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, \-'v • • . :• . J " - ; : : ' ; < v. .v. •:'> . . • -v ' ' ... ,:-U* *•'. ' '-V, " '•y-5 • J r1- /J*" - * • ' 'V,n V • ;' / - 1,^ . \ • • •-•-- - sntntf-zk ' ;;w" '. " . " r. W -4 !' : ' 'i1 mk •"r V. -j.. « . " * | k&i\ \; V»-'-" •'.A- .,fe-:S Volume 07 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 26,1942 No. 45 M; ii CHM REAPER < {ITERS INTO ~W: THREE HOMES PIONEER OF COMMUNITY -f 18 TAKEN -i A McHenry resident throogtm* all '.fcftr seventy-sever. years, Mri Leah Btown passed away at her home west «f town lasti Friday meminff, March m She had been ia poor Mft for fevers) months. Bora June 28, 1864, the daughter of • #amu«tl and Abigail Fellows Sherman, .<Hi the family homestead on Sherman's mi, she grew to young womanhood hare, later marrying Alfred Brown of McHenry. To this union one son, Karl, was born who survives as do one grandchild, Mrs. Harriet Fasse, Waukegan, two great grandchildren. Marine and Donna Fasse, sad a sister, ^jjlrs. Dora Parsons of Gascoyne, N. D. The deceased was a charter member #f the Fox River Valley camp, R. N. A. • £he was a quiet, kind lady, respected *. far all who knew her. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from the Peter M. J us ten Ameral home and burial was in Wood* land cemetery. Mrs. Jay Schneider Relatives here received word this Week of the death last Sunday, March 42, of Mrs. Jay Schneider at Jackson, )iich. She died suddenly following a keart attack. Mrs. Schneider was flirty-seven years old. Surviving are her husband and Ave t Children, Phyliss, Richard, Kathryn, |ttt& and Robert; two sisters and .three brothers. Mr. Schneider is the fon of Mrs. Jacob Schaefer of McHenry and was a former resident of llcHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer were In Jackson at the time of,Mrs. Schneider's death. Funeral services were fold Wednesday morning. Burial was la St. John's cemetery. Mrs. Mary May Death came to Mrs. Mary May last Tuesday morning, March 24, at 10:30 ; •'clock, a little more than two weeks . After her sister, Mh>. Catherine Nimsgern, passed away in McHenry. Mrs. §tay had not been in good health for Several years. Funeral services will be held Fny morning at St. Peter's schurch ai Grove at 10 o'clock, when a feqwem mass will be sung. --\ - • Mrs. Ida Starkweather Mn. Ida Starkweather passed aWay Saturday. March 21, 1942, at the home her daughter, Mrs. Warner Sivyer, §608 Maryland avenue, Chicago. She jras a sister of Mrs. Lugene Fonienelle and an aunt of Mrs. A. H. Mosht r, both of McHenry, and mother #f Mrs. V. H. Thiele of Chicago, a former resident here. She is also Survived by a sister, Mrs. H. O. Sipp #f Gordon, Neb. " The deceased was well known to Jiany McHenry people, having teen a request visitor here. b uneral services were held Tuesday Afternoon at a funeral home at 422/ Cottage Grove avenue, with interment |n Vjia^t.and cemetery. Two From Here oil IMDC Ifl'UCIIDV OftEalb ?oiu>r Bol!IMUnt M lltnltT Bolger and George Reid of McHenry were honor jroll students a*, Northern Illinois State Teachers col- **ge for the quarter just past, accord* ing to reports from the Registrar. The holier moll requirement is an average of MB" on all the previous wockdetie in the institution. AROUND THE ^COURTHOUSE CONTEMPT OF COURT Raymond Kahle, Huntley farm hand, was sentenced to serve sixty days in the county jail by Judge Ralph J. Dady Saturday on a contempt of court charge. Failure to pay seven dollars^ per week for the support of his son as ordered by the court constituted the chw -al ADVICE ON RAISING ? WAR GARDENS GIVEN ' ? « BY FUTURE FARMERS DRAFTEES GONE INTO SERVICE TWENTY-JEIGHT DEPART FROM COUNTY, With aach new draft quota, several more of our young McHenry men are giving up their accustomed mode of living to don one of tjpcl^ farm's unifohns and begin a new life in some distant place. . Some of the quotas have been kind to our boys, only calling one or two for service. This time, however, four have gone and in so doing have left a certain emptiness not only in their own homes but in the community as a whole. Those who were on hand to see the twenty-eight young men leave Woodstock early Monday morning were conscious of an even more determined attitude than previously in the group as a whole. As the war progresses these young men who are elected to do their utmost to bring peace to this Depth of planting or spading a nation seem to give less consideration garden area depends somewhat upon ! to personal dislikes as the urge to win the