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Red Cross Fund Drive Starts Tomorrow, Mar. 1 kickâ€"off for the American Red Cross fund campaign in Highland Park and vicinity. ° Fund Chairâ€" man Lester Ball has released the following names of Red Cross disâ€" Mr. Ball urges all Highland Parkâ€" ers to cooperate with these volunâ€" teers by GIVING _ The wrkers willâ€"call at the homes of those in their particular district . . . this volunteer corps represents the American Red Cross, the organizaâ€" tion that acted as a "goâ€"between" and aid to your boy and girl over there during the bite of war and is continuing the job no#w in the job now in the time of peace. _ (The list of district chairman reached this office too late : for publication and will appear next week.) kn Woman‘s Association of the Highâ€" land â€" Park Presbyterian"church wil} be held on Monday, March 4, at 1:15 p.m. in the following homes: Mrs. Wini. Bartel‘s group with Mrs. H. L. Nelson, 164 Elmâ€" wood Dr.; Mrs. W. L. Buchanan‘s 2400 N° Deere Park Dr.; Mrs. R. C. Johnson‘s group with Mrs. W. F.. Ross, 1413 Wildwood lane; Mrs. C. S. Stunkel‘s group with Mrs. L. P. Hungerford, 913 Ridgewood Dr.; Mrs C. E. Thorney‘s group with Mrs. Chas. Brooks, 813 Glencoe Ave.; Mrs. Lloyd Tupper‘s group with Mrs. A. R. Schramm, 517 Ravine Manor, and Mrs. Earl Varner‘s group with Mrs. John Putnam, 221 Prospect. The Woman‘s association is sponsoring a second sessipn of Biâ€" ble Study classes to be held durâ€" ing Lent. These will be conductâ€" ed by the wellâ€"known Bible teachâ€" er, Mrs. Arthur F. Tylee, of Bevâ€" erly Hills, Chicago, and will be held at the Highland Park Public Presbyterian Women to Hold Group Meetings 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., beginning Thursday, March 7. A cordial inâ€" vitation is extended to all women of the community. ‘The monthly board meeting of the association will be held Monâ€" day, March 11, at 10 o‘clock. â€", Vol. 36; No. 1 nounces Bruno Bertucci, post ath. Highwood Host to Gold Medal Tourney March 11 to 15 ‘The Highwood American Legion, post No. 501, will sponsor its first Annual Gold Medal basketball uurney,lndlrlipli.lthe The first team to file for this tourney was the strong Highwood luiu;he:emof&om to follow suit.* ln-:-‘m write to Bruno Bertucci, 1219 Livingston Ave., Highland Park, or phone H. P. 3651. _ s The Highwood Legion cagets last week defeated Antioch Legion 45â€"39 at Antioch, and Libertyville Legion46 â€"28 at Highwood. Ernie Giarelli and Pete Castelli shone for Highwood, with "Red" Silvers, one of Lake county‘s best, also Atty. John B. Bills Sits This Week in Chicago Circuit Court week in the Circuit court in Chiâ€" candidate for the office of Lake active experience as a sitting judge glowing tributes from the memâ€" bers of the bar in Cook county for his work in that county‘s Suâ€" perior court, where he has sat on severa} occasions as trial judge. Highwood Firemen to Hold Annual Dance Saturday, March 2 dance at the Oak Terrace school, beginning at 9 p.m. Music will be furnished by Garino‘s orchesâ€" tru. The public is invited. ‘Tomorrow, March 1, marks the The Group meetings of the and Circuit courts of Lake dently some of the business men could do something to relieve the situation if the zoning laws perâ€" : (A Pastor) Househunting is a necessary task in Highland Park as well as in most other communities. Some of our families who have lived here for years are finding themâ€" selves homeless. People required to keep necessary services in opâ€" ration are required to live in damp _ basements or cold attics. What can beâ€"done to relieve the situation? ed the authorities there what was being done. The reply was, "Evâ€" erything possible." . Shortage of material for new‘construction was given as the main hindrance to zoning laws, for I have heard much criticism of them from older