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o2 _ The Highland Park Press v ; Public Libr&ry«. . _ +180 Laurel Ave., § Â¥ P es ui y 2 , J SIXTH WAR BOAN BONDS BUY THEM ... KEEP THEM! and their quota was $30,950. This area is strictly ruval and most of these purchases : were made by Point â€"Pleasant â€" township, in Warren county, went over the top the first day of the bond issue, selling 155% of their quota. They sold $48,000 worth of war bonds RURAL DISTRICT GOES OVER THE TOP Under special arrangement with the blockading authorities, more than a half million garments for children were sent to Greece beâ€" fore its liberations, and recently some 400,000 garments remaining on hand in the MiddleEast, after distributions to Polish and Greek refugees there, were made availaâ€" ble for distribution in Greece. Since 1939, American Red Cross chapters have produced 29 million garments, of which 21 million alâ€" ready have been received in or are now en route to foreign countries for distribution to civilian populaâ€" tions,. Basil O‘Connior, chairman of Red Cross Helps Clothe Greek Children tary at the Y, Mrs. Alfred. Esmiz will have charge of games and afâ€" ter the excharige of gifts, refreshâ€" ments will be served by Mrs. Grant Benson and her committee. The annual meeting of the Deerâ€" field Township Republican Womâ€" an‘s club, which was postponed * from November, will ’obold Thursâ€" . day, Dec. 14, at 1 p.m., at the Community Center ’in Highland Park,. _ As the club)now has apâ€" proximately ©500 embers , the meeting is phnnodkbo a large one. . The board of club will serve dessert and coffee prior to the business meeting, R Mrs. Antone Fra offer, proâ€" gram chairman, x: prepared a program consisting of piano solos by Mrs. Paul Downing, Christmas story by Mrs. John Fay, violin seâ€" lections by Mrs. Robert Breakwell and the singing of carols, led by Miss Laura Cross, executive secreâ€" A Christmas party will be held at the YWCA on Thesday evening, Dec. 12%, by the njembers of the Mothers‘ club. | , There will be annubl reports made from the board to the club, and a report of Mrs. Horace S. Vaile‘s comniitt a new proâ€" gram to be hd:iu in January for the 1 & ‘ of coum and national ofâ€" oapennnne Local Mothers‘ Club . It is hoped that ncnb: will be present at meeting the Deerfield T Republican Woman‘s club, as it is the first anâ€", nuat meeting the ‘club has‘ held "All members are welcome to bring guests to the meeting," anâ€" nounces Mrs. William L. Winters, president, "as we want all our Reâ€" publican women to have the opporâ€" tunity to hear Miss Schlagenhau{t Mr. William M. , of Lake Villa, newly elected state commit« teeman, wlndao@tnm at the meeting. §¢â€"‘ ¢=.} + Republican : Women To Hear Miss Schlagenhaut Vol. 34; No, 41 t that community interests could best be served by! enlargement to. include representatives : of local civic organizations. â€" After careful study, according to Mrs. Marks‘ r8â€" port, a tentative program, gsubâ€" ject to revision as conditions vu-‘ rant, was outlined. s as Maintenance of an office to renâ€" derâ€" advisory service exnlaining mittee on economic policy. The six men serving on the original loâ€" cal veterans‘ commiltee decided Benefits in important <national legislation already enacted were outlined by Mrs. Walter Neisser, discussion leader. Mrs. Neisser dwelt briefly on <the Selective Service Act â€" concerned primariâ€" ly with employment preferments of honorably discharged veterans; the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Reâ€" Tief Act of 1944 â€" offering proâ€" tection and care for dependents, hospitalization forâ€" servicemen, } death pensions and emergency maâ€" itunity care; gratituities allowed in the Mustering Out Pay Act; the Clark Rankin Act regulating trainâ€" ing and education of disabled servâ€" icemen and the Civil Service Act giving 10% higher rating on civil service examinations. The G. L Bill of Rights was held in reserve for full study at this week‘s league achool meeting. & Outline Local: Service Committee