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TSX MbHKHXT PUOHDKALl* Thoifiday, December 15,1918 fi^ntiSt --Uncle S$m Says Readers Courtroom Celebrated «OOBIN 07 McHSKRY WlIDEHT AWARDED UR SAVING MEDAL Four employees of the Public •trvfce Company ot northern 1111"- BoIh recently were each awarded Ufa saving medals for their fast tbfnktn-; and prompt actions that Mved a total of five lives in 1949. M«dal winners were: Bennett E. Drover. Barrington; Merle W. Hawkins, Streator; Earl M. Olson, Cicero; and Hugh P Whitted. Jr., formerly of Wheatcm. The presentations of the Britton I Bndd Medals for the Saving of Human Life wer0 made by the donor, Mr. Budd. president of the Public Service Company, at a meeting of utility executives in* the Palmer Houce, Chicago. The four 1949 award8 b'in8 to 100 the total "number of persons receiving the medal since ii was j established twenty-four years ago to stimulate interest and pre- j paredneas and to give recognition for outstanding examples of prompt action and presence -of t mind in coping with physical emergencies. i t)rover, a cousin of Mrs. Paul : Yanda of MoHenry. won his medal fev applying poiP top resuscita-1 ttoii to save the life of o fellow- Uneman. John Krumery. The latter had accidentally come into contact with a live wire while Installing new service to a customer's property near Barrington j last August 16. Both were working on the same pole when Krum- j ery received a shock and Drover successfully applied artificial respiration while both were still off the ground. Hawkins' medal was awarded for his prompt use of prone pressure resuscitation to save the life of a "co-worker, Louis Martin, after the latfer had' received a severe electric shock while helping set a new pole on a job near Long Point. Rescue of two men who had accidentally tossed into a Wisconsin lake when their boat capsized won Olsen his medal. He and a friend, who were on a fishing expedition, jockeyed their boat into position, pulled the victims from the water, and carried them safely to shore in the face of rough water and a heavy wind. Successful application of prone pressure resuscitation which saved the life of a Cicero man suffering from insuiin shock won the medal for Whitted. He applied artificial respiration until the inhalator squad and doctor arrived to take over and was credited by the latter for saving the man's life. Whitted. who worked for the company temporarily during the gas conversion program in the utility's western area last sum* mer, presently is attending the Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Pa., and came to Chicago personally to receive m medal. BECOMES CANDIDATE State Representative Haryef Pearson, (R.-Waukegan). has e"a» tered the Republican party pr!*- mary race for re-election to the, Illinois legislature from Lake, Mc- ] Henry and Boone counties. Ballot- j nig in the primary elections for U. S. senator, state treasurer, U. S. representative, state representatives, and county judges, clerks and sheriffs, is slated for April 11, I960. Runoff elections will be held November 7, 1950. Balls Still Haw Nim Ir Hmmtms Few are the classrooms from kindergarten to graduate school without • bell of some sort. Although electric gongs and buzzers increase in this age of the volt and the ampere, the handswung bell *ith its graceful curves, trumpet mouth, dingdong clapper still holds sway in thousands of school communities. Shape and metal composition may not be all-important in the bell iwung by the schoolmarnri. When ii comes to the large cast bells for school and church belfries, how ever, mathematical laws take a hand. The familiar Liberty bell silhouette is the ultimate in search for rich, clear tone. So is "bell metal," alloyed of approximately, four parts copper and one part tin Bells, mentioned in historic records of 4,500 years or more ago. have heralded virtually every event of historic importance, touched almost every human emotion. Bells of antiquity had varying j shapes in various lands. Even ; down to modern times. Chinese j bells are frequently square or ! cylinderical, Japanese bcU§ are barrel-shaped, Italian bells are | kmg-waisted. At Campania, Italy. A.D. 400, the Bishop of Nola is said to have placed the first bell in the top of a meeting house. In centuries to follow, clocks were not common possessions, and bells regulated everyday life. Hie Liberty bell was the first qf large size to be cast in America. Imported from England for the State House in Philadelphia, it cracked at its testing and had to be recast. L Tir -! j' ' Military Insecticides Wanted The armed forces have called on the American chemist to supply them with a light, deadly, yet lingering insecticide that would win the soldier's perpetual war against insect pest, wherever he may meet him. Speaking before the division of agricultural and food chemistry at the American Chemical society's national meeting. Major Frederick W. Whittemore, declared that "military requirements are not being met by the insecticides in commercial production at this time and a vast amount of research is necessary before the armed forces can " be furnished with an insecticide which is entirely satisfactory for military um." Christmas Tree Town 'from Duluth each yp-" to a million nr mir» little f mas trees, tops of " -'-ss st f bog spruce. Dei^ly Jeopardize *• T Smallpox Escape* y iarmaids' Rights