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Increased$285,395 VOLUME XXVI Personal Property Lake county personal and real estate property was valued at $78,â€" 608,495 for taxing purposes today by the 1987 board of review, which turned over the equalized valuaâ€" tions to the county clerk for tax extensions. This county valuation is $1,422,â€" 575 more than the board set last year, when the assessment was $77,185,920. uie kadeo reuurns un peisvuat propâ€" erty assessments, espedially in Highland Park, Lake Forest and Waukegan. There were some inâ€" creases in real estate values in the various communities, but these were due mainly to improvements. Personal property assessments in Highland Park totalled $1,613,410 for the current year as compared to $1,328,015 in 1936. This is an increase of $285,395. In Lake Forest the personal propâ€" erty valuation was $239,395 more than last year, the 1937 assessment being $1,667,935 as against $1,428,â€" 540 in 1936. ~ The City of Waukegan â€"personal value of $3,793,430 was $108,040 more than the 1936 assessment of $3,685,390. The board of review, composed of Homer T. Cook, John E. Hayes Sr. and Frank Ronan, in its equaliâ€" zation of property values, boosted the assessments of the 18 township assessors by $225,305. This inâ€" crease was due entirely to the inâ€" vestigations of personal property holdings. The assessors‘ real and personal values for the year totalled assessments returned by the townâ€" ship assessors. It showed a total eounty . value of real propertyâ€"~of $66,068,060 compared to $86.154,â€" $78,383,190. ‘The board of review in its equalâ€" ization work lowered real estate 620 by the assessors. In the personal property assessâ€" ments the board placed the total at $12,415,415, as against the assesâ€" sors‘ total of $12,126,570. . 5 Besides this increase the board placed om the assessment records nearly $200,000 of personal propâ€" erty on estates of persons who died in Lake county during the past year. Approximately $10,000 in general taxes was allowed by the probate court in theâ€"claims against the estates. â€" When the railroad valuations in the county are returned by the state tax commission, the county clerk‘s tax extension departmient will start the distribution of assessments among the various school districts and taxing bodies. The real and personal property valuation equalized by the board of review, $78,608,495; the capital stock, $837,300 fixed by the state tax commission and ‘the railroad values are estimated to give the county a valuation of approximateâ€" ly $85,000,000 as compared to $82,â€" 833,518 last year. Railroad values last year totalled $5,186,118. Comparative Totals ‘Township 1987 Waukegan" .__.........$19,962,280 $ Waukegan . ............... $19,962,280 Deerfeld â€" ._______ 15 845,000 Benton __________ 1451418 Sempert .........__ cwoHe Antioch _ _ _ 2572621 Lake Yills .______ 1867330 Grant ..________. 2093680 Avon ......____._._.. 2,087,465 Cube .__________ 2085,650 Warren ... 1,597,040 v-'-r-’-'"”"'_.""" ogrieg ll""‘l.t.lfl Ttrents"_â€"â€" e Fremont ...________ 1351525 W aucone Mrs. George Bogert to Address Jewish Women, Monday ‘The Conference of Jewish Womens Organizations will hold its Decemâ€" ber meeting on Monday, Dec. 27 at 1 p.m. at the Medical and Dental Arts building, 185 N. Wabash, 22nd floor, Chicago. Mrs. Harry L. Canâ€" mann, president, presiding. The speakers on the prograth, presented by the Civies and Legisiative comâ€" mittee e-um": group of our most represente citizens, qualiâ€" “blflvfl‘w.:-.-h s aee moe e omen Voters, gm. B. uh.vi-.-;;nu- ty Manager committee, speak on City Manager Plan. Petitions, will bb the subject of Mrs. John T. m‘“â€" of Petitions Md“’fi?.‘fl present Changes in Administration of the Juvenile Court Law. GRAND TOTAL $785,60,45 in The Hinhland Park Press 1,259,610 $19,656,455 $77,185,920 14,816,805 1,351,196 2,214,735 1423415 1,409,265 1,687,765 2,502,265 #,415.870 1,886,030 1,255,180 1478816 2,086,440 Mingling with torch singers and dancing maids, Charlie Chan invades the night clubs of the Great White Way to find his strangest case in the center of New York‘s gayest life. ‘The latest film in the advenâ€" tures of the Chinese sleuth is "Charâ€" lie Chan on Broadway," with Warâ€" ner Oland, Keye Luke and Joan Marsh in the leading roles. To be on the Alcyon screen for Christmas Day only. > "Broadway Melody of 1936" to Be at Alcyon Theatre On Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the Alcyon will present the _ much .. tallked .. ahont ..nistmes. which Robert ‘Taylor and Eleanor Powel!l are starred with many other well known film names in the cast. The theatre and the race track furâ€" nish the background for this enâ€" trancing story. There are extraâ€" ordinary dance sequences and many good laughs. For lovers of clean musical comedy this film will