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... J rjfc;"- JJj #;•>^• J- '» V iff; BACON'S Ti strip >: _„_ ?; "if ZEKE" BACON, J* ':**» Woodstock High School, sponsors a the District Tournament at St. i., Mary's, got a terrible break in the v*. - f*- weather when the snow storm tied op ft-^•"' t*ie entire countryside late Saturday f:> and prevented the usual packed house '!•' '*x for the finals Saturday night. fHE M'HENRY PLAINDEALER, THURSDAY, MARCH 12,1931 f ^ Eddie Freund, ex-member of the Forester Bowling league, joined forces with the Spring Grove bowlers when r .j Sr4'* they invaded the Palace Alleys lajt .. . week and had the pleasure of leading , them with a neat 575 count. Must be the climate .with him*. Jimmy Fay was scheduled to appear on the Bridge program but the mm;? *vV% condition of his arm, injured while playing basketball, prevented his appearance. It is rumored that Jimmy's fighting days are over but the exfighting- milkman thinks otherwise. The heavy snowstorm of last weekend robbed-the MAACS of a chance to close their season at home. The Skokie Reds, old time rivals featuring Hank Binder, former Northwestern football star, and Bud Frazer, were to appear here in a specially arranged match but the roads were so impassable the game had to %e called off. » Eddie Schmitt didn't fare so well in his first appearance in the ring as an amateur wrestler if victory aline is considered but to those who know the inner side of the wrestling game appears that he has all the makings of a future champ. There is no doubt about his strength and with a little tutoring to teach him how to use his strength to his advantage the lad should go places. Dundee had rather a singular honor la this year's district tournament when they placed their entire team and one substitute on the All-tournament team. Ten men were chosen in all leaving four places for the other teams to fill. Stone and Krause of Woodstock, O'Dell of Haravrd And Bill Bahrens of Hebron were J the other players picked. ' Watch the date for the second Irish- Dotch bowling match. John Bolger is still itching to get revenge for the trimming handed his Irishers by Bevo John and his German crew last month and is out to seek revenge. Bevo may have talked the Firemen out of the same but when it comes to matching blarney with the sons of Erin it is a different matter/ AT BStDGK LAST WSK Wiwllht Steals Show Aa Fans Cheer Talaber--Schmitt Loesa In Mat Debut ,• The second athletic show at the Bridge last week again went over in big style as the large crowd assembled, cheered the efforts of the amateur boxers and wrestlers secured by Promoter Giese to furnish entertainment for the fans of McHenry and Lake counties. The wrestling matches, of which there were three, again stole the show with Frank Talaber, son of the former great Lou Talaber, taking a hard earned decision over VanHerrick of the Swedish A C, Chicago. The victory was a popular one as the winner worked his way firmly into the hearts of the fans in his first appearance here two weeks ago. Eddie Schmitt of Johnsburg, in his debut, lost a hard tussle to Dick Burke of Hamlin Park A C when the Irisher wore him down and then used his weight to pin the less experienced local man in 6 minutes and 43 seconds. Schmitt gives promise of becoming a success .in the mat game providing he has tho proper, instructions to enable him to use his great amount of strength in the proper manner. FOURTH IN DISTRICT In t)i» other mat b"«t on tte cord Tlther iltdjfferalt In the K. C. league the Bbigers cinched things by taking three straight from Kelly's five and stretched their lead over the rest of the field to nine games. With but tfhree games left to roll they are assured of first money. Gus Freun^'s five stepped into the running for second place by taking two out of three from their fellow cellar neighbors ,the Winkel clan. Next Monday night doses the season for the Knights. The>» Firemen rolled the Dutch, Bevo John Freuhd's teatn, last week and what a match it was! The first game was won by the fire fighters by the very narrow margin ten pins, which, after all, was tfee game at which they were striving. Turning an about face in the second round the Dutch came through with & twentyone pin win and thereby gained an eleven pin lead. With this under their belts they proceeded to outbowl and out-talk the "smoke eaters" and walked away with the third and last game by 59 pins, more than enough to give them a well earned victory. McHenry high placed fourth in the district which isn't so bad when every Ihmg is considered. Dundee was conceeded first place without an argument. Woodstock placed second by staging what should be considered a comeback after their poor showing this year. Hebron gave Marengo a real run for conference honors and took third place by virtue of a twopoint victory over McHenry in the Charles Hibc-r, Hapilir. Park, defeated Frank Feld stone, Coulson's gym, Chicago, in the second period. The first nine minutes passed without a fall being gained but Hiber managed to pin down his opponent after two minutes and 33 seconds of the first three minute overtime had elapsed. - In the windup of the boxing card Merriman of Waukegan trounced Rusty Hoskins of Genoa City. The classy Merriman made Hoskins look like a beginner as he did everything but wipe up the mat with him. Hoskins didn't land a solid punch but took plenty of Merriman's left jabs, enough of them that they made an impression on him and had him in a bad way before the end of the third round. The semi-windup produced a more evenly matched bout with Bob Hermance of Genoa City and George Madole of Libertyville fighting four rounds of intense-action with the decision going tp the Wke county lad when Hermance tired \ badly in the forth stanzai The first round went to Madole but Hermancevthen found himself and punished his man enough in the second to more than even things. The third round was about even. The judges then pullea the surprise act when they called the match a draw and forced the extra round to be fought. Hermance, fighting his first battle in over six months, was unequal to the task of standing up to the pace set by Nadole and nearly fell by the wayside. Twas a plucky bout all the way and deserving of the plaudits of the fans. In the other prelims Tommy Schelinberg of Grayslake, subbing for Allia Baur of McHenry, stepped up and handed A1 Campbell of his home town a three round trimming. It was a slugging match all the way and was Tommy's bout with the exception of the opening round which Campbell captured by a shade. In the other bout Stanley Duda of Great Lakes handed the cop conqueror from Zion, Bob Stewart , a sound drubbing. It was the first attempt at fighting within the squared circle for the Stewart lad, who recently jumped into prominence when he resented a Zion officer's protest at his smoking and proceeded to fit his actions to his words. Stewart couldn't seem to find himself and took a lot of punishment as the result. He was down on the mat but was up again before any counts could Wmade. Better luck next time. The next show at the Bridge is scheduled for March 27 and will bring together another group of well matched athletes. These bouts are held under the supervision of the A A U and will offer the fans their monies worth in entertainment. Watch for the program. Glides Through In Easy Fash- * f ** To Take First PheJ-^ Beat Woodstock 73-24 » Jf' UcCrackon's group of scrappy tittle capers managed to take fourth place home with them following the hectic tournament at St. Mary'* l««t week. Woodstock's rejuvinated Blue and White put the locals out of the running for the championship by trimming them 26-21 in the semi-finals Saturday afternoon and the MCHS again went down to defeat in the consolation event that evening when Hebron nicked them by two points, 21-19. Dundee, unanimously picked as the winner since the beginning of the season, came through with colors waving in the breeze and easily romp ed over their fellow finalists* Wood stock, in the big game of the tournament. The score of the finals was 73-24 and might have been worse. Dundee had too much class for any of the other teams to matclr. From the very beginning it was Just a question as to whom would finish closest to the top. Woodstock and their plucky coach, Larry Dale, deserve a lot of praise for their splendid comeback after a seasor.. In fighting . "Sop • ife- THE COMMUNITY AND ITS BAMS R. C. STEPHENSON their way to the finals they had to defeat Marengo and McHenry, both of whom had better records than the Blue and White throughout the regular season, Marengo being the conference Champs. McHenry defeated Huntley and Richmond before running into the stumbling block in the shape of Woodstock, fresh from their victory over Marengo, and succumbing to the confident spirit that had been aroused by the previous victory. Krause and Seagrist proved to be too hot on offense for the local defense to function properly and with their defense weakened by the absence of Patzke, there was nothing to do but go down fighting in defeat. In the consolation event the Hebron Green and White squad, holders of second place in the county conference," downed the Mac men in a heart-breaker, 21-19. McHenry's regulars were •sadly fatigued and failed to exhibit the old zip that has carried them through so many games this season. The subs were an Improvement over the regulars but didn't have the necessary confidence to carry . them through to the top. This is the second time this year that McHenry has been defeated by the Cranemen by the narrowest of margins. Fans should feel satisfied that the locals rank with the best of them in the county and should congratulate the boys on their splendid showing after the disastrous setback suffered when the 3°38 of Patzke took place. McCracken certainly made a wonderful showing and built up a team of which the community should feel proud. He replaced Patzke with indifferent material a short time before the big event of the year and yet the team, inferior to that which represented the Orange and Black earlier in the season, came through and put over a moral vietecy. Semi-Finals * WOODSTOCK-- Stone, # 0 0 Gibson, f .0 0 1 Seagrist, f ......... 