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I* AGE 6 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1973 West Shore Beach Connie Schmidt 385-7841 Resident Loses Pocketbook And Wedding Ring It was a tragic holiday weekend feor Mrs. James Wasicak of West Shore Beach. Upon her return from a family Thanksgiving dinner in Chicago she stopped at the mail boxes on Highland Drive. Unknowingly her purse slipped out of the car door and was not discovered missing until an hour later at home. A search of the area and a call to the police did not find the purse. Her husband's cashed check from two weeks work was gone and her diamond wedding band that she had for 19 years disap­ peared. All identification was their old Chicago address as the Wasicaks have recently moved into their new home on Woodland that has been under construction since June. A sizable reward is being offered for the ring as it is Sylvia's only wedding keep­ sake. Anyone spotting a black handled purse or wallet please return it. The money is not as important as is the wedding band. Everyone's help in the community would be greatly appreciated. Call any in­ formation to 385-8692. Please help!! ASSOCIATION MEETS Be at 5412 Orchardway Drive around 4:30 p.m. this Saturday, Dec. 8. The property owners are all of us. Let's try' to attend your association. Christmas Only Partial Holiday 100 Years Ago Women's auxiliary will liiokf # ^ their annual Christmas party at 5407 Highland Drive. Please R.S.V.P. if you are attending. Let's all begin the coming season with a little holiday spirit. FOR YOUR ADDED CONVENIENCE ... OUR DRIVE-IN WINDOW IS OPEN WEDNESDAY 9 A.M. - 2 P.M. JL McHENRY SAVINGS t 1MI •IMCItTKlJ SERVING ALL Of GREATER McHENRY COUNTY McHenry Savings ANO LOAN ASSOCIATION 1 209 North Green Street M c H e n r y , O h n o t e 6 0 0 5 0 8 1 5 3 8 5 3 0 0 0 '1 DEPOSITS INSURED UP TO $20,000 BY THE FEDERAL SAVINGS 4 LOAN INSURANCE CORPORATION SAVE YOUR CARDS Please save your Christmas cards this year or any other occasion cards for use by older citizens who make things with them for their pastime in retirement homes. Won't you please help to give someone a job. Dolores Jaburek can be contacted for drop-off or pick­ up service. PERSONALS Ann Garrelts had several guests for the Thanksgiving weekend. From Wisconsin were Lil Amann and Ann's daughter, the Ed Amann family. Walter, a son from Wonder Lake, enjoyed the festivities as well as a daughter from High wood, Mrs. Linda Fabbri and children. Everyone had a pleasant afternoon as it's always fun to go to mom's house for a fine dinner celebration. Ham Is Good For Leftovers Ham is a good food buy. Baked ham is "right" for any meal and most hams provide enough meat for follow-up casseroles, salads or sandwiches. u D MAJOR APPLIANCES, TELEVISION & STEREO PRICED LOW TO KEEP SPIRTS HIGH! TBF21CW GE NO FROST REFRIG. FREEZER GE 17.5 Cu. Ft. Side-By-Side No-Frost Refrigerator-Freezer • Giant freeier holds 207 lbs • Easy reach adjustabl shelves • 5 full-width door shelves • Separate temperat controls • Optional automat cemaker, add now or later 20.7 Cu. Ft. Capa­ city. Only 30% wide. 242 lb. freezer 5 Porta-bin door shelves. TFF-18EP GE 11.6 CU. FT. BOOKSHELF FOOD FREEZER CUSTOMER! KARE.I |SERVICE| EVERYWHERE • 406 lb, capacity • Adjustable temperature control • Five refrigerated surfaces • Door shelves • Built- in lock BuyNow-SanNiw! Stop at your Goodyear service store today CHECK THESE GREAT HOLLY-DAY SEASON PRICES! AH famous brand merchandise now to bo sold at SPECIAL PRICES GE 11.8 CU. FT TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR FREEZER 7 CU. FT. FREEZER GE 14. FOOD Free delivery INANCING CA-15 TB 12SP Christmas as it was celebrated a century ago in Illinois was a half-holiday. The schools and banks were closed, of course, and there _were special church services, but most of the stores were open a part of the day and so was the post office. The post offices in both Chicago and Springfield closed at 10 a.m. but there were mail deliveries in both cities before that hour. A sampling of the 110 Illinois newspapers for the period in the Illinois State Historical library at Springfield shows that, while the children did "hang their stockings by the chimney with care" and Old St. Nicholas was there, the stores did very little advertising to lure him. The modest Christmas ads were usually headed "Holiday Presents," "Holiday Goods," "Christmas Bazaar," or "Santa Claus." The 6-inch advertisement of Field, Leiter & Co. in the Chicago Times of Dec. 22 offered "For the Holidays...Handsome shawls and scarfs, Sealskin Saques, and fur sets, Cloaks, Redingote6, and Suits." The advertising very seldom mentioned prices. The Field, Leiter ad concluded with the statement that "The above comprise articles of value particularly appropriate for gifts, and many of them at merely nominal prices." A slightly discordant Christmas advertising note appearing in the Illinois State Journal was headed "Horrible Murder" in large type similar to that used for news stories. This was followed in smaller type by the wording, "at De Witt's, in prices of hats , caps, gloves, neckwear and gents' furnishing goods." In 1873 Christmas came on Thursday and the daily papers carried a Dec. 25 dateline. But the State Journal had an unusual note saying, "That the employees of the Journal Company may duly celebrate Christmas, there will be no Journal issued tomorrow." The next issue was dated Saturday, Dec. 27. The Chicago Times which did publish on Dec. 26, headed its Christmas story, "A Jolly Day - - Christmas Was Generally Observed in Chicago - And Our Pious Citizens Repaired to the Churches En Masse - Always Excepting the Many Who Went to the Theatres and the Others Who Got Drunk - A Further Exception Is Made for the Few Who Staid at Home and Gor­ mandized." The story that followed said that "The weather was of an undefinable character, and what your coffee-fed Londoner would call 'nasty'. There was just enough snow, so that in­ vitations to pedestrianize were quietly but firmly refused...Our country counsins were now and then visible on the horse- cars...Candy besmeared children were to be met wherever there were any children at all, and the con­ fectionery stores did a lively business so long as they kept open. All the stores and business houses were closed by noon." The Weekly Bureau County Republican of Princeton on Christmas published a column of more than fifty "Condensed Local Items," some of which read: "To-day is Christmas. Snowballs are scarce. Husking corn is over. Bank up your houses. Runaways are unpopular. 1873 almanacs are played out. Wild winter winds wail wickedly. Sleighs and cutters are being repaired. The farmers have been coming into town at a lively rate lately. As the weather freezes up the matrimonial market warms up. Don't make more resolves for the New Year than you will keep. The gayest hop of the season is to be given in the American hall on New Years's eve. The roads have been in a fearful condition, but are now very passable in and near town still, a little rough out in the country." Red Cross Report The McHenry County Chapter of the Red Cross has released an activity report for the past year: Service to Military Families (SMF), 214 cases were given ser­ vice. Of these 169 were active servicemen, 59 veterans and 8 civilians. Referrals not counted as cases, 75. One International Foreign Inquiry. The services given to these servicemen are as follows: 80 emergency leaves, 91 reports .and verification to the military and veterans administration, 26 government pensions for deceased veteran's widows and minor beneficiaries, 36 counseling in family and personal affairs, 36 other reports such as births, deaths, etc. While it is true, the case load has changed, Red Cross still gives service to the many servicemen who have been re-located and sent to different areas. Over 200 volunteers have given their time for different projects such as tag day, fund drive, theatre benefit and bloodmobile. The bloodmobile was in McHenry and Cary this past year. The Gray Ladies, now known as hospital volunteers, give a day a week at the Valley Hi Nursing home, Woodstock, Residence, and Sunset Manor, bringing a little bit of cheer into their lives. SAFETY PROGRAM: There are currently 94 Red Cross certified instructors teaching swimming and water safety throughout the county. Almost 2,000 certificates were issued. FIRST