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by EARL R. WALSH *> V'-v rf? Dcpr Earl and All: I am writing this as a thank you 'note for your efforts and contri- Sbutions that made the Plaindealer; possible. I am certain that I speak < for every McHenry boy who wis in! the service when I say that reeeiv- j .itig the paper was a joy that helped; "bring me closer to home even though . it was many miles away. | I have been moving around quite, I* bit in the last few months and i -have not received any copies of the /paper. I believe it would be advisable to' remove my name from the mailing list because I antici- • pate a couple of more moves in the - near future. At present I am stationed on Iwo Jima, just eight miles of volcanic a»h surrounded by very much water. Since th* war ended/ many improvementshave been mssde in the living conditions. I am living in a quonset }ut which is quite weather-proof. I sleep on Ji five inch thick mattress and I an take a shower whenever I desire., However, the breeses that Wow «)r»^ j stantly keep this outdoor shower a bit cooler than we would like to lhave it. I expect this condition to be remedied in the near future. The food is mediocre and the water notj so good. The ever-present wind] does quite a thorough job of keep- j inir the air filled with dust. Taking ( everything into consideration, Iwo isn't so bad. It isn't supposed to offer the comforts of home. j In the way of entertainment we have a movie every night and occasiomally a live USO show. Some of the latter are pretty poor, a lew, are excellent. The Seabees have constructed a number of baaeba" diamonds, volley ball courts, basketball courts, and tennis courts. As you would expect, leagues have been organized in baseball and basketball and a regular schedule is always m progress. ' Even though all these things are available to us, everyone wants to go home, NOW! I think most people realise the gigantic task that confronts the army auth°ntiM in transportation and realize that it will take time to get all the boys on their way* At present there are about 17,000 soldiers and sailors on the "iand Approximately 11,000 have left since V-J day. In the near future the Navy is slated to take over Iwo. This won't make the Army a bit unhappy. There are no natives or any trace of them left. The only thing left by the Japs were a number of pill bo,xe8>. gun implacements and caves. TTie island is honey-combed with tunnels ana eaves which the Japs used very advantageously in their defense. To take this little pile of land it coat more than 5,000 American lives. Graattaad Wee mOlv VIljBIl Vjvwv 1 # • L " Once more I want to express my gratitude for the Plaindealer. I hope IH be seeing you in the wry near future, EarL ADAMS. We are glad to hear from Vale. His description is interesting and his ability to sise up the situation hasnt changed a bit. We hear that George Juaten has been out hunting Billy-goats. And what's this story about these Johnsburg fellows aiming carefully and bringing down a stuffed, pheasant ? Pickupe: The Stone Age is about 2&' < And the bigger the stone, the better she likes it. Violent exercise after 40 is especially harmful if you do it with a knife and folk. Basketball-- .We printed a basketball schedule, but, from the number of inquiries, have concluded that not many cut it out of the paper. Well, you can get in a heck of a mess around the house by cutting out a little corner of the newspaper before the rest of 0 the family read it. Crystal Lake plays here on Firday night, November 30. Don't bother to get there too early 'cause we want a place to park our carcas. . A sports page just isn't*a sports page without some baseball news;, is it? This week is short-- Thanks to Thanksgiving And our deadline is near m With a boss unforgiving. But we're thankful for htauingt We'd like to relate Before planking down"". To a big turkey plate. ' Like you and your