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N. S. Committee Seeks To Modify New Truck Law Blondie, Dagwood ‘and Baby Dumpling are in the movies! The nation‘s favorite young married couple . . . in all. their lovable, laughable, heart â€" warming advenâ€" tures . . . right out of â€"Chic Young‘s .celebrated comic strip so eagerly _â€"read by mil?iom. They‘re the first family of the land! First in trouble, in~laughs, and in the hearts of their many | fans.. "Blondie" . features Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake as ;{Dagwood and Larry Simms as Baby ; «Dumpling. â€" See it at the Alcyon on | Saturday of this week. _‘ Wallace Beery and Mickey Rooney are united for the first time in "Stablemates," a melodrama of the race track. The picture opens at the Aleyon on Sunday for an enâ€" gagement of three days. The story, a dramatic unfolding of the friendâ€" ship which exists between a once famous veterinary and a stable boy, has the flavor of "The Chanip," the memorable <picture which starred Beery with Jackie Cooper. Offering opportunities for broad comedy and some starkly dramatic scenes reminâ€" isecent of. his characterizations with Marie Dressler, it is a tailorâ€"made role for Beery, . Efforts to modify the new Illinois motor truck law which is now before the General Assembly in Springfield, to give local communities and citiâ€" zens moré adequate means to preâ€" vent unnecessary invasion of resiâ€" dential streets by motor trucks were begun by the North Shore towns and cities yesterday (Tuesday). â€" Official representatives of all the ;o}:mn:itidu of‘toa Evanston to Lake ff pro owners in these towns met in m of the Chicago <Bar association and laid preliminary plans for a united atâ€" tempt | to have (the pending law amended. Greater exercise of home rule by the communities as to the designation of : motor truck routes before: certificates .are granted is one of the objectives sought. ° A proâ€" vision in the bill which would permit a truck company to apply for a cerâ€" tificate upon petition from only twentyâ€"five citizens will Also be opâ€" YOLUME XXVIII twentyâ€"five citizens will Also be opâ€" posed, and efforts will be made to have the date specified in the presâ€" ent "grandfather clause",. moved back at least a year. The clause in the pending bill would admit to cerâ€" tification all truck companies operâ€" ating as a Nov. 1, 1939. Action by the councils and boards of trustees of the towns and cities will be taken at once to appoint an attorney to reépresent theâ€" entire North .Shore ‘in the modification program. Additional phases of the law will be considered and all possiâ€" ble steps will be taken to have inâ€" eluded in the measure adequate proâ€" vision for necessary control of moâ€" tor truck traffic, dalotycts The bill now pending, if enacted into Jaw, will create an entirely new . epoch in motor truck regulation in the State of Illinois. It provides for control of all motor trucks by the Department of Public Works and Buildings instead of by the Illinois Commerce Commission which now supervises such traffic. As it now stands, the biil wouldâ€"also permit a ‘largerâ€"number of individual truckâ€" ing companies to secure cartifica_t'u and permits for .operation. â€" The measure is the result of the deliberaâ€" tion of the Illinois Motor Vehicle (Continued on Page*7) Mickey Rooney Stars In "Stablemates" To Be Shown At Alcyon that it is. The plot was based on a popular Cosmopolitan Magazine story by Faith Baldwin, a sureâ€"fire author if there ever was one. Kay Francis ,one of the screen‘s foreâ€" most actresses, portrays the central character of the story and the role is a "natural" for her. lIan Hunter and John Litel star with Miss Franâ€" cis along with a very fine cast. On the same program is the attraction "Smashing the Spy Ring," which featuree Ralph Bellamy and Fay Wray. What headlines of the nation have been reporting for weeks makes up the story and provides a timely, â€" swiftlyâ€"paced action film, Both films on the Aleyon sereen next week Wednesday, Thursday and There are several reasons why "Comet Over Broadway" emerged as the engrossingly effective picture The Highlanit Park Preas U. of C. Professor â€" To Address Parents Of Eim Place Feb. 16 In a departure from the practice of former years the