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* aF" . *•' Thursday, March 20,1941 *X;-' * y,; v ' ' ** - »> HJS.-' ' -* :* . . - ' "* f *• - Page Severn mm w rrofwmrttwjp* Dr. PImm: M<B«*ry IM-J Woodblock 674 raulA.$efawabe OPTuknwsi w£8&S£ tr^ •' V j^'r'y.V ••£• 1 J.','1 * ',*• ites s» . >' SK^VV IV !'. ' r,v*' Niesen's Letter NMtenal Editorial * ^ •>. : livenide Drive, McHenry r< •v* -•.: * * , - . " i i •;•*.,>*f? $>,#* •- ^JSSi fcWSKi*'* ' : ;v *5* 1* LUNCHES 4--' DINNERS PLATE LUNCHES : -- TASTY SANDWICHES OF ALL KXND^-- ' . (ISicken and Steak Dinners Our Specially We also cater to parties and weddissgs, .>>' rJt Kjtu FHONS 38 ' ' .l McHenry Flour MRS. HELEN HARRIS will be used exclusively by Mrs. Helen Weeks Harris, graduate home economist and noted lecturer, writer and demonstrator, who will conduct The Plaindealer Cooking School at the McHenry High School Auditorium on -- THURSDAY & FRIDAY March 27 and 28 to which every woman is invited to attend. The starting hour is 1:30 p. m. No admission charge. McHENRYi FLOUR is a product of the McHenry Flour Mills, located right here in home territory. It has been Used for many years by housewives throughout McHenry county and northeastern Illinois. We ask you to try it. Place your order with your grocer today. If he does not have it, he can secure it on short notice. ^ ^ ^ '! - * Other products of the McHenry Flour Mills €HNi: * N i$ELF-RISING BUCKWHEAT FLOJ #ANCAKE AND WAFFLE FLOurf Jtj^HOLE WHEAT FLOUR 4 * JfcoRN MEAL , U ": |JiRE AKFAST CEREAL * * ; > '=."••JPOULTRY MASHES AND SCBATCHE^JI^f^ C T I E L 1 ) S E E D S , F E R T I L I Z E R S , F E E D S ^ I| BABY CHICKS. / s - ^ . ; t • J McHenry Hoi» Mills WM. SPENCER, Prop. tW - • ••• .-~i*'•«! • ••• A Good Used Car 1 WILL SOON BE HARD TO BUY! cars are going sky high, so buy at* low prices. 4 *• 1989 Dodge Luxury liner 4-door Sedan -- Regal maroon finish, ftadio and heater c *595 1939 Plymouth DeLue 4-door Touring Sedan -- Has had excellent care. Lots of extras $555 Cehvrolet Master DeLuxe 2-door Trunk Sedan -- Radio, heater. Was a mechanic's car $495 1938 Ford "80" 2-door Trunk Sedan -- You can't beat this bargain $345 1937 DeSoto Custom 4- door Touring Sedan -- with radio, heater, clock, and overdrive gear $385 1987 LaFayette 4-door Trunk Sedan -- New blue finish and motor reconditioned. Lots of service left in this car $345 1987 Plymouth DeLuxe 2-door Touring Sedan -- Runs like new. Driven 14,- 000 miles. We defy you to better this buy $375 1937 Ford "85" DeLuxe 4 - door Trunk Sedan -- Motor reconditioned. Car throughout exceptionally elean. A buy at $315 1937 Plymouth De Luxe 2-door Touring Sedan -- Heater and radio. Beautiful green finish. Driven 19,000 miles a $375 1988 Plymouth DeLuxe 4-door Touring Sedan -- It's a real^uy at this price $265 1936 Ford "88" Coach. Black finish,' good tires, motor overhauled $225 Plus a large selection of lower priced cars being sold at a great saving. Low finance rates on used cars, Blake Motor Pearl and Park Sts. Dodge - Plymouth Plume 156 Council Room, March 3, '1941. The City Council met in regular monthly meeting with Mayor Overton presiding. Aldermen present: bolger, Buss, Ferwerda, Freund, Nye. Absent: Regner. AUCTION ED. VOGEL, Aactioneer Hawing decided to quit the dairy business, I will sell my cows and farming equipment at Public Auction on , , , ,, the farm known as the John Tohyan Motion by Freund, seconded by Nye, farm located 1 mile south of Fox Lake that the minutes ol the last regular ] on n s Route 12> 1% miles north of Washington, March 19 -- Clicking calculating machines in the numerous | internal revenue offices operating ; overtime this week -provoke widespread interest in official Washing- I ton. Summaries of the income tax I reports are coming into the Treas- I ury here by mail and telegraph. The fiscal experts are pouring over the ; early figures to determine the trend i among the taxpayers before working j out their estimates to make a revenue 1 picture for Congress. It will then be • up to the national legislature to write I a new tax bill to raise money for paying defense costs. The House expect* to conclude its consideration of a meeting and Special meeting held February 24, be approved as read. Motion carried. Motion by Ferwerda, seconded by Nye, that the treasurer's report be approved as read. Motion carried. | Motion by Freund, seconded by Bolger, that the collector's