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PAGE 4 - PLAINDEALER - WF.nw*OAY. AUO9. MB EARL WALSH"""""" So I Hear Told hsr I go back into not the ancient kind. Wed, I promised So at the repeeting old I always Hked horses, bet i to heer ef thin being reter dumb animals. --But, tt one to step on your feel end won't there ere other names far the beeet. in beck of * - -• -• (Hiring cow Cast Of "Celebration tt In cover the hornei with fly note In Some old timers will Maybe we never henrd "My Kingdom for e hone," bat how coold freight he delimed befare fang hmd tia'U came along. Everything waa ->-* -a a-- | I iA | n wf-- ,j m n snippea n of rretgnt ana rrw raa, with teem end flet boe delivered nround the town. Deer Mr. Waleh, I enjoy your "So I Heer" column very much end get a chuckle out of your comment*. I'm an old timer. In the Wednesdsy, Auguet llth ieeue you commented about the swindle manufacturer* of women's' hoeiery are If you have any other plena, like right ewe .curing baldneea, write away. S.I.H. perpetrating regarding runs. The solution is very simple. Wash the hose in e mild detergent. Rinse thoroughly. Put them in a plastic bag and into the freezer. When completely frozen throw the frozen package into the bathtub to thaw out. Hang up to dry. It works wonders. I waa a weekender resident in McHenry since 1939, but permanent since August of last year when I retired. God Bless and keep up the good work. Ethel Reiter Dear! Old Timer Ethel, Must say your letter is different and very interesting. I reed it twice. Half way through the first time, I said to myself "she's putting me on". I thought it was like the old recipe for preparing carp when they nailed it to a board, put it in the oven for en u hour, removed the carp and ate the "•^boerd. Now, I believe you, Ethel. You should have your idea patented. My thoughts were going beck to early automobiles when a young lady got me off and wingin' on another subject. At one time, Model "T" Fords (and maybe other makes) were shipped to McHenry by rail and the cart swit­ ched over to e sidetrack. PaJ0, such as fenders, were not attached and had to be assembled. At this point, a sweet young lady said, "You write about your pony and horses. Tell us more about the horse age". When I explained the risk of repetition, the mellow voiced, per­ suasive young lady came back with, "There are many new people in this area and some of us who aren't old enough to remember such things". I agreed to write a few comments on what the sweet young thing termed "the horse age" when she nearly floored me with this one. "What about oxen?" Grandma bed a buggy horse that would shy to one side if a aerap of peper blew onto the road, flat move brought many a rap m from the lines or whip. I told the young automobiles were put up en' jacks during the winter and covered with e big sheet. No way you could drive a car through the snow. There were no snow plows. -- CORPORATION "Where the TOP Areo Restaurants ivy U.S. GOVT. INSP EST. NO. 5701 Call Us About Our Top Quality • M Sldai Stack*, Ground M A Roosts 5 LB. MINIMUM PER ITEM 1313 W. OLD BAY ROAD PISTAKEE BAY • McHENRY, IL. 815-385-8300 The horse age meant the only means of transportation. Traveling saleemen were called "drummers" and they arrived by train with samples of merchandise and rented a horse and buggy from the livery stable to make thefrrounds. The sites of the Overton garages were the last of their kind. The Ihrery stable was on the weet side of Front Street and a hotel was handy just across the street. Am sure I wrote about how the peanut machines were filledttn eerly days, but let's tell the sweet young gal and her young friends. The supplier shipped a barrel of peanuts by freight and a represen­ tative arrived on the seme train. Grandpa Wilbur Bassett had a good team and a light wagon and sleigh The barrel was loaded and they started to make the rounds. That open barrel was very tempting and the boys had to dodge the whip to grab a handful. Farmers had one teem of driving horses to hitch to the milk wagon Usually each farmer hauled his own milk cans. Sometimes they doubled up McHenry hed a Borden's factory, later the home of Tonyan Conetruction Co. Ringwood had a Bowman Dairy factory. Every farmer used heevy work horses before tractors came along. Even when the gas eaters were replacing the oat eaters, a farmer kept at least one good teem. Horse traders were mighty clever fellows so it was buyers beware. The first thing a buyer did was look at the horse's teeth to determine its age The next thing was to wave a hand in front of the nag's eyes Sometimes the "solid as a brick" one waa blind in one eye. A kicker or one' with run-away tendencies were harder to detect. One rule was never to stand in beck of a strange horse. Most horse owners had a heart for their steeds. Blankets were carried to cover them when they were tied up In When the mail came to the Ncr- thweetern depot, a hone and buggy was there to picket np and deliver to our two poet ofBeee, McHenry and Weet The laet train in the ( one half-filled sack far the Weet Side. People stood around the lobby until the mail was sorted. The Poet Office didn't close until the mail distributed. Z1 » m -v Rubber tired buggiee were a great improvement. A sight to behold was e fancy stepping horse pulling e pointed, washed buggy. Standard equipment was a fancy whip, and a lap robe for the ladies fair. That's enough of the horse age. If it too much for some of you old timers, blame the sweet young gal iked for it. You wouldn't turn her down, either. College Hono Cast members of "Celebratloa", McHenry Csna the new College theatre, are showa " * "Somebody". The play's performa Sept. 2, 3 and 4. cHeary Ceenty college's first predactlea la n practicing choreography for the aamber aces are set for Aag. 88. Z7 and 28 and for Works For 4-H Day Sue Malenius of McHenry, a fresh­ man in education at the University of Illinois, is working on the Speaker's bureau for 4-H day at the University of Illinois. Miss Malenius is the daughter of O.Edwin and Elaine Malenius. Over 400 university students are working on committees for 4-H "Super Saturday II," which will be Sept. ll, when the Fighting IUini tackle the Michigan State Spertans. Activities scheduled include campus tours, pep rally, picnic lunch, youth leaders' recognition luncheon, Marching Illini concert, football game with half-time salute to Illinois 4-H and a poet-game jamboree on the football field. Graduates Of Illinois State Six McHenry area students were among 2,007 who received bachelor degrees at the end of the second semester at Illinois State university, Normal, 111. From McHenry, the graduates were Milburn David Cain, of 3331 Bayview lane; Jill Rita and Scott John Freund, both of 3909 Grove avenue; and Laurie Ann Tjardes, of 2615 Riverside drive. Richmond graduates included Kimberly Kantlehner, of MIS Winn rood, and Alan Regis Masters, of Richmond. SOFA, LOVESEAT & CHAIR ALL WOOD PRODUCT, HONIY PINE FINISH. FLOCKED NYLON WITH CONTRASTING ROYAL SLUE WILT. NEW SELECTION OF OCCASIONAL CHAIRS 111 10 YR WARRANTY FIRM BEDDING nviN SIZE oMr*tt t Sox Spring DW R«0- S3t.fl M69'2 FUUM a Box Sprtn lag. 4if.fi 209" QUEEN SIZE Mottr#»» a Sox Spring R*f. |4ff.ff J250<£ K I N G S I Z E A I S O A V A I L A Bl F lim.M S0FA10VESEAT IIOf5.00 4 pel bemKet THE SIMPLE DfONITY t INTEGRITY OF EARtY AMERICAN DESIGN. EXECUTED WITH CARING CRAFTSMANSHIP txtrt-wtO* ovmn • RyrloMltouohoontrola • Antnwltn Oootdnf Oon trol ukM Um guaMwork. out of mtorowavlnf -» ifrtmSwO • TUMcfDagrQook • TUn» Ooaklnf oonttoUad by ee-otfnuw. SO OSootid um mcraiTMir oontrol InMnuUfbod •n4«*o- • power i to iiwte baetMRins • CookOoO*" Control-- prowtOM • •borfroui TMU** to proem oootgae urn* and ] • Oooktop u*nt • Bullt-ln «Omn Wtth twoopaad Sui 't29" OTHER MOOELS FROM J569'5 Casting has been completed and rehearsals are underway for the McHenry County College Theatre department's musical production of •Celebration". Scheduled for performances Aug. 88, Tt, 28 and Sept 2, 3 and 4, "Celebration" will be the premier production in MCC's new "black box" teaching theatre located on the college feampus in the Applied Science building. •The cast is composed of young performers from every aree of McHenry county. It includes as the play's leads David Heuvelman from Richmond as Potemkin, Brian Fort- man from Crystal Lake as Orphan, Stacy Heuvelman from Richmond as AngH, and Brian Koleto from Marengo as Mr. Rich. Koleto is on the faculty at MCC as an instructor of physics and astronomy. Making up the rest of the cast aa the Revelers are Toni Noonan, Donna Jerousels, Jacque Elliott and John Twigg from Crystal Lake; Laura Wendlandt and Penny Maas from Woodstock; Michael Heuvelman from Richmond; Laurie Bates from Algonquin, and Don Mayer from Harvard. Robert Riner, MCC theatre in­ structor, is director of the production, Riner is a resident of Woodstock. Serving with him on the production staff are Leslie Hopkins from Cary as choreographer; Dawn Labuy, McHenry as pianist; Marianne Mayberry, McHenry, as stage manager. Mike Knauf, Algonquin, will direct the jazz quintet ac­ companying the production. According to Riner, "the cast is basically younger than I anticipated but the talent is great. All of the cast are excited about this different kind of musical and about the music itself. They are also looking forward to the close performer-audience contact that the new MCC theatre provides." Written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, "Celebration" waa first produced in the mid-1900's and had a four-month rim on Broadway during the 1968-1909 season. The play con­ cerns itself with the age old struggle between the old and the new, the hope of spring versus the despair of winter. Jones and Schmidt have referred to "Celebration" aa a "ritual musical" and this approach to the material has created an unusual musical. Tickets for the production, are now being sold in the college business office. Since there are only 100 seats available for each performance, patrons are advised to purchase their tickets by mail, by phone or in person at the business office in advance. Only remaining tickets will be sold at performance time at the box office. The per­ formance will begin at 8 p.m. r Political Corner Democrurs 10 Hold Picnic tr Vi The McHenry County Democratic Central committee will hold its annual picnic Sunday, Sept. 5, in Petersen perk in McHenry, from noon until 6 p.m. There will be prizes, entertainment and eppearances by various statewide, county-wide and county board candidates, including Grace M*ry Stern, candidate for Illinois lieutenant governor. Tickets include free beer and pop. For tickets or further information, contact Monty Yates, 385-4829 (NIGHT STAND AVAILABLE) wit ** " I AWAUIAII Tt* Thml Cmrt T. Yo« Mo~y" LAV AWAY «TI i. 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