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Highland Park Press, 29 Jun 1944, p. 1

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blood to the: could not % their chi hei * thers, â€"Seni hand at the gOanlyd- will be. two. ball to be plajyied on the ball grounds. In‘the first WAVES fmxm Lakes will (WACS : from #Fort Sheridan. second ~game will be played by the Bhig Park:â€"Old Tiâ€" mers versus Allâ€"Star : team from Fort Sheri Phipps is in charge. The games scheduled to start at To Givfillood On July;? and 8 In the wil:!' i Infant V :s)‘ members â€" listened jrith interest (fp) bright ‘spots in the garly history Whd growth of the local ttenter as d byl(n.Bcrmd E. Newman, fhe of the early presiâ€" cants sd th having a st of dorors a Approximatltly 400 persons have regâ€" istered to givg Blood: on July 7 and 8 when th¢e Aniktican Red Cross mobile unit makes it@ ¢4 visit to Highlans Park, Mrs. Mason, local blood m i ;' reported yesâ€" " ® s i ."Fun and wiépiration and many more new members were secured by elabâ€" crate: potpo | balls, bridge parties, bake sales, mideling shoes and clothâ€" used to ful n ncial pledges to the society in‘ its dhrl thirties. Since 1935, the organizati :;‘. been a Community were ndtd.';asbonvhile more ing hours fand _ added labili meetings. 'thera!m. an acute need of assi 5 at city welfare staâ€" “m'omimiciua'nd volunteer '".fl answered the call. Our station wi#itk today continues as a most . import: 5 ibution, and we I M lishing t center as desgqgBbed by Mrs. Bernard E. Newman, dthcafly’pn-'- dents, who walt guest speaker at Monâ€" day‘s luncheogistwing meeting. "It is hardlth, realize," said Mrs. Newman,â€" "thg$ today‘s large and efâ€" ficieng igation . of â€" twoâ€"hundred members, nnnbegimiagiaa little sewing â€"tiréle of a dozen women who â€"decided i $925. to ~make â€" their stitches count Ffor needy children by joining the ,»,, Welfare Society.= "Courageâ€" Afd enthusiasm, as well as plenty of ; work were essential factors | cont v'i""‘ to rapid growth with Mrs. 'fi m Vail as first presâ€" ident. As addittonal children‘s clothes "IC : is Newman, flce A members, little sewing â€" who â€"decided 1: and 3 p.lk. All money received by popular c ons ‘ig given to the American Cross. Bs Fifteen | veterans who were initiated into the post last week will be at the park duyg@g this 25th anniver« sary carmvyal citizens of the community. There will bei tides, games, refreshâ€" ments, and ing. . $1,000 in < war bonds; and oth@t prizes will be awardâ€" Ameri¢an Legion F our Day Carnival Starts Saturday -h_l‘,_!i_:nlyl. i; * f m‘ "‘l‘ MIM"M anniversary ,,3:! founding of the American Legion, the largest veterans‘ m history of â€" the world. Jt ",_1‘14 - by: American fighting men in RBaris, France, in 1919. Amuoup {Americar fi.htei's_inL now headed in lthat direction. . The latest h@amplishment of. the Legion, adde hsneordofscrvice to the nation, Withe passage of the GI Bill of Ri.m;i'veptoper care to discharged is of the present war. Many of 1 Highland . Parl Legion are ma for the fourâ€"da Vol. "While (Gont park, mothers have been | privilege of donating Cross: because they ids to care for ile they were keeping Tou'dthei‘no- i nnce s club July 7 and ?zmfltfil&fi(u- | of registrants. â€" _ ations have picked up ig the past few days, eed of 62 more appliâ€" e will be assured of and stifficient supply le," Mrs. Mason addâ€" for the eP veterans who were ost last week will be x this 25th anniver« ystem which on page 4) pioneered in estabâ€" 4 members of the t of the American â€" final preparations rival to be held in ning Saturday eveâ€" Sunday Fire on Girl Fatally Inju In Motorcycle C ‘An â€" overheated | brak Union Livery Jany c cago to catch firk at Skol ley roads, Mfi;'l ing: out the Jocal fire Damages were caused to Miss Priscilla ~Scott of| ‘Altéon, I11., was fatally injured on M iday mornâ€" ing when the motorcycle $h&: was ridâ€" ing with William Kelling,. 6f County Line Road, was forced to a‘ sudden stop in order to avoid hil 1j a group of. soldiers near Ft. She K:~ Both riders were thrown olently. to the pavement, Kelling suffering/an injury to the right hip. .. <:1 0; ... . + Future trends indicate that District 108, as the fastest growing> i / will require enlargement of ‘~ present facilities or possibly a new sthool buildâ€" ing in the near future. FpHire trends indicate no expansion in Nistrict 107. pected that. any great Â¥ig would result therefrom. $ 6 Care and Maintenance },’; 4 In the care and mainteng fof b\uld- ings and ~grounds ”so.me;‘ g\bx‘hty‘ would be provided by con '-“;- ion As regards use of custodians.‘ An experiâ€" ment is being carried on MK, sumtier in District 108 which it ~‘g oped . will pedite ‘the summer rep ‘“ The custodifins willt son ‘Iui u:;x have been foflwdmo gre ps . udg;mph:pmhx-g 'S‘ ht)obsnchn_llgflt, itehiance, carâ€" pentry, roo_fnrie.pmiu . 'Ei ~:: adopted and extended ia;;cqmolif dated system with a la ' mber oi custodians which would b¢ available. the past year. This extra spice would therefore be availablefor tike in the consolidated : system. HHL Supply management is one of the largest and most ti ming funcâ€" tions of school business i Both districts at the présent time have well working procedures for purchasâ€" ing and distributing i¢4. Consoliâ€" dation of Districts 107 and (108 would enable some improvement in| purâ€" chasing of "supplies but it is, not exâ€" _ Just how this availableâ€"space might be best used is difficult C ine at this time. It might ite: changes in‘ the boundaries between Is, If the pupil load at Ravinia, â€"examâ€" ple, should exceed the of tl:: school, pupils would Have to shifted mcoln. ln' i¢ ‘from the Lincain sthool to Elm Pqfla use the f““ifics Ivfihble"m . “';1“1 In rating‘ the school buildip k Dis+ tricts 107 ~and 108 ‘and HMoly:Arnold standards were used by the su ; y comâ€"« mittee, 1000 per cent being fi il? score, All buildings in the{two tricts were scored above H‘[‘- cent which is considered mmm Green Bay ‘Road being rated at BM, Eim Place 698, Ridge 679, Bradjide 760, Ravinia 652 and Lincoin 59%) Ure of Buildings M e whether more extensive use can be made of the school buildings{in a conâ€" solidated system depends 14 on their extent=of use at the prégent time. If both districts are now miking full use ‘of their present facilitiey it would would not hbelp in this 'n,l The Braeside, Ravinia" and Ridg¢ schools of District 108 had a full enroliment during the past year and it if expected that : the enrollment at ‘the}é schools will be the same for the comline vear. Buildings and Grounds School District Consolidation â€" All the. Highland Park e ry schools are well located in . to territory and pupilâ€"population and are consid¢éred ‘by the Universityjof: Chiâ€" cago sgurvey as satisfactory|for preâ€" sent and future use in the sys« ~â€" This is the fourth in a seri@s of arâ€" ficles on "Consolidation of Districts 107 and 108" which will rum Rir about six i¢tsues. Oum'ouorm:m wdtx‘,dtud:houldbcw to the cwswtomafthc' vnnng members ~of the °P.T.A. coumeu: > | Braeside school, Hamilton d Elm ‘Place, Mrs. Charles D. §p 4 Green Bay Road, Mrs. HenBy |Stem; Lipcoin, Mrs.. Richard J. Séits; Raoâ€" vima, Mrs. Mason Smith; Ridge, W. J. Hodge. ; ie ul o groups and & ,!’ m. .,vm’... nél | care sof m | Would be n the consoliâ€" the | two dis n‘g cent actty, Green at (BD4, Blll radside 260, so1. . ks e use can be m';aeon- ; q â€" on projent time, d1 ‘extent of migh! ermine | changes is, If om Chiâ€" €1 Betk-, I C&n' Highland-"Parle' C $ Stores togg‘ Op Monday, W edne A polt ‘of Highland Park |and Raviâ€" nia ‘retail establishments révealy) that stores will open all. day this coming Monday and Wednesday. ~WThe estabâ€" lishments, however, will be| closed on Tuesday, July 4. /| : . Lions Install New Officers Thursday Fellowing the installation,â€"_a proâ€" gram, undér the direction of Dr: James Butterworth, will be ; by Miss Jay Sesso, Ben Ses #and Howâ€" ard,: accordianists, ~Ladies® night "will tie observed. . | *Â¥ . "|â€"_ Stanley Sehb&“dmfict ernor of District 1F, Lions International, will innno:all nflgy, elected officars of the hland Park | Lions‘_ club â€" tonight (Thursday) ‘ at Snmetl Va club® at 7 @cleck, .. :: :. M s New Locations fgr Playground Hobby Specialist Groups For the next three wf&n} iss Ella Rasmussen, art specialist,, will be at Eim Place, school with| a: vgried proâ€" gram of arts and| crafts, Following the art period there wifl be a sports period. All children who want 6!5; ivity are urged to be on hand Monday morning, July 3. " i $A m‘A dr‘uia.s';.lwhlist ‘will n ‘school IM Ranstead : wants :to All this kind of w!ivit;: M . Paul â€" J, (McLaughlip, craft expert, will be on ‘ti(i'cl?ookou'?‘ for | boys â€"and girls who want rleather work, craftâ€" strip work and other kindsâ€"of craft acâ€" livity at the Bracside playg mm-mchmts-m m â€"a box "or bag so that it can be ¢arried. Pickâ€"Up Route for July /‘ ; â€"â€" Paper must be piled on the night before collection. | How to Prepare Wasie P ay, July 3â€"Central Avenue e es [ NC ednes + “;-':-'0-\(". ‘ avenue “ pagy?reag O o uc it P ciei s l c ioi | Emdns Starting on Monday morning, July 3, the ; three .. hobby: (arts, crafts and drama)â€"will it to new playground locations. The pirpose of this change is tomake available these hobby specialists to as d\t:n ) Iocations ‘as possible. They are therefore located on a playground for thr s and then they . rotate to Ano yground for the next three w { More Scrap Paper Needed Beech street, east of tracka. . | f M.uyvâ€"cquuimu County Newspapersâ€"fold flat " and bundles 12 inches hish, © .Mn'uxiuesf-tie4 in bundles 1 high, or weigh down with roc Waste Paper Pickug To Begin July 3rd | There will be ng collection | 4. ‘The usual schedule will be fo .mm,:mw‘_ ay |t Saturday. â€" | | * | 4 Makers of containers for sh blood plasma: are far bdu:I manufacturing ~schedules, mak job of: collecting | waste. p.p#i important than ever. _ / * The Egropean invasion has | the demand for paper blood plasma, reports ts. | Corwith <Jr., salvage chairing while the demand for r| has risen sharply, < 0 paper throughout the nation ha a decrease. . < *\ . }.> | The regular~ monthly Awaste pickâ€"up from every curb:; in + starts on Monday, July 3. â€" # Calels se M&ufi?