< PAGE 12 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1975 Whispering Oaks (Whispers from the "Oaks") 385-6982 Marilynn Hamilton i McGraws Help g Uncle Celebrate 1100th Birthday 5* Lowell and Marjorie *»McGraw of Wiltshire Drive /•'.recently enjoyed an unique ^experience, they attended the 1100th Birthday Celebration of t.Lowell's Uncle Oliver McGraw <at Centerville, Ind. Mr. 2*McGraw, the last of seven sons •J»of an early pioneer family of ^Fayette Coun^, Indiana, I" retired from a very special | profession as maker of bridles •• for horses. Two years ago his * little shop complete with his IMOOIS of many years was preserved as a local museum. <He is still capable of driving but y, decided recently not to renew y his license ; he does his own «£ housework and while being *1 interviewed on local TV, he "• attributed his longevity to "just keepin' on breathin." Marjorie *£ brought home three beautiful roses from a bouquet of 100 £ roses from one of his many well 5 wishers, and both Marjorie and Lowell came home with a new determination, to "just keep on Jh breathin" and try for their af century mark, too. I I? OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY H Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Provance of Morris, Illinois f> spent the weekend with Phil R and Marilynn Hamilton at their t? home on Oakwood Drive. The £ Provances came to share the celebration of the Hamilton j twenty-ninth anniversary. Mrs. H Provance is Marilynn's sister, H Nadine, who was her maid of honor on that happy day. WELCOME HOME Friends welcomed home , Jerre Reighart of Oakwood I Drive from a month long visit * to Long Island, New York, t where she visited with her J sister Mrs. Consuelo Metzgrr. Jerre's brother-in-law, I Clarence B. Metzger, recently | passed away and sisters are * very dear at times like that. CONDOLENCES Mrs. Ruth Helsdon, formerly of Whispering Oaks, passed away at a retirement home in Wauconda,on Saturday, March 8, after a long illness. Mrs. Helsdon w^s the mother of Mrs. Nina Hoym of Sussex Drive Mr. and Mrs. Helsdon will be remembered by many Oakers as they made their home with Nina and Norman for several years. Our deepest sympathy to the family. HOME FROM HOSPITAL Happy to report another successful patient is home and recovering nicely. Mrs. Ruth Zarzecki of Hampton Court recently underwent surgery at Great Lakes Naval hospital. Ruth "made history" by being the patient with the fastest removal of a pesky gall blad der, '/z hour, now that is surgery! Glad you are home, Ruth, we'll be seeing your smiling face around the neigh borhood again, soon. CHRISTENING The Jim Ericksons of Oak- wood Drive is a very close and happy family and there is nothing like a christening of another granddaughter to make a couple feel like "their cup runneth over." Mary Kathleen Erickson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Erickson of Cary, was christened March 2. It was a marvelous party attended by Grandma and Grandpa, Uncle Mike and Great Uncle and Aunt, Fred and Emily Erickson, also of Oakwood Drive. VACATIONERS RETURN The early hint of Spring for Whispering Oaks i§. the return of happy brown vacationers from Florida. The Joseph Stemms of Chesterfield Drive are home safe and sound from their stay in Fort Lauderdale. The Stemms enjoyed the unique experinece of returning by auto-train. Travellers have the luxury of meals, delightful travel entertainment, late evening buffet and no driving worries as the car travels right with you, the Stemms en thusiastically report. NEW RESIDENT Mrs. Clara Goode, formerly of Chicago, is the newest resident of Whispering Oaks. She is making her home with her daughter and son, Mary and Joe Stemm of Chesterfield Drive. Welcome, Mrs. Goode. GARDENCLUB The Whispering Oaks Garden Club is a very busy, ambitious group of ladies. They unanimously approved the project of beautification of the community center grounds. The ladies also launched plans for their third annual plant sale set for Saturday, May 10, to be held at the community center. This is an affair that all gar deners look forward to, for purchasing new plantings for their spring gardens. The club president, Mrs. Gladys Erickson, reminded your reporter that all gardeners do not have to be "big dirt gar deners" to enjoy growing things, Condo gardeners can enjoy all sorts of projects, from flower pot gardens to "Gutter Gardening", the latest. All that is needed is the desire to beautify your surroundings .The enjoyment can be doubled by sharing the love of, and the know how of gardening with others. Anyone interested in joining the Garden Gals may contact the membership chairman, Mrs. Fred Erickson of 917 Oakwood Drive. Just a reminder, that Saturday March 15, is the St. Patrick Pot-luck" at the Whispering Oaks community center. Those lucky enough to have attended many of the famous pot-luck suppers before will be eager to attend. Supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. and an evening of fun is planned for later. Mrs. Charlotte Herrig of Oakwood Drive is chairman. RED CROSS The Red Cross is a voluntary organization. Over 1.5 million volunteers serve in the nation's communities. Last year the American Red Cross aided the victims of more than 25,000 disaster situations. The agency collects nearly four million units of blood annually. HELPING .PAWS 815-459-2641 by Nancy Hanson The Egyptians were the first people in history to have I REMEMBER THE SOOE OLE SATS & From jean Rols Laamanen, Baraga, Michigan: I remember when as a child in 1918 I heard bells and sirens blasting The noise was so loud you couldn't hear anyone talking 1 had been playing house in