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Page 2 Graduating from Towa / versity in August, 1942, ed service immediately, t Notre Dame, from whic graduated an ensign the January. _ He then rece ther training in the east, to action in October, 194 beach jumper unit of the Home on leave, in April, 1945, Musser married the former Anne Moote,. of Mason City, Ia., a forâ€" mer classmate at Towa, and ‘ a #raduate dietician. Released from Service Former son of the wood, was last week about thr service as It fell to young Musser‘s lot to land on Mindoro with a group of further training, . which ‘included You see, Mr. Garnett started his store back in 1919 â€" and many of his original employees are â€" still with him. _ And I‘ll wager since 1919 nearly every Highland Parkâ€" er â€" imcluding many more from other suburban towns â€" has shopâ€" ped at least once in this attractive dry goods store. & And, _ aecording to Mr. Wehrâ€" heim, merchandise manager for 21 years, 20,000 sales books are used yearly and each book contains 50 order blanks â€"a nice business which improves every year. You can see that Garnett‘s employees know how to handle their custoâ€" mers. & HIGHLAND PARKER FOR 30 YEARS ... Take Miss Sadie Wessling for example. â€" She has been with the store since it opened. Indeed, she has lived in Highland Park over 30 years â€" and when you live in this grand town you‘re certain to know the likes of the folks who live heré. Miss Wessling is in the Chilâ€" dren‘s Wear department â€" one of the most popular departments in the store. . During her years as a saleslady she has probably outfitâ€" ted more Highland Park children between the "crawling age" and 12 years than any other woman in to their Head man, who had been born and bred in the States, reâ€" . Perhaps one of the reason‘s Garâ€" nett‘s 40 employees (I wish I could have met them all) treat their cusâ€" tomers courteously is because the willing sales personnel know their shopâ€"visitors well. Fred Musser Reporting to the east const at the end of his leave, he received the study of the Chinese language. Later he was ordered to Japan to bring back an LCL _ It was on his trip home that he ran into a tyâ€" phoon, and was blown ‘from his course, to the coast of Honshu, where he found a Jap fishing vilâ€" Inge. The natives, however, knew of the war‘s end, and took him I so enjoyed my 89 minute visit at Mr. J. B. Garnett‘s store. this week that I almost forgot I had parked my car in a 90 minute zone. Highland Park‘s vigilant police were nearing my vehicle as I hastâ€" ily left Garnett‘s men‘s store after a pleasant chat with Messrs. Garâ€" nett, J. L. Wehrheim, Harold H. Swinea, and Miss Sadie Wessling. â€" Iâ€" visited Garnett‘s because I wanted to know what made Highâ€" land Park‘s merchants more pleasâ€" ing to deal with when compared to most méerchants I‘ve met in other towns during my GI tours. I think I‘ve found the answers. KNOW CUSTOMERS between years / th town. sailor. W HLTâ€"T N. S QGH U L CTâ€"Z week : t three At Home Beach ofte Lt. (ig) Fred V. C. Mussers, released from at Great Lak ‘s Take a Look years of n falls t Jumper (Apecial to The Highland Park Press) , A Pleasant Place To Buy which he the follo received to , he enti training By ly outfitâ€" k children ze and 12 woman in State the Musser, 529 Oakâ€" the navy es, after s rugged he lot of he was ollowing e unt enter fur. at and Abroad Other Garnett long timers are Ella Hansen, Tessie McClory, Mrs. Betty Axline, Mrs. Elizabeth Reed, Mrs. Irene Rose, and Miss Cecelia Sheff. And, by the way, the man responsible for those attractive displays which are changed every week‘is Mr. Stanley Hegberg ; CASUAL FRIENDLINESS ... 1 noticed during my Garnett visâ€" it â€" my first in many months â€" that there is an air of casual friendliness about this pastelâ€"paintâ€" ed, brightlyâ€"lighted store. Unobtrusively I ~observed the sales clerks in action. I saw many siiles â€"â€" and the customers were smiling, too, despite the fact that they were not able to obtain nyâ€" lons, white shirts, and the like. turning to Japan at the age of 20. Musser was guided to a sheltered spot where he kept his ship until the storm was over. â€"Carefully nursing his battered LCI, he made Saipan, then Eniwetok, then Pearl Harbor, where the much damaged boat was finally decommissioned. _ Frank, a brother, now stationed at ‘Ault field, Whidley Field, Wash., as torpedoman 3/c, enterâ€" ed the navy in June, 1944. Capt. Ernestâ€" Hannah, husband of the Former Lt. Harold Frost of Deerfrield STRESS FAIRNESS ... We stress fairness here," Mr. Garnett told me. *‘We try to be fair to our ‘customers and to our employees alike. By doing this we have built our business together." Mr. Garnett and Mr. Wehrheim believe that a home is one of man‘s most :precious possessions. "There are hundreds of beautiâ€" ful homes in Highland Park and these home owners want the best equipment in their homes," Mr. Garnett told me. 3 $ ty, and we 1 them to buy ular mayor turning to Japan Musser was guid spot where he k the storm was . ed the Ernest former years c ital cof of whic was re weék a Given Navy Release Highland ‘Park girls, on the othâ€" er hand, are more particular about their sweater and skirts. "But, afâ€" ter all,"â€" Miss . Wessling â€" says, ‘Ithat‘s quite natural." .. He added: "We try our best to have the finest merchandise. Highâ€" land Parkers know and want qualiâ€" Former Lt. Harold