résidents of the community. Comâ€" plaints are made that the people of wealth, who have taken over the community in more recent years have passed zoning laws to their advantage while the pioneer resiâ€" dents and their descendents are forbidden the use of their properâ€" ties as they desire. I noted that a local businessmen‘s organization recently commented on ‘"The Problem of the Month" and raised the question as to whether there was any unselfish reason why the city should not relax some of the obstacles to apartments. Eviâ€" I am told at the City Hall that the zoning laws were made by the people and the people can change them any time they desire to do so. â€" The men who prepared the legisiation wanted to make Highâ€" land Park aâ€"city of homes. with sufficient fresh air and sunshine, rather than apartments with slum as a pastor of the community. Alâ€" though I am interested in getting In Highland Park be no housing shortage, I am also interested in the present life and better home conditions for everyâ€" _ The zoning commission of our city does not want slums, but we have them. I found one business man and wife evicted from their home, due to the owners returning to occupy it, and now they live in :Jh-hd room / and _ are an exorbitant price. They have to spend the day time in their owners are living in other parts of the country, or partially occupied by one or two persons when the space could be used by a larger number in reasonable their place of business in a dark rights. . It does not seem fair to see some large homes empty while lack of heat in their sleeping room. I know of one house that in space large enough for not more than two. One complete bathroom serves for the entire houseful. I know of a family with seven chil dren living in a damp basement apartment of four rooms. These are but a few of the cases that I zoning laws is due to the desire on the part of people who have large houses to convert their houses into duplex or threeâ€"family units with suitable sanitary facilities and arâ€" !wfw“-‘-&. At tain streets, while large houses in part because the law forbids conâ€" ‘“qw!‘l MARCH 18 TO BE DATE OF FIREMAN‘S BALL â€" The Highland Park firemen have set March 18 as the date of their annual bail, to be held in the Laâ€" bor temple from 9:00 pm. to are promised, and the receipts will go to the firemen‘s pension fund, 100 am I thought of the homes I visit I went ‘to the City Hall and askâ€" The Higbland Park Press (Continued on page 5) By R. S. for Whether we want Highland Park‘s NEWS Pater for 33 Years Riddle‘s squadron VRâ€"11 of the naval air transport . service was based on Oahu, and flew its twoâ€" and fourâ€"engined cargo planes to Guadalcanal, _ Tarawa, _ Manus, Guam, and Peleliu. One Hawaiiâ€" bound load included three Japanâ€" ese torpedoes. Pilot Riddle‘s reâ€" action: "a. little bump wouldn‘t have set it off, and if it were a big bump we‘d get hurt anyhow." Return_trips ferried mail, ynavy personnel, ammunition, . supplies and spare parts of all kinds, and Proved as a precision pilot, he had been transferred to VRâ€"3, the transcontinental squadron _ at Olathe, Kansas, for passenger and hospital flights. Streams of navy and marine wounded were reachâ€" ing the coast from Honolulu hosâ€" pitals.. They had to be flown to Great Lakes or the navy hospitals in the east to clear space for the Philippine and Ryukyu casualâ€" ties. : Cmdr. Riddle began to fly loads averaging four litter patients and fourteen ambulatory patients. A coâ€"pilot, two medical corpsmen or a nurse, and a WAVE flight orâ€" derly completed the crew. s "You can take chances with yourself, or with cargo, but not with wounded men," says Comdr. Riddle. One trip we had a marine Commander Riddle holds a "‘green card," highest navy instruâ€" ment rating, and keeps up his flyâ€" ing out at Glenview naval air staâ€" tion, where he