4 8 1 Larson, f 0 I Krause, C ................ 5 1 2 Brown, g --...0 1 2 Knell, g --0 1 4 Anderaott, fr 0 0 consolation event. And McHenry came in fourth with the remains of a team that was but a patched remnant of the five that McCracken had molded together after a season of hard work. Lack of substitutes proved costly and but supported the old adage that a chain is no stronger than its weakest link. m DOLLAR DAT at ALTHOFF'S Hardware Stored CAKE COVER, with wood tray, - $1.00 PYREX UTILITY DISH, large fl QA SEEDS, 10c pkgs., your choice 14 for $1.00 --1 BREAD BOX, enameled, large size __ ALUMINUM TEA KETTLES, 8-qt WHITE ENAMEL 12-qt. PAH. and DIPPER STEP LADDERS, 5-ft., well braced „ HAIR FLOOR BRUSH, 14-in. . . " CLOTHES BASKET and 6 do*. Pin* HIGH GRADfc SPAR and FLOOR VARNISH, your choice. ner trallon $1.98 (One gallon to a customer) . HEAVY ALUMINUM KETTLES, Udff Dollar Day $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 DISH PANB, green enameled, 14-qt. 10* 40* Win. H. Althoff Hdwe Main St. and U. "S. 12 By ROME C. STEPHENSON Pr*sUr*t Amtrieam Bamktrs XimcMm While upon the lndlv1(^i&! bankers ttoere rests without qualification the dl> rect responsibility for the prudent, hon- . est conduct of their institutions, nevertheless the soundness of banking as a practical matter ot fact is a community problem in which the public has a part to play as well as bankers and government officials charged with the supervision of banks. In the first place, the assets of a bank, outside its government bonds, consist mainly ot loans to business men and of Invest* ments in* securities created by corporate enterprises. The deposits ot a bank are not kept in the vaults as idle cash but are employed in these loans and investments to earn the money to pay the expenses of the bank so that it can render services to its customers and also pay them interest on such deposits as bear interest. If there were no such thing as unsound business men or enterprises there would be no such thing as unsound assets in a bank. It is of course the unquestioned duty of the banker to choose only sound loans and investments, but the difficulty of such judgment, and human judgment is never infallible, is plainly increased in such times and under such conditions as we have been passing through, with many businesses not making expected earnings and therefore hampered in meeting ttielr obligations. Unfortunately some Invest' ments and loans created by persons outside the banks which found their way into the banks in a relatively few instances have reflected the unwise business policies and conditions that became more than usually prevalent in onr business activities and contribu* ted to the difficulty of banking. The vast bulk of bank assets, however, are 100 per cent aoand above all question. HOW= ,w McHENRY--> Vycital, f .... D Chamberlin, f 0 Frisby, f ... 1 Anderson, g 8 Peterson, c v .-,,1 Brittain, g t...TTr,t-„.T-,„.0 Segel, g .... Wegener, tg 10 611 110 OMselatfaa 'IflSBROfM. Oglesby, f «. G. Behrens, f W. Behrens, e Beckenbau, g , Ellison, g ....... Stewa*t»g McHENRYVycitalj f Peterson, f _...„ Frisby, f Chamberlin, f 0 Anderson, c .1 Brittain, g 0 Segel, g J2 Wegener, g " Btnce Nickels was the recipient ot a nbvel form of greetings from a former McHenryite when he received a radio message relayed by amateur station K7ARL of Wrangell, Alaska. The message was picked up by another amateur at St. Louis, Mo., and was then mailed to Bruce. The metsage is from Dick Batten, one of the organizers of the McHenry Rifle Club and a former secretary. It reads as follows, "Best wishes to the gang. Dick" No doubt other members of the club will be pleased to hear from a former companion. r r NOTICE *; : fhtfe irfl be a meetfafc tfce Broadway Bums, Tuesday evening, Match 17, at* 7:30, ae the McHenry Laundry. All interested in the activities of the Bums are urged to attend. CARL TH0R8BLL. Yjrfrtw »f Maaikint Hannequln" or "manikin' literal ty »esns a little man. Sometlmse the tern la applied to a dwarf or very wmW pereoa, hot more eften it refers to the lay models used by artists, tatless and dreessaakers. Models of the to df