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^ 1 15 x V U N C . , THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKE S REGION SINCE 1875 15 VOLUME 97 NUMBER 83 WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1973 26 PAGES-TWO SECTIONS-1 SUPPLEMENT Mothers, Boy Die Sunday Marked By Two Tragedies jyr 1 i Dave Benrud, president of the McHenry Area Chamber of ITIJHTIGU C* Of C# Commerce, is shown presenting "Member of the Year" award • t * • mm A. •• A _ II H A % A ~ m Iaaa 1 Member Of Year to a surprised and happy Myrt Martell. Mrs. Martell, a local business woman, was the first woman to serve on the board, has acted as C. of C. treasurer and has been named to many com­ mittees- STAFF PHOTO -WAYNE GAYLORD jpularity and one must get the itchet, be sure it will be the Interest in television wanes with the rash of re-runs which will continue well into Sep­ tember. But we've heard some sputtering among those who recall old favorites that won't be returning. For the naive among us, it is a shock to learn that programs are not always removed because they fail to make the ratings. The experts say other factors enter into the decision. If two programs are of equal pof hatchet, one that requires a big budget to produce. And even if the ratings are high and the show isn't necessarily expensive, it may prove popular only with those under 20 or over 50. If the sponsor is selling household appliances that find a market in the in-between years, it spells doom. But in addition to our com­ plaints about what should or should not be left on the air from season to season, we take issue with TV on another point. Network and news officials in the television industry argue regularly that TV news is in the same class as news in newspapers. Telecasters have even persuaded many Congressmen and millions of Americans on this point. They have misled those who accepted that argument. Television news is nothing like newspaper news and never can be. The primary reason, among many, is that television news programs must be sold. Newspapers don't sell news columns. They sell advertising, and except in a few unfortunate cases, the news columns of newspapers are unaffected by advertising. Reporters are trained from the beginning to report news, not produce en­ tertainment. Secondly, television news is almost inevitably slanted news. This is so because of the very limited amount of time available, which means aiscriininatory selection, slanted because of what is available on film, what films well, the desire for live action, etc. (Continued on page 17) Last Saturday night's annual Chamber of Commerce dinner- dance was highlighted by the presentation of several awards. Chief among them was the "Member of the Year" plaque presented to Myrt Martell, McHenry business woman, for the many contributions she has made to the organization. C. of C. President Dave Benrud made the presentation. Also appearing on the program were Larry Lund and Bill Nye, who were similarly honored in the past. Frank Low, who was the first recipient of the award, was not in attendance. Recognized for his con­ tributions to the city through his work as superintendent of public works was Fred Meyer. Marge Olszewski was honored for her work with the Easter promotion of the Chamber. Newly elected Mayor Joseph B. Stanek spoke about his plans for continued progress in the city. Plan Selection Of Assessment Supervisor With an announcement by Supervisor of Assessments Stanley Cornue, that he is resigning as of June 30, the Finance and Salary committee of the McHenry County board has instituted action to proceed with an orderly transition period until a new Supervisor of Assessments is appointed. There will be examinations held for the position in the near future by the State of Illinois Department of Local Govern­ ment Affairs at the McHenry county courthouse. There will be official publications in all county newspapers notifying all interested persons when they may pick up application forms at the McHenry County Clerk's office and also the date and time of examination. After examinations are held, the State of Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs will notify the McHenry County (Continued on page 17) Make Housing Appeal For Emergency Mayor Joseph Armondo of Fox Lake has announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development Disaster temporary housing office will be open six days a week, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., located at the fire station No. 1, McKinley avenue, across from the village hall. There is ample parking for about 300 cars. For additional information one may call 1-312- 587-2322. The agency is making an appeal to anyone who has any type of housing available, apartments, houses, town houses, furnished or un­ furnished, to make them available. All leases will signed by the Department f&f Housing and Urban Develop­ ment. Especially needed are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5-bedroom units. HUD will pay the rent up to one year, if necessary. Covers Drug Abuse Law Enforcement Seminar Scheduled Here May 22-24 Announcement was made by Sheriff Tyrrell Monday that there will be a three-day seminar conducted in McHenry county May 22, 23 and 24 at the Timbers in Woodstock. The Sheriff says that law en­ forcement officials from Illinois and Wisconsin will participate in this program. The three-day seminar will cover narcotics and drug abuse, organized