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:v * -* ^ ., ?• > * *..*. o, • A*' * lanJU-J^W l"1 """Pip <\ ' t ^ ' y y ? 1 1 " ' f t * ' ! " " P " • » " • " * » » » » WO " miwmtmHmm** Mrs. Bath Smith has undergone 'fwry at a Coicago hospital last Saturday and to her so our best Wishes for a speedy recovery. I Tfce Frank Rourke and Len Jen- -aen foursome, embarked on their •annual pheasant hunt last Sunday hnorning and after hours of plodfding through the weeds, returned (empty handed. . News of the death of two of f Bo*Jl *fran^ »»d Len admitted jEcCsllom Lake's most prominent >their efforts to train their ifsrsonages during the past week I ?®tter.halve8 as setters, have been £ ; . Bjr Yardstkft passed a pro- •tt a pall of sadness over our qjpfttmunlty. Mrs. Elisabeth Brand last Tuesday after longed illness. Math "Blake, who although a resident of Mcllenry endeared himself to most of McCullom Lake's populace with whom he came in daily contact, serving them at the business establishment of his two •ons, Roy and Alvin, died Monday. Further details of these tw<# sad events may be found in other sea of this week's edition apformer Magoon residence, both on Orchard Drive. Our Congratulations To-- Sam Nathanson on his thlrtyeighth birthday anniversary Nov. 29. Willard Schults on his eighth birthday Nov. 2& . Robert Sales is oar nun of this *fP*k. i f • ' ROBERT SALES Entered service in the U.S. Navy on June 8, 1944, and after "two years of service during which time he earned the rank of Gunner's Mate 1st class aboard the S.S. KOTicott, Robert Sales made four crossings of the Atlantic and two il} the Pacific, being discharged June, 1946. On his return to civilian life he dhtered the employ of R. C. Lewis construction engineers as architectural draftsman in their Chicago of floes, a position he holds at this dfcy. ^ The happiest event in his life aiQirred on Sept. 10, 1949, when the. Max Kolin's lovely daughter, Doris, said "I do," durine their wedding ceremony. / Bpth Bob and Doris are enjoying a blissfql wedded life in their love 4gst on the*west side of Chicago. Q Mr. and , Mrs. John Spaar enj^ yed Thanksgiving dinner with relatives at Galesburg, 111. With Christmas just around the corner, the annual Screwy Dozen is the main topic of conversation among our youngsters. 9£oir rehearsal will begin Deo. 1 eft, 7 p.m. at Roy-Al. (- As in years gone by, Santa will Wain be on hand Dec. 17 to pass o«t gifts to all McCullom Lake kiddies under 12 years of age who register at the Jake-Will food shop before that date. . Get your name on the list early, kids, and avoid the rush, ft-- : - in vain. Better luck awaited them in the Rourke's dinning room on their return, where a delicious turkey dinner sated their whetted petites. Mr. and Mrs Clem Wirfs cele- lu„ _Ilfl „ brated the fifteenth anniversary of whe CU8tomary happy wedded life last Sunday. A y delicious dinner and a motor trip Jo Terra Cotta culminated their memorable day. . j Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rudin and I sons, Bobbie and Gary, of .Janesjville, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. George | Krickl and family, Miss Nancy • Rudln and Mr. and Mrs. Boyd jKnaack, helped make Mrs. Elisabeth Rudin's sixtieth birthday an- I niversary a happy occasion last {Thursday. A shower of gifts and felicita- (tlons descended upon "the gracious lady, after which all enjoyed a sumptuous turkey dinner prepared .and served by their tostess. Mr. and Mrs. Ole Olson braved the storm last Sunday to return to their home in Louisville, Ky. after enjoying a week's visit with their parents, the Theodore Olsens. Fred Thomsen suffered a bad cut on the palm of his left hand while performing an operation on the Thanksgiving bird. The only casualty reported thus far frotn the turkey front. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Brautigam and family were' dinner guests of the Fred Brautigams of Mundelien, III., last Sunday. Leo Sales returned from ttrbana, 111., where he is employed on a construction project, to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with his family. Their guests were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sales and Miss Patricia Henn. WINTER ACCIDENTS The braking distance of an automobile on glare ice is about ten times as Ion gas on dry pavement, and from three to five times as long on packed snow as on dry pavement, according to C. M. Hathaway, chief highway engineer of the state Department of Public Works and Buildings. Declaring that ice and snow cause much of large increase in traffic deaths during the winter months, Hathaway pointed out that even, with good chains on the wheels, it takes almost twice as much space to stop a car on icy surfaces as on dry pavements. Some years-ago it was considered good practice to make the surface of a concrete road as smooth as possible. But it was found that such smoothness was not a good thing, and now it is customary to roughen the initial set of the concrete with a coarse broom to increase its' skid resistance, Hathaway said. Statin"?* show that k jlti need neitnr r be pretty nor rl-"i «.o he popular--t. no handicap though, to be pre t> rich. Complete line of Beebe livestock remedies at Wattle* Drue Store McHenrr. ftt 75TH ANNIVERSARY TO MARK BIGGEST XMAS CARD SEASON When William Maw Rgley, the tngraver'a apprentice, created the first Christmas card in a London garret in 1842| he had no inkling that just a little over 100 years laler one and a half billion Christmas ^ards would be exchanged in the United States alone. This means that nearly fifty million Christmas uu-d* will be mailed every day In the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, 1950. Strangely enough, the Christmas card idea was not Very well received when it was introduced to the English people back in 1842. In fact, the traditional exchange of holiday greetings did not become popular at all until the 1860's and it was not until 1875 that the first American Christmas cards were offered to the public by Louis Prang, the lithographer, craftsman of Roxbury, Mass. Since 1875, the sending of Christmas cards has become a vital part of the annual Christmas celebration to a point where over 25,000 different designs were created this year to meet the demand for Christmas cards of every description. Recently, the National Association of Greeting Card Publishers made a survey of i eyresentative Christmas card lines Lot 1950 and came, up with some 'interesting conclusions. First, they found that the traditional Christmas symbols are far and away the most popular. For instance, the five leading design motifo. holly and poiusettia, winter scenes, bold Merry Christmas titley, Christmas caudle illustrations and Santa Claus himself, clearly shew that when remembering friends and loved ones Mr. and Mrs. America have a decided preference for the Christmas symbols which carry their greetings in a simple direct manner. Second, the survey revealed a tremendous upsurge in the popularity of truly reverent Christmas cards. Historically, Christmas cards carrying scenes reflecting tlreUrue spirit of the Holy Season were not introduced until many years after the first Christmas card was cre- • ••• • - ,* ated. And for a long time, the socalled religious Christmas greetings were used by a very limited number of people. In. recent years, however, paralleling the general upsurge in r> i gious activity^ the issoc'ation's 8ui vey shows (hat to ni«;et the growing demand for Chr<i;mas cards portraying the Piblical narrative of thy first Christmas, nearly 300 million religious Christmas greetings have been produced for the eoming holiday season. * The third result fron> the survey was the evidence of an entirely new trend In what might be termed novelty and whimsical Christmas cards. The Christmas card designers have vied with one another to come up with new ideas as cards •AS:*"* £/'•?%&' Villa Home on Pistakee Ray For Convalescents and Elderly People. (Both men and women) Nursing cases accepted. Beautiful landscaped grounds. Eight acres of park. Excellent fishing both summer and winter. Food plentiful, home prepared. Free transportation to churches of all denominatipns; also pre-arranged trips to theatre, oonoerts and lectures. Rates moderately scaled from 190 and up monthly, depending on accommodations. For further information, call or write Mrs. "Z". Villa Home, Pistajcee Bay, Rt. 1, McHenry • Tel. 378 or 461 .V ****"' ?: with sound effects, movable gadgets and special construction to permit hanging on Christmas trees bring a refreshing new note to the 1950 Christmas card picture. A fourth highlight of the survey showed that folks who wish to select just the right card for friends or relatives will have a much greater choice this year. It used to be that the "special title" classification was limited to members of the family such as mother, sis- ..v «•/:.» '.a ter, father and so on. hut BOW dSmends from Christmas sard senders has Widened *h«4 variety of spcoial purpose cards to include "M«vry Christmas to His boss", to the milkman, to your dcctor, to the postman and even to mother-inlaw. Her card reads: "Merry ' Christmas to the Mothw -of -: One I Love the Best." f Need rubber stamps? The Plaindealer. Ord«MitH j | Rom where I sit Joe Marsh I Have A "Close Squeak"! Spent last Saturday morning wandering all over die house. Wherever I went--upstairs or **w*--I kupt hearing a "squeak." Couldn't lad out where it was coming from until noon-time when th« home frees her weekly "Listen," I says to her, "hear ttiat squeok?" I started walking nisi <|uiet-like across the kitchen and there it went again! "Joe Marsh," she laughs, "that is nothing but your suspender clips rubbing back sad forth when you walk!'* And darned if it wasntl From where I sit; I'd been letting a little thing become a serious problem. Like some little differ* ence of opinion or taste will start off a great big argument. I may prefer a temperate glass of beer with my dinner--while the missus likes tea--but we figure that no two people have exactly the same likes and dislikes. So, why get all "het up" about it? 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