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LÂ¥ 19¢ 5¢ 1c 1c 2.38 24, 1985 A committee to organize a Comâ€" munity Chest Fund in Highland Park was elected at a meeting sponsored ”‘*. Citizen‘s Advisory Committee, held in the assembly room of the '&';ud Park Public Library last w’ eveainc.‘ hm of : the organization committee are as folâ€" lows: k. T. Sihler, chairman, Alhn Wolit, E. C.â€" Jones, W}lhn Ross, .‘;Floremlm Mr. L. B. Sinâ€" dlair, and Mr. J. B. Garnett. > || |_. Most of the 50 organizations in Highland M‘:z:nmmud at meeting all {were agreed e the community fund plan, if acâ€" % in Highland Park, would be _ (Continued on page 7) ; Ice Carnival To Be _ Presented at Ravinia The success of thetR&ytnia ‘skatâ€" | c ing rink this .season is to be| celeâ€" | ; brated on Friday evening, Feb. 1,| : with an ice carnival. The program i begins at T:15 p.m. with races and | j .htin:byboylandxirho(m| Ravinia School. Following that will || be presented exhibitions by members | of the Chicago Figure Skating Club. |; Frank Schoeninger and daughter, | Mrs. Louise Snyder, will do what is | called a "Pair." Miss Nancy Meyer, | Highland Park juvenile skating star [ will perform a special number which : she has been rehearsing for the Daily â€"News carnival. â€" Lawrence Apt and Louis Pitts will give a ecomedy act, entitled "The ‘Organ Grinder and HisaMonk." f Following thatâ€"Barbara and Jean â€"Tennant of Highland Park will do ~@Turns and Twirls." Louis Pitts] will then perform a single, followâ€" ed with a special waltz number with Mrs. W. Jacobs. Hugo Layer Clara Szmanski, the latter a j ile skating star of the Chicago Pflr ure Skating Club, will appear ptlnr in a spectacular act. _ And then wil come the big speâ€" Skate Co., "Red" lccm,zmgg the Black Forest at the Century of Progress, is ,ohednlod to .?;p“: m oi . ee ol c Sha a To ~Start ~Community Chest Fund Here; Seen . | as Step Forwardâ€" . KePuepementy s C700 L0 is ks PC Mr. McCarthy is & member of the Canadian Olympic Skating Weam, and has been for twelve years. unâ€" defeated speed champion. He will present a breathâ€"taking exhibition L C § cacne ol Rrcmua ;ol 'M’ flm skating 08 ‘VV8 blades, and jumping. _ _A small charge will be made for attendance. MiaL PC AERITzOTY : 7 The carnival will climax the wofk done this year by the skating rink committee of the Ravinia School P.T.A., headed by Mrs. A. T. Sihâ€" les. The entire committee is to be congratulated on the fine results achieved. ; Women Voters To . Hear FERA Chief ‘ The local League of Women Votâ€" ers is again sponsoring an evening‘s entertainment which should be of inâ€" terest to all residents of Highland Park and the vicinity. Mr. Harry L. Hopkins, chief of the FERA, is to give a talk on Saturday, March 2, on some phase of his work. Mr. Hopâ€" kins is recognized as & magnetic speaker, and an authority in his field. Further details will be printâ€" ed in another issue. is id The Illinois League is working hard for the passage of the Pehmaâ€" nent Registration Bil}, which is aimâ€" ed at greatly reducing, if not eliminâ€" ating illegal voting. Local bers are urged to "tune in" on» l&tion‘ WIJJD, on Monday, Feb. 4, at 10 o‘clock in the morning to hear Mr. Oakley E. Distin, chief supervisor of elections in Detroit, who will exâ€" plain the system of permanent regâ€" dstration used in Detroit. Ravinia Civic Ass‘n. To Meet Monday Night ‘‘The most important matter oo r hn brought up at the meeting will be that of the establishment of a cOmâ€" munity chest for Highland Park. Edwin C. Jones, for fifteen years the financial setretary of the United Charities of Chicago, will present the matter to the association. Mr. Jones is thoroughly acquainted with community chest organizations in ‘8 m of cities in United States, m.dc & wm, of the problem as it specifically afâ€" figure skating on long The F I1 k â€" KAE L 0050000 Cncl 00 £ Pu% ' Mrs. Atwater was born in Fredâ€"| Tomen Votâ€"| erickton, New Brunswick, Canada, n evening‘s) on 1855, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. id be of inâ€"| LeBaron Drury. She had one broâ€" f Highland ther, Sir Charles Carter Drury, & r. Harry L. viceâ€"admiral of: the itish Navy, ERA, is to who died in 1914. . it r, March 2, After the death of Mr. Atwater, k. Mr. Hopâ€"| who was a . prominent lawyer in a