The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Thursday. UScemb6r 8. i960 tifijt MiHSN#? PLAIltoEALER OpenHouse ' Open bouse Is fte solution for the practical hostess planning holiday entertaining. A cheese spread served in a hollowed-out, round loaf of rye bread makes an unusual bowl for a tangy, beerseasoned cheese spread. It serves as a conversation piece as well as tasty eating. Cheese and beer are age-old companions and good choices for a m^rry hpliday Reason. Be,sure that the beer, or ale, is well chilled and served in sparkling glasses for your guoota' enjoyment. Qmmc Bowl % pound Cheddar cheese, grated 2 ounces Roquefort cheese, crumbled 1 tablespoon butter. % teaspoon dry mustard % teaspoon Tabasco H teapoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon grated %. cup beer or ale onion 1 small round loaf rye bread Cream cheese (optional) Place all wgr&fients except beer and breed in bowL Let stand at room temperature about 30 minutes to soften cheese. Mix slowly with electric mixer or blend with wooden spoon, a tilling beer gradually, until spread is smooth and fluffy. Chill about 30 minutes. To make bread bowl, cut a slice from the top of loaf and hollow out the center. Transfer the chilled cheese spread- to the bread bowl and shape it into a high, smooth mound. .If desired, ggmigh top with rosettes made by forcing cream cheese through a pastry tube. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. Turkey Meat.. .The Holiday Treat Roast turkey with all the fixin's ... the ultimata holiday treat for Americans. The tantalizing aroma of a luscious pair of roasted birds will draw everyone to tne table the moment thie call comes that "Dinner's on!" Observe this wonderful tradition at your house this holiday season. Invite the whole family home for the day, and feed the crowd in All-American style. Two medium-size turkeys will provide ample servings of luscious, tender white meat... and you'll have four drumsticks and two wishbones to satisfy eager youngsters. Spiced pear halves for edible platter garnish ... a sparkling fruit mold ... fluffy mashed potatoes with a border of green peas ... and crispy relishes is a menu pattern that needs little else to make this ultimate holiday meal. Cooking two birds is easier on the cook, too, for they will reast in about one-half the time required for a very large bird. Here's a new stuffing recipe. It uses cranberries inside the turkey for a change: Cranberry Stuffing 1 quart freshcranberries (1 lb.) 2 cups seedless raisins 1 cup sugar 1 cup butter or margarine, melted 6 quarts bread cubes (2 to 3 day old bread) 2 teaspoons salt, about 1 teaspoon ground rinimmnii Grated rind of 3 lemons 1 cup water or giblet broth Chop cranberries coarsely and blend in the sugar. Blend butter or margarine and bread cubes. Combine the two mixtures with the remaining ingredients. Mix lightly until well blended. Makes enough stuffing for a 14-pound bird. I Woof (Clearance T5 Prices Reduced as much as $1.47 a Yard S Sew 8c Save! Limited Qtys. Assorted PLAID and PLAIN WOOLS Were $2.77 NOW Assorted PLAID WASHABLE WOOLS | Were $3.59 NOW | Plain i BASKET WEAVE WOOLS i Were $3.15 NOW COAT and SUIT WOOLS $ Were $3.94 NOW $ 72-inch wide S NYLON NET *|77 *2«7 *|77 £47 1 FESTIVE FABRICS For The Holidays Reg. 49c 39 89'0 $229 i Brocades, Satins, Jacquards and Chiffons | K 1 ^Jhe Jabric Center j Just North of Ben Franklin 8 I History, Russia And U.S. Dollar Monetary devaluation is a practice that is about as old as recorded history. It became much more important when nations shifted silver and gold coins to paper currency and bank deposits. Silver and gold were precious metals. Their v&Iue, like that of wheat and cattle, -was inherent in the products themselves, not dependent upon a king's promise to pay. No'king or other government could create silver and gold. <-"• Paper money and bank deposits can be created in unlimited amounts. Restrictions are, of course: provided by laws, but the laws can always be changed, or ignored in some cases. Governments ar e often forced to create excessive amounts of paper currency and bank deposits by wartime needs or excessive 'demands from the public. Notable excesses in American history include the issu-. ance of "continentals'* during the Revolutionary War and the Confederate currency and "greenbacks" during the Civil War. The continentals were finally redeemed at one cent on the