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Wednesday Edition THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LA KE S REGION SINCE 1875 * Now Twice Weekly VOL. 91 - No 10 Wednesday# October 11, 1967 14 Pages 10$ Rotary Sp®i§®rs Dinner _ TRAFFIC PROBLEM STUDIED Musitl' and M eanderin' ,136 To For Albert S. Blake watches with pleasant anti- local club sponsors its sixth annual bar-b-que cipation as Donald Weingart offers Rotary Club ham dinner on Sunday, Oct. 15, at the Legion president Don Virgens a taste of some of the home. The men are co-chairmen of the event, delicious food which will be served when the The public is invited to attend the sixth annual bar-b-que ham dinner sponsored by the McHenry Rotary club next Sunday, Oct. 15, at the American Legion home. The dinner will be served family style, from noon to 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available from members, at various places of business including the Plaindealer office, and at the door. Only 1,000 tickets will be sold. Proceeds will be used to defray the cost of materials for the eqidpment building recently constructed by Rotarians on McCracken field, and also for the many other worthwhile projects of the club. Oct. 8 had its memorable moments for at least a few McHenry residents, as it does every year. That date in 1967 marked the eighth anniversary of the devastating tornado in which the fury of the elements were unleashed on parts of the city, with concentration in the Edgebrook Heights area. It was a seemingly peaceful Thursday afternoon in McHenry. In our small office on north Green street, that peace was marred only by a sudden wind which blew a very large, heavy book from the window sill to the floor. A short ime later, enroute home, as we were passed by police cars and an ambulance hurrying south on Green street, it occurred to us that possibly an injury had occurred among football players practicing on McCracken field. It was a full hour later that we realized what had occurred in nearby Edgebrook Heights The damage seemed impossible when two blocks to the north a light weight pan remained in its original position on the ground, untouched by the wind. For two days following the impact of the storm, the curious walked and drove through the subdivision viewing the tremendous loss and thankful that lives had been spared. • (Continued on page 14) City Sales Tax McHenry Ronks Second Among Municipalities McHenry has taken a firm hold of second place'among county municipalities in the amount of sales tax collected for a three-month period. This is the second consecutive period / in which the city rated just under the top. For city sales tax collected in May, June and July on tax liability for April, May and June McHenry received $32,136. Topping the county was Crystal Lake with $38,029 and Woodstock ranked third with $28,023. Other collections locally were as follows^: McCullom Lake, $110; Lakemoor, $452; Spring Grove, $1,202; Sunnyside, $220; and Island Lake, $2,004. A total of 1,208 municipalities have passed ordinances adopting the Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax and 734 have adopted the Municipal Service Occupation Tax. STATE APPROVES $19,080 AID TO DISTRICT IS State Supt. of Public Instruction Ray Page has announced eighty-one additional Title I programs approved for Illinois schools. Total amount earmarked for the programs is $1,984,639.68. McHenry Community Consolidated District 15 was approved to receive $19,080. Title I programs include projects such as remedial reading, arithmetic, teaching of English as a second language and counseling services. HOMECOMING McHenry residents and visitors, particularly M.C.H.S. alumni, are invited to attend the annual homecoming on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20 and 21. NIGHT CLASSES POSTPONED Adult night school classes which meet Thursday, Oct. 12, will be postponed because of Columbus Day, a school holiday. These classes will be made up at a later date. POSTPONE ACTION AT SCHOOL SITE Council Considers Some Roadway And Parking Changes At a special meeting of the McHenry City Council Monday night, the issue of handling future traffic along Crystal Lake road was the main topic of discussion. Original plans submitted by Ladd Enterprises for the development of Boone Valley or Whispering Oaks designated a frontage road which would keep some area traffic off Crystal Lake roado This fronted on both the proposed school site and the planned area for neighborhood shopping center. As the new high school progressed, the subdividers proposed that the frontage road be abandoned. School board members also expressed some doubt as to its advisability. About two weeks ago Mayor Doherty asked for