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Thursday, December 24, / *• .. ' : - J"r • -" ' *L*. *' '*"' * . £*' '" WM D. T. teilejr, Attorney * EXECUTOR'S NOTICE , Bstate of Katherine Hettermann, Deceased. The undersigned, Executor of the last Will and Testament of Katherine Hettermann, deceased, hereby gives netjee that he will appear before the Ceunty Court of McHenry County, at the Court House in Woodstock, on the 18th day of January, A. D., 1937, at which time all persons having claims againtot said Estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 4th day of, December, A. D., 1986. HENRY HETTERMANN, Executor. 29-3 ? w e m'j Choosing • Bird for Christmas Dinner RINGWOOD AFTERNOON COAT FOR THE CHRISTMAS MANTLE uilt by Blanche Tanner [ CHO 2 HOOSING a Christmas turkey i . Ducks Lead to Gold Find . Ducks whose gizzards yielded gold nuggets gave prospectors the clue to pay-dirt deposits m the Ural mountains.-- Popular Mechanics Magazine. 1 TKK KXW FEATHER WEIGHT «NV*»iB MOX-niB I9VM FLEXIBLE FRONT CONTINUOUS SrttING CALL and SOCKET PASS EASY--COOL--STRONG r HOLDS THE WORST CASES * COMFORTABLY and SECURELY WHEN ALL OTHERS FAIL THOMAS P. BOLOER I v Druggist Phene 40 McHenry GUESTS HOUSE CALL OPTICAL SERVICE ' irrmSWiMt NO EXTRA CHARGE Dr. Kagan will carefully examine yeur eyes and fit your glasses in yeur own home at your own convenience, using the latest and most seientfic methods with the same instruments he would use in his office without extra charge. Why not call in your ey^, doctor as you do your family physician? Eighteen years of experience is your guarantee of complete satisfaction. For appointment, Phone Chicago, Franklin 8610-- McHenry 60-W or Write to -- Dr. M. M. Kagan ©PTOMfTnUC EYE SPECIALIST 1MN. State Fireet, Chicago will assure every guest plenty of delicious meat and at the same time avoid the usual post- Christmas series of turkey hash meals, according to Miss Annabelle Robinson, associate in home economics education at the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. A general "rule of the thumb" is to allow three-fourths to a pound of dressed turkey f o r each 'guest If the bird is to be served with dressing, the %-pound allowance probably will be ample. If there is no d r e s s i n g , i £ o r e meat w i l l be needed, and the larger allowance will be the safest. At the above rates a 15-pound turkey will feed approximately 20 people, while a 10-pound bird will be sufficient for 13 guests. Since many families do not plan to have more than five or six at the Christmas table, even smaller birds probably will be in demand. However, it usually is better to get a bird weighing at least t e n p o u n d s d r e s s e d , s i n c e smaller turkeys do not develop as fine a flavor. Unless the size of the turkey is entirely out of proportion to the number of dinn t r g u e s t s , enough will be left for only one or two meals of cold turkey, Miss Robinson said. Whether the turkey is chosen from the home flock or bought at a market it should be a fat, plump bird and preferably a young one. The skin should be smooth and clean, and the breast and thighs plump and meaty. The bird should be reasonably fat, since the fat imparts a better flavor and prevents the dry, tasteless flavor common to turkeys in poor flesh. T GUESTS POTPOURRI Invention of Typewriter The typewriter was first built in 1873, but the year following saw a much improved machine perfected. It was really practicable. The first was the work of three Milwaukee men, most of the credit going to C. L. Sholes. The invention of the typewriter is credited with being the first important factor in bringing women into commercial life. © Western Newspaper Union. The Inner Life The inner life may be impoverished in the midst of plenty. u for Christmas Nothing expresses the beautiful Christmas spirit better than flowers. If yon want to please," Say It With Flowers.". For this season we offer for your selection Pom Poms, Chrysanthemums, Roses and Poinsettas. ,* ARTIFICIAL WREATHS AND BLANKETS FOR GRAVES Remember to grace the festive board on Christmas Day with a beautiful center of flowers. .Place your order not, • Free Delivery. 1 McHenry Floral Co. M. W. Crouch, Prop. West McHenry HE snow was beautiful but made one feel somewhat lonely, Nancy Atwell thought as she stood at the window watching the falling snow. For an instant she regretted refusing the urgent invitations of her two brothers and two sisters to spend the holidays with them. Each of them had been insistent, but were all so far away it. was out of the question, financially, and she didn't want them ' to furnish the money-- and then for years she had spent Christmas here in the Connecticut hills with grandmother and she couldn't imagine- it seeming like Christmas any place else. Peggy North, her old and, dear friend, had written that she could not get away for the holidays, so hoped that Nancy could be with her. | Nancy had done little toward any sort of festivities and had left putting up the decorations until the last minute. In fact she hadn't bought anything new--the old ones would do well enough. Perhaps she might just as well go up to the attic now and see what