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c And Bits Described By Pastor On Gulf Coast You want a few samples of life on the Gulf Coast friend? OK, read on now that I have your attention. I went into a bank here in Ocean Springs yesterday to cash a traveler's check. The young lady who was teller was an obliging sort of gal so I asked for a 1975 calendar. "Oh!" said she, "we don't have calendars but would you like a nice orange? We give oranges at Christmas." She handed me a great big orange such as you pay 10 to 15 cents for around home. It is so large 1 shall halve it and eat it with a spoon. Then the bank of my friend, Glen Swetman, is advertising that if you come in the 23rd or 24th they will give you a shrimp cocktail. There used to be a bank in Wilmette where we had our account, that made the "Season" bright with coffee and Christmas cookies during the holidays. Some one drop me a postal card and tell me what is on the menu at the local banks in McHenry. I dropped in at the Biloxi library the other day to browse while the garage worked on my car. The good ladies who run the library have many friends. They visit with them in study and reading disturbing tones. You cannot miss snatches -- one I caught was - "My mother used to say thank God He didn't give me all the fool things I used to pray for!" (Clergy, here is a note to comment on next Sunday.) To pass the time down here and get in on cheaper food I joined the Open Mess at the Officers' club here at Keesler field, the great air base. I am a retired Air Force officer. We stopped by for dinner last Wednesday and as the Happy Hour was on the wane dropped in for a martini before dinner. The place was emptying out but remnants of the hors d'oeuvres were still on the table. A very genteel and wary mouse ap­ proached from the sidelines for a bash at the crumbs that had fallen on the polished floor. As Legal Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF FLORENCE M. HARKER, formerly known as FLORENCE M. YOUNG, Deceased, FILE NO. 74-P-383 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 194 of the Probate Act, of the death of the above named decedent and that letters of Administration With Will Annexed were issued on December 9, 1974, to Sallie J. Peters, 403 N. Belmont Ave., Arlington Heights, 111., whose attorney of record is Allan Peters, 202 E. Wing St., Arlington Heights, 111. Claims may be filed within 6 months from the date of issuance of Letters and that any claim not filed within that period is barred as to the estate which is inventoried within that period. Claims against said estate should be filed in the Probate office of the Clerk of said Court, County Court House, Wood­ stock, Illinois, and copies thereof mailed or delivered to said legal representative and to said attorney. MARGARET O'NEIL Clerk of the Court (Pub. Dec. 13, 20 & 27, 1974) DIAL-A-DEVOTION Hear God's Word Whfcrever You Are. SPONSORED BY: GUETTLER'S SERVICE STATION KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE CHAPEL the little * Mexican bar maid went abo>ut waiting on tables she neared friend mouse. He took off for the sidelines leaving behind a squealing waitress and delighted officers. After we got down here I wrote a shop in McHenry asking for some things we needed; they were shipped down by United Parcel and unfortunately collect. (My credit really isn't that bad). However, the only address I gave was General Delivery for I expected the shipment by parcel post. One day when I was up town shopping, the United Parccel man was making a delivery to a shop I was in. He knew everyone there and finally he asked the lady - "Do you know any Hanner around here? I have a collect package here for Hanner, general delivery." J How we both happened to hit that shop at the same time I cannot figure out but there we were. I gladly paid the charge and hurried home with the needed articles to Mrs. Han- ner's relief, delight and amazement. It is all in the day's work, I suppose. I found there was no Episcopal chaplain at Keesler field so now I am taking care of the