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Chairman, Mrs. Allan B. Dicus, 2324 Lakeside place. : 1441 Oakmont. . District 6â€" hss * Chairman, _ Mrs. Edward C. George, 1841, Rice. tel, 9 Ravine lane;> coâ€"chairman, Mrs.. John W. Montgomery, 265 mick, 541 S. Linden; coâ€"chairman, lock, 1358 Broadview; coâ€"chairâ€" man, Mr. B. K. Perreault, 858 Clark, 433 Oakwood; coâ€"chairman, Mrs. Clinton Fritsch, 443 Oakâ€" berry, 1706 Summit. District 12â€" son, 1516 Westview; coâ€"chairman, Mr. ‘William H. Stouffer, 2232 Ridgelee Rd. Women‘s Republican Club To Hold Annal Meeting ‘Tuesday, March 12 Junior Red Cross. ° All children contributing through the schools become automatically members of the Junior Red Cross. chairmen : Chairman, Mrs. Edmond J. Taft, 860 N. Sheridan road; coâ€"chairâ€" man, Mrs. Frank Moyes, 892 Rosâ€" lyn circle. Chairman, Mrs. Richard F. Kuhns, 218 Vine; coâ€"chairman, District 10â€" District 11â€" Chairman, Mr. Kenneth W. Lineâ€" Chairman, Dr. A. J. Wurth, 710 Yhie lane; coâ€"chairman, Mr. Val Landwehr, 83 Elmwood Dr. 1100 S. Greenâ€"Bay; Miss Helen Walthers, 122 S. Green Bay. land Park, Inc., will be held in the parlors of the Y. W. C. A. on Tuesâ€" day, March 12, at 2:00 p.m. The Red Cross fund drive which began a week ago is now well unâ€" der way, reports Fund Chairman Lester Ball. There remains one more week for the drive, and there are many who have not been called upon, but all will be contacted beâ€" fore the end of the drive, and Mr. tact him, in order that their conâ€" 1535 Clavey lane the ensuing year after which tea will be served. Dues for the comâ€" ing year are payable at this meetâ€" they have done in the past. If any newcomers to the city have not yet been calledâ€"upon, it is their block chairman and conâ€" Chairman, Mr. John Baker Wing, 320 Glenwood; coâ€"chairman, Mr. M. S. McGuffin, 1515 Berkeley. One Week Remaining In Red Cross Fund Drive Ball again urges that all Highland The club wishes to invite to this meeting any women interested in Tuesday Afternoon at North Western Tracks Vol. 36; No. 2 joining the organization Fatal Accident Last At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Hans Necolet Thomsen, 67, an employee of Hines Lamber Co., was struck and kiled by a southbound North Western train, as he was crossing the tracks on his way home. Mr. Thomsen lived with his sisâ€" ter, Mrs. Paol Gerhardt, 366 Raâ€" mortuary Wednesday at 2 pm Chairman, Mrs. Lewis E. Baker, Chairman, Mrs. Thomas P. ‘There will be a short program Following is a list of the disâ€" The children of Highland Park , Mr. Wm. C. , Mr. John B. Mr of the Womâ€" â€"**Build the chimney of brick or rni-lcud concrete, with walls at least 3% inches thick, and line it with refractory fire clay. ‘Have it project 3 feet above the roof and install a spark arrester to protect The chief also recommends that space be provided in the construcâ€" tion of every home for hand fire metal bin for the storage of coal, or containers that won‘t leak, for keeping your supply of oil. Cover your roof with fireâ€"resistâ€" ant materials." extinguishers. _ Nooks and cabiâ€" nets, conforming to the architectâ€" ural design, can be built into a new home to house extinguishers in the living quarters, he points out. One Features in Home, Says Fire Chief Hennig pipes should be tightly sealed, and openings between inner and outer walls and within partitions that run up from the basement should be closed to prevent a cellar fire from spreading upstairs through these passages. All pipes should be well insulated, especially at the of at least 5 feet between the furâ€" nace andâ€"hot water heater and the woodwork," the chief advises. Install Fire Fire Chief Hennig is convinced that many of the dwelling fires that occur every year in our comâ€" munity could be prevented if cerâ€" tain fire safety features were inâ€" corporated in home construction. With the upswing in building and remodeling, he fgels that this is the time to stress the importance of these safety features. Basement walls should be â€"built of solid brick or concrete and the ceiling finished with plaster or inâ€" combustible lath or fireâ€"retardant Hennig. All doors from the baseâ€" ment to the living quarters