was chief flight inâ€" structor over 120 instructors of Squadron VNâ€"12 back in 1943. pedoes, replacements or casualâ€" ties, plasma or a Jap "kamikaze" plane loaded with 1400 pounds of live TNT. It. Comdr. Hugh Ridâ€" dle of Highland Park, now "Mr.," running for Congress from the 10th district of Ilinois in the Reâ€" publican primary April 9â€"got the kamikaze as an emergency cargo to be rushed to Washington for study by navy ordnance experts. It was the first Japanese specialâ€" ly constructed suicide plane to be captured intact, at a time when kamikaze pilots were crashing a barrage of manâ€"steered explosives into navy shipping off Okinawa. both plasma and white blood. His interest in commercial aviaâ€" tion reflects the pattern of naval air transport service, which ended the war a separate command headâ€" ed by a rear admiral, staffed by 5,988 officers and 20,146 men and flying passengers and air freight to Paris and Shanghai. Candidate Rex Andrews Returns Rex R. Andrews, former chief of police, who left his post to join the armed services in May, 1942, will resume his position as chief gress include crpssâ€"country pylon markers based on a grid system, extension of feeder lines, and a countryâ€"wide system of . small municipa} airports. â€" With the United States of gence, his lnst post was in Berâ€" lin, Germany. His many friends will welcome him back to both pub. lic and private life. ably served as chief of police durâ€" ing Andrews‘ absence, has mainâ€" tained a high standard for the foree, for which he has been wideâ€" ty commended. He will be eligiâ€" ble for pension upon reaching his 50th birthday in January, and is Eight Clubs Enter Riddle‘s plans for legislation to upon which basis his pension will be granted. Highwood Tourney Eight entries have been made in the Highwood invitational tourney, They are: Highwood Legion, Bienâ€" enwald Furniture, Saco‘s Boosters, Sabonjian‘s, Ted‘s Tavern, Lake The game between Highwood and Sabonjian‘s ended 55 to 26 in favor of Highwood. _ Highwood starred by Ziggnotti, 1989 geard at Highland Park who led with 18 with Brunc Somenzi a second with 12 points. ers and Cooks, and the Chicago Vertex Mfg. Corp. Dates for the tourney are March 11 to 15. Highland Park, lllinois, Thursday, February 28, 1946 Flying air express for the U. S in a plaster cast, a marine broken back, and two sailâ€" (Friday). s intelliâ€" The children will serve to reâ€" mind ygu and the PTA‘s pointly, and ask your continued support of the paper drives which will ocâ€" cur regularly beginning on the first Monday of each month. The PTA asks that special atâ€" tention be given to the different zoning now that the PTA is in charge. _A school area is defined as that part of the town from which children go, to a designated school: ‘The sixth grade court of awards was held on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Troops 7, 27 and 23 received awards for the badge work they have completed. Froop 21 exhibitâ€" ed the puppet work they are in process of completing. Mrs. Erasâ€" tus Phelps and Mrs. Norman Lenâ€" PTA In Charge of Paper Pickâ€"up; Highland Park Parentâ€"Teachers as sociations whose officers are in charge of the drive. The money made available thru the sale of the paper will go to the public schools. Each school area will have its day for paper pickâ€"up and will receive the money from the papér collected on that day. SCHEDULE Monday March 4 â€" Eim Place Awards for Badge Work Completed represented the DAR at fi:flnfin‘.