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Highland Park Press, 17 Jul 1947, p. 1

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up pretty soon (and it doesn‘t look as though they will) the general pnblic,'hichs'epttbelepuhlienminfi)office,â€"ytbefle“&c| m'bawfifl"fmmy"mfmdo-hpymlifie‘ prices or freedom to do without. : x «.+ e t a Speed and Funcrals Highland Park had its first fatal traffic accident of the year last week.. mwye'o-ldhupi‘rhrlh“‘fiuinlâ€" 'ved,bltb.dtheâ€"bnnnnhdriverduhdi-hw*-p car instead of a heavy truck, the tragedy would have spread its Too many youngesters, brought into Police Magistrate Henry Hansen‘s court to pay a fine for speeding, regard the whole affair as a lark, pay the fine and go out to speed some more. Under Illinois statute, Judge Hansen cannot revoke a driver‘s license. Such revo cation requires a hearing in county court, involving hearings which would take up so muchâ€"of the police department‘s time that its memâ€" bers wouldn‘t have enough time to take care of their other numerous Butâ€"and this is an example of the sort of thing that made Ed Moroney an outstanding success as a police chiefâ€"Ed saw a chance to accomplish two objectives through the same set of circumstances. Whenever he happened to be cruising in a squad car, he kept his eyes open for something he knew he‘d find sooner or later. Finally, his Vol. 37; No. 21 It is too late now to prevent that accident. It may not be too late to prevent more. F The above is not intended to intimate that only the youthful are dangerously hesvyâ€"footed as far as the accelerator is concerned. Some years ago, a substantial and respected citizen appeared at the police station to complain of speeding on his street. Ed Moroney Sr., who was then chief, heard the complaint and took what steps were possible to eliminate the hazard. s e &hheg-yfiw&;w&i:'finymlt&ey e C we might glance at our own speedometers once in a while. you, one of these days." The speeder, of course, n@h&.*1 Supply and Demand and the OPA for _ Dr. R. R. Ringland of Deerfield, Chairman of the yachtmen‘s Safe ty Committee, declared that this is the first step in a thorough camâ€" paign aiming to safeguard boating off the Highland Park beaches. "We have purchased out of the Yacht Club funds a 14â€"foot, tenâ€" responsibility is demonstrated. That is, unless you are prepared for a funeral in YOUR family. Not Only the Youth a car driving down Green Bay Road well over the established speed Wonder where those lower prices are? You know, the ones that were to follow decontrol_and the end of OPA. If they don‘t show It comes backâ€"to the home. If your son or daughter has a heavy foot on the gas pedal you‘d better curb his or her driving until more jumped on it, and tried vainly in every way to capsize one of these man Navy rubber landing boat," funds are available with which to the rescue craft. *The Lake Front Safety Comâ€" Mhl:_l-ol‘lr.dly $30,000 Fire Friday Morning 833 Moraine road, was damaged by fire to the extent of $30,000, broke out in the attic rcooms. It is believed that the conflagration was started by sparks from the basement incinerator, which spread the flames to the top floor. For $50,000 insurance, and furnish Ings by $15,000 insurance. is said to have been caused by flames, managing to confine them The big 29â€"room brick and stucâ€" whnflmqum,“#tfim.fl‘ (Continued on page 5) â€"â€"_ The Higblandt Park Press â€" Up To Now Victim Of Traffic Tragedy Laid To Rest In Kansas Sunday at the Deerfield Presbyâ€" terian church for Eugene Larrick Finley, 17, who lost his life in a traffic accident last Friday, when South Green Bay road at Marion ducted the services. member of the school‘s crack rifle squad, highest honoer of the school, editor of the school paper, and a member of Quill and Scroll, honâ€" orary journalistic society. His acâ€" ceptance to Carlieton college for next year had been received the preceding day, and on his way through Highland Park on Friday, he had stopped to mail his tuition The pastor of the church and Dr. Henning, head of Shattuck fee Hazel, ily burial plot at Lenora, Kans. Companion in Crash rington avenue, Deerfield who was John Kasts, 18, son of Mr. and which was completely demolished, is reported to be making satisfacâ€" at first menaced, Wwill be saved, it is reported. He was thrown dmd&o.,-fl-% apparently pinned back of n-.-u.u.h-’a-d( of the THlincis Bell Telephone Co., also has a wrence, 15. Interment was made in the famâ€" A Paper for Highland Parkers ® Published by Highland Parkers Mike Klee, winner of the junior boys" tennis tournament sponsorâ€" ed last week by the Playground and Recreation board, and Warnér Rosenthal, runnerup, will pair off as doubles partners in the National Junior Tennis tournament to be tourney," A1 Danakas, tournament director and staff member of the Playground and Recereation board sportsmanship shown in their parâ€" Tennis Winners To Pair As Partners In Tournament "These boys are to be congrat which will more participants of as fine caliber as those that enâ€" tered this year" ‘they were the team to beat when they swamped Elm Place 20â€"4. Sunset and the Elks put on a slugâ€" fest which ended 17â€"14 in favor ner Rosenthal, 6â€"6, vs. Phil Clark, 0â€"0; Mike Klee, 6â€"6, vs. Ned Green berg, 1~4; finals, Mike Klee, 6â€"6, Girls, 12, 13, 14: Joan Johnâ€" -,o-c.urwnuy.:-n;oc- put on one of the closest and hardâ€" est fought games of the season in the Highland Park 16â€"inch league when they met under the lights at Sunset Park on Monday, July 7. Ravinia, battling to stay in the un~ defested class and for a Chance to meet Fells in a playoff game to be held at the completion of the secorid round between winners ef ine Jennings, 2â€"6â€"4; Sally Case ::-«. vs, Judy Laegeler, 26â€"4. 