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( . / 2-IM.\l\l>K.\LKK-\VKI)\KSI)AV. DKCKMBKR 26. l»7:i Grandma Sez DISPLAY NEW UNIFORMS - Mrs. Louis Szerecsen, left, and Mrs. ( Iiarles Spencer introduced the new optional uniform of the McHenrv hospital auxiliary this week as they climbed ladders to restock the auxiliary's gift shop. The pink jacket and white slacks will be used by those who work in escort service, emergency room desk, and other service posts which require strenuous duty. ' Jls.ii.LLXE cMza-id- IBy 65 Sducatox± travels and at home by using his leisure time to broaden his mind. Miss Marie Patton, chapter president conducted a short business meeting. Mrs. June Stone, chairman of Personal Growth and Services, thanked the members for the generous number of Christmas gifts donated for the patients at Elgin State hospital. The January cultural outing will be a dinner and the play, "1 Do I Do", at the McHenry Country club Jan. 19. Hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Mim Krauz, chairman; assisted by Mrs. Catherine Evans, Mrs. Marlene Goetschel, Mrs. Ethel Hornby and Dorothy Kuta, all of McHenry. Sixty-five members! Theta chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma society International for women educators, gathered at the Parkland Learning center in McHenry this month for their annual Christmas program. Mrs. Mary Veeck, Research chairman, introduced Richard Benotos, assistant principal of North Junior high school in Crystal Lake. His topic for the evening was the changing role of schools in regard to leisure time. Committee member, Miss Diane Pavler, next in­ troduced Dr. Price, superin­ tendent of Crystal Lake high school. Dr. Price spoke of the many enlightening and won­ drous interests he has ex­ perienced during his world ouncL £/-\t/2<2£±± it czHofi Gontsit <3c The McHenry County Dairy Promotion council plans a dance Feb. 8 as a get-together for the many people interested in agriculture and dairying and to raise some money. Purpose of the fund-raising venture is to start now to obtain money so that the McHenry Coiinty Dairy Promotion council can host the 1975 Illinois Dairy Princess contest. That's more than a year away, but John Pfingsten, chairman, realizes plenty of planning and money are requisites to host this exciting contest among the fairest of the dairy farmers' daughters who gather for this ADA of Illinois title. The dance will be held at the Crystal Lake American Legion clubhouse. Lynn Tomlinson of McHenry, statuesque McHenry County Dairy Princess, will be the hostess for this musical evening, a first of its kind for dairy farmers and others who HOW CAN I? Bv Anne Ashley Q. How can I remove scorch stains from a white shirt? A. Scorches are really burns, you know, and if too deeply burned, there is nothing at all you can do about it. If, however, the scorch is light, cut a piece of tissue paper large enough to cover the spot, then drop a little peroxide on the tissue and while still wet, place a heated iron over the tissue. Often, when the tissue is removed, the scorch will have disappeared. Q. How can I improvise cream of tartar when one of my cake recipes calls for it and I don't have the real thing on hand? A. One good substitute for cream of tartar is buttermilk. If the buttermilk is not sour enough, add a little vinegar. Q How can I renovate shoe polish that has hardened in its container? A. With a little turpentine or mineral spirits. Q. Do you have any suggestions for putting hard tips on rawhide shoelaces, belt lacings, etc., for easier lacing? A. Try holding the ends of the laces in the flame of a lighted match, slowly rotating the end of the lace, and taking care not to char the leather. Give it the heat treatment just long enough to harden the tip suf­ ficiently without burning the leather. Q. How can I remove varnish stains from fabrics? A. Try saturating them with turpentine or mineral spirits, rubbing between the hands, then sponging with alcohol. Q. What is the covering area of a gallon of whitewash? A. Usually about 225 square feet of wood, 180 square feet of brick, and about 270 square feet of plaster. Q. How can I add more "body" to an organdy dress I am washing out? A. If a tablespoon of sugar is added to a gallon of water when rinsing the dress, it will add more body without making it too stiff. There are many other t such laundering tips included in my new household manual. Q. What can I do when a bottle cap does not seal tightly because the cork or paper in­ sert has been lost? dairymen and to take part in the dual event, a dance and a fund-raiser. Tickets will be available soon from Pfingsten, the Farm Bureau and Dairy Promotion council members throughout McHenry county. appreciate those tasty treats at the dairy case-milk, ice cream, cheese, buttermilk, cottage cheese, and yogurt. The McHenry County Dairy Promotion council last hosted the Illinois Dairy Princess contest in 1961 when Patricia Hogan Parsley was the winner. She also served as Illinois Dairy Princess in 1962. First Illinois Dairy Princess from McHenry county was Marilyn Lindvall Stork, chosen by the McHenry County Dairy Promotion council in 1954. She ascended to the state throne for 1954 and 1955. In 1957 Maryann Granger Huemann, McHenry, was state winner, following in 1958 by Dorothy Olbrich