Illinois News Index

Highland Park Press, 3 Dec 1942, p. 1

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Thursday evening, Dec. 10, starting at 8 o‘clock is the time~of Community center‘s next square dancing getâ€"toâ€" gether. This is a community party and all persons who like this kind of dancâ€" ing are invited to attend. ‘The group is a class where instrucâ€" ::uu.uâ€"nu-.n e is a square dance caller and apâ€" Center M” mand, Miss Edith Davis of Detroit, a third officer, will bes in command of WAACs at Fort Sheridan when the company arrives sometime in the nea future. Mrs. Eppreson is the an army major of the Army Reserve Corps who is a veteran of World War 1. She has a son, Liest Earl R. Epâ€" person, Jt., in the air copr on duty mu‘hhflhrvh..,flc.‘ ‘The approximate cost of the five units including the recreation and mess ‘The officers‘ barracks include separâ€" ate rooms, dishes and lockers for each officer. ‘The mess hall has space heaters and officers mess at one table.. The mess vl,hn;bwllhn‘mkitdml its own ki police detail and cooks. the President a month ago, all WAA! officers come up throuugh the ranks. opened Dec. 1. Training is from four Teecke rierahing ttlaing After mis weeks recruiting After six weeks auxiliary training an officer candidate completes an additional six weeks before being commissioned. Vol. They receive their training at Fort Des Moines, lowa or at Daytons At the invitation ofâ€" Lieut. Robert C. Dempsey, public relations officer at Fort Schridan, reporters and phi~ tographers viewed the newly conâ€" structed barracks for the Women‘s Army Auxiliary Corps on Tuesday afâ€" ternoon at the post. ‘The W. A. A. C. camp consists of five wooden buildings. The three barâ€" racks buildings of two floors will housue fifty women each. ‘The squad rooms are furnished with wooden beds as no steel beds are available. Each barracks has its own laundry tubs and jroning boards. Wall lockers and foot The curtains in the room were made in the Evanston work rooms of Clarke and Fulkerson by Mrs. Otis L. Heath of Winnetka, Miss Virginia Belt of Kenilworth, Mrs. Ogden Cook. of Glencoe and Mrs. J. P. Harding of Winnetka, all members of the Fort Sheridan Volunteer Corps. ‘The wash room adds a touch of féminity â€"with roses on the wall and around the mirâ€" ror is written "give me one dozen ~ ‘The Recreation hall has a snack counter. Beauty parior facilities .will be added. Newlty Constructed W AAC Barracks Viewed By Reporters construction, stated that wherever ’-flh.h-da-i_-dvm-b- en. Concrete and gaivanized won have been used where wood is not have no steel reinforcing and cement asbestos pipes in lieu of metal were ings with the exception of the recreâ€" ation hall, are not painted, but walled witly oneâ€"half inch finished â€" fiber board with very good installation proâ€" pertiecs and which can be painted. The lilkyhvcd-lfidlhflst-u'khno plating. $ In the recreation room the walls are finished and painted. The decoraâ€" ting was done by Clarkeâ€"Fulkerson, Interior Decorators of Evanston. The American Institite of Decoratâ€" ors as their contribution to the war effort have done different projects. Miss Blanche Fulkerson, who served overseas with the Red Cross Canteen in Paris in the last war, and Miss Florâ€" ence Clarke, m of the Institute, have: fproi Fort Sheridan which h&‘t &c% plete furnishings for the Recruit Reâ€" ception center, furnishing day rooms, and the recreation room. . _ _ The money for these projects was raised by the Fort Sheridan Volunteer Corps under the guidance of Mrs. Able Davis ofâ€"Glencoe and Mrs. A. Redison Dick of Lake Forest and their committee during their Fund Raising According to Mrs. Doris Eppreson, Wherever possible the cost was reâ€" THE PRESS! it‘s reed by THEPeople! of the buildâ€" , _ Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Jardee, 2210 «st avenue, girl, Nov. 26. N. Central ‘avenue, Highwood, boy, Mr. and Mrs. Anterigo Ugolini, 140 E. OM Elm road, Lake Forest, boy, . While Mrs. Nevin‘s daughter was Ldfivinnambuhme in France, she herself ‘did relief work at the Belgian Embassy in Paris. Both mother and daughter were arrested: in Lisbon and were held as spies for two weeks. Her ‘nbiea will be "I Saw It Happen in __Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Costelli, 16 Webster avenue, Highwood, boy, "Nov. boys, Nov, 25 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Allen, 220 Park place, Libertyville, boy, Nov. 26. Mr. and Mrs. Danie! Grady, 529 Forâ€" Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Frehner, 1952 Priscilla avenue, girl, Nov. 28. Mr. and Mrs. Brumo Stiller, Prairic View, boy, Nov. 23. T M. T Aae cipmics o hq League of Women Voters, the Decemâ€" ber monthly meeting of the league, and an evening meeting of the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce is a comâ€" bination package being offered to the public on Tuesday evening, Dec. 15, at the Community center. _ The function will start at 6:30, with an oldâ€"fashioned baked bean supper gaged Dick Lewis and his orchestra for the evening and has announced that the proceeds will go to the U.S.0. of Highland Park. Attendance will be limited to two hundred couples. The ticket . Cofimittee consists of and James Van Ornum. T wo Organizations C.A.R. to Give Holiday Dance December 23 ming, Dec. 23, at the Highland Park Woman‘s club, will be issued the latâ€" ter part of this week. served by costitimed waitresses. An iMustrated talk will be given at 8 o‘clock by A. R. Kaiser, chairman of the tax commission of the Illinois Chamber of Tuxis Society to Hear Noted Speaker over three years in Eugope and was in France when the Germans overâ€"ran that unfortunate nation. She was an unofficial observer on the European front and was in Paris when the Nazis took the city. . Her son, Louis McDufâ€" fee Nevin, is a foreign correspondent of the Associated ‘Press. Invitations for the‘ formal Chm?na dance of the Blackhawk society of the C.A.R., to be given Wednesday eveâ€" his field. For this joint meeting of the Highland Park League of Women and with slides featuring his talk. The begintiing of next week, inviâ€" tations will be mailed to members of the two organizations sponsoring the meeting, as well as all tax bodics in is open to the entire public. 4 Formulating the plans for this town ing the Teague, se 'rmd&e‘hdan-m merce. Leonard Nicter, president of the Chamber of Commerce, will preâ€" side at the meeting. «> Florence McDuffee Nevin will be the speaker at the Tuxis society meetâ€" ing at the Presbyterian church on Sunâ€" day evening at 7:15.0‘clock. Mrs. N i3 20 18. . The Tuxis society extends an inviâ€" tation to everyone to attend this meetâ€" ing.. A silver offering will be received. Newman, Edward Peterson, Cynthia speak on the subject, "Tax Modernizaâ€" will be limited to 150, but the meeting for Sears Roebuck and company, and BIRTHS AT THE HIGHLAND PARK MOSPITAL Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Peterson, 317 ittee in charge has enâ€" of The High)land Park Press of "Highland Park‘s NEWS Paper for 32 Years" ~The annual Thanksgiving 'm presented at Lincoln om lwl::;?flhhd:‘! were presented to the Goddess the Harvest. t'.'AIoflhecbueu-t--ib-nl.::zy a turkey which was given to a poor family. Two children from each {:fitzh“m- md.fi-?ifl.‘:“ vegetables and flowers. The chilâ€" Most of the Christmas fixings will be back on the retailer‘s shelvesâ€"during the coming holidays according to the icing f o C mula in detail." % P 1 . %le 'aillm Lincoln School wWHiighland Park, Hilinois, Thursdoy, December 3, 1942 "The Bulletin contains complete instructions on how the new price forâ€" mulas are worked out," said Carter Jenkins, .State Director of. OPA. "Much enthusiasm over this néw regâ€" ulation is evidenced by the way the retailers are responding to the anâ€" ncuncement, but it must be rememâ€" bered, however, that retailers must consult the regulation before using the new price formula. "These new ceilings in comnection with the seasonal food ~products afâ€" fected are compulsory. They must be used in placeâ€"of any ceilings which the retailer may now. ciioane n requires c Dedicate Organ At E ; The dedication service for the new organ recently installed in the First United Evangelical church, Green Bay road and Laurel avenue, will be conâ€" ducted Sunday evening, Dec. 6, at 7 :45 Plum pudding, mincemeat, Christmas cookies, chocolate covered cherries, glaced or candied fruits and peels, and stuffed dried fruits are among the many items affected by this regulation. Grocers and food sellers shelves have abled to stock and sell these foods throughout the holidays. f Food stores throughout IHlinois are getting this latest Bulletin issued from the State Office of Price Atman- tion at Springfield through ar Price and Rationing Boards. â€" been bare of many of the items and with‘ permissible increases that allow for reasonable. profit, retailers are enâ€" to this year‘s net cost of the same Organ music will be provided by Bertram Webber of Chicago and there will be a short dedication service. Mr. Webber is manager of the organ deâ€" partment of a Chicago piano company. Familiar Hymn Tunce ................... 8¢ All Hail the Power of Jesus* Name Holiday Foods Get New Pricing Formulas tion No. 250 recentfy issued by the Office of Price Administration. between the hours of 9 and 12 each hours, until further notice, will be week day i‘s Desiring ............ Bach esus, Joy of Man‘s Desiring . CIVILIAN DEFENSE HoURS The Civilian Defense office in singing songs. ins the forâ€" Borowski The new station in Ravinia at 1551 South St. Johns, north of Gsells Drug store opened on Wednesday.: This miscellaneous collection of adult books covering many different subjects will be open every Wednesday and Saturâ€" day from 10 to 12 A.M. and from 1 to 5:30 P.M. The library requests this consideraâ€" tion of its : Please returm Mfibth‘m:h-“fip In order to conform to the governâ€" ments regulation in regard to fuel fimwmmm be closed all day Monday durâ€" ing the coldest months: December, January, February and March. Victory Fund Drive Completed By Girl Sgouts fiveâ€"cent war savings stamp from each of the nation‘s 725000 Girl Scouts would build up a fund of over $180,000. ~A national announcement of the totul number of war suings stamyps ( on nds . Miianics - ® of Pearl Harbor. The Girl Scout Victory fund was completed on Thanksgiving day, acâ€" cording to Mrs. E. C. George, chairâ€" man of the Juliette Low ‘Victory fund committee. At that timeâ€"all of the stamps contributed by Highland Park Gir] Scouts was sent to Girl Scout naâ€" tional headquarters, where they wil be converted into war bonds and held ton, D. C.; Vance C. MeCormick of Harrisburg, Pa.; George. Townsend Adce, Hendon Chubb, Robert Louis Hoguet and Lewis G"E,.&II of New York City ; Mrs. Arthur 0. Choâ€" ate of Pleasantville, N.~Y.; hanorary viceâ€"president of the Girl Scouts and national chairman of the Julictte Low Memorial committee; Mrs, Robert T. Swaine of Wilton, Conn., treasurer Qgt-uo-l(‘kaconouuhsâ€" tion, and Mrs. E. Swift Newton, of Daylesford, Pa., chairman of the Girl Scout international committee. Calling the Victory fund a."loan to the government and a gift toâ€"the chilâ€" dren of ‘the world," Mrs: George stated that contributions of a twentyâ€" n Em 1 Present Certificates For Mileage Rations Operators of commertial vehicles must present Certificates of War Neâ€" cessity issued by the Office of Deâ€" fense Transportation when applying to Local War Price and Rationing Boards for mileage rations, according to Carâ€" and in itself does not entitle a commerâ€" cial vehicle to gasoline, tires or tubes. It is the basis, he said, upon which Local War Price and Rationing Boards issue coupons for motor fuel. War !’riecmdlluion'-(hrduwilliuu coupons for gasoline to commercial vehicles on the basis of mileage cerâ€" tified by the ODT. This mileage inâ€" dudaul!hrbmrylh:vdui- cles through remaining days of Director Jenkins has urged commerâ€" cial operators to present their Certifiâ€" cates of War Necessity ard their apâ€" ter Jenkins, State Director of the IIIâ€" incis Office of Price Administration. The Certificate of War Necessity is only the first step in obtaining mileage possible in trust until the money can be used for relief work among child victims of the war. The group of men and women who served as Victory fund trustees inâ€" cluded Bernard Baruch of New York City; Dwight F. Davis of Washingâ€" Highland Park Public M egrary Training For Air Raid Wardens To Be Cmpleted By Dec. 10 Music will be furnished by the Wanâ€" kegan Melodiers. All service men are s ue to" The Woman‘s auxiliary of the NMM-I-.‘I'& Tt d a io hP cbeon be serged. Ca F Of Tin Cans Sent To Chicago Plant .z:unsu-nh‘s-fiw Johnson is chairman and will be red . by =n. H‘Mh: Gray and Mrs. W. Clifford. The Evâ€" Last Friday, Nov. 27 the second carâ€" load of tin cans left for the Chicago leâ€"tinning plant and by now are "new" sheets of tin ready to go back into production, Three suburbs of District 8 participated in this carload; Lake Forest with 10,500 pounds of prepared During the winter months, the Ofâ€" fice of Civilian Defense of Highland Parkâ€"will he open mornings only. The hours will be from 9 to 12 o‘clock. Mrs. Walter Rubens, chairman. of Conservation committee, will be it the office on Wednesday mornings from 9:30 to 11 :30 instead of Thursday afâ€" ternoons as heretofore. At this time MASONIC U. $. . The Masonic Service Center will sponsor a Dance in the Masonic Temâ€" p. m. _ The Deerficld Chapter Order of the When the Red Cross Mobile unit visited the First Methodist church in Evanston last week, Irwin S.> Werthâ€" eimer of 834 S. Linden avenue and Edâ€" ward L. Sonderlick of 1224 Sunnyside lane were Highland Parkers who gave their .blood. 4 The following people have donated their blood at the Red Cross Blood Doâ€" nor center located at 5 N. Wabash aveâ€" nue in Chicago during the last two weeks : at the Highland Park U. S. O Deerfield Waits Deerficld decided to hold its cans as there is space available for it to do so. Highwoodé has just: recently been organized for tin can collection ‘There will be regular collection of cans by> refuse collectors as usual However, housewives are asked not to hold their accumulation for a longâ€" er period than three weeks. Some were turning in their cans only once a month. Since the goal is one carâ€" load of cans every four weeks, this would allow a margin of one week for necéssary preparation before shipâ€" ment. ~ °_ â€" Edwin M. Sincere, 1727 S. Ridge road; Joseph Wertheimer, 834 S. Linâ€" den avenue, Benjamin G. Pierson, 2737 Berkeley road, Herbert Levy; 460 S. The meeting of the Service Men‘s club will be held Wedâ€" nesday, Dec. the Y. W.C. A. at lo'ch:.aA.: i .nmn- ports sn * am Tea and social hour will follow. All members are asked to bring inside and tin cans, Highland Park with 14,505, which included about 3,000 pounds from Fort Sheridan and cleare d through the local incinerator, and Lake Bluff with 1,400 pounds. under the leadership of Mrs. Edgar Benson, and expects to send a shipâ€" ment in the next c#r which should â€" ready to leave in three more weeks. Highland Park starts off with 3,000 pounds for which there was no room in the recent car. The net return on the first carload was $97.27. Ofâ€"this Highland Park Office of Civilian Defense received $47.59 as its share, being responsible for 49% of cans shipped.. Lake Forâ€" m‘ 'Wfl?‘flm‘ f;,“' 'm‘f‘. mumnmm&_ time donor, 804 Glencoe avenue, :D‘h.é.wrgt;udm;i;m Park place, and Kenneth Anderson, 274 Laurel avenue. * Mothers‘ Club To Elect New Officers men and answer any questions anyâ€" one might have. Phone H. P. 1400. Local Persons Donate Blood In Evanston est was second with 35%, Deerficld 12% and Lake Bluff, 4%. gifts Arrangements have been‘miade to complete Fire and Gas Defense Trainâ€" ing for Air Raid Wardens by Decemâ€" ber 10th under the professional diâ€" rection of Mr. mn-.-: ha s been â€" appointed c..gnu Mr. Scheuchenpfiug, assisted by Mr. hySneed:dtbtmnfl'”“ and Mrs, Waiter Heymans, orâ€" ganized a staff of fifteen instructors who are now able for the immediate organization t Raid Warden classes. They organized and conducted under rection of the twelve Division W ens assisted by the Sector Division wardens will contact . s Scheuchenpfiug at the 1 Center for list of instructors available, and will arrange for the time and place. Block wardens and coâ€"wardens will be notified by their division or Military and civilian defense experts stress theâ€"vital importance of fire deâ€" fense and urge eo-plm-ht.u-l- ing and cooperation. Do not‘delay calling the fire department. The City Council of Higkland Park has authorized the immediate installâ€" ation of eight additional air raid alarm sirens and will possibly approve the immediate installation of ten. Official civilian defense posters have been placed in the hands of the Division Air Raid Wardens for posting in importâ€" ant points. ‘ * «S Washington, D. C. Every house in Highland: Park should have the street number conâ€" spicuously placed in front . of the premises. _ Every property owner should inspect his premises and do what may be necessary to reduuce to a minimum all possible fire hazards. In peate time millions of doilars of property and thdusands of lives are lost each year through fire. . Fires The United States Citizens Civilian Defense Corps as defined by the Ofâ€" fice of Civilian Defense, Washington, D, C., are six groups organized to tect life and property. . Each ou has special duties and func and require special training. In a I h gency they operate as a team. It important as a member of a dutuies of that group and it | fi to. have. the pr K d important to Mm functions and duties of other groups begin and end.© _ [ <"p â€" _ _ «! EMERCENCY um% t:v.;. ley D MeXNext Cy Reans Ortieee . which has notShad a fire before. . In time of war, every fire gives aid to the enemy. Every effort to reduce the possibility of fire is a valuable contriâ€" bution to the war effort. ~ ' (3) AIR RAID WA : e is err Patton, and . staff of Division (a) Auxiliary Fire Department, . 35 (b) Rescue Squad, under direction of Ed J. Brown, 5 t (2; dPéLIC! %}E,sq tion. of Chiet ~Martin ll-n.‘.?‘I e mleg edartgenien ie (b) Bomb Reconnaissance; ZErmembert, ‘The six protective services and the !wr;;lhfy groups that opé¢rate unier each are : k & $ (1) FIRE bxrmutra-ao fire department, under direction of Chict Edward C. Hoskin, | 14 members, vm o dik 4D. / 3 Yan G. Ki 4D.A.'m. ames . Murphey, 6 Edward C. P es Bert D. Green, 11 Art Olson, 12 P. N. _ under. the direéction .of "Mr. Linyd 5¢ a Copy, $1.50 & Yea

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