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' * ~\ -». *y.y V -,j| Volume 68 M'HENKY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1944 \ 24 COLD STARS FOR TWO MORE AUNTY SOME NON-REGISTERED j VOTERS MAY GO TO THE POLLS ON NOVEMBER 7 V.V-.; Citizens of Illinois who failed to . register with their county clerks by1 October ft--the statutory deadline-- , may, in some instances, vote in the November 7 general election, Secre- j tary o£ State Richard Yates Rowe, said, in order to clear up any coldfusion which may exist regarding the permanent registration laws; which first became operative in 1942. . -----ii Any non-registered but otherwise Another gold star will soon be legally qualified citizen ot Illinois BOARD TWO ISSUES LAST OCTOBER GALL Others Reported As Wounded Dttring Fast Several Weeks Call McHenry Boys For Pre-Induction Examination Soon FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR FORMER M'HENRY RESIDENT To those whose voting years have' been many, the words "east your' John Peters, 73, who resided with Jiis family in McHenry for about jj |ft«M' yeaT*, passed away recently in a Chicago hospitaMmd was buried _ ^ on Tuesday, Oct. 21. He had been j vote without fail" may have become in poor health for several years but a phrase which holds litfle.impor- *as seriously ill for only seven weeks, tance. However, there has ffrobably ,;About four years ago Mr. Peters sold , been no time in our history when 3>is home here and returned to Chi- these words have held such signifi- ?<ago to spend his remaining years. | cance as they do now, as the 1944 The deceased was in the real es- presidential election draws near. On Tuesday of this week, thirteen tate business for many years prior During past weeks, all fair and placed on Woodstock's Honor Roll j may vote by swearing in atthe polls,! men were called for induction by Se-j to his retirement, and was re- open_minded Americans haye been honor of James Cox 1/C, who Secretary Rowe asserted, provided he iective Board No. 2, arid seventeen sponsible for subdiviing the com- lending~their ears to the radio, hop- '&ed while serving with Uncle Sam's ; resides in a county which does not j others have been summonded formunity around Uttes Center, no* iQg that the views set forth by our! He passed away as a result j operate under an election commis- i pre-induction examinations by the * "" 1 ' 4»f wounds received in action,, ac-I sion. However, this will be the last j same boanl. •cording to word received by his | time, a ballot may be sworn in .ati Following are those called for in* -- : -- --: --~--~ i the polls. Hereafter registrations1 diiction: .' ' & LYNN E. MERWIN, Woodstock. CLYDE SELL, Jr. Woodstock. RAYMOND C. MAVIS, Woodstock must be made prior to elections j Section 4-21, Chapter 46, of the IIj linois Revised Statutes of 1543 states: j* "An otherwise qualified elector, not | registered under the terms of Article CHARLES i4 (meaning: non-registered persons stock. | in counties under 500,000 population) j DALE E. SPIDELL, Woodstock, j may upon compliance with this sec-: ARNOLD WINSNESS, Watford tion vote in one but not more than j City, N. D. lone election prior to that one the| ALVIE E. KAHLE, Marengo. ; first Tuesday after the first Monday LYLE C. THOMAS, Spring <lrove. j iif November, 1946." a I EMORY E. TOOPS, Jr., Berkley, Registrants must be 21 years of, Calif. i age or older by November 7 arid be a; LEONARD C. FOLTROCK, Arling- ! lesident of the State of Illinois at • ton Heights. i: least one year; be a resident of his \ FRANK M. URBAN, Chicago. known as Skokie. , two candidates would lead them to V Survivors include his wife, Amelia; Least their vote wisely on November two'children, Ray, Chicago, and Mrs. | 7. They have listened without preju-" Lydie Ziemann, Park Ridge; also five dice to both leaders and now fer-j grandchildren. Two of his grandsons vently pray that their decision will! are now in service, one of them, 16 be truly honest and right. n/vrLiTr.x7 «, . i years old, serving with the merchant McHenry county this, year has a RODNEY W.RUDAT, Woodstock, marines in the Pacific. total registration of 33494; ~ the W. MARTIN, Wood-1 Funeral services