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SupetviioX cA ppoint menU Atacl* Newly elected County Board Chairman Willert H. Russel last Tuesday made annual appointments to various committees. Walter J. Dean, who last month concluded two successful terms as head of the board, was named chairman of the License committee, vicechairman of the Education, Fees and Salaries and a member of the Sheriff and Education committees. McHenry*s three assistant supervisors also were selected for key positions on committees. Edward Buss is vicechairman of the Road and Bridge committee and also serves (Hi the Finance and Health units. Charles Weingari is chairman of both the Road and Bridge and Elections committees and is a member of the Fees and Salaries committee. Iliomas Huemann was named chairman of the Judicial committee, vicechairman of Education and a member of the Public Buildings and Rules and Grievance committees. Considerable discussion followed the reading of Treasurer Cal Skinner's monthy report because of the fact that it contained, in addition to the financial report, two pages of information which carried his personal opinions on a number of items. After some debate, members voted to approve the financial report and to file the remainder of the report. Mr. Skinner was asked to submit information and specific requests to the proper committees for action rather than to the entire board. Assistant Supervisor Buss of McHenry questioned a statement that said all McHenry county tax bills were in the mail by Saturday, April 26, well before the May 1 deadline, but Mr. Skinner stated any delay probably was caused by changes of address and the necessity for the post office to return bills to the Treasurer's office. The board did agree to express opposition to a bill before the Illinois House, which, if passed, would force McHenry county to spend over $2,000 every year to publish delinquent personal property taxpayers, which Mr. Skinner said was irrelevant to the collection of personal property taxes. Hie Valley Hi committee reported on its recommendation that Bradley and Bradley, architects, be instructed to draft plans and specifications for a new fire detector system and basement exit. Because a sealed bid on the detector system was $4,500, and with the fate of Valley Hi expansion still in question, the board voted to defer action on this request. However, authorization was given to employ a contractor to provide the required base*- merit exit at a cost of riot; more than $1,200. Administrator HowardNehlig of Valley Hi spoke on behalf of the demands made to meet state requirements. He slated that three years ago both the system and exit were listed as ••musts" by the fire marshal. More recently, thfe assistant fire marshal has given a ninety-day extension which ends May 25. In regard to Valley Hi, the Public Building committee, in its report, listed a number of facts and recommendations. Included was the conclusion resulting from a survey revealing that 150 beds are needed in McHenry county at this time; also, that after two meetings with private rest home owners of the county it has been found that there are only 100 beds planned at this time, through an addition to the Villa Rest home. The report also suggested a motion be voted for a building project at Valley Hi after the report from the Finance committee has been received. State's Attorney Cowlin reported his finding that a ref- (Continued on page £ THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CH A IN-O-LAKE S REGION SINCE 1875' VOL. 91 - NO. 80 FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1969 16 PAGES - 10c Vote New School Lunch Plan Musin' and Meanderin We watch McHenry grow and we observe our own newspaper become a more bustling operation each week. But seldom do we closely associate the two processes. This came to mind as we read the expressed thoughts of a much travelled business man this past week, who said he spoke with no intention to exaggerate. He commented that he can get a good picture of a city by studying the advertising in the local newspaper. If it is attractive, effective in appeal and adequate in size, the city it represents is invariably modern and prosperous. He continued to say that he can also drive through a city and tell what kind of newspaper it has. Where there is expansion, well maintained buildings and heavy traffic, he can always expect to find a paper full of lively news and stimulating advertising. In regard to the latter, his remarks recalled the wit of Mark Twain, who worked for a variety of small newspapers and grew to develop a high respect for the impact of advertising. Twain once spoke of a subscriber who complained of finding a spider in a paper edited by Twain. "The spider was merely looking over our paper to see which merchant was not advertising so that he could go to that store, spin his web across the door and lead a life of undisturbed peace," Twain responded. The famed author, of course, (Continued on page 8) Student-To-Star ... PAMELA McHARDY Among fifty-two Carroll college students from the Chicago area who are candidates for degrees