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****APT*"*'8 *'• '• »•.\ " -|by W. H. TnuMtMk) - Jerry Kotyse of AUn «id the •Cher night that it "tahsa plenty of to Mb a corn crop"-- WtlO gallons of water per acre to niw lit of corn per acre, to It exact. Vm one stops to eonthat ^mntb tnf takn aU that vm on daft ltt dqp and net over in entire year, it a»M that tten i^Mbi plenty of organic.matter to bold nwislare from the enow thaw and spring nix to bo ttere la Aariat when the corn plant is ii nipping rapifflyv Wo tat maintain matter by shaving the bay ground organic r Md stubble dm to bare to got enough bay to feed the dairy herd next winter. Preeeat at the above discussion, which foBntd a meeting . of the Alden Speeds, 4-H CJob at Wm. Behrens' Mao the other night, -were parents Bill DeHaan, BUI Behrens, Jerry Kotyxa, Francis Slavin, Andrew Wiersma and Reuben KoDs. There seoms to be a, lot of interest in that community in 4-H work- Hie job can't be done if the parents went interested and don't know what it's all about. Hie statement was recently made that big business and Congress are interested in 4-H club work; why aren't farmers, whose children would benefit the most? At the recent 4-H dub Congress Week in Chicago, big business spent $375,000 and attracted over 200 representatives of press and radio. We have an unheard of record-- no former 4-H member has a penal reoord in the U.S. Of the 1,400 boys in McHenry county of club age, only 205 were ••embers in 1946. Why? My opinion is that fanners do not have the information about what 4-H could da for their youngsters and the Farm Bureau, the sponsoring organisation in the county, does not have the manpower to go out and sell them on it. Only nineteen counties in Illinois have more eligible boys than McHenry county, while 84 have more members. This is no enviable record for our county. Ota January 6, the newly elected board of the 4-H Town, Inc., met to elect their officers. Mark Hansen of Woodstock was re-elected president; Mrs. Elbert Kinfsley of Alden was elected vice-president; Mrs. Roscoe Sen of Union was elected secretary, and H. R. Kiltz of Woodstock was re-elected treasurer. According to the by-laws of the infant organisation, set up to receive money, build and maintain buildings for 4-H activities on the fairgrounds site east of Woodstock, the members are the Farm Bureau board, the Home Buraau board, and the chairman of the board of supervisors. The 4-H Town award at directors are the officers of Abe Farm and Home Bureau boards, the girls' club county chairman, the hoys'club county chairman, and the chairman of the county board of supervisors. John McNish a tenant farmer near Crystal Lake, who recently purchased a farm near Richmond plans to • compare hill dropping 20% superphosphate with his corn, with hill Chopping 3-12-12. Tlie 3-12-12 corn •ay be ahead early but later I don't think than will be any difference. The 8-12-12 may have an advantage an law Haft ground. F. W. Adams and his tenant, Eugene Bummelt,-of aouthaeat off Hebron, plan on using 84 pounds of borax per acre on one hair of a newly seeded alfalfa field mact spring. Whether or not a boron deficiency is present, I don't know. ^'viQ be interesting to watch. Bottom Up Y / When you wash painted wallsaftd ||froodwork, remember to start at fhe bottom and work up. When the twarm water trickles down over •oiled walls, the path it makes is , tiard to warh off. poptr regalorly. AatAifjaMf Aj^rasssrs Because a large majority of real ^estate appraiaers selected by banks and other lenders were amendable to pressure and "obliging" insofar as the real estate operators were concerned in turning In high appraisals, Veterans' admipiatratkm announces that after January 2, it win edict its own appraisers of real ptupeity in an effort to protect veteran against over-priced properties in the current high market. Under the revised procedure, VA wiQ designate by peine the person to appraiae each piece of property offered for sale to veterans under the guaranty loan provision of the G.I. bill. For the past IS months, the lender was permitted to select any appraiser he desired from a panel of local appraisers whose general qualifications had been re* viewed and approved by VA. As a result of this practice, VA believes tendency on the