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•11 '"I ! 11* t,f > * *; ,v- • ."V ; .;?£>£>. /- *,<-•;/,; y. ,•\>.^;,r; Thursday, July 6,1939 - ' < ^ i ~ »* y.u *»* » , • » *H «r < -r ,v • ,f r>V' f""r«5 'V < * * • ' \*> ft"' ",>*/ lt A-',t ', ' !».*•»?< I, I, ' < 7 : .'3 TBS MeHSNB? "SO I HEAR" \ by > ^ WALSH •• • from Tiis wife because Elmer would be too modest to vote for himself. The jonly reason that I can think of that would have possibly caused our votes j not to be turned in was that they were sent on a birthday card to Eddie j and he* may not be having any birthjdays anymore; nevertheless. Earl, I , ,. « A t , think that you should demand a re- On of our old Centennial boys sends cou(,t j can>t believe that any "Over a long clipping to show uS that Ken he Cre€ker» couW poSsibly one SSilVestri. late of White Sox hire, is knocking the iude off tbe Ml Jctc St. Paul. Hije old Centennial boy is tferb of the regulars from the West Side in any contest "Glamour Pants or Glamour Boy" which ever it may be. We still read your column every week, Earl, in fact, we read the Old Bennett. Thanks, Herb! Such newa j piajn(jealer from cover to cover and is music to our ears "3™ Sdves-; et a Ug kick out of it although some 18 j ®®me ® j of the names are new to us now. We someday. • I still get a thrill thinking that we used " ! to be a part of that great little town While watching and hearing Ed amj oniy wish that it was not so far Thongensen announcing news in the aWay. world of sports on the screen the oth er night, we wondered why he doesn't shave that mustache. , Little things like mustaches ma' nc suine that we're agin television. Here's news! We hatd a card from "Moser" Said he was having a won derful time, but made no mention of wishing we were there. -|- Meandering Mary sticks her neck out about building a library and asks us for help; She sees * pile of Irish Confetti piled up to build a pump house %nd thinks how nice those bricks would look in a library building. ~I-- Well, M. M. is only foolin' about building, but maintaining our present library is no monkey business. • -I- • «^dkll we know is what we hear, but it seems that those who can make provisions for funds are way ahead of us. I-- So, well k&p away from tKeflnance part of this very commendable project. • - --IWe didn't know much about books, but Mrs. Goodell and some of the girls had us get up and dedicate that library a few years ago . ' -- It seems like we dedicated it to the betterment of the people in our community. - in for the old state), so when l*e any of the old friends from McHenry come through, we would.suce fee glad to see them. " /, ; As ever, • t7 ' DOC HESS AND SftSitlS, • So, with the idea in mind that nothing worthwhile was ever easy to get, we'll be bidin' our time until McHenry has the finest library in seven counties. i- Of course, it might be well to Wok ahead to the day when our library will reach such proportions that a building will be necessary> Let's be prepared, Meandering Mary. You write to your congressman. We'll write to Chic Sale. Didn't he build the first library? --I-- Our S. B. C. visited these pftffTm-er the Fourth and brought a couple of staunch Cub boosters with her. The girl know their baseball, too. You can't stick 'em often, but they did think a squeeze play had something to do with the movies. --b-- While watching cars stream over the pavement, the thought came that if! ^un/system some day we drivers could reach the perfection of the cars under us, we'd have something. -I- :."V. Remember way back vfcen it was funny to see a man going down the street with his shirt tail out ? -i- Our house is still on the road to the Black HiU»*of South Dakota, the Wonder Spot of the World (got to get a Dear Doc and^Ii§sus: " ! Now, that really is a serious matter. Of course, our friend Buss may be passing up the birthdays. He isn't as young as he used to be and may have wanted to give some of those young sprouts a chance. We would demand a recount, but you evidently