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$'\K* r s * ( 7 * - . • * • CT" * ' . * . • / < ? 1- " j C ^ <\ .w .. . . . . . , V-'t-'" "•"*""" . _^_ ) : _ _ „ .. *••& . Ml ~ - . i'" •?* ' i • ' --i' * . . . . *-1 '«' : -1 1 - '_• • " •>.' _ ' . ,'« v „ i-su,,^ * V-.- , #•/<***: - „ • ;:...••, 'V v_ ; .4. ,v ' '. , ' i . * M > - - ! < < «-:i:r •• ; * V " Volume 68 McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17,1942 Ho. 18 ii THIS MONTH FIVE MKENRY MEN TO LEAVE SEPTEMBER 23 NEWS ABOUT REGISTRANTS " OUR SERVICEMEN, URGED NOT TO n, *7" ;V - BOARD TWO HAS THREE $MMMS CALLS IN MONTH One of the largest groups of men'to leave the county since the selective service inception are departing during September. Board one has had two calls and board two has had three, .Five McHenry men will leave Sepm?-" UK*-.'? SERGT. MRS. JOHN D. JONES MANY FOUND NEEDLESJP BY DRAFT BOARDS I Col. Paul G. Armstrong, Illinois director of selective service, this week urged draft service registrants not to appeal their cases unless there actu-r ally is a bona fide basis for appeal in &yjpe Gausden and TomllaiTiwMi, each instance. He stated that too tember 23 in the second draft call of who enlisted in the Naval Air Corps many registrants have taken advant- September from board one. The five some time ago, left for Madison last a^e the aPPeal procedure simply to i are among twenty-four names releas- , wpek where they entered the Univer- bring about an unwarranted delay jn ed by the board on Monday of this; sity of Wisconsin for C. P. T. training. weeks They are the following: McHenry JEROME BUCH _ CLARROM JAMES EDDY . HENRY CARL NICKELS WILLIAM PEARSON ROBERT JOHN HUGH SUTTON A Id en BERNARD AUSTIN WEBSTER „JBpGER HELM WETER - Harvard CLIFFORD R. McCOMB, Volunteer JAMES KING, JR. JOSEPH RYGH WILLIAM ERIC SEAGREN R LYLE CARIYGTERNBERG • JOSEPH GKEENLEE, JR. ' RAYMOND GUS C. VIERC& Hebron, . ELBERT LEE PHILLIPS Marengo CARL ELWIN BOOKMAN CLINTON LEE GROVER FRANCIS EDWARD PONITZ BUDOLPH BERNARD WOLF 4 Woodstock HARLEY EUGENE GILL • CLARENCE FRANK GUHRKE DONALD EDWARD SCHUETT ALFRED F. Cj STIEG LAWRENCE E. CAMPBELL BOARD TWO Selective service board number two kas released its third draft call this month. Twenty-six young men will leave here Septembr 25 according to Margaret Jane Leonard, dftief clerk of the board. This mak^s the total eighty-five from board two in September. .Following is the new list: Algonquin ELMER CARL KKAUSE ; Gary CHARLES SED1V EC Crystal Lake GLENN H. ANDERSON EDWARD A. EISEMENGER FREDERICK E. KREGLOW CLIFTON JAY RECHLIN GEORGE CHRIST SCHROEDER LYLE BENJAMIN YVENDT : ^ Fox River Grove • GEORGE AGNAR WAUGKfr 'Harvard /• "• • CLIFFORD inuiviAS MACKEY Marengo CLARENCE JOHN DETERS KDWARD PHILLIP POPE Union MCHARt) F. SAWALLISCH \ Woodstock WTANLEY^ALLEN FULLER JOHN JOSEPH KONICEK AUGUST HERMAN NKkLESON WILLIAM LYLE PIERCE ELMER CARLYLE RONNING ROBERT ARTHUR SAHS KARL HAROLD SWEETLAND CHARLES W. WALK1NGTON RAYMOND J. WILLIAMS MARVIN ELMER WILLS Carpentersville WILLIAM L. HAM . • Chicago . Private James J. Doherty, who ^rtlisted in the army in June, is now stationed at Topeka, .Kansas. ^ r their induction, and stated that this kind of action is rtot only unpatriotic f but actually helps to give aid and! comfort to the enemy. ^ ; "I am very anxious," declared .Col.! Armstrong, "that every registrant | who sincerely believes that he h°as j been wrongly classified should defin - Local residents are proud to hear Ojf the recent, promotion of Russell E. Franzen from Staff Sergeant to Tech- itely appeal his classification, but 1 nical Sergeant. He is the first soldier certainly don't want our already over- .from McHenry to hold that rank in worked local and appeal boards wasV this war. Private Clyde W. Dickson has been transferred from Camp Claiborne,.. La., to Seattle, Washington. William J. O'Brien, grandson of Mr •lid Mrs. Jacob Thies, is stationed at ject 'Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. ing time on appeal cases that anil based purely on unpatriotic or selfish motives." "In the next two or three months," stated Colonel Armstrong, "most o£ the men who are now classified 3-A will be reclassified to 1-A and be subto induction. Those among this MESSAGES FROM LOCAL MEN IN S? ^ THE U. S. SERVICE V; group who have officer qualifications, by now entering the service as volunteer officer candidates, will not only render immediate service to their nation but will also have the opportun- Friends .here received word- this week that Private Charles Herdrich, Jr., had been transferred from Las Vegas, Nevada, to March Field, Calif, ity of advancing themselves to coin- " ^ . missioned rank." Relatives received word last week V- Accept 7,00# •'tliat Georp Pomrenhtgr, son of the «Over 7,000 of such men have al- Wilnam F. Pomrenings of route 1, ready been accepted for training/' West McHenry, has left the United continued the Illinois director, "and a States. His exact destination is un- JPictured above are Sergeant and Sergeant Jones is recruiting for the Mrs. John D. Jones. Mrs. Jones is the Marines at Missoula, Montana, where former Barbara Gilkerson of McHenry he and Mrs. Jones, have J»een residing and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j for quite some time. A son recently Earl Gilkerson. Sergeant Jones is a ! arrived at the home of the Jones' and son of Mrs. Mae Jones and a brother j we presume the proud' father has of Mrs. Guy LaFr»ver of Woodstock. signed him up to the Marines already. September 6, 1942. • Dear Sir: . I am writnig you to let yovr know of the change of my address and I sure appreciate receiving the paper and seeing names of people that I know ... especially the Volo news because I lived quite a few years around Volo. , My father has al^b done his banking at the West McHenry State, bank for a number of years. I was drafted into the army out of Woodstock local board No. 1 April 14 and was then ; shipped to Camp Claiborne, La. I arrived the^e April 29 and was there lacking one day of being four months. I was Shipped from there Friday, August 28. and I arrived het*e the following Wednesday at 9 o'clock in the evening. I was on the train six days and five nights which is a long train ride, but I surely saw some wonderful sites through the Rocky Mountains. Some of the other boys in my company who have spent some time around McHenry also enjoy reading the paper. ° Yours truly, PRIVATE CLYDE W. DICKSON, Seattle, Washington. COUNTY SCRAP • METAL QUOTA IS 1.G00 TONS HELP HUGE DRIVE NOW /. U; v;O :."' < IN PROGRESS; OUTLINE NA?Y V I PLAN FOR YOUNG COLLEGE STUDENTS • - ' " ~ ^ The Navy's V-l plan is for college . .. . Freshmen and Sophomores who have , is mourning the death Tuesday mornreached their seventeenth birthday ing, September 15, 1942, of Catherine and are not yet over twenty years old, | Sonnenwerth in the St. Charles hos- HOUSEKEEPER OF REV. A. J. NEIDERT DIES TUESDAY IN AURORA known. George enlisted in the service a few months ago. recent ruling by the army now permits the training of 3,000 of such candidates each month *Fhe Johnsburg community this week Colonel Armstrong pointed out that and wil1 r<>main on inactive duty until j pital in Aurora after an illness of Private Gilbert Kloeckner has been • a 3-A registrant who volunteers for' have finished their education, transferred from Fo|t Bliss ,Texas, to officer training may select the arm of You may qualify as a flying, deck Philadelphia, Pa. service in which he desires to take j engineering officer. . (training for a commission while the; The Navy does ask you to do four Mrs. Edwin F. Reid (the former ordinary inductees may only state things: Eleanor Rankin), wife of Corporal Ed- their preference. The Illinois draft 1. To do your work carefully and win F. Reid, received word this week head added that any such officer can- accurately, whatever the course, and that her husband is now in England, didate, in the event that he fails to to learn to express yourself clearly ' His address is A. P. O. 517, New York, qualify at any step of his training . and concisely. N. Y., Co. A - 825 Engr. Bn. (AVN). period, may be relieved from active 2. To include, in your college curduty and placed in the Enlisted Re- riculum, studies which will give you Private Richard J. Frett, inducted serve corps and he will not be recalled i sound working knowledge of matheinto the army a short time ago, J» to active duty until other men with, a matics and physics. «ow stationed at Camp Robinson, Ark. like