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" f/; . i'f'X mmmm FOE 8ALE TBI KcHKKKT PUUJTOKALIE ^ •* y*^f y u ** ** * ~ » V "Krm-p * «v? * •;* • - vV-!s» x" " f,J'. • ' • &: in- & ', December 24, IMS trtqr Thursday at He> E, by Chirlea F. Renich. M08WHt MlUr --d Mmr» m second-class matter at rfoeteffke at McHenry, 111., under of Hay 8, 1879. RATIONAL €DITORIAI_ " ASSOCIATION 3*r, • Public (All eoaununicatiaas for this depaitiannt mast be signed by ths writer, otlMrnN they wfll »t be published. The Plaindealer Invites iti readers to express thair •fuaioM in thee* columns.) FOR SALE^r-About 15 tons of baled straw. Ed Bauer, Ringwood, 111.. Tel. Richmond 632. *31-2 FOR SALE!--Pure bred Holstein bull calves, from C. T. A. record dams. Prioed very reasonable. Wm. Wirtz A Son, Vok). Phone McHenry 628-M-2. *31-2 FOR SALE--Freshly cut nursery grown Christmas trees, all sixes, including church trees; genuine holly wreaths and pine cones; assorted branches for decorating. The Westman Evergreen Nurseries,- Woodstock, Illinois. Phone Woodstock 232-R. 80-2 j FOR SALE}--Year-'round comfort and economy with fire-proof Johns-Mani ville Type A Home Insulation "Blcwni in" your walls atod ceilings. Call j LEO J. STILLING, McHenry 18. 20-tf I FOE REN* McHenry PTaindealer. . , Gentlemen: , V I FOR. RENT --18-5-acre Kennebeck An idea has been knocking around fRrm west of Fox river, 2% roiles S. in what I shall charitably refer to as |of McHenry.. Inquire of Peter K my mind for several months; this un- ; pveund, Tel. 614-R-l. *81-3 usual activity was caused by two un- j .. . , . , : . • m' related, but current factors, the war t FOR RENT Five-room modem low- weeks at Custer, I was transferred to and your soldier column. , er apartment and garage. Steam heat. Keesler Field, Miss., which is a large So many boys I know and friehds in McHenry. Call 17. 27-tf of friends are in, and soon entering, i the services that it is becoming increasingly difficult for some of us MESSAGES FROM MEN III SERVICE Dear Mr. Mosher: ^ I want to takethis.opoxtunity to thank you for sanding me The Plaindealer. I really appreciate getting it very much. When The Plaindealer arr i v e s , t h e f i r s t chance I get I park on my bunk and read it from front to last page. The news about other fellows in the service from McHenry is always very interesting. I'm also able to keep up on all the latest events in McHenry. The army 'has kept me moving around so often I didn't have a chance to send you my address for quite some time. To start out, I was sent to Fort Custer, Mich., a reception center, and not to Camp Grant, where I hoped they would send me. At Fort Caster they found out that I Was best qualified for the Air Corps, which made me very happy as I wanted to get in the Air Corps if possible. After two Conan Doyle Find ' Excites Interest Of Holmes Fans FOR RENT--120-acre farm in Richmond township; good house, barn and other buildings; well; windmill; electricity; cash rent. Fred A. DeThorn. Inquire at 438 Ash St., Waukegan, 111. Phone Majestic 4296. 32 WANTED WANTED -- Furnished apartment, about three rooms, soon, in McHenry. Call McHenry 53-M. 32 HELP WANTED FOR RENT--A comfortable room in a private home, conveniently located, to do the things we would like to do 4 Riverside Drive. 31-2 to show the boys that we at home FOR RENT--Four-room flat at Johnscherish and remember them. burg". Inquire of Michael Pitzen. I've struck an idea that could easily | phone 87_m, McHenry. 032 be adopted and enable all of our citizens and friends to contribute, regardless of their means, to a morale effort. Wrigley made a fortune on penny and nickel, sales. Many of us feel and know that an individual trying^ to send some little token of our affection and esteem to an increasing^ number of our boys will soon be unable to bear up financially and rather than appear to single out a few boys will drop their efforts and feel they have failed. If we had, for lack of a better name, a club called "The Victory Messengers," we could support the boys along these lines. Establish a correspondence with all men from this area in service and a file of their letters to