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Highland Park Press, 26 Mar 1942, p. 3

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'TCY::SVM;:E!MBDONS! ld-: k lee: majority Imspdulyuh-ud:-hwub- jects concerning which we have no inâ€" tense convictions . . . Lin Yutang: He ing like lambs let out to pasture in the :."iu...lcy R:‘bc‘: m“Sh was gnawing on her grievance like a dog on a bone . . . Jan Struther: The dpfiSpe bady oore ns ushily, renty as a baby‘s fist . . . Maurice Walsh: The cold spit of rain in the Some ple think freedom of the mnut;.:immthcfichttom with them . . . Happiness doesn‘t depend on having a lot or a little, It depends on havinz what you think is enough . . . Doing silly things occasionally prevents us froth being silly maug‘“.nz froth being silly permanently . . . It r-uuwmllcdetnmmuhdir . . . Punny that it‘s easier for a friend messages . . . The Sun found a silâ€" ver lining in the trials of France‘s exâ€"leaders at Riom. Daladier‘s popâ€" offs, The Sun points out, have put the accusers on the defensive. The exâ€"premier reddened the court‘s kissâ€" er by delivering a long spiel praising De Gaulle, which Berlin won‘t care for .â€". . Dan Parker‘s wristâ€"spankâ€" ing of the race tracks, for making come of a million, he estimates, will eat up enough U. S. and California taxes to leave the receiver approxiâ€" mately $20,000 in the red . . . Too many correspondents are guessing that Hitler won‘t have the stuff for his Russian Spring offensive. Two years of underselling Berlin should teach us better. He simply loves us to get optimistic. wind‘s mouth, zfi-rcedl&cu-thnyndfl. pired in one edition . . . The UP‘s figure wizard broke every heart in Hollywood with his breakdown of the possible . . . A beauty expert in Collier‘s advises gals to be natural, The Youâ€"Don‘tSay Dep‘t: The SEP editorialist is one of the few exâ€"isolationists who has remained ex. This excerpt from an editorial is a good reminder for our Cliveden hnot_nmegmw son. In defeat, if you escape with your life, you will escape with little else, depend upon it. ‘‘The British, the Germans, the Russians and the Japanese have no illusions. They know they are fightâ€" ing for selfâ€"existence, and the devil Mariie patriotism, was lifted by another should leave their faces alone, exâ€" cept for foundation cream, powder, and bluing . . . What, no newsreels? *‘It is sink or swim. Japan is not waging war on the President. Hitler take the hindmost. So are you." The Clivedunces would rather try to win an argument with the Presiâ€" . . . An honest columnist is bound to step on many toes because there always be considered destructive by men think of the people only when exâ€"ostriches should be reminded that you can‘t love freedom, if you use it to hurt the country fighting for it . . . A gal doesn‘t have to be inâ€" telligent to outwit the smartest gent â€"she just has to be beautiful . .~ . Unele Samson can‘t hold back the “' M '"(bf.m A of the opinion weeklies argued that the U. S. war propaganda copies the methods of the last war and also the Axis pattern. ‘The Axis tactics must be all right, the way some of our theater audiences respond to The National Anthem. The mag is sore at "the ridiculously casual way in which the audience giggle and whisâ€" per while ‘The Starâ€"Spangled Banâ€" ner‘ is being playedâ€"as though it were a device to enable them to put enemy, if he can‘t trust the people behind his back . . . The time to worry about what your enemies say is when your friends start to believe The Wireless: There was a mesâ€" sage from a ‘Tokyo broadcaster which should make licking the Japs a duty. It told that American prisâ€" oners of war have been put at hard labor. These prisoners were the deâ€" fenders of Wake and Guam . . . The first tip from the loudspeakers that the RAF had blasted Paris carried plenty of irony. You recalled that the Parisians, when France surrenâ€" dered, rejoiced that the Heinie pineâ€" Wednesday night lost Fred Allen but picked up a capable comic to sub, meaning Ransom Sherman. noses to music‘‘ . . . The blackout, John Gunther reports after sampling London‘s, is ‘"an unmitigated nuiâ€" sance." : He u"â€"~s (in Liberty) that The Story Tellers: Vogue, like lots â€"Bay Defense Bondsâ€" , March 26, 1942 First Lieut. Robert C. Forman has been given a captain‘s commission and is now in command of Battery B. 103rd Coast Artillery. Capt. Forman‘s home town is Newaygo, Michigan. Assigned to assist Capt. Emory D. Stoker, Post Suppiy and Transportaâ€" tion Officer, is Ist Lieut. James W. Grindol. Lieut. Grindol resided at 1516 North Water Street, Decatur, Illinois. All the above newly assigned offiâ€" cers hold Reserve Officer commisâ€" sions. Lieutenants Ackerman, Chrisâ€" tofferson and Greene are in the Cavalâ€" ry. Lieut. Grindol is in the Field Arâ€" tillery, and Lieut. Heckaman is in the Infantry. f Three promotions were announced today by Col. Frederick C. Rogers, commanding Fort Sheridan. Two offiâ€" cers in the 103rd Coast Artillery, and the Sergeant Major of Post Headâ€" quarters were advanced to new ranks. Second Lieut. George L. Ford, Recâ€" reation Officer and Personnel Adjuâ€" tant of the 103rd Coast Artillery Batâ€" talion, has been advanced to the rank of first lieutenant. Lieut, Ford was associated with Radio Station WKRC, Cincinnati, Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. South Morgan Street, Chicago, and 2nd Lieut. Joseph V. Ackerman, 4600 North Central Park Avenue, Chicago, have been assignedâ€"as assistants to Major Herman E. Smith, Post Plans and Training Officer. Both lieutenants were serving as~ technical sergeants, instructing R.O.T.C. units in the Chiâ€" cago High Schools. Lieut. Christofferâ€" son was a military instructor at Steinâ€" metz High School and Lieut. Ackerâ€" mag, at Roosevelt High School. In addition to his other duties, Lieut. Christofferson has been given comâ€" mand of Headquarters Section, 1607 Corps Area Service Unit. First Lieut,. Roscoe H. Hockaman has been detailed as Assistant Post Exchange Officer. The lieutenant made his home at 71 Welts Street, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, before comâ€" ing to Fort Sheridan. The Military Police have gained an officer through the assignment of 2nd Lieut. Gerald Greene, 11259 Lansdown Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Promotions of 52 men, 12 of them from Chicago, in the Medical Section, 1607th Corps Area Service Unit, were announced today by Col. F. C. Rogers, commanding Fort Sheridan. Master Sergeant Rudoiph H. Kraâ€" ven, Sergeant Major at Post Headâ€" quarters, was made a second lieuteâ€" nant. The sergeant, despite his youth, has seen service for 13 years. Sgt. Kraven is a native of Chicago. The Kravens now live at the Fort. Chicago men appointed to the grade of Technician 4th Grade, which ranks just above a corporal while receiving the pay of a duty sergeant, are Priâ€" vates First Class William J. Walsh, 4930 St. Paul Avenue; Melvin J. Reichhold, 1230 S. Kolin Avenue; Harry Radwine, 2618 Haddon Street ; John T. Quinn, 1503 Lockwood Aveâ€" nue; Nathaniel P. Moffett, 4508 N. Sacramento Avenue, and Joseph H. McCarthy, 4056 W. Congress Street. Elevated to Technician 5th Grade, who receives the pay of a corporal and has authority just below that rank, are Privates First Class William U. Brooks, 1659 Farwell Avenue, and Joseph E. Sherman, 4600 Monticello Promoted from private to corporal is Allen S. Hancock, 1400 N. Lake Shore Drive, who until his induction six months ago was a graduate stuâ€" dent at Goodman Memorial Theater. Five licutenants of the reserve corps, called into active duty, have reported to Fort Sheridan, and have been assigned to various positions, Col. F. C. Rogers, commanding Fort Sheridan, announced today. WNAT‘Sr bOING 4 FORT SHERIDAN «â€"PLANT PROTECTORS Grow vegctables and fowers woeks carlier with Râ€"Vâ€"LITE the new REALLY TRANSPARENT Admits 60% Ultra Vie! Râ€"Vâ€"LITE lots in lots of light and Temiiig o erWenmetyroge â€" seniter 52 Promoted Use RYALITE in winâ€" dows in place of glase. To Technician 5th Gradeâ€"Privates First Class Edward C. Zack, Mayville, Wisconsin; Barney O. Brown, Eim Grove, Wisconsitt; Howard ‘V. Kilroy, 2001 Henley Street, Glenview; Donald A. Lee, 206 N. 6th Street, Kelso, Washington.. Rudolf R. Wegner, Iron Ridge, Wisconsin; Marvin F. Weims, 2546 S. Burrell Street, Milâ€" waukee, and Edward D. Noonan, 104 S. 13th Street, LaCrosse, and Priâ€" vates John J. Weyand, 1300 Arch Street, Berkeley, California; Solomon B. Archiquette, Tigerton, Wisconsin; Harold