the back yard. I ran in the house crying and I screamed to my mother. "What is happening?" "Is the world coming to an end?" "No, my child," she answered "This is a wonderful day One that you will never forget The war is over Soon your two uncles will be coming home from Fran ce. There will be no more fighting." She had tears in her eyes. This was around eleven o'clock in the morning. We had a hurried lunch, and the rest of the afternoon was spent in town There were parades, laughter, and everyone was so happy. What a wonderful day. This was sup posed to be the end of all wars We came home and we were so happy to wait for our two uncles to come home safe Wouldn't these people that rejoiced so that this was the end of ail wars turn in their graves to see that these wars still keep on going on and on? (You can shar* your memories of y«»t«r- doy with others through this column. The Old Timer, 100 East Main St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601.) THERMOMETER A meat thermometer is the best way to tell when a roast is done. Place it as near to the center as possible, in the thickest part of the roast. The tip should not touch bone or fat. Generally, beef is considered rare when roasted to 140 degrees, medium at 160 and well done at 170. domesticated cats. They caught and tamed the Kffir cat, a small, wild cat found in Asia and Africa. To the Egyptians, cats were sacred and were worshipped. These cats made their way to England and Scotland and mated with the native cats there, producing the breed of shorthair cats now common in Europe and America. This breed, although descendants of royal ancestry, are referred to as alley cats. Persians or Angoras have long hair and originated in Turkey. Manx cats have little or no tail. They are from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea. Sailors probably brought these cats to America as presents for their wives or sweethearts. Before 1900, Siamese cats were only owned by Siamese Kings and Priests. These cats have dark brown faces, ears, legs, and tails on a pale fawn body and deep blue eyes, There are some brown Siamese cats. Calico cats refer to tortoise shell, three-colored catsr. The female is generally tortoise shell with patches of black, orange, and cream. The male is almost always red or sandy. The Tabby cats come from Atabi, a street in Bagdad, where moire silk was made. The silk was called atabi (later taffeta) and the markings on these cats were said to resemble the atabi silk. Helping Paws is begging for volunteers to take in an animal until it can be adopted. If you could take in only one cat or dog, Helping Paws will pay for its food and medication. The Helping Paws office is open Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m. Call 815-459-2641. COOKING CHEESE One cardinal rule to remember when cooking with cheese: a little cooking at low heat Cheese, like other protein foods, is toughened by high heat and overcooking SELECTED FOR HUMANITIES PROGRAM - Erwin Cornelius, Political Science and Foreign Language instructor at MCC, Mary Kurtzman, English and literature, and David Hill, chairman of the Social Science division; and Charles Ham, (not pictured) English and literature; were selected by the Illinois Humanities council to discuss with the public in McHenry county a policy issue which centers around the "growth, no growth" debate. This is a major issue emerging in the U.S., and especially in McHenry county. Joining the four MCC faculty members will be former MCC instructor. Dr. Wesley Vos, professor at DePaul university. The discussions will start next month. A donation is requested when you adopt an animal through this column. For your protection, adoption contracts should be filled out at the time you adopt an animal. A purebred Shepherd, needs attention during the day, 9 month old male, black and tan, housebroken, good with children, and has DHL shot. Call 815-338-7033. These three puppies are 5 weeks old, Shepherd mix puppies, all black and brown, two males and one female. Call 815-385-7688. These two are both 3 months old, have DHL shot and are very smart: One is a Terrier mix, male, with black and white smooth hair. The other is a possible Sheepdog mix, female with fluffy hair, white with black spots. Call 312-526- 7095. Gray and white, 2 year old, neutered male, long hair, housebroken, good with children, tolerates dogs. Call 312-381-5764 after 4:30. Gray with black stripes, white under chin, neutered young adult male, has DHL shot, leash trained, does not tolerate other pets. 312-526-7953. Calico female, about 1 year old, outside cat, good mouser. Call 815-459-1723. Sealpoint Siamese female, adult, good with children, has DHL shot. Call 815-385-7688. Orange and white, long hair, neutered male, about 1 year old, has shots and has been groomed. Call 312-428-3447. Gray and white adult male with good disposition. Call 815- 338-5670. Black with brown stripes and white under neck and down the nose, female, adult, short hair, housebroken. Call 815-459-7379. Gray and white tiger stripes, 9 month old female. Call 815- 385-6925. Large, all black cat, lovely disposition, neutered 1 year old male, housebroken and good with children. Call 815-459-7854. Manx, gray and white, 6 month old male, housebroken and friendly. Call 815-658-4103. LOST AND FOUND Found: Collie-Shepherd mix, female about 1 year old, black with gold front legs and white on back legs, medium length fur. Found about 2-14-75. Call 385-6695. Lost: Mixed wirehaired Terrier, 2 year old female, rust and white, wearing a chain collar and tag. Lost 2-27 in McHenry. Call 385-4937. 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