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m lic for its gracious acceptance of the Wednesday ¢closing schedule efâ€" fective during the past summer months. I day afternoons. Announcement is made through the Chamber of Commerce that the majority of retail establishments of Highland Park and Ravinia will hereafter remain open on Wednesâ€" Both the employees and owners of local stores are grateful to the pubâ€" STORES WILL BE OPEN WEDNESDAYS HEREAFTER ta of surgical dressings. "We are five million short now," Mrs. Dris= eoll said, "and I sincerely hope that every woman and girl who has any Te tne Will go to har nenvert pror unit." , The day class will start Tuesday, Sept. 19. There will be six days of lectures Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday for two weeks from 9 a.m. to 4 pun. For the next four weeks, the volunteer gives two days a week of practice work with close supervisâ€" ion and following that gives two days of service a week. Home Servâ€" ice volunteers are trained to carry on the interesting work of contactâ€" ing the serviceman and his family in cases of emergency or need, and to act as the friendly adviser in trouâ€" Questions regarding the Home Service corps should be directed to Mrs. Alfred Taylor at 616 S. Michiâ€" a-'An.,wedl'M mo.zn.j Mrs," Joseph Driscoll, viceâ€"chairâ€" man of the Production corps in charge of surglical dressings, has isâ€" sued a â€"warning to all production workers and units that Chicago is still far behind in meeting its quoâ€" uhi /o oi . The Home Service corps welcomes social workers and school teachers, business women and other qualified volunters to the â€"évening classes, which are duicncq_ for the profesâ€" _ The evening clasd will start Tuesâ€" day, Sept. 18. There will be five sessions, Monday and Thursday, for two weeks and the following Monâ€" day; all from 7 to 10 p.m. After this, the worker gives four hours of service one evening a week, teleâ€" phone and wire service. se The Ked Cross Home Service eorps is constantly being called upâ€" on for help bymnngmnmot returning servicemen. More volunâ€" teers are needed to aid these men and their families with the numerâ€" ous problems which have arisen durâ€" ing their duty, Two autumn classes have been planned, one for daytime volunteers and one for evening volâ€" unteers. f ; Ion).*'ol the Highland Park League of Women Voters are lookâ€" ing forward to r-fiw the new! elected president, of the National League of "OJ Voters, Miss Anâ€" na Lord Strauss, who ‘will be guest speaker at the Department Day luncheon to be held Sept. 22 at the . Standard club ‘inâ€" Chicago. â€" Miss Strauss has a long and distinguished record of : and private service. At one she was assistant editor of Magazine, a position she held for years. During World War I served in such: governâ€" mental as the Federal Reâ€" serve , the United States Shipâ€" ping , the War Trade board and the State department. Prior to 1938 she second viceâ€"president and acting president at times of the National Leainie of Women Voters. For six years she was president of the New York City League and has recently been viceâ€"president of the New York State League. She has| managed to keep in close touch with | League activities and program deâ€" | spite the fact that she has been servâ€" j ing in an important position which | deals with inbumzq problems in the Chanceâ€"Vought, Aircraft company,| Stratford, Conn. Miss Strauss is ; granddaughter of Lucretia Coffin Mott, who just ninetyâ€"six years ago began the "wonian rights" moveâ€"|| ment which paved the way for womâ€"|! an‘s .suffrage and our present|‘ League of Women Boters. & New Presidenm League of Women Voters Vol. 34 ; No. 28 Â¥4 u0116 poo£ . B5 E8O Lkeaurel Ave .. t $ uin Highland ‘Park, 11 , Aaa+* ameyr * ttighland Parca . uoi l "Take it down and bu !t%" "Don‘t you know that it could be made into new ‘paper «and |there‘s a: shortage of paper thst hurting everybody, indluding your boy in the army? Why not throw it in & bin and have the junk man get it? |He‘ll pay you something for it, too. "Taint worth the troub j | "If you feel that way wan‘t you leave it at my door in if burnâ€" ing it? Ill save it." _| i ? "O, K. with me if you i t i6" This is an actual conyersation. he needed to conduct his un busiâ€" â€"-.i.l:'ln't ”‘"S . He of the paper scrap and waste paper around ‘your shop, office or home? that, A friend in a large acturâ€" ing building saw one of‘the janiâ€" tors carting a load of paper from: another shop next x down toward the furnace room. f ta% . "What are you going f*o with © Don‘t delay! Do come to Temple in Glencoe the next Red day, Monday or Wednesday. Pss ; Renmenn mm mmnmenmmnmamemmace s "Don‘t Burn That, Bill" Five million bandages hi surgiâ€" cal dressings short of th quout That‘s the information din *i from Red Cross headquarters .|, he Sisâ€" terhood of North Shore Gongrega~ tion Israel. . > ' _ Won‘t you give some of your time â€"and time is, after all little enough to give to the war effort â€"and come to Temple, either Monday Wed: nesdays, any period from ten a.m. until four in the WM I ‘ Encouraging as our présent war news is, we all know that afterâ€" math of success is woun en in hospitals, then convalese who fmllv ;onth: will need m daily. ety per cent o ‘bandages and dressings are furn Py civâ€" ilian volunteers. i Empty chairs at Temple on Red Cross days may mean em chairs in homes after the war ished. We don‘t want to feel k can Red Cross for current t::i to be used at the hospital at G Lakes naval training l% . All contributions should be left at the Red Cross headquarters in M Highâ€" tand Park Public Service store building, 521 Central Ave:â€"| Magazines turned into the center following last wek‘s request have already been delivered to hospiâ€" tal and are greatly enjoyed by the patients, according to Mrs. Rich#@rd Kebbon of Highland h gray lady on duty at the hospital." "It also would help a great deal if those who cannot keep their appointâ€" ments arrange for a substitute to take their places," she added. ‘Al':&. all donors should watch their di carefully the day they mA give blood. Prospective donors shouldn‘t run the of being turned away because & have: eaten fats." _ Mrs. Mason also: urges Qfi who have appointments to keep | them. However, if illness or other gireumâ€" stances makes it impossible to do go, it is important that eancéllations be made promptly so that the time reserved may be given to another donor. i ' While many in the community have already contributed â€" "a number of times, there are/a great many more who have nevep |given, and it is from this group Mis. Mason especially seeksâ€"don The army and navy require &i ions of units of human blood to be‘used in transfusions to save the lives of solâ€" diers and sailors sufferi rfrom shock following injuries, 4fmnor; hages and burns. & i Appointments can be ‘made at the American Red Cross cen n t:e Public Service building, hone Highland Park 1018, from 9 a. .x 5 p.m. ~Evening calls will b cep ed by Mrs. Masom at Highland Park 2308. f $ .. _ If Highland Park is going to have a steady and sufficient supply of donors available for the n vifit of the Red Cross mobile it on Sept. 15 and 16, 105 w& have to register at on .i M Charles Mason, blood donor chairâ€" man, said yesterday. The junit will be housed in Highland Patk Womâ€" an‘s club, Elm PI. and Sheridan Rd. Blood Donors Must Register at Once An appeal is made ‘by the Red Cross at Bill?" s to the Sisâ€" e grega~ of ‘r time li nough â€"and come ed : ‘a are|a great ever {given, p t Mis. d;n lt, The iMlions of o have pply of gufi'}fi; is #il h en sn : S 1e L 1OR BC y ie aegie on _ Highland Park‘s }VEWS Paper for 33 3 f | [ [ }:.f Higbla [ 1 ’ "For distinguishing Mmgelf for heroism and extraordinary achieveâ€" ment while