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TWICE TOLD TALKS Kathleen Norris Saysi Infantry Unit* Tow Nation f Interest Tifcn fna the Files of the Phtoiwhr of Years Ago ' SIXTY YEARS AGO The steamer "Mary Griswold," •psrir a trip to Johnsburgh and te- IMrn op Sunday last, taking a large cenwd to church at that placrf. Ladies1 muslin underwear, from 25 cents up, at Mrs. Schumacher's, near the depot. Those new spring hats, at Mrs. H. H. Nichols are just nobby. Do not fail to see them before purchasing. Eight hundred and seventy-five ducks were shipped from this station on Monday morning, the result of Saturday and Sunday's shooting on the river and lakes. FIFTY YEARS AGO is the name of 'thai 1 firm who are about to open a gfoc- . ery store in the brick store on the ' west side. ^ -Miss Lois Baldwin, teacher in the Second primary department of~ our public school, was on the sick list a part of last week and Miss Flora Sherburne taught in her place. Drs. Lombard & Powell, Dentists, hive opened an office for the practice of their profession, in the room over Evanson & Co.'s store, on the west side. A new post office has been established at Big Hollow, and is named Deighton, in honbr of their respected citizen, Deighton Granger. i-/-'• FORTY YEARS AGO •Collector Niesen turned in his book '-..lilt week. He succeeded in collecting $19,790.99 out of the $21,372.08 to be collected* The delinquent tax amounts to $1,581.09 and his commission was $395.81. A herd of five deer arrived at the depot Friday evening and were, the following morning, taken to the summer home of Geo. Sayer at the Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Price will soon go to housekeeping in the house now occupied by John Kimball and family. The latter will move into the Chas. Park's residence recently purchased of Miss Dorlisca Granger. "Hie new millinery store in Centerville is ntrw open to the puhlic. Ladies are invited to call and see the stock. in and Bear h Smtftcat*.--WMU Feature*. 1 .*• V .ti f " for the bauty of the tree* in In the patches of sky visible between the leaves and the bloesoms of the fruit trees, three group* of plnnes circled in formation, students fiom Great Lake*, learning to protect and preserve our peace; This is Lily Lake, United Spates of America, the home to which our loved ones are returning soon, God willing. The singer was finishing "The Lord's Prayer.'1 We could not help but add onr Amen. THIRTY YEARS AGO John Aylward of Elgin has potchased the blacksmith shop of Laweon 4b McDonald, which has been opeifCed in the Laures building by that farm of late It is reported about town that a new milk route is to be operated here the coming summer. Hughie Martin and family have moved from Wauconda and have taken up their abode on the Wm. Bo•n s. lett farm west of town. aonuig /UU CllJjr jonn reltz, until recently em- 1 questions, and while you're away I Ployed at the Oliver Typewriter fac tory at Woodstock, is now assisting F. C. Feltz, the drayman, here. Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Babcock. and daughter, Florence, have moved from the Wm. Bonslett farm to the Chas. Parks tenant house on Waukegan street. TWENTY YEARS AGO It is now Jacob Justen ft Son, if yen please. The change whereby Jacob Justen, veteran furuniture -&•* -J » » ».»- %hd undertaker, takes his son,1 ^8. and goes in daily to do what Georjge, into partnership in the busi don't think that what I do is any of your business!' Any of my business what my wife does! Going Overseas. "Of course," concludes the letter/ "this sort of action on her part and this attitude have somewhat destroyed my old love {or her. But what I want your advice about is, what can I do? My mother is dead; I have no sister. Nursery homes for babies of those ages are too costly, and although Betty's mother is livness, occurred yesterday, and henceforth will be conducted under the firm name of Jacob Justen & Son. Twenty or more of the business men of Green street, who are members of the newly organized Centerville Business Men's Association, got out last Friday morning and with picks, shovelsand wheelbarrows Succeeded in filling up the holes and otherwise improving the appearance of the business-section. $he can for the dhildren, she is not strong enough to assume full care of them. I am shortly Jo be sent overseas. It is unthinkable to me that I must tolerate the ignominy and1 discomfort of this state of affairs. Can you recommend to me any society that cares for.cases like this,' and might help me find a place where I could put my babies?", . .