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The City has been confronted with the very serious problem of whether or not the city fire truck should be allowed to leave the city limits. It is no secret that the heavy truck has been mired for several hours at a time when answering calls in the Outlying districts, thus leaving the city without lire protection. , As stated definitely on previous occasions, the couhcil members, do not wish to deprive those outside the city limits of ahy help at time of disaster. On the contrary, it is their desire to I One of the oldest buildings in Me promote and assist in securing added "enry> the Owen homestead, is 1Q0 protection. With the co-operation of 3,ear > s old this year and is replete with those residents of the surrounding tev-1 ^am^y history of interest to many FIFTH OF EACH DOLLAR GOIN TO PAY TAXES 13,5001; MILLION' *OR 19381 LEVY Washington, Jan. 4--Atrtost 20 cents of every dollar earned by every person in America next year will be paid in taxes, raising collections to a new high, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States reported. The Chamber estimated that the tax j total--federal,' state and local--for INTERESTING r- NEARBY if- .*.-S •Hr/PdZ NEW JUDGE TO PRESIDE OVEI COURT OPENING BUSY,. TEAR IN THE ^ COURT |l /'-"i . 3 w*) ritory, it is felt that adequate protection can be afforded. The council members feel that their , '• One of the oldest residents of Mc- .• ^iySenry, Mrs. Ella M. Wheeler, 84 years 3d, passed away at her home on Green •^-•-'jftreet, about 9:40 p.m., Sunday even- ' fag, January 2, 1938, after several W *ionths of failing health. Born at Smyrna, Aroostook County, Maine, on December 15, 1853, Ella May Colbath, daughter of Ivory and $liza Berry Colbath, came to this yi- - einity at the age of eighteen years, ^ •'leaving relatives and friends in the fast whom she never again saw, al- ~y Hiough she always yearned to return i lb her girlhood home for'a visit. " She was united in marriage to Eti- •i - gene S. Wheeler, who preceded her in death twenty-eight years ago, on Dec. ' m, 1909. Surviving are three children, Dr. r4 £oel E. Wheeler, Miss Mabelle Wheel- . 1 ir and Mrs. Lillian Sayler, all of Mc Henry, and two beloved grandchildren, feugene and Miriam Sayler, as well as Relatives back in the state of Mains find many friends in this vicinity. y > . As long as her health permitted Mrs. ii«..;..;'„JHrheeler was active in the McHenry " ' Methodist church and Ladies' Aid Sof «Sety and was always aolicitious of the Welfare of others. She was also a member of McHenry chapter, No. 547, Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Wheeler had been confined to her home, in which she took great friends and readers of the Plaindealer. In 1837 Daniel Owen and his two _ sons, Edwin M. and „Herman N., erectaction in renting a truck for immedi-'^ a *louse 'n McHenry now known as ate protection is a move-that will beOwen house, situated in considered very fair to both the pro-' . the present grade school. Inperty owners within, the city and those] terestinif to old timers is the fact that in adjoining territory. I n°w >n .^38, just 100 years later, Dan- A new street lighting contract pre- Owen s great-grandson and greatsented by the Public Service Company £reat-grajiddaughters have returned to was referred to the city attorney, Ver-1 !?Y® m same house, making the non J. Knox, for examination. The ^th generation of Owens to enjoy the council wishes to reserve the privil-;c ?Imin 1 g homestead. ege of switching to a different plan of!. The house, when originally built, rating during the term of the contract i. ced Wauke^an 1108(1 and had colon- cendants to live ii this pioneer Mcif a savings to the city can be arrang-1 ^ ?reen shutters and a wide Henry home. ed. 'frontstaircase. In 1854, Edwin Owenj Harold Owen is also the great- Since a sum of money was appro-f grandson of Charles C. Patterson, anpriated for the purpose of bringing the ® other pioneer to McHenry county in 11837, although he settled first in Nun- 193*r wj.ll reach $ 13,500,QiQO,000, an in crease of $1,500,000,000 over estimated levies. f. ' • • All Levies Increase Federal tax levies for 1938, the quire the home, following the death of Chamber estimated, will total 6,400 "Aunt Lydia," his stepmother in 19*21. i million dollars, as compared to 5,300 , » , T % , , iurv will Ko haM iinnn* Since that time he has maintained the „,i||i„„ this year, and state and local |^k'e'"plo!"