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Highland Park Press, 6 Jul 1944, p. 1

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iGiving blood iglla{simple procedure. a brief c ip by a registered including ise, â€" temperature, sod pressure oglobin count, actual 3 uires from only to seven m§ikites. After a short the dondr is ied light refreshâ€" and then Bky réturn to his usâ€" | ual daily inile. | â€" The Red ;C fids the warning that diet rules adhered to and that no. donor | accepted who has not followed ¢x the rule of, avâ€" viding fats or difty foods for four hours prior to blood. _ Light meals of fatâ€" fovds, such as toast or crackers withiliit butter, fruit, and :’a‘.orm\v ut cream or milk suggested. Ep . . Appointment cd#Bs have been mailed to oximately| 850 : persons so . far, and Mrs. onl Bppeals to each and aside for them.[(ln this regard, the one unable to ke hn appointment must notify headquartéé in advance so that lustructi The Bloo Programs for (Ravinia‘s second third week ,fomt’ ) 8 k and Written for| sifings with four conâ€" certante solo 4 208 this concerto which bears cation of date, was arranged â€" in /19 Steinberg for strings, with Aul®, 2 oboes, English horn, bassoon [horn. In this form # had its firstflperformance in St. Petersburg that (Wan € hym. sGohch- mann presented it with the St. Louis Symphony last BBb tÂ¥EIM, Third on the of first performâ€" m will be Su 0. 2, Scenes and ¢s from th#iBalHet "The Threeâ€" Cornered Hat" ky de Falla. This work by the YBmnish composer is "RAlled with Sp hi folk airs, which are used in a |(Mecidedly individual, impressionistic * work written by ue! Back, son will have its It is the "A dante Lento Mo Orchestra in D Maximilian Stei ~â€" The Back * #, Sweet Death" which â€"will be p Thursday eveâ€" ning in its RaviiiB® and Chicago preâ€" wigre, is d .as "one of the loveliest melodi rduch gver wrote." It was e cially to be sung on the sixteenth [fi aiter Trinity and 1s one of \airs written for church icgs | called Spiritual Songs," which $ solo chorâ€" Concerts Miltthe third week will be hbeld as i Tuesday, Thursâ€" day, and Saturdip ‘evenings at 8$:3% Szigeti,, who ‘high acclaim from Ravinia audi last week, will play the Brahms "Cdffkerto for Violin, D Major, Opus ?7Mixt the July 11 conâ€" cert. On Ju{‘: will play Corelli‘s "La Folia" for Wolin and orchestra and the M Batholdy "Conâ€" certo for Violin,lM® Minor, Opus 64." mCoo«flo Orchestra in D Major" arrang Maximilian Steinâ€" berg, and SuitgliNo. 2, Scenes and Dances from th@$ Ballet. *"The Threeâ€" ‘Cornered Hat" My de Falla, both of which will be U on Sunday,afterâ€" noon, July 16. w * . With Viadimi®@ Colschmann conâ€", "ducting, the C§iago Symphony orâ€" \chestra will int "three Chicago "firsts" during fie third week of the Ravinia Music Westival which opens [Tu ( evenit@, ; July 11. Joseph _ i, noted Hflpgarian violinist, will in at, Ravini# for his second week i solo appeardlices â€" the first ‘on y, July 1 d the final one on y '$! t Jfaly 15. 4 ho has been a Raviâ€" ia ‘guest condi@ffor during two past ; comes lWm St. Louis where he is permanenti[Ronductor of the St. Louis Symphon§Morchestra. The thf‘ce first performandi :which he has inâ€" cluded in the k‘s programs are: The Bach "Conff [$Sweet Death"â€"orâ€" chestrated â€" by [ICharles O‘Connell, which will . be (Wrtsented Thorsday, July 13; the CR E. Bach "Allegro | o uesday, July 1 Aurday evenir July 13; the C.IR. E. Bach "Allegro iuo‘entob:‘nd "inte Lento )'m;o ducting, the C chestra will ; "firsts" during Ravinia Music .Threej‘ixsts’ Will Be Hea During Ravinia‘s Third W 6SC. Laur1 Ave Hignland Wark, Viool. lent1! enfte To) Weunlf Keik Thonet xt j yorP apen H. P. 1 1398 "At: Once Lifeâ€"SavingiiBlood â€"Plasma (Continuedi on page 4) Keep YoutAppaintments with four conâ€" «+ this concerto tion of date, was Steinberg for 2 oboes, English « In this form “t 2 . great composer, ormance here. Moderato and Anâ€" om Concerto for ," arranged by ormance in St. me year. Golschâ€" with the St. Louis ) j al to onor M is oo ataticn