The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Fourteen THE MeHENBY PLAINDEALEH „ r LAKEMOOR NEWS by Annette Schmtt Fire Dept. I "Happy Birthday" Next Sunday, March" 10, at 11 ! Mrs. Marie Strnad celebrated a.nv the Lakemoor squad of the ! her birthday on Wednesday, Feb. McHenry Fire Protection district ; 27. As part of her celebration, has volunteered to assist in burn- j she enjoyed the movie, "Aida." ing off the fields and prairies with- Mr. and Mrs. Wally Szarek, Mr. in the village of Lakemoor. The squad would appreciate any assistance rendered by anyone. The group will meet at the Lakemoor fire house at 11 a.m. and Mrs. Harry Brady, Mr. and Mrs. John Kraus and Mr. C. F. McDermatt helped Jenny McDermott celebrate her birthday last week with dinner at Algonquin. and start burning. The squad J Birthday cake and all the trim- Will be led by John Solock and j mings were enjoyed. Harry Strnad. ' Miss Diane Glosson and Miss , Anyone wishing to help is asked ! Carole Miller were guests at a to arm themselves with a broom : birthday dinner party held in the or "gunny sack." 1 home of Ruth Schmit on Feb. 25. i Ruth .was 12 years old; < Spring Is Here (Almost) j Since spring is in the air, this ! St. Joseph Feast time will serve as a notice that j The grand feast to honor the the tin cans and litter are visible | feast day of St. Joseph will be around the village. The clean-up j held in the Parratore home on drive will be starting soon. It j March 23 and March 24. As was might help if all residents would stated in my last column, the celestart gathering their undesirables ; bration will last two days but the ers Grove. During the course of the day they visited many points of interet in LaGrange. Mr. and Mrs. John Bonder and family visited John's sister and brother-in-law, Judge and Mrs. John S. Gonas, in South Bend, Ind., last week. From the family home, they motored to Howe Military academy to visit their cousins, John and Roy Gonas and Nicky Bonder. While at the academy, the Bonders attended two very exciting basketball games and made a tour of the campus. • Guests in the Frank p'Leary home last Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Christensen and family of Chicago. and prepare them for disposal. Ladies League The Ladies League will hold actual feasting will take place after 12 o'clock noon on Sunday. March 24. Catholics and non-Catholics are their bi-monthly meeting on i all invited to the feast, as well as Wednesday, March 6, at 8 p.m. P.T.A. This evening Thursday, March 7, the Parent-Teacher association of the Lilymoor school will meet at 8 p.m. It is to be noted that several topics of a very important nature are to be discussed at this meeting. All members are asked to try i event and it is hoped that many to visit the decorated table and altar on the eve of the feast. Preparations have been started and by t-Hfe time the feast is to be held, an over abundance of traditional Italian cookery will be served. The feast promises to be the social affair of the season. Mrs. Parratore has been very busy preparing her homo for the and attend this meeting. Socials Socials are held at Wally's every Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. for the purpose of obtaining recrefriends and neighbors for miles around will attend the feast which will be held in open house fashion. A great number of Chicagoans . who are accustomed to attending ational facilities and providing grand traditional feasts will quarters for community projects, attend at one time or another Everyone is cordially invited to attend. "Aida** Quite a few of our Lakemoorites" showed up at the local movie house for the showing of "Aida," planned by the Lakeland Park group. South Bound A few of our neighbors couldn't stand the weather we have had litely. M. and Mrs. Jos. Sarley are vacationing in Miami Beach, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Simmons throughout the two-day celebration. Any persons wishing to help defray the enormous costs of the feast may do so by calling Mrs. Parratore at 951. Personals Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Jinks were guests of the H. Kretschmers of Wauconda at a church group. Mrs. O'Rourke and daughter, Florence, were visitors in Chicago last Monday at the home of , ^ . i her daughter, Mary. have sent cards to friends here. Mnj James Schmit and daugh_ They are basking in Miami s sun \ §pent ,ast Thursday visiting these days oo. grandmother Herrman in Down- WATCH TV AND ^ FILL OUT YOUR OWN TAX FORM Now you can prepare your 1956 income tax return in your own living room. H. Alan Long, district director, Chicago, announced that the Internal Revenue Service, in cooperation with TV station WTTVV, Channel 11, the educational station, will present a series of-programs to show you how to prepare your 1956 income tax return. The programs are scheduled for every Tuesday night in March, from 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Agents from the Chicago district