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An atmosphere reflecting pride in achievement during the past year dominated the thirteenth annual meeting of the McHenry Hospital associ­ ation Saturday night as more than 250 persons looked ahead to greater service to meet health care needs in the im­ mediate years. After recounting some of the past year's achievements, lined some steps taken to as­ sure continued *'ahead of the needs" facilities and personnel to meet health care require­ ments in the 'seventies and be­ yond. Meetings with the Planning Council of Metropolitan Chi- j cago, the Fox Valley Planning Council, and with leaders of the Memorial Hospital for McHenry County association and the Crystal Lake Hospital associa- ~ iiuii are among tne significant achievements, Freund said. He explained how the three hospital associations (Wood­ stock, McHenry and Crystal Lake), have hired a consulting firm to study present health care needs and ttr project fu­ ture needs in terms of econom­ ic trends, population develop­ ments and other factors. This report may serve as the basis for action toward a regional health care complex in the POD- iil&tioh center, he explained. In his report as the retiring chief of the medical staff, Dr. Edward Wilt, Jr., called at­ tention to the quality and vain* of the hospital in the commun­ ity. "We are so close to tills hospital that sometimes we don't fully appreciate the qual- ity we have. It comes to my at­ tention forcefully when doctor friends of mine visit and ex­ claim at the equipment, facil­ ities and nersonniil wm h*v*urt he continued. He cited the radioiso­ tope scanning which is the ap­ plication of radioactive ma­ terials to diagnose treatment of patienU and to study human disease. He recalled McHen­ ry hospital's leadership in de­ veloping the progressive care concept--from intensive care to self care units. Joseph Conerty, Jr., a mem­ ber of the board and its sec­ retary fortenye*/"*. wxu nrs. sented with an "Award of Hon- (Continued on page 11) SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 94 - NUMBER 55 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1970 16 PAGES - TEN CENTS Sheriff John Carroll, left, and Chief Deputy Henry Nulle, Jr., in white coats, are shown last Friday on Pearson bridge, Barre- ville road, just a short time after the sheriff found the beaten and stabbed body of Mrs. Jean Irene Bianchi, 27, of McHenry. Discovery of the body, almost completely covered with ice un­ der the bridge, was made shortly after 1 o'clock in the after­ noon. Deputies are shown removing the body. Life has sufficient problems in this year of 1970 that we need ingenuity on the part of a few resourceful folks to in­ still a little fup -- and some­ times a bit of embarrassment - into living. First there was the dinner party at the home of good friends, the Roy Redwanz*. We thought the hostess was quite definite about the seating ar­ rangement. Then the delicious repast was over and out came a new Christmas tape recorder, pint size, which had been at our elbow throughout. The following hour made recording history we prefer to forget. Next came Thursday morning and a birthday in our office. The recipient of glad tidings was none other than our new­ est receptionist-bookkeeper, June Doiron. June's too nice a gal for us to tell tales out of school, but Barb Gilpin didn't seem to hesitate in reminding her that another milestone had been passed. Out of a huge brown paper bag she carefully produced a large good-luck wreath of the type placed on the winner at (Continued on page 11) Establish Reward Fund In Murder Two McHenry organizations have taken a lead in offering substantial rewards to the person or persons supplying information concerning the circumstances sur­ rounding the death of Irene Jean Bianchi on or about Jan. 27. The McHenry State Bank, which initiated the reward, has offered to pay $1,000. This amount was matched by the City Council in session Monday eve­ ning. The payment of the reward is subject to the fol­ lowing conditions: 1. No police personnel, city, state or county, or employees of the McHenry State bank or county of Mc­ Henry or their families shall be entitled to the re­ ward. 2. A committee ofe three consisting of the mayor of the city of McHenry, the first assistant states attorney of McHenry county and chairman of <the McHenry county board of supervisors, shall be the solte parties to deter­ mine who is entitled to the reward and in the event the reward may have to be divided, the committee shall be the sole determiners as to who shall receive what portions of the reward. 