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LILY LAKE --.•.. .„•! Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert E. Swanson were Chicago viaitors at the home of her sister, Miss Lillian Schonauer over ' , the weekend. ^-----r Mr. and Mrs. Lannes of Chicago ------ ®nnt the weekend at their home at ily Lake. Mr. and Mrs." Martin of Chicago s p e n t S u n d a y a t L i l y L a k e . . Mrs. J. Boyko of Chicago spent the weekend at her home at Lily Lake. Mrs. Lavin and daughters of Chicago spent Sunday at Lily Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Swaivson ana ' Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dosch were Wood- | stock visitors Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Sarley and sons al Chicago spent Sunday at their cot- '•/ Mr. and Mrs. C .0. Swanson and I' f ,< daughter, Lois, of Chicago visited the „ 'home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dosch on Monday. . Mr. and Mrs. Stensel of Chicago mmm spent Sunday at Lily Lake. Mr. and Mrs. McDermott « of Chicago spent the weekend at their home t at Lily Lake. . j Miss Christine Wegener of Chicago1 spent Sunday at the home of\er patents, Mr. and Mrs. George J. Wegener. Mr. and Mrs. Hyatt and son and daughter of Chicago spent Sunday at Lily Lake. Giraffe Influenced Fashions In 1829 the fy~st giraffe came to Paris and it was immediately taken up by fashion and reproduced in hats, dresses, ornaments and decorations. A little later the first chimpanzee arrived and the same thing happened. Paris costumes were designed "a la Jocko," and ttM fad spread rapidly. "Parasites who have taken me for a ride," reads a sign posted by Burl Spurlock who runs a general store in Prestonburg, Ky. There follows a list of fifty former customers and the amounts they owe him. Anniversary Offer' ing of ELGIN Watches at NYE'S Jewelry Store The price of $19-75 is good until March 18 only. After that date the same watches are to be sold at $24-75 There are eleven models to choose from -- 7 gents and 4 ladies. A small deposit will hold any of these models. BUY YOUR GRADUATION WATCH NOW! Jewelry, Music & Radio Shop West McHenry, Illinois A J CAMP-FIRE -MUSINGS > By Jack Hoa| SPRING GROVE Ctlv OUTDOORS AT NIGHT Flash bulb, make outdoor .nap. possible at even withi»j®" cameras. Here, lantern provided atmosphere, but flash bulb, held above camera, supplied light needed for detail in subject. UNTIL a few years ago, snapshots outdoors at night were rather hard to make. Now, thanks to extra high speed film, thousands of snapshooters take them. The fast film plus a fast lens is sufficient for brightly-lighted street scenes and flood-lighted buildings. For outdoor picture* of people »t flight, all one needs is a camera that can be set for a time exposure, and a "flash" bulb In its inexpensive flashlight-type holder. To take such pictures, simply flace the camera on a firm support, •Old set the shutter for "time." Position the subject in front of the camera, click the shatter open, flash the bulb and close the shutter. If the surroundings are dark and there are . no lights within the view of the lens, the camera may be held in the hand. For flash pictures, the camera can be loaded either with regular •chrome type" film or one of the ; panchromatic films. The distance between the flash bulb and the subject determines the size lens opening yon should use. Here are suggested distances from bulb to subject, outdoors, when you ^se a No. 10-sise bulb with the*metal jlefiector that is a part of the •mall battery operated holder: for , "chrome" type film, 7 feet; for high •peed film, 14 feet These distances Urill provide correct exposure when you use a box camera, or a camera •with anastigmat lens set at f.16. Correct distance from light to subject is important; but distance from camera to subject doesn't matter, as far as illumination is concerned. Sevei-al of the special small flash bulbs can be carried in an overcoat pocket. These are convenient to carry on a hike. They can be used for box-camera pictures if high speed film is employed--but, of course, since the small bulb yields less light than a large bulb, it must be placed nearer the subject. With flash bulbs, you can plctore winter sports subjects at night, and other outdoor activities, though without a special flash bulb synchroniser, do not attempt to "stop" very rapid action. Interesting lighting effects can be obtained by flashing the bulb from unusual position* --for example, holding it low to obtain a lighting angle which suggest* firelight. With time exposures, excellent