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Thursday, December 9, 1943 l Kf^ ^ "»W7^P^8PYYTf" MeHSNET PLADfDEALER '••). Remove IhrposM Nail* House and yard must be kept free of upturned nails. Boards with nails in them can be handled in at least three ways. You can turn the board nail down. This helps, but there is always the danger that the board will be turned up again. You can put the board away where peoi j pie won't step on the nail, but the • j nail is still a potent menace. The I best practice is to pull the nail out | of the board. I Nails are just one of many hazards which produce dangerous : wounds. Other cuts and scratches ' must be guarded against too. Ice picks, needles, razors and knives must be handled safely. Cans must ; be opened with can openers only, ; preferably the revolving - motion : type. When you use tools, Jbe sure ' you use the safest tool in the safest way. Normal lietrr^s If hens h°ve been properly tied and have been producing during the spring months at the rate of 16 to \ 20 eggs per hen each month, it is a On the beaches of Italy, in the1™™1®* (Jungles of the Pacific--planes, tanks, . J ugust to 12 to 14 ^«Hillery must move--and fast; no • "- waiting to build roads or airfields. I V'/~1 *•?.. J That's when our soldiers must -un-j-.j. *l" ' Leave Farm' / j- ; roll these "steel mattresses," as you! tfitist figures show that sthce the see them in this photo. Your War) war began, rural industry in Austra- Bonds pay for them. ilia has lost. 150,000 men to other .. U:S.Tt*^iyKP9f*rtm**t ^branches of the waif effort. This ' : ' ' - ;loss has been partly compensated *! - lay employment of 25,000 girls and Sharp : rjwcmen. By contrast, secondary -5>or pungent black » Berries are gathered before they ripen. The milder white pepper differs only in being prepared from the ripe fruit. ON*LY T WO POCKETS The manager discovered one morning that he had left his penknife at home. Entering the general office, he tried vainly to borrow one from the clerks. Finally, the office boy put his hand in his pocket and pulled out a rather battered knife. "How is it," said the manager, looking at the boy with admiration, "that you alone of my staff have • pocket knife with you?", "Don't know, sir," replied the boy, "unless it's that my wages are so low that I can't afford qnore than one pair of trousers." Alaska Changes In Year of War Territory Was Practically Undefended When Dutch Harbor Wa« Raided. JOHNSBURG OUR BOARDING nOCSB Page Three for the good of the society. A joint j Christmas party will be held Decem- Tastes ber 21. A "lOc "gift will be exchanged ! £<>«*»«*« ^fstes are reflected In and pot luck will be served. Juvenile' „ „m. . . ^es of animals. - Joe--How much are they asking for. your rent now? -f -Moe-^About twice-a day! • enormous increase. By March 31, 1,878,000 of Australia's total population of 7,100,000 were employed in shops and factories. AUCTION CHARLES LEONARD, Auctioneer Having decided to quit fan.:»ng irill sell at Public Auction of the Albert Paddock farm located 5 miles west of Grayslake, 2 miles east of Volo, of state route 120, on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16 . commencing at 10:30 o'clock sharp --small tools and some machinery Will be sold before noon--This is a big sale and the days are now short. 90 HEAD LIVESTOCK 40 head Holstein Dairy cows; 2? head milkers consisting mostly ' of ist 2nd and 3rd calf cows; 12 head just freshed recently; 5 with calves by side. Several close springers. This is a very choice herd of Holstein cows, all home raised and now producing over 850 lbs. milk daily. 6 two year old Holstein heifers; 5 head yearling Holstein heifers; Pure bred Holstein bull--14 months old. 4 GOOD HORSES--Team Sorrfell Geldings, 4 years old,' weight 1350 lbs. each, well broke; Black Gelding, 9 years old, weight 1500 lbs.; Gray Mare, 10 years old, weight 1300 lbs.; 2 set breeching harness. I 45 HEAD HOGS--16 shoats, weight 125 lbs; 6 shoats, weight 160 lbs; 3 brocd sows with 20 pigs seven weeks old. > | HAY, GRAIN and MACHINERY j 95 ton DaKalb hy-brid ear corn in crib; 400 bu. Columbia oats; 12 ft. silage in 16 ft. silo; 10 ton second Crop alfalfa baled; 12 ton mixed alfalfa and timothy, baled; 18 ton mixed alfalfa and broom grass, baled; 3 ton timothy baled; some corn fodder; 6 ton straw, baled; 5 ton loose