Episcopalians there and giving them a service each week. This I am happy to do. The housekeeper springs to life in Mrs. H. It is warm and mild and sunny today so she is washing our four windows, 66 degrees up town. The morning paper carries the news that an airman from Keesler field was walking along Pass road near Edgewater drive in Biloxi, a car called "look out" and when he looked they shot at him twice woun­ ding him on the lower lip. He was treated at the Base Legal Notice NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on December 5, A.D. 1974, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as McHenry County Electronic Security Systems, located at 4406 Ashley Drive, McHenry, Illinois 60050. Dated this 5 day of Decem­ ber, A.D. 1974. Vernon W. Kays County Clerk (Pub. Dec. 13, 20, & 27, 1974) * • » . « » » « . . . . . . . . a • • • • • • • • • * * HERE AND THERE I.N. BUSINESS W eather-By-Phone Offered Public By Area Firm Tom Mathews, head of T.P. Mathews, Realtors, and of T.P. Mathews Gallery of Homes, has done something about the weather others only talk about. He has provided an exclusive Weather-By-Phone service by agreement with the General Telephone company for residents of McHenry county. For county residents the telephone number to call is 1- 728-8123; for Wonder Lake, 8- 8123. During this holiday season the weather forecast is prefaced by a holiday greeting for callers, by Mr. Mathews himself. Another service is Gallery of Homes, a national referral service for folks planning to SERVICE NEWS move into and away from McHenry county. The service has 1,300 offices and 15,000 real estate sales representatives for the convenience of both buyers and sellers of real estate. The informations is provided by the National Weather Service is updated four times daily and oftener as necessary under sevenr weather con­ ditions. / Several telephone lines have been connected to enable simultaneous calls to be an­ swered. During periods of PAGE 13 - PLAINDEALER heavy phoning, weather in­ formation may be automatically shortened to give the current forecast and the most pertinent facts in the forecast, while allowing nearly twice the number of incoming calls to be answered. The FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27,1974 message automatically returns to its normal length to include the extended forecast when the number of calls lessens. Despite the short routes and quick cures, there's no ... easyway to anything that is • J# worth much. hospital and released. It happens anywhere. There are lots of libraries around here. The library at Keesler field is open and used terribly hard - it tends to be more technical and there are few new books. The library in Biloxi, to which I referred, is well equipped both in late fiction and non-fiction. Here in Ocean Springs the local library is a branch of the county library service and if I can get over to Pascagoula where the head library is we can get at least one picture to hang on our bare walls to keep company with our little Christmas tree and its wooden ornaments. Have a good healthy, happy, solvent 1975, everybody! Bill Guagush Named Senator At University Eastern Illinois university's student body at Charleston has elected twenty new student senators to one-year terms. Bill Gaugush of McHenry was one of the senators elected and will begin his term Jan. 23. Senators are elected by "district" so they will represent the entire student body, fraternities and sororities, residence halls, off- campus housing, university apartments and commuters and the student body at large. Two other branches make up THOMAS E.AMANN Navy Seaman Recruit Thomas E. Amann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Amann of 1102 N. River, McHenry, has graduated from recruit training at the Naval training center, San Diego. The training included instruction, fire fighting, close order drill, first aid and Navy history. He is scheduled to report to RM, Class A, school NTC in San Diego, Calif., 92133, and would like to hear from his friends at* that address. student