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: Last week we remarked that the war surely must be over, what with cuts in véterans service (the closing of several Veterans Administration contact offices) already putting in their appearances. We were referring to the established precedent of starting "economy" with the ~ veterans. y Formation of a special commitâ€" tee of the North Shore Yacht Club to prepare plans for a new and im* proved boat launching system was announced this week by Avery the group, to be known as the elub‘s "Construction Committee", is Dan Sinclair, engineer and manâ€" ufacturer. Visitors to the Park Avenue beach â€"may see remains of five separate and distinct structures designed to land boats, dating ‘as ::rtth-dt?.o!&‘ D’tibl.mry 1 . Fletcher‘s pier," Sinclair said in reviewing the background of his assignment. "After the boathouse was moved to its present site north of the pumping station, rails were laid down to launch the rescue boat; these were dug up recently during improvements, In 1939 the Lake Front Safety Committee conâ€" structed the heist and launching davits which appear, somewhat damaged by ice last winter, off the beach. Next came an overhead tram rail built for motor boats. Shifting sands put this out of acâ€" tion after one season. Finally, there‘s a wooden ramp buried unâ€" der the sand, from which our boats were floated by means of dollies, and of which only the associated mt!,-bhln‘whdnnhh use. ? Committee To Study bmclingO:Yadm The goal of the new committee, according to «Commodore Jones, will be to devise the best possible system for landing boats in the imâ€" mediate future. A permanent Harâ€" bor Committes, headed by Grant Brown is studyin to build a h been promised. < Winnetks, and John Mordock, formerly also of Winnetks, are tends to weaken public approval of the benefits afforded ‘veterans is a stab in the back for deserving veterans who need help. Any cheating veteran is not only chiseling, he‘s betraying his former comrades. â€" Puriishment for cheaters should be severe, and based on the formula an oldâ€"line top sergeant, who rose to a captaincy during the war, applied to GI‘s who were conâ€" sistently guilty of going AWOL. > e "Listen!" he used to roar, ""I can‘tâ€"stop you from going AWOL, but, blast your eyes, 1 can sure make you wish you wish you hadn‘t!‘" ; Of course, some of them have been‘;};prehcnded, of course, more of them will be caught. course, those caught will suffer.some sort of punishment. Butâ€"the damage has been done to some extent already, and further revelations of more vet cheaters will increase the damage _ ‘The veteran‘s strongest. _ «weapon in protecting his ) _ This week we refer to a situation that will make cuts, even cuts which abrogate pledges to veterans, ever easier for the lawmakers to approve. We‘re talking about the small, but despicable; group of vets who have taken adâ€" vantage of their status to collect unemployment benefits while drawing income from other sources. The veteran‘s W in protectin‘ul:’is ngults «hnd ‘benetits is: fion." Any action that "Free Ride" Veterans Of course, we don‘t think that the taverns should be allowed to do likewise, even if they wanted to, which most of them do not, but the action does seem a bit inconsistent, One tavern owner, however, when told of the incident, showed little surprise. it. 39 Two youngsters, hardly past sixteen, and already showing the obvious effects of previous libations, were served beer, with no questions asked, at the carnival reâ€" freshment stand. § i « Highwood tavern owners, who have been forced to toe the mark very carefully with regard to selling to minor‘s would have been interested in an incident that ocâ€" curred about 10. o‘clock Saturday night at the â€"carnival sponsored to raise funds for the new community center.. VoI: 37 No 29 (Continued on page 2) "‘Sure," he remarked, "It all depends on who does â€"â€"Up To Now â€" James Kilbane, 26, of Chicago, a 3â€"year veteran with a good army record, fortified by beer and whis~ key, entered ihe home of Ju-ui Mauri, 1909 County line road last Thursdey at 1:50 a.m. and deâ€" manded money. s ‘ Mauri, & mar of slight proporâ€" tions, awakening to the sound of a crasping screen, found a man "like a horse, big as Primo Carnera" in his kitchen, who demanded money, Hand in pocket, he gave the imâ€" Disliking violence, Mauri promâ€" ised him two or thrée dollars and told his wife, Irene, who had apâ€" peared upon the scene, to get the money. Taking a pistol from â€"the‘ bureau drawer, she gave it to her husband, who was séized by the intruder. In the following struggle, Mrs, Mauri was thrown against the wall, and left to call the police. They arrived to find Kilbane unâ€" conscious in the