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^ , Thursday, May 14,1942 • > " a " " ' * * " • ' » ~ < • * f * - 1 ' ^ i MeHXNBT PLAUVDEALER PagtThitti Told mm 9t fafrwl Taken «• V9M «f «• Plaintext •f T«n Afi CONGRESSIONAL VIEWS by Congressman Chauncey W. Reed TWENTY YEARS AGO We are told that at least one of the two airship^which visited Mc- Henry last Sunday afternoon, will make trips to this village every Sunday during the summer season. Those wishing to take a trip to the clouds should visit tha flying field next Sunday afternoon. Miss Agnes Young, who during the What About Rubber? For several weeks, there have been charges, counter charges, conflicting i statements and dire forebodings con- ' eerning our supply of rubber and the ' opportunities for its replenishment. Price Administrator Leon Henderson i told the Truman Committee that there was not enough rubbej* for "war purposes alone," during the next three years. Under-Secretary of War RODprt P.' Patterson only this week sta- | ted the rubber shortage is so acute that Sunday trips, visits to the relatives and joy ridirg will have to be ; eliminated. Senator Robert, R. Reynolds, Chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee has been quoted as saying that the rubber situation "is more serious than has ever been expresesd to the people of this country," and that "those who think that synthetic rubber production will relieve the situation are indulging in past few weeks has been a«iatin* tt ' ^ the McHenry postoffice, is a new em ploye st the store of Smith Bros. merce Jesse Jones blamed the present u. , w „ . shortage onto the British and Dutch i l J V t ^ U S S^ a m " r u b b e r m o n o p o l y i n t h e W e s t e r n P a - ii!, ,!, HT time past have oc- cific for their refusal m months rpnti t "; Cu KamholLhTe Z t0 ««" our government its needed £ »• ' v, 6 m°r1 * tl? supply. On the other hand, Mr. Jones « uCr ** °n Ma,n/trt- has been roundly condemned by other fhca. s plia c3eSd Ha€ nseryc ond laCrrgeea™ tr ucffkc ti°nt7o officials for not having established thetic lrubber ^ants etc etc> ln fact it seems to be a cart of passing dence of the continued growthof the the buck from Tom business. Fred Schoewer has been en- j to Pet f gaged as the extra driver. THIRTY YEARS AGO Jerfy, from ter to, Paul. This week, however,\T had o~rasion to hear another versiot\ rubber situation. To the Cqji^w^tt^^i ('ion- Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bickler will Ym^mber^ move ^ household ^ods out from ^Z ^tZucZ' bycW .Eid. R o gers Park the first of the week and. dis of Penn3vll* pr^^iMhe will occupy Jhe living apartments in authorization of an appropriation, out T™he fIlr str.o f the sunm mee'mr reerp bo rftekr-s t-o '<* the stabilization fund, of t*lo hun- dred and fif m| rfi do£* *rnve this season will be the family _ * f Find Resources , lie Idle in West PuMic and Private Lands Cover Materials Now In Demands-- "T Our , ashington Letter --By-- National Editorial Association «f H. C. Hettinger, near this village. John R. Know, the Ford agent, dethe purpose of securing the services of whatever part of the world they 1li;v ered. .fo ur more cars this week. At can be 1p rocuure d,• persoi ns h1a vji ng thej experience, physique, knowledge and ability to bring into the possession of , the United States as much of the natural rubber as is possible of the nations in Central and South America the rate he is going, he ought to set a new county record before the season closes. Work on the two new garages being built by Fred Karges and John ... , W. Schaffer is progressing favorably with whom necessary arrangements and will add life to the lower end of ca" ** concluded. i Among the witnesses who appeared before us was Elliott E. Simpson of (New York, an independent rubber i dealer of 26 years experience. He F#RTY YEARS AGO Mike Justen's.mansion is receiving stated that there is at the present • new coat of paint. John Neiss and tlm c e P\en 4 ty of avf',able ™ ™bber son are the artists m South Amerrca to supply all of our Sidewalks have beer built leading "^ds' dT^ &nd miHtary !"d that to the new bridge. Owing to the fact £?re ™,U ^ {oJ man/ ^ars t° come" that the floor of the bridge is higher Bra"1 aU?ne' 841(1 Mr Simpson than the old one, the walk was raised 'c t°"ld u eve7 need of the Umted the entire length to avoid making States and therefore every attention •teep inclines should be given to the trees that are It is evident that McHenry needs available there now" Instead of larger and more conveniently ar- there being a shortage of labor in ranged stock yards. Yards with solid ®razI\ Government spokesmen floors should be built so that they have 85ated' there 18 a" ov" at?