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Hi-, •UKAMRS pries DISPLAYS KBWBBT STYLUS IN IJATS Elisabeth Pich has returned to'McHenry after spending the past two months In Chicago where most of her time was taken up at the Fisk wholesale house, in order that she might acquaint herself with all the newest hat styles for spring. Bring in your last year's hat soon and have it made to look like one of the smart new models. A complete line of flowered and sport hats will be on display for you to choose from for the Easter parade. Elizabeth Pich Hat Shop, Green Street, McHenry. "I'M NOT AFRAID NOW Sometipies after eating too much I had gas pains. ADLERIKA quickly relieved me and my doctor says it's all right to use.'* (S.R.-Minn.) Get ADLERIKA today. THOMAS P. BOIXrER. Druggist S.ociefiv Notes i! 11 Breeds. Send Chicks. VVdemizedChicJke had*. LfcffEquipment, tn* IT Brooding Instructions. COR PI BELT HATCHERIES, Inc. f;, Woodstock - LSbertyTiUe Aircraft Factories Need' MeiiiWew! Can You Qualify? ' America's first line industry --• Aviation -- needs men now between ages of 18 and 40 and needs them badly. .. You do not have to have a college or high school education; common sense and ability to apply yourself count moat. A short, intensive, resident, approved shop training course fits you for, the big pay jobs in the nation's leading factories. American Aircraft Institute is approved by the Dept. of Registration and Education of the State of Illinois because it maintains exceptionally high standards of training. This is not a correspondence coarse. To make application or to obtain full information, write to R. F. Thompson, 251 Douglas Ave., Elgin, 111. TRADE IN YOUR OLD WATCH FOR A NEW . - , BULOVA Patricia, 17 jewels $24-75 Bulova Trade-in Sale A LIBERAL ALLOWANCE FOR YOUR OLD WATCH! $redit - Ternm Nye Jewelry, Music and Radio Shop Main St. W. McHenry '$& & W. C. O. F. St. Clara's Court, W. C. O. F., announces that it will hold election of officers at the next meeting on Thursday, March IS. All members are kindly requested to be present. • • 9 Announce Marriage Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Juliana Tantza, of Chicago, and Mr. Jack D. Segel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Segel of Crystal Lake road, McHenry. The coupje were married in a Chicago marriage court on Wednesday, February Mk - • X^krtatentiif Richard Charles was the name given the little son of Mr. and Mrs. John Herdrich when||^ was baptized Sunday in St. Mary's church by Msgr. C. S. Nix. The sponsors were Gerald Herdrich and Rosemary Stilling. The child was born February 1ft, 1941. • * * Book' Review , The next in a series being sponsored for the benefit of the McHenry Public Library, will be held next Wednesday, March 12, in the high school auditorium, beginning at eight o'clock. Mrs. Zion Baker will review the book, "Foi Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Heaungwafr^- -- being LOW priced 18 NOT ENOUGH ... Low prices are fine . . but they aren't enough, as Wilbur agreed when his bargain suit shrunk six inches in the rain. » We a r e t r e m e n d o u s l y proud of the number of lowpriced gifts in our stock . i)ut we're much prouder of the quality and utility of those gifts. Our first consid feration is value, not price. For example: £ £ j f r * N T H E RIXU s . COMPACTS fefc • $1-50 up. Bofeer's Drug Store ; QNM Street McHenry mrnrnmsmmm Riverview Camp The thirtieth anniversary celebration of Riverview Camp, R. N. A., was held Tuesday night in the K. of C. hall. The evening began with a potluck supper. Eight charter members and one organizer, Mrs. Magdalena Bohr, were present. During the meeting, each of these gave a short talk. Following the business meeting, cards were played and several prizes ward- • j . v : farewell Party " m Service eeo^NUty. She told the use of new fixtures to that many old lam pa may be converted into the indirect lighting type and she also told the benefits of -this newer type of lightlag. After the demonstration the regular meeting was held. Announcement was made that the members will have the opportunity of witnessing a food demonstration on Wednesday, April 16. Plans were also made for the annual style show which will be held about The next regular association will be held April$2. Woman's Society The next meeting of the Woman's Society of the Community Methodist church will be a birthday party which will be held at the church hall on, Thursday, March 20. Th. m«tint! . will begin at 1:30 p.m., associ < '• "z:rl * • • , •' ^ Library Boag# Qftrfcry Board met in the lie