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sranrooMTz Members of her club met at the tiome of Mrs. Ella Sieg-ler on Tuesday flight. Five hundred furnished the - ^ entertainment and prizes went to Mrs. SsA feiepler, Mrs. A1 Schmeltxer and Mrs. % * , >^lark Pierce. Traveler's prizes were . ;'v Jsvon by Mrs. Frank Sanders and Mrs. , *' Schmeltzer. Consolation went to Mrs. . ,'^Arthur Kattner. A lunch was served * v -**!; 4>y the hostess. %-, c„ Richard "Dick" Van Every, son of " .. fcfr. and Mrs. Leon Van Every and Miss Anne Laurey of Fox Lake were fs "" lanited in marriage on Valentine's day, I,.jFebruary 14. - Mrs. Joseph Brown is confined to itS'•' 'f'ifier home by illness. , * The Neighborhood club met at the !jiome of Mrs. William Britz in Fox "Lake Thursday afternoon. The af- ^i,7$^ternoon was spent at cards and prizes ^ere awarded Mrs. Peter May, Mrs. .".-J William Engels and Mrs. Arthur {Klein. At the conclusion of cards, l ' » lunch waB served. * { Mrs. Ella Siegler and Victor Siegler i-'(attended the funeral of the former's >A-i s>£iiece at Ripon, Wis., Thursday. V v ' Mrs. Rose Durbin, Mrs. Margaret ;Halback, Miss Rose Huemann and v 'pelphine and Tony Huemann of Stacy- Villc, Iowa, visited friends and relarX. • itives in this locality last week. They ' blso attended the funeral of Mrs. atherine Hiller in Johrrsburg on Wedesday. Among those from, here who attend- * ed funeral services of Mrs. Catherine Hiller at St. John's church, Johnsburg, on Wednesday were: Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Freund, William Kattner, Mr. and Mrs. Charles May, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meyer, Mrs. Arthur Kattner and Mr. and Mrs. Anton Widhalm. Mrs. Kate Harms visited in Woodstock on Thursday. Members of the Ladies' Aid enjoyed a Valentine party at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Collins at Ringwood on Friday night. Mrs. Frank, Sanders, John, Carol and Jim Sanders were visitors in the A1 Westman home in Woodstock on > Saturday. Guests in the Byron Orvis home on Sunday were Fred Shotliff and sons of Hebron and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Franzen and sons of Ringwood. Mr. and Mj-s. Joseph Wagner were dinner guests in the Mai Houek home on Sunday. The Raymond Evert family of Chicago visited Mr. and Mrs. A1 Benish on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. IBen Fotit spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edd Peet, at Ringwood. -- Mrs. Albert Britz entertained members of her club on Sunday afternoon at her home in Fox Lake. Cards furnished the entertainment and prize winners were Mrs. Albert Britz and Mrs. Steve Schaefer while consolation Vrent to Mrs. William Britz. Traveler's prizes were won by Mrs. Norbert Klaus and Mrs. Schaefer. A delicious dinner was served at the close of a pleasant afternoon. \ Mrs. Mark Pierce spent the weekend in Chicago with her son, Clarence Pierce and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Johnson and family, McHenry, were dinner guests in the Arthur Kattner home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A1 Schmeltzer spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Edith Cleveland, in Round Lake. Mrs. George W. May was ill with the flu several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Prosser and children of Chicago were visitors in the William Britz home Sunday. Mrs. Frank Young and new baby returned home from Woodstock hospital this week. The baby was named Mary Catherine. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Freund, born January 81, will answer to the name of Roger. Visitors in the Ed%in Freund home on Sunday night were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Watkins of Crystal Lake and Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Pepping of Deerfield. Pinochle was enjoyed at the home of Mrs. J. J. Freund on Monday night by Mrs. A1 Schmeltzer and Mrs. Math Nimsgern. Joseph G. Wagner was a business caller at Arlington Heights on Monday. A turkey dinner will be given by the Ladies' Aid on Saturday, March 2. It will be held at the Solon Mills church basement. Tickets, 60c. meeting of the Lake County Farm Bureau at the gymnasium at the Graysiake grammar school last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Marlett Henry and son, Marlett, spent Sunday evening at Crystal Lake. Mrs. Arlene Zahorick of Island Lake spent Monday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marlett Henry. Willard Darrell attended an executive meeting of the Lake-Cook Farm Supply Co. at Des Raines Monday. Willard Darrell and Mrs. Harry Matthews attended the funeral services for Mrs. Harley Lewis at the Nelson Funeral home at DeKalb last Wednesday. Archie Walace of Wedges Corners was a recent caller at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks. Mrs. Annie Adams and son. Richard. of Diamond Lake spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell and Miss Mayme Dowell attended the annual meeting of the Lake County Farm Bureau at Graysiake last Thursday. I Chesney Brooks, in company with j twenty-six members of the Federated (Christian Youth visited the Shriner's j hospital at. Oak Park Sunday afternoon and in the evening they attended the European Ice Revue at the Chicago Stadium. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Justen and children of Woodstock spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks. IFARM Washington SLOCUftfS LAKE Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse were business callers at McHenry Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren spent . Saturday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Lundgxen at WSauconda. Mr. and Mrs. Emer Esping were business callers at Libertyville Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wagner attended the funeral of Michael C. Wirtz at . St. Mary's church, Fremont Center, last Wednesday morning. Mr. Wirtx Was Mrs. Wagner's grandfather. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Callahan and daughter, Jane, of Chicago spent Lincoln's birthday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marlett Henry. Mrs. Celia Dowell and daughter, Ethel, were callers at Waukegan last Friday. Mort Jensen spent Sunday with friends in Chicago. Mrs. Arthur Wagner is recovering from an attack of the flu. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren were business callers at Antioch last Friday* afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller, Miss Audrey Lambert and Malcolm Wilkins of Oak Park and Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Knudsen of Evanston were Sunday afternoon and supper guests of Mr. end Mrs. Elmer Esping. They all enjoyed a toboggan slide on a hill on the farm. . Arthur Wackerow and Mr. and Mrs. George Eatinger and Mrs. Jane Eat- Inger of Wauconda spent last Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Turner at Waukegan. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews, Willard Darrell, Elmer Esping and Mrs. Marlett Henry attended the annual CONGRESSIONAL VIEWS by Congressman Chauncey W. Reed A Way to Stymie Bareaaa-acy The recent decision of the United States Supreme Court in the case of the National Labor Relations Board vs. Waterman Steamship Company, wherein the Court, speaking through Justice Black, held that, the lower courts have no power to, and cannot encroach upon, the exclusive powers of the National Labor Relations Board in respect to findings of fact (apparently the Court is of the opinion that any finding of fact made by the NLRB, if supported by any evidence whatsoever, be it ever so slight, is final and not subject to judicial review), is expected to give added impetus to the efforts which we are now making to secure passage of the Walter- Logan bills (HR 6324 - S 9l5). Speaking in a general way ,this legislation, which has been reported out favorably by the House Committee on the Judiciary, has as its object the setting up of a uniform procedure to be followed in hearings held before governmental administrative boards and independent agencies and it further seeks to provide a uniform method and scope of judicial review of the findings made by such boards and agencies. We hope that the Congress will see fit to enact this legislation into law. Ih his message to Congress in 19S8, the President stated that there were 130 different governmental agencies, and this does not include the various bureaus into which the departments are subdivided. The latest statistics show that there are approximately 850,000 civilian officers and employees in the administrative service of the government. The procedure followed by all these separate agencies of government is not identical. Practically all of these agencies in their administration of various and sundry statutes must make rules, providing for hearings before the so-called independent agencies of the government, as well as those providing for the conduct of the affairs of the single-headed agencies do not provide for uniform procedure for such hearings or for a uniform method and scope of judicial review. 9uch a uniform method of procedure and scope of judicial review should be provided for in order that these various administrative agencies and government departments may be required to remain within the terms of the law as to both quasi - legislative and quasi - judicial power. With a Roosevelt appointed majority of the Supreme Court apparently in sympathy with the bureaucrats, it is necessary that Congress take the reins in its hands and stop the ever-increasing extemien of bureaucracy. NLRB Investigation Some very interesting disclosures have been made at the recent sessions of the Special Committee Investigating the activities of the National Labor Relations Board. One is that Labor Board officials have used government funds to organize proptufaiida campaigns to barrage Members of Congress with demands that the Board be given huge and unnecessary appropriations and demanding that no changes be made in the one-sided National Labor Relations Act. The other is tl\at evidence has brought to light the fact that a secret agreement is in existence between the NLRB and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, whereby the RFC officials have agreed to deny loans to business and industries which are not in the good graces of the ClO-controlled Labor Board. In the first case the New Dealers have used government money to promote their own selfish interests and in the second case they have denied the government money to businesses and industries which might have been able to weather the storm and thus keep men employed if such high-handed tactics had not been made the order of the day. Reciprocal Trade Agreements As this column is being written it has been reported in the House cloak' rooms that the House Ways and Means Committee will within the next dav or two report favorably on the extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement program. It is rumored that the Committee decided, by a strict party vote, the Democrats favoring the extension and the Republicans opposing, that the President should be allowed to continue the Reciorocal Trade Agreements. A spirited battle is expected on the floor of the House. Paul Cardinal, one-armed paper hanger of San Jose, Calif., Says he ran hang 640 yards of wall-Jpaper in a day. GROWER SHOULD TEST ALL SEED Proper Storing *of Crop .Is N Important Item. By C. H. NISSLEY Seeds of many vegetable crops held over from one season to another may be used this year if they have been properly stored, but they should be tested for both vitality and germination before planting time, if growers follow the advice of vegetable gardening department at the New Jersey College of Agriculture. Germination tests of seed purchased from seedsmen are now compulsory in many states and must appear on the package in which purchased. There is no way of determining when the seed was produced or how it was stored and handled by the dealer. Cucumber, lettuce, muskmelcn and tomato seed usually retain theirvitality for a period of five years. Beets, cabbage, cauliflower, ce'cry. pumpkins, sqijash, and waterme'on are good for four years; e?gr>]ants. three years; onions and peppers, two years; and parsley, one yeir. These figures are approximate, for the seed loses its vitality more rapidly in some sections than in others, and it has been observed that humidity and temperature also heve an influence on stored seed. High temperatures, 86 degrees Fahrenheit, or above, with an excessive humidity cause rapid deterioration of most seeds. Seeds of different vegetables vary in their structure and consequently in their keeping qualities. Some seeds have a hard impervious covering while others have a thin, easily penetrated one. Mice, rats, weevils and other insects attack stored seeds. One of the most common methods of storing seed is to cover a fair-sized wooden box with one-fourth inch galvanized hardware cloth. This wired cloth is tacked on the outside of the box to keep rodents from entering. Seed should be examined occasionally for the presence of weevils and other seed insects and fumigated with carbon bisulphide or other recommended chemicals if there are signs of insects present. A dust containing high percentages of either pyrethrum or rotenone may be used instead of the fumigation treatment although the gas is more effective. Washington, February 21--Haggling over the trade agreement program brings scenes reminiscent of the good old days when tariff battles stirred Congress to a frenzy. The debate in |the House for the renewal of the trade ^agreements showed that the farm sections were far more concerned with the effects on the international bargaining policy than industrial areas. Heretofore representatives of industrial centers were the leading tariff restrictionists. The House has accorded its members full opportunity to make a public record on the subject. The Senate has indicated that extensive committee hearings will precede lengthy debate. While signs point to final enactment, the warring factions are sure - to ventilate their views for the effect on their political future. The politicians are giving close study to the report of the G. 0. P. program committee which was made public Monday. There are a number of itmes which are considered "trial balloons", to determine public reaction prior to the formal drafting of a Republican platform at the June convention. The G. O. P. apparently proposes to capitalize heavily on the dissatisfaction of the farmers with the domestic agricultwal program and the foreign trade policies of the present Administration. So far the Republican publicists have failed to concoct an attention-arresting slogan for the voters, but they are working hard in this direction. Privately they admit that it will require something stronger than the outworn cry of "throw the rascals out" to achieve a party victory next November. Senator Bridges of New Hampshire, who has been shelling the New Deal with a series of speeches in the West, reiterated what seems to be a popular partisan argument, "the Republican Party will assure the people of an administration whose purpose it to serve them rather than to regulate their lives." TTie Democrats now on the defensive are trotting out their records on social and economic legislation as a rebuttal. There is a division of opinion in Congressional circles as to the feasibility of amending the Wage and Hour Act and the National Labor Relations Act at this session. The sensational disclosures about lobbying by the N. L R. B. officials and persuading the R. F. C. to blacklist industrial Foods Raised on Farm Contain Necessary Iron The role that many farm foods play in keeping everybody healthy is common talk but perhaps one of the clearest pictures of this relationship is found in the story of iron. The amount of iron required in the body in relation to its importance to life might well be characterized by the phrase "little, but oh my." For iron is one of the behindthe- scene workers in the maintenance of healthful blood which as everyone knows is so important to good health. Briefly, it helps in the building of hemoglobin, the oxygen carrying portion of the red blood cells. If the diet is insufficient in iron, there is likely to be inadequate hemoglobin formation and the condition known as nutritional anemia results. Usually persons who are anemic lack pep and energy. Where the farm foods step into the picture is in the fact that many green leafy vegetables furnish a large part of the daily iron needs. Spinach for one is high in iron and is easy to grow. Dandelions are considered another fine iron source. Other garden greens furnishing iron, are endive, kale and broccoli. It is well to remember that although liver and kidney are considered the richest aources of iron, if everyone demanded these foods all tha time the price of liver would probably increase to the point that those persons suffering with pernicious anemia and needing to eat liver would be unable to afford it. For this reason, it is well to look to the greens, egg yolk and many of the dried fruits as iron sources. Eggs are comparatively inexpensive right now. Bats at Bat If birds can't handle your insect problem, you might try filling your lofts with bats. Government scientists recently estimated that the 3,000,000 bats roosting in New Mexico's Carslbad caverns consumed nearly 12 tons of insects nightly, including moths, beetles, flies and mosquitoes. With birds guarding against insects by day and bats on the night shift, your crops should escape without a nibble. Dairy Employ* Prof. Earl Weaver of the University of Michigan states that on the average it takes 30 minutes a day to care for one daity cow. This is approximately 180 hours a year, or 23 working days per cow per year. With 24,000,000 dairy cows in the country, this means that more than a million men are needed full-time to care for the nation's cows. It is also estimated that 80,000 men are employed full-time at processing, and 170,000 at distributing milk. firms is destined to become a major political issue in the campaign. It is reported that the Administration would welcome modifying amendments to the Labor Relations Act as a device to short-circuit this problem as an election issue? They are, however, unwilling to open the Wage and Hour Act to amendments at this term largely because of political complications. The farm groups, which previously led the demand for a revision of the Fair Labor Standards yAct, has been occupied with the trade agreements' controversy but now show signs of increasing interest in a plan to extend the exemptions for agriculture. It is claimed that the new Administrator has in mind a re-consideration of interpretations which will probably lessen the demand for amendments. Many legislators believe that there are too many lawyers in the Federal service. An effort to provide an appropriation for eleven additional lawyers in the Post Office Department resulted in some caustic comments in the Senate.e Senator McNary, the minority leader, stated, "I am frank to observe that we have in the departments and bureaus here a surplus of lawyers receiving large compensations, who are unable to do more than make a living in their own home towns." Perhaps the hostility of Senators- towards increasing government legal staffs is due to the conviction that much of the legislation .proposed by the Administration could be traced to these attorneys who are anxious to have their theories written into law. At the same time organizations of Federal lawyers, such as the Federal Bar Association and the National Lawyers' Guild are reported lobbying against the Walter-Logan bill, which proposes to simplify procedure before Federal agencies. A Congressional report on this proposed measure claims that many bureaucrats has "developed Messiah complexes" under which they feel called upon to reform the world without regard to the Constitution and' other normal safeguards. Government economists report a slowing of production, especially in steel. Yet plant inventories increased nine per cent last year due primarily to the uncertainty about sources of raw materials and war demands. The downturn in business has increased unemployment iit certain lines. It is, however, expected to level off with spring business revival in trades, which are affected by weather conditions. Intensive warfare about this time is l i k e l y to hasten demand for American products. According to W. P. A. Administrator Harrington we still have nine or ten million jobless. As to the future of relief projects, this official stated this week "we can look forward to a long period of Federal- local cooperation in public work." LILY un A card and bunco party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Swanson Wednesday evening. Prizes were awarded. Guests present were: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Seyfferth, Mr. and Mrs. Claude McDermott, Mr. and Mrs. William Etten, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Klabough, Mrs. Jack Wruble wski, Mrs. Claude Vachet, Orrp Belle Bettray, Mrs. Lavin, Ruth Lavin and Evelyn Lavin and Paul Harvey. Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Miller of Cicero visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. George J. 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From the continued study of this phenomenon has come the development and refinement of what is now known as Fluorescent lighting. Fluorescent lamps, made possible by these discoveries, -are amazing new sources of light. They are slim glass tubes, giving off richly glowing illumination like daylight Or in abundant color. They do not contain filaments like Ordinary bulbs and tubular lamps. Light is produced jhrough the agency of invisible radiation acting on fluo- Vtscent powders with which the inside of the tube is coated. This radiation is created by the flow of electricity tlirough mercury vapor generated in the glass tube. The fluorescent powders are highly efficient aaavattcrs of this radiation into light. « m «s-- - • In the short time since their introduction, smart restaurants, stores, shops, night clubs, businesses and industries of many kinds have adopted the use of Fluorescent lamps to striking advantage. 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