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-v /I,' .h-.V. • t .s?* . - V 1 • life Two mimmw r ' »* r- . v' THE MeHXNBY PLAINDEALEB (m*** *.iv' LXLYXJUDI The Lily Lke Ladies' League held a bunco* party at the Lily Lake Casino Tuesday afternoon. Prizes were won by Anne Kindred, Mrs. Gilman, Mrs. Pmochel, Mrs. O'Leary, Mrs. Harle, Mrs. Drummel, Mrs. Gannon, Mrs. Steinsdoerfer, M. Zimmerman, Mrs. Rabkin, Mrs. Krieger and Josephine Dosch. _ Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Miller at home of Mr. and lira. R. and Mrs. Philip Thennes Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Leo Diedrich and family of McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Marsh and son, Richard, spent the weekend at their cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Nemies of Chicago visited the home of Mr. and Mrs, Jack Wrublewski Sunday. - Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dosch and daughter, Josephine, visited at th« home of Miss Carrie Nieaman Thursday. / I Mr.and Mrs. Allen of Chicago vis- Thursday, July 31,1938 t - ' Virginia Is Host To National Editorial Ass'n SIX DAY TOUR STATE IS STARTED, WITH THE CITY OF CHARLESTON AS FIRST STOP {Continued from last week) 0. of Cicero spent the weekend at their Zimm€rman gUIMjay *t Lily Lake. j Mr The Lily Lake Ladies' League held (the llOiVrc' v f Mr. «ad Mrs. Carl a dance at the Lily Lake Casino Sat- Swanson Friday. urday evening, July 16# with about | Mr. and Mrs. William Nystrom of 200 people in attendance. Chieigo spent a few days at the home Miss Alta Thompson, Sam Buck- 0f Mr. and Mrs. WBlbert Swanson. man, Miss Alice Thompson and Mr. J Mr. and Mrs. Day of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. McZeman, aJA of Chicago, Dagen and Emil Bonardi, all of Rosevisited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. l land, visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Weisbaum, over the weekend. George Vollmer over the weekend. After the three-day convention at the Greenbrier Hotel, at White Sul- MrK«nM"i"p«x Uk, visited fk°r SPriW Wert Vil^ta, 800 .ttendants at the National Editorial Association convsnticr, rers takes or> 14JS77 acres. The six smaller one* are Hawks Nest, Tomlinson Run, Carnifex Ferry, Pinacle Rock, Blackwater Falls and Droop Mountain Battlefield. The caravan of busses entered the city of Charleston about noon, escort- Mr. and Mrs. George Esser and. Visitors in the Fred Dosch homeiburg to Arthurdale. a six-day tour of the state, seven of j ^ byfour squad cars of state police, -- _ , , , . _ , . who stayed with the group all the way toe very latest models «f Ground} the eix-day tour. With sirens busses being used each day, with the j jjcreecj1. the police led the parade exception of Sunday, June 26, when the Baltimore and Ohio railroad provided the newspaper people with a special train, for the trip from Clarkscharge of all the drivers In this ear* poration, accompanied the guests on the entire trip. He was instrumental in securing for the party the very latest in busses and picked the best drivers for the occasion. And, by the way, it takes a very good and experienced man at the wheel to handle a large Greyhound at high speed over the mountainous roads of the Althrough the narrow streets oti the out- j leg-hanies of West Virginia. These I FIREMEN ANSWER CALL Fireof unknown origin broke out in the basement of Blake's garage on Pear] street last Thursday evening at about 6 o'clock. The local fire, department was notified, but by the time the fire truck reached the scene of the conflagration, garage attendants had practically extinguished the blase. Little damage was done. Children on a Ship It is an ancient belief among stamen that children bring good luck to a ship. .EXECUTOR'S NOTICE * • family of Chicago spent the weekend over the weekentLwere Mr, at Lily Lake. John Cusick of Chicago. William Hahn and family of Chi-1 Connie Boyko of Chicago, spent'the cago visited the home of his sister, weekend at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Art Skelly over the Mr. and Mrs. J. Boyko. weekend. i Mr. and Mrs. Ted Budil spent the Mr. and Mrs: Hanson and daughter weekend at the home of his mother, of Chicago spent the weekend at thieir Mrs. Mae Budil.. cottage at Lily Lake. I'" Mr. and Mrs. C. Blum of Chicago Mrs. E. Dagen and children of Rose- spent the weekend at their cottage, land spent a week at the home of j Mr. and Mrs. R. Galitz of Chicago. &r. and iflrs. George Vollmer.. •' sp^pt the weekend: atLilyLake. " Mr. and Mrs. Draper of Chicagfcj/ ' . . / ; ' V • ;.v'".v-| spent the weekend