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member of the Presbyterian church and of the Kiwanis club. © Born and raised on a farm near Mr. Humphrey is familiar with the municipal form of government through serving six years as vilâ€" lage attorney of Palatine, NL This exnerience has mcquainted him with the many problems that come before the city council. Now an adult leader of the high school rroup in the church school of the Presbyterian church, he has served, also, as a member of the Palatine, III., he received his early education in the public schools there,. He attended the University of Tilinois for one year .receiving his degrees of Bachelor of Phil: esophy and Doctor of Law at the University of Chicago. For 24 vears he has been a practicing atâ€" torney in Chicago with offices at the same address. He is a veteran of World War I A. Gordon Humphrey, candidate for the office of city commissionâ€" °r in the April 15th election, and greatest number of votes at the primary election, lives at 1321 Judâ€" son ‘avenue in the home he built 18 years ago. An active and inâ€" His son,‘Art. now a freshman at De Pauw university, was graduâ€" eque‘fiundform&thntHsHth,-ed&e-uthuflfnl of its kind â€" _bar none? s b It is not likely that Highwood will miss an opportunity like this. ©@ We wonder if high army officials in charge of the recruiting proâ€" gram have ever heard the opinions frequently expressed by enlisted! men in the Regular Army to the effect that while the GI Bill of Rights may not.do all that it is supposed to do for the veteran who has returned to‘civilian life, apparently, it isn‘t supposed to do anything at all for a man who remains in the army. F @ Uncle Sam has offered Highwood the bargain of a lifetime in the form of the $100,000 USO property on Railway avenue for less. than one third of its value,.to be used as a Community Center. This is a most timely offer. Highwood needs a central place where young people (and older ones, too) may gather for a good time. This center was planned with just that thought in mind. It is an ideal spot for dances, basketball games, boxing bouts and all other kinds of healthful, wholesome activities. t _ It can house festivities of interest to those who, though they may have L-_t,&.ofthq\ityufllfnl ‘bounce," neverthelgss need a place ©@ Organization work of the 450 cititens who will do the leg work in raising contribations for the $525,000 building fund drive for the Highland Park hospital is now under way. . One of these volunteer workers will be at your door some time on or after May 1. In the welter of appeals for funds that characterizes America today, it would be well to remember the old saying about the shoemaker‘s barefooted children, ind make sure, that while not ignorigg legitimate, worthâ€" while pleas for aid for those in distant lands, we remember the home front. ‘The Highland Park hospital is Highland Park‘s front line defense against the toll of sickness and accident. It deserves our fullest support. @ Taxpayers of the Deerficldâ€"Shields township high school district are being asked to approve an increase in the district‘s taxing power to enable the board to meet sharply increased salary costs for its teaching personnel. To us, the issue seems clear cut. H@ulih'dl teachers mean good education, just as mediccre teachers mean mediâ€" ccre education. Inadequate salary provisions mean that high cali~ bre teachers leave for more lucrative fields. If we can‘t good teachers, we might as well close up shop. : Vol..37 ; No. 7. Injury accidents Operations performed . Week of March 29 to April 5 HIGHLAND PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT HIGHLAND PARK HOSPITAL DOINGS Uncle Sm Offers Highwood a Bargain Report for the week of March 29 to April 4 Recruiting and the GI Bill of Rights of the Up To Now Education and Cash â€" > The Hospital Drt â€"â€" All Highland Park boys of scout age are invited to attend the meetâ€" ings of the Model Plane club at Community center every Thursday night at 7. Th . club is sponsored by the piayground board. Gervase Brown Jr. is adult leader. e oi intse in the civilian defense program tor chairman .in municipal bond drives, and has taught in the adult education program at the Highland Park high school. * It is seldonm that one finds a canâ€" didats better qualified to serve his Philatheans to Meet With Mrs. Mcierhoff Tuesday evening, April 