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emergency + ENTRANCE + ALL WRAPPED UP - *73 is-all wrapped up, as Tommy Gaylord, 2 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gaylord, sounds his horn to bring in the new year. The year '73 was a troubled one, with its •leadlines announcing one crisis after aqother. But it's over and the package is ready for the history books. "Now it's almost midnight, and Tommy will open the small package that contains the New Year. Will it be a belter year? That's anybody's guess but on Jan. 1 there is always optimism. (STAFF PHOTO -WAYNE GAYLORD) Musin' and Meanderin' Who will be laughing the old year out with us and greeting a brand, spanking new twelve months? None other than Uncle Sam. % If for no other reason, there is a good riddance to 1973 for the very reason that maybe Dear Uncle \yill pick oorsomebody else in the year ahead. As though in a parting farewell, he has sent us a message to pack away among our favorite Christmas cards. "Une" just wanted us to know that we had passed our tests with flying colors. He didn't exactly say that, but then he isn't known, for flowery language. What he actually said was that he was pleased to know that his examination of our tax returns for 1972 showed no change is required in the tax reported, that they were ac­ cepted as filed Then he concluded with a thank-you for our cooperation. What he failed to thank us for was the time, mental anguish and most of all --money ex­ pended to convince him we weren't cheating. Those in-the-know seem to think we were among that small minority who are selected by chance to prove or disprove, that all Americans aren't crooks. What we think personally is that after paying (Continued on page 15) VOLUME 98 NUMBER 44 . ' WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1974 • . ; 16 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS O A ' N C . , MCHENRY PLAINDEALER 15 SERVING THE CHAINO-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 Propose Snowmobile Ordinance McHenry Council Views Various Snow Problems Discussions on snow as a problem took up most of the time at Thursday night's City Council meeting which lasted a record short 40 minutes. Alderman George Harker reported that he had received many complaints regarding the failure of business people to remove snow from their sidewalks. Mentioned specifically were sidewalks in front of the fire station, Elm street bridge over Boone creek and In front of the Admiral corporation, as well as walks in front of various gas stations. Harker felt it would show a gesture of good will not only to a business man's customers but to all pedestrians to see that snow was removed. Alderman James Wegener agreed with Harker's ob­ servations. He also read from the city ordinance which states that all sidewalks facing a business as well as those abutting business property should be cleared of ice and snow within twenty-four hours from when the condition began. Mayor Joseph Stanek authorized City Clerk Ear! Walsh to inform the police department-that notices should be issued to any business place which does not clear its sidewalks, as well as abutting sidewalks, of snow and ice ^within twenty-four hours. A snowmobile ordinance was presented to the Council by Alderman Harker. It was patterned in a large part after the state statutes. The McHenry Police department requested that this ordinance be adopted by the city. According to Harker, two advantages of the ordinance would be that the city would receive the fines instead of the state when tickets are issued; also, a defendant could get a jury trial only on payment of the jury fee. This would help avoid long delays. In addition, a defendant is not entitled to use the public defender, he must hire his own counsel. It is felt that violations can be better prosecuted by the city attorney rather than the state's attorney using a city ordinance. When Harker moved that the ordinance be adopted, Alderman Jerome Rogers asked that the matter be deferred until he had more time to study it as presented. Rogers questioned several sections of the proposed or­ dinance and since City At­ torney Bernard Narusis was not present at the meeting, he asked that the matter be deferred until Narusis could answer legal questions. Alderman Pepping pointed out that the proposed city or­ dinance was totally consistent with the state statutes in all but one regard and that was youth­ ful operators. The state says that anyone who operates a snowmobile that crosses a thoroughfare, must be a licensed driver. Pepping also mentioned that the city ordinance could be more restrictive than the state statutes but not less restrictive. Mayor Stanek announced that any action on the proposed ordinance would be deferred until the next regular meeting in January. Supt. of Public Works Fred Meyer reported that men from the state Highway department had been here to check on various intersections which the Council felt should be exempt from the "right turn on red after stop" law which goes into effect Jan. 1. Meyer was informed that the new law will apply to all in­ tersections until proven dangerous at those locations. Representatives of the highway department said "exceptions will be few". (Continued on page 15) Charge McHenry Man With Theft Million Dollar National Figure Is Speaker A quick bit of police work last Saturday resulted in the arrest of a McHenry man who was charged with theft over $150. He was George Petersen of 407 Mineral Springs. Roger Kurchina of Garden Quarter apartments called city police to report that several items, ^including a cassette player, headphones, speaker, etc., had been taken from his parked vehicle. Within the hour, an officer on duty stopped Petersen for having no licnese plates and a rear window blocked by snow. On questioning him, they found also that his license-applied-for card had expired. Finding numerous itehns in the back seat, they questioned Petersen, who was jevasive. Consequently, the officer took several items back to the station. They were later positively identified by Kur­ china as his property. Petersen was placed on $7,500 bond and ordered to appear in Branch I court Jan. 10. Twenty-five girl skiers from Indian Creek high school, Trafalgar. Ind., were unex­ pected guests at McHenry hospital Friday. Dec. 28, while one of their party received treatment in the hospital's emergency rpom. ^ w jCathy' ^Arthur. . 