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- •- # ' a* #»*„ aP ^Thursday, Deoember 1M937 PERSONALS ilfr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson, ' Inth Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Stephenson, attended the installation ceremonies at Hebron chapter, O. E. S., on Wednesday evening of last week. Mrs. Thompson's writer, Mrs. Harry Alexander, was tne installing officer for tfete evening. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Guinto spent Saturday and Sunday at Springfield, where they attended the Christmas party of the state highway employes At the Armory. They were accompanied by the four Mont Forti Sisters. If you are in doubt what to send a relative or friend for a Christmas gift, let us suggest you give them a year's subscription to The Plaindealer. Fiftytwo weeks in the year they will be reminded of the giver. It's like a letter from home to those who Uv« away from McHenry. Where Handel Wrote "The Messiah" Handel wrote his oratorio "The Messiah," at 25 Brook street, London, England, where he lived for 94 years, and where be died in 1759. vHe compose?} "The Messiah" to Earthworm tfses Its Bristles' . ^ Rows of tiny stiff bristles on the «B©dy of an earthworm are the Means by which it travels. The attempt of a robin to pull an earthworm from its burrow is made dif- . Acult by the extending of these bristles into the walls of the burrow. How Mexicans Store Corn Indians of southern Mexico have • unique bin for storing shelled corn against weather and the depredations of the harvester ant. It is built in the shape of a cup and saucer, with a thatched roof, and the ssaauucceerr part is filled with water. 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OH HENRY, g 3 MARS AND OTHER FRESH = 1 CANDY BARS I | EACH' 0C | • Carton •! 24 . . . • I9e S •riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiitiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifS Oliv-tlO Toilet Soap 5cakes25c Northern Tissue 5 *°LLS 25c Gauze Tissue . 6 ro<-ls 25c CALIFORNIA JUICE OrangesD0219c.size-doz 25c Seedless Grapefruit.EACH 3c Winesap app[es . 5 t-BS 25c ^iiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiuiiitiiiiiiinimiiiiiiims S ALL ? FOR ?5c BRANDS OF = 1 CIGARETTES 1 | 10 - Go N$115 | r»crt> Grande. Wiitfi « • on A\APTHA BANNING THOMAS §•4 J\ t -•" ,? AV. * 1 _ t. , -y,. "SO I HEAR" .<$' K- by & • M-*' : EARL WALSHT CAROLINE told herself a dozen times a day that she did not ^ care whether she heard from Stephen or not. What possible difference could it make now, after all these months of silence? And here it was Christmas eve. Not a message! Not a card! Oh, well . . . she turned away from the window. One must not allow one's self the luxury of regret. Fires burned brightly on the hearth. Holly hiing above the man- Caroline Wins Not Alone With I|er Bright Fire and Holly. teL Snow outside, cheer within. That was all she required. She hummed a tune in false gayety. A ring at the door. Stephen? No, just a messenger boy with a box. Caroline's fingers crackled the red cellophane unwrapping it. No card. Just crazy dozens of jig-saw pieces. She walked restlessly about the room. Then she returned to the box. Black and white pieces only. Idly she fitted a few together, leaned closer and frowned. Familiar hand-writing. Stephen's hand-writing! Excitedly she bent above thet puzzle fitting the rest together. Gradually Stephen's clear strong writing stared up at her. "Dear Caroline," it read, "if you have the patience to put this together, I shall know you are still interested in me. I could not tell you what I wanted to, before I left, because I was not sure of circumstances. But now I know. . I can take care of you. Will you marry me, Caroline? A yes would be the most marvelous Christmas present in the world. I love you. "Stephen." She laughed a little. She cried a little. Then she went to the mantel and snatched down a photograph of herself. This she cut up into small jagged pieces. On several she wrote a single word, which, when put together, read: "I have gone all to pieces, missing you." Then on the mouth of her pictured face, she added the single word "Yes." These pieces she quickly wrapped up in the box sent to her, and dispatched it by a messenger, who admitted that a gentleman had given it to him, who was staying, at the Inn in town. In another hour Caroline was not alone with her bright fire and holly. And Christmas eve was what it should be. Stephen declared he had been too scared to come himself and sent the puzzle as a test-case. Then he kissed her. C Wastorn Newspaper Union. Seems just like old settlers week the way contributions are pouring in from all sides. Our faith in, Santa Claus is growing stronger. . ; . • W'* V-* --1|-- a