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xyAijo,s %r THE Y PLAINOEALER n SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKE S REGION SINCE 1875 VOL 91 - No. 58 Friday, April 5, 1968 16 Pages - 10<? COUNTRY CLUB ANNEXATION STUDIED C of C Holds Easter Promotion Rotary Club Host Group Study Exchange Team Visiting the McHenry Rotary club at last week's meeting were five residents of the island of Taiwan who are enjoying an extended trip to this country to gain information, particularly in the field of business.. At the left is Chuck Peterson, and at the right, Jerome Buch, Mmin' and Of great interest to m?.ny McHenry residents will be the hearing set for Thursday, April 11, at 2 o'clock at the city hall, when a petition will be brought before the Zoning Board of Appeals of the city. A number of items will be included, but of special interest is that portion which requests a con- (Continued on page 4) Members of a group study exchange program from the island of Taiwan (Formosa) visited the McHenry Rotary club meeting last week Thursday during a tour which will take them to most of the clubs in Rotary District 644. The men have been in this country since March and will return to Taiwan on May 22, spending about four days in each community. The men, who made the long trip from their large home island off the main coast of China are all engaged in business or one of the professions. They hope to learn everything poswho were in charge of this phase of the local Rotary program. Visiting guests, left to right, are Norbert King, Paul C.F. Tsai, Dr. Charles J.H. Shang, George C.T. Lai, and Allen R.S. Huang. PLAINDEALER PHOTO /' sible about this country before returning, and each will pursue his own particular interest. Next year, Rotary District 644 hopes to make up a team of area Rotarians to visit Taiwan. THREE INDICTMENTS Three indictments of murder were returned by the grand jury Monday against Mrs. Helen Levoe, 31, of Lake-in-the-Hills. Mrs. Levoe has been confined to 'county jail since March 15, when she was charged with killing her sons, 11 and 7 years old, with a hammer and drowning her 18- month-old-daughter. Science Fair Winners Tod Althoff, Mark Steinsdoerfer, and Ted Pitzen show Sister Jane their Project Apollo, which captured first place in the science, fair held this week at St. Mary's parochial school. The boys used On Monday of this week, science fair awards were presented at the meeting of St. Mary's Home and School association meeting. They were as follows: Primary division: Renee Freund, first; Leslie Haggensawdust, wheat paste, water, an erector set, balsam wood and Christmas tree lights plus considerable time and effort, to complete their project. PLAINDEALER PHOTO jos, second; Mike Schmitt, and Joe Holden, third; Diane Basak, honorable mention. Intermediate division: Cindy Kamp, first; Melanie Rees and Carol Brda, second; Jay Adams and Joe Morowski, third; Cris Koleno, Sam Salvaggio, Mary Ellen Bolger, Judi Freund and David Bolger, honorable mention. Junior high division: Tod Althoff, Mark Steinsdoerfer, and Ted Pitzen, first; Linda Haggenjos and Sue Kennebeck, second. Union Good Friday Rites- Are Planned Combined Worship Service At City's Methodist Church On Good Friday, April 12, a combined worship service will be held at the Community Methodist church, 3717 West Main street. Actually, there will be three worship services, from noon to 12:45 p.m., 1 to 1:45 p.m. and 2 to 2:45 p.m. Area churches participating are the Evangelical Covenant, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran, Faith Presbyterian, Ringwood Methodist, St. Paul's Episcopal and the Community Methodist. The Rev. Raymond L. White, Community Methodist church, will be the Liturgist at the noon service and the Rev. Arthur D. McKay, St. Paul's Episcopal church, will speak on "Had You Been There". Special music will be provided by the Methodist choir. SECOND SERVICE At the second service, 1 to 1:45 p.m. the Rev. Don Johnson of the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church will be the Liturgist and the sermon, " Father, Forgive Them" will be given by the Rev. Clarence E. Mason of the Evangelical Covenant church. Mrs. OleBrekke will sing a solo, "Grant Me Dear Lord Deep Peace of Mind'** by Stickles. The Liturgist for the third service, 2 to 2:45 p.m. will be the Rev. Don Jernigan of the Ringwood Methodist church. The Rev. Jack Mclntyre of the Faith Presbyterian church will preach on "The Seventh Word from the Cross". Special music will be provided by Mrs. Calvin Vyduna. This is the first time that a combined Good Friday service of this kind has been held in the McHenry community. Everyone is urged to attend one of these services. Holy Communion 'will be served at the 7:30 p.m. ser-" vice on Maundy Thursday, April 11, at the Community Methodist church. Easter Bunnies To Distribute Candy in City Chamber Board Makes Selection Of Coordinating Group . Prompted by the success of last year's Easter promotion, the board of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce decided at Tuesday's meeting to sponsor a similar program this year. Two large Easter bunnies will be circulating throughout the business areas on Friday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to noon and 7 to 9 o'clock and on Saturday, April 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. They will be distributing free candy to the children. NAME COMMITTEE In order to establish cooperation among the various retail groups in the city with regard to the four most imoortant city-wide retail promotions - Dollar Days, Easter and Christmas - it was decided to form a coordinating committee. This group will meet from time to time and act as spokesmen for the various parts of the city. Appointed to the committee were Bill Nye, Bob Steiner, Don Howard, Alan Leibsohn, Don Weingart and Larry Lund. Because of the uncertainty of available funds, a motion was made to contract for central office services for the remainder of 1968. •-^Considerable discussion took "place on the summer Marine festival, which is scheduled for July 18, 19 and 20 and 21. Attractions include a dance on Saturday at the VFW and a parade on Sunday afternoon, followed by the water ski show. Drum Corps Magic will conclude the four-day program. Various committee chairmen were named by Frank Low, general chairman. They include Don Weingart, floats; Alan Leibsohn, sidewalk sale; Clint Claypool, refreshment stands at ski show (all other to be staffed by Viscounts Parents association); Bill Dumalski,ski show; and Dick Wilhelm, queen contest. The fire department will arrange the water fights. Alan