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From coast to coast, as here in Highland Park, hazardous trafâ€" fic spots near public school have for some years past been scenes of action for the school safety patrol. This year the Highland Park traffic commission, with Rex Andrews, chief of police and the superâ€" intendents of the two school districts, Mr, Wright and Mr. Price, have worked out a safety patrol plan that is expected to make our streets entirely safe for children going to and from school. This is a plea to motorists living in Highland Park: NEVER, NEVER be in such a hurry as to ignore those whiteâ€"belted boys who are doing such a splendid, unselfish job of traffic direction. These whiteâ€" belted lads are not clothed with police authority; they have only the authority vested in them by public opinion. When they hold up a hand for you to stop, they cannot issue a summons if you fail to heed their signal. But the potent forde of public opinion is beâ€" hind the signal of the school traffic patrol, and woe unto he who fails to heed. + And speaking of football, we also have the Highland Park Merchants team, an aggregation of former high school players whose love of the game prompts them to continue to take an active part. The Merchants play under the lights at Sunset Park, and offer some good lively entertainment to the sportâ€"minded among us. Their first game is being played as this editorial goes to press. We wish them well, and bespeak the enthusiasm of the whole community on their behalf. C \The Highland Park High School football team has started its season. These young men are giving a lot to the school‘s hope for a successful football season. They practice afternoons when th could devote their time to other activities. They play their Saturday games with an intensity that is thoroughly admirable. But let‘s remember these lads are, in spite of their brawn, just boys. A word of encouragement means much."A good cheering section with a liberal sprinkling of interested dads would add to the zest of the game for the players. We venture the suggestion, too, that many a paternal breast will swell with pride to see Young Hopeful in there ‘doing his full share. © HONOR THOSE BELTS! e ROOTERS WANTED The Community orchestra which begins its work next week wanté players, but doesn‘t expect virtuosos, according to a news item elseâ€" where in The Press. They do want players however â€" perhaps men who laid aside their saxophones after the college years ended, or the erstwhile little boys whose fiddles began to gather dust as soon asâ€" Mother quit insisting on that hour of practice. In the days long before automobiles, movies, golf, bridge or the radio, Americans furnished their own entertainment, generally to the accompaniment of music â€" the fiddle, banjo and mouth organ being favorites. The same thorough personal enjoyment derives today from exactly the same effort. To Highland Parkers worried to the point of illness over business, politics or personal affairs, we suggest, "Dig out that old fiddle and come on over and tune up with theâ€"rest of the folks." © SPLENDID, MRS. WILLIAMS Volume 31, No. 30 This week Nick Young of the Service Club announced the apâ€" pointment of an assistant directress, Mrs. Ruth Williams. She is the widow of the late beloved Chaplain Ira Williams of Fort Sheridan, who died just recently. Mrs. Williams will act as a house mother and hostess at the Service Club. Like a good soldier, she has laid aside her personal grief to do what she can for the service men. We admire her fortitude, and predict a tremendous success for her work. A salute to you, Ruth Williams! s Not so many years ago, most housewives were called to the door almost daily by someone soliciting funds for some charitable purpose, or by beggars appealing for handouts. This type of solicitaâ€" tion is almost a thing of the past in Highland Park. The reason is easy to find â€" we have a Community Chest that takes care of all legitimate charity needs. This fund provides fully for the many charitable organizations active in Highland Park. One solicitation is made each year. The 1941 drive starts Officially on October 21, but the Special Gifts Committee begins its work this weekâ€"end. We urge every citizen to take council with himself and decide his own fair contribution, so he can make it promptly. The solicitation of funds for charity is a thankless task. The least we can do for the people who contribute so royally of their time and effort is to reâ€" ceive them graciously, and expedite their work, so the $50,000.00 goal can be reached with a minimun of effort. ® CHARITY, 1941 MODEL We hear weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth among local business firms that feel the community loses more than money when its people go elsewhere to shop or entertain, We have seen the shopâ€" ping trains loaded with Mrs. Highland Park, Mrs. Ravinia and their daughters going elsewhere to spend their money. The plain fact is that Highland Park stores carry Aâ€"1 merchandise, their clerks are as helpful and courteous as clerks can possibly be, and these people pay local taxes helping to make the tax burden lighter on all. Those who are accustomed to spend their money elsewhere could well afford to remember that this community is built on its business enterprises, and every dollar spent cilsewhere makes Highland Park poorer, and that much less desirable as