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ThursdayvJuly 7, 1955 v >r-i vnys^ ; THE MCHENBY PLAINDEALER Wonder Lake; News TWIT'S n FRIT 'V By v« 8eDs Fourth Of July The most perfect Fourth of July weekend in a decade has ended and everyone can breathe a sigh of relief because there wasn't a single traffic .accident in Wonder Lake that resulted in injuries, and no lives w^rfe lost in the Lake ^itself. Probably more people were at the Lake than have been for many years. Merchants report a tremendous business weekend alnd it was hard • to jam your way into one Of the taverns on either Friitay or Saturday night. Sunday night, the American Legion boys' again put^ on a handsome fireworks display. The Legion has yearly sponsored the fix-eworks and take time to go door-to-door to collect funds for the event. -v..f A report "his not been receivted from the Christ the King carnival. Nativity Church News Sunday will be a big day for Pastor and Mrs. Burton Schroeder of the Nativity Lutheran church of Wonder Lake. An open house will be held on that day at the parsonage, purchased this spring for the pastor and his bride. _ Sunday mining there will be, as usual, • twqf services at Nativity. The services are at 8 and at 10:45. PfMfjtor • Schroeder will preach topic "Fishers Of Men" at services. Tonight- |Ke senior choir of the church witt practice and tomorrow night the junior choir will have a hilt4and a picnic. Those attending '&r«T to meet at the church at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon! Mrs. Lois Matthews, Mrs. Marianne Cristy, Mrs. Frances Fitzgerald, Mrs. Lorraine De Laurier, Mrs. Harriet McCall, Mrs. Harriet Bell, Mrs. Kay Stendebach, Mrs. Simone Fuller and Mrs. Dorothy McEaphren. Tag Day has been Set for J#ily 22 or 23 and it was thought this year they would tag separately here in Wonder Lake. Details will be announced later. The Indian Ridge Improvement association will hold its ninth annual summer picnic on the weekend . of July 23 and 24 at the playground just off the county road. Money raised at the picnic goes into needed items for the subdivision's roads, beaches and playground. Wonder Woods canasta group met recently at the home of Mrs. Ann Miller, with two tables in play. High score at one table was Mrs. Marcella Meeker and at the other, Mrs. Neva Fuhrer. In addition to those mentioned above, a delicious raspberry torte and coffee were served to the following guests and members: Mrs. Kitty Roy, Mrs. Mary Sandgren, Mrs. Helen Cope, Mrs. Ruth Woodward and Mrs. Catherine Wurm. Six dollars was turned over to the building fund. Recent Deaths A . Wonder Lake man, Joseph Comesky of; Indian Ridge, died ISust week in a Chicago hospital. His widow, Mrs. Helen Comesky, has returned to her home at Wonder Lake following funeral rites held in Chicago. Mrs. Comesky is a sister of Mrs. Frieda Stromski, also of Indian Ridge. Leo Peterson of Wonder Center recently lost a brother, who resided in Chicago. Home. On Vacation Geraldine Cormier, a technician at Highland Park hospital, has been vacationing at the honie of her mother,. Mrs. Leah Cormier, of Indian Ridge. While at home, she attended the wedding of a Woodstock high school classmate, Marilyn Ystebo. Joseph Kolar, Jr., also of Indian Ridge, is spending the kind of vacation most usual with a Wonder Laker. He is building an addition to his home on Oak street, aided by his next-door neighbor, Earl Gustafson. Benefit Performance Wonder Lake had good repre sentation .at the benefit performance sponsored by the woman's auxiliary of the McHenry County Memorial Hospital. The play was a good murder mystery, "Dial M For Murder," and was staged at the Shady Lane Playhouse on •Tuesday, June 28. Those attending were Mrs. Mary Ruggero, Legion News The American Legion and its members thank all the people who donated for the fireworks, we had on July 3. The children had free ice cream and won some prizes that were given away by the American Legion. We have free movies every Sunday night. Bring the children and enjoy them. The American Legion is having election of officers on July 12, 1955. The commander would like to see every member of the post there. KIWANIS NEWS On June 23, the local branch of Kiwanis International sponsored a trip for the youngsters of McHenry township to Brookfield Zoo. Some seventy-five children made this trip and a good time was had by all. Sarge Duttko, chairman of the boys' and girls' activities for the Kiwanis club, reported that the children were under control at all times by the fine work performed by Mrs. Betty "Vacula and Mrs. Biotse Erber, both of Wonder Lake, who chaperoned the children. Kiwanis wishes to express their gratitude to the P.T.A. officers and the Harrison elementary school of Wonder Lake for the use of the busses. Needless to say, the trip was without hazard due to the expert handling of the busses by our regular drivers, Messrs. Schroeder and Diedrich. More activities are planned for t ehfuture. At the present time the Kiwanis is sponsoring a soft ball league for the youngsters of McHenry township. More details ot this league are printed elsewhere in your Plaindealer. AIR CONDITIONED CITY ®V2> EASE THE feSSACS OF IMS C0OLIN6 OCEAN BREEZE6 INTO THE CITY Of RIO CE JANEIRO, THE CITS