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THE M'HENRY PLAIN DEALER Published every Thursday at McHenry, 111., by Charles F. Renich. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffic® at McHenrf, 111., un- <Ur the act of May 8, 1879. „.\y One Year Viz Months A H . Source of Cocaine , Qoeaine is obtained from the leaves Of the cocoa shrub, which prows on the^ eastern slopes of the Andes and In Java, Ceylon and the Malay states. Cocaine was first Isolated by Niemann In 1860, its anesthetic qualities discovered by Von Anrep In 1880 and first, used as a surgical «dju$et by Kolier th 1884. , j, Old Writer# Got, Bounties , r, .At the close of the Seventeenth and ,.i the beginning of the Eighteenth centUfyV writers, even of tlve rank of Ad- |Si aison, could scarcely live hy a Doer«; igaie of their writings. But a vast sysiem of bounties ami-premiums mad* - op for this--the patronage of the • wealthy and jfbe aid of the statfi ftrade " 'i, fftie rewards of liter* t merit gf^at. Want Ads FOE SALE FOR SAL|^-Two 1-cyl. 5-fcjp WotoTcycle engines; one l^.-hp. gas motor. Phone McHenry 225-J. .. , 30-2 RINOWOOD •• Whit* HOB»» Table .china' and .silver used in a» White House are supplied by the government In some administrations sets have been supplemented, in others entire new sets are ordered. The choice rests with the wife of the President,.- .. • 1>~ THEATRJE Woodstock's Beautiful PlayHouse FRIDAY-SATURDAY Special Matinee Xmas Day On the Stage "J. B." Rotnour JPlayers in "WWm EAST MEETS WEST" On the Screen Ceo. White in "FLYING HIGH" > with Charlotte Greenwood Bert Lahr SUNDAY-MONDAY TUESDAY Continuous Sunday, 2:30 tt» 11 Jsao Crawford and Clarke Cable « POSSESSED1 VTF i WEDNESDAY THURSDAY, 'THE GUARDSMAN9 with Alfred Loot and Ljmfl • •'Fontann^ . . • ' , • f)n the Stage • Mary a an Jackfon, Juvenile Star -- from Oar Gang Comedies FOR SALE--Registered Poland-Chira hoar at a bargain. Also registered Uolstein bulls," Overtoil & Behrents, Richmond, .111 Tel. Richmond -382. *30-2 ' ;: ' • „ . FOR SALEK-Apples. Why buy apples for 6c per lb. when you can -buy them by the bushel at 3c per lb.? We have extra faiicy Roman Beauties, also have,?» f5»ll Hive oj .onions and potatoes. Dave Se^el; 'Tel. 92-J. 29-tf ;v • FOR SALE--TP E NEW SPEED QUEEN ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE. On sale and specially priced at $49.50. Porcelain tub, submerged agitator, balloon wringer rolls, steelcut gears, double wall construction. Your inspection is invited- Johnson Electric, 223 Benton St., Woodstock, or phone 72 for details. 28-3 FOR SALE--New Colonial residence on Waukegan St. Bargain for quick cash deal. F. E. Covalt. 25-lf FOR SALE--Baled hay and straw. Also pressing reasonably done. Tel. McHenry 60&J-1. 12^tf LOSt LOST--Eleven dollars wrapped in paper. Reward. Phone 659-R-l. 30 WANTED WANTED TO RENT -- Farm on shares with 400 to 600 lbs. base. Pe- I ter Holsten, 4628 Patterson Ave., Chi- ! capo. *30 W ANTED--Child's high chair . in g-uod condition. Inquire Plaindealer. BEFORE YOU BUf SHOES see our bargain counter. B. Fopp. Expert shoemaker and. repair shop. -Main street. Phone 162. 