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_ Let‘s Take a Look "We bought the store back in November, 1945. We purchased it with the money we saved in the *Army. _ So far business has been swell. We sell, for example, 10 . tons of dog food monthly; you see, we‘re .really in three businesses: Lawn,and garden supplies, feed, and dog food. f Our poetic editor suggested t hat this column visit the Evans Feed Store,.610 Central Ave., thi s week and have a chat with the four exâ€"GIs running the humming organization. We were greeted by tall, dark, peppy, goodâ€"looking Gord Davis, exâ€"AAF soldier, and coâ€"owner of the feed store. Between the time we met and the time we sat down to chat â€" 10 minutes â€" 12 persons came inâ€" to the store and purchased; the telephone rang five times. The store is a busy spot â€" and one of the reasons is the friendliâ€" mness of the proprietors. "We try our best to please these swell Highland Parkers," Gord said. ‘‘They‘re might fine folksâ€" and as honest as they come." "He was blown out of his tank and was the only survivor. He was in all the tough battles over there â€" Tunis, Bizerte, and the rest. Maurice Cazel, Deerfield, PHONE RINGS . .. The telephone rang again. This time a tall, blonde, studiousâ€"lookâ€" ing, beâ€"spectacled young man anâ€" swered and appeased the person on the other end, explaining: "I‘m sorry, sir. The feed hasn‘t come yet.. . But it‘ll be here next week for sure. I‘ll give you a ring as soon as we get some in. Goodbye." â€" And he hung up. Walter P. Strange, 25, the othâ€" er‘new owner of the Evans Feed Store (formerly owned by John J. Lidicker)â€" sat down, crossed . his long legs, and began _ answering our questions. "Yes, it‘s a pleasure working with Highland Parkers and with the people who live along . the North Shore," Walt said. MORE CUSTOMERS ... More customers_were out front and Walt Jeft to wait on them. "Walt is quite a man," Gord said. "He was a sergeant in the Army. He was in about four years. He‘s one of the five Yanks to be awardâ€" ed the African Star from the Britâ€" ish 8th Arniy. He also has the Bronze Star for heroism. "He was picked as one of the honor guards at the Cairo Conferâ€" ence attended by Roosevelt, Churâ€" chill, and Stalin . . ." WALT RETURNS Walt returned from waiting on the customers . . . "Tell us about the Cairo Confer ence," Gord said. [ "Well," Walt began, "we‘d just finished a battle and we were at a rest camp doing nothing. . They needed some GIs to guard the ceâ€" lebrities so they picked us. "We were there about onejerywhere, from Back ~Bay Bostor month. It was good duty because to the bottoms of Kansas +City. we didn‘t have too much to do and From swank HIGHLAND PARK, we had clean white sheets an deâ€" ILL., to slum Harlem, N. Y. . . . Promoted to Captain PENINSULAR BASE HQ., LEG. HORN, ITALY. â€" Capt. Maurice H. Cazel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hoâ€" mer G. Cazel, 908 Fair Oaks aveâ€" nue, Deerfield, has recently been promoted from first lieutenant. He is the assistant Gâ€"1 and the Gâ€"1 personne] statistical officer for that office, a unit of the Peninsuâ€" lar Base section, the Army Service force in Italy. Peninsular Base section served and supplied Fifth army and the ground crews of the Unjted States navy and air corps in the Mediterâ€" "I only wish we could get more to sell," he said, shaking his head. MEETâ€" WALT ... 505 CENTRAL AVENUE August Meyer Bakery W HITT N. SCH U LT Z (Apecial to The Highland Park Press) Exâ€"GIs in Action By cent PX supplies, including beer, flown in for the conference." *Tell us about the Big Three, Walt." ROOSEVELT SICKLY ... "That Churchill guy is quite the fellow," Walt began. "He always had that big cigar in his mouth. And every day he wore a different Credit Mr. Walter M. Heymann with finding this quote about our town in Saul D. Alinsky‘s "Reveilâ€" le For Radicals," page 11: ‘‘The people of America live evâ€" erywhere, from Back Bay Boston to the ‘bottoms of Kansas +City. ~"Stalin is a quiet, little man. He didn‘t say much. But he sure got most of the attention," Walt said. MEETS LEM ... *Lem, come in here," Walt yelled. "Lem, meet the PRESS." We met Lem J. Bingley, 38, exâ€" staff sergeant in the Marines, vetâ€" eran of the toughest Pacific batâ€" tles, and winner of the Bronze Star for heroic duty with the 5th Amphibious Corps. More and more customers were coming in now and it was about time for PRESS to leave. "Sorry Bob Porter isn‘t here; he‘s out delivering," Walt said. "He‘s our