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•frWlfclH LHAOUB Tk Epworth League of the Com- MBBity Methodist church are plan* ning • Thatch Night program for Sunday night. They will see the New Tear in. t' M.A. -'On Wednesday afturwm, $%mmry 3, at 3:0© the Parent-Teacher association will hold a regular meeting in St. Mary - St. Patrick school hall. The mothers of the fourth grade pupils will act as hoUeaee& at this meeting with Mrs. Ray Gtnmy as heqi of &e committee. ~ > GIFT Rev. and Mrs. Blood and little son were most pleasantly surprised on .r 5' •I' •At •*: '-1^ * Tfce Sign zaprafeccd below ,M«M fW««4««lr «*** * Thi# is the rsiftWem of **• elusive group of pharmacies, that jpecialise in the cirtfal compounding of prescriptions. W« are proud of the privftage of displtying this symbol. It is your assurance of skilled professional service, fresh, patent : drugs and fair prices--always. J P. Bolger Street --:-- McHenry Wemday afternoon when Mrs. C. H. Duker, speaking in behalf of Mrs. Harold Owen who was ill, presented them with a large Christinas basket as a gift of the Ladies' Aid. The basket contained groceries, canned gooA, candy, nuts, toys, and ether miscellaneous articles. The minister and his family are most grateful for this lovely surprise. 5 EVENING Mrs. Robert Thompson was hostess to the Evening Bridge club last Thursday evening when they met at her home for a seven o'clock pot-luck dinner. The Thompson home was decorated in the spirit of Christmas; a large Christmas tree received a place of honor. The guests exchanged gifts and then spent the evening at bridge. The prize winners were Mrs. George Lindsay and Gertrude Schaefer. ',te • W » ' EAST-RIVER ROAD PINOCHLE The members of the E*ist River Road Pinochle club met Wednesday afternoon v.ith Mrs. M. Sutton for a one o'clock dinner. The group exchanged Christmas gifts and then spent the afternoon at cards. Those receiving prises were Mrs. C. E. Snith, Mrs. E. C. Shoemaker and rs. Huey* Kirk. Mrs. John Craver and Mrs. Eleanor Nye were guests at this meeting. Mrs. Huey Kirk will be hostess the dub on Tuesday, January 9. < 1 m m • RURAL TOUT® Miss Yvonne Benwell of the O. K. Rural Youth club, was elected president of the Rural Youth County Federation at a banquet and dance held at the Masonic Temple, Harvard, oii Tuesday evening, December 19. Other officers elected at this time were: Vice-president, Jim Stewart of He- Celebrate; the Nejy Year at the ' '. \ THE PIT ^ foin Qur Gay Crowd in Fuji! * -r ' ~~Y ^ C O Vtm Celebrate the New Year >with US:^p iJonr THE OAT CROWD IN rtw i J. B. HETTERMANN, • Prop. ^ y %ecial Goose, Turkey and Chicken Plate Dinners -- 50c Mikisby Paul Dralfc'g Orchestra ^y^:; Java^a Tar. All Desire An Enjoyable /Time On EW YEAR'S EVJBgf JUST DROP IK AT 0arnty Riverside Drive and Elm Street -M& Jgg Favors, Noi^makersand Everything that goer * :,s|o make up a real New Year's Eve Partyl. JO$N THENNES, Prop. * Leonard and Thomas Rafter, Auctioneers The undersigned will sell t public auction 1 mile south, of Woodstock, on Ittday, Jajiuaxy the foUo.wia^. livestock and farm equipment, Vwit: jfg * % 128 HEAD V* LIVESTOCK ,* i(&. t- f: ' ConsisfcW of 46 head choice milcli cows, il^iy of which are freih and •*k* be sold before noon. George F. Burke & Sons ttf&T KATIO SAL BANK Of WOODStOCK, Oler 7 1 close springers. 12 heifers and 2 stock bulls. jB head of horses, consisting of foal 16 choice brood sows, all bred -- & feeding pigs U fa* ' C hogs--lDurocBoar. ^ Quantity of feed and full line of machinery. / USUAL TERMS „--_** "53STXT Sale will start promptly at 10:00 a' All machinery On Saturday the William Oeffling fattuy prthafei around a beautiMDy dMoraUd Olu&tmia traa in the Alfred OeffU&g bono at JtArn burg. 8«Bte Clam antrwi to dtotribute gtffea to all Umi jprown-up« and brought a grab bag t&t the children. An enjoyable eveainf was spout ai cards, followed by a deHeioaa lunch. Mr. and Mrs. William Oaffling entertained a large group Sonday, December 24, at a turkey dinner. Dating the afternoon thaj enjoyed muste and songs by Alfred Oeining, Peter Oeffling, Ted Guyser and Raymond and Anna Guzzardo. Hon pwMBt were Mr. and Mnu Rfchaxd Oujraer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Oeffling and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Oeffling and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Guzzardo and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Oeffling. • • • HONOR