38-tf MiW Julia McLaughlin entertained a few girl friends at a 6 o'clock dinner at her home Monday evening, social time was enjoyed. Those that made up the happy gathering wer^j Elvera Ariholz, Dorothy Fisher, Marion Krause, Louise Kilday and Clarice Miller of McHenry and Julia M<*- Laughlhi. • Mr. and Mrs. Alec Anderson and family were visitors at Woodstock Monday afternoon. Adrian Thomas of Chicago spent Tuesday and Wednesday with his paiSents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Win. WcCannon were visitors at Woodstock Tuesday after* noon. MIrs. Edgar Thomas and son, Adrian, were visitors Jn< the Ch&rleg Mann home near Woodstock Monday. Roland McCannon is serving on the- }ury at Woodstock. His wife is teaching in his place. ,>- Mrs. Edgar Thomas was a McHen ry visitor Tuesday morning'. •«.- School Notes The following pupils of the PiH«iar$ room have been neither absent nor tardy for four months:" Bett,$ Thompson, Doris Laurence, s Shirley Neal, Robert Anderson, Audrey Mori chant, PrBTiCfs Dix, Russel Laurence^ Robert Low, Amy Harrison, Zanos. Grey, Rita Mae Merchant, : LeRoy Neal, Charles Thompson, Shirley Hawley, Walter Low. ,; t Hiley Je*»n Thomas has had perfect; spelling lessons for two months. Mrs. Alec Anderson visited school recently. ftobert, Anderson and1 Eleano* Schaefer celebrated their sixth, birth-4 days by treating: the pupils t» cake and candy. The following puptk of the Primary room have perfect teeth^ Out of twenty-nine all but seven have their tooth buttons. Some of the seven are receiving treatment and expect their buttons soon. LeRoy Neal, Walter Low, Hiley Jean Thomas, John Doherty, Robert Low, Frances Dix,' Shirley Hawley, Shirley Neal, Marion Hawley, Shirley Carlson, Elsi* ^berstem Neil Harrison, Rosalie Whiting, Robert Anderson, Betty Thompson, Amy Harrison, Charles Thompson Pearl Smith, Esther Smith, iMasr- TOPNOTCHERS ir?':-5*Se United Sl&tcj3 Qwipiarv cf 1951. WON TITUE CVEG FiELD OF 80 OF THE FASTESTSKATHR? <#vCANAPA md UNJTEPSTA TES SEASON'S QKEETINGS mi -9rfrom~ rztZ&t" ; • sSTlie management desires to extend the season0* greetings and expreis it's appreciation for the assist* %nce so generously given by the people of McHenry iummttding tmififry. ^ '^'v » • » » > v » * • t ' ' ! • ' I 1 • > 1• * < V • » - j . » < % •t , » , | , » We«» on Hrw MoJiday Foods or* Iowa»t HteyW baen for ffiqrjy y«ctrs at our modern Food Stores. Th«se •xtro valu« aiw you ®*fro sa»ing« for your Xmoi ghoppTng. VUitour neoreut mod®m Food Store today and much you con ipi Xmo» cl>»er. School Notes fllkes which protect tiie Tffetlieriands and the German coasts of the Northern sea go back to the old Roman times. Apparently even before the Romans appeared the Batavians at the month of the Rhine protected themselves by dikes. Dursus, after the conquest of Holland, 10 B. C., built an elaborate system of artificial canals and dikes. Pliny the Elder gives an interesting description of the artificial hills which were erected as place® refuse during the floods. ~ . Patents Only,ob Tuesday* Patents are granted by the Uiilted States patent ^office on Tuesday* only. -Collier's. ' "j:..; MISCELLANEOUS UPHOLSTERING--All kinds of furniture reupholstered and repaired. Good work guaranteed. Work called t jr and delivered. Chas. Raamussen, S. Center St., West McHenry, 111. Tel. 107-M. 12-tf SEWING MACHINES REPAIRED f*g Rugs Made to Order 4)1 Work Guaranteed B. 