P.T.A. of the Eim Place school has arranged two evening meetings for this season with a view to attracting the atâ€" tendance of those who cannot orâ€" dinarily attend the usual afternoon sessions. : Outstanding speakers with interâ€" spersed musical entertainment justiâ€" fy the hope that these evening meetings may prove popular and that more of them may be planned in the years to come, f 6 ‘The first of these meetings will take place Wednesday evening, Feb, 15, in the Jessie Low Smith audiâ€" torium starting at 8 p.m. when Dr. A. Eustace Hayden, professor of: History of Religions and chairman of the Department of Comparative Religion at the University of Chiâ€" cago will tie up "Education, Its Privileges, with Our Children in a Changing World." / t Dr. A. Eustace D# Aayden lel;e&'::ds an inâ€" troduction on the North Shore. He has addressed many groups in the various communities and ‘he is auâ€" thor of "The Quest of the Ages," "Man‘s Search for the Good Life" and other works. He has deservedâ€" ly earned an envi@ble reputation as a speaker, He is inspiring and most scholarly in his delivery. . A timely subject is the: "City Manager Plan" which is arousing much interest, and Mr. Otto E. Gepâ€" bert of Wilmette, an active member of the City Manager Committee, will high light the need of a City Manâ€" ager Enabling Act. S 1 Donald S. Bruce Is â€" Back From Scotland family. Donald 8. Bruce, painting and decorating contractor residing : at 841 Ridgewood drive, returned home Sunday from a geveral weeks visit in Scotland with his parents, exâ€"Bailie and Mrs, D. Bruce, Wilâ€" lowbank Gardens, Wick. . This was his second visit toâ€"his home land since coming to America. ‘_ Mr, Bruce left Highland Park Dec. 15 and sailed for England on the Queen Mary. His trip home was a total surprise to his parâ€" ents, who were ceebrating &t fiftyâ€"sixth wedding anniversary on Vec. 28. During his stay in Scotâ€" land Don also visited his wife‘s Music will be furnished by Mr. Daniel Cobb, soloist, accompanied by Miss Irving Schur at the piano. Mr. Cobb‘s sélections are as follows : L. Ait from Milton‘s "Comtus"._Dr. Arne 2. Bois Epais (Air from "Amadis"...Lully 3. On the Road to Mandalay"...Oley Speaks The meeting is open to the pubâ€" lic without charge â€"and it is exâ€" pected that in view of the promiâ€" nence of the speakers there will be a large attendance. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK Novelty Acts Are To Be Featured In "Stooges Stunts‘‘ Musical numbers by talented members ‘m the, Highland Park High Sthool Parént Teachers assoâ€" ciation will be among the star feaâ€" tures of the p of "Stooges Stunts" which will take place Satâ€" urday night, February 18, at the High School auflitorium. .. ; The Faculty Swing Band, famous among studeiits and about to become famous in the munity at large, will play before, during and at the end of the show. Members of the band are the Mes#rs. Schussler, Heins, â€"Finch, _ n, . Carpenter, Bolle, Pertz and Schneider. _ ; Mr. Harold ter and Mr. Robâ€" ert Bridges, celabrated in Braeside and Ravinia for their duoâ€"piano playing, will have an act and Mr. Henry Ho n, Mrs. Edwin Seese and Mys. Lawréence Mayer are to do a musical : billy stunts that is worth coming a long way to hear,. Mr, David Suttl¢ and Mr, Bert Lytâ€" tle, likewise wallâ€"known as ~musiâ€" clans, will ap and their act will be followed by . Haessler‘s daneâ€" ing troupe, composed of talented men ballet dancers, Mr. and M David Olson of Highwood are do a series of Swedish folksongs and a troupe of Deerfield players are to present a radio skit entitled "The Phoney Stranger." The skit has been writâ€" ten by Mrs. Eatl Hyett and will be presented by the Messrs. J irah Cole, Lester Ball, Ha Baum, Earl Hyâ€" ett, Fred> Ritter, Kenneth Hunter, Graham‘ Yo Jim Russell and Mrs. Ear) Hye * Acandy will take place in the foyer before the show and durâ€" ing the inti ion. Candy is beâ€" ing solicited in the community by Mrs. Walter Oweiss, member of the Stunt committéb, aided by the disâ€" trict representatives of the P.~T.A,. They are Mrs, J. C. Griswold, Mrs. K. E. Wagner, Mrs. Harold Pfister, Mrs. L. R. Haak, Mrs. Harry Olenâ€" dort, Mrs. Harold Norman, Mrs. H. $. Bingham, Mrs. David Olson, Mrs. Herman Po and Mrs. Gustavé Bichler. | : '--fi'il; ”liilyicf inkenbergr of the High School Dtamatic department, is directing the production. . Tickets for the show are being sold by P.