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the gasoline tax were limited inâ€" use to construction, reconstruction and maintainance of highways. There has been some diversion to other purposes in the past such as unemployment reâ€" lief and approximately $800,000 toward the salaries of Chicago‘s traffic poâ€" licemen. However, the U. S. Governâ€" ment has ruled that further divirsion in any state will result in curtailing or stopping all Federal Aid to that state. Gov. Green has publicly stated that "the unfortunate diversion of the highway funds, which have been conâ€" tributed by motorists, to other miscelâ€" lancous and unwarranted uses, should cease. This practice has in ineflici-t-dmful% and any attempt <by aâ€"public in the State of Illinois to use motorâ€" isu’luudutorwot‘ermth-l highway improvement wil meet my deâ€" termined opposition." Miss Jean Nichols entertained at a luncheon at her home Wednesday way policemen while the City of Chiâ€" cago is demanding that the legislature authorize the use of $3,000,000 from its share of the gasoline tax to pay for more policemen and firemen in the city. Both requests are based on the plea of wartime emergency. is asking the legislature to appropriate $4,600.000 from registration fees for an cighteen month period to pay the salaries of 650 additional state highâ€" Gas T ax License Fee Threatened Diversion of taxes : paid by motorists is a in lilinois, warns the 1 bile Club. The state LIMITED for distinguished comfort; OM.IPOIGZN for lusurious ou-f omy. All travel comforts at no Wm&dhym fare, #Ih-.:llmul::: Diner. Buffet Loungeâ€"Observation Car, Stewardessâ€"Nurse Service. ml%mm-mfl.fl'l flm&m about KINGâ€" In Hlinois L. H. McCORMICK, A. G. P. A. T7Â¥ W Jackaon Bivd. Chicago, IH Phone Wabash 3200 ces C Allâ€"Expense California Tours D Travel on Credit and guest ranches. Visit Carlsbad Caverne en route. Find health and n&unuuo. in SOUTHERN u:.zo Aâ€"CALIFORâ€" and rest in the sun. Fine hotels, inns ROCK ISLANDâ€"SOUTHERN PACIFIC offers the only main line through servâ€" hi.'-’iin only main .A.-‘-’nmn : servâ€" Phoenis and T wiee Serings on rouns to Jfor streamlined speed and lusury THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE : again threatened Illinois Automoâ€" But Freeport is not considering the job as completed, according to a reâ€" port to Gilbert M. Clayton, state chairman of the retailers‘ division. A letter to him from R. W. Hyatt, chairâ€" man, and K. W. Kraft, coâ€"chairman of the Freeport retailers, declares that this division and other groups are continuing their campaign as a yearâ€" around project. Launching a drive to sell in one week enough Defense Savings stamps to cover the cost of six ambulances, citizens of Freeport, IIL., instead raised enough to equal the cost of 17 ambuâ€" lances, a c.lzrcm demonstration of the importarfce of organization and concentrated effort, according to Norâ€" man B. Collins, Illinois state adminâ€" istrator of the Defense Savings Staff. The goal was more than doubled, total sales being mm.n&'nm were stamps alone, no bonds being counted in the total Mr. Collins reported. A Freeport company makes ambuâ€" lances for army and navy use and the drive was aimed at a goal transâ€" lated into these important items, to assist in stimulating the campaign. ‘The population of Freeport is under 23,000, which means sales averaged more than $1.00 per person. Mrs. 0. Fabbri entertained Mr. and Mrs. B. Weatherby of Ann Arbor, Mich and Mrs. F. Grim of Fort Sill, Okla, over the Midayl. Mrs. J. Bjork and Mrs. E. Swan entertained the Zion Lutheran Aid Friday afternoon. â€" Mr. and Mrs. J, Lolli and daughâ€" ter spent the holid&ys in West Frankâ€" fort with relatives. Carl F. Ogden, county chairman. of Stephenson County, directed the camâ€" paign, which had a goa} of $10,000 for the first weeks effort. Previously, weekly sales of defense stamps in Freeport had averaged $600, PW. Chamen R. Albert, spent the Christmas holiday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Albert, 239 Ashâ€" land Avenue. t How motorists can contribute to Aâ€"h‘.m“b&h ww by the Illinois Club. Surveys reveal that if each driver in the United States reduced the wear of his tires 25 per cent, it would save enough rubâ€" ber to build the heavy duty tires for more than 500,000 army command cars, the latter having a combined trans ppncapuityo(uv«d-iliu.d- Freeport Buys 17 Ambulances With Stamps â€" Check tire pressure frequently, carâ€" rying the amount recommend by the manufacturer. Avoid excessive a the greatest enemy of tire life. wheel alignment â€" frequently. Avoid sudden. "packâ€"rabbit" starts and skidâ€" ding stops. Check brakes frequently. Don‘t strike curbs in turning or parkâ€" ing. Turn corners slowly and have cuts and injuries repaired promptly. Last, and p«tzn most important, alâ€" ways drive caréfully. "Every one realizes that modern arâ€" mies roll on rubber, but few realize that the striking power of our planes, guns and the navy‘s ships also