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* T -. t>lr ? am - •"' 'Vf $*•. ~ u " \ - 1 * ; uSO I HEAR" V •&'• EARL WALSH , In these war days, most of us have ^KK : relatives in armed service. All of us • - have friends. Most fathers (and mothers) would Vf. * like to have a heart to heart talk with their sons as they leave for pirts undetermined or undisclosed. > William H. Purcell, managing editor V of the West Frankfort, 111., Daily American has put into words many . thoughts that we suspect would bring ( too larg% a lump in his throat if he (or any father) attempted to express them ora)!y% q f••••} We think too hifchly of this aktid* to enjoy it alone. Mr. Purcell wrote as follows: Well, Bill, your number is op. You are going to the army. There is a job of serious, nasty, uncivilized business to be taken care of and yon have been assigned a part of it. The task is unpleasant, repulsive. The assignment is different to anything you had planned. Yet, it is a •, privilege as well as a responsibility. For only Americans--the pick of the nation's manhood--are eligible to march with Uncle Sam's armed citizenry and participate in this grim game of war. There is, now, but one thing to do. Make the most of it. Be • soldier in every sense of the word. It matters not whether you wear bars or stars if you are man enough to^>e a good soldier. And being a good soldier means more than drilling and marching and fighting--and dying. It means living--in a man's world --as a man should live. Hiere is an inclination on the part of too many men, once they are in the army--away from the influences of home and family and reputation-- to cut loose, go the gaits. There is in the army, as in civilian life, every type of manhood and every social strata. Every m$n is on his own. The choice is yours. * Men, like water, ultimately seek their own level--in the army as elsewhere. Don't lower your standards. Bill. The fellows who have difficulty with army life, are those who refuse to adjust themselves to the rigid discipline that, although stern and harsh, is as necessary as are guns and tanks and planes. The "yes, sir" men are those who get along in the army. The army is bigger than any man in it. Failure to become a working part of it is the worst mistake any soldier can make. Army life is not easy. To cultivate a mental feeling of resentment and self pity can only make it more difficult, That is true of uny station in life. [ 1 So, I hope, Bill, that you will be, able to accept your lot in this grim business as just another in life's exacting school of experience and endeavor to get out of it something worth while; something that will help in the years ahead. j You can always find that some-' thing if you search for it. Never j cease searching. I am saying these things to you-- not because you are different tp the millions of other young men who have gone and are going out to en-! gage in this world contest in death-- ' - but because you are of my tfwn flesh 1 and blood. j Because, man though you are, ycta will ever be that little boy of mine. The uniform that will shortly be issued to you stands for the high and noble principles upon which this nft>. tion was founded and has since e*. | isted--principles that, to much of th« rest of the world, are unknown. It stands for freedom among men and nations; the right to live and the will to let live. It stands for humanity, civilization, Christianity. * It has never gone to war except in defense of the principles for which it stands. It has never gone on ar& mpage of conquest or oppression. That uniform, Bill, is the hope of Old Glory and 130 million Americans. It is the hope of civilisation. Wear it with pride. . . . There are two things that I want toxgive you, Bill, as you go to join other fathers' sons in this business of killing, from which God alone knows whether you will return. Both went with me to the army 25 years ago. One is a khaki-covered text-book on military methods and soldiery. Peruse its pages and endeavor to master the art of being a good soldier. It may not bring you oromotions and high honors for there are in the army, after all, more mere men than anything else. But