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-) K > *\$ M ' V la^ i toil '&.• *- tt '*££?>: I 1 HHWfi f j HEAR" by EARL R. WALSH »«•» & I. H.: '•' " „ I We thoofht last week when "Obet" Jesrned a new ' innovation" (a past ^nd present gathering) was started n Canada by his neighbor on Ann (street, it would allay his exasperations. However, it seemed to arouse Inore serious aggravations for him to &ombat. His awful predicament leemed to have a serious effect on fcome of the "Canadian" ladies as two of them were rushed to the hospital in the interim. If he doesn't toon get help, an advisory committee *rill have to be named in "Canada" In his behalf. ; In i the meantime, "Obet," we ^father enjoy your quandary and besides it helps S. I. H. who is so rtfjveijworked trying to keep his sport tolumn up to date and solve problems too. ' ' Just another "Canadian." <4 We are turning "Obet" back to you "Canadians." Giving advice to r§he lovelorn is a breeze compared fiis problems. - I BASKETBAU ARE AmiOVEV ,' Eight Change* Mail in lUfttiaaoM ippeir In 48-48 ^ITY SIGHTS-^ •. -iBKais v. Dorothy Page chaaffearing her Sister, Ellen Phalin, in that model T open job. Barnum was right! Last Friday Art Jackson sold four tickets each to Dreymiller and Kempfer for the Johnsburg baseball dance. What the barber boys didn't know was that the dance had been held two nights before. --And then we hear a story about Jerry Newman handing out election . cards and Unking they were old cards which he used at election time two years ago. , Better watch it, Jerry. Somebody may slip some Democratic ballots in witji your campaign literature. What happened to "Fred Astaire," of Pine Tree Tower, that he didn't put on his exhibition at the big base- Mil dance? Hope he hasn't gone tempermental like the rest of the .big stars. " • Says Mrs. Allen (not Allen's Alley), "Ho# about more of that funny staff and less sports in your eohunn?"' You know--Mrs. Allen has given us an idea. We coold write about the Cot* and Sox. They play a game that comes under sports and tow ^they play it is fanny as hell. v. Here's that man axain! It is easy to see at this time of April 6, 1948. i th® y®*r» when there is deep frost Dear Earl, ' ' * {in the ground and the warm spring Last week my wife said she "uirtrine and spring showers come, thought tt v jul.i be a nice gesture on w" ? our state builds expensive conmy part if I left a little room for !CTrte pavements on the mail! roads, something you might want to say in 1 T*1.®, strength of the concrete slab Jour column, so I will. Last week noticed you had some problem of j'Our own running around your house The National'Basketball committee adopted four more rules changes today to make a total of eight new regulations for the 1948-1949 rule book. t The 20 member committee, composed of groups representing colleges , high schools, the A. A. U. and Y. M. C. A. as well as Canadian organisations, agreed on the following: 1. The period of time when the clock is to be stopped every time the ball becomes dead will be reduced from the last three minutes of a college game to the last two minutes, There will be no change in High school games. The clock now is stopped on each dead ball after five minutes of the fourth period. Foal Rale Changed 2. A foul committee while the ball is dead will remain the same except one which occurs on the throw-in from the outside. This foal will to considered a personal instead of a technical as this year. 3. No team will t> allowed to lineup three or more players in adtyaeent positions on any restraining line when taking the ball on the outside. It mast allow the defensive players room to get in between. 