16, of Trafalgar, become the holiday ski trip's only casualty Friday morning at Holiday Park ski resort, when she took a "last- Tninute" jump before boarding the bus back to Indiana. "Originally we were not going to ski this morning," reported Norma Newton, teacher and trip sponsor, "But the girls had enjoyed the skiing so much and Holiday Hills had offered us a free time this morning." 1 It turned out not to be toe tragic, howfever. Cathy suf­ fered only a sprain - not in­ break -- and twenty-four girfc had a soda-and-coke session in the hospital's auxiliary coffee shop." i Suit Is Filed In Fireworks Blast ' • » is Robert L Seaman of 429 River drive, Naperville, has reportedly filed a $1 million damage suit against Worldwide Fireworks corporation and Acme Speciality Corp., both listed at 4004 W. McCullom Lake road. Seaman was one of those hurt in the fireworks explosion which occurred at the Worldwide plant last June 9. He sustained arm inuuries. Plan Smoking-Health Conference A nationally known figure in the field of health will be the featured speaker at an all day conference for public and parochial school personnel of MeHenry county, to be held Monday, Jan. 21, at Woodstock Community high school. John M. Kooistra, Wood­ stock, first vice-president of the DuPage-McHenry Tuber­ culosis association, said that his group is spearheading a conference on Smoking Education and Health for all educators in the county. "The recent State of Illinois Comprehensive Health Education act has put in­ creasing demands on our schools, and this conference will be of great value to those concerned with the subject of smoking education," Kooistra Local Officials Invited To Hear RTA Opposition Public officals are being invited to hear what they can't read in - most Chicago newspaper stories and editorials about the upcoming Regional Transit Authority refereundum--namely, the opposition's side. "The legislators opposing the RTA proposal to be voted on March 19 are hosting a Dutch treat continental breakfast this Saturday, Jan. 5, at 9 a.m. in the Marriott hotel, 8535 West Higgins road, just east ot the Tri-State and just north of the Kennedy," the group's Rublic information chairman State Rep. Cal Skinner, ir., an­ nounced. elected public officials in the six-county area to attend in order to give those officials closest to the people an op­ portunity to hear for them­ selves the very real objections that have been voiced against this RTA proposals," Skinner continued. "The proponents denied the people the right to have an explanation of the pros and cons mailed to them prior to the election. We can only conclude that there must be something that the proponents think would hurt their cause if it became widely known. "In an attempt to make the numerous shortcomings of the RTA proposal known on a person-to-person basis to opinion leaders in all six of the counties involved, this meeting, has been sheduled in a cen­ trally located spot." Further questions about the meeting may be addressed to 312-566-9782, the number for the RTA Tax Information center. said. "It also will help the TB association in its campaign of lung disease prevention." Luther Terry, M.D., former United States Surgeon General, will address the group. Dr. Terry, who currently works with the American Cancer soceity, is well known throughout the world as leading the famous government study which concluded that cigarette smoking is dangerous to one's health. Richard L. Tazewell, superintendent of the McHenry County Education Service Region, will open the session. Chairmen of the morning and afternoon sessions will be Don Carlock, executive director of the TB association, and James Van Bosch, principal, John- sburg Junior high school, McHenry. Other speakers will include Michael L. Hurt, psychologist, Crystal Lake; Carol Sylva Mason, assistant professor of social psychology at the University of Illinois and representative of the In­ ternational Transactional Analysis association, Dr. Amito K. Sircar, Woodstock surgeon; and Carol Steadman, RN, public education chair­ man of McHenry county for the American Cancer society. Students from the drama department of Woodstock Community high school, under the direction of Anthony Casalino, will present a one-act play, "Leave It To Laurie," which has proven quite popular with student groups in other areas. Marian Central high school students in Woodstock will join Dr. Jon Swanson and Robert Gujda of the Robert Crown center in Hinsdale, in "presenting "demonstrations suitable for the classroom". Kooistra said that other agencies cooperating with the TB association include the McHenry county school office, the Catholic school office of McHenry county, the Robert Crown center for Health Education at Hinsdale, and local chapters of the Caneer Society and Heart association. Reservations for the 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. conference, including the roast beef lun­ cheon, should be phoned by- Jan. 14 to Evelyn Williams at the McHenry County TB office in Woodstock. "We are inviting all locally BRIGHTEN NEW YEAR - Two newborn boys will brighten area homes to start the year 1974. They were born on Christmas day at McHenry hospital, born to a Fox Lake and a Wonder Lake couple. At left. Mis. Linda Di Simone of Fox Lake iiolds her son, Christopher Michael, born at 2:01 p.m., and at rignt. snuggled within the traditional holiday sock for new babies born at the hospital, is Timothy Micnael Banner, born al 9:20 p.m., held by hjgi mother, Carol, of Wonder Lake. Christopher is the son .1 Mr. and Mrs. Alfred DiSimoneand Timothy's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Banner. > -- - STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Ski Trip Mishap Cathy Arthur, who sprained her ankle on a holiday ski trip with her high school Girls \t iiletic association, is wheeled out of McHenry hospital's emergency room by Nurse Teenuician Delia Villareal, whileJteachers and classmates look on. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD