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the yernger more active members of physical fitwess for adults. This class will meet for the first time on Thursâ€" day, Peburary 26th, at 8 P. M. in the high echool gym. This class will be epen io be@ men and womes. The acdtivities to be covered will consist of cenditeming exercises followed by veiâ€" refoind wet an gos en Ne ns * up- : take in nae n uns Physical Fitness Class to Start for Adults There will be a dinner for Boy Scouts, their leaders and their parents next week. These lads need much encouragement in the splendid manâ€"building job they are performing. The leaders deserve commissioners, etc. These young men are now in the armed forces, and the Scouts miss them. It is suggested that some of the older men, not so apt to be drafted, interest themselves in Scouting actiâ€" The urgent need of the Red Cross for funds to carry on its heavy wartime duties continues. The drive for funds keeps up. Our city has contributed, so far, almost $13,000.00. It is quite likely that many of our citizens are out of the city or otherwise not available to Red Crossworkm.'hmemlesbouldeomideritaumflobfi- gation to send in their contributions voluntarily and at once. The spectacle of maimed and crippled soldiers on our streets should not be needed to make us recognize the Red Cross for what it is. hearty commendation for so successfully guiding the energies of Highland Park men who have in former years given generously ofti!fl,fimemdgiorttohdpdoqtbem.‘cfiqu_w After Saturday‘s snow, we had some warmer weather. Tuesday morning, all too mangr Highland Park sidewalks were covered with rough, treacherous frozen slush, making walking perilous in the extreme. Following a real blizzard, there may be some excuse for snow to be left on sidewalks until the storm abates. There is no excuse, in fact, it is intolerable, to leave.snow, slush and ice on the walks day after day and week after week. Walking is a wartime -eeessitj;ifyourwalksendangertho-ewbommtmthcm,ciouare guilty first of poor citizenship, and one can almost say, la ix;;in patriotism. If for any reason you are unable to shovel the snow from your own property, you can always find some boy willing to earn a bit of change. Anyway, CLEAN YOUR .*.b'IDEW.&!LK.‘»‘“‘.I‘g e â€"BOY SCOUT DINNER © WAR FUND DRIVE STILL ON ial that can further the war effort be brought out of mh?dc-:fieg.u in attics, basements and garages, and turned over to proper ion agencies for defense use. These patriotic women are not being mopyâ€"mz"" pyâ€"they are calling on you to secure your help in collecting material to help win ta‘war. Listen to thelryx:'{’;n::lt‘)m help them make a salvage record for our city. raid, or any other attack. Each member of the group has been chosen for character and dependability. When ‘the warden comes to your honetomlnesuggutionsagwtbhckontinprepanfionfora forthcoming test, please listen carefully to his suggestions. He is there wl:elppmtectyouandyourfa::i-l{mdpropeny.}lewillnotbe officious. Above all, be sure you ize the serious work the warden is doing. As Col. Rogers of Fort Sheridan pointed out Sunday, the Axis powers have considerable success doing "the things that couldn‘t be done", and the Chicago area is only 750 miles from Hudson‘s Bay, the nearest strategic point from which an air raid could be launched. Chicago and its surrounding cities are more and ‘more becoming centers fotdefmseptod%hmmemybunbing,unbee&- pected. If our status as a defense area is fully recognized, we will have the plans available to protect ourselves. The air raid warden in your block may be a friend in need; in any event, he is a fellowâ€" citizen, doing his duty. Help him. # Your home will be visited any day by a member of the Civilian Defense Conservation Committee, made up of members of the Highâ€" land Park League of Women Voters. CSE committee members have been assigned the task . of making sure that every bit of waste materâ€" © â€"FREEZE AFTER THAW © AIR RAID WARDENS < Last Sunday several hundred thoughtful citizens gathered at Elm Place Sd:ool’for their first official meeting as Highfind Park‘s AirRAiderdem.Tothisfrouphasbeep(iventlnmpmsibflity of safeguarding the people of Highland Park in the event of an air ©â€" PATRIOTIC WOMEN Vol. 31, No. 51 © â€"DOUBLE UP TO ECONOMIZE ‘The high school department of physâ€" It‘s seed by THE Poople! by IVAN N. ADAIR ©@ _ Double To Economize C Air Raid Wardens © _ Potriotic Women @ â€" Freeze After Thow © _ War Fund Drive Still On ©@ Boy Scout Dinner STRICTLY LOCAL at door, ask to see his credentinls c‘h&.&- home, fh.dhlâ€"dâ€"d“* Tsher and editor of the Press and slso by the Chic! of police Rex Androws taking pictures of children. This serâ€" wice is absoiutely free and does not abligate the parents or children in any cach week on the page, with a flwm whose pisture o used. â€" ““ New Feature The Highland Park Press will soon introduce a new feature to its readers, "Young Parkers.®" This is a feature of the children of | land Parkers. It will appear way. it is jast anather of our many Children‘s Photos The Hig)land Park Press®~ luOc?m-m'u composed hflâ€"-x Mrs. Clifford Moran, Mrs. Conâ€" nell, Mro Hoyt Roush, Mrs. J. Cimâ€" ln'.'.?'. H. A. Mrs. B. K. Martin, Mrs. Râ€" B. Mack and Mrs. Cyrus Avery, _ fl-.-â€"'li-.o-l&* land Park Proce invites yom to be thair guest at the Clances Theatre, 16 wl onl at the offiee of the .l::_,â€"-. hi “n --.-.G":.. and block workers who have worked so untireingly all through the camâ€" :-.u“c.hhn‘.& precinet workers have completed their territories, and have reported in to The Highland Park Woman‘s Comâ€" mittee of the American Red Cross reports a total to date of $12,108.92. All contributions have not yet been received but the precinct captains have practically completed their lists. Red Cross headquarters have highly Mlhwmhm- mittee, the workers as well as the contributors for their generous resâ€" ponse to the War Relief Fund If you have not given to the Red Cross or if you wish to add to the donation you have already made, please make your contribution through your preâ€" cinct captain or to Mrs. Jay Glidden, Mrs. Malcoim Vail or Mrs Julins Several weeks ago a group of more than one hundred nonâ€"partisan voters keld a meeting to which Mr. Atkinson was invitedâ€"and they urged him to beâ€" come a Candidate for the important position of Sheriff of Lake Countyâ€" Candidate for that post subject to the Republican Primary Election to be held Tuesday, April 14th. In December of 1938 he was apâ€" pointed Chief Deputy Sheriff by Thomas E. Kennedy, Sheriff, second in command of the responsible and important administration of the many duties of the Sheriff‘s Office. and upon their pledge of cooperation to fulfill a cherished ambition of long Deputy «nder Former Sheriff Lawâ€" Red Cross Headquartérs' Are Pleased With H. P. Response «Highland Park‘s NEWS Paper for 31 Years" He was elected Mayor of North Chicago for five successive terms from 1925 to 1935, and each time with a subâ€" stantial majority. He voluntarily reâ€" tired from that office upon the expiraâ€" tion of his term in 1935, because durâ€" ing the preceeding year he had acâ€" cepted the responsible post of Financial In 1921 in his first political advenâ€" ture he was elected City Treasurer of post until the expiration of the term in 1923. Under the law he could not succeed himsélf. Walter L. Atkinson was born on a farm in Libertyville Township, Lake County, lilinois, October 19th, 1892, attended Public Schools, and the Wauâ€" kegan Township High School, and now resides with his wife Margaret, and children Walter and Arien, in their home at 1616 Park Avenue, North Chicago. Atkinson To Run For Sheriff 983 H. P. MEN REGISTER MONDAY Precinet captains, Mrs H. W. The chairmen wish to again express Highland Park, Hlinois, Thursday, February 19, 1942 Walter L. Atkinson fett, Mrs. P. E. Mathews, Mrs. Everâ€" t B, Hushcr Mre K: C Vineie: Mrs. L. R. Haas, Mrs. Harold Wesâ€" Mrs. R. Aynslay, Miss L. fay Ar ons s Lawrents, Mrs. L. Kitlien, Mre. Jullos Schimmelfeng, was aided by Mrs. Giese, Mrs. Long, Mrs. Thomson Mrs. Laing. Mrs. Abernathy, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs Wall, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. Schimmelfeng, Mrs. Goodreds, Mrs. Hartwig, Mrs. Amsteen, Mrs. Wright Mrs. Larsen, Mrs. McAleer, Mrs. Wenningre, Mrs. Garrett, Mrs. Pfister, Mrsâ€" Baker and Mrs. Lanigan. Mrs. Henry Getz, assisted by Mrs. E. T. Mosely, and the following workâ€" ers were responsible for the collection of funds in their precinet: Mrs. John B. Wing, Mrs. Peter Stewart, Mrs Leech, Mrs. Henry Behrens, Mrs. W. A. "'":l‘:"m !m."itu Another high light of the meeting will be the presentation of the Silver Beaver Award to two as yet unanâ€" nounced Scouters for distinguished service to boyhood of the North Shore Area Council. The speaker of the evening is Walâ€" ter W. Head, the National President of the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Head is an outstanding‘speaker: He has the record of speaking at more Annual Meetings of Boy Scout Counâ€" cils that any other man in America. For 17 years he has been the National President, He is Past President of International Rotary and is one of America‘s outstanding figures. This colorful meeting will be full of interest and inspiration and is the type of meeting that will produce treâ€" mendous results in behalf of the youth at a time when America most needs the Scouting Movement. Scout Leaders‘ Appreciation Dinner Monday It is especially important at this time that everyone secure his license at the earliest possible moment as it is a very material aid to the Police in checking cars. Everyone can readily realize the added burden that has been placed upon the Police since our Nation has been envolved in war and any aid that we can give in lessening their burden, and at the same time make identificaâ€" tion sure, should be given without hesiâ€" tation. has not enforced this law by inflicting the month of Febriary, ‘but after March Ist anyone who does not have his City Vehicle License will be given a ticket by the Police and will be subâ€" ject to a fine. Chicago and some other neighboring cities have been handing out tickets during the month of Feburary, so Highland Park has been Ignient with its residents. Next Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. the Scout, Cub, and Sea Scout Leaâ€" ders of the North Shore Area Council along with the Executive Board and Commissioners will hold their Annual Meeting and Appreciation Dinner at the Moraineâ€"onâ€"theâ€"Lake in Highland Park. ‘This meeting is the climax of : yeat‘s activities. and. is, a i g:t will be well worth .um City Vehicle License is due and payâ€" able January Ist and car owners are given thirty days in which to procure licenses. This means that anyone who does not have City Vehicle Licenses by February 1, is in default. The City Board Number 1 In Highland Park Registers 1944 Men City V ehicle License A Must By March 1 Me City Vohicle Livemse will be giren a tiehet by the Polics and w be cmbjnct to a Aime, Pobruncy $th is the dood Une. Notice to Car PFRANK J. ROHAN riversi allotments : Highland Refuse fi-'â€"-m""‘ 6 tires and 4 nu; Highland Park T L at and 3 wes: Magesl making a total of $ truch tires and J Tire an Totments Highland Park Tire Rationing board today released the Hist of tire allosâ€" Mrs. Pier is well and favorably known in the community where she and her family have made their home the last sixteen years. Many civic enâ€" terprises have known her efforts. She Led by Mrs. Harry M. Pier of Linâ€" den Avenue, fifty civicâ€"minded women, members of the survey committee of the Highland Park Civilian Defense Conservation committee started their house to house canvass this week givâ€" ing information to residents of this city on the need for saving materials which may be reclaimed for our war ¢ffort. In. addition each resident is given the opportunity of signing a card stating how she ‘wishes to dispose of Paper. is needed in our war effort and as long as it is reclaimed that is the vital part." "We are trying, Mrs. Pier continued, to do as much for the i m effort as our young men are doing u. 31 ears carried 2 commuters. 6 cars carried 3 commuters. 3 cars carried 4 commuters. 1 car carried 5 commuters. An average of only 1.3 per car. Mr. Leopold suggests that if through the formation ofmmm} average per car could be raised to three, 78,000 car miles could be saved. annually. This means 312,000 tire miles. When you add the probable tire miles wasted for the other morning and evening trains where much the same situation applies, you find a & ' ‘.,,. mc "9 t n c har es living in the same neighborhood orâ€" ganize station groups on the basis of each person driving his car for a week. Many people have been doing this for Now is the time to start ‘doing it to save your tires. ganization to call for it "may decide just what disposition she wishes to make of the materials saved. ing it herself to a dealer, giving it to school children for the school in her 748,000 tire miles are wasted each year according to an estimate based on a local survey made by Robert Leoâ€" pold of 930 S. Linden Avenue, Highâ€" land Park residents alone. Quite a number of miles can be added to your tires by cooperation between groups of Highland Parkers residing in the same vicinity. All this waste of tire miles, accordâ€" ing to Mr, Leopold‘s survey, comes about because most cars driving to the station in the morning take just one commuter. The survey speaks for itself.. It was made of traffic for the 8:10 train on an average morning. 169 cars came to the H. P. station. Only 224 people were transported in these cars.. They came as follows: 127 cars carried 1 commuter. 31 cars carried 2 commuters. C. D. C. Committee Making House To House Canvass Leopold Survey Shows 748,000 Tire Miles Lost Lake County Signs Up 10,259; State, 610,000; Nation Registers 9 Million Foliowing is the truck tire and tube Walter Mrs. Pier is well in civic activities nois Libre "About 250 persons are novw citisenship in WPA classes c A number of aliens, residents of this area who have been preparing themâ€" selves for the responsibilities of ciéâ€" renship in classes conducted by Werk Projects Administration Adult Edueasâ€" tion Program will seek final papers in Registration included all men who had attained their twentieth birthday on or before December 31, 1941 and who were not 45 years of age on or before Monday. â€" â€"‘ An estimated 610,000 men between the ages of 20 and 45 registered in the state of Illinois. The nation reâ€" gistered 9,000,000 men in this age bracket. * as a member of the executive board March 5, Harry Ester, WPA Lake County signed up 10,259 men for service in the Uâ€" S. fighting forces in the first registration since war was declared. Registrants were asked nine simple questions. They were name, residence, mailing address if other than place of residence» telephone, age and date of birth, place of birth, name and address of nearest relative, employer‘s name and address, and place of emâ€" ployment. Registrants were given cards to of Highland Park Social Service, as group leader in the Presbyterian Church and as First Viceâ€"president of the Highland Park League of Women Voters. Appointed by Mrs. Philip Ringer, Chairman of the Conservation Comâ€"~ mittee to assist Mrs. Pier are the folâ€" lowing : Mesdames Melville Keim, J. Deerfield Bannockburn ... ... Vernon ‘Township Lake Zurich ...... Lake Forest ...... In I!I. out of Co. .. A. Norden, C. D. Spencer, R. M. Cobb, E. J. Lowenthal, .H. F. Kahs, Carl Holzheimer, C. A. Poliak, R. F. Wal+ ker, Walker Smith, P. R. Kubn, Harry Sellery, M. L. Ottenbeimer, F. . th T.‘l".'auk, w. LP’I':'.."’- . Peers, Marcus Hagen, F. C. Noerâ€" enberg, J. C. Fay, J. S. Johnson, E. Henning, Herman Ritow, John Drisâ€" coll, P. E. McFarland, J. L. Robinson, N. F. Harvey, Lowrence Apt, and Mre. Naturalize Aliens March 5th local boards and each man will be given a serial number. After this is done a national lottery will be held in Washington to give order in which registrants are to be called. This National lottery will probably be held ham, Jr, F. F. Selfridge, W. E. Danâ€" County board No. 1, Highland Park registered 1,944 men between the ages of 20 to 44 inclusive, at the national registration of such age men held throughout the United States Monâ€" day. ‘This 1,944 represents men: from: : 5c a Copy, $1.50 a Year court at