%»»** .„, > c_ *^'v •.*- : • * ^' *' \* ' " - " T ". .£•. -> >-,, L, . ~,j «V-V .>. ' ^-- to'sreh I, IMS THE McHKNRY PLAINDEALER :r%*W fN» 8mwi: Yank Fighte rssr aw 7T0 Be Superior SLOCUM LAKE Betcaawd by Western Newspaper Union. U. S. Officers .Say Our Craft - Should Amply Care f«r Things 'Upstairs.' V ( B f Mrs. Harry Matthews) Mrs. John Ralal of the "Golden Bull" farm spent Saturday afternoon JOHNSBIJRG v- v u V ; «*•*** , > ' tf>. I D ADJOURN STRIFE FOR 'THE DURATION* , - The President said recently ffiat the American people are enthusiastically, supporting the war effort and are Willingly making whatever sacrificea may be needed to insure victory. \ That is true, with but few exceptions. Among those e^?eptions are some political leaders who attempt to create party advantage out Q| war conditions. They have not* ' adjourned politics for the duration. Another exception are the racketeering labor leaders who selfishly insist upon collecting tribute from Workers in plants manufacturing guns, tanks, planes, ships and other War necessities, and who delay production by calling needless strikes and by refusing workers a chance to contribute to the war effort unless they pay for that privilege. Still Sother exception is the occasional ifish industrialist who attempts to ta'ie advantage of war conditions in making an undue profit, which, in the end, he must hide or' the government takes it from him in excess "profits taxes. <f In numbers the exceptions represent a very small percentage of the American people. They are not good citizens, and are not entitled to consideration now or in the future. ; Each and every one of the farms • America is a war plant, providing a war necessity. The men who operate these plants^are willing, insofar as it is needed, to sacrifice their Jroflts by accepting a fixed price; they are willing to, and do work long Jbburs that there may be no shortiSge of food, but they ask that oth-, ers do likewise. If they are to contribute their profits by accepting a ceiling price on their products, they ask that labor sacrifice its profits by accepting a ceiling on its product and by working the longer hours jieeded to keep pace with war demands. They do not approve of a ceiling on farm prices and a stabilizing of wages, upward, on labor, or a 60 to 80 hour week on the farm plant and a 40-hour week in the plane and ship and tank and gun plants. ^5 The farmers do not see the distinction between a ceiling on the iJirice of farm products and "stabilizing" wages in other war plants. • • • •VERTISING HELPS IOLE U. S. ECONOMY < .' Advertising creates a demand for ..,.^'^ommodities. It makes two sales Where only one grew before. That extra sale decreases the percentage JNf cost of operation. It does not cost twice as hnuch to make two sales as it does to make one. With two sales ^Instead of one, the merchant can reduce his price to each customer Without loss to himself. Advertis- •' ' big means lower prices on commod- " ;• Mies. ' • It costs more to put crackers, or Oatmeal, or coffee, or any other fcranded commodity into attractive "^dividual containers than to put jhem into a barrel or a sack. But ;- •• • putting them into attractive pack- " ages attracts a greater number of '• customers, and the greater sales reduces the unit cost of production and cost of sale, so the consumer ; pays no more, and often less, for the attractively packaged merchandise than he paid for that out of a parrel or a sack. e Advertising makes possible the Sale of branded commodities, and branded commodities mean in- Creased quality. The producer of Such commodities cannot afford to Sacrifice a reputation that it has . taken years, and a heavy expenditure to establish. Use of branded . Merchandise insures quality for the : Consumer. The merchant who advertises can, and usually does, offer more for the dollar expended than the merchant : *: "*ho does not. Buying branded merchandise insures a uniform quality, Usually at a lower cost, than that not . Sold under a brand name. Advertising is the consumer's best friend. CANADIAN STUDENTS SAVE A CROP In Canada the boys in the city high schools, and those of 14 years |Bf age and over in the grammar Schools, were drafted for work in fhe harvest fields of the West. That Jkas Canada's method of meeting fjhe farm labor problem at harvest time. Thousands of