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ALBIN ANDERSON, BECOMES MAYOR 0 J ^ PRINGFIELD, MASS. ^ *• "*v^« $ * « ,1 -•• t . : Boy Reaches Top Position In Large New England City After Meteoric Career COMMUNITY IN M0URNIN6 OVER 'MANY PASSINGS ILLNESS OF MBS. 1 MILLER ENDS #; Mrs. Emma Miller, widow of the late John H. Miller, died on Friday, March 26, 1948, after an illness of several years. She was born in Rich-: mond on July 3,1871, and on April 21, 1891, was united in marriage with Mr. Miller. The couple made McHenry their home almost all of their married life, where, during her husBand's many ofhistory. " ! ficial, she was a loyal helpmate as In the fall of 1926 he entered ! J**11 a® * kind and laving mother to Northwestern University, remaining j "er children. Mrs. Miller was instruthere for one year and then entered mental in organizing St. Clara's court, Harvard College with a scholarship i P' ^ » 'n McHenry many years ago as a sophomore in 1927. He worked |and ^as *ko * member of the Altar his way through Harvard by means of j a"d Rosary sodality of St. Patrick's successive scholarships and by wait- 1 c"Urch. '."In the course of a year, there is]Jan. 26, 1909, the fourth of the 11 fffistant rivalry in the newspaper ] children of John Albin and the late world as to whether the pleasant or I Anna (Bohleer.) Anderson. He was tiie grim aspects of life shall 'make! brought up on a farm near McHenry, tfec headlines." Although both go to- j where he attended a little country ward making a good newspaper, nev- j schoolhouse of that place and later the crtheless, it is when something hap- | community hi?h school. Ilis scholastic pons of which we can be proud and j record at high school, an average of hflppy that a paper seems worthwhile. |96 per cent, still stands as the high- i?®?1? ln business and, as a city : This we^k the Platndealer is in such ' est in the school's history. j ' 8^e ,*a® a loyal helpmate • position for it carries a real mecess story concerning one of Mc- Henry's favorite sons, and a son, too, «f John Anderson of this city. Thirty-four-year-old President J. Albin Anderson, Jr., of the board of aldermen, who will soon become Springfield, Massachusetts', first wartime acting mayor and one of the jrvungest to serve as chief executive, is the personification of a political •access story probably unparalleled in the annals of that city. Springfield has a population of about 150,000. ONGE AGAIf RATIONING IS / IN THE NEWS POINT VALUES OF MANY ARTICLES CHANGE POPULAR RATIONED " ;;* "*"7 FOOD GETS START IN LIFE AT SPRING GROVE Various Species Are Being Raised At Largest |r FishSHatchery In State of Illinois. / It seems true the world over that! were hatched in links but are wrm the things at hand are the least ap- being dumpedinto^ihitke tront VpaWn- , ' in rannwi ^ prec!at^' &nd <*** of our best ex-: ing beds twenty miles out in Lake 1P«Srmiu3ea !. r»mPle® » fish batchery at Spring Michigan, off the shores of Waukegan !4' ! GrrrhoVvAe . FFaoi»r more than a quarter of aA ^C ommercial fuis_hi ermen„, w%h ose .b oa.t s 'S y iivw'.. (Photo by Worwick) CORP. WM. B. MARTIN Many McHenry folks will remembei former resident, Corp. William B. Rationing is fan the newsagain this week with meat, butter, cheese, canned fish, fats and oils back on sale, only, however, under stringent wartime rationing. At the same time a new, lower point value on canned fruits and vegetables by OPA i • ™ - -- v,,lirac i, < r ' ^ ' V j j century it has been the state's chief and nets occupy Lake Michigan, sup- -r , •?. "JT? i h .hatcW*y but, until it received at- ply the fish that go back into tHe lake - *&'. ation experience m tkejne of the i tention and publicity from "outsiders" for the commercial fishermen to catch Mr\n/io S£mpS' thich J^ame Rood ; recently, few in this vicinity realized for the tables of hungry residents of % %$ ^onday for purchases this week of j what a large and important industry Northern Illinois. The tremendous • - ^ meat at point prices ranging from j was being carried on there. For years, number of 29.000.000 lake trout eees -point per pound1 for j^igs' ears to high school students of biology have have been hatched at Spring Grove ' » | 12 points for dried beef; butter and i visited the hatchery but the public in this season and the task of "father- •'* cheese at 8 points per pound; canned general has been ignorant of the ing" that many fish is not an easy • " fish at 7 points, and lard 5. workings of the place. !one. Sixteen points worth of red stamps j Tom McCafferty has been the man- ! • Raise Various Kinds ing on table, graduating in the class" deceased leaves to mourn three j JJa*!n' 8?n °f C L laren<* a"°^J feckly f K°^each individual j ager of the hatchery for the past U takes ninety exacting days to i i i j c u i i giouuBwiin >u vuc viaaa , . .. .. Martin nf thia eifv vhn Vioo The B rwi utitmns hoonma valiH A nnl ^ twenfcv-eiirht VMM Hia twn axiaf. V . 