it will bring to you the satisfaction you do. It will help you to learn more quickly what is expected of a good soldier. The other, also kbaki-covered, is a • Bible. Don't feel that to take it is being sissy. There will no doubt be times when just to hold it in your . hands will bring a mysterious com- A fort. I confess that I read it but little when I was in uniform. Yet there were times when its nearness--the knowledge that it had stood the tept of all time and countless other wars-- semed to sort of satisfy my longing for you and mom--lull my homesickness for all the peaceful ways of life that had been disrupted by war. Take them. Bill, and use them. Make the most of the army and come back a better man than when you left. Therm is, you know, a personal as well as a national victory to be . won. , < :: It seems a bit silly, ddetiift - send you away with a gun in one hand and a Bible in the otherT . The gun to kill. The Bible: "Thou Shalt Not." There is no explanation except that the gun appears for the present to be necessary to our national security. The Bible has ever been our hope of eternal security. Learn to use the gun, Bill, but rely, finally, upon the Bible. And may the Good Lord--although M I confess it is a big assignment-- ... watch over and keep you, and those who go with you as the guardians of American freedom, until the day-- and may He speed the day--when we shall thank.tiod? Sot peace and a safe homecoming. Somebody must have dug up some slippery elm to smear on the ball last Sunday afternoon as the McHenry Indians out-errored the Shamrocks 9 to 7, but outscored 'em 8 to 4. , -IIWe missed the game so cannot hand out to many comments. Haven't been able to get a story on "Little Glenny" lately, but do know he's all wrapped up in kiddie stories via the air waves. Wouldn't be surprised to see him playing cowboy and Indian any time now. -Il~ "Peggy* Feltz is going to have to slow down with that road cart. Last week he burned out the bearings in the wheels. But, it wasn't "Peggy's" fault. He thought they were seif-oilers! -IISome of us used to laugh at those electric autos. Remember? -II-- Saw the Kartheisers in town this week. If that isn't a sure sign of summer, you name one. ' -II--' We are still looking for a summer resident who has b^en coming, to McHenry over a longer period of years than Mr. William Daniels. ANDERSON PITCHES AIR-TIGHT BALL AS TIGERS TRIM HARVARD Johnsburg won an easy game last Sunday from Harvard. Anderson allowed only foafe- hits and one run. The fielding showed improvement--not an errer was committed. Harvard has a good ball club but lacks pitching. Next Sunday the Tigers and Indians of McHenry clash. Each has won two and lost one. Game time 2i2(L Don't forget this feature game. Mrs. Frank Meyer has a garden--"V" shaped rows. When you hear and read all the new-fangled soap ads, don't you wonder how your mother or grandmother ever got' anything clean ? -IIIn looking over the batting averages of the McHenry Indians, as compiled by scorekeeper C. "Toots" Eddy, we find Joe Wagner on top with six hits in ten trips for a cool .600. Wheeler has eight hits in fifteen times at bat for a .533 average. Benny Britz and Joe Jackson are on the .333 mark, but from there on the boys are on the low side. This situation, however, changes fast this early in the season. In another month we can get a fair ide*: of how > the boys are going to level o:f. , 'HAF $ Johnsburg (10) AB R Hi H. Priund, cf ..... «... 4 1 l! S. Frennd, cf J 1 0 N. Smith, 2b 5 S 2 D. Freund, 3b ... • S i 2 Smith, lb --.. .... 5 0 1 T. Pitxen, If 6 i d B. Meyers, s» ..... 3 2 0 B. Miller, rf 3 2 2 J. Freund, c .... S 0 1 Anderson, p ......... .......»»4«». 3 a 1 .. -- -- Totals ...... 10 10 Harvard (1) AB R H JCcCaohf if 4 0 1 A. Wittmus, cf .. 4* 0 0 G. Anderson, ts « 1 1 R Zell, lb ... 4 O " I B. Zell, Sb --.. 8 0 1 Jackson, If < 4 so 0 Tripp, c 3- 0 0 Veenable, 2b .«... -- 3 0 0 Flanders, p ........ I 0 Kottke,. p 0 0 Totals 1 4 iiHilili fagt FWf IMIMIIIMMIMIimiMM Births Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Marshall of Crystal Lake became the parents of their second son last Saturday. *fhe litle fellow, who weighed 7 pounds, will be named Dal* Peter. Card of Thanks In this manner we wish to thank friends and neighbors for floral fferings, cards of sympathy, donations of cars and other kindnesses extended to 6s at the time of the illness and death of our husband and father. MRS. CHAUNCEY JEPSON AND FAMILY. •p. •#£ Rubber Stamps at The PTifndealer Two base hits--R. Zell, B. Miller. Strike outs--By Anderson, 7; Flanders, 2; Kottke, 4. Walks--Off Anderson, 2; Flanders, 4; Kottke, 7. Hit by pitched ball--Kottke, 2. McHENRY INDIANS BEAT SHAMROCKS The McHenry Indians pot on a big, sijc-run third inning Sunday afternoon Jtfrjd came through with a win, 8 to £, over the Shamrocks. In a game that featured a combined total of sixteen errors and no putouts in the Indian outfield, the fans saw plenty of action. Joe Jackson held the Shamrocks to six hits. Meyers tagged the ball for horn* nm. h> Indians (8) AB R H P A 3 Lay, 3b 4 I 0 12 2 Wheeler, If .... 4 1 2 « 0 0 B. Britz, 2b .. 3 1 1 S 2 4 H. Britz, cf.... S 1 0 0 0 0 J. Wagner, rf 4 1 2 • . 0 0 A. Jackson, rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 Myers, lb ...... 1 2 1 • 1 2 G. Jackson, c. S 0 2 5 2 0 N . B r i t z , s s . . 8 . 1 0 § 2 1 J. Jackson, p» 2 0 1 4 4 0 Totals Employees of The Plaindealer ha*e» had their nicknames right from IMose" on down. In fact, we haven't spared our publisher's wife, "Ma" Renich. You remember "Fussy" Frye and MLine-o-Type Lyle." Before our days on the staff they had "Long- Boy" and "Zeke." Now, along comes Paul Albert, an affable, hard-working printer. Paul's a right guy; but he won't tell us his nickname. What's left for us to do, but pin one on him? Let's call him "Happy"--or should we shorten the name up to fit his size and just make it "Hap"? The above cut shows "Hap" as he dashes around the print shop. We haven't caught "Hap" on stilts, but do know that he handles both lower and upper case for The Plamdefler. «.• "• •" • » CucrUBlM ' - ' Transoceanic telephone £tnvetsa-; tions are sent through a "scram- ' bling" machine that changes the low and high tones to opposites. At the other end the speech goes through an "unscrambler." ...30 8 3fcaai rocks AB R Conway, Sb .. 1 W.' Bolger, c.. 2 Wiser, 2b ...... 2 J. Larkin, p„ 2 T. Bolger, ss„ 4 G. Larkin, lb 4 H. Stilling, If 2 B. Bolger, cf 2 B. Dowell, rf„ 2 Crouch, tt .... 1 •Stilling ........ 1 9 24 11 (5) H P 0^ t 0 t 0 S 2 0 1 2 1 10 I f 1 1 0 9 Eyas Indicate BWWfl tytn Indicate waiiiiffCbi'MK ness, black a desire for power, hazel, a merry disposition, blue, optimism, gray, wisdom, green-gray, astuteness and talent according to a student of the subject. Casting Larga Bel When a large bell is cast, it is customary to leave it in the mold for a considerable length of time to complete the cooling process and to avoid cracking. Sparing Sparrow About a third of the food of native sparrows consists of insects. The bulk of the vegetable diet Is grasst and weed seeds. Totals 24 5 6 28 10 7 Batted for Crouch in ninth. Score by innings: Shamrocks 000 018 010--5 6 7 McHenry 006 020 OOx--8 9 9 Two-base hits--Wheeler, J. Jackson, Stilling. Home runs--Meyers. Double plays--Indians, 4; Shamrocks, Struck out--By Jackson, 4; Larkin, 3.Bases on balls--Off Jackson, 4; Larkin, 5. Umpires--M. Schoenhelt, J. Cristy. SUMMER PLAYGROUND PROGRAM NEXT MONDAY The summer playground under the supervision of "Mac" will start on Monday, June 1. The playground will be held in the city park each morning from 9 to 12 and in the afternoon from 1:30 to 3:30. At 3:30 each afternoon "Mac" will be at the high school tennis courts to supervise and teach beginners tennis. If enough of the older men wish to play twilight or night soft ball using a big ball and slow pitching, several teams will be organized. Meet "Mac" at the high school next Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. last Few Fish Peter Pond, telling of a tour «f Wisconsin from 1773 to 1771, said that the Wisconsin river at the present Prairie du Sac had few fish. Motor Boat dags C and Free-for-All If* Lb X* Member* Sunday, May 31 , ii-, -W' J 2 p. m. s at "V • JERRY'S] [PLACE FREE PARKING WONDER LAKE Marriage Licenses Leo J. Markko, Chicago, 111., to Ellen T. Kane, Woodstock, 111. Tage O. Nielsen, WooasiocK, 111., to Joyce L. Sayler, Woodstock, 111. James Galloway, Chicago, 111., to Virginia H. Hake, Chicago, 111. Sam Kacenak, Elgin, 111., to Miss Elsie Lentz, Harvard, 111. William M. O. Howell, Chicago, 111., to Elizabeth H. Angle, Chicago, 111. Robert A. Broederdorf, Algonquin, 111., to Marjorie M. Huxtable, Poplar Grove, IB. llCIUUnflf omius To remove stubborn stains from linens, stretch the stained portion across a bowl, rub the stains with glycerine and pour through the stains a stream of boiling water from three feet above. Permits For New Tires and Tubes Are Released Permits for the purchase of new tires and tub'as were issued last week to the folbwing. Paul Henk, Algonquin, retread passenger car tire and a tube; Ellery Kirchgotten, Crystal Lake, two obsolete tires; R. E. Jepsen, Woodstock, one passenger car tire and tube; Stanley Anderson, Harvard, four retread passenger tires; Herman Pollnow, Marengo, one pasenger tire tube. Permits for the purchase of new cars were issued to Charles Burton, Ringwood, Charles H. Ackman, Union, H. C. Buchanan, Marengo. E. L. Johnson, Woodstock, Otto Oberat, Huntley, and J. I. Henry, MarengoT^ rT^ Oldest Navy Yard Portsmouth, N. H., navy yard is the navy's oldest, having been acquired April 20, 1798. GOLFERS' CAR ROBBED OF MANY VALUABLES While Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bollenback an^ their guests, Mr. and Mr*. W. M. Stewart of Chicago, were playing a round of golf at the Pistaquft Hills Golf club last weekend, thieve# broke into the Bollenback automobile and stole valuables worth ninety dof.* lars. ; Bollenback said the burglars foveeg* open a right front window of the car and then opened the door. The thievefc stole four men's jacket* and tw0f ladies' purses containing personal belongings of Mrs. Bollenback and Mri^ Stewart. * tacky Bag % , The lucky bag of a U. S. navy*^' ship is the "lost and found" depart-!: ment. BATHING SUITS The world known brand CATAL1NAS and others, up to the minute styles, including the Miss America. One and two-piece tailored and fancy. Misses' children's and ladies'. Sizes from 1 to 48. Price range 69c to $8.00 Material, gaberdines, wool and lastex. Bathing Caps--Suction and latex. Full line of ladies' bathing shoes, sizes 3 to 81 39c Ladies Slack Suits Ijotig and short sleeves 1ft denims, gaberdines, spun rayon and shark* skinu Sizes 12 to 44 Brown, tan. green, blui and stripes. Price range $1.49to$5.75 PURSES pasS**" Cloth, straw a n 4 leather, whitej tels and black. . Price range, $1 to $3.45 PLAY SUITS Percales, rayon, ginghams afcd seersuckei. Sizes 12 to 44. Pric<Hl, from $1.00 to $3.96 Large s e l e c t i o n <1f shorts, gaberdines and drill, various colors. 59c; to $TT9 Ladies Sport andjDre&t Shoes Pumps, oxfords, spectators- and toeless s t y 1 e t» Sizes ^ 4 (o 9."° White, black and browfc! $L98 td" $3.45 MOCCASINS Ladies', misses' and childreftX <3-98; mw% 1235. Sport Jackets Gaberdines with rayflB, taffeta lining. Colors, teal, brown and tan. Prices v ,s $4.95 to $8.95 UNLINZD JACKETS $1.19 to $2.45 J? PLAY SHOES The largest line we haveever had. New colors and ^ styles. Rope, leather and, composition soles. • *1.59 to *2.2CSk Nationally Known DUNDEER * Play Shoes . $3.60 Men's Slack Suits All colors, hop sac%' ing, rayon, mixeift gabardipe^ an<jj spun ravon. Sizes 20 to 4$. $2.95 to $6.75 MEN ' f t DfcBSS S H O E S -- T a n s , browns, two - tones, moccasin style, spring tip ^$2.98^*0- >t; V . ; Shorts and Shirts Knitted & £roadcl$tfe 25c to 49c Complete line of summer weight underwear. k Bathing Ttuafc Men's and box®*' stvles, all shades, War * - • -JIT /•: •)' */< all shapes.. .nn£rt<! 69c to $S45"! Sport Shirts ^ Short and long sleeves, plain and fancy. tnis| tan, sand une and other new shades. Plain an# fancy. Also new vaga#- bond styles. Blue,beig«^ ' turf tan. brown, mustard and yellow. Con* ^ plete line of ^ Polo Shirts 69c to $3.96 • _ .... / • Buy War Stamps and Bonds GLADSTONE'S Open All Day Saturday, May 30C Memorial Day 1 Open Wednesday and Saturday Evenings and Sunday until NoolU Green Street ' Phone 182 McHenry » t 0*4$ ¥