The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

nnounce Sales V a x CoUection State sales tax receipts for the fiscal year ending last June 30 were reported this past week by the Illinois Department of Revenue. Total for the state was $960,577,192 compared to $895,970,389 for the previous year. McHenry* s total for the twelve- month period was $1,312,207,95, running behind Crystal Lake with $1,768,869.28 and Woodstock with $1,143,- 261.48. Harvard ranked fourth with $546,802.29 and Marengo was fifth with $420,076.70. Other local collections were Island Lake, $9,940.69; Lake- moor, $21,082.23; McCullom Lake, $3,406.10; Spring Grove, $58,156.69; S u n n y s i d e, $7,- 491.13; and Wonder Lake, $41,- 399.86. According to kinds of busin­ ess, McHenry ranked second in five categories, Food, Drink­ ing and Eating Places, Auto­ motive anu Filling Stations, Miscellaneous and Manufactur­ ing. The city ranked third in General Merchandise, Apparel, Furniture, Household and Radio, Lumber , Building and Hardware, and Miscellaneous Retail-Wholesale Stores. City and County sales taxes collected in a three-month per­ iod have been reported by the Illinois Department of Revenue. McHenry ranks second in the net amount to be received a- mong county municipalities. The local totals for tax li­ ability in April, May and June, collected the three following months, were $19,341, $19,935 and $20,885, reflecting the starting of the busy summer season. The three month figure was $60,161. Crystal Lake led the county with a total for the same per­ iod of $71,498. Woodstock rank­ ed third with $51,790 and Har­ vard was fourth with $24,649. Other local totais for the three months were as follows: McCullom Lake, $117; Lake- moor, $1,078; Spring Grove, $1,893; Sunnyside, $264; and Island Lake, $3,145. Among counties listed for collections from taxpayers fil­ ing in the same period, for County Retailers' Occupation Tax, McHenry county was list­ ed for $22,475 in April, $28,- 471 in May and $24,736 in June. THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOL 91 -VOLUMN 136 WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 10,1969 2 SECTIONS - 24 PAGES - 10<? Building "On Schedule" Add To Area School \ #;f >£§*: mm > fir #/a J Artist's drawing of the new entry plaza for Harrison school created by the ad­ dition of the new " L" to the existing school. Entry is fronted by a curving driveway leading to the parking area. The new addition is about 12 per cent Six In Family Injured As Vehicles Collide Head-On How pleasant to drive out of the yard Monday morning, con­ fronted with the first work day of the winter on snowy roads, only to find city streets well covered with sand at intersec­ tions. They tell us there's al­ ways something to be thankful for, and we counted our bless­ ings for this as we started an­ other busy week. Six members of a McHenry family sustained injuries in a head-on collision which oc­ curred about 8 o'clock Friday night on Rt. 60, a half mile east of Bacon road. Michael L. Pollock of 1706 N. Court street, McHenry, was driving east on the highway when another auto, driven by Robert Zillmer of Ingleside, west­ bound, collided head-on. Zill­ mer told state police he was forced to the shoulder by an­ other vehicle.'He stated he lost control and as he brought the car back on the highway it trav­ elled into the opposite lane. Michael was reported to have sustained head and elbow injur­ ies. Also injured slightly were Chris and Sandy Pollock. Their father, Virgil Pollock, sustain­ ed head and back injuries, their mother, Mary, head injuries, and a sister, Janet, a concus­ sion. The last three were still confined to McHenry hospital Monday. (Continued on page 9) We keep telling ourself there is still plenty of time before all those cards need to be ad­ dressed and in the mail -- and ample time to really delve into the holiday shopping. Then we look at the calendar and have to question, "Who's kidding Who?" If shopping is a chore, at least be grateful that McHen­ ry stores are the most attrac­ tive to be seen hereabouts, both within and without. In rid­ ing through business districts of other southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois cities comparable to McHenry in size, we have found none where store windows carry that particular appeal to the passerby which clearly spells out an invitation to look further for the perfect gift. Somehow, where a merchant has taken the time and ima­ gination to create a window of beauty, the prospective sfiop- (Continued on page 8) Field