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TEAKS * THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875' VOLUME 100 NUMBER 6 FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1975 18 PAGES Amend Application State Will Study Request For Airport JL ESCAPES INJURY ~ Keith B. Winn of 4000 N. Solon road, Richmond, escaped serious injury Wednesday afternoon when his car hit a train at a crossing on North Solon road about one-half mile north of Route 12. Winn's car, pictured at the left, was demolished in the accident but he did not require treatment from the Richmond Rescue squad which was called to the scene. Winn told deputies he had been following another vehicle southbound on Solon road when it pulled into a driveway. Winn said he saw the Milwaukee Road train at the last minute "due to his windshield wipers being bad and a heavy rain" in the area at the time. Officers noted that the engine was hit in the right front fender near the main reservoir tank. The car then spun around and hit the rear of the engine. Engineer of the train was Edward Ambacher of Ingleside. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD No Teacher Contracts In Dist. 156 Unless there are some new developments within the next few days, teachers in High School District 156 will begin the Fall term without benefit of contract. Supt. Richard Swantz said an impasse existed following a short executive session prior to the regular meeting, at which time board members met with a teacher negotiating team Following the regular meeting, hoard members went into another executive session for a discussion of salaries. When members emerged, in open session, they directed Supt. Swantz to prepare a salary schedule for all em­ ployees except teachers, ad­ ministrators and aides (whose scale was announced at the meeting). The directive was to develop a schedule that reflects no greater a total increase than 6 per cent over last year. Teacher and board negotiations have been con­ tinuing since late last Spring, sometimes on a weekly basis. However, as the two parties remained far apart, fewer and fewer of these meetings have taken place recently. Also from the executive session came a request for the superintendent to employ four assistant girls ' coaches from within the ranks of the present staff. The total salary increase should not exceed $1,800. In meeting Tuesday night, the board of High School District 156 voted to submit proposals for two projects to the Division of Vocational and Technical Education. One of these is for Placement of Disadvantaged and Han­ dicapped Students into the Mainstream Curriculum, and the second for High School Placement Services. Both programs are fully funded by the state, the first with a proposed budget of $30,000 and the second, $18,000. These are pilot programs of a competitive nature, to continue over a three-year period. District 156 expects to learn by Oct. 15 whether or not it has been accepted Because the board wants to assure the legality of any ac­ tion, it was suggested that two members who are leaving office because of the formation of community unit District 12 abstain from voting. Both Donald Arvidson and Phillip Bartmann reside within the new district and therefore will not be holding office in District 156. In contacting attorneys, including those employed in the office of the Illinois Department of (Continued on page 4) Approximately 100 people were in attendance at an ad­ ministrative hearing held for seven hours Tuesday in the McHenry county courthouse regarding an application by Crescent Bay Landing, Inc., for a commercial airport-seaplane base on the Fox river near the Johnsburg bridge. It appeared three-fourths of those present were objectors to the proposed operations. Besides those in attendance, petitions were presented which carried the names of almost 300 additional objectors. Alderman Kdward Datz also presented a resolution from the McHenry City Council expressing its opposition to establishing a commercial seaplane landing base. When it became evident that a great many people were opposed to the operation of a commercial seaplane base, the petitioners offered to amend their original application from commercial to a restricted operation with a waiver to allow training operations and a limit of two permanently based planes. We want to be good neighbors and live with the boaters and residents in the area, the petitioners said. A commercial airport was defined as one that accepts transits, rents space, sells gas, makes repairs, etc. A restricted landing area is one which is given a limited Council Studies Possible Uses For Motor Fuel Funds Routine administrative matters were handled by the City Council at its meeting Monday night. Fred Meyer, Supt. of