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[=. Legion Initiates Big Class _ At February 14 Meeting At a Valentine party held on regular meeting night last Thursâ€" day, Feb. 14, the Highland. Park post No. 145, American . Legion, accepted into membership the largâ€" est class of new members in the history of the post. Those initiâ€" ated are as follows: New Initiates Vol. 35; No. Geo. Abernathy Jr., Edward R. Anderson, Ralph G. Anspach, Athol E. Bell, Leonard H. Bergdahl, Carl L. Bonn, Eugene D. Buchanan, Harryâ€"â€"W. ~Chambers â€"Jr., Nick Christopher, Richard E. Cole, Jos. eph O. Cortesi, Ralph: H. Cromâ€" well, James F. Dennis, Arthur H. Flint Jr., John H. Fowler, Frank E. Freberg, Clarence C. Fuhrman, Louis D. Geminer, Robert J. Golâ€" den, Raymond F. Grossman, Marâ€" garet E. Habeck, Delroy W. Hagâ€" gie, Edward W. Haines, Glenn W. Harvey, Richard G. Golden, Emâ€" my Lou Jackson, James W. Jenâ€" nings, Christian N. Juul, Edward N. Juul, Owen Stanley King, Harâ€" old E. Krueger, Robert W. Laird, Michele Maddalozzo, Ernest D. Manasse, Fred D. Marinello, Clarâ€" ence H. Mathe, Dominic Matteoni, Dean J. Milani, Michael Miotti, William P.© McArthur, James D. McCaffrey, Harold W. McVay, Agnes A. McVay, Clifford G. Nail, Elliott Norrlen, Kenneth L. Olson, Lawrence W. O‘Neill, Henry H. Parker,;_ Floyd Franklin Patrick, Louis D. Picchietti, Alexander N. Pirie, William J. Rectenwald Jr., Edward A. Rogan, John W. Rogan, Harold F. Rudolph, Gino P. Santi, Louis Santi Jr., Rev. Edmund J. Skoner, Chase M. Smith Jr., Wilâ€" fred W. Smothers, John D. Stodâ€" der, Raymond T. Stymacks, Joseph E. B. Swan, Edgar L. Vinyard Jr., Emil S. Wiberg, Col. Robert H. Wienecke. Raymond E. Werhane Jr., Lorenz Werhane, Ralph H.. Woolsey Jr., Earling W. Zaeske, Norman R. Christman, Raymond M. Hayes Jr., Margaret M. Decker, Richard F. Van Arsdale, Mario Goffo and Thomas H. Cameron. â€" Various civic leaders and honâ€" ored guests were present, as well as mothers, fathers, wives and sweethearts of initiatés who filled the third floor hall to capacity. The initiation ceremony was performâ€" ed by theâ€"Highland Park post deâ€" gree team made up of Bert Green, commander; _ Miller _ Schreiner, viceâ€"commander; William . Acker, junior . viceâ€"commander; Henry Eitner, past commander; Chris Matthiesen, chaplain and Harry Mrazak. . sergeantâ€"atâ€"arms. â€" The wokk of} the team was performed in al?;-a}pre' ssive and solemn manâ€" ner and much credit is deserving the degree team for the work in portraying the concepts of the Amâ€" erican Legion ideals in justice, freedom, democracy and* loyalty. ‘The color guard of the Commonâ€" wealth Edison post of Chicago opâ€" ened and closed the meeting. After the initiation ceremony a program of entertainment was furnished, Tollowed by refreshments and dancing. After a luncheon at the Open House tea room today, the Lions club will continue the current trial for defamation of character begun last week. Last Thursday evidence on both sides was presented, and barring unforeseen delays,.a verâ€" dict will be reached today, with yj' judge handing down his decisâ€" Lions To Wind Up on A 10â€"weeks membership attendâ€" ance contest was started last week, with the members divided into two bodies, headed by J. G. Dinkaloo and Vernon Mortimer. All memâ€" bers are urged to cooperate in this contest, as it is the custom for the losing side to act as host to the winners at a steak dinner. Attendance Contest Ravinia Attorney to Talk to Kiwanians Gordon Humphrey, attorney, livâ€" ing in Ravinia, will address memâ€" bers of the Kiwanis club on "The Income Tax Law," as he has done in previous years, preceding the March 15th returns. He will anâ€" mnyqu&ions put to him on this topic. U. 8. V1ICTORY B OND s BUY THEM . .. KEEP THEM! Tax Law Republican Candidate For Congressman Mr. Hugh Riddle is Highland Park‘s contribution to the Repubâ€" lican ticket as candidate from the 10th congressional district of Illi< nois. He will compete in the comâ€" ing election with Ralph E. Church, present congressman, and Florâ€" ence Hoban Griesel. A former lieutenantâ€"commander of the navy, he was returned to inactive duty in ‘January, and is now stationed at Glenview, with the â€"status of reserve officer. Born in Chicago, Mr. Riddle has been a resident of Highland Park for the past nine years. He is a rraduate of University of Illinois. His wife, the