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"SO I HEAR" by Marl walsh • ; * Man bites dog! It was this way. Tommy ai . Deidrieh were only foolin' Sunday Inorning AS they hiked along Elm Street and tried to scare a houn' dog. 'They just hollered and the purp dropped dead. Yes, sir -- dead as a door nail. - ' • -I- . Jos; Miller, the fishhook specialist, received a letter. from the city of ' Gurnee this week asking him to locate liis "factory" in that fair city. What did Jos. do but cast suspicionon jthifi peaceful little column. ^ ^ ^ , Mrs. H'enry Schaffer inquires about •• What has happened to our much-men . •. iioned deo. Not much -- but, we have - managed to keep the sewing machine *:iOUt. • ' .. 'v v Looks like spring is half way round corner. Kids (children--if you're (§;iWussy) are playing ball, flying kites, Skipping rope arid doing some outside 'roller skating. But, don't let us mislead you. Take'off the re<Jjflannels - at your own risk. --I-- Just thinking --"it's about time for the Mrs. to think about our garden. --I-- Saw a picture of Gabby Hartnett and Jimmie Dykes Tuesday night. Neither had a cigar in mush. --I-- Ah -- this changing world! J.Bonura Bolger it a National league fan this year. v --HI-- Lake Zurich gave the Anderson Serl » vice boys a bit of a .scare Sunday night in the early part of the game. Must be the visitors weren't impress- : fid with our record. Joe Aniballi put on a real show during the last half --dribbling fast and •low.: --I-- Harry Conway has turned in some neat wftxrk at jguard the last few games. --n-- Did you ever see anything like the way this bowling sport has taken the ' country by storm? Bjoth alleys in * this communis are going full steam ahead. --li-- Whafc's more -- McHenry is developing some nifty bowlers. -II- I The "Not So Irish" bowlers beat the Irish 2635 to 2634 in a match at the Palace last Sunday. One pin in a whole match is somethin'. --I-- • Hank Weber just missed a 600 series in the Forester league. - --n-- Herman Steffes turned in a 609 ser ies against the Alemite team front Woodstock. Just to show the improvement in bowling averages, the Foresters have . nine teams who rate entry in the ^Vaukegaii tournament the first of April. /. ' " , r : ' : -- I - . ; Only five pins separated Herb Simon's team from Ed Smith's five over a 6-week period. Herb's team settled things the last night. --I-- Five doctors are examining Two. Ton-Tony Galento to see if he should fight the Bomber, Joe Louis. No need of monkeying around now . Just let 'em fight and have the doctors handy "when the swinging is over. -IRingwood is going to have a baseball team called the Rlngwood Cubs. --I-- Bruno Butler, who has been around baseball diamonds long enough to know his way around, will act as co- Jnanager with Joe Vaillancourt. Bruno will also carry the title of financial secretary. --I-- '7 ' The Cubs will rig up a diamond on 1 George Young's farm west of Ring- * wood. Plans are under way now to hold a benefit dance at Frank Nell's hall at Johnsburg. --I-- We like to see young fellows play " hard ball. This softball game is fine jn its place, but the crack of the bat 'gainst a hard ball is still the sweet, est music to our ears. . --I-- If yum-yum Whitehead, one of our Whoopee -- Sox, can keep fit, look out for our favorites. We. might, even . land in the first division. --I-- Don't see Dreymiller much these. . days. He's farming. Guess we wiH have to move int town. Didn't hear that our old friend, Mrs. Gorman, had passed on to her great reward until funeral time. A good, old soul who remained a good friend in spite of our leanings toward the Democrats. "If he is successful, his story wO! be based on ah accidental 'break.' "Although well known in Racine, having sung in the Kiwanis minstrels, at the Red Hatchet cabaret of St. Luke's church, and at other events. Daley was practically unknown in other cities. "Recently while he was singing at a soda fountain in a railway station where he was working, a movie scout waiting for a train is reported to have heard him and suggested an audition. Next week Daley will make the recording of his voice. "Blue eyed, with wavy brown hair, Daley is Irish. He will sing April 14 in a minstrel show in Wilmette, Illinois." ^ •--8-- Little Glenny came through with * good cigar this week. That's why y?e mention him, of course. --il-- . . - ; V _ Spring days make us wonder if our new neighborhood " will bring out scenes similar to those in the old stamping grounds. We called them "Sisters of the Skillet" Mrs. Kiii. sala, Mrs. Meyer, Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Hayes. Each of the girls mentioned would take rake or hoe in hand and meet at the garden's edge for daily "discussions." Mrs. Bacon sometimes crossed to do her bit toward keeping the meetings alive. Big times! We have quite a letter from Margaret Westerman, who suggested one time that we write a column entitled "Do you remember the time?", but we wouldn't dare (under threats of annihilation) print the letter. Press Time Jottings: Anderson's Service team will wind up their highly successful season on .Sunday night .... The strong Walt. Meek five of Elgin, who beat the locals early in the season, will be here for the wind-up . . . . Thats' going to be some game . . .. . Some game! . . , . [Not many followed the team to the I Lake Geneva tournament last week, jbut our boys won it with plenty to j snare, beating Richmond in the finals .... George Larkin tells us that Johnsburg and Crystal Lake joined the baseball league mentioned here last week .... Anderson's Service will sponsor A baseball team .... They plan to join the circle ... . We know a man who has a car and has a wife these late afternoons at the high .... His wife never steered a car" in her life . '. . . But, he wonders if he hadn't ought to get her a driver's license to carry in the back seat . . . . Our idea of fun: Joe Holly crawling under an Austin .... Spring football practice and games are going on school . We saw a r o b i n , too . . . . 26 WXNB IN 29 IS NOT SO BAD RECORD OF ANDERSON SERVICE Anderson's Service captured their twenty-sixth win in twenty-nine games by defeating Lake Zurich cag. ers at the local gym Sunday night, 58-32. Lake Zurich was handicapped when Leuthes ser, their scrappy little Captain was taken out with a sprained ankle, but he came back td finish the game a few minutes later. The visitors started strong, running up a 7 to 0 lead before the Service squad could hit their usual stride. A couple of long; shots by Harry Conway gave the boys life, then Harry Anderson started drawing a bead on the basket. ' The locals forged into a lead before the half ended. Joe Aniballi came itito the fray in the second half and put on a fc'assy exhibition of ball handling. It was McHenry's game throughout the entire second half: ersonals Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Slafter of Waukegan and Mr. a«d„Mrs. Elwood Peterson of Racine, Wis., called on L. F. Newman and family Sunday af- Harold Lindsay and Ted Miller were Chicago visitors Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hester of Colfax spent Several days this week in the Jacob Steffes home. Anderson's Service -- 58 j ' FG FT TP JV. Adams, f 4'1: 9 H. Anderson, I . ^ %• f»i |Patzke, f jC. Anderson, c> ";?*&• jJ. Aniballi, ,c ^•«"'•A14 i H. Conway^ • :•£ G. Anderson, g;.,,;.^'.^.,. 0 / *0 / 0 TOTALS ....^^;.a....26 6 58 Like Zurich--• 32^ * FT;-TP Schroeder, f .......... 4 3 H Luethesser. f 5 . - 3 IS Buescher, f 0 . 0 0 Lohman, c .......*.^.*..,^4,^2.,. 