FUTURE NEWLYWED6 Miss Edith Pitsen, who is to become the bride of Carl Bickler Saturday morning at St. Mary's church, was fsted at a arnscellaneous shower Wednesday evening, Mrs. Augustine Freund and Mrs. Joseph Biedrich were hostesses for the affair at the latter ? home. After an evening spent- at various games, the prizes were merited by the following: five hundred. Mrs. .Alex Adams and Mrs. Tillie Engeln; pinochle, Mrs. Otto Adams, Mrs. Lester Page and Mrs. Math Adams; bunco, Mrs. Alfons Adams. A lovely lunch was served and the bride-to-be graciously thanked the guests for their beautiful gifts. The groom-to-be was honored at a stag party held at the home of Gus Freund. The man presented him with a gift. TL ersonm Mrs. Herman Kreutzer, Sr., and son, Walter, spent a few days the past week in Chicago. Miss Alice Ann Ryan is vacationing in Chicago. Paul Bonslett, Jr., is visiting his uncles, Francis and Edward Bonslett, at Evanston. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Reihansperger attended the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Mary Graimes, of Owatonna, Minn., which took place at her did home in Chicago last Thursday. Christmas dinner guests in the M. J. Walsh home were Dr. and Mrs. H. Cannon and chldren, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Young and children of Waukegan and Mrs. Mary McCarthy of McHenry. Steve Wendthe of Chicago was a caller on Chrstmas day in the Ban Justen home. ' Mr. and Mrs. Charles Unti left for Daytona Beach, Fla., on Tuesday t« spend the winter. On Sunday Mrs. Agnes Marshall and family entertained Mr. and Mrs. Al Kosinski of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Marshall and son, Kenneth, of Crystal Lake, Clyde Carr of Rin*rwood and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bennett of McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Yanda are enjoying a vacation in Cloquet and Winnebago, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adams of Des- Plaines visited relatives here Saturday. Richard Clark is spending the week in Chicago. Christmas day guests in the John Phalin home were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Phalin, Mr. and Mrs. James Mahoney and son, Jimmy, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anderson of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Phalin and daughter, Monica, of Lake Villa, and the Thomas Phalin and Robert Knox families of McHenry. Miss Mary Kinney, a teacher at the Public Grade school, is visiting her parents at Mankato, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kane spent Sunday with relatives at Kenosha. Mr. and Mrs. J. Powers and little son were guests of her parents at Warren, 111., on Christmas. Miss Catherine Diedrich, R. of St. Charles hospital, Aurora, enjoyed Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Diedrich. Alfons Diedrich of Chicago was also a guest in the Diedrich home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cooley were guests in the home of Mrs. Julia Kent at Chicago Monday. Miss Helen Stevens is spending a few days with Chicago friends. John Sutton of Dixon was the guest of relatives here Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kreutzer, Jr., spent Sunday with Chicago relatives. Miss Verina Justen of Pittsburg, Pa., visited her mother, Mrs. N. J. Justen, a few days the past week. Miss Lucia Rose Rausch is en joy in r the vacation from her teaching duties at Chicago. On Christmas day Ben Bonslett of Oak Park and the C. J. Reihansperger and Gerald Carey families of McHtu ry were guests in the Simon Stoffc. homo. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Shelton of Peoria j visited relatives .here Sunday. Miss Mary Lorraine Swenson, a student at Our Lady of Bethlehem academy, LaGrange, and Miss Shirley Wai3h of Fox Lake, are spending the holiday vacation with their aunt, Mrs. Alfons Adams. Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Justen Christmas day were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bopp, Sabina Huette and Miss Kathleen Justen of Evanston; Dr.' Jerome W. Justen of Momence; Paul Justen of Davenport, Iowa; Ed Vincent and Bertha Justen of Woodstock, and Mr. and Mrs. William Justen and son, Roll in, of McHenry. Christmas guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Crouch were Mr. and Mrs. William Banford and children of Rockford and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bennett of this city. Miss Genevieve Knox entertained a number of guestfe Christmas day. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Whiting of Elgin, Mrs. Catherine Conway and daughter, • --. • - . Vs . -V teb Guests in the Albert Vales, Sr., home on Christmas day were Mr. and Mam. WmiM* Valaa atf Glearo, Gaorga Mr! ry. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson and Miss Maud Granger ware guests in the Harry Alexander home at Hebron for Christmas eve and Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Jones of Chicago spent the weekend and Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goodell. Miss Maud Granger and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson were callers at Crystal Iain Sunday. Miss Georgianna Donahue of Huntley arrived Wednesday afternoon to spend the remainder of the week with Mias Genevieve Knox. Peter H. Weber, Mia. Earl Conway and Mr. and Mrs. Carl N. Weber attended the midnight mass at Wilmot, Wis., on Christmas day. Guests at the home of Mrs. WSlllRm Bacon Shmtrr.&s day were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lange and children of Indiana, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Damm and family of Kenosha, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Michel! and family of Waultegan acid Mr. and Mrs. Bud Rapp and daughters of Chicago. Marcellua Thennes, Route 2, McHenry is a medical patient at St. Therese's hospital, Waukegan. Rita Martin spent the first of the week with Chicago relatives. Ellen Walsh of South Bend, Ind., was a Christmas day guest at the Robert Weber home . Mrs. Jack Walsh has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. George Miller, at Chicago for the past few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Freund and Mrs. Elizabeth Michels enjoyed Christmas dinner with the latter's daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Van Heirseslee at Waukegan. The Misses Carmen and Marguerite Freund were callers at Chicago Wednesday. John Kortendick and daughter, Miss Catharine Kortendick, of Rockford, spent Christmas day in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Bolger. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Duker entertained Rev. and Mrs. Albert Blood and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard McCracken at a Christmas dinner Monday. Those present to enjoy Christmas dinner in the Nick E. Barbian home on Broad street were: Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Schaeles, son, Bob, and daughter, Margery, of DesPlaines; Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mullen of Oak Park; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Whiting and son, Richard, of Lake Geneva; Mr. and Mr3. Albert Barbian and daughter, Rita, and Mr. and Mrs. George Barbian of McHenry. Robert Braband and George Vales spent Thursday with the latter's parents, Mr .and Mrs. Albert Valas. "• BLACK CLQfH COAT PLANT EASILY Insects Are Found to Be iiiief Carrier Agentsf5 ^ By C. W. How are plant There is littla swer to that scientists, enl are constant!^ edge of the sul animals, rod< lg to our knowl Man, domestic slugs, snails, birds, insects, wind And water are among the more common agencies that spread plant diaeases. Insacts are the most important spreaders of certain types of diseases, according to the results of tests conducted at the Idaho college of agriculture. Perhaps you have wondered just what causes plant diseases. Plant diseases have about the same causes as diseases of animals and humans. Fungi and bacteria cause many plant diseases. Others are caused by a group of organisms known as viruses, which are too ^ small to be detected with the most j powerful microscope. , j Wind and rain act as agencies for spreading many plant diseases.. In some of the winter wheat growing areas of the country the spores of the stinking ant are blown in such quantities that • "smut showers" occur and many thousands of spores fall on every square foot of ground. Birds may also carry fungus spores. In one case a single downy woodpecker was found to be carrying over 750,000 spores of the chestnut blight fungus. The secret of control for many virus diseases lies in the control of insects, which are the principal means of spreading these diseases in the field. Much can be done to prevent the spread of plant diseases in general by seed treatment and by general sanitary practices around the farm. Burning