should be of solid wood or sheathed with nace, one to protect the kitchen, one in the upstairs hall, and one inside the garage door, all carryâ€" ing the approval label of the Unâ€" derwriters‘ Laboratories, wouid be Two Exits to Upstairs Rooms "There should always be ways of getting out of each upâ€" stairs rooms," the chief says, "so that one could always be used if American Legion Plans Dance To Be Held Saturday, March 9 _ Music will be provided by Louis Garion‘s orchestra, and special enâ€" tertainment has been planned. Highland Park Firemen Plan Annual St. Patrick‘s Ball, Monday, March 18 A spring dance to be held in the Legion hall, Saturday evening, March 9, from 8 to midnight, will be given by the American Legion, with Legionaires and their guests affair, and he is assisted by Chas. obtained at Legion headquarters. Ken Todd is chairman of the Hoard, ‘all veterans of World War II . Commander of the Legion is near St. Patrick‘s day, will be held this year on Monday evening, Mar. 18, at the Labor Temple. xz Music will be furnished by the Ecky Erickson orchestra of Wauâ€" kegan, with dancing from 9 to 1. Members â€"of â€"the..committee ... are There will be refreshments, : the receipts, with the exception to see it happen the second time. The Fireman‘s Ball, an annual A conservative is one who hates The Higbland Park Press (Continued on page 6) isher accessible to the furâ€" for of Do you store kerosene and gasoâ€" line in special clearlyâ€"marked conâ€" tainers outside of the house? Do you have metal containers for storage of oil mops, dust rags, Do you turn on a light before entering a room that is dark? Do you make sure that matches are out before throwing them away? x Republican Women Urge Vets, Newcomers To Deerfield â€"Township Republican Women‘s club is urging the voters who have recently moved to Highâ€" land Park to register by Monday, March 11. Men and woinen who have been discharged from the services and are not registered at es, or frills while doing houseâ€" Do you wear lowâ€"heeled shoes for housework and keep all shoes Are needles, marbles and other small or sharp objects kept away Are children endscissors cnm. k t given only bluntâ€" paper or In order that all Republicans of Lake county may vote in the comâ€" register. Those away from home may obtain absentee ballots from and stored out of the way? out of doors? township supervisor‘s office above in West Deerfield township (west of Cavell and Glenwood avenues) pervisor‘s office at 602 Deerfield road,â€" Deerfield, during the foreâ€" noon through Friday of this week, or fromâ€" 8:30 to 5:00 on Monday, March 11, the last day of regisâ€" ions, contact your supervisor‘s ofâ€" _ A questionnaire has been sent to all Republican candidates for ofâ€" fices in the primary elections. In this way the club hopes to obtain information as to the background date thereby making this informaâ€" tion available to its members. _ The following is a list of the ofâ€" fices to be voted upon and the Reâ€" ecutive committee met on Wednesâ€" day, Feb. 27. Plans for an allâ€" committee _ meeting will be anâ€" announced for a later date after a report on the traffic survey filed by the city council has been reâ€" uhr“md&o(b-o; dlut.c_c-lciluM'luthc Community Center. piled by the National Safety counâ€" cil is sponsored by the Civic Groups Safety committee and the Highland Park Traffic commission. (The following hazards should be checked in all parts of your Do you have a place for everyâ€" thing and keep everything in its Do you have a playpen for chilâ€" dren under 18 months? ® Are guns unloaded and stored in locked cases immediately after ceived poses of the committee at the regâ€" Sheriff â€" Justus Depke, B. C. Hamiin and T. E. Kennedy. County Judge â€" John Bills, Clarence Brown, Minard Huise and Herman Litchfield. Supt. of Schools â€" W. C ty and Marguerite Zimmer. Florence Griesel and Hugh Riddle. Representatives to State Legisâ€" Kelsey and Mr. Twaddel Do you wear simple clothing, The following questionaire com County: Clerk: =â€"»~Jay B. Morse: Highland Park, Hlinois, Thursday, March 7, 1946 you use nonâ€"inflammable â€" Guy Lann "I am happy to see the new with the same patriotic fervor that inspired the founders