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raW- -' •-j-cis'.. •.:«&.<: Mfc>«*Mlh* rfw fn*i, «•**• «*faT tfttfn<<MMiMAl« V* « w«y inB in the world-- good mar or And I ink you, tinl to gage the in Give this Matthought. tereet in t*r your nt to Mrt trade, on January 17, without aay *sesgnilisn at all, and certainly «fekdt comment in any public place, the birthday of Benjamin Franklin IMi Called the first civilised AbmIm an" by a reeeAt biographer, and acknowledged aa aeeond only to WaaAdngton in the in in which he it is strange that no holiday sooratea the existence of this «a& who wns sasuaeafully a •Mbt, author, statesman, phfiosogMr, la senior. painter,' diplomat mm humorist, Washington wrote to Ma in 17»: "If to be Tenanted for hspevolence, if to be admired for if to be esteemed for pa- / if to be beloved for philan* can (ratify the human mind. that 5Sd heha thoee who help thetiBsehree;" "Never leave that *tfl tomorrow which foa cm do to-day;" and many more on frugality, industry and temperance? ' Did you know' that Benjamin Franklin was the fifteenth child of his parents, and the tenth sen? Did ' you know that because he waa Um tenth son, Ida parents intended him torthe ministry as a "tithe?" Did i you know, that, despite his fine writing, he had bat one year of formal schooling and was thereafter self-taught? Did you know that • ha was the only man of Ids times to sign four of oar a»ost important doc omenta? They wore, the Declara tion of Independence!, the Treaty of Mrs. C. then went on to play several re- -Stell* Biggerp, and Mrs. C. Wilhelm. j quoted numbers. Bobby'Nelson, 2H Fom* ,still intent on the birthday little "bridging" later. Good continued to si ther anyway to keep the coffee pot on the stove, and ask all s m o o t h e s t G A IK a i L O A r A. S. Blake Motor Sales PHONE 156 PEAKL ST. McHENRY telephone job is goiag ahead fast! f We AWBS- shifting as rapidly as possible into high gear on our $3,000,000 program to provide more and better rural telephone service. Rural telephones are now being installed and service improvements are being made at an increasing pace. Of course, it's a big job and can't be dotie overnight. There are places where switchboards must be installed or enlarged, and sometimes new buildings put up. In other places, miles of new lines must be built before service can be provided. But we are on our way to give telephone service to all who want it, and to improve It" as fast as we Mrs. Alyce Hoeft entertained nine ladies at a dessert-luncheon this ek. Mrs. Jane Rieharda entertained the group with a discourse upon the life of Oscar Wilde, followed by the reading of one of his more exquisite fjfctry talea, "The Happy Prince." Mrs. Virginia Monteleone and Mrs. Pat Wrede played an impromptu duet on the piano. Mrs. Alice Pierce celebrated her quarter of a century birthday this Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lent, Mrs. Roy Miss Helen Stewart Pierce, all of \8pri present when she ct food cak Bobby, . Mark cious angelfe On Friday Mrs. Marie Milbrandt coffee kUutchingwith several j meni for the' singing Iter neighbors and friends, among Birthday to You," on his and son, and Mrs. ^Spring Grove, > cut the large luscake adorned with twenty-four candles. (Candles come 12 to a package, and it wasn't worth it to buy another package for just one candle). Mr. Pierce played the r stagin aecompani of "flam)] s accordiai gal® to drop in. , song, ng the words to every tune played, like most outstanding the effect was "Happy birthday to you. It was a gay celebration at the pome of the H. Howorka's this week Jfhen two young men knocked on the lloofl They were Harry Danneman |md Herb Tekip, both of Chicag6, hnd they were once schoolmates of the sbn and heir of the house of sung to the tune of "111 Walk Alone/' Strictly an individualist, that baby! The "Double Als" (Allen and Alice) Pierce moved this week when the P. L. Cormiers returned from their Southern trip. The Pierces will move into an apartment of their arts-i"*!*•&r ,™' as:!!! Young *"1. Mr. the Pacific, and young Tekip fought] „ ... ~ .. . his in Europe. Herbie Howorka is Young Bobbie Cormier, who is Still on his war assignment st a I *»®*u Brummell of the liospital in England. There is high 8, °usy tending to ho~pe that Herbie and his beautiful J119 soc,a' *" va*\ Monday when nglish bride will be the next out- . f-town callers at the Howorka house. In the meantime, it was almost like having their son home, to entertain some of his pals. Farm housing will be a major U. S. problem after the war. Ac- •wdtog to the 1940 census about two-thirds of the houses of farm operators are not up to standard, re the head of the family is not I* operator, about six out of •even houses are not acceptable. An acceptable house" is one with at least five rooms and worth at '«»tt O. •. It is estimated 000 blind people in tind that them have corneal 10,000 might avail corneal graft operation, however, are not snltatie far eration, due to advanced ondary glaucoma, retinal, optic nerve amine. Service! " t* *»V,' .v • > V.f thai this week is the s Wgh-ridi of the Rod and Gun Auxiliary, if there is a sn< hope, a moon! Register at one of the stores if you want to go. If you are doing anything--give us a ring! .Wonder Lake 128. Japan's The Japanese beetle was trapped last year in 18 states outside of those already under federal quar- .While all of the younger generation that can manage to stagger about on a pair of ice skates were swarming about on the lake, and all of those that can skate well enough to chase a puck doing just that, and the from Todd School were skimming back and forth in their ice boat to j the distinct envy of all the kids in Bight, several more of our residents started for warmer climes. Among! them were the K. Engvslsons. I According to the Mighty Hunter' at our house, it is a pitv to waste the time to go away from here, when there is so jnuch fun at home. To wit: This week, fortified with! sandwiches, and hot r>oup in a thermos, and well clad to meet the winter breeze in a suit of regular underwear covered by a suit of long underwear, covered by his flannel ttjam&s pants, covered by his huntng pai\ts and with as many layers on the upper deck, he ventured forth by night---by cold winter night--accompanied by another rugged devotee I of the trail, Paul Reuter, and by a big rangy hound named Rowdy, (bor- j rowed) he set forth to catch him! a 'coon! Success was theirs! At five a.m., tired but triumphant, the hunters returned, thoroughly convinced that this, and none other, was the sport of sports. The hide, a 'beautiful thing, will someday grace some lady's should^ ers--but the meat--well, after all, there is a strike on. With spice* %nd sauces and with much dirtying of many dishes, and much basting with many spoons, he prepared the icatch with greatest care. Then, brow ned to a _ turn, and snuggled amid both white and sweet potatoes, he proudly bore k to the home of Mr. and Mrs.5 Walter Troxell, where they, Roy and Skippy Noren helped participate in this rare treat. Judy Troxell (aged 5) about summed ;up how she and I felt when she saidrf^ "It sure don't smell like roast beef"* )he returned ..to... school. My second grader assures me that Bobbie C. i and Sandi jo Monteleone are strictly j "Hubba, Hubba." This is apparently I true as Sandi Jo " invited the 8-year- . old Lothario to dinner--but when he j arrived he found that it was all news to Mrs. Monteleone! He took a rain check on the dinner. M"y sprig was carefully explaining to a little girl friend that Bobbie is were i strictly a long-time friend of hers, boys i nothing more--the friehdship being of very long standing, or as she put it, "Why I've known MI LOST 52 Lbs.! WEAR SIZK 14 AOAIN" am. C. Bw WKLCS, FT. worth Aa Matar*4 Mm* > Yoo ur low pmmda and have • BfUtt t•ta tiftp,t rpteotteittojreft ,I fBltfmm.v VyV. eUbau mttearj. • BEGINNING FEBRUARY 2nd ---7- SHORTY'S TIRE SHOP will operate the Mobilgas Station at 409 West Elm street on Ronte 120. - VULCANIZING, RECAPPING, TRUCK AI^ JRACTQR TIRE REPAIRS him t : I$ : CaiO DRIVE IN FOR FRIENDLY SERVICE A. Proprietor BOLGBR*S DRUG STORE, McHenry »»»» m~.m. mi* .-fl. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --| ^ l-^l--rYyyYYyW¥vil1firif¥V*inA<Ul ' . .r • ' Day in, day out, protects health, costs only pennlesi We hear that Gale Wrede is recovering from pneumonia at a Southern armv camp. Glad that he is on the upgrade. Edward Borchers was able to return home from the Woodstock hospital this week, but will be confined to his bed for a few more Weeks. We ar? sorry t« report that J. Stromski -was taken to the Woodstock hospital via ambulance a few days ago. We do hope he will be back soon. Victor Milbrandt and his P. Wendt, drove to Altura, this past week to visit the of Mr. Milbrandt. friend, Minn., parents j Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wright were visitors of relatives in Chicago for a few days. We hear that Mrs. Mary Louise Merritt was able to go on a shopping trip to the city, despite the cold and the fall she had last week. Mrs-M. Jwas up in her attic searchia^p^tbf ; *8l»e things that had been stored away, when she slipped from the 2x4 on which she had been balancing and^ fell through the ceiling--accompanied by alarge container of powdered paste. Mrs. M. only suffered bruises, but they tell me "You should the ceiling!" Mr. Merritt was not amused. He had to 'fix the ceiling! 1". .J "i r*. ar~ A.tiaMuwawM'iiaagaiMg' " y mt Miss Millicent Johnson, former missionary in Southern China, in ifull Chinese costume, gave an in-1 teres ting lecture to the children of the Gospel Club and their parents on Stuiday. To show the costuming', pf children in the district where shei-- taught, she dressed small Joanne^.v Reuter and small Paulette Schroedtr in the robes and trousers of Chinese children. It was pointed out that the Chinese children are so small I that the costume of a 12-year-old! ' fitted exactly the 5-year-old Paulette ' Schroeder. Miss Johnson also had j ~ many posters, idols and souvenirs/^ of her years abroad, all of which were most fascinating to her aud-' lence. TTiis is Miss Johnson's second appearance at ttie clifb and the chil- j - dren are eagerly anticipating another visit in the future. "The doctor is a rare visitor at our house.. James Noren, receptly released from the army, and his bride-to-be. Miss Patricia McGuii«. also of Chicago, were weffond visitors at the home of the Roy Noren's. Young Kor^n in a veteran of thirty-two months overseas service. Mr. and Mrs. E. a Murphy were most unfortunate in participating in near-tragic accident when their ear left the highway near Fox River Grove, and plunged forty feet down mi enbankment to within a foot of the river. Both of the Murphys were badly bruised and shaken, but no serious injuries were sustained, ir ear was badly damaged. There is a movement under way to create a village of our fair district. Are you for it or against it? Qo*>n a netition *vill come to you for 1 " *#, for automatic GAS heat safeguards my family's health. « 'Think of it--doctor hasn't had to call at our Kiouse for over a year! 'Course mother gets a lot of credit for this--she dresses the children right, sees that we all eat the right kind of food. But for our lasting good health, we give a lot of credit to the dependable automatic gas heat in our home. There's always proper heat inside, no matter what the temperature «§ outside. We're, comfortable all the time. "Because our gas heat is automatic, we . can always control room temperatures. Our house is never too cold in the morning-- never too hot at might. Clean, temperature- right heat in every room helps prevent colds--helps keep my family •healthy all year long. "This is why the doctor is a rare visitor at. our house--why my family and I believe there's no better heat than gas!" You, too, can profit and protect health by taking this tried-and-true heating tipbe sure to include automatic gas heat in your postwar home (Jans. It's dependable --it's economical! ..•A. - WHILE THERE ARE NO GAS HOME HEATING UNITS AVAILABLE at the Western United, soase dealers do have diem new. SOON..S we will have many in stock. Se stop in occasionally lor kM news. When they are i yon will be notified tkrengik St# : ;1I -s; WESTERN UNITED OAS AND ILECTtlC Vv'v'-^3L- • ... • . . >. ,. 1 A-- COMMNf