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"v H**"- • <- A > ~£, ?:', , .vs *^7TT . • f 4- % . - + . : . ". . *• - f " /«- ^ „< • - ^ ^ •:. Thursday, June 25,1942 £ f me *r%7 lr7^Wr ?V ,THB McHENRY PLAINDIALER # ' 3 \» -•? S4- -- .:•• , • S < ? :, •-/; » '«a'j t.r.iTT,!. « v^> It'; Page Thr«l; •""f ". ' '" tl' if5-1. • -, ** #• Twice to Id Tales *; :^r ;•*/"' " ~ FDm of Ik* Pltbtekt 9 t T H I l A f l _ , fc. SIXTY YEARS AGO _;•;* -,-p- S. Stegemann has been: reap- • marshal and street commislioner forthis corporation,- for the : jiominir year. " „: te ... C. Stone of Woodstock, has Teased ^ fhe Schreiner saloon, in this village, v.»Bd will take possession"of tile .same .: ..this -week. - * Elliott Wheeler, is making preparations and will in a few day's, open a bookstore, news room and scfiool supply store, in belter's block, in this village. '. "• •'• / 'y. We are glad to lie able to inform our readers that the school Hdii*ectors have again engaged Prof. S. D. Baldwin as principal of our public school for the c'oming 'year.g^j^ • •' FIFTYXVEARS AGO H. E.' Wightnikn carried fifty-five , ... passengers* to Pi3aqua Bay on Saturr 5°°n ** ready f»r Plasterer. It k dJfaayv lJa»s«tt . a nicely arranged house, bem, situat- Rev. B. Brunnmg, formerly pastor of the Universalist churcH here, Is now located at Berlin Falls, N. H. There were twenty-seven \ rainy days in the month of May arid at this Writing the prospects look favorable for as many more in the month of June. ' • • Frank MaAquetet ar^d J. J;. Frett, of Chicago, were out the' first of the week and purchased an acre of land of M, Schefer, on the river near whit is" known- as the Lone Trefe, where, they will put up a cottage and make a handsome andpteassnt summer resort. • •' ; • " : ' J ;FORTY YEARS AGO ; ; :J.M^V.W. Merriman >• contemplates razing the house he now -occupies' and building a new dwelling on the same site! . _ ' g>: Dr. R. G. Chamberlain has opened 4*»ntaltartars" ifi the 'rpona... .fflffit Bfesley's drug store. " Dr. Nye's houSe at Johnsburg will led on the main street near his old office. Stephen Freund nas the job, in charge--a guarantee of good work. J. W. Lodtt has 'ad^rtied his shop' with a neat new sign an<| awning. THIRTY YEARS AGO West Side residents are wondering if the village authorities will ever do anything regarding the old building which stands between the Casper Wirfs saloon building, and F. L. Me Omber's hardware store. The owners should be notified to look after it.-'Z Butter Was d^arid ftrhi at 25 cents on the Elgin board of'^trade Mon<iay. • » ' ^ " , . ••• t; ' R. I. Overton has added anofh^r elegant new bus .to his West Side livery' equipment?^. _ ; The interior of Stilling's%hotel "at Pistakee Bay is being redecorated and painted. Lew Baker is. • doing thv work."' ;j "'TT TTC'- """"' :--^ ^ < / """ « ^ . TWENTY YEARS AGO" , There are still a few local automobile drivers who insjst upon endangering the lives of pedestrians, patient with these chaps and unless they take heed of warnings some of these fellows are go^g to "teH it to th"- judge" one of these days. Henry Ahrens has moved his family from the Hoyt Icottage on Center street to the M. E. church parsonage on Main street. - ' Mr. and "Mrs, Wm. F. Burke have' rented the Michael Justen estate home from Mrs. Mary Powers for the summer, while the latter,, with her family, is making iter home with het • -v, v.. M-; 11 •: : .vmother, Bfrsi Niellie Stanton, irXortg Lake. - - - c-;(- . • • , ^ * Gro^ii! has l>een broken in "the Sunny?i(je subdivision for(a new home to be erected for Earl Monear,'one of the proprietors .of the- McHenry Sales and Service station. " • x SOLON MILLS Sunday guests in the Arthur Carnes home were Mr. and Mrs. H. Carnes and son, Billy, Mr. and Mrs. J. Harrii^ ton and Capt. and JUrs. -A. Anaerson of Chicago. \ ' \ • Mr. an^i Mrs. William'Gardner 'Were callers in the Liiwience Johnson^i'ome nfear Heron SatuCday.. ' Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gieser and Audrey and Erwin Aubert of Chicago spent the weekend at their home her*. Mr: and Mrs. Joe London and family spent Sunday with his parents; Mr. and Mrs. Joe London, Sr. Elmer Neiljson "Snd son, Junior, and Billy Neils<)n' of Chicago spent the pa*^wee|c at thejr summfer home here> Mr: and Mrs. Roy Aubert pf Chicago spent the; weekendrirt-the Henry Aubert home. v: Mrs. Arthur Bell atJ^nded a;: fipiily r reunion *t the GeOrge, ©feraJJ^ome;* Sunday. ~: . Fred Schreuder.-and Verne Roddfcl of Cfricago spent Sunday irr-the- Henry Aubert home. ' * " Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Alguire of Peshtigo, Wis., are spending-a" few, days, with relatives and Irietids here and in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gieser and family and George Giese* 6f; Russell. 