mother Your sister or niece We're most thankful this year For a long-looked-for peaoe. » - We're glad our dear editor W- Won his bout with the flu And hope he'll have turkey "e" in roast, hash and stew. • We're thankful fbr home And all that it means. . - If we shouldn't have turkey We'll be happy with beans. We're thankful for barbers If they'll only behave And not get so nervous ^ When giving a shav«| , r We're thankful our West' Side Has only one "Muggs" Another like this one Would drive the girls bugs. We're thankful for sports Both in winter and summer And hope that Mac's cage tedfft , Will be a "ding-hummer." We're thankful the heavens No sncw did unfold (F W'th those poor little pickets Out there in the cold. This verse is just foolish * --Mav throw it away. But let's an thank Ge* For his blessings today. the Want Ada js/mrwoi WHETHER or not he is the! greatest, Harry Gilmer of Alabama is beyond any argument the most amazing back ttat football can show today. Doc Blanchard, army's brilliant back, weighs 205 pounds and can run the 100 in 10 flat. Glenn Davis, another army brilliant, 180 pounds, is the fastest man in football. Harry Gilmer, barely 19 years old, weighs* 158 pounds and be has no such speed as either Blanchard or Davis can show. And yet I saw him pass and run Alabama into 26 points against Duke last winter, while tackling all over the field. This fall he threw three touchdown passes against a strong L. S. U. team to carry Alabama into a 26 to 7 victory over the team that wrecked Georgia. He then passed and ran Tennessee dizzy to win by 25 to 7. Gilmer has already proved himself to be one of the best passers of all time. I'd rank him as the greatest passer in football today, college or pro. But the most amazing part of this 158-pound kid is that he is one of the best all-over-the-fleld tacklers you'll see in many years, that he is a fine ball carrier who is not only elusive but who can hold his feet with a 190-pound back. Also that he is one of the most accurate kickers in the game today*] ' Batters big Linesmen * Against -Tennessee he kicked out of bounds on the Volunteers' 4-yard line. The play was called back. On his second shot Gilmer again kicked out on the 4-yard line. Also Against the big forward walls of L. S. U. and Tennessee he drove his way through the lines as well as he cut around the flanks, carrying 200- pounders for 4 and S extra yards. Row often do you see a star passer, a toe hall carrier and a good kicker starring in a defensive role? After the Duke-8ugar Bowl gam* last winter I ran Into Tom Davis. Duke's fast, lM-ptttnd back. "Gilmer?" he said. "He is no 158- pounder. He must have nailed me 10 times today, and I thought he waa going to tear me apart." But 158 to 180 ia Gilmer's weight, with which h« does the job of four men. For example, in-three big games against Duke, L. S. U. and Tenneaaee, ha was largely responsible (or the 77 point* Alabama scored. Gilmer's three main ingredients are poise, timing and skill. The Alabama ,a|*r. has .thin shoppers* . a rather thin chest, but he siso has a pair of powerful legs and two big, strong hands. Knocking on wood for the sake of Frank Thomas, he is also aa durable as hickory. He can handle a heavy battering -without slowing down. The kid is as cold as an iceberg. You never see him rattled or hurried. He has a pair of blue-gray eyes that get the picture before him in a flash--even when he is in midair throwing a pass. Handling the ball from .center on a running or a passing play, he always seems to be taking his time, and, yet he gets thfe ball away df starts his run without any waste of time. Coolness and Timing Frank Thomas tells me that no breaks of the game ever upset him in the least. "I've never seen afty one," Thomas says, "who knows j better exactly what to do under all 1 conditions. He can whip a bullet pass 1 as Baugh does, or give you a 50- , yard arm throw of the