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of that club. Usually she‘s a college graduate, often from an eastern school, but many times from our good midâ€" western ones. ~ She‘s a Woman‘s club member. And if you want to see her at her prettiest go some day to a meeting She smokes now and then; rareâ€" ly takes a cocktail. FIRST PRIZE WINNER . . . > . and often brings home the first _ Her golf game is fair. . After all she has to play a pretty fair For First Time In Four Years If she is fortunate enough to have a maid in these maidless days, the maid loves her. She‘s a charming hostess and an interesting conversationalist . . . "Bill" Riddle Home Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Riddle are renewing acquaintance with their son, "Bill," for the first time in joined the navy, one month before his 18th birthday. Now, with Mrs. "Bill," he is visiting at his home, 330 Vine. En route to Highland Park‘s fine library to collect information for a future column, this writer met one of our town‘s pleasant matrons who asked, "Why don‘t you write an article about Mrs. Highland Parker again?" Spring, 1946, has a new swing in her walk and a relaxed look in her face â€" her dear ones have reâ€" turned from the fighting fronts. To her nothing comes before her family â€" EVER! Perhaps that‘s one of the reasons why Highland Park has so many outstanding peoâ€" She reads the New York Times, particularly the book review secâ€" tion and the advertisements of the smart Fifth Avenue shops . . . She walks to the village each day for she enjoys walking. She always selects . the food served to her family. x HAS MAID â€" MAYBE! ... before the Pearl Harbor tragedy occurred, the end of his four year enlistment term came before the end of the war, and he remained in service until March 25, 1946. and considers Marshall Field‘s stores the family standbys. She‘s a peacemaker â€"â€" her home running smoothly, without bickerâ€" Riddle‘s first assignment was aboard the USS Mizar, a supply ship principally engaged in carryâ€" ing supplies to Iceland, although it also visited Cuba, â€"Porto Rico and other points. But in June, 1942, he was transferred to the USS Cleveland, when he served as storekeeper 2/c until August of 1944. During this time the Cleveland took part in the invasion of North Africa and the occupation of Casaâ€" blanca. _ It was then transferred to the Pacific fleet. In January, 1943, the Cleveâ€" land repelled a Jap night attack on Following a successful attack on the enemy, in the New Georgia group, came the attack on the eneâ€" my at Kurovo, of which Comdr. Halsey said: "A hazardous job well done. I am proud of you . . ." There followed other engageâ€" ments on New Georgia and Treasâ€" ury Islands and the Solomons; at Bougainville, an outstanding sucâ€" cess, and then action against a large force of Japanese dive bombâ€" ers, which brought the following commendation from Rear Admiâ€" ral Merrill: _ "Seldom has a task force . . . accomplished such varâ€" ied and difficult missions in a brief time . . . orâ€"accomplished missions so thoroughly at so fittle cost : /,* Then followed action at Buka airfield, on Green Islands, at the Carolines, Emirau Island and the Shortlands. Support was provided for landings at Saipan, Guam, Tinâ€" ian and other points. Rennell Island, during which the USS Chicago was torpedoed. In August, 1944, Riddleâ€" was transferred to the Western Sea Frontier, traveling with the supply ships Vagrant, Cape Juby and Golâ€" den Rocket. He was discharged She has exquisite taste in clothes She‘s a crackerâ€"jack card player Okay, we said. And here it is . . . Mrs. Highland Parker, as of In service not quite 10 months W HITT N. SCWVUVLTZ ‘s T ake a Look Mrs. Highland Parker, 1946 (Special to The Highland Park Press) By Mr. Riddle has had some close calls. At one time, at Casa Blanca, while he stooped to put on his helmet, a sheli whizzed by in the exact place where his head had been an