Frost, Deerâ€" field, who served on a destroyer escort for nearly 2 years in the Pacific, and has for the past year been stationed at Great Lakes, has been released from the navy. ETT "They‘ll usually accept nnythi* their mothers buy for them in the way of clothes. They seem to preâ€" fer overalls more than any other garment." & + GIRLS MORE PARTICULAR With his wife, the former Betty Pertin, of Cleveland, he has been staying with his mother, Mrs. Geo. Beckman, 914 Woodward, of Deerâ€" field. John Baldi, 3%/, Years In Navy, Possesses 5 Campaign Ribbons â€" ENJOYS HER WORK . Miss Wessling says that young boy customers are the easiest to please. t .nR His brother, Sgt. Russell Frost, bombardier in the AAF, has been reported missing in‘action over Germany since April, 1944. â€"~"I enjoy my work for it is pleas. ant and I get to know Highland Park youngsters," ‘Miss Wessling said. During his 14 months in the Pacific, as chief commissary stewâ€" ard, he earned 5 campaign ribbons for his participation in the Philipâ€" pine invasions: Good Conduct, Philippine liberation, Asiaticâ€"Paâ€" cific, Victory ard American theaâ€" ter ribbons. He is uncertain as to his future plans. John Baldi, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oresto Baldi, 1537 Main, Highâ€" wood,, was released from the navy at Great Lakes on March 3 after serving 3%â€" years. mer Marian Musser, with four irs of army service in the medâ€" | corps behind him, 18 months which was served in Germany, s released from service last ck at Camp McCoy, Wis. im to have it here for " Highland Park‘s popâ€" concluded. o a sheltered his ship until . © Carefully id of the with four Pfc. Roland Schlabowske Arrives in Europe Wfllih:!CanD-rd The Bruno Somenzis with their son, Terry, live at 419 Waukegan, Highwood. Furstenfeldbruck, Germany. â€" Pfc. Roland C. Schiabowske, son of Mrs. Lucille Schlabowske, 125 N. Green Bay, has arrived at the European Theater Army Air Forces Reinforcement depot, and will soon be assigned to a permaâ€" ent station some in Germaâ€" nent‘station somewherg Bruno Somenzi Resumes Former Position with Minor Baseball Team Brunoâ€"Soméenzi, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Somenzi, 112 North, Highwood, who left the Portsâ€" mouth minor league baseball team to enter the navy 3 years ago, has now left for St. Augustine, Fla., to resume his work with the team. Formerly a prominent Luftwafâ€" fe training school, the army air lorz reinforcement depot is one of the most attractive fields in Euâ€" rope. At the present time severâ€" al ‘thousand soldieps each month are processed and given orientaâ€" tion in their occupational duties at this key station. * Before entering the service in December, ‘44, he attendedâ€"Highâ€" land Park high school, and was latâ€" er employed as a truck driver by the Ships Service department, Gt. Lakes. : r While he is at this post, situatâ€" ed near Munich on the picturesque wooded slope of a German Alpine range, Pfc. Schlabowske will have an opportunity to enjoy the seenâ€" ic beauties of Southern Bavaria which made the region popular among preâ€"war tourists. S ",'% oo 3 1 _ t TOGCVOT DiQWing‘ E3 3/\"“ S sn Sfi l / PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS T H EP RE SS 'h-u’uiom in blowing fuses . :. in fact, it‘s an unpleasant symptom. It means your circuits are overloaded or you have defective cords or wiring . . . or both. You can prevent blowing fuses and the incfficient appliance operation brought on by overloaded circuits if you have adequate wiring in your home. Adequate wiring means having enough circuits to carry the load of your present appliances and capable of delivering sufficient electricity for the new appliances you‘ll soon have. It means plenty of convenience outlets ta climinate the unsightdy "Outlet Octopus" and long extension cords. It means multiple switches to avoid "steps in the dark" by lighting your way ahead. You‘ll be forever blowing bubbles of happiness if your wiring is adequate in your present home or &Memphhmm.&euumewgflhmfi meet your future applianice needs.â€"___._‘" â€"_ + =.~ o % . Former Sgt. Bruno Amedei, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Amedei, 817 Grove, Highwood, was released from service last week after 16 months overseas with an antiâ€"airâ€" craft unit, in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands. He entered the service 3 years ago next May. Bruno Amedei of Pfc. Hubert A., a brother, who has been stationed in the Philipâ€" pines, is now ‘stationed in Japan. Formerly with the infantry, he is now with an ordnance compay. ExCpl. Scornavacco Recently Released At Camp Grant discharged from service at Camp Grant, having served overseas for over two years with the army enâ€" gincers. He returned to the States two weeks ago. His wife, Linda, has been living in Medford, of Mrs. U.S. YICTORY BOND 3 BUY THEM . . . KEEP THEM) Cpl. Armando Scornavacco, son KENNED Y "THE MAN FOR THE JOB" Experienced â€" Qualified â€" Deserving PRIMARY APRIL 9, 1946 YOUR YOTE AND SUPPORT APPRECIATED Republican Candidate for SHERIFF Thursday, March 14, 1946 . Larry Abt, former major in the army air force, and also a former resident of Highland Park, is, with Larry Abts Plan To Make Home in his family, now living in Cary, HL Mr. Abt is viceâ€"president of the Foreign Trades corporation, with offices in Chicago. It is underâ€" stood that the family plans to build a home in Highland Park sometime