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Thursday, March 30, Kathleen Norris Say ?•:•"••. '-pt . 1 The Modern Stepmother Probleni Bell Syndicate.--WNU Features. Defenders of Veterans' Rights m >.v\ rtcvtiM 'OvSS/ . V" Senator Arnold P. Benson, a staunch defender of the rights of the war veterans of Illinois, has the support of many ex-service men of both ; World War I and II in his campaign for the Republican nomination for secretary of state. He is shown here with Governor Dwight H. Green ani Lfc. Gov. Hugh W. Cross at the Armistice Day celebration in Peoria.; RINGWOOD j Sycamore Were callers in the Fred 'Wiedrich, Jr.,' home Sunday after, j noon. '•*' y'.- Mrs. Frank Buchert of Richmond called on Jennie Bacon Friday evening. Yesterday's event tea: CarpFs teasing her father to send Mommy a fur coat "She said she would give me the prettiest her a fur coat." By KATHLEEN NORRIS SUPPOSE I am just pne more confidential secretary who pitied a lonely and misunderstood man," writes Alice Carter from Buffalo, "but it didn't seem that doll in Watson's if you would give I way three years ago, when Fred and I w6re married. His wife was entirely willing to divorce him and hand over to him full custody of their three-year-old daughter, Carol. Fred's and my love was the only thing in my life that mattered, but 1 adored the child for his sake, and indeed, until recently, when she has been getting somewhat out of hand, Carol was as sweet a baby as I ever saw. She is very pretty, and her mother, who has her every other week-end when she is anywhere near, spoils her. She has consulted Hollywood talent scouts about Carol, and got Carol a permanent when she was only five years old, which annoyed Fred and rne, who want to keep her childlike. "But these things aren't the problem. What is, is that Arlene systematically goes about undermining my influence with Carol. She tells .'her that I am no more to her than to any other little girl at school, and . that when my own baby .comes I will not care for Carol any more. She says not to ask me what she rfiay do or not do, <but to wait until Daddy pomes home. Confused Child Is Impudent. . "Carol is becoming confused by all this, and with a child that means impudent and unmanageable. A few days ago she said to me, 'Mommy '[•'says you like money. She says you would never have married Daddy except for his money. She asked me if Daddy had his face lifted before he married you.' * S "The commonness of this sort of thing distresses me, as does also the fact that Arlene takes Carol off on rather peculiar week-end visits to various clubs and mountain cab- Carol, at sixr naJturally notices nothing amiss, but the time is coming when she will. Yesterday's event was Carol's teasing her father to send Mommy a fur coat. 'She said she would give me the prettiest doll in Watson's if you would give her a fur coat.' "I don't know," Alice's letter goes on, "whether this seems actually pernicious to you, but it does to me. The constant nervous pressure on the child is certainly, bad for her; the divided allegiance, the unfair appeal to her little sympathies, all upset her normal relationship with her father and trie. If Arlene would only marry again things would be better, but she is one of scores of women who prefer freedom and a generous alimony to domestic responsibility. "Now she has written to ask Fred to lunch with her,, 'to talk about our small girl's welfare.' Perhaps I'am bitter, but it doesn't seem to me that that welfare has concerned her much up to "this point. But Fred is rather touched by her- interest. 'Lots of charm in Arlene,'. he said at breakfast. I have haa full care of Carol for more than three years; Tier baths and naps, dressing and exercise, school and clothes, days in bed with colds, gym ,.j~jmd doctor and dentist. Partly because of Arlene's alimony, I have never had a nurse for her. We have sacrificed many an evening engagement because our only ^rvant is an old oriental, and not quite suitable as a nurse for a small girl. "Now her mother resumes interest, and is annoying and upsetting me as only a clever and malicious CHILDREN COME FIRST The uelfare and progress of their children should he the first consideration of all parents. Lsually this is the case. The exception is presented this ueek in the story of a mother who is upsetting her child's personality by cruel and spiteful actions against her former husband and his second wife. She had divorced the man and turned full custody of their child to him when the child was three years old. But note, three years later, she is systematically undermining the child's confidence in the second wife and the father. The stepmother asks Kathleen Norris' advice on how to stop this dangerous menace to the child's well-being. V (by Helen Johnson) Mrs. John Blackman and Mrs. Mil-1 Mr. and Mrs. Chancey Harrison and j ton Greb and son, Bob, of Zion spent Carol spent Sunday with Mr. and Friday with Mrs. Charles Brennan. Mrs. Henry Marlowe and family of Alice and ^lariori Peet of Elgin Huntley... spent Saturday and Sunday with! Mrs. George Thomas of Woodstock their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles j entertained at a party shower in Peet. ; honor of Mrs. Walter Low Saturday Sunday will start a new quarter of 1 afternoon. Guests besides the mem- Sunday school work. An attendance bers of the Bunco Club were Mrs. prize will be presented so let's try Emma Beatty and Mrs. Will Thomas, to have a perfect attendance for each class as our new work starts. Mrs. Harry Anderson and Mrs. Leo Karls of Richmond called on Mrs. Jennie Bacon Friday afternoon. Harvard were callers in the Fred Wiedrich, Sr., home Thursday. Mr. an4 Mrs. Kenneth Merchant and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Howard and Alice of Kenosha spent Sunday afternoon and evening in the Ray Merchant home. Mrs. John Blackman of Zion called on Mrs. Fred. Wiedrich, Jr., Friday afternoon. Mrs. Leslie Allen of Hebron, Irene j Low of Whalen, Michigan and Viola and Alice Mae Low spent Monday afternoon at Waukegan. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brennan and Frank Wiedrich were callers in Elkhorn Thursday afternoon. Ronnie Haldeman of Spring Grove attended the basket social with his cousin Pegrgy Whiting Thursday evening. Mrs. L. E. Hawley and Marion, Mrs. John Woodward and Mrs. Theresa Hickey of McHenry were callers in Woodstock Saturday afternoon."" •' • _ Dinner -guests in the Alec Anderson home Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Ted -Kcoistra and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Felvey Davis and daughter, Margaret Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Carlson and daughters, Irene Ellen and Carol, and* Wayne Foss. The dinner was held in honor of the entry into service of their son, Robert, who left Monday of this week for tfie army. Floyd Foss df Richmond and many other freinds were afternoon-callers. v - V . Anyone who has many colds may find that, with more vitamin A, colds will be less severe and will not last i * Improve Breeds Paraguay has set aside a 25,000 acre ranch in the rich grazing country of the Misiones, south of Asuncion, as part of a broad plan designed to improve cattle breeds and inrrpa«> food production. , Fast Flying Ducks travel from 40 an hour. Keep Windows Opift' The defroster should be used when the windshield starts to get covered with frost or fog, but this may not be enough. Side windows, too, must be kept clear for safe driving, particularly in cities. This may riiean keeping one or more of these windows open a little. Unfortunately, the colder the weather the greater the tendency for windows to frost up and the more uncomfortable an open window will be. however, the "driver should dress for .such conditions. FREE HOW YOU CAN TEST YOUR OWN COWS FOR MASTITIS Here is a quick, easy way to teat your cows for Mastitis. You can do it yourself right im your own barn. Test 29 cows in 29 min. with the Beebe "BTB" test. And it does not coat you a penny. Here Is all you do: Ask us for the special Beebe "BTB" Test Card. We will stive you FREE one test card for each cow In your herd. All you do is follow the simple directions on the card,. We have Beebe "BTB" test cards In stock now. Ask for your FREE supply today. Remember, a few minutes spent In testing your cows for Mastitis may save some of your most valuable animals from slaughter. I WATTLES DRUG STORE* • West McHenry, Illinois Mexican Timbtr Mexico recently hais been shown to have huge, undeveloped resources of ash, pine and white oak lumber. Arthur Peet of Greenwood was a caller in the Fred Wiedrich, Sr., heme Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Harrison were callers in Woodstock Sunday afterwoman can. Can you suggest any way by which we can settle this? Arlene lives in a town 12 miles away, so that she and the child would not meet ordinarily." Child Must Have One Guardian. Alice, this is just one more variation, and a not uncommon one, of the second-wife problem. My only suggestion would be that you have a talk with Fred about it, and insist' either that Carol go to her mother to stay, which I can assure you in advance wouldn't be Arlene's idea at all, or that she be handed over entirely to you and her father. Fred is 42; Alice just 20 years younger. But even women much older than Alice often become dazzled by the prospiect of a happy marriage, and pay small attention to the settlements and promises that precede it. Now she finds herself fretted on three counts; Fred's reawakened interest in Arlene, Carol's growing independence and rudeness, and Arlene's machinations to destroy her domestic peace. Fred might well spike Arlene's guns at' this proposed luncheon by telling his former wife that there is to be a new baby at his house, that Carol is growing somewhat unmanageable, and that he would be glad to turn the child over to tier completely. He would be perfectly safe in doing this, especially if he suggested that Arlene's alimony would be expected to cover the child's expenses. If Arlene" begged off this responsibility, as she would do, he might then decree that the week-ends must stop, explaining that they are growing demoralizing to the child. Since Arlene abandoned her baby at the age of two years and preferred to take her own way, she certainly will not want the responsibility of a six-year-old now. It is an exacting age. There are considerations of school, lessons, clothes, gym, dentist, health, parties, friends Arlene might try it, briefly. But She would inevitably turn toward a boarding-school, and because boarding - schools are expensive, that would mean that the child was once more restored to ,her father and stepmother. There is? a 'hint in Alice's letter that Arlene may be an unfit guardian for a small daughter, and if that is true, she will be all the less willing to have a witness to her affairs. Parents Must Consider Child First. Children ought to be the first consideration in the life of all fathers and mothers. Many a woman, if she knew the irreparable injury that quarrels, separations and legal questions would do to the growing minds and hearts and souls of her children, would adapt herself more heroically and self-sacrificingly to the home conditions she has-thought insufferable. . Mr. and Mrs. John Skidmore and noon. family spent Sunday with relatives] Mr. and Mrs; George Shepard spent at Spring Grove. j Sunday in the Alan Ainger home at Mrs. Roy Wiedrich* and Marjory Greenwood. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A number of Ringrwood people at- Laney of Chicago Heights this week, tended funeral services for Floyd Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrison and Covalt at McHenry Monday after- Earle were Sunday dinner guests of noon. Mr. and Mrs. Elof Borgeson of Green-J Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peet and wood. v. , Marion called on Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hitchens of TVeon of Crystal Lake Sunday after- Sycamore were weekend guests inj noon. '" - the B. T. Butler home. ! Jack Leonard spent Saturday and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Merchant and, Sunday in Chicago where he attended Mrs. Charles Coles and Suzanne of! a Signal Corp inspectors meeting. McCullom Lake spent Thursday in: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Merchant were Elgin with Cadet' Audrey Merchant. Thursday supper guests of Mr. and Pvt. Loren Haines of Camp Abbott, > Mrs. Elmer Johnson of Elgin. Oregon was a guest in the John Mrs. George Harrison is visiting Hogan home Wednesday. her daughter, Mrs. Glen Treon, in Rev. and Mrs. H. J. Collins called ; Crystal Lake. on Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Jones ofj Mr. and Mrs. George Bacon of An- Spring Grove Saturday afternoon. ; tioch and Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Bacon Mr. and Mrs Earl Kirkpatrick and 0f Crystal Lake called on Mrs. Jenchildren spent Sunday with relatives nie Bacon Sunday afternoon, at Williams Bay, Wis. j Rita Mae Merchant of Woodstock Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Smith were j was home for the weekend. callers in Woodstock Thursday after- ; Mrs. John Smith called on Mr. and Breakfast Bits Split and butter lightly the cornbread left over from dinner. Brown it under the broiler and serve for breakfast. Works fine for bakingoowder biscuits and muffins too. Aviation's Start jfontgolfier soared aloft in his hot tflf balloon in 1783; the Dolphin, first of rigid airships, appeared in 1852; in 1903, Wilbur Wright flew at Kitty Hawk--and modem aviation was born. V ' ' v ESSENTIAL WAR WORK •V /' •:'fc : • V . - V - : * An immediate opening for reliable man on retail bread foute. Delivery to war workers. Post war security and opportunities, with wages above .average. OMAR INC., Wauconda, 111. Phone Wauconda 3321, collect, or w^it© - New Properties New chemical treatments Virtually endow wood with the properties of a plastic and give it acided strength, wearing qualities, hardness and wcurp and swell resistance. noon. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps Saunders ox Mrs. S. W. Smith Sunday evening. Harold Wiedrich and children of Impeachment Power to bring charges of impeachment against the President, vice president and all civil officers of the United States is vested by th&^onstitution in the house of representatives alone. A majority vote is required. The senate has sole power to try all impeachments. Conviction requires concurrence of twothirds of the members present. Tune-Up Your Car ^ For Spring Driving If you need your car--your car needs special care as we get into warmer weather. Better drive around and get expert opinion as to the amount of servicing your car will need to have enough "go" for the months ahead. Our prices are in line with wartime economy. Our truck safety lane awaits your visit. CENTRAL GARAGE X FRED J. SMITH, Prop. Phone 200-J Johnsburg Read the Want Ads - Announcement - I desire to announce the opening of a SHOE REPAIR AND HAT CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT in the former Popp Building, 416 Main Street, West McHenry. Twenty-five years experience. Expert work and satisfaction-guaranteed. Your patronage is respectfully solicited^- Will, be open for business Saturday, April 1. * STEVE KOSTI Liberty of Opinion MThe liberty of opinion keeps governments themselves in due subjection to their duties."--Erskine. Vitamin Output - The output of vitamins amounts to approximately 90 million dollars yearly. Ambitions Project One of Toledo's most ambitious postwar planning projects is for a House of Glass to serve as a convention hall, a mammoth athletic arena and general community meeting place to cost an estimated $4,- Principal Coal Bituminous coal is used in 11,581,- 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 / DAY 1:00 p.m., sharp Wednesday, April 5 At Gaulke's Sale Barn--Route 47--Woodstock, Illinois Charles Leonard, Auctioneer 300 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK 50 HEAD OF CHOICE HOLSTEIN AND GUERNSEY COWS Either Close Springers or Fresh 200 HEAD OF FEEDER PIGS ALSO USUAL RUN OF DAIRY HEIx xiRS, BULLS, STEERS, BEEF COWS, HORSES, VEAL CALVES AND HOGS FARM MACHINERY * Call Woodstock 572 or 499 if you have livestock to consign - All consignors make arrangements to get your livestock in. either the day before the sale or bring same morning of sale. Terms: 25 per cent down, balance in monthly installments. 1 to 16 months time at % of 1 per cent interest. Woodstock Commission Sales Company WILLIAM E. QAULKE. Owner N Fhbne 572 (POLITIC Ali. ADVERTISEMENT) GEORGE R. PERRINE Republican State Committeeman Eleventh Congressional District A Personal Word 1 am a candidate for re-election to the office of Republican Stale Central Committeeman from this, the Eleventh Congressional District (Kane, DuPage, Will and McHenry counties). As Republicans already know, the state committee has twice hon^ ored me by electing me committee treasurer. Likewise all good Republicans know I have discharged the duties of committeeman faithfully and well. home cQimmun^y 1 have long served as president of the . Aurora Public Health Association, the agency of free nursing for the needy sick. I am likewise active in many other community and public affairs. Some of these are: President, Hinckley State Bank; director, Aurora National Bank; member of the Illinois bar for • 9 - the past 10 years. 4 My loyalty and adherence to Republican party principles are an old story, sprung from roots which grow deep into the soil of this district from pioneers who braved the prairie wilderness a hundred years and more ago to carve out a living from the land. If you believe I have served the Republican party honestly and ; conscientiously, I shall ask you to 1. Go to the polls on Ttietday/^ni 11 2. Ask for a Republican Ballot 3. Place a cross before the name of GEORGE R PERRINE Candidate for Re-election as Republican State Central Committeeman for the Eleventh District (Kane, DuPage, Will and McHenry counties). «» J %> I O o