inâ€" stant before. Windy City. & _ She has traveled widely â€"â€" but not during the war years. _ And now that peace is here, she‘ll enâ€" joy summer vacations with her family, and winter vacations in Florida and Virginia with her husâ€" Her husband takes her to the best eating places and the worthâ€" while theatricals that come to the is gentle, patient, thoughtful, symâ€" pathetic, and so understanding . . . She‘s tops, this Mrs. Highland She‘s softâ€"spoken. _ An idealist. A loyal church goer. And a guild She ~loves her son â€" he is so much like‘her husband. Of course, she thinks her daughters are beauâ€" tiful â€" and they frequently are. She doesn‘t wear much makeup ed a position. game for her exacting husband. And, besides, it‘s a good way to walk off those extra pounds! . . . .. . she doesn‘t have to. Parker . from service in March, 1946. During his five years‘ service At the end of their present visit, Mr. and Mrs. Riddle will go on to Philadelphia, where he has acceptâ€" cruising around Cuba, Norfolk and New York. Last month the Missâ€" ouri sailed to Turkey to bring back the body of the late ambassador She‘s a constant builder of good will and at the beginning of each day sends her family off to school and work with a smile. _ She hates the first of the month when the bills come in â€" and who doesn‘t? _ She has trouble keeping her checking account accurate â€" that is, as accurate as her husband‘s She loves flowers; working in her garden is one of her greatest summer pleasures. . Lovely bouâ€" quets are usually seen in every room of her orderly home . . . tg that country. Air Medal Awarded Lt. Earl L. Klemp She is an excellent cook .. . and on Thursdays really has a field day in the kitchen . . . * LOYAL CHURCHâ€"GOER .. Lt. Eari L. Kiemp, 20, son ofl,s. and Mrs. John A. Klemp, 310 N. been awarded the Air medal for operational flight missions from May 22 to Aug. 30, 1945. The presentation was made in recent ceremonies by Col. Hugh A. Parkâ€" er, commanding officer of the 5th Air Forces Fighter command at ulfinfi.aum'flfin 345th bomb group, is now attachâ€" g;oup. Fukuoka. _ He has been overseas 11 months. Major Thomas Jordan Returns from Overseas After three years in the South Pacific area, Major Thomas Jorâ€" dan has arrived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jorâ€" dan, 691 Yale. Entering service four years ago as a private, Major Jordan served for the year ending July, 1944, with the Air Transport command. Since that time he has served as chief of the investigation departâ€" ment in the office of provost mar. shal at Manila. The Richman brothers, ‘Alvin and David, beth of whom were reâ€" cently released from the army, are again at Northwestern university. David, who held the rank of technica} sergeant, spent 14 of his 41 months of service in the Euroâ€" pean area, serving in Iran and His brother, Earl, "Buddy," stil} FIFTH AIR FORCE, JAPANâ€" Parker Alvin, three years with the army uo:p.-n:.fi.dhcll Okinawa and Japan. sole survivor of a 5â€"man tank crew Father Learns Details Of Death of Soldier Son of the First Armored regiment at Tunisia, February 15, 1943, has road, the details of the death of his son, Pfe. Lioyd Magnusson. Surviving are his father, a sisâ€" ter, Helene, and a brother, Edwin, now 26. â€" Edwin, released from service last November, served four years in the air corps as radio inâ€" structor, stationed at Sioux Falls, S.D. He is now employed in Phoeâ€" In and Out of Uniform lates, the tank, manned by Magâ€" nusson, himself and three others, was struck, and burst into flames. Lioyd and the commander of the tank, in the lower section, were inâ€" stant casualties. Two other memâ€" bers of the crew later succumbed to wounds received at Angio, Italy, Pfc. Magnusson was 24 years of age. Inducted into service in Noâ€" vember, 1941, he trained at Fort Knox, Ky., and left for overseas in June, 1942. Before taking part in the invasion of Africa, he was stationed in Ireland. Recently discharged from servâ€" ice at Great Lakes were Leslic H. Scheskie, S 1/c, 1043 S. Ridge, 262 Laurel. 