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SLOW DOWN OR STOP AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS "Whenever a motorist fails to heed -<£ warning sign at a railroad crossing . (ind a collision occurs, the results almost always is fatal," says a bulletin fcsued by the accident prevention department of the Chicago Motor club. "Yet this is the easiest kind of accih 4ent to avert. The motorist who slows down or stops at all railroad crossings and who looks both ways will never have any trouble. "The very presence of a railroad track is a danger signal and the operator Cannot afford to relax his caution or depend upon signals visible or * ".audible, to warn him of the train's approach.. Signals sometimes fail to • . Hork; gatemen sometimes fall asleep; - * the coutious motorist places no de- • 3; impendence upon these safeguards. A log tends to deaden the sound of an Approaching train and of danger sig- V ". aals; the noise of the motor, or a high ,*irind may also prevent the driver » from hearing. l'v "A report recently made to tiie de- 'l-",'1 ;i*al"tment of motor vehicles of Con- • ••- aect'cut emphasizes this aspect of the grade crossing problem. A truck was TXi gearing a railroad crossing at which ,a view of the track to the left was hidden by a curve and a hill. On the 'tight hand side of the road was a J tractor and a road scraper moving • 'slowly up the slight grade that led to the tracks. The. driver of the truck was giving his attention to the tractor in order to pass it safely. The combined noise of the tractor and his truck drowned out the sound of the whistle and bell signal of a train rounding the curve, and the track was upon the crossing before its driver . saw the train which was cleared by barely fifty feet. "In placing the responsibility for Caution it is necessary to consider these facts: The train engineer is in charge of a mechanism which is necessarily limited in its course by the . fact that it runs on rails. His bur- ' den of care, therefore, lies in the regulation of its speed and in the giving of timely warning signals--by bell or whistle--of its approach to eross- . ings. The operator of an automobile or truck, on the other hand, is in fharge of a vehicle which limited in course only by the confines of the Hbighway, and he is responsible for keeping his car in this course, as well ^ \ ^ THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER, THURSDAY SEPT. 23, 1936 as for its speed. A well-known authority on automobile law makes the statement that although the motor vehicle driver has an equal right with the railroad company to use the crossing and is under the same duty to exercise all reasonable care to avoid a collision, he never has the right-ofway over the train. This seems reasonable since the train has to maintain the safety and* convenience of the Traveling public and its course is confined to the rails and cannot be deflected, and also, because of its superior size and power, it is more difficult to stop. From the standpoint of public welfare, the more ponderous the motor vehicle operated at the crossing the greater should be the caution of its operator, since it is capable of causing injury to passengers on the train as well as its own occupants, even though in a less degree. Where a street railway crosses a railroad track it is customary for the conductor to go ahead to the crossing and from there signal the motorman to proceed. That course is impractical for automobiles but even though the motorist doe® not always stop on approaching a crossing he should reduce the speed of his car to a degree that will enable him to stop suddenly if necessary, and it is the more incumbent upon him to 'look and listen' not only from one vantage point but continuously, and not to relax his vigilance .until he is safely over the crossing. No one drives over so many crossings a day that he cannot afford the time lost by slowing down, or, if necessary, stopping before passing over the tracks." RINGWOOD Hot Comeback! Ike famous animal painter Tier* boeckhoven, who painted principally sheep and goats, once visited an English manufacturer. The pompous Briton said, with condescension: "Are you the man who paints only stupid animals?" "Yes," said Verboeckhoven, "why do you ask? Did you want someone to paint your portrait?" Could Retire We have a strong suspicion that if we got the difference in salary between what the average movie star gets and what the press agents say he gets, we'd he mighty well off.-- Boston Transcript. - ortant List rovements Following a year of unprecedented engineering progress, Dodge Brothers announce another important list of improvements for their comf^ ete line of motor cars. "* No one who contemplates the purchase of a car should fail to investigate the impressive nature and scope of these improvements at the earliest opportunity. Taurine Car Coupe Sedan Special Sedan $863 $915 $969 $1065 Delivered James Morrow & Sob Waukegan and-West McHenry DDDQE BRDTHE-RS MQTOR CARS W;'"' • t i It's Pure and Tasty There are many kinds of ice cream, but some are better than the others. We make the better kind and lots of people say it is the best. T[ry some today and see if you do not think so, too. 