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fice to the stand. He stated that he counted 11 cabs at the stand on one occasion when the city ordinance only allowed three for each of the *"omr-:'h:.hlr. Swanson was requested council to further (Continued on page 8) The taxicab problem arose again to haunt the council when Commisâ€" sioner Swanson stated he was reâ€" ceiving more and more complaints about overerowding of the taxi stand and constant shuttling of the cabs back and forth from their ofâ€" Commissioner Swanson stated that he had received a complaint from a resident of the Braeside area in which a request was made for the inâ€" stallation and repair of a sidewalk extending from Sheridan road along County Line road to the railroad tracks. The council instructed the city attorney to contact the property owners over whose property this route progressed to see what could be done about remedying the situaâ€" week. As a remedy, city officials are working on a specific ordinance which calls for a permit to be purâ€" chased at a nominal fee. Under this ordinance all breaking of curbs is done according to the city‘s specifiâ€" cations. Mr. Swanson pointed out that Glencoe had such an ordinance in effect and that it not only proâ€" vided the city with an additional source of revenue but that it comâ€" pletely did away with hapâ€"hazard eurb breaking. Commissioner Swanson obtained the approval of the council on a plan setting the vehicle tax deadline for March 1. Sometime in February notices will be sent out stating that all automobile owners not paying their vehicle tax by that date will be subject to fine. With the holidays a thing of past record the City Council returned to its regular Monday evening meeting schedule with renewed zest. All memâ€" bers were present and accounted for when Mayor Ronan officially called the session to order. The audience was neither unduely large mor interrogating which lends credâ€" ence to the theory that the City Fathers are standing in pretty well with their constituents. &hen there isn‘t some group or other to storm the portals of the council room of a Monday evening you may rest asâ€" sured things are running pretty smoothly. Commissioner Sharp opened his report by strongly urging that every resident in Highland Park that was delinquent in the payment of his water bill, reimburse the city at the earliest possible moment. Mr. sharp stated that the city stood to lose some ten percent of its revenue from the sale of water to Highwood, due to that community building its own plant and that the local water department would be further handiâ€" capped if unpaid water bills were allowed to run beyond a reasonable length of time. Commissioner Sharp decried the laxity in the past that permitted the running up of unpaid water bills to an almost unbelievable amount. He cited the case of one family who had a bill against it for $140. Mr. Sharp strongly urged the collection of water bills before they reached the pointâ€"as in the above caseâ€"where payment for all practiâ€" cal purposes, was impossible. Commissioner Swanson urged that something be done to prevent conâ€" tractors and home owners from wantonly breaking up the city‘s curbs to suit their own whims. He stated that he stopped one party in the act of breaking a curb withâ€" out a permit in south Ravinia last The first order of procedure folâ€" lowing the reading and approval of the minutes of the preceeding meetâ€" ing was the reading of a letter by City Clerk Musser from the Chamâ€" ber of Commerce congratulating the city on the Sheridan road and Cenâ€" tral avenue street improvements. This letter was followed by a second epistle in which the Highland Park Social Service committee thanked the city for it eight years tenency of quarters in the old City Hall buildâ€" ing. The Social Service committee informed the city that it was vacatâ€" ing its space in the building by Janâ€" uary 15 and that it wished 1 take this opportunity of expressing its appreciation for the many courtesies extended it by the municipality. VOLUME XXIX â€" Single Copy 5¢ in charge of the collection of funds for Finnish Relief in the Highland Park area. However, he requests that all donations to agencies. this fund be made out to the "Finnish Relief Fund" and sent to the First National Bank of Highland Park where they will Fmxise Reum®r Funp! Mayor Ronan has been placed The Highlani Park Presgs Those who have been impatiently looking forward to the midâ€"winter dinnerâ€"dance of the vinia Womâ€" an‘s club will be Intflr&d in learnâ€" ing that the date of the dance has been set ahead a week. Mrs. Fred E. Law, chairman of the club‘s soâ€" cial committee, has announced that to avoid having the event fall within the Lenten period. the dance will be held on the third instead of the tenth of February. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Highland Park, announces a free lecture on ‘"Christian Science" by Thomas E. Hurley, C.S.B., of Louisâ€" ville, Ky., to be given Friday eveâ€" ning, January 12, at 8 o‘clock in Elm Place school auditorium. Mr. Hurley is a member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. Ravinia Woman‘s Club Announces Date For Dinner Dance The annual meeting of the Infant Welfare society will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 31st, at the Stevâ€" ens hotel. The morning sesison will be devoted to the Center and Station reports and will be followed by luncheon and some brief talks by members of the board of directors. The fifth and last of Dr. Dudley Crafts Watson‘s travel symphonies at the Highland Park High School Auditorium will be presented at 8:15 Tuesday evening, January 16. Dr. Watson begins with the Wonder City, New York, and its glittering World‘s Fair. His motion pictures of the Fair‘s Fountains of light and fire and of New York‘s Gay White Way are unsurpassed. _ _ _ Ends Dr. Watson‘s Travel Series Jan. 16 Flying westward, Dr. ‘Watson stops at Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cinâ€" cinnati, Chicago, Highland Park, Lincoln, and Tulsa. Contrasting the dust bow! with the fabulous corn belt, the vast wheat fields, and the cattle ranges, he takes his audience to the Black Hills, the Sioux Indian reservations, Yellowstone and Glaâ€" cier Park. Announce Lecture on Christian Science The Columbia River with Grand Coulee and Bonneville Dams marks the way through the majestic Casâ€" cades to the Pacific coast. Mt. Raâ€" nier with the Forest Empire and a thrilling forest fire, and finally San Francisco with its new bridges and the beautiful Golden Gate Exposiâ€" tion, bring this colorful lecture of the abundant life, art and scenery of America to its close. The above record could not be termed very unfavorable for a comâ€" munity as large as this, but it is hoped that during the coming year, casualties and accidents may be reâ€" ported at a much lower figure. The monthly meeting of the Highâ€" land Parkâ€"Ravinia Center of the Inâ€" fant Welfare ociety will be held on Monday, Jan. 22, at ten o‘clock, at the home of Mrs. E. L. Andrews, 234 Laurel avenue. Wonders of America Dr. Watson presents this sym phony by means of hand colorel slides, kodaâ€"chrome stills, and movâ€" ies, and a veritable concert of Amerâ€" ican music. Eleven deaths attributed to acciâ€" dent were recorded in Highland Park during the year 1939. Of these only three were caused by auto acciâ€" dents, while the balance were due to monoxide poisoning, trains, burns, suffocation, suicide, and drowning. Ninetyâ€"two persons suffered dog bites, while 7 were victims of hit and run drivers, 21 of drunken drivâ€" ers, and 1 attempted suicide, Monthly Meeting Of Infant Welfare Society, January 22 Record 11 Deaths Due to Accidents During Year Past The accidents were classified as follows: 8 between auto and train; 9 between auto and pedestrian; 7 between bicycle and auto; 5, auto and motorcycle; 1 train and pedesâ€" trian; 6, auto and RR. gates; and 16 miscellaneous accidents. Eightyâ€"eight persons were inâ€" jured in accidents with 73 hospital cases and 15 examined at doctors‘ offices. Of this number 82 were adults and 16 children. Of the 336 accidents reported, 216 of these occurred in daylight while 120 took place at night time. This rather refutes the statement that most accidents occur at night time. There were 101 accidents at interâ€" sections, 236 between intersections and 39 single accidents. A meeting of the Young Repubâ€" lican Club of Highland Park will be held this Friday, the 12th, in their elubroom in the ;c-hrkrhil&c. The Collector‘s Study Group will meet also on January 16 that ten in the morning to hear Chatles Taskey talk on "Old English Lustre." He will discuss the origin of lustre, its development through silver lustre, silver resist, pink and Sunderland and copper lustre, and will exhibit a wide array of pieces, exemplifying the different types. Many of these will be rarities, seldom seen outside of museums. As is customary with the lectures sponsored by this group any ywho are interested in the subâ€" ject of Mr. Taskey‘s discussion may attend this meeting for a nominal fee. Tickets may be obtained at xe door. Young Republicans Club Meets Friday Gutzon Borglum Noted Sculptor At Woman‘s Club Mr. Borglum is, of course, known to everyone through his remarkable work on the national memorial now being carved in the granite of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. We in the Chicago area have long been familiar with his equestrian statue of Sheridan which is in the city, and among some of his fine work is the marble head of Lincoln in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington and a bronze group, the Mares of Dioâ€" medes in the Metropolitan Museum. Although Mr. Borglum has not been content to be a studio artist but has thrown himself actively inâ€" to the public and political life of his time, his talk before the Womâ€" an‘s club is to be on "Great Stone Faces" and will present a remarkâ€" able opportunity to hear an interâ€" esting and authoritative discussion of sculpture. At the conclusion of the program tea will be served in the lounge of the club. Mrs, Earl Fritsch, Mrs. Lyle Maley, Mrs. Walter Meierhoff and Mrs. A. E. Wolters will pour. introduce the distinguished speaker of the afternoon. This speaker is a man outstanding among seulptors, painters, authors and lecturers, Gutzon Borglum. At two o‘clock on January 16th the first meeting of the Highland Park Woman‘s club for 1940 will be held and Mrs. David Sanders, chairâ€" man of the program committee will The above picture taken Monday morning shows to a small degree the destruction caused by the fire nrléothn morning in the building owned by the E. A. Meyer Construction mpany on West Park avenue. Full details will be found in accompanying story. HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, Milk Trucks and Garage Destroyed GuTzon BoRGLUM be in charge in Highland Park. Perâ€" cy Prior will manage the new Evâ€" Iredale‘s are remodeling the first three floors of their Evanston store to make way for the furniture store, which has made such rapid strides that the change became neeâ€" essary to better facilitate the handâ€" ling of increased business. The Highland Park building will be used for storage and furniture moving as well as the sale of used furniture. Mr. Ivan D. Wendell will Early in February, Iredale Furâ€" niture store will move from its presâ€" ent location at 874 Central avenue to Evanston, where they will be located at 1723 Benson avenue, just north of Marshall Field‘s Evanston store. Highland Park Social Service, W. W. Steele, township supervisor, and the Highland Park Community Chest all maintained offices at this location, as well as the W.P.A. Sewing project. After January 10, the office of Hirhland Park Social Service will be uite 3 in the Hawkins Bldg., 47 S. »t. Johns avenue. The office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p. m. only. Afternoon appointments can be made when necessary. Move Offices From Old City Hall To New Locations The three offices formerly housed in the Old City Hall building are moving this week to new locations, due to the fact that the building was recently sold to Community Services, Inc., for a Community House. The remodeling of this building is to begin as soon as comâ€" pletely vacated. The office of W. W. Steele, townâ€" ship supervisor, and the W.P.A. sewing project on which 24 women and two men are employed, have moved to 630 N. Green Bay road, the store formerly occupied*by the Meja School of Dance. This locaâ€" tion is not definite, however. At a very informl meeting last Monday evening Mr. James M. Kenâ€" nedy of 1232 Sunnyside lane, Highâ€" land Park, gave a short but exceedâ€" ingly interesting talk about the U.S. Gypsum company of which he is statistician. Plans were also made for the installation meeting Monâ€" day, and for further meetings. Iredale‘s Furniture Store to Move to Evanston Location The Highland Park Community Chest is still operating at the old location but will probably move early next week to their office at 4 N. Second street. This is the same office maintained during the recent campaign for funds. Monday evening at 6 p.m. the Kiâ€" wanis club of Highland Parkâ€"Raâ€" vinia will install their officers for this year. The new officers are Dr. L. F. Bushnell, president; Paul Branch, viceâ€"president; George Harâ€" rison, treasurer, and Dr. Douglas Boyd, secretary. Dr. Frank Trangâ€" mar is the immediate past president. Heading the list of guests will be Mr. Walter Ingram of Kiwanis International and Mr. Franklin Kesâ€" ter, Lieutenant Governor of this Kiwanis district. Guests are also expected from other North Shore towns. Kiwanis Club to Install Officers Next Monday Night University of Tllinois | $35,000 Fire Destroys Garage | _ And 20 Milk Trucks, Monday The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert K. Hardacre, 1019 Marion avermue, who was born Dec. 30, died Monday morning at the Highland Park hospital. Deanna Durbin in "First Love" Next Week at Alcyon Philathea Class Meets The Philathea class of the Bethany Evangelical church will meet next Tuesday evening, January 16, at the home of Mrs. Ruth Siemsen. Folâ€" lowing the meeting a white elephant sale will be held. The tenth annual dance of the Highwood Fire department will be held Saturday evening, Feb. 3, at Oak Terrace school. Music will be furnished by "Red" Edwards Sweet Swingsters. Prizes consisting of a 82 piece set of dishes and a chrome plated smoking stand will be awardâ€" ed during the evening. Registrations have closed in the Monday evening Badminton class. However, anyone wishing to enroll in Badminton can register for the classes being offered on Wednesday evening. The class in woodwork is filled. Opportunity for late registrations will be offered on Monday, January 15, and Wednesday, January 17. All persons intending to enroll should take advantage of this because it is quite necessary to enter our course by next week at the latest if a person really wants to gain any benefits in the various subjects. Registrations are still open in Cooking, Sewing, Metal Work, Drawing, and Painting, Mechanical Drawing, Leatherwork and Bookâ€" binding, Business English, Bookâ€" keeping, Typing and Advancel Shorthand, Photography and Archâ€" It seems quite evident that the new course in English Literature under Miss Elizabeth Bredin is to be one of our most popular offerâ€" ings. Any persons intending to enâ€" roll in this class should plan to atâ€" tend next Monday evening. ery For Saturday only the Alcyon will be screening a doubleâ€"feature proâ€" gram with two good films on the bill. "The Dead End Kids on Dress Parade" is a light, gay picture showing them enjoying life as modâ€" el group of American youths at a military academyâ€"bringing forth fun galore for their fans. Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell and Baby Sandy are featured in "East Side of Heaven," which brings you song hits, romance and plenty of comedy. The second term of the Highland Park Adult Education classes startâ€" ed on l;(_ondayreveninrg, January 8. Adult Education Classes Report Large Enrollment Enrollment in nearly all the classâ€" es offered was heavy enough to inâ€" sure the continuance of the courses throughout the term. The Alcyon theatre is presenting a doubleâ€"feature program for toâ€" night and Friday with Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer appearing in an unusual story ‘"When Tomorrow Comes." This attraction provides a rich field for the acting genius of Miss Dunne and Mr. Boyer. On the same evenings Zorina, the faâ€" mous dancer, and Eddie Albert apâ€" pear in that outstanding hit "On Your Toes." Miracles do happen, even in this day and age. Latest miracle to pass is Deanna Durbin‘s new picture, "First Love," at the Alcyon on Sunâ€" day, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesâ€" day. In the cast with her are Robâ€" ert Stack, Eugene Pallette and Leaâ€" trice Joy. Place this film on your "must see" list. Six women and 17 men were sworn in. They are to continue the investigation of gamblers‘ incomes and to handle routine cases. All three Highland Park women are actâ€" ive in the League of Women Votâ€" Highwood Firemen Hold Dance Feb. 3 Three Local Women Serve on Grand Jury Mrs. Carroll Binder was appointâ€" ed Forewoman of a special Fedetal grand jury for January by Federal Judge Charles Woodward. Also servâ€" ing on the grand jury are Mrs. Philip Ringer and Mrs. Monroe Otâ€" tenheimer. Infant Passes On Gasoline Explosion Believed Cause; Firemen Hurt R Effective Mon., Jan. 15, No. 434 daily ex Sunday for Chicago will leave Highland Park 2:20 inâ€" tsead of 2:41 p.m.; arrive &;m 2:58 p.m. making convenient conâ€" Highland Park firemen battled for over four hours early Monday mornâ€" ing in a fire which gutted the E. A. Meyer Construction company garâ€" age, 2259 W. Park avenue, and deâ€" stroyed twenty milk trucks housed therein. The total damage is estiâ€" mated at about $35,000. Three Highland Park firemen, who were injured in the fire, were given treatment and have resumed their duties. Ray Botker received a scalp gash when a brick wall fell. Ray Snceden suffered a rib injury and Paul Marty was cut on the head. In spite of the loss of their trucks Hawthorneâ€"Melody Farms were able to make regular deliveries Monâ€" day morning, and only five service complaints were recorded, which are about equal to a normal day‘s busâ€" iness. By calling their drivers in other communities â€" and getting them to begin their day‘s work an hour or two earlier and with trucks borrowed from garages and other places of business, the dairy mainâ€" tained their service without interâ€" ruption. Change in Train Service Announced Highwood and Lake Forest deâ€" partments were called to the asâ€" sistance of Highland Park‘s comâ€" plete equipment, and fought for sevâ€" eral hours in an effort to control the blaze. The vehicles were parked so closeâ€" ly in the 150 foot by 75 foot strucâ€" ture that further salvage was imâ€" possible. Intermitent _ explosions when the fire reached the gas tanks, imperiled workers and fireman. When it was realized that the prospects of saving the garage were gone, the firemen put forth every effort to save two adjacent buildâ€" ings occupied by the E. A, Meyer Construction company. More than a year ago Cuneo, head of a printing firm, bought up a number of independent dairies, inâ€" cluding the Mellody Farms of Lake Forest and formed the Hawthorneâ€" Mellody Farms Dairy Co. The dairy is located on Skokie road at the inâ€" tersection of Clavey road. Mr. Cuneo owns the Samuel J. Insull estate on Milwaukee avenue near Libertyville which he uses as a country estate, The alarm was turned in at 12:45 a.m. by two maintenance men of the Hawthorneâ€"Mellody Farms Dairy company, whose trucks were housed in the garage, and who were preparâ€" ing the trucks for their morning deliveries. It is believed that the fire was caused by the explosion of a five gallon can of gasoline, placed too near a coal heater. The fire was a most spectacular one, attracting hundreds of motorâ€" ists along the Skokie highway and delaying trucks from both direcâ€" tions. Many residents whose homes were some distance from the fire were awakened by the bright light shining through their bedroom winâ€" dows. It was probably one of the most disastrous and picturesque fires that Highland Park has witâ€" nessed since the fire which destroyed the Evans building which housed the Garnett dry goods store, some fifteen years ago. Twelve of the thirtyâ€"two trucks in the garage were saved by the comâ€" pany‘s maintenance men, who were on duty. ~Among the twenty veâ€" hicles destroyed were three new trucks, two of which had made two or three trips, while the third one had just been delivered the day previous. .. Fire Chief E. C. Hoskins of the local force, said this was one of the worst fires the city has witâ€" nessed in a decade. He estimated the damage at around $36,000, alâ€" though no definite figures have yet been arrived at. Mr. Hoye, manager of the Hawâ€" thorneâ€"Mellody Farms Dairy, of Highland Park, estimated their loss including trucks and other equipâ€" ment at around $25,000. They are covered by insurance. According to a representative of the E. A. Meyer Construction comâ€" pany, the $10,000 building which was destroyed by fire was partially covered by insurance. NUMBER 46