were held from largest proportionate number in the Ellison's funeral home and interment entire state of Illinois. However" of was in Acacia Park cemetery. these 23,494 potential voters in our own county, and of the many millions SIXTH WAR LOAN in the entire country, there will be nDTirv nm T many hundreds, even thousands, who DRIVE WILL OPEN cannot qualify as fair and open MONDAY, NOV. 20 minded Americans. Religious and racial prejudice, miscounty ninety days and in the voting precinct thirty days. JAMBS COX parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cox. It stated that he probably would be buried at sea. The only son of Mr. «nd Mrs. box, James graduated from St. Mary's ^igh school in Woodstock in 1943 mud won afterward entered service. He was the second member of his class to die in service, the other be- Big Robert Barker. Last year, just a few weeks later Ihan this, the young sailor wrote to M Woodstock friend as follows: "I know for sure I will not be home for Christmas but there will always be a Christmas and we hope fhere will not always be a war." For "Jimmy" and tfie many others who made the supreme sacrifice, there MESSAGES FROM MEN IN SERVICE HAROLD O. BOERNER, Cary. Pre-Induction Calls Those called for pre-induction' ex- Sfilination include: JULIUS M. V ELMO NT, Woodstock. HENRY J. COMINGORE, Wood- "LEON E. DODGE, Woodstock. JOHN E. LYNOTT, Wbodstock. HENRY MIKES, Cary. DONALD E. JOHNSON, Hawaii. I guess it's about time I gave you ELMER ETLING, Jr., Crystal another change of address. My last! _ _. one was an ovei> j ROY J. HAIZMAN, Fox River qS mi^ke1 itDay ^KENNETH A. MEDELBERG, Marengo (vol.) OTTO H. THORSON, Marengo. On Nov. 20 the Sixth War Loan information, the biased opinions of Drive will begin throughout the na-' political job holders--aH of these tion. It will extend through Decern- factors have kept our elections since ber 16. The quota has been set at the beginning of our history from $251,970 for McHenry county, with being truly democratic in$ character. E bond sales expected to make up 40 Unfortunately, the trend has so conper cent of the total. tinued that it has become one of the Total basket sales for the drive has ' • ------ • at 52:f7;000- ,ncludin^ IN COMMUNICATIONS f1.425.000 in individual purchases and $632,000 in corporation sales. A part; of the individual purchases should include $826,000 worth of E bonds. darkest spots in our picture 6f democracy. During this war time presidential election, the one trend which must" be reborn above all others is fairnessfairness to our boys all over the world who must come home to the kind of America(which we have made for them--fairness 4© our"'children who must live to prosper or be downtrodden in a government of our own choosing. And in our fairness we are not martyrs to the youth of today. Most of us will live to see at least a part of that future which we will determine at the polls next Tuesday. ~ Amid many great issues at stake, probably the greatest is whether the America of tomorrow will be one for, by and of Americans or whether it will each year become more dominated by ideas and desires of other powers. It is only natural that our fighting boys feel that giving up years, homes, health, even their lives, in' what started out as a European war should be sufficient for all time. Surely we will break faith with each and everyone, with those w:ho return and the many who will not, if our post-war government is not one whose entire theme is directed toward the best interests of the American people. And who. of us can say to any one of them who has faced pain, fear, lonliness and even death, that he is selfish in his desire to come back immediately after victory to an all-American government, free from outside influence and domination ? « America, still a young nation, has found herself ageing during the past , fou* years of war, not so greatly in ye«rs as in experience and wisdom. Despite the havoc wrought, however, tfiere is a certain amount which may also have been gained. - Our constitution Was aimed at tsecuririg a government, for, by and of the people. There is ho greater testimonial to the wisdom of those men who framed it than the spirit with which those at home and overseas have fought on in time of pejil. Perhaps most of us have gleaned, in the midst of death ^ and destruction, a more humble and honest attitude and at the same time a more determined idea for a future America after peace comes. If war has accomplished these things--if it has given us a deeper insight into the ideals of tomorrow-- if it has made our vote honest, placed above petty jealousies and political favor--then our boys are not fighting in vain. We can show them that we have gained something very important from history's bloodiest conflict by our intelligent voting on November 7. before my outfit left, I went to the hospital voth &n emergency opera-; • ®®c^®nry" o'clock. Following the mass, Bishop Bishop Boylan To Bless Cemetery Sunday, Nov. # , Parishoners of St. Patrick's church are reminded that on next Sunday, November 5, the Most RiV. John J. Boylan, DD, Bishop of Rockford, will J„EaRdOi,MtcE rL. ErVoIA, JTri.,r uC hicago (vol.) i be present to say a low „m,oasSse at 1l1l tion so was left j DONALD F. THUROW, Crystal behind. Since then L®ke. J moved around! ROBERT L. ENGELHARDT, Al- Srnuch I didn^i £°nqum. ow which wavi GEORGE W. WILLIS, Huntley. to turn. This i Way! WALTER A. SPEARS, Jr., nice1 reng°- '] Mawfll eatnp up hare Thfy have every-1 GOVERNOR ^ Lceremony and their newr biahop. thing imaginable to keep a person _ ~ PREDICTS REPUBLICAN be a Christmas ^ but 0C^Pjfd his/r<* time; through their bravery and loyalty we •re also assurred that neither will there always be a war. Charles EL Barton While one of our own first casual- 9 ties of the war was of a young man •./'-".ftt submarine service, few such deaths •'".fc McHenry County have been reported since. The reason is very deftly that the percentage of county nen serving in this particular ser- P ,*iee is compartively low. . . Last weekend, however, Mr, and ^ - Mrs. Ezra Burton of Chemung, r«t* •' ceived word that their soh, Charles E. Burton, lost his life while serving " on the U. S. submarine Herring, ® which was reported lost recently by the war department. Last July they were notified that the youth was missing in action but were asked at fhat time not to divulge the name _ «f the submarine. ® It has since been reported that it was lost in. patrol operations «ff*mst the Japs. It was one of two Reported recently as lost and carried 'm crew of sixty-five officers and men. Well, it's time for me to sign j VICTORY IN ILLINOIS off now. I want to thank you and the staff for sending the paper so far and hope it will keep coming. Being farther away from home now, I'll be looking forward to it. x Sincerely yours, LLOYD W. OEFFLING . , Fort Lewis, Wash. Governor Dewey will carry Illinois by a decisive majority and the entire Republican state ticket will be overwhelmingly elected, Governor Dwight H. Green predicted, as the 1944 campaign entered its final days. ! The Republican ticket will sweep vw; "Boylan will bless the cemetery. The new bishop has been in McHenry few times since his installation as bishop of the Rockford diocese, a year and one-half ago. No doubt the memher? of the parish will be j anxious to witness this impressive _ . , every section of downstate Illinois, During the past two months the the as9erted, and added that Plaindealer has not been reaching me. trend of the closing week pointed at all. Prior to that time it had been: t0 victory for the Republican qandireceived by me at a date as good -n Co2k ^unty. V as could be expected. All is well for yours truly and hepe all is well with you and your staff. Thanks loads for the previous "The tremend&us 'reception given Governor Dewey in Chicago last week, and the deep impression his RINGWOOO HONOR ROLL DEDICATEO ON OCTOBER 29 Twenty-three Me»*« and Women Serve ^rom Community - NEWS ABOUT 00R SERVICEMEN SIGNAL INSTRUCTOR ItM»to by A. Worwick. McHenry _ FRANCIS COX Corp. Francis Cox, 24, son of Mrs. Lillian Cox of this city, is a message center chief in the communications department of the army, stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. A volunteer for this work, he will attend school there until some time in December. Francis entered service with three other