^d" could be more easily cleaned and ren- ance of man power ready , and willing •vated. It was announced last week that the Premier Dramatic club would pesent the drama "In the Web," for the benefit of the M. E. choir • and Aid Society. and now on the march to tap rubber. The hindrance has beeen the proper medication of the workers and the price paid to the workers for the «rop. We have the medication, we are paying: the price, so this shortage of labor ceases to be a factor." V| X«<A11 the requirements of our war effort and the needs of our people §E. Wightman has been buUdinK f m*ny °T in fu f U ' w carriage house near his livei-y ^es on this hemisphere. Lets use ^arn ' business methods to acquire this rub- Jos. Bishop caught a pickerel in the and keeP f our d^am%of river on Monday that weighed thir- 700'000 tons of synthetlc rubber for FORTY YEARS AGO 1943 as an added insurnace." "Furthermore," said Mr. Simpson,! "there is at the present time a mini-: mum of ten million tons of scrap rub- 1 Mrs. A^ Lamphere of Wauconda, cfaml^n " C0Untry aVailable f°r re-j "Fifty reclaiming plants can be es-. tablished in various parts of the coun- I try right at the points where there , are large unwanted accumulations-- where public collections could be made reclaiming on the spot, at a .total cost oi not mure than $10,000,000 to $20,-: 000 000. Second-hand equipment is j available. They can be producing i within 60 to 90 days, building up .ti.t fn t, o ,h i.s wagon f,a ct. ory, t. o -ac com- quickly a pile of millions of tons of rec!ai,;ed This is sUrel a modate his increasing business. He much tection for defe y nse is addir:g twenty feet on the south than walting for two years for a; W d r> *• u v » .• .. $500,000,000 investment in synthetic1 C. B. Curtis has been treating the lants to oduce It is od ,n3ur_ fence in front of his residence to a CftCe to tiave these synth^c plants> coat of pairit, which much improves ^ut we want vict N0W F its appt-arance. ... . , 'To win this war, we must havf At the election.recently for scho<a raw niatt>rials. Reciaiminjr sclap at director, Chas. C. Colby was re-elected its source win guarantee us against without opposition. The board now a shorta?e and will supply a„ «t«nd^ Chas. B. Curtis, A. H. Handy defense an(j civilian needs necessary teen pounds, and a pike that weighed four pounds. L. E. JBennett, our photographer, is •n the &ick list this week. has moved to this village and will make her home with her son, E. A. Lamphere. fc.<l W. Owen had the misfortune to lose a valuable Jersey cow one day last week. £he had b«ea aink tor •Ome time. FIFTY YEARS AGO R. Bishop is putting another addi- WASHINGTON. -- The piABcly and privately owned lands of the West hold untapped natural resources sufficient to provide a plentiful supply of most critical defensex materials now under priorities and also the normal needs of tAe civilian population, a senate public lands subcommittee reported. In a lengthy resume of preliminary studies, Senator O'Mahoney, chairman v of the subcommittee, urged that prompt development of these resources be started. 'Announcements from leading' executives inthe organization which has been created to co-ordinate the industrial defense Effort all indicate that the rationing of raw materials is just around the- corner;" the report said. "Instead of concentrating upon the production of raw materials and the development of new sourccs of supply the defense organization is thinking in terms of cutting down civiiian supply. Look Far Afield. "The existence of large segments •jf private industry is seriously threatened because we seem to lack iron and steel, copper, manganese and a score of other materials needed to maintain normal industrial activity. Not only is the manufacture of automobiles being curtailed but the construction industry likewise. "The purpose of this report is to call attention primarily to thj: fact that we have neglected oul- own resources and have been \eontent to d&pend upon the output <k other lands. "Instead of developing the tungsten minerals of the intermountain states, for example, we have sought tungsten in the remote parts 6f China. Instead of developing manganese, which is found in numerous places in the West, we have sought it in the Caucasus mountains of Russia. "For chrome ore we have gone to Africa instead of the intermountain states, and for 50 years prior to 1930 we imported all our potash, although there are millions of tons of it all over the West. Sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate in huge amounts lie undeveloped in Wyoming. New sources of iron ore are known to exist in Utah, Wyoming and elsewhere. Plenty of Power AvailaMa. "As for water power and coal to develop energy there are available in the West possibilities for the development of energy which as yet remain unmea?ured." Development of these resources, the committee said, would not only tend to