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* * _* " •"* ' - .'A ..afe \..4iLL I.-,. '.. . *-1:2 "... - *• MoHBWRY HJUJfDRALll "SO I HEAR" v • ^ EARL WALSH Bears, will be guest speaker . . . More about it next week ... Some of you might like to drop a line to Gene Weideman . . . address-- U. S. Training, Platoon 189, Norfolk, Va. . .T Write to any and all the boys | ited in the homes of Mrs. W. F. Burke and Mrs. Mary O'Flaherty Monday. I. M. Simmons of Philadelphia, Pa., visited old friends in McHenry Sunday. Alfons Diedrich 01 Chicago and Space is limited on our sport page this week, but we want you to enjoy the following letter as much as we did. Thanks for writing, Larry. We know that you, like many other line boys, are doing a great job for the rest of us back hone. Good luck . . . and God bless you. --I-- Somewhere at Sea. . ' , April 1, 1942. Bear Earl, «t al., With this letter the scene changes a little bit; no longer am I an a vessel that is secured to a dock in New York City, but on a ship that's rolling and tossing about <m the ever exciting and dangerous Atlantic. 1 reported to this ship on the twenty-fourth of February in Boston, Mass. After remaining there for a week we finally got underway and headed south on my first cruise. For obvious reasons, Earl, I cannot disclose any of the places we have visited, what we have seen, or wfiat we are doing. However, I'll try to make this letter as interesting as possible under these ocmditkmR. When I say, "my first cruise" this question probably arises in everyone's mind. "Did you get sea-sick?" I'll admit standing my watches that first day were plenty tough on me. The sea was kicking up fiercely, and the ship rolled and plunged as the heavy seas broke over the decks, baptizing us all as we stood our watches. I felt "wooty" all day long and had to make a couple of trips over to the tail. I wasn't standing there alone, however, as I noticed several of the "old salts" clutching the rail too and they weren't there to look at the sea. I guess that first day broke me in well, as I haven't been bothered since and the rolling no longer bothers me. Maybe you'd be interested in knowing just how we live and what we do aboard a ship at sea. I reside in one of the after compartments, where we storekeepers have our desk and equipment. Here is where the engineers force, or as they are called in the vernacular of the Navy, "the black gang" live. It is down here that we spend a lot of our time when not on watch. We also eat here, the food being brought down from the galley by mess cooks. In regard to Navy "chow," I can honestly say that it is good, wholesome, well prepared food. When we are in port we eat exceptionally well'. Conditions permitting, we even dine to the popular music of our favorite bands. The music emanates from the phonograph in the forward compartment. Of course when at sea for weeks at a time one can't expect to sit down before a cuisine for instance like our illustrious restaurateur on Riverside Drive, John J. Karls, would prepare. We also have on board a canteen which keeps the crew supplied with candy, cigarettes and the like. The ship is even complete to having a movie projector, which when in port adds to our amusement. It can be plainly seen how the Navy provides for the amusement and contentment of its personnel. During the course of this letter I've mentioned the standing of watches, in which all hands turn to. One stands four hours on and then has four hours off. After the four hours off he does four more on, after which he gets eight hours off. This is maintained on a regular schedule, and'exists all the while at sea. It is not as monotonous as it may sound, however. During the day while scanning the sea many interesting things can be witnessed. For instance, an occasional ship steaming along on the horizon, or the ultra streamlined flying fish, as they skim over the waves for a few yards and dart into the water, or the sleek poi*poises that race alongside the ship leaping gracefully through the air fur several feet before again entering the water. The nights have been equally interesting and beautiful. Grazing up at the stars and seeing the moon shining so brilliantly upon the water, one, for the fleeting moment, forgets of the dreaded submarine that may be lurking below ready to send one of its deadly "tin fish" streaking at you. Probably the most exciting thing aboard ship is the call to Battle Stations. Each member of the crew has a definite task to perform at this 'time. Battle Stations, or General Quarters,; as it is also known, may be called any time of the day or night. We are aroused in the night by the intermittent clanging of a bell, dressing hurriedly we grope our way through the darkness