Public Works, reported on a meeting he had attended with state officials regarding possible uses of Motor Fuel Tax monies for projects other than road construction and maintenance. Since an average of $7,000 per month is received from Motor Fuel Tax money, a substantial balance has accumulated in that fund. Meyer felt it would be best to seek permission from the state to use some of this money for ice and snow control, street patching and tree removal. A resolution would have to be passed by the Council and other state forms filled out in detail before definite action can be taken. Therefore, Meyer was instructed to obtain the figures, fill out the forms and start immediate action on the project. Alderman Jack Pepping of the Finance committee reported that spending for the first three months was within the quarterly suggested allotment for the year. Mayor Stanek told the Public Property committee to get a list of vacant properties owned by the city which are not in use. The Council will then study the possibility of selling the Armed Robbery Nets Tidy Sum At Service Station We continue to receive very heartwarming calls and messages as readers peruse the pages of the centennial issue and get caught up on the history of their home city. A most welcome acknowledgement of the issue came by phone from Silver Springs, Md. Ken Boley, a long time resident of McHenry and a graduate of MCHS, retains strong ties for his home town even though many years have passed since he resided locally. The Boley family extends far back into the business history of the community. It was in 1880 that Gottlieb Boley purchased the original brewery, built in 1868, for what was then con­ sidered the tidy sum of $1,400. It was this business con­ nection, as well as many other memorable ties with McHenry, that prompted the phone call. Our own memories of Ken Boley go back to grade school days, when he was a senior in high school. The school or­ chestra had been fortunate enough to earn the right to play in the national orchestra finals in Cleveland, Ohio. Through some unfortunate omission in the afternoon performance, the McHenry musical aggregation was denied an opportunity to participate in the evening finals in spite of a, second place musical rating in the preliminary competition. Depression set in. Only Ken Boley decided to go to the hall that night to see and hear, first hand, what we were missing. His compensation was a beautiful bronze plaque which, as far as we know, still adorns the show case on one of our campuses. • Another call came from Geri (Continued on page 4) / Approximately $463 in currency and change along with fifty-six cartons of assorted cigarettes were taken in an armed robbery which occurred last Monday night about 8:15 at the J&L Oil company, 810 W. Rand road near Lakemoor. Attendant Calvin Spletter of Round Lake Beach, reported that two men entered the station while he was seated at the desk. Both men wore ski masks and carried revolvers. They demanded money which Spletter put into a small white plastic pail which one of the offenders was carrying. Spletter was then taken into a washroom and his hands were tied behind his back. A short time later, a customer arrived at the station, heard Spletter calling for help and freed him. No auto had been seen or heard during the robbery. Investigation is continuing by McHenry County Sheriff 's deputies. On Aug. 18\George Norris, 4017 Seneca, Wonder Lake, reported that some time during the early morning hours someone had stolen the four barrel carburetor with chrome air cleaner from the engine of his auto and entered the vehicle taking a pair of sunglasses; two stereo speakers; and two eight track tapes. An attempt had also been made to remove the battery. When Andrew Rezula, 2115 Highwood road, McHenry, returned from a three day trip he discovered that his home had been burglarized. Entry had been gained by breaking the glass of the rear door. Taken were two Gibson electric guitars, a Bogen Pre-Amp, an AKAI stereo recorder, a Sony tape recorder, a Scott FM stereo receiver and an un­ determined amount of thirty- three and one-third rmp records. The sheriff 's office in­ vestigated a burglary at the Tara Hill stud farm, 3601 N. Richmond raod, McHenry. Sometime during the early morning hours of Aug. 14, someone had entered the barn and solen an old cavalry sad­ dle, along with some horse blankets and pads. The saddV Set Deadlines Ahead For Labor Day Issue Because of the Labor day holiday falling Sept. 1 this year, the Plaindealer has revised deadlines for the first issue that week. To bring the newspaper to readers on the regular publication day, general news must be submitted until noon Friday, Aug. 29, which is also the deadline for display