Ill}. . Highland Park Rotary clublenterâ€" tained the staff members of ° d Park‘s Playground and Recteation board at their luncheon i onâ€" day, July 3, at Sunset Valley s Following the luncheon, thd .playâ€" ground staff presented a panel sion ‘and discussed the topic, it is Holds Discussion At Rotary Meeting Playground Staff He likes what he calls the Hanaeâ€" mic" green of our <Illinois sumâ€" mer. "No paim treés," he exdain with relief, "and no blank / orâ€" chidsI" Py PP ts Asked how Chicago looked t him, he said that the speed of peop! ilkâ€" ing on the streets at first startled his In the tropics, where th§ relaâ€" tive humidity matches the: t eraâ€" ture, it is impossible to move that fast unless there is firing gong on... From there a number ‘of plates set out." Landing on the réefs around the island, the bottoms of the planes were ripped out, and instead of twelve hungry men, there ‘were fort \But with the â€"radios from ‘the shed planes, new messages were s ?ac& to shore. Topedo boats set t t, for the island, and in turn they were wrecked on the treacherous} coral. Before the rescue was final g- pleted by the next expedition, â€" ernment had spent a millionâ€"Iand .a half dollars. â€" There had n }un ahy question of giving un untifievery man was safe and well on 1: y . The hospital ship, in fairness to its patients aboard,, could not detour to the rescue, but with its stronget sendâ€" ing equipment, relayed the message and position of the island k ‘to shore. se y l $ A Soon after leaving ghore loade# with patients bound for a base hosgital, a feeble $.0.8. signal was picked|up by the ship. ‘The position was iyen as a tiny igland, sixty feet across in high tide, on which twelve shipy tecked American flyers were starving, â€" . And Pleaseâ€" No Orchids 8, Navy, <on ‘his return to Chicago after two years‘ duty on a hospi ship in the Pacific, refused to make a the dudience at a recent meelfig of the Polish Arts Club brought | fasciâ€" nating first hand stories of: r q ts at sea. Qne.ofâ€"them affords War Bond purchasers an encouraging sigelight on how some of their money i# used. A Polishâ€"American medical. bholding high naval rank with On Braeside school, Hamilton Eim Place, Mrs. Charles D. $ Green Bay ~road,~Mrs, Henry Lincoln, Mrs. Richard J.. it viriia; Mrs. Mason Smith; Ki J. Hodge. ie It. is hoped that if there is agreement with the factual the points= of view or. co reached in these articles, th: will feel free to express the either directly to the News o of the following members P.TA. council: t Since the subject will be bn! a vote early in the fall, the council is anxious to get th clearly before the public, and tq promote discussion, so tha decision . may be reached. _ ~ Write News or Council There have been articles {h four previous issues of the High '.i’ll'fi :_.@s «1 "Consolidation of .Districts 107 and ::; The first presented the subject from the int fl‘od- ministration, the secomd of pet on nel, the third of the ative fatancial situation, and the fourth of buildings, grounds and supplies.| The fi h Cwill appear next week ntwin‘ with the relationship of th school <the community,. Others will follow.| * Vote in Fall } oo l School District Consolidation e iew or. condjusions articles, that le express therfiselves, the'Neyl or|to any be rd ‘r;ficcr he U. icago spital ake a T; ; Raâ€" e, W. inton f : the i9 a di he :agi:l, facts wishes a fair ings, will with i â€"the Highland Park‘s NEWS Paper for 33 Years â€" Higbland Park Pres : Registrations may still be made by telephoning cithier _Highhnzt 1018 or 2398 at once: â€" |‘0s~. | { . North Shore residents have â€" ded splendidly to recent appealy for blood ‘donors, with the result that| only 15 more registrants are needed for the regular visit of the Red Cross ile blood unit to Highland Park = &(Friaa,) and Saturday, ||Mrs, les. Mason,. chairman of Red Cross blood service, reported day. . s s 1 lc f The bat, slipping from-t*u of the batter, first struck you 56 Skokie Ave., a ghncig:H, on to strike Mrs.