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They're All Alike ^ I'm? By RtJBY PROCTOie *Hwmhp Mn WXU PMtUTM. V *•'.' "•'J./ > * I T* i ;3'.: fcf *THE train whistled shrilly at a crossing and thundered n through the night Pfc. John Whitcomb Morely slouched in his seat, his eyes closed, but he wasn't deeping. He was nil kinds of a fool for inviting the two fellows in the opposite seat to spend a week-end leave with him. It was just as well, he thought gloomily, that their plane reservations had been cancelled in favor of more important travelers^ There wouldn't be so much time. Of course, when he had first asked them, he hadn't realised how queer his home and his folks would look to Pete and Frank. It had happened in a reckless little burst of gratitude the time they had insisted that he accompany them to their own town to spend a few days. They'd felt sorry 'or him, he guessed, because he never received any packages, and almost never any mail. Just that long, official looking envelope once a month with his father's business address in the cor* ner. There was always a check enclosed which, he didn't need, but which his father insisted on sending because he couldn't understand how anyone could possibly get by on only fifty-four dollars a month. Usually there was only the check, but sometimes he inclosed a little note: "If there is anything you need, son, just let me know. Your mother is pretty busy these days--Red Cross, selling War Bonds--yob know how she loves "I knew, they've all aUka.** that sort of thing. Shell write later." Those visits had opened his eyes to a lot of things. Their parents had treated the boys as if they were , returning heroes. They had accepted John without question as one of themselves, had gone all-out to show him a good time. He'd have to think of something to explain why his folks were different.. His father would be silent and preoccupied at dinner, if he was home at all, and his mother would be coldly polite to Frank and Pete, and vaguely critical of all three of them. John had had a sick, shamed feeling ever since this morning when? he had sent the telegram announcing the change in the time of their arrival. "What's the matter, John?*' Frank asked. "You look kind of sick." . "I was just thinking," John said with false animation. "We*D have to get over to the Servicemen's Center. There's; nothing like it. They ^really do all they can for you." ^ Pete shook his NMd. "That's for tiie fellows without Yo&il ties. Your mother will have something planned. . I^know, they're all alike." "Yeah," Frank said, stretching, Vmothers are all alike." He'd go nuts, John thought, if they didn't quit saying that Mothers were definitely not all alike, and Frank and Pete would find that out soon enough. He'd tell them the truth. He could say it casually as if it weren't important, just an interesting study in human nature. He'd put it something like this: "Mothers are not all alike, fellows, and I ean prove it. Meet mine, ExhibifcsA." "I don't expect that the folks will be at the station," John said as they moved into the crowded aisle. "It's an awkward hour to meet a train." "They'll be there all right," Frank laughed confidently. Surprisingly they were, both of them. Jptyi could hardly believe it. His mother kissed him, not caring what it did to her make-up. Good Lord, he couldn't remember whet} she'd done that! And his dad, gripping his hand hard, and then blowing his nose loudly. This was a bad time of year for colds. Pete bought a paper as they were leaving the station. "Gosh, fellows, did yqu see this? That plane we planned to come on crashed!" Frank sucked in his breath. "Golly, I'll bet your folks were worried!" John's mother bit her lip and nodded. - Dad mopped his forehead. "We were mighty relieved to get youx second telegram," he admitted. Late that anight as the three were undressing Frank said sleepily: "Your folks sure treated lis swell, John. The best leave we've had yet Your mother is really sraer." "Yeah," John agreed happih, ••they're all alike." Furniture Pettsh Furniture polish can be made of two parts boiled linseed oil and ene part turpentine. Doctors have discovered that they can save as much as SO per cent sf the penicillin if they strap an ice 8ck over the site of the muscular lection of the drug. The cold seems to slow down the rate at which the penicillin is thrown off by Dawn in South Alabama a woman passing a neighbor's house, and beholding the md and master of the establishment dosing peacefully on the shady veranda, leaned over the garden fence, and to the man's latag-sufEering better half observed, "Well, I See your old man is still taking things easy." The woman in thi garden straiglitened up from her hoeing, absently massaged her aching back, and replied, "Yes, Sarah, he is." A whispy ghost of a smile flitted over her tired face. "You know," she added, "that man has just two regrets ih life. One is that he has to wake up to eat and the 9ther that he has to quit eating to sleep." On Parade .