pictures can be obtained of campflre scenes at the skating rink or pond. Campflre "time" exposures can be made without using a flash bulb--or, the bulb can be flashed just at the end of the exposure, to obtain added detail in the scene. For true firelight pictures, the high speed panchromatic films are best. Take your camera along whenever you go on a skating or Bleighing excursion, or moonlight, hike. A few,_ flash bulbs enable you to use the; camera--and "flash" pictures ire always unusual and interesting. . John van Guilder Every time we think of hunting wt are reminded of the Italian who went into a sporting goods store and told the proprietor that he wanted a "close i shooting" gun. In about a week he came back,, slammed the gun* down oil t^e counter, and yelled, "This Goda dama gun no gooda for hella. It blowa da bird all to hela! I tella you I wanta 'close shoota' gun. You give me a 'far shoota gun.'" The modern hunter demands a special kind of gun for each kind of hunting. There are trap guns, skeet guns duck guns, field guns and "whaHiaveyou's," and sometimes a "what-have- j you", proves to be best adapted to your style of shooting. Some guns] are stocked to shoot high. Some to j shoot low, and some shoot where you look. We prefer the latter. You cant adapt your "gun pointing" to the1 game you are' hunting very easily if i you have a guii that "shoots where it looks." ? v • Modem duck hunters demand "long range heavily-loaded shells" that kick i like "blue blazes," and are supposed! to' kill at sixty-five or seventy-five j yards in spite of the fact that most' ducks are killed around the thirty-five ! yard mark. We have seen hunters use these "long range" shells on quail and: rabbits which are about the easiest; killed of our American game. 1 In the old days a hunter went into a store and purchased a gun accord-1 ing to its "feel." He judged the length of stock, the drop, and the barrei pitch by the way the gun came up to his shoulder. These guns lyere usually! "double barrel" with the right barrel bored more open than the left. This naturally was an "ail-purpose" gunJ The purchased took the gun out, loaded it with a reasonably light load and shot it until he learned the gun! could hit what he shot at. Game today is scarce and how the ; modern hunter expects to iearn to; shoot the three or four shot guns he! owns is beyond the writer. Our duck1 hunters are the worst. With their heavy artillery they bang away at' anything within half a mile and thenj wonder why they don't get more ducks j We often wonder why they don't sit still and give the ducks a chance to,I come within range. ' The same thing is true of rifle shooters. Men brag of killing deer at; three hundred, four hundred, and even five hundred yards. They purchase \ rifles with telescopes-that will kill at: one thousand yards, and then don't j shoot them twenty times a year. How c^n a man using such a rifle so infrequently learn about his gun? Where in America is it safe to shoot it? What we need is rifles of less pow^t and heavier bullets. deer are killed within one hundred yards of the shooter, so what is the value of one thousand yards or more of additional range. It is not so long ago that men were killing grizzly bear with a 44-40 and the, old 30-30 is a big enough gun for any American game. A man can afford to shoot such a rifle enough to "learn" the gun and there * is not so much chance of killing a fellow hunter ovef in the next county. More than this, the fun of hunting lies as much in watching your game as it does in killing it and it is our private opinion that a man who can't 'fetalk" to within one hundred yai'ds of a deer is no hunter and does not deserve to get a deer. You can't acquire hunting skill by buying a bigger rifle any more than you can acquire a good golf game by buying a set of golf clubs. Mrs. Albert Britz entertained the members of her club at her home in Fox Lake on Wednesday afternoon. A chicken dinner was served. Cards furnished the' entertainment throughout the afternoon and prizes were awarded Mrs. A1 Schrpeltzer, Mrs. Charles Freund and Mrs. Rorbert Kfaus received consolation. Traveller's prize went to Mrs. A1 Schmeltzer. Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freund on' Thursday night were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Justen and Mr. and Mrs. Russ Gibbs of McHenry. Mrs. A1 Schmeltzer spent several days last week with her mother, Mrs. Edith Cleveland, in Hound Lake. Mrs. Frank Sanders is spending several weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Weber in Johnsburg caring for Mrs. Weber and infant son. LeRoy Meyers, six years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Meyers, passed away at St. Therese hospital in Waukegan on Saturday afternoon. LeRoy had been ill several days with a ruptured appendix and was taken to the hospital on Wednesday where blood transfusions .were given and every effort was made to save his life. Besides the grief-stricken parents, he "leaves a sister, Gladys, and brother, Allert, also many relatives who will missT his sweet smile. The entire community extends its sincere sympath to the family. Funeral services wen held at St. Peter's church on Tuesda. morning with Rev. John Daleiden, pastor, officiating. Pallbearers were LeRoy's cousins, Gerald Hergott, Charles May, Gerald Justen of McHenry and Elmer Miller of Johnsburg. Burial was at St. Peter's cemetery. Mary Ann Klaus celebrated her seventh birthday on Sunday when she invited her schoolmates to her home. Games were played throughout the afternoon. A lovely lunch was served with a birthday cake and all kinds of croodies. Mr. and Mrs. Georce W. May visited Mrs. Steve Schae/er at St. Therese's hospital, Waukegan, on Friday night of last week CONGRESSIONAL VIEWS By Congressman Ch&uncey W. Reed SEMI-ANNUAL PTCNTC The Plaindealer office is in receipt of an invitation from the McHenry County Illinois association for its somi-annual basket picnic, to be held at Sycamore Grove. Los Angeles, Cal., on Saturday. February 25. F. E. Mead of Altadena is president and Mrs. C. B. McCadden of LaCreseenta is secretary. : Tr . * Subscribe for The Plaindealer An Independent Congress? We Hope So | Congressional independence from' Executive domination which manifest-! ed itself for the first time since 1933,! at the time the Supreme Court" pack- j ing plan was proposed by the Presi-; dent, and which became a trifle more evident at the last session of Congress is becoming a very pronounced as the first session of the 76th Congress progresses. Warnings that the Congress will no longer take rubber stamp orders from the White House and the Brain Trust are seen in the Slicing of $150,000,000 from the President's W. P. A. fund request and by the refusal by a 72 to 9 vote of the Senate to confirm the President's appointment of Mr. Roberts to be a federal judge -in the state of Virginia. It is rumored that these two instances of Congressional rebellion at White House domination are causing- the words, "heretics" and "infidel" to be used quite frequently in a certain house of light color on Pennsylvania Avenue. Illinois Can't Win in This Deal The House Committee on Ways and Means ha? reported with a recommendation that it be passed the -bill, H. R. 3790 which relates to the taxation of the compensation of pu.blic officials and employees. This bill subjects to federal income tax for all taxable ^ars after December 31, 1938, the mpensation of all state and local ofrs'and employees. It further grants to the states the right to tax the Compensation received after December 31 1939 by federai officers and employees. As we have stated in a prior article we^are of the firm opinion that these things cannot be done without amending the Constitution, of the United States and that if this bill is enacted into law it will be held-uncbnstitutional by the courts. Here is an interesting angle for the people of Illinois to note in regard to this bill. While the salaries of all state and local officer$ in Illinois will be made subject to a federal income tax, the State ol Illinois will not Be able to reciprocate and tax the salaries of fedferal officials and employees ^because of the provision in the Constitution of the State of Illinois which prevents the levying of a state income tax. In other words Illinois and Illinois people can't win. Will the President's Demand Be Ignored? The President is reputed to be very angry at Congress <and especially the members of his own Democratic party in the legislative body because it saw fit to reduce his request for WPA funds from $875,000,000 to $725,000,- 000. Be has sent a letter to Capitol Hill demanding that the $150,000,000 slashed from the recently enacted Emergency Relief Bill be allotted by another separate measure. He is apparently determiaed to force Congress to bow to his demands. It is re^rorted however, that certain Democratic members who, as members of the Appropriations Committe, have a large say in the control of the nation's purse strings, have stated that the Works Progress Administration must follow the Congressional warning to formulate a program