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/f7 4 V" ff ^! ^iirldiy. December 5, 1! *T ' "* '"iv? ' V' v<' JN _ THE McHQiRY PLAINDEALER McHenry Plaindealer Phone 170 - 171 Published every Thursday at '&, McHenry, 111., by the McHenrv Publishing Company, Inc. N A T I O N A L E D I T O R I A L lASTbcfATl'SN ^ vJ / !s ' W. BURFEINDT^ (Jen'l. Manager ADELE FROEHLICH, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATE In McHenry County X Year $3.00 6 Months $i;75 3 Months $1.00 Outside McHenry. County - 1 Year $3.50 6 Months $2.00 3 Months . 4 ... $1.25 M. mj 1957 \ assaciHTiBH / Entered as seconds!ass matter at the post office at McHenry, Illinois, under the act of May 8, 1879. Camping Record Set This Year The .camping record this year of the BfackhaVvk Area council. Boy • Scouts of America, helped.the ori ganization roll ud a new record . in camping in 1957. A higher percentage of Scouts and Explorers were in camp for ten or more days than ever before. More than 600.000 Boy Scouts , and, Explorers enjoyed camping experiences this year. • The / Blackhawk Area Council > maintains Camp Lowden at Ore- Rfljh. .This past summer, 1,054 Scot\ik and Explorers attended. Scouting is essentially an outdoor program. Camping and hiking are an iihportant part of that programs A Scout learns to take cane of himself in the woods. He learns how to choose a camp site, majcfe a camp bed, conk his meals !$• over1 an open fire, and enjoy himself in the out-of-doors. Last July, more than 50,000 Scouts and leaders camped together at historic Valley Forge Pa., for ten days at the fourth national jamboree. Then 1.747 of them pailed to Sutton Coldfield, England, for the jubilee jamboree where 35.000 Scouts from eighty- 1 two Rations camped together last j^-yAug.<l to 12. . Tlje .Blackhawk Area Council was represented by 122 Boy Scouts, Explorers and adult lead- ' ers at the Valley Forge encampment and by seven boys and lead ers /at the jubilee jamboree in* i England, which commemorated i the 100th anniversary of the birth of Lord Baden-Powell, chief scout | of the wdrld and founder of Scouting. FARM NEWS PRICE RANGE ON CORN MAY BE , LOWER THIS YEAR m -t Drive Slower and Enjoy Life 1i ips on raf f ic Safety CHARLES F. CARPENTIER Sccrctary oi State With, the advent of the Christmas season, traditionally the happiest time of the year, it is unfortunate that we must have to fear a w high traffic fatality toll during this v^period. , Last year, when Christmas fell on a Sunday, 41 persons lost their lives on Illinois highways over the holiday weekend. This needless loss of lives should and can be reduced If the driver and pedestrian more earnestly accept their responsibilities. The driver must be on the alert for too much so-called "Christmas Cheer"--an office party or a gather- ~ lng of friends. Alcohol and gaso- '9 line never mix -- no matter what season of the year it is. Too many motorists are inclined to be in a big hurry to get home after such cele brations and disaster lurks around the corner for them. DON'T BE PREOCCUPIED WHEN CROSSING STREETS Corn was recently about 10 cents a bushel lower than last year. Larger discounts * for moisture further reduced actual re -turns to farmers. Prices may rise moderately after harvest, but they seem likely to continue to range 10 to 15 cents below those of a year ago. Hie price pattern for the 1956 crop was rather unusual, probably because ol the Suez crisis. Prices at . harvest time were around $1.10 a bushel. They went up a dime in November and reached their peak in December, when some farmers sold for more than SI .25. February brought a 10-cent break, which was followed by a slow recovery into August. Sputniks, or other international developments, may help to boost com prices again, but probably not to the highs reached by 'the 1956 crop. While the present^ crop is smaller than that of last year, other factors will tend to hold prices down. Supplies of old corn and other feed grains are larger than they were a year ago, and price support levels for corn are lower. The 1957 corn crop was estimated in October at 3,305 million bushels, 4 percent less than last year. The amount to be harvested for grain was estimated at 2,955 million bushels. This exceeds the amount used and exported last year by 64 million bushels, or 2 percent. ^ ' Stock of oats on farms/ Oct. 1 were estimated at 1,079 million bushel, 17 percent