Dear-Santa' ' *V'A' There's so many things that 1 Want but they are much, toq much, expensive for you to bring, so I decided that all I want you to hring is the bicycle built for two which I never did receive last year from you. Please dear Santa, give Earl Walsh someone else to pick on beside Jolmny Dreymiller, Glenny Wattles and the Mose. (After all, their only human--• I hope, I hope.) And dear Santa don't' forget our Hi-Ho Silvercup (Jake S toff el.) Please see that hell get a new uniform, be-" cause-we don't want the Chinese to shoot at him again. Think of the poor children--What would they do without Silvercup bread ? EVELYN SOHAEFER. .. Bfr$yi^yoii little rascal, it Ipoks te 1I1_. ) Dear Earl: . The test of all good poetry, Is in it's rhyme and reason But if I'd stop far that right now, I'd miss greeting you ii» season. ) . Here's wishing that your Holiday Will bring the very best For though from home I'm far away Yqpr quips bring hometown sest I've come to know your neighbors, ^ Who bring in such tasty bits v But for publishing some items, V 4: IH bet your friends have fits. For instance---Ifother's coachings, And Ch§riie Unti's hat, -For Huck's and Boleer'sr iioastingB -- And when the Freund comes up to bat! To cover all the Big Ten gameii By Gosh, I'd make a try -- It isn't nice to mention nam^, But say--Who is this llosher • '-'Guy? « : Again I greet you, So I Heari Although it's not so hot My cousin -- Little Eva Sorta put me on the spot. V ' HER CITY COUSIN. Now there's a right smart piece of work. We're so glad that Little Eva put her, City Cousin "on the spot. --It-- . ; For consistent bowling, we , would me like you're advertising your old you to "Dutch" Bacofi's series of |l?4-192.198 * - • • We hope Santa will bring that bike.j The Palace team rolled a 2714 total Your pappy can put a basket on the, against Harvard. That's fair enough blamed thing and let you scoot around j to meet mosfc competition ln these the town delivering that Silvercup. It! parts. would save wear and tear on that big --1-- J. J. Wagner rolled a 240 game with the Volo rollers that rates mention. --8-- Herman Steffes is offering a Turkey for the highest three game serred truck and besides, you can take the basket off for night driving. -IIAs for those three noble gentlemen you mention, Evelyn, let me say that every effort has been made to keep ies before December 23rd in open them out of this column, but it can't ] bowling. That's worth a little extra be done. You might as well try to try. take the Japs out of China. , --j_ / ' v < r-NjIrs. Joe Warner won the ladies Now, take for instance this felfow prize in the Palace last week. "Mose." He's the editor, you know, so j . --|j-- we wouldn't dare slight him. And be-] Fans are howling because Woodsides, he's a Republican. We believe Hlarvard and Crystal Lake do jnot appear on our high school basketball schedule this year. --ii~!-- The point brought out by fans is that we played those strong teafris for years when c^ur teams were weak -and took some trimmings. Now in minority representation even if they are Republicans. -INdw, take Dreymiller. There's a name that makes news. Anybody that builds a dog house in the basement and has to knock down the wall to get the darn thing out certainly has that we have a fairly good team, the something that makes news. Well try (inquisitors wonder why we are not hard to keep him out of here, but we meeting these schools. just can't promise too much. --I-- • Now take Glenny. Take the whole push of 'em if you will. You'd be surprised at all the requests we get from the ladies to write something about that fellow. This guy Robert Taylor may be some shakes in Hollywood, but McHenry has her own idol. -lilt may come to pass that we can keep Glenny out at that. Glenny!seem like poor reasoning ever to conhands out good cigars, but Tom Boltf- sider a school of our size too strong er is beginning to catch on. Tom keeps cigars, too. That ia, he's kept them up 'til now. - - ™ --it -- Not being anxious to stir up trouble, but not,caring much if things do stir a bit, vrf have tried to determine the reason for this situation --lilt seems to sum up to this: They did not "choose" to play us this year. --II-- Certaihly these schools would not consider McHenry too strong. 'Twould THEME SONG" DRESS We have thought some of writing up Harold (Hi you up there) Lindsay, but he's too long for one column. -n- WMle we are talking of those drug store boys, we feel bound to report that both stores have pulled out last year's gifts and have them on display,] for your Christmas selection. Well, have plenty of room on the schedule to be fair, they really have some new* for these natural rivals, but have been for towns of the Woodstock, Harvard, Crystal Lake clas$, - \ • 7 -j--.