3@““»“’6&:‘: 6 all. They scored 1 run in the tehth to win the game 7â€"6, Boy‘s Outing And Sports Club To Tour Public Service Company Farms with E. A. Menke, district superinâ€" pany of Northern Illinois, members of the Highland Park Boys‘ Outing and Sports Club will be taken on a tour of various farms in the And V.F.W. Team Have It Out b#“hficfi&“‘lfifi‘ July 21. Mel Mullins, director of. the Sports Club, asks all members who plan to make the tour to meet at bus fare. any boy, 10 years of age or older, who is interested in visitâ€" to bring with them their lunch and the members in this tour. The club held its annual golf tournament at Sunset Valley club last Monday, Winners will be anâ€" nounced next week. Athletic Program us-:"m Bicycle and foot racés, games and sports will comprise for the main part the athletic day proâ€" gram planned for the weekly day camp at Sunset Park on Wednesâ€" The camp is sponsored by High land Park Playground and Recreaâ€" tion board as part of its summer program every ‘Wednesday from 9:80 am to 3:30 p.m. ger hunt led by Miss Ella Rasmus sen, staff member, and accordian * All Highland*Park children are invited to attend the camp. They should bring their lunch and five cents for â€"milk. Highwood Dog Licenses having procured licenses are asked to do so at once. Licenses to be Highland Park, HMlinois, ThurSday, July 17, 1947 Juniors: Ravinia Merchants and the VFW Intermediates: s trander, 6â€"6, vs. Also featuring next Wednesday July 1 was the day set to proâ€" "We iem Solovieff, â€"violinist, as the berg will conduct the fullâ€"strength Chicago Symphony Orcliestra at & the musical director Buffalo Philkarmonic Orâ€" | and a Ravinia guest conâ€" ductor during the 1946 season, makes his first â€"1947 appearance Tuesday evening (July 22). He will have William Kapell, in his second Ravinia performance of the KAPELL AND SOLOVIEFF &T RAVINIA Ravinia Festival goes into the fourth week of its twelfth season with William» Steinberg, â€" one of America‘s leading conductors, oc cupying the podium, and with William Kapell, pianist, and Mirâ€" season, as soloist at the Thurs day evening (July 24) concert. Kapell will play the Rachmaninof Third Piano Concerto. Steinberg‘s Sunday (July 27) soloist at the 4100 concert will be Miriam Solo tation, employing the Busoni end~ ing of the overture. Second on the program will be Beethoven‘s "Symâ€" phony No. 3," the "Erocia," and, following the intermission, Wagâ€" ner‘s "Siegfried Idy!" and Preâ€" lude to "The Mastersingers of Nuremberg." â€" â€" The Thursday evening July 24 comcert will be devoted exclusiveâ€" jAt his opening concert on Tues b:fitvwhotw with the ‘"Vocalise for s*vmmomow- 34, No, 14," previously unheard at Ravinia Park; William Kapell‘s Symphony Orchestra last season solb, "Concerto for Pianoforte, mh&' haat of use proptam. The ‘gnhv!lo. % A Minor, Opus 44" occupies the entire second half af the program. Two members only are schedâ€" uled for prasentation at the Satur day evening (July 26) concert. on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, during the siege of Leningrad in 1941 and -â€"m&t Chicago Symphony durâ€" the 1941â€"42 season. Miriamâ€"Solovieff, Sunday after noon‘s (July 27) soloist under the premier, Shostakovich‘s spectacuâ€" Former Resident In Charge Of W a D. former resi~ ”Wc” .'hrk. T. 0 Jones, 30, is now acting director of security. for the Atomic Energy charge of protecting atomic sec> rets, he was not in charge at the time of the Los Alamos theft, ‘ In January, of 1946 J then --d.h‘.-y.mufl- ty chief at the Los Alamos miliâ€" During the summer of 1946 Jones was security officer in the atomic bomb experiments at Bikini atoll. A graduate of Harvard university 1988, Jones was drafted into the army in 1941 and assigned to inâ€" telligence work. Annual Golf Tournament “Ofifcl'l.?. Chamber of Commerce The annual golf tournament and outing of the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce for memâ€" bers and their guests will be held Wednesday, August 6th at the Sunsét Valley Golf Club. Golf will start at one o‘clock and an outside buffet dinner will be served at seven. be all sorts of games and refresh> ments in the afternoon and eveâ€" ning. There will be golf and door According to bulletins from " in its first Ravinia presenâ€" s *"Concerte for Violi r (Kochel 219)." Th (Continued on page 2) April, 1947 to take "Variations in Highland Par Press, Highland Park DL Highland Park Post No. 145, The American Legion