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m-- Wonder Lake News By Phyllis Whitfield topic Nativity Lutheran Church How to Begin" is the sermon chosen by Rtv. Burton Schroeder for Sunday. Dec. 2. This Sunday will be the first Sunday in Advent, the first Sunday in the Church y«w calendar, Or as it has been called, "church New Year's day." T--.U day begins the season of Advent, the season of repentance and preparation for the com in pi again of Christ at Christmas. The Holy Communion will bo administered at both: services in observance of tfcSs day! Monday, Dec. 3, the women of the church will meer at 8. The Evening will be given over to the C h r i s t m a s t h e m e . A s p e c i a l Christmas play will be presented by the members, entitled "Christmas Candles." All ladies are invited to attend this meeting and to bring a home made grab-bag gift, value not. to exceed one dollar. Tuesday, Dec. 4, tne teachers artd officers of the Sunday School will meet at 7:30 to discuss final plans for the Sunday School Christmas program to be given at Harrison school Sunday evening, Dec. 23, at 8 p m. Christ the King The Altar and Rosary sodality will receive Holy Communion together Sunday, Dec. 2, at the 8 a.m. Mass. The regular monthly meeting will take place Thursday, Dec. 6, at Mathews hall at 8 p.m. A Christmas party will be held after the election of officers. The ladies will have a bake sale in the rear of the church before and after all Masses Sunday, Dec. 9. Friends In Need Mrs. Marion Ruzicka has had proof of the old saying/ "A friend in need is a friend indeed." Since she fell a month vego, injuring both shoulders, she has been grateful for all the nice things that have been done for her. Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Freund supervised the birthday party for her son, Robin, Nov. 14, so that the little fellow wouldn't be disappointed. Mrs. Ruzicka says an operation in the future will fix her up good as new. 85th Wedding Anniversary Anna and Peter Samkus held open house at Mathews hall Sunday afternoon, Nov. 25. About 100 people honored the couple on their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary and enjoyed a buffet style dinner. Floral pieces, which were gifts, decorated the hfoll and Mrs. Saiinkus received two lovely corsages." The couple also received many lovely and useful gifts. Relatives and friends came from Howe and Sherryville, irid., Delavan, Wis., Chicago, L,ake Zurich, Mundelein, Park Forest, Arlington Heights, Palatine and Woodstock. Mrs. Samkils, who comes from a family of nine, said some had been separated for fifteen years, and while music and dancing had been planned, the group chose to just visit. All signed a paper to be sent to Mrs. Samkus' aunt, Mrs. Carolyn Wagner, 82, who moved to Bennett, Icwa, a few years ago. Mrs., Wagner is the mother of Horace Wagner, Who with his wife, was present Sunday. Happy anniversary to the Samkuscs and may they have many returns of the day. quirement is to provide your own transportation. 'ike. Thomas, pitocf rison i school, will be absent from School Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday but he will not be playing hooky. He is attending a workshop given by the State department of .the University of Illinois on curriculum planning. The workshop is held at Pere Marquette State park near Grafton, 111. Hurt in Accident An accident involving six 'teenagers occurred Fridayon Wonder- Woods Drive, near O'Byrne's store. The car, driven by George Smith, went out of control, struck some mail boxes, turned on its side and then hit a. tree. Beth, sister of George, was hospitalized with a badly injured knee and lacerations on her face. The others were shaken up and scratched but did not require hospitalization. The young people were returning from a roller skating rink. Red Cross Helps The American Red Cross chapters in the U. S. have been authorized, to accept voluntary con-, tributions of funds for relief to Hungary. At present, the American Red Cross has s.cnt $100,000 to the League of Red Cross Societies. Checks to assist in this project should be made out to the American Re.l Cross for Hungarian Relief and if mailed to the local office will bo forwarded promptly to the correct source in New York. P.T.A. Next Tuesday The next meeting of the Harrison school P.T.A. will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 4, with President Martha Burch conducting the business meeting. Each person is asked to bring a twentyfive cent gift for exchange. Mi's. Phyllis Whitfield will be in charge of the entertainment for the evening. Carols from other lands will be sung by a mixed quartette and familiar carols will be sung by all. The quartette is