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D3GESA8Eor OOOTTT REI.TET IS SHOW IN MONTH Or SEPTEMBER MeHenry county jump»dbnck int» •second place m haying **»* I«®»t percentage of its 1940 population de-" pendent upon public assistant programs in the stfcte for Ulrtlriw. Only one county in the stpta.buPnga, had a lower percentage for September. DuPage county topped all others with only 2.9 f»er cent of it* 1940 population dependent on one or other, of the five public assistant programs while MeHenry county was a dose second with only 3.4 per cent. In August, Lee county witlji a $.1. per cent was second but in September, Lee county jumped to 8.6 per cent. Comparing MeHenry county's record with that of the sta^ as a whole we find the state having an 8.3 per cent. Downstate counties had a larger pet cent with 10A As usual, we like to compare the record of MeHenry county with that of some of the downstate counties. For instance, down in Williamson county 37.2 per cent of its 1940 popu lation are on relief. Saline county had 30.9 per cent. Scott county had 21.4 NEW VLLAGE IS tm mm BY DISSENSION LXLY TJI" .ONCE IN NEWS MORE Looking forward to an even busier Iter than the first, the county chapter, in addition to continuing foreign --~..y ..«« war rtiief production, has accepted a per cent. Cass county had 21.9. Nufn- 4*ota in co-operation with the nation- erous other counties had twenty pet wide program to provide sweaters and cent or better. aibier comfort articles for distribution among men stationed at United States military and naval stations. Articles to be made for the servicemen include Afghans, bathrobes, caps, sweaters, card table covers, "ditty bags," lap tabes, pajamas, standard socks, toe lacks. Fifty-six Wocfcera •» Workers in this community during » IB INTERESTING *>: NEARBY NEWS Mrs. Paul Pettengill, 404 Laurel tfce past year include the following avenue. UMertyville, and Miss Ruth Afty-six women: Mesdames George Rogers, Mundelein, were among twen- •I MeHenry county's newest village, Lily Lake, is again in the limelight. Saturday morning a bill in chancery was filed by jfo^ph Spatafora, Frank Harder and Harry Wise against Wilbert Swanson, Thomas Budil, Claude McDermott, Thomas Klahough, Claude Vachet, Herman Brown and Edward Lannes, asking the court to grant a temporary injunction restraining the defendants from holding a special election on Dec. 2. It is chsfrged in the complaint that the defendants had issued a call for a special election to be held last Tuesday on the following proposition: i "Shall the village organisation of Lily Lake be dmaolved 8hortly alter the hill was llled Judge Ralph J. Dady granted the re- QUODi liyt agreement of counsel for the r- 'Iff* and thi> defendants. Armand Fish represents the plaintiffs and Robert Twomley the defendants. Became Village in l»3t The complaint sets up that an election was held on Nov. 10, 1938, at which time citisens of the Lily Lake BUICK TOSSOVIDK SPECIAL T&AUHNa I1T SEE VICE BCANAOEKEHT • Flint, Mich^ Dec. 2 -- Augmenting a nationwide parts and service program inaugurated earlier in ths year, Buick division of General Motors today no- j tiflea its dealers that. two special! training courses in service manage- j ment and merchandising wili be opened at the Genera] Motors institute) here, commencing Nor. 24 and Jan. 5.. According to C. W. Jacobs, director j of parts and servicc of this manufac-; taring division, the institute, in re ROYS AND HRLS OROED TO WRITE TO SANTA GLAUS LETTERS WILL APPEAR DEC. 11 -18 Yea, just twenty days until Christ- To those who are past the age sponse £"miny ^uestsTrom dealer | wh tf* holiday is awaited and service manager*, lots prepared a w, *X «nthu9,asm j the past "streamlined" program of training1 "th» h«ve passed witj* rewhich Will be available to all i ^arkable swiftness and the next few whom the dealers may wish to