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ltirsd&y. March 8, 19^$ THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER "V By Mr*. George Shepard Bunco piA Miss Mae Wiedrich ^iltertained the Bunco club it home of Mrs. Lester Garr * Thursday. A 1 o'clock luncheon was served. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Viola Low, Mrs. Grace McCannon and Mrs. Nick Young. W.S.CJS. The W.S.C.S. will meet at the 4^ home 6f Miss Alice Peet Wednesday evening, March 14. Youth Fellowship The Junior Youth fellowship met at church Sunday evening. Hosts were Dick and Jackie Aissen. ' Convalescing George Shepard is slowly gaining at the Woodstock hospital.. jP&tricia Ann Clay (Married Miss Patricia Anh Clay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Clay, was united in marriage to Jack N. Hedrick at the Court street Methodist church at Rockford Saturday, March 3, at 3 p.m. A reception followed in the church parlors. Miss Clay is a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peet, former Ringwood residents. Birth A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Miesner of janesville Feb. 14. Mrs. Miesner is the former Maxine Clay, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peet. They also have a son two years old. {Personals Mrs. Viola Low «und Mrs. Walter Wilcox spent Friday afternoon in the Leslie Allen home at Harvard. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walkington and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Low attended their card club at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Winn at Richmorvd Saturday eyening. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harrison and family were callers in the Mrs. Lena Peet home Sunday ® afternoon. Sunday guests in- the Beatty- Low home were Mr.' and Mrs. Walter Wilcox of Woodstock and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Low and family. Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman and family of Chicago spent Sunv day in the Wm. Hoffman home. Kenneth Cristy and Arthur Hoppe were in Chicago on busi- ^ ness Thursday. * «#» Mrs. Louis Hawley. and -Mrs. Ernest Reinwall, Jr., Spent Thursday in Crystal Lake. Mr. - and Mrs. John Smith of Riv6rdale spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Andreas. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harrison Were Sunday -dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Donahue and "family at Huntley. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Andreas of McHenry spent Sunday evening with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Andreas. \ Mr. and Mrs. ' Ed Wade of Kenosha spent Sunday afternoon in the Dr. Hepbilrn home. Mr. and Mrs. Ardin Frisbie spent Sunday afternoon with her mother, Mrs. Flora Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Muchow of Chicago spent Sunday afternoon in the Roy Harrison home. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Soddy of Kenosha spent Sunday afternoon with Dr. and Mrs. Hepburn. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Walkington spent Friday afternoon in the Harold Jepson home at Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. Glawe of Woodstock spent Sunday evening in the Roy Harrison home. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Sebastian visited relatives at Genoa City Saturday morntng. Mrs. Smith of Fox Lake spent Sunday afternoon with Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Hepburn.' Paul Shadle of Pasadena spent the weekend With his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Wolf Shadle. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harrison entertained at a birthday dinner at their home Sunday, honoring the birthday of their son, Clarence. Guests were Clarence and family, Miss Faith Wagner of Greenwood, Mrs. Warren Jones and Lbren Harrison. Mrs. Hepburn visited Mrs. Susie J&vanoff at the Solon Mills rest home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Walkington called on friends in Woodstock Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Frank of Wilmot spent Sunday evening in the John Ehlert home. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Sebastian attended a birthday party for Gordon Kaskin 4at Twin Lakes Saturday evening. The McHenry County Ministerial association met at the Ringwood church Monday. Mrs. Earl Shales is spending some time with her daughter and family, the Maynard Stohlquists, at Marengo and helping them. Mrs. Fred Wiedrich, Jr., is helping care for her daughter, Mrs. James Wegener, at McHenry, who is ill with the mumps. Mrs. Fred Bowman and son, Fred, Jr:, and Mr. and Mrs. John Ehlert spent Tuesday afternoon in the Lyle Ehlert home at Wilmoi. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smutney of Evanston spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Wolf Shadle. Mr. and ilrs. Pete Sebastian spent Saturday afternoon visiting friends in Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Condon of Richmond spent Sunday afternoon and evening in the Clarence Adams homo. Mr. and Mrs. John Ehlert and daughter, Mabel; and Mrs. Fred Bowman spent Sunday afternoon in the Tony Senkerik home at Sunnyside Estates. Mr. and'Mrs. John Skidimore and daughter, Jackie, spent the weekend in the George Miller home in Chicago. SALES RECORD Record sales increases throughout 1955. for National Tea company and subsidiaries, operators of National Food stores in twelve mid-western states, resulted\ in all-time record highs in earnings, H. V. McNamara, president, has announced. Total sales volume for the year 1955 were $575,584,- 774, which was an increase of $55,284,450 or 10.62 per Cent over the previous year. This was the eleventh new all-time high in sales reported by the company in as many years. DR. HENRY EPREUND OPTOMETRIST At 136 S. Green Street, McHenry (Closed Thursday Afternoons) EYES EXAMINED -- GLASSES FITTED VISUAL TRAINING -- VISUAL REHABILITATION COMPLETE VISUAL ANALYSIS HOURS: DAILY 9 TO 12 A.M. and 1 TO 5 P.M. FRIDAY EVENINGS: 6:00 TO 8:80 P.M. EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT " - : PftONE McHENSY *S2 A m Did you ever stop to consider how very important it is to you and your nieghbors to keep money in circulation locally? Savings deposits and other funds of McHENRY SAVINGS are invested locally in high grade real estate loans. This means that local people are enabled to build new homes of their own. Most of their "construction dollars" are spent locally, with lumber dealers, contractors, electricians, plumbers, painters, etc. In turn, these contractors and merchants spend a considerable portion of their earnings right here in your community. They pay wages, buy groceries, clothing, pay their taxes locally, and, in general, add to the over-all prosperity of this area. So, you see, your savings not only pay you better than average earnings, (3% CURRENT RATE) but they also help you to improve the appearance and prosperity of this community by keeping your / money circulating locally. McHENRY SAVINGS and LOAN A! IjfflON A'GUARANTY SAVIMGS JkSSOCIATION 522 Main Street Phone 2 OPEN FRIDAY EVENINGS 'TIL 9:00 McHenry, 111. HOG PRODUCER IS LOW MAN 6N PARITY LADDER Everybody seems to know about the decline in farm prices and incomes. Few, however, seem to realize that some farmers have suffered much greater losses of income than others, and few people in the corn-hog country can realize that some farmers in other areas are doing quite well. The hog producer has befen pushed to the bottom of the parity ladder. In December, when, marketings of hogs were at' their peak, hog prices averaged only 50 per cent of parity. This w&s far below the average for all farm prices, wihch is 80 per cent of parity. Low prices for hogs take a hig slash out of Illinois farm income because the sale of hogs brings farmers more cash than the sale of any other farm product. Cattle and com are about tied for second as biggest money producers for Illinois farms. Prices of cattle in December averaged 64 per cent of parity. The corn grower is also on one of the lower rungs of the parity ladder. His prices' in December averaged only 63 per cent of parity, compared with the 80 per cent average for all farm prices. Corn is one of six crops that Congress has declared to be "basic crops." The other "basic Cfops" are wheat, cotton, tobacco, rice and peanuts. Where the average price of corn wa£ 63 per cent of parity in December, tlfe prices for the other "basic crops" ranged from 78 to 116 percent of parity. Prices of wheat averaged 78 per cent of parity, rice 86 per cent, pe&nuts 88 per cent and cotton 89 per cent. Tobacco prices averaged from 79 to 116 per cent of parity, depending on the type of tobacco. Cotton planters had a big crop to sell. Tfhe 1955 production