more than last year. Farm stocks of barley totaled 272 million bushels, 20 percent more than last year and a new record high. The sorghum ?rain crop is estimated at 514 million bushels, two and one-half times last year's production and three times the 10-year average. Both barley and sorghum grain are produced mostly in the west The corn and sorghum grain crops plus stocks of oats and barley on farms Oct. 1 make 119 million tons of feed grains, 7 percent more than last year. By contrast, the number of grain-consuming animals is expected to increase no more than 2 percent. The supply of hay is also larger than last year; 1957 production is estimated at 121 million tons, up 10 percent from 1956. Price support levels for corn are 10 and 15 cents a bushel low- :r than last year. The national Tverage support level' for corn iroduced under acreage allotments is $1.40 a bushel compared ' ith $1.50 last year. Price sup- Tx>rt for non-compliance corn is *1.10 compared with $1.25 last voar. While fewer farmers comlied with acreage allotments this vear than in 1956, more corn night be placed under the higher loan. The reason is the much greater production in western owa and in Nebraska, where 'arge amounts have been placed mder price support in many prevous years.. Most of the corn eli- :'b!e for the higher price support vill probably be placed under hat loan. Little will be placed inder the lower loan Unless the narket price is 5 to 10 cents iclow this loan level. Sales of old corn from government stocks will be an important irice-making factor again this /ear. In the year ended with September, 316 million bushels %-ere sold, and a similiar amount nay be sold this year. Governnpnt stocks must now be near .200 million bushels, 200 million nore than a year ago. Some of his corn is four years old. Some NOTOgjGjOT THE TRUTH by Rm» AraoM ILLINOIS CROP GIFTS DEDICATED Pag* FIv* ' V* fa CAN HEAR MORE SOUNDS THAN MEN CAM // A440& bejonqinq &> J.W. AlTWDBfcFEl?, o¥ JawvtspoVt'rMo., LOST too POUNDS Ui 38 DAYS amr he-feU into an abandoned wall J THAT DOES nr l/SEE HERe »UST£R,T«ATk JOST (•Plain carelessness/ imgoing- I TO FINE you 1D<* T=OR EVERY SPOT Ol= INK you MAKE r - I A CT-TCO if I _ CHOOSE YOUR TREE VERY CAREFULLY FOR SAFE XMAS SWIAA UPSIDE-DOWN !/ "IS-'-' AGAIN QUICK A Illinois CROP gifts were dedicated Sunday, Nov. 24, at the "center-of-the-nation" Thanksgiving observance held at Manhattan, Kas. Robert Borgman (right) of Fulton, Whiteside county, presented the Illinois symbol of CROP giving which is an ear of corn from the farm of Otto Steffey, president of the Illinois Agricultural association. C. Ray Perry, Texas, (left) and Robert McCay, Ohio, (center) represented the part" their states also play in the voluntary sharing of food gifts in the overseas relief work of CROP, the Christian Rural Overseas Program. GIRL SCOUTS Senior Scouts On Tuesday, Nov. 26, the Senior Scouts met for their second meeting. Nineteen members were present. The troop was divided into three patrols and a .patrol leader was selected fof each. Leaders are Barbara Schlick, Karen Bailey and Judy Gregory. Janet Gardner was elected as troop treasurer. All terms will last for one year. We met on Dec. 3 at the home of Mrs. Don Johnson. Gail Johnson, Karen Thompson, Nancy Fischer and Karen Antonson were in charge of refreshments. The troop practiced carols that will be sung on the afternoon of Dec. 22 at the McHenry hospital. , Many thanks are due Mrs. Delmonte and Mrs. Johnson for the use of their homes. Would all girls please remember their registration fee and troop dues. Jean Borchardt, scribe STATION BURGLARIZED The Hester service station at the intersection of Rts. 120 and 31 was entered by burglars last week Tuesday and seventy dollars in cash and a number of packages of cigarettes were taken. PvcrJ the Want Ads You'll have a safer and more enjoyable Christmas if you choose your Yule tree carefully. A tree that has been cut too long or stored in a warm place will lose its needles quickly. Even more important, says O. L. Hogsett, extension safety specialist at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture, it's a fire hazard that can turn your Christmas into a-tragedy. If possible, cut your own tree or buy it directly from the grower. Then keep it in a cool, shaded place out of the wind until you're ready to decorate it. - . If you decide to buy a shippedin