dependency status are being in- 3. To keep yourself in good health J ducted for service. and develop your physical condition George Brda, who enlisted in the According to figures released by! to the standard required of naval j navy a few weeks ago, is enjoying a national selectiv<f service headquar- officers. j furlough from his duties at the Great ters> thirty per cent of the men train- 4. Remember, at all times you are several wefks. Miss Sonnenwerth has been housekeeper for Rpv. A. J. Neidert of Johnsburg for twenty-one and a half years and before that was housekeeper for Rev. Bangen for thirty-two years. She was seventysix ye<ars old last February 28. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at St. John the Baptist church, Johnsburg, at ten o'clock when a solemn requiem mass will be sung. Friends may call this (Thursday at the rectory.) Father of Mrs. Edwin E. Denman, 82, Died Sunday Lakes. Privates Alvin Steinsdoerfer Is now Stationed at Camp Callan, California; ed as volunteer officer candidates training to be a leader of men, chose the Infantry; eighteen per cent officer in the United States Navy. His many friends here will be happy to learn that Bruce Granger has been ' 'promoted to Staff Sergeant at Nashville, Tean. the Quartermaster corps; fourteen per cent the Army Air corps; six per cent the Armored Field Force, and the rem a i n d e r s e l e c t e d v a r i o u s o f h e r Rowland S. Bond, 82, a native of a., j Avon township where he was born August 26, 1856, died Sunday, Sep- March Field. Calif.; McHenry Plaindealer: I surely thank you a lot for sending the paper. I have been receiving it right along, and I sure am keeping up with the home town news. I have been transferred from Las Vegas, Nevada, to March Field, Calif., (about two weeks ago). This climate sure beats Nevada. PRIVATE C.HAS. HERDRICH. ;nCj£- September 9,1942. DearMbse:- I certainly am glad to receive that home town paper every week. It seems to cut in half those miles that I'm away from home. I see we have a new heavyweight contender in "Slasher" Adams. If he ever needs any conditioning we have a wonderful "Commando" course down here that I'm sure he would appreciate. I'll close with many thanks for that "Bright Spot" of the service, The McHenry Plaindealer. Sincerelv. ANTHONY NOONAN. Private Leonard Steinsdoerfer. who is stationed at Camp Grant, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Steinsdoerfer, last weekend. While you stay in college you are ; tember 13, 1942, at St. Therese hospital in Waukegan, He htfd been s resident of Central Lake county all of his life. The body was at reet at the Ray Burnett Funeral home in Libertyville1 until two o'clock Tuesday when services were held. Burial took place in Lakeside cemetery at Libertyville. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Edwin E. Denman, McHenry, and a Private Alfred Weingart of Camp Claiborne, La., is spending a furlougn at his home here. Private Sylvester. Wirfs of Camp Grant, Rockford, visited home folks •|ist Sunday. $2,400 IN WAR BONDS PURCHASED BY LEGION FROM CARNIVAL FUND In compliance with the wishes of k... „IO_ . .the censorship. The Plaindealer is not O.SODERWOST, Volunteer , pricing the military addresses of our Valpara«o, Ind. KEX MARION RAY Cause of Much Rejoicing GIFTS TO SERVICEMEN ABROAD MUST BE SENT EARLY . Christmas cards and packages for members of the armed forces outside continental United States should be mailed during the month of October-- the earlier the better--in time for Christmas delivery. Packages must not weigh more than eleven pounds, be more than eighteen iacbes long, or have, a combined length and width of more than forty-two inches. Officials urge a package be no longer than an ordinary shoe box. Banned are perishable matter, intoxicants, poisons, currency (becauss mt restrictions in some countries, or inflammables, such as matches or cigarette lighter fluid. Money orders, however, may be included. servicemen. CHORAL CLUB BEGINS THIRD SEASON NEXT WEEK, SEPTEMBER 21 , The first meeting of the season of the McHenry Choral club will be Iield at 7:30 Monday evening, September 21, in the high school auditorium. This meeting will be for the purpose of organizing and new officers will be