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m en tds ty9H for. an hour, they would see the backs come out of their holes frisk around in the crysâ€" shallows near the bank. But so much as lift an arm and the fish are t . .. and movement is the very of casting, bait or fly! Tuokt) Ne dropped the ph J ) Te ropped the plag m oor hugeé ir for the springs. The e is a natural for bass with its holes and shallows so well looated one would think the lake ha been designed by a bass . ‘The shallows permit the growth of reeds and lily pads, dear to the of bass, while. the holes excellent retreats when T. ::tlnn n':flll spots. an tree ‘has into the water, further the lake as a bass natâ€" ; Bass Lake â€" _ iirst attempt had tsflede;e probaâ€" This lake has been known | bly would never have tried it again. 2t thi " Hole" since pioneer| But one successful effort paves the i has it that the place| way for several unmce‘cfin} ones once teemed with great northerns and he ended the day‘s endeavors and fishermen swear up and with four of the scrap though own the species still exists| the first was the only ohe of the there, though none have been taken | lunker size, _ â€" pys is from it recollection. ; No, he didn‘t go down to the Water in the lake is as clear ag|"Pike Hole" very often year. tap since the sources are|In fact he only tried his> one springs, which bubble out of the exâ€"| more time before he his rod sandy soil of a high bluff | and reel and took down his shotgun. sitting a few hundred feet| A maximum of two casts per hour from east bank. This sandy soil|\ is not his idea of ig, not with extends <)several miles, creating A ) several river sloughs where IMigé for the springs. the pickin‘s are much ; $Ge times. | Using a six f6ot length of leader his casting line and The of supervisors voted to : go ahead 1 plans for mapping out *plans for county roads, voting in favor of a $1,000,000 bond issue, in preference|to one of $700,000 faâ€" vored time before. ': "Why, ks, the water is so full of silt t fish can‘t see but a few yards anyyway," is their thought and they are eorrect. > But they are incorrect they have a to solve and heré is how Bill K. did it at a little spring fed lake his summer cottage. It is remembering just in case you ever find yourself up against a mhdmn. M l ce t â€" 4 This lake as the H times. h "PIKE HO No, tii:l How you going to catch a fish that you and heads for the other end| of the lake before you mrrr water‘s edge* ‘his 1i problem has stumped a good Illinois anglers inasmuch are the ority are not given to being ‘ cautious in approachâ€" ing a lake or stream. oy Voh‘DT. Anita Stewart, May Allison and Mildred Harris (Mrs. Chrliofiplh)mbeln:m at the 1 theater. > 3“-!.0"» A MI law went into efâ€" fect compulsory school atâ€" tendance to the age of 16. Thomas R. Quayle was appointed truant ofâ€" ficer. § ‘They‘re a t And we hea It‘s funny clock How they all or Bnttho:j migh Rides There‘s the preddtory rich in his motor car, :i 7 lmhctsp the pike from nesar . and far, § When the breakfast dishes rattle in the kitchen pan, Every house in town coughs up a man â€" : Who beats it for the station through street| and lane, Watch in ‘hand fbr the 8:09 train. (The 1 (four verses are taken from i poem written by Burâ€" ridge D. ; published in the September 18, 1919, issue of THE PRESS.) hm-m'mu-m ow and most of them die We Thursday, Sept. 14, 1944 hey‘re a ch of real commuters, and human, still, Who ga‘ every morning on the top off the hill, And when you take a longer trip, ‘the fellows who remain _ | Are ly going to miss you on 8:09 train. t Local Events of 25 Years Ago Cast With Leader isn‘t a story about pike, walléye! It‘s a tale of bass in clear water! you going to catch a THE 8:09 TRAIN morhing how the down, y stop and look and listen town: â€" ubby ready for the 8:09 r that all the women are â€"abiding sucker, with and main, s mare for the 8:09 hotsrolle Ned neee on Ces CNEL i fm’lb‘v}": ‘ F4 Scare Other Fish | â€" When he was convinced the bass had returned from their or other sections of the lake, he slowâ€" ly rolled over on his stomach, being of himself from behind tree. . Lifting his rod jutp:mb to clear the ground, he the plug off the lily pad with a few quick turns of his reel} handle, paused a second, started his lure again, and, bingo, there was a fourâ€" pounder bouncing around at <the other end of his line. t No, he didn‘t go down to the "Pike Hole" very often last year. In fact he only tried his : m one more time before he his rod and reel and took down his shotgun. A maximum of two casts per hour But at least he has the satisfacâ€" tion of