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Lake News rirlW t f ' "'*?&* **% x- 5*tp*. *v THE McHENRY PLJUKDEALEH \ * • .. • f - • rf -">*•? -V ,_* <• ' T •'" .' " ThondtT- Odobar 22. 185* tvtardea Club Meeting About thirty of the forty-five mwwteeiB of the Wonder Lake 4tarden club were present at the nmeting held last Wednesday in the home of Wfrs. Henning JVi- 4en. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dahl of f£rygtal Lake's Countryside Garlien club were guests at the ••'"•fleeting and explained about the j formation of club bylaws. The meeting was followed by 'i'i lfefreshments and a social hour. :'j > , Mrs. Ben Redman assisted the -* .^--liostess at the meeting " The next meeting will be held . | K fctithe home of Mrs. Leon Swit- «J • 'Jfcrf in Deep Spring Woods. 1 '"'J League of' Women Voters |i The board of the League^ of Women Voters met Tuesday at the home of the League's preSi? " dent, Mrs. Ruth Kolar. and discussed the further steps necessary to the League's status, The Wonder Lake group has been a ^ provisional League but may attain full League status some time this year. ~ The League studies all local " government, Is non-partisan, and "supports issues -- never candidates. it Accident The fenders and bumper of ail Ottawa man's car were slightly damaged Sunday night in an accident- on the Wonder Lake blacktop near Telegraph road. According to a report made in the sheriff's office, Walter 2 _*Schimke, 55, of Wonder Lake, was driving north on the black- |f "top and William earner, 45, Ottawa was driving south. The Sells oesssaeao Widens Welcome Daughter Mr. and Mrs. James Widen are parents of their Second daughter and thiitf child born Oct. 15 at the Harvard hospital. Their other children are Georgine, 4, and Timothy, 3. The child has been named Greta Ilene Widen and she weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. at birth. Greta Ilene is the eleventh •grandchiild of Mr. and Mrs. Henning Widen of Wonder Lake and almost arrived on her mother's and grandfather's birthday -- Oct. 11. Mrs. James Widen is the former Helen Kinsella of "Woodstock. •••:•• Return From TiH^p Mr. and Mrs. William Fiala have returned from an eastern trip th£t • .tptdt,- them. .Washington, D/2, " On Trtp iSSst" ' Mrs: Dorothy McEachren and her sister. Miss Vivian Warner of Chicago, are on a trip that will take them to Washington and to Cleveland, Ohio. fnrchaw Model Home Mr and Mrs. Edward Borchers Of Chicago have purchased the model home on the inner drive Of Wonder Center. The house was erected by Crista and Stendeback. The Borchers are the parents of Mrs. Grace Sellek and resided in Wonder Lake for several years before moving to Chicago, A good idea is to telephone the fire department and ask whether or not a fir* eaa safety be started. Home Bureau Meels The Ringwood unit of. the Home Bureau met Tuesday of last week at the home of Mrs. Marie Milbrandt. The major lesson, on property rights of married women, was given by Home Adviser Irene Downey. The minor lesson was given by Mrs. Lillian Belshaw and was on "How To Mark, A Ballot." About twenty-six women were present to answer roll call with the name of a book they want to read. The next meeting, on the first Tuesday in November, will be held at^tfie homeofMrs. Hoy Swansori. , ^ dram Fires There are still people around who are foolish enough to light Schimke car swerved into the grass fires during these dry aupath of the Carner car and forced it off the road. There VIM no contact. v Cristy Child Bora The first son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Cristy, Jr., of Wonder Lake, and the first grandson for Mr. and Mrs. Jay Cristy, Sr., arrived , at Memorial hospital in Woodstock Oct. 14. He weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz., and has been named Jay Michael Cristy. The baby has a sister. Debbie, 1 year old. His mother is the former Mary Ann Draffkorn of : Woodstock. The senior Cristys (he is the mailman for residents of Won- ' der Lake who live on route one) have a third grandchild, Mary Lee Wight, W&o resides on the Cristy farm with her mother and grandparents. tumn days, when there is a wind P.T.A. Publicity 5-6-7-8 Grade Student Activity A full schedule of added activity for the school term has been Arranged for fifth, sixth, Seventh and eighth grade students of Harrison school. Through the cooperation of the