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£> r-T PAGE 18-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, Twice Told Tales FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Dec. 5. 1931) Dr. and Mrs Cannon en­ tertained at a turkey dinner Sunday evening at their home in Waukegan in honor of the birthday anniversary of Mrs J.J. Walsh of MeHenry. Miss Maud Curr, MeHenry s song writer and poet, has just published another new song entitled "Hard Times Waltz Song" which she now has on sale. Bids for the building of an 18 ft. cement highway from route 61 between MeHenry and Ririgwood through the village of Johnsburg to the Fox River Bridge, will be received by the Board^of Supervisors. ' The htome of August Svec at McCyHfrm Lake burned to the ground on Monday night. Mrs. C Going has returned from spending the summer in Canada and is visiting in the home of her daughter. Mrs. Ray Page Mr and Mrs Frank Hughes and son. Raymond, and daughter. Frances. and nephew, Louis Johnson, spent Thanksgiving vacation with relatives at Ludlow and Georgetown. Ky. A gathering of twenty-seven friends spent Thanksgiving day at the home of Mr and Mrs. Ed Whiting The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Jay Christy and family, Mr and Mrs. Kenneth Christy and family, Mr. and Mrs H.M. Stephenson and Mr and Mrs. H C. Hughes. TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Dec. 5, 1946) A third mail route, which is made up of residents residing 1971 • on former Routes 1 and 2, was started on Monday of this week. Territory covered include some of the north, east and southeast . of the city and is known as Route 3. Charles Brda is the carrier for the new route. In a pretty late fall wedding which took place Nov. 27, in the rectory of St. Mary's church Miss Kathryn Simon of this city became the bride of Mr. Robert ' Wavman of Arlington Heights. William Wright and son, George, who were injured in a recent auto accident returned home from the hospital. Mrs. Wright, who suffered several broken bones, must remain in the hospital for an indefinite period of time. Beginning in the near future a presentation will be included in the paper each week entitled /'Notes from the airpark" items of interest to every one on aviation will be compiled by G W Majonnier, who is manager of the nev^Johnsburg airpark. Mr. Majonnier, his partner, N.I. Heinz, and their J i owarw METAL 1 SCULPTURES add a dramatic dd c accent to any decor VPe e\oe cxc xo\°,e WOODLAND BIRD FEEDERS . . . i n v i t e b e a u t y a n d wild song birds into ur garden 9|s°-*8 The Genuine 'HUMMEL' FIGURINES ^ There s something for everyone at Floiverivood \ at Christmas Genuine "Hummer" figures are made only in Germany and are identified by the in dented signature of M.I Hummel owerwcci HWYS. 14 & 176 (815)459-6200 CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS OPEN MON. THRU FRI. 8:00 am. to 9:00 p.m. SAT. AND SUNDAY 9 am. to 5 p.m. families are now living in the house on the airpark. The four adult members of the two families are all licensed pilots. Roy Cope has just been named 1946 MeHenry County corn growing champion for producing a yield of 118,600 bushels of corn per acre in a five acre plot on his farm near West MeHenry. There will be no county basketball tournament this year. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Dec. 7, 1961) A six year old Lakeland Park youth, Lee Hahn, fortunately suffered only from cold, fright and cuts as the result of an accident Saturday afternoon. He was attempting to reach the raft in the lake when the thin ice gave way and he fell through. Firemen estimated the water at that point to be about 8 feet but he managed to hold onto the ice until help arrived A telegrai^rom the Navy on Sunday was the first word received by the family of James Tomasello, 20, that he had passed away on Dec. 2, while he was serving a tour of duty aboard the U.S.S. Kawishiwi, AO-146. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Blake, MeHenry, became parents of a daughter at MeHenry hospital, Dec. 3. Arthur Berends, 72, of Lakemoor, was found dead in his home Monday morning Dec. 4 by neighbors who in­ vestigated when they failed to see him about his residence for PERSONALS Brother Paul of East Africa is spending the holiday season with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Bauer. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Snyder attended the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Alverna Segert, held at St. Mary's Catholic church in Oshkosh, Wis., Tuesday. Mrs. Segert passed away Saturday at the age of 51. Immediate survivors are her husband, two children and grandchildren. Fred Bienapfl, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Dixon and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ricker attended funeral services for George Merkt held at Holy Name Catholic church in Wilmot Tuesday with burial several days. Death was believed to have occurred Dec. 2, following about five years of poor health. A MeHenry student, Lance Parks, a sophomore at Nor­ thern Illinois university in DeKalb, will play the dole of Lucky when the University Theatre players presenj! one of the most controversial plays of the past decade, Samuel Beckett's "Waiting For Godot." Mr. and Mrs. Alex Justen attended the Army-Navy game in Philadelphia Saturday. They made the trip by jet. Dr. Milda P. Lepins, who has been associated with the MeHenry Medical group and the MeHenry hospital for the past four and a half years, will be associated with Bethany Methodist hospital in Chicago in the future. Dont drive off without leaving your wife some transportation. THE NATIONAL CAR RENTAL family plan a car for all reasons When you're away on business and she's stuck with running errands, isn't it nice to know she can have one of our dependable, new-model cars for less than the cost of a few taxi rides? All day! Rates as towas J8 a day and 8* a mile That low rate represents a high value--a lively Chevrolet Vega sedan complete with automatic drive. Insurance and gas are included And who would appreciate the S&H Green Stamps we give more than your wife? She ll also appreciate the fact that our cars are clean. Spotless, that is. And she can charge it on any authorized credit card, such as Bank- Americard and MasterCharge. Call National. We're right in your neighborhood1 We tiMturc General Motors cars CHEVROLET CHEVROLET, INC. Rental & Leasing Division1 We feature Chevrolets and other fine G.M. Cars. Hwy. 31 South 385-2155 MeHenry, 111. in Salem Mound cemetery. Mr. Merkt, husband of Mrs. Bienapfl's niece, died in a Kenosha hospital, following a heart attack at the age of 56. Survivors are his widow and brothers and sisters. Mesdames Mabel Johnson, Eva Bacon, Elizabeth Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schoewer attended a dinner and Christmas party of the R.N.A. Past Oracles club held at Algonquin last week. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Johnson of Arlington Heights were Sunday visitors in the hctoflte of his parents, the George H. Johnsons. Mrs. Emma King entertained at a holiday gathering at her home on Washington street. Her guests were Mr. and Mrs. Anton Miller, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Corey, Lake Geneva; Mr. and Mrs. George Zarnstorff and Mrs. Mike Gorski, Woodstock; Mrs. Jake Thiel, Johnsburg, Mrs. Dorothy Miller, McCuIlom Lake and Mrs. Irene Guffey, MeHenry. Guests of Mrs. Henry Stilling during the past weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Caparelli and Mr. and Mrs. James Caparelli of Lombard. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kempfer of DeKalb were here Sunday where they served as sponsors for Joseph Louis Kinnerk at St. Patrick's church and later attended a reception at the Kinnerk home. American Legion Auxiliary News HOSPITAL MEMBERSHIP GOAL - Efforts to exceed the all-time membership high of 714 are under way, conducted by members of the Memorial Hospital for MeHenry County association. Among new members are Mr. and Mrs. William Sunderlage. New members are welcome and citizens are encouraged to join. DON PEASLEY PHOTO UNIT 491 by Pearl Cooper American Legion posts and auxiliary units throughout the State of Illinois are planning their holiday program of Gifts for Hospitalized War Veterans. Mrs. Roy (Lauretta) Homo, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation chairman of Unit 491 of the American Legion auxiliary, stated that this unit has made a cash contribution to this very worth­ while project and members, Mrs. Doris Henken, president, Mrs. Ruth Mrachek and Mrs. Delia Freund have participated in wrapping these gifts at the Elgin hospital. This program was originated by Eddie Cantor and Sophie Tucker in 1944. Illinois is the only state which has continued to sponsor this veterans' project annually. Male and female veteran patients in VA and other Illinois hospitals have received over 12,250 gifts which are DIAL YOUR CARPETS CLEAN! '**}[e u'r e k a"] SHAG N E W E U R E K A D I A I A N A P A D J U S T S S U C T I O N P O W E R F O R M A X I M U M C L E A N I N G E F F I C I E N C Y O N A N Y C A R P E T 1 • Hygienically-Treated Disposable Oust Bag • Adjustable 3-Position Handle. Con­ venient Toe Switch Reg* * Only 6" High, Glides Easily Under Low $59.95 Furn'ture • All Metal Construction^ Lifetime L u b r i c a t e d M o t o r t R O O R *P»t«n1 Pinding NUff IpjLt/D f Model 2010B A b o v e t h e f l o o r c l e a n i n g t o o l s optional LEE; & RAY ELECTRIC 1005 N. FRONT McHSNRY PH. 3S5 0882 distributed during each holiday season. The Illinois American Legion has spent in excess of 212 million dollars to provide this holiday cheer to all hospitalized veterans, since this program was started, according to Mrs. David (Doris) Henken, president of the MeHenry unit. The American Legion auxiliary, Department of Illinois, comes to the rescue of the many hospitalized veterans in Illinois Veteran ad­ ministration, state, county and municipal hositals at ^Christ­ mas time. Many of these patient veterans have little or no income with which to remember their loved ones at home. The American Legion auxiliary arranges to have gifts on display in a gaily decorated Christmas shop, where the veteran may visit and select gifts for his immediate family. These gifts are holiday wrapped by the American Legion hospital volunteers, enclosing the veterans' per­ sonal gift enclosure care, and the packages are mailed directly to their families, all at no cost to the veteran. MeHenry Unit 491 has helped to make this possible through its contribution to the funds which provide these gifts, states the Veterans' Affairs and Rehabilitation chairman, Mrs. Roy Homo. Holiday lunches are among the most pleasurable ways to enter­ tain. There is something gala and relaxed about Saturday or Sun­ day lunches. Serve something that's non turkey and hearty, such as beef stew and noodles, with a green salad, or fish chowder, fruit and cheese. Organize a walk in the woods after lunch or a neigh­ borhood tour to look at every­ body's outdoor decorations. It is always thoughtful to ask new people in town at Christmas and it is pleasant to mix age groups A grand old lady may make the party and young people always add zest to a middle-aged crowd. Don't ask people to a Christmas party to pay off your engage­ ments. Christmas Is a fairly inti­ mate time, so you should ask them because • you want to see them, and not too many at a time. MeHENRY'S FAVORITE '2,o». SPORTS CENTER PH0BE GREEN 385 1000 Christmas Specials! f FRI. - SAT. - SUN. - MON. ONLY!!!! ALL(men'swomen'schi,d's) SNOWMOBILE SUITS, k. BOOTS, GOGGLES (Snowmobile or Ski) ^ REDUCED WoWsiLEPMCE ALL ASPEN SKI JACKETS or PANTS &NALL° SWEATERS 10% SEE OUR CHRISTMAS SELECTIONS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY - INDOOR AND OUTOOOR SPORTS. -GOLF SPECIALS- GOLF BAGS REG. 35.00 $18.88 K-28 GOLF BALLS REG. 154X)/DOZ. $12.88 SPALDING GOLF BALLS REG. IS.OO/DOZ. $12.88 , *SN0WB00T$ • SKATES *SKIS • HOCKEY EOUlP. • TOBOGGANS •CAMEL PUP TENTS Reg. 24.95 $16.88 Ea 3