'M ?" - ij;' m* - xt V $•> ^ Thursday, August 16,1934 TH* *«H»RET rummuz - i f - 1- y*T'1 >* .™'*'(j^«)*rfs ,i.;»'^iJ wi^i/fiju; '^'j^jwF^pippr!! JOHNSBURG Mr. and Mrs. Math Lay of Spring Grove were callers here Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs.' Frank Michels and daughters, Mrs. Joe P. Michels and son Clarence, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Miller at Lily Lake Tuesday evening. Mrs. Joe King entertained the Five Hundred Club Sunday .evening, prizes being awarded to Mrs. John A. Miller, Mrs. Peter Smith, and Mrs. Joe J. Freund. Irving Schaefer of Wauxegan wa3 a caller here Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Meyers of Racine, Wis., spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. William J. Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. George Zornstoff of Springy Grove spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Miller and family. Mr. and Mrs. Steve May and family were Elgin callers Tuesday. Mrs- John Schmitt'and son Clarence motored to Holy Hill Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilkie of XTnicago spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freund and family. Miss Helen Smith was a Chicago caller Thursday. Mr. and Mrs- JohnRaucn of Spring Grove visited with John H. Freund Sunday afternoon. • * Mr. and Mrs. Joe Karls and'faijiily Were Woodstock callers Friday; i. * Miss Lois Freund of Chicago , is spending a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Regner and family of McHenry visited with Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Smith Thursday evening. Peter isTmith, Ceo Smith, Ed Smith, and Henry Weber of McHenry motored to Montana Friday to. spend ft few days. Mrs- George King and family are spending a few days in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hoffien at Genoa. Mrs. Joe Schmitt is spending a two Weeks vacation up in Wisconsin. Mr. *nd Mrs. Bill May and family spent Sunday evening at Fox Lake with Mr. and Mrs. Steve Schaefer. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Freund and daughter of Chicago spent Sunday With Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Smith. Mrs. Jack Thies, Mrs. Jacob Steffes and Mrs. John King of McHenry were callers here Thursday evening. Mrs. John Freund was a Woodstock caller Monday. Mrs. Joe Tonyan and family were Milwaukee callers Monday." . . Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Miller were Woodstock callers Tuesday. B«li*v«d to For many centuries various gems were believed to have sex and the ability to produce offspring. Between 400 B. C, and 1600, there were numerous serious accounts of germ 1 Dating diamonds. As late as 1913, the pearlfishers of Borneo saved every ninth pearl In the naive conviction that It had some magical power to breed, others- of Its kind.--Collier's Weekly.- G"M™Dr. Paul A Schwabe E7" Fitted Examined OPTOMETRIST A. R NYE BUILDING West McHenry Thursday Afternoon--Honrs 1:30-5 :C Phone 123-J We've Been Telling You . For several we^ks in this space about how. necessary; it is to have your car or truck checked over for mechanical trouble. Many owners have responded to this advice and . saved money .thereby. Have you seriously considered this matter? It not, do it today. The checking service sris free. ^ SMITH'S Phone 320 McHenry Elm St: and Riverside Drive When Yon Need Flowers or Plants e&ll on the --: Telephone McHenry 1 Anyone --ELOPES --DIES --GETS MARRIED --HAS GUESTS --GOES AWAY --HAS A PARTY --HAS A BABY --HAS A FIRE --IS ILL --HAS AN OPERATION --HAS AN ACCIDENT - --BUYS A HOME --WINS A PRIZE --RECEIVES AN AWJlBB --BUILDS A HOUSE --MAKES A SPEECH --HOLDS A MEETING --OR TAKES PART IN ANY --OTHER UNUSUAL EVENT That's NEWS! .. .and we want it V * " TELEPHONE 197 * ' $ •• -> nor 01 West McHenry Greenhouse on U. S. 12 Phone 293 (1 Mile South of McHenry) ASTRONOMERS WILL CHECK MOON WEIGHT Observatories of World, to Take Measurements. London.--Headed by Dr. H. Spencer ^ones, the astronomer royal, eightyseven observatories throughout the world are noto making a co-operative survey1 to discover the weight of the moon and determine the scale of the entire soiar system four times more accurately than at present. The planet Eros Is being used as the key to the solutions. The International Astronomical union, under the chairmanship of Doctor Jones, Is, looking after the little planet Eros, which three years ago made its nearest approach to the earth --a distance of some sixteen, million miles. Although Eros is only about twenty miles across, it is -the only planet which Is bright enough and comes near enough to the earth for its position to be surveyed. Problem Baffling. 1 iJui the "baseline" of this celestial survey 'Is nothing less than the diameter of the earth and when the astronomers have completed their 'task they ifrlll have, weighed the moon, a feat which has always been regarded as extremely baffling, and, determined the scale of the eolire solar system four times more accurately;™ The astronomers commenced their survey in 1923 and hope to Complete their job by 1938. "The first task," Doctor Jones explained in an interview, "was to work out the expected i>ath of Eros across the. sky. "It was then necessary ,to obtain as accurately as possible tTTe position of sotue '900 'background' stars near which Eros would pnss in its track first across the northern hemisphere and then south across the southern sky. . "From October, 1930, to May, 1931, the eighty-seven observatories were engaged in taking photographs of Eros. Most of the photographs did not include enough reference stars from which tha. position of Eros could be measured, so a further series of photographs had to be taken. "In the meantime," added Doctor Jones, "Doctor WitU-the Berlin astronomer, who first discovered Eros, has just cojapleted- a, calculation of what its observed path would have looked like from the center of the earth." Points Out Error. A number of observatories are now taking advantage of Doctor Witt's work. "The final answer,M Doctcu: Jones said, "will be, not the distance of Eros from the eartfi, but the distance of the sun from the earth. The possible error is now about 50,000 miles in 93,- 600,000 miles. We Jiope to reduce it to a quarter of this figure. "All other distances in the solar system will be similarly affected, and we also will know the mass of. the moon with greater accuracy. "The mass of the moon comes into nearly all astronomers' calculations. This is because the earth as well all the moon is always moving round theif common center of gravity, which is about 3,000 miles up towards the moon from the center of the earth. In facts the moon's gravitation is pulling: the earth, as well as the earth's the moon. Avoidable Murders, , LEONARD A. BARRETT ^ RINGWOOD Accidents by automobiles seeip to be on the increase. Fatal injuries caused ^ by automobile acc I d e n t 9 in 1933 numbered slightly over 850,000, and deaths amounted to 29,900, an increase of 700 over the previous yfear. O c c a s i o n a l l y , o n e hears of an lnsurance company cancelling the double indemnity payable on death by accident. The premium on accident insurance has also increased due to the, additional hazard's involved. We are not surprised at- this when we read in a recent city report that during the "first five months of 1934 there were 540 fatalities, or 106 more than in the corresponding period of 1933." JJpon examination of exhaustive Reports on automobile accidents occurring last year, one is astonished fo discover that the majority of these accidents are not caused by mishaps to old or second-hand cars, but tb new cars. Bad brakes or weakened partis of old cars are frequently blamed for these misfort lines," but investigation has proven this is not true. If the blame cannot be placed on the condition of the car itself, where else shall we look for it? There Is only one other source, and that is .the driver himself. Undoubtedly most of the accidents are caused by haste. Speeding, when the way is clear, is not so much at fault as i haste to > pass another- car, or -to beat a red light. Mahy persons try to save ten minutes of time with no definite idea in '4nind what they will do with that ten minutes after they have saved it. Just the idea of "getting there" is at the basis of most of our troubles. Poor judgment' may a! _ be put down as a contributing cause which prompts one to take unnecessary risks. Downright recklessness is a serious fault. This spirit of indifference to consequences may be caused by drink or certain abnormal menial conditions. Doubtless there are some persons from whom t)!ie privilege of driying a car^shouId be taken away. Wie"Tact thaT*in^ie""n1ajoffty of oUr states any person," regardless of fitness, may drive a car, in itself presents a very serious hazard. The