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! ' Mrs. Joe Freund and Donald Hetwere Elfin callers Wednessi • ' day. Mrs. Wm. J. Meyers and Mrs. Wal R ter Freund motored to Waukegan on p Wednesday. John Smith and son, Clarence, spent ikj:, * the week in northern Wisconsin. I,Mrs. Tony Freund and Mrs. Frank ' •* Freund were Waukegan callers Tuesjf.' i * • day. jg1* Mr. and Mrs. Joe Karls and Miss ^ * Edna King were Waukegan callers on V ':1, • Wednesday evening. t"?* Pep up your Hogs with Gold Seal <40% Hog Balancer with Manamar. fc - ' For sale at the Farmers Mill, Phone y V, 29. 18 Mrs. Hairy Stoffel of Volo called V on her father, John Fitxen, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Zolloner of „ ' Chicago spent Wednesday with Art *v" Peters. Mr. and Mr*. W. H. Osborn daughter and son-in-law, Mr. Mrs. Arthur Thorp, who have visiting in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Osborn and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Osborn, returned to their home at Marinette, MM., Saturday. Ellen Cole Baker and Joanne Rulien of McHenry called on Mr. and Mrs. £. E. Cropley Sunday. William Merchant of Fort Sheridan, HI., spent Sunday with his mother. Mrs. Alfred Parker, Chicago, spent Sunday at her home here. Mr- and Mrs. Charles Westlake drove to Milwaukee Tuesday to attend the American Legion convention. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Merrell were Harvard callers Friday evening. Mrs. Libby Ladd and Mrs. Howard Buckland of Ringwood were visitor* Saturday in the E. E. Cropley home Mr. and Mrs. EL W. Mosgrove of Chicago and John Powell of Fox Lake Mrs. George Miller of Grayslake j were Sunday callers In the Chet Oi> called on her father, John Fftsen, on j born home. if'- Wednesday. Mrs. George Michels and daughter spent a few days with relatives in Chicago. Elmer and LeRoy Meyers were Waukegan callers Saturday afternoon. Miss Jeanette Deg-en, Mrs. Bob Snyder and Miss LaVerna Freund were Woodstock callers Saturday afternoon. ' Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith spent Saturday and Sunday in the home of . Mr. and Mrs. John Smithy Mr. and Mrs. John Bohnen and son, Jackie, of Wilmette were callers here Saturday evening. Miss Kathrine Althoff, Elgin, spent Sunday in the home of Mrs. William Althoff. Dairymen, please take notice! Mix 100 lbs. of Mineralized 34<7r Gold Seal Dairy Supplement with 400 lbs. of your own feed (preferably 200 lbs. of ground corn cob and 200 lbs. ground oats) and watch your milk flow increase. Phone your order today for a supply of 34 r'f Dairy Feed. Farmers Mill. Phone McHenry 29. 18 Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clark and children of Waukegan and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Freund of Fox Lake were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Meyers Sunday. Miss Katie Pitzen spent Saturday and Sunday with her father, John Pitzen. Mr. and Mrs. George Landren and children of Chicago spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Karls. Miss LaVerna Freund entertained a few friends on her eighteenth birthday anniversary in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Freund, Monday, September 15. LocosMUret bvb wood Railroad locomotives in Sweden now burn wood most of the time. ifr* TIm fine, tcW-ltvafan qniddy give* *h«bby furniture and woodwork froh b««uty *td ck*rm. 16 beautiful, lustrous colon; dry in 4 hour* without Upt, iimb or bfwh «MU. NICKELS' Hardware Phone 2 West McHenry Mrs. Hasel Kitpatrick spent Monday in Chicago. Mrs. John Pester, accompanied by Mrs. George Pester of Grayslako, spent Wednesday in the Sidney Meeker borne at Libertyville, Clay Hardy of Champeign, Dl., a former resident here, called on his xhany friends here one day last week. Betty Aubert returned home Sunday from Zion where she has been spending the past three weeks in tSy home of Mrs. John Hotham. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Teatherstone and Mrs. Gery of Chicago were Sunday callers in the E. E. Cropley and Nellie Jackson home. Frank Kilpatrick was a business caller in Chicago Saturday and in Carpentersviile, 111., Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Taylor of Brooklyn, Mich., called on their uncle and %unt. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cropley, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Overton of Milwaukee spent Sunday in the W. H. Gardner home. Mrs. George Noble and daughter, Jeanine, Mrs. Harry Turner of Woodstock and Mrs. William Aubert df Ringwood were callers in the Joe London home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Noble of Alden called on local friends Sunday. Mrs. Lida Payne and daughter, Charlotte, of Lake Geneva spent Tuesday at the Joe London home. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Aubert, son, Don* aid, daughter, Marilyn, and Mr. and Mrs. Art Fenery of Chicago were Sunday guests in the Henry Aubert home. Mr. and Mrs. William Gerser and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Setgrove of Chicago spent the weekend in their summer home. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Merrell were Sunday guests In the W. D. Wright home at Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Monear of McHenry called in the Nellie Jackson home Monday. Mrs. Jackson accompanied them to Elkhorn, Wis. Mrs. George Elfers and son, George, Jr., drove to Champaign, 111., Saturday. The latter remained to begin school at the university. Mr. and Mrs. Joe London and fam- | ily spent Sunday at Marengo: I The Gardner family held a picnic in jCollison's woods on Sunday, Sept. 14. I Those present from out of town were : Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Overton and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tetzloff and sons of ; Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Thomas | of Cleveland, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. | Laurence Johnson, Hebron, and Mrs. i Alta Stevens of Milwaukee. Those ! from here were Mr. and Mrs. W.'H. j Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gardiner, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Gardner, and Mrs. and Mrs. John Sanderson. n BKDUCTION "Say, ma!" said little Johnny* *1 •hfafc our ash man is a real good Christian man." "What makes you think that?1' Inquired his mother, in soma surprise. "Well," said Johnny thoughtfully, "the other day when he came to Mrs. Smith's house next door, he picked up their wooden barrel and raised it over his head to dump in his cart, and then the bottom dropped out and the ashes fell all over him." "That w&s too bad," said his mother in a tone of sympathy, "but what has that to do with his being a good Christian? " "Oh!" said the little fellow, "he then just sat down in the gutter and told God all about it, while he Cleaned himself." Washington NaMsKl Sdltorlal Mixup A smart young thing got into the ljus and stood--the seats were all taken. Immediately a gentleman arose, but before he could utter a syllable, she said: ----- "Thank you very much, I would just as soon stand." The gentleman raised his hat and said: "I--" Before he could proceed the young lady repeated her preference for standing. "I--" he began again. No, she would stand. "Please," shouted the gentleman, "I am only trying to get out*" • • £ SALESMANSHIP Buyer--You've placed large berries on top. Grocer--Yes, that saves you the trouble of hunting through the box. Washington, September 17 -- Unmistakable implications of President Roosevelt's declaration as to the government policy in keeping the sea lanes open have dwarfed all domestic pes in the new conversations around Capitol Hill. Somehow the highly controversial tax bill/ which carries heavy political responsibilities for the lawiteker, has a second-rate status. Officialdom is on its toes in expectancy of an overt act which will signal actual American participation in hostilities. Even the hot-tempered propaganda investigation involving big names is not sufficiently sensational to divert the attention from the tests in the Atlantic ocean. The reassembled Congress is bracing its thinking for a re#l shock. The end of the Congressional recess Monday found bewildered lawmakers in huddles swapping opinions. Those who made a trip to heme pastures returned with a different outlook on world aifairs. They reported strong anti-war sentiment, particularly in the Mid-West. Some constituents took the solons to task for being a party to creating nyhat was called "a synthetic emergency." Workers in factories feeling the pinch of the defense program were disposed to blame Con. gress for their plight. The legislators were frankly worried over the situation. It was discovered that the average citizen was not fully cognizant of the effect the pending tax bill would have on his pocketbook. This measure is expected to emerge from the Congressional hopper within a few days. The income tax rates are retro-active to January 1, but the new high excise taxes will not be effective until about October 1, and applied to sales of taxed articles after that date. The threatened shut-down of plants which cannot be converted