Lowers Price Of College Land To $1,625 Meyer Field of Bull Valley road, McHenry, controversial figure in the debate over a site for the McHenry County college, announced this past week that he has revised a sale price for his land. In a letter written to the col­ lege board, Mr. Field made known the following new pro­ posals: "A. We offer to you now 200 acres of land at the southwest corner of Bull Valley road and McHenry Crystal Lake road,- McHenry county. This land is also identified as parts of Sec­ tions 4 and 5, Nunda township, McHenry county. It extends for about 3,000 feet of road front­ age on McHenry-Crystal Lake roads and about>4,000 feet of frontage on Bull Valley road. "B. We now offer you these 200 acres for $1,625.00 per acre, or $325,000.00. "C. This offer is to be ac­ cepted by you within thirty days from date and payment made and completed on or before six months after date. The consid­ eration is $1.00." Mr. Field's earlier price was $1,900 an acre. A special meeting has been set for Dec. 11, when the col­ lege board is scheduled to con­ sider a site, with emphasis reported at the last meeting to be placed on a study of the new Ladd proposal. Two Saturday Fires Result In High Losses Two Saturday night fires caused extensive damage in dif­ ferent parts of the McHenry community. A garage owned by Ed. O. Malenius, located at 1715 Riv­ er Terrace drive, was com­ pletely destroyed about mid­ night. The building was vacant. Fire Chief Glenn Peterson said the cause was undetermined and he established no loss fig­ ure. Members of the Companies I and II answered the call. About four hours earlier, fire resulted in an estimated $2,500 in damage at the Roger Thietje home, 2503 Driftwood, Holiday Hills. A lamp on a table near the bed tipped, ̂ setting the bed a- fire. Mr. Peterson said the bed, spring and mattress were des­ troyed, the wall was damaged and there was smoke throughout the tri-level residence. The flames were brought un­ der control by members of Companies I and III. Four Communities Without Electrical Power On Sunday Electrical service was inter­ rupted for several hours early Sunday in several local com­ munities when wires pulled loose on a feeder station, untied and fell against a pole, causing it to burn. Malfunctioning of a protective device at the distribution cen­ ter caused it to "lock out", resulting in an electrical failure at Wonder Lake, Hebron, Rich­ mond and Spring Grove. Goodwill Pays Visit To McHenry Friday, Dec. 12 The Goodwill truck will be in McHenry Friday, Dec. 12 to pick up the discarded clothing, toys and shoes for the handi­ capped workers at Goodwill In­ dustries. These discarded household items are the mat­ erial worked on by the handi­ capped as they attempt to help themselves. The Goodwill Industries last year gave employment to 207 handicapped people and paid (Continued on page 9) Hospitals State Planning Views Recent editorials and open letters printed in the news me­ dia have raised several ques­ tions regarding the proposed regional hospital, and the desir­ ability of adjacent college and hospital sites. The concerted planning of such a regional hospital was en­ tered into based on the following reasons. In deliberating on the projected plans of the several hospital associations within McHenry county, either on the expansions of present facilities or the creation and building of new community hospitals, the following recommendations were made by advisory and li­ censing health authorities. Fur­ ther, the hospital associations believe it is in the public in­ terest that these recommenda­ tions should be printed. 1) Letter from Hospital Plan­ ning Council for Metroploitan Chicago, May 21, 1969 - to the McHenry Hospital. "On May 15, at the regular monthly meeting of the Coun­ cil's board of directors, it was voted to endorse the short- range program of Memorial Hospital for McHenry County in Woodstock for modernization and expansion in the amount of 1,200,000 In rating endorsement of this shortrrange project, the council's bokrd of directors established the condition that in its long-range planning Mem­ orial Hospital for McHenry County should join with the McHenry hospital and the Crys­ tal Lake Hospital association in the development of a ma­ jor hospital proposal to serve the area as a whole. The coun­ cil's board of directors recog­ nized that the land on which the hospital in Woodstock stands, as (Continued on page 8) Hospital Announces Director Of Nursing completed and planned for occupancy in September, 1970. The addition will add