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15C Q THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER S 15 "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 w (10313® VOLUME 98 NUMBER 34 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1973 14 PAGES & ONE SUPPLEMENT ,1 Officially Open Season . : Christmas Parade Saturday Focus On Drugs-Alchohol Present McHenry Alert In cooperation with the McHenry County Steering Committee for Youth Services, McHenry high school will present McHenry Alert, a five- part community awareness and education series dealing with the many aspects of the drug and alcohol abuse problems in society today. The five-session series will begin Thursday, Nov. 29, ttt 7:30 p.m. at West campus auditorium. This particular program will focus on "Awareness and Education STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD We travelled out Bull Valley way one recent Sunday mor­ ning. It was cool, the vast undergrowth and trees were at their luscious best. An oc­ casional pheasant flaunted his beauty and seemed to dare a "few thousand pounds of moving vehicle to come closer. After all, this was his domain and we were «rlt is not easy to have anything but pleasant, peaceful thoughts ai you wend your way through this haven of nature -- but there are exceptions. As we rounded a curve we came upon a large puddle which resulted from the previous night's rain. And there, surrounding it, was an assortment of beer cans in positions that almost suggested they had been arranged that way. All of our thoughts of beauty became illusions. Suddenly Bull Valley had lost that certain magic that exists too seldom today, and only in those rare places where humans have settled sparsely. Suddenly we realized that unless something is done about littering, this last refuge from the laxity of an increasingly indifferent public will also become a rubbish pile. With these thoughts still with us, a letter, unsigned, arrived in our office. It echoed our own impressions in these words: "As long as we keep our eyes focused on those distant fields, we can bask in the false security most of us feel. Well, forget those distance bells and look at the shoulder of the road for «.6tamige„.. tt XQU were to look along the edge of the road I live on tomorrow you would find some interesting 'objects d'art' right between our peaceful cornfields and the neighbor's pasture. "These card carrying members of our 'great society' are certainly expressing their rights to the fullest. They are filling our ditches and road­ ways with garbage. Obviously they don't mind looking at trash because they also drive past the cans, bottles and bags they have donated to all of us. Maybe it's just 'doing their thing' but it's being done at the expense of all of us." The solution suggested by this anonymous writer was six full months on a chain gang, picking up the trash. The state of Oregon had its own solution. Against loud clamoring that it was unfair, a (Continued on page 14) $5,689 State Income Tax To McHenry McHenry was listed by the Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs to receive $5,689.68 as its share of the state income tax collection for September. Thfe is based on a population of 7,680. Again in September, Crystal Lake topped the amount received with $11,889.81, followed by Woodstock with $7,575.87. The incorporated total (Continued on page 14) Hold Pre-Bkl Meet Dec. 10 On MCC Construction At a pre-bid meeting Dec. 10, prospective bidders on the McHenry County college construction program will have a chance to meet with representatives of the Capital Development board and Schutte-Mochon, the college architects. The meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. in Room D108 of the interim campus facilities (6200 Northwest highway, Crystal Lake.) All prospective bidders are welcome. Family Arrives To Find Burglars In Residence When Mrs. Donald Matulka arrived home with her children about 9:10 Friday night, and was entering the garage, she heard voices inside the house. Fearful of entering, they went to the home of a neighbor for assistance. In the meantime, the in­ truders had succeeded in getting away. When sheriff's deputies arrived, the} found that entry had been made by prying open sliding glass doors at the rear of the home. Several areas of the house had been searched. It was determined that a 12 gauge J.C. Higgins shotgun, a Mossberg .22 calibre rifle, a Belgium .32 calibre revolver, a leather jacket and several items in­ cluding watches and jewelry had been taken. The investigation continues. Police are still seeking the identity of the person who pried open a storage compartment of a truck owned by Charles Smith, 2503 Hvde Park, McHenry, sometime after midnight Nov. 18. Among stolen tools we^e .a Sinco staple gun, and aif- powered Sinco nailing gun, ah air-powered Passload nailing gun and an electric Milwaukee chain saw. Vandalism caused damage to the summer home of William Gerlach, 2005 W- Sunnyside Beach drive, McHenry, which occurred following a break-in sometime since Nov. 4. Gerlach, who resides in