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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CWAIN-O-LAKE S REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUMN 91 - NUMBER 132 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25,1969 2 SECTIONS - 18 PAGES - TEN CENTS College Site Meeting Marked By Mild Chaos EMERGENCY EVACUATION -- Young pupils in Johnsburg's elementary school We shown in their serious participation in an emergency evacuation drill conducted by Philip H. Marsh- ment, transportation field supervisor for the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Illinois. It was explained to the young people that in the event of an acci­ dent, fire or the driver's inability to function, the students' lives may be endangered if they remain in the bus. They were instructed on procedure to follow when the school bus driver is in command; when the driver is unable to function; and in case of fire or suspected1 fire. PLAINDEALER PHOTO Musin9 and Meanderin9 As news circulated concern­ ing the problems of our astro­ nauts with their television and photo equipment, the Plain- dealer photographer quipped: "They should have sent me along -- I wouldn't have charg­ ed a dime, just mileage. This week we enjoy another Thanksgiving day, with ample time to contemplate on both our many blessings and the very long history of the holiday. In reviewing the background of this American institution, we found it interesting to realize that it has had probably more ups-and- downs than any other holiday, bounced about on the calendar, hailed in some corners and con­ demned in others. Since we borrowed the basic idea from the Indians 'wayback in 1621< it has skidded around like a hunk of butter on a hot skillet, and once it disappeared entirely for forty-seven years. The Pilgrims, so they tell us, skipped Thanksgiving entirely in 1622 -- they had little to be thankful for. The following year it fell in July. Washington favored its ob­ servance, but Jefferson was . quite opposed, remarking that it "reminds one of a monarchy". President Madison set aside April 15 for Thanksgiving day --in fact, at one time or an­ other the holiday has been cel­ ebrated in every month except March, June and October. F.D.R. stirred up quite a lot of opposition in 1939 by mov­ ing the date from the fourth Thursday to the third. Many rose up in opposition to the change, declaring that it had al­ ways been the fourth Thursday. How wrong they were! President Andrew Johnson in 1865 forgot all about declar- (Continued on page 8) Report Theft Of Tires From McHenry Firm CMC Truck Sales, 1801 W. Rt. 120, McHenry, has reported to the sheriffs office the theft of some spare tires from one of the trucks in the lot. The theft occurred some­ time between 9 p.m. Nov. 19 and 7 p.m. the following morn­ ing. Value was set at $110. Area Farms In International Live Stock Show McHenry is one of seventy Illinois counties with entrants at the 70th International Live Stock exposition, Nov. 28 through Dec. 7, at the Interna­ tional Amphitheatre in Chicago. Northern Pump company, McHenry, has entered the open Hereford show and James Et- ten, Richmond, has entered the Quality Beef contest. The International is the climax to the agriculture show year in the United States. Court Dates Set On Charges Deputy Sheriff Walter Con­ rad charges Donald Eugene Wil­ liams with committing the of­ fense of driving a motor ve­ hicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Bond was set at $500. Conrad also charges Williams with leaving the scene of a personal in­ jury accident. Bond was set at $1,000 and a court date set Principal Jack Vick of Mc- Henry*s West campus charges Thomas E. Brittain of 4307 W. Ponca, McHenry, with com­ mitting the offense of disor­ derly conduct. Bond was set at $25 and a court date set for Nov. 25. HONOR CHURCH GROUP Among the 80 individuals and 74 groups to be honored by El­ gin State hospital in its vol­ unteer recognition program Sunday, Nov. 30, will be the First United Methodist church of McHenry. The church will receive a certificate for its volunteer service. An unprecedented number of persons made their way into the meeting of the McHenry County college board last Thursday night, making it nec­ essary to call a five-minute recess to move to a room large enough to accommodate the estimated fifty interested spectators. The more than three hours that followed were highlighted by debates which found tempers flaring, on occasion, questions posed and answered, concluding with no action on the Anderson site contracts and another de­ lay while a new location is stud­ ied. The meeting opened with Rog­ er Ladd of Ladd Construction taking the floor to present the new site. He explained how he had been approached at the out­ set of the search for a college location, but at that time he was able to make no offer. He con­ tinued to state that a full part­ ner. in the new land proposal found