report Jta approved as read. Motion carried, j Motion by Buss, seconded by Ferwerda, that the clerk's report be approved as read. Motion carried. Motion by Ferwerda, seconded by Nye, to approve the action of the Finance Committee in the payment of semi-annual interest in the amount of $320.00 on Sewer Bonds. Motion carried. Motion by Nye, neeonded by Bolger, seven billion dollar appropriation that the following bills be paid as apmeasure within a day or two. It is generally conceded that the funds necessary for defense purposes and aid to Britain cannot be raised by exclusively direct taxation. The Treasury is awaiting authorization from Congress to launch an intensive campaign to supplement the income from taxes by selling government defense bonds to the people. Advertising and personal appeal through letters will be the device used to pry the money from savings accounts and for buying bonds on a time-payment basis. The money-raising ballyhoo will be in full proved by the finance committee. Motion carried. John B. Wirt*, Police salary ....$110.00 Jack Smith, Police liliry 115.00 W. C. Feitr, Supt. streets and alleys - - 106.00 M. M. Niesen, Supt. of waterworks 60.00 Earl R. Walsh, Office expense 15.00 Freund Oil Co., Fuel at pump house ---- Buss-Page Motor Sales, Police car maintenance Thomas P. Bolger, Suppliea 11.67 Election Room 'growth about the time that weather j John J. Vycital, Supplies • permits active warfare in Europe--a , time factor which is calculated to have ! a stimulating effect on many persons, I who might not otherwise be inclined ; to purchase government securities. | The Senate and House are not dawd- • line with these authorisations for defense. Instead the "greenlight" is ! conspicuous and other matters of legislation are shoved aside. The government wants its citizens rather than the banks to buy these bond offerings. Banks increased their holdings of Government securities by j over $900 million during the fiscal | year 1940. Their holdings of obilgations of State and local Governments , | also increased. There are a variety ; of causes for the increase of bank deposits. TTie holdings of corporate bonds in banks declined by roughly ' j $550 million, with the result that the net increase in bank investments for I the year was $696 million. A rough idea of how much money | will be required to "make the mare i ro" may be obtained by a glance at | the current plans. Legislation now | under consideration and recommenda- : tions contained in the budget for 1942, ' tosrether with the program already en- i I acted, indicate that the present nai tional defense program will involve , expenditures from the Federal budget I in excess of $30,000,000,000. To this amount will need to be added the out- ; lays for defense purposes by Govern- : ment corporations outside the Federal ' budget and also the cost of any pro- ] i gram that may be adopted for flnani cial aid to foreign countries as auth- ; orized in the lend-loan bill. The labor situation in defense in- I dustries is, of course, the dominating ; theme in current talk. The White ; House is endeavoring to handle it with : kid gloves in the creation of a super- I arbitration board. Congress is juggling the issue in a gingerly fashion 38.47 j •1.85! 4.07 ! 29.24 4.00 8.81 233.34 Frank fhornber Co supplies ! Schiessle and Weber, rent, transients i The Nook, Meals, transients | Public Service Co., Streets and ! alleys ........... Public Service Co., Waterworks Public Service Co., Public property* .v Western United Gas and Electric, Burner rental Western United Gas and Elec- | trie. Heating Ed. N. Young, Labor, skating i pond R. I. Overton Motor Sales, Heater, police car Illinois Bell Telephone, Tele-* phone service Blake Motor Sales, Repairs on car ~..x ' Adams A Freund. Sharpening blade - McHenry Plaindealer, Printing and publications Charles Rietesel, Painting signs - Rose Worts, Fuel, oil, police ' car - ---- Mfymp Buss. Commissions and clerical salaries Carey Electric Shop, Repairing street lights Chuck's Ice & Trucking, HauJing sand on streets Fred C. Felt*, Caretaker disposal plant --............. Public Service Co., Power and light, disposal plant Buss-Page Motor Sales, Sewer supplies Valvoline Oil Co.. Distillate .... Mayme Buss, Commissions on sewer collections The clerk was instructed to municate with the State Highway De partment regarding drainage on state Big