a home community. A1l our buying dollars *.u”nlmwflfib},w‘h prices, better paid clerks and lower taxes. Do your bit, Mr. and Mrs. Highland Park. Sn * â€" To d ie (edrunie & WHO GETS YOUR MONEY? It‘s read by THE Poople! by IVAN N. ADAIR f ©@ Honor Those Beits! © Rooters Wanted © Virtuosos? © Splendid, Mrs. Williaoms © Cherity, 1941 Model ©@ Who Gets Your Money? STRICTLY LOCAL The Higbland Park Press â€" $ Paper for 31 Years ‘s NEW «Highland Park Mrs. Williams at Service Men‘s Club PATROLS to GUARD H. P. CHILDREN Highwood Center Grant Approved has been officially accepted by the Local Army and Navy YMCA Board of Directors, for the post as Actiâ€" vities Director with Mr. Nicholas T. Young, Executive Director of the Local Service Mens U. S. 0. Club Mrs. Willams has had an extended experence in young peoples work, and with church programs. She is also well ecquainted with Army Life and will be of invaluable service to the committees who are carrying on the work. Her main duties will be to assist the Home Hospitality Comâ€" mittee, the Dance committe and is already arranging to organize a Soldiers wives club. Manage Sale for British War Relief Mrs. Ruth Williams, has been apâ€" pointed by the Army and Navy YMCA Womens committee and sht Edwin C. Jones, field represenâ€" tative of the federal security agenâ€" cy announced this week the approvâ€" al of the federal security agencies application made to the defense pubâ€" lic works for the purchase of the North Shore Bowling ally site and building on Railway Avenue, Highâ€" wood, for the erecting of a service men‘s center, had been approved, present building and the construcyâ€" tion of a large wing to be started at an early date. Merchants Play Kenosha Team On October 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 9:80 p.m. the architects and decoâ€" rators of Chicago and vicinity are sponsoring â€" a sale for the British War Relief at the British War Reâ€" lief shop at 615 North Michigan avenue, Chicago, which they opened last year and managed for 2 weeks. In that time they netter $30,000 on sales from donated articles of furâ€" niture, large or small china,. glass, silver, books, textiles, costume jewâ€" elry or objects of art. Lutheran Ladies Celebrate 45th Year Anyone who cares to donate anyâ€" thing for this sale please notify Earl Fraberg, phone H. P. 3598 and he will make arrangement to have the articles picked up, which must InwmdinbdeL their second game of the season against Kenosha. Kenosha was the team that was responsible for Highâ€" land Park‘s first defeta last year, after loosing to the Merchents in the season opener. / Sunday. Sunday afternoon, September 28, at 2:80 o‘clock at Sunset Park the The Ladies Aid Society of the Redeemer Evangelica Lutherain Church, West Central & McGovern, will observe the 45th anniversary of their , organization next Sunday, September 28th. The 10:80 morning services will be dedicated in their members of the Ladies Aid and the immediate members of their famiâ€" Johnsons. Olson Opens Shop & F :':g:a'_ Highland Park Pross. has this week opened his doors as the Olson Printing Co., at 516 Laurâ€" good wishes of his many friends. ol Avenue. He is busy these days Mrs. Ruth Williams owd of football fans to jam Sunset Park , who for 20 Safety Commission Police Department Developing New Boy Patrol Group Chest Goal $50,000 Chest announced today that the goal for the seventh annual campaign of the Chest to be held Oct. 21 to Oct. 31 will be $50,000, the same as last year. At the same time they announced that hsplendid progress had been made in the organization of the comâ€" paign committee personell under the direction of General Campaign Chairman Horace Vaile and Special Gifts Chairman A. C. George. Mr. Vaile announced the complete formation of the district commitâ€" tees, which will have charge of the campaign in the various sections of the city. as follows: Mother, Child Saved; Limited Wrecks Auto Stalled on Tracks â€"by Whitt N. Schultsâ€" District Committees Nopth Sectionâ€"Hugh H. Wilson, vice chairman in charge. District "Iâ€"Samuel S. Holmes Jr., chairman, Mrs. High M. Seyfarth, eoâ€"chairman. District IIâ€"R. W. Flinn, chairman, Mrs, J. M. Maxwell, coâ€"chairman. District IIIâ€"D. L. Clinton, chairâ€" man, Mrs. John W. Newey, coâ€" chairman. District (XIâ€"Arthur H. Rehorst, chairman, Walter Wagner, coâ€" chairman. ‘ Central Sectionâ€"Irving Meyerhoff, vice chairman in charge. District IVâ€"Elmer W. Freytag, chairman, Mrs. Richard J. Loeâ€" wenthal, coâ€"chairman. District Vâ€"Charles R. Perrigo, chairman, Mrs. Walter A. Gatâ€" zert, coâ€"chairman. District IVâ€"H. Bowen Stair, chairâ€" The gateman, Peter Roknch, shouted: "Whatsa matter lady?! Look out! A train‘s comin‘!" The screams brought Mrs. Newman to her active senses. Frantically she wrabbed her daughter, yanked her I couldn‘t get it started! The gateâ€" man was waving and shouting at me! Bearing down on me and my Patsy was the speeding ‘400‘° and another train bound for the city! I grabbed Patsy! A second later the train hit my car! I‘ve never been more scared in my life!" ‘Thus went the vivid sccount of the near catastrophe suffered by terrorâ€"stricken Mrs. Harry Newman of 101 Crescent Drive, Glericoe. It is a wonder that Mrs. Newman ever lived to tell her dramatic story. Precisely here is what happened. At about 4:40 p. m. Monday, mn.xmmmram and her daughter, Patsy, were drivâ€" ing west on County Lite Road, Raâ€" vinia. They approached the railroad tracks. â€" Simultaneously the bell started to clang. The gates began to lower. Fearfully Mrs. Newman tried to race her convertible across from the car, and both ran to safety. Meanwhile, herocically, the gateâ€" to fiag down the southbound 60â€" mileâ€"anâ€"hour Valley Limited and, at the same time, trying to push the car away from the hurtling engine. His efforts were of no avail. Headâ€" long the engine plunged into the Newman car breaking it into bits and erushing it into one half its MMWM"G“.,: heading North, at age to the streamliner. $ "Most terrible thing we‘ve ever seen!" said young lads John Straub of 2360 Lakeside place, and Gordon Garett of Valley Road, the only eyeâ€"witneases. And, it was! ‘ etforts ot Mtn. Herey Rewmak and gateman, Peter Roknch. The Highland Park Community man, Harry J. Van Ornum, coâ€" chairman, Mrs. Jess Halisted, coâ€" chairman. "My car stalled on the tracks! (Continued on Page 8) XIIIâ€"Daniel J. Davitt, Gilroy, Wright, Price, Andrews Push National P T A Plan mmmwnwmmw.fw‘m "lllh.ll’.‘l‘ wide plan f Safety Patrol Boys based 9"'_“"’.“‘_"",‘“:'?“,‘ ational 8;!:;, Council, ;l_:c' State of fi:hgh. ; Mrs. Ludlow Member St. Charles Board The League of Women Voters hi justifiably proud of Mrs. T. H. Ludâ€" low, state chairman of government and publc welfare, who was named a member of the advisory case conâ€" public welfare commissioners b‘ make recommendations in regard to admissions to the Illinois Training School for Boys at St. Charles. Reâ€" cently she has been appointed chairâ€" man of the subâ€"committee assigned to the task of selecting a new manâ€" aging officer for St. Charles School for Boys. In the "Voter" published by the Illinois League of Women Voters Mrs. Ludlow writes as follows of the St. Charles situation: "For the first time in the history of St. to treatment, the amount and extent of that treatment depending on the funds made available. "One of the most difficult probâ€" lems at St. Charles is created by the many different kinds of boys sent there. In those counties where child welfure services are scarce, judges send to St. Charles, boys whom most of us would call negâ€" Charles, the emphasis is being lected, who should have been helped, mnfll}z _ their arrest . as delinquent anouflltlllbo adjusted if proper services were available in their community. In other instances, boys well advanced in criminal habits of conduct, psyâ€" chiotics, borderline mental cases and sex perverts are also committed. Very little was done, through psyâ€" (Continued on Page 8) Grace Moore Appears On Recital Program Grace Moore, star of concert, opâ€" era, radio, and screen has been enâ€" gaged to sing at the first concert, Gh'i::“rll-:-‘e’hhhlm- soring the 1 on mnhmunm School. This will be the eighteenth season of artist recital series, and all artists are of international fame. There will be no course in Highland Park this year. ‘ Miss Moore has just returned from a very successful tour of South America, sand the club feels very fortunate in securing her for their opening concert. She sang in all the metropolitan cities of South Ameriâ€" .mdmu-nau.h;. fi' fl‘l‘. on l‘fi gm- fih-: conform with the recommendation of the National Parent Teacher Universi ty of Tilinois Librar®, The plan according to Edwin Gilroy, chairman of the Highland Park Traffic Commission, has been worked out during ‘ the summer months by the commission, in conâ€" sultation with R. H. Wright, suâ€" perintendent of School district 107 and C. G, Price, superintendent of School â€"district 108, and under the direction of Rex Andrews, Highland Park‘s police chief. Chief Andrews, he adds, is parâ€" ticularly well qualified to conceive and direct this new organization of Patrol Boys having had extensive experience in this work. As Lienâ€" terfant of Police in charge of Safety in Witchita, Kansas, he established a record which gained him national recognition. He later was associated with the University of Wisconsin and lectured on Saftey. During the recent Midâ€"west Police Chief‘s Conâ€" vention, Chief Andrews was one of the featured speakers. _ The details of the new city wide Patrol Boy Organization will be anâ€" nounced within the next two weeks and shortly after it is ekpected to have it in operation. Chief Andrews states that general plan will apply to all schools and that seperate proâ€" vision will be made to care for the problems applying to the individual He further states that the purâ€" pose is to accomplish safety within the capabilities of the Patrol Boys and with equal regard for the safeâ€" ty of both the Patrol Boy and the school children. It will‘be based on a system which in addition will inâ€" (Continued on Page 8) est violinists of our day, has been engaged for the January 26, 1942 concert and Vronsky and Babin, foremost duoâ€"piano team will be the artists of the February 21, 1942 musicaleâ€"All programs will be given club in the intimate surroundings of New Trier‘s auditorium. . Mrs. Dwight C. Oreutt, Glencce, chairman of the recital says Mllfi‘%. the recitals have already sold. are urged to send for titkets so08. flmum at th LA-‘ A Stationers, Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka. Reserved section tickets Ts reqolee sns Bist iss Th season To avoid disappointment subscribers Mrs. Arthur Byfield of this city, a member of the Winnetks music The Best Source of LOCAL News , $1.50 a Aa