P.T.A. and Mr. Zaeske, there will be ballroom dancing lessons, roller skating parties, movies and square dancing. A detailed mimeographed sheet will be given to each of these students so that they will know exactly what the program includes. The lessons will be under the direction of Mrs. Ron" Walters, a resident of Look Out Point No. 1, of our community. The nie'xt monthly square dance is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 22. Mrs. Howard Wilkinson is the chairman roommother for this event. , * 18th Annual District 28 P.T.A. Conference Mesdames George Weisenberger, Peter Samkus, Roy Swanson and Alfred Johnston attend* qd the eighteenth annual P.T.A. district 26 conference on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Belvidere. Mrs. Svoboda, present District 26 directqr, declined nomination for reelection because of various reasons. Mrs. Svobqda has. been •most helpful to the Harrison school P.T.A. organization. Mrs. Swanson acted as secretary, pro-tem, at this conference, and Mrs, Weisenberger served as teller 'for the election. Square Dance Another successful, pleasant event can be scored for happy thoughts for future reminiscing in recalling the P.T.A. square dance at Harrison school on Friday evening, Oct. 16. * Now the request is for .ail, occasion of this sort to "trer"l»eld once a month. Thanks to Mrs; "Marion and Mrs. Mieling for all their efforts to give our community" such a fine evening of enjoyment. '.".October , P.T.A. Meeting v.v Tiae October meeting of the Harrison school P.T.A. was held on Tuesday, at the school at 8 p.m. ; A record attendance was there to help claim the parent attendance award. This award waB claimed by Mr. Foiles room. Mrs. Fpiles room was a close second, only lacking two parents to win. A "safety" venture was explained by P.T.A. Safety Chairman Mrs. L. Belshaw. Roommothers for this meeting were Mesdames Wielock, Lundborg and Pierce as representatives of eighth grade students. It was unanimously voted by the P.T.A. to purchase a record player and amplifier for Harrison school to aid in the classroom rhythm program. Mrs. James Bell, music chairman, presented Gk>rdon Fossum, who played several selections on the solovox and then he accompanied the assembly singing. • The program chairman, Mrs. Alford Johnston, arranged a very informative program by securing Mrs. Foiles and Miss Mayer, our first grade teachers, to discuss their classroom procedufe. Mr. Zaeske then spoke and stressed many points on Harrison school education. Mr. Zaeske approached the school building addition proposition. Following this discussion the P.T.A. has offered to refer to the Harrison school board of education for data as to pupil attendance enrollment anticipation fpr five years hence. With this information ,the P.T.A. will then try to cantact all Wonder Lake residents of Harrison school district to secure their suggestions as to what they would desire in the way of school building plans and then offer such to the school board of Harrison school* " ^ as a Gospel Church NeWI Among the speakers at the forthcoming Missionary ooilference in November are Mrs. Erwin Brueckener, missionaries to the Indians in northern Wisconsin and Michigan. Mr. Brueckener is also an accomplished musician, playing his violin with great skill. From the mission field In Hong Kong, China, comes Miss Millicent Johnson, who for many years ^IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIItlllllllllllllllllllllllllilNllllllllllllllllllllllllltltlllltlllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllUlttHIIIIII| A U C T I O N W it's a Job for Bottled Gas • ^ ITS A JOB FOR J5HELLANE 0 .Jttvs - r* ^'^pftha m WILLIAM H. RUSKEL, Auctioneer The undersigned, having rented his farm, will sell at public auction on the farm. I'i miles East of Rte. 47, 1 mile South of Rte. 176, 6Vfe miles South of Woodstock, and 2 miles West of Crvstal Lake, on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1953 commencing at 1 o'clock, the following described personal property: LIVESTOCK 16 good quality Holstein Heifers, ranging from 10 to 15 months Old -- all vaccinated. ' MACHINERY Farmall B Tractor; 2-row cultivator, new; McCormick Deering 2 bot. 14" plow; McCormick Deering Mtd. 2-row corn planter, with fert. attach.; McCormick Deering 4-sec. disc; John Deere 4-sec. drag, new; John Deere Tractor Spreader, on rubber; John