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Q THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 96 NUMBER 33 - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1971 14 PAGES TEN CENTS Chamber Elects New Officers Mass McHenry county com­ munities have little or no chance of getting mass transit improvements for the next decade unless a concerted effort is made to bring about a unified and coordinated system of mass transit in the Chicago metropolitan area. H.A. Lenske, director of commuter services of the Chicago and North Western Transit Talk Presented Mayors Railway, presented these alternatives to more than 250 mayors, village presidents and members of city councils last Wednesday night at a meeting qf the IV|cHenry County Municipal association at the M<bHenry Country club. "Although government on federal and state levels has committed massive sums to meet the mass transporation needs of the growing com­ munities in metropolitan Chicago, there is little likelihood that the suburbs will actually benefit," said Lenske. "This is due entirely to the fact that to date efforts to solve mass transportation problems are being taken on a project-by- project basis rather than on the basis of the needs of the metropolitan area as a whole. "It is not surprising, therefore, that pending and proposed transit grant ap­ plications by the city of Chicago alone are so huge that they will commit all federal funds ex­ pected to be available for Illinois communities, suburban as well as downstate, through 1980". Lenske said that only through unification of all mass transit in the six-county metropolitan area under a single authority can there be hope for transit improvements for all com­ munities, large and small. Such an authority, he said, would eliminate the present chaos of decentralized duplication of efforts, plans and competition for public funds. Lenske said a plan to create such an authority that would coordinate and integrate the operations of the CTA and twenty-five other rail and bus carriers in the six-county area is already before the Illinois Legislature in the form of House Bill '2136 which was in­ troduced by eleven Chicago area legislators. "Passage of that bill" he sajd, "can lead to more real ""(Continued on page 11) Mike Brown was elected president of the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce at the annual general membership and election dinner meeting held at the McHenry Country club Thursday night. Others named to serve with him were George Thompson and Mel Prust, vice-presidents; and Rick Lane, secretary- treasurer. Prior to the election of new officers, it was announced that action had been taken to ex­ pand the board's membership from twelve to fifteen for 1972. A unanimous vote placed in office eight new members, Bill Nye, Frank Low, Jim Lennon, Dave Benrud, Ann Zeller, Dwane Haack, Frank Klaus and J.C. Walker. The board membership is completed by seven now ser­ ving, Donald Weingart, Bob Mortell, Wes Carlson, Bob Steiner, Dan Robson, Jack Dick and George Thompson. It was from these fifteen board members that officers were selected. The business meeting was opened by Mel Prust, who has served with Chuck Fuller as co- chairman of the C of C during the past year. He summarized successful undertakings of the last twelve months, including the Marine Festival, dinner dance and Dollar Days, events which are sponsored annually. Prust also pointed to new ideas carried out which officers and members feel have met with approval and will be continued. Among them was the establishment of a booth at the McHenry County Fair, work toward the formation of a park district, and personal visitation of members, which has not yet been completed. He also spoke of the tran­ sportation problem as it relates to train service, and expressed some enthusiasm over in­ formation which gives hope of improved service in the future. Prust talked about the new promotional brochure which will be available very soon, and also the picture post cards containing local scenes and a map of the city, to be offered in some stores. He said this was the first year the newsletter had been published on a regular basis and confirmed that this, too, will be continued. After the Chamber paid recognition to Fred Meyer, superintendent of public works for the city, for his invaluable assistance to the organization, Meyer was called upon for a brief talk. He reviewed ex­ pansion in McHenry and road improvements undertaken in 1971. Mike Brown, who has headed the Retail committee this year, explained the planned Christmas promotion, spoke of holiday business hours and of the home decorating contest. Details will appear in the next issue of the Plaindealer. Mrs. Zeller introduced new members of the Chamber representing three firms. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ulick, Carl Kiewert and J.C. Walker. HONOR STUDENT -- Principal Thomas Parsley of Marian Central high school is shown presenting Letter of Commendation to Senior Edward Schmitt. son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Schmitt of -707 N. Chapel llill road. McHenry, for placing high in the National Merit Scholarship test. The National Honor society The new members inducted recently inducted fifteen new were Seniors Peter Bitschura, members at Marian Central Michael Knaack, Sharon Catholic high school before an Neumann and Edward Schmitt. all-school assembly that in- Juniors were Mary Jo Burg, eluded parents of the inductees Michael Haase, Margaret as honored guests. Admission Olsen Denise Pieroni, Stasia to the society is based upon Sobotkiewicz and Mary Jane scholarship, leadership, ser- Smolzer. Sophomores inducted vice and character A "B" were Mary Ellen Bolger, Anita average is the required H o 1 z r i c h t e r , Karen scholarship grade point Jakubowski. Jean Schroeder, average of all members. _ (Continued on page 11) Even in this affluent society of 1971, we cannot allow the Thanksgiving holiday to pass without a sincere word of ap­ preciation for the many benefits bestowed upon us personally and on our newspaper this past year. One of our blessings is in working for, and with, pleasant and considerate people who make deadlines less than the disagreeable chore they are con­ sidered by many in the business. Working in a wide range of ages, there has developed something very special in a give-and-take at­ titude which has resulted in each one attempting to better understand the problems of others. This is not always the case, either in newspaper offices or any other business where deadlines and long work days sometimes make for short tempers and lack of un­ derstanding. On the home front, we are also blessed. Apart from family and friends for whom devoted feelings are felt but not always expressed, there is also a lighter side. It is impossible to anticipate the holiday dinner without