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8PRING GR0V1 Ethel Marie Sullivan spent the past three weeks with her grandmother, Mrs. Ina Gracey. She returned to her hotoe at Crystal Lake on Sunday. Mrs. James Foulke visited with her sister, Frances, at Bristol, Wis., several days this week. Mrs. Arthur Franzen called at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Lopeman on Tuesday. SLOCUM'S LAKE Harry Matthews attended an all day .meet ing of the Directors of the Lake, c un.y farm bureau at Grayslake Monday. Lunch was served by the La.lies f the Home Bureau, j John tstad is visiting friends at Pohtiac, Mich. Mrs. Eua Converse returned to the ' home of her daughter, Mrs. Alvin , Case, alter spending two weeks at -, - 3* Among the exciting events was a the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coir- New Year's Eve party at the Town,verse- " Hall. Friends gathered from various Willard Darrell and Elmer Esping localities to enjoy the evening which were business callers last Thursday* was spent at dancing and general Mr. and Mrs. George Lundgren of marry-making, even snow ball fights (Wauconda were dinner guests New were added to the fun. Nineteen- j Years' day at the home of Mr. and thirty-six was ushered in to the tune' Mr^ John Blomgren. of "Happy Days are Here Again" ac-|* Arthur Wackerow spent Saturday companied by the tooting of horns, evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ballons bursting and showers of con-. George Eatinger at Wauconda. fetti. A delicious lunch was served,; Mrs. Earl Converse spent last Friafter which dancing was resumed uri- J day at the home of her mother, Mrs. til the wee hours of the morning.! Ihilena Davis. j Among those from out of town who Chesnfey Brooks was a dinner guest joined in the celebrating were Messrs. New Year's day at the home of Miss and Mesdamefe Arthur Rauen, Chica- Neva Toynton at Wauconda. go; Ed Hoffman, Wilmette; Steve j Mrs. Emily Smith and daughter, of Schaefer, Fox Lake; Arthur Klein, Edison Park, spent last Friday at the Johnsburg; Misses Christina Kattner, home of Mrs. Clara Smith. ° j AJyce Nodland, Chicago; Marion: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse and Krause, McHenry, and Wendolyn Kat-! daughter spent New Year's day at the tner accompanied by a friend from home of • Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Davis Chicago. [on the "Flats." \ Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kattner, son, ! Mr, and Mrs. J. D. Williams and Billy and Mr: and Mrs. George May son of Crystal Lake spent Sunday at and children were dinner guests of the home of Mrs. Clara Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hoffman at Wilmette Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Esping spent on Wednesday. The event was in hon- New Year's day at the home of Mr. or of Mrs. Kattner's birthday anni- and Mrs; William Darrell at Wauconversa ry. d*. Mr. and Mrs. A1 Schmejtzer motor-' Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Esping were ed to Sycamore on Tuesday. A cous- callers at Waukegan Sunday. in of Mr. Schmeltzer's who had spent Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Drom, Mr. and the past week--hers returned to his Mrs. A. E. Judd and Mr. and Mrs G. home with them. Breithaupt of Wauconda and Willard Clarence Karls and Glendale Esh Darrell were entertained at the home attended a party in Chicago on New of Mr and Mrs. Harry Matthews Sat- Year's Eve. * evening. G. H. Jones was painfully injured Willard Darrell, in company with on Thursday when struck by a car on Mr. A. D. Smith of Libertyville, Mr. a slippery pavement near Joliet. He Eb Harris of Grayslake, Mr. Alfred was immediately taken to a hospital Laudmier of Elk Grove and C. Iverwhere it was found that he ha,d suf- son of Palatine, attended the annual fered a concussion and was' badly meeting of the Will county farm burbruised. The car he was driving, a eau at Joliet Saturday. new V-8 which had just arrived fori Miss Alice Dowell, daughter of Mr. Christmas was completely damaged.1 and Mrs^ Joe Dowell was taken to a Mr. Jones' has returned to his home hospital at Waukegan last Thursday here and is improving. We hope for and underwent an opertaion for ap his speedy recovery. Mrs. Bertha Esh and son, Glendale, motored to Bartlett Sunday afternoon. Gladys and Cora Belle Esh returned with them to their home having spent the holiday Vith their aunt. Mark Pierce visited in Chicago on Friday. Miss Harriet Stoffel returned with him to spend the weekend here. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Millter entertained her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schmitt of Johnsburg on Sunday. The students of Richmond High School returned to their studies on pendicitis. She is getting along nicely at this writing. . Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews and Willard Darrell attended a New Year's watch arty for members of the OES at the Masonic Hall at Wauconda last Tuesday night. HEALTH PROMOTION WEEK The dates selected for Health Promotion Week this year are April 26 to May 1. It is recommended that Town Meetings be held as the main feature in observing the occasion. The purpose of the Town Meetings should Monday, having enjoyed a two week's be to stimulate popular interest in and vacation. support of public health programs. To Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wagner and son this end plans should be carefully of Chicago spent Monday and Tuesdayjlaid 80 that at the Meeting can be with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.j brought out clearly the community Wagner. On Juesday they all motor-1 health needs, on the one hand, and ed to Woodstock to visit in the Walter Gabe home. A pot-luck dinner will be held at the home of Mrs. James Foulke on Friday, Jan. 10, at 12 o'clock, noon. Bear Eals Ants When the black bear of India tsdi a> ant hill It take* but a few minutes to tear up the bard, cemented clay and lay the deep galleries bare; then putting Its gutta perch a mussle to the mouths of each gallery, It draws such a blast of air through them that the Industrious laboring ants are sucked Into Its gu)let In drifts. Afterward the bear digs right down to the royal chamber, licks up the bloated queen and goes on its way. the facilities and requirements for meeting those needs, on the other. Blindness It Cured Through Mother Lore Ml Angeles.--How a mother's „ overcame seemingly Insurmountable obstacles and brought her young daughter from blindness to-sight has been iWealed here. vfitfie Oertler was born blind In the pupils of her eyes was a defect which medical scienpe' rnuld not reninve. . It seemed as though the child was doomed, to live in darkness. But her mother. Mrs. Irene^Serfler. refused to give up. She decided upon a course of home treatments, based upon the mutual love and confidence of the family group ,Mrs. Oertler mjfrtP^ other tests, and slowly but surely little Juneche gan to see. Now her vision Is fully restored,' her eyes as normal ap the average child's. She started to school with other children. She showed remarkable intelligence and quickly passed through her, work, so that now, at the age of seven, she is In the fourth A grade. COLLECT 800 DOOR KNOBS FOR MOVIES TELLS ABOUT BEING HIT BY LIGHTNING New, York Girl* SayaltWas Like "Horrible Dream." ... New York.--How does It feel to be struck by lightning) Ruth Henig. fifteen, one of the Ave persons who were struck In a violent storm near Coney Island,' escaped death, and now Is able to tell bow it feels. On the girl's side Is a Jagged red burn, more than 2 feet in length, a replica In miniature of- a lightning flash. Four other persons were killed by the bolt. Miss Henig said: "It was like a horrible dre^am. The only thing I remember is hearing the terrible crash. I didn't know 1 was struck. With everything in a red haze around me, I did know I had fallen to the beach. People were shouting and screaming. I could Lear them dimly. They were saying: '"You've been hit by lightning You've been struck.' "When I recovered consciousness my entire right side was paralyzed. When that passed, there was a burning sensation and a Jagged streak on my side. At the top of the streak there is a small hole in the flesh. "The doctor told me that was where the lightning had left my body. "1 never was afraid of lightning before. In fact, I enjoyed thunderstorms. But from now on they will always hold terror for me. Always." M. E. CHURCH Ydtt are invited to attend services at the M. E. church every Sunday. Sunday school, 10 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. Epworth League, 7:30 p. ra. Pastor, Rev. R. W. Pinell. Why not adopt the regular church going habit for the New Year ? Leak in Both Dirtctton Chameleons have peculiar circular eyelids, and the two eyes move Independently of one another; they are able to look% forward with one eye and backward with the other, "THE GREAT WALTZ" A TRIUMPH Cash in His Jeans Not Rare Hobo Experience Pittsburgh.