri­ ce, Bernard Becker, Henry Gi- bbertson, George Haasl and John Hoffstetter, retained the lawyer. Although they tol d the gathered objectors that they had raised $250, the men refu­ sed to disclose the amount they collected after the meet­ ing. Hoffstetter, an operator of a trucking firm and former op­ erator of a gravel pit, was the first objector to testify before the zoning board. "The wash­ ing operation creates a mons­ ter", said Hoffstetter, refer­ ring to the silt washed off gra­ vel in its processing. He felt that the silt would form clouds of dust and pollute the water. Although Harrison testified that a house in the area is built upon the silt collected from another gravel pit, Hoffstetter t claimed that the waste product is unstable and unsuitable for ' (Continued on page 14) CHORAL CLUB TO OPEN FALL SEASON SEPT. 8 The McHenry Choral club opens its twenty-ninth season next Monday evening, Sept. 8, at 8:15 o'clock in the old mus­ ic room of East campus. Prospective members are in­ vited to join club members in hearing a stereo recording of the choral selections of last spring's program. Later, there will be a preview of selections which will be a part of this year's holiday concert. Highlight of the program is planned to feature the chorus and ballet performers in a pre­ sentation of highlights from the "Nutcracker Suite". Anyone interested in joining the club is invited to attend practices on Monday nights at 8 o'clock (except the first week). Deadline for membership this fall is Sept. 22. yttcJfeniu School *bi&t%ictA Hilltop; Margie Niemi, second grade, Hilltop; Nancy Shauger, fourth grade, Valley View; and Elizabeth Freeman, first grade, Valley View. Middle Row: John Sanders, fifth grade, Edge- brook; Ernest Useman; Judy Harrison, fourth grade, Hilltop; Ann Obermeyer, P.E., Jr. high; Mrs. Plasgrove, special ed­ ucation, Jr. high; Patricia Rolfe, fifth grade, Valley View; Suzanne Little, fourth grade, Edgebrook; Carolyn Oetjen, first grade, Landmark; Lynn White, first grade, Hilltop; Andrea Garlanger, science, Jr. High; Sharon Oas, fourth grade, Edge- brook; and James Schoeff, P.E. Jn High. Top Row: Karl Stueben, fifth grade, Valley View; Gregory Adrian, sixth grade, Hilltop; David Parrish, math, Jr. High; George Dyke, sixth grade, Edgebrook; Ronald Freeman, P.E. Valley View and Edgebrook; James Buelow, fourth grade, Valley View; William Hemple, fourth grade, Valley View; and Verdun Hull. PLAINDEALER PHOTOS Ĵ lew faculty. Alent bet J fjoin Many new teachers have Joined the faculties of both District 15 and 156 with the start of the 1969 fall term. At left are the new high school faculty members: First row, Susan Ripson, Latin-English, West; Nancy Scott, librarian, East; Janice Smith, business education, West; Constance Schmidt, P.E. West; Pam­ ela Kortemeier, business education, West; Mrs. Sammy Le- Clair, special education, East; Tom Phillips, power mechanics* drafting, West. Second row: Lee Simons, art, West; Fred Kusch, social studies, East; Walter Frick, art and drafting, West; Larry Dennis, math, West; John Shauger, business education, West; Dan Boland, business education, West; John Christenson, math, East; and Richard Heise, science, East. In picture at right are new District 15 teachers. First row: Joyce Pitzen, language arts and social studies, Jr. High; Susan Danka, second grade, Valley View; Carol Philips, second grade, Edgebrook; Constance Candella, sixth grade, Valley View; Barbara Schaeff, third grade,