magnetic New York City, Mrs. Atwater made ity in hisher home at the Morgine Hotel in 11 be printâ€" Highland Park, wher for twentyâ€". :\ five years she had been a much beâ€" is working loved member: of th community. the Pekmaâ€" During the last two years she has hich is aimâ€"| made her home at the rpath Inn: "not eliminâ€" in Lake Forest. . al members She is survived by three children, ‘ on. sthtion| Mrs. Frederick A. ton of Lake b. 4, at 10| Forest, Philip PDrury| Atwater of to hear Mr.] Santa Maria, Cal., and Henry Atâ€"« fsupervisor| water of Leiscester, Mass., and six who will exâ€"| grandchildren. The following is a copy of . a notice that is being sent to all civic organizations in Highland Park with reference to the "wet" and "dry" petition. $ Two Weeks Remain | â€" For Circulation etif 3 Liquor Petitions Inasmuch as this is not a partiâ€" san matter but purely a givie ‘afâ€" fair, and as the signing of the petiâ€" tions: is neither a vote for . nor against the "wet" and:" ‘" quesâ€" tion, The Press is giving matâ€" ter prominence in its colu Petition blanks are inable from the city clerk. They be placed â€" indiscriminately about the town because the signatures have to be attested and the pergon who makes the attestations must be willâ€" ing to state that he km“ e signâ€" ers to be legal voters of |Highland Park: A 1 "I‘T To the Organization addré £ regarding the "wet" and "dry" referendum petition: Only two weeks remain for the ¢ompletition of the above tioned petitions, which must be ed, by at least 1,500 Highland Park voters if this important subject/ is to be placed on the vallot at the April election. ; f _ Up to the present only h few peâ€" titions have been return Will you please fill out the encl postcard and mail same back prom tly ? ‘The misunderstanding still perâ€" «ists to the effect that Highland ~The misunderstanding [still perâ€" sists to the effect that Highland Patk can be voted part " and part "dry" by permitting sale of bulk liquor and prohibitin sale for retail consumption on the! premises. The citizens should know 1. That unless enough voters sign the Referendum Petition th:“gnoo- tion cannot be voted on at fll the city automatically . beconjes "wet," which means bulk sales and retail consumption sales. 2. That under the law there is no provision for voting on t question of permitting bulk sales but proâ€" hibiting consumption â€"salés."" + The notice is as follows: If this matter has been taken up with ship we believe it is importance that it be done e e t ie n K ly, as the time limit for pleted petitfons filed is F Very truly yours, Committee: Anna M. Atwater . _ Rites Held W Funeral services wer o‘clock yesterday from Episcopal Church in Hif for Mrs. Anna‘ M. At of the late Henry C. died Tuesday morning, illness: of pneumonia Home Hospital.® N. S. Trust Bank S. Parker Johnston, eputy receiv= er for the North Shore Trust and Savings bank of Hig nd Park, anâ€" nounced _ recently at . dividend checks have been rec ived from the printers and will be y for disâ€" tribution in about a k. No exâ€" tra clerical help will be employed so the checks will be a feyw days in prepâ€" aration, he said. f ; The dividend will be for 33 per cent of $438,000. : If/ present condiâ€" tions prevail, the will pay a toâ€" tal of 85 per gent, with a possibility of 100 per cent if neral business condtions improve, Johnston stated. It has been announced that Highâ€" land Park merchants (will observe the semiâ€"annual dollar day on February 15. Pult‘ details Mave mot. heen worked out, but compete an ment will be given in next week‘s ;;;of'mm ANNOUNCE DOLLAR DAY M. R. Cleary, Dr. Earl D. F1 Mrs. Irving E. Charles A. W Alfred T. Sihl« January 29, 1935 fi;&wfiay In Full Drury| Aty al., and He« ter, ass., linhlandh Park Press tech, 4 Stieglitz, ght, , chairman held at 3 the Trinity hland Park ater, widow water, who fter a brief aving comâ€" bruary 15. »dnesday the Alice HIGHLAND PARK, ILL ITH HIGHLAND PARK!S primary election less than i month away, a word «oncern its importance and the rtarice « of primary, elections in. general, is not amiss. fallacy that the primaries are of minor importance is prevalen® among American voters. * A # m Nothing could be further from : the mary election, when there is a contest, a vote in the general election. It is in candidates