these boys were igent from eastern Canadian cities to llhe farms of the western provinces. <They did a good job. They saved fhe Canadian Deet and wheat crops, n years to come, they can, and ill, feel an intense pride in havg performed a part in the defeat f freedom's enemies. That expedience gave those boys § sense of responsibility that American boys iieed. ----, - (By Mrs. Arthur Klein) An 8 3/4 lb. boy came to gladden the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Hiller and evening at the home of Mr. and Sunday. Feb. 28. Mrs. Hiller is the Mrs. Harry Matthews. former Geraldine Engels. | Miss Frances Davis and Martin1 Mrs. Mamie King spent. several '•Bauer were Sunday dinner and after-1 days in Chicago visiting with friends I . ' noon guests at the home of, Mr. and and relatives. j McHertry Plaindealer', - - " j Mrs. Earl Converse. Edward Loos passed away Saturday ' McHenry, 111. / Mr. and Mrs. Burkhart of Williams at his home in Oeffling's subdivision Ptiblic PtilsC 0"* First Acid Test--War Bonds and War Taxes (All communications for this department must be signed by the writer, otherwise they will not be published. The Plaindealer invites its readers to express their opinions in these .columns.) NEW. YORK. -- American-built fighter planes have not yet been o^th^ ™esthBrrtislfhGerminWand Park sPent three days> the first of the 0ur pympathy is extended to the ; Dear Mr. Mosher: week, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. family of Peter Williams, who passed ! I know you are always on the re- Charles Burkhart in Chicago. While away in his home Sunday evening. | ceiving Qnd of many complaints, critithere they attended the funeral of The infant daughter of Mr. and eisms or what have you in what Herbert Frocklemann at Maywood. Mrs. John Schaefer was christened j you do and what you do not print in best British, Japanese fighters, but the Lockheed P-38 and the Republic P-47 "will soon be in wide service, and on the basis of tests to date should amply take care of things 'upstairs,' " Ma-1 Mr. Frocklemann was a brother-mjor N. F. Silsbee and Major E. C. |law of the Burkharts. Locke of the United States army ; Mrs. Clara Oswald, Sr., Mrs. Umenair forces asserted in an analysis hoser of Ivanhoe, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. of warplanes. Burkhart, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Burk- Reading a joint paper titled "Air- hart, Geo. Burghgraef and friend, Darlene Catherine. Sponsors were your newspaper, the Plaindealer. It Mrs. Laura Martin and Herman is seldom, however, that anyone takes Brown. Rev. A. J. Niedert officiated the time to really put in a pood word, at the ceremony. Mrs. Schaefer is j During these war times, and with ra- ! the former Lavena Brown. tioning from gasoline to clothes pins, Mr. and Mrs.. Arthur Klein and j possibly a good word should be said. craft Design "and Performance" be- Miss Virginia Kelley, of Chicago were daughters, Jane and Patty, were Sun- I happen to be from one of your fofe the metropolitan section of the dinner and supper guests Sunday at day guests in the Albert Britz home, so called -cottagesM from McCullom Society of Automotive Engineers, the home of Mr. and Mrs. William! Norman Britz celebrated his twen- Lake, that prosperous suburb to your Majors Silsbee and Locke outlined Burkhart at Williams Park. Roast tiethi birthday anniversary at the i northwest. Through defense regulathe evolution of warplanes from ; turkey and all the trimmings were home of Arthur Klieii Saturday eVen-J tions and now war work, I have not drawing board to combat service, ; served for dihner and this day w«s in ing:. '"/~":.:-bien- '"able-.to often visit' . "God's highlighting many of the problems j honor of the nephew, Geo. Burghgraef,! , Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Adams,and son, coUntry" over on . McCullom's North confronting designers, builders and : who will soon be inducted Into the j qiem, and Mr. and Mrs. Jos. H. Adams Shore.. However, through the medium users of fighting planes. , „ ( armed forces. » !"celebrate<i a triple birthday anniveT- the. Plaindealer, I have been able to No All-Purpose Plane.. 