AID There are currently 47 First Aid instructors who have taken the Red Cross first aid instructor's course. First Aid classes are being taught 12 months of the year. The new law, OSHA, which was passed in the state of Illinois, has more than doubled the need for Firsjt Aid classes in the factories. First Aid instruction has io be given also, to all bus drivers, police, firemen and rescue squads. Wei! over 1,000 certificates have been issued this past year. FUND DRIVE QUOTA As of this date, 24,000 has been raised throughout the county for the 1973 goal of 34,000, which is far below the quota needed to carry out the obligations of the Red Cross. Red Cross fund drive quota for McHenry county for 1974 is $37,489, of which 50.15 percent is kept in the McHenry County Chapter and 49.8 percent is given to national headquarters. National Red Cross gets a percentage of McHenry county's money for emergencies such as flooding, tornado damage, or any other natural disaster in the United States. They also provide services for field directors in military bases and hospitals throughout the United States and foreign countries wherever U.S. armed forces are stationed. These field directors are the direct contact for all emergency messages from the local chapter. PRODUCTION Many comfort articles were made up by church groups and clubs for the V.A. and military hospitals. At present, the Red Cross is working on its annual Christmas cookie drive for the disabled veterans at Downey hospital. These veterans look forward to this special treat and Red Cross is depending on clubs, organizations, 4- H groups, Scouts, etc., to bake these cookies by the tenth of December, which is the due date for these homemade cookies. Mrs. Gloria Sunderlage will again deliver the cookies as she has for the past 9 years. . UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT! -Hamfi figlitei Cafe. SPECIALIZING IN HOME STYLE COOKING 3313 W. Elm McHeniy Defenders Mark Anniversary With the scheduling of the December recycling drive for Saturday, the fifteenth, the McHenry County Defenders end their third year of recycling efforts in the Crystal Lake area. Originally starting with the collection of glass in December of 1970, their reclamation has expanded to include cans, newspapers, magazines, advertising mail and corrugated board. In February of this year, Defenders organised recycfiftg in McHenry, and have already collected 93.2 tons of newspapers, 12.6 tons of magazines, and 1.4 tons of corrugated board. Cans and glass are also being accepted in McHenry, under the auspices of McHenry County Junior college. Since October, 1972, cans and glass in Crystal Lake have been handled by Explorer Post 127. Both McHenry and Crystal Lake conduct recycling drives on the third Saturday of every month.' Misshaped Football? For many years the nucleus, or core, of the uranium atom - the source of nuclear energy - has been pictured as spherical, some­ what like a golf ball. Recent ex­ periments show, however, that the nuclei of uranium atoms ac- resemble misshaped foot- Bike Accident* < Bicycle accidents in 1972 caus­ ed 1,000 deaths and more than 102,000 injuries, According to a recent study. THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT CONSERVING ELECTRICITY Heating water without waste. A leaky faucet can do more than keep you awake nights. It can cost you money. Drop by drop, 650 gallons can go down the drain in a year. If it's hot water, each drop adds to your water- heating expense. You can fix many leaky faucets yourself. If it's leaking from the spout, the problem is often a faulty washer that can be replaced. A few minutes and a little work can save you more than sleep. Also, you can cut back on hot water. In your automatic washer, for example, permanent press items need only warm water. And lightly soiled clothes can sometimes be cleaned on a cold- water setting. Water heating is just one place where you can eliminate wasted energy. We've compiled hints on this and other areas into our booklet "101 Ways to Conserve Electricity at Home." For your free copy, write Commonwealth Edison, Department AV, P.O. Box 767, Chicago, Illinois 60690. 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