crime and intelligence, the legal aspects and educational involvement of law enforcement. Guest speakers will be Dr. Fiorese, chief toxicologist for the State of Illinois; Henry Przylucki, chief analyst of the Crime lab in Rockford; Ron Morris, training coordinator of Illinois Bureau of In­ vestigation; and John B. McLaughlin, director of Police Training institute, Champaign- Urbana. Charles Siragusa, executive director of Illinois Legislative Investigating commission, will d i s c u s s i n t e r n a t i o n a l operations of organized crime. Michael Fitzsimmons, regional director of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement commission, will speak on the prosecution and case preparation. Charles D. Sheehy, Jr., Illinois State's Attorneys association, will discuss stop, frisk and search procedures and Edward Vass, assistant to Attorney General Scott, will instruct on educational programs of drug abuse. Guest speakers for the lun­ cheons will be Chester Gould, originator of Dick Tracy, and Alexander MacArthur, former chairman of the Illinois Racing board and present chairman of the McHenry County Sheriff's department Merit commission. Expect Large Summer School Enrollment Enthusiasm is increasing about the District 15 Summer School program. Anticipated enrollment figures may exceed the currently planned courses. The thirty-six elementary level and junior high level course offerings include enrichment courses such as Arts and Crafts, Miniature Theater, Beginning Folk Guitar, as well as classes designed to increase proficiency in reading, writing and arithmetic. The deadline for registration is May 24. There is no tuition fee for the six-week program that commences June 13 and concludes July 24. Free bus transportation will be provided by District 15 for residents only. AH residents of the district are invited to participate in the program. Students not residing in District 15 will be charged a tuition fee. Contact the McHenry Junior high school for further information. Focus On County's Health Needs May 21 Gravel Pit Hearing Set A hearing is scheduled for the city hall of McHenry Thursday, May 17,. at 2 o'clock on a petition filed before the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals for two banks, under trusts, and Ray A. Petersen, sole beneficiary. Peterson asks for a con­ ditional use permit to allow for the operation of the mining and removal of sand, gravel and other mineral aggregates, and the grading, storing, sorting and crushing of it. The four parcels of land in­ volved, all contiguous in McHenry township, consist of 126 acres. They are located l3/4 Miles east of the river, on the north side of Rt. 120. The property is commonly iden­ tified as the Del Freund pit. The monthly meeting of the Comprehensive Health Planning Agency for McHenry County will be held Monday, May 21, at 8 p.m. in Room 120 of the Crystal Lake high school, according to John Garrett, president of the organization. "Our committees and task forces are meeting on their own to make recommendations to the board for action," stated Garrett. The primary business for the meeting will be consideration Hold Auction Of Bicycles Police Chief Kenneth Espey announced this week that there will be an auction of unclaimed bicycles at the city garage, located on south Green street, Saturday, May 19, at 2 o'clock. Over a period of several months many bikes have been found and turned in to the police. Although requests for identification have been made, there are still a large number waiting to be claimed. Friday will be the last day for owners to identify and reclaim lost vehicles. They should report to the city police station. All bikes for which owners have not been found will be auc­ tioned Saturday. Exhibits To Be Featured of reports regarding the health needs of the county and ways of dealing with them. "We will, of course, be dealing with other reports and other business," said Garrett," but, we consider the main direction of the organization to be dealing with the basic health needs of the people of the county through concrete study and development projects." Anyone interested in further information regarding this meeting or regarding the CH- PA can contact Garrett. EXTEND LICENSE TESTS Drivers' license examination stations open Wednesday evenings for inside license testing will now provide road tests until 8 p.m. beginning Wednesday, May 16, according to Michael J. Howlett, Secretary of State. "This serivce will be provided during summer daylight time only," Howlett said. The Mother's day weekend was marked in the McHenry area by two tragic auto ac­ cidents, both of them taking the lives of mothers. A young boy died in an accidental hanging in a pre-weekend mishap. Margret Mullvain of 1408 W. May, Sunnyside, McHenry, lost her life early Sunday morning when her car plunged down an embankment and sank in 8 feet of water in the Nippersink creek. State police said Mrs. Mullvain, 43, was driving at a high rate of speed west on Rt. 12 when her vehicle went out of control. She was removed to McHenry hospital by the Fox Lake Rescue squad, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. An inquest is pending at the George R. Justen & Son chapel, where services are scheduled for Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. Twenty-year-old Bernice Ann Zeigler of 5816 Barnard Mill road, McHenry, died in the local hospital Mother's day, May 13, as the result of injuries