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V* A Guide To Travel By Gojan Nikolich ..This year's big Mendota Sweet Com festival is slated for Aug. 12-14 and includes a corn eating contest, a public tennis tournament, free sweet corn, parades and judging of the National Sweet Corn queen. Local yodelers and other closet performers are also slated to daizzle the crowd during an amateur talent contest. If you've ever wondered just what makes a cow good looking, visit Galena's Dairy days, ending Aug. 7, and try your hand during a judging > contest. Tractor pulls, four- wheel drive competition, ladies Softball tourneys and horseshoe contests are a few of the events set at the former Illinois mining town. Hungry folks can sample barbecues and quarter pound beef sandwiches, as well as free portions of local cheeses and milk. Southern Illinois' special food delights are featured during the Aug. 19-20 Cobden Peach festival where visitors can nibble a variety of cobbler dishes, peach and ice cream creations and still have time to watch a parade and tour the nearby Shawnee National forest. Bourbonnais will hold two food fests this year starting with the Aug. 13 Watermelon festival, which is held at Kankakaee River State park. Aug. 20 there's a curious sounding event -a "corn boil" which, though it sounds like a foot affliction, is actually an entertaining celebration where visitors can sample corn prepared in huge cauldrons at „the Kankakee State park campgrounds. Mt. Vernon in southern Illinois combines two favorite foods during its Aug. 24-27 -Sweet Corn and Watermelon .'festival. The two-day fete in­ cludes a parade headed by Governor James Thompson, ^bicycle races, and a variety show of local talent. Thirteen tons of corn will be given away to guests, as well as 1,000 ripe melons. Over 20,000 people attended last year's fest. Highlighted again this season is a public corn shucking contest and "bed races." You're asking what are bed races? Try four people shoving any old bed the length of two football fields. Who's in the bed? A lady in "sleeping at- tire"-honest. The speedy beds must have wheels. 'Anyone can „enter. September's' list of food celebrations is kicKf^off with the Labor Day weekend and the Hoopestown National Sweet "Corn festival. Antique tractor pulling contests, a demolition derby, teen dances, country and western music, parades and the Sweetheart pageant are only a few events slated for the central Illinois festival. Eight tons of sweet corn are waiting. The old Mormon settlement of Nauvoo will hold its Grape festival Sept. 2-4. A major attraction at the annual event is the French rite known as "the wedding of wine and cheese." The nuptial drama concerns the story of a boy who one day left his lunch in the cool refines of a limestone cave. Returning several days later, he .discovered that , his mid-day meal of cheese had molded in a curious but tasty way. Word quickly spread through neigh­ boring villages. The bluish curd Which had formed on the youngster's lunch soon became known as roquefort cheese. ^During the Nauvoo pageant the French boy appears again, tftis time followed by a procession of milk maids and cheese makers. Grape "cut- to*" accompany the troupe, their baskets filled with locally grown fruit. The ceremony culminates with a symbolic marriage of a groom and bride, each representing the savory compliments of wine and cheese. ji Oinkers become heroes for several days during Kewanee's Hog Capitol festival Sept. 2-5. In addition to traditional parades, barbecues (pork chops, of course), bike races and horseshoe pitching events there are some strange con­ tests for visitors. » Guests can enter a hog day stampede, which is a foot race through the center of town. A "roily bowly" tournament invites contestants to kegle on a cinder lot. And for those who have always wanted an excuse to scream and bellow, there's the "second annual Hog Calling contest." A "Pigtail contest" is •also on tap for guests who think they have the best braids in town. Melon gourmets might consider the Melon days festival in Thompson Sept. $-5 which includes a horse show, parade and free cut and served thumpers. -Sept. 7-10, if you're in the mood for meat, features the Warren county Prime Beef festival held in Monmouth. A twilight parade, noisy demolition derby, children's games, continuous en­ tertainment an<i a beef auction are scheduled. Set against the backdrop of Illinois' Amish country, the Areola Broom Corn festival has been slated for Sept. 10-11. The town of Morton celebrates its 100th birthday this year as well as the annual Pumpkin festival Sept. 14-17. Murphysboro's annual big bash Apple festival this year includes the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flying team, craft shows, parades and a circus. Guests who feel they're up to it can enter the Apple Peeling contest. Golfers might enjoy the Apple Celebrity Golf classic. This year's Miss America preliminary com­ petition, the crowning of the Apple queen, will take place Saturday. Get there Sept. 14-17. Pie gobblers should practice their stuff ahead of time this' year before entering the pie eating contest slated for the "Grundy county Corn festival" in Morris. Other events scheduled for the Sept. 30-0ct. 2 event include a teen dance, Corn queen crowning, a thirty- five piece band parade, skate board contest, Cracker Box derby, Saturday evening dinner of ham, beans and cornbread, tug of war, fireworks and kiddie parade. Entertainment on Saturday features Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass. Visitors