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by EARL R. WALSH Here we go again with an effort . to crowd a sports page into this column. Sometimes we think its a good idea. Look at ail the work it saves yours truly. DlLLY CONN has it ail figured out. Not only for himself--but alao for Joe Louis. The showing made by returning ball players has cheered Jum up. The leading challenger for the heavyweight title takes this angle-- "A number of people have wondered what sort of fighting form Joe .Louis and I would * s 3- he able to show by K<. the date of our .•».•.> meetfog next summer. A lot of them Billy Com seem to think that the bout will be nothing but a. pair of worn out oldtimers doing the best they can. That doesn't make any sense in my book, "You remember they thought the same way about a lot of ball players. There was Hank Greenberg, out four years, around 35 years old. But Hank was almost as good as ever, after a short workout. Then -i. First bf all. Crystal Lake has the there's Red Ruffing, close to 40. team in the county and deserved! And you can take up Bob Feller. jHjMtirtftfci Folio wing midnight re, Mr. and M Christr. Mrs. Henry Kinsala and their family entertained 'relatives' and friends at a buffet supper. The get-to-gether served as in were Mr. and and Mrs. Kramer £nd daughter, Betty of Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Henry I Big Hollow spent Carl Schacfer of stmss Day Of course, when Lenore Frisby and seventeen other guys and gals ; • have big bowling Scores that aren't i /'published, dgtfV-Ihink •that rar iars j r ,'dMtt ring.' j T,- By this time yon must have heard i ^-yVthat Crystal Lake took McHenry'sj pUf !S/"n»aasure with the greatest of ease -•V' ,;in the finals of the County Basket- : ' -Iball Tournament. The score was 43J> - I to 24 and we had no business on j ^".U^the same floor with the champs that r , jiight. . ,*, ' McHenry went into the tournament VI " in good shape, but came out pretty 'we" battered. k-- "'-s! '"J Make no mistake, we wouldn't alibi - ifor our team «fhd they wouldn't want 62; iiljus to, but in fairness it seem* well .„?r\;<to report the facts. a "welcome home" party for William 1 with the Martin J. Stoffel family Kinsala, who last week arrived home j Mr. and Mrs. Frank. Altaian and from oversaw service. This was the j daughter, first Christmas in many years that are spend in, both he and his brother, George, dis- the home Mrs. Altman's parents, no ramie ana r, Sarabeth, of Pontile, Mich., id ing the holidays visiting in le of Mr. and Mrs. James Sayler. Mr. and MVs. Fred Krohn, Jr., of charged a few months ago, were able to be together with their, family on this*big holiday. Chicago spent the holiday viriiting" Present on Monday evening were ] their parents in McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jensen, Miss Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Heideman of Marie Powers, Miss Alice Gaulke, | Antioch were McHenry callers last Mr. and Mrs. Charles Corso, Marshall Saturday. Bacon, Miss Rita Martin and the | Mr. and Mrs. George .Lindsay vis- Kinsala family of McHenry, Mr. and J ited her sister and family, the R. Mrs. Bernard Kinsala and chidlren i Suttons, in Richmond on Sunday afof Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Chet Millet of BataVia, and Miss Minna Zyskowski of Pell Lake. * * Grace Kunx Honored ' On Birthday Anniversary temoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heckman, Sr., and sons of Chicago spent Christmas |)ay in the Martin Cooney home. Mrs. Peter Doherty returned home from the Woodstock hospital on Sun- ^ Most of us expected our local beys to give the champs quite a chase in Itfce finals, lliey didn't come close. rBut, the fact that they kept fighting Jmust be recognised. Charlie Keller, and most cf the others. Most of the returned veterans have stepped right back into the middle of things. And several of them were older than Joe Louis, much older than I am. "Both Loals aid I have at least Sonny" Miller put up a great J*?. advanta*w *»<»* ot the ^game in spite of a bandaged wrist! baU Pl*yer»--Greenberg, anyway, ^jand forearm. Hugh Murphy did thei We've been doing a lot of boxing, •best he could with an ankle thatj "*• had something like 350 exhibiwouldnt permit much twisting. Carlj tions to handle. That's more work Neiss, high-scoring forward, had one j than I'd have