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;•*» 0 VOLUME 96 NUMBER 34 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1971 14 PAGES PLUS 28 PAGE SUPPLEMENT-TEN CENTS THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING. THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 Santa Arrives Nov. 27 Holiday Season Opens In City Chicagoan Charged In Shoplifting We are fast approaching the season to be merry. Un­ fortunately we are already in the season of greedy hands that seize goods belonging to someone else -- familiarly known as shoplifting. The practice has long proved an harassment for merchants throughout the year, but particularly during the busy Christmas holidays. It has now reached a new status as it tops the Problem Parade for business folks with the in­ creasing number of shoppers. Last week the practice came to our attention for the first time this season with the arrest of a Chicago woman accused of taking considerable mer­ chandise in a McHenry store. Disclosure that shoplifting is ever present was not entirely unexpected. Chamber mem­ bers had been sent letters just the previous week, making available two films, one known as "Greedy Hands", which deals with shoplifiting. Merchants are always reluctant to press charges, and this can be understood. However, unless would-be shoplifters realize business people cannot stand the loss, and refuse to pass it along to honest customers, the practice will continue to grow. The only answer - un­ pleasant as it may be -- is to sign a complaint! Fair Board Encouraged In Efforts Toward Expansion Stacked on the desk at the McHenry police station are carton upon carton of cigarettes found neatly packed in shopping bags in the trunk of a car driven by Mrs. Irene Luby of Chicago. She will ap­ pear in Branch I court, Woodstock, to answer ch^iiges of theft oyer $150 from a McHenry store. Mrs. Luby also is accused of shoplifting in two Crystal Lake business firms. Availability of money from a state fund intended toaid county fairs was one of the topics discussed at the annual meeting of the McHenry County Fair association last week. The need for more money came up as board members looked ahead to preside added facilities to meet the growing phases of the fair-more space for 4-H agricultural and home economics exhibits, more space for commercial exhibits and more space for new features needed to appeal to the urban population in McHenry county. Mrs. Sharon Marsh, superintendent of the division of county fairs for the Illinois Department of Agriculture, told board members of her tour of the grounds, inspection of the records and discussion with fair board officers on many aspects of the county fair. She explained the possible availability of money from state funds to construct a new building. The building would be available for year-around leasing and could provide some income for the fair to meet some costs of construction debts. Mrs. Marsh, who spent most of the day in McHenry county last Tuesday, discussed long- range planning for maximum use of the fairgrounds. "You are fortunate to have a ,great deal of space available, and with your fair growing you have an opportunity to consider the best use before constructing or remodeling any buildings," she asserted. She praised the board for its sound management and com­ plimented the officers for strong leadership. ' She noted conservatism in expenses, comparing what some county fair groups invest in outside entertainment and other costs to present the an­ nual attraction. One new director joined the board during the election that also resulted in the re-election of ten directors. The new director is Robert Mathison, who will represent Hebron township. Officers re-elected were Charles Weingart, president; Richard Walrath, vice- president; Jack Hayes, treasurer; and Jim Pederson, secretary. Directors represent eight townships, plus two elected "at large". At large re-elected directors are Richard Walrath and Roy Nylander. Holdover at-large directors are Richard Pilchard, Jack Hayes and LeRoy Eddy. Re-elected directors are James Pederson, Algonquin; Russell Rudolph, Burton; Don Barrett, Chemung; Dr. John Ostrander, Coral; Everett Hunter, Har- tland; Charles Weingart, McHenry; Carl Laufer, Nunda; and George Cairns, Seneca. Holdover directors include George Ainger, Alden; Lyle Luedtke, Dorr; Bill Davidson, Dunham; Lyle Given, Greenwood; Mrs. Dorothy Schultz, Grafton; Les Finder, Marengo; Bob Schoenbeck, Richmond , and Dwight McCue, Riley. Bill Tammeus, who has headed the McHenry County Fair's talent contest for the past years, has been named to head the state contest for the arious county fair winners in talent to compete. This will be hel^ Jan. 15 in conjunction with the Illinois Association Agricultural County Fairs' annual meeting at Springfield. At the same meeting, Jeanne Kristensen, Miss McHenry County, will compete in the Miss Illinois County Fairs beauty contest. CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT This issue of the Plaindealer carries a