enrol,l,. weeks will seem to "Changing economic conditions, with restrictions of various kinds upon the automobile business and the increased demand upon service departments, have brought greater responsibilities and the need for increased managerial effort to those departments," Jacobs said. "To help dealers meet these requirements, &e institute has enlarged its facilities and planned two intensive managerial courses of four weeks duration." He said that the courses will include merchandising, business administration, background of the automobile business, product, organisation and personnel, operation and control, and buildinsr layout and service equipment. Besides classroom instruction, the fly." To the kiddies, however, to whom the word Chistmas symbolises everything their heart desires, the day cannot come quickly enough and is over all too soon. Of course, everyone of you children are beginning to think of what he or she would like old Santa to bring, and this is just where The Plaindealer is going to help* As has been the custom the past few years, we want you to write and tell good old Santa Claus just what you would like to have! him leave for you this year and we will print your letter in the (Taper. Santa Claas is Subscriber Santa Claus has long been a subscriber to The Plaindealer and accord* ing to the boys and girls who hav% TWO McHENRY BOYS AMONG TWlNTt-ltlNE i TO LEAVE FOR ARMY ft was not yet Ugitt around Woodstock last Thursday morning as clerks of the two local draft homrds assembled their latest group of recruits prior to assembly at the depot for departure for Chicago. One recruit from each board was missing frmn the previous line-ups printed. Ami number one, thirteen youths chec&erf in from the original quota of fourteen and frcm number two, seventeen checked in from the original quota e*r.. Sanford A. Howard, cMnjk of number one board, said RayttHMMT'C. Benoy, Ringwood, scheduled to go Wis unable to join the number one due to an injury received a MTodays ago when one of his arms was -badly burned jn an explosion at his home. Lester Griffing, clerk of number two board, said Dayle W. Vktkery, whose address was given as Rockford, was not numbered with the' number two group because. fci^MP*tion has been postponed for tto'lRttitit. Of the three MeHenry men to go. Felis C. Unti was deferred. The other two were Earl J. Blasius and Frederick H. Smith. •. „ . -iV. ---- ty-six prise winners in the chrysanthemum naming contest held in connection with the fall chrysanthemum exhibit at the Mill Road Gardens estate of the University of Chicago. More than three thousand persons Lindsay, Roy Miller, Ray McGee, N J. Nyt, Harold Owen, Minnie Schueneman, Paul Schwerman, Caroline TSchiessle. M. Schoenholtz, Jack Smith, Simon Stoffel, George Stilling, Ed Sutton, A. Streuk, M. Taxman, A. Vales, Jack Walsh, Joe Williams, A. were entered in the contest. The Wirtz, M. Zalenski, John Bolger, prize-winning name for the flower. Gerald Carey, Clarence Carp, Rollo one of many winter-hardy varieties Chamberlin, Ben Connors, Paul Doh- developed at the estate by botanists «rty, Wallace Dobyns, C. H. Duker, j of the University, was "Song of Harry Durland, Dick Fleming, W. Autumn," si^bmitt^d by Mrs. Hazel Ffciz, Peter oies, Charles Uibbs, Jose- Dyer, 6561 Kimbark avenue, Chicago, pfcine Heimer, Theresa Hickey, Ger- Frank Schriba 53. of 410^ North trude Justen and Mrs. E. Lowe and Bernard alfcjty' Chicago, jps instantthe Misses Marie Ropp, Lillian Still- ly killed MllMLM|flMy morning, iflg. Frances and Mary Fleming and ^fov. 24, when oKpflH^truck skidded May Juslen, all of MeHenry. | on the ice-covered U. S. 14 near Har- -- From Ringwood the workers were vard and rraahad into a teisphswe pale Mesdames .Charles Peet, Ben Walk- on the west side of the road. The pole ipffton, Paul Walkington, K. E. Cristy broke off near the base and fell across and Louis Hawley. From Lily Lake the truck, crushing the top over the - they were Mrs. Seyfferth, Mrs. L. seat and fracturing Mr. Schriba's Bransford and Mrs. Hattie Einspar. skull. The workers in Wonder Lake were Merlin Danielson, 14-year-old son of Mesdames T. Nagel, K. B. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Peder Danielson, who .Baim t and Burton, and in McCollum live on Maple avenue, M4rengo, was Lake, they were Mrs. Wm. Schlitt and uninjured last week when he crashed Mrs. Beatty. . the family car which he was driving E'ght Earn Ptas • into a telephone pole near the Charles " T.:';?'Br-d Cross workers in MeHenry who Pope farm located east of Marengo --"tttve earned their pins by completing on route 5. After crashing the car ^ ot«r 144 hours are Mrs. Gertrude into the post, he returned to Marengo JviNd, Mrs. Caroline Schiessle, Miss and gave out the story that he had ' • Mary Fleming, Mrs. Sen Connors, been threatened and kidnapped by a Mrs. Eleanor Nye, Mrs. Theresa' man and at that point on the highway Mickey, Mrs. Clarence Carp and Mrs. they were crowded off the road by a Harry Durland. truck and starpek the telephone poat Sewing sent to Woodstock during with the car. On questioning by the past year from MeHenry includ- Chief of Police Nulle, the boy admitad: IS Layettes -- each layette con- ted that he had taken the car without aiats of 2 hands, 2 shirts, 2 long Idmor.&s, 2 short kimonas. 2 pairs hootks, 12 diapers, 2 blankets, hood and short jacket; 5 Toddler Packs -- each pack contains 2 rompers, 2 wool shirts, 2 ianelette nightfca, wool snow p suit, beanie, pair of mittens and / sweater. discussion of proved plans of op.nra- J for. I reg.on voted to incorporate as a vil-; opportunity for exchanee lage, and on April 22, 1939, village | officials were elected. I Since Nov. 10, 1938, the plaintiffs | charge that certain individuals arbig trarily inspired against the peace and ! dignity of the village; caused many suits to be filed against the village in order to harass and affect the officers and village; issued false statements j HIGH BALANCE SHOWN ' to newspapers m order to bring shame' ! and discredit to the village and offi- ! cers; that all suits and actions filed J by them were done so without legal j justification; that the defendants went j so far as to accuse county officers of courses will be featured by the eon- j written to him other years, he nevef ference type of instruction, providing j fails to leave pt their house at least of ideas,, one * of the things they have asked I^iat is, he does this for those tion and special nroblems of operation pertaining to individual cases. The courses are desiened for key men in the dealers' service organizations and enrollment in each case will be endprsed by the dealerk Jacobs said. RY CITY TREASURER AT COUNCIL MEETING An unusually high balance was re* ported in the city treasury's general aiding and abetting the duly elected | fund at the December meeting held officers of the village in committing i on Monday night of this week iiiegai votes, and that the courts of ' the county have on numerous times upbraided certain defendants for their who have been good and who haven't asked for too many things. Remember, Santa Claus has several million children to ibring gifts to each year and it is impossible for him to bring too many things just for you. If he did. some other boy or girl would awake Christmas morning and find their stocking empty and we know none of you would be selfish and want someone else to be disappointed. Be Sure to Write! Santa does want you to write, tturagh, for he has no other way of knowing what you want. So when you write just tell him what you would most like to have and address it "Santa Claus, care of MeHenry Plainillegal acts Fail in Oatha The complaint sets up that Me of the defendants, Herman Biwfi andjthe year. Claude