- No. It simply cannot be fhat they consider McHenry too strong. There must be another reason. The McHenry public demands to know this reason and direct all queries at The Plaindealer sports department. We would like to know. ~ --fl- Our school officials say that they The deep yoke-shirring of this little "theme song" dress, extending all the way to the waist, is decidedly "tops" in style for the very young miss, this season. Small puffed sleeves complete the quaint picture. And newer than new is the fabric itself, designed to interpret a familiar song, to the delight of young wearers. "Daisy, Daisy, tell me your answer true" is the song from which this particular design drew, inspiration. POTPOURRI A Night Sun If the star, or sun, Vega, continues its past astronomical history, in a few million years it will be near enough to the earth to produce light at night almost as bright as our present daytime. It is racing toward the earth at a speed of three and one-quarter million miles a day. C Western Newspaper Union. stuff, but the antiques seem to have a certain appeal. No fooliPt we should trade at home. -IWell, let's get on with these contributions. --I-- It Happened Laat Week * I look forward to your column In fact it's sure a "Pip"- And when the postman failp * On his Friday morning trip I could gladly kick to pieces " i Everything that's in my way And I'll tell you truly, Earl, It wrecks my whole darn day. "TOPSY." --I-- • * Now? Topsy. You just b* a good girl and we'll take your problem up^th Jim. (That's Mr. Farley. We call him Jim.) ^ • --IIHere's an OTtburst from Center Street that we are glad to print: _ ---"•II ' „ Friend Earl: We have been watching interestedly, something that is happening practically in our front yard. The "City Fathers" are having the Clay Hole dressed up for skating in the nicest gesture toward the kids (from eight to eighty) that we've seen in many a day. That brings another thought. How about a town hockey team? There gome able skaters in this burg. There is room for a good hockey course, which if laid out properly, still allows the little folks and beginners plenty of room to fall down and still not get trampelled. You know, the Center Street kids have for years, considered the "clay hofc" their own private skating pond, and are looking askance at this new project. However, there is room for everybody, %nd it's the safest place in the county for the kids to enjoy themselves. Now, the only other thing is to try to keep Linus and his men from hauling the wood away that was left from their tree-trimming. Half the fun of skating is the bon-fire on the shore. Comes in handy to thaw out frosty fingers and toes. Some of the skaters should whisper in his ear. Yours, GLENN F. PETERSON. t - - West McHenry, 111.' Glenn, it looks like you got something there. --B-- . ' Here*n another. We are stunned by all tips enthusiasm. This one starts out with "Dear Earl" and the Dear is unsuccessful im arranging games. i "VI-- To our readisrs who have demanded an explanation we can only repeat at this time that Woodstock, Harvard and Crystal Lake did not "choose" to play us this year. --I-- If any of you fans think McHenry is picking soft spots, you have another think coming. --I-- . .. Hebron, rated as the strongest team in the county by the larger schools, will be here next Tuesday. Hebron has class.';': •>: We played Lake Zurich, a team thatt \ '•BfUhfafb; Is plenty hot, but there was not the w'TT *.7^ old natural rivalry that the county McAndriwa 0 schools create. Block 0 --I-- Driver ..:...-.-.~...T..^-..T7n....-..^0 Richmond will be here on Friday Hubbs --l night of this week. They were good Kugath 0 enough to beat St. Mary's of Wood- Kamhol* .......itonit.w.w'ann. 1 stock and anybody that beats that Bishop .... Irtmch at anything at any time has to Steig ...... put up a scrap. .Simons .... --I-- [Kearney^ Richmond still has Ehorn -- and fritz ........ that is Bomething. »That boy sinks 'em. --I- •*" ' There 4a no kidding about it--McHenry figures to beat Richmond this year, but figures sometimes get mixed up. . . »--|-- • » Frank Masquelet and Jim Powers "fcre spending their spare moments at Walt Freund's, ti*e shop doping out new patents. The boys are good-- thty told us so. . --n-- Totals GIRL SCOUTS At Monday's meeting we worked on our mothers' gifts, not thoroughly completing them so that we will work on them next Monday taio. As thalre wiU be so much doing around Christinas time that Miss Fisher told us that we would not draw names at a group, bat that the p»* Bob McGovern, the second "Mack",^tr^°U!l* *** W*hted ** -- -- After Christmas, it was announced that we would inwet the new memin the Married Men's Club has a strap ping