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Th« skirt, gracefully full, is zippered down the front and made of a delightful fruit-and-butterfly pattern in beautiful natural colors on white, beige, pale yellow or grey ground. Put it on in the morning to serve breakfast to your' favorite husband. Or put it on at noon, to serve a tray luncheon on the porch or in the dinette. And you can wear it dancing in the evening, or to a neighbor's buffet party. These cottons are preshrunk and washa* ble; only the skirt needs ironing. &. C4NOTES Onr Meeting's The attendance at our regular Monthly meetings is increasing by leaps and bounds. Our new headquarters are no doubt responsible largely for Ihis attendance. At every meeting new faces appear; men whom we haven't seen for quite some time. And of course, we are glad to see these men revive their interest. The officers and the chairmen of the various committees desire that every member be actively interested in the council and its many activities, and thereby share in the benefits of such co-operation. The progress, growth and many achievements of our organization Bince its founding have been made possible by unselfish work and a wonderful spirit of co-operation and loyalty for a common goal that has beeu a source or prioi•* to our past and present ofticers. We are indeed happy about the whol.e thing--let's keep up the good work. Oar Council Do you know who started our council; when it was founded; who were its founders; why it wa* , chartered; who were its first officers; where did they meet; what were its activities and achievements? These and many other questions will be forthcoming in this column in the very near future. It is bound to make good reading, as well as to be highly informative. It will also bp a source of memories for our older members and inspirational for the younger ones. We are in possession of the council's first records, starting way back an the 22nd Of December, 1907, the day the council was organized. For instance, in the minutes of Dec. 22, 1907, Chas. G. Frett was made musical director of the council. At the Feb. 20. meeting,• the following bills -vere - submitted for payment: Wilbur Lumber Co. for coal and 85 cents and Jos., W. Freund for kerosem and matches $1. A motion was also made and carried to Pay Mr. Iloltz $10 for caring of horses on evenof old folks' dance. That's a :'v.. . sample and wo could go on and on. but more later. Coum-llgrains - •Those attending the retreat at Mayslake this coming week-end are asked to meet at the K. C. hall Friday at 3:3U p.m. We will leave promptly at 4, so be on time brothers, or you will miss the boat. Any member with a son or sons ranging in age from five minutes to "IS years, is invited to investigate th»- order's juvenile insurance program. The (1. K. has been authorized by the Supreme Council to accept applications for this insurance on a non-medical basis. Literature is available for the asking. Getting this protection now will be deeply appreciated by your son in the future. You should know -- since the Knights of Columbus inaugurated its Catholic advertising program in a •number of nationally known magazines (including Colliers, Atlantic Monthly. American Weekly, Liberty, etc.) in February 1948, more than 400,000 have written to the order's information center in St. Louis, requesting more detailed information on our holy religion. Our l.'ncle Mike wants to know do you remember when the butcher save you a frankfurter to nibble on the way home? You do! Gosh, you must be pretty old. G'BYE. Kidney Bean Salad a la Joan of An • This particular salad recipe gets its name quite naturally! Kidney beans originally came from the Joan of Arc region in France, Mid for years have been a favorite ingredient used by famous French chefs. Here is a wonderful suggestion for busy homemakers who want » perk up Lenten menus with a* delicious, economical meat substitute. Nothing could be easier to prepare than a kidney bean salad for the intire family. It's colorful and tasty, just different enough to excite everyone's appetite, and best of all it is rich in needed protein. . Look how simple.this salad is it make: • 1 No. 2 can red kidney I 2 tablespoons chopped sweet pickl# ' 4, beans, chilled 1 teaspoon minced onion- 1 cup chopped celery 4 tablespoons French dressing- 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped Empty kidney beans into strainer and wash thoroughly with ^MH vater. Add to remaining ingredients; toss together with two forks intil well mixed.