be referred to as inquiries come in to locate their friends in and out of service. Print a "Victory Messenger" sticker emblem to be used on autos and homes as contributions,irrespective of amount, art given. Place "Victory Messenger" banks in our stores for the nickels and pennies collection by the Boy Scouts. " If friends permit, send gifts, and to the hospitalized concentrate on their interests, see that they have plenty of home correspondence, make them realize our interest in their welfare. The space and part time staff will be gladly supplied I'm sure. If your paper could start something along these lines of thought, I mean in regards to enabling all of us to pitch iq^ I know many would be happy to participate. Sincerely, A McHENRYITB. Ajj- Coiijs Reception Center. There they gave us several exams. I qualified for several branches of the Air Corps, and finally chose Aircraft Armament. Within ten days I was on my way to Buckley Field, Colo., near Denver, which is an Aircraft Armament School. The course lasts several weeks and is very interesting but I have plenty of home work. This is a small camp, I think we have about the best army chow here of any camp I've heard about. You should have seen our Thanksgiving day dinner! Even though I was on K. P. I enjoyed it. This camp has a small service club. Last Tuesday evening Bob Hope and his gang were here at Buckley Field, cheering up the soldiers. At least everyone was in good spirits after the show. Thank you again for sending me WANTED--Maintenance man. Hunter ! ^ Plaindealer, and I want to wish Boat Co. 18-tf i °* you at The Plaindealer office a "Merry Christmas." ANIMALS WANTED DEAD ANIMALS WILL WIN THE WAR -- Five dollars is the least we pay for dead horses and cows in good condition. Wheeling Rendering Co. Phone Wheeling No. 3. Reverse the charges. No help needed to load. Sincerely, PVT. CHARLES THOMPSON. Sunday, Dec. 13. Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. Dear Mr. Mosher: Guess it's about time I thanked you 14-tf j for The Plaindealer every week. Sure wir piv nirnp«T u • 7--j--j ! is good to hear about things happen- WE PAY HIGHEST Prices for dead in in McHenry, although sometimes horses, cows, hogs sheep and calves, j wonder how man are left in Mc_ Prompt day or night service, including H to make thi happen. i have holidays Farmers Rnndenng Service. been getting Plaindealer regular- Crysta Lake 8003Y-1. W e pay phone , usuajjy on Sunday or Monday. charges. 5-26 MISCELLANEOUS CM Paint la Economy It is estimated that on an average exterior painting job done by professional- pointers, approximately 75 per Cent of the cost is for labor, the remaining 25 per cent being for the paint. Inasmuch as it costs as much to apply low quality paint as it does to apply paint of high quality, the difference in cost between high and low class materials represents such a small part of the total painting cost that when durability and lasting satisfaction are considered, use of first class material is a distinct ecenomy. PUBLIC FARM AUCTION--Monday, Jan. 4, on farm located one mile northeast of Crystal Lake on Terra Cotta road, beginning at 11:30 sharp. Chas. Leaonard, Auctioneer. Full description of property to be sold will appear in an ad in next week's Plaindealer. Watch for it. Clarence Grabbe, owner. 32 HAVE YOU HEARD about the new reduced Auto Liability and Property Damage rates? They will surprise you. Ask us for insurance rates. The Kent Co., McHenry. Phone 8. 27-tf GARBAGE COLLECTING-- Let us i dispose ef your garbage each week, j or oftener if desired. Reasonable rates. Regular year round route, ! formerly George Meyers'. Ben J. i Smith, Phone 365 or 631-M-l. 11-tf From the letters written by fellows in the army, I don't have to tell you about Texas. My opinion is the same as the rest of them. I'll take Illinois. Though, what I hear about the weather there now, I'll take Texas for a couple of months. We are wearing the same clothes we did this summer, except early mornings. We have frost at night, but it gets hot by nOon. It is a beautiful spot where we are now --to the eye, but «not to the feet. So long for now and thanks again