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"SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1879° VOLUMN 94 - NUMBER 146 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1970 16 PAGES - TEN CENTS Set College Referendum For March 7 -rS< * With one negative vote cast. clhl» to have a Hkmcclnn Tlo irurc Cunt nf PiiKKk VUnvlt. Fire Destrovs Garage In our concern over the plight of McHenry*s large wild duck population, an encouraging word jcame pur way this week from friends of Mr. and Mrs. Frank • Springer of 1417 N. River lane, Hunterville Park. We understand the Springers are good samaritans just as the late Ludwig Kaeuffls proved to be for oiir feathered friends. Each week, we are told, the Springers place 300 lbs. of corn on the ice, to the delight of the . appreciative ducks. Living through the winter may not be easy on the Fox river, but thanks to the Springers, it is made considerably less dif­ ficult for several hundred ducks. If others can be inter­ ested in assisting in this an­ nual winter project, McHenry may remain the home of these friendly fowl for many years. As we passed Zlon Lutheran church last Sunday morning, it occurred to us that a medal for one of the best natured in­ dividuals to come our way in a long time should go to the isant gentleman who so ef- fiiently directs traffic, and al­ ways with a smile. His graceful and easily un­ derstood gestures remind us very much of some of the po­ lice officers featured some years ago on Candid Camera. It isn't always easy to be Cheerful when dealing with ir­ responsible drivers, but this unusual man seems to have found the secret. He deserves a word of praise! n n n An overheated oil stove started a blage Monday morning in a one and one-half story garage at 2204 N. Orchard Beach drive, McHenry, owned by Martin Janci, destroying the structure. A new car was saved but valuable items stored within the garage were lost In the flames. PLAINDEALER PHOTO Man Killed By Car Assisting McHenry While Driver Z'Jn reviewing the splendid #ork of authorities in appre­ hending a prime suspect in con­ nection with the recent mur­ der in Chemung township (which appeared in detail in tills paper last week) it occurs to us that the public is better pro­ tected than many folks real- ize.vlf the victim died, as sus­ pected, at the hands of a hitch­ hiker, there is a lesson for all drivers prone to let their sym­ pathy extend to the thumb-wav­ ing walker. A Crystal Lake man who went to the assistance of a young M*- Henry girl was killed In Crys­ tal Lake Saturday afternoon a- bout 4:55 p.nu by a driver who sped away without stopping.. The dead man was George Kufahl, at whose residence on E. Crystal Lake avenue Cynthia Smith of W. Anne street, Mc­ Henry, stopped to use a phone to seek help when her car stall­ ed. However, Mrs. Kufahl said her husband had battery jumper cables and would help her. As the cars were facing each other, Cynthia tried to start her V Mr. car drove past, stru and killed him, ufahl stood out* Kufahl then left the scene. The Crystal Lake police de­ partment was alerted at once to watch for a car with front end damage. Two hours and ten minutes Ukter, they had ap­ prehended HaroidSherrnan, 35, of Poplar street, cfystal Lake, who had been seen parking be­ hind a building. When parts of the damaged car left at the scene matched the suspicious auto, Sherman was charged with striking KufaM. * Complaints were signed a gainst' him by Deputy Dean^ Woods of the Sheriffs depart­ ment for driving while license was suspended or revoked, in­ voluntary manslaughter and reckless homicide, and leaving the scene of an accident in­ volving death. Bond for all three charges was $6,500 and the court date set for Jan. 19. Mr. Kufahl's death was the second traffic fatality in the county this year. With one negative vote cast, the McHenry County college board last Thursday night ap­ proved a resolution calling for purchase of the Ladd property In McHenry as a site for the college building and another motion to issue a check for $1,000 as earnest money for purchase Of this real estate. The only "no" vote was cast by Cal Skinner, Sr., of Crystal Lake, whose attitude through­ out the meeting was one of op­ position. Later, a referendum date for the public to vote on the nevy college building was set for March 7. In the absence of E.C. Nich­ ols* board chairman, proceed­ ings were conducted by Dr. J.F. Harris. Since the purchase of the Ladd property, as approved at the last meeting, was first on the agenda, Dr. Forest Etheredge, college president, read the con­ tract to members and also an attached resolution to purchase the real estate. Before the* board could act on a motion for acceptance, made by Mrs. Joan Hill, Skin­ ner asked if it would be pos­ sible to have a discussion. He was chiefly interested, he said,* in having the architect talk abour the proposed property, giving his opinion on whether or not as attractive a campus could be constructed on the Ladd prop­ erty as was possible on the An­ derson site. His doubts center­ ed, he said, on the fact that the West campus high school screens the property from the Crystal Lake blacktop. Architect Clint Mochon stated that he felt strongly that the Ladd piece is an excellent site from the point of shape and contour of land. He added that he would rate it as high, if not higher than the other site. Mochon continued to state that they have proceeded on a lay­ out of the property and how it might be developed. To other questions of Skinner, Mochon said he was not antici­ pating any great expend.in moving dirt on this site; also that figures were not yet a- vailable on the cost of main­ tenance and utility costs of sew­ er and water. Skinner also said he won­ dered if, and how much, the rates would increase over the Weingart Heads Fair GrQup At State, Meet A one and one-half story gar­ age on the property of Martin Janci, 2204 N. Orchard Beach, McHenry, was destroyed by flames in mid-morning Monday. Cause of the blaze was an over­ heated stove, according to Fire Chief Glenn Peterson. v Mr. Janci.taw smoke arising 'cqjn the building and hurried remove a new car, which sustained only smoke damage* In the meantime, a man walk­ ing along the road saw the Are and turned in the alarm. Lost in the building were three motorcycles, four riding lawn mowers, tools and car parts. * There was considerable noise in addition to the crackling of the Are as numerous shotgun shells exploded in the extreme heat. Fire loss Is believed to to­ tal at least $3,500. A subdued contingent from McHenry county will attend the Illinois Association of Agricul­ tural Fairs at Springfield this weekend, their spirits still dampened by the sudden loss of the County Fair Association president,'Don Hansen, a month ago. Thrust into leadership re­ sponsibility following Hansen's death in a highway accident is Charles Weingart, McHenry, who has served as vice-pres- ident of the McHenry County Fair association for several years. At the annual meeting which starts Saturday, county fair of­ ficials will look over enter-- tainment attractions, evaluate various carnivals and other midway attractions, and search for educational exhibits. The annual meeting is a gathering point for hundreds of persons who provide various services and attractions for county fairs. In the McHenry county group will be Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weingart, Mr. and Mrs. Rich­ ard Walrath, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hayes and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Kleckner. Debbie Brady, reigning Miss McHenry County from Harvard, will vie in the Miss Illinois County Fair contest held in con­ junction with the annual meeting and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brady, plan to attend the weekend" fun. Bill Tammeus, who handles grandstand attrac­ tions; Roy Nylander, veteran board member; and Jim Peder- sen, one of the new young board members and an outstanding county 4-H*er, are others plan­ ning to take part in this gath­ ering. Mrs. Kleckner will ser­ ve as Debbie's chape rone during the contest which begins with a get-acquainted session Sunday. First competition is Sunday night, and the top tenure chosen to appear before tne judges at the Monday night finale. The regular county fair board meeting to be held Jan. 27. years. Supt. of Public Works Fred Meyer of McHenry spoke up to inform him that all this Information is contained in a letter sent last month to the board. Mochon interrupted to state that it would be apprecia­ bly less than maintaining a pri­ vate system, then added that an­ other point to consider is Are protection cost, which would be less on city property. Regarding the water tower, Meyer said since this would