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wm iiii inr:" • I Coping With Holidays Four-Week Seminar Page 17 Free Immunizations Offered Nov. 26 Page 4 MCHS Athletic Programs W h e n W i l l T h e y S p l i t ? Page 6 Assess College Economic Impact On County benefitted 1,825 students. This, Went- worth claimed, was a significant figure. Wentworth foresaw no decrease in students seeking education because of financial restrictions. The word of the programs available were spreading and he predicted that colleges would be encouraged to seek more minority students and to give opportunities to those returning to the community or entering the work force. He said the age spectrum was also rising. Trustee David Murphy agreed and said that a recent conference by junior college trustees was advised that there was going to be more emphasis on part- time students who up to recently had been ignored on student aid. The need for public relations (P.E.) surfaced in reports and board discussion. Wentworth emphasized the role of P.R. to advise students of aid available. Also the college, according to president Robert Bartlett, is com­ mencing a monthly program at 1 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month over WIVS as of Dec. 3. Rex Bellairs will moderate the guest talks on various programs by college personnel. Trustee Barb Pautz noted that the current budget had not allocated any funds for P.R. work and for ceremonial functions such as the multipurpose building ground breaking scheduled for Nov. 20. In response, the trustees okayed a recommendation by Bartlett to transfer $600 for this purpose from an unobligated contingency account containing $39,386 which had not been committed. Bartlett noted that no budgetary provisions had been made prior to approval time for dinner meetings on campus to initiate rejuvenation of the Foundation and special luncheon meetings on campus to promote par­ ticular programs such as banking. A line item is to be opened up under the executive office called Meeting Ex­ pense. Trustee Herbert Lutter commended Bartlett for this action, saying he was happy to see him come around to using the accounting manual. Earlier in the meeting Bartlett was unable to satisfactorily explain to trustees an expenditure in monthly vouchers listed as $500 to John Evans Inn for "meeting expense, professional growth". He said it was part of his "harmony" program and in this case was to greet a number of new instructors who had been hired this Fall. His original intention was to pay for it from a special fund but the donations had not materialized. So he absorbed the cost from his own travel allowance fund. He said he would compensate for the expenditure by reducing his own travel. Lutter urged caution in expending public funds, citing a similar incident at DuPage college which raised the eyebrows of auditors. He suggested that Bartlett have the college ac­ countants look at these items and he should report at a later meeting how he planned to handle it. In the absence of the college treasurer who was ill, Bartlett reported on the recommendations made by the finance committee to reduce the number of checking accounts Presently the college maintains 13 accounts at six banks. This should be reduced to seven and the accounts rotated to different hanks every three years. The one account to which the college must deposit daily, the com­ mittee recommended be limited to a reasonable distance such as McHenry, Woodstock or Crystal Lake to hold down the cost of travel. The reduction in accounts should Optimism For eliminate check cost and staff time in reconciling the balances, the report indicated. Preferences should be given to banks who offer "NOW" accounts (interest on checking) and the date to make the change was set for July 1, 1981, to give the college time to use up the printed checks on hand. The policy of using banks all over the county was to continue in order to spread the "economic impact" as far as powible. Ms Pautz reported on the energy task force findings which was suggesting a four-day week for the college next summer.She said that statistics gathered during the past Summer indicated that perhaps they could also shut down the libary and the counselor's office on the fifth day. Lutter questioned if they had the discretion for the latter recom» mendation because accepting tax dollars for the programs gave the college a charge "to do the job". Pautz believed they also had a "charge from the taxpayers" (a majority) to operate as conservatively as possible for their benefit. No action was taken at this meeting. The board approved a bid recom­ mendation from Wight and Company involving the retrofitting of the existing heating, ventilating and air condition­ ing system on the main building. The college had received a number of alternates in connection with the main project of the multi-purpose building. One of these was a revamping of the ventilating system for the kitchen area, described as a serious problem. The architects said there was $276,813 in the Fixed Asset Reserve account and this would cdVer the kitchen work. The complexities of the other alternate have (Continued on page 18) Township THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 105 NUMBER 33 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1980 . 