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SMITH BROS. * Abov*. the clangor of tho midnight bells one might hoar tho ringing of another Bell, whose chimes moan "life, liberty ami the pursuit of happiness." In your pursuit of happiness during 1944 we wish for you tho fullest measure of attainment. CHARLES HERDRIGH & SON A toast to 1944! May you find your star of fortune and skies of blue. With a year filled with prosperity, health and cheer--to you and yours, a very Happy New Year! M'HENRY LAUNDRY When we've "dried up" the Axis powers, our fertile energies will be turned once again to glorious happiness in our peace-cheered land. So let's work and fight even harder for this wish in the New Year. CLAIRE BEAUTY SHOPPE GREETINGS [ANY years of oontinued progress can, in so small measure, be attributed to your esteemed friendship and cherished patronage. To all of you we extend thanks and most sincere holiday greetings, with die hope that 1944 has in store for you much that is beyond your most optimistic expectations. KENT & CO: • * REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE McHENRY, ILLINOIS >LD MR. TROUBLE GETS CHATTERER AT LAST npHE more Chatterer the Red • Squirrel studied the que^er things he had found in Farmer Brown's corncrib, the greater his curiosity grew. He had meddled with the smaller of the two things and it hadn't hurt him in the least. To be sure, it had given him several frights, for when he meddled with the wires on top of it something snapped, but each time he had scampered away unhurt and each time he had felt less afraid of it. Finally, it wouldn't snap any more and then he lost interest in it. Besides, it smelt terribly strong of common barn mice, and Chatterer has the greatest contempt for barn mice. Of course, you have guessed what it was that Chatterer had been meddling with. It was a mousetrap, and^e had sprung it without getting hurt. Chatterer didn't know that if was a trap. He ought to have known, but he didn't. You see, it was not at all like the traps Farmer Brown's Boy sometimes had set for him in the Green Forest. He knew a'l about those traps and never, n(®Ver went near them. Now that there was nothing more exciting about the mousetrap, Chatterer turned his attention to the other queer thing. He walked all around it and looked at it from every side. Uncertainly was queer. Yes, sir, it certainly was queerl It looked something like a little house, only he could see all through it He put one paw out and touched it. Nothing happened. He tried it again. Then he jumped right on top of it. Still nothing (May Use Double Boiler For Cream Pasteurization Cream may be pasteurized in a double boiler. Place the cream con- ; tainer in a pail of water and set it on the stove, stirring the cream occasionally, until the temperature of the cream rises to 145 degrees. The standard practice is to maintain this temperature for 30 minutes. A short- j er method is to use 17Qj degrees F. ; for 10 minutes. After pasteurization ' the cream should be quickly cooled I in cold or ice water to 50 degrees ; F. or lower and held at that tem- , perature for at least three hours be- 1 fore churning. Some people prefer ! to hold the cream overnight at the churning temperature. The pasteurization of cream destroys the bacteria and enzymes which might later cause deterioration of the butter i flavor. Low temperature refrigeration, of course, is best for long time butter ; storage. Zero storage is used by ; commercial operators. Cold storage lockers, likewise, are ideal. Where such storage is not available, butter may be stored in salt brine. A common procedure is to wrap butter in pound prints or rolls using two parchment paper wrappers, tying the outer wrapper with a string. These prints or roils are then sub- - merged in a strong salt brine made of boiled water by adding salt at the rate of one pound of salt in four pounds of water. The butter is carefully packed into a crock, weighted | down with a plate or clean, Thard wood rack and a stoned The orine ! is then Dourejtl iR.ti cover the butter. Fatter Oysters Ttie armed services consume about 40,000 gallons of oysters a week, in season. Oysters will be forger and fatter because