part of some lenders to use exclusively the services of certain "obliging" appraisers, who were most amenable to turning in a high appraisal where necessary to meet the asking price, will be eliminated. The original system was inaugurated to speed up appraisals and, while it has done so, VA now believes the system has proved susceptible to abuses which more than offset the advantages it was designed to achieve. Good Tools are necessary to produce an excellent job, no matter how good the workman. A first class mechanic realizes this and selects his tools at tJhe store which carries only the best. We are proud of our stock of tools. Many people have hobbie and like to spend the lone winter evenings in their b a s e m e n t s m a k i n g b i r d houses, dog houses and other articles which pre uee fol in the home. These folks also need the best in look in order to produce high class workmanship. Come in today and let's discuss the tool problem. W'-'X": hardly one who isn't «nalfttta| Bin* Crosby far making m6*ay earn money. Alan Ladd not long ago bought a partnership In a Santa Monica restaurant. And Bill Hidden, while working fa "Dan Ruth," joined Arthur Treacher, band leader Carl HoU and radio producer Andrew O. Hicknx fa organising Hicknx Productions, Inc., a radio tranacriptkm company which win syndicate* musical and dramatic •haws' to radio stations acroaa the country. Oh yea Holden also has invested nancy in a helicopter manufacturing concern. --*-- Joyce Reynolds is back at Warner Bros, after an eighteen-months absence from movies. Her last picttat As MM cm sjuSp; •irport rtff'&ivs1 panicky, intimation the pi rf V4lHMiaBUNA MHaaI wMB started to skid off the Ueaaia to the Mom^ . vahied fiy the air Una at was destroyed, as was the ef the Mfeaeageri, together sada af mall • i ' new rwKiAmar (As the mtft of his unexpected experience while ke skating on the ra river one reesnt afternoon, Gene IU1 a BuriinJrtoa, Wis., has lied the nickname of ; jRtyf* 2 W*st McHenry Q. One to a duster's ard«f tW special narses, I was called en the ease of a veteraa wha was critically 01. At the time I was told that the government had made provisions and that I would be paid. After completion of the ease, 1 was told that I may aet get paid. That has beea six months age, aad I atffl have aot received a delaite answer. Will yoa please inform me as to whether such previsions are made or where I caa find out?-- A. C. B., R.N., ex-army nnrse. Pontine, Mich. A. From the information you give, I would be inclined to say that it would be up to the veteran you served or the doctor to get your money. Veterans' administration, generally speaking, has its own nurses, and is only responsible for payment to its own nurses and tc those private nurses where they are called in on contract. If your contract was not with Veterans* administration, it is not responsible. Q. My husband had reealisted in the regular army for three years ia January, ISM. Oa October 16 he was discharged with a disability discharge. We are now living with in-laws and ha Is saaWt to da heavy work- We have eae hoy In sehoo' aad a baby twe and eae-half months eld. We are afraid to rent a place aad get a jab far fear my husband win get sick and have to enter a hespital, leaving his family alone without any income. Should my husband get a pension from the government? If so, where caa I write aboat H?--Mrs. E. D., Stamferd. Neb. A. If your husband still has the disability for which he was discharged, he is entitled to apply to Veterans' administration for a disability rating. There is a VA center at Lincoln and a sub-regional Va office at Omaha. Suggest you wril« to either of these VA offices. Q. I have last my discharge pipers and have been unable to fir them. I want te knew where write te get a copy er a dupl'cat Caa yea teD me? --• J. E. H., Cam Taylor, Ky. A. Write to the St. Louis Arnv- Center, Office of the Adjutant General, 4300 Goodfellow blvd., S Louis 2, Mo. Include your full narr and serial number and they wi' send you a certificate in lieu o your discharge paper. Q. My hasbaad reealisted in th< army for three more years. I won der if he could get a government loan of $1,MS to buy a nice littV country home while he is still in the service'? -- Mrs; M. B. E., Char lottesvUle, Va. A. No, not under the G.I. bill, which applies to veterans only, and that, means men or women whr have received an honorable discharge from the armed services. Q. If a serviceman is drawing a pension en account of malaria attacks, hew long win he eenttane te receive his pension check?