1 Mr. and Mrs. John Ralal of "Golden SRry at the home o£ Mr. and Mrs. AI- ke^.up with the "doings" over there. ; Ifeere can be no successful all-' Bull Farm" and Mr. and Mrs: Walter fOTJS Adams. This is due, I believ^ to your purpose airplane, the officers de- Hart? of Wauconda were callers at E1-: Mr an(i Mts Albert' Pepping were' ^respondent re'iporter" Marie dared. If a bomber is able to carry gin last Wednesday evening. . !gUndav guests 'in the home of their n°nf a rj Mr- a"d Mrs- A!le" ^ P : daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. high speed and great altitude, it Edwin Young and daughter, Penny Melvin Nelson, at Crystal Lake: Lee, of Crystal Lake, were callers . _ • Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. T,h« Community meeting Uuesday _. and Mrs. Harry Matthews. mght was m honor of the lad.es .... planes have to be designed and, built ; Elmer Esping returned to her: sPeak'n? of aI1 the ladies, I say all McCullom Lake for special jobs. ! duties'at the "Burton Bridge" school *nj°>'ed themselves. The men went all Henrv wooer. The final test of miUtery aircraft Monday> after being absent due to «ut for showing us a good time. As ... ' ,*e entered, each was presented with 1 Mr.'and Mrs. Axel Merstrom and » carnation corsagejhe meeting then son of North Chicago and Mr. and Progressed, with Fred J. Smith, pres. and great altitude, cannot also be at peak efficiency on low-level attacks or in dive-bombing raids. This means that special is their record in action, they said, and "on the whole, so far in this war, the combat record of American planes has been good, and it is likely to get better shortly. "Our heavy bombers, the Boeing Fortress and Consolidated Liberator, have turned in amazing performances, and the new models ™ M goes my -praise^ for her column keeps us up to date back here where we, are making the j wherewithall to w>llop the Japs and; the paper hanger. May the good news keep up from as well as from Mc- Henry proper, where we also have many friends. We hope the war jwill be over soon and we can be with you more often and longer. , Very truly yours, ',f >0- fk '.fj-w You've Dona Your Bit--Now Do Your Bast U.S. Trmtmry Dtpmmml dent, handling capably all the affairs i that came up. Fr. Neidert gave his usual interesting talk. After the i meeting, 500 was played * and prizes j awarded to Mrs. Peter Miller, Mrs. Mrs. George Lundgren of Wauconda were Sunday dinner and supper guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren. >w models j ^'ss ^r'?n home - ^eter Smith, Mrs. Jos. King and con- B-17F and B-24E in large-scal. I SP™'^ at the home , ^ wmje E RefrMh. pooled production have been further !of ^er ' ments were served. Anyone who improved. Our medium bombers. ; Ml?' K' Hebestrict and ; misse<j. sh<.ul<l make an effort to «tthe Douglas Havocs, North Ameri- I »"<i Mrs A. V. Mwon of, CM Mitchells and Martin Maraud- j Myhth Park WERE LUNEHEON KU«EU |s „t(,„de<J ^>jn ers, are highly praised for their the home of Mrs. Carl Franz, Sr., at Des piaines | ^erry Hettermann, who has been Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Mason and Miss 1 confined to St. Therese hospital, re- Mona Wright of Mylith Park visited turned to his home Tuesday evening, in the Joseph Stasch home at Burton's Jane Ellen Klein, daughter of Mr. Al G. Elarton. Downers Grov*f Dl. Colorful Uniforms Since its beginning in 1775 men»> bars of the U. S. marine corps havi: always worn colorful uniforms. speed, striking power and high degree of invulnerability. As a matter of fact, except for the practically untried Dornier Do-217Z, powered by two B.M.W. 801 14-cylinder 1,600- Bridge and later in the evening en- and Mrs. Arthur Klein, underwent horsepower radial engines, there are no medium bombers anywhere to match them." * See 'Upstairs' Covered* "In the fighter class it may be admitted that for altitude work we have not yet been able to match the best fighters of Britain, Germany and Japan, but the P-38 and P-47 (aptly enough termed Lightning and Thunderbolt), will soon be in widescale service, and on the basis of tests to date should amply take care light lunch at the Rodene j tonsillectomy at the Woodstock hospital Thursday morning. joyed a cottage. ^ Mr. and Mrs.5i^J\Troybridge, Mr. and Mrs. A. Lindgrln and Mr. Good were evening guests last Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rodene at Mylith Park. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Mason and Miss Mona Wright of Chicago spent the weekend at their summer home at Mylith Park. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Held of Chicago Order your Rubber Stamps at The Plaindealer^ Paint Dries In Four Minutes A bulletin of the Automotive Council for War Production states that in applying paint to the propeller blades of aircraft, the drying time has been reduced to four minutes by moving each blade individually through a spray bath and then carrying it by oveihead conveyor into an infra-red drying oven, compared with previous methods of air dryiog which required 48 hows. Alternate Material, Not Substitata Wood is an alternate material and not a substitute for many of the critical materials of today, since it gives equal, and at times, • better performance in service. fhe Accordion in lfltt Hie accordion "'b-, invented by Damien of Vienna in 1829. The free-1 reed on which it is based had been ! known for hundreds of years in Asia but it was not introduced into Europe until near the end of the 18th century. The chromatic accordion first was presented on the vaudeville stage in 1905 and a few years later the accordion with the instrument keyboard was popularized in this country. Order your Rubber Stamps at The Plaindealer. Babes-ln-Arms Bareaa Fort Bliss, Texas, has unofficially waived the age requirement for noncom ranks, at least in the case of Sergt. Maj. Jimmy Mansfield, threeweeks- old son of Captain Mansfield, who was recently presented with an honorary warrant, a sterling silver cup, and an order to report for duty as soon as possible. Private >to Li« Last Wednesday Privat. Arthur E. Kleisath was a graduate of the Scott Field, 111., radio school, awaiting shipment to another base. On Thursday he found himself a first lieutenant in the army as a result of his application many months before on the basis of 15 years with the post office department ia Wash* taagton, D. C. V; /..• ;; ' of things 'upstairs.' In the lower lev- ! enjoyed last $aturday at their cotels, where much of the fighting still ! tage at Mylith Park. takes place, our fast, well-armed well-protected Airacobras and Warhawks are shooting down enemy planes on all fronts, in some areas on a better than a 2-to-l. basis." They added that the Royal Air Force is "immensely pleased" with the new North American Mustang (known us as the P-51), which the Brit say handles well, is easy to service and can outrun the Spitfire at levels under 20,000 feet. Majors Silsbee and Locke pointed out that many of the first-line military planes in "the forefrupt of aerial combat today are the result of tried - and - proved designs first brought out six or more years ago, vastly improved as to speed, ceiling and especially fire-power, but still essentially the same airplanes." Mr. and Mrs. Kummerow of Chicago were guests last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rodene. Canadian Hero Prefers Fighting to Being Feted OTTAWA. -- Wing Commander John Fauquier of Ottawa, who won the distinguished flying cross for his daring bombing raids over enemy territory, does not like being a hero. The commander recently received a month's leave at home and all kinds of civic and other receptions were planned for him, but he could not or would not face the music. A position at home was offered to him, but he declined. "I would much rather go back and fight," he told the Canadian authorities; and now he has gone back, even before his official leave time expired, to rejoiji jhis squadron. This Watchman's $4,619 Is Record for Back Pay CLEVELAND.--George Zink, 55, a $5-a-week watchman, was the beneficiary of a new high in back wages ordered paid under a wagehour injunction. Federal' Judge Robert N. Wilkin ordered Samuel and Nathan-Caplan, operators of a scrap metal yard at East Liverpool, Ohio, to pay Zink $4,619.84 to bring his back wages up to the 30-cents-an-hour minimum. Zink will receive $100 a month for one year, and the balance in eight monthly installments. Chief Farm Problem Is Not Price One, Notes Wickard "We may as well recognize that the problem of farm production will bulk larger and larger as time goes on," says Secretary of Agriculture Wickard. "The reasons for this are not altogether reasons of price and returns to farmers. The lack of an adequate supply of farm labor and lack of farm machinery, fertilizer, insecticides and other materials for production will