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_ This is the first time in several years that the club has presented this type of program, and members After her appearance at Kaufâ€" man auditorium in New York in December of 1942, John Martin of the New York Times wrote of her performance: ‘"Technically she is miraculous; her body does things that are incredible, not only in conâ€" ception but in execution. â€" Nothing, however, is without inner compulâ€" sion. Movement, indeed, seems to possess her. Her hands are parâ€" ticularly fluent, and she uses them more than any other dancer one can recall. Her concentration is enormous, so that stillness itself becomes a form of dynamic conâ€" tainment which she employs with a great deal of command." @ may well expect an afte absorbing entertainment. and veterans of other branches of America‘s armed forces up to 32 York solo debut in October, 1941, at Carnegie Chamber Music hall. Her appearance there created a great deal of interest, as for sevâ€" eral seasons she was a prominent member of the Humphreyâ€"Weidâ€" man company, and for. the two previous seasons had been appearâ€" She has since won enthusiastic ences in New York, Chicago, Milâ€" waukee, and elsewhere. _ _ _ Phelps and Raymond W. Flins Sergeant K. Bishop Of Marine Corps at Waukegan March.21 will be at the ‘sficpniAm_ ofâ€" fice building Thursday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. e years of age are invited to visit the recruiting sergeant for detailed information regarding the advanâ€" tages the Marine corps has to ofâ€" fer. Exâ€"marines may also learn of the benefits they will receive if they reâ€"enlist within 90 days after their discharge. For a limited time only, the Marine corps is accepting enlistments of men for duty speciâ€" fically with aviation units. These the 1942 dance award, will be the attraction at the Highland Park March 19. Mrs. Leonard Keaster, president of the club, will preside at the business meeting at two o®clock, and Mrs. Benedict K. A representative of the U. S. Marine corps recruiting i se!-vice At their Thursday luncheonâ€" meeting this week, members of the Lions club had the pleasure of lisâ€" tening to Mr. Garth Healy, consul cflnh-‘,:i.hmfcflu munications meh, or as pilots. The period of enlistment in the Marâ€" ines is for two, three or four years. At the last meeting, Mr. Zipoy of the American Legion commendâ€" ed the club for their work in conâ€" nection with the city Honor Roll, and presented them with a flag to be used on special occasions. Memâ€" bers of the Lions club have given much of their time and thought to the construction and maintenance of this Honor Roll, situated on N. Dancer Will Entertain At Woman‘s Club March 19 Woman‘s club on the afternoon of introduce Miss Shearer to her auâ€" On Modern Ireland By Irish Consul Vol. 36; No, 3 Talk By Noted *~DF. Stanley B. Niles, president of lowa Wesleyan college, at Mt. Pleasant, Ta., will be the speaker at the meeting of Kiwanis club next Monday night, March 18; at Sunset valley club house. . His subject: "A Million Fears." Dr. Niles, who, by the way, is a Kiwanian, was recently loaned to the Men‘s Fellowship club for their His talk was on the timely and of 17 and 25 who have receive training for duty as To Hear Thomas H. Gail, of of there must. be definite techniques developed to put the program into operation. The use of the school assembly program, the school bulâ€" letin, classroom units of instrucâ€" tion, and newspaper and magazine articles will help in building the Deadline for City Vehicle Licenses To Be April 1 This time has been extended for the convenience of the citizens of Highland Park, since the month of March is also income tax month. Chief Andrews also reports that that the matter of parking cars on parkways willâ€"receive closeâ€"at~ tention from ‘the city force. There are several reasons for school and college division of the National Safety QMQM folâ€" lowing appears in a symposium on the above question. h f "The assurance of a positive safety program depends, in the main, upon the ability of the school