deâ€" pends on rubber." says Carl A. Barâ€" rett, President of the Club. "It is, therefore, the patriotic duty of us all to take the utmost care of our tires in order to make available more rubâ€" ber for the guns, ships, tanks, planes and trucks necessary ‘for victory." The Club suggests the following for rubber conservation : Tire Conservation Will Help Win War CANCER LECTURE For those who have never seen the desert country that is Southern Arizona, there awaits a pleasant surâ€" ‘prise at the vast expanses of desert growth, at once strange and fascinaâ€" ting, thriving with the profusion and symmetry of an oldâ€"fashioned garâ€" den. Nature has indeed been lavish in her gifts to Arizona, with its desert, mountains, subterranean caverns and pine forests. Thus, says the Rock Island Lines, in its new guide to that winter vacation region, "Where one may go to attain fitness in our proâ€" gram of national defense." & The Pi Delta Club is sponsoring a program presented by the Women‘s Field Army of the American Society for the Control of Cancer to be given Wednesday, January 14, at 8:00 p.m. at the Y.W.C.A. It is their desire to help in the education of the public to the fact that "Early Cancer is Curâ€" able." Southern Arizona A Factor In National Defense Fitness EMANON CLUB Members of the Emanon Club met Tuesday evening, January 6, at the Y.W.C.A.â€"to plan their program for the coming spring months. Discusâ€" sion will revolve around Public Afâ€" fairs Programs, in addition to the usual social activities sponsored by this group. VESPER SERVICES The first Y.W.C.A. Vesper Service in 1942 will be held at 4 p.m., Sunday March 11, in the Assembly Hall of the Y.W.CA., 374 Laurel Avenue. Crawford Williams, graduate of Princeton Theological Institute and Assistant Pastor of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church, will be in charge of this Service. The Emanon Business Girls Club will serve as hostesses at the tea which will imâ€" mediately follow the Veper Program. to introduce every modern mode and convenience, the flavor of the old frontier country has not been lost. Mrs, Joseph Richards, the former Marian Hayward, President of the Club will be presented with a wedâ€" ding gift. Dr. Charles B. Puestow of Highâ€" land Park will deliver the evening‘s lecture on cancer. Dr. Puestow who is considered one of the outstanding surgeons in this part of the country, is Associate Professor in Surgery in the College of Medicine, University of Illinois. In addition to his talk thre ‘will be a talkie film entitled "Choose To Live." This lecture is free of charge and open to the public. Freeâ€" literature will be distributed to all those who attend the program. The Arizona way of life is simple and captivating, for, along with the excellent efforts of city managements Tucson and Phoenix are served every other day by the streamlined, allâ€"Pullman Arizonaâ€"Limited from Chicago, over Rock Island Southern Pacific‘s lowâ€"latitude Golden State Route. Tenative plans are being made to hold a First Aid Class on Thursday evenings at the Y.W.C.A., 374 Laurel Avenue, starting January 15th. Mrs. Walter Heymann has volunteered to teach the class. Registrations should be made immediately by calling H. P. 675. There is no charge outside of the usual fee for the First Aid Manuâ€" el for this class. RED CROSS GROUP tions â€"â€" Wilma Gerkin, â€" Maryâ€" Lou Tjaden, and Virginia Connally. NURSERY SCHOOL Members of the Freshmen Cirls Club met at 4 p.m. in the living room of the Y.W.C.A., 374 Laurel Avenue, on Monday, January 5th to complete arrangements for their Midâ€"YÂ¥ear Hop which is to be given in the Assembly Hall of the Y.W.CA. on Saturday evening, January 10th. Parents of the members will be inâ€" vited to chaperone the dance, which will last from 8.to 11 p.m. The children, under the direction of Mrs. Jane Floriani, meet from 9:00 to 1145 every week day moraâ€" ing for all kinds of educational and modeling, singing, rhythms, story tellâ€" ing and group activities. Additional information in regard to this school may be had by calling H. P. 675. Miss Eleanor Mailfold, President, is heading the committees, which conâ€" sist of Music â€" Lila Richmah, Mary Fink, and Betty Tjaden; Refreshâ€" ments â€"/Paulette Jansby, Mary Lou Henning, and Irene Gerkin. Decoraâ€" The Y.W.C.A. Play School for chilâ€" dren between the ages of 3 to 5 reâ€" opened Monday morning following a 10 day vacation over the holidays. FRESHMEN CIRLS CLUB Y.W.C.A. Notes Although it requires approximately three years to complete the nursing course offered in accredited schools, students can be taught, within a few months, to perform under supervision, many nursing tasks in the hospital, thereby releasing more graduate nurses for military service or other defense nursing. Young women applyâ€" ing for admission to a school of nurâ€" sing must have at least a high school education and certain other qualifiâ€" cations which vary in different schools, A list of accredited schools in IHlinois and