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\ "First" For MCHS Story on Sporty Page d Title To Warriors LL I Victory was long in coming, bat It was oh. so sweet, last Friday night in the West campus high school gymnasium. ^Jubilant members of the Warrior squad express enthusiasm which was not to be denied as they brought home the first regional trophy within memory. West Campus Principal Robert Swartzloff, left, presents beautiful plaque (hidden by baskets torn from metal hoop) to Mark Hoffman, Ron Miller, Jim Hurckes and Don Prazak. In a tension- filled final game, the Warriors squeaked through a 63-61 victor\ over Antioch's top performing Sequoits. PLAINDEALER PHOTO xvvinc,a THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKE S REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 96 NUMBER 63 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1972 2 2 P A G E S T E N C E N T S *». ; "A %•* Schools Express Hope For Pre-Annexation Agreements Local Man Killed In Drug Passing Concert Will Feature Seniors Fentared m the tenth a--aal mid-winter band concert at West campus Thursday night, March 9, will be senior soloists. From left, they are John Cassel, who will perform "Blues Essay", Dave Borcovan, whose offering will be "Tym- pendium" and Leanne Brabenec, pianist, whose offering will be the theme from "The Apart­ ment". The performance will start at 8 p.m. in West campus auditorium,directedby J.Leighty. PLAINDEALER PHOTO For those who occasionally ask about progress in park district planning, the issue is very much alive. McHenry's Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Park District steering committee recently met with two representatives of the University of Illinois to obtain additional information about how to form such a district, its referendum and the necessity of a Park District board. Further plans are expected to be made known in March. The West campus high school band will be heard in its tenth annual mid-winter concert this Thursday night, March 9, at 8 p.m. in the school's auditorium. Director John Leighty will wield the baton. The concert band will per­ form a varied program ranging from the old traditional band sound, such as "The Trombone King," to the such con­ temporary tunes as "A Jubilant Overture". The stage band will also perform with the return of the big band sound. Other selections to be heard include "Tympendium", theme from "The Apartment" and "Blues Essay", all featuring outstanding senior musicians. A new work by Carroll Butts entitled "Heritage West" will round out the concert. The public is invited to attend this annual musical event, proceeds from which will benefit the scholarship fund Milton K. Croasdale, 29, of McHenry died at 6 o'clock Tuesday morning, March 7, of gunshot wounds suffered the previous afternoon when he was shot by agents of the Federal Narcotics division. Croasdale, whose address was not released, was shot when he resisted arrest. Two companions, Oliver George Waters, 36, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Donald K. Wolbing, 24, of Ingleside, were apprehended and charged Tuesday morning with violation of the federal nar­ cotics law The incident took place about 1:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Red Star Inn, 4179 W. Irving Park, Chicago, a location agreed upon by undercover agents and the three men for delivery of 250,000 am­ phetamine tablets. After they were turned over to police, the agents disclosed their identity and attempted to make the arrest Croasdale opened the door . and tried to-get away-, at which time the agents fired. life W&S wounded and died in a Chicago hospital early the next mor­ ning. In a call to the Federal Narcotics division, a spokesman said Croasdale's only previous known record of offense was for assault. He added that investigators had been closely watching the actions of these three men for some time prior to arranging for the actual passing of the drugs Monday. SOLICITATION FRAUD During the past week, local residents have been ap­ proached by persons soliciting for a V.F.W. circus per­ formance which they purport to be for the benefit of the local organization. The McHenry V.F.W. has disavowed any connection with the event, and no C of C permit was granted. Concern shared by ad­ ministrators and board members of local school districts has resulted in recent meetings with the City Council concerning a possible pre- annexation proposal which would result in additional money for the operation of McHenry schools. A high school board com­ mittee meeting was scheduled Tuesday evening to review and react to.set of guidelines worked ouP with the ad­ ministration of School District 15. President James Althoff of the high school board discussed the matter following last Thursday night's meeting and pointed to at least one other large city in the county in which such a proposal has been adopted. Althoff added that pre- annexation agreements may be