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!!Sr; THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-tAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 96 NUMBER 123 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1972 20 PAGES TEN CENTS City Council Takes Firm Stand On D.W.I. NEW 0FFICER8 - McHenry Klwanis clob held Installation of new officers at its regular meeting Monday, Oct. 2, at the American Legion home. Pictured are Bob Beres, secretary, Bob Morteli first vice-president, Lt. Gov. District 20, Brad Manning, who acted as installing officer, A1 Mapes, president, Bob Smith, treasurer and Tom Miller second vice-president. Lt. Gov. Manning Is DeKalb and was making an official visit to the local group. * STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLOW) HI T W* Oldest Business Man, Peter Justen, Dies Unexpectedly DWI, Other Charges Filed Against Drivers Time continues to "fly". Announcement was made this past week that the annual election of new Chamber of Commerce officers and board members is set for the annual dinner Nov. 14. This is an organization we hear relatively little about, but throughout the year makes its presence felt in so many ways. Even at this early date plans are going forward in preparation for the December holiday season. These are our merchants, as individuals, who comprise the organization. Remember that the next time you plan a shopping trip out of town. McHenry has a large number of 4-H members who are proudly joining tl.» five million nation-wide in observing 4-H Week, Oct. 1-7. It is the coun­ try's largest youth organization. There's a new spirit in 4-H today - one of pioneering just like the men and women who worked with the organization in its early days, after the turn of the century. Then 4-H was centered around farm related activities coordinated by the Cooperative Extension Service, and today, aided by corporations, businesses and foundations, 4-H has spread into all fifty states and eighty-five countries around the world. Here's a group of youngsters - and their leaders - who deserve our support. The motto of the Lions is, "We serve". Lions clubs everywhere will be doing just that next Sunday, Oct. 8, when they observe World Service Day, following Lions Candy Day for the Blind Oct. 6. Since 1952, more than $6,500,000 has been collected and distributed to organizations working with the blind and visually han­ dicapped. That's a record anyone can be proud of. K.A.F. Faith Baptist Newly Formed Church In Area Faith Baptist church is a new church to serve the rapidly growing area of northeastern McHenry County . Services are held in Johnsburg Junior high school. The Sunday school includes adults as well as younger ages. Sunday school teaching is Bible centered. Counseling is also an important part of ministry. John Gray is the pastor. He is a graduate of Bob Jones University. He also has a Master's degree from Temple Baptist seminary in religious education and a Master's degree from New Orleans Baptist Seminary in church business administration. Pastor Gray has taken further graduate study toward a doctorate at the New Orleans seminary. Pastor Gray served as pastor of the Park Avenue Baptist (Continued on page 20) James J. Prasil, Jr., of 402 Lily lane, McHenry, was charged with driving while intoxicated and driving while license suspended or revoked after the car he was driving hit the rear of another driven by Kathleen M. Hergott of 8609 Clark, Richmond. The accident occurred Tuesday night about 10:45 at the intersection of River road and Route 176, north of McHenry. Mrs. Hergott told deputies she was stopped at the in­ tersection when the Prasil auto Marian Central Hosts 16 Schools At Workshop PETER M. JUSTEN McHenry's oldest business man, Peter M. Justen, 86, died early Wednesday morning, Oct. 4, at his home at 3807 W. Elm street. He was born July 16, 1886, in McHenry, the son of Nicholaus J. and Gertrude Freund Justen. Though semi-retired, Mr. Justen was active in his place of business until the time of his unexpected death. He had spent his entire life in McHenry except for six years, 1908-1915, in Denver, Colo. Returning to McHenry in 1915 Mr. Justen went in the funeral and furniture business with his father in West McHenry. The firm was known as N.J. Justen & Son. Following the death of his father in 1935 he operated the business under his own name. In 1939 he built the first funeral home in McHenry and was joined by his son, Daniel, in 1948. In 1950 the Justens sold the furniture business and con­ tinued operating the funeral home until 1958 when Daniel assumed responsibilities and hia father became semi-retired. On Nov. 25, 1908 Mr. Justen married Carrie A. Niesen in St. Mary's church. They would have celebrated their sixty- fourth wedding anniversary this November. The deceased was a charter) member of McHenry Council No. 1288, Knights of Columbus., In January 1962 he received an' honorary life membership in the lodge. He was a former trustee of St. Mary's, former, member of McHenry County Welfare Committee. Besides his wife, he is sur­ vived by his son, Daniel; a sister, Miss Verena Justen, DesPlaines. His parents, two sisters, Mrs. Rose Sutton and Mrs. Leona Marum preceded him in death. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Thursday at the Peter M. Justen and Son funeral home. A funeral Mass will be offered Saturday, at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's Catholic church with burial in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to the McHenry Public Library or the McHenry Rescue Squad. The McHenry County Department of Public Aid of­ fices, 225 W. Judd street, Woodstock, will be closed Oct. 9 for Columbus Day and Nov. 10 for Veteran's Day, Marian Central Catholic high school played host to sixteen schools from the northwest district of student councils on Saturday, Oct. 1. The all-day workshop began on &riiappy note as Marian's officers arranged for the biggest tur­ nout and number of par­ ticipants in recent years. Attending the meeting from Danville high school was Jim Boskich, the state president of student councils. The theme of the workshop was, "Student Council, What's That?" The Northwest District fall convention will be held at Cary- Grove high school on Saturday, Nov. 18 with the theme, "Student Council, What's Next?" The enthusiasm present at the workshop led the Marian officers to believe that most of the one hundred and twenty nembers in attendance would be present at the fall convention. Eight discussion groups met several times during the day with topics such as, "Student Council-Spectators of Agitators", "Student Council's Purpose-Popcorn or Politics," Student Council Projects - Hops or Flops," and "Studeat Council Projects - Drearm. Schemes, and Other Things!* The discussion groups were led by members of Marian's Student Council Jan Dwyer, Cathy Greenwald, Kasey Anderson, Laurie Stephens, Jim Coughlin, Marcia Biasiello, and President, Terry Riley. The moderator of the Marian Student Council is Rex Hester. Chairman for the workshop was Debbie Landre, who put in many long hours of preparation. The meeting closed with a dance contest which was won by two students from East Aurora high school. Some of the schools in at­ tendance were Woodstock Community, Harvard, Hebron, Sterling, Polo, Aurora East, Aurora West, Rockford Auburn, Rockford West, and Amboy. Study Of Fish Tumors Topic Of Symposium ERIC R. BROWN, M.D. "Incidence of fish tumors found in a polluted watershed as compared to nonpolluted Canadian waters" is the topic on which Eric R. Brown, M.D., will speak at a symposium, The Fox River: Today and Tomorrow, to be held Oct. 10 and 11 at the McHenry Country Club. Dr. Brown's discovery of tumors in Fox River fish, and subsequent studies showing that 16 percent of the river's fish have tumors, sparked the idea for the symposium. Dr. Brown, who will speak at Tuesday evening's symposium banquet, is professor and chairman of Chicago Medical School's microbiology department. His fish study began when he took his children fishing in the Fox. They caught two fish with odd-looking After a thorough discussion with Attorney Sam' Diamond and Chief Espey, the McHenry City Council voted Monday night to take a firm stand on D.W.I, (driving while in­ toxicated) arrests made by the police department, establishing a policy of non-reduction of charges. This concurs with request made by the State's Attorney at a seminar held last week. The council also passed an amendment to the local traffic code to be in compliance with the Illinois Implied Consent Statute effective Oct. 1, 1972. The rights of drivers not wishing to take the breathalyzer test were ex­ plained in detail to the council. General opinion was that any action to reduce injuries and death was of great importance. A directive to limit "Trick or Treat" activity on Halloween night to 8 p.m. met with favor. Chief Espey urges that small children be accompanied by an older person and that children wear light colored clothing that can readily be seen by vehicle drivers. Older "Trick or Treaters" will also be limited to 8 p.m. in consideration for elderly persons. Uppn request of Baxter and Woodman, Inc., engineers in charge of the sewage treatment plant enlargement, the council granted the contractor an extension on completion date. Completion date had originally been set for Sept. 22, 1972. The contractor will be required to pay all added costs that may occur after Oct. 23. The police department will be furnished with a walkie-talkie, afa cost of $800, to improve effectiveness of service in certain areas. At a special "Public Notice" meeting held last Friday night, a resolution was adopted^* determinng to proceed with the construction of the special assessment sewer project in Lakeland Park, Lakeland Shores, and other areas in the, City of McHenry. The thermometer may not be" indicative of things to come** but the council is investigating the advisability of providing ice- skating on the tennis courts iiL the city park. growths which he recognized as tumors. "I'd never seen this before," he says, "and my own field being cancer, I started looking at them, and then began trying to find out whether other people had found tumorous fish too." He soon gathered an im­ promptu research team of people from Illinois- Benedictine College at Lisle, and the University of Manitoba medical school in Winnipeg, as well as his own institution. A doctor in Manitoba is studying the fish in a Western Ontario watershed that is almost pollution-free, for comparison. The Fox River water was found to contain many pollutants absent in the Canadian waters. Very few fish tumors were found in the clean Canadian waters. What is the danger to people of the carcinogens which are causing tumors in fish, is one of the major questions facing the researchers. Aside from the esthetics, what danger people might face from eating can­ cerous fish is another unknown. Dr. Brown points out, "I've never eaten a tumor to my knowledge, but I'm sure that many people do. It took us a long time to recognize some of these tumors." Dr. Brown will present the results of his studies and his current thinking on the cause and effect of cancer in fish at the Symposium banquet, Tuesday evening, Oct. 10. This symposium is being co- sponsored by McHenry Hospital and McHenry County Department of Health. It is to concentrate on public health aspects of Fox River pollution, drawing together professionals and local groups which have been concerned with these pulled up behind her auto and a collision occurred. Prasil said he was south­ bound on River road and as he approached the intersection, he slowed down and in doing so, bumped the vehicle which was stopped at the sign. Elizabeth Harvey of 3922 W. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake, was cited for improper passing following a two-vehicle accident Monday morning about 8:45 on Route 120, Vfe mile west of Fleming road, east of Woodstock. According to the report in the sheriff's office, the Harvey auto and a pickup truck driven by Donald R. Dingier of 1500 Orchard, Ingleside, were proceeding westbound on the highway following a slow moving milk truck. Mrs. Harvey pulled out to pass the Dingier pickup and die milk truck when an oncoming vehicle caused her to pull back into the westbound lane bet­ ween the two trucks. In doing so, she sideswiped the left front side of the Dingier pickup. A citation for failure to yield at an intersection was issued to Howard E. Whiting of 1018 Barreville road, McHenry, after a two-car mishap at the corner of Green and Elm Monday morning about 7:50. Dominick J. Rubino of 1412 Lincoln, McHenry, driver of the other auto, said he was south­ bound on Green, proceeding through the intersection, when the Whiting auto which was waiting to make a left turn, pulled into the left side of his vehicle. The impact caused the Rubino auto to spin completely around. Whiting said when he started to make his turn, he thought traffic had cleared. Mrs. Harold P. (Marcy) Fischbach of 4813 W. Crystal Lake road, McHenry, was taken to Woodstock hospital after she was struck by a car driven by Patricia Hellios of 4602 Spruce, McHenry, in the parking lot of Osco Drug store, 3702 W. Elm. The mishap oc­ curred Friday evening about 11:45. Mrs. Fischbach reported she was walking toward the store when the Hellios auto backed up very quickly and knocked her down. Driver of the car stated she heard a lady yelling but she didn't remember exactly what had happened. Elect Four New Directors For Farm Bureau Three dairy farmers and a vegetable farmer are new members of the McHenry County Farm Bureau board of directors. They were elected along with five men who were reelected at the annual meeting in Harvard last week. New directors include: Edwin Meier, Crystal Lake, Algonquin township vegetable and grain farmer; Mark Kerk- man, Spring Grove, Burton farmer and Keith Weingart, McHenry dairy and grain farmer. -- The 27-year-old Weingart is the second member of his family to serve on the Farm Bureau board. His father, Charles, was president from 1953-1957. Retiring directors include Don Justen, McHenry; Lyle Mecklenburg, Burton; John Henning, Sr., Coral; and Fred Pedersen, Algonquin. The sixtieth anniversary was also an occasion to recall some of the organization's milestones and to honor the past leaders. Following past presidents are still living and were saluted by the membership: Kenneth Cristy, Ringwood, 1934 and 1935; Stanley Church, Huntley, 1936; L. Russell Beard, 1940 through 1942; Arthur Hoppe, McHenry, 1943 through 1945; Earle B. Johnson, Huntley, 1949 through 1952; Charles Weingart, McHenry, 1953 through 1957; Dale Noe, Marengo, 1958 through 1967; and Ervin Walters, 1968 through the present time. STEALAUGER An auger valued at $446 was stolen from a storage location behind the J&L Service station, Lake moor, sometime Monday night. James Johnson of 307 N. Lily Lake road, McHenry, reported the theft to county authorities Tuesday piorning. The machine which weighed about 1,000 pounds, was described as a yellow Danuser digger equipped with a 24 inch auger. Telephone Service Disrupted As Work Crews Cut Cable i Telephone service wa4 disrupted Wednesday aff ternoon about 2 o'clock when Illinois Bell telephone crews- were burying cable on Bull Valley road near Queen Ann road and accidentally cut the main cable. Prefix 385 numbers were isolated in McHenry. Customers could not dial Woodstock, Crystal Lake or other points west. Service on existing circuits was also impaired because of overloading. By Wednesday night and early Thursday morning a good share of service was restored with complete restoration expected by noon Thursday. At the time of the accident sheriff and city police depart­ ments were notified im­ mediately so that radio contact could be maintained in case of an emergency. FIRE PREVENTION WEEK Fire Prevention week will be held Oct. 8 through Oct. 14. There will be no open house at McHenry Township Fire Prevention District Company No. 1 as in past years due to repairs at the fire house. Anyone wishing a tour should call Roy H. (Hank)Miller, Jr., and he will arrange it. Firemen of Company I will hold fire drills at all McHenry schools during fire prevention week. HOLD OPEN HOUSE Firemen of Company 2 of McHenry Township Fire Protection District, Johnsburg, will hold open house Sunday, Oct. 8, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the fire house. This will be in observance of Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 8 through Oct. 14. problems. The symposium committee hopes to develop an ongoing group from the sym­ posium, to search for causes and possible solutions to the Fox > River's pollution problems. Warning Sign "Retired" This warning sign in the foreground will be "retired" as Ike Illinois State Highway Department digs a deeper ditch for water drainage along Rt. 120, west of Lilymoor. A spokesman for the state said the trouble started after erection several years ago 9f a government surplus store located where drainage previously took place. For some time now, it has been necessary for the highway crew to proceed to the above site after heavy rains and post the "Water on Pavement" sign. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORB