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School Activites hp Doris Fabler & Peggj Selsdorf ^Create a Fad" week is in full swing. There have been halfhearted attempts at starting fads in the past with a few successes. But nothing to compare with this has ever occurred in the history of M. C. H. S. In past years, it has been fashionable to wear bebop dye hair green, blue or some other atrocious color or to blteach portions of it, and to wear bandages in strategic places. For days, people walked the halls looking JUke fugitives from a hospital ward. But now, so many fads are popping up that it has become a fad to start a fad. For instance, the other day, several girls appeared at school wearing white, See length socks--corded up the fe. We shudder to think that this fad might <;atch on! Although these- particular girls looked fine, can you imagine hundreds of bowT legged, knock-kneed, pigeon-towe d , s k i n e y - l e g g e d , f a t - 1 e g g e d , piano-legged girls roaming about In white, knee length socks-- corded up the side. What an appalling thought! We wonder if anyone has thought of wearing highi buttoned shoes. '! Ban Friday Night ^ Here is a sneak preview of the dance for those of you who aren't going. If you are going, skip over this; we want you to be'surprised. The dance, held in the cafeteria, will fAture, as far as the decorations are concerned, a Christmascard scene against one wall, made more effective by blue lighting. The theme for the dance, as you kgow, is Winter Wonderland. The 'tfbsic will be supplied by an orchestra from the Chicago Conservatory of Music. A local boy, Roger Svoboda, is included in the g r o u p . C o n s e q u e n t l y , h e r e i n sqhool, we say "Roger Svoboda's band is going to play." The affair will begin at 8:30. As a further inducement for attendance punch and cookies will be served. Wrestlers Give Exhibition that the students would betted understand the goings on at the wrestling match with Wheaton Monday night, the wrestling team gave a short exhibition that afternoon. Two members of the team, Ken "Curly" Crook and Chuck Green, demonstrated various holds and escapes while their coach, Mr. Wheeland, explained them to the Carol Qlsen, and Arllne Thiele. Sophomores girls chosen to go are Ella Jean Buss, Donna Dowe, Ethel Mae Hagberg, Dorothy Hiller, Janice Oeffllng, Margie Rogers, Ruth Schaefer and Adele Schmitt. Virginia Audino, Rita Barbian, Mary Ford, Judy Freund, Pat Kuhn, Doris Mercure, Pat Rosing and Peggy Whiting are the Freshmen who are to compete in the match. We wish these girls the best of luck. STATE SALES TAX DEPOSITS DOWN DURING OCTOBER student body. Following the demonstration, the boys had a "friendly" match. Ken finally pinned Chuck and was declared the winner. Afternoon Dance Held Wednesday afternoon, a sitter" factory crowd appeared at the Student Council noon hour dance in the girls' gym. This was a Student Council experiment a n d, since they had such a good turnout, we expect similiar dances will be held in the future. Christmas Concert Approaches The members of all the choruses have been working especially hard to make this year's Christmas concert a good one. The concert, which is to be held Dec. 9 in the high school auditorium, contains several numbers which promise to be outstanding. One is "The Twenty-Third Psalm" sung impressively by the girls' chorus. A second you'll either like tremendously or hate violently. It is "Hospodi Pomilui," a Russian chant, presented by the a-cappella choir. Another highlight of the evening will be a medley of your favorite Christmas carols sung by all the ensembles. A special feature in this number will be > beautiful Christmas scene yon shouldn't miss. You can get your tickets from any chorus member. Underclassmen Participate In Playday Elgin high school has invited the girls' volleyball teams of this school to participate in a playday match. Only the underclassmen, Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors, will travel to Elgin, on Thursday, Nov. 29, the date of the playday. The teams will be composed of eight girls from each class, chosen on the basis of experience in noonday and afterschool tournaments, scoring records, coaches' choice and team elections. The following Juniors will represent McHenry Thursday: Doris Bauer, Val Cappell, Karen Engdahl, Doris Fuhler, Cynthia Frett, Linn McCurdy, iCO t-ULLr CO\ri'Ktl>' MINCEMEAT 36c lb. bulk Pantry Delicacies 34 N. Riverside Drive McHenry, 111. Sales tax deposits for the month of October were off more than two and a quart#r million dollars, according to a report issued by State Treasurer William O. Stratton. • A total of $14.373,2S3.88 was deposited in the treasury last month compared with deposits of $16,- 719,834.68 for the same month a year ago. However, sales tax deposits , for the first ten months of this year are up over the same period a year ago, Stratton r>l: ported. Deposits for the first ten months this year amounted to $ 1 5 6 , 0 5 5 , 7 7 5 . 9 4 c o m p a r e d w i t h $145,039,405.98 for the same period in 1950. ^ Motor fuel tax deposits showed another increase over the corresponding monjh a year ago, but were down somewhat from the previous month this year. A total of $7,840,640.97 was deposited last month compared to $8,103,867.52 deposited in September Of this year. Cigaret tax deposits were off again last month, a total of $2,- 304,262.08 being deposited compared to $2,499,730.70 for September of this year. The cigaret tax fund is the only one of the major revenue producing funds that is off in deposits for the first ten months of this year, Stratton's report re-vealed. Twice Told Tales TWEHTY.FIYE TEARS AGO The Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. is making some much needed improvements at the depot At McHenry. The waiting room has been closed to the public and a basement is being excavated underneath this part of the building preparatory for the installation of a steam heating plant. Thanksgiving day was observed in a very quiet manner by residents of McHenry. The day's feature, of course, was the Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, goose, duck, chicken and all the trimmings, at which many entertained relatives and friends. Dec. 9 is the big night when the junior class of the McHenry highschool" presents an evening of entertainment' for the public. The cast includes Rosalind Nye. Alvina Freund, Verona Amen, Anthony Wirtz, Grace Martin. Earl Dowoll, Joseph Barbian, Edwin Michels, Charles Vycital. Louis Schmitt. The play is "Husbands., on. Approval." . 1 ,>Vv." Considerable interest la being manifested in the proposed Fox Ri\»er Valley park district, which is now in the early stages of organization. About a month ago the McHenry Kiwanis club sponsored a movement towards the formation of such a district and selected a committee to do the preliminary work, circulate the petitions and bring the proposition to an election by the resident voters in this proposed district. The business section of McHenry was threatened with destruction for a time Sunday night by a spectacular fire that destroyed the building owned by Walter Carey, with an estimated loss of $20,000. FORTY YEARS AGO A very pretty winter wedding took place at St Mary's Catholic church here at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning of this week when Miss Kathryn Mary Freund and Mr. John Phannenstlll were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony, the officiating clergyman being Rev. A. Royer of the church. It has just been brought to the notice of the writer that the carcass of a calf has been allowed to lie in the Hanly pasture for weeks. Why the proper authorities have not taken action is more than we are able to understand. The question naturally arises, "Who is at fault?" Mr. and Mrs. Ray Thomas have moved into the Gage house on Main street on the west side. The west side has added another new grocery store, the latest venture of this kind being launched by Mathias Laures and Vernon Jones is located in the brick block Just east of ihe Mrs. J. H. Spaulding building. A number of married, as well as young people, have gotten together on the dancing proposition and will hold an All Folks' dance at Stoffel'8 hall on Dec. 7. It has come to our notice that hunters and trespassers have taken the liberty of tearing up the floor of the arbor in Woodland cemetery in their search for rabbits and that cows* and horses have been allowed to enter the city of our dead. As previously stated by the trustees, this is the final warning and those knowing themselves guilty will do well to take notice. , RECOVER MORE OIL The practice of flooding abandoned Illisois oil wells with water has resulted in the recovery of more than 20,000,000 additional barrels of oil worth over $50,000.- 000, according to Dr. M. M. Leighton, chief of the state geological survey. Last year alone, water flooding accounted for 4,500.000 barrels of the state's total oil production of 62,000,000 barrels. This new method is coming into general use in the Illinois oil bdsin, Dr. Leighton said. It was pioneered by survey scientists in 1941. It pays, because pumping will bring up only about one-fourth of the oil originally present in the sands. The survey chief noted that since 1884 a total of 468 Illinois oil fields have been discovered, yielding about 1.5 billion barrels. It is estimated that water flooding will add another 600 million barrels to this production. NEW DIRECTOR Governor Adlai EL Stevenson has announced the appointment of Dr. Harold E. Himwich as director of research at Galesburg State Research hospital. Dr. Himwich is an experienced investigator, specializing in physiology and the nervous system. The Galesburg hospital, which opened only 4 year ago. is pioneering in gut*"" atrics, the branch of medicine d*> voted to old age ailments, and fe the first of its kind in the UniteC States. 4 Renew that subscription to Plaindealer now. EXPERT Beauty Care . FRAN MILLER BEAUTY SALON 103 RICHMOND ROAD PHONE 1096-M McHENRY, ILL. > • 1 v . , ! • r Plajtex Baby Predict! 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