--Mrs. A C. E., Westby, Wis. A. That depends entirely upon hif degree of disability. If his condition should improve or if he should entirely recover, Veterans' adminis tration likely would reduce or even dispense with his pension checks On the other hand, if his conditio should get worse, a new disability rating might increase his pension It depends upon his degree of di* sbilttrL. . . JOYCE REYNOLDS ture was "Janie"; her next one will be "The Wallflower," a comedy, based on the play of the same name. Robert Hutton will co-star. Jack Baker has one of the oddest jobs in Hollywood; he makes plastic barnacles for all pier, dock and wharf sequences in Warner Bros, films. He also equips houses with artificial icicles--shapes them by hand from cellophane and silicate of soda, thai dipe them in alcohol to make them brittle. You'll see some of his best in Errol Flynn's "Never Say Goodbye." ^ Nanette Parks, whe's been under aaatract to Parameaat far the last year, received a weaderful present far her 21st birthday--the lead in "Catalina," a Technicolor masleal. Sterling Hayden will be one of her leading men, and Olga San Juan, Cass Daley and Billy De WeMe head the supporting cast. The picture ia slated to ga before the cameras very Rente." While ftjtitare skating on 1 river, Gene decided to attempt ' tap over a anow pile on the river. [e completed the Jump--but landed, head first, in a section of the river that was not ffcosen solidly. Undaunted, the erstwhile faney skater, turned swimmer aad swam the remainder of the distance to the shore. WOUNDBD BY SHOTGUN Donald Snyder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles 8nyder of Grayslake, suffered a painful wound last week Sunday morning when he slipped on same ice fnd the shotgun ne was canning was discharged. Don had gone hunting and was crossing a creek when the accident occurred. The blast from the 20-gauge ahot- Gn tore through flesh of his lower t arm, inflicting a painful wound Fortunately, the shot missed the hois. - . , Considering the high price of bakery goods, it's disconcerting to learn that eight pies were wasted on the set of "It's a Wonderful Life," for a scene in which Todd Karns had to walk while balancing a pie on his head. After the eighth pie hit the dust the property man, Lou Ifafely, deflated the pie tin and inserted two pins on each side for balance; the ninth pie stayed put. --*-- • It's no wonder that the girls like to work for Director Mitchell Leisen; stars like Paulette Goddard and Olivia de Havilland say they do, and more and more of the top notchers are asking to be assigned to his films. He's introduced a new method in "Suddenly It's Spring"-holds rehearsals without make-up for the first hour or two, so the girl's don't have to report at the crack of dawn, v --*-- Blag Crosby, wha has staaaad ia 47 laagaages, Including Esperanto, wlB sing a typical Brasilian sang in Porthgaese la "Read to Rie"; his is Leeds Oliveira, wha'U act > . WINS REWAR* An "unfamiliar noise" in the sound of trains passing near his farm brought a reward recently to Ralph DeYoung, a farmer northeast of Hebrorf. The sound of trains crossing his farm on the Chicago, Milwaukee aad St. Paul tracks is a familiar tune to Mr. DeYoung, and recently he detected a false note in the noise of two trains rumbling along the tracks. He reported the occurence to the station agent. A pair of broken angle bars was found by section men who investigated, and repairs were quickly made. DIES OP INJURIES Struck by a fragment of a flywheel which broke last Friday afternoon while he was at work in the Arnold Engineering Co. plant in Marengo, Glenn Pfafflin, 34, of Riley township, near Marengo, suffered injuries which caused his death while en route to St. Jimh'i hospital in Belvidere. PfkffHn suffered a skull fracture, chest injuries, and severe lacerations about the head, face, and body. He was unconscious and near death when placed in an ambulance. mlylqm W. & C. ft. OfOfllMrsOaJaa.lt The •--** hwtellation ef elected effleera ef the W. & will be haid at the sasathly meeting, to be a»M an Thursday afternoon. Jan. It, ia the ISathodist ehuiehnalL The day's program will begin with a tunchaon at 1 o'clock ^ # ^ 1 Young People Bajeysl^:'Ji* ** ' £. Skating Party Jan. It " Friday evening, Jan. It, was an ideal eveningr fur Matim Perty wMch was Weganar. Mary Huts Tomran, LaRoy and Wegener, Pat Kmka aad Ray Ten' yen. The parQr draw to a elose after an evening aaack served at Miss Tonyan's home . • a a Fax" River VaBay „ %, ^ ^ r - Cuip Iaatailatten ^ I • Fox River Valley Camp, R. N. A., will hold installation ef officers at the Lecion hall on Friday evening, Jan. 17. 