•MM •••»«« xi i i By "YardstidKr > %« game Trader Practise The common practice of starting the tractor motor before filling the cooling system, letting the motor Mr. and Mrs. Frans Freisinger entertained their daughter-in-law, the lovely Mrs. Leo Freisinger over the weekend. Frans left the twenty-six Moscovy docks on his "Square End" ranch in Chicago in charge of a neighbor who promised to give them the tender care they received from Frans. So with not a care in the world he enjoyed his brief vacation to the utmost In the days of '49 the early settlers Aad to travel all the way to Cali- TWO-TWO MTCti Nurse--Lucky man, your wife has presented you with quadruplets! Father--Four crying otit loud! OYfeetthgs folks: Labor ^ay has come and gone and once again Junior and Sis put away their fishing rods and pack their bathing suits away in moth balls for another year. That time of year is here again when our summer residents close up their cottages and leave for their permanent nomes. The ideal weather over the week-1 fomiTfcrfind grid. Our friend Otto end brought hundreds of cars to py^ the good fortune of find- McCulIom Lake. i ingr the same kind of pay dirt right Hie recent lifting of rationing re- j in his back yard last Sunday. Soon ijrtrictions on gasoline was in some j after his discovery we saw Messers. " tneasure responsible for the marked I Hoeft and Kulvitsky digging fast increase in the number of visitors, 'and furiously with Otto and Emma News Of Our Servfcenea supervising the *£. After a few Sgt Edward Mckenna is enjoying; nouns of digging they hit the "Jack a thirty day leave. He has recently Pot." There is inore to this story returned from Germany where he >o we suggest you ask Otto to give served with the 635th Mobile Unit ^ou the details. Sgt McKenna has been in the ser- There will be big doings at the vice for three and a half years with,home of Dr. and Mrs. Rathbun on one year service overseas. ; Orchard Drive on September 31. T-5. Robert Kantorski has been as-.That great lover and recent bridesigned to duties at Camp Wellworth, (groom, Grandpa Malay, has been do- Va., after enjoying a thirty-day ing a lot of whispering in the Doc'! 31. j We ask your # . „ I evening in the future as Paul Ai- the hot metal block is very .apt to | berts that big-little man on the' cause damage. The correct proce- I Plaindealer staff has been .getting dure is to pertly fill'-the cooling sys- • in our whiskers lately for turning; tem of the tractor with Warm water 'in our copy a day late every week. | So, again we ask you folks to please co-operate with us and keep this guy smiling. nfolks to please turn in! £ toe pump for water is partema before Monday ocularly dangerous. Cold water on before starting the motor aqd then, after the motor is started, All (fas system. Tekee average voice range is two octaves. The cavities of the mouth, nose, throat and sinuses act as resonators and contribute overtones to speech and givfe different Voices their Need Rubber Stamps? The Plaindealer. Order at Roll fhh in corn fine cracker, crumbs before bakkg or frytog tt and this wOt help,, tain the flavor and moisture*! Deer The threat of deer largely by winter leaves over much of their summer meaning less critical feeding tioaos. A winter of deep snow them into the shelter of old yards where the concentration animals means an overtaxing at edible vegetktion. leave , with his parents here. News Bits Pop Stevenson has finally finished coming shindig, ear lately and we hope Dr. Rathbun will give us the low down at this Neighborly Strategy Myron--How did your uncje make his neighbors keep their* hens out oi his back yard? Byron--He had a pretty clever idea. The other night he hid a halt dozen eggs under a bush and then let the neighbors see him gathering them. He wasn't bothered after that! .. ^ that paint job on his castle. It was a project he started on Memorial day. It was tile constant prodding of Ma Stevenson that brought this job to a conclusion. The first cleansing treatment that a spot of clothing receives may decide whether it comes out or becomes a permanent fixture. The sooner a spct or stain gets the right treatment the easier it istoremova. Talking Politics Candidate -- The difference