it necessary to divest himself of interest in all real estate and at a meeting the pre­ vious Tuesday, Ladd obtained sole possession of the land. The property in question is within the city limits of Mc­ Henry and Mr. Ladd said city officials had reaffirmed their position on extension of all water and sewer facilities for a college. The land is adjacent to Mc­ Henry* s West campus high school. Ladd further described the property as 200 acres, air irregular shaped piece of land with 2,700-foot frontage on Crystal Lake road. Three roads lead to the property now, and he said other roads are pos­ sible since the land is only a- bout 1,300 feet from the west­ ern boundary to Draper road about a -half mile on the south­ ern boundary from Bull Valley road. Boone creek runs through the property. Ladd said no soil tests have been made, but he would "stake his reputation' that all but 7 to 10 per cent of the land would be excellent for the erection of buildings. The developer showed the board a very large land plan site and said that perhaps the college and high school might be able to use facilities to­ gether. He also emphasized that there are sewer and water mains there at this time. The price, he stated, is $2,500 an acre. Meyer Field, whose two let­ ters to the board prompted the great interest evidenced by Thursday evening's large crowd, was the next speaker. He described himself as a tax­ payer in this county who has plans for developing real es­ tate hereabouts. He added that people had given him data and facts and wished him to raise questions to be answered by the board. Mr. Field continued to state that he feels somebody was very lax in the expenditure of tax­ payers' money. He said he had met a "Wall of silence' when he presented these questions to the board at the last meeting. His concern was evidenced when he asked for "a logical explanation for the over-expen­ diture of money, especially on the Anderson site". Field pleaded with the board to tell him if he was saying anything wrong and to correct him if Highwood Man Dies In Sunday Morning Crash ForresJ J. Reinhardt, Jr., 28, of 206 Burchell, Highwood, 111., was pronoucned dead at the scene of a one-car crash, two miles north of Spring Grove at 9315 Johnsburg-Wilmotroad,at 12:43 a.m. Sunday. Investigating Officer George B. Corson of the sheriffs pat­ rol said it appeared that the driver was south-bound on the road and lost control after rounding a curve. The auto left the road on the east side and travelled about 148 feet, during which time it struck four trees. The body was found 9 feet from the car, the door on the driv­ er's side embedded into the third tree. A mail box and pole were also struck. Reinhardt^ son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Reinhardt, Sr., 5711 Fox Lake road, Pistakee Highlands, was on business in this areia at the time of/ the fatal accident, according t/o the family. He is a 1959 graduate Of Mc­ Henry high school and attended Bradley university. Reinhardt was employed by General Bind­ ing, Northbrook. Besides his parents, he !J> leaves his wife, Melody Moore Reinhardt; a son, Eric; a sis­ ter, Gloria Mack; and his grandmother, Gertrude Snell. Funeral/services will be con­ ducted \yednesday at 8:30 a.m. from the Seguin funeral home, 1848 Second avenue, Highland Park, to St. James church, where Mass will be offered at 9:30. Burial will be in Mem­ ory Gardens, Arlington Heights. Walter G. Gill, 73, of 3100 S. River road, McHenry, was killed at 7:04 p.m. Sunday, Nov. (Continued on page 8) he was incorrect at any time. He continued to say that the board seemed intent upon ac­ quiring a location which has a charge of $230,000 for an on- site sanitary system and a to­ tal with drainage, of $430,000 or possibly $405,000. Why, he asked, would a board entertain an idea for an expenditure of this size when by looking at any of the three other sites they could acquire a sanitary system for a much cheaper price -- one for about $60,000? Failure to provide an answer to this, he said, seemed very strange. He continued to ask why the board wants an on-site system instead of connecting with the present sewer system of Mc­ Henry. He said he had be­ lieved the Anderson site must have a way of connecting with the Crystal Lake system. In checking, however, he said he found that Crystal Lake is of a higher elevation than the An­ derson site and water will not run up hill. On the other hand, he stated, the property is 60 feet higher than the city of McHenry and it would be most logical and eco­ nomical to connect in this man­ ner. Referring to the Stilling land, he said there was no sewer but the city of McHenry offered to help in extending the system to this point. He said the Bachman property was abandoned, although sewer costs were offered by the city in the amount of $60,000. At this point, Mr. Field said he would like the board to make known to him and to the public the answers to these