- Serve on lettuce leaf or in salad bowl lined with/ ettuce. Garnish with parsley or watercress. Serves 6. MANY "LEGION OF THE LOST" BROUGHT TOGETHER IN YEAR Complete line or XeeT>e ivestock .•emcdies at. Wattles Drug Rtnre, Mr Henry. g-tf Every day in the city of Chicago inquiry is made at the Salvation Army headquarters, either by letter or in person, about people who walk out of tlie lives ot those who love them, tfnd in some cases, those who do not lo»*e them. Mothers are bereft of their sons and daughters; wives of their husbands, and many never hear from them again. Often as a background to this "legion of the lost" are maladjustments, unhappy homes, troubles at work, or perhaps a man fleeing from the accusing eyes of a long-suffering wife who does not approve of his drinking or gambling. The Salvation Army has a special concern for those who suffer and hundreds of inquiries come every year to the Bureau of Missing Persons where thts "legion of the lost" are sought every year, and with good success. Among the methods that have brought remarkable results to the bureau is the "Missing Persons" column in the Salvation Army publication. The War Cry, which is published in many languages, and is most effective. Registers, directories, telephone books, police records and newspaper columns are constantly searched, as well as as the card files and Skid Row and the registers of cheap lodging houses and hotels. Where the policeman's uniform or legal inquiry would create suspicion, the Salvation Army bonnet or cap is a passport to the confidence of the people, and avenues are opened that would otherwise be obstinately closed--the door of inquiry in taverns, dives and other places where me'n and women, hide from their relatives and shame. The locating of missing persons is just one of the regional services that comes to every town large and small, in the state of Illinois throagh the Rural Service Ploy. Date Palm The date palm, the oldest cultivated tree knojvn to history, bears from 100 to 600 pounds of fruit a year, and may be productive for a hundred years. Even a single cluster may bear 200 dates and wei^i up to 25 pounds. fremontfe'v- Only you can PREVENT FOREST FIRES! Med t SOZ •o ' THE PRIVACY YOU NEED... In time of sorrow, when you wish f« see Ho one except those closest to yon, depend on «s to tactfully guide you through ;ill <|<>. tails--and thus to help ease jour burden. GEORGE JUSTEN &. SON FUNERAL HOME Order your rubber stamps at The Plaindealer. ' FARMERS URGED TO BUILD MORE SOIL SAVING WATERWAYS Illinois farmers are being urged, an/l offered payment, to build more soil saving sod waterways this year. According to John R. Hamper, member of the state HMA committee, the project will again take priority over all other agricultural conservation program practices. Last year, under a similar project. thousands of Illinois farmers replaced eroded drainways, ditching and gullies with a good sodded waterways. This is a basic step in conservation work, and it is hoped that even greater accomplishments wiil result from the 1950 program, said Mr. Hamper. It is available to all farm owners and operators. Bert Bridges of the local HMA committee that administers the program, offered a brief explanation of how the project works. Mr. Average, Farmer in signing a farm worksheet makes a request to the county committee for approval of sod waterway construction. Within the limits of available county funds, and subject to the relative needs of each farmer's request, the county committee may authorize the following incentive payments: For smoothing, preparing the seedbed and seeding the waterway, the payment rate is seventy-five cents for 1,000 square feet. This amounts to $32.67 an acre, Mr. Bridges said. In addition, farmers may also be paid up to 70 per cent of the cost of earth moving in those cases where construction is a major project involving the use of earthmoving equipment. This payment cannot exceed twelve cents per cubic yard and the county committee may also impose dollar value limitations. . The county committee also emphasized that the sod waterway practice is only one of ten good conservation practices offered in 1950. Farmers are now signing "farm worksheets requesting approval of these practices. Any farmer who hasn't yet signed a request should call at the county office without delay, advised Mr. Bridges. Ticklers By George L MJ can't stand the draft on my head. NEWS FROM THE JUST FOR FUN