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%'S^K; r^rfh^iSii Thursday, December 16,1943 "J^pST -Y?^ ' W, THE McHENRY PLADTOEALER - - • # <•; _. V»'" .•" 3^1; :0 •:' ttLge Three ; : Careful Handling Secrot j Of Good Potato Storage - Successful storage of potatoes be- ! fin* with harvesting. Bruised, cut and skinned potatoes cannot be j stored successfully. Dig carefully, so as not to cut the tubers. After digging, allow the tubers to dry and the skin to set for at least an hour before picking them up. Tests show that this practice is especially valu- : able in .reducing injury from skin- : ning and bruising. Harvest potatoes : only after tubers have become mature and the skin is well set. For the first 10 to 14 days after ' digging, store where temperature can be kept between 50 and 60 degrees F., so that any skinned, bruised or cut surfaces, will cork over, thus.,, reducing losses from shrinkage and decay. This also efKt. ables the entire skin of the potato ] to thicken. J After this short period ot high temperatures, store in a temperatare as nearly as possible between 84 degrees and 38 degrees F., with fee humidity or moisture content of 1he air at approximately 85 to 90 per cent. If stored below 34 de- 1 frees for long oeriod, potatoes accumulate sugars and are distasteful to most people. If stored above 40 degrees, they are likely to sprout. , When stored at 38 to 40 degrees, ' shrinkage is small; cooking quality is good, sprouting is retarded, yet the potato will sprout rapidly if wanted for planting stock, when planted in warra moist soil. Protect Serrteemea Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Kentucky were among the states deferring collection of property taxes owed by servicemen until after the war, at the same time releasing servicemen from penalties and interest on the taxes. Illinois and Iowa legislation in effect gave servicemen the same relief. To protect servicemen's properties receiving homestead exemptions several states, including Louisiana and Oklahoma, made service with the armed forces equivalent to residence on land receiving such exemptions. In this connection, Michigan extended to veterans of this war homestead exemptions granted veterans of World War I, a step taken by othef states this yeai and in 1941 and 1942., Flat Paint A diatomaceous earth, which is largely composed of the skeletons of microscopic one • celled aquatic plants, is one of the materials used to produce flatness or reduce floss in protective coatings. Flat paints are essential for many types of war material to prevent glint which might reveal the location of the equipment to enemy eyes. Used Temakawka Predecessors of today's marin^f who use knives so successfully in hand-to-hand combat were the early Leathernecks . . . whose equipment sometimes included tomahawks as well as dirks and daggers. JOHNSBURG Don't Waste Soap Thrifty housewives do not waste soap. They experiment to find out just how much soap is required to make lively suds for various purposes, and use that amount. When suds die down, they add only enough to renew the lather to Jll efficiency. _ " - Babber Output Uy • While official statistics are lack- | ing, reports from the Americas in- , dicate total hemisphere production of rubber now has exceeded an an- j nual rate of 30,000 tons on its way toward an announced goal of 100,000 f tons or more in 1944-45. Whether I this goal is reached depends upon j how successful rubber development i authorities are in overcoming transportation, food supply, diseases and manpower obstacle^ to rapid increase in collection of wild rubber in the vast foreits of the Amazon and Central America. (By Mr*. Arthur Klein) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Frett, Cyirthia and Walter, Ml;, and Mrs. Jos. Clip Shrinkage Hiller, Mr. and Mrs. Frank May, the percentage or shrink *to Beverly, Artis and Arlette, Mr. and important factor m the returns the sheep grower receives for his clip. At Michels present prices a difference of even 1 per cent in shrinkage is equivalent to 1.2 cents per grease pound, or an average of 10 cents per sheep or $120 per band. were held in St. John's chuick Tuesday morning. Father Neidert Night was well attended Tuesday evening with about 120 men present to express goodwishes to 6Ur spiritual leader. A large group of children received the toxoid shot at the grade slhoot in McHenry Monday. Miss Catherine Freund, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Freund has been confined to her home with Supplied Tungsten Normally China is the chief luni* plier of tungsten to 4m tJMtsff State*. -- ; "• Blood Plasma Plasma is the liquid -part ot the blood which, through processing, can be dried and carried in small packages--is instantly available for use on fields of action. Easily administered, it literally keeps death from the wounded. Can Raise More Silt. "The climate of Sao Paulo, Brazil. is suitable for the raising of three or four crops of cocoons a year as compared with one or two in Japan," says "Agriculture in the Americas." "In the Amazon Basin, by the way, one can raise, with proper precautions, 10 or 12 crops of cocoons each year. Obviously, then Brazil possesses a great potential for silk production. Automatic Bale "LoaderJ Hay harvest, from cutting to storing the baled product, has become almost an automatic process, with machinery so well doing most of the labor that women can replace men in haying and baling. Mowers long have b^en used to cut hay and leave it in windrows; balers that pick the hay up in the windrows, bale it and lump it in the field, have been in use for some time. Now is announced by the agricultural engineering division of the College of Agriculture on the Davis campus of the University of California a homemade bale loader that will pick the bales up from the ground, carry t{iei^ up into the truck and dump them tnere. The loader obviates the necessity of men picking up bales and lifting them into the trucks. In fact, say the agricultural engineers, the work is so light that aside from unloading the bales from the trucks and storing them, women can do all the work in the hay harvest field. Order your Rubber Stamp* at The Plaindealer. Synthetic Bristles Seyeral American manufacturers have developed synthetic paint brush bristles which are said to give such good results that they may be permanent competitors of the natural hog bristles, most of which were formerly imported from China, after the war ends. At present^ the armed forces have first call on the most successful of these products of American chemistry, but ultimately they are destined also for general civilian use. Mrs. Arthur" Klein, Leo and Henry Miller attended a party i chicken pox and * flu." in honor of Pvt; • Joseph Jackson in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ford Jackson. The Lady Foresters, Mothers and Young Ladies are holaing a joint Christmas party, Tuesday, December 21 in the hall. Each member is asked to bring a 10c gift and covered dish. Juvenile Foresters a?e invited. Miss Jane Klein is a victim of chicken pox. Aids Shocked • The pulpy part of lemon peel yieMfc a pectin which may prove valuable as a blood substitute. A jelly-likf solution made from the pectin ro* stores fluid volume to those suffer* ing from wound shock. ,»\&V , Mrs. Arthur Klein in company with- Mrs. Regina Schaefer and George Bed Rest . . May motored to Chicago where Mrs. A pasteboard carton with Christian j Agnes May underwent an operation ends and one side removed may -- v-i- be folded inte a triangular shapa and used as a wedge back of pillows for the patient who can be in a sitting or semi-sitting position. A flow ered cover will add to the attract tiveness. in the Presbyterian hospital. Mrs. Edward Frett is making her home with her mother, Mrs. Delia Miller. Seaman Edward Frett is stationed at Great Lakes. Miss Jeanne Busch celebrated her 13 birthday, Thursday evening by .. . , .. inviting her classmates. Dancing Mr- and Mrs. Leo F. Smith, Bobby! and games furnished the evening's and -Nancy were' confided $o their entertainment. A delicious lunch home the past Week with the flu. [was served to Dolores Michels, Betty The community was shocked , by [Ann Miller, Catherine May, Doris the sudden death of Joseph Mertes. Freund, Shirloy Huff, D< ris Jean Our sympathy is extended to his Freund, Diane Freund, Els ine Nell, wife arid family. Funeral aftvices Marie Smith and Rita Sehiritt. KEEP ON WITH Em® When you buy War Bonds your • money goes into- action at once. V Where, we may never know. Maybe, A as shown above, to equip a company IT of American Rangers marching up a f railroad somewhere on the Mediter-j <S> ranean. Whether they come back de- ^ pends upon the equipment we send. % Give your dollars action: Buy More War Bonds. V U.S. Treasury Department 1 ( T t IHCRRV HMSimnr Selection Mirrors --$19.50 f The Kind of Chair You've Always Wanted Why not give an & Occasional Chair? t $10.85 to $1850 A small deposit will hold any article until Christmas I Peter M. Justen Furniture Co. NEXT DOOR TO WEST McHENRY STATE BANK MAIN STREET -- WEST McHENRY, ILL. *4 ' Vv* \X"' Below we list a number of items to be found in this store. Look them over carefully. We are sure you will find them a help in decidieg what to give. Men For Women For Boys - Girls Tablecloths Towels Scarfs Handkerchiefs Shirts Handkerchiefs Polo Shirts Gloves rt Pajamas , Slips Blankets House Coats Head and ^ Neck Scar#" Slips and v Vy T T tY X T iT T T i House Boys' Mackmaws Blouses Sweaters Panties Dresses Children's Hats amas Robes Boxed Handkerchiefs Many Other Items For You To Select From Boys' Hooded Sweat Shirts Our Very Best Suggestion A WAR BOND is a Lay-Away Plan for the Future. Don't miss this opportunity. GLADSTONE'S GREEN CTREE* McHENRY & * yf