nature of the soil. Deep plowing ! in a hurry becomes uppermost in their is not necessary, and in most cases ' minds. a depth of 5-6 inches is sufficient, j As has been the custom the last few However, where the top layer of the j times, the ladies of the Red Cross soil consists of a shallow till of poor were on hand to serve coffee and material, as is often the case in city lots, good soil from below may be brought to the surfacf by deep plowing or spading. If an area has not been previously planted to vegetables, but has pi"oduced a heavy growth of vegetation j of any type, it is usually fertile enough to produce good yields of vegetable crops. But slow growth and pootyields of vegetables should indicateto a gardener that his soil is lacking in .plant food. [ By preparing the seed bed early and working it at frequent intervals, it is possible to greatly reduce the number of weeds that will appear later by causing the seeds to germinate ahead t of planting time. One common weed I that sometimes discourages a gardener is quack grass. The only method by which it can be eradicated is by starving the roots by 'constantly keeping the shoots cut off at the surface of the ! soil as boon as shoots appear. If this ' method is followed persistently, quack grass can be eradicated completely, j Some soils are not productive belocal agriculture department will be 1 glad to test samples of soil for bothj phosphorous content and acidity free, of charge. A simple test, which can I be made by the gardener, to determine whether or not the soil is acid PHYSICAL HARDENING doughnuts to the departing boys. Following is the list of men from boards one and two. The first four are from McHenry and near vicinity. Departing Sihrte-- Flsul Harvey Harold Bell LeRoy Conway Alfred WeingaM; Harold J. Merits Angelio Di Bona Clifford A. Gal beck Joseph J. Cigar Robert J. Findley George D. SheltOn Alfred E. Wetff John W. Coulm^n -- --« Barney H. Benson Robert L. Wildberger George C. Grabbert ' Archer B. Colburn " Harry L. Bell Frank T. Dodson _ *; Elmer C. Clausen Charles W. Brinker Haynard P. Howell Edward W. Kuhfahl , i . . Herbert C. Stolldorf >r Joseph E. Vodnansky Sam Dykstra Donald F. Beers Philip F. E. Przezdzedd Carl 8. S. McBroom. CHORUS PRESENTS ^ OONCERT ON PALM SUNDAY EVENING Following is the program which the McHenry Choral club will present at its second annual concert next Sunday evening, March 29, in the high school auditorium. "Happy and Light of Heart," Balfe; "Children's Prayer" (from "Hansel and Gretel"), Humperdinck; "Wind Moods," Rachmaninoff; "By the River," Thome -- Mixed Chorus. "Serenade" (from "Student Prince"), Romberg; "Wedding of the Painted . Doll," Brown; "April Showers." Silvers -- Women's Chorus. Modern Ballroom Dance, selections from "The Merry Widow" -- Vera Coffee and Lyle Franzen. '•Carry Me Back to Old Virginny," Bland; "Sometimes I Feel Like n Motherless Child," spiritual arr. by W. Smith; "Palm Branches," Faure NEW DATE FOR REGISTRATION ISJPRIL 27 ANTICIPATE A 13,000,000 TOTAL Registration date for men between the ages of forty-five and sixty-four inclusive, has been set for April 27, when it is expected that about thirteen million men in the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico will be required to register under the fourth registration of the nation's manpower. The order made by the President affects all men who were born on or Clarence Sabyut uRaaxtaml Promotion in Navy rrlktfdant of tint Fourteenth Naval District, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, has announced that Clarence A. Kay, son of Mr. and MM. Walter F. Kay, route '2, McHenry, IB., has been promoted to Fireman First Clase, U. S. N. Kay enlisted in tike Navy Nov. 19, 1940, and is now stationed somewhere in the Hawaiian INTERESTING NEARBY NEWS TYte Barrington village board will boy six incendiary bombs for the fire department to we for test purposes, it was decided Monday night, March 16, at the regular board meeting. Firemen will experiment to determine the best method of extinguishing the bombs in case some should be dropped in an air raid and perhaps a public demonstration will ge given in the near future. The bombs cost $2.50 each. Corporal Boyd Battsnfee, Marengo, who was a contestant .on the Saks St fsi?