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wmv . <&. . V- - f -. ^V- fjJt - - "* - * , - *i ' ». .',ft •T . : ,r v-»v ;'. \ 4g3*S9£ V>\v * 5- «T At- • "• •-- y'i t -i Army Officers ; Test Helicopter Machine Hat Possibilities "Ill Military, Commercial «vr Aircraft Roles. fV; BRIDGEPORT, CONN.--Indications that the United States army •ir corps may challenge German development of vertically-rising rotarywing aircraft were advanced here when two army air corps officers from Wright field, Dayton, Ohio, tested and observed Igor Sikorsky's helicopter. Capt. H. Franklin Gregory, who was accompanied here by liieut. Victor R, Haughen, mad/two flights of five jftiriUhs each in Sikorsky's expcrirrfeafcl aircraft. He is the only person, aside from the inventor, to fly the 'machine and is believed to be the first United States- artny pilot to fly one. Pleased by Flight. Plying alone--the helicoptcr is a one-man machine--he slowly opened the throttle to the 100-horsepower motor and the triple-bladed airscrew revolved faster and faster. Then, after he pulled a lever which changed the pitch of the blades on the airscrew, the ship rose vertically to an altitude of 20 feet. In his brief flights he demonstrated the ] ability of the plane to move forward and backward and rise and land vertically. Later Mr. Sikorsky made a demonstration flight and reached an altitude of 100 feet. "The demonstration by Mr. Sikorsky showed the helicopter to act, in every respect, satisfactorily to the normal operation of an aircraft of its type." Captain Gregory said. "I think its possibilities are great, both in commercial and military fields." Captain Gregory said he was greatly impressed by the ease with which the helicopter can be controlled. There is no need for basic changes in its construction, he said. The officer plans to' return for further flights. The two officers flew here in thft morning from Dayton ami took off on their return trip early in the afternoon. Used for Observation. Recent reports from European battlefields indicated that Germany has employed helicopters as observation craft, and possibly as attack planes. A news account related that a flyer set an aircraft down in a small area within a fort. Germany is known to possess the only success* ful helicopter in Europe, which can rise vertically from a stationary position to a great altitude and can land in a tiny space. Mr. Sikorsky was a pioneer in experiments with helicopters, beginning in 1909 in Russia. He is engineering manager of the Vought- Sikorsky division of the United Aircraft corporation. Capt. Boris Sergiev sky, of the Helicopter Corporation of America, recently flew a helicopter built by the late Dr. George de Bothezat, a pioneer in rotary-wing aircraft. At the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Pennsylvania, an English-born aeronautical engineer, W. Laurence LePage, is building a helicopter. Hiker Undertakes 3,400-Mile Tramp; Conquers Jungle Finds Toughest Going Over Mountains of Soytfytm Costa Rica, • *. 1 _-- • MEXICO CITY.--John Francis Stahl, a San Francisco postman, quit work to take a 3,400-mile hike for his health. He started from Balboa, on the Panama canal, to make his way to Austin, Texas, afoot, over the route of the projected Pan-American highway to South America. But there is no highway there now. This determined, 57-year-old man, who suffered a physical breakdown five years ago. picked his way through the jungles and over the craggy mountains of Central America alone. He arrived in Mexico City, with 2,500 miles behind him. find set out after a brief rest for Austin, 950 miles away. He said he hadn't hitchhiked a step of the way. In Quest of Health. Stahl decided on his strange journey without the advice of his doctor. "I just thought fd start out," he said, "thinking maybe IVd feel,, better. And I've always wanted to make the trip." Not out for any speed record, he averaged about 15 miles a day, was laid up the first day out with swollen feet, which delayed him eight days. Aside from that, the stretch between Panama and Mexico was singularly free from misfortune. He didn't even see any deadly snakes or wild beasts. Toughest