!S ot »* L«e"ch°lte IW "« held ** house as a weekend and summer res- taxes>7,100 million dollars, as against I "®f^r o cArt -ii- r mo, mL • under-car coal conveyor t.ip.pe.d over on. laence. 6,500 million for 1937. The previous Vo Early this past summer Charles | tax peak wasj10,300,000,000 in 1930. ,^^ gtreet jn Barrin ton. It is ®pns Mil. Hftroln PftttAMAn' witn1 Tw nvpnirtAi t_n v mirnpn will rpnro-!. .. .... . . . Without a doubt it is the last r&bin of 1937, but whether it will* remain here and be the first robin of 1938 also, is the question which may be solved in a few days. At any rate, a real honest-to-goodness red breast has been around the B. J. Loftus place^ in Grayslake. Mr. Loftus, who was! State's Attorney William M. Carroll out of doors early one morning, heard has requested Judge William L. Pierce •> the familiar "chirp," and goiiyg in the!to ca!l the grand jury for duty in the j,, directioh of the sound, saw the ;bird' circuit court of McHenry county next in one of the gearby trees. i j Monday. This will be the first offi- Dr.' J. A. Ross, Wauconda, Was the!01'8' visit of Judge Pierce since he re- }"works," patient, doctor, et al, on!Ce'v^ his commission as circuit judge Tuesday, Dec. 21, when he Ml on the. fronl Goyeriior Henry Horner follbw- '*"* !'s; ' -f *' < ice while getting out of his atitomo-, election on Dec. 7. bile, and tore the ligaments in hisT Circuit Clerk Will T. Conn annowflfe- ; hip. Although suffering considerable ed that the petit jury has been informpain, the doctor's report says the doc- 6d not to appear for duty Monday, *1- r.'i tor is recovering. Arriving at work Monday of last though it is the opening of the hew term. This is an indication that no discovered a large ^it °f the new jurist. State's Attorney Carroll has several matters to present to the grand jUry when it convenes Monday. It is ex- •:ifl Owen s son, Harold Patterson- with The ped.cted tax burden w l reP^" i believed the large machine was struck; pected the stav of the grand jury will his Wife, Manr E., came to McHenry sent an increase of 35 per cent m twojb an automobiie sometime during the be of short deration. with their two small daughters to years, and a 60^per cent increase above \hoM the driver managinR to drive Just what plans are being made to spend the summer. They were so'the post-war 192J,tax levy. ! - - 1 K pleased with McHenry, its schools, and; Urging the overhauling of.state tax with the old house, so richly steeped laws, the Chamber said: . in the family's traditions, that the' "About 1,100 new tax laws were coming of fall found them reluctant to! passed by state legislatures last year, leave, and they decided to bring their Aside from social security taxes, howfurniture from Evanston. Florence, 6, and Georgie Patterson (Patsy), 2, are now the fifth generation of direct descity ordinances up to date in book , , »«= w»..w form, it was decided to proceed with i ^ «Tu *?.• a(*dl"l0nBl room8 ^°! da and later in Woodstock. Harold is a review of standing ordinances at!the. "orth' what 18 now the this time. middle section. Several years Owens moved to her own the house was again converted to a Mayor Overton and the members of the streets and alleys committee will confer with state officials this week | employed as sales engineer for the .la t. er t.n. e „M erman > «In gersoU Steel and Disc Division of n> .• • ever; jthere were few important changes in*methods of state taxation." Economy Called For the car away unnoticed. j welcome the new judge have not been John Schlupp, Huntley tavern own-j announced. However, it is expected er, has what we believe is one of the \ that a goodly crowd of lawyers and oldest cats still chasing mice. Every- laymen will be present when Judge, one in the community of Huntley Pierce opens court. knows old Tom. For 24 years now Tom has been battling his way through life, and it has been a battle, as countless scars on his tough hide will prove.