1 SECTION 22 PAGES 25' JOhnsburg Vote Saturday Voters in Johnsburg School District 12 are being asked by the board to go to the polls Saturday, Nov. 22, and increase rates for three separate uses. One proposition requests an increase in the Education fund rate from $2.58 to $3.05, a 47-cent raise; to increase the Operations, Building and maintenance fund rate from $.55 to $.75, a 20-cent increase; and to boost the Tran­ sportation fund rate from $.12 to $.20, an eight-cfent increase, based on $100 assessed valuation. Figuring an average house in the district to be worth about $13,000 in assessed valuation (not the market value, which is about two-thirds higher), school leaders say the average taxpayer will pay an additional $75 to $100 if all three issues pass. Voters can express themselves separately on each of the issues. A school spokesman said, "The focus of the referendum is to maintain the present Johnsburg school educational program and to pay for increased energy costs in the Transportation fund and Operation, Building and Main­ tenance funds. The timing of the referendum was made because of the consolidation of elections law which goes into effect soon. School districts and others will soon be limited as to when referenda can be offered. In the future they will be limited to no more than five times in a two-year period, on specific dates. If a request should not be made at this time, according to an educational leader, the monies generated by the increased tax rate would not be available for the 1980 taxes which are due next Summer. The same spokesman pointed out that the number of teachers in the district was reduced by 73/4, the number of non- certified employeees by four, and class size increased to near the 30-student level in all grades but first. Voting will take place from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Bush elementary school. Evident In Schaffer Talk "The November election vote means a cutback of government to the local level; it means a stop to huge federal spending and bodes well for township government". Those were the words of Senator Jack Schaffer as he spoke before the annual meeting of the McHenry County Township Officials at John Evans Inn in Crystal Lake Monday evening. Presiding over the meeting was Clarence Regner of McHenry, president of the organization. Kegner is McHenry township highway com­ missioner. Guest speaker for the evening was Dan Scheid, president of the Illinois Township Officials association. Also speaking briefly was Lynn Martin, newly elected congressman from the 16th district. New officers elected that evening were Celia Phelps, Dorr township clerk, president; Del Millar, Algonquin, vice-president; and Dorothy Mathews, Chemung, secretary and treasurer. Ms. Mathews is also a new member of the Illinois Township Officials association. Slate Hendle For Deputy Sheriff Nine-Digit Zip Code Plans Americans are restless, to be sure. Jobs make it necessary for families to be uprooted; modern highways and airlines have made it easy to be restless just for the fun of it. As a result, going over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house for Thanksgiving dinner has taken alternate routes in recent years. Travel in the 'eighties is seeing to it that the nostalgic, storybook images of going home for the holidays on foot or in a horse-drawn buggy remain another of life's idealized memories. But even now, current modes of holiday travel are slowly becoming a fond memory for an increasing number of Americans who have relocated to different parts of the country. Fuel costs have gone up and airline fares have soared. This means that in mobile America, some of the mobility is being removed. All of this has presented a problem for transplanted individuals who associate Thanksgiving with home - their "real" home. A turkey dinner and cranberry sauce with the family, and other warm memories of a traditional American holiday are recalled. Just ask any busy card maker if the old values aren't important today, especially for those away from home. They would tell you that the sales of Thanksgiving cards have doubled in the past five years - all because people who can't be home for the holidays are finding ways to be there in spirit. We have been called a rootless, impersonal society, but for every person to whom this applies, there are two who don't. Otherwise, why would "warm memories", "home", "tradition", "family ties" and similar (Continued on page 18) Representatives of the United States Postal service (USPS) apprised about 50 people in Crystal Lake Tuesday of plans to change to a nine-digit zip code in 1961 in the first meeting of the fledgling "Postal Customer Council". The Council is a cooperative of Postal Service management and residents of a given area working out problems with new and old programs that may arise in a particular locale. The USPS acting manager for Customer Services, Nick Guestell, of the Northwest Suburban facility (the regional post office), told the audience that, like the present, the new zip code will be a voluntary program, noting that most people use the code to speed delivery of their mail. The new, nine-digit code, he said, will increase efficiency, accuracy and cost effectiveness by using more modern technology that will be incorporated in the system. The USPS is absorbing automation ideas from the banking and marketing industries to accomplish their goals and the machines will help to reduce the margin