4. Any player taken oat durii tiny oat can return before play been resumed. Heretafao^a player could not return until after play was resumed. The old rule was inserted in an effort to curb illegal coaching from the bench. Coach Allowed To Talk The /our rules changes passed Iifthe committee last iFViday were: 1. A coach will be permitted to talk to his team at ^is bench op charged time outs on during intermission. 2. Substitutes will be permitted to enter a game merely by reporting to the scorekeeper instead of both to this official and the referees. 3. A player who has committed a foul mast rslsl his hand so he can easily be recognised by the crowd. 4. All jump balls must be made at the nearest of three six-foot circles. A recommendation by the coaches association to standardise the backboard was rejected. OOUHTY OFFICIALS EXPLAIN LOCAL boar oonmtiohb so I won't bother you with any of mine right now. Well about all I have to report .from Canada this week is that OF Di | bridges over the soft spots in the road, and traffic is unimpeded. Gravel roads, oiled roads and so called flexible asphalt roads cannot be expect4d to take heavy loads during the critical period when the ffrost is leaving the ground. So, our state )ame Nature is just bustin' out ait ! legislature has provided laws en- 'ie seems and every growing thing "blinsr the local road authorities to seeing to be trying to beat the limit the weight of vehicles and loads others. I always did favor green as a 'Jsing the roads. This is a hardship color but I don't remember when ithn many lines of business but the ever looked better pr was a piore I roads must be protected or the cost welcome sight. , of repairs will be prohibitive. I don't know who you talked with j Some years are much worse than •bout the slogans in the hot contest I othew, depending on the climatic for Prime Minister bu* they were Conditions over which man has no . lagging and have not heard the control. Long periods of zero weather --latest ones such as: U'uring the absence of a snow blank- No use trying to beat her son, j «t allows the frost to go down deep. The tides turned in favor of Peter- especially in spots affected by unson j known underground conditions. Until this frost comes out the water cannot sink down as it normmally does due to the force of gravity. It is for the above reasons that the County Road and Bridge committee and the highway commissioners of the towns have posted the roads limiting the loads to ten thousand (10,000) pounds including the weight of the vehicle. To the extent the road uaing_ public responds to the order depends on the size of the road repair bill, and the possibility of keeping the roads from failing completely. Submitted by Road . Officials of McHenry County. or, he has a ppllaattf orm with planks of real lumber, Who else, the peoples ehoice, Mc- Omber. or, If some of thee other candidates get thine goat. Vote /or your best bet Reinboldt. or, By golly, yah, and Ach Himmel! Canada needs a statesman like Pa Schimel. » or, With either pencil mr ball point penske Mark your X in front of Fenske. or to conclude, * Gallup says, "It sure beats 'el, How everything favors Rietesel." Your friend and regular reader, . , . . "Obet." • Dear Obet: - • ^ . We used to think* our problems . were running" around the house. lOur problem now is running around -4ookin^ jfor a house. S. I. H. It was last Saturday that one ef McHenry's most accomplished musicians, Beverly Schwermann was giving a recital. Paul Yanda, v ho has shown splendid results in developing our young musicians (and like Mc- Kamara, is leader of the band) nearly had a fit when he noticed what he thought was Beverly's petticoat showing. Thought she got up late and dressed in a hurry: *3 Of