*® ^ ^ "in; Pmahiiok . on "e WM 8>*ty years old on < a is t>i ' n„ „ --• „ Jan. SO. His name will lead a long Ahce Blu. Gown, Tusrwy - of ,nd dignittrie. who •Swonge of the Vagabonds," Fnml; .i»_ to comply with the pr^ fttion ' • "Homing," Del Riego; "Tonight We _ . ' . Love" (from "Concerto in B Flat Registration of this new age group Minor"), Tschaikowsky; "The Lord's I win £ut ,n draft quota af! ___ Prayer," Malotte -- Men's Chorus. "ie n»tion s man power except | Amateur hour, broadcast over station 'Carmen," concertised grand .opera. I l*elo l w the °v f twenty and j WENR on Sunday, March 8, was re- Music by Bizet. Adaptation ana i r?08* w"° "*ve P*ase® "ieir sixty-fifth | cently awarded first prise for his fine score by J. S. Zamecnik. Soloists: blrthd*y- j performance on the violin. The award- At the selective service headquarters | ing of the prizes to the thee contesit was explained that there is no in- j tants, who received the most votes, tention of drafting men who will reg- jwas broadcast the following Sunday ister in April for active military ser- j evening on the same program. Mr. of young musicians from the local i v'ce» although it was said the older j Ballengee's prise for first place conhigh school will provide orchestral ac-'men may called upon for noncom- i sisted of sevnty-five dollars in cash comaniment for a portion of the pro- j batant service under the revised draft and a sixty dollar wrist watch. gram. Three who were not mention- *c^ ' ed among the players last week. War-1 lottery Not Expected ren Jones, Charles Page and Laura! According to reliable reports, the tiherman, will also play in the orches- j fourth registration has been ordered Sunday morning, Mach 16, and escaptra. The chorus is appreciative of ! °hiefly to get additional data on the ' ed with about fifty dollars in cash, ac- Paul Yanda's efforts in organizing a Jn*tion's man power, which will permit j cording to a report made to the Lake £COup to provide this accompaniment.' '>etter utilisation of it. It is not ex- ; county sheriff's office. LeRoy Grever, The variety ot the selections includ-1P®®*®^ * lottery of these regis- Li7 years old, was the attendant on «?d on this year's program should'tran^8 be made unless it is decid- j duty at the time. He said the two please eveu those with critical tastes ^ ***** the registrants should be • men came into the place and asked called for home guard duty to relieve | for a coil for their car. Grever showyounger men for field service or un- j «d them one but the bandits said it Pearl Yunker, Earl Conway, Lina Kilday. "God Bless America," Berlin -- Mixed Chorus. As was stated last week, a group consists of pressing a strip of blue > litmus paper between layers of moist soil. It the paper turns red the soil is sour or acid. Blue litmus paper can be purchased tof m few cents at any drug store. Limestone is generally used to correct soil acidity. Best results are obtained by applying it too and plowing th« garden area in the fall. The i-ROGRAM IN PROGRESS AT THE GREAT LAKES Two armed bandits invaded the Harold Reese service station at routes 12 and 22 near Lake Zurich early and the chorus hopes for a large crowd to support the worthy cause for Mhich pert of the proceeds are illtended. FORTY-HUE SPEED IN MUMS GREEN'S ORDER IS NOW IN EFFECT . . 1 ' A spend limit of forty hour became effective early this week wehn T. P. Sullivan, state director of public safety, directed that state highway police prevent faster speech in Illinois. Only last week President Roosevelt asked the Governors of sixteen state* to establish this speed limit in their respective states for the purpose of conserving tires. When Governor Green was informed of the President's desire in this respect, he indicated that he would take the necessary steps to comply. It was explained by the Governor that the state law could not be changed without a special session of the legislature, and that until a special session is called the speed limitation could be fixed only by edict, not by statute. The state law at present doe* not limit speeds on the open road, but does set limitations in cities and villages. On the highway only reckless driving is prohibited. According to Charles M. Hayes, president of the Chicago Motor ciub, no attempt will be made oy the club to oppose the new speed ban. He sa.d that it would undoubtedly reduce aocidents and save tires and although he could not speak tor tne membership, he did not believe any appeal would be made to the courts to interfere witA the order. Meter Club's Readies The reaction of James u. Gl public relations director for the Illinois Motor chib, was slightly different although he, too, said no action against it would be taken. He said, "Motorists sftou.d oe caucd upon toi reduce their speed to forty mnts an