furâ€" nish delightful entertainment. Shirley Temple as "Heidi!" Milâ€" lions the world over have been enâ€" thralled by the warmth, the tenderâ€" ness and charming beauty of Johâ€" anna Spyri‘s beloved story of Heidi and all the colorful folk who lived and laughed and loved high up in the Swiss Alps, just beneath‘ the stars. Translated into all languages and read everywhere, it is a story that had to wait for its star before it could. be brought to the screen. "Heidi" brings a Shirley Temple more glorious than has ever been kown to her public. Jean Hersholt, Arthur Treacher and Hélen Westly play prominent roles in the story. An Aleyon attraction for Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week. Class to Enjoy Christmas Party Community Garden The members of the Social Servâ€" ice D%ntment of the . Highland. Park Woman‘s club, under the able leadership of Mrs. Marvin Walâ€" lach, Mrs. Claburn Jones and Mrs. C. Vigo ‘Nichols, and fincluding Mesdames John N. Brigham, Wilâ€" liam Gartside, Grover Q. Grady, W. F. Mayer, A. A. Pantelis, Edâ€" ward Strenger, Frank Sturtevant, and Miss Adele Everett will gladly help at the children‘s Community Christmas Party to be held at Elm Pace school on Thursday afternoon at 2 o‘clock, to make the day a memorable one for the eager youngâ€" sters who attend. On Tuesday, December 28th, at 2 o‘clock, the Community Garden Class of the Club will hold its anâ€" nual Christmas party, for members only, at the home of the chairman, Mrs. Ellery H. Harvey, 987 Ridgeâ€" wood avenue. Assisting Mrs. Harâ€" vey as coâ€"hostesses will be the folâ€" lowing officers of this interesting group: Mrs. A. M. Allison, ‘:z‘s Laurence O. Olesen and Mrs. P Prior. ; To Regin Work on Lake Forest Grade Separation in Spring Neil N. Campbell, Lake Forest city engineer, said today ‘that the state had granted $200,000 for the grade separation project at Sacred Heart. Announcement that the grant had been approved by Illinois officials was made in a recent issue of an enâ€" gll::.ring periodical, Campbell ayâ€" e Work on the construction of the subway under the twin tracks of the North Shore line and the North Western railway will begin early in the spring of 1938, it was intimated. ‘Tentative arrangement ~provides for the use of the Samcred Heart grade crossing while the subway is being built so that the traffic enterâ€" Other plans for the improvement of vehicle transportation in the community include the continuing of Western avemue north to the Lake Bluff city limits and the widening of McKinley road. ing Lake Forest on Sheridan road and McKinley road will not be imâ€" highest engineering honors bestowed upon students at Massachusetts Inâ€" stitute of Technology. k Honored at M.LT. Abbott Byfield, of Dr. and Inm-'..'ad‘hcb. was one of eightsen seniors to be was also one of the group to receive Abbott Byfield Is OFFICIAL. NEWBPAPER OF THE CITY OF HIGHLEAND PARK HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOI8, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1987 Dr. Lois Greene: Reveals Fate Of . China In Letter A very interesting letter with a Christmas message comes from Dr. Lois Greene, who is associated with a hospital at Changsha, China. Dr.. Greene, who is a product of Highland Park, having been eduâ€" cated in the local schools, gives a glimpse into war torn China reâ€" vealing the fate which is befalling this country at the hands of .Jaâ€" pan. How far away the possibility of an armistice seems mow, \thou‘T how we wish it might be possible to have one soon. As I sit before the fire this rainy, cold afternoon I am trying to think of you at home as if it were already Christmas time. The magazines here have not yet brought their Thanksgivâ€" ing message, but by the time this reaches you, you will have enjoyed that and also the thrill of preparâ€" ing for Christmas. There will be snow and your homes will have the red and green decorations and the warmth of that season. May there be peace there too, security and the love of united families. May some aspect of peace have come to this war torn world by that time too. Armistice Day, Changsha, 1937 Dear Friends: This is a dark time for China. With plans carefully worked out and prepared years before, Japan has been progressing toward her aim of becoming master of Asia. With mechanized units she has been steadily pressing south from her holdings in north China and she has recently taken Talyuanfu, the capital of Shensi which brings her closer to the Yellow river, her objective for the time being. With terrific losses to herself and China and at the cost of wide destruction, she is bent upon encireling Shangâ€" hai and driving out the defenders. Works of beauty, universities, hosâ€" pitals, laboratories and fruits of engineering skill have gone down before her. Children and refugees have taken their place in the tragâ€" edy and