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[I CONTEST |1 THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 96 NUMBER 24 .. „ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1971 16 PAGES TENCENTS County Youths Die As Auto Hits Tree When deputies arrived at the scene, they discovered the three boys pinned in the car. All were taken to Memorial hospital by the Woodstock rescue squad. Evidence indicated that the vehicle was east-bound on Country Club road, crossed the west-bound lane and struck a tree 5 feet from the north edge of the roadway. The triple fatality brings county highway death toll for the year to forty-five, com­ pared to thirty-four at this time last year. Total fatalities for last year were forty-seven. Warren Blackburn of 1020 N. Curran road, McHenry, was ticketed for failure to report an accident to police authorities following a one-car accident at 321 S. Draper road, west of McHenry. The mishap oc­ curred Tuesday night about 9:45. Evidence at the scene showed thaUthe car was north-bound on Draper road, skidded into the south-bound lane, left the roadway and skidded sideways approximately 60 feet. The driver then left his car and went to the Rakestraw residence. According to wit­ nesses. he was bleeding from the neck and complained of s tomach pains. He left the area and when deputies went to the Blackburn residence later that eveningJLo talk to him, Black­ burn fled the premises. Walter R. Talaga of 109 Nippersink boulevard, Fox Lake, was ticketed by sheriff's police for failure to yield at a stop intersection after a two- car accident Tuesday morning about 8 o'clock at the in­ tersection of Route 120 and Ringwood road John G Vrettos of 7614 (Continued on page 15) Three youths were killed in a one car collision Tuesday evening, Oct. 19, about 8:15 on Country Club road, just west of Fleming road, 3 miles east of Woodstock, when their car hit a tree head-on. Pronounced dead on arrival at Woodstock Memorial hospital were the driver of the car. Roy J. Battes, 19, of 200 N. Second street, Cary, and his two passengers, Frank A. Rudolph, 18, of 1817 W. River Terrace drive, McHenry, and Peter J. Yunker, 18, of 8515 Bull Valley road, Woodstock. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS - McHenry Township Road Com­ missioner Clarence Regner looks on as the huge blacktop truck makes its way along one of the roads in Claremont Hills sub- Improvements on four streets in Claremont Hills subdivision Unit 3 - Claremont, Garfield, Grant and Hamlin -- were completed this past week. They received an A3 bituminous surface. The base construction was division, followed by another machine which lays a smooth coating of gravel. Four streets were completed this past week. PLAINDEALER PHOTOS Received our first letter-to- Santa this past week and it convinced us that in spite of springlike breezes the past week{'something else is surely on its way. "The name didn't appear and we weren't sure what the youngster really wants, but we were convinced that he (or she) wrote the letter himself, complete with a sample of artistic talent. Can Christmas be far behind? Getting into the mood of the season gets easier each year as stores promote the spirit through shelf upon shelf of wrapping paper, ribbons, cards, and of course, gift ideas -- all before the Labor Day visitors have departed our resort area. Anyone who hasn't come up with at least the initial list of "those I must buy for" is a procrastinator of the worst kind. Right now we are enjoying the growing number of fall yard settings appropriate for Halloween and right on through the Thanksgiving holiday. Unfortunately, some of them will fail to withstand the violence of vandals. We asked a local resident her (Continued on page 15) completed a year ago by BKT Enterprises according to county and towaship road district requirements. Clarence Regner, road commissioner, stated that new roads to be accepted into the road district must have 60 feet right-of-way, 24 feet base gravel 10 inch thick, 22 feet width A-3 blacktop. After these and other requirements are met, the district will maintain them in the future. The contractor was Liberty Asphalt of Grayslake, low bidder for BKT Enterprises Enlarge Montini Curriculum As Dual Enrollment Ends New schedules presented to the Montini school board at the Oct. 13 meeting, outlined in detail the new program to be offered seventh and eighth graders when they return full time to Montini Middle school Nov. 8. Science as well as French, will be available. Jeffrey Nellis of McHenry has been employed to teach French and Language Arts. Students presently enrolled in French will be able to continue at their progress level when leaving the public school. Thomas Parsley, principal of Marian Central Catholic high school, has offered the use of science equipment and films to aid Montini in setting up the Science course. A binocular scope and other science equipment have been donated to the school, according to Supt. Donald Ryniecki. He said a number of people also have called to offer their time and services to the schools. Montini Board President Gregory Eckstein informed the board that when the Rockford Diocesan board of education and the area board of education were contacted for their ap­ proval in regard to ending dual enrollment, both boards gave wholehearted approval. "You might say," Eckstein con­ tinued. "There has been grass rctify as well as hierarchy support of this move." Supt. Ryniecki