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Highland Park Press, 17 Jan 1946, p. 1

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S$.G.O. Entertains At Veterans Hospital C. Heinrich of Highland Park, C. E. Huhn of Deerfield, Charles C. Kapschull. of Deerfield, John G. Meyers of Waukegan, | John J. Spelliman of Lake Forest, Arthur H. Swanson of Highland Park, John Sweeney of Highland Park, Noel E. White of Fox Lake, Phil Wagner of Ingleside and C. H. Whiteleather of Waukegan. On Sunday afternoon, Jan. 13, the Senior Girls® organization, asâ€" sisted by other students, gave a program at Veterans hospital, Gt. Lakes, which, enthusiastically reâ€" ceived, was as follows: Band number â€"‘‘Herb Holt, piâ€" ano; Andy Andrews, drums; Dick Meddaugh, bass, and Howard Caâ€" ro, clarinet. Dance â€" Betty Bushey. f Melon Family Skit â€" Pat Foreâ€" man, Marcia Peterson, Mary Dinelâ€" li, Norma Molendy, Pat Roder, Peggy Heilbronn and Carol Spiro. Piano â€" Gladys Pick, Monologue â€"â€" Mary Livingston. Canâ€"Can dance â€" Betty Bushâ€" ey, Mary Livingston, Molly Buchâ€" anan. , 7 Band number. Songs â€" Carol Pasquesi. Band number. : Drums â€" Andy Andrews and Chuck Sherwin. Bob Cooksey was master of ceremonies. Mrs. Vernon Heins is the leader of the S. G. O. group, which is orâ€" ganized and sponsored by the Highland Park YWCA. ‘Those attending the first meetâ€" ing, Sunday; in Deerfield, included William J. Bledsoe of \Ingleside, Robert R. Cowie of Winthrop Harâ€" bor, Frank Elwell of Highland Park, Henry Foval of Lake Bluff, H. Wesley Froland of Mundelein, Douglass D. Getchell of Grayslake, Guy L. Grinnell of Libertyville, W. Meeting to Highlight Symposium, Jan. 21 On Monday, January 21, at 1 o‘clock, there will be a dessert luncheon at the Temple in Glencoe, where the Sisterhood of North Shore Congregation Israel will act as hostess to the following North Shore Temple Sisterhoods: Temâ€" ple Emanuel, Sholom, Mizpah, and Beth Israel. Participating in a symposium on tor of the mayor‘s committee on race relations, Dr. Leo Shapiro, diâ€" rector of the department of interâ€" cultural relations, and Miss Isabel Graham, who, as a reporter for the Chicago Sun, made a thorough inâ€" Veterans of both world wars are urged to attend the Sunday meetâ€" ing and to affiliate with the orâ€" ganization. _ Veterans of World War II are expected to take a prominent part in leadership. War. Veterans Organize To Boost GOP Aspirants group, including only veterans of World Wars I and II has been. formed, according to Glenn Kapâ€" nfinfl_dwmâ€"bfidv chairman, for the sole purpose of backing the Republican party. The second meeting of the group will be held at 2:30, Sunday, January 20, in the Libertyville American A committee of 100 active Reâ€" publican veterans form the nucâ€" leus of the group, with an extenâ€" sive committee of 18, including a representative fromt each township in Lake county. #P Thursday, Jan. 17â€" 10 am. Red Cross. 10:30 a.m. Creative Writers. Poetry group studying the. quatâ€" rain; fiction group studying the steps in a novel. s ge d wolte. s weetme 20 0 tea _ T80 pm. -“mn& with 8:00 p.m. 340 pm. Agnes Daly dancing :20 p.m. 1000 a.m. Red Cross. 10:30 a.m. Creative Writers. YWCA CALENDAR 35; 47 by practical men of affairs at critical junctures. Of the two posâ€" sible bases of government, force or consent, we had hoped we were moving toward higher and higher levels of consent. â€"Weâ€"had hoped. we were making progress in govâ€" ernment by the people. The scientist made a wrong asâ€" sumption. He assumed that "poâ€" litical specialists" invent and put into operation superior mechaâ€" nisms of government _ Nothing could be further from the 12&. Political "scientists" may classify, describe and define the political process, but with rare and minor exceptions, they have not inventâ€" ed new mechanisms and made them work. , They have had no special grant of power to carry out their ideas. Moreover, the political specialist is not exempt.from the duty of exercising his judgment on many problems outside his specialâ€" ty, even as any other man. ‘"Where have you