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. r THE MCHENRY PL "SERVING THE CMAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1S75 Vol, 90 - No. 24 - 2 Sections, Thursday, January 12, 1967 - McHenry Plaindealer 24 Pages - 10$ Musin FIRST FILINGS FOR TOWNSHIP OFFICES MADE With the opening date filing for township office Monday, Jan. 9, the names of four candidates were filed with Town Clerk H. Walter Anderson, all members of the Independent Township party. They include Walter J. iWally) Dean for supervisor; Edward J. Buss and Tfiom H. Huemann for assistant supervisors; and Charles J. Miller for road commissioner. WARD For many of us, January rather than Spring, is a time for housecleaning. The reason, most times, is that after literally throwing ^things way and that to make room for Christmas, the Tday of reckoning must come. The most unusual things turn up, as found in a "digging" process which took us no farther than an accumulation pf papers under the telephone on our office desk. Among other things, thej were found to contain a new telephone number for So 1 Hear given to us a year ago; zip code numbers for four nearby communities which we received when' the system went into effect; sample ballot prices for the spring of 1964; and. the name and address of an irate caller who made his presence known to us during 1966 to complain about the manner in which authorities were treating his offspring. And last of all, we bad si business card from a Brookfield businessman whose specialties were travel and outdoors articles. At this point we stopped to read about -some -of -the dreamy vacation suggestions he had to offer. The rest of the housecleaning can wait ontil. the mood strikes again. To Better Equalize in City Workmen are busy between Green street and Center, preparing to lay tile as the intitial stage of the program recently approved by the voters when they favored % issuing $95,000 in storm and sewer bonds. Better drainage in this particular area was deemed one of the first needs of the city in correcting trouble spots. One of the heartwarming stories of the recent holiday season involves Mr. and Mfcs. A. K. Burns of Holywood, Fla., former McHenry residents. . Mr. and Burns joined Santa's helpers this year as volunteer workers for the Salvation Army. They were among numerous folks of all ages (ranging from 9 to 90) who opened their generous hearts so that others might have a Merry Christmas. The project undertaken by Mrs. Burns was reconditioning dolls. The 73-year-old lady was ably assisted by her 75-year-old husband. This year fifty dolls were turned over to the couple from the Salvation Army pick-up including fifteen old ones, and they completed them in time for Christmas giving. In her work, Mrs. Burns scrubs, shampoos, mends and dresses, the old dolls and makes clothes for the new ones. She says some have to (Continued on Page 12) INTER-FAITH SERVICE SET IN WONDER LAKE The first * inter-faith meeting of its kind to be held in the Wonder Lake area will take place Friday, Jan. 20, at Christ the., King church in Wonder Lake. The meeting will take place in the form of a service and will begin at 8 p.m. There will be six clergy participating; Rev. Ronald A. Anderson, pastor of the Ringwood Methodist church; Rev. Thomas L. Johnson, pastor of Nativity Lutheran church; Rev. James A. Vanderpool, p a s t o r C h r i s t t h e K i n g church; Rev. Linas H. Brown, rector of St. Ann Episcopal church of Woodstock and Rev. William S. Vanderpool, retired-Methodist minister. The program will consist of hymns, scripture readings, responsive reading, meditations and prayer. The Rev. Ronald Anderson and Rev. Thomas Johnson will both speak about the inter-faith • m o v e m e n t w i t h i n t h e Christian church. The Rev. James A. Vanderpool will have the opening welcoming address. There will be a coffee hour following the program in the fellowship hall of Christ the King church. Youth Receives Vandalia Term The start of a new year has given little reason for a bright outlook for one McHenry youth. He is Gerald 'Mayfield, 18, who last Thursday was sentenced to seven months in Vandalia by Judge Kaufman in McHenry Branch m court, and also costs. The sentence followed theft of a Christmas package on ' Dec. 17, valued less than $20. Intended for Bhipment between . states, it was in the McHenry bus depot when taken. The youth had been brought to McHenry by sheriff's deputies from his temporary home in the county jail, where he had previously been ordered to serve a v sixty-day sentence for contempt of court. This resulted when he ignored a probation stipulation to stay away from a young girl with whom he had been keeping company. Mayfield was told twice during the hearing of his rights. However,he waived a jury trial and asked for the case to be continued