advertising. Classified advertising will t . be accepted until 4 p.m. Friday". Community correspondents for the first issue should have copy in the office by Thursday noon. was later found abandoned in a nearby wooded area, but some blankets and pads are still missing. Charles Muse, 2302 John­ sburg road, McHenry, reported that during the night of Aug 14 someone had entered both his auto and his van which were parked behind his home. Several stereo tapes, a used tape player, a reverb unit and two base speakers were taken. The theft of an aluminum 8 ft. Smokercraft rowboat belonging to Thomas Schoenig, 903 W. River Terrace, McHenry. was investigated by the sheriff 's office. The craft had been stolen from the rear of the home where it had been pulled out of the water and secured to a tree. Barbara O'Niell of Chicago reported while at her summer home at 1316 W. River Terrace, McHenry, someone had stolen her purse from the home. It was later found by a neighbor while fishing, but $57 in cash along with credit cards and personal identification were missing. Sometime later someone had attempted to gain entry by prying a window of the home. A burglary was investigated at the summer home oflEdward (Continued on page 4) FREE IMMUNIZATION A free immunization program sponsored by the McHenry County Board of Health will be held Wednesday morning. Aug. 27. from 9 to 11 a.m. in the county. Parents who have not had their children immunized because it was a financial burden, should report to the Health department office located irL Room 102 of the courthouse?Rt. 47. at 9 o'clock. properties. Stanek reported he had contacted the three financial institutions in town regarding interest rates the city would have to pay for tax anticipation warrants. The Council ap­ proved the purchase of $75,000 in tax anticipation warrants at the last meeting to help the city meet expenditures until money Is received from real estate taxes. The following interest rates were quoted to Stanek: First National Bank of McHenry, 63* percent . McHenry Savings and Loan, 5 : in percent and McHenry State Rank, 4 percent. The "excellent rate" of the McHenry State Bank was approved by the Council. Alderman George Harker of the Purchasing committee recommended the expenditure of $1,235.05 for "highly technical equipment" at the sewer plant. The equipment is necessary to meet recent requirements of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). "The committee has no choice but to recommend the purchase and neither does the Council," Harker said. "It is mandatory equipment all municipalities must have," he concluded. Alderman LaVerne Hromec requested that better lighting be afforded in the commercial area on Route 120 from the railroad tracks to Highview avenue for safety. A previous study by Meyer revealed that eleven street lights should be installed on the south side of the road. Jt would cost $94 a month to operate the lights. Mayor Sanek questioned the advisability of the project at this time. "I see a period of austerity ahead of us," he said. "We must face up to it. I think we face a lean six months and it is not unique to McHenry, it is all over," he stressed. After discussion on the possibility of cutting down on the number of lights that might be installed, the matter was turned over to the Streets and Sidewalk committee for con­ sideration^. On the recommendation of the License committee, the following approvals were authorized by the Council: A United Cerebral Palsy walkathon on Sept. 20; establishment of another "Class H" Beer and Wine liquor license which will be issued to James Greco when his building is erected on Route 120 across from Sunnyside Dodge, (primarily to be a pizza restaurant); and the McHenry Youth Football league known as the Hornets were allotted Dec 6 to conduct a tag dav as , •* (Continued on page 4) number of aircraft based at the location. Only landings and takeoffs are allowed. There is a waiver which allows in­ struction. The application in question requests an area for landing and takeoff operations 4,000 feet in length northeast of the Johnsburg bridge and 3,500 feet southwest of the bridge. Crescent Bay Landing is located just south of the Johnsburg bridge on the east bank of the Fox river. Valjean Smith, hearing of­ ficer for the Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, Springfield, said the decision to approve or deny the application would be handed down in five or six weeks. Crescent Bay Landing, Inc., the petitioner, was represented by Attorney Curtis J. Dax of Chicago who is also a stockholder in the corporation along with Richard Matt, Ned Payne and Bill Frazier. LeRoy Marshall of John­ sburg and a group of objectors were represented by Attorney Bernard Narusis of Cary. According