3. The reward shall automatically expire on the first day of August, 1970. ' 4. The reward shall be for information to the arrest and conviction of person or persons who have committed the crime; or in the event that for some reason the per­ son or persons involved shall not be tried in court, then the committee shall determine whether the reward shall be distributed. 5. All information shall be furnished to John C. Carroll, sheriff of McHenry county, in writing with the informant's name and address. The McHenry State bank invites any interested bus­ iness or individual to contribute additional reward money. Anyone interested in contributing may contact Thomas F. Bolger or Richard J. Zieman. JEAN BIANCHI Marengo Woman Dies In Weekend Two-Vehicle Crash Bernice C. Bimmerle of Mar­ engo died in Memorial hospi­ tal, Woodstock, Sunday, Feb. 1, of injuries sustained in a two- vehicle crash on Kiswaukee Valley road, 4 miles west of Woodstock. The accident occur­ red at 5:49 p.m. Saturday. The crash involved a truck driven by Sylvester S. Four- man of Woodstock and a car driven by Jean Bimmerle of Crystal Lake, both of whom were seriously injured. Jean Bimmerle told deputies she was driving west when the truck came around the curve in her lane.Fourman was ticketed. "No new suspect" was Sheriff John Carroll's statement of dis­ appointment made to the press in the third news conference in four day s^held Monday morn­ ing. He was referring to the week long search for the killer of Mrs. Jean Irene Bianchi, 27, of Woodlawn Park, McHenry. The beaten and stabbed body of Mrs. Bianchi, who disap­ peared from the Suds & Duds laundromat at 3406 W. Elm street Tuesday night, Jan. 27, between 9:50 and 10:45 was found at 1:23 p.m. last Friday under a bridge near the former Pearson farm, on Barreville blacktop. , The tragic end of the search came several hours after Sher­ iff Carroll requested assistance from the state police in furn­ ishing a helicopter. Piloted by CdI. Ed Queedens, the helicop­ ter continued to fly low over the McHenry area throughout the morning, checking all creeks,' streams and the river. Early In the afternoon, as Sher­ iff Carroll and Chief Deputy Heory A. Nulle, Jr., searched in some bushes near the Bar­ reville bridge and found noth­ ing, Carroll leaned over and looked underneath. It was at this time that he saw a foot sticking out from beneath the ice in the culvert. Further investigation revealed the body to be that of Mrs. Bianchi. Discovery was made in a small stream which was open in the center and ice along the sides, about 10 feet in width at this point. Because of two snowfalls since Tuesday night, no footprints were found near the body or on the bridge. Deputy Corbner James Frisch, State's Atty. William Cowlin and Assistant State's Attorney Tom Baker were call­ ed to the scene, which is about 4 miles south of McHenry, just north of Wright road. The fact that the body was partially fro­ zen made it necessary to de­ lay the pathologist's report un­ til Saturday. Mrs. Bianchi's body was re­ moved to the sheriff's depart­ ment garage, where positive i- dentification was made at 4 o'clock Friday'by her husband, ArmanFJ. The Illinois State Crime lab­ oratory and the county path­ ologist were called in to ex­ amine the body on Saturday, but a complete report was not forthcoming. However,-^through tests performed {Wonef Frisch determined that smedied from multiple knife wounds both front and back and on her neck. The upper part of her body was covered with bruises, lacera­ tions and cuts. Sheriff Carroll stated he be- (Continued on page 11) HONOR AWARD -- Joe Conerty, Jr., left, receives the Award of Honor for distinguished service to McHenry hospital from George Freund, president, center. Award was given at last weekend's annual meeting as Conerty re­ tired as a director and secretary after 10 years of service. At right is Dr. Richard S. Loewenherz, Crystal Lake, newly named chief of the medical staff. DON PEASLEY PHOTO Thief Steals . Drugs In Night From Hospital Someone believed by police to have either remained in Mc­ Henry hospital . after visiting hours, or in the adjoining clin­ ic, stole a quantity of capsules and tablets sometime late Thursday night or early Fri­ day morning. Police Chief Espey announced the missing items as 500 cap­ sules of Seconal, 100 mill­ igrams; 100 capsules, Amytol, 1 grain; fifty tablets Dymelor, 500 mg.; and 200 tablets Dy­ melor, 250 mg., as well as $4.50 in cash. Discovery of the lass was made by an employee, Rich­ ard Neff, who reported for work at 5:55 a.m. Friday. No strangers were seen in the hospital during the night. Man Protecting Family Victim Of Revolver Shot A young Crystal Lake hus­ band and father was accident­ ally killed in his home early Monday evening while engaged in an effort described to city police as an attempt to protect his family from "thatmaniac". Apparently, he was referring to the still unsolved murder of Mrs; Jean Bianci, 27, of Mc­ Henry, last week. David Lee Myers, 26, was sit­ ting in his home at 1344 Ivy lane, Crystal Lake, with his wife, sister-in-law and two children when he made the de­ cision to load a .22 revolver as a matter of protection. His wife said that as he was doing so, the weappn accidentally dis­ charged. ^ Myers was reported to have died immediately. Set Annual Winter Camp-Out Of Indian Guides March 7-8 The popular Y-Indian Guide program of the Lake Region YMCA has scheduled its an­ nual winter campout for boys in first, second and third grades and their dads for March 7 and 8 at George Williams Col­ lege camp, Lake Geneva, Wis. The event is a highlight of the year's activities and is eager­ ly looked forward to by the many participants. In order to secure choice accommodations, reservations should be made by Feb. 7 at the "Y" office, 95 Grant Street, P.O. Box 337, Crystal Lake. The outing offers boys and (Continued on page 11) Easter Seal Initiates Fund Raising Program First formal efforts, to as­ sure continuation of ah effec­ tive, expanding speech and phy­ sical therapy program for Mc­ Henry county residents took place last week with the initial meeting of the Easter Seal fund- raising committee. The committee, headed by Mrs. James Williams, is plan­ ning the drive in March to raise funds to support the Eas­ ter Seal Therapy center. The drive begins in about a month with the mailing of the traditional Easter Seal letter and seals to more than 17,000 families in the county. Through speech and physical therapy programs, the center helps people from every com­ munity in the county. Mrs. Wil­ liams noted the Therapy cen­ ter at Woodstock is the only re­ habilitation center in McHenry county. Nearest others are in Rockford and Chicago. Emphasizing the growing de­ mands on the center through in­ creased patient load is the in­ crease in drive totals compar­ ed with last year and two years ago. The 1970 drive goal is $25,000, compared with $21,- 000 last year and $16,000|two years ago. ) "This volunteer mail solic- Seek Woman Missing In This Area BULLETIN A reliable source con­ firmed early Tuesdky af­ ternoon that Mrs. Linda Davey of Riverside Park subdivision had been found alive in the Dundee area. No details were available at press time. As sheriff's police worked day and night seeking new clues into the murder of Mrs. Jean Bianchi of McHenry, another "missing person" was placed under investigation in the coun­ ty. State police notified sheriff's authorities at 11:39 Sunday morning that Mrs. Arthur (Lin­ da) Davey of 2007 Kerry lane, Crystal Lake (Riverside Park subdivision near Burton's Bridge) had left horrife Saturday evening at 8 p.m. and never re­ turned. The 25-year -o ld young mother was reported by her husband to have left their home to attend -a clothing demonstra­ tion in the Carpentersville- Schaumberg area. She was driv­ ing a black, 1955 Chevrolet. itation program is the vital source of funds for the center," said Mrs. Williams. "The cen­ ter receives no -"-money from federal, state or local taxes. Our operating money ebmes from donations, fund-raising projects and fees from patients able to pay." j Mrs. Williams stressed that treatment is based on the pa­ tients' ability to pay, and no one is turned away because of lack of funds. Bill Cook is the physical ther­ apist, assisted by Mrs. Caro­ lyn Lindell. Mrs. Lu Pierce is the speech therapist and the speech assistance program is now conducted throughout the year instead of during the sum­ mer as formerly. Mrs. Eleanor Frakes is an assistant to the two