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Leads State ion DONNA HUMAN^ M iss Donna Humann, McHenry, wil l head the McHenry county delegation to the annual meeting of the Associat ion of I l l inois County Fairs which starts Saturday, Jan. 25. Miss Humann, reigning Miss McHenry County, is one of the candidates in the Miss I l l inois county Fair contest , held in conjunction with this associat ion's annual meeting. The convention is held at Springfield Jan. 25-27. The final contest wil l be held Monday night at the Springfield ar­ mory. McHenry County Fair associat ion officials meanwhile wil l at tend the convention where a wide range of topics wil l be discussed. Contacts with various entertainment and special at tractions are often made during this convention. State agricultural officials wil l appear before the group Of­ ficials at tending will include Chuck Weingart , McHenry; Lyle Given and Jack Hayes, Woodstock, and Jim Pedersen, Crystal Lake. Miss Humann, 18, began her quest for the Miss Il l in? County Fair honor by winning* the Miss McHenry contest last summer. Donna advanced a step further in capturing the Miss McHenry County t i t le at the McHenry County Fair in August over a field Of thir teen candidates. She is sponsored at this s tate­ wide contest by the McHenry County Fair associat ion. Donna, who has brown hair and brown eyes, s tands 5 feet , 6 inches tal l , weighs 125 pounds and measures 35-25-36. A fresh­ man at Western I l l inois universi ty, Macomb, she 'en­ joys swimming and worked as a swimming instructor last summer. Donna aspires to a career in hydrotherapy, which is recreational therapy for the handicapped. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Humann, her parents, wil l be in Springfield to see their daughter compete in the f inals . Mrs. Lyle Kleckner, Harvard, and Mrs. Will iam Nye, McHenry, co-chairmen for the Miss McHenry County pageant last year, wil l be in at tendance to assist Mrs. Kleckner has served as chairman of this contest in McHenry county for the past several years. SEEKS REELECTION - George L. Harker has fi led for reelection to the office of alderman in McHenry's second 'ward A usin' and Meanderin' Open M eeting Last August we had a most pleasant experience in a local s tore during Dollar Days. In fact , we were so favorably impressed that i t prompted us to relate our story through this column. One recent day, in the same shopping area, we were "vict im" of a less than pleasant encounter at an exchange desk. This is a practice, in i tself , that we avoid whenever possible. When it is necessary to use the exchange privileg??--4^ con­ sider i t just that -- a privitege -- and try to make the transaction as easy as possible. We tr ied this t ime. We brought a sales sl ip, a tag cl ipped from the i tem stat ing the f irm name and price, and a third tag giving further description. After a denial that this was their sales sl ip (how many i tems does one person buy for $14.87 in one holiday season9) and a reminder that if an ex­ change were al lowed it would need to be the very same (not just a l ike) i tem, we left . Our problem was not s ize but a feature of this part icular ar t ide which made the suggested solution of no use. But we did not leave before the store assistant manager had nodded in agreement that we had probably paid f ive dollars too much for the art icle, as in­ dicated by the tag, because the gir l at the check-out counter was unaware it was on sale. The musical of a few years ago told the whole world "how to succeed in business without even trying". We know of one McHenry store that is t rying hard to prove that slogan right . Unfortunately for the f irm, and for i ts customers, we have found that our experience was only one of many. k A F Minor Damage Results From High Winds As much of the Mid-West became paralyzed by the f irst serious storm of 1975, the McHenry area accounted for only minor damage in the high winds of the weekend. Two panes of glass were broken at McHenry Auto Body, 4704 W. Rt. 120, a t 6:03 a.m. Earl ier , a plate glass window was discovered by police patrol to have been broken at Jef­ ferson Gas stat ion, 4002 W Waukegan road. About the same time, there was a report of a metal shed blown loose at Garden Quarter apartments. The building was blown into the parking^lot , where i t damaged two Cars. What should the local school policy be in regard to smoking9 Should students be al lowed to smoke without parent per­ mission9 Or should smokers be suspended or expelled9 And what is the role of the teaching staff in enforcing "no smoking" regulat ions9 These and other questions are being explored by the East Campus Parent Advisory council this month. Discussions were held Jan. 9, and are planned again for Thursday, Jan. 23, at 7:15 p.m. in the East campus l ibrary Last year the council recommended the im­ plementation of a student •smoking area at the school Presently, the students are al lowed to smoke outside the building before and after school on school grounds without parent