former Katherine Madison, of Chicago, â€" and their three sons, live at 1514 Dean. > Training at Pensacola, Fla., in 1942, he was instructor at Glenâ€" view Naval Air base before transâ€" ferring to the naval air force transport service, piloting transâ€" port â€"planes in the States and in the west and southwest Pacific, carrying blood plasma (to the wounded at Guadalcanal. Prior to 1942, Riddle was a partâ€"| : ner of Riddle & Riddle, a mortgage | Lay Health Committee banking firm in Chicago. He was| also a member of the Republican | s'r“.m Maternal }l‘.hh Business Men‘s committee, a North | Service at Feb. Mm‘ Shore group working at the polls; _ A; a second meeting of the at election time. &“nnlth onvamittas â€" anawertad Mrs. Riddle, a prominent club woman, is active in Infant Welfare society, the Ravinia Woman‘s club, and the Ravinia Parentâ€" Teachers association. a Highland Park Boxers Take Lake Forest With Odds 8:7 .In the conference bouts held last Friday at the Highland Park Labor temple between Lake Forâ€" est and Highland Park, the local boxers emerged the victors, 8 to 7. Winners of the bouts are as folâ€" lows: 1. Herb Gary, Lake Forest. 2. Geno Pizzato, Highland Park. 3. Dan Whalen, Lake Forest. 4. Bob Winkler, Highland Park. 5 Ed Green, Lake Forest. 6. Egan Sorensen, Lake Forest. 7. Buddy Bock, Highland\Park. 8. John Mooney, Lake Forest. _ 9. Dominick Turki, Highlandtâ€" Park. 5 14. Don Riddle, Highland Park. 15. Craig Stoetzel, Lake Forest. The exhibition bout between John Riston and Bill Gerkin of Highland Park was called off, Gerâ€" kin substituting for Pat Nugent in the 15th. Earl May and Ronald Grostad substituted for the canâ€" celled bout, with Grostad the winâ€" ner . In the second exhibition bout, Don Carlson of Highwood was the winner. In the second exhibition bout, Don Carlson _ of Highwood was the winner, and in the third,â€"Ray Vai, of Highwood. A meeting of the Lake county league officials is being held toâ€" day (Thursday) at the Communiâ€" ty Center, to arrange for a tournâ€" ament of the Lake County conferâ€" ence boxers at the Illinois Athâ€" letic club in April. 10 11. 12. 13 Hospital Auxiliary Holds Regular Meeting Last Wednesday, the Woman‘s auxiliary of the Highland Park hospital held its regular monthly luncheon meeting in the parish house of Trinity church. Mrs. Maurice ‘Graves, who is in charge of surgical dressings, announced that due to a delay in the delivery of material, the need for workers ' r'l'he annual Thrift shop tea to be given next Monday at the home of Mrs. Roswell B. Swazey was anâ€" nounced and all friends of. the hospital and members of the auxâ€" iliary are invited to attend and bringing their white elephants which will be the entrance fee. which meets at the hospital every Wednesday ‘morning is even more imperative for the next few weeks. The Higbland Park Press Chuck Thurm, Lake Forest. Harold Swanson, Highland Park. Frank Humphries, Highland .. Park, Chuck Schramm, Highland Highland Park‘s NEWS Paper for 33 Years At a second meeting of the Lay Health committee, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, 23 professional and lay people were :presenh It was held at the home |of Mrs. Louis P. Haller, 290 ‘Marshman, on Monday, February ‘18. _ Mrs. Louise Moody, public ‘health nutritionist, from the State {Department of Public Health at ‘Springfield, was a guest. â€" _ Mrs. Evelyn Bils, a public health nurse from the State Department of Public. Health, â€"whose â€" special work is with the Emergency Materâ€" nal and Infant Care service of the federal . government, â€" explained that service of this sort during the war was maintained by the federal government, but administered by the State Department of Health. The service is designed for the wives of service men in the first four ranks. Wives can go to the local hospital and choose their own doctors, but added financial assistâ€" ance is given when necessary. Visits are made to the expectant mother before and after the arâ€" Tival of the baby, and all help that is needed is given. General eduâ€" cational classes on maternal care are given.not only â€"for service wives, but for civilians as well. Where needed, complete maternal service is furnished. Mrs. Bils stressed the fact that niaternalâ€" welfare work is a most important function of any public health program, as evidenced by the fact that there were oneâ€"third