RINK (by Ame Gehri) Last weekend was crowded with skaters from all over. Among the group of out-of-towners was a skating club from Bensenville, 111., called the "Drunketi Skaters," they seemed to enjuy themselves and a few commented on our good organ music, played by Dorothy Weber. Earl Kennebeck had a birthday a few weeks ago which everyone failed to mention, so the "Happy Birthday" song could not be played, but the wishes are there just the same. He received a beautiful new wrist watch and of course he is very proud of it. "Wimpy" Bauer and Doris Jean Freund seemed to be having a gay timfc last Friday skating. Bog Low is buck from his vacation and roller skating again. Ten couples from the "Shamrock s. Club" of McCullom Lake had a skating party Saturday night, it had been a long time, for most everyone, since they had skates on. Those trying out the art of skating were: Marie and Allan Mc- Kim; Lil and Dave Hansen; Ann and Fred Matthesius; Jerry a"nd Bob Doran; Gloria and Bill Walker; Marilyn and Tom Lively; Eileen and Bob Sheriff; Clare and Bob Seeber; Dave Boyle and his guest Anne Gehri; Ardele Ross and Kenny Brand. All made out well except for a few falls. Lets not overlook this Friday night, there will be a celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Evtrvone present will receive a litue something made of green. A grand march is being arranged and Dorothy 4Weber has selected all Irish tunes. The time: 8 til 11. The place: The Just For Fun Roller Rink. The day: Friday, March 17, 1950. Gold Mining Prior to the California gold rush, more gold waa mined in North Carolina than in any other state in the union. 9 When Grandma Was A Girl Grandpa took her courtin' in a buggy. They lived in a gas-lit house with a pump-water supply. Grandma made . many of her own clothes. Grandpa rode to work on a trolley, and tended the coal fire morning and evening. In 50 years, our way of living is amazingly different. Bob drives Mary miles in a smooth-running auto to catch the latest movie. Their house is push-button : electric. Machines do their washing and cleaning, supply heat and amusement. Their food comes from a magic-like freezer. Their clothes, from a store that caters to their tastes and budget. These are the miracles that have been achieved in half a century* Advances made so quickly that Mom and Dad, and evefl Grandma and Grandpa, have lived to see and enjoy them! NICKELS HARDWARE MAIN STREET WEST McHENRY, ILL APPROVE PLANT Grayslake residents went to the polls Saturday and voted 430 to 59 for the new sewage disposal plant to be installed in Grayslake. There were three ballots spoiled. The new sewage disposal plant will be built on the outskirts of town on property recently acquired by the board. Need rubber stamusf The Plaindealer. Order Steel Industry Chalks Up New Record Despite Strikes • The steel industry ran the gamut of production, from the loftiest point ever attained to one of its lowest recorded depths, in making 77 million tons of steel during 1949. That was the third largest annual output for peacetime uses. The industry's steelmaking furnaces have now poured about 341 million tons in a little more than four years since the war ended, or within 10 per cent of the amount made in all of the 1930's. That great surge of production was achieved despite two paralyzing steel strikes and numerous inter* ruptions hvcoal production as well as raw materials shortages and other hindrances. A strong start appears to be in prospect for 1950. The output of the new year should send the postwar production total well over 400 million tons. Steel companies now are reported to have large backlogs of orders as a result of the long steel strike last Autumn. But they have more capacity than ever before, as a result of their large scale programs of postwar expansion and improvement. Even if there should be a further sharp increap«} in the buying of steel, there ir not likely to be any continued tightness in supply of most products as long as steel companies are unimpeded in their production. Company expansions have more than kept pace with the increase in demand for steel. The benefits of those expansion programs were forcefully demonstrated in the first quarter of 1948 when production averaged more than 8 million tons a month for the first time in history. Another impressive feat was the fact that more than 92 million tons of raw steel was produced in the 12 consecutive months ending April 30, 1949. Never before had so much steel been