questions. He said he would like to see the contracts, the op­ tions of the lawyers, reports of the engineers and architect and other pertinent information to their decisions. He asked the interest of the college in joining with the hos­ pital and what benefit the col­ lege would get with such a re­ lationship. Another question was whether the benefit was worth saving the three or four hundred thousand dollars by moving the site a mile or more away. Referring to one of Mr. Field's questions carried in a letter to the board, Donald Truckenbrod, who represents McHenry on that board, said he had no personal or private contract with the McHenry hos­ pital or any other hospital in the county. He explained that for three years he has been employed by Vette Kell & Jos. Conerty, Jr., a legal firm in the county. He said to his know­ ledge that as long as he has been with the firm, no one as­ sociated with it has represented any hospital on a retainer. He admitted that Mr. Conerty was a board member of Mc­ Henry hospital until he resign­ ed about sixty days ago. Mr. Truckenbrod added that Con- erty's association with the hos­ pital was never for a fee. Truckenbrod commented that he thought the resignation was probably because of his (Truck­ enbrod's) troubles on the board, but was not sure. Board President E.C. Nich­ ols interjected at this point in speaking to Field, saying that the latter seemed to make ev­ erything members said look like guilt by association. Someone then insinuated that Field had bought space in news­ papers for his letters, to which the accused stated that he did not buy and did not solicit anything, that instead he had been contacted by people and newspapers. Nichols explained that the reason some of the questions regarding price, and others, had not been answered was because complete figures had not been available from* engineers and the architect. He said the An­ derson site was selected be­ cause when all things were con­ sidered, it was the cheapest to the taxpayer. To this, Field asked that the figures and facts be given, stat­ ing why this was most eco­ nomical. "The people want proof,', he demanded. "Ask the board to prove their case.' Nichols responded by saying that the engineers were present (Continued on page 8" Special Thanksgiving Rites Planned Locally S e v e r a l o f M c H e n r y ' s churches have planned special services for the public on Thanksgiving day. ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC Thanksgiving day will be ob­ served by St. Patrick's Cath­ olic parish with the celebra­ tion of a special Eucharistic Liturgy, at 9 a.m. , recently developed for this holiday by the Bishops' committee on the Liturgy. The Thanksgiving Mass will be concelebrated by three priests, Father Petit and Fath­ er Tierney of St. Patrick's, and Father Lutz of the nearby Via- torian Villa. Commentator for the Mass will be Tom Birming­ ham and Tim McCormack will be lector. There are three scriptural readings in the Mass, chosen for their theme of giving thanks. At the offertory the families present will be invited to bring to the altar gifts of staple food to be given to the poor. The pray­ ers of the faithful will be gen­ eral intercessions for continued blessings and a greater sharing of God's gifts with all. Mrs. Dorothy Weber will accompany the hyms on the organ. The sing­ ing of "America the Beautiful"* as a recessional song will com­ plete the liturgy. SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS A Thanksgiving eve service will be held on Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church, 404 North Green street, McHenry. Maximum Loss In Taxes Revealed In his most recent letter to tax district treasurers, Me- Henry County Treasurer Cal Skinner, Jr., revealed that a maximum of 6.7 percent of the total assessment base will be lost as a result of the ' bill exempting one car and house­ hold goods from assessment for the personal property tax. Working from the assessment abstract for McHenry county in 1968, the Treasurer determined that of the $509 million in to­ tal assessments $34.2 million is the most that can be lost. That $34.2 million represents assessments for all passenger automobiles and all household furniture and fixtures--the two categories subject to potential exemption. Because not all automobiles are subject to the exemption (some are owned by companies, for instance) the loss will prob­ ably not be as high as 6.7 per­ cent. "Those tax districts who want to base their budgets on ul- traconservative assumptions probably will use the 6.7 per­ cent figure," Skinner believes. It was suggested that if enough local tax districts request in­ formation geared to their area of the County that it might be made available. The letter accompanied checks totaling almost $1.7 mil­ lion in real estate and personal property taxes that have been collected since the mid- September distribution. County To Investigate McHenry Shores