have been lost by scores and hundreds, often by direct atâ€" tack. + Canton and the cities of the interior have been attackdd innd the ugly monster of hatred and City Commissioner Bruised in Fall land Park‘s commissioners fell on the icy pavement Saturday mornâ€" minor Joseph H. Taylor, one of Confusion Exists _ Regarding Funds of There seems to. be some confuâ€" sion concerning the money that is in trust with the directors of Comâ€" munity Service of Highland Park, Inc. The funds of this corporation have not been gotten by public subscription; they are not public funds; and they have no connection with the taxing bodies of our city. The funds of Community Servâ€" ice, a nonâ€"profit corporation, have but one purposeâ€"to foster and proâ€" mote recreation in Highland Park; with the ultimate goal of a Comâ€" munity House for our city.Thereâ€" fore these funds cannot be spent for any activities not pertaining to its recreation purpose. For the past seven years the inâ€" come from the capital funds has been used to sponsor recreational activities in our community. These activities have shown to the Comâ€" munity Service Board the great need for a Community Center for the people of Highland Park. The folder and vote on a Comâ€" munity House that families recentâ€" ly received was to learn from the Community its feelings concerning the prime objective of Community Sor_vieoâ€"-A Community House. Here is a brief outline of how Community Service came about. At the close of the World War a group of interested citizens who were acâ€" tively interested in recreation for Parcel Post Shows Increase of 25% Over Previous Year Last year‘s Christmas business whowed a substantial increase over the previous year‘s while 1987 is and m-ix?y'o.mwofim. a crew of extra Postmaster Diamiel Gobb of | the Highland Park Post Office is preâ€" pared to meet the heavy Christmas mail situation in this vicinity. likely to run better than 25 per cent higher than in 1996. This inâ€" crease applies to incoming as well as outgoing parcel post. ‘The early part of the week was marked with a heavy rush at the bulofiohh&rulpdlâ€" yision, while the Christmas card wolume will not be reached until “d-n‘bmfl-fl- filed, sixty men were to the force for the holiday rush. _ week except Friday, close at 8 p.m. for all outbound pisces.; There will be a parcel post delivâ€" z:.“fi,h..” will be closed all day. Office hours for parcel post and (Continued 2) Bethany Choir to Present Cantata Sunday Morning A cordial invitation is extended to all who love sacred music to attend the 11 a.m. worship service at the Bethany Evangelical church next Sunday morning. At that time the Bethany choir will present their Christmas cantata entitled "The Adoration." The music of this canâ€" tata is written by George B. Nevin and the words by Lillias C. Nevin. It portrays the Christmas story in a beautiful manner. The Bethany choir is under the direction of Mrs. L. R. Hawley. This group makes a valuâ€" week. %. gltom "O Come All Ye Faithâ€" 2. Baritone solo and chorus. "Beâ€" hold, a Virgin Shall Conceive." 8. Chorus of women‘s voices with _solo "In Reverent Awe and Solâ€" emn State." 4. Chorus of men‘s voices, "The Sweeping Through the Arch of Night." ableâ€"contribution â€" toâ€"the â€"snrchin Is Stricken While Playing Santa at °* Ridge School Friday As a tragic climax.to what seemâ€" ed one of the outstanding events of the year at Ridge school last Friday evening, came the sudden death of Albert T. Wagner, 63, who was playing Santa Claus to more than 200 children, at the annual Christmas entertainment. It was the first performance to be given in the new auditorium, which altho not completed had been made ready (for the event. Mr. Wagner, who wolunteered his services for the occasion was distributing gifts to the children, and died a few minâ€" utes later, Mr. Wagner was for more than 12 years manager of the Chicago office of Kiwanis International, reâ€" tiring in 1931. Since that time he had been living with his daughter and sonâ€"inâ€"law, Lowell S. Harter, at 2222 Old Briar road. In addiâ€" tion to his daughter Eunice he is survived by his wife, Pearl, and two sons, James G. and Leland. Funeral services were held Monâ€" day afternoon at 2:30 p.m. at Kelâ€" ley‘s Chapel. Interment was in Graceland cemetery. t Depositors of Closed N. S; Trust Company to Get Dividend The North Shore Trust Comâ€" pany will pay a dividend of $34,â€" 752.05 during the coming week it was announced early this week at Springfield by State Auditor Edâ€" ward J. Barrett. This is the fifth dividend payment to depositors of the closed bank, bringing the total paid up to 86 per cent. The 8 per cent dividend was authorized by the State Auditor. In addition to this dividend $152,803.43 has been paid to preâ€" ferred creditors. Last week the depositors of the closed Highwood State Bank ‘reâ€" ceived their sixth dividend check amounting to 20 per cent or a total of $32,121.34. 