Leibsohn reported that he has written to three companies for information concerning Christmas decorations. FUTURE EVENTS A number of conrng events (gontinued on page 4) Carol Corran Additional Streets In To Girls state Area KecommencM To ;V ' " C Reduce Kesicfients' Cost CAROL CURRAN Carol Curran, a junior in the McHenry high school and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Curran of 207 S. Curran road, has been selected by the faculty of the local high school for the honor of attending the twenty-eight annual session of Girls State this summer. As in the past, mythical governments on all levels will be established on the campus of MacMurray college, Jacksonville, from July 11 through the 18th. Carol is one of more the 500 local high school juniors selected for the honor in a state program sponsored locally by the American Legion auxiliary of Post 491. Selection of the outstanding girl is made annually on the basis of scholarship, leadership, character, cooperativeness, honesty and good health, Runner up for the honor was Joanne Schabow, also a junior and daughter of Mr. and Mrs, William Schabow of 1620 N. Highview, McHenry. Last year's MCHS representative was Kathy Bolger, who earned the distinction of being named Girls State governor during her week's stay at Jacksonville. McHenry also hadthis honor three years ago when Lynn Krebs held the state's highest post at Girls' State. ZONING CHANGE IS ASKED FOR GRAVEL PIT R.C. and Neva E. Raven have filed a petition for hearing before the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals, asking a conditional use permit to operate a gravel pit. The property is located on River road, about tVvo miles northwest of Island Lake. Wednesday, April 24, at 3 p.m. has been set as the hearing date in the Council chambers of Crystal Lake. A group of residents from Country Club drive attendedthe City Council meeting Monday night to discuss the possibility of annexation to the city of McHenry. Di a very fine presentation by the group's spokesman, Steve Wilkey, it was frankly stated that the petitioners would not be interested in annexation unless the Council couldgive some indication that sanitary sewer service could be available in a reasonable length of time. Alderman Pitzen, chairman of the Water and Sewer committee, explained the advisability of including additional -streets in the area to reduce the cost to each property own- . er. It was agreed that the petitioners wotild pursue the possibilities of including additional areas. The Council explained that an engineering firm would have to be engaged to give a preliminary report on the proposed project and agreed tose- Electors Give Approval To Hard Road Tax By a vote of 107 to 21, with three spoiled ballots, 131 McHenry township residents who attended the annual town meeting Tuesday evening approved the Permanent Hard Road fund tax of .167. This is a permanent tax which must be renewed by a vote every five years, and as such will not raise taxes. Edward Buss was chosen to serve as moderator for the meeting held at the VFW clubhouse, which drew a larger crowd than usual. In other business, approval was also given to the Town levy in the amount' of $60,940 for such township expenses as salaries, election costs, etc. The budget and appropriation for this fund was established at $65,200. For the fourth ye^r, there was no levy made for general assistance fund, but $15,100 was voted for that fund's budget and appropriation. ' The electors approved a General Road and Bridge levy of $105,000 and a budget appropriation of $81,500. The township expects to realize only about $87,000 from the levy because of loss and costs and the fact that cities share in the money derived. The Permanent Hard Road fund budget and appropriation was set at $197,500. cure such information as soon as possible. PLANT EXPANSION Hugo C. Arp, Jr., vice-president of Dain, Kalman and Quail, Inc., of Davenport, Iowa, discussed financing of the proposed expansion of the sewage disposal plant and the extension of services to areas not presently served in the city. The magnitude of this project makes it necessary for the Council to give thorough study to bring about 'equitable cost to all residents of the city. The need for the expansion is recognized by the Council as the city grows. Sale of special assessment bonds covering areas where new mains must be constructed is one phase of the financing. The Council will then be faced with the sale of revenue and general obligation bonds. Council members have indicated that long study will be given in order to eventually result in fairness to all concerned. The Council voted to advertise for bids to furnish the city with a new police car. STUDY STREET WIDENING Alderman Jackson, chairman of the Streets and Alleys committee, reported on a study of widening Crystal Lake road from Hanley street to the new high school. Subdivision developers are committed to the estimated amount of cost to cover the original plans to build a frontage road. Hie committee will meet with the high school board to work out plans for participation in tfta,-- project. Recommertd^iOtfsHMi|^^ be presented to the entire coun-* cil. It was pointed out that widening of Crystal Lake road from 111. Route 120 to Hanley street will be paid through Motor Fuel Tax funds credited to the city by the state of Illinois. Name Buddy Poppy Chairmen The appointment of Howard Thomas as chairman of the VFWs annual Buddy Poppy sale was announced this week by Commander Robert Freund of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4600. Announcement was also made of the appointment of Geraldine Breede as auxiliary chairman by President Ethel Groth. Buddy Poppies will be sold on the streets of McHenry on a (Continued on page 4) District Contest Winners / JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BAND Attend the MCHS musical, "Barefoot Boy With Cheek", Friday and Saturday, 8:15 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Participating in the district music contest at Beach Park school, Waukegan, last Saturday, the McHenry Junior high band received a first division (superior) rating and the chorus also rated well in second division (excellent). Carl Kohrt is band director and Phillip Helwig directs the chorus. numbers at the contest: "Sym- , bol of Honor" march by Mesang; "Sonatina For Band" by Erickson , and "Western Legend" by Dilley. The chorus The band played the following sang "Glory Be To God In the PLAINDEALER PHOTO Highest" by Pergoles; "Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho", a Negro spiritual and "This Day is Mine" by McCoy. (Continued on page 4)