to testimony by Dax and Gordon Anderson of Wonder Lake, who is a flight instructor for the corporation, the only persons who receive instructions are experienced pilots who wish to earn a floatplane or seaplane rating. Testifying in behalf of the petitioners were Vern Jobst of McHenry, an airline pilot with 24 years experience who was a former instructor for the operation; Gordon Anderson, present flight instructor; Henry Zeiger, airport manager at Gait Airport; Richard Matt, stockholder and owner of one of the two planes in use at the base; Sgt George Meyers of the McHenry County Sheriff 's Water Patrol Division; Burrill Coppernoll. flight safety coordinator for the State of Illinois Division of Aeronautics and Attorney Curtis Dax Called to testify for the ob­ jectors were Ray McCann, Building and Zoning En­ forcement officer for McHenry County, and John Quay, director of the McHenry County Regional Planning com­ mission. " Individual objectors who presented their opinions in­ cluded Glenn Johns representing Sunnyside Beach Property Owners, Joseph J. Riha. Walter Nelson, Van Kennedy, Helen Decker, Guy Ambrose, Lorraine Feather- stone and Marshall Leonard. The petitioners pointed out that seaplanes have been taking off and landing on the water in the proposed area since 1968 with no accidents of any kind regarding the safety of boats, skiers or swimmers. It was noted that one plane had capsized in Pistakee Bay in May of 1970 but the Federal Aviation Authority classified it as an incident and not an ac­ cident. The FAA classifies it as an accident if a pilot can be found to be at fault. If other conditions prevail, it is con­ sidered an incident. Jobst, who was piloting the seaplane at the time of the incident, related that the plane was at rest on the water and was making a turn to take off when the left float dug into a track and there was no way the pilot in command or the student aboard could have stopped the aircraft from capsizing. Dax. in his testimony, stressed that everyone present was concerned with safety. "No one is more concerned with safety than pilots," he stressed. He pointed out that there have , been thousands of operations conducted on the Fox river and adjacent waterways without an^ ac­ cidents or injury to any person. Operations are defined as takeoffs and landings. It was pointed out that since pilots have much better visibility due to the height of their airplanes, they can see boaters, skiers and swimmers much better than boatmen. When In the air, the planes circle until the area is clear where they want to land. Flight Instructor Gordon Anderson said that he had flown over 300 hours at Crescent Bay * Landing and "never had any trouble with boats, skiers, houses or anything." When the river is- crowded, Anderson said they land on Dutch Creek which is just south of their base and then taxi to the landing ramp. Anderson explained that on weekends, flying stops at 10:30 in the morning. When boat traffic becomes heavy, they halt operations. Regarding a comment by an objector that seaplanes use the Pistakee Bay area regularly to practice takeoffs and landings, Hearing Officer Smith said that to land on that bay or any other point other than the application calls for except for emergency situations could be the subject of some court action by a complainant if such operations have not been authorized by the Division of Aeronautics. Pilots (Continued on page 5) Dedicate Rescue Squad Memorial Honored guests present for the Johnsburg Rescue squad memorial dedication Sunday are, from left, Arnold Rauen, master of ceremonies; Earl Walsh, retired McHenry city clerk; Jim O'Heir, McHenry county Trauma coordinator; A1 Jourdan, county auditor; State Rep. Thomas Hanahan, Jerry Wakitsch, former Rescue squad member; and the Rev. LeoBartel. PHOTO BY JERRY MILLER The Johnsburg Rescue squad honored deceased members with a memorial dedication ceremony at the squad building Sunday, Aug. 17. The program was highlighted by the un­ veiling of the memorial, a bronze plaque set in stone, by honorary members. Among honored guests were the Rev. Leo Bartel. the Rev. Matt Rauen, Rep. Thomas Hanahan. County Auditor A1 Jourdan, Earl Walsh. Trauma Coordinator Jim O'Heir and Master of Ceremonies Arnold Rauen. Special guests ' were Mrs. William (Dolly) Schmitt. Mrs Richard (Connie) Marshall. Mrs Richard (Marilyn) Rudolph and Mrs. Richard (Mary Hettermann) Debrecht M.C. Arnold Rauen noted during the dedication that the Johnsburg Rescue squad was the first chartered in the state and also the first to dedicate a memorial for deceased members. Those members honored were William Schmitt, Joseph Himpelmann, the Rev. Joseph Blitseh,* Gerald Hettermann, Lloyd Oeffling, Richard Marshall and Richard Rudolpl