--The belief of mm»y persons that a hobo Is always "broke" Is all wrong, according to Jeff Davis, king of the hobos. Davis, who Is on tie road for a large tobacco company, should know. He has been around hobos all his life and is still one of them, he says, er£n though he Is employed' regularly. "Naw," he drawled, on a rlslt here, Ma lot of hobos hare mopey. Not much, you understand. But they pick up a little change here and there, doing odd Jobs such as cutting grass and repairing fences and chopping wood. "And a hobo is not stingy with his tnoney, either. He Is the greatest sport l>n earth and when he gets a little money above what he needs for food and a room, he takes In a baseball game or some other sports event." King Jeff, who has some 800,000 men under him. comprising, the membership of the International Itinerant Workers' Union, Hobos of America, praised his comrades for their patience and their orderly spirit. "You know, a hobo's not a bum or a tramp. He's a man who can't find work. There has been very little crim- In our membership since the depres sion started and if there has been an Increase in the past few* years it has not been in proportion to the increase in number of men on ifte road." Guy Robertson, a# Johann Strau*c, Jr., and Marion Claire •• Rest, His Sweetheart, in "The Great Walts, * Max Gordon'* Mammoth Musical Play from Radio City Now at the Auditorium Theatre, Chicago. FTKIt Its enormous hit at the Center Theatre. In Radio City New York, and the avalanche «f praise heaped upon It by press : SOd public alike it was only natural to expect that "The Great Waltz" would be equally as successful at tbe Auditorium In Chicago w here it Is now playing a limited engagement. However, the result so far exeeeded even the fondest expectations so that it seems safe to «ay "The Great Waltz" is the greatest felt Chicago nas ever known. A ah ton Stevens writing in the Chicago American said. "Everybody living witbio a hundred ml lee of tbe Auditorium la Hereby urgently paged to come, look and listen . . not only great slse but great taste." Charles Collins writing In the Chicago Tribune says, "It has style/ and taste and sustained charm--its development In singing, costumes and performance Is brilliant." The reviewers on the other Chicago newspapers were equally enthusiastic. Because of its enormous size "The Great Waltz" cannot be seen anywbere else In this territory and therefore tbe management naa arranged a special department to look after tbe comfort of theatregoers from out of town wbo wlsb to see this stunning awt vernal mdfricai piay wbicb Max Gordon baa inccd so elaborately. An Orphan Boy Inherits Shirt and Pair of Pants .rfcos Angeles.---A shirt and a pair of " (jinnts were inherited by Willie Fleg ner, orphan farm boy. from his late employer. On his death bed Otto Paul JGrasshoflT, a rancher, sighed a will, be •queathing "one shirt and pants to my boy, Willie Klegner,, on my ranch." While Willie received the castoff gair ments, other heirs collected $10,000. Rainy-Day Prisoner Is Free When Sun Is Out Tipton, Iowa.--An odd Jail sentenceis being served by a Cedar county prisoner, arrested on an intoxication charge. When good weather prevails the man,"a bricklayer by trade, is at lowed freedom to pursue his duties. At night, on Sundays and during bad tieather he Is confined to his cell. Will Gives Church Bells Zanesville, Ohio.--The will of th< linte Katherine M. Shafer, of Zanes ville, provided a bequest of $8,000 to the Lutheran Church of Erbach Oden wald, at Hassen, Germany, for new bells. Dogs Get Beach Privilege Vancouver B. C.