at the 123rd commencement Sunday afternoon, May 18, is Pamela McHardy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George McHardy of 2610 Sequoia drive, McHenry, with a major in music. She is among the 231 candidates who will receive degrees from Dr. John T. Midda ugh, president of the college, at the outdoor exercises on the inner court lawn west of Main hall. Miss McHardy is not to be classified as the average college graduate of 1969. She is also a singer, actress and well known in radio, films and television. To McHenry audiences, she may be best known as Jack Eigen's "Girl Friday" on the NBC network show six nights a week. Mr. Eigen has even (Continued on page 8) Head Start Assisted By $36,530 Grant Congressman Robert Mc- Clory (R. Lake Bluff) has announced that an expanded Head Start program for McHenry county for the summer of 1969 has been approved. Supported by a grant in the amount of $36,530.00 from the Office of Economic Opportunity, the two month program will serve the children in five communities. The local share of the total cost is $15,265. The approved program calls for 170 children in eleven classes to be provided health, educational, social and related services in centers located in Woodstock, Harvard, McHenry, Crystal Lake and Marengo. This is the first time that Marengo children have been included in (Continued on page 8) After a long period of study and discussion, the board of School District 15 last Tuesday night voted to institute a central kitchen for one year on WWt Veterans To Entertain 9th District McHenry veterans 6f World War I will entertain the veterans and the veterans' auxiliary of the 9th district on Sunday, May 18, at the new American Legion home on Ringwoodroad. The 9th district commander is Bernard P.Reese,Sr.,Rock- • ford, who will conduct the meeting. New officers for the district will be elected. In addition to Rockford, there will be delegations from Belvidere, Wheaton, Woodstock, Harvard, Elgin, Genoa, Aurora and Geneva. The ladies auxiliary will hold a meeting in another room. Afterward, refreshments will be served by McHenry Barracks 1315. COMPANY I FIREMEN NAME THREE OFFICERS At the regular meeting of Company I firemen, held last Monday evening, annual business was discussed and election of company officers was held. Each of the three elected entered his third term. Gary Gough was named captain; Bob Hansen, lieutenant; and John Shay, secretary-treasurer. They expressed their thanks to the men of the company for their confidence and vowed to continue efforts to make this the very best department in the area. a trial basis, effective next fall. v The decision came after the board debated the advisability of including a kitchen in the new Junior high school soon to be constructed. The architect said the room would be included in the building, but its use could be decided at a later date. The trial plan calls for food preparation to be done at the present Junior high and served at Landmark school. The system to be used consists of six basic steps: Preparation,packaging, distributing, heating, serving and disposing. Food will be trucked to Landmark School, where the aluminum containers will be placed in heated and refrigerated units before being offered the children. If the program is successful at Landmark, it will be expanded to include other schools in the district. The vote came after disclosure of prices for a new kitchen. Based on the declared cost of $50 for each student under the present plan, the new kitchen would require an expenditure of $4,500. With 1,300 students now served throughout District 15, a savings of. $5,000 a year was estimated even if the number of students should rise to 2,000. Member Richard Golbeck, said he would prefer to make a further study before approving such a program, but other board members reminded him that the proposal had been under discussion for a year and a half. Architect Sam Sullivan was present to advise the board that Fred Kohler & Sons, Inc., of Arlington Heights, general contractor for renovation of (Continued on page 8) & xM < #'*• ****. *v ' SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT ON SCHOOL DAYS when children ARE PRESENT v-\". JpjGf - , % * * CHILDREN'S SAFEGUARD - The school speed limit sign in the foreground clearly indicates that at certain times on school days, it is 20 miles per hour. Yet a number of motorists have been apprehended in recent weeks for driving too fast at hours when youngsters are going to or from school. A guard is stationed at this point, on Rt. 31 south, at crucial times and drivers are asked to remember that the temporary inconvenience of reduced speed is a regulation designed to protect McHenry's school children. PLAINDEALER PHOTO Parents Explains A program to acquaint parents of incoming juniors to West campus with the flexible modular schedule will be held Monday evening, May 19, at 7:30 in the cafeteria of that school. The meeting will present a program designed to explain the scedule and to give parents an opportunity to talk with and ask questions of administrators, teachers and counselors. Coffee will be served