between a poor man and a mil- Bonaire--' Voter--Yes, I know. One worries Over his next meal and the other Worries over his last one. to be Postponed Fury Jimmy--Aren't you going late for school? Johnny--Yes. But if I give this golf ball to the teacher, I won't get punished for being late until Saturday when Dad misses it. Window Shopping Hubby --You mean to say you were shopping, yet you didn't buy s filing? Wifie -- Well, sometimes you go fishing, yet you don't catch any* .thing! Times Change i S Woman--I want to get a divorce. Row much will it cost? ° Lawyer--About a hundred dollars. Woman--That's too much. It isn't worth it. I can have him shot for Mad Millinery Customer (in fashionable millinery store)--I'd like to /try on that one over there. Clerk (politely)--I'; h sorry, madam, but that is the 1 imp shade. Mr. and Mrs. Sani Dteskis had as guests this weekend Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Rymus and son, Junior, of Chicago. The moving of the Al Zovodas' yacht Shangrila to dry dock in their back yard presented a problem for the assembled experts wnich included such big heads as Admiral Joe Schaeffer and others. It was then that those two lovelies Caroline and Marcella Frit* appeared on the scene. After surveying the problem for an instant they went to work. They loaded the stern of the boat on a wheelbarrow, the bow on the rear bumper of their car and while Marcella drove the car Caroline chauffeured the wheelbarrow and, the job was done. There were many red faces among those so called experts who were too embarrased to make any comment. Society Notes The McCullom Lake Ladies Pinochle Club enjoyed a pleasant Wed- j nesday afternoon at the home of! Mrs. Harry Lock of Maple Hill. Among those present were Mrs. Leo Sales, Mrs. Syd Smith, Mrs. Lee Larson, Mrs. Halley, Mrs. George Scheubert, Mrs. C. Feiereisel and Mrs. Modern Aceerdl-- The accordion, as we know It today, was first made by a Viennese, Dsmien, in 1829, and introduced in the United States Shortly afterward. Damien's improvement of an apparatus that had been known in China for centuries was a small bellows at the top of the box. The bellows supplies the wind which sets the reeds in motion. The old type Chinese instrument was operated by the infusion of breath. "MOSEY INN" TAVERJN Located in the Welter Building llf|EIHaWOOD, ILL. Fish Fry Every Triday Night ATLAS PRAGER BEER vvv-Jteed Bowman, Prop- Last Sunday marked the 45th anniversary of happy married life for that grand young couple Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cermak at their Cicero home. It was indeed a very memorable occasion, one that will long be remembered by the many friends and relatives which included their son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Betty Cermak who called at their home to felicitate the happy pair. May we add our congratulations and wishee for many repetitions of this happy event SERVING rOOD < at tte ROLAINE GRILL $ WONDER LAKJE from 12 o'clock until cloying hour CLOSED . ALL DAY MONDAY Phone Wonder Lake 226 Has Ended But it will still be some time before yon can get a new car or track. Meaning that the best of cure should still be given to the ones you already have for use.x Let us service your .car so it can continue jerying you. Phone 2004 GARAGE FRED J. SMITH, Prop. Towing fohaslmrji j j jixt<xru-j-u^r-nuifu-u--ruxrir<'-i*unrir ryv Wartime Romanee First Louie--Did you ever get your ring back from that peach you were engaged to? Second Louie--No, she turned out to be the cling-stone variety. AS DESCRIBED Customer--I'd like to buy an appropriate gift for a bride; something timely and striking. Clerk--How about an alarm clock? Where Discipline Counts Myron--My girl has taken a Job as sergeant in a dentist's office. Byron--I never heard of such a .thing. What does she do? - Myron--She drills teeth. Foot of the Cla&s Teacher--Tell me, Johnny, how. do foreign dishes compare with American ones? Johnny--Aw, they break just as easily. Snappy Orders Grumpy Army Colonel sitting in barber chair--Cut all three short. Barber--What three, sir? GJLC---Whiskers, hair and chatter. - ftebeel Dase Teacher--Jasper, gfve me an example of nothing. Jasper--Well, I'd say < knife without e handle! be Among lis Gab Dora--I've decided I / won't married until I'm 25. Cora--And I've decided not to be S5 imtil I'm married. Neatly Arranged Boy--What shape is a kiss? Gal--I don't know. Boy--Well, give me one and we'll call it square. . Starting a Habit City Boy--Keep still, I'm trying to think. Country Boy -- Experimenting again, eh? Corn Silage Although grass silage is the