E.. Callen, 3437 N. 12th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Richard B. Grether, 222 Parkside, Peoria ; Myron W. Grignon, Neopit, Wisconsin; Charles H. Longfellow, Gallien, Michiâ€" gan; John M. Rainey, Fayette, Alaâ€" bama; Walter C. Ruff, 226 S. Camâ€" bridge, Orange, California; Robert E. Smith, Hazelton, Towa; Wendell A. Snively, 538 E. Chestnut St., Oliney, and George M. Sweigert, 1306 Greenâ€" wood, Rockford. vin H. Manhofi, 183) N. Pulaski Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Frederick A. Lindgren, 7715 66th Street, Bedford Park; Bernard L.. Leake, Normal; Reuben H. Kreinke, Athens, Wisconâ€" sin; Thomas F. Kidwell, Avon; Orâ€" ville L. Jensen, Gillette, Wisconsin; Charles M. Goodrode, 384 North Aveâ€" nue, Highland Park; Francis Dunas, 1321 Temple Place, St. Louis; Charles M. Caswell, 325 S. Glenwood Avenue, Springfield; Norman J. Brennan, Elâ€" cho, Wisconsin; Nicholas Archiquette, Tigerton, Wisconsin; Evan R. Hughes, 2511 Hurd Street, Evanston ; and Pvt. George L. Sims, 1029%4 W. Douglas Street, Wichita, Kansas. Avenue, and Privates George Garâ€" garian, 133 W. Chicago Ave., Edward A. Lurgio, 6827 S.‘Pauling Street, and Herman Molier, 603 E. 60th Street. Other promotions were as follows : To Technician 3rd Grade, which ranks just above a duty sergeant while receiving the pay of a staff serâ€" geantâ€"Corporal George W. Pfau, 117 S. Sycamore Street, Centralia. To Technician 4th G rad eâ€"Cpl George A. Sharp, Pekin, Privates First Class Fred W. Thurk, Clintonâ€" ville, Wisconsin; Mike Schimetz, Denseith, North Dakota; Melvin E. Mayer, Ransom Lake, Wisconsin; Alâ€" To Corporalâ€"Privates First Class Frank R. Beard, 57 Park View Road, Newport, Kentucky, and Theodore C. Winski, 3455 Crandon Place, Milwauâ€" kee, Wisconsin, and Privates Roald A. Allen, 218 Washington Avenue, Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Jacob F. Back, Rhodes, Michigan. Pvt. Robert E. Gardner, Murphys boro, III., assigned to the Recruit Reâ€" ception Center, today received a citaâ€" tion for bravery written by Major General Joseph M. Cummins, Comâ€" manding General, Sixth Corps Area. It was read to an assemblage of more than 1,100 enlisted men and officers by Lieut. George P. Hitchcock, Adjuâ€" tant, Recruit Reception Center. Gardner last summer proved himself to be an alert and valuable soldier when his "clear thinking resulted in bringing assistance that contributed materially to the rescue of those in danger," On the morning of July 11, 1941, five ‘small children, one of them the 3â€"yearâ€"old daughter and two of them the nieces of Capt. Felix Nowakowski, took a row boat into Lake Michigan. Without warning the lake became choppy,, the boat capsized, and all the youngsters were tossed overboard. In the face of discouraging odds, H. Manhoff, 1833 N. Pulaski Road, I WARN YOU If you send me to the legâ€" islature you need not exâ€" pect me to kowâ€"tow to any group of ward politiâ€" clans from the big cities. I‘ll stand on my own feet, and nobody ever charged me with having foot trouâ€" ble. I have NO AXE TO GRIND in secking a legisiative seatâ€"all I want is TO DO A GOOD JOB for residents of the Sth Senaâ€" torial District. { never ran for office before. I am in the race now mainly because in this emergency every man should do his bit and I hmby“h bring EFFICIENCY AND RESULTS into the office Representative. I promise voters that I‘ll be A TIRELESS WORKER for their best interests. sourse if I thought I was RIGHT. In my 25 years as pubâ€" lisher of the Waukegan Daily Sun and weekly Libertyville Inâ€" wlmnooomnwunm or civic welfare, "FIGHT FOR THE RI was my middle cameâ€"and IT STILL 18! I AM NOT a candidate of any INDIVIDUAL or any GROUP. I‘m just a FREEâ€"LANCE depending upon my business career nl-""'-ng‘ mmâ€" us to bring me the ardent Mflh‘lfl“-fiu#fifi I"mai”mflmfl YoU HAVE WM. J. (BILL) SMITH Hf clected I will have an OFFICE IN WAUKEGAN so, when you wish to contact your Representative you will have Technical 5th Grade CANDIDATE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION State Legislatureâ€"8th District Cited for Bravery E. H. Scott Speaks Tonight at Meeting of American Legion Major General Cummins‘ letter to Gardner stated further that the charâ€" acteristics, as exemplified by him, "typify the highest type of American soldier" and set a real example for every Fort Sheridan man. Major Cumâ€" mins expressed genuine satisfaction in having a man of Gardner‘s calibre "in my cmd"nd“rlhewufie type of a soldier ho can be deâ€" pended upon to uphold those traditions which have made our Army famous." William Ross Mackinnon, Commandâ€" ant of the School for Bakers and Cooks, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, and Chaplain I‘reston Patrick Murphy: has been eleâ€" vated to a captaincy, Col. Fredrick C. Rogers, commanding Fort Sheridan, announced today. The talk and the movies will give a graphic story of the war situation that now confronts our fighting forces in the Pacific. Gardner was working at the Boy on C uthci-et:tncdyoum ner kept his head, acted swiftly, sumâ€" moned assistance from the Post Hosâ€" pital, and behaved "in such a manner as to merit commendation" from all who witnessed his efforts. Following the reading of the citation by Lieut. Hitchcock, Col. F. C. Rogers, Commanding Officer, Fort Sheridan, was introduced and added a personal touch to the impressive ceremonies inâ€" asmuch as he was acquainted with the parents of the children who died. His words of praise for Gardner‘s bravery brought the ceremony to a close. E. H. Scott, president of the Scott Radio Laboratories, Inc., Chicago, will give a talk on "The Road to Victory" at the Legion hall Thursday, March 26. Mr. Scott will show some very interesting sound films on how Ausâ€" tralia is training her fighting men, building ships .and planes, guns. and shells. The pictures include shots of scenes in England and some of the countries invaded by the Germans. two soldiers, happening to be near by, dived into the water to bring the children to shore while Gardner rushed to the nearby Post Hospital, and brought aid that saved the lives of two of the youngsters. 4 Mr. Scott is frequently called to Washington for conferences in conâ€" nection with his radio work. New Term of Badminton At Lincoln School Registrations are now being taken for the third term of Community Badâ€" minton at Lincoln School on Tuesâ€" day nights. Class meets from 7:30 p. m. to 9 :30 p. m. 5 The instructor for this class is George Ekdahl,. Instruction is given those who care for it. The class dues are modest. Come to Lincoln School next Tuesday if interested. Your Community Center cooperates with Lincoln School in offering this adult community badminton class. A number of school friends of Jack Clavey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Clavey, Highland Park, surprised him on his birthday Saturday night, March 14 at the home of Miss Shirley Wing. More Promotions EBE3 ) | "Rubber can be shipped by truck, free from fear of submarines, from Salvador, Costa Rica and every other Central American nation. Guayule production is being accelerated in Mexico. Henry Ford‘s rubber project near Manaos, Brazil, which became a ghost city when Sumatra rubber was dumped on the market. The Madeira Mamore railroad which cost countâ€" less â€" feverâ€"stricken corpses, was reâ€" claimed by the jungle. > "The solution of the Rubber probâ€" lem is the Pan American Highway," says Major J. F. Reddick, National Artillery association, whose writings recorded in newspapers, magazines, and technical trade papers not only promoted the reconnaissance acroplane, nfl!heAhD-’,hlu- for obâ€" servation purposes? but, also started uses of wireless, and the armored tracâ€" tor which led to the development of motor propelled combat cars on caterâ€" pillar tractors at Fort Sill and Rock Island, November 1915, under the diâ€" rection of the Field Artillery board. As a result of Reddick‘s recommendaâ€" tions, published in the Field Artillery Journal with photograph of a tractor captioned "Artillery Horse of the Fuâ€" ture," the American inspired caterpilâ€" lar tractors, heavily armored, were reâ€" vealed for the first time at the Battle of the Somme, July 1, 1916. Accordâ€" ing to the Literary Digest History of the World War by Halsey "The use of one thousand tanks in force was the chief cause of the American vicâ€" tory at St. Mihicl, September 12, 1918, the turning point of World War Numâ€" "The Rackefellert Foundation, ‘colâ€" laborating with the Brazilian governâ€" ment, developed Virus 17 D in the foundation‘s laboratories, to combat with vaccination and visceratomy the invasion from Africa of the malaria carrying mosquito anopheles gambiae. "The tungsten of Argentina, the tin of Bolivia, and other strategic metals can be transported to North America, tending to make the Americas self sufâ€" ficient." J. F. Reddick was graduated from the Highland Park Public school on Sheridan Road, 1896â€"1903, and atten~ ded Northwestern Military Academy at Highland Park before it moved to Lake Geneva, Wis. He was graduated from _ Shattuck _ School, Faribault, Minn., 1908. Former Resident Has Solution To Rubber Problem Ralph Olson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Olson, Greenwood Avenue, has enlisted in the navy and is stationed at Great Lakes naval training station. APuo 4 % e Lihsoe Cakel. proticts yyour Aablr. Since ham is the hub of your dinner, choose the most famous of all, "the ham you cut with a fork." I mean Wilson‘s Certiâ€" fied Tender Made Ham, of course. Thrifty? Yes, indeed. For since this ham comes ready to serve, it beats in only 5 minutes per pound. Think of the costly meat shrinkage this saves you! Only Wikson & Co. makes Follow my recipe enclosed with each ham. When the ham is done, lâ€"ndh.â€"ohiq-â€" corn syrup over the fat (to spare sugar) and return the ham to the oven to achieve the sparkling glaze thet makes folke exclaim Meanthile, make flowers from cucumber alioes, buds from radâ€" ish halves and leaves from cnâ€" cumber tind. A vitamin decore» ton, if you ask me. a cook I" L ol copies of the land patents for IMlinois published in Chicago? A. An organization formed at Pekin, Iilinois, in 1862 to combat antiâ€"war propaganda circulated by the Knights of the Golden Circle. A. Secretary of State in 1824, He came to this country in the early years of the nineteenth century and foundâ€" ed the "English Settlement" in Edâ€" wards county. The principal town was Albion, which is now the county seat. A. The Executive Department of the Secretary of State‘s office. Q. What was Peck‘s Gazeteer? A. An early guide to Iilinos pubâ€" lished in 1834 and 1837. It was well circulated and influenced many setâ€" tlers to come to Illinois, Q. When was the first newspaper published in Ilincis? A. In September, 1814, the IMlinois Herald made its first appearance at Kaskaskia. It was published by Matthew Duncan, a brother of Govâ€" ernor Duncan. In 1820 the paper was moved to Vandalia, where it became the Intelligencer. A. Owner of the Alton Observer. His antiâ€"slavery attitude caused mobs to destroy two of his presses. He was killed November 7, 1837, while defendâ€" ing his press. A. "Old IHlinoistown"" was the inal name of East St. Louis. A. In 1833 the Chicago Democrat was founded by John B. Cathoun. The paper passed into the hands of "Long John" Wentworth in 1836. Golden Circle? A. An organization (1860) of young southerners who proposed to invade Mexico and annex it. With the outâ€" bnakoitthivilw-rh”: stronghold of secession sympathizers. Q. Who was Melville Elijsh Stone ? A. Stone (1848â€"1929) became a reâ€" porter for the Chicago Tribuns at the age of 16. In 1892 he was apâ€" pointed General Manager of the Iiliâ€" nois Associated Press, and after the reorganization of 1900 became the General Manager of the entire system. On his death in 1929 he was voted the title "Founder "of the Associated Press." Q. Who was Morris Birkbeck? ‘Time to put aside cares and relax in the fun of gay Easter foods. Let the dinner be modâ€" est. But keep it festive. I‘m suggesting, below, several thrift Food Consultant / to Wilion & Co. Fussy to make, but fun. Make openings, about 14 inch in diam« eter, in both ends of Clear Brook (Scramble ‘em for Easter Breakâ€" ht.)‘l\-dnu-pmm in gach eggshell with melted paraffin. With a paper funnel, fill each shell with a different fruit Ti Do y ho‘s memen ts eggs for a mothent warm water and peel off the shell, Serve these sparkling gelatine "egge" on beds of cutâ€"up fruit So serve it on your home front ='ol Its wonderâ€" it‘s -l‘o by the makers of Tender Made Do YOU KNOW ILLINOTIS? AUECEOT PUCCOVNINIENTIE 4 + o Stowed dried fruits to seave cans and sugar. RBack nest week with more Ruster recipes. G. R. ; as 8t 4J %4, ‘wh 4 ah

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