participating. in merial flight against the enemy," the citation awarded L!jnq:ts) &# W. Zneske, fighter pilot, gon of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Zneske, 506 Linâ€" eoin place,: At one Hnw’t; |it| continâ€" ves, he took part in an engagement near Bonin islands, in th ific, and in spite of his outâ€" numbered, attacked and down two enemy planes, |At an r he shotâ€"down a third e ng a dog fight, ;'n‘ ::o \ ;5" h:‘: a fourth. For these se received the Distinguished | Lt. Zneske, the father o months old son, been 11. months. RH) _ Recruiting will be carried o all branches of the Women‘ corps, including the gir forces, ice forces and ground q&m increased demand for WA all army installations both |i country and abroad, Icotnbin the number of eligible wo this territory prompted t&m e ing of this office. Altho the official opening of a office in Highland 1;..-&, been shown a great deal of in the Women‘s Army ¢0: j women of this te ; and quiries have been k d Fighter Pilot Downs Four Enemy Planes This office will rot| onl Highland Park but| also i Winnetka, Glencoe,| Lake |F Northbrook, Northfield, Deée: Palatine, and all of t;e r:urr v Mt-or,' l I The new offices of theU. t} Recruiting service openéd o this week. . They are |located Highland Park USO at 21 N Bay Rd., and will be open quiries daily except The personnel for t:l of include Corporals J C Ashland, Ky., and rrt’m of ‘‘Miami, Fla., both ‘of forces branch of the Women corps; also Sgt. J°h“f New York, and Corp. Melvin bert of Battle Creek, Mith. â€"| WAC Recruiting ’O£cé ‘Opened at Local USO Give Canning Advice _ Game rooms are o‘;t: fte until 5:30 in the aft on. _ Teen Age â€" Supggestions! How. about it y6 én What community ivities you like your playgrotund an« ation board help you jn “to,n& Would you like some clubs Community , Center, |sotial, sports, hobby, sq: .dance house,. hiking, cycling, qr wh _ We want your ideas:| See), : or phone Mr. X at the Co Center, phone 2442, |Do it o . Open for Play â€". Community Center. ° a Have: you: developed |into t of dropping into the: Co Center‘s game rooms for fun after school? Thehe are lots of games and ding waiting for your use. It is 1 you are always welcome. tfiy; :\.‘:mtfonq in the. f“k’ of Jot. down your i 1 them to the Community Cen Mr. X, or telephone 244 2, the time to make he#pf‘l com _ Do you have any give your town or your ngij hood needed co ity Is there a demand for certai ities in the recreati '#inld sort . of clut; _or af t are wanted?, These ‘ should include activities f girls and adults. We s Jot. down your idea ‘ them to the Commu :t.; C J Wanted «â€"â€" Program iidea: This is the time thatâ€" yo ground and Rocru;ioq making its plans for ni‘ activities. These a es conducted at the ::rh as well as in the Highland Park, Ilinois, Thursday, September 7, 1944 ctuiviuies are to be &‘ nter y uld r your n borâ€" nity vity? for certain lactivâ€" ition field? |What athbetic vities se ideas :tivr ties for| boys, io ho i h TsbA a ie En C We in Eo mgeacn o ce d es e n s S [ a n ns s Dt i ie i e Cl . in inerial ‘g’ tb. i) &# gon of Mr. ; §06 Linâ€" it eontinâ€" ) ment ific, to outâ€" $ down ndther he 4 ng a ay downed p has ad * * fiveâ€" erseas n for Army rs? ould cre: ting? t the ts, open rite, unity iArmy cially 1 the ireen r inâ€" m 11 rnl at girls! habit Lunity iour‘s Iways atter e and i muniâ€" rcreaâ€" chool | _A petition was presented to th Playâ€"| Lake County board of supervisor is |at their August meeting, signed b nter| 8529 voters of Lake county, whic| to be|read as follows; . _ . _ nterl "Wa the nndarsionad ramistara will be obtained from local rationing boards, automobile clubs, newspaâ€" per offices, gasoline filling stations and plant transportation commitâ€" Application for new "A" f line coupon books, becoming m next Sept. 22, should be made ht once, says the Illinois Automobile elub, New blank forms have been issued