Luckman j type. And he rarely misses his tar- j get. If he ever made a single bad j or wild pass, I never saw it. But it | is his coolness, his timing, his dura- j bility that makes his skill stand out. •He throws his shorter passes with | a wrist flip that can't be intercepted. And he can also nail a receiver 50 yards away, after leaving his feet for the jump." While Gilmer has been a leading factor in carrying- Alabama to victory, he isn't the only football player Frank Thomas.has on his squad. Big Mancha, one of the best centers in football, heads a strong, fast charging line. Tew and Hodges are two hard running backs. This is the best team Alabama, has sent into .action in some years, and Alabama has had more than her share of winning games and winning years. Also such stars as Don Hutson, Pooley Hubert, Mack Brown, Howell, Hurry Cain, Jenkins, Whitmire and now Gilmer and Mancha* - EMTtHCb NOTE: This newspaper, thrnufth ijktw/ nrrangement with the S mhingttm Buretm of ITr*trrn \euspaper L num at 16/6 Kye Street, \ If'., If'iukingtnn. Ih C., i< able to bring readers this weekly orfumn on problems of the veteran Wrl %eriireman tinrl his family. ()n««liniu may he addressed to the abtne Hit'eati mnd they trill he unwred in a subsequent ciditmn. So replies ran be mode 4:rect by mail, hut only in the column nhich trill appear im this newspaper regnlvly. Few Continue Insurance Fumbling All Around If you happen to look over various accounts of football games around the map you will run into stories of constant fumbling. This is j partly due to the shape of the mod- j em football which is fashioned J largely for a passing attack. It is : built more like a short javelin than! anything else, being narrow and j pointed. A fumble, recovered by the j other side, usuatly costs from 40 to j 50 yards. The shape of the ball is at least a big part of the epidemic. Concerned with the large percentage of veterans who are not converting their national service life insurance into permanent insurance, or : with maintaining their policies in! present form. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, Veterans' administration director, recently held a meeting with a joint committee of the American Life convention and the Life Insurance Association of America to lay plans for a nation-wide educational campaign on the subject. "Recent figures indicate that only ope out of five veterans discharged is continuing his term policy or is converting it into one of the three types of permanent insurance offered," General Bra&ley said. This figure, the committee was told, is approximately three times the ratio experienced after the last war. A committee of insurance men headed by Alexander Patterson, executive vice president of the Mutual Life Insurance company, of New York, assured General Bradley that the committee "is prepared to go allout to co-operate with you in your program to present to the veteran the many advantages of maintaining his national service life insurance policy." Questions and Answers Q. My husband, a veteran of World War I is sick and disabled and about four months ago put in a disability claim and has not heard from it. Will they write and tell him whether he is eligible for pay or not? --Mrs. W. J. G.. Lebanon, Va. A. Yes, he will no doubt hear from the Veterans administration. If he does not soon, write again to the nearest regional office of the Veterans administration. _ Q. My 18-year-old brother is now entering the army. How much tithe will he have to spehd in the service or has there been a definite length of time decided upon. If a soldier re-enlists in the army, then decides within 20 days that he wants a discharge, can he get it?--Mrs. L. J., Pontotoc, Miss. A. The answer to your first question is that there has been no definite time decided for 18-year-oMs in the army. To the second question, the answer is No. Q. My husband has been in service since February, 1949. He is 31 years old and he has never had any training. Will there be any chance of him getting out soon? He was classified in F-4 and put in A-l.