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"X * L' • ;^l lM ?&• j\_1 ?;_. • j^> • *' .V C ' V •' y*.r -'/> :* •*.** These Pictures Are Her Receipt mJKj-rf?*} - V-'\ - v WUVt EXA0TLY WHAT IS FRXK SPEECH? itiK VOLO * -* * , V>"' ""^JK nil Tka Where ft Hurts ,. J. BUY BONDS! lajr GMT^ Peel A SHARE ;' t V * : f -T^- j One of our most cherished heritages lis free speech. Just exactly what do 'we mean when we so glibly say "free speech"? Is it simply the right to j "pop-off" our individual opinions or | does it go a bit deeper than that ? j Every right that we enjoy involves a duty. If that duty is not performed, the right is finally lost. We now enjoy the right to free speech but that involves the duty of giving free hearing to the other fellow when he exercises his prerogative of free speech. Free speech irrevocably is linked to free hearing because free speech is nothing more nor less than the determination of free peoples to hear both sides of any question pertinent to their welfare, so that they can make an intelligent decision regarding it. This carries us along to still another freedom. Free speech and free hearing have a p.?nior and most important partner--"free thinking." \This senior partner is the most vital of the partnership. Without free thinking, free speech and hearing are futile; a» useless as bathing suits for Eskimos or fur coats for raidents of the tropics. Free speech and hearing in themselves are of no value if minds ar« Prelude to Destruction Mrs. Willa Abrrnathy of Seattle received these pictures as a "thank J*" she sent seven pairs of children's shoes to Britain. At the . j •, . , .. left little Doreen Massow's expresskmshows clearly that the shoes | 8ed*' P^jceived ideas preclude iwft at Bat at the right she triumphantly displays one that's Joat lovely. |open lf free thmk,ng does not -- |pr6viiit i„ In its broader and real signification (something we are prone to overlook), free speech not only implies the right to sneak one's mind to havp one's speech fall on open ears and minds willing to listen honestly and unselfishly. Free thinking is hard work. AH too often we allow our emotions to dictate our decisions. How many times do we permit ourselves to be influenced by transitor sympathy for an individual or group to the u*ter disregard of what is best for the most people for "the greatest length of time ? The unfortunate people in dictatorridden countries would eire their very souls to regain the »rivil»«"» of frei speech. Too late th»" realize the\ have ber*n tricked by orators makine promise* impossible of accomplishment. They become so dazzled bv eloouence. thev neHected to t^'nk th>no-s pT|(j thereby relinini «hprt thr'r W« pnet not. let that-happen to us here in America. We listen to a speech--an oration which stirs us to the very core. Free steech gets a W hearinc. But here i* whem fr«"> thinkin? must come into rlav. Emotion must not be permitted ^o banish reason. If on the next day we can remember what the speech was about; if we can recall the salient point? thereof, it was an excellent speech. If in retrospection we can eo over the oration piece bv piece, without the spell of thr» orator uoon us. and can still see anv logic in it. then 5t was a most excellent speech. If on the other hand, we can remember little of it. free thinkine demands that we put the speaker down as a shallow. «nr->rficial "wind-bag." and entirely dismiss from our minds any effect which this speech temporarily may have had upon them. War calls for certain sacrifices, and so now that we are at war we must j reasonably and patriotically exercise our right to free speech. We still have the right to discuss and criticize the methods which the Government uses in prosecuting the war, but we must not oppose its war objectives nor divulge information that might be helpful to the enemy. Yes, by all mean* we must .resist every attempt to infringe on our right to free speech; we must fight to the last ditch every attack on our free press, our free radio, our free churches and our free motion pictures, except where censorship or restriction is necessary for the successful conduct of the war. Transcending even that, we must maintain open ear's and open minds; we must manifest a willingness, yea even an eagerness, to h9ar both sides of every question. That ever has been the American Way, pray God it will continue to be Taken "somewhere in the United States," this striking photograph •hows a gas-masked ground crew loading bombs into the bomb bay of a huge flying fortress. The unusual silhouette effect was achieved by shooting the picture from nnder the plane. • --. i.. .... . i. .rii.'n Presenting 90MM Anti-Aircraft Otitis' Main no mistake--thialaa Ufa or death struggle. Men are dying In your defMae. Dying that America may be safefe Otve our lighting men fbft guns, the planes, the tanks they need! Bonds buy bombs. 1 ery dime, every dollar you put Into Defense Bond? and Stamps is a blow at the enemy. Hit Ihem where it hurts --buy bonds! Bonds cost aa little aa $18.75 up-- stamps as Utile as 10 cents up. Twice Told Tales imm tt fctwil Takaa Ai Was of the «f Tears A|» Francis Ritta of Mundelein spent the past week with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William Wirtz. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hanke of Evanston spent Monday with Mr. and j Mrs. Frank St. George. | Mrs. Alex Tough had the misforj tune to fracture her wrist Wednesday. Peter Reiland of North brook called Jon Harry Chambers Saturday. Mrs. Glenn Bacon attended a miscellaneous shower in honor of Mrs. Thomas Kehoe, formerly Miss Elaine Peterson, in Chicago Wednesday. Mrs. Carl Thorsell spent a few days the past week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest-Ritta at Mundelein. j Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vaaey were ! callers at Marengo Wednesday, j Mr. and Mrs. Rossdeutcher and • family of Chicago visited the former's mother, Mrs. Louise Rossdeutcher, ' Sunday. J Mrs. Joseph Horan of Chicago and Mrs. Ray Howard of McHenry were I Saturday visitors at the home of Mrs. jFred Caspers. j Mr. and Mrs. George Scheid, Jr., of j Wauconda spent Sunday evening at I the Dowell home. j The old Molidor farm, north of Volo, was purchased recently by Mr. Buckle of Chicago. Community night was held at the Volo public school Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Thrum of Chicago were Saturday dinner guesta at the Dowell home. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher spent Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hafer in Fremont township, Mr. and Mrs. William Wirtz and family spent Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Grabbe, near Ivanhoe. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schulz and son, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Smith, Mr. and Mrs. | Joseph Blardnelli and daughters of : Chicago enjoyed dinner at the home of j Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bacon Saturday. | Joseph Schaefer and Bernard ; Hanke of Evanston called at the home Miss Helen A. Freund and Mr/ Jos.' of Mr. and Mrs. Frank St. George on L. Bauer were united in marriage by Thursday. Rev. Chas. Nix at St Mary's Catholic ' Mrs. Clinton Raven and family of chuvch in this village at nine o'clock Slocum Lake called at the Dowell on We dnesday morning of this week, home Saturday. According to announcement by the • Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wright of Lake postmaster general through the Unit- ,Defiance visited Mr. and Mrs. Joaepr e-.i States civil service commissioner i Wiser, Jr., Sunday. the position of postmaster at WestI Mrs. Howard Converse was krtfm McHenry is still vacant and as a re- Jfor the January meeting of the Volo suit another examination for the posi- unit of the Lake County Home Burtion will be held on February 11. ieau Wednesday, Jan. 14, this being an A number of the men who have'all day meeting with a pot-luck dinbeen employed on the local ice fields fner. Mrs. Helen Volk, home advisor, began work at Fox Lake this week, j «rave the lesson on "Fish in the Eight below zero on Tuesday morn-' Menu." Mrs. Volk prepared two ing of this week and over three feet dishes of fish which were served to of frost in the ground. Who says an-; the members and their guests. Folother mild winter? [lowing the lesson a nominating board , • j was selected: Mrs. Ray Seymour. Mrs. THIRTY YEAltS AGO i Russell Magnussen and Mrs. William I Dillion. The Volo unit will do their Butter was dacclared firm at 40 j share toward keeping the cookie jar eenta on--tfca -Elgin board of trade!filled at the U.S.O. building in Wau- Monday. jkegan Fifty dozen or more cookies The Woodstock Sentinel has just in- j are needed to fill this jar every week, stalled a $4,000 linotype machine. J The Volo Sunshine Queens 4-H club More signs of prosperity. will donate fifteen dozen cookies to- The ice harvest both here and at ward the U. S. O. cookie jar. The |Al«Co]lum's lake goes merrily on. The 'second week in February has been al- BANK WITH YOUR COUNTRY is the theme of this effecti^ Defense Savings poster now seen in store windows and in the lobbiaa of buildings all over the country. Drawn by artist Henry Billing* of Rhinebeck, N. Y., the poster portrays the spirit of patriotism by investing in the United States Government through the purchase of Defense Bonds and Stamps. Stamps are priced from 10 cents to $£: Bonds from $18.75 to $10,000. ^ ' USE THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS FOR QUICK RESULTS TWENTY YEARS AGO THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE Exercises in which the Worthington Pump and Machinery corpo- «ation, Holyoke, Maaa., made its official presentation of the M-mm. anti-aircraft gun carriage to the ordnance department ef the U. S. army. High officials of the government and Worthington plants attended the presentation. - ife? liferiir. --;------ HI4 McCULLOM LAKE . lib Image of Freedom "Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, 1#M," by Brett Weston of Santa Monica, Calif., one of the winners in the "Image M Freedom" photography competition held by the Museum of Modern Art, New York* Of 1M prise-winning contestants whose names have just been announced, only two received four awards. Mr. Weston was one of them. First Poatage Stamps The first postage stamps were issued by individual postmasters at their own expense in 1845. Postmasters at Alexandria, Va.; Brattleboro, Vt.; Lockport, N. Y.; Millbury, Mass.; Baltimore, Md.; Boacawen, N. H.; Providence, R. I.; St. Louis, Mo.; New Haven, Conn.; and New York, N. Y., supplied their patrons with stamps or stamped envelopes, which are now very valuable and highly prized by colleo* tors. The postmaster stamps wera, superseded tqr the first meat issue on July 1,184T. m Mr. and Mrs. Kozeh and family o^ Berwyn spent the weekend at theiz home here, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Colby, Woodtock, were weekend visitors at the Hay Colby home. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Howe of Chicago spent the weekend at their home here. , Mr. and Mrs. Irvin May and family of Johnsburg were visitors at the Frank Adams home Sunday. Mrs. P. Slepicha of Berwyn spent Sunday at McCullom Lake. Elmer Schaefer, Mickey Untz and Eleanor Schaefer spent Sunday with Alfred B. Miller at Fort Sheridan hospital. Mrs. Sarah Keegan, Chicago, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Barber of Chicago spent the weekend with friends at McCullom Lake. Mrs. John Shark, Sr./spent FweraJ dayr recently with her daughter at Evanston. Mrs. Ed Horn and son of Berwyn pent the weekend with her folks here William Schaefer, who has beet critically ill, is somewhat improved. Junior Hauska and Elmer Schaefet nnd Mickey Untz spent Friday at Morton, 111. Mr. and |(rs. William Roc hells were visitors at Elgin Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burg and daughter of Chicago were visitors at the Steven Huska home Sunday. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Steven Costi and son, 6eot ge. of Chicago spent the weekend 1 at their home'here. ice is thr» thickest that it has been in a number of years. Laures & Jones, the West Side grocery firm, have dissolved partnership, the former taking over tl\e business, lotted to the Volo unit. Mrs. George Neisen was appointed as chairman. Please make your donation before Saturday. Feb. 7. You may leave your cookies at-the home of Mrs. Layton Hubbard and Mrs. R. C. Hallock and they will forward them to Mrs. Neisen. Mrs. Howard Converse and Farmers in the vicinity of McHenry . Mrs. Leonard Arney were selected to are after free mail delivery and the : represent the Volo unit of the Lake chances are that they will get it if j County Home Bureau at Farm • and they work together, concentrating Home Week. their efforts. ' HN>RTY YEARS AG% John McNish has sold his interest ir the meat market on Water street to his partner, Mr. Turner. Fr"d Huemann is negotiating for the purchase of his father's farm of 147 acres, located between McHenry and -lohnsburgh. J. D. LoOtz expects to begin repairing his tailor shop in a few weeks. A portion of the room will be partitioned off, thus making a private workshop and a public show room in which he can display his goods and keep them free from the dirt and litter, that usually accumulates about tailor shop. Need Rubber StampaT r*^er at The Plaindealer. Y % QOW/MG EXPERIMENTS ARE T EEINS COIPUCTEP wWitfhiU pHHtoPstn*w AesMcPe nT CARPETS 1WT BecoMt raws OF LIGHT *T NIGHT R3R OSS PuRtNtj pc**»auE. JACK" KNIVES tute-mut MMf ntOMUKAMMVUMO r*sr MAO t tomes vunw WLPIN6 A ea«M CUTUR JMA ceonr ATPUPBR WwOiOuRHALIDTO t'Siy ?sr. or mx arc m -me iMiwran* GKTMIUBFI •VFFY LARFFT BOMBING PUNK REQUIRES UP TO to THUOm FOR STMY^NP MAINTENANCE CURING ACTIVE SERVKX FIFTY YEARS AOO Henry Poile and wife are moving here from Waukegap. They will occupy the house one door west of Lairlus' store. Buivrlars paid the store of J. C. Fit*- simmms a visit on Friday night last, getting away with about $25 in money, a quantity of shoes, gloves and mit- ' ens. and other goods. We leam that Will Dunnill killed a targe timber wolf on Pistaqua Lake • few days since. Our regular January thaw made iti appearance last week and the consequence is people have been obliged tb lav no their cotters and return to wheels. SIXTY YEARS AGO Stoddard, an old and well Imowa. i t&ident, died very suddenly at his residence in this village on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. John McOmber has been quite ick the past two weeks but is now leDorted better. Peter Whitney, Our genial County lerk, passed throurh here on Saturday evening, on his way to Richmond. Miss Etta Searles of Chicago is visiting among friends in this village ' "• • *• i'-*V- -1 ' ^ • telfP , man at tail RECEIVES R. C. PIN .Mrs. Wm. Schlitt, Jr. is the first lady at McCullom Lake to receive her Red Cross pin for work at the local chapter's headquarters She is also Instructing the Girl .Scouts of McCullom Lake to knit for the Red Cross. Fluid From Exhaust Pipe | One of the major constituents o# the exhaust engine is water vapory and, if the exhaust pipe and mufflet are comparatively cold, a portion of this vapor will condense and drif from the end of the pipe as waters OB Colors far Tinting Oil colors are more desirable fo$ tinting photographs because thef can be removed after applicatio if necessary and also because the; have a great deal mart than water colors. isWvi *#tSmall things? Pertiapa---- Imt by practicing these two good habits you will add much to the efficiency of your own telephone service and of Service in general. ' And that's vital today -- when people in Illinois Bell territory are making about 16,000,000 more telephone ILLINOIS BILL TKLK.PHONK COMfAMt . Saw* r«ar Caaatry MOW * Ai last year. "Quick pick-up** and MaJo* hang-up" make your own telephone more asefu! to yoo at any time: and right now thegr aid materially in keeping tel% phone circuits as clear a^ possible for our winning ike war. 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