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£•*1 *Wi .i; # '" ' '"•*' ' •'/* . '••'• -••' " •-'.' . »ippepp«PiPnB| ur«day, Octobar 23 >1952 Ted Gray, Organist, Turns Handicap Into An Asset THE McHENRY PLAINDEAtER \ft. &•:>>•'• ••M • n <+%' it- ' 'e* < <4C^ _ Ry Luclle Bernard Ted Gray, organist, son of Mr. Mrs. Ted Guyser of Chicago id Pistakee Bay, has been sparing: nightly at Walt and and has played professionally since 1934, having appeared in many popular clubs in key cities from coast to coast and recently concentrating on vacation spots SE£C!lV£Mra COLLEGE TEST TO GIVEN DEC. 4 Colonel Paul G. Armstrong, Illinois state director of Selective Service, announced last week that the Selective Service college qualification test will be given on Dec. 4, 1952, and April 23, 1953, at forty-two colleges Illinois, including ten in Chicago. Local boards use the test scores, or the class standing of students as reported by the colleges, to determine eligibility for consideration for derferment. Only full time college students who have not previously taken the test are eligible to apply for testing on one of the above dates. Colonel Armstrong emphasized. Students may obtain application blanks, special mailing envelopes and information bulletins concerning the test at any local board, not necessarily their own lofcal board. Applications for the Dec. 4th test must be postmarked not later than midnight Nov. 1, 1952, and for the A pril 23 test not later than midnight March 9, 1953. Colonel Armstrong a d v i s e d students whose academic year ill ecd in January, 1953, to >ldie Irion's, Red Star Inn, lotted on u. S. 12 and 31, Just South of Richmond, - . T e d a g r a d u a t e o f t h e ' C h i c a g o •Conservatory of Music, did not 1st an unfortunate accident in his youth interfere with his ambition and determination to bo ft talented musician, for today he has the distinction of being the only organist to play the .organ with an artificial leg. ••Although his specialty is play- *g the organ and arranging music, he plays five other musical instruments, which include: •"String bass, sousaphone, trumpet, baritone and piano. • Ted is a personable young man in Miami, Wisconsin and his home, Illinois. One of Ted's prize possessions is an invitation from a talent scout to appear on the Arthur Godfrey Talent Show on TV last fall, but because of previous commitments he was unable to make the trip on the available scheduled time. His varied repertoire includes many semi-classics and popular selections. He has entertained local and tourist audiences who stop at 'the Red Star for meals and refreshments and linger a little longer to see and hear the organist with an artificial leg who proved that what seemed to be a handicap is really an asset! ILLINOIS FIRE LOSSES HELD TO 9,731 ACRES, 1951 Careless debris burners caused more than half of Illinois' 287 * forest fires in 1951, according to j a report issued this week by' American Forest Products Industries. The state's fire losses last year totalled 9,731 acres, compared to 7,511 in 1950 when only 177 woods fires were reported. Th£ average Illinois forest fire burned 33.9 acres. Fifty-six Illinois fires were started by careless smokers, and 160 by debris burners. Nationally, the 1951 acreage burn was a record How of 10,780,- 622 acres, one-third less than the previous all-time low reported ih 1949. "An alert public, aware of its | responsibilities for being careful ] in the, woods, deserves much credit for keeping the nation's | forest fire losses low," says | J^imes C. McClellan, chief fores- | • ter for AFPI. "The increased j effectiveness of fire fighting linits, expanded use of radio communication and power equip-1 ment in the woods, and the ex- i tension of ore^anize^ protection I fcave been major factors in cutting fire losses," Chief Forester McClellan adds. *" Illinois' forest protection record is carefully analyzed in a - statistical report now being dis- ^ Hributed by AFPI. national coordinator of the Keep Green forest fire prevention campaign underway in thirty-three states. Ths AFPI report, based on U.S. Forest Service figures, lists Illinois as one of thirty-one