need to be installed in that area anyway, the city would stand all costs and it would be placed in a spot desired by the college and architect. Again, Skinner pressed to see the architect's lay-out be- • fore a roll call vote, expressing serious reservations on what the college would do with the part of the proposed building that would lie on an angle be­ hind the high school. He was chiefly concerned as to wheth­ er this would be visible from the road. Mfc-s. Hill interjected her opinion that it is more import- ' ant the students get a good ed­ ucation than how the structure looks from the road. Dr. Etheredge spoke up to inform the board that his staff will submit to him a report looking ahead to a five-year projection which would be giv­ en to the board in February,* however, since he felt it might pertain to Skinner's question, he stated that one of the im­ portant bits of information to come out of the projection la a review of the agriculture pro­ gram. One of the requests and needs for 1974, he said, would be for approximately 40 acres of var­ ious kinds of plots, such as for turf growing, research, etc. The 40 acres available which is ad­ jacent to the school was deemed "ideal for this kind of pro­ ject". Skinner's next point of interest was access to Whisper­ ing Oaks subdivision. He pond­ ered what people in that area would think of such a road, carrying heavy^ traffic. Moving ahead on the agenda to Mochon's report, he said ac­ cess would not be through a neighborhood development but would be off Crystal Lake road. He continued to state that he felt they have presented a build­ ing which is different and cre- (Continued on page 11) Annual Hospital Meeting Jan. 31 RAY MONSALVATGE A fascinating man, who dem­ onstrates feats of memory while showing people "How to Un­ cork Your Hidden Talents" will be featured speaker at the Met Henry Hospital association an-) nual meeting on Saturday night, Jan. 31, at the McHenry Coun­ try club. , Ray Mohsalvatge is guest . speaker for the meeting, sched- ' uled at 7 p.m., where reports by officers and Administrator Anthony Corcoran will precede the entertainment portion. E- lection of directors is on the agenda. Directors whose terms expire this year but are el­ igible for re-election include Harry P. Stinespring, Jr., and Harry E. Eckland. Members of the McHenry , Hospital association will re­ ceive a dinner ticket with their membership, and those who ob­ tained their membership before last Dec. 31 are eligible to vote at the annual meeting. Those desiring memberships now, or want to acquire added dinner tickets for guests should con­ tact Mrs. Carol Brunswick in the administrate department. Ray Monsalvatge will dem­ onstrate his memory feats by distributing a copy of a cur­ rent news magazine and inviting guests to ask h|m what's on the page he's just received from the speaker. In developing his "Hidden Talents" theme, Mon­ salvatge reminds his listeners that "you can't get something for nothing" but "you can get something if you try hard enough." Membership in the McHenry Hospital association stands at 200 in the latest count. Addition­ al members are welcome since it is from this membership that persons to serve as officers and directors of the association must come. - TEST CASE RULING Judge William Carroll ruled that there was no basis for complaint in what amounted to a test case in which State's At­ torney William J. Cowlin, rep­ resenting the people of the state, charged unlawful authority by the city of McHenry over sev­ eral Lakeland Park and Lake­ land Shores units. Regner, who had passed the Huemann property, informing them of what he found. When evidence linked the Mc­ Henry auto with that accident, through the color of paint, Sgt. Weichmann directed sheriff's police to the home at 3506 Broad street, where he saw the damaged car stop. Pemble was awakened and cooperated in telling police what happened. Palsy Drive Set Jan. 18 In communities all over Mc­ Henry county, volunteers are equipped and ready to begin the annual door-to-door fund drive for United Cerebral Pal­ sy association on Sunday, Jan. 18. The areas are being manned by Boy Scouts, church youth, (Continued on page 11) ON DELINQUENCY CONTROL -- Mayor Donald P. Doherty, left, and Harry Conway, chair­ man of the Police commission, look on as Sgt. Gregory Burg views his certificate for suc­ cessfully passing