registered physical ther­ apists. The Therapy center is guided by a volunteer board of thirty men and women from through­ out McHenry county. The board, headed by Bill Baker, Crystal Lake, president, plans the cen­ ter's programs and provides supervision for the staff, ft also assumes the financial re­ sponsibility for the services. Campaign committee mem­ bers include Mrs. James Wil­ liams, chairman; Mrs. Helen Hess, Mrs. Homer Mann, John Eggum and Howard Fiedelman, Woodstock; Mrs. Harris Wes­ son and Mrs. Ralph Fidler, Marengo; Don Johnson, Rich­ mond; and Mr. and Mrs. Wil­ liam Baker and Mrs. Louis Dud- dleston, Crystal Lake. Child Recovering After Swallowing Tranquilizers Twenty- three-month-o ld Sherri Trizinski was reported to be recovering in McHenry hospital early Tuesday after­ noon after swallowing tranquil­ izer tablets in the family home at 3208 Skyway drive, McHenry. Police said the child's grand­ mother, Mrs. J. McDonald,was, babysitting at the time of the accident. Authorities sent an ambulance to the residence and the baby was admitted to the emergency room at 11:35 a.mi and later to the hospital. Sherri is the daughter of Mr. ' and Mrs. Martin S. Trizinski, Mrs. Davey is an employee of an Elgin factory. „ Two detectives and Sheriff John Carroll worked until mid­ night Sunday on the case in Riverside Park subdivision, which is very near the Lake county line. A "missing persons" bulletin was placed on both state and county net­ works. Vehicle owners in the city of McHenry are reminded that licen§es were due Jan. 1. Un­ der the local ordinance, the pen­ alty does not apply until the first day of March. Specifically, Feb. 28 is the last day to pur­ chase a 1970 license without paying penalty. , • Licenses may be purchased in the city clerk's office in the new municipal building Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.* to 5 p.m. The office is open on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. • The Plaindealer is advised by the city clerk that vehicle owners may mail checks with notation stating name, address, year and make of car, and state license number. With this in­ formation, licenses wijl be mailed to applicants. This will assist those who may find it difficult to visit the clerk's of- fice. JJ Anyone who mails check on the last day of grace is asked to be sure the letter is post­ marked not later than Feb. 28. Gettirig away from the serious side, ihe clerk related that some checks are back-dated, but mailed too late. That is re­ garded as an old trick. He can I only accept these when it is established that the wife wrote the check and the husband for­ got to mail it. "We must keep peace in the family", says the clerk. <- Interpretation of require­ ments is sometimes confused. The following section of the City Code explains: *' ARTICLE II Vehicle Licenses LICENSE REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful for any person re­ siding in the city or for any firm, association or corpor­ ation having its principal office or place of business in the city to use, or cause or permit any of his,^Jier, their or its a- gents or employees to use, for a longer period of time than thirty days any motor vehicle in the transportation of persons or property of the conveyance of loads upon the streets, ave­ nues or alleys of this city un­ less such motor vehicle be li­ censed as hereinafter provided. Reports indicate |hat a very, high percent of vehidfe owners secure licenses eachjyear. City officials have expressed appre­ ciation for cooperation on the part of so many. For those who purchase tags and fail to affix them to the vehicle, the following section of the Code is printed: LICENSE TAG. Upon the is­ suance of said license the city clerk shall deliver to the appli­ cant a gummed tag or sticker upon which shall be shown the name of the class to which said motor vehicle belongs and the year for which the said li- (Continued on page 11) }'• S. - •*, xv**" AMr. v;;. ~ GET READY-GET SET-GO! -- Determined expressions on their faces, several of the many drivers participating in the Chamber of Commerce snowmobile championship races on the field near West campus prepare for the starting signal. The warm weather made the two-mile course muddy, but failed to dampen the spirits of the racers. Mild* temperatures made the day ideal fbr spectators, who numbered about 3,000. PLAINDEALER PHOTO