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,»â€" Griggs Ehiman, son of Lt. Com. Waldo J. Ehiman, 1256 Burton St., has reported to Colgate uniâ€" versity for training in the Navy Academic Refresher unit (Vâ€"7). The 86 men just entering form the fourth class sinee the Colgate junit opened July 27. _ f Ehiman, who holds a rating of seaman second class, will take 16 weeks of work at Colgate before entering a midshipman‘s school. Alk men in the unit were assigned direct from the fleet after showâ€" ing officer aptitude. Ehiman was school in 1940, and attended St. Olaf college. He joined the navy in Sept., 1943. / f&° His jokes were clean and clever then. But the skiâ€"nosed comic has lowered his standards and is apâ€" pealing to those who laugh at the "decencies which keep the world from falling apart" as The Pilot, official publication of the Catholic archdiocese of Boston, said recentâ€" ‘ly when they severely criticzed the actor for his "artful filth" and his bawdy gags and puns. Dad and I went into the local pavilion. There were flo& machines all over and I was culi $ I remember when a large group of us used to gather around the rudio and listen to Hope‘s Tuesâ€" day night fun show. He helped our morale on lonely nights. That‘s not true now. ' There are still radios in the barâ€" racks. But soldiers are no longer clustered around them listening It happened while my famiy and I were spending a vacation at Beaâ€" ver Lake in Wisconsin, I was eight year sold at the time. _ Dad, being a seriousâ€" minded father, wanted to teach me that gambling. was evil. _ â€" "Son," he said, handing me a nickle, "this coin will buy you an ice cream cone or a big candy bar. Or, you can put it in the slot maâ€" chine and lose it." I thought for a minute. Then I rushed to the slot maâ€" chine, dropped in the coin, and pulled the lever. ON BOB HOPE . .. * I used to think Bob Hope was the the best comedian on the air. Pfc. John M. Lawler, 22, paraâ€" trooper, veteran of engagements in North Africa, Sicily, Naples, Anâ€" zio Beach and Holland, is now takâ€" ing part in the action in Germany. Entering service in June, 1942, he shipped overseas the following April.. Hospitalized at one time for malaria, he returned to action to ‘receive wounds in the legs. Pfe. Lawler is the son of Mrs. Beatrice Lawler, 448 Waukegan, Several Highland Parkers have asked me about the Army post exâ€" A soldier can‘t buy a lot of things in the PX. And what he does POST EXCHANGES ... â€" . It seems you all think soldiers can buy anything they want in an exchange store. And that we can buy ‘unlimited quantities of whatâ€" ever is available. Somehow you‘ve/ been misâ€"inâ€" formed â€" like you were when you believed we were getting steaks, PURCHASES LIMITED . .. In case you‘ve forgotten, Bob, "the essence of humor is sensibiliy ty; warm, tender, fellowâ€"feelng with all forms of existence." Come on, Hope, give us clean enâ€" tertainment . . . and help to raise our tastes and ideals. Highwood. IN THE NATION‘S SERVICE 8/Sgt. Evo Mini, waist gunner ontthâ€"l'lFoflnq,Onolu'l m,h-bua.nmdfindr medal for meritorious achievement in aerial combat. Twenty years of age and a former student at the loâ€" cal high school, Sgt. Mini joined the AAF in March, 1943, and since reaching the European theater has taken part in 11 daylight bombing assaults. He is the son ‘of Mre. Julia Nardini, 321 Grove. AWAY FROM HO I hit the jackpot! rom I to o * "Life in the Highland Park Preds "When will you have some?" â€" "I don‘t know. We haven‘t had any for a month." (And so I went to a USO hostess and she gave me some envelopes.) NO GUM, CANDY . . . Belief is that soldiers can buy all the gum, film, candy, and ciâ€" garettes they want. â€" That‘s not true. . _ We‘re limited to one candy bar and one package of gumâ€"if there is any of either. (Gum and candy are going to the lads overseas. They need it. They should have all we can send them.) } HOW ABOUT FILM? ... And how about film? For over a year now I‘ve tried to buy my chum some. But the PX