course, it was one of those new "petticoat fever" dresses. (Note to Paul: We weren't hep to those new garbs either. It was just last Sunday that our better half put us wise.) We are going back to the Sports Calendar idea on this page. "Swingbatter - swing Peterson" had it going good for some time. --And remember, we are looking for. some pictures for the sports page. gets Up Crime Lab W_is consin has set up a state crime laboratory with $190,000 appropriated by the legislature, the Council of State Governments reports. "fhe laboratory will serve as a clearing house for technical and scientific aid to police officers throughout the state, operating probably from' University of Wisconsin. Officials also hope to set up roving laboratories on wheels to gi»a otv-ihe-spot aid to crime m vestigators. '.,1 111 1 V Need Rubber Stamps? Older at i ne Flaindealsr. Steel Production Soars Toward Recerd Output Steel production in 1947 gives promise of attaining a total of 84 million ingot tons, a record for any peacetime year, according to Northern Trust company, Chicago. In 1946, as the result of major strikes ' and material shortages, the indus- ! try produced only 67 million tons. I Representing 92 per cent of capao- j ity for the full year's production, j 1947 output will be a third more j steel than was produced in 1929, 1.8 times the 1935-1939* average, and may be compared with 90 -billion tons produced in wartime 1941. j Anticipated demand for such | items as automobiles, railroad cars, pipe and tubing, heavy electrical equipment and construction steels indicates a relatively high level of steel production In 1948 for domestfl consumption, the bank reports. Foreign demand is also heavy, with exports now absorbing about 10 per cent of production as against a normal prewar average of about 5 per cant of total production. "Over the longer term, the highly cyclical characteristics of the industry may be expected to reassert themselves," the bank says. "Output will continue to fluctuate closely with activity in the capital goods iiK dustries and with the demand fof consumers' durable goods." Discussing the industry's contemplated postwar expansion plans, the bank points out that, of the overall figure of one billion dollars in contemplated expenditures, 448 million dollars is to be disbursed in 1947. CnUlt Be WWM r)OWN tat Alabama, old Uncle ** Pete Houston, farmer, stock raiser and horse-trader, enjoyed gotag to tiie county seat each month on court day to transact his manifold business operations. While there, he stopped at the home of his old friend, Seymour Howland. One court day, night came on without the appearance of Uncle Pete at the Howland residence, and his old sidekick, Seymour, began to worry about him. It wasn't until well along in the evening that Uncle Pete came stomping up on the Howland veranda. He explained that he had been delayed swapping horses with Jake Mashby. "Jake Mashby!" yelled Seymour. "Don't you know that fellow is the biggest crook in the South? And you have been dumb enough to swap horses with him in the dark. Well, I can tell you, without looking at the horse you've got, that he ain't worth a tarnation." "Seymour," rejoined the veteran trader, "I'll admit that I don't know much about the horse I've got; but I shore do know a powerful lot about the one I got rid of!" - SHgfctly Mixed Up \ • The Smiths wheeled their baby in a perambulator that was something of a family heirloom. It had once belonged to the baby's own father. The fact thrilled little Annie, a neighbor's daughter. Rushing into the house and buttonholing her mother, she cried: "Just think. Mother. Mrs. Smith wheels bar Mby In the very same carriage she once used to o$eel her husband in!" Miller, 421; C. Weber, 449; G ,Barbian, 447; G. Weber, 4S4; G. Barbian, 412; ®. O'Brien, 160-172- ,182-504; M. Corso, 481*1. KWa», ' *417. )*#' . ; HoWLmo NOTK8 -- PALACE -- Ladies (Last Week)-- E, Hester, 408; M. Green, 400; & GEORGE R. PERROfE CONDUCTS AGGRESSIVE j RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN Thursday Business Mi B. Matchen, 203-604; McKim, 486. K. of C.-- J. Frisby, 224-473; M. Walsh, 188. 472; G. Barbian, 490; H. Steffan, 185-483. Cosm'L-- ?• Conway, 201-539; R. Scharlow, Weber, 434; L. Paluch, 442; M. i^:538! R- Wheelock, 493; W. Powers, 412; T. Meyer, 175-433; P 524' B* Peisert, 200-549; W. Pries, 486; I. Stoller, 200-504; L. |Althoff' 504- Thennes, 187-446; L. Greever, 440: >«. . „ . A. Freund, 437; H. Conway, 412; M. , • Business Men-- Doherty, 185-491; A. Froehlich, 400; i ,„^ r/v?oyte' 219-516; A. Ayegger, M. Donnelly, 190-469; L. Steffes 119°-508- 422; A. Glosson, 417; G. Barbian.' 438. * • (This Week)-- A. Froehlich, 448; L. Steffes, 413; M. Donnelly, 177-466; L. Paluch, 490 = S- Weber, 412; HL Knox, 4*8; Schaeferette&r- E. Peterson, 41©: A. fSttttso, B. Buergleri 413; M. Rochelle, 403; E. Meeker, 416; M. Doherty, 211' 411; M. Powers, 419; E. Conway! |E- ®3»k*. 424; B. Freund, 422. 412; E. Hester, 418; A. Glosson, ... . •' 408; G. Barbian, 489; H. Conway. J°bnsbui*-- • 403; M. Doherty, 175-471; p. p^a j H. Freund, 210-492; B. Weingart, 429; R. Marshall, 437; L. Greever, I475! W- M- Smith, 184-477. 170-445; A. Freund, 401. I . -- IMajors-- J. Downs, 201-506; N. Carlson, 602 L. Bacon, 497; Pries, 208-512; B. Thennes, 207-560; L. Bartelt, 191- Wrub,ewski. 543 = Hagberg, 217-498; 494; Gus Freund, 209-518; E. Smith, 'Jones> 408; Carr, 204-514; Carlson, --- -- * " 604; Kennebeck, 206-192-197-596; Kinsala, 224-637; Larkin, 204-563; Sutton, 221-189-190-600; Rodenkirk, 510; Smith, 498; R. Justen, 532; Kraus, 219-617; Peisert, 509, Japanese bamboo fish poles, 12, 14 and 16-ft. lengths--60c, 65c, 76c. Nickels Hardware, West McHenry. 47 644; Winkel, 202-524; Stilling, 504. OM ertB#e°n^fM| Dowii8?2l2-526; Adim*, 501* City-- s. tBudtor, 806; Juslfa, 216-671; Pyrits, 224-515; Crouch, 537; L. Smith, 191-487; Wak Voapan, 192-503; E. M. 8am, 101;- 7. Carlson, 497; Rogers, 114. |-' WCool£ ttt4M^«4v, 498; Wagner, 218-517; Htroahnoua, 497. TM ! B Perrine of Aurora, , Republican candidate for re-election to the office of State Central Com- ; mitteeman for he fourteenth/ con- I gressional disrict, is conducting an aggressive campaign for re-election throughout the entire district. Mr. | Perrine, in a speech delivered at the I Belmont Community Center, said, "I am seeking re-election on my past ' record. I have worked hard in the I interest of the Republican party And have at all times sought to achievt party harmony." William G. Stratton, upopposed candidate for the Republican nomination to the office of Secretary of State, also spoke at this meeting in behalf of George R. Perrine. Stratton said, "George R. Perrine is one of the most valuable men on the entire state committee. His capacity for work is exceeded by none. He is aggressive and his thought and counsel are highly valued by all the state candidates. Lottie Holman O'Neill, spoke in behalf of her candidacy for reelection. Her remarks were directed to the fact that in order to keep her in the legislature, it is necessary that her supporters give her a vote of confidence by putting the cttxu before her name only. ; - J : Good Old Monopoly The term monopoly, in its early usage, wai applied to royal grants for the exclusive right to manufacture or sell particular classes of goods. Such grants ware given as the reward for outstanding sanrlea, or merely to court favorites. % V'* Japanese bamboo fish poles, 12, 14 and 16-ft. lengths--60c, 65c, 75c. Nickels Hardware, West McHenry PRESENTED AWARD Herbert C. Reihansperger of the giwlinh 192-601; Meath, 201-176- ,'Stoffel and Reihansperger Agency, 211-688; R. Freund, 613; X Anton- |representatives of the Aetna Casualson, 518; H. Behnke, 216-540; Dean, ty snd Surety Company in McHenry, BASEBALL • . • " Monday, April 12 Wilmot vs. MCHS at McHenry f GOLF %4- Wednesday. April 14 New Trier vs MCHS at McHemy ' Stan of ice itnilKin The first long-distance ice «%• ment was sent in 1799 from N«v York to Charleston, S. C. The ltd beginning of the ice business in 1805 when Frederic Tudor of Boa> ton shipped a cargo of 130 tons «a th® West Indies. His first competi- *°r, Gage, Hittinger and company, Boston, introduced ice to the p--yfr of London. This was natural M from rivers, lakes and ponds,, har* Vested in winter and stored for quo tat summer. I , Waters la Idaho \ ; The Snake river is the most pragfe talent river in Idaho. RiafcDg in T«Slowstone parte, it winds its wnif. through the state until it 'en^ptiaa into the Columbia. Shoshone'Falk, with a drop at 210 feet, exceeds the height of Niagara Fails. The lour largest lakes in Idaho are Priss^ Fend d'Oreille, Coeur d'Alcne aai Bear. The mi^htf Shake river haa been referred to as tha Nile." Complete line of Lee's poultry remedies at Wattles Drug Store, McHenry. Mf 217-685; Johnson, 215-592. -- SCHAEFERS' -- An eminent clergyman visiting Port Hiiron was golfing on a local course, and for his caddy had a lad full of spice and ginger. At the first tee, the reverend gentleman asked the caddy how far it was to tiie first hole, and tha caddy replied: "Three hundred and fifty yards, parson." "Oh," remarked the clergyman, "just a drive and a putt" lfe teed up his ball, took his stance, and then, waggling his club a bit, he finally drove the pill about 20 yards down the course. The caddy hitched up his trousers and peered .out over the fairway. "Reverend," he finally remarked, "that's gonna be one heck of a putt." Weber, 196-142-163-601; g. eber, 486; 0. Kuns, 409; B. Hulquist, 181-461: E. Band, 408; M. Sutton, 419; C. Mertes. 449; P. Kraus, 1402: H. S. Heide, 420; G. Miller, 405; i M. Weingart, 448; E. Gnoit, 437; H. Fuchs, 211-491; L. Schmitt, 428; R. Miller, 40»; D. Fuchs, 423; M. Simon, 488; R. Stilling, 442. D. of A* -- E. Winkel, 420; A. Gaulke, 408; L. Hofabs, 402; C. Wagner, 410; E. won the blue ribbon award at the conclusion of a special insurance course conducted by the Aetna at its home office in Hartford, Conn. The j blue ribbon is given to men who i complete the course with sn average of 90 per cent or better. The award was msde at a banquet at the Hartford Golf Club. tn-- A Wild Coaatry Cfiffcrtes M. Schwab, while getting some steel contracts in Great Brit- < a in once, was asked concerning a ! young man who had been with him I on a previous visit. "I'm sorry," replied *the steej magnate, "but he was killed by a ! revolving crane." j "My word," gasped the Britisher in flabbergasted amazement. "What fierce birds you have in America." Delicate Hint A stout lady got on the street car and put a parcel of sausages beside her. A young man in plus fours got on at the next stop and sat down on the edge of the parcel. Turning to him she said, "Excuse me, but do you play golf?" The young man, somewhat taken aback, said he did. "Well, sna/N you mind my links?" asked the lady. MOSTLY BELLING An artist confesses be put tenyears' work into a picture he has just sold. Nine of them are Said to have been devoted to selling. Malaata la EJH Blue eyes and black eyes cwMaln exactly the same coloring pigment, known as melanin. DM dfanrence In color la the result of the way la which light is reflected Irom the surfaces at the fiberf which make up •ftlris. Bladh «jae a. trava ttOre melanin than blue eyes do. lit Yomll ABETTH FIT in Atlttt SMtC AT McGEE'S McHENRY . , it- SEE U8 FOR NEW '48 JIRKET fMM FII6C MIX Prompt or immediaip< delivery on most models . .. . i • • Runabouts snd tftiiftles ORDER NOW! Hewes Boat Company, Inc. Phone Fox iLake 2491 DIGGIN' UP THE DIRT! LABOR IS AVER Two domestic employees were talking over their individual problems in connection with their work. Said one to the other: "The lady 1 work for says I should always warm the plates for oar dinner guests. But that's too much work, sis I Just warm hers and she never knows the difference." Jast Testlag Them The nice old lady smiled at the little girl who had been left in charge of the cake shop. "Don't you sometimes feel tempted to eat one of the cream puffs, my dear?" she said. The little girl was quite shocked. "Of course not," she replied. "That wouldl be stealing. I only lick them." First Wire Across U. 8. First transcontinental telegraph message was sent October 24, 1861, by Stephen J. Field, chief justice of California, to President Lincqln. Open Sunday mornings, stsrting Sunday, April 4. Vycital's Hardware. 4g-2pi0 Order your rubber stamps at The Plaiadealer. i Moat ea Aaks Steam haatad passenger oars, doing away with atovaa or hot water heaters, were Introduced In 1881. JB U0» * Yes,; •'tKat's what we mean, but we ar< n't referring to the kind of "dirt" whieli politicians are digging up these last few days before election. # Spring weather is witli us and it's time to get busy with the spade in leisure hours. It's good exercise and the delicious vegetables and beautiful flowers which are the result of your .labors make sore muscles well worth your while. We have choice garden seed*- (Vauglirt's, Hunkel's and Perrv's) tT*e very best in garden tools and also lawn rakes. With good equipment gardening can be a pleasnre rather than an unpleasant task. Nickels Hardware PHOtfB 2 MAIN ST. WEST JCcBBNKY SWANSON'S FANCY BONH> CHICKEN 49* 4-OZ. CAN SONV nfsnr. CM aae SWANCO VITAMIN fORTIRB) MirgariM 2^63* 6LENDALE CLUI CHEESI SPREAD 11 70€ 2L-OAF7 * SWAN SON'S * %<«. J7t e * a • e CAN SWANSOWS NOOOU GIBLET DfflNER IMS. CAN 23' VII AM IN FORTIFIED Kftykt MargariRi 37c ALLSWEET OR ^ Durkee Mar|ariM ..^ pko: 39C SILVER SKILLET Chili Con CarM ...^CAN 29C Plain or With Fruit--PREPARED 9ELATINE Natco Desserts ,Jcfr 12c HAZEL Queen Olim 40C MAWERS PLAIN Queen Olivai 10C Lemen Juiee Vo™ 25c VEGETABLE SHORTENIN Criseo HOUSEHOLD CLEANER Sofwash PK®. OISINFECTS--DEODORIZES OI. 1T« Clerei Bleaeh OAL^SIc AMERICAN FAMILY Seap Flakes t&SfC •ORDIN'S INSTANT Hat Cheoelafa HOLSUM Blaekberry J«lly AMERICAN IEAUTY Maearani HAZEL Apple Butter •sconiES" Faelal Tissues MILANI'S IM French Dressing VEAL, PORK OR IFEF WilsensiNar ......VJ: 23c ^."JAR 25c 2 rK«s 29c "1% 19c t OFM 25c .. .sonLE 29c 12-oz: . CAN FRESH PACK FftUIT MIX FULL POUND IAS 39* SAtjnNO^MMA THIN SALT1NE Lt. PKG. 23 SALERNO FIG BARS 25 FULL iice POUND PKG. BROADBAST CORNED BEEF HAS* 29* LB. CAN ciu ic ga si.15 n oz-19c PENNICK «OLOEN SYMP 37e f-LB. JUG CRYSTAL STRUF • LBS. sa« OEUCIOUS ORANGE DRINK 67^«Cc BTLS.^3 PUIS DEPOSIT ASPARAGUS CALIFORNIA TENDER ROUNFI SPEARS, FULL OF SUNSHINE VITAMINS. NATURE'S SPRIN© TONIC VEOETASLE TO S I I M ULATS HEALTHY APPICALIFORNIA SNO-BALL MIUFLOWEt HOT HOUSE Cueuaihars .... FLORIDA JUICS Oraages 9 LARGE WHITS HEADS PASCAL sesiB* LAUNDRY SOAP Anerieaa Faaily 3 «IANT SARS 33c v 29c FACIAL SOAP Canay Saap I BATH BASS FOR SILKS AMD WOOLENS' Drdi LSE . psa. 29c OUZ DOB EVERYTHIN® Dai Nwiar SMALL PK« 1S« 35c FOVPINE FABRICS Ivery Flakaa SM MOLPSa 1M ^3Sc TvarySaar i m kONAL BARS 29c