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Insight Into Group Teaching Given Board An informational meeting on group teaching was most ably presented by eight teachers of two McHenry schools at the second monthly meeting of the District 15 board Tuesday evening. The meeting was held at the Hilltop school in­ termediate learning center. Appearing for Valley View, grades 1 and 2, were Bill Hempel, Sue Dankd, Carolyn Bertacchi and JoAnn Stumbris. Representing Hilltop, grades 4 and 5, were Karl Stueben, Darlene Considine, Linda Marocki and Kay Heese. A detailed explanation of the Quad Squad arrangement of classroom instruction was made. This involves four teachers of various subjects who instruct large groups of children in different areas of one large room. The discussion involved 116 pupils at Valley View and 110 at Hilltop. Teachers outlined the procedures used, beginning with a testing program in the fall to determine the capabilities of each child They are divided further into four skill groups, and from these, instructors ascertain which youngsters are in need of extra help. In assisting other class members, teachers noted that many students find they un­ derstand the subject better themselves. Interest grouping is also a feature of the program. This involves placing students with similar interests, such as Math, into one class. One teacher was enthusiastic as she pointed to a 75 per cent decrease in absenteeism since the start of group instruction. It was explained that the acoustics are so fine in the rooms in which the programs are carried out, that children seem unaware of a level of sound from the other parts of the teaching area. However, instructors said that adults walking into the classroom might find the situation a bit confusing until they became accustomed to it. Mother helpers are an im­ portant part of the program, some of them devoting many hours weekly in the interest of student progress. Several parents were in the audience. Time Change Sleepy people who lost that hour when the time changed to Daylight Saving last April, will gain it back this weekend. To keep in step with the rest of McHenry, everyone will need to set the clock back one hour before going to bed Saturday night, starting a six-month period of shorter days and longer nights. Last Mailings Announced Two Burglaries Investigated Frederick Dickman of 7814 W. Island lane, Wonder Lake, returned home Monday evening to find that his home had been burglarized. Entry was gained by breaking a storm window. The home had been searched and taken from the premises were a 12 gauge automatic shotgun, a Swiss made Army rifle, a single bolt 22 caliber bolt action rifle and some ammunition. Sometime since Oct. 9, a tractor and trailer were taken from a storage lot in the Giant Oaks subdivision, Ringwood. (Continued on page 16) Legislation's Effect On Environment Told The fast approaching holidays are beginning to spark a bit of interest, not only among youngsters but also older folks who must make all their dreams come true. We just learned of an unique type of something-to-do for Halloween which certainly has much merit. In some communities, we are tcld the plan of collecting clothing and housewares for Goodwill lias proved popular. The trick-or-treat project gives the young people a feeling of community pride. The "treat" part of the project is very often supplied by some adult group which fur­ nishes snacks for the tricksters andfQrpetimes a prize, f?r those bringing in the most materials Something for sure this Halloween in McHenry is the window painting contest for children The painting is scheduled to begin Oct. 28 and be judged Oct. 31. And hardly will the Thanksgiving turkey have gone to its eternal rest when we are confronted with plans for Christmas. Santa will make his official entry into McHenry Saturday. Nov. 25. After that, the days will pass too quickly for procrastinators. Not so with young Tommy Trier of 2921 W. Scott avenue, who already has finagled his mother into helping him write a letter to Santa. It has lop priority on our '72 list Any request for a tow truck and a camper made at this early date should be recognized. K.A.F. A first hand look at how legislation shapes the en­ vironment was provided for the McHenry County Defenders when six candidates running for legislative offices in Springfield and Washington spoke to the group at an in­ formal candidates' meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Schwarz in Crystal I^ake. Several of the incumbents emphasized the need for greater governmental in­ volvement in environmental control if natural treasures such as the Fox river and Lake Michigan are to be saved. Also stressed was the need for close contact between legislators and their constituents who are vitally concerned with the environment. One legislator recalled how a single phone call from a constituent whom he knew to be environmentally aware prompted him to block an appropriation for a poten­ tially harmful dam on the Fox river. Legislative candidates at­ tending were Robert McClory, USDA Official Inspects County Farm Storage AID FOR ROADS Illinois townships and road districts have been allocated $1,109,789 as their share of the Motor Fuel Tax paid into the state treasury during the last third of September. McHenry county's share amounted to $10,840 Fdward Hews, director, Commodity Loan and Service division, ASCS, Washington, D C., visited McHenry county Tuesday of this week. Mr. Hews is responsible for the ad­ ministration of farm programs relating to price