are selected as Hd” represel citizen to hold public office. ; Work in Social Adjust ht Has . .. qoen in Progross FQ ... f Many a worthy candidate has had no opportu! xun in the general election, merel fi" use many voters who ould have supported him, decided to !Wi it until the ?nenlA n when a vote counts for something." No voter who has not a ballot in the primaries has a flfiht 0CÂ¥ ticize a ticket as unsatiglactory when he has not performed his part in its selection. / For 44 years the NOFLW University Settlement has b ' ( work, in the crowded no thwest side|: of Chicago, serving as a neighâ€"| hor to the people of that communiâ€"| ty, many of whom were if< in the old country and have foumd adjustâ€" ment to the new life bewildering and difficult; ME [ Organized by faculty members and friends of Northwestern _venity. it was originally suppo ted largely by Evanston but it: now‘ s active boa:ds in Chicago and several of its| cuburbs, of" which Highlaiid: Park and Lake Bluff are the farthest north. $ r‘J ! The community about t Ae Settleâ€" ment is one of the most congested })in Chicago. ‘The Settler’lfit offers them not only rooms for social gathâ€" erings of all ages, but spfieill classes in manual training, hotisekeeping and many othér activities, j C (Continued on p&”ifi) | penalizing aAny flnfllu.w P J . oo Thes oo N Lo uce i0 »o CC e en o oiial ht is the need to use‘our adve a,-‘ sing columns. We have no intent on of bee,ominq an organ for the dissemâ€" ination of propaganda for any on or all, of the candidates, Neither are our news columns obeB to illegitimate exploitation. In view of our reputation established throu .mrl{qu %usrter of a century of service as a leading fiewspaper on the North Shore, we hardly feel it necessary to state at no misleading information will be permitted to ap{a‘ear in gur pages. Any statement by a candidate will be clearly L beled as guch. |The source of any statements as to political policies or pUr s will be clearly indicated. . In other ‘words there will be no di isedrropazanda. However, we SHALL print the information referred to above. In our position as a publ ,hervug:(vge do not feel justified in saying to our readers: "If you desire information concerning this public problem, it must be pn%rpr" : : Funeral Semces‘field | Wed. for Mrs. McNiel Funeral services wexfi}%d at |the Immaculate Conception _ Church| on Wednesday morning f#*",Eliubeth Finlay MeNiel, 98, who died last Monday, Jan. 28. Interment was in St. Mary‘s Cemetery in ‘Lake Forâ€" est. rIF | Mrs. McNiel, widow of Charles McNiel, was born in Ayre s?‘ire, Seotland, Oct. 20, 1886. With her husband and children . came to i,Americu in 1891, a ;_] ttled in Highland Park. Her sW disposiâ€" tion and strong char were alâ€" ways a help to her man friends and to all who knew her. ||| EW it c e np e ce ie ie c acet 1 She is survived bfl: ee sons, Andréw, Douglass and Hugh, 16 igrandchildren, and 82 rreat grandâ€" children, and two great great grandâ€" children. © 4 es "Wednesday‘s Child" at : Alcyon This Week The feature attraction at the Alâ€" eyon Theatre tonight ‘hursday) is "Behold My Wife" featu ng Sylvia ‘Sidney, Gene Raymond, Laura Hope ‘Crews and Juliette Cof @_ox‘!. Ne _ Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1 and 2, Edward: Arnold, Karen Morely land Frankie Thomas Jn «Wednesâ€" day‘s Child." _ Saturday matinee, "Law of the Wild," seriil Sunday, Monday ind Tuesday, Feb. 3, 4, and 5, Anfi?"i Shirley in "Anne of Green Gableg," with O. P. Heggie, Tom Brown and Helen Westley. t } 1 Li _ LÂ¥X 4NA _ Wednesday, Feb.,. 5, â€"‘‘I Brown, . Detective" !qtturin'c Lucas. and Water Connolly. “ufi;r-s;y;' Friday &nd Saturday, Feb. 7, 8 and 9, Shirley Temple ‘nd'; James Dunnn in "Bright Eyes." Â¥ BENEFITED BY N. U. sxmmm the Northwestern Wmm o LNE bn Shove : on w being representative of the 5, â€""Father Paul NEW BOY SCOUT C. V. Nichols Named Chairman, _ M. D. Bullard To Be **~>~â€"~ Praance Chairman â€"â€" ._At its last meeting of the district committee of Highland Park, North Shore Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, ‘Dr. C. V. Nichols was named chairman of the Highland Park district committee and Milledge D. Bullard was named finance chairâ€"|‘ man. This will be good news to the many boys and men defininitely asâ€"} sociated with scouting in Highland|â€" Park. ‘ Dr. Nichols, in his capacity as disâ€" trict chairman, is already outlining a very extensve prog:am for the year 1935. Every troop, pack, and ship in Highland Park is backed by a functioning committee for interâ€" ested men. No matter where a boy lives in Highland Park, he is close to a real organization of boys and men in scouting. Dr, ‘Nichols says, "Scouting in Highland Park is the process of making real men out of real boys by a real program which works. In this worthwhile program of scouting the power of initiative and resourcefulâ€" | is developed. Thru Scouting boys discover themselves. ‘The Boy Scout move'r;;n?-i;;fi;ei good citizenship through participation. It: helpfully and sanely offsets the disadvantages which civilization has brought about. It meets the secret hazard of unâ€" guided leisure hours." c As most readers of the Highland Park Press know, Highland Park is a part of the North Shore Area Council coâ€"operating with Ea_ke Forâ€" which CIvViIZAUION AAS URUUBIU®AUNTCCT] 1 /Â¥ It meets the secret hazard of unâ€" During his service with the North | pog guided leisure hours." _ _\ Shore Line he directed his efforts t0| £o, As most readers of the Highhndlimpfovement in speed and emciency.\ *# Park Press know, Highland Park is with the result that the road WOD| doj a part of the North Shore Area: international honors as the fastest 4 Council coâ€"operating with Lake Forâ€"| electric interurban railroad five times a 4 est, Highwood, Glencoe, MWinnetka,| in the seven years from 1927 unti1| 43 Kenilworth, Wilmette and the Skokie\1983, when it gained permanent posâ€"| 4P towns. Right now the North Shore| sessgion of the speed trophy. | en Area Council is in the midst of a leader in affairs of the Ameriâ€" °D preparation for a financial camp&ign| can Transit Association and other es to take care of operating expenses | e itric railway organiztions, Mr. | for the year 1985. . ‘ _ | Blackhall made outstanding contribuâ€"| * /Mr. Bullard in speaking of this| tions to the advancement of the ‘inâ€"| !"" campaign says, "Highland Park citiâ€"! dustry. He was the inventor of a|;°* zens know the value of scouting and |new type of truck for street cars, "po will respond quickly to the appeal to| which is practically noiseless, and| t ragise Highland Park‘s quota. Other | alsp developed an aluminum body for fig St am Sighised Tok will o ron eight ut af sar por recsagges tr &A n ‘ar W1 con» j ht of i car r Hinna‘ta do its share. Our fellow Citiâ€" | a t half. Pe m /Mr. Bullard in speaking of this campaign says, "Highland Park citiâ€" zens know the value of scouting and will respond quickly to the appeal to raise Highland Park‘s quota. Osher ioh retninfiiel Pn snn daopmncerinatin 7 mm in the area are doing their and Highland Park will conâ€" tinue to do its share. Our fellow citiâ€" should consider this not only obligation but a privilege to conâ€" tribute to the present generation of ‘:uth in a program that gets reâ€" m." : truth.: A vote in priâ€" is fully as im: nt as the primary elegtion that Helen Jeffries To Be > | On Foreign Program Miss Helen Jeffries, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Jeffries of Highâ€" b::d;?u‘k, will appear on the proâ€" of ‘the British Broadcasting Co,. on Feb. 7 at 8 p.m., British time, or 2 p.m., Central Standard time. â€" Miss Jeffries is studying at the Royal Academy in London.. The. ocâ€" easion â€" offers an opportunity for Highland Park shortâ€"wave fans to hear a fellow townsman broadcast over a foreign station. type of H. P. Social Service â€" Seeks Home For High School Boy The Highland Park Social Service is coâ€"operating with the Dorcas Home in an numpdio find a Highâ€" land Park home for an unusually high type of boy who has passed the age limit for the Dorcas Home. The boy, who is seventeen years of age, has spent the past seven years in the home. Authorities there recommend him as an excellent stuâ€" dent, a hard worker and a very wholesome and cleanâ€"cut youth. Attention in Highland Park was first chlled to the boy; by a member of the New Trier boarzd of education in which home his older sister and brother were reared. This man sent the boy to Mr. Sandwick, principal of the Deerfieldâ€"Shields High School, and gave him the highest recommenâ€" dations. Mr. Sandwitk directed him to flnhl?.oehl which has since seeking to solve his probâ€" All r show hir into any than sa had one| year Of Nign sC0D0! @uM 20 desirous of finishing his education. 1 Members of the Social Service feel, as it is a critical period in his life, the question devolves into the problem of giving him art opporâ€" tunity become a useful and deâ€" sirable citizen or allowing him to drift for the next few years with the i atte t detriment‘io his after life. t uin Bog t )e c Cumer \ â€" senduntrngs Interésted persons may receive mqre information by calling Mrs. Flynn at the Highland Park Social Service office. Frum‘:'hl Rites For ohn R. Blackhall | Held Wednesday Funeral services â€" for John iB Blackhali, 65, manager for the re-‘ ceivers of the Chicago North Shoreâ€" and lgmukee Railroad (the North Shore Line), were held at the homeée 961 Bluff Road, Glencoe, at 2:80 p. m., Saturday, Jan., 26. The Rev. W. H. Macpherson of Joliet and the Rev. is W. Shery q!h;p‘lg; at Miamisburg, Ohio. Mr. Blackhall died Wednesday evening in Highland Park Hospital after a protractedâ€" illnesss. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. ?va Grove Blackhall, a native of Miamisburg, Ohio, also three brothers and three sisters residing in selections include evening d wraps, suits and msemblu.‘ hats, coats and numerous other artiâ€" clés at greatly reduced prices. { Mrs. Foster is now in New York P new stock. The manageâ€" Y of the Sport Shop will be glad | to send on word to her to secure any . things in which its customers + interested, end have. them subâ€" for approval. Final Reductions in 4 Sport Shop Sale The Sport Shop, at 360 Central Avenue, ‘Highland Park, announce final reductions in its completeâ€"clearâ€" ‘ of stock front its Lake Forest and Hubbard Woods shops. ports concerning the lad : to be a type who would fit high class home in a more isfactory manner. He has year of high school and is of finishing his education. irs of the Social Service for John R. receive PRESENT TRUE STATE OF COUNTY FINANCES Officers of County Board Corâ€" rect Misleading Informaâ€" H. D.: Kelsey, chairman of the county board, and John D. Thomas, chairman of the finance committee ofthoboqrd,pmtbdo'bfio taxpayers of Lake County, a finanâ€" cial statement as of Jan. 28, 1: showing the true condition of | county finances. Much has been said and printed lately, some of which misâ€"leading. f ta $y Tike every other county in the state, as well as practically municipd:zt Lake County is ed for fu There is a reason all. things, and a reason why . County is now where it is. Read following statement carefully. 4 04 Theca ameut s IAnannutinh 4. ment with the 211 tax spending bod ies of Lake County has been paid it full, according to the tax of the county, is $47,081.85. é â€" ‘This overdraft is occasioned the transferring of one fund budget to pay another, wh amount must eventually be replac in the fund from which it was b rowed Woman‘s Club To Hear Pianist At _ + February Meetin Mrs. Simon is hersel{ a. lawyer, also state chairman for the of Women Voters on the legal s§atâ€" us of women. She is well informed on this subject, 1B a dynamic speaker and peculiarly fitted to discuss this subject, answer any questions that may be asked. After the talk luncheon be served by a committee of | club at a very nominal fee, >e With the exception of B Cobb‘s campaign letter, little ufirfly on the part of. for nomination in the elecâ€" ;i:n this month has so far beep eviâ€" nt. » 4 Although there are ni canâ€" didates in the field, five of are up for reâ€"election, they have | ently been waiting forâ€"a spell before plunging into an m a B. C. Highly, 60 years formerly of Highland Ps found dead in the Brevoo vithlhlhtmih"f'1 ple last Sunday night. He ,”fl:undntflnbh!hr | week. ‘ & ~Cobb is seeking nom mayor as are William | R. P. Sherer. & Former Resident _ _ f Commits 8 been fired, was clutched in his rÂ¥ht hand. A note was in the room asking that . a Â¥, Theodore S. Chapman of , be notified. Chapman said had been despondent over health. A pillow cpvered his ar 38 revolver from which one ®} (Continued on page 8) NUMBER 49 60 years pld and ighland P was the Brevoogt Hotel ough his temâ€" night. He e hotel for & red his & ; which one clutched in was | in the at . & Â¥ ’..d , be an said fact that nothing “fi“& for and tion as ajcide