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Pant* 4 • PLAINDGALER HER ALU. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER S. 1984 Winter preparations used to be a chore 9™"® ?itheP3,« Readers, young and old, keep telling me to write more about early days. Pleading that I am running out of ideas does no good. So. Let's recall how people had to take action to get ready for winter. One importat task was banking the house with straw, corn stalks, or, if you lived on a farm, it could be something else. The idea was to keep the frost out of the cellar. So I Hear by Earl Walsh Not everyone had storm windows so rags were stuffed around loose windows and tar paper was used to cover screen doors. J Wood piles were a must to carry the family through the winter. Kindling had to be chopped and neatly piled. That was a job for boys. It behooved people to have a good snow shovel ready. I can remember a year when heavy snow sent people rushing to hardware stores only to find shovels were all sold out. Mothers and grandmothers knit sweaters and mittens. Sometimes socks. Long underwear, leggings and boots were necessary. Heating stoves had to be in working order. Folding and sliding doors closed off the upstairs where bedrooms were not heated. Mothers heated soapstones and covered them with wool cloth to slip under the covers where children curled up for a night of rest. Cotton Flannel sheets replaced those cold white ones. That was a luxury. Among the many chores the farmer had was to get the chickens in the hen house before they froze their combs.Frozen combs meant no eggs. Lightweight chickens like leghorns and anconas could fly like birds to roost in trees all summer. Kids' shoes cost too much money (maybe as high as two dollars a pair) so fathers often owned lasts and tapped the shoes at home. Hand-me-down clothes were a rule. Some were made over. Others were worn even if they were sloppy. Kids were happy to see snow, but had no affection for snow shovels. People had large gardens so vegetables and fruit were canned by * mothers and daughters and stored on shelves in the cellar. A- With all those canned goods, a barrel or more of apples, a bin of potatoes and supply of squash, nobody was going to suffer hunger pangs. Meat wasn't always so plentiful, except on farms where they did their own butchering. Before radios and TV sets, families sat around the table at night time. Kids studied, played checkers and ate apples. TTiat was home life. Morning came too soon and it was real torture to have to roll out from under those warm blankets. Everybody ate a healthy breakfast to fortify themselves for the day ahead. Those are some of my memories of getting ready for winter, then living through the season. Today I am ready for the coming winter. Had the car winterized and snow tires put on the wheels. <- When McHenry was small, a funeral came along just once in a while. Now, they come in bunches. Problems have prevented me from attending some wakes and Failure to yield citation follows accident A McHenry man was ticketed last week after his car ran into another auto at the intersection of Court and Elm Streets in McHenry. Robert N. Hannaford, 1127 Manchester Mall, McHenry, was cited for failure to yield the right-of-way after he pulled out from Court Street and hit an auto driven by Santago Gon­ zalez, 106 Sumner, Harvard. Hannaford told police he thought the other vehicle had cleared the intersection. The accident occurred at 5:03 p.m. Nov. 27. Holly L. Weier, 2607 Walnut, Wonder Lake, was ticketed for faildre4afeduce speed to avoid an accident following a three- car collision at the intersection of Elm Street and Meadow Lane. The Weier vehicle ran into the rear of an auto driven by Craig H. Meyer, 1415 Matanuska, McHenry, which struck a car driven by Robert E. Burke, 4721 W. Elm St., McHenry. The police report said the Burke vehicle was waiting to make a left turn when the ac­ cident occurred at 5:38 p.m. Nov. 29. Charles M. Miller, 416 Ken­ sington, McHenry, was waiting to make a left turn when his car was struck from behind. The driver-of the other car, Theresa Lee Shank, 5109 Fountain, McHenry, told McHenry Police she had been having brake trouble with her car. Shank was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. The collision occurred at 10:14 a.m. Nov. 30. TUTUMO DOOM* AMO OLAMOMOUS OLAM SHELVES 32 S cu li.; 7.23 cu. ft I'Mtif. Con iroNad cumaiM Mp Map food IrMii up 10 IS day*. 8p*cwnak«f door OoMs S-packt. 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So many times I would like to write about those taken from our midst, but have tried the last couple of years not to compete with the obituary column. Larry Nimsgern thought I should write to Dallas Green to tell him not to spend millions to sign Sutcliffe. Huh! Me tell the Cubs what to do. I told Larry to take care of the North Side and I would advise the South Side. Larry and I agree that Sut­ cliffe may never have a big year again and the big money could be used to acquire a couple of topnotch players. Our trouble is the big wheels don't ask us. This week Crime Stoppers is seeking information on another burglary to a home in rural Marengo. Several weeks ago, a home on North Route 23 was broken into. This time, between Nov. 19 and Nov. 23, therthjeves entered a home in tne 2900 block of Hawthorne Road.\ Entry was gained by prying open a side garage door. 459-4800 Once Inside, the suspects ransacked the home and took numerous articles. Included in the items stolen were an RCA color television and video cassette recorder, a Panasonic AM-FM radio and mini-T.V. set, a bronze oriental flatware set, an octagon oriental rug, and $5,000 in cash. Police investigators believe a large pickup truck or van^would have been needed to haul the items away. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards of up to $1,000 few in­ formation leading to the arrest and filing of criminal charges against offenders. If you have any information on this buglary to a home on Hawthorne Road in rural Marengo, or information on any other crimes, call Crime Stoppers at (815 ) 459-4800. . All callers remain anonymous-one never needs to give a name. Crime Stoppers, which is sponsored by the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce, assigns secret numbers to anonymous callers who provide in­ formation. CaUors are in­ structed to call back at regular intervals to find out if any suspects have been arrested as a result of confidential in­ formation given. If there are arrests, the Crime Stoppers board of directors then meets to determine an ap­ propriate reward. Birthday Happy 30th SANTA'S GIFT SHOP At Harms Farm 4727 W. Crystal Lk. Rd. "Across from McHenry West H.S." YourOne-Stop Shop For •CHRISTMAS TREES •BOUGHS •ROPING •HANDMADE WREATHS Love The Butt Sister's Blrtha, Bonita, Bett, and Baby Bashiba Don't Forget... We Still Can Package Nv Ship YoUf -- Christmas Gifts And Packages Handmade Ornaments, DoNs A Much More Open Daily 9-71 385-3074 SANTA WILL BE HERE THIS SUNDAY 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. WE HAVE CABBAGE PATCH BOLLS! HURRY... LIMITED SUPPLY! 1241 N. Green St. 3S5-5500 McHenry .Sft". Scaovams \am For the very first time you can give someone you like Seagram's Imported Vodka for the holidays. It's the vodka with "mouthfeel." A smooth, velvety texture that fills your mouth with a different kind of ex­ citement. It's a delicious sensation. 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