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•"Z "Car In Glass Case" Symbolizes| Future Progress of Motor Cars FARM TOPICS •} *:•. t LAYING FLOCKS REQUIRE WATER 'waflrfti Supply "fs Necessary During Colder Months. Charles F. Kettering seals, In K "gfass case," the 25,000,000th car recently produced by General Motor*, v - " . • high point of interest In General Motors' recent celebration of the production of its 25,000,000th dautomobile was the sealing by Charles F. Kettering, research executive of the Corporation, of the car in a "glass case." The milestone car -- a silver, streamlined (symbol of more than 80 years of industrial engineering achievement by General Motors--came off the assembly line at Flint, Mich., and was taken to Detroit as the chief attraction at a dinner and celebration at which more than 500 veteran employes of the Corporation were honor guests. In sealing the case, Mr. Kettering explained that a car sealed in a glass case would not deteriorate over a long period of years, and that theoretically it would be worth as much 20 years from now as it is today. He pointed out, however, that due to a steady Improvement to be expected in cars of the future, the car in the glass case then would actually be almost worthless except as a museum piece. "Any achievement--like this 25,* 000,000th car--is important as a milestone, but only as a milestone," Mr. Kettering said. "It shows how far we have come, but not how far we are going. We have only Just begun." William S. Knudsen, President of General Motors, in paying tribute to the veteran employes attending the celebration said: "We know we must have good materials. We know, we must have good machines. We know Tve must have good engines. But all ia all, in the manufacture of the product, our most important asset is men." JOHNSBURG Mrs. Ben Stilling and daughters were Wbodstock callers Wednesday. Miss Frieda Weitl of St. Charles spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Freund. Mrs. Leo Gerlach was a Chicago caller Tuesday. Mrs. Joe P. Michels called on her daughter, Mrs. Frank Young, at the Woodstock hospital Sunday afternoon. Bud and Elmer Meyers and Vincent Tonyan were Genoa City callers on Monday afternoon. Mrs. Peter Smith entertained' the five hundred club Monday evening. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Joe J. Freund, Mrs. Steve May and Mrs. Joe King. Mrs. Martha Freund and daughters of Woodstock spent Sunday with het mother, Mrs. Math Freund. Mrs. Earl HofFine and children of Genoa City, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gorski and family and Mr. and Mrs. George Zarnstorff of Woodstock spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Frett of Chicago spent the weekend with Mrs. Delia Miller. Mr. and Mrs. - Stanley Zoellner of Chicago spent Saturday and Sunday with Arthur Peters. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Schaefer, Waukegan, spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Meyers. * Mr. andiMrs. Joe Karls and Mrs. George King motored to- Woodstock Saturday." ' Miss Katherine Althoff of Elgin spent Sunday in the home of her mother, Mrs. Wm. Althoff. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Schroeder and son and Miss Katherine Pltzen of Chicago spent Sunday in the home of John Pitzen. Mrs. Richard Guyser of Chicago spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. OelFling. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob FVeund, Spring Grove, were callers here Sunday. r By C. F. PARRISH Farmers and other intereste<Lpersons-- prepare for somewhat of a shock: About 66 per cent of an egg is water! That doesn't mean that eggs are not one of the best foods, but it does mean that the kind and amount of water a hen drinks is highly important. For this reason the extension division of the North Carolina State College recommends the warming of drinking water for the laying flock during the winter and early spring months. It * is well to remember that egg production will be greatly reduced and Old Man Winter will dip heavily into your egg profits if you permit drinking fountains to freeze over, or the water to become so cold the birds refuse to drink liberally. There are a number of heated fountains on the market that will operate for about a week on a quart of kerosene. However, he said that a homemade device may be utilized if care is taken to make it fireproof. The only materials needed to make it are an old tin tub, sand, a few rough boards, and a kerosene lamp. The tub is inverted on a bed of sand spread one inch deep over the area to be occupied by the device. Holes are made in the side of the tub to permit the escape of fumes and th^entrance of oxygen. A platform is built over the tub and the container of water placed on the platform. The lighted lamp is put under the tub. Flock owners ar% urged to protect the hens against cold, wind and snow by covering the cracks in the ends and sides of the laying house with strips of wood or heavy paper. A six-inch dry-litter on the floor makes the house more comfortable for the layers. Workable curtains on frames that move up and down in a track over the front of the laying house is also to be commended. These curtains should be held out about two inches from the wire front by the track so that they will Mt interfere with the ventilation. qusNAPSHOT GUILD GETTING CLEAR PICTURES Bp. xS&vS;: 'Strip Cropping' Rotation 'Keeps Moisture in Soil Strip cropping combined with crop rotation adds up to "strip rotation,'* a method of saving soil and saving moisture that works well in many farming areas. The soil conserva tion service gives actual comparisons as worked out on experimental plots at the Pennsylvania State col lege farm in an area where erosioit and gullying are not nearly so se« rious as in many farm regions. In corn plots cultivated up and down hill for three years there was an annual soil loss averaging 43 tons to the acre yearly. By running the corn rows across the slope the loss was cut in half. In both cases three crops of corn in succession reduced, fertility. By strip rotation in the plotsplanting corn rows across the slope and further breaking the slope with cross strips of close-growing hay crops to catch and strain out the »soil that starts from the cultivated 'strips--the soil loss was cut to onetwenty- fifth, a ton and a half a year instead of 43 tons. The water loss 1 * was only about one-fourth that from the all-corn plots. When the strips were plowed,in as a part of the rotation, the roots and tops helped to restore organic? matter and maintain fertility. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Rushing and daughter, Nona Jane, of Hampshire were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vasey. Mrs. Alex Martini returned to her home here Monday after spending the past week at the Woodstock hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dunker and daughter, Ruth Lea, visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunker at Crystal Lake Wednesday. Mrs. A. Matizen, Park Ridge, spent Wednesday here with ner parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh O'Brien. Mrs. Margaret Grabbe of Crystal Lake spent Sundav here at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vasey. Miss Edna Fisher of Waukegan visited her mother, Mrs. Sarah Fisher, Friday. Community Night was held at the Volo public school Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wellmann and son of Grayslake were Wednesday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dunker. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wiemuth and daughters of Cuba township spent Sunday with the latter's parents, Senator and Mrs. Ray Paddock. Mr. and Mrs. C. Carlson of Chicago were Sunday callers at the home of Miss Vinnie Bacon. Mrs. Thomas Richardson of Forest Park spent the past week here-at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Martini. Frank Henkel of Wauconda called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Baseley and family spent Wednesday evening with the former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Mort Baseley at Wauconda. Mrs. Florence Moberg of Chicago is spending this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Martini. Mrs. Frank St. George called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hanke in Evanston Saturday. Miss Lillian Scheid and Udell Granthaij^jpf Wauconda spent Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood Dowell. Mrs. Leo Schmitt spent a few days the past week in Waukegan with relatives. Mrs. Walter Crook and Mrs. William Wirtz took their local leader's lesson, "Safe Principals of Investment," at the Lake County Home Bureau office at Grayslake Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Passfteld, Mr. and Mr s. Arthur Kaiser, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller attended the Foresters dance at the Bridge ballroom in McHenry last Monday evening. Mrs. Leslie Davis and son of Slocum's Lake visited Mrs. Sarah Fisher Thursday. Mrs. Ellwood Dowell spent Monday at the home of Mrs. Alexander ville. The Volo Cemetery society met at the home of Mrs. Hugh O'Brien Wednesday afternoon. Auction five hundred and airplane bunco furnished entertainment for the afternoon. High honors were awarded to Mrs. Joseph Passfield, Mrs. Lloyd Fisher and Mrs. Fred Caspers in auction five hundred; Miss Mayme Dowell, Mrs. William Nicholls and Mrs. Rollin Hallock in airplane bunco. A very delicious lunch was served by the hostess at the close of a pleasant afternoon. Many thanks are extended to Mrs. O'Brien for entertaining the society. SPRING GROVE The Hofy season of Lent was appropriately opened at St. Peter's church with Lenten services on Ash Wednesday. The 8:00 o'clock mass followed by Distribution of Ashes on Wednesday morning was well attended. At the evening services an inter esting sermon was given by Rev. Johp Daleiden and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. There will be Lenten pervices at St. Peter's church every Wednesday night and on Sunday af ternoons at 2:00 o'clock the Way of the Cross will be said. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kattner, Mr and Mrs. Joseph P. Freund and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freund attended the dance at The Bridge in McHenry on Monday night, given by the Catholic Order of Foresters. Mrs. Charles Behrens was a visitor in Chicago Tuesday; while there she saw "Gone With the Wind." Mrs. G. H. Jones entertained members of the Lotus Country Women's club at her home on Wednesday. A lovely luncheon with decorations appropriate to the Valentine season was served-by Mrs. Clyde Parfrey. Mike Huff is numbered among the sick. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Young are the happy parents of a daughter born on Friday. February 9, at the Woodstock hospital. Mrs. William Adsit, daughter, Beverly, and Mrs. Charles Behrens spent Wednesday in Walworth, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Britz, Mr. and Mrs. A1 Schmeltzer and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freund saw "Gone With the Wind" at a Waukegan theatre Thursday night. Miss Carol Bowers and Harold Jacobs of Waukegan wer^visitors here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Sanborn and family of Chicago spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Huff and Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Orvis. Allen Pierce entertained friends front Chidigo at his home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wagner and Lyle Franzen, Ringwood, were visitors in Glen Ellyn Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Graey attended a hockey game at Lake Geneva on Sunday. Mrs. John B. Freund and new baby letumed home from Woodstock hospital Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kattner, son. Billy, were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Schmitt near Johnsburg. This community was saddened by the news of the death of Mrs. Catherine ililler of Johnsburg on Sunday. Mrs. Hiller was the sister of Jacob J. Freund. Our heartfelt sympathies are extended to the bereaved family. Mr. and Mrs. A1 Schmeltzer spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs* Chas. Thomps<fti at Rockford. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Peacock Were visitors in the E. E. Allen home at Richmond Sunday. Mrs. Ina Gracy, Ruth and . John Gracy visited Grandma Gracy ' at Ridgefield Sunday night. Victor Blink of Milwaukee is visitr ing in the Nick Freund home, Mrs. Harry Meyers, who has, been quite ill with influenza, is again able to be up and around. V/•„•*£< Highway Deaths Forty-five states last year reduced highway deaths in terms of mileage driven. World's best low-priced stapler. Pins, Staples, Tacks. Built of LIFETIME steel. Rubber treads. $ I 50-100 staple* FREE. WBtt T ack-Remove*Kjtt<66- The Plaindealer Dr. Paul A. 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Rural Briefs The aky background helps this picture, because.the subjects stand out ""clearly against It. EVERYBODY wants to take good, clear pictures -- pictures that are sharp and have plenty of detail. This isn't hard to do--if you'll watch both the aahject AND the background when you're taking a plots re. To picture a dark subject, you gfcoald have a light background, fhen the subject will stand out dearly. If the subject is quite light, - then a dark background is in order. Outdoors, the sky makes an excellent background for pictures of a person. By using a deep yellow color titer, you can make a bhie sky register quite dark. By using no Alter, ypu can make the sty light. In this Iftauer, ^ou may adapt the tone of the sky, so that it yields a good contoasting background for your sub- -<H®t. J ; Indoors, a plain light-tinted or trhite wall makes a good light background. For a dark background, pose your subject in front of an open #oor, leading tnte a darkened room. Or, place the subject so that you can ghoot toward the shadow end of the room. • The best backgrounds are plain, Without obvious detail. If the backr ground b** * prominent pattern, it will draw too much attention to Itself. For example, flowered, wall-«~ paper makes a poor background. A steady camera is of course essential for sharp pictures. If the camera moves, the picture will bis blurred. Even In taking snapshots, it's a good Idea to make use of any convenient support--such as a post, • fence, chair back or table edge. Just hold the camera against such a support, and it will be steadier. For time exposures, always place the camera on a tripod, table, or similar firm support. When you shoot moving subjects, use a higher shutter speed. A person walking toward the camera demands a shutter speed of 1/100 second. For faster moving subjects, higher speeds are needed. To get sharp detail, the distance^- from camera to subject must be cor-«\ rect. Otherwise, pictures will be out of focus. When possible, measure the distance--either with a tape > measure, or a photographic range- - Under. This is especially important in close-up shots. Watch these points. They're allsimple -- and - you'll get sharper, clearer, better pictures. John ran Guilder I ' -III. V TIL N I.MI-: |» " -NU Insects caused $187,500,000 damage to crops in India last year. * • • An old tire casing makes a good guard cover for a buzz saw. • • • L,pss from soil erosion in the Jnited States is put at $400,000,000 a year. • • « Powdered limestone hi used by Come cattle feeders to cut down trouble with bloat. • • • Qne farmer in three has an income from non-farm sources, according to a special United Skates census bureau report. • • • Old hens with bright yellow beaks *nd shanks should go into the cooking pot instead of the laying house, payers draw on the color in their "beaks and shanks to produce the yiUpw at agg yolk. 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