by the Govérnment and may pustileatiun: SW iotaiiiiicindiininadideatisizh t dihca da k 502030451 Music for ‘the evening was furâ€" nished by Robert Greenslade, piâ€" anist, of Deerfield, a student at the Quigley seminary in Chicago. FILE APPLICATION NOW FOR NEW "A" GAS COUPONS \ Comdr. Kneupfer is an Annapo man, and was at one time stationd at Great Lakes, In China at the time of the outbreak of the Singâ€" Japanese â€" war, having previou served in Hawaii, he was transfer to the Philippines. Aboard Wasp when it went down in the cific, he also survived the sinking of the Meredith, which took part Dâ€"Day in the invasion of France. The Lions and their ladies had th privilege last week of listening the adventures of a veteran of tht battle areasâ€"â€"the survivor of t naval disasters, and four major land battles, as well as the, possessor the Purple Heartâ€"Comdr. Georg Kneupfer, USN»guest ‘of the Rayâ€" mond Molendys, 1007 Ft. Sherid Ava Ave. The Health committee of t.h+ Highland Park League of Wome Voters directed the circulation o? the petition throughout the county Mrs. Elwood Hansmann, ch‘irmfl of the committee and rs. Albert Elâ€" liot, coâ€"chairman, attended the meet ing of the county board of supe vistors on August 10th when the tition was presented to them. Mrs Hansmann expl:'i:ed the ~petitio and the reasons why.the people wh signed it feel that we need a heal department in Lake county. The tition was referred to the Legislati ’nnd Finance committee. of the boar of supervisors for further study, and after their report at the mee ing of the board on Sept: 12, - board will vote on the question . whether or‘not to instruct the county clerk to put the requester refere e dom on the ballgt in the Novmbfin election. # s *] Lions Hear Veteran Of 3 Battle Areas This makes the total number Ql{ :isnunm on the petition 'equ} 529.°>=<>: } + ‘ Signatures on this petition w'erfi Oobtained through the efforts of th Highland Park League of Wom Voters, â€" the . Lake Forest, Lak Bluff . and Waukegan. Leagues of Women Voters, the Home . Bureag units throughout the county, the Council of Social Agencies in Wau. kegan, the Exchange club in Zion, the American Legion auxiliary i Fox Lake and many interested. an public spirited citizens throughout the county. The following signa tugl were obtained in each town. ship: i \ mont 61; Grant 119; Lake} Vill 52; Libertyville 108; Newport 76 Shields 822; Vernon 18; Warren 88 Wauconda ©~65; â€" Waukegan ’lllof West Deerfield 137; Zion 56. A07 af.i?if;ig afi }‘â€"’gfi | ‘"We, the undersigned voters of the following townships i Lake county, Illinois, hereby requ the .mbllllmt;nt and mainte in Lake County of a county department and the levy theref in excess of the statutory limit, an additional annual tax of not exceed .one‘ (1) mill on the dolla: on all taxable property . of county. . The undersigned fu | request that upon presentation you of this petition, together with counterparts thereof, duly signed b ] not less than five per cent of th 'ruisteud voters in each of at leas twoâ€"thirds of the townships of Lak county, you take such steps as required under the terms of the Ac of the General Assembly of th State of Illinois known as ‘Ar Ac; in relation to the establishment and maintenance of county and multi pleéâ€"county <~public health depcrtI ment,‘ approved July 9, 19438, to cause provision to be made so that at the néext general election there after the electors of Lake county ma&y vote upon the propo‘iti.onj ‘Shall â€"Lake County establish and maintain a health department and | levy therefor, in excess of the st«ai tutory limit, an additional annua tax of not to exceed 1 mill on tha‘ dollar?