â€" Richar e a ball bat, Tuesday. July 4, whilk atâ€" tending a ball game at Sunset ‘Park, and is now in the locat itd1, in serious MMM#: of Dr. Banfield. 8O .cc atl s Skull Fractured By Baseball Bat . Mrs. Grace Richardson, 644 Michiâ€" gan ‘Ave., wife of former Police i~ cer Richardson, now serving in the Navy, received a skull fracture from Clarenice E. Soderlund, 219 E. tion avenue, who served in the: field artillery, Illinois unit. § General Robert E. â€"Wood, 162 L.aurâ€" el; Lyman Barr, 1215 Wade; BR W. Carlsen 607 Onwentsia avenue; Wilâ€" liam M. Harris, ‘ 3f4 Linden â€"Park place; Col. Charles: Z. Henkl¢, 17 Brittany road; Waldo Thorsen, ‘328 North Sheridan; Edward C. Wood, 216 North Lincoln; David W. Eyans, 120 Clifton avenue. } Among the local Rainbow dis veterans are : T $W1 %9 Highland Park Ever since that day W w | sion veterans throughout the : try have met on July 14 and at 1 in the‘ evening have olf..:r;ved& Champagne Hour in which» they homage to their departed com of the division. pie dte: ol Twentyâ€"six years ago jm July 14, 1918, the Germans opened what| was to be their victory offensive in the Champagne areg3. Facing them wak the French 4th army to which the Rainâ€" bow division was assigned, the only American ‘division in that area. | The battle started at 11 :45 in the evening. History records that the Germans failed in their attempt and from that moment on the initiative was with the Allies.> This was Rainbow‘s first big battle although it had spent several months in the Luneville and Bacâ€" carat trenches prior thereto. It sufâ€" fered severe casualties. s ~ _/ _ The annual reunion of the Rait Division ~ Veterans utpci'z;ion was scheduled to beâ€"held in Ch on July 13â€"15, has been éanceled to the national tran tiony lem. In lieu thereof m«:in ter, comprising the country‘s at the Merchants and Manufact ¢lub in the Merchandise Mart t serve the Champagne Hour an« stall the new chapter officers. Rainbow Veterans to Hold Annual Reyniot "Death holds no horror for me. I have séen it many times and expect it sooner or later. I only hope I do my part well before I go. ‘The Japs have already paid dearly for my life and did not get it: I hope to make thenm pay more and more. _I am prepared. 1 hope theTe will be no undue sorrow with my passing. Life for the living. We who are gone must be cunsidered the price of freedom, the sacrifi¢e for greed. Some must die so others may live. 1 am glad to be |able to %ive my life in the hope that some day man will stop fighting and live peacefully, . . Thus a soldier speaks. | haps, or feel a glowing pri boy, or firmly resolve that "t But we can‘t:stop thére. ! first task is to buy that extr; "Within the next three against an enemy superior i be no. alternative for‘ eithe As fighterâ€"pilots our mission control of the air if our fores of our ability to do our par success. hukshe | ‘"This. letter will not b¢e mailed unless I fgil to return from an anticipated mission. However, if by. chance I should: be reâ€" ported missing in action, thete is always the ibility that I may be alive as a prisoner jof war or even beâ€"marooned on one of the many islands in the Pacific..| > . on t 4 . . _If you have made up your mind that the purthase of more war bonds during the presgent dtive is too much of} a drain on your pocketbook, there is little we} can say or do to it, ~Perhaps, however, you will listen to Lt. John A. Leppla, former pilotâ€"fighter in the Pacific area. The following letter was written by Lieutenant Leppla shortly before going into battle and delivéred to his mother after he was reported missing in action : | 134 3 w s meragiue aaath . Highland Park, IHlingis, ‘Thursday, July, 6, 1944 A . SOLDIER SPEAKS$S: oltâ€" ades diviâ€" stoOn 1 :45 the y 14 ich ago due rob= ape« y nrg “John.fL I ) And as we listen we thed a tear perâ€" in the eonngg of this fine Améerican se dead shall not have died in vain." ‘here is much to be done. And the ; bond, teday.â€" . [ 2. ® Emporia Gazetteé. _ > ...‘ for greed. Some .must die so others e to iive my life in the hope that ing and live peacefully, _ ; Goodbye, ; : ~.‘;|. ¥¥» obâ€" inâ€" days Tâ€"anticipate a) largeâ€"scale battle _numbers and eqmp:ln' ment. _ There can side; ‘This ‘battle must be decisive. is clear. We musi:gg'ain and retain s are to be successful, T‘am confident charge of the booth during July Girls serving in the stamp booth at Woolworth‘s during the week of July 3 are: <Marjori¢ Johnson, Jane Ritter, Nancy . Mills, Barbara Bletsch, Mar: jorie Fuller, llurore Dean and Patâ€" ricla Bartels, ¢>=!_.!~ s ... Women serving in the booth itclude “f*flamxn Anng Carlâ€" son, Mrs. EarI Virner and Mrs. Frable. Mrs. Raiph B. Ritter _ Gail F. Meintzer, nonâ€"father Barrington | ~ |}/ [ . 0 < ) Takao Hosokawa, father. . David Aubrey, Dondld J. Templeâ€" ton and John C. Tura. .‘ Highwood _ « Â¥ Ten men were ind ucted into the army on June 28B from Draft board No. 1 in Highland Park. "Included in this list are thrge young men who graduated from DE;I school this June, David A . John C. Tuma and Donald J. Templetoz, all of Highland Park. â€" The complete list follows : Highland Park | ~ _ * Army Inducts 5 Local. Men . Yet some of us must pay for our Total receipts for the American Red Cross collected at the two games were $82.35. NSE ts Highland Parkers are urged tq be on hand at Sunset park next Friday night at 9 o‘clock when the Old Timers meet the 1622 Service team from Fort Sheridan. scE E34 7 The ‘Old Timers lost their first game from ‘Fort Sheridan in the secâ€" ond half of the. Founh of :July dowâ€" bleâ€"header. Inâ€"the seventh inning the score was tied 6+â€"6, but the Allâ€"Stars were able to come through with two runs in the eighth inning to take the Dusé to the fact that work at Great Lakes detained the Waves who were stheduled to play the WACs of Fort Sheridan on July Fourth the game was canceled, but through the courâ€" tesy of Lt. John.Ehipps of Fort Sherâ€" idan and his assistant Pvt. Bob Mcâ€" Gin, two teams were secured from Fort Sheridan, who played a fast 12â€" inch game, Company C beating Comâ€" pany E by a margin of 4â€"3. i Score Tied in Seventh â€"â€" ° Collections ~made by . uniformed workers of the American Red Cross ing combination arid at times looked very good, but lost the game to Highâ€" land Park through a series of errors of which the Old ‘Timers, exhibiting midâ€"season. skill, team work, and a cooperative spirit, were quick to take advantage. . Two !:ome runs by the Glenview boys. were high points in the game. _ fp 4 The Highland PRark Old Timers‘ soitball team, under the management of Eimer (Re,d):‘l{:errien, continued their winning streakâ€"last Friday night by defeating. ui;fqmiew Navyal Air Old Ti'me'rp'j Team Loses First Game To Fort Sq‘heridan Alfredo J. Bertucci, father, S3 AEut 1$ <3n Chicago :W oman Is Killed By Train The woman killed instantly by, a train at Indian Tree Lane crissing, last week, has been identified u;lfi;z Jessic L: Sterling, 57 Years of age; i 4941 Kimbark Ave., Chicago, who had been livi recently at the North S ;s Hdthfl%;ovt ‘at Wmezhfi 2 o NOn Saturday, July 8 trucks will go from Ceritral avenue north .to the city limits, west of the tracks ... . ~ ># Owing to the Fourth of July holiday. pickâ€"up will continue this week thre ou_z_hStturday PoWt 5 uie â€"i P camilenizre_ ul Mc ue ol Friday,, July 7,, is collection dgy Central avenue q; Cumtylhgnz west of the tracks, . _ [ _~ . > } Wastepaper Pickup Friday and Saturday Sit‘down today and write that letâ€" ter you just haven‘t got around to mailing.â€" It‘s the least you can do to prove the home folks ha‘ve not torgotten him and it will help in our ‘allâ€"out : war. effort, â€" < < ~}!. ;«<~ [ When the mail reaches the boys in‘ the front lines and they ‘recéive little mail,. or perhaps worse â€" still, none at all, they feel friendless and forgotten. Their morale ebbs.~ .