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The was released Wednesday of this week, Plaindealer, which naming several McHenry boys who ffoes to all of Mc- ; The xoaiplete ^t ;|oI-': Henry's nie^ the. service, .-is t' ; # feeling of regfcet^at lelMflftgf her many friends, yet with a stronger urge to Join the growing throng who are speeding victory, Miss Marie Ropp left McHenry Monday morning for Chicago, where she i# now working with the navy department. v, *^B| ^*^ite6lly an excellent After successfully - passing Civil [ - •! Jm 4 p^idea and I am 8ecnce examinations a short'? time j. ,:#ure that" every' Mg,°, she was asked last week t<S he- man wj,0 rgceives it has the same gin training on Jan. 24 in the navy feeijngS For it is his only contact school at 36 LaSalle street, Chicago^ wjth pg0pie whom he has known in- , ! . ** j timately all his life. > . I Many of the fellr.ws in my gun fcrew receive papers from home but I l have as yet to see one that will come even close to comparison with The Plaindealer. Your entire group,is to be commended upon your efforts to keep the serviceman in touch wij;]} home. Keep up with the good work. > • Sincerely. GIORGE BRDA, S 1/G. B<Mird On* v- *<• MISS MARIE ROPP I wish to thank you for the paper j I receive every Monday and% wish 11 was d~wn there havin? a drink jat j Sip .Snack Inn. If sure is good to hear news from home and especially last Saturday to fill the sec nd quota knowing the boys who are being pf the month for Board two. They are: •mvrtth G. KcCONTNEtL {Volii ERWIN T. LAURES ( VoM ^ VINCENT CARL BEHRENS . LEO MILTON OSMUN HARRY ARTHUR ANDERSON ' GEORGE SINDERSON POWERS DQNALD PETER WEINGART EDGAR ELMER GATES LAWRENCE A. NIMSGERN LAVERNE WILLIAM KOLBERG FRANK LACOSTE LANDRY GEORGE B. THEISS ROBERT ALOYSIOUS ADAMS DONALD LOUIS MICHEL§ ROBERT MARVIN HOLROYD • CHARLES KEITH BOTTLEMY RALPH BYRON MALLORY JOSEPH HENRY BROWNER. CHARLES LOUIS BEALL DELPHIN J. KLAPPERICH . ISIDORE ANDREW POINtfc Board Two Twi ntv-three more men were named NEWS ABOUT OUR SERVICEMEN FEB. 4 BAND . PROGRAM LISTS SNAPPY MUSIC LOCAL RED CROSS GETS ENTIRE PROCEEDS Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Freund (Photo br Worwick) Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Klapperich THREE COUPLES MARRIED OVER MARRIED IN 1890 DOUBLE WEDDING RECALLED Upon completion of her six-week training course, she will act as an Inspector of navy supplier ft tome Mil j plant in this district. Subjects i Chief among her subjects are blue- ^mtting, mechanical drawing and •Hthematics. Until recently there have been only two such schorls in the United States, the one in Chicago •iti another in New York. They are now equipping a similar school in San Francisco. x The loss of Miss Ropp will probably be most keenly felt by the little tyrta wfto are in kindergarten class at the pablic grade school. There was no doubt that she had a "way with children" and her slightest wish was by them. Here she taught f-«r past thirteen years, in addition to as instructor in the upper grades. Many are the mothers who have drafted. I wish to inform you of my new address beginning Jan.-21. I re-; main, «TWEEDLE 0'TWILLy* •(Samuel Schmunk) ' Camp Haan. CaW. P. S.--I have heard cf California sunshine and I have seen California dust. Dear Mr. Kosher: Thank you so much for The Plaindealer you send me each week. I enjoy reading the news from h'me and the news of old friends and classmates who are In the service. I received my basic training as a rifleman of the infantry at Camp Swift and Fort Sam Houston, Texas. I've just been transferred from the infantry to the Signal corps and I'm now attending the signal sch'o! here at Fort Monmouth, N^w Jersey. Will you please send the paper to my new address. Thank you again. Sincerely. HARRY. SCHNAITMAN. JAMES A. LAWSON JAMES D. LOUNSBURY HENRY MIKES . CHESTER D. BREWICK ROLAND J. BALDWIN ARTHUR R. LONG (transf. to San Francisco). RALPH E. ERICKSON (tranfer to Viroqvfa, Wis.). JOHN E. HOVE (tranfer to Omaha, Neb.). WALTER M. REED ROBERT J. REHBERG CHARLES A. VINICKY , GEORGE J. STUCKLIK (transfer to Chicago) GLEN E. GABRIELSON LYLE C. MILLER , . KURT E. WANIECK ARCHIE O. HERMANSO?