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Remember way back when housewives kept a rather fancy looking umbrella1 bolder in the hallway near the front door? «* , Not only did they hold wet um­ brellas, but were used by ladies who carried parasols for shade in hot weather. Found I have a reader. Frank Blake, who enjoys stories about old The McHenry Plaindealer t»»«, W|<UI<|| t frier Mm t Wcwx* Claw PAJO * Mc+ta»rr Km wkHtwrr Fuemnwec COWAWT POMMASTt* t*MI »«>tH [*«•»«! X McMaary W« •«•»!»' mm 0-U Hetfmrf Ml--n MM WkK'*ri ©•• 'umii'W «o «««*•<• •••«# te Tk* ^l#i*4eeAe< M' 2 W £im s* McHenry *U WW •A* t«ff r?t• I wtl »«<« «*»!» • '.*»»*>!>» l<dr«»l >1 P'Or.d^tf tfc-Otrf* •*» Ad*lt Froehlich-Editor GET READY FOR WINTER • you have a woodburmng stove of fireplace thai hasn't been cleaned or inspected within the last /ear or so, next t»me you make a fire, you could oe lighting the fuse to a time bomb Chimney fires can & do burn down houses Thomoi C. Milltr-Publishtf Sitoarb Winning ihtwpaper CALL TODAY |TONIVEYMt| OflMfYKKCTB ASOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES FIB ESTIMATES SAFETY HINTS By Secretary of State Jim Edgar School has started throughout Illinois and I urge all drivers to slow down and observe the 20 mph speed limit when approaching a school zone. Watch particularly for small children, who are unpredictable, difficult to see. and may dart unexpectedly in front of you. Adult crossing guards, often assisted by student safety patrol members, and police supervise many crossings for students going to and from school Always be alert for school signs, which are shaped like an old schoolhouse. School area signs warn of school grounds next to the roadway or established school crossings ahead. School crossing signs are erected at the crosswalk and where there are school crossing signals. Illinois law states the 20 mph speed limit is in effect on school days between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. when children are present and signs are Remember, however, that schools may hold classes at different hours and many ac­ tivities are held at night. If you have any questions about the secretary of State's office, please feel free to use our toll-free telephone number 800- 252-8980). (A copy of the Rules of the Road will be sent to you upon request Write to Jim Edgar. Secretary of State. Springfield. 111. 62756.). It Leaves A Ring A farmer could substitute a bottle of plain ol' vegetable oil for diesel in his tractor fuel tank, but a researcher with the Texas AAM Food Protein Research and De­ velopment Center wouldn't recommend it. A diesel en­ gine may run on vegetable oil for a short time but the long-term effects offrhe'eiv gine could damage it be­ yond repair. The researcher is looking for ways to adapt farm machinery to run on oil from sunflowers, cotton or corn. times and can go back much farther than I can. I've heard hog-calling contest that sounded better than some singers on TV Working a crossword puzzle, I found the word glove as the answer for mitten. " Baloney! A glove has separate places for your fingers. A mitten has only your thumb separated. I should know about mittens. My mother and grandmother used to knit them for us. Not many were store- bought in those days. Further -- I maintain no glove was ever made that would keep your fingers as warm as a mitten. The weathermen have the best jobs: tfay after day. they predict "Partly sunny, partly cloudy". Even if they miss and bat .500, their average is good. OLD SAYING: "There is many a slip twixt the cup and the lip". The question has been put to me a few times-- "Now that you are retired, what do you do with your time?" That's a tough one to answer. Seems to me I am always busy. Of course, it doesn't take so much to keep me busy at this stage. A weekly calendar on my desk has memos of things to do every day of this week. Nothing earth shaking, but still something to look forward to each day Met Everett and Ethel Hunter Sunday. Long time since I shook hands with Ev. There wasn't time for a chat dr I would have asked him if he remem­ bered a basketball game of long ago when our high school team met the old grads in the little gym that is jfew Landmark School. We called ant little gym "the box car". Let me tell thee that putting 10 big fellows in that gym meant a rough time. None was ever rougher than the nighf I remember Ev, Henry Miller, Frankie Justen, Lester "Dutch" Bacon, Leonard Frett and others nearly murder us physically. You can't believe they beat us 9 U>6 in the greatest mass wrestling match ever seen. Not much scoring, but the crowd saw plenty of action. In those days not many fouls were called or there wouldn't have been any players left on the floor. Ed Barbian of our high school team, who was a better than average boxer, said after the game he took more punishment that night than he ever took in the ring. Recycling At Market Place The McHenry County Defenders holds recycling drives regularly on the first and third Saturdays of each month, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the parking lot of the McHenry Market Place, on West Route 120, McHenry. The drive to be held Saturday, Sept. 18, will be co-sponsored by the Pi Alpha chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority. According to Lynn Micklinghoff." service chairman, and Marie Lukowski, president, the sorority is an international cultural, social and service sorority. Pi Alpha chapter will use its share of the proceeds from the drive to make a donation to FISH, a local service group. For further information, contact the McHenry County Defenders representative at 385-8512. 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