--'Die Vancouver park board has decreed that dogs may bathe on any part of the city's waterfront not occupied by public beaebes orba thing pools. Sequoias Old Relics The sequoias are relics of past ages, liong before the towering forests of California were discovered geologists had become well acquainted with these trees through their study of fossils found in various countries. Before tbe glacial period sequoias were common no^only in many parts of North America, but also. In Europe. Palestine Larger Palestine is slightly larger than the jfate ef New Hampshire. SILAGE CORN RULE TAKEN OUT OF NBW AAA CrH CONTRACT One of the pbjectionable features of Farm RtlfMU Fe^urned *> l*»l elected ©ffifcials, we1 provement association, young people's A 1*1 til UHICUU believe that a large portion of^the activities, baseball, insurance and otJ*. money now spent for overhead costs er projects. El--«»fi of officers wa§~ of administration! can ^ saved and also held. ftiade available for relief of the desti- Ben Justen and-George Young aiji tute and needy. The Requirement that representing the McHenry community each community provide a portion of as Corn-Hog Control Association com-' past corn-hog contracts for McHenry the funds used for relief purposes mitteemen. With ether committeemen n^1111I1J.I. U1I11„IU™ uu county farmers has been removed with therein should tend to prevent com- they met at Woodstock last week t» iect. The collection represents a tour 'he eli™ination corn rulinjfS the communities for discuss the new two-year corn-hog adfrom the new 1936-37 program, *ac- their share' of the state relief funds justment program. They also mads cording to Farm Adivser John H. and should result in subcranial reduc- plans to conduct the educational can* Brock. This net only will simplify the tion in the amount of money neces- paign and sign-up meeting throuehpprogram, but also will eliminate hard- sary for relief. At the same time com- . oat the county. ships on cooperators in the case of munities not able to carry their own j - -- - ::Js drouth, floods or other crop catastro- load would be assisted by the state' A REQUEgflf 1 phies, he said. • °ut of the proceeds of that portion of i Mrs. C. W. Goodell, local chairman , Under the new contract corn intend- J!1® occupational tax set aside for re- for the sale of Christmas seals, d«» I | ed for silage will be included in the e imposes. No doubt the Legisla- sires to thank all who bought stamps^. ' t... ture will <riv* ftiH-hm. thus assisting in raising the annual ! Christmas seal quota. She also requests those who hav* not returned stamps or money IS# ; please do so at their earliest conven-: ience so that her report may be completed. - If you have mislaid or overlooked BLIND HUSBANDS Nobody' notices them In particular, vet they come within the touch of every person several times during the day. There Is a moving picture studio. however, that has .">00 varieties of this I'ommon yet seemingly unnoticed ob Collection re pre >f the entire world and two years' Mmt Tberte are knobs from China. Italy, Russia, France, England, tier many, Sweden and other nations Many of them are said to be priceless and the envy of museums. Every type of door knob in use In America Is represented. Where it has been Impossible to acquire the official,. <=- -- -- ^ . ... ., door lever of a country a replica has corn base along'with that intended -"re W1" Bive further consideration to been manufactured. The assortment 1 f°r use as grain, fodder or stover.- In tj1® Prc>gram advocated by the Illinois is valued at several hundred dollars. ' othter words the use^ for which the Agricultural Association wheij it These door knobs are used In nearly jcoln is intended will not be considered convenes on January 7." every motion picture produced. Films | in the coming program. „ | p mTRFli7^P*i< TrtliiP • bearing on historic drama reqtNre d^.yr Formerly cooperatoite were require^ 'Aum duiuwiu iuua* fixtures of the period represented. It ] to fill their silos to the average level Kenneth Cristy of Ringwood, presiwould appear odd if the bedroom door | the base years or accept a corn ,°en^ °* ,^e McHenry County Farm of Louis XIV was adorped . with a {base reduced by the amount of the "ureau, is presiding today at the an- your Christmas seals in the rush of porcelain bull). l ; j silage corn acreage. Where drouth nua^ meeting in the Miller theater