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Page 2 Highland Park is in danger! Terrifying danger. f That danger is fire. And fire can start in your home any time of the day or night. Could your home be saved? Or would it be destroyed like the J. Zengeler cleaning shop was last week? f DISASTROUS FIRES ... . "Our ladder wagon was purchasâ€" | ed in 1913! It was bought by Highland Parkers who _ donated funds during Mayor John Oliver‘s time. _ Only $5,000 was collected; | the fire engine cost $5,500, Loyal city council members had to mi the other $500. | "But today, when fires are more numerous and more disasâ€" trous than ever before, it is comâ€" pulsory that we have modern fire fighting equipment to protect the lives and property of Highland Parkers." O you Highland Parkers that if we don‘t get new equipment soon, our town will be on the threshold of destruction by fire. ¢ "Spuking was serious, likeable Fire Chief William J. Hennig. He warned me and asked me to tell That tired old ladder wagon you see rattling and chugging to local fires was the only piece of fire equipment this town had from 1913 to 1922. % MODERN IN 1913 . .. Indeed,_ it was the first piece of mechanical equipment . in . these parts. City folks were right proud of it. But that was back in 19131 .: After 1926 the old wagonâ€"yes, even then! â€" was remodeled in an effort to bring it up to date. But it isn‘t possible to remodel the old job again. . And even if it could be, it would not be safe or adequate, particularly since Highâ€" land Park has grown. MUST BUY NEW TRUCK ... Highland Parkers, a new â€" fire truck must be bought! You can authorize its purchase. "We need new equipment right now," .Chief Hennig emphasized, "but" we cannot buy it until Highland Parkers~ vote for it. And they must vote for it Februaâ€" ry 25th," he concluded. On February 25th, Highland Parkers, if you want to keep your fire insurance rates at a minimum, if you want to protect your home Friday, Feb. 14â€" « $ 2:00 pm Ravinia Garden club. â€" > 7:30 pm Rifle and Pistol (pistol), Deerfield range: + .7:30 pm Children‘s Movie, PTA, Lincoln school. . s Saturday, Feb. 15â€" & 8:30 pm Ravinia Woman‘s club difiner dance, Village house 9:00 pm Senior Hop, high school. * Sunday, Feb. 16â€" % 4:30 pm Fine Arts quartet, H. P. Wontan‘s club Monday, Feb. 17â€" 10:00 am Woman‘s association, Presbyterian pari 10:00 am Woman‘s association, Presbyterian parish houseâ€" 12â€" chance! service; 12:30â€"luncheon; 2:00â€"program. 12:15 pm Rotary. Sunset Valley. â€" . ‘ 1:30 pm Mussart club. Homes. ; ~ â€"6:30 pm Kiwanis. Sunset Valley. ; + 7:20 pm Rifle and Pistol (pistol)® Deerfield range. 7:30 pm Rebekah lodge. Masonic temple. * :m ‘ _ 8:00pm Men‘s Fellowshop. First Unitedâ€"homes and church. 8:00 pm City,councilâ€"City hall. *A 8:00 pm Infant Welfare Wingâ€"Homes. S Tuesday, Feb. 18â€" ’. 10:00 am, Interfaith groupâ€"YWCA. 2:00 pm H. P. Woman‘s club programâ€"club house. 2:45 pm Ravinia PTA boardâ€"school, . 5:45 pm 8th grade dinnerâ€"principals and teachersâ€"high school. 7:45 pm Hospital boardâ€"hospital. 8:00 pm Elksâ€"Elks club., % 8:00 pm Bethany Philathea classâ€"church. s 8:00 pm H. P. Library boardâ€"library. 8:00 pm North Suburban Philatelieâ€"Community ‘center. Wednesday, Feb. 19â€" c 1:30â€"3:00 H. P. League of Women Voters discussion groupsâ€"â€" homes. + 7:30 pm Eastern Star Friends nightâ€"Masonic temple. 8:00 pm Elm Place PTAâ€"school. 8:00 pm Lincoln PTAâ€"Dad‘s nightâ€"school. 8:30 pm Women of the Mooseâ€"Witten hall. Bowman Dairy snack Thursday, Feb. 20â€" â€" 12:15 pm Lions clubâ€"Highland House. #:00 to 900 pm Round the World festivalâ€"YWCA. & 2:30 pm Missionary societyâ€"1st United Ev.