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one : Ons day Lucy‘s mom came home weary and grouchy. . She tripped over some toys and almost fell. *Lucy, you must pick.up these play things. If you don‘t Fll â€"have to give you n spanking," she told her twinklingâ€"eyed daughter. !lr. and Mrs. John Pasquesi, 216 Railway, Highwood, have been greatly checred by letters fromâ€" an English woman who has enterâ€" tained their son, Pvt. Henry, 21, as houseguest during his furloughs. *"Women‘s Exchange‘â€" he exâ€" claimed. "Can youâ€"really bring your wife here and exchange her for another THESE CHILDREN . ... We smiled when we heard this Little Lucy, aged four, spent most. of her time with kind, old grandfather, He was a wise man and knew the value of money. Unâ€" obtrusively he taught Lucy that a dime tip here and a quarter tip there made life run a bit more smoothly. f Lucy ~was not neat about her toys. â€" She left *them scattered about the floor and her mother, a dignified woman, frequently stumâ€" bled over small, wooden tanks, airâ€" planes/ and soldiers.â€" . An â€" infantryman, _ he _ suffered wounds in the left hand and arm, and has done limited service since his discharge from ‘the hospital He has served overseas since Sepâ€" tember, 1943. A/C William "Bill" Pomper, having contpleted his basic trainâ€" ing as a pilot at Courtland, Ala., is receiving his advanced training at the same base. In a recent letâ€" ter he speaks of having met Mr. Last November heâ€" was visited. at the army hospital by his brother, Pfe: Angelo,â€"23, who arrived in England.: in October, and is now serving with the armed infantry, probably in Germany.. ; A Japanese battle flag, taken on Saipan, was sent home recently by Ens. Tom Stern, son of the Alfred Sterns, formerly of this town, but now living in Chicago. Ens. Stern is serving on an LST boat, in the Pacific area, and writes that he has taken part in five major Tandâ€" Corporal Railph S. Higwins, 593 Central, gunner on a Bâ€"24 Liberaâ€" tor, has recently been assigned to an Eighth Air Force Liberator group and is now flying in bombâ€" ing attacks on targets in Germany. oak leaf clusters to his Air Medal . . . He became the proud papa of a daughter recently . . . se case you‘ve been commenting, fl'vc seen her somewhere before.Z. NEAT TRICK ... _ & This story comes our way . .. It seems a 75â€"yearâ€"old farmer from Tongonoxie, Kans., visited Chicago recently.â€"He â€"was walkâ€" ing down Boul Mich by the,Drake, with friends, when his eyes hapâ€" pened on one of the attractive The airman is a member of the 392nd Heavy Bombardment group commanded by Col. Lorin L. Johnâ€" son of Payson, Utah. The unit has participated in the long strugwle to decisively cripple German‘s war machinery. Jt« 100th mission was made on Dâ€"day in conjunction with the initial landings in France, the 2#00th on Armistice day. % Cpl. Higgins attended Elm Place grammar . «ehool and _ Highland Park high school. He entered servâ€" ite in February, 1944, and graduâ€" ated from gunnery school in Augâ€" ust, 1944. He was employed by the Higzins & Son service station in Highland Park. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Higgins, also live at the Central avenue address. CHANUTE FIELD, ILL.â€" TOO FAR AWAY FROM HIGHLAND PARK, ILLâ€" BW Mana, youthful Highland Parker, is captain of the University of Illinois‘â€"swimming team . .. Recentlyâ€"commissioned Lt. Tim Starâ€" rels, only son of the Joel Starrels, is at Chanute Field, IIL, where he‘s taking a very special course . . . son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J: Moroney of 573 Glenview, is a Pâ€" 5+ Mustang pilot with a crack fighter outfit in England. Ed has been awarded the second and third That pretty blond model you‘re seeing lately in the nation‘s betâ€" ter magazines is Highland Park‘s lovely Bobbe Bosworth â€" just‘ in IN THE NATION‘S SERVICE Lt. Ed Moroney, one time Highâ€" land Park high football ace, and a y# ~â€"«â€"â€"â€"~_*~__ _ Odds and Ends Epecial to the all* R. H. Price, former Elm Place principal, on the train platform at Decatur, Ala. _ Pomper‘s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Herman Pomper, 320 Maple. _ 2nd Lt. James Garrity, husband of Mrs. Rose Garrity and father of 16â€"monthsâ€"old Daryl, 233 Oakâ€" ridge, has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. His infantâ€" ry division, fighting in Luzon, has received much praise for its recent achievements.. ‘He is the son ‘of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Garrity, 224 Burchell,â€"Highwood. â€" â€". * Sgt. Roger W..Rubin, with a sigâ€" nal corps company of the U. S. army, who was inducted into servâ€" ice in September, 1943, has arâ€" rived â€"at an overseas base in France. . He is 20 years old, and the son of Mr. and Mrs.. Joseph If all promises we‘ve been given were kept, we thought the â€"other day, this corporal would be a capâ€" tain, waiting for his majority. How about that? JUST WONDERING, THATS ALL ... If tin foil will be used on cigarâ€" ettes after the war? . . . If we‘ll put ethyl gasoline in our autos in postâ€"war years? ... * __How many pieces of butter the "leaders" were allowed at Yalta?... ~Where is all the good food goâ€" ing? /.. . . 7 â€" Thesergeant then leaned over towards her and whispered: ON PROMISES ... One frequently muses about GI promises . . . 1 _ ‘Why the thirsty American pubâ€" lic gladly spends seven billions of dollars on booze in a year (they did in *44) and then remains hesiâ€" tant about cleaning up slum areas and giving to the. Red Cross? . . . :Pfe. Charles Barnes, 20, now stationed in the European area as ambulance driver with the army medical corps, has been promoted to the rank of corporal. Inductâ€" ed into service in May, 1943, and overseasâ€" since . last August, he is the son of Mrs. George Perry, 320 Palmer,® Highwood. TOP THIS ONE . . . A ribbonâ€"bedecked sergeant, just back from the bitterest fighting at the front, went into a Chicago resâ€" taurant searching for a tasty meal. He asked the waitress for a slice of butter when his dinner came. She, in turn, rolled out the hackâ€" neyed, "Say, Sergeant, don‘t you know there‘s a war going on*" If we‘ll want so much steak and butter at war‘send? .. . _ Why there‘s so much space deâ€" votoed to "leg" art and scandal when there is a newsprint shortâ€" l»cyllv.'l.d.niled.thenuid: “_Iu-nu. I‘ll give you a quarâ€" ter if you pick ‘em up for me!" 2nd Lt. John M: Pearce, staâ€" tioned in England since last Sepâ€" tember, and veteran of 13 completâ€" ed missions as pilot of a Bâ€"24 bomber, was recently promoted to the famnk of Ast NHeutenant and awarded.the air medal. .He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pearce, 315 N. St. Johns. s 2nd 14. Edward F. Fischer, staâ€" tioned in Greensboro, N. C., was home last week for a brief visit with his mother, Mrs. Alice Fischâ€" Ezekie! Forcer, P. O. 1/¢, in av-1 inyjon radio, left last week for his base in the Caribbean area after visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Farmer, 25 Deerfield. _ He entered the service in June, 1942. Put. Joseph Morini, radio man, is now sttigned with the AAF in India. _ Heâ€"is 20, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Mornini, 236 Highwood avenue, Highwood We were just wondéring, that‘s "Do you think we‘ll get in it?" Where F.D.R. gets HIS smokes? bin, 138 S. First \This is a call l _ _â€"_â€"â€" to America‘s Heart er, $89 W. Park, and his wife and brandâ€"new son, Edward Frederick, Jr., whoâ€"live in Chicago, Pfc. Eimer Gerken, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gerken, 302 N. St. Johns, who entered the service in 1942, andâ€"at firstâ€"served â€"withâ€"a OVERSEAS VETERAN IS HOME ON 30â€"DAY VIST T/5 Leslie Williams, mentioned in last week‘s issue as now stationâ€" ed in Belgium, arrived in town last Wednesday evening, to spend 30 days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Williams, 672 Deerfield. He was one of the 20 local men to be dismissed from service as over 28, and then recalled when war was declared. â€" Since then he has served three years overseas, in Iceland, England, France, Belginm â€"and twice in Germany, retreatâ€" ing once before an enemy drive and then recovering the lost ground. T/5 Leslie considers his branch, the medical corps â€" the best in the service. been awarded Sgt. Herman C. Len zini, of Highwood. He is stationâ€" ed in Italy, _ _ â€" tank destroyer command, has been transferred to the infantry at Camp Gruber, Okla. Pft. John Duffy, nnfiu-.: im mwmmu uly, who received a bead injury in acâ€" tion, has recovered and is at presâ€" ent stationed in Belgium. â€" entered the service over a year ago, and is stationed at Camp Lee, as butcher in the Quartermaster school. Pfc. Ray Paganelli, former meat market proprietor in Highwood, reâ€" cently visited his wife and daughâ€" ter at 236 Highwood Ave. He A bronze star, for heroic achieveâ€" desperately in need of friendly guidance. And remember, YOU ... and you alone «.. keep the Red Cross alive. For without your help there could be no Red Cross. There are no special funds to keep up its great uilny-.fin.&ehe-nothiu-xu! Our duty is clear ... we must keep the After three years of war the work of your Red Cross is greater than ever. It must serve millions of our fighting men abroad. Lonely men. Homesick men. Wounded men. The Red Cross, always at their side, helps to bring them cheer and comfort wherever they may be. It lends a helping hand to the thousands Your Red Cross faces the greatest task in its long history TH E PRESS Keep your RED CROSS at his side > a.m. to 3:30 p.m., or on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., to help prepare these dressâ€" ings‘ ‘The need is urgent. Cpl. Lindstrom, a former gunâ€" ner with a tank battalion, and vetâ€" eran of campaigns in Africa, Italy and France, was seriously wounded while serving in France on July 28, and is now a patient at the Percy Jones hospital, Battle Creek, Mich. s VETERAN® OF THREE EUROPEAN CAMPAIGNS VISITING IN TOWN Cpl. ‘Harry Lindstrom is visitâ€" ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elof Lindstrom, 844 W. Park. RAILWAY AVENUE USO TO HONOR WOUNDED VETS A series of Tuesday night parâ€" ties will be held at the NCCSâ€"USO in +Highwood, honoring Purple Heart veterans of World War II, Edward Kramp, director, has anâ€" 43,000 dressings required for the Thursdays and Fridays from 9:30 NAVY MAN TO*TRAIN FOR NEW ASSIGNMENT Lt. (ig.) Eric Haessler, USN, hlboonv'-itl."ihw.t Mildred Haessler, 1737 Rice, the past two weeks, A 1942 graduate of Dartmouth, Lt. Haessler has been a member of the navy since that time, and has just completed an assignment in the European theater of war in which he was commander of an LCI boat. â€" He left this week for Norfolk, Va., where he will train for a.new assignment. Women are asked to report at the Woman‘s club on Wednesdays, The gauze needed to prepare the in the Philippines since the fall of Corregidor. _ An officer in Lt. Schultz‘ regiment (the Philippine Scouts) was recently rescued from a Manila prison, and arrived in San Francisco last Friday night. On Saturday he telephoned his own family in Chicago and asked them to inform the family of Lt. Schultz that he knows the lieutenant well, and last saw him after the surrenâ€" der of Corregidor. That Schultz was in the best of physical condiâ€" tion, and was one of a group of ofâ€" ficers transferred to Japan as prisoners of war. «& This is the first word received by the family since a letter reâ€" ceived from their son December 8, 1941. They are now endeavoring to establish contact with him fairs, with music by the 19â€"piece, prizeâ€"winning 344th U. S. band at the Fort, as well as other attractive features. Victory Belles will act as hostesses and dancing partners. Refreshments, including homeâ€" made pic, will be furnished by the Highwood Service Mothers‘ club. Schultz Family Hears Of Imprisoned Son women are welcomed, as well as the guests of homor. Schultz, 27, .who has been missing JOHN LIDICKER NOW A SECOND LIEUTENANT Appointment of John E. Lidickâ€" er, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lidicker of 1844 Deerfield road, as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Force was announced recentâ€" ly at the headquarters of the Ninth Air Force Bâ€"26 Maurauder station Their many friends and acquainâ€" tances rejoice with the L C. Schultz family, 347 N. Linden, in having received direct, though unâ€" official news of their son, Lt. Louis through the Red Cross. Red Cross at the side of our fighting men and our wounded heroes. We must help the Red Cross in its vital. job of sending food the ill and lonely overseas . . . collecting lifeâ€" giving blood plasma. The scope of the Red Cross is almost limitless. Every Red Cross worker is your personal messenger of symâ€" pathy and comfort to your man in uniform. GIVE NOWâ€" GIVE MORE , > Thursday, March 8, 1945 Lt. Lidicker had completed three combat missions as a coâ€"pilot of a Marauder before he was notified of his promotion. He had been a flight officer, his rating upon gradâ€" uation from the advanced flight RECENT ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Johnston, 1124 Maricn avenue, with their from New York city and took up residence at the above address, Mr. Johnston is an engineer for the Livingston Plastic Co. of Northâ€" brook. Northern Mutual Casualty Comâ€" New Plan Provides Nospital Care for Your Family . care for either individuals & entire families has now been perfected by hospital room, extra charges, and sur» geons feesâ€"total maximum benefitâ€" or childbirth. The protection continues regardless of whether you leave your present job or whether you move to any other home in the U. S., Canada or Includes Sickness, Accident, NORTHERN MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. Dept. CCWâ€"3, 205 W. Wacker Drive Chicago 6, HIL * Send me complete information that