alfalfa. Mc-D. 10-20 tractor, with set extra rims; Mc-D. 8 ft. tandem disc, like new; Mc-D. 2 bottom tractor plow; Case 2 bottom tracto.r plow; Mc-D. grain binder; Mc-D. Com binder; Mc-D. 5 ft. oil driven mower, new; Mc-D. corn planter with fertiliser attachment, check wire, like new; NeAV Idea manure spreader; Appleton 4-roll corn husker, completely overhauled; case, 22 in., all steel roller bearing threshing machine, equiped with special feeder; Easy Way hay loader; Gale com planter with check wire; Mc-D. side delivery rake; 2 single row cultivators, one new; 10 ft. Kentucky grain drill with grass seeder attachment; Mc-Deering 16 r inch Silo Filler; Sulky plow; cultipacker, 8 ft.; 8 ft. steel drum land roller; two section spring tooth harrow; three section drag; two section drag; hay tedder-; dump rake; steel wheel wagon with hay rack; wagon with triple box; two wheel trailer with hog rack; corn sheller with electric motoi; pump jack; 2V& H.P. electric motor; 800 pound platform Septle; grind stone; fanning mill; buzz saw on chassis; hand grass seeder; : Deering bundle loader; drag cart; bob sleigh; one set wood wagon wheels; 175 ft. new hay rope; 160 ft. hay rope; grapple fork and pulleys; 30 grain bags; 75 ft. endless drive belt; oil pump and drums; 50 galkerosene drum; several large windows; 30 ft. 1^4 in. shaft with boxes; 35 steel fence posts, 4 ft.; DeLaval 3-unit magnetic milking machine with pipes to milk 34 cows, complete and in perfect condition, used little oVfer two years; 14 milk cans; wash tanks, pails and strainers, ° forks, shovels, an4 many other tools and equipment too numerous to mention. j POULTRY--130 Leehom pullets., faying; 60 white Wyandotte pullets; 125 yearling Leghorn and Ancona hens; several feeders, drinkers,."and other nOultrv <quipment. , FURNITURE--Living room 1 suite, davenport and chair, very good condition; kitchen table arid chairs; rug; laundry stove; 2 burner kerosene stove; beds and dressers; enameled ' sink with back; jars, etc. j LUNCH WAGON ON GROUNDS t ALL DAY TERM&: All sums of $25.00 arid under that amount cash. Over that amount a credit Of six motnhs at 6 per cent- v ill be extended on notes approved by the clerk. Anyone desiring credit kindly make arrangements before purchase is made. No property to be removed until settled for. Settlement must be made on date ef sale. j EARL PADDOCK | West McHenry State Bank, Clerking Lightning Rods 1 When Mghtning strikes a lightning rod there is a noise which is the sound of an electrical discharge. The purpose of a lightning rod is to offer an easy path for the lightning to get to the ground, or to dis-. charge the cloud which has collected charges of electricity. Usually a rod has several sharp points, and if there .s a concentrated charge in the form of electricity in the vicinity of the rod these points tend to discharge the cloud slowly, thereby preventing a violent discharge»whiclt we call "lightning." • Trial and Error • "Fadly is living out in the suburbs, now." "So I hear. How is he getting on with the house he has been buildirig?" "It's hard to say. He has been: correcting it eveiy week." "H'm! When he gets it finished it will be; a sort of house of corree-. tk>n,rwoh't it?" WAR BONDS CHARLIE GRABBE AUCTION CHARLES LEONARD, Auctioneer Phone 478 Having decided to quit farming, I will sell at public auction on the farm known as Palmer farm, located one mile east of Crystal Lake, on Route 176, at McKenzie comer, on TUESDAY, DEC. 14 Commencing at 11:00' o'clock, the following described property, to-wit: 60 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK Consisting'of 36 Cows--Holsteins Tand Guernsey# Some close springers and lresh Pure Lied Ayshire bull with papers, 3 yrs. old; Holstein heifer, bred; 6-- 1% years old (open); 3 yearling heifers; one 4-months old. 3 Horses Black gelding, 1700 -lbs., age. 5 yrs.t black mare, 1600 lbs., age 10 yWrs; smooth mouth sorrel mare. 1600 lbs.; 5 butcher hogs, weight 400 lbs. 200 chickens. ' hay. Grain and Machinery Stack of alfalfa feed; 500 bu. of Vangard oats; 1C0 bu. of yellow oats; 40 to 45 tons of timothy and alfalfa hay mixed; 35 tons of clover and altalfa hay; 2300 bu. of good hard Dekalb and Pioneer corn; 2 stacks xrt shrcdd.d fodder, green, verv good feed. - F-20 Mc-D. tractor on rubber, A-l condition; 2--14 in. Mc-D. tractor plows; 