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vVUNQ/g THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKE S REGION SINCE 1875 yOL. 91 - No. 62-2 Sections Friday, April 19, 1968 20 Pdges - 10$ Art- Fair Winners i * 4 m;-:\l!lr /*«&/ '% ;1 t 1 A%Sm i i 1 ' • * H 1 m-jrj:-. •" ..«if C'TY TAX COLLECTION HIGH M®leiry Retains' Second Place In County During Last Quarter Of 1967 Excitement reigned at the Art and Kobby show held last week at St. Patrick's school, when the announcement was made of project winners. Mrs. Glenn Jenkins, right, fourth and fifth grade teacher at the school, presented ribbons and cash prizes to the winners. From left, they were Timothy Wilt, son of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Wilt; Barbara Krasucki, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Krasucki; and Maureen Pintozzi, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Pintozzi, Timothy won first for his science project on the different stages of an egg development, Barbara placed second for a modern crayon art picture, and Maureen rated third for a science project showing the transfer of blood into the blood stream. PLAINDEALER PHOTO iiiitiiifiiiiiiumM Maybe we are alone in our thinking that the general public would benefit if it were possible to have some uniformity in Good Friday services in our McHenry area churches. From the stream of calls and questions, general confusion seemed to exist. There wa s a time when all churches planned services between the noon and 3 o'clock hour in the afternoon, and if we remember correctly, store owners used their individual judgments on whether or not to close. In more recerit years, the retail committee of the Chamber of Commerce has attempted to make the closing as uniform as possible through a recommendation for the three-hour (Continued on page 5) NEWSPAPER PHOTO WINNER OF PRESS GROUP CONTEST Wayne Gaylord, photographer for the McHenry Plaindealer, has been named first place winner in the January competition, sponsored by the Illinois Press Photographers association. His winning picture was entitled "Wintertide Sun and Shadows" and pictured wild ducks peacefully persuing their leisurely existence on the partly frozen waters of the river as it flowed near the McHenry Dam. Other January winners were three Chicago Daily News photos and two by Paddock Publications. Standings at the end of the first two months of 1968 listed Mr. Gaylord tied forthirdplace with a Paddock Publications photographer. New Campus Mock- Room To le Inspected Next Tuesday Afternoon PLAINDEALER DEADLINES News contributors are reminded that deadlines for the two weekly issues are Monday and Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. At the Tuesday evening meeting of the board of School District 156, it was announced that next Tuesday afternoon at 5 p.m., a mock-up room in the new high school on Crystal Lake blacktop will be ready for inspection. Only one feature of the room, the carpeting, is incomplete, but the floor is being painted in a color close to that of the carpeting so it will be possible to obtain a true picture of the room. It was noted that construction is behind schedule and Architect Carrington expressed a desire that more workers be placed there. The board acted in favor of retaining 10 percent on school payments rather than lowering to the customary 5 percent as the building nears completion. A committee for further study was named, including Donald Weingart, James Althoff and Vale Adams, along with the architect. A letter was read from the city of McHenry, in which the board was informed that the city and Boone Valley Development Corp., were working toward establishing a three-lane blacktop road from the first entrance to the Ladd development, continuing past the high school. The only expense to the school will be for curb and gutter. (Continued on page 5) CITY,CONTINUES SEWER FACILITY EXPANSION STUDY In a continuing effort-to study all proposals for financing proposed expansion of sanitary sewer facilities in the city, the City Council heard a preliminary report Monday night presented by Arthur E. Kirtley and Atty. Richard Gait of Paul D. Speer and Associates, Inc., Municipal finance consultants. Further study and more meetings are planned before any decision will be reached. Ambulance service problems came to the attention of the Council and Mayor Doherty reported a meeting of municipal officials throughout the county called by Sheriff John Carroll. Some cities are reported to be considering organization of rescue squads. However,these groups have been organized by civic-minded citizens anxious to serve their areas. The ambulance service problem is reported to be acute at this time. An agreement between the city and Boone Valley Development Co., for widening of Crystal Lake road was approved. It calls for 85 percent of the cost to be paid by the development company as units of the work progress. The area reaches from the south line of Hanley street to the south line of the high school property. Both sides of the road will be widened in time, but present plans are for the west side of the road. The school district will construct curb and gutter along its property and plans to have the entire project completed before the school opening in (Continued on page 5) •Helen. Ssmith Heads State Medical Unit McHenry Woman To Be Installed At Annual Meet A McHenry woman will be installed as president of the Illinois Medical Assistants association during the IMA A's annual mooting, Friday through Sunday, April 19-21 in Belleville. Mrs. Helen Smith, 3612 West Ann street, medical assistant to Dr. Arnold Curnyn of Elk Grove Village, will succeed Mrs.Synobia Payne, of Chicago, as president of the 500-member organization. Speaking at the installation banquet Saturday, April 20, will (Continued on page 5) Brigadier Gen. Gonseth To New Defense Post Former McHenry Man Will Serve Washington Agency Holiday sales indicated by tax collections for the closing months of last year brought sharp increases in the amount of money municipalities in McHenry county will receive under the Municipal Retailers' Occupation tax. 