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Tkunfaf* Jmniry 29 •3 RINGWOOD v By Mrs. George .Shepard Hie Community club met at the school house Tuesday evening, Jan. 20. The pupils of the kwver room did a series of tumb- . stunts on their tumbling mats. The pupils of the upper grades sang camp fire songs, llrt. Bergin of Hebron showed Colored slides of her trip to Bbrope. Miss Mary Ann Wiedrich entertained at a pink * and- blue Shower for her sister, Mrs. Jack I>nard, Thursday afternoon. Ww received many nice gifts. Mrs. Viola Low entertained the Bunco club at her home Thursdty. A 1 o'clock dessert luncheon was served and prizes were awarded to Mrs.. George Shepard Mrs. Lizzie Thompson and Mrs. Nick Young. Mrs. James Conway had the misfortune to fall and break her hip. She is at the Woodstock hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Seegert and Orval Hutson of McHenry Were supper guests in the George fihepard home Monday evening. Mrs. Fred Wiedilch, Sr., and daughters, Mae and Mr6. Lester Carr, were visitors at Woodstock Thursday afternoon. Miss Alice Peet spent Wednes- ; day in Chicago. LeRoy Neal of California came Wednesday with the remains of Us mother, Mrs. Flora Neal. who , Was brought here for burial. Wm. Claxton of McHenry Went Wednesday afternoon tn tp»- George Shepard home, i 'Andrew Ramaeker of Thor, Iowa, came Wednesday night to attend funeral services for his ' wife's mother, Mrs. Flora Neal. Butchie Lenard of Lake Genevef spent the weekend in the Fred Wiedrich home! Mrs. Louis Hawley and daughter, Marian, were Chicago visitors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Ehlert of Boner's Lake spent Sunday afternoon in the John Ehlert hftme. Mrs. Georgia Thomas, daughter, Hiley Jean, and son, Loren Of Woodstock were Sunday din>- ner guests in the George Shepard home. Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Heine of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Butler and sons, Donald and An<Jy, Jr., of McHenry spent Sunday in the B. T. Butler home. Mr. and Mrs, C. L. Harrison •pent Sunday in the Henry Marlowe home at Huntley. Miss Joan Freund of McHenry (pent Sunday afternoon with Mary Ana Wiedrich. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Howe of Crystal Lake spent Thursday evening in the .Louis. Hawley home. o Stanley Jepson spent Sunday evening with - his sister at Wauconda. Charles Vogel of Broadhead spent Saturday afternoon in the Fred Wiedrich, Jr. home. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Crlsty returned home Saturday evening from their trip to California. Audrey and Duane Andreas of Dekalb spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs." Weldon Andreas. Mr. and Mrs.- Tony Senkerik and family of Chicago spent the weekend in the John Ehlert home. Mrs. Crystal Ehlert and children of Twin Lakes spent Sunday in the Fred Bowman home. Mr. and Mrs. John Skidmore, Mrs. Fred Bowman and daughter, Nancy, and Stanley Schultz were visitors at Elgin Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pi ski and grandma Piske from Rockford and Marengo spent Sunday evening in the Weldon Andreas home. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Adams entertained Mr. and Mrs. Irving May and family of Johnsburg, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Condon of Richmond and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adams at dinner Sunday in honor of the first birthday of their daughter, Diane. . Mrs. Mingel Andreas spent the weekend in the home of her son, Weldon Andreas, and family. Mr. and Mrs. David Waller and son of Melrose Parte spent Sunday evening in the. Clayton Bruce home. , , Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cri%kshank attended funeral -services for Mrs. Wm. Philip at Libertyville Saturday. ^*7 f 'Vr V *# * V ' " ^ 0 * ' v- - •• f V . ' v •* ; . • *• < yns "* ' v . . ' »• ( mill* FBBIAL TAX SURMN LOCALLY -:•* HME KHES HKHBt TIUM AU. ' "'-"i COUNTY PMPHTY TAXES M1151 If Congress adopts the 78.6 billion dollar budget submitted to it on January 9, the coat to individuals and business concerns in McHenry county will be $37,723. This estimate was released by the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce on the basis of a tabulation showing each county's share of Illinois' federal tax bill of approximately 5.9 billion dollars. Illinois pays 7.52 per cent of all taxes received by the federal government. The cost to McHenry cotlnty of its share of the proposed federal spending for the year ending June 30;- 1954 is 9.3 times as much as all local property taxes payable in 1951 for the operation of the county, cities, schools and all other units of local government in this county. State Chamber President Gordon M. Jones declared that federal spending of 78.6 billion dollars as proposed