-the past year a total of 316 cases were Sales taxes were adopted by Ala- i gu^ now has arrived at the age of i filed. The greater number of these cases were complaints at law with a Had Busy Tear A survey of the records of the circuit clerk's office disclose that during bama and Kansas, making twenty- j retirement and plans to spend the reeight states with such laws. Colorado j majncjgr 0f his njne lives close to the and Maryland adopted income tax | warm st0ve in the Schlupp tavern. confession of judgment. This sort of a law suit seems to be the most populaws, ^ making ^ thirty-six states with Twenty-four year- ago a farmer came. lar on the court docket these days. * " to town and left a bag full of kittens, j Matrimonial troubles continue to old Tom was one of the kittens and] keep in the limelight in the local taking a liking to Mr. Schlupp, he!court. During the past year a total such laws, and there was a considerable growth in miscellaneous taxes. "The federal government is taking _ _ « nerman ~ ,steps to revise its tax laws with the ^ag there ever since. In his!of forty-three divorce suits were filed home and Borg-Warner Corporation in Chicago. object of eliminating inequities *"diprinie Tom was one of the cagiestjand two suits for separate maintenand commutes daily on the Northwest- discriminatory features,' the report, ratter3 in McHenry county. But now t ance. -co -- . .. . ... . em railroad. His wife is the former said. "There is equal need for state|he has ieft such matters to his des-l Listed in the court cases for the regarding regulations in the improve-j *„ . •' ™ ; Mary Amelia Edmonds, a Los Angeles, governments to take action along this, cendants of which there are no doubt year are seventeen indictments retarnment oi: the road leading to the Mc-I™^111^ J^^CaUfornia, giri whom he met while shrine." 1 " Henry Country Club. died. Lydia iseveral hundreds. Just a bite to eat ed by the grand jury under the direc- FORMER McHENRY MINISTER HONORED BY tJNIVEESALISTS Dr. John M. Ratcliff, a former resident and Universalist minister here, has recently been elected secretary of the Universalist General Convention. The "Christian Leader," in its issue of Dec. 11, has the following story with a picture of Mr. Ratcliff:- "John M. Ratcliff was born in a rural section of southern Illinois near the _. n ~ . . „ T .. .. villw of Greenup in 1892. He came 5££*' of Univeraaliat parents who took the ' f.mnn. oU TTnJw^oUcf ini.m.1 "r\.« sentimental ties to the old homestead Pfett»rqnn was visiting in the middle west in | The Chamber declared that there j and pienty 0f hours for a snoose is all. tion of State's Attorney Carroll and y i 1927., They were married in Los An-,are "new evidences of increasing pop-ithat old Tom asks of life these days.'his assii amin'changedtar^movin^the fronton- gele8'in 192.9- *n odd coincidence J ular resistance to higher taxes." Jt j he is a great favorite of many trance to face the mill nond and Boone Mrs. Owpn is the third Mary Owen to j said that where tax propositions had|peop]e and must eater to his public, trance to lace the mill pond and Boone live in ^ old hoUM| Harold's great'been submitted to referendum vote in thereby losing a lot of his snoozing aunt and an aunt both bearing the various states the proposals were de-jjj0Ur8 same name. lfe*^ !t ad^e?: . Using a toy run, a la DiUinger, - . The Owens have made extensive re-. The current business recession em- j|enry patticson, 16-year-old formericourts of the county-seat which has pairs to the old house, including the Phasizes the need for retarding tne resjdent 0f Harrington, gained en-1 cut down the number of indictment® installation of a new heating plant,Ir*t®.°* incre*8* °* governmental ex-jtrance into an apartment home Wed-,for the year. and modernization of the plumbing j penditures and taxes, to tlhe end a jnesday afternoon of last week, assault creek. A white picket fence and an elaborate summer house were added to the yard. During the I890*s the house was remodelled for the last time by the addition of a section on the north. The white picket fance was not removed until 1907. All of Edwin M. Owen's seven children were born and brought up in the old home. His son, Charles Starr, in 1892 married Georgie Patterson, a famous old Universalist journal, 'The Star in the West,' and who heard Eraspride, for'sometime, but enjoyed her mus Manford and other famous itinpleasant friends. A good mother, a good neighbor and a good friend, her generosity and kindness will remain a pleasant memory for all time. Funeral services were held at the home at 2 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon, January 5, 1938, with Rev. Min ar Gerrard, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating. E. C. Fisher, superintendent of Peoria, and one of her dearspoke words of tribute lost beautifully expressthe twenty-third fcripture. one of her fav- ' Sweet Day, Bye i, Kindly Light." Iry chapter, O. E. pe ritualistic fun- |ome. »1 offerings were sympathy from iodland cemetery to her final rest- Harrison, H. M. Johnson, Ray ipson and Glenn [the sweetest; v:! 