made before permits are granted. Using a sliding scale based on the type of homes in the new developments, certain amounts of money would be given directly to the school districts to cover the time students begin their study in a particular district and sometimes as long as two years later, when the real estate tax money is realized. The board took action, after agreement with the city, to establish $2 parking tickets for anyone who pa*l» on either the east or west side of the frontage road in front of West campus. A number of citizens! and board members recently ex­ pressed concern over the problem of completely filling this road and causing difficulty for authorized visitors and parents picking up children. In other business, the board accepted the resignation of James Lawrence as business manager, effective June 30. After reviewing thirty candidates, Stanley C. Olszewski was recommended, and approval was given by the board to fill the counselor vacancy created by the resignation of Ronald Zwickle at East campus. Members were invited to visit the Rockford Vocational center Wednesday, March 8, when more information will be learned on its operation. The possibility of establishing a McHenry County center for the use of all schools had been set forth the previous month. The informative portion of the meeting was devoted to the introduction of coaches, who explained the operation of their particular departments. Coach Hutchinson gave in­ teresting information about the forty-one boys engaged in cross - country, each of whom runs between 500 and 1,000 miles each season. (Continued on page 22) Bomb Threats, Fire Six Juveniles Await School Action After Disturbances The past continues to live. We were convinced last Thursday when we received a call from one Barbara Jarr of Salem, Wis. In looking through a trunk belonging to Silas Jarr, grandfather of her husband, John, she found a Feb. 12, 1879, issue of the McHenry Plain- dealer Mrs. Jarr, who said she had no information on Silas Jarr's connection with this com­ munity, read us a few items from the front page, adding that the pages of the paper had yellowed very little considering their age. The business of editing a paper has never been deemed particularly hazardous, barring a few occasions when an especially curious editor delved into an area where shenanigans were suspected. A few times he - or she - has disappeared, never to be heard from again. For the most part, however, the danger has consisted mainly of verbal abuse for almost anything which in­ volved the pride or good character of an irate reader whose name had been bandied about. Times are changing, though, as indicated by a small item in the Feb. 24 issue of theJTomb- (Continued on page 22) NS Three Hurt In Friday- Accident Gregory F. Chahaj of 8710 W. Sunset drive, Wonder Lake, was ticketed by county police for disobeying a no passing zone after a three-car accident Sunday morning about 1:45 on Route 120, just east of Wonder Lake road, west of McHenry. Chahaj and two passengers in the third car, Ronald A. Navlyt of 4103 Greenwood road, Woodstock, and Carla J. Hansen of 11803 Prairie street, Hebron, were taken by the Wonder Lake rescue squad to Memorial hospital, Woodstock, wH^p diey were treated and released. Driver of the first auto, Robert C. Knoll, Jr., of 313 Short street. Woodstock, stated A citation far vehicle entering highway from driveway m private i and way was issned to Roy K. Gibson of 3703 Claremont, McHenry, following a two-car accident Inst Friday afternoon about 4 o'clock at a parking lot exit at 3718 W. Elm street. Three passengers in the other car, driven by Susan L. Weber of 4517 Hilltop drive, McHenry, were taken to McHenry hospital for treatment. Three-year old Barbara Weber and Mrs. Charlotte Hupac, both of 4517 Hilltop drive, were treated along with John B. Braje of Ingleside. Gibson stated he was leaving the parking lot when a driver in the outside lane motioned him to pull out. As he did, he failed to see the Weber car approaching in the inside lane and they collided. MrsWebersaid she was west-bound on Elm in the inside lane of traffic when the Gibson auto pulled directly in front of her PLAINDEALER PHOTO Six freshmen and sophomore students at East campus high school, all juveniles, were brought before city police of­ ficers list week on charges either of making bomb threats or starting a fire. Police Chief Kenneth Espey said Friday that school ad­ ministrators and board members were appreciative of the efforts of officers to locate the offenders. They agreed to any type of cooperation, in­ cluding signing charges if necessary. The series of disturbances started Monday afternoon when three calls were made from outside the school, in­ cluding one from a business firm and another from the local hospital, threatening that bombs were about to explode in the school. Following the afternoon session, Assistant Principal Donald Seaton received a note signed "Mr. X" in