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t . ~> ~Tche IHâ€"I in Voters‘ League To Aggressively Push â€" Consolidation At a meeting held at the home ‘of Harold F. Pfister, Sr., 2322 Phil Johnson To Talk To Kiwanians * Mr. Johnson, who recently réâ€" turned from a trip to Eurbpe, will iMustrate his talk with pictures. For that reason, we‘d like to see the end of the payâ€"asâ€"youâ€"go income tax plan. We‘d like to see what would happen if, instead of ne&e:c seem‘gl the money that is withheld from the paycheck,â€"each individual wage earner could hold the money in his hand for a few minutes before going over to the postoffice or some other approved collection place and paying it, himself..Of course, we don‘t expect.to see that â€"happen so we‘ll never know what the result would be, but we have an idea that the collective how! that would go up would convert a lot of freeâ€"spending Washington politicians into economyâ€"minded statesmen. We think there would be no hesitation on their part if they were faced with the alternative of cutting taxes or losing their jobs. Out of sheer necessity, they‘d probâ€" ably even come up with a fairly sound and workable program. But.as long as they can keep their jobs and keep spending, they won‘t change. â€" 7 noon of Sunday, March 12, the District 108 Voters‘ League offiâ€" cers and members of the General promote school district consolidaâ€" .. Warner stated that .the..need. for consolidation is no longer deâ€" batable or in question after the of Chicago in a previoussurvey. He further stated that the members of the General Commitâ€" tee expressed the opinion at the m.&-&.flfiemt&‘ League has made is to be mainâ€" tained and further progress is to be made, it is most essential that members be elected to the School Board at the coming election who: will be in accord with the wishes of the people and who will proâ€" club, next Monday evening, will be Such an action is praiseworthy, especially when one considers the fact that the Winnetka council probably realized that it was only defending a prinâ€" ciple, not reallyâ€"saving any money. The council must have realized that the "planners" will encounter not the slightest difficulty in finding some other (and possibly even less deserving) project on which to spend the money. Nothing that has happened in reâ€" eent years indicates that the spenders will ever have any trouble in finding a project. â€" & & Conn}wec of 40 unanimously apâ€" ment made today by Raymond C. _ They do have trouble in practicing any sort of economy ; President Truman himself has been quoted as saying that he would like to have someone show him where federal expenditures could be cut. . besccoces By Bill Thomas poncccece ®© FEDERAL CASH â€" FROM LOCAL POCKETS The Winnetka city fathers are receiving wellâ€" deserved applause for their action in turning down a "free" postoffice. Their position was that the rented quarters; which have been in use for many years, are entirely adequate, and that there is no good reason for spending Several hundred thousand dollars for a new building. £.oaa=. Vol. 89 ; No. 8 (Continued on page 6) , who will tell "What ans To Me." conducted "two previous District 108 surveys (Dr. Bobbit and the Field Service of the University of Chicago). Furthermore, an analyâ€" sis by Professor H. H. Linn, Teachâ€" ers College, Columbia University, communities) has many shortcomâ€" ings that interfere with the most definite hope for improvement." If over 7,000 elementary school districts within the last four years have recognized the educational and economic advantages resulting from this step, then why has Highâ€" land Park been soâ€"tardy by lagging behind this trend, especially in view of the Form New Group =~~â€" The Gold Star Mothérs of Lake To the Voters of School District 108: : en . Pemgze ARneiae MRm EWeE ent crazy quilt pattern of school district organization existing in Highland Park (and other Illinois Russell H. Edwards, 2017 Waverly March 14,â€" 1950 Since 1945, 7,016 elementary and 204 high school districts have been consolidated within the state of IIlinois.