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M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 28, 1944 ONE OF TWIN BROTHERS REPORTED MISSING RATION ORDEfi MARRED OP A Order Affects Many Hundreds Of Housewives Here , ear HEART ATTACK FATAL TO PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYE Clarence Do 46, Dies In Slee 5n Christmas ,As our little community was WW* MWtre settling down to its quiet mode < living after a joyful holiday weekend, tragedy struck one of Mcljenry's most respected families*. While amidst holiday celebrations, many families observed Christmas with a thought for the safety of a beloved one on battle field, an unkind fate stepped in on the home front, taking from this life a beloved husband and father. Clarence Douglas. 46, an employee ff the Public Service company here for the past eighteen years, had spent most of the holiday at work. Returning home about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, he ate heartily but complained of not feeline well. He retired immediately and never awoke, passing away at midnight, Dec. 25. The deceased was bom in Comirfcock. Minn., on May 2. 1898. the son of Mary and Charles Douglas. In former years he was employed by the Minreapolis-Moline Tractor company LEX) MILLER j LEANDER MILLER On Wednesday afternoon aa we j December 6, just two days were about to prepare a pleasant, being listed as missing. Pvt. Miller - There was many a pa housewife in McHenry and throughput the nation on Christmas Day as told of sharp rises in the" point' values of much gOods, meat and butter. * The question most asked among ladies, many of whom had saving stamps for many weeks only to find that'they are now valueless, was why it was necessary to make the change at this time after taking points off most items last. August. The explanation seems to be, these twin sons of Mr. and Mrs Jos. P. Miller, who reside north of Johnsburg, tragic news came concerning one of the boys. A telegram which arrived from the war department on Wednesday morn ing been listed as missing in action since December 8 in Germany. He had ,' Tza - - entered service and taken his basic m Minneapolis'"and the "Public Serv"-j training in the summer of 1943 and ice in Dundee before coming to Mc- j lived in army camps in California Henrv in 1926. Jt was in Dundee story of the fine service record^ of ha(j recently written home that while fj'ven OPA officials, that the sudin Holland he had received excellent • " changes in the war in Europe treatment, the natives bringing the ®nd '""eased production o» the home soldiers hot meals twice a day. front has made, th® or<1er necessary „ , 4 T ! to msure equal distribution to all' Before entering service, Leo was j consUmers i employed by an envelope factory.] Effective at 12:01 P revealed Tth \at Pvt. Leo uM ilil er ih, adi N.e.ed.l ess to say,. h is parents are grief I Vw-mw 9* * 4l^. , „ . !da>- December 26, the f a. m. on Tuesthat he met and married Miss Delma Thomas of Dodgeville, Wis., a teachand Mississippi overseas. As a before being sent member of the in- fornia, Utah and Colorado before being sent to er. Mr. Douglas was quiet of manner, efficient in his work, and had acquired innuwev»ble friends in this MESSAGES FROM MEN IN SERVICE ing Germany. After serving in the front lines for many weeks, Leo was •jii.cu - - sent back to a rest camp, after TOmm'unitv^during the past eighteen which he re-joined the front line _ears | troops. The last letter received by "Survivor* include his widow: three his family was written at this time, children. Marv. Thomas and S«ra Kay; three sisters; Mrs. Magda Ogren of Moorhead. Min".. Mrs. Geortro .jj^ondheim of Green B<*v. Wis., and Mrs. William Glosson. McHenrv: four brother®. John Adolnhe of Moorhead, Minn.. Ralph of .Tan^sville. 'ffs.. and Eugene, stationed in the Aleutians. Mr Douglas was a veteran of World War 1 and was enroute overseas when the Armistice was sierned. Besides belonging to the American Legion post here, he was a member of the Masonic Lodge. The body rested at the Jacob Juston Sons funeral home until this (Thursday) afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, when services were held at the funeral home. Services ar«> beine held at the Communitv Methodist church at S p. m., -with burial in Woodland C#»eterv. ^ fo his familv and Hose friends his untimelv loss, needless to say, fantry he served in England, France, .... , • Belgium and H«ftand belore enter- where he has been serving for softie r - - ... time. As a member of the military police, his duties consist of accompanying prisoners to various points in the country. Prior to entering service, Leander operated a cocktail lounge in California. stricken and it .s the,r fervent hope, ch jn int Vajues and ours, that they may soon hear points made; more favorable news concerning his 0pA welfare. ; 1. Point values are restored, to Sgt. Leander, 28, entered service asparagus, green and wax beans, in 1942, and was stationed in CalirJ corn, spinach and peas. 2. Butter point values arc Great Falls, Montana, j creased to 24 points per pound. 