oasliate the of the various organ* are alee celled •xebaage. ' • ' •Hard Boiled" vs. "E««y" Banker In another aspect the people of the community have a part to play in maintaining the soundness of their banks, and that is through the medium of patronage. The existence of a bank is dependent on public patronage. It only those banks were patronized in which the most csrafttl policies were practiced and the most conscientious and able "men in charge, it would go tar toward maintaining the standards ot banking. If business men In a community when refused loans by their banks for good and sufficient reasons because conditions are not favorable, thereupon withdraw their business to banks where less careful methods pre* vail, they clearly contribute to the ere* ation of a less sound banking situation. Also if, in the heat of competition, a banker offers higher interest rates or more free service to attract custom* era than the earnings of conservative banking justify, and Is encouraged by the patronage of the public as against a more conservative bank, obviously the public is again playing a part in bringing about a less sound banking situation. It Is an unfortunate fact that the banker who is strict, "hard boiled" if you pleas* is liable to be less popular than the "easy" banker, and by that same token the public it* self has a voice in influencing th< acter of banking. Also it is the in the end which pays the main part of the penalty if unfortunate results follow. Still again the public can exert aa influence in shaping the character of banking by supporting the purposes ot bankers to maintain intelligent, independent, honest banking supervision by the public banking departments through Insisting that this function ot government shall be kept as free from political influence as the judiciary it* self and shall be manned only by men ot the highest ability and character. In still another way can the people themselves contribute to maintaining the ability of their banks to meet their obligations, and this Is by granting them the fullest possible confidence. As I said, the deposits are not kept as cash but are invested in loans and securities. Even the soundest assets of this type require some time to reconvert at full value Into cash deposits. In many cases of bank troubles the only thing wrong with a bank was an unduly suspicious and apprehensive state of mind in its customers created by no act or condition of its own but by baseless rumors which sometimes led them to destroy the value of their own deposits by demanding them immediately, forcing a baak to sacrifice its assets and otherwise dlanft its financial operations. char* »pnimo Bankert Hdp Daring the year 1950 the Bankers' Association of Langlade County, Wisconsin, worked out the finances for a cooperative milk plant, which entailed the raising of $100,000, and also sponsored an active 4-H-Club campaign that culminated in an "Achievement Day" program, in which upwards of 400 young people participated. The increase In the number interested in this work was 200 per CMt ^NNur^ihe joattve year period. * •>; fecial Dfvisiea fai CeasJe Mere than 86 per cent of the papulation of Canada is of British origin and almost 28 per cent of French, acta the Dominion bureau of IlMatiM Imp*rtaat {be '^sanner of speaking is* loll as important as the matter; as more people have ears to be tickled thaa en* flsriTaniltaf te judge.--CheetevAeM. TABLE VINEGAR 1$ MADE FROM GRAINS OF BARLEY.-- If you were obliged to confess that you didn't know how, dr from what, vinegar was made, you would be one of a very numerous company, writes a London Tit-Bits man. The raw material of vinegar is the finest golden barley. After reaping and thrashing, the grain Is "grown" into malt by being steeped In water, which makes the grains swell and sprout. When, at a certain stage, the sprouting Is checked and the grain dried In kilns, It becomes "malt." This goes to the vinegar brewery, where; the first operation^ to crush It in special mills to a suitable fineness. Then, by the addition of hot water, it Is "mashed" in etvormous tuns, and yeast, which makes the "wash" ferment, Is added. The fermented mash, now called wash, Is first stored In huge vats and goes thence to another large vessel called an "acetlfier." Halfway up the latter are air holes, and at the top a packing of birch twigs. Above thrse is a "sparging" apparatus which brings the wash In fine Jets onto the twigs. That "splits" the wash, and In its descent to the bottom of the acetlfier It meets the air coming in from the holes. The effect Is curious; the nature of the liquid Is entirely changed from spirituous to acid. When the conversion is complete, and chemists have taken samples, the vinegar is withdrawn and starts Its long process of maturing. It Is continually