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. '-v-.; wm |MMM at McHsBiry. Ok, i *e net of May 8, l«t. Tor ..$2^0 CDIIONALSSOCJATION Display ads for the Plaindealer 'V. will be accepted until Tuesday noon of the week ad is to appear. Class- 1 :• v ified ads will be accepted until Wedd. ' nesday morning at 10 o'clock. News ' must be in our office by 5 o'clock . * ' on Tuesday afternoon. 0 *•" " Raral Youth Members Invited To france Rural Youth members and friends, j riiri-t! former Rural Youth members, *y older 4-H members and all high -*j i> school boys and girls are invited to .; see the old year out and the new one in at a dance at the I. O. 0. F. hall - in Woodstock on Wednesday, Dee. 31. Bob Gerlolf, Les Luedtke and Helen Johnson of Pleasant Valley» and George Rassmuasin of Marengo are in charge of refreshments. • • • Efctertains At Christnutt Party Mrs. Thomas Vt<Winssort ~ :#is hostess to members of the East • River Road Pinochle club at their last meeting, a Christmas party, on Thursday afternoon. Hie table was attractively decorated in keeping with thf holiday season and Mrs. : Thonneson served a tasty lunch. Prise winners in cards included Mrs. B. J. Jerjens, Mrs. Ben Diets, Mrs. wi Eleanor Miller and Mrs. Frank Adelmeier. A gift exchange followed the meeting. ^ The next meeting of the club will be on Jan. 2 at the home of Mrs. Eleanor Nye. . 'W * • * ; \VHoly Name Member* --;--_ Entertained Children ' " " Children of St. Patrick's parish, if - » considerably more than 100 in num- > ber were present in the church hall last Sunday evening, with their parents, to enjoy a Christmas party. targe, decorated tree proved at- 731 tractive to the kiddies and Santa "V made his appearance to distribute |l bags of candy, flruit and nuts. The For The Ani Of McHeairy Mrs. Frances RataSe announces engagement of her daughter. June, to Carl J. Milinac, son of Mr. ana Mrs. John D. MiUinae of Lily Lake. T%e wedding will take place in the spring. * * i Altar and Roaary #• To Elect Often* • ** 1 .% The Altar and Rosiry sodality of St. Patrick's church will hold its next meeting in the church hftll on Monday evening, Jan. 5, at Which time election of officers will be held. The committee in charge of the meeting includes Mrs. way, chairman; Mrs. William Boetsch, JMiss Lenore Frisby, Mrs. Joe Mill«frand Mrs. Harry O^Bsien. Evening Bridge Club r Has Christmas Party Members of the Evening Bridge club enjoyed a Christmas party at Shady Rest, near -Woodstock, on Wednesday evening of last week. A turkey dinner, followed by an exchange of gifts, was enjoyed bv Mesdames Paul Schwerman, H. B. Schaefer, Thomaa Hhalin, Eldred Wattles, Ben Miller, George Lindsay, Edward Nickels and Robert Thompson, •' >• At Party Court Joyce Kilmer, (Nb. 678, Catholic Daughters of America, met in the K. of C. hall on Thursday evening, Dec. 18, for their annual Christmas party. Seventy-one members were in attendance. The hall was beautifully decorated, and a Just Votimlt VnderMmd lighted Christmas tree and exchange of gifts made the evening one long to be remembered. This waa also the second party of the current card tournament, wi$h Erises being awarded to Miss Mary inney, Mrs. Helen Dobyns and Mrq. Ethel McGee in contract 'bridal, Mrs. Anna Sutton, Miss Rose Huemann and Mrs. Eleanor Nye in auction bridge; Mrs. Olive May, Mrs. Helen Miller, Miss Katie Weber, Miss Frances Bauer, Mrs. Clara Stilling, Mrs. Helen Heuser and Mrs. Lena Bohr in pinochle: Mrs. Martha (Ben) (Freund in five hundred; and Mrs. Pauline Adams in bunco. Mrs. Ella Buss, grand regent, was presented a Christmas gift from her officers, and she in turn, remembered the officers with personal gifts. A very delicious lunch was served by Marie Powers, chairman, and the following committee: Mrs. Helen H'ettermann, Mrs. Pauline Nimsgern, Miss Lorraine Thennes, Miss Catherine Wagner, Miss Florence Knox and Mrs. Catherine Johnson. There will be no business meeting in January. The social meeting and third party of the card tournament will be on Jan. 15. Secured Farm Mi Under, the emergency farm' labor program* which were authorized by eengreas, extension agents made 7% gaflttoa Job placement* last year. I SUB Largest City Loa Angeles with an area of 450 square miles is the largest city in the United States in area. It is located in Los, Angeles county, the nation's leading agricultural