stated he had been informed by Dr. Robert Boos, superintendent of School District 15, that his board of education had voted to allow a three-fourths refund on book rental, lab, arts and crafts and bus transportation fees which had been paid by Montini parents when their children registered at the junior high for dual enrollment this fall. Ryniecki asked that these refunds be returned to Montini to be used for purchasing new text books. Ted Pitzen of the Budget committee reported that after studying last year's operating costs to determine what the per capita cost of educating a student at Montini would be, he arrived at a figure of $325. Board member, Anthony Pintozzi, then moved that the charge for out-of-parish and non-Catholic pupils should be $325 for the first child with a 25 percent reduction up to the third child in a family. The motion carried, with Pitzen, Pintozzi, Joan Weber, Elsie Winkel and Barbara Gilpin voting in favor and Henry Kenyon and Fr. Edmund Petit opposed. The board was informed that Sister Edulfa, sixth grade teacher at the Middle school, has been seriously ill for the past two weeks and it is possible she may not be able to teach until after the first of the year. Ryniecki was instructed (Continued on page 15) Arrgst Three Men Solve Area Burglaries The alertness of an unidentified Wonder Lake resident resulted in the arrest of Anthony J. Filip, of 1006 Fourth street, Harvard. He was arrested Friday by Sheriff's deputies and charged with two counts of burglary, five counts of theft under $150, one count of theft over $150, one count of possession of cannabis (marijuana) arid one count of possession of controlled sub­ stance (amphetamines). The hearing date is Nov. 1. Also arrested were Donald) E. Williams of 8703 W. Sunset, Wonder Lake, and William Preston Nicholas of 1412 N River road, McHenry. Both were charged with burglary and bond set at $5,000. The arrests resulted from deputies' investigation of a burglary at the Arthur Elgar residence, 8709 Memory trail, Wonder Lake, Oct. 12. A wit­ ness was able to describe a vehicle seen in the vicinity at the approximate time of the burglary. With this in­ formation, investigators traced three suspects. One of them Filip, was tound sleeping in a tent in Giant Oaks subdivision, near Burton's Bridge. Beside the tent, detectives found many items taken in the Elgar burglary, as well as articles from other thefts. . „ Some of the recovered items were identified as property taken in a burglary at the Mary Nicholas residence, 1412 N. River road, McHenry, and thefts from Daniel DeJohn of 3404 W. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake; Alice Jenkins of 8804 Ramble road, Wonder Lake; John M. Sadowski and Charles Stone, Sr., of Wood stock. Julian Pharmacy of 4107 E Wonder Lake road, Wonder Lake, was burglarized last week when intruders stole $294 in change and a small quantity of drugs from the place of business. Entrance was gained by cutting a padlock which held a wire bar to secure the door. A ladder was used to scale the wall separating the pharmacy from the rest of the store. Arrest Two For Attempted Area Burglary Two McHenry men face charges of attempted burglary and possession of burglary tools a? a result of their arrest at the Lakeland Chrysler Plymouth, Inc., building, 2508 W Rt. 120, late Wednesday night. Arrested were David Eggert, 21, of 127 Rand road, and Robert D. Miller, 25, of 422 Highland drive, both McHenry. Bond was set at $10,000 and thev will appear in court Oct. 28 Sheriff's police said someone in the neighborhood called at 10:30 to report a pounding noise. Detective Dennis Lantis, who was in McHenry at the time, hurried to the scene and found the men hiding in a stairwell at the rear of the building. He held them until the arrival of Officer Clarence Hummel and two officers of the McHenry city police depart­ ment. Evidence was found of an attempted break-in, and the men were in possession of burglary tools. Man Shot In Shoulder Found In Bull Valley Last Sunday afternoon, deputies investigated a report by motorists that a man had been observed lying in a ditch near 1104 Valley Hill road. Bull Valley. Identified as John J Allen, 61, of Route 1, Antioch, he was found face down. When turned over, a bullet hole was discovered in the left shoulder of his jacket, penetrating the shoulder. The wounded man was removed by the Woodstock rescue squad to Memorial hospital, Woodstock, where he was unable to make any statements due to his condition. Investigation is continuing. Bomb Scares Out Students At East Campus McHenry city police officers and Fire Chief Glenn Peterson hurried to East campus twice Wednesday afternoon when calls were received in the school office that a bomb had been set in the school. The first call, made by a female at 1:08 p.m., could not be traced, but the second, made by a male just one hour later, came from a phone in the gymnasium. Police noted that seldom are these bomb scare calls made except on especially nice days when the urge for the out-of- doors apparently becomes uncontrollable. Register For Sight, Hearing Tests At Banks- T o m Bitterman, External vice-president of th^ McHenry Area Jaycees, announced that registration for sight and hearing testing for pre­ schoolers will be conducted Oct. 29 and 30 at both the (Continued on page 15) - Study Formula To Determine School Transportation Cost The transportation problems which exist in the local school districts were reviewed thoroughly at the meeting of High School District 156* Tuesday evening. Glenn Blank, director of transportation, led the discussion. It was agreed that Blank will work out a formula to be used in determining what each district should pay in this joint un­ dertaking. He called attention to an error in the original estimate of the costs in winch the high school district would have paid about $6,000 to District 15. In a revised assessment, $788 would be owed to District 156. It was pointed out these are only tentative figures and will be used in arriving at a for­ mula. The variation in the cost per mile was explained to two District 15 members in at­ tendance as the result of a difference in depreciation and mileage. Two bids were accepted on the new home to be constructed by the buildings trades class. One was to J.P. Sivertsen, 1413 Eastwood lane, McHenry, a low base bid in the amount of $4,919.90 for concrete work, the other the bid of Elmer Justen Trenching for septic work, in the amount of $555, subject to agreement on a completion date next spring. A motion met approval to authorize the firm of Stoffel and Reihansperger to negotiate liability, fire and extended coverage, automobile and workmen's compensation in­ surance for the next three years and report to the board at the Nov. 16 meeting. Clint Claypool cast the only negative vote. The school had contacted two other local insurance firms, both of which concurred with the Stoffel and Reihansperger company in a recent opinion that negotiation might be the best way of handling the in­ surance. The present fire insurance contract expires in December, and Supt. Richard Swantz said coverage can be cancelled if a state law is passed in which the state would take over school insurance. The legislation has been proposed because school insurance, except fire, has proven undesirable. It was noted that bids are not impossible, since both Con­ tinental and Home Insurance companies indicated they would bid. It was on this in­ formation that the negative vote was cast. On the recommendation of President James Althoff, the business manager was requested to ask for local bids on a return water pump for East campus. The one in use now can no longer b^ repaired Action was taken on a limited travel proposal after the original items for ad­ ministrative and instructional travel and tutoring were voted out of the budget. After deleting numerous items from the original $3,800 figure, the board voted in favor of $1,100 for administrative travel, $625 for instructional travel and $300 for tutoring as deemed necessary. These bring the total expenditure to $2,025. Herbert J. Sass, representing himself and Lawrence Sbertoli of the Whispering Oaks association, was present to clear up what he described as a rumor that the two men had approved the final budget of the district. Sass corrected this statement by saying they had only given an okay to the tentative budget. It was announced that a state evaluation team would be visiting the high schools and also would be in contact with parents, business persons and the public. The purpose of the visit is to judge on the qualification of the district for certain funding programs. (Continued on page 15) College Night Next Week At West Campus Annual College Night will be held at West campus Thursday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m., when representatives of about forty1 colleges, universities and services will meet with students and their parents. The special evening is set aside as an opportunity to explore various college programs, to get acquainted with entrance requirements, college costs and learn about campus life. More information on College Night will appear in next Wednesday's issue. Let Contract Soon For Lakeland Park Drainage The many questions regarding completion of the Lakeland Park drainage project were answered at the McHenry City Council meeting Tuesday night. Fred Meyer, Superintendent of Public Works, reported that he had phoned Springfield the same day and learned that three bids had been received and a con­ tract would be let within ten days. The original appropriation was not sufficient to complete the drainage work, mainly because of the cost involved in lowering the level to remove the back-up condition at the C. & N.W. railway tracks. It is expected that the entire project will now be completed. Ann Zeller represented the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce in presenting ideas for a new brochure concerning the city. She asked the Council to consider contributing to the cost, but did not ask for an immediate decision. As recommended by the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Council acted favorably on the petition of Zion Lutheran church for additional con­ struction under the Special Use zoning classification (Continued on page 15) M'. HENRY NUMBER ,ONE -- Recently, the Illinois Jaycees announced that the McHenry Area Jaycees had been selected as No. 1 local chapter. The award was given for the club's outstanding work during its first year, 1970-71. The Parade of Chapters winner was chosen from every chapter within the north region. It is the fourteenth award won by the local Jaycees during their first _\ear. Shown at tin- presentation, from left, are Ernie Papacek, treasurer; Tom Bitterman, external vice-president; Phil Bartmann, president; Ben McQueen, national director, U.S. Jaycees;. Bob Sturgeon, past president; and Bryan Klontz. " 1