-lu.hnm- t of the DAR, presented American flags to Troop 27, Linâ€" eoln school, Troop â€"7, Troop 21, Elm Place. Mrs. Herâ€" bert Schaffner, leader of Troop 7, accepted the flags in behalf of the Scouts. â€" The Scouts stood at atâ€" tention while Lt Edward E. Alt Jr., played the Star Spangled Banâ€" ner on the piano. . per collection, formerly directed by OCD, is now sponsored by Paper and magazines tied or packed in cartons should be placed on â€"the curb the day before the pickâ€"up regardless of the weather. The leaders meeting will be held at the Community Center, Wedâ€" nesday morning, Feb. 27, at 9:45. Mrs. Wyatt Jacobs will demonâ€" outâ€"door festival to be held in May will be discussed and the various projects for the different troops The drive for Highland Park‘s and Ravinia‘s $30,000° quota is being conducted under the leadâ€" ership of Mr. Lester Ball, Highâ€" land Park 1946 Red Cross Fund campaign chairman. Mr. A. Howâ€" ard, 550 Central, Highland Park, is general Red Cross chairman in Highland Park. The drive for Deerfield‘s and Bannockburn‘s $2,000 quota is beâ€" ing conducted under the leaderâ€" ship of Mrs. C. W. Piper, Chestâ€" nut St., Deerfield,, 1946 Red Cross ,Intermediate troop 34 of the Imâ€" maculate Conception school has been invited to Mrs. Ann Kerriâ€" gan, leader, to visit the troop at St. Mary‘s school in Lake Forest Friday, March 1. Red Cross Fund Drive Now Under Way the leadership of Mrs. George Kenny, 38 High St., Highwood, chairman. Dr. N. Q. Risjord, 304 Railway Ave., Highwood, is gener. al Red Cross chairmmn in High Cross chairman in Deerfleld. The drive for Highwood‘s $1,000 Rotary Club to Hear Dr. Emery Balduf at The Rotary club will meet next Monday at 12:15 at Sunset Valâ€" Walls of the Mind." Three members have been addâ€" ed to the roll 'lmnl-‘ J. Robinson, Roy and Dick Cornell.= The last is a reâ€"entry, Mr. Cornell having served in the 'M-mdhfld being one of its charter members. Wednesday, March 6 â€" Ravinia Thursday, March 7 â€" Braceide. Friday a.m., March 8 â€" West Friday p.m., March 8 â€" Green The Highland Park monthly paâ€" There will also be an opportuniâ€" ty for members to bring suggestâ€" ions and questions on recreation in Highland Park to this meeting. These will be given to Mr. X for discussion during the program of Republican ~Club Elects And Hears Cong. Mundt Spring Meeting of The Hichland Park Coâ€"ordinatâ€" ing council has sent notices to the representatives of all its memberâ€" organizations of the regular spring Phillip E. Cole, city engineer, will be present with a draft of the projects that are considered necessary by the city for the deâ€" velopment of Highland Park durâ€" prepared for questions and disâ€" ects that the members feel should be given first place when existing difficulties are removed and work the council on May Lions‘ Defamation Trial the Lions club ended in the defeat of the defendant â€" said to be calâ€" was made by the plaintiff, the actâ€" ual payment of the monies to be made tonight (Thursday), which will be Ladies‘ Night. meeting on March 7, at the Comâ€" munity Center, at 8 o‘clock. lously "sold out" by his attorneys. A settlement of 50c on $50,000 A talk by Walter Pummer, of Owens Iilinois Glass Co., which was slated for an earlier meeting, will be heard tonight. The subâ€" ject: "Glass â€" Its Past, Present Three weeks of the 10â€"weeks‘ atâ€" tendance contest have elapsed, with "Mortimer‘s Tarbabies" one point ahead of "Capt. Goldilocks Thursday, Feb. 28â€" 10 a.m. Red Cross sewing. T:80 p.m. Painting class. Friday, March 1â€" 8 pm. GSO from the USO. Saturday, March 2â€" 8 pm. Saturday Evening club }hfiy.mtâ€" Wednesday, March 6â€" 8 p.m. Great Books Discussion ‘the staff of the National Geographâ€" ic. . Has made a special study of Japan over a long period of years. To secure some of the information im this book he assumed the role Variety of New Books Added to Public Library been placed on the shelves of the Highland Park public library: Key to Japan, by Willard Price. ‘The Island is the largest in the Rangeley Lakes of Maine. Here were spent 52 summers filled with fun, nature study and literary work. The book is of especial inâ€" at this time of year when most people are longing for a simiâ€" covers every phase of the subject making frames from new moulding to remodelâ€" H. MacFariand and Others. thusiast or not, this is a book to !