3. Sugar stamps No. 30r 31, 32, and 38 are void. 4. All outstanding home caiming sugar certificates ard Void. 5. Sugar stamp 40 in Book 4 is void. ; • • 6. All red stairtps, A8 through 258 and. A5 through P5 in Book 4 are void. 7. All blue stamps A8 through Z8 and A5 through W5 in' Book 4 are •void. John A. Reinert of South Elgin, ' New stamps will be validated at who was fixing a tire on the shouldeaj the rate of 50 points for each four of the road on Route 14, near Fox I week period as follows: Suffers Injuries In Xmas Night Accident 1. Five new red stamps, T5,'U5, V5, W5, and X5 will become valid >on Sunday, December 31. 2. Five new blue stamps, C2, D2, E2. F2, and G2, will become valid j River Grove, about 8:25 p. m.' on ^ Christmas escaped injury when a Just a few'fjties tolet you ana tne passing car driven by Carl Bradley people of McHenry know how grate- Crystal Lake skidded on the icy ful I was on my roa(j an(j struck the Reinert car. homecoming to find 1 Mrs. Grace Bradley, who was riding January 1. It was necessary to in- McHenry and its },er husband's car, suffered an validate the stamps and to tighten people the "most- injured ankle. It is a coincident that the ration currency system t.o insure est of the bestest." 1 Reinerts and the Bradleys ; that all persons holding stamps will In true McHenry : are well known here. j be able to obtain meats or processed j foods when they present their stamps. Mrs. Elizabeth Warner While the new OPA order is very ri- ip * prrbably the only safe procedure at Dies On Eve of Birthday jtWs time nevertheless, there is E arertiaturally proud of i this community, and can only thank the people of the community for th® prestige we enjoy. We wish you not only a Happy New Year but a full measure of happiness the whole" M'Henry Plaindealef Previous Report Of Draft Gall Increases Also Cheerless News " Just preceding the joyous day of Christmas, one home at least in community was saddened by \ that one of the family was . a war casualty. . Last Thursday,*-December 21, relatives received a communication from the war department stating that Corp. James Frisby had been Wounded in France on December 6. "The news came as a surprise for his sister, Mrs. Herman Schaefer, had received a letter from him, dated December 3, and written from Germany. In it he stated that he was in the thick of the fighting with the third army in the Saar Basin in Old Man Winter Playing Havoc With Pre-War Cars Old Man Winter has come upon us ahead of schedule this year of 1944. and either a biting cold or a blizzard to greet one each day upon NEWS ABOUT OUR SERVICEMEN An 8th air force servue command arising. A common sight around j station, England -- Corporal Everett style I managed to have a wonderful leave with my folks and m y 'friends. It seems superfluous to add my speculation as to how effective it will : worth while. city streets is of motorists pushing their cars from the curbs and slipping across intersections. Even worse than this sight is that of drivers on country roads or even hiehways in Northern 111., hastening the dilapidation of pre-war cars in an attempt to keep them on the slippery roads or to emerge from the ditch. It would seem that with cars such scarce items these days, an extra sum of money spent on road care would be well Ingersol, son Mr. and Mrs .n; 1 1 •- >t. '• v - tt is quite possible that Jahies was wounded as the Yank 1 troops were driven back into France . | at this point. He has been fighting ^ jwith the field artillery overseas since. J.blonski, McCui:. M"Ci °' f thi» >'»"• lorn Lake, to, re- J1™. Mrs. Elizabeth Warner died in St. j be. With the OPA having broken . thanks to all to will be greatly felt: to the communitv cf many other serv- Hia tiassine h«« left a vacancy which icemen or to try to describe my it will find dflficult to fill. NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE Joseph's hospital. Elgin, on Sunday their promise of not canceling the CO-OperatiOn With Rur&l evening, which was the eve of her j value of old stamps, it is believed eighty-fourth birthday anniversary. I that in the future housewives will not She is survived by three daughters, i continue to save stamps and the repleasure in receiving the home town Mrs. Margaret Leitner and Mrs. Anna j suiting marketing rush each time cently been promoted from private first class for efficiency in his duties at this strat e g i c a i r d e p o t bomber repair kase where he is a member df the fire fighter unit. He ! attended Austin high school and prior , , , to his entry into the military ser- made up by combtnS arm>- units. to casualty many families concerned over the war department announcement tiat it has asked selective service to increase the army's January and February calls from 60,000 to 80,000 each month. The department said that since last July it has asked selective service for fewer men than the estimated requirements. The deficits Mail Carriers Is Asked (lews. Here's to you, your staff and the citizens of McHenry for a happy Dance New Year's Eve, Dec. J>1 at, Christmas and a New Year of joy. Nell's Ballroom. Music by Botts1 As alw-eys, Serenaders. Hats, noisemakers. Admission 80 cents, plus tax. Johnsburg Bridge. 3 miles north of McHenry. Tel. 363. _________ PURPLE HFART GIVEN POSTHUMOUSLY TO ONE OF OUR SERVICEMEN MARSHALL BACON Miami Beach, Fla. The Purple Heart, has been awarded posthumously to Maurice C. Zens j for military merit and for wounds | received in action which resulted in , his death. The award has been re- | ceived by his sister, Mrs. Florence | Wetzel, of Winnetka. ! It will be recalled that Maurice: Zens died while in action overseas on August 26, 1944, the word reaching relatives here a short time later. He , had made his .home with Mr. and . Mrs. Robert Frisby, Sr., in McHenry ! for about two years previous to en- j tering service. . It has been quite a long thne since puneral services were held on Thursyou have heard from me and I have been pretty busy during that tinge. I was at Cherry Point, >N. Carolina, for approximately four months, during which time I acquired a little ; twin engine time in JM's (B 26's) and (B 25's). I then went to Kingston for two weeks, where I had be-; gun training as a night fighter. I arrived here at Vero Beach on : December »1 to continue my night, fighter training. I am flying F6F's j at the present. It is a very fine plane and I have a great deal of praise and admiration for it. Our training is very strenuous here for we do even more flying than in operational training because weath- j er does not halt us. We have had j very thorough instrument training to overcome this foreboding obstacle. This phase of my training is prov Fehn of Elgin, and Mrs. Adelaide stamps become valid may make the Walter of Wheaton; six sons, Alfred, j situation no better than it Walter, Frank, Earl and Burt of i Elgin, and Ray of Dundee. Of five 1 TOWNSHIP 19 BTTT.T. grandsons serving their country, two of them, Machinist's Mate 2/C., John Walter and Second Lieutenant Richard Warner have given their lives, • It BEHIND QUOTA SET IN PRESENT DRIVE HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE Memorial services for Marvin Botsford, U. S. N., were held in Springbrook Iowa, his birthplace, on December 13, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic church. Due to unfavorable ; front' an<* figure that in time thin^i weather the Bellevue post of the 1 work themselves out. There is more that we can do--more that we With the war in Europe seVere reverses for our own troops, it seems impossibly that even one of us can be so heartless that we would not want to do all in our power to change the present trend. Certainly we can not sit back, content to do our small bit on the home Some ot the busiest people these days of holidays and bad roads are mail carriers, especially those have rural routes. Since early in the fall when folks were asked to send overseas packages, these men oral in the army have done a. big job in an efficient _ ©tanner, without complaining. Now that the roads are bad, it would be much appreciated if residents of rural routes would shovel the snow away from the mail boxes. Another thing which would facilitate the mail carrier's job would be the co-operation of the box holders in buying their stamps ahead of time. These men are carrying oat a fine service- Let's help them! vice March 22, 1943, at Camp Grant Illinois, he was a printer at the Gits Plastic corporation, Chicago. He i? a member of the Young Men's Christian • Association. He has been stationed in the European Theater of Operations since August 1943. Corp. Ingersol's brother. Harry, is a corp- Announcement was recently- made in France of the promotion of Gilbert Kloeckner, West McHenry, to corporal. Corporal Kloeckner i» tile son of Joe Klocckner. Holiday greetings are still arriving, the latest coming from R. J. Frett, i San Francisco; Curtis Newman of {.cifmlly to "border line" cases. obtain men for field service. Step Up Calls By this method, the said, the selective service call had been held to 60,000 a month, but that it is now necessary to step up the calls by 20,000 a month. It will be determined later, the department said whether it will be necessary to continue the 80,000 rate in March and April. Selective service meantime announced that all men under 30 wh® had been rejected for military service since last Feb. 1, except those ' with obvious physical defects, will be re-examined next year. Officials said the order already in the hands of local draft boards applies prtft- American Legion was unable; to attend and therefore presented the American flag to his wife, Lucille, at Bellevue later. Mrs. Botsford's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Michels of Crystal Lake, formerly of McHenry, attended the memorial services. Bonns Certificates Must Be Converted By Jan. 1 Greensboro, N. Carolina; Ethel Krohn of Fort Jackson, S. Carolina; Steve Larpwslu of New York; Paul Justen, of Essex County, New York; Gerald Miller of San Francisco; and Elmer Jensen of Port Hueneme, Calif, States. It consisted of this: Roast turkey, mashed potatoes, giblet gravy, ing to be by far the most interesting stuffed celery, sage dressing, pump- • . . . . ... BirtK* farS exciting that I have had to date, kin p:e ala mode, coffee, - bread and : finish this important job of the This is a very fine, cheerful and butter. beautiful station, but also very busi- . Well( Mose, as it's close to "chow" Mr. and Mrs. Walter Manning are nesslike. Why, right outside my win- time, I'll have to close and take care the parents of a son, born on Christ- dow is an orange tree full of ripe of my boys mas Day in Oak Park. They have oranges,, which ought to show how one other son, John. Mrs. Manning must do. If the present Sixth War Loan Drive which has been extended through December 31 does not see each community in this nation reach its quota, we are "letting down" our boys who are giving so much more bonds, must do so by January 1, Santa Rose, Calif., to Chicago, than we can ever give. Latest figures ] 1QAK ? w revealed that to date sales in McHenry ttfwnship have amounted to Veterans of World War 1 who still possess original bonus certificates, or who have not converted the second Harold B. Smith has been transferred from Camp Pickett, Va., to half of their original bonus into bp- New York; and Roy Gladstone from about $232,000. This is almost $20,000 short of the quota set. Let's get busy ; home front by going over the top. COMING EVENTS is the former Eleanor May of Mc- Henry. • CHANGES OFFICES " The Illinois Public Aid Commission. McHenry County Department of Public Assistance, which office handles the Old Age Pension, Blind assistance and Aid to Dependent Children program, is moving from 101 Van Buren, Woodstock, to 121 South street, in the same city. Hoping this general mixup clears wonderful the climate is. Imagine UP soon so we can head this danthat it is quite a contrast to the gercus little landing craft of ours weather you have at home now, but towards that wonderful and peaceful regardless of how nice it is here*.) P'ace known at the States to the /there is still no place like home. .boys overseas. Most sincerely, I As«ever, * LEO GERLACH ) EDDFE FRETT. Vero Beach, Fla. i P.. S. "Hianks for printing that . ' | "horse and buggy" picture from few lines to let you know • Ital'v' Just a that thp Plaindealer has been following me around Itally, ' Sicily, France and Africa. It is usually a few months old by. the timSe I receive it but nevertheless, the news January 2 Riverv'ew Camp. R. iJ. A, Home Bureau Meeting-- Mpi* .C!; J. Jepsen Home. Fox River Valley Camp, R. N. A^-- Regular meeting. January 3 St. Mary's > St. Patrick's School P. T. A. ." ;'v January 4 ., C. D. of A. Meeting.. 1945. This warning does not apply to Capt. R. H. Watkins, formerly of men who have secured their bonus Wonder Lake, is «>W„ stationed at, taking their original examiwtion. bonds and have "cashed them. Ap- Barksdale, La. | plications Selective service officials said the j army agreed to re-examine the men | to determine whether some of the "border line" cases might be available for general duty. The matter I Was taken up with the army after i selective service noted an increase ! in the number of rejections of men ! once found fit for serviee but subsequently turned down when finally called for induction. The army ordinarily gives draftees a second examination if they are called for induction more than ninety days after January 5 Our boot training1 is entering itsi'^y Lake P. T. A. final stages and I want to thank you ' j January 12 for sending tne the Plaindealer dur- s Mothers~^lub-^Legion Hall. ing the past ^weeks' It surly seems to bring some of McHenry right up to Great Lakes. I suppose all McHenry and espec- FARM AND HOME WEEK Sixteen awards of $12.50 each, to j is priceless to me. cover the greater portion cf the ex-1 Although I have learned from pense in attending Farm and Home your paper that many of the "old" _ Week at the IJniversity of Illinois, j boys from McHenry are around the ia*»y the McGee Clothing store men "are offered again this year to boys sam£ vicinities that I have been, I *re PreP*Jed^ for the ^ holidays, and girls from Pure Milk association still have failed to have the pleasure families in Illinois. Farm and Home «f meeting a single one over here. Week, planned along the same lines Maybe if I were in the army, the as last year's and streamlined to fit. possibility of ^meeting a home boy wartime transportation limitations,J would be greater, but much as I will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, and would appreciate one of the boys Thursday, February 6, 7, and 8. Ap- from home, I believe I'm glad that a plications for the PMA awards must shin is my home. reach Dean R. R. Hudelson, Univer- We have the best of food sity of Illinois, College of Agricul- times a day. Fresh eggs. January 8 for the bonds are num bered 1701 and may be secured from the local Post Service Officer oif the American Legion. If form is not available, the certificate or pink slip must be sent to H. L. McCoy, Director of Insurance, Veterans' Adhiinistration, Washington. D. C., with letter, asking for the bonus bonds in lieu of th. certificate or pink slip. ^ t++++<.+.> •{••V 4"!. *•{• -j"*- v •> ; V m o n f f t h e S i c k . Edward Btfss, Jr., suffered a broken bone in his foot the last of the week when the crank which he was France after three months, spent in ; Christmas Day guests in the Scheid- Among local servicemen fortunate ; Kennebeck home were Joseph Scheid enough to be able to spend Christmas of North Chicago. Mr. and Mri, at their homes were Billy Phalin, who ' George Scheid. Jr>, of Wauconda, th#' has been in the South Seas; Jerome I^Nick B. Freund family. Mr. and Mrs. : Miller of Fort Custer. Mich.; Richard-rLeo Scheid and Elmer Kennebeck and Vycital of Chicago; Frank Lowe of; family of McHenry, Mr. and Mia. Great Lakes; Herb Reihansperger of Irvin Nester and daughter. Suzanni^ Springfield. Mo.; Ed. Stoffel of of Chicago and Dr. and Mrs. LaHodlik Sheepshead Bay, New. York; Robert t of Mundelein. Schaefer of Kingman, Arizona; and -- H a i r y . U n t i , who h a s h a d a New* S u b s c r i b e f o r t h e P l a i n d e e i l e r York address. • - --1-- *•. • >-- ; 1 1 Relatives had word last week froni; Sunday^*1" ^ Alfred Weingart, -who is back in ] " arriving horn* A very fine Christmas greeting striking long period of time he had never had *n t^,e *orm a 'etter fill***.! vkitA rising while at work in his father's Holland. He reports that in that garage slipped and fell, ... . him in the foot. his shoes off nor slept in a bed. Mrs. William ITamil returned the • Altar and Rosary Meeting Mrs. i middle of last week from St. Mary's Roland Jackson has been trans- Richard Fleming Home. j hospital at Rochester, Minn., where ferred from-Bainbridge, Md., to San • VnnniiL linHpro'onp. -s.ircerv. Acheery greeUngs .from Camp f annia. .thoughts of the true Christmas spirit; arrived this Veek from Sgt Edwaisi W iser of Camp Croft, S. Carolina. Corpl Harold Phannenstill sentfcl January 20 |she had undergone-surgery. Francisco. Calif:; and Clarence An- Poa River Valley Camp, R." N. A.-- j Richard Krause underwent surgery Person from Tuscon, Arizona, to Cas- { Installation Of Officers -- Legion at the Woodstock hospital on Wed- per, Wyoming. f We have had some real holiday* weather up here and I suppose it's j the same in McHenry. Thanks again ' for the paper. : Very trulv vours, . ' JOHN ROGERS j Great Lakes, 111. i HaH. Mr and Mr#. William Soencer rfeturned Tuesday from Kalamazoo, Mich., where they had spent the holiday weekend visiting their daughter and family, Mr. and Stenger. H&sday morning. NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS Nicholl's Simplified Pay Roll Record books are «ready for delivery at Mrs. Richard the Plaindealer office. Get ready for • » the new year now. These/ books are in triplicate sheets, Harold Nelson of the navy, stationed at Boston, Mass., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Magnus Nelson. ^ Richard Overton returned today (Thursday) to Fort Benning. Ga»» after spending a furlough with hia wife a»| parents here. LeRcy Conway of Indianapolis, three Christmas Bay guests in the Josbutter, eph J. Miller home were Mrs. J. C. _ tare Urbana Illinois not later than meat, fresh vegetables, .poultry, etc.. Purvey and children of Crystal Lake, \ Ind., spent the holiday with relatives, Blake Motor Sales service departare daily on our^menu. Our liianks- Mr. and Mrs. William Morgan of here. His brother. Rev. Father Wfel- ment will be( closed for equipment giving dinner was one that would Elkhorn. Wis., and Mrs. Gerald Mil- j ter Conway of Notre Dame, visited chanees and inventory on Jan. 2, have cost a pretty penny in the ler of McCuIlom Lake, j here also the first of the week. 3 and 4..- / L«o Heimer has been promoted to chief petty officer somewhere near the Phillipines. ' Monday, January 22. Raad the Want Ada *7 Howard Heideman wis fortunate enough to be home froihi Salinas, Calif., for Christmas although hit mission home was not a pleasant ' " ; one. He accompanied the body Lawrence Freund, who haa bean another flyer, his room mate, homa serving at sea for the past few .for burial in Iowa and was grantetf . months, is visiting his parents, Mr. ; • few extra days to> visit h:s famill^f and Mrs. Nick B. Freund, having ! who reside near Volo. i ;