permission. Those with parent permission are also al lowed to smoke tobacco in an outside designated area during their lunch periods only. This policy, was approved by the board in November for a 90- day tr ial period. It wil l be considered again at the board meeting Feb. 4. County Man Charged With Courthouse Break in Larry Lundy of 706 Universi ty street , Harvard, was charged with three of­ fenses after he broke into the McHenry county courthouse last Friday evening about 11:45. Lundy was arrested for possession of burglary tools, impersonating a public official and disorderly conduct. His bond was set a $3,525. He is to appear in court Jan. 20. Deputy Sheriff John Bognar reported he was working in the patrol division office^ at the courthouse when Lundy, dressed in a green Army type jacket , walked past the open door When questioned as to his reason for being there, Lundy insisted he was a member of the McHenry County Civil Defense and had come to in­ spect a map Knowing al l entrance doors to the courthouse were locked, Deputy Bognar asked Lundy how he got into the building. Lundy could not give a sat isfactory answer Investigation revealed that (Continued on page 14) Miniature Tug Is Casually Of Storm One of the few casualties of last Saturday's severe wind storm in McHenry was this miniature tug boat, owned by Hansen Marine, which was blown from atop a boat trailer parked at the intersection of Elm street and River road. The tug has been seen in numerous parades held locally. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Two Drivers Escape Serious Consider Former McHenry Man For Associate judge Injuries In Area Accidents Nine applications have been received to fi l l the vacancy of associate judge for the 19th Judicial circuit . The person appointed will f i l l a vacancy created by the election of Judge John L. Hughes to the posit ion of circuit jucf&e. Student Smoking Viewed By Advisory Council Applicants are Ell iot S. Bacall of Deerfield, Will iam I) . Block of Prair ie View, Terrenee J . Brady, Ralph J . Dadv and Mark Drobnick of *Wa ukegan, Andrew J . Flando, Jr . , of Highland Park, Arthur C Holt of Lake Villa, Lois B Ryan of Libertyvil le and Daniel I , Weisz of Woodstock. Brady is a former McHenry area man. Michael Andreasen of 5420 W McCullom Lake road, McHenry, escaped serious injury Friday evening about 7:45 when his car went out of control and damaged fencing on property owned by Northern Pump farms. Sheriff 's police reported that Andreasen was west-bound on McCullom Lake road, one-half mile west of Ringwood road He said an approaching vehicle entered his lane of t raff ic. As he swerved to avoid a coll ision, he lost control of his car , ran into a ditch, hit a fence and came to rest against an embankment Diane M Bolger of 3604 N. Offer Placement Test At Marian High School Richmond road, McHenry, was injured Saturday afternoon after her car hit a tree and overturned at 4912 W Mc­ Cullom Lake road, east of the rai lroad tracks. She was taken to McHenry hospital by the rescue squad, where she was treated for her injuries. Ms. Bolger told deputies she was west bound on the roadway and believed she blacked out for an instant because she could remember nothing about the accident Her 1969 car was demolished in the mishap Officers noted there was no physical evidence at the scene which indicated another vehicle might have been present . They said it appeared the vehicle rolled while in a west-bound sl ide. Will iam E. Webster of 3504 W Broad street , McHenry, was ci ted for fai lure to reduce speed to avoid an accident following a coll ision at the corner of Barrevil leand Ellen roads, just south of the ^city, Saturday night about 7 p.m. According to a deputy 's report , a car driven bv Steven M Toole of 3621 W. Ellen, McHenry, had just turned onto Barrevil le road when the engine stopped As he at­ tempted to s tart the car again, i t was struck from behind by Webster 's auto Webster said he saw the auto had stopped in traffic and was at tempting to swerve around the stal led car but was unable to avoid making contact . Witnesses said Toole 's l ights were in operation at the t ime of impact . Marian Central high school wil l offer a make-up date for eighth grade students in terested in taking the high school placement lest lor the Marian freshmen class of 1975. The SRA battery will be offered Sunday, Jan 19. II wil l last three , and one half hours, beginning at 9 a .m. and finishing ;i t 12:30. There will be a small fee for the test ing session. Results of this test battery will be used to aid in course selection at freshmen registrat ion to be held Sunday, Feb Hi Parents interested in discussing-- programs and course offerings of Marian are invited to come to an orien tat ion session at 11:45 a .m. A movie will be shown regarding Marian The session will end at about the same t ime the students wil l complete the test battery. No registrat ion is necessary lor this test session, but s tudents are asked to be prompt For further detai ls , Robert Gough may be con (acted at Marian. 