states with all woodlands under organised protection. Inhibitors There are a number of chemicals which keep fats and oils from becoming rancid. They are called inhibitors and are used extensively in compounding automobile motor oils, but they are not edible and so cannot be used to preserve fats used in cooking. However, there are certain natural materials, such as Vitamin G and oat flour whicn have some value in the latter application. i Who Said Taxis i S Are A Luxury? Read the Want Ads Add the cost of cleaning this man's rain - soaked clothes and you'll agree door -to-door taxi actually saves money. A cab can help in a hundred different ways. When yoo need one, CALL 723 McHENRY CAB • « « . l l l l f O l l t f l l l I f " ft !1 H 'M "" «i.*i j. .j « t i " 7r* • Si"-" Roller Skating Party Saturday, Oct. 25n 12 midnight to 2:30 • A. M. ; ;,•/ . at McHenry Roller Rink * ON U. S. ROUTE 31 Prizes and Entertainment . Sm the Barn Dance -on Roller Skates t -- Also -- The Riei Family -- 3 Generations on Skatx _ SOU -- FATHER -- GHANDFATHBB v»- Sponsored by Rifle Squad, American Legion Post, No. 491 Public Invited FUN FOR ALL -- Ages 8 to 90 <• > • »'fr i •!' '> i •> '1' take the Dec. 4 test ao they will have a teat score in their files before the end of their academic year, at which time their boards will reconsider their cases to determine whether they should be deferred. The present criteria fo? deferment as an undergraduate are either a satisfactory score 170 or above) on the test, or specified rank in class (upper half of the male freshman class, upper two-thirds of the male scphomore class, or upper threefourths of the male junior class). However, student deferments are granted at the discretion of the local boards and it is not mandatory on the boards to follow th^ criteria. Col. Armstrong said. Students currently deferred on the basis of test scores or class standing number about 15,000 in Illinois, according to Colonel Armstrong. He said that the standards for deferment may be raised at any time when increasing manpower demands require it. -.. ?: -• - Mn. Bertha Kramer ' j Laid To Bad Tuesday Mrs. Bertha Kramer of Wickline Bay, Wonder Lake,' died ljst Friday, Oct. 17. following -a six months' illness. She was a native of Chillicothe, Ohio. Survivors include three daughters, Ethel Van Kanegan, with whom she resided; Dorothy Samers and Florence Miller; a son, Frank Kramer; a sister. Nellie Carville; eleven grandchildren and six-grandchildren. Last rites were conducted at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the Peter M. Justen funeral home, with Rev. J. Elliott Corbett officiating: Burial was in Woodland cemetery. ; _ ii> i'ii , Vih ; i--ill t'i ivT $ • White cakes are always a favorite, bu» they'll be more interesting tor parties if you lint the icing for them a pale pink or green. Use cut-up gum drops for decoration, if desired. . Quite A Shock 8lnee: long before the island boy of "I Wanna Go Back to My Little Grass Shack" wailed that he longed for his fish and poi, the combination has been a favorite Hawaiian dish. But the headline: *'JPUueo Poi and Kimura Fish Win" gave readers of a Hawaii island paper a slight start recently- The explanation: Softball teams sponsored by a poi shop and a fish market were the winners in league play opening games at Hilo. DmIs Oitlaffd by ftfclkt Mtri Tbant ItRtary Af# ' The "coffee and pistols for two" of America's early days came into dim focus recently when attention was directed to Maryland's law prohibiting duels. The law is a sample of scores of obsolete edicts that officials contend should be wiped from the books of many states. Wars between nations and blocs persist. But sword and pistol duels tc settle individual differences of love, honor, and politics have been virtually extinct for a century in the Western world, where they raice flourished. Public opinion in America assigned such duels to the unenlightened past even before some state laws of pre-Civil War years ruled them out officially. Newspapermen ^along with lawyers and politicians were often involved, and weapons ranged from cavalry sabers to double-barreled shotgun*. Under the famous Dueling rOaks