preserve civilian industries during the crisis but would be a strong check to inflationary tendencies caused bj materials' shortages. Looking to remedies, the committee held that the first step was a vigorous research program to classify our known resources and determine which were most available to meet our present requirements. "Monopolistic control of mining industries," it was added, "has prevented the exploration and development of new sources of supply by centering the fabricating plants in the East." Prompt steps looking to development of these- resources, the committee said, would supply vitally needed employment to large numbers of workers in the West. and Chas. B. Colby. The Dramatic club returned on Satarday morning from their trip to Wauconda, tired out but happy and well j.eased with their reception there. foe the war effort. The Committee deemed this evidence J so important that without a dissent-1 ing vote it determined to make a! "thorough investigation of the various sources of rubber and rubber substitutes available in the Wesetrn Hemisphere with the intent of determin- 1L .a»w CP1h.a.s.Mes fC onwwKbony* inS whether or not curtailment of civ- ilian uge3 h necesary » A post sticking up in the ground, i •ut where men are men and hosseS j Waterproofing Ba:t are hosses, is something to tie your j A recipe for waterproofing bait boss to W^en you comejto town, but ' casting lines-stretch the line be- ' ~ tween two posts and rub thoroughly Hone Parked at Meter; ftot in the nation's capital. A cowboy, arriving in advance of a rodeo show, galloped his hoss through the theater shopping district and pulled up at a vacant space along the curb. He disrtiounted, tied bis hoss to a post in the sidewalk and went about his business. But before going along he spied a parking meter atop the post. He knew what it was because this parking meter fad got its stert in Oklahoma, so he dropped a cJckel in the slot. Before he got back his hoss was surrounded by a scout car, four policemen, a flock of newspaper reporters and photographers and a sizeable midtown midday crowd of curipus onlookers. "You can't park that hoss here,* one copper told him as he returned. "I paid my nickel didn't I?" replied the cowboy. "This place is meant for automobiles and not for hosses," the copper rejoined. So the cowfcoy untied his hoss and galloped off, leaving the police still puzrled as to whether there was anything in the book «bf)Ut boss P e k i n g . y / y - . mil .A.. with mutton tallow. Remove the surplus tallow "With cheese cloth. Two dressings a year will keep the lines in good condition. Another method is to use a warm solution of boiled 4inseed oil, and treat thoroughly every section with a small rag wet in the solution. Stretch the lines in a warm, dry place and squeeze out all the surplus oil. When dry, gently run a soft rag, sprinkled with pumice stone, over the line to smooth off the rough places where the oil has accumulated. Commercial preparations for oiling lines are advertised occasionally in many sporting.magazines. Mercury Mercury is the nearest ot. tb« known planets to the sun and Is st of the solar sys- P'jte Snrokerr-Organize Club Just to Spin Yarns NEW ORLEANS. - The Pipe- Smokers and Yarn-Spinners club has no altruistic raison d'etre: "We're purely selfish," says one member; "we don't do nothin' for nobody--we just talk." But the club does have some lrunclad rules: No member may buy lunch for another at the Thursday midday session. After the luncheon is begun with a short grace by the pipe-smoking chaplain, religion and politics are barred from discussion. Brit'sh Postal Offices Give 113,000 to Services LONDON.--One in every three post office workers has joined the navy, army, air force, civil defense services or home guard--a total of -113,000. To help fill the vacancies caused by their enlistment, 44,000 extra women have been employed. The number of women now employed in the post office--96,000--is the biggest in history. Cat Watches* as Big Rat Nibbles Food in Window HALIFAX, N. S.--One of the worst cases of appeasement in a war-torn world drew a crowd in front of a shop window, attracting still more passers-by, until sidewalk traffic was halted. In a window a large brown rat was contentedly sampling piles of oranges, apples and bananas, and beside it, looking on with benevolent tye and every appearance of friendly interest was--the store cat. Washington, May 13--Significantly featured in the formal instructions to gasoline rationing boards, which start operation's in 17 Eastern states this ^week, is official warning "remember ^all times that the whole idea of rationing is new to the American people." These few words carry implicaaction of the citisens in all walks of sional observers of public opinion cannot gauge accurately. It reveals to the