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ZONING MAP VOLUME 98 NUMBER 57 * " " " FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1974 , 16 PAGES- FIFTEEN CENTf 15* 0 THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER m 15 SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 . #033*1 \ On School Curriculum Mrs. LaVerne Hromec of 1611 N. Pleasant avenue, Lakeland Park, who polled 226 votes in last week's aldermanic election, was sworn into office at a special session of the City Council Monday night. The meeting was called to canvass votes. Mrs. Hromec, who represents Ward 4 on the Council, is McHenry's first woman alderman. In the photo above, she is being sworn in by City Clerk Earl R. Walsh. At left, she accepts bouquet of flowers sent to her by the Council. Later, aldermen reviewed the city ordinance, but no action was taken. PLAINDEALER PHOTO McHenry Area Break-ins Cause Concern Locally There is no disputing the fact that the gasoline shortage is an inconvenience to service station operators and the driving public alike. But if one were to assess which one has the biggest gripe, we vote for the driver. First, he is paying more than he has ever paid for the product; second, he is never sure whether or not he will have gasoline tomorrow; and third, he usually finds himself in line behind enough cars to guarantee a wait of anywhere from 10 to 45 minutes, sometimes for only a $3 pur­ chase. On the other hand, we con­ sider the plight of the station owner. For him uncertainty also exists, but at least he gets the word ahead of the rest of us. Also, if he isn't first in line for gasoline for his own personal use, he has only himself to blame. And most important of all, he's getting a chance to use that gas. Conceding that he isn't selling as much gasoline as he did a year ago, it must be ad­ mitted that he's probably making more per hour than ever before. He's probably selling 80 per cent of what he did in 1973 and working - although hard - only a few hours a day. This comes out to good money by the hour however you figure it. Admitting to the fact that some motorists probably make impossible demands, many of us approach the station in a spirit of cooperation. For ourself, we wash our own windows or drive with them dirty, and more often than not we try to find a good natured fellow employee who does an occasional check of the oil and battery. For all these reasons we feel justified in voicing our irritation over an incident of last Saturday. (Continued on page 14) Residents of subdivisions in areas surrounding McHenry have expressed fear following a rash of break-ins, thefts and vandalism. When Mrs. Mary Hess of 4705 Gregory, McHenry, in­ vestigated a noise which had awakened her one recent evening, she entered the kit­ chen to find a man standing in the room. Apparently frightened, he fled through the back door. Mrs. Hess had been resting early in the evening and the intruder apparently thought no one was home. He succeeded in prying open the back door to gain entry. Wednesday night, deputies on routine patrol discovered an auto stuck in a snowbank in the 3300 block of Johnsburg road. No one was around the vehicle, which had been abandoned only a short time before deputies found it. Investigation revealed the auto belonged to Gerald Curriculum revision proposals for East and West campus were approved at the regular educational meeting of the High School District 156 board last week. Principal Gary Fields of East campus indicated that curriculum revisions were being made in an "attempt to solve some discipline problems by suiting the curriculum to the youngsters rather than use cruel, harsh discipline with the kids." Other changes are being investigated at East campus such as changing the length of mods in the building from twenty-seven fifteen-minute mods to fifteen twenty-seven minute mods. This would add forty-five more minutes a day of structured time. It would also mean fifteen less bells ringing and twelve less student movements each day. Fields indicated that his staff felt a need to have more structured time than they have right now. They wish to get more control of the students. The principal said he basically agrees with the type of scheduling used now but "we are building our program to the sarfne building". "If we had the : facilities available at East as are available at West, I wouldn't be considering changes," Fields said. Principal Robert Sch- wartzloff of West campus presented his curriculum additions, changes and deletions. The most extensive changes were made in the English department. Sch- wartzloff suggested that many courses be changed to one-half semester in order to allow the students more variety in their schedules. Some courses were added to complement existing courses. The decision to approve these curriculum revisions was needed at this meeting so that student registration and budgeting could be included in the overall planning in the district. Virgil Prine who has spent twenty-five of his thirty-one years teaching