* i WARREN E. L. SCHWEMIt > : J50HN P. COPPI , DEAN F. MISHLER ; MERLE W. CLARK WARD A. SEYK ! CHRIS W. METROPULOS I DAVID W. WRIGHT. MR. Dear Staff: . It seems tfttrt-'I'shot ten a lot sooner to thank you for sending The • Plaindealer. I mizht In" looking forward wih pleasure to at least have let you know that I retteir little boy or girl starting to ceived it. I've been quite busy takachool, knowing that with Miss Ropp's ing a prep course besides my basic charming personality this eventful training so hope you'll pardon my •bap in their lives* would pass without laxity. Now that I've finished my difficulty. The popular rhythm band basic training (13 weeks) I find that was started since s^e has been on the ; all candidates for this school have faculty and, with her patient and kind been frozen for three months, management in teaching the children ; I've been transferred to a new pomto play, they have very often ' stolen !pany which is just next door to the Mte show." » lone I was in, as an instructor. I now Wish Her Success ! have to drill fellows that don't know A host of friends here wish for anything, just as the rest of us don't IQBS Ropp success in her new under- when we ccme in. It is surprising " what three months can do. This "Land of Sunshine" is the bunk as far as I'm concerned. The sun hasn't been out for the last two months. Tve never been as cold as I've beep today. Just yesterday it NORBERT SMITH IS NOW SERVINO WITH I ARMY AT FORT KNOX Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith of Johnsburg received the following letter last week from their son, Norbert, who is stationed at Fort Knox, Ky Before entering service Oct. 15 he was emp'oyed at the Central Garage in Johnsburg, owned by his father, and *fcs a valuable member of the Johnsburg Tigers baseball team. ' Dear Folks: ' I received your letter tod*y and was glad to hear that you are all fine. Y A span of fifty years is a long, long and, although the occasion is not altogether rare, it is considered one of life's highlights to be able to celebrate a golden wedding anniversary. In 1938 an occasion existed which 'demanded more than the usual atten- ' tion a fifty-year celebration is accorded. For on ^Tuesday, Jan. 25, 1938, two local couples who were married fifty years previously in a double wedding ceremony were alive and well to observe the occasion.' Last Monday, five years later, there was even more reason for jubilance for these same couples were still together to ce'ebrate their fifty-fifth anniversary.« They are a brother and ta sister, Stephen H. Freund and Mary [Freund (Mrs. Henry J. Klapperich) V 'and a s i s t e r and £ b r o t h e r , K a t h r y n • - \v " Klapperich (Mrs. S. H. Freund) ndrSOTT. Henry J. Klapperich. o Celebrate Sunday , Celebrating on Sunday when their families and friends could be with >vwJ^*them, they gathered at the Freund ' *7" home on Pearl street. Cards, visiting and supper were enjoyed, with a beautifully decorated anniversary cake occupying the center of the table. Present besides the honored jfuests were the H. E. Buch, Frank Blake, A. P. Freund, Carl J. Freund, Bernard N. Smith and Herbert Freund families, Miss Bertilla Freund, Jos. W. Freund, Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Barbian, Mrs. Kathryn Barbian, McHenry; Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Klapperich, Joseph Klapperich and Mrs. Albert Buch, Johnsburg, and Miss Helen Buch and friend of Chicago. \ Coffeeville Army Air Field, Coffey- Ville, Kans.--Aviation Cadet George E. Johnson, 25, of W. McHenry, 111., helped make avia- i tion history in j Kansas last week]; • . i_. . , „ • by being among, Does the sound of the brass battel the first cadets at the circus put a livelier step in your ever to graduate walk? Does a military band make from an army fly- the colors of the stars • 'sttipep .. - ing school in, this, seem brighter and put added glow in '.--1i ..i' £::t„. /the mdda! on -his1 uniform? - The Illinois boy If it does then the annual band - is a member of ca- concert on Feb. 4 holds promis^'.of. t V c l a s s 4 3 - C , p u t t i n g you in a gay s p i r i t by a c t i n g ; v •tfhteh has completed its basic flight as a bomb-shell to your waning opti- ' - ti^ainin? at this new air forces sta-.mjsm during these depressing times. tion and gone on to advanced train- For not only will you find the snappy ing at A l t u s , O k l a . , and M i s s i o n , T e x . : music r e c u r r i n g f o r days in your mind • ' * Johnson was assigned to the twin- and a hum on your lips but you will J also have the very great satisfacjion ; 4 down deep in your heart that you have made at least a small contribution toward victory. Entire ^proceeds of the concert will be given to the local Red The program will begin at engine school at Altus. where he will complete Ms course and receive his wings." Recent transfers are the following: Ralph Justen from Fort Lewis. Wash., Cross. to Ventura, Calif; Willard Kiddelson 8:15 on Thursday evening, Feb. iu from Navy Pier, Chicago, to Norfolk, the high s?hool auditorium.. Va.; Elmer W. Jensen from Camp Al- ^<5 jjas been customary the past !en, Norfolk. Va., to Williamsburg, few years the Rythm band of the pub- Va.; Paul Harvey from Nashville, Tenn., to Rice, Calif., and Louis Diedrich from Camp Pickett, Va., to Indian Town Gap, Pa. A new soldier added to our list is J LeRov Keenan, who is stationed at 1 Camp Endicott, Rhode Island. (Photo br Worwick) AND MRS. LINUS NEWMAN MORSE CODE IS NEW HIGH 'SCHOOL COURSE DUKER WILL INSTRUCTOR George" Reid, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Reid, West McHenry, III., was graduated from the U. S. Naval Training School for aviation machinist's mate at the Navy Pier, Chi-, cago, last week tfith the petty officer rating of aviation machinist's mate third class. He now awaits assignment to active duty with the fleet or at a naval aviation base. Plunging into the study of how to keep an army tank in battle trim, Cpl. Neil W. Harrison reported to«the Armored Force School tank department at Fort Knox, Ky., upon orders of Lt. Gen. Jacob ]L. Devers, recently. Abided to the many wartime courses instituted this year ini the high school is one to be taught next semester on Morse Code. Arrangements had previously been made to assemble and McHenry county has j probably more than its share of young men in the present war to date as un- ' official figures show that at least thir- , teen young men have been reported i as having mlfde the supreme sacri- ; fice. From McHenry William Pearson is included among those who have lost their lives; Joseph Nelles, Thos. Lounsbury, Vernon J. Kelley, Robert distribute to sch ols an instructional'Sweeney, Henry Perchal, Byron 01- kit for teaching basit* radio code. This kit has been received by Supt. C. H. Duker and includes seventeen double-faced records, an instructor's manual, fifty printing charts and twenty-five practice sheets. Mr. Duker learned Morse Code dur last lie grade school will open the program, this year under the direction of Miss Jean Weber, daughter of PNfcy. and Mrs. Carl Weber. The ,entire program follows: * • Progral* . 't* Cit^uantaine" - Igpfcciat- 'The Big Drum" Seely "The Marine Hymn" Rhythm Band--Kindergarten. First Grade--Jean Weber, Leader. PART I Mlfrch -- "The New. Co,onial"...J|all 0 v'alse--' Bluptte"..Drigo, Arr by Lake American Sketch--"Down South".. Myddieton March--"General Douglas Mc- Arthur" Huffer Descriptive Fantasia--"In the Cl0ck_ Store" Orth Trombone Oddity--"Slidin* Some".. Chenett* • • High School Band PART II , March--"El Capitan" Sousa I Piano Solo--"La Rougette"....Bennett | ' Bonnie Page, Soloist contributed i "American Patrol" Meacham, Arr. by Yoder Clarinet Solo--' Concertino Ridicolo" ...,-- :... ViteUo Richard Heuser, Soloist Selection -- "Over There" T Arr. by Lake . March -- "Washington Post"....Sousa High School Band Finale -- "Onward Christian SoldWs" Sullivan Audience and Band Officers of the band this year are Betty Thompson, president; Gler> pieterson, vice-president; Nadine Schaefer, secretary; Adolph Weideman, manager; Betty McKean and Elaine taking and are looking; forward to the day when she may return to McHenry to make her home. The grade school board was fortuaate in securing the services of Mrs. Floyd Cooley, a successful former teacher at the grade school, to substitute for Miss Ropp. DEATH COMES