public should at once be spared the danger from irresponsible drivers. Is the remedy for this-menace to be found in legislation? Increased police vigilance may help .some, but with the Increased traffic it seems impossible to make this efficient. Watch the other fellow--take no chances, seems to" be the wiser course. ft. Western Newnmpei- Cnlon. Mrs. F. A. Hitchens was a visitor in Chicago Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Howard and family and Miss Eleanor Averill of Elgin spent Wednesday evening in t&e home of Mrs. Genevieve Dodge. Mrs. Sadie Neff and son, Leslie, of Richmond V?ere callers in the Fred Wiedrich home Wednesday. Mrs. Leslie Olsen and children of McHenry were callers in the H,enry Williams home Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hitchens left Saturday morning for Jacksonville, 111. where they will visit relatives and friends and she will attend a class reunion. ' Mrs. Violaf Low and children and Mrs; Ray Peters were callers a$ Woodstock Thursday morning. Rev. and Mrs. Collins and son Roger of Lanark, 111., were dinner guests in the. J. V. Buckland home Thursday. The Home Circle was entertained in the home of Mrs. Max Beth in Chicago Friday. It was Capsul Sister day and each exchanged gifts. The Ladies Aid Society will 'hold an all day meeting in the honi^ of Mrs. R«y Peters Fridayy A pot lupfc dinner will be served. JSveryone is invited. • ; Mrs. J. F. Claxton of McHenry Spent . Sunday' \irftern6ph. with her daughter, Mrs. <j«orge Shepatd. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fleury of MeCollum's Lake and Mr. and Mrs. John Dreymiller of McHenry were callers in the Wayne Foss home Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ritter and Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Fay of Kenosha spent Wednesday in the Frank Fay home. i Mr. and Mrs. George Shepard and family were .visitors at 'Wwdltbift" Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Roland McCatinon and family spent Sunday in the E. L. Peck home at Elgin. ' ------ Miss Mary Catherine E^inger of Woodstock spent the past week with Virginia Jepson.' Mr. and Mrs. Howard Buckland, Mrs. Libbie Ladd, J. V. Buckland and Miss Flora Taylor enjoyed a picnicdinner at Fox Lake Park, Wis., Sunday. In the afternoon they visited relatives and friends at Eagle Lake, Wis. ' Charles Coates of Genoa City spent Sunday in the. home of his sister, Mrs. "j-"." ^ Roy Weidrich spent Saturday morn-, ing at Janesville, Wis. Miss' Louise Williams of Chicago spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams. Miss Dorothy Carr and Dewey Beck of Chicago spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and MIrs. Charles Carr. Mrs. Jennie Bacon spent' the past week at Rockford, Belvidere and Marengo. \ Mrs. Marion Hillyear of Edenborough, Penn., and Mrs. Bosworth of Elgin spent Friday in the $, W. Smith home. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McLean of Woodstock spent Sunday with Mrs. Frankie Stephenson. Miss Bernice Smith was a caller in the Frank Weidrich home Wednesday evening. - Mr. and Mrs, Lester Carr and sons and Mrs. Fred Wiedrich and son Frank were visitors at Woodst6ck Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Carey and daughters Florence and Evelyn of' McHenry spent Thursday afternoon in the Thomas Doherty home. Mrs. Cora Flanders spent Wednesday with friends at Grayslake. ,. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bfbck and family of Kenosha spent Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. Hepburn. Sunday visitors of Mrs. Jennie Bacon were: Mr. and Mrs. Will Sullivan of Marengo, Mrs- Malissa Gould and daughter, Jane, Melvin Wagner and Louis Abendroth of Elgin, Mrs. Harry Anderson and children and Mrs; Leo Karls and children of Richmond. Mrs. S. W. Smitb and daughter, Bernice spent Saturtl|y afternoon in Elgin. ' ..." . ; ' • Mr. «T'd Mfs- Charles Osbottje; of Solon Mills spent Tuesday evening in, the Thomas Doherty home. Edward Harrison ami Miss Ruth Owen of Elgin spent Sunday evening with the foririer's parents, Mn aftd Mrs. George Harrison, The riienihers bf the' Epworth League enjoyed a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Martin, Sunday evening. The Ringwood Home Coming wilTf be held at the M. W. A. Hall Friday, Aug. 24. There will be a program m Page Sevefi the afternoon which will be followed , by a cafeteria supper, served by the Ladies