1 . , , . . . . . worked in a Cambridge, Mass., res- Unknown there except for friend-1 taurant as assistant manager. During •hips developed while at Harverd, An- i that period he met Janet D. Elder of dtei&on came to the city six years j Pattersonville, N. Y., a graduate of •go «to practice law in the office of j Northfield Seminary, who was em- Irring R. Shaw. Impelled by a keen ployed at the restaurant, and on May interest in politics and public service, 16, 1933, they were married. of 1930. | children, Mrs. A. P. Moritz (Eliza The depression was well under way , of Chicago, Clara A. Miller and by then and young Anderson tem-, 'eniT «• Miller of McHenry; two porarily abandoned his plans to enter i <?r*ndchildren, Maureen Ellen and law school and for the next two years '"J0*"1 **®nry Miller; one sister, Mrs. Martin of this city, who has been in The B **4 stamps become valid April twenty-eight years. His two assist- hatch out a lake trout and after Ithe service of hia country for more *' n *---> *«- ^ *--•-* -" ^ ™ °--J--- --J ^ i joined the Young Men's Republican and worked actively in its behalf. Elected Committeman Shortly thereafter his interest in party affairs was recognized by election to the Ward 3 Republican Corn- Attends Harvard The next step was the Harvard University School of Law, from which he received his law degree in 1935. He then went to Chicago, where he was admitted to the bar and where, •littee and in 1939, at the suggestion j for a year, he practiced law. In 1936 •f the committee chairman, Samuel j he returned to Massachusetts to prac L. Fein, he stood for and obtained tike party nomination to the Board of Alderman from Ward 3. In the campaign of that year Anderson was up against the incumbent, W. Lee Costigan, one of the city's' most popular Democrats, and was defatted. Under the circumstances, how he made an exceptional run, sing within 650 votes of winning. tice law with Judge Philip Kiely of Lynn and in the fall of 1937 he went to Springfield to join the law office of Irving R. Shaw. In the spring of quiem mass. John King; four brothers, August Huff, Spring Grove; Mike Huff, Spring Grove; William Huff, Burlington, Wis., and John Huff, McHenry. Preceding her in death were a' sister, Mrs. Anna Bugner, and five brothers, Andrew Huff, Peter HulF, Charles Huff, Stephen Huff and Joseph Huff. 7 Funeral services were held at 10:15 Monday morning from St. Patrick's church, with interment in the family lot in St. Mary's cemetery. Previous to that time, the body was at rest at the Jacob Jusen Sons funeral home. Mrs. Mary Moritz Dwyer of Chicago rendered the beautiful "Ave Maria," by Rosewig, at the offertory of the rethan a year. For many months he was stationed in Seattle, Wash., but was transferred a few weeks ago to Camp Davis, N. Carolina. He enjoyed a furlough in McHenry in January. 4; C, April 11; D, April 18, and E, April 25. Agricultural department and OPA experts estimated consumers would be able to obtain about two pounds of Frank Sanders and Oscar. the work of caring for that particular fish is done. Trout, however, consti- COMMUNITY CLUB TO HOLD ITS NEXT MEETING APRIL 6 1942 he formed a partnership with Earl H. Wright, with offices at 1200 Main street. Since the completion of a training course last summer at Trade School, Alderman Anderson, in addition to Before his term expired, Costigan ; practicing law, has devoted his nights hold its next meeting on Tuesday, April 6. Hie last regular meeting was held March 2. At that time, the president, Fred Smith, called the meeting to order and the report of the treasurer revealed that there was a surplus in the treasury. This was voted to go to the Red Cross. Fr. Neidert was called on for a few remarks and he thanked the ladies ants are Rahut. According to Mr. McCafferty, most: tute only a part of the gigantic fish people are under the impression that raising program carried out there. In the fish that bite at their lines each the last year Mr. McCafferty and his meat a week, with this product aver- j summer are a product of nature that two assistants have hatched out 5,- aging 6 points per pound; a quarter of; just happen to be there for the con- 400,000 blue gills. 