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qs Douglas Boyd, Mrs. David Epâ€" _ stein and Mrs. Rudolf Buller are the members of her comnifittee. Benefit Premiere To Raise Funds For Highland Park Nursery Gordon Buchanan, Jr. â€" ~ States Qualifications For Office Of Commissioner I have been a resident of Highâ€" land Park since 1907 and live at 68 Ridge Road. I am married and have three daughtersâ€" Mary, (Mrs. Stewart S. Peacock) a gradâ€" uate of Elm Place and Highland Park Highâ€"School; Deborah, a senâ€" jor at Highland Park High School; and Marguerite, in seventh grade at West Ridge School. 8:30 p.m. The movie, generously provided by one of the big film companies, . will be a new release, never before seen in the midâ€"west. Tickets will be sold by members of the nursery committees and by tions. Also, blocks of tickets will beton sale at Fells, Garnett‘s, l:; gar A. Steven‘s, Peggy Gordo and Husenetter‘s. â€" > Mrs. Raymond E. Moon, Chairâ€" man of the Finance committee, is in charge of the benefit preâ€" Mrs. Baldwin Newman, in charge of the ushers, has assemâ€" bled a group of Highland Park women to usher at the premiere, among whom are Mrs, Charles A. Meyer, Mrs. John Freter, Mrs. Fredérick Hecht, Mrs. Parker 8. Johnston, .Jr., Mrs. Robert I. Gillispie, and Mrs. Henry H. Hixâ€" on. Several of these, as well as School and. attended. the .U.S. _Na2â€" val, Academy and the University of Illinois, where I studied mining engineering. > My entire business career has been spent with the Old Ben 3 Corporation, in sales and management work up to World assistant purchasing agent. I took an active part in World War II for 38 months and presently hold a permanent commission as Lt. Cdr. in the U.S.N.R. (Inactive). __I have been active in local civic affairs for twenty years, working with the Community Chest, Red run for any office, but I believe that everyone owes his community something and I have always tried to cooperate when approached for aid in any local drive, etc. picture premicre will be held at other local North Shore organizaâ€" miere. Mrs. Fred S. Henschel, Mrs. for the benefit. To raise fungs for the Highland Park nursery, a benefit motion I sincerely thank my friends for their confidence. from 1927 to 1931. That Admin~ istration _ accomplished, â€" among Issues Statement ; Will Cast His Vote During my absence from Highâ€" land Park, both before and after the recent Primary, I was nominâ€" ated by a "writeâ€"in" vote for Mayor, | other things, the following: (Signed)â€"Gordon Buchanan, Jr. Vol. 40; No. 5 Humphrey Unopposed In Mayoralty Race As Lewis States Withdrawal Purchased the property on South St. Johns Avenue and built the City Hall and Library. ~~~~~~ Planned and constructed the water works, which is as modâ€" ern today as the day it was completedâ€"and is a large monâ€" ey maker. | _ ~_ _ ‘ Constructed the City Yard so that materials could be purâ€" chased at wholesale prices. Constructed the Ravinia~ Fire Station for a section of the City which before did not have adequate fire protectionâ€"acâ€" quired the site and planned the Green Batv Road station. Bought new fire fighting equipment and enlarged the department so that the City received a much lowerâ€"fire insurance rate. _ _ Constructed many miles of new water and sewer main‘ and I, myself, am a graduate of Elm streets. I served our city as its Mayor Lo ited a large deficit and when I reâ€" tired in 1931 the City had a surâ€" plus of over $60,000.00, â€"~ This statement is not being subâ€" mitted in a boastful manner. I only wish to indicate that I have "done my civic duty." ~~â€"Members and friends~ of the Building Report For Recreation Department Month Of March, 1951 14 ‘water taps, 1 electrical regisâ€" tration, 1 driveway permit and 2 septic tank permits increased fees to $3,394.96. f Day Camp Registration April 13th During March, 1951, 22 buildâ€" ing permits (15 dwellings, 1 barn, 6 alterations) were issued, valuaâ€" tion $532,650.00, fees $1,799.01. tank and burner, 3 signs and 2 special (wrecking) brought fees to $2,054.96. Fourteen sanitary Comparative Values and Numâ€" ber of Building Permits for March 1950â€"51 : Aceumulative Value and Numâ€" ber of Building Permits, Jan. to Mar. inclusive, 1950â€"51: Women Plan Spring Luncheon, April 16 Guest speaker for the day will be Dr. Alfredâ€"P. Haake, columnist, lecturer, writer, consultant to General Motors and â€" Mayor of Park Ridge, Illinois since 1945. His subject will be "We Can Save club are invited to attend. The luncheon committee is headed by Mrs. Charles Perrigo. Tickets may be obtained from Misses Grace and Thoretta Gregori. â€"â€"â€"Mr. John McCarthy, Director of Recreation,â€"has announced that registration for the Indian Day Camp conducted by the Highiand Park Playground ‘and Recreation Department will be Held Friday, April 13th, at the Recreation Center at 9:30 a.m. to July 20th. Bulletins â€" coritaining complete information on the Camp will be distributed in the schools next the Recreation Center, HI. 2â€" 2442. 1950 32 â€"Â¥ ssas5000 . g1,562.66 1951 m 0 ;532,65000 _ 1,79901 Mr. Humphrey has had four years experience as Commissioner and seems willing to give another four years as Mayor. I have been assured by our mutual friends that he is sincere and ‘honest. He therefore has the two main requiâ€" sites for the work. a+g Thank you again for your conâ€" fidence. C Township Republican The annual Spring Luncheon of the Deerfield Township Republiâ€" can Women‘s club will be held on Monday, Aprilâ€"16 at 1 p.m. in the Highland Park Community Cenâ€" The Camp is open to Highland Park boys and girls from 6 through I could not, even if elected, unâ€" dertake the duties of Mayor at this time. * 11 years of age and will be held at Sunset Park from June 18th repaired all existing Bridges. l â€"Planted ~the‘ North Shore Elécâ€" For further information call I intend to vote for Mr. Humphâ€" tric rightâ€"ofâ€"way, with the coâ€" operation of the Park District, from County Line Rd. to Linâ€" coln Avenue, which previously had been stones and debris. Built and enlarged existing unâ€" derpassesâ€"and many other imâ€" provements. Appointed, by ordinance, V. C. Musser, our present ‘City Clerk, as City Manager and operated under that plan during my four Constructed new Bridges and When I assumed office, I inherâ€" (signed) Benjamin F. Lewis The Higblands Park Press | & Bldg. Insp. hour Chicago street alive. h : ~ Fees Just for the record, we don‘t personally care is whether they legalize the bookfi‘ slots, blackjack games," etc. or not. The only kinds of gambling: to ,"’:“é*' which we are incurably addicted, are entirely legalâ€" ‘ Engineer like betting ourselves that weâ€"can get across a rush Highland Park, Illinois A Paper for Highland Parkers ® Published by Highland Parkers [__® ___â€" The antiâ€"firearms fanatic points out happily that \ifgimswereillegal,theczimg)nlcouldbearreswd ; jpst for having one, guns would be harder to get and Service Mothers To Meet Néxt Wednesday ~ _ All this talk about the "advisability" or "inadvisaâ€" ;bilit{” of legalizing the presently "illegal" forms of gambling, such as betting on a horse when you are not at the track or running a more or less quiet poker game for a few friends (a "friend" is anyone with a yen to gamble and the money to satisfy the yen) reâ€" minds us somehow of the antiâ€"firearms fanatics‘ efâ€" forts to make it illegal for a householder to have a pistol. The similarity, we think, lies in each ease,,in a Eefusal to weigh "unpleasant" facts in the scalés of ecision. that is contemplated, you can kill a man just as dead with a hammer as with a pistol; that a man who is going to commit a holdup isn‘t likely to be deterred be cause he needs an illegal tool to perform an illegal act; and, finally, that we already have laws against comâ€" mitting crimes. e fe e ts e .ih The opponents of legalized gamblinuf point out that if it were Iegalized, the criminals would take over the business and corrupt due srocesses of law with their srofits, and that it would be easier to gamble. They don‘t take into consideration that it is already illegal to corrupt due processes of law with profits of any kind, including gambling. As for making gambâ€" ling any easierâ€"well they‘d have to install slot machâ€" ines in all the public placesâ€"which might not be such a big jump from bingo, at that. _ _ £ "Y" Committee Prepares For Membership Drive _ Members of the committee are Hfimu Bowen Schumacher, J. M. ‘Watkins, Jr., Karl Velde, Robâ€" ert Walker, H. K. Platzer; Malâ€" colm Sproul, Robert Palmer and Mids Cora Hendee. Mrs. Edelbert thus, crimes involving firearms would decline. They don‘t take into