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. . : 1 aiM Society Notes if1"- Mr. dnd Mrs. John R. Schmitt an- * the engagement of their liter, Lorraine, to Etagene Frost, un ounu*y evening, Februuy 24, the Parent Teachers association of St Mary'e-St. Patrick's school will be hosts at a benefit party held in the school hall. There will be a poat -1lu cak_ supper a.at fi.f6tA: 80 ao UclUocVk , __j Walter Frost witn games 8 Oi * swir frames following at 8' p.m. vO nly a dish to pass. Those who do not „ . . care to attend the supper may at- , ,0. B. S. T. SfMM iten(1 th..party^y purcWsjog.. Mty. p:'\BT£f£S?3Z*~, 0. *8,^11 l.«Pi-ir for « nte.,turnout. * "sponsor a Washingtons Birthday . dessert-luncheon on Friday after- Legion Auxiliary Plans ' noon Feb. 22, at 1:30 p.m. at the Pot-Luck Supper March 18 Masonic Temple. There will be a The February meeting of tlieXe- , * prize for each table as well as special gion auxiliary was held last Mon- " Prizes Everyone is invited to at- day evening, with twenty-three memtend. ' Admission price, is Jwty-five bers present. Following the business rants. meeting, cards were played, with *•>'" »«-. j prizes awarded to Mary Blake, Eva Plan TWrty-Foortli J 0 • Stilling and Aileen Boze. ; v. Anniversary Party v ' . .Plans were made for the March 4'": , Riverview Camp, R. N. A., is > meeting on the eighteenth of the planning an anniversary party in month, at which time a pot-luck ^ honor of their thirty-fourth birth- supper will be enjoyed, with Gold • \ day, to be held on Tuesday, Match 5, , Star members *s honored guests of " at the K. of C? hall. Members are • the evening. Mrs. Edith Wheelock * '"asked to bring a dish for the pot- and her committee will be in charge luck supper, to be served at 6 p.m.!of the meeting. , Charter members;, "will be honored At the close of Mondays session, ,fguests. v < v»' I Mrs. Harry Durland and her commit- !tce served tasty refreshments in Business Women - • 'keeping with .Wa.shi.ngt on's birthday. Meet in Woodstock . I , v . The McHenry County Business and Pauline Pries . • Professional Woman's club met on Heads VFW Auxiliary^ t f ' Monday evening, February 18. 8 At last Monday evening's meeting p.m„ in the Methodist church in, of the V. F. W. auxiliary, the first Woodstock. "What Is Our Town officers of the organization were at » Patrick's ehwrch at 10 o'< Vernon Ficken, son of the John Flckens of West MeHenry. The lovely bride, given in marriage by her father, was charming in a white chiffon gown with ~ield in place bridal bouquet fingertip veil held by a tend the party by purchasing a nityibeaded tiara. Her briaal cent ticket. The organization is] consisted of white carnations. Serving as matron of honor was Mrs. Bernice Schaefer, sistecjtf the, bride, who wore a pink taffeta dress with matching short veil and head" piece. Miss Tena Ficken, sister of" the* groom, was attired in a blue chiffon gown with matching headpiece. Both carried bouquets of pink carnations. Charles Peterson of Chicago served as best man and Melvin Peterson acted as groomsman. Both are brothers of the bride. Following the ceremony, a breakfast was served for the bridal party at the Peterson home east of the river, and a dinner, supper and reception were enjoyed at John Bauer's resort at Burton's Bridge later in the day. The bride graduated from the local high school last spring and has been employed to do civil service work in Chicago. The groom attended the Woodstock high school and is employed by his father, who resides on the Hanley farm, South* west of the city. HtEDRIOK-SCHAErat VOWS EXCHANGED At ST. PETER'S CHURCH ft' * . Doing About Counseling?" was the|elected. They are as follows: topic of the evening, with Mrs. President, Pauline Pries; senior Verda Dierxen, Mrs. Irma Aldridge vice-president, Adelia Karls; junior and Mrs. Paul Schwerm|m, the latter vice-president, Lina Kilday; secreof McHenry, in charge of the discus- tary, Olivia Keenan; treasurer, Million dred Reese; chaplain, Kathryn Dues-; . . . . . . . » * * ler; guard, Lillian Unti; conductress, A marriage of interest in tills cam- Patricia Konig; color bearers, Jtean l mumty was ^lemnized last Satur- . . Brennan, Betty Kilday, Betty Clark,day morning at 10 oclock at St. gnest of!and Florence Knox; banner bearer,IPeter® j" , ' * y?l°' w"en Miss llaneous shower Betty Gende; flag bearer, Louella Je®n Fredrick of r Chicago and Fox Miscellaneous Shower Honors Bride-To-Be Miss Rose Rteeggnneeir was honor at a mmiisscceell laneous shower Betty Uende; nag bearer, Loueiiaj™' w.»~~ held on Sunday afternoon at the Leo Graham; historian, Helen Knight; Jff* the bride of Mr. Walter Regner home near Volo. Hostesses patriotic instructor, K. Grangei; |chaefer son of Mr and Mw. Henry for the occasion were Mary Ann and trustees, one year, Helen Lo%e; two ©.J,_ v_X° ° Dorothy Regner and Carol Diedrich. years, Evelyn Murphy; three years,! ^® ^«rming bnde was attired Twenty-five guests gathered to Isabel Kellner. i» a pown of white satin, with net enjoy an afternoon of bunco, with1 Following the business of the headpiece which held her veil in prises awarded to Eleanor Wagner, I meeting,- a delicious barbecue lunch P1"?- . May Miller and Rite Schaefer. A was served. M " ^ " "J8 delicious lunch was served by the * The next meeting will be on March the 'bride, served as maid of Jionor, >"' three hostesses at the close of the 4, at which time Mrs. Kathryn Hoagparty. The guest of honor received land and members of the Elgin auxmany lovely gifts. jiliary will be present to take charge * .»• •• • • -- J of installation. C. Y. O. Skating ; i Party Feb. 21 The is sponsoring MERCEDES STILLING .Sung SS?*RBCEXVBD CAP DURINO held at the local "Just For Fun" IMPRESSIVE SERVICE roller rink this (Thursday) evening, PVbruary 21. The party will begin at 7:80 and continvie through 10:30. wearing an orchid gown and matching accessories. The two bridesmaids were Miss Marie Schaefer, sister of the groom, and Miss Pauline Lunkenheimer, friend of the bridal couple. Both young ladies wore aqua-colored dresses of taffeta and carried pink carnations. Raymond Etten, friend of the groom, served as best man, and Walter Serwacki, uncle of the bride, acted as groomsman. A dinner was served" at Al's UNNEA'S GAY GIFT PACKAGES are woIcgAm everywhere. Cheerful and exciting PERFUMES at $1.00, $2.00 and $3.50. COLOGNES at $1.00, $2.00. • GIFT SETS $1.00, $150. FINE SACHETS, POWDER --MITTS, VANITY BAGS, CREAMS. LOTIONS and MAKE-UP. BOLGER'S DRUG STORE ®-V-: In a dimly lighted auditorium in St. Anthony's hospital, Rockford, on! Wednesday night of last week, eighty- White House following the ceremony two student nurses were capped in and later a reception was held there an impressive ceremony. Among for 150 guests. those eighty-two was a McHenry I The young couple will make their girl, Miss Mercedes Stilling, daughter home in Fox T-tke. of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Stilling, j As their caps were pinned on, the THENNES OIL APPOINTED girls were presented with Florence ----- _ _. ___ _ _ _ ___ Nightingale candles and holders, and WlI«I»TAMS OIL-O-MATIG SrrieJhw'Sft."""" "" "*R ,he DBALBE IN COMMUNITY ! During the ceremony, talks were ~ , given by Rev. Father Lessman, Dr. ^ Thennes Oil Company of 505 S. | Lagg, president of the staff, and St., has been appointed Wilj the president of the senior class. I "ams Oil-O-Matic dealer for this I McHenry folks are happy to note1 community, according to Edward ! the successful beginning of a worth-! Thennes owner of the local conwhile career for another local young J®rn> sa license awarded person. i Thennes Oils covers the complete Williams line of automatic oil burn- CARD OF THANKS '®rs' oil-fired, winter boilers, winter We wish in this manner to thank conditioners, and domestic water our many friends and neighbors for v?a5ers T lrL_ e /amou® floral offerings, spiritual bouquets „ t'c Lo-Pressure and standard Hiand donations of cars at the time of i ,.ne8, T . our bereavement. We also wish to' Naturally, I am happy over my express our thanks to Rev. Wm. A.: flection to represent Oil-O-Matic in O'Rourke, Msgr. C. S. Nix, Rev. Eu-: McHenry Terntoiy," sUtes Mr irene Raumhnfpr nnH for their ivm. Thennes. I fell, that this new connection puts me in an excellent position to help local residents4"whose gene Baumhofer and for their sympathetic service^ j MR. AND MRS. HAROLD HOBBS -- -- AND La VERNE. *40 GREEN ST. McHENRY .Separate Eyelashes If eyelashes stick together following application of mascara, ihey can be separated with a toothpick. John Gillafher at a police «Ut A man he said had robbed him told police his name also was Gallaglser--Joseph Gallagher. "A coincidence!" said the policeman who made the arrest. "Why, shake hands, brother. I'm Charlie Gallagher." Help* Hubby Who Lost Four Limbs Says She Findt Problem ol Aiding Soldier Simple. BATTLE CREEK. -- Soldiers at Percy Jones hospital have bc-come accustomed to seeing a pretty darkhaired girl with a quidk smile and s southern accent, setting in the corridor of their ward. W^en fhe isn't there, they know • she is in tV? with her husband, M/Sgt. Frederic Hensel, the first, soldier to iose parts of all four limbs in b^tle in this war. She is Jewell Hensel, attractive girl from the Kentucky hill country* The soldiers know what she didn't-- that Sergeant Hensel will get well faster because of her and that there are women who, because they can't take it, aren't much help to their wounded husbands. "I didn't know there were wives like that," she commented with honest surprise. Then she added, rathei indignantly for her, "I don't see why there should be. They are the same men who went away. Inside they haven't changed a bit. "You marry for better or worse, don't you?" she asked, "and when you have trouble you have it together." Tall and slender, Mrs. Hensel has long, wavy brown hair, big brown eyes and high cheekbones, which probably come from her Cherokee Indian ancestors a few generations back. Both the Hensels grew up on Kentucky farms--the sergeant, an orphan, lived with relatives in his youth. Eight years ago he joined the army, and five years later returned to Corbin, Ky., to marry Jewell Carty. * . It was on June 2, rffter he had been ovilftiu^ince March, 1944, that Hensel stepped on an anti-tank mine on Okinawac The explosion blew off both legs, his left arm above the elbow and injured his right forearm so that it, too, had to be amputated. To her the problem of helping her husband is very simple -- she acts the way she feeis. But first off, she doesn't think about herself. ^ mm** T I M E T E S T E D L A B E L S \ J&ntzen sweaters Sfcratoline belts Cheney tits Wlndbreaker jackets McGEES THE STORE FOR MEN • pu heating. There are conversion burners which can be installed in present boilers or furnaces; and there are complete boiler and furnace units for new homes or to replace inefficient or worn-out boilers or furnaces." "I had two objectives in mind before I even considered Oil-O-Matic. 1. To get a good oil burner. 2. To et the best in that field. Oil-Burning Unit "I considered the fact that every eighth oil burner installation is a Williams Oil-O-Matic; that more than $100,000,00 worth of Oil-O-Matic equipment is in use today; that Oil- O-Matic's more than 300,000 installations outnumber, by far, those of any other oil burner total. (There are about 900 makes of oil burners.) "Part of the secret of Oil-O-Matic'* popularity," pointed out Edward Thennes "is its exclusive Lo-Pressure operation. Pin-point openings are conspicuous by their absence and Oil-O-Matic Lo-Pressure oil burners have degestion of all oil burners. Learn of Largest Flying Boat Built by Germans HAMBURG. -- The German aircraft industry >had completed the world's largest'flying boat, only tc have it destroyed by American fighter planes, had tried unsuccessfully to replace buzz bombs with cheaper glide-bombs, and had at least one new high altitude fighter ready for production when the surrender came. The mammoth seaplane was a 100-ton, six-engine monster built by Blohm and Voss in 1M3 from plans drawn by Dr. Vogt for'an ultra-long range reconnaissance craft for use ovet» the Atlantic. It was about 25 tons heavier than the Martiii Mars, Cotton Fibers Are Cut into Lintels for Powder. NEW ORLEANS.--A machine' tf aid in making guncotton has been designed at the Southern regional research laboratory of the department of agriculture. Guncotton makes the navy's smokeless powder, and it is the base of other grades of smokeless ammunition. The source of guncotton is linters, the fine, short fibers left on a cottonseed after the staple lengths have been .removed to make textiles. These linters are about one-tenth of an inch long. They can be made into very pure cellulose. Purity insures the accuracy of the big guns as well as powder that does not deteriorate during long range. Staple cotton, the textile sort, befall the qualities for guncotton, ex cept one: The fibers are too Ion.", running around one inch each. The; have to be cut into the lintcr'i lengths. That is the fob done by the nnv machine, and it is one of the riicrt difficult accomplishments in in ' long history of cotton. A single cotton fiber is so fine that it may b< difficult to see separately. Hand snipping w'tf- scissors, or any othe method without machine aid wouic be impossible even with five cents-a day labor. These fibers, which in their natu ral state are a thousand times longet than they are thick, would, if they were not reduced in length, bunch into strings and ropes and matted balls during the purification required for guncotton purposes. This would literally "tie up" the process. The compete guncotton machine has three main sections. Thu first breaks up cotton" by the bule, shredding it into fluffy masses aout the size of a fist or less. This first step also removes iron and other metal and heavy foreign impurities. The second section is a series of sawtooth blades, which "comb" the cotton, and further reduce it into fluffy masses. THE SUTTON FAMILY. ----- Read the Want Ads > ( LY OTHJCER VOG*. Order your Plaindealer. stamps at 4m S WATERPROOF WB18T WATCHBf ISO and up LADIES' WRIST WATOHM 137.50 and up \ Elgin American Compacts, Cigarette Cases H. A. STEFFAN, Jewelry, Music, TEL. 123-J--MAIN ST., MoHENET Camouflaged City Hid Flying Fortress Plant SEATTLE. -- Boeing Aircraft officials disclosed recently the existence of a 28-acre "wonderland" of chicken-feather trees, canvas buildings, canvas roads and burlap dirt which have been an unseen (exccpt from a birdseye view) part of Seattle's skyline for nearly three years. It comprises a village of camouflage atop Plant No. 2, a main assembly area, and was- erected by United States engineers to protect the flying fortress and/Superfortthre anese air raids. ress factory from the threat of Jap- FITZGERALD CLEANERS '"V • > ? V\, PROMPT SERVICE EXPERT WORKMANSHIP Phone McHenry 19. and Deliver West MeHenry • Beauty Specials 4 All Creme Cold Wave Special, $10.00 Especially designed for all textnres of hair Machineless special, $6.50 A permanent steamed in a bath of oU. Phone for appointment Marie's Nu-Art Beauty Safon 106 S. Park Ave. Phone 224-R R' JSaits. The camouflaged village, if real, would shelter. 200 people in its 53 houses, transporting them and their goods in three trucks and a^trailer and in numerous passenger cars on its three main streets. It has 21 garages and a service station, hedges and fences, gardens, three greenhouses and a neighborhood store. L i •X-SUVICI HUN Biggest Helicopter in World Built for Navy WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Building of the world's largest helicopter by the P. V. Engineering Forum, . . . . . . . . I n c . , o f P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . , w a s a n - currently the biggest ArnencaiW „ounced upon completion of navy plane, and half the weight of the 200-ton Kaiser - Hughes flying boat now nearing completion at Culver City, Calif. Artilleryman Discovers Marines Hard to Please WITH THE MARINES. -- As far as one artilleryman is concerned, it i^ impossible to do anything to please the marine infantry, says S/ Sgt. J. B. T. Campbell Jr., a USMC combat correspondent. The artilleryman made his gripe as he paused for a breath in his seemingly endless task of loading a smoking piece. "This morning these infantry marines were ready to kiss us when they saw our big guns rolling ashore behind them," the artilleryman mustered. "Now what happens? Now the Nips are trying to smack these flight tests. Designed to fill coast guard and navy air-sea rescue and transport service requirements, the ship is the first helicopter designed for air transport operations. Due to its ability to carry a useful load, the craft is said to be the first economically practical plane of its type. It can carry a crew of 2 and 10 passengers in medium range operation, the announcement said.- The ship carries two rotors (pro-' pelling blades), one at either end, the first successful design using that plan. The ship can land in a 100- foot diameter space, on land or water. Oil-O-Matic is ready for anything»; guns. so naturally we draw more Jap fire to this area--and the line troops curse ust" that may come out of postwar oil refineries. This was proven in .the Eastern part of this country during) the last two winters when fuel ou ran very uneven. Williams Lo-Pressure caused the least troube. "While present homes make up the biggest immediate postwar market, it is well to consider the nature of the new home market. Whatever the number of new homes that Jap Trick Shown Up by Yank Who Knows Babies WITH THE MARINES.-An jjlert marine sentry who knew there was a right way and a wrong way to carry a baby, was responsible for will be built each year, authorities I capturing a Jap soldier attempting agree that most of them will be in the small home class. These small, fully-insulated homes will be remarkably weather-tight structures. It will require only a minimum heat input to keep these homes cozy during even the bitterest winter weather. Such homes will demand oil burners with ability to burn fractional gallons per hour at peak efficiency. Oil-O-Matic atomizing oil burners will handle less than two quarts of oil an hour and do so efficiently. Thennes Oil Company will handle Oil-O-Matic sales and service and in addition, offers sendee on all makes and,types of equipment. Bombing Target Railroad tracks in and about London were the special targets el German bombing. One section running out of Waterloo station was hit 92 times but was nevertheless kept practically in continuous operation. " fiM Feed According to researchists the starch of pan-fried potatoes is more easily digested than that of the trench-fried and that of the frenchfried more eaaily than that of the boiled kind. Pat actually facilitated Jk» rata of digestion. to infiltrate through our lines on Okinawa. Warned to be on the lookout^or Jap troops posing as civilians,'^he sentry became suspicious when he noticed how awkwardly an infant eras being carried by its "mother." When he halted the "mother," he discovered that "she" was a Jap soldier trying to slip through the marine lines. The Japs have been going to «labor«te lengths to masquerade as civilians, but the use of an innocent baby aa an aid to the disguise is the newest device, according to the report of S/Sgt R^y fitzpatrick, a USMC combat Tests by Curie Family Seen as Bomb Source PAIMPOL, FRANCE. - Scientist Frederic Joloit Curie, son-in-law of Pierre and Maiie Curie, the discoverers of radium, issued this statement recently: "The use of atomic energy am 'the atomic bomb had ita inception in the discoveries nhd work at the College of France in 1939-1940 by Mr; and Mrs. Joloit Curie, Halban and Kowarski." The statement added that "certain*, news coming from Washington and printed in the French press did1 not mention the origin" of the re* search which culminated with th# unloosing of atom bombs on Japan. Counting Its oil production among the biggest in the world- Texas is the nation's leading stato. in value of miherala produced. . fMar Upsetting There seems to be some evidence that radar waves cause mild headaches among the men who operate the apparatus. Homing pigbecome confused on exposurrie to the waves and lone ability to tod (their way ho**. ^ Bomb Plant Called Absolutely Safe OAK RIDGE, TENN.--There is absolutely no danger of an atomic explosion at Clinton Engineer Works, Col. Kenneth D. Nichols, commanding officer, said. "Although these plants are the main units tor production of atomic bombs, adequate safeguards make an atomic explosion impossible," he said. You're sure your uniform's sq in the bag As the yean roll on, that uniform you've put away will mean plenty to you--no matter how glad you were to get back Unto civvies. ~~~ • „> "" ' We'd like to give you a Hart Schaffner & Marx STO-BAG to protect those G.I. duds. Have your 'lniform dry-cleaned, put i$ away in the durable STO-BAG, and it Itrill be preserved for a long time to come. the World In the 19 yeara of existence, Unit* ed Air Lines has flown 300,000,000. passenger miles which is equivalent to 12,000 trips around the world. FlonunaMo Textiles flammable textiles for drapei, curtains, and the like in theaters, wight clubs and other public places soon may disappear. More than 30 states are planning tegjslatfea which will outlaw the use of audi textiles.si&tSm.."'." * • % Just drop Into the Moire--at your convenience--and adc for your Ifce STO-BAG. There is no charge or oUigatitaii : MeGEE'S Mome of Hart Schaffner 0 O -