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-f,,v-vpr - ::thk MeHKNftY PT.&TNDF.&T.PR J '.. ? . •" ' :• ....j : i ursday. r 6.1956 - V. ' ' ' 14.'1 » o >>• "Pat In" won a $100 Third Prize for Lowell Bauer, East High School, Denver, Colorado, in the 1956 competition. ®?' Hero's a Rainbow Path to Pot of Gold for Teen Cameramen If you're -not a high school student-- or if there isn't one in your family -- this announcement is finitely not for you. For today we're calling all high school teenagers to fame and fortune through their cameras! Yes, here's something you young people can't afford to miss--a big picture contest that starts on January 1. It's Kodak's National High School Photographic Awards and offers you a chance to share in $5,000 worth of prizes just by entering one of your snapshots in pay of the four picture classifications being judged. Since these classifications include a wide-variety of subjects, you won't have any trouble finding an entry among the snapshots you've taken during the summer and fall. There's a handsome $300 first prize awaiting you in each of these categories: school activities and sports,, family and friends engaged in non-school activities, nenic views in which people or pets are not featured, and animal and pet pictures. Last year top prize in one class was for two small boys eating lunch in a school cafeteria--the camera angle and expressions made it an award winner. Another grand prize went to a student who snapped a picture of a very blond junior-size cowgirl on her first pony ride. In the scenics class a? quietly beautiful picture entitled "Silhouette" was the winner and in the pet class a monkey named "Happy" scored. Second awards went to pictures of a high school high jumper, a young fisherman, a mountain rainstorm and a pair of parakeets billed as "Two Smart Boys." So,, you see the subject matter of good contest pictures is far from limited. Copies of *the contest rules are probabljr available in most schools now. If not, you can get them by dropping a postcard to: National High School Photographic Awards, 343 State Street, Rochester 4, New York. Bead over the rules and remember to send your entry in promptly--the contest opens on January It * --John Van Guilder MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE ; A conference held at Kankakee jlast week brought together from 'all parts of Illinois persons who i&ttely give time and effort to make life easier and. happier for &ntally ill patients in the state's fospital.s Volunteers thus helping inmates in Alton, Anna, Chicago, East Moline, Elgin, Gales- ' b u r g , J a c k s o n v i l l e , K a n k a k e e Manteno and Peoria state hospitals and Dixon State School for the mentally retarded attended this meeting. It is the fourth annual conference of the state Department of Welfare's Volunteer Services Program. Since this program was made a part of the department in September, 1953, approximately 300,000 hours of free service have been given to patients and pupils. w I , I ^v - v . f NEW singing colors NEW chromium hardware HEW Liftomatic hinges And what colors! What smooth, elegant locks! And what a blessing to have a Liftomatic hinge that springs open -- stays openkeeps the top up until you pull it down! The Skyway Chromatic Series is, as always, perpetually matchable, in the wonderful, washable Koroseal* that defies time and wear. »TM Reg. B. F. Goodrich Co. for the going gal.. 13" Juliet Cosmetic Case 117.75 21" weekender $20 prkc* piua ux Ivftflabl* in all wanted sizes Choose '& starter set in Danube Blue or Frost. WHITE'S MEN'S SHOP PHONE 19 208 SO. GREEN ST. McHENRY, ILL. M.C.H.S. has added a new Library Career Guidance kit in the school library for the use of the students who want information about specific jobs or scholarships. v Student Council The twelfth meeting of Mc- Henry high school Student Council was called to order «at 9:03 Thursday Inorning, Nov. 29, in room 211. The Student Council has started planning for Christmas. We hope to have a Christmas tree in either the front hall or auditorum. Ths will probably be decided at a teacher's meeting next Monday night. For your enjoyment, we are going to have music at noon time in the halls, cafteria -and auditorium. The F.B.L.A. has asked if they may have the Christmas dance. Motion carried. Senior Girls The seniors girls Tuesday morning took the "Homemaker of Tomorrow" test in the cafeteria. The test is taken by mafiy thousand girls over the U.S.A. Each school participating in this contest will receive a set of the Encyclopedia Britanica. The winner in each school will receive a pin to show she was the winner. The state winner for first place will receive a scholarship for $1,500 and expense-free trip. The Second place winner receives a scholarship for $500. The. all-American winner for first place will receive a scholarship for $5,000, second place a scholai-ship for $4,000, third place ,a scholarship for $3,000 and fourth place a scholarship for $2,000. All these tests will all be corrected at Science Research Associates here in Mc- Henry. MCHS NEWS PatU Miller BETTER SCHOOLS BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES <4 CA^pIT R A FAST SHUFFLE Mathematicians are quick to inform us that our chances of being dealt a Royal Flush in Poker are one in 649,741 and that a perfect hand in Bridge (13 cards in one suit) occurs an average of once in •bout forty b i l l i o n deals. All their com- . putations, however, W, assume a . / " p e r f e c t f f i k s h u f f l e " j O t y and actu- \ a l l y t h e A cards are u s u a l B h u f f 