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YOLUME XXX «IVTGAPG t aLJeelftetd RUTH PETTIS, Representative Telephone Deerfield 485 ALMON FROST AT ANNAPOLIS Almon Frost, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eurl Frost of 759 Osterman avenue, the examinations. Almon was apâ€" pointed as an alternate for the apâ€" pcintment and as the others selected for that place had not passed the examination, he was @alled for his final tests this week. Almon comâ€" pleted his freshman year at Marâ€" quette U. in Milwaukee and receivâ€" ed his number "43" in both football and basketball, and returned home several weeks ago. The many friends of the lad hope for his sucâ€" Deerfield, was called to Annapolis, Md., yesterday (July 3) to complete SCOUTS AND FLAGS The Deerfield Boy Scouts will have charge of the flags in the busiâ€" ness district. They will see that they are put up and taken down on each holiday and for special local celeâ€" brations. There are twelve days in the year when the flag should be flown : Feb, 12â€"Lincoln‘s Birthday. Feb. 22â€"Washington‘s Birthday. April 19â€"Battle of Lexington. May 30â€"Memorial Day. June 14â€"Flag Day. June 17â€"Battle of Bunker Hill. July 4â€"Independence Day. Oct. 12â€"Columbus Day. Oct. 17â€"Battle of Saratoga. Oct. 19â€"Surrender of York Town Nov. 11â€"Armistice Day. Nov. 25â€"Evacuation Day. On Memorial Bay the flag is flown at halfâ€"mast until noon and then at full mast until sunset. V. A. Spaulding of Mayflower road, Lake Forest turned off of Waukegan road, at the north limits of Deerfield, early last Thursday morning and attempted to cross the railroad tracks where Telegraph road croses to go into Bannockburn. His car missed the regular crossing and became locked between the rails. Mr. Spalding got out of his car in time to avoid being struck by a freight train. The train removed the bumper and fenders from the auto. Mr. Spaulding was taking the Bannockburn route to avoid the narâ€" row road on North Waukegan road. Trains on the Milwaukee Road were delayed for over an hour until the automobile could be dislodged from the tracks. ACCIDENT CHURCH FESTIVAL The Holy Cross Catholic church will hold its annual summer festival beginning Friday, July 12 and conâ€" tinuing until Sunday evening. The women of the church will serve chicken dinners on Sunday, an anâ€" rual event for which they are noted and adept. All sorts of attractions are being planned to make the afâ€" fair successful. Friday, June 28, at 4 p.m. at St. Paul‘s church, Rev. F. G. Piepenâ€" brok officiating, Mr. George S. Walâ€" ter and Miss Antoinette C. Hahn, both of Chicago. Attended by Mr. Harry C. Wolcott Sr. of Niles Cenâ€" ter and Miss Ellen Falkenberg of Chicago. ST. PAUL‘S CIRCLE PLANS CARD PARTY A public luncheonâ€"card party will be sponsored by Circle One of St. Paul‘s chureh, Deerfield, on Thursâ€" day, July 11, at 1 o‘clock in the church recreation rooms. There will be tables for bridge, 500, pinochle and ‘bunco, with table and door prizes. Mrs. Minnie Whitcomb is chairman of the party and will be mssisted by all members of Circle David Trute, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Trute of Wilmot road, had a most unlucky day last Wednesday. Just after his breakfast he discovâ€" all his rabbits during the night. He buried his pets and then went over to his cousin‘s home to play. In doâ€" ing a Tarzan stunt from one of the trees he fell fifteen feet to the ground and fractured his wrist. His aunt, Mrs. Roy Clavey, took him to the Highland Park hospital where his loft arm was set and put into a cast. Mrs. Trute reached the hospiâ€" tal shortly afterwards and remainâ€" ed with him until he returned home. David is 13 years old. Mr. and Mrs. James Tibbetts reâ€" ered that a dog or dogs had killed Chestnut street the latter part of the week from Dercit, Mich., where party of Mr. WEDDING C . The W esd t Mr. is Mrs. Fred Siljestrom was hostess to members of her contract bridge club on Thursday at the Open House tearoom in Highland Park. Mrs. Anne Daniels will entertain the club next Thursday at the Indian Trail tearoom in Winnetka, ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Tibbetts on Funday at the Paul Gorby home in Evanston. Mrs. Carl Olson was hostess to Presbyterian Circle Three on Friâ€" day at luncheon at her home on Greenwood avenue. The July meetâ€" ing will be entertained by Dr. Doroâ€" thy Davis at the Davis cabin at Fox Lake. The first of the union services of the three Deerfleld Protestant churches is scheduled for August 18 at the Bethlehem church with Rev. F. G. Piepenbrok in the pulpit. Mrs. Earl Kress of Rutherford, New Jersey, spent the past week at the home of Mr. Kress‘ sister, Mrs. Alex Willman, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Kress and two daughters, Mrs. Robert Greenâ€" slade and Mrs. Elmer L. Clavey, have returned from an automobile trip to Fargo, N. D. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Peterson and daughter, Dorisâ€"Jean, are on a three weeks vacation trip to Yellowstone National Park and other western places of interest. = Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peterson and children of Highland Park are stayâ€" ing at the Ward Gauntlett home while their home on Brierhill road is being built. The Gauntletts are at Saugatuck, Mich. Mrs. Peterson is Mrs. Arthur Goelitz‘ sister. Miss Rose O‘Connor, daughter of the late James O‘Connor, is staying at the home of Mrs. Catherine Pratt Green of North Waukegan road. Mrs, W. M. Clark will entertain the Just Sew club on Tuesday afterâ€" noon at her home on Deerfield road. Miss Vera Reichelt and her niece, Miss Winnifred Wright of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. H. A. Smith (Faith Reichelt) and little daughter, Marâ€" tha Ann of Wilmette, Mrs. Robert E. Pettis and son, Bobby, were Sunâ€" dGay guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl T. Anderson in Highland Fark. Miss Reichelt and her niece, had just returned from a trip thru Canacda and the East. Miss Wright will entertain her freshman year at Dennison university at Granville, O., this fall. Deerfield .will enjoy a safe and sane Fourth of July, as village orâ€" Ginances prokibit the sale of fireâ€" works. It is reported that several Chicaâ€" go physicians are considering the former C. B. Easton house, now the kome of Mrs, Margaret Warner on South Waukegan road, as a site for a small nespital. Mrs. Warner reâ€" modelled the house beautifully for the Open House tearoom after she bought it several years ago, but has closed her tearoom here when Highâ€" land Park beckoned her.and induced he. to move into the Green Tea Pot, this spring. The location would be ideal for a hospital. Mrs. Charles V. Steiner was hostâ€" ess to members of the Friday afterâ€" noon nridge club last week. Mrs. Farl Frost of Osterman avenue will be hostess to the club on July 12. The Independent Social club is meeting on Wednesday, July 10, at the home of Mrs. William Hanner of County Line road. and each group is asked to give a party for the benefit of the circle, so Mrs. Johnson‘s party was the beâ€" ginning of a series of partics. A Andrew Timson, who attends Fountain Valley school at Colorado Springs, Colo., is home for his vacaâ€" tion with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C .E. Timson of Wilmot road. Mrs. Marguerite Edison and daughter of Onaway, Mich., have been visiting at the Arthur Kaatz home on Warrington road. Mrs. R. F. Grohe and son, Richâ€" ard, have gone east for a month‘s visit with relatives in Fitchburg, Mass. The Mutual club met Teusday evening at the home of Miss Marâ€" gareth Plagge of Elm street. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Huhn and children moved from Highland Park to the home of Mrs. Beardsley on Osterman avenue on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Schwab were hosts at a party.on Saturday eveâ€" ning in honor of Mrs. Schwab‘s birthday anniversary, at their home on Chestnut street. at three tables of bridge on Friday afternoon at her home on Hazel avenue. The Evangelical Daughters Mrs. James A. Curtis of Osterâ€" man avenue, spent the past week visiting in Milwaukee. The Dreerfielh Page large birthday cake was cut at the party for Mrs. Oscar Schwab. Another golf meet for men of the Holy Cross church was held on Monâ€" day evening at the Briergate Golf club. The men adjourned their golf playing at dark and had their busiâ€" ness meeting and social hour at the church. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Norton and daughter, Elizabeth Lu, of Harvey, III., were Sunday guests at the Fred Meyer home. â€" £ _ â€" Deerfield Townsend Club until Tuesâ€" day, July 16, as the National Townâ€" send convention is convening this week in St. Louis. The Altar and Rosary society of the Holy Cross church met on Tuesâ€" day evening preceding the usual weekly devotional service. . Mrs. Alex Willman is president." Mrs. James Mailfald was hostess to members of Circle One of St. Paul‘s church on Thursday afternoon at her home in Wilmot road. Mrs. Amanda Wilke of Wisconsin is visiting her sister, Mrs. Samuel Rockenbach of Springfield avenue. Mrs. Ross Sherman and their two daughters and husbands, Mr. and Mrs. George Ward and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ward and the George Ward‘s little daughter, Joyce, atâ€" tended a farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. August Mueller of Foley, Ala., on Saturday evening at the Lincoln Mueller home in Wilmette. Mrs. Sherman and Mrs. Mueller are sisters. The party also was in honâ€" or of the birthday anniversary of Mr. Lincoln Mueller. Funeral services for Mrs. Edward Skrine Sr. of Chicago were held yesterday in Chicago. The Skrines are former Deerfield residents and their house is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dattilo. The Skrine family lived in the village about 35 years ago. The Deerfield Grammar School Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Monday evening to which the public is invited. The board meets in the community room at the school. The monthly meeting of the West Deerfield Town Board of Auditors will be held on Wednesday evening. The Deerfield Volunteer Fire Deâ€" partment held its annual family picâ€" nic on Sunday at the grove on North Waukegan road. About fifty attended. : Jack Repenning of Chicago was the weekâ€"end guest of Gus Slimm of Deerfield road. Miss Florence ef.ndel- of Chicago and Miss Henri Willing of Duâ€" buque, lowa, were guests at the Ender home on Sunday and Monâ€" day. Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Thompson and son, Louis, are visiting Mr. Thompson‘s sister, Mrs. Nellie Mcâ€" Niece, in Seymour, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Antes are visiting at the Elmer Antes home in Seattle, Wash. â€" Miss Katherine Gonnermann of St. Joseph, Mich., and Miss Gwenâ€" dolyn Dycert of Chicago were weekâ€" end guests of Mrs. Mildred Love Gunekel. Four happy girls are Jane Gauntâ€" lett, Nancy Burnett, Peg#y Jo George and Sue Nolde, who left on Sunday on the "Mercury" for a two weeks‘ vacation at Camp O‘ the Hills at Brooklyn, Mich. Mrs.: Fred Meyer received a letâ€" ter on Tuesday from Mrs. Frank Mayer of Harrisburg, Pa., telling of the death of her sister, Mrs. Julia Knecht Cowell, in a suburb of Philâ€" adelphia, on June 18. Mrs. Cowell was about 65 years of age. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Knecht, early residents of Deerfield, who owned the propâ€" erty now occupied by the Matt Hoffâ€" man family on Waukegan road. Mrs. Mayer and another sister, Mrs. Lily Warfield of IMlinois, are the only remaining members of the Knecht family. Frank Mayer was superâ€" intendent of the Deerfleld Presbyâ€" terian Sunday school in 1909. Donald Grabo, aged 8, 1816 Deerâ€" field road, suffered cuts and bruises about the head and limbs, Tuesday, when he was knocked from his biâ€" eycle in front of his home by a car driven by Mrs. Prank Kaplan, 618 Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Peterson of Wilmette were Sunday guests at the Carl E. Olson home on Greenâ€" wood avenue. Miss Ruth Horenberger was hostâ€" ess at a miscellaneous shower on Friday evening in compliment to Miss Florence Ott, who will become the bride of Melvin Potts of Long Grove on July 20. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Korenin were guests at the A. J. Collins home in Waukegan. The Deerfield Camp of the Royal Neighbors gave a very successful party at the Town Hall on Thursâ€" day evening. Mrs. Otto Gieske is Oracle of the R.N.A. APewnile Gou c n Louis Dondanville of Moline, II!., is visiting his aunts, Mrs. Eugene Ender and Miss Clara Ender, and his uncle, Arthur J. Ender of Wauâ€" kegan road. There will be no meeting of the Hit by Auto Honor Mrs. Plagge On 75th Birthday given a surprise lawn supper at her home on Sunday in honor of her 75th birthday â€" anniversary. The thirtyoneâ€"guests who attended inâ€" eluded her children, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Plagge of Maywood, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Plagge, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Jacobson (Vida Plagge), Irwin Plagge and Miss Margareth Plagge of Deerfield and her eleven grandchildren; also Edward Gagne and his mother, Mrs. Otto Fromm of Chicago. Mrs. Plagge‘s two broâ€" thers, Almon Rockenbach and his wife of Crystal Lake and Samuel Rockenbach and wife of Deerfield and her two sisters, Misses Viola and Irene Rockenbach of Deerfield were also guests. Two of her broâ€" thers, Preston of Los Angeles, Calif., and Ormon of Lake Zurich, were unâ€" able to attend. Mrs. Plagge is the eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Rockenbach. She was born in Chicago, but moved to this vicinity when she was a year old. Her husband, Mr. William F. Plagâ€" ge, passed away a number of years ago, also one daughter, the late Vera Plagge Gagne. The Plagges moved to Elm street in 1902 from North Northfield. June 30 was also the fifteenth wedding annversary of the E. G. Jacobsens. Over 500 Register in Deerfield‘s Model Home Guest Book During the past two weeksâ€"June 15 to July 1â€"more than 500 regisâ€" trations have been entered in the Guest Book at Deerfield‘s Model Home. Since many families use only one registration, and many visitors return for second and third tours, the hostesses estimate that they have conducted more than a thouâ€" sand people through the building. Each day marks the addition of new addresses, several states now being represented; including Wisconâ€" sin, Indiana, Michigan, North Daâ€" kota, Mississippi, Iowa, Ohio. The "Remarks" column is proving most interesting, containing comments such as: "I would like to have it"; "Remarkable"; "Just Right"; "Fine"; "Cozry"; and "Lovely Home." The Chamber of â€" Commerce, through its president, Clarence Wilâ€" son, announces that the Model Home hostesses will wear costumes in the organization‘s colors in the future. Mr. Wilson also states that kitchen equipment will be exhibited in the Home by Bruce Frost, of Frost‘s Radio & Electric Appliances; and other furniture will be exhibited by T. S. Duffy Furniture Company of Highland Park, as soon as the Home is completed. There will he no meeting of the Deerfieldâ€"Northbrook Rotary club this week as the regular day falls on the Fourth. The newly elected officers of the club took over their duties at the last meeting and the new year will be in full swing at the next meeting, Thursday, July 11. Andrew E. Decker, retiring president, presented the gavel to his successor, Edward C. Carter of Northbrook. Other officers are: vice president, John Kress of Winnetka; secretary, Arthur Wolter of Deerâ€" field; and treasurer, Thomas Adams of Northbrook. Committee appointâ€" ments will be announced later. Deerfield Rotary Officers Inducted Mrs. Ella Rockenbach Plagge was THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1940 DEERFIELD _ COMMUNITY CALENDAR June 5 to June 11 Friday, June 5â€" 1:00 St. Paul‘s Sodality. 7:45 Bethlehem Church Choir. 9:00 Bowling League. Sunday, July 7â€" 4:30 Bethlchem Sunday Vesper Tuesday, July 92â€" 7:30 Village Board. 8:00 Young Married Peoples‘ Wednesday, July 10â€" 1:00 Independent Social Club. 1:00 Evangelical Daughters. 7:80 St. Paul‘s Choir. 7:80 Board of Town Auditors, na::-b;-:m-a-ua.u .‘l-â€". . 800 Midâ€"week Bethichem Servâ€" Monday, July 8â€" 7:30 Boy Scouts. 8:00 Building and Loan, 841 Waukegan Road. _ 8:00 Board Meeting, Grammar School Office. _ 8:00 American Legion, Masonic 11â€" Father George A,. Russo is the new Catholic chaplain at the Great Lakes Naval Training station. He came from the battleship USS New York, on which he had been chapâ€" lain of the Atlantic squadron iorl three years. Previous to serviee in the Navy, Father Russo had been active in boys‘ work. He servel with New York‘s Crime Prevention bureau and was responsible for breaking up many "cellar gangs." Al Jensen, village trustee and well known Wilmette business man, was formally installed as president of the Wilmette Rotary club last evening, Wednesday, at the regular luncheon meeting of the service club at the Shawnee Country club. To celebrate the opening of the new hangar at the Waukegan airâ€" port, a dance was held Saturday in the new building. Both modern and oldâ€"time dance tunes were played by the Renegades orchestra. The Rev. Samuel W. Vose, rector of St. Lawrence‘s Episcopal church, Libertyville for three years, has been elected rector of Christ church, River Forest. He will go to his new parish September 1. The popular rector has added more than one third of the present membership during his stay. The entire church and parish house have been redecorated. On May 19 the parish celebrated its 13th anniverâ€" sary. Father Vose came to Libertyville from Evanston, where he was asâ€" sistant to the late Bishop George Craig Stewart at the Proâ€"cathedral. Elmer J. Green, 78, former sheriff of Lake county and warden of Joliet state penitentiary, was slightly inâ€" jured Thursday when his automoâ€" bile was struck by a city truck in Waukegan, Former Residents Hold Triple Wedding Celebration June 6th Highland Park and â€" Deerfield friends will be interested to hear of the triple wedding anniversary of the Ewart family at Valdosta, Ga., where Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ewart celebrated their golden wedding anâ€" niversary on June 6 with their daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fuller (Helen Ewart) of Balboa, Canal Zone. It was the 25th anniversary of the Fullers‘ wedâ€" ding. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fuller, Miss Fay Fuller, became the bride of John Miller on the same day, making three wedding anniâ€" versaries in the three generations, on June 6. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bletsch of Highland Park went to Georgia for the celebration. _ Mr. James Grant Russell and his family of Rosemary Terrace, Deerfield, were unable to go. Mr. Ewart is Mr. Russell‘s greatâ€"uncle. _ The senior Mr. Ewart was associated in busiâ€" ness with the MacPhersons and had a blacksmith shop on North St. Johns ave., at Park ave., Highland Park, years ago during the "horse and buggy" days. John Ewart and his wife went down from New York to be with his parents for the anniâ€" versaries. The collision occurred, the Acciâ€" dent Prevention bureau reported, when the truck, driven by Fred Schoknecht, 48, of 650 Pine st., went through the red light at the intersection and crashed into Green‘s automobile. The impact threw Green‘s car against a power pole. Green was removed to the Emergency hospital where he was treated for head bruisis and shock. The Deerfield Legion team played the North Chicago Junior Legion team last Wednesday and lost to them with a score of 14 to 9. The battery for Deerfield: Knigge pitchâ€" ing; Jack Anderson catching first inning and Russell Mau catching the next six innings. Knigge allowâ€" ed six hits and struck out nine. For were pitchers and Schully, eatcher. Deerfield was outâ€"hit and had only nine players. The coach at Waukeâ€" gan Township high school praised young Knigge for his fine sportsâ€" manship. Knigge, who started in with the Junior Legion team at 12 years of age and is not yet 16, is six Legion Team Loses To North Chicago Knigge but could not be there that evening, is considered the best eatcher in the league, Deerfield Junior Deerfield Men Hurt In Crash Tuesday village blacksmith, and John Evers, 54, a WPA worker, were injured in an automobile crash on Tuesday (June 25) evening at a deadâ€"end of Pfingsten road at the Lakeâ€"Cook County Line road, just west of the were riding in the blacksmith‘s truck about 10 p.m. when the headâ€" lights of the truck were snuffed out. Kamminga, driving the truck, failâ€" ed to notice that they had reached the end of Pfingsten road, crashed over a culvert and into a ditch, bringing down on them an anvil, heavy tools, coal, etc. John Beckman Sr., who had just reported for work at the North Shore gasâ€"holder on County Line road, several blocks east of the acâ€" cident, heard the crash and the screams for help. He rushed to the scene and found Kamminga on the ground, hurled from the driver‘s seat, and Evers, crumpled in the truck. Mr. Beckman hurried back to the gasâ€"plant and phoned the poâ€" lice. Chief of Police Percy Mcâ€" Laughlin at first removed Kamminâ€" ga and Evers to their home at 1319 West Deerfield road. Dr. Davis was out on a call and passing the Kamâ€" mingaâ€"Evers home saw the police car and others and stopped into see what was happening. They had been attempting to locate Dr. Davis, and just by luck he stopped before going on home. Both men were treated at home, but Kamminga was moved to the Highland Park hospiâ€" tal an hour later and the following noon was taken by ambulance to the Lake County General hospital in Waukegan, where he remained four days. Mr. Kamminga had head injuries, a broken jaw and fractured ribs. He went back to the Lake County hospital on Wednesday (yesterday) to have the jaw set. Mr. Evers has several broken ribs and body bruises. Considering the accident both men were lucky to be alive. Highland Parkâ€"Gilbert Anderâ€" son, Robert Blow, Bart Clinton, Tom Cristal, Roy Crossman, Bill Drake, James Fahey, Thomas Gilroy, David Heartt, Robert Johnson, Bob Lundâ€" grin, Kenneth Margeson, Truman Metzel, Philip Minorini, Bob Moran, Lee Ostrander, Jack Ryan, Bob Shanley, Bill Wilbur, Robert Wilâ€" liams, John Wood, Clatke Church, David Dubin, Buddy Field, Michael Gutman, Donald Heinl, Lowell Koâ€" mie, John Law, Albert Matthiesen, Bill Murphey, Billy Sihler, John Sihler, Peter Ullman, Warren Wagâ€" gett, Calvin Bauer, John Bowden, Herbert Bowker, Geo. Crittenton, Tom Foster, Frank Frable, David Greenberg, Albert Hale, Robert Harvey, Norman Hirsch, Howard Jacobs, John Kidd, Jack Lanigan, Bob Newman, Bruce Robinson, Jack Scott, Arthur Supple, Brian Todes, Richard Turner, Arthur Vyse, Robâ€" ert Will, Robert Winton, Wm. Flynn Jr. Large Registration Proves Popularity of Camp Maâ€"Kaâ€"Jaâ€"Wan That Camp Maâ€"Kaâ€"Jaâ€"Wan, the Boy Scout camp of the North Shore Area Council, located at Spring Lake, Pearson, Wis., is popular is demonstrated by the number of Scouts registered to entrain on the Flambeau this coming Saturday. week from the Red Cross headquarâ€" Chamber of Commerce, and Everett two communities of Deerfield and Banâ€" nockburn for contributions to the second Red Cross drive. Contriboâ€" Hons may be sent to the Deerflcld Deerfield â€" Harry Baum, Philip Birkemeier, Jack Gilfillan. Fishing Good at Scout Camp From the youngest Scout in camp to the oldest camp staff member they are catching game fish at Spring Lake, Camp Maâ€"Kaâ€"Jaâ€"Wan. The largest bass, four pounds, nine ounces, was caught by Ben Callaâ€" way, troop 22 of Glencoe. Dick Dunlap of troop 2, Wilmette, caught a 383 inch Great Northern Pike. Wallâ€"eyed pike have been caught in great quantities. There is definitely the best fishing in eight years. The number of Scouts fishing for game fish in appearance is comparable to the opening day of the trout season so enthusiastic are these young fishermen. It looks like a good year for the Scouts who like this great sport. Red Cross Drive For Deerfield And Bannockburn Number 18