upon his release on the contempt charge. When informed that the court was limited to a two-week continuance, h e pleaded guilty to the charge of theft under $150. C OF C HOLDS AOTUAL MEETING TUESDAY. JAN. 17 McHenry Chamber of Commerce members are looking forward to the important ann u a l g e n e r a l m e m b e r s h i p meeting scheduled for next Tuesday, Jan. 17, at noon at the new Legion home on Ringwood road. Luncheon reservation cards sent to members must be returned two days in advance. Nominees selected ty the committee to fill lour vacancies on the board of directors include William Nye, Allan Liebsohn, Joe Kuna and Clint Claypool. However, there will be an opportunity for additional nominees to be named from the floor. New officers of the board will also be elected at this annual meeting. During the membership drive now in progress, all members are urged to contact other businessmen. President V. A. Thompson hopes all members and prospective members will make every effort to attend. Filings open for township officials' election in April. Indict Two On Local Charges Seven persons were indicted by the grand jury in session this past week. Among them was John B. Fisher of 3613 N. Riverside drive, McHenry, indicted on a charge of Intent to commit a theft at the home of Donna Lee Miller in Crystal Lake on Dec. 1. Another indictment was against Donald Fiormonti of Hillside for theft of musical instruments valued at more than $150 from Shay's Music World, 1220 N. Green street, McHenry, Oct.- 21. Arraignments for the indicted were scheduled Jart;;. 11 before Judge William M, Carroll in Circuit court. ADVANCE FSItST AID COUlffi TO BE OFFERS© IN An advance first aid class will start in McHenry on Jan. 16 and continue for one month, to Feb. 16, with a total of twenty hours. Classes will be held Monday and Thursday nights from 7 to 9 o'clock in Room 224 of the high school. In order to qualify, a person must have an active Red Cross standard course card. Instructor for the classes will be Mr. Carmon L. Hodges of Lakeland Shores. Taxpayers are reminded that Monday, Jan. 16, is the date for final payment of 1966 estimated federal income tax. _• emocracy WILLIAM GAUGUSH William Gaugush of 911 Lfily Lake road, McHenry, was named first place winner in the twentieth annual Voice of Democracy contest recently concluded at McHenry high school. William is a senior student . Second place award was merited by Kathy Pierce of 7013 Seminole drive, Wonder Lake; third to Howard Brody of 6809 Bull Valley road, McHenry; and fourth to Daniel Wolf of 2604 W. Lincoln road, McHenry. The contest is co-sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4600 and the KATHY PIERCE ladies' auxiliary, with Paul Kocan and Marge Moreth acting as co-chairmen. Fourteen Entered Fourteen students recorded their talks on the theme, "Democracy, What It Means To Me". U.S. Savings bonds will be awarded to the first four winners. The winning tape of Gaugush has been entered in the state-wide contest. His talk read as follows: "Democracy is a word and idea which means many different things to many types of people. To one, in generlO niiniMfl mi I'iim- l.'i NEW LIONS CLUB PLAMS CHARTER DIMMER JAN. 21 McHenry's newest service club, the Lions, was founded last fall with a nucleous of fifteen members. Since its inception, the club has added its officers, and formulated plans for its charter dinner which will be held Jan. 21 at the- new American Legion home. Officers of this club are Paul Schwegel, president; John Licastro, first vice-president; Richard Wilhelm, secretary; and Jim Larkin, treasurer. The club will receive its charter from John L. Oberwise, Governor of the District to which they belong. Tickets for this event may be obtained from John Shay, dinner chairman. Johnny Balbo, international director of Lions, will be the guest speaker and in addition, many other notables will be in attendance. Dinner is at 7:30 and dancing will be from 9:30 until 12:30. Lions * International is a world-wide organization of community service clubs dedicated to the improvement and development of the community and of its individual members. This year it is celebrating its fiftieth year of activities and services throughout the world. At their last meeting held Monday, Jan. 9. the local club was pleased to have in attendance Ted Watts, state secretary of Lions Iifternar tional. and Lester Peat, currently lieutenant governor of District I-J. At this meeting COUNTY Y REPUBLIC G TO The McHenry County Young Republicans will meet at 348 High road in Cary at 8:15 on Monday, Jan. 16, according to incumbent President Thomas A. Henley. Business that will be on the agenda includes the election of officers, sponsorship of the newly-formed Teen-Age Republican club in the county and other such business as may be