8/Sgt. Ted Greer, Harlan, Ky., While entering their first major Sgt. John R. Johnson, 888 South W. Brown, RM 2/c, 353 RPUBLIGC SIERVICE COMRANY OF HNORTHIERHK ILLINOIS f HE P RES S i-h-_l_dfioP-.thuu. at Guam graduate Robert Lawrence, 8 1/¢, and son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lawrence, 1237 Burton, expects to reach the west coast by the middle of this month. At;â€"thhm the carrier USS Hancock, stationed Former Cpl, George E. Aberâ€" nathy Jr. was recently discharged at Camp Grant, after 39 â€"months of service, 9 months in the Euroâ€" Pleasant. _ He stated that there are repreâ€" sentatives all over the state who are, themselves, veterans, and who realize the problems concerning them. Employment of Veterans Discussed at VFW Meeting The big problem is to procure jobs for veterans with serviceâ€"conâ€" nected liabilities. proposals before Congress. Posâ€" sibly the most important to the maâ€" jority of veterans was the bonus payment‘ plan. The VFW delegates suggested the sum of three dollars per~day for service in continental United States, and four dollars a At the last meeting of the Highâ€" land Park Memorial post 4737, at which new officers were inâ€" stalled, Col. Herman Weimer, of In Washington,. recently, the VFW representatives laid several Merchandise Mart, and chief of Veterans‘ Employment Service of Illinois, gave a talk on the employâ€" ment of veterans,.in whose hands lies the future of America. day for overseas duty. The maxâ€" imum of these payments was set at $3500 for Stateside and $4500 for foreign service.© ‘They also recâ€" ommended a flat payment of $500 to all combatâ€"wounded veterans. Other proposals were as follows: Alo-gwiliamfla-k‘ndmandhakfmmk,mm&dh needs adequate wiring, too! If you‘ve been plagued by dowbleâ€"plugsâ€"onâ€"doubleâ€"plugs and claborate extenâ€" appliances become "lazy"â€"operate incefficiently, and fuses blow. When you modernize your home, modernize your wiring too . . . be sure to install enough circuits and convenience outlets for all your new electric appliâ€" ances. Do away with unsightly crowded outlets forever! _ Bemdyfa-'mdn-miahmmupu your electrical contractor about adequate wiring for your home . . . it‘s easy as for Spanish War Films to Be Shown at Next Meeting Of Veterans Committee 1.. A demand that pensions of World War I veterans be the same 2. A 20% pension and compenâ€" sation increase, due to the higher eost of living. 3. Lump sum payment of Natâ€" ional Service Life insurance. Helm will be in charge of the next meeting of the North shore chapâ€" ter of the American Veterans comâ€" mittee. _ As temporary program chairman, he has planned an eveâ€" ning of war films taken by AVC Wives and nonâ€"member veterans are especially invited to the AVC meeting at the Winnetka Communâ€" ity House Wednesday, April 17, at 8 pm. T HANK Y OU! 1 wish to express my sincere thanks for their support in the Tuesday primaries. I especially thank those who worked in my behalf, and the Republican precinct committeemen. election of all State and Lake County D-i-.\beâ€"ingml'*hnwm‘- TO ALL VOTERS IN LAKE COUNTY TOO!" War penâ€" AVC Thursday, April 4th, 1946 to leave this week for Washington, D.C., where he will become an ofâ€" quarterly scholarly journal. _A report on housing possibilities along the North Shore highlighted the AVC meeting Monday. Memâ€" bers of the North Shore chapter also discussed candidates for the primary election held earlier this Nield‘s Softball Team Soft ball teams wishing to book games with Nield‘s Softballers may contact Bocker Peterson, 625 Lauâ€" Nield‘s team, taking up where it left off four years ago, held their first practice last Sunday at Sunset Park This team won the softball league sportsmanship troâ€" phy in 1941, and were city chamâ€" pions in 1941 and 1942. u. 5. VICTORY BONDS BUY THEM . . . KEEP THEM!