young athlete of about nine pounds in training these days. The bets and pass more tests. young fellow will have to come along; fast if he expects to push the ol' man off third base. We aren't thinking much about local football these days, but it came to us that in recent yearns we have had a couple of very fine ends Who would never catch the1 eye as potential football material. We were thinking about Kenneth Marshall and Frank Johnson. Neither of these boys were of the bruiser type, but both seemed to have' the knack of being in the right place' at the right time. ; ; ./ We aren't going to wrtte a long letter to Slanta Claus this week, but if any of you kids are writing, you1 might mention "Jackie" Gerasch. Just | tell Santa that your little pal "Jackie" 1 went up to heaven this week and yws» want Old Santa to remember. Any-! body as good as old Santa must have a big drag up in heaven, so tell him to give your pal a real break. Scribe Marilyn Mertes. DBSIKES GAMES The Elgin Moose Club has a light and heavyweight basketball Games with teams in this vicinity desired. Write to Ralph Lippert, can of Moose Club, Elgin, 111. , Don't forget that we have two town teams who are going strong. The boys beat Marengo, Richmond and Dundee in vder during the past week. All these gin^es have been played out of town. The boys need some help in organizing flow about giving these fellows a lift. Jlot aecessarily a lift financially. Let them know you are with them and at least offer them your ideas about organizing. We may go into this thing next week. •V i NOTICE ' New City Vehicle licenses for the year 1988 will soon be issued. If yvu would like to have your old number saved, please phone or call this office. \ : ; ,Eari R. Walsh, City Clerk, Phone 4& y. - ' •V. ~ fBagetolle, "Trifle" w yWV.,: Bagatelle, meaning "trifle" i n . j ^ French, applied to music means a short piece of pianoforte music to; light style. "V/V We'll week. be sliding along 'till SCOREKEEPERS SPEND BUSY EVENING AS REED TEAM GOES ON RAMPAGE Coach Reed's boys scored so many points last Friday night against Marengo that even the scorekeepers couldn't be too sure about the final count. The score board at the gym said that McHlenry won 70 to 17. The score1 book says that McHenry won 73 to 17. Well, what's Ithe difference in otir young lives? Coach Reed had his first team on the bench most of the game, but the other fellows kept right on with their scoring spree. The score alone will tell you the story. McHenry was hitting. Marengo looked very weak in all departments. Our second team ran wild in their game tpo. This second tea,m has some boys who will be heard from later, They play smooth basketball. Irv Laures and Donald Meyers look like comers and there are more you will be reading about. Richmond and Hebron Next The Richmond squad will be here on Friday and Hebron will appear next Tuesday night. The McHenry boys and their coaches are producing. Let's give them continued support. McHenry At this holiday season we are stocked up with beautiful Christmas gifts awaiting your selection. 'SBOXED CANDIES, 604 ***** • ^ ^ All Standard Brands of T - CIGARS IN HOLIDAY BOXES p CIGARETTES--Christmas packages of 100's and full cartons. . While shopping keep in mind that we serve tasty lunches „ or full dinners. Riverside Drive, McHenry IT WILL PAY YOD TO FG FT p 4 1 1 Knox - ' 111 n111... 1 1 i Taxman ........ 1 0 Adams ..... »...--......... 5 8 0 McAndrews ...... 6 0 1 Oonway 1 0 R. Smith ....... 8 2 Justen ...... ......... 0 0 0 Meyer ...... 2 1 8 Anderson ........ 2 0 0 Hettermann 1 0 0 Totals ... 31 11 8 Buy Tires Now Our entire stock of automobile and truck, including snow and mud tires, must be sold regardless of price. Firestones, Goodyears, Mohawks, and Gillettes --^ Thus in your old worn tir«s -- We can give yon a good trade-in allowance. - AXfCOHOL --i-lh your own at 644 P*r 3*1* 604 1116-gallon lots Yes, we have PRESTONE IfljiOpergaL NATIONAL BATTERIES -as low as -- S&95 Trade in your old battery and put in a new one that will start your car on cold mornings. WINTER OILS Guaranteed not to congeal 664 Pot £*1. and up your transmission and differential and prepajrej^ojir car for cold weather. Phfne 294 West McHenry, III :"S1 FIVEFOLD TIES 254 to $1.00 MEN'S HOSE -- Silk - Wool - Rayon 254 to 504 DRESS SHIRTS $1.50 to $2-00 PAJAMAS - $1.75 to $2 25 DRESS JACKETS Fancy Woolen $2.00 to $3 00" - MUFFLERS- 504 to 53.00 DRESS GLOVES 354 to $2 00 HATS •• CAPS $2j00 to $4.00 LOUNGE ROBES $2 25 to $5.00 - Initial Belt Buckles -- With Ash Tray $1.00 Initial Handkerchiefs Two to bot 254 "7 OVERCOATS -- #15-00 to $23-00 New Styles and Models Freund's Clothing Store Main Street % West McHenry, III -- SUITS $15.00 to $25-90 Hand Tailored Latest Models • t