having solved the riddle of the "Pike Hole" and knows where and how he can get enough bass for supper any day he feels like doing Of course, the instant he felt the strike he set the hooks by lifting the rod tip and was up on his feet giving battle. . The ‘of the hooked fish would be etough to drive the others away, so there was no object in trying to b: in the fish and remain hidden. d the tree â€" if such a thing lcould be done. > Bill is frank in stating that if his first attempt had failed probaâ€" bly would never have tried it again. But one successful effort the way for several unsuccegsful ones and he ended the day‘s endeavors with four of the scrap though the first was the only one of the lunker size. * t y on a lily pad then retired behind a huge old cottonwood, stretching himself flat on the ground with his rod beside him. There he drowsed and philosophized on many things, including men who fish for bass, for some 30 or 40 minutes. ; | Applicantions must be filed with the regional director at the above address, and will be received until further notice. ts The necessary forms may be seâ€" cured from the regional director, Seventh U. S. 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Tuition and othet fees and educational expenses are paid as deâ€" termined by the Veterans‘ Adminisâ€" tration, and additiorial payments, including disability pension, are $80 a month for single . m $90 for married men, and $5 e for each The ‘student may : foll any course in anhy approved institution in any state, All cus tuition, laboratory, health, and other fees, books, supplies, equipment, and othâ€" er educational expenses be paid up to $500 a year, and $50 / a month for maintenance provided to stuâ€" dents without dependents pr $75 a month to those with one or imore deâ€" pendents. €" é Ti For Disabled Veterans Disabled veterans may choose speâ€" clal educational aid. if they have honorable discharges and more than 10 per cent serviceâ€"connedted disaâ€" bility which is the cause|of a voâ€" cational handicap. Such 4 veteran must be in need of vocational reâ€" habilitation to overcome handiâ€" cap.> Eligibility is deterimined by the Federal Veterans‘ Administra: All qualifying may, receive beneâ€" fits for one year, and with katisfacâ€" tory work may continue in college to a total of not more four years, ‘providing the â€"added time does not exceed that in ac servâ€" ice after Sept. 15, 1940, ex¢ept tluti a term more than half completed at expiration of time may be mpbt-‘ 2d. + tion. after discharge or end of : whichever is later, and wil in effect more than seven y yond the end of the war. . Benefits must start within ty _ Greater benefits, am* mote limiâ€" tations, are. provided under the Servicemen‘s Rudjuluficnt ct, or "G. I. Bill of Rights." ne is eligible who spent 90 dnyu r more in active military or naval |service after Sept. 15, 1940, and prior to the end of the war, WF: a disâ€" charge or release other than dishonâ€" orable, or was discharged or released because of serviceâ€"in injury. or disability, and who was under 25 when entering service, whose education was delayed, inter pted.l or interfered with ‘by t Under "G. 1. Bill" Greater benefits, and mot tations, are. provided u: Servicemen‘s Rudjuluficnt "G. I. Bill of Rights." eligible who spent 90 days Educational bu:difior' â€"servâ€" ice men and women have n set up by the state le y "G, L. Bill of Rights," and disabled vetâ€" eran legislation. TY ‘ Veterans‘ tsh Veterans‘ scholarships in the uniâ€" versity were established by the Iiliâ€" nois state legislature. Anyone is elâ€" igible who served in the , , Navy or Marine corps in Worfiin;l I or between Sept. 16, 1940, and terminâ€" ation of World War II, who when enâ€" tering service was a resident of IIliâ€" nois or a ‘student in the uniyersity, and who was honorably discharged: The scholarships provide free maâ€" triculation and tuition flot to exceed four years. | The university will enroll \veterâ€" ans whoâ€"cannot meet o colâ€" lege entrance requirements but u\ show the university re y ex aminations, tests, or that they are capable of doing universiâ€" ty work, Credit for training in the services or in colleges other than the University of Illinois is de: termined by the registrar, | MH C 1 Eemes COoe eC CEGeE t _ ~The university‘s Division of Speâ€" clal Services for War Veterans is a central ageney to study theneeds of veterans;‘inform and advise them ; adjust curricula to mee ular needs; and when educational|\ needs are not met by existing curri¢ula to artrange special cnrricuh{ and ponfer degrees. Heading the division is Prof. Sidney E. Glenn, 4 veteran