Vachet, were elected as trus- ! tees of the village and as such trus- {tees took oaths to administer their | duties in accordance with the laws of i the state, but notwithstanding the ( oaths on Sep. 19, 1941, they signed a t j petition calling for a special election ! MeHenry Community High The balance on hand was reported at J22,918J?4. This total was swelled through the final payment of taxes dcai'er, McHenryrill.,, If you are too by the county treasurer in the amount youn<? rpad or write< have mother county treasurer is withholding interest money paid, which is reported to approximate one-third of the total payment made h? the Keltar estate. An effort will be made to secure tike entire payment. The council has again expressed interest in building a new bridge over Boone creek and widening Gra«h street 10 hospital coats. 0 heavy twill size vice last week. his parents' permission, and he had told the story to cover up the fact. "Push Yourself," a book for amateur boxers and boxing fans, written and photographically illustrated by Frank J. Gitmer, coach of the Libertyviile Boys' club team, came otf the presses of the Keystone Printing serplans. I overalls, 8 size 2 cotton dieasei, 12 «b« 4 cotton dresses, 10 site 4 wool dresses, S sise 12 wool dresses, 21 girls' wool skirts, 8 sise 44 dtvsses. As he cleaned soybean vines from a dogged combine sickle on Monday, Nov. 23, Norman Zerby's fingers were caught, resulting in the amputation of the first and second Angers at the . Following are the articles Which ^pot^otnt and the.third finger at the •Mare knitted or crocheted in Ifc- joint, of the right hand. Nor- Menry: 14 pairs of mittens, 20 chil- uui^'omy son of Mr. and Mrs. Emery dren's knitted sweaters; 12 children's of Geuoa, Wis., was engaged knitted suits; 10 men's slip-over Jo combining soybeans when the sickle aweaters, 8 women's coat sweaters, became clogged. 12 shelter- rob s, 67 pairs of men's Harriet kane, ot South Plum .Grove aacks; < mufflers, 16 beanies, 14 road, Palatine, took a motion to see erochtted circular shawls, one blanket the world two weeks ago and started nf C-inch squares knitted by the- Jun- « hitch-hiking tour to Minneapolis;, for the purpose stated in the opening l of this story. | It is charged in the complaint that 'signing the petition was not tn accordance with the oaths taken by them at their election to their respective offices. It is also charged that two other defendants, Thomas Klabough and Edward Lanpes, circulated the petition and that Klabough made an affidavit | to the petition that all signatures weri» gjMQfae and all sigmd the peti- , tion in his presence. The plaintiffs charge tMht they have ! definite proof that some of the signers 1 did not sign in the presence of Klai bough. It is farther charged that Lottie 'Bansfield, George Nielson, Gertrude Williams, A. W. Skelley. Fredia and David Zwillmger, notified the president of the village board, Wilbert Swanson, in writing, that they had reconsidered and desired to have their names withdrawn from the petition and that the village board failed to remove the names. Call Ejection Invalid It is set up that eighty-eight pnqdi which destroyed his sight. Mr. Smith voted in the last village elaction and went away to school to Jearn the art in order to present a petition to dis- j at leather work. solve the village^ a petition must have In anticipation of the holiday s«aforty- fiv.