9wer pondering one hour *, ve of heart other of Heaven apart Kh -- A Mother! debt "that she has given; here young Ratcliff attended services, attending the other churches also, especially the Presbyterian, since the Universalist church was closed much of the time, and he held official pos unusually strong, and it was quite natural that Charles Owen should kcassistant, Don. A. Wicks. Law Abiding County, This is evidence that McHenry county is a law abiding county. State' Attorney Carroll has had mtny minor law violations settled in the justice „ i. v -v,'mnMH1?-- J This manner system. "We hope to make further gradual improvements in this fine old house, but still retain its character," the Oweiis stated. "We have been delighted with our life in McHenry and are looking forward to making it our permanent home and enjoying the pleasures and responsibilities of its splendid community life." the restraints and handicaps which le<J Mrs g j w>,c resides there {crimes also is a taxes place upon enterprise may be moderated and business given more freedom to cope with current economic diffieultiee." eral Convention ought to be a specialist in helping local churches is responsible for his election. *Dr. Ratcliff is married and he has two daughters, Nadine, who is president of the M dford Square Y. P. U. itions in their Sunday schools and j and Roselyn, aged five. Mrs. Ratcliff young people's societies. was Lucille Smith of Ringwood, 111. "The Rev. Almira L. Cheney, now Her grandparents, Vermont and New living in Chicago, at that time had a! Hampshire Universalists, moved west circuit of Universalist churches in and were instrumental in establishing southern Illinois, took an interest in j Universalist churches in Illinois. John Rtatcliff and influenced him to "During the World War Dr. Ratenter the ministry. Dean Lewis B. cliff served with the War Camp Com- RESUME STATE AID FOR OLD --- ABE Fisher was another influence in that direction. "iProfessor Ratcliff is a Doctor of Edu ration at Harvard University, a degree which was awarded in 1934. m unity Service in Ohio, Michigan and Illinois. GOVERNMENT MAKES NEW GRANT BBG PARDOU! In our chronology of the year printed in last week's issue of The Plaindealer we failed to include the name of John Buch in the list of deaths. Because of them any deaths during the year we could not record them all, but endeavored to name the Old Timers and prominent persons who passed away. Mr. Buch was one of the oldest residents here and well known in the community and deserves mention. We are sorry and the oversight was unintentional. MMIMM IMII111 »»• MMf Among the Sick Friends of Mrs. J. P. Smith of Chiin handling petty a vine to the county and threatened to shoot her month-old | and cuts down the expense of calling baby, according to Police E. W. Baade,j* grand jury. It also disposes of this an uncle of Mrs. Baade's husband.!kind of crime in a quick manner. The youth knocked at the door, be-j The county prosecutor has made a lieving he was calling at another home fine record during his first year in he said afterwards, and when Mrs. j office. He has displayed a keen know- Baade opened the door he thrust the | ledge of how to handle the various toy gun towards her and entered Fol-1 criminal matters which have come to lowing a scuffle in which Mrs. Baade. his attention during the year. received a black eye and bruises, | During the course of a year a state's she succeeded in driving the youth j attorney is called on to act as referee away ,but not until after he had1 "> various kinds of family quarrels, to threatened to shoot the baby. She settle disputes of all descriptions and called the chief of police, and fromjin general he is kept pretty busy at the description she gave he was able hours of thed ay and mgj|£f . ^ ^ to determine the identity of the in trader. NATIVE OF McHENRY DIES IN WASHINGTON HOLDUP STAGED AT • § " HARRINGTON DEPOT y ' f m '• vx y-A^xl M •T ' £34; Governor Horner has received word from Washington that the Federal So- "Dr. Ratcliff is not only a specialist tial Security Board has resumed its i cago, an old-time resident of this city, in education but a specialist in re- contribution to old-age assistance in wjil be sorry to hear she is still confin-i bered by many old friends here, building old farmhouses. Many of his Illinois. ed to the Belmont Hospital in that The "Lewis County Advocate Sheriff Nolle was notified