'TWhen you say Ice Cream, don't forget to «lso say McHENRY." McHenry lee Cream _ Company ~ • * Mrs. Martha Rail, who has enjoy* ed a month's camping at McCollum's Lake, has returned home. Mrs. Jennie Cossman entertained her daughter from Elgin on Wednesday. Quite a few from Ringwood attended the funeral of H. W. Allen at Woodstock on Wednesday. Mrs. Munzenberger of Chicago is spending a few days with Mrs. Lewis Hawley. Mrs. Lewis Schroeder and daughter, Jessie, are spending a few days at Chicago with Mrs. Harold Whiting. Mrs. Oliner Laurence and two children, Russell and Doris, spent Friday with Mrs. Charles Krohn. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Brown spent Thursday at Janesville, Wis. Mr .and Mrs. Clay Hughes of McHenry spent Friday in Ringwood. Mr. and Mrs. Jack McLaughlin spent Wednesday in Chicago. Mrs. Roos, who has been visiting her daughter, has returned to her home in Spring Grove. Mrs. Arthur Oxtoby of Spring Grove spent Friday in Ringwood. Mrs. Laura Brown and son, Leonard, spent Saturday morning in McHenry. , Miss Laura Weter spent the week with Hebron friends. ' Miss Jayne Gould <rf Elgin was a week-end visitor with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Bacon. Dr. and Mrs. N. J. Nye, were Ringwood callers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Wolfe and son, Jack, of Woodstock were Friday callers with Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Bacon. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Stephensen of this village, in company with their granddaughter and family of Elgin, are visiting his motherland other relatives in Iowa. Miss Arlyne Harrison spent the week-end with her mother at McHenry. Byron Hitchens and Kenneth Merchant spent Saturday in Elgin. William Beth and daughter, Cora, and Miss Ellen Hall and Alyce and Robert Thompson, who have been visiting in Manitowoc, Wis., have returned home. Paul Webster and family of Greenwood were Saturday afternoon callers here. Mrs. Lora Bacon and daughter, Georgia, of Antioch, spent Friday afternoon in Ringwood. William Giddings spent the weekend with Hebron relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Newman of McHenry were Tuesday afternoon visitors in Ringwood. Mrs. Henry Heinz of N. Crystal Lake spert iSiesday with her mother, Mrs. George Harrison. " C. W. Harrison spent Tuesday evening in McHenry. Miss Laura Harrison of Evanston, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Harrison. Joseph Young and family spent Tuesday in Chicago, leaving little Richard with his grandmother to go to school in Chicago. Mr .and Mrs. Lewis Hawley and daughters, Shirley and Marion, and Mrs. Emma Merchant spent Tuesday in Woodstock. I<eor.ard Brown entertained a party of friends and schoolmates September 14 at the home of his aunt, Mrs Florence Smith, in honor of his twelfth birthday. After an evening of playing games, a luncheon was served. • John Kotner of Spring Grove spent Tuesday morning in Ringwood. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrison were Ringwood callers on Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Olsen were recent callers on the Charles Olsen farm. David Hodge and Clarence May spent the week-end with friends in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Kelly and daughter, Betty Lou, of Belvidere spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kelly. Miss Byrl Hodge spent Monday in Ringwood. t Mr. and Mrs. Karl Fay of Chicago spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Jennie Spaulding. Mrs. Lewis Hawley and daughter, Shirley, spent Monday in Chicago. Carlton Fay spent Friday until Monday with his sister at Gurnee. Mrs. Je^riie Spaulding, who has been spending some time visiting relatives in different parts of Illinios, has returned home. Joseph Wegener of McHenry spent Sunday evening in the A. L. Laurence home. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Harrison , and two daughters of Woodstock spent Sunday in the C. W. Harrison home. You are invited to take a trip ! around the world, visiting Boston, Ireland, Germany, Japan, China and Alas- | ka, for the very ordinary price of fif- ! ty cents round trip. Buy your tickets j Woodman Hall, Ringwood, and present them at each stop along the line, j Beginning with Boston at the Jepson j heme on Friday evening, Sept. 24. i Joseph Young and family spent Sat- | urday evening at McHenry . i Mr. and, Mrs. Matt Blake and children* spsnt Sunday with Joseph Young and family. Miss Agnes Thompson. Tony Mille;, Russell Gibbs and Alvina Miller spent Sunday at Holy Hill. Mr. and Mrs. George Noble and fmaily spent Sunday in the S. H. Beatty heme, Edna Beck of Woodstock spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Beatty. Mr. and Mrs. Jack McLauglin and daughter, Julia, spent Sunday with McHenry relatives. Miss Adele Voting and party of fiiends spent Sunday at Holy Hill. George nnd Pefa Justen, William Glossen and Joseph Your.g spent Sanday at Lake Geneva. f, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Butler of Chicago spent Monday afternoon in Ringwood. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeLorme and son are visiting relatives at Green Bay. Wis. Mr .and Mrs. George Frey of Deerfield spent Sunday in Ringwood. Charles Nogle and daughter, Mable, of Keystone spent. Sunday in the George Noble home. Mrs. George Herbert of Woodstock spent Monday with her niece, Mrs. George Noble. Mrs. Ben Justen and family spent Sunday with her niece at McHenry. Miss Dorothy Carr of Chicago spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carr. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Jackson and family of Solon Mills spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Beatty. Watch for our ad for dollar day. Bargains in every line. Erickson Dept. Store. •.