at their cottage. ; J Order your Rubber Stamps at Thi 'Dinner guests at the home of Mr. Plaindealer., and Mrs. Leaving White Sulphur Thursday skirts of the city, going on through the town out to the Edgewood Country Club,,where a wonderful lunch was awaiting the guests. Here was a scene never to be forgotten, a clubhuse lomen received great praise from thei tourists for the expert manner in! which they handled their busses, none| of the passegers even experiencing a.' scare, let alone Injuries* housx call OPTICAL SERVICE n T00I Ml HW NO EXTRA CHARGE Dr. C. Keller /'1 ftPTOMFtRIST db/ '1. v L 4 . Is now permanently located in .. McHenry at his summer home on Riverside Drive. Forty-six years experience testing eyes and making glasses. ^ Gall for Appointments! All Kinds of Repairs --- Telephone 211-R HILLTOP INN :-r ;!/•••£ 2^ Miles North of McHenry on Ronte 31 j; FRANK KEMPHER, Prop. "SHOOTIE" THELEN BEHIND THE BAR ;:"V Drinks of all Kinds ' Under New Management ----^-Formerly Shober's Tavern WEST VIRGINIA'S STATE CAPITOL GLASSES COMPLETE CO CA AS LOW AS fO.Olr For appointment, Phone Chicago, Franklin 8610 -- McHenry <KKW or Write to -- Dr. M. M. Kagan OPTOMKTRIC EYE SPECIALIST 108 N. State Street^ Oiago One of the latest and most comprehehsive views of West Virginia's new 10-million dollar state capitol . | .^designed by the late Cass Gilbert, New York City. The structure is considered one of the finest envernmental buildings in the United States. i MI PLACE RESTAURANT Phone 192 JUSTEN & FREUND, Props. Green St. * HALF SPRING FRIED CHICKEN 60c Y FOOT^LONG HOT DOGS 10c morning the itinerary called for a luncheon stop to be made at Charleston, the capital city of the state. Much beautiful fountain scenery was found between tliese two points, with short stops being made at some of the most interesting, which included gorges, that could easily be favorably compared with those of the Rockies.' Viewing these from the high points along the wonderful mountain highways, the visitors could be heard to utter exclamations of joy and surprise. They had no idea that this state contained such wonderful scenery. j* cated upon a high elevation and a golf course where nature provided all the hazards to go with a course that would delight anyone interested in the game. Visit Capitol Building Following the lunch and a short rest the itinerary called for a visit to the $10,000,000 capitol building down in the city. A reception committee was on hand to extend the welcome of the state officials and afterwards a tour was made of the building, which it is claimed is1 one of the finest government buildings in the United States. This capital city is named for Cap- Much could be written about the highway system of Wjest Virginia. The state has been building cement roads for a number of years' at great ex-1 pense, due to the problem of getting through the mountains. The roads are in fine condition and would be very! interesting to motorists who like the uusual when they drive their own cars. It is up and down and around curves nearly all the way. However,; all - the dangerous spots are well | guarded and one need have no fear, I while traveling at good speed. The' state has a 45-mile speed limit, but a careful driver would not even reach1 BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF CHARLESTON FISH FRY EVERY FRIDAY FRESH PERCH PINK HARRISON'S of Pistakee Bay FRIED CHICKEN PLATE LUNCH --- 50c Tasty Sandwiches --- Delicious Drinks Dancing Every Saturday Throughout The Season === Barbara Horick's Orchestra YARD SQUARE BLEACHED DISH TOWEL Also serves dozens of utility purposes around the house. Perfect quality sugar sack lined, laundered. bleached and ironed. . pC ^ ,x *.r * .* mm® Bird's-eye view of the east side of Charleston, showing the principal 'business district, the new Capitol in the background and in the furthest background, on. the south side of the river, the new Kanawha City residential development. Laidley Field, the Charleston athletic stadium, is in the upper left of the picture, and just to the left of the business district appears the Charleston wholesale district. SPECIALS State Parks | One renowned spot on this past of the trip is Hawks Nest, a state park, an area of land situated on Route 60. This is primarily important for its inclusion of picturesque and scenically beautful Hawks Nest Rock. From the rock at this point New River 'Canyon is truly a glorious site. West Virginia has four major park areas and six smaller ones, containing in all approximately 25,000 acres. The larger parks are Watago, containing 10,925 acres; Babcock, 