of the compartment and clamber up the ladder to top-side. Here one sees other life-jacketed figure's reeling crazily along the deck as the ship rolls and tosses. My particular post is that of a sight-setter on one of the three-inch guns. I am donned in ear-phones and speaker and receive all the orders from the bridge. They give me the approximate range and scale and 1 set my dials accordingly. I also shout out the orders to the rest of the gun crew as to ' Cease Fij-ing" and all other commands. It is a responsible position, but at the same time, an exciting one, knowing that it is up to you whether or not you make a hit on the target. I wouldn't trade with anyone. Conditions being as they are, what red-blooded young American c<$ild ask lor a better station ? Well, Earl, I've been up on the soap-box orating long enough and I guess it's about time I step down. I hope you've enjoyed this chat tonight and that we can have another in the near future. As it is getting around that time for the Bos'n Mate to give the call for "All hands darken ship" this will be an opportune vtime for me to fade out. Fondest regards to all, LARRY J. HUCK, JR., Storekeper 3/C U. S, N. R. Better get your tickets early for the MCHS Athletic Banquet . . . Monday evening, April 20 . . . Where ? . . . Dining hall in St. Mary - St. Patrick school . . . Banquet is for the public . . . ladies and gentlemen . . . Hugh Gallarneau, s^r half-back ot Chicajpj in service ... [Kathryn Diedrich, R. N., and Michael ! Mildred Ahrens Stickels . . . for-1 Thiel of Aurora spent Sunday visiting jmerly of McHenry ... and Mary Har- lin the Jacob Diedrich home, ris represented Grayslake in the Chi- j Joseph Kortendick and daughter, cago Herald American doubles with i Kathryn, of Rockford visited in the j 11 0M3O2 and won *fo urt4.hU -p.1la ce i*n Cnll ass BD , . n . % « 7, j. . . pretty good, eh? Jim Powers better stick to sticks Went to Chicago this week and John Bolger home Easter Sunday. Mr. Kortendick remained for a longer visit. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knox and baby was a Chicago thought that red stop lights meant j of Benton Harbor, Mich., spent Easter go .. . The Coffee twins, Douglas and jat the Michael Knox home. Hobbs, have issued warnings about | Mrs. James Powers is spending s€v- I this housecleaning menace to men ... eral days visiting relatives at War- | paint one spot and the rest looks likeg ren. , h , replace a piece of furniture and j Genevieve Knox | the rest looks bad . . . Here's some.! caller Monday. j thing free ... the Juniors and Sophs j Mr. and Mrs. George Justen and I. . . girls basketball teams . . . will' daughter, Terry, of Waukegan spent play for the school championship Fri- I the weekend visiting M&Henry re laday night . . . Itives. i Here are some top bowling scores J Mrs. Jessie Walsh of Wauconda (for the week: Rovena Marshall, 580; {spent a few days the last of the week M. Krause, 502; Gert Barbian, 502 ; at the home of Mrs. M. J. Walsh, and 511; Jake Schaefer, 520; Winkel, | Mrs. E. F. Kelter and Mr. and Mj*. :611; C. Brda, 634; George Barbian, j Al Wagner visited Chicago relatives j 565; Fete Koob. 567; Herb Simon,j Sunday. ' 1555; Hank Britz, 544; Les Adams, I Mrs. Alice Bowles called in Elgin ;538; Marion Krause, 568; Fanny j Monday and attended the funeral of Freund, 540 . . „ Lenore Frisby wants ' Mrs. Royal Cleary, her nephew's wife. patient at the Waukegan Sanatorium, spent Easter with her husband in McHenry and also celebrated her birthday that day. Relatives have received word from Charles F. Herdrich, who was recently inducted into service. His complete address is Private Charles F. Herdrich, 61st School Squadron (SP), Air Corps Gunnery School, Las Vegafe, Nevada. Miss Gladys Justen of Elgin and Eugene Justen of Champaign spent Easter Sunday in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Justen. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jurgeps and twin sons, David and Dan, of Chicago spent the holidays with McHenry relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hoffman and family of Wilmette visited in the William Justen home one day recently. Sunday guests in the William Staines home were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kramer of Highland Park, Mrs. Clara Spaeth of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Whiting and sons of Woodstock and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Glosson, Arthur Staines, Joseph and Vincent Boxer, Marjori^ McDonald and Kay Sorensen. Miss Lucia Rausch spent the Easter vacation at her home in Chicago. Sunday guests in the William Justen home were Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Waller of Antioch. Dorothy Rauen and Charles Hall of Evanston. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Aylward of Elgin were called to McHenry early this week by the death of Mrs. Margaret McCarthy. Frank Johnson of Champaign spent the Easter holidays at his home here. Sunday guests in the George Johnson home were George Johnson, Jr., and Miss Barbara Eder of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Burns and son, Robert, of Oak Park„^_ Jerry Larkin of Champaign visited at his home here during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Holle of Chicago and Mrs. Celia Knox of Crystal Lake spent Easter in the Martin Conway home. Ruth and Joan Reihansperger and James Larkin visited Herb Reihansperger in Madison last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Leiser and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hart and son of Chicago were Sunday visitors in the Charles Miller home. Mr. and Mrs. William Aylward of Solon Mills were McHenry callers on Tuesday. The address of Leo J. Schaefer who was recently inducted into the service is Batt. B, 26 B. N., 6th R. G. T., Barracks 1, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. ^-- John ^Vhite and daughter, Barbara, of Elgin were Saturday visitors in the Jake Stoffel home. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Skow and son, Charles, of Woodstock, Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Justen of Momence, 111., and Paul Justen and Bob Lescher of Chi* cago were Easter visitors in the Ben Justen home. Births A son was born to the William Auberts of Ringwood at the Wood* stock hospital last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reiland of Volo' became the proud parents of a baby boy born on Tuesday, March 31. (Political Advertisement) the low scores to get mention . . . We will do that during golf season i . . Harold Lindsay makes a statement Mrs. M. J. Walsh and daughters, Mary and Dorothy, and Miss Louise Walsh and Ellen Doherty were Sua* this week ... Wait a minute! . . • It's Iday visitors in the Louis Young home about a prixe fight ... He picks Bet- jn Waukegan. tina over Beckwith . . . That puts a terrible handicap on Bettina » . . Georgianna Donahue, Huntley, visited McHenry friends Monday. , Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Justen and John Weber were Chicago callers Saturday. Walsh received Easter ia the telephone from her < twin sons who are in the service. The j I It may seem a little late in the sea- (two young men are now together at' 'son, but there are still basketballs in Jefferson Barracks. Joseph left early |the air at the high school. The girls, in March with a large group of selecwho wait for the boys to finish their tees and James left the last of the olitic vertisemen ATTENTION! GIRLS' BASKETBALL TOURNEY AT SCHOOL M __ _ THIS FRIDAY MIGHT i gT*"n*\l ; schedule before opening their own j play-offs, are winding up their tourna- I ment at the gym Friday night. | The finalists in Friday night's I championship game will be the Sopho- ! mores, coached by Mr. Gerald G. Reed, who has had some experience with hasketfoall, and the Juniors, coached month. Another son, Melvin, who was inducted a few months ago, is now stationed at Camp Forrest, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Freund and' family of Delavan, Wis., visited in McHenry Sunday. < Private Benjamin Saleske, who is stationed in the Ordnance Department by Joe Jackson, who has also played! j at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in j There will be a curtain-raiser game , Maryland, flew here to spend Easter i between the third place Freshmen, and i Sunday in the John R. Justen home, a selected team of Junior-Senior girls He returned to Maryland by plane eliminated earlier in the tourney. Sunday evening. I There will be no charge for admission, Mrs. Michael Kerrigan, who is and the families and friends of the I girls are invited to attend. The first j game will start at 7:30. NICK KELLER, STATE REPRESENTATIVE. Stli DISTRICT. HAS VOTED FOR EVERY BILL DISIGNED TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF AGRICULTURE AND THE DAIRY FARMER. R*p. Keller's voting rating, according to the Illinois House Journal and the Department of Agricultare, is 100 per centl NICK KELLER REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR STATE REPRESENtATIVE In these desperate days in the history of our country and f tate it is the duty of every citizen to select the besb trained and most aggressive men for public office. FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT S SAKE: ELECT A MAN WHO TITS THE OFFICE BRUNO W. STANZAK (Attorney at Law) FOR REPUBLICAN STATE REPRESENTATIVE I. Trained bv education and experience for the law making body of this State. ± Nine years practicing lawyer, member of Waukegan Town Board. ' Born in Lake bounty. One of twelve children. 4. One of the Stanzak All-Brothers World Champions Baseball Team Members. ."). Favors Home Rule. Your Vote and Support will be Appreciated !Z ersonm (Political Advertisement) aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiLg Mrs. George Steilen of Chicago S spent Easter with her sister, Mrs. iS Annabel Aicher. 12S Mr. and Mrs. George Miller and = children of Chicago spent the weekend i S with her mother, Mrs. Jack Walsh. | EE Miss Ellen Walsh of South Bend also ss visited here. 'SS Miss Sylvia Snyder returned tht i first of the week from Janesville, Wis., |«2S where she had spent the Easter holi- ~ days. i SS Mr. and Mrs. Milton Courtney of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Gust Roepke of Richmond were Easter visitors in the Thomas Kane home. Mr. and Mrs. William Berndt and __ son of Chicago spent the weekend in ! S McHenry. jss Relatives received word last weeK 155 from Eugene Nielsen, who left Mc- i«SE Henry two weeks ago to study to be 33 an air cadet. His address is Co. 21, SS ACRTC, Santa Ana, Calif. |E Miss Mary Kinney returned early 5E this week from Mankato, Minn., wher* SS she spent the Easter holidays. ;SS James Walsh, who was recently in- iSS ducted into the service, visited at his SS home here one evening last week. 155 Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Smith and fam- ;SS ily ol Beloit, Wis., visited in the home ;5E of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martib [55 Conway, Easter Sunday. ss Miss Eileen Kilday and Mr. and '38 Mrs. Frank Low of Chicago spent the holiday in the John Kilday home. Marjorie Duker of Northwestern university spent the Easter holidays 3E at her home here. ,£5 Earl Walsh was a* Chicago caller jss Thursday. j SS Mrs. Vaughn Jones of Chicago |S spent the weekend visiting in the C. SE Yv. Goodell home. :Se Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Vycital oi Rossville spent the holidays in the John Vycital home. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Kosinski of El- sE gin visited in the Mrs. Agnes Marshall |f|| home last weekend. Miss Lanette Whiting of Elgin was an Easter visitor in the home of hex mother, Mrs. Ellen Whiting. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lawrence of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Haroia Phalin and daughters of Lake Vilm spent Easter in the home of Mrs. Mollie Givens. Mrs. Nellie Bacon spent the weekend with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ulrich, at Oak Park. Miss Marie Nix, ftudent nurse al Cook County School of Nursing, spent the weekend in McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. J. Miller enter- ss tained at dinner Easter Sunday. Those j zsz present were Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Pur- : --s vey and children of Crystal Lake, Mr. and Mrs. William Morgan of Arling- ! --• ton Heights and Miss Louise Kiddel- 125 sen ol McCullom Lake. isS Harry T. Gallagher stopped here j SE between trains Wednesday to visit old friends. He was ernoute from NewiS York to Randolph Field, Texas. Bein^r 55 a Legionnaire and fighting in France IES in World War I he has just received a ! EE commission of Captain, and is going !E5 to take up his work. Capt. Gallagher i ^E is a former McHenry resident. His SS wife and little daughter remained in j E5 Amityville, Long Island, but expect to join him at some later date. :S Clara Stoffel was a Chicago caller ; E5 Tuesday. j Melvin Peterson of Chicago, son of ,== Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Peterson of Mc- EE Henry, has enlisted m the air corps. == He left Chicago March 26 for Rock- SS ford. From there he was sent to Jef- ' SS ferson Barracks where he will spend S5 eight weeks before being sent to an ; KS air school. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Peter- SS son visited their son in Chicago March SS 26, prior to his leaving. s= Mrs. May Lester of Elgin and Miss Sl|ll||| Eleanor JUlly «f Mew York City via. OGLE K. HOWELL Republican Candidate Jor - COUNTY TREASURER McHenry County, Illinois •il I have never been a candidate for public office before. I am asking for your support because I am able by training, experience and ability to seWe the taxpayers in a capable manner in this important office. If I am elected Treasurer of McHenry County, I will devote ALL OF MY TIME AND ABILITIES to the proper conduct"of the office. It will be my ambition to make such a record as will meet with the approval of the people who have so kindly given me their support, and which record will be of benefit to every taxpayer of the county. OGLE K. HOWELL Your Vote and SupporVWill Be Appreciated