boys from here, James Larkin, Phillip Doherty and Alex Justen. All four went through basic training together and were stationed at Camp On Sunday evening, Oct. 29, the Chaffee, Ark., for many months. Ringwood Honor Roll-was dedicated. However recently Phillip and Alex The past few weeks have been busy ones for Robert C. Newkirk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. J. Newkirk of Route 3, W o o d s t o c k . On Sept. 27 he graduated from the naval air training b a s e a t C o r p u s ^Jhristi, Texas, and was commissioned an ensign in the D. S. naval reserve. He is now a naval aviator and M auch is an expert flyer, navigator, aarolofrnt, gunner and radio operator, i Ensign Newkirk returned on leave j to visit his family and while here , took as his bride Miss Beatrice Wil- I liams. After a,, short wedding trip ! he returned to duty in DeiLand, Flor- ! ida, where he will, with other naval aviators, go on to fly carrier-based or land-based planes in combat zones | or at naval air stations at home and iabroad. Sgt. Edward Wiser, stationed fori the present, at Camp Croft, South I C a r o l i n a , waa r e c e n t l y a w a r d e d an* '^expert infantryman combat" medal, according to a letter received last i week by his wife, Mrs. Robert Wiser, j If th, Zpr HnL mZt dynamic appearance made on voters, i The Honor Roll, a gift of the W. S. were sent overseas and Francis to! Transfers during recent weeks in »sues _of the paper. Hope receipt hag clinched fts victory m Illinois, , C. S., was dedicated to the men and; Oklahoma, while James remained in dude Howard Shepard from Norman. Oklahoma, to Norfolk, Va.; Jerome' J. Buch from Harligen, Texas, to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Fred L. | wish to th^TTou for sending, the,„NeW ^ machl.ne' \ £on- with. Past-commander Harold j time of 'his" induction. | to"NeviT"york™an^Richr^^'0^' | As far as Illinois is concemcd, it Owen serving as leader. Names ap- His wjfe the former Margaret Den-1 ton from Camp Breckenridge, Ky.,! to Fort Benning, Ga. of it will resume. Sincerely, HAROLD M. NELSON Fit. P. M. New York Oklahoma, while James remained the Governor said. "It has furnish-! women whose parents aid and sup- j Caitip Chaffee. Corp. Cox graduated ed the extra inceative needed by our j port the Methodist church. j from the McHenry Community high fine Republican organization in Cook Present for the service was the jn 1938 and was employed by county for a final effort that at last. McHenry Post of the American Le- tj,e American Can company in Waume the Plaindealer. I received a copy of the Sept. 26 issue a week ago. It sure was swell to read^all | factor in the situation is that a similar trend is prevailing throughis only a question as to the size ofjpearing on the Roll include the folthe victory; and the most encourag- j lowing __ . _ i about my friends in and nearby Mce^ a8t^° : Henry. I think it is a swell morale Qut natjon. j am extremely grate builder. ! ful to all who have worked for my I want to thank those gentlemen j re^sjection and for the Republican from McHenry who had something cause JN general. I confidently look to do wit-h sending me a letter and forward to increased progress for membership card of the American! the peopie Gf Illinois and our return- Legion Post 491. I wish you would j jn^ veterans during the next four give them my deepest thanks. years, because we shall be able to I can't give'you very much newg; Work in harmony with the Republias to where I am or what I m doing, j can .natjonal administration." I'm on the U. S. S. Yorktown, which is an aircraft carrier out here in the couthwest Pacific. I'm afraid that is about all the censor will let me write. I can say this, though. The work I'm doing is very interesting the serviceman was last May His wife, the former Audrey Jones, - Staides in Danielson, Conn.; two •brothers, Walter and Arthur, live in JIarvard; and another brother, Eu- (•n, and a sister, Mrs. Everett C«ahy, reside in Chemung. Walter E. Davis - Word coining to the Edwin Davis in Harvard last week stated WALTER E. DAVlfi avis,; was The Governor's confidence is shared j by R i c h a r d J . L y o n s , R e p u b l i c a n c a n - j d i d n t e f o r U n i t e d S t a t e s ' S e n a t o r . j "There is now no doubt of Repub- j lican victory in Illinois," he said, i Governor Green, iy particular, will and it makes me feel proud to know: selected by a tremendous mathat I'm doing a small part in help-; jorjty--perhaps the largest received ing to win this war. any Governor of Illinois. Once again I thank you for sending, «jn a campaign, as never heme that wonderful home town paper, j forCi the business men and the farm- ROBERT ANDERSON GORDON BERG WILLIAM BRENNAN ROGER COLLINS HERBERT CHRISTO JAY CRISTY JOHN CRISTY KENNETH CRISTY FRANK HARRISON * r, JAMES HARRISON - NEIL HARRISON : v WILLIAM HARRISON* VIRGINIA J EPSON LESTER KLINTWOI ETHE1> KROHN FRANK MARTIN AUDREY MERCHANT LeROY NEAL JOHN SHADLE PAUL SHADLE HOWARD SHEPARD RALPH SMITH His wife, the ning, is now doing defense work in Racine. Wis. ma City, Okla., and another brother A7C Henry Buch, will complete his training in the bombardier school at San Angelo, Texas, in December. METHODIST CHURCH SPONSORS INFORMAL EVENING PROGRAMS Edward Sullivan, stationed with the army in Chicago, spent the weekend with his family here. The Community church board of education believes that there is a j definite challenge to every church in j this country to take an active parj j in the, planning for the^ post-war: period, which it is hoped is not farj away. Each Sunday evening during November, at 8 p. m., there will be an informal talk and discussio.a as to the best way to meet this challenge. On November 5, Donald Blount will talk on "Christ After Chaos." j The speakers for the followihg; Sundays will be announced later. The j meetings are open to all who are in Vincent M. Tonyan has been transferred from Seattle, Wash., to Camp Maxey, Texas, and Alfred May from Memphis, Tenn., to New Orleans, La. i Elizabeth Pkh, Green St., McHenry. H*. (and )ir*. John Grasser were surprised on Saturday when their son, Francis, dropped in to say hello. He had a few hours to spare after helping to deliver a plane to Dayton, Ohio. He has since returned to Drew Field, Fla., where he is stationed. the McHenry Plaindealer. Sincerely, ™ GENE BORO P. M. San Francisco, Calif. ers and th£ working men of Illinois, j ^lIowin^EtheEaNdvlNce of colors terested. despite all the efforts of Hillman and I by the American Legion; the "Star service, Dr. Seaman, _..... . Browder to the contrary, .r, ... sun* .„d , I I I I I I I I I I t I I I I 11 I I I H I 11 I 1 I 11 1 I 11 I 111 I 11 I » I I n 11 j SOLDIERS AND SAILORS FUND the issue from the sajme point of | prayer was offered in which those | view. They all want an end to the j pre^n* gave thanks to God for His ThJs is just a short letter to let J j^ew Deal, a return to constitutional watchful care over those serving all vou know my present address and • g0vernment and a national unity and! over the world ate, will be the speaker. to express my appreciation in re- J progress under Thomas E. Dewey ceivine: the home town paper, don't; an<J jQhn W. Bricker. live right in McHenry but I always i --' think of it as my home town. * i Many Speakers Present At I haven't been in Florida very long) J()hnsb Political Rally but so far I like it. Hava o New Postal Rates Went The days are sunny and warm and the nights are cool. I guess you couldn't ask for .that their son, Walter E: wounded in action in Gefn&rfy on Oct. 8, 1944. A technician, fourth ie, Walter was stationed in Engind for about six months and then look part in the invasion of France. Since that time he has seen a great of action, having served in Holland and Belgium before entering £emany. Laverne W. Welawt Word was received in Woodstock pn Monday of this week that Staff flfcrgwnt Laverne W. Nelsan ia- mias-'|v Mm i..*« v v ^ - ^Sincerely, G_ NEWKIRK DeLand, Florida An interesting talk was given by. Into Effect NoVembW 1 the Rev. J. L. Dickson, followed by . remarks - by Mr. Owen, in which I VT v 1 these at home were asked nOt to fear j Beginning yesterday, November 1, the future, for men get their strength \ a few changes went into effect con- ,. In bu'ldine and in enioying thr I cerning the postal rates. Money: fruits of their labor. He reminded orders are now back to the old schethem that it would be wrong to. dule of .five to twenty-two cents mgive our youth a ready made world - stead of the schedule of ten to thirtynrd deprive them of the best life;seven cents: * decrease in fees for has to offer. Rather, he asked th*! insured and C. O. D. mail also are j 'amil es to pray that if the n^w j on schedule as well as increase m. A large crowd, including members of the Johnsburg Community club, their families and friends, present on Tuesday evening at a political rally held in Johnsburg. Among the evening's speakers werei'aTnuea 10 "'j1 " w,c ",T I for soecial delivery service •: -- j Senator Ray Paddock, Representa-. -n^ion Is to build . new world, | the fees ^ . ing in action as of September SO over . tives jjick Keller and Harold Kelsey, TI" he a spiritual adventure, Germany. Sjft. Nelson has been with ; Jud_e Henry Cowlin, SUtes Attor-! in rreafness of I^'ing. the army air corps as a top turret s ney William Carroll. J. G. Stevens, Further, he urged that patriotism gunner of the eighth air force on Edinger, Matt N. Schmitt, j t a,one »8 not enough, that there must a B-17 flying Fa^ress. He entered j Freund, Dave Joslyn and Rev. ^ no hatred or bitterness, W above service in March of 1943 , and was ^ j Neidert. recently awarded the air medal tor Following an interesting evening meritorious achievement participa-. Qf talks and a discussion of the comtion. | ing election, an appetizing lunch was served to the- assembled guests. two pounds. BirtKs ,11 nations is humanity. Mr. and Mrs. William Boetsch. who Youthful hats for misses; black and "side near Burton's Bridge, are the 1 all colors. Elizabeth Pich, Green Sv , parents of a son, born at St. Joe®Phs McHenry. . 24-fp hospital,. Elgin, on Fnday, Oct, 21. ' Lovely matron hats; head, size 23., Elizabeth Pich, Green St., McHenry. w&Bbaeribe far T^e Plaindeatar , Ed. Wiser has been promoted to the rank of sergeant at ^Crrft, &. Caroliaa. ^ ^ Mi-Place rer*r<rant and tavern will be closed on Nov. 6 and 7 foe fwooddiny. - Beautiful baby gifla, popularly priced. The Toddler Shop, Green and Shu J hereby contribute to the McHenry Plaindealer's Soldiers and Sailors Fund to help pay the expense of sending this newspaper to men and women in all branches of the armed forces of the U. S., no matter where they may.be located. Please enter my contribution as follows: ( ) Monthly or part payment 1.00 ) 1 Subscription • r. - ^ • "2.50 . ) 2 Subscriptions ' 5.00 ) 3 S u b s c r i p t i o n s \ v: ; 7 . 5 0 ) 4 Subscriptions 10.00 . Please acknowledge receipt. * Name , ..... Street ar Rural Route Postoffiee It is understood that this monfcy Is to be used entirely as ;! a contribution toward the coet and expense of sending the McHenry Plaindealer to men and women from the McHenry community is the XT. S. military serriee all over the world. # • H m i M l i r i l M I H M M H H I I I H I M I I l I M I H I I I I I I I > N j y'nM Photo by A. Worwick, MeHear? ELBERT BUCH Until Monday of this week, Elbert Buch, EM 1/C, had spent his entire service period of almost two years in DavifcviHe, Rhode Island. The eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Buch, entered the navy on Jan. '9, 1913, and took his boot training and of late has been acting as signal instructor in the eastern state. His wife, AgRf), an Iowa girl, has been residing with her husband 'n ville and has been employed as a registered nurse at St. Joseph's hospital, Pfovidence, R. I. The first of this week Elbert left for California, from where he expects to leave the country in the near future. A brother, Pfc. Jerome Buch, is staat Will Rogers Field, Okla- J- "> ^ ; . K ' , The Pete Olsen, Mike Daley and Green street barber shope will be closed all day on Armistice Day. Nov. 11. Beautiful feather hats to W wool. with fur and snappy cloth coats. Mrs. • K:-'> . •• -l-' if a'- ;: ' •••*&•: James "Doherty who returned last Thursday with his wife to Topeka. Kas., has been promoted to the rank of hiasteT sergeant at that army post. The evening prior to their return they were entertained at the David Powers home near Crystal Lake. '>>> ... - "RSS • - * ' r - -»• % f > J* <*' V.'l " k w*' '