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- • Page Twelve THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Thursday, August 23# 1962 0 liPii McHenry Library Corner Main and Green Streets HOURS Daily, including Saturday: 2 to 5 p.m. Friday Evenings: 7 to 9 p.m. them The Galileans, The Song of Ruth, and The Thorn of Arimathea. From the background of research in the preparation of these works, as well as from his role in his church, where he is ordained Ruling Elder, Dr. Slaughter has written The Land and pthe Promise, The Crown and the Cross, and Da vid:..Warrior and King.' Twice Told Tales NEW ADULT BOOKS THE LAST PLANTAGENETS by Thomas B. Costain There are periods in history when things are seen dimly as through a veil. Such were the years from 1377 to 1485. During this time the Chronicles and the demands of film empire protocol. With candor and humility s h e s h a r e s t h e i n t i m a t e thoughts which pressed in upon her relentlessly in the long wakeful nights as she struggled to accept and to adjust to her new.life alone. were silent and the sources of "A Bridge for Passing" will information few. And yet these I be read with deep emotion as were eventful years, filled with j a testament of faith by a woimportant, strange, colorful j man whose memories'of a hapa nd sometimes mystifying j py life helped her gallantly and events. The Wars of the Roses j successfully to cross the bridge were fought: a few-men began j from sorrow to serenity, to preach and a nation began to listen to new beliefs; the stout men of the soil rose against feudal injustices: and the greatest of mysteries grew out of the deaths of two princes in the Tower of London. This is the period covered by Thomas B. Costain in the Last Plantagenets. It is not claiming too much to say that here the veil has been raised and that throughout the book a bright light plays on this century of excitement and romance and stories stranger than fiction. Here we read of a king who devoted much of his reign to revenge: of the same young monarch riding out boldly to face the peasants demanding a fairer deal: of the winning of Fair Kate of France by the spectacular warrior king. Henry V; of the emergence of a commoner known in history as the Kingmaker; of a ruler who condemned his brother to death and the carrying out of the sentence, according to public report at the time, by drowning the prince in a butt of wine. By way of climax to the saga of the extraordinary Plantagenets with their brilliant successes tragic inverses and wild extravagances, the last section of the book is devoted to a summary of the case of Richard III. Was Richard the villainous hunchback of stage and story who had his nephews murdered to clear his way to the throne Or was he the whipping boy of history, whose voice could not be raised in defense from the grave and whose friends did- not dare speak out? All the evidence in this unsolved mystery is gathered up and the author achieves in the telling a mounting tension CALOKIES DON'T COUNT by Herman Taller, M. D. Unbelievable- but time! You need to eat fat if you are to be slim. The inclusion of polyunsaturated fatty acids in your diet is the first essential step toward loosening the body's long-stored fat, and the key to your losing only excess fat rather than vital body tissue. Dr. Taller explains the principles behind this new understanding of the body's chemistry and tells in full detail: "How to eat three full meals a day and lose weight i$ tne safest way possible." "Why you must never leave the table hungry if you want to be slim." "How you can eat 'Almost Everything' while you watch those extra inches disappear". "A reducing plan that includes a wide range of fried foods". "How this radical new way of losing weight is linked to a low cholesterol count, better skin condition and resistance to colds and sinus trouble". DAVID, Warrior and King A Biblical Biography by Frank G, Slaughter In this book, the universally popular novelist, Dr. Frank G. Slaughter, brings his finest talents and scholarship to retelling the story of David, one of the most beloved and admired of all Bibical heroes. Here is the thrilling drama of "the .sweetest singer of all Israel", who was anointed by the Samuel and grew up to unite the many nations of Israel into one kingdom of unparalled glory and splendor. The reader's interest is at once caught by the turbulent events that led from David's slaying of the Philistine giant ! Goliath to his persecution by King Saul. The brooding king which has never befow per-il;rew in(Teasin„iy j(.alous of haps, been reached. Readers ;Davi<rs/milUary triumphs.IDur today might well raise their i- ng one of- freJ quent . 'o utbursts eyes from .he perusal of news- of imane gau] paper murders and find in this j tomple(i mur(]er Dav|d wi(h case the strangest and most gripping story of all. This is the fourth, and last, his own hand. David was forced to flee into exile. It is a measure of David's greatness volume in what Thomas B. j that, when Saul finally died in battle, David wept for the man who had forced him to live as an outlaw for so many years. Upon Saul's death, David Costain originally intended to be a histoty of England. The three earlier volumes were published under the titles, "The Conquerors , "The Magnifi- j was crowned King of Israel cent Century" and "The Three | and Judah. His brilliance as j Edwards'. Sometime in the fu- . military strategist, and his vir ture the publishers may combine the four, with some necessary additions, to be issued lues of courage, loyalty, and kindness, proved him to be a