1 g Boegen, g 0 • 0 Stelling, g ...................... l l 8 SUITING COOKERY TO KIND OF FBSB IS HINT TO HOMEMAKfeRS Fish belong to the lean or the fat family and should be cooked according to its family. Fat fish are good broiled or baked while lean fish should be cooked with fat to give richness and flavor. Classed as "fat fish are herring, Lake trout, mackerel, salmon, shad, smelt and white fish- In the lean class are cat, cod, haddock, halibut, pike, sea bass, sole, whiting and yellow perch. 1,11 Fish spoils easily. For this reason, the Jacob Steffes home. ihomemakers not only will want to Mrs. Peter M. Justen left Wednes- make sure they are purchasing fresh day afternoon for Rochester, Minn .ifah but they will want to prepare it where her mother, Mrs. Math Niesev, immediately. Even a few hours of is under observation at the Mayo exposure in warm air will give fish an Bros, clinic. ! off flavor. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Whiteman of | Broiled Fish Lake Geneva Spent Sunday at the L. j Have fish split down b&ck removs F. Newman home. fhead and tail if desired, iPlace fish Mrs. Al Warner of Chicago visited j skin side down on a greased pan, If relatives and mends here a few days lean fish is used, brush with melted the past week. ^ v [butter or cooking oil. Place under Miss Clara Stoffel waS a weekend ^ flame at, moderate heat and cook 25 to visitor in Chicago.. v, . , , j 30 minutes. Remove broiled fish care- Mrs. E. F. Kelter vfaS' a Chicago fully to hot platter. Season with salt visitor a few days the past week. jand pepper and pour drippings from Miss Carmen Freund. who has been pan over fish. Serve with lemon slices employed in Chicago the past, several jFfeh steak and fillets may be ,pr#parweeks, returned home Sunday. -led- this way. " j v Mi*, and Mrs. LaWrenco Mitchell and | Fish Baked in Milk ' - children of Waukegan were recent Use 1% pounds halibut, haddock or visitors m the hom^ of her mother.^\othir lean fish, salt and pepper, -'l Mrs. Wm. Bacon. Miss Inez Bacon,]tablespoon flour, 1 large onion stjeed who had been spending several days!thin, % cup cracker or bread crumbs in their home, returned to McHenry anjj cups 0£ mjjjc v with them. _ ^ i Wipe fish with damp cloth. Cut in Mr. and Mrs. 11 ^ye of Lib- j pjeces for serving. Sprinkle with salt, ertyville spent last Tl^ay ™n,ng: pepper and flpur; put fish in a single ,n the home of hus parents Mr andj laVer in a shallow greased baking •Mrs A. E Ny6- H^'^ter, Mrs. Ber- pan. Cover fish with onion and nard Woltman, of Ch,onPo. who wasjsprinkle wjth crumbs Ad(j 8ufficieiJ v,siting her parents here, returned ilk bare] to coyer Bake in moderwith them for a day's visit. ofa OCA « # . Form New Boone-McHenry lllini Club TOTALS 12 8 32 JUNIOR GIRLS VICTORIOUS IN PLAYOFF GAMES* ate oven, 350 degrees F. for about 45 minutes. If the crumbs are not brown, St. Patrick's Day came and we crowed plenty about the Irish having one day in the year when we could talk. Then, Vaughn Jones had to wisecrack about us having one day sei aside for silence? --I-- It might be appropriate, bat we're agin' it. • We giv* yon a elipping from a Racine, Wisconsin, paper. The story relates to Don Daley, whose pappy is a -prominent tonsorial artist on our famous West Side. The heading to the story mentions something about a soda jerker being discovered. Which makes us wonder why Wattles a.id his Boop - a - doop has never been discovered, "Racine, March 16 -- (Special) -- That another Wisconsin youth may have a chance to try out for the movies was revealed tonight when friends said Don Daley, young Racine tenor, NOTICE We are unable to give you a complete list of bowling scores this week. Sorry! See you next week. FRANK LEMMERS DIES AT MILWAUKEE, WIS. Word has been received of the death of Frank Lemmers, which occurred at his home in Milwaukee, Wis.. Tuesday, March 21. following a brief illness. His brother, Charles, conducted a newspaper in Woodstock for a number of years. The deceased was 78 years old, being born at Woodstock