â€"T.A. members in each district under the leadership of Mrs. Henry Hawes, president of the ‘P.â€" T.A. and are also available at the High School. The préoteeds of the show and candy sale will go to the High School Scholarship Fund. This fund is used to assist to remain in college those students who have inâ€" tellectual ability and yet are unable to be compl independnt finanâ€" cially _ Mr, Sampel F. Knox, candidaté for mayor, says: | "I have pergonally inspeéted the Highland Park garbage dump and found foul s and unsanitary conditions which should be correctâ€" ( on page 8) = Most of the replies ‘received so far endorse the plan of the l.m of Women Voters for a city € incinerator and garbage collection eystem. Som undi:m favor private enterprise but all the replies have. shownâ€" a}t dissatisfaction with present conditions in. Highland Park. A nu of valuable sug« gestions were incorporated in these letters indicating the thoughtful inâ€" terest that the community is taking in its civic problems. Find Can'fllates Vitally Interested In Garbage Problem Candidates mayor and comâ€" missioner of MWighland Park ‘have shown ‘th vitally : interestâ€" ed in the question of the city‘s garâ€" bage disposal indicated by the prompt respo: received by the League of Women Voters to the plan of its spetial garbage commitâ€" tee. This plan with a request for comment or a statement for the press was to eacth of the 14 candidates for commissioner and to the three candidates for mayor. The League of Women. Voters would like to public the letâ€" ters of these ci s. Some of them are too long for quoting in their entirety. â€"F. ng are excerpts of of several of them and further letâ€" ters will be quoted next week. m§m$ PARK, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, nnxun* 9, 19389 Candidates Sent Questionnaire By Citizens Group Evidence of an increaging elvi¢ consciousness on the part of Highâ€" land Park citizens is found in the action of a citizens caucus commitâ€" tee which has adopted an unusual program to provide votets with comâ€" plete and aguthentic information about all the candidates seeking ::minution at the primaries . Feb. A letter and questionnaire were mailed to all political aspirants last Monday. Before the committee disâ€" solved, provision was made to pubâ€" lish the result of the questionnaires as soon as they have been returned by the candidates. These returns ‘promise to be of wide public interâ€" wen The letter signed by Cloud Wamâ€" pler, as chairman, and the questionâ€" naire follows : Mr. | Highland, Park, Illinois Dear Mt, Sodeevk As you may know, there was held on January 22nd a meeting of more than 100 Highland Park citizens for the purpose of discussing the comâ€" ing municipal elections. After exâ€" tensive discussions, those. present nominated and unanimously elected a committee of eleven members, and charged this committée with putting into effect the suggestions of the caucus, . ts The speaker of the afternooh will be our neighbor Géorgeé Getgood, the director of the Winnetka Communâ€" ity House. Mr. Getgood whoke exâ€" ecutive ability and personal popuâ€" larity have made the Community House a.center for young and old for educational and: récreational acâ€" tivities will ‘have a mesage of interâ€" est for his Audienc¢ée.. Endowed with a vibrant voice, with keen wit, with a philosophy which embraces all sitâ€" uations and with a deep appreciaâ€" tion of the :{Irim‘l power and kindâ€" ly nature of Abraham Lincoln, Mr. Getgood will give a short but stirâ€" ring talk Sunday, Feb. 12 at 4 There how remains only one task for the committee, and that is to publish to the citizens of Highland Park a list of all the candidates for the various municipal offices, toâ€" gether with comprehensive informaâ€" tion regarding each individual, The (Continued on Page 7) Any member of the community who enjoys good music, a short but inspirational talk . Hased upon the lovable and homely chatracteristics of Abraham Lincoln, and an attracâ€" tive Tea Party in which the atmoâ€" sphere of cordiality is evident, will want to come to the local "Y" next Sunday afternoon at 4 o‘clock. The usual monthly vesper service will be in the nature