‘" : Petition to Establish . A County Health Dept. Antioch 120; moch i20, Avon 102; Bentoi * Deerfleld "910; Ela 761 Pre Park ; Avon 162; Bento: Mfi se es _| Blitzkr Mre. Henry Schefroth : her brothers, Teddy, Karl ry Frost. and her sisterâ€"in Cecelia Beckman in Deerf Schefroth resides at Ker VISITOR IN DEERFI and Mrs. Ted Marks of tlk to that : their . .nephew, -Blr. "Ronnie" . Chalmers, USMKE!) son o Mr. and Mrs. John Chalm@#s, now residents of Denver, Colo g N in action in the South "" cently. . Cpl. Chalmers, at| $ke of Highland Park, attendediiGie Lin coln school for several yeits:. ~He was 22 years of age. k 1 P His brother, 8/Sgt. no* is now stationed in China.! ’ A letter from Cpl. H Lihd: strom, tank corps gunn l” teran of the African and I NYE camâ€" paigne, who was wounded [(Fran July 28, has reached hiX parent Mr. and Mrs. Elof Lindstrfin, 840 W. Park. The letter t 'l'! hat he is. in an Englishâ€"hospital y ‘ii. a bad> ly wounded right arm. Q & ‘Lindâ€" -t’r:m entered the servicd: u.,), 1941. (tB . [ Former Resident In South Pacific: â€" T/Sgt. Bigley, now 20‘ iyhars of age, had completed one ye .i;;‘. work at â€" Northwestern universit B the time he entered service ‘} March, 1948,. He has been ltltio l in the Pacific theater of war sin " March 1944. ‘Radioman and tail guMner on a Bâ€"24 Liberator, he had dbfipteted his 16th mission. Mss || | 7 M‘ F'n‘ltw . From :Vomfl.dv.tl â€"His older brother, Lt. W , in« structor in an antiâ€"ai nit, is stationed in Augusta, Ga. | Encouragement to belif@# | that their son, T/Sgt. Norb * Bigley, survived the crashing of W# Liber, ator plane over Yap Island , Jun* 23, in the Pacific area, has $ikn giv< en by the war departmentito Mr, prid Mrs. N. Elmer Bigley}/}4383 S Bt. JoWhs. A léetter writtéhiby the commahding officer of his Mikadroy also lends hope, although Specific details are lacking. ‘ MB | Missing Airman May Have Survived Crash .Entering the service in ber, 1942, he received his year later and left for ove March. A local high sch ate, he also studied at Uni North Carolina. $ ly 50 missions to his pected home soon on leave, Me recently been awarded the AW medal in Italy, Lt. Robert L. WeinbergIMavi tor, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M W berg, 197 Edgecliffe, has‘1 i cially reported us lost in & 6 Czechoslovakia on Augist Jl s LE Weinberg, aged 22, wilk na The display of lusciousâ€"L. matoes attracted wide atte pecially the Golden Jubileb Lt. Weinberg Reporte As Missing in Action . Awards for variâ€"colored g#fifliolâ€" smoky, cerise and salmonflblored, went to Mr. Pfister, Jesse LWigtrays, and H. L. Oppenheimer, an| g' n fins usually lovely array of tub&flus be gonias brought special awanf i o Mr. Straus, as did his ngebliknt| of white begonias. W. C. W§khinger won the blue ribbon for hisfl monâ€" fringed white begonias. ( *A C. E. Pfister, Mundelein}]Wor president of the club, displaied : eral varieties of roses no#Rret the market, winning a blukfrib award for the same, â€" Mr. 1 an executive of the Ameridih‘rR society. Tasteful arrange t a ed to the effectiveness qf b. soms, «*"In view of the dry sedifin, |we were astounded at the qualit} f, aas terial entered," was the s§ifement of Dougall Kittermaster, pilfsic : of the H. P. Men‘s Gardd@} clhb, speaking of the exhibit s#lked at the Lincoln school on Satumd, Sunday. ‘Approximately 7 Oblfipeo ple attended, evincing a practic@® interâ€" est in the fine array of fruilh, vee! etables, canned goods and pf@ :s* ot' which there were over % .; n-" tries, even while lost in adffration o{‘g?e Peautilul display of MB on as, ?lowleorls:: roses, orchids a‘ 6 el}“ L2PAYS Word has been Men‘s Wan. Garden Blitzkfl Methods Will Mark Anffual Fund Drive s ts AAF, Mr. town medal ignments of associake phase of the campai ptémâ€" | sthrt the following day, Sept ‘ 4| ) \While Highland Park‘s wi is last a ota: will not be officially raflu+| tif (Friday evening, it was st ity of istant Campaign Diree || Bpwen ‘Stair, that it will p t ‘| b¢; approximately the: same [ +4 :: ar‘s quota, which was $75, | i [# ; N iinngs ‘ that | Gt Somewhere igtey) | hk the Marshall Is. Ju::; Bervicemen stationed he n giv; everything from let o Mr, "The‘26â€"day rad 83 s.)$9 far proved to be the mo v tha vegetable planted. ptémâ€" rs of | gardens t'm :!‘ show 1 rdens [n“tc:: '3 of t arch, | tivated t er on | P in teted | had a ge !! Som n, in« .~ flow it, il ‘tiud Ththe â€" cal k s â€"._ . __| Jnt JAp$ ind |onut t e oo M i.‘{um,,‘ 1 Ao bel n, rigty. || chairman of 1 || the; Earl E. ; i blicity con ' ‘Hl F“;ie fh“ k % Ckmo. "9n) |Sigurd John ' J. P. Me! s x y ~Cent f fi _m edal | a menits phase me the foll« } I dal [ J ! !d" â€"| wWith a seasoned vete 4 lll iquseâ€" toâ€"house worker *A d, Spencer Keare, ; x 4 manager of Hig! ‘ ma ual war fund> and mt z * moneyâ€"raising iden opens October 2 club, | drive that will rival th 'dn‘: horoughness of the j krieg that is sweenin» i fi:"“wm:;;e:;:pn fellow who as he walked down the *" asks the Kansas Grass hi igh con ‘is scheduled at the Comâ€" Center Sept. 14, at which time Chairman Clinton will make his gsignments of associake workers; phase of the campaign will hrt the following day, Sept. 15. ||\While Highland Park‘s war fund JÂ¥ota: will not be officially set upâ€" il Friday evening, it was stated by istant Campaign Director H. Bbpwen ‘Stair, that it will probably ; approximately the: same as last yéar‘s quota, which was $75,000. On Dâ€"Day plus one, a G.L. thudâ€" led in a shell crater as mortar hells whistled overhead. 4 |‘"You know," h-.::{‘-'&fi-u bomm’l'ur.'!\: nly trouble : asâ€"soon as you‘re in it, you‘re ot young any more." *3 ing viceâ€"chairmen: Millard Ewing, J. F. Bickmore, H. K. Hixon, Jr., J. rd Johnson, Emmett Moroney J. P. McHugh. .: ne agrees that the war fund and community chest is a highly int contribution to mbfi: ygar, more than ever, it will be necâ€" for Highland Park to live up its reputation as a community it â€"always ~comes through in a . As the war reaches its final q the support ~of the home ‘ont becomes a critical necessity, Uur committee has complete conâ€". 3 nce that our city will succeed in is undertaking." _ The amount of !gi‘zbhnd Park‘s quota will be determined by a comâ€" ttee conference to be held at the j unity Center Friday evening, , 8, according t# an announceâ€" nyent by Eugene Hotchkiss, presiâ€" Â¥nt of the local chest fund. Among ose who will set the budget and for the various phases of. drive will be Edwin C. George, chairman of the budget subâ€"commitâ€" ; Earl E. Sprou!, chairman of the blicity committee and the followâ€" â€"p-nd,yu.onnhwm hleumyoumvylkin'dm ie street these days have lost their histles â€" they have to keep their iws clamped tight shut. to make eir uppers stay up and keep their wers in place. ++ & ‘ everything from lettuce to rmelons. "The‘26â€"day radish has \far proved to be the most sucâ€" ‘ vegetable planted. ere‘s a great e whistlers w T.L. in the E jWe are especially fortunate in ving a campaign.committee of unâ€" 1 ly able men and women," Genâ€" exal Chairman Keare stated this week. "Each of these people js an €XÂ¥perienced specialist in some phase of America‘s war efforts, and evâ€" W s Te y Couar o 9l Wivttne® 406. uc f opens October 2, promises a that will rival the spted and I of the allied blitsâ€" eg that is sweeping the Germans °Qfi of occupied Europe. ots colunin in the Topeka Ca;fi;: Well, he‘s gone away for a while, : has joined Uncle Sam‘s forees France and New Guinea and igland and Italy North Africe d India and Ch..l:lndm d on the high seas and in the cultaivated gardens planted re is little else growing here as urtnnndnunlu-nlhzhg Japs kiled nearly all of coâ€" ut trees which vtvz‘te _the only etation known to island. With a seasoned veteran corps of useâ€" toâ€"house workers at his comâ€" d, Spencer Keare, general camâ€" manager of Highland Park‘s war fund‘ and community st * moneyâ€"raising campaign, S¢ aâ€"copy; $1.50 per year THE WHISTLERS are melancholy days, but 2t will be again..â€" l'-mpofl:.&ku-.l Gaâ€" jys «Je