TO "HOOVER" AFTER 1 a HEART ATTACK was s: hot that we sweat all day long. The weather here is commonly referred to as the Hdinz variety. It's rothing to be hot here in the morning fcnd an hour later to be a cold damp mist, only to get cold or hot the next hour. • 1 Hoping that with your kindness I shall continue to receive The Plaindealer, I send my best wishes and A true ' knight of the road," Leo Joseph Marten, better known to a great many friends in this vicinity as . thanks to the many friends that have "Hoover," died suddenly last Thurs- : remembered me here at Christmas. day afternoon while shoveling coal at Williams Bay, Wis. He had been iji McHenry earlier Fort Knox that day and apparently was in good health at that time. Following the heart attack that afternoon a card Ycurs Truly, LEO MEYERS. Ky. Dear Mr. Mosher: I would appreciate it #ery much if was found in the pocket of his coat yOU wouid send the home tovn paper 1 to me now. I know it has been hard # which identified him. It is believed that he canie heie from Aurora. For several years "Hoover" had •pent much of his time here, usually his way to some nearby town. He tc keep track of me. At the time I left Oklahoma 1 was sent to Fort Ord, Calif. I was only there overnight,! then I was sent to Camp Pickett, Va., J war and his knowledge of the course should make the work easier for the students, even though the course does not require a teacher The day of the weddiiigjit..l888 was ' experienced in that line. similar in regard to weather ^o that The course is designed to teach experienced duri"g the past, two students to receive messages by inweeks. f The temperature hovered tei national Morse Code up to a speed near 14 debt ees below zero and a of ten words per mniute. TjjjpRHiRh the cott, Woodstock; La Verne Roberts, Alden; Gordon Schlottman and John Lazansky, Cary; Ellsworth McCabe, Marengo; Edward Sailors, Algonquin, and Kenneth Montgomery, Hebron. Reported missing have - been Rollo _ . ^ Chamberlin and Ernest Miller, Landmen librarian^ imnge" hhiiss fnirrsst t yveeaarr ooff tteeaacchhimngg imn ttnhee Henry; Edwin Riley, Roy Long and hand has thirty-seven members yfooA^ck; Waltet this year. The following young mu- LaFew, Harvard. Sgt. Hugh Price of sicians entertain you next Thurs- Harvard, listed as missing last Aug. ,'*ay n>&ht: 17, is now definitely known to be a prisoner of the Japs, according to word received by his pareoU last week." " PFC. James Doherty, heavy snowstorm during the day use of this course the stud«it^ jan | Wm. F. Dohertys Personnel Oboe, Betty McKean; clarinets, Bonnie Page, Joan Reihansperger, Esther Althoff, Richard Heuser, Catherine Schwerman, Marion Smith, Robson of the ert Peterson, Lois Fredricks And Largood conversationist and he had where my address again changed. I many friends in McHenry with whom was onjy there a short time and I was he stopped to . visit when passing sent to (censored) and then I left through. * thei e to come to Africa. We arrived liere on Nov. (censored) and I had BERNARD JOOS, 75, -- CLAIMED BY DEAffi ON MONDAY, JAN. 24 (Photo ky Warwtek) CORP. NORBERT J. SMITH I also got the Plaindealer of Jan. 14 and I see that Paul Pitzen got a promotion and he really deserves it. I am just fine and I like school. "We have been working on trucks and suspension systems the last two blocked roads and made travel almost # ippossible. The sleigh in which the ' cpup'es departed from the church overturned later in the day on th« bad | roads. ^ . v j Renew Vow# j In 1938 the couples renewed wed j ding vo s at a nuptial mass at St. Mary's church. Only four of the eight ioriginal attednants were living and ! with them that day, Mrs. Kathryn t Barbian and Jos. W. Freund for the : Klapperichs and Mrs. N. E. Barbian 1 and John Schmitt for the Freunds. j The Freunds s; ent the greater part j of their lives farming around McHen- ; fy and in 1923 moved to their present ^ home. Seven children were born of the union, Mrs. H. E. Buch, Anton P. Freund, Mrs. Frank Blake, Carl J., Herbert H., Mrs. Bernard N. Smith land Bertilla Freund. Soon after the marriage the Klap- _l.P?richs moved to the old homestead, north of Johnsburg, where they, too, spent