pro* ducer and wealthiest farm county. O L I D A Y S fft Have The XJnd Ton Wort! fit- ^Crowned With Bay Leaves Bay leaves, now used in pot roasts and pickles, were once used to crown the beads of ancient kings and heroes. The sweet bay tree of •outhern Europe is the true laurel of the Romans, the Daphne of the Greeks, the victor's . lamilr" and poet's laurel of rgmgfcc*. Sfeehgth of Plywood Douglas fir logs from which plywood is made are called "peelers," because thin sheets of wood are peeled from the log, then bonded together into the panels. Actually, tests undertaken at the Forest Products laboratory, Madison, Wis., have proved plywood has pound for pound strength greater than that of steel. f Every veteran Mrs who is in a v . a __ ... rican Legion Green rehi the local aeanced. Plans are throughout the Christmas cheer veterans. The local auxiliary part in the Ch ' veterans being ar itois department. Veterans in the ~ _ The gifts are being' auxiliary units th]-- and will be pres abled men arid auxiliary members Christmas parties and entertainfit practicable, tfefp wiQ-fce given in providing ChrUfoMs trsss decorations. veterans are Veterans' Adml this Christmas and ing t|o m ake y as possible fo* WOO *>*• IM AMOBG HMIIMllllllllBllliiMi Msncy, daughter of Mr. aadfj we Whiting, who resMaringir Wood, had the misfortune to her arm on Sunday. seoeoeI Ml e IIIIKIIMI;jfi sylvanit ning to their la ITMAN'S SAMPLER ^ frAIRHILL 1 BOW KNOT XT ,$1.75 $1.25 $1.60 nr We Also CaiTy Other Famous Brands. GOBELIN Parly Coal JUadng > ancients apparently M tMt know the value of coaL There is a record of the Britons having used, coal as early as 892 as a household fuel. Mining was begun in America In 1750 in Virginia. Prior to that time, however, the Indians used poli* ed coal for ornaments andT powuered coal in paint. di^irintW 1 imel at the sub- NO CAVSB FOtjt ALARM Titms sw 0omphtely, utterly, wholly clnmgtd toS$y, Miss I9«r> rit mMst * distrtcHd mother m this mrticU. Although her dmght* rt mrt only 13 tmd IS, "Districtml Mollk" hiii4i>u thmt their pr*s- •mt mctums portemdm grim futon. "You am't put the cloth hack," Miss Norris tdmowishes MoO**, suggesting that she sceept the present conditions mud stnudnrds, just m fond mothers bene done for countless generations. Judging by pereutei steuderds, there dweys will he e,"reckless youth" Meuy » fme women of todey drove her pereuts elmost iuto despek 4u ^939. while they, iu turn, were e cousteut sostree of worry to their pereuts beck et the turn of the eeuhtry. In eecb cese the appr ehension wet along sousewhet different lines but alweis alermed pereuts wjee aroused by the actions of "reckless youth." Instead of consteutly bereuguing their offspring to abide by the steuderds pf good eld 4*y*," pereutsj&ould set a gocJ ostempfe for tuek: children eud should euaburefiyhem to eate estimable &etities of ecter, Miss Norri| cosmsels. Hr ALICE BUTE unto ' DIANA M STUF7 CONFECTION!^ 1 Limited Aqpp^|] GET IT HOW!*? Pacrkas Maid * XMAS " HARD CANDIES A Delicious For AU The Family -v?v: SHOP EABLT AT m. Air Delivered Packages Varied uses are being found for the helicopter, says Capper's Farmer. Its utility has been well established for spraying fruit, vegetables and orchard crops. A department store in Middletown, Conn., uses one for store-to-door delivery of packages. A helicopter also is providing shuttle service between downtown JJp$tpn and the local airport. Meadu -as- Miners.!' . a certain monastery in Tibet, where gold is worked by the aaoaika. large gold nuggets are immediately replaced in the earth when found. According to Encyclopaedia Britaimica, people there reputedly believe that the large nuggets germinate in time and produce the smaB lumpe for which they are privileged to search. They ireat Mb rwgmtufns, tjmi been heegimg mm tke redte a*i-0 tfteir. By KATHLEEN NORMS ' yfY DAUGHTERS, Rose- |\/l marie and Beverly IV1 Anne, are 13 and 15,' writes a mother from a Pennlvania town, "and are be ginbe a cause of anxiety to lather and myself. They always have been our joy and pride, but as things are now in the world, I am almost ready to envy women who have no children or whose children are boys. "Isn't this a dreadful way to feel? I would have laughed at it a few years ago. But now I am often in nervous tears of apprehension as to what they will do next. They &ess like