been all of these years? If your alibi was that you did not wish to clutter your mind by considering issues which could not be settled in the physical labâ€" oratory, it doesn‘t sound reasonaâ€" ble in a world tht has been ravâ€" ished by facism.. Government by the people is a practical art which all must practice." â€" all must practice" (Part of a letâ€" ter to the local League from the national League president.) sveakers, they are well versed on all subjects pertaining to child wellâ€"being. Both have taught in elementary, high school and uniâ€" ‘mmmnmm *time to CHILDREN‘S ACTIVL cialists" hadâ€" failed to put the world in order, it would be necesâ€" sary» for him and his fellow scienâ€" tists to take a hand. That governâ€" ment should be left to some kind of elite corps is a notién which dies hard. Since the divine right of kings went out of fashion, there have always been those who hoved wishfully for some mode competent source of authority reâ€" moved from the common man. The barder, more mature idea that evâ€" ery man should bear the responsiâ€" bility for government â€" the idea we call democracy â€" is only dimly realized 170 years after the Decâ€" laration of Independence. Noted Speakers at Green Bay â€" Elm Place Joint Meeting January 23 together, and during the school years 1940â€"1944 they appeared beâ€" fore local, state and national groups in nearly every state in the Union. their audiences aggregatâ€" ing 358,792 persons. Institutions _ of. â€" government evolve from the experience of the Green Bay PTA, which will meet Jan. 23, at 8:15 p.m., at the Green Bay auditorium. will combine at that time with Elmâ€" Place PTA to This wellâ€"known twosome has probably appeared before more groups of people interested in child welfare than any other couple in A Scientist Makes a hear Dr. and Mrs. Garry Cleveland Myers, editorâ€"inâ€"chief and associâ€" ate editor of CHILDREN‘S ACâ€" TIVITIES MAGAZINE, who will be the speakers of the evening. Evâ€" attend. the. United States They travel Dr. N. C. Risfjord, whose offices are at 304 Railway avenue, Highâ€" wood, has been reappointed chairâ€" man of the Highwood Red Cross A prominent scientist‘ recently mad4 a statement which alhtor:fufiichtnply. He said that since the "political speâ€" Dr. N. C. Risjord Again Heads Highwood Red Cross Annual meeting of directors of Highland Park Social Servâ€" ice on Monday, January 28, at Center. ‘This is an open meetâ€" ing and all interested are invitâ€" ed to attend. Our reply to. the scientist is: The Higbland Park Press interested is welcome to Highland Park‘s NEWS Paper for 33 Years Su'vieeTModlus'Cldb Hears Two Interesting Talks at Last Meeting Senior High School Not so allergic to a thump on the head is Charlés Anderson, a hardy resident of Los Angeles. Mr.. Anderson, in fact, has reason to regard himself as practically inâ€" destructible. He was repairing a wal}l one day when a concrete block fell from a fourthâ€"story scaffold and hit‘him simack om the head. He reeled into the street, just in time to be struck down by Policeman .Jess Haenel‘s motorcyâ€" cle. He recovered satisfactorily from both accidents. ‘Taxi Driver Ethel Sheffield‘s cab skidded into a lamp post in Regina, Saskatchewan, one 16â€"beâ€" lowâ€"zero nighty January. She was knocked â€"~unconscious and might kave frozen to death if a fire alarm box on the lamp post hadn‘t been set off by the crash, bringing firemen to the rescue. _ (Submitted by the.Civic Groups Safety Committee from National Safety Council data.) % ‘ At the . last meeting of the Service Mothers‘ club, Wednesâ€" day, January 9, at the American Legion hall; the officers for 1946 assumed their duties. One of life‘s little mysteries to doctors and economists came when 17â€"monthâ€"old . Igrry Lingle of Harrisburg, Pa., swallowed a nickâ€" el and coughed up apenay: Mrs. Edward Comfort of Brookâ€" lyn‘ was driving through Virginia, her 15â€"monthâ€"old baby riding hapâ€" vily beside .her in a basket strapped to the seat of the car. So far as Mrs. Comfort knew, there were no hard feelings beâ€" tween her and the baby, But the child suddenly