consideration, that, if it is murder Because the cards were unsignâ€" ed, Charles® Guyot suggzested any member of the committee ipresent should make himself known. The motion was,seconded by Mortiâ€" mer Singer, but withdrawn when V. William Briddle said, "I think the motion is out of order." Leonard will have charge of the open house which will be held on Thursday during that week. Benson, 1855 South Green Bay road, telephone HI. 2â€"1729. cards was brought up, Moroney said: "I asked for $4,000 and it was given me by the board of audâ€" itors. I understand cards were sent out on the subject and I haven‘t figured out yet if the soâ€" called committee thinks it is too much money or if they are obâ€" jecting ~because it is me. I think I earn my money. I represent the township to the best of my abilâ€" ity. Although it has been stated that mine is a partâ€"time job, I do not think it is. I receive: calls 24 hours a day: and people come to my house day and night. I believe the increased cost of living warâ€" rants the salary increase." The membership committee of the YWCA, under the chairmanâ€" ship of Mrs. Bowen Schumacher, met at the "Y" last week to comâ€" plete plans for the annual memâ€" bership drive to be held this year, April 22 to 29, as a part of Naâ€" tional YWCA week. Mothers‘ club will meet on Wedâ€" nesday, April 11, at the home of Membership Chairman Mrs. Grant i . Up To Now < By vBiIl Thomas > One Way Or The Other ¢ Town meeting. None of the "Tax Payers Comâ€" mittee" which circulated a post card asking all to be present when the salary question was brought up was present. When the subject of the post cards was brought up, Moroney _ Emmett â€" Moroney, . Deerfield township supervisor, was granted aâ€"salary raise from $2,520 to Vote Raise In Salary For Twsp. Supervisor Weber To Serve Six Year Term As P‘k Board Commissioner of Marian _ Bridgman, flutist, Louise Evans, pianist, and Jessie Buchtel, violinist, and vocal solos by Miss Olga Sandor, sopranc. Moroney, Unopposed, Reémains Township Supervisor Highland Park Music > Club Enjoys Trio; . Soprano Soloist . In Tuesday‘s election a total of 1620 votes were cast in the Townâ€" ship election. Emmett . Moroney, Frank B. Peers and. William Steele, were unopposed. The unâ€" official returns are are follows: Township Supervisor Morohey ...............................: 1988 Assistant Supervisor PEEFS |...........c/cllclocsscocscllcole 1698 Steel@ .......___._._._._._ 1441 Justice of the Peace Ariano Total votes cast In the Park Board election for commissioners, Bertram A. Weber, unopposed, was voted to a term of six years. For a twoâ€"year term Francis D. Weeks won over Herâ€" man F. Anspach by a 2 to 1 vote. Official returns follow: _ Six Â¥ear Term Commissioner .. Bertram Weber _.__.______. 799 Twoâ€"Year Term C ‘Anspach ...:......... Weeks .._.._____.__.. Highland Park Music club met! with Mrs. Arthur Marquette, 109 Lakeview Terrace. The excellent program _ included . instrumental numbers given by a trio coi in RESULTS OF TUESDAY ELECTIONS â€" Starting this week, the Post Office will close at 12 noon on both Wednesday and Saturday, in conformity with economy local conditions. (On Wednesday, March 28, the Thursday, April 5, 1951 Postmaster . 349 . 564 1056 357 1620 Wins Separation Case Board May Appeal Lake Forest High are @r&ikc. ...G presented, ne said, "I have heretofore indicated that in my ‘opinion the only presâ€" ent, material and decisive question is whether the petition for detachâ€" ment was signed bywat least twoâ€" thirds of such lefal voters at the timeâ€" the petition was presented." Atty. Roy Whiteside representâ€" ed the defendants. The Board of Education of Highland Park High school will meet tonight (Thursday) for the purpoSe: of deciding whether to appeal the case to the Supreme Court of Illinois. Judge Dady then pointed out that there is nofining in the school code to distinguish legal or eligiâ€" ble ‘voters and nothing to indicate the procedure for"taking a census of the district. â€" â€" Referring to the procedure adâ€" opted by those favoring detachâ€" ment Judge Dady said,"Obvious ly the procedure was carefully prepared in advance and precisely followed, a stupendous but not inswrmountable task." â€" ~*~ s q 2 3 ROmemee re'llfi Atty, ~David <Levinson, repreâ€" sented the Highland Park resiâ€" dents. . * The lengthy