Hollow, 2 miles west of Ingleside, on -- TUESDAY. MARCH 25 Commencing at 1:00 o'clock sharp, the following described property towit: 25 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK 11 Milk Cows--5 Guernseys and 6 Holsteins, 3 close springers and 8 new milkers. Three 2-year-old heifers. Two heifer calves, 10 months old. Durham bull, 10 months old. Holstein j bull, 2 years old. 3 Head of Horses -- Bay mare, 13 j years old, wt. 1500 lbs. Strawberry , Roan mare, 6 years old, wt, 1300 lbs. {Black gelding, 10 years old, wt. 1200 lbs. Machinery Lindsay truck wagon; set dump boards; wagon box and side boards; sulky cultivator; 3-horse disc; Fairbanks scale, weighs up to 1,000 lbs. 2 sets breeching harness; 16-inch sulky plow; 2 tanks and gasoline stove; 8 milk cans, new; 2 pails and strainer, new. f--- • Terns -- All sums of $25.00 and under, cash. Over that amount, credit of six months' time will be given on good bankable notes satisfactory to the clerk, bearing 7 per cent interest. Positively no property to be moved until settled for with clerks and those desiring credit must make ai)range* ments with clerk prior to purchase. LOUIS TONYAN West McHenry State Bank, Clerking Alexander Lumber Co. *> • •j. XOK GOOD COOKIN0 TOO HOST HAVE GOOD FUEL! our "Energy" Coat || or Pocahontas Briquets j i }: - PHONE 5 McHENRY Be sure to attend the Cooking School at the High School Auditorium next Thursday and Friday. ^ Cooking properly is a real accomplishnriswI.^^ W endeavor to acquire it in our business too. •„ When you do not desire to cook the meal at home, just have the "Mr." drive you down to the * Karls Cafe on Riverside Drive. You will get a good meal and we will do all the work. AND because of its political implications, highways passing through the City of At least two Congressional investiga- j McHenry. Anton M. Schmitt, President of the McHenry Township Fire Protection tfistrict. discussed the cost of housing of fire trucks with the board and the question was referred to the proper committees. Motion by Buss, seconded by Ferwerda. to adjourn. Motion carried. EARL R. WALSH. City Clerk. R. I. OVERTON, Mayor. ANNUAL TOWN MEETING ELECTION Notice Is Hereby Given To the legal voters, residents of the Town of McHenry in the County of McHenry and State of Illinois, that the Annual Town Meeting and Elec» I tion of Officers of said Town will take 44.28 Place on TUESDAY, APRIL 1, A. D. 1941 being the first Tuesday of said month The polls will open at 6 o'clock A, M., and will close at 5 o'clock P. M^ on said day in the place or placet designated as follows: 1st District--Royal Blue Store, Ring* wood, 111. 2nd District--City Hall, McHenry ,111* 3rd District--Buch Buidling, McHenry, 111. 4th District -- Bildner Barber Shop, Johnsburg, 111. The officers to be elected are: One Town Clerk. One Assessor, Three Justices of the PeaOR. Three Constables. ^ The Town Meeting for the traris&Ction of miscellaneous business of said Town will be held at the hour of S o'clock P. M. on said day at BUCH BUILDING, McHenry, 111. and a moderator having been elected will proceed to hear and consider reports of officers, to appropriate money to defray the necessary expenses of the Town and decide on suck measures as may, in pursuance of law, come before the meeting. Given under my hand at McHenry, 111., this 13th day of March, A. D. 1941s ROBERT J. CONWAY, Town Clerk. (Pub. March 13 and 20)) 26.05 12.11 koo 3.00 22.70 SJ8 I 9.65 .35 | 24.35 2.00 42.15 50.06 MS 9.50 90.00 51.51 2.52 15.40 30.00 com- Come In And See Why' hey're All Talking About The New GENERAL ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS tions are aimed at the entire defense program. which, naturally, involves labor matters. It seems that Capitol Hill pressure may be forcing downtown executive officials to put aside some of their reluctance in bringing the labor angle to the fore. Powerful legislative leaders are pointing out that union labor is not asked to make any sacrifices with respect to wages, hours and overtime compensation or to serve in the armed forces, but what Congress is demanding is a stoppage of strikes which are paralyzing many defense industries. Labor specialists say that the strikes are reaching epidemic proportions not because of wage demands but largely due to raiding parties from unions. It is reported that some of these shut-downs in defense production can be traced to the inherent rivalry of the C. I.Ol and A. F. of L. and to disputes over jurisdiction within the Federation itself. In other words, wages are said to be a minor issue as compared with family quarrels as to who rales the roost In various factories. The nation-wide registration of workers at Federal employment offices is watched on all sides. The recent expose showing applicants for cantonment and other government contract jobs were forced to join unions has left a bad taste. One ol the difficulties which these registration bureaus face is the unwillingness of many job-seekers to leave their own neighborhoods despite alluring wage offers for their skills. Labor shortages are reported in defense industries. but not all wanting jobs are qualified to handle the tasks assigned to them. As a consequence, public agencies are attempting to speed 19 training to equip the men and women for skilled work. ' Ditf* v'ite *10-00 down 15. a month pays for itt v TOPS IN PREFBRBNOT * btiause it's TOPS IN PERFORMANCE Bead tike Want Ada $14,239,907 while the machinery and implements in use in this county agv gregated a 1940 value of $2,915,429. FARMS IN ILLINOIS DECLINE IN NUMBER, GAIN IN VALUATION FALLS, BREAKS Rlf ON 75th BIRTHDAY *. ^ ^ ; Mrs. John S. Freund, who slipped and fell on some ice near her home last Thursday morning, was rushed to the Woodstock hospital where it was discovered that her hip had been broken. The accident occurred on the day that Mrs. Freund was seventy-five years old. She had planned to hold a party at her home that evening for several relatives and friends. Mrs. Freund will have to remain in the hospital in a cast for several weeks. Police officers of |fexko, Mo., drained a railway water tank to recover t stolen diamond thrown into it; In the period between the federal census of agriculture as of January rival ! 1, 1935, and April 1. 1940. the number of Illinois farms decreased 18.000, but the value of lands and buildings in the value of lands and buildings in the latter was much greater. A year ago there were 213,489 farms in this state, compared with 231,312 in 1935. The acreage of all farms totaled 35,806,080 on the 1940 census date as compared with 35,867,- 520 acres in 1935. Thus the average Illinois farm had 86.7 acres in 1940; 88.3 acres in 1935. The value of farms -- lands and buildings--in 19^0 was $2,537,117,306 compared with $2,205,899,576 in 1935. Average value of the,J940 farm was $11,887 compared with $9,536 in 1935. Land values rose, on the basis of acre plots, from $69.97 average in 1935 to $81.76 in 1940. While no value was placed on implements and farm machinery in 1935, the Illinois valuation placed on these items as of April 1, 1940, was $186,- 681,869. Corn was the principal' Illinois farm crop, the planting on 7.785,681 acres in 1939 producing 382,457,687 bushels of grain. Oats in that year were raised on 2,972.280 acres while the threshing yielded 92,108,749 bushels. Barley was confined to 127.687 acres and yielded 3,121.916 bushels. The rye planting on 79,926 acres yielded 1.034 - 622 bushels. Wheat acreage aggregated 1,868,350 bushels. The planting of hay, exclusive of sorghums, was extended to 2,644,221 acres. The agriculture data for McHenry county is as follows: In 1940 there were 2.535 farms compared with 2,721 in 1935 and 2.607 in 1930. Land devoted to farm usage asrgreeated 348,- 701 acres compared with 363.894 acres in 1935. Farms in this county averaged 187.6 acres last year and cropland harvested in 1939 aggregated 203,987 acres. The 1940 valuation on fartn lands and buildings was $35,- 4B6,&1 Vompared with $31,682,708 in 19S5. Value of farm buildings was Carey Electric Shop Green Street --: :--> : :-- McBtomy In Good Times--and Bad To IMPKOTE and extend telephone service, the Illinois Bell Telephone Company is renewing and adding more equipment than at any other time in its history. Improvement programs have been carried on in yean of depression as well. During the period from 1930- 1939, the company invested some $129,690,000 ijt replacements and new construction. This constant expansion, in good times and bad, keep* men at work and money in circulation. It contributes to the present and future efficiency al evary telephone in this area. •<-' •4tli ^.provides the finest possible service at the lowest possible cost . • . Illinois Bell Telephone Company. «p mkTHONS MO«Hr every Meaday. f ft M.. WMA» -- . . 1