820.000 bass, 2,000,- a pound of butter and a ,few ounces venienee of fishermen. Instead, Mr. 000 croppies, 20,000,000 walleyed'pike of shortening. Canned fish and cheese : McCafferty can point out 150 big and 1.000,000 big yellow jumbo perch, were regarded as substitutes for j black bass in his breeding ponds Commercial fishermen at the Wau- ' meat. | which are largely responsible for the i kegan docks report that this has ben Kenneth Stauffer, chief of OPA's j on y°ur lines in nearby waters, j one of the toughest fishing winters in '£• processed foods rationing section, said | Raised Carefully j years because of the thick ice. In & The fish must be raised as carefully ; January and February, ordinarily two •»s children, according to the manager. °f the best fishing months, the nets The water in the ponds must be clean <$4 The Johnsburg Community club will the changes, in canned goods point values amounted to a "redistribution" of points in order to keep the total could be lifted only ten or twelve times. Information concerning the Spi^ng ^ Grove hatchery should certainly be of from the food trade and also actual!The task of Picking out the the good more interest ard importance now supply picture of processed victuals in j and just the right temperature and balance. j the fish must be handled tenderly. All* Changes were based on reports !in a11- the j°b is a most scientific one. transferred his residence to Ward 8 aad Anderson, in 1941, won an easy •ictory on his second try for the aldarmanic post. The previous year Anderson had been elected president of tile Young Men's Republican club, a post he relinquished when, for the sec- •nd and successful time, he became a candidate for the Board of Alderman. As the alderman from Ward 3, Anjn soon obtained the high reof his colleagues in the upper board of the City's Council for his Judgment and conscientious service, and when the board reorganised at ths start of this year he was honored with election as president^ In the guise of the decision of May to war work at the Barrat Gauge company in that city. He has averaged five nights a week at his job there since last September. Myriads of beautiful floral offerings which covered the final resting place, together with the large .tt.nd.nce of relatives .nd friend, present to p.y nU,nb" m lats respects to Mrs. Miller, gave evidence of the love and esteem in which she was held in the community. Tliose from out of town who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. J. Buslee and Mr. and Mrs. Clem 1 and printed in the Plaind Courtney, Oak Park; Mr. and Mis statistics obtained from the 3,000 rep-' from the bad ones is easy but resentative families who constitute ' tedious, for the bad eggs turn white OPA's consumer panel. Results of the i an<* good ones stay black. first month of rationing showed some j ^ present, the facilities of the present for their fine co-operation in canned foods were moving too slowly,' Spring Grove hatchery are turned every manner and the increasing although "there is every reason to be : over 10 production of lake trout ! very optimistic about the success of! fi"£erlings, tiny wiggling things that develop a taste for fish. Mr. Severinghaus conceived the the program,"" Stauffer said, I , idea of having another Ladies' Night and inviting the fathers and mothers who have sons and daughters in service. He suggested that at that than ever, with point stamps on meat making that item of fo^d almos* prohibitive. Prices on fish are higher that usual, but with the present scarctiy of iuicy stakes it would seem that many more people will, of necessity, * • .! time a picture of the group be taken Fruit Juices Slashed The popular - size cans of grape juice were cut from 8 to 4 points, grapefruit ^uice slashed from 23 to 9 points; pineapple juiee, 32 to --_ . Courtney. uaK rarK; Mr. and MTs. kind friend Mr Mosher These ^conies fomato Juice* 82 to 22> dried and de* He is a member of the Hampden, John McMahon) Mr. and Mra. Julius would of cou^e i maili to all hydrated sou^' 16 to 8 P°ints P®r County, Bar association, the Junior!