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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 11 Nov 1937, p. 7

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'mm v 8 - 5*fcj , , '.,5 /I,-* * >•j fhOTday, November U, 1937 -z, <* "3"^rr;^'" v'iV/Trr* **% tfv«sr^ •»*.* -r: <*W / " ~ - ** "*y -c* / **' *" \ *•' -•"'" y '??"%' t> *, *"•" ~~t >\ ?\\ ' ->-*->* „ _ . . „ -'•"""" v-:i;"-J-" ~ •• "-2_ ' •"""_ I'" '* w' \ , . ••1 . .. • 1 * *. .. . V- '. 5 •«• «»WW «* **•*••••• ' »•'<•• ' ' v , ' - > j» » , V., * > • • y -, _ • T: * ,4^?r^-jfe^A *- ••«<, %k' *>rr*U **®* * -"•', V** * • $ * • /* " -# ' . , «• - '• t rmiRDlAUt J., "if" ; -•/ JS# fcs '«••?. 3 L= The How and Why of U| National Unemploymeat Census S;>' X&M mm A nation-wide census of atl unemployed and partiall P]oyed persons in the United States will be taken between t m November 16 to 20, by act of Congress, and at the direction of President Roosevelt. & unemdates Here, in question-and-answer form, is the information you need to know about this plan. ^ L WHAT 18 PUBFOSB or THK UNBMTLOY1ISNT CKNSUg? To get an accurate count of the unemployed and partly unemployed, a. TO WHOM WILL CABD8 BB 81 NTT To every family in the United States. S. CNDU WHOSE AV8PICM II TBI CENSUS BUNG TAUNT Congress has decreed, and the President has directed, that it be 4. 18 THE CENSUS COMPULSOBTT • * No. But every unemployed or partly unemployed person is urgently requested to cooperate. n* i HOW WILL THE CENSUS BE CONDUCTEDT Through the facilities of the Post Office Department. Report Cards will be delivered to every family. Cards are to be fetumed by mail to Washington for tabulation and analysis. WHEN WILL THE CENSUS BE TA|£BNf ,? s '* PI «•"} a • 'A',. ^ Novei®ber 16 and must be returned by MIDNIGHT NOVEMBER 20. They are already addressed and no postage is required. WHO SHOULD FILL AND RETURN CA&D8T •very person who is unemployed or partly unemployed who ii able to .work and wants work. S. WHAT AOS LIMITS APPLTt There are no age limits except PTixting State r«»gul*t4rm» pnrxsTning . w o r k e r s ' a g e s . . 'g • w ; \ t. SHOULD MORE THAN ONE UNEMPLOYED PERSON IN A FAMILY RETURN A CARD? Yes. Every unemployed member of a family should fill out and return a card, if able to work and seeking work. 11 WHERE MAY ADDITIONAL CARDS BB OBTAINEDT At any post office or from your postman. 1L WHERE CAN INFORMATION BB 8BCURBD IN FILLING OUT CABDST At your post office or from your postman. IS. U THIS CBNSU9 CONFINED TO AMERICAN CITIZENST No. All permanent residents of the United States are induded. ]». IS THE INFORMATION GIVEN ON THE CARDS TO BE CONSIDERED CONFIDENTIAL? Yes. This information will be used for unemployment statistics only. 14. SHOULD EVERY QUESTION OP THE CBNSU8 CARD BB ANSWERED? Yes. To obtain the most accurate information possible, the President asks that each question be answered. Numbers 9 and 10 are particularly important However, failure to answer some of the questions will not invalidate the card. 11 WHO 18 AN "UNEMPLOYED" PER80NT A person of either sex or any color who Is not working and is able to work and seeking work. ,11 WHO 18 A "PARTLY UNEMPLOYED" PERSONT j A person of either sex or any color with part-time employment who is | able to do more work and is looking for more work. ' 17. ARB PERSON8 ON EMERGENCY WORK PROJECTS INCLUDEDT Yes. They should register as unemployed. A specific question, Number . 2c, is provided on the Report Card for all persons working on a W.P.A., N.Y.A., C.C.C., or other emergency work project which is supported by > public funds. STATUE OF PEARY sLocuars LAKE i • i f n" * .fr ' ' 1 - I A view of a sculpture of Admiral Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the North pole, by Joseph P. Pollia, which was unveiled at Cresson, Pa., the reputed home of the explorer. A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES -- , ifte White Hons* ~ Washington TO EVERY WORKER: If you are unemployed or partly unemployed and are able to work and are seeking work, please fill out this report card right- away and mail it before midnight, Saturday, November 20,1937. No postage stamp is needed. The Congress directed me to take this census. It is important to the unemployed and to everyone in this land that the census be complete, honest, and accurate. If you give me the facts, I shall try to use them for the benefit of all who need and want work and do not now have it. - ° FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Speedy Greyhounds in Action Twice ft 14 Tales ef ml Year* ifi TWENTY YEARS AGO Cement porches are being constructed at the homes of R» L Overton and F. H. Wattles on the west side of town. Many of our people who own automobiles took advantage of the beautiful weather and enjoyed Sunday touring. One of the West side thirst emporiums was lighted up most brilliantly last Sunday night. The curtains were thrown back so that everyone who passed by could see in. Fair enough. This locality was visited by its first real snow fall during last Thursday night and when our people arose on Thursday morning they were confront ed by white-covered house tops. THIRTY YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Zimmer and J. Geary spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Zimmer at Palatine. Mr. end Mrs. Lyle Litwiler of Round Lake were Saturday ^ guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Burnett. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lusk and daughter, Betty Lou, of Maple Park spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren. Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Burnett were callers at Crystal Lake the first part of last week. Mrs. Burnett remained over for a visit with relatives, returning home last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cook of Wauconda and Mr. and Mrs. Alva Gingrich of Toulon, 111., were callers at the home of Willard Darrell Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Axel Nerstrom and two sons of North Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Neison of Waukegan were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geary and son, Eugene, were callers at Wauconda last Wednesday, where Eugene was confirmed at the Transfiguration church Mrs. Harry Matthews and Mrs. El- !mer Esping spent Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews at Forest Park. Sunday callers at the: home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks were Mrs. Ella Parks, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Parks and daughter, Jacqueline, of Park Ridge and Fred Delme of Glen View, M. and Mrs. John Rieckert, of Niles Center, M. H. Detrick and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Barto and son of Chicago. Forrest Geary and Miss Roberta Kimball of Wauconda were callers at the Henry Geary home Sunday. Sunday callers and visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Burnett were Mr. DeForeet and mother, Mrs. St. Clare, Mr. Douglas and friend from Chicago. Willard Darrell was a Sunday and overnight guest at the home of his daughter in Foreet Park. Arthur Wackerow was a caller at Glen Ellyn Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Rau of Chicago were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks. Joe Dowell and daughter, Mayme, and son, Harry, and Harry Matthews called on Mrs. Joe Dowell at the Illinois Research hospital in Chicago last Wednesday. The Ladies' Aid of the Federated church of Wauconda were entertained at the home of Mrs. Harry Matthews last Thursday. Sewing was the pastime with the serving of refreshments. About twenty-seven members', end guests were present. IJd.Hottr too \ 'vy »'i •*es<r p - v : - Too, often, the regular-grind of otir daily business cansefe . r us to overlook humanity's best frien$. Itas not until 8idi« ness or unexpected accident comes that we reach out with a beseeching hand to our doctors. Then, at our bedsides we find them .,.. giving hope in life's dark hours. To our doctors, we pay heartfelt tribute, hoping that o#| humble message may help them a little as they "carry on" with their acts of mercy. This community has an .... able medical profession. We salute the doctors of Me- A remarkable picture showing two racing greyhounds in fierce, ; Imping action as they pursue the elusive mechanical rabbit during the jirct heat for the Victoria Derby at Epsom, near Melbourne, Australia, j The picture is remarkable for its clarity despite the terrific speed of the ! hounds passing the camera's lens. "Night Steps" is closer to the camwith "Inverarie" in the background. 1 1 i ' i' 'i['ij'.'fr| Result of Japanese Savagery Shanghai's museum, located in the shell-shattered civic center, contains many art treasures dating back to the Ming dynasty, preserves costumes and customs of an age-old civilization, houses statues of idols, Strange gods, warrior heroes. Here the figure of Kwan Yin is humbled the dust by an airplane bomb. jr; ^ Eyeglasses Once a Fad In Sixteenth-century Europe, eyeglasses were worn by important men in the belief that they added the final touch of distinction to one's appearance. This idea became so widespread and ingrained, says Collier's Weekly, that artists even painted portraits of St. Peter and the disciples of -Christ wearing them. Order your Rubber Stamps at The Haindealer. Vegetables Rich in Calcium Cheese and milk are not the only good sources of calcium. Vegetable* rich in this mineral are beet, dandelion, turnip and mustard greens, green cabbage and chard. Mississippi Levees Began lTlt The first levees on the b. nks oi the Mississippi river were begun ic 1717 at New Orleans. Congress appropriated its first money for flood relief--$90,000--in 1874. Henry J. Schaffer is excavating in preparation to building himself a home on Waukegan street, just east of his father's place. Chas. G. Frett, the jovial Center ville meat dealer, has this week installed an elegant little IVt horse-power Tom Thumb gasoline engine, which will hereafter operate his meait chopper. Frank J. Barbian is carrying his right arm in a sling as a result of be ing thrown over the wheel of his huggy. Frank as at Fox Lake last Saturday. One of the worst freight wrecks to occur on this division of the North Western line occurred last Thursday morning at Terra Cotta, when Borden's milk train ran into a freight train. FOHTY YEARS AGO F. L. McOmber is putting in the new furnace at the M. E. church. Harry Wightman had one of his horses severely licked one day last week. E. B. Perkins is papering, painting, and decorating the interior of the M. E. church, which is a sure guarantee that it will be done in first class style. This section was visited by light frosts on Sunday and Monday nights, but not severe enough to do any material damage. John W. Simon had the misfortune to get badly hurt while unloading at the depot, some heavy iron for the Water Works, on Friday last* NEW 1938 I. E. S. AT STARTLING LOW PRICES •f-' V • These last few years have witnessed gwt i«* Lvements both in Better Lighting *a.* design. Now we bring you the latest and greanst of these advances, in a brilliant array of floor1^ that we honestly feel are the best and y lamp values we have P0*11 miss them! THESE "BETTER LIGHT--BETTER SIGHT* FEATURES PROTECT YOUR EYES . K Approved !.E.S. Reflector Bowl Candle Shields C. Six-Way Lighting ' ^ : FIFTY YEARS AGO Gottleib Boley has pulled do*ft his old barn fcnd is putting up a new one 20x30, near the brewery. This will be an improvement that Mr. Boley has long needed. The large coal sheds of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, at Harvard, containing 950 tons of coal, were with their contents entirely destroyed by fire on Tuesday of last week.. Los* about $5,000. Walter Culver, of Richmond, now occupies a position in Besley's Drug store, on the West Side. H. E. Wightman, accompanied by his daughter, Jessie, started for Dakota on Tuesday. Mrs. Julia Bishop started on Monday for Jackson, Tenn., where she will visit with the family of E. Griswold^ who formerly resided in this village. • SIXTY YEARS AGO Produce although abundant this seeson, is held by the producers in expectation of better prices. County Clerk Whitney, made our sanctum a pleasant call on Wednesday last. He was -on his way home from Richmond. Joseph Frett, the new proprietor at Fisher's meat i^arket, took possession on Monday morning. He is said to be an experienced butcher. The Greenback Club was organised on Saturday evening by electing A. HL Hanley, president and M. Kelter, secretary. Short speeches were male by M. Leathers and Hon. Hank McLean, after which quite a number present enrolled themselves as members. ftimnl trim-- 25*3 ocbox plewj- S^Tin «iWer-gold l^^y.gdd Of $1Q95 frpMe-gold. xi&Sjn:f uj or ivory-gold. All-Purpose bronze °r JOW ivory-gold* • *" Only 99c Dowii All-silk htnd-scwa shades in gold, beige^ banana, champagne, of ivory. Neo-Classic Design base with onyx, inlay; ivory-gold or facoo^gokL As long as 12 months t« pay the balamct on your EUctric Strvict bilL. "W % All Floor Lamps shown here are die latest approved - style... Three-candle light with candle cup reflectors . . . Three-intensity bulbs . . . six-way lighting, permitting operation of one or more of the three candles and any of three intensities in the central lamp bulb. ftflNY NEIGHBORHOOD DEALER9 A*E ALSO OFFERING FINE SELECTIONS OF I. E. S. LAMPS PUBLIC-SERVICE COMPANY %R. IWKIH*«W LOOK FOR THIS I. E. S. TAG! CoenpLuxice with Illumi :v i ' ^ i

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