thousands of rationing agents that Federal officials are definitely on the anxious bench awaiting the reaction of the citizens il al walks of life to a regimented existence in wartime. The enforcement officials are, of course, hopeful that the public will accept rationing in the spirit of war sacrifice and let it go at that. In fact, the preface to the official gasoline regulations contains excerpts from President Roosevelt's speeches on the sacrifice theme. The practical politicians, particularly those who must before the electorate this summer and fall, are not optimistic to the point of assuming that the average person has been psychologically attuned to accept any and all restrictions solely on a patriotic motivation. Many office-holders, who owe their positions directly to the voters in their districts, frankly admit an avalanche of embarrassing questions folio wthe imposition of drastic strictures on ordinary modes of living. In the end, the net result is a long political casualty list which ma> change the complexion of the. present Congress. Muddled policies of administrative officers augur ill for the legislators who clothed them with vast power. The sea battles in the Pacific, with the ups and downs of victories and reverses in other areas, are calculated to have a helpful effect on the acceptance of governmental restraints. So much emphasis has been placed on so-caled "transportation bottlenecks" that mail from constituents is already slanted on the inquiring mood of the people. Folks in states now covered by gasoline rationing, which bids fair to place millions of cars in storage for the duration want to know the whys and wherefores. The letters reveal they can understand the unusual strain on' rail transport due to shipping war supplies and the increased demand for tank cars to replace the ocean-going tankers sunk along the Atlantic coast. One recurring question has to do with the real causes which delayed installation of pipe lines from oil fields to consuming centers. Those more directly affected by tire rationing pertinently raised points about the failure of govern ment agencies to secure larger stockpiles of vital raw materials. Add to these the trend of recent primaries showing a disposition to oust the 'ins" from their high office and you have a rough idea of the worries of the lawmakers as rationing with many inequalities has its early tests. Within a few weeks the housewife will be obliged to take cognizance of government restrictions on metals for civilian use. Orders hAv^ been issued by the War Production Board to prohibit the manufacture of 400 articles containing steel and iron and over 100 products of copper, brass ano bronze. Many items of common use in households will no longer be manufactured after June. In the mean time, the Office of Defense Transportation has called a halt to more than one delivery by motor vehicles of groceries, hardware, milk, newspapers ana other articles which have heretofore been brought to the doorsteps at all. The idea is to conserve rubber tires. The conservation plan may go to th^ extent of taking over tires and other equipment from non-essential users if a bill now pending in Congress is paseJ. Even railroad travel may be alloted by government permit within a few weeks. So great is the need for adequate shelter for millions of war workers, uiat the jgovernment has virtually stopped its extdnsive slum-clearing projects including re-houding for lowincome families. A total of 175 of these projects have beeen transferred to the exclusive use of war workers for the duration. Later they will probably be turned over to th.? original social objective. Prefabrication methods are being used to provide these living quarters. The Federal Public Housing Authority reported in addition to the converted projects, the Government is currently working on 285,605 Victory homes tor war workers, o which 103,254 are occupied or jeady for occupancy, 56,660 are under construction, and the rest are in the planning stage. It is stated that the demand for lumber has reached a point wherein the Army may take over the stocks of many retail lumber^ yards despite the fact that it wouldpaialyze local private construction. BICYCLISTS SHOULD OBEY TRAFFIC RULES TO AVOID ACCIDENTS For many reasons, chief among them being the difficulty of getting automobile tires and the possibility of having gasoline rationed in the future, bicycbs are fast gaining popularity. For the Tbenefit of both motorists and bicyclists, the Illinois Automobile club has listed several rules which should be helpful in making bicycle operations safer and prevent serious accidents. It is certainly no secret to anyone who drives a car of the carelessness displayed by a great portion of bicyclists in McHenry. The operators of them will do well to familiarize themselves with the following rules: k 1. Obey, all traffic laws, signs and signals. , 2. Display a white headlamp and a red tail light (or red reflector button) when riding between sunset and sunrise. 