Dpere Grain Wagon with Box, new; John Deere 14" Hammermill;' Colby heavy duty wagon, on rulbber; Belt, new; FEED About 500 bu. oats -- 1953; 4 tons straw; 20 acres standing corn > Miscellaneous Chickenhouse equipment, including feeders, waterers, etc. . Paint sprayer, with gasoline motor; Table saw; Many other tools. Many other articles, too numerous to mention..' NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS TERMS: Usual Bank terms. E. B. OTIS. Owner FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WOODSTOCK, Clerking Member Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has served in that field most effective worker. The Congo field in Africa will be represented by'Ppof. H. Wilbert Norton, who /gave many years of successful work out there until sickness in the family forced him to return to the homeland. He Is now on the faculty of the Trinity seminary and Bible college in Chicago. He is an authority on missions and a dynamic speaker. The pastor attended the annual conference of the Great Lakes Missionary society in Chicago Oct. 6 t<f 8 and was one of the speakers on Wednesday, the seventh. The confirmation class is still open for new members. The regular time for the session from now on will be Thursday evenings at 7 o'clock. NEW APPOINTMENT „ Governor William G. Stratton has announced acceptance of the resignation of Charles W, Leonard as superintendent of the Illinois Training School for Boys at St. Charles. Leonard's successor will be Amos E. Reed now assistant superintendent. His appointment by Governor Stratton will 1 become effective Nov. 5. Abnormal le fin in Newton, Mats., reported, in some puzzlement, that her cat bite* people, h»*«s catnip, la friendly ntfth mice. DRIVERS' LICENSE STATION WILL SAVE ANOTHER INSPECTOR DRIVEBS LICENSE -- RUN .. The driver's license examining stations at belvidere and Woodstock will have an additional inspector assigned to them for a two-week period beginning Monday, Oct. 26, Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier has announced. Increasing the stations' staff from one to two for that length of time should enable the inspectors to catch up on a backlog of drivers' license applicants, awaiting examination, Secretary Carpentier said. / There will be no change in*the operating schedule of the two stations, Mr. Carpentier said. The Woodstock station will be Open Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, "and the Belvidere station on Thursdays and Fridays. The same, two inspectors serve both stations. The backlog accumulated during the period immediately following July 1, when downstate drivers' license examining stations were closed for a few weeks to allow time for training of inspectors and reorganization of the stations under the new Drivers' License Act. The new act relieved thi "Department of Public Safety of the responsibility for driver examining and placed it under Secretary Carpentier's office. The Bfeftldere station 1* located in the Boone' county cAferthouse and the Woodstock sUtkMt in the Armory building. CARS NEED TO j BE PREPARED FOB * APPROACHING WINTER U. S. Weather Bureau records show that at this time last year the first spell of freezing weather hit the midwest on Oct. 6, when the temperature went down to 28 degrees. On Oct. 29 the thermometer registered 25 degrees. If you're a motorist and don't want to exceed the family budget for car repairs this winter here are some steps which experts advise you to take at on<5e: 1. Drain ahd flush the cooling system of your car; check all hose connectionsT, tighten clamps; add standard brand anti-freeae solution. V' 2. Check ignition system, distributor points; reset timing; clean or replace spark plugs. 3. Test battery for full charge; clean terminals; tighten cables. 4. Check and adjust fuel system. • • ""••' 5. Apply lights winter grado oil and. grease. 6. Place a shovel and a box of sand, salt, cinders or ashes in your car trunk for use when- you get stuck on icy streets, in ruts or at curbsides. swtt corn chillier; = .11.35 YAR'D,LE*Y O L D ' E N O L I S H L A V E N D E R SOAP SOOTHING TO THE MOST DELICATE SKINS, IT Will It AVI YOU PIEIING DILIGHTFUllY MFMSHED TADOtCY MtODUCTS FOt AMtlICA ARC CKIAtlD IN INCLAMO AND FINISH IB IN M' U.S.A. nOM THI ORIGINAL SMGLISH NIHUUI, COMStNING IMPOITID AND OOMUNl • INGUD1VNTI. 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