stopped contentedâ€" ly drinking milk out of a nursing bottle, swung the bottle lustily and conked Mrs. Comfort neatly on the head. Dazed, she let go of the wheel and the car overturned in a ditch. _ No, neither mother nor baby was hurt. Mr. Frank Parcells, director of the USO, also spoke on the condiâ€" tion of the USO building at presâ€" ent. There will be ho regular meetâ€" ing of the Kiwanis club on Monâ€" day, January 21. Instead, on Tuesâ€" day, the 22nd, they will attend a Division 1 inspirational dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m., to be held at the Maine Township high school, on Potter road, half way between Park Ridge and Desplaines, the members of which lodges will act as coâ€"hosts for the occasion. The meeting will be under the «upervision of Governor Marion glad to see his family again, but few are so vociferous in their greetings as was Soldier Frank Chlan of Baltimore. He gave his mom a hug so big that it snapped several of her ribs. In Toledo, Mrs. Margaret Cook‘s car blew a tire at a railroad crossâ€" ing and careened dowr" the tracks toward an . approaching freight train. . The auto struck a signal switch and threw a red block against the train, automatically stopping it. Mr. Frank Zipoy, of the high school faculty, addressed the memâ€" bers, explaining the benefits ofâ€" fered to exservicemen by the Amâ€" erican Legion. ‘The next meeting will be held in the Legion hall February 18. On Tuesday of Park Ridge arid Desplaines Plans are being made for the Senior Hop, to be held on Saturâ€" day evening, Feb. 16, in the boys‘ «ym at the high school. Heads of various committees are as follows: Bob Cookseyâ€"tickets; Julia Diâ€" «us and Bob Smith â€" fleor show; freshments, and Bob Cameron â€" cleanup. lad-om' Science at Church Edifice Sunday Afternoon Clayton Bion Craig, C.S8.B., of Cincinnati, Ohio, will give a lecâ€" ture under the anspices of First 'Mdfifl.m‘ land Park, in the thurch edifice on ingr Bob Cooksey â€" ; M’::uâ€"mdhmflcflh- â€"«ecorations; Fred Smith â€" reâ€" Pat Foreman, Jim Erickson and Bob Cooksey â€" music; Jack Leemâ€" 3:30 o‘clock. "A ROBERT RIPLEY" Every returning GI is mighty Highland Park, lilinois, Thursday, January 17, 1946 ians to Be Guests , January 20, at the girls folded 350,000 tubercuâ€" losis stamps, the chorus sang at Great Lakes, Garden club and over ‘rldiomfion WLS; two parties given at Ridge Farm preventorium. \ Iookiu!mdb'mm "event in the spring, it was to have it an outdoor festivity with 12 Brownies with 177 members; 20 Intermediate with 350 memâ€" bers. The Seniors have approxiâ€" mately 30 members combined in one troop; 69 leaders; 65 troop committee members; 3 associate members. The following are the new comâ€" mittee chairmen: . an international pageant, games and a picnic supper. The following is a division ‘of those participating in Girl Scoutâ€" ing this year (troops and memâ€" bers) : Service buréau â€" Mrs. R D. Cahn. *A hoglse Publicity â€" Mrs. . Wetherton Cherry. Program â€" Mrs. H. R. Winton. â€"Program coâ€"chairman â€" Mrs. Wyatt â€"Jacobs. _ > Finance â€" Mrs. Barton Pope. Treasurer â€" Mrs. Leslie Delâ€" haye. Harold O. McLain Little Giants and Froshâ€"Soph Team Win at Zion * tie Giants of Highiand Park high defeated the Zion high school at basketball for the second consecuâ€" council met on ‘Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the home of Mrs. Roy Nereim. Commissioner Watkins presided during the business meeting, startâ€" with a brief resume of the year‘s work. Mrs. Alt, Girl Scout executive girls during the 7 Distributing _ united _ clothing drive circulars to 4500 homes withâ€" in 9 days, having two large window displays, one at Garnett‘s and one at the Public Service store where Mrs. H. L. Hubertz. McFarland. Community Chest representaâ€" tive â€" Mrs. J. M. Maxwell. Monday Thru Saturday At School Substations At a meeting on Sunday afterâ€" noon, attended by Mayor Garnett and representatives of various loâ€" cal clubs and lodges, plans were perfected for the Victory clothing drive to be held Monday through Saturday, Jan. 21â€"26. Public schools and the