the New England beds have now entirely recovered from the effects of the 1938 hurricane.' Keep Vegetables Common storage of vegetables and fruits for home use--is the easiest and cheapest way to keep many vegetables, apples, and pears for winter use. Some vegetables maintain more nearly their original flavor in storage than when kept in any other way. AUC HON & It wouldn't snap any more, and he lost interest in it. happened. He tried his sharp teeth on it, but he couldn't bite it. You see, it was made of stout wire. Inside was something that looked good to eat. It smelled good, too. Chatterer began to wonder what it would taste like. The more he wondered the more he wanted to know. There must be some way of getting in, and if he could get in, of course, he could get out again. He jumped down to the floor and ran all around the queer little wire house. At each end was a sort of little wire hallway. Chatterer stuck his head in one. It seemed perfectly safe. He crept a little way in, and then backed out in a hurry. Nothing happened. He tried if again. Still nothing happened. "Better keep away," said a small voice down inside of him. "Pooh! Who's afraid!" said Chatterer. "This thing can't hurt me." Then he crept a little further in. Right in front of him was a little round doorway with a little wire door. Chatterer pushed the little door with his nose and it opened a teeny, weeny bit. He drew back suspiciously. Then he tried it again and this time pushed the little door a little further open. He did this two or three times, until finally he had his head quite inside, and there right down below him was that food he so wanted to taste. "I can h<£p right down and get it and then hop right ' up again," thought Chatterer. "Don't do it," said the small voice inside, "dorn is plenty good enough. Besides, it is time you were getting back to the Old Orchard." "It won't take but a minute," said Chatterer, "and I really must know what that tastes like." With that he jumped down. Snap! Chatterer looked up. The little wire door had closed. Old Mr. Trouble had got Chatterer at last. Yes, sir, he certainly had got Chatterer this time! You see, he couldn't open that little wire door from the inside. He was in a trap--a wire rat-trap--set by Farmer Brown's Boy. NO HURRY Rastus--Lawsy, man, what yo' do- In"' Walkin' fo' a train? Sambo--Naw, jus* trainin' fo* a walk. SMART BIRO Joe--No one can lay down on the job and get results. Moe--Can't they? How about a hen? She can lay down on the job and get results. VICTORY GARDENER Farmer--This is a tobacco plant | in full flower. Stranger--How interesting. How 1 long will it be before the cigars are j ripe* • j Rail Center Long a shipping center, Copenhagen, Denmark, has also become a railroad center. By meai^s of great bridges connecting the islands and railroad ferries where straits are too wide for bridging, trains reach Berlin in nine hours; Esbjaerg (England debarkation port on North sea) in four hours; and easily cross the narrow Oresund to Malmo, Sweden's southern railroad ter- Endures Frosts Cabbage will stand several light frosts, so may be left in the ground for several \yeeks. Root crops are still more hardy and are best left in the ground till mid-November. Early harvest of these hardy crops and removal to storage, which is usually still too warm, causes most of the failure in trying to keep the crops for winter use by the family. Wm. A. Chandler & G. Haisma, Auctioneers • j On the .Monaville road, being 1] mile ifc'est of Hwy. 21, 12 miles northeast of McHenry, 3 miles northwest of Round Lake, on WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5 Commencing at 12:30 O'clock 16 CATTLE--13 Red Polled and | Guernsey cows, consisting of 6 close I springers, 3 recently fresh. These ' are good producing cows, and have an average herd test of 4.5 per cent butteifat. 