® signera. With the six names »on he has an unusually laittt collecwithdrawn the plaintiffs charge only j tion of gifts made up whidh include forty-two are left, which number is of $2,431.96. The total taxe* rec*'^e^ ; or sister help you, but if you go to by the city amounts to $&,9&2.96 for j school we would like to see how nice . . . . . ,a letter you can write yourself, within addition to the above payment, out any help M,n them earl and the county treasurer distributed taxes j^,. ,etter ^ ,ppear either on paid by the J. B Kel^r estate, the n or 18 AU lelteni ^ ^ ciy s share being $3,752.70 . (^ assure you that Santa Attorney Joslyn, who represented . ^i, ^ for he reads the paper four taxing bodies in the township, the ' carefully. _ ,„ j t ^ j The address, agafn. is "Santa Claus. Public Grade school, MeHenry Town-! ^ rf MeHenry Plaindealer. ship and the City of MeHenry, report- j|j ed an unexpected situation in that the ! ' _______________ PENSIONS FOR AGED v PERSONS REACHES , AN ALL-TIME HIGH ' jfe*ew all time high in public assistance to aged persons in MeHenry county was reached in Novemtgr this . _ ^ yeur when 47« p«ople received IU,$& M that point. A special meetmg ; This topped the previous high which be h-ld in the near future to discuss , wag |Uf001 in October. AROUND HE V? VAGRANCt CASE OQMTINUED Justice Charles F. Hayes last Friday continued until Dec. 4 the vagrancy case against Dr. J. C. Iverson of Harvard. •'« . * DIVORCE 3 Gilbert Gaines' was granted a divorce from Ethel Gaines on a charge of desertion by Judge. BalphJ. Dady Saturday. They n^iftWd in August, 19S2. PROBATE WILL , Borghild Walder is left the $'l,6M estaet of her husband, Herman Walder, who died at Woodstock Aug. 24 by terms of the will dated July 14. 1937, and probated Monday. ^ SISTERS 6HAJ& VfrA^B Two sisters, Hildas Stpekanberg of Chicago and AmandaOttecon of Cary, Sfraph Co MYSTERY GLEMED •mimuMicE OF J. F. RETCHEI RANDASASTER IN ARMY IN EUROPE The'mystery of the disappearance of John F. Fletcher of Elgin, vdl •,J known in McH-nry. has been cleared ' as relatives received word recently that Mr. Fletcher had enlisted several * weeks ago in an anti-aircraft battery *21 with the Royal Canadian Army. v*| Mrs. Fletcher is the former Esther * "5$ Richmond and a teacher in the Mc- '-'"M Henry High school about fifteen yaars ^ - \ 'Disappeared Aag. I" _ , 'f-* r . It win be recalled that Mr. lTktehtr f left Elgin last Aug. 5 and was n*t seen or heard from afterward by friends or relatives. He had had a fr iftost successful teaching career m- the ^ musical department of the Elgin '^1 schools for the past eleven years and reason could be given for his disappearance. Although Fletcher had been gone for over a month, it was not until l**t Oct. 7 that the board of education took official cognizance and voted unanimously to terminate his 1941 -42 contract for reason of non-fulfillment Until recently the only clue as to where Mr. Fletcher might be was information supplied by the war department last fall which advised that one "John Fuller Fletcher" who gave his address as Marion, 111., had inquired at Camp Niagara. Niagara Falls. Ont., about Canadian Army enlistment. The supposition that he and the Elginite were one and the same person was confirmed a short time ago Only last weekend it was learned that he was in the service of the Dominion of Canada on European ftaili probably in England. Receives Cablegram , Over the weekend Mr. Fletcher's wife, Mrs. Esther Fletcher, 215 North Worth avenue, received a cablegram advising of his "safe arrival." Only the word "Sanorigine" headed the cablegram, and W. A. Lane, man* ager for the Western Union Td» explained this probably "-'Ml are left the A Carlson of Algonquin, Who died 'Oct. 16 and whose will was profiated -w-" LEATHER WORK OF r LOCAL MAN LOVXLT GIFT SUGGESTIONS An array of unusual Christmas gifts came to our attention last week upon viewing the many useful and attractive rifts which were made by Clarence Smith at his shop known as •'Clarence's Shop" at Johnshurg. Fol lowing an accident several yuars ago For the first eleven months of this year an increase ot $6,037 is noted over the same period of time the previous year. A total of $116,431, has been expended in the first eleven months of this year as compared to $111,394 for the same period the previous year. Comparison