forgot to get an absent voters ballot. Technical! Anyhow, that fellow' Buss has enough titles. You remember! Now, it's "Donald." £f you don't know why, we'll tell you. Joe Regner pinned the new name on him. That plug for the old state makes us think that Doc must be president of your local Chamber of Commerce -- or somethin'. Thanks for your letter and write again if there are any problems to take up. You know, this column butts into everybody's business. • Yours, s &I.H. We saw G. (Vernon Castle) Wattle doing somev fiancy steps at the Shamrock's barn dance in Thos. A. Bolger's new barn. The boy has everything. -I-- "Mac" has a Soap Box Derby all lined up for Sunday, July 23. Cars will run down the Waukegan Street hill. . : • V.: That mast bring back plenty of happy memories to most of you. Remember the big bob sled that Fred and "Hoop" Schoewer used to run down that hill? There wasn't much traffic to bother in those days. -IIJake Stoffel led a gang of young devilment makers in a little derby on that hill one night. Somehow he got hold of an old buggy, piled it full of kids and away we went -- Sailing, Sailing over the Bumps! --I-- Somewhere near the old Owen home where the athletic field now stands, the arm of the law caught up to us. -IIThe kids are going to have a hat full of fun out of this derby. It's great stuff.. So is our yvhole play- LOCAL SCOUTS RECEIVE INVITATION TO ATTEND CAMPOREE, ROCKFORD -" '55-jp • £•' Page Five SHAMROCKS COME FROM ENTIRELY CONSUMED BEHIND TO BEAT BULL VALLEY IN 12 INNINGS A colored man deposited his savings, some $25, in a private bank • ?aCijlVhe lTl B°y SC0Ut tr°T kJ*16 S*a.mr°cks !£n1UWSle innin^'brethren. b SomT'tiiife krter^he is invited to send one or more patrols (before defeating Bub' Dowell and,, wished to withdraw his simoleons, of four to eight Scouts each, to parti, his Bull Valley team-mates Sunday, says Successful Farming, and ap^ cipate in the big Camporee of the by the score of 6-6. 1 «»> Blackhawk Area Council, to be held in- Blackhawk Park, Rockford, 111. This Camporee will open at two p. m., Friday, July 7 and close at 4 p. m., Saturday, the 8th. This is strictly a boy's activity. peared at the pay-window with passfielder, was also out for most of the game. With the score 6-2 against them the The boys will set up their patrol; Shamrocks scored three runs in the The Shamrocks played without their book. But the ebony-tinted teller catcher, Bud Bolger, who was out be-| shook his head. cause of illness. Bob Adams, center | "Yo* cain't draw no money out eighth inning to tie it up. In the twelfth, Conway led off with a single, stole second and scored on Jerry Larkin's hit. Jim Larkin led the Shamrock attack while Mungo was the big gun for Bull Valley, each collecting three hits. • camp under the leadership of their own boy leader and demonstrate their ability to properly care for themselves in any type of weather. This will include of course, cooking, proper health and safety precautions and care of shelter tents. The patrols will also be judged upon their efficiency as an organization and the sharing of various camp duties under the direction of the boy patrol leader. An interesting program has been prepared and Friday night will wit-jD. Conway ness a large campfire program where | G. Larkin ........ there will be entertainment, patrol, J. Larkin stunts, demonstrations, etc. |T. Bolger ....... The patrols will bring their food. L. St illing .5 and equipment in such form as to pea-[Bill Bolger 5' ir abilifyifc. dis bank, big boy," he announced firmly. "Why cain't I?" clamored the deipositor. "Yo' money been in heah so long, de interest done eat it all up." Shamrocks H. Stillfrig AB : 6 mit them to demonstrate their Knox Pearson Hamil ... Adams . TOTALS Bkil) Valley -- 5 Mungo to carry all of it on their backs in pack sacks of various types. Parents and friends are invited to witness this patrol Camporee demonstration and especially, the evening campfire. v Canp Delavan The capacity of Camp Delavan w Lake Delavan, Wis., is sixty per cent Crasser filled. This is a very popular camp Kehr .... for the Boy Scout troops of the Black- j Deering hawk area council. It is anticipated;Wickles that over 400 scouts will enjoy | Herdrick fun and scout training at Camp Dela- Dowell .. van this year. The camp opens July jjggAndrews 30, for four one-week periods. Scout- Harris masters are busy forwarding the camp registrations of the scouts to their local council office in Rockford. in op» der to inake sure of room for- their troops. . . B 2 . iv • 2 8 2 1 •' hMr Or 0 0 0 Especially In the Sooth Teacher had just finished a lecture on the governments of Europe. "Now, Sam," she asked, "which ruler do you think commands the most respect?" Sam didh't hesitate. "The one in your hand," he answered. jyw/- .4? 12 <«• ORIENTAL JU-JITSU VS AMERICAN CATCHAS- CATCH CAN GRIPS AB . 6 . 6 . 5 .6 $ 4 ...... 4 ...... 4 8 MO GREEN LIGHTS "He gpt in on the ground floorwhy hasn't he gone up?" "Hasn't succeeded in finding an elevator, I guess." TOTALS 43 11 Score by Innings B. Valley 022 000 100 006^5? Shamrocks .... 000 100 130 001--6 Two-base hits--During, Dowell, T. Bolger. Three-base hits--J. LarkiH. Base on balls--Larkin, 2, Dowell, 1. Struck out by: Larkin, 10. Dowell, G. Oriental ju-jitsu versus American catch-as-catch can wrestling . i . . . Which is the more effective? , ; Lake county wrestling fans tfm© attend the weekly bouts in Peg's Grayslake Arena are going to see this a#eold sport question answered before their eyes Friday night when Ruffy Silvrstein, Illinois champion and ex-1 and single. Should have pert at the catch-as-catch can style, travel around those bases JOHNSBURG TIGERS > WIN DOUBLE HEADER PROM RINGWOOD CUBS Bud Miller stopped the Ringwood Cubs 17-3, while his mates slammed out seventeen hits. "Beef" Pitzen smacked out a home run, triple, double seen him -- Looked In the Dark Little Waldo knows the talkies, but the other day he happened in on his first silent film. He immediately began to bawl: "Maw, I'm deaf." Gel Shaved on the Way "Mamma," said little Mary, "do men ever go to heaven?" "Why, of course, my dear. What makes you ask?" "Because I never see any pictures of angels with whiskers." "Well," said the mother thoughtfully, "some men do go to heaven, but they get there by a close shave." Our baseball team has sortie very classy-looking new suits. They feel mighty proud of their new garb and aro very appreciative. --S7- It seems we have harped quite a bit about that team, but they want us There's never any loss without some \ h some more' and tell you not email gain. Jimmy Dykes gets sus- (^ mjgg tjjejr eame next Sunday on pended for a few days for saying the Ioca, diamomj. naughty words t£ a couple of umpires. * But, Jimmy, can sit in theJ^ds ?uj> Hithwood win be h«re a.gunnirf ing the game -- and smwci * P»g for McHenry. They haven't forgotten black cigar! ^ ja setback our boys gave them in basketball the past season. --I-- It isn't right to ballyhoo a new, young team too much to our reading public until they prove themselves, but we can truthfully tell you that this is an interesting and interested team. These boys like to play baseball. That's the first requisite to any good ball player. . --It- Most of the boys are young, but they have shown vast improvement since the start of the season. The team is well organised and a member of the State Amateur League. As we have told you previously, the players have shown fine spirit in get, ting their diamond in shape. All in all. the team is ofT to a flying ican League All-Stars are going tart and has been playing to gooa trim the National Leaguers, next jsired cr0wds. week. • j --|--" ' j - ; - T h e b o y s w a n t y o u t o torn out for Didn't somebdoy call the Natlona their game next Sunday. Guess may- League a pension farm for the young-1 wouldn't be a bad idea. See ya? cr circuit? Sort of a social security Visitors swarmed over McHenry the past few days likes ants over a coffee cake. The only difference