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Vol. 32, No. 45 Highland Park Officer Decorated By President Roosevelt During President Roosevelt‘s moâ€" mentous stay in Casablanca, the Presâ€" ident decorated Brig Gen. William H. Wilbur of 1540 Judson avenue. He perâ€" sonally presented the congressional medal of honor, the highest: American decoration, for his part in the landâ€" ings on French Morocco. Present were Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Vice Adm. Louis Mountbatten, Gen. George C. Marshal and Adm. Ernest J. King. The citation by Lieut. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in part read as folâ€" lows : "He prepared the plan for conâ€" tacting the French commander in Casablanca tnd securing an armistice to prevent unnecessary bloodshed. He landed at Fedala with the leading asâ€" darkness through sixteen ~miles of enemy occupied country intermittentâ€" ty subjected to heavy bursts of fire and accomplished this mission . . . . Reâ€" turning towards his command, Wilbur detected a hostile battery firing efâ€" fectively om our troops. He took charge of a platoon of American tanks and personally led them in an attack and captured the battery." A Highland Park resident since 1938, Gen. Wilbur was born in Palmer, Mass., and is fiftyâ€"four years old. A graduate of the United States miliâ€" tary academy at West Point in 1912, he has attended various postâ€"graduate military schools. Before coming to Highland Park, he was chief of the service command in Hawaii, and in 1938 became a staff officer of the former Sixth Corps Area stationed in ~Mrs. Wilbur is employed at Abbott Laboratories in North Chicago. They have two children. Their daughter, An afternoon at the theatre will be the feature of the February meeting of the Ravinia Woman‘s club on Wedâ€" n.‘“hpeh 10, at the Village house, when Hope Summers will give a draâ€" matic reading of Thornton Wilder‘s new play, "Skin of Your Tecth." Hope Summers, prominent in drama cireles of Chicago and the North Shore for the past ten years, founder Mary, is a student at DePauw uniâ€" versity at Green Castle, Ind. Their son, William, Jr., is a student at Philâ€" lips academy, Andover, Mass. Hope Summers to Give Dramatic Reading to Ravinia Woman‘s Club group, the Guild theatre of Evanston, with leading roles in many of their productions, and president . of the Evanston Drama club, entered the field of radio in 1939, and last year played more supporting roles in seriâ€" als than any actress in Chicago. Hostesses for the tea following the pfa-qcln.wm.lln- L. L. Howe, Mrs. E. L. Vinyard and Mrs. R. R. Wible, under the chairâ€" manship of Mrs. M. J. Scheemeacker. The board of directors of the Raâ€" vinia Woman‘s club will meet at the home of Mrs. John Wilbor, Wednesâ€" day morning, Feb. 3. Sfi“bahr Alll.oalgchooh t Although a ball is not scheduled for Highland Park on the President‘s birthday, Jan. 30, the city is concenâ€" trating on other methods of raising funds for the Mile O‘Dimmes drive to carry on the infantile paralysis proâ€" gram throughout the United States, according to Postmaster Danie! Cobb. One day, probably Friday, will be set aside in all the local schools when the children will be asked to bring dimes for the drive. Over 100 coin containers have been placed in the stores throughout the city in an effort to raise a large sum for this cause. fluizeuldm-anyeolut- ed in County will be held by the county chapter of the National Founâ€" dation for Infantle Paralysis, Inc. The other fifty per cent will be turned over to the national foundation to be used Robert Preus, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. 0. Prens of Chicago, former resiâ€" dents of Highland Park, has been apâ€" pointed alumni editor of College Chips at Luther coffege, Decorah, Ta. He received his appointment at the anâ€" nual Chips banquet. Ae es en s a member of the Luather college con cert band, under the direction of Dr Carlo A. Sperati. It‘s reed by THE People! at Luther, is Social Service Elects Mrs. Mason President At Annual Meeting ‘The twelfth annual meeting of the Highland Park Social Service comâ€" mittee, Inc., was held Monday evenâ€" ing, Jan. 25. Forty persons attended this open mecting. â€" Edward C. Schweitzer presided. Mrs. Nellic P. Flinn, executive secâ€" retary in a resume of the past year‘s work, pointed out that youth, the unâ€" employables because of age or physiâ€" cal disabilities, and cooperation with civilian defense are the most importâ€" ant needs at the present. Mrs. T. L. Osborn, board member, told of Mayor Frank Ronan‘s appointâ€" ing Mrs. Filinn as chairman of the branch of civilian defense work known as Family Security and Child Care or the Emergencyâ€" Food and Housing committee. The Social Service ofâ€" fice organized this committee which knows of everything available, such as food, clothing, furniture, etc., in each block in case of an emergency. Given an opportunity for any reâ€" marks from the floor, R. M. Davidson said how much his participation in Social Service activities had meant to him. "I am enthused about Social Serâ€" vice. I was raised on a farm where there was plenty for everybody to eat, if not always plenty to wear, I left the farm and went to Chicago where I worked for ten or eleven years and lived in neighborhoods where I had a chance to see the need for Social Service activities." f _ "Social Service to me is still inâ€" dispensible. In these days of stress and strain, many youngsters are feelâ€" ing a great insecurity especially if their father is in the Service and their mother is working. There is not as great a physical need as in the past years but there is still a necessity for an agency in town to which schools feel they can go when probâ€" Lyle Gourley, president of the noâ€" minating committee, presented the following names for officers of the organization and for the board of directors : oo hea io n o _ Mrs. Charles M president; F. J. eDonough, 'h..m: Mre. George =~hdlo. secretary; and nn':r‘l Moran, treasurer. Board of Db*o. Jt m. a “ut h.tlmm. Rev. James D. Gleeson, Mr. Lyle Gourley, Damy i t & C Lester Laubenstein, L. B. Sinclair, &l'-c.chwto.'w Earl W. Geell, E. L. and A. Wolters. w Paâ€"B Messrs. â€"Behanna, Gsell, Vinyard, and Wolters are newly elected memâ€" bers. Reservations For Victory Ball Bd? Made At Present Time Mvd:fiwdleviawyhll.n be given by Ravinia Woman‘s club Saturday evening, Feb. 13, at the Villâ€" age house, are being made with Mrs. Kenneth C. Baughman, HP. 1341, and will be limited to 275 persons. _ f Supper will be served promptly at 9 o‘clock. Bob Perry and his orchestra, at the Stevens hotel, Chicago, for fifâ€" teen months prior to its wartime closâ€" Cindlba:;fl'l"bn Asking 0o Tax For Plsyground Park establish, a supervised playâ€" pround and recreation system, and that the city levies an annual tax for Wesley C. Becker, coâ€"chairman, are "the establishment, conduct and mainâ€" tenance of the playground in the minimam amount of one and oneâ€"third mills on each dollar of assessed valuaâ€" tion of all taxable property within the corporate limits of Highland Park." It is requested that the question be submitted to the clectors to be voted upon at the general election on R. H. Price of the Eim Place school The governing board is as follows : A petition is being circulated reâ€" Several war savings stamps will be will play from 9 to 12:30 o‘cleck. The Highland Park Pregs "â€"~ _ N "Highland Park‘s NEWS Paper for 32 Years" Woman‘s Club Plays Host to Noted Traveler February 2 Maric Seton, distinguished critic, playwright, author, film producer and traveler, will lecture at the Highland Park Woman‘s club on Tuesday, Féb. 2 at 2 p. m. "A Globe Trotter Becomes an American Citizen" and "The Stage and Movies Today" are the lecture subâ€" jects chosen by Miss Seton. _ _ Born near London in 1910 of a Scotsâ€"Irish family, Miss Seton was orphaned on her 18th birthday, when she ran away from her guardians and became an actress. Her literary career began at 21 as a theatre and film critic for the "Review of Reviews," England‘s first digest MARKIE SETON magazine. She was sent to Europe to study the propaganda theatres in Germany, Poland and Russia; and subsequently lectured and wrote exâ€" tensively about the European scene. As special correspondent for the London Times, she was sent to Ameriâ€" ca in 1938, where she soon In;:, correspondent for "Studio" the national art magazine. Her books, "Soviet Cinema" and "Theater in Ac« tion" were published at this time. â€" Hostesses will be Mrs. Raiph C. Arâ€" <cher, Mrs.