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McCullom Lake News By Eve Levesque SM'O Aj1', * . Simply glowing are the reports * coining in• concerning the smor- P!*l' "'• gaebord given by the Ladies of % ^ the Lake last Saturday night at Vf'" the Royal Inn. The food was so widely varied U to please anyone's appetite. V Beside the super abundance of • roast beef, ham and roast pork, . there were tiny Swedish meat "" balli^ ddfcafe fish molds, shrimp, Salmon,' kidney bean, waldorf, pptato salads; and molded salads „ of all, sorts. Genuine Italian spaghetti, baked beans, cottage Cheese, and huge relish trays comprised just a small amount of tile delicacies prepared. In addition, there were delicate pastries ' tOo numerous to mention. fThe tables were beautifully decpirated in a holiday motif with lighted candles to complete the banquet arrangement. Haunting and soothing melodies were played throughout the evening by the club's president, Mrs. Ruth Smith. The affair started promptly at 6 p.m. and by 10:30 p.m., hundreds of people had been served. A gallant kitchen crew comprised of Mary Kantorski, .Betty Poledna, Lena Eckhardt, Carrie Sesko and daughter, Bevei ly. Elsie and Elma Nelson, Lena Carbanaro and Wilma Zody began cooking early Friday morning and kept at it all day. Saturday morning the valiant band made the last minute preparations. In addition to these gals, the fcest of the members prepared dishes at home which they contributed. The dinner was well patronized by residents of McHenry and surrounding communities. A few well-known personages who made their appearance were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Freund, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rothermel, Mr. and Mrs. joe Simon,, Bill and Kathy Schlitt, "Ma" and "Pa" Thennes, Mr. and Mrs. Ray West, Mr. and Mrs. George Nugent, Mr. and Mrs. George Kosti and Mrs. Kosti, EJffie Stevens of Beloit, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Leonard . Mager, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Helwig and children, Jarftes, Jacqueline ynfl Janet, of Fox Lake and Mr. pgld Mrs. George Collette. "Without the cooperation and spirit of all the members, this event could not have been successfully staged. The ladies have liiade a tremendous impact with their organization, which is still ^flt-lts1 iafancyj ably assisted b£ Fred Mattesius, Bob Kantorski, Ole blsen, "Bud" Cable, Joe DeMar, George Mc- Ouat, Don Lorch and Drive Hansen. The boys have set ia goal of $500 which has not yet been reached. For a project as worthy as this, let's dig deep and give Santa Claus financial assistance. Give Bob a call at 514-R-l and do it today. Tomorrow you niay forget. Notes and News on Birthdays Joanne Reid, who very recently was in Memorial hospital for observation, turned 7 yesterday, Dec. 8. Belated greetings to Mrs. Sam Deskis, who celebrated her birthday on the second. Ole Olsen will mark the, ahem thirty-ninth anniversary of his birth tomorrow, the tenth. Attended \vedding Our gal Jean McDonald recently attended the wedding of Patsy Kane, daughter of Mr. artd Mrs. John Kane, former residents, in Shay Lake, Mich. Patsy became the bride of Louis Thomas. ; • • , - Squab on the Wing Vic and Marie Howe attended a prize pigeon show in Chicago last week. This is & subject dear to their' hearts since they raise these little feathered friends. That's all for now, we'll see you next week' Yap -- Ever Hear of It? Something new in evening entertainment was enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Patzke and their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Soder of Duck Lake Woods, last Friday night. Thither and Ton Ruth and Bob Smith put in a rush call for a new chimney in time for Jolly Ol' St. Nick to make his appearance. Elsie Nelson has a new job delivering mail to our sweet Mary "Danny" Danielson, who is temporarily laid up following a nasty spill. "Stew" Lorch is boasting, and rightly so, of his three consecutive 182 games. Cheers to Charlotte McOuat for her swell job of putting in new windows in the beachhouse. It couldn't be local vandals that aie breaking them, could it? Paul Sabadosh of Chicago visited Mr. and Mrs. Willard Grant and Elsie of McCullom Lake Sunday, Dec. 5. mips on Iraffic Safety • - Sy-.v CHARLES F. CARPENTER Secrct.iry of' S.titc Try your best to avoid stopping along the side of a highway at night, but if it should become necessary because of mechanical failure of your car, drive completely oft the pavement and be sure to keep your tail lights turned off while you are stopped. If you leave the taillighta on, you are a target for other cars approaching you from the rear. Cullom-Knoll The meeting which was to have taken place Tuesday, Nov% 30, was postponed because ef heat -- or more correctly, lack of it. The next one will be held Wednesday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 at the beachhouse. Santa's Left the North Pole And we've had accurate information that he's heading this way to visit all the good little kiddies in the community. Registration for the Christmas party will be held from Dec. 10 through