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_ • ^ y[ ?*? ^ >**7* j •irjr-. \ T , \ h " " ' ^ V r\> -•• * emoor ji PRffARE TOR'* MAYMKTW6 'f?' by Marion Sulok • If the quiet of the neighborhood is shattered Monday afternoons, it's because of the fun the boys are having---last Monday Tom Para, Chuck, Bryan, Mike and- Chuck Zabrfjwski, Terry Mahoney and Lenny Blades competed against K£n Ehrhardt, Tdrry Morri-- stt| Jim Bolda, Jim Arbogast arm Clarence Sossong of Den 8 iti giving their Den yells. Results-- a tie. v '.'There will be one more pack meeting at the Methocfist cKurch before adjourning for the summer. The Maly meeting is inspection with all Cub Scouts participating. The boys aire graded'on neatness of self, correctness of uniform and S(£itlikeP appearance in general. Good luck boys, bring home 100 points each, the way Gene Boida, Mike Hatch and Chuck Zabroski did last May. m ^ ^iDen 7 and . 8 -- * Pack 361 " Using old cigar cans, some leftover^ ^tjcky wall covering, a few seeds and some imagination the Wys of Den 7 and 8 h™e made herb gardens for their mothers. The boys are now planning the cook-out tl^t will be" the highlight of tiie spring season, the boys of Den 7 miss one of their old members, Rick Foss, who is now in the Webelos Den where he is getting his Tenderfoot training for scouts. ,'j| Farewell Party. At the Tuesday committee meeting of Pack 361 a .farewell party was given for retiring Den Mothers Marge Adams, Isabel! Karmel, and Ruth Mars. Each was given a gift in appreciation of a hard job well dbjhe. All the folks then enjoyed cake, coffee and conversation. 9 Attention To all dog owners in the village. Did you know that it is a--state law to have* your pet inoculated for rabies every year? If you do not have your dog inocuated, please see that iF is done as soon as possible because if your pet is caught without the rabie tag on, there will be a fine that you will h^e to"pay. Surprise Party "~On April 20 Mrs. Marcella Foss was doingv her average daily duties and, then left her home for the afternoon and when she arrived home she found the house jumping with the anticipation of *her return, with all the goodies for a grand time to help her celeh^, tp her birthday. Coming as a total surprise to Marc, we can all imagine how thrilled and excited she was with friends from McHenry, her family from Milwaukee, Chicago and Arlington Heights. A wonderful time was had with all the '•gang together. Many happy returns, Marc. ' Another birthday in the Foss family took .place on Apr. 27, making Bobby Foss 14 years of age. The Foss family from Chicago was out to help this young man. celebrate. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harder were Palatine visitors Sunday, April 27, to help celebrate their son Rpbert's birthday. S , Back to Work tf anyone of you have tried to reach your reporter the last few days arid received no answer to calls, I have returned to work, so please call me any evening after 6 and I will be glad to fiave a chat with you. 20 Mile Speed Liimit On Sunday, April 27, our newly painted speed limit signs were posted throughout the village by our ..president, Mr. McDerrriott. Anyone exceeding the limit and caught doing so will be fined. Do use caution when drivinng in the village, We love our little ones and they do not realize the danger of getting in the roads. Troop 161 Our troop had a re-organization period last week. We have been growing so rapidly that we realized we needed more patrols in our troop so there* would be more leadership opportunities for more boys, and also increase the number of openings for new members in our troop. We now have five patrols instead of three. Both Mr. Lubke and Mr. Para attended our last troop meeting' and presented some very interesting items to the boys. Adults who have signed on the troop committee for this year are Harold Foss, Frank Bitterman. August Nieme, Marty Wrublewski, Richard Hyatt, Ted Beahler and Goetlieb Kloepfer. The chairman, Mr. Foss will call a meeting soon for the committee. April 30 Final Date For Wool Application Bert Bridges, chairman of the McHenry County ASC committee, has announced that April 30 will, be the final elate for filing applications1 of incentive payment on shorn wool, shorn after Jftn. 1, 1956 and sold during the marketing year, April 1, 1957, through March 31," 1958, or on unshorn lambs, sold during the marketing year. Don't be discouraged. Many a man has never started climbing until he reached the bottom. Which car lias self-adjusting brakes that give free brake tuneups while you drive # Mercury SEE YOUR LOCAL MERCURY DEALER I TOLD YOU I'D FIND IT!' "You didn't believe ^tne, huh ? You know how I did it ? I just looked it up in the Yellow P#ges." thill H fast w-A In the Yellow Pages 491 Now that the baseball season is under way, active members of Post 491 are looking fdrward to the trip to Milwaukee stadium to see the Braves play ball. At the last meeting of the post, members had tKe chance to pick between Chicago and Milwaukee and Milwaukee was the choice of all. The date set for the trip is Sunday, June 22. The trip once again will be made by chartered bus, with the tickets and transportation being paid for by the post. The only expense to members will be for their lunch and refreshments. Doc Gray will go to Milwaukee well in advance;to secure the tickets and to m^ke arrangements for a smorgasbord lunch at about the same nominal fee as last year. The post has also purchased four season ticlcets for all the Milwaukee Braves home games. These