twenty-eight page Christmas supplement, in color, containing some of the outstanding sales items to be featured in thirty-two McHenry stores in the weeks until Dec. 24. Elect Former Resident To East Town Council It was a trunk completely filled, mostly with cigarettes, which police officers found when they searched the Luby car after the assistant manager of May's Drug store, 4400 W. Rt. 120, saw her taking items from the store last week Wednesday. Irene Luby, a 50-year-old Chicagoan with a list of eleven aliases, was served early this week with papers charging her with theft over $150. Maurice Soteco, assistant manager at May's Drug store in the McHenry Market Palce, signed the complaint for shoplifting, which included stealing more than $1,000 in cigarettes alone. The Montgomery Ward store in Crystal Lake also positively identified merchandise in her possession as belonging to the store. The store manager was unaware of the missing goods until he was notified. Sgt. Gregory Burg of the local police department an­ swered a call to the drug store at 4:34 p.m. last week Wed­ nesday, where Mrs. Luby was being held by Soteco. He described how she pushed a shopping cart from aisle to aisle picking up merchandise, only to emerge at another point in the store with an empty cart. Soteco's suspicions were aroused and after watching further, he called in the police. At the station, officers opened the trunk of Mrs. Luby's car and found a large number of shopping bags which were filled with a variety of mer­ chandise, most of them cartons of cigarettes. Until the actual discovery of the items, Mrs. Luby had maintained that she was in­ nocent. (Continued on page 14) ^ Hi MRS. SANDRA BENDER A former McHenry resident, Mrs. Sandra Bender, earlier this month became the youngest person to be elected to the South Windsor, Conn., town council, the governing body of that community of 15,600. She is the third woman to have at­ tained this important govern­ mental seat. Although a newcomer to the political scene, Mrs. Bender has been active in civic affairs, serving as chairman of the Government committee of the Community Development Action Plan. She is also a member of the League of Women Voters, and serves on the Capital Goals and Improvements Commission. Mrs. Bender is a mem­ ber of the FISH service group and participates in the Salvation Army North End corps by tutoring children. Mrs. Bender and her husband, Larry, have been residents of South Windsor for the past three years. She is the former Sandra Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Red- wanz, 3910 W. Waukegan road, McHenry. Grant To Hospital For the convenience of the public, the board of supervisors will hold a night meeting at the courthouse annex, just south of the Square in Woodstock, Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. The purpose - to discuss the ten­ tative budget. * We don't like to take away from a large segment of our population a favorite pastime of complaining about taxes, first, and politicians, second. Nevertheless, when more than $9 million in our money is being budgeted for needs in the year ahead, it would seem worth giving up this arm chair en­ joyment to become part of the action. After all, the county board has extended an invitation, and you might be surprised to find out they are anxious to have the general public become acquainted with how this money is going to be spent. Dec. 1 will be too late for complaints. There are more than a few nice people in this world, but unfortunately, a good part of their efforts must be devoted to offset the carelessness and lack of responsibility of others. (Continued on page 14) Local Cancer Registry Effective Newest members of the board of directors of the McHenry county unit, American Cancer society, are Dr. Leonard Pawlikowski, McHenry, aad Mrs. William Shipman, Woodstock. Both have been active in Cancer Crusade work and Mrs. Shipman headed the successful retail chairmanship in Dorr township during 1971. DON PEASLEY PHOTO The many fronts where the fight against cancer is being carried on in McHenry county were discussed by Dr. Robert Stein, pathologist at McHenry hospital, during his recent appea rance be fo re member s o f the board of the McHenry county unit of the American Cancer society. • Dr. Stein discussed the tumor clinic and cancer registry program at McHenry hospital, and how nuclear medicine and other sophisticated equipment i s be ing u sed i n t h i s ba t t l e . A grant of $400 was given McHenry hosp i t a l by t h e Amer i can Cance r soc i e ty t o assist it in meeting expenses uf ope ra t i ng t h i s r eg i s t ry . T h e amoun t was compu ted on t h e basis of cancer patients entered in the registry the previous year and for followup on cancer patients entered into the registry for the two previous years. Mrs. Kaye Crowell, district representative for the ACS in Elgin, said after one year of operation under ACS spon­ sorship, the McHenry Hospital Registry was approved by the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Stein