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it*-- <*-v * •* « .^-.; -** vj >'4 ' 7^ *! '* «'? _ V- -»-i y - *<- ^^ v ^ _r'->v->. *?* , „ &<¥ *%? - * u'AA'U^-4 • fV€t>.f, W*sC« Chu fhat Vinegar and sail boiled tat an Iron •kfflet will remove,.*# black spots. *r imm nd or Tablets of paaJcQHn win devaleped last year which could be taken |qr mouth in doses of 50,000 and 109,000 units. About three times the image is required when the drag is taken by mntt rather than by In- • * » - jvraiBL < 111 HI I n 11 II»N 11 N»M' "Three ^ v, Silentl Messengers" 4,trio of the universally beloved Lenthlric Bouquets--two ounces each of Tweed, Confetti and Miracle or Shanghai done' up in s gala box. $2.90 Hmslm ' •• s M*$k< ~f <»r r -aj^ f;*,g-jy^, , x r \ y ' ^ . T T j y r r : , ' " cif *1 «' t, t' ¥ S ^,.^4 ^ is * - •*• -,4' /' .* < * *•, jfr 'V '"M" " / ," **v "" . * , *"* " r\ ^ !r. > l' r-. •> > • V *> -- • Jl»l ^ « • -> , '"«*i *'» ">/ ' 4 % i t < « ' •V- :«ai* ,* v ILUHOB, THUSSDAT, DKOKHBZS U, 1947 iiN Ho. 30 tax ABUSER'S . comtnrrs that you just must pasture it, fence off _ one-tenth of it, renovate it, utilise itt and sow a good pasture _, , . , mixture. You will have just as Many people do not know what! much feed from it as from the whole driving at with our 4-H Town i thing untreated. This has been building program. IsU in 1945, the i proven by experiment, that ia, one county board of supervisors offered [ acre of improved pasture will furtfte land that was county fair ( nish as much feed a» eleven acres grounds, on a long time lease at $1 j of timber pasture. Esr year to the 4-H clubs of Mc- „ .. _ « ^ ™ \ enry county. In order to accept! Harold L*iaeh of Woodstock placed it and supervise tHo 'Construction of j fourteenth on nis Clinton oftts at the facilities, a corporation was set up I ?n*5E?**°n**i Hay anc* Grain Show to accept public contributions andIM1 Chicago last week. Congrstula- (use them, to pibvide those facilities itaon8 ar* "* order. and supervise their maintenance and j Dr. R. W. J-Hgenheimer. Ham , : breeder of the college of agriculture, . These facilities wffl be available said At a meeting recently in Mc-; i f°r the 4-H clubs Of the county, Hfenry county that hybrid corn had especially for county activities, such increased corn yield 50 -per cent ir\ as the county shovf. It is hoped the last fifteen years. In 1938, .1 other organisations will use the o«r sent of the corn planted was facilities St a fair rental to pay I hybrid, whOe in 1947, 99 per cent for Upkeep. | was hybrid. The board of directors of the j More^nd more things^will be done corporation, which is made up of the j by push button all the time. Soon officers of the county Farm and eggs will never be touched by hu- Home Bureau^ boards, has set up a , man hands until the houswife breaks policy of building what they hav* | tbem in the pan. Good--I never the money for when thev get it. | ccYUd stand that broken egg in my The 1946 and 1947 contributions I pocket when I was a kid. Farms have have amounted to $7,893.79, which j increased in size. 19 per cent more has come chiefly from local 4-H ; food was produced during th* war by ROVER WAITS FOB CHRISTMAS . . . He knows that Santa to not (M| to fail him, snd that before long the genial saint will Am down the chimney snd lesve presents for sll good boys, girls club funds raising activities. So far, $2,096.49 has been paid out, which includes s small service building and . installstion of sewer and water on the grounds. Wm. Fyfe. , Woodstock architect,* is in charge of the building program. The largest contribution so far! has been $500 from the Woodstock Progressive Milk Producers. The latest contributors were Carl and Mamie Larson, Woodstock realtors, for $50. Jake Oost, Harvard, says Mayshould be two weeks longer, so that we could get sll the w;rk done that should be done then. This came up in the Dunham, Chemung, Alden, conservation planning meeting when I -, -pt -|-v i» , ' _ r ' j Norman Specnt, conservation district Held Deep Religious Meaning fall plowing in McHenry county. . ^ ,. . ' ^ Other significant facts that came D ® ,c u abco do11' Santa Claus. !0ut are: "ftere is no clay i.n Mcout that doll, made from spsre Henry county upland top soils. If strips of bright cloth, probably was soil sticks to yon- plow you sre more treasured than any modern plowing subeoil. Bitter you or your doll that can say "Mama," go to predecessor let the top soil go down sleep and perhaps require a diaper i the stream. . . Children who received s slate pen. I If 5™ h*k T« H«tu», and gel cil or a shell-box. a fittle affair I y°u have Umber. P^ture, and ftel 14 per cent * less people. We ain't 0 N* SM Christmas With the Pioneers if#s- i NS*b tFimmtgs N» SjpLtsbing _ . Bath is the easy dma your dog-he'U Bke it too, for instinct tells him to fight wster bstha. Dogs have no sweat glsnda,'no perspiration to set . dirt on hair and skirt. Leading kennel* seen nothing yet on the farm if ROB STATION wages stay up. These statements .Vernon Kays, Marengo, depoty*" were made before thi agricultural sheriff, reported last week that the 4-H leaders of McHenry county last Freund filling station in Marengo week by Dawson Womeladorff, editor was robbed of $141 by two young of Northern Illinois Farm Life. ; men between the ages of 21 and 23. One of the greatest things to be i Kenneth Freund, who was on duty done in the future, and one which ; at station, said the two puroffers the toughest problems and chased some gas and whe greatest reward, is the making of our to close a door in the st roads into safer places to travel and too'1 the money from the cash to make them less vulnerable to ster and made their escape. ted weather. 1 • ----'""7".'T-??: _____ _ Need Rubber StampsT Order •» . Subscribe for The Plaindealer iThfe Plaindealer. WANT TP SEND TH "L^UST CRAFT CHRISTMAS CARDS ^ n&tpicTiNQ TH6 CJWfiA ^ . 1 . GREEN LEAF per bo* of I.OcorJs BoJger'sftri|g Store Green St. ; i MeBesry III11 If IIHI M NGERTIP COATS (CHRISTMAS on the frontier, as ^ new bands of pioneers pushed ever westward to carve an empire out of virgin plains and wildernesses, was in marked contrast to the present holiday. There was more meaning then in the words of The Book concerning shepherds in a certain country watching their flocks by night. The solitudes, the closeness of the stars, the virginity of the new world and its humble people made one feel that time had stood still. Christmas in those days somehow seemed much dMttr j* th»t first Christmas. Those losdr plains could be the ones that Wise Man crossed, this the Night and fon sleeping village, Bethlehem. Ihf £*ijh of the trail breakers was that of the Wise Men. On Christmss Eve the pioneer folks would gsther in a crude little church or schoolhouse where children recited their pieces and sang I the Sudbury way! Cow right dm to the ~ •fcto--takw out Um dirt-- ch-- n-- ramamorior. Just iktkt on, nib In and brush out. UM no water... avoHi oataking odd. « Bolger's Drug Stox« Green Street . McHenry covered with shells and containing a small mirror, were the specisl fsvorites of Santa. For goodies, no Christmas wss complete without its psns of popcorn and ropes of molasses- tally. In rare cases there might be s bag of candy. T N THE isolated cabins it wasn't so easy to gather with one's neighbors to celebrate. There were wolves in the timber snd being caught in a sudden storm on the pioneer trails spelled death. Christmas in some places mesnt s bobsled ride or perhaps n square WfTt APPROPRIATE tftttETfl«&? Wt WtH ANTONSON'S CANDIES £8 Elm Street, Route 31 McHenry Illinois HOURS: Mondays 12 noon to 10 p. m. 0 her days 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. I;i" ..#• P1" • yiK-a-ifM-v-M-d-ir j"i' iiii»*irir' •irii*#jyr* -i-y*-* " **ri- J*^~ifii r r > | i • • r - • • • _s about the birth of the Christ ild. Santa would hand out 4iuito-bar sacks of candy, a golden orang^ or an apple to each one, Und childhood rapture would make that meager offering truly a gift of gold and, frankincense. OME-MADE sleds and sleighs skimmed over the snowy countryside with sleigh bells jingling sccompaniment ' to the caroling of "Jingle ,Betb, Jingle Bells." Except in the forest regions few children enjoyed the sight of s -Christmas tree. But alwava th*v hung up their stockings, i old Custom of their forefathers. . It wss a lucky boy who awoke fChnstmss morning to find a new jack-knife in his stocking; a lucky girl who received a string of besds dance, .often followed by a turkey dinner costing 25 cents. Gifts, if any. generally were in the form of utilitarian mittens, mufflers or home-made boots. For the women there might be s piece of intricate handiwork to which some enterprising friend had devoted her spare time for months. Throughout the holiday season a candle burned in the attic window, ^biding late farina travelers to shelter-- the Star of Bethlehem on the frontier. But withal) these hardy folks hsd ss much fun as their great-grandsons snd daughte's who sgain this yesr will celebrate by exchanging elaborate gifts, dancing to name bands, fessting with no worries that tomorrow there hiay be nothing in the electric refrigerator. f*ti • iv'Jij.-, ^,.v- Jtaff 1947 Power into four car with thi» brmnd-n9W % Bwdck FtnbaU mngimm 'r" Fine Alpaca coats witli warm quilted lining for insulation. Vicuna Brown and Blue.. For boys' size* 4 to 2^ $15.95 to $19^0 Boy's Wlndbreate Jacl(0ts. Fancy or plain corduroy with wool plaid lining. $6.75 to $9.95 DWNtsp. Don't you druii' about bossing a hoodful of flashing 1947 Buick Fireball; power? i- Doesn't'your pulse quicken at the thoii|htof nudgiolthe treadle end feelmg the surge of lift aad determined drive these slaak new babies have? Then hare's something youll INT ^ad \ >; .-C You can get a brsnd-new engine for your car -- a factoryfresh, Fireball straight-eight for any Buiek built in the last ten yeart.It's die selfsame Dynaflash beauty going into new Buickf every day. I « You see, we ein oulld engines faster than we can build cars. It's gheet steel, bodies and other parts that are short and that hold back complete automobiles. So we have these engines right sow. We can lift oubyour present one, lower a gleaming in its place, and there you are %lrith one of the keenest, liveliest power plants on the road today, jgnd with a car worth lots more "fkrhen you're ready to turn it iau . It doesn't take long--far less time . than a thorough overhaul. And it usually costs-less in the bargain. So here's your chance to get snappy, powerful 1947 performance. It's next best to getting a new Buick. Drop around and let us give you facts and figures. BUICK CARE KEEPS BUICKS BEST f J ...li? MCHENRY • • * . -/•• eve lata 2Shta. #?w,BI •U Ameriea will f £^2*5* feet Mr SJSM w^r"nit.r^r^- ^ W. Aew yengsten arrH^ te mrnmr. nerry wistaus te air aad la aH a gasdnight." ^ Ir Overt»n^Motor Sales / St, West McHenry, Uk 222 K Main SW >4 • 'i .Jth t. r* - ,ia i '