Plans of the Highland Park Vetâ€" ized by the American Legion post at the request of Governor Green, to inform veterans of all privileges and m to which they are enâ€" Graham Marks of the league comâ€" A study of local and state agenâ€" cles: proparing to facilitate veterâ€" ans‘ transitions into civilian life was made at last week‘s meeting of the League of Women Voters‘ school on economic â€"~policy. This was the first in a series of educaâ€" tienal programs planned to further understanding of local, state and national plans for veterans‘ rehabâ€" ilitation and the, Dumbarton Oaks peace proposals.. League Studies Veteran |â€" The Christmas seal xâ€"ray unit will enable trained workers to take with them to schools, industrial plants and other large centers the equipment necessary to detect tuâ€" berculoss in its earliest stages and thus save many lives and long peâ€" riods of lost earning power, acâ€" cording to Miss Orpha L. White, executive secretary of the mssociaâ€" tion. Miss White has been workâ€" ing day and night since tbeu‘hl went out ten days ago to make the 1944 sale so successful that the needed equipment can be obtained. The ambulatory unit takes its own power with it. This makes chest xâ€"ray examinations available to people even in remote are » where there is inadequate elncz power. A mobile :ult in.dtht !a!:;' 9 & ‘flfln w. tow bohh inc fio ambulatory outfit. T;lhfh'i gasoline engineâ€"driven 25 kilowatt Earewator Which seliyers 250 vou | . EyCICB. DOWeT..... . that our dream of owning an xâ€"ray unitâ€"to be operated by trained workersâ€"will be realized," Miss White said. "If every oneâ€"in Lake county who buys seals this year will purâ€" chase some extra ones, 1 am sure bers of the board of directors are exerting their energies to make this year‘s seal sale the largest one yet to insure the purchase of the best equipmient possible to combat the disease in Lake county, Severâ€" al other counties in the state have ordered the equipment to be used in their caseâ€"finding programs. That is the desire of the assoâ€" ciation of;which Dr. E. R. Smith of Libertyville is president. Memâ€" holiday season canâ€"and willâ€" make possible for the Lake Counâ€" ty Tuberculosis association a $21,â€" 000 xâ€"ray unit on wheels. Christmas Seals to Purchase Xâ€"Ray Unit Purchase of Christmas seals this Po_89 \ N Highland Park‘s NEWS Patber for 33 Years handwriting on theit wall. i ; >=:s~ . â€"<=* /;â€" : $ L x( ‘ _ # ";‘._ :. s # K. W’WW Efl ‘W'&! Clhfil'! %uila‘nm nouncement states that in the near future ble for use in cigaret m“' Mayor Charles Portilia has stated that if the WAC‘s charges are substantiated, the tavern faces the prospect of being put "out of bounds" for all military personnel, or perhaps even, the revocation of its liqnor license. The mayor‘s statement as to the possibility of a ‘license revocation is not to be taken too lightly, as he proved some three years ago, when he closed three taverns. T ~ WA few thousand years ago, a guy hamed Nebuchadnezzar saw writ: ten on the wall the words: "Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin." He found out what they meant: "You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting." y€ C ce ol § y % ‘ Highwood‘s taverns are being weighed in the balance. *E It is true that their past record is, on the whole, excellent." Uniâ€" not be fleeced, They have not encouraged drunkenness. They have tried to run clean, decent, orderlyâ€"places. . Morcover, past gÂ¥ 18\ deeds are During the early days of Fort Sheridan‘s activity in this war, Highwood passed a‘ law, sponsored by the Highwood Liquor Dealer‘s Proteclive association, and heartily approved by Fort Sheridan higherâ€" ups, banning the sale of all type¢ of package liquor to "army personâ€" nel in uniform" (at that time members of the army. could still wear "civvies" when on pass or furlough). â€" . hou i This one is the revelation that Fort Sheridan authorities are in possession of a sworn statement from a WAC, who was involved as a passenger in a recent accident in Highland Park, that she had purâ€" chased a bottle of liquor in an unnamed Highwood bistro. The Saturday Evening club of Highland Park will hold a square dance at the YWCA Saturday eveâ€" ning, Dec. 9, at 9 o‘clock. Music will be furnished by Olsen‘s orchesâ€" tra and N. A. Finnell wil} call the dances. _ The public is invited to attend. Anyone wishing further informaâ€" tion please call the club president, Frank Nicolazzi, H. P. 3664. It neverâ€"rains, but it pours, to coin a phrase, and just when it looked as though the skies couldn‘t be much darker for the Highwood liquor interests, another cloud appeared on the horizon. band, orchestra and chorus will hold their fifteenth annual group concert in the schoolâ€"@uditorium on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 3:30 p.m. * Two hundred students will take part in this popular event, which is aponsored by the music committee of the Parents and Teachers assoâ€" ciation. _ The band and orchestra are directed by Mr. Harold Finch. The chorus is Jirected by Mr. Walâ€" ter Aschenbrennetr. SATURDAY EVENING CLUB TO HOLD SQUARE DANCE And what can you do to lighten the hours of these young veterans? Used stamps of all kinds are in deâ€" mand â€" there are many beginâ€" ners â€" albums, . hinges, ~stamp tongs â€" all these can be put to use by the Stamps for the Wounded committee, You can lend wings to the hours by encouraging this diverting hobby. A i In a ward where all: are bed cases, it is necessary to go from bed to bed with material and inforâ€" mation, but in the orthopedic wards the patients are able to hobâ€" ble about and help themselves. In one ward the attendant laughingâ€" ly complained that the boys sa&t up too late "soaking stamps" and had to be ordered to bed. ‘ \Dr. O‘Connell has been working about five weeks among the hospiâ€" tdu’auntGmthkegn‘cu_h week he introduces this hobby in a new ward. At first the gentle art of stamp collecting seems rather tame to some of these sailors, comâ€" rpurcd to. the rugged action they have seen, and the:â€"notion of "getâ€" ting. something for nothing" . apâ€" peals to them as "serewy." But as the idea unfolds, they warm to it, becoming interested, then enthusâ€" iastic. About 10% of the patients become interested colléctors, but all are willing to offer courteous attention to‘tlletalh on stamps. â€" { Anyone who has done a stretch in a hospital knows how deadly are the long hours of waiting for a broken body to heal, or a tired mind to right itself. Because he knows this, Dr. J. P. O‘Connell,; 865 Ridgewood drive, has become a most enthusiastic chairman of the Stamps for the Wounded drive. He is providing our disabled veterans with a pastime which in many cases proves so fascinating that the hours become all foo short. ‘ A Hobby That Speeds the Hours Highland Park, Hlinois, Thursday, December 7, 1944 y UP T O NO W y . t Many Highland Park citizens donating money to the American Red Cross if" liew of Christmas presents for. eig:zn. The Highâ€" land Park Red® center is sendâ€" ing: out letters of â€"acknowledgeâ€" ment to children in whose honor a gift was given, telling the activities of the Red Cross. The letter is inâ€" tended to give the child a feeling of pride in receiving this ccrt;li- cate instead of a personal gift. â€" Those interested may call at the Red Cross center in the Public Service store, 521 Central, or teleâ€" phone H. P. 1018. o ohend it anlial for immediate military duty. ] t In desert hospitals, in jungle hospitals, in far off lands where our servicemen lie wounded, there is a great need for more nurses. Very often the army nurse must care for as many as 200 patients a day.. More flmtc nurses who are willing to back up the courag; mfi«! registered | nurses ‘contact the Chicago chapter of the American Red Cross, phone Wabash 7850, or call in person at 529 8. Wabash avenue. Red Cross Instead ® "Presents‘‘ Money to There is an acute â€"shortage of registered nurses in the armed ).Iorcu and the army is calling for 40,000 qualified graduate nurses throughout the United States. The quota for the state of Illinois is 460, and the greatest number of this must come from the Chicago Army Calls for More Graduate Nursesâ€" 3 1/2 weeks will be actual work in the hospital under the supervision of a registered nurse. Call Waâ€" bash 7850 for fufl.h’r information. In Evanston, a class wi}l be held' at the Evanston hospital for those ljving in the North Shore area. The class will be divided into two units, the first of 3 1/2) weeks to be classroom study, and the "zecond, _ |_Four training classes have been planned to start the first part of dJanuary, so all women between the ages of 18 and 50 are urged to apâ€" ply as soonâ€" as possible. _ Two classes will be held af Red Cross headquarters, 529 8. Wabash, Chiâ€" cago, one of which will be a special day class for women employed on the second and third) shifts in war plants. f ! t«'rhod 7Cr;u“;r;lu;;e'e'; m;r:;l aides are needed. Because of the shortage of regâ€" istered nurses in the military and civilian hospitals, hundreds more daytime ‘Red Rei Cross volunâ€" The Chicago chapter of the Red Cross is asking for an unlimited number of daytime recruits for the volunteer nurse‘s aide corps. For Nurse‘s Aide :Corps wDerl ATONS, his shoes are ground| . _ *®Ttes, ; to a dutsy grey by the coral sand. m""r:.r::uw-n-ou You can spot ‘em every time,| . Precious i k. 4 :P""fi! §/Sgt. Robert W. Harvey, In the pool of. the nation‘s reâ€" arin combat . | _ sources. . 41.\ 8 = ons e com § correspon Het the honds thit ygu sah :. » Suaul:! on sn o c -lfi LOST MOTION If a man is from the Marianas) _ * his footgear will be dyed a garish| The War Bonds you buy fill the redâ€"brown hue by the gooey red H““‘.‘.’! mhc'-fmmthumo: With the arims ‘for our combatant ; atolls, his shoes are ground 'v* & . to a dutsy grey by the coral sand.| The War Bonds you hold are more Although service personnel shutâ€" tle between the Marianas and the Marshalls: and the Gilberts on ofâ€" fitial errands quite frequently these days, there‘s one sureâ€"fire method of detecting a newâ€"comer at either end. â€" Take a peek at his shoes. & f Mrs: Dorothy A. Lutz, of Los Anâ€" geles, t # * BY THEIR SHOES . . Funéral services were tronducted on : Monday, Dec. 4, at the Lane Funeral home in Chicago for Mrs. Harry L. Best, 829 Oakland, who passed away Saturday after #long illness. Interment was made at the Rosehill cemetery. } Fiftyâ€"nine years of age, Mre. Best was for 23 years a resident of this town. She bmrvaod,:y her husband, a son, Raymond V., of 'W‘:'P!*'_-d a daughter, Mr. Franci was born in Bologna, Italy, 69 years ago, but came to America at the age of 34, and has been a resident of Highwood for 25 years. ‘ He is survived by his widow and a daughter, Mrs. Reno Fabbri, both of Highwood. Funeral Rites for \ Mrs. Harry L. Best. Confused, perhaps, by the apâ€" proach of a southbound train at the same time, Franci, an employe at Ft. Sheridan, stepped in front of the train in spite of the efforts of his companion, Ciro Gibertrini. The gates were down at the time. Highwood s d k By Tok Puberal services were conducted at St. James‘ chuach, Highwood, on Monday for the late Archangelo Franci, of 245 North, Highwood, who was struck and instantly killed by a northbound train, Friday, at Washington street, Highwood. T P apre c 1 990 heOPnedan a Tr‘e Elmer Klein. ~Questions from the floor will be answered at the conâ€" clusion of the panel. All interestâ€" ed citizens are welcome to attend the meeting. The League of Nations will be reviewed by Mrs. Charles Crouch and Mrs. James Gordon and Mrs. Jamies L. Pool will serve as experts in analysis of the cardingl points in the Dumbarton Oaks proposals. The ‘purpose, principles and maâ€" chinery of operation will be conâ€" _ ‘*"Every man :and woman in the |United States must help complete |the job of planning a United Naâ€" |tions\ organization â€" for keeping peace. The President, the State |Department, Congress, or our solâ€" | diers can‘t do.it alone!" In response to the above piea {from the National League of Womâ€" len Voters that :557 local leagues thrououghly discuss peace proposâ€" jals, the Highland Park league will devote the Decemberâ€" monthly meeting to contrasting the Dumâ€" barton Oaks Peace Proposal and the League of Nations. The meetâ€" ing will be held at the Community Center at 1 :15 p.m. next Wednesâ€" day, December 13th. J Should we join the United Naâ€" tions now to keep peace? Should the United Nations be able to use some U. S. military force against aggressors? Shoulud we‘! try to solve such problems as; trade, transportation and raw materials by United Nations action? These and miny other vital questions will be brought into the panel disâ€" cussion by Mrs. Richard J. Loewenâ€" thal, chairman of the league comâ€" mittee on international cooperaâ€" tion with Mrs. Carroll Binder as coâ€" chairman,. Peace Discussion Program Ommuv«mhuue Bond. C for discussion by Mrs, n. Questions from the Campaign Passes Half Way Mark d ol it‘s these gifts will be presented to the veterans at Downey‘s, â€" j On‘Dec. 14, the members of this group will wrap gifts contributed by the state don;u;t.:t.: auxiliary, purchased : a nated by various auxiltaries of the _ The committee is fully optimistic about the success of the overâ€"all quota but is fearful of hitting the prescribed mark for sale of bonds to .individuals. \The committee feels, howem.':fi:t even the inâ€" dividual quota be within reach of attainment if ¢very member of the community cooperates by buyâ€" ing this type/of bond to the limit of his capabilities, Those in charge of the fortunes of the 6th war loax campaign in Highland Park believe that its citizens won‘t fall down at this late stage and mar the city‘s perfect war loan record. The c war loan, they state, must ~ placed one hundred per cent in the success column Along side the five previous drives. , \ #* Wrap Gifts for Vets _ Mrs. John Halterman, president of the local auxiliary of the Amerâ€" ican Legion, presided at the busiâ€" ness méeting in the Masonic temâ€" ple, Thursday, at 8 p.m. â€" Sales resistance in this camâ€" paign has been more severe than in any of the others, Compeâ€" tition in the form of uxu.iChlfi‘- mas buying, the Community War Fund drive, and othcngl tended to drain the average pocketâ€" book of any surpus funds. have entered the crucial phase of the campaign, and that they must really hit the ball from here on in if ‘the city is to muke its quotas in this drive. days to go before the drive closes on Dec. 16, the committee and the block workers fully realize they ed‘their door to sure. complete e in "*E" bond sales. e Estimates of sales of bonds to corporations reveal that the attainâ€" ment of.this portion of the quota isrwell in hand. In past campaigns the heavy sales of this type of . bonds was ‘largely responsible for exceeding the overâ€"all quota by such wide margins. Thus, the comâ€" mittee in all campaigns have had to show little concern over the corâ€" poration bond finmhln these campaigns it is always individâ€" ual bond quotas that cause the committee -luph:-.nichu and ‘ the current drive is no exception â€" As in previous drives, the sale of "E"" bonds and‘others of the inâ€" dividual â€" type are proving the hardest hurdle to make. © At the halfway mark in the campaign the sale of "E" bonds totals . barely more than oneâ€"third of the $866,â€" 000 quota. Figures on the other types of individual bonds reveal about the same trend as evidenced to go before making its individual quota of $744,337, and its total quota of $894,337. ‘The 6th war loan committee and the block workâ€" ers realize they have a real job on their. hands to make their quoâ€" tas by the campaign deadline Dec. 16th. PR # A check made early this week on bonds sold to date reveals that With the 6th war loan n-pug‘n in Highland Park entering home stretch, the,committee, divisâ€" jonal chairmen, sector. chairmen and block workers are redoubling their efforts to put the city over the top of both its individual, and overâ€"all quotas, 5c a copy; $1.50 per year Ve arms ‘for ‘our combatant M &w morning w