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w V lions commi her of the , of NMtl Senator G. Wayiand j important Illinois, recently committee on com , _ hia petition* for i sniwination. subject to the April It primary. The petitions wen wlhi to mends and supporters ia each of tb« 102 counties in Illinois, tijliiltiat of more than 9,000 pre- Senator Brooks was first elected to United States senate in 1940 to of a 51-man Republican membership m the senate^ -* The senatoi4 is chairman of' the ILLINOIS FRI * SAT„ JAN. 2S - 24 Sfltm Hit; ; OP BAGDA&T Color with Saba Plas TMUNDKR MOUNTAIN" Starriag Ttaa Holt 4* " SUN. * MON„ JAN. 2S - 26 "PIRATE* OF MONTEREY" Color with Maria Moates MCasm Tins. THROUGH THURS. JAN. 27 • 29 f, Duuif Kayo ia |«BCRBT LIFE Of . WALTER MITTY* Irith Virginia Mam tiii unexpired term of the iate James " Hamilton Lewi?, and was re-elected j Europe as they were freod by victofc to a fuH term in 1942. When he jlo"8 American forces. first entered the senate he was the j In commenting^ on Ms recent eneighteenth Republican member. To- dorsement for re-election^ day he is the tenth rudtbiff member Illinois State Central • -« ----' *---»-•- committee, as well as by many other Republican organisations and leaders in Illinois, Senator Brooks said: "I am deeply gratified for the confidence expressed in me by the leaders of the Republican party throughout Illinois. It has been a great honor to serve the people of the state of Illinois during the last seven years, and if the people of the .state decide that I shall return to this sarvice, I will continue to give them my undivided and wholehearted energy." ts basis of 194C of the curh tl jurisdiction over the AWJWI members to the various _ _ Senator Brooks recently returned from a tour of Western ^Europe as a member of the senate appropriations committee, surveying the needs and conditions nil those coon tries. Ia 1945 he was a member ^of a select joint congressional committee to inspect the concentration ciunps Granny," I* murmured. "liken, shall I sing you a lullaby?" asked the indulgent grandparent. "No, thanks," said the tour-yearold. "No lullaby." Granny waa perplexed. "Than what can I do for yon, my child?" aha asked. "Well," proposed the child, "suppose you take a walk and 1ft me get some sleep." ,5 NEAT LEGAL SOYOIL PAINT i IS NEW PRODUCT MADE FROM BEANS I cultlirc MMHHIIHIMtllltfl iiNiiiiiiiiiiiniiii The three millionth gallon of soyoil paint, "made from Illinois soybeans, has been presented by the Illinois Farm Supply Co. to President Charles B. Shuman of the Illinois Agricultural Association. a Paint made from Illinois soybeans, started as a method of finding a wider use for soybeans sixteen years ago, is / now an important product from Illinois agriculture. Soyoil paint was developed by the Illinois Agricultural Association, the state Farm Bureau organization, in collaboration with the University of Illinois. Testing the use of soybean oil in paint was one of the first attempts to find new uses for soybeans. Later, more was learned about the importance of feeding soybean oil meal to livestock, the _ use of soybean flour and other edible soybean products, plastics, and a host of other uses which have benefited Illinois agri- "Your honor," said the lawyer, "I submit that my client did not break into the haul* at all. lie found the parlor window open, inserted ttic* right arm and removed a few trifling articles. Now, my client's arm is not himself, and I fail to see how you can punish him for an offense committed by only one of-his limbs." "Your argument," answered the judge, "is very we'll put. Following it logically, I sentence the prisoner's arm to one year's imprisonment. He can accompany it or not, just as he chooses." Whereupon the defendant calmly removed his cork arm and walked out. pOPUlAR Leading Sport Basketball leads all sports in an* Vnial paid admissions. Complete Jine of Lee's poultry remedies at Wattles Drug Store, Mc- Henry. 