'Bach member stay invite one guest. The following committee is in charge of arrangementa: "Mrs. Peter Schaefer, chaiiaan; Mrs. Fred Peterson, Mrs. Lester Bacon, Mrs. Earl McAndrews, Mrs. C. R. Draper, Mrs. Geor^e ^Stainsdorfer and Mrs. A. I. • • Tp remove soiled rings from batfe room porcelain, use a few dropa of kerosene fa a solution of soapy wa> ter.* Dissevered Greaadaai Eric the Red, a Norseman exiled from Iceland, sailed west in 981 and established a colony on Greenland. He gave the frigid land ita uig name to attract settlers. Nona colonies grew to about 3,000 r~r*w%m at their peak. WAR PRISONERS, STILL DISABLED, SHOULD TILE OLi Mm. Angtoae Reviews Beak At the last meeting of the PTA, which waa a tea aerved in St. Mary*- St. PatHck's school hall, on Jan. 8, Mra. Clarence Anglese reviewed the book "Miracle of the Bells" by iRussell Janney. As is usually the lease when Mrs. Anglese reviews a book, it was enthusiastically reeeiveJ by her .many listeners. Following the review, the girls of the third grade demonstrated their talents as models, appearing before the ladies with purses, hate and scarves which they had woven in school. Mrs. A. Henn, Mrs. Carl Weber and Mrs. Rita Mary Stilling served appetising refreshments at the close of the meeting. ??'l '.7 Mothers' Qab Electa Officers The Mothers club held its annual election of pfficers at its lsat meeting on Jan. 10 in the Legion halL Serving tor 1947 will be lira. Hugh Murphy, president; Mra. R. M. Fleming, first vice-president; Mrs. C. W. Goodell.- second vice-president; Mra. Frederick Wahl, secretary; and Mrs. Charles Brda, treasurer. Following the election, Mrs. Clarence Anglese introduced the musical program. Mrs. Carl Weber played "Saltarella Caprice" by Lack as a piano solo, Miss Adele Froehlich sang two of Carrie Jacob Bond's selections, and Warren Jones sang Ah, Moon of My Delight from the Song Cycle, "In A Persian Garden" by Lehmaitn, and "Sylvia" by Speaks. Tasty refreshments were served by the committee, of which Mrs. Carl Weber was chairman. refinance, titer or one yon now own." [e said that lie and his IL a home, and wtuled to IcnoW how to go dsout It "tour first step," ire qf the law. We wast to do more than lend, we want to hdp yon aU we possibly can." Their loan wns .approved. 1 I " "TvS! Can we help yon, toof McHCNRY STATE BANK & m. M Mml Raterrt Systeii Mtmbtf ftteil Peporft tMBnaM OwponUw • l l l l l l l t l l W I M M . I I M I I I I i | | I M i m i l l l M I I I I H t » V •sh •' -;'-t *4 V ; tars, Carol and Phyllis, of Chicagojson, Jimmy, visited, Mrs. spent the weekend visiting her par-1 Powers at her home north of C cago spent the weekend in McHenry.' Baward Adams of. Fort Mrs. E_ d. Holla sf Oak Park N. J., has been spending a a recent visitor fa the heme of her j^ijhjiis parents, Mr. and Mis. was parents, the Martin Conways. Stanley Hill of Chicago visited in McHenry on Sunday. The James Mahoney family ot Chicago visited in the John home on Saturday. Mrs. William F. Doherty spent a few days the past week with Chicago relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin O. Sullivan and son, Eddie, of Woodstock spent Sunday visiting her father, Rep. Thomas A. Bolger. Mr. and* Mrs. Robert Thompson visited Waukegan relatives last Sunday. Clinton Martin is intending some time in Jacksonville, Ffa. Mr. and Mrs James Doherty and Adams. Mr. and Mra. Milton Courtney Mr. aad Mra. Andell Gaynard daughter, Phyllis, of Chicago y visiting in the Thomas home here. % Osaclusivs Prsaf nils alibi is the moat proof of innocence that caa be aa, if subetantiatad. Contrary pcqmlar usage, an alibi is not ply an excuse, hut is a claim the suspect was ao