7-ft. Mc-D. tandem disc; Mc-D tractor cultivator; Mc-D. manure spreader; John Deere Van Brunt 6- ft. all steel grain drill with grass seed and fertilizer attachment new; U. S. all steel automatic self feed corn shredder, new; Mc-D. auto turn steel wagon and hay rack, new; Mc-D hay loader; Mc-D. side-rake. Mc-D. com binder; Mc-D. grain binder with new canvas; John Deere corn planter ^yith fertilizer and bean attachment, with tongue truck; steel, wagon ant. double box, 3-section dxag; tractor com guard for binder; set of bob sleighs; 2 John Deere wslking plows; 2 new canvts, 14-ft. square; Mc-D. milking machine 2/StTTgle units; Beatrice crt^m separator; Dairy Maid Jectric h.uter; sterilizing tank; 14 milk cans; 2 milk pails and str.ainer; John Deere single row cultivator; 5-ft. grass mower; 2--50 gallon gas drums;--30-gal.--kerosene drum--halffull. Pov.er lawn mower, new; potato hiller; horse dump rake; wagon tongue; binder canvas; 22 bags of Red Steer fertilizer; bag of DeKalb 422; 3/4-bag of Pioneer 322; steel drum; round tank; grapple fork, new; hay rope a id tiip rope, 180 ft; stone boat; rotary ho:, n w. Household Goods 4 doz. fruit jars; 2--20 gal. jars; 1--30 gal. jar; 2 single beds; 4 lawn chairs; 3-burner oil stove. Ortman lunch w8gon on the grounds the day of the sale. TERMS: All sums of $25X0 and under that amount cash, over that amount a credit of six months at 6 per cent will be extended on notes approved by the clerk. Anyone de-. siring credit, kindly make arrange-* ments before purchase is made. No property to be removed until settled for. Settlement must be made on day of sale. CHARLIE GRABBE West MeHnugr State Bpnk, Clerking Come Agate? | Writer--What do you think of k\y story? Give me your honest opinion. Editor--It's notf worth anything. Writer--I know, but tell me anyway. Requested Transfer First Louie--How come you're tn the air force now? I thought you were in the cavalry. Second Louie--Well, I figure after a plane throws you out it doesn't walk over and bite you. Not So Dumb Bill--Can you spare me a dollar! Will--Say, I had to eErn my money by my wits! Bill--Okay, give me a half dollar then. Follow Directions Mrs. -- What are you standing there for, Mary? The cock book says to beat the eggs until stiil. Well, are they stiff? Mary--No, ma'am, but I aftj. Dangerous Talk Smith -- Jones has , been going around telling stories about you. Brown--That's all right. But when he goes around telling the truth, I'll break his neck. Finders Losers Joe--I lost a nickel around hfere. Did anybody find it? Jerry--No, but I found a penny. Joe--Fine. I'll take the penny ^nj| you can owe me the other four cents Verse in Meter , ; There are meters of gag. There are meters of light But the best kind'of meter Is to meter at night! Fifth Columnist? Kim--If I'd known that tunnel was so long, I'd have given you a kiss, dear. Her--Oh, my, wasn't that you? FAIRBANKS.--The food is better, the mosquitoes seem more important and war is very far away from the towns of Alaska now. Much farther away than it was a year ago. To understand what 19 months of war have done it is necessary to remember constantly that this was, before the war began, part of the ! . United States. The residents resent- J ed frequent queries by tourists as to whether foreign stamps were nec- ; j essary on mail. The towns--Fair- i j banks, Anchorage, Seward, even 1 ! Nome--prided themselves on being ; ' very much like towns in Kansas or I Connecticut, despite the great > di?- ; j tances and fierce weather. / |, The white residents--some 35,000 ' in all the territory--had their Ro- . ! - tarry clubs, their local politics, their I clean-up campaigns. They renamed 1 many of the more colorfully titled . localities -- from something like', t Deadhorse to something like Jones- i viile; peaks with Russian ^names j j were retitled to honor local iMteiihess- j men. . :>V'Vy -•'•.Vi Army Mows to. I To this civic-minded group the j Opening of war was more startling | than to the rest of the nation. The territory was virtually undefended: J Civilian activities came to a dead stop while the army moved in. Nothing was ready for this enor- ; mous influx. No barracks, no roads, ! food was short--so was cold-weather clothing. There was nothing for the men to do in their spare time. Prices skyrocketed, houses be-. Cfime impossible to rent, restaurants served long lines of customers while the workers quit in droves tot better paying jobs. The attack on Dutch Harbor in June, 1942, brought it all to a head. Anchorage prepared for attack. Nome citizens took to the hills in expectation of bombing and shelling from the recently thawed sea. Tension Is Eased. '• No.tragedy occurred. The Japs in the Aleutians had no more effect Oh the mainland of Alaska than they did on Salem, Ore. They were, as a matter of fact, almost as far away. So for the last year, SoWiers and civilians alike have been arranging to live more or less comfortably. ' For the soldier life in Alaska is never too. easy. But in Anchorage today four theaters bring him movies. Whereas a year ago most of the garrison was in tents, today they are occupied only by casuals en route somewhere else. Continuous building has expanded the number of places a soldier can go for entertainment, whether he wants to roller-skate or drink at a bar. On the surface, the war seems all over for most of Alaska, except as a supply line for the still-embattled Aleutians. Actually, this is not quite true. The military object in developing Alaska, was not solely a defense measure. Its importance as a way station on lines of communication to Russia and on projected near- J?olar lines to much of the other side of the world was recognized years ago by military leaders. (By Mr*. Arthur Klein*) - Mrs. Jos. Frett is spending a few days in Chicago. Pvt. c Joe Jackson "of the University of Maine is spending a fur-i lough among friends and relatives Sunday callers in the Mrs. Catherine Smith home were Mr. and Mrs. Jake Steffes and grandson, Dickie H»ester, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. - Regner, Miss Betty Regner of St Ann's hospital, Chicago, Mrs. Jimmy Geier, and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Freund and, daughter, Nancy of Chicago. A farewell was held in honor of Edward Frett of Chicago in the school hall Monday evening. Mr. Frett left for active service Wednesday. • Double congratulations ;4re in' order. Twin girls were born to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Michels at the Woodstock hospital, Friday December 3. They tipped the scales at 6 lbs. 5 oz., and 5 lbs. 6 oz,; They will answer • to the names' of Cathy and Christy, M rs. Michels is the former i Regina K l e i n . : , ' i : " V v , The community" was shocked by the death of Peter Meersman who passed away ' Friday. /Funeral servics were held at 10 o'clock in St. John's church. Our sympathy is extended to his widow. The Christian Mothers held a meeting Tuesday evening:* About\55 members were present. , Mrs. Jos. Kinjf was elected president and Mrs. George Hiller was elected vicepresident, Rev. A. J. Neidert spoke Juvenile Foresters are invited. Read the Want Ads New England buys heavier hogs (230 pounds and up) than those preferred in New York city. CHRISTMAS TREES We will be in McHenry with a load of selected Wisconsin Balsam trees on SATURDAY, DEC. 11 , _ , 'a-t WORTS SINCLAIR STATION Corner On Highway 31 and 120 , These Trees Won't Drop Their Needles. Only One Load, No More, So Come Early For The Best Selection. Also Have School and Church Tree3. At Anrora The Fifth Year,. THE EVERGREEN COMPANY : Open Until 9 P. M. REMEMBER! Trees Are Scarce ':-v . AUCTION COW PUPPIES Sa'lors Who Lost Pants In Sinking to Be Repaid WASHINGTON.--It took an act of congress, but two sailors are going to get paid for pants they lost when the destroyer Hugh L. Scott sank off North Africa last November. President Roosevelt's signature has made it the law of the land that Robert Donald Leighton, water tender, first class, shall be reimbursed $268.50, and Libero Querio, machinist's mate, first class, shall receive Tommy--Our dog just had six pup- $193.75, for pants and other articles CHARLES LEONARD. Auctioneer Having rented my farm for cash rent I will sell at Public Auction on my farm now tenanted by Gustav Spitzbart, located 2 miles northeast of Greenwood, 4 miles west of Ringwood and 1 mile west of \ftonder Lake, on the Greenwood-Ringwood Road, on ! WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15 Commencing at 12:30 o'clock sharp the following described property, to wit: 29 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK ; Consisting of ; 22 Head of Holstein Milch Cows Att gbod young cows, mostly firs' and second calf heifers, 9 fresh milk- j ers, several close springers, and thei balance now milking good. . . | 7 head Holstein heifers, ages frojn 1 3 months to 18 months. : , | Hay, Grain and Machinery 17 tons of clover hay in barn: 200 bales timothy hay in barn; 500 bu. | DeKalb Hybrid ear corn, in crib, gco hard corn; 500 bu. Columbia oats; 2" ; ,Tsu. wheat; 12 ft. silage in X% ft. sil<> Mc-D. prain birder; 5-ft. Mc-D (mower; 7 ft. tractor disc; grain shop 'drill; Emerson sulky plow; 7 milk cans; DeLaval cream separator. ! Poultry 55 AAA White Leghorn pullets, '? i months old; 45 AAA White Leghorn, hens, 1 year old. ' j TERMS: All sums of $25 00 pnd j under that amourt cash, over that ! amount a credit of six ironths at r 1 per cent will be ext nded o:i not f approved by the clerk. ,An'yon? deslr inp credit, kindlv make arri\n2"ment i before purchase is made. .No-property i to be removed until settled for an' ; settlement must be made on day of sale4 : ; MRS. L. D. LOWELL ; | ; Owner | West McHenry State Battk, Clerking W LASTING HAPPINESS! | Thu. Christmas More Than Ever; You'll Want To Make | Gifts That Will be Long Remembered--Oif s That Will ! | Be Cl srishcJ Through AP The Years To Come--Gifte | cf Fine JEWELRY. £ ' . . v . Ladies and Gents RINGS | EAR RINGS | LEATHER GOODS MIRROR $5.00 to >25.00 We Still Have Ladies and Gents WATCHES and SERVICE WATCHES Phone 123-J JEWELRY, MUSIC AND RADIO SHOP West McHenry pies. Billy--That's funny,, was a bulldog. I thought it Manner of Speaking Bobby--Dad, do they raise political plums from seeds? Father--Sometimes, but usually it's necessary to do a little grafting Cheap's Wool Wifey -- What arc those brown spots on your lapel, gravy? vHubby--No, that's rust! The tai!0i said this suit would wear like iron. of clothing now at the bottom of the sea. The navy department asked congress to disregard a technicality that would have required those two trouserless sailors to be out of pocket for the money •they spent on their uniforms. Long Cure Bill--Where have you been for the last two years? «<• ' joe--At college, taking medicine. Bill--Did you finally get well? Rationed, Too Hirti--Why do all your boy friends call you "sugar"? "* Her--Because I'm sweet, refined and hard to get. Editorial Pun Writer This poem' is devoted Philip. jder--Ip Philip who? Writer--To Philip space!" tfl Owl Settles in Heart of Flatbush; Snubs Dodgers NEW YORK.--In the heart of Brooklyn (where you might expect anything) a wise old owl sits in the branches of a maple tree and simply does not give a hoot--not even for the Dodgers. The owl has been living in the tree--right in the heart of the city-- for nearly three months, a center of curiosity for passers-by. The tree is not far from a large Brooklyn park, but the owl spurns the comparative safety of the park's bird house, fully agreeable apparently to spend the rest of his life in* the tree. man. Ave Atque Jones--You can't leave. Think of your wife. Smith--That's the reason Fir, leaving. ' _ How About Stromberrjrf Bill--Have some pie? Will--Is it compulsory? Bil'--No, apple. Save Crop Crop CorPs volunteers in a Texas 1 county saved a 6,000-acre berry patch that brought growers three million dollars, i. * Name Chocolate Mexican Indians gave the nam* 1*chocolatl" (from "choco," meaning foam, and "atl," water) to the beverage they made by grinding cocoa seeds, mixing them with water, and beating the mixture to a froth. From them we get the word "chocolate." Huge Military Depot 1$ • - Given U. S. in Britain LONDON. - The United States army announced that the British government had turned over to it a great military depot in England on reverse lend-lease. Acres of fireproof buildings constructed of British and American material will house quartermaster and ordnance Stores and maintenance shops. Commander of the entire base will be Col. Clarence &. Higbet of San Francisco, Calif. ?. Develop Woodworking The 19th century's greatest eoiv tribution to furniture was the development of woodworking machinery and the introduction of machinemade furniture. Invest in Beads Funds held for the protection of policyholders and invested in United States government bonds by 346 capital stock fire insurance companies amoupt to more than 740 million dollars. M Zm calls get Christm A KLEHIOIIE COftfMJVr :C