dollar. For a time they were worth even less. This experience gave us our expression, "not worth a continental!" The Confederate currency became valuable only as collectors" items, while the greenbacks \Vere eventually restored to face value. During and after World War II, an epidemic of inflation and devaluation swept through Europe ancl other countries. The United States resisted devaluation longer than most other countries, but succumbed in 1933. At that time the U. S. dollar was devalued to 5^) percent of its former gold content. This is the basis for the expression, the "59-cent dollar." Since then inflation and devaluation have occurred in many countries. RUssla recently announced nlans to devaluate the ruble, but tried to make it appear as a devaluation of the U. S. dollar. This was accomplished by two orders. The first will change the official exchange rate from 25 cents per ruble to $1.11 per ruble. This appears to cut the valu? of the dollar to 22Ms percenl of its former value. It raises -the nominal gold equivalent of the ruble to nearly four and a half times its former level -- but Russia does not exchange gold for rubles. Rut here is the gimmick: A second order will cause all money, wages, prices, savings, debts and accounts in Russia to be divided by 10! This will make the ruble worth 10 times as much as it is now for trade within Russia. But the gold value will be increased only four and a half times. The net result appears to be a devaluation of Russian currency by more than 50 percent in comparison with the V) S. dollar, the English pound, the German mark- and all other currencies based oh gold. It is difficult to forecast the effects of these new Russian moves. One thing can be sure: they are not intended to aid the United States. Taken at face value, the moves would cut the prices of Russian wheat, lumber and other products offered for export to other countries. This would put more pressure on the U. S. dollar and on our gold reserves. But all Russian exports are made by the government, at prices fixed by the government. In many cases exports are part of barter deals, with no money changing hands. Thus we will have to wait and see what happ e n s . The moves may be planned as battles in Russia's economic war against the United States and the West. L. H. Simerl CENSUS SHOWS FARMLAND VALUES AT $319 AN ACRE DAIftYMEN ELECT SEVEN DIRECTORS AT ANNUAL MEET The 1959 agricultural census shows that Illinois farmland has an everage value of $319 compared with $230 in 1954. University of Illinois agricultural economist F. J. Reiss points out tlj^t sharply rising land prices during the past ten years have made capital gains as important to landowners as the earnings from farmland. Reiss also* makes these observations on land values: Current trends in the farmland market indicate that 1959 may have been the peak year in land prices. The highest per-acre values were reported in the Chicago area 15f Cook, DuPage, Lake and Kane counties. Only three other counties reported average values over $500 an acre. These were Champaign, Macon and Piatt. Values of land and buildings showed a higher percentage gain in southern Illinois than in any other part of the state outside the Chicago area. The land values in thirty-six counties crossed by and south of U.„ S. Route forty showed a rise of 47 percent, from $103 in 1954 to $151. The average increase for the state was only 39 percent. In the Chicago area, land values are affected primarily by non-agricultural factors Outside this area, the 1959 average values ranged from a low of $59 an acre in Pope county to a high of $545 tiii' Champaign county. Values rose proportionately more in southern Illinois than in the more fertile soils in central and northern Illinois. The probable reason is the good response the less productive soils make to fertilizers, weed and insect control measures and timely use of tillage and harvesting machinery. The larger returns obtained through use of new technology on southern Illinois soils have probably increased land values more in this area than elsewhere in the state. Seven district directors ,were elected at the-.annual meeting of District 1 of the American Dairy association of Illinois, held at the Congregational church in Huntley. They were Kenneth Hoffman of Dundee, Walter Krichner of Garden Prairie, Arthur Kruckenberg of Harvard. Leonard Feiza of Maple Park, Clarence Mack, Sr., of