office will tell you exactly what to do while you watch -your TV screen. These timely programs, Mr. Long explained, are aimed to help thousands of taxpayers who can't leave their jobs to aid in preparing their returns or who don't have the opportunity to learn about income tax. These programs will present step - by - step demonstrations of preparing forms 1040A and 1040 and various schedules. Taxpayers will be invited to telephone questions to the revenue agents at the studio and get the answers while the program is in progress. Mr. Long urges taxpayers to be ready when the program starts with the necessary forms and information. This should include blank tax forms, pencil and paper, your W-2 wage slips, other income figures and list of exemptions, deductions and credits. ' •. r '-'i •A* Y ' J' • tsiatisil ' / Thursday; Mitch 7. by Dorothy Weichman The American Legion will be thirty-eight years old when.March 15 to 17 brings the anniversary of the Caucus in Paris, Fraiice, where the organization was formed in 1919. This year, as in previous years ,the Legion and auxiliary are planning a joint birthday celebration. Plan on bringing your family and attending the party this year. The next annual monthly meeting will be held at the Legion home on March 18. Be sure to at<- tend, especially those who have honor guard pins coming. Unless ill or unable to come out, you will not receive your pin. In March, activities for the communities in which the auxiliary's 14.000 units are located will be featured, with community betterment projects for the spring and summer being planned and launched. On Feb. 23, the following ladies attended the convention in West Chicago: Eleanor Reid, Ruth Mrachek, Dorothy Deidrich and Lauretta Homo. The McHenry "unit won an award for the most new members in the district. We were tied for this honor with Glen Ellyn. The award signifies we were thirty-six; above 100 per cent and thirty-eight above quota. Also present at this convention was the department president, Mae Ladky, who gave an interesting talk. It was brought up on the floor that the juniors should have their own regional conference in our district. This was voted upon, but turned down, because there aren't enough active junior groups. SPRING GROVE By Mrs. Charles Freund Lotus Club Meets The Lotus Country Woman's club met at the home of Mrs. Chester Stevens for a pot-luck luncheon on Feb. 19, at 1 p.m. After pledge of allegiance to the flag, there was roll call which was "Famous people born in February and something about them." Mrs. William Shotliff gave a little history about the life of George Washington. Mrs. Leo Karls spoke about her visit to Mount Vernon and Mrs. Edward Buesseler read about tlfe Lincoln Memorial garden in Springfield. ed maycontact Mrs. Charles May. Refreshments'were served by the committee in charge. Holy Naine Bowling Members of the Holy Name Society of St. Peter's bowled at Johnsburg alleys on Sunday night. The ladies present also enjoyed an evening of bowling. Entertains Girl Friends Miss Sonia Komar entertained a group of young ladies at her home on Sunday afternoon. There was visiting and general chatter. A delicious lunch was served by the hostess. Those present were Misses . Donna and Diane May, Charlotte Freund and Joan May. Hie two conservation courses for Illinois teachers to be • held next summer at the fairgrounds^ Springfield, will carry credit at the cooperating colleges and universities. These are: University of Illinois, Eastern Illinois' State College, Illinofs State Normal University, Northern Illinois State College, Western Illinois State College, and Southern Illinois University. An undergraduate course will be presented June 24 to July 12, and a course for graduate students and advanced undergraduates July 15 to Aug. 2. The state departments of , Agriculture *kfid Conservation, and office of Superintendent of Public Instruction are sponsoring the work. Full cost of each course is $65 plus registration fee. Scholarships are available in most counties. . Registration forms • are available schools or at Office of Conservation Education, Emmerson Building, State Fairgrounds, Springfield. ' «uy I J.8 sav'ngB Bond* Card Club Mrs. Jake Miller was hostess to the members of her club at her home on Thursday afternoon. Games of five-hundred were played and prizes went to Mrs. Annie Sanders, Mrs. William Britz, Mrs. Ben May, Mrs. Math Nimsgera and Mrs JJPrank Tinney. A lovely lunch Wasserved after cards. Sunday Afternoon Callers j Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Sarbough and family of Woodstock visited in the Clarence Miller home on Sunday afternoon. v Florida Vacationers 1 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bergsma j and Mrs. Mollie Miller have taken I a trip South. I • Mrs. Clara Brown in enjoying vacationing in Florida. Sodality Meeting | The Christian Mpthers and j Children of Mary sodalities met ' at St. Peter's parish hall on | Thursday night. A most interesting