never seems to have any. And cigarettes? R j Well, I don‘t smoke, thanks, but some smoking sergeant friends of mine have dispatched me to the PX to buy smokes for them. I find: 44 2 1. I can purchase only two packs â€"if there are any. â€"2. ‘Cigarettes available are not popular brand preferred by the selective sergeants. . purchase is limited. s Let me give you some examples : "Do you have any envelopes, Miss," I asked an exchange dcrr‘ ‘“NOPQ‘" j And most of the time there isâ€" n‘t. ' f Draw your own conclusions from the above." icetwo years, is now serving with the auxiliary surgical corps of the Somewhere in the Pacific (Deâ€" layed)â€"The Saipan campaign adâ€" ded a new phrase to the pungent jargon of Marines, reports 8S/Sgt. Bob Cooke, Marine corps corresâ€" pondent. PARTING spends about 52 hours a year in church. "Foxhole knees," the result of 80 nights of crouching in positions which would discourage a Hindu fakir, speak â€" orâ€"rather creak â€" for themselves. U. S. army in Paris. Capt. Lustigâ€" man is a former house doctor at the local hospital. Max Suess arrived in town reâ€" cently on leave from his duties in radar at Pearl Harbor, and will receive a new assignment at the end of his luve..:‘r Richard Suess, U.S. army trooper. is now stationed in New Guinea. They are the sons of Mrs. L. R. Suess, 536 Glencoe. SIXTH WAR LOAN BONDSâ€" BUY THEM ... KEEP THEM! On Nov. 11, John R. Wheeler, son of Mrs. Peter McHugh, 135 Ravine Drive, received his comâ€" mission as chemical warfare officer at Edgewood Arsenal, Md., after which ceremony he accompanied his mother home for a twoâ€"weeks‘ leave. He has now reported to Edgewood for assignment, Yet, we expect that Man way up there in the wild blue younder to guide, protect, and watch over us and our loved ones 8,760 hours a Lt. Wheeler, 19, was a student at Bell school, Lake Forest, and Philips Military academy at Anâ€" dover before ‘attending the local high school, from which he was graduated in January, 1943. Then followed an accelerated course at Northwestern university, with furâ€" ther training at various posts beâ€" fore assignment to chemical warâ€" fare at Camp Rucker, Ala. T/5 Arthur M. Lowrie, Jr., son of the late Arthur and Mrs. Lowâ€" rie, of Ravinia Park, is stationed in New Guinea with a malaria conâ€" trol unit. Entering the service in Lowrie, Jr., lives at Ravinia Park. Whitt N. Schults Capt. H. B. Lustigman, in servâ€" We‘re not very appreciative, are ,Foxhole Knees praei o s woty d regiment, : tedly â€" volunteerâ€" ing for â€" ous duty," is Pyt. Jimiy , son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Buys, 367 Ravine Dr., accordâ€" ing to his superior officers of Gen. Clark‘s 5th Army. And by the way an unsafe person for the enemy to monkey with. $ This made Pvt. Buys just plain mad. Seizing a convenient pickâ€" ax, he let the fellow have it â€" right over the head. Once was enough. Then Pvt. Buys reported for a brief hospitalization. Jimmy is a graduate of Morgan Park high school, and was a stuâ€" dent at Northwestern at the time of entering: the service. He is 19 years of age and has served overâ€" seas since April. The family moved to Highland Park last spring.> Put. Buys was seeking a foxhole to occupy for the night. He found one, but in it was a German solâ€" dier who stood up and began to hurl hand grenades.. Buys‘ rifle was blown from his hand and he received two head wounds. . Among the 18 men from Illinois commissioned signal corps 2nd lieutenants at Ft. Monmouth, N. J., Nov. 25, at the signal corps ofâ€" ficer candidate school, was Robert E. Coleman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Coleman, 25 Piccadilly avenue. . a Lt. Coleman was graduated from the local high school in June, 1941, and attended Notre Dame universâ€" ity until the time of his enlistâ€" ment in the army air force. Since that time he has received training in various air force schools of the country, previous to attending the signal corps school at Ft. Monâ€" mouth. on d d "Olfe of the bravest men in the 34 6 