gotten if I had stayed eye covered with a patch and could at home. Louis has had just as not be used in the finals. I much. We've both had enough rln? work to keep pretty well sharpened. We give you the above informa- I mean not to get rusty. tion because many people have asked ^ n*1* ™atter »»Jhat, Wff Will Trim to 182 Pounds: "game. Well, that was part of the! trouble. The rest was that Crystal j was too good. I Miss Grace Kunz was guest of, day after being confined there the honor at » party held at her home, previous week. on Riverside Prive last Sunday af- Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adams of Desternoon, December 28, honoring her j Plaines visited relatives here on Sunon her twenty-first birthday anniver-, <Uy. _ t y A delicious' 4 o'clock dinner! Mrs. Edith Hayes is spending the «* areas Matt*nt. The Mc dinla gave Known there the place w! prepared by ing, and frying' •team- Cover the w< wool press cloth, ton press cloth water. Press by lifting--a warm i«*;don*t sMdefth? iron back and foy^b.- lust enough to fores steam tftrtnirh the wool. Lift the preaa «loths^ind beat out steam left -flik the Wooi Jgw your hand or a wood block Orine, dry- Frozen foods once thawed should •ever be refrozen, fqr they become flabby, lose their shape, and are Hkfr ly to spoil the dry the cotwarm sary was served and several social hours enjoyed. Those present besides the guest of honor and the hostesses. Miss Rose Marie Kunz and Mrs. Margaret Michelsen. were Don Favia, Tom Jacobucci, Roy Lee, "Red" Spangard. Bob Kunz, Tommy Michelsen and Lucille Weber. holidays with relatives in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Warden^ son, Dick, left on Monday morning for Momence, 111., where they spent Christmas Day with relatives. Mr. and Mis. Thomas Thonneson are spending the holidays with relatives in Tulsa, Okla. Mr. and Mrs. George Egbert and daughters left last weekend to spend Christmas with their relatives near Beardstown, 111. Christmas Day dinner guests in the Charles Michels home were Mr. Hoaeewarming For w- LeRoy Conways Friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Conway, newly weds, on Center street last Thurs- i . . . day evening for a housewarming u\ j8j party. Those present to enjoy *'5}". Helen Weber and daughter* social evening were Mr. and Mrs. ^ and Mrs. George B. Freund and Harold Phalin, Mr. and Mrs. Am-1 E<** 5 m.' , a**} brose Schaefer, James. Joseph. Dor-! and Mrs. Charles Freund of othv and Louise Walsh, Miss Lenore j *Vr * . n Frisbv. George Frisby, Miss Betty C*rl C°"rl«r of ^&rV}g° Schaefer and Mr. and Mrs. James ?Pe-^ S-unday wth- her mother- Mrs- Doherty. all of McHenry. and Mr. "That's one edge. Now here's another-- as a rule the ball players returning from service had only a short while to get back in championship shape. Louis and I will have until June. Three /norths is about 1 all the training anybody needs for Since 1925 McHenry hasn't won a ®Kht. I expect to work my weight ja county championship in basketball. • from 1£|1 down to 182 pounds. I Crystal Lake beat Marengo, Wood-! stock and MsHenry and through like champions,;. an appetizing chicken dinner at 1 dren of Lockport, 111., spent the holio clock, followed by an exchange of day wlth her mother, Mrs. Harry . . . gifts and the playing of cards. Prize: Lindsay. »fiWe have had some good teams, too. wouldn't want to go below that. 11 winners were Mrs. Ben Dietz, Mrs. Mr and Mrs n*nnr« j always goes haywire. • certainly won't lose of speed i Eleanor Nye and Mrs. M. A. Sutton. | daughter, Betty, spent Christmas Nellie Bacon. Other guests in the home of Mrs. Bacon were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bacon and family of Crystal Lake. # Mr. and Mrs. Glen Robison and Miss Helen Welch of Woodstock and Mrs. William Smith of Chicago spent _ Christmas Day in the Clarence Mar- Thomas Thonneson tin home. The hostess served J Mr. and Mrs. Ben Boyle and chiland Mrs. Bob Conway of Rockford. Pinochle Club With Mrs. Thonneson The last meeting of th^East River Road Pinochle club was held at the home of Mrs, last Thursday. ^Something always goes haywire.; certainly won't lose any of my speed Like the old maid--often a brides-' at 182. That's*eight pounds heavier -imaid, but never a bride! [ than I was in our first fight, where | I was a little too much on the light . Our town teams got .off to a1 side. g®°d start before a good size crowd1 "I'd also like to say that I don't Sunday night against Wauconda. The figure I'm meeting any old, worn- *econd team, with a well-balanced out fellow in Joe Louis. After all attack, won a 37 to 35 thriller. ^ Hie first team got off to a ragged he is three years younger than Hank Greenberg and nine years younger . , . _ than Red Ruffing, and no one is pick- ^i I t° ! on either that rve h*ard -iat half time mainly through Jerrv about." Larkin's five baskets. Jerry turned' "here are still one or two rather an ankle and sa%on the bench dur-1 imP<^rtant factors that Conn must . ing the last hatfr | consider. He is younger than Louis -- -- > - . ; a n d h e i s f a s t e r t h a n L o u i s . E m Don Meye p and Don Howard! Conn must also know that on the started to hjt in the last hal& and day or night they meet, Louis will the home 'Boys pulled away to a i be in the best possible physical tfinal count of 46 to 22. I shape he can reach. Wle expect to see a "whooperdo" What about Conn? BUly has al- "®f. ® her« next Sunday night ways had a leaning in the general __jwhen the Cary five comes to town. direction of the primrose trail. And no such trail ever leads to any P1.® next meeting the club will be j Day in the Alvin Baur home held at the home of Mrs. George Chicago. Glos on January 3. _ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wagner spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Abe Neighborhood Club Lawrence in Ringwood. Holds Xmas Party Miss Rita Martin was a Woodstock The annual Christmas party of,caller last Saturday, the Neighborhood club was held at j Kirs. Mollie Givens and son, Donthe home of Mrs. George Johnson!aid, visited Harry Lawrence in G,ar<> one evening last week, with an ex- field Park hospital, Chicago, last change of gifts and cards. Winners t Sunday. of prizes weae- Miss Mary Kinney,! Mrs. Peter A. ..Freund returned Mrs. Simon Stoffel and Mrs. William home on Sunday from St. Theresa Spencer. hospital, Waukegan, where she had * * * been confined for four weeks. Riverview Camp Frank Kempfer, Jr., of Chicago Postpones Meeting spent Christmas day with his wife,. Riverview Camp, R. N. A., has the former Marie Vales, and also postponed its regular monthly meet- w'*h his parents, the Frank Kemp* ing from Tuesday, January 1, to fe*"s, Sr. JVednesday, January 2. j Christmas Day guests in the Mar* • * * . • • . j t i n C o n w a y h o m e w e r e M r . a n 4 : ' : Announce Engagement l^rs. Lynn Smith and son, Dennis/ °f Rockton, 111., Mr. and Mrs. Ec£ HcHenry, IUinolt FRIDAY (LAST DAY) Gene Tierney -- John Hodiak "A Bell For Adono" SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Deceaiber 29-39 Frank Sinatra--Kathryn Grayson Gene Kelly "Anchors Aweigh" MATINEE Sunday 2:45 c<mtinnons MONDAY, DECEMBER SI New Years Eve' - Closed AB Dwr- TUESDAY ft WEDNESDAY Lloyd Nolan -- Signe Hasso "The House On 92nd Street? HOLIDAY MATINEE TU 2:45 continuous DAY STARTING THURSDAY FOR THREE DAYS Barbara Stanwyck Dennis Morgan "CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT" Bonneville Dam Project V . Bonneville dam controls the flak ter of the Columbia river for generation of power and improvement of navigation facilities. The highest * fc «d«ltable to remotit* c*°thes, and it can 'f "s . , . . - t«wlniovernight, this to not advisable, as clothes shouU b» watched as they are soakiic. % « .G*«nan Wood Ballets . , Wooden bullets, which the Ge#3;j 1, j . - - . mans ai* said to have used at Che*- ; y angle-lift lock in the world permits j bourg when hard pressed for ammi* - ? . ~ ocean-going vessels to travel up- nition, and which they presumably ? ' ^ stream as far as The Dalles, Ore., i might use again, are practically ii^ f 187 miles from the Pacific ocean. I visible in X-ray pictures of th§ 1 * The army engineers, who construct- j wounds they make. Dr. Norman fe; ed and operate Bonneville dam, also "--* -- - * - • mad* provisions to perpetuate {he Columbia river's famous salmon runs. Scientifically designed fish ladders provide easy passage over the dam to spawning grounds on the upper river and its tributaries. Henderson reports in the British f Medical Journal. The wooden bufcl '•* ^ lets, said to be effective tip to aboul • ^'/" 100 yards, break on solid structures such as bone, and the scattered frag- 1 ; ^ ^ i ments are not likely to be located 1 " by X-i-ays. •ait*- SECOND HOME GAME NEXT SU1«>AY NIGH* DECEMBER 30 V S . ^ CARY 8 OAMB8--STAETINO AT 740 P. M. it 1 MCHS GYMNASIUM Teams are made up of former stars of MCHS who • have been able to organise and secure equipment thrpugh the assistance of THE McHKNRY COUNTY 9Q-0PERATIYE ASS^^TXQN ^f W I Of Miss Seltier local fellows have strong ideas about. who Hke wllo mAnt nf thA,r 1 reTenge. From all reports, the game ! . ff00d. , e* . J™11" at Cary was plenty Tough. A fciurber no one ls beat was referee!- eveB an aging Joe Louis liking a good time. Believe it or not, but when they! Joe Louis at 31 is far frdm being put that loud speaker on Pederson's1 an old man. He is a trifle over the William Seltzer of "olle Park and Mrs. Celia tounce the engage- Knox of Crystal Lake. The entireF ment of their daughter, RoseMary, Kr°up were dinner and supper guests to Donald Weingart, son of Mr. an;! '"J*16 }Howard Cairns home here. Mrs. Frank Weingart ot this city.' Frank Vales of Chicago spent last No plans have been made for the ^ee visiting in the Albert Vales 5 and 10 store to send out Christmas Bowling-- Again we are picking out only a chips down. hill, but not so far over. He has always been a great fighter, and he will be pretty close to being a great fighter the night he meets Conn, or any one else, with the blue few of the top scores. Well be back in stride next year. A1 Blake. 201; J. Cristy, 230; H. G. Weber, 224; Jack Thies, 200; H. Steffes, 202; Leo Freund, 217; Star. Freund, 218; Ben Freund, 216; Ralph Bennett, 607; George Thall, 283-(No -not in one game!); Art Tonyan, 201; George Kinsala, 234; Carl Thorsell, 1215; Harold Freund, 207; Bill Schlitt, 214; Clyde Carr, 208; Hup Smith, 201; Billy Pries, 204; Dick Smith, 202. In open bowling, Ethel Freund turned in a nifty 512 series while Evie Hoyte went 3 pins better. Other top scores among the ladies: E. Peterson, 452; E. Peisert, 212463. Billy is a fellow you like, but he has always been irresponsible and hard to direct. He has supreme confidence in himself. He had too much confidence in himself the night he met Louis. For one example, after the 12th round of that fight he wasn't looking for a mere victory, he was looking for a knockout. Peril of Over-Confidence What Conn's many supporters are afraid of is this--that Conn will take it for granted that he can whip Louis in their next meeting, without working too hard to reach this difficult _ . „ _ . . , .. goal. If that happens Conn won't Coach McCracken _will talw his have a chance. After all, he can't ^ """«» game of a 4-team invitation tournament. Barrington and Lake Forest wedding. DIED DECEMBER IS & will meet in the second two winners play Saturday night wh winner will be decided game. The and two losers will when the tourney New Year Bosolatioas: ' To get at these resolutions earlier next year. To write a letter to those comic strip artists who play lightly with stories of Santa Claus. To take chances--but not when driving1 a car. Not to drink more than two bottles /V of pop on New Year's Eve. Devilish! j.v . Not to bet with Jack Brennan on • Cub games. (He's too fast for a A country boy like us). To continue to get our copy in early. (If the boss sees that ward continue, it will slay him.) •To plant a garden. (Who said ' anything about weeding it?) To be the first one in our neighturn off the lights some :y*. -uiMse' rs Miood to •M: WM: reduce. (That's en* each year.) llAPPY NEW YEAR! a standard your rubber stamps -at tiie OF THANKSr^mj- I would % nauoiy friends who sent far tibe* other kindmy recent would also visited me. right or left hand. It might surprise Billy to know how many experts rate Louis the better boxer, granting that Conn has more speed. Taking no credit from Conn, Louis was verging on the side of staleness when they met before. It is my belief that the Bomber will be even harder to beat when they meet again. Conn has never been any too keen about the grind of training. Few ring men are. But this time Pittsburgh Billy will need all he can get--especially road work--and the type of training needed to bring back or to increase his speed. This doesn't mean that the. likable challenger will have to spend all his time until next June on the job. It does mean, however, that he should get started along the right road and gradually bring himself to the day he actually moves to his training camp for the final spin, bummer isn't so far away. CARD OF THANKS I«would like to thank all those who sent me cards and gifts and those who visited while I was in the hospital. Thanks so much. -- HAROLD SCHMITT. UgABD OF THANKS In this way 1 wish to express my thanks to all of the my friends and for cards, gifts and visits time I was in the hospital. home here. Mr. and Mrs. Holgar Pedersen vis» ited friends in Fox Lake on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Elizabeth Pich is spending this week visiting, friends and relatives in Chicago. ~ Miss Loretta Delire of'Chicago, is visiting her sister, Mrs. James Powers.. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Knox an# daughters of Crystal Lake were Christmas Day guests in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Williank Heimer. Dinner guests in the Ben Jung home were Mr. and Mrs. Leo Blake, and family, Mr. and Mrs. Amoli May of Ringwood and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Blake and children. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Conway visited her sister, Miss Lucy Howden, in Richmond on Christmas Day. Serviceman and Mrs. Bob Conway and family of Rockford visited relatives and friends here during the past week. Vr. and Mrs. George Kramer were Chicago visitors last Friday. Christmas Day guests in the Fred Schoewer home were Mrs. Schoewerlf father, N. C. Klein, and her sister and son, Mrs. Mildred G. May and Jones, (Gwendolyn Overton) who,*" Waukegan, and Mft MRS. R. B. JONES „ Mourned by the entire community wes the death of Mrs. Ruppert B. 8®J1' J who, 'V*y» . xr „ died at the home of her parents on;a Mrs. Ed. Young of McHenry. Saturday, December 15, 1945, follow- j Sunday dinner guests in the John ing a lengthy illness. Funeral ser-J Phalin home were Mr. and Mrs* vices were held on December .17 at: James Mahoney and children and St. Patrick's church. Plywood Planes So-called plastic airplanes actually are plywood. The term "plastic" is taken from the adhesives that bond the plies together. ' Extend Meat Leaves 'Meat loaves can be extended by mixing with bread, ground carrots, mashed potatoes, cooked rice or oatmeal. Herd Grows From six deer released a few years ago on the artillery range at Fort Bragg has developed the detfr herd in North Carolina. Redaee Colds The incidence of colds in the army !• reduced by the administration •f small daily doses of sulfadiazine Also reduced is the incidence of lobar pneumonia and streptococcic diseases. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. J. Miller and Terry, Mr. and Mrs. William Morgan were Christmas day guests at l*fc» Dr. ffervsp* j»t Mt\ and Mrs. Harry Anderson and family of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs, Howard Phalin of Wilmette and Mrs. Mildred Cue of Galesburg. Miss Kathryn Kortendick of Oklahoma spent a few days this past week visiting her sister and familyr Mrs. John Bolger. Miss Mary Grace Murphy, Freshman student at Mount St. Claire college in Iowa, is spending the holidays with her parents, the Hugh Murphys. Miss Elaine Landgren of St. Elisabeth's hospital, Chicago, spent the holiday with her parents, the Edgar Landgrens. Christmas Day guests in the Henry Kinsala home were. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kinsala and daughters, Norma and Margo, of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Chet Millet of Batavia, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Corso and son of McHenry and Miss Minna Zyskowski of Pell Lake. Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson and daughter, Marguerite, spent Christmas in the O. G. Eder home in Evanston. Jacob and Charles Buss' of Chicago spent Christmas Day in the Henry Dowe home buy. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Kramer visited her mother, Mrs. Florence Yaria .fa Tuesday. AUTHORIZED Celleite, - -* abregl^ i IP f- .-jfc iiiii USE GAMBLER THRIFTY PAYMENT PLAN Only $2.25 Pr. Wh. {PayaMe Month#) Fint new electric refrigerators since 1942, with all the finNfc modern features, an now on display at our store and availabia to our customsnu Quantities are linrftad now but then will bo more soon. We have worked out a plan of distributing then first refrigerators m faknees to emryoaa. 8n tbsm today. Ftad out how you may secure one of then much needed appfianoes.' 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