court action brought by residents of Highland Park against officials of the Lake Forest High school board, in order to prevent the splitting of Deerâ€" fieldâ€"Shields High school district, betonged, ended on Wednesday of last week, when Judge â€" Ralph Dady ruled in favor of the defenâ€" dants. The territory under disâ€" cussion is the former Northern Portion of the .Highland Park High school district. + At the termination of the suit, Judge Dady asked for short briefs summing up the arguments by the attorneys involved in‘ the manâ€" damus action. of counsel the real basis of the argument, the disposition and handling of school tax revenues, was also brought up. Mr. Perry Cohen Heads Annual Drive For Cancer Funds The American Cancer Society‘s annual crusade for funds started April 1st. Mr. Perry Cohen, Highâ€" land Park Chairman, reports that our city topped its quota last year, and is again expected to be Plans For Divine Observance Week becomey; The long suit was confined priâ€" marily to attempts of the oppoâ€" nents to the split to â€"disqualify many of the signatures on the petiâ€" among the leading contributors of Lake County and the State of Sixty per cent of all funds raised in Highland Park are spent for research, treatment and cure in our city, coumty and state. The local campaign for funds, as hereâ€" tofore, is largely being waged via miail. All contributions are being earnestly solicited. Checks made payable to the American Cancer Lmflhfld be mailed to Mr. National Legion Chaplain Outlines Perry Cohen, 235 Central ave. In Judge " «t BHRW~ which Dr. M. C. WYNES General Cancer Chairman For Lake County In a letter from Con‘:mlnder Bernard Sheehy to all the clergy in Highland Park, churches of all deâ€" nominations have been invited to join in the plans for a Divine Obâ€" ‘servance week, which have been ined ~by ~Rabbi David Lefkoâ€" witz, Jr. of Shreveport, La.,.Naâ€" Itional Chaplain of the American Legion, for the week of April 8 Itn 15. +« Join In Service Sunday, April 15 All Churches To Commander Sheehy has appointâ€" ed Henry Hansen, Legion chaplain of the 10th district of northern Illinois, and Albert . R. Mueller, post chaplain, to assist in plans for the week, and all the clergy of Highland Park have been asked . To make a specinl%nnnouncement on Sunday, April thy as well as t6 join with Nat?onal Chaplain Lefixowitgin his appeal that all denominations join in a week of divine observance, and that everyâ€" one go to his or her church on Sunday, April 15th, to pray for world peace, for our men in serâ€" vice, and for the welfare of our nation, . , In making his announcement, Chaplain Lefkowitz states thit in the face of gathering war clouds, it is‘vital that we all join in a naâ€" tionwide movement to bring America closer to God, for.it is in this way that we can best comâ€" bat the antiâ€"God forces of comâ€" munism. In so saying, he added that April is the h?ion'a Child ‘Welfare month, and for that reaâ€" Saturday, April 14 and Chaplains Henry Hansen and Albert Mueller in plans for the City Will Hold week, are William Rectenwald, William J. Hesler, Alan J. Harâ€" rison, Jerry C. Leaming, De Witt hodliihnismimmmtiad Alt s w5 8 Ait 6B 40010000 yclnel_.). Nolan, E. L. Gilroy and In the Highland Park High school district, only one position is vacant on the school board, and only one candidate has filed for Mrs. Hansmann, who lives at 950 Lincoln ave., is experienced in civic affairs, and has four childâ€" ren in school. Two are high school students, and two attend Ravinia school. * priate, as the spiritual training of On Saturday, April 14, from 12 o‘clock noon to 7. p.m. voters of Highland Park will go to the polis to elect officers of their respectâ€" ive schools. American children is more portant than ever before. mmmummm within the City of Highwood. The polling place of said precinet will be ummmmmcuyula- Vernon Township and all that portion of said territory within West Deerfleld District Number 106. The polling ; of said precinct will be in the 5 school in the Village of Deerfleld. mlfl_l _ _All that portion of said District in the Village of Schook District iumper 108 The Polimg Highland Park‘s | ~ Official Newspaper ¢ We cike ui n e of said precinet will be in the school in the Village of Bannock~ a copy; $1.50 a year 106. The polling place will be in the grade