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Crowds Assemble To Debate Health Plan Change Art Fair Location Ringwood Youth Charged With Area Break-In Sheriff's police are holding Ronald E. Margason of 7704 Camellia drive, Ringwood, on a charge of burglary. He is accused of breaking into the office of Dr. S.L. Ruggero, Wonder Lake. Police were alerted by the burglar alarm about 3 a.m. Tuesday and notified county authorities. In the meantime, McHenry city police officers stopped Margason on a routine traffic violation. Further investigation indicated his involvement in the Wonder Lake breakin. Margason was being held in the county jail Tuesday morning. SCHOOL REGISTRATION Montini registration for incoming first level students in 1974-75 will be held March 25-29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Primary center. Mrs. Sally Miller, left, and Miss Gretta Martin will co-chairman the 1974 Country Art Fair. This mid- June showcase of county artists will be held for the first time at Parkland school on McHenry's west edge. (DON PEASLEY PHOTOGRAPHY) Public outcry by McHenry county citizens over the proposal to dump treated ef­ fluent into the Fox river in Lake county has prompted another public hearing. It is scheduled Wednesday, March 27, in the Fox Lake village hall. The Northeastern Illinois Planning commission, which has called the hearing, wants to receive comments and proposals to amend the Regional Wastewater plan adopted by the commission in March of 1971 and amended in October of last year. The commission refers to it as a "plan that recognized the advantages and desirability of having a unified service area in northwest Lake county, with a single plant treating all wastes, and with the effluent conveyed to and discharged in the Fox river." Although five "situations" are described that led to this new hearing, none was probably more important than the concern of area residents for the future of the Fox river and their property. They are hoping more will come to share their concern and attend this meeting, about which we will have more details later this month. In a talk with McHenry County Board Chairman Walter Dean, he has promised that a hearing also will be held in this county before a final decision is reached. We have heard considerable concern expressed about the danger to children who play close to streams at this time of year. Water is high, current is rapid and approaches to the bodies of water are many times very soft, providing ideal conditions for accidents which might well become tragedies. K.A.F. $800 Damage To Truck In Sunday Fire There was about $800 damage to a truck belonging to Miller Feeds & Seeds, parked at 4105 Crystal Lake read late Sunday morning. Victor Miller had just driven from his home to the mill. As he left the car he smelled smoke and turned in the arlarm. Members of Company I responded and extinguished a fire which destroyed wiring and the dash board. ^Fire Chief Glenn Peterson said the fire started from an electric short in back of the dash. Company I volunteers also answered a call to Woodland drive, West Shore Beach, Thursday and extinguished a grass fire. \mong, many changes planned for the 1974 Country Art Fair, one of the most significant involves a new location. This annual showcase for the works of art of McHenry county artists is sponsored June 21-23 by the auxiliary to McHenry hospital as a fund-raising event and also to encourage local artists with their varied en­ deavors. This year's show will be held at the Parkland school, located west of McHenry on Route 120 and Ringwood road. This new location will provide far more space and its construction is designed so that rooms emanating from a three-story learning center provide more ample room on one compact floor area Another change from previous Country Art Fair locations includes air con­ ditioning in the judged area. "We will have excellent lighting and the ideal setup for our display of ceramics, paintings, metal works, and other creative articles," says Mrs. Sally Miller, co-chairman with Miss Gretta Martin. Artists should begin thinking about making entries and in learning details of the judged show, says Mrs. Miller. They can contact Mrs. Nicholas I. (Karen) Gemell, registration chairman, in Crystal Lake. Among new additions this year besides more space, better lighting and air con­ ditioning are plans for a photography showing and an exhibit by students of McHenry County college. Another highlight will be a one-man show, featuring the works of a local artist, a comprehensive exhibition of the artist's skill. In less than twenty-four hours last week, more than 550 people assembled at two separate meetings to become better informed about the proposed new County Health ordinance. They . were particularly concerned with Article XII, on Animal Control, and Article XX, Institutional, O c c u p a t i o n a l a n d Environmental Health and Safety. About forty administrators of public and private schools in McHenry county met at the county courthouse Thursday afternoon to discuss Article XX with county officials. Marx Jones, county board member, chaired the hearing. Richard Wissell, McHenry county public health administrator and Dr. J.V. Johnson, director of veterinary health, explained the proposed ordinance and answered questions from those assembled. Hie intent and purpose of the ordinance is to provide minimum standards of health, safety and comfort in schools, Offer Defensive Driver Course In McHenry Soon A defensive driving course has been announced for McHenry next month. Trooper James McCullem, Information and Education officer for' the Illinois State police, will teach the course beginning Monday, April l, Wednesday, April 3, and Thursday, April 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. The class will