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i ! Thursday, August 27,1941 >.*' *. ;,V. ^ - . .'JA-V: THX McHEKEY PLAINDEA1JJ* Sf»l Page Sere* Twice Told ' .'{j Items of Interest Taken Fiw the VUm of tlie Flabdsatai ^ «f Tears Ago ' •', / SIXTY YEARS AGO s- i'V. .-( i J. P. Smith, the jeweler, has the frame'of his new home up and will > iPush it to completion at once. It will 4 "be a pleasant little residence. The djepot in this village was broken into recently and several exjiKi-.'- f'sP1"*88. packages broken open and goods j: ;-C;^"Staken to the value of perhaps $100. " A new sign adorns the front of Riverside block, which reads "Henry Colby." It takes the place of, the old y" sign of Colby Bros. 0, We hear a rumor that a brick block to be put up on the comer opposite. ^Blake's funiture store, a part of '• which is to be Used as & bank, Vv\s hope the rumor may prove true;V •' €t?v£v, FIFTY years ago - f t ' / > We learn that the school board have engaged Thos. Huntington, of Indiana, as principal of our public [school for the coming year. ** W. A. Cristy has enlarged and otherwise improved his office at the pickle factory, and now has a roomy, tasty place to receive his friends. The West McHenry post office has recently been made a money order office and also issues postal notes. This will be a great convenience to the patrons of that offite. George Meyers had the misfortune to have his cow killed by lightning, during a thunder- storm on Thursday ' last. FORTY YEARS AGO Part of the steel for the Johnsburg bridge arrived this wleek and is being hauled by Geo. Meyers. The masoiia are now working on the last pier. Jay VanSlyke, who founded Tne McHenry Plaindealer and edited the paper for nearly twenty-five years, has engaged in the same business at Ithaca, N. Y. During the past two years he has acted as manager of the Algonquin Citizen. Shall the dam be located at McHenry or below Emerald Park ? This is a question that is causing no little anxiety among persons interested. Dr. F. O. Ross, John D. Lodtz, John Bishop, Frank Barbian, John Heimer and George Gilbert pitched a tent down the river last Thursday and enjoyed a full day's fishing. THIRTY YEARS: AGO This pulling your car out of a small lake and cranking the engine until you are blue in the face isn't a snap, by any means. It's tough on your back. That is, it will lay you up for a daJf at least. The foundation for the new blacksmith shop that will be erected on Waukegan street by Jos. May of Ringwood is now finished. Mr. May hopes to have the building ready for occupancy about September 1. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Ott have rented Miss Charlotte Madden's house on Water street and moved into the same last Thursday. Math Freund, the Pearl street blacksmith, is making preparations to move his shop closer to the street so as to have it line up with J. W. Schaffer's »garagc, as wc!! as the other-building's along that thoroughfare. TWENTY YEARS AGO The walls at the new St. Patrick Catholic church are going' up very rapidly and with two more weeks of * good weather this part of the big structure should be completed. Wm. H. Althoff has purchased the Mrs. Mathias Glossen house in the north end of the village and will be given possession of same in the very near future. Gordon Stringer of Huntley, who has been engaged as teacher of langu- ~9 ages in the community high school, >s moving his family to McHenry from the above named village. It is with a feeling of deep regret that we learn _ from ve,ry ', authentic sources that the much needed Volo- McHenry road will not be cemented this year. He Missed That Time The late Col. Theodore Roosevelt, of the U. S. A. President-elect, was enormously proud of his reputation for remembering names; left nothing undone that would enhance it. But his system failed to work in the case of a New York haberdasher named Kaskel, who thought he would help out the President with a little personal history: "Mr. President, I mads your shirts--" "Major Schurtz," interrupted President Roosevelt, "why, I'd have known you anywhere!" yiCTORY UNITED STATES WAR BONDS AND STAMPS Jlyut QUamh&il i , TRUTHFUL notice anysusmCfcni!? characters in the neighborhood?" the magistrate inquired. "Sure," replied the new Irish policeman. "I saw but one man, and I asked him what he was doing there at that time o' night. Sez he: 'I have no business here just now, but I expect to open a bank in the vicinity later on.' " "Yes," replied the magistrate, "and he did open a bank in the vicinity later on and stole £20,000." "Begc\rra!" answered the policeman. "The man may havfe been^a thafe.buthe was no. &clrttt»hments tor the Class ol 42! (See Recipes Below.) .