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V ednesday, December 30, 1959 McHenry Plaindealei Phone EVergreen 5-0170 £0171 ^PubliiAied every Thursday ai McHenry, Ul..°by the McHenry Publishing Company, Inc. NATIONAL EDITORIAL •L-hz: •imwifiuuAiiAHJi W. BURFEINDT, Gen'l, Mgr c ftUfcHLlCH, Edit*. ? SUBSCRIPTION RATE In McHenry County 1 Year ...... .'t .. . $3.5c 6 Months ..... $2.00 ' 3 Months . $1.2f Outside McHenry County 1 Tear ............ $4.(X V6 Months $2.25 Months $1.50 Entered as second-class mat W* at the post offtoe at Mclenry, Illinois, under the act •f May 8. 1879. COUNCIL in CAPSULE Following advertising for! ^jds, the City Council put- Chased a new police car at the regular meeting last weelc. A. S. Blake Motors, Inc., received the order for a new 1960 Dodge heavy duty car at a net figure of $1796 after allowance for trade-in. Blake Motors also submitted a bid of $1514.30 to furnish a lymouth car, while Clark evrolet Sales submitted a bid of $i650 for a new Chevrolet. No other dealers submitted bids. Vehicle licenses will be due Jan. 1st. Owners are urged to 4»«ecure their tags as early as •^possible. Some persons like tire same number each year and som# like to have their ta^s, >rrespond with house or^tele- j lone numbers. . The Council had hoped to bring the proposed sanitary sewer project in the Country; club area to the point of ;> hearing before the First of the "coming new year, but the prol.- "fcm of securing easements from property owners has caused de- _• ' -- Engineers will present further plans and results of study pertaining new water supply at the next meeting. Plans tvnave been submitted to the Ill i n o i s I n s p e c t i o n B u r e a u f o r approval. As has been previously reported the Council must take Action to provide a new well, *P!>wer and some new mains necessary to provide adequate . supply and bring the proper pressure to certain areas. In view of the planning" be-1 ing done to provide a new water supply, the Illinois Inspection Bureau has withheld action which would reclassify the city and bring about highinsurance rates. LOCAL COUPLES WELCOME BABIES ON CHRISTMAS DAY Three babies were born Christmas Day to residents of this area. Twin daughters were the • Christmas gifts in the Anthony 'lAopelka home at Wonder ? "Woods, Wonder Lake, this year. They were born in Memorial Hospital for McHenry bounty, one weighing 5 lbs. 6 oz. and the other 6 lbs. 2 oz. The Popelkas have another daughter, Betsy Ann, 3. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Popelka of Spring Grove and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Holiday of Chicago, formerly of that community. A son was born to-Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Huemann of McHenry early on Christmas Day. ,rHve 7 lb. 13 oz. baby, named • Joseph James, was born early •in the morning and was welcomed home by two sisters, -Lisa 3, and Kimberly, 1. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. . Joseph Huemann of Johnsburg .. Mr. and Mrs. Weldon An- Preas of Ringwood. Mrs. Anna Reinboldt is the paternni great-grandmother and Mrs. M . JVndreas of Ringwood is the ~ maternal great-grandmother. Mrs. Huemann is the former Darlene Andrew Ringwood. iMr'-f i RENTAL RENTS Chain Saws to Sanders EVergreen 5-4123 THE McHENBY PLAINDEALER Page Fire THOSE WERE THE DAYS By ART BEEMAN NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH by Russ Arnold COME I'LL WATCH MUCK . _ . , THACt II 1 01 WHERE'S I ICE SKATING ... VOUI5 \w ME SPRY/ VOUN& M POPPA? ) ; W LADY' - - -- ^ WITH THOSE WERE THE DAYS Gtdt taArt HOSSFACE HANK By FRANK THOMAS FRANK WOLD, of PALMDALB/CAUF., Has worked all his life trv/i^q to perfect the GUN BARREL !! (he woRks TO a tolerancs OF 4/1/000,000 of a* INCH /) 11 IM MIDWEST &OM6SIGHT n§. aw FATTEl/ n 4 g-1* x . 1 S-- ONE out of eve**i( FOUR *- people In NEBRASKA, * i IOWA, ILLINOIS end KANSAS SONNY SOUTH By COURTNEY ALDERSON The Southern ROCKV MOUNTAINS was once an ISLAND IN A seA / ' AH WAS IN TH'CITV ONCE At*SAW A TRAFFIC OFFICER HANDLE A rf J U S T T H I S is OVER-WEIGHT J (Onltf. I II fov Mihwesofca H THAT MO HI By AI Smith COURSE,THEV DIDN'T HAVE OL' UNCLE JED WHATS THE Ori-MV T«OOBLE.BUST6R? 1 DAD'S WHY So DOWN-^/©EEN >rt HEARTeDy/EU«0Pe THREE MONTHS AMD I MISS urn.' BLUE RURAL DELIVERY By AL SMITH ITS OKAVF THEY'RE 60NNA PASS US! OH,OH, ITS A POLICE CAR-/ WP ; W> '•'/ HM-ILL TRY TOCHEERtltM V/.'A UP- ILL "PLAY FATHER COME +4ERE. BUSTER-- S\T ON My LA? - CANT/ ' r "':>** -rr - LAP? BRAKES', WHAT POLICE! STOP/ LAP? 198*^1 Q AL LITTLE FARMER By KERN PEDERSON >73777777 *. DrmatrM, N I -mi MAIN STREET By JOE DENNETT SOREHEAD; I WAS LATER...^f/7 0NLV FOOLIM6 WITH SOU1 WHERE'S YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR? FUNNY, )( YEHj AS SOON DAD^ I( A3 I GET MV HEAD OUT OF THIS TRASH <?AN, I'LL LAUGH/ HEAD, DEEMS by IUM UKA (f -k(0 GRANDPA'S BOY BY BRAD ANDERSON WE KNOW AH UW&RELLA*? VOI HEAI^THE VOOKBZLL?. 5HE'$ AfeiEND OF&ONNY iiisisi B £ Uncle Epijfins Usually tender words kin solve tough problems. • * * A" feller kin usually straighten up after he alop§ if he tries. ter ^lops i • • » ^ Many a chap gits crowded who ain't a king. , * * • Some fellers are in darn poor company when they'jpe alone. • • • Scandals are uncovered by diggin* up dirt. • • * Some folks wait for a zaney day, others don't have to. . \ • • • Driving a big truck always gives a teller a lot of confidence. A lot of dirty deals are covered with soft soap. • * • Since Junior Hinch has started combin' his hair and washin' his ears his mom is worried about him. * • * Some fellers seem to be experts in bein' a nuisance. • • • Usually by the time a feller finds a parkin' place it's too late (to git what he was sent for. *-> * • Nope, it ain't everybody that kin made a mistake and 6wn up to itr / • If you do have enemies, remember, you made- 'em. --REV. CHARLEY GRANT B-3-55 ACROSS 1. Wager 4. Extintt. bird 7. Tranquillity 12. Harvesters 14. -Sea eagles 15. Irregular lt>. A finger IT. Al>ets 18. Distress signal 20. Lamprey 21. Low island 22. Casts ballots 24. Narrow inlet A marsh 27. He indignant 29 Absolute :!2. A shelf :!3. Trustworthy .55. Malt leverage 3(5. Finish >7. Noblemen id. Koilent 42. Pertaining to us 44 The point 45. Valley 46. Mistake 48. Taller ")(>. Female ruff 1. Foes 52.' Annexed King i4. Quantity, suffix DOWN I*. Snap 2. Weird ". Late 4.. Encountered Prayer ff (5. 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