8-tf Getting to the Point A certain well-known radio come dian, who is notorious for the interminable length to which he spins out his familiar gags, was putting his young son to bed. As he tucked the little tike under the covers and prepared to turn out the lights, his professional instincts moved him to ask, "Son, would you like for me to tell you a bedtime story?" The youngster did some quick thinking, and then, being an extremely adroit little fellow, replied: "Welfpnot a whole story, daddy-- suppose you just give me the punch line." SINGLES TM LOOKING OVER A FOUR LEAF CLOVER" -CIVILIZATION- %y Jack Smith <ADE OF THE BELLS* EAR RINGS" WHIFFHNPOOF SONG** 1 TOLD YA I LOVED YA. MOW GET OUT* flood Selection of Children's ^fteHenry, Illinois FRI. . SAT. Bartara - Stanwyck - David Niven THE OTHER LOVE" Plna - News A Cartoon - ' • - ' • SUN. - MON„ JAN. 25 - 2C Marsha Hunt • William Prince Frank McHugh Lily Pons Rise Stevens Harry Jsmes Leopold Stokowski "CARNIGIE HALL" Also - World News A Cartoon LOGICAL ANSWER Irate Diner--Waiter, there's a twig in my soup. Calm Waiter -- I wouldn't .be surprised, sir. We have branches all ever the city! CLOSED ON TUESDAY WED. - THUR8 Gf»e Tierney R« Harrison "THE GAY GHOST AND MRS. MUIR" Wast McHenry 5M W. Main 8t, McHcflry imtniiiiiiiiH Puralwill Ties Good to look H ,. and to wear. A Burn, twill is always smartl Won't slip or slide. is wrinkle-free. Ail exclusive, eosy-drap* ing Wilson Brother* fabric, woven of Cel. anese* yarn of rayon. See 'em--pick yours «« from our great new collection! *•«. u. s. Pat on madebf for ees ^MJhenry Prised Position Re hurried out of the'hotel, ran out to the first cab in line and said, "Terminal, driver." "Sorry, you'll have to take the next cab," replied the cabbie. The taxi starter watched this happen several times, then approached the driver and demanded an explanation, "What's the matter, don't you want any business today?" "Sure, boss," the cabbie explained, "but if I take 'em, I'll lose my place in line." TWO Of A KIND ii ,#sj C'\: *' "I just got out of prison this morning," a traveler told his seat mat* on the train. "It's going to be tough, facing old friends." "I can sympathize with you," said the other. "I'm just getting home from the state legislature." It Bonnded That Way Susan's mother had been advised to toy a brand of oatmeal packaged by a company in Scotland. When the parcel arrived Susan, aided by her mother, read the slogan on the box--"The Backbone of i Scot." * "What's a Scot?" she inquired. Her mother explained. Susan paused, questioningly. "Do they kill one just specially?" she 4«ked. , """'"those Scotch! 4 A" Aberdonian on a visit to a _ friend in London overstayed his welcome. It was getting toward Christmas and his host thought a kindly hint would have the desired result. "Don't you think," he s^id, "that your wife and family will want you to be with them at Christmas?" "Mon." replied the Aberdonian, "I believe you're right. It's rale thoctfu o* you; I'D sand for them." Prayer Meeting After a couple of hours of love and kisses, he told her how different she was and what an influence for good she could be in his life, how each time he kissed her he was a better man. "That's wonderful," said the girl, "now let's go home -- you can't expect to get to heaven in one night." ' Edison's Many Trials Edison in perfecting an addles* ptorage battery spent 10 years making 50,000 experiments. He conducted 6,000 experiments, mostly on Vegetable growth, for eight years *le seeking a suitable filament for Incandescent electric lamp. He that invention is 98 per cent feation and S par cant insptra- Toni UAHUKNE clasped her hands beneath the oiled siu shampoo tpMn. It was useless to get Welly's telegrsm out of her bag •fain. She already had memorized it. Wally was passing through Chicago on U| way to a new job in Hawaii. T|iat was all Mariamne needed to know. Every palmy she had in the world went into this sudden beautification Every cent she had in the world except Grandmother's twenty dollar bill. She couldn't break into that. Grandmother had sealed it in an old envelope and told her: only! Mimd, mewf It's Mn>9r to b>* spent OH rnnytbimg mnUti Et*'r* right d»wm to ktrdp**. Notbimg ts tb*n imirgeHcy!" Wally almost kissed the heart out of her in the station. Then, "You're looking swell. Mariamne. Swell. How's the job?" "Oh--grand," she lied. "Forty a week only--but they promise me a raise prettyfsoon." They were walking now, shoulder to shoulder, along the ramp. "And your new job, Wally," she was asking him. "Tell me about it." "Not much to tell," he replied "Manager of a sugar plantation. Five thousand a year and maintenance. They let me out of the old job Thursday and I clicked with this Friday," UE HAD stopped before a flor- *• * ist's window. Wally always admitted he couldn't pass a florist's window. In New York every time they passed a florist shop, Wally in-! sisted on stopping in to buy her a i single orchid. "Gardenias are just as nice--and! so fragrant," Mariamne always told him. "Sa-ay, you must take me for a piker! An orchick for Mariamne, nothing less, womam" Now he stopped, true to form, staring in the window. There was a display of orchids with the price marked $1.75. And a box lined with creamy gardenias marked, too. Special 25 cents each. "Come on," he said. "We'll have to have a -- flower, honey." Inside he drew a twenty-five cent piece out of his pocket and flung it on the counter. "A gardenia for the lady," he aaid. "A fresh' one!" The clerk selected a very freshone. "Twenty-six cents, please. Penny sales tax." Wally flushed. He patted his pockets. er--I--Mariamne, honey -- have you a penny change? I-- I--** Mariamne made a pretense Of opening her purse. She knew there was no penny there. But this was an emergency. She took Grandmother's old envelope>and broke the seal. Setting an Example A GROUP of visitors was lean- . ing over the fence looking at Uncle Pete's prize- hogs at the county fair. They were by far the largest in the whole show. One o the group asked, "How come youi hogs are so fat. Uncle Pete? You always win blue ribbons with them.' "Well," drawled Uncle Pete, "1 feed them pigs all they can stuf into- 'em. Then, a couple of weeks before the fair,' I put a half-starved shoat in with them, and when they see that shoat eatin' it rouses the greedy instinct in 'em and the} start eatin' all over again?' TAKING CHANCBS Parent--How do I know tftal you aren't marrying my daughter for my money? Suitor --We're both taking a risk; how do I know yon won't fail in a year or so? Grammatical Slip? tan. ig 8 Tim Tucker, traveling sales stood in the hotel lobby, read: letter from his wife. "Drat it all," he exclaimed, "thie is what I get for marrying a schoo. teacher." "What's the matter, old man?" asked his friend Henderson. "Just listen to this," rejoined Tim, "here's what my wife hafs jus. written me: 'Dear Tim: I notice that you have written me "Dearest Lucy." Now, either your grammar is bad, or else you are not a goori husband. If I am the only Lucy you have, the "Dearest" is not correct, and if you have more than one Lucy, you've got something to explain when you get home.' " yearU of Labor Robert L. "Mao** *eek. terms of the Illinois Unemsation law" Director - - - - out, "wage credits computed on a calendar year 9 and benefits based on those eMungs are paid in the benefit year which begins April 1 of the year immediately following the aliwiyr year in which the wage credits were Thu!i ««dits earned In 1946 are the basis of payments maAs in the benefit year which began t continues until Mmjch 31, 1M8. Benefits based on i9" earnings cannot be drawn until 1 1948" year on April To quilify for benefits covering weeks of unemployment between now and March 31, a worker must have wage credits of at leaat $225 earned at insured work in 1946. He must be registered for work at the Illinois State Empoyment Service office lli7v™es . Also, het mheu s#t I?bea aicnt ivwehlyic hse ekheing work by his own efforts, be.able to work full time in regokr employment and be available to accept an Offer of suitable work. COMING EVTTNTS 23 March -of Dimes :ial---U!y Lake P. T. A. . January 26 Wr.£y-V' P"-Un("' School Hall--7:15 p. m. _ January 29 East River Road Pinochle Club- Mrs. Prank Adelmeier. r n # a Ileb™,"ry 5 V. of A. Business Meeting* February 11 Legion Auxiliary-Initiation of New Members. _ February If T™ra^in C' D' " M 0** April 11 property in Mqfenry county is fanromw *9 wrtten that aortthn M ht and the north central states are in excellent condition or need only minor repairs as painting or mmnSl This compares with «reMpaiiSr nin l1§9240o.C CtTS»^ hreiCpho ^rt wa lsn k^---J ""-rfe 5rr",»' cSSrS^r1 _Jhe rise in farm incomes and nro* perty tahies ^ since I9«^i«r££ accompanied by a great incrsasTin the number^ of rural lumies equinned with .such modem conveniences as electric lights, tiled baths^aid showers and running water, said F. chainB*n of the council's reridential construction committee. electricity, as an example, has gone into hundreds of thousands of rural dwellings in this state and others in this area since 1940, Ortman noted. More than 65 per cent u wuch .,arra hom«8 have electric lights, in contrast t|> 39.4 nar cent in 1940. ^ djwJ 5eilElin?g' s in the noperrt,h cc*enntt ral rerguiroanl today have running water and 22 per /Cent have private baths, according to the report In 1940, 17J per cent had running water and only Ujg per cent private baths. P ridc'st0pBT.eA! St Mary'8-St Pat" Subscribe for The Plaindealer *Metlkwelah ef Earepe' ^ The site of the modern city if Cadiz, Spain, was an island whan - , Phoenician merchants tailed their Patrick's high-powered craft from Tyre about 1100 B C. to establish this "Methuselah of Europe." A causeway later was filled in to create a peninsula. The period in which Cadiz served as a link with the Spanish colonies in tha Americas formed only one episode in its long and dramatic history Hannibal outfitted a fleet there The Romans granted citizenship to the residents. Vandals, Visigoths and Moslems each puled the city for a time In a daring raid in 1587, Sir Francis Drake 'singed the King of Spain's beard" 'v burning ail the ship# in the hai^ DUPLICATION' Professor -- This eSshy on 'Out Dog" is, word for word, the same a> your brother's. Student--Yes, sir. It's the samedog. "Oh--grand," she lied. "Forty 1 weak only -- but they promise me a raise pretty soon." "I'll need change, anyhow," she said to the clerk. ("IUTSIDE on the bpulevard again, Wally was silent, red-faced. "C'mon, Wally, tell Mamma -- all," said Mariamne quietly. "You --haven't a job." "That's right -- you're right!" he exploded. "But I did have. £tot it Friday like I told you, honey, but an hour later they got a radiogram that theyplantation had been flooded' No job^f "And that quarter was your last cent. And you'd spend it on--me" Tears were ir^ hex eyes. "Yes, just a cheap skate--that> me," he admitted. "Orchid for Mar iamne, I always said. But I got down to a gardenia!" "A liar," she said accusingly "We're both liars. Me, 1 have a joh: yes. Fourteen dollars -- not fortv --a week. Filing. And I've got nineteen dollars and ninety-nine cenfe^ Wally. It'll buy the license--" . "What license?" he asked* "Mttrrisg* litem*, doriing," "You mean you'd marry me--ano me with no job?" "Would I! You mean will I--and --thank you, sir, yes. What's thi matter?" 'There's another florist shop," hi ssid huskily. "This is a moment thai calls (or an orchid, darling. G|nimt money for it." .... MtiMd by WMU Iteloni / 1 ^ Permanent Wave Kits, $1.25 and |2.00. Wattles Drug Store. 35-tf Mormon Taberaaole The Mormon tabernacle is orie of the major attractions in Salt Lake City. Under its great domed roof, largest of its kind in the world, it seats 8,000. It also has oqp of the largest unsupported arches in the world and an organ containing more than 7,000 pipes, erected In the 1860a and several time* rebuilt. Aoous. tics of the building are so remark, able that the occupant erf the moat distant seat can hear a pto drop at fee organ. Yarn Spinner Pretty and shapely, and with an air of spreet trustfulness, she was bent on purchasing a sweater. The susceptible young clerk eagerly displayed his stock. "Now this," said he, holding up a softly-tinted garment, "is just the thing for you, worth twice the money. It is the latest design, fast colors, long-wearing, won't shrink and it's a good yarn." ."Yes," came the soft rejoinder, **and very, well told, too." ; The Real Thing 0 . • "Who they burying today?" asked Uhcle John, as a funeral procession rounded* the corner. "I ain't hearu of anyone being dead." "Poor old Abner Brown," anaftered a bystander. ,"Sho\" explained Uncle John "You don't say. Is Ab dead?" "You don't think they're rehears-' ing with him, do you?" snapped the bystander: For the .first time /Maay mnr be Mire that when you buy « new lipstick you can get one that ia DATED --to luurr you it ia truly FRESH, with otia and color unimpaired. Goes on, ttayt on. better. The date is oa each bfS BOLGER'S DRUG StOKE PHONE 40 McHENltY Jspi for Friends v , The little boy was riding on the street car. The youngster had a cold and was continually sniffling. Tii 3 irritated the old lady sitting next to him and, leaning over, she said: "Little boy, have you got a haud kerchief?" -- "Yes, Mam," answered the iai, "but I don't lend it to strangers." - DON'T EXIST NOW He -- Say, whatever happened t-. those old-fashioned girls who usen to faint every time someone kissed them? She--Huh, whatever happened t< the old-fashioned boys who jmadfc them faint? """ .. If They Aren't Dip Teacher -- Name five items thR' contain milk. Pupil--Butter, cheese, ice creau. >?and two cowa. Florida's Prehistoric Pets Sixty million years ago tapirs, Hamas, peccaries, mastodens, rhinoceri, horses and saber-toothed tigers . from South America and Asia met and fed on the Florida marshes. Scientists say that Florida had one of the greatest coneentraof animal sneciea iar tha ?• history. BUSSES FROZEN SCHEDULE DELAYED Dear Potions: For those patrons not familiar with the reasons for the »mergency schedules of the past few days we should like to take this opportunity to inform you that a newly installed furnace caused all the busses to freeze up. •We suffered- four cracked motor blocks, fjlug wnaerous tracked heads and radiators due to the freeze up. All of you Hre bv now familiar with the difficulty in the procurement dfe replacement parts, and we assure you the bus companies are no exception to this rule. ' • fhroiigh splendid co-operation ^the Busg Motor Sales Co. of McHenry and the untiring efforts of all our po*rsonnel we expect to have all the busses in operation bv the W& «f this week. ' During the past days every effort has been made to give erviee on .all of the heaviest runs. Should it have been your misfortune to be inconvenienced during the emergency we are ruly sorry, and ask you to bear in mind that ti e operators !ind manogenieiit have done everything possible to keep the service running. " • . ^ We wish to thank each and every one of you for vour thought fulness and consideration, and extend our gratitude • to our employes for doing many taeks not in the seope of their employment. 6 Operators and management alike wish to thank you for your pa^t patroaage, am! look forward to serving you in the f u t u r e ^ - , - ' . . . : . - , V - V^ry truly youii, Complete • line of Leels poultry remedies at Wattles Drag Store, McHenry. RobwtrtLuk* WinUI, PrM. WAF Transportation C«v Inc. McHenry, Illinois