â€"in homes. 3:00 pm Mothers guildâ€"Immaculate Conception school library â€"7:30 A.O. Fay lodgeâ€"Masonic temple. 8:00 pm Lenten schoolâ€"Presbyterian church. Are you and your loved ones safe? Maybe. ; Maybe not. Uncomfortablefacts, aren‘t th ey? But they‘re facts we must grapple with now. W HETT °N: SCHULT T Let‘s Take a Look We Must Get New Fire Fighting Equipment! Interfaith groupâ€"YWCA. _ H. P. Woman‘s club programâ€"club house. Ravinia PTA boardâ€"school, # 8th, grade dipnerâ€"principals and teachersâ€"high school Hospital boardâ€"hospital. Elksâ€"Elks club., x Bethany Philathea classâ€"church. x H. P. Library boardâ€"library. North Suburban Philatelieâ€"Community ‘center. iRnecial to The Highland Park Préss) CALENDAR OF EVENTS By and your property; if you want to save your loved ones from death by fire, then go to your voting headquarters and. vote YES for for the bond . issue authorizing new, lifeâ€"saving fire equipment. THANK YOU . . . For the safety of our town, nothing is more important. _ We must get new fireâ€"fighting equipment! a00 . + A written thanks to popular lumâ€" berman and faithful city servant Lyle Gourley for taking the writâ€" er to a‘recent Rotary luncheon. It‘s always pleasant to attend such a meeting and to see and talk to Highland Park‘s business and professional leaders. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ... To Chicago‘s Studebaker theaâ€" ter on a cold night last week to enâ€" joy the warm, completely delightâ€" ful Chinese musical, "Lute Song." See it. Enjoy it. Be pleased and refreshed, as it were, at a theâ€" atrical totally lacking in smut, inâ€" nuendo and profanity. . .. _ We enthusiastically recommend this â€"fine _ oriental play to you, Highland Parkers. i s SUGGESTION? ... "‘Two able men, Robert F. Walkâ€" er and Robert F. Patton, are seekâ€" ing the mayorship . of Highland Park," commented dapper Paul Phelps at a recent Rotary meetâ€" ing. â€""I recommend that we elect both, place them in two offices, one at each end of the city hall. In this way, if we can‘t get what we want from one, we can walk down the hall and ask the other for the favor," theâ€"Highland Park real estate expert jokingly remarked. A HAPPY YEAR ... About one year ago today the writer was shaking hands with a colonel and receiving, in his left hand, the soughtâ€"after papers reâ€" lefsing a man from military duty. To Hold Essay Contest On Racial Understanding It was a happy day. i This has been a happy year of ::‘flu'l;l‘l‘l"fi'l-“'d'.' n e. ‘Thanks to all of you for makâ€" ing the transition pleasant, An essay contest for the promoâ€" tion of better racial relations is being sponsored by the Interfaith group of Highland Park. Any title under the general subâ€" ject of "Racial Understanding," either in prose or poetic form, will be accepted. The contest is open to all H.P.H.S. students. The winners of the contest, who will be selected by a committee of teachers, will receive prizes of $15, $10 and $5 for first, second, and third placés, respectively. . All entries should be handed to Mr. Mason before Monday, April 28. The prizes will be awarded on Tuesday, May 20. Hammond Leaves G. John Hemmond of Pleasant avenue, division representative for the Shell Oil Co., Inc., left this week for Katonah, N. Y., where be will attend a special threeâ€"week sn'les training course recently inâ€" Augurated for Shell supervisory personnel, it was announced today by J. W. Pegg, acting Chicago division manager. The course is part of a long range program to keep Shell marâ€" keting personnel abreast of new technical developments, _A proâ€" gram of sports and recreational activities will be offered in addiâ€" tion to the classroom instruction. Born.in Chicago, Hammond atâ€" tended _ Armour _ Institute and PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS T HE P RES $ ET was fun rediscovering some of the ridicuâ€" lous beliefs held by the ancients as revealed in their gardening and botanical books. Wonâ€" drous indeed were the properties of the herb. With this charm, the early botanist was equal to any emergency. 3 As Entertaining As Your Favorite Magazine lut parden is dis THE Sersice BULLETIN Northwestern university, where he majored in sales administration. After gaining experience as an electrical engineer, he began his cureer with Shell in 1936 as seryâ€" ice engineer in Chicago. He was appointed to his present position in 1946. â€" m Lt. Cdr. Lennox Gets Permanent Citation received a permanent citation for his Bronze Star rtedal from Secreâ€" tary of the Navy Forrestal, for the President. High School to Present Lt. Cdr. Lennox, who has been released to inactive duty, earned the award for service prior to and during amphibious invasion of southern France in August, 1944. Mrs. Lennox lives at 333 Elm PL, Highland Park. *Disraeli," _ a _ historical play~ based upon the life of Queen Vicâ€" | toria‘s famous prime minister, has | been selected as the Spring play | that will be presented March 15. | The tryouts are now complete except for the characters of Disâ€" raeli and Michae] Probert. The cast is as follows: The Duke of Glastonbury â€"â€" Bruce Spencer. & The Duchess of Glastonbury â€" Rosalind Fox. Adolphus, Viscount Cudworthâ€" John Kaatz. & : Charles Deefordâ€"Wm. Hesler. Lord Brooke of Brookehill â€" Jay Plotkin. * {.gdy Brooke â€" Ann Templeâ€" Clarissa, Lady Pevenseyâ€"Mary McNeal. â€"Charles Baker. _ â€" _ Lady Beaconsfield â€" Marvyn The Rt. Hon. Benjamin Disraeli Lady Cudworth â€" Barbara Lasâ€" in Your _ : £. Servwiee BULLETIN This Month Sir Michael Probert, Jack Sherwin. Wittelle. Mrs. Noel Traversâ€"Gail Whiteâ€" Mr. Tearle, Disracli‘s secretary â€"George Marchi, _ Butler at Glastonbury Towersâ€" Footman at Glastonbury â€"Fred Ferraro. , Bascot, Disraeli‘s butler Potter, Disraeli‘s John Mennench. Fooks, a rural postman â€" Ralph Archer. _ *; * Ravoring can be found on the "About You and Your hary ie ornamental charm h «hn Aesuk a in aopank nels Mr. Hugh Meyers â€" Robert A panacea for anything and everything was the herb. Toothache. The bald pate. Melanâ€" cholia. Courage. Romance. Snoozing. Imbibâ€" ing too freely. Too, the old boys had some odd notions concerning the proper growing of herbs. One throve best when stolén from a neighbor‘s gardenâ€"another, when sown with With schoolâ€"age child. Will do some light housework. " Salaty $40 per week. > For A Valentine . . . Hansen‘s P astry Shop 316 RAILWAY AVENUE Situation Wanted â€"â€" Cook Address P. O. Box 802, Highland Park, L And a few general shadings in berk SPECIAL VALENTINE CAKES FOR PARTIES Thursday, Feb. 13th, 1947 [ The Rev. Robert D. Pierce of the North Shore Methodist church in Glencoe will be the principal speaker at the annual Scout leadâ€" len;ppnei-fi.bn of ~ the North Shore Area council to be held Thursday, Feb. 20, at 6:30 p.m., in the North Shore Congreâ€" |¢uio-lnultc-pk. * _ Rev. Pierce, one of the outstandâ€" r;glmhnm&ekfih. Rev. Robt. D. Pierce church for the past six years. He is a native of Hancock, Mich. He is a graduate of Northwestern uniâ€" versity, receiving his master‘s deâ€" gree in history from the same school. 4