--A reader, Remlap, Ala. A. Indications are that your husband waa inducted as a replacement and that he may be in limited service, but the chances of his early discharge are not good. Q. How can I get medical care, other than maternity care, for a soldier's family? I have three children who must have <medical care and I am under a doctor's care myself -Mrs. W. R.; Wilmington, 111. A. Write to the nearest army medical center, or apply to your local Red Cross and they may advise you Q. What does the navy get discharge points for? Do they get any points for battle stars or citations? --Mrs. A. A., Dennison, Ohio. A. Under present regulations navy discharge points are awarded only as follows: One-half point for each year of age; one-half point for each month of active service; one-quarter point for each month of sea duty; ten points for dependency. Forty-one points are necessary for discharge. Any navy man with three children is eligible for discharge. Q. My husband was told when entering the service that he would be discharged six months after the war. Wjjl he get out by then or will he have to stay in the army until he has enough points?--L. L., Gloster. Miss. A. The chances are he will have to stay until he is eligible for discharge under the point system. The war is not officially ended until declared so by proclamation of the President<Wr by congress. Q. If a man is sent to the Pacific for occupation, how long will he have to stay? -- „ Mrs. K. C., Dennison. Ohio. A. His service would depend en tirely upon the number of points h4 has earned and the nature of hie service. Q. My husband/ a veteran at World War I, did not receive his transportation home after being honorably discharged. Can he still collect his transportation? -- Mrs. L. D., St. Maries, Idaho. A. It is 25 years late, but you might write to the office of the Adjutant General, War department. Q. How long is it permissible fbi a discharged soldier to wear a full uniform after arriving home? -- M. E. T., Onekama, Mich. .. A. The regulations provide a soldier may wear his uniform up tc 90 days after his discharge. A famous evangelM of fcty yean •*go was a gentleman tamer in hia leisure moments. Between engagements as a revivalist, he would spend a week or two on Us farm at Northfield, Mass., bqpsing the hired help and discussing crops with the leighboring farmers, who were always trying to unload their decrepit >tock at fancy prices. On one occasion he spent a whole lfternoon bargaining for a cow. The owner was so vague about the animal's antecedents and characterises that the evangelist finally got Impatient. "Come now," he roared, striking the side of the barn a mighty blow with his fist, "how much milk does she give?" , His New England neighbor was tot daunted by* oratory. After a long oause, he said, reflectively: "Wal, I don't know as I can answer that question precisely. «I ain't never measured what Ddtorah gives, to be truthful. But she's a mighty goodnatured cow, and she'll give all she can!" Win At Elgin MCHS basketball teams travelled to Elgin Tassdny night and beat St. Edward's in both games. The Lightweights were pressed to win 28 to 24. The Vanity boys got off to a first quarter lead and won quite handily, 45 to -27. BOX SCORE McHenry--45 1^, PF Buss Brennan . Goranson Althoff ... Neiss Murphy . Freund .. W. Miller G. Miller Lockwood 01 o « .0 - f t , Si.*, ..+.....