elected. Old members are asked to be present at this meeting as well as any new members who wish to join. > vj,. The chorus, like almost everyArffier organization, has suffered because of the war. Already we have on our already in your country's service, thereby getting a head start toward an officer's commission. •, branches. j The requirements are: Colonel Armstrong said that any 1. Citizens of United Stalls. registrant between the ages of twenty 1 2. Unmarried. aiid forty-four years-inclusive, who is 3. Not less than seventeen and iinalready in, or is ertitle<f to be in, der twenty. Class 3-A and who believes he has the 4. Freshman or Sophomore in good necessary officer qualifications, should standing at an accredited college . . . apply to his own local board for fur- or a high school graduate who has j brother, Joseph Bond, of Libertyville ther information. Applications are i been accepted for admission to such a ! . acted upon in the order in which they college. | Birth of Daughter is are received. 5. Be of good standing in your' --- j community. 6. Physical standards: (a) Height--at least 5 feet f inches. (b) Weight--at least 100 pounds. (c) Eyes--Good normal vision as determined by eye tests. (The fact " that you weat ^ftsses n*ed not <fis- At th^ regular monthly meeting of qualify you.) McHenry Post No. 491 of the Amer- (d) Teeth--At least eighteen good ican Legion, the new officers as listed • teeth with two molars and four front in a recent issue of The Plaindealer, teeth opposing.' were installed by our new District (e) Feet---Good condition. Commander, Ray Page. j (f) Hearing--Whispered voice at As all of the local post are anxious fifteen feet (both ears). to support Ray to the utmost in his; (g) Color Blindness--iBe able t o new office, a special request has been < distinguish primary colors of red and made to have one hundred per cent j green. _ Not in a long time has the birth of a daughter caused such rejoicing as th« one which arrived last Frida> night at St. Joseph's hospital, Elgin, bom to Mr. and Mrs. AUons Adams. Mrs. Adams is the former Irene Walsh. Reason for the rejoicing was that girls had been very much in the minority in the Adams family for some time. In fact it goes way, way back to the grandparents of the newborn Joan Lynn. These grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Adams, had eight sons and with each new birth in the fammembership in as quickly as possible.: (h) Chest Expansion--At least two added _ a grandson until they had Floyd Coleman was named as mem- inches. j ten, with the entrance upon the scene bership chairman by Commander Pat (i) Blood Pressure--Within normal j°f not even one Uttle girl, No wonder Owen and it is hoped that every local limits as determined by standard tests.; popularity of Joan Lyon is Legionnaire will renew his membership | (j) Pulse Rate -- 100 maximum,; assured. at once. They are urged to get. in 1 average eighty-five or less. j # touch with Coleman or Post Adjutant, Get your application from your ' Give to Soldiers at Camp Ellsworth Shoemaker, and sign up for Navy recruiting station or the dean! Grant Thursdav Sent 04 1943 a# x,™,- ««ii«^ - ,au 7) «n Drew Field, Fla. | Dear Friends: j Am taking advantage of the short ! time I think I nuty nave to answer. I receive The Plaindealer every ^Tuesday and sure look forward to it from week to week. I visited Mrs. Otto Adams, formerly of McHenry, at St. Petersburg, Fla., Sunday, Septe#^r 6, but I didn't get to see the family. I saw Mrs. : Adams as Mr. Adams went on a fishing trip over the holidays. Sure nice to see home folks again. The Adams ; have a real nice home on the west side • of St. Peterburg. Well folks, Harvey Freund and myself are still together but the 564th Battalion are on the alert to be shipped out. The majority of the fellows have taken their "overseas" examintion but Harvey and I are lucky so far. I sure appreciate the fact that so many friends of McHenry keep writing to me. I really enjoy hearing from all. I will cut this short as I don't, want to make this letter boring. I still hear from George Frisby and other fellows from McHenry. Sure warm down here and very uncomfortable during the day: May I send my kindest regards to all . . . and thanks again for The Plaindealer. Y<Km truly, < , BILL Again come? the country's urgent ~'": call for junk from attics, basements^ garages, and ravines. Fifty per cent ' of every tank, gun and ship is made from scrap steel. .Junk dealers are already buying and collecting metal • scrap. k Everyone is .urged to co-operate faft* • |v mediately in the movement so as to : ;|l get the^scrap collected before winter. 