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J VOLUME 98 NUMBER 3 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1973 20 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS Questions asked outside McHenry supermarkets The Meat Situation How Does It Affect Our Local Shoppers? MRS. MARY KILDAY McHenry "I have a freezer at home and we buy half a beef at a time from the farmer. We haven't dared to ask him lately. But I sure don't like the price of chicken and such". MRS. BETTY JUSTEN Ringwood "I really don't know. I think a lot of the farmers shipped their stock earlier and now they are short. I believe farmers are going to ship their stock when it's ready. They aren't going to hold it". MRS. ANN OLSON Wonder Lake "I think it's terrible' I don't know what's going to become of this place.". THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 Youths Top Fair Winners Views On City Proposed Plan Sought Aug. 8 The McHenry Plan com­ mission wil l seek opinions of the publ ic when a hear ing is held tonight (Aug 8) con­ cerning the proposed off ic ia l comprehensive plan fur the ci ty . The locat ion is West campus high school audi tor ium, the t ime. 7:30 p.m. Anyone wishing to be heard in support or in opposi t ion to the proposed off ic ia l plan wil l be given an opportuni ty to submit views oral ly , in wri t ing, or both. Bike Safety Program Set For Saturday A bicycle safety program conducted by the McHenry Pol ice department wil l be held a t the Kast campus parking lot Saturday. Aug 11. f rom 9 a m to p .m There wil l be a safety check of b icycles and al l wil l be regis tered Movies wil l be shown on "Bicycle Operat ion and Safety" , "Rules Governing Bicycle Operat ions" and "Laws Pertaining to the Operat ion of Bicycles" . MRS. RITA WHITE McHenry "It's kind of hard to buy. My husband can only eat lamb so we buy that". MRS. JOANNE HOUGHTON McHenry "If we hadn't sold all that wheat to Russia last winter I don't think we'd have this situation now. But I'm a Weight Watcher anyway so I eat a lot of fish". MRS. MARY MAHON McHenry "Think it's ridiculous. Just doing it so people will go into the markets and when they won't buy then they will have to lower prices". MRS. ISABEL THOMPSON McHenry "I think it's lousy, don't you? But the gas situation bothers me a lot more". STAFF PHOTOS/WAYNE GAYLORD For a long time we have urged a crackdown on illegal bicylcle riders and tickets for offenders. Now we note that the city of Chicago is taking the same action. Reaction has been, at the least, surprise among drivers given a warning ticket. We have heard persons say it would be impossible to give a ticket of any kind to a youngster. We disagree. To date, no amount of preaching about rules and safety have added up to any appreciable improvement in the driving habits of bicyclists. What is left but a ticket? Statistics are not dull when they show an alarming in­ crease in the number of deaths among riders! We understand some bicyclists who have broken the rules are scheduled to appear in Branch I court in McHenry Wednesday of this week. It will be interesting to learn the outcome. In the meantime, the McHenry Police department hopes to impress upon young (Continued on page 17) WILBUR BOEHM Chicago "I don' t eat much meat so i t doesn ' t bother me". MRS. PAT BUKOWSKI McHenry "I think it's awful. If we'd have had the foresight, we'd have bought a freezer and stocked up. Now we'll just eat a lot of pork and chicken." MRS. ALICE LINDQUIST McHenry "So far it isn't so bad". MARTIN STOFFEL McHenry "Go without it. We still have the freezer half full anyway". Local MRS. BARBARA FREUND Johnsburg "Don't think too much of it. But I don't eat much meat anyway". Five Named In Drug Charges Within City As a result of routine police work by night duty officers of the McHenry department, three McHenry men were among five arrested this past week and charged with possession of drugs. The first incident occurred when Sgt. Bliznick and Officer Kunzer noted a Massachusetts truck being driven without a tail light through the city at 3 a.m. Aug. 1. When they stopped and made a check of the driver and passengers, the officers discovered cannabis. Charged with possession were Garry Earl of 2609 Emerald Court, McHenry, James M. Hart of 4615 S. Emerald, Chicago, and John L. Rollinson, Jr., of 100 South street, Westboro, Mass. The three were placed under $1,000 bond each and a court date set for Monday, Aug. 13, at 9:30 a.m. at the courthouse, Woodstock. The second arrest was made after an investigation the following night which resulted from the aroused suspicions of Sgt. Kinnerk and Officer Crawford. On Wednesday night they noted two young men sitting in an auto in the parking lot outside a local industrial firm during a break in the midnight shift. The following night, when the youths were also in the car, the officers investigated and discovered cannabis. Greg P. Bartos, 5301 W. Shore drive, and George W. Smolzer, 2712 N. Shorewood drive, both McHenry, were charged with possession of cannabis. Bond was set at $1,000 each and a court date set for Aug. 13. According to an accident report just released by the Sheriff's department, Richard A. Gebert of 3109 Park drive, Wonder Lake, was arrested for possession of cannabis following a one-vehicle ac­ cident July 29 at 8505 W. Route 120, west^ of McHenry. Two passengers in the van were injured and taken to McHenry hospital by the Wonder Lake Rescue squad. They were Robert T. Hauser and Steve J. Freres, both of 3109 Park, Wonder Lake. Gebert who was driving the van and another passenger, Michael G. Pickrum of the same address, escaped injury. Gebert told deputies he was east-bound on the highway and remembered nothing except that someone in the van yelled to look out for the car. The next thing he knew, the rescue squad was trying to awaken him. When deputies arrived at the scene, they reported the rescue squad was tending the injured men. Gebert was near the van taking or rearranging items in it. As deputies approached, Gebert removed a small plastic (Continued on page 17) steer and Ben came in