Library Wednesday afternoon for a short meeting. Plans were made for the coming year to earn more money for books. The board members also selected a few new books which have been ordered. , v RADIO . CHAjreS OK itASOH Seven hundred and seventy-seven of the 862 standard broadcast stations SOUTH AND WE8T (ConttaMd from ftrrft page) PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN COUNTY REACHES NEW HIGH DURING '40 Figures recently released by the Illinois Emergency Relief Commission reveal that McHenry county's relief load, or public assistance program, reached a new all time high during 1940. The total amount expended under five public assistance programs was $268,168.88. Leading the field in public assistance was relief or assistance given the aged of the county. The total J expended for old age assistance in 1940 was $121,629. I Second on the list was the relief j load of the various townships, which j amounted to $88,212.59. In thi* con- | nection the state contributed $8,804. Added to the above two programs in the nation will change broadcast- much for them. Also, thye found that ing frequencies on March 29. Every the methods and machinery used by push button radio now in operation people of Mexico were many years will have to be reset. behind those of the United States. The Federal Communications Com- Thus, they were happy to be back mission s announfement of new broad- in the U. S., and before quitting their cast frequency assignments carries journey that day, they drove to the out the terms of the North American beautiful city of Tucson, Arizona. Havana. Under the term? rf'thiftom! ST'S ^ for pact the U. S., Canada, M Ind i j Ji""6 2' V' The,ro*d P, . or,„„. , ' ' ^ ° ana lead northeastward, through desert S b""- Country which wa, dotted here and br»dca.toTchLu "°t* Am,n~n ««*» *"•«• ind fcuff.1. Reallocation clears the U.S. air of ^1"' . . . , bothersome interference from nearbv Phoenix, Aritona, was their next foreign stations. The new agreement iOVernig: 8^*p' where they enjoyed the becomes operative in all signatory I,8. om® their relatives. countries simultaneously on March 29 I ~^,s C1^r' 18 populated mainly Only noticeable difference to the aver- 1 Py nortferner* who have made their age U. S. listener will be that he'll find I account of the healthmost of his favorite stations moved ™ cl,mate. have developed a most slightly up or down the dial. Push p,C que y" button radios will have to be re-set. Stations operating at 550-720 kc will remain the same; stations operating at 740-780 kc will move up 10 kc; never rose above sixty degreer 4h«>-; frig their stay. Homeward bound, they ntotored into;/ , Nevada to get a look at Boulder diam.|j|f jfe Before nightfall they had reached> - j Kingman, Arizona. * : The Grand Canyon was the next ofU ' nature's wonders they visited. AJ^ ^ magnificent sight in itself, they were '*5 even more amazed at seeing a rain-^jM bow in the bottom of the canyon, t'a I in the base of the canyon. Mrs. James Waterton was the guest included blind pensions, mothers' penof honor Tuesday evening at a fare-" sions and the distribution of survlus well party held at the home of Mrs.! foods. The totals for the five differ- 1 W. Mid-Week Mrs. C. W. Goodelt entertained the members of the Mid-Week club last Wednesday afternoon at her home. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. George Lindsay, Mrs. Martha Page and Mrs. James Hughes. Mrs. Willipm Spencer will be the hostesa ftt the next meeting of the club. • • * Neighborhood Club Mrs. C. H. Duker was the gracious hostess at the last meeting of the Neighborhood club on Thursday evening. February 27. Prizes were merit ed by Mrs. Simon Stoffel, Mrs. Cora Bassett and Mrs. C. J. Reihanseprger. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Bassett. "' 'f f Ringwood Home tJureau, The Ringwood Unit of the Home Bureau held a card party at the home of Anton Freund Friday evening, February 28. Five hundred and hearts furnished the entertainment. The committee in charge consisted of Mrs. Walter Harrison, Mrs. Kenneth Cristy and Mrs. Glenn Benoy. Prizes were won by Mrs. Eldred Johnson, Jay Cristy, Mrs. Minnie Martin and Kenneth Cristy. * * • Three Tears Old A group of folks from McHenry attended a dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Marshall at Crystal Lake Fridhy evening in honor of Kenneth Marshall. Jr., who was three years old on that day. The guests were Mrs. Agnes Marshall, daughter, RoVena, sons, William and Earl, and the latter's daughter, Patricia Lee, Mrs. Ralph Bennett and children, Ralph, Jr., and Zelinda