formed by Verma Schlofner, Phyllis Whitfield. Marvin Wenck and Fred Whitfield, accompanied by Pat Wrtde. The second grade room mothers will be hostesses for the evening, under the able direction hospitality chairman, Mrs. Lois Haak. Remember that the rummage and Resale shop located in the T. P. Mathew building is now open Monday through Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. Watch for the P.T.A travelling basket that will be coming your way. Please send the basket to your neighbor wtihin twenty-four hours. Ice Skate Exchange Ice skates too small? Take your skate size to Wally Dean and list it on his skate exchange list. You may find a size to fit you and the name of the person you may buy them from. The Lake is frozen and skating is good; don't be left standing on the bank! Twice Told Tales •ArmnvirmunnnnYjnnnnvznWBtVfa Forty Years Ago From issue of Nov. 30, 1916 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Birkircher of Emerald Park have returned from a visit to Eustis, Fla. They made the trip in their Overland touring car, covering 1363 miles in twelve and one-half days. Leonard Phillips of . New York City, formerly of McHenry, has taken up the study of law. The diphtheria quarantine has been lifted at the Robert Patzke home. Their little daughter, who has been ill, is now able to be up and around. Miss Anna Oeffling of Johnsburg and Richard Guyser of Scranton, Pa., were united in marriage by Father Weber at St. John's church, Johnsburg, Nov. 22. Frank Freund has sold his farm north of town, to his brother, S. H. Freund, and purchased the Tilton• property where he will build an up-to-date bungalow. Junior Bowling Starts The Saturday Junior bowling program will begin again, Dec. 1. George Weeks, a new member of the Kiwanis club, and his wife, Lois, have volunteered to assist in this fine program. Children up to the age of 14 are urged to join this program. The only re- Here and There Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Swanson and their five children frorp Gibson City were Thanksgiving guests in the home of Mr. and Mi's. C. L. Wright. Fourteen family members were seated around the table that day. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Grasser and children had Thanksgiving dinner in Woodstock with Mrs. Grasser's family, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson. The Robert Widen family, who moved to Chicago last summer, spent part of the weekend visiting relatives and friends at the lake. Little Steve Van Kanegan is home again from the hospital after a successful figrtt with pneumonia and other complications. The John Schlofners and their four little girls have moved from Deep Spring Woods tip, their newly purchased home at McCullom Lake. Mrs. Richard Jooston is a patient at Mt. Sinai hospital for observation. Twenty-five Years Ago From issue of Nov. 26, 1931 Miss Helen Oeffling of Volo and Charles J. Miller of McHenry were united in marriage by Father Schark at St. Peter'3 church, Volo, Nov. 25. Gustave Sattem, 72, died at his home here Saturday evening, after a week's illness. The Herman Smage and Edward Cassin homes in the McHenry Country Club subdivision were burned to the ground Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Brefeld were surprised by members of of their family at their home Sunday, the occasion being their thirty-third wedding anniversary. Miss Alice E. Freund of Johnsburg anfl - Robert' Wilfee of -Chi* cago were" married' at St. John's; Johnsburg, Nov. 25 . Library at Harrison A room at Harrison has been turned into a small library and classes from fourth through eighth are allowed a half hour a week to visit this room and read the. books. Students are also allowed to take books home. There is a limited selection at present but as funds are available, more books will be purchased. Ten Years Ago From issue of Nov. 28, 1946 Miss Elaine Heimer nnd Erwin »Laures were united in marriage at St .Mary's church Nov. 20. William Tesch is celebrating his eighty-third birthday at his home in this city today, Nov. 27. Jack Smith is spending the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith, enroute from Fort Bragg, N. C., to California, from where he will leave for overseas. Mrs. Elizabeth ;Konig of this city and Joseph . Qfchs of Brookfield were married at the court, house in Woodstock, Nov. 21. A reception followed at the bride's home in Oakhurst. Ivar Fredrickson has returned from a six-week trip to Norway, where he visited his 35-year-old mother, whom he Ind not seen for ten yeang. Mrs. John Fox of McCullom Lake left last Monday to join her husband, Major John Fox of the Army Air Force in Munich, Germany. iLUNOIS LAND v VALUES IUSE ONE * 1 PERCENT tN YEAR v Farmland, prices in Illinois crept up slightly during the year ending_ J« July. The advance was between 1 and 2 percent, according to a recent report of the U.S. Department of Agricultural. Official figures show little change since last March, although some real estate men say that the trend is still upward . During this period, prices of farmland went up ipore in most other states than in Illinois. The average advance for the whole country was 3 percent. Nearby stages. iOwa farmland values went up 1 percent during the past year, the same as In Illinois. Other nearby states report larger increases: Missouri and Wisconsin, 3 percent; Minnesota, 4 percent; Indiana, 5 percent;, Michigan,. 