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*-V' • RINGWOOD .*V;' 'X >' • • •' K i'- Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Butler and family and Shirley Butler spent New -Years day with relatives in Ohicago. Mr. and Mrs. Alec Anderson and family spent Wednesday with rela tives at Woodstock. Miss Darlene Merchant and Charlof Coles of Chicago and Walter Krohn spent New Years .in the Ray Merchant' home. ' Wayne FOBS spentMondayand Tuesday in Chicago. Shirley and Marion Hawley spent 'a few days the past week in the D. C. Bacon home at Crystal Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Alec Anderson and family spent Friday evening at Mc- ,Henry. ' / ' - Wayne Foss was a visitor irtj Mc- Henry Saturday morning. •: " . cAmong those from here to attend the Epworth League Watch night par- :y at the M. E. church, "Woodstock, on Thursday evening Were: Dora Anderson, Gladys Shepard, Marion and Ali£ Peet, Ruth and Earl Klintworth, Clarertce and Gordon Larson, James Harrison, Earl Harrison, Frank Harrison, John and Kenneth Cristy, Walter and Alice Mae Low, Paul Wal-kington, Marion and Dorothy Krohn. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Beatty and Mrs. Viola Low and family spent New Years day with Mr. artd Mrs. Elmer Olsen and family. Mrs. Jennie Bacon returned home Sunday from Elgin where^he spent the past couple of .weeks with her daughter. Miss Olive Jepson of Elizabeth spent New Years and the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Jepson. Mrs. C. J Jepson and daughters, Mildred, Olive and Virginia, spent Fxiday afternoon in the Roland McCannoon home at Algonquin. The Home Circle will meet in the home of Mrs. Joseph McCannon, Wednesday, Jan. 13. Mrs. Ed Thompson and daughters, Betty and Grace Mary, and son, Char- Jes, of McHenry spent Tuesday in«the Wm. McCannon home. Grace Mary remained until Thursday night. Miss Mildred Jepson of Evanston spent the past two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Jepson. _ _ Miss -Marion. Peet of Crystal Lake spent the past two weeks here with her. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles' ^eei Farm Bureau News NEW FARM PLAN BASES TO ADJUST ANY INEQUITIES Thursday, Jaouy *[t if Soil-depletihg bases for individual McHenry county farmers under the 1937 agricultural conservation inequities, according to the information received by Farm Adviser John H. Brock from the extension service of the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. ' The soil-depleting bases for individual farms will be determined by the McHenry county committee, which will take into consideration variation among farms in size, number of crop acres, type and productivity of soil, topography, farming practices and acreages of the particular crops norm-, ally grown. > Bases for farms which are similar In these respects will be kept in line and, as in the" 1936 program, the sum of all soil-depleting bases for McHenry county fa^ftis can not exceed the county limit, Brock explained. Whereas the county limit was established by the AAA in the 1936 program, the 1937 plan calls for the counly limits to be. established by the state committee and approved by the AAA in Washington, D. C. ^ The county limit is to be based on land measurements obtained under the 1936 program, the United State Census, the county limits established for the 1936 program and such other information as is available. In addition to the soil-depleting base, the 1937 program calls for a soil-conserving base for each farm. The soil-conserving base is obtained simply by substracting the soil-depleting base from the total crop land on the farm. The 1937 program also calls for a corn acreage limit' and a county non-crop plowable pasture limit. . . " ' <WLY CHANCE the curate prided himself «ii His oratorical powers. He was describing the downward path of the sinner, and used the metaphor of a ship drifting and going to pieces on the rocks. A sailor in the audience was deeply interested. "The waves dash over!" cried the curate. "Her sails are split! Her yards are gone! Her masts are shivered! Her helm is useless! She is driving ashore! 'There seems no hope! Can nothing be done to save her?'* The sailor rose in his seat, his eyes wide with excitement. "Let go the anchor,* ye lubber!" he shouted.--Birmingham Post* - Our Washington Letter - , --By-- MMfaMl BdHorial ,of Rex Tugwelll's parting shot at ao million bunches of bananas and 85 officialdom which snubbed and under* millitfn pounds of tomatoes which were mined his newer ideas. His farewell imported; set 58,000 scouting traps placed a definite ban on lobbying by to eliminate the spread of the Japan men and women who leave the govern- ®*® bettle through stations in 218 ment service for higher paid jobs in towns located iri thirteen states. It private life. It is true that the Tugwell prohibitio affects only former employees of the Department of Agriculture, but there is a chance that the idea will spread to other Federal- agencies. Congress and governmental deis only at times when floods or duststorms devastate the country that the public remembers Federal agencies handling the work. The Soil Conservation Service, once a minor division in the Department of Agriculture, has OBEYING ORDERS BLUEGRA&S SOD 4 PROVES EFFECTIVE ;f EROSION CHECK Effects of Argentine corn importations on the price of McHenry county's 1936 corn crop is not nearly as serious aft the effects of erosion and other Soil