• .. . • • • No, Don, I don't, and if I did I wouldn't recommend it. This is a P P i » T i_ i- , | mmiisseeirdaubilee pprroobuileemm fioorr you, aannda you »/i l Johnsbujrg, who; .have my heartiest sympathy. To had planned on entering amother line of employment, has decided to remain in Johnsburg and continue his paint- . in* business. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heimer and •on have vacated the flat over the Jacob Justen ft Son furniture store and are now making their home with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Justen. The flat thus vacated will soon be occupied hy Mr. and Mrs. George Justen. Read the Want Ai WAR BONDS have to go away to the battlefront under these circumstances is a real martyrdom, and the bitter thoughts that are seething within you will do nothing to strengthen your arm or quiet your nerves when the hour of crisis comes. But at the same time, those babies of yours are better off *ith the neglectful, yet "gay and friendly" mother, and with the daily (visits of the grandmother, than they would be in any institution, or under any are you could buy for them now. All the kindly, older women who used to care for little charges in comfortable homes are out in the world now, driving rivets, nursing wounded, packing overseas food and clothing. "She loves a good- *Tfcate babies of yours are fetter off with * neglectful yeI friendly and my mother, m their grandmother's daily visits, than they would be in an institution. TBy KATHLEEN NORRIS HERE are times when there is no immediate cure for an intolerable situation; times when we simply have to grin ancj bear it. There is no use arguing about justice and reason; they have nothing to do with it. Things are all wrong and they are going to stay wrong, and we have to wait for the long months or yetirs to bring about the change. Such a case seems to be that of a lieutenant wtoo writes me from Florida; his wife and two babies live in Worcester, Mass. They can't go to him, for it is impossible to find living quarters where he is, and he gets honle to visit only now and «then. . <? "My wife is extremely pretty," says his letter. "She is 10 years younger than I, which means she is 24. Our children are a girl of 5 and a boy of 4. < "Betty is gay and friendly, she loves a good time, and--well, in a word, she is unfaithful to me. She goes about with a fast crowd, stays away nights, neglects the children, runs into debt, tnd is altogether unsatisfactory. If I reproach her for an untidy home, crying children who always have colds in their heads, unpaid bills, and affairs with other men she only laughs. She doesn't deny anything. Desperately, when I was last at home, I accused her of having lovers, and she answered boldly, 'I'm not asking you any VNDUTIFUL MOTHER A lieutenant, soon to be tent overseas, asks Miss Norris where he can find a nursery for his two children, aged four and five. Their mother is not dead, nor even sick; she is just too busy enjoying herself to be bothered much with her babies. What care they do receive comes from their maternal grandmother. This young army officer feels that he must take his children from their mother and put them in a home so that he will be assured that they will be cared for while he is away. Miss Norris advises turn to make the best of a bad situation and to leave the children with their mother. This is best for everyone. Miss Norris advises. Even a neglectful mother is better than an institution, she says. When the tear is over, this young woman may have matured considerably. She rridy be quite happy to settle down to the responsibilities of married life. Three members of a force of 24 Infantry teams which will be sent on tour by the Army Oreand Forces on behalf of the Mighty Seventh War Loan drive. The teams, Appearing in 6M cities, will present the colorful and exciting show "Here's Tour Infantry." The show will serve to better acquaint the public with the life being led by oar soldiers and will provide a graphic portrayal of the terrific cost of war and why It must be paid for In War Bonds. \ u. S. Treasury Department *Sobur Star Provide* ••••-?•»» Water for Men it'Set Drinking water is butycy, and life rafts are small--a situation which for centuries has posed a tough problem for men who battle the seas. But the army air forces, through the resources of industry and the laboratories of the air technical service command have found en answer to the problem in the recent invention and development of the "Solar Stfll." With a full supply of water, men adrift on a raft can keep alive for weeks, even without food. And as long as there is sunshine, the Solar Still will keep them from perishing for Jack of water. This seemingly magical; but essentially simple, floating water Still is a vinyl plastic envelope, 30 inches long with ends 12 inches in diameter. A plastic screen covered with black cellulose sponge is stretched through the middle. Through the plastic transparency of •the still's envelope about 90 per cent of the sun's rays may pass; the sponge, soaked with sea water, absorbs the heat of the sun. The heat evaporates the water, which passes off as vapor, leaving the sea salt in the sponge. On the cooler envelope of the Solar Still, the vapor condenses into fresh water, which runs down to the reservoir at the bottom of the stilL -- TbstafpoatoOlasati Mi fee mowtaimotNorth Is cmIML the s&ialleat doi 'office in. , . tbe OMBlrjr. It is about 4 feet by : TeL McHenry S**-J HAROLD H Painting, DtArathf Paperhaagtag * WlfilBtls Work 105 N. GREEN 8T* ,. bf HENRY S. H. Freud & SOB 00HTBA0T0R8 AND BUILDER8 Onr Experience is at Yonr flerwlee Building loir. Waists, Phone 56-W McHenry « .|I, i ,| ,| ft .}• .g..g. .g. .g. .f It would be much wiser for, you to endure what you can't, at the moment, cure. Write Betty as pleasantly and affectionately as you can. Trust her to grow up, to improve, to become a better mother. Praise her to her mother, and praise her mother to her. If, as your letter indicates, your last talk with her was somewhat in the nature of an angry scene, ignore it. Write her as if it had not occurred. You will find that she has cooled down, too, and will be glad to resume relationship on the old basis. When you are away, send her a present now and then, if you can. In other words, make the best of. a bad aituation, and wait until the war ends to come to another understanding. No Code of Decency. Sheer decency should have kept Betty- from these excesses, of course. Sheer decency on the part of certain national leaders would have prevented this war, and you would be at home still, in your normal occupation, able to protect your wife and children. But where code and Kpnor don't exist, or where a weak," easily-influenced woman is left too much to her own devices, wretched crises like these do c-cur, and they have to be faced like the abnormal problems they¥ are. It might be that, in anger, Betty exaggerated her escapades, just to provoke you. It might be that when you come home,, in a year or two, you will find a different sort of wife. Don't attempt to find any solution now; leave it to time. It is hard to reach the understanding of a girl like this. One reminds her of "duty, character, code, fineness, moral law." She never heard the words! Her only law is that of pleasure, and she hasn't had any guidance even to show her what pleasure is safe and what is dan-' gerous. Prater arid grace would save her; nobody ha*4 ever taught her what grace is, or how to pray. Her whole argument and <rreed aind belief and law are covered by the one expressive phrase: "so wh$t"? HOME MADE FURNITURE/ If the man of the family is Just reasonably good at carpentry, the chances are he can do as well or better than some of our pioneer ancestors. They used the wood at hand, the tools available, what skill they had. The secret of their success was that they didn't attempt something fancier than they could execute. And it is this very forthright utilitarianism of their furniture that makes us prize suc.« antiques today. There was honesty and usefulness in every line of them. U. S. Sifoml Corps Photo ' Hero's Reward. Lt. Gen. I4. K. ^Truscott, Jr., 5th Army, Italy, pins f)SC on Cid. H. A. Carmichael for tilling 10, wounding 25 and taking 10 Sfazi prisoners. War Bonds supplied Aim with munitions. t: t U^S. Trtajuty Deportment Wearing Uniform The veteran may wear his complete uniform from the place of discharge to his home. But he can't take more than three months in travel--and still wear the uniform. Afterward it may be Worn on "ceremonial occasions" -- parades, etc. The uniform worn is that of the highest rank held. Need Rubber Stamps# Older at The Plaindealer. Ironing .Doilies ' Doilies and mats of filet or embroidery will lie flat if, when ironing^ lhem, you sUrt from the center and work outward. . Pot Holders Round pot holders can be cut by using a saucer for a patten. They are especially handy wben taking food from the oven, as there are no corners to drop into tile food and get sticky. . LILY LAKE .}• • j, ,|. Hello Friends: Hie first monthly meeting of the 1945 season of the Lily Lake Beautifying club was called to order by President Lannis, Sunday afternoon, April 15th, at the Lakeside Inn, around 2 o'clock. Highlights of the new business discussed were as follows: Revision of several of the bylaws drawn up by the officers and trustees at their January meeting were read. They will be voted upoh at the next regular meeting. Plans for the operation of the weed cutter were formulated with the decision that it would be best to hire a person 'to operate it at a flat rate for the summer. The present problem is to hire a person to operate it at a flat rate for the summer.. The present problem is to find a man who is willing to take the job. A working party of five of the residents along the small beach offered to make the necessary repairs on the fence and benches, if the club would furnish the materials. This they readily agreed to do. The material will be purchased this week. A permanent entertainment committee of three was formed to function over the summer. Their first assignment was a dance to be held here at the lake the later part of May "or the first of June., With this excellent beginning we expect, the L. L. L. B. C." will have ns very successful-season. - The scheduled school board election took place Saturday evening. Competing for the one-year term were Mr. Seyffferth, Mrs.\Einspar and Mr. Stilling, and for the three-year term, Mr. Weiller niwf*Mr. Fast. The winners were Mr. Stilling and Mr. Fast. Together with Mr. Wegner, they -.vill manage the affairs of the Lily Lake school for the coming yeaf. The winning and losing candidates all wish to thank those who came out and voted. Hoste«ses Kate Wegener and Hattie Einspar sent an invitation to all their neighbors to attend the P.T.A. social Friday evening, April 20, at the schoolhouse. A bit late but not to be missed is the opportunity to congratulate our friends, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Legge, on theif thirty-ninth wedding anniversary, which they celebrated quietly on March* 29. May you have many more happy anniversaries, Iff. and Mrs. Legge! "Bob" Corbin was pleasantly surprised when a small party of friends gathered at his home Tuesday evening, April 10, to celebrate his birthday anniversary. Sharing his lucious take (with candles) were his sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and John Yohana, their son, Air Cadet Andrew Yohana, the Walter Einspars and Jeri, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Mc- Dermott, and Mrs. Morrison: Many hnppy returns, "Boo/* -Saturday evening the "Joe" Yaeg- -ers stepped out in style. They attended the banquet of thev Chicago chapter of the American Foundrymen's association in the grand ballroom of the Stevens hotel. Twelve hundred folks enjoyed the dinner, dancing and floor show, with special prizes to honor ladies' night. Agnes and Jim Simmons were glad to receive a letter from our former neighbors, the Wilbur Swansons. "Bill" and Lorraine are on their way to El Paso, Texas, possibly to make a new home there. There is an unusual quiet over around the Kiehl hpme this week as the extra activity ceased when Cliff, Sr., returned to work Mondav. Among the many 'things accomplished while he was "vacationing" was the installation of a new drilled well. "It's all very nice,1' says wife Marge, "but it's kind of lonesome now." Grandpa C. O. Hyatt and his son, Willard, have expanded their chests several inches since the arrival of Willard Robert, 7 lbs. 9 ounces, on April 11. | Lily Lake extends a cordial welcdlne to the new ^rriyal and •#= congratulations jto his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard\Hyatt. Weekending with the Senior (Clifford O.) Hyatts were M£ and Mrs. Smitherman of Chicago. Mae and "Pete" Simons were 'among the members of the Sunday evening mixed doubles from Shaefers\ finishing their bowling season with dinner at the Elks club in Woodstock. "It sure was a swell feed," commended "Pete." Mr. and Mrs. Herman Willard have 4>ened their house for the season. Sunday they were happy to receive their nephew, Wilbur Schaefer, of the ^rmy air corps. Frank Keller and his brother-in- Ihw, Don Intreiri, opened the Keller cottage this past weekend. We're looking forward to seeing Mrs. Keller and her father out in the hear future. We missed Miss Augusta Pierotti last weekend, but were happy to hear that, with a group of other young ladies, she entered the Convent Of Our Lady of the Cenacle, Friday evening, in a three-day retreat, to pray, especially for oar boys in the armed services. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pfanmiller, of Kenosha, paid a Sunday call on the John Wallaces. Tuesday, Mm. Wallace is looking forward to a visit from her grandmother, Mrs. Daly, of Grayslake, and her two sisters who are visiting her, Mrs. T. C. Trusdell, of Chicago, and Mrs. Bert White, who arrived quite unexpectedly from Freeport, Ohio. Myron Morrison of Louisville, Ky.t came up to spend the weekend with his wife and daughter, Myma, and Mr. and Mrs. Claude McDermott, with whom they are staying. Mrs. Morrison has decided to extend her visit another iWOnth, when school will be out, and she and Myrnik will he able to help her husband locate a house for them around Louisville. A long distance call from Jimmy in Corpus Christi, Texas, was a welcome surprise to Grandma Hattie Einspar, Sunday afterrtoon. Little Jimmy, you remember, has recently recovered from a serious throat ailment. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Diedrich called on Mrs. Alphonse Adams in Mie- "Hehry Friday evening. Mrs. Adams has just Had the cast removed from, some broken boties she acquired in a tumble down her( basement stairs. We've missed the John Warners, who have been in Chicago for the past week. Hope you'll be back soon, neighbors. 4J ifcfrg. Robert Corbin and Mrs. Tom Legge have been confined to their homes the last, few days with bad' colds. Take care of yourselves, ladies. ' _ We'rev glad to report that Ray Swenski's hands, which he burned severly when an oxvjren tank which he was opening, exploded, are on the mend. We watcfc^the bandages grow smaller every day. Have you kept Saturdav evening. April 28. open for the Ladies .League ca*"d party at the Lakeside Inn? Save vou ever found yourself in a combination of circumstances which seemed very symbolic? Sunday afternoon was one of those occasions. It «*«me *o me with, especial force that Lily Lake was a little "Chunk Of America," containing all those . fine elements for which our boys are so valiantlv fighting "over there." We had just left a meeting of the residents of this community. Catholic. Pro'ctpnt, Gentile. Jew. f^reijm and American born, voluntarily coming1 +ao-et>»r to Hiscus* and form plans for the welfare of their property. Don't think there were not disagreements «nd hot arguments. There were. But, all parted peacefully as ne'^hbor"*. determined to live to. geth»»r in harmony. As We sat in the '•or listening to Hnginsr stars, 'in a program, revised to commemorate the death of our late ore^de*^ children nlavo^ in hanpr abandon all 1 around us. To our right, teen aged nlaved follow the leader on bicycles; to our left, a little threeyear- old was learning from her older si«ter not to be afraid of the dogs that frolicked on the lawn. The day was grey, but, you didn't-notice it hi. ,1 j' III Ml - 7.11. 7l .11.,' Ml, mil J. Expert Outlines Simple Method of Fur Glazing Glazing a fur coat, which gives it a .pice gloss and an appearance of newness, can be done at home by fairly simple methods, says Nian Reilly, of the textiles and clothing department of Michigan State college. Use plain water or secure Chinese Wood from a furriers' supply house. Soak the wood in water for several days. Using a clean comb and a large brush, comb and brush the garment with the flow of the hair. Continue until fur is thoroughly wet. With a smooth wooden stick, push the fur backward against the flow of the hair. Then, using a dry "brush, smooth the fur down. Finally, apply a warm iron with the flow of the hair. The iron can be used directly on the hair, but it is safer to place a piece of oiled paper or a newspaper between the warm iron and the fur. If waxed paper is used, care must be taken that the fur d6esn't become sticky or waxy. Flat-haired furs, those that have moire patterns, in the curl, and those with dyes that run or rub off, should not be ironed. WiHfHV W We pay |5 to «15 for Old or Infared Horses m Cows Standing ^ • «r Down if Alive. M&tt'f Mink Eanoh" Jo&nsburg - Spring Grove Roiul Phone Johnaburg 669-J-2 CALL AT ONCE ON DEAD HOGS, HOR8ES A CATTLE We pay phone charrea. JOHN F. BBDA SHEET METAL WORK JtaMcss, Pipe, Fittings mui Gatters 1*1 N. Green St, MeHeary Phone 24J-R DR. H. 8 v Yetertnarlaa « MS Wafckegan St. Phone Si McHENRY, ILL. : Plants Use 8oap • i :. Our huge new synthetic rubber plants, now running at top speed, are using soap at the rate of 100,- 000,000 pounds a year. This would supply the soap needs of the entire population of the city of Chicago for one year." Check Breakfr »t Check your breakfast oy a stand; ard "pleasuring stick." Leading authorities agree that a good breakfast should provide fr< rr one-fourth to one-third of the day's food. It uld contain fruit or fruit juice, whole grain or enriched cereal, one egg or meat, whole grain or enriched bread, butter or "forified" fat, milk, coffee for adults if desired. The amount of food will depend on such factor* as the age, size, and activity of the person. The lack of breakfast Is a serious food problem in many parts of the country and the failure to eat breakfast Is ofteri caused by lack of time of sclvjol' children and workers to eat before they must start to the job or the school. Office Hoars--Daily Except Thus. ^ 10 to 12,1:30 to 4:tt, Mom* Wed_ ' Fri. Nights: 7 ta «.** . Other Qows by Appoiataienl H. S. VAN DENBURGH. DC., PhC Chiropractor 12ft Greea 8t Tei. 292-R. McHenry Residence Phone Hebroa 92t TEL. WONDER LAKE 418 # ^ OK. a L. WATSI1IS Dentist ^ f • Oflee Honrs • ftoeaday * Satardaya: • a.n. to S p.* Evenings and Saaday Mornings by Appointment t Leokaat Point Wonder Lake. Ill APs Welding Service At Sehwenaan's Chevrolet Sales MsMc WoMfeg Acetylene Welding and Catting ALEX W. WIRFS. Operator Phone* «15-W1 or 277 or 177 M'HENRY, ILL, I r opi<«r For a general oepuer-upper Start the. day /With a glass of hot water into which has b*en squeezed the price of one lemon. Y Vernon J. Knox ATIORNEY AT LAW -J; -- OFFICE HOURS - Tuesdays and Fridays • / Other Day* by Appointment McHenry ... IlHaoi* SEWER CLOGGED? Have It Cleaned With the SANGER MOTOR-MOLE NO DIGGING All Work Guaranteed H. L. RAPP Crystal Lake, I1L Phone Crystal Lake 332 WEINGART TRUCKING Y McHENRY, ILL. Sand, Gravel, Black Dirt Ffltfag and Limestone Telephone McHenry 656-R-2 Phone McHenry 667-R-2 -- Basement Excavating -- NETT'S SAND & GRAVEL Special Rates on Road Gravel and Lot Filling . . Black Dirt.. Panvor Leveling and Grading. J. E. NETT Johnsbarg P. O.--McHenry DR. R. DeROME -- Dentist -- I2t Green 8treot Phone 292-J. , McHenry Office Hoars: 10 a.m. to S p.m. daily except Wednesday. .Tuesdsy and Friday nights to 8:30 p.m. Other hoars by appointment MeHENRT FLORAL 00. -- Phone 608-R l -- One Mile Sonth of McHenry on Ronte 31 Flowsifi for all occnsioofl! A.P.Freund Co, ^ Excavating Contractor Trucking, Hydraali£ and Crane Service. --Road Ba tiding-- / TeL 204-M* McHenry, Jh. ^ , - fAh.o WtoOgRbWapIhGeKb fortraltare - Commercial Photography - PhaMMin. Enlarging - Copying - Framing ***** 178 -- Riverside Drive McHENRY. i».f FARM LIFE auto INSURANCE EARL K. WALSH Presenting Reliable Companies insurance of'any kind „ Phone 43 or 118-M Green ft Elm McHenry Telephone No. 300 Sloffel A Reihangperger Tnsnraate tftoU foe all classes of proptrty in the h^ eon^T WEST MeHENRY . . ILLINOIS -V