Dec. 17 only, at McDonald's tavern, Royal Inn and Lottie and Gene's Royal Blue. Santa will make his appearance at the beachhouse Dec. 22 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eligible , for enrollment are all youngsters through age 12. That Grand Old Man is being Calling New Friends Mr. and Mrs. Busse, welcome new residents to the community, are most anxious to "make friends and influence people." Giv$ ithem >«i call > at^ 535^M-1 rand introduce yourselves. Mrs. Busse gave a luncheon which was attended by Mrs. Reiter, Betty Erickson, Ingeborg Olsen and Helen - Schaefer. Getting in the Social Swim Mrs. Marie Howe was duly accepted and initiated into the Inner Circle" Wednesday, Dec. 1. The gals gave her a rough time but she had fun, we think. Taking part in the frivolity were Betty Baumbeck, Betty Houck, Shir ley Rowe and your reporter, at the home of Theresa Schultz. *The importnat order of the ev<>- j ning was pinochle, with prizes going to Betty B. and Theresa. Drivers of those other cars, seeing only the red glow of your lights, naturally assume your car is on the road moving in the same direction they are. By the time their headlight beams reveal exactly what the situation is, it may be too late to avoid smashing Into your car or swerving so sharply to miss your car that some other kind of crash occurs. Turn the taillights off, and you won't be a target for that kind of collision. A copy of the completely new "Rules of the Road" booklet will be sent to you free upon request. Write to CHARLES F. CARPENTIER, Secretary of State, Springfield, Illinois. 'jnrjrjrjrjnrmnTinrmnrjfjrwmjm^ifff, Twice Told Tales ;' TVenty-Flve Years Ag$ ifrsl Samatha Button i| 99 yeats old today, Thursday/ Dec. 12, and is quite well for such an advaftced' age. She is one of the oldest residents of this vicinity, as Well as one of the pioneers of this country, coming here With her parents when a very small child. Mrs. ButtoiH has the unique distinction of being tile only^UYing white woman had a lion In thg Qivil War. ' , Thfe weist McHenry St^be Bank recently distributed about $10,000 to members of their1 Christmas Savings club, which te a sure sign that old Saint Nick Will arrive in McHenry with good cheer again this • Christmas..; Rivet-view Camp, k.N.A., ;hefld election of officers Tuesday evening, with Mrs. Maud Rothermel being re-elected as oracle! for another year. Mrs. Marie Vales was elected vice-oracle. , -•? ; Harold Jepson, son of thfe C. J. Jepsons of Ringwood, a graduate of the McHenry high school, has been chosen as one of ' the leading" characters in the annual production of the junior cla^s -of Mount Morris college, "'The (loose Hangs High." C. J. Jepson of Ringwood' was seriously injured when he .was attacked by an angry bull white at Avork about his barns on day of last week. He received two broken ribs and other- se.Hous bruises. Long Boy says thak^he is too busy this week to say anything. (Ed note -- Readers o f t the Plaindealer will well remember the sayings of Long Boy, an: employee of the paper whose C£0bservations on things in geriSjjta# were a regular part of the WSfeKr ly edition.) ' •£ , Fred Ferwerda, owner of the Riverside Dairy, met with a very painful accident Friday afternoon When the ammonia tank of ice machine exploded, bunmig him severely. v By Marie Schaettgen IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKHUtlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllH Rehabilitation Christmas in the veterans' hospitals throughout the country will be, as merry ^ Christmas in & hospital coST,:^,- if : the huge Christinas program dfc1 the American Legiojft aU3Uliary !achieves its gqals. Atbtili&ry voltinteer worker^ in hospitals will put up cjjh ristmas djeq0tatiohs to give a touch Of: tltfe; -holiday spirit to tkese institutions. Christmas parties anti ^t&rtainraents will be given '•WUht^ital' recreation rocons 'ifhis patients able to sung by auxiliary choruses at many of the hospitals. In almost every Veterans' hospital, Christmas gift shops Will be operated by the auxiliary. These shops, set up in ^ spare hospital room, will be stocked with a wide -variety of gift articles from which the veterans can make a selection of presents for their families at home. Hospital carts loaded wflt* the articles will be taken to the bedsides of those unable to come to tie shops. The selected gifts will be' free to the veterans and also wlfl be wrapped and mailed to tJfre veteran's home Without charge. Personal gifts'; will1 go from the auxiliary to all hospitalized war veterans on Christmas day, More than 100,000 will be rememberei this year. This is how sortie of the poppy> money is spent. Could there be a better way tar-spend it? tmrcAttoK MYOGRAM The new and expanded education program to be presented" in i95fl by the state bepartment of Conservation Will include a teachers workshop at the fairgrounds in springfi&d in June, three student Sessions at Lake Villa, also during June, and one student session at Springfield in July. In making this announcement, Department Director Glen D. Palmer said the for|y-acre wildlife area adjacent to the state fairgrounds will be used daily for field trij^s by students and teachers' during the Springfield sessions, It contains three small lakes, deer, elk and buffalo, all types Of waterfowl, and various other small animals and birds. Fdr the second consecutive; season, ..