yard, where he had collapsed from the effect of a single shot inâ€" the chest. Man Of Peace ' Proves Able Defender Of Hearth And Home threatened to" shoot if the lights Mauri, who came to this counâ€" try27 years ago from a town near Naples, Italy, insists that he disâ€" likes trouble, and never had any in this country until last Thursday. in on Thursday, Ft. Sheridan auâ€" mghbm Upon recovery he wil} be turned over to civilian authorities as his reâ€"enlistment in the army wasw unâ€" complete at the time of the atâ€" tempted robbery. Kilbane had just reâ€"enlisted in the army, and was due to be #worn The Higbland Park Pregs A Paper for Highland Parkers ® Published by Highland Parkers urer, James ~Moore, secretary; Walter Pagenkoph, room mother chairman; James Shannon, pubâ€" licity; Walter Hplden, memberâ€" ship; Walter Crowdus, social; Wilâ€" fred Johnson, ; David Cox, finance; Hugh Lytorth, health and safety; Charles Sempâ€" ler, delegate at large; Miss Helen Boyce, representative ; Mr.F. am Jr., dads‘ comâ€" mittee chairman; and Mr. Vincent Viezbicke, representative to Highâ€" land Park Recreation board. A meeting was held early in the summer at Mrs. Summers‘ home to outline plans for the new year, and work has already bgen started by various committees over the sumâ€" mer months. The PTA will canvass its membership to see what phase of work each one is most interested , Mrs. Carol Baker Summers, president of ‘the â€"Lincoln .school PTA, has completed plans for a wellâ€"rounded program for the comâ€" ing school year with the assistance of the following board members: Mesdames Edward J. Sherry, vice president; Marion Laurentz, treasâ€" pro the Used Book Sale, held on the opening day of school, proved most successful and will probably be irftituted as a permanent thing to be held each year. Mrs. James Curtis, chairman, conducted the sales with Mrs. ww.o-unmnu,m i assisting. quested by the Traffic Commission is estimated to involve an exâ€" pense of Jess than $4,000 or a little over one tenth of one per cent of what is inâ€"the contingency fund, surely a small amount to ask for the safety of the citizens of Highâ€" land Park." € Square Dance Plans are being furthered alâ€" ready with much enthusiasm for the Square Dance to be held Sepâ€" tember 26. Information has just been received from Mrs. Maude Haase, pianist for the evening, that her partner and "caller", Mrs. 'fi“hnkhum- M”Q .. Jdt Shaw at &&â€".l&l‘dd Square Dancing. Mrs. Haase and Mre, have been partiâ€" cipating in dancing ds a team for the last ten years. Lincoln School PTA Committes Plan Work For Year spent for improvement and reâ€" habilitation of operating facilities. {mhfichlwnm!o-;c;! the reasons for this were that in‘ this cash was accumulated while some _82.000,00000 was being The spirit of a real square dance is the best felt when the dancers all eclaims of the common stockâ€" holders, preferred stockholders and even the unsecured note holdâ€" ers, Further all bondholders were given common stock and all certiâ€" ficates of indebtedness (for equipâ€" ment) were paid off at less than "Hence the new corporation started out this Spring with $2,â€" 000,000.00 cash in current assets plus $3,000,000.00 cash and govâ€" ernment bonds in their contingency fund, a total of approximately $5,â€" 000,000.00. What is more all of face land Pk. Traffic Commiission for elimination of safety hazards at the Beech St. Station and Braeside after more than a year of effort and in spite of record of accidents and fatalities over a period, Mr. Edwin L. Gilroy, Chairman of the need was established ~through record and. survey and that the small cost is well within the ability World War II when the North Shore was really hard pressed. At that time the North Shore Ry. might have had a financial excuse for not making or delaying much The very opposite is now the case! _ ‘"The financial position of the mendously since 1940, and they came out of their reorganization| Coi of the North Shore to afford. In so advising he further states: Claims North Shore & Smail Cost Of Safety Following the recent verbal reâ€" fusal by Dwight L. Smith, Genâ€" eral Manager of the Chgo. North Shore & Milwaukee Railway Co. to grant the requests of the Highâ€" Highland Park, Ilinois, Thursday, Sept. 11, 1947 ission states that the urgent Vice President and Chairman of the Program Committee, Mrs. J. Committee, Mr. H. N. Finch, Mrs. Treasurer, Liye Gourley. Secretary, Mrs. Lester Britton. Publicity and Public Relations Committee, Mr. Edward Sonnenâ€" schein, Mr. David Cox. £ Of Mutual Life LAKE LOUISE, ALBERTAâ€" Jacques Barr, of 618 South Greenâ€" bay Road, Highland Park, a repreâ€" sentative of The Mutual Life Inâ€" surance Company of New York, attended a businessâ€"and educaâ€" tional conference of the company‘s Top Club, held here last week at the Chateau Lake Louise. The Top Club is composed of The Mutual Life‘s outstanding field underwritâ€" ers from all over the United States. Mr. Barr is among the prinâ€" cipal speakers at the conference: mann, Mrs. Samuel Hytes, Mrs: Edward Mack, Mrs. Conrad Coâ€"Chairmen of the Membership Committee, Mrs. C. W. Schaaf, Mrs.