administrator, staff, city officials, children and parents to coâ€"ordinate their efforts in making the proâ€" gram functional. There must be a mutual understanding of ‘the aims of the program and, then police force, reports that the deadâ€" line for city vehicle licenses has been set for April 1. this measure. Cars parked on parkways obscure the vision of drivers, thus menacing public safeâ€" ty. Cars parked this way also cut and tear the parkways. In enforeâ€" ing the rules the city force is coâ€" operating with the street departâ€" council. Parents, Teachers and City Officials to Combine Traffic Safety Efforts proper mind set toward safety." â€"Stanley W. McKee, principal, Lincoln school, Highland Park. . To Hold Allâ€"Day Meeting March 18 "How can we teach specific safeâ€" ty habits without inviting some children to do the very thing against which we are trying . to warn them*" In the March issue of the ‘"Safeâ€" ty Beacon," published by the ment as well as the city safety held on Monday, March 18, at the church. Veterans of Foreign Wars Are Planning a Members of the Highland Park Memorial post, No. 4737, are planâ€" ning a mmbership drive. One feaâ€" ture will include several window displays of trophies brought in by members of the VFW. Members ihvlnc-chuwii.dndlhhc them to the fire station, 60 N. The program for the day is as follows: s 10:00 a.m. Sewing and hospital dressings. 12:00 noon. _ Chancel service. Mrs. Richard Bell will conduct. ~12:30 p.m. Luncheon. 2:00 p.m. Annual meeting. Mrs. Stunkel‘s group is in charge of the food sale, and Mrs. Bartel‘s group is in charge of the luncheon. * The spring rummage sale will be held April 18. All éontributions will be gladly received. At the next meeting, March 21, there will be nomination and elec. tion for all offices of the post. Members are urged to be present, as it is an important occasion. On Monday, March 18, at 12:15 at umm&uâ€"J Dr. Donald Rossiter will introduce Col. Robt. Wienecke To Tell Rotarians Of Overseas Experiences his former chief of staff, Col. Robt. Weinecke, of the 82nd Airâ€" borne division, who was active in all the campaigns starting with Sicâ€" piayer. He will speak on the highâ€" lights of his overseas experiences. The allâ€"day meeting of the Womâ€" Chief Rex Andrews, of the local Col. Weinecke is a former Northâ€" The Higblan®s Park Press | The recent flareâ€"up of publicity really had its origin a year ago when a Chicago reporter, who came to our fair city to write up the remarkable "toothpick tower" fashioned by young Peter Oh!â€" wein and. exhibited at the Hobby Show, was introduced to "Mr. X." She blinked, then twinkled. "How int‘resting!‘ she chortled. "I beâ€" lieve I shall write you up"‘" Reâ€" cently she did just that, and the Associated Press, ever greedy for human _ interest stories, caught right on. hear the announcer switch from world affairs to â€" "Over in little old Highland Park is a Mr. X â€" a man who can‘t pronounce his own name" â€" or words to that effect; and so on and on for a 10â€"minute Last Sunday evening‘s broadcast ended with: "‘Perhaps some of you listeners can help Mr. X to solve this problem of a name. What are your suggesfions? Write them to Mr. X, himself." (The postman is not going to like this,. Mr. X!) The name "X" has certain arâ€" resting qualities. For instance, at a convention one time, when our friend was remaining unobtrusiveâ€" lly in the background, an acquaintâ€" ance, arriving upon the scene, deâ€" manded loudly: "Where‘s Mr. X* . . . He‘s supposed to be here . .. Oh, there you are, X!" From then on our friend entered the limeâ€" light asâ€"you‘ve guessed it â€" Mr. Embarrassing to a man of his bashful tendencies â€" for contrary to the base insinuations of some newspapers, our friend is definâ€" itely no wolf! â€" have been some of his encounters with that stern guardian of the inner sanctum â€" the office girl. Misled by his rudâ€" dy and jovial countenance, some fresh thing is apt to demand, upâ€" on his announcing himself as Mr. X, "Are you kidding, Mister?" Most disconcerting â€" awkward to Prophet With Honorâ€" George Scheuchenpflug Mr. "X" to You Last Sunday evening, while lisâ€" tening to an 11 o‘clock broadcast over WMAQ, Mr. X was amazed to Now this is, of course, gross exâ€" aggeration.â€" Mr. Sch â€" er â€" Mr. X has always been able to proâ€" nounce his own nameâ€"even spell it, since his sixth year in school; as well as the rest of it, which is, by the way, George Leopold Augâ€" ustus Octavius Wilhelm Scheuâ€" chenpflug. Of Austrian origin, we believe. It is said that a prophet is not without honor save in his own country. Behold the exception that proves the rule â€" Mr. X, Diâ€" rector of Recreation at the Highâ€" land Park Community Center. For Nevertheless, his name has alâ€" ways proved one of Mr. X‘s major problems. â€" In.early life it was simple; merely "George" sufficed. In later school life he became known, for some reason, as "Kid Hackinschmidt." _ In his schoolâ€" teaching days pupils were instructâ€" ed to call him "Mr. George." Still later, with a hopeless shrug, busiâ€" ness associates resorted to "Mr. XYZ." This eventually simmered down to "Mr. X" â€" and stuck. Once at a Rotary club dinner in Denver, the master of ceremonies had a terrific struggle with the Ln-nnmmâ€"-d“ out defeated. "Mr Sch â€" Sch â€" Sch â€"" he stuttered. Then, all red and bothered, he asked: "Is this gentleman in the room?" Our friend stood up. "I am," he stated. . Then, kindly: "In my X‘." The crowd applauded lustily, and everyone insisted upon shakâ€" this man of simple tastes and habâ€" its has suddenly sprung into promâ€" inence, not only at home, but also over a coastâ€"toâ€"coast hookâ€"up. tion have always been Mr. X‘s line. In 1928 when, together with a man named "Ray," he had charge of recreation at Rochdale Inn., Mich., authorities capitalized upon the combinaion, advertising them as "Xâ€"Ray." _ At one time Mr. X attracted pubâ€" lic notice through eiving first aid and life saving exhibitions. In this eapacity he reached some 500,â€" eutively, he won the Lockwood cup for teaching the largest number of junior life savers in the country, among Chicago Boy Scouts . A season of 10} weeks would yield an average of 300 junior live savers. In these camps, accommodating 1000 boys af one time, he turned out 99% of his pupils as successâ€" ful swimmers, averaging 3 to 4 Highland Park, Hlinois, Thursday, March 14, 1946 as ‘Mr. Especially worthy of commendaâ€" tion are leaders <of â€" different groups: Edward Moroney, Harry Skidmore, Miller Schreiner, Saylor Shoenefelt, _ Leslie _ McCaffrey, Frank Zipoy, Ray Hayes, Harry Aiston, DeWitt Manasse, Wm. Bangs, Van Kirk, Hank Mrazek, little of it, for a short time before she had seen him playing on the veranda. But when she called him, he was nowhere to be found. Afâ€" ter searching the immediate neighâ€" borhood, she called Police Chief Andrews, and immediately squad cars were scouring the vicinity. At 11 p.m. the missing child was found by Arne Makela, a member of a group headed by Ken Margeâ€" son, at Belle avenue, asleep on the sidewalk. He was rushed to his father, waiting at the police staâ€" tion, and from there he was whiskâ€" ed by his father and Chief Andrews to his home. Not by so much as a sniffle does he show himself to be the worse for his experience. and Harry Eichler. beds â€" to join an allâ€"night search, if necessary. And the success of their efforts reflects credit on the whole town. Meet with President When by 8:30 no clew had been found, Chief Andrews appealed for aid from the air raid wardens and asked Comdr. Zipoy to call in Leâ€" gionnaires, and by 9:30 about 80 Legionnaires and as many Scouts, as well as people from other orâ€" ganizations and private citizens reâ€" ported to the city hall to organize a systematic search. It is a significant fact that two years of air warden training greatâ€" ly expedited the search. The group had been trained for emergencies â€"and they: met this one with flyâ€" ing colors. It was noted that not one called upon refused nor hesitated to come from his home â€" some from their Letters received from Republiâ€" can candidates for offices in the April primary were read by Mrs. Horace