government at Eastern -- legislative and judicial. According to its constitution, student government is designed "to promote student welfare and responsibility and to ^provide an instrument of student expression on any subject..." % - Mount Hope Church United Methodist 1015 W. Broadway Pistakee Highlands Rev. Len Schoenherr Sunday Worship 11a.m., Sun; day School, 9:45 a.m. ' Faith Presbyterian Church West of the Outdoor Theatre John O. Mclntyre, Pastor Corporate Worship -10:30 a.m. Church School Grades 1-9-9:00 a.m. Pre-School -10:30 a .m. ! THINK ABOUT IT! j BOB JUSTEN Ja;.us was one of the gods in Roman mythology. He was pictured with two faces, one looking ahead, the other backwards. It is certainly appropriate for Jan­ uary, the first month of the year, to be derived from the name of Janus. January first is an ideal time to look back, but it is far more important to look ahead. Worry, regret, disappointment and other negative thoughts of the past can and should be replaced with positive thoughts of hope, faith, trust and confidence as we look ahead. The New Year represents opportunity. Challenge. We can only make the most of it if we show less concern for what lies behind us and intelligently motivate our thinking and action to that which lies ahead. As we sincerely say "Happy New Year" to you, we fervidly hope you glance back to the past ONLY to chart a new course ahead, cheerfully facing the full view of all possible pleasantries in the year ahead. GEORGE R. JUSTEN FUNERAL HOME* 3519 W. Elm St., McHenry, Illinois * ON ALL "MOUNTAIN KING" and "MR. CHRISTMAS" TREES • ON ALL • LIGHTS '• GARLAND ORNAMENTS indoor & outdoor • WREATHS • TRIM • LAWN DECORATIONS IARIENS SNOW THROWER SALE UNTIL JANUARY 1 FRE ELECTRIC SIART WORTH 74.95 WITH AW SALE Brookwood Garden Center 4 5 0 5 W R T E 1 2 0 M c H E N R Y 8 1 5 3 8 5 4 9 4 9 O p e n M o n . - F r i . 9 t o 9 , S a t . 9 t o 6 , S u n . 1 0 t o 6 First Baptist Church 509 N. Front St. 385-0083 Virgle L. Chappell Bible Study - Sunday School 9:30 a .m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Training Union ; 6:00 p.m Interpretation for Deaf at all Services. Special Spanish Services. Wednesday, Prayer Service. 7:30 p.m. St Paul's Episcopal Clurch 3706 W. St. Paul's & Green Rev. Arthur D. McKay, Vicar 385-7690 Sunday Services - Holy Eucharist - 8 a.m., Family Eucharist, 10 a.m. Church School & Coffee Hour. Wed­ nesdays - Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Friday - Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Why celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of the next? It seems a strange custom, yet there is a good reason for it. Few, if any of us, have come even close to perfection in the year just ending. So we look ahead toward 365 brand- new days, blank pages in the next chapter of our lives. What will we do with them? On the eve of a New Year, most of us certainly have the desire to try harder, to be better people. But even while we are saying, "Off with the old and on with the new," we are also clinging to the good in the days gone by. As we renew old friendships, we thank God for those friends, for the Faith he has given us, for life itself. And, in the midst of revelry, we start the year the best way of all: We go to church. Sunday Isaiah 7.10-14 Monday Isaiah 9:1-6 Tuesday Micah 5:1-4 Wednesday Luke 2:1-14 Thursday Matthew 2:13-23 Fridoy Hebrews 1:1-6 Saturday Titus 3:4-7 Copyright 1S74 Keister Advertising Service, Inc., Strasburg, Virginia Scriptures Selected By The American Bible Society St John the Baptist Catholic Church Johnsburg Rev. Leo Bartel, Pastor Rectory Phone 385-1477 Convent Phone 385-5363 Sat., night-8:00p.m. Mass Sun., Masses: 7,9,10:30,12:00 Nativity Lutheran Church 3506 E. Wonder Lake Rd. Box 157 Phone 653-3832 Wonder Lake, Illinois Sun , Worship 8 and 10:30 a.m. ' Sunday School -9a.m. (Nursery Facilities Available) St. Peter's Catholic Church Spring Grove, Illinois Rev. Kilduff, Pastor Phone 815-675-2288 MASSES: Daily 8a.m. Saturday -7:30p.m. Sunday-7a.m.,9a.m., 11a.m. First United Methodist Church 