Fire Investigation of a fire at Mc­ Henry Shores about 8 o'clock Sunday night will be undertaken by the county sheriffs office, according to Fire Chief Glenn Peterson. Company I was called to a home at 606 Broadway, recent­ ly purchased by Sam Winters. They found fire burning be­ tween the storm and inside door, with evidence of the blaze hav­ ing started from flammable material. A young lad at the scene Ask Halt To Alleged Area Waste Dumping A petition for writ of injunc­ tion has been filed by the people of Illinois in Circuit court a- gainst Arnold N. May, Margar­ et M. May, May Development Co., Arnold N. May Builders, Inc., the First National Bank of Woodstock as trustees, Dan Lodesky, Dan Lodesky Truck­ ing Co., Inc., and Abbot Lab­ oratories. The petition alleges that large quantities of brown liquid waste by product of Abbott Laborator­ ies have been dumped in a pit and taken from that area and sprayed and dumped on the farm land and wooded areas and that the health of the surrounding residents has been affected. They ask that a tempor­ ary writ of injunction be is­ sued restraining the defendants and all others from dumping or spreading any of the by­ product on the property known as the Hill View farm on north Solon road or in any place in the county of McHenry, pend­ ing final determination of this case; also that upon hearing this case, a writ of injunction may be issued permanently a- bating the defendants and all persons from dumping or spreading any of the by-product in any place in the county. told Peterson someone had at­ tempted to start a fire in a new home in that area recent­ ly. Firemen hurried to the park­ ing lot off Riverside drive last Friday afternoon when the en­ gine overheated in a car left running by Vivian Martin of Pearl street. Company III firemen were called to extinguish a grass fire caused by pranksters at Holiday Hills on Saturday. HUNTING ACCIDENT William Tygrett of Carywas struck in the right eye in a hunting accident" Sunday morn­ ing on the Klehm farm, Rt. 47, north of Woodstock. As a bird started to fly, Carl Klehm shot at it and one pellet from the shotgun became embedded in the eye of Tygrett, who was some distance away. Rev. Roger W. Schneider will speak on the topic " No Stranger To Gratitude" and the cherub, junior and senior choirs wtfll unife to sing "Praise, My Scjil, The King Of Heaven" for the special service. As a part of the Thanks­ giving service the entire par­ ish is conducting an ingather­ ing of canned goods to be giv­ en to the Woodstock Children's home and an ingathering .of clothing and blankets to be gjv- en to Lutheran World Relief. The clothing will be sent over­ seas for the relief of needed families abroad. ZION LUTHERAN -J "Although we do not always have everything that we would like on our tables or in our homes, we may still feel rich. With a thankful feeling for what we have we shall be better je- quipped for further achieve­ ment." This will be the message frdm God's Word in a special service of thanksgiving and praise at Zion Lutheran church on High­ way 120, in McHenry, at 9 a.m. on Thanksgiving day. Music by the choirs and con­ gregation give both causes and means for thanking God, the Giver of every good gift. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE A Thanksgiving day service, including a period for expres­ sions of gratitude by members of the congregation, will be held at McHenry Christian Science society on Thursday, Nov. 27. - The public is welcome to at­ tend the hour-long service which starts at 10:30 a.m. in the church edifrce at Lincoln road and Eastwood lane. The First Reader, Helen Creighton, conducts the ser­ vices, and reads passages from the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Bible selections are read by the Second Reader, Anne Meyer. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL At St. Paul's .Episcopal church there will be Holy Eu­ charist at 10 o'clock in the morning on Thanksgiving. FIRST BAPTIST There will be no service on Thanksgiving day at the First Baptist church, but an appro­ priate theme will be carried out at the regular Wednesday evening, 7:30 o'clock rite. METHODIST-PRESBYTERIAN As has been the custom for a number of years, First United Methodist and Faith Presbyter­ ian churches will join together in worship and praise on Thanksgiving day, Nov. 27, at 9 a.m. at Faith Presbyterian church. David Scott, associate pastor of the Methodist con­ gregation, will preach on the " topic, "What's the Use?" and; the combined choirs will sing - "O Be Joyful in the Lord" by Charles Wood. The special offering received will go to the Christi-.i Rural (Continued on page 8) CANCER RECOGNITION -- Certificate recognizing David Ladd, left, Crystal Lake, in his successful chairmanship of the 1969 Cancer Crusade, is presented Ladd by Arnold May, Richmond* chairman of the McHenry county unit of the American Cancft, society. . DON PEASLEY PHOTO I » I t 4