in the federal budget will average $678 for each man, woman and child in Illinois, or $2,712 for each family of four persons. He also pointed out that this burden of federal spending would be more than five times the combined total of all taxes of the State of Illinois plus property taxes for cities, counties, schools and all other units of local government in Illinois. The State Chamber's talbu lation revealed that in every Illinois county the cost of federal government greatly exceeds all sums raised by local property taxes. At one extreme, Hamilton fl county's share of proposed federal spending is four times local property taxes, while at the other extreme Williamson county will pay 12.7 times as much to the federal government as it does in local property taxes. According to President Jones, whether the Federal spending estimates will be reduced or not will depend upon the action Congress takes on individual appropriation measures. Each billion dollars by which spending can be reduced wilV mean a cut of 7S.t million dollars in the burden Illinois must shoulder. President Jones urged that these facts be kept in mind when individual Tliinois citizens ask their representatives in Congress to eliminate items of wasteful and unnecessary spending. The State Chamber's estimates were prepared by its' tax department. Illinois' share of the federal budget was pro-rated to each county by amounts of income received and sales taxes paid, Twice Told Tales Survival Up Above It has been proved that man ean survive and work without oxygen equipment above 2S,000 feet; But this close to the heavens he suffers from migraine, heart dilation, sore threat, and lassitude. Forty Years Ago A very pretty pre-Lenten wedding took place at St. Mary's Catholic church at 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning dt this week when the hearts and hands of Miss Cecelia E. Freund and^ Mr. Nick M. Justen were joined in the sacred bonds of matrimony, the Rev. A. Royer being the officiating clergyman. Rumor has it that McHenry will have at least two air dome* the coming summer. It looks like cur people were going after the summer business in real earnest this year. Jos. Schneider, an employe of the McHenry brewery, is nursing a broken arm since Thursday afternoon. Joe had just entered the horse banv and pn approaching the stall of one of the horses, the animal, without the slightest warning, struck Mr. Schneider a severe blow with one of„ its Hoofs. Geo. A. v Stilling, the auto agent, now has his cars on display on the main floor of the J. J. Buch building. The Hupmobile pleasure car 4s drawing considerable attention and it now looks as though George would have no trouble making sales. "Cutter's Last fight", in three reels, at Stoffel's hall next Sunday evening. The members of the Social Wheel met with Miss Christine Belle Miller at her cozy bungalow on the banks of Fox river last Saturday afternoon. f: Two silver weddings in two days is very singular, but nevertheless this very thing occurred here ai\d at Johnsburg last ^Saturday and Sunday. The two couples who figure in this uncommon event are Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klapperich of Johnsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Freund, who reside"just north of the village limits oa tfee Johns b u r g r o a d . ' ' V - Set March 17 For Vote On Merger } Directors of Commonwealth Edison company and Public Ser vice company of Northern Illinois have called special meetings of their stockholders for March 17 to vote on the merger of Public Service into Edison, Charles Y. Freeman, chairman of I both companies, announced. Edison stockholders will be asked also at this meeting to elect present directors of Public Service as members* of the Edison board to take office* upon the effectiveness of the merger. The plan of merger had previously been approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission. The merger, largely a formal step because of Edison's ownership of more than 99.87 percent of the stock of Public Service, is, Mr. Freeman said, the final step of % the program of corporate simplification and integration which has been going on for the past fifteen years. BOY SCOUTS Attention all Cub -apd Boy Scouts of McHenry. On Saturday, Feb. 7* at 6:45 rPheh J ^t"ii,lii"l"li,l,,I"t"l"l'iH"l"l'*l"l'<"l"l"l,.'l"l"l14,*H,4"Hi<iiH' INCOME TAX RETURNS PREPARED :: :: f ; ) « •' 210 S. Green Street MONTHLY BOOKKEEPING The Small Business. o fl t e McHenry Bookkeeping & Tax Service McHenry. 1IL JVONE Tttor -:V " •H IM 1 1 M"M 11 11 !