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VOLUME 96 NUMBER 28 * WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1971 18 PAGES TEN CENTS Wife Kills Father Of Three Ticket Drivers After Crashes Meet Dr. Davis THE •• ' • . ". • <T \ ; * . I ... \ • • • t / MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKE S REGION SINCE 1875 The young people shown above are McHenry Junior high stu­ dents honored at the annual McHenry Kiwanis club top scholar dinner held at West campus cafeteria May 19. In front row, from left, are Karen Biggs, Laura Dolby, Rhonda Lee, Marcia Biasiello, Vicky Temple, Debbie Jean Freund, Susan Holmgreen, Mellody Buchert and Marissa Mclntyre. Standing, Anita Paunescu, Carol Leighty, Mara Jones, Caroline Snyder, Lark Wheelock, Charlene Weingart, Keith Durkin, Terry Gough, Mike Miller, Sam Ander­ son, David Sweeney, Henry Voorhees, Tim Jones, Edward Peters, David Bolger and Joe Szamlcpvsld. PLAINDEALER PHOTO Open House HonorsCollege Head An open house honoring Dr. James R. Davis, 33 and his wife, will be given by the stu­ dents, faculty and administra­ tion of McHenry County col­ lege Sunday, June 6, from 2 to 4 o'clock. The community is cordially invited to attend this reception to be held at the college. Dr. Davis succeeds Dr. For­ est Etheredge in the? position of president. Dr. Etht redge ac­ cepted the presidents of Wau- bonsee Community college last October. Dr. Davis comes to McHenry County college from Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel, 111., where he has served as president since 1969. Previ­ ously, he was assistant to the president and director of com­ munity services at Highland Community college, Freeport, 111., for three years. He taught English and Speech for three years at the Freeport high school. Dr. Davis began his teach­ ing career as a departmental chairman in English and in Speech at Western Dubuque high school, Epworth, Iowa, fl^om 1961 -63. He was reared in Danville, and his undergradu­ ate studies were at Danville Illinois Junior college and the University of Dubuque, where he received the A.B. degree in English with a minor in Speech. He did graduate work at the University of Illinois, receiv­ ing the Ed. M. degree in 1965 and the Ed. D. in 1970, major­ ing in Educational Administra­ tion and Supervision. A native of Illinois, Dr. Da­ vis is married to the former Shirley Ann Nelson. They have two children, ages 1 and 5. On being offered the pres­ idency of McHenry County col-» lege, Dr. Davis said, "It is my very deep conviction that each junior college must util­ ize the special talents of its personnel to establish the strongest program possible while promoting a very active interaction between the college and the area served. My dis­ sertation dealt with this latter concern, and my recent nomi­ nation to the board of direc­ tors of Mt. Carmel Chamber of Commerce is testimony to my personal commitment to active college-community in­ teraction." (Continued on page 18) Top Scholars Honored > Members of the McHenry County Sheriff's department check out details as they carry on an investigation into the death of Peter J. Charrey, 29, of 2705 W. Russet, Orchard Heights, which occurred Sunday night. His wife, Martha, admitted shoot­ ing her husband with a 12-gauge shotgun. Deputy Don Lockhart Plaindealer Deadlines Set Ahead Next Week Because of the Memorial Day holiday to be celebrated next Monday, May 31, early deadlines will be observed in order that the first issue of the Plaindealer will reach readers on schedule. General news will be accepted until 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, classified advertising until 4 p.m. Friday and display advertising until 1 o'clock Friday. Wednesday cor­ respondents must have columns in one day early. Central Purchasing Order For County Under Study McHenry County Auditor Jack Schaffer has presented a central purchasing proposal to the county board, which must ap­ prove the plan if it is to be put into effect next December. Auditor Schaffer summariz­ ed the proposal by stating that he felt McHenry county should employ a purchasing agent and that the agent should serve as a deputy county auditor, spec­ ifically charged with two major responsibilities: (1) the role of the county purchasing agent; and (2) conduct regular internal au­ dits (in the role of a deputy auditor) as recommended by the county's outside auditor. The county auditor's office would provide secretarial back up, and the deputy auditor-pur- chasing agent would be super­ vised by the county board and the county auditor. It is Auditor Schaffer's opinion that the pur­ chasing agent could save the county two to three times the cost of his salary in addition to bringing the county a large step closer to modern govern­ ment. Schaffer pointed