far greater leader than Saul. At last the whole of Israel was united under a strong leader, who served the Lord and found favor in his sight. How David discovered the weakness in the apparently impregnable city of Jerusalem as a history of the Plantagenet kings. A BRIDGE FOR PASSING by Pearl S. Buck A beloved woman who has won and kept the affection, the gratitude, and the admiration j which he wished to establish of countless people in a disillu- j as the capiial of Israel, how he sioned and cynical world tells j c ame, to build a magnificent the deeply moving story of her | palace of cedar and stone to own hour of trial when, bereft i house his wives and children, of her husband, she tries to | how.he enlarged the kingdom find her way--alone. I through conquest, how he first Readers who remember with j saw the beautiful and passionpleasure Pearl S. Buck's auto-late Bathsheba. how he dealt biographical "My Several! with his rebellious son Ab- Worlds" will find in this new I salom. and his wise and serivolume a continuation of her ous-minded son Solomon how experiences and of her person- J ho came to write the psalms al reflections on a constantly which have been cherished by changing and eventful life. ' A fortunate assignment took her to Japan -- a country she had not visited in twenty-five years. She was to assist in the ON BOARD NOAH'S ARK by Ludwig Bcmelnmns. The irrepressible Bemelmans -- artist, writer in a wide variety of genres, man of rare zest for the world and its pleasures -- appears here in a new role; as a yachtsman aboard his own ancient and beloved pilot boat, adventuring in Mediterranean waters. He picked it up as a bargain at Antibes. It had once plied the English Channel and was known as The Old Lady, had hid out from the Nazis during the war, and had been re-christened Arche de Noe' by a French skipper with multiple progeny. This is its odyssey under Bemelman's command as he cruised with it to Monte Carlo, Portofino. Leghorn, the Bay of Naples (with landfalls including Capri and Ischia), and back by way of Corsica. The ports of call, with their color and teeming life, were made to order for the artist's eye, and he describes them in vivid words and pictures. But the great charm and drama of the trip were supplied by his encounters with people and elements. Only Bemelmans could have survived such mishaps, run into such a glamorous array of humans, met up with such odd experiences as these. His succession of weird crewmen alone would make an entire cast 01 characters. In addition there are sad Italian aristocrats, babes in bikinis, rich industrialist, Don Juans of the fishing villages, a red-haired American woman, children as engaging as his own wonderful Madeline, even a dog named Amanda -- each with a storv of his own. There's a regatta at Portofino with fireworks, that breaks all records for comic confusion. There's a love story with a touch of subtle seasoning and a tragedy with a delicate bouquet. And finally there's, a storm at sea that takes your breath away. This is a narrative of true adventure in wonderfully congenial company. It's Bemelmans at his most observant -- illustrated with his own drawings and with fourteen of his paintings in full color. Ludwig Bemelmans is also FIFTY YEARS AGO Taken from the fifes of August 15, 1912 ^ _ v. A number of our young people had a very unusual experience on the waters of Pistakee Lake and Fox River during last Wednesday night. The young folks had attended dances at the Bay and Johnsburg and on their. return four boat loads of merry makers were lost in the fog. The Gladene got lost near the mouth of the river, while three smaller craft got into the weeds at Dutch Creek and were unable to extricate until dawn. They all arrived in port in McHenry at daybreak. The Hudson Medicine company closed a week's engagement here Saturday night. Although the weather was anything but favorable, the show was well patronized every night and the company succeeded in selling the usual amount of medicine, soap and tooth powder. As is characteristic of all traveling organizations of this kind the popular lady contest was held with Miss Laura Barbian winning'the diamond ring. The section men of the Chicago and Northwestern rail-1 Mrs. George Frisby, passed aroad have been granted an in- I way at Post Graduate hospital Aug. 21; The ladies are kindly asked to bring baskets which will be sold at auction to the highest bidder. Don't forget the date and tell your friends about it. -- - * FORTY YEARS AGO Taken from the files of August 17, 1922 Edward W. Shillo, a summer resident at (?istakee Bay for many years, Was killed instantly in a spectacular airplane crash at Naperville last evening when the plane in which he and a friend were flying plunged from the height of 1,000 feet to the main street in that city and burst into flames. The Terra Cotta factoiy Is still looking for men. Four auto busses now carry the local employees of the plant to and from work daily. John R. Knox, local Ford agent and proprietor of the Star garage, together with ten of his men were in Chicago Thursday, where they took part in the Ford day ^celebration and parade. Sunday was the biggest day that McHenry has enjoyed this season. The automobile traffic was exceedingly heavy, while the railroad brought in hundreds -of visitors. Francis Frisby, aged nineteen, second son of Mr. and How Can I ? crease in wages and now receive $1.70 a day. Too much rain is a complaint generally heard among the farmers, who find it difficult to cut their hay and grain, but who agree that a like season for big grain yields has not been known here in many years. A basket social will be given by the parishioners of St. John's Catholic church at Johnsburg at St.