support for grains, cotton and other agricultural commodities and farm storage facility loans. His division is also responsible for the Commodity Credit cor­ poration bin storage program and for the sale of agricultural commodities stored in these bins. Hews was accompanied by Frank Schoone and George Hughes of the Illinois State ASCS office. They visited the Tax Bills, Collections Slow Tax bills have never been so late, and collections are slow, Mrs. Audrey R. Walgenbach, McHenry County Treasurer commented as she announced the dispatch of Algonquin Township bills to the post office Thursday, Oct. IS, completing the mailing of approximately 78,000 real estate and personal property tax bills. Dorr and Grafton township bills were mailed Oct. 14. and Nunda township bills were mailed Oct. 17. Payment dates for both installments are shown on the tax bills. Taxpayers in the Crystal Lake area whose house num­ bers or street names have been changed recently, and who have not received their tax bills, should contact the Collector's office. The post­ master has returned a large number of these bills to the collector. "Tax bills have never been this late, at least in recent history in McHenry county." Mrs. Walgenbach recalled. "Back in 1959. the 1958 bills had both installments payable on Sept 1. the latest on record until this year. We sincerely hope thai cooperation by township assessors in returning their assessment books for the 1972 tax year will allow us to minimize delay and get back to June 1-Sept. 1 deadlines next year The more than five months delay in tax bjlls has caused (Continued on page 16) THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 96 NUMBER 129 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1972 18 PAGES TEN CENTS Police Issue Rules City Set For Halloween the incumbent, and his op­ ponent, Stanley Beetham, who are running for the 12th Congressional district seat in Washington; Jack Schaffer, candidate for State Senator from the 33rd district; and incumbents Bruce Waddell, and Thomas Hanahan and challenger Joseph Coleman who are running for State Representative for the 33rd district. All the candidates for these offices were invited by the Defenders to attend the meeting. Also participating were the candidates for State's At­ torney; the incumbent, William Cowlin, and his opponent, Daniel Weisz. Richard Wissell, Health Department administrator, made a special plea for passage of the Health Department referendum Nov. 7 Kenneth Fiske, executive secretary of the McHenry County Conservation district, brought Defenders up to date on land acquisitions by the district and plans for the future. Schultz farms located on River road, near Marengo. He chose this particular time (Continued on page 16) PLAN BRIDGE REPAIRS Police Chief Kenneth Espey announced this week that repairs on the Rt. 120 state bridge would begin about Nov. 1. Until their completion, south­ bound traffic on Riverside drive will not be allowed to make a left turn. Both the east and west ends of the bridge will be regulated with stop and go signs to permit one-way traffic. The highway project is ex­ pected to last about four weeks. "Fun is one thing, but van­ dalism and damage to property is another". Those were the words of McHenry Police Chief Kenneth Espey as he cautioned young people about plans for the observance of Halloween. Espey pointed out that last year the special day was without major incident, and he hopes for a repeat in 1972. In addition to the regular city squad cars which will be on patrol duty, there will be five unmarked cars, each with two men, as well as deputized of­ ficers walking the streets. "Anyone who insists on acts of destruction will be prosecuted if caught", the chief emphasized. City officials are concerned about the safety of children. Certain rules have been set forth to prevent accidents and to guard against disturbing residents, especially older people. Police will be covering the entire city and will enforce the "Trick or Treat" time limitation. This will apply to all age groups. These rules have been set forth: 1. No "Trick or Treat" after 8 p.m. 2. Children should wear light colored clothing or something that will reflect. 3. Adults are urged to be nearby when small children are "Tricking". 4. Instruct small children about the dangers of crossing streets. 5. Parents are urged to limit the activities of children to their own neighborhoods. (Carloads of children have been brought into McHenry from distances as great as 15 miles). 6. Drivers of vehicles must use caution. Some children get excited and run across streets. Sheriff Art Tyrrell also had a word for the safe observance of Halloween. He issued the following message: "Once again Halloween is with us. Last year there were several incidents involving razor blades, narcotics, etc.. found in candies and fruit. (Continued on page 16) Prevue Of A Holiday Against the background of a haunted house, pretty Amy Hivon views, with some trepidation, the ugly face of a Halloween witch. The preview of October's last holiday took place Wednesday of this week at Landmark school, where kindergarten and first grade pupils entered into the spirit of the season with mixed emotions. Amy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Hivon of 3200 Terrace drive, McHenry. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Numerous Accidents Occur Within Area College Night At West Campus About 300 students and their parents attended annual College Night at West campus high school Tuesday night. Above, the large crowd is assembled in the auditorium to hear a representative from Knox college give a Financial Aids presentation. Later, they viewed printed material displays before attending individual conferences with college and university representatives. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Richard L. Calkins of 7412 E. Oakwood drive, Wonder Lake, was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after his car damaged about 60 feet of cyclone fencing at 4001 E. Lake Shore drive. Wonder Lake, Monday afternoon about 5:15. Calkins said he was north­ bound on Lake Shore drive. As he rounded a curve, his car hit a bump, causing him to lose control and run off the road. Karl Wisenberger of 8014 W. White Oaks road. Wonder Lake, said his truck was parked at Lake Shore drive where he was working on a cyclone fence when he saw the Calkins auto driving north at a high rate of speed. Suddenly the car left the roadway hit the fence and slid sideways, striking Wisen­ berger's truck and then plunging into the fence again. A ticket for failure to yield at an intersection was issued to Sally L. Wheeloek, 1405 W. Draper road, McHenry, following a two-car accident Saturday afternoon about 2:45 at the corner of Front and Main streets The other driver, Tony W. Clevenger of 5012 W. Home, McHenry. told officers he was north-bound on Front when his vehicle was struck by the Wheeloek car. Ms. Wheeloek stated she was west-bound on Main and when she attempted to cross Front, the collision occurred. A ticket was issued to Linda . S. Justen of 1401 N. Court. McHenry, for starting a parked vehicle after a two-car accident Friday afternoon about 5:30 at 3510 W. Elm street. Stephen P. Schneider of 1335 N. Riverside, McHenry, said he was west-bound on Elm when the Justen auto pulled out of a parking space and struck his vehicle. Ms. Justen told officers she had looked to see if any vehicles were approaching and seeing none she pulled out. Kim L. Luttrell of 3814 W. Waukegan, McHenry, was blamed by city police for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after her auto struck the rear of another driven by LeRoy Osterman of 414 Blue Bonnet lane, Hoffman Estates. The incident occurred Friday afternoon about 5:25 at 4409 W. Route 120 near the McHenry Market Place. Osterman was stopped in traffic which was turning into the Market Place when his auto was struck from behind. The other driver was unable to stop in time and slid into Oster man's car. Charles Siraki of 5312 W. Lake Shore drive, Wonder Lake, was taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad after his car smashed into two parked vehicles early Wednesday. The accident took place at 1:22 a.m. on Rt. 31, 500 feet north of Johnsburg road. Siraki told police he was driving north on the highway at about 50 miles per hour when suddenly the steering mechanism failed. His auto veered to the left, travelled off the road and proceeded 90 feet before striking two parked (Continued on page 16) Offer Help To Subdivisions For Improvements The Committee of Local Improvements for McHenry County has developed a petition form and information sheet for use by subdivisions desiring to initiate local improvements by special assessment. The committee heldan informal meeting on Wed­ nesday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. in the county board room of the court house annex to discuss local i m p r o v e m e n t s w i t h representatives of subdivisions interested in such projects. The county's highway com­ missioners were also invited to attend the meeting. Petition forms for use by the sub­ divisions were available at that time. Any questions concerning local improvements-should be directed to James R. Rakow, County Superintendent of High­ ways, 12104 Country Club road, Woodstock, telephone 338-3630. Drowning Alarm Believed Hoax Monday afternoon about 5 o'clock, the Wonder Lake Fire department received a call that someone may have drowned at the Wonder Center beach. The caller identified himself and reported that in passing the beach, he had observed someone fall into the water and failed to resurface. Several units of the Sheriff's department and the fire department assisted in in­ vestigating the report but they could find no one to confirm the incident. Authorities believe the call was a hoax. To heighten the excitement of Halloween, the PALS organization of Landmark school has constructed a haunted house It is inhabited by ghosts, ghouls and other weird creatures. Spine- tingling noises accompany the eerie items strewn about the room. Children will be given the opportunity to tour the house < if they dare) on Oct. 31. There they will see, hear and feel the excitement of Halloween. The haunted house is just one of many ambitious projects undertaken by more than forty volunteer parents at the school. Hold Safety Program For Public Friday A safety education program o n " C a r d i o p u l m o n a r y Resuscitation" is being sponsored by the McHenry County Sheriff's department in cooperation with McHenry County Heart association for fire, police, rescue squad personnel and the general public. The second of two identical sessions will be held Friday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m in the supervisors' room of the courthouse annex, Woodstock. Instructors in this safety education program include physicians, therapists and nurses. ROBBERY ATTEMPT An alleged attempted rob­ bery at the Lakeland Quick Wash Laundromat, McHenry Market Place, 4400 W Route 120, was reported to city police Tuesday night about 10 o'clock.