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r" * -1 ; •: iPage Six # ' < THE McHENRY PLAINDEALfcR Thursday, Harch 9, 9 ^ _ - - C ' l t tf.;.' Granddad Finds '< His Tony--j tiappy Reunion ah Incident Of Sicily Invasion. \j ALLIED HEADQUARTERS Hi WORTH AFRICA.--The old man's •-M§yes. were dark and pleading. J/V He had taken off his straw hal ' ifnd was standing on the1 white-hoi atreet of Palermo in front of a build Ing guarded by a tall American sol- : |Uer. He spoke rapidly in Italian. " i f*hen he stopped and his eyes /((nxiously searched the soldier'* |bce. The soldier shook hi? head. "No compree, Potf," he said. From the inside of the ^building • voice bellowed: "What"* going On out there?" % "There's .an old guy trying to tell '-the something, but L can't savvy :^;%hat he wants," the -guard said, ' ^^He's a^nice old guy, too." . - Other voices heavy witfr ^Slecp * 'Imurmured "can the gab." - f;. The guard looked, at the old mar. . figain. The old man's t^yes were glistening but hopeful. The soldier \ %hispered, "you watt a second,^ Ppp-: ";,rfi-stay right here--I got an idea," " s'.;' v Hie slipped inside'ti e doorway and- .^picking his way between the roV's ^f Vinen stretched on• VVc'.stofto' flo<ir/h6 •Jflptoed over/to the corner,. 'vifcne of the sleeping'm^ VH<>y l'ony." he whispeied. ;The soldier's 'eyes opened. "What's up? What's happening?" "Can you come outside a second^ Tony?" the guard asked. "There's ,J|n old guy that wants something ;<ind you can speak this lingo/' . *, A few minutes later Private Tony Calato of San Francisco was in the Old man's arms and the did man Was crying and laughing and kissing the soldier on both checks while the bewildered guard and other soldiers watched with amazement. "He's my granddad," said Private Calato. "My dad was born^over here, and so when Gramp saw the American army in Palermo he figured I'd surely be along and he's been hunting for me," ' . Tales WAY OUT WEST j across from the Riverside Htouse property. What next? j The warm rays of the siin did I away With , most of the snow on Thursday and Friday of last week, j and as a result the much enjoyed ! sleighing: parties came to an abrupt end. G. C. Bosma is moving his family SPRING GROVE {By Mrs. Charles Freund) The Community club met at St. Peter's parish hall for their regular meeting on Monday night. A social from the Parker house on Waukegan j ®veni"g at cards was enjoyed followstreet to the Edmund Knox residence inK the meeting. Refreshments were on the same street. ' served* Among those from out of TThke- village of McHenry, wHl not town present were Fred Smith, Leo Frgund Arthur R1 . have a primary this spring1. Trie de-1 . M-L-II: ~ T L inc* ision w11a s i reac,h ed whe,n it w...a.s m,a d.e;' •M• r. and. M»» rs. ^A rthur KattnerU,1 s^o n, known that not a single petition had Bm visited in the steve Sch'aefei: been filed by the village clerk. in Pox ^ night Mr. and Mrs. Mike Huff returned SIXTY YEARS AGO TWENTY YEARS AGO Cotton Defoliated During Greenhouse Growing Test A successful cotton crop was recently harvested at Stamford, Conn.( in a greenhouse under the supervision of scientists at work in the Research Laboratories of American Cyanamid company. Close laboratory control was necessary in order to observe the life habits of cotton plants from seeding time to harvest. Time lapse movie cameras recorded the life cycle of plant gt-owth. Experiments were also made to observe the effect of a chemical which causes premature defoliation. The defoliation of cotton plants has become of special interest to cotmsaim DR. R. DeROME -- Dentist --' . 120 Green Street , Phone 292-J. MeHenry Office Hoars: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Wednesday. ..Tuesday and Friday nights to 8:30 p.m. Other hoyrs by appointment. to their home here, having spent the " „ u,IiC U1 fi. B growers who want leafless cot- Out ift them thar hills they tell the story of two horse thievesj who were finally caught. The posse decided to tie ropes around their necks and throw them off the bridge They |; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith, who. have!P»st ,mon^ in ?hic»go. Mr' Huff'! ton so they^a^us^ mechanical har- JTL °?I? f an • 5 H The steamer "Mamie" Cap^ Yajffer, ! been making their home in the flat! w.ho **as b«en quue ill, is reco\ering vesters in placet of hand labor. 1 swarn out arid es«ape^ | win ^ ^modeled bef Ration 'over the* A & P store, have moved j nicelytfo tho r °net oM6 n mu nfr-ir l ' opens, and put in better shape than to the Ray Page, farm- on Crystal | Mrs. Roy Nelson, son, Bobby, vis- >' le^er before to make quick trips to, [Lake road. V- | ited in Chi^go s^l ^ys ^st Where's Mary?' Him---Hello, is that you, Mary? • Her--Yes, this is Mary. ' - Him--You sure this is Mary?. ..Hef--Sure, ,'this, is Mary! : " ; Him--Doesn't sound like Maty-.' Her--I tell' you, this is -Maryland, from the lak;es. ' J Peter Engeln, who during the past, week with Mr.-and Mts. Emil Nel- ; C. B. Curtis informs us that he; *ew yeai-s has been engaged in the son. . will, early in the spring, open the garage business at Volo, is; moving; Mrs. Albert Britz entertained mera- J butter and cheese factory, known as his family to McHenry. '[ hers-of 'her pinochle club at her home 1 the Doran fa.ctoi^', in this village, and Henry Degen, who during the past on Friday night. Lovely prizes were hereafter keep it ilirinitiFg the- year y®ars has made his home in awarded Mrs. A1 Schmeltzer, Mrs. round. • r -/. : . . ' • this city, has returned to . farm; Britz and Mrs. Charles FreUnd. A Capt. Walter* Hill hifs purcha-sed E. lif?\4 havi"£ mo t ve<l J® his farm' lo", delicious lunch * was served the ^Hlm-%11,-; listens Mary. ^.Hb^ | * . • nxirii/4 " AsrfN\ii4-.Flx*riao4' • «r fATim • ... 1 ' F /i n M/I «• * G^^0jd,s ha]f of the steamer ^Mary. ca^d, ^thwest of town I .conclusion of * cards. about a date tomorrow night-? . Her--All she comes Griswold," ami: leased the other half1'V Mr!; Bu"on *** ^oolc up| . - Mr.;and Mrs; C3etald J&usg- iQhi More attention to plant breeding and chemical treatment in the growing of cotton promises to keep it in line with cellulose arid synthetic fibers after the war is over. Many areas in the cotton belt feel sure that research holds the answer to future economic problems in the cot- j ton industry, ; Office Hours--Daily Except Thnrs. 10 to 12, 1:30 to 4:30, MOIL, Wed, Fri. Nights: 7 to 8. Other Hours by Appointment H. S. VAN DEN BURGH, DC., PhC Chiropractor 120 Green St. Tel. 292-R. MeHenry . Protein- -Fortified Soya products are not substitutes for wheat flours and should not be used as such. They ate a protein TEL/ WONDER LAKE 418 DB. C. L. WATKINS- '••••Irt; iv:'* Dentist ;f V® Office Hoan • TneBday ft Saturdayp: 9 a.imr to 5 p.* Etemnts and Sunday Mornings i-:{' ', bt Appointment! Lookout Point ...Wonder Lake, right, I'll teU^er wtep , { ^ bWneHf ^thereafter i ver street ca?0 spent ;tK4' weekeii^^tlie '^ohn ; fortifier which cab also bp used^s m- ' ^ ! have entire' charge of her the com- f1": Clt^:. the ; first of the week Lay ho?Tie- , • ; fan extender, to' make cer&in «*>£ ~ „ Easy Explanation im---on,. > f : . Bill--If I lead a donkey up to a tub of water and a tub of bee;rr which will he choqse to drink?;. " Will--The water? • . Bill--Yes. And why? Will--Because he's an ass. ,ing J9n - Tuesday morning the thermometer showed twelve degrees below zero m this section. .How is that for March? -f*\; .: : BULL' Pkve r^r several days with h ia parents,. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meyer. FIFTY YEARS'AGO --: j Volume of Flow Estimated C. T. El dredge had the misfortune The Amazon river pours into the to be thrown from his road cart on, Atlantic at the estimated rate of: Sprains Knee Landing; Learns Bombs Had Stuck ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA.--The fliers and the ground crew crowded around Second Lieut. Jig Buster Jr. of Sel- • ma, Ala. lifted him gently and V :-:said: .; '•Tough luck, Jig. That really is a tough break." Jig had just landed his Boston bomber on Pantelleria island after a bombing raid on Trapani. He had to make a belly landing because the bomber's hydraulic system had (been damaged by German fighters. He made the landing safely and Started to climb out of the cockpit, .when he fell and sprained his knee badly. "Its a bum break, Jig," his mates said as they carried him away. And then they came back and • looked at his damaged ship. Their .eyes popped and their jaws dropped. A full load of bombs was still in the bomb bays and the doors were •slightly open. Jig Buster had-not realized that the deadly 'eggs" hadn't dropped. He knew the ship had been hit by anti-aircraft fire over the target, but he thought the bombs ha"d gone. He had blissfully come back with his hydraulic system damaged to make a belly landing. With enough explosives hanging beneath the ship to blow everything near by to little pieces, he had bellylanded the Boston. When his "buddies" went backcto tell Jig Buster the news, they forgot about his sprained knee. They said only: i "Who sdid you had tough luck?" Friday last, breaking his shoylder and otherwise bruising himself. John Herbes having rented his farm, will move with his family into town the first of the month. Jos. Fitzsimmons is packing up preparatory to moving his family to Chicago the first of the month. Geo. F. Rushton, of Alden, candidate for county clerk, was looking . Lady Beetles I Sunday dinner guests in the home ^ Members of Same Family < Lady beetles feed on other insects , Gf MrSt j, j# Freund were Mr. and j The pig- anc* t"e camel» the sheep tuch as plant-lice and should be al- jjrs Charles May and family i and the eIePhant, the horse and the lowed to escape. j Mrs Frank ganders visited .her [^hippopotamus, the little hyrax daughter, Mrs. Al Westman and fam- • •^lch,1~ks .S0£ethmg a ;ab* ily in Woodstock last" week. ' glfaffe,' membe" Mike Wagner of Chicago spent the' ame ami y. ey are a weekend in the Frank Wagner home.; On Thursday of last week visitors ' in the Frank Wagner home were I Mrs. George Wagner, sons, Pvt. Ver- [ i>R. H. S. PIKE Veterinarian, ftichmond Road Pkone 31 McHENRY, ILL. 5 million gallons a second. ungulates, which are equipped with hoofs. mammals !, Vermont University ' University of Vermont . wis non, Jimmy • and Jerry of Chicago, chartered and opened at Burlin- Betty Jane Rauen and Mrs. Mike game, Vt., in 1800. Alaska Transferred in 1867 formal transfer of Alaska to the United States after its purchaise up his chances in this village and, from Russia for $7,200,000 was ac- home of Mrs. Frank Wagner "on Freund of MeHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Math Nimsgern spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs." Nick Jung in Ringwood. Members of her club met at |he vicinity on Thursday last. complished in if67. FORTY YEARS AGO Just Anything to Make | Conversation, the Idea Is BOISE, IDAHO.--Taxi Driver Isabelle Guthrie, hauling a sergeant and his wife, commented: "Judging from the labels on your bags, you've traveled quite a bit." "Yes," said Master Sergt. J. T. Hopson. "I'ye just come back from India." ,' "That's where my husband is," the driver said. "Say, I'll bet you're Jim Guthrie's wife," cried Hopson. "He's shown me pictures-of you."^ Sugar Yields ° , An acre of good cane- land pro- Lawyer -- The evidence shows, 1 :^ Edward Anderson -has closed his duces three tons of sugar and re- Mrs. McGuire, that you threw a rolk| tandy store in the Bonslett building turns approximately niru? million ing pin at your husband. j and hag moved into the south rooms calories, or three times the yield of Mrs. McG.-It shows more than in Mrg Sarah Mc0mber's house." C0^n* • that. It shows I hit him'! i Henry Klapperich moved this week Changing Economy Don't We Know Onto the farm recently vacated by jn igl0( only 12 per cent 0f an Joe--What's harder than btfolfte ' S^ePk.en H- -Freund, near the German, families had incomes of over a present for a girl who has every- Villa^e- Mr- Freund is A $5'00° & y8ar' Another 29'4 per cent jhing? own farm, recently purchased of A. ha(j incomes in what might be called Jerrv--Buvine one for a eirl who L- Howe, opposite Rosedale. the middle area, from $1,006 to wants everj-thing! • ' Frank Schreiner, the Plaindealer , $5,000. This left 69.4 per cent of the ^ : - y f o r e m a n , r e s u m e d h i s d u t i e s l a s t f a m i l i e s w i t h i n c o m e s u n d e r $ 1 , 0 0 0 . Stitch in Tiihe week Monday, after a sickness of, Mary -- A penny for . youi ten days. * . i thoughts, Bill. Rev. Father Barth left this morn- ! Bill--I was just tryihg to figitire | ^or California wherq he^ will rehow I could get home tonight on -j niain^-.until the latter part of April. four cents. Thanks! 1 ! THIRTY YEARS AGO It's a Date! G6b--And I'd like a couple of And now some of the boys are hard-boiled eggs to take out. about to move the river bridge from Waitress -- Well, you'll have to-, its present location to that directly wait. Me and Mabel don't get off for. another hour. Thursday to spend an afternoon at cards. Five hundred was played throughout the afternoon and prizes were merited by Mrs. J. J. Freund, Mrs. William Britz, Mrs. John Sheets and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith. Refresh Native to Philippines abaca plant, which looks , a great deal like the banana plant, is probably native to the Philippines, j Its value, early recognized by mar- j iners, helped to open the Philippines to world trade. Some amount of : abaca has been grown in Java, but until Pearl Harbor the Philippines j remained the source of about 95 pel cent of the world's supply. McHENRY FLORAL CO. •„ -- Phone 608-R-l -- One Mile South of MeHenry on Route 31. > Flowers for all occasions!' Limited Servlc About a thousand men "a week, a majority of whom were rejected ments were served, by the hostess* to • active military service because complete the party. :: •• f defective vision now are fnter- • ing ti e army s limited service Thiamine tor Growth j school for special training. Men with Anyone who is growmg needs thia- : V1fa shortcomings .entering the mine for e-wth schooi, which gives a month's m- , j tensive trairing, outnumber two to ; one the men with all other defects . uninese uoior symbolism ^ i combined. These men with poor eye- In China, red is the color of felici- t sight have only about one-tenth to. Phone 43 f:;.: v • Vernon J. Knox ATIORNEY AT LAW -- OFFICE HOURS Tuesdays and Fridays Other Days by Appointment MeHenry . - - - .Illinois tation, the symbol of the South, of the element fire, of summer and the planet Mars. Yellow is the color of the Middle Kingdom, of the element earth, and the planet Saturn. Green is the color of the East, of the element wood, of spring and the planet Jupiter. White is the color of ; the West, Qf the element metal, of autumn and the planet Venus. Black I is the color of the North, of the elej ment water, of winter and the planet Mercury. one-twentieth of normal vision. Although one out of seven of the men with non-visual shortcomings are rehabilitated for general military service, very few «cf- the men with eye defects are ree'rssified for general service. Ry uOration of t' e jren from the scheol, .thousands .of other -o'.riiers have. be;»n leafed far combat serv) «• WAR BOXDS--buy them and "Let's Win' This War." A. WORWICK ; 'PHOTOGRAPHER Portraiture - Commercial Photography - Photo-Finishing Enlarging - Copying - Framing Phone 275 -- Riverside Drive McHENRY, ILL. FIRE AUTO FARM L1FS Retort Courteous Doctor--How do you feel*, captain, when you kill a man? Captain--Not so bad. How about you? % ' . . . . . . INSURANCE EARL R. WALSH Presenting Reliable Companies When yon need insurance of any Idai Phone 43 or 118-M Green & Elm MeHenry $ Say That Again She--If we'd never met, darling, would you have loved me just as much? - He--More, darling! Yes, Dear!? ; Hubby--I wonder what we shall wear in heaven? ^ - • Wifey--If you're there, I imagine most of us will wear surprised looks. Shape Divine Mrs. Smith--I owe my figure to " swimming exercises. Mrs. Jones--Did you ever take a look at a duck? J Between Us Girls : Jane--How would you define gentleman? * Joan--A gentleman is a'man you " don't know very well. J-idge Shculd Stick to Judging, Not Chemistry STANTON, NEB,--The telephonejangled in the office of District Judge Fay Pollock. He picked up the receiver and listened--fdr a long time. Then he replaced it on the hook, gently. The court reporter looked at him expectantly. "It seems th'at Mrs. Pollock is most unhappy," the judge explained, "I reactivated the water softener last night. It appears I didn't use saltbut 20 pounds of canning sugar." IF YOU ARE IN ANY KIND OF BUSINESS Telephone No. ^0® ; Stoffel & Reihansperger Insurance agents for all classes of propertyln the best companies. WEST McHENRY - - ILLINOIS YOU NEED t EDWARD SCHMITT Roofing Contractor Asbestos and Insul Brick Siding Estimates Furnished Phone 603-R-l • MeHenry, IlL Box 368 RATIONED TOO WE ARE IN THE PRINTING BUSINESS Wind Blows Grave Deed 150 Miles, Kills Owner FORT PAYNE, ALA.--The.day after Hackleburg, Ala., was hit by a tornado, James Long found a deed to a Hackleburg,. cemetery lot in his field. • " An investigation revealed it had been issued to A. H. Powell, postmaster, shortly before the storm hit. Powell and his wife were killed by the twister. Bill--What's sausage? ( Will--Sausage is an animal thaijfi copies out of his hole in the spring; ']* and if he sees his shadow, he. goes I > back in again. . ! > Bill--No, that's groundhog! !a Will--What's sausage if it isn't % groundhog? f Marry in Haste Jones--Did I ever tell you about the awful fright I got on my wed ding night? , Smith--No, but I don't think you ought to speak Of your wife that way. . Sicily Has Ancient City Acragas, founded in 582 B. C., was the last Sicilian city built by the Greeks. . Time for Politeness Mother--Now, why didn't you give brothel- the largest piece of cake? Even a hen saves the nicest dainties for the linle chickens! Sonny--Yeh, I'd do the same thing il.it-was worms! NUFF SAID! Horses Wanted i b u y . Old and Disabled Horses. Pay from $5 to $14 ARTHUR W. WERRBACK Phone 844 439 E. Calhoun St. Woodstock, IlL A. P. Freund Co. Excavating Contractor Trucking, Hydraulic and Crane Service. • --Road Building--* Tel. 204-M MeHenry, III S. H. Freund & Son CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Our Experience is at Your Service in Building Yoor- Wants. Phone 56 W MeHenry Builds Bones. ' Calcium is one of the substances most important in building and maintaining healthy bones and teeth. It is involved, too, in the 'clotting of blood, in nerve control, and in the action of muscles including those which control the beating of the bMli ;' * " Read the Want Ada? Vitamin C All individuals need vitamin C. On % the other hand, certain animals in- r eluding the rat and the dog do, not !£ require it in their diet because f their bodies can manufacture it.» % Principal Coal Bituminous coal is used In 12,882,• 894 homes--36.8 per cent of all tha occupied dwellings in the United States. In practically all of the country except the Northeast, bituminous coal has been the principal domestic fuel for years. Cottle in and let's talk it over Phone MeHenry 677-R-l -- Basement Excavating ~ NETT'S SAND & GRAVEL Special Rates on Road Gravel and Lot Fillirg . . Black Dirt .. Powei Leveling and Grading, J. E. NETT Johnsburg P. O.--MeHenry #> • Vv WANTED TO BUY We pay $5 to $15 for Old or Injured Horses or Cows Standing or Down if Alive. Matt's Mink Ranch Johnsburg - Spring Grove Road Phone Johnsburg- 659-J-2 CALL AT ONCE ON DEAD HOGS, HORSES A 'CATTLE We pay phone charges. "J