of diseased plants and disinfection of pruning tools and various containers are examples of proper sanitary practipes. ' Silting Rate Increases In Historic York River This historic York river of Virginia is an example of the way in which too much land in clean cultivated crops, and land worn out and abandoned because of too much row cropping, may increase sedimentation in a stream. Sediment has been accumulating in the York fiver during the iast 27 years at a rate five times as great as during the preceding 57-year period, the |oil conservation service finds. Carl Brown, geologist in charge of the studies, says this sedimentation is the result of increased erosion on the slopes draining into the headwaters of the river--slopes on which in recent years there ha$ been an increase in land either in cleancultivated crops or abandoned because of too much row-crop farming. A comparison of navigation charts prepared by the coast and geodetic survey indicating water depths on the stream in 1857 and 1911 Shows that during that 54-year period approximately 5,600 acre-feet of the soil from the watershed settled as sediment in the Yorkjpfrer estuary. Sediment accumulated at the rate of mora than 100 acradfeet a year. Ftom 1911 to 1938, when scientists •f the service made soundings to determine the extent of accumulation, 15,2^3 acre-feet--566 acre-feet a year--locked in the river bed. In determining the amount and rate of accumulation, the surveyors took water depths at the same points along the river at which) arcaaurementa were made in 19UI The significant story concerning the fashion photograph is that the swing-skirted black cloth coat has extra furs. The flattering collar of sable-dyed civet cat is matched by the snooded fur pillbox and muff to complete a smart ensemble. CHAINED TO BED Low Advertising- Costs Of all commodities retailed in the United States, agricultural equipment bears the lowest advertising expense. In other words, when a farmer buys farm machinery less of his money goes to defray the cost of advertising that commodity than it does in the purchase o£ many other advertised products. This is the finding of the Twentieth Century fund. , An advertising analysis recently conducted by the fund discloses that tout of each dollar spent on farm, machinery but 1.& cents goes to advertising. This compared to 8.2. cents by tobacco manufacturers; 6,7" cents for confectionery and bottled goods; 6.2 cents for groceries; 6.1 tor furniture; 4 cents for automobiles; 3.7 for clothing; approximately 3 cents fbr home furnishings; and 2.2 for hardware. Agricultural News Close observers of conditions in the farm implement industry now believe that sales for the year Will probably run about 10 per cent under the 1938 dollar totals. « « • The oldest horse of which England haa may record died at the age of 60 years. In this country, so far as we know at the moment, the oldest frorse liyjjy? ** - >'8 t wisH forjrou all through the • ^rear. May nothing but com® yo#r -v.;^ • ' i k, / \ ; v San aruaEsnuMiir ;Ci-. •fa -v.,'-. -.-'-,:..'. • J fu t ' * | . H - ' . V*"- y & Here's young champion, 1940, bringing you a |year of luck and proa- Mfy toey kwU A- " ;v lifetime. *** ' ' *7". * - : fllwL OlHASGB - Plumbing / Pearl Street 7 . I At! rM ' • * % TTaise vour voice in harmony with the true spirit of the New Year! j, It's sweet harmony ip v know -tfhat 1940 ft» • • • ! . WATTIES DRII6 STORE West McHenry ' v MtjfflUnt • 4 :-r ' "i;A' . . .. \ I !... v - i-r. v;Reflected incite heavens. % V> We're announcing the VtWQ • arrival of 1940. A new WV«jmd happy ^e^ for oittr ^ customers. T r ^ .yuOTVuw,,»' - - Il- p -/•' ' ' •»»_*! _ girtn mm1 % iimss ... ^ | I- tmENRY FMn MMT West MfiHeno: ,f{ rfW wmm «:• i* '.f k s It's Bweet music to hear that 1M0 is with ml \ We need a Hew Year that'i fuD ef health good fettans, and good friendship. Here's to R. t Overton, Mayor , Karl B. Walsh, CHty Oferk John A. Bolger Joseph Regner Edw. J. Buss •. E. Nye Fred Ferwerda ^ j 0eorge P. Freund -CITY COUHCa. CITY OF MtHQIRYu. Eight-year-old Woods is sho where, Los for te go father George Wulard ehateed to bed palke say he play." His mm MCHENRY PUINOEALER J iJULHW1 1 Extends greetings and best wishes for a prosperous 1940 to its advertisers and readers. It is only through your splendid oo-operation that McHenry is permitted to have a representative home-town newspaper each week, for which we thank you, one and all