at the _holiday season or neglected to -- 1 • • ]t)r other bad weather conditions pre- Woodstock. • , send the money for them, now is. the". Vailed during the term of the contract,' Bressenden, Pontiac, 111., as- time to take care of the tnatter. nrrmnn nrt provision worked a hardship on organizer sind director of the > ----v------•-- ." GUIDED BY WIVES'I many cooperators, .especially if they 'nois Agricultural association, is ex- ClIARGE DISORDERLY CONDUCE ; ^ |had constructed and filled temporary Pected to be the principal speaker at Joe Kuhn, Solon Mills farmer, wli6 ;! A two-hour Journey from Beigradt si)0s in either or both of the base the meeting which convened at 1 o'- was taken to the bounty jail last week ;rev«al» one of the strangest villages yejfrs. iclock this Thursday morning:. Tuesday, on eomplaint of his wif^T In the world, where all the husbands The com bAe for the 1936-37 con-' Annual reports will be given by the was granted a continuance of ten day* are blind and the work of the colony tract will be determined on the basis *arm adviser, secretary and treasurer on recommendation of the assistant Is directed by the wives who see. 'of appraisal rather than historical ®nd by' -the 'various' project • chaimen,;- spate's sttotiney; Kobn. is- The town of Vetrenik is the Hrs- .data. In making appraisals comrnun- including 4-H work,. dairy herd im- disorderly conduct. • blind war veterans' colony in Yugo ity committeemen will be guided by slavla, the first In a program of land the possibilities of the farm and the! settlements for the blind undertaken farmer with possible uses of ithe corn by the government disregarded, except as they might in- The government Institute for the fluence the total amount of corn normblind arranged many marriages for aUy pianted. » unmarried blind veterans and altjs the When contracted farms are checked couples in the settlement at \ etrenlk. f0r compliance, all corn planted on the The men are employed in useful crafts farm will be counted regardless of the and the household work and operation use already made or to be mflide of of the colony are managed by the the crop, Brock said. ; wives. ; ; \' .; -'^V" lAA PRESSES ITS Brick-Red Mice Wanted RELIEF PROGRAM TO Along with the craze for pet mice j AVERT NEW CRISIS in Rngland is rthe demand for th^-tlny McHenry county farmers are folrodents In unusual colors. They may lowing with intense interest the probe had In blue, blat'k, white, brown gram for pauper aid advocated by the and tortoise shell, but breeders are Illinois Agricultural Association in the trying to meet a demand for brick-red present special session of the Illinois pets.' W hen a man in Camden Town Legislature would go a long way to- •ecently advertised for 10,000 tame ward^ averting the impending crisis mice, he received more than 1,000 at in providing relief for the needy of once, consignments coming from all this state, the Association declared ip parts of the cowntry. He said he [a statement made public today. could sell 5,000 of the pets every week. 1 m "•* •* v* • S,'- . y May Salvage Mack Wealth Cjfing on the bottom of the world's 50-odd seas today are 7,000 ships that contain several hundred million dollars' forth of gold and other valuable cargo. And three-quarters of them can now be salvaged through recently perfected detecting and diving devices. In fact salvage work has become so simplified that It even pays now to go down for loads of copper In. 5,000-ton "tramps" In the North se*.---CoUler's Weekly., Aetee Drive Ferry " Power To propel one German ferry Is supplied by each auto or truck It transports across the river. The rear wheels of the auto turn rollers that drive paddles, thus propelling the ferry to the opposite side ofthe stream. The ferry has no motor or other means of operation, so It* owner spends nothing on gasoline or fuel oil. It Is In service at Uttlng, Bavaria, Germany.