other information may be obtained by writing to the Illinois State Nurses‘ Association, 8 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Judge Persons to Address Study Club Streamlining of nursing to insure safe and adequate care of the sick in hospitals and homes while meetâ€" ing the demand for graduate nurses to serve with the military forces is the task undertaken by the State Nursing Council on Defense, just organized by the Illinois State Nurses‘ Association. Stepping up recruitment of students for midyear classes to be admitted in February by most of the 99 acâ€" credited schools of nursing in the state ; * Enlistment of inactive graduate nurses for service in hospitals, home and other civilian nursing work to replace nurses called to military duty ; Utilization of Red Cross Volunteer Nurse‘s Aides and other lay volunâ€" teers to perform many nonâ€"nursing duties now required of graduate nurses in hospitals, clinics and disâ€" pensaries. State Nursing Council On Defense Maps Program The program mapped out by the Council embraces ; Wider development of hourly nurâ€" sing services for homes to provide essential care for sick persons who do not require fullâ€"time professional nursing ; If there are people who may not be interested in the entire five meetâ€" ings they will be welcomed at any single meeting. It would be especially courteous of all Leaguers and others if they would make an effort to come to hear Judge Persons, who is taking time from his official dutics to adâ€" dress this group. A survey completed ‘last summer indicates that there are approvimately 20,000 former registered nurses in IIlinois who have allowed their regiâ€" stration to laps. It is believed that a large number of these will respond to the present call to active work, and to facilitate this the State Deâ€" partment of Registration and Educaâ€" tion has announced that in the disâ€" cretion of the nurse examining comâ€" mittée and with the approval of the department, former registered nurses will be granted special licenses for the period of the emergency without having to take the usual state examâ€" ination. 7 On Wednesday, January 14th, at 1:30, Mr. Perry L. Persoms, County Judge, will address the study class in "Juvenile Delinquency" on the subâ€" ject of "The Juvenile Court in Lake County." This will be the second meeting of the five â€"weeks‘ course conducted under the Department of Government and Social Welfare d the Highland Park League of W Voters, with Mrs. Douglas m Chairman of the department and in charge of the class. Her meetings are held every Wednesday between 1:30 and 2:30 at the Public Library, 2nd floor. Two significant changes in the rules for enlistment in Naval Reserve aviaâ€" tion were announced this week in Chicago by the Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board. Both changes are designed to help cadet selection boards meet the Navy‘s demand for 2,500 pilot-training_ recruits per,;month. 66,000 Named As January Quota For|Unemployment Casey also announced the appointâ€" ment of Fleming M. Sherlaw as the new State Director of the Division of Training and Reemployment, Sherâ€" law, prior to entering upon these duâ€" ties, was District Employment Offiâ€" cer in the Chicago WPA office and assumes his new responsibilities well equipped. The Division of Training and Reâ€" employment is an important branch pf the WPA. Through this Division, Inâ€"plantâ€"training has been successâ€" fully tried out in more than 30 Chiâ€" cago plants ; 4% of the trainces were placed on the plant payrolls on comâ€" pletion of their courses. This: plan has met with similar success in downâ€" state industries. in the Naval Reserve. Candidates for pilot training are chosen from applicants between the ages of 20 and 27 who are unmarried ndl-.oo‘m‘hey-t plete two years of college work fore beginning the 10â€"month pilot training program. Upon completion of training, aviation cadets are comâ€" missioned as ensigns in the Naval Reâ€" men on the WPA rolls are trained to take their places in industries filâ€" ling war orders. Special training is given in welding, machine shop trades, forge and foundry methods, airplane construction and related subâ€" jects. The WPA pays the salaries of the workers during the period of training. ‘Training is done both in vocational training schools and in manufacturing plants producing war materials. Naval Aviation Rules Changed ‘The most important change proâ€" vides that college sophomores, juniors, and seniors may enlist now for pilot training, but may be deferred from active duty until completion of their current college year. The second rulâ€" ing providesâ€" that applicants for pilot training may now receive transportaâ€" tion at the Navy‘s expense from any recruiting substation to the nearest cadet selection board, Substations which will provide transportation to the Chicago board are located in Aurora, Rockford, and Rock Island, III.; Indianapolis, Laâ€" fayette, South Bend, and Kokomo, Ind.; Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Oshkosh, Wis.; Escanaba and Marâ€" quette, Mich.; and Cedar Rapids, Davenport, and Dubuque, Ia. Appliâ€" cants will be given preliminary examâ€" inations at these stations. Other cadet selection boardsâ€"also served by numerous recruiting substationsâ€"are located in Minneapolis, Kansas City (Mo.), St. Louis, and Detroit. Under the rule affecting college students, sophomores in accredited colleges may now be enlisted by cadet mion board provided they have i reasonable expectation" of completing the 2â€"year college requireâ€" ment for naval aviation. If after enâ€" listment they fail to meet the presâ€" cribed educational requirement, they will be transferred to another class The authorized January employâ€" ment quota for the Illinois Work Projects Administration has been placed at 66,000, according to an anâ€" nouncement today by Chas. P. Casey, Administrator. Approximately % of the 66,000, Casey said, are now emâ€" ployed on projects related to the war effort; this proportion is expected to increase as additional requests are received from the Army and Navy Departments. asked. "Do you think this type of ship is worth all the money it eosts and the time and labor required to build them?" *"I‘m sorry, gentlemen, but it‘s not my function to answer that quesâ€" tion," sidestepped Robinson with a‘ smile. ‘‘I‘m not a policy man. My! job is to build ships after it is deâ€"; I have my own ideas about the batâ€"| miral was pressed no further. Robinson also was quizzed closeâ€" ly about the high cost of certain in the expansion program, chiefly an aircraft carrier at an estimated $85,000,000. ‘Higher labor and material costs are the biggest factors," Robinson explained. ‘"For instance, we have a new type of armor plate for our Seldom in political history bas a President of the United States reâ€" ceived such wholesome support on major foreign policy trom a defeatâ€" ed candidate as Franklin Roosevelt has received from Wendell Willkie. Few people know how active Willkie has been behind the scenes. done some missionary work on Jo¢ Martin, chairman of the Republicas National committee and opposition leader of the house. Willkie remains on very friéndly terms with his old campaign manager, even though they ciffered on foreign policy. . . costs $60 a ton, threeâ€"times as much as the armor plate we formerly ‘‘How about the labor supply?" We have plenty of labor to carry out our shipbuilding program," Robâ€" inson said. ‘"Also plenty of faciliâ€" ties. < Getting materials and maâ€" chine tools is our big problem right now. However, the shortage doesn‘t amount to a bottleneck. In fact, production is running a little ahead of schedule and will be greatly exâ€" pedited by next spring." â€"Buy Defense Bondsâ€" CAPITAL CHAFF The outbreak of the war obscured the incident, but the house ate crow in a big way on its action last sumâ€" mer barring David Lasser, former head of the Workers Alliance, from government employment . After a careful investigation, the appropriaâ€" tions committee completely exonerâ€" ated Lasser of any Communist afâ€" filiations. Representatives John Taâ€" cans who voted against repeal of neutrality are going to have a tough Office of Civilian Defense is preâ€" paring a handbook on ‘"‘What Yeu Can Do For Civilian Defense." Auâ€" vote to repeal the Neutrality act, in which the Republicans nearly deâ€" feated Roosevelt, Willkie phoned Joe Martin. Everett Dirksen, IIL., who made the original accusation ducked the comâ€" Pierson, wife of Exportâ€"Import Bank President Warren Lee Plerson. Australia‘s able Minister Richard G. Casey drives about Washington in a British car with a transparent top and rightâ€"hand drive. Apparently not having enough to do with the war, representatives of the Pure Pood and Drug adminisâ€" tration now ask drug firms the quesâ€" tion: "How much business did you do last year?" hi css 222200 . ccnacchtccs dsc difien would also elect a lot of new Repubâ€"‘ licans to fill the seats of the Demoâ€"| crats who had voted with Roosevelt. ‘Listen," said Willkie, ‘if you reâ€" elect 80 per cent of those who voted against the President you‘ll be the| 4rntnupollfiealnnhadalld.l."‘ "And," said Willkie, in telling the: ships, ran into a blunt barrage of: questions about the worth of the for combat purposes." *‘What is your honest private opinâ€" Puerto Ricans wryly recall that U. S. navy‘s radio towers at Cayey, 25 miles from San Juan, were disâ€" mantled three years ago and sold as scrap iron to the Japaneset sharply suggested that in view of the battleship‘s record in this war, the navy might be wise to build no United States needed battleships "If ays later there was Joe himself oting with Roosevelt for a declasaâ€" tion of war." SHIPâ€"BUILDING PROGEBAM The action of the house naval afâ€" fairs committee in slashing the proâ€" navy was due chiefly to shortages of materials and construction equipâ€" This drew laughter, and the adâ€" WILLKIE AND F.D.4. January 8, 1942 nation. It on Joe