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Highland Park Press, 12 Oct 1939, p. 7

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RUTH PETTIS, & P.T A. MEETING POSTPONED BECAUSE OF QUARANTINE The October meeting of the Deerâ€" field Grammar School Parentâ€"Teachâ€" to Friday afterncoon ,the 26th of the month, because the school chilâ€" dren are in quarantine for fourteen YOLUME XXIX teacher, and chairman of the memâ€" bership committee. Mrs. Frederick Ritter, president, hopes to have 100 per cent membership in all rooms. 100 per cent membership rooms. Dr. Morley D. McNeal of Highland Park, will be the speaker. CITIENSHIP PAPERS The 207 Lake County men and women admitted to citizenship last Thursday and Friday by Judge Ralph Dady in Waukegan included five Deerfleld persons. Certificates of citizenship presented to them at an Americanism reception Wednesâ€" day evening at the Legion Home in Waukegan. Those from Deerfield who received their citizenship paâ€" pers are Dr. Gharles Russell Sugâ€" den, 634 Westgate road; Henry Geist, ‘Osterman avenue; Mrs. Jens Petersen (Mar‘o Wenderling), 661 Chestnut street; Niels Kristian Pedersen, 701 Chestnut street; and Pieter Tibertus Nobbe, 810 Waukeâ€" gan road, West Lake Forest, Deerâ€" WILMOT MOTHERS‘ CLUB ACQUAINTANCE PARTY > So that the newer members of the Wilmot school community may beâ€" <come better acquainted with parents of the families of longer residence, ranged for Tuesday evening, Oct. 17, at the school. A committee meeting for the party was held on Friday at the home of the presiâ€" dent, Mrs. Victor Carlson. Members of the committee include Mrs. Otto Trute, Mrs. Roy Clavey, Mrs. Ben Siljestrom, Mrs. Mary F. McDevitt, and Mrs. John Armstrong. The same committee will function for the benefit card party for the school on the evening of Novemberâ€"8. At the last meeting of the club the folâ€" lowing officers were elected: President, Mrs. Victor Carlson; viceâ€"president, Mrs. Earle Harris; secretary, Mrs. Otto Trute; treasâ€" urer, Mrs. Ben Silfestrom; program chairman, Mrs. Mary F. McDevitt; Mrs. Jack Morton is the retiring président. The mothers consulted yesterday with Mrs. Delbert Meyer, principal, for the planning of a little fair, where the children will exhibit vegâ€" will be the topic of two WLS radio artists, Marths Crane and Helen Joyee on Thursday, Oct, 26, at 1:30 live stock. RUMMAGE SALE Mrs. Hubert McGuire is chairman of sponsored by the women of the Holy Cross Catholic church on October 25, 26 and 27, in one.of the vacant stores in the business district, two doors west of the Deerfield Post ofâ€" fice. Donations may be left at the Rectory or with Mrs. McGuire, or with her coâ€"chairman, Mrs. Donald ROYAL NEIGHBORS young women who edit a homeâ€"makâ€" ers is again being sponâ€" nmwcâ€".n Royal Neighbors. Mrs. William Johnston is chairman of the proâ€" gram. ‘There will be door prizes and after the radio program there will be bingo. Tickets are on sale at a very nominal cost. HOLY CROSS CHOIR PARTY BENEFIT The members of the choir of the Holy Cross Catholie church will sponsor a card party on Wednesday evening, Oct. 20, at 8 o‘clock in the parish school. A chair is on display the hoime on Saunders road where he had lived his entire life. Funeral Schwab, who lived with him; and four sisters, Mrs. George Antes of Deerfield, Mrs. Robert Giesselbrecht of Wheeling; Mrs. George Benz and Mrs. Henry Dickman, both of Melâ€" vin, IIJ. Another of his sisters was Mrs. Mary Huhn, who died last month., Mrs. Mary Fritech Mrs. Mary Frants Fritsch, widow of Samuel Fritsch Sr., passed away Friday, Oct. 6, at the age of 91 years, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Stryker of Orchard lane. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Bethichem Evanâ€" gelical church with Rev. Earl J Bruso officiating. Burial was in the Long Grove cemetery. Mrs. Fritsch, born Aug. 18, 1848, was the daughter of Philip and Kathreen Frants who came from Germany in 1847 and settled in Northfield township. â€" Her husband, who died 61 years ago, was also the son of a pioneer family, the Fredâ€" erick Fritsches. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ida Stryker and Mrs. Louise Miller, both of Deerfield. A son the Rev. Samuel Fritsch, died several years ago. There are also six grandchildren, Raymond Miller of Los Angeles, Calif.; Maurice Miller and Mrs. Harmon Hendrix (Mabel Miller) of Deerfield; Miss Helenmary Fritsch of Jacksonville, Fla., and Howard Stryker of Deerfield, David Stryker of Sterling, Ill.; and five great grandchildren: Thomas Miller of Los â€" Angeles, Louise Hendrix, Elaine, Constance and Mary Miller, all of Deerfield. HIGH SCHOOL TRANSPORTAâ€" TION IMPROYVED TO DEERFIELD Next Saturday, October 14, there will be a bus at the corner of Wauâ€" kegan road and Deerfield road at 12 o‘clock sharp, to take all footâ€" ball players and band players particâ€" ularly, as well as others, to the footâ€" ball field and high school for the game. This bus will continue this service during the football semson, also bringing these students home after the game. Hereafter the afternoon school buses will make no other stops after leaving the high school and football field at the usual schedules. This new ruling is to help in regulating the number of students allowed on each bus. Coâ€"operation is asked of the students in not waiting at the corner of Green Bay road and Cenâ€" tral avenue, but in returning to the high school for buses, where they will leave at the usual times. conduct a rummage sale on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, October 16â€"18, in the vacant store two doors west of the post office. Mrs. Wenâ€" dall Goodpasture is chairman of the sale. Emilie Ann Wolter, daughter of Mr. and ln.Arth-r'oNu.mh;â€" tized last Sunday, with Dr. W, F. Weir officiating. It is interesting to note that the late George Stanger was an elder in the Deerfleld Presbyterian church for 25 years and Sunday school suâ€" RUMMAGE SALE The Woman‘s Association of the Deerfleld Presbyterian church will New members of the Presbyterâ€" jan church are Mr, and Mrs. Lester B, Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Raiph V. Hoffâ€" perintendent for 45 years. Such mzmmuwd wheat flour, corn meal and onlons, Betty Volkman, daughter of Mr. OBITUARIES William Lesser The Deerfteli Page period of fourteen days. This quar« antine has been well kept, and all along she streets children are play» ing on their own parkways or back yards and calling across streets or fences to their playmates. The busiâ€" ness section reminds one of the city of Hamlin, after the Pied Piper took Miss Marie Hansen of Ann Arâ€" bor, Mich., was the weekâ€"end guest of Miss Doris Hunter of Westgate road. Miss Hansen and Miss Hunâ€" ter attended the University of Chiâ€" cago together. Miss Hansen, who does social work in Ann Arbor, reâ€" turned two weeks agp on a freightâ€" er from Europe, a trip of twelve ess at bridge on Tuesday evening at her home on Elm street. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Petersen were Saturday evening bridge guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kress in Winnetka. Miss Lois Fehr is singing at the Chicago Theater, Chicago, this week in a septette of mixed voices, three girls and four men. They call themâ€" selves Chicagoland septette. . Miss Fehr is the daughter of the Clayton Fehs of Oak Park, formerly of Deerfield, and the niece of two local women, Mrs. Chester Wessling and Mrs. Isaac Rapp. Miss Fehr also sings over the radio. SA A. C. C. Timm is getting along nicely at the Highland Park hospiâ€" tal. He will be observing his 76th birthday anniversary on November 18. Mr. Timm lives with his sonâ€" inâ€"law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. David Inman, members of the Independent Social club yesterday at her home on Osâ€" terman avenue. Richard Easton, local tavern ownâ€" er, is critically ill. He had been at Mayos in Rochester, Minn. Mr. Easton lives at the home of his sisâ€" ter, Mrs. Walter Page. in Chicago on Tuesday. She is in training for child nursing. A dinnerâ€"dance is being planned by the Deerflield Woman‘s club for Saturday evening, Oct. 21, at the Briergate Golf club. Miss Agnes Derby began her studies at St. Vincent‘s Orphanage The Deerfield unit of the Amerâ€" ican Legion Auxiliary will hold its monthly meeting on Monday eveâ€" ning, Oct. 16, at the Holy Cross parochial school. Mr. and Mrs. George Pettis will be observing their 50th wedding anâ€" niversary on November 9. and Ellis Hartness families are former local residents. Milton A. Frantz attended the National Congress of the Albright Brotherhood of Evangelical churchâ€" es at Elkhart, Ind., the past weekâ€" end. Over 500 men from all over Mr, and Mrs. Ellis Hartness have move dfrom Prairie View to Wilâ€" mette. Both the R. W. Hartness the United States were assembled for the conclave. Mrs. Milton Frants drove down to Indiana with her husband and spent the weekâ€"end with her sister, Miss Laura Wessling at the Havenâ€" Hubbard Memorial Home in New Carlisle. Franklin Hrdlicka has been asâ€" signed to an NYA project in the Deerfield Grammar school. Miss Jean Nygard, third grade teacher, has gone to her home i "Mt. Horeb, Mis., Miss Irene Evenson, fifth grade teacher, to her home in lini of Chicago, Mrs. Esther Graham, superintenâ€" dent at the Doreas Home, sent her two little children, Tom, age 6, and Ellen age 2 years, by airplane, to her parents in Detroit, last week, last weék in Chicago to Sam R. Ugolini of Deerfleld and May Ugoâ€" CERCC WMNW, WECUCU gRwUC WPRCier, to her home at Stevens Point, Wis., for the two weeks vacation period. Miss Lucy Rowe of Harrisburg, Pa., who attends North Central eolâ€" lege at Naperville, and Miss Olive Frants, assistant registrar at the college, spent the weekâ€"end at the M. A. Frants home. where they will remain for several to the Highland Park hospital last week due to a fall from a ladder. He received &A fractured cheek bone Sturtevant returned home on Thursâ€" A marriage license was issued Raymond Dobbins was hostâ€" bridge on Tuesday evening with instructions for the Many New Persons â€"When the Stagers present "The Last Warning" in the auditorium of the Deerficld Grammar sehool, on ~mdw&m'fl be many new faces in the cast, in wddition to the old favorites. This is in keeping with the Stager‘s polâ€" possible some part in each producâ€" Jim Tibbets, who plays the part of Richard Quaile, a director, has h&d practical experience that should help him in portraying his characâ€" ter, for he was organizer and diâ€" rector of the Tower Players, in Winnetka. Aside from this, he has taken part in dramatiecs at the Highland Park high school and at Lake Forest college. _ _ Jennie McRoy, who plays the part of Barbara Morgan, an actress, also somes with a wide background of experience. She was one of the founders of the Gary Little Theaâ€" ter,; which has now become a nationâ€" ally known little theater, Also, while she was in the west last winâ€" ter, she was active in the Tuscon Little Theater, where she took part in Sinclair Lewis‘ play, "It Can‘t Happen Here." . Playing smaller parts are three newcomers, Robert Alexander, Herâ€" bert White, and Doris Hunter. Mr. Alexander, who plays the part of an actor, is new to the stage. Herâ€" bert White, who is another actor, has taken part in production of the Village Players in Libertyville. Doris Hunter, who plays secretary to a producer, while this is her first part in a play, has been active for some time in backstage work. Kathleen Galloway and Jirah Cole V, while they are not newcomâ€" ers to Stagers audiences, are playâ€" ing their first major roles. Kathleen Galloway plays the part of a burâ€" lesque queen, her first role since she played in "Mrs. Bumpstead Leigh," in the first season of the Stagers. Jirah Cole V, who portrays a stage manager, began his career at the same time as the Stagers did, playâ€" ing a small child‘s part, and has since been the corpse in "The Bat" and "The Ninth Guest." Represen the old rd, peoâ€" lvltmnuv:‘b‘-uflv‘ou-onn- performances are John Derby, Robâ€" ert Jordan, Aubrey Gould, Jack Covington, Shirley Clark, Don Clark and Phillip Tennis. Health Authorities Explain Quarantine at Deerfield School The Deerfield Grammar school was closed Thursday morning for two weeks as a precautionary measâ€" ure following the discovery of one case of infantile paralysis in the village. The following letters from Dr. C. Johnston/ Davis and his wife," Dr. Dorothy Sugden Davis, school physician, explain the quarâ€" antine.. It is expected that school will open Wednesday, Oct. 18. Because 6f the discovery of a case of infantile paralysis in a child of school age, it has been deemed adâ€" visable.to close the school for the which is two weeks. There is nothâ€" ing alarming in the situation but this is being done as a precautionâ€" ary measure. The child was imâ€" mediately removed to the contagious hospital and from the standpoint of mmam situation is well under The law states that all these conâ€" tacts must be confined to their home orrrhulor.pofiodduhn Â¥u will be advised through the school of any new develâ€" in the situation. C, Johnston Davis, M.D., * Health officer. To: th ts: Because of the one case of infanâ€" * ._ ~. /. DORoTHT 8. Davyis L"H .. . Sthoo! Physician. any so called "cold" symptoms or fever, as this disease comes on with the symptoms of these slight ailâ€" . If your child has not had a bath ;-l.câ€".lnd-.ddn since his or her last period at we advice that you take this preâ€" tile paralysis among the school children, your child will be quaranâ€" tined at home for the incubstion period of two weeks. According to present plans, school will reopen on Wednesday, October 18. .If there is any change of plans you will be notified. In regard to school work, none will be required during this period, however book reâ€" mg.â€"ndmficmh done, school office wili remain open during the quarantine period. by calling the school office _ _ _ We advise you to call your famâ€" ily physician on the appearance of Beis 46 & i a bath | Redeemer Lutheran church on West| nance and i fic«uflmuh‘ymbum t ning, Oct, 19. Members and friends | ter. his preâ€" | of the church are invited to this enâ€"| There we tertainment. ‘The proceeds are to go | ence Togsi ugmo&mudzmm- s church, trum / * ,fl',*‘ New Disposal Service to Be Introduced to Deerfleld Oct. 16 sideration for the past few weeks, is fhtroduced. It will be handled by as originally planned, sufficient ‘interest on the part of the public, Mr. Fritsch, who has been helping. plan it, has consented to service those who have shown a wilâ€" lingness to subscribe to the dollarâ€"aâ€" month plan. A service charge of 50 cents will be made for the month of October, and $1 for each month thereafter. Collection will be made on the last pickâ€"up day of each month. M‘ eustomer will be handed a service eard, which will be made out in duâ€" plicateâ€"one for the customer and one for Fritsch Bros. Disposal Servâ€" ice. When monthly payments are made, the cards will be punched, so the customer may have a permanent receipt for payments made. | Service will start on October 16, with the town divided into three sections, as follows: October 16 and each Monday and Thursday thereâ€" afterâ€"all of Waukegan road and territory east of Waukegan road. October 17 and each Tuesday and Friday thereafterâ€"territory west of Waukegan road and north of Deerfield road, excluding both Wauâ€" kegan and Saturday thereafter, Deerfield road, west of Waukegan road (excluding Waukegan road) and all territory south of Deerfleld So as to simplify the pickâ€"ups, the people are requested to keep garâ€" bage only in the garbage containâ€" ers. These containers will be left for further use. Papers do not have to be bundled or tied but should be weighted in some way so as to avoid their being blown over the neighâ€" borhood or they may be just rolled up and a string tied around. It is not too late to subscribe to this new service. You can either contact the man on the truck on the days listed above, or drop a post card to Fritsch Bros. Disposal Servâ€" ice at Northbrook, and your service will be started immediately. To avoid the usual accumulation of cans, bottles, et cetera, over a period of months, they may be put out on any of the pickâ€"up days and they will be taken away immediateâ€" ly. This includes anything since the spring cleanup and which will ordiâ€" narily be picked up during the spring cleanup week. "Pinocchio" Proves Outstanding Success Three thousand children and adults thrilled alike to Junior Programs presentation of the ballet, Pinocchi, last Friday afternoon and evening, Oct. 6, in the high school auditorâ€" fum. Edwin Strawbridge‘s superb artâ€" istry made us all relive the advenâ€" tures of the wooden marionette. Piâ€" nocehio. The breathâ€"taking beauty and loveliness of the fairy with the blue hair, driving two dainty white mice, brought forth gasps of sheer delight. Miss Martha Pickens, as the narâ€" rator, proved her versatility by making us forget that the charâ€" acters were not speaking their own lines. Dr. Crow, Dr, Owl, Gepetâ€" to, Lampwick, Mr, Cat, Mr. Fox, the Donkey and the Donkey driver comâ€" pleted a most excellent cast. May we have entertainment of this calâ€" iber in the fubure * The guild of the Deerfield Chapâ€" ter of the Eastern Star will hold a bazaar and carnival on Wednesday evening, October 18, beginning at 7 o‘clock, in the Masonic temple. Mrs. guild is general chairman. Mrs, C. V. Steiner will have charge of the fancy wr:. booth; Mrs. Chester Wessling, bakery goods; penny arâ€" cade, Mrs. Frank Jacobs; Hooligan game, Mrs. Albert Mitchell; candy booth, Job‘s Daughters; bingo, Phil Scully. Special features will be the sale of a coffee maker, electric clock and chromium tray, There will be door prizes and coffee and doughâ€" nuts will be served. Admission is Dorcas Society to Hold Card Party _A eard and bunco will be munfiu &y‘ct': fing: Ock, 16. Memere tnt Teiends an the charch ons invined in the mis Deerfield O0.E.8. Guild Bazar and Carnival e . 0h e o o o g i eiy s aoit P P asses Ordinance To Regulate Taxes the Deerfield village board was Tuesday evening with Mayor C, K. Willman presiding and all members present. Reports from all commitâ€" tees were heard and bills for $1,â€" 000.74 were presented for payment. Hereafter separate invoices must be pmwormtfm“‘: the four funds (general, road bridge, water, and motor ). A. L. Roderick, village auditor read the quarterly audit and sugâ€" gested that a duplicate set of reâ€" ceipts for payment of accodance with the new laws on speâ€" cial assessments. Next month he will submit a proposed expenditure budget and compare it with the apâ€" propriations budget, with the purâ€" pose of showing where expenditures could be cut down and gradually get out of debt. The village is about $2,000 more in debt now than in the previous year. The ~analysis of present and past expenditures will be included in the report. Lights in two subdivisions will be repaired, and a new manâ€"hole cover will be bought to replace one that has been stolen. The water deâ€" partment report read by Jirah D. Cole showed the lowest water loss through leakage in the histoyy of the village, only 7.4 per cent. Conrad Uchtman was reappointed fire chief of the Deerfield Volunteer mended for his past good service. Bill for xepairs on fire engine pump for $235 was approved, also purâ€" chase of 500 ft. of hose. .A request was reported by a Saunders road resident (outside the village limits) asking for fire protection. Mayor Willman stated that the charge for service out side the limits, if the vilâ€" lage allows the truck to answer the call, is paid by the fire insurance company in which the person is inâ€" sured. The board suggested that that neighborhood get enough votâ€" ers to approve of a fire district, which they turned down two years ago. An ordinance was read and apâ€" proved to regulate taxiâ€"cabs in the village; the license to cost $15 per year; the licensee to conform to rules regarding the vehicle ‘and to his own fitness as a driver.. A bond is to be posted and to be forfeited for failure of duty with a fine not to exceed $200. ; 3 _ Trustee John D. Schneider was acked to draw and design anew moâ€" tif for the 1940 vehicle tags, which will be ordered next month. The design will contain the deer similar to the booster sticker displayed on the cars of Civic association memâ€" arterial highways and the repairs lights. Cl clerk, was and Highway Department to arrange for and speed laws. At the November meeting of the board all school patrol boys: will be inducted into office and will take the pledge provided by the Chicago Moâ€" tor club. Tags will be purchased and all bicycles must be registered and tagged and registered in the village office. The garbage disposal question has garbage service with Cyrus Fritsch, instead of the 250, so the village was withdrawing from the sponsorâ€" ship of Mr. Fritech‘s collections, for the purpose of hiring him was to have free collection of garbage, proâ€" vided 250 signed up to pay $1.00 in the new delivery and voted to W:Mm.lfi‘._y evening to draw up a garbage n-nnlh-u:h*- to their responsibilitics in the matâ€" mitted and apologized for the plank in their platform which called for free service. ~He said ‘he wealized that it had brought them many votes, but that it was an impossible unfulfilled promise came the news That only 100 had signed up for the per month for the collection of tin cans and ashes. Alfred Gastheld, a local man, protested to the village that they had put him out of busiâ€" ness. Mr, Gastfeld has had the disâ€" posal service for over ten years at the rate of $2.00 per month. With the village backing an outâ€"sider for $1.00 a month, it has taken his busiâ€" ness away. ‘The bourd, after a Resolutions were passed on three tip Coxt the

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