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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER J- SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 96 NUMBER 91 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1972 20 PAGES TEN CENTS McHenry Ranks High In Year's Tax Collection Near 100 Per Cent 32,238 County Homes Have TV New County Fair Book Lists Activities For '72 Event Superintendents of the McHenry County Fair are providing information for the 1972 event, and the new fair book detailing rules and various categories for entries is completed. Each township in McHenry county is represented by a director. In addition five directors-at-large have been elected to round out the board The 1972 fair will be August 2-6. Charles Weingart of McHenry president, reminded, with the Miss McHenry County contest featured as the opening night attraction. The new building to provide space for more exhibits is under construction by McHenry FS, with completion assured in plenty of time for this year's fair. This building will have a blacktop floor and with kitchen facilities. During the off-season it will be available for leasing for other authorized events. New divisions are planned for judging, including the 4-H class, junior class and senior class in some events. Details are being prepared and the new Premium book recently made its debut. ine reigning Miss McHenry County is Jeanne Kristenson, who competed as Miss Woodstock at the 1971 McHenry County Fair. Interest in the Miss McHenry County contest continued at a high level during the winter with the activities of Jeanne, including her suc­ cessful participation in the Miss Illinois County Fair contest in January at Springfield. Jeanne was in the top five in the field of fifty-five candidates- all county fair queens. Mrs Dorothy Kleckner, Harvard, and Mrs. Sharon Nye, McHenry, will serve as chairman and co-chairman of the event and will assist Don Peasley, public relation coordinator, in presenting this highlight event which each year shows widespread county interest. Opening night of the fair each year attracts one of the largest crowds because of this contest. The grandstand is full and available standing room is inevitably taken. Last year's sponsors of candidates have received letters announcing plans for the 1972 pageantry and inviting them to join in presenting this attraction again. Weingart said one candidate may be chosen to represent a community, village, town or city - and communities must coordinate their contests under one sponsoring organization or sponsor as in past years. Deadline for entries is 4 p.m. Monday, July 4. That deadline will enable the Fair association to give local sponsors and candidates proper recognition and a chance to acknowledge their participant. (Continued on page 17) McHenry held its second place lead last year in the county »n receipts from Retailers' Occupation Tax, Service Occupation Tax and use tax. The annual report was made available this past week by the State Department of Revenue, Springfield covering a year's time. In total tax receipts, in­ dicating the volume of business, Crystal Lake retained its lead with $2,068,194.83. McHenry was listed for $1,664,951.88, followed closely by Woodstock with $1,653,774.49. McHenry led the county in two categories, Lumber, Building and Hardware, $167,841.20, and Automotive and Filling Stations, $487,103.92. The city ranked second in General Merchandise, $154,593.95; Food, $494,099.20; Drinking and Eating Places, $64,065.74, Furniture, Household and Radio, $56,715.31; Miscellaneous, $26,079.91 and Manufacturers, $76,394.43. McHenry was third in Ap­ parel, $37,538.06 and in Miscellaneous Retail- Wholesale stores, $100,520.16. Crystal Lake topped the county in Food, in Drinking and Eating Places, Apparel, Miscellaneous and Manufac­ turers. Woodstock ranked first in Miscellaneous Retail- Wholesale stores. The total tax receipts for Lakemoor were $27,916.31; McCullom Lake, $1,656.33; Richmond, $138,035.20; Spring Grove, $52,152.16; Sunnyside $11,122.28 and Wonder Lake, $362.31. For the last reported quarter of Retailers' Occu, ition tax paid to the state, not designated as to business, McHenry's collection was $118,073. The county figure, outside municipalities, reached $103,519. Local Drivers Involved In Three Area Crashes Richard R. Harms of 2201 W. Mill lane, McHenry,, F. Walsh of 525 Dean street, Woodstock, were admitted to Woodstock hospital following a two-car crash Wednesday evening about 9:30 at the in­ tersection of Route 176 and Dean street, south of Wood­ stock. A passenger in the Harms auto, Patricia A. Holmquist of 4315 Sioux lane, McHenry, was treated for leg lacerations and released. Both cars were demolished in the collision. Walsh was ticketed by sheriff's police for driving while intoxicated and failure to yield turning