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r Musical Equipment In Home ROAD RESURFACING Starting Monday, May 16, weather permitting, the State of Illinois will begin resurfacing Rt. 120 from the Peter M. Justen funeral home to the bridge. Various Charges Two McHenry youths were arrested and charged with burglary and theft in con­ nection with an incident at the home of Robert Effler, 2108 W. Mill lane, McHenry, last weekend. Seventeen-year-old Gary R. Engstrom, 1210 N. Eastwood lane, McHenry, ana Michael R. Goodman, also 17, 123 Lake Shore drive, McHenry, were arrested by Detective Joseph Eisele. According to the signed complaints against the two youths, Engstrom and Good­ man are charged with taking a reverb amplifier, a rhythm- master sound system, and a quantity of guitars, having a total value of more than $150. They are also charged with entering the Effler home without authority with the intent to commit a theft. Effler reported the theft of his musical equipment Saturday afternoon. At that time he told police that during the past two days someone gained entry to his home in an undetermined manner and stole the aforementioned items. Investigation by county authorities resulted in the arrest of Engstrom and Goodman. Police also recovered, during the week, a truck which was reported stolen in Norridge Park. Sunday afternoon, a resident of Barnard Mill road, Ringwood, reported that a tow truck with the boom removed had been sitting abandoned along the road for several days. Investigation by county police revealed the truck was stolen in Norridge Park, and arrangements were made for its removal. While some stolen property was recovered during the week, numerous other thefts were (Continued on page 18) Faced By Improper driving practices continued to plague the area during the week with three drivers being arrested for various offenses. Claire Koehler of 2916 Bull Valley road, McHenry, was arrested for driving while in­ toxicated, improper lane usage, and for having no valid Drivers safety sticker Monday night while driving on Rt. 31. According to the police report, at 7:25 p.m. Monday, a pickup truck was observed being driven northbound in the southbound lane of Rt. 31 near Squaw Creek road, Crystal (Continued on page 18) * 100 TEARS * THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "^SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" 'OLUME 101 NUMBER 71 . FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1977 "2 SECTIONS 24 PAGES Ask Tax Rate Increase In District 15 20' Why does one supermarket charge .29 for a pound of bananas while the one down the street feels it can make a profit at a third the price? And why does one auto dealer give a loaner when you leave your car for repair while another finds the practice is not practical for his business operation? If you talked to the owners you would probably be sur­ prised that their answers were not the routine responses you expected. You might also find that each made sense as it pertained to the particular operation. » The newspaper business is no different, yet like most others, we find ourself often ex­ plaining. Perhaps we receive more questions than most because unlike a business that has only a product, ours also provides a service recognized as a public commodity. This recognition is good, but it must be remembered that a newspaper is also a business and when it fails in that respect, editions don't make the news stand. Besides the right to expect delivery of the newspaper to mailboxes and news stands on time, the public also has a right to expect many other services. Readers can look for news of city and county government, schools, accidents, deaths, births and social, among many. What they do not have a right to expect is that a newspaper assume their obligation in the news columns to extend ap- Hunger On The March A total of ninety walkers participated in the second annual CROP Hunger Walk held last Saturday in McHenry county. Walkers hiked a 10 mile course on the trails in the new Moraine Hills State park southeast of McHenry. The hunger hike took the walkers from one and a half to three and a half hours to complete. The fastest "walker" was Patti Smith of McHenry, who jogged most of the way. A total of $300 per mile was pledged by the walkers' sponsors. This should result in $3,000 collected from the sponsors to send to CROP. The highest sponsored walker was Craig Butler, a foreign exchange student from Australia attending McHenry high school. He was sponsored by a large number of businesses and individuals belonging to the McHenry Rotary for over $50 a mile. Highest individually sponsored walker was Terry Greene of McHenry who secured sponsors to pledge her a total of $13.55 per mile. Two seven-year-olds, Joy Sobczak of Wonder Lake and Kevin Strohman of McHenry, were the youngest walkers. Oldest walker was the Rev. Ralph Smith, pastor of First It was enthusiasm all the way as ninety walkers took part in the second annual CROP Hunger Walk held last Saturday at Moraine Hills State park, McHenry. The large hole in the sock of one tired marcher indicates one of the hazards of the ten-mile walk. The only one whose feet were spared was 1-year-old Cal Carpenter, who enjoyed a free ride on the backs of his parents. PHOTOS BY DEBBIE WILSON United Methodist church in McHenry, who is 55. Three complete families also made the hike. Among these