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• Musin' and * Meanderin' ' / cAct On Uta^ic Contxol Stud In session Tuesday, the county board of supervisors passed a resolution for the ex­ penditure of $28,500, half to be paid by the federal govern­ ment, for traffic control de­ vice studies. Assistant Supervisor Edward Buss of McHenry, a member of the Highway committee, ques­ tioned the value of the program and was answered by Wayne Mentzer, highway commission­ er, who commented the pro­ gram was detailed but he thought the money would be well spent. Purpose of the Traffic Safe­ ty Studies develops from the importance of having uniform, standard official traffic control devices. Rising speeds, in­ creased traffic densities and increasing urbanization in Mc­ Henry county caused the Road and Bridge committee to feel it necessary that drivers be given clear and precise direc­ tions. Members pointed also to the fact that there is the legal as­ pect brought about by adoption of the Manual of Uniform Traf­ fic Control Devices for Streets and Highways by the state Leg­ islature. The adoption of this manual requires all traffic con­ trols to conform to its pro­ visions. Any traffic device not in conformance will be con­ sidered to. have no legal status. The Civil Defense committee, headed by Supervisor Walter Dean of McHenry, received ap­ proval of a request to purchase a used generator and pickup truck for emergency lighting and service in disaster areas. They also asked for purchase y of a four-band radio for the civil defense mobile unit. Lengthy discussions took place over salaries, in partic­ ular a request for an increase in daily fee from $70 to $80 for John R. Quay, executive secretary of the Regional Plan committee, as requested by the Fees and Salary committee. Opposition to the change was (Continued on page 9) Continue Zoning Hearing For New Sand-Gravel Pit McHenry county's zoning board heard testimony on Aug. 6 from the petitioners for a sand and gravel pit to be loca­ ted on Thomas Wilson's farm, south of Bay road and east of Cuhlman road. William M. Hamil and Donald Butler, the petitioners, wish to go into bus­ iness as the Pistakee Sand and Gravel company on 55 acres of Wilson's property. Approximately 20 objectors came to the hearing from Worthmore and Bay View Es­ tates subdivisions, housing communities which border the proposed site. These people complained that the gravel pit would deflate the value of homes in the area, pollute the air and water, create a traffic prob­ lem, lower the community's (Continued on page 9) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKE S REGION SINCE 1875 , . VOL 91 - NO. 106 . FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1969 16 PAGES- 10<? Our optimistic prediction that Danny Turner would some day don the costume of the read­ ing character in "Charlie Brown" has been realized. Starting Tuesday night, Aug. 26, and continuing through the following Sunday matinee, Dan­ ny will play the lead of Char­ lie at the Civic theatre. We can only imagine his pride if a good many of his McHen­ ry fans were part of the au­ dience. The 20-year-old Danny, who began his stage career as Tiny Tim at the age of 4 in Chi­ cago and played the lead in Tom Sawyer in the Ann Var- ese Co. production in McHen­ ry at 9, has been understudy in "Charlie* for several weeks. At the close of the Chicago run, players will take to the road for appearances in Oma­ ha, DesMoines and St. Louis, the latter for a presentation in the American theatre. The St. Louis production promises to be of particular interest to the McHenry actor, for his grand­ mother and other family mem­ bers still reside in the city in which Danny was born. Turner has recently become a member of Actors Equity. He received his dramatic train- continued on page 9) McHenry Kiwanis club members held the second of their twice- annual outings at the Chicago Club for Crippled Children's camp, Riverdale subdivision, McHenry, on Wednesday. The program began at 2 o'clock when the Kiwanis clowns awakened the young­ sters from their afternoon nap. During the outing, club mem­ bers took the children on pony and boat rides. Small presents and a large cake were given to the campers. Wives and chil­ dren of Kiwanis members accompanied them on the outing. Coordinating the activities was EdWard Guettler. Money for this and all other Kiwanis projects come from the Peanut Day pro­ ceeds. Shown in the pictures are Ken Schopp and Rev. Herman Graef, clowning to provide entertainment for the children on the recent outing. Background music was provided by drummer, Mark Romani, the Kiwanis "adopted" boy. PLAINDEALER PHOTO Citizen Group Urges County Board Changes Involved Citizens Associa­ tion, Inc., a group of politi­ cally-minded citizens of Mc­ Henry county, has submitted two resolutions from the organ­ ization to the McHenry county board of supervisors. The res­ olutions urge the board to change its meeting times and to reapportion the county ac- (Continued on page 9) CHILD RECOVERS AFTER DRINKING LIGHTER FLUID Giving his parents a good scare, Kenneth C. Altergott, 21 months old, drank some lighter fluid out of a can at his home, 1517 N. Ramble road, McHenry, on Tuesday. To get to the