“y-q}d.d.‘i from $5,000 to $10,000. two hundred plants and flowers Y. W.C. Aa. The mock trial recently held at 10 am. 8 pm. Paul Laurence Dunbar 10 am. Red Cross sewing. 6:80 pm. Friendship club. 7:30 p.m. Painting class. The author has been a foreign ‘The Islanders, by Elizabeth 10 a m. Book of Houses, by J. P. Dean The author is an artist who exâ€" Bible class seated on the platform as Robt. Alexander, president of Deerfield ; John J. Speliman, county Repubâ€" lican chairman; Harold Tallett, asâ€" sistant attorney general; Jas. F. Stiles Jr., president of the Iliâ€" nois Chamber of Commerce; Fred Greenebaum, club director; and J. B. Garnett, mayor of Highland Fark. Many county party leaders and candidates were in the audiâ€" ence. Resume of Mundt Speech can club was held Thursday eveâ€" ning, Feb. 21, at the Lincoln school with members of the Deerfield Township Republican Women‘s club also present. . Approximately 600 people weathered the snow storm to enjoy an excellent speech by Karl Mundt, Republican Conâ€" gressman from. the 1st Dist. of sin*", the annual business meetâ€" ing was held and the following ofâ€" ficers ‘were elected: President, Harold O. McLain; 1st viceâ€"presiâ€" dent, Jerome P. Bowes; 2nd viceâ€" president, Harry Aiston ; treasutrer, . New directors elected are: Wm. Cuotto, George Dana, Henry Franâ€" zen, Elmer Freytag, Fred Greeneâ€" baum, Wm. Heinrichs, Wm. Hinâ€" shaw, _ Avery Jones, Howard Lausche, Fred Livingston, Clayton Lundquist, Howel] Murray, Frank Nosek, George O‘Connell, â€" Elzie Partlow, Ben Sesso, Edward Sherâ€" South Dakota. Preceding Mr. Mundt‘s talk on "What Shall We Do About Rusâ€" Houser. win, Harry Skidmore, Rosewell B Swazey and Horace Vaile. Karl Mundt is a clearâ€"thinking member of the House Foreign Afâ€" hinu-mithc_mdhâ€"rfluhr- ly qualified to Salk onâ€" Russia since he was one of five on the subâ€"comâ€" mittee to travel extensively in Russia and adjoining countries. He reported that Russian leaders are extremely selfâ€"confident and belieneo-flehlyin&-’rmpo- litical and economic system and will not be won over to a demoâ€" cratic or capitalistic state. Any chu.â€"dewuldlnenbi( an advantage to Russia for Rusâ€" sin is for Russia first. Russians foughtâ€"the war to drive out the Germans, and not for any idealistâ€" ic reasons such as the Four Freeâ€" doms and the Atlantic Charter. Russia is an isolationist as to her own internal affairs but an interâ€" ventionist in outside affairs, with an eye to benefiting hersolf. ° the Highland Park Men‘s Republiâ€" Russia is an extremely totalitarian state. Out of 190,000,000 people only 5,000,000 belong to the Comâ€" munist party which controls evâ€" â€" These remaining 185,â€" 000,000 are anxious to learn all about America and every effort Finally, Russia is an‘ expanding state as to territorial interests and uses these three techniques: Abâ€" muhhâ€"dlfih. Lithuania and Esthonia; adoption should be made to reach them as C208 CCC CO" mmin chance for a peaceful understanding with Rusâ€" where her political sons (such as Tito) amm-h the case of Albania and Yugosiavâ€" :3Mluflnlhe- power as is developing in Czechâ€" osovakia, Bulgaria and Romania. There will be no war between the United States and Russia, «2> cording to Mr. Mundt, as long as In Legion Hall, March 7 m evening, March 7, at 8 o‘clock in the Legion hall. Immediately _ following the meeting, Mrs. Ellery Harvey will give a talk and demonstration on s used in the USO in Great including finger painting, pottery and shell jewelry. Legion auxiliary will hold the regâ€" Next Kiwanis Meeting To Be Strictly mâ€"-fi:&m club will be "to the disâ€" Harold McLain introduced those Mr. 5s a copy; $1.50 a year (Continued on page 5) of