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Highland Park Press, 3 Apr 1947, p. 1

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/ . W. Steele, 918; Darwin Sale of Park Board Property In favor, 989; opposed, 181 Vol. 37; No. 6 Tuesday‘s Election (unofficial report) Township Supervisor "I am the resurrection and the life; he that belicveth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall néver die." Joux 1:25,26. 3 h E. imuy, 2031; H. Schneider, 1024. Assistant Supervisors (unopposed) 7 ‘Frank Peers and William Witten. The Township Election ‘The substantial vote cast Tuesday for Emmett Coroney, candiâ€" date for township supervisor, and for Frank B, Peers and Wilfll.‘ Witten, his running mates on the ticket, for’-‘-i-hnt supervisors, Mmcmmmanhrflmy,vbohu‘ served long and efficiently on the County Board. The vote should have the effect of giving both Moroney and his running mates more weight on the board than wonld have been the case had a light vote A newcomer to local politics, at least so far us office holding is concerned, Darwin Inman, has been elected to the Park Board. Long active in local sports, and an advocate of additional recreational facilâ€" ities and opportunities for Highland Parkers, Inman will bring new blood and a fresh viewpoint to the Board. Unions and Shortsighted Employers ~ . The Centralia mine disaster is a tragic warning to private enâ€" tgrprheflutifitvonldmb&egwmdth-in-ndihbukn it must first clean its own house. It is still too early to fix blame mine was m&,wnm&:mwflm thwarted. Olnioulyihludflsclhuyb&en-ka-dflzo(the M"Rowhtywrnhwwhuv‘qymn lives." Just as obviously, any attempt, hahb to come, to mnllfinoil-inen.gninnnyâ€"i--ahdu-edhabjed Tht-wd-hnpnymkw...diyuunitordq‘ you flip it into the waste basket? ?_ Read "My Buddies Are In That Picture" on page 3 in DEEPS & SHALLOWS.â€" This office will Mywwmwfi-w&ym # Library*Aid Campaign For Funds in Progress week‘s issue. land Parkers were calling on their neighbors this week showing them how they can ‘help their ibrary, Friends of the Highland Park Pubâ€" Chairmen and viceâ€"chairmen in the cityâ€"wide fundâ€"raiting camâ€" lery, Mrs. W. W; Miller Ir., Mrs. L. E. Meyer, Mrs. H. J. Van Orâ€" num. Mrs. C. B. Summers, Mrs. J. W. Newey, Mrs, R. J. Botker, R F. Kubns, Mrs. R. J. Ryan, Wm. CGuyot. Mrs. Harold D‘Ancomna, Harrington Yost and C. W. Rose, _ Viceâ€"chairmen are: Mra Fred :*e.lnv,.:h'r-u.ln lrt’.;.“.ln.l.l.“ <y, ln."::. Schonthal, In-: Mert Johnson, Mrs, Judson Cross, Mrs. Wigrid John#on, Mrs. K.â€"S. Dalin and Mrs. Irving Goldberg. Emergencies attended Babies delivered ... Xâ€"ray examinations ... Nonâ€"injury accidents ‘.................. 4 Injury accidents ....................â€"â€"â€" 0 Fatal accidents ............____.____. 0 Wesk of March 22 to March 20, 1947 George Hadlock, Mrs. M. S. Dalâ€" This week‘s columna, LET S TAKE A LOOK, will appesr in next HIGHLAND PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT HICHLAND PARK HOSPITAL Darwin Inman, 670; Marshall Johnson, 630. Chamber Plans Dual The Higbland Park Press Members of the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce will be preâ€" sented a double feature program of the Illinois state police, will be the guest speaker on the subject, Sunset Valley club. lem." Since joining the state poâ€" Institute, Sgt. Berlin has beenâ€"apâ€" '_-hhhnm-l schools promoting traffic safety through public education. ju-‘-'éu‘hhclh Sears, Don Piper,, Don Coléeman and Roger Sheiton as a quartet, Kathic Laing will play accompanâ€" As usual, a dinner is planned for * Week This Year 16 10 will also have 124 A Paper for. Highland Parkers . . . Published by Highland Parkers at an‘s Association of the Highland pm, in the following homes: . _ . Mrs. Rex Andrews‘ group in her with Mrs. Philip Bright Jr. of 255 with Mrs.â€"W. S. Strong, 248 Bron Mrs. Paul Matthews® group lmhyâ€".flmmofl. avenue. Mrs W. Fâ€"G. Ross, 1413 Wildâ€" her home, 308 Ravine drive. _ * The board will meet on Monday, April 14, at 10 am. > *3.4 4 The Bible study class, conducted by Mrs. Arthur Tylee, will meet each Thursday morning at 10:30 during the month at the public liâ€" Legion Sponsors f Highland Park Boys‘ Boxing club will have 44 entries in the inâ€" dividual boys boxing championship starting Monday, April 7, at the Lhke ~Forest Young Men‘s club. The semiâ€"finals/will follow at the Lake Forest YMC on Wednesday, April 9,. and â€"the finals at Grant township high school, Fox Lake, on Saturday, April 12. . age and weight groups ranging from 9 to 15 years and from 58 to 135 pounds. Toh commission and the Central Amaâ€" judges orâ€" referees for CYO and Golden Glove tournaments, \ Referee and Officials €: Max Marek, "the man who beat Joe Louis," will act as guest refâ€" eree Monday night. Marek will be remembered by sports fans as the CYO, Golden Glove and Internaâ€" tional AAU champion who later became contender for the world‘s ‘ww * _ Other officials will be . Joey White, Howard Walsh, Ed Creamâ€" ler.‘l'o-&-m Phil: Collins and "Jabber‘ Young, all well club 'doddnil hn its share of champions in this tournament, acâ€" director and coach, as it «did last year at the lllinois Athletic club St. John‘s Churchâ€" A sunrise service at 7 am. will open the Easter obasrvance of St. John‘s Evangelical and Reformed Communion will be observed in the service. The pastor will preach will be sung by the choir. The Lentch selfâ€"denial envelopes shall be bPought as a special offering by fast will be served in the church basement at 8:30 am. f Another Easter service st 9:30 am in which the children of the Sunday school Woman‘s auxiliary of the Highâ€" land Park hospital will be held on April 9 at 10 am in the Trinity varish house. ‘Luncheon at 12:30. been redecorated and refurnished by the auxiliary. Red Cross Goes As‘ usus! Highland Park has done a good job.. _ The Red Cross goal has been reached â€" in fact floq-u:rh--hl“" cent. 156.48 has been conâ€" tributed to date with some pledges still outstanding. Practically every contribution has béen.turned in, l-lth“m.nfil entire drive will be finished this Ball, "the committee greatly apâ€" preciates everyone who got in and Officials have been selected Highland Park, IMlinois, Thursday, April 3, 1947 nt to be sponsored by the To , April 7, at 1;15 of Holy VACATION ACTIVITIES HELD AT CENTER A cityâ€"wide free throw tournaâ€" ment at the various grade schools, and a checker and ping tourâ€" -â€"nwc.-‘-.mz:rvm highlight the program "planned by the Playground and Recreation iboard in cvopetation with. the schools for Easter vacation Sixth, seventh and eighth grade boys and girls are eligible to parâ€" ticipate_in the free throw tournaâ€" ment. Preliminaries will be conâ€" ducted at l-nnh Place, Lincoln, Braesile, Ravin Ridge immq.ui-fiuum school psychical education â€" inâ€" structors. ‘Winners will represent their schools in the cityâ€"wide tourâ€" nament to be held at _ Braeside school on Friday, April 11, startâ€" ing at 2 pm. School winners will be awarded ribbons, and the cityâ€" wide winners, medals. Children inâ€" terested in taking part in this tournament are asked to see their school physical education instrucâ€" Ping Pong, Checkers Entry blanks for the ping pong and ‘checker tournaments . have been distributed at the schools this week, They should be turned in at the Community center before the deadline Saturdayâ€" afternoon. Grade school boys and girls will compete for first and second places in the checker tourney on April 7 and 8 from 1:30 to 5 pm in «Community center. * The ping pong tourney is open to both grade and high school sthdents and will be held on April 9 and J0 from 1:30 to 5:80 pm. : *Gold and silver medals will be awarded first and second place winners in each division of the checker and ping pong tournaâ€" Other Activities Next week‘s vacation program at the center will also include meetings of the Art club on Tuesâ€" day, Thursday and Saturday mornâ€" ings, and of theâ€"Craft club on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. _ Game rooms will be open daily from 9 to 12 and 1 :30 to 5 for informal play for grade childrer, and from 7 to 9 for high school students. If weather permits, softball and other games will be organized on Mondsy through Saturday from 9:30 to 12. Otherwise the gyms will be open for play. ~ ' New Members Welcome New members were welcomed by the Art and Hobby workshop at its meeting yesterday morning at the center, the first of the new spring term. The term consists of 10 weekly lessons and any woman who wishes to attend the nine reâ€" maining lessons is asked to get in touch with the Community center, ‘H.â€" P. 2442. .A moderate fee is Instructions in textile painting, sketching in cils andâ€"watercolors and working with clay and other eraft materials will be offered during the term by Miss Ella Rasâ€" mussen, art director of the club. A Commuriity Center For justifiably interested in the possiâ€" bility of obtaining the USO propâ€" erty, at 428 Railway avernue, for greatly ‘in need of suich a recreaâ€" tion center, and since the closing of the USO club concentrated efâ€" fort has been made by Mayor ‘Thomas Mussatto, City Attorney Jack Bairstow, and Chief of Poâ€" Nce Ted Benvenuti, and other citâ€" izens, to obtain the USO building and property for use as a comâ€" Parchase Price $30,000 After conferences with federal representatives, the Highwood city officials announced at a second public meeting, March 12, the fi~ nal sale price of $30,000 acceptaâ€" bie to the government for the enâ€" tire USO property: $30,000 for land and buildings worth well over $100,000, and that cast the mgency over $90,000 six years ago! ‘The origitial building, it then stood. Valuable Furnishings furnishings of the USO building. chairs, settees, couches, tennis taâ€" (Continued on page 2) , sold for $29,600 as High Standard Of School Necessitates Increased Taxes For Hospital Building Fund Campaign _ Work is now proceeding to orâ€" ganize the team of 450 men and women who will call on every Highland Pack home for contribuâ€" tions to the Highland Park Hospiâ€" tal $525,000 Building Fund drive. The general campaign will open on May 1, under the chairmanship of Joseph B. Garnett, * The city has been divided into 16 major districts, each under the direction of a chairman and a coâ€" chairman, â€" Edward A. â€" Menke, campaign coordinator, has just anâ€" nounced the names of the followâ€" ing district leaders who will diâ€" rect thefield work: Sidney Morris. Dist. 4 â€" Ernest G. Loeb and Alfred T. Sibhler, Dist. 5 â€" Irving E. Meyerhoff and Charles F. Grimes. Milton J. Dist. 6 â€" Kenneth H. Kraft and Willard Medway. â€" > l Dist. 7 â€" Alan R. Kidd and C Loneford Felske. . % Dist. 8 â€" A. Burnham _ Conâ€" verse, Mrs. Roland Maus, Harold F. Pfister Jr., and Charles Skidâ€" more. rus Avery. Dist. 10 â€" Mrs. Charles _B. Puestow and Mrs. E. W. Waliters. â€" Dist. 11 â€" Carl F. Cassidy and Dist. 12 â€" Sydney P. Graham andâ€"Jules Houghtaling. * * Dist. 13â€"Robért B. Mahan: and Edw. L. Keogh. _ ~* > Dist. 14 â€" Wim. B. Cunnyng ham, R. S. Hambly and William Stanley Jacob. s + st * _ Dist. 15â€" Henry L. Stein and Mrs. John Robinson. High School Spring Concert April 18. _ â€" Dist. 16 â€" Dorsey D. Husenet ter and Leonard Nieter. Featuring Howard Care as & ‘clarinet soloist, the Highland Park *hu:ioolhnd-flleol‘lm with the chorus for thefirst of two Spring concerts, which will be at 8:15. K Howard will be accompanied by the band in Weber‘s "Concertino far Clarinet and Band." The band will also play three other numbers which they will play in the district contest the next day. â€" Howard, who is a pupil of Mr. Lindemann, principal clarinetist of the Chicaâ€" go Symphony orchestra, expects to study music as a career in éolâ€" Mr. H. N. Finch, conductor of the band, says, THoward is one of ‘the finest clarinet players who has ever attended Highland Park high Highland Park Press, , a To the Editor .. * ' In behalf of myself and the other candidates for city commisâ€" sloners of Highland Park I would like to point out several inaceuâ€" Which appeared in your publicaâ€" tion promoting one of the mayorâ€" alty condidates. ~â€" ‘ No doubt this advertisement was written by someone not familiar with our commission form of govâ€" ernmerit and I am quite certain that the misstatentents were not tade with any thought of misteadâ€" Ing our voters. Qioting from this advertiseâ€" mont it was said: "He oversees the upending of public funds." _ _ .. _ ‘The truth of the matter is that the mayor of Highland Park:is not a one man_dictatorship. The mayâ€" or and ut commissioners act jointly in all matters of public volicy involÂ¥ing tax money expenâ€" ditures. Each takes overa departâ€" mental~ for which he is is in accordance wth the provieâ€" fons of the statutes of the state of Mlincis, setting forth the commisâ€" Dist. 9 â€" W COMMUNICATION Friday evening, April 18, â€" Jack A. â€"â€" Goouu Strecker and Hardagre Jr. â€" Harry Temple and J. Curotto and Cyâ€" Highland Park, N March 81, 1947 Schram and The increase in taxing power reâ€" quested by the Deerfieldâ€"Shields township high school district is‘ almost entirely the result of inâ€" creases in salaries. The present tax rite was authâ€" orized by the voters in 1941 to beâ€" come effective for the school year 1942â€"43. ‘ It permitted a tax for educational, as distinguished from building, purposes of $1.50 on each $100 of assessed valuation. â€"Since property was then assessed at about 20 per cent of its true valâ€" ne,thiaâ€"ntanatgbmm of 0.3 per cent or 3 on one dollar. . In that year salaries payable out of the educational fund amounted to $285,930. For the _ current year, 1946â€"47, they will amountâ€"to $378,070, an increase of $92,140. In the same period of time the edâ€" ucational budget of the school. grew from $358,000â€"for the year 1942 to â€"$453,000 _ for the year 1946, an increase of only $95,â€" 000. Thus the increase in salaries almost: equals the total increase in the educational budget for the period. Of this increase, $18,490 was the result of a midâ€"year salary adâ€" justment in January 1947 when the board amended its budget and reappropriated its reserves for contingencies and other balances which, largely ‘because .materials to be purchased were stil} unavailâ€" able, it appeared would be unexâ€" pended on June 30, 1947. These items budget for 1947â€"48. . If this were dont the budget, without further salary increases for 1947â€"48, would be $471,490. 4 ler expenditures, but the board is of the opinion that the salaries have not kept pace with the inâ€" creases in the cost of living in this community and that they are not of the best teachers. *Some teachâ€" ers have already been lost in indusâ€" try. â€" Increases granted them have not breached the gap, #hd it is not the board‘s intention necessarily to do so. This competition is a factor to be considered, but more so, are the salaries being paid by other schools of equal scholastic standing. â€" Accordingly, the board the educational fund for this purâ€" pose to $418.130. The mediun salary for 1942â€"43 was $2850, and: for 1947â€"48 will be $3850. This $1000â€" increase â€" will mean only $166.66 average annual increase in the mediun during the six year the year 1946, calculated on the same basis, it is estimgted that the taxes which are now being billed will be at the rate of $1.45. â€" If the $18,490 reappropriated for salâ€" fries in January, 1947, should be added to the budget, a tax rate in excess of $1.50 would be required. k The actual budget for 1947â€"48 will ~be° in the neighborhood â€" of 5c a copy; $1.50 a year amount which could be levied unâ€" der the present tax rate and the amount which can be levied under the Butler bill limitations on the taxing power of the district which ‘The board of education is of the opinion that the taxpayers want to maintain the present high standards of â€"education in the Highland Park and Lake Forest high schools. This is largely a problem of retaining the present educational staff.â€" ‘The salgries which the board of education has approved for 1947â€"48 ave essential to accomplish this program.> sion form of municipal . governâ€" ment. f 7 It is because of this fact that the election of competent. qualified commissioners is as important as the ftion of a the system of municipal adminisâ€" tration which he is called apon to administer In 1942â€"43 the tax rate for eduâ€" tional purposes was $1.22. For WILLIAM C. HEINRICHES. reases in salari¢sâ€"seem

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