1 v e r y i m perfectly." Some card players. h*ve knack of Mriffii^'^jte«b^^3fat they mix very wenrxitiftr* hi|k^h# cards very loosely.. In some games it is well to shuffle, thoroughly; in others a loose shuffle rltey be preferable. In still oWw ..giijpies it does not particularly ta£|te& In a game such as Casino it is better to have the cards well mixed. Experienced Casino players usually separate the tricks "$hey pick up, so that there will 1je no danger jof any two cards of the same denomination being together when the shuffle begins. In Bridge, a poor shuffle is likely to produce balanced hands, with no long suits. Such hands are dull and uninteresting to play. A thorough* shuffle increases the possibility of getting fresh hands. There are many different ways of shuffling the cards but the two* most popular versions are the "cards - over - cards" shuffle (also known as the Poker shuffle) end the "riffle" shuffle. The "cards-over-cards" shuffle, made by holding a portion of the deck loosely in one hand and dropping the remaining cards into it from the other hand, is not proper in most games except Poker. On the other hand, the more professional "riffle" shuffle, although it involves slightly more wear and tear on the cards, is proper in any game including Poker. To execute this shuffle, you divide the pack, face down, into two piles of approximately the same size. Place them both on the table and bring together only the corners. .Now holding down each portion with your fingers, bend up the corners with your thumbs. Then slide the two portions a little closer together so that they interlock. Let the cards riffle downwards and they will lit together as though meshed £nd the cards will be mixed. Now relax the pressure of your fingers on the cards and slide the two portions of the pack together. A riffle shuffle should be made about three times to mix the cards thoroughly. Any additional shuffling after this point is actually waste motion. In fact, card experts say that eight perfect riffle shuffles will return the deck to its original order. The experts also maintain that the best shuffler in the world will have difficulty with decks that are grimy and cracked. When that happens, they say, a new deck should be opened and put in play as it is easier to shuffle and deal. « l« « «« & &« % J Ac k son 6-2882 for Christmas Advertising 8c WINDOW DISPLAY Call... STEVE'S SIGNS Island Lake, III. Twice Told Tales i«Si<gOElQ&10& ^ZiZIZlZIZIZIZlZIZIZIZlZlZi/ From files of Dec. 7 ,1916 Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Sayler entertained at dinner at their farm home west of town on Thanksgiving day, with four generations of the Sayler family present. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mead left Saturday to make their home with their daughter, Mrs. J .J. Davis, in Michigan. ; John R. Knox, proprietor of the Star garage, has opened a roller skating rink on the second floor of his building on Water street. Miss Kathryn Kennebeck, a McHenry girl employed at the Woodstock typewriter factory, won the wrist watch offered the most popular lady at a voting contest held in connection with the Catholic fair at the county seat last week. Fox River valley camp, R.N.A., has elected the following officers for the coming year: Etta Wattles, oracle; Marie Himler, viceoracle; Jennie Bassett, past oracle; Mary Miller, chancellor; Clara Schiessle, receiver; Emma Fay, recorder; Elizabeth Laiires inner sentinel; SUsie Revor, outer sentinel; Dr. A. L Froelich, physician; Alice Buss and Leah Brown, managers. Twenty-five Years Ago From files of Dec. 5, 1931 Claude Davis, 48, died at his home in Iroquois, HI., Tuesday, after a long illness Mrs. Dav!s was the former Letah Page of McHenry. Burial took place in Wood lawn cemetery here. Joseph Barbian, Helen Harrer Catherine Landl and Nicholas Miller were home from the University of Illinois to spend the Thanksgiving holidays. The body of a young woman found near Crystal Lake, Nov. 11 has been identified as Mrs. J. J. Flannigan of Chicago, who has been missing from her home in Chicago since July. Mrs. Herman Gumprecnt, 68, of Crystal Lake sister of Mrs. Fred Kamholz of McHenry died ' at her- Home Sunday following a r long illness. | Funeral services for Jacob Theobald, father of Mrs .W. W. of this city, were held from the Sacred* Heart church. Meyer, Iowa, last Tuesday. , - Ten Years Ago From files of Dec. 5, 1946 Patrick Cleary. one of the oldest residents of this city, observed his ninety-third birthday Dec. 3. Miss Evelyn Powers was united in marriage to George Freund at St. Patrick's church on Nov. 30. • Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rothermel Mr. and Mrs: Ben Justen and Dr. Paul Justen spent a few days last week in Springfield, where they attended the sixtieth anniversary celebration of Mrs. Justen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William RothermeL Miss Kathryn Simon and Rob ert Wayman were married at S Mary's church Nov. 27. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds i% w •» W w CARPETS & RUGS • HOME SHOPPING SERVICE • FREE ESTIMATES • BUDGET TERMS • SMOOTH-EDGE INSTALLATION BY FACTORY TRAINED PERSONNEL FREE: RUG PAD OR 10% OFF FOR A LIMITED TIME TONYAN'S H IE FURNISHINGS SoffioySay <SHE froze mim WITH A LOOK PHONE 917 214 SO. GREEN ST. bol--aioaoi McHENRY © D ioE30i=30 a . . . for even mentioning any place other than STEFFAN'S. Come in and look around and you'll see why our customers are so loyal! effans a. ict CO-ld-3 SfRVICt And QUA'JTr I "c >/ , "J . 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