more infant deaths than soldier deaths in the time between Pearl Harbor and Vâ€"J day. This county (Continued on page 6) â€" School District 108 was notified this week by the Federal Works agency that an advance has been made to the district for preliminâ€" ary plans for possible school addiâ€" tions and remodeling. ‘The appliâ€" cation was granted in the amount of $15,000 for the preliminary work. The money will be used by the district for the preparation of studies of needed school facilities and if building is done in the fuâ€" ture the advance by the F.W.A. will be repaid from the bond issue approved by the voters of the disâ€" trict. School District 108 has no immediate building program but has felt with the growth in popuâ€" lation and the expected future growth that it was necessary to make studies of proposed additionâ€" al school facilities and trends in population. _ At the present time ing used near capacity and addiâ€" tional growth in the district will therefore require additional school facilities. _ The district has not however drawn up any specific proposal and the purpose of the advance received from the F.W.A. ‘:l.udy“ Any proposal resul k y resultâ€" ing from these studies will, under law, be submitted to the residents District 108 Receives Highland Park, HMlinois, Thursday, February One thing in particular has been a source of occasional disheartening reflection to those of us who through many years of adversity have pinned our hopes, our loyalty and our efforts on the Republican Party. \ Too large a percentage of the loyah voters, even though they may go to the polls on election day and cast their ballots in accordance with their convictions, take too little an active and supporting interest in their party. ‘This is not meant ‘to déprecate either the Jeadership or the rank and file of the party in this area. _ It has been a source of good and wise leadership and has worked consistently and effectively for the good of the people as a whole. _ Neverthcless, more is needed. * o We believe that the Highland Park Men‘s Republican Club, presentlyâ€"under â€" the leadership of Harold 0. McLain, and the Decrfield Township Republican Woman‘s club, now headed by Mrs. W. L. Winters, offer the Republican voters of this area a means of implementing their beliefs for effective action. The American voter. once aroused, bears no small resemâ€" blance to the famed grizzly bear of the western mountains â€" so far as temper is concerned. ‘There, the resemblance ends. The grizzly needs much less prodding before he is aroused, and once groused he knows precisely what he intends to do about the situation that confronts him. f Both of these organizations, though avowedly partisan in character, have gone far beyond mere partisanship in their policies of ‘providing informationâ€"dependable, accurate, unâ€" biased information, for voters of every shade of belief and affiliâ€" ation. Many of us; for reasons of personal committments or busiâ€" ness activity, areâ€"unable to devote as much time as we would wish to the active work of the party we nominally support. These clubs offer an opportunity to support the party of our choice and to devote whatever time we can spare to its laudable undertakings. Republican yoters should not neglect this real opportunity to participate in works as wellas faith. PB CAl. FORâ€"ACTION Some months were spent in the States, training for handâ€"toâ€"hand conflict with a strange and treachâ€" erous enemy â€"â€" as crafty and cruel as any wild beast. But he weathâ€" ered landings at Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa as a member of the crack 2nd Marine division, without" & scratch. His umt was Rwarded the Presidential citation for work during the Gilberts inâ€" Last Sunday Donald Farmer, 2&, yearâ€"old exâ€"marine, was found un conscious by his mother, Mrs. Mary Farmer, in his room at 6156 N. Oakley, Chicago. Rushed to the Swedish Cover?nt hospital, he passed away without rquininz} consciousness. . _ The cause _ was | found to be an overdose of sleepâ€"| ing tablets. Ahet Donald Farmer, Overseas Vetera Is Laid to Rest During his high school years, Donald lived with his grandparâ€" ents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Driscoll, 16 Hickory, Highland Park. Heâ€"had many friends here, and was one of those husky lads of Mr. Harold Finch‘s 4â€"yearâ€"adâ€" visory . group . who _ humorously termed themselves "Finch‘s Faiâ€" ries." He was graduated from Highland Park high school in June, 1941; and the following Decemâ€" ber enlisted in the marine corps. The following Jan. 5, he left for San Diego, Calif., where he receivâ€" ed his basic training. After separation from service, Don: did his best to take up life where he had left off four years before. _ He‘ enrolled at Notre Dame as a GI student, and later, at De Paul. But the story was the same. _ He. found himself unable to concentrate. Something in that fine young body was gone . . . he had given it to his country. Shakâ€" en by attacks of the dread dengue fever and unable to sleep, it is litâ€" tle wonder that the young exâ€"marâ€" inc, in his craving for rest, misâ€" calculated the borderâ€"line between restful slumber . . . and oblivion. Highland Park, and he was laid in his final resting place. Besides his mother he is survived by a twin sister, Dorothy. _. vasion . But an enemy as deadly and more insidious than humans had marked him . . .. the enemy that lurks in the swamps and jungles of the beautiful but diseaseâ€"infested South Sen isles. On Weédnesday, Feb. 20, final rites were held for Donald at Imâ€" maculate Conception church in of the district for their approval or disapproval. The Board of Education is atâ€" tempting in its postwar study to prepare as complete ‘a study as tigation is being carried on by the Board, school staff, and an advisâ€" ory committee from the departâ€" ment of education of the Universiâ€" ty of Chicago. It is planned that within the next year a series of community meetings will be held to obtain suggestions and recomâ€" mendations from the residents about the nature of any developâ€" ment that might be undertaken. %1 1946 Gt. Lakes Naval Academy Is Proposed By Church A short term badminton club |for men and women is now being organized by Vincent . Viezbicke, which is to meet on Thursday eve. nings at Lincoln school. The club is for both men and women and instruction is offered for beginâ€" ners. ‘The registration fee for this class is $1. If you are interested Iwhy not come to the club next |Thursday, Feb. 28, for an evening |of fun? * JUNIOR STAMP CLUB MEETING THIS SATURDAY The Highland _ Pak _ Junior Stamp club will meet this Saturâ€" day afternoon, Feb. 23, l'artin‘ at 2 pm. _ Boys and girls who are stamp collectors are invited to atâ€" tend this communityâ€"sponsored acâ€" tivity. C. A. Sanborn is the club instructor and the club meets regâ€" ularly on the second and fourth Saturdays. _ There is no charge for this activity which meets at the Community Center. One of the interesting recreaâ€" tion activities is the Saturday morning craft club under the leadership of Paul McLaughlin, at the Community Center shop. This club, which meets at 9 a.m., is for boys aged 9 and up. At the presâ€" ent, the club is featuring projects made of metal and plastics. . A 25 cent registration fee and a 25 cent craft card is all that is needed to become a member of this club. BOYS CRAFT CLUB MEETS ON SATURDAYS BADMINTON .CLUB FOR | ADULTS AT LINCOLN SCHOOL | _ Ridge school â€" Raymond Naeâ€" gele, Saturday mornings. BASKETBALL CLINICS CONDUCT TOURNAMENT The Recreation board is sponâ€" soring five school neighborhood basketball and sports clinics for children in cooperation with Highâ€" land Park grammar schools and school instructors. _ These clinics meet once weekly either on Friâ€" day evening or Saturday mornings. Instructors and days of meeting are as follows: . § Elm Place ‘school â€" Leonard Johnson, Saturday mornings. _ Lincoln school â€" Vincent Viezâ€" bicke, Saturday. mornings. Ravinia school â€" Dudley Dewâ€" ey, Friday evenings. Each of these groups is about to conduct a free throw tournaâ€" ment to determine the best free throwers in the schobls. _ Each competitor is to have 25 tries at the basket. During the Easter vaâ€" catian winners of the school tournâ€" ament will represent their school in a cityâ€"wide contest. Boys and }girls are urged to join the contest. Braeside school â€" Harry Kubaâ€" lek, Saturday mornings. Tumble Inn Dance Friday Evening at There will be a Tumble Inn parâ€" ty Friday night, Feb. 22, from 8 to 11:30, at the Community Cenâ€" ter.. The program will include dancing, floorâ€"show and refreshâ€" ments. i Rotary Club to Hear Talk on Safety, Monday A table tennis tournament for grade school and