were Walt and Heather Car­ penter of McHenry, who took turns carrying their year-old son on their backs. Kathy Herdrich, Kim Kantlehner and Laurie Hohmann, three can­ didates in the McHenry queen contest, also took time out to walk in the hunger hike. All pledge payments are to be completed by Monday, May 16, and turned in at the First National bank of McHenry. Those who did not take part in the event are also welcome to A tax rate increase referendum, which has ap­ peared in recent months to be considered as inevitable in Consolidated Grade School District 15, won unanimous approval by the board in session Tuesday night. On a motion by Terry Howard, members voted to ask the public to raise the Educational fund by .40 and the Building and Maintenance fund by .10. This would increase the Educational rate from the present $1.38 per $100 assessed valuation to $1.78 and it would bring the Building rate from the present .25 per $100 to .35. In making his motion, Howard pointed to the fact that if the present tax level is maintained, and no increase made, a deficit of $620,249 can be expected by June 30, 1979. With the recommended in­ crease, the deficit is expected to be down to about $105,000 by 1981. The current 1976 assessed valuation for School District 15 is $92,976,477. An increase in either fund of one cent per $100 of assessed valuation would tax an additional amount of $9,297. Assuming a net collection rate of 98 percent, the net amount per one cent would be $9,111. Ten cents would amount to $91,110 and forty cents would mean $364,440 for a total of $455,550 realized by successful passage of the proposed new rates. In expressing pleasure at the board's action, Dr. Robert Boos, superintendent, said, "Time is of the essence. With the building that's in progress there is sure to be a large in­ crease in the elementary enrollment". It was several months ago that the administration brought to the board the recom­ mendation that they con§ider a tax rate increase referendum in order to place the finahpial status of the district in a more favorable position. At that time, the board directed the administration to provide projections and information to a newly formed board Finance committee for deliberation. The administration also recommended Tuesday evening that the board give authorization for the em­ ployment of an architectural firm to study, with the ad­ ministration, the possibility of increasing instructional space. This, it was pointed out, could lead to the inclusion of a bond issue proposal as a part of the referendum scheduled for early next school year. The ad­ ministration believes that the recently concluded enrollment and building use study clearly Youth Critical Following Bull Valley Road Collision send contributions made out to CROP. Money distributed by CROP goes for food and emergency relief to many starving nations, as well as tools, seeds and self- help aid. CROP is the com­ munity hunger appeal of Church World Service. A seventeen-year-old Wonder Lake youth was listed in critical condition in the in­ tensive care unit of Rockford Memorial hospital Thursday following a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon on Bull Valley road. Jeffrey J. Dusthimer of 7401 E. Park wood drive was taken to Rockford hospital from Memorial hospital Wednesday night after he collided with a car driven by Gerome Gudauskas, 40, of 4111 W. C^estwood, at 4:40 p.m. Gudauskas was taken to Memorial hospital in Wood­ stock, where he was listed in fair condition Thursday af­ ternoon. According to witnesses, Dusthimer was westbound on Bull Valley road and Gudauskas was eastbound. According to sheriff's police, witnesses stated that Dusthimer crossed over into the eastbound lane and thte collision then occurred. The Woodstock Rescue squad and the fire department were both summoned to the scene, with both drivers being taken to the Woodstock hospital. There were no other passengers in the car. The unpredictability of animals was evident again Tuesday afternoon when a Wonder Lake man was slightly injured when he struck an Arrest Two For Theft Of indecisive cow on McCullom Lake road just west of Rt. 31. Max E. Savalick, 8922 Memory trail, saw his motorcycle sustain more than $100 damage when a cow backtracked in front of him while he traveled west one and one-half miles from Rt. 31. Savalick stated he was westbound on McCullom Lake road at approximately 50 mph when he saw cows crossing the road, and he slowed to 25 mph. He further stated that as the cows cleared his lane, he ac­ celerated again, when sud­ denly, several cows turned and ran back across the road. He added that he braked, but hit one cow and his cycle fell over. Damage to the cycle included the front wheel, the fender, mirrors, forks, handlebars, the gas tank, and all gauges. There were several more "traditional" accidents during the past week, including a three-car collision which saw two drivers receive tickets. Cynthia F. Brock of Crystal Lake and Mark L. Justen, 3704 W. Clover avenue in McHenry, were both ticketed for failing to reduce speed to avoid an ac­ cident following the three-car accident last week on Front street in front of the McHenry Roller Rink. None of the drivers involved in the crash, which included Scott W. Diedrick of Elgin, were injured in the crash, «which caused less than $100 damage to each car. Diedrick stated he was at a complete stop