'POPP Phone 162 Main St. McHenry Lidtcn ia every morning at 10 o'clock--WJJD--to the Gabrieleen Permanent Wave Program. We arc an authorized shop. <. Tull line of Nationally A-dvertiMd Permanent Waves 37.50 vala* .00 •8.00 $10.00 DEC. and JAN. SPECIALS TOUR ( HOK E OF THHKi 10It Haircut, Shampoo, £ >f Timgrer Wave, KarceU, ^ | « racial. Manicure, or 50c taob Eyebrow Arch. SCHOOL ( HILDREH SPECIAL (From 5 to 14 year« of age) rft » Kalrcat and Wave, all styles 3UC VERY SPECIAL EVElll MOK^ TI ES. AXD WED. COMPLETE PERMANENT WAVE Including Bhamjeo f') AA and set. )O.UU All styles. and up Dead Animals Dead and Crippled Cows, Horses, Hogs, and old, - • - ' • P r o m p t S e r v i c e -- ' $1.00 to $10 a head ISelephone Barrington 266 Reverse Charges' 1 Rare Chinese Tapestry Is Found in New York New. York.--Lost for nearly three centuries, a rare Cliiuese tapestry, val- | ued by M^ntiattan art connoisseurs $150,000, reappeared ^ jn a gtrange manner. The treasure was unearthed in an obscure little antique shop by Paramount's officials while in quest of objets d'art for a motion picture. 4> Unaware of its value the antique dealer rented the tapestry for a relatively small surru Research.experts discovered that the piece was a genuine tapestry of the Mi»# dynasty, which survived in China from K568 to 1644. As "near as can be figured, the rare woven ornament was one of the many valuable objects stolen irom the royal palace In Pekin when the Miners were overthrown by the MariohUS and driven to the Burmese border of Yunnan. EXTRA SPECIALS Mar-O-Oil Treatment Shampoo and Wave.. $1.00 For Hair Beauty Try ARN01L STEAM TREATMENTS Retards--Grey and Tailing HajJ, eliminates--Dandruff, previ-ms <*»ry Scalp, reconditions--Permanent Wave •Jrice, H.00 or 6 for 65.00 Shampoo 50c extra Ultra Violet Ray Treatments $1.00 Private Booths for X,adiea and Gents At your servW. S Barbers S Beauty Artists STOJMP AN ATO'S Two Ultra Modern EzcIUSIT* Bbops Tot the Whole Family Tel. 641, Woodstock, ill,, 226 Main St. Open Evenings until S P M. Clean Soft "Water Used *>£>• The students were excited on Monday morning when they heard the combination on the safe had been £roken and some experienced' bandit had taken all the cash that was in the safe. The majority 0f the money belonged to the athletic association, borne cash was put in the safe for candy change. The cash that the girls intended to use for charity was also taken. McHenry hiffh school i» - not the only school where this has been done, cut the same sort of thing has occurred in many places in northern Illinois, Although the basketball squad, *Tere defeated at Crystal Lake Friday night they made up for it Saturday night when our orange and blacks led the score by nine points in the first team game and eight points in the second team game. Both nights the student body was well represented. Tuesday night the boys meet the H<-bron squad in their gym. It Won't be long^ before the quarterly ex5ms will be here; Only two greeks after the Christmas vacation. Then the first semester is over. Mr. Sears was here for orchestra on Tuesday and band on Wednesday. He came on these two days because the Christmas vacation falls on the two days which he generally