3 open Guernsey heifers, j 2 HORSES--Black geld., wt. 1500 lbs.; bay mare. wt. 1300 lbs. ] POULTRY--25 R. L Red Pullets; 25 White Rock Yearling Hens. ; FEED--*200 bu ., Columbia Bronze oats; 300 bu. yellow oats; 600 bu. hybrid corn in cjabt~20Q shocks good | corn; 25 tons alfalfa and timothy; ! MACHINERY--Sulky plow» gan g : plow; walking plow; Case it-Dot. 14. I in. tractor plow; (Convertible to 2 |bot.); 3-sec. iron drag, broadcast seeder; Janesville corn planter (with 80 rods check wire); new John Deere ,5-ft. mower; dump ralce; Deering 6- ft. grain binder; Deering corn binder; 2-roll Appleton corn shredder; sulky cult; wagon and rack; wagon A box; 2 hole corn sheller; 170-ft. hay rope; hay fork and pulleys; 2\4 h. p. gas engine; pump jack; 5 8-gal. milk cans. A. M. DOUGLAS, Owner Pub. Auction Serv. Co., Clerking • :'$j The Beautiful larovAi* mm CRYSTAL LAKE. ILL McHenry Co'*. Leading Theatre FRI. & SAT., DEC. 31-JAN. 1 MIDNIGHT SHOW New Year's Eve at 11:30.--Matinee New Year's Day Sonday Schedule and Prices LUCILLE BALL in "BEST FOOT FORWARD" Virginia Wiedkr, Harry James In Color Plus Community Singing, Cartoon SUN., MON. & TUES.--JAN. 2-4 Sunday continuous from 2:45 pm. 28c to 6 p.m.; 33 after 6 p.m. Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake in "SO PROUDLY WE HAIL" Their Valor, Sacrifice, Devotion! WED., THURS., FRI. * SAT. January 5-8 Irving Berlin's "THIS IS THE ARMY" at Reg. Adm. Prices Show at 7:00 and 9:00 MILLER GALA NEW YEAR'S EVE MIDNIGHT SHOW ALSO SATURDAY Doors open for midnight slMW at 11:45 p.m. --on our screen-- A MUSICAL TREAT THAT TOPS THKM ALL! BEST FOOT FORWARD' In Glorious Technicolor Starring LUCILLE BALL Harry James and His Band SUN.. MON.--JA& J-* Wallace Berry in SALUTE TO THE MARINES In Gorgeous Technicolor with Fay Bainter TUESDAY ONLY JAN. 4 Bargain Night and 2 Features "FALCON STRIKES BACK" "NAZTY NUISANCE" WED., THURS., FRL, SAT. Jan. 5, 6, 7, and 8 Popular Price Engagement of "THIS IS THE ARMY" Adult*--35c Children--11c WANTED AT ONCE! Reliable route man for direct to home bread and bakery delivery. Our average earnings for past six months over $75 PER WEEK. This is an essential industry. Write - EDWARD G. WEGENER, Manager, OMAR INC. WAUCONDA, ILL. or phone Wauconda 3321 for an interview. \ . Subscribe for Tfc* JPlaindealerl FIRESTONE TIRES AND TUBES ^ We have a complete stock of both passenger and truck tire*. -- You can now have your tirei retjre&ded without an OPA order. Bring them in. TIRE AND TUBE VULCANIZING Trade in your old battery on a new FIRESTONE. We allow $2.00 for your old one. CHAINS--We make up chains of all sizes. FIRESTONE FRIGITONE FIRESTONE SUPER ANTI FREEZE Walter J. Freund OFFICIAL TIRE INSPECTION STATION MAIN ST., WEST M'HENUT PHONE 294 5HUKCH BELLS KINGING *. . CRISP CRUNCH OF SNOW... LEADEN SKIES, ...EAGER FACES. IT'S ...AND MAY NEW YEAR OF 1944 OPEN A CHAPTER OF HAPPINESS FOR YOU. •'•visa ,1 ' 1 i BARBIAN BROS. .Si?e': cieatly throtig!t tke forking and fighting days #heed--to our washes to you for a grand, glerious Victory in the near future! When our flag will wave in ace and happiness for aliP . 10c STORE Voices are ringing fro 01 e v e r y department -- with, eheerful wishes for the New Year--telling of oar beat efforts in saving, working, and fighting for a quick Victory! McHENAY FLORAL GO. • Which way is the wind blowing for this Happy New Year ?--towards Victory, of course! And we're going to cause quite a gale in that d i r e c t i o n -- w i t h m o r e a n d more War Bonds! MATH N. SCHMITT -- Supervisor McHenry Township --- TO GIVE OUR NEW YEAR MESSAGE EXTRA FORCE WE'RE BACKING If WITH A SOLDIER, SAILOR AND MARINE. YES, HERE'S WISHING YOU A GREAT, WONDERFUL NEW YEAR. m 19-M im TONYAN CONSTRUCTION CO. fllu IXX 4Ckl^k'.v lvVQBi" ' by saving War Bonds, the beat investment of all to* wards this New Year and many more to follow^--for Victory and happy days! MATH N. SCHMITT -- Insurance Agency -- Get. on the road to victory and all our glorious New Year's wishes to you will come true soon! We have been happy to serve you, and will continue to be for many liappy New Years to McHENRY AND WEST McHENRY POSTMASTERS AND POSTAL EMPLOYES RAY McGEE ELMER FREUND 'W I \ ' VHfc J a A ».v V *,'1 . . ' . i ^' '•} *1 s V-i • ^ i , * . •<; * ' . V? - J X .;*<i • ' "ff s F what value fa gratitude if k forever remains unexpressed? We are grateful to you for the loyalty which has enabled m to make measureable progress during these difficult tiirms. And we want you to know it. WE WISH FOR YOU IN 1944 LOADS OF GOOD LUCK McHENRY LUMBER CO. •?