be held in the McHenry city hall, 1111 N. Green street. A small charg will be made, payable advance. • ^ Anyone wishing to register is asked to call Mrs. Harry P. Stinespring, Jr., 3329 N. Bayview, or Mrs. Donald (Rosalie) Doherty, 1410 N. Green St. A diploma will be awarded at the end of the three sessions. The course is described of great value to all, and is of special interest to those who anticipate taking another driver test. Lady Drivers Ticketed After Three Accidents Delores J. Everitt of 241 S. Highland drive, McHenry, was cited for failure to yield at a private drive after she collided with a van driven by Thomas P. White of Route 2, Mundelein, Friday evening. White was east-bound on Route 120 when he saw the Everitt auto pulling out of a parking lot at 137 W. Rand road He attempted to avoid impact but was unable to do so. Ms. Everitt said she didn't see the other vehicle approaching until impact occurred. A ticket for improper turn at an intersection was issued to Helen A. Lesch of 406 N. Country Club road, McHenry, following an accident at the corner of Charles and Greenwood roads, northeast of Woodstock, last Thursday evening. Andrew J. Aquirre of 3703 W. James, McHenry, was west­ bound on 120 nearing the intersection. As he slowed to stop, he saw the Lesch auto approaching from the south­ bound lane on Greenwood road. As the auto made a right turn, it turned wide and entered his lane striking his auto. Ms. Lesch stated she stopped for the sign, made a right turn when the other auto came into her lane and hit her car. Two witnesses at the scene verified Aquirre's account of the accident. A two-car collision at the intersection of River road and Lily Lake road resulted in a ticket . for Margaret L. VanBossum of 2617 Eastwood avenue, Evanston, for failure to yield at an intersection. The accident occurred Sunday evening about 8:30. According to the report in the sheriff's office, Ms. VanBossum turned off Lily Lake road onto River road directly in the path of an auto driven by Thomas L. Sayles of 2706 S. Riverside drive, McHenry. Sayles said he was unable to avoid impact with the other vehicle. jails, general hospitals, chronic disease facilities, industrial p l a n t s , , m e r c a n t i l e establishments, mills, workshops and "the general environment in McHenry county." M&ny sections of the ordinance were questioned by school officials who considered them to be in direct conflict with state rules and regulations. Supt. Duane Andreas of Johnsburg School District 12 pointed out several areas of conflict such as the section that called for the walls and ceilings of school buildings to be of a smooth construction. Having just completed a large building program, Andreas noted that most schools now are being built of cement block. Ceilings have holes in them for acoustical purposes. , Another section required that the total window area shall be not less than one-fifth of the floor area. Someone mentioned that McHenry West campus building had almost no windows at all. Wissell quoted from the ordinance, "Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to impair or abridge state or federal laws, rules and regulations". Therefore, if some of the proposed sections #! of the ordinance were in conflict with state or federal laws, the ordinance would have to be revised, he said. The health administrator explained that all comments were being recorded and would be reviewed by the Health Ordinance committee of the Board of Health. He urged that suggestions and comments be submitted to him in writing for further consideration. Educators indicated that many parts of the ordinance are a duplication of the Illinois school code which all schools are now required to adhere to. Wissell said this was done intentionally so as not to conflict with state regulations. Because of confusion on the laws, educators suggested that where the ordinance was taken directly from the Illinois school code, it should be so noted. This would clarify which were state and which were county regulations. A representative group of administrators indicated they would be willing to meet with the Health Ordinance committee and give them feedback and clarify what the major problems of concern were to school officials. The educators felt there is almost 80 to 90 percent conflict between the proposed ordinance and some school regulations. Administrators defined their three major areas of concern as being increased costs to school systems to implement sections of the ordinance, clarification of authority and they question the reasonableness of some of the requirements. Wissell pointed out that the philosophy behind the proposed ordinance was that "the Board of Health is of the opinion that in order to fulfill their obligation to the people of McHenryteounty--that being to protect trae public health and safety--we would have to draw into one complete public health ordinance, all the laws and regulations of the state and add anything unique to McHenry county so we could have one package to refer to rather than placing in here a reference for state standards for school health and having to get booklets from the state for that." "The county is growing and in order to be prepared for anything which mig£it be coming up in the future, we have to have some tool to work with," Wissell added. He also noted that the State's Attorney was "delighted we have gotten this far in the writing and passage of the ordinance because he has to defend any action taken by the board". The State's Attorney pointed out that it is much better to prosecute cases under a county ordinance rather than use state ordinances. School officials mentioned that they are already subject to inspection by the state and in some cases by federal authorities. They questioned if there would now be an additional