recommendations from the Northeast Illinois Planning commission. The recommendation did not provide for the frontage road, but considered changes in roadway and parking area in front of the school. A written report from Tom Dyke, planning consultant, was not received as expected. However, a phone call to the Mayor indicated he would recommend a 13-foot lane added to Crystal Lake road. Some council members thought that widening both sides of the road might be the answer. Maps were reviewed carefully, but a final decision was postponed until the regular meeting next week to give time for the second report to be submitted. ZONING ACTION Richard Zieman, chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the city of McHenry, presented a report of a zoning hearing held Oct. 6 in which William H. Sherer and Patricia K. Sherer, his wife, and McHenry Lumber company petitioned for a variation of the zoning ordinance to permit change in setbacks from property lines. Following review of the report, the council granted the petition as recommended by the Zoning board. Some discussion took place as to further enlargement of the city hall building to provide more space for the police department, storage of records, and future plans to provide space for all city offices.- A survey of the property owned by the city will be made before further consideration. View First Warrior Is ^ Bp Commend MCHS Stmdents On Nc ™00?ADV™0RY FlVe ^ Hon°red MEMBERS NAMED At the regular meeting of the board of Consolidated School District 15, held Monday evening, names were announced of steveral members of the Citizens' Advisory committee now being formed. More will be named at a later date. The first selection includes Ed Buss, William Ward and Mrs. Leonard Pawlikowski of McHenry, Gerald Elbersen of Wonder Lake, and Mrs, Myra Murray of McCullom Lake. •td Merit Ta MINOR CRASHES OCCUR IN CITY OVER WEEKEND McHenry police were called to investigate two accidents on Saturday and two on Friday. There was property damage in all, but no injuries. Jay Walter of Fox Lake was driving south on Green street Saturday when he struck a vehicle which was being pulled by another car driven by Dick A. Anderson of 2110 W. Mill lane, McHenry, the right wheel of which had fallen off. The same day, John H. Schuette of 312 S. Barreville road, McHenry, driving north on Green street, hit a car driven by Chancy L. Harrison of 6318 Barnard Mill road, Ringwood, who was backing out of a parking space. The previous day Curtis L. Freund of Woodstock, travelling east on Rt. 120, slowed to almost a full stop and was struck by another car driven by Paul Cooper of 6610 W. Rt. 120, McHenry, who was unable to stop. The same day, Del Kenney of 101 River road, McHenry, driving east on Elm street behind a car making a left turn, turned into the right lane and collided with a car driven by Magdalena R. Curran of 207 S. Curran road, McHenry, who was also east bound. Debbie Samen, copy editor, and Maxine newspaper which came off the press Friday, Moy, editor, are shown looking over the first Oct. 5. issue of the Warrior, McHenry high school VOTER LEAGUE HEARS "WAR ON POVERTY» REPORT A joint meeting of the League of Women Voters of Woodstock- McHenry will be held on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. James Miyashiro, 426 Lawndale, Woodstock. Arrangements for the program are being made by Mrs. Leoanrd Pawlikowski of McHenry, chairman of the Development of Human Resources unit of the league. Robert E. Urbanek of the Illinois Office of Economic Opportunity will speak on "Problems and Progress in the War on Poverty". He will explain the various programs operated by the local communities and funded by the federal government under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Mr. Urbanek and his family have lived in McHenry county since 1960, at which time he was sales director for the Pyramid Oil Co. of Chicago. A field representative for the Illinois OEO since 1966, he supervises its operations Jn eleven northwestern counties and has aided in establishing community action agencies in Freeport, Rock Falls, Sterling and Rockford. The only local OEOprogram, Headstart, will be explained by Mrs. Donna Ditzenberger of Hebron. Mrs. Ditzenberger has been a teacher in the Head- (Continued on page 14) These five M.C.H.S. seniors were announced this week as Commended students on the recent National Merit Testing program. Left to right, they are Libby Stinespring, Susan Robertson, Mike Wahls, JoAnne Rink and Tim Morck. Conduct School Census In Area Oct. 16 to 21 INFORMATION TO UPDATE NATIONAL ENROLLMENT FIGURES Information to determine how many children and adults under 35 are enrolled either in school or college will be sought in