and tours of the building will be available following the meeting. Throughout the school year at West campus there have been SCHOLARSHIP FOR $2,000 AWARDED RALPH NOWAK vi or May 19 School Program McHENRY BEAUTIES -- Twenty-eight young McHenry area girls comprise the list of candidates who will vie for the title of Marine Festival queen next month. First row, left to right, Nancy Wallace, Sherry Vogt, Mary Jane Powers, Cheryl Tomao, Charlene Sutton, Rosemary Orton, Barb Himpelman and Sharon Davidson; second row, Marcia Westgard, Debora Lee Fair, Debbie Fuhler, Sheila Marshall, Donna Johnson, Marcia Dolby, Linda Carlson, Janet Larkin and La Donna Losch; third row, Pamela Schwegel, Kathleen Dowell, Pam Neufeld, Ardith Szyplebaum, Susan McClarey, Mary Jane Lakowske, Nancy White, Joan Glueck, Jeannie DeVries, Jane McCrary and Terri Roewer. PLAINDEALER PHOTO RALPH NOWAK Ralph G. Nowak, senior at West campus and son of Mr. and Mrs. George Nowak of McHenry, has been awarded a Catholic Order of Foresters $500 scholarship for each of his four years at the college of his choice. Announcement of the honor was made this past week by the C.O.F. headquarters, Chicago. Nowak plans to attend the University of Illinois. The young student is a member of St. John Court, No. 96, Johnsburg. Medical Aides Meet In City The McHenry County Medical Assistants association will hold its May meeting at. McHenry hospital on May 20 at 8 p.m. Program for the evening will be a tour of the laboratory, with Cliff Wardle acting as guide. Lake county medical assistants have been invited as special guests for the evening. All medical assistants from McHenry county are welcome to attend. numerous visitors and observers of the modular schedule. They have come from every area nearby, other states and even Canada. Representatives from the following schools have visited here: Libertyville, Edsel Ford high in Dearborn, Mich., Elgin, Barrington, Crystal Lake, Baltimore, Md., Antioch, Jack Benny high in Waukegan, Algona in Iowa, East and West Leyden in Northlake; also Laurentian Regional high school in Lachute, Que be , Canada, Muscatine high in Iowa, District 214 schools in Elk Grove Village, Mt. Prospect and Grayslake High. Peace Corps representatives from Washington, D.C., Zion high, Patricia Stevens from Chicago, North Chicago high in North Chicago and Troy, Mich., were also present. It is interesting to note that after Troy representatives visited the new school, they reinstated the modular schedule in their school systems. $200 DAMAGE CAUSED IN FIRE AT MELLON HOME About $200 damage resulted from a small house fire at the Ray Mellon residence, 2103 N. Woodlawn, McHenry, early Wednesday morning. Company H firemen answered a call to the home at 2:22 a.m. after members of the Melrlon family were awakened by the smell of smoke. They found a fire gaining headway in an outside wall near the children's bedroom. Members of the family had partially extinguished the flames with a hose by the time the firemen arrived. Chief Glenn Peterson said further investigation was in progress, but at this time he was unable to determine the origin. PUBLIC FORUM SET MAY 22 ON WATER POLLUTION The public is invited to a forum on water pollution problems at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at Maplewood school gym, 422 W. Kranz street, Cary. 32nd District State Rep. John Henry Kleine, chairman of Northern Illinois Water Resources and Conservation commission, will take part in a panel discussion with John Quay, McHenry county planner, and Ward Duel, McHenry county health commissioner. Other state and local officials are expected to be present to answer questions (Continued on page 8? ROBERT RUGGERO VALEDICTORIAN AT MARIAN HIGH Robert Santo Ruggero, son of Dr. and Mrs. Santo Ruggero of 4712 East Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake, has been announced as valedictorian at Marian Central Catholic high school, Woodstock. Salutatorian is Mary Richards of Harvard. Marian Baccalaureate will be held June 1 at 10 a.m., with Rev. Philip L. Kennedy, principal of the school, as speaker. Rev. J. Phillip Reilly, missionary, Rockford diocese, will address the graduation assemblage on June 6 at 8 p.m. CITE PINTOZZI FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM NICK PINTOZZI An editorial column in the De- Kalb Daily Chronicle, written by Nick Pintozzi, has been cited for journalistic excellence during the eighth annual United Press International Newspapers Editors awards banquet held in Springfield. Pintozzi is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pintozzi, Sr., of Lakeland Park. The column, "Outspoken", was entitled "The Mighty Kish", and concerned the river's filthy condition and a call to DeKalb residents to clean up the river. It was published Oct. 2, 1968. Pintozzi graduated in 1961 from McHenry high school and in 1967 as a journalism major from the University of Oklahoma. During his years at the university, he was a Freedoms Foundation award winner for writing. Rep. Thomas Hanahan (D) of McHenry spoke at the IEA citizenship clinic held at Haines Junior high school May 3. 4