15, at 8, at the home of Mrs. Walter Meierâ€" hoff, 445 Glencoe avenue. Assistâ€" ant hostesses are Mrs. Wm. Drake, Mrs. Walter Gieseke and Miss Saâ€" die Wessling. Boy Scout troop committee, as an instructor in gas and fire defense . Fire Chief Honnig issues a warning to all citizens to be exâ€" tromely careful in the event of a telephone strike. The entire personnel of the but extrome caution is urged. ‘The Philathea class of Bethany The Higbland Park Press Last â€" So Far 1114 3814 131 A Paper for Highland Parkers ® Published by Highland Parkers fmmmmmâ€".m charitable work is usually by affiliated universities or religiâ€" ous organizations, . However, we do. not turn away, for money reaâ€" sons, patients who in the above hospitals would be shunted to charity wards after a preliminary financial interview. Ours is simpâ€" ly a community hospital, respondâ€" ing to the actual needs of the comâ€" munity to serve. ~ If at any time in the future there should be an increased need for charity hospiâ€" talization not covered by our presâ€" @n method of operation, you may be certain that the hospital will meet the need. In a sepse, all patients at the Highland Park Hospital are recipiâ€" ents of public bounty. ‘The cost of services performed is greater than the fees, which are kept in line competitively, to stay within reach of the greatest number of people. So, the hospital has a net operating deficit, and has had one every year for the past ten years â€"covered » by gifts and by the Highland Park Community Chest. All of this is shown in detail \in the hospital‘s published annual fiâ€" nancial reports â€" the current reâ€" port will be mailed to anyone who wants it. And in this connection may I say that whenever we inâ€" crease the special services of the â€" whether by the future addition of charity or contagious wards, floors for the chronically ill or any other facilities that may be the correspondent‘s specific questâ€" fons, let me go a step farther, so as to leave nothing unsaid. Withâ€" (c’finndn”fl A ‘unique cooperative program between the city dnd business esâ€" tablishments in Highland Park, deâ€" signed to insure the prompt removâ€" al of snow .during heavy storms, was discussed in a meeting called by Commissioner Oliver S. Turner flfir‘cluhl.mm to be prepared to bear the added and increased participation by the Community Chest. And now, that I have answered Cle=ring Rreets of Snow A Knotty Problem Representatives participating in the conference, in addition to Commissioner Turner, were Robâ€" ert Denzel of the Highland Park Bowman Dairy Co.; Earl Sheshen, Mutual Coal Co.; Louis Tazioli and Joseph Menoni, contractors: Ferdâ€" inand Borchardt, Borchardt Puel (Continued on page 6) The hospital is a nonâ€"profit poration, founded in 1918 3: funds contributed by fewer than ty‘s interest in the hospital is repâ€" resented by a laymen‘s board of 45 personal time and energy. Each trustee serves for a term of three years, and 15 new trustees are elected every year to assure demoâ€" cratic expression of _ varying trends in our community life. Within the limits of its bed capâ€" acity, the hospital admits ALL who need its services â€" without an entrance fee, without an advance partial payment, without even a preliminary financial interview to determine ability to pay.> A bill for services is presented later. In the few cases where the patient is not able to pay, the matter is reâ€" ferred to the Hospital‘s Women‘s auxiliary or to the Highland Park Family Service who investigate the worthiness of the case and help to pay the bill, to which the hospital without asking first whether they Park Hospital Foundation, I am glad to answer publicly the questâ€" ions about the hospital, raised in week by an anonymous correspon membership 11 managers and ofâ€" ficers to supervise and administer the hospital, without compensation and‘at a considerable sacrifice of usually contributes a reduction in ‘ It must be frankly, stated that there aren‘t many such cases, alâ€" though some have involved quite a long period of hospital service. ‘The point I want to make crystal clear is that we accept ALL paâ€" tients for whom there are beds, can pay. We have no ¢barity wards, labeled as such, as have the Highland Park Press To the Editor: Highland Park, Hlinois, Thursday, Aprilâ€"10, 1947 1947 adults in our community.â€" â€" With Ask for .0008 Raise In Library Tax Aopr. 15 Open 12 hours a day, Monday through Friday, nine hours on Satâ€" urday, 12 months of the year, the lingly to the children, youth and and .Mrs. Clyde Jones, as staff members, and a caretaker who can give but part time service because of lack of funds. 1t is growing creased since 1931, while prices of |and put into cireulation this week. books, rebinding, and building reâ€"| Just prior to the intensive drive, pairs have skyrocketed. which is still in effect, a test area In order to make the tax reâ€"|of 20 Highland Park homes on one ceipts accord with the $1.50 per|street was canvassed. Of the homes capita income necessary for fairly| visited. 30 memberships were takâ€" good service which the librarians|en ° Memberships are open to all want to give and the public to reâ€" Parkers. â€" Dues are $1 ceive, a slight raise in the library |per year: sustaining memberships -d.n“vnbnm... $5 yearly ; and grammar school and voters at the April 15 â€" (Continued ‘on page 2) Inge Boye, children‘s libtarian, are Miss Helen A. Flinn, Mrs. Irmâ€" gard Graham, Miss Ruth Dickinson more difficult to retain such an efficient staff because our salaries _ Anyone who gives articles for the spring rummage sale of the Helen Taylor Carr auxiliary of the Chicago Commons, and all those who purchase those articles at the sale will be materially helping some underprivileged youngster attend the Commons summer camp in Michigan this coming summer. This is often that child‘s only opâ€" portunity to see grass and flowers and to play, unhampered by the dangers of city streets, in the eool wnods and along the quiet brook in this garden spot in Michigan. The sale will be held at 9 am on Thursday, April 17, at the local "Y" on Laurel avenu , with all the active members of the auxiliary, assisting. Articles can be left at thb-od&o::-t.ln Dudley Hall, 824 Johns, or of the past president, Mrs. Frank V nning, 341 Woodland, on or beâ€" fore noon, Wednesday, April 16. the contest for mayor. i ae a.'l:-nuuup:-: newspaper, iheoll’-":tolnegmm mayor were B'elmltx sg.“b',a.u sented -nuhhndndl-::l picture of both men.. A reprint of one of these articles by Mr. Schultt might make it appear that ‘the PRESS is endorsing one candidate. Such is farthest from our editorial policy. The PRESS has not endorsed any candidate. The choice of Highland Park‘s mayor and comâ€" missioners is properly within the judgement of a free electorate. May we urge everyone to go to the polls and vote.. List of Polling Places Benefit Sale for . Underprivileged Children HEATED CAMPAIGN COMES TO CLOSE Precinet 4 â€" Railroad M e n * 2322 Pierce road. tion, 1612 Burton. Precinet 8 â€" Lincoln Press, 516 Laurel. Precinet 10 â€" Central fire staâ€" tion, 60 N. Green Bay. Precinet 11 â€" St. John‘s Evan. church, 324 N. Green Bay. Precinct 12â€"H. Pk. Fuel Co., 1205 Deerfield road. MARKING BALLOTS â€" Cross must be inside square. VOTERS do NOT have to be registered for city election. CHANGE OF ADDRESS â€" Voters may vote if accompanied by TWO neighbors to verify resiâ€" dence. * SERVICE MEN â€" Do not have to establish residence of 30 days in precinet, 90 days in county, if they are returning to their FORâ€" MER RESIDENCES. POLLS OPEN FROM 6 AM TO 1655 Dean. ELIGIBILITY â€" 30 days in a precinet; 90 days residence in the Vote the Increased High School Tax At Election Apr. 12 the limit of its taxing power. _ It to retain its teachers. The methâ€" od chosen to accomplish this end seems the best one in their situaâ€" tion under the law as it now exâ€" Up to the present time, properâ€" ty has been assessed oneâ€"fifth of its full valuesand the tax rate limâ€" itation for educational purposes has been $1.50 on the oneâ€"fifth walue. _ Under the Butler Bills, this rate is cut in half but properâ€" ty is being taxed on its full 100 per cent value. As the oneâ€"half, that is, 75 cents tax rate limit, is MacMurchy Heads Groupâ€"â€" Of Library Workers; a Seek Emergency Fundsâ€"~ Highland Park‘s library, desperâ€" ately in need of new books and thanks to..the new organization, ‘The Friends of the Highland Park Public Driver, Blinded, Tours Main Streets At Noon Hour more than the high school needs, they are asking for only a 50 per cent tax rate limit. It is believed this will be sufficient for some under the direction of membership chairman James T. MacMurchy, have been visiting every home in Highland _ Park, showing their