4-H'ers Assist Useful Products Emerge From Recycling Drive An est imated 75 tons of waste material is being made into useful products monthly rather than taking up precious space in landfi l l , because ap proximately 500 families in McHenry county recycling p«" jer , bott les, ;Tnd cans n >ularly ' Saturday, Jan. 18, is scheduled as this month's Recycling day in McHenry and nearby Crystal Lake. The McHenry • County Defenders are working along with the Bull Valley Doers 4-H club to see that t rucks and workers are -at the Market Place on W Route 120 this Saturday from 9 unti l 5 to receive the bundled (Continued on page 14) State Aid For Petersen Park In Fair Competition Seek Lower Outlying RTA Gas Tax THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 99 - NUMBER 47 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1975 l 8 PAGES & ONE SUPPLEMENT Miss McHenry County The first day of the 79th General Assembly, State Rep Cal Skinner, Jr . < R-Crystal Lake) introduced a bil l that would authorize the Regional Transportat ion Authori ty to impose different taxes on gasoline in each of the six RTA distr ict counties. "When it became apparent that chairman-designate Milton Pikarsky and the one necessary suburban RTA board member would side with Chicago in imposing a 5 per cent gas tax. I thought i t was t ime to give al l four suburban board members another chance to prove that they arerf ' t going to completely sel l us out , as they did when they named Pikarsky," Skinner said "The same day one of the I suburban board members was suggesting legal authori ty may already exist to charge McHenry Kane and Lake county residents a lower gas tax than those in suburban Cook county and Chicago, I was introducing a bil l that would leave no doubt in anyone's mind. "Of course, if the drafters of the RTA legislat ion had wanted to treat us fair ly in the first place, that authori ty would have been included in the original bi l l ," he continued. The newly named RTA Legislat ive Advisory com­ mittee member cautioned area residents not to take everything Pikarsky will say this week when he visi ts McHenry county "at face value". "Pikarsky is sure to em­ phasize the recent amendments that our opposit ion to the RTA referendum forced through the legislature last fal l , mainly the Earmarking of certain tax money for expenditure within the county where i t is paid ." Skinner continued to say that residents should remember that there are six basic sources of RTA funding and only two of those have any "earmarking" requirement "The biggest source will be fares that people pay to r ide buses, t rains and subways. None of this is legislat ively earmarked for expenditure where it is collected," he said "The second largest source is the 3-32 of every sales tax cent paid in the six county area since July. This is what the RTA board has been spending to bail out the CTA and. again, none of i t has to be spent where it is paid ei ther "A third large source will be the federal aid that wil l s tart pouring in from the federal motor fuel tax fund soon. To be fair , i t should be al located according to the population in each county, as one of my unsuccessful bi l ls would have mandated," Skinner pointed out "In addit ion, the state motor fuel tax fund will also see mill ions diverted to RTA This will cut the amount available for repairing present s tate and local roads in our area Again, there is no requirement that our share is to be spent in our counties. (Continued on page 14) "Cinderella" Offering Of Drama Class The rehearsals for the MCHS Children's theater production. "Cinderella." are in their last week The /Pjay wil l be presented Saturday and Sun day, Jan 18 and 19, There uil l be a matinee performance by4 the Drama class cast at 2 each day and an evening per­ formance at 7:30 Saturday night On Thursday. Jan 1(1. there will be a special performance for senior ci t izens at 7:30. Tickets are available at the door or from any member of the Drama class. Admission on Thursday night for senior ci t izens is free Thomas F. Bolger, left, city of McHenry treasurer, accepts check in the amount of $86,250 from Alderman Jack Pepping as Mayor Joseph Stanek looks on. The check represents the State of Illinois reimbursement to the city of McHenry for the acquisition of land to be used for outdoor recreation purposes. The project was accomplished under ^the Open Space Lands Acquisition a< t, Project No. O SLA -74-22, through the Department of Con­ servation. This amount represents 75 per cent of the cost of la^d for Petersen Park. Monday morning, Mayor Stanek expressed appreciation for the efforts of Tonv Dean and Pat Dennis of the State Department of Conservation, Kenneth Fiske of the McHenry County Conservation department, McHenry aldermen and members of the Park committee, in particular its chairman, AlderfUan Pepping, for the many hours s^ent to achieve this objective. The city hopes to develop the park as soon as possible. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD