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old jobs with credit for the time served in military duty, but also to give veterans preference in new jobs wherever possible, the post ofâ€" fice is hiring for temporary subâ€" stitute work two men recently honâ€" orably discharged from the armed services: LeRoy Peschman of the merchant marine and one of our lqnl.hnliA-ci}-olJa-â€" HOSPITAL AUXILIARY WILL MEET OCT. 10 church at 10 am. There will be election of officers and an interestâ€" ing resume of al} work accomplishâ€" ed during the year. Worthwhile for all members to attend. Lunchâ€" con at 12:30. Veterans Return To Post Office s The first returning veterans to regort back to the Highland Park post office for duty are James S. (Slim) Sommerville and Fred (Babe) Meierhoff â€" both carriers before they enlisted in the armed forces. Sommerville was radio ofâ€" ficer in the Merchant Marine and Meierhoff was chief petty officer In line with the government‘s announced policy to not only give Heart and bronze star. As more veterans return to their former post office‘ positions, the mail service will benefit from their eÂ¥perience and from the fact that a mumber held responsible posiâ€" tions in army or navy postal units. illiary of the Highland Park hospiâ€" tal will be held October 10 at the chase of this 12â€"acre tract, but will also make possible the building of ramp for the bathers, parking space, barbecue pits and all other necessary facilities to enable Highâ€" land Park families to bathe, picâ€" nic and relax, enjoying the beauty of the lake and the ravines. These facilities are now lacking for famâ€" ilies living in the southern and A detailed drawing, ilustrating this proposed new beach is on disâ€" play in the window of the store at 373 Roger Williams avenue. sion. The Rosenwald estate is about to be subdivided and soldâ€" and unless the Park District can buy this property, Highland Park will lose about its last opportunity to acquire suitably located lake front land. ‘ â€"The bonds provided foz .n the not only make possible the purâ€" that will serve the south half of the city as Central Park now serves the north half. For the past few years, the Park District has operated a beach at the foot of Roger Williams avenue on the riparian dights of the Rosâ€" that will make life better for Highâ€" the present tax rate. *« referendum will make possible a by Highland Park citizens. The explanation of this seeming péradox is very simple. The presâ€" ent tax rate includes funds for the retirement of" indebtedness incurâ€" red when present park lands and property were acquired many years bonds will be completely paid up next year. . That is why it will be possible for the Park District, with trict officials, they will not in any Additional Improvements Will Not Increase Taxes mm,“-bthvpo- sented to the voters in next Wedâ€" nesday‘s Park District referendum, of "How to have your cake and will give to Highland Park a mumâ€" The second proposition in the A meeting of the Woman‘s auxâ€" a veteran of four campaigns (Continued on page 4) 35; No. 32 of of Phil Cole Will Be Rotary Club Speaker The October 8th meeting of the Highland Park Rotary club is to hear Phij Cole His subject will be "The Highland Park Plan." Last week Miss June Stockwel} spoke to the club about her expeâ€" riences overseas with the American Red Cross.. Her work took her to England, Scotland and France. =*Visitors included: Lt Ward E. M-Od...'devâ€"lhfit Mrs. George O. Strecker and her rell. Members of the board will their way to Swing club. The chairâ€" arranged for six lectures for the ton," ‘The Art of the Potter," and ‘"Messages from Old Inkstands." The Kensington Tea has become a club institution and will be held again February under the direction of Mrs Ray Meddaugh and her Home and and availability of richer material, will enable her to offer a fuller and her assistants, Mrs. F. Toof, Mrs. John Mannings, Mrs. James Moore and Mrs. B. F. Reinking are ready with book reviews, fine music, inâ€" teresting art exhibits and dramatic of the Fire Arts department, feels that the end of the war, with its and foreign correspondent, whose subject will be "We Reâ€"map the Dudiey Crafts Watson, lately reâ€" tufned from ‘South America, wio lecture on "Our Heritage of Libâ€" bring to the March evening meetâ€" ing most up to date news of condiâ€" a * l l The several departments of the glfim'elw-flm study and en‘ year ahead. The firstâ€"will be a 4â€" star attraction, The Redgate Playâ€" ers, whose artists present historiâ€" cal Chinese shadow plays. ‘ Other highlights on the program calenâ€" homey â€"dinners can never be propâ€" erly estimated. The Victory comâ€" mittee will continue to function throughout the coming club year, and will carty on this and all other needed to help with this extremely needed forms of service. Mrs. Benedict K. Goodman, proâ€" For Highland Park Woman‘s Club Woman‘s club, had much cause for &ratification whenvshe held her flagged in service to the country‘s defenders. Throughout the somâ€" mer, this committee has continued Great Lakes hospital This means USO work assure us that the value somewhat during the war years, at month at the USO for groups of New members will be entertained On Oct..20, the young people of John Scott, editor and foreign The Higbland Park Press subjects as "The Roâ€" of Veterans in Highland Park‘s NEWS Paper for 33 Years flight of some 260 miles from Berâ€" lin we saw fields scarred by slit trenches and fox holes, towns and structive forces were entirely eviâ€" dent. _ Circling the city to land, our pilot could not find a single around Warzaw is demolished and none has yet been repaired. . In fact, our plane was ane of the first civilian planes to land in Warsaw since its liberation and aside from Movies For Children Start Saturday j f The Playground and Recreation The Congressional Observer ) :â€"vâ€"“fly‘.â€", bombs and artillery, vast stretches of farm land where not a living huâ€" :It was not until we got our first glimpse of Warsaw as we flew ovâ€" er it that the full savagery and the on a grassy plot and taxied it to the air strips. Every section of evâ€" girls activities at the Community Center this fall will be announced at the show. Harold O. McLain, president of the Highland Park Men‘s Republican man being or a single head of liveâ€" run way on which to set down the plane, so with his tongue in his shown at the various schools this summer, will be resumed Saturday, Oct. 6, at the local USO. Movies will not start until 10:30 and chilâ€" dren are asked not to come before that time. Plans for boys and Highland Park High a vl * o Traditional Foe Revenge is sweet, and Highland Park high is savoring its flavor afâ€" ter soundly trouncing a strong New Trier team, last Saturday, at Highâ€" land Park, with a score of 13 to 0. New Trier is a notedly strong opâ€" away the laurels in similar conâ€" After a scoreless first half, Reâ€" mo Vai, of Highland Park, ran 35 yards to score, and Tom Martinâ€" kicked the point. Then Art Eisâ€" uhndmmlc-.u-d touchdown With New Trier holdâ€" ing the ball on Highland Park‘s 10 yard line, the game ended. not applied so far as equal educaâ€" tional opportunity is concerned; and it appears to many thoughtful and wellâ€"informed persons that there is a great need for federal assistance in certain parts of this country. * Following Mr. Ball‘s talk the social committee of the League, under the directionâ€"of Mrs. Carol On October 17, Mr. Ball will preâ€" sent a summary of the findings of a year‘s national study conducted by educators for the U. S. Departâ€" ment of Education, covering the wide range of opportunities for children in the nation‘s elementary schools. The American theory of all men being equal certainly has Lester B. Ball To H. P. Social Service Pays Address Women Voters Tribute to Mrs. Flinn Fortunate is the Highland Park| On Monday afternoon, October League of Women Voters in 1, at the Community Center, the able to obtain _ an outstaudingly | directors of the Highland Park Soâ€" qualified speaker in the field of|cial Service Committee, Inc., held education from the community itâ€"|\ a special meeting. Mrs. Charles self, Lester B. Ball, who will be the| Mason, president. called unon Mrs. come to Highland Park from Deerâ€" field a little over two years ago. Connected with the field of educaâ€" gree from De Kalb Teachers‘ colâ€" lege, Mr. Ball is a recognized leadâ€" allied subjects for the past four summers. In the National Educaâ€" tion association Mr. Ball serves as director of the department of suâ€" perv'-oxulddinehndm tion, and he is aso a member of the board of the American Education featured: speaker at the opening fall meeting at 1:15 on Wednesâ€" university he worked for his Masâ€" ter‘s degree, and afterwards beâ€" came a member of its gummer facâ€" ulty, having taught educational suâ€" day, Oct. 17, at Center. fellowship. (Excerpts from letters written Highland Park, Ilinois, Thursday, October 4, 1945 reach Warsaw. ‘The welcome we received was a touching experience one can never forget. Poland‘s Past and Future ‘ It must be remembered that Warsaw has seen more of this war than any other great city. In 