Chicago, told sheriff's police the home was entered by breaking the glass of the kit­ chen door. Furniture was found overturned and eggs that were removed from the refrigerator were thrown about the house. The basement was entered by breaking down the door, but it is believed nothing was taken from the home. Authorities are continuing their investigation. (Continued on page 14) Tell Road-Bridge Plans Debate Ends In Approval Of $8,783,333 County Budget The McHenry County board approved a budget for 1973-74 in the amount of $8,783,833, in meeting Tuesday, but not before a long period of debate concerning the merits of in­ creases in the Sheriff's department. The final budget was more than $200,000 more than the tentative budget okayed the previous month. One of the changes in the permanent budget was the $14,800 increase for Sheriff salaries, bringing the total department expenses to $1,081,550. George Starr, member from District 1, questioned the salary expenditure and said he would like to see it lowered by $100,000 to $775,000. Sheriff Tyrrell, who was present at the meeting, ad­ mitted the figures were hard to explain but added that it was his intention to be fair to all. He explained that some salaries are fixed, while others are on a sliding scale, depending on the number of years on the job. He said he felt deputies should be treated equally in pay for the same work, regardless of the amount of time. Some of the employees received raises amounting to between 11 and 20 per cent, whereas others were as high as 27 percent. The average was 10. Starr pointed to a minus deficit of $347,938 in projected funds on hand in the budget. Although there is still expected to be $586,778.68 on hand at the end of the next year, the member from Crystal Lake contended that the loss of (Continued on page 14) YMCA Youthi. Government To Consider Topics The second meeting of the Lake Region YMCA Youth and Government was held at the home of the group's advisor, Dr. James O'Laughlin. Those who will be part of the program are Joe Wegwert and Mary Ann Hahn of Crystal Lake, Mitch Weisz of Woodstock, Keith Putnam of McHenry, and Michele Bilsborough, Linda Kreutzer, Kurt Habbley and Mark Yurs, all of Huntley. Several topics to be used for legislation were discussed. Bills relating to public finan­ cing of election campaigns, and health education for primary schools will be the legislation worked on by the youth. Once (Continued on page 14) Expect Dec. 17 Action On City Electrical Code Among the subjects covered at the regular meeting of the McHenry City Council Monday night was the proposed elec­ trical code. It was explained by City Attorney Bernard Narusis that amendments to the national code, which the city has adopted by reference, will have to be displayed in the City Clerk's office fifteen days prior to any action. It is expected that action will be taken at the Dec. 17 meeting. A letter of resignation from Richard J. Ziemaq, chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals, explained that he will no longer be a resident of the state of Illinois after Dec. 1. After giving the city many years of outstanding service, it was the expressed opinion that his place will not be easy to fill. After recent questions as to the adequate size of the sanitary sewer line in the area of Green street and Kane avenue, the city had engineers check the line and reports in­ dicated that the line is more than adequate even during peak periods when schools are in session. However, the engineer's report recom­ mended frequent rodding of the line to prevent any problems. The Council voted to accept the proposal submitted by Radicom, Inc. for installation of a two-way radio com­ munication system for the Public Works department (Continued on page 7) Women's Group Plans Harvest .. Mishap Attack Eager to cut into the sharp loss of life and working time on the farm that accidents in­ variably wage each year, the McHenry County Farm Bureau Women's committee plans to attack the issue forthrightly. They've proclaimed Nov. 25- 30 "Safety Week" in rural McHenry county and they are sponsoring two programs concerning safety-mindedness to serve as a powerful reminder to the men and women who are now in the midst of fall harvest. First program will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Farm Bureau building, Woodstock. Main subject will be tractor and machinery safety. David Hawthorne of the Country companies will present About Alcohol and Drug Abuse". The dates of the other sessions are Thursday, Dec. 13; Tuesday, Jan. 15; Monday, Jan. 28; and Thursday, Feb. 14. Each program will include a movie and several small group discussions with resource people from the community, as well as drug and youth services agencies. The first session Nov. 29 will feature Michael Rainey, Illinois Department of Mental Health, Chicago Alcohol division; Dr. Peter H. G r i e s b a c h , M c H e n r y physician; Gary Collins and Linda Elliott, Health in­ structors at McHenry East campus; and G.R. Waldo, Family Services and Mental Health clinic. The school has expressed the belief that it