in New Orleans's City Park a formal duel between rival newspaper editors occurred as late as 1889. With mock seriousness a^ few months ago, responsible senators suggested a return to the practice as a cure for the rash of irresponsible statements made under the protection of Congressional immunity. ' Read the Want Ads Barton's Brldga Man Died In Sanitarium Ted Peterson, 45, of Burton's "Bridge, died last Sunday, Oct. 19, in the Lake comity simitarium, where he had been undei observation. He is survived by his widow; a son, George; a stepson. Kenneth, all of Burton's Bridge; three brothers and six sisters, including Mrs. Thyra Bixoks and Mrs. Ed. Schank of Burton's Bridge. Last rites were conducted a 2 o'clock Wednesday from th< Querhammer funeral home, Crys tal Lake, with interment ir. Prairie Grove cemetery. 9i0iFlvi Margarine Prodacttea American production of margarine doubled in the past 10 years, according to the 1951 census. From fewer than a half-billion pounds used in 1940, margarine consumption has zoomed, to more than onebillion pounds, closing the gap between butter and margarine consumption to an almost even figure. Butter consumption in 1940 was 2^4 billion pounds. By 1952 it had dropped down to 1*4 billion pounds, while 1,036,000,000 pounds of margarine Was consumed in the United States. 'f 13. Hawaii's first coast lidwsd tm --88 feet tall and 14 (aches Indian*, eter--has been felled and has «on* to the mill. It has been-thrhrtng in Hawsfl 1ST 25 years, one of a thousand yearlings transplanted from California. Foresters report that the trees have grown remarkably well. Redwood lumber is especially ful in tropical countries beeauss Ik is termite- and decay-resistant and has less shrinkage than any other commonly used wood. Its handsome, ruddy color comes from complex chemicals, found nowhere else in Nature. They penetrate every cell of the wood to make it durable--and unpalatable to insects. Since the Glacial Age, die coast redwoods have been native only to the coast of California and southern Oregon. They and the Big Ttees (Sequoia gigantea) of the Sierra Mountains and *he dawn redwoods of China are th«r three known survivors of a family that once grew over the entire Northern Hemisphere. Like their contemporaries, the dinosaurs, they have left fossils buried in many countries. Now, under modern forestry Uces, the' redwoods ^re beglniditg 'i. to reclaim their old range and • to extend it as In Hawaii, /i** tart the Day I. Well, there he goes, backing out into the challenge enjoys a beautiful Cadillac car. Rretty good preceof an October morning--and there's no denying dent for a good day today! that he's off to a wonderful start. You see, he's at the wheel of a Golden Anniverjajry Cadillac--and there's no greater lift to the morning spirits than the deep-throated whisper of m Cadillac engine. . . It says inspiring things to the man who sits behind the wheel. It tells him, first of all, that life must have gone rather nicely through the years--to take him from where he was--to a place where he owns and It tells him, too--that wherever he drives in the day's activities--the Cadillac crest will pave the Way for the respect of the people he encounters. Yes--he feels pretty good as he turns into the 4tighway, touches his toe to the sensitive throttle, and heads into the adventure of another day. The miles go softly by . . * the occasional tick-tick of the electric clock reminds him that he's ahead of time for his first appointment ... and he settles back--relaxed and at ease. Nice, nice going! Many men have told us that the drive to work in a Cadillac is the finest part of the day. Their heads are clear and their minds gt ease as they roll serenely along--a wonderful time to think and plan. Of course, this is only an extra value that comes with a Cadillac: comes in addition to comfort and safety--and dependability and long life--and all the other wonderful things that make this magnificent car the Standard of the World. Why not come in and sm enjoy them all yourself? « We'd be happy to see you--any time. WATCH THE FOOTBALL GAME OVERTON CADILLAC - - PONTIAC Co. 400 Front Street McHenry Phone -j r . . V - . 5