made in a like period in this country. Bed Sheets Wear on bed sheets can be distributed if the narrow hem of the sheet is placed at the head of the bed part of the time. Order your rubber stamps at The Plain dealer. --i THE ORIGINAL "STARS OF THE FUTURE" Amatuer Show Now Bigger and Better , ^ . ' AT _ ; ROY AL INN * • - McCULLOM LAKE • • • * COME OUT Saturday Evening, March 18th Enjoy An Evening of Entertainment If it's Fun You Want, then Roy-Al Inn at Mc- Cullom Lake is the place to go. Roy and A1 Blake, Props. Where an Atmosphere of Friendliness Prevails If you have talent you too can share in the many awards by sending in your name and address on fc penny post card to Box 115, West McHenry, 111, McHENRV SUtGER « WILL APPEAR IN ^ 1960 "ZANY ZllpE" " A completely new, bigger and better "Zany Zide" review was announced this past week by the McHenry County Theatre Guild. By popular demand, the second edition of the "Zany Zide"--presented last year in its premiere-- has been scheduled for two performances on April 1 and 2 at the Woodstock Opera House. Curtain time each night will be 8:30. Headlining the 1950 "Zany Zide" review will be outstanding acts from the popular 1949 shows, augmented by mew talent and two specialties from outside the area. From last year's "Zany Zide" will be favorites including the rollicking "Beef Trust" line of McHenry county businessmen; Lowell Nye, editor of the Harvard Herald, with inimitable renditions of "The Death of Sam McGee" and the "Shootihg of Dan McGrew"; baritone Stanley Nie'nstedt, who appeared last year from Woodstock, and "Hank" deMichael of -Crystal Lake, piano virtuoso and singer. Master of Ceremonies for the 1960 "Zany Zide" will be James Cutcher, dramatic coach of Harvard high school, who will be assisted in breaking up the routine of festivities by last year's "Zany Zide" plain clothes clowns in the audience. New added attractions to the all-star list of the "Zany Zide" will include a preview of the annual Todd school show, stage and radio harpist Electra Somonini from Algonquin, teen-age singing star Judy Locke of Marengo, the "Tonic Chorsters," barber-shop quartet from Woodstock, ^Bob McCulla, popular baritone and sports star from McHenry; tap dancing star, Mrs. A. R. Cropsey, of Crystal Lake, and the Dixieland Band that achieved fame in the Woodstock hospital benefit, "Swing Along". Tickets for the 1950 "Zany Zide review are available at $1.20 for both performances. Uncle Sam Say* mJMKD Many Robin* Robin redbreast--most familiaf of North American birds--has thrived as man's close neighbor. It has adapted its ways of life to advancing civilization and so has increased throughout its continentwide range as human colonization has opened new regions. As a result there undoubtedly are many times as many of these birds breeding in the United States today aa there were in Colonial times. Complete line of Beebe livestock remedies at Wattles Drug Store, McTIenry. 8-tf -- FOR -- Roofing -- Tile -- Gutter and All Building Materials of Sears Roebuck ami Co. See Representative FRANK GANS Call 106-W or write 300 Riverside Dr., McHenry FREE ESTIMATES You are now at the half-way mark - *f this Mth Century. Tlie Nd 4t years have witnessed mtmeattfaa strides in'< science, medicine, aagt> neering, la short, aB phases •fhum*a endeavor. These have provided n» limited opportBattles for my nephews and nieces, with openings galore for the practice of their skills and laveativeness. In addition, year gsveriw meat offers a simple, safe and san§ method which Insures futare security for hosae and family throagh (he purchase of U. 8. Savings Bonds. By enrolling now for the Payroll Savings 'Plan where yon work, or If self-ea»~ ployed, the Bond-A-Month Plan] where you bank, yon will receive 94 for every |3 In ten short years. Make the IMM's year goal for that future wcirity. If. S. 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The mix' is right for the use intended,... accurately proportioned at our central plant. Even a small job gets the benefit ot large volume production. To Prospective Owners of New Homes and Butldmfs: Of course you want concrete. It's the modern way to build --firesafe, permanent, moderate in first cost and requiring almost no maintenance. Let us put you in touch with experienced, reliable contractors who will give you a quality I job at a satisfactory price. Ask Your Contractor or C&lhTJs For Heated Ready-Mix. McHenry Sand & Gravel Co. Phone MoHenry 97-J 606 Front Street McHenry, I1L \