Kleckner, as the ADA of Illinois Dairy Princess. With the number of dairy farmers decreasing noticeably- -and the production of milk tightening--it's timely to recognize the vital role of I I J a I I . L I I J . I I J AI J, 1 J A I1.1.1.1.1.1. .1. ft nlr E .1.1 .l.J .1.1 HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE WEATHERVANE SHOP? Come In And See Our Lovely Selection NEEDLEPOINT • CREWEL KNITTING • CROCHETING • MACRAME' • RUG MAKING MANY OTHER GIFT SELECTIONS CLASSES AVAILABLE: NEEDLEPOINT • KNITTING • CROCHETING Wi'out a hope in th' heart, th' joy 0' livin' seems t' dim, an' no matter how fragile, seems that when th' New Year ap­ proaches, th' hopeful an­ ticipation fills th' heart. A lookin' back a few years, there's a lot 0' troubles b'hind us, th' Vietnam war, th' most o' th' terrible violence in th' cities, but we need t' come a long way, t' git things on a better scale. Fear 0' bein' wi'out enough fuel, should make each o' us cooperative, so's not t' cause others t' suffer. Some go along, disbelievin', not able t' conceive th' reality. But, we, we lived through th' depression, a tryin' t' feed th' younguns, not havin' enough t' pay fer th' luxury o' electric light, know what it's like. Like I've said, many a time, th' extravagance o' ^management, in th' govern­ ment, in th' business world, and' in th' homes, has caused this t' happen. We needn't have t' depend on other countries, if we had been conservative wi' our own resources. Folks, t'day, don't know what it means t' be hungry, 'ceptin' th' very poor, an' they git help from th' government, these days, somethin' unheard of, in days gone by. Folks need t' change their values, t' sort out, an' eliminate th' unnecessary extras. Bet ye'd be surprised if ye git down t' brass tacks, how much ye don't need. People work th' clock around, t' pay fer those extras, an' don' ha' time t' enjoy 'em when they get 'em. There don't seem t' be any sense t' that, seems t' this granny. A reasonable amount o' work, time t' relax an' enjoy th' home an' family, an' a Sunday trek t' visit friends, 'r entertain 'em, 'stead 0' havin' t' do th' family washin' 'r family shoppin', makes fer a better life, seems t' me. Th' more A. Wrap a piece of string about the neck of the bottle at the bottom of the screw- threads. The cap will then sit on the string to form a good seal. Q. How can I make candies from the rinds of lemons, oranges, and grapefruit? A. Boil these pieces two -or three times until the water is clear, then boil again with sugar added to taste, and until the rinds are soft and sweet. Q. How can I improvise an ink blotter when I don't have the real thing? A. Facial cleansing tissues make fine blotters - often better even than the real thing! Q. How can I insure more tightly-driven nails? A. By dipping the nail into colorless fingernail polish before driving it in. This also works fine for screws. WEATHERVANE SHOP Open 10 to 5 - Mon ttim Sat 815-385-0884 1313 N Riverside Drive • McHenry, III. KOENEMANN Country Made Sausages, Hams and Bacon IGERMAN IMPORTS AND CHEESES A Full Line Of Delicatessen simple life, sans th' ar­ tificiality, makes fer better livin', t' my mind. Th' Christmas excitement o'er, th' end o' this ol' year brings a feelin' o' relief, ac- cordin' t' a lot 0' folks I've talked wi', lately. But there's somethin' missin', me thinks, in th' sound 'o th' voice, when ye hear, "Happy New Year," this time. Folks seem t' ha' lost a sound 0' joy, an' bright hope. But, this ol' lady wishes each an' every one, a real "Happy New Year." Grandma Radtke E ********1 POET'S CORNER A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE With the birth of the Savior We know God cares. He sent us His Son All our problems He shares. If we follow His leading, He'll show us the way, As were shepherds and wisemen On that far away day. So come to the stable In Bethlehem once more. Accept this dear Savior Who has treasures in store For this world today With its worship of things. The Christ-Child comes ' Wondrous love He brings He restores our faith In humble belief, That God is with us In this life so brief. So deck your homes. Send your cards, give your gifts. The Christ-Child is born. Our spirits He lifts. Ethel L. Hintz JJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIinillllllllllMllllllilllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiHHti Community Calendar DECEMBER 31 McHenry Grams Club Board Meeting -- Rose Neuharth Home -- 10 a.m. JANUARY2 McHenry Grams Club Chapter 826 - Meet At A. & W. Drive In -- 11:30 -- Followed By Regular Meeting -- City Hall Club Rooms. JANUARY 5 Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 546 ~ Installation Of Officers - Acacia Hall -- 8 p.m. The sea covers about 70 percent of the world's surface, but produces barely 1 percent of its food. <JIA OX£. Cfiifxlxeji C7o ^Benefit 9 torn. <ZNEXAJ -Lunch <Standa.