brought up. P r e s e n t o f f i c e r s i n c l u d e President Henley, Secretary Nyda Schmelzer and Treasurer Cal Skinner, Jr. Skinner is also TAR advisor. The vice-presidency was vacated by Henley when former President Jack- Schaffer of Cary resigned to enter the Armed Forces. He is now serving in Germany. Membership in the YR's is limited to those beteen the ages of 18 and 35. Anyone interested in joining is invited to attend the meeting. Dr. Eugene Matesi was welcomed as a new member. The McHenry Lions intends to be an active community organization, undertaking positive programs for l o c a l i m p r o v e m e n t a n d growth and welcomes suggestions and comments regarding their 'activities and objectives. A county Special Education district meeting was held in Woodstock on the evening of Jan. 4, attended mainly by administrators and board members of coun- ! ty schools. The purpose of the meeting was to acquaint those present with provisions of new House of Representatives legislation passed during the 1965 session of the General Assembly pertaining to requirements for providing special education facili-" ties for handicapped chilren. The new law specifies certain high quality education for handicapped pupils in all school districts. The program p a r t i c u l a r l y m e n t i o n s t h e physically handicapped, multiple handicapped, blind, partially sighted, deaf and hard of hearing between the ages of 3 and 21, and speech defective. socially maladjusted, educable mentally handicapped, learning disabilities, e m o t i o n a l l y d i s t u r b e d a n d trainable mentally handicapped between 5 and 21. Maintain Classrooms For several years, a financial agreement between the various school districts of the county has been responsible for setting up the fourteen classrooms now in existence to aid these young people. The program is governed by a board which includes the superintendent and one board member from each district, i(.'•'illinticil on l'.'i Panel Talk By Officials To Be * Among Highlights "&• The Mental Health Center for McHenry County annual meeting 'Mil be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the Woodstock Presbyterian church social hall. The center is located in McHenry. . H. Joseph Gitlin, president, has announced plans for the meeting as he outlined some of the major problems confronting members, a non-profit organization aimed at helping persons with emotional problems. Major increase in the number of patients seeking aid during 1966 will be one topic for discussion. Defeat of the community mental health referendum Nov. 8 compounds the financial problems of the organization. Hie center hopes to elect a wider representation to the board of directors and to gain a better understanding by the public of problems " that surround efforts to cope with today's mental health case load. Gitlin, Woodstock attorney, had considerable experience in the psychiatric division of the Armed Forces. "The Mental Health center needs wider understanding ot the mental problems it faces," he said. Needs Support "If the Center is to continue to serve McHenry county's needs, it must have additional financial support locally. Volunteer support and 'catchas- catch-can' financing will not work." He said many centers in Illinois receive funds directly from local government sources. This must be more strongly urged in McHenry County if the citizens of this county are to serve the good.7 of the entire citizenry in the mental health care field, he continued. The annual meeting will include a panel discussion by local officials and officials from counties where centers are serving the public. * Special invitations will be sent to all McHenry county township supervisors and other county officials. All members of the center-- any county citizen who has contributed $5 or more in 1966 --will be invited and they will be issued ballots at the door for the election of directors. PFC. Kopsell Is Woi PFC. DONALD KOPSELL Pfc. Donald Kopsell, serving with the paratroopers in Vietnam, has been wounded in action. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Kopsell of 612 W. Columbus street, McHenry, received a telegram from the Army on Monday evening, telling them that he had been hit in the back and right arm. No details were contained in the telegram, .and the Kop* sells are uncertain in which part of the country he , was located. However, they were informed that further correspondence with the young serviceman should be sent to the 18th Surgical h o s p i t a 1, A.P.O., San Francisco, Calif. Mrs. Kopsell said they had received a letter on Tuesda; from their son, written q Jan. 6, two days before foe was wounded. At that time he was on radio watch as part of his work as a telephone and radio operator. The same letter informed ; his parents that Pfc .Kopsell