losses where corn is raised on the same ground year after year, says Farm Adviser John H. Brock. A McHenry county field in corn for seven years would lose an inch of top soil by erosion in this period even Mr. and Mrs. H^nry Hinze of Crys- ju flope was no greater than 3.64 I Lskp anpnt Yenrs Hav nft.o*'- ^ f"et td jfiftCh he pointed out. Many <|orn fields in the £°unty have a greater slope than this. tar Lake spent New Years day aft* nPOti with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Harrison. r % Miss Lora Harrison" retained to Evanston Saturday after spending the past, couple of weeks with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. (Jeorge Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Smith and daughter, Bernice, spent Wednesday in the Lyle Hopper home in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wurtzinger and daughter of Woodstock spent the weekend with the latter's parents,.Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Smith. It and Mrs. Henry Marlowe of Huntley, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wurtzinger and daughter of Woodstock, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harrison and family apd Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Smith and family and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harrison fnd family spent New Years day with trs. Ella Harrison. This was a surprise on Mrs. Harrison and the guests brought in the dinner. A very pleasant day was spent. Miss Mercedes Lindemann of Elgin spent from Wednesday till Saturday in the S. W. Smith home. Roger Collins returned.to Evanston Sunday evening after spending the Christmas holidays here with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Collins. Rev. Collins went to Evanston with him returning home Monday. Fred Stephenson of Oelwein, Iowa, and son, Ralph Stephenson of Chicago spent Saturday afternoon in the H. M. Stephenson home. Mrs. George Young spent Saturday night in the Ford Jackson home, Ifr. and Mrs. F. A. Hitchens and y Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Stephenson were among those from here to attend the New Years supper at Solon Mills. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Bvftler and family spent Sunday in the V. L. Austin hqme near Genoa City. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Strong, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sams and Mrs. I. Fredrickson and two children of Wonder Lake were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hitchens. Mr. and Mrs.- Harold Wiedrich and family spent Sunday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wiedrich. Paul Stephenson of Kalamazoo, Mich., spent the Xmas holidays with his parents, Mr- and Mrs. H.-M. Steph- , enson. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr, Mae, L0ra and Ethel Wiedrich attended the midnight show in Woodstock, Thursday evening. Frank Wiedrich and daughter, Ethel, spent Thursday afternoon at Richmond. ' Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr and sons, ISjthel and Lora Wiedrich, spent Saturday evening at McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr and Mrs. Frankie Stephenson were guests in the Charles Carr home New Years day. Fred Wiedrich and son, Roy,, were Richmond visitors Thursday after of Chicago spent the is family. at the M." The pui-pose bei millionth unit le: There will be a speake • juid everyone is invited to co Will be served and a social hi be enjoyed afterwards. Referring to a chart prepared by the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, from a study made by the Missouri Experiment Station, Brock showed that the top 7 inches of soil would be removed by erosion in 50 years where the field was in corn every year. On the other hand 368 years would elapse before that much soil would be washed away if the field were cropped in a corn, wheat and clover rotation. If the field were injfeiluegrass, it would take 3,000 yepi&to lose seven inches of top soil. "Experimental work and the experience of farmers generally have shown that a heavy vigorous bluegrass sod is one of ttie most effective methods of checking sofil and wat££„ losses," Brock said. j "However, thin, weedy patures on worn-out soils are not so effective in controlling erosion. If the fertility of such pastures is built up by proper soil treatments, they not only will support more livestock but will stand a much better chance of Controlling erosion. "Especially in years following^ serious drouths do bluegrass pastures need attention." "See here, waiter, the ice in this lemonade is all melted." "Yes, sir, we ain't allowed to serve only $oft drinks, sir." Poor Train Service Hubby--Darling, why is it that your boiled eggs are sometimes only half cooked, while at other times they are boiled hard? • Wifey--I'm sure it's not my fault. I'm very careful to time them properly. I always put them in the hot water when the clock strikes 8 and take them out just as the accommodation train goes by. -<• Toronto Globe. -v WV' • ow It Worked Oat "| sent Josh to college," said Farmer Corntossel, "so that he'd have the advantage of a better education than I had." "How did it w^rk out?" "Josh overdoeshis gratitude. He's -all the time showin' off his intellectual superiority so as to make me feel that I got my money's worth." • *; / Full Explanation ' . Ari American lady, desiring a classical English novel from one of our libraries, was offered "The Last Days of Pompeii." / v "But what did Pompeii die <j>f?" she wanted to know. \ /• [ "'Well, madam," said the assistant, "it's a very long time ago now, but I think he died qf an erup- ' tion."