to function in a more efficient arid economical manner and cease the wasting of money, and that so far as they are concerned the matter is a closed book and that the extra $150,000,000 sought will not be granted. One of the main troubles with the:WPA is thiara great part of the money that should be going Ut aleviate distress and suffering is be* ing eaten up by huge overheads, ovet lapping office forces and general inefficiency of administration. Congres# is determined that some steps must b* taken to remedy this situation. A Zone Basis For Rail Rates Sought A. Resolution was recently introduc ed by Senator Wheeler of Montana which seeks to authorize and direct the Interstate- Commerce Commissi to make a thorough study and inves* tigation with respect to the feasibility and desirability of fixing the charge* made by railroads on the basis of zones with a view to the establishment of simplified rating structures for the transportation of passengers and goods within or between such zones* Senator Wheeler apparently has ii| mind a rate structure based upon the principles of the parcel post tone basil: of rate fixing. , The Dangerous Fly - A fly often carries 6,500,000 bac-' •' teria on its hairy body. A fly re-?;; mains in an egg stage one day, the , maggot stage five days, the pupa stage five days, and 14 days later it * ,; begins to lay eggs.. Before moving into our new quarters, we are closing out v our stock, to make room for all new merchandise. All Ladies' WASH DRESSES, regardless of cost : ^ ; . CHILDREN'S DRESSES , All FELT HATS V Ladies' and Children's COTTON * HOUSE COATS ....... _ Ladies' SILK ROBES Light WOOLEN and SILK DRESSES, Not all sizes .. .$1.95 PURSES and COSTUME JEWELRY, choice Table with Slippers - Hose - Gloves, choice :" One lot of Socks - Hose - Gloves Collar Sets and Scarfs, choice • 79* 50* 79* & $2 95 75* - 49* 10* BETTY NIELSEN Riverside Drive McHenry, Illinois DEBUNKER By John Harrey Furbay, Ph.D. Copyright by iff TORTOISE-SHELL IS MOT OBTAINED FROM TORTOISES J. Tortoise-shell is obtained from the scales of certain sea-turtles, especially "Caretta imbricata." It was once supposed that this animal was a tortoise, but it is a turtle. The Scales of the Hawksbill turtle are also sold for "tortoise"-shell. The scales of these turtles are thin at their edges, and overlap one another like the shingles of a roof. The scales of tortoises are not arranged in this way. POTPOURRI Ivory Mines The finest ivory comes from the tusks of elephants but this is not the only source of supply. Large amounts are "mined" in Siberia, where the frozen ground has preserved the tusks of the great mammoth* of ancient times. Not only the tusks but many complete bodies are found in a state of perfect preservation. e Western Newspaper Union. fast?..Easy? SAY-MY ELECTRfC fRONER JUST CANY BE BEAT.** You'll Have "Spare-Time" for Pleasure when you use modern Home Laundry Equipment Be done with Blue Mondays and Tedious Tuesdays! Do the entire week's wash easier and betterin double-quick time with modern Home Laundry Equipment. Modern Electric Washers, Ironers, and Water Heaters, together with plenty of good light, take the work out of washday. These distinct contributions to better living are easy to buy and repay you again and again with savings in time and work. Why not" investigate the many fine values now being offered! • • V v-i 0 "Take it from me--here's the way to do home ironing! It's so simple . ! . so fast... so easy. Why, to my way of thinking* DO woman can afford to be without a modern Electric Ironer. ^•Just think of it! Now I can do my entire laundry...sheets^ towels, fancy dresses* even shirts -- while I am comfortably seated. No more lifting and tugging. No more aching back and tired arms. My Electric Ironer does all the work... irons, steams, presses .. . and gives me better finished work than ever before. "What's more, there's no trick to ironing this fast, convenient way! Why, in no time at all, any woman can learn to do eveit the largest sheets or sheerest frocks-like an expert." Yes--hundreds of women are discarding old-fashioned iron* ing methods for a modern Electric Ironer. There are so many advantages that unless you've seen one of these modern Electric Ironers in action, you can't imagine how and easy your home ironing can be. Why not come in and jfipf a firee demonstration ... today! SEASONAL VALUES in EI«ctri<SWasher* and Ironers are now being offered at your Electric Appliance Dealers ELECTRIC APPLIANCE DEALERS AND PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS -v.-'ns: