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,7" ~ -: >-'* - Thursday, July 8, 1943 y?i-\ THE McHENRY PLAINBSALEE Mr. Fred Luick 'arid son, Edward, and Mrs. 'Alma Schaefer of Berwyn were Sunday guests at the horoe of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews. Other callers in the evening were Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Spefford and friends from Page Sevea k?<' i' TEMPTING DISH vi VV!«P«n! }!• Offer Designs for ;K. The Wartime Bride "V ^ Stress Youthful "Appeal and * Simple Lines. NICHOLAS It's a bride's world these days. Every month seems to be "the j month for brides." So many war- t time marriages are taking place j many of the larger stores throughout the country have found it expedient Flier Rides Raft Through Jungle to IfelGet Help for Pals SLOCUM LAKE (By Mrs. Harry Matthews) Mrs. Etta Converse returned to the Chicago. home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Case at Mr- and Mrs- Elmer Esping and A * it. . • p...l t ! Roseville after spending the past two Matthews attended the Island Airmen, Hurt in Crasb Of I weekg at the home of Mr and Mrs Lake Carnival Saturday evening. Amphibian, Fight Off Earl Converse. Weekend and Monday dinner guests r • P. . | MrSTCrC. Donvin of Waueonda was at the home of Mr- and Mrs. William Carnivorous rish. . ^neT last Wedne8day at the homes Burkhart at Williams Park were Mr. I of Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgreh and *nd Mrs- H Lwtermann, Mr. and Mrs. BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.--The res- j Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews. F- Hulska, Mr. and Mrs. H. Burghctie of four United States fliers from I Private Willis Donwaldt of Keesler daughters, Lois and Carol, Amazon jungles after one of them. Field, Mississippi arrived at the home ^'ss Vir£""a Ke%< Mrs. Florence Waste Fat for Glycerine One pound, or 31 table spoonsful, of waste cooking fats will produce the glycerine, processed as an explosive, required to fire four 37 mm. anti-aircraft shells. Plasma Transfusions Experiments at Harvard univdlK shy indicate that plasma made frocik the blood of beef cattle can be us«d for transfusion in human beings. It is particularly valuable for treatit|f;r' shock and burns. Dragon Fly Eggs Edible The eggs of the dragon fly are eat-; en by the people of Mexico. Made Freshen lima Beans There's a trick worth knowing i|| into croquettes, the eggs are said to , restoring lima beans to their origires^ mble shad roe in taste. Katy dids, rolled in a tortilla, form an other Mexican delicacy. to open special bridal sections where : *ak'ng ® niiUion-to-one chance, had of Mrs. Celia Dowel) last Thursday fTai drifted down the turbulent Caqueta n5(rht for a 15-day furlough and Mrs Rasmuson and Son, James, Jr., Mr. Glue Walls Metal from 37,500 pounds of finish nal freshness. After soaking therRi four to five hours in cold water, cook the beans in the sarnie water. Cook about 20 minutes, add sail and cook 20 to 30 minutes longer till the beans are tender. - Port Wine Jelly 2% tablespoons gelatin h > }/k cup cold water 1 % pounds fresh sweet cherrfe*' . cups boiling water ">>" • 6 tablespoons sugar •' v ' 6 tablespoons lemon juieei • : .*• . 1^4 cup California Port Wine ' ; Soften gelatin in % cup cold water. Wash and pit cherries. Place 1 cup cherries in a saucepan with 1% cups boiling water. Cook 5 minutes. Strain. Add softened gelatin and sugar to liquid, stirring ' until gelatin is completely dissolved. Cool. Add lemon juice and wine. Pour <nto one-quart mold. Chill until firm. ' Unmold and serve with remainder «f cherries. brides-to-be can get general service and can find trousseaux suited to the needs of those that have to plan a simple hurry-up wedding instead of all the frills of a formal church affair, although from all indications there is every prospect of an endless program of traditional formal church weddings. Brides are younger than they used to be, according to those who are contacting the wedding clientele, and so designers are doing their best to create fashions that make appeal to youth. For the informal wedding, suggestions rim all the way from wool gabardine suits ^in light colors ^ ^ u adn Mrs. Charles Burkhart and Mr. nails was saved for combat duty in river on a flimsy raft to summon Willis Donwaldt "who is employed* at and Mrs- Arnold Burkhart of Chi- a recent FPHA housing project by help, has just been disclosed. *L •i'b ert•- yvi-•l«le- -is- a-il--so enjoying a t^ wo ccaa?arPo . use of pre-fabneated The man who went down the river weeks vacation at the home of her was Pvt. A. C. McDavid, a Texan. ! mother here. who "won" the toss of a coiii and ; Mr. Herman Christian of Oak Park the dubious privilege of boarding the a g^est Monday afternoon at the raft. His success is regarded as lit- home of Mr and Mrs. Earl Converse*, tie short of miraculous, for croco- Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Raven and son spent Toesday at Milwaukee / World Owes NobodT Uncle Ab says the world owes • Mrs. R. Sandeen and daughter Bar- living only to those Who are willing dil^s and numerous other terrors of and Biiije Krueger of Island Lake to ^arn ; the jungles beset him and night gpen^ ia?t Thursday at the home of overtook him before he sighted the Mr and Mrs. John Blomgren. lights of a settlement. Mre. Fred Nordmeyer visited at The men were flying an ampbibi- home 6f Mr. and Mrs. • John Blomgr*rt;i an from Bogota to a point in the iast Friday. - Amazon basin when they were j Mr. and* Mrs. Harry Matthews arid x forced down in the Caqueta, a tribupre- Iabricated plywood wall partitions in 1,500 demountable homes. Walls were glued to the studding in the prefabrication plant, transported ^o the site and erected. Need Rubber ,Stamps! Order at The ; Plaindealer. AAY Excasc Ym Can FM Fer Hot ipmVNr BoedBiyingWa Please Hitler !son Robert and Miss June Risser ofv (pale blue is a favorite) to soft, dull tary of the Amazon. At the place j^nd Lake attended the "Old Time 'crepes miade in girlish types that ; where their plane sank, the Waters ftan(N!» at Gurnee lastSaturday-eveii4 charm with their refreshing ybuth- ; are so swift that native swimmers •Hapkis foul piece Orchestra; f*4^ess. _ t ^vmd the river. ^ . furnished the music. . - C r o c o d i l f t , - ° M i s s M a r i o n D o w e l l who i s ^ m p l o y ^ : Piivate McDavid's^ ; companions" at "Abbots Laboratories" i| enjoying; were Lieutenants W(. tS. Briggs and a weeks vacation #t the hoh^e of iiSr-j N. W. Mann and Sergt. E. M. On- mother, Mrs. Celia Do;well. . » drej, also a Texan. Private McDa- Mrs. J. L. Allen and Mrs. Otten of vid had no time to don a lifebelt Roseville were callers Sunday'evenand was soon in difficulties. Lieuten- ,ng at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. ant Briggs had a gashed arm and a Hanse*. Mr. and Mrs. George Lundgren of . -Wauconda were Sunday dimier and' For two hours the .men battled the SUpper guests at the home of Mr. and current before they reached an is- Mrs john Blomgren. ' land as crocodiles began to close in ' >«« ^ •.^The 'vogue for white now •."on" spells good fortune for the young bride. For instance, one shop displays a winsome suit tailored of white gabardine. With an exquisitely fine white lacy lingerie blouse, white corsage and a cunning little hat of white sheer the call is answered for a perfect outfit for th<L. fac& wound, but gave his belt to informal wedding. Nice to knbw, • prjvate McDavid. too, that a suit of this type can be Worn all summer. Another vogue that fits right into the informal bride picture is the white topper that can be worn with frocks both casual and dressy. As to the hat, it too should be of spright ,on them. Lieutenant Briggs also was attacked, as they neared land, Mrs. C. H. Hansen returned to he* home last Thursday evening after at-' . Too Much Seed Cover •.•^iiijich grass and clover seed is covered too deep. One carefully conducted test showed that alsike clover • seed covered one . inch produced less than half as many plants as that left oA the surface with no covering. Fish Food Fish 4re an excellent source of highly digestible proteins, are rich in vitamins, and contain an abun* dance of minerals in quantity and variety. Some fish also provide conaiderable fat. Seafoods are particularly notable for their iodine content, containing from §0 to 200 times as much iodine as other foods. U. S. Waters** The watershed created by mountain ranges or table lands of the Rocky mountains is the continental divide of (forth America. The easterly waters reach the Atlantic ocean by way of the Gulf of Mexico, and the westerly waters flow into the Pacific ocean through the Columbia and Colorado rivers. by a school of "caribes," tiny fish tending the funeral of her mother, i rrm- „rhito hat i that become aroused at the sight of Mrs. Jennie Morgan, at Cherry vale, ly white. This twosome of white hat ( .. , «o vicious that thev Kansas, and spending a few days at and white topper promises to be one I ^Hld^our a man in ^^horV tim^ ! the home of her brother. Mr. and °UtStanding V0gU6S °f i Lieutenant Br^gs was forced fo Mrs. E. C. Morgan, at Dallas. Texas. ' keep his wounded arm out of the i Mr. and Mrs. William Burkhart of i water, although this, too, was dan- Williams Park attended a birthday ; gerous, because snapping fish at- j party last Wednesday evening at the tacked it. ihome of Mr. and Mr?. Charles Burk- With their shoes and most of their jhart in Chicago in honor of the birthclothes gone, the men got ashore, {day of their son, Charles. Lieutenant Mann, like Lieutenant Briggs, had been injured in the landing. Among the four, they had one cigarette lighter, a penknife and a few cigarettes, which Lieutenant Mann had kept in a waterproof bag. Chosen by Toss of Coin. Their situation seemed hopeless and was not brightened when they saw the tracks of a jungle cat on the island beach. They were in a' vast expanse of jungle, where there Even when young brides go formal, they take to the new floor lengths rather than the long sweeping trains of yore. These are fashioned of traditional satin, crepe, taffeta, lace and, especially, lovely cottons including crisp piques, filmy organdy, nets and embroidered effects. "Sugar mist" is a new material that makes up beautifully with lace. It is a new material that resembles a starched chiffon and is particularly liked, as it retains its snowy whiteness. As to veils it is the fingertip type that is 'wanted with the headdress fashioned like a halo, or else a tiny bat confection nestles in the fashionahle pompadour. The big news about formal-type wedding gowns is that they are cut along pencil-slim lines, achieving a dignified silhouette of definite style distinction. Mrs. F. Dreyer of Island Lake #HlS a caller last Friday at the home of i Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hansen. Miss Ann Touhy of Chicago spent • the weekend and Monday at the hoim I of Mr. and Mrs. William Matthews. J.,v" SERVICE MAGAZINE HAS STRANGE ADMIRERS--A copy of "Yank", the. American Array weekly, found its wfiy to the distant Fiji Islands Here a Fijian chief and his fam;l\ view its picture* •with interest ranging from the critical U.ud>: ;to outright amusement au*oii|; the younger members of the group.- •" .' - ' ':V: . Chintz Ensemble lap Athletes Progressti Japan's biennial track and field competition with China and the Philippines started in 1913. By 1928 the Japs had become fairly adept, scoring 38 points in track and swimming in the Olympic Games at Amsterdam and producing two individual event winners. Through the 1930s ttie Nipponese pointed their athletes and their hospitality toward the 1940 Olympics scheduled for Tokyo, only to have those games caneiti#4 by the war in Europe. Harvesting Oats It harvest the oats for grain or tvay, or let the dairy cows harvest it, is a question which many farmers debate. There is a slightly larger margin of profit in harvesting it for hay, provided conditions are favorable, experts say. On the other hand no harvesting expense or manual labor are involved when the cows do it. Moreover, feed often lost during bad weather at harvest time is aaved. It will pax farmers who have an ample supply of good permanent pasture and sufficient labor to harvest their oats. But if sufficient permanent pasture is lacking it would be profitable to give the pasture a rest and let the cows harvest the oats, experts say. was slight hope of being spotted from the air or reached by land. A raft was their only chance. The^1; cut vines laboriously with the knife, gathered branches together, con* structed the raft and placed two of the lifejackets on top to give ^ greater buoyancy. The coin was tossed and Privatt . v , McDavid started out about 4 p. m. . Y> raft turned madly in whirlpools, * ? scraped rocks, slowed in still wa* ' ter, tilted when one of the lifebelts - was carried away, but still wen! ' on- A crocodile tried to nose it over. Private McDavid held on. Darkness came and the raft still drifted. About 11 o'clock Privatt McDavid saw a light on the righ$ bank and began yelling. Dogs started to bark. "Just as I was losing hope," Private McDavid said, "a canoe manned by Colombian army officers and met came along and picked me up. t learned that they were from tha garrison of La Pedrera, where I had first seen the light." The Colombians rescued the other fliers the next day. Cunning, is it not, this little outfit of bonnet and pinafore? (These new pinafore dresses are the rage for little tots.) When this wee Miss Boy, 13, Find* $13,901, Turn* It Over to PoKc« N®W YORK.--Frank Kominski, a j 13-year-old freckle-faced son of aa \ u n e m p l o y e d c h e f , n o n c h a l a n t l y ! walked into a police station after j school and handed over $13,901.21 in | cash which he found outside a junk ' shop. Frank was on his way to school with two classmates when he spotted . a shoe box. Inside he found a paper bag and within that a tobacco tin with more money than his father One-Fourth Around one-quarter of the expect- 'ed 1943 domestic production of food probably will be required for Amermarched down the runway at the i would have made in 14 years at preview of children's fashions recently presented at the Merchandise Mart of Chicago she was greeted with storms of applause. Flowered chintz is certainly holding the spothis last job--one at $18 a week. "Let's go halves!" a classmat# suggested. But Frank stuffed ths money in his ppeket and went to school, sitting in classrooms all aft* light in the realm of summer fash- j ernoon with a fortune in his jeans. ican armed forces and our Allies in j ions *or littIe foIk- You wil1 find ^ ! When he got home he asked his fav 1943, according to most recent estimates.' IfOltcU you Buy With WAR BONDS Mosquito Bar cunningest garden togs for children made of chintz, and for older girls they are showing dirndl skirts of flowery chintz with which the 'teenage will wear soft little lingerie blouses with the new lowcut neckline?. Among the casualties returning to : the United States from the Solomons ! are men who have lost their hear- ; iaig, not from injury, not from shock, f but from attack by insects upon 1 men who have been without mosqiuto bar protection. / Style Notes . Cut steel, buckles on shoes are "in" again. •Flowing lace scarf-like veils trim big brims. Sculptured ceramics is latest costume jewelry theme. The fur chubby is in demand as a smart spring wrap. New vogue calls for white jackets worn with white hats. Sheer and alluringly feminine is the now-so-fashionable tiny hat. "Pretty - pretty" black lacyfrocks will be worn more than ever this summer. « ther what to do. "Take it to the police," counseled John Kominski. So Frank stuffed it in his pocket again, went to school with it, and after school appeared at the police station. Police said it will be his it no one claims it within six months. Kidnap Cashier of Storey Escape With $14,000 Loot TRENTON, N. J.--Four armel men kidnaped the cashier of th(| giant Tiger food store here recently^ forced him to go with them to thf store and opeifcgthe safe, and then escaped with $lfjio00, the police revealed. The cashier, Anthony I/«nni, police said, was ^parking his car outside * his home, when two of the bandits approached him. Pointing a pistol at him, one of the men forced hint into their car, police said, and drove him to the food store, where they met the two other accomplices. 1 ^We'il never know how many lives this mosquito bar has saved and you probably never will know just how imuch good your purchases of War Bonds have done, but you should know that regular and increasing purchases are necessary. j \ c. J- | i - . _ . , Extract More Juice From Lemons 1 nil.!.. i.i i f By heating a lemon before squeez- . Wighout the country tHere aro f jt much more juice can be thousands of war plants, marvels of ^tTacted^ Hot water can be poured efficiency and economy, yet so con- ^ lemon8 structed that they are now easy tar- j gets for enemy bombers. With a ! " „ little intensive tfaining, scores of camouflage artists will be turned out in each area, who will effectively hide American industries and airports from the eyes of enemy bom* j bardiers. •"* Read the Want Adsi Air Corps' 8flS| Official song of Randolph Field, tho West Point of the Air, is "Spirit of the Air Corps," written and copyrighted in 1941 by Maj. Janios j. Clinch/ A. C. Bead tho Want Adsi How electrical appliance dealers conserve vital materials fa devoting their time and skill to the adjusting and repairing of electric appliances, hundreds of electrical dealers throughout Northern Illinois are performing an important wartime! service. By extending the useful life, of dettric irons, washers, vacuum cleaners, toasters, coffeemakers and other time- and work-savers, these expert repairmen eliminate the necessity of manufacturin^ hurw^*' dreds of thousands of new electric appliances. And the critical materials saved in this way are available for the production of tanks, ships and planes which arc essential to victory on the land, on the sea and in die air. , " Electricity has gone to, war--don't waste it ! A cause of the trouble and coroplcuns ncttts*ry repairs, this scrviceman reassenooles tnc vacuum cleaner. Restoring life of this appliance means the saving of critical materials. Rod* Tatting is explained to a new employe uho is being trained for radio repair "vork. With radios working overtime the "number qf repairs, has shown a marked increase. Tha rfaticat* NMchcmiM of an electric clock is adjusted by this repairman. Often a simple adjustment is all thitt is necessary to put a clock back in good working coodidoa. ftw pr*«f of the waffle iron is in the baking. So this repairman tests the operation of the repaired iron by actually t*lcing a waffle. It looks like the iron is working perfectly. 4«y, electric irons, toasters, coffeemakers, waffle bakers, vacuum cleaners and other work-saving appliances are brought in to dealets for adjusaaeat and repair. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN iLLtl^OilS Supplying Vital Electric Power for War Production in Northern Illinois UNITCD NATIONS to VMary Service Order --101 WOHams St, Crystal Lake -- Telephone Enterprise 4100»