â€"R.«U;â€"Baughmar) M Should Be Recorded New License Numbers On Ration Books Charles Mann, Mrs. C. Ray Phillips, Mrs. Alonzo C. Tenney and Mrs. Erâ€" nest H. Volwiler. Holders of gasoline ration books are now receiving new license plates for the year 1943. Regulations require that such holders, upon any change in the registration number of vehicle, submit the ration book for such vehiâ€" cle to the local war price and rationâ€" ing board for the purpose of having the license number changed to corâ€" Considering the many thousands of: such car owners in the Chicago metroâ€" politan area, to enable them to conâ€" veniently comply with the regulations, it has been decided that the insertâ€" ing of the new license numbers on the ration books may be done by the chairman of the organized plant transâ€" portation committee and by the duly authorized tire inspectors in addition to the local war price and rationing boards. The following procedure should be followed in making these changes : Highland Park, INinois, Thursdoy, Joanuary 28, 1943 The new 1943 state registration card, together with all outstanding gasoline ration books on which changes are to be made should be presented by the applicant. ‘The person authorized to record the change should draw a line through the 1942 license number on each ration book and insert the new 1943 number in‘ the space just above the change should be placed in the upper lefthand corner of the ration book. The authorized tire inspectors should also place the authorized tire inspector‘s number in the upper leftâ€" hand corner. On the reverse side of the new 1943 state license registration card, the person making the change should mote the serial numbers of all the ration books outstanding for such These haveâ€" beenâ€" isseed nuu&-nnmu: O.PA. for the Chicago metropolitan arta, Musart Club Chorus To Sing At Vespers The Musart club chorus will sing at vesper services at Bethany Evanâ€" rmmmam}u at 4:30 o‘dock: A regular rehearsal will be held by the tlub Mondsy afterncon, Feb. 1, uuuâ€"ann.mmn. St. Johns avenue, at 1 :30 The initials of the person making All notations must be made in ink 43 Young Men Report For Induction Soon Fortyâ€"three young men will report to Drait Board No. 1 in Highland are as follows: William F. Koch, Anthony Biagi, Philip S. Frederickson, Clark R. Bock, LeRoy R. Haas Jr., Thomas W. llguky.D‘.l-E.Sfl.k-uL Minorini, John H. Stratford, Charles F. Connolly, Russell P. Fifer, Grover Q.Gndyjr..Sunqu.Gfla.Wil- liam F. Keliing, Robert C. Gifford, William S. Karger and Joseph E. Naâ€" Philip J. Muzik, William J. Quinn, Dan C. Nanni, Steve Jenisio, Alfred L. Fiore, Edsel R. Soprani, Edgar J. Bortolotti, John F. Volpendesta, Richâ€" ard E. Perry, Louis Mocogni, Edâ€" mund D. Bellei and Lawrence A. Wilâ€" lis. Walter N. Kolakowski and A-th‘ R. Schnaebele Jr., Lake Zurich; Dlh‘ E. Swanson, Kewanee; John Mellotti, North Chicago; Donald K. Johnson, James E. Bailey and Robert J. Daeschâ€" ler, Barrington; Harlan W. Rogers Jr., Fort Sheridan. Gilbert H. Nickelsen, Theodore J. Laser, Dorris Q. Endebrock an d Robert J. Anderson. Rabbi Shulman To Enter Service As Navy Chaplain "Farewell to Civilian Life" will be the title of Rabbi Charles E. Shulman‘s sermon at North Shore Congregation Israel, Glencog, Sunday morning, Jan. 31, at 11 o‘clock. It will be his last sermon before enâ€" tering the service as a naval chaplain. Rabbiâ€" Schulman is now awaiting orâ€" ders which will take him to Norfolk, Virginia. He has been granted a leave of absence by the congregation for the duration to enter the service of our Marti “"” “m' Kub n Assistant Takes Over Rabbi Richard C. Hertz, at present assistant to Rabbi. Shulman, will take over the duties as rabbi of the Conâ€" Vernon avenues in Glencoe. Services are held regularly on Saturday and Sunâ€" day mornings at 11 o‘clock; visitors are always cordially welcome. Evening Meeting to Be H:ls Tonight By Lions Club Robert Pease is in charge of toâ€" night‘s (Thursday) meeting of the Highland Park Lions club at the Open House tearoom at 6:30 o‘clock. The last Thursday of each month the Lions‘ meeting is held in the evening. Entertainment will be provided by Lake Forest college students under the direction of Miss Ardith Reis. Musiâ€" cal acts will be presented by the "Singing Coeds," Gertrude Blanchard of Beverly Hills, Ellen Watson of Glencoe and Lorene Wilke of Chicago. They will be accompanied by Miss Lorene Wilke will give a novelty record act and Lois Schreiter of Apâ€" pleton, Wis., will tap dance. The mfirhm«lh m Legion and Lake Forest college, recently toured the Sixth Corpe area, entertainingâ€"at army â€"and navy posts, s Legion to Hear Chemist Speak . Dr. Hilton 1. Jones, famed chemist, vlmfi-u-u':::cbâ€"r- esq. Spencer post of the American Legion tonight (Thursday) in the Leâ€" gion clubrooms at 8 6‘clock. Dr. Jones will discuss "A Chemist Looks at the Future," and will give demonstrations in the use of chemi cals, representing some of the modâ€" ern wonders of science. RABBI CHARLES SHULMAN North Shore Congregation Israel is cated at the corner of Lincoln and ermon avenues in Glencoe. Services 4g . omorhg / »% Voter‘s Comm of School Discussions City Primary Election To Be Held March 2 Parents who have long wondered just how the Highland Park schools run, and what problems confront them, will have their answer at the Highland Park League of Women Voters‘ school on Monday, Feb. 1, at 1:15 at the Comâ€" munity center, board member for twelve years, will boards and how they operate. A new plan for collecting delinquent taxes will be presented by Maurice A. Poliak, chairman of the finance comâ€" mittee of District 108, in a talk on loâ€" eal schools, ‘Three teacher representatives will discuss "Legislation Which Affects Us Locally." ‘They are Miss Elizabeth Bredin, high school, Miss Bertha Craâ€" mer, District 107, and Miss Lorraine The meeting concludes a series of four on education in IMlinois, arranged o7 fe Sepuriment onporermmim 304 0 oi education, and her committee: Mrs. Leonard M. Rieser, coâ€"chairman, Mrs. David M. Suttle, Mrs. E. P. Barnes, Andrews, Former Police Chief, Promoted To Captain Mrs. David Levinson and Mrs. George H. Brown. First L/ Aenant Rex R. Andrews has been pronioted to the grade of captain in the U. S. army at Camp Wolters, Grace Saferite. Graduate of Wichita, university, Wiâ€" chita, Kan., and the:â€"son of Mrs. Myrtle Andrews of Wichita, this 35â€"year old officer is attached to camp headquarâ€" ters at Wolters. Formerly chief of police of Highland Park and a member of Phi Epsilon Sigma social fraternity and the offiâ€" cers‘ reserve corps, Capt. Andrews curâ€" rently is making his home in Weatherâ€" ford, Tex., with his wife and two chilâ€" dren. Mrs. Andrews is the former in a key position at Camp Wolters. Recreation Roundâ€"Up Meeting To Be At High School Feb. 4 Mills, represtriatives who speak for the Highland Park high school, boys and girls from all the grade schools will ask the grownâ€"ups, who will anâ€" swer for recreation concerned organiâ€" zations, how they can have more worthwhile good times in Highland Park. ‘This group question and its answer will be heard at the "Recreaâ€" tion Roundâ€"Up" at the high school auditorium on Thursday night, Feb, 4, at 8 o‘tlock. Young people, their m.-‘hn&-ufln-vn who wants more opportunities own neighborhood are invited to come and help plan park, beach and gym programs. The seventh and eighth grade boys and girls who will speak not only for themselves but the schools they reâ€" present as the result of their canvas for ideas at this week‘s assemblies, are celebrate its 12th anniversary Monâ€" day evening, Feb. 8, with a dinner at the Open House tearoom A talk 'Ihznbyuat.lubea.vho was on the aircraft carrier, Yorktown. An _ clection of officers will take place during the business meeting. Rid MEYER TAKES PART IN COLLECE PLAY Steven Meyer, 1638 S. Green Bay road, had the important position of stage carpenter on the production staff of"HafloluC‘sty."thtn-‘bv- rence college theater production‘ Memorial chapel -h&fi play, dealing with the of a h.d -%-;; iy Mn in troendine garer, Capt. Andrews continues his duties Led by Bill T. Mann and Barbara te Birthday will In the primary ¢lection to be held on March second at the regular preâ€" cinct polling booths, Highland Park citizens will find Joseph B. Garnett running with no opposition for the ofâ€" fice of mayor. Mr. Garnett, owner of the J. B. c.nen&Cmm ment store, has been a and wellâ€"known business man in this comâ€" munity for years. Seekincth:'l:nr‘::‘!lieunu sioners are eight business Arthur H. Swanson has 'la served the city in that capacity and secks reâ€"election as do Lyle Gourley and Nathan S. Sharp. Edward J. oney, former Chief of Police, Leo J. Sheridan, Herbert O. Huber and W. J. Curotto complete the list of. eight men seeking nomination. For police magistrate, Henty Anâ€" drew Hansen is running for reâ€"elecâ€" tion with no opposition. & In comparison to the last election in 1939 when twentyâ€"one filed petiâ€" tions, there were fourteen men seekâ€" ing the office of commissioner, thre« men seeking the office of mayor, ai four for police magistrate. ‘The speciâ€" men ballot for that prirgary electior carried twelve names as compared to the nine which appear on this elecâ€" tion‘s specimen ballot. ~ _ _ Retember to vote on March 2 for your city officials. Former Resident, Originator of Armored Car, Dies Jan. 16 Cremation rites were held on Janâ€" uary 19 for Col. Royal P. Davidson, superintendent of the Northwestern Military Academy at Geneva, Wis. He was commandant of fimh 1898 when the academy was im Highland Park at the corner of Raâ€" vine drive and St. Johns avenue. The avademy was founded by his 1888, and was moved to Geneva when it was destroyed by fire. mounting a Colt automatic. The veâ€" hicle which was manufactured, can be seen at the Treasury Center on West Adams street in Chicago. He also.deâ€" signed a field hospital, radio, and other military equipment. He was> the originator of the first armored car. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. C Davidson and a daughter, & of whom live . in Avon i where he died of pneumionia on wary 16th. Budfitm comtmittee‘s recent survey, ] Carroll Binder will give a local review of what is now availâ€" able. Children members of the round table‘ will then tell what they would like as Christmas, Edster, and sumâ€" mer vacation programs and just ardinary weekâ€"ends. The wnâ€"up mno&them.d , the organizations who 4 supply ‘these wants will pool ways and means in X," Highland Park‘s pert. will outline a practical Dick Peterson, Eim Place; Norene _ Harrison and Georgia Ann Glader, Lincoln; Paul Peterson, West Ridge; .. The allâ€"community program is planned for ideas from as many poin® dvicvurt.-hg. as the fitting beginning of a wellâ€" ties. As civilian defense, Mayor . Frani: will introduce the chairman of the evening, V. K. Brown of the Chicago Park board. John . W Braeside Answering the young people‘s quesâ€" tions will be these adults â€" E. J. Brown, Park superintendent; Mifto® Stein, Boy Scouts chairman; Miss Eleanor Schmidt, Girl Scout execenâ€" tive ; R. H. Price, grade school 1 intendent; Dr. Harold s.-n.fl school superintendent; Miss ri Cross, Y.W.C.A. secretary ; Mrs. Car =:h‘u. chairman of Youth A committee for civilian defense; o tniinntieg countihy Gewege pemint dinating council; George Scheuâ€" or "Mr. X," Community m«:«-;ln.w-uflebc. chairmian of League of Women Voâ€" iers‘ department of government and social welfare. . pert, will outline a practical way helping all offanizations in their fmnm-uipn discussion will x C onl chairman, V. K. . 5c a Copy, $1.50 a Yea Wall, Ravinia; Billy Haessler,