\cL More children will be eligible to buy school lunches at reduced price under new family size and income level guidelines announced today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Previously, states could serve reduced price lunches to students whose family income level was 50 percent higher than the minimums established in the federal guidelines. Today, as a result of recent child nutrition legislation, states were authorized to serve reduced price meals to children whose family income is 75 percent higher than the federal guidelines. With the minimum federal guideline figure of $4,250 an­ nual income for a family of four, the additional 75 percent would permit schools to serve reduced price lunches to children from four-member families that have an income of up to $7,440. Under the 50 percent provision, the cutoff figure was $6,380. Eligibility requirements for free meals were not changed. As of Oct. 1, about 225,000 of the 24.4 million children par­ ticipating in the school lunch program received their lunches at reduced prices, and slightly under 8.4 million received free lunches. Since schools have the option of deciding whether they use the higher figure, officials were unable to estimate how many new children will start getting reduced price lunches. USDA's Food and Nutrition service, which operates the school lunch program, nor­ mally requests comments and suggestions before placing new regulations into effect. But because of the law which authorized today's action was so specific, comments and suggestions will not be invited. Instead, the new regulations go into effect immediately with their publication today in the Federal Register. Another change which will go into effect at the same time is the provision that income received by volunteers for services performed in the National Older Americans Volunteer program will not be counted as income for deter­ mining eligibility under the food stamp program. Around The Garden By Matthew S. Rosen Instructor - Ornamental Horticulture McHenry County College Native to southern Mexico, the poinsettia is undoubtedly the most popular Christmas plant. A woody shrub in the wild, with a little care, poin- settias received this holiday season will thrive^and flower for years to come. In fact, because they are^€Xjtremely vigorous growers a plant purchased now will develop into a "jungle" specimen within five years. Like all members of the genus Euphorbia, the showy part of the flower are not petals but bracts. Were it not for the highly colored red, white, or pink bracts the poinsettia would probably have died out as a species many years ago. Why? Well, for the simple reason that the true blossoms possess the same color as the leaves, and thus fail to attract the many flying insects like bees that carry the pollen from plant to plant. Lacking the ability of at least occasional cross pollination in the wild, the species would have quickly lost all of its genetic variability. Having become completely inbred, the poor poinsettia would not have been able to adapt to the subtle climatic changes that typify the con­ tinual development of Nature. "Ah, I have tried for many years to carry my poinsettias over from year to year, and although the plant survives it becomes leggy, and never, but I mean never, flowers again. I do everything in my power to be kind to the plant. Keeping it moist. Placing it in my one sunny window. Fertilizing it weekly with fish emulsion. The plant just does not respond. I am at my wits end. If the plant liked steak, I would feed it a daily diet of prime sirloin. Why, I even considered buying a special little electric blanket for it this winter, wherein my husband strongly suggested I consider committing myself to psychiatric care. Help! Maybe I am cracking up." A l t h o u g h E u p h o r b i a pulcherrima does require a little special care to induce yearly blooms, purchasing an electric blanket for it is just a trifle extreme. Unless the night time temperatures in your house near the freezing mark, the poinsettia will survive quite nicely. With the energy shor­ tage, however, you might consider placing the plant on a radiator, providing one is situated near a sunny window. Close adherence to the following program will ensure continued .survival and blossoming: 1. Plants which have finished flowering should be allowed to dry out. Having dried, the potted plants are placed on their sides in a cool, dark, dry cellar until April. Under no circumstances should drying be so severe as to cause shrivelling of the woody stems. A light watering every 10-14 days is thus advisable. 2. Generally, it is a good idea to spray plants before storage with Malathion in order to wipe out infestations of mealybugs, scales or aphids. 3. During the first or second week of April, remove plants from dark storage, place them in a bright sunlit location, and commence a regular watering program. Once active growth begins, poinsettias should not be permitted to dry out. 4. Starting in June, plants should be fertilized every three weeks with a water soluble material like Miracle-Gro or Hyponex. Once summer arrives, plants may be placed outdoors until autumn. 5. In order to set flower buds, poinsettias require short days (e.g. days with less than nine hours of light.) When grown at night time temperatures of 65 degrees, and daytime readings of 50 to 75 degrees, plants require approximately six weeks of short days to bloom. Thus, to ensure Christmas flowering, begin providing short days no later than Nov. 1. Placing plants in a dark closet, or covering them with a thickly woven black cloth every rtightat5p.m. each day, fulfills the dark requirement. War­ ning: Even the slightest bit of j: light during the dark period will result in failure to set buds. In fact, the meager amount of light that will filter in if the : closet door is opened once will J disrupt the cycle. 