of World War L {44 + Its personnel bureau is giving any veteran, whether or not he is conâ€" sidering college, free vocational and educational aptitude testy and)|counâ€" gelling service, and is coungelling veterans on problems of j ologi« cal adjustment. Appoinh;z must be made in advance. _ What‘s available for war ans at the University of now? j i T a University of Illinois Will Assist Veterans Phone H. P. 557 1 Â¥1 service. years e war, not be ars beâ€" \rewâ€"® 14E PR ESS . Applications |for disability bene fits are thro the : Veterang‘ ministration. office mflng'éufltdt tion over the individual‘s pensio Indicative of the nationalities ¢ trainees at the special training unit is a sign over the {door of Lt. C. T. Showalter, company commander ¢f Company I. [The sign in R th, Spanish, Itdlian, French and Polis reads, "Company Commander." | Bill";: or for tt University Veterâ€" an‘s scholarship can be o d from ‘the Veterans‘ Administratio or the Registrar, University of NJjâ€" nois, Urbana,. | _ =. | file. Applications under the "G. I 5»4;& 4 ind hest BUT W Were doing all we can to â€" shorten the waiting list figva Vatmers. C oX y es e es hyfi £ L ol g eb n in . they are doing it to ' "shooting eye." Long before the boys left their home base ‘to make this assault, they ate carrots, both raw and cooked, twice a day. ; | | : No one had to tell them they were bound for combat. They knew it when carrots appeared on (the menus with such regularity.> | ~ | Now the Japs have thing else to blame for their defeaty, Carâ€" rots are winning the war in the acitic. t s / Anaofft . The Marines who recaptu: Guam for the United States knew two months ago â€" that they. bound for combat, but they § dn‘t know where. _ rP | corps that when ‘the cooks start feeding the boys plenty of catrots, tiom io Poriiems an murchade me to perform a neuvers without visual referente to the earth‘s surface. Using the new Sperry instrument, however, it is now possible to accomplish under instrument conditions all possible ::oum»;.noum:‘flthwm a high degre« of safety. | The new instrument adds to & long line of Sperry fiight i ments and, as in other gyro instruments, the heart of the Afté tude Oyto is a procisely 1 It is an axiom in the Marine Ii P ‘v”” e ” a . the Aft P NK Li ONE COMBRBANY _ It is only because we finally have & merchant fleet of sufficient size hat we are now able to wage simu!â€" arteov several full scale camâ€" paigms in widély separated areas nch as Northern France, Italy, Inâ€" Gia and the South Pacific. These ffensives, all carried on at the same ime, help to shorten the war. As ng objective is gained it means that modre ships are available for the btliers that remain. In each successive invasion there .beonln!nmmddhphyofAl- od maritime might, North Africa saw 600 merchant ships while some 2,000 took part in the amphibious tault on Sicily. Keeping in mind that 4,000 shops were used in the current invasion, it is gratifying to contemplate the size of the fleet that will sail when Dâ€"Day comes for Mr. Tojo and Japan. Uarifed States with soldiers and their 1 nt. Admiral Royal E. Inâ€" communder of the Atlantic stated that had this vital line of supply been broken, the invasion w not have been possible, | most eyes are on the grim £ in France, the Merchant e is also serving the other theâ€" aters of war and bases essential to dcfrnn There are some 65 fightâ€" ing fronts and military bases scatâ€" ired about the globe â€" from lonely ireenland in the Arctic fastness to seared ports on the Persian gulf. All must be supplied regularly and &A portation job of incredible itude must be accomplished. A salary of $2,464 per year. with oyertime pay for a 48â€"hour week awaits applicants who pass U, S. Service examinations consistâ€" of a general test and mail routâ€" u# 16 or 18 (according th state law) with no maximum age Dâ€"Diay could be set For months the Merchant Marine maintained » nevygrâ€"ending supply line from this courtry to the British Isles. Conâ€" voy |after convoy sailed from the :. Bet it should not be: forgotten that! a most essential part of, the f t Marine‘s task in the invasâ€" ion Had to be completed before even the @ of 4,000 merchant ships that assembled to transport the in army to Normandy, Milâ€" li of men and tremendous quanâ€" tities of supplies were carried from in a shuttle service that will "ponfinue as long as it is necesâ€" 'ttvdmofthrohof&o@w- ican Merchant Marine in the war has been, dramatically demonstrated by on ww 25, D.C., or from e 1 postoffice. Examinations AMERICAN MERCHANT Information can be gained by iting U. S. Civil Service commisâ€" Page 5 * Sepade Â¥s