Industrial Arts at McHenry Community high schooj, announced his decision to retire from teaching ef­ fective at the end of this school year. Board members of District 156 accepted his letter of resignation with regret at Wednesday night's meeting. Saturday, April 13, was set for the annual school board election. Board ' members whose terms expire this spring are Lloyd Freund, Howard Weiss and Philip Bartmann. The first day for filing petitions for candidates is Feb. 27 and the last day is March 22. Mrs. Katherine Huck, department coordinator at East campus and Robert Putnam, department coor­ dinator at West, reviewed the objectives and problems in the Social Science departments at the respective schools. Mrs. Huck reported that this is the first quarter courses were offered at East. The teachers and students felt it had been very successful. Sixteen courses are taught by four teachers. This year 545 students took advantage of the courses. Putnam informed the board that his staff of teachers in the Social Science department at West campus suggested going into nine quarter courses. The student would select four of his choice. However, he mentioned that American Government is a requirement. In other business, the resignation of Carol Herdrick, who served as secretary to the , principal and associate prin­ cipal at West campus, was accepted by the board. A letter was read by Supt. Richard Swantz from Kenosha residents commenting favorably on the behavior of a Data Processing class which had stopped in their town. Swantz said the ad­ ministration and staff are very proud of these young people. He mentioned that it is very seldom someone will take the time to inform the school of the good things that the students do. It was announced that the Learning Management program at East campus will be reviewed at the March meeting. Originally Town Meeting No. 2 and a Guidance department report were scheduled for the March 6 instructional meeting. Due to the involvement of counselors in registering students daring the months of February and March and the possibility that the next district-wide newsletter might (Continued on page 14) Mathews of 10069 Covell, Rich­ mond. When contacted, Mathews reported he had left the car parked at his place of business in McHenry and had taken another vehicle home. The auto was stolen during his absence. Investigation is continuing by county detec­ tives. The garage of Joseph Suchor at 3302 Woods avenue, McHenry, was entered within the past two weeks. Taken were two electric drills, a chain saw, an electric saw and three micrometers. Entry was made through a rear window. A radio, a tool box containing tools and water conditioner parts and a control head and microphone from the two-way radios were taken from a truck owned by Tom Huemann Water (Continued on page 14) Clerk's Office Open Saturday For Registration The County Clerk's office will be open Saturday, Feb. 16, from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. to register voters. This will enable qualified residents of the county to register for the March 19 primary election. Registrations will close twenty-eight days prior to the primary. This means that no one will be able to register or change present registration after Feb. 18. On March 20, registration will again open for the general election next fall. Everyone is urged to be sure of being properly registered before the deadline. McHenry Couple Aboard Derailed Amtrak Tuesday Father William O. Hanner and his wife, Rose, of Whispering Oaks subdivision, were aboard the Amtrak train that derailed at Stratton, Nebr., Tuesday night at 7:45. The Hanners were returning from a trip to California. Five cars left the track, in- (Continued on page 14) Offer Pro-Con Arguments Defenders Sponsor Public Meeting On RTA Proposal What are the financial and taxing powers of the proposed Regional Transportation Authority currently under consideration? How would its governing board be structured? Would there be direct benefits to the communities of McHenry county? At the first public meeting of its kind in the county, citizens will have a chance to clear up any confusion or misin­ formation they may have when proponents and opponents of the controversial legislation confront each other in an in­ formal discussion of these segments of the bill Thursday evening, Feb. 21. Sponsors of the forum, to be held at the Crystal Lake Nature center, are the McHenry County Defenders, an en­ vironmental organization that has followed the mass tran­ sportation issue with keen interest. Based upon their Driver Charged With Leaving Crash Scene Dismissed Officer Asks Court Review Of Case A Complaint for Ad­ ministrative Review was filed in Circuit Court, Woodstock, Feb. 8 by attorneys McGuire and Bishop in behalf of Duane R. Lange of McHenry versus the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the city of McHenry, namely Earl Murray, John H. Oakford, Jr., and Lawrence Huck. and place of alleged violations. It states that no evidence was Continued on page 14) A