was with others of his division in a church in a small mountain town whe^e the Viet Cong hacl driven many o f t h e t o w n s p e o p l e / f r o m their homes. He ma!y have been wounded while, helping to protect the village from further damage. / ' The urgency of action in redistricting the four wards in the city of McHenry brought •i special meeting of the City Council on Monday night. Annexations in the past year, particularly Lakeland Park with a densely populated area, made it necessary to define the wards before filing for aldermanic posts for the election in April. The number of wards remain the same since the statutes provide for this number in a city with population ranging between 3,000 and 15,000. However, ward lines had to be changed to equalize the wards as nearly as possible as to population. Council members recognized the fact that some voters become confused with changes in wards and the different polling places for precincts in elections other than city. Need Clarification Under the new plan, two aldermen will be elected in Ward 4 which covers the Lakeland Park area. Clariffc cation is needed in Ward 2 where one of the incumbents with two years remaining in his term of office may become an "Alderman at Large". This will be clarified and reported as soon as a decision can be reached. Council members stated. Monday night that another redistricting will be necessary if real estate developments and additional annexations bring the expected growth in the next few years. The Council passed an ordinance annexing the highly through Lakeland Park and another ordinance to clarify an omission in the petition fcfr annexation of the area. Attorney Continues At the regular meeting of the council last week, City Attorney John E. Looze announced his resignation following the Council's decision to appeal the Locker etal v. City of McHenry. Attorney Looze did not represent the city in the suit since hfe opposed the procedure and the large expense to the city. The Council took no action on the resignation at the reg- < Continued on Page 12> Supe Fsw®[ For Fund Inve rs Vote In Workshop Sessions, ' Seminars Offered Starting Feb. 6 ^ Studies for Living, an evening education pro^ram^or McHenry county adults, wall open the week of Feb. 6, at McHenry high school. Approximately thirty classes and creative projects will be offered. Described as a step toward total community educa? tion, the program places the skills, facilities and school buildings at the service of the entire community for two and a half months, with special emphasis this year upon individual involvement i n imaginative class room activities, group, discussions, workshop sessions and seminars. This year's program includes creative leisure activities, classes to improve business and office skills, tech- 1 'Continued on Page 12» The big question of where to invest $650,000 in the Treasurer's office which are presently in no n-interest bearing checking accounts within the county, occupied much of the morning session of the monthly meeting of the county board of supervisors on Tuesday. Treasurer Cal Skinner, Jr., distributed to board members •copies of a report showing answers he had received from letters sent to county and area banks regarding rates of interest on investments for various lengths of time. The report revealed a wide spread in rates from a high of 5Vt per cent to 3 per cent. County banks averaged in the area of 4 per cent and slightly above, which was lower than some of the very large banks reporting. However, comment was made that it would be impossible for these smaller financial institutions to "offer the same rates. Make Decision After cor&iderable discussion, the board made its decision to keep the county money within county banks. As a protection that all rates would not be submitted below a reasonable figure, it was agreed that only if thp county institutions failed to meet the rates of federal I notes would the money be invested in the latter. Arnold May was present on behalf of the mental health movement to request a special election to secure money for this purpose, asking that in order to save the taxpayers money, it would be held on the same day as the township election, April 4. This would require little expense except for the extra ballots. . Make Levy Request The new referendum would ask for permission to levy up to .05 per cent, which is haif of the amount asked at the ix>lls in a vote which defeated the issue last fall. The new figure would realize between $225,000 and $250,000 in a year. However, the full amount would not be used. May set the needs for the mental health center and the mentally retarded school at 5100,000, supplemented by about $50,000 to be given by the state. It was noted that during 1965, there were 494 mental • ('. riliiuM'd on l*sig«> 1*2»