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>\ 1 *v» t*' * '"'vr ursday, November 4, 1943 t 1 ' - - " • £ wNU F««tur THE McHKNKY PLAINDEALEE Page Seven Clothes That Keep Pace With College Girls' Activities • .!-VV- - sts m CHATTERER HAS SUCH A DREADFUL DAI the Red Squirrel was feeling quite like himself-- he felt that he had gotten the best of Sammy Jay the day before. To be sure, he had had to get corn for Sammy, but he had not had to go to ! Farmer Brown's corncrib for it, and -he knew that it was the fun of see- ,ipg him take that risk that Sammy wanted more than he did the corn. He felt that he had been smarter tban Sammy, and the feeling made him quite like his old self. : "Chickaro and chickaree >:] Who is there as smart as met I \> Chickaro an chickaree * , --^Sharper wits you'll never see!" , . J Now that was boasting, and boasttpm g is one of the most foolish habitis . . hi the world. But Chatterer always was a boaster, and probably always •fcfill be. So he whisked in and out the old stone wall and said this over and over while he waited for Sammy Jay to appear. He had not gone over to Farmer Brown's corncrib this morning for his breakfast, because he felt sure that Sammy -Would come and send him for corn, fcnd he knew that he would have to go. But he meant to go down to his own storehouse in the hollow tail on the edge of the cornfield, and he could eat his fill there. .So he •campered about and wished that CHER IF NICHOLAS Twice To 1 d Tales Taken Jtotti 4U TOM of the PUtndMk* «f Yean Ago SIXTY YEARS AGO of the best located farms in the county, all the buildings being: picturesqly located on the river. It is now ^occupied by M. J. Freund. Fred Kamholz has opened a barber shop in the basement, under the Stoffel building, occupying the corner ' room. Mr. Stoffel has removed his office fixtures into the rear room. At eight o'clock on Wednesday evening, October 28, at the parsonage of St. Theressa church on Center street, Chicago, Frank Shelton and Miss Anna Bickler were united in marriage: The ceremony was performed by Rev. Father Kirsch, former paster of: St. Mary's church in McHenry. THIRTY YEARS AGO Jto sephv tB, u ss, ,ba CTagemaA a^t • ' • F a t h e r • ' • L e h a n e , t h e popular f St. p^ick-s depot had the misfortune. W k»e a1chur(.h wa^ taken ill suddenly last %a|p8r,eQ!0,>»»'aR T*® j ovA%r':£a- ; Week. '/He has been confined to his E. G. Smith, Boot and Shoe Maktr,^ ever gihce ... has moved his shop to helter s Block, 1 ... , in the- rooms formerly occupied by..<»««*« McOmbej^on and E. B. Perkins Restaurant, where he Mrs; F\S' '.McOmbfcr received a prois prepared to do all kinds of- work ni0^0^ 'n the form of being made a in his line and guarantee satisfaction.' trave^n& salesman for Hibbard, Spen- • The Thanksgiving partv and cvster • <*r\ Bartlett. and Compaq. - He has supper at Grand Hall, Parker HW, ™orked for this company for the past is advertised for Thursday evening, r ^ears ' , ' November 29. N. E. Slocum's orches- The pcstoffice department has sent tm will furnish the music and a good out an order requesting, all patrons time;.'!* expected by all. ' ' • ..y ,of rural routes to paint their mail v ---- - > - boxes white and to put their names on • ; FIFTY YEARS AGO the box' in black letters about two in- ' - ches high. The state board of equalization has , Jokn (Toddy) Engeln went out last made a reduction of twenty-one per! wee^ Friday and returned with fifcent on the assessed value of personal teen of the finest mallard ducks property, lands, and town and city brought into McHenry this season, lots, for McHenry county. Sportsmen in these parts consider H. Milter and Son erected two fine this an excellant record. monuments at Johnsburg last week and are now finishing a large Scotch granite monument to be erected on the lot of the Waite family near Volo. TWENTY YEARS AGO Finds Sun Dwarf Among Twenty Billion Start Prof. Oliver J. Lee, director of Dearborn Observatory of Northwest* ern university, has scanned the heavens for almost 12 years, photographing and analyzing tens of thousands of stellar bodies, in an effort to probe the private lives of the* stars. "Our sun," he said, "is an ordinary dwarf star among the 20. billion or more stars composing our galaxy or Milky Way. It has a surface temperature around 6,000 degrees Centigrade, and every square yard of its enormous surface (around 2V4 trillion square miles) radiates energy equivalent to 70,000 horsepower. "But only a minute fraction of this energy is absorbed by the earth and the other eight planets in our solar system. What becomes of the rest? And what must happen eventually to the sun, or any other star, that spends itself so prodigally? - *'What we would like to know is if and how stars pre born, and what physical mechanism operates in them to produce their er.ormous rac.iation." I If stars aire constantly radiating, their energy, then such a condition | should result in stars' losing their ; original luminosity, becoming in fact ! dead suns of the universe, small in j size, red in color, and relatively low I in temperature. ! About 2Vz years ago Professor Lee [and his associates, reporting on their investigation of this problem, an- I nounced the discovery in one seci tion of the heavens of .56 new red j stars, and the probable discovery : of 45 others. These were low tem- ! perature R and N type stars, very ! rare and very red, and surrounded j by an envelope of gaseous carbon. JOHNSBURG ' r ' * . I' lie suddenly swooped Sammy would hurry up, for he waa hungry. At last Sammy came, and Just as j Chatterer expected, he demanded• the corn that Chatterer had prom- j ised to get for hifh whenever he { should ask for it. Right away; Chatterer started for the cornfield,! running along the fences. He al-! ways did like to run along fences,> and though it was a long way down there he didn't mind, for the run1 made him feel fine. As he ran he kept chuckling to himself to think how smart he had been to think of that storehouse and a way to keep, his promise to Sammy Jay without Tunning any risk to himself. He was whisking along the fence on the edge of the cornfield and had al-1 most reached the hollow rail where ; he had stored the corn. He stopped io sit up on a fence post and boast j once more. "Chickaro and Chickaree j Who is there as smart--" He didn't finish. Instead, his j tongue seemed to stick to the roof of | his mouth and his little black eyes looked as if they would pop out of i his head. Sitting on a post close to' the hollow rail was a straight black ; form watching him with cruel, hungry- looking eyes. It was Roughleg the Hawk! Chatterer gave a little gasp of fright. He whirled around and started back along the fencej as fast as he could make his legs go. j Instantly Roughleg spread his great: wings and sailed after him. Chat- i terer hadn't gone the length of two I rails before Roughleg was over him. | With his great cruel claws spread 1 wide he suddenly swooped down. Chatterer dodged to the underside • of the rail just - in time, the very' nick of time! Roughleg screamed1 with disappointment, and that! Scream had such a fierce sound that I Chatterer shivered all over. How he ever got back Jo the Old Orchard he hardly knew himself. Ever so many times he just managed to dodge those great claws. But he did get there at last, out of breath and tired and frightened. There sat Sammy Jay waiting for his corn. He pretended to be very angry because Chatterer had none i and threatened to go straight to the Green Forest and tell Shadow the, Weasel where Chatterers-was living.; There was nothing for Charterer to do but to go over to the corncrib i as soon as he had rested a little. "It's" been a dreadful day, a perfectly dreadful day," said Chatterer to himself as he curled up in bod for the night. "I wonder--I wonder how old Roughleg happened to be sitting on that fence post this morn ing." But Sammy-Jay didn't won- "der--he knew. f^lRLS, how about getting OQt pencil and paper so as to check up on what's what in way of basic requisites that go to lay a forthright foundation for a well-equipped wardrobe that will keep pace with collegiate and career activities! First of all, put down on your memorandum flip "classic suit." Having such, and a collection of sweaters and blouses and costume jewelry and gay fabric "dressmaker" gloves (a big talking feature for fall); hats, of course, in varied moods with bags of the same tempo, and you never need to be thrown into a panic when the "what to wear" subj^t is brought up. If you "make your own" clothes, as so many young moderns are doing, you'll especially appreciate the suit fashion shown to the left above in the illustration. It cost less than $11. Her fabric choice was a nottoo- expensive all wool flannel, in pinkish beige. It's beige for suits and ensembles, also for daytime wool or crepe dresses that has gone "tops" on the fall color program. The charm of this suit also rests in its chaste and classic lines, due to using a carefully selected pattern of simplicity. The felt hat with its dashing side-flare brim is in perfect keeping with the suit. It's a suit that can claim style distinction along three counts, that of color, design and fabric. What's more it is a conservative type, that, worn minus accessory accents and furbelows, keeps it in good form for general wear during the active hours of the day. Or you can dress it up to occasion with a frilly dickey or one of the glamorous sequin-trimmed jersej blouses (new this season) or a satin blouse (very smart) in contrast color or to match. This transformation, via interchangeable blouses*, jewelry and versatile gadgets, is a "boon to the career girl who hasn't time to go home and make a complete change of costume for her after-five date witli the man on furlough. By the same token, the college girl detained at class can add a few accessory touches in a jiffy and be off to the informal dance party at the USO center with due promptness. For high style you might make this suit in all black wool crepe or covert cloth, or a fashionable twill, for best dressed women will be wearing all black tailleurs this fall. Next, jot down on your fashion reminder a stunning slacks suit, beautifully tailored in finfe spunrayon basket weave, as shown in the foreground to the left. You'll come to look on this costume as a "treasure" in which to lounge about in at home, or if your college does not censor slacks it will prove ideal for dormitory wear. This slacks outfit goes in for color unrestrainedly, which should make you like it all the more. The smoothly cut scarlet slacks are topped by a distinctive fitted jacket which uses sunny maize for the b^tck and shoulder yoke effect, repeating the scarlet in the front, which fastens with maize colored buttons. If you are wary of color and like monotone, make it up in black or brown or fuchsia with a yoke of white or a light tone. As to little casual frocks, designed to make you look at your prettiest playful mood, you'll be wanting a pinafore frock or a jumper dress, fashioned after the manner of the peasant outfit of gabardine centered above in the group. A dress of this type also offers the advantage of wearing interchangeable blouses. Also of peasant inspiration is the smart play dress shown to the right below as seen in the felt Tyrolean bolero plus felt flower appliques on the skirt together with rows of„ narrow braid. Released by Western Newspaper Union, T , „ . ^ , .. _ The drinking fountains were taken ! «P around town and put into storage. A sure sign winter is near. Charles S. Page, for many years one. of the leading residents of this ! community, passed away in St. Anfirs have erected a brand new awning the front of their buildings. It ; adds much to the appearance and comj fort of the stores. ' 'Wiatat Itrigation Project The plot of ground on which the First National Bank of Salt Lake City now stands was in early days the site of the first Anglo Saxon irrigation oroject in the new world. Raymond H. Owen, of Englewood, th ho ital Chicago, last Mon- ! and Miss Grace Parsons, of Wood- d His death wfls the rMult of , stock, were married at the C J. Par- fa„ in which he suffered severe ab. ; sons residence November 1, 1893. Rev., dominaJ wounds | S. Hay officiated at the ceremony. • , The big sewer di^ing mach. ' rno-rv VI? A PC. Aru\ iimf' vhicl» has ***" "working on John | FORTY I,EARS AGO , street has finally headed up Front ! _ . _ , --- _ _ _ street towards Main. ! Last Tuesday Attorney C. P. Barnes The seWf, first fall of snow wa, i ^ke all records for auto rides from rienced Monda ni?ht While , Woodstock to Elgin The entire trip ^ faJ1 wa6n.t heavy bring j taking only one hour and twenty,^ ^ shovels ^ere was eIH}Ugh to I minutes. • make us think of our ooal bins. ! A. L. Howe has sold his farm on1 the river, opposite Rosedale, consist- ; ing of about 100 acres, to Stephen H. Need Rubber Stamps! Order at Hit j Freund, the contractor. This is one °laindealer. Sources of Vitamin BI . Thiamin, the morale-building vitamin Bl, is found in such vegetables as lima beans, green beans and baked beans. Rich in vitamin BL are turnip greens, lima beans, broccoli. strawberries and pruned. (By Mr* Arthur Klein) * Albert Pepping spent a few days with her daughter and *on-ihlaw, Mr and Mrs.*-Ed. Freund, hi Crystal Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Amahn at Mundelein, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mason of Libertyville, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pepping and sons of McHtnry Thursday evening callers in the iii!- bert Pepping home. Mrs. Jos. King entertained her club Thursday afternoon. Refreshments were served and prizes were won by Mrs. Fred Smith, Mrs. Charles Miehels and Mrs. Peter Smith. i Mr. and Mrs. John E." Nett and son, Eugene, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Klapporich and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Michels and daughter,' Judy, were guests in the Arthur Bein home Wednesday evening. The Lady Foresters held their regular monthly meeting Tuesday even-' ing with .about twenty members pre^ sent. Refreshments were served and five hundred winners were Mrs. Cathv'l'ine Smith, Mrs. Alfred Oefflmg, Miss Barbara Atthoff and consolation to Mrs. John M. Pitzen. . > Mr. and Mrs. Henry Filler and daughters, Kay and Patty, and Mr. and Mrs. Leo F. Smith and children, Bobby and ftancy motor* d to New Munster Sunday afternoon to visi*" with Mrs. Alfred Smith and son, Larry. Thursday" afternoon Mrs, Albert Pepping entertained her chrfu Five hundred was played and prizes were awarded to Mrs. John M. Pitzen, Mrs. rWni. Oeffling. Mrs. Pepping and eon* j solation to Mrs. Catherine Smith. Rej Iffshments were served. Mrs. Margaret Nett, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ward and daughter moved into their home, vacated by the Art Klein family Friday. Mrs. Tena Lay in company with Mrs. Jos. Miller and daughter, Terry, of McHenry motored to Crystal Lake Monday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freund and family. Mrs. Jos. M. Schaeffrr and MTS. Stephen Schaefer of Fox Lake spent the weekend in Chilton, Wis., visit- . ing with Srs M. Victricia fcnd Sr. M. Jacob. .v-w'vV Cigarette Money A pack of American-made cigarettes is a gold mine to marines stationed on one island outpost. For a single cigarette, natives will climb the tallest coconut tree and hack down as many coconuts as desired-- or the whole tree. : -Fiacre* Seep <. Fresh basil leaves will give a good flavor to tomato soup and salad, and scrambled eggs or omelet, summer savory to sausage, stew or hash and thyme to chowder and stuffing. Chic Knit Suit r "! SELF-WINDING Shawls of All Types j Highlight Fall Scene Shawls are going to highlight the fall and winter fashion picture with all the glamour, the drama their designers can bring into the, scene. , Not only will shawls be picturesque and lovely, but they have come with : a purpose to bring cheer and com- , fort and coziness, too. In fact, they ' - will be the "last word" both in style and comfort. You will be seeing imported all-wool challie shawls from England, Scotch Paisleys that defya drafts, colleen shawls from Ireland, and Chinese and Dutch types. Some will be hpnd-fringed, others will beJ Hand-painted. You will see filmy r zephyr-crochet shawls in ravishing colors--soft and gracious they are and ever so prettily feminine. Sequin shawls are the high novelty of the season. Be prepared* to see the • ubiquitous sequins stand out on your "little old red shawl" and fairly hit you in the eye: Don't overlook the shawl for fall--it's impor-. tant! < . . i.*' Boy--What kind of a dog is that ywti've got, mister. All he does is chase his Own tail. Stranger--That's a watcft dog. Boy--He must be wind ing himself' up then. THOROUGIIBRED, TOO •< - Stranger--Little fellow, what kind of dog is that, tna'.e or female? Jimmy--'Tain't neither. It's ar airedale. If you go crystal gazing so as to foresee that -"which is to be" this fall in way of smart fashions, you will be impressed with the on-rush of knittrd apparel that is making its way to the center of the new style picture. These new knits fascinate with their patrician styling. The knitted two-piece here modelled is done in gray with red. Yellow ard white stripes are clustered in groups that go round and round the figure-fitted j jckM, also outlining the simple round neck. Gabardine Raincoats Hav e Gay-Colored Linings Raincoats that tune to sunny days as well as to rainy ones tempt one to say that every coat has its colorful lining if not af silver one. You can get weather-wise coats of water repellent gabardine that are smartly cut in youthful, roomy, boxy lines--which is all well and good for rainy days. But wait until .you see the" inside of this practical coatit's jui t ablaze with color in a bright rayon plaid lining. .New raincoats include trench-coat styles, also versible coats, some double breasted, seme single and all smart. Rat Bait Almost everything edible has been used as a bait for rats, but foods from the following groups have proved satisfactory: cereals, meat / or fkh, milk products, fresh fruits and. vegetables. Employ Married Women One in four of the married women of Britain is employed in wartime industry. Wages Rise , Weekly wages of manufacturing Workers have gone up more than 81 per cent since August, 1939. Living «osts in this period (August, HK9- June, 1943) have increased only 27 -|>er cent. Weeds Killed New When the lawn is dry is a good time to get after the weeds. A number of weed killers are on the market. Some come ready prepared in applicators that can be jabbed into the crown of the lawn pests, leaving a drop of poison where it will do the most good. -----• • .1 M Porpoises Scare Seamen* Sailors standing watch on ships frequently mistake porpoises for torpedoes, particularly if the water If phosphorescent. 3oth leave a long, thin white trail. •n Behind the scenes of shell production In this modern war production plant 37 mm. steel cartridge cases are being turned out in vast quantities with the aid of efficient electrical operations. Electric conveyors provide a steady flow of pans and a progfessional movement through the various steps of processing. The draws (stretching operations) are made in huge electrically operated presses. The annealing is done in an accurately controlled continuous electric furnace, conveyorized salt bath and conveyor type oven. The finish is applied by an automatic spray machine and is baked in an infra-red oven In this war plant, just as in thousands of others throughout Northern Illinois, Electric Power is the vital source of energy . . . the dynamic force that puts more production into every hour Electric Power Speeds War Production BCCJUM* EL efiu iency and case of operation, the infra red battery of lamps is ustd in batting the • »I«I> M hell have been rt moved from the foreground to show the cairods.wh:<h heat the bottom i'f the ;helb The small, thick cups have been annealed in the controlled atmosphere furnace and are ready for the first draw (stretch iti* process). They'll roll down to the presses at the rear Casings move past the spray guns, placed so that each casing is covered completely. Here one has been covered «od odwft are eoMria* tbc apmy. Draws arc made in these big ticitrn-ally driven presses. Drawn shells are pushed up to the ion\eyor by a hydraulic ram. and the conveyor carries then to the wash and furnace. Internal spraying is the function ot thi> nn.i... chine. The gir! puts the she I lover the rcvolvm* rub«t aad the puat tpnty* iatoit. SW <io«* twill time. : , Permanent Bat Cootir«t The only permanent form of rat control is to prevent their entrance into buildings. Minor structural' changes with cement, wire, and sheet metal will go far toward ratproofing many buildings. Electricity has gone to war -- don't waste it! PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Supplying Vital Electric Power for War Production in Northern Illinois Service Order -- 101 Williams St., Cry staltL&ke -- Telephone Enterprise 4100.