Ann, all of McHenry, and Mr. and Mrs. Bffif Kosinski of Elgin. * * * Cub Scouts -- Den 2 The Cub Scouts of Leopard Den No. 2 opened their meeting Wednesday night with a living circle. Plans were then made for the pack meeting which will be held March 24. "Duane Bacon was the first to complete his birdhouse. Richard Heuser and David Page tried the elephant walk, after which Norman Taxman and Dave Page attempted the bucking broncho. The group then worked on the home project, which is to paint jars. The meeting closed with the den song. Marriage Awnunmed Announcement has been made of the marriage on Saturday, March 1, in Clinton, Iowa, of Mrs. Catherine H. Brandt and Harvey E. Price, both of Elgin. Mr. Price formerly made his home in McHenry. ceremony took (place in St. Paul's Lutheran chureh, in Clinton, with the Rev. Carl E. Tambert officiating. Witnesses at the wedding were Mrs. Helen Neilsen, Mrs. E. C. Price and Alvin C. Price, the latter a son of the bridegroom. Mr. and Mrs. Price will reside at 542 Grace street, Elgin. Mr. Price is employed in the Elgin Metal Casket company. River Road Improvement . The East Riyer Road Imprbvement association held a meeting Sunday afternoon in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thonneson. The business meeting was followed by a pot-luck supper and the evening was spent at cards and bunco. Prizes in pinochle were awarded to Mr. and Mrs. William Freund and Mrs. Albert Vales, and in bunco to Mrs. Thomas Thonneson and Henry Felmeten, Jr. The next regular meeting of the association will be held April 6 at the Harry Wright home. The meeting will begin at seven o'clock. Following theJt>usiness discussion, lunch will be served and a few games of cards will be enjoyed. • • * Cub Scouts -- Den KB. 1 Den No. 1, Big Rock Den, meets at the home of the Den Mother, Mrs. E. W. Gorman, each Wednesday after school. Thomas Lawson, Den Chief, plans and conducts these interesting meetings. The program includes, singing, games, stunts and knot-tying. Last week the Den Chief displayed articles he has made for the "Den Doodle." The boys have been busy doing soap carving, spatter work, stamp collecting and making scrap books. Members of this den are Patrick Krohn, Denner and Keeper of the Buckskin, Thomas Douglas, David Walkington and Robert Gorman. Any boy between the ~ age of nine and twelve years who is interested in becoming a Cub Scdut is invited to attend our meatnqp. t, 4 • t ;C. H. Duker. The Watertons are moving to Arlington Heights. Eleven neighbors were present to enjoy an evening of bunco. Prizes were won by Mrs. Waterton and Mrs. Elmet Baum. Refreshments were served at the close of the evening. • * * Forte Music Club On Wednesday evening the Forte Music club met in the home of Bonnie Page. After the usual business meeting Edith Sherman read a paper on Richard Strauss. Gordon Scholle then entertained with a violin solo and Warren Jones with a vocal solo. The entire orchestra then offered a few numbers. After a music quiz refreshments were served and the meeting came to a elqse. ~ B • 4 P.-T. A. Over sixty guests were present at the meeting of the Parent - Teacher association Wednesday afternoon in St. Mary - St. Patrick hall. Miss Hoben of Northbrook was on hand to give a demonstration of correct lighting in homes on behalf of the Public ent assistance programs follow: Township relief $ 97,016.59 Old age 121.529.00 Blind pensions 16.598.75 Mothers' pensions ' 10,910.00 Surplus fbod|p§,. 22,012.52 •M $268,166.86 ; The total spent by townships and the state for the entire state for 1940 was $66,377,285.94 of which the state contributed $46,839,943.71 and the various townships $19,537,342.23. In other words the state carried iqore than seventy (per cent of the load. In comparison to this McHenry county paid 90.9 per cent of its own relief load while the state contributed only 9.1 per cent. In Cook countv the state furnished .72.2 per cent of the money expended for relief while the general average spent for downstate counties by the state was 64.8. Few counties in the state received less assistance from the state In 1940 than McHenry county. --/ Gerald and Marie Miller attended the Sport Show in Chicago Sunday. At Los Angeles, Calif., which is the home of Mrs. Gladstone's brother, the local coutple spent twelve days. Although it rained every day except one, stations operating at 790-870 kc will j ^ook 3evera' short trips to some move up 20 kc; stations operating at of famous sights around the city. 880-1450 kc will move up 30 kc; sta- 1 ----* T -- tions operating at 1500 kc will move