Monday morning that the Chicago Northwest- Jern depot at Barrington was held up Belatives in this locality have re- that morning by two men and $1,000 ceived news of the death of Willard in cash taken. Bishop, who was born and reared here j Only, a scant doscriptioi was ab» but for many years has resided at tained of the two men who neld up Chehalis, Wash. He will be remem- the place. It is thought they made their escape in a Hudson coupe, of Sheriff Nulle notified police officers His graduate work was at the Univer- i friends have enjoyed his hospitality at. A grant to the state ot $3,216,681 for-city, flowing a fall at the home of. Chehalis, Wash., has the following ac- in the various municipalities in Mcsity of Chicago, where he received his his old farmhouse, or his old school- the quarter January 1 to March 81 her daughter, Mrs. Leonard Kimball,! count of his death as well tribute to Henry county to be on the watch for A- . B-- . d- egree i- n 1-9--16 . *- 1 VT-- Tr L!--M 1 -- ihim:- L u:-- "Around that university are located the divinity schools of various denominations, and in preparation for the ministry Ratcliff used them all--Congregational, Disciples, Baptist, Universalist. He earned his degree of Master of Arts at Chicago University house, home in New Hampshire.' Births was provided, he said. last February. isuch a machine. The sudden death Sunday after-' - -- „ . ~ •• , Asserting that the board's action j Mrs. John. King is recovering from Dec. 19, 1937, of Willard E. inS Peasant calls paid by Mr. awl Mr*. meant permanent federal approver an illness at her home on Court street, j and financial assistance, the governor John S. Freund, who has been i\\ B<sh°p, ^ weu Kn h°^ toTws"Jmi£! ""Sudden passing is a shock but as id it marked success of a ^ix for several weeks, is again confined to torney. came as^a shock to his faniily ^ yeara* pass wjjj a 8Qurce of _ ^ _ months' drive to reorganise the Illi-jhis bed at his home on <Court street. | Jear/lttock whUe^ ^attendine s latitude to those who remain, that Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gerasch announce nois setup. J J. J. Doherty has been confined j tulev ^hLr near aaaiSto ^rith: there are many homes in the communthe arrival of a daughter at their home Federal funds were shut off last, his bed with a sever cold at his home turkey shoot near Claquato with .^ where his v..its are being recalle<i by work in these schools. He prepar-jon Pearl street, New Years Day. _ 'summer when reorganisation of the Jon the Crystal Lake road, the P®®t j Bjsj,0p complained of feeling w'^ be missed." tired and went to his car, where he1 Mr- Bishop was * nephew of J. D. expired a very few minutes afterward. Smith' Lincoln, HI., and of*WS* ed for teaching through work at Boston University, Columbia and Harvard. His thesis for his doctorate was 30, a son. on the subject: "Equating Intelligence! Tests." His work resulted in the de-| fl[UC|[Q nniril • velopment of new techniques which UkRullO IlLT CALO have been employed in recent investigations at Harvard and which aip described in a monograph of the Haiffc, vard Graduate School of Education. "Dr. Ratcliff was ordained in 1915 to the Universalist ministry in Illinois. Before going to Tufts College in 192? he held pastorales at McHenry, 111.. Church of the Redeemer, Chicago, Halifax, N. S., and Rockland, Maine Born to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Oef- state's administrative machinery fling at their home in Johnsburg, Dec. landed. 1 week. Mrs. Doherty, who has been ill, is on the gain. j 603,419 OUT OF WORK IN STATE To Hold Exams •jln the meantime plans made for the examinations* to be held at Springfield this coming Saturday for applicants for county welfare superintendent jobs through the state. Five from McHenry county will travel to Springfield on this date to enter into the examinations for the position of old age assistant director Thtf in - ' ~ CUPID LOSES r GROUND DURIN6 YEAR IN [While he had been warned by physi-1Lola Walsh of Los Angeles, Calif, cians of his dangerous condition some' I time ago he had gone about his duties j las usual. With his wife he had plan- ' | ned to leave next month on a trip to Mexico City. j "He was bom Aug. 14, 1879, at Me-f Henry, 111. Hfe had been a resident «fi Rubber Stamps at The Plaindealer i/HO IS J1 Dan Cupid lost a lot of ground in Chehalis the past thirty-six years and . Washington, D. C., »-^Thtf jn thT" county."