6. Once the short day, or forcing period is begun, plants should be fertilized every week -- to ten days. 7. Should plants become . leggy over the years, simply,,; cut them back. Pruning will not , only result in a more compact*? specimen, but also encourage \ branching. Horticultural Notes: I Winter is here. Snow tjagJ fallen, and glittering chunks of ice now dot sidewalks and' < roads. Be extremely careful when using salt materials around driveways and Walks. High salt levels are quite toxic not only to many trees and shrubs, but also to the common lawn grasses. In place of salt why not use sand, urea fer­ tilizer, or sawdust? Innocuous to plants, one, or a combination of these materials works just as well as salt. Branches on evergreen shrubs like arborvitae and rhododendron should be tied together, or otherwise sup­ ported to guard against breakage or bending due to snow and ice accumulations. If you have not already done so, the next day that the thermometer rises above 48 degrees, spray all of your evergreens with an anti- dessicant like Wilt Pruf. The waxy coating placed on the leaves will guard against ex­ cessive drying resulting from the blustery winter winds. Once the holiday season has passed, the branches of your Christmas tree can be used as a winter mulch on perennials, or woven into evergreens. Cable T V. owners: Be sure to watch the Green Scene every Monday and Wednesday evening from 6-6:30. Should you have a question on the material covered, or just a horticultural point of in­ formation you would like verified, why not drop me a line? The address: McHenry County College, 6200 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014. Suggestions on future topics are always appreciated. Happy Gardening! Catholic Foundation To Study Investments The board of directors of the McHenry County Catholic Education Foundation held the first meeting recently at the Area Catholic Education office at 10 W. Terra Cotta in Crystal Lake. All nine board members were present for the meeting: the Most Rev. Arthur J. O'Neill, Bishop of Rockford; the Rev. Edmund Petit, chairman of the McHenry County Board of Catholic Education; Charles Adams, Thomas Bolger, Lee Bieder- mann, Donald Doherty, John Eggum, James Green, and John Harding. As temporary chairman, Father Petit began the meeting by reminding the board members, "Our function is to study and execute the most beneficial, yet safest, in­ vestments for the Foundation Tlie McHenry County Catholic Education foundation board of directors elect officers and establish an in­ vestment committee at the first meeting, held recently. From left, seated, John Harding, Lee Bieder- mann, Charles Adams, Bishop Arthur J. O'Neill and John Eggum; standing, James Green, the Rev. Ed­ mund Petit, Donald Doherty and Thomas Bolger (DON PEASI.F.V PHnTfp funds. Many people are making a sacrifice to contribute to the Foundation, and we must turn those generous donations into appreciable returns for support of Catholic educational programs." In its first actions the board elected its officers Donald Doherty was chosen president; John Harding was elected vice- president; and Lee Bieder- mann was chosen to be secretary-treasurer. Also, an investment committee was chosen to prepare proposals for investment of Foundation funds. Investment committee members are John Eggum, Thomas Bolger, John Harding and James Green. Because the income of the Foundation is growing rapidly, the in­ vestment committee was asked to have proposals ready by the Jusf east ot Rt. 12 = V O L O I ' 1111: pl III III IIII III IIIII III! nil IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII' I III III 1111111HIII IrF 1 815-385-6260 FOR YOUR ADDED CONVENIENCE ... OUR DRIVE-IN WINDOW IS OPEN WEDNESDAY 9 A.M. - 2 P.M. McHENRY S A V I N G S A I 0 A• AlttCI AT I 01 J SERVING All OF GREATER McHENRY COUNTY McHenry Savings AND LOAN ASSOCIATION 1 209 North Green Street McHenry. Illinois 60050 815 385 3000 DfPOSHS iNSuPfD u° TO it': jOO BY THf FtDfRAl SAVINOS & LOAN INSURANCE CORPORATION *' s" ">v next meeting, scheduled for the second week of December. Newly elected president, Donald Doherty, announced that the board will act as a committee of the whole in recruting the Foundation Development Council. The Council will represent the grass roots leadership from all parts of the county, who will continue and extend the fund raising, publicity, and recruitment work of the Foundation. The McHenry County Catholic Education Foundation is a corporation initiated by the McHenry County Board of Catholic Education. Proceeds gained from Foundation in­ vestments will be used to support all phases of Catholic education in the county, par­ ticularly the seven parochial schools, Marian Central high school, and the Religious Education programs of the fourteen parishes. The McHenry Catholic board is responsible for the total educational mission of the church in the county, and operates as part of the Rock- ford diocesan education system. ORNAMENTAL IRON Railings-Columns- Custom Fabricating Welding & Structural Frozen Pipe Thawing STEEL SALES ADAMS BROS. (Next to Gem Cleaners) 3006 W. Rte. 120 Phone: McHenry * 385-0783