because the two vehicles in front of him stop­ ped. He added that he looked in his mirror and saw the Brock (Continued on page 18) indicates the need for ad­ ditional classroom teaching space within the future two or three years. The tax rate proposal will be voted on by the public Sept. 24. Because of poor response to Summer School enrollment request, the program will be dropped this year. Five was the highest number for any of­ fering and a minimum size necessary was thirteen for any course. Also, because of the age span of those registered, the school feels it would be too difficult to combine classes and still offer a sound, effective program. For the first year, this was to (Continued on page 18) Cyclist Is Killed A young Spring Grove man was killed Wednesday evening when his motorcycle spun out of control on Rt. 12, flipping the rider off the bike and into a telephone pole. Jeffrey (Howie) Howard, 23, 900 N. Rt. 12 in Spring Grove was pronounced dead at St. Therese hospital, Waukegan, where he had been transported from McHenry hospital. (Continued on page 18) Suspect Vandals Of Arson At Area Home Arson is suspected in the fire of a vacant home at 3717 Fillmore road, McHenry, Monday afternoon. At 5:40 p.m., the McHenry Fire department was sum­ moned. The minor blaze was quickly extinguished, and in­ vestigation by county police revealed that the blaze had been started by vandals using trash on the basement floor. Entry to the home, owned by John Walter, was gained by breaking basement windows. No arrests have been made thus far. Another fire Monday af­ ternoon found two dogs saved when a Crystal Lake woman entered the burning home and freed the animals. At 12:15 p.m., the Richmond and Spring Grove Fire departments were summoned to a house on fire at 3011 E. Solon road. Upon arrival, the home, owned by Steven Labrillo, was found engulfed in flames. Jacqueline Fuhler had discovered the fire when she was driving by in her car, and after notifying the proper authorities, returned to the burning home to see if anyone was inside. She heard dogs barking in­ side, and succeeded in breaking the glass of a basement door to free the animals. A police officer assisting the fire departments, Sgt. Kottke, went to Memorial hospital in Woodstock where he was treated and released for smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire has not been determined, and the loss is also unknown at this time. Marian Prom Royalty preciation to others to whom they are indebted. Yet this is probably the most frequent disappointment for those who seek our services and more often than not the frefe thank- you is to a business establish­ ment. Business firms often have legitimate reasons for entrance into the news columns, but seldom as a measure of thanks. Another obligation of a newspaper is to be fair, and this comes to mind particularly this week because we feel we have let down a couple of local young people, although through ho fault of our own. There are two kinds of news -- - timely and non-timely. Much that is printed in a newspaper has equal value the next issue. Other news is what the name implies ™ news because it is of the moment. These include accidents, deaths, etc. There (Continued on page 18) Rock-throwing Killer Given 14-21 Years A youth convicted of murder and involuntary manslaughter was sentenced to fourteen to twenty-on<p years in jail Wednesday by a judge at the McHenry county courthouse. Gary Lee Campbell, 19, of Cary was convicted by a jury (Continued on page 18) Focus On Water Problems Set Clean Streams Week Events McHenry county residents will have an opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of modern technology for con­ trolling water pollution during Clean Streams week, May 14- 22. Municipal sewage treatment plants in McHenry and Algonquin will hold open houses and Hillview Farms in Rich­ mond will sponsor field trips and conduct demonstrations of farming practices that use sludge (a residue from sewage treatment) as fertilizer. 0 The purpose of Clean Streams week, which is sponsored in McHenry county by the McHenry County Local Steering Committee for Areawide Clean Water Plan­ ning, is to focus public attention on water quality problems and current efforts to solve them t h r o u g h c o m p r e h e n s i v e planning. The McHenry county com­ mittee, composed of elected officials and citizens, is working with the Northeastern Illinois Planning commission to develop a long-range water quality plan for the region A number of local governments in the county are cooperating in the planning program, which is d i r e c t e d a t e l i m i n a t i n g pollution in the Fox and Kish- waukee Rivers as well as in other streams in northeastern Illinois. Clean Streams week events scheduled in McHenry county are the following: - May 14, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. - Hillview Farm in Richmond (Continued on page 18) Pretty Jane Zimmerman of McHenry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Zimmerman, displays a happy smile as queen of Marian Central school's nineteenth annual junior prom held at the Pheasant Run lodge Saturday evening, May 7. Her king is Thomas Siciliano of Crystal Lake, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Siciliano. The junior class hosted 176 guests for dinner and dancing from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. DeWANE STUDIO PHOTO