left. Harms stated he was west­ bound on the highway when the Walsh vehicle made a left turn directly in front of his auto onto Dean street. Harms saw no turn signals in operation on the other auto. Walsh told deputies he could not recall what happened. The last thing he remembered was leaving a tavern in Marengo. A witness at the scene stated Walsh had passed his auto prior to the accident. His turn signals were in operation and the witness thought Walsh intended to wait for the oncoming Harms' car to pass but he turned directly in front of the vehicle. Both drivers were ticketed following a two-car accident Sunday morning about 9 o'clock at the corner of River and Dowell roads, southeast of McHenry. William H. Wilkins of 946 W. Concord Place, Chicago, was charged with unlawful use of license and driving while license was suspended or revoked. The other driver, Marcia L. Westgard of 417 W Dowell road, McHenry, was ticketed for failure to yield at a stop intersection. Wilkins stated that as he neared the intersection, the Westgard auto approached the stop sign and then slowly proceeded onto the roadwav. Wilkms applied his brakes but to oncoming traffic, he was able to avoid the collision. The other driver said she did not see the Wilkins car until they collided. Officers noted that the Wilkins auto left 32 feet of skid marks on the roadway. Franklin D. Branham of 2802 N. Orchard drive, McHenry, was taken to McHenry hospital by the Wonder Lake Rescue squad after his truck left the road and knocked down a utility pole on Wonder Lake road, near its intersection with Lilac (Continued on page 17) Manslaughter Case Continued At a hearing in Judge Leonard Brody's court room Thursday, June 8, Attorney Victor Ciardilli * made a motion in behalf of his client, Mrs. Mary Ann Costigan of McHenry, requesting that her case be continued to Thursday, June 29, for a preliminary hearing. Judge Brody approved the request. Mrs. Costigan has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of her husband, which occurred Sunday, May 14, in the Costigan home, Millstream drive, McHenry. Silver Beaver Scout Award To Hugh Kirk m recognizes outstanding service 1 twenty-one years of leadership ; to boyhood. He has served as 0 capacity for a Florida troop. He has participated in the National jMlL Canada and England. Kirk took stemmed from a camp-out on the banks of the Fox river, on (Continued on page 17) HUGHH.XIRK The coveted Silver Beaver award has been presented to SUSAN OHLRICH First runner up The 1970 Census of Housing counted 36,288 housing units in McHenry county, and 32,238 households had at least one television set (20,063 UHF- equipped), the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of- Commerce, has announced. The figures are from the first report for Illinois which presents detailed statistics on housing for each county. There were 11,336 housing units with air conditioning (8,898 with room units and 2,438 with a central system), 25,475 units with a clothes washing machine, 20,092 with a clothes dryer, and 6,466 with a dish­ washer. The 1970 population was 111,555, with an average of 3.3. persons per housing unit. A total of 16,473 housing units were built before 1949, 9,645 during the 1950's, 4,218 during 1960-64, and 4,477 within the five years preceding the April 1970 census. Utility gas was used to cook the meals in 20,467 households, electricity in another 10,618, and bottled, tank, or LP gas in yet another 1,868. There were 34,464 housing units with complete kitchen facilities and 33,982 with complete bathrooms, both for the exclusive use of the households. The number of bedrooms in all housing units ranged from none (in 226 units) and one (in 3,130 units) to four or more (in 5,989 units). Owners occupied 25,120 units, renters 7,963 units, and a total of 1,730 units were vacant year round with 380 for sale and 385 for rent. "Smile, walk straight and maintain that poise". That may well have been the suggestion of Sharon Nye as ^ r vv m -J she held the eighth and final session of the charm class " * - * * for Marine Festival queen candidates last week. The public is invited to view the judging of contestants in formals and bathing suits, and to see the actual crowning. The program is scheduled for Wednesday evening, June 14, at the V.F.W. clubhouse starting at 7:30 p.m. The thirteen pretty candidates are Linda S. Biggs, shown above getting a pointer from Mrs. Nye; Terry Costigan, Ruthann Garifi, Cheryl Hartmann, Cathy Humann, Holly Koehl, Barbara Ann McDonagh, Una Miller, Debi Ann Morisette, Cheryl Nuss, Micki Sisney, Nancy Stetter and Lyn Thorn. The contest is conducted by the V.F.W. auxiliary. STA^F PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Hold That Poise After many months of planning, there is movement toward establishment of a park district which covers part of McHenry