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«S*»to*iee at MtRwfi IB* *»net«f May «, i«7». matftsr at *i$&k Y« 4U0 ^1- Display ads for the Plaindealer ««ffl be accepted until Tiddly noon of the week ad is to apaear. Clus- ; C {fed ads will be aw^rcteJ until Wednesday morning-'at lo o clock. N«» must be in our office by 5 o clock on Tuesday afternoon. CDITORIAI-- SSOCIATION * v • fy' • Vi7 ' ' HENRY FORD, AMERICAN Many are the "great" men, national figures, whose deaths have been jtnoumed without comment either m a news or from an editorial dpoint in hundreds of small Njibntry newspapers. The Plaindealer carried out this policy, too, !; / Ifconfining its contents to the lives •" ' and activities of McHenry and the ' ^aarrounding community. V Occasionally, however, there is a \ 'person or event so typically Amerij 'can that omission of some mention **<£ . • seems lacking in view of our pur- "» ' •'* .ported respect for these ideals. Such a person was Hienry Ford, American citizen. Neither his wealth nor his * ' genius placed him on the particular plane acheived by so few; rather, it was his ability to rise above the temptations which so often result » from such influence. Greed for more money and greater power, which proved attractive to so many in a position to take ad- ---- -- vantage of it during wartime, held no enticement for Henry Ford. His efforts to keep the United States out of the first World War were probably more sincere and certainly as enthusiastic as any other person. . The last war found him too old to campaign as vigorously against it, though his feelings were equally as strong. Even while his huge war plants turned out planes and other vital equipment which brought the name of Ford always befbre the public, he was truly unhappy that this great ------;---- production feat should be utilized for anything so uncivilized as war. During the period from Dec. 7, 1941, to Aug. 14, 1945, many leading business men throughout the nation were putting forth every effort to fulfill war contract®. It was only when the fighting had ceased that many of these were fbund to have actually been "backing" the war for personal gain. The names of many more may never reach the public. To even his critics, Ford, the greatest of them all, will never be placed in this category. His great spirit of Americanism, his continuing effort to improve the lives of those less fortunate, and his innate honesty were attributes which none denied. Could all Americans who have been termed "popular" and "great" be blessed with these qualities, our expanding country would have little concern over the future safety of democracy in our United States. liiTi'ii i' BORIS MAE FRITZ, SISTER OF MCHENRY RESIDENT, MARRIES Of interest locally is the marriage of Miss Doris Mae Fritz, daughter of Albert C. Fritz, and Mr. Ralph H. Wede, son of the William Wedes, both of Elgin, which was soknuund at 6:30 p. m. on Easter Sunday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church. The bride Is a sister of Mrs. Louis Block of this city. Attending the bride was her sisters, Bern ice Frit?, as maid of honor, Helen and Betty Fritz, Evelyn Wede and Mrs. August Schlie, the latter two sisters of the bridegroom, •• bridesmaids. Robert Frits, f of the bride, was best man, Harold Fohrman, Robert £fe„ Ray Goettiart and August Schlie acted as ushers. Following a honeymoon trip to New York, the couple will be at home at 101 Monroe street, Elgin. The bride is employed at the Elgin Watch C~o T., Oa nd the at the Majestic Radio and sion Corp. (DM**** lorguard, oonvielod of Malities agafast Amtricta primers and sentenced to to jears. Among those Mlname was.accusad of beating or torturing was Corp. John S. Painter of Cantoo, m. BlteJMM Maa . Inapt*DmHI PupwOlt art hUw Nl lira flu ' PHILADELPHIA. -- Stanley De Beer, 36, out of a Job anddespondent, sat down at his desk on the 10th floor at the Ritz-Carlton hotel recently. He wrote a note to his wife, Helen, addressed to their home at Drexel Hill, and enclosed all the money he had left--$115. He wrote another note, to police, telling them to notify his brother-inlaw, Herman Schulhoff, 5824 N. 13th street. ... Then he tied a handkerchief around his head as a blindfold, stepped to the open window, climbed onto the sill and jumped out. His body, just missing a window cleaner at woiff* otr the first floor, landed on th^ ^gieet near the hotel entrance. AS fielpvator operator, Anna Cavallero of 522 Federal street, standing just inside the doorway, saw the body land and screamed. Then she called police. It was the second blindfold leap in the center city area in as many days. Wilbur H. Beeckel, after placing a canvas money bag over his head as a hood, leaped to his death from the ninth floor of the Land Title Bank & Trust company building, a block from the scene of De Beer's leap. De Beer's body landed a few feet from Leslie Whitley, Negro, of 1530 Swain street, the window washer. Other employees of the hotel ran' to the scene, and stood by until , the body was removed to Hahnemann hospital. De Beer's note to his wife expressed his sorrow over the step he was taking. Besides his wife, he leaves a child, Roy. Schulhoff said De Beer, who lost his job with an automobile finance company a year ago, had dinner at his home recently and appeared then to be depressed. "De Beer registered at the hotel intending to be alone for a few days, in the hope this would help calm his nerves, Schulhoff said. lo to are thudding inle and beta are thudding agalaet ills. But, apparently, footfaaB now covers the entire IS MBtti. It aaight surprise yon to Know how many football coaches, scout* aai «] Ftnaer Prisantr Replies • To PIM sf Japtvard NEW ORLEANS. LA.--A Jap anese guard who wrote to his former prisoner. ex-Sgt. George J. Peil of New Orleans, asking intercession to keep from being convicted in-a war criminal trial will not get the kind of letter he sought. Today Peil wWfSVa reply to the V; SWjf Shows Dup Uso off Words In DMoronf Regions "Look at the nimshi on the tikiteet!" is a rare Yankee expression meaning it's the girl on the sofa, according to Falk Johnson, who has done research on regionalisms in the American language, A North Carolinian now teaching at Northwestern university, Johnson became interested in expressions used in the midwest and carried his study further to cover terms and phrases found in various parts of the nation. What do you think of when some one mentions a kettle? In the middle west, Johnson has learned, the housewife usually is referring to a sauce or stew pan, but "down south," the word is more likely to refer only to a vessel with a top and a spout, such as a teakettle. And then there are overshoes. In Mr. Johnson's native state, they a^e rubbers, but in the mNdle west they're galoshes. In the northern states, gravy is the thickened liquid from meat, but in the south it's any meat juice, whether thickened or clear. Among the most interesting regionalisms are those synonyms for seesaw. Outside the south, it is often called a "teetertotter" ; in New England, a "dandleboard"; and in only one spot in the nation, Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island, the natives call a see- »w by the descriptive name, "tipguard's letter, addressing it to "the Honorable Toshio (the Gbon) Machita, Sumaco prison camp, Japan." The letter said: "Dear Mr. Machita: "You and I quite understand each other. I wish to thank you mainly for the night you had me stand from dusk to dawn at attention, trying to make me squeal onr my fellow comrades. That is the main reason I hate you. "You will recall how you beat me and that every two hours you would come up and slap my face. I want to thank you, too, for all the letters you told us prisoners you would mail for us and yeu (ailed to, so that our families thought we were dead although we were supposed to be permitted to send a card every three months. You will recall the men you beat until their faces were as big as buckets because they wouldn't squeal. "You wrote me, Mr. Machita, that it would take' aid from heaven to save you now. You are quite correct, for you will certainly get no aid from me." GrantlaaiBlee Three Killed la Blast • < t " , '*• First Storm Signal First storm signal flown in the United States was at Oswego, N. Y^ in October, 1871, from a meteorological tower built by the army signal corps. Congress authorized a system of stations for "signaling the MC ARTlftm,OHIO-Three men were killed when nitroglycerin demolished a building of the Justin Powder company five miles east of here. The victims were working in the plant's "jelly house" when the nitroglycerin exploded. Officials said the men were converting the explosive from its natural liquid state to less dangerous jelly form. Buildings trembled in towns 30 miles from the plant. Mongrol Dog Gives Hit Llfo to Savo His llastsr KALISPELL. MONT. - A small mongrel trotted gaily along behind his master, Donald Baertsch, as he did trail maintenance work in the Spotted Bear country. Suddenly a grizzly bear reared out of a patch of huckleberries. Baertsch tripped. The bear attacked. The dog harried the bear until it turned, giving Baertsch time to climb a tree. Then, with one sweep of a paw, tfie bear snapped the mongrel's back. Income from Milk Milk as a source of cash farm income was 14 per cent of all form income in 1945--larger than hogs*, over twice wheat or eggs, and three times cotton or tobacco. Otoe out of •very 15 families Is dependent on players the sun, or s p r i n g • south of fee and Dixon well as above. And they already have s t a r t e d l a r k i n g about next fall, in eluding the 13 or 15 bowl games that will open the canK paiga!pfl948 There will be one of the wildest of coaches this season that has ever known. There are new men at California, Alabama, Northwestern, Cornell, Mississippi, San Francisco university, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Maryland--too Jtttfcgr to mention^ But a big pert, of the guard is still standing pat. We have been taking « vote of these sun-seeking wanderers, here in Florida, to get" an early line on what might happen from September to November. We first ran into a well-known eastern coach, one of the best, who had this prophecy to offer; Navy vs. Pennsylvania "The.college battle in the East should be Mtween Navy and Pennsylvania. They have the two strongest squads coming up. Columbia and Yale can be close. Yale especially so, if Howie Odell can dig up another line. Both Yale and Columbia will have fine backs. Cornell can be strong--and probably will be. The eastern race wUl be a good one, one of the best in many years. ? A guess. No team can lose best starting team, espe- Blanchard, Davis, Poole, and have too much^ti^Hpis should beT Navy's year, as "FLPVFE West Point and Annapolis go. Army won't be bad, but none too good. It may lose four games. "South Georgia loses Trippi and others. Leek oat for Alabama, Talane and Tennessee. Tulaae ean be extra good. So ean ' LSU. And don't overlook North Carolina wtth eharlie Justice. Dake Is stfll a guess." "Just a minute," another seoat cut in. "If yon leave oat Georgia Tech yon are erasy. TWs will be tte team to beat In the South." On the early evidence, H aeems that the South again will faee one of its big seasons, with at least S or 10 strong teams. Moving to the Midwest, the vote went to Michigan in the Big Nine roundup, with Notre Dame heading the country's list, East, West, North or South. "Frank Leahy'a Jfotre Dame squad should be even stronger than it was last season," one traveling scout reported. "Notre Dame has most of her veterans bade, most of her stars, plus some young backs who will be brilliant. The squad again will be two or three deep. As Leahy happens to be one of tile game's ablest coaches, you can see what this means. A South Bend gallop all fall." Michigan Is rated highly in the Big Nine, without an early Armygame pressure to set her back this time. Ohio State and Mtnnrsots both will be dangerous. Illinois loses several of her best men, including Agase and Buddy Young. Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma ace rated well. In the ever-hurtling Southwestern conference, Jess Neeley's team at Rice is given a good chance to repeat. The battle for conference leadership is so fiercely fought in this section that early predictions are useless. UCLA Leads in West ' I "What about the West coastt" t asked a wayfarer from California. "UCLA should still be the strongest squad," he said. "I know how terrible they looked against Illinois, but they are a far better team than that game showed. When the Army game was called off, the spirit of the squad took a heavy drop. UCLA still has a strong nucleus left, a bunch that will be keen to wipe out that Rose Bowl showing. "Stanford will be Improved. So will California and Southern California. I don't knew so much about the Northwest." I have a feeling that the pressure will be lightened, this next fall, la the way of salaries and recruiting. This doesn't mean perfection. It means that the effort, on the side ,ef smsteur play, will begin showing iearly effects, no game was undoubted jetting out of Tiger ftuidngma-"' The Tigers may miss lank Hank Greenberg's busy bat, hut they still expect to beat out the Yjsnkees tor second place. They also expect to croftrd in much closer on the favored Red Sox, and perhaps, move into the front spot. The answer to this is pitching. The Tigers hsve the best pitching staff in both leagues. The one team that might argue this point is the Cardinals. «w,go. goes on ton. iti careers to :ra •AL* ' is tm» on m* i may come but here's hopiiw ft Sflfever. James Melthrew away two ie a first-rate aingor; he w*S tops as a popular singer mor* tfcsik ft decade ago, then went into ptotMrei.--But he wanted to sing to opera lHM|,to have just the sort of " " -- * ent he has now. He times he abandoned of the Mrs. Jtoten ted by eibsr program win of musical numbers and read- ; • • • « ^ The AHar * Rosar^sodftHty of St. Patrick's church held its monthly sMeting on Monday evening, April 7. Alter the discussion of business, cards were played, with the follow* tog receiving prises: Mrs. E. H. ,, No matter hoar between two. Its a M in auction bridge, Mrs. Wallace Dofcyns and Miss Genevieve < • Knox in contract bridge^ Mrs. Albert Vales and Miss Laura Weber in pinochle and Mrs. Kathryn Conway m five hundred. Baster ' mm On Ei JAMBS MELTON one career to take a chance on another his wife, Marjorie, encouraged him to go right ahead. When he landed in New York he bad just $180 --and a lot of ambition, plus the voice that's landed him where Ipp is Gathering Anniversary Easter Sunday at the hgme-ef-jj > Mr. and Mrs. Frank KempferTSr./^ a gathering was held which honored Albert F. Kempfer. son of. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kemprer, Jr., who will be three years old on April 12. Other* Who made up the party were Mr. and Mm. Albert Vales and daughter, Dolores, of McHenry, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Simon, daughters, Kathleen and Barbara, and Joseph Laurits, -all of Chicago! * * * "1'- * Honor Retired Road Cssiuaissianer Joseph J. Fmind, who retired this 1070 and, the * 8to™8" k I for a livelihood. 1KTEi » a national toe in the corps established reporting servyear, livestock Store, Mc 48-tf-p4 <M-4* •• fr BtUUon cows on three-fourths of the Mtllon's l,8T7,000 forma mUk. Need The Platndaalsr. • • Lettoee Center One-fifth of all the lettuce produced commercially in the United States is grown in the Valley of the Sun, of which Phoenix, Ariz., is the ("My Favorite Brunette «ai his new picture) thought he was used to everything to the way of audiences; apparently everybody who visits Hollywood wants to see his radio show. But even Bob was startled when four detectives from the New York District Attorney's office appeared. They'd come out to piok up a prisoner; couldn't leave him, so they brought him along! --*-- Loretta Yeuag had to acquire a Swedish assent for her co-starring role to toe RKO "The Farmer's Daughter.". So she took lessons from Ruth Roberts, the diettan expert who las been "de-aecentfaring" Ingrid Bergman these last few years. Loretta plays a Swedish farm girl who's thrown tote the political arena end eventually Into congress. She shares stellar honors with Joseph Cotton and Ethel Barrymore. ^ ' Composer-musician Sigmund Romberg will replace Red Skelton on the air on NBC June 10, with "Evenings with Romberg." Late next summer he'll be in Hollywood again, writing additional music for "Up in Central Park" and "Sunny River." --*-- Twentieth Century - Fox's "Captain From Castile" company, on locaflon in Mexico, found itself in competition with Paricutin, the baby volcano which sprung up about four years ago. llie troupe had to have a dry-cleaning unit on hand, working like mad to remove toe volcanic ash which settled on die fancy--and authentic--costumes of Axtecs and Conquistadors alike. Teu'Il see Maureen 0*Se!Hvan In "l*e Big Clock," with Bay " and Charles Laaghton; her John Farrow, directs. She's AMI la wMwit from th« sereea tor some years long enough to have four ehjiftrea. William Cagney, testing, actors for "The Time of Your Life," has set up a film library of tests dl available screen talent for the future. First tests we of his sister Jeanne (whose last film was "Yankee Doodle Dandy," with brother Jim; since then she's been making a name on the stage and in radio) and of her husband, Kim Spalding, Who's been playing leads on Broadway and in stock companies. --«-- The sneak preview of' "Copacabana" held in Pasadena brought Steve Cochran his grestest thrill since he joined the ranks of Hollywopd's actors. Following the picture three policemen had to hold back the fans mobbing Steve, as a new star. --*-- Fanny Brice, Henley Stafford and the "Baby Snooks Show" hsve been signed by their sponsor for three more years; the contracts were renewed as Miss Brice celebrated "Baby Shooks' " SOtlf birthday, and "Daddy HigginY? began his 11 til year. ODDS AND EHDS--Tb* Mmtmsi m* work's pUmmtMg m'tpteid krosdesst to "Mi Ruth Dsf prttwdimms from tkt bM p*rks -- Apt*tJU . ItJpb Dmmk*': muditiommg * «#*• aarftl /or NBC wbici wUl pnfnl •xpHUm wtinrt m <A# «n --cJUd "Fop P«dN| Ol^* • • . *•*£> Merrill knows m itoMT MM Uft bit fmvoriu gOd phci btm tmd gm>0 tb* wetrit Mt/mmw* •/ kL emttr, so Mtrrill m0wt tmrf Urn of uihmmm.... In* iwMfNMM for "Tbt Imporftet Lsdy" T#nw Wright oehkdlj rmi two milts, btforo At dkoeior gat ims. tbt tsius bo wsmtod; tbo wot Mmg par mod by o London kaM* Dairying lh In Netherlands, dairying is chief activity and the average yield per cow is 770 gallons. Catfle are stall-fed for six months of the yfW*. spring as highway commissioner of McHenry township sfter haVing held that post very successfully lor fifteen years, was honored by members of the Johmtmrg Community club st last Monday evening's meeting. Thi gathering, which was well attended, was held at Nell'® ballroom, where appetising refreshments were served at the dose of an enjoyable evening. Mr. Freund was presented with a rocking chair by his freinds and fellow club members* P. T. A. Plaap The P. T. A. of SL mrjPs-St. Patrick's school is pfenning a tour of the M. Lascaris Fur company at 162 N. State street, Chicago, on Wednesday, April 16, at 11 o'clock. Anyone desiring to make this tour is asked to contact Mrs. Clarence Anglese, phone 287-J. As there is a limit of twenty-five who will be conducted on this tour, interested persons are urged to act at once. Other "coming events" on the P. T. A. calendar are Fathers' Night, wtiich will be held at the school nail on April 18, when the children will entertain, and the regular ^ T. Ameeting on May 7. , • , tttf idea as tt ym d» t»*li»e*s w*h uS. a hank ahotiM serve If ft doesn't mmmm ttj»T its custodiers. We'd be jroiur expectations poor twsfaiesgifwn if we certafaty appreciate ever abandoned it. But telling us about it, ^here's a- difference be- that's die only way w# tween a welcome that's can- keep our standard spoken merely with the of service high. Sfop h|^ lips and one that springs and See what we mfiaii m • • & McHENRY STAT ' / ; Hembor Federal fteserve System Memb«r Fedeial Deposit lasnraitce Oorporatim T ' t t i i i i n i n i n i 'ri-4 the William F. Doherty home here. George- Schmitt of Qiicago visited his grandparents, Mr. and lfrs. Fred Kamnols, on Easter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Freund and family of Delavan, Wh, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jus ten and Mr. and Mrs. George Justen and family spent Baster Sunday with Mr. mid Mrs. Ralph Justen. Order your rubber stamp* at the Plaindealei. Mapping In Fag ? wort-range radar, called "Sheran," is being used by teams of tbe army air forces, signal corps and the engineers to map rocky shotea • and underwater formations of thestorm- and-fog belt of Alaska, hen* tofore only dtartod sketchily. Complete line of Dr. Hsss' pouHxy and animal remedies at Watttsa Drug Store, McHenry. 43-tf-pg- } M » MI1MI y:|M|l|JLI l„M III > I I T M H IM H !>»••••» t I ' Mrs. Catherine Boger returned to her home here the first of the week after spending the winter with her daughters, Mrs. Harold Frett and Mrs. Timothy McCleary. in Chicago. (Easter ^QiStS in the Arthur Smith home were Mr. and - Mrs. Lester Smith of Champaign, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith, Miss Lillian DeVoto and Arthur smith, Jr., of Chicago. Mr. mid Mrs. Louie Olsen and children spent Sunday with relatives at Richmond. Miss Zenith Ellie of Dubuque, la., sp«it a few days the past wesk hi For Your Old XM«iB0«i|^ * r Witk i Modern Monntiiig Make your cherished Diamond apfpear larger, more radiant with a setting styled in the modern mannef i . . The cost is surprisingly low. 7^ *' / J Movatlag* . . .19.75-and .. : ----- : . 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