of a patriotic rally in honor of the great Président whose birthday it is. "Y" Vesper Service Sunday In Nature Of Patriotic Rally The affair will be in charge of the Publicity committee of the "Y" of which Mrs. James Stannard Balker is chairman. Mrs, Baker and last year‘s chairman, Mrs. Everett Fonâ€" taine will preside at the charming Tea Table arranged by Mrs. Garâ€" diner and Miss Grace Gatewood, and the following members of the comâ€" mittee will serve as hostesses: Mrs. Edwin C. Jones, Mrs, Fred Law, Mrs. St. John, Mrs. Edward Marks, Mrs. Alfred Marks and Mrs, Arâ€" thur Raff. o‘clock. ~Opening fi:e meeting will be the singing of {an original hymn stressâ€" ing peace written by a promising American poetess of English birth Edith Loving Pierce who has reâ€" cently moved from Highland Park to Chicago, sung to a Traditional hymn tune by the Community Chorus. â€"This splendid civi¢ organâ€" itation will give a number of deâ€" lightful selections which the audiâ€" ence will thoroughly enjoy. ~ The Highland Park Lions club will meet this noon in Legion hall for their weekly luncheon meeting. Max Suess, who is in charge of toâ€" day‘s program, will give a talk and demonstration on phonograph recâ€" Max Suess To Speak At Lions Club Today and methods involved in their League Of Women Voters To Discuss Public Health Feb. 15 Public Health in Highland Park will be the general subject &round which discussion and reports will center at the next meeting of the Highland Park League of Women Voters, Wednesday, February 15, at 1:15 p.m. _ s Guests at the meeting will be Mrs. George Bogart, president of the Illinois League of Women Votâ€" ers, who is visiting the local leagues throughout the state. Members of the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Leagues have also been: invited. The principal speaker on the proâ€" gram is Dr. F. W. Williamson of the American College of Surgeons who will discuss "Adequate Standâ€" ards for County Hospitals." y Williamson is an expert on hospi and their management and all of his time to the inspection and standardization of hospitals. Mrs, Lester ‘Brittain will rt on the state statute under county hospitals in Illinois operate and Mrs. William Briddle will the health section of â€" the ] = Yourâ€"Ownâ€"Town survey of d Park, made last year, up to date. She ‘will give a condensed repo of the additional survey of h- land Park made by the American Public Health Association last sum mer. Mrs. Gatewood, member of| a committee of League women |of whom Mrs. Louis Haller is chairâ€" man, will report on a visit to the Lake County hospital at Wauâ€" kegan. She will discuss = tions of the groum regarding | facilities of the hospital and | routine care of patients, / menting Dr. Williamson‘s r ks, Other members of the committee are Mrs. J, Sigurd Johnson, president of the League, Mrs. Wm, Mrs. Monroe Ottenheimer, Dr. 4 Green and Mrs. George Erown| Funeral services will be held toâ€" ‘day (Thursday) at 1:30 from the ‘family home. Rev,. Jacob Stetner, ‘elder of the Apostolic Christian ‘church of Elgin, will officiate. In~ ‘terment will be in Northshore Garâ€" den of Memories. _ _ [ Besides his wife and adopted daughter, Joan, a brother, Frederâ€" "itk, of Chicago, also survives. _ | «Alrs. J. Sigurt~IJuhnson®will |anâ€" nounce the dates of the elections ‘and the regulations â€" erning absentee yoters. Citizens exâ€" pecting to be absent from the ¢ity during elections can: vote in ways. They can vote in at the City Hall up to within days before the primaries ot tan vote by mail up to within days of the primaries. ‘ Ap = tions for obtaining ballots by can be secured at the City Hall. . nell is chairman, will be read at E e Board (meeting held Wednesday morning before the program. | Letters received from the = dates for mayor and commissioners by the Committee on Garbage Di posal of which Mrs. Robert Grinâ€" Carl Christ, Former H. P. Baker, Dies The deceased was born in adm pach, Germany, Jan, 22, 1896, came to this county in 1915, becomâ€" ig an Américan citizen soon after his arrival. On May i; 1918, he matried Miss Virginia B. Fields in Waukegan. In 1919 Mr. and Mrs, Christ came to Highland Park and engaged in the bakery which they sugcessfully cond until 10987. 4 2l â€" There were no children m to this union, but there is an h daughter, Joan Louise. ‘ . [ Carl D. Christ, 48, former bakery owner in this city, died early Monâ€" day morning in his room at 686 N. Forest avenue, Lake Forest, of a heart attack. * Mr. Chtist, whose home is at 1317 West street, Highland Park, had been engaged in</the bakery busiâ€" ness in this city for 18 years, sellâ€" ing his establishment here to Mr. Meyers in November 1987. After a year of travel, Mr.â€" and Mrs; Christ returned to Highland Park and last December esublhhq a bakery in Lake Forest. _ | | e ie A00 e . NOCR Nn CoP . CCR ETS o) During ‘his long residence in this city, Mr. Christ made a host of friends, both in the business and social world. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and on several occaâ€" sions made trips to the north woods to enjoy these sports. gi â€" His death was discovered when he failed to appear Monday mornâ€" ing in his newly opened store at 720 N. Western avenue, Lake Forâ€" est, for work. < â€" f Ahe Midâ€"Winter Sale Offers Savings To Local Residents This week will witness the first MIDâ€"WINTER VALUE DAYS in HIGHLAND PARK and RAVINIA, spOnkored by the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce. * All stores will offer exceptional values which will be hard to d-fl; cate elsewhere, Never before an effort been made to offer a town wide demonstration of values with cvery store cooperating to make this an EXCEPTIONAL EVENT. Residents of these two communiâ€" ties are urged to take advantage of this opportunity to obtain arâ€" ticles they need a special Value Days prices. es _ It is the hope of the Chambe: that if this townâ€"wide demonstra« _ It is the hope of the Chambe: that if this townâ€"wide demonstra« tion of values is a success, that it will: be a forerunner of futute events. Paul Olson, chairman of the Reâ€" tail committee, in charge of this outstanding event, announces that this eight day event will open with the annual Dollar Day, which opens Friday, continuing Saturday, Sunâ€" day, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesâ€" day with Phantom Days, followed by Kiddies Days, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. ¢ A remote control adaptable to any radio will be given away during the Phantom Days, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Just sign a ticket and place it in a box in the store where you make a purchase, The lucky winner will be presented this Remote ~Control with instalâ€" lation free of charge. An ideal arâ€" rangement for a lazy manâ€"just sit in your comfortable chair with your favorite pipe and tune in any pro«â€" gram. Boy! That‘s comfort, _ ; On Sunday, February 12th we will observe the 130th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Let every household honor this great American who "in his second inaugâ€" ural speech said: "With malice toâ€" ward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the Nation‘s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and orphans, to do all which may achieve and cherâ€" ish a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." . Now, for the kiddies, On Thursâ€" day, Friday and Saturday a pediâ€" greed Scottie puppy will be given some lucky youngster. ‘What child wouldn‘t want a frisky little Scotâ€" tie for a pal. All you have to do is, sign a ticket after making a purâ€" chase and drop it in the box at the store. Grownups are urged to sign the name of the youngster on the ticket they desire to win the Scotâ€" tie. Help your Highland Park and Raâ€" vinia merchants to make this an eventful sale, ‘ Merchants, . their employees, and newspaper employees and their fam> ilies will not be eligible to the above prizes. Display your Flag. If it is not possible to hang a Flag out of doors -â€"hnugnhovhdw..fimnfi stars in‘ your right hand and hang Flag straight down. This is the correct position of .Flag when viewed from outside, _ Honor Abrgham Lincoln by disâ€" mgfis«&mm» der to with the new Wage Saturdays. â€" 1 was open un Deerfield Bank To Close Saturdays At Noon Starting Feb, 18 Display Your Flag Sunday, Honoring Abraham Lincoln week days will remain the same as influp.n:z‘”l.-.w."-' playing a Flag. ces . Thailt stiep The Thrift Shop announces ont of its twiceâ€" half price sales for ,â€" February 11,. Barâ€" gains will be Come early. 18, close at 12:16 pan. on NUMBER 50