1989 the Nazis bombed it into submisâ€" â€"“mmhj 1944, General Bor and his patriots staged their memorable insurrecâ€" tion against the German occupaâ€" tion forces and for 60 days internal war rocked Warsaw. ‘Then for 5 months, in retaliation for this upâ€" bombed whole blocks of business buildings and residential areas with demolition mines bored into the trained in onâ€"theâ€"spot destruction. In this manner, the whole of the old city, the Ghetto, and the busiâ€" to the ground. ‘Then the Russians &t long last crossed the Vistuln which flowed through the eastern skeleton staffs for the American :H,-dleNllA,nm edge of Warzaw and Russians and Nusis battled over the city and (Continued on page 4) wvance of the Book Fair. Robert Brown, personnel; Mrs. E. D. Dickerman, exhibit arrangeâ€" ment; Mrs. Paul Smith, packing chairman, and Mrs. George Harriâ€" Plans Under Way For Ravinia Book Fair Plans for the Ravinia school Book Fair to be held Nov. 13, 14 and 15; in the Village House were discussed Monday at the home of the Book Fair, where she was hostâ€" ess at a tea for her committee ers; Mrs. John Wineman, magaâ€" zines; Mrs. Herbert Angster, reâ€" sale books; Mrs. J. Redlich, treasâ€" H. P. 386, subscription orders for During that period she gave unâ€" sparingly ‘of her time and energy in meeting the emergencies which were brought about by the changâ€" ing times. She did much for the cause of social welfare in this terâ€" ritory as well as cooperating with other state agencies in followup Mrs. Alvin H. Baum, chairman of »ame these nost war problems any mare than we did those of the deâ€" nression. Our new executive seeâ€" ret«ry, Mrs. Marian G. Fisher, is well equipped in education, expeâ€" rience and personality to advise and steer ipto proper channels any applicant who asks for aid." place on record on behalf of the governing board and the directors at large of the Highland Park Soâ€" cial Service, their deep appreciaâ€" tion of the services she has renderâ€" ed during the fifteen years she so ably served as executive secretary of the organization. qâ€"-â€"u-mma Filinn‘s report: "The activities of the Highland Park Social Service are not the spectacular type they What the next few years will bring is as yet unknown. Those watchâ€" ing the. trends of the times feel that there will be great need for welfare services in comimunities due to unemployment, readjustâ€" Mason, president, called upon Mrs. Nellic Flinn to give her final reâ€" port to the board, after her resigâ€" ment in family life and need for vebabilitation in many cases. We doubt that Highland Park will es â€" Be it and it is hereby resolved that the members of the Highland Park Social Service do hereby exâ€" press to Mrs. Nellie P. Flinn and Since its organization in Nov., 1930, Mrs. Flinn has served conâ€" Mrs. Wilson Kline presented the following resolution: By calling Mrs. John Wineman, (Continued on page 4) Mrs. J. F. Bickmore, coâ€" the home of Mrs. Gerald Stone, 1200 Lincoin avenue, Oct. 12, at 2 o‘clock. Adoliph Ryber of Elmhurst, who combines his hobby of gardening with‘a Suncessful real estate busiâ€" ness, will talk on moms." His lecture will be illusâ€" trated by colored slides. Mrs. John Wilbor and Mrs. Judâ€" son Cross will do arrangements of ‘The October meeting of the Raâ€" vinia Garden club will be held at Special Gifts Greatly Aid Community Fund Drive Cong. Short to Discuss chairman; Dorothy Simpson, supâ€" _â€" An invitation is extended ‘to any business or professiona} woman inâ€" Reservations for the supper must be made at the YWCA, H. P. 675, by Monday, Oct. 8. The board will meet at 12%:55, preceding the afternoon meeting. Current Problems at Lincoln School, Oct 12 Be Held October 22 at the tea, which will be in the home of Mrs. Philip Watson, 252 Laurel avenue. Later on they will be added to the shop‘s Christmas Pi Delta Club to Hold Supper Meeting Oct. 10 will be given by Alice Marks, the present by Miss Cross, and the fuâ€" ture by Betty Kapalka. An origâ€" inal skit will be presented by Sally Roeger, Ethel Larson, Mary E. Krueger and Dora Krueger. 