-Governor »William G. Stratton's football traffic safety education program was| successful iq preventing, any Illinois fatality attributed to football auto travel on weekends when the University of Illinois played at home. At the governor's' direction, signs reading "Football Traffic Please Do f^ot Exceed 50 M."P.H." were set' up each weekend at key points along highways in the thirty-seven county, aT«a ^surrounding Cham-; paign-Urbana.. Stickers^'for automobiles urging caution in football traffic were issued,' and panel discussions were conducted over local radio stations. Tl%e Departments of Public Safety and Public Works and Buildings, the Division of Department Reports and the Illinois Traffic Safety Council helped promote Governor Stratton's s&fety campaign. (te&d iiie Want Ada! IABDEST BUSIEST WORKERS IN TOWS PLAINDEALER WANT ADS WORWICK'S McHenry Camera Center Cameras Photographic Equipment Amateur and Professional Bought, Sold and Exchanged Photo Supplies VIEW MASTERS and REELS See Us Before You Buy Worwick's Studio 117 N. Riverside Drive PHONE McHENRY 275 Why pay big money to have your front lawn dug up when drainage lineB become clogged? Boyer's amazing Root Destroyer and Drain Opener will remove roots, rags, paper, grease and other organic matter. Cost is low and results art quick. GET SOME TODAY! Be Safe! --USEB0YER ROOT DESTROYER AND DRAIN-LINK OPENER Eliminates digging. Remove* sludge, fibrous tree rootf; ^greas*. Packed in 5-10 and 25 Ik* pottf ACE HARDWARE ISO N. Riverside Dr., McHenry, I1L PHONE 722 *v--\ *1 i Veterans No Down Payment MTflg* WTORItfi. NATIONAL HOME COMPLETE WITH LOT TOTAL PRICE w!5T^e$e dUB0 *ccetnr& What better way to please the car owner of the family, than with a gift for the car . .. Come in and see our hundreds of Fine Gift selections - Use our Christmas Lay-Away ... ^ Motorola Car $ 00 MONTHLY PAYMENT *62.74 ONLY CASH REQUIRED $300.00 FOR CLOSING COST Aet Today - Only A Limited Number of Loans Available Call Woodstock 662 Evenings - Woodstock 1511-Jf Richardson No car is complete without a radio . . . makes the miles pass like minutes on those long trips. We can match any year and car model. mm » There is no such thing as a man that has enough tools -- Come in and see our "complete" selection of all tools, including power and shop tools. I "Keep the car seats clean" We have many patterns, designs and styles for you to choose from -- Such famous names as "GLOSTEX PRINCESS" plastic seat covers ... $19»5 Set construction c®. t Community Auto Supply lot Van Buren, - Woodstock „ "REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR ALL, CARS? Route 120^East of New Bridge PHONE t18 McHenry, III. FRED J. SMITH SALES Complete Motor Ovethctuling Welding JOHNSBURGt ILL. onaert'U antas give Savings Accounts . . . t h e t r e a s u r e d g i f t s t h a t grow! Here, savings earn higher - than - average earn * ings, compounded twice yearly. So, come in and open a profitable account for everyone pn your list, now! % Current Rate 2Vi% plus Vz% Extra CRYSTAL LAKE SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION 78 N. Williams Street Phone 1400 CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS SERVICE McHENRY 200-J . . . going around in circles like you did last year at the last minute. You don't have to wait 'til next year. We've got 1955 Crosley Refrigerators, Ranges & TV §^ts in stock now! Don't buy a year old model. Get a new '55 for Xmas. We've got a gift that's sure to please every member of the family -- FOR DAD, a fine selection of POWER TOOLS, ELECTRIC RAZOR'S etc -- FOR JUNIOR, a complete stock of LIONEL TRAINS and ACCESSORIES, in both 0 and .027 gauge -- and FOR MOM . . . WE'RE LOADED! . . . ELECTRIC and GAS RANGES, CROSLEY REFRIGERATORS and FREEZERS, POP-UP TOASTERS, STEAM IRONS, AUTOMATIC WASHERS & DRYERS, (gas & electric), CROSLEY SUPER-V TV. SETS, etc. ... and a host of other fine appliances to make life easier for her. * "Brands You Know" CROSLEY RCA VICTOR MAGIC CHEF . . . here dad, you know you'd like to tinker around with a LIONEL train as much as the kid's would . . . Remember back when you got your first train set? Felt like someone had given you the world wrapped up with a ribbon around it . . . So let yourself go and live a little . . . Help junior play engineer this Christmas . . . Get him a LIONEL TRAIN, or, if he already has one, we've a large selection of the NEWEST and LATEST in ACCESSORIES, to add to his present outfit . . . Stop in today and look 'em over. TOASTMASTER BENDIX BLACK & DECKER LIONEL . G. E. • IM- , . if money's your problem ... (as is everyone's) FORGET IT! We can arrange EASY, LOW monthly payments to fit your present budget on all major appliances ... So shop now and have peace of mind to enjoy the holiday festivities as you should. ^ LEE & RAY ELECTRIC 516 Main SttMt PHONE 882 McHenry. III. LAYAWAYf