& f% (Continued on/page Highland Park, |Ilingis; Thursday, June 29, 1944 "We hold these truths to be selfâ€" evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain inherâ€" ent and inalienable rights: that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." : (First draft iof th #4 sday at Linâ€" iss Betty 4) who ~want day, July urb the l; and n their ‘the bled for athan Bfi td vage waste shown tie â€" in n July lowed, hrough inches e city more Declaration of Independeénce.) VEWS Pai w F ‘vention of : the Evangélical ,Lufl'tnn church, at which ntatives of the Jocal â€"Redeemer â€" Lu Congtegaâ€" tion are prekent, will be broadcast ver radio. station WENR,â€"qn Friday, ;m 30, at 3 p.at The will be Dr. [Abernetht,"land the broadcast will oriâ€" givate in New York City. WENR is WENR Will Broadcast Lutheran Convention â€" mas: of :117" S Green Bay m‘d.}tbd Jtvin Wfihjhu 33, who resides at 654 Chicago avenue witn his wife/and two childreg.| > ~;~| A4 .8 Garling has served as a plant gnuard in ‘North %mo forjd-g p.st‘);'b Kodâ€"aâ€"halt; 18...>3."*"lhy" ToA > E* Elect New Community Chest Officers for _ Term of Three Years T wo At;‘ded to Police Force Thomas is a veteran of World war IJ, hsvng ring ‘gerved in "the: army: 18 months,. HMe: was in gor‘hm months and received an| honorable disâ€" charge in October, 1943, ; (=*~ At ‘last ‘s : gam¢, uniformed workers gted $40.16 the Amgb â€" ican Red Cross, which ‘receives the entire proceeds of these‘games, ‘‘The Old ‘Timers rre looking forward to having thes¢ recéipts grow in amount at each f s i w] At the arinual meeting: of Comâ€" munity Chest members held. Monday, June 19, at the Highland Park Comâ€" munity centér, the following directors were elected to. serve (a ; threeâ€"year term: ~ Mrs,] Thomas Creigh, D/ L. Clinton, Mryg, Howard Detmer, .l&n. Edwin Hadi¢ty Jr.. Waiterâ€"C. Kohn, E. A. Menke, George W, Ross Jr. and Harding Wilbur. tss | Imedhtt' fofli?wing the memâ€" bers‘ meeting, the board of directors met and clected the offigers to : serve thp Community Chest jfor the year ending April 30, 1945 / 1 Two men, have been added to| the Hightand Park police force as 60.â€"day <ppointees, bringing the total ber of. polite officers to fifteen. The deâ€" partment is still short one man. â€"| Thomas, 34, son of Mrs. W. H. / In addition| to this Friday night game, a Fourth of July attraction. at Sunset park will be the donbleâ€"header which will: ofen at. 1 :30 when. the Waves of Great Lakes N.T.S. méet the WACs of [Fort Sheridan for a a:e of softball.‘ At 3 o‘clock the Timers T,::M try their ;ugh against their opp« of : last Friday nighy ie Bort Shordad Allâ€"Star ray. At 9 p.m. gn Friday, June 30, the Ol€ ‘Timers will :again appear under the lights at Shinset park to meet their next oppont¢rits, a . team from the Asgembly ~anf (Repair shop of the Glenview Naval Training station. of Rimer (Reéd) its : third victory | when it defekte handpicked from Fort Sheridan, | Friday night. Th ftfl'l start to seeâ€"sawing * Timers, by ing to ove walked off, with : of ASâ€"1%.; _ ¢[[= Meet 1 | At 9 p.m.. gn | Old ‘Timers will the lights at Skin: next oppont¢rits, Asgembly â€"anf ; Glenview Navhl ; Jn addition| to garse, a F. h:'4 Oldâ€"Timers Defe All-Sta";f ‘in 3rd Straight V ictory The Highland Park Old Time; softball team, ni«r the mnum of ERimer (RéH) Therrien, registered its third victory in _ as ~many starts when it defekted an Allâ€"Star team handpicked from eleven companies at Fort {Sheriday, at Sunset park last Friday night. The game was a thriller from start to finish with the .m seeâ€"sawing all evening, but the Ol Timers, by ing in the ninth innâ€" ing to overed a four run lead, walked off, with the laurels via a score of I§â€"1k . â€" P ):>> . THOMAS JEFFERSON O he he ark Press â€" ber for 33 Years ,,j",-.