movie was shown of Father Plesa's ordination and first mass, j with Father Plesa narrating, i There was also a rummage sale. There are many bargains in clothing left. Anyone who is interest- The number of American families who own cameras is steadily increasing. Three years ago, 33 million families owned cameras. Two years ago, 35 million families were shooting snapshots. And today, there are 36 million families in America with cameras, spending 400 million dollars a year on supplies and equipment. Buy U.S. saving9 Bonds BETTER SCHOOLS BUIIO BETTER COMMUNITIES Sorry To Hear Frankie Leon was admitted to McHenry hospital on March 3 for observation. We hope you're feeling better now, Frank. Second Place Winner Hugh Saynor of our fair village did us proud taking second place in the district grade school music competition held at Libertyville, on March 2. Hugh played, on the cornet, Sousa's "Stars and Stripes." Our Sympathy We offer condolences to Jim Mc- Nally of Volo on the sudden passing of his brother, Andrew Mc- Nally, of Fox Lake last Sunday, Feb. 24. The body rested at the Hamsher- Justqn Chapel until Wednesday, with interment at Grant Cemetery in Fox Lake. Talents Displayed Hugh Saynor and Janice Bonder were among those young people who displayed their talents at a pot-luck dinner held by the Lutheran church group at the Legion home last week Tuesday, Feb. 26. Mr. Raasch of the local Junior high school rendered two very fine selections on his violin during the evening. EAGLE - PICHER AlumlniUK STORM WINDOWS ^ and ' DOORS JALOUSIE DOORS & WINDOWS Mason Contractors and L Builders of New Construe tic® and Remodeling • Narrow Sturdy Frames • All Inserts Glide Easily • Self Storing ( • Simple Seasonal Changing Liberal Trade In Allowance on your Old Doors and Windows. ORDER NOW Zephyr Ventilated Aluminum Awnings and Door Canopies. Color and Style for Every Home. ARTHUR BOGER PHONE 1180 307 E. Waukegan Road McHenry PHONE 409 BOB PEPPING, Owner I Meet and Dine at the Tower On Rt. 120 in Lakemoor Phone McHenry 161 Open Dally 10 A.M. to 1 A.M. $ Fri. & Sat. Until 3:00 A.M. -- Closed Monday FINEST FOOD ANYWHERE Chicken, Steak, Shrimps, Fish, Snacks and Soda Fountain LENTEN DISHES SERVED Famous for our Carry-Out Service Phone McHenry 161. Leave your order, name and phone number In 20 minutes the food will be prepared, piping hot and ready to serve when you reach home. SORRY No intoxicating liquours served. Just a nice quiet place to enjOy .the best'of1-foods and where you can bring your sweetheart, mother or wife and children and enjoy your repast., y ie Electric dryer is fully automatic, fume-free, fast and thrifty! W ARE FRANKLY PROUD of the service our skilled Registered Pharmacists render in helping to preserve the health of this community. So we invite you to benefit from their competence and care. Bring us your Doctor's next prescription. You can rely on us to compound it promptly --and precisely as directed. BOLGER'S Drug Store PHONE 40 IAS S. Green St. McHenry, I1L - \ •%> -jr. Poor father! If they had an electric dryer he'd have a dozen clean, dry diapers by now. Babysoft, clean-smelling--the way they always dry in an electric. Nearest thing there is to sunshine. Electric heat is clean, dry, radiant heat. Fume-free. So everything you dry electrically comes out smelling sweet as clover.. Electric dryers are all fully automatic, and just 6? worth of electricity will dry a big loa|d. Take a look at the new electric dryers soon. You'll notice that all the "no-vent" dryers are electric. (So your laundry area stays clean, dry and comfortable.) Are you listening, father? See your electric appliance dealer (J Public Service Company Big Saving--<Bsfe YAGER CSOOTBOIT about our Shera-tho-Sostf Plan. It's the low-cost way to get the modern 100-amp home wiring you need for today's electric living appliances. If you own an electric rang*, you save up to $25 on a new dryer! In fact if you have any 240-volt appliance your home probably has modern wiring already. This means the complete, installed price of your new electric dryer will be less than any other kind. Just 6* Will dry a big I electrically! |!!r$ C Commonwealth Edison Company FARM NOTEBOOK * .fknthf /or keeping records. Paqkea with tssmf information. sm IN FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK TIRES CENTER bod Y w liiip roim TRauOR MOW Firestone champion r^ Z T R A C I O R T I R E S fltrc otb flit most advanced tractor dm iwr buiTtl Trtmi beri art aifMd and tap*r*d ... bit* diip, tali* P ttrpnyer grlp In any IOJI. Incr*as* your drawbar gulling pow«r, MM fi»*V *"*• Km*. SH III* Firestone Op*n C*nt*r Curved Bar Tractor Tirt today. OCT OUR tifeiSAL TRADI-IN ALLOWANCE PASSENGER TRUCK TRACTOR TIRE CHAINS Buy A Mew Battery Mow! Up To $Q00 Trade-in Allowance For Your Old Battery PASSENGER TIRE SALE Tubed Type Tubdoss 25% 20% OFF OFF FF SNOW & MUD IMS! FIRESTONE HEAVY DUTY TRUCK TIRES McHenry Tire Mart 6 WALT FREUND, Prop PHONE 294 526 W. Main St. McHeory,. 111. 7)