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Ways To Cope ith Boredom Hou se wif e u//A/r> It isn't him. It isn't them. It isn't you. So, if boredom bugs you, don't blame your husband, the children or yourself. Instead seek a cure for boredom and you may gain a whole variety of new pleasures. Your best-intentioned friend may give you absurd-sounding advice if you confide that the day-to-day routine is getting you down. "You have to get out more and do more things," she may say. Isn't that a laugh with a schedule as full as yours? If you're like most women, you are probably either (a) a Member of something you wish you were out of; (b) tied to a project you feel you ought to complete though you don't feel like it; or (c) a victim of the common psychological tendency to put unpleasant housework off by doing a lot of little things that aren't really necessary. Take a tip -- do less! Duck. Paos the buck. If you want to get out of the group, make up your mind and do it. Tired of the pmject? Drop it, and make it-ttjrto the family (if it's some- /thing for them) by tossing them a special banquet. In housework, do the bad part first, then let the small stuff compete for your attention with more pleasurable activities. But don't stop there. You can save time in other ways. Make a deal with another mother to pick up your children after school, then do the same for her a week later; you both get an afternoon off! Spend 49 cents on a package of paper plates, then skip dishwashing for as long as they last. Tack a "duty sheet" to the refrigerator door showing which child is to do what household chore, and when. Why should you be the horse? Skip the late at night movie in favor of bed, then get up two hours early and just loaf. Schedule tfie^ousehold chores, instead of just doing them "as they come up," and you can arrange an extra day each week free of toil. , What to do with the time you save? Plenty -- andpleasurably. Pick one from Group "A" and t>ne from Group "B" and see what many women miss out on. GROUP "A" - OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES - 1. Get a job. Working in aretail store, you'll meet new people, see more of your friends, and probably trim your waistline (if it isn't a bakery). Retarded children's homes need mothers who understand. Door-to-door sales companies need representative s (it's easier than it sounds). How about helping as a doctor's receptionist, or joining one of the poverty programs? There's plenty of part-time work around if you look for it. 2. Go to school. Pay, and you can take college courses. For free, the local high school has classes several nights a week. By mail, you can learn all kinds of things. You can add to your knowledge of child psychology, learn to sculpt, or find out how tough things really were for Marie Antoinette and her crowd. Or, wouldn't it be fun to learn * tl\e meaning of terms on a Chinese menu? (in MooGoo Gai Pan, for instance, " Moo Goo" means iflushroom, "Gai" means chicken, and "Pan" means sliced.) GROUP *»B" - AT HOME - 1. Read the Bible from cover to cover, skipping wherever you wish. Start with the Book of Pro-., verbs. Whether you are deeply religious or close to the borderline, says Dr. Oswald Hoffmann of radio's famed Lutheran Hour, "the Bbile's advice on family relations and child rearing is one of the most enlightening guides a woman can find." The book is filled with ideas. 2. Paint! So you're not $ Da Vinci^-who cares? A "how to do it" book ptys some brushes and oils will get you started, and you may surprise yourself. But look, painting on canvas isn't the only way; paint walls! Or windowsills. How about painting the attic into a tropical paradise (a lot of green and yellow, fake in the trees somehow, make the top blue, and throw in a few birds; --distant ones so all you have to show is the outline)? 3. Buy a marriage manual. Let your husband see you reading it, and leave it where he can find it. We rarely see as much as we can when we travel, many people would enjoy concerts more if they knew what to listen for, and books help us to get maximum pleasure out of travel, music and marriage. 4. Joke around. Two quarts of coffee and three girl friends, each of whom is told to be ready with three jokes before she comes. Mix, guid enjoy. Serves four. 5. Plan on being rich. Think of a fat after-tax income level (how about $50,000 a yea#?), get some girl friends to do the same, then decide how you'll spend it. Cut things out of magazines. Make a scrapbook. In this world anything can happen, and you wouldn't want to be caught unprepared, would you? Any number can play. When the game is over, don't be surprised if you realize that you have the greatest treasures of all. Once you are relaxed, enjoying life fully, free of boredom, delighted with your friends and new adventures, you may find that you have new glee in greeting your children after school and your husband after work. You'll have the home and family that millions of girls crave -- plus freedom from boredom to boot. BIRTHS] Twice Told Tales \ FRI. JAN! 10, 1969 - PLAI NDE/LER - PG. 3 luck S A L E H O S I E R Y Asm SAli Saturday, January 11 /Saturday, January 18 Who needs a rabbit's foot or a four leaf clover? Hanes Annual Sale gives you seven lucky days to save on smashing, dashing hosiery. All your favorite styles in groovy colors. Warners iVARNACOSat. Jan. 11 / Sat. Jan. 18 Select-A-Shape Bra Reg. 5.00 Contour Bra O QQ Reg. 5.00 Heavy Padded fJmS/s Reg. 10.00 LEGANJ GIRDLE 7.99, Now In Progress C EN STREET MALL OTHER BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. James C. Dowell of Wauconda announce the birth of a son on Dec. 28 at Condell Memorial hospital, Libertyville. The young man has been named Joseph Rollin and has three sisters for playmates, Cathy, 6, Mayme, 5, and Debbie-, 1. Maternal grammar ents are Mr. and Mrs. Aruil Danley of SacraAiento, Calif., and the paternal ones are Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Dowell of Wauconda. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kwlley of Antioch are the parents of a d-; ighter, Lisa Marie, who weighed 5 lbs. 9 oz. when she arrived in a Chicago hospital . Jan. 6. The Kelleys also have another daughter and a son, Linda, 6 and Bobby, 7. Mrs. Kelley is the former Joann May of McHenry*. Proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. May of McHepry and Mrs. Mildred Kelley of McCullom Lake. \ ' HERE AND THERE IH BUSINESS DECLARE DIVIDEND At a meeting o' the Board of Directors of National Tea Co. on Jan. 6, the regular quarterly dividend-of twenty cents per share was declared payable March 1, 1969, to shareholders of record Feb. 8, 1969. FOR^Y YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Dec. 27, 1928) The heavy frost film over the roads made treacherous going for motorists on Christmas Day. Andy Hawley of Ringwood narrowly escaped death in an accident near Terra Cotta. He was enroute to Crystal Lake to spend the day with relatives. His car skidded on the hill leaving the pavement, turned dver down a steep embankment and caught fire. Mr. Hawley, alone in the car, found his head was caught and was unable to extricate himself and as he felt the flames creeping nearer he lost consciousness and knew nothing more until he found himself safe on the ground, rescued by a passing motorist and his brother. He. suffered several bruises and burns on one leg. The car was burned. A most important piece of legislation is scheduled to come up before the next session of the \ Illinois State Legislature. This is the Driver's License law. Nine states already have the law. Mrs. John Dowe and her son, Herman, have moved from the farm |east of this city to her new bungalow or*' Richmond road. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Dec. 30, 1943) The Rotnour Players will return to McHenry for their last performance until spring on January 4. At that time an almost entirely new cast will be seen. The play chosen is "Keejl.^ Moving". The sufferings of George Young, 52, during an illness of two years were ended Dec. 29 when he passed away at his home at Ringwood. A New Years Eve dance was held Friday, Dec. 31, with'hats and novelties. Music was by' Klemme"J1r5rchestra, and it was at the Nell's Ballroom, Johnsburg. Mrs. Catherine Dsvlin, 81, of Ingleside but well' known in Mc- HenryT died on Tuesday in St. Therese hospital, Waukegan. The high school board of education purchased a strip of land which lies east of the school, between the school and the golf course on John street last year. At an important meeting held this month members of the board discussed bids submitted on the reconstruction of these eight lots^for a practice football field also a baseball diamond. A. P. Freund received the contract for the job and it is expected work will begin in W near future. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Dec„ 18, 1958) Rev. Fr. James C. Novak, who has been assisting at St. Patrick's church in McHenry since last spring, left McHenry this wfeek to act as assistant director at the Newman club in DeKalb. Firemen from Station 3 were called to the William Kunz home in Lilymoor when the family reported a smoldering fire in the fire place. Investigation revealed that logs which had been embedded between the stone and cement when the fireplace was made began to burn. Bob Repke and Jay Walkington will be giving their first public sermon on Dec. 24 and 25 at the Greenwood and Ringwood churches. Both of these young men are entering the Methodist ministry and are the first in the history of their churches to do so. The churches-are both 100 years old, two of the oldest in the county. Two McHenry men were killed Dec. 11 in a tragic pre-holiday crash which took the lives of three occupants of the cars. Dead were Gerald Mayfield of Main street, McHenry, his brother- in-law, Leo W. Hoexter,of Maple avenue and Russell L. Call of the Fox Lake area. Mrs. Carolyn Justen, widow of Nick P. Justen, veteran McHenry businessman who died in 1951, passed away at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, Dec. 12. She was a lifelong resident of this area.: Peter Freund, Jr., of Johnsburg will celebra' 3 hb. s'j ry fifth birthday anniversary with a family gathering at his home Sunday, Dec. 21. IT1UM: Select the wood paneling that best suits your needs. Solid wood paneling includes pine, cypress, gum, oak, willow, birch, poplar and redj wood,, More expensive hard- " woods are cherry, walnut and pecan. Plywood is a combination of hardwoods and softwoods available in variety and adaptable to use in old or new horpes. iinouncmo Dr. John C. Goetschel announces his return to full time practice having recovered from surgery necessary due to a broken hip./ e Hours Monday through Friday or by appointment. 3327 W Elm Street, McHenry, Illinois 60050 Office 38-5-0743 cr Res 385-0347 TO ALL PATIENTS THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND THANKS DAD. NUMBER BUT STILL TRYING HARDER A financial institution has only one product to sell, SERVICE. A Full Service Bank, a department store of finance, such as the McHENRY STATE BANK, has more^ varied services to offer than other type financial institutions. They must be constantly alert for new methods to improve each and every ^ne of these services. Because they are constantly aware of the necessity of improving these services, THE McHENRY STATE BANK remains the largest financial institution in not only McHenry County but the entire upper Fox River Valley, from the North Shore to Rockford. THE McHENRY STAJE BANK MAY BE NUMBER ONE, BUT THEY ARE STILL TRYING HARDER / COMPARATIVE TABLE OF RESOURCES December 31st December 3lst 1906 . . $ 31,988 1954 . . $ 9,864,364 1910 . . •$ 171,140 1' 906 1956 . . S 11.649,291 1915 . . $ 301,976 • m W W 1960 . . $ 16,143,313 1920 . . $ 448,446 Tn 1963 x. . $ 23,837,951 1930 $ 644,707 1 0 1965 . . $ 29,250.206 1940 . . $ 1,119,693 1969 1966 . . $ 30,602,959 1945 . . $ 4,863,253 1967 . . $ 33,023,491 1950 . . $ 6,541,772 1968 . $ 39,680,791.85 THE CUSTOMER IS "NUMBER ONE" AT McHenry State Bank "Where Family Money Matters" A FULL SERVICE BANK 3510 W. Elm McHenrjT 38 5-1040