their days in operating a farm. Seven children were also born to the Klapperichs, two of whom are dead. Surviving are twins, Rose (Mrs. Albert Weber) master the course with the minimum of personal instruction. The instructor's kit sent tff schools for the course, as well as the instructor's manual, are based on mateiial developed by the Infantry scho I, Fort Benning, Ga., and by Chief Signal officer of the U. S. Signal Corps, Washington D. C. Average Speed Although the average student j should be able to attain a speed of | of Crystal Lake ry Haugh; atto clarinet, Jean Nickels; road, has been enjoying a ten-day (saxa^hones, lames Freund and Carol furlough from his army'duties at To- ' **terso1?< < ™ets' ^a,ne Landgren. rw»L-s> Kan* - " I Dean McC.acken. William Adams, pe , I Robert Freund and Eddie Buss added to our list Donald Schaefer, Adolph horns, Weideman, William Sutton is enjoying a tenday furlough from Camp Swift. | ten words per minute in one semes- T with hjg parenU> Mr. and Mrs. iter, it is strongly recommended that g ^ Sutton I students continue their practice until; they reach a speed of fifteen words j per minute. j The reascn for this is that when I an inductee attains this speed he has | a decided advantage in completing his ! specialist training more quickly. ' This time element is in regard to receiving messages, the difficult part of Morse Code. Sending messages Two ne^ldiers aoaeu w uur ^ Thompson, Lorraine Erber; barthis week a>e Wilham Kreutser of Uones Charles Page and Cr00rae Fort Custer, Mich, and John Stan- Whiti trombones. Gordon Scholle, garone, who is attending the air corps Ray SmUh paul Schmitt ancJ Florian technician school at Gulfport. Miss. ,Sehmitt; basses> Roman Schmitt. John i Schadle and Richard Schultz: xy'ophone. Patricia Cristy; tympani, Nadine Schaefer; drums. Glen Peterson, John Rogers, Esther Smith and Betty Lou Weber. Fred Kamholtz is now serving with the army at Camp Polk, La.' Gerald Hamil has been transferred from Sherman, Texas, to Independence, Kans. Camp Steward, Ga. -- Post Head- M. Justen, returned Sunday to Modesto, Calif., where he is serving "as surgical technician at Hammond General hospital. Another of McHenry's older citi- Bernard Joos, died in Hartl^nd, ni-, on Monday, Jan. 24. after a lingering illness. He was 75 years old.o The deceased was born in Germany and came to this country at the age •f fifteen. On May 8, 1892, he was united in marriage with his late wife, Christiana, and they later made their Written several cards to inform different people wKere I was at but they never passed the censor. Todav is Jan. (censored). ^It is a . bright sunshiny day and nice and ^at^.llar tractors up there. warm. I have missed the snow and "We had fried oysters on Friday cold weather and will be glad when I and plenty of them and they were really good. They have very good days. These tracks and suspension^ have lived their entire life here. These are quite a bit different than those two respected residents, still young in spirit, are Mr. and ..Mrs. Linus Newman. Miss Mabel A. Ford and Linus is comparively easy and can be learn- quarters last week announced the ed in a short time. promotion of Private 1st Class Donald About forty students have already M. Freund of RFD 2, McHenry, Illenrolled in the new class, including jnois, to the grade of Corporal. four girls. It is expected that before . He was advanced to his new rank and Clara (Mrs. Nick the class is well under way there will (on the recommendation of his battery Mi'ler) William, Joseph and Frank, be more. The course is 'replacing 1 commander. Post authorities pointed 1 'Vo.