tickets are for the/convenience of any member of the post who wish to see any of the games. The schedule is posted behind the bar and the private club room. Pick out your date, it will be reserved for you, pay Bob Conway for your tickets and you and your guests will have a carefree afternoon or evening at Milwaukee. / Have you heard of the new group insurance that has been secured for Legion members? All n),embers of the Legion will be eligible for this low cost insurance. The only requirement is thai you must have af paid membership card to keep your insurance in force. Participation in this life insurance plan is optional with each member, We have quite an honor for Post 491 and for our member, "Skipper" Wirfs. He was commended by the Department of Illinois for his outstanding record in the recent membership drive. His accomplishments were listed in the monthly department bulletin which is sent to all posts in the state. We wouldn't be surprised if he receives national recognition for his feat, he certainly deserves it. The time is drawing near for " PLA1 y.' w ssassa KtfP rnt Stmt TANK WOmCING SMOOTHLr Intipwih^- Ea.y to apply Stimulates Bacterial actio* Sluggish er clogged ••ptic systems B0YCR BAC-TIVAT0R ACE HARDWARE ISO Riverside Dr. McHenry, 111. PHONE 722 i j --Jtimm II I 'W••J "It Is A Profound Mistake To Think That Everything Has Been Discovered • (Author's Name Below) Thfe past few years have produced many important medical discoveries. Research scientists a g r e e t h a t 1 9 5 8 w i l l bring us'more good news. The pharmaceutical manufacturers have greatly increased their research funds to, develop new drugs and better treatments. We stock all new medicines as soon as they are released. Your physician knows he can prescribe any medicine, old or new, and it will be compounded exactly as he specifies. YOUR PHYSICIAN CAN PHONE McHENRY 26 WHEN YOU NEED A MEDICINE Pick up your prescription if shopping near us, or let us deliver promptly without extra charge. A great many people *- entrust us with the responsibility . of filling their prescriptions. May we compound yours? NYE DRUGS /tf*Map" PHONE 26 129 N.; Riverside Dr. BfeHenry, Hi. PRESCRIPTION CHEMISTS WE DELIVER 'Quotation by Antoine Lemierre (1725-1781) our annual Section of officers. If you haven't been coming to meetings lately, this is a good j time to start coming again. Come down and meet and talk to these men' who are your present post officers. Be prepared to vote your choice for the next group of officers. Election this year j will probably be at the Jung; meeting. Rottert Hendricks, senior vicejpommander, has announced that all plans for our annual carnival have been completed. The carnival this year will be a four-day affair instead, of the usual five days. .Hits will make it a lot easier for our members and volunteer workers. The' dates will be July 3, 4, 5 ,and 6, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We have a new organization running our carnival this year. John Rose, a member of Post 491, has gone into the carnival business, in a big way. We will have fJnew equipment, new and better rides and all new variety booths. There will also be more rides and booths than we have had in the past. In the way of improvements to the post, several projects are about to be started. New counter land work bench tops will be installed in the kitchen. A large exhaust fan will be installed in the south wall of the main hall. Resurfacing of the asphalt portion of the parking lot will be done soon. The Boy Scout troop of Post 491 will plant a magnolia tree on the front lawn. The old cloakroom will be remodelled to allow storage for the new uniforms for the drum and bugle corp. Longer range plans being contemplated call for partial wall to wall "carpeting and new furniture for the private club rooms. A new system will be tried soon in the parking lot to eliminate the center parking that has made for so&much confusion on busy nights. The parking suggestion came from a member of the house committee, Roy Homo, and it seems like a good one. The Rifle squad members and their wives staged a surprise birthday party for steward Robert Conway on Friday evening, April 11. The gals all chipped m to provide a nice lunch and all present enjoyed themselves to the hilt. . The newest member of the Liar's Poker club is Ben Bauer, who was initiated .Sunday, April 20. His initial appearance was made in the usual style, but practice will soon make a better liar of him. Anyhow, thanks for the party Ben. As this article was being finished, word was received that applications for the Legion Ife insurance mentioned above are being mailed directly to all members from the national headquarters. Watch for, yours. ' John T. Grajr,# : , Publicity Chairman,' \ Amer. Legion Post 491 '• • - • •-.•••< • 4. McHENRY 4-H - CXJJB TAKES PAR? IN SPRING RALLY i The Cherry Valley 4-H club of McHehry was among ten selected as winners in the an? nual 4-H Share-the-Fun elimination contest held las( week at the Woodstock high school. The ten wiiming acts' will now participate in the spring rally to be held April 2$- at 8 m. ju» on OXYGEN EQUIPPED AMBULANCE SERVICE Phone McHenry 63 pjn. in the same location. Three acts; -plus one master of ceremonies, will >be chosen from the rally to talce port in the district contest at St. Charles in July. ^ SHOP. IN McHENBY^ A" PR0FE5>ICP"/ DIRECTORY { ' GET • Lsii fe4- FACTS 100% NYLON Tires .. . The only sure measure of top quality SAFEST... 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