other man around here. He‘s an exâ€"GI, too. ~Army; infanâ€" try.. He was in all the rugged Afâ€" rican battles. He‘s a keen fellow and a wondeérful worker. _ We couldn‘t get along without him," Walt concluded . . . "President Roosevelt was very ill. _ He looked bad.. He was.carâ€" ried everywhere. I didn‘t see him walk once. He had to be lifted into his speciallyâ€"built, bulletâ€" proof Packard. "Lem is an important man in our organization," Gord‘s#aid. "He keeps us informed about our stock on hand and sees to it that everyâ€" thing out in the warehouse is in good shape." _ _ "We work like a team; it‘s fun working here. And our custoâ€" mers are so doggone fine. I wish you could tell the Highland Parkâ€" ers how much we appreciate all they have done for us," he said. BOB PORTER ... Readers will recall that there has been mention before in this column about the polite, friendly, coâ€"operative spirit shown by Highâ€" land Park merchants towards their customers. HIGHLAND PARK MERCHANTS ... Lem, as modest as the others, said : % ; The same is true at Evans Feed Store. ‘These exâ€"GIs are about the hap. piest, friendliest, and politist we‘ve met. . It‘s easy to see why their esâ€" tablishment is so popular. It‘s easy to predict, too, that they‘ll continue to be successful. OUR TOWN ... annean theater of operations durâ€" ing World War II. The base is commanded by Col. Francis H. Oxx. Commissioned in the adjutant general‘s department in February, 1943, Capt. Cazel has served over. seas in Italy for 31 months.â€" He was inducted into the army in March, 1941, at Chicsigo. He was awarded the Meritorious Unit Plaque while executive officer of the 14th Machine Records unit. Park high school and Northwestâ€" ern university. Prior to entering military service he was an insurâ€" ance broker in Chicago, _ Good luck, Walt, Gord, Lem, and Bob! § Capt. Cazel attended Highland TEL. H.P. 193 son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maliâ€" zia, 244 Highland Ave., Highwood, In service since 1943, he spent 20 months in the Pacific area. RELEASED FROM NAVY E. L. Mills Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L Mills, 1915 S Sheridan, has been released after 21 months in service He was last stationed in the navy air base at St. Mary‘s, Calif. A graduate of Northwestâ€" ern Military academy at Lake Geâ€" neva, he will resume his education. Also released are Earl D. Slown, SOM 2/c, 849 Osterman, . Deerâ€" field, and Wilson. E. Richardson, MM 3/c, 644 Michigan. Walter Ballenger Plans To Resume Schooling Walter Ballenger, veteran of 31 months in the armed forces, was recently released from service at Ft. Sheridan. A technician fifth grade with the Army engineers in the Philipâ€" pines, he was later hospitalized in Manila and Denver with severe atâ€" tacks of jaundice. Formerly a student at Northâ€" western, Ballenger plans to attend college in Wooster, Ohio. He is the son of Mr. aod Mrs. A. G. Balâ€" lenger, 221 Vine. § Hospitalized Veteran Meets Helen Keller Hospitalization is an ordeal, but it has its compensations. T/5 Leo Nello Ori, of Highwood, hospitalâ€" ized for the past 17 months at the Gardiner general hospital, where he has undergone a leg, operation and treatment, after being woundâ€" ed in action in Germany, 1944, reâ€" cently met Helen Keller, worldâ€"faâ€" mous blind deafâ€"mute, who toured the hospital. Chicago and Northern Illinois ... Center of an Forty per cent of America‘s farm output, in dollar value, is produced inâ€"or within overnight ride ofâ€"Northern IMlinois. Thus Chicago has become the largest packing and food storage center, as well as the largest ht was inevitable that Chicago should become a world food center. Here in Northern Illinois a billion dollars worth of food products are processed annually, Here, a hundred thousand people are employed in this industry A Nortbern lllinois 4â€"H Club Member and Her Prizeâ€"winning Hereford Steer f HE P RES S RM 3/c, Agricultural Empire TERRITORIAL INFORMATION DEPARTMENT Information on the industrial, agricultural and residential development of Chicage and Northern Miinels Bronze Star Awarded The Bronze Star, symbol of disâ€" tinctive and meritorious service, has been awarded Pfc. Edwin J. Truthan, member of the "Red Diaâ€" mond" infantry division during the European campaign. The citation lists his services as expert driver, braving enemy fire to aid front line troops, assisting in evacuating the wounded, carryâ€" ing ammunition, rations and salâ€" vaged vehicles. On one occasion he