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September 10,1 * ?$>*• ^' -Pi r vv.V-V *.*<•' ' 4j.«_ *'. * * \"%4 u "* "'•* -** - 7-^ ','^v.7^y r"4'! • , T , , "'• vf ';•/ >. , VT ' *•v " J 7 *" ' " '• r ? s • ~*RE McHENBY PLAINDEALER' ,v , » Wimw:: r * * f . ' , * stli 1 ' , ^ --'M? ' _!_' ' , •>&*• "' • 3>.v." ,» yr • »'•" -»• "•56v Page Thr«B ss3^&BUg£ass mjgmmAJ Successful American Offensive Result of Thorough Planning; Two Possibilities May Alter Picture in Russia; - By BAUKHAGEV ^ Ffeics A Italy»« mni Commentator. WNU Features, 1343 H Street, N. W., Washb^on, D. C. .Bow long will the war last? Two things have happened in the last weeks which have made people ask that question again even if the answer remains as deep in the mire «# speculation as ever. The first event is the significant passing of the first milestone on the road to Tokyo On the little islands, and about Tulagi harbor which British Admiral Jellicoe in the last war said contained the finest natural harbor in the world, the marines landed and noitf have the Situation well in hand. ' v- *' • ' /• The first American offensive Yinthe war was accomplished, not without losses but with succesl and as ta result of a plan worked out nearly five months ago. It was a surprise attack and yet therf were many in Washington who guessed that something was about to pop in the Pacific;. They did not know what. They didn't have any idea that it would be on the scale of the battle of the Solo-° mons. But for a full week before it took place, I found great interest in certain quarters in the activities of the Japanese in those islands. The people I talked with probably didn't know what the navy was planning-- they were not naval officers-- but they did know that the Japs were busy as bees completing a fine airfield on Guadalcanal and getting ready to prepare other complete installations on the nearby islands, especially developing and protecting the Tulagi harbor for a submarine base. Also, Japanese forces there would be too near the islahd of New Caledonia, on which American forces are stationed, for comfort. New Caledonia is much further south, opposite the western coast of Australia. I mentioned this activity of the Japanese in the Solomons on the air more than once, right up to the eve of the battle, and nobody questioned my script--I mean there was no question from the censor. Perhaps even the censor wasn't in on the secret! Anyhow the blow was just about to be struck. It was struck and it may mean the turning point in the battle of the Pacific. So much cn ihe credit side. Russian Picture But in the same weeks which saw this achievement of American arms, the Russian picture began to unfold as darkly as the p°ssimists pictured it. The story of the campaign of the Caucasus is not over yet, but the Nazi armies have carried on so far at a tempo beyond that which even the pessimists did not calculate upon. Two things may brighten the Russian picture: The sudden appearance on the northern fronts of a* mysterious army of red reserves which some believe have been hidden in the long shadows that cloak all of Russia's war plans. Second, the revelation of much greater losses on the part of the Germans than are evident at this writing. Based on developments to date, however, Washington "hopes for a short war," as one military man put it to me, "but is preparing for a long one." I suppose a short one would be defeat of Hitler by 1944-- a long one, any longer than that, with the fighting in the Far East to continue still longer, and then the indefinite period when United Nations troops wilf have to patrol the world to keep a semblance of order. The reasons for these prognostications are: first, the fact that Hitler now has food and oil in his grip; second, with a strong German army In control of the Caucasus and Russia's chief area of raw materials and war industries cut off, the Red army can be of no positive military assistance to the United Nations. (Unless tho^e mythical reserves tarn up.) This means that Germany cannot be broken by blockade; that a powerful expeditionary force will have to defeat Hitler's armies. Mare Predictions Speaking of predictions there have been many of late concerning the war and a number have been gathered together in a very readable 150 page took called "Prophets and Portents" (Thomas Y. Crowell Company) by Rolfe Boswell. TKese somewhat vague prophecies do not intrigue me very much but they are interesting reading. One, however, which has been quoted considerably Qt late is more modern than most of the rest and is remarkable to me because it actually uses the word "fascism" although it was written in 1842, and so far as I krnvw that word had never been used to describe a form of government. It is by Heinrich Keine, written after his self-exile to Paris. This is