there was. It might seem more like Christmas with some decorations around. As she opened a drawer in an old chest her hand touched grandmother's old quilt--"Grandmother's happiness quilt," as she always called it. It was just such a day as this so long ago, when sitting at grandmother's feet down in the "setting" room she had heard the history of the pieces in the quilt. There was no place here in the attic to look at it, so together with ^wreaths and garlands of The Bunco club held their annual Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Thomas Doherty Thursday. A chicken dinner was served at one o'clock, after which bunco was played, prises awarded to Mrs. George Young and jMrs. Ray Merchant. Christmas gifts were exchanged. j The Christmas program put on by the pupils of the M. E. Sunday School was held at the M. E. church Sunday i evening. Refreshments were servd ati the end of the program. The Home Bureau will hold a caid party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harrison Wednesday evening, Dec. 30. The Ladies' Aid Society will serve a dinner at the MWA hall Wednesday, Dec. 30. Mesdames Viola Low and son, Robert, S. H. Beatty and Fred Gibbs were callers at Woodstock Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Shepard and Mrs. Louis Hall were visitors at Woodstock Friday evennig. Mr. and Mrs. George Young were Francevraraant's formal afternoon coat of black broadcloth is. lavishly trimmed with silver fox. The collar terminates in a bolero line in front. The long fur panels are very slenderizing. has listened to college perfet» sors," said Uncle Eben, "dat was purty smart, but didn't know how to fix de heatin' apparatus when de school house chilled down." She Had Heard the History Pieces. tinsel she carried the quilt down to the room where she had heard its history for the first time, and spread it out on. the bed. Here was a piece from the dress grandmother had worn when grandfather proposed. Here was the piece of grandmother's wedding dress--others from Christening robes, party dresses, wedding dresses and dresses worn on other happy occasions--some almost in shreds, but still enough left to recall the stories to Nancy as Grandmother Atwell had told them. How grandmother had loved telling them and how she had laughed at some memory. Nancy had commented on what a happy life grandmother had had. No one ever had a happier one, grandmother assured her. How cheerful, unselfish, grandmother had been, never dwelling on ner own troubles, but ready to help others in theirs. Nancy recalled the times grandmother had been the means of making the path a little smootl^r, the pain less keen, by the gift of something Nancy especially wanted or the fulfilling of some cherished plan of Nancy's. And whttl Nancy was left alone in the old home and grandmother sent for her she must have guessed just how much Nancy wanted the rest and 'quiet the hills would give her. Nancy never forgot the smile and embrace with which grandmother greeted her -- no rehearsing of painful experiences, but plans immediately made for happy days in the future. Nancy's loss had been grandmother's as well. What a satisfaction it must be to be able to help others as grandmother had. Then Nancy saw how she could do the same, in a measure at least. First she could give Anna a vacation over- the holidays. Next she would«- Wire Peggy she would be with her over Christmas. As she .laid the quilt away after carrying out her plans, deep gratitude filled her heart for if she hadn't fdUnd the quilt she would never have known the happiness she now felt. . © Western Newspaper UBion. Visitors at Elgin Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mils. C. J. Jepson spent Saturday afternoon in the Lee Hann home at Mundelein. . . Paul Walkington ^»?«bertyvill« spent the weekpnd with his parenta, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Walkington. C. J. and Andrew Jepaon were callers at Woodstock Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George Young and son, Alfred, spent Saturday evening in the Peter A. Freund hotne. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weber and family of McHenry spent Sunday with the letter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Young. Mrs. S. W. Brown was a visitor at Woodstock Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Beck of Chicago spent the weekend with the letters' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles and all the trimmings. The table was Carr. j decorated appropriate to the season1 Mrs. F. A. Hitchens spent Thurs- with little Christmas trees as favors.' day in Chicago. 'Among those from out of town who' Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schaefer and attended were Mrs. Arthur Rauen,' fami l y s p e n t S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n i n t h e C h i c a g o ; M r s . C l a r e n c e A m a n n , M u r -j Stephen Huff home near Spring Grove, delein, 111., and Mrs. Steve Schaefer,! Mrs. F. A. Hitchens spent Wednes- Fox Lake. I day afternoon at Woodstock. - „ | Mrs. John S. Freund and Mrs. Erwinl Mrs. Jennie Bacon is visiting with Schmitt and daughter, McHenry, vis-1 her daughter at Elgin. ited in the Edwin Freund* home on Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schaefer and son Monday. ^ were visitors at Woodstock, Thursday Everybody welcome to enjoy an afternoon. evening of dancing at the Old Time Mrs. Charles Peet and daughter, Party to be held in the Town Hall on Alice, spent Tuesday afternoon at New Year's Eve. Music furnished by Woodstock. Ehlert and Friedel. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wiedrich and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wiedrich spent Sunday in the Fred Wiedrich, Jr., home. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr and Mrs. Frankie Stephenson were callers at ' Woodstock Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Stephenson were visitors at West Chicago and Elgin, Sunday. Fred Wiedrich and daughter, Mae, were callers at Richmond' Thursdaymorning. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr and Mrs. Frankie Stephenson were callers at McHenry Friday morning. Mrs. H. M. Stephenson entertained the Richmond Auxiliary at* a Christ' mas party at her home Tuesday evening. Quite a few from here attended the Junior Carnival at McHenry Thursday evening. Miss Marion Peet of Crystal Lake spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peet. Edward Harrison of Elgin spent Saturday with his parents, Mr. and. Mrs. George Harrison. ( Rev. Collins preached at Hebron and Alden Sunday morning in the absence j Of their pastor, Rev. Pinte, who was called to California as his father was hurt in an auto accident. From there they drove to Chicago and had dinner at their sons. They were accompanied home by their son, Roger, of Evanston and Miss Muriel Royer of Lanark, who will spend the week here.. This attractive mantel decoration is especially "Christmasy." The trees each consist of two plane sections cut from composition board and indirectly lighted by three low wattage colored . v\ >r i'j I lamps fixed» between the planes. • candle lights in the center of the artifvcial <ot natural) foliage, areordilk- ' ary-Christmas tree lights. . STOP * In and See the New 1937 TERRAPLANE The No. 1 ear in the low price field in siie, power and performanoe. »We are ready to demonstrate to you at all times. Stop in and see them today. PETERSON MOTORS Agency for HUDSON and TERRAPLANE One blocfc east of Fox River Bridge on Route 90 WESTERN UNITED GAS AND ELECTRIC CO. COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS ILLINOIS NORTHERN UTILITIES COMPANY G.R.W)ttman & Co. men * mvumnir oconties » bond* ^Aurora, Illinois New Vord V-S> specially testgned to give SPRING GROVE POTPOURRI Some Newer Vegetables There are numerous vegetables whose development is of such recent origin that they were unknown to our great grandparents when they were children. Among those listed by one authority are: rhubarb, brussels sprouts, yams, endive, tomatoes, egg-plant, okra, artichoke, swiss chard, solanum, and red ^cabbage. i) Westers Ncvimptr Union. Founding of Oxford Traditionally, the founding of Oxford university was by Alfred the Great, about 871, but the authentic origin was the result of a quarrel between Henry II, and Thomas a Becket, about 1164, when the king forbade English clerks to study at Paris, and they returning, boomed the school at Oxford. The earliest document giving the school of Oxford th* till* of w««pwsl ws p alwt^»p --mpra--m -, .1iWnW Members of her club met at the home of Mrs. Nick Nett on Wednesday evening. Two tables of five hundred were in play and prize winners were Mrs. Nett and Mrs. Arthur Kattner while consolation went to Mrs. Alice Wagner. A lovely lunfch was served after which Christmas gifts were given out. A pleasant evening of cards and visiting was spent at the Frank May home on Thursday by Mr. and Mr?. Edwin Freund," Charles Freund, Arthur Kattner and A1 Schmeltser. A party of friends invaded the home of Mrs. William Bowman on Friday [afternoon in honor of her birthday anniversary. Tables were arranged [and five hundred played during the afternoon. Prizes were merited by Mrs. Frank May, Mrs. Joseph Brown and Mrs. Nick Freund received consolation. A delicious supper was served by the guests after which the 'guest of honor was presented with a gift. j Mr. and Mrs. George Orth of Round 'Lake were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A1 Schmeltzer on Thursday. | Paul Weber motored to'Chicago on Thursday. j Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown spent Friday in Chicago. j Among those from out of town who spent Sunday with home folks were: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rauen, George! Kattner, Nick and John Wagner, Lor- j raine and Arlene Nett, Clarence Karlsj and Edwin Hergott. The Pleasure Seekers held their annual Christmas party on Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Arthur i KlrtfiTih Johnsburg. Cards and visit-1 ing were the afternoon's diversion and j the lovely awards for achieving high scores in five hundred were received by i Mrs Steve Schaefer and Mrs. Edwin Freund while consolation went to( Mrs. Arthur Kattner. At the conclusion of cards each one was presented with a beautiful gi£t. 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