* S SLOCUM Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geary and son and Henry Geary were callers at Crystal Lake, last Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pfannenstill, daughter Mae and son Arthur, were business callers at Richmond Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews and the latter's mother saw Rudolph Valentino in "The Son of the Shiek" at the Academy theatre at Waukegan last Friday afternoon. John Blomgren, Mrs. Sigrid Blomgren and Mrs. E. Anderson attended the show at McHenry Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geary and son were McHenry callers Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Winkler, Jr., and son of Waukegan spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Grantham. Miss Myrtle Darrell of the Northern State normal at DeKalb, spent the week-end at the home of her parents here. Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Grantham and two children and guests, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler, Jr. of Waukegan, attended the wooden wedding anniversary at the home of Mr. ad Mrs. Charles Sherwood at Pingey Grove Sunday. Mrs. Harry Matthews and her sister, Miss Myrtle Darrell, spent Saturday evening and Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews at Crystal Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shaffer and son, Stanley, of McHenry spent Sunday afternoon and evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geary. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lusk of Round Lake spent Sunday at the Blomgren home. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ohrwall at Crystal Lake last Saturday, Sept. 11. Mrs. Ohrwall was formerly Miss Clara Pfannenstill of this community. Mrs. Earl Converse spent Monday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ray Dowell. Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Burnett accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Lituler of Round Lake to Elgin last Thursday where they visited George Wright at the St Joseph hospital. Mrs,. Alice Beaseley, Mrs. Mort Baseley and daughter, Harriett, of Wauconda and Fred Beasley and daughter, Alice, of Colorado, were Sunday dinner and afternoon guests of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dowell. Dr. and Mrs. Brunswick of Chicago spent the week-end at the G. J Burnett home. Willard Darrell and Wm. Fink attended a meeting of the executive committee of the Farm Bureau at Libertyville Mast Tuesday evening. Mrs. J. W. Pfannenstill and daughter, Mae, and son, Arthur, and Mrs. G. J. Burnett spent one evening recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Pfannenstill at Ivanhoe. Mr .and Mrs. Joe Dowell and children spent Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mort Beasley at Wauconda. Mrs. John Itnox and Mrs. Henry Schaeffer of McHenry spent last day afternoon at the home of their parents here. Mrs. J. W. Pfannenstill and son Arthur spent the last Wednesday evening at the home of the former's daughter at Crystal Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Darrell and Mrs. Elvira Darrell motored to Ripon, Wis., early Saturday morning and attended the funeral of the latter's brother, Henry Wells. They returned home Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Burnett were business callers at McHenry and Richmond last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Underwood and son, Edwin, of Mundelein, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews of Crystal Lake were callers at the Darrell Matthews home last Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of McHenry were dinner guests at the G. J Burnett home last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Powers and children of Wauconda spent last Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler. Mrs. Clara Smith accompanied Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Williams and son of Crystal Lake to Palatine Sunday gvhere they were dinner and afternoon guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Williams. Mrs. Fred Dowell of Fremont and Fred Beasley and daughter, Alice, of Cola, but who are visiting relatives in Wauconda, called at the Joe McDowell home Monday. Mrs. Louis Bohman of Chicago and Miss Lillian Belzer of Jefferson Park spent Sunday at the H. L. Brooks home. Mrs. Harry Matthews attended a meeting of the Ladies' auxiliary held at the Federated church parlors last Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks and guests, Mrs. Louis Rohman, Miss Lillian Belzer and Harold Brooks, were Sunday afternoon guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Larabee at Bristol, Wis. Mr- and Mrs^ B. C. Harris and daughter of Wauconda spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Page Smith. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks spent Monday afternoon at Mundelein. Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Burnett spent Monday evening with relatives at Round Lake Now is the time to think about your winter blankets. Our line is complete. Erickson's Dept. Store. I SPRING GROVE William Zimmerman and Morris Eiberger of Chicago have moved their families here and are living on the late Anna Bradley farm, north of town. „ Mrs. Pete Adams and three children called at the William Englea home Monday. Mrs. James Foulke and Mrs. Stella Richardson and children of Solon Mills attended the Union Grove fair Wednesday. Joseph Wagner and family of Burlington, Wis., were Friday guests at F. J. Wagner's. , John and Math Lay motored to Kencsha Friday. Alfred Richardson is the owner of a new Reo coupe. «; Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Pierce and daughter, Irene, motored to Racine and spent the week-end with the former's uncle, Liman Mead. Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner and son, John J., and Martin May returned home Thursday after spending the past two weeks in Iowa. Albert Bretz and Arthur Klein left Monday for a week's visit with relatives in Iowa. Joseph Kuhn of Solon Mills transacted business here Wednesday. William Cowan of Harvard called on Richard Oxtoby Wednesday. Miss Agnes Weber motored to McHenry Wednesday. Charlie May purchased a new Pontiac six from our hustling Oakland agent, Joseph Rauen, the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Oxtoby and Mrs. Bertha Esh attended the funeral of H. W. Allen at Woodstock Wednesday. C. Parfrey was a Chicago passenger one day the past Week. Mrs. Mike Hoff; and children, "Arthur and Katherine, of Chicago spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. John Sanborn. Miss Julia Hoff and three friends motored to Holy Hill Sunday, returning the same day. Mrs. Charles Behrens entertained about twenty guests over Sunday. Lawrence Foulke is attending school in Chicago this year. Mrs. Mary Siedschlag was a Friday caller at her daughter's, Mrs. Mark Pierce. Mark Pierce is improving his home by adding a new kitchen and basement. Mrs. Edna Sweet is on the gain and her many friends hope for a speedy recovery. i Mrs. Grace Garner was operated on Saturday in Chicago. " < Don't forget dollar day in the-big store. Erickson Dept. Store. yoLQ A. J. Vasey was a caller at the Fred Converse home Sunday. Fred Jacobson was a week-end caller at the home of his sister, Mrs. Robert Vasey. Arthur Dillon of Champaign was a Volo caller last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rosendentcher ere the proud parents of a baby girl. Gilford Grover was a Roseville caller Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stean are the happy parents of a baby boy. Mrs. Miller is on the sick list. Jay Vasey was a caller at the Barney Geary home Sunday. Vera Vasey was a caller at the Passfield home Sunday evening. Arthur Standford and sister called at the Passfield home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dunker and son, Robert, were^ callers at the home of her parents Sunday. Willard Darrell of Slocum's Lake called at the Passfteld home last week, Wednesday. Martin Baur was in Yolo Saturday on business. John Passfield was a Volo caller Saturday. Clifford and Junior Wilson and friend were callers at the Henry Passfield home Sunday. Thomas Fisher was a caller at Volo Saturday. S. J. Russell, Frank Bacon and Mr. Biases were threshing grain Saturday. Frank Wilson was filling silos Saturday. Alice Russell is attending the grade school at Wauconda. Edward Lusk is attending the university at Champaign. The Volo garage is sold again. Wilford Grover was in Roseyille Thursday. John Passfield and Walter Vasey spent Sunday with their cousin, Arthur Vasey. Edna Fisher is spending her vacation with her mother, Mrs. Esse Fisher. Job Vasey and family were callers at the home of his sister, Mrs. Frank Wilson, Sunday. Fred Converse has foat carloads of Wisconsin cattle. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunker were Monday afternoon callers' at the G. A. Vasey home. Mrs. S. V. Lusk was operated on Monday at the Victory Memorial hospital at Waukegan. Beatrice Wilson and Olive Vasey were Sunday afternoon callers at the Lloyd Eddy home. Now is the time to think about your winter blankets. Our line is complete. Erickson's Dept. Store. <The GREATEST Wm. M. Carroll, Atty. Administrator's Notice Estate of Ellen Engelhardt, Deceased. The undersigned, having been appointed Administrator of the Estate of Ellen Engelhardt, deceased, late of the County of McHenry and State of Illinois, hereby gives notice that he will appear before Vthe (County Court of McHenry County, at the Court House in Woodstock, at the Nevember Term, on the first Monday in November next, at which time all persons having claims against said Estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 27th day of August, A. D. 1926. HENRY A. HEINSEN; 18-8 ~ Administrator. Uhfra-Vtolmt Rays BuiMtllm carries a maximum of ultra-violet rays in May, June and July because the solar luminary is almost overhead. The rays, consequently have less of atmosphere to penetrate than In earlier and latter months when the sunbeams strike the earth at a slant. Universe Like Grindstone - About a hundred years ago tb| . great English astronomer. Sir Willianit'* Herschel, showed that the sun, to* ' gether with all the stars we see the heavens, forms a vast system I# sembiing a grindstone in shape. ^ i "*• _ * J-1 Naxt to Methuaaleb; * • * ihrom an English story--"«o ofli| •ver thought of Lady Susan as old, although her sixtieth decade loomed ahead loathe net very distant fnturejfc WH v T ani E anyone says another car is "as good as Buick," hp mustbe think* ing only of price. Come in and see the many vital improvements in the 1927 Buick, the G r e a t e s t Buick Ever; Built. IVER BUILT Overton & Cowen BUICK DEALERS Pfcaae 4 WEST Me HENRT One of Oldest Legends The "Wandering Jew" is a character lu a legend which r.ro«e shortly after Christ's time. 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