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•'ift |g_ Four THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Thunday, July 15, IMS C;v\-> • •• . THE M'HENRY PUURDEALER Published every Thursday at Me* ®enry, 111., by Charles F. Rmich. A. H« MOSBER Editor and Manager ,tm j -- • .. Entered as second-class matter at fte postoffice at McHenry, 111., under Hie act of May 8, 1879. One Year ... |2.00 •fx Months TOR SALE FOR SALE--Used Roper gas stove. Inquire of H. S. Van Denburgh, at - $1.00 120 Green St. Tel. 292-R. 9 NATIONAL €DITORIAL_ SSOCIATION Families Share V-Gardens " In Chicago last year, 8,10$ families Glared the products of M7 community war gardens. | FOR SALE--Studebaker Commander; | pood condition; practically new tires. , $100 cash. Wm. Sarner, Tel. McHenry 1653-W-l. 9-tf FOR SAJL.E--Double lot with two houses on same; which warrants an j income. Across from McHenry park, one block from river. Reasonable. Address "G," care Plaindeaier. 4-tf 8- Cultivates Herbs ,v • Progress has been made in . • "D. S, in cultivation of anise, cara- \ .»• > .way, celery, coriander, mustard and • tiovvv seeds, and sage and thyme. | FOR SALE--Year-'round comfort and I ecooojny with fire-proof Johns-Manj ville Type A Home Insulation "Blownin" your walls ahd ceilings. Call ! LEO J. STILLING, McHenry 18. 20-tf WANTED McHenry, Illinois % jtTUDAY-fcATURDAt Jink Falkenburg, Joan Davis Edmund Lawe (1) "TWO SENORITAS FROM CHICAGO" War In Africa (2) "DESERT VICTORY' SUN.-MON., JULY 18-19 Spencer Tracy, Katheriite Hepburn "KEEPER OF THE FLAME" PIUS Cartoon, News and Novelty TUESDAY (one day) Mary Lee, John Archer "SHANTYTOWN" ALSO COMEDIES WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY Charles Laughton-Maureen O'Hara "THIS LAND IS MINE" WANTED--Used Spinet pi«mo in good condition. Please state price. Address Box "B,"' in care of the Plaindeaier. ••t . ' • \ *9 ltfr. and Mrs. George Wagner and children, Rena Fnpund and Mrs. Harvey Freund of Chicago were weekend guests in (he Mike Frennd home. Mr. and Mrs. George Haldeman and son of Woodstock visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Phannenstill, last weekend. Tom Tourek of Chicago spent the weekend visiting friends in McHenry. Genevieve Knox, who is employed for the summer in Chicago, was a weekend caller here. Mrs. Glen Robison and Miss Helen Wclch were Sunday visitors in the Clarence Martin home. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dietz and guests, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Kobsa and children, Irvin, Jr., and Phyllis Ann, and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Dieter, attended the funeral of Mrs. Lockie at Brookfield on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kraus, Jr., of Chicago visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schaefer, last weekend. Mrs. Clara Spaces of Chicago visited Miss Rena Scheid last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Newkirk, Mr. and Mrs. George Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Ford Jackson were supper and evening guests of Mr, and Mrs. Frank May of Johns burg last Sunday. Mr. arid Mrs. Frank A. Kempfer, Jr., of Waukegan called on relatives here last weekend. Sunday guests of Miss Christine -Adams were Mr. and Mrs. James Watterton of Chicago, former McHenry residents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDonald of HELP WANTED WANTED WANTED--Good writing desk. Prefer roll top desk. Aloys Steffens, McHenry. Tel. 672-R-2. ' WANTED--To buy piano from private party. M"ust be > in good condition. State year, make and price. Address Box 38, W. McHenry. *9 I 1 1 :--I , WANTTJD--i Sjpring chickens, also heavy hens. Wm. Staines, West McHenry. Tel. 622-R-2, I, ^ 8-2t j Woodstock visited Mr. and Mrs. Linus -- Newman last Friday afternoon, ^ | Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dietz and guests -- . ' 'were Lake Geneva cdlfers Thursday. Boy or girl to work in i Miss Dorothy Walsh and Rita and store. Inquire at Albert Krause News jRobert Martin ca,led jn ^ Glen RoW_ Agency. . . ® j son home in Woodstock Saturday eve- WANTED jkailltenance j Mrs. Gilbert Burnett of Island Lake Hunter Boat oO-tf j visited in the Linus Newman home WANTED -- Truck driver, building Thursday. materials and coal. Address Box "A," . Mart'n- who h,as been spendcare of Plaindeaier. 5.tf mg the last three weeks visiting his : parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mar- FOR RENT , tin, returned to Los Angeles, Calif., Monday of this week. FOR RENT -- Four-room apartment,! Mrs. George Adams and Mrs. Leo unfurnished. Mrs. Kathryn Schneider.; Conway accompanied Leo Conway to Tel. -78-R. 9 , Chicago Monday, where the latter is r----=----: .employed. Mrs. Conway and Mrs. LOST 1 Adams spent the day visiting in that • •, •• -- ' city. LOST--On Wednesday. July fa pair j Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Kobsa, Irvin, Jr., of reading glasses in black case, j and Phyllis Ann and Mr. and Mrs. Finder please telephone 301 or address Phillip Dieter are vatf&tioning in the ,,Box "0," care of Plaindeaier. 9 1 Ben Dietz home. Mrs. Edith French and brother, RobANIMALS WANTED ert Carey, and the latter's daughter The Beautlfnl |< l TOVAI? McH CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. Co'i- Leading Theatre COOLED iTRL SAT, JULY 16-17 Frank Buck present* " J AC A RE* Also Lum and Abner in TWO WEEKS TO LIVE" J5nti.-Mon.-Tue., July 18-20 ' Siuiday, cont. from 2:4f p. WBud ABBOTT * Lev C6feTELL^ •IT AIXT HAY" They'll girt yo« the Horse l>agh! Phut Latest March of Time DEAD ANIMALS WILL WIN THE! °,{ ^nt,och' a" f°rmer McHenry resiw* o r<- j ii : dents, were Sunday visitors in the f ""/ Jl 'j lea!t "JIThomw Kane home aniM7"-'n ^ Shirley Colby of Woodstock, who WhX No% RtneS ™ (charges. No help needed to load. 14-tf recent guest of hi® sister, Mas. Jack Walsh. \ Lieut. Ray Baer or^Jklahoma City, Okla., visited Mrs. M. J. Freund and other friends here Wednesday of this week. Mrs. Charles G&rso of Chicago visited her parents, the Henry Kinsalaf, last weekend. Mrs. Leo Dwyer and daughter of Huntley and guest, her brother, fidward Ling of Kentucky, visited their aunt, Mrs. Peter Doherty, Saturday evening. Sgt. Elmer Steinsdoerfer of Rhode Island called at the Paul Gerasch home one day recently. Edward Fleming of Kenosha, Wis., was a recent guest of his sister, Miss Mary Flemng. Mir. and Mrs. Paul Gerasch visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Walsh at Fox Lake Wednesday evening. Mrs. George Steinsdoerfer and sons, Richard and George, spent the weekend in Chicago, visiting in the home of her daughter, Mrs. LeRoy Tansley. Sunday afternpon was spent at Riverview Park. 255,160 People im Azores tin nine islands of the Azores group have a total area of 924 square miles and a population of 255.00G. ' Explosives Contain Potash Potash can be used in making gunpowder, hand grenades and other explosives, and even high octane aviation gasoline. • ; Dramatize Nutrition,, ; In Rhode Island the Agricultural Extension service dramatizes its nutrition program through a traveling puppet show, which is popular with children. Early Sosrce of PtftasIi The original source of potash was wood ashes. Wood was burned,, lye evaporated, and the ash which accumulated in the bottom of the pol was "pot-ash." Clean Seeds About 200 diseases affectfng plants can be spread by spores present on seeds. Seed disinfection helps to prevent the distribution of seedborne diseases. Don't Ovfe>beatj Iron Overheating an ^electric iron wastes electricity, damages the element and creates a fire hazard. Dropping an iron may break the; thermostat or throw it out of adjustment Shoe Employment Falls Since March, 1942, there has been an 8 per cent decrease in the number of workers in the tanning industry and a 9 per cent decrease in the number employed in the manufacture of shoes. ! she will make her home with Sgt. and j Mrs. William Ziengenbien, having received employment in that city. Miss Kathryn McAndrews of Chicago spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl McAndrews. Catherine Jackson spent one day last week with Mr. and Mrs. George Frett in Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Maguire were congenial hosts to* Mr. and Mrs. Louis k'OU flEARD about the new|Barzen son of^Chicapo at their reduced1 Auto Liability and Property , MISCELLANEOUS ; KENTILE--No priority on tile floors. ; Ideal for schools, churches, stores, hospitals, basements, kitchens, etc. ! Variety of colors. Also FLOOR SANDING and refinishing with ' DURA SEAL. Henning Newman, 932 i Marvel Ave., Woodstock, III. Phone ' 131. 39-tf IHAVE WED. & THURS^ JULY 21-22 Van HeAin, Ruth Huasey is -TENNESSEE JOHNSON" with Lionel Barrymore That WED.-THURS. Event Damage fates? ' They will surprise you. Ask us! for insurance rates. The Kent Jpo., McHenry. Phone 8. 2?-tf GARBAGE COLLECTING -- Let us' dispose of your garbage each week, or oftener if desired. Reasonable i rates. Regular year round route, formerly George Meyers'. Ben J. Smith. Phone 365. tf ' : Fallow Laai A survey of Ohio farms In 1943 dlacloeed that owners intend to leave idle this year 11,837 farms containing 096,505 acres of which 242,230 acres were listed as cropland. HEALTHFULLY COOLED cPuAh-)3aci MILLER SATURDAY only, July 17 2--CHOICE FEATURES-^ "DdXIE DUGAN" with Lois I ndrews, James --PLUS HIT No. 2-- "SECRETS OF THE WASTELAND" (Hop-A-Lxmg Cassidy) Boyd SUNDAY MONDAY, JULY 18-19 2--Punch Packed Features--2 "THE POWERS GIRL" Starring Murphy. Anne Shirley -- ALSO -- "CHETNIKS" (The Fighting Guerrillas) v >rn, Ann St*i* TUESDAY ONLY, JULY 20 BARGAIN NITE--25c k'SOCIAL. ACTIVITIES" at 9 p. m., on Our Screen "TISH" with Marjorie Main, Zazu W*a.-Thur.-Fri., July 21-22-23 A MODERN JOAN OF ARC! REUNION IN FRANCE Starring Joan Crawford, John Ways* Philip Dora Impossible! Europe at Peace Prehistoric Europe is believed to have been virtually at peace for 600 years before 1200 B. C., about the time that iron weapons were introduced. Move Vtam Rumi A cbedrap on the whareebouts of 1,602 rural young men in an Ohio county showed that about 40 per cent were in the armed services and 32 per cent had moved to nearby industrial centers. . .. Best Leather for Army The five top grades of sole leather are reserved for the army, the navy, the coast guard and the marines. Many of our largest manufacturing plants have turned their pcodncUon to military shoes. summer home at Wonder Lake recently. Mrs. Maguire and Mr. Barzen are children of a former old time; resident, who spent her childhood days And attended school here. Their mother, Mrs. Barzen (nee Kleifgen), now resides in Chicago and is still S reader of the McHenry Plaindeaier. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wagner of Chicago visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al. Wagner, Sunday. The former expects to be inducted into service July JO. .. Rev. Fr. Clarence Thennea of St. Charles spent the weekend visiting relatives in McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. George Westerman, daughters, Jean and Mary Margaret, Mrs. Patrick Costello and Mr. and Mrs. James Costello and daughter, Mary Ann, of Elgin called on relatives here Sunday. Mary Margaret and Mary Ann remained to spend a week in the Walter Walsh home. Mrs. Frank Altman of Pontiac, Mich ., is visiting her parenrts, Mr. and Mrs. James Sayler, this week. Her husband expects to join her for a week's vacation next week. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Rapp and daughter, Carol, of Arlington Heights were Tuesday evening callers in the home of Mrs. Zena Bacon. Mrs. P. H. Weber and Miss Clara Schiessle were visitors in Evanston Tuesday. Mrs. Alida Mead of Skokie is spending the week with Mrs. Alma Thomas at the Gerald New^nan home. Mr. and Mrs. Newman are vacationing at Long Lake, Wis. Edwin Walsh of DesPlaines was a To Clean Wlndowi In Cold Sessons Windows are best cleaned by the dry method in cold weather. Finely powdered whiting mixed to a thick paste with water or alcohol and rubbed over the glass in a thin layer will dry before it can freeze and may be rubbed off with a soft cloth or paper. Haiti Makes Clotfc Primitive weaving has beeft carried on in Haiti for centuries. Christopher Columbus brought back from Hsiti the first cloth found in the Western hemisphere, hsnd-woven cloth that he secured from the Indians of (hat socicni island of His- INTERESTING HEAIttY NEWS meanest man fn the world is being sought this week b£ Ed. Knickelbein, proprietor of Herman's jresort On Bluff lake. Ed's ire, as well as that of patrons of the popular resort, is directed against the sneak thief who made off with an American Legion collection box placed in ^he resort for the collection of money for the post's service men's fund. Private First ClaAa Robert 3. Mic- Laughlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. George E. McLaughlin of Barrington, died of injuries incurred while repairing a government vehicle, his parents were informed in a letter received Tuesday, July 6, from the war department in Washington, D. C. They had received a telegram on June 21 in which they were told that their son had died in the North African area on June 10 SvrgeoM Use Paper Masks Masks for surgeons, as well as for workers in dusty atmospheres, are made of paper with a vegetable fiber that is insoluble in live steam, boiling water, or common solvents. When soiled, they can be washed or discarded. Cut Smoke Pal ' ' Lake City's anti-*!niiOke'^ltflfnance, stringently enforced dufring the last year, has cut in half the density of the smoke pall that used to hang over the city, whose surrounding mountains make a natural smoke harbor. H The lake region's first drowning casualty of the year was recorded Sunday, July 4, when Mario Massi, 54, of 706 Kenneth ave., Chicago, lost his life in Channel Lake when the motorboat in which he and four companions were riding was swamped by a wave from the backwash of another boat. Massi, the father of four grown children, was the only one in the boat y.ho could swim. r , Coacealed Bledf ^ k - In the 18th century, Lord Nelson is credited with having the Sides of decks, gun, carriages and sometimes the guns oil a warship piloted red. The theory was Jhat blood' stains from men killed or wounded in action would blend in color with the paint and the morale of gunners who replaced the dead or injured would be less likely to be affected* Batter Consumption An average ^nericaB «t» pounds of butter 1942. • --• - i.' --' i j Most Telephones Here Of the 42 million telephones jfc the world almost half are in tftin United States. ^ v Earth Moves Irregulslff -• - The earth appears to be what irregular in its movements. 1| | was 36 seconds late for an rnrirri ' ment in 1940. This discovery was made as a result of observations m the transit of Mercury across flik face of the sun. Injure Eyes Working Observation of safety experts ^lll more than 20,000 war planta durkig the past two years indicates a sAstantial increase in the volume of eye injuries. In one plant emplof^ ing 30,000 workers the record reveals 1,750 eye injuries in a recent 62 of them being described a* ous. • - . • . There will be 1,850 pounds of-meat, including 1,300 pounds of steer, that will not go to the butcher's block in Libertyville because of vicious attacks by dogs and through accidents, reports to Sheriff Walter Atkinson showed Thursday. Dogs got into a herd on the Deerpath Farms, Route 59A, near Libertyville, last week and slaughtered four, sheep, shredded another so badly that it had to be destroyed, and injured two others. Rather than be recaptured by military police, Pvt., Joseph E. Nowcid, 19, of 1619 S. Front st., Philadelphia, leaped from a truck on which he had obtained a ride and plunged to his death Saturday night at Skokie blvd., and Prairie ave., west of Highwood. Nowcid did not die instantly, but fractured his skull in the leap and died Sunday at Fort Sheridan without regaining consciousness. Re-Use Packages As many factories now make packages for war supplies instead of for food, and since steel for nails and wire is scarce, re-use of crates boxes, barrels, baskets, burlap and cotton sacks is urged, to prevent a widespread shortage of food packagef. f t V-r?-'. ' • CONTINUOUS ENTERTAINMENT ^ VISIT THE "WIND UP" MOVIE BAR (Known as Henning'g Resort) AT PISTAKEE BAY NEW--NOVEL--UNUSUAL , 80 feet of keyhole shaped baar. 8 PICTURE SELECTIONS New Movie Unit Weekly -DON^«ffISS ANY UNIT - Fun -- Gayety -- Pleasure Any Time -- Day or Night i \ AN IDEAL RENDEZVOUS For You and Your Friends - , • -z- f aniola on his first voyage to the ew world Jap Games Unpopular Jspanese games have gained few "^ans" in America. Jujitsu, judo and other Japanese combat tactics are clinically examined from the military standpoint Nearest to a "steal," although purely coHateral development, are the grunt-and- •roan grandstand maneuvers of professional wrestlers. Dogs Served in Alps Jn the World war, 1,000 sledge dogs saw active service in ths Vosges mountains and the French Alps. On the latter front, a kennel of 150 moved more than 50 tons of Supplies in four days from a valley to the fighting line in the heights. In this war, the Germans have reported raids by Russians, firing machine guns from sledges drawn by dog teams. > 'Shock Troops' Harvest Volunteer "shock troops" of business men, women, and boys and girls in Walworth county, South Dakota, brought in more than 6,000 acres of grain last year when the county harvest was threatened by a labor shortage. Many Spiders Hel]rful Although most people kill spiders on sight, there are in reality only a few species that are to be feared. They even have an actual utilitaria value, their webs being employed for cross hairs on telescopic gun , and bomb sights, range finders and optical instruments. In defense of spiders, it also may be said that for food they prey on insects, many of which are injurious to plants and man. Phone: Pistakee 645-M-2 Read the Want Ads! located on Route U. S. 12, forty miles from Ohicagi "BENEFIT OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH AT VOLO The ladies of the church will serve a tasty and plentiful v Served from 11:30 to 3 Adults $1:00 . . Children 50c Japs Ban Baseball • Baseball encourages "hardly sportsmanlike" customs, according to school authorities in Aichi prefecture, Japan, so they have banned the American national game transplanted there 50 years ago. Aichi includes the great industrial city at Nagoya and is a heavily populated corner of Hirohito's empire. Treat Tool Handles Commercially treated handles 4B picks, shovels, pitchforks, and other tools have that blonde look because they are bleached with hydrogen peroxide. Numerous other wood products are bleached either by spraying the chemical on the veneer to produce a surface bleach or by immersing the veneer to give a bleach that wiil permit Assjpai; ing operations; v GLOBAL i" of the World at War Here'a a realistic picture of die world, a "pluie a-eye view"* that makes it easier to understand the scope of this worldwide war, with oew-style maps by Matthews-Northnip. • 4^olor GloM Mtft, Avwiu ill distaacM • Chroaok>|lcal Maps of di« bank front* • 50 full-peg* full-color • Army tad Nirj loiisala • Tjpm of Modem PJipt • 4* U'a 14* J ATLAS UVoru'"- \ •" it-o, A Mc 35c PLMNDEALER Go out for your dinner on Sunday, July 25--Go to Volo. Enjoy a real country picnic, meet your friends, where there is good entertainment --music, games refreshments, A fine band has been engaged to play all day and evening. MANY VALUABLE P R I Z E S ! are ready to be distributed. Gather at the picnic grounds and enjoy a line day. Father Schark> the country pastor at St: Peter's for twentyseven years, will be waiting to welcome friends, both old and new, to this.beautiful spot. Don't forget the date, Sunday, July 25. • v .