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Reviews VOL. 94 - NUMBER 144 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1970 16 PAGES - TEN CENTS Indict St. Louis Man For Murder In County Frank Hendenberg, 32, whose last known address was 5045 Linden wood, St. Louis, Mo., was indicted Tuesday morning by the McHenry county grand jury on a charge of murder. No bond was set and he is being held without bail until the court date of Jan. 15. Hendenberg is charged with the murder of Martin W. Zk>- gar, 38, of Lake Zurich, whose decomposed body was found Dec. 13 by hunters in Chemung township. Evidence now points to the fact that Zlogar was kill­ ed about Sept. 14 from .38 bullet which entered the back of his head. Hendenberg was picked up by St. Louis police in late Decem­ ber on a parole violation. Term­ ed a "five time loser", he was wanted for violation of a par­ ole, with eight years of a burg­ lary and robbery term still to be served in Arkansas. Hendenberg was first linked to the Zlogar death through use of computers in the sher­ iffs offices of McHenry coun­ ty and St. Louto* , Police here had determined that Zlogar had been involved in an accident, as evidenced by a broken arm' still in a sUng when his body was found. The license of a car purchased fol- < lowing that accident was placed in the computer and later found to be the same as the vehicle driven by Hendenberg when picked up by authorities in St. Louis. Handwriting on credit cards owned by Zlogar was establish­ ed to have changed about the fourteenth of September, indi­ cating his death occurred about that,time. With information /received through between 200/and 250 interviews, authorities in St. Louis learned that Hendenberg had been in River Falls, Wis., in September. His abandoned car was traced to that area. She (iff John Carroll of McHen­ ry county feels he will have sufficient evidence by the trial date to establish that the mur­ der took place in McHenry coun­ ty, probably when Zlogar picked up Hendenberg as a hitchhiker. Two suitcases of notebooks con­ taining information on the case are still to be studied. Detective George Hendle of Lakeland Park and Lt. Robert Madsen, chief investigator for the sheriff* s office, travelled to St. Louis last weekend in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e c a s e . J u d g e M M . I l l f f a i • ' szsssiss&sss&Jror Mental Health Dmner Iff John Carroll took it to St. FLAMES DESTROY BARN -- Only rubble re­ mained when flames swept through the large barn owned by Northern Pump Farms at 5505 N. Rt. 31, five miles north of McHenry, Sat­ urday night. The bodies of two horses, two ponies, one colt, a calf and a dog were found after the blaze was brought under control sufficiently so that firemen could enter the building. * . PLAINDEALER PHOTO Medical Author Speaker {Louis the same day. Hendenberg waived extradi­ tion and was returned to McHen­ ry county. Mayor Donald P. Doherty sits before the mi­ crofilm machine in the Plaindealer office, re­ viewing one of the highlights of his last nine PLAINDEALER PHOTO i years as head of the city's government. It was the January, 1965, dedication of the city's new public library building. Now that we have entered a new year, some folks are look­ ing at this early date to the one big event of 1970 for the city of McHdhry, namely, the annual Marine festival. Recently we were chatting with the general chairman of many years, Frank Low, who just smiled and uttered, "Pres­ sure kid herself!" when we attempted to persuade him for the umpteenth time that he should once more assume the role of chairman. Frank had held the job for as long as we could remem­ ber. Each year the festival has become bigger and better in all respects, reaching new heights last summer with the arrival of Miss America as special guest. Some weeks ago we real­ ized that his resignation from the fop role was definite when the Chamber named several chairmen to head various cat­ egories of preparation. If each assumes the responsibility as­ signed, the tremendous task of carrying out the festival would be made considerably easier. This is McHenry* s one big celebration of the year, and 6 while its importance cannot be measured in dollars and cents, it is undoubtedly the one most significant event of each year, adding prestige to a commun­ ity determined to surge ahead. Few people realize the im­ portance of the "folks behind the festival". Regardless of how many workers are appointed, the real task of coordinating the numerous duties which e- ventually spell "success" is in the hands of the chairmen. KAF At the start of a new decade, the Plaindealer asked Mayor Donald P. Doherty to review major marks of progress within McHenry during the almost nine years he has served as head of the city government. The fol­ lowing are his recollections of accomplishments: "Probably no facet of civic improvement has received more general endorsement than the renovation of the city park in 1963 and 1964. In those years the band shell was built and the tennis courts became a. real­ ity. Even this year of 1969 the results have been evident. No Christmas season has evoked more favorable com­ ment than the beautiful setting there, with Christmas trees to delight young and old. College Ushers In Data Processing In The Seventies Data Processing in the Sev­ enties will be ushered in at McHenry County college with a wide variety of coui-ses. Cour­ ses of interest to both begin­ ning and advanced students, to both business and technically oriented students, and to both programming and non-pro­ gramming students will be of­ fered. Courses for beginners in­ clude Keypunch Operator train­ ing, Introduction to Data Pro­ cessing, and Unit Record Equip­ ment. Courses for students with a background equivalent to the Introduction to Data Processing include Computer Program­ ming I (COBOL) and Computer Programming II (assembly lan­ guage). For the person with ^tech­ nical background, Fortran pro­ gramming is offered. ' Registration for these and other courses is now in prq? gress at the college. * >. )• "Listed among the major a- chievements of the past ten years were the annexation of Lakeland ,Park, Whispering Oaks and Pheasant Valley, the latter still to be developed. The two former additions have contributed immensely to the status of McHenry. "In 1961 a master plan was developed for the city* of Mc­ Henry. During the decade the city has grown so that an up­ dating of the comprehensive plan is presently being worked on. , "One of the facets of govern­ ment not generally known by, the public but extremely impor­ tant was the formation of a Police Pension board and Po­ lice commission. When the city of McHenry reached the pop­ ulation index of 5,000, the for­ mation of a Police commis­ sion and Police Pension board became a necessity. Both of these two facets of government have contributed greatly to the excellence and morale of the police department. "In the matter of roads, many different areas have received attention. Some of the major road projects during the 'six­ ties were the widening of Crys­ tal Lake road, widening and re­ surfacing of Elm street from Richmond road to, and includ­ ing Front street and the wide­ ning and resurfacing of Green and Pearl streets. Also, Wau- kegan street east was widen­ ed and resurfaced and a bridge built on Millstream drive a- cross Boone creek. These improvements have all taken place through the city's Motor Fuel Tax Fund. In ad­ dition, there is a yearly pro­ gram of road resurfacing in which the city spends approx­ imately $10,000 to $12,000 to improve present roads. "In the area of sewer and water systems; many, many im­ provements have been made and (Continued on page 15) Charge Drivers After Collisions In Area Harold J. Ferwerda of 3506 Biscayne road, McHenry, was taken to McHenry hospital by ambulance Monday after­ noon after his car was struck by Douglas C. Frenk of Har­ vard. The accident occurred on Rt. 31, about three miles south at McHenry, at 3:15 p.m. Ferwerda was north-bound and Frenk was travelling south when a vehicle ahead of the latter stopped to make a left turn. Unable to stop in time, Frenk sweryed into the opposite lane, striking Ferwerda, who sustained bruises, abrasions and shock. Frenk was ticketed for im­ proper passing. Ted W. Bierchen of 4508 N. Mayfair, McHenry, injured in a one-car accident Sunday eve­ ning at 7:10, was charged by deputies with travelling too fast for conditions. The youth was taken by the Johnsburg rescue squad to McHenry hospital. Bierchen was travelling south on Chapel Hill road when he struck snow and lost control at the intersection with Wood- lawn road. Evidence indicated the auto travelled 190 feet in the west ditch, crossed the road and came to rest on the east side. Michelle M. Greene of Crys­ tal Lake was ticketed by sher­ iff's police Sunday afternoon for failure to yield at an intersec­ tion. Her car collided with an­ other driven by Leo J. Schae- fer of 3517 N. Fairview lane, McHenry, who was reported un­ injured. Schaefer told police he was driving east on Rt. 176 at Bri- arwood road when the other car came into his vision. He start­ ed to slow when the other dri­ ver, who had done likewise, came across the intersection and struck him. A witness said the Greene car did not stop. Walter Vanni of 1109 N. Riv­ er road, McHenry, was charged by sheriff's police with driving under the influence of intoxi­ cating liquor following a two- car crash Dec. 31 on Rt. 120, near Kent road, two miles east of McHenry. The second driver, William D. Awe, of Woodstock, told au­ thorities he was east-bound on the highway when he saw a car swerving and then realized the vehicle was approaching from the east in his lane. A wit­ ness, also travelling east, ver­ ified the story that the Vanni car was on the wrong side of the road, adding that his own auto was driven off the road before the other cars crashed. - John Wolfram of 5701 Broadway, Richmond, was charged with failure to report an accident and another for failure to reduce speed or too fast for conditions following an accident Dec. 31 on Rt. 173, east of Rt. 12. The young man, with two pas­ sengers, James J. Johnson and Brian Berryhill, both of Rich­ mond, said he left the family home and was driving east on the highway when he met a car (Continued on page 15) Dr. Herbert Ratner, Oak Parkt will be featured speaker at the annual dinner meeting of the Family Sendee and Mental Seek Consumer Buying Trend In This Area Questions on consumer buy­ ing and home improvement ex­ pectations will be asked by representatives aof the Bureau of the Census inThis area dur­ ing January, according to Theo­ dore F. Olson, director of the Bureau' s regional office in Chi­ cago. The questions are asked four times yearly as part of a na- tion-wide effort to collect in­ formation as a guide to federal agencies and other groups in developing programs based on consumer spending patterns. A sample of residents in this area will be asked if they expect to buy a house, car, or major ap­ pliance during the next year and (Continued on page 15) Health Clinic for McHenry County Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the Timbers res­ taurant in Woodstock. He was former editor of the letin of the American As­ sociation of Public Health Phy­ sicians and is presently editor of Child and Family Quarterly. He has been medical consul­ tant to the Encyclopedia Brit- annica Great Books Syntopicon and is a well-known lecturer on biology, medicine, family life. Carl Neiss Named To Fb School Vaca The board of High School District 156 has appointed Carl Neiss to fill a vacancy caused when Dr. Leslie Krieger found it necessary to resign when he moved from the district. v"""" Mr. Neiss will serve until April of 1970, when someone will be elected to serve a one- year term. The terms of three other members expire for three-year terms. and mental health. He is the author of the well- known Interview on Medicine of the American Character Series of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Dr. Ratner* s topic will deal with the subject of "Family Life." -JThe dinner will start at 6:30 pim., followed by the annual re­ port of the clinic, election of officers and members to the board of directors, and Dr. Rat­ ner* s speech. Members of the general pub­ lic are invited to attend this ClU^ meeting. Persons interested in r \ attending the djrner should con- I tact the dinU at 385-6400. ,n,/\v^The Timbers restaurant is located on Highway 47 near by­ pass 14 in Woodstock. Dr. Ratner received his el­ ementary education in public schools of New York City. He did his university work at the University of Michigan, where, he received his B.A. (1929) and M.D. (1935) degrees and did graduate work in bacteriology, public health and nutrition. At (Continued on page 15) ble PLAN MASSIVE IMMUNIZATION -- Phil Wertz, standii*, re­ ports oft the all-out rub-out campaign to whip rubella at a McHenry County Board of Health meeting. Wertz is chairman of the McHenry County March of Dimes, cooperating with the county department to conduct the massive immunization pro­ gram in McHenry county the week of Jan. 19*, From left, around starting with Wertz, are, board members Howard Ruth,. Dr. John Schultz, Bruce Barton, Dr. Edward Wilt, chairman^ Bert Hanson, Mrs. Eileen Hansen^ R.N., administrative nurse} Dr. S.L. Ruggero, Miss Regina Narusis, and Administrator Ward Duel. (DON PEASLEY PHOTO) - : r , . \ ' . - ... . Fire Loss Fire resulting in damage es­ timated to exceed $40,000 on Saturday evening destroyed & large barn owned by Northern Pump Farms, located on the west side of Rt. 31, about five miles north of McHenry. Also lost in the raging blaze were two horses, two ponies, one colt, a calf and a dog. The colt managed to free it­ self and wandered outside but was so seriously burned that it was shot. ~ The former Dodge farm op­ erated by Mr. and Mrs. Rich­ ard C. Miller, is located at 5505 N. Rt. 31. Mr. Miller told Fire Chief Glenn Peterson he had been in the barn to lock up the horses between 7 and 7:30 that eve­ ning, then returned to the house. He was watching television and Mrs. Miller was on the sec­ Exceeds *40,000 ond floor of the home when the lights dimmed shortly after 8:30. She ran downstairs, looked out the window and saw smoke arising from the barn, which was a short distance from the residence. In the meantime, an uniden­ tified woman had placed an a- larm at the city hall, but of­ ficers were unable to under­ stand the location before she hung up. However, the telephone operator broke in and asked po­ lice fo remain on the line as a second call was coming through, this time from the Miller home. In addition to the McHenry Township Fire Department's Companies' I and II, Richmond and Wonder Lake depart­ ments also were summoned. Together about 20,000 gallons of water were brought to the scene to fight the fire. The blaze had advanced so far by the time it was detect­ ed that firemen arrived to find the structure almost levelled. Fire Chief Peterson said he could give no origin for the fire. In addition to the loss of building and animals, a trac­ tor, truck and a silage wagon within the barn were destroyed, as well as 2,000 bales of straw and 5,000 bales of hay. (Continued on page 15) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875