Vaile, chairman of the canâ€" didates committee. A file index was formed from the filledâ€"in Monday night, at 11 o‘clock, 2â€" yearâ€"old Denis, son of Dr. and Mrs. Conley, 261 Laurel, was warm and safe in his home after 5 hours of wandering in the dark through a strange neighborhood. When Denis, 2%, didn‘t come in from play with his brothers, aged 3 and 5, his mother thought : Becoming alarmed, Chief Anâ€" drews called for volunteers. About 85 Boy Scouts with their leaders joined the search. « The board. of .the Deerfield Township Republican Women‘s club met on Monday, March 11, at the home of the president, Mrs. Wm. Winters. f questionnaires returned by ~the candidates and each club member will receive a prospectus prepared on the background and qualificaâ€" tions of the candidates. on the work of the precinet comâ€" nlm.aadflue:al‘hdlud precinet captains be announcâ€" omm fous _: A reminder that dues are now paynble was made by the treasâ€" urer, Miss Grace Gregori, 19 Britâ€" tany road. + The membership chairman, Mrs. Frank Randolph, announced an enâ€" couraging number of new memâ€" bers. ‘With the revived interest in the Republican party, all Republiâ€" can women living in Highland Park are invited to join the club. thousand during a summer. | We have a growing feeling that these are but a very few of the interesting facts which could be told about our Mr. X, with his rwrhl physique and his bland, lue gaze. But, as we said before, Mr: X isâ€"a modest man â€" and we respect his reticences. she #igns her school "Doris X," can also mm:-ei. pfiug." _ Robert, who is younger, eannot, alas, manage‘it quite yet. "Kids are a lotâ€"smarter these days than .they used to be," he muses. _ _His daughter, Doris, for about all this fun people haveâ€"with your name," Mr. X has been told. _ "Why not?" he asks, philosophâ€" ically. "What would it get me to be otherwise?" * WANT MEMBERS FOR ADULT CAMERA CLUB Summer will soon be here. It is getting easier to get film and paâ€" per for amateur photograpby and Highland Park ought to have a Camera club. If sufficient men and women want such a club, Comâ€" munity center will arrange to get one started. Call or write to the Community Center, Mr. "X" .at 2442. Recreation board calls for sumâ€" playground suggestions. Have you Mr. and Mrs. Highland Parker, any suggestions or ideas that would improve the summer playâ€" ground program for this coming Summer? If you have, the recrea. tion .board, care of the Communiâ€" 1&1 center,â€"will welcome them. Now is the time to make suggestions. The citywide tgble tennis tournâ€" ament starts play on Monday, Apr. 1. There will be two classes: Class I for high school age and Class II for grammar school age. . Prizes will be awarded the winners. Playâ€" ing of games will be at the Comâ€" munity center if you want to comâ€" There have been some questions raised about the grammar school free throw tournament. Here are some answers. Any boys or girls in the 5th, 6th or 7th grades can compete. It may be done indoors or outdoors. â€" The winners will compete in a citywide tournament during the Easter holidays. Each contestant will be allowed 25 tries at the basket. The trials will be held during the basketball clinic time sponsored by the Playground board. See your gym teacher if you are interested. TABLE TENNIS TOURNEY STARTS APRIL 1 Mother Meets Death Fineâ€" Progress Madeâ€" In Red Cross Fund Drive FREE THROW TOURNAMENT Monday aftérnoon, Mrs. James Liewellyn, 26, was found unconsciâ€" ous from gas fumes in the kitchen of her home at 231 Evolution, Parents Express Gratitude For Help in Finding Child To the police department, the Boy Scouts, the Legionnaires, and other organizations and individuals who joined in the cityâ€"wide search Highwood. The Highland Park inhgiator squad, summoned by z Highwood police department, ed to revive her. Mrs. Liewellyn had been suffering from severe headaches and depression. She is survived by her husband, of the U. S. navy, stationed at Gt. Lakes, and two sons, William, 5, and Dennis, three weeks old. No. Suburban Philatelic To Hold Stamp Auction At March 19 Meeting At the next meeting of the No. SBuburban Philatelic society, Tuesâ€" day,, March 19, at 8 p.m., at the local Community center, a stamp ::nltloncolloefio-wmhlnd.- off. and Mrs. Conley wish to express n)lkl;"theirdocpm ‘have I experienced anything finer § shown by these ;mmm&b& of gratefulness. A â€" The following meeting will be held April 2. Philatheans to Meet At Church Tuesday, March 19th The Philathea class of the Bethâ€" any Evangelical church will meet Mothers Guild of Immaculate Conception in the Dubs room of the church on Tuesday, March 19, at 8 p.m. Hostesses will be Mesdames Mae ff, Ora Fritsch, Ruth Ww.yv--r_- ‘The Mothers guild of the Immacâ€" wlate Conception school will hold an afternoon meeting at the school, Wednesday, March 20, at $:15. Mrs. Thomas P. Clark, chairman, will preside RECREATION BOARD NOTES A mere "Thank You," she feels, Do you know the location of water, gas and electric shutâ€"off and do you check their operation at least once each year? Do you have a firstâ€"aid kit apâ€" proved by your doctor or the Amâ€" erican Red Cross? D6 you keep the supplies replenished? Do you know elementary firstâ€" aid procedure? Attention was directed to the fine record Highland Park has maintained in exceeding its quota on ‘all previous Red Cross fund drives and members of all commitâ€" tees expressed the hope and expecâ€" tation that this record would still be intact at the end of this year‘s campaign. the world. Many reports of men who have seen service at home and abroad indicate that the work of lbede-i-fnqmt.lyvihltoun well being of members of the armâ€" ed forces who are still compelled to be stationed far from the comâ€" forts of home. Those who have not been called on to make a contribution may do so by mailing their checks to the Ameriunlcd?m-, 521 Central, Highland Park. My Civic Safety From fighting men outside this country comes the appeal that conâ€" tributions this year be maintained for the support of Red Cross in standing by the side of fighting men who are still scattered all over Last year no less than 96,000 Americans lost their lives through accidents in the home, traffic, farm, and factory â€" a total equivâ€" alent to six full divisions of infanâ€" houseâ€"toâ€"house solicitors making an attempt to see every householdâ€" er and contributor before March 15. A complete list of block workers in the campaign will be published next week, occording to Chairman "The organization has been functioning well under the district chairmen and already results of this effort are being felt in the form of solid contributions to this year‘s campaign," said Mr. Ball. Do you know which is the quickâ€" est exit in case of fire? De you know how to telephone the fire department? These hazards should be checked in all rooms where stoves, furnaces or other heating devices are used. Are stoves located away from windows to avoid setting fire to curtains? The ‘Red Cross fund campaign for Highland Park entered its seeâ€" Are stove and furnace pipes and flues inspected and cleaned reguâ€" larly? Mll'bzz;nuljwm ly and are free from leaks? Are the hot water heater and all small gas room heaters equipped with vent pipes or flues to carry gases of combustion outside the Are the flames of gas burners protected from drafts! Is woodâ€" work within 18 inches of furnace, Insuleitng shieldt ty n _ Are â€" nonâ€"fliammable _ cleaners provided for use on stoves? tos __Do you keep all burnable mateâ€" rials well away from heating deâ€" on the furnace, and on the wood or coal stoves, before retiring? Do you have a rule against us ing kerosene to start fires? ‘The above is sponsored by the Civic Groups Safety committee and the Highland «Park Traffic Field Supervisor at Grays Lake Mar. 22 Loan office, will be at the producâ€" tion credit fnnhmm, from 2 to 4 p.m. on March 22, to ‘wm_fi-hâ€"' for loans to produce crops or to purchase feed for livestock. Farmâ€" ers needing financing for . crop production or feed should arrange to meet Mr. Lateer at this time. N=V. Lateer, field supervisor of the ; Emergency Crop and Feed In case of emergency: 5¢ a copy; $1.50 a year