Catholic parochial school are designated as subâ€"stations, at which clothing, shoes, bedding, etc., may be left, to be collected by trucks. Women volunteers will be called upon to work daytimes at sorting, etc., and men will be drafted eveâ€" nings for the heavier work.. ©~ officers of the Chamber of Comâ€" merce. â€" About 300 guests were er, is president of the Railways Ice Co. of Chicago and past presiâ€" dent of the Chicago Executives club. Girf scouts will distribute foldâ€" ers with more d instructions tllhwec&«d.’pfld gomery, was the main speaker on Tuesday evening at a meeting of business and industrial represenâ€" tatives of Waukegan and North Chicago areas, at the Glen Flora Country club. The occasion was the installation _ of* the 1946 Wednesday, Jan. 9 Chamber at Glen Flora tive time, with a score of 21â€"8. The froshâ€"soph team also won at Zion, with a score of 32â€"21. Pollowing is a schedule of fuâ€" ture games in which the teams will Saturday, Jan. 26. t 4 Highland Park at Kenosha, Satâ€" urday, Feb. 2. Waukegan at Highland M‘ Saturday, Feb. 9. Iâ€"nl&‘h&.l’flh’.‘ Feb. 15. Lyons at Highland Park, Tuesâ€" day, Feb. 19. s day, Fob. 22. Delegate at large,â€" Mrs. P. E. Secretaryâ€"Mrs. Gordon Parks. Harold O. McLain, 639 Montâ€" Sullivan at Highland Park, Satâ€" day, Jan. 19. . McLain, a very able speakâ€" . _ Membership in the Ladies® auxâ€" iliary shall be limited to the mothâ€" ers, wives, and widows; sisters, halfâ€"sisters, daughters, and foster daughters, not less than sixteen years of age; and foster mothers and fostér sisters, who were in this status before the service was renâ€" dered (all of whom must be: citiâ€" zens of the United States), of deâ€" ceased or honorably discharged ofâ€" ficers or enhsted men, who are citâ€" izens of the United States, and who have served in the army, navy, marine corps, or coast guard of the United States, which service shall be recognized by the authorâ€" ization of the issuance of a camâ€" paign badge by the army, navy, marine corps or coast guard, and as specified by the laws governâ€" ing eligibility in the. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; female members of the armed forces of the United States and who have had foreign service in time of war or during a campaign or expedition of the army, navy or marine corps, for which service a campaign badge has been authorâ€" ized, and who are in possession of or entitled to an honorable disâ€" Al eligible women are urged to attend the Thursday night meetâ€" ing‘of the . Veterans of Foreign Wars to be held in Elks hall at 8 p.m. January 17, where plans for the forming of an auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be discussed under the leadership of Mrs. Katherine Hoagland, 5th disâ€" trict president of the Ladies‘ auxâ€" iliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars, of Elgin. Discharged Vets Must j Register Before March 11 _’: Ladies Auxiliary of VFW to be Formed At Meeting, Jan. 17 The dance committee, headed by Tom Cameron and assisted by Dick Moran, Bud Scheskie, Bob Early and Mike Moon will have details of the dance to be held Saturday ‘The new degree team captained by Major Fred C. Mehl, past comâ€" mander, department of Arizona, and composed of John Benson, Bob Schneider, Earling Zeskie, Art Lions club, held this (Thursday) noon at the Open House tea room, the afterâ€"luncheon period was deâ€" voted to a Lions Education. proâ€" gram, in charge of Mr.G.J.Dinkâ€" eloo. _A program of this sort is conducted twice yearly for the benefit of new members, to acâ€" quaint them with the history, aims and functions of the club. . Al members are urged to atâ€" tend club meetings} as .an attendâ€" ance contest is in ordet. amazed Highland Park audiences several times in the past few years with his hypnotic feats, will apâ€" pear at the high school assembly on February. 1. Rotary Club to : Learn The History Of Airplanes by Film night from 9 to 1, Feb. 9 at the Laâ€" bor temple in Highland Park. man Cucchario, Henry Schontanâ€" us and Ralph Olson will be on hand to perfect their duties. All eligible persons_are urged to atâ€" terid. Refreshments will be served. Lions Review Background Of Club for Benefit Of New Members ist to lAl‘ym Appear Assembly Feb. 1 On Monday, January 21, the Rotary club will enjoy a program sponsored by H. R. Nelson, conâ€" sisting of a movie which will deâ€" pict the history of airplanes. . ~ Scheskic, Charles. Parsons, Herâ€" Mail Messenger serviceâ€" on. Route No..235782, which is one trip per day between Ravinia and Highâ€" land Park station of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; exâ€" cept on Sundays and Holidays. At the luncheon meeting of the Bids are now for r, Jan. 24, 1946. JAMES A. THOMSON, at Ravinia, for Veterans who changed their perâ€" anent address and former memâ€" permanent address and former members of the women‘s military services who have. changed their names through marriage also were reminded to revise their registraâ€" tion. _ The deadline for making these requirements for veterans these changes ic March 12. One exception to the registraâ€" tion requirements for veterans apâ€" plies to those who will be disâ€" charged within sixty days prior to an election. _In these cases, Barâ€" rett explained, the discharged vetâ€" eran may cast his vote on election day by making an affidawit to election officials at the polls on election day. â€" Thoseâ€" still in military service need not be registered to vote, but they must make â€" application for their ballots directly to the county clerk in their county. is Barrett said that copies of the 1946 primary and election calenâ€" dar may be obtained by writing his office. Red Cross Appeals For Music Instructors Generous contributors have doâ€" nated â€" accordions, guitars, saxoâ€" phones, clarinets, double basses, trombones, violins and pianos thru the Red Cross Camp and Hospital committee. . But these <instruâ€" ments _ won‘t have the use for which they were intended unless hospitalized . servicemen â€" can be taught to play them.. That‘s why the Chicago chapter Red Cross Camp and Hospital committee is appealing for music instructors to volunteer to teach patients at Vaughan general hospital to use ‘f‘:ueiluh'nnwtl. Such instrucâ€" tion will help the hospitalized servâ€" icemen to pass the time . more pleasurably, and will give them lifetime hobbies. mwumum.fi entered service have until 11 to register with their â€" local county clerks, Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett has advised. This applies, the secretary said, to veterans who may not have regâ€" istered under the permanent regâ€" istration prior to their entrance inâ€" to service and also to persons who became of voting age while in the service. Teachers experienced in both individual and group instruction are needed for morning, afternoon ll'ld_ evening teaching periods. * ters, 529 S. Wabash, room 400, for interview Mondays thru Fridays, 9 to 5, or Saturdays, 9 to 12:45, if you would like to help with this Tryouts for Students Stunts to Begin Soon At Highland Park High * Tryouts for Students‘ Stunts will be held for three days beginâ€" ning Monday, January 28. Miss Marquart will direct the stunts, Mr. Kyle will have charge of the music and Mr. Stuart of technical operations. uc Bill Armstrong and Tom Murâ€" phy, underclassmen, will assist the stage manager. The lighting comâ€" mittee will consist of David Brown, Anne Smith and James Smith. Walter Chaffee, Bill Milâ€" ler, Jack Sherwin, ©John ©Rosenâ€" heim, Ernie Wiedel, Norman Ugoâ€" lini, Jerry Schlung and Dick Jaâ€" teaching program. The Drama class will have charge of makeâ€"up and costumes. A. J. Howard to Succeed Edward A. Menke as Red Cross Chairman Announcement has been made that Arthur J. Howard, of the Highland Park News, will succeed Edward A. Menke, of the Public Service Company, as chairman of Wins Over Waukegan 64 at Hockey _ ant Reviots. "Mr. Monke hex poreâ€" ed for several years in that capâ€" On the Exmoor skating rink, Sunday, Exmoor won 6â€"4 over the Reed Randle Hockey club of Wauâ€" Hockey, at best a tough game, was given added zip by the Exâ€" 5c a copy; $1.50 a year

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