â€"F. F. Patton, Mrs. H. L. Canâ€" The conference brought to gether Club members and home office officials for a series of meetâ€" ings designed to develop ideas for and. improved ufll: policy to % holders and the c. Mr. Barr In‘® menber of The Moteat ies Chicago (Persons) ageney. paid for during the period of the five day campaign is that all funds must be in the hands of the Ciation Treasurer, Lyle + before final committments to the artists are made. kle. Vice President and Chairman of the Membership Committee, Mrs. Including recent additions,, the following is a full list of the offiâ€" cers and directors of the Commuâ€" nityOmecmA-oehfiqnctm land Park: ‘ ? l President, Renslow P. Sherer "Vice Presilent, Charles Z. Henâ€" tion at the Community ‘ Center. Membership sales will close Saturâ€" day, September 27, and no memâ€" zfin will be available after that timé." The reason "that; nyemn" lllmh&hpcznr‘.‘n-l the ladies plan to don their calico dreases or dirnd! skirts and blouses, and _ bring their partners in blue jeans or cotton «incks. s able demand for tickets to _the series has already been evidenced. Memberships will be available on or after September 22 at the speâ€" cial headquarters of the Associaâ€" The Community Concerts Asso ciation of Highland Park confiâ€" dently expects to secure approxiâ€" mately 1600 memberships from residents throughout this area to fil the Highland Park High School Auditorium to capacity for the fall and winter series. The price of memberships is set at $5.00 plus $1.00 federal tax for the entire series of four or five concerts. No tickets to individual concerts will be sold. s The artists who will appear will be announced in detail as soon as the campaign is successfully conâ€" cluded. Arrangements have alâ€" ready been made for the Minneâ€" apolis Symphomy Orchestra to apâ€" pear for one of the concerts in the series, and other well known artâ€" ists and groups have been tentaâ€" tively scheduled by the program committee, «Mrs. J. V. Spachner, Chairman.~" It is strongly arged that anyone interested in purchasing a mem* bership in the Community Concerts Association of Highland Park do so at their first opportunity on or after September 22â€"as considerâ€" The Community Concerts Assoâ€" ciation of Highland Park anâ€" nounced that they will begin their membership campaign with a comâ€" plimentary kickâ€"off dinner for volâ€" unteer workers 6:45 P.M., Monâ€" day, September 22, at the Moraine Hotel. This dinner will mark the beginning of an intensive five day membership drive by the memberâ€" ship committee of the Association, consisting of: Mrs. L. F. McClure, Chairman, and Mrs. C. W. Schaff, Mrs. F. F. Patton, and Mrs. H. L Canmannâ€"Coâ€"Chairmen. CONCERT ASS‘N WILL BEGIN CAMPAIGN _ To Meet September 16 A total of 188 permits have been issued so far this year by the building department of Highland Park, as compared to 166 for the same period in 1946. Included in last month‘s perâ€" | roy. mits were those for the construc | 1: tion of 15 family dwellings,| 2 amounting to $260,000. Permits | Cafi were also issued for seven private | â€"T garages, and alterations on eight| C oneâ€"family homes as well as on one ) H apartment building. . Se The Philathea Class will meet Tuesday evening at 8 o‘clock, Septâ€" ember 18th, at the home of Mrs. Fred C. Noerenberg, 140° South Second St. Assisting the "hostess will be members of Circle Number Four. yogee ing a 5â€"month tour of duty with the Army of Occupation in Ger many, investigating German carâ€" For further information regardâ€" ing* the workshops, the following chairmen may be contacted: Eduâ€" cationâ€"Mrs. David Levinson, H.P. 2081. Fair Employment Practices Commissionâ€"Mrs. Lester Ball, HP. 6177.; Healthâ€"Mrs, Eugene Hotchkiss, H.P. 3642. Economics â€"Mrs. Clarence Goelzer, H.P. 3978. Housingâ€"Mrs. Maurice Polâ€" lak, H.P. 2246. City Surveyâ€"Mrs. Charles Puestow, H.P. 437. â€" William H. Blaisdell, associated with. the l'oonomie:'z’mt of Northwestern univ will be the guest speaker at the openinggpneetâ€" ing of the League of Women Votâ€" ers September 17 ‘at the Comâ€" munity center. Mr. Blaislell, who will discuss "World Trade and World Peace", is thoroughly experienced in the field of economics. Before the war he was employed in various agenâ€" cies as an economist, primarily with the ‘Temporary National Economics committee, the Bureau of Labor statistics an] the Antiâ€" trust Division of the Department of Justice. He served 51 months with the Army Air Forces, includâ€" After the war he was employed by <the State department as an economist until last fall when he accepted a position as an instrucâ€" tor in Economics at Northwestern university. â€" the year will be presented to the membership. Mr. Blaisdell‘s adâ€" dress will follow at 2 o‘clock. Tea will be served at the conclusion of New Permits Show Rotary Club Members Hear Discussion Of Marketing Research Thomas Robb discussed Markâ€" | for the Chi eting Research at the meeting of | attend the o the Rotary Club of Highland Park, | Seout troop Monday, following the Club‘s usual | September luncheon nfiw at . 12;15 at | at 7;80 the Moraine H &l: Mr. Robb is the Director of Pub~| af his exner The Highland Park League of Women Voters, a nofiâ€"partisan orâ€" ganization, composed of 458 memâ€" bers, will again this year be dividâ€" ed into small, intimate discussion groups which will meet Orice @ nuenreopthe hdms ot vesteer the discussion on d@overnmental subjects and problems important to all Americans. In addition to the monthly meetâ€" ings, the League sponsors a group of workshops or special study groups, organized for persons inâ€" terested in making a detailed study of important current â€" problems. These groups are open to the pubâ€" At Open Meeting 15 New Homes Started lic Relations ol‘llx. C. Nielson Company which is the world‘s largâ€" est marketing research organizaâ€" tion. He discussed the development olfiom-ldl‘-.lfithm- fee extended to scores of the leadâ€" ing industrial companies‘of the n>â€" tion. ‘ Burgert Names Cllg\imfin/ f To Head Chest Drive Women Voters To Hear North The League meeting will start The Highland Park anit is reâ€" presented. in the 10th district by Ivy Harvey, historian, and Ann Halterman, Fingnce chairman. | Chicago Rockets To Entertain Scouts l(!fl'tuplan T h e ~ installation â€"ceremonies were fallowed by a ‘social hour and refreshiments. ; September 4. She was assisted by Mrs. Frances Marks, past presiâ€" m«ummâ€".;n. as sergeantâ€"atâ€"arms. P The following officers were inâ€" stalled: Presidentâ€"Catherine Gilâ€" Corresponding secr@#taryâ€"Helâ€" en Elwell. regarding which science has, in the last ten years, turned from punâ€" ishment and prejudice to lay the foundation for a scientific ap~ proach. That in adition to the esâ€" timated 26,000 alcoholics in Chiâ€" cago there are a large number of problem drinkers who are not alâ€" coholics in a medical sense. That *IM;M* ces are suffered in varied form, by all members of the cotmatenity. ‘This lecture series wil} coveytho latest research on the subject, and will present, at the final meeting, cipal Court of Chicago; Dr. Paul Hietko, Chief Medical officer, Divâ€" ision of Medical Care and Treatâ€" ment Illinois department of Public Welfare, and Mr. Cromwell, Asseâ€" ciate Director, Juvenile Protective association of Chicago. Nr. Cromwell, whose home is at the Highland Hotel, of which Mrs. Cromwell is the manager, is well known on lecture: platforms articles on this subject. . 4 rid.:fl-t lmmlui 0 of Iilinois, installed the officers of the Highland Park Unit at an open the discussion panel consisting of Appointed as Viceâ€"Chaifmen in the General Campaign are: Frank~ lyn W. Chaffee, districts 1 and 2; Francis D. Weeks, Districts 3, 4 and 5; Bruce Krasberg, Districts 6 and 7; Charles C. Looney, disâ€" trict 8; John E. Vollertsen, Distâ€" ricts 9 and 10;â€"Gregory M. Sheaâ€" hen, districts 11, 12 and 13; John L. Robinson, districts 14 and 15. Highland Park Man * Takes Active Part In â€" Walter O. Cromwell 548 Cenâ€" tral, is a director and viceâ€"presiâ€" dentotflleChhpCoâ€"ittâ€"- Alcoholism which will present a series of weekly lectureâ€"discus~ sions at Roosevelt college, 430 So. lfichh-mn.cnup;lt 15 through October 20. Cromwell will be a member of the discussion panel at the final lecâ€" ture. . 4t 4 Completing the "top:command" lmht-uuimf-fiafl ward Burgert, General Campaign lowing names this week. * i In studying the pamplilet issued by the arganization we find that Pat Leahy, who plays right end for the Chicago Rockets plans to attend the opening meeting of Boy Scout troop No. 33 on. Tuesday, September 16, at Lincoln school Mr. Leahy will talk about some of his experiences during his footâ€" bail career, and show moving picâ€" tures of some / of© the Rockets‘ Lioyd Moon, scout master of the Mightand Pork Lions clab invite an Park Lions club invite all bogs of scout age and their parâ€" onts to attend. * Treasurerâ€"Mary Picchietti Chaplainâ€"Isabel Historianâ€"Bernice 1st Viceâ€"presidentâ€"Ivy . 2nd vm»w:â€"m- 5¢ a copy; $1.50 a evening,