By Will Bernard, LL.B. Stat* taws vary, for personal guidance, see your local aUuiMf* May a Man be Forced To Support two Wives At the Same Time? -- Lots of folks complain that the money they draw every payday sooms away from them with supersonic speed. If that's happening to you, here's how to stop it automatically! Sign up for U. S. Savings Bonds regularly, under your firm's Payroll Savings Plan, or--If this method is not available to you--your: bank's Boria-A-Montn Plan, then, that part of your earnings can't get away from you. In fact, every $3 yoa Invest--in the safest investment in the world--grows op to be $4 in ten yean. u. s. Trc*«ity D«o«fti*rr A young couple were divorced, and the wife was granted a monthly sum as alimony. After a few years, th« man remarried. Finding it difficult to -support both wives, he asked the court to relieve him of his alimony payments. However, Passenger Space One passenger in a moving automobile takes up nearly 25 times as much street space as does a passenger in a streetcar, trolley coach, or bus. First U.S. Earthquake the first earthquake recorded in the United States was at Plymouth Mass.. in 1638. ' Milk from Cow production per coW varies from about 1000 quarts a year to. nearly 20,000 quarts^ The average is a little over 2300 quarts. when it appeared that the first wife had no other source of income, the courtVruled that the husband must continue making the payment. Tbe judge said: "A man may not shun the marital obligations undertaken in one relationship by contracting others!" .• • • • Is a Hospital to Blame For Letting a Smallpox Patient Escape? Solar Housi Basic feature of the solar house is the proper orientation of large window areas, combined with ex tended **sun-visor" eaves. Soybeans Soybeans with a moisture content of nine per cent can be stored for three years or longer *with^Httie or no loss in quality. Every item m our stores mar- j velouslv--importantly chock full ! of good value! So hurry on down ! Christmas shop early -and shop 1 leisurely - lovingly! 29-3 A man caught smallpox and was confined to a special wing of a private hospital on the outskirts of town. One night the man's nui\»e fell asleep on the job. and the delirious patient wandered out into the fields. He finally was picked up at a farmhouse--but not until he had passed the dread disease on to the farmer. After the farmer had recovered, he sued the hospital for damages. The hospital protested that it wasn't responsible for the" acts of a delirious patient, but the> court disagreed and granted the farmer's claim. The judge said the hospital was just as much to blame *s a circus would be for letting B vicious animal loose on the streetst PMA OFFICERS Harry Matthews of Slocum Lake was elected president of the Wauoonda Local of the Pure Milk Asaociation at a meeting held in the Wauconda high school on Dec. 7. Other newly elected officers are John Brown, secretary-treasurer; William . Wirtz. district director; Wendell Dickson, advisory commander; Joe Wiser, voting delegate ; and Alvin Case, alternate delegate. Plant-Growing Beast Tiny green plants called algae grow on the fur of the sloth, a South American animal that lives in trees. These plants provide camouflage for tbe doth. Farm Machinery Qive farm machinery some protection from the weather, especially during the winter months. 4 Yrs. Open Bowling BOWL AT INGELSIDE LANES "8 of the Best Lanes in Northern Illinois" Thurs. Evenings -- Saturday and Sundays E. x^From 1 P. INGLESIDE, ILL. H. Jackson i f f REPUBLICAN SPEAKER - Everett M. Dirksen, Republican Candidate for the United States senate from Illinois, will appear at a dinner sponsored by the Mc- Henry County Young Republicans on Friday, Dec. 16, at the Crvstal Lake Lodge in Crystal Lake. The dinner will start at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a dance which will feature one of the county's leading orchestras. Tickets can be obtained from any Republican precinct committeeman and from the active members of the Young Republican club. Mr. Dirksen, a native of Pekin, III., where he was educated in the public schools, attended the Uuiversity of Minnesota. In his last year of law school, 1917, he dropped from school to enlist in tho army, serving for seventeen months in France. He begaii his political career in 1932. College Graduates The proportion of the American population that graduated from college trebled between the two world wars, rising from 1.2 per cent to f.6 per cent Saturday m© ! J I Dec. 17th • We Carry a Complete Line of Meats and Groceries. Canyon Oe Chelly Canyon De Cheily in the vj.s: Indian country of northern Arizona Contains more than 300 prehistoric sites and 138 major ruins. *%. . / Something New A canvas glove coated with rub ber gives maximum protection against chemicals and allows more finger dexterity than ordinary umrl tfloves • Quality and Service _ v Guaranteed. 1 • c t I i « i * TAVERN WEET McHENRY, ILL. > iat^ Night Dec.17 Turkey fcerved^ STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEYS Fifth! . ..... .i. $3.75 and up JJLENDED WHISKEYS '^ ; Fifth#1, 13.45 and tip Pints 12.18 a&fl up Vi 'Pintoup ; CALIFORNIA WINES - Port -- Muscatell --: I Pints i t <50 Fifths ^ ;85 Quarts ^ .r • ; •-v.. 4 96 Hall < Gallon* Gallons BEER 7 oz. Blatt 7 oz. Atlas . 0 0 oz. Old StyH 12 oz. 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