ticket for leaving the scene of property damage accident was issued to Donald D. Ber­ nhardt of 685 Dane street, Woodstock, after an accident at the intersection of Green and Elm streets. Driver of the car, George E. Carpenter of 123 S. Cuyler, Oak Park, was stopped at the traffic signal on Green street Saturday evening. A truck driven by Bernhardt was next to him in the inside lane. As the light turned green, Bernhardt started to turn west onto Elm from the inside lane and hit the auto with the right rear wheels of the truck. Bernhardt con­ tinued on his way. He was later stopped and stated that he did not know he had hit the auto. Thomas W. Stemm of 1609 Boling avenue, McHenry, was cited for improper lane usage after a two-car accident Saturday morning on Elm street, just west of Riverside drive. Stemm and a car driven by Warren C. Krebs of 2105 W. Country lane, McHenry, were west-bound on Elm, side by side. Stemm, who was traveling in the outside lane, proceeded to turn to the inside lane. He saw no traffic in his rear view mirror and started to (Continued on page 14) findings at a recent board meeting, attended by several pro and con spokesmen, Defenders feel that presenting such information to the public at large will enable citizens to vote intelligently on RTA when it faces a referendum vote March 19. i Defenders have engaged Mai Bellairs, well known radio personality, to moderate the discussion panel. Those who have agreed to participate are Ron Stroupe, candidate for State Representative; Dianne Easty, Cary precinct captain who serves, on the County Planning and Zoning com­ mittee of League of Women Voters; James R. Mac Donald, director of Public Affairs for Chicago and Northwestern Railway; and Richard Bab- cock, attorney and former commissioner for NIPC (Northeastern Illinois Planning commission), speaking for the bill. Taking the opposing position are State Represen­ tatives Cal Skinner, Jr., R. Bruce Waddell, and Thomas J. Hanahan, Jr., and State Senator Jack Schaffer. The Nature center is located at 330 North Main street at Route 176, Crystal Lake. Ac­ tivities will start promptly at 8 p.m. to allow both sides ample time for discussion. A lively (Continued on page 14) Revision Plans 9 Flooding In Holiday Hills When they named this thoroughfare Lake drive many years ago, there was probably no thought that one day it would become literally true. The street, bounded on the east by Griswold Lake and the lake channel in Holiday Hills, was completely topped with ice over a substantial covering of water^At the same time, reports were released by Civil Defense that- the water level had risen 9 inches above the McHenry locks of the Fox river, caused by what engineers believed to be an ice jam. Water at Burton's bridge covered much of the shore land and extended almost to the road in some spots. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Alderman Takes Office Accept Brian Cunat, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Cunat, 3200 W. Justen road, McHenry, was presented with the Eagle Scout award Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Legion home. He received his award from Scoutmaster John Boehm Brian joined the scouting John Boehm, right, scoutmaster, presented Brian Cunat, center, with his Eagle Scout award last Sunday in a ceremony held at the Legion home. At left is Frank Meenach, district executive, who was guest speaker at the awards program. movement ai age 11 and progressed steadily through the ranks participating in both Scout and Junior Leader functions. In the summer of 1972, he attended Philmont Scout reservation for two weeks of intensive leadership training, after which he became senior patrol leader for Troop 162. At present, he holds the position of Junior assistant scoutmaster, Brian is 17 years old and attends McHenry County college. He is still active in Scouts and is a member of the Luther league of Shepherd of the Hills church. The complaint stems from a hearing conducted by the board in January regarding an "amended complaint" brought against Lange, a former McHenry policeman, by J5gt. Gregory Bliznick, also a city policeman. At the conclusion of the executive session hearings, the board announced at a public meeting on Jan. 26, that it was their finding and decision to discharge Lange, effective immediately. Lange's complaint asks that the decision and proceedings be reviewed by the court, that said decision be reversed and set aside and that Lange be or­ dered reinstated as a policeman on the city of McHenry Police department. The suit further asks that Lange be awarded as damages, "the salary to which he is lawfully entitled from the date of his discharge until the date he is reinstated." He also asks that costs of the complaint and "such other and further relief 'as the court deems equitable and just" be awarded to him. Lange's suit charges that the ' ' a m e n d e d c o m p l a i n t " presented by Attorney Terry R. Mohr in behalf of Sgt. Bliznick, failed to specify the time, date, Eagle Scout Presentation i