a silent and humble prayer in thanksgiving for the ingenuity which produced modern food processing. Spanking clean, stuffed turkeys, instant mashed potatoes, prepared cranberry relishes and gravy, frozen vegetables, bread and pies, not to mention instant coffee, make Thanksgiving 1971 something which surely will go down in history. With all this leisure time it behooves us to say a special thank-you as we wonder how the Pilgrims ever managed to find the time. There is only one word to describe the Townsquare Players production of "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Opera House for the last two weekends -GREAT! At very moderate prices this talented group of local thespiars and musicians present at least two productions a year. We were particularly pleased to see two local ladies on the stage, Barb Miller of Ringwood, who doubled jn the cast, and Donna Mascari of McHenry. Their performances, like all the others, inspired hearty applause. This is community theatre at its best, performed in an at­ mosphere filled with a feeling for McHenry county history. (Continued on page 11) College Selects Land Site Reviewing Their Heritage Taking a look back in time to the first Thanksgiving are these two kindergarten pupils at Landmark school. John Snyder is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Snyder of 2914 W. Lincoln road and Susan Hester is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hester of 1703 High- view. Under the guidance of their teacher, Mrs. Martha Kangas, who entered into the spirit with a costume of her own, the kin­ dergarten class made vests out of paper bags and feathers out of construction paper as they portrayed the Indians of the early days. PLAINDEALER PHOTO McHenry Churches Thanksgiving Week A Thanksgiving eve service has been planned at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church, 404 North Green street, McHenry, Nov. 24 at 8 p.m. Pastor Roger Schneider will speak on the topic "Thanksgiving is Life's Song". The junior choir, directed by Mrs. Rosemary Schneider, and the senior choir, directed by Norm Macdonald, will provide special music for the occasion. As a part of the service, an ingathering of canned goods will be observed with the food being donated to the Woodstock Children's home. At an ap­ propriate time in the worship service, the children will bring forward canned foods to the Plan Rites altar as a symbol of their sharing with others. The First United Methodist and Faith Presbyterian churches will join together for a community Service of Praise and Thanksgiving at Faith Presbyterian church, just west of the outdoor theater. (Continued on page 11) Following an executive session of the McHenry County College board of trustees last Thursday night, members moved to enter into a one-year option to purchase sixty-six acres of land on Rt. 14, nor­ thwest of Crystal Lake, as a site for a permanent junior college. The property owner is Weber Addressing Machine Co. The option price of $2,500 is non-refundable but can be applied to the purchase price of the land. It is located at the intersection of Rt. 14 and Lucas road, just south of Ridgefield. The motion to acquire the option was made by Herbert Lutter of Carv, seconded by James Harrington of Crystal Lake. Approval votes were cast by Lutter, Harrington, Gerald Smith, Donald Truckenbrod and Mrs. Miriam Miller. Tom Parsley was opposed because of the size of the site. The board announced that Robert J. Weidner of Harvard had been appointed to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Dr. J. Harris of Richmond. Weidner is a former member of the Citizens Ad­ visory committee and has a son attending the college as a full time student. In other action. Atty. James L. Fletcher of the law firm. Burditt and Calkins, was employed to represent MCC regarding a previous contract with the architectural firm of Schuette-Machon A statement was released stating short term objectives of the college and progress in that direction. One of these is to provide for increased financial resources to the extent that a schedule may be established, the implementation of which will eliminate deficit financing for operations. Progress in this area has revolved around preparations for a bond referendum for site, buildings and equipment. Work has also been accomplished on im­ proving working relationships with area school districts business and industry, news media and the district com­ munities. The board acted to purchase Public Aid equipment in the amount of $l,32u, for which the college will receive 100 per cent funding under the Public Aid O.S.P.I, grant. . It was announced that the College of St. Francis will now grant junior standing to transfer students who have earned two years of credit at a junior-community college toward a four-year degree. Board members learned that the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction has ap­ proved a new catalog for 1971- 72, listing accredited courses. It was announced that McHenry County college is participating in a state-wide project for developing a systems approach to program planning and evaluation. There are four parts to the total (Continued onjjage 11) Ticket Drivers After Two-Vehicle Accidents Both drivers were ticketed after a two-car accident Wednesday afternoon about 4:30 at the corner of Barreville and Idyll Dell roads. Robert N. Sindler of 2810 Brentwood drive, McHenry, was charged with having no valid driver's license (expired less than six months) and Diane M. Benedict of 3321 Idyll Dell road, McHenry, was cited for failure to yield the right of way at a stop intersection. Miss Benedict stated she was east-bound at the intersection, stopped at the sign and seeing no approaching traffic, proceeded to cross Barreville road. Suddenly her car was struck in the right rear by the Sindler auto Sindler said he was north­ bound on Barreville road and as he crested the hill just south of the intersection, the other driver startedto cross the road. He tried to avoid the collision but was unable to do so. Thomas V. Kelly of 5313 W. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake, was ticketed for im­ proper passing following a two- car accident Wednesday morning about 9 o'clock at the intersection of Route 120 and Raffel road, northeast of Woodstock Kelly said he had pulled out to pass a vehicle driven by Michael J. Brown of 253 Lip- pencott, Fox Lake, which appeared to be slowing. He assumed Brown was going to turn into the school road but there were no turn signals in operation at the time. Sud­ denly. he said, the Brown auto came over into his lane of traffic and he was unable to avoid a collision. Brown told deputies he had slowed almost to a stop with his turn signals flashing for a left turn. As he started to turn into a driveway, he heard the squeal of brakes and was struck by the other car.