major advantages for industry in this area... â€" _ | #2 ith THE PRESS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Stf. Sgt. Harry Walz Awarded Air Medal > separate b combat ! sions over mfln:fl Europe," is the beginning â€"of the presidential citation received by Mr. and Mrs. George Walz, 220 Sheridan, Highâ€" wood, in behalf of their son, Stf. Sgt. Harry, 20, now held prisoner in Nazi territory. The commission will be followed shortly by the Air Medal, to be presented by an ofâ€" ficer of ‘the 6th Service Command, Chicago. T Following a raid over Germany last June, Sgt. Walz, tail gunner on a Liberator bomber, was taken prisoner. He is imprisoned in Stalâ€" lagt Luft No. 4. _ > _ Twenty months in the service, Sgt. Walz has been stationed in the: European area) since last March. â€" His brother, Cpl. Rayâ€" mond, is sutionflfl in the Pacific area. ; Dâ€"DAY VETERAN GETS HONORABLE MSCWGE Wounded in the invasion of. France on Dâ€"4 day, hospitalized for three months in France for leg wounds received in that en gagement, Pvt. Walter Jones, son of Mrs. Gertrude Weinacht, 189 North, Highwood, was granted an honorable discharge from the servâ€" ice on Nov. 20. He arrived home last week from a Missouri hospital. Pvt. Jones entered the service 20 months ago. n Gordon D. Banker, gunner speâ€" cialist, 1/c, of the AAF, is now stationed at Vero Beach, Fla., where he is instructing in gunnery. His brother, T/Sgt. Willard, AAC, is stationed at Mercer, Calif. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Banker, 676 Deerfield Ave. f War Record of Air Group Eight a 72,000 mile prow! of the Pacific, during which it hunted down the Japanése from New Guinea to Forâ€" mosa, destroying and damaging 691 of his aircraft and sinking 44 of his ships. Led by Commander Ralph L. Shifley, USN, of Mounds, IIl., Air Group Eight, operating from an Essexâ€"class carrier, sent against the harried Jap a total of 192 strikes in actions ranging from the spectacular first battle ‘of the = ippines Sea to the bombing and strafing of twoâ€"score enem ‘airâ€" fields. A member of this group is Lt. (j.g.) Rébert A. Gosling, husband of the former Ann Mills, 602 St. Johns place. Mrs. Gosling is now in San Francisco with her husband. .. With a successful job of paving the way for the October landings in tt Philippinees, the <â€" Navy‘s The group is now in the United States on leave, after| which it will enter training for arfother tour of duty. It numbers among its personnel a dozen or more topâ€" flight Naval aviators whose exâ€" ploits have been told in part beâ€" fore. * is & w CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST * HOURSâ€"Week Days 9:30 to §:30 Saturdays 9:30 a.m. to 9 pm. i&'lfl:hlflp‘ where the Bible and allthe writings of Mary Baker Eddy may be read, borrowed, or purchased Authorised Christian Science Literature hw Braille. and foreign language is also a e n YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO USE THE HICGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS ho e e W. s 43 North Sheridan Road * MAINTAINED BY rePiline in tfi ss THE $0, PACIFIC Frank Jenks, USMC, vetâ€" of 25 months‘ service in the Bouth Pacific, is now in the States, and according to a telephone conâ€" versation on Tuesday evening, is in the market for plenty of "ham and mashed potatoes," his favorâ€" ite food. Pfc. Jenks is 23 years of age and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jenks, Sr., 301 Ashâ€" land, Highwood. An . unexpected thrill greeted Mr. and Mrs. John Klemp, Sr., 810 N. Ridge, last week, when the picâ€" ture of their son, Lt. John Klemp, flashed upon the sceren during a newsreel at the local theatre. He was one of a gyoup in England receiving congratulations from Gen. Doolittle. ‘ f Overseas since July, Lt. Klemp, a pilot, was recently awarded the air medal and the oak leafcluster. LT, KLEMP SEEN IN NEWS REEL * . Phone H. P. 178 RELIABLE LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING CO. Thursday, Nov. 30, 1944 4elnPi Wt wlÂ¥ Nnidt eitaes 189 hy »ouPHn