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•"•-'•"A" X % Thursday, April I, 1954 MCHENRY PLAINDEALER Pag# Nin« CUB SCOUTS DEN MOTHER NEEDED Den 8 of Pack 361 made some nice bird houaes and bird feeders recently. They weie on display at the pack meeting March 19 in the Legion Home. . We don't have enough parent participation at these affairs. I think one evening, a month devoted to our young sons is not too much to ask of one of the parents, do you? The other dens have most all the whble family there for each boy, so let's try for better at' tendance. There will have to be a den mother for this den as »/Aot* f°r ^ 8craPbooks too WTr. *fcd Mrs. Saynor, are busy trying to make arrangements for the boys to go on a tour through the refinery at Whiting, Ind., and that will be quite a project and many plans must be made due to the fact tile boys will be gone all day. The den is quite active in their craft work, as well as their achievements which include f$rap„- books, stamps, stones and just about anything that isn't able to walk. So mom, if you get a bill for gravel that you didn't order just check junior's rock collection, or if your letters come from the mailbox without stamps, look for junior. Better get that old Brownie down off the shelf too. It won't be long and they will be out after Snap- Ticklers By George •I'm giving it up in April. The den meetings are every Tuesday night from 7 to 8 at my house. The pack meetings (dens meet at Legion Home) are from 7:30 to 9:30 every third Friday in the month. The boys are making "help charts" and "health charts" this week. I'd like to hear from you mothers that would like to be a den mother pr an assistant. Thank you. Genevieve Devereaux Park 861 Just two weeks ago, Cubmaster Ed Nardi was quite pleased with the progress of the pack as of that date. There were five dens, including two new ones. Upon the close of the last pack meeting, it was Ed Nardi's pleasure to announce to his committee members that there were now seven dens. , It is announcements like this that assure everyone connected with the scouting movement that their efforts are not in vain. Just to give you an idea of the progress of the scouting program in McHenry, just a year ago McHenry had a Scout troop and a Cub pack. So far this year there are two Scout troops, two Cub packs, one Explorer troop and a Sea Scout unit, which is in the making at the present time. Also, there is another Scout troop which is being: formed right at the present time. All these units, besides the Girl Scouts and Brownies, mean there are between 100 and 150 adults active in the scouting program in McHenry besides the mothers and dads of the Cubs and Scouts. You don't have to have children of cubbing or •routing age to participate, everyone is more than welcome to help in whatever way they can •s committeemen, den parents or institutional director The next pack meeting of Pack 361 will be held at the American Legion home on Friday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. The theme of the month will be black gold, which Mrs. Flicker's den will have charge of. Den 7, Mrs. fiaynor's, will handle the flag presentation and Den 2, Mrs. . Jessup's, will be in charge of refreshments. Thefre are rumors that there will be a mighty fine educational film. The public is invited at all times to any Cub, den or pack meeting so why not drop by? ."•.I . Den 1 (Pack 861) As usual. Den 7 is full of busy little bears, wolves and lions all. working on the theme of the month, Black Gold. Den parents. There still is room in Den 6 and 7 for a couple more boys and then we will need another den. We have a den in Lilynioor and one on the north side of the lake; To completely make It perfect, we need a den on the south side, then all we need is a sponsoring institution and \ve will have a Lakemoor-Lilymoor Cub pack. Lakemoor already has a Girl Scout troop and a Brownie unit is being s£arted. How about a Cub pack ? We also have two Scout patrols, one from each troop. If anyone is interested in forming a Cub pack, please contact Hugh Saynor at 595-M-2. M3 44Sinc« to gqt modernized, the Doc has been performing' miracle cures'.** PAPER HANGING FOUND BREAKING WITH TRADITION r* ______ Pre-pasted wallpapers are attracting increased interest a- ,0lo^g homemakers who haiig their own paper. These wallpapers are given a resin or chemical treatment that keeps them lough and workable when wet. The dry adhesive is already on the backs of the pre-pasted paper so that the entire roll can be dipped Into water and be ready to hang on the wall. The paste is of a kind that won't set for twenty minutes or so, allowing you to re-position the paper within that time if you ne«<* to. Some wallpaper companies have a special dispenser for use in wetting the paper; others have a rectangular waterproof box to hold' the water and the paper roll. Besides the dispenser or box, the only equipment you need is a brush for smoothing the paper on the wall, a pair of shears, a *ponge and a razor blade. church holiday of the year, was TWICE TOLD TALES 'observed by hundreds of residents vicinity at the churches of their denominations on Sunday, There are 1^0 million acres of vacant public land still available as homesteads in the United States. Alaska has 270 million additional acres. Twenty-Five Years Ago With the election of supervisor for McHenry township Tuesday, April 2, now over, interest in the impending city election two weeks later is already growing in intensity and city politics are rapidly stirring in McHenry as the last day for filing petitions is past. The opening gun in the city election was fired when a petition was circulated and filed on behalf of the candidacy of John R. Knox to oppose the present mayor, Peter William Frett, who also filed for re-election. The Taxpayers ticket will have but one name on it, being that of John R. Knox for mayor. On the Citizens ticket there will appear the names of Peter William Frett for mayor, Peter Doherty, alderman for the first ward. Herman Kreutzer, alderman for the second ward and Jacob Schaefer, alderman for the third ward. On the Independent ticket will be found the names of Robert W^fcer for' "treasurer, John Mc- Evoy for police magistrate and Ray Conway for city clerk. Easter Sunday, the greatest CLARENCE'S SHOP California Redwood or Pondorosa pine in bird houses, dog houses, lawn chain*, lawn swings, picnic and umbrella 4ahl«w, pier and park benches, sand boxes, flower boxes, flower wheel barrows, rose arbors, trellises, picket fences, etc. Cabinets made to order. Cement cesspool rings and chimney caps. MADE TO ORDER CLARENCE SMITH PHONE MS-J-1 JOHNSBrRG, liUNOIS March 31. Church-goers battled rain and wind to attend services. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. McCracken are moving this week from the home of Mrs, Agnes Wentworth on Waukcgan street to the Richard Thompson home on the same street. Members of the senior class at the Community high school are working diligently in preparation for the annual class play to be given Thursday, April 11. It is "Honor Bright", a clever comedy of errors given by a cast of fifteen seniors. The government can ask to see your tax records up to five years after you file that return. So it's a good idea to keep them around for that long. Farmers' Outlook BUYING POWER SHOWS MARKED IMPROVEMENT Many young farmers have started farming for themselves during the past ten years. A large portion of these young families feel that times are pretty tough. They find that bills are harder to pay than they were five years ago. They are having to buy more. carefully and in many cases adjust to a lower standard of living. While the younger folks feel pinched -- the popular word now is "squeezed" -- mom and dad may look on and wish that they iould have had things as good when they were younger. How does the present farm situation compare with pre-war ? A recent report on the farm cost situation from the United States Department of Agriculture, provides many answers to this question. Let's check some of the changes since 1946. That year was typicaj of the better years of the 1930's, and it was the last year before the wartime inflation set in. Average prices of things farmers use in production are aboutdouble those of 1940. Total production expenses have jumped from $6.6 billion to $22.6 billion, or have been multiplied 3.4 times. Farms today have one-fifth fewer workers than they had in 1940, but these one-fifth fewer workers . produce 30 per cent jnore total output.. Hour for hour, the 1953 farm workers turned out 57 per cent more than the 1940 workers did. On a man-for-man basis, farmers today produce two-thirds more than did the farmer of 1940. If we have not slipped up somewhere in oitr figures, the average farm worker put in about 8 per rent more hours in 1953 than in 1940, Each hour of farm work in 1953 brought in 3.85 times as much gross farm income as in 1940. Farmers who hired labor in 1953 paid wage rates four times as high as those of 1940. Probably no group of wage earners in the United States has had such large proportional wage increases as farm laborers. Cost of living (consumers' price index) has not quite doubled, so the wages of hired farm workers buy about twice as much as before the war. In 1953, average1 prices received by farmeis were equal to 92 per cent of parity compared with 81 per cent in 1940. The total net income Xtf all farm operators would buy about 30 per cent more in 1953 than in 1940. But the number of operators and other family workers declined by one-fifth from 1940 to 1953. This makes the buying power per family worker about two-thirds greater in 1953 than in 1940. .r\ • V-;..' Farmers often1 ask about how other groups are doing. Here are some figures for comparison: Average factory workers earned $25.20 a week in 1940 and about $71.50 in 1953. The. buying power of the workers' dollar shrank 48 per cent during this period. Thus the wages of the factory worker increased onehalf in purchasing power from 1940 to 1953. Coal miner's pay averaged about $25 a week in 1940 and $86 in 1953. The purchasing power of his weekly earnings increased by four-fifths, but he worked one-fourth more hours to earn his pay! For the wages earned in an hour, the miner could buy about 60 per cent more in 1953 than in 1940. I I I • I The members of the American by Marie Schaettgen Community Service Service to their communities was emphasized throughout the past month by 14,000 uni'.o of the American Legion auxiliary which concentrated on this phase of their program during March. Many aux'liary pr.>.io t? ar^ carried cut in cooperation with other organization Work with the Legion posts, as weil as wkh fund-*: aising committees f'r various causes and worn in the educationr. l field, makes the a Jxiliary part ot the civic-mind-d group who in any twn or city are, always ready ti do their share when the need arises. In McHenry this, spirit Of a community pulling together to accomplish a t^"K siven them by such organiz Kions as the Red Cross. Cancer Research, Heart association and n>any others, •••1 seems stronger thai • J communities. • j • I Legion auxiliary are always • I ready and willing to h®!n m ar.y possible way Th?y collect fundi, help out wiUi the blood donor drives, and register applicants when the TB mobile tir.it visits our tov," n. Vogel ' This is party of the tradition of the Anitrican Legion nnd its auxiliary. It is a tradition of service not only to the veteran and his family but to thi enliro community. Telegraph Flowers Anywhere •^ELM STREET FLOfllST GARDEN SUPPLIES of All Kinds Phone 230 "Across The Street From A & P" S00 W. Elm St. McHenry, Hi SPEEDY ^ M? HENRY GARAGE OHMfcOSH! ( SUPE.. THERE'S TWO THIN65 *Xl APE YOU HURT BAD? } CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON-VOU* SPEAK TO ME, SPEEDY! FINGEPS.AND THAT YOU CAN 6ETA 6000 SERVICE JOS PROM SPKOY.MINO'IF I CtO TOY YOUR CAR OUT \ AHEAD AROUND THE BLOCK ?... ^ SAY SOMETHING! 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