of error in the Arrest Two During Burglary Of Home Two McHenry men were arrested in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 15, when Sheriff's and City of McHenry police were called to a burglary in progress at the home of Anthony Varese, 2719 Deborah lane, McHenry. Charles E. Russell, 19, of 1611 Woodlawn Park, McHenry was taken into custody by McHenry police near the scene shortly after midnight and later 4urned over to county police. A second suspect, Richard A. Garske, 22, of 2810 Rosedale, McHenry, was apprehended at about 3 a.m. by Sheriff's police. An estimated several thousand dollars in silver flatware and jewelry was recovered near the home. Both were charged with burglary, theft over $150, and criminal damage to property. Russell was also charged with attempted escape. George S. Link, 26, of 3930 Main street, McHenry, was charged with theft under $150 at about 1 p.m. Nov. 12. Someone tore a hole in the metal (Continued on page 18) system, according to the spokesman. The new code will take the form of the present five-digit number, followed by a hyphen, which is followed by four more digits. As explained by Guestell, the first three digits of the code will identify the piece as going to a general geographic location. The fourth and fifth digits are a specific local zone. The sixth and seventh numerals designate a "sector" within the local zone and the eighth and ninth numbers refer to a "segment." The segment, Guestell pointed out, could be as small as a single floor of a large office building or as large as couple of square miles depending on the population of the area served. The managers present noted the 85 percent of the cost of delivering and sorting mail is labor and indicated that this new automated system will help to keep rates down. According to Guestell, the target date for implementing the new code is February, 1961, for business and in­ dustry -- which accounts for 80 percent of the mail volume - and Fall of 1981 for residential mailers. Consider Opposition To Edison Rate Hike Action to counter the proposal of Commonwealth Edison for an increase as high as 25 percent received strong consideration by the board of High School District 156 in meeting Tuesday evening. The matter came up for discussion as the result of Project C.O.S.T., spon­ sored by the Oak Park-River Forest high school district and the Illinois Association of School Boards, ac­ cording to Mike Kelly, business manager for District 156. Kelly explained that legal action is being taken by the Oak Park-River 'Forest district. Other school districts are invited to join the effort to keep rates from going higher as energy costs escalate. The contribution of the district has been set at $1,000 to cover legal fees required to represent the schools in hearings before the Illinois Commerce Commission (Continued on page 18) Trustees of McHenry County college learned of the economic impact of student aid on the county as Dennis Wentworth, director of financial aid, advised them of the more than $2 million annually filtering into the community from the various programs. At the Nov. 18 meeting, Wentworth outlined the history of financial aid to students from the college's inception in 1968 to its present widening program. Wentworth identified sources as $210,000 from federal grants, $200,000 from the state and $90,000 from in­ stitutional programs, but with the biggest slice originating from aid to veterans at $1.5 million. He said there were five federal, seven state and three institutional programs operating. He noted that his staff had turned around the proportion of support to the college's work study program to where the federal grants now un­ derwrote $70,000 to MCC's $40,000 which Cooperative Use Of Ponds John Clark, representing St. John's cemetery board, and Dr. Duane Andreas, superintendent of the Johnsburg schools, stand on stone bridge In front of St. John's ponds. At the last meeting, the cooperative venture between Johnsburg District 12 and St. John's concerning use of the ponds and surrounding ureas as a natural site was described as "a valuable study area for both schools". With the cooperation of both school boards and the cemetery board, land fill has been removed from the second pond. Staff Photo-Nancy Wells Sheriff-Elect Henry Nulle announced Wednesday that he will be appointing Captain George Hendle as chief deputy sheriff Dec 1 Hendle will supervise the operation of the Field units He started his career with the Sheriff's department in 1968 as a patrolman In 1970 he was promoted to the rank of sergeant, and in 1972 was promoted to the rank of lieutenant In July of 1980, he obtained the rank of captain Nulle also announced the ap­ pointment of E J LaMagdeleine as undersheriff, supervising the Ad­ ministrative and Support divisions He began his career in 1953 with the Mundejei.n police, serving the last nine years as chief of the department. I^aMagdeleine is a graduate of the FBI National academy He is the ex-sheriff of Lake county, and the present sheriff of McHenry county Announcement was made this week of the appointment by McHenry County Sheriff- elect Henry Nulle, seated, of Capt. George Hendle, standing at left, as chief deputy sheriff. At right Is the current sheriff, E.J. "Chic" LaMagdeleine, who has been named by Nulle as undersheriff. Both appointments become effective Dec. 1. DEBBIE COIIN PHOTO