and Nunda town­ ships. First details to be made public informed members of High School District 156 at their educational meeting last week. The purpose of the district is to provide recreational facilities for children and adults of all ages. One idea set forth was to create a park area similar to Veterans Acres in Crystal Lake, plus individual, smaller recreational areas as deemed advisable. In spite of bopes voiced so early, however, it would be the five elected park district commissioners who would make the final decision on what facilities will best serve the public. Mike Brown is chairman of the group promoting passage of the referendum which will make this district possible. We asked Brown if he thought there might be a duplication of services provided by the new district, the state conservation plans for the area southeast of McHenry, near the dam, and those of the McHenry County Conservation district. His answer was an emphatic "no" as he explained that both of the other units operate almost solely in the area of conservation, while the local district would be recreational in nature. K.A.F. CONSERVATION MEETING Treasurer George Buehler has called a regular meeting of the trustees of the McHenry County Conservation district for 7 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at the office, 142-4 Washington street, Woodstock. Major items of discussion will be the final reveiw of the plan and the approval of a tentative budget. June Fair Showcase For County Artists The showcase that provides the setting for the outstanding showing of works of art by McHenry county artists begins in just nine days - on June 23 - and it will have added features to highlight the work of high school artists, too. The 1972 Country Art Fair, sponsored by the auxiliary to McHenry hospital to raise funds fot the hospital will be held June 23-24-25 at the McHenry junior high school. Friday, June 23, the hours are 5-10 p.m. On Saturday, the show continues from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. On Sunday it runs from 1- 10 p.m. Entertainment will be in­ cluded as part of the show, although the art work and the "One-Man Show" by Liz Liebman are standout at­ tractions themselves. More than fifty county artists are expected to compete for the $100 first prize offered for the "best of show". Several other prizes are being offered, too, and a dinner for artists is scheduled for Thursday evening, June 22, at the McHenry Country club. County high school art directors have been contacted and encouraged to have their high school students enter the Vocalist Will Appear With Stage Band The McHenry Stage band will play its second concert of the season Thursday evening, June 15, at 8 p.m. in the city band shell. The guest vocalist will be Mrs. Lynn Wilmoth, a talented songstress from Car- pentersville who has sung professionally on the Chicago nightclub circuit and many other clubs throughout the drcd (Continued on page 17) high school student category. Grade school students have a showing, one of the best of its kind. The school building will be cleared so that artists will bring their entries to the school this Saturday and Sunday, June 17-18. Hanging the show is a big job, and in addition the artists have the opportunity to erect their own displays in the gymnasium for a personalized presentation. Art work on view is for sale, and proceeds go to the Country Art Fair and to the artist on a commission basis. Admission tickets provide another source of funds for the benefit. The 1972 poster continues the theme of the piquant penguin, and this year Artist John Greene fulfills a theme of the Roman coliseum and places the orange bird on a column-like pedestal! This is the sixteenth annual art fair, and Greene has carried on the original concept of the gremlin which Bob Gray developed before his death a few years ago. , Mrs. Fran Herrmann is this year's chairman. Mrs. Betty Boyer is in charge of the ex­ panded children's show. Mrs. Jeanette Massouda is in charge of the artists' dinner. Youth Hurt In Fall From Motor Bike Ramp Fifteen-year old Michael McCracken, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCracken of 3722 W. Maple avenue, McHenry, was injured Sunday afternoon about 4:15 after falling from a motor bike in a field in back of his home. The McHenry Rescue squad took the boy to McHenry hospital, where he was treated for a possible concussion. Investigation revealed Michael and a friend, Larry (Continued on page 17) BARBARA CHURCH Second runner-up Crown Miss (Story on page 17) Wonder Lake A happy Kathy Kroncke was crowned the new Miss Wonder Lake at an impressive beauty pageant held at Christ the King Catholic church. Wonder Lake, last Saturday evening. Placing the crown on her head is the 1971 title holder, Lorrie DeWerdt. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD >