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‘The Hinhlant® Park Preas _ _ Monday evening‘s City Council session smacked of old times this week. A great deal more zest and lively discussion was "on tap" at this meeting than has been the case for many weeks past. The imâ€" proved spirit as exemplified by the members of the council and reflected rather drab sessions. No one appreâ€" ciates more than this writer the in a more responsive audience was the business at hand in chambers in gthe council at this time. The anxiety to get the public meetings over with in order to get down to sponsible for the rather unfruitful ally cleared from the council‘s calâ€" endar the visiting public may expect more instructive and interesting Civil Service commission had preâ€" sented the name of John Henry Oh!â€" wein for consideration as an addiâ€" tion to the Police Department to fill a vacancy left by the recent resigâ€" nation of Sergeant John Sullivan. With the approval of the council Mr. Ohlwein was appointed by Mayor Ronan as a probationary ofâ€" ficer at the regular salary of $140 that debris at the city dump was being cleared away preparatory to the type and extent of foundation work necessary for the new incinâ€" erator. Asking of bids for this proâ€" ject is next in order with the start of actual work estimated to. be within the neighborhood of 80 days. He also said his department was drawing up a letter of instructions for the garbage collectors to pass on to the public informing them of several new rules governing refuse collection and disposal . City Clerk Musser presented to the coungil for its approval a $10,000 pervision the bond was contracted for stated that this was the first common business practice of self Town Hall, 378 Central avenue, Highland Park, at 2 p.m., April 2nd, st which time final action will be taken by the electors on the annual budget and appropriation ordinance. The annual meeting is held for the transaction of the business of the town, and a moderator having been slected, will hear and consider m..lm-â€"qh -â€";md the town. Wm. W. Stecie, Township m-flndfim b -‘MM way islands in the Sunset subdiviâ€" sion ares and replace it with lawns and trees of the type that would not be a trafiie hasard. Lester Britâ€" ton, president of the association, and J. $. Johnson, also of that orâ€" ganization were in attendance at the meeting and outlined the purâ€" poses back of their request. Safety and beautifying the area were the primary points stressed by Mr. Britton im his remarks to the counâ€" cil. At the recommendation of Commissioner Swanson the council granted the association‘s request. chored and kept out of the gutters his department would be compelled to remove them. The age old nuisance of traffic beâ€" ing held up by the railroad crossing gates at Central avenue and Roger Williams avenue was brought up for discussion at Monday evening‘s sesâ€" Commisgioner Swanson stated he had recgived a request from the Sunset Terrece Improvement assoâ€" ciation for permission to remove the shrubbery from several parkâ€" Commissioner Swanson also stated he had received several comâ€" plaints concerning the traffic hazâ€" ard growing out of the placing of large rocks in the gutters and parkâ€" ways, particularly in the southeast section of the city, in an attempt to protect lawns from careless moâ€" torists. He stated that unless propâ€" erty owners took some steps to see cited. Chief of Police Moroney was of the opinion that much of the Jeâ€" (Continued on Page 8) Deerfield Township Annual Town Meeting To Be Held April 2 Interested citizens are arged to atâ€" minutes particularly at Roger Wil liams while the gate keeper per Mayor Ronan opened the meeting Scmme in iecous Weras. _ As wi uekau is gieuuâ€" will be held at five to 12 Results of Second On last Monday and Wednesday nights, March 18 and 20, the Highâ€" ucrfidph‘ contest. Charles Laner, Mark Panther, George Ekdahl and George Scheuchâ€" enpSug, al} agreed that Highland Park is really Badminton conscious, as the grade of playing seen at this contest far exceeded that of any previous contest held in our com mumnity. In the "A" Class which was the top class of the tournaâ€" ment there were forty different conâ€" testants, In the "B" class fortyâ€" three persons contested and in the second annual Badminton Tournaâ€" ment in the gymnasinms of the high Scott of Deerfleld; second to Harâ€" old Giss of Deerfield. Men‘s Doublesâ€"First to Erwin Drieske and Vernon Giss of Deerâ€" field; second to Harry Skidmore and Dr. Baker Hamilton of the High School Class. Ladies‘ Doublesâ€"First to Hazel and Helen Dawson of the High School Class; second to Abercombie and Fuller of the, Lincoln School Ladies® Doublesâ€"First to Mary McGuire and Jane Todd of Deerâ€" field; second to Florence Russell and Ruth Johnson of Deerfleld. Mixed Doublesâ€"First to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Stem Jr. of the Deerâ€" field club; second to Mary McGuire and Ray Dobbins of the Deerfleld Club. . were as follows: Becker of the Ravinia Club; second to Mark Panther of the High School Class. Club; second to B. K. Perreault and E. E. Kern of the Ravinia Club. 3. T9%â€"A4â€"A04 HekAaliem kere: F. Vyse nd.. 5 mer of the m second to Mrs. Richard Lowenstein and Eleaâ€" nor Becker of the Ravinia Club, Mixed Doublesâ€"First to Betty Quigley and R. Schneider of the High Sehool Class; second to Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Vyse Jr. of the Raâ€" vinia Club. This tournament was sponsored jointly by the Highland Park Night School and the Highland Park Comâ€" aisles and other most cases it was reported that the attendunce was even greater than those at the Christmas services, Where the churches were small, the Sunday school rooms were used to take cart of the overfiow, while in some of the larger churches addiâ€" munity Center. to attend the Easter services at the local churches. All of the churches The General Town tax was deâ€" creased from 15 cents to 10 cents of the $100 assessed valuation at the semiâ€"annual meeting of the West Deereld Township board of audiâ€" tors on Tuesday evening. They also voted the 30 cent levy for the poor relief fund, according to state regâ€" ulations in order to be eligible for state aales tax, again this year. The appropriation was approved and will be presented at the annual Town Meeting on Tuesday, April 2, at 2 p.m, in the Town Hall. Peâ€" ter J. Duffy, who is senior member of the board, aeted as chairman at Dwight H. Green, who is Repubâ€" lican candidate for Governor, will be in Highland Park late Sunday afternoon to meet the voters of Highland Park. Any citizens inâ€" terested in meeting this candidate are invited to the Highland Park Woman‘s Club between 6 and 7:30 o‘clock _ Sunday â€" evening. This meeting is being sponsored by the Greem For Governor committee of West Deerfield Twp. Taxes Decreased at Annual Meeting member, due to the vacaney caused by the death of Supervisor James Dwight Green To Visit Here Sunday Highland Park, headed by Edwin Gilroy, Jerome Bowes Jr., and Arâ€" thur Swanson. H.P. Churches Filled to Capacity Easter Men‘s Singlesâ€"First to Clarence Men‘s Doublesâ€"First to Art Vyse In spite of the frigid temperaâ€" Candidates To Be â€" InÂ¥Y.W.C. A. Apr.5 Heard At Meeting Y.W.C.A. Assembly room at 8 pam. ‘The league, a strictly nonâ€"partisâ€" State Senator and State Represenâ€" tative, of both major political parâ€" Lifshin‘iiulbatis ave ntviite ie aiaia e on i.2 ooo‘ meeting, so that the time given over to the speakers can be employed for the purpose of expressing views on current issues. | There are four candidates for State Senator, four for State‘s Atâ€" torney and 12 for lh’uulhdwq in the Tilinois General Assembly. All are expected to attend. Mrs. J. Sigurd Johnson, president of the Highland Park League of Women Voters, will conduct the meeting. â€" His resignation, which came as @ complete surprise to many, was pÂ¥feâ€" sented several weeks ago. It beâ€" comes effective April ist. Jack is not leaving the force beâ€" have a tract of land on Lake Gilâ€" more. They plan to gettle down there and enjoy the remainder of their lives in fishing, bunting and other outdoor sports. Altho the Sergeant will be greatly missed, his friends wish him the greatest of success and happiness in his new environment. Police Sergeant John Sullivan, probably more familiarly known among his friends as "Jack," leaves the Highland Park Police Forge cause of his age or ill heaith, for the retirement age is 65, and he just barely passed the 60 mark. is luvlnz to live a simple Sgt. Jack Sullivan Leaves Post With H.P. Police Sunday Sunday, after 22 years of service. It is easy to talk about going into all the world to preach the Gospel, but when it is a case of going in person to tell & fallen Poter or a doubtâ€" ing Thomas of the hope that is in you, that is so different. To be sure, we are to preach the Gospel to all nations; but since the Ensterâ€"message bids us tell Jesus‘ disciples, especially the disciples who, Hike Peter, need it most, let us rouse ourselves to an earnest performance of our Easter duty. < Go, friend, and tell those disciples who because of sickness, bereaveâ€" -‘Mmhcmfiflfi-ulfi, not to forget that their Lord is rison. 16 a heavenly power in that Word »He in vizew from the dood" â€" > W,. P. Suhr. Mrs. William Salyards Jr., and Mrs. Philip E. Cole as delegates of Dumaresq Spencer unit, attended the annual Patriotic Conference and dinner Tuesday (March 26) at the Chicago Towners elub (formerly looked, After the angelic messenger had announced the fact of the resurâ€" rection to the women he added: "But go your way, tell His disciples and Peter." Tell them what? ‘"That he is risen from the dead." Perhaps it was selfâ€"evident for them to go and tell their fellowâ€"disâ€" ciples. But when did you last reassure some fellowâ€"Christian who was oppressed by fears, doubts, and hopelessness that he should remember Jesus is risen from the dead. When did you comfort some one who was sorrowing over his denial of his Savior like Poeter or over some other sin with the faet that Christ ever liveth to make intercession for repentant Medinah club, honoring Mrs. Wilâ€" liam H. Corwith, national president of the American Legion Auxiliary who was guest speaker. Mrs. Cole is the National Defense chairman of the local unit. Children of all ages love to get things, so members of Dumaresq Spencer unit provided a delightful KEaster treat for the children of Doreas Home. Attractive table favâ€" ors, chicks, bunnies and Easter basâ€" Provides Easter Joy For Dorcas Children kets were given each child. These various treats throughout the year are made possible by proceeds from Poppy Day. Mrs. George Weiss is Child Welfare ebmirman of the unit and plans these surprises for the There is one phase of the Easter message that might easily be overâ€" HIGHLAND PARK, for w vervey cevenâ€"sesmmnng . menne ost enten Meditation Our Easter Obligation where they Local Schools to Elect Board Members w’m13 _ Annual school board elections will be held on the second Saturday of :fl-mb’hv,vhifi will be April 13, _ The polls for the high school elecâ€" tion will be open from 12 noon to T pm. The polling places will be: in the foyer of the auditorium at the Highland Park High school; in the City Hall of Lake Forest; in Town Hall in Deerfield; in the grade school in Highwood; and in the Village Hall of Lake Bluff. J| Fucik of Highland Park and Mrs. ‘Edward R. Seese of Bannockburn, Petitions have been filed in behalf of Mr. Fucik as a candidate for reâ€" ’ehetion. Mr. Seese has announced expire at this time are Mr. Edward Petitions must be filed at least ten days before the electionâ€"that is, not later than midnight April Mr. Harold Norman of Bannockâ€" 2, with the Secretary of the Board. Since this is a township high school and the district is comprised of Shields township, Deerfield townâ€" ship and West Deerfleld township, there has always been a gentlemen‘s agreement to the effect that the high school Board be comprised of two members from the north, two from the south, and one from the that he will nat three years. Township high school boards elect their own president when they meet to canvass the elecâ€" tion returns and to organize within ten days after the election. School District 108 For the purpose of electing a president and two members of the Board of Education for the full term; and for electing a member of the Board of Education to fill a vaâ€" cancy of unexpired term of one year, the anngal election of School Disâ€" trict 108 will be held at the Linâ€" coin school house, Green Bay road and Lincoin avenue, on Saturday, April 13, 1940, between the hours of x2 c‘elock noon and 7 o‘clock p.m. â€"~ Peritions have) been fleéd for John B. Juckzon for president of the Board,;,and for Edward Miles Knox and Laura H. Brown for members of the Board for the full term; and for Jess Halsted for member of the Board to fill the vacancy term of one year. School District 107 For the purpose of electing a president and two members of the Board of Education of School Disâ€" trict 107, an election will be held Saturday afterncon, April 18, beâ€" tween the hours of 12 noon and 7 p.m. at the Eim Place school. from the south, and one from the west, thereby spreading the repreâ€" sentation over the entire district. Francis M. Knight is seeking reâ€" election as president of the Board and Arthur Swanson and H. E. Balâ€" lenger have petitioned for another term as members of the board. No other petitions have been filed. Onk Terrace School Saturday afternoon, April 13, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. an election will be held at Oak Terrace school for the purpose of electing two members to the Board of Education of Sehool District 111, whose terms Jones of 272 Vine avenue, for the luncheon given last Thursday beneâ€" will be for three years. Thomas Musatto and lfib Saielâ€" li, present incumbents, Rave petiâ€" tooned for reâ€"election to the board. No other petitions have been filed. An Appreciation With deep gratitude, thanks are extended to Mr, and Mrs. George R. fiting the Finnish relief fund. The speaker was Dr. A. Rauâ€" talahti of Waukegan. The occasion added $41 to the fund. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1940 Members serve for a term of |Jungle Explorer and Deep Sea i'% \ _ DiverIn Mustrated Lecture _ Hlustrated Lecture Reveals New World Of Beauty, April 14 Presenting a lecture and motion picture in natural color at the Elm Place school auditorium, Sunday evening, April 14, Sam Campbell "The Philosopher of the Forest" will take us behind the scenes in nature and reveal a new world of beauty and friendliness. In this atmosphere of beauty and friendliness, to quote Mr. Campâ€" bell, "Nature bas a deep, salutary effect upon those who are receptive to her benefits. She calls forth courage and hardiness from the pioneer, poetry from the poet, muâ€" sic from the composer and art from the artist." Council Tuesday At Public Library To explore the "corridors of naâ€" ture" with Sam Campbell is to gain a new and refreshing viewpoint of the outâ€"ofâ€"doors. Let us give active support and eoâ€"operation to the success of this excellent lecture and motion picâ€" ture, the proceeds of which are to :. Tickets may be: purchased at both ‘Gsell Drug steres, or atâ€"Phil Johnâ€" sons at County Line and Waukegan road, or phone H.P, 2334. The Public Library, instead of the Community Center, will be the place of meeting April 2nd at 8 p.m. for the proposed Community Coune!_L the speaker, Mrs, Alonzo N. Benn, flbb:fi-ldfio"(h- rect Use of Fing" committee of the Illinois Daughters. go to the Highland Park Communâ€" ity Center. â€" â€" C 8 _ It was hoped that the new Comâ€" munity Center would be in readiâ€" ness for such a meeting. The inâ€" mon objectives and avoid duplieation of effort, the League of Women Votâ€" Nb pne sns the local groups, The League will have no connection with the comâ€" munity council in the future, exâ€" cept as one of the member organiâ€" zations. Some seventy local organâ€" izations have been invited to send Because many people in Highland Park believe our city needs some sort of a central organization through which all community groups could coâ€"ordinate their activities, achieve more effectively their comâ€" stallation of the lighting system, however, is as yet unfinished, hence the change of meeting place. . _ speaker, experienced in community urged to attend as well as the auâ€" thorized representatives of local orâ€" Local Chapter of D.A.R. to Celebrate 47th Birthday ‘April 4 "Our Flag" will be the subject of April 1898, the North Shore At On Monday, April 1st, at 8:30 p.m. the Highland Park Woman‘s club will hold its annual evening will be presented at that time is designed especially to appeal to the husbands and teen age youngsters of club members. similarly thrilling events as Captain John B. Craig, deepâ€"sea diver and jungle explorer, gives an illustrated lecture on "Danger Is My Business." with the present outbreak of hostiliâ€" ties in Europe that work must be delayed. As head of an expert crew of movie technicians from Hollyâ€" Anyone who remembers the day when Jules Verne‘s "Twenty Thousâ€" and Leagues Under the Sea" was As a diver Captain Craig has takâ€" en part in many undersea advenâ€" tures and was chosen to film the salâ€" vaging of the Lusitania, although iood:.mhummb-miu shots ortlumtphh:”nd his underwater pictures have won the coveted Academy Award. Mrs. David Sanders, chairman of the club, has m strumental in arranging this proâ€" gram, which, coming near the conâ€" clusion of the club year promises to be one of the outstanding events in the calendar. Attention is called to the fact that the date of this program which was contracted for last summer, was previously announced for Tuesday, April 2nd. However, on learning this fall that the Rubenstein concert was scheduled for the same night, Mrs. Sanders managed to agree upon a change in date with Captain Craig, so that his Highland Park Mrs. Harry Perts, will preside at the tea tables. Tonight and Friday of this week the Alcyon will present Paul Muni in "We Are Not Alone." As you sare aware, James Hikton‘s novels bear the mark of a thinker. This story is no exception and has both power and delieacy, with no apparent flaw in its entire structure. appearance will be on Monday, April Following Captain Craig‘s â€"proâ€" gram refreshments {will hm Mrs. Jolin Brigham, Mrs, Bartlett, Mrs. Harry Earhart and "The Housekeeper‘s Daughter" Offers Fun at Alcyon A story of seven men and one woman pitted against each other. That‘s "Green Hell," which features Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Joan Bennett, screening at the Alcyon on Saturday. Miss Bennett, Alan Hale, John Howard and George B&nâ€" eroft all do an excellent job of sctâ€" ing. One of the gayest motion pictures to reach the screen at the Alcyon is "The Houschsoper‘s 1&,” starring Joan Bennett and Iphe Menjou. ‘This production from the famous novel of the same name, boasts sprightly dinlogue, tense sitâ€" ustions and swiftly moving drama, comedy and romance. "The Houseâ€" of Purnell and Wilson‘s Lucky Tag i 5 anmeks o cars. _ The winner of l:ch 18th was Vincent Meyer of 49 E. Tilinois firat prize of $50 camh. in Inc, Teat TocaMitemy ans > & m'cdn Zephyr dealer, under the supervision of Mr. Charles Fawgett of Ford Motor Co. .‘"m prtmh;uhd Among were Chief of Police Moroney, â€"Mayor ;ln.kchhl l-m John 'IE re PRESS, an ma f an many others. Perey Prior, Jr., was Winner with keeper‘s Daughter" is the answer to those who go to the movies to enjoy an evening of fun and laughter. Economy Gas Test Run Held Friday From Ford Agencey At Woman‘s Club Monday Night 21‘7#?:&«.”':...":..“ euveniuse ivavacud i an cvemig un