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n'm--n i traveled approximately eighty feet more and came to rest against a large tree. Another serious accident, this one Saturday afternoon, left the motorist with serious injuries. Fred G. Martin, 5107 W. Willow lane, McHenry, was taken by the McHenry Area Rescue squad to McHenry hospital for treatment of in­ juries sustained when his motorcycle struck a metal culvert on Front street. Martin was not ticketed in the crash which caused an estimated $300 damage to his motorcycle. No statement was available from Martin due to the extent of his injuries. However, a wit­ ness, who had been riding another motorcycle with Martin, gave the police an account of the accident. He told police that Martin was riding on the gravel (Continued on page 14) OkayRezoning The McHenry City Council voted Monday night to permit Edward Buss to build a car dealership on Rt. 31 across the highway from the Indian Manor restaurant. The six to three vote overturned the Zoning board recommendation. Mayor Joseph Stanek and first ward Aldermen William Bolger and Elizabeth Nolan voted against allowing Buss to build on the highway. T h e C o u n c i l unanimously voted to uphold the Zoning board decision on a request from Anthony Pintozzi to build apartments east of Buss Ford and adjacent to Edgebrook Heights sub­ division. Complete details will be in Friday's Plaindealer. Four Harvard residents were found 'not guilty' Thursday afternoon on a charge of in­ voluntary manslaughter in connection with the Aug. 17, £ 1975 deaths of a Chicago woman and her two stepchildren. Donald E. Powell, 19; his brother, Gerald L. Powell, 23; Charles T. Donner, 19; and Ralph J. Henning, 21, were found not guilty by Judge Charles S. Parker at the Woodstock courthouse. The four men were charged with the deaths of Sheila Cato and her two stepchildren, Cyd, 14, and Stuart, 13, who died when their car collided with a truck at the intersection of Streit road and Rt. 23. The stop sign at the in­ tersection had been removed prior to the accident, and the prosecution attempted to prove that the removal of the sign was directly responsible^ for the three deaths. The defense successfully proved that the removed stop sign was not the direct cause of the deaths, but that the driver of the car, Sid Cato, should have stopped or slowed regardless of whether the stop sign was there. Stop-Take Those Keys! Auto Thefts Increase The number of auto thefts in McHenry during the first four months of 1977 has surpassed the total number of vehicles reported stolen during 1976, according to McHenry Police Detective Gary Wigman. For the period Ending April 30, fifteen autos or trucks have been stolen, compared to eleven for the entire 1976 year. "In every case, the keys have been left in the ignition," Wigman said. Thus far, thirteen of the fifteen thefts have been cleared, with many of the vehicles being taken by juveniles. (Continued on page 14) Seminar- Informs Fire, Rescue, Police Of Area Fire, rescue, emergency services agencies, police and health department personnel became better informed through the Hazardous material seminar conducted last week at McHenry County college. The theme of the seminar, "If you don't know, let it go, it might blow", covered how to handle petroleum fires and the behavior of pressure vessels under fire conditions; also how to rescue under the conditions surrounding a hazardous material fire, etc. Dr. Edward Waage, hazardous material planner for the Illinois Emergency Services (Continued on page 14) MCHS Prom Pair Crowned Michele Peterson and Lee Steinsdoerfer were crowned queen and king of the 1977 McHenry high school junior- senior prom held last weekend at Burlingshire resort, Burlington, Wis. Michele is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Peterson and Lee is the son of Mr and Mrs. Andrew Steinsdoerfer. Students Honor Employers WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1977 2 SECTIONS 30 PAGES 20' THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" VOLUME 101 NUMBER 68 Husband, Wife Die In Crash Four Youths Judged Not Guilty Of Manslaughter Fraud When a business prides itself on its customer service, it is never easy to do anything which will lesson the service the customer receives. Unfortunately, a situation has arisen in McHenry which is forcing the five financial in­ stitutions in the city to take a firmer line on check cashing and depositing by customers. Vicki Bazan, upper right, starts her task with the morning announcements as the West campus school day begins. Directly above, she receives a letter to type from her supervisor, Claire Brown. STAFF PHOTOS- WAYNE GAYLORD The seventh annual em­ ployer-employee