ENLISTMENT IN NAVY POSSIBLE UNTIL DAY less men will be mobilised for indus- : was too short and then placed their j hour voluntarily, as a patriot<c d^ty, trial work. , right hands in their coat pockets, but the limit should not be emoiccd It is reasonably sure that a fifth ."This is a stickup," they warned him.iby law. The Illinois Motor ciub ynil J registration will be held this coming After taking the money in the cash j not tight the limitation in cjurt, how- | summer to include young men who register, they backed out of the place ! passed their twentieth birthday since and drove away in a waiting car. OF DRAFT INDUCTION the registration ol Feb. 16. It is pos- I of ^ bi~ setter and V ™ r ! ? ^ '^ ! P o i n t e r f i s l d t r i a l s t o b e h e l d i n C r y s t a l I^ike in May will be given Tuesday, March 31, at the monthly meeting of the Crystal Lake Sportsman's duo. R. C. Blackwell, famed dog trainer of Lombard, and secretary of the Chicagoland Field Trial club, will present a set of motion pictures showing the training of dogs, actual field trials, and colored hunting movies of the trained dogs in action. The meeting will be held in the recreation building . Although most of tk netftn's man-! admi"is^afion _m?y 3efL k ^ have power is now subject to call for mili- ^tary service in the draft, any qualified man still has the privilege of voluntary enlistment in any branch of tht service he prefers, it was pointed out this week. Lieut. David N. Goldenson, officer incharge ol the Navy Recruiting station at Chicago, headquarters for this disthe age limit lowered so that young men will be eligible for the draft upon reaching their eighteenth birthday. Until now Congress has refused to approve the eighteen year old age for service but as the war progresses, it may be necessary for them to yield. To date, the navy will accept reits iMt the age of seventeen but the trict, said that a recent directive from the Mavy department makes it pos y requires them a year older. A total of 16,500,000 men between at the lake shore parlc. sible to enlist men up to the da^of twenty-one and thirty-five. " 1 n/i In a 11ra ura ma am +Ra tiMi • < FOODS FOR FREEDOM" "Food for Freedom," a topic of vital Concern to all homemakers and consumers, as well as to producers, will ne discussed in a series ol short articles to be* printed in The McHenry . jpiaindealer. These articles are spon- >ftored by the local nutrition committee, Composed of the following: Miss May £uster>, chairman, Mrs. Elmer Baum, Idrs. John Bolger, Mrs. Walter Carey, §trs. Roy Miller, Miss Helen Stevens. The McHenry grocers are particiiting in the local defense effort by ividing material and space for exlibit* to illustrate the articles appearm The Plaindealer. dUae practical suggestions, recipes ^.fud latest news concerning nutrition "trill be included in the articles, the turn mi tiff suggests %that you clip out .. ijfmcb article for reference. Watch your local paper for "Food for Fieedom." Study the grocers' exhibits. Be prepared to add your coutriout]< yi to the defense effort through better nutrition for yourself and family. America needs strong, healthy •ttinericans. Let your home and community be one of the most impregnable uf the war fronts. Miss Grace Armstrong, specialist in lood and nutrition, extension seri vice, University of Illinois, will dis- - Cuss ' Selection and Preparation ot, jTooos for Freeztr Lockers," Friday, March 27, 1:45 p.m. ,at the Centra* *ehocl, Voodstock, 111. This moeting is open to all interested. MISS MAY JUSTEN, Chatr»jM>, ; Great Lakos, in.--a physical hardening program, designed to train sailors in military tactics during actual comoat, has been inaugurated at the U. S. Naval Training station here. The Bluejackets are being trained in amount to apply depends upon the de- j gas mask drill, landing routine and ingree of acidity, but an average appli-! lantry drill over all types of terrain oation is two tons per acre. COMING EVENTS ~r_. J v,: • • March 26 V ' Evening "Bridge--Mrs. Ed Nicfcife. ' March 28 Bakery and Apron Sale--Central Market--- Sponsored by Circle IV-- W. S. C. S. Lutheran Ladies' Bake Sale--Mrs. F. C. Feis home on Waukegan street March 29 Second Annual. Concert -- McHenrj Choral Club--High School. April 1 C. D. of A.--Regular Meeting. April 2 Past Officers' Night, O. K. S.--Algonquin. Afril S Cissla-1--W. S. C. S.--Mrs: E. Bouma 4 Bergen, commanding officer of the regiment. The sailors were equipped with full "heavy marching oroer ' packs, rifles and otiier iign.1 lniantry .quipment, weighing approximately twenty-live pounds. Lily Lake P.