-™the public speaking class. out that his promotion was based on ' . , ^ his attention to duty and his soldierly ' AMONG THE SICK |qlMlitiC5 Sgt. Curtis Newman has recently hiten transferred from Jefferson Barracks, Mo., to Casnip Logan, Cofa* near Denver. Miss Marie Powers underwent surgery at Victory Memorial hospital, Waukegan, Monday of this week Gerald Bauer of Fox Lake, employ- ! Herman Schmitt, who has been in 1 C.P.T. school at the University of Illinois, and Joseph Gausden, who has 1 been in similar training at Madison* Wis., are home on furloughs prior to their being transferred to a new location. ! Walter Kay of McHenry is included • among the selectees to be called by can again be there to enjoy it. The natives here have been workihg in the fields sincj^ we landed. They do their field w6rk with camels and oxen. They are friepdy here and were glad to see us "Americanos" as they call us. That is about all I cooks here. In fact, all the officers are very tiice. "J. wrote a letter to Paul Pitzen this morning and I have quite a few more to write today as we don't have MM rs. nCl.avy CPnoll,cnorrHd , wwhhon resides nnePa»rr ' fte^ ngill company^ of Waukegan , was in- 'ufubtu^rey. vUlT^^l^"^" the McHenr.y., . h. tfJTbeen quite, ill the past ducted into the army .la st. wee1k. He ^ ; f V-:. week. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph v„ Little Kathleen Angelese has beerf' L. Bauer, who reside in the Ingleside , Harry Lnti recently joined the navy ill at her home on Broad street this district 6f Fox Lake, and a grandson and left Tuesday for active service, week. ! of Michael Bauer of Riverside Drive, i McHenry. \ Reports were spreading this week much time to write during the week, member Newman were married on Jan. 23, 1890. irfr. Newman was a carpenter until his retirement several years ago and also a member of the McHenry volunteer fir^departmentnfo^fo^rtj^ ^ GLOBAL ATLAS Gerald graduated from the Grant that Donald, son of the Ray Mc An The Plaindealer has secured a sup- Community high school in 1940 with drews of Marengo, was killed m action nine years. home in Chicago. Mr. Joos was a re**; can tell as our mail may not pass if tired blacksmith. I go on. I am feeling fine and am in The family moved to McHenry al- good health. aasst a quarter of a century ago. Mrs. j would like to wish you and the Joos died in September of 1940 and people of McHenry a happy and prostheir daughter, Margaret, in June of : perous New Year. I would also be glad to answer any letters that are sent as that is our only enjoyment we have here. Respectfully yours, VERNON HOWE. This is about all I know so I will say goodby and good luck. NORB." W41. Services were held this (Thursday) asarning at 10 o'clock in St. Mary's dwell and burial was in the church The body was at rest until Thursday at the Peter M. Justen funeral home. CARD OF THANKS desire in this manner to'thank those who gave floral offerings, do- L. Newmaln of Slocura Lakfr. Bernard nated cars and for the other acts of died on Oct. 2, 1931. T$e Newmans were Messed with j ply of these atlasses for sale at 35 five childjp^S, four of whom survive, j cents each. They contain a realistic They are Mrs. Edward Buss and Ger- picture of the world, a plane's-eye aid Newman of McHenry, Mrs. Lewis view that makes it easier to under- McDonald, of Woodstock, and Charles stand the scope of the present worldwide war, with new style full page, highest honors accorded a boy in his in Australia. The reports are class." Upon completion of an accounting course in the Lake Qollege of Commerce he became associated with the Waukegan firm. (Continued on page four) kindness extended to us in our recent bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Smith it and Family. Subscribe for The Plaindealer! Relatives, neighbors aod Mends called at the Newman home last Saturday to extend congratulations to the happy couple. „ I Read tha Wa«t A4»i four-color maps, showing air distances, battle fronts, thirty ;>ages full of color maps, army and n; fy insignia, types of modem planes, gazetter index of the world and much other timely information of similar value lit this time. Kenneth Franzen has recently been transferred from Fort Bragg, N. C., to Fort Meade, Md. ^ Corp. Dhniel A. Jus tea, whe" <fcaa been enjoying a 15-day furlough visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter as yet, unconfirmed and it is believed the story is false. Mr. and Mrs. McAndrews received a letter recently and on the back of the envelope was written "killed in action." They have received letters postmarked after that date, however, and friends and relatives are somewhat relieved, believing that some mistake was madK* Need Rubber Stuapa! Oc«pr at Ik* Plaindealer.