[L CONTEST (] Drivers Ticketed Following Four Accidents This Week Mutin* and Meanderin* There will be no bonfires at m a n y h o m e c o m i n g celebrations this year, and that includes McHenry. This was the word from Fire Chief Glenn Peterson, who reasons this way: "We don't let individuals pollute the air with leaf or rubbish burning, so it doesn't seem fair to allow students to build a huge bonfire and burn all types of material just for fun". The chief is all in favor of fun, and of homecomings, but in this vear of 1971 it 's the price we have to pay for allowing the pollution problem to grow to its present danger point. Since 1970, Chicago has prohibited leaf burning, but new state regulations now make it illegal to ignite a leaf in almost all non-rural areas. The regulations were passed by the Illinois Pollution Control board last Sept. 2 and became ef fective immediately The ban includes the open burning of leaves or other combustibles in any municipality with a population of 1 ,(HK) or more persons (based on the federal census), and also in any area within one mile of any such municipality. What's more, state regulations supersede any local pollution laws that are less stringent. They also apply in communities that have not previously outlawed leaf burning They tell us there are no exceptions. Areas where there is no public or private refuse collection available are exempt until July l. 1972. At that time • he exemption no longer ap pl ies Of course, this does not include McHenry, which has such a service. Those with a yen for the out- of-doors will be happy to learn that campfires, outdoor bar- necue grills and household fireplaces are exempt. The state board chairman, in (Continued on page 20) Robert G. Hampton of 4407 E. Wonder Lake drive, Wonder Lake, was ticketed by sheriff's deputies for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after a one-car mishap Sunday af ternoon about 12:15 on Mc- Cullom Lake road, about three- fourths mile west of Ringwood road, northwest of McHenry. Hampton stated he was east- bound on McCullom Lake road at approximately 65 m.p.h. when he saw a large dog in the roadway. He tried to avoid hitting the animal, lost control of his car and hit a telephone pole on the north side of the road. Two passengers in the Hampton auto verified the driver's story. Two witnesses told deputies they saw the Hampton car swerving from side to side and then run off the roadway and hit the telephone pole. Both witnesses stated that they saw no dog at any time. A one<"ar accident Friday Speakers' Bureau Service Offered By County Bar The McHenry County Bar association announces the formation of a speakers' bureau. This new service will make available local attorneys to civic groups, clubs, schools and other organizations for lectures and question and answer sessions. Hopefully, those groups which desire to have one of the lawyers address them will organize the program to focus on a specific area of the law. Typical subjects are criminal law, probate, real estate, zoning, personal injury, and "no fault" insurance. Those groups which would like to arrange a program should contact the office of Murray McGuire, chairman of the McHenry County Bar association. Public Relations committee, or write to Box 42, Crystal Lake. afternoon about 5:30 resulted in a charge of driving while in toxicated for August F. Whitman, Jr., 9017 Sunset drive, Wonder Lake. The ac cident occurred at the in tersection of Route 120 and Greenwood road. Whitman told deputies he "might have had an accident" but he wasn't sure. Evidence at the scene indicated the vehicle was north-bound on the high way, traveled over the protecting island at the in- McHenry county sheriff's deputies said Thursday mor ning they had in custody a man accused of kidnapping a 10- year-old girl late Sunday af ternoon on Valley View road. Crystal Lake. The name of the kidnapper had not been revealed at press time. The girl was released unharmed about 6 p.m. Sunday evening at the intersection of Route 176 and Valley View road after a two-hour ordeal. Armistice Day will be ob served in McHenry Thursday, Nov. 11, in the McHenry city park, starting at 10:30 a.m. This was decided by McHenry Barracks No. 1315, Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc., McHenry Post No 491. American Legion, in cooperation with the McHenry «V.F.W. and their auxiliaries. A proclamation will be signed by Mayor Doherty. Members of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce are being asked to cooperate. The following committee has been selected to make arrangements: Chairman, tersection and knocked down a stop sign. He then turned right and pulled on the right shoulder with a flat tire on the left front wheel. Roger H. Grauman of 7408 Back Bay road. Wonder Lake, was issued a citation for too fast for conditions following a two-car accident Sunday evening about 7:30 at Pleasant lane and Memory trail. Wonder Lake. Grauman said he was west- (Continued on page 20) According to the sheriff's report, the girl had been playing at a neighbor's home and was enroute back to her home, riding her bicycle, when she observed a pick-up truck parked along the road, with the engine running. As she ap proached the vehicle, a man left the truck, grabbed her by the back of the neck and forced her into the vehicle. She was forced to lie on the floor as he (Continued on page 7) Clyde Blackwell; Gene Kane. T.L. "Cy" Young, Ray McGee. Harry Lock, Harry Donner, Pat Owen, Hugh Fanning, Gordon Tharp, commander, American Legion, Post 491; and Ralph Thoma, commander, McHenrv VFW. The auxiliaries of the Legion and VFW are expected to participate, as well as the Viscounts, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. At 6:30 in the evening a dinner will be served at the American Legion home for W.VV.I. veterans and their wives. A prominent Veteran (Continued on page 7) Kidnapper Suspect Held By Officers Thursday Veterans Name Nov.l 1 As Holiday Observance School District 15 transportation problems involving hundreds of children in McHenry came in for a major share of attention by the board of Elementary School District 15 Tuesday night. After much discussion, the board presented a suggested payment agreement which will now be viewed by High School District 156 for members' opinions. It was noted that an agreement is now in effect to retain the type of cooperation between districts for the 1971-72 school year on a fifty-fifty basis. The data was disclosed for planning next year. The report lists 747 ninth through twelfth grade students riding on eighteen District 15 buses. This represents 24 per cent of the students carried on District 15 buses in this age group. It also records 856 kindergarten through eighth graders riding on thirteen District 156 buses. This means that 15 per cent of students transported on high school buses are from elementary schools. Estimating costs per bus for this contract year, District 15 would receive some in excess of $6,000 from District 156 for the difference in cost of transportaion. It was disclosed that the transportation cost per mile varied from 53.6 in District 156 to 50.8 in District 15, which was explained due to a depreciation and mileage difference. The transportation dilemma did not stop here. Three parents visited the meeting, expressing displeasure. One of them, a resident of Lakeland Park, objected to the cost of $30 per year. The safety factor also entered into her ob jection it was explained that the school district will assume ii plowing a walkway extending from the school to inuts, adding that from this point it is the respon se city. Alderman Frank Hromec w'as present but omment The board said the state had been asked ly for markings and signs in the interest of safety 120 west . dlawn Park parent complained that buses were ded. with the necessity to ride four in a seat at tii i : v She also commented that the bus drivers failed to accept students if they forgot their passes. Dr. Robert Boos, sujx: ntendent....said these problems existed during the op' iMt.g weeks of school but have been resolved. ̂ •- Later in the evening, when board members questioned a the cos: the citv sibili?\ , nude iii r e p - - a t e c along R . \ W . i over* p• bill for $267.50 for coffee used in the school, one of the visitors wryly commented on the fact that the school felt it could not afford to transport students for a lower fee, but could afford this figure monthly for coffee * Another expenditure which came under scrutiny was in the amount of $500 to William Landis, business manager, as part of his moving expenses. It was explained that this money was promised to Landis when he agreed to accept the local con tract. A discussion was held on the feasibility of employing a full or part time man competent in the skills of maintenance requirements for District 15. ft was believed that with the addition of much sophisticated equipment at Parkland, plus (Continued on page 20) VOLUME 96 NUMBER 22 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 ~, t 1971 20 PAGES TEN CENTS MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 County Faces Court Financing Dilemma THE Liq uor Charge Filed Against Four Youths Deputies were called to in vestigate an auto which aroused suspicion last Friday evening about 9 o'clock on Cherry Valley road, near Bull Valiev road. Oft leers observed an auto park'-d along the road with its parking lights on. As the vehicle uas approached, the headlights were turned on and the auto began to move toward the oncoming squad car. When officers turned on their red light and used the spotlight to signal the auto to stop, the driver sped by for a short distance and stopped in a ditch As deputies arrived at the scene, two persons were seen fleeing from the car into a field after jumping over a fence. Four other youths were found in the auto Two attempted to run away but were restrained by the fence, where officers found several cans of beer The four youths, all juveniles, had been drinking and were taken into custody and charged with purchase or acceptance of alcoholic liquor by a person of non-age They were released into the custody of their parents pending further action by juvenile authorities. The pace of activity at West campus increases this week as plans go forward for annual homecoming, for which this year's theme is '-Happiness Is . . ." Details will appear in next Wednesday's issue of the Plaindealer. The problem of coming up with sufficient money to pay for the new court house was the No. 1 consideration of the county board of supervisors in meeting Tuesday. Considerable discussion focused on the proposal of the joint Fees & Salaries and Finance committees that a resolution be adopted, moving sales tax funds and state in come tax receipts from the Building fund to the General fund The committee suggestion was made after consultation with State's Atty, Cowlin. The financial squeeze in which the county board finds itself results from the elimination of the 3 per cent collection fee formerly allowed. About $700,000 was realized annually from this fee and would have allowed the court house to be paid for within two years after completion. Assistant Supervisor Edward Buss of McHenry set forth estimated expenditures of $3,602,776 and revenue of $1,810,000 for the 1971-72 year. He observed that with the small amount on hand in the General fund, there would be a deficit of $1,792,000 at the end of this fiscal year. Most members felt passage of the resolution would prove a hardship on meeting regular needs, and suggested that in stead. financing of the court house be left to the Building commission. The resolution asked that the county Retailers Occupation Tax and County Service Tax passed Sept 9. 