â€" Nor is his girl friend the only one to whom he looks for mail. He needs it just as muth: from mother, father, sister and brother and the rest of ‘his kin, and from his friends and iighâ€" bors. Aren‘t you classifed as on of these? . * +d Keep those Vâ€"mail letters going g bim regularly. Tell him. about the pleasant things that have hapâ€" pened around home. Omit those that are unpleasant. If you don‘t recd’c answers, never mind. : 65. Pfc. â€" Thomas Wygal, USMC, a youriger brother, stationed in the Southâ€" west Pacific area, has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds mcuvcfi in action early in January. || _ s P More Sugar . Reports Wanted The boy in the army calls letters from his girl friend "sugar reports" and he needs to have them often. > .‘ & Wg was one of the first. to Harbor: catastrophe. At the time he was in his junior year at Iowaâ€" State. Receiving | his {re-flixht training "at Santa: Ana, Calit., he was awarded his wings and commission at Marfa, Texâ€" as, in February, ‘43. Just a year later he was transferred overseas. Jt was the following May 10 that he was reâ€" ported to have lost his life over Ausâ€" tria. He _was 23 years of age. & Lt. Lawrence Wuygal Army Air Pilot _ Reported Lost ©â€" * Lt." Lawrence Wygal, son of Mrs. Heler Wygal,, 340 Bloom ‘St., prevâ€" iously reported missing, has since been reported lost in action, Deétails have not, as "yet, been received. _ .. Any questions | pertaining | to ‘the playgrounds may be obtained by call~ ing the Community center, H.P. 2442. Evening softball for older boys and adults take place Tuesday nights at Sunset . and. Lincoln playgrounds, Thursday nights at Ravinia and Eim Place, and‘Friday nights at Sunset park ‘playground. © |~~ P ce ue General playgrounds for games and sports are two in. number;> Sunset park and Ravinia schoo!.plh;:rampdl. Monday afternoons at Ridge school, 35 boys and girls are registered for arts andâ€"crafts, and Wednesday eve; nings the Teen Age club, called the Rabiskortis ‘club, holds open house and dancing at the Community cenâ€" ter. f P o rar + Art instruction is offered at Eim Place school, in the game ‘tpx:;jm under the office. Craits: instruction is at Braeside school and drama in« struction at Lincoln school, 4 Playgrounds operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. On Wednesdays, the playground staff i at Sunset park for day um& Play~ grounds are open from 9 to 12 o‘clock and from 2 to 5 p.m. # 3 J This week‘s news concerning Highâ€" land Park: playgrounds ‘and where to go for special activities. is as follows : Playgrounds Futflré Sports, Instruction â€"â€"By Esther Huse, . OCD ‘Writers‘ Group t ,h-l 1 to 000. is :: on rs,) War Lo )n C!tyf 9 o :} the chan y | mdunt t piQous. m| ~ As far d. In the same order, Edâ€" ward A. Nevins, 641. Central avenue, Park, was |appointed assistant i t of & ic power servâ€" and H.G. 118 Homewood, Libertyville, was makle assistant superâ€" romotion of ~F ’J. Kramer, engineer |of maintenance of way, to superintendént of maintenance vay, structures Â¥lectric power 4 yekacfry, appear ¢x ‘ community wil i viable record o to Adis its drive. r. Nevins came to the North Shore ibe in 1902 and MJ. Mason was eimâ€" by the rai in 1920. * [3 3 1y th [CP du is k there Were many factors blidcking the path to |attending this individual bond had their comâ€" \ for E, F, and G. bonds for rest of the year, at the time of, theâ€" War Loan campai 2 th ~A last minute by High!an a Patk bond buyers to get under the wire ore the 5th War drive comes A'Of “a’ h I. " the city of topping its quota of f only doubt in\ the minds of the ir Loan committee is wHether or not city will make its individual sales q of $775,000. (At this writing the chances for Hi Park to surâ€" dunt this obstacle do not seem "an«. hool Picn anned for ward Meve nday, July 9,;> ay school of church, 587 W conduct® its : will take ¢. immediate . ment stand. â€" °es, con! ed.. â€"Refre Arrange i of : the $1 ts are i f is, and bring a fividual Sales Lower ison, general ra of the Chiâ€" North Shore Milwaukee railâ€" { k 5¢ a copy; $1.50 per year Calt.nllvm’t: inmprk. inity ‘"of the reâ€" games have been will: be . availâ€" Fy school staff. to â€" attend â€" with c Is July 9 o 2 _War Loan comâ€" sector chairthen effort to wind the o kess

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