comes Lessons were given the same as usual. . ™e "°°n volleY oall games were y an exciting game between the students and faculty. It seems the boys were more in practice* as the faculty was defeated" by five or.six points. Basketball games . will be started immediately after the Christmas vacation. The studtents wish the faculty a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Mouse Resembles Kangaroo 'fflie Rocky mountain jumping mouse looks like £ kangaroo and hops about, using Its tiny forelegs as hands rather than feet Villages at Anctiaar1 - THw English villages, """BurtRiia itfid Dal ton-le-Dale, were put up at auction. Both are In Durham county and are known to have been founded at least ag early as the Tenth century, since they are listed among properties given to the church by King Athelstan at that time. The two villages were part of the large Burdon estate, which includes In its 3,000 acres twenty farms and about fifty cottages. ,..T ^ [NATIONAL ~j ru co. rr I i h h ! S / o r r s J I \ fWi •>< ^ •fuiTS / J »'>L Vtf,FIAH,fs / QUALITY GROCERS I FH«s« PHCM . Efffectfve December 21, 22, 23,24 • ^ From the Algonqalm ""' i" fenglish word moose.. Is ttwetP taken from the dialects of the Algonquin stock of languages. . ' • v-XjP *c.;r v. Louisiana 'Fruit*' The native fruits found In Louisiana by the pioneers included the following most Important ones; Native pecan, wild grape, native persimmon, several varieties of native plum and maize or Indian corn. His Suit Wore Out * Hanging in Store $ Hamilton, Ont.--When Robert Baker was unable to meet the payments on his suit, it was confiscated and" returned to the store where he had bought it. Mysteriously, the suit contin.- * ^ued to wear out. First the pants * became shiny, then a button tore * loose. Each Monday, the suit, apparently unused, needed a pressing. Under questioning, Baker confessed to police he entered the-J clothing store every Saturday * night for the past few months, j ."borrowed" the suit and then re- * turned it Sunday night j MILK PRICES ^ Effective Jaii. Q u a r t s - Pints ~ :ii* 6o Cream--half pints 15© No change in quality-*- Always the best RIVERSIDE DAIRY F- FERWERDA, Prop. What Coke Is Ooke Is the carbonaceous rantetlaf left after the gaseous and aqueous fluids and the bituminous elements in coal have been driven off by heat in, close_jChamber3. Coke" is to coal, what charcoal is to wood. In a general way coal produces coke to the extent of 55 to 75 per cent of its weight. Light Cavalrf';; Hussart," light cavalry troops, were originally raised by Matthias Corvinus In 1458 to fight against the Turks. The name is probably from the Magyar word husz, meaning 20, the troops having been raised by selecting every twentieth man in the community. Hussars became » part of the British cavalry In 1805. - •»*XKKKXXX*K ' Hat eking Turtle Eggs Turtle ejrgs are generally covered with sand-or with vegetation and left to hatch by the natural heat of their covering- and the sun. Small but Mighty Manhattan island has an aggregati area-of 21.9 square miles. Its greatest length Is about 13% miles, Its greatest breadth about 2% miles. Last Minute SPECIALS LAMPS $3.00 To $14.50. MIRRORS 95c TO $10.00 PICTURES 50c to $3.00 CARD TABLES $1.00 to $3.75 COFFEE