‘ the One of the principal stumbling blocks to consolidation is that the March 22, at 2 p.m. This is a newly formed organâ€" ization, and mothers eligible for membership are urged to attend. (Continued on page 6) offers Highland Park, Illinoiz . _ A Paper for Highlapd Parkers ® Published by Highland Parkers _ Answering your second ~quesâ€" iflon,lmvillingtoncommd to the school board of which I will be a member, if elected, that | (Continued on page 6) Red Cross cannot help. The ful, old (well, old for a typewriter anywayâ€"â€"1912 model) typewriter gratefully recording your contriâ€" butions. Butâ€"suppose the Undérâ€" wood is called back to duty at A ‘unique structure, ‘the roof will be of cantilever construction, carried by two horizontal steel girders each 130 feet in length.: It is the design of the architectural firm of Holabird & Root & Burâ€" gee, and is not comparable to any existing structure. The work to. be done before ‘opening night will cost $185,000, Mr. Murray announced, $165,000 worth of permanent work having been done last summer. Of the total remaining cost, $135,000 has already been contributed . by friends of Ravinia without a perâ€" sonal â€" solicitation. , There is still $50,000 to be raised and letters asking for contributions to the rebuilding fund are being sent to 10,000 residents of Chicago and the North Shore within the next (Continued on page: 6) Open Letter Answering your first question, I favor the consolidation of the high school and elementary school districts in Deerfield Township into m unit school district. I was a member of the Claybaugh Legisâ€" lative Commission which recomâ€" mended that unit school districts be encouraged. Following that Commission‘s report the Illinois Legislature enacted the present community unit school district law. Urider‘ that law it will be imposâ€" district in Deerfield Township without the approval of the voters in the other districts. Dissention Old Faithful Has Yielded The Ghost staff aides in the Red Cross office groaned, shook and stopped as if to say, "I just can‘t write down of the younger ones doâ€"it." Iredale‘s? Won‘t someone help the Red Cross in this time of disaster? If you do have a typewriter (we don‘t care if it is slightly antiâ€" have more charm, more character) you would like:to donate to the Red Cross we will be happy to call for it, clean it up and treat it with loving care all the rest of its days. Please call us at the Red March 4th as you requested, but I am answering your questions at my first opportunity. in District 108 and organized atâ€" board will make it difficult or imâ€" . So Arthurâ€"C. Ropiquet of Ireâ€" dale‘s, always a good friend ‘of the Red Cross, immediately came to the rescue with a young, peppy 735 South Sheridan Road Hi,chhnd Park, Illinois. .. Dear Mr. Warner: Upon my feturn to the city on Saturday, March 11ith, I found your letter of . February 27th awaiting . me. Naturally,‘I was Mr..Raymond C. Warner: & Chairman, ~District 108. Voters‘ Steel And Concrete To House Audiences At Ravinia Park Mr, Murray, who recently sucâ€" ceeded Percy B. Eckhart as chairâ€" man, announced that work has already begun on concrete piers which support ‘steel columns for the new structure and that steel construction will begin March 25. The new Ravinia roof will be fan shaped and will "float" on a row ofâ€"slender steel columns at its outer edge. No columns or pillars will be used inside the pavilion so the view. will be entirely unâ€" obstructed from every seat. â€" The 15th Ravinia Festival will open Tuesday night, June 2%, under a new roof, according to an announcement by Howell W. Murray of Highland Park, new chairman of the Ravinia Festival Association. R s Help! We have a dissster vicâ€" Marehâ€"£3, 1950 Dads Get Together On. When Junior Should Be Home school dances that are commonly held on a Saturday night, the fathers generally were of the opinionâ€"thatâ€"upperclassmen should be home between 1 and 1:30, and underclassmen not later than 1 o‘clock. Except for someâ€"very unusual reason, only one such ‘"late" permission per week should be granted. ‘ . A new ordinance is now in the hands â€" of â€"theâ€"city â€"attorneyâ€"conâ€" 1950 Heart Campaign Realizes 63A % tham is to be found in the fact that more than 600,000 persons in the United® States fall victim to That junior and senior students at.the Highland Park high school should be home not later than 12 o‘clock after attendingâ€" ordinary weekend events was the general feeling expressed by the Dads atâ€" tending the Dads‘ Smoker held at the Highland Park high school on Tuesday of last week. _ System In Effect This Fall cerning the complete renumberâ€" ing of homes and public properties in the city. It is suggested that all mumbers be abandoned until the new ordinance is passed by the Council.. It will be impossible to put the new numbering system into effect until late fall, 1950, at which time new signs for the renamed streets will be ready. DuPage andLake counties have reached an average of 63.4 per Home show, Harry Schram, chairman, Herman Anspach, Paul Behanna, Walter Bieger, Bruce Blaine, Ace Elliott, Jules Reingold and George Stone; program, John Wehrheim, chairman, and audit and ~budget, Fenner Spalding, chairman, and Art Ropiequet. As an example of such weekâ€" end events, the fathers suggested basketball games and shows that the students usually attend on a Friday night. Freshmen and sophâ€" omores would be expected home from such activities between 11 and =11:30. . . _ hi 65‘ Parties in homes, when the principal activity of the evening, should end at 11 o‘clock for unâ€" derclassmen and at 11:30 for ~(Continued on page 6) > The Committee appointed by the Council to adjust the comâ€" cent of their goal in the 1950 Heart Campaign according to an announcement by Park Livingston, chairman of the suburban division of the Chicago Heart Association. "The need for aid to research intended to find causes and posâ€" sible cures for heart disease reâ€" ~* The following committees have ‘been named by the Board of Diâ€" rectors of the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce for the year of 1950; â€" Retail, John Wehrheim, chairâ€" man;. Ace Elliott, Newman Fell, Sutton Laing, Dean Swift, Oscar Lundgren, Ed O‘Neill and Stanley Pollak; membership, Ann Marchi, chairman, Claude Mitchell, Ralph Pottker, Howard Roshto and Will Begmn..lfne ‘improvement, Art Ropieq chairman, _ Hermap Anspach, Ernest Belmont, William Cortesi, Harry Earhart, Sam Fell, Joe Garnett, Harry Gordon, Earl Gsell, Dorsey Husenetter, Gerald Holiday decorations, Ace Elliott, chairman, Ruth Babr, Jack Leach, Carl Bonn and Paul Olson; enterâ€" tainment, Martin Hart, chairman, Henry Bernard, John Cortesi, Ed New Street Numbering Knox and Nafe Larson. Chamber Names Committees For Current Year Mumford, Henry ~Nelson, John Suburban communities of Cook, ons, such as No. 4737 of the Vetérans of Forâ€" eign Wars the following named men were elected to office for the year 1950. Bill Moranâ€"commandâ€" er; Bill McArthurâ€"senior vice commander; Allen Gerkinâ€"junior vice commander; Jim Lorimerâ€" City Sells Old City Hall: Saturday Evening Club Will Install April 13 â€" the public. All are cordially inâ€" neighbors telling them the Red Cross story. In complimenting these workers, Carl Holzheimer, thairman of the campaign in Highâ€" On Saturday night, March 18th, the Saturday Evening Club will hold a Square Dance at the YWCA ballroom at 8:30 P. M. Square dancing has become a favorite pastinie and amusement for old arid young during the last few years. The public is most corâ€" dially ~invited to attend these square dances which are sponsored by the Saturday Evening Club once & month on the third Saturâ€" day evening of each month. * A good â€"time, which includes reâ€" At the last regular meeting of the Highland Park Memorialâ€"Post Ralph Castle of San Francisco and the title of his lecture is "Christian Mr. Castle is a member of the Board of Lectureship of The Moâ€" ther Church, The First Church of ther Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massaâ€" chusetts, and is well qualified to hmflvu‘-“cthm of Church of Christ, Scientist of Highland Park, and is free to workers are contributing their time and e They receive no pay. Their ward is the satâ€" isfaction o â€"well done and of helping the other fellow. I want to urge every resident of Highland Parkâ€"GIVE." The popular callers, Bart and Ede "Bartram â€" of ~Waukegan will be on hand with a complete P.A. chaplain; Dr. I. E. Wallisâ€"post surgeon; Stan Pankmanâ€"3 year trustee; Francis Sheahenâ€"judge These officers will be installed at the next regular meeting, April 13, in Witten Hall, at 8 p.m. of the City covincil, bids were acâ€" cepted for"two public properties â€"the old city hall and the old °_ With the first two weeks of the 1950 Red Cross Campaign past, Highland .Park has just about reached the halfâ€"way mark, according to Gordon L. Adamson, treasurer of the Highland Park Red Cross Campaign. "The money coming in is encouraging," said Adamson, "but we still have a long way to go to meet our goal of $24,000.00." § The bad weather during the first two weeks in March has not hindered the volunteer block workâ€" dancers. tendance. Plan to come! Harvey L. Schipp, chief of staff, Department of Illinois V.F.W. has been asked to be installing officer Science is to be offered to the purchasers of the old city hall at a price of $25,100, and the old were accopted the Red Cross Campaign | Is Well Under Way At Monday evening‘s meeting music to. lead the for in atâ€" Entertainment also will be a° feature of the program. Miss Maria Santi, dramatic soprano will lead the audience in singing the Naâ€" tional Anthem arid America,. There will be a group of songs by a chorus of 24 men from the Highâ€" land Park Chapter‘of the Barber Shop Quartet Group. Members of the group are Carl Howard, Ray Ryan; Willard Ewing, Carl Herbst, John ‘Romer, Jamés W. Barton, James A. C. Kelley, Gga;«l’lgh. B. K. Perreault, Geo ackson, Ralph Galitz, Robert Pease, Paut~ Gen. William H. Wilbur Will Speak At Republican Meeting cannot survive under the dead hand of Socialism. "It will be one of the most forceful talks ever given in Highâ€" land Park", said Mr. Edwin L Gilroy, President of the Men‘s Reâ€" publican Club. The meeting is under the joint auspices of the Men‘s Republican Club and the Deerfield Township Women‘s Reâ€" publican Group. Everybody is inâ€" vited and all seats are free. Raymond M. Heuning, John W. Erickson and Harold Secrist: â€"â€"Theâ€"ushers at theâ€"meeting will be a group of Youngâ€" Republicans headed by Mr. ‘Channon Bowes and will include Robert Sanders, Chandler Webster, Thomas. E, Gilroy, William Murphy. Citizens‘ Committee _ * To Fight Voters‘ f League of District 108 "IS SOCIALISM AMERICA‘S CREEPING , PARALYSIS!" will be the subject of General Wilbur‘s talk before the Republican meetâ€" ing to be held Thursday evening, Sheridan Road, Highland Park. â€"General Wilbur, citizen, statesâ€" man and distinguished soldier, has studied Socialism at close range, Reeves, John L. Zahnle,. Richard H*Pfather, Vernon Peterson, Paul March 23rd, 8 p.m. at the Elm Place School Auditorium, 233 N. summer in England and Western Europe. Following his retirement from the U. S. Army after World War II, General Wilbur also made several. trips. through the Orient A Citizens‘ Committee has been organized in District 108 to fight felt that the issues raised by the Voters‘ League were of a nature that could and should be answered and witnessed the advance of Commrunism ‘and its destruction of freedom. He knows that free enâ€" port the Caucus candidates Robert Jr., and new group is called the Citizens‘ ‘Committee ‘for Education for Disâ€" trict 108, and is headed by Robert competent persons, While we have disliked the tactics of some memâ€" bers of the Voters‘ League and i i thei iled threats Former City Hall \ Purchased By V.F.W. Post No, 4787 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars purchased the buildâ€" ing housing the Community Cenâ€" Post intends to dedicate the buildâ€" ing at a later date to the immortal Committee, says "Our group‘ has been informally in existence for some time, but until now we have Park who paid the supreme sacriâ€" fice during world wars I and IL. At that time it shall become C. Brown, Jr. Mr. Brown, in anâ€" nouncing the omnitlt:ion o%dn Pnsoralihis Cemers "MiPreem" cesnceat es V.F.W. Memorial Home. forthdr-o;flm-rf“: tivities, The Post will take possesâ€" sion when the equipment and functions of the Community Cenâ€" ter can be transferred to their c a eopy ; $1.50 a year (Continued on page 6) spent A\ initiative