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mads by bMo at toMWy of Cafifor- Mi Mud* Cnp North CaroU&a fanners produced largest floe cured tobacco crop record in 1048 along with the yield per acre in history. tie were estabtmtvmja 1901 mssmf of Hereford jj^uTthat «er« naturally polled. • jcteat CM Sebeel Pieiee School tor Girls, Litchfield, ty., fwttiiiirt tot 1792, is said to Kave been the ftrtt young ladies' In America. ' * **1«**' »• Ufft " «v'- % *£ ! "'-• !?'. 'sat# 0#\»* * '* < '* " •v, ' JvuT IWW " TvKT ' •. r-' \*r.' /..*yVT:®e a merry mixture of y/* ,'u *'»'* ,-coed health, prosper- •l? te'• i-;=-Zi'hste. «** «oo4 1ortune Phrase# come and , ,.j4 phrases go, but- no $$a& mstter bow you say wishes for the Newgsg?-. "*-• Year boil down to one -e# •jiy'&i ""J : " •• ImpleaMats • »S; * - " 5 b ' • v V " - ' ' • ' * • " ' * hrase. Happy New: Year from au of us to all of you! i 4- . . • y . - i i i l l i i r f *• l,J ' 'i 1 <$« '*« , ^ *. • ^ x > *A Mt New Year Marks the Birth of Greal Men JANUARY 1 hat marked # birth J of no less than three prbminent Americans who have .played a vital role in the development country. Of the three, Paul Revere is the most famous. Born in 1733 to a French goldsmith named Rivofs, who had changed it to Revere, Paul followed in his father's footsteps to become one of the leaders of the metalware industry in the infant republic. But his chief distinction, of course, lay in his historic midhight ride of 1775 to warn the New England countryside that the Redcoats were coming. "Mad Anthony" Wayne, one at the most colorful figures in American history, was born on New Year's Day in 1745 in Chester County, Pa. A relentless and aggressive fighter, he distinguished himself at Brandywine, Germantown and. White Marsh in the Revolutionary war, and then aided in subduing the Indians in the west to permit the settlement of the new country be> yond the Alleghenies. "NJEW YEAR'S Day, 1758, Betsy Ross was born Elizabeth Griscom in Philadelphia, Pa. $»e married the merchant ROM and aided , ... . *% M, • .; I *h SF< in this world to "Tear. A British colony, by 200 per in the upholstery gaining wide recognition for bar attractive materials and skillful shapes. Washington, Franklin and Adams were among the Ross* customers, so when th« Continental rVogaai of 1777 reaofatd that a flat ijiilwilUtf the thirteen eolaaiHN made, Betsy's friends at court had her commissioned for the work. The lilljMWls are H the nearest starting Nat irf time, Wid when New Year arrivea it is w 12 aoon in London ft*** a. m. MNet York. As it (hrtms on thl islands, the New Yefct oegins Its c»ce westward along thp «4uator at a speed of 1,000 .miles an hour. By the time New Yorker* gather to ring in \ht new year, tile islanders ate sitting dowta to dimfer. ' • - * % _.v ....... tnonttt of the yell, dwHhrigs its nsme from the Roman god Janus. Because Janus was a twofaced god, represented by the Romans as looking backward as well as forward, the idol was considered a fitting' symbol for the turn of a new year. %rnding firmly at the juncture of the new and the old, Janus could look back on the past year and" look forward to the new. Hemp First Smoked In many parts of the world hemp was used fpr pipe srnokin* top* fceflfrre toherm ' CARD OP THANKS * tkCt haaaner srfsk ' to ex. ftess ear haattMt tkanto to re«idsnts of the RSMTWOOI and the two 4-l ^ti to Alt com' nmnity for their kindness at CMsti BMNI time. m MR. AND MRS. FLOY0 *S8 FEEZEL AND FAMILT. CUpping to tootiwS toings alty, bat to jiartaiiis R mi»s far grazing lor cows, say dairy spa* Jk crude form of the modern ltoe lshing was originated ky Egyptians. • " ^ first Lav P*ots „ James Madison was the ftrst U. 8, president to wear long pants. >- ' I' 9W0W0 BW. Cw.. aanudv introduced the - --- Order your rubber stamps at The | net, which marked the .start of cotn- Plaindealer. j mercial fishing. Whlttler's Teals Pocket knives were