ragamuffins, live on ice-cream cones, potato chips and candy; spend all the late afternoon hours hanging over the radio, and fill .their rooms with dreadful colored oolnic weeklies. Their language is careleaa and almost monosyllabic. "All this is bad enough. But in a few years--at any time now--it will lead to excessive use of cosmetics, smoking of ^ cigarets, motor trips "With boys, extravagances o! every sort that will make us feel that} ws have entirely »lost our When they ware quite small >wi mad« the painful discovery thai both had leairned to smoke, but ihat was imairSrears ago and fee stopped shtft. :* . "3T«i-1 i^ jPeed Hmm AteMsphere. , nNoWHkJght tonell you." eonf tinues the Je«er, "that both thMW girls are darlings, handsome, goodtempered, intelligent and poptAar. They never have given us any anxie^ ties of maU^ttustment, nerves'inhibitions. My rnuband Is a wonderful man; our Indie is hospitabte and cheerful. If t MUM feel that we ara doing our duty b/ the girla l vnMd not have a 'eart in the worldv t 1 "But sdtoels are di* am hbrrifled sometimes j«cU tort they take u^ tot sion. No&ing seems to tM now. The things I hear my ters talking about, the matter^lfact way in whichc they mentMb things I always considered ettWely unmentionable, the Jokes at which they laugh--all this really frightens me. Is there ne delicacy, no reserve, no code of speech and conduct left in ihe ^llrorld? If these things go oe at 18 and 13, where do tof- , . . That's the latter. In answer I can say to "Distracted Mollie" only that to be merely, fearful and shocked is not the -way to handle this problem of the rising generation. Try to get it through your head that they live in a world as unfamiliar to you as your world was to your mother and grandmother. Speaking from the pride of the latter position I have to admit that what was goodness, self-control and duty for us small girls of the Nineties is completely, utterly, wholly changed today. Women didn't smoke in the Nineties; they didn't drink; they didn't go to public bars; there w?re no movies, funnies, ice-cream telephones, motor cars, ranewspaper comics. Think what these mean to your children and what their lives would be if they all withdrawn. Adjust your- TSi IMM A daughter was born to* Mr. and Mrs. Ben Boyle of LockpO^ IB., Dee. 16. Mrs. Boyle is the Jjttuer Jeannette Lindsay of MoZSemy. The couple' has two other children, Kron, 6, and 'fflutch," 4fe. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Ingarsol of McCullom Lake are the parents of a daughter, born on Dec. 20 at the Woodstock hospital. A son was born at the Woodstock hospital on Dec. 17 to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Thorns, the little fellow, who weighed 8 lb*. 4 ox at birth, has been named Robert Scott Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Neuhaus of Spring Grove are the parents of a son, born on Dec. 19 at the Woodstock hospital. COMING January 2 River Road Pinochle Eleanor Nye. January ft Altar and Rosary Modality--Section of Officers. January 7 St. Mary's-St. Patrick's P. T. A. Janaary 9 Mothers Club--Election of Officers. JtBHftFY IS C. D. of A. Social Meeting and Card Tournament. If your children casually discuss matters for which your own mother didn't even know the terms, it to because that ig part if their education. Girli are no more restricted then g today. • i • toolroom clean* take up subare anfrankness; the for which chiled now are for^vingly. wasting if divorce ANCIENT CLOCK A clock, made in Brimingham, England about 1720 and in the possesion of his family for more than 200 years, now itedi in the.' home of Henry K. Smith in, Elgin, an employee of Art Wolff Refrigeration Sales and Service. The family history indicates that the first Smith to own the time-keeper waa a Henry Smith. After coming to this country he had lived in the east for a time and in 1792, crossed the mountains bringing this and three other clocks with him. RETURN VERDICT the Older the Less The most Important change with advancing years in a dairy cow Is a Might daereaas In the percentage of butterfat. The variation, although of no great consequence, is noticeable nevertheless. A cow which shows aa average test of S per cent fet as a young animal will decline to about 4.6 per cent if she continues to produce until 14 years of age.' Demand for Nlekel Until about 10 years ago there waa little