-T. A. -- Kkction of Offi in this hardening process, planned for iuen ol the U. S. Navy by Commander Tunn y and executed at the Naval training station b^re under the direction of Captain T. DeWitt Cair, c.uxuuve officer. Overland hikes will be staged several times weekly during the coming months, ranging from six to sixteen miles according to the amount of u°au>iivg anu mining the recruits have had. These hikes will include bayonet practice, scaling deep bluffs and ravines and traveling through mud, water and other barriers iound in actual combat areas. About 600 recruits attached to the Second Regiment took part in the initial trip this week, a ten-mile jaunt over roads m the area of the training station. They were led by Lieut. Sally tor B«p. T. A. x ,> v^JkMger Draws Crowd ".#• v % f*!r crowd attended the rally for Jr *" $tep. Tbos. A. Bolger held here_SaturjUiy evening. Minority leader Wm. • Vicars of Pontiac and Rep. Sam Perry ^ 4 - of Vv neaton spoke. Both spoke highly *. .1. «4>f Rep. Bolger's work in the legjisla- , ture. * . Delegations attended the meeting - from Waukegan, Winthrop Harbor, I . i b i r t y * i l l e , Woodstock, Harvard, Marengo, Huntley, Cary, Crystal Lake ' nnd Spring Grove. Atty. Lester F. Collins of Waukegan, candidate for circuit judge, brief- ; ly addressed the meeting. . April C Easter Monday Dance -- Nell's Sail room -- Sponsored by K. of C. April 7 Johnsburg Community Club. R. N. A. Birthday Party. Public Card Party--Sponsored b/ Overview Camp, R. N. A. Afternoon Bridge--Mrs. Ben Jus ten. April 8 I P.-T. A. -- Regular Meeting. Book Club. Public Card Party in Evening-r-Masonic Hall--Sponsored by O. E. S. April 9 Five Hundred Club--Mrs. Nick Justen April 10 Mothers' Club -- Mrs. Peter M. Justen Home. » i r April 12 w Supper and Bingo Party -- St. Mary* St. Patrick School Hall -- Sponsor ed by Christian Mothers. April 13 Past Officers' Night, O. |L 8.--Masonic Hall. * April 14; - Annual High School Band Concert «*» H.4 S. Auditorium. ' April 16 ^ Annual Birthday Party -- W. S. C. S Grade School Gymnasium. (JSDA War Board Urges draft induction. But he added: "This doesn't mean that a man called through selective service can come into the recruiting office a few hours before his scheduled draft induction and still hope to choose his own oianch of the service. "A man desiring to join the Navy is subject to rixiu scrutiny, ibis may require some days. He must take his physical examination ana outer te*ta. rle must furnish us witti various documents, such as his birth certincate, dependency waiver if married, snd letters of recommendation, inclusive, were registred on the first registration day, Oct. 16, 1940. Another 752,000, who became twenty-one after that day were added July 1, 1941. At the registration Of last February about 9,000,000 men registered for possible active service. GUEST SPEAKERS WILL APPEAR AT LEGION MEETING members of the Chicago Police post of reason, Lieut Goldenson | J*. A™er^n i**™. "I*11! A most interesting and timely pro- His" actuai 1 *P*m f°r the county Legion will be enlistment is the last step of the pro-1 held this (Thursday) evening in Wood cedure * stock. The program will be in connec- • Until he completes his preliminary tio" with ^ c,^,lia" df*na* 4 work any nnaiiy Ukes the oath, he » still subject to call through selective ^ Wood8tock P°8t has two service." urges men des^u'i tTToin *7X1^ \ U*k° th^ meeUng in connection c make ear.y application. ,handl,n8 of I bomb8 and firat In the Reserves, he said, the Navyl"d' Ihe two visaing Leg,onn«r« n^ » ,u„ .ccpt.n.f qualiliwl ^ j Trie«r twt.n the age oi seventeen and fifty ! * ' , f. „ lor active service for the duration of .^vonnaires of McHenry county the war. Men qualified in a number |W,U 7elcon)f an oPPortuinty of hearof trades are being considered for a*- i £VT°m .the9e two Chlcaf° Po t lut* «• -w defense setup in their respective com- Dtfenw Work Showi j mu^e t"p , roKnLm b. o, » i„- Iucrtaa* is Stot* : formal discussion a( which time Ser ---- Igoant Possehl and Detective Trieger Illinois has had a 815 per cent in- will be glad to answer questions, crease in defense work in the four j With Legion posts in the county being _ months since Governor Dwight H. charged with the responsibility of or- Rep&ir of Buildilisrs Green went to Washington to obtain a gamzing civilian defense setups in greater share of such business for the ! wheir communities this will be an op> state. The state now has a total of ' portunity of getting some worth while $2,804,215,000 in defense work. The information in this connection. Farmers are urged by the McHenry county USDA War Board to repair buildings if at all . possible before j building new ones. j Because of metal shortages the situation for erecting new farm buildings is not favorable at the present time. The War Production Board, however, is working on a plan to make building materials available in limited amounts. The greatest need for buildings is cxpecied to come for storage facilities to hold the extra heavy harvest in 1942. Bert Bridges, war board chairman, asks farmers to begin thinking about the storage situation now before they are.confronted with the problem. / Mrs. Doris Durby, Mrs. Russell Xloyd, Mrs. Henry Kennebeck and Mrs. John Phamwnstill visited i» Mundelein one day recently. Among- the Sick Mrs. Paul Patzke underwent surg- ; ery at St. Therese hospital in Wau- ! kegan the end of tho week. Carl Rinde of Pistakee Bay has been a medical patient at tibie Woodstock hospital this week;. j ay Graham Appointed Defend Position Jay R. Graham of Irvgleside, Olympic games world championship trapshooter, holder of the Illinois state title for three years and winner of innumerable other honors during his fifty-year career, has recently been announced as representative of the civilian defense marksmanship division in the Antioch area. Mr. Graham is well known m this community. Mr. and Mrs. George Haldeman and son of Woodstock were guests in the George Phannenstill home Sunday. ' total is up $2,129,215,000 from the •65,000,000 in defense work that Illinois had when he made his trip to Washington last Nov. 24. Governor Green is continuing his campaign to bring more defense work to Illinois with the three-fold object of having the state do everything possible in the driva for victory, of keeping plants in operation, and workers at jobs. The governor now is working in cooperation with the Chicago Ordnance district to find every available machine tool and plant facility that can be used for arm?. For those plants which cannot be converted to war work, Gov- FIREWORKS, BOAT RACES AT LEGIOH CARNIVAL JULY 4 Dont' forget, folks, that the July Fourth Legion carnival this year is to be of unusual interest to residents as well as visitors. "* Due to the war, much debating was done as to whether or not to have a carnival this year. It was finally decided that at least for this year it would be held. Consequently, everything is being done to make what may be the last one for several years, a ernor Green said, "we must find some j success. way of keeping them in business." The carnival will be held for four To further these efforts the Gover- j nights, Thursday through Sunday, nor has appointed Dean Charles M. with fireworks on the latter night. Thortipson of the University of Illinois Th^re is talk of having boat races college of commerce as his representa- i Sunday afternoon, also, so there tive and has asked the University to 1 should be entertainment to satisfy the grant Dean Thompson a year's leave tastes of mother and dad and the chil Damage estimated at $5 00Q was caused by fire which broke out in the Sam Heinrich farm home, on Sutton road south of Barrington, early Sunday' night, March 16. The loss was partly covered by insurance. An oldfashioned bucket brigade, organised by neighbors and spectators attracted to the scene, prevented the flames from doing further damage. They hauled water from a nearby stock tank. Barrington firemen assisted in salvaging several pieces of furniture, but most of the household goods was destroyed. Only the shell of the building itself was left standing. RECENT HIGH WATERS PROVE THE VALUE OF WHJffOT FLOOD GATES High waters, approximating flood conditions along the Fox river, brought on by recent rains and thaw», last week provided the initial test of the new flood gate installation at the Wilmot Dam in western Kenosh* county. County officials who took part is the test of the gates disclosed that the first use of the new gates, ordered by the state public service commission after a hearing on the matter, proved the installation a success, at least for moderately high water. Installation of the gates, under S WPA project program was started in July, 1941, and completed last November. However, due to water level conditions on the Fox river, no effective test of the efficiency of the gates could be made until high water conditions developed. The rains of Monday night, March 16, plus contributions of water resulting from thaws in the