is that McHenry gets the sugar in this case. It seems that McHenry people do try to make it pleasant for visitors. They should. -8- The way people come back yiear after year makes us think that we have somethin'here. And -- do you' know who tlw best boosters for McHenry are? Well, you'll find them in each subdivision -- People who have built homes andvimproved pl-ofJerty. They like our community. And -- what s more they talk it up. That might he » good tip for we natives. --I-- In case you want to know, the Amcrmets Matti Matsuia. Japanese black-1 just like Babe Ruth! belt ju-jitsu champion, in a mixed j Bill Kreutzer pitched the night-cap, match intended to settle once and for . giving, up only three hits. Don Freund all time the long standing fued be-; had three clean singles and a walk to tween them as well as the question | lead the hitting in this game. The of superiority between these forms (Tigers completed five double plays of self-defense. | which shows they are improving right A month ago the pair met here un-j along. Let's get out to Johnsburg der American rules, but Matsura quit next Sunday, July 9, when Half Day in the middle of the match when the|appears there! referee refused him the use of his Jujitsu tricks. After considerable challenging by the Jap for a chaiice at Ruffy under his own style, the mixed j match was finally closed. . H. Britz, If ..... According to the rules of Friday's Christensen, 8b battle, the match will consist of three.Halderman, ss , or more twenty minute rounds. One, VanEvery, c round will be fought under the Amer. b. Britz, 2b ...,. ican rules while the other under Ju-,B. Butler, 2b . jitsu with the wrestlers wearing the'Tonyan, cf.......... famous Judo ju-jitsu jackets. Who-1 Miller, lb ... ever wins his round in the shortest Deering,' lb ..... time will have the privilege of decid- McMelly, rf ing the rules of the final and deciding, Zahn, p ............. round. But if no falls are scored by either in the first two rounds, tw more rounds will be wrestled. Nepotism Motorist--I had the right of way when this man ran into me, yet you say I was to blame. Cop--You certainly weife. _ Motorist--Why? Cop--Because his father's the mayor, his brother's the chief of police, and I'm engaged to his sister.-- Memphis Commercial Appeal. DEBUNKER By John Harrey Furbay, Ph.D. Copyright bp Public Lcdgtr, /*< HISTOlUr OOtS NOT HEKAt ITSELF There have never been two people alike and no two \fien ever had exactly the same* environment. History is made by the actions of men who are trying to adjust to their environment. Therefore, it is obvious that no two meln ever reacted in exactly the same way--and likewise, no nations of men ever have repeated the histories of any other nation or generation that preceded them. If history repeated itself, it would be much easier than it is to reconstruct the story of unknown past ages. ' ' • WNU Sentcfe. HERE'S SOMETHINGf "MAC" HAS COASTING DERBY SET FOR 23R McHenry is going to have a Coast* ing Derby of its own on Sunday a|i; ternoon, July 23. Under the management of the F<Wf Valley Coasting Club and the McHenry Playground Committee these e** citing and thrilling races of home> made cars will take place on the WaaK kegan Street hill. All boys betwean 6 and 16 years are eligible to driv»" cars in these races. Cars using regular racing wheels will be placed Class A and all-other ears will heH Class B. Get Your Cars Ready ' Cars may be made by any one Mk boys wanting to get into the races can get any one they want to, to heljpt them in building their cars. The only requirements the carat must met are--not more than 6% feet lofig, the wheel head or length of axle not less than thirty inches, and thia' car be equipped with some kind of ii brake. Entries'may be made any time priof to the start of the first heat On the ' day of the races. "(• For rules and other information sea: or phone McCracken, the director the summer playground. Not Time for Everything The man who loves his work always takes