5 Officers for this year are as folâ€" lows: Betty Kapalka, president; Krueger, secretary; Emily Marks, cal Problems Now Before Conâ€" Rose Opitz, Ione Bariz, Bea Fell, and Dorothy Simpson. A short business meeting and a program will follow. ‘The Pi Delâ€" ta group is starting its 16th year, so a short resume of the club‘s past VanBergen. the Lincoln school auditorium, at 8:15, Congressman Dewey Short, a topâ€"flight star of the lecture platâ€" form and one of ‘Washington‘s most astute analysts of current afâ€" fairs, will speak on ‘"Some Critiâ€" This is the first of a series of hhflnmdlry&cln’-lcwbâ€"‘ lican club of Highland Park for the coming season. Admission is free. *‘Tea for Toys" To That lovely doll, good as new, that was bought for Susie just as she decided she had outgrown dolls, will have a complete new fall outâ€" fit and go to tea on Oct. 22 when the three{auxiliary groups of the Infant Welfare society of Chicago have their "Tea for Toys." mittee headed by Mrs. John Stevâ€" ens, to be dressed preparatory to being put on sale at the Thrift tea will be a toy from each memâ€" with the ‘dolls, will be displayed for sind junior groups and the Wing, and by members of the Thrift shop board and their guests. _ Mrs. Royal Place is general chairman of the ‘"Tea for Toys," and announces the following heads of committees: Mrs. E. J. Johnson John Stevens, dolls; Mrs. Robert Block, toys; Mrs. J. F. Bickmore, _ ‘The first meeting of the Pi Delâ€" ta club of the Highland Park "Y" will take place Wednesday, Oct. 10, with a supper at 6:30, prepared Members of the groups have found such dolls in their attics and chairmen; Mrs. Ralph bers of the three Infant Welfare The tea will be attended by memâ€" Mrs. Frederick Midge will give a Mrs. John 8. 12, Nng :snl i vourhyste where the four were taken. The fall program of informal play and games is under way at the Community Center. Children are invited to come after school from 3:30 to 5:30; on Saturday from 9 to 12 and 2 to 5. Table tennis, checkers, card games and many other interesting games are available. _ Community center is pledges totalling Campaign Chairman James M. Mur« phey and his committee who have been working for several weeks to ‘organize theâ€"drive. ~ Mr. Murphey could not ‘be present at the rally because business needs called him out of the city, but he was repreâ€" sented‘ by Lee W. Ostrander, asâ€" sistant general chairman, who exâ€" plained to the assembled workers the collection procedure which this year has as its slogan "One call : . . that‘s all!". % Hotchkiss Opens Drive Highland Parkers Injured In Headâ€"of Collision _ Four young people, all living on Pleasant avenue, Highland Park, were injured Saturday evening when driving home from the Driveâ€" In theater on Waukegan ‘road. Mnrvulhu&,u‘,by the second of two cars driving west near Golf road and Ridge avenue. over the eye and on the knee. Don Lambert was injured about the head, with reported skull fracture. Sally Wennberg, the most seriously injured, was not cut or bruised, but suffered injuries to the spine. All but Sally will shortly be disâ€" part of the playground activity for At the conclusionâ€"of the talks, the various district heads met with their block workers and distributâ€" ed working kits with final instrucâ€" tions for the drive. Coffee and doughnuts were then served by the Stanley Bennett was the least injured, with torn ligaments in the Because of unavoidable cireumâ€" ing of the Highland Park Chamâ€" $ fstian taren a her day, Oct. 16. ® An enthusiastic crowd of about 350 volunteer workers gave a runâ€" ning "kickâ€"off" to Highland Park‘s Community and War fund drive at the rally held last Monday evening at the USO. over the top this year. Mr. E. C. George, chairman of the budget committee, then explained how the committee arrived at the quota set in the drive. Herbert Lautmann then explainâ€" ed in considerable detail how the National War Fund distributes the money collected . to alleviate the suffering of the needy and to proâ€" vide our armed forces with the needed morale:building relaxation and entertainment. . He said that the national quota for the USO is six million dollars greater this year than before. Rosssiter Lauds USO COptlinDon-ldla-’ter,b-Illy returned from overseas, told in picturesque detail about how the USO helps to make the soldiers‘ lot happier in foreign lands. And then he treated his listeners to a most interesting account of the Normandy, invasion in which he took part. There were cheers for James M. Carry when he announced that the Special Giftsâ€"committee. which he The drive was officially inauguâ€" rated by Eugene Hotchkiss, presiâ€" dent of the Community Chest, who presided at the meeting, and who introduced the speakers. Among thmmllerbutl.hum chairman; Mayor Joseph B. Garâ€" nett, James M. Carry, Lee Ostran* der, and the featured speaker of the evening, Capt. Donald Rossiter. Mayor Garnett lauded the fine work being done by Chest officials and expl:efiod the-hongui; the:pglt,rflkh_hpd Park would go A most unusual program it planned for the occasion. 5c a copy; $1.50 a year