FATHERS AUTHORIZED THE REMOVAL OF AN INTin HILL BETWEEN THE CTTY ANP THE OCEAN. THIS MOVE* LOWERS? "THE MEAN TEMPERATURE BV iMMt wMLcam ocsKcgs.' INDIANS WORD VHE - TOTEM* COPIES FROM THE ALGONQUIN INDIANS. CCOONNVVIINNCCEE D THEY WER8 PESCENDEP PROM ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR •TOTEMS* MAN\ TRIBES ERECTED THESE MONUMENTS, TO THEIR ANCESTORS, ANP WORSHIPPED THERE REGULARLY. MOTORCYCLE RACES & FARM NEWS Business Enjoys Real Boom In '55 by L. H. Simerl Mark 1955 down as a boom year for business. More people have jobs now than in any previous year. They are turning out manufactured products at a record rate. Wages are at a record high--and going up. And cash registers are ringing up more and bigger sales than ever beforei • Let's look a,t some of the things that indicate oiir economic pulse rate:. Industrial Output. Factories and mines turned out products at a record rate in April and May. Output was 10 percent greater than last year's and equaled the record set in 1953. Almost all types of industry are running at nearly full capacity. Almost all . regions of the country show high-level activity. The fastest moving industries include construction, automobiles, have been established recently. steel, chemicals and the. vacation business. Coal mining and textiles show? less recovery. industry is most active in the Midwest and on the Pacific Coast arid slowest in the East. Farm areas have been surprisingly strong buyers. Of course, some industries will slow up this summer, but there will probably be less summer slump than usual. Employment. Employment is at a record high and is climbing. From January to May over a million workers were added to non-farm payrolls, more than .twice as many as usual. Total non-farm employment in May is estimated to have been 48.9 million, nearly one million more than one year before. Any able person who really wants to work can find employment, though some might have to go to another city or state to find a good job. The demand for college graduates is* very strong. Wages. Manufacturing workers earned an average of $76.11 a week in May. Weekly pay envelopes contained^'nearly $5 more in May this year than last year. Sales. Many new sales records Automobile sales reached a new all-time record high this spring. Now more sales pressure is being turned on to keep them up. Department store sales during the first half of June were up about 4 percent from a year ago. Total business sales are up 8 to 10 percent over last year. Credit. Business expansion is almost always based on an increase in credit. Both personal and business debts increased markedly last year. ponsumer credit i installment debt and charge accounts) reached 30,7 billion dollars at the first of May, up ii percent from a year before. Early in June business loans, farm and non-farm, reached 22.6 billion: dollan, tip 9 ptr* * cent from a year earlier. Inventories. Budseti fstfn» to be stronger now than it wai two years ago. At that tirtie large amounts of manufactured products were being piled up Ini warehouses and store room#. There has been no excessive build-up of inventories ^Bo ffrr this year. • X , i • V . Agriculture. The . fiiwines* boom has not brought any gen*«• eral increase in most farm in* comes. The big reason is that in recent years farm income has :>een supported above its natural level by government programs^ insulating it to some extent from the effects of ordinary year-to-year changes in demands; < : W!HiWI LjQNG-EARED FRIENDS The passing of our long-eared friends and their kind from the farm scene is a crying shame fpr more than sentimental reasons. It has been estimated that the horse and mule population in this country has been reduced by approximately 20 million head in the last 40 years. This has freed some 65 million acres of land that formerly were required to feed the "hay burners.", The 65 million acres compare approximately with the extra land today producing surplus crops. If The largest motorcycle purse offered at any one-mile track, $7,500, will be awarded at the races on Sunday, Aug. 21, closing day of the Illinois State Fair. Top contenders for the American Motorcycle association national championship will compete. Jofc Leonard, who one the Gov. William G. Stratton cup last ytear, Bobby Hill, Bill Tuman, Brad Andres, Everett Brashear and Jimmie Phillips are expected tp| be on hand. Featured event on! the nine-iace card will be the the "old long-ears" were still at Sprin^ield Nationali the, oldest theu* same number as 40 years, ' . ti . 25-mile motorcycle race, ago maybe we wouldn t have a surplus -- who knows? Want Ads bring results. Place yours with the Plaindealer today. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Business and WONDER LAKE Service Directory of WONDER LAKE BUILDERS SUPPLY Free Estimates & Delivery Phone W. L. 3231 CRISTY and STENDEBACH" General Contractors NEW HOMES and REMODELING Phone Wonder Lake 5432 -- 2464 -- 5301 Ed & John's Wonder Lake Standard Service Phone: W. L. 8241 or 9463 All Minor Mechanical Repairs § Lubrication • Washing # Ti#j5Sj£;'& Accessories jv 'flf you can't stop in sintle as you go by!" STREET'S Radio stamparp, You Expect More From Standard And Get It! 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