January 6, 1861. Funeral services were held to. day (Thursday) in Milwaukee. Surviving besides the brother already mentioned, are two other brothers, Guy of Casper, Wyoming, and George of Woodstock. The finals of the girls' annual basketball tournament, whi^h was in progress from Match 4 to March 10, were played off Wednesday of last "week. The Juniors emerged victorious from the double elimination tourney which was participated in by the four classes. Each team had to be defeated twice bemore suffering elimination. Following is the report of the games played: 1. Senior vs. Sophomore, 16^14-- Sophomore, winner. 2. Junior vs. Freshman,; 41-4--Junior, winner. 3. Senior vs. Freshman, .36.13--Senior, winner. 4. Junior vs. Sophomore, 23-15-- Junior, winner. 5. Sophomore vs. Senior. 13-10 -- Sophomore, winner. 6. Junior vs. Sophomore, 22-14 -- Junior, winner. • 7. Junior vs.c Sophomore (finals), 36-33--Junior, winner. Miss Gladys Tenny of Marengo'ref . ereed the final game between the Juniors and Sophomores. Mr. Reed and Mr. McCracken acted as referees for the preceding games and Miss Maurie ! Taylor served as umpire throughout | the tournament. , The following girls on the list bej low averaged the most points per |game. Guards on the various teams made a fine showing, but according 'to girls' rules, only forwards may score. Nam* -- Points -- Games Alta Mae Denman -- 36 -- 3 / Delores Rosing -- 50 -- 5 Patricia Phalin -- 25 -- 4 June Fero -- 22 -- 4 T Ethel Althoff -- 21 -- 4 Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Schreiner wer Chic.g„ visitors Tuesday. , ( u„der o( b , f Martin Cooney and son, John, spent;- w minnt„ - several. daAy,s thie pja srt> uw- eek with rel- S^a ljm on SQo uffle atives in Cleveland, Ohio. ,/ , , .. . • Charles Vvcital was a Chicago vis- P U"H °an sa,mon. ^ v o -i . ' . . . , 5 ' spoon s a l t dash p a p r i k a , % t a b l e - Vales y visited George !sp00n lemon juice, % cup dry bread i Stephen H. Freund. sons, Carl ? C"f hot 3 land Herbert Freund, and H. E. Buch! "1*^ uS a , m®n i n t 0 ' i f ?d were recent Milwaukee, Wis., visitors',!'v b rea\d crumibfs *a ndi milk. Add to sal,*where they attended a Home Show. • mon. „ . ,, , Mr and Mrs. C. H. Downs and son.'™.0"; Be.atthorouprhly and Jack, have returned from an 8.000 ^ to m,xture' Fold m stiffly beaten ^egg whites. Turn into buttered dish. mile trip through the west. TheviD» ^ «. .. . , x ... were gone two months, six weeks of ^a« 4ish imhot water and bake uhtil which were spent in California. ' j * 1 frS; KS EWn Vlsi,cai RURAL TEACH£5il.EET Mii S,,rKn ofChic.Bowa^^ ^ ru«l a McHenrv visitor Mondav evening. ! ?cho^ «f McHenry and t-he Mr. and Mrs. James 'Downs andi™™1 ®ch°o1 ^ers of Crystal Lake babv visited in Wauconda Sunday. j^Joyed a reading demonstration giv- Mrs. Laura Kent and Mr. and Mr«.;!> n,by Mlss L,lhan R"sst'n of L. W. Conway an<f daughter, Lauravn ! Peterfon company, at the Cary public A g n e s , v i s i t e d i n t h e h o m e o f M . ' J . 1 s f h ° o 1 - . M , s s t w o Kent and family In Chicago last claf!868 ?n reading, a beginning class Thursday 1 a an ,nterme<'late class. The pupils Mr. and Mrs. John Dreymiller and ?ho tof f.art in th^ be*™ninK. c,af Mrs. John Claxton attended the fun-, demonstration were from Cary, while eral of Mrs. Lucinda Francisco at tho"e f wh? PartlclPated in the-inter- Wtoodstock Monday afternoon. . ! °lass 1 were from the McHenry Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rauen, Miss' . sc. 00 s' , . Elsie Regner, and Mrs. J. P. Frey of1 k F,"a Plan» for tho spring musiMl Chicago returned home Sunday even-i *'h*hJ\to u °n,.May \atJ ing from a three weeks' vacation at local h,*h sch°o1' were dlscussed Mrs. Miami, Fla., and Cuba. YOUNG CORN KING Marie Kingsley, music supei-visor, for ! the rural schools in this areif is in I charge of the musical. BOWLING SOORSS Old Tin 'Team Om •Karls Goodell Schaefer ...» Sayler .... Smith, ...»