*....4 .... ...5 * 1 JSt, V * 1 ^ •' • Oh # 1 Hoyte, 484; F. PriMM, 415} D. Cleveland, 416. } Thursday Ceam*l-- Bakkum, 2--Nieaens Floor THe. t. G. Mansfield, 208-527. Norsemen, 2--Old Bridge Tavern, 1. Larson, 167-448; Sales, 192-462; Funk, 457. McHenry Laundry, 8--Kleinhans, • 0. Joe Weber, 190-473; Adams, 186-, 534; Kleinhans, 454. Atlas Prager, 2--Tavern Pale, 1. D. Scha*fer, 171-522; Hoyte, 176-464; Sutton, 489; Bennett, 197-483. , In order to hum bar jwvur ddl> dren warm, an meAitt earries them raked on her bat* b•&. underneath her coat. Order your Christaiaa cards at the Plaindealer. Radios far Fires The Michigan department of conservation plans to increase the adaptability and range of portable radios, as now used in armed serv- J ices, in order to use them extent i sively in postwar fire fighting and TOTALS j law ehforcement. It is planned to expand the two-way cof3munication system to cover the entire state.. JACOB FRITZ Real Jtat&te and Insimnct Main St, Johnabarg ^ Tel. McHenry I72-K-2 Chicago Office Phone Lincoln 1SM-4 St. Edwards--27 Bell m- .i TRIPPED UP Chapin ... Biggina ... Mooney ... Sprinker . Zenk ....... McKinnon Kelly Gillis ...^..,.....,.-...8 .... 8 ---1/ -0' .0 -- i,-.., 1 .......i,.............© .0. Bongard 0 *T * , 1 vJ>. - •$l * ;v»' TOTALS ; « Score by Quarters: - McHenry it 22 St. Edwards 9 11 1?--St PF • 2 4 4 8 2 °l • •6 21 0 o .22! Read the Want A4* BOWLING NOTES --Palace- Mitch-- , Prairie Farmer W.LA, 2810--Sip Snack Inn, 2180. A. Krause, 218-671. C. ©. F.-- Telephone No. 800 Stoffel Itoih&Bgptf'flpr InSuranee agents for all elasse* of property in the best «onv>anies. WEST McHENRY - - HJLINOI8 Mmmtic Mi QMctfy If yen nlcr froa rimiwrtr, mlri> Hi or neuiiiii pun. try tkt (iaplt mapcauvc home recipe that tfconmiKh w ~»ainf. Get • package <ot Ko-Ex - Coapoond, * 2 weeks' tupply today. Mix it with * qoait of sua, add tfcc juice of 4 Mens. It's easy, pteasaat ' and no trouble at all. You aetd only } ' ubletpoonluls Moo tines a day. Oha > within 48 hours -- aoaetimes over* aiflit -- ^kndid results are obtained. If the pains do not quickly lew* ' and if you do not feel better. Ru-Ea will cost, yoo nothing to try as it is " Mid by your dsunitc under a» abeo* : late nooty-back guarantee. Ko-b I Coipound is for sale and nrnwndnd lr THOMAS P. BOLGHR, DRUGGIST & DRUG STORES EVERYWHERE: May--You mean to say she got fifed for not watching her step? Kay--Sure. She dances in a cho- •fttifcf'- Bad Apple Sarge--Did you hear about that mean old general? Louie--No, what's wrong with Jhim? Sarge--He was rotten to the corps. Black Widow, Too Guide--And this is the statue of the famous Indian chief Black Hawk. i# Tourist--Oh, yes, I heafd of his Tommy. Winkels, 2320--Freunds, 2259. F. Meyer. 176-473; H. Freund, 179-489; H. Schaeffer, 176-484; C. Weingart, 181-493. Smiths, 2619 -- Thennes, 2886. George Jus ten, 221-492; H. Weber, 212-604; A1 Tonyan, 211-682; E. Smith, 608; a Stilling, 211-529. Old Timers-- Freunds, 2384--Jones, 2269. M. Schaefer, 181-484; Meyers, 625; N. Freund, 183-499. Rogers 2462--Cristys, 2441. L. Bacon, 214-689; F. Rogers, 199-667; Page, 198-606; Adams, 624; Barbian, 491. _ CLARENCE'S SHOP JOHNSBTJRG, ILL. Select your Ohristmas toys and gifts now. Wheelbarrow*, wagons, barns, tables and chairs, ironing boards, etc. Fall line of leather belts and billfolds; also rubber door mats. CLA&ENCt J. SMITH Phone McHenry 625-J-l 3y - sv* M! Sloppy Joe's Waitress--How did you know we had a new dish waaher? Diner--The fingerprints on the dishes are different. Save the tarfaee Jane--You can't cheat Father Time. Joan*-No, but some women drive an awful doae bargain with him. Vacation Time Visitor -- Not many mosquitoes here, are there? Native--No, but th£ hotels all stipe yoii. . ^ Fresh From the Can Small Boy--I'd like some beans. Grocer--What brand, son? jSmall Boy--Brand new. BASSO PROFUNDO Johmbnrg-- Fretts. 2031--Schmitts, 2016. Art Klein, 178; Robert Frttt, 209-605. FVeunds, 2290--Foxes, 1996. J. Weingart, 189-507; Bud Miller, 180- 508; S. Freund, 180. Jacksons, 2252--Michels, 2089. F. Schmitt, 182; C. Michels, 180; G. Jackson, 178-472. Smiths 2127 -- Fretts, 2022. J. Freund, 172-478. --Schaefersf--• Open Bowling: . 