of amounts paid during thete two periods follow: for Red Cross during summer vacation. The local group in charge of the Activities of the Red Cross are Mrs. Jack Walsh, enrollment chairman; Mrs. James Sayler, secretary; Mrs. supposedly to visit an uncle who lived near that city. She left on Friday and Saturday evening the Palatine police received word from the Minneapolis police that she was in their care and being held for investigation. Clarence Carp, sewing chairman, and The girl's father left Sunday to bring Mrs. Harry Durland, knitting chair- her home. man. These ladies report that there The body tf Boy Canter, 85, was fa material enough to make thirty-five found near the Chicago, Milwaukee, convalescent robes for the soldiers in St. Paul and Pacific railroad switch hospitals. They hope that even more track close to his home near Genoa WeroeD will take advantage of thia on Saturday. His left arm had been •pportunity to help the Red Cross. .badly broken and several ribs on the County Relk»f Work left side of his body were crushed, last year for foreign war relief tfci it is believed that Canter was struck county volunteers turned out 2,270 ^ t s^tch train while returning Jpriltod garments and M>29 articles of home. He was last seen walking from clothing. Kaittad g®ds faaclud- the farm heme ot Ma sister-in-law Mi's UfOtnen's where he huaked com during the afaapdirs. ** <&&*»% sws*«rs, teraoan. eh|ld!«n>s wfn. tli iliis of mittens, l# muffles, caps, 70 pairs Of ' AdmitUd tt-rra*. SeWn articles produced included 3101 fafants' layettes, each consisting of Catherine Hiller, MeHenry, will re- 22 pieces, 10 convalescent robes, 20 "ei"- bulk of the *5,000 estate of tiddlers' packs, 177 girls' woolen her husband, the late Ben Hiller, who dMssee, 115 boys' shirts, 253 girls' cot- died at MeHenry Oct. 6, according to ten dresses, 105 women's woolen the will admitted to probate by Judge dresses. 189 women's woolen skirts, Henry L. Cowlin this week. The only 2» girls' woolen skirts, 50 boys* over- other bequest is $100 to the pastor of alls, 110 bed shirts, 24 operating L : insufficient to call an election It is claimed that Spatafora filed a written report with <he boart^ ob- I jecting to the calling otf the special t election on Oc. 17, 1941, as a member of the village board. I Other charges are made in the com- ' plaint but the real purpose of the bill i is to enjoin the defendants from calling the special election. The defew- , a^ts a*-e members of the board with j the exception of l annes whom thr*v charge is not a resident of the village but holds a police office. Births Will of Ren Hilkr 1 Mr. ami Mrs. George Thompson of Harrington ar the proud parents of a i daughter horn on Nov. 24 at the Sher- ; rnaa hospital fat Mgia. Mr. and Mrs. j Ed ThompSoit of M«Henry are the ' grandparents. j Mr.-and Mrs. Jake Thid of Johnsbofjr became the parents of a da^i- , ter, born on Nov. 27. Mr. and Mrs. filter Hun to* an- Ununcf the b'^h of * dai»»*»*er bom Wednesday, Nor. M, at Woodstock ho*nital men's leather belts, leather suspenders, combination bill folds, key case combinations, ladies' belta, ladies' coin-furfes aad rubber dooi public is invited to sf these articles, and we are rare at least one of them will catch yeur eye for someone on your Christmas list. August. October .