/-. ~ wuu,u, OI course, oe mauea to ail hpa NEWS ABOUT OUR SERVICEMEN ooumy car association, me junior Gruenfeld> Mr and Mrs. j. j, Dwyer , those in service who could nroudlv Bar association of Hampden County,; _nH Aautrhtt>r Mr u t v '^n° C.°", pfoudiy u . , i , , - MI i*nd daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. whose constitution he helped to draft, j Moritz Mrs Marie SegersQn> Mr. and the District Mens Republican club M„ R Wolf> Mr. and Mrs James J°Uun8LJ?en." *ePubhcan club and j Baxter, Mrs. Edna Heimer, Mrs. Clarence Craig, Mrs. Walter Harris, Mrs. S. Watson, Mrs. John Harnett, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Huff, Mrs. Art Bickler, O « 11 ^ i. • «r J r IMr- and Mrs- Arthur Huff, Mrs. J. J. Suffolk street in Ward 5 They are Mrs j Sullivan, Joseph, w the parents of two daughters Karen Kenney, Joe McOmber and daughter, I election. May the best man win. Faith church. Last November Alderman and Mrs. Anderson transferred their residence from Ward 3 and now reside at 126 say to their buddies, "There's my mother and dad, and this is the good old spot where I come from. That smiling face, that's our priest. He never misses a meeting or a ball game. He's on the job all the time." Dont' forget our next meeting. Our committeeman, Joe Frett, will be on hand to give us the results of the 2*6, and* Kristin, three months, who was so named because she was born Marion, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth . . .. . .. . . Bickler, all of Chicago; Mr..and Mrs. •r Putnam to enter the navy and the , the day after Christmas. , j H. L. Kamholz, Cary; Mrs. Katherine wording of a war emergency statute! Alderman Anderson s three younger Althoff and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. that makes the president of a board j brothers are all in service The R Q Mrs Eva Steinbacht Mr. •f alderman acting mayor under those ; youngest, Harry, 22, is at Ft. Devens and Mrs Geor„e Johnson and Mrs. R. circumstances, a kindly destiny that, waiting assignment to the Army Amso consistently guided young Anderson's path now accords hirfi the opportunity of holding the, city's teportant public office. Holds Scholastic Record bulance Command; Clarence, 23, is a second lieutenant in the army and is presently stationed in Oregon; and <Jlenn, a corporal in a bomber ground Reaberz, Keriosha. Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. George Chamberlin, Milwaukee; Mrs. Mae Dodd, Helen and Agnes Moran, Waukegan: Mrs. Clara Richards and Lester Griff ing, Woodstock, and Mr. PUBLICITY COMMITTEE, A. H. Severinghaus, Chairman. pound. OPA said the 46-ounce can of fruit and vegetable juices were virtually at a "standstill." Balancing the reductions, however, were increases in applesauce from 10 points to 14; No. 2 cans of fruit cocktail from 14 to 16; No. 2 cans of pineapple from 16 to 19; No. 2 cans of lima beans from 16 to 19; No. 2 cans of baked beans, pork and beans, kidney beans from 10 to 14; tomato catsup and chili sauce from 8 to 10. Stauffer said dried fruits were Tech. Sgt. Martin Cooney returned to Scott Field, 111., last Saturday after spending a ten-day furlousrh at his home here. Sgt. removed from the point list to assurt *, ***1 *"' • movement of these products into con- Births - sumers' hands and prevent spoilage || during the coming summer months. » i < He indicated they may be restored to Anderson was bom in Chicago j since last September. crew, has been stationed in England and Mrs Donajd Bol E1 in I a of KanfomnAP » HOWARD S. FIKE HAS ^ OPENED PRACTICE AS VETERINARIAN HERE McHenry is happy to welcome new residents to our city, namely, the Howard S. Fike family, who have moved to the Knox house on Richroad from Dundee. Dr. Fike "NAVY WINGS" TO PRESENT EXCITING STORY OF AIRMEN Card of Thanks The fsmily of the late Emma Miller wish in this way to thank'Rev. Wm. A. O'Rourke, Msgr. C. S. Nix, rela- 'tives, friends, neighbors, St. Clara's court, C. O. F., and the Altar and ' _ . Rosary sodality for beautiful floral AH>eeial radio program, designed (offerings, spiritual bouquets and other primarily to relate the fascinating i expressions of kindness extended