be the biggest handicaps to maintaining production at present levels. We must develop a comprehensive program to overcome the existing and increasing shortage of farm labor. As natters now stand, agriculture - i s to have the last claim on our : pply of manpower. And we have not devoted sufficient attention to the problems of getting farm machinery and other materials necessary for production. "Frankly, these problems are giving me more concern than the problems of keeping up returns to farmers. I think we can assure reasonably adequate prices and income to farmers. I am genuinely alarmed about farm labor, farm machinery and other supplies essential to production. These obstacles cannot be overcome by prices alone and are more serious than the people realise. Last December, just after the Japs struck at Pearl Harbor, leaders of the two national labor organisations, in a burst of patriotic fervor, assured the President that there Would be no more strikes while the War lasted. Since that time, in the war pro- .; j|uction plants in the city of Detroit Slone, there have been upwards of JlOO stakes. They have been called |or every sort of trivial reason. They > Jiave reduced by a considerable per- Centage the production of war materials so desperately needed. Versatile Mayor Tackles , .Another Job; to Aid War JOHNSON CITY, N. Y.-Mayor Benjamin W. Ash has added another j#b to his long list of occupations. He is doing defense work with th* International Business Machines corporation. The mayor has bee|l bank messenger, soldier, shoe worker, jeweler, merchant and politU cian. He received his law degree from Blackstone college, Chicago^ after a four-year correspondence course. Too Cold Then Jtfou can't make us like weather jfhat is so cold that one has to stay In the house -'C '.I;::.' Giant Comminfld GMlf A new giant commando glider, . Which will carry 15 men with full equipment for aerial invasion of en- *my territpry, is made of plywood bonded with synthetic resin glue, and is now being tested for juacllcd warfare. Duck Insignia More than 4,000 Canadian womea have joined the CWACS; they wear a small duck as part of theif insignia. Marines Everywhere Virtually every community In the United States has contributed some of its sons to the ranks of Sea Soldiers. There is hardly a city or hamlet where H living. •eneer Gluing Qualities A great many factors affect the relative gluing qualities of veneer --the locality from which the wood comes, the manner in which the veneer is cut, the type and quantity of glue used and the conditions under which the plywood is fabricated. • • WLdljou Btuf Witk WAR BONDS Read the Waat Ads! * v ' » t i t t One of the most essential articles of equipment for our soldiers is his canteen. In equatorial countries and in other warm climes they are particularly important to the welfare of our fighting men. Hie eanteen, now being largely manufactured of plastics, costs about 43 cents. The canvas cover . . . about 41 cents or 84 cents in all. Your purchases of War Bonds, or People's Bonds, will buy many of these for our men in the Solomons or in Africa where they are badly needed. Buy War Bonds every payday ... at least ten percent of your income . . * though a Payroll Saviags plaa. o.M^nmtmry Pimm mi A Mi Mass Production of Uniforms calls for ctric In wiriog uniforms for the millions of men in America's armed forces --the Army, the Navy sod DW Marines--electric power is a vital force of SUM production. Electric knives and trimming machines cut outs •ember of uniforms at one time. High-speed electric Sewing machines transform these cuttings into trim, comfortable, lone-wearing uniforms. And electric irons apply the finishing touch with careful presstag ana re-pressing to meet rigid inspection. Electric power speeds the production of uniforms as it speeds the production of tanks and ships planes. To kerp ptce with the truss production Catting machines, these uilors use high* speed electric sewing machines in putting uniform pattern pieces togedMt. American soldiers, sailors and mariaes fighting fronts throughout the are clothed in uniforms oude at speed with the aid of Electric ^ C9MPANY 0^ NORTHERN ILLINOIS * ; Supplying Vital Electric: tPoo wer for War Productnu in Northern lllinm Service 0rd«r ^-101 Williams St, Cry stal Lak* -- Telephone Enterprise 410t» --1 l-Tv *