ten classrooms and a large learning resource center. Harrison school is lo­ cated on McCullom Lake road in Wonder Lake. The new addition to Harrison Elementary school on McCul­ lom Lake road in Wonder Lake is "on schedule" and about 12 percent completed, accord­ ing to its architects, Fitch Lar- occa Carington Jones, Chicago, The one story brick addition, designed for sixth, seventh and eighth grades, will add ten classrooms, including a sci­ ence-math room, art room, a stepped music facility, and a large learning resource center equipped with study carrels. Former offices were remodeled to serve as a library for the primary grades and new of­ fices will be included in the addition. VICTORIA BEHAN Miss Victoria Behan, R.N., has been named director of nursing services at McHenry hospital, Anthony Corcoran, Administrator, has announced. Miss Behan is a native of Crystal Lake who has bach­ elor's and master's degrees in nursing and nursing adminis­ tration. She comes to McHenry hospital from her duties as (Continued on page 9) RAFTERS STOLEN Leo Krabbenhoft of 1210 Goodview, McHenry, reported to sheriff's police the theft of approximately $75 to $100 worth of rough rafters from a new home under construction at Fox Lake road, just south of Rt. 12. Commendation Medals Presented McHenry Men Staff Sergeant Robert R. Kelso, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Kelso, 1914 W. Indian Ridge drive, McHenry, received the Army Commendation Medal while serving with the 4th In­ fantry division near Pleiku, Vietnam. Staff Sgt. Kelso earned thea- ward for meritorious service as a team leader in Company C, 3d battalion of the division's 12th infantry. The sergeant, whose wife, Nancy lives at 814 Parkway, Elgin, entered the Army in De­ cember, 1967, completed bas­ ic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., and was stationed at Ft. Polk, La., prior to his ar­ rival in Vietnam last Novem­ ber. A 1963 graduate of McHenry (Continued on page 9) Holiday Music Offerings Set Festive Season Mood "In the past, the school had grown like Topsy", says Rob­ ert D. Bright, Supt. of Har­ rison School District 36. "There had been five additions which resulted in a conglomer­ ate of long runway corridors, tacked-on rooms, and enclosed porches, all capped by a church­ like bell tower." By forming an "L" to the existing school, this new ad­ dition creates a spaceous new entry plaza fronted by a cur­ ving driveway leading to the parking area. In addition, ar­ chitects have developed a mas­ ter plan for Harrison which guarantees that future expan­ sions will be easily and econom­ ically added to the existing structure. The new addition was de­ signed for maximum utiliza­ tion of space and economy, according to the architects. It was planned to take care of en­ rollment projections until at least 1974. The school is plan­ ned for occupancy in Septem­ ber, 1970.' The firm has also designed Watterson Towers,twenty-sev­ en storied twin tower residence hall on the campus of Illinois State University at Normal, 111., and South Shore high school in Chicago, among others. MFT ALLOCATION Illinois townships have been allocated $1,771,111 as their share of the Motor Fuel Tax paid into the state treasury during November, Public Works Director William F. Cellini has announced. McHenrytownship's allocation is $16,961. John Leighty, at the piano, is working with the music from "Amahl and the Night Visitors" with Rick Wright, David Winters and Bill Rit- "Amahl and the Night Vis­ itors", an opera in one act will be presented at the West cam­ pus auditorium Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 12 and 14, at 8 p.m. Assisting the opera will be several Christmas se­ lections by the West campus girls' chorus and the select chorus. Included in the chorus slections are "Still, Still Still", "Gloria" by Vivaldi, and three English carols. Soloists in­ cluded in the chorus numbers are Donna Weichmann, Cheryl Elberson, and Nancy Wallace. "Amahl" was written ex­ pressly for television in 1951 by Gian-Carlo Menotti. In It­ aly, Menotti's homeland, the children believe that it is the Wise men who bring the Christ­ mas gifts in the night. As a small boy,Menotti truly believed that he heard the \Vise men each Christmas but never really saw them. (Continued on page 9) thaler, who portray the Kings. The presentation will be held in West campus auditorium Dec. 13 and 14. Shown above are Neil Dalby, Cindy Bruce, David Wohnrade and Susan Wautefet. They will be featured in "A chiid's Christ­ mas Scene" at Valley View school.