an eighty-hour course at the Delinquency Control institute in Rolling Mea­ dows. It was conducted by the Extension ser­ vice of Northern Illinois university, in co­ operation with the State of Illinois Youth com­ mission. Ov«r "hinety s.tudents, all juvenile of­ ficers*'were m the class. Sgt. Burg represented the McHenry police department in that capacity. Items covered pertained exciut vely to laws governing the handling of juveniles. PLAINDEALER PHOTO / . is program chairman. Robert McClory (R. 111.) was elected in 1962 to serve in the 88th Congress and has been re­ elected to succeeding Con­ gresses from the 12th Congres­ sional District of Illinois^ which Is now comprised of Lake and McHenry counties ancfthe town- Ships of Hanover and Barring- ton in Cook county. Born Jan. 31, 1908, in River­ side, Illinois, Representative McClory was educated in Ill­ inois public schools; l'Institut Sillig, Vevy, Switzerland; Dart­ mouth College, Hanover, New Hampshirer and Chicago-Kent College of Law. He earned his LL.B at the latter in 1932. Thereafter, he engaged in the practice of law in the state and federal courts of Cook and Lake counties, Illinois. Active in the Republican Par­ ty since 1932, Mr. McClory was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1950, ser­ ving the same area he was to (Continued on page 11) Assessors Offer Aid On Homestead Benefits Sibre Whiting and Frank Re- zabek, assessors for McHen­ ry and Nunda townships, re­ spectively, haveMaffered infor­ mation for senior citizens con­ cerning the homestead exemp­ tion forms. Allowances are made for a $1,500 exemption on the as­ sessed valuation of a house, duplex or apartment building to qualified persons. Forms are available at the offices of the two assessors, located at 3922 W. Main street, Mc­ Henry, and 95 Grant street, Crystal Lake. Anyone with questions on the matter may call either office. Qualifications state that one must apply on the forms now available; either husband or wife must be 65 years of age as of Jan. 1, 1970; they must live in the building a major portion of the year; they must be sole owners of the real property, as joint tenants, or tenants in common with each other and no other person or persons; also, they must hold title to the property as of Jan. 1, 1970. Huemann Garage Damaged In Early Morning Accident Several hours after extensive damage on the property of Jo­ seph H. Huemann & Son, Inc., 2020 W. Johnsburg road, Mc­ Henry, sheriff's police appre­ hended Howard Pemble. He ad­ mitted he was the driver who caused the damage, but that be­ cause there were no injuries, he thought he had twenty-four hours to report the incident to the insurance company. He was charged with failure to make an immediate police re­ port. „ Property damage included three gas pumps knocked down, (one used for fuel oil), break­ ing through a plate glass win­ dow, another plate glass in the front door broken, as well as extensive damage to the overhead garage door. Sgt. John Weichmann of the McHenry police department no­ tified the sheriff's office at 3:30 a.m. that he had observed a late model yellow auto approaching town with considerable damage to the left side. The squad failed to find signs of an ac­ cident on Rt. 31 north, but re­ ceived a call from Clarence Ringwood Church Three-Point Charge Ministry Discussed A special board meeting of the Ringwood United Methodist church will be held Thursday, Jan. 15, at 8 p.m. atthe church. This meeting is to discuss a three-point charge ministry. Rev. Walker of Mt. Hope-Spring Grove Methodist church and Rev. Parker of Ringwood United Methodist church will be present to answer any questions. This meeting is open to the 'congregation and is sponsored by the Ringwood church board members. CONGRESSMAN McCLORY Congressman Robert ^Mc­ Clory of the 12th district, which includes McHenry, will be guest speaker for the Rotary club at that organization's noon lunch­ eon at the Legion home Thurs­ day, Jan. 15. Warren Kuhlman Every now and then an ad comes to our attention and catches our eye because it,is very different. We noticed one in the classified section of this issue in which a family of elev­ en seeks a home to rent In what may honestly be termed a real emergency. Just about this time, any of our own small problems seem even smaller. Anyone with a helping hand to offer? KAF Congressman Will Address Rotary Club