--Birmingham Post. Washington, January 6 -- Consider-; partments have always been training emerged under the stress moving foring the fact that each session of Con-j schools for lobbyists who capitalize on war<^ with, programs of research in gress is marked by fuss and fuming, the contacts they have made while in a better husbandry of soil and water the citizens would do well to take the the Federal service. One former Con- resources, these government scientists gressional leader, whose daughter fre ea£®rly sought for their opinions married a high Treasury officer, is re- 1T} localities plagued annuallly by ported to have cleaned up a million threats of floods or drought. The dollars "by handling one case with his ^dd®n populanrty of this branch inson- in-law then resigned from his high dicates they will have little trouble in post. The town. buzzes with similar obtaining h3_avy appropriations for affairs so that the Tugwell order may their work. Irf recent years, the newhave a. cleansing effect. If these of-~?r alphabetical agencies have romped ficials are banned from dealing with '"the spotlight to completely, blot out former subordinates and associates for . e Steady work of older groups seektwo years, it is logical that much of mg results more than publicity. The subject'r current pictures here with a grain of salt. The avalanche of bills regulating or investigating this and that with the oratory and threats of investigations are so much stage dressing calculated to capture jAiblic attention or to impress certain segments of the population. The lawmakers will be allowed at least three weeks to blow off steam before settling down to the serious business of the Seventy-fifth Congress, The word their influence will wane. has been passed that major matters must await the inaugural ceremonies^ particularly the inaugural address which is expected to define President Roosevelt's policies and just how far he intends to go toward meeting his campaign promises. Meanwhile, the legislative mills will be running in low gear with only an occasional dramatic flourish. Labor organizations and other groups anticipating benefits from drastic regulatory legislation are beating the tom-toms for a constitutional amendment which will give the Federal government control over hours and wages. The advocates of state action claim that the Supreme Court has stymied attempts to approach the problem through action by the commonwealths. If Mr. Roosevelt gives the signal, an effort will be made to rush such an amendment through Congress and route it for rafification to the various state legislatures which will be in session this year. Various plans for Federal licensing are gaining in favor as a substitute for the inevitable hazards of amending the Constitution. The NRA was primarily designed to curb chiselers or thostf who pay sub-normal wages, etc., but even in its palmiest days it failed to make a dent in the practice. The weakness in any regulatory scheme is the. fact that the chief abuses come from firms engaged solely in commerce within a state, How to reach this class is a subject which will play a prominent lHart in Congressional debates. There is wailing and gnashing of teeth among major and minor government officials as to the implications 'is so important that Representative Dies of Texas has a resolution calling for a Congressional investigation of the practice. It is not likely to pass as it hits, too close to home and exposures would be embarrassing to Democrats and Republicans active in party work. With the newcomers, in Congress fresh from their home districts Where job-hunters have hounded them for weeks, it is improbable that the recommendations made by the U. S. Civil Service Commission will be taken seriously at this time. Neither will the Administration leaders find it feasible to advocate much needed reforms regarding the selection of personnel for Federal jobs. Patronage is a weapon necessary to keep the unruly Democratic legislators in a trading mood when votes are required at Capitcl Hill. The Commission's campaign to extend the merit system does not fit into the scheme of things because it means a heavy loss in awarding jobs for sweet politic's sake. The annual report of the Civil Service Commission this week shows, "Many important agencies of a presumably permanent character are still entirely outside the operation of the merit system."' Actually about 40 per cent of 325,548 positions in the unclassified service are still in the "pork-barrel" or just political plums. bccassionaliy, the annual reports of bureau chiefs reveal some phases of government activity which seldom come to the attention of the average citizen because of the technical nature of the work. For instance, the Bureau of Plant Quarantine in the fiscal year of 1936 looked over fifty-three Owns Island of Reunion France has owned the island ai Reunion since the Seventeenth century. 1 • . Vernon J. K ix, Attorney ADMINISTRATES NOTICI Estate of Simon P^ichels, Decea The undersignedAdministratrij the Estate of Sinn p. Michels, ceased, hereby giv; notice that will appear before.he County C< of McHenry Couir, at the C| House in Woodstrx, 0n the 1st, of February, A. D.937, at which all persons having laims against j Estate are notifie and requeste attend for tne pux^e of having same adjusted. 