^ThTy'^hTclude"^Ldla McHenry county since the new mar-;was a member of the ^wis County number of persons in Illinois whfc vol- Barter of Harvard, who has held the riage law went into effect y j nrnminpnf in th«> T^wi« j l. ! jvuuiwi ui wic iveueemci, v/muntarily registered as unemplqjved in position of head of the county welfare 1937. After recording a new a im y p N- s-' Maine, the government census taken list No- department" since its inception, and • SSineHis' noted' fice "irt orgMizaUoT' He tas° a • Thanks ^ While on the faculty at Tufts he has vember 16, was 469,743, according to Mrs. Mary Yates and Mrs. Harriet with 178, a steadj def1'"e th* iTniv»r«Jtw nt vri^h t dTZF*Sde' served as pastor at Beverly, Charles-! figures released today iiy iEhn HMtfhitwortlr-of Woodstock and MA. duraig the remamder of the ywr jg^uate ^ A^Ybo' : ( nH, for ESS town and Wakefield, Mass. | Biggei?, director of the censi*. Winifred Hasley and Florence Ritter j The total ^^.ved by his' wSfe ' Ethel- Km^fits I g:s£op:?S; s in Illi- pervisors on Jan. 11 the result of the was far ahead of its record for the;ford. Ore i ^^mohh^Mra 1 of the National Y. P. U., 1919-21, and'out the blanks sent to them „ion Hesi're to an officer of the General Sunday jcated total of jobles? persoi Ik dl donated use 1 School Association from 1920 to 1935, nois was 683,419. The ' * ' serving as a Le ranked examinations will be learned. jsame period in 1936. .-5 J. E. Wheeler. [•heeler. ------ James Sayler. bMURPHY 11 behind The winner in the contest for this! The following figures show ia. New position will hold the job for four comparison: of 1,200,- years at a salary of $120 per month. rnisylvaniai phy, a lifelong resv, died at the Hfrt- of leadership m o department superinten- third in unemployed, but dent, as secretary, vice-president and ;New York and Pennsylvj president of that organization. Yof^, had an indicated to1" "At Tufts Professor Ratcliff is a 000 unemployed and member of two faculties--of the 900,000. ^ , School of Religion and the School of , The grand total of 7,8^2,912 who . Education. He has taken a position | listed themselves as without jobs in moved here recently to make his home ^pni , New England in com-j private enterprise was announced Sat- in the Julius Keg place on Riverside, May CERTIFIED TEACHER W. E. Dobyns, who with his family January . February March ... ^!£™oiiewh£e 'work^'"and^"summer institute1 Grday by Biggers as th^ result of a Drive, is now a certified CulberteonjJune jv afternoon, ^ become widely known; voluntary mail census coiiipleted Nov. teacher and also a member of the July ^r^declini^ foThis stadtaTin the fieid"of"'develop- 20. Tests'in about fifty localities show-; Culbertson National Studios. T weeks. 'ng the resources of local churches, P* pjjj jfinn., 78 and for his success at Wakefield. His rt„{ Henry' and Mary methods now are being presented to tides the parents, ««*** Maasachusetts Universalist churches. Doubtless the feeling that ol ' "A v •fed many ignored the census and with the result of these testa statisticians • August ....... September . Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martin, October were able to arrive at7an estimated daughter, Rita, sons, Robert and Wil-! November total of 10,870,000 idle ai of that date, liam Martin, of Chicago, spent New December «... Since Nov. 20 more than a million ad-' Year's Day in the Glenn Robison home Woodstock. I Totals .... • - *•' : . ti^aecre^ty UaHHwaatot Gen-^ditipD^l workers have Ixjat their jobs. Im 38 "Funeral services were h»:ld Wed-| the i nesday at the WestminsfGr Presbyter-j jian church at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Her-' 1936 bert W. Gordon officiating. Inter-: 25;ment was in Claquato. j --26j "Up on the hillside neighbors •'get] Si; pretty neighborly, so the sudden pass*' 44ling of Will Bishop Sunday will leavei 68 a void there which will not be filled. 1 100 i "Maybe it was a home on his side SO, of the street or one on the other side j 75 but he was a great hand to 'visit- &! around' in the neighborhood^,and that the new 1938 child, but simply a "Way 77 is one of the qualities which go to Back When" baby. This youngster of 88 make up a good neighbor. ; about six months old is now one of the 58: "Nor will the visits be missed on the best known young men in McHenry. ! hillside alone. Many, many homes in'Can you guess his name? The answer 808 and around Chehalis are toda$ recall-;will be given in next week's issue. No, this is not Cupidi neither is it > . .