- Joseph's school hall Wednesday evening, Madeline series, readers have recently discovered Madeline in London. Such magazines as The New Yorker. McCall's and Town and Country have published Mr. Bemelmans' work; a part of the present book appeared in Holiday. of people, from pickpockets to potential assassins. The job of protecting the statesmen became Gideon's when the man in charge of the uniformed police division took ill and Gideon h£ki to watch over t hat branch as well as his own. This was Gideon's largest problem -- but back of it was a murder, unsolved, followed by another, seemingly connected, the disappearance of a wife, and the many day-by-day crimes that the Scotland Yard commander of D. I. D. must cope with. J. J. Morris has in this novel made readers aware of the tremendous difficulties facing the police when on top of their orthe author of the enchanting (Jutie? is ir"P°sed the « • < n ' ijnonb or\fr kLe'aeapntinnrgr order a«-> rou««n•»^d-1 ond occasion. PALE FIRE by Vladimir Nabokov PALE FIRE "Pale Fire" is a truly unique book. Only Vladimir Nabokov could have created it. Mr. Nabokov's new work contains: Foreward hv Dr. Charles Kinbote; Pale Fire by John Shade; Commentary by Dr. Charles Kinbote; Index It is unlike any novel you have ever read. Born a member of the Russian aristocracy, Vladimir Nabokov left Russia following the Revolution, was educated at Cambridge, lived for a while in Germany and France, during which period he wrote a number of novels in his native Russian, and ultimately came to the United States where taught at Wellesley and Cornell. Following the publication of Lclita in the United States, Mr. Nabokov abandoned teaching to devote himself full time to his writing. He now is completing the monumental task of translating and annotating for the Bolingen Foundation Pushkin's Eugene Onegin. IIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllilliiiHiilllllllllllliiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiufi For Thai GIDEON'S MARCH by J. J. Marrin George Gideon of Scotland Yard, whose daily problems and triumphs are by now happily familiar to an ever increasing American audience, was faced with an awesome extra burden. There was to be a meeting in London of the heads of state of France, Germany and the United States - and the State Visit would include a parade in which the heads of state were to participate. Which meant, of course, special precautions from the moment the visiting statesmen touched English soil. They had to be watched over all during their sojourn, but particularly on the day of the parade --• when in the masses who would turn out to line the procession route there would be all sorts In Your readers for centuries-all this is superbly wrought by Dr. Slaughter into a vivid and unforgettable narrative. Frank G. Slaughter was born filming on location of her book in Washington. D.C. in 1908 originally written for children, A' " "The Big Wave". Her discovery of the new Japan and the At the age of only fouiteen he entered Duke University, from . . ,^'ch he was graduated in changes in its people are su- 1926. Four years later he was perbly portrayed. The women graduated from Johns Hopkins had changed, as had the men, and their relations to one another make a startling contrast with the old order. The author found in Japan not only great beauty but friends, new and old, gracious and kind. And after her husband's death she found solace and understanding, sympathy and inspiration. Her keen sense of humor worked its balm, too, upon her spirit as she lived through the amusing frustrations of casting, the foibles of stars and warring directors, a medical doctor at the age of twenty-two. For many years both as a civilian and then as a major and lieutenant colonel during World War II Dr Slaughter devoted himself to the practice of medicine. During these years he also began to write, and on his release from military service as the end of the war he derided to devote himself full time to the career of an author. Dr Slaughter is very well known as the author of novels dealing with Biblical times, among udCBAHDFlloo..: «. . y #ih s° t,°** '000<<<1<K0 am Choose Imm ®w eoraplofe Mlscffont. Wednesday morning following surgery the day before. The cornerstone of the new St. Patrick church was laid with solemn and impressive religious rites on Sunday, Aug. 13, by the Right Rev. P. J. Muldoon, D.D., Bishop of Rockford, assisted by a number of visiting clergy. Most unique hand-painted place cards which graced the dinner tables at which were seated R. Rev. Bishop P. J. Muldoon and several visiting priests at St. Patrick's rectory Sunday and they came in for many very fine comments. The paintings were an exact reproduction of the new St. Patrick's church, now under construction and as taken from the blueprints by the artist, Miss Dorothy Knox. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Taken from the files of 0 August 19, 1937 William Bacon, 68, a lifelong resident of this locality, passed away Monday, Aug. 16, after a lingering illness. Relatives here were saddened by news of the death of Hugh Powers, 18, by drowning at Detroit, Mich., last week. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. \Villiam Powers and spent most of his life in this vicinity. There was a lion on the streets of McHenry Friday, but it was well guarded in its cage, which was pulled behind an automobile. His name was Jerry and he was used as an advertising stunt to remind the people of thq Fox Lake Lotus festival. Jerity is advertised as the only surf-board riding lion in the world and was scheduled for appearances at Fox Lake Saturday and Sunday. Potato thieves visited the Clark farm on Route 20 recently and dug about 186 hills of potatoes, making a loss of six to ten bushels. The state police radio headby Anne Ashley (Persons who wish to have help with specific problems may write to Anne Ashley in care of W. L. Gordon Features, 9th floor, Resor building, 37 W. Seventh street, Cincinnati 2, Ohio, sending along a stamped self-addressed envelope.) SURVEY GROUP WORKS TOWARD FALL DEADLINE Q. What is the best way to iron pleats? A. First iron the hem, then iron the pleats from the bottom up. For a fussy job, pin each pleat to the ironing pad, taking care to place the pins so that the marks won't show. On wool, use a press cloth and a warm iron, and set it down gently on the cloth instead of using a gliding motion. Always leave wool slightly damp for best results in pressing. Q. How can I darken likht tan-leather articles; such as belts, shoes, etc.? A. Try rubbing them with a cloth dipped in ammonia. This gives a deep brown finish. Be sure to apply it uniformly, so the finish won't be spotty. Q. How can I darken light stale shredded coconut? A. By soaking it in milk to which a little sugar has been added. Do this just a few minutes before using. Q. What is a good compound to use for stripping old wallpaper off the walls? A. Brush on the paper a solution of paste (one cup flour and water) and water (three gallons). This paste prevents the moisture from evaporating too quickly, so that you'll have more time for peeling and scraping off the old paper. Q. How can I drill a hole into glass? A. Use a regular steel drill, and keep the point of contact saturated with camphorated oil or turpentine. The ease with which this is done will surprise you. Be very careful, though! Don't exert too much pressure. Q. How can I be sure ol eradicating all perspiration odor when laundering sweaters or blouses? A. By adding a little ammonia to your wash water. Q; How can I determine, before painting my walls, just jvhat the ultimate shade my quarters at Elgin sent out a message Sunday noon at 12:30, reporting the theft of a Ford truck owned by the McHenry Brewing company. It was found later at "The Pit" and it was learned that it had been taken for a joy ride by a fellow who had too much to drink. The merry-go-round at St. Mary's church carnival caught fire from gasoline poured into the pipeline, Sunday and caused considerable commotion. It was put out of commission for the rest of the day. Several local folks were in attendance at a miscellaneous shower at the home of Miss Betty Blackwood in Lake Geneva Sunday, honoring Miss Lorraine Whiting, who will become the bride of. Dr. Win. J. Nye of this city Sept. 16. At the last meeting of the Johnsburg Citizens' school survey committee, the curriculum committee reported that they found Johnsburg's program of language arts, social studies, mathematics and science was adequate, in comparison with surrounding schools. They recommended additional programs in music, home economics, foreign language, art and industrial arts, with special emphasis on additional curricuflat wall paint will be when it has dried? A. You can brush a little of your paint on a clean white blotter. The blotter will soak up tiie oils quickly and leave the pigments on the surface, where they will assume the same color as when dry " oil your wallj Q. How can I remove a corroded retaining cap on a vacuum bottle when I am replacing the glass filler? A. Place a plywood collar around the. cap and clamp it in a vise. Wrap some adhesive tape around the bottle to afford a good grip and the retaining cap will unscrew readily- Q. How can I restore a dented aluminum pan or kettle? A. By using a hammer that has been fitted with a rubber cane or crutch tip. Use modeling clay as an anvil on which to rest the pan. Q. How can I remove some stubborn paint stains from clothing? A. These will usually yield readily to a mixture of turpentine (or mineral spirits) and ammonia. Rub this well into the fabric before cleaning. lum for the junior high school students. The building committee had rated the school building on a special chart that compared Johnsburg to the best of schools. The committee reported that the present facilities were very good -- approximately 78 per cent -- but could M not be compared in all areas as there were no facilities for , such things as industrial arts and home economics. The finance committee has. not completed their comparative report, but were able to report that the total assessed valuation today that can bp depended upon for support in School District 12 is $16,000,- °00, The population c6mmiuee has found that within the past five years the enrollment in this school district has increased an avefa^e of 20 per cent each yeap^At this rale it would mean that within another five years, the enrollment would double what it is today. The committee has asked for opinions from the general group as to whether the ^ population boom has passed or not. A census of this district shows only .5 child per home. Rev. Smith concluded these summaries with a short talk on the real need for the completion of the committee work. He impressed the group with the need for everyone to participate in the work, so a preliminary report with definite A r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f r o m a l l committees can be made In October. 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