must have the support of a well informed community to cope with drug and alcohol abuse. Therefore, all adults and young people in the county are invited to par­ ticipate. McHenry will give its official welcome to the Christmas holiday season Saturday, Nov. 24, when Santa Claus heads a parade through the city. The 1 o'clock line of march will have as its destination the city park, where Santa will take up residence from 2 to 5 p.m. in his attractive, bright red hut. The parade will start at the Market Place shopping center. It will travel east on Rt. 120 to the Crystal Lake blacktop, where it will turn south for one block to Main, and then con­ tinue east on Main to Green street. The line of march will continue north on Green to Elm, then east to Riverside drive, north to Pearl and west to the city park. Headed by Santa riding in the beautiful city of McHenry float, the fire department truck and city police squad car will also be a part of the parade. Because of a letter received from the Governor, asking the city to conserve energy as far as possible, there has been a revision of Santa's hours in the city park. After his three-hour visit next Saturday, he will not return until Saturday, Dec. 8, to remain there for the weekend from 1 to 5 p.m. During the same hours, he will return Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15 and 16, and again Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 22 and 23. From Monday through Friday, Dec. 10-14, and Dec. 17- 21, his hours in the hut will be 6 to 8 p.m. nightly. On Monday, Dec. 24, he will (Continued on page 14) In Pilgrim Tradition Mrs. Wayne Maksymiak pours soup as the first level students of Montini Primary center enjoy a Thanksgiving "feast". As part of a combined Religion and Social Studies project, the children rolled newspaper logs to build a log cabin. They also did a cross stitch sampler, paper weaving, baked homemade bread and enjoyed pioneer crafts demonstrations on rag rugs by Mrs. Kent Truckenbrod and Indian lore by Mrs. Maksymiak. To re-create the first feast, long tables were moved outside and turkey soup was cooked in a cast iron kettle. The centerpiece is a 60-year-old authentic replica of the Mayflower built by Robin Irwin's great- grandparents. Baskets and tin dishes were brought by Jody Lyn Justen, copper mugs by Jenny Wirtz, a musket by Brian Truckenbrod and Indian and pilgrim costumes by Gina Dixon. The project was implemented through the help of many interested parents who assisted first level teachers, Mrs. Joyce Toepper and Mrs. Judith Irwin. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD the program and lead the discussion. "Farmers, their wives, and people who are involved with farming in any way are urged to attend," says Mrs. Kenneth Cornelison, chairman of the Farm Bureau Women's committee. "We know farm people are aware of accidents, but we believe they need to be reminded of common-sense ways to avoid accidents as well as to show them new safety features built into equipment. "The fact that accidents are the main cause of loss of life on the farm emphasizes the urgency to do something about cutting down on this tragic aspect of farming," said Mrs. Cornelison. Farm Bureau women hope to distribute over 3,600 "Think" stickers to be applied to machinery which is the No. 1 (Continued on page 14) Vote Against Renaming Day Football Coach In action taken following executive session Tuesday night, the board of High School District 156 voted 3 to 1 to direct Athletic Director Bill Blankenhorn not to reappoint Bill Day as head football coach. Under teacher tenure, Day may remain in the school system. Voting against the reap­ pointment were Lloyd Freund, Ed Neumann and James Althoff. Kathryn Alvary voted in favor of retaining Day. Donald Arvidson and Phillip Bartmann, the latter a new m e m b e r , a b s t a i n e d f r o m voting. Howard Weiss was absent. In other action, the board approved the purchase of 5 acres of land, south and ad­ jacent to West campus, on C r y s t a l L a k e r o a d , f r o m Robino-Ladd Co. With rapid development in that area, the board felt it was wise to make the purchase for possible future needs. IMMUNIZATION A free immunization program sponsored by the McHenry County Board of Health is scheduled Wednesday morning, Nov. 28, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the new courthouse. Those parents who have not had their children immunized because of a financial burden, should report to the Health Department office in Room 102 of the courthouse. * , ?" Harrison third graders, Beth Lance and Vin Cook, are shown preparing a setting for Tuesday's old fashion Thanksgiving feast at the Wonder Lake school. The youngsters prepared such food as popcorn, cranberry sauce, apple sauce and cornbread. They also made pilgrim hats and Indian head bands to be worn during the meal. Preparations were under the guidance of faculty members, Peggy Waelchli, Shirley Peterson and Diane Cashen. The second grade children enjoyed a Thanksgiving day breakfast Wednesday morning. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD V