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Page 2 TOO. FAR AWAY FROM HOME:â€" _ L *‘ Scouts report that Wriday afternoons at the best high school in the nation, Highland Park High, ldds and coeds read this column. Greetings, then, to all of you! s RECOMMENDED READING . . . May we suggest a bit of reading for you* Dr. Lew Sarett of our town has written a most pleasant article in the March issue g "Better Homes and Gardens." is work is titled, "Gardening Is a Way of Life . . . A Profoundly Happy Way of Life." You can find it on page 15. I enjoyed this and 1 recommend it to you. Iknow Dr. Sarett is exâ€" tremely busy with his teaching and lecturing. â€" But Iwish he could !rrite'more for periodicals reachâ€" ing the masses. I believe his creâ€" ative, : Yesâ€"Toâ€"Life philosophy â€" found in his poems, articles, and textbooks â€" is what ‘the world needs. â€" _ _ ® Thank you again, Dr. Sarett, for planting more rich seeds in our "Countryâ€" of the. Mind®" _ â€"‘ Just aâ€"little further on in that magazine â€" page 25 â€" there‘s a piece by Mr, Eugene Pfister, one of the leading authorities on roses, and winner of several Men‘s Garâ€" den Club prizes. WILSON AVENUE "L" STATION ... He writes a splendid bit titled, "Make Mine Roses," and I suggest that you read this, too. y I had the misâ€"fortune to be: in the Wilson‘ Ave. "L" station at a late hour one night recently. . What I saw made me ill. What I saw made meâ€"wonder why 13 million men all in uniform fightâ€" ing. for something as wretched as life in that dirty, smokeâ€"filled, boozeâ€"smelling station. Three Highland ‘Park men are undergoing AAF training â€" comâ€" mand processing at Keesler field, Miss. _ They are Pvt. Melvin O. Shepherd, son of Mr. and. Mrs. Floyd B. Shepherd, 1902 County Line Rd.; Pyt. Joseph N. Nizzi, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Nizzi, 679 Deerfield, and Pyt. Donald K. Shanafelt, son of Mr: and Mrs: S. D. Shanafelt, 1410 Pleasant. Upâ€" on sticcessful completion of this processing, they will be sent to the proper station to begin training as pilot, bombardier or navigator. .__. IN THE NATION‘S SERVICE Capt. R. A. Limberg, of the army signal corps, â€"with headquarâ€" ters at Ft. Monmouth, N. J., arâ€" Yived in town last Thursday, to visit his wife, Pat, whoâ€" lives at 1818 Pleasant, his daughter, Lois Rae, 10, and a practically brandâ€" new son, Barry William, born on Feb. 20. Capt. Limberg, who has been in the service for over two years, and spends much of his time traveling, will be home for two weeks. & * Midshipman Richard â€" Davidson Harza, son of L. Francis Harza of Pierce road, was among 1135 men commissioned as ensigns, USNR, in ceremonies held today in the Catheâ€" dral of St. John the Divine, New York City. â€" The group was the twentyâ€"second class to be graduatâ€" ed from the oldest and largest navâ€" al reserve officer training school, and brings the total number of graduates from the training center to approximately 20,000. Principal speaker at the cereâ€" mony was Rear Admiral D. C. Ramsey, USN, chief of the bureau Tut naminitined by° Commudore John K. Richards, USN, commanâ€" der, U. 8. Naval Resérve Officer training center, New York. ~ George Johnson, gunner, aboard an LST in the <Pacific area, has been promoted to the fank of gun» ner 2/c, Joining the navy in Febâ€" ruary, 1943,; he took part .in the first convoy to Naples, and later served in Africa and Sicily.> His wife, the former Marian Paulson, lives at 59 Oak, Highwood. * A brother, ‘Lennart, in the navy since December 26, 1941, and now in the Pacific area for nearly a year, has been promoted to the rank of radioman 2:. The parents, Mr. and bert Johnson, formerly wood, now live in V Wash, +« Special to the Highland Park Press I‘M IN THE ARMY NOW Thoughts at Random Mrs. Huâ€" of High incouver, Cpl Whitt N. Schults But it wasn‘t the smell of liquor, or the dirt, or the smoke that bothâ€" ered me. It was the people: For instance, that wretchedâ€" looking bozo over in the corner â€" his hat askew, his eyes bleary, his face unshaven, his body . weaving then falling to the floor, stupefied by liquor . . . She was leaning against a wall, smoking, making eyes at theâ€"men strolling by. Soon a sailor passed her, looked around, stopped, came back to where she was standing, talked with her, then they left toâ€" gether, & She was probably a carrier of a dreaded disease that, if allowed to spread among the armed forces, could halt an allied advance far quicker than a Nazi robot bomb. And that woman over there . . . But why go on ... * ~You‘ve seen all this, Highland Rarkers ... 0 C °> That painted up, cheapâ€"looking girl over there .. . she seemed young . . . but you could tell she‘d beéen around . . . She was a victory girl, or a "V" girl, or whatever you want to callthem . .. How does it affect you â€" or is this column too concerned about being his_ brother‘s keeper? .. _/ Are my friends â€" your loved ones â€" losing.legs, arms, eyes, and their‘ lives for the Wilsonâ€"avenueâ€" like world? The old slogan, "join the navy and see the world," applies to the army as well, according to the exâ€" perience of Alex McPherson, nephâ€" ew of Mr. and Mrs.‘W. Raymond Grant, 844 Forest. Since joining the service in \Qovember. 1942, he has served in several> different branches of the medical corps, and is now stationed at New Delhi, Inâ€" dia, as dental technician. Recentâ€" ly he broadcast a ball game from that place. "I had to go to India to accomplish it," he remarks. First going* overseas to Africa, he was tuns?erfé'd' "later to Bombay; India, and had since been stationed at diffetent posts in that country. He is the grandson of Mrs. Arthur G. McPherson, 360 Park. so is he. PARTING THOUGHT ... "Washington, Highwood, is & â€" ber of a bomber crew stationed in the Mariannas which received conâ€" gratulations fromâ€"~Brig. Gen. Emâ€" mett O‘Donnell, Jr., as being diâ€" rectly responsible for the success of bombing ‘raids on Japanese inâ€" dustries. ‘"These men realize their responsibility in preâ€"mission tasks of insuring maximum chance for the safe return of our crews," said the general, Arthur McPherson Grant, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Raymond Grant, 844 Forest, who was inducted into the service on Feb. 12 of this year, is at present a patient in the. base hospital at Camp Fannin, Texas, suffering from a knee injury. Sgt. Joseph Pilicrini, son of Mr. and Mrs. Santa Pilicrini, 222 ‘Pvt. Roceo Pilicrini, a brother, died at Camp Chaffee, February 8. Pvt. Ray Mann, USMC, 19 years aâ€"local fireman, has arrived at a So. Pacific base, probably Guam. Entering the service in‘ January, 1942, he was stationed at San Diâ€" ego, serving in the Marine fire deâ€" partment, but has since been transâ€" ferred to headquarters. 4 Mrs. Mann and six children live at 444 Cavell road. Lt: (Jar.) Edward F. Kittrell, USNR, of * Greenwood, Miss., and Highland Park, was plane commanâ€" der of a navy Liberator which sank a small Jap merchantman, patrol craft_â€"and lugger and damaged anâ€" other merchantman during three recent patrols. The first merchantman was sighted while returning to base from a search over Formosa. Four strafing runs at low altitude set the vessel afire from amidships to stern.: It burned to the waterline. Sometimes it seems that way As a man thinketh in his heart The lugger was bombed and sunk north of Mindoro and the patrol craft was sunk off Luzon. Hits v:fl‘iu«.dinry bombs ‘and ‘maâ€" ¢ .gun fire damaged the second merchantman off Luzon. Many of the vessel‘s crew jumped overside as a large fire started on the stern. Lt. Kittrell is a member of a search squadron to Aircraft, Tth fleet. Prior to entering naval aviaâ€" tion he made ? home in Greenâ€" waod, Miss. is wife, Catherine, lives at 791 Oak Grove road, in Highland Park. Remo and Reno Morelli,â€" 18, twin members of last June‘s gradâ€" uating»elass, are taking their baâ€" sic tnfi_nz at Great Lakes naval training center. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morelli, 33 Prairie, Highwood. . Other recent local inductees are Robert E. O‘â€" Boyle, Deerfield, navy; Robert F. Bess of Highwood and Wm. L. Linâ€" ville, Jr., of this town, army. â€" S/Sgt. Howard Lonngren, wounded in France a few months ago, has been removed from a hosâ€" pital at Clinton, Towa, to one in Denver, Colo., where he will unâ€" dergo an operation to improve his condition. ‘His wife, Zola, and his mother, Mrs. Mabel Lonngren, live at. 8338 Palmer, Highwood. ‘Three brothers of Mxs. Jenni« Semple, of the Cozy Nook restauâ€" rant ,are now statiormed overseas. Cpl. James MacMillan, recently married to the former Ruth Minorâ€" ini of Highwood, is stationed with a medical division in Alaska,. Sgt. Andrew, in signal radar, is in New Guinea, and Sgt. William is staâ€" tioned â€"somewhere in the Pacific. They are theâ€"sons of Mi"md Mrs. William MacMillan, Sr. of Lake Forest. home .. . in war plant and on the farm ... electricity lig\ tens the way..It powers In Northern Illinois . . . in business and the "machines that produce the goods we need ... it brings entertainment . . . it makes the workâ€"day easiet . . . life more comfortable. Electricity is doing the biggest and most important job in and found that it had the power to do the job. a 3 PVUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINO!IS Power went to work in hundreds of war plants to produce fighting tools for When America ¢ntered the war, TH E PRES S A good report card ... \He Likes the Army Cpl. Stanley Heck and Cpl. Rusâ€" sel Heck, both stationed in the Euâ€" ropean area, were recently able to stage a reunion in Belginm. For some time they had known they were stationed only a short disâ€" tance apart, but previous engageâ€" ments with a certain Uncle alâ€" ways interfered ‘with their ate plans. . Recently, however, / they spent a day toge! _ale the sons of Mr. and ‘Mys. Frank Heck, 710 Central. A TIMELY VALENTINE Ralph S. Higgins, gunner on a Bâ€"24 Liberator in the 8th air force in England, was presented with a valentine, on Feb. 14, in the shape of a promotion in rank. Mr. Arch Higgins, 693 Central, father of the sergeant, covered much the same territory in World War.I, when he served with the AEF in the 79th division of the heavy artillery, moâ€" torized. Baker Burned; $8,000 Damage Done to Bakery Charles List, Evanston, was seâ€" verely burned Tuesday afternoon in the explosion of an accumulaâ€" tion of gas, presumably caused by a faulty oven at Christ‘s bakery, 720 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest. The explosion occurred when List lighted the oven. Prompt action on the part of Mathew Walter, porter, probably saved List‘s life, tearing off his burning clothes and smothering flames. Other bakers were badly shaken, and damage is estimated at $8,000. "I guess it‘s all right," said an M.P. in Detroit, after <examining the papers of M/Sgt. Herman O‘â€" Neal, which call for a 140â€"day furâ€" ideal hired man to help i1 the tremenâ€" dous task of feeding an America ‘at war. A hired man with no time off ... no days off ... and at the lowest wages in Farmers found electricity ready as the round the clock to give war workers In the homeâ€"city or countryâ€"elecâ€" tricity proved ever the faithful servant available to 86% of the farms and l of ty homes and war plants in the NortLern Illinois area. extra time for added activities. _ Electric power is proud to report that lough. The youthfulâ€"looking serâ€" down his right sleeve, In all his 32 years‘ service he has never had a demotion and has never gone AWOL. Entering the service in 1913, he was sent to the Philippines. In 1916 he was recalled and sent to Mexico, serving there as honor guard for General Pershing. . In France for 14 months, he was transferred to Hawaii in 1942, and returned to the States October 1944. He was retired at Ft. Sherâ€" idan Separation center last Feb. 28. & Chinese Officers Guests Of Highland Park USO He is now looking for ‘"some sort of a j§b in an army camp." On Friday, March 16, the Kenâ€" ilworth Girls" Service organization will sponsor a dancing partyâ€"at the Highland Park USO. Music will be furnished by the 344th army band. Nineteen Chinese army offiâ€" who Are attending Northwestern university, will be special guests. These men visited the Highland Park USO on one other: occasion and to show their appreciation they have offered to contribute toward the entertainment for the evening of the 16th. Arrangements have been made for five Chinese grll to be present to sing, both in Chiâ€" nese and English. Monday, March 19, many volunâ€" teer workers from the Highland Park USO will attend a district USO institute at the USO club, at 133 Belvidere St., Waukegan. Mr. Nicholas T. Young, former director of the Highland Park USO will be present at the meeting to discuss opportunities w;znrficip.u in ovâ€" erseas service. _ Mr. Young has just returned from three years of USO service in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Brazil. < ; Thursday, March 15, 1945 This was a proposition made by a Heinie to Pfc, James Hickey, by a German prisoner in a foxâ€"hole in an engagement with the Jerries. Pfc. Hickey, whose wife and three "You Be My Prisoner And I‘ll Be Yours" wood, and who is serving with the 222nd infantry overseas, found himself a prisoner, being propelled, at the end of a pistol, toward the Heinie lines, When things got hot in the midst of a clearing, Hickey and his captor both dodged into a foxâ€"hole in No Man‘s Land. Both Hickie and the Heinie, who spoke fluent English, decided it time to be reasonable. "Let‘s agree," the Jerry proposed to Hickey, "that if the Germans get close I‘ll protect you, d&s my prisoner, and if the Americans get close I‘ll let you hold the pistol." : § Being at the wrong end of the pistol, Hickey agreed. For four hours they crouched in the foxâ€" hole, during which time the pistol changed hands several times, as the battle swept back and forth near their positioin. 5 Jerry wheels. Suddenly ~an American tank dashed straight for the foxâ€"hole. Hickey dived from its path in the nick of time, and turning, saw the Hickey climbed aboard the tank where he sat out the rest of the engagement. Before getting back to his company, he and four of his buddies helped conduct some 50 enemy‘ prisoners to the rear. Pfc. Hickey, whose wife is the former Nadine Smith, was inductâ€" ed into service in April, 1944, and left this country for overseas Deâ€" cember 6. 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