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ay, December 15,1955 THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER McCullom Lake News By Kve Levesque What A Treat! If you didn't attend the dinner served by the Ladies of the Lake 8-t St. Mary's last Sunday, you really missed a good thing. About 250 diners were served, with little or no waiting. '• There were many platters of steaming ham, mashed and sweet potatoes, wax bean salad, orange and; raisin sauce, peas 'n com, hot rolls, innumerable and colorful jello molds. And for a final touch, homemade cookie^ and ice cream and all the coffee desired. TJie entire meal was served family* p /It, which meant seconds and even thirds for those who could hold it. The superlative planning for the affair was in the very capable hands of Mary Kantorski, chainpan, Lena Eckhardt, Marie Howe, club president,, and Ruth Smith. How those gals handled all the problems connected with their jpb we'll never know. They were assisted by a fast working crew of kitchen help and a corps of waitresses who were pretty good! The entire affair was handled without confusion. A great big ^thanks" to everyone who worked so hard to make this dinner a success. As you probalbly know, the proceeds from the dinner will go toward the purchase of a police patrol car for the village. lElectlion Notes -- Precinct Three The residents of our village are very grateful to the McHenry school board for the gift of two polling booths which looked so nice at the election last Saturday. In all, 67 ballots were cast, including two spoiled ones. The local results were 52 yes* and 13 no votes on the first proposition and 51 yes and 13 no votes on ^he second. It's obvious that the majority was in favor of a larger high school. Enima B. Pyritz served as clerk and Elma Nelson and Eleanor Creutz as judges. One Violation Frank Harrison of Ringwood was fined by Judge Howe for speeding. Busy "Boys" . The M.L. Conservation club members accomplished a great deal at their meeting last Sun- 4ay. Final arrangements were made for the open house party to be held at Whitey and Berenice's on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. The" fellows have a lot of surprises lA store, which are well worth investigating. Music and refreshments will ,be furnished. Proceeds from the party will go toward general lake conservation. The club is now affiliated with the Illinois Federation of Sportsitien's clulbs, headquarters in St. Charles, which in turn is a part c(f the National federation. According to Ken EJbey, president of the local club, there are many advantages in being connected with the greater organization. Th men will receive the Illinois Wildlife magazine and the monthly newsletter which covers all activities in the northern zone. Last week, a 200 foot long trap was set in the lake by Bill York Cxf Fox Lake, a commercial fisherman. and assisted by Ken Ebey and Gene Johnson of West Shore Beach for the purpose of trapping carp. This is in conjunction with thgf seining of the lake which will be resumed in the spring. Movies were shown of wild life and also 100 feet of colored film of the local seining which was done in the fall;- A fishing rodeo is being planned for the near future. Full grown fish, imported from Michigan, will be tagged which will be worth money to the lucky fishermen. More details on this later. The next meeting will be held the scond Sunday in January. Warning From One Who Knows Mrs. Edith Brendle learned a costly lesson last Monday afternoon when the iron which she was using shorted out and set fire to plastic window shades and curtains. She reached up and ripped them down, which resulted in serious burns on her right arm and left hand. The burning curtains felj into a full basket of laundry and the contents became a total loss. The blazing plastic scorched the window sill an<l the linoleum on the floor. Mrs. Brendle hysterically summoned her daughter-in-law, Edith Brendle, who dashed in to give assistance and first aid. > , Schedule of Events All meetings to be held in the beachhouse, unless specified otherwise: Dec. 17, 1:30 p.m., final rehearsal for carol singers; Dec. 17, 3 p.m., village court; Dec. 17, 7 p.m., target archery; Dec. 17, 8 p.m., beachhouse open to residents; Dec. 21, 8 p.m., cribbage club at Whitey and Bernice's; Dec. 22, 8 p.m., Ladies of the Lake. Christmas Party There Js still time to register your youngsters for the annual Christmas party to be given by the McCullom Lake S.A.C. Submit name, age and sex of child at McDonald's, Lottie and Gene's or Whitey and Bernice's. No date has been set as yet. Celebrating in Spite of Handicap Burned hands didn't keep Edith Brendle from enjoying her birthday dinner which she shared with her husband, Paul, on their mutual natal day last Sunday. Present for the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hachmeister of Elmhurst, Ruth and Ed Palmer and children, and son,, daughter- in-law and grandchildren, Paul, Jr., Ethel and their son and daughter. , It was an excellent excuse for Edith not to do any dishes! Ice Creamj and Goodies , Four happy little girls arrived at the party honoring Joanne Reid on her eighth birthday on Thursday, Dec. 8. The young ladies played games, won prizes and consumed great quantities of angel food cake, ice cream, candy and soda pop. The youngsters included Nancy Burg, Carol Aalto, Karen Nersted and Penny Miller. We guess brother Mickey was