1 15 per cent dividend, amountâ€" ing to $14,866.40 was also authorâ€" ized to the depositors of the Wauâ€" conda Trust and Savings Bank, checks for which will be mailed this week. Vacancies Existing in 6th Corps Area The United Statee Army Reâ€" ctuiting station in Chicago anâ€" nounces a list of current vacancies existing in the Sixth Corps Area. The recruiting office is in R:om 283, United States Court House, in Chicago. Field, Michigan; Chanute Field, Iilinois; Scott Field, Iilinois, _Coast Artilleryâ€"Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Infantryâ€"Fort Wayne, Michigan; Fort Sheridanm, Illinois; Jefferson Chorus, "Softly the Starlight." Tenor solo and soprano solo, "And lo the Angel of the ‘Lord." Chorus, "Glory to God in the Highest." * Alto solo and quartet, "Hushed at Length the Gracious Song." Chorus, "Amen! Lord, We Bless Thee." Medical Department and Quarâ€" termaster Corps at all of the above Artilleryâ€"Fort Sheridan Air rbana, I11. Local Hospital Adopts Trusteeship At Annual Meeting By unanimous approval of its members, the Highland Park hosâ€" pital association, at its annual meetâ€" ing on November 1, 1987 voted to dissolve its past corporate strucâ€" ture in favor of a Trusteeship form of administration. At a meeting of the Board of Manâ€" agers, on November 28rd, this acâ€" tion was formally confirmed and wIl We Witdwit @6 it sn rescrasse a chi in Hospital Foundation. With the formation of the new orâ€" ganization the power for adminiâ€" stration of the hospital becomes inâ€" vested in 45 trustees, chosen from citizens of the community. From this group of 45 trustees a board of managers, or governing board, is seâ€" lected. This governing board. comâ€" prises ten members and is responâ€" sible to the hospital and the comâ€" munity at large for the conduct of hospital affairs relating to finance, policy and public relations. As in the past, the hospital board of manâ€" agers maintains a close liason with the hospital staff of physicians and the superintendant; The creation of this new organizaâ€" tion is significant to the welfare of the community in a number of reâ€" spects; especially perhaps througir the broader activity of members of the community now acting in the capacity of trustees. This means that complete ownership and manâ€" agement of the hospital is invested in a great group of public spirited and Highland Parkâ€"minded citizens. It makes possible a furthering of the aims of those in whose capable hands the guidance of the hospital affairs have been entrusted practicâ€" ally since its inception. By the change in administrative form the relations between the hosâ€" pital and the efil.nmmlity are in no way .. The policy of issuing urvl:uc’e!rglfiu'tes will continue as it has in past years,. New certifiâ€" cates will be issued in the name of the new foundation, instead of the old association. ‘The foundation will continue to participate as a beneâ€" ficiary of Community Chest funds, giving, as it always has for the monies received therefrom, value reâ€" ceived in the form of service certifiâ€" In order to obviate the possibility of delay ‘and misunderstanding at a future date the board of managers has requested that those contemâ€" plating donations or bequests be adâ€" vised that such benefactions be asâ€" (Continued on Page 9) Christmas Services at Redeemer Church Christmas at the Redeemer Luâ€" theran church on West Central avenue, the Rev. W. F. Subr, pasâ€" tor, will be featured at two servâ€" On Christmas Eve the children‘s service will take place beginning at 7:30. The children of the Sunday sthool will present a program of carols and recitations assisted by the choir. A pageant, "The Hope of the World," will be presented by the young people and the children. Hope is represented by Miss Gloria Suhr; the Star by Clara Olson; Bethichem by Myrtle ;Grossman; the Angel by Dorothy Bonn; the desert by Narcissa Zschau. Walter Smith, Marcus Hagen and Fred Roscher will act as the shepherds and Robert Znmeske, Jack Wussow and Alvin Pantle as the Wise Men. Closer Community Relationship On Christmas Day there will be only one service, an early Matin beginning at 6:30 a.m. The choir Robert Preus will take the part of David. will render appropriate selections and the sermon will be preached by the pastor. H. P, Lions Club Gives Annual Party at Dorcas Home Thursday evening, December 28, the Highland Park Lions club will hold its annual Christmas party at It is the practice of the club That each member bring two présents for the children at the regular Thursâ€" day luncheon time, and that a speâ€" cial committee will take the presâ€" ents out to the Doreas in the evening (at 7 o‘clock p.m.), along with ise cream and * the Dorcas Home in Deerfield Henry Hansen, the community NUMBER 42