4 prsons ind« to said Estate arerequested to immediate paymen to the unders edv | : . Dated -this 21st jay o( !Dfic€rnt A. P. J936. I ; v. ELIZABETH MICHELS, , 31-S " > Administratria Idaho Is Idian Word Idaho gets its ;me from at dian term meamg "gem of mountains." T - : Equip your car or truck with -- GOODYEAR, GILLETTE, FIRESTONE, IT S.] AND MOHAWK MUD AND SNOW TIRES Free Tube With Every PYRO ALCOHOL Completely denatured Gallon 60£ WINTER OILS 1 As low as Galljj 100% Penn. Winter Ol NATIONAL BATTERIES - To fit all cars $3-95 and up Let us drain your era case and put in a win! oil that does not congea transmission and differential. Tire and Tube Vulcanizing, Battery Charging. •ttv-1- <Jood used tires in all Phone 394 West McHenry,j Aha! "What is your age?' asked magistrate. "Twenty-bne years months," replied the ness.• "Just how many months? know you are on your oath?" • "A hundred and twenty-." Paso World News. i I GOING DOWWI and some woman wit-! You HERE ARE THE 4-STAR FEATURES OF OUR HEW OFFER • * * * Public Pulse Cumulative Voting By cumulative voting is meant that in voting for directors a stockholder is entitled to as many votes ** he has shares, multiplied by the •umber of directors to be elected. For example, if he had 100 shares ^•nd five directors are to be elected. :»e may cast ,500 votes for any one director or distribute them in any way he sees fit. (All communications for this department must be signed by the writer, otherwise they will not be published. The Plaindealer invites its readers to express their opinions in these columns.) From the annual "statement published in the McHenry Plaindealer, on May 28, 1936, by our City Treasurer, Harold J. Bacon, for the year April 17, 1935 to April 24, 1936. First, we will quote the law on paying the City Clerk for his work, this is as follows: "A salary, fees or other compensation to be fixed by ordinance and after the same has been once fixed, such fee or compensation shall not be increased or diminished, to take effect during the term for which any such officer was elected or appointed; and every such officer shall make and return to the Mayor or president of the board of trustees, a semi-annual report, verified by affidavit of all such fees and emoluments received by him." The ordinance in effect when -our City Clerk was elected called for a salary of $300.00 per annum. Our City Council and our Mayor paid the clerk not only his authorized salary of $300.00 a year, but also paid him out of the City's Street and Alley fund, the sum of $435.60 or a total amount of $735.50. This is $435.50 more than the law allows. This has been going on with our City Council for many years, the total amount thus paid out by our City Fathers amounts to more than $4,000.00 and should be ced by them or the city clerks jved this illegally paid money, pay same their bondse amount. article will be publTSHI^I^H^B two, misappropriationsFunds by our City Fathers. , WISI^Bonslett. Otfgin Not many "damask" cornel city of Damasci designs were wov4 ing the city famoj Saturn--Lend me a half, will yog old fellow? 7 Moon--Sorry; I'lja down to my last quarter. ' • Pah-don Us. On his way back from an exclusive prep school, Percy Flutterby III stopped to inspect a newly finished house. "Here, sir," proclaimed the real - estate salesman, "is a house without a flaw!" "Goodness!" cried Master Flut terby. "Then where does one walk?' -Ar certain Urgent! store had buckets at 25 cetits each. • The door opened. There ?Was! fj: rush. An old lady fainted. A policeman shouted: "Stand back. Give the lady air!" . Up jumped the lady. "It's not air I want. It's a bucket.'" v Comparison "How much does a farm hand charge for a full day's work?" "I dunno," said Farmer Corntossel. "I s'pose my ideas is influenced by the way I was raised. At the present time, so far as I can see, there ain't any such thing as a full day's work." ' Help! : A reader wrote to th^ editor, asking for advice. "How I keep my daughter home?" he asked. "I used to do it by hiding her clothes. This doesn't work any mora." "Hide her lip-stick," replied the editor. "H«M" 3«bm A darky came home all flustered one day and told his wife--Liza, I'ze got a lawsuit on me hands. }<4za replied--Dat's fine,' Sam. Take hit offen yo' hands and put hit on yo* back. Dem ole overalls look conglamerous. Blaeksnakes Lay Egg* Common blaeksnakes are oviparous (egg laying). 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You can have your choice of many 1937 models of famous electric range makes -- General Electric, Hotpoinf and Westinghouse, with wiring installed free by the Public Service Company (except in unusual cases, and even then a liberal wiring allowance is made). Try a: modern electric range for 6 months. If, at the end of this trial period you want to return it fof any reason, we will re-install your "old stove at our expense. Only $5 down and the balance, less a liberal trade-in, can be paid on monthly terms over a 3-year period. Select your electric range today! Beautiful, efficient models can be inspected at your Public Service Company store. UMIEB ACTN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Many Netghlwrfcoad Electric Rangrbtalm Offer This Liberal 4-Star Plan, teal Other dealers are likewise prepared to make70u this amazing electric range offer. Step into their stores and see their range nluti Ask about liberal Telephone: Crystal Lake 280