1969. be repealed; also that these monies be deposited in the General fund. The proposal was defeated by a vote of 17 opposed and 10 in favor. Some supervisors pointed to the uncertainty over the amount of financial help which might be received from the state and federal governments, and concluded that any further action should be deferred for at least a few months. Three men were appointed and one re-appointed members of the Public Building com mission. They include Val Budd of Cary to Sept. 1, 1973: Jerome Olsen of McHenry to Sept. 1, 1975; Robert Robinson of Crystal Lake to Sept. 1. 1974; and Earl Hughes of Woodstock, re-appointed to Sept. 1. 1972. There was unanimous ap proval of an Illinois Depart ment of Public Aid recom mendation that Valley Hi Nursing home increase its rate from 357 per month to a rate from $390 to $400, which necessitated also raising the private pay rate. The $400 figure was recommended by the Valley Hi Nursing Home committee after much discussion and it was approved Tuesday by the entire board. It was disclosed that this action will realize $39,000 ad ditional income annually. In discussing the great need for nursing home care, one supervisor questioned whether any new institutions were being planned within the county. The answer was that two new rest homes and one shelter care home are being constructed at this time, the former in Crystal Lake and the latter at Woodstock. There are only fourteen beds for shelter care (patients requiring no special medical attention) at Valley Hi. Approval was given to a motion to withhold further permits to B.K.T. Enterprises until the deadline for bond is up or until evidence is shown that construction of roads has been properly started. The firm is developer of the subdivision at the intersection of Rt 31 and Johnsburg road. The board okayed a motion allowing Mr. Reszke a building permit and septic variation for his property in Du-Bell park, McHenry township. There was unanimous ap proval to refund to McHenry School District 156 the 'sum of $120.91 after giving new con sideration to a charge made to the high school for a building permit issued for the Industrial Arts program in Eastwood Manor. The buildirg trades class is constructing a home in that location as a school project. The board granted the petition of William Sneddin Dick. Jr., which asked for a one-foot variation on a parcel of land at 1517 Woodlawn drive, McHenry. where a garage had be>en erected, inadvertently, one foot closer to the lot line than allowed by the existing county zoning ordinance. Appointment was made of Dr Edw ard Wilt to the Board of Health for a three-year term to expire July 1, 1974. A f t e r c o n s i d e r a b l e discussion, the board approved the full time employment of John Shay of McHenry as Civil (C ontinued on page 20) COMMENDED NATIONALLY - These six West campus high school students were named this past week as Commended students, honoring them for their high performance on the 1971 National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT). They are among :$5,<K>0 students in the United States who scored in the upper 2 per cent of those who are expected to graduate from high school in 1972. They rank just below the 15,000 semifinalists an nounced in September. From left, they are Belinda Clardy, Corey Nellis, Marian N'icolai, Kevin Carroll, Vivian Bayne and Patrick Higg'ns- PLAINDEALER PHOTO School Lunch Week Observed Pretty Arlene Kloeckner, 7 years old and a second grader at Hilltop school, ap pears pleased as she views the tasty food on her lunch tray. The young lady, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kloeckner. was among t .(too youngsters served nutritious lunches for twenty cents at schools in Districts !."> one day during National School Lunch Heck Pl.AlVDK U.IK IMIOTO Good food is an important part of the learning process. And this year, a carrier of g<x>d food - the National School Lunch program - celebrates its t w e n t y f i f t h a n n i v e r s a r y National School Lunch Week, with the theme "School Lunch Closes the Nutrition Gap," Oct. 10-16, is being observed in schools across the nation. In our area, some 1,900 youngsters are being served nutritious lunches at schools in Districts 15 and 156 through the National School Lunch Program This is the most nutritious meal of the day for many children, particularly for those from low income families. , In Elementary District 15. about 1,311 cafeteria users were served for only twenty cents Wednesday in ac cordance with a custom established during this special week In District 156, where the universal menu of school pizza was a feature-of the meal, the cost was reduced on Thursday. (Continued on page 20)