tree, you can tell whether it's fresh by examining the needles. Those on a fresh tree are limber, not brittle. If the needles snap otf shatter easily, they will not only drop quickly, but will be a fire hazard once the tree is in a . warm place. Hogsett suggests putting the tree in a spot away from the drying heat of radiators, the fireplace or warm air registers. Be sure the; tree holder has a good-sized water container, and keep it filled. Malty a new cut on the bottom of the tree, slicing the trunk at an angle. This will let it absorb more wafer. SAFETY TIPS (By Chief Grobel) v Safety of Property In this issue, we of the policel department would like to caution; home owners about one of our? investigations that take a lot of time and in most instances get;' us nowhere. That is the safe, keeping of your personal property^ such as lawnmowers, power tools, etc. I During the squad's patrol* we i notice night after night where [people leave their garage Or storage building doors open all night - | long, which is an invitation for j thieves to help themselves. Propjerly locked buildings Would dis-. ; courage such acts, saving your- ! self money and insurance investij gat ion. Buy U 8 Savings Bonda Wise Shop At Nye's "Your Walgreen Agency Drug Store" Lowest Prices Always -- Free Delivery 129 No. Riverside Dr. Phone 26 McHenry, 111. •!• •>•»•••••••« 1956 corn may have to be sold on account of its high moisture. Market supplies may also be increased this year by sales of new corn that" is too wet to qualify for price support. ^ IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of my dear husband, Dr. Francis J. Aicher, who passed away eighteen years ago, Dec. 5, 1939. Loving wife, Annabell. DIVORCE GRANTED Ora McKee of McHenry has been granted a divorce in circuit court from Harry McKee. The couple married in Kenosha, Wis., in 1950. CARD OF THANKS I wish to express my gratitude and sincere thanks to all who assisted me during my recent illness.. Your prayers, get-well cards, phone calls, gifts, flowers and genuine concern were most comforting and greatly appreciated. •31 Florence M. Colby CARD OF THANKS To the members of Huemann's Improvement Association, your comforting expression of sympathy is deeply appreciated and will always be gratefully remembered. 31 Clem Wessel When a woman is dieting, best not to argue with her. CHRISTMAS SPECIALS TO . . . PLEASE EVERYONE PLASTIC CANISTER SETS *1.29 CHROME CAKE COVER <1.29 PLASTIC PLANT WATER CAN 49' MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR'S EVE DINNER PARTY RESERVATIONS NOW AT THE TOWN CLUB 201 RIVERSIDE DRIVE PHONE McHENRY li No Finer Food or Drinks Served Anywhere REASONABLE PRICES OPEN EVERY EVENING EXCEPT TUESDAY THANK YOU -- THE TOWN CLUB Buy All Your Household Goods ai ALTHOFF'S DANCING AT pedestrians should stay alert. A certain amount of Christinas rush m seems inevitable, and pre-occupa- ^ tion with shopping and wrapping weakens safety defenses. Pedestri- . ans should forget about the lastmiaute gift which must be purchased and about that huge pile of unwrapped presents when crossing streets. A copy of the completely new "Rules of the Road" booklet will be sent to you free upon request- Write to CHARLES F. CARPENTIER, Secretary of State, Springfield, Illinois. 0 CHAPEL HILL COUNTRY CLUB EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT Dance to the Music of CHICAGO-LAND'S TOP & EXCITING COMBO THE RHYTHM TONES QUARTET Featuring Frank Bambino and his Versatile Saxophone Friday Specials \Sat. & Sun. Spec'ls Fish Fry $1.00 Lobster Plate $1.75 6 Course Southern ' Fried Chicken $1.75 CHAPEL HILL COUNTRY CLUB OPEN TO PUBLIC ALL YEAR 'ROUND 1 MILE NORTH OF ROUTE 120 -- ON THE JOHNSBURG ROAD PHONE 1792 PLAID LUNCH KIT $199 GLASS PIG BANK 9 Remote Controlled Battery Powered SEDAN 88 WHITE FOOTBALL With Klckoff FINEST QUALITY ICE SKATES - $9.95 & up FOR YOUR FAVORITE HOBBYIST ' >. > 3RT - ;:V T " fei, * " t i M WEUER ELECTRIC POWERED SANDING KIT featuring Ihi famous W«ll*r Sander plut metal cat*, sandpaper and polishing dothj more than twice the ONIV •anding area of any fonder at It* price. BLACK & DECKER V4" Electric Drill with Geared Chuck Special «15.88 PORTABLE ELECTRIC Hand Saws from *27.50 1 16" MANY OTHER FINE GIFTS TO CHOOSE FROM USE OUR LAYAWAY PLAN ALTHOFF'S HARDWARE 501 Main St. PHONE 284 McHenry, 111. DON'T FORGET YOUR DATE WITH SANTA SUNDAY DEC. 8. 1 TO 4 P.M. 7