acted as riflemanâ€"to fill a gap in the lines. é Katherine F. Kuchlin _ Released from WAVE His wife, Loraine, lives at 1219 8. Sheridan. Mrs. Katherine F,. Kuchlin, forâ€" mer member of the WAVE, in which she served as MAM 2/c, was released recently: from service in San Francisco, Calif. She entered the service in October, 1944. She plans to accompany her husâ€" band, Herbert Kuchlin, coxswain, a member of the regular navy, .to Seattle, Wash., where he expects to be stationed. Shiel School for Social Studies, 31 E. Congress St., sponsored by the Catholic Youth organization under the direction of Bishop Berâ€" nard J. Sheil, will open a new sevâ€" enâ€"week term May 7. Classes dealing with issues of current interest, in addition to courses in psychology, sociology, marriage, labor, art, drama, lanâ€" guage ,and a special newspaper school conducted by the Chicago Newspaper guild will be offered. Mrs. Kuchlin is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weber, 619 MeDaniels. Organization Men‘s Garden Club Observes Arbor Day By Donating Trees: The Highland Park Men‘s Garâ€" den club followed its annual cus to six schools in Highland Park and three in Deerfield. Ravinia, Lincoln, Braeside, West Ridge, Elm Place, Green Bay, Bannockâ€" burn, Deerfield and Wilmot schools received trees for the Arbor Day tom last Friday by donating trees Robert Morley Is Released from Navy Robert E. Morley, 20, has termiâ€" nated 31 months in the navy, which he entered in September, 1943. After studying radio in Indianâ€" apolis and San Diego, he spent two years on a training ship in the Paâ€" cific. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Morley, 502 Cenâ€" RELIABLE LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING CO. WANTED: GENERAL PLANT HELP PHONE NORTHBROOK 64 CULLIGAN ZEOLITE CO. avenue. xcellent Wor.ki-‘ Conditions â€" Both Day and Night Shifts single live animal market in the world. The prodâ€" livestock from the western ranges gravitate naturally to the nation‘s transportation center, creating here the focal point of food processingâ€"one of Amerâ€" ica‘s most important and largest industries. Chicago‘s preeminence in this industry has placed it first in the production of i;:=sh beef, mutton, lamb, pork, cooked hams, fresh and dried sausage, lard and olcomargatine. Chicago and Northern Illinois is a huge grain disâ€" tributing center. The Chicago Board of Trade hanâ€" dies 86 per cent of the entire nation‘s trading in wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley and soy bean futures â€"the largest market of its kind in the world. . With its ideal economic balance among indusâ€" ties, trades, and agriculture, this area is indeed the heart of the world‘s richest inland empire. tributed to its importance in food processing have helped to build its leadership in industry, transâ€" portation, and marketing. No other center provides such easy access to as many other large markets. No other distributing point offers such economy of time and distarice in serving the nationâ€"and the Industries located in this area have these outstanding ad~ vantages : Rollroad Center of the United Stater + World Airâ€" port + inland Woterways + Geographical Center of U. $. Popâ€" wiation : Great Financial Center : The "Great Central Market"+ Food Produting and Proceming Conter + leader in Irom and Steel Manvtaduring + Good Labor Relations Record + 2,500,000 Kilowath of Power + Tremendaws Cool Reserves * Abundant Gas and O# + Good Government + Good Living Because the Middle West is the nation‘s granary, The same natural advantages that have conâ€" well launched upon another period of industrial expansion, the unequaled advantages of this diverâ€" ‘These are some of the reasons why this area is 178 The Chicage Steckyards is the largest single live animal market in the world. APPLY OR CALL PLENTY OF OVERTIME Thursday, May 2nd, 1946 Dr. Jack P. Cowen To Resume Practice Comdr. Jack P. Cowen, 505 Maâ€" rlg lane, was recently released from the navy. In service since May, 1942, he spent the past year in the Pacific area, being last staâ€" tioned at Hawaii. An eye specialist, he expects to resume his practice in civilian life. NORMAN HIRSCH ON U. PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Norman Hirsch, 2323 L PL, Highland Park, has been named to the publicity committee for the Mothers® Day program May 3 ,4 and 5, at the University of lllinois. _ Activities will include a processional and the crowning of the May Queen and a reception for mothers. IRVING 3578