--Popslar Mechanic* Magaslne. New Islaad forestries ' A *urvey which Indicates (he poMf* bljity of development of 122,500,000 worth of new Island Industrie* has been made by the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce. Among the industries revival of which Is sought Is that of taro production. Taro Is rich In food value and from It Is made pol, the old Hawaiian "staff of life," • universally used prior to Hawaii's annexation to the United States in 1888. "X" Marked Danger Spots A business man, who enjoyed spend!: ing "a night out with the boys" now and then, had a friend to stay with hlui for the week-end. When the guest w~as being shown up to his room lte noticed that there were TainF crosses on several of the steps. He asked the reason. "Ah," whispered the host, ' these come Inta operation after midnight. X means that the step creaks."--Capper's Weekly. Horse Helps Own Memorial The memory of 'Brown Jack, one of the'greatest race horses known In England, is to be perpetuated, and horse is helping tiie plan. Difring thte recent , International Horse show *t .Olympia Brown Jack was pi need on exhibition. There was no charge to see hiiu, but there was a collection box and, t he proceeds were ..'.'sufficient, to start a. fund to.endow a "Brown lack bed" in a hospital.-' "The IAA has sponsored and supported amendments to pending bills which would plafee uniform responsibility for providing relief on all communities o( the state. These amendments w$uld place the duty of providing relief in the first instance upon the townships and counties under township organisation, including Cook county outside of Chicago, upon the City of Chicago itself, as there are-no functioning townships within the city, and upon the counties which have the commission form of government," the statement said. "Under the IAA proposal, all these local governmental units would be authorized to tevy not to exceed 30 cents on the $100 valuation for relief purposes and would be required for aid. The state's funds would be used to supplement local funds where necessary. "If the administration of relief is Planning the farm program The telephone will be a handy aid in your farm manage-: , ment during 1936. Every farmer needs his telephone, not > vonly in emergencies, but also for the time and effort it will iave in everyday farm affairs. Evidence of this is found In the large number of farm telephones now going back into - •erviee--telephones which were reluctantly given up di*^ ing the past few years. The farmer who has a telephone V » alwayi in touch with markets and can buy and adl to his own best advantage. His family is always within Voice range of neighbors, friends and relatives. The entire household enjoys the feeling of greater security which a telephone in the farm home always gives. The telephone will repay many times its small coat in satie» - taction, convenience and protection. Order one now. ^ ~ UBanm .., tl Sfis*. . . Jjr Aotecte GUARD YOUR HEALTH - with a Dene Hole Proves Mystery What or why is a dene hole? That is what scientists of Kngiand are asking following the discovery recently of one In a field near Sandwich. It is feet deep, and bottle-shaped, with an entrance feet in diameter. Some archeologists believe the holes were used as grain stores by the ancient Britons, while others contend they w$r# hiding places In yiiie The Astrological Houses • ' They are the 1J2 divisions into which the sky is divided In astrology for the casting of horoscopes. Each has it* special significance: "House of life; fortune and riches; brethren; parent# and relatives; children; health; marriage; death; religion; dignities; friends and benefactors; enemies. wtt /<- .. V . '• V - 1 '• -is Originally A&i Silver Driven Oat act of congress of 1834 established the coinage ratio of 16 to 1 b*>. tween sliver and gold, which drove Silver from the country. . Ancient PnUic Utilities ' The 'famous Babylonian cede of Hammurabi, 4,000 year* ago, listed the rates of blre of animals and cart*' fixed the rat* of laborers' and attlr sans* pay, k t Bade n» lnterferenc* with prices ef (oodsi • Get the benefits of summer sunshine all winter long with this General Electric Sunlamp] Keep fit with a daily sua bath. Guard children's health with man-made sunshine. Easy to use, the General EIectric Sunlamp plugs into any convenience outlet. Needs no attention. Can be adjusted to any desired position. Fully guaranteed. It is a bargain at the reduced price of $14.95. Come in and see a demonstration. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY V OF NORTHERN ILXINOIS i «&'