flrat made ft| file United States about IMI. •r-J. ,v.v, We extend to one and all oar sineerest and best wishes for a iSRu1n8.T~^ , The Kent Ck). •-'•'tjsal Hstste Lssnraaee ! THE NEW YEAR Th« £ oooktaiiA wrass, KOA^T TQMpnr and ALL TBS Will B< Senrtd* VHONZ 19T a legendary era now. External ways of life change constantly, but friendship remeins ever the; aame. And just as friends wished each other a Happy Near Year a huadred years ago, so wa on the cviilf 19<S exto you. We welcome lMt, wishing him a hsi>py visit with us. He is I. wdcome guest to - . Kleinhans SMOdtaz Sorric .m, i : : MARKET Our to shows a definite indication of awaitiaf jo? for you and your loved ones. Our very best for a Happy Near/ Year. Need Rubber Stampef The Platodaalsr n,{v|. r k \ vr : CAREY ELECTRIG * tA, - *• A, •- * -v NTEN R.ITY NEW •-N ; -4 fl kas b«M a good y--r for us. To tho customors wo H«v« boon privtlogod to sorvo in 1947 wo oxpross our doop approciation, togothor with our assuraneo of eontinuod friondly sorvico in the days to como. Maf Hory mombor of this community pursue his or hor happinoss during 1948 amid poaco and plonty! McHenry Sand and Ortvel Oo. vut •'.-J When tha old yaar vifith his flawing robe and long whiskers gives way to the new year cherub with his telescope set on a fruitful year ahead, are always sure lhat the f»ew twelvemonth . wiH be better--and it generaHy is! Young Mr. 1948 wiR prove no exception, w| sure, and so we again ^reet you with the * X hope that the traditional faith and good wifl which always mark the edvfft of the New Year will bring their reward ill the Jform of #* improved community this yea^* #&9\ > Z- MARTICKE & NIXON TIRE ^O. Riverside Drive ft Sim St, JRae .weaMant be. Ala|^. lac of psiaring to wen woald yo|# Anyway, tbsn^s leaiia aad cacefcee aad coaflSsat as the New Year ef 194t appraacbss- May Ab New Yaar bring hip- • -e a- Local 46, McHenry, Hi Preaidewt ARTUUR BENBC^aMr (Art a Lee's) ' SOS Riverside Drive McHenry. Uresis Al'S White HOIIM (A1 Halqoist) Route 1M McHenry, I1L Conway's Tavern (Robert Conway) Fas 8t liHeary. I1L Olnb Lilymottf (Steve Wijas) OFFICERS Vice-President •DAN DANIELS \ (Ube Shone Clnb) . -M R. No. 2 • Hiute lM. Wy Lake McHenry, Illinois See'y.-Tress. : ; A. G. PALUOM (Palace Bowlinf Lanes) IIS S. Green Street '^ J^Heary,' lUlmia Serveant-at-Anaa JOSEPH LANDK, (Laadl'a Inn) Rente 2, Lily Lal|kg f, Illtoato -"it'-' J ' > - lily McHeary, 11L 9krm House Tavern 8 (Fred Laakert) Reate S McHeary, I1L FHspatrick Tavern (Jim Fftxpatrick) 411 W. Elm St. MeHsnry, IIL j|i^i Bridge Tavern , (Arnold Engstrom) Crystal Lake, H|Sy Harry's Tavare (Harry Gielow) Roate 120 McHanry, IIL 3 0ak Park Hotel iHarold H. Jeske) ttl, McHenry, 111. Hoot's Tavern (A. C. Neonan) 202 8. Greea St. McHenry, IIL / Handv Pantrv " (Wm. K. Wright) Wonder Lake H-l, Ringwood, 111. Hettermann's Tavern (Edwto a James Hettennaan) Jshnsbnrg s.. ... McHeary, IB. "J. A K. Tavern (John Earaches) Roate 12t McHeary, IIL iv, I«av's Tavern . (Christine Lay) Johnsbnrg McHeary. IIL mil Inn > {frank J. Wiedemsfih ^ Wonder Lake i V * «t-l, Ringwood, IU» Meadow Lark Lodg* (Warran G. Bryan) -- Roate S Oryata) Lake, IIL ' ' /' Old Town Tavern jrd Cotesnsa) liverside Drift McHcnry, HI. Old Bridfre Tavern (Hamld F. Miller) 1M Rireraide Drhre McHenry, IIL Park Pnli (Frank HeH) lee Pearl 9L McHeary. It. Pa's Tavern (John Tticnna) SIS E. Elm St. McHcnry, IIL Eolaine Grill <A'. H. Repaa) Woader Lake R-l, Ringwood, 10. Soy-Al Inn (ROT aad A1 West McHeary, Sin Snack Inn A-B-'FII. McHenry, IIL Spinning Wheel Inn (Hersua W. Tatakay) Reate » Rickmond, IIL : Sr"ff Harbor Inn (Cut Springmau) Fe* St. McHenry, IIL Twinklinv Star (Berry a Saadbarg) Woedstock, IIL The Vospie (tMelle Bero> Reate lie McHenry, HL Wonder Food Shop (John Widaa> Wander Lake • R-l, fttogwaad, M Oar next meeting will be held on January 13, 1948, at Club Lilymoor, Boole 120, Lily Lake. - : r *$)**• j •. - • -V 'rf¥: 1