explained one goal of the program is to help hospital staffs define and follow the most effective methods for treating cancer within their resources. The cancer registry program is becoming an increasingly effective force in stimulating progress in cancer control. Its impact is greatest in the place where it has been needed most; namely, in the community hospital. The county unit meeting was the first as president for Clarence Sisson, Marengo, who was elected to succeed Arnold May at the board's September meeting. Sisson indicated that next board meeting, possibly in December, will be the planning session to launch initial work for the 1972 annual Cancer Crusade in McHenry county. He expressed pride over the response of county citizens and ^Continued on page 14) McHenry's first 1971 greeting to Santa will come Saturday, Nov. 27, when the holiday season is officially opened in the business community. Although no parade is scheduled, a tree lighting ceremony will be held in the park at 5 p.m. Santa will arrive early to spend four hours, from 1 to 5 p.m., in his attractive hut in the park. Hundreds of youngsters are expected to visit him and tell their wishes for a FULL Christmas stocking. He will return for the same hours Sunday, Nov. 28. After a week's absence, Santa will return during the same hours the following weekend, Dec. 4 and 5. From the next Monday through Friday he will be in the hut from 6 to 8 each night and return the weekend of Dec. 11 and 12 from 1 to 5. The same procedure will be followed from Monday through Friday, Dec. 13-17, 6 to 8 p.m., and 1 to 5 Dec. 18 and 19. On the last three days, Dec 20 to 23, he will be in the park from 6 to 8 p.m. Fred Meyer, superintendent of public works for the city, and his crew have installed an attractive Christmas lane, using candles and canes. The entire area will be lighted by Mayor Doherty at 5 o'clock Saturday, Nov 27, according to Mike Brown, newly elected (Continued on page 14) Teaching Methods At Harrison Are Outlined At the mid-November meeting of the board of education of Harrison school, members and a group of in­ terested parents learned from the primary teachers the methods of teaching reading used in Harrison school from kindergarten through fourth grade. Robert Bright, superintendent, presented Mrs. E. Edwards, primary in­ structional consultant, who introduced the program with the help of first grade teachers, Miss Freiburger and Mrs. Witt; second grade teachers, Mrs. Fielder and Miss Kelch, third grade teachers, Miss Cashin, Miss Waelchli and Miss P. Johnson; and fourth grade teachers, Mrs. Newcome and Mrs. Doherty. Beginning at the kin­ dergarten level, a reading readiness program is used with three important parts em­ phasized : 1 - the ability to work with other children; 2 - left to right and top to bottom progressiveness along with color consciousness; and 3 - ability to observe. In first grade, the teacher continues to give lessons in left to right progressiveness, in recognizing likes and dif­ ferences and in getting the child to listen. The sight ap- (Continued on page 14) McHenry Man Heads Postal Rural Carriers Thomas Lawson, an em­ ployee of the McHenry post office, was elected president of the Boone-McHenry County Rural Carriers of Illinois at the semi-annual meeting beld Saturday, Nov. 20,at Orsolini's, Richmond. Larry Booster of McHenry was named secretary of the association. The local meeting was at­ tended by about forty persons. Mrs. Lawson and Mrs. Booster will head the newly formed auxiliary unit of the organization. Implicate Two Juveniles In Burglary Attempt Deputies were called to in­ vestigate an attempted burglary at the summer home of Louis Richter of 1801 Woodlawn Park, McHenry, sometime last Sunday. Having experienced a pi evious> break- in at the home, Richter had installed an alarm and notified neighbors to be on the alert. Saturday night about 9:30, the alarm sounded. Neighbors went to the home and found two juvenile boys in the yard. A window screen had been removed from the home but the boys denied having done it. However, their presence at the location seemed incriminating, and the parents of the juveniles were notified. The children were placed in their custody. Spring Grove Boy Sustains Injury In Fall Sunday evening about 8 o'clock, sheriff's police responded to a call for assistance at the Sagel home at 6104 Maiden lane, Spring Grove, where the Johnsburg Rescue squad had been sum­ moned to transport ten-year old Scott Sagel to McHenry hospital. The boy had been running through the yard when he tripped over a pipe protruding from the ground and landed on a second pipe, injuring his throat. He was removed to the hospital where surgery was required. SIGN OF' THE SEASON -- One of the first signs that Christmas is no longer just around the corner, but actually at the corner, is this huge tree being put in place at the corner of Green and Elm streets. It will be decorated and lighted when the holiday season, is of ficially opened in McHenry next-Saturdav. PLAINDEALER PHOTO r