us story of naval aviation to high school j 'n our recent bereavement. m HOWARD S. FIKE students listening in class groups, will be broadcast over station WGN, Chi* cago, on Monday, April 5, from 3:0$ -to 3:30 p. m. The program, titled- *'Navy Wings," will not only present the exciting adventures of a navy air- ;|nan, but will also offer complete information about the current pilot training course open to 17-year-old fiigh school seniors and college men. ^ Headlining the show will be Lieut. Ijg) Elmer D. Andersen of Ellensburg, Washington, who was awarded last month the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism in the Pacific. An outstanding navy flier. Lieut. Anderson has seen considerable duty fvith the fleet in operations against enemy Japanese forces and will dis- •uss his own training on "Navy MR. and MRS. A. P. MORITZ, CLARA A. MILLER, MR. and MRS. HENRY. J. MILLER and FAMILY^ Old fiances Niesen Brady Jl, friends of Mrs. Frances wie- Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Whiting of Elgin are the grandparents of a daughter, born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Whiting of Elgin, at St. Joseph's hospital on March 23. This is their second grandchild, the new baby having a little sister. A baby daughter was born Sunday, March 28. at the Woodstock hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Reeves of McHenry. Order your coioied chicks Easter at the Farmers Mill. 44-6 the death last Saturday, March 27, 1943. of Owen James McCabe, who passed away at Great Lakes, where he was stationed, of pneumonia. Owen was a senior at the Bay school when he left February 25 to £|ilist in the naVY sen Brady in McHenry were shocked _ . • to hear of her untimely death last! ® ^^vived by his fatiier, Ed- Thursday evening, March 25, when McCabe, of Duluth, Minn, injuries resulting when she was fT Uneraj, serv i ,ces at Holy struck by a street car caused death ame Cathedral, 929 Belmont avenue, the ration list next fall. The OPA official said the complaint of industry representatives that 75,- 000,000 pounds of frozen foods arfe immobile because of high point values will be given immediate consideration. Stauffer expressed belief, however, that the bulk of the food was held by processors, which, he described as desirable, since it is -then available to all retail outlets. VALUABLE ADVICE IN COMMANDMENTS FOR GARDENERS tO VOTE IS STILL A PRIVIL1U HERB; CAST YOtJRS APRIL 6 * • Wext Tuesday, April 6, is the first of the spring elections locally. At that time the people of McHenry township will elect a supervisor and a highway commissioner. Only one contest is noted on the Cooney is one ^>f ballot, although the blank spaces to M c Henry's oldest | ^ used in writing in names makes servicemen in years ; results impossible to more than guess in service, having j about until the votes are actually enlisted in the: counted. army more than For supervisor, Math N. Schmitt, two and one-half present holder of office, is being opyears ago. During posed by A. P. Freund. For highway all of that time he commissioner, Jos. J. Freund is seek* has been stationed i inK re-election and is unopposed. Take advantage of what few can still boast--the right to vote. Cast your vote for your favorite candidate on April 6. To be able to vote next Tuesday in the township election you must have been a resident of the state one year, the county ninety days and the precinct thirty days. In order to vote April 6 you need not be registered under the permanent registration act. This applies only to the city election, however. To vote in general elections you must be registered under the act. at Scott Field, where ht services radios for airplanes. He also holds a student pilot's license and made his first solo flight a few months ago. The new address of Ray Rothermel is Camp Carabelle, Fla. He was formerly located at Fort Lewis, Wash. The last transfer of Corp. Neil W. Harrison sent him from Fort Knox, Ky., to Los Angeles, in care of tKe postmaster. Ten commandments for gardeners which should benefit many local residents were given last week by Lester J. Norris of St. Charles, chairman of the Victory Gardens committee, Illinois State Council of Defense. 1. Plan a garden of the size you can care for properly. Don't overdo and waste seed, fertilizer and labor. 