down 10 kc to 1490 kc; "clear channel" stations shift from 1460-1490 ke to 1500-1530. According to latest information^ there may be some exceptions to the' rules, so be sure to check a few days, ahead of the change date with sta« tions to ascertain exact changes. Mos|, stations, 614 of them, change 30 k<£ a few move up 40 kc. Only twenty eight make irregular changes. They toured the observatory in Los Angeles and spent a day in Hollywood and Long Beach. The temperature caused by the Sun shining on the fog;_ -: Out of Flagstaff, Ariz., the nex& morning, they passed through more? mountainous country and crossed the Painted Desert, which is composed off ' 1 sand of a multitude of colors. As Mr. Gladstone puts it, "Words cannot de- , scribe its beauty." J": Oklahoma City, the capital of Oklahoma, was the next stop-over. TheyY were amazed by the number of beau-pT' tiful homes in the city which had' active oil wells at the rear of the property. On the capitol grounds alone there were twenty oil wells. Driving north and east, Iowa was the next stop and the couple speift a half day in Wellshurg, Iowa, which is Mr. Gladstone's birthplace. Later 4^-^ they drove to Dubuque, to call on'"a?J!M close relative. And so, the nearer they got to McHenry. the more anxious they were to get back. They arrived here on Thursday night, having covered' exactly 5,337' miles. NEED MEN FOR AIR- , CRAFT METAL WOR!| Steady employment at good pa^ awaits men who can qualify for worl| in the nation's expanding air indus-:. tries, according to R. F. Thompson, 251 Douglas Avenue, Elgin, a registrar for the American Aircraft Insti» tute, Inc., of Chicago. f Thompson is now taking the applications of men in the Elgin area for eight week training courses in air« craft metal fabrication, and thoso sue* cessfully completing the courses ard: finding ready employment in majof plane plants throughout'thjB nation^ Thompson states. }t eoiU JeU i* KEEP WELL vj 1 ^*1 It costs something to '.your health. But it casts gcest deal more ait to talc* v fare of yoursell Doa't neglect ; i>fc°se little ills and early syinp- • Get competent medical ;*ttenti°n--«nd do as the Doctor ; directs. It may be inconvenient :*p> r»y out a few dollars now for - |l|octpr bills aad medicine, MT' isn't that a great deal better thaa to risk needless suffering and expense of a serious illness? And, when you have a ptascription to be compounded^ /weH appreciate your pstroaafe. Order your Rubber Stamps at Plaindealer. , ' Bolger's Drug Store J MCHMCT !~*I: r- it m FT- . m ^r m- • are better than one THERE you sit, watching the long road ahead as it dips and rises. Under your feet there's a quiet whis- * pering, to let you know that all eight able Buick cylinders are happily oa the job. • ' You're giving not a single thought to what's happening under that long1 bonnet nosing out in front, but§j here's what's going on: 5 ; " ' v - Instead of the single, compromise-size carburetor you find on most cars, ' this Buick FIREBALL eight with Compound Carburetimi* h&*JWO good mixers on the job, ' ; J A single one of them--the front one <--handles all your normal carburetion needs in frugal fashion -- keeps you rolling smoothly, easily, quietly, on the very minimum rationing of gasoline. But the other carburetor is alert and Veady for any sudden need. Just" and more power, for any emergency purpose! -To swing fail! witfiout- r suuuen need, jusc- " . tramp down on that accelerator pedal-, 8 Bckmg PaCe75° *w™p you *rouad * slow trucks with sudden power -- to let you take advantage of long, open stretches where timesaving is possible. --it goes into instant action. What for? To give you more fuel m • 915 At m It's almost like having two engines -- ^ one to handle normal requirements ^-thriftily, another to team up with the first for extra oomph and wallop when you want it. That kind of teamwork payii, r r Owners by the thousand will tell g^ou it's more economical too--as much •"ifis 10% to 15% more economical. - : • • . > v * . • • If you h*ven'i 'experienced what it feels like to have that under the ^bonnet of your automobile, better go Have that Buick demonstration now. * Standard equipment on all Buicjt SUPER, CENTURY, ROADMAITXR and LIMITED models, available at slight extra coat oa all Buick SFKCIAL models. ' ' . ' l i / * ' lor ths Business Coupe delivered at Flinty Mich. State tax, white sideuoalt tires, optional equipment and accessories -- extra. Prices subject to change without notice. •XEMFIAK Of • 1 R. L OVERTOff MOTOR SALES front Street, W*st McHenry, I1L - 216 Main St., Crystal t dm&i. ••Wafer.