evicted from his home for the occasion. Natal Days and Matrimonial Milestones Little D.D. Levesque got quite messy on her second birthday yesterday, Dec. 14. Belated greetings to pretty Dorie Brennan, who passed an other milestone recently. ,fButch" Stacknick was feted at a family party for his eleventh birthday, Dec. 7. Let's face it -- Larry Murray is creeping up on the "39ers." He gains a year tomorrow, Dec. 16. Mrs. Louise Ebey also celebrates . her birthday tomorrow, Dec. 16. Gregory Burg, Jr., will reach the gateway to the 'teens on Sunday, Dec. 18, when he will be 12. \ Want to save money when you buy a car? TW Stat* Far* Bonk Nm muf save jam Money two ways X. Om Financing Co* 2m 0» llWIICI CflOt * Important Extw Benefit--estoNislws ycm credit IpcoByl Ut m* give foe the rates en financing and inwrence before ytm bey. Scringe of from $120X10 to as nick as $200.00 have been reported kf policyholders on the cowbiood financing end insaraoce costs. BOB CONWAY PHONES: 285 - 76S 539 Main St. McHenry, 111. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS m . . . a n d C H R I S T M A S G I V I N G ! Hiram-Walker IMPERIAL attractively boxed for holiday giving.. Our store is brimming with the gay spirit of the holiday season . . . with the wonderful array of holiday packaged liquors, imported wines, etc. only SJM WINES 65c & up OLD FASHION EGG NOG .. . $2.80 PORT - MUSCATEL 79c VODKA $3.96 Complete Choice of * Whiskies $3.45 * Brandies $4.45 * Scotches $4.90 * Rums $3.72 and up and up land up and up BEER IMPORTED and DOMESTIC by CASE or CANS Burke & Barry 7 Yr. Old Straight WHISKEY $3.65 fifth -for* V0 R PLACE TAVERN PHONE 280 411 IV. ELM STREET LOCATED NEXT TO THE NATIONAL TEA * H I R A M • WALKERS GIN imported botanicals $3J9 g WG 4 CAM" R OUR CARDS Were playing cards ever round rattier than rectangular? Did they ever have sharp corners? Have the faee cards always been divided in the middle so that they're right tide'up no matter how you hold them? Although most of us think of playing cards as t h e o n e uncbang* lng item in this day of constant change, our a n c e s t o r s entertained themselves with a pack somewhat different from the one we use today. Card historians teU us that the Chinese. Persians and Koreans of i thousand years ago were the fim card players. The Chinese cards consisted of delicate little ivory tiles resembling dominoes which used the four teasons of the year, instead of Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs, as their suits. In neighboring Korea, where according to legend cards may have originated, playing cards were narrow strips of oiled paper about seven and a half inches long and a half inch wide. These Korean decks had ten cards in each of the eight suits--men, fish, crows, pheasants, antelopes; stars, rabbits and horses. It was the Persians who first made round cards. These were slender ivory 4Ucs which gracefully pictured the seisons And historical personages and indicated, by means of dots, the numerical denominations. As recently as the 20th Century, some card manufacturers turned out round cards but they never became popular because card players found them difficult to hold and shuffle. About the 18th Century the general shape and design of the court cards began lo approximate the cards we use today with two exceptions: the corners were square and sharp,, and the royal figures on the court cards were full-length portraits of prominent figures in medieval courts. The original King and Queen of Hearts, for example, are supposed to have been likenesses of Charlemagne and Isabella of Bavaria respec- •- Around I82T, the first "doubleheaded" court cards began to make their appearance and it was also around this lime that manufacturers flrtt began to round-off the sharp corners of the pasteboards to keep them from bending or creasing after extended use. The only major changes made by card manufacturers in modern times have been the introduction of the Bridge deck, which is a quarter of an Men narrower than the conventional inch Regular or Poker deck, and the creation of a plastic-coated finish to make the cards last longer. The popularity of such games as Auction and Contract Bridge, wherein a player is required to hold and fan out thirteen cards 3t once, brought about the need tor the narrower card. Gladys Schmidt and Phyllis Piotrowski have plans for a mutual celebration nfext Tuesday, Dec. 20. Gladie isn't talking, byt Phyllis admits to fourteen. The grand gal Julia Hectyt is expecting something good from her husband, Bill, on he? Wednesday, Dec. 21. • W --r' £5 Get your shopping dcrtle we'll see you nekt week. -4*4- VA ASSISTANCE A Veterans Administration representative from the Rockford VA office will be on duty at Woodstock Tuesday, Dec. 20, to inform and assist veterans, their dependents and the general public regarding all benefit programs of the VA. Their representative will be on duty from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the post office building, second floor, in Woodstock. EDMEtka EDUCATOR School ho* huwm WaMi lav Ifco children! Htcnt do *ot Mb* Mmm traffic statistics. 5af»% l(0L L>ovelH?st way to pamper a )ady at Christ- _ mas T. V give her fur-- GkuAtlittle fur prices pampec your budget! COLLARS Mink ..... $7.50 & up Dyed Rabbit $3.50 & up Earrings .. $1.50 & up Stoles - Capes - Jackets - Coats Otto Heinz, Furrier PHONE 1843 105 N. 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