for a share of the honors with reserve champion. Randy also had the champion female Hereford. Among 4-H winners, Ben, a member of the Greenwood Gremlins, had the reserve champion Hereford steer, behind Randy with the champion. In the dairy portion of the 4-H show, Mike Van Alven of the Community Clovers and Gophers, Spring Grove, showed the reserve junior champion Holstein. Mike also had the reserve junior champion Holstein in the junior class. A young McHenry girl, Diane Weber, was the proud winner of « the blue ribbon grand cham­ pion gilt over all breeds in the junior swine class, Diane also claimed the grand champion title in open class. In open class poultry, John Rudolph of McHenry claimed honors for champion pen of bantams. Also in poultry competition, Sue Rudolph of McHenry displayed the champion ornamentals and champion cock. The open class rabbit show found many local young people walking away with prizes. John Rudolph of McHenry entered the grand champion buck. He also had the champion California and Champaigns buck and the reserve champion California and Champaigns doe. Sue Rudolph also proved (Continued on page 17) Anesthetists' School To Open At Hospital The culmination of months of time and effort in behalf of the McHenry County Fair came last weekend. The anhual fair, which each year attracts hundreds of competitors and thousands of visitors, opened Wednesday and concluded with Sunday attractions. McHenry area young people were among other talented county youths to win top honors in the various classes. Among those most highly honored was Ben Jacobs of Wonder Lake, who won the showmanship award in open class and also had his steer proclaimed reserve champion in that class. In the junior beef class, Randy Scott of Richmond entered the champion Hereford Champions In picture at top, Kim Kaiillehner of Ringwood shows her grand champion market lamb, a Suffolk, at the 1973 McHenry County Fair. In the other picture. Mrs. Doris McClorv, wife of Congressman Robert McClorv, presents 4-H showmanship award to Ben Jacobs of Wonder Lake. A school for nurse anesthet is ts wil l be opened a t McHenry hospi ta l in Sep­ tember , offer ing a two-year course which wil l lead to s tudents ' cer t i f icat ion by the Nat ional Associat ion of Nurse Anesthet is ts . "There are only 213 schools of th is kind in the United States , and their enrol lment has been f i l led through 1976," said Dennis Rich. C.R.N.A. , director of the school . "Since there is a great need for nurse anesthet is ts in this area, and we have qual i f ied instructors to teach both the academic and pract ical curr iculum, we have decided to offer the t ra ining to a l imited number of qual i f ied ap­ pl icants ." The curr iculum wil l include 400 hours of c lassroom study and a minimum of 750 hours of pract ical experience under the supervis ion of Dr. Robert Stanel l . head of McHenry hospi ta l ' s anesthesiology department and president of the medical-dental s taff . "Our f i rs t c lass wil l consis t of two regis tered nurses , graduates of qual i f ied nursing schools and experienced in cl inical work." Dr. Stanel l announced. "Next year we wil l add two more s tudents , a lso experienced R.N, 's , so that four s tudents wil l be enrol led cont inual ly -- two f i rs t year s tudents , and two second- year ." In addi t ion to Rich, the facul ty wil l include Laurence Lauer , C.R.N. A. ; Leonard Sosinski . C R N.A.; Lynn Rew, R.N. , s taff development in­ s t ructor , James Coll ins , R. Ph. . Lyn Grap. R. Ph. , and John Stahly. R. Ph. , hospi ta l pharmacis ts . The f i rs t appl icant to be enrol led is Dean Leonard. R.N. , former inservice t ra ining coordinator a t McHenry hospi ta l . Leonard, who has been with the hospi ta l s ince 1956, i s a graduate of Alexian Brothers Hospi ta l School of Nursing. CONSERVATION MEETING A special meet ing of the board of t rustees of the McHenry County Conservat ion dis t r ic t wil l be held a t 7 o 'c lock Thursday, Aug. 9 , in the dis t r ic t off ices , 142-4 Washington s t reet . Woodstock. The most important discussion wil l focus on considerat ion of the budget . 'Cyclist Killed, Motorists Injured In Area Accidents Patrick E. Douglass, 15, of 9118 S. Route 47, Huntley, was killed Sunday night about 9 o'clock when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle on Route 47, about l mile north of Huntley. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Woodstock Memorial hospital, where he was taken by the Woodstock Rescue squad. Driver of the car, Alan G. Wiesneth, 17, of 131 W. Main street, Huntley, was south­ bound on the highway. As he started to pass the south-bound vehicle in front of him, he saw the bicyclist, who was also south-bound, in the middle of the north-bound lane. Wiesneth swerved to the left in an at­ tempt to avoid a collision. However, Wiesneth said the bike rider looked back and then steered his 'cyle to the left directly into the path of his auto. Officers noted there was no evidence of any lighting equipment on the bicycle when inspected at the scene. No tickets were issued in the ac­ cident. Kunz told officers the ashes from his cigarette dropped onto the car seat and in trying to find them, his car strayed into the wrong lane, where the collisions occurred. His auto came to rest against the guard rail on the west side of the road. Two McHenry girls were slightly injured in a three- vehicle accident Friday evening about 10 o'clock on Route 31, one-half mile south of Johnsburg road at the bridge. Jean M. Bulger of 906 Totem trail, McHenry, and her passenger, Eleanor Rhoades of 420 TiaJuana drive, McHenry, were taken to McHenry hospital by the city's Rescue squad. According to deputies, an auto driven by William A. Kunz of 3703 W. James, McHenry, was north-bound on the high­ way when it crossed into the south-bound lane and hit a car driven by Ms. Bulger. The Kunz auto then continued on and hit another south-bound car driven by Robert D. Forschler of 1504 Adams, Algonquin. He was charged with improper lane usage. John V. Kerkes of 3901 E (Continued on page 17) County