• TOTAL Team Throe Wattles Perkins Rogers ...r:....... Freund Granger ... 389 ...2142 -I*--T»» «1 TOTAL Team Two Wilson Adams J. Schmitt ,2385 aeon TOTAL Team Four Weber Covalt Page Meyers Hughes TOTAL ....... 2333 Forester Leagae A. Justen Joe Rothermel H. Schaefer ..., E. Thennes i.». H. Simon TOTAL J. Thennes . A. Weingart G. Freund ... ,G. Justen ... E. Smith TOTAL i Knox Nye Thies G. Weber ... A. Freund ... TOTAL Heimer Herdrich Unti -- H. Weber Winkel TOTAL -- . 480 464 ...... 495 553 ...... 536 j 2528 r...... 438 494 432 528 560 ;. 2452 477 496 ...... 389 Z.... 479 522 ...2358 04UUM GIRL SCOUTS Our investiture ceremony opened in the Grade School Gym Monday with the investing of the girls who have reached Tenderfoot Rank. To pass the Tenderfoot requirements a girl learns the Girl Scout laws, promise, motto, slogan, sign, salute, etc. Our troop can now boast of having every scout a Tenderfoot. Those who re. ceived their pins were Agnes Bell Miller, Mary Margaret Douglas, Elida Page, Marilyn Schaefer, Lucille Nickels, Elaine Schaefer, Jean Nickels, and Joyce, Dorothy and Patsy McGwiggan Next the Second Class Badges were awarded to Esther Althoff, Nadinc Schaefer, Mitzi Durland, Sally Carp, Elaine Schaetfer^ Marilyn Schaefer, and Bonnie Page. Gervais Belling already has hers. To be a Second Class Scout, a girl has to participate in ten different tests from ten different fttelds. From three or more requirements in each field the scout chooses one requirement upon which to work. For First Class Ranking a scout earnb ten merit badges. The following girls were awadred the following badges: Gervaise Belling--needlecraft, design, weaving and colorcraft badges: Nadine Schaefer--design, hostess, and colorcraft badges; Esther Althoff design and needlecraft badges; and Bonnie Page--design, weaving and architecture badges. Esther Althoff and Gervaise Belling received Patrol Leaders badges; Mitzi {Durland, Ddris Thomas, and Betty Edstrom, Corporal badges; Bonnie Page, a Scribe badge, and Na. dine Schaefer and Mitzi Durland, gold attendance stars for perfect attendance last year. Girls who were present at ninety per cent of the meetings received silver stars, Esther Althoff, Elaine Landgren, Joan Durland, Charlene Mertes, Betty Kramer, Sally Carp, Shirley Patzke and Bonnie Page received these. ^ Next we had "Colors" with the four Corporals acting as color guard. After repeating the "Pledge of Allegiance" and the Girl Scout Promise, we sang, "America, the Beautiful." Af*er the investiture ceremony, tea and cup cakes with mints and nuts were served. The corn king among the future farmers of the United States is Edward Livingston Jr., 17-year-old vocational agricultural student, who captured the title in the contest conducted at Kansas City by the National Future Farmers' association. WONT GO TO MARKET All the latest sheet music at Nye's, West McHenry. 44 COMING EVENTS March 23 Anniversary Celebration--Ladies' Aid. Meeting--County Legionnaires--Crystal Lake. Meeting--K. of C. March 26 W. C. O. F. -- Communion -- 8 o'clock Mass--St. Mary's church. March 27 Talking Picture -- "Golgotha" -- High School--Auspices Holy Name So* ciety. March 30 Spring Concert--Vocal Groups--High School. April 10 : Blaster Dance--^The Bridge fc. of C. ResidenceChange%. ... Mr. and Mrs. Walter Anderson, who were married several weeks ago, moved Tuesday to Richmond, where the former is operating Pagel Bros, gar age for Paul Schwerman. Dr. Roberts' Veterinary Remedies at Watties Drug Store. „ 39-tf Buy your baby chicks at tile Farm- .«ra Efees* * 4M* V / All the little pigs do not go to market. This little porker, only three days old, is being fattened tor display at a county (air. ^ Saluki Has Oldest Pedigree The saluki, a hunting dog thathas been bred in Arabia, Persia and Egypt for more than 6,000 years, has the oldest pedigree in existence, sometimes dating back for a thousand years. They are never sold, says Collier's Weekly, only presented a# gifts, by their Arab owners. Buy your baby chicks at the Farmers Mill. Phone 29. ' ;'. 42-tf We are saving our clients money on both their finance rates and insurance rates on new cars. Pleased to have you inquire. Phone 43. EARL R. WALSH AGENCY. 44 BAKED GOODS The McHenry Bakery on Green Street is prepared to furnish customers with excellent bakery goods; bread pies, cakes, etc/' Phone $87. ' 44-p°> Large selection of harness, collars, and spring harness supplies. Wm. H. Althoff Hdwe., West McHenry 44-p4 Cyclone Electric Brooders for Saile at the Farmers Mill. Phone 29 42-tf George Johnson, /(right) son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Johnson, West McHery, is shown being presented with the charter for the newly-formed Boone McHenry lllini Club at the ..University Of Illinois. Mr. Johnson, president (,f the club, is receiving the charter from William Pfister, field secretary of the Alumni association. Clubs ivnivsoriting every county in the state hax-e . been formed on the Illinois campus asv units of the Student-Alumni associ-fJ ation. Members of the student groups Jwfl! call on former University of Illi- , noia students in the campaign to pro-:'; vide funds to equip the new lllini^ Union, social, center on the Illinois campus. . 7' 'PICKIM6 OFFJfo SMRES--JyflXttM) .i#? "V 1ht E&CRCWN hmdkap JackMUfa GKeeH&M'] Keestrrvf WITH A 1 LBAVEBails/, S, 79-203 ssyiesj '•ROW"/] AM-PRirtiAFe - WRECK* artmiiltt •fbr-fht CHmotchook, CLAIMS 9CWUN6 v 1 is-the I PEAL Vtark/ CVER* ttEareATtoN KM? BOTH BO/S pgy mm catmue-h Bom m UOKR \MU£ iim CHICAGO PTTRW CONTMNP tmmakHJsnc Hono«5» kit FWRf exp*es&at in it* SMl£ ABtti ie#n W267cfgmm,v*, raws in A3B-- tft • LEWIS B. McCANNON DIES AT WOODSTOCK . MONDAY, MARCH 30 ANNOUNCEMENTS LewisS. McCannon, well-known resident of McHenry county, died at his home at Woodstock Monday even, ing, March 20, following ah illness .of four years. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Floyd of Woodstock, Lyle of Chicago; three sisters, Mrs. Edna Carr of Chicago and Mrs. Earl Sherman and Mrs. Emma Merchant of Woodstock; three brothers, William and Joseph of Ringwood and James of Beloit, and five graftdchildren. Funeral services were held at the late home at 2:30 o'clock this (Thursday) afternoon. . FOR SUPERVISOR I desire to announce that I will ba a candidate for the office of supervisor for McHenry township at the election to be held on Tuesday, April 4. Your; support and vote will be appreciated*: •40-6 MATH N. SCHMITT. Ji. FOR SUPERVISOR ^I dlisire to announce that I am * : candidate for re-election to the officer of Supervisor for McHenry Townships at the coming election on Tuesday* April 4. Your support is solicited an#; greatly appreciated. 41-5 S.H. FREUND. Buy your baby chicks at the Farmers Mill. Phone 29. 41-tf,; 1931 DeSoto Sport Coupe 1931 Ford Coupe March 18 to 1933 Pontiac 2-door Touring, heater „ * _ 1934 DeLuxe 4-door Ford, heaters 1930 Nash 8, 2-door 1937 Nash LaFayette, 2-door Touring, many extras „„ 1937 Nash LaFayette 4-door Touring, heater, etc. $ 95. 5 85. * 95. ^150. * 50. 5475. •495. B. H. FREUND MOTOR SALES Riverside Drive and Pearl Streets- Phone 76-W ^SPECIMEN BALLOT TOWN OF McHENRY, County of McHenry, State of Illinois Election Tuesday, April 4,1939. M. J. WALSH, Town Clerk. CITIZENS (By Petition) F(^ SUPERVISOR. (Vote for One) TOWNSHIP (By Petition) FOR SUPERVISOR > ? '{Vote for One) PEOPLES (By •Petition) FOR' SUPERVISOB ^ote for One) PI MATH N. SCHMItT S. H. FREUND FOR _ FOR HIGHWAY COMMI^IONKH HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER: f*)R HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (Vote for One) > (Vote for One) D (Vote for (hie) "T-'T JOSEPH J. FREUNB