1 sets in. If the scrap is not collected before cold weather. _ snow and ice ii arrives, it is believed the drive will not * be successful. The quota for McHenry ^ county is 1.000 tons. * ^-,1 There is little need for The Plat*. / dealer to comment on the importance -'-.A of making this drive a success. If we Si are to push this war to victory tVn the boys out on the firing line must »' have-the necessary tools and machines of war to do so, Today there is a shortage of steel and other materials^ so vital to the war industry. Manj£ industries will be forced to shut down unless they get these materials. Farmers are urged especially to offi operate at this time hy checking their farms. With the busy harvest seasos , coming to a close it will take little time for farmers to collect their scrap, call their supervisor and have it turned over to the proper authorities. Scrap Most Needed The kind of junk most needed includes iron and steel, rubber, copper, brass, zinc and tin, rags, lap bags and manila rope. Here are a few of the question people have been asking about the junk. {Collection and.about the role the joak dealer plays: , Q. Why should scrap |r*t« thrssgfc the hands of junk dealers? Scrap must be properly sorted, graded, prepared and packed. It must, furthermore, be accumulated in lots large enough to ship efficiently before it can be used by mills. Only the junk dealer has the experience and the equipment to ship the junk in usable shape. The junk is bought by industry from scrap dealers at government-controlled prices. Ceilings on Prices • Q. How can one be sure'that til# junk dealers will n"6t hold the scrap to get higher prices? The junk deaW cannot get highef prices by holding^because ceilings have been placed by tRe government on prices at which the dealer can sell to ! consuming mills. If a dealer is found to be hoarding, the government has the right to requisition the scrap. Q. Why does the government not prescribe prices which junk dsalws will pay for scrap? There are too many factors involved to make such price-setting practicable. The value of junk on a farm or in a home depends upon its form and th? cost of transporting it to npfcrket. The ceilings on the prices junk dealers can get for scrap naturally limit the amount they can afford to pay in buying it. Q. Why are so-called "autosMbOs graveyards" permitted to exi«t whsB their contents are iwidri for scrap? Every day cars are normally sold to these ' graveyards" for junking. It is therefore desirable to keep them in business as producers of scrap and sellers of second-hand parts. The of the War Production boafd is to keep this process moving, but to speed it up so that every ^graveyard" will scrap each car it buys within sixty days of purchase. In McHenry county, supervisors, town highway commissioners and school directors have banded to?eth*r ; to help collect scrap throughout the rural districts. | of your college. ' your parents. Get the consent.of! The people of McHenry will be in- your parents. . j On Thursday, Slptember 24, the terested to know what disposition the . Get your birth certificate, baptismal loca, branch of the Red Crosg wil) Legion is making of the carnival pro- certificate or authentic evidence to . . c#kes cookies fruit cia-ar- . n N , . „ u 1 > » ceeds. After some discussion it was prove your age. Get a certified state- tt ^ which are donated and take honor roll Norbert Mauch last year s an unanimous vote that the ™nt from an accredited college that G^t for^IheTldfers treasurer, and George Mitchell, both j y riotic use of the carnival you are a full-time student in good ^ 3K valued tenors Several more are to ; fundg ^ year W0llld ^ put as standing or have been accepted for much of those funds as possible into : admission. war bonds. Consequently, after de- ~ 8UBGICAL DRESSING WORKERS Materials have arrived, for