extend our sincere thanks for the loyal supâ€" port and patronage which the comâ€" munity gave us at our carnival on July 3, 4, and 5th The tine community spirit that was shown at our carnival enables us to continue our service to the Veterans and their families and to be of service to the Community. Mr. Albert P. Snit 201 Central Ave. Highland Park, HI, Dear Mr. Snite: hospitalization, comâ€" nus applications, terminal leave reinstatement of lapsed inâ€" surance policies, educational proâ€" grams, and many other cases afâ€" fecting both the veterans and their It is difficult to find the words which will express our sincere gratefulness to you for your very kindâ€"and most generous deed as outlined in your letter of July 7th, Through the years your thoughtâ€" fulriess and . generosity in sup~ porting our activities, both for the vetrans and the citizens, has been a constant source of inspiration to all of the members of the Highâ€" land Post No. 145 of the American Legion. P to be helpful so that Highland Park may be a better place in which to live. : You are acquainted â€" with the vast amount of service work our Post is doing in our Community, and we feel it is a great privilege generous contribution to the Legâ€" ion Memorial Building Fund will hasten the construction of our new Iâ€"cannot speak too highly of the our Legion Auxiliary of the Highâ€" land Park Post at the government hospital located at‘ Downey, III. Their work among disabled vetâ€" rans at this institution is done with cheerfulness tact and symâ€"~ For every member of the High land Park Post No. 145 of the Amâ€" cr&nlflfimmlqum lld.qgeudmou-‘eq_ihl and sineere good wishes. s _ Very sincerely yours, Highland Park Post No. 145 of the Amerigan Liegion. C. W. Matthiesen, Commander Boys Over Ten Invited To Enjoy Bike Hike Club which was conducted by Stanley McKee, member of the Playground and Réecreation board, were: Scott Ewing, Ky Hilding, Charles Weeks Douglas Heinricks, Jack Johnson, Jan Buckman, David ‘Wendell, Fred Boynton, and Bob Ingdahl. Members of the Boy‘s Bike Hike club pedalled to the Des .-gulputhnu-‘r.t bnh'-fioqw planned for today. ( All Highland Park boys 10 years d-noldthv}tdhhh the club, Trips are made every Wednesday and starts from the Community center at 930 a.m. Lunches should be provided. Dr. Looby To Address Kiwanis Club ‘The speaker at the dinner meet ing of the Kiwanis club on Monâ€" day evening, at the Sunset Valley clubhouse, will be Dr. E. Looby. YOUR COMMUNITY FUND â€" DOLLARS AT WORK After serving five years in the Army during the war Dr Lobbhy practice. His subject will be "Reâ€" cent Advances in Surgery." Dr, Looby comes to the club as the guest of Carl Arens As you know, we have outgrown , July 10, to spend the Charles W. Matthiesen, Snite Noung Women‘s Christian Assoâ€" (This is the second of a series of articles describing the activities of the various health, welfare and recreational organizations that are supported, in part, by your conâ€" tributions &o the Highland Park Community Chest). The purpose of the Highland Park Y. W. C. A. is to build felâ€" low ship of women and girls deâ€" voted to the task of realizing in our. community life the highest ideals of personal and social living. Membership in the Y is determinâ€" ed by a willingness to accept the Bpirit of the above statement of purposeâ€"it is open to anyone reâ€" gardless.of race, religion or social difference. One does not need to be a member to participate in"Â¥" activities. Onâ€"the other hand, not all members are active in the "Y" which raised funds for Foriegn reâ€" construction. Above: Piâ€" Delta Club members represent Czechoâ€" Slovakia. Below: Members of the Dunbar Club represent Holland in the Festival w eR Two views of the "Roundâ€"the World" Festival at the YWCA The club house is an attractive 8â€"story building located at 374 Laure] Avenue. The first floor and the basement are devoted to the various program activities and in~ elude a library, a living room, an assembly hall, a large recreation fice space. The second and third floors are used exclusively for reâ€" sidential purposes and can accomâ€" odate a total of 18 womenâ€"both permanent residents and transâ€" The "Y" serves our communiâ€" ty in a variety of ways. Its educa~ tional program includes a creative meeting weekly for many years, -vuflymeh-“nd.muq for preâ€"school children, s â€" Among i activities are a WMMM ning club, the Piâ€"Delta Club, the D-h.q::,mc-â€"&:: the Interfaith Club which serves to bring about a better underâ€" standing of religious differences as a benefit to the community at The YWCA participates in comâ€" munityâ€"wide summer activities for schoolâ€"age children, and makes its facilities available to various local groups for lectures, club meetings AH ‘of the above activities are uhhwhlh.d contributions. Community Chest allocation represents a sub" come of the YWCA, $ The "Y" is managed by a board of directors consisting of 24 memâ€" contributions of the Highland Park Community Chest) 5c a copy; $1.50 a year (Next week another article of of the annual inâ€"

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