3. Give both pedestrians and motor vehicles the right-of-way. 4. Be alert for traffic from all directions. o •' 5. Never ride more than two abreast; riding single file is preferable. 6. Always keep your wheel in good mechanical condition. 7. Before leaving a private driveway or crossing a street, look both ways for approaching traffic. 8. Do not play riding games on the streets."- 9. Ride near the right-hand pavement edge. 10. Do not hitch to motor vehicles or street cars. 11. Whenever possible avoid riding on stfeets where traffic is heavy. "'These rules, stringently observed by cyclists and emphasized by parents, will help prevent 1942 from being another year of needless bicycle mishaps," comments Carl A. Barrett, president of the club. INTEMPERATE also the Need Rubber Stamps! Cedar at Ths Flaindealer. \ A dime Mt of every dollar we ears IS OUR QUOTA for VICTORY with II. S. WAR BONDS RING WOOD METHODIST CHURCH Worship Service !at the Ringwood Methodist church, 9:30 a. m. Citizenship Day will be observed by a sermon on the subject. Certificates of citizenship will be given to all those who have voted for the first time this year. Be sure and attend and get your certificate. ""Sunday school at the Ringwodd Methodist church, 10:80 a. m. Mr, Paul Walkington, superintendent. We need your co-operation. Sunday school at the Greenwood school house 10:00 a. m. Mrs. Earl Mecklenburg, superintendent. We need ! the co-operation of every parent in j order to carry out the United Advance ' program. R. J. L. McKELVEY, Pfastor. B "They tell me that the stock exchange is most intemperate place." "I should say so. Money gets tight and tiie certificates often take a drop too much." 10* OF INCOME IS OUR QUOTA IN WAR BONDS CHANGE LE NATWM5 "Has Mr. Dicks a pleasant disposition?" depends on wether he is setting you something or cqming ground to collect for it." Many Injured Every minute, 19 persoas are accidentally injured in the U. 8. Oldest College King's college, Halifax, Nova Scotia, is the oldest college in the dominion of Canada. , English Horn An English horn is a double-r woodwind instrument similar to thft oboe but a fifth lowei- in pitch* * * n t i j f r v i iWiBwut If youVe Vacationing this "Year... come to TODAY, our great industries and friendly people work night and day for Victory--yet everywhere, the quaint charm and rustic beauty of La Province de Quebc« remain unspoiled. Welcome to your Frcach Canadian Vacation! Choose the vacation youprefer! Just north of the border lie the smiling Eastern Townships, lakeland of vacatioik charm. Visit Montreal, the metropolis of Canada, and the City of Quebec, storied rock of history. North of Montreal are the Laurendans and the Gatinean, mountain vacationlands. There's Les Trois-Rivi^res to explor# and the forested Saint-Maurice Valley ... the hinterlan<| Ems of La Vallte de la Chaudi&re, Les Bois Francs an<| Beauce. Then on to Quebec City, to Charlevoixy Saguenay, to Lac Saiat-Jean and Laurentides Park. Evejt to Gaspe itself, North-American wonder-tour! . NO rASSTORTS BEQUOUED BY VA. CITIZKKS NO TOLLS ON PROVINCIAL BRIDGES NO INDIVIDUAL LIQUOR PERMITS REQUIRED VACATION DOLLARS GO FARTHER DUE TO OP EXCHANCK. 9m mmd • MMMT. automob L. lit* obile club. Chamber of Comm«re*t railway, Prorinee da Quebec Tourist Bureau* 4m Rod Ptaaa, Ntw York, or direct to Department Ko. ?IKA U LA OVER HIE TOP FOR VICTORY attii UNITED STATES WM BONOS-STAMPS PRO09teDE *{ TOURIST •WtfOKC BUREAU CANAOA iiillll Ford Priority ervice It insuras the continued performance of your car -- it insuros our baing abla to supply you with ganuina parts. THIS is how our F. P. S. works: The Ford Motor Company is devoting a part of its vast resources to the making of parts for your Ford. We feel sure we can buy and stock sufficient new parts to keep your car funning during the emergency. To do this, we want your cooperation. Your car may not need new parts now or for to come--but it will need service. And eventually k will need parts. If you will fill but and bring or send us the coupon >w, assuring us of a fair proportion of your servbusiness now, you will immediately be put oh «ur preferred customer list for MUOUTY tp rectfv* -genuine new parts when required. •am . ;-•*« DRIVE S10WIY . . . Save gas, tires and four BUY WAR BONDS . r Phone Onr West McHenry, I1L (Bring M *r Paste on Ptnmy P*st Card mid Mdil) -F.P.S.' Yes, I want you to stock genuine parts for my I^prd so that I will be protected for future repairs. II hheerreebbyy aassssuurree yyoouu of a fair share of my service patronage. In return, I am to receive your fOU> ruotnnr autVKS I drive o Ford (year)