the surgical dressing workers. Classes will start September 23 at the high school from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m., 1 to 5 p. m„ Mid € to 10 p. m. More workers are leave our ranks soon However, we have new volunteers to fill their places at least until they, themselves, are called for service. With a little more co operation among the older men we will be able to, c^>. tir.ue at least throughout this year. So come and join us and sii}g to forget your troubles. With tires already rationed and gas sopn to be sold only in limited quantities. the club should provide an inducting the minimum amount possible AlltO Accidents Claim as a budget to run the post for thS year, it was found that $2,400.00 in bonds could be purchased with th« carnival funds. This will mean a few there. The Red Cross workers who are giving their time to help the Worthy cause hope that housewives, ^specially, will co-operaje. Each town in the county takes if? turn to aid in TWO Lives in County this way and thus no town is burdened. Automobile accidents claimed the Those who have articles to send are more needed for the morning class. Work- joyable evening of entertainment for ers must wear white dresses or uniforms, white headdress, no jewelry and no fingernail polish either colored •r colorless. It is hoped that all workers who made arrangements will jitt present at their appointed hours. those who are musically inclined Remember, each choral concert adds . bombs directed ,t the Jap. »nd !'.XM °',two ™en'n coun« Nazis with the compliments, of our %ek' ^ of the,, was own Leirion nost Russell J. (Russ) Jensen, 43 years old, a cement salesman of Glen Ellyn, who 1 was killed last Thursday afternoon DESERTION CHARGE near Hebron on Route 47. • ' The other victim was Robert B. Elmer Krause filed suit for divorce Kieser, 18, of Marengo, who was killed to the fund started by that organiza- against Beulah Krause in the circuit i the middle of last week on Route 28 tion last spring to buy a plaque which court last week. They married Nov. j between' Harvard and Marengo when will contain the names of. all Mc-J 23, 1939. Deserti^g yj enlarged in the he was struck by a truck while chaog- {complaint. ing a tire. asked to leave them at E. H. Buch's stor^ On Riverside Drive, Pries' Market in Center town or The Nook in West McHenry. All donations must be in not later than eleven o'clock in the morning. Marriage Licenses 5 Irwin P. Tucker, Woodstosk, 111., to Harriet Brewer, Woodstock. j Helmuth E. Lochelet, Cafy, to,Anna S. Gehrke, Palatine. Great Lakes, IU. September 12, 1942. McHanry Plaindealer: This letter is to inform you of , change in address. I have been transfgererd by the Service School Selection board to the' Navy Hospital corps. This consists of two and onehalf months schooling here at the station. We have excellent living quarters and, the food is extra good in the hos. pital service. I have found the Navy rather interesting after a recruit is through with preliminary training--a good place to use all of your education and more too. Below is my new address. Please send The Plaindealer to this and disregard the old address. Thanks a mil- ; lion, for the paper is certainly appreciated-- even by other boys. . >'-H Sincerely. HAROLD M. NELSON, . U. &. N. Hospital Training Sehool, Barracks 105 - Section 3, Great Lakes, III RURAL TEACHERS OF COUNTY HOLD FIRST MEETING ON TUESDAY McHenry County rural will hold the first of Jfheir group meet* ings according to the followiag schedule: Tuesday, September 22 -- Coral, Riley, Marengo and Seneca groups will meet at the Marengo Community High school. Wednesday, September 23 -- >."0® a.m., northern group will meet St th» .Hebron Community High school. 1:30 p.m.. Harvard group will meet rn the auditorium of the Central school. Harvard. Thursday,. September 24 --- 1 : SI p. m.. the Crystal Lake and McHjnfjp groups will meet at the Crystal .LaJks Community Hijjri school. Friday. September 25 -- 1:30 p. the Woodstock group and any nMiactive teachers who mav wish to COM will meet at the Woodstock Community High school. Miss Helen Elaihe Stenson. ro supervisor. Western State Teach college, will meet with each groupw ; . . . y -.."Si (Coatlaaed on bat ft~d the Want A4al