• I |l 'Nature's brilliant' "*y moral*'* f llqltt vvr mtftlo with tht fcttvfy of • nt* America s Finest Gas Range ON DISPLAY VALENTINES • • , t . - ' , BY N O R C R O S S •EE TJFEM ' >. f DRUG STORE We give and redeem Gold Bond Stamps. jj OBOl-- IOE3QI IOOO: NOTES FOR BUSINESSMEN . How to Profit from JOB PRINTING BUSINESS CARDS When y o u v i s i t a client what does he see first? Your business card, of course! To make that first impression the best it is only natural to use & card that is in good taste. Let us show you Mirnpy quality sam- P,les. ... McHENRY PLAINDEALEH 102 N. Green Street PHONE 170 gather at the second annual banquet at the McHenry high school cafeteria. Guest speaker will be H. J. Hom&n, Scout executive, and M. C. to Clifford Todd, a Star Scout; ' ^ The finest of " clergy, village fathers and a host of others will be present, which goes to make up a top notch program for all, plus a fine dinner. Let's make it 100 per cent attendance. To Scout parents: I have the pleasure of attending a den mothers' meeting and received quite a surprise to find the time and effort expended by these fine ladies. I'm sure that any child who has the good fortune to be a Cub Scout under their guidance and supervision will, when older, give them a vote of thanks deep from their hearts.^ There is need for more den mothers who will help to carry on this good work, to bring our children up in a pleasant, constructive atmosphere which will lead to a citizenship of a high degree- mentally, physically and spiritually. 'i: \v * Tour Boy Ami WM Boy Scout Troop 102 is happy to announce the Opening of a new explorer crew, which had its first meeting last Thursday night. We will have a planning meeting every third Thursday of each month at the junior high school at 8 o'clock. There are many interesting events such as building projects, social affairs and athletics. All young men of 14 years and up are invited to join and help us build a stronger and better place for yourselves to live. We are hoping to build our membership before holding election. pi officers. « . AJeorge P. Krickl ; Explorer Advisor .Troop 182 ,f. • -rr- COTrNTERFQT STAMPlf' - ' Governor William G. Stratton has been notified by Director of Revenue Richard J. Lyons of the discovery of evidence indicating that the counterfeiting of cigarette tax stamps is still going on in Illinois. Governor Stratton declared that all the power of state agencies wilt be used to stop these frauds and to apprehend the persons responsible for them. 15 DAY SALE STARTS JAN. 31st -- ENDS FEB, 16th First Anniversary Sale of Merrill Woolen Mills Branch Store '% OFF On Every Itexxl j In The Store, * It the sale you've been waiting fdr,;--^ Not odds and ends, but our regular fine quality woolens. .• t ? SHIRTS 1 €4ffies Fine Wool Shirt Jackets with matching: Shirts for men. Fine Imported domestic wool shirts in full size range. SWEAtERS 1.^1 MEN'S i- TURTLE NKli^# CARDIGANS or ^ SUP-OVEKS 1 Also Large Sises CAPES ' Gray or White f ^ , Lined or Unlined V; Plain Collars ^ or • • Fur Trimmed | JACKETS ? The Famous Merrill MwJlg^ Jumbo Jece PLUS : flpringfield Blankets, reg. and twin MS; Ken's Woof 8M Jantxen Skirt and Sweater Sets and Snow Suits. Open Dally and Sunday: 9 ajn. to 9 pan. lHnrlag Sale Merrill Woolen Mb Branch Slue Rts. 12 a 120 Tel. McHenry 0tt?B(-2 Veto, •r ¥ * ^ ' ic r' ' ^ •• < ; s "'fl ;;|1 TWO TURBINES WE raised our eyebrows the first time the engineers told us about it. A new Dynaflow Drive? Better than the one that over a. million and a third people are so happy with? That's right, the engineers assured us. A new Dynaflow that's just as smooth, just as simple to operate--but far faster and quieter on getaway, and a great deal more efficient This, we told ourselves, we havt to see. And we did.' THE GREATEST BUICK IN SO GREAT YEARS We tried the new Golden Anniversary Buick with Twin-Turbine Dynaflow Drive*-- slid mister, it's spectacularl As before, no gears ever shift in thi& jBonder drive. ' * As before, you have infinite smooth* ness through every speed range--feel wonderfully fresh and relaxed, even after a long day's drive. But on getdumys you can soar to cruitht speed in less than a half dozen seconds-- and with lullaby quiet. At every speod range you have more efficient power transfer. A cceleration is increased 20%, but with fewer engine revolutions -- which means yau get going quicker, with less engine speed, Jess getaway sound. What works these wonders is a new ~ ~|^nd of engineering which places two turbines instead of one in the Dynaflow transmission. At the same time, fewer parts--four elements instead of simplify the unit even more. But there's more than just this sense*, tional Twin-Turbine Dyaaftaf to fce had in the 1953 Buicks.. There's new power -- inc1«ld7n2 ftie world's most advanced V8 Engine in SUPERS and ROADMASTEM. There's a still finer Million Dollar Ride. There's superb new comfort and handling ease, and a host of other advances--87 in all. 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