into essential defense production has swollen the volume of mail to Congress. The firm position taken by the Division of Priorities was reflected in a telegram of Executive Director Nelson, whicfi summarized the government's position as follows: "We must forego the less essential that we may have an abundance of the more essential. By less essential industry is meant those industrial activities involving use of materials and production facilities Ulila to ^ uv military or essential civilian production this will be done. Every means be employed to expedite this proeeas wHAra minimum lost of time for men and machines. But the less eeseutial must go." It is believed that the first real Impact of this plan will be felt within ninety days when raw materials need, ed by plants producing civilian goods are drastically curtailed. Those who have reserves in stock piles may find the government forcing the diversion of the material to defense jobs. Other means of curbing use of wanted raw products by non-defense producers are In prospect including denial of replacement and rep4ir parts. A list was issued a few days ago which gave a prefendd priority status to prevent mechanical breakdowns. Industries not on the short list are out of luck in seeking repair parts. So goes the "all-out" defense program and the lawmakers are fairly helpless to turn the new (policies for the relief of ailing factories in their bailiwicks. With Price Administrator Henderson resuming his testimony before Congressional committees on behalf of a bill, which would give him vast powers, interest in inflation has been revived. The legislators are -hot inclined to provide the mercurial Administrator the free hand over our living he seeks. That inflation is plaguing the Administration is disclosed in the recent Boston speech of Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau in which he openly stated, "inflation is a distant threat no longer. We are facing it now and we must deal with it at once." Morgenthau does not believe the price control legislation is enough to meet the urgent issue. He predicts heavier taxes next year, extension of controls over bank credit and create controls over selected capital expenditures. Surprising is the comment from a Cabinet officer in view of the President's unwillingness to "crack down" on strikes, that "it is sheer folly for labor leaders to seek neW increases in wages every few minutes -- new increases which in turn produce higher manufacturing costs, higher prices, and a higher cost of living." Some hope it presages a stronger White House front against costly strikes now impending defense production. Crown of Thorns The crown of thorns, the wreath believed to be the one placed on the head of Jesus before his crucifixion, has been smooth since 1239, when the French king, Louis IX, brought it to Paris, cut off the thorns and distributed them to the churches throughout Europe. is being sefcl and wtltlm racy, and Hie necessity ei. ptwsei ilnt ft against the forces that seek Ita destruction, it is interesting to note a simple definition of the term, nearly a hundred years old, found by the Illinois Writers' Project, W. P. A. The Belleville Advocate in 1842 states that "the nature of democracy is to improve the condition the people." Mflk hy Plane Milk and lee cream are delivered by airplane to the mining camps in northern Canada. In some localitiee the miners pay a dollar for a quart of milk. Bicycles are stolen In England k the rate of nbout MjNO a year. A Marine Corps -Secruiting pasty will oome to- MeHenry next Monday September 22, and will locate in the poet office on Riverside Drive between the hours of 10 a. m. and 3 p. m. fee the purpose of interviewing and exam? ining applicants for enlistment. - PURCHASE DfiCKN PLACE The Helena Degen house on Jete street, near Green, has been purchaaed by Fred Ferwerda and will be oecatpied by his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ferwerda. *3* Magasines . - The Saturday Evening Pfe# M a circulation et S,1(8,919, has the largest weekly circulation of any magafcine in the United States. fvM t ^ WW ' P Did you lcnpw that telephone men Tj-ide to fires? Yea sir! And they': ^nxious to get there ss the firemen themselves. 