lighter fluid, Kenneth climbed up over a riding lawn mower and several chairs be­ fore he could reach the cup­ board where the can was stored. Kenneth's sister, Nancy, 5, (Continued on page 9) Register For Con Con . Vote County Clerk Vernon W. Kays has announced that the last day to register or transfer regis­ tration in the office of County Clerk or with the local regis­ trar is Aug. 22. The first day voters may file application for an absentee bal­ lot for the special primary elec­ tion for the nomination for member of the Constitutional Convention is Aug. 28 and the last day to apply by mail is Sept. 18. The last day to apply in person is Sept. 20. The office of Mr. Kays, will be open for the purpose of ab­ sentee voting in person, on Sat­ urday, Sept. 20, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. COUNSELOR TO ATTEND SUMMER DRUG WORKSHOP Among enrollees at George Williams college's first work­ shop on drug dependence will be Mrs. John Bolger, freshman counselor at East campus high school, McHenry. The work­ shop, to be held from Aug. 18 to 23, is designed for teachers, nurses, counselors and grad­ uate students. The latest facts on drugs, ma­ terials and methods for deal­ ing with addiction, and concepts needed for understanding prob­ lems of dependency will be em­ phasized. (Continued on page 9) On a motion of Henry Nell, made at Tuesday evening's meeting of the board of School District 15, members approved preliminary blueprints as sub­ mitted for the n6w Junior high school. Final specifications will be submitted at a later date. A bond issue in the amount of $2,200,000 for erection of a new school on the Glosson property, Rt. 120 and Ringwood road, west of the city, was ap­ proved by voters last February. This money also included the CHARGE DRIVER AFTER AUTOS CRASH MONDAY When their autos collided at the intersection of Route 120 and East Wonder Lake road on Monday, Richard G. Hartman, 2649 Birchwood lane, Deer- field, was injured and Edward C. Merin, 7709 Oakwood drive, Wonder Lake, had charges lod­ ged against him by McHenry county sheriffs deputies. Hartman was travelling west on Rt. 120 when Merin turned his car left from the west­ bound lane of the highway. Un­ able to stop, Hartman's car skidded ,105 feet and crashed into the side of the other ve­ hicle. Merin was charged with fail­ ure to yield while making a left turn. Hartman was taken to Woodstock Memorial hos­ pital. Eighteen-year-old Freddie W. Decker, 2601 South Hyde Park, McHenry, could not con- continued on page 7) renovation of Landmark school. The board announced that a tentative budget for 1969-70 will be on file in the admin­ istration office until the final adoption on Sept. 23. Mrs. Gertrude Casey attend­ ed the meeting to discuss ob­ taining about $250 she claims is due her son, a former tea­ cher in the district. She threatened to take the matter to court if he is not paid. Mrs. Casey told the board there had been a verbal agree­ ment with the late Supt. Carl Buckner to the effect that her son would be paid for his stand­ ing as Step 4 with certificate. She explained that he had not received his certificate when it was earned because he want­ ed to graduate with his class. The board said his contract, signed in April, was to be­ come effective in September of 1966, but because he was prac­ tice teaching, he did not start until November. They said the contract was signed for Step 4 without certificate. Mrs. Casey contends the col­ lege sent a letter to the board concerning the certificate she says her son earned, but the board said it was not on file and they were unaware of its existence. Member Thomas Lawsonsaid he thought the matter had been resolved long ago. To conclude the discussion, board members agreed to look into the matter further. It was announced that for the first time, parents of fifth grade (Continued on page 9) 1894 Sck ool J^eg,ain3 (Pxoud Standing, 3n Community, A proud schoolhouse of 1894 vintage promises to provide McHenry children with an equally fine, but updated education within its old walls when renovation of the picturesque structure is com­ pleted early next month. Completion of the upper floor of Land­ mark school is promised by the end of this week, with five class­ rooms ready for occupancy. While the remodelled building eventually will house only kindergarten pupils under present plans, there will be some first and second graders attending the 75-year-old edifice at least for the first year, until new facilities are available. The white kindergarten house on Waukegan road also will be retained for the present. \ When completed, the remodelled structure is expected to house at least 250 children. Since kindergarten is operated on half-day schedules, a total of 500 can be enrolled. Plans call for twenty-five in each class. N|el Potter, building coordinator for District 15, said he believes there has been much accomplished in view of the » ~1 PLAINDEALER PHOTOS short time the renovating has been in progress. Because some first and second graders will be attending the school this year, with full class days, the board plans to have hot lunches brought to the school. - The upper floor, which is first to be completed, contains (Continued on page 9)