3717 West Main Street Church phone 385-0931 Ralph Smith, Pastor Parsonage Phone: 385-1352 Worship Services Sunday Morning-9:30 & 10:45 Church School - 11:00 a.m. Sunday Church of God Greenleaf Ave at Fairfield Dr Island Lake School services: Sunday School-lOA.M Church Service -11 a.m. Evangelistic Service -7p.m. Telephone: 312-526-8056 St Mary's Catholic Church Rev. Eugene Baumhofer Sat., Eve., Mass -5 p.m. Fulfills Sun., obligation. Sunday Masses - 6:30,8,9:30, 9:45,10:45,11,12 noon. Alliance Bible Church 3815 W.John St. Rev. Gerald Robertson Sunday School -9:45 A.M Service -11:00 P.M. Service -7:00 Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 8:00 p.m. Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints Lester W. Moore Branch President Phone: 312-658-5847 Meetings held at * 820 Darlington Lane in Coventry School in Crystal Lake, 111. SundaySchool-10:30 every Sun. Sacrament Meeting-12 Noon 1st Sun. of Month 5:00p.m. other Sundays George R. Justen Funeral Home 3519 W. Elm Street McHenry, 111. 385-2400 Glaviano's Interiors & Palatine Miliwork 385-3764 or 385-3765 414 S. Route 31 Just North of McHenry Floral Brake Parts Co. P.O. Box 11 McHenry. Ill 385-7000 Ace Hardware 3729 W. Elm Street McHenry, 111. 385-0722 Tonyan Construction Co. 1309 N. Borden Street McHenry, 111. 385-5520 Christ The King Catholic Church 5006 E. Wonder Lake Road Wonder Lake, Illinois Sunday Masses: 8,10a.m. and noon. Eve., Mass: 8p.m. Fulfills Sunday Obligation. Ringwoocf Methodist Church Ringwood, Illinois Rev. Ruth Wegner Res. 648-2848 Church 653-6956 Sunday-9:30 a.m. Church Ser­ vice. Church School Also at 9:30 ML Chain O'LakesEvangeical Covenant Church 4815 N. Wilmot Rd. Rev. Mitchell Considine Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Church Phone - 497-3000 Parsonage - 497-3050 Christian Science Society Lincoln Road and Eastwood Lane Sunday Service - 10:30a.m. Sunday School - 10:30a.m. Wed. Eve., Meeting Every Third Wed.-8:00 p.m. Wonder Lake Bible Church 7501 Howe Road, Box No. 2 Rev. Richard N. Wright, Pastor SUNDAY: 9:30 a.m. Sunday ;School - 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship Service - 6:00 p.m. Bible Fellowship flour 7:30 p.m. High School Youth Fellowship. Nursery care provided WEDNESDAY: 7:30p.m. Midweek Prayer and Praise Service FRIDAY: 7:00 p.m. AW ANA Young Group St Patrick's Catholic Church Rev. Edmund Petit, Pastor Rev. Michael Douglas, Assoc., Pastor Sat., Eve. (Sun., obligation fulfilled 5 p.m*)'Sunday 7:15; 8:30,9:45, lland 12:15 Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church 404 N. Green St. Rev. Roger W. Schneider Phone 385-7786 or 385-4030 Family worship and Sunday School - 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Nursery facilities available. St Francis National Catholic Church Flanders Rd., east of Ringwood Rd., Sunday Masses - 10 a.m. Father L. Dobranski - Pastor Spring Grove Church United Methodist, 8102 N, Blivin, Spring Grove, 111. Rev. Len Schoenherr - Pastor Sunday Worship - 9 a.m. Sunday School - 10:15 a.m. McHenry County Friends Meeting (Quaker) 1st & 3rd Sundays, 10:30 A.M. for information call: 815-385-3872 or 312-683-384 Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 4206 W. Waukegan Rd. (W. Rt. 120) Rev. Herman F. Graef 385-0859 385-1616 Sunday Worship - 7:45 and 10:30 Nursery Services provided at 10:30. Education for Eternity Sunday School - Children and Youth, 9 a.m. First National Bank of McHenry ,,3814 W. Elm Street McHenry, 111. 385-5400 McHenry Savings & Loan 1209 N. Green Street McHenry, Ill.-SSS-aoOft Locker's Flowers 1213 Third Street McHenry, 111. 385-2300 The Bath Shop 3012 W. Rte. 120 McHenry, 111. 385-0048 McHenry State Bank 3510 W. Elm Street McHenry, 111. 385-1040 Peter M. Justen Funeral Home 3807 W. Elm Street McHenry, 111. 385-0063 Guettlers Service, Inc. 818 N. Front Street McHenry, 111. 385-9831 A Mitchell Sales, Inc. Buick - Olds - Opel 903 N. Front McHenry 385-7200 The McHenry Plaindealer 3812 West Elm Street McHenry, Illinois 60050 Coasfe to Coast Hardware 4400 W. Rte. 120 McHenry Market Place 385-6665