3,616 acres; Lost River, 3,760 acres, and !Caeaipon, MANHATTAN SALAD PLATES, 8 in 8c QUEEN MARY SALAD BOWL, 9 '<•> ISc OVIDE CUPS & SAUCERS. «e GLASS TUMBLERS, 9 ex., Crystal, 6 for.....19c SI STONEWARE CASSEROLE. Vh in ..33c Wm. H. Althoff Hdwe. tain Charles Clendennin, whose father established Fort Lee at the junction! of the Great Kanawha and Elk Tivers in 1788. Daniel Boone resided in Charleston lor- several years and rep-1 resented Kanawha county in the Virginia Assembly in 1790-91. The, population of the city is estimated at 70,000. llus Drivers Praised Charleston is ithe center c(f the Atlantic Greyhound Corporation, one of the largest Greyhound lines in the United States. It operates in eleven of the Middle and South Atlantic states. Col. "Shingleton, Who lias this speed over the mountain trails. Charleston has an altitude of 604 feet above sea level and covers art area of 11.7 square miles. Surround ing it is one of the most successful and most active gas fields in eastern United States. It has the largest axe factory and largest sheet glas plant in the world and has becoma one of the leading chemical centers i the country. Mined in the Charleston trading area in 1937 were approximately 53,182,369 tons of coal out of a total of 115,000,000 tons mined in the stake, (To be continued) Main Street .-.a**# West MrHani < True Beauty After all, the most natural beauty in the world is honesty and moral truth; for all beauty is truth. True features make the beauty of a face, and true proportions the beauty of architecture, as true measures that of harmony and music. In poetry, which is all fable, truth still is the perfection.--Lord Shaftesbury, * Wealth and-Envy "Wealth brings envy," said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "but envy is always easier to endure than want." Black aad White "De debble is not always as black as he is painted," said Uncle Ebcn. "It is alao true^dat he ain' nearly w *s white as he t0 ?*y "Puriug War of 1812 Here's the per-month pay scale for soldiers and musicians in the "War of 1812: Privates and musicians, $6; corporals, $7; sergeants, >$8;" quartermaster sergeants and sergeant- majors, $9; ensigns and second lieutenants, $20; first lieutenants, $30; captains, $40; majors, $50, colonels, $75. "Lithuania Another Heiri In the World war Lithuania was the battleground of the German and lRussian armies, and suffered as much as >Belgium, perhaps, «s « result. 1M of 2,M0 Germs Harmful r Only 100 of the 2,000 known kMi of bacteria and germs are harmful! Put mankind; the other 1,900 Are n®cks to necessary to life. jgulped. The First Library The first library of which there is definite information was the collection <of cuneiform writings of the Assyrian King Asurbanipal, about 650 B. C. Sugar Strengthens Mortar 'Sugar or cane molasses increase* the tensile strength of bricks about •60 per -cent when mixed with a limesand mortar. Cormorant Fishing in Japan •Cormorant fishing is a big industry among Chinese and Japanese. The birds are trained to catch fish and bring them to their owners. But knowing cormorants' great gluttony, owners take no chances and keep fish from being Estate of Gustav Bloethiher, Deceaaed ! The undersized, Executor of the last Will and Testament of Gustav Bloethmer, deceased, hereby gives notice that he will appear before the County Court of McHenry County, aft the Court House in Woodstock, on the 15th \ day of August, A. D. 1938, which time all persons having claims against said Estate are notified and' requested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 5th day of July, A TV KURT VOSS, Executor. (Pub. July 7 - 14 - 21) BRING A FRIEND Oil Permanenta, 2 persona for ....$5 up to $16, singly $3 to $12 complete Non-Ammonia Waves $2.50 c'mpl'te STOMPANATO'S Beauty and Reducing Salon Phone 641 Woodstock, IH. Stifling, enervafinff heat team nlicay* »u>eep this climott fit Summer. But need |onj«r Buffer in noeKerinf tVitrnt. Ws - HAVS;' insulated < scows of -. homes in this vicinity witftVCAPITOL ROCK WOOL, customarily cutting inside temperatuies 8" to 15* in Summer, making upstairs and downstairs telBr peratures practically unifortn. la Winter, this saine in«ulatioO fo- "pels the cold, cresting measurably warmer rooms, yet quickly pay- Ting for the entire job with 20% to 40% fuel saving. We have the proof to ahow yaa. Write or phone far full detaila LEO J. STILLING McHenry 75-J Representing; \ THE STANDARD LIME AND STONE CO. --Factory Branch- 2101H. Monitor St., Chicago, Illinois STANDARD RED CROWN TMt LONO MILMAOt OA&OUMM GET SOME FROM YOUR STANDARD OIL DEALER