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Hardly an issue of The Press comes out these days but carries ‘bne or more stories of military weddings, hastily conceived, perhaps, but noneâ€"theâ€"less occasions as momentuous as similar peaceâ€"time cereâ€" monies. We hear sociologists tutâ€"tut these war weddings, decrying their effect on the stability of the married state in some future time of peace. Perhaps they are right. But before judging, let us rememâ€" ber that many of these young men will not come back to live among us. Mnyol’thelebfides.hdfltywaieedtomrrynfterthemr, would be husbandless. If they choose to risk the possibility of future marital discord for the sake of happiness today, is it fair to criticize? ~It is safe to say that for. every young man in the armed forces of the nation, there is waiting,somewhere a wife, mother, sister or sweetheart. True, the service imen are away from home, in strange and unfamiliar surroundings. But what about the homes and the womenfolk left in:a manless, albeit familiar, state of living? ‘These women are keeping alive the homes, caring for the children, husbandâ€" ing the resources, tending the war jobs in stores, factories, offices. Shoals of them, unescorted, but bravely carrying on the affairs of a workaday world, are to be observed on the street, in public gatherâ€" ings, in business establishments. Dryâ€"eyed, smiling often, outwardly The miy‘ Highland Park children who were recently awarded . ':me show“tuh: ill zlthfilemh:hemgh?d into their natures i t . ow i life. mbveofahobbmmflms:vqlmmytypeoimual effort or construction, is, like a knowledge of swimming, something that stays with one. Itisintetesfin(gwspeculateonthefuturelivu of these young hobbyists. How often will they in later years turn from the trials and tribulations that seem so overwhelming, to find relaxation ‘and relief in hobbying! How often will hobbys ward off insanity '.ormrvousbtukdowmamo;glldduwholumedwlovea certain type of manual dexterity as children here in Highland Park! And how far has wise education come since the days when the three R‘s were considered an ample cultural basis for most people. Those responsible for the hobby classes at the Community Center know not how wisely they have builded a foundation for the lives of so many of our young folks. serene, the women of the United States are as unflinchingly couraâ€" geous as their men, and every bit as deserving of recognition and support. z5 ( mmwan.w.c.m.,ofwm as cadet lieutenant, junior grade at the Preâ€"Flight School of the Navy atlo‘Chg.fldlownalsm' b.’d’dgmh-flm education. hundred men, all with high school educa fiogormhnbeuh-&lhhmmm ever given to fighting men. Designed to make them perfect in phyâ€" sique and the world‘s toughest fighters, the Preâ€"Flight course rests of the belief that American young men have the inherant stamina MW&wm«um-typeofuumnfflmwodd stagger most trained athletes. In the way of equipment for the cadets u&ndmd.hflay{mwidesflaythingofthe(meuqufityand in plentiful volume. In performance, only the finest is acceptable from the cadets by their instructors While the exact training of course cannot be made a matter of public information, it is already evident that the cadets who succeed in winning their Navy wings will be in every sense of the word trained fighters, in the air, on the ground, on, in or under water, and with every weapon human inâ€" genuity can devise and human skill manipulate. It helps to give us increased faith in the wisdom of our military leaders to know that even in time of war, there is recognition of the need for this type of training. Fortunately, the days are gone when untrained men were thrown against the enemy. In this war, we are fighting fire with fire, and making ours hotter. H~1 Mayor Ronan listened to the recommendation of the Chiâ€" cago Civilian Defense headquarters and purchased a $6,750.00 air raid siren for Highland Park, we venture the opinion that the roar of the outraged citizenry would have drowned the siren‘s shriek. With séveral small sirens judiciously placed, the same result can be accomplished, giving us the protection Highland Park needs, but without that scandaloys cost. We have levelâ€"headed people in charge of our CD work â€" another cause for thanks."