banquet sponsored by McHenry high school is scheduled Wednesday, May 4, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Branded Steak House, Crystal Lake. Larry Stromen, regional manager for Commonwealth Edison, will be keynote speaker on the timely topic, "Energy Conservation". He will speak to students and their guests, employees from companies in the McHenry, Crystal Lake and Woodstock areas. Student representatives from the various work programs will host the meeting and explain vocational education. All planning, publicity and programs have been done by student initiative. The cooperative work programs are the result of a cooperative effort between business and the high school in training young adults for the world of work. * loo mas» ? 1875 . V » \ Prompts New Banking Policy Hunger Walk Sets Goals A goal of 100 walkers to raise $3,000 has been set for the second annual McHenry area Hunger Walk-a-Thon. The walk to raise funds for CROP will take place Saturday, May 7. Committee members have planned a 10-mile route on the trails in the new Moraine Hills State park, southeast of McHenry on River road. Walkers from sixth grade through age 100, as well as younger children with parents, will gather at the Kettle Woods area parking lot in the park beginning at 8:30 a.m. for the 9 a.m. walk. Sponsor sheets and further information are available at McHenry, Parkland and Johnsburg Junior high schools, McHenry East and West high school campuses. First United Methodist church in McHenry and Mount Hope United Methodist church in Pistakee Highlands. It is hoped that a large amount of money contributed by sponsors for each walker will be raised to channel through CROP to the hungry of the world. CROP, the com­ munity hunger appeal of Church World Service, is a non- denominational service organization which provides seeds, tools and self-help aid, as well as food and emergency relief, to over thirty countries. Registration Continues For MCC Summer School Now is the time to register for summer classes which begin June 6 at McHenry County college. Both credit courses and adult education classes are being offered this summer. Among the new classes of­ fered are a summer theatre production and a field biology class for studying ecology. Junior high school and senior high school students will be able to take photography and ceramics classes for the first time this summer at the college. Younger children as young as first grade will be able to take drawing for children. , In addition to many begin­ ning academic courses to get high school graduates off to an early start in college, the summer program of credit classes also includes such varied offerings as a nurses aide course, a psychology course in living with death and a wide variety of courses in agriculture, automotive, secretarial science and elec­ tronics. The adult education program includes everything from ceramics and photography, tennis and golf, to auto maintenance, handwriting analysis, gourmet cooking, karate and an opera workshop. Six seminars and workshops dealing with subjects such as child abuse and self-counseling will also be offered. While most of the credit classes will meet at the MCC campus on Route 14, west Of Crystal Lake, the (Continued on oage 14) The five institutions, the First National Bank of McHenry, McHenry State bank, McHenry Savings and Loan, Marengo Savings and Loan of McHenry, and First Federal Savings and Loan of Crystal Lake in McHenry will all be requiring identification from customers before com­ pleting a transaction. State Suffolk Queen Bids For "You did it! Thanks for the prods." That was the message from Rep. Cal Skinner, Jr., as he informed us that the widening of Rt. 31 bridge over Dutch creek, north of McHenry, has now been included on the tentative Fiscal Year '78 program. _ . Plans have been submitted to the Illinois Department of Transportation office in Springfield by Sigmund Ziejewski, district engineer. With concurrence here, it is anticipated the project can be undertaken in the near future. Orginally, a delay was predicted, possibly for as long as five years, because of a shortage of state funds. The Plaindealer began a campaign to reduce this time schedule, if possible, because of the numerous accidents at the bridge location. Represen­ tatives Skinner and Hanahan took up the appeal for support and the combined effort seems to have had its effect. There have been many definitions of Youth, but none is so easy to understand as seeing it in action. (Continued on page 14) National Title KIM KANTELHNER v At this early date, Kim Kantlehner of McHenry is preparing for her entry into the National Suffolk queen contest at Louisville, Ky., in Novem­ ber. Kim, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Les Kantlehner, was chosen 1977 Illinois State Suf- (Continued on page 14) In top photo, members of the fire department and rescue squad battle flame-enveloped car which proved to be death trap for George Brown and his wife Nancy, of 5005 Westwood drive, McHenry. Brown was trapped in the burning car, while his wife was removed from the vehicle, but not in time to save her life. The other photo shows the crumpled remains of the second vehicle involved in the crash, driven by Steve E. Maxson, 3011 Maryville road, McHenry. Maxson was listed in satisfactory condition in McHenry hospital Monday afternoon, recovering from injuries sustained in the head-on collision. Maxson, 21, was not ticketed in connection with the accident. STAFF PHOTOS--WAYNE GAYLORD lying in the ditch off Ringwood road. He was transported by died early Friday at McHenry hospital. The driver of the other car, Maxson, was found by police She added that she had her left turn signal on and was waiting for eastbound traffic to clear when she was struck in the rear by Elswick. According to the police report, Elswick struck the Ledford vehicle so hard that it forced it off the road proper and turned it around. The Elswick auto, after contact was made. The action is necessary due to the increasing number of improper transactions which have taken place, including the cashing of stolen checks and improper depositing of money in checking and savings ac­ counts. The tightening of policy by the institutions will result in customers being requested to show proper identification before being serviced. The institutions recognize that the request for iden­ tification may inconvenience or irritate some customers, but Thomas Bolger, president of McHenry State bank, hopes that persons will be un­ derstanding through this period. , the Johnsburg Rescue squad to McHenry hospital, where he remained Monday afternoon. Maxson was not ticketed in connection with the accident. During the rescue attempt, Deputy A1 Weber received injuries due to the extreme heat. He did not require hospitalization. Elsewhere, a total of ten persons were injured and one driver was ticketed in a two- vehicle accident Sunday af- ^ ternoon at the intersection of Rt. 176 and Valley View road. Angelde Elswick, 24, of Crystal Lake was ticketed for following too closely after running into the back of a vehicle driven by Marcia L. Ledford, 1505 W. Poplar, McHenry, at 2:35 p.m. Both drivers were injured and taken by rescue squad to McHenry hospital. In all, three rescue units, the McHenry Area Rescue squad, the Nunda Rescue squad, and the Crystal Lake Ambulance service were summoned to assist in the transporting of individuals to McHenry and Memorial hospitals. Two of the passengers in the Ledford vehicle were from McHenry, with two others being from Skokie. All four passengers in the Elswick auto were from Crystal Lake. McHenry residents injured included Kenneth L. Ledford, 11,1505 W. Poplar, and Lisa A. Ledford, same address. Both were taken by the Crystal Lake Ambulance service to Memorial hospital. Elswick stated that he was * westbound on Rt. 176 at ap­ proximately 50 mph. He added that as he approached Valley View drive, he looked up and saw the Ledford vehicle stopped at the intersection. He added that he applied his brakes, but was unable to stop in time and struck the Ledford vehicle in the rear. Ms. Ledford stated she was westbound on Rt. 176 and stopped to turn left onto Valley View road. "It is not something per­ sonal," Bolger said. "What we are saying is, 'Be patient.' We hope to make the general public more aware of the need to protect their checks and deposit tickets." All of the financial in­ stitutions are hoping to combat crime, but specifically the two (Continued on page 14) Two McHenry residents were killed and another injured Thursday night in a two-car accident at the intersection of Ringwood road and Spring Grove road. George W. Brown, 56, of 5005 Westwood drive, and his wife, Nancy, 42, were killed and Steve E. Maxson, 21, of 3011 Maryville drive, McHenry, was injured in the crash which occurred at approximately 8:05 p.m. Maxson was listed in satisfactory condition in McHcnry hospital Monday afternoon. According to the police report, McHenry county of­ ficers were summoned to the accident scene, and upon arrival found the Brown vehicle enveloped in flames. After several aborted at­ tempts due to the flames, the woman was finally extracted from the burning auto. However, after several at­ tempts, and due to the heat, police were unable to get Brown out because he was somehow trapped in the auto. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene while Mrs. Brown