for your paper. P.F.C. WM. E. SUTTON. Women Votlnr in AAA Flections Wives of co-operating farmers have been given the right to vote in AAA elections, and national leaders of the AAA recommend placing women on local and county AAA committees. The policy is adopted Ih recognition of the work being done in farm lots and fields by women whose husbands and sons are in the armed services or are in fac- Ittliffs producing munitions of ^ MS Billions for War The U. S. has appropriated 148 billions for war since Pearl Harbor, abputtwice the total fox all jUbe-othar Vira bl our history. Patience " Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.-- Thomas Hardy. • *1 IVkatljou. Buy With UAH BONDS Tdtyktu Boot* Pigs Nicholas Scalera, mess sergeant a signal corps construction company engaged in a telephone linelaying project, near Lecompte, La., recently routed persistent intruders --pigs. As soon, as his company's field headquarters was established, roaming pigs laid siege to the kitchen, disturbing mess routine. They had not anticipated sipial corps ingenuity. Around the mess area, Sergeant Scalera strung two lines on stakes at pig's-nose height from the ground, and attached them to a standard field Telephone. Whenever the pigs appeared, a vigilant KP cranked the phone generating a current strong enough to cause Ktingiitg shocks. The pigs withdrew. Differemt Treasury Jobs The secretary of the treasury and the treasurer of the United States are different officers of the government. The secretary of the treasury is the head of the treasury department and as such is a member of the President's cabinet charged by law with the management of the national finances. The treasurer of the United States is not a member of the cabinet; he is an important subordinate in the treasury department charged with the receipt and disbursement of public money deposited in the treasury at Washington and in the other depositaries authorized by the secretary of the treasury to receive deposits of government funds for credit in the treasurer's account. The office of treasurer of the United States was created by the act of September 2, 1789, ar.d Samuel Meredith of Pennsylvania was the first man to fill the office. ' At Midway, in the Coral Sea and jfrom General MacArthur's headquarters in Australia, the Navy patrol bombers are searching out enemy bases, ships and transports and "completing their mission." The Navy Patrol Bomber costs about $750,000. Comores Islands: Can'n Kidd's Lair ; Mayotte island, seized by British forces, is one of the four principal ! islands of the Comores groups, an 1 Indian ocean hangout for pirates in the Seventeenth century. The islands lie in the northern entrance to Mozambique channel, is formed by Africa on the west and Madagascar on the east, jays the National Geographic society. It was while hovering in the waters of these islandssent to catch pirates--that the notorious Captain Kidd turned pirate himself. Kidd had sailed from Plymouth, England, in May, 1696, with a royal commission as privateer, to prey on pirates and enemy merchantmen. His crew had been lured by promises of great booty and when the pirates failed to return to their lair, the growing discontent of %J., C£ew piracy*' - ; "lEt-: i ; Our factories are turning out hun ffreds of these bombing ships. Yet It is only through your investment ip War Bonds and Stamps you can do your share to help provide patrol bombers for our rapidly increasing air force. Invest at least ;-|pn percent of your income every (Payday in these Government securi- ; ties and do your bit to win and shortj «n the war. Oar airmen are deifeading ea year help. * V. S. Trtatury Department Does Jesus Have Such Power? Let us not merely chuckle that Jesus was able so. effectively to meet criticism. That is something. But it is not the main thing. The main thing is this, Jesus has power on earth to forgive sins, to set alien sinners right with God! That is bif news, so to speak. But millions have not heard it or do not believe it, and therefore are w#*hout God and without hope in the world. How can we escape unless we tell them of this Saviour? And the class we teach--are all the members aware that Jesus can make a-tone-ment for them with God? Do we labor to make clear each theological or doctrinal point and miss this, that Jesus alone can save us from our tins? Useful Leathernecks Robert Morris, famous early American, wrote to John Paul Jones in 1777 and said: "I think you should carry as many marines as prasible is they will be useftSt,^-'.' , For Sapper Table, Too Dried soybeans make stock fe$d, soy sauce, boiled and baked beans, soups, coffee substitute, vegetable milk and breakfast foods. , Need Rubber Stamps! Order at The Plaindealer. NEWS ABOUT ODD SERVICEMEN Great Lakes, 111.--Donald James Lancaster, 19, son of James Lancaster, McHenrJr, 111., reported to the IT. S. N a v a l T r a i n i n g station here last week to begin his basic training to prepare him for duty aboard one of Uncle Sam's .fighting warships. The new Bluefef jacket will receive Careful instruction in a training program designed to toughen him physically and' acquaint him with the fundamentals of seamanship, and naval procedure. He will take a series of aptitude tests which wUL strve as a guide sn an attempt/(o place him in the type of work [for which he is best qualified. • Upon completing recruit training he will be granted a nine-day leave, at which time he probably will be home. Unpublished Mystery Yarn If Uite&rthed Among AtrtfefcfY Documents in London. LONDON.--"Most astounding, my dear Holmes!" \ *' That probably would have been the reaction of faithful Dr. Watson to the reVelaftion from the family of the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that an unpublished Sherlock Holmes story had been discovered^ among some of the musty old papers left by the, jiote£* writer when-he died 12 years ago. The comment of the millions of devotees who have devoured every one of the Sherlock Holmes stories will probably be much more vocal, however, when they learn of the decision of Conan Doyle's son not to publish the new discovery. > The story, "The Man Who Was Wanted," was found by the author's son, Adrian Conan Doyle, in an old chest among ancient family papers --many of which pre-dated Sir Arthur. On the envelope in which the manuscript was discovered, was a note in the writing of the author's wife, saying that he did not intend to have the story published because he did not consider it up to the standard set by the others in the Shsx*. lock Holmes series. Son Opposes Release. "It is not up to scratch," said his son, "and my father didn't want to run the risk of disappointing his admirers by putting out a story that he felt did not come up to par."' Hesketh Pearson, biographer of Thomas Hardy, who is preparing a life of fHr Arthur, agreed that the story was "very feeble" and said Sir Arthur showed "good common sense" in withholding it from publication since .it might have injured j Pfc. James W. Lawrence, a cook the reputation of the famous detec-[ a troop train and formerly stationed tive of Baker street. j in New Jersey, now receives mail at The opening scenes of the story i Mitchell _ Fi^ld, Long Island, Nfw in Holmes' quarters, said Mr. Pear-1 York. * . son, are "quite as good as anything1 that Conan Doyle did, but the plot isaweak." The story, which runs six to seven thousand words, concerns the problem of finding a business executive who disappeared when he got into financial difficulties. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Antonson and baby of Chicago were weekend guests in the Nick Freund home. Mr. and Mrs. James Garofol of Waukegan visited relatives here last weekend. Mrs. George Terry and daughter, Jerry, left last Saturday for Milwaukee, where^jthey will spend the holidays. / j Nick Adams of Chicago spent the weekend at his home here. Mrs. Edward Gitzke of Cary spent several days last week visiting h£F parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Heimer. Several students^ttending the University of Illinois, arrived home last week to spend the holidays. Among them were Jerry Larkin and Lester and Earl Smith. ^ Dan Cooney arrived has»flrom De- Kalb the last of the week to spend the Christmas holidays. Mrs. M. A. Oster and Mrs. Anna Streuh have moved from their Shalimar home to Chicago for the remainder of the winter. Ruth Klodzinski was a weekend visitor at her home hi Chicago. Martin Cooney was a Chicago caller Monday. William F. Lenzen of San Francisco arrived last Thursday to spend several days visiting his cousin, Mrs. Simon Stoffel, and daughters. Miss Genevieve Knox and Joan Weber were Elgin callers Saturday morning. Susan Nimsgern of Chicago spent th weekend visiting relatives here. Mrs. Annabel Aicher is spending several mopths visiting relatives in Chicago. Richard Freund, who attends Notre Dame university, is spending the holiday season with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Freund. Staff Sgt. Melvin Peterson of Trenton, New Jersey, and his wife of Chicago spent a few days the past week visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Peterson. Among those who attended the party for the convalescent soldiers at Camp Grant last Saturday were Mrs. Frank Gans, Mrs. Wililam Green, Mrs. Pfc. A. V. Freund has been trans- Harold Owen., Dorothy Heuser, Julette Sgt. Melvin Walsh of Fort Lewis, Wash., is enjoying a week's furlough at his home here. V ' Corp. William Hay left last week for Drew Field, Fla., after spending a furlough at his home here. MEN .-4i4 §io •» *4- Residents of this community will * ^member well that Frank Masqtosfet > Was the first enlisted man ffum ^He- Henry twenty-fjve years ago. --1917 -- .Cir. In Nov. 1917, Alfred J. Richardson, > ' "Ritchie" to his friends, enlisted Ml serviced in the marine corps aad 1 qualified as an expert rifleman at^ i Fort Royal, S. Carolina. \ --1917--. Paul Barbian, son of Mr. and Mrs. € A. G. Barbian, passed the rigid phys- y ical and mental examination for en- ' ; trance into the Signal Officers Reserve Corps, with high, hopes of soon becoming a first-class aviator. * • -1917-- • John Larsen, an M. C. H. S. graduate, received has commission'*as captain in the Coast Artillery and went into training at Fortress Monroe, V Virginia. Sgt. Harold F. Freund was recently transferred from Baltimore, 1I«L t* Scott Field, m. Pvt. Gerald Freund is ftoW ierving in the Hawaiian Islands. Christmas greetings arrived last week from Sgt. Elmer Steinsdoerfer of Jamestown, R I., and Corp. Alvin H. Freund of Manchester, Conn. ferred from Sen Diego to Fresno, Calif., where he was stationed a few months ago. Soldier unifoims were much h* evi- .dence in McHer.ry this past week as With Dr. Watson in amazed at- several local servicemfen were enjoytendance, Holmes solves the case | ing furloughs. Among them we noby the simple expedient of showing j ticed George Thurlwell of Fort Lewis, a photograph of the man to friends, j Washington; Louis Diedrich, who surneighbors and enemies and making, prjseci his folks by arriving on a 12- those remarkable, my dear sir," d furlough from Camp Pickett. deductions from their reactions. iwhich win last until after the holi* . urJP-o Preserved. dayS Rnd George Frisby, who looks Eleanor Foley were Elgin callers Sat- . v\ ea.rs?n.' 0* ® +,faS, ye®.r j much improved after a recent battle : urday. Thelen and Lucille Simon. Mrs. Nick Nett spent Thursday in Evanston visiting her daughter, Lorraine, who is confined to St. Francis hospital there. Mr. and Mrs. M. Kieding of Denver, Colo., and Geo. Goodsir were visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Goodsir for the past week. Mrr and Mrs. George Williams were Sunday guests in the Melvin Hansmann home in Woodstock. Miss Genevieve Knox and Mrs. studying his ancestry and heredity in preparation for writing the new i.. «, . ^ .. , biography. It was while Sir Ar- ** list of.tho8.e who are now thur's son was working with him in i^e,r cou"try ®ne T .waJ °f an°th"' sorting out aod studying his fa- the namfe of 2nd L,eut- An«ela BMich. y is spending the Christmas holi- Ttoe Plaindealer is proud to add to j days at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Sayler. Her husband expects to arrive for Christmas. ther's capers that the unpublished! T^nyBn McHenry's first lady m sermanuscript was discovered. vice- She, has seTved. a8. an a™y The existence of the story had 1nurse m forei*n service since Easter not even been suspected prior to its and according to friends, is alwayf dediscovery. Adrian has "very defi-1 "s^ted with word from home. She nite" plans for preserving the story 8ets her mail out ef San Francisco, despite the fact that it may never see print "I realize," the son explained, The Plaindealer this (Wednesday) morning received a Christmas card "that there may be a great demand j from Pvt. Eugene Unti, on which was from Sherlock Holmes admirers to have the story published. In that case the family might consent. I cannot say definitely, however, until my elder brother, Dennis Conan Doyle, returns from America." The story was written several years before Sir Arthur died, but the state of the paper would indicate, his son said, that it was not among the last of his Sherlock Holmes stories. Blind Judge Decides Deaf Mute Is Innocent BUTTE, MONT.--A deaf mutt was arraigned before blind Justice of the Peace. D. F. Shea on a burglary charge. The defendant wrote out his "not guilty plea, and the town constable read it to the sightless judge. The a picture of himself. We intend to use it soon in our servicemen column. Elmer Jensen, who recently enlisted in the navy, is stationed at Norfolk, Va. Friends have received word that Vernon Howe, formerly at Camp Pickett, reached Morocco, N. Africa, safely on Nov. 8. Pvt. Angelfe tf HaMHWaeo#; Mich., spent the weekend visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Unti. In a recent letter to friends in McHenry, Donald "Buzz" Tonyan gave a long list of things that he would like Santa to bring him. Third on the list (and we feel very complimented by his wish) is The* Plaindealer. "Buzz" is now attending Signal Corps Judge questioned the deaf mute by i school in Ashland, Wis., and we will asking his questions of the bailiff, j present him with one of his gifts towho wrote out the questions and -day (Wednesday), when we send him read the written answers to the ju- his first issue of the pap*pr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doherty were visitors in Elgin last Saturday. George Vales of Chicago was a Sunday visitor in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vales. Miss Ethel Althoff left this (Wednesday) morning to spend the holidays with Pyt. Harry Conway at Fort Riley, Kans. • Eileen Kilday of Chicago was a weekend visitor in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kilday. Alta...Mae Denman, student at De- Kalb, is spending the holidays at her home here. Mrs. Mabel Holle of Oak Park is visiting in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Conway. Miss Helen Bauer is spending Christmas visiting Corp. Norbert Mauch at Camp Murphy, Fla.- The IIIOVAI! •Hi CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. McHeni> Co s. Leading The a t re THURS.-FRL, DEC. 24-25 Matinee Friday, Christmas Day taaday Schedule and Prices Geo. Montgomery Ann Rnthesford in "ORCHESTRA WIVES" with Glenn Miller and His Band The Tear's No. 1 Musical Ronanee SATURDAY ONLY Frankie Albert in •SPIRIT OF STANFORD" Virginia Bruce, James Ellison in "CAREFUL SOiFT SHOULDERS" Sun., Mon., Tues., Dec. 27-29 Sunday continuous from 2:45 p. si. Rosalind Russell in ' "MY SISTER EILEEN" with Janet Blair, Brian Aherne "There's no Priority on Laughter" WED.-THURS., DEC. 30-31 Alice Faye - John Payne "WEEKEND IN HAVANA" That Wednesday, Thursday Event V'%. rist. " After a sizable crowd of city hall employees had gathered to watch the unusual proceeding, the jurist decided the deaf mute was not guilty and released him. Garage Miniature at Ho«m If you find it necessary to build' a detached garage, you may be pleased with the idea of a miniature replica of your home. This novel structure will blend well with the house. Shutters, windows and doorway may be inexpensively painted on instead of built. A wooden dummy chimney, painted with a brick design will add realism. If the residence is of brick, but the garage is to be built of wood, a similar design might be stenciled on an entire wooden garage. The idea £an also be applied to the dog kennel or a child's outdoor playhouse. And most any child would be thrilled with a tiny reproduction of *n'|g tor a housit,:-^^^ Ice Cream Goes Off Menu ^ Of U. S. Army in Britain LONDON.--Icjs cream was taken off the menu at United States army camps in the British Isles because of a ministry of food ruling that ice cream manufacturing is li nonessential industry. The ministry estimated the ban would save 30,000 tons of transport and 1,000 tons of paper a year. The United States army agreed to do without ice cream after the manufacturers, appealing the ministry's ruling, said they had to con tinue in operation to fill the needs erf the United States forces. ' Teacher "It f§ much better to want • teacher than to want the desire to learn."--Thomas Henry Huxley. Gives Mate Army Oath AUSTIN, TEXAS. -- Mrs. Verda Bennett had only one husband to give to the army, but she even swore him into the service. When her husband, First Lieut Fred T ; weather, and so contaminate Bennett, joined the army, Mrs. Ben- i entire lot at the next picking, nett, a notary public, gave him the : oath of office. » V Fruit to Be Frozen -- Must Be Fully Ripe Harvest pifictice in picking fniit tor freezing is different from picking fruit for fresh market sale, the department of agriculture points out. For market sale many fruits are picked unripe to allow for ripening as they roll to market. For finest flavor, fruit for freezing must be fully mature. It must be handled rapidly and promptly. A short storage period may be allowable, and this will vary with the' kind of fruit, but it will be considerably shorter than for the same fruit harvested for the fresh market. Weather conditions--dampness or dryness--will largely determine the permissible storage period for the full ripe fruit intended for freezing. In the case of berries a further modification of harvest practice is important. Pickers should thoroughly clear the bushes of ripe berries at every picking. Full ripe fruit left on the plant may quickly become moldy, especially in damp an Y • '<r Symmetrical Faces , Few persons have faces with both sides completely symmetrical. Frequently one eye is larger than the other, the mouth thicker on one side, or the cheek-bones slightly different White Pelican A white pelican, a rarity in Colorado, was found on a Lamar street recently. A group of boys found the bird dead, both wings broken by a shot. It measured seven feet from tip to tip and carried a 15-inch bill. Colony McHenry, Illinois FRIDAY -SATURDAY C. Grant, J. Arthur, R. Col man TALK OF THE TOWN" ' Also News and Cartoon Xmas Matinee--Continuous SUNDAY - MONDAY, DEC. 27-28 Ann Rutherford, Geo. Montgomery Cesar Romero, Carole Land is "ORCHESTRA WIVES" J*las: World News, Carteqv find Novelty TUESDAY -- NOTICE! Ia order to aave war supplies and rubber, this theatre will be closed on Tuesday of each week! WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY Sonja Henie, John Pi Jack Oakie "ICELAND" SPECIAL MIDNIGHT SHOW New Year's Eve: ' Starting about ll dl "MOONLIGHT MASQUERADE" [114 Jacob JtWtens Sons Serv- ^ ice brings you dependable help in your times of trouble. % / 1 ' Jacob Justen Sons -- Funeral Directors -- Phone McHenry 103-R Residence, McHenry 112-W Qreen Street, corner 51m -- McHenry First Book California's first book, Father Palou's Life of Juniper Serra, the -which is 26 per cent larger than the IT. S. Sugar Beet Crop The U. S. sugar beet crop la expected to be about 13.000,000 tons, pioneer leader of the Spanish missionaries in California, was written in Mission Dolores, San Francisco. The mission still exists. Fear Homes, Four Bombers Four average homes could be heated for a year with fuel oil from a tank car, but fdhr heavy bombers would stay aloft less than 11 hours using the same amount of gasoline. 1941 crop. The Ohio beet crop also is approximately 26 per cent better than that harvested \ last year. Cotton A> United States cotton crop ef 14,028,000 bales is forecast by the crop reporting board, based on conditions as of September 1, which places the IMS crap well ahead of that of 1941. s Ijnltiuuja LIQUORS WINES XGE CREAM CANDY CIGARS CIGARETTES ' - GUS UNTI Northland Greyhound--Waukegan-DeKalb Bus Phone 104-R McHenry, I1L * > \ ,'«r. /, -