going, he said, was over the mountains of southern Costa Rica and fighting mosquitos through Nicaragua. Although his route was along the one stretch of the Pan- American highway that is finished it's a long way between towns in some areas of northern Mexico and Stahl believed he might run short of food or water in those stretches. Always Carries Bible. Stahl.carried a machete from Balboa .to Costa Rica, but then discarded it and was cbmpletely unarmed. He carried only a Bible and a little cash. He started out with $40, but sent $25 of that to his wife in Sam Francisco. Through the wild Central American country Stahl would try to plan in advance to hit some village where he could spend the night. Frequently he alsked natives to take him in. He ate what they ate and carried hardly any food with him. He swallowed five grains of quinirte a ctay and felt fine most of the way. Stahl carried an autograph "book, filled wjth signatures and with immigration stamps. He also proudly displayed a letter of introduction from Angelo J. Rossi, mayor of San Francisco. He made his way with various maps and even ^railroad timetables. „ ersonats :A' Bands Are Not Neglected In National Defense Plan ANN ARBOR, MICH.--As America builds up its national defenses, one phase of preparation can be pushed into the background. There is no shortage of top-flight young musicians to form military bands. That is the opinion of William D. Revelli, conductor of University of Michigan bands, who has just completed a three-week band clinic for 137 interscholastic musicians from 10 states. Revelli believes that young bandsmen of today are the best ever produced. • Their proficiency obviously is due to increased emphasis on public school music programs, but Revelli does not discount the glamour of braid and brass buttons. , Revelli is in a position to judge present-day bandsmen. He developed five national championship bands when he was a high school director at Hobart, Ind., and since coming to Michigan several years ago he has been acclaimed by such experts as Edwin Franko Goldman as "America's coming bandmaster" and "another Sousa." Indian Woman Defies Courts, Rebuilds Barrier ALLEGANY INDIAN RESERVATION. N. Y.--An Indian woman defied federal and state court orders directing removal of a barricade she erected to "keep palefaces off my tribal property" and rebuilt the barbed wire fence after it was torn down by United States marshals. Mrs. Ethia Van Aernam, a Seneca, built the fence some time ago to keep several white families from using Ten Mile road. She contended that the state-maintained dirt lane was on her land and that neither she nor her ancestors ever had been _paid for its use. Before they tore down the barricade federal authorities attempted futilely to serve the writs on Mrs. Van Aernam. The writs, issued on petition of the whites, then were nailed to her door. As the marshals left the Indian woman strode out of her house and shouted: "I've got lots of wire, and I'H keep on putting up fences as many times i "as you take 'em down." Then she set to work stringing up the new •? barricade. Famous Grave Marker of Massachusetts Is Stolen PELHAM, MASS.--One of the nation's most famous gravestones has been stolen from Knight's cemetery and now is the object of an intensive police search. Though a simple slate marker, the stone is widely known for the epitaph, often seen in books and quoted in lectures on histqr jc, New England. It reads: ' . "Warren Gibbs died by poison, March 23, 1880. Think my friends when this you see. •' How my wife hath dealt by me. She in some oysters did prepare Some poison for my lot and share. Then of the same I did partake And nature yielded to its fate. Before she my wife became Mary Felton was her name. - Erected by his brother, William Gibbs." More Books Are Provided For Low-Income Homes SEATTLE.--Through the efforts of the state department of education and civic groups, literature is entering homes which otherwise could not afford books. Superintendent of Education Stanley F. Atwood said fraternal and civic bodies are collecting books which had outlived their usefulness. These are given to schools »which. in turn, give them outright to pupils. This distribution, he said, "is confined very largely to rural communities." Mr. and Mrs. Peter Diedrich attended the funeral of Mrs. Diedrich's brother, Henry Stadfeld, at Wauconda Saturday. Elmer Urber of West McHenry has enrolled this year as a sophomore at Northern Illinois State Teachers college at DeKalb. Mrs. Johanna Comiskey and Lee Hughes of Topeka, Kan., spent the weekend in the home of the letter's father, James Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bowersox of Three Rivers, Mich., enjoyed a few days last week in the home of Mrs. E. E. Bassett. Mrs. Bassett returned home with them for a few days. Miss Mary Jane Laures of Elgin visited in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Math B. Laures, this weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Adams and Clement Adams motored to Appleton, Wis., for the weekend where they visited Mrs. Jacob Adams' sister, Sr. M. Baptist, who is stationed at St. Elizabeth's hospital in that city. Mr. and Mrs. William Lenten of San Francisco. Calif., who have been guests in the Simon Stoffel home, left last Thursday for Washington, D. C., and New York City where they will visit the World's Fair. They expect to return here for a visit before returning to Cailfornia. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lawrence of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Phalin and daughter. Monica, of Lake Villa were weekend guests of Mrs. MoIIie Givens. They helped the latter celebrate her birthday. Mrs. M. J. Walsh and Mrs. Jack Wklsh are spending several days in Waukegan where they are visiting the former's daughter and family, the Louis Youners. Mr. and Mrs. George Hoelscher of Wheaton Spent Sunday with McHenry relatives and attended St. Patrick's Centennial. Mrs. Hoelscher, who recently made a trip to Butte, Mont., to visit her sister, Sr. Mary Robertus, who was critically ill in that city, reports that she is improving nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Renard Blum of Elmwood Park were the guests of relatives Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. John Goggin. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Goggin, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Murray and sons of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Zimmer and daughter, Joan, Mrs. May Zimmer of Palatine and Mrs. John R. Knox of McHenry were dinner guests in the H. J. Schaflfer home Sunday evening. T"*' September 2& THE McHlKKY F 1*40 They also attended the Centennial here. Mrs. Edward Hollo of Oak Park was a visitor in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. fi^artin Ooftway & few days this week." ^Mr. and Mrs. Sieve Kelly of Libertyville were McHenry visitors Saturday evening. Mrs. Walter Warner and daughter. Mary Lou, of Elgin were weekend guests of Miss Anna Frisby. Mrs. E. R. Sutton, son, Charles* Mrs. Eleanor Nye, Mrs. Perry Short and Charles Martin motored to Starved Rock. Peoria and Rock Island during a few days the past week. Mrs. Alice Bowles of Elgin was theguest of Mrs. Margaret McCarthy a few days the last of the week. ^ Mr. and Mrs. George Tolefson and children of Cicere were guests of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ole TolefSOn at Fair Oaks Sunday. Sunday guests in the home of Miss Genevieve Knox were Mr. and Mrs. William Kadditz of Burlington, Miss Georgian na Donahue of Huntley, John Sutton of Dixon, Edward Knox and daughters,/ Dorothy and Anna, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Deady of Chicago and Mrs. Ray McCarthy of River Forest. Mr. and Mrs. . Harold Vycital, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Schaffer and Miss Marjorie DeVore of McCollum Lake visited Mrs. Vycital'. hrother-in-law, Lloyd Peters, in a Waukegan hospital. Miss Eleanor Lffrk - • Mr. and Mrs. Geo. York City visiteii eelatives here a few Wester man and family, Mr. and Mis. days this week. Frank Dttntr an4 Kr. and Mrs. Jack Mr. and Mrs. William Erwin of nnaogn Chicago were th» yuests of hit aunt. Mrs. Henry Vo*»eI of Delavan, Wis.t Mrs. Gerr»re B. Fri'sby, Sunday, and little daughter are guests in the John Kueny and little datogh- Mrs. E. E. Bassett home, Mr. and Mr?. R. E. Sutton and Miss Nell Kelly of Chicago, Mrs. John Bolger and daughter, Mercedes, of Woodstock, Jacob Buss of Chicago ter of Keno ha spent the past we»k w:th relatives here. Miss Minaret McDonald, Mra. B. -vrtv* prrj daughter. Julia, and Mr. rrd Mi ®. Percy Lodtz of Crystal Lak* were among those who attended St. and Miss Margaret McDonald of Patrick's celebration Sunday. Highland Park were amen? the folks Mrs. Agnes Marshall and daughter, who attended St. Patrick's celebration RoVena, were jElgin visitors Tuesday. Sunday. The Melvin T. and Armand Bethke ' Miss Ellen Wal'h of' South Bend,'( Ind.. w®» a weekend guest of Mrs. Jack Walsh. - » & families of Dundee enjoyed an outing * - at Harmony court along the Fox riwer » Saturday. Miss Ellen Frisby of Chicago visit-" t •• V ^ ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George- *v • B. Frisby Sunday. She recently re- ^ ^ } turned from the west where she spent several weeks with friends in Idaho Pi "JjJ and in California where she attended v \ " t h e f a i r- ' A Donald Justen and Ralph Smith left V:>0" Wednesday evening on a week's motor ' *' • ;!•- ' trip through the north and Canada. , s i Mrs' Margaret May spent a few 7 J1 days last in the home of her daughter,, -y , -fi Mrs. Walter Manning, in Oak Park.\ -i «'lv v ' f* ** v t * ^ m Mr. and Mrs. Jbhn Freund and* Mrs. "'; Leo M. Young and" dauj?hter, Joaif ' a Ann. left for the east last week, tray-w^iS eline through Indiana and Michieran,' ' visiting in Michigan City, Benton Har-i J pli bor and St. Josenh in the latter states ' '1 Mrs. Harold Owen left on Friday*^V-^ to join Mr. Owen in Grand Ranids. Mich.^ whero they spent the weekend* : ; with Mrs Owen's aunt and uncle, Mr.f. ;. V ; and Mrs. F. E. Shaw. The Owens con-.-- tinued through Michigan on a busi- !:" > ness trio, returning to McHenry onf*; ^ - Wednesday. Mrs. Elizabeth Michels , C - rnr<>d fo»* M»rilvn and Patsy while: ' their na rents wore away. S ; Mrs. Je»*q«ie Boyko and daughter. - ^ . Connie, of Lily Lake have returned; ^ home from a tr;n to Wi^o^nn Here's the BIGGEST E III NEW IMPROVED! 0ORGA§ ; SI vSj iitteedd MMrc HHeennrriy? •'r#.e lI at+i•v^e °sf Souhnl dJa8*y 0 vanlsdj they pt Rhinelatider, Eaglet attended the Centennial celebration at St. Patrick's church. Sister M. Christine &nd ' a sister companion of Mercy hospital, Miss Anne Dweyer and Harold Levitt, all of Chicago were visitors in the home of the former's cousin. Mfs. Walter Walsh, Monday. Mrs. Jennie Bassett of Delavan. Wis., is visiting in the home of Mrs. E. E. Bassett. Sunday visitors in the Peter Diedrich home were Mrs. Genevieve Guthrie, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Guthrie and s»>n. Larry, of Waukeean, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Diedrich of Tngleside and Mr. and Mrs. Math Brown of Volo. Mr. and Mrs. George Kontners of St. Louis. Mo., are enjoying a week with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Adsms. Among those from Elgin who attended St. Patrick's Centennial Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Whiting. Mr. and Mrs. John Aylward, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warner and daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Larkin. Minnie and -T«>»n ConwBv. Geo. B«l«r- OT*. Mr. »nd Mrs. Thomas Clearv M?s« Nellie Cleary, Mr. and Mrs. James River and Land o'Lakes. * Mrs. Glen Peterson and Mrs. Linns • Newman attended the funeral of Lea- . trice Lockwood at Hebron Saturday afternoon and called on Mrs. Lettie Ehrke and familv at Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. John Stilling and Mr. and Mrs. 'Albert Rarbian will leave next Monday in anticination of spendng *» weel* at-Hayward, Wis. f •Mr. and Mrs. T-ewi" r-* Woodstock and M1-. piH Mrs. L"«ug Newman '"ere ettocti r>f M'-. '• and Mrs. F"rd at W""W>. *"n. Thev also called *n M*\ and M,*c. W. E. Co'by. who will celebrate thetr j sixtv-sixth wedding anniversary this weekend. Mr«. Ford McDonald and son. Ralph, of Waukecran spent Saturday ^v^nip/* the L. F. Newman home. Mr. ard Mrs. John Maher. John Knox and Mrs. Mary Wall of Chicago called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Linns Newman Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sehae*or tended the funeral services for +V mother-in-law of Mr«. Prhaefer-'g ter, Mrs. Katherine O'Cormell ;n O5- capo Tuesday. She was buried ?*» Crv^tal Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Cleary of New WOOD MOULDING STORM SASH Here is the greatest improvement la j- Storm Sash in ^ear». Now you can ' . have for your home genuine Morgan Storm Sash with glass bedded in putty and permanently secured with wood moulding. This definitely prevents - - loosening of putty and leakage which is common with the old-fashioned storm sash after it has been installed , and removed a few times. AD Morgan Storm Sash are treated with water repellent^ toxic chemical, which guarantee WITTY long life and guard against' swelling. ffloss PermoncnHy Secured with Wood Moulding Alexander Lumber Co» Phone 5 Main Street West McHemgr NO INCREASE IN PRICE Overturned Track Stir* Up $3,000 Scrambled Eggs MIDDLETOWN, N. Y.--A $3,000 omelet was ready for the stove on a nearby highway after a truck loaded with 275 crates left the road and overturned. Authorities said the steering mechanism locked. Aaron Applebaum, the owner, estimated the damage at $3,000, but salvaged some unbroken eggs and retrieved most of the occupants of eight chicken cages who were freed in the accident. The chickens were uninjured. Attention, Foresters! On .Tuesday evening, October 1, St Mary's Court, C. O. F., is holding installation of officers. This will be followed by a lunch whose main item -will be roast pig. The meeting will "Start promptly at 8:00 p.m., in St. Mary - St Patrick hall. Children's Toy Quarrel Brings Police in Hurry SCHENECTADY, N. Y.--'"Calling all cars! Calling all cars!" A Schenectady police radio car sped to a house in Duane avenue. An excited woman had reported a disturbance at the residence. The trouble--one child had taken another child's toys and'refused to return them. .' Mr. "and Mrs, A. L. Kosinski of Elgrin and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Marshall and son of Crystal Lake were weekend guests of Mrs. Agnes Mar- P.-T.A. Next Wednesday afternoon, at three o'clock the Parent - Teacher association of St. Mary - St. Patrick school will meet in the school hall.* New committees will be appointed and activities for the benefit of the association will be planned. The new officers,will preside at this meet!Kg. * ' ® •*-. . A Mrs. Gertrude Niesen, fill Ai6Hji of McHenry. is spending the winter at 445 Seventeenth avenue., N.E., St. OITLL like the size of trim Y new Buick SPECIAL for '41--its room, its softer ride, its Permi-firm steering, its fresh smart style |pd that. But what you'll go for is what happens under that broad bonnet--the thrill and the thrift you get from that husky, big, 115-hp. Buick FIREBALL* Eight For in each flame-packed cylinder of that silk-smooth power plant a flaring ball of fire is set off with each spark-leap. Packed to higher compression than ever before, fuel gives up more power and more mileage--power when you need it, economy through* out the whole driving range. Indeed, so great is the power al your command that at 30 you use only one-eighth of the energy at your, disposal. All the rest is there wait# ing for pick-up, hill*climb and sudden getaway. Even at SO you use less than onequarter of your available power, and at 75 still hav? nearly a half **on call*' for emei^ency us** |. 'According *• tii Eatythp*idm m mf*r mttnr mkkk Ummh wM < wW' • tfufhdm Mr ah *«4 f* p+tHlr + W** *• More than that, to this engine you can likewise add Compound Garburetion-- and step up both power output and your mileage. At 30 you'll get nearly one and one-half more miles per gallon, at 50 almost two, and at 70 an extra mile and one-fifth. " But that's just one side of the story --the facts side. Only one thing will give you the stirring feel of Brick's thrill-packed behavior on tike road. That's a demonstration--and it's yours for the asking. When will you be in to ask for it? * IXSMPIAI OP •SNIIAL MOTOKS VAll T R. 1. 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