high school boys is being planned to be conducted during March at the Community Center. _ Interested boys are inâ€" structed to register with one of the Community Center directors for more details. Medals will be offered to the winners in the folâ€" lowing classes: 1. Grammar age boys; 2. high school age boys. At the meeting of the Rotary clubr Mendase Frhâ€" 28, at 1295, Father (sitting in a nearby room listening to the proposal) : ‘"There goes his barracks bag and fountain TABLE TENNIS EVENT PLANNED AT CENTER James Hill, of the National Safeâ€" ty council, will speak on his work, its origin, and its relation to the local safety group. Soldier suitor: â€" "With all my worldly goods I thee endow." RECREATION BOARD :i'::‘S'nfetySpe-kerComptm p,;_| Home Accidents With â€". ngs. | World War II Casualties " "The United States Naval acad. emy at Annapolis, even though greatly expanded during the war, cannot possibly furnish the necâ€" essary officer personnel for the proposed postâ€"war navy," said Congressman Church. â€" "An addiâ€" tional naval academy should be established and the vicinity of Gt. Lakes is the logical location." Congressman Ralph E. Church, (R.), 10th district of Illinois, on Tuesday introduced a bill in the U. S. House of Representatives to establish â€" an _ additional United States naval academy in the vicinâ€" ity .of the Great Lakes Naval Training center, Great Lakes, IIL Congressman Church pointed out that "the present plans for the postâ€"war navy call for 500,000 enâ€" listed men and 58,000 offiers (not including the marine corps), and expanded facilities at Annapolis have a capacity of only 3,423. During the period July 1, 1942, to June 30, 1945, the navy trained a total of 2,273,812 recruits, of which 806,457 were trained at Gt. Lakes, or 35.46 per cent. It is axiomatic," he said, "that a strong navy réquires the constant inflow of young men, highly trained in the use of complex equipment and in leadership." In advancing "the vicinity of Great Lakes, Illinois," Congressâ€" man Church said"that "the Middle West has always furnished a largâ€" er percentage of navy personnel. than any other section of the counâ€" try, as well as the best material. But aside from such . consideraâ€" tions, the last war has clearly demonstrated the vulnerability of coastlines and the importance of locating important défense plants and military installations inland. The facilities for the training of naval officers are certainly the type of defense installation which should be located in the interior of the country, where geography itself provides protoectionâ€" from enemy bombers." t The Civic Groups Safety comâ€" mittee attended on Feb. 12 the meeting of the West Ridge Comâ€" munity club at Ridge school at which Tom A. Burke, director of programs for Community Safety councils, a department of the Naâ€". tional Safety council, spoke authâ€" oratively on "Accidents â€" Today and Tomorrow." _ Recently reâ€" leased figures on homeâ€"incurred accidents as compared to World War II wounded casualties were most astonishing. Members of the Civic Groups Safety committee will be notified of the date of the March meeting after members of the executive committee correlate the list of specific safety problems suggestâ€" ed at the January meeting. RED CROSS DRIVE BEGINS MARCH 1; BALL CHAIRMAN It has been explained by Fund Chairman Lester Ball that those who make contributions in the city, may specify that a certain percentage be created towards the Highland Park fund . .. w!nn the Red Cross workers call on you, inform them whether or not you have made a donation through your office in Chicago and the proper arrangements will be made. The American Red Cross drive begins March 1 and many Highâ€" land Parkers who work in Chicago may make their â€" contributions through their place of business in the city. : Be sure youâ€" do contribute every penny"tounts. Legion Auxiliary Units Combine to Sponsor Dance at Downey ‘‘The Highland Park and Highâ€" wood units of the American Legâ€" ion auxiliary are sponsoring the pital Downey..at 7:30 this.eve. ning. . The party is put on for the enurui,ment of the patients at Downey. Rehabilitation _ chairman _ for Highland Park is Mrs. Philip Cole, and Mrs. Eggert Carlsen is chairâ€" man for Highwood. The Highland Park public libraâ€" ry will be closed all day, Friday, Washington‘s birthday. 5s a copy; $1.50 @ year