6 percent; and Ohio, 8 percent: The greatest increases were ill the South, the East and California. California and most of the states in the South and East report prices up 5 to 9 percent dur. ing the year. Florida reported the greatest increase, 15 percent. Some declines. Prices of farmland declined or remained Unchanged during the year in six states, mostly in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. Values went down 5 percent in Colorado and 2 percent in Nebraska. No change was reported for Utah, New Mexico and Kansas. Kentucky and values apparently declined 2 percent last winter, but had recovered half of the loss by July. ..Why average land values went up. Many people have questioned why land prices have been bid up in recent years while prices of farm products declined. There, are several reasons. The most important one is that land prices lagged far behind prices .of farm products during the wartime inflation, and they have been1 catching up since then. For example, while average prices offarm products went up 193 percent from 1940 to 1948 .prices of farmland went t up only 104 percent. From 1948 t6 last July, however, prices of farm products declined 15 percent while farmland went up 40 percent, AsPcf July, prices of farm products were 142 percent Higher tharfe in 1940, while land values wefcei up 187 percent. Business & Service Directory of Wonder Lake WHALE OF A STORY © URIN0 THE TMIRTY WKK6 SPENT filvuns "MOBYC/CK,* (JREUOKY PECK WORE THE WHAl£BONE PES LE£ OF HIS R0L& M CAPTAIN AMAB FOR MORE THAN 350 H0UKB, NSARLV ALL OFWHICH y/ERE PASSED STEMPING'AJB^UT ON THE SUPnKY K0LUN0 DEfKSOF THE WHAUNd SUKPf "PEQUPCi" ' 19 l*» -ZriSoAV-- _ OPTICAL ILLUSION ? vbil/AU. WE KNOW STARS' W3 *8M'IN THE HEM&4& Vjkvft DISAPPEARED CEMTVKrMS WHAT'WE ACTVAUY SEE ARE tbOTONS CF LISHT FROAA THE 6TAR \AIH!CM MWHAWE6EEN ^80WSa«?ejARV.0P THS TREASURY HUMPite.Ey--TMB CONTtNUEPfUWESS OF OUR ECONIMI ... WTHE SiMTprAL OF ALL THESE INDIVIDUAL -CFFORTS THAT MAKE OUR SYSTEM suPEte|OR"to Anything known in this woiajpfpftxte* and buyin* u.a. sAviv&a • • ;ugofij0s can be an important mar of that effort/ . .Land values ^patching up. This comparisoriv shows that land values are a little ^higher in relation to prices of " farm products now than they were in 1940. On the other hand, iand values and prices of farm* products show almost exactly the same- increases since the widely used base-period years before World War I. The index of prices Of farm products was 244 in July and 234 in October; the latest available index of farmland values is 235 for July (1910-14 is taken as equal to 100 for the index of prices of farm A CHAT WITH US. Regular check-ups and maintenance by our experts, means lower 6&r costs to you! Call us today and find out for yousself. Brake Service All Mechanical Repairs Complete Motor Overhauling BUTCH'S SI 6 Front St. 24 HOUR TOWING SERVICE Phone 811 -- Residence 91-It McHenry, 111. products, ' while 1912-14 equals 100 in the indgx of land values.)1 , Other reasons. Several other Reasons for the rise in Land Values are often cited: (1) Many farms are now too small to provide a good fuU-tinle job for one ,or. two men, and owners of such farm& want additional land, in order to increase their efficiency and profits. ^ One-third of ail farms, or tracts sold in recent months have been added to existing farms. (2) In many areas there is a large demand for farmland for . nonfarm uses. '(3) Irrigation is increasing the value of large acreages in many states. (4) Purchasers consider farmland to be a sound and safe long-tune investment. Farmers are buying about 65 percent pf the farm that are; being sold, while: non-farmers are buying 35 percent. , L. H .Simerl Dept .of Ag. Ec. liUNTS .AT 91 JDr. £ndy Hall, of Mt...yernoni who at 91 enjoys good health; drives his car and keeps regular office hours, was .reported as out hunting pheasants last week' o* the Belie River public shooting grounds in Jefferson fcoUnty. 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