2. Wait until soil conditions are soon afterward in a Chicago hospital, j Chicago, and interment was in Calvary I right before you start digging. When Mrs. Brady was born in McHenry j cem^tery. 55 years ago and spent her early Maude Van Natta Jayae | as you press it between your fingers life here. Her husband preceded her Word has been received of the pass-: the ground is (dry enough for cultivain death a few years ago. on Tuesday, March 23, 1943, of ftion. Surviving are her mother, Mrs.1M1*8- Maud Van Natta Jayne, widow 3. Follow sensible directions for John Niesen of Kenosha, Wis.; two Will Jayne, in Brethren, Mich. She seeding. Planting too thickly retards brothers, William of Kenosha and J wa^s a former resident of McHenry.; growth and calls for useless labor iff Pvt. Reuben Baade, son of Barrington Chief of Police and Mrs. Ernest Baada, is seriously ill with spinal meningitis at the army hospital at Bluff Beach, Fla., according to an official wire received by the family last week. Pvt. Baada was a member of the clarinet section of the McHenry City band last summer. James Steinsdoerfer was recently transferred from Fort Tdiles, Delaware, to Fort John Custis, Va. MAYOR R. I. OVERTON SUBMITS RESULTS OF R. C. - U. S. 0. DRIVE Paul Huff arrived home Monday from Fort Jackson, S. Carolina, after having been given an honorable dispiece of earth will crumble apart I charge from the army. He has sumed work on a farm near here. Wings," as well as tell the story of i Harry of Alabama; three sisters, Mrs, j Survivors include two brothers, thinning. 4. If you must plant your garden on sloping ground, be sure the rows Lt. Clarence Anderson has been transferred from Camp Woltecs, Tex., to Camp White, Oregon. ---- Lt. Angela B. Tonyan, who has been with the army nurse corps in Hawaii for the past two years, arrived home 'jfc* the daring feat that won him the' A. Carpenter. Belvidere, Mrs. Fred Will Van Natta of Crystal Lake and $|:t>pemng a practice here as a veteri- DFC. He is now a flight instructor of; Beller, McHenry and Miss Isabel Nie- , Maurice Van Natta of Franklin Park; narian this week and it is the earnest air cadets at the Naval Air Station,!sen, Chicago. (four sisters, Mrs. Mort Ritt, Crystal are horizontal along the side of the; Wednesday to spend a furlough with hope of local residents that the family Glenview, Illinois. ' TTie body was at rest at the Peter Jlrs. Gilbert Burnett, Wau will find our city to their liking and 'sNavy Wings" provides an excel-1M. Justen funeral home here until conda; Mrs. Jane Keeler, Barrington, 1 . . . . wmke this their permanent home, m i n adH Mra A lmanria HrflntKam PKt_ For many years McHenry has needed a veterinarian in the commmunity, having had none practicing here for some time. With the population of the city growing each year and with the great number of farms in this immediate area, it has become teereasingly difficult of late to find, someone to take care of animals. Dr. Fike is a graduate of Michigan State College in 1940 and has had one year of practice with Dr. G. W ftent opportunity for students to ob-' Monday morning at 10 o'clock, when ,and Mrs. Almeada Grantham, Chi-1 5. | tain a comclete, accurate picture of services were held at St. Mary's cago; three children, Milton Jayne of: plant <naw Dilot training anH it* vnrimis church. Burial was in the church «ayne. Pa.; Mrs. Mildred O Meara of you'rt way. navy pilot training and its various D u , lt . , ipmb pus d{duiis « in suop«oyt(Bnb • cemetery. Bay City, Mich., and Mrs- Audrey Among those from out of town who McCarthy of Stronach. Mich. Also 'attended the funeral were Mr. and surviving are three grandchildren. Mrs. John Lekkem of Burlington,! Last rites were conducted at the Wis., William J. Niesen and daughter j Warner funeral home in Crystal Lake and Mrs. John Swadish ot-Kerlosha, Wis., Marie Brady of Chicago and Mrs. Ben Herbes of Grayslake. Card of Thanks I wish in this manner to thank neighbors, friends and pallbearers for WAAC Officer to Start Recruiting Drive Hfere Am officer from the WAAC's will be at Bolger's drug store in McHenry on Monday, April 5, from 1 to 5 p. m., Bardens in Jndiana For the pas^to launch a recruiting drive for en-^ flXTJp^T te^Uetelnd^other two years he has been doing artifi->hstments in this branch of the army. acts of kindness expressed during my aal insemination for the American Any lady wishing information can ob. Guernsey Association of Nesiheiu tain same by calling at the store next Monday afternoon. "Os*- Ster^ Ms. M. A. Oster and Mrs. A. Streuh j Mr. and Mrs. Math N. Schmitt acreturned to their home in Shal- [ companied their son, Joseph, to Fort after spending * winter«Sheridan Wednesday. From there he - In Chicago. 