sustained in an auto accident Sunday evening. Sheriff's deputies said Mrs. Zeigler was driving south on Rt. 31, just south of Johnsburg road, when she lost control. The auto rolled end over end, and as it did, Mrs. Zeigler was thrown out, landing in the north-bound lane of the highway. Moments later, another car driven by Robin E. Rushmore of 5407 Hillside road, McHenry, travelling north, struck Mrs. Zeigler in his lane of traffic. The accident victim was taken to the local hospital by the McHenry Rescue squad, where she was pronounced dead at 10 p.m. Mrs. Zeigler's three-year-old son, Lonnie, escaped with minor injuries. He was treated and released from the hospital. No charges had been placed as of Monday morning. Six-year-old Steven Bentley died Thursday evening in McHenry hospital where he had been taken by ambulance after he was found hanging from a tree with a rope around his neck. The boy and his mother, Carol Calderon, had been living temporarily with the Mitchell family *t 3402 N. First avenue, McHenry. They were formerly from Crystal Lake. About 4:45 Thursday af­ ternoon, Mrs. Calderon was preparing to leave for work. She looked for the boy and found him hanging with a rope coiled around his neck at the rear of neighboring property at 3307 W. Second avenue. He was suspended in such a manner that his feet were nearly touching the ground. Roland Cote, Jr., a member of the Mitchell family, arrived at the scene, freed the youngster and applied mouth to mouth resuscitation until the rescue squad and ambulance arrived. Investigation revealed the lad had been seen by neigh­ borhood children playing alone on the property. The rope which was attached to a tree limb had been a tire swing at one time but the tire had been removed sometime ago. It is believed the child was on top of a wood and chicken wire cage and in some manner had become entangled in the rope when he jumped off. Five persons were taken to McHenry hospital by the Rich­ mond Rescue squad after a two-car collision Sunday evening at the intersection of Routes 12 and 31, just south of Richmond. Dennis P. Stephan of 1619 Woodlawn Park drive, McHenry, and his passengers, Margaret N. Stephan of the same address and Leslie Ragoff of 525 Summit drive, Barrington, were taken to the hospital along with the driver of the other car, James S. Slavin of 11718 VanderKarr road, Hebron, and his passenger, Lena Nelson of 12026 Harrison, Hebron. All were treated and released except Margaret Stephan. Stephan was south-bound on Route 12 and as he Wp- proached the intersection, the Slavin auto which was stopped at the sign, suddenly made a left turn in front of his auto. Slavin said he had just pulled out of a parking lot, stopped at the sign and thought he had time enough to make his turn when the collision occurred. Slavin was ticketed for failure to yield right of way. Richard F. Yost of Spring Grove, and his 5-month-old son, Daniel, were taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad following a two- car accident at the intersection of Spring Grove and Ringwood roads, north of Johnsburg. The accident occurred about 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Yost was south-bound on Spring Grove road. As he neared the intersection, an auto driven by Marlowe R. Dronen (Continued on page 17) Numerous Indictments At Scout-O-Rama Returned By Grand Jury The Grand Jury met recently and returned the following indictments to Presiding Judge James H. Cooney. Terry L. Harvey, 3613 Idyll Dell, McHenry, possession of cannabis and possession of a substance containing LSD. Frank T. Popek, also known as Frank J. Pearson, 8820 Shady lane, Wonder Lake, perjury, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and driving while license revoked. Thomas L. Roberts, 4411 H i c k o r y w a y , " M c H e n r y , burglary and criminal damage to property. William T. Rollins, 315 Hoy, Woodstock, and Warren L. Geske, 401 Jackson, Wood­ stock, nine charges of armed robbery and one for burglary and theft. Mike King, 274 St. Charles, Carol Stream, aggravated battery and battery. Theodore W. Shalk, 1629 Sacramento, Carpentersville, burglary and theft under $150. William D. Irving, Not­ tingham Court, Crystal Lake, three counts of attempted murder, one count of arson and (Continued on page 17) The McHenry county fairgrounds will be the scene for the 1973 Kishwaukee district Scout-O-Rama show Saturday, May 19, from 1 to 9 p.m. This year's show will be an indoor- outdoor production featuring exhibits and demonstrations of scouting skills from handicraft to conservation, from physical fitness to camping, and from Indian lore to emergency preparedness. The Scouts of McHenry County are ready, ^iwlling and eager to show the V public how they havjp been good citizens of the community. Tickets for this event ar^ available from Cub, Boy or Explorer Scouts in McHenry county. * ri *, . Entering The Science World Last week. World History students at McHenry East high school participated in a I7th century World's Fair. They were asked to relate their projects to Isaac Newton since he best represented the unity of the new scientific world. Projects ranged from hypnotism to artificial lightning. The thirty students whose projects were judged to be superior in clarity and preparation earned a trip to the Museum of Science and Industry. Pictured above is Tony Fino with his mpdel X-ray machine. " *= Sf AFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD