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"v.y Giant Army Plane j Makes New Recoril \Speeds Across Continent , Less Than 7 Hours. 0 WASHINGTON.--The huge 40-ton army air transport Constellation, the world's largest of its type, shattered the transcontinental non-stop speedOrecord by winging 2,308 miles from Burbank, Calif., to Washington in 6 hours, 56 minutes and 15 seconds. , Its average speed was 329 miles per hour. The super-plane, so big that it can accommodate 100 paratroopers with full equipment, was piloted by Howard Hughes, its c<>-designer, who set the previous record in a speedy monoplane ip 1937. The Constellation landed at Washington National air- |port at 1:59 p. m. (E.W.T.), dipping out of a hazy blue sky while j hundreds of spectators cheered. v „ The craft was built for Transcoiitj- ' nental and Western Air, Incorporatecj, by Lockheed but it has been turned over to the army. After being placed on exhibition here it will be taken to the army's proving grounds at Wright field, Dayton, Ohio. " ; Jack Erye, T. W. A. president and CO-designer with Mr. Hughes, said the ship was held to between 15,000 and 19,000 feet most of the way and encountered excellent weather. According to its log-time, the plane left Burbank at 6:57.45 a. m. - (E.W.T.) and roared over National airport at 1:54 p. m. (E.W.T.), when it was clocked as having completed Its flight. It then circled the field and hit the runway at 1:59 p. m. Aboard the plane for the flight Were 12 passengers and a crew of five, who were greeted by Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones. The Constellation made its maiden flight January 1, 1943, at Burbank and has been undergoing tests since. It is the first of a fleet of sky giants originally ordered by T.W.A. and npw being completed for the army. Costs Rise in Great Britain 29 Pet. LONDON, -- The cost of living to Britian now is 29 per cent above its prewar levei and still rising despite government attempts at stabilization which last year cost $760,000,000, Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir John Anderson told commons. In his budget message he said personal incomes in the country had inpreased $2,400,000,000 above 1942. Of the 1943 increase in income, more than hal! -- $1,M0,000 -- was paid out in additional taxes. A part of the remainder, $8B4,000,000, went into national savings. The rest was Spent. Without the steadily increased government expenditures toward stabilization--mostly in subsidies -- the cost of living would have increased about 45 per cent over prewar levels and might have reached 50 per cent this year. Sir John said. "I am disturbed at the trend of these figures," he told the house. "I am afraid we no longer can regard the cost of living figure of 25 to 30 per cent above prewar as sacrosanct." Wage rates, he. added, have risen II per cent more than the cost of living to date. © 0 8 JOHNSBURG Keep to Simplicity In Foods, Serving For Good Hostessing Yank Gunner in Britain / i Retires at Ripe Age--16 A U. S. LIBERATOR BASE IN BRITAIN. -- Sgt. Desales A. Glover of Pittsburgh, Pa., a Liberator gunner who recently was awarded the air medal, is being retired from the V. S. army air force at the ripe age of 16, it was learned recently. ' He was grounded recently after completing six missions, including one trip to Berlin, when it was discovered he was under age. Administration officials said lie probably will be sent home and honorably discharged. By fibbing about his age, Glover enlisted in the army October 14, 1942 when he was only 14. "I hate to have to quit the army apd give up flying," he said, "but When I'm old enough I hope to reenlist for pilot's training." House of Lords Hears Bath Rated as Luxury LONDON --The House of Lords debated Britain's water problem recently and heard the considered Opinion of 7tt-year-old Lord Maugham, former Lord Chancellor, that baths were largely luxuries. "As pleasant as it is to have a dAily bath, i* is not really necessary to health," he said during discussion of rural water supplies. "Many lads who came back from Africa had net had a bath in three months and they will tell you they were none the worse. , ."A bath very largely is a luxury and water closets are really not necessary in many rural places at all." Create this spriag tonic by using salmea and asparagus in a custard wtaea eggs are plentiful. Bake in ramekins set in a pan of water, using a moderate even so that the texture of the costard will be perfect. Hospitality is unrationed even in wartime. Food restrictions curb the serving of elaborate meals, but homemakers still , want their friends over for a pleasant chat over | luncheon or to "try out something new" in the way of a recipe. Simplicity is the keynote of good entertaining. It doesn't do to try out complicated recipes or menu patterns just to make an impression. If something goes wrong then everything is thrown off schedule and as a result the guests may be made uncomfortable, thus defeating the whole purpose of getting together. With time at a premium, simplecombinations are the order of the day. This will keep fluster at a minimum and the food budget within its bounds. HOSTESS LUNCHEON MENU Meat Ball Pancakes Creamed Peas Endive Salad Crusty Rolls Celery Curls. Jelly Lemon Tarts Coffee Simple is as simple^ does 1 Bake tarts ahead of time, fill with a prepared filling if you're rushed for time. Set dough for rolls and shape before luncheon, and in the meantime make cream sauce for fresh, shelled pe&s or canned, and pop the celery in ice water for curling purposes. Pancakes wait for the last. Mix batter-- go powder your nose -- and pop them on the griddle just before the guests come in, • Easy does it! Meat Ball Pancakes. (Serves C) J eggs W pound ground beef ^ teaspoon baking powder > V4 teaspoon salt Dash of pepper ;X teaspoon lemon juice 1tablespoon minced parsley . 1 tablespoon grated onion Beat egg yolks until light, blend in remainder of ingredients and last stiffly beaten egg whites. Drop spoonfuls on hot griddle. When browned and puffed, turn and brown other side. Serve with mushr^OBJ sauce, if desired, HOSTESS LUNCHEON MENU Salmon Asparagus Custard Jellied Grapefruit--l.ime Salad Whole W"heat Muffin Rhubarb Crisp A delicate custard with perfect texture is the base of this menu-- orange-pink in color with green asparagus tips. Rhubarb Crisp is a Parrot Fools Marines With Air Raid Whistle WASHINGTON. -- Somewhere in the Southwest Pacific a pet parrot has learned, to his marine master's regret, how to imitate air raid alert whistles. On several occasions, leathernecks have tumbled from their cots arid run to their gun* before comrades with more discriminating ears could stop them with: ' "Go on back to sleep. You just go£ the bird.""1'- Flavor With Garlic Rub a little garlic on your toasted french bread, on your roast of iamb a»d in your salad bowL Alfalfa Yield An acre of alfalfa will ordinarily yield about two tons of hay or more if no seed is harvested, or will yield ode ton of hay and about one and jpoe-third bushels of cleaned seed, which is enough tar seed" abcQit TO Lynn Says: Dress-Up! Domestic nerbs will dress many a stew and pot-pie into a dish fit for kings. Try a dash of thyme, marjoram and sage, but remember, just a dash! Meat loaves become party-ish if topped with catsup. Meat pies take on color if topped with green pepper rings before serving. Muffins and rolls made in smallsize muffin tins give distinction to dinners and luncheons. Pieces of leftover fruit atop muffins and breads are colorful. Vegetables are gay if served in buttercups. Trim crusts off bread slices, press them in muffin cupS and toast to a golden brown. Very pretty! Give these beauty-aids to salads and garnishes: carrot curls are made by slicing carrots thinly lengthwise with a carrot cutter and winding the slice around finger. Let crisp in cold water. Peel cucumber thinly, and run prongs of fork down the length of the cucumber. Slice thinly. Higher Yields Under favorable growing conditions, without corn' borers, early planting tends to give highest yields. Occupational Accidents Occupational accident deaths in 1943 totaled 18,000, a 3 per cent decrease from the 1942 total. Total nonagricultural employment rose 4 per cent and manufacturing employment alone went up 11 per cent. Be a Hostess! Not just in name but in deed! As a hostess, see that your guests are comfortable, not just in food you feed them but in the convert sation channels into which you guide them; in the introductions by which you open up new worlds and friends to them; in the games which they play; in everything, be gracious, smiling and unruf^ fled. Yours then will1 be" the invitations they prize. ^ ? delightful dessert very much in season. Liquor from the canned s&lmon contains precious vitamins and minerals; it should be used in the custard as part of the liquid and for purposes of flavor. Salmon Asparagus Cnstari. (Serves 4) 1 pound canned salmon H eup salmon liquor H cup chicken broth (or 1 chick- «;*• cube dissolved ia K tQ hot water) 1 eup light cream 3 eggs, slightly beatea Salt, pepper 1 cap asparagus tips (cooked la boiling water for 10 minutes) Flake salmon into large pieces. Scald salmon liquor, chicken broth and cream. Add to slightly beaten eggs. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then add flaked salmon. Arrange asparagus tips around edges of ramekins so that the tips show just above the • edge of the ramekin. Pour custard mixture into ramekins. Bake in a pan of hot water in a moderate (350-degree) oven for about 45 minutes until custard is set. Rhubarb Crisp. , (Serves 5 to 6) M cap butter or substitiii . 3* cup sugar VI egg : teaspoon nutmeg ' teaspoon vanilla 1 cup toast cubes " IS cups cereal flakes 2 cups diced fresh rhubarb Blend V* cup sugar with butter. Add egg and beat well. Stir in nutmeg, flavoring, toast cubes and J\ cereal flakes. ^ Spread half of the mixture in buttered baking pans and arrange rhubarb evenly over top; sprinkle with remaining sugar and cover with remainder of mixture. Bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees) about 40 minutes, until rhubarb is tender. Serve warm with cream, if desired. HOSTESS BUFFET DINNER Mam Ring with Creamed Potatoas Garnish: Spiced Peacheg Buttered Green Beans Cucumber Pear Aspic HotRmUa Sftooi Dtvirs Food Csfce / Beverage • •' A few large, attractive platters will hold the menu placed on a large dining room table or buffet for easy self-service. As soon as the ham ring is unmolded, spoon creamed potatoes into center, and garnish outside of ring with parsley and spiced fruit. Set green beans in Vegetable dish, salad on another large platter. (By lira- Arthur Klein! The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Pitzen was christened" Mary Jane, with Rev. A. J. Neidert officiating at the ceremony. Miss Bernice, Pitzen and George Shreiner acted as proxy for George Hauser, who is serving: overseas. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Freund. Mr. and | Mrs. "Bud" Miller. Mrs. Delia Miller, son, George, and Mrs. Marie Frett I visited with Miss Diane Freund in ! St. Therese hospital the past week. | Mrs. Fred J. Smith returned home . from the Woodstock hospital Mon- I day afternoon. j Mrs. Lena Hettermann, Mrs. jack Keenan and Gene King visited with James Hettermann, who is in boot training at Great Lake? naval trainj ing station. Sunday. ,, j Mrs. Hannah Carle® of Roekford visited a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Klein. Her daughter, Miss Myrtle Carlen, spent the week- , end with them. I Mr. and Mrs. Alex Freund and | daughter, Nancy, of- Chicago spent , the holidays visiting with Mrs. Catherine Smith. • Gene King returned home Sunday after spending the past week with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Freund in Chicago. spent Labor Day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben J. Kennebeck. Mrs. Ben Kennebeck and daughter, Lorraine, and Miss Lorraine Freund attended the Elkhorn fair Sunday. , Mrs. Donald M, Freund and the Misses Julette and Delma Thelen spent last week at the ^Ifkconsin | Dells. , 1 River Outranks Mississippi Philosopher's Stone Ine Yangtze river in China is, be* ^ y°u know how to spend Itgfl tween 600 and 700 miles longer thaa than you get, you have the pttocm the Mississippi. pher s stone.--B. Franklin. Wood Shrinks ; j Wood shrinks and swells as it as-V similates or loses moisture Its cells pick up moisture during periods of high humidity"1 and discharge it as the air dries. Most such change occurs across the grain of the wood; little along the grain. t Robber Flavor. r Boiling synthetic rubber rings for glass jar tops 5 to 10 minutes in a solution consisting of a pint of water and a teaspoon of baking soda will remove any flavor-imparting quality they may have. Synthetic rubber used in wartime jar rings has a characteristic flavor occasionally carried over into the jars of canned food. . Rinse the rings well in water afterward, and give them a second boiling of two to three minutes in fresh water without soda. If the water from this latter boiling has no rubber flavor, the home canner may be certain that the food in her jars will also be free of it. Exposing the Experience Counts! When persons get sick they go to a trained physician/ when they need advice abomt legal matters they seek a lawyer with a reputation for knowing the law. The same rule should apply when one has trouble with his car or truck. See to it that the repair is made by : _ '1 ( trained mechanics. This garage bears that reputation. . . . ^ • . • - v • . / \ . . <SENTRAE Parage FRED J. SMITH, Prop Phone 200i Towing if® Johnsburg Cucumber in this jellied aspic salad is just the thing to give tartness to a bland meal. Make the salad in a large mold and serve from buffet for real effectiveness. Cucumber Pear Aspic^ (Serves 6) 1 package lime-flavored gelatin 1% cups hot water ! tablespoons vinegar H teaspoon salt 1 cup drained diced cucumber 1 enp diced pears Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Add vinegar and V« teaspoon salt. Chill fintil slightly thickened. Season cucumber with teaspoon salt; add pears. Fold into slightly thickened gelatin. Turn into mold and chill until firm. Garnish cucumber slices and crisp lettuce. Get the most from your meat! Get moat roasting chart from Miss Lynn bers by uniting to her in care of Western Newspaper Union, 210 South De*t>laine* Street, Chicago 6, III. Please send a stampedi Misaddressed envelope for your reply. J Released by W«t*ra Newspaper Untoa ' Add Soybean* It is important to grow a variety at soybeans with corn for silage that is too late for grain production., cc: Wort Corruption The Huns did not give thetf name to Hungary, contrary to popular impression based on word sinal-' larity. "Hungary" ia believed a corruption of "Ugrian," itself deriv**' from Yura* Ugta. tholand onlmtfc sides at the Urals. Need Rubber Stamps ? last!The Plaindealer. Order at canned food to the air for an hour Mrs. Simon Michels spent Sunday i °f. *wo ^>e*ore *s cooked also helps visiting with Mr. and Mrs. John M.; elunmate any Possible rubber flavor. Pitsen. Misses Elaine, Joan and Sandra Nell underwent tonsillectomies week. j Miss Diane Freund returned home I • ' "' •' ' -v" from St. Therese hospital, Waukegan, where she was dangerously ill following an appendectomy. Mrs. Jos. Michels. Miss Dorothy | Michels and Ange DeBona attended the Elkhorn fair Sunday. Jimmy Stilling returned home from California after visiting with his sister. Mr. and Mrs. Eld Hettermann and Mrs. John Herdrich visited with James Hettermann at Great Lakes; Miss Mary Ann Karls, home for a | day. returned to the T. B. sanitaruim ! in Waukegan, where she underwent j an operation. Her little friends and schoolmates wish her a speedy re-' covery. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. H. Adams spent the holidays visiting relatives in Paw Paw and Kalamazoo, Mich. Kenneth Hamsher, Ph. M. 2nd Class, spent the weekend in the Lena Lay home. ' Mr. and Mrs. Francis Schumacher! and children of Chicago and Mr. and j Mrs. Jacob Schumacher and Mrs. • Help diicks snd young birds grow and devel-J op. Give them TONAX in their mash. Especially after an attack of any disease. And as a tonic and conditioner. Contains mild astriooena to help relieve Enteritis; also blood ouildiog elements. Tonax helps control intestinal parasites. It provides trace minerals and reliable stimulants. For layers too. laexpensive and convenient. 2-lb. can enough for 400 chidcs foe a month, 73c Bolger's Drug Store Green Street McHenry Inspection Headquarters For Truck and Passenger Cars TIEES AND TUBES We have a complete stock of both passenger aid truck tires. You can now have your tires retreaded without an OPA order. Bring them in. TIRE AND TUBE VULCANIZING Trade in your old battery on a new FIRESTONE* We allow $2.00 for your old one, Walter J. Freund OFFICIAL TIRE INSPECTION STATION MAIN ST., WEST M'HENRY PHONE 294 SMoo/s startingf Tft&e new /amps'// *//gMefi"my homemf&f h OTbq "Yep, good light sure makes a difference to us kids. Makes studying easier and pieasanter. Helps prevent headaches from eyestrain. "That's why mom sent me to Public Service store for lamp bulbs. Sh^ aaid mj eyes need protection. Resides, she doesn't want poor light CO serve as an excuse for poor marks." And another thing--you can get up to 50% more light by making sure bulbs, bdwls,. and shades are dean. For good information on the subject, get your copy of die wartime folder "Care and Use of Lamps and Lighting" at your Public Service stone. ••V t • Ml} »• - SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS