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Thursday, January 25, .1940 PLENTY MORE RINGWOOD e,TAX REVISION CURS AM SOCIAL SECURI AMENDMENT fPEMBING f t up HOIlS SCWae^lf ' Light Bay Message* _Mj*»ages by light rays were described as an almost interceptionproof means of communication during warfare by Dr. Phillips Thomas, research engineer of an Indianapolis electric company. The method would be especially effective in communication ^ between the ground and planes in the air, he pointed out/ asserting a message could be intercepted only by cutting into the beam directed at the plane. Other electrical developments demonstrated were a "sterilamp",, which he explained would destroy all germs in a given confined area, such as a hospital operating room, and a "black light" which produces vari- •ua colors. Hunting for Here Boy Scout E. L. Montgomery of Parsons, Kan., saved a man from drowning in the Elk river last July 4, but he forgot to get the fellow's name. It took Scoutmaster Dan Devin weeks to track him down -so he could get him to sign a petition recommending a medal for Montgomery. He said he was glad to know who it was that saved him because the day it happened he „was fco excited to inquire. THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE * r HAVC A COMBI MACHASM6 POWIR fOOHtH THAH TH1 HALF BILLION MSmc OF ruRorc OftTHC BILLION UVIHG IN T"» ffnrn the eeo of WARE rmAoe w rue 6I68SST piecs or r-jRwrur:: cr ,te KIND EVER MADE, COULD MXOMOCMVf _ SltePCRS M IT WAS II «er LONG ANC MS AT one Tin16- . __rLOH IV, MKT V*DBi The ybabiv cost of government in the umtso STAT*6 NOW MMALS ABOUT SS60 FOR BACH FAMILY. WATCHES FIRST usee TMW wcrc Vade op Each year it takes tsoo GALLONS Of Ofl •TP PROVIDE TUB YARlOUS SEBVICESMAMSPOKTAT/( W MATtM6, U6HT, CltANlNS. tTC.- POH THE AVBRAGFBA MAIMtyE--R ICAN AND WERE AROUND Tiny Tobacco Seed " North Carolinans use the tobacco seed, and not the biblical mustard seed, to express proverbial smallness. An ounce of tobacco seed will contain 300,000 units. Bath Minns Soap The famous baths of ancient Rome were without one item we consider a necessity--soap. To rid a Roman of bodily soil, a slave wielded a strigil, or skin-scraper. 'Yacht As 'Oceanographer* ; The S. S. Oceanographer is hot? Charting the Nantucket shoals, called the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." The Oceanographer was formerly the private yacht of Morgan, the magnificent. The master suite aboard her, with its extra-sized beds and its mahogany paneling, is used by Commander Frank S. Borden, the Oceanographer's skipper. ,J Ivy's Symbol • The ivy has always been a symbol Of the clinging love of woman. The altar of Hymen, the Greek goji of marriage, whose blessing was invoked at every wedding, was kept green with ivy. In the legend of Tristan and Isolde, two ivy vines, entwining, are a symbol of th^ undying union of the lovers., , . Rough Customer ;sr: k. ©; Cooper donated Cricket, a six-year-old rhesus, to the Fort Worth, Texas, zoo. During his first 10 minutes in the "monkey island" colony at the zoo Cricket slapped down seven other monkeys, whipped two raccoons and grabbed three fish from the moat surrounding the island. Ancient Reptile Skeleton The skeleton of a reptile that lived in the middle Permian period, 200,- 000,000 years ago, has been mounted in the Transvaal museum at Pretoria, South Africa. The work of mounting the skull, 26 vertebrae, shoulder girdle and the right hind lag required 20 years. ° New Age 'Calculator* According to Collier's, anyone Whose calendar age is between 10 and 45 years may now have his physiological age determined quite accurately through a mathematical formula based on the rate of the healing of a superficial wound. | Even Christmas Simpler Christmas tree decorations in Canadian homes will be simpler this year because of the war. Unless merchants can refill demands from stocks, ornaments will not be available. Most of them are made in Germany. qwsNAPSHOT GUILD HOW ENLARGEMENTS ARE MADE Enlarging brings out detail you can't see in a small print. Both these prints were made from the same negative. Only part of the negative was used, with surplus background and foreground area masked out This Is another advantage of the enlarging process--you can include Just what yw want, and omit excess material at the top, bottom, and •Ides of the picture. B|I'O pictures are always better than small ones. Not only is a large picture more impressive, bat also it shows more detail--bringing oat features that can hardly be seen at all in the small print Therefore, every enthusiastic amateur photographer has his best pictures enlarged -- and, usually, looks forward to the time when he eaa have aa enlarge! of his own. Of coarse, ha can always obtain excellent enlargements from his photofinisher-- but the genuine hobbyist llk(M the thrill of experimenting, Juid making big prints himself. With a modern precision-built enlarger, it is easy to produce enlargements. In some respects, it's easier than contact printing. The film negative Is simply slipped into a carrier, which fits a slot in the house. When the is turned on, an enlarged i is projected on a paper below the enlarger lens. You sheet of sensitized paper Into -make the exdevelop the paper as 1 a contact prtat. By moving the enlarger head *p and down, you can make prints any sice up to the limitations of the enlarger. In some enlargers, the head can also be swung to a horizontal position, so that huge prints may he projected on a nearby wall. One type of precision enlarger Is designed so that it can also be used as a camera, for taking pictures. The great advantage of enlarging, in addition to big prints, is that yon can try special effects. For example, by a simple process known as "dodging," you can hold hjsck certain parts of the Image ud^re more exposure to other parts. Thus you can bring out detail (or sabdue it) wherever you wish. Too, you can make diffused prints, combination prints, prints with special textures-- all sorts of novel effects. Of course, for fan in photography, you don't have to have aa enlarger, or even make your own contact prints. Millions of amateurs don't Butjfor the real enthusiast, enlarging/adds interest and valoe to the camera hobby. John van Oallder f I -- Weight of Comma Scales balanced to weigh the ink in a comma are finding wide use in modern laboratories. A grain of, sugar is considered massive on the microchemical balance. It weighs 68-1,000,OOOths of an ounce. Elephant on Diet' Waddy, 76-year-old elephant at Franklin park zoo, Boston, is on a diet. Her present limited menu of beets and carrots was selected because Waddy has only two teeth ieft. v/ Japanese Claim Inventions . . Japanese claim to havfc invented virtually all the new machines of the ljf>t 50 years, including the airplane, the glider, the submarine, and the gyroscope. U. S. Farm Imports U. S. imports of agricultural products, except forest products and distilled liquors, have averaged $1,582,000,000 annually for the past 16 years. Learning Foreign Languages , Students in foreigrf schools acquire a greater mastery of languages than students in American schools, says the Columbia University Press. Miniature Tennessee Moles ,* Lex Watson of Columbia, Teim,, raises miniature mules by crossing Shetland ponies and donkeys, says the American Magazine. WPA Constructs Airports WPA workers have constructed 150 new airports and made extensions and improvements to some 500 others. First Ante Products* Mass production of automobiles began in the United States in 1900, year when sales totaled only 4,192. Japanese Butter Expert Although the Japanese eat little butter, Japan is one of the world's leading butter-exporters. Shakespeare's Vocabulary Shakespeare is credited with having had 24,000 words in his vocabu- -:7 ' "• Mrs. F. N. Muzsy entertained the Scotch Bridge Club at her home Wednesday afternoon. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Ray Peters and Mrs. Louis Schroeder. Mrs. D. L. Hall spent Tuesday in the Earl Bowers home at Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Benoy entertained at a miscellaneous shower for Mr. and Mrs. John Cristy, recent newlyweds, at their home Saturday evening. Hearts were played with prizes awarded to Wilbur Benoy and Darrell Benoy. They received many nice gifts from their frien<Js. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Heine of Chicago spent Sunday in the George Shepard home. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Schmidt of McHenry spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Young. J. V. Buckland left for Orlando, Fla., Monday to spend the remainder of the winter. Miss Gladys Shepard of Greenwood spent Sunday with her patents, Mr. and Mrs. George Shepard. Mrs. George Young spent Saturday afternoon with her mother, Mrs. J. R. Smith, at McHenry. Mrs. S. H. Beatty is visiting het daughter. Mrs. Charles Frey|and family at Blue Island. The January meeting of the P.T.A. was held at the schoolhouse Wednesday evening. Paul Sehadle, young German boy, gave a talk on his life in Germanv and the Pep band from McHenry High school furnished the music. Owing to the severe cold wavel there was only a small group present. Mr. and Mrs. George Yourwr attended,* party in the Peter A. Freund home, near McHenry, Wednesday evening. The Sewing Circle will meet with Mrs. B. T. Butler Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hinze and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Treon of Crystal T^ake srtent Sunday in the Mrs. George Harrison home. coasting party and luncheon at the Wm. Shotliff home near Spring Grove Sunday afternoon. Mrs. J. F. McLaughlin and daughter, Julia, spent Monday in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Ardin Frisbee and family spent Sunday afternoon with her parents,xJJr. and Mrs. Clayton Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Engstrom and daughters, Irene and Alice Mae, and Leslie Anderson of St Charles spent Sunday afternoon and evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Merchant and family. Mr. and Mrs. Geoige Shepard were visitors at Woodstock Saturday. Howard Shepard, Loren McCannon, LeRoy Neal, Frank Martin and Delma Freund were among those to attend a party at Betty Orr's home at McHenry Saturday evening. Ralph Smith of Harvard was a dinner guest of his parents Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Smith, Saturday. Miss Mercedes Lindemann of Woodstock was a supper guest Saturday at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Smith and children and Mi«r. Catherine Freund spent Thursday afternoon at Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Peters spent Sunday with the latter's parents at Hunter, 111. Mrs. J. A. Dewey returned to her home in Armstrong. Ill„ Saturday, after spending the past w«^ here with her parents.; Mr! and #rs. C J. Jepson. * Miss Mildred Jepson of Evanston spent the wnekend here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Jepson. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wurtzinger and daughters and Mi^s Mercedes Lindemann spent Sundav afternoon and evening in the Lonnie §mith home. Harold Jepson of Urbana is attending 4-H meetings in the northern counties of the state and is staying nights with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Jepson. Ralph Smith and son. Arnold, of Harvard sp^nt Sundav afternoon with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Smith. Mr., ad Mrs. Anderson of Chicago and daughter, Betty, and Mrs. Charles Brennan visited Mrs. Frank Johnson at Rockford Sunday. Ray Bartholf of Richmond Was a caller at the home of Mrs. Jennie Bacon on Friday evening. Fred. Wiedrich and son, Roy, were visitors at Richmond Monday afternoon. " t Charles Carr and son, Lester, and Mrs. Frankie Stephenson spent Saturday at Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Franzen and sons,^ Kenneth and Lyle, spent Sunday evening in the Arthur Bishop home at Carpentersville. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wiedrich visited relatives at Crystal Lake Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Justen cor- DM come and see their new funeral home on Saturday and Sunday, January 27 and 28, West McHenry, 111., Elm Street, on Route 31. •""•-•dr'. * PMA DISTRICT NO. t » i *--r*---1 TO HOLD ANNfrAfc MKJCT -An Unusually fine program has been arranged for the benefit of District* No. 6 members of the Pure Milk Association who will hold their annual meeting at the Legion hall in Crystal Lake on Friday, January 26, beginning at 10:30. a.m. Dr. R. W. Bartlett, Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Illinois will be the principal » # ® ^ ^ ^ ^ ** v A J sW peaker™ .• TA Mh Ik ev. aCin A & 4n AuIAaCSlS rX epVof Xr tV sVI w?, iK Xl lIk be dially invite the people of Ringwood j given and there will be some excepand surrounding rural comtnunity to tionally fine entertainment Eyes Examined Phone: McHenry 123-J Woodstock 674 Dr. Paul JL jchwabe £ * m'O OPTOMETRIST THURSDAY MORNINGS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY MI PLACE RESTAURANT Pho#»377 JU&TE1T6 fKXUNQ, fyope. Ones St. Ohicken Dinner Sunday ---- 60c Sunday Chicken Chop Suey Friday Fresh Boneless Pike John Cristy and Beulah Hess were ,f v,„iaK„ married at the Methodist parsonage! and Mr. and Mrs. Raener Remer and at Greenwood bv the Re t. L. J. M<*- daughter, Nancy, of Pistakee Bay Kelvey Wednesday evening at eight o'clock. Miss Dora Anderson and Kenneth Cristy. Jr., were their attendants. A wedding luncheon was served by Mrs. McKelvey. Miss Alice Peet of Barrington and Miss Marion Peet of Elgin spent the weekend with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peet. Floyd Carr, Greenwood, spent Sunday afternoon( in the Wm. McCannon home. Mrs. D. L. Hall is nursing in the Mrs. Alfred Johnson home at Richmond. Rev. and Mrs. Collins attended a snent Sunday in thi Patrick Coyne home. Mrs. Roy Wiedrich and son visited her parents at Richmond Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Smith and dauehter, Bemice, were callers in the J. V. Buckland home Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Charles Brennan of Solon Mills spent the past week in the Fred Wiedrich. Jr.. Jiome. 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