and put into circulation this week. Just prior to the intensive drive, which is still in effect, a test area of 20 Highland Park homes on one street was canvassed. Of the homes years to come. This is the top limit the public is being asked to approve. Less cannot be asked for, because of the limitations of the Butler Bill. The board wishes to emphasize that the actual tax library, the cultural center of the rate passed on to the taxpayers will not be as much as 50 cents. It will be determined by the actuâ€" al amount of the budget for each Park high school. See advertiseâ€" ment in this istue for names of Members of your board of eduâ€" cation have been conscientious of their responsibility in the handling of public funds, They regard it as ditorium foyer of the Highland school to retain an efficient staff and to continue to operate on a Th= polis wili be open from 12 o‘cléck noon to 7 pm, Saturday, April 12. They are located in the village hall at Lake Bluff, the city burn and Deerfield, and in the auâ€" funds are used judiciously to proâ€" for the children of the district, fession, engaged in by those who lire motivated by a love of their wishes to rectify that discrepanâ€" cy. At present the minimum salâ€" ary is $2400 and the average $3675. This is exclusive of adâ€" work, raising it above a job level. comparable suburbs in this area. The board recogmizes that teachâ€" ‘ Both elementary school â€"disâ€" tricts in Highland Park have votâ€" ed the maximum tax rate allowed by law. The public has been made more than aware of the need thru the press of the country. This is your opportunity to act for the high school. â€"Approval of ‘this the schedules of high schools in Over 300 diligent townsfolk, Early press â€" announcements of campaign and $200 township It happened with the abruptness of this atomic age. The tinkle of the telephone, and the voice of Mr. Newman Sheshen, of the Kiwanis club: â€" "Would you care to ride with the Great Tarbell when he drives, blindfolded, through town tomorrow noon? It seems that Mayor Garnett, one of the‘ original escort, had could fill his place? By means of profound pondering and much concentration the committee arâ€" rived at the astonishing equation: -M Lady Editors equal One ayor. (ESa h: s o emoen w _ Except for youngsters on bicy» Now, 1 ask you, who, blindfoldâ€" ed or otherwise, can possibly preâ€" which threatened to rise to the surâ€" face, T just sat, goggicâ€"eyed, and eycle? They rode in close, weayâ€" ing in between our car and the one ahead, giving everyone but themâ€" selves a bad case Of jitters. Of course these boys and girls Glencoe, now living with his fathâ€" er in Elmhurst, was another memâ€" ber of the party. Mrs. Jackman and yours truly completed the esâ€" cort of five. April, being kind, smiled for a couple of hours, and amid curious stares and snapping cameras, "we took off, chauffeured by a blindâ€" end up by putting the finger on Pl“-.:’M.rm“â€". were excited â€" and with good reaâ€" son. They carried papers bearing n@mbers, and at times Mr. Tarbell would stop the car and discern some number held up. The lucky youngster holding the* number would receive a free ticket for the show tomorrow (Friday) night. _ As we passed certain landmarks, in the form of Chief of Police Rex Andrews, no less â€" ready to hand out a ticket. Profes>r Finch, of the high school, and president of the Kiwanis, which is presenting The Great Tarbell tomorrow night (Friday, April 11) at the high school auditorium, was also there to do honor to the occasion.. Mr. any sign of trickery on the part of our driver. But I knew, intui~ tively, there was no danger of that. I was never any good at detecting, man of the "News" and yours truly of the ‘"Press" became elected. Before starting on the trip The Great Tarbell adjusted his blindâ€" foldto-eholiir-du'- sengers‘in turn. constituted a complete blackout. â€"Was I uneasy? Not a bit. The serenity and selfâ€" there by our Mr :e' â€"(the Railroad “E (lâ€"-flh:o-d-flâ€" e Sitting next to the younger Mr. Tarbell I chatted with him occa~ er‘s amaszing sixth Sense! He reâ€" plied, modestly, that he was studyâ€" ing. This, he revealed, was hit first time on one of these trips, as (Continued on page 6) hands. And if any unwary motorâ€" ist should bash into us â€" well And that is how Mrs. June Jackâ€" We were supposed to be alert to. 5c a copy; $1.50 a car would ga» of a