- Commencement Time ' There's a last-minute flurry of hair brushing and straightening of ties as Jane and BUly get ready for their graduation exercises. Yes, this is really the year the children are getting through with school. It's hard to believe, isn't it? It seems- like just yesterday that they started school! Your role is that of sitting back and beaming at their accomplishments, but, just as important, providing the children with a party and refreshments after commencement. Simplest way of taking care of lefreshments is setting up a table in the porch or dining room. Then fill this with assorted breads and cold cuts, add a few relishes for good measure, and you have the makings of a successful party. The informality of this setting will please the children, and at the same time relieve you of extra serving. Let the children help themselves and take their own time about it, for there will be plenty of conversation to go with refreshment time. Provide white, whole wheat and rye bread so there will be variety from which to choose. It's smart to have this already sliced for the youngsters and it looks better on the table. -• • „ The meat platter provides an attractive assortment of. sandwich filler. Arrange in clockwise fashion, the following: chicken pattie, cooked tongue, meat loaf and liverwurst. You can let the imagination of your guests run freely with making their own sandwiches, but in case they run out of ideas, you might suggest some of these: Chicken pattie and boiled ham with sweet pickle relish and lettuce on whole wheat bread. Meat loaf with tomato ketchup on white bread. Liverwurst and chicken loaf on whole wheat bread. Tongue and sliced cucumbers with horseradish and mustard on rye bread. Balance the sandwich spread with a salad of some kind. If the youngsters are boys, they will go for slices of tomato on lettuce. For girls or a mixed group, a molded fruit salad will be tops: Pineapple Carrot Salad Ring. (Serves 6 to 8) 1 picliijc !t».sn gslatsa 1 cup water 1 cap pineapple jnice I cup sliced pineapple 4 to 5 grated carrots {raw) Lettuce or endive Mayonnaise or french dies sing Heat water and pour over gelatin. Add cold pineapple juice and set £side to cool. Add grated carrot and pineapple cut in tidbits. Place in individual molds or a large ring mold which has been rinsed in cold water. Let jell, then turn out on a bed of crisp lettuce or endive, and serve with dressing. If a large mold This Week's Menu ' Corhmencement Refreshments - Platter of Assorted Cold Cuts Assorted Bread , *Fruit Dreams •Honfy Lemonade •Chocolate Covered Sugarless ... Cake . •Recipes Given Redman Liked Medals The Indians were proud of their medals and only in exceptional cases could they be induced to part with them, usually insisting that their medals be buried with theirn. Sometirpes, however, the medals were entailed and handed down generation after generation. By many they were held in a sort of superstitious awe and were believed to be talismans of good fortune or to be able tq ward off danger and disease. The story is told of a Ute i chief who, in Colorado in 1873, While i proudly wearing a Lincoln medal on ' his breast, was fired on point blank j by ah enemy. The bullet struck the ; medal which undoubtedly saved his life, but the fact that the medal had not caused the bullet to miss him entirely showed that it was no good a$ a charm and. he gave it away. This medal with the bullet embedded in it is now in the American Numismatic society collection. L00KA4 By JOSEPHINE HUDDIESTON Labor Unions Should - £* Report Expenditure# . Canadian Casting Production The Canadian production of steel ingots and castings amounted to 2,411,887 tons in .1941 as compared with 2,014,172 tons in 1940, an increase of almost 400,000 tons. ' Strategist There had been a change of pro* prietorship of the. village shop, and the new man wasn't taking any risks. ' One custoirier, who was shown by the books as being a slow payer, j sent aiong the following note: t f "Please send six tins of .salfrion. ( If good, will forward check." *^1 "Nothing doing," muttered the j shopkeeper as he scrawled a reply: i "Please send check. If good, will forward salmon." c Job Guaranteed, Money ftaek r ' ln Ne& York there is a 'school- rot; secretaries that guarantees if on the day after graduation a student has not secured a position the school will pay her $21 a week until she has received $500. or $100 more than the cost of tuition. Lynn Says: Did you know that it is perfectly proper to wash the American Flag? Of course, you know it is disrespectful to display a badly soiled one, but perhaps you were a bit worried about trying to wash it. A recent survey made by professional laundries reveals that flags made of woolen material' should be washed and rinsed as other woolens: squeeze the flag through rich £uds whipped up with a mild soap and warm, softened water of not more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Rinse in two or three changes of lukewarm, soft water. Cotton flags should be rubbed lightly, but only lukewarm soft water should be used for the suds. Both wool and cotton flags should be air-dried. " Textile experts at professional laundries also point out that flags raised outdoors naturally deteriorate more quickljK than those displayed indoors. iKa.flag launders well, its service^ period is increased with frequent washing. is used, the outside may be garnished with fruit such as sliced oranges, pineapple, and apricots. No party is complete without confections of some kind because there are m o m en t s when you actual- ^ . ly want to nibble -0n s o m e t ha n g L*. ' sweet. Here is a recipe featuring dried fruits noted for t h e i r high sugar c o n t e n t . - They're easy to II* and full taste. •Fruit Dreams. (Makes 60 squares) , 1 14-ounce package pitted dates VA pound nutmeats M pound figs %. pound apricots 1 teaspoon grated orange rind 1 tablespoon orange juice Put dates, nutmeats, figs and apricots through the meat grinder. Knead orange rind and juice into the mixture. Roll with a rolling pin into a square, sheet Vi inch thick. Cut in squares and dip into powdered sugar. If your sugar ration does not extend to making cool drinks with sugar, here is a lemonade made with honey. To make a really "partified" drink, add a scoop of lemon, orange, raspberry or pineapple sherbet for the lemonade. Use carbonated water instead of plain and garnish with berries or fresh cherries. 'Honey Lemonade. (Makes 1 serving) 1 lemon 1 to 3 tablespoons honey 1 cup water Extract the juice from the lemon and add the honey. To this add cold water and ice to chill. Serve this in individual glasses with a slice of lemon on the rim of each glass. Or, if you prefer using a, punch bowl„ set the drink ^n that (increasing the recipe to take care of as many people as you are "having), and let blobs of sherbet float on top of the lemonade. Cake 'n' ice cream have high rating among the younger set, so for this occasion I would suggest the following cake: *CUuco!*tc Covered Sujir!;;; Csk* 2V4 cups sifted cake flour ZM teaspoons double-acting bgking powder Vi teaspoon salt H cup butter or other shortening 2 teaspoons grated orange rind 1 cup light corn syrup 2-\eggs, unbeaten • \ H^jcup milk ' V1H. teaspoons vanilla Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt and sift together 'three times. Cream shortening with blunge rind; add syrup gradually, beating well after each addition. Add t4 of the flour and"beat until -smooth and well blended. Add eggs„ one at a time, heating well after each. Add remaining flour in thirds, alternately with milk in .halves, beating well after each addition. For best results, beat cake very well after at each stage of mixing. Add vanilla. Bake in two greased ft-inch. pans in a moderate (375-degree) oven 30 minutes or until done. Cover with: Chocolate Chip Frosting. Place cake layers on a baking sheet, having one layer top side down. Cover tops with semi-sweet chocolate chips, using 2 packages. Heat in a moderate (350-degree) oven 6 minutes or until chips are just softened. (The cake may be frosted while warm. Heat only 3 minutes.) Remove from oven. Spread softened chips over bottom layer, letting chocolate Vun down sides. Arrange top layer and spread as before. Then spread sides evenly. Hare you a particular household or cooking problem on which you would like: expert adi ice? Write to Mis* Lynn Chambers at ft extern Newspaper I'nion, 210 South Drsplaines Street, Chicago, Illinois, explaining your problem fully to her. I'lease enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope fur your reply. iStit-ised Western Newspaper,Union.) Experienced Ttoey were engaged to be married, and he was proudly relating his former adventures in Africa; "I had to hack my way," said h& "through almost impenetrable juggle, chopping, slashing at thick undergrowth and t r e e s . . . " "Oh, George!" said she. "You'll do fine when you have to weed the garden!" v CASUAL "1 don't know whether I ought to recognize him here in the city or not. Our acquaintance at the seashore was very slight." "You promised to marry him, didn't you?" "Yes; but that was .all.** Deceptive • Timmy--I met the best-looking young officer at the dance and he told me I was the prettiest girl he had ever seen. Mother--Now, my dear, doh't trust any man who starts to deceive you at the very first meeting. 'Ear 'Ear Mr. Tjrte--How much is this hat? Clerk--Fifteen dollars, sir. Mr. Tyte--Where are the holes? Clerk--What holes? Mr. Tyte--The holes for the ears of the jackass that would pay that much for it. . - Fickle / Timmy--Aren't ktvers fickle? I don't care to see Draftee any more now. «. May--What's the matter? Did you catch him with another girl? Timmy--No, he caught me with a sailor man. Wnr difieation Teacher--Joany, what does fortification mean? Joany--A big fort. Teacher--That will do. Now/what does ratification mean? Joany (guessing)--A big rat, I guess. Preoccupied ~ Teacher--Jackie, why were ywi late for school this morning;? Jackie--I think I must have overwashed myself. Robbery « •Why did you buy that hat?' "Because I "couldn't get nothing*" 'Rather! He's 'good for about two pounds of candy every week." Unwashed Barber--How is it you never seem to wear a clean shirt, Sambo? Porter--Well, yo' see, mah wife's awful busy. Barber--What does she do? Porter--She takes in washing! ' '. Holdout ^ ; irfephew--You've got a lot of pep for a man past 100 years old. How do you get that way? . Uncle Eli--I ain't decide*^ yet/I'm dickering with two or thre^ ceieal companies for my endorsement. _x Mackerel j Still There, Tee Bluefish are sometime* called ! The Egyptian pyramids were built herse mackerel. v ^ ~ fr6m 3000 B. C. to 1800 B. C. S Ambergris F^und on Beach " v A curious disagreeable smelling substance picked up on an Oregon beach was found to be pure ambergris of the golden type when analyzed at the Oregon State college of pharmacy. Ambergris, which is very valuable, is seldom found oo the Oregon coast, • , r-right a°d Shiny Andirons, kettles, and other brass objects can be kept bright and shiny if they are frequently washed with warm soapsuds, dried thoroughly, polished with a fine cleanser, and then washed and dried again to remove all tryces of the cleansing agent. K^egetable Sponges .'•/ One the many curious plants that grow in Ecuador is the vegfc- ! table sponge gourd. It grows to a ! height of 10 to 15 feet and bear? a soft shelled gourd, the interior of :4rhich is fibrous and is used as a bath sponge, for washing dishes and ! other cleaning purposs as it absorbs water and can be squeezed out in much the same manner as a .sea s p o n g e . . ' ; . " y . Sweep Toward Center "When sweeping a room open aU the windows and sweep toward the center of the room. This prevents the dust from settling on the woodwork and the walls do not get so dusty as they otherwise would. 'Seeing Eye'Cat George HI Spicer of Hollywood owns a "seeing eye" cat, reveals the American magazine. It is a black Persian named Sammy. The cat, acts as a guide for his master's blind Pekingese dog, ' More Wear for Rugs --A rug will give more years of JHear if it is shifted around every six months so that all sections of the rug have a turn, at the more traveled parts of the room. Eye Shaped Like Cone The eye of the chameleon is shaped like an ice cream cone, with a minute pupil at the small end, according to the Better Vision institute. > ; By George Peck' Certain labor Readers reject the idea Hallways are to homes what re-!^?:he'xhc?e dest*i«s *hef> ceiving lines 'are to receptions--a j ^ e> should be incorporated or a|$ . friendly, welcoming introduction to j'east "registered" as they are. in En^ ^ your home. And yet, hallways often j land. They claim that unions are the bane of the homemaker's existence. . ~ ' Actually, to accomplish their p\irpose. hallways, like receiving linesT~ should be practical as well as decorative. And for both practical and decorative values,'we know of nothing so cnarming and useful as one of the new type cedar chests. These modern pieces of furniture hide away an appreciable amount of out-of-season clothing, or family trinkets, and at the same time give guaranteed moth-protection to all woolen articles. Casually, we do not feel hallway furniture must match the wood or styling of dining or living room period furniture. Although, of course, it is quite possible to do so, regardless of whether your furniture is maple, walnut or mahogany. You will scarcely recognize the new cedar chests in.their guise oi lowboy, highboy or console form. And they do come in a variety of woods and finishes, too, if you desire ^•our hallway to repeat or introduce the theme or setting for the rest of :ihe house. Thysania Meth The Thysania moth of Guatemala attains the phenomenal wingspread of more than 12 inches, according to Natural History magazine. Settle 100-Y ear Dispute Recently, two South American countries, Venezuela and Colombia, settled a border dispute that had lasted for over 100 years, . Swiss Tribunal The federal tribunal of Switzerland, the Bundes Gericht, consists Of from 26 to 28 members, with nine supplementary judges. Dramatic height is given to this square hall by placing one of the new console type cedar chests in front of a wall hanging. Veneered in any finish desired, the main part of such chests is made of seventy per cent red cedar heartwood to give moth-protection to woolens stored inside. Entrance to the chest is gained by lifting the lid. Besides providing ample utility -and protective space, the new lowboy, highboy and console styles offer unlimited decorative appeal. For instance, the chests with somewhat jof an Italian design have a rich distinguished appearance when ^placed in front of a tapestry hung from the wall. Or a pair of heavy candltsticks and a fruit bowl may more suitably fit in with the decorative scheme you have in mind. In new modern homes, with accent on' white enameled woodwork and highly waxed floors, cedar chests with the popular bleached mahogany exterior strike the right note for a gay, cheerful entrance. Decorative motif on top of such a chest could be fern or cacti gardens, in season, or informal bouquets of seasonal flowers: your own would be lovely, if you have a garden. So whatever your hallway prob- I lem, there is a cedar chest designed to meet the need, and based on its j utilitarian as well as decorative | value, actually is a sound and con- : servative buy. nothing more or less than fraternsjjJU organizations, and maintain tha»; their efforts are devoted solely to ona objective of improving the worker'gt-i social and .economic welfare, ^havinjf v: no other purpose, political or otherwise. • : : V, ' ' There has been sojnuch evidence i|i recent years °of union funds being useif for political purposes that this ple^iL. for immunity on the part of these laj?~ bor leaders, has a decided ring of ifl^ sincerity--the appearance of a smokij|v screen. Incorporation of labor unionj|' would call automatically for periodic accounting of receipts and expendlk. tures as is the case with all otheflf corporations. Th^se leaders have pV ' great aversion to being put into a po- . sit ion making it mandatory for thea|^.' to1 give detailed accounts of thef'vV stewardship Co their members. « j A member* of a union has 'every^ - j moral and legal right to know exacVv;; • ly what has been done with that po^<" jtion of his.hard-earfted wages he ha# i paid into the union in the form dues and assessments.. That. accor4*. .; l ing- to the union l e a d e r s themselveiy i ? ' | is aft investmeht he has made to int-'? <r; j prove his social and economic wel-- j fare. It is his American prerogative fT to be informed as to how his invest* .... ment has been §pent,-exactly as is the case when he invests his thrifty sailings in a commercial venture. Therefore, for his own protection, each union member should support H. R. 6777, a bill introduced into Congress by Representative Gibson, and which will in all likelihood come before that body for debate and vote in September. This bill defines a "labor organization" as any organ- , ization of any kind, or any agency or employee representative committee a» plan in which employees participajb*- and which exists, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment Mr .. conditions of work. One of the clauses of the Gibeaat - bill reads that a labor organization^ "Shall render to each member no less frequently than annually a complete statement of finances prepared and certified to by an independent outside certified public accountant." On March 11, 1942, speaking b»»» fore the House of Representatives SR., behalf of his bill, Congressman Gibson said in part: "Is it wrong to say that those collecting such vast sums (the Congressman refers to union dues) from the masses of the American workingman shall render to the ones from which the same was collected, an annual statement disclosing fully what such funds have been used for?'* Our answer to Mr. Gibson's question as should be the reply of every hdneat American, worker unionized or nonunion, employer, professional man or tradesman, is an emphatic: "NO, IT IS NOT WRONG." Congressmen's Photos - Dr. George W. Calver of Washington, D. C., owns a huge collection of autographed congressmen's photos. ' Raised Flag Capt. Gaines Moseley of the United States marines raised the first American flag on the banks of the Rhine in Germany in 1918. Softening'Hands A' peeled potato will help soften and keep your hands white when they get rough and brownish looking. Salary of Public Printer The salary of the head of the Government Printing office at,'Washington, D. C., receives $10,000 a year. Using Infrared for Blankets Invisible infrared rays may some day eliminate the need for blankets 'on winter nights and provide a convenient new way for cooking without stoves. Infrared radiant heat lamps from which visible light can be screened are now being built for special heating jobs in defense plants. The lamps can be put in an ordinary socket and burned like light bulbs. BLUB flELD RED AND WHITE 04$ -Jr. •• h-. ; v f- - M fjsMfia r . COURTIN* YEUOW FIELD R6P ANP WHITE I hear Fred is very sweet oft Read the Want Ads! HE5E jARE THE ONLY FLA64 IN EXISTENCE THAT WERE CAPTURED FROM AMERICAN REGIMENT* BY THE BRITISH DURING THE REVOLUTION BOTH WERE TAKEN FROM THE GREEN MOUNTAIN .GOVS OfO JULY 8,1777 --" THEY ARE NOW OWMED BY COL. GEOR&E W- RO&ER^ -5>L>S&EX,E!V)&[_WJD WHEN FLOWN UF^lDE DOWN, OLD GLOftV - BECOMES A 0/STR£$S SIGNAL.' 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