'McHenry continued to hold its lead for second place, ranking only behind Crystal Lake. List Assessed Volye Changes Cou BRIG. GEN. K.M. GONSETH Brigadier General Kenneth M. Gonseth, the Army Electronics Command's Deputy Commanding General for Operations, is leaving Fort Monmouth to become deputy director for operations in the Defense Communications agency, Washington: His official residence is McHenry, where his family maintained a home for many, years. General Gonseth has been in. his present post since June, 1966, and before that was project manager at Fort Monmouth, N.J,, for Universal Integrated Communications/ Strategic Army Communications (UNICOM/STARCOM). Fort Monmouth was General Gonseth's first duty assignment after his graduation from the University of Illinois in 1939 when he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Signal (Continued on page 5) PANCAKE EATING CONTEST WILL BE HELD SUNDAY One of the features of the Kiwanis club Pancake Day on Sunday, April 21, will be a pancake eating contest for young people. Prizes will be awarded for the winners in the 6 to 9 age category and in the 9 to 12 age group. Serving to the public will be between the hours of 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Legion home. Assessed valuations for the various townships in the county have been announced by the office of County Clerk Vernon Kays. A comparison between the 196? valuations over the previous year give a county total of $498,206,644 in 1967 and $465,771,863 in 1966, an Increase of $32,434,781. McHenry township's valuation for last year amounted to $93,177,025 compared to $82, 926,215 the year before. It will be noted that this accounted for one-third of the total increase. Other comparisons were as follows listing 1966 first. RILEY -$6,814,680 -$7,643,400 MARENGO -$22,744,970 - $24- 915,375 DUNHAM- $14,769,170 -$15,- 511,340 rCHF>M7JNG -$23,180,460 -$24,- 162,970 ALDEN -$5,653,130-$6,098,470. HARTLAND -$7,505,770 -$8,- 420,250 SENECA - $8,188,810 - $8,- 905-090 CORAL - $9,390,220 - $9,960- 030 GRAFTON- $23,392,595; -$24- 577,015 DORR - $49, 776,350- $51,- 276,995 GREENWOOD - $16,745,460 - $18,630,520. HEBRON - $8,953,988- $9,- 351,989 RICHMOND -$11,882,020-$12- 430,920 BURTON -$3,764,800 -$3,889- 855 NUNDA - $52,538,430 -$56,- < 344,940 ALGONQUIN -$117,544,795 - $122,810,460 The collections for tax liability in October, November and December, just released show McHenry with a total of $50,543.64. For the three months, these amountedto$15,- 232.85, $12,066.94 and $23,- 303.85, the latter reflectiig the Christmas shopping. Crystal Lake's total was $66,628.55 and Woodstock ranked third with $45,062.82.'They were followed by Harvard with $24,452.38 and Marengo with $15,610.94. Other receipts for area mun- , icipalities were Richmond, $4,- 382.23; Spring Grove, $2,031.- 91; McCullom Lake, $106.24; Island Lake, $3,650.65; Lake-' moor, $582.15; and Sunnyside, $366.59. The McHenry county collec- (Continued on page 5) Ward Duel To Address Local Public Health Department Administrator Will Speak At City Hall On Tuesday, April 23, Ward Duel, administrator of the McHenry County Department of Health, will address persons interested in clean water. He will inject, for discussion, a number of ideas relating to the kinds of"--- service a health department can provide. Mr. Duel will confine his talk generally to surface water quality, surveillance and pollution control. Hopefully, the persons in attendance, will react to the statements and give Mr. Duel an insight to help him with the selection of the most appropriate program areas for future attention of the health department. The committee would also like to hear any ideas on what projects should be given priority in the state of Illinois billion dollar bond issue to be voted in the fall. The meeting will be held in the McHenry city hall. As at all McHenry Clean Stream meetings, the public is invited and encouraged to attend the 8 p.m. meeting. Architectural Award To McHenry Area Church SSI mm On Wednesday of this week, Rev. Clarence Mason of Chain O" Lakes Covenant church, 4815 Wilmotroad, McHenry, was guest the Chicago Associationof Commerce and Industry in the Sherman House hotel, Chicago, when that group presented awards in recognition of architectural excellence. Th® church, which originally had been selected as one of thirty among 100 to receive the distinguished building award, was further honored Wednesday when it was one of six designated to receive a plaque for top award. Architecture entered represented all types of construction. Dedication of the local church was held last May, when a large crowd attended services in the former barn on the Pete Freund property purchased through the national organization and regional conference, Evangelical Covenant Church of America. The church now serves about sixty families in this area. The silo is of cement construction, with insulation creating a rough effect. The pastor's study is at the top, reached by a metal spiral staircase. ,r An educational unit completely encloses the silo, the main room of which is used for counseling, leading up to the study. The basement houses the heating equipment. Pews in the church are the same that have been used in three other churches, featuring a wood grain which matches the rough appearance of the beams. The altar occupies the center of the church, with seating on three sides. The simple pulpit is of cedar, the huge beams acting as cornerposts for the 5-foot cedar altar. The cros^will soon be erected, using the sandblasted teams. pLAINDEALER pHOT„