Aid Society. Mr, and Mrs. Lenard Carlson u* nounce the arrival of a" son at' their home, Friday morning. Cecil- and Viola Rager of Chicago spent a few days the past week in th« Frank Fay home. The M- E. church choir will pat on a program in the evening at 8 o'clock, Standard Time, one feators of whi^h will be a one-act play, "Friday For Luck." • Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith and sons of Harvard spent Sunday with-$jMtJ!or« mer's . parents, Mr. and McsLS. W« Smith. '• • - ' StSet Frank A. Ramsey, At^:' - AjS; :i;, EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE .Estate of Alois Kopacek also kna#S as Louis Kop'acek", Deceased. The undersigned. Exeeutpx of tha last Will and Testament of Aloia Kopacek also known as Louis Kopa« cek, deceased, hereby gives notice thaft she will appear before . the County, Court of McHenry County, at tho Court House in Woodstock, on tha 17th day of September, A. D. 1934, at which time allpersns having claims against, said Estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpose ot having; the same adjusted, All pe$» sons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment, t.6 the undersigned , - ; • , Dated this 1st day of August, A.;XK i 9 3 ^ ' < < . ' " v y . .ClJCMILLfi GBARMAN^:'.-;' 10-3 • Executrix SI ArfumtaU • if", Jnd Tank Ins says arguments if| durance tests, like pole sitting or mi athon dnfioinff. Fi FRED J. SMITH, Prop, JOHNSBURG, ILL. Best Equipped Garage in North&n Illinoia v ; TOWING AND REPAIRING Agency For* Johnson Sea Horses Full Liiie of Parts for Johnson Motors "8 Ball" Is Utest Navy Airplane Unit Insigniai Washington.--Pool players readily will comprehend why the navy's flying patrol squadron "8-F" use* a winged; "eight ball" for Its insignia in place of King Neptune. The oteject of the pool game known as "eight ball" is to pocket all the' balls numbered from one to Seven and then sink No. 8 before your opponent sinks those from nine tb fifteen an<f likewise pockets the "eight ball." If, however, you drop the "eight ball" by mistake before you Wive pocketed the others, you lose. The new Insignia signifies that the squadron considers itself the last tot drop and dangerous to be played with; On the other hand the discarded de* sign portraying Neptune sitting on a rock in the ocean seemed to suggest a fallen aviator scanning the horizon for friends coming to his rescue ratheif than its original Inference of the "king of the sea" looking for enemies. Dr. Eckener Is Planning 4-Continent Air Route London.--Plans for a German alrfchlp service linking the United States to South America, Europe and southwestern Asia were outlined here by Hugo Eckener, Count Zeppelin's successor as head of the German dirigible" enterprise. Eckener revealed the great dirigible now being built in Germany--larger than the American Macon--would be used In a triangular service from central Europe to North and Sooth America. Phones--200-J Night--640-r-2 Nebraska Gives Prizes for Hunters of Crows Lincoln, Neb.--Nebraska nimrods have been Invited to participate in a state-wide crow shopt^ sponsored by the Nebraska Isaak Walton league. Predictions have, been made that the large, unloved, black plumed birds will fall in great numbers during the contest, which wlil continue throughout 1A34. Awards are to be made to the crow hunters turning in the largest number of "scalps" for the year. kesultr This fine 6 cubic fool refrigerator regularly sells for $206.50--while they last, they are specially priced at only $169.30 IF you art NOW you can save $37 ^on one of the finest refrigerators in the entire Frigidjire line. It's a genuine, brand new Frigidaire, perfect in every respect. 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FOR ONLY P've cents--the cost of a package of gum-wi!! operates wash-* ing Machine, a vacuum cleaner, a percolator, an electric iron, a toaster, a waffle iron--all at one time--for one solid hour at \JwwtS the new 2c per kilowatt-hour portion of the electric rate, in effect after 17 kilowatt-hOttrs per room have been used in the month. Other useful electrical devices also cost but a few pennies to operate. Take advantage of the new low ratfs -- think what^comfort. what convenience the use of labor-saving appliances will bring to your borne. Nickel PUBLIC-SERVICE.COMPANY yg OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS <j£ ' . a ' ' " U Telephone: Crystal Lake 280