out that the General Fund budget alone this year is over $5,500,000 and that with the upcoming expenditures relating to the construction of the new court house, this pro­ gram is especially important. The proposal, which is thirty pages long, gives a detailed his­ tory of the evolution of county Vofers League To Hear Talk By Zoning Expert Richard Babcock, nationally known zoning expert, will speak on a "County Zoning Ordinance Revision Study" at the after­ noon meeting of the Woodstock* McHenry League of Women Vo­ ters. The meeting will be held at the Babcock home in rural Woodstock at 1 o'clock Thurs­ day, May 27. Local county zoning is an area of study and action in which league members are pre­ sently engaged. This meeting is open to any­ one interested in hearing more about the topic. For further in­ formation call Mrs. James Hecht. All league members are especially encouraged to attend. Johnsburg Boy Winner In State Spelling Bee Capt. Robert Madsen of the McHenry Coun­ ty Sheriff's police filed murder charges before Judge Leonard Brody Monday morning, nam­ ing Martha L. Charrey, 28. Authorities found her husband, Peter J. Charrey, 29, being car­ ried to an ambulance from the family home at 2705 W. Russet, Orchard Heights, where depu­ ties rushed after receiving a call at 9:20 Sunday night, May 23. He was pronounced dead on ar­ rival at McHenry hospital. Mrs. Charrey, an expectant mother, is being held in county jail. She visited with one mem­ ber of the family in her cell Monday. The call made to the sheriffs office indicated Mrs. Charrey was hysterical as she told de­ puties on duty her husband had been shot. No details were giv­ en. At the home later, she admit­ ted she had become "upsetover a marital problem", took a 12- gauge shotgun kept in the home, went to the kitchen where her husband was standing, and fired one shot. An autopsy was conducted by Deputy Coroner William Frisch of Cary, but details will not be available until the time of the inquest. The jury was sworn in by Frisch Monday evening at the George R. Justen & Son funeral home. Assisting Sheriff Art Terrell in the investigation were Capt. Madsen, Detectives Hendle and Scudella, Lt. Schalz, Sgt. G. Meyers and Deputy Beck. The deceased attended Mc­ Henry high school. He had been employed recently by the John Hancock Insurance company, in Chicago. Besides his wife, survivors include three children, Elaine, 9, Kathleen, 6 and Colleen, 1Jfc also his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Charrey of McHenry; four sisters and two brothers. purchasing, a list of the general duties of a county purchasing agent-deputy auditor, a list of benefits of central purchasing, qualifications of a county pur­ chasing agent-deputy auditor, a list of the expenditures that could fall in the area of a pur­ chasing agent, and a summary of what other counties this size are doing in the area of central purchasing Call but one have some form). In addition, the proposal included a code of ethics for a purchasing agent, a suggested county purchasing procedure, suggested instruc­ tions for bidders, and informa­ tion of the state of Illinois's cooperative purchasing pro­ gram. JOHN MOEHLING Eight-year-old John Moefi­ ling of 3804 N. Spring Grove road, Johnsburg, has captured first place in the Illinois State Catholic Order of Foresters' twenty - sixth annual spelling bee, held at Aurora. He rep­ resented the Northern Illinois Associated Courts, along with two other boys from this area, Randy Wakitsch and Bill Wal- czynski, all members of St. John's Court No. 96, Johnsburg. John won over seventeen ot­ her contestants in the junior division of the state, which covered eleven districts. He was awarded a huge trophy, almost too large for him to carry, and a cash prize. (Continued on page 18) EXPLOSION VICTIM . Deputies were called to in­ vestigate an explosion in a home at 8406 Memory trail, Wonder Lake, Thursday morning about 6:15. When Lawrence Hensel's gas furnace had failed to ignite, he went to the basement to check the reason. A short time later, there was an explosion. Hensel was taken to Memorial hospital suffering facial and body burns. Carol Lee Prather of 916 Sf Totem drive, McHenry, was ticketed for improper passing following a two-car accident Saturday evening about 7 o'­ clock at the intersection of Ri­ ver road and Mid Oak lane, southeast of McHenry. The driver said she was tra­ velling north on River road and was attempting to pass another north-bound vehicle driven by William Sullivan of 1917 N. North avenue, McHenry, when the car turned into her path. She stated she did not see any brake lights or directional sig­ nals prior to his turning. Sul­ livan told police he was driving at a slow rate of speed because he was preparing to make the left turn onto Mid Oak lane when he was struck in the rear by the other auto. Passengers in the Sullivan car were Roman Kotiw of 2612 Mid Oak lane, McHenry, and Roger Pawlikowski of 1917 N. North avenue, McHenry. Kotiw was not injured in the mishap but Pawlikowski was taken to McHenry hospital suffering possible broken toes. A ticket for improper pass­ ing was issued to James E. Chrisman of 3601 Ellen ave­ nue, McHenry, after a two-car accident Friday afternoon about 5 o'clock at the intersection of Three Oaks road and Virginia street, east of Crystal Lake. The other driver, Bonnie M. Stidham of 1504 Birch street, Crystal Lake, said she was stopped behind the Chrisman auto at the stop sign at Virgi­ nia street when he backed iq? and hit her auto. Chrisman said he was stop­ ped at the sign, intending to make a right turn but changed his mind and decided to turn left. He started to back up when the collision occurred. Steven C. Smith of 3016 Grove lane, Cary, was appre­ hended after he fled on foot from the scene of a two-car accident at 502 S. Route 31 near Idyyl Dsll road, south of McHenry. The accident occur­ red Wednesday evening about 9:30. Smith was charged with lea­ ving the scene of a personal (Continued on page 18) St. John Good news comes this week from Bob Freund, that "man with the horn". Summer has to be just a- round the corner when an­ nouncement comes of the an­ nual series of vacation time band concerts. Bob tells us they will start June 10 and continue for eight consecutive weeks, with a special street dance during Marine Festival week. As has been customary in re­ cent years, a variety of guest artists will appear with the band. In the absence of Stan Vyci- tal, whose work prevents him from assisting as director, Bob will lead the band, announce, and blow that horn as only he is able. These concerts are real fav­ orites during the summer sea- (Continued on page 18) Specialist Fourth Class Mark A. Behrens, serving with the United States Army in Viet­ nam, has been awarded the Air Medal, the Army Com­ mendation Medal and the Walking Regulars Medal. The Air Medal, presented by order of the President, was awarded for meritorious achievement while par­ ticipating in more than twenty- five missions over hostile territory. The Army Commendation Medal was awarded by the Secretary of the Army for exceptionally meritorious achievement under extremely adverse conditions. The Walking Regulars medal was awarded for significant contributions as a member of the famed "Walking Regulars", a unit which, since 1812, has participated in twenty-three major cam­ paigns. Specialist Behrens has served as a combat In­ fantryman with armored units and airborne task forces. Mark graduated from Raytown South high school in May, 1969, and attended Longview Community college. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in March, 1970, trained at Camp Polk, La., and received special jungle training in the Panama Canal Zone area before going to Vietnam. Before he entered the Armed Service, the serviceman lived with his family at 9405 E. 85th Street, Raytown, Mo. Before moving to Missouri, Mark lived in Pistaqua Heights sub­ division, near Johnsburg. He attended the Big Hollow grade school. Faculty List Near Completion The most important busi­ ness to occupy the last meet­ ing of St. John school board in Johnsburg was completing the staff for next year. Members announced this week that all of the sisters and lay teach­ ers who are returning for the 1971-72 school year have sign­ ed contracts. Three teaching positions remain to be filled. Sister Antoinette said she had interviewed some fine appli­ cants with teaching experience and is confident there will be a very competent faculty. Following a vote to increase the tuition at the previous meet­ ing, Sister Antoinette and Fa­ ther Bartel reported general agreement among the majority of parents. Several new famil­ ies will enroll in the school for the next term. Air Medal, Two Others P Awarded M.A. Behrens (back to camera) takes pictures of the basement entrance, lo­ cated near the room in which Charrey was killed. Leaving the scene, from left, are Capt. Robert Madsen, Deputy Jean Thomas Price and Deputy Coroner William Frisch. PLAINDEALER PHOTO MCHS ROYALTY -- A happy Frank Higgins and Patty Koleno were crowned king and queen of McHenry high school's annual junior prom held last Saturday night at Brown's Lake re­ sort, Wis. Patty is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Koleno of 3501 Beach drive, Mc­ Henry, and Frank is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Higgins of 4307 E. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake. Last year's royal pair, Shirley Jenkins and Bruce Davis, officiated at the crowning ceremony. This year's prom theme was "We've Only Just Begun". PLAINDEALER PHOTO