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cmsrm 6 \ f T $ ; • VOLUME 96 NUMBER 141 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1972 18 PAGES TEN CENTS THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 Award Trunk Line Bid For Lakeland Project Book Fair At Johnsburg Judy Vyduna Is shown with her prise winning poster advertising the annual Book Fair at James C. Bush elementary school, 2117 W. Church street, Johnsburg. The fair continues Friday, Dec. 8, from 8 a.m. to 4:38 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. an4 Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shown with Judy, at right, is Mrs. Robel, teacher. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Offer Placement Tests At Marian Next Sunday Don't forget the store decorating and home lighting contests, both scheduled for judging next week. Judges will focus attention on home displays in three categories - colorful, ^original and amusing. Stores will be judged for colorful and original entries. Entry forms are appearing regularly in the Plaindealer. Just plan your display, then send the entry to Jim Wegener, Chamber of Commerce Retail chairman, at 1245 N. Green street. Judging is set for Sunday, Dec. 17, at 4 p.m. Nestled in among other requests for gifts this Christ­ mas, we find our Letters to Santa column contains at least two for kittens. Close friends have suggested that we slip into Santa's suit and get down the chimney ahead of him. For three months we have at­ tempted fo find good homes for four fast growing, chubby, fluffy kittens who need them so very badly. Mischievous, trusting eyes make it difficult for an animal lover to put these little ones to sleep permanently. Yet the number that need homes far exceeds the offers. The alternative is letting them attempt survival in the cold, snowy winter. If you've been meaning to acquire a cat or dog for the youngster, this is an ideal time. But make sure before you do, that all the family is ready to accept the animal and assure it a good home. The Helping Paws organization has many pets eager to please a new master in addition to the four waifs for which we have been providing temporary refuge. Marie Yegge, proof reader par excellence, marked twenty years on the Plaindealer staff with the start of the month of December. It is difficult to recall a time when Marie wasn't carefully reading copy and correcting the mistakes of humans and machines. Knowing people in the community helps - so does the fact that she learned how to spell as a young school girl. (Continued on page 15) (DELL, I'VE GOT 17 SHOPPING PAV5 TO GET PRESENTS FOR ALL MV FRIENDS) " On Sunday, Dec. 10, Marian Central Catholic high school will offer the SRA (Science Research Associates) high school placement battery to all Interested eighth graders. Students may write the battery at 9a.m. or 2 p.m. Approximate Weapons Charge Filed Against McHenry Man Gary P. Fleming of 3615 W. James street, McHenry, was charged Dec. 1 with unlawful use of weapons after a loaded 38 caliber derringer pistol was found in his car which was parked in the Concord Manor parking lot. The arrest resulted after city police investigated a suspicious auto in the lot and found Fleming in his car with the weapon. Bond was set at $1,000, with court appearance scheduled for Dec. 18. Merit Unit Fires Deputy, Suspends Second In action taken by the McHenry County Merit com­ mission, as of Dec. 1, Deputy Walter Leffek of the McHenry County Sheriff's department was fired for gross misconduct. The commission also suspended Sergeant Herbert Cropp for 30 days without pay and demoted him to the rank of patrolman for a two-month trial period. After that time, the commission will review the matter and Cropp may be reinstated to his former rank. length of the program is two and one-half hours. The high school placement battery will provide a com­ prehensive analysis of the students' skills fend abilities in the areas of reading, language arts, arithmetic, modern mathematics, social studies and science methodology. The purpose of seeking this in­ formation is not for entrance qualifications but rather to provide a placement aid. The test, along with individual reports from eighth grade instructors, will provide a reference to aid in the selection of the best high school program at freshmen registration Feb. 4. Recent positive changes and improvements are reflected in a freshmen class of over 170 and a total enrollment of 502 students this year. To offer the parents a chance to learn more about Marian, there will be a parents' orientation at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., just before the finish of the testing sessions. Any interested parents are invited to stop in the library at this time to view a film and discuss the literature available about Marian. Marian will again be spon­ soring a freshmen-sophomore Work Grant program during the 1972-'73 term. This program allows freshmen and sophomores to work fifty hours a year at Marian in exchange for $100 tuition reduction. It is Marian's aim that no student be denied a chance to attend because of financial reasons and this program has been very successful in assisting in this goal. Further information regarding the Work Grant (Continued on page 15) Further steps were taken at the McHenry City Council meeting Monday night toward the eventual construction of sanitary sewer lines in the Lakeland Park - Lakeland Shores area. Engineers on the project, Baxter & Woodman, directed a letter to the Mayo* and City Council advising that Kuch and Ingram's low bid on the trunk line had been verified as to extensions and addition and recommended awarding the contract subject to approval by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The award was made as recom­ mended. The same procedure was followed in awarding contract to Illinois Hydraulic Construction Co. on the Lakeland Park sewage pum­ ping station. As previously reported, the City Council readvertised for bids on the Lakeland Park Area special assessment project since no bids were received at the original bid opening. The Council has now been assured that bids will be submitted at the regular meeting Dec. 18. Perhaps the one action of the McHenry City Council on Monday night which will be of greatest interest to the most people was the passage and approval of an ordinance regulating solicitors. The oc­ cupant of a home may notify solicitors personally, in writing or by posting a notice stating "no solicitors" conspicuously at the main entrance to such land or premises. Violators are subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars. W.R. North, certified public accountant, reviewed the annual audit of accounts. While the report is lengthy, it sums up that McHenry is in a sound (Continued on page 15) Probation For Mrs. Costigan Mrs. Mary Ann Costigan of 1506Millstream, McHenry, was given five years' probation by Judge William M. Carroll when she appeared in Circuit court Wednesday morning. The hearing was a continuation of her case from early November, when she pleaded guilty to an information charge of volun­ tary manslaughter. Mrs. Costigan was charged with the shooting death of her husband, Donald Costigan, last May 14 in the Costigan home. At the November hearing, the McHenry woman was advised of the evidence that would be presented in court should the case be brought to trial. A conference was held bet­ ween Mrs. Costigan's attorney and the State's Attorney's office for discussion on a possible plea. The meeting resulted in a decision to ap­ proach the court and request leave to file for probation. Judge Carroll concurred with their decision and referred the matter to the probation department. Assure Safety For 77 Handicapped Twenty-one staff members from both the adult and children services facilities at the Pioneer Center for the Exceptional are shown accepting certificates from Sheriff Arthur Tyrrell^ left, as a result of completing an elghtrweek training course in Civil Defense, First Aid and Medical Self Help. Sergeant George C. Meyers. McHenry County Sheriffs department, right, instructor, provided Pioneer center staff mem­ bers with an opportunity to become familiar with the most current approaches to health and safety. The certificates received by the Pioneer center personnel Is an integral part of the newly revised safety program that will assure that the 77 han­ dicapped children and adults enrolled in the various programs will receive adequate care. The training received from the program offered by the McHenry County Sheriffs department has proven to be a valuable learning experience that is readily adaptable to the health and safety program at Pioneer center. McHenry Crashes Counted Among Seventeen In County County officials investigated seventeen accidents Tuesday on county roads. Nine occurred in the McHenry area, with only three involving any injuries. A semi-truck and auto ac­ cident Tuesday morning on Route 12 at Winn road, Spring Grove, resulted in injuries to three persons. Driver of the car, Debra L. Neumann of 1810 Andoa, Mount Prospect, and her passenger, Jan K. Mayer of 233 Kingman lane, Hoffman Estates, were taken to McHenry hospital along with the truck driver, Gene A. Johnson, of 7210 Sunset drive, Crystal Lake. The injured were transported by the Richmond Rescue squad. Ms. Neumann was traveling west on the highway when she observed the semi crossing the road in front of her. She im­ mediately applied her brakes but was unable to stop before she hit the right front wheel of the truck. Johnson stated he had stopped at the sign, looked both ways, saw no approaching traffic and pulled out across the highway onto Winn road when the auto struck his vehicle. Johnson was ticketed for failure to yield the right of way. Officers noted the semi's (Continued on page 15) Two Schools In Concert Set December 31 Deadline To Apply For Flood Relief Robert A. Dwyer, mid- western regional director of the Small Business administration, has warned that victims of August and September flooding in the Chicago areas have until Dec. 31 to file applications for SBA disaster relief. Dwyer said two emergency offices remain open to aid flood victims. According to Dwyer, one SBA disaster office is located in the Marengo city hall, 120 E. Prairie street. This office will be open Friday, Dec. 8, bet­ ween 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. The SBA phone number there is 815-568- 8850. Dwyer said flood victims also may apply for relief at the SBA's regional office, Suite 437, 219 S. Dearborn street, Chicago. Information there may be obtained at 312-353-4521. The SBA has been accepting disaster loan applications since Aug. 29 when portions of the Chicago area were declared a disaster area and thus became eligible for SBA disaster relief aid. An SBA disaster declaration subsequently was made ap­ plicable to all of Cook, DuPage, and Kane counties and thereafter was amended to cover not only victims of the August flooding, but those of the storms which struck the three counties Sept. 17-18. Yet another SBA declaration cited McHenry County and Lake County, Illinois, thus permitting aid from the agency to be made available in those counties to victims of the Sept. 17-18 storm and subsequent flooding by the Fox river. The declarations enable home owners and tenants, business people, churches, private schools, and other non­ profit organizations in the affected areas to qualify for low-cost, long-term SBA loans to restore or replace damaged property not covered by in­ surance. According to Dwyer, the McHenry-Lake declaration has resulted in 215 home loan ap­ plications for $666,781 and ten business applications for $194,717. He said approval has been given in connection with 146 of these home loans for 473,100 and seven business loans for $47,900. In connection with residential losses, Dwyer said, affected persons may qualify for loans of up to $50,000 for real property, of up to $10,000 for personal (Continued on page 15) Beth Howell, West campus chorus president, confers with Director John Leighty, right, concerning some of the music to be used on the Christmas concert Sunday night, Dec. 10, in the school auditorium. Both the West campus high school and McHenry Junior high are preparing holiday concerts. The music department at West campus, including both At left are the two accompanists, Chris Durkin and Mike Smith. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD vocal and instrumental, will present the annual Christmas concert Sunday night, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m. in West campus auditorium. Making its first appearance of the year, the concert band will be heard in festive music of the season, "The Splflft* of Christmas" by Galliet, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by Bach, "The Happy Sounds of Christmas", and "Brazilian Sleigh Bells", a folk song. The band also will accompany the choruses on Clair Grundman'8 "Three Noels". (Continued on page 15)