111., and Mr. and Mrs.* William Auber* and family of Rihgwood were Sunday guests in the William Gieser home. Henry Neilsoh of Downers Grove, !spent Monday and Tuesday with his brothers, Elmer and Billy Neilson." He left Saturday for, service in the U. S. army. ' .... ' Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wachtel of Chicago called at the f rank KUpatricK home Sunday. The Womarts Council °f the Richmof »4 Community church held" a po(U lut;k supper for their husbands ol^ evening last w%ek at the hom^ pf ttlitr W: H. 'Gardner. • ' - THANK YOU! - ;S;" I wish to thank all my dear flnendi • from Chicago," Waukegan, McHenry and Jbhjasbuig for flowers and cards, which were sent to me while I wuT c6nftnett to St 'Rierese hosptta'h-:v '6 ', ; ,--ri~fc-:;=Mrs| Josephine Heimer.3^ .. r Venus Has Carbon Dioxide • Tlte spectroscope h^K reveal4j|. tTiat Venus' atmosphere is large^ composed of carbop dioxide, a gas essential to the growth If greeB plants.f Oxygen has not been detect, ed In the upper levels of this planet'# atmosphere but this does not rule out, its existence near the surface. And while the point is yet subject to,' much debate, certain prominent af« tronomers have concluded that therife must be water vapor present--pef^ . haps in the forra at oceaos aoil lakes. \ .' M' '•"* V"1,1 'V,, •vf NEEDED HERE G. A. Primm, executive secretary of the Illinois Petroleum Maiketers' association, in addressing at regional meeting of the State Executives Council of America on Thursday at Springfield, stated very emphatically that there was no need for gasoline rationing in Illinois and other midwrestern stages at present, or in the near future, at least as far as the supply of petroleum products is concernedv « Illinois Has Plenty of Gasoline1 "This," further stated Primm, "confirms the statement made by President Roosevelt on May 19, 'that in areas where there is plenty of oil like Texas, Los Angeles and other areas, gasoline rationing is not needed.' Illinois and other midwestern states," added Primm, "are at the backdoor of the two major supplying divisions of the industry, production -and refining. The state of Illinois has become a major oil producing state,, holding fourth plac6 among the major oil producing states of the nation. More crude oil is produced in Illinois than is1 refined or used within the state--a considerable portion now. being shipped into eastern states, thus relieving a shortage in that area," he said... "Tod, there are 21 refineriw'trt /riiiitofs'-iM' Adjacent territory, 16 marine terminal points and 11 pipe Une^rminals, all located at strategic points in the state/from which gasoline can be drawn in supplying the more than 900 licensed oil distributors and 10,000 service stations serving motor vehicle owners. Reports From Washington Are Conflicting "Conflicting reports from Washington," lie continued,, "are confusing to motor vehicl^ -owners, as for instance Mr. Henderson, price administrator, ha» stated 'that gasoline rationing system made effective in the eastern states on Mayl5 was orderea\ because of the gravity of the supply\and demand = picture and not to conserve rubber,' While on the other hand other governmental agencie^say 'nation^, wide rationing of gasoline is deemed the most effective way to conserve passenger car tires.' 'With these conflicting statements, motor vehicle owners are at a loss to understand just why the curtailment of,all non-essential users of automobiles by rationing of gasoline is being pressed, especially1 wftKin the area running over with gasoline.' Transportation Not a Problem Here r "The transportation shortage which exists in the eastern states brought about mainly by the sinking of ocean tankers, and others diverted to military Y service, has been largely corrected by diverting tank car shipments of petroleum products from southern and midwestern territory tfr the eastern states without materially demoralizing transportation facilities in£he Midwest. With ample refinery resources in Illinois ^n,d other midwestern states and with the .great network of gasoline pipe lines running gasoline from other refining areas, along with gasoline being transported by river barges and lake tankers, large truck transports are now beihg used to transport gasoline from these terminal points in sufficient quantity to supply the demand; thus, the petroleum industry has gone a long way in,solving its own transportation problem, which discounts any reason advanced by Washington officials that rationing of gasoline in Illinois and other midwestern states is necessary, due to, a shortage of tl*ansport& tion. ; (<* <••-«--»i |M nmMM. "If 6^ the other hand," continued Primm, "the rubber situation and the shortage of tires is the reason why Washington officials may effect a gasoline rationing program in the middle-west, then that is a different story, but if this is the case Washington officials have not yet released the facts as to the seriousness of the rubber situation, or what is to become of the thousands of passenger car tires now in the hands of dealers and in warehouse storage. One ambitious tire dealer in a nearby county," continued Primm, "took time to do a little figuring and arrived at the conclusion that if at the present rate of rationing he were to sell every rationed tire in his county his stock would hold out for four years, but he would not guarantee what condition the tire§ would be in at the end of that period. .feet Passenger Car Owners Exercise Own Judgment ' "To ration gasoline for tire conservation deprives motor-vehicle owners of the privilege of deciding just when they should or should not use their cars. Motor vehicle owners, I believe," continued Primm, "are pretty well reconciled to the fact that there will be no th;es for non-essential users for at least two years bdt are inclined to take an optimistic view that with proper care of tires they^ill giye adequate service for a goodly portion of that period. The petroleum industry, as well as the tire industry, is urging motor vehicle owners to conserve tire wear by proper care of their tires and operating their cars at reduced speed. There is no question," continued Primm, "but that passenger car owners have voluntarily reduced their mileage fcKkvermaterially and they are driving at reduced V"/ * speeds to conserve tire wear, but to regulate the use Of their cars through rationing of gasoline as low , ®s three gallons a week as now in effect in the east- : c; .:ern states is simply forcing upon them an unneces- Y Sary restriction in a land of plenty, at least as far ; lis an adequate supply of petroleum products is eon-" " Cerned, it would seem. "Passenger car owners have come to the realization;" continued Primm, "that their present tires when worn out may not be replaced for some time to r^come, at least not until this country builds up its - /stock pile of crude rubber, either natural or synihetic, to a sufficient amount to supply both military and civilian consumption. If this is true, then why vr*iot let passenger car owners exercise their own * judgment as to the use of their cars? 'Let their Conscience be their guide,' so to speak as to whether < they walk or ride, with the full knowledge that when Jheir present tires are gone, they will be forced afoot^ Jf the rubber situation continues to be such that new tires for civilian consumption are not available. /Throwing the responsibility upon the motor vehicle owner as to when and how they should preserve; - their tires is the American way of. doing things,"" V;r continued Primm. , ^JR To Deprive Owners of Use of Cars Does Not _ Aid War Effort \ ' . iflt contributes toward freedom of thought and : \ ;V\ i;v. i action to which the American people have long been accustomed. To deprive them of the use of their \cars as they see fit does not materially contribute to. the war effort, but to the contrary tends to (jreak down public morale. Motor vehicle owners are as (. patriotic as any classification of citizens and will ^do their part to 6hare the hardships of the war effort, but to unnecessarily regulate their mode of transportation is simply taking away from them rights and privileges tor which our democracy Ktands. » „ /j *,1 /i_ -• "iThe petroleum industry has resources to sut>-( ply petroleum products to meet the needs of both ^military and civilian requirements, if rationing of gasoline in Illinois and other midwestern states is put into effect on July l, as is now being widely publicized through the press, it will not be because of, any shortage of petroleum products," Primm stated. "Motor vehicle owners should express themselves to their Senatpfrs^^nd Congressmen at Washington on the matter of gasoline rationing," con- ^uded Primnu - % to ITour United States Senators and Congressmen Senator €« Wayland Brooks, Washington, D. C. : V Senator Scott W. Lucas, Washington^ D. C* Congressman Chauncey W. Beid, Washington, D. C.' f, , /Congressman Stephen A. Day, Washington, D. €. » . Congressman William G. Stratton, Washington, D. C. " / >Cr n This A&ti^ti$einert(^Sponsor •ASTILLlNCj'S "66" SERVICE r H E S T E R O I L S GAS FOR LESS Alex J. J usten St a n da r d St a ti o n t - THOUGHTFUL CARE OF YOUR CAR OUR SPECIALTY Following Local Dealers HOI.LY'S SERVICE STATION PHALIN'S SINCLAIR SERVICE ELM STREET AND RICHMOND ROAJD ^ • ; . '.vv-VA Sclireiner's Standard Service ^ ^F ASTNfl _ TIRE REPAIR -- ACCESSORIES , .Front and Waukegan Street ^ J \ !&: 5 '"N c U& uiill..