inspection by the county. Chairman Jones replied that if the county's health ordinance is as strict as that of the state, the state would delegate its authority to the county. Jones also commented that it would probably be six to eight months before any final action is taken on the proposed health ordinance. The meeting was adjourned after Wissell and the administrators agreed to meet in an attempt to clarify and update sections of the proposed ordinance. The night prior to the meeting of school leaders, about 500 persons, most of them horsemen, jammed the same courthouse room regarding the portion of the ordinance which will govern animal control. For two hours, between 7 and 9 p.m., turmoil reigned as participants in the discussion voiced views from their positions on chairs, from the floor and in standing positions. Another 200 persons were unable to get inside the meeting room. Wissell explained that according to the ordinance, dog licenses would be $4, cat tags, $2, a $50 permit would be imposed for a commercial kennel and $25 for a hobby kennel (over three animals). The fine for a stray dog would be $3 for the first offense and $25 for a second. The provision concerning a hobby kennel seemed to bring the greatest protest and shouts for detailed explanation. Finally, when it was apparent little would be accomplished, L.J. Hartman of McHenry asked for adjournment to another meeting place large enough to accommodate the people who were waiting outside. It was at this point that Charles "Chuck" Weingart of McHenry, McHenry County Fair president and a member of both the Agriculture and Health committees of the County board, suggested that a meeting be called at the fairgrounds at some future date concerning this portion of the ordinance only. It was noted that McHenry county had the second largest horse population in the state. Agreement was made that delegates from the different horse clubs would meet with the Health and Agriculture committees to form a tentative agenda for the fairgrounds meeting. Some horsemen expressed a fear that the meeting would be called without their knowledge, but Board Member William Hubbard assured that the County board would pay for an announcement in all county papers. One horse owner praised Dr. Johnson, county veterinarian, highly for the job he had done and said he was sorry Johnson was "caught in the middle" of this controversy. One member of the audience insisted that if the cat population should be reduced drastically, farms would be overrun with rats and mice. To this, Wissell said the new regulations do not pertain to farmers. His explanation brought another query as to what is the definition of a farmer. The answer was anyone who makes his livelihood from the farm. After some further debate, Wissell assured that before passage of the ordinance, there would be a complete revision of the animal control portion. Former Surgeoh General Speaks For Lung Meet Robert J. Anderson, M.D., New York, managing director of the American Lung association, formerly known as the National Tuberculosis and R e s p i r a t o r y ^ D i s e a s e association, will address the annual dinner meeting of the D u P a g e - M c H e n r y L u n g association to be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at Nordic Hills Country club near Itasca. Dr. Anderson is former * assistant United States Surgeon General. John Kooistra, Woodstock, first vice-president of the association, said the public is invited to the event provided they phone Mrs. Evelyn Williams in Woodstock at 338- 6675 by March 25. Kooistra also said the DuPage-McHenry Tuberculosis association had changed its name to Lung association at a membership meeting held in February, to reflect the group's expanded (Continued on page 10) Girls State Choices-Martha Rabbitt, left, was the faculty choice at West cai\ipus to attend Ulini Girls State next summer at Jacksonvflle. III. Alternate for the citizenship training program is Denise Higgins. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Martha Rabbitt, a junior at McHenry's West campus, has been selected by a vote of the faculty to attend Girls State this year under the Legion- auxiliary sponsored program of citizenship training. Martha is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rabbitt of 4313 Ponca. Named as alternate is Denise Higgins, daughter of Mr. and (Continued on page 10) Montini Science Fair Judging To Be Held March 27 The 1974 Science Fair plans were announced by Mrs. Dolores Wines, Science Fair chairman of Montini school, Thursday, March 28, is the night set to join students with their projects in the Montini Middle school's Mary hall. The judges will be teachers of Science from McHenry and surrounding schools. Judging will take place Wednesday, March 27, at 3:30 p.m. Ribbons will be awarded on each grade level. (Continued on page 10) Consider 178 Acre Land Option For Conservation At the March 21 meeting of the McHenry County Con­ servation district, board members will consider exer­ cising an option on 178 acres of land in Algonquin township. The property is known as the K 6 r n i c k - A n n e s l a n d o r t h e Hickory Grove project. The meeting will be held at 7 o'clock in the offices of the district, 142-4 Washington street, Woodstock. ELECT OFFICERS - Dave Benrud is the new president of the McHenry Rotary club, serving from next July 1 through June of 1975. Newly elected officers, front row, left, are Don Howard, vice- president; Benrud; and Don Gerstad, vice-president; in back, Dennis Conway, treasurer; Ed Cepulis, assistant secretary; Ken Bruce, secretary; Jerome Buch, Bob Adams and Jim Wegener, directors. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD 15« 0 THE VOLUME 98 NUMBER 66 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1974 * 22 PAGES- 15" 2 SECTIONS T