what Heine wrote; just a hundred yeats ago: "When revolution starts spreading around the world, we shall witness the advent of the most frightful of all foemen who ever set out to fight against the established way of life. This, opponent has not appeared as yet, but will arise under the name 'fascism,' and will be; the most competent e^iemy who ever has counter* marched against the existing order. "War will be~only the first scene in the titanic drama and will be just a curtain-raiser. The second act will be the European revolution and world revolution, the gigantic conflict between those who have and those who lack. v "The future tells ms- of cruelties, of blood, of atheism and of vast intrigue and plotting. * I warn our grandchildren to come into the world with shoulders and backs padded heavily. It well may be that the ancient belief of absolutist tyranny will step out upon the world's stage once again, this time in new attire, with new war cries and shibboleths." Where Men Are Men And Women Are Absent. Just about the time that n<s#§ came to Washington that the Japs had landed on Attu island in the Aleutians I. received a copy of the Kodiak Bear. Now I have had a nodding, peanut-tossing acquaintance with a couple of Kodiak bears at the Washington zoo for many years but like most people I never connected their name with an American base off Alaska, where this journal is published. The Bear is a six-page sevencolumn, newspaper with a red-hot headwriter and some very peppery correspondents on its staff. I would not estimate or identify its circulation if I could, since it is printed for the American forces that is probably a military secret. "But whoever the readers are they certainly are a lively lot according to the accounts of their doings. Arid they have a variety of tastes. That is, clear from a two-column headline on a page one story. It reads: Baseball, Fishing, Girls, , Religion, Keep Outfit Busy "Where men are men," the story reads, "and women just aren't, something must be done to take up idle moments. The men have constructed themselves ping-pong tables and tournaments are frequent." But, gentle reader, don't let mention of that innocuous pastime of table-tennis mislead you. "The baseball has started to cleave the air," the reporter continues, "and many have taken up axe and knife throwing." (Not so innocuous, | would say.) '• j Fishing tackle is out, too, and the chronicler predicts that "it won't be long before the smell of fresh fish frying on the griddle will be a delight. The very idea is a delight right now." "Twice a week" religious meetings are held. But as for the ladies, the last paragraph reveals the sad truth. The news on that score is limited to heart-breaking accounts of soldiers who don't get those letters from back home any more. It seems, the writer from far Kodiak concludes, "absence makes the heart grow fonder--for somebody else. Ask the man who no longer owns one." To men there is real pathos in that. It's bad enough to be a soldier in a foreign land, but in the lonely domain which the Kodiak Bear re^ veals as its habitat, it must take a lot of ping-pong, knife throwing, etc., to make up for the things (inanimate and otherwise) these boys left behind them. Rel«a»ed by Western Newspaper Union. NO TAX MONEY FOR 'CIVIL FRILLS' REPRESENTATIVE CANNON of Missouri, chairman of the appropriations committee of the house, in a recent statement said war appropriations made from June 1, 1940, to June 29, 1942. totaled 228 billion dollars. That was war appropriations only and did not include any expenditures for the civil functions of the federal government. It means an expenditure of approximately $2 000 for each man,.woman and child in» the United States, a mortgage on each family of five for close to $10,000. It represents two thirds of all the national wealth of the nation: more than four times the value of all the farms, the livestock, poultry and farm buildings. The American people do pot offer any protest against this expenditure for war purposes. Our liberties are worth all, and more, than any price . the war may . cost. But the American .people do protest any expenditure for governmental nonessentials whether they be made by municipal, county, state or federal governments. The war is loading us with an indebtedness on which generations yet unborn will be paying. We, the American people, protest against adding to that terrific cost any sin-; gle dollar of other expenditures that is not absolutely esserSial. Such nonessential expenditures are beir.g made by every governing body in the United States, those of the towns and cities, the counties, the states and the feder-al government. That 228 billion dollars is ten times our total expenditure for the World war. It is a far greater sum than the cost of operating the fed eral government throughout the en tire period since it was founded, including the cost of all previous wars, and the end is not in sight. Money to pa/ for the war, yes. but no money for frills in the civil operations of any of our. governing bodies is the edict of the American people. Twi^e Told of Interest Taken warn of *e PlaindMk* ef Yean Age WOMEN WILL WIN ° [navy and marine corps; our women Ornaments Are Promised j OR LOSE THE WAR belong to industry. And, unless w- j V For $042 fThrig+ma^ 1»M|| e»vc A P iUTCTV rkirn men fulfill this task, we cannot pro- I bAY& ARMSTRONG duee enough to win." -1 1W TK- • *. ' i TV,A n I I • . i , , , rneie will be something to hane on Colonel Paul G. Armstrong, Illinois-^^L^^ l -Pul"i °Uf that Jun" the Christmas tree next December 2&, director of selective' service, this week . ,• < ^-sig emp oyers have eyep ff most of the ornaments former.-, called upon all womenin IHinoisto' estabhs k heJ trainin^ schools^ for wo- ly were imported from Japan, Ge*. voluntarily mobilize themselves for "?en T assures them of a suffi- many and other European nations. their part in waning the war ™nt supp,y' *"d *?• Mme Despite restrictions in their mai^ "The manpower situation," Colonel ^ releMC# men for, mihtary ser- factum, there will be plenty of gifts A -- A. • i v . « . . . . i * _ V l V C . f n n i l t 1 i n r l n i » i . . J l a Armstrong said, "makes it imperative that more women each day eater our Afty womaji, who wish to seek emfactories so that every fit man of i ^plo yvmL ent *i n * *w1a r pprroodauuccttiioonn wwoorrKk shotws «fc military age can serve Where he now I ^°"ld the offl^ of the Ln.ted the Merchandise Mart in Chicago dor- TWENTY TEARS AGO The question of an organized and fully equipped fire department for the village came up for a lengthy discussion on Tuesday night's meeting of the village board and while no definite conclusion was reached, the officials are hopeful that some real good will come out of the meeting. The McHenry ice cream factory, onaccount of the great demand for its product, was forced to work during the entire night Sunday: C. Unti and son, Felicia, expert to leave some time next week for Italy, where they will spend tlje "winter,with; relatives. Walter J. • Freund, who -has; been cbnducting a vulcanizing shop in the M. A. Thelen harness shop on the west side during the past several months, is this week moving his machinery and equipment to the Laures building | on Main street, where he will be found in the future. military age can serve, where he now belongs--in the armed forces." "Every man, every women, and even every child who, in any way can contribute to the war effort, must make that contribution," the Colonel declared. "Our allies, England and Russia," Colonel Armstrong added, to put under the tree, judging by dis* plays and goods sold at the gift, chiru^ pottery and glassware shoiws held at States Employment Service that is ing *reeent weeks. nearest to their homes. War Even Places Mjliily Restrictions on Fido As for Christmas tree ornaments, the fragile spun-glass imports and Ameican made metal baubles haw been replaced by plastic reproductions, ornaments of paper with a high gloss finish, and plaster-of-Paris stats, Even Fido, Rover and other animal trees and other figures covered, with • , u • - "have pets face sacrifices in total war. They '[fver InH T Covf.red pointed the way in the employment of will have to Change their diet for the 0« ti. Good ^ women in industry. Women h.»e d„„f,on, because of Ihe tin »horta*e „fPS'T "2 shown that they can do. or be trained and restrictions on Vitamin A, Ssh oil, £>. ™„.®r to do, almost any kind of work, and and meat. ~ - ^origm paper. . ;; v a s . . . . . . . . v N a t i v e C a e t i . : • r;¥0*i^-;:pip«. cacti . Lower California and 5k>nora. • our own experience has taught us i Dn M. L. Morris, New Bninswickij; that many jobs are done better and . N. J., told the American Veterinary faster by women." j Medical association convention recent*.' , Other women," the state • director i ly that all canned dog" food #ould ber . , continued, "must now tt&in them- ; taken off the market shortly and that4s ' ^ •;--w--v'*,' selves in nursery work so they can pets would have to'^ content themselves; Wallpaper Newspapers " properly care for the children of moth- .with more dry foods such as dog bis- i i At least 13 newspapers, all qf ers Who- will enter our war production ^ ci?itsv mixed biscuits, mixed published in Louisiana and plants.' < pelleted foods. ' *'• * * Mississippi, are known to have beeia "I cannot emf^asiae /tod 9tr6t»glyf Colonel Armstrong said, "the necessity of women doing their part. . Only through the combined efforts of our entire population can we hope to win the war. Our men belong to the army. 7 - *•- : Tabloid v The 1940 year book of Editor St Publisher lists 50 newspapers in the United States published in (tabloid or small format. printed On wallpaper. Of these, 31 different issues have been found jjb> the larger repositories of the country by Clarence S. Bingham, librarian of the American Antiquarian society. •THIRTY YEARS AGO E FS Baukhage Fifty cents will buy enough fuel •II to run a destroyer a mile. It's the last mile that sometimes counts --hew about fifty cents worth, of war stavips? • • • In-some parts of the country they are storing grain in filling stations. If gas rationing"keeps ojrwe may he able to do away with'grain ele-* wators. Preliminary reports indicate 5 to 15 per cent more pigs will be farn> wed this fall than last fall. --Buy War Bonds-- The department of agriculture says it's •'not shortages of coal or oil that are raising the question of what we^y burn'for fuel next winter, but rather the pressure the war effort is putting on transportation facilities. _/ « Eead With Gas Masks Oa Students of Dulwich college, in England are being taught to read in while wearing gas masks. fate Food Value Unless rich in mineral salts the food value of water is almost negligible. First Time la 77 Tears Fort Macon is new garrisoned for the first time since 1865. Living Longer ^ In 1870 about 3 per cut of <wr population was over 65 years old; today the ratio is 6.3 per cent. JFlah Eye Fancied In some sections of the West tales fish eyes are a native food deli- First Marine Killed The first U. S. marine killed by the enemy in World War I was Private Edward A. Grober who fell on April 5, 1918. INFLATION v IN COUNTRY AREAS PEOPLE of the country com'munities are experiencing some effects, of the inflation they are talking about in Washington. 1 live in a smalJ place in the center of a great fruirwhd vegetable section. Here a year ago you bought , a head of lettuce for two and three cents. Now you pay 15 cents and up. All other vegetables are proportionately high That is an evidence of inflation. Houses that were renting a year ago for from $20 to $25 a month are now renting for from $50 to $75. Another evidence of inflation caused by the war and the vast government expenditures that war makes necessary.. Price ceilings are helping on some few food items but by no means all of them. Victory gardens are today a real-asset. • • •' FAST DRIVING AND TIRE CONSERVATION IT IS SPEED CRAZED YOUTH that does most of the fast driving in these days of attempted tire conservation. To cure the malady why not confiscate the family bus when son John is allowed to, or does, drive it at from 50 to 70 miles an hour. The confiscation of a few cars would conserve more tires, result in more sane driving, than the rationing of gasoline. » • • HITLER IS SAID TO THINK of himself as a new Napoleon, and is attempting to emulate that illustrious dictator. His campaigns in Russia and Africa closely parallel those of Napoleon. It is possible St. Helena may also be his end. • • • •HOARDING' PENNIES THE PENNIES of that period when I was a boy were large and weighty, about the size of a silver quarter, or a two-bit piece, as it was commonly known. Pennies were not in very general circulation and about the only use made of them was as a coin to deposit in children's banRs. In some sections of the West as late as 1890 nickels Aand dimes were almost unused, the smallest coin in general use being the quarterfc and all money west of the Mis souri was gold or silver. A dolla' bill was unknown. Today America could hardly continue to function without pennies. Our per capita income has increased and our standard of living has risen, but sales taxes have depleted the source of revenue for the children's banks. We hoard pennies as .those of us west ®f the Missouri formerly hoard-- ed quarters. * * * / JOES, JOHNS AND BI&M PAY U. S. TAX LEVIES IN 1940 the state governments, collected, as various forms of spccia? taxes, from business a tetal of $3,110,000,000. But it was the Joes and Johns and Bills who paid those taxes when passed on, as they had to be if businesslwas to survive,, to them as consumers and patrons of business. For the same year the federal government collected as taxes on business a total of $4,341,- 555,000, and this, too, was paid* by the Joes and Johns and Bills. = - 'The police officers of McHenry have i received their new uniforms, which' ! gives them somewhat of a mertopoli-; | tan appearance. This is another good move on the part of the village boardJ and we wish to commend that^ body f6r the action taken. f : According to current reports, the ! Public Service company., which is furnishing light and power in McHenry, • will soon extend its ]i . Hefiry to Round Lake. I Excavation was started thisi week ! for the basement of the new house . ! which is to be erected by N. A. Hue- , mann on the lot just nortli of the house now occupied by Pet# G. Eng- ! eln and family. [ ; The cement work on the Barbian Bros, new business block is to be started some time next week. THOUSANDS OF MOTORISTS ADOPT NEW WARTIME METHOD OF TIRE SWITCHING! FORTY YEARS AGO Some of the few bicycle riders that are left in McHenry seem to take it for granted that the sidewalks were especially built for them, much to the discomfort of pedestrians. In several places along our streets, weeds are overhanging the sidewalks in such manner that it is impossible for people to pass after rain or heavy dew without getting the lower part of their garments wet. B. Gilbert's store buUding on Main street is receiving a new dress of paint. Gravel is being hauled onto the roads in tile village, and it's a good thing;, too. • " » W w w Help Uncle Sam: Join the salvage drive... collect and turn in to the proper local organizations all your old scrap metal, rubber, rags, grease, etc. Drive under 40--share your car. Buy United States War Savings Bonds and Stamps. Oil is ammunition--Use it wisely. Based on the fact that fir* wear varies on each wheel E TIRE SWITCHING is a common sense practice at any time. Now it's vitally important. It's the very basis of longest life for your set of tires. For no two tires will wear at the same rate on your car, and your hope is to keep them all in service. But do you know wbtn to switch tires... and to which positmm? Have your Standard Oil Dealer supply the right answer with his new wartime method of switching tires. He will "gauge" your tires with a special measuring instrument, Standard Oil Dealers' Tire Mileage Gauge. Then he will place each tire where it will give the most service. Have this repeated every 2500 to 5000 miles (older tires at 2500) to get maximum mileage from the set. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (INDIAN^ FIFTY YEARS AGO Quite a number from this village took in the Tinckham excursion to Chicago on Tuesday. The city authorities^ have put in a new bridge over the mill race in this village. It was a much needed improvement, and a good, substantial job has been done; It is announced that the Postmaster General of the United States has decided to issue a new series of postage stamps, with designs appropriate to, the commemoration of the discovery of America. O. L. Lincoln, P. G. Bishop and C.iL. Curtis have been camping and fishing up the river for a week. They caught 178 black bass and 8 pickerel. 1 tWss tws frsat staadbys. STANDARD SERVICE 11* mIw (Mr car last laag, na wal STANDARD STANDARD'S RED CROWN ISO-VIS MOTOR OIL 1 GASOLINI... Iha choice of midwtilmotorists by a margin of 2 to 1* over any othor brand. . . . high in protective powers, low in carbon tarnation, famous for giving long engine Ufe. I Oft latest tvailftbte state tn and tasptctta data. YOUR STANDARD OIL DEALER IS CAR CONSERVATION HEADQUARTERS "Ifour own judgment says it's true • • • Be wise and "follow through!" • • • SIXTY YEARS AGO t nu - The new store of F. G. Mayes & Co., is up and almost enclosed. The Work is being done by A. Wendell & | Sons. Cucumbers have been coming in lively at the factories tor the past few days, but a little rain will be required soon as it is getting very dry in this section. One of the greatest necessities of our village at the present tune is a street sprinkler. The man who will start one will not only make himself popular but put a goodly number of shekels in his pocket at the same times Miss May Cnsty, of Elgin, is" the guest of Miss ESis Gilbert, in this Village. . • 1865 Windmill Working England's oldest windmill, built itt Olltwood in 166^, still is working. More J>»n a Ha.rcut . At a London auction a lock of Na* poleon's hair .broupht $5.25. V boggy ^ Travel by dog tea.n is still the prevailing method of transportation in, .AJ^ska." ':v :i FOR SERVICE THAN TO ANY OTHER DEALER ORGANIZATION ,Fire^Wasie ' More timber is destroyed by Are in southern states each year than is used by the numerous pulp mills of (ha area. Bird of Pennsylvania The ruffed grouse is the official state game bird of Pennsylvania. Static Aids'in Farming Farming with static electrieity is a California agricultural innovation. Growth is speeded by a "static trap," tried out in Sacramento. I Men are-dying for the Fev Freedoms. The least we east do here at home is to bmf War Bends--ia% for War Bends, every pay day. Headquarters for VICTORY SERVICE •".v: . ' * • on ALL MAKES TRUCKS Because Chevrolet dealers have sole! more new cars and trucks--more used cars and trucks--and have had broader experience in servicing ail makes c^nd models during the last ten years--than any other dealer erganization. SAVE THE WHEELS THAT SIRVE AMERICA. SCHWERMAN CHEVROLET SALES ' • / J - < r-KT / * On Routes 31 and 120 -- Tel McHenry -- McHtnry