being moved from one huge vat to another--half a million gallons at a time! For good vinegar the time required is 12 months. Sagacity of Elephants Elephants have their own code of ? customs. One of them is that no member of the herd must die amongst his fallows. When an old e'ephant feels that his course is run, he separates himself from the herd and makes for its graveyard--for each herd has a burial ground of its own. Domestic Mistake When a woman breaks a ti hand-painted dish while bowl of roses from th~ radio to dining room, she Is n<>i so angesstf t her own awkwardness as she is turbed by the thoughtlessness In having asked her husband to do Job--Fort Wayne New»-Rentinel. DOLLAR DAY . Combinations of Meats and Groceries 4 lbs. Silver Leaf Lard 4 lbs. Spare Ribs -50* 5 lbs. Good Eating Applet 1 dox* Large Oranges ' 1 dox. Bananas ^ 3 large Grapefruit AH 4 for $1.00 All 4 for $1.00 5 lb«. Sugar " 1 lb. Special Coffee, 30c selkr 1 lb. Butter 1 carton Hatches, 6 boxes ! 5 lbs. Boneless Pork Roast, rolled $1.00 5 lbs. Native Beef Pot Roast $1.00 Potatoes One bushel, 60 Um. $1.00 How Radio Reception Is Affected by Moon Whatever else you may have blamed heretofore for the static In your radio, Dr. Harlan T. Stetson, director of the Wesleyan . university observatory declares the moon has something to do with It. After many tests and a lonpr period of study, Doctor Stetson has come to the conclusion that whenever the moon is directly over a broadcasting station, programs from that station are clearest. As the moon moves nwa.v reception becomes poorer. "The effect of the moon can be explained," Doctor Stetson declares, "on the basis that it Is electrified negatively with respect to the earth. When the moon Is over a station Its electrical effect is to raise the layer of electrified air over the station. The lifting of this electrical celling permltB the broadcasting station to get Its radio waves out with greater strength and for greater distances."--Cappe&'s Weekly. 5 bars Fancy Hand Soap FREE With every $2.50 Purchase How Books Are Defined Books are defined respectively as folio, quarto, octavo, duodecimo, sextodecimo, octodecimo, vlgestmo-quarto, trlgesimo-secundo, etc. These terms are founded upon the number of times a sheet Is folded. For example, a folio sheet forms two leaves, a quarto fdur leaves, etc. The dimensions are as follows: 82mo, 3V4 by 4%; 12mo, 6 by 7H- The sires of octavo books differ according to the paper; for example, cap octavo Is 4% by 7 Inches; demy, 5K by 8, etc.; royal 8vo, Oft by 10; 4* to, 9% by 12; elephant folio, 38 by 28. How Excelsior Is Made Excelsior Is made from logs of wood which have first been divided into 18- Inch blocks. The fibers are separated from the blocks with great rapidity by knife points and packed In bales of 2fi0 pounds' weight. Not far from 140,- 000 tons are annually manufactured In the United States and of this otitput large quantities are exported. Week's Wont Fw Ofcteego has a school where waiters may learn the fine points of their profession. There would seem to be a field for an Institution of this sort Walters have proceeded altogether too long by rule of thumb, especially where soup Is concerned.--Spokane Spokesman-Review. We deliver at 9 and 11 a. m. and 2 and 4 p.m. * ^ «!! .<•' • , i .I . * i , ; *.'»• Regner's Grocery & Market % wars TdtphMW ) -rM Wain Street, West MtlWIlj ' '* • Hand Decorated Oannister Sets Hand Decorated Bread Box $1.00 $1.00 H&deria Embroidered Towels, rtg. $1, 2 for $1.00 Handkerchiefs, values np to 50c, few large sixes, v choice „tim„ •"II,ni iPnrkish Towel Sets " _._..50^ for 1.00 -$1.00 Turkish Towels, reg. 50c' Lace Trimmed Dimity Aprons H to BE EMBROIDERED ^Colored Border Cloth and Napkins Linen Bridge Set and Six Floss Pillow Cased and Floss- Hemstitched for Cpochet tod with Colored .•.-.••••i.i.i.. 11'", i»<riii iirtiiiiv;;^'•!, • $ 1.00 2 Dresser Seaifii - $1.00 £ Glass Towels :---- $1.00 One Pair Hand-Embroidered Pillow Cases and Oil Dresser Scarf Given Away SPECIALS FOR DOLLAR DAY KERBER'S LARD 2 n>s. for 23^ 50 lb. tin $5.00 ItCNIC HAMS 154 H>. BACON SQUARES* 15c lb. PRIME BEEF CUTS Rolled Beef Boast, lb. _ 24^ Standing Beef Roast, lb. 19^ Pot Roast, lb. 19# Boiling Beef, lb. --12^ Fresh Hamburg, 2 lb®* 354 Frankfurts, lb. i--20^ Sliced Liver 2 n* 19* Leg Veal Roast, lb. Veal Shoulder, lb. Veal Chops, lb. Veal Stew, lb* STEAKS Sirloin Porter House Short Steaks 30d»> BACON ' Whole or Hafr" 24* lb. SPARE RIBS 2 lbs. for 25* ROUND STE^LK 29* 1^ PORK Pock Butts, lb. Pork Loins, lb. Pork Shoulder, Ik Side Pork, lb, Bulk Sausage „ 2 H*. 35* Pork Loins, lb* 20* Veal Hearts, lb. Veal Tongues, Bk Veal Brains, B*£. --15* 15* S_i5* FRESH FISH AND OYSTERS EVERT WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY George gfefardhef - ' K -