TABLES $7.50 to $12.0f SMOKERS 98c to $9.00* END TABLES $1.25 to $10.00 A Fine assortment of Hand Carved Occ. and FERNERIES $2.35 to $5.00 2-Piece Tel. Sell; $7.50 and $11.50 SOLID WALNUT SEW. CABINETS $5.50 and $13.50 Lamp Tables $9.00 10 $17.50 Closing out all Christmas Toys 10 per ceni Discotmt Merry Christinas N. J. JUSTEN & SON Tel. 63-W West McHenry, IB. MERRY XMAS TTT Butter " * *31c CRANBERRIES, Eatmor Bra«#» APPLES, fancy Jonathans CELERY, fancy quality..; Swans Down - Cake Rour--for fine Xmas Baking rasulla lbs.' 23c 5 lbs. 23c 2Tc 1H-lb. 3 stalks 21® £ Christmas Foods Fruit Cake it 5Qc 2: 95c Notional Quality ,. « Coffee Do Luxe Bwt IM Coffee Our Braakfoit Bland Mince Meat ow *»yu w«» * * ,Plum Pudding R&R-#«iiafnhwr Hallowii Dates Fancy Bulk * Bread Sweet Oirl- Whtte a S« Oinser Ale \-tb. »K) con .Mb. IW>n bag • 3 7e V ^ 27c • 2 «b. 21c National'! Bait Mb. Whlta Braad loaf # . lea. 24-oz. ||i * bottla l|C Plut 5c bottla (hp«ik 37c 19c 6c Chris tmczs Dinner Suggestions Peaches Fort Dearborn or Hazel "r^aAantrnllAoIi HalCvaalti ofor rSnlilac aYd. C. ** ,• *j VrilnnaaanpnnpliAo Am.rlcan HomaHawMan c#n)#r Sliced or 2 3 5 c •V,* 20c Hoc.a 2n* /, I* r » Grapefruit American Home •2 Nraon t2 25c Cranberry Sauce ^ 9c ^ 19c Peas torn American Home . Sifted or Telephone American Home--Country Gentleman or Golden Ekintaii f OVHfltOOl American Home ^ Pknk Tips • A ; JMayonnalse $hrimp Wa# feck a a^ J r,aUbggmMApaHK|alianA AFwoOncrlycDCfrly HPOoMckO •V Oelatine Dessert tall ca 2-- Ncaom 2 23c 2 23c 12c 20c 13c cant No. 2 cam No. 2 can tin 8-ox. far No. 1 |3_ tpll can - No. a e. can 5c <§*c: « v. • Fresh Fruits and Vegetables ORANGES -- California Navels, 150's doz 37c 176*s do* 30c 200's • 216's dos ....25c Bananas, (...- S Us. <JjRAPEFRUIT -- fancy Florida, 3 Ige 54*s 20c 3 med. 64's to TO'a ....13c " 3 small 80*8 --..lie SWEET POTATOES-- fancy Tenneesee 3 lbs %c 5c Candy Bars Crackarlack or 0»* 5-14« Christmas Nuts. Mixed Nuts |b19« Cxtro Fancy Brazil Nuts •»b- 16c Uirga ond Sw»*t Walnuts 1 29c Diamond No. 1 Soltftbell Walnuts • »|b 32c Diamond La roe todded Almonds • *- 20c 1 XI Soft Shall Peanuts • J^5c. Spanish Salted Christmas Candles Candy • • • ib 18c Am. Home Mixed <00% Hard and Filled Asst. Candy•Jl^baa19ci SatinlPiniih -- 30%Pla«tic. Chocolates•89c Merry Chriitmc Bon Bons Mb. lOr callo. bog Candies'°"5c ^IQc Wwad-lt cvUophaaa CigareUes • • • Lucky S t r i k a , C a m e l t , Old Oold, CAeeteHWW*- 2 pkaj- 25c "Ttorton of 10 pktfs. ^1*29 Special Prices Effective December 26th only •- Eggs^FRESt27c Only I Per Dozen M ^ Navy Beans 5 <b> 17c Extra Fancy H«i»4 Pickad Mkh. (bulk) Rice • • * 5 lbs. 19c Muofto*a~Cjctra fancy (bwlk) Lux Soap * 3 <alta« 19c Tollat Lux 2^3 17c X.19« , Plokyt Quaker Oats fe17c Ouiak or Ragular Milk Evaporated 2 13C Pat, Bordan'j or Carnation | §Mporahd 1 toll «M 11c Above Specials for Saturday, Dec. 26th, Only ALBY KRUG MANAGER •ii r' - National CO. Food Stores When you hear the Fire Whistle you do not need to worry if you ired with « Kent & THE QUALITY GROCERS OF THE MIDDLE WfST N CE 18 9 9 PHONE S McHENRY, ILL. We write the following lines of ^ Insurance -- Fire and Lightning, Windstorm, Theft, Autofnotuls and Personal Accident, --f;- ! ! f>.. r~: . a Kr. i-.n, • .. >;:,,V