demand for nickel except for nickel plating, for nickel coins and for nickel eilver to make articles for domestic use and as a base for silver-plated ware. Since that time, and especially since 1921, hundreds of additional uses have been discovered for this metal, largely through scientific research. jects long taboo swered with moods am) misd tfrea once were fcnfclVttd serii Chihben see the! time and money ftot actually withering hand, count it in as their lives. Mast Since you Mollie, and rant be glad that and have a life. Use all yi cultivating in ties of temperanc A Du Page county coroner's jury ct that B. Kttmonl Aurora, either fen of touc canl and parents them with its know of it and integral part of returned a verdict es, 50, of Aurd , was thrown from a Burlington traia near Naperville on Sept. 80, at an inquest with Joseph Dieter, deputy coroner, conducted last week. It is believed that he became faint and opened a door to get some, air, fall* ing out of the car. The jury was, unable to uncover any motive to indicate Roes might have Jumped from the train. JUST All OLD-FASHIONED WW* VUIEFLDE cmpnm oS our customers and <> extend our very best wishes for a merry Christmas v and a prosperous New Year* McHENRY STATE BANK ; Member Fodtral Eomtvo 8ystem "WS4ii Federal Pesasit Cerperatiea m tlenesa, choice in: ais4 w^n cones, diba, n aelf to the staggering changes. Mentally and spiritually, too, the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth vio- " the violent bear it a war. "It tkere ue cede ef leftlmtko iwrUr cbi the clock hack, rla are healthy CBUraM wwSTQ qxiali- -control, gen and manner. Quietly prais# ttieir friends who have these trait^. And when you speak o( their coming yeara, of profesaional. or marr&f Bfe, take it for granted that theyrwill grow in dignity, kindness, goodness. Example is, of>.eourse, the irresistible cure of ^ rowdy girlhood. They eventually Will copy what they admire, even though it seems sometimes to take a kmg time. One or two embarrasing moments or the humiliation of seeing some other girl nicer and daintier also will have tremendous effect- Don't expect quick or even visib/e results, but keep the trend toward higher ideals^ more accurate speech, more selfjl control and less: recklessness and thoughtlessness. ^ Many a fine woman of today wor» ried her father and mother almost into despair in 19$5, Just as they, ta| turn, worried thfeir pat ents along' somewhat diffei-em Unas in 1900. £ 4- HIGH-STTLE Dl Nylon hosiery broidered motifs,] and even i as emt Edwin of predicted Revh striped stockings i suggested. la trends, Winpen^y tor Mowing Maehtas In 1822, Jeremiah R alley took out a potent on a mower or grasscutting machine. This is the first machine to Indicate the principle contained in a flexible bar. Approaching Days Important To Tenantjf New Year's day, marking the of the period in which rent-inc: leases may be negotiated, and Leap Year day, Feb. 29, 1948, marking tile end of the present federal rant law, are fast approaching, dates of significance to tenants and to landlords, Norman Nicholson, rent representative, stated this In addition to marking the ei the lease-making period, Jan. 1 will also see the beginning of de-cohtrsl for all rental properties that axe under rent-increase leases, he said. "The end of rent control really Comes two months early for tenants under rent-increase leases," Nicholson reminded citizens. "From Jan. 1 on, only the terms of the leaae will govern such rentals. There is no recourse to the rent office, starting then, on places where renters by lease are guaranteed housing at least until Dec. 81, 1948." The rent official suggested thai both tenants and landlords make certain of their position under the rent law prior to Jan. 1. Mrs. William Guffey and daughter, Patty, accompanied bar Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schessel of Richmond, visited Mrs. Mary Kravat at Elkhom, Wis., on Sunday afternoon. Miss Catherine Schwerman is spending the holiday vacation with her mother, Mrs. Paul Schwerman. She is a student at Valparaiso, University, Ind. , Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay is spending this month visiting in the Ben Boyle home in Lockport, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Robinson of Woodstock visited McHeiury relatives on Sunday evening. Mrs. Robert Newkirk spent Saturday in Chicago. Miss Winifred Paluch of Chicago, who attends Rosary college, is spending the holiday with her parenta, the Anthony Paluchs. Mr. and Mrs. William Martin of Sterling are spending the week in the Clarence Martin home. Richard Ward, a student at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind* arrived last weekend to spend the holidays with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lindsay and daughter are spending the hotiltty vacation with Mr. and Mrs. SfoSst Loomis in Volo. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Thompson and daughter, Kay, of Lyona, 111., and William VanNatta of Crystal Lake spent last Sunday visiting in the Robert Thompson home. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Johnson of Evanston spent the Weekend with his parents. Mrs. Albert Vales has been visiting in the home of her daughter ana husband, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kempfer, Jr., in Medford, Okla. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thonneasa are vacationing in the South. Miss Mary Jane Laures spent last week in Chicago. ,%,/ Miss Marguerite Johnson, who on the faculty of the Wheatoi schools, is enjoying the holiday vacation with her parents, the George Johnaons. Howard Wattles and son, Donald, left Saturday for a three weeks' vacation in California. Mrs. Eleanor Foley and children are spending the holiday vacation with relatives in Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Laura .Wray and daughter, Maybelle, of Chicago visited in the Ernest Loomis home in Volo recently. Mrs. Thomas Doherty, Mrs. Nick Young and Mrs. Qs^a* Berg attended a Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Walter Wilcox ih Woodstock last Saturday afternoon. * "irinArinjijiinAAAiviAfTAAnArLri/v^r CARD OF THANKS In this manner I wish to express by sincere thanks to all those who remembered me with cards, flowers, gifts and prayers during the time I was confined to the hospitaL Thag were much appreciated. *32 HAROLD J. FRBUND. CARD OF THANKS In this manner we wish to express our sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for floral offerings, spiritual bouquets and cars offfred inbereavement. We are also grat for the services of Rev. Fr. Nei and assistant. • MRS. ROOV SCHUMACHER | MR. AND MRS. PAUL ; SCHUMACHER AiNID FAMILY f MR. A MRS. BEN KENNE- \ * BECK AND FAMILY > MISS ALVINA SCHUMACHER. 82 IN MBMOBLAM-^ 1946--In loving luemsry of Sylvia Crawford. ^ Just one year ago today God called you and you went away. You said goodby to none, Your loving heart had ceased to beat; Before we knew it you were gone. You didn't fail to do your best, - Your heart was true and tender; You worked hard for those you left And always will be remembered. 82 MOTHER AND DAD, V ' f c ' Complete Bne of Beebe livestock remedies at Wattles Drug Store, Mo- Henry. 8-tf : Ralttaat M|gl^Mfa&U_ The right-ef^ray is the strip of land, of various widths, upen. which the railroad and its tacfllttee are built. It is wide enough to provide for tracks, drainage, , bridge abutments, telegraph and telephone lines, sidings, buildings other needs. Read the Want Ads V nele Sain Says Many Trossf Me one knows, because new ones are being discovered in remote tropical regions constantly, just how many different species of trees there are in the world. However, over 20,000, with a definite economic value, have been reported. on the of rftuna, he current said darker and there la a seamless ho- SMfcasllfcasMl SniiN»*«aC«» t •esse Made Consul Geius Caesar, nicknamed la because he wore military shoes called caligae in his youth, while serving as Roman emperor from 87 to 41 A. D., made his horse a consul of the Roman empire. He later was murdered by members of the praetorian Cohorts led by Chaer*a.,; FLAVORS FOR DECEMBER PEPPERMINT STICK I TOJS^&HAZEL-NTJT STRAWPJPne BOYAU3 ?• ' NEAPOLITAN f:' TAKTS* Complete line of -Lee's poultry remedies at Wattles Drug Store, Mc- ""-^-J^ -gtay Clear of Deposit Tftfe largest deposit of quicksand in the world is at Diamond Shoals,, off Cape Hatteras, N. C. j, ' | •i r.f; When They See B Only about one woman DO is color blind. in every Are yoa Christmas? able to feeling. _ the feeling _____, to make dreaaaa aad year (Uaf~ and sure way backlog of company's buying Uftti* Bonds or yefu ht_ Plan. 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