* ~* Freée Folder On Enlisted Reserves At Press Office The various plans available to Uniâ€" versity of Illinois students, and high school graduates who plan to attend the University this Fall, for entollâ€" -e-t’-lhe!:‘incdlmdth Army, Navy Marine are muh.-.unacmu by&c-m.. § § A few "copies of the folder Have provide for the voluntary enfistment fi-ru.crh.:-fletdm- sity students possessing superior qualâ€" ifications, such students to remain for in to continue their education. been rectived by the Highland Park Press and â€"may be had by calfingâ€"at this offite= Copics may also be .seâ€" eured atth¢pablic Gibrary, or by writâ€" Probably there are few places busier than our library these days. As the war progresses, and more strange geographical names creep into the news, our librarians can expect a further strain on the 11â€" bfu?’:remroes. But in spite of the added work, our splendid staff of trained librarians carries on its work @s calmly, helpfully and quietly as though the war wa‘s not in our thoughts at all. Inciâ€" dently, how long since you have made use of our library, gentle Bricfly, these various reserve plans It‘s mead by THE Poopie! by IVAN N. : ADAIR @ Novy _ @ More About Hobbiecs * Also Serve ©@ Service Weddings * Rooar ol-l::."â€"!lun to the University: Registrar, Ur THEY ALSO SERVE MORE ABOUT HOBBIES SERVICE WEDDINGS ROAR INFORMATION PLEASE STRICTLY LOCAL ~>â€"._. || â€"â€" The Highland Park Press the villages of, Deerficld ‘and Banâ€" hockburh afd part of the cities of Lake~ Forest and Highland Park thould make i a point to check up on the amgupt of his assessment. ... .. Any property owner who objects to the amount of his valuation should file a~ formal complaint with the ........--L: The assessment roll for the Town of West Deerficld as fixed by. the asâ€" sessof, appear on page 6 and 7 of today‘ issue of the Highland Park of West Deerfield is Published + â€"~> ~____: Mighland Pork, Hiinois, **Highland Park‘s NEWS Paper f or 32 Dr. Edward Morcross Dr. Edward Powers Noreross, 64, who had practiced medicine in Highâ€" land Park for 25 years, died yesterday evening in the Highland Park hospital where he had been taken Tuesday night following a heart attack. Funeral services will be held tomorâ€" row at 3 p.m. in the Trinity Episcopal church, Highland"Park. Interment will be at the North Shore Garden of Memories. As in the preparation of tin cans for salvage, there are four simple steps to follow in the collection of the preâ€" pared tins. (1.) Keep all flattened cans in a separate container. (2) Reâ€" gular garbage men will pick up. Check your garbage collection day and do not allow cans to rust by putting out more than 12 hours in advance‘ of collection. (3.) If no regular garbage pickâ€"up, arrange with neighbor who has collection. (4.) If taking garbage to city incinerator, take cans in sepaâ€" rate box or bag and leave at incineraâ€" Suceumbs to Heart Attack Dr. Norcross, who lived at 900 Roâ€" salyn lane, was the son of the late Pliny and Phoebe Poole Norcross, of Jansevilie, Wis. and brother of the late Frederic F. Norcross, of Chicago and Lake Forest, and Joh V. Norâ€" cross, of Highland Park. ~ He is survived by his wife, Mabel Madsen Norcross, and three children of a former marriage. They are Emily Dyas Norcross, of Highland Park; Dr. Pliny Norcross, of LaPorte, Ind., and Lt. Edward P. Norcross, Jr., of the 16th U. S, cavairy. Also surviving is his sister, Mrs. George Allen Mason, 180 Hazel ave. A member of the St. Luke‘s hospital staff for 30 years, Dr. Norcross was a senior member at the time of his death. He also was a senior staff member at the Highland Park hospiâ€" tal. He was secretary of St. Luke‘s Episcopal chapel, a member of the University club, of Chicago, and a former member of Exmoor cquntry club. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin and received his degree from the Northwestern university meâ€" dical school in 1904. portation direct to deâ€"tinning plant. â€" Donald M. Nelson, WPB Chairman, on July 22 asked state, local and muâ€" nicipal governments to lend their trucks and manpower to aidâ€"in transâ€" porting public collections of scrap maâ€" terial, including tin cans. However, before this request went out from the War Production Board, Mr. Arthur H. Swanson, Commissioner of Public Streets, offer e duthe Conservation Committee the use of the city trucks in hauling the cans from the city inâ€" cinerator to the transportation point for the deâ€"tinning plant. The Highâ€" land Park city officials have been most generous and cooperative in the ‘m of city equipment for all salvage efforts. City Trucks To Pick Up Tin Cans For Salvageâ€" The Grease Conservation Commitâ€" tee reports that Ft. Sheridan is doing a very nice job on grease salvage. They are averaging over 800 pounds per. week. This .is almost equal to Highland Park‘s quota of 1000 per . Mrs. Wakter F.. Rubens, Chairman of the Highland Park Conservation Committee, is convinced that anz“. i en en af ns M.’.?wml'u 6 contact her at the Civilian Defense office where she is to be found from oo mt deo o Blackout To Be Held August 12 Likewise the local refuse collectors. They have volunteered the services of their men and trucks in the collecâ€" tion of the tin cans as part of their patriotic service in furthering our war efforts. Now, it is up to the housewife to do her part in keeping the flow of cans moving through these freely ofâ€" fered channels. If there are any quesâ€" tions as to the preparation and collecâ€" tion of these cans, please contact the Ufluqlayhbfic,flmnb phone number being S The city trucks will take all cans District No, 108 will hold another tax velidating election on Monday, August 17, 1942. By a vote of seventyâ€"nine (29) for and four (4) against, the vate of one and oneâ€"half (1%) per cent for educational purposes and oneâ€" hali (%) per cent for building purâ€" poses was validated at a recent elecâ€" mon. This second election is for the validation of a rate of one and fourâ€" fifths (1 4/5) per cent for educaâ€" tional purposes. A recent decision of the _ IMlinois Supreme Court which threw a cloud on the assessments made by the Highland Park District, as well as many other school distriggs in IMlinois, necessitated these elections. The rates being validated involve no increase over the taxes whichâ€" have been paid by residents of the district for a number of years and are merely to . cure â€" legal â€" difficulties brought anout by the court decision. Voters in the section served by the West Ridge and Lincoln Schools vote at the Linâ€" coln School; those in the Ravinia and Braeside sections vote at the Ravinia School. Polls will be open from 12:00 noon until 7:00 p. m. on August 17, Called By Maj. Gen. George Gunert To Be Held In Middle West Area NewTax Test To Be Held From lO:OQ DJ nantinaa, ’ Until 10:30 Says Mayor Ronan New Tax Election August 17 Mrs. Robert Walker and Mrs. Monroe Ottenheimer. On the third Thursday the Chairâ€" men of Division 7 to 12 report. These are: Mrs. E. B. Carter, Mrs. R. F Timm, Mrs. F. D. Peers, Mrs. E. D Elmore, Mrs. V. W. Briddle and Mrs. John .Driscoll. Mrs. Charles Spencer, Chairman of the Glass Salvage Committee, states that a meed exists for two, four, six and eight ounce medicine bottles, with or without closures. These may be de= posited in the box in front of Fell‘s store on Central Avenue, or taken directly to the Highland Park Hospiâ€" tal. Several of the local stores are disâ€" playing Salvage Posters which have been made by Mrs. Ann Landau. She has given much of her talent and time to the various war efforts, Her posâ€" ters in the USO Club have been high ly praised and ‘enjoyed by the service men who find in the new club "a home away from home." Mear Admiral and Mrrs. n Uownes were of homor at u-wumfiuwu:â€".mn.-d gratitude from the nincth naval district in appreciation of Eame young saval aviation cadets and officers, Club: t Jeroume 1 the club, Shown above from left to are "W . Bloss rpore eree nc oo The Board of Education of School Salvage Posters R. F. Aherns Heads Personnel At _ United Air Lines Highland Park friends of Russell F. Ahrens today â€"learned with interest of his appointment as director of perâ€" sonnel for United Air Lines. He sucâ€" ceeds Thomas B. Marsail, who has & «> wa & resigned to accept a position with the War Department at Washington. Mr. Ahrens‘ latest promotion culâ€" minates a steady rise in the airline industry. A graduate of the University of Washington, he joined Boeing Air Transport, a predecessor division of United, in 1928. Subsequently, he served as district traffic manager at Seattle and Chicago, then became Chicago regional manager and, in 1941, castern sales manager for the comâ€" pany. Mr. ~Ahrens, widely known here, has been a resident of Highland Park Ahrens will make his Keadquarters at the company‘s general offices in Chicago and will report directly to the office of the president, W. A. Patterâ€" son. At the present time there are 4100 personnel on United‘s payroll.: . for five years. With Mrs. Ahrens and their three children, Lynn, ten years old; Gretchen, six, ‘and Russell, Jr., ten months, he lives at 202 Beech street. He is a member of the Exmoor Country Club. Robert Patton, of Highland Park, told of his trip to Alaska three years ago and showed colored motion picâ€" tures following the weekly luncheon of the Highland Park â€"Rotary club Monday in the Hotel Moraine Onâ€" theâ€"Lake. RUSSELL F. AHRENS ROTARY CLUB at the annual open air Dutch Oven steak rlâ€"w’ generosity in homing and »ihoolinighn a Jevome P. Bowes Jr. recsived the "':(‘“"1 . Blossom of the U. 8. C edaditiih ar effort of Exmoor; Admiral Downs: (Brig. Cip Urbang, Highland Park‘s city wide organizaâ€" tion of more. than 700 Air Raid Warâ€" dens who so successfully conducted the last trial Black Out will again swing into action together with the Auxiliary police under the direction of Chief Martri Kopp and Commander Harry Echier and Fire Chicf Hoskins advises that the newly formed Auxilâ€" lary Fire Department will be on duty as well. 4 Harry Aiston, Chief Air Raid Warâ€" den of the City of Highland Park states that since before the last Black Qut Test Highland Park has been orâ€" ganized and prepared to operate and that miost of the Air Raid Wardens have had almost all of the required number of hours in training. F The rules and regulations he states; covering conduct and proceedure are as defined on the home Black Out Cards and the more recent rules proâ€" claimed by Mayor Ronan for outdoot events. One exception applying to the test to be held August 12th is that motorists may remain in their cars during the Black Out but must pull to side of road, come to a stop and extinguish their lights, remaining until the all clear signal. % cording to Mayor Frank J. Ronan and Donald Trumbull, Defense Coordinatâ€" or for the City of Highland Park to hkep.rtinthem'l‘flflfi‘ huge middle west area, m& Maj. Gen. George Grunert to be from 10 to 10:30 p. m. on August 12 and it is expected that ‘the new air raid sirens ordered by the city can be â€" installed . and operating. on that night. Asst, Ch. Warden Millet Schreiner axd Philip E. Cole and Deputy Warâ€" den Harry Pertz will â€"be on dutyâ€"‘to receive calls covering any, emergency or give any desired assistance or inâ€" formation. £* Air Raid Wardens and: Coâ€"Wardens on duty during the Blackâ€" Out â€"will wear a 3 inch white arm band on the lefit arm and will be equipped with a flashlight and whistle. Their immediâ€" ate duty will be to see that all lights are. promptly extinguished <and" the streets are cleared. All proper orders given ‘by Air Raid Wardens during a Black Out are official and failure to comply makes a violator subject to penalties as set forth in the spetial city ordinance covering. . 8 He adds that operations will be diâ€" rected from ‘the Air Raid ‘Warden Office,â€" City â€" Hall â€"Building; phone Highland Park 800, and that First Asst. Ch. Warden Robert Patton, Highland Park Air Raid Wardens orâ€" ganization is divided will be under the following Division Wardens, Div. 1, Clarence ‘Bassler, Div. 2, Marc Law, Div, 3, Van G. Kirk, Div. 4.D. A. Kittermaster, Div 5, James M. Murâ€" phy,. Div. 6, Edw. C. George; Div. 7, John A. | Bellows, Div.‘ 8 Milton (Continued on Page 4) f Orders have already been issued acâ€" 5c a Copy, $1.50 a Yam