is estimated at 14.7 million bales, or 7 per cent more than last year, and 13 per cent more than the 10-year average. Besides this, the cotton planters had the income from soybeans and feed crops produced on the 8 million acres that they took out of cotton in order to qualify for price support. Thus it appears that the incomes of the cotton planters are holding up much better than the incomes of corn and hog producers. Wheat growers also had a better year than corn-hog farmers in 1855. Prices of wheat averaged 78 per cent of parity in December, but practically all of the larger wheat growers were eligible to get government price support at 83 per cent of parity. They did not have a large crop of wheat because they diverted 21 million acres to other crops, but the average yield per acre was a record high. Besides getting top yields and good prices * -v Page Eleven for their, wheat, the wheat growers had the income from feed crops and soybeans produced on most of the 21 million acres they took out of wheat in order to qualify for the government price support. Both cotton and wheat are important export crops. Price gupports for these crops during the past twenty-five , years caused foreign buyers to develop, other sources of supplies. Then, as our exports dwindled, - acreage restrictions were put into effect. Most of the lands taken out of cotton and wheat were planted to feed crops and soybeans. These trends have been greatly intensified during the past two years. The result is extremely depressed prices for corn and hogs, the principal sources of income for most Illinois farmers. This is an excellent example of how a government program to help some groups often works to the disadvantage of others. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds FOR SALE ONE ACRE LOTS (ADJOINING OOONEY HEIGHTS SUED.) i • *300°° * BALAH $1000 A MONTH McHENRY REALTY DOWN PAYMENT BALANCE AS LOW AS 582 Main St. PHONE 268 McHenry, 111. EAGLE - PICKER TRIPLE SLIDE STORM WINDOWS and DOORS Unique ERAYDO metal tracks, of a special formula zinc alloy, assure easy, jamproof operation! Self-storing glass and screen panels quickly rearranged as seasons demand. Liberal Trade-in Allowance on your old windows and doors. Zephyr Ventilated ALUMINUM AWNINGS and DOOR CANOPIES ARTHUR SOGER PHONE 840-J 307 Waukegan Rd. McHenry NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE Estate of BtAtfCLDA A. LYONS, 'Deceased. _ ^' Notice is hereby given "to all persons that April 2nd, 1956, is the claim date in the estate of Matilda A. Lyons, Deceased, pending iri the County Court of Mc-. Henry County, Illinois, and that claims may be filed against 'the said estate on or before said date without issuance of summons. MATILDA F. HERING, Executor LEROY J. WELTER, Attorney 404 Grove Avenue McHenry, Illinois (Pub. Mar. 1-8-15-56) NOTICE OP CLAIM DATE Estate of WlEiam Oeffling, Doceased. Notice is hereby given to all i persons that Monday, April 2, 1956, is the claim date in the estate of William Oeffling, deceased; pending in the County Court of McHenry County, Illinois, and that .claims may be filed against the said estate on or before said date without issuance of summons. Alfred Oeffling, Executor William M. Carroll, Jr. Attorney Woodstock, Illinois (Pub. Feb. 23 - Mar. 1-8) When It somes to PRESCRIPTIONS 18V # If you are "lucky" the home remedy yolu try may "get you on your feet again." But isn't health too important a matter to take chances? Better see your Doctor right away. And when you have his prescription, bring it to this pharmacy where careful compounding is a specialty. BOLGER'S Drag'Store PHONE 40 10S S. Green St. McHenry, HL -• % I I i t i V Buick CENTURY 6-Fassenger 4<Ooor Khricro. Model 43 i... pta Buick THRIUAMniUlE CllJB H, LERE'S the why of it: There's so much excitement at the wheel of a *56 Buick, we had to do Something to accommodate all the folks who want to get in on it So we set up a little Club to* handle matters-- and it's for fun and for free. All you do to join is drive a new Buick--that makes you a member. And all you do to drive this beaiity is ask. from that point on it's pure thrill all the way.. Because then you'll feel the sheer bliss of cradled travel in the best riding Buick yet built --and of a wonderful handling ease in the car with the truest sense of direction yet... 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