41 %/• Our purpose? To keep telephone lines v! **lworking so your calls will go through, and to begin at once to repair any damage done to vital telephone equipment. This is just another example of die many » recautiens we take to insure that your ^ * lephone service will be |all times. Every call you make is an URGENT one v^fom our standpoint -- whether it goea across die street or across the state. - It is the aim of every one of the 28,000 , / ^telephone people in the Illinois Bell area. 1' ->to make your telephone instantly helpful. ILLINOIS SILL at Inconsiderate 'Tm. in an awful mess," confessed the Gay Blade to his Bosom Companion. "How come?" , • "Well I just received a letter from a man who threatens to shoot me if I ever go out with his wife again." "Better cut her out, old man," cautioned his friend. "I don't mind'that," moaned the other, "but now I will have to break four dates I have this week, and all because he didn't sign his name." THIRD DISTRIBUTION OF | TAXES TOTALS $934,449 Auction Sale Furniture Bob Nelson, world premier fadio auctioneer, will conduct the sale. Telephone 788-M, Woodstock, 111. Saturday, Sept 20 1:30 p.m. at 206 N. Madison street The third McHenry county tax distribution was made Monday by County Collector and Treasurer C. Frank Daly. The distribution is $834,440.62, and brings the total distribution for the year to $1,003,321.86. Current total of taxes collected is $1,143,191.00. Distribution was made to the loUowing bodies; s. * County Clerk | (tax extension^ County tax Township tax Road and bridge ^outside) Road and bridge (corporation) Corporations Fire protection districts .... Park districts High schools Schools 42,260.00 33,276.00 28,869.00 4,889.00 31,920.00 2,054.06 4,483.00 96,283.00 91,664.00 Mind Reader The "thought-reader" placed hie hand on the man's head, and then struck him a fearful blow on the nose. v When the man got out from under the chair and asked the thought reader what he had hit him for, he replied: "Just as I placed my hand on your head you thought I waa a fool, and I don't allow any man to think that." Not Anxious There was a knock at the kitchen door. When Mrs. Smith opened it, there stood a lanky youth, black as the ace of spades. "Good m awn in', ma'am," he said. "I is lookin' to' somebody that wants! somebody to do sump'n. You allr doan know nobody that wants to hiah nobody to do nothin', does you?" . • vy; • 'rfi* --"'ft "That new hat maker yotcr face look short, dear." "Well, it's made my husband's face long enough, anyway." HURRY FELLERS Total distribution ..$884,440.62 Woodstock, BL 30r. Jndd and Madison'streets. ^ Being overstocked with furniture at my store and also at my warehouses, I must liquidate my surplus furniture to the highest bidder at public Miction. • . Stoves, rugs,. beds, springs and mattresses, bed davenport, tables, chairs, buffets, desks, breakfast nook, antiques and other items too numerous to mention.. You need furniture; we need cash. Buy furniture at this auction at your own price. LZ, -Terms--Cash. . m, • • Own*: My Neighbor SAYS Pari E. Pearson jfc IV Bordwell, Clark Bates filled with cheese or huts make a good accompaniment to eerve on fruit salads. • • • To cook prunes wash them well, cover with four inches of cold water and let soak over night Sknmer •ery slowly for one hour. • • I Flowers should never be cut in the middle of the day or in bright sunlight, but always la the early morning or let* evening. * i i To remove paint fraaa eotton clothing soak the spot in a solution made of equal parte fit a and turpentine. When ars waah garment in UMflJ not cook softSoaed eggs over the fire. Put them la a pan of water that is boiling hot, remove pan Irom fire and let eggs Stand in it from 6 to 10 minutes* Cooked in this way the white* el eggs do not become tough. fljuirmm iiiwimiw mm »«nn>) Bear Steaks as Carremey Greenland's early settlers used frozen bear steaks as currency. A laborer received two audi steaks for hie day's work. "Hey, Jimmy, come quick, the aeaaon's here. spot Disputing Deacon Jones was snooting in the rear pew as the minister closed his sermon with the words, "we will close with a short prayer. Deacon Jones will lead." Deacon Jones opened his eyes and sat up with a Jerk. " 'Tain't my lead, I just dealt!" Not Hit FaaM "But, Jofin, before we were mm* ried you told me yen were worth $100 a week." "And so I am, bat the inn only gives me $25." USUI* Pest 0«*< " •eeend expetimentai highway poei office route ha* been placed m eraticn between Indianapolis South iiehd, Ihd. 11* rout* is 181. miles, and a rbund trip win be made daily, except Sundays and holidays. VM Ship llititfc Oahfel The first Ship tfe fcaifc though thg Panama canal *at the Atolricaft steamer Ancon bearing ofcciali and distinguished guests of the governments of Panama and the U. 8, priceless 1 4 OF THE 54 LE.S. 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