McHenry the week of Oct. 16, Director Theodore F. Olson of the Census Bureau Regional office in Chicago, has announced. Questions on this subject are asked each year at this time to update national figures on public, private and special school enrollment, full and part-time college attendance, the number of high school graduates and dropouts, and the last year of regular schooling for non-high school graduates. COMPARISON FIGURES A similar survey taken a year ago showed that more than 55 million persons were enrolled in school or college, about 30 percent of the civilian population. The 1966 figures represented an increase of 19 percent over 1960 enrollment. This inquiry is in addition to questions about employment that the Census Bureau asks each month to obtain data for use by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics in determining national employment and un-employment figures. \ The survey will bejfeaken simultaneously throughout the U.S. from a representative sample of the nation's households. All answers are confidential, and the information obtained will be used for statistical purposes only. INFANTS GREET BIG WORLD WITH BRIGHT SMILES The Harold Freeman children at Lakemoor are born with the best smiles - and cries - in the community. While other infants spend their initial hours in toothless looks at the world, these youngsters are well equipped to tackle solid food. On Sept. 30, Helen Elaine was born at Harvard hospital, complete with two bottom teeth. But she doesn't hold the record for the family. Five years ago her brother, William, was born with all his upper teeth. - Attend the Rotary dinner Sunday, Oct. 15. Methodists To Tell Mission The Community Methodist church announces that beginning on Oct. 29 there will be an "Every Member Visitation" to inform the congregation of the mission of the church. On Nov. 5, there will be an information dinner. Rev. Raymond White will be giving four sermons on the theme, "Lord, When Did We See You?" The general chairman is Don Gerstad, committee chairmen are Survey, Lon Smith; Development, Dean Leonard; and Visitation, Edward Wittrock. Lay Leader is David Cain. Letters of Commendation honoring them for their high performance on the 1967 National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) have been awarded to five students at McHenry Community High School, senior counselor William N. Perry has announced. Those named Commended students are Tim Morck, Joanne Rink, Sue Robertson, Libby Stinespring and Mike Wahls. They are among 40,000 students in the United States who scored in the upper 2 percent of those who will graduate from high school in 1968. The Commended students rank just below the 14,000 Semifinalists announced in September by the National Merit Scholarship corporation (NMSC). Nationally Famous Chef Teaches Gourmet Cooking 4r *** if * *'1 The nationally famous chef, George Nichols, is shown with one of the tasty creations he will be making in the Gourmet Cooking course offered in the adult school program now in progress in the McHenry public schools. TREE AFIRE Children using fuel oil started a hollow tree burning in a field in Orchard Heights about 7:30 Sunday evening. Members of Company I answeredtlie call. No damage resulted. George Nichols, nationally famous chef, is teaching the Gourmet Cooking course offered in the adult schopl program through the McHenry public schools. Nichols has appeared on national television, as well as cooking in some of the finest hotels andf restaurants in the country. Nichols came from the Isle of Corsica, known as the home of famous chefs. Since he was a small boy his hobby, as well as his vocation, has been food. His grandfather was a famous chef and his father was a chef on the liner Martine. At the age of 17 George Nichols enrolled at the Delyon Cooking academy in Delyon, France, and graduated as a First Class Cook. After graduation he went to work at the famous Casba, most famous of Paris restaurants, as head chef. From there he progressed to the famous Monte Carlo restaurants of the Riviera, where he masteredthe techniques of French cooking. The next seven years werespent as the head chef on the S.S. Normandie famous ocean liner. Here George catered to the most distinquished clientele from all over the world. During World War n he was engaged as instructor and cooking expert for the U. S. Navy. His television experience includes cookery shows in Los Angeles, Phoenix and Chicago. He is the original "Magic Chef" known throughout the United States. There are still openings available in his Gourmet Cooking course held Tuesday nights from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 26 A at the high school. If you are interested come to next meeting