a busman's holiday, for there is never time enough to do everything he wants to do about his Job while he is on it, says Hygeia, the Health Magazine. Troubles of the 'Kaow-It-AIT r "The man that thinks that h*' kpows more than anybody else,** faid Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown^ "can have a very comfortable tim* until he gets a lot of other peopHi thinking the same way and expect ing him to prove it." (First Game) King-wood Cubs -- } ; Nice for the Cows An old farmer's city cousin paid him a visit. When he left the farm he offered to send the farmer a new hat. "What kind would you like, John?" he said, "felt or straw?" The old farmer thought quickly. "Straw," he said at last, "cos when I've finished with it it will do nicely for the cows." Other Viewpoint MI know I'm a little irritable, John, but if I had to live my life over again I'd marry you just the same." John--"H'm, I have my doubts about that!" labor ELGIN PARKSIDES WIN 7 TO 2 GAME FROM TOTALS ....39 Paw's Definition Willie--Paw, what is the problem? Paw--How to do the least work for the most money, my son.--Montreal Star. Johnsburg Tigers -- 17 AB A. Freund, cf N. Smith, 2b ^ McHENRY AT ELGIN w.^S/ib" J*~; • T. Pitzen, If .. One. bad inning ruined McHenry's.H. Freund, c chanceis of victory over the Elgin !D. Freund, 3b Parksides last Sunday. P. Young, of S. Freund, rf no-hit fame, held McHenry to six hits.jB. Miller, p .... Our boys will be back on their home grounds next Sunday to meet TOTALS the Highwooid,,Ijifie. Game starts af 2:30 p. mt * , IN THE NET plan. --I-- Wte haven't seen a slip of paper out of place since "Fussy Frye" took over. He must have read "A place for everything and everything in it's place" when he was young and took It aer* iously. FREUND FROBHUCH TEAM WINS IN BUSY WEEKEND OF TENNIS Sunday afternoon the McHenry girls tennis team played a very interesting match with the Harvard team. Adele Froehlich in singles and Adele and Julia McLaughlin in doubles won their matches, while the other McHenry girls lost to their more experienced opponents. The girls playing on McHenry's team were Adele Froehlich, Julia McLaughlin, Mary AlthofT, Kathryn Brefeld, Viola Brefeld. and Esther Althoff. A return match will be played --1-- Sioux Falls, So. Dakota. 177 So. Glendale Ave., July 2, 1939. Mr. Earl Walsh. West McHenry, Illinois. Dearl Earl:- I am writing you about a very serious matter and I hope you will be ^ able to give it your immediate atten-j;-^; - Sunday afternoon' ti°n- . , . Mixed Doubles I am not acquainted with this new] ,n the m,xed doub,es tournament columnist, Meandering Mary bu i Tuesday, there were ten teams entercant help but believe that the count | the played b^en of the contest she is running is! not j Vernon FreiKcTand Adele Froehlich correct. The wife and I both sent our( vg Cletus Alth&fr and Julia McLaughvotes in for Eddie Buss and I knowjH|)| the Freund - Froehlich team winafter the many years that Eddie has ning g_2 The winners were givon been in politics that the two votes; prizes by the Claire Beauty Shop and counted for him does not include ours.; McGee's Clothing store. He must have voted for himself be-J cause I see that the lowest contestant! Order your Rubber StamM at The got one vote but that must have been piaindaaier. McHenry -*- # J. Wiser, ss (I. Anderson, cf ....... G. Larkin, c ... R. Bennett, 2b B. Rudin, rf ............. V. Freund, 3b ...... R. Freund. lb ......... E. Wiser, If ............. C. Anderson, p ....... Fhannenstill, rf ..... TOTALS Eigfn ParkaHas AS R ..i... 4 0 ....... 4 0 O ....... i . A • 4 'V - 1 ....... 4 0 0 0 • i ••••••« > I o •. 2 ---- Score by Innings -- i Ringwood ...(HKi 000 030-- 3 | Johnsburg .3511 034 02x---17 17 i Two-base hits--H. Britz, VanEvery, H T. Pitzen. Three-base hits--B. Mey- 0 er, T. Pitzen. Hume run--T. Pitzen. 0 i Double plays--B. Miller to D. Freund *1; to W. (Smith; B. Meyer to N. Smith l'to W. Smith; H. Freund to N. Smith. 0 Struck out by--Miller, 1 Bases on ball? off--Miller, 1, Zahn, 2. 1 Umpires--Schruhl. Anderson. ' I He--I wonder why girls call men 17 "poor fish?" She--They're so easily caught, and they struggle so to get free after you get 'em. (Second Ga||i).", Ringwood Cubs -- 1 ; So Simple The other night a waiter in one of the cafes was confiding that he in- 5, Zahn, II.' tended to become a band master. "Do you know music?" he was asked. "No, but I've been waving a tray for about fifteen years," he said, "so I guess I could wave a baton!"-- I H Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Ducasse, 2b Anderson, c Bartelt, If AB ..'5 ,:4:; ...4 Hedblade, ss 4- Sommers, lb Horna. cf ..... Keeney, 3b ... R. Young, rf P. Young, p R. 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .1 1 6 McMelly, c |B. Britz, 2b H VTanEvery, 5 1 H. Britz, cf Deering, lb Christensen. Hay, rf Butler, rf ...... Tonyan, If »U. Halderman jp TOTALS TOTALS --i. Johnsburg Tigers A. Freund, cf N. Smith, 2b 37 7 Score by Innings McHenry Oil 000 000--2 EHgin 101 004 lOx--7 8 B. Meyer, ss .. Two-base hits--Hedblade, Sommerr. j W;. Smith, lb .. Double plays--Bennett to Wiser to T. Pitzen, If .... Freund; Bennett to Freund. Struck H. Freund, c out by--Anderson, 5, P. Young, 9.jD. Freund, ,3b Umpire--0"Farrell. P. Pitzen, rf .. B. Kreutzer, p Colors Not New With Season The beautiful colors of autumn foliage are not new at that season, but are there all the time. Leaves have three chief pigments--green, yellow and orange. The most abundant color is green, which dominates and obscures the other tints during the summer. Autumn weather causes the green pigment to'dif> appear, leaving the others. A Monolog "Oh, Mummy," said wee Annie, "look at that funny man across the street." "What is he doing?" "He's sitting on the sidewalk talking to a banana skin." Special Treatment . i Tramp--I say, sir, could you give me a job? Barber--Well, sure, llere, paint this barber pole. Tramp--O. K., boss, where do I get the striped paint? W A N T E D -- R e t a i l M i l k Vendors. Buy your milk from] a new, modern dairy. PIN&, TREE FARM DAIRY, McHen iy-321. TOTALS Score by Innings ! Ringwood 001 000 006»--1- 3 ! Johnsburg 001 004 llx--7 111 Two-base hits--B. Meyer, T. Pitzen.| I Three-base hits--P. Pitzen. Double! I plays--B. Kreutzer to D. Freund to ' W. Smith; H. Freund to N. Smith, j Struck out by--Kreutzer 10, Halderiman, 4. Bases on balls off--Kreutzer,' •j 2 , H a l d e r m a n , 6 . U m p i r e s -- S c h a u h l ,i i Anderson. Tit for Tat Mother--Jack, if you don't stop running around the house you'll get hurt. Jack--If 1 stop I'll get hurt anyway. Dad's after me with a shingle. Some of Us Were Absent Teacher--Frank, what lesson do we learn from the busy bee? Frank--Not to get stung. Artists' Modesty It is modesty that requires the artist or entertainer to have a manager. He himself can't tell customers how good he is. : Largest Camel Market Imbehbeh, a suburb of Cairo, is the world's largest camel market. Camels 'rem all over the Near East are bought* and aold there daily. Washington's Birthday • The first known public celebration of Washington's birthday was in that terrible winter at Valley Forge. An artillery band serenaded their chief in front of his quarters on his Mirthday. J Mt. Ranier Dominates Cascades East of^Seattle, SVWWM«INt\SW.\ViNN\NWMN Between Eliensburg, Washington, and Stampede Pass on the Main Line of the Northern Pacific. Mt. Rainier is frequently in sight N. E. A, Special Train passed through this scenic country early morning. June 13. Northern Pacific Railway Photo FOX PAVILION M c H E N R Y , 1 1 » L . NIGHT, JULY OTHLouis Armstrong "The Trumpet King of Swing" -- in person! And HIS ORCHESTRA Featuring Midge Williams "Delineator of Swing Songs" : Admission 75c per person For table reservation. phone 52-R. Featured in "Everv Day's A _ , Holiday" with Mae West DaMiBg every Wedaesand in "Doctor Rhythm" day, Saturday and Sunday with Bing Crosby. nights. Outboard Runabout BOAT RACES «TA£Tnra at a?.* Jerry's Place ^rONDER LAKE. ILL.