which the name of a boy was given as the offender. Upon questioning at the police station that night, in the presence of his parents, he admitted to Lt. Kranz that he had made the threats. Police responded to a fire alarm call the following day but soon found it was only a prank. Administrators became aware of the two boys responsible and they, too, implicated them­ selves in the disturbance. Most serious of the alarms, however, came Thursday, when Fire Chief Peterson, Chief Espey and Officer Keevil hurried to the school and found a fire in the girls' washroom on the lower level. Paper had been piled high in a waste basket and set afire On a tip from other students. three girls were apprehended but proved at first to be un­ cooperative. Brought to the station, they denied being implicated. One of the girls admitted to having made a statement attributed to her, "I don't like this d-- school. I'm going to burn it down" but said it was "just a figure of speech". After further questioning, all three admitted they had started the fire but were at a loss, or refused, to tell authorities why they had done it. Asserting that "This has to stop", Espey said he would meet with the State's Attorney for advice on the proper procedure. He added that Fire Chief Peterson was of the same opinion that drastic measures will need to be taken. Supt. Swar.iz viewed the matter seriously Monday (Continued on page 22) he was west-bound on the high­ way when he saw a vehicle approaching from behind at a fast speed. He slowed to allow the car to pass and as it did so, the passing car cut back into his lane, striking the front of his auto and causing him to lose control of his vehicle. Chahaj told deputies he was west-bound on the roadway when he approached the other car. He saw the brake lights on the Knoll auto and thought it appeared to be slowing. He swerved to the other lane and proceeded to pass when he lost control and his car began to swerve. He thought he may have lost control due to the gravel on the pavement. A third car driven by Michael A. Hansen of 11803 Prairie street, Hebron, was also west­ bound when he came upon tree limbs and debris on the high­ way caused by the previous collision. When he saw the other drivers and passengers on the roadway, he applied his brakes, lost control of his car and struck a tree on the shoulder of the road. Officers noted that point of impact between the Knoll and Chahaj cars could not be determined. It appeared the Knoll auto left the right shoulder, traveled 120 feet up an embankment, struck a utility pole, spun around, went backwardiij423 feet through small trees and came to rest on the north shoulder. After impact, the Chahaj auto traveled '210 feet, struck a utility pole and spun around The Hansen car came upon the accident scene and ap­ parently blew out its right front tire due to debris on the high­ way. He lost control, traveled 306 feet along the north shoulder and struck a tree Two seventeen-year-old Wonder Lake girls were reported in satisfactory con­ dition Monday morning in Memorial hospital following a semi truck-car accident Friday afternoon about 2 o'clock at 912 (Continued on page 22) Science Fair At Harrison School Tuesday Tuesday, March 14, Harrison school in Wonder Lake will present its Science Fair for which the fifth through eighth grade children themselves have assembled the displays and projects. Visitors may watch eggs hatch at one exhibit or learn about the integral parts of a lung and kidney machine They may enjoy conservation displays or witness ex­ periments with electricity, from aero-space to oceanography. The lower grades will also have an opportunity to display room projects. Parents are invited to visit Tuesday evening. The doors will be open from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served Court Cases Revealed For County In 71 Miss Margaret O'Neil, clerk of the Circuit court, last week filed a report of cases pending and filed in the court in 1971. The report included 486 divorces pending Jan. 1, 510 filed in 1971, 424 terminated in 1970 and 472 pending in January of 1972. Decrees were for many reasons, topped by 271 for mental cruelty. There were ninety-six adoptions recorded during the year Miss O'Neil reported 349 new estates and 414 estates closed in 1971 There were 12,278 traffic tickets filed in 1971. Among jury trials, twenty three were civil and thirty-nine criminal. Fines and fees collected and distributed to county, state and municipalities amounted to $272,865.49. During the year, 558 passjMtrt applications were processed McHenry Man Elevated By Farm Bureau Jerry Cordrey of McHenry, a member of the staff of the American Farm Bureau Federation since 1959, has been named training director of the AFBK according to William J. Kuhfuss, Federation president Cordrey succeeds Norwood Eastman who was recently appointed director of the field services division. In his new position, Cordrey (l ontinued on page 22)