West Chicago, Ralph Nichols of Hebr<?n and Herbert" Orr of Harvard. George Ra£- mussen of Woodstock was amed districting committeeman. Elected delegates to the annual meeting of A-D-A of Illinois were Messrs. Chester Baloom of Wasco, Ralph Nichols, and William Berens of irgil. ^ Glenn Loifheit of Maple Park was ie-elected state dj- •ector for District 1, ADA bf Illinois. How voluntary funds Invested by dairy farmers in this area and across the nation have7 paid dividend^ during the^ pakt twenty years was reported by Milton Geuther, state manager, ADA of Illinois. "Commercial sales of Class I milk, exclusive of government sponsored programs, have increased nation-wide from 132.5 quarts per person in 1940, the year the American Dairy association was founded, to 148.5 quarts per person in 1960," reported Geuther. "In the same period, commercial sales of cottage eheese went up from 1.9 lbs. to 5.2 lbs. per person: other types of cheese increased from 6 to 8 lbs; ice cream consumption went up from 9.6 at BOLGER'S Most convenient way to buy NORCROSS SOLID PACKS Boxes of 25 Cards of 1 Design from J00 to 475 qu$rtatt<> 1&9 qti&rtjf; anil n0: fat dry milk from J&2 lbg. per person in 1940 to &2 lbs. in 1960." Speakers in additioii to Geuther. included Paul Torriia, Jolifct, merchandising director of ADA; Don Carlson, Jollet, and Biid Boyd, C^rlyle, membership directors; atid Herbert Keil of Washington, member of the ADA board of directors. December 9 M c H e n r y Woman's Clijb Meeting -- Methodist Church Hall -- 1 p.m. December IS O.E.S. Stated Meeting ahd Christmas Party -- Gift Exchange. December 80 Riyerview Camp, R. N. A., Christmas Party ahd Election of Officers --K. of C. Hall -- 7:3a p.ift. Skating Party Tonight Benefits New Hospital Dr. Leonard Pawlikowski is chalhnah of a skating party sponsored by the McHenry Medical Group to be held tonight, Dec. 8, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the McHenry roller rink. The party is being held for the benefit of the maternity section planned for the new hospital. Several bassinets, . b o 11 l,e equipment and two Incubators are still available for interested donors to give to the hospital. NAVY . , . .. J.VC . I COMMANDER RICHARD H. O'KANE j INTREPID SKIPPER OF SUBMARINE TANG WAS "TOPS" AT SINKING \ENEMY SHIPS. HIS RECORD--24 I SHIPS FOR A TOTAL OF 93,824 TONS. IN 1944, WHILE SURFACED, HE ADDED THREE MORE TO HIS RECORD. THEN HIS LUCK RAN OUT. HIS LAST "FISH' WAS FAULTY; MADE A CIRCULAR RUN AND BLASTED TANG OUT OF THE WATER. O'KANE AND EIGHT CREWMiN WERE HURLED'fROM THE SUB'S BRIDGE. O'KANE WAS RESCUED ONLY TO ME THROWN INTO AN ENEMY PRISON CAMP. IN 1946 FOR HIS "GALLANTRY IN ACTION" O'KANE RECEIVED THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR. Compliment tils or ker Watch this Christmas with a New Watch Band from LITTLE WATCH SHOP Fine Watch Repair -- Work Guaranteed "Just East of the Bridge" IU. ISO E. (Circle Bldg.) McHenry, 111. m for Her See Our Fine Selection of Stoles, Suit Stoles, Pocket Stoles & Scarfs in Mink, Dyed Squirrel & Muskrat (All furs labeled to show country of origin) Cashmere Sweaters with Mink Collars Use Our Convenient Lay-Away Plan OTTO HEINZ FURS Cleaning - Repairing - Restyling 105 N. Riverside Dr. Phone EV. 5-1843 MoHetury, 111. *• e/ Give Her something frivolous ift Capri Pajaiiifefl Transport her out of her work-a-day world with a gift that's pure delight -- afloating mist of cloud-soft nylon tricot that makes her feel utterly feminine. priced from $5.95-$17.95 BOLGER'S DRUG STORE 103 S. Green St. McHenry, 111. Phone EV. 5-4500 LET'S DRESS FOR THE HOLIDAYS pamper yourself with embroidery . . . it's so easy, and costs so little, in Mr. Simon's gem of a rayon- and-wool sheath with dates on its mind . . . scattered with matching embroidered "diamond s." Black, clay, camel or blue. 10-18. $17.95 Slip a slip under her tree ... and make it this lace-frosted one in nylpn tricot, designe4 and cut with the fit that has made, Laros famous. White, black. Average sizes 32 to 40. priced from $3.00 - $8.95 atore 1. Bulky Orlons 2. Fur Blends 3. Angoras All Styles priced from $6.95 • $25.00 'For Your Styles of Today" 306 W. Elm St. EV. 5-2713 McHenry, 111. Open Mon., Tu«S., Thurs. & Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 plm. Fridays 9:30 a.m. 'til 9 p.m. Additional Suggestions BLOUSES ... HOISERY . . . JEWELRY . . . GLOVES . . . ROBES . . . SLIPPERS . . .