‘:;gl: E e \% %% {?i'iwgg hoi (:,‘ (oeoiats s i 6 Def eat "Our â€"Town"‘ :.:. .l ... A (First Performance is Ohis Ada f lab h;;f""‘ Symphony, "‘Jereniish" ...._.. BE peae ct o 25 ‘.ifi;fo-;‘hv‘"”"“"’ lv':i':'l‘:;o Li® =¢ ,,f A sal asprece chise Rioke e Concéerto No: 45 D Plast Maior ....MOZA Rhapsody No. 1, -s!n.'.m and Orchestra ..’.;.i.........,...‘.m urn Tone : Poems, "Don. m? Lal_ STRAU Suite from "The Fire Bird" Symphony . Hoo T2 iJ m..‘â€""?‘?‘.â€"."-m’f"., ' oetioner mt mage‘s s [ Congarto a;;:mz,":"'”a“m : Onnmnrvgcu-._nmi "Hinen of the Wikelthewhry . * ” j Da of the a M‘a:gkl.uh", 7. 2. *ta Symphony 6, B. M t (“P‘%'i“' aAmowsk "LEONARD Conducting / Jasoph Szigeti, vi Aon . Tuesday : am %’bâ€":&u Piano ‘ (on n-m‘ â€" Ihursday, June‘ 29, at om“..-,, Excerpts from ‘"‘Theé Creatures Prometheus" ................... BEETHOYV1H Air de Ballet is‘ * ormance *Sietfre0 n oo ic 2nln... waCN®E Rester® Loo‘ Riksxtyâ€"KoRrsAKor .__.. Saturday, 1. . * fymphety His ®"e umt " Suhnl & "ui ;i‘"'.i.n' ":' Spanish, Rhapsody . Sympbony, â€" ‘"Matthiss the Leonard Bernstein, the musical senâ€" sation of 1944, who will be> conductot atâ€"all four. of the week‘s symphony MCGHJT will step down from the podium lat ‘the Thursday evening, July 6, toncert to play. the Ravel "Concertp for Pint: G Major." Bernstein, who at the age of 26 has already gaimed composer, is the assistant conductor ot the New York Phitharmonic Symâ€" : Bernstein‘s â€""Symphony .No. (4"â€" "The> Jeremiah"â€"will be ‘heard ?mfim&yaflm Ju!yO.wifl; ennie Tourel, mezzoâ€"soprano o both Chicago Civic:Opera and'zrn- politan (Opera companies, singing the soprano aria. Toure is the former stat of the Paris Opera Comigque. : | Programs to be presented at Ravinia during ‘the week follow: ~> Iin, D Major, Opus 61." Saturday eveâ€" oing he will play the Mozart "Conâ€" certo for Viclin, No. 4, 1J â€"«Major, (Koc:‘e;é:sr and . Bartok‘s "Rhap: 0, 1, for Violin and Or we WRT q muninee! s van h‘ t n Sm ol 1 /shpres mi. Compat n ; . Hungarian Violinist Sungeti, the noted Hungarian violin ist, will be the Ravinia soloist‘ Tuesâ€" da"l ]“l)('):- mm;]flyc e':l; nings. iy. evening : Re wi play the Beethoven "Concerto for Vioâ€" ~Five soloists will be heard with the | ! _ F\ . ue choir that evening. They are: Rabert:| E®Plain Procedure x: Lis, 12â€"yearâ€"old boy soprano; Wilham |Jj.‘ The War Loan ‘oommittee, * sector Brown, now 13 but concluding his fifth | c 5 and block chairmen have year as boy soprano with the: choir; y every possible m to exâ€" , Stefan Kozakevich, baritone, formerly | Wlai Wd' obtaining credit , with the Chicago Opéra and San Carlo | ffor iland Park, for bonds purâ€" Opera companies ; Maximillian Schmelâ€" outside the city, ‘but /to dare, ter, tenor; and, Michact Signorelh, tc. | they have been unsuccessful in this efâ€"â€" Treat in Store _( For Music Lovers At Ravinia Festival The 40â€"yearâ€"old: Paulist Choir, 100 voices strong, sings Sunpda r July 2, under direction of T aike . 'm P kyv p i ‘ M paamaagane sixteenth century, madrigals of the 16th and 17th century, and two ~modern numbers by Felix Borowski, Chicago composer and criti¢c. .: ~ / . .> * nor, both of whom are heard reg;kd-yflfifi- with the choir. h s kn ‘m. Less Than 10 Days In Which To Reach 5th War Loan Goal With a number of nnn"d,fm scheduled, the . ninthâ€" annual Ravinm Music festival goes into its second e t Jn!yZvit;A,theGiw_w ymphony orchestra. Programs in clude the appearance of Chitago‘s noâ€" ted Paulist Choir; the of Leonard Bernstein .in the ,: role of conductor and soloist, and the first Chicago performance of his Symphony No. 1;and the solo. performance of Joseph Szigeti, violinist, and Jennie Tourel, mezzoâ€"soprano. | ) : / PIERRE MONTEUX, Conducting Mn of July ‘4, at) $:30â€" p. m. TSCHATIKOW S Conducting . | hood Tuesday l‘J wnde on Thuraday] | noun 0 gram B Red J ‘b’ + g;;.‘, ho n n o 36 Pok t )t fi8d'&a‘ ,4‘01 ‘Ave Highland Park, Gefitl&j@m + l Shelton‘s New Grill ,_ ihe many ~patrons «of Shelton‘s Fountain Grill are glad to learn that it wilf be reoperied atound July 4th at 11 South St. Johns Ave. The proâ€" prictors ‘have planned to enlarge and improve upon the former store, which was ‘recently destroyed ‘by . fire. |__ Climax of this year‘s garden activity will be a special judging of employes‘ gardens around August 1 with presâ€" sure cookers and cash being awarded for the best garden ..Mg ninety prizes will be a â€" x Recently awarded the highest hanor by the National Victory Garden inâ€" stitute for outstanding contribution to the 1943 Victory. garden program, present indicationsâ€" point toâ€" far greater gardening achievements »in The company‘s 1944 program. _ â€" hood vacant lots and in back yards under the: company‘s retently ~anâ€" nounced 1944 Victory garden proâ€" gram, Britton 1 Budd, president, anâ€" nounced today. | Half the Personnel of Public Service Co,. Owns Victory Gardens Nearly 2,000 employes of the Public Service Company of Northerit Ilinois â€"approximately oneâ€"half of the enâ€" tire personnelâ€"have planted Victory quota was proving the War Loan headquarters feel that the good ‘news which is. eminating ‘from mi"b’mfl’wlmhmi‘ a handicap in making the public realize the seriousness of meeting the 5th War T.oan :quota. An unfortunately larg» percentage of the people seem to think that the war is already won, when noâ€" thing could be further from the truth. As a matter of fact, the Allied armwes in France have not as yet made conâ€" tact with the main forces of the Gerâ€" mans . and â€"probably won‘t for some time to come.â€" . The war in Europe cannot be said to be won until the German army with its. hundreds of divisions of men is defeated ‘and that undoubtedly won‘t be for months, And after that there is the matter of winding up the Japâ€" anese conflict, a matter that still might hbmfl. x A at ‘There is absolutely no ‘valid reason for the citizens of Highland Park, or any community to relax their efforts slip designating the amount of the bonds and where they were purchased. Fither the individual‘s block chairman or Sth War ‘Loan bond headquarters will supply the pink slips where needed. in the current‘campaign. This was to be expected as the unit sale of this type of bond is‘ usually small Howâ€" ever, in view of increased quota it was >hoped»&1thepnhlicvoddflahev- ery effort to iraise his subscription proâ€" portionately. . (Realizing this lack of understanding . “‘*llfio'f'myo-i-.'o(th‘ tommunity on‘ the use of the pink slip, 47 With the end of the 5th War Lean tss than ten days away, Highland Park members of the War Loan comâ€" a copy; $1.50 per year Il}. 4 e t x ‘a Pom i vau o id ordfidpwes Stemiorvimnats: NN S d T

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