this year can take part in the West Frankfort Apple Butter Stir festival Oct. 6. Copper kettles at (his fete are lined with silver dollars to keep the gooey apple butter from sticking. Anyone can help during the "stir". Served with biscuits and sausage. The famous Burgoo festival in Utica is slated for Oct. 9 and includes hot steaming meals of a specially prepared stew simmered in large irorf pots all day long. The burgoo dinners, along with homemade side dishes, are reasonably priced. Square dancing, fiddle music and crafts complete the day. Easier to enjoy than to pronounce, Bishop Hill's an­ nual Jordbruksdagarna will feature old time farming demonstrations such * as sorghum cutting, flax and broom corn harvesting, and public'corn picking. Once a thririag . communal religious colony founded by Swedes in the 1840's, Bishop Hill today includes several restored buildings and a blacksmith shop which houses crafts demonstrations. Dancing and mrusic takes place in an old park surrounded by a cob­ blestone sidewalk. Held Oct. 1- 2, this year's Jord­ bruksdagarna has added a special ethnic arts program coordinated by the Illinois Arts council, which features per­ forming artists of several northern European cultures. FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of August 11, 1927) Led by Alexander Jamie, assistant administrator of the Chicago district, thirty-five federal prohibition agents swept into McHenry county Saturday afternoon and raided a number of resorts, roadhouses, soft drink parlors and filling stations dispensing liquor as well as gasoline. It was the first of the federal "sponge squad" in McHenry county and considerable beer as well as liquor was con­ fiscated in the raid. The, janitors of the Com­ munity high school building as well as of the grade school building, have been busy all summer cleaning, repairing and putting the rooms into shape to meet the needs of the scholars for the coming years. New floors have been laid in the lower hall in the grade school building on Waukegan street and also in one of the lower rooms, and several hundred dollars have be«p spent for additional playground equipment which will gladden the hearts of the kiddies at the grade school. The Everett Hunter Boat Co. informs the Plaindealer that they have twelve beautiful lotus flowers which were picked in Grass Lake on Aug. 9. The beds are coming back in good shape. This will be good news to thousands of people who have made yearly visits to this wonderful bed. Three years ago during the high waters in the spring these plants were partially drowned out and for a long time it was questionable whether they would ever bloom again. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of August 12, 1937) Dec. 7 has been set as the date for the special election to All the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Edward D. Shurtleff. Governor Henry Horner last Thursday issued the order setting the date. Friends and acquaintances in McHenry were shocked to hear of the sudden and tragic death of James J. Marshall of 3104 Edina Boulevard, Zion City, which followed an automobile accident Friday evening, Aug. 6. Mr. Marshall was a former business man in McHenry and was head of the American Legion in 1934. It is almost impossible to pick up a newspaper these days without reading in glaring headlines of the death of some boy or girl caused when the bicycle on which they were riding was hit by an automobile. Parents in McHenry are urged to safeguard their children from death or serious injury in such accidents and to instruct them how to use the utmost care in avoiding injury. Mystery surrounds the attack on Mike Sheboygen who is near death in HarUand hospital, following an assault and holdup Sunday night when he was overpowered by four uniden­ tified men and robbed. The victim has been a resident of this locality for many years and is well known by the farmers, many of them for whom he has worked. Those with a taste for Ger­ man food might consider Okawville's Wurst Markt slated for Oct. 23. Held at the community park, the "markt" lets you gorge on btatwurst and sauerkraut-all you lean eat for a modest price. ' A final selection for October, if you've run out of fest-foods, might be Wayne City's Bean days. Set for the seventh and eighth, the celebration takes place east of Mt. Vernon in southern Illinois. RENTAL NO installation charge NEW fully automatic softeners TWO year option to buy with FULL rental fee deducted ONE phonecall can answer """f" PHONE 312.2SS-3393 ftnL sofiX------ per month TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO . (Taken from the files of August 21, 1952) While for the most part fun was the dominant feature of the Veterans of Foreign Wars carnival last weekend, one solemn moment was set aside Sunday night when the organization honored a 'McHenry resident and a local organization for outstanding service to their community and to their fellow men. The year's organization winner was the City Council which was awarded a plaque in recognition of the ac­ complishments of its members. The good citizenship medal was awarded to Mrs. Lina Kilday for her untiring work in aiding disabled veterans in Downey hospital and locally for the great effort put forth in assisting various fund raising drives to assist those less fortunate. The Johnsburg Tigers, state champions, ran into much class as they lost two games to the champions of Indiana, the Dixie division of Camp At- terbury. The Bi-State tour­ nament took place at John­ sburg. The Dixie boys won this one 11 to 0 and, while everybody recognized their class, it was hoped by local fans that the Tigers'could bounce back the next day. But the Dixie boys had too many big guns to toss into the fray and they won a 9 to p second game with the greatest of east. Plans are all most complete in the McHenry area schools for welcoming baek the hun­ dreds of young people who will be resuming, or beginning their education. Larger enrollments are anticipated in all five schools. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of August 16, 1967) Ringwood residents are extending every effort to assure that their second annual summer fair equals the success enjoyed last year. Ringwood Days will be held in that small, friendly community to the north on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26 and 27, on the church grounds. McHenry residents have expressed unusual interest in a very new type of promotion sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. It is in the form of back-to-school Marathon days starting Wednesday, Aug. 16, and coming to a conclusion at an undetermined time and day. Held in connection with the second annual guitar marathon at Shay's Music,-, World, the contest calls for registration in stores of participating mer­ chants by persons over the age of 16. No purchase is necessary. Last Friday the curtain fell on the second summer of the Head Start program for local youngsters who would not be able for one reason or another, to have prepared for first grade through attendance at a preparatory school. Fifty-one children were enrolled in the seven-week program con­ ducted at Hilltop school on Lincoln road. The Johnsburg Tigers defeated the McHenry Shamrocks for the second time this season by a score of 5-3. Dan Sompel and Tim Freund both went the full nine innings in the game, with Sompel gaining his fifth victory of the season. SECTION 2 - PAGE £- PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST It, lfI7 Open Prayer Line To Nation Can't Bear It Two friends were riding a bus once when one noticed that the other had his eyes closed. "What's the matter, Joe?" "Don't you feel well?" "I feel fine, it's just that 1 can't bear to see women standing." With many thousands of people turning to prayer in their search for solutions to life's difficulties, a 24-hour telephone Prayer Line has been opened to link callers from across the nation in prayer partnerships with trained volunteers in New York. By dialing 212-481-1050 at any time of the day or night, any day of the year, anyone in America will find a person' to listen sympathetically, discuss, pray and, if appropriate, provide a referral to a local source of help. This ministry is being provided by the Foundation for Christian Living, with headquarters in Pawling, NY, which opened the Prayer Line in mid-town Manhattan Tuesday, June 28, as part of the Norman Vincent Peale Telephone center. The Foundation established the Prayer Line because of the more than 80,000 written and telephoned requests for prayer it received last year. A 24-hour Dial-a-Prayer line at the Foundation's Pawling offices provides recorded prayers by Dr. Peale for those who call 914- 855-5111. "The recorded prayers provide an opportunity for people to hear a prayer by Dr. Peale himself," explained Ruth Stafford Peale, Dr. Peale's wife and general secretary of the Foundation for Christian Living. "However, we felt that some would like to go beyond that and discuss their problems with prayer partners. "It is obvious that prayer is becoming more a part of people's lives. The success of the Foundation's annual 24- hour Good Friday global Prayer Partnership is one example of this. Across the country there are increasing numbers of prayer groups of all kinds in nearly every com­ munity. So we are sure that the new Prayer Line will fill a real need that people have for prayer-and to have someone with whom to pray." , The nonprofit Foundation for Christian Living, established by Mrs. Peale nearly forty years agfr, distributes Dr. Peale's sermons and booklets and inspirational writings of others to more than 550,000 people in 120 countries. It provides literature to veterans hospitals, prisons, nursing homes and institutions as well. More than a year ago Dr. and Mrs. Peale launched a weekly question-and-answer column, There's An Answer! which is distributed at no charge to more than 550 daily and weekly newspapers. Like, all of the Foundation's other ministries, the Prayer Line is Being financed by voluntary contributions, Mrs. Peale said. In speaking recently to. Prayer Lbte volunteers, Dr. Peale satd: "What you folks are doing is one of the greatest activities in which you have ever engaged. You're helping people in their pain, their sorrow, their suffering. You're trying to wipe away their tears and put a smile on their faces. You're extending to them Christian love and making them have a feeling that they are part of the fellowship." The Rev. H. Leslie Christie, executive director of the Norman ' Vincent Peale Telephone Center, said that the Prayer Line is based on "the promise that someone will listen to everyone who calls for prayer." "Our carefully trained volunteers will talk over the problems and pray with callers/' be said. "While not profiwletal counseling, it is a counseling process, and we art setting up a nationwide reference directory of seling services, contact for crisis and specialized which we can refer Why would people oall, especially long to pray? 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