fsr distant the time from the place where crime was committed that ha not have bean guilty. ;#u . Former prisoners of war who feel they .have disabilities resulting from exposure, malnutrition and other hardships of their imprisonment are now being given spefcial consideration on disability claims filed with the Veterans Administration. Former prisoners who have once had such claims disallowed may now have their cases «econsideied upon request. Veterans who now feel they are suffering from a disability as a result 'of their imprisonment should file a disability claim if they have not already done so. Service Officer William R. Cairns «f the Illinois Veterans Commission, who has offices in the Murphy Block, Woodstock, will assist voterans in filing or re-opening such Claims. as technical adviser en the picture As in ths fear previous "Road" pictures, Crosby will be teamed with Bab Hope and Dorothy Lamour, with Nerman McLeod directing. Daniel Dare ia producing for Paramount. Most musical plays or films have not more than half a dozen new tunes, but nearly every Abbott and Costello air show this season has included a specially written musical number in which the theme dove tails with the story line of the Thursday NBC broadcast. To compose special musical production each week is no small assignment. --*-- RKO's tentatively titled "Kamikaze" will include confiscated Japanese film never before seen by the public. More than a million feet of the film were studied before the film used in the picture was decided on. ODDS AND EN DS--"Jttvtml* Jury," jUmtd by Vmivtrud PictmrtM, bst rtltsssd throughout tbt ctmmtry. ... Ed "Artbit" Gmrintr hms cimpUud fund tktuhtt for bis cartoon strip which wilt bt based on th* b*Pf*ml*gs M "Dmf?» Ttviru"... Pmlttto Goddmts wmdrob* im UmcomqmonT it costing Psrsmotmt tlOfiOO, wfro toUT though sho hot tho rolo of m sUv* |H drossod mostly im hotmtpsm. . . . Whom somtthimg good hoppom to Lorry Hotrnot of Tomg Dr. Molonf ho othibutis it to tho tio bo's mooring oud contimnts to worn lb* tmm aso Ml hit Inch cbomgos. CARD OF THANKS I would like to express my sincere thanks to all who sent me Christmas and convalescent cards during my illness. I hope to be able to see all of my friends at my home in the near future. 35 TED CHRISTIANSEN. CARD OP THANKS I would like in this way to express my heartfelt thanks to friends who sent me greeting cards during my illness. *35 MRS. HENRY HEIMER. Salad Dressing let salad dressing where tarragon vinegar is not used, tarragon leaves may be soaked in vinegar or lemob Juice. Howard Wattles spent in New Orleans, La. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson and Mrs. Joeeph Holly attended the funeral servicea flor A. F. Johnson in LaGrange last Thursday afternoon. John, Martin and Daniel Cooncy returned recently to Grand Forks, N. Dak., after spending the holidays with their parents here. Edward Fleming of Wintrop Harbor is spending the winter months with his sister, Miss Mary Fleming. Mrs. William WVight, who suffered a fractured arm and leg in a recent auto crash, was able to return to her home near Burton's Bridge last week. She had been confined to the Woodstock hospital since the accident. Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Miller, Mrs. Jacob F. Jus ten and Mrs. Jne Karls and daughter were recent visitors in the J. R. Justen home in Waukegan. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reihansperger and family, and the Misses Lena and Clara Stoffel attended funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Reihansperger on Saturday, in West Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Carey and Mrs. Simon Stoffel and daughter, Lena attended the wake on Frid ing. Miss Joan Reihansperger, wno is attendeing Beloit college, spent the parents here. Knox spent Saturweekend with- her Miss Genevieve day in Chicago. Mrs. Harry Anderson •w Dry Fleer Witt Fan After you hairs scrubbed the bsthroom and kitchen floors, ths back porch or vestibule, set your electric fan on a ten bass and it will dry the surfsce in about half the usual time. This is a double advantage, for as soon as s surfacf is dry, ft doesn't pick up dirt aa Quickly as when it is wet. Order your rusher stamps at ths Plalndealer. 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