upper reaches of the Fox river valley, brought the first actual test conditions at Wilmot A group of county officials went to Wilmot last Thursday and started the first operation of the gates. Careful measurements of the water level were made before the gates were opened to release the high water pressure behind the dam. Thursday afterever. But we feel that enforcement I will open the door to speed traps." Sullivan explained tnat it haa been decided to consider any sp_ed fa»tet than forty miles per nour as prun4 I facie evidence of reckless driving. * "Eventually," tae said, we shall mak_* arrest of motorists who do nof • comply with this new limitation. | ' For the present, however, we are ' undertaking a campaign of education and notification. • I have given instructions to all ' J state police bureaus to flag down fast i. drivers and aavum them ol tne official ^ action." , j CO-OPERATION WITH , I ^ AAA FARM PROGRAM URGED BY BRIDGES' ' As farmers prepare for the 1942 fat ming season, Bert Bridges, chair- if man ot the McHenry county AAA committee, reminds them that co-op- * tration with the AAA farm program 'V means planting within corn and wheat j? allotments and devoting twenty per . cent of their crop land to conserving -.jS, crops. • Allotments continue to adjust use of v : farm land according to national needs. he said. The ten per cent increase in corn allotments ailO*f~?or a plentiful corn supply even into 1943. Farmers V.|': are urged to save as much land aa possible to increase their soybean production. C; To continue the conservation of soil * \)'£ in 1942, the AAA program provides ,*ff for setting aside twenty per cent of .tab the crop land of each farm into conserving uses. Only conserving legumas # and grasses, either old or new stands, ' can be grown ota the twenty per cent, 'y? A new regulation, however, fcermlu ' ; farmers to seed their grasses andr.ft^|?E legumes with flax, peas or small v'Str grains as a nurse crop as part of their %$&.. conserving acres. The maximum acre- " * age of flax, peas or small grains is f limited to forty per cent of the sum of ^ the 1942 acreages of the following, .| crops on the farm: soybeans for - \ beans, peanuts for oil, flax, hemp . fjp caster beans, sugar beets, ury f peas, dry beans, canning peas, and' canning'tomatqps. !> As additional encouragement for i farmers to conserve their soil while t they are producing wartime ctops, the f u AAA provides allowaiK.s for f Uiilding practices. •i ' % i New Plan to Relieve Faryi Labor Shortagei > *%. jpc ',i Special selective service question- ? ^ naires are now available to farmer|s ' J and farm workers it was announce|d , by Howard Leonard, state director o|f ^ f' -' noon the blockading logs in the gates j agriculture, as a step in the campaign t~ . were lifted, and the level of the rivei j to relieve the farm labor shortage in I above the dam was kept under close Illinois. Eighty-nine thosuand copie? r 4 ^ observation for a 24-hour period. Dur-1 of the questionnaire drawn up to g ve " ing the period, a fall in the water level j a clear picture of each agricultural 1 ; of seven inches was recorded, indicat-* i worker's position are now in the hands ^ ing that the gates will be useful in the ' of local selective service boards in UK- 't ' relief of flood conditions developed un- : nois. der high water, back-up conditions! In a memorandum seat to the weal ,7 from Wilmot to Burlington. boards. Colonel Paul G. Armstrong. . According to Kenosha county offi- J selective service director for Illinois, jgJ cials, the gates at Wilmot act in con*'said: of absence to devote his full time to dren. tKese duties. I Harbld j affair. Laura i Owen is chairman of the Mrs. Henry Heuser, Miss Weber and Mrs. Ralph Justen visited in the B. H. Freund home in Delavan, Eugene Nielsen, a graduate of the McHenry high school in 1940, left Wis., one day last week. Mrs. Freund J Tuesday for Santa Anna, Calif., where is recovering nicely fromrecent 31- j he will start training to.be an air ness. cadet. \ / s t junction with the dam at McHemy. »•» SS I ••••• * It is the duty of local boards classifying agiicultural registrants to con-' side r_ the large increases in agricultural products requested by the United States Secretary of Agriculture and to be sure that bo registrant is taken from agriculture who is a key Mr. and Mrs. George Justen are tsh>J employee or necessity ma iu parents of a son born Tuesday eveoing j furthering of the satftsel war prniucat their home on Gre^n street. [ or. prrjram." Births y w ^