undisputed forage champion from the standpoint of bringing about production of high-vitamin milk, corn silace is not far behind if harvested at the recommended early dent stage, work done at the University of Wisconsin by J. J. Stefaniak, I. W. Rupel, and W. H. Peterson shows. Need Rubber Stamps? , {Qeindsafei* Older at As we predicted last week Mr. and Mrs. Fred Edmonds have purchased the Lawrence home on Maple Hill Drive. The Edmonds celebrated this occasion as well as Fred's birthday Sunday evening with a gay lawn party for their neighbors. We are indeed happy to welcome these two nice people to McCullom Lake. Mr. Tom Lee and Mrs. Olson at Orchard Drive had a house full of guests this weekend. Among them were the lovely Miss Beverly De- Pew, Mr. Kusdojeck, and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Larson all of Chicago. Einar Devik has been in the dog house so often lately that his canine landlord, Lila, objected to the crowd* ing so, Einar solved the problem by building an annex to Lila's residence and they can now both enjoy this sanctum without any crowding. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Enyart ei joyed the company of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pugsley of Wonder Lake this weekend. Their lovely daughter, Corinne Butler, who has recently finished her nurses' training at the St. Francis hosDital in Evanston left for Springfield, Illinois, Monday, where she will take an examination before the State Examination Board to qualify her for a graduate Nurse's Certificate. Good luck to you, Corinne. 1 . „ Sunday was a day of- rest for our Wildcats as no game wdjrtpttheduled for that day. ^ So far this season our. Wildcats, have been victorious in every game played. Monday the boys got a wee bit restless so they teamed up with the Wonder Lake .boys and playetf the Richmond Tigers on the Mc- Henry Shamrocks field at McHenry.. In spite of the fact that the McC.- W. L. team had been playing soft ball games al] season, they managed to hold the Richmond Tigers down' to 4 runs in this hard ball contest, llie game ended with a score of I to 3 in favor of the Tigers. Al Brenner did a superb job of pitching for the Mc L.-W. L. side. Jerry Snow-- ball Perslcy hit a double in the third inning. George Gorenson was also, responsible for a run in the same inning. Jack Pavlik of the Wonder z-- 'TVcute of THIS mmod of d»e yeact with sadden teasperecare changes, is hard on thj| ' chrome "cold-catcher." lake no chances. Stop that fins toiflcl Better call oo a pity*' sician, let him diagnose yoaf special type of cold and pee* scribc for it Then, of coarse, bring his prescription here , for careful compounding. Bolger's Drug Store Street McHenry ^Sk i , 'f -V1" " - -*? ¥: 'Hi' • v^- - . i aw I ///. Hore is the story you've been waiting for about your next electric refrigerator .. M has Beauty I... Smooth white surfaces, shining chrome and plastic fittings, stainless, spot-proof interiors...these features of die modern electric refrigerator will make ic easy to ke^p spic ,and «psa» It has Chills! Freezing compartments will freeze foods for future use. .. keep fowl, meats, berries, you may want to preserve, for weeks, or even months. Store-bought, packaged frozen foods may be kept indefinitely, too. . ^ It has Spacel--*nd Iocs of it Hie housewife who owns s modern electric refrigerator will store whole roasts, watermelons... with room left over. Adjustable shelves will glide out so all foods are within (N has Speed I Ice-in s hurry...will be yours with effortless esse. Cubes will pop up. No need for tugging at ice trays. ..no need to hold diem under die faucet in order to release those quicker-made ice cubes.,»iMl cubes will freeze faster, too. It has Actionl Thrill to die r5of scientific cold and humidity control... supplying sub-freezing cold in freezing coin-, pertinents.. .moist cold for general refhgeruse... super-moist cold to kcqp faun bki vittfflin-rifk Wn2f snd vegetables vitamin-ridh. H has Thrift!...The modem dearie refrigerator will operate on a mere trickle of current Modern, dependable mechanisms, quiet and unseen, will function with a minimum of attention. > V'": . " - WATCH MB WAR...AND HAM! Modem, new, postwar dectric refrigerators embodying «& the above features and advantages, and many more, have already been developed and tested. When conditioos permit and manufacturers get the go-ahead . . . they'll go into production and your new electric refrigerator will be on its way to you. Meantime, help your country-- yourself--buy more Bonds--and keep them! PW I* ijiiI'l'miiiin'i HI,;,, - - f: - y/itej.• • 'i