8onny Miller, 188-180-220-686. Victory Ladies-- StiUings "6," 8--Farmers Mill, 0. G. Weber, 406; B. Justen, 179-481; E. Freund, 475; £L Feiereisel, 400. Rochelles Constructiooettes. 8 -- Harrisons, 0. F. Larson, 417; I>. Schaefer, 417; L. Waldock, 400. Nielsens, 2 -- Petersons Boats, 1. E. Peisert, 418; H. Surtees, 401. Sckaefera Majera-- Basts, 2664--Bernies Oaaia, 2S70. Schreiner, 200-640; J. Wrublewski, 204-514; Adams, 190-506f Hagberg. 532; Schlitt, 222-540v _ Hester Oils, 2426--Oak Park Hotel, 2296. Novak, 188-478; Rochelle, 188- 478; Hester, 601; Koob, 631. The Bridge, 2481--Rockys Tavern, 2336. H. Smith, 186-184-201-571; Kinsala, 186-630; Justen, 179-492; Krause, 181-181-186-547. MacArthar Leagae-- . . The Vogue, 3--FitsGeralds, •. Farmhouse, 2--Fenske, 1. Wattles, 2--W. McHenry Bank, 1. IMF The Park Put> Frank Holt ' '. W. 0. McQlasson CORNER GREEN AMD PEARL STREETS Oorned Beef and Oabbage, Starting at 6 pA WEDNESDAYS 0hop Sney, Starting at 6 p.m. FRIDAYS Fish and O^vtan, Starting at 12 8andwieliss jud OUUi At All HOBIB WINES, LIQUORS AND BEERS m '•* -..u. J Jimmy--Uncle, will you aing for ua? Uncle--Why do you want me to aing? J immy--Tommy and I are playing sailor and we need a foghorn. glew Bad Cook--Isn't it sad that poor little lamb had to be sacrificed just to feed us? Diner--Yeah, it's tough i Service! Diner--Everything comes to hifn who waits, I suppose. Waitress--Yeah. But the guy who won't wait gets his first. Gabble Babble Jones--My wife talks to herself. Smith--So does mine. But she doesn't khow it. She thinks I'm listening. - -- • Skip It Mack--Did you ever hear the story about the peacock? Jack--No. Mack--It's a beautiful tale. 81ight Lisp "Hit--What's a twip? j Wit--I'd say a twip wajs, • wide o* twain. TT •: - School Fan Jimmy--I can't seem to get this electricity through my head. Johnny--Too much resistance. Up to Date Circus Boss--Who broke tfae-tn* p€Z6? Clown--I did it with my little acta. Christmas Cards Order yours today at the PLAINDEALER. irhile the selections are good Boxes as low as $i.ooa with your name printed on. DON'T DELAY! OlDSOUfH C01O6XSS Tender, romantic fragrances in stunning replica bottles. Cotton Blossom Cologne^ a brilliant new and original fra* grance in vase bottle. $1.25j S A V E HESTER OILS lb* Best For Less" GET OUR PRICES ON TANK WAOON SERVICES* WE GUARANTEE TO SAVE YOU MONEY FUEL OIL, GASOLINE LUBRICANTS r WEST or 0J& W W. K. R., WZST M'HBHBY, ILL. TELEPHONE M'HENBY 240 - S A V E - * * n VH Why Wood Gtae SUeka | Glue sticks because it penetrates j into the pores of wood while still fluid. When it dries, and its tre- j mendous shrinking power draws the fiber of one piece to the other, the resulting joint becomes stronger than, the wood itself. In the case of smooth surfaces, the glue sticks because of surface adhesion. food Waste In normal times Americans waste 125 million pounds of food daily from farm to table. This quantity ia equivalent to one-fourth of the food consumed in this country. • (Generals School Chums -sfiateerals Eisenhower and Bradley lived across the hall from each other when they were attending West Point. We have a Una aelection of Christaaas cards. Order jrours lS the Plaindeabr tadiy/ ' ' Gala Bogs eat most and make flie moat rapid gaina when feed ia before Bm» «t ail times. Plans for sen* fsedera are available at (ran «| With the aim of increasing the country's eetf-eufflciagcy, jn food production, flie Peruvian government haa eaabarked upon a program to develop flu Uveatook indnatiy, aided bgr United States agricultaral apei Plantation Gar* den Bouquet or Woodland Spice Colognes ia sparkling Dm canter Jua at $100 and $175. BOLGER'S DRUG STORE i. JSdHNBT HEAR! A UNITED WORLD WHAT IS THE THEOCRATIC RULBf HOW SHALL IT ^ UNITE THE WORLlIf^ Attend Public Addre^l ^^7 By - A. Brant, Jr. * Representative of Watchtower Society SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25,-3 P. M. CRYSTAL LAKE HIGH SCHOOL LITTLE THEATRE WXLOOMB OOOD-W1LL PXK80MS Mm -"3