-- 1941 110472 10,089 10,223 110.213 10,383 10570 to,aw 13&.798 JSD.975 JU.365 mi • 10,155 9^73 $308 |j),128 'm840 W«t4 ^ ^0 235 U),10« 10.128 Five children will ahare thtfR,900 estate of Jacob Jrttsn, who 4lsd at MeHenry on Nov. 1 iMd^ WMMt'- will was probated Monday, tta iihlMiw include Catharine Freund, BMaa Mc- Carroil, George R. J--til IM Albert Justen, all of MeHenry, and CfaM Heimer ot Walkerton, Ind. SEEKS $5.8W Loretta Drymiller filed suit againat David Stevenson Tuesday in the circuit court at Woodstoek asking damhad reference to "sars origin" (meaning without origin), which is commonly used in cables relating to individuals in the military service. Object of the term is to keep a military secret the location of various troop units. It is believed Mr. F'-»tcher crossed^ the Atlsntic during November with other contingents of Canadian • troops, since Mrs. Fletcher had received written word from him in Nov»»m^"- while he was still in training in Canada. m SHOP roa oHKisnus I OUTS EAKLT IK OOTL1 STOKES INMcHKNXY In spite of the fttdiea Summer ages of $6300 for personal fafcries ***ther'which *** prevaile.1 of late, i there is no doubt but that the holidi^ • $116,431 $111,394 flNt* Auditor Arthur Lu^der sfid Isst week that ths ntimber of persons on the old age rolls rose to 149,168 in November. They received $3,620,200, or $43 472 more than was expended for 149,133 persons in October. Among the Sick Volo Man Wins Cor# - Growing Championship The little daughter of Mr. and Mr*. r ' outstanding corn yield of 118.98 Joe Freund, who reside on the Crystal j |jU8jjels per acre has won the corn Lake road, sustained a broken leg growin^ gnnd championship of Lake when she fell in her home last week, j ^,nty for William Wirtz, who resides . Mrs. Kathryn Young sustained an Qear Volo in the 1941 National Deinjured hand last Thursday when a corn growing contest. Ofjewing machine needle "CCint lodged 0f the biggest corn yield comin it and broke off. I report that over 10*000 farm- Leo Winkel has b^en absent from, m ^ thirteen principal corn prothe MeHenry ros* office several days duci atatea entered in this conthis week due to illness. received in an accident on Stjpi. 18 together with daiMf«s to an automobile which she was driving and which she had loaned from tha Lander garage of Sharon. The accident took place on the Harvard • 8haron road. • NSW TRIAL DENTED . A motion for a «a^r trial fc fcthalf of Henrietta Burr sMhst M»s.* Frances Peters, both was denied by Judge Ml#h Bat urday. Judge Dady irftwM a >v«niict of not guilty 11 tui'--d lj^ilait Mr». Peters after taaitm--y had bmrh hltroduced in the caae. Mrs. Burr sought $60,000 from Mrs. Patera. At the same time a judgment in the smiunt of $19,000 was ordered placed againat E. J:' Knox in ftnw of Mm. Burr. A jury returned Ac verdict in thai amount two weeks ago after hearing taa^Unony in the ea--»r ' COHINO BVBiTf;;' December 4 Annual Chicken Dinner and Methodist Church Hall. Five Hundred Club--Mrs. Wm. Jaates Deoeasher 5 •re net far away. Christmas is drawing near all too soon for those who haven't started their Christmas shopping. With splendid road conditions and mild weather there is raaly little excuse for anyone to be ruahed madly in search of Susie's doll or Johnale'a train on Christmas Eve thia year. tn fact, the stores m MeHenry have been made to look so inviting, with their beautifully decorated windows and their attractive array of gift suggestions that we wonder how^tnyune could refrain from entering UTat least look around. And once inside; we know that you will not be able to leave j without one of the many things which are sure to catch your eye. . i After lookinr closely in some el I the stores, we have found a selection ^of gifts equaling if not snya«#if. fn price and oualitv similar gooda in stores in larger cities. Mith audi * variety offered by almoat all »f ths stores, it is not necapnry, rathor a waste of time and monev, to do pnr shopping elsewhere. The fact feat local merchants cannot carry oruita m complete a line of (roods as laager stores is no excuse for shnpoln?'out of town, for yo»ir own p'ares of bps' Red Cross -- 8t. Mary - St. Patrick ness can and will order what you Mrs. Thomas Walsh of Grayalake if spending some time in the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Mike Walsh, where she is recovering from a recent operation, which was performed at Victory Memorial hospital in Waukegan. Raymond Benoy of Ringwood was severely burned while usin? kerosene in lighting a fire in a kitchen range gowns, 28 hospital pajamas, 15 af- «hm»4t 4S air raid aheKer robes, .41 Mr. and Mss. Robert Thompson and Mi&s Maud Granger were dinner guest# in the Oliver Owen home in 8koUe SundajK* * " .*•" , fe1. .- .j, *' St. Mary's church for the saying ot masses. Walter 'Brefeld is executor by terms of the will dated July 3, 1987. Other heirs liatad are: Walter Brefeld, Libertyville; Milton Brefeld, Barrington; Louis Brefeld, MeHenry; Jacob L. Brefeld, Libertyville, and ^-Raymond Brefeld, DeaFlainca. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Freund are the Iwid was unaMe to leave with the No* "^mber srrotin of draftees from' MeHenry county.. Miss Gertniffe May has bfcen a ptnwrents of a daughter bom at the Woodstock hoepital on Wednesday. Dee. 8. A boy arrived at the Woodstock tient at* the Woodstock hospital, hospital Tuesday, horn to Mr. and Mrs. Minnie Martin entered Khe Mrs. Joseph Millar. Morris Taxman is wrdn|%',f]ic federal grand jury in Chicago for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. James Powers and fanuly visited in Chicago Monday. Woodstock hospital for treatment an Monday. test. His yield is all the more remarkable when it is borne in mind that the national average this year is only 31.1 bushels per acre, according to the U. S. Department of Agriculture. His yield was certified for production competition by two farmer neighbors The county winner's corn was grown under ordinary farming conditions from DeKalb hybrid seed. In recognition of his achievement, the winner; is being presented/with a beautiful^ trophy. K--Idaiw Chanfaa School. December f Public Card Party -- Sponsored by P.-T. A.--St. Mary - St. Patrick HalL Deceasher 1# Mid-Week Club--M*s. <W Johdson December II East River Road Pinochle--Mr*. M A. 8utton. Christmas Party--Cirele ft--1 p.Ufc~; Mrs. E. Baum. K. of C. Meeting--8:15 p. m. Decewfher 12 Christmas Party--Mothers Club "K. of C. hall. December IS Christmas Party--Woodstock County Business and Prof. Women's dub. December 18 W.S.C.S--Luncheon ami Christmas Party--Circle 3 HostsMM. ' January t'* Regular Meeting--P.-T. A. * /" MARRIAGE LfCWfBB if vou do your shopping early enough . Remember, your local meflmnit must hav? your co-operation in ofder to operate his business. Canwiuently, he is not trying to satisfy the general public as is the e a*e in so many of .the larger stores. Rather, in addition tn provid-nsr an article which is merely attractive, he tries personally to see that it is exactly wh%t vou want. So let us co-operate thia year, folks and we are sure that both y*»u aad the biminess m«-n w'll b» haopier for it. Let's make thia Christmas ai*e in which your gift list is crossed off in MeHenry stores. •jiJI ** ••Vs:; VARIKD PROJECTS ARX IWCL-UDO nr DKRUSS WOODWO&KHIG COXFSSB t hd . Mr. and Mrs Linus Newman visited their daughter and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis McDonald, in Woodstock j near fewadaj^' • _ A marriage license was iaawd tn Chicago to George P. SMMMM, Mo- Heury. and Lucile Piper, CbiedgaL M SANTA AT ALTHOFF* "The wood-workme defense hoys are enjoving building hog feed- ®TSs fisruring bills of materials checking lumber- lists and learning to sharpen their saws, chisels and other tools. They have several oth^r projects to start including individual hog brooder houses, and sheep feeders. 31M Morris Taxman family have . Althou^g h the claaa ia comparatively moved from the flat above the Popf' Santa Claus will be at Althiff* j large, anyone else who wishes to an building on Main street to a house j Hardware Store in West MeHenry, j would be welcome. It meet* near ths golf course on Crescent; Saturday. Dec. 13, to meet all of his mvMs a week from sev*n to. m - - ; -1 young frianda again tkae^year. the h;gh .iSMlS;,! Wm ' i ' tm VI#; 'Li-Jfe-SC ' •mal