4 Iwill report to Camp Crowder, Mo. recent bereavement. I am also grateful for the kindness of Msgr. Nix. MRS. GERTRUDE NIESEN. Owen Jaaea McCabe Students and faculty of the Pistakee Bay School for Boys and friends in McHenry were shocked to hear of and burial was in Union cemetery. Eugene A. Ream Eugene A. Ream, son of Samuel A. and Mary Jane Ream, was born Sept. 6, 1870, on the old homestead at Hampshire, 111., where his early life was spent. On Sept. 21, 1922, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Claudia Keyes of Eagle Rock, Calif. At the time of his death, they resided at Hemet, Calif. Surviving beside his wife, are "two sisters, Mrs. Ida Peterson of Marengo and Mrs. Jennie Eddy of McHenry. A brother, rhsrijf, precede* kto i»{ hill. If up and down, rains will wash the seeds out. Estimate the crops and don't too much of one kind, unless you're sure you can preserve or dispose of the surplus. Variety in a garden counts. 6. Plant tall growing crops to the north so they won't shade the short ones. 7. If you water your garden, give her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Tonyan, and family. Joseph Schmitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Math N. Schmitt, letf for Fort Sheridan Wednesday morning. From there ; fund from the county on overpayment he will go to Camp Crowder, Mo., for! amounted to $100.00, leaving a bal- On Dee. 1, 1941, Mrs. Jack Walsh, who was then the president of Red Cross for McHenry local, asked me if I would accept the chairmanship for a drive as the local was being assessed for that drive $450. I started the drive and included it with the U. S. O., which was also asking for money at" the same time. On the drive we collected $1,897.27, which meant $948.63 for the Red Cross and $948.64 for the U. S. O. Out of the Red Cross fund I paid on Jan. 27, 1942, $450.00, and on March 27, 1942, $75.00 to the local, making a total of $525.00. l^iis left a balance of $423.63. which I am paying to the new local president of Red Ooss, C. J. Reihansperger. Out of the U. S. O. fund we have added the following: One-half of the $1,897.27, which is $948.63; $1,159.06 from the drive of July, 1942; $7.00 from the rubber tire junk drive; $69.25 from another rubber tire junk drive; $10.00 from the scrap drive; $5.75 from another scrap drive; $44.50 from the bowling contest. This brings the total to $2,244.19. A refurther training in the signal corps. ance of $2,344.19. Of this amount, checks amounting to $1,200 at one time and $150.00 at another, were given to the McHenry Recent transfers include Charles Weiss from Fort Ord, Calif., to San it a good soaking or none at all. Light; Francisco; Ray Rothermel from Camp county drive. This total of $1,350.00, watering of roots bring the roots to Forrest, Tenn., to Fort Lewis, Wash.; f taken from the previous $2,344.19 balthe surface and weakens them. |.Fred Kamholz from Camp Polk, La.,1 ance, leaves $994.20 in the emergency "8 IX- * 4 fund. yea Beat the bugs or they will beat 1 to Los Angeles, Calif.; Lloyd Oeffling Da wifK t~nrM- tr oon--ti i; frrtm-- P--sm--nr V-- pHav Wia trt "T"V"s--frn*i*f » and duster to protect your crops from insects and resultant disease. 9. The same advice for weeds. They grow fast, especially on good soiL Get them out, before they sap the strength from your vegetables. 10. Cultivate your crops carefully and not too deeply. Young vegetable roots are tender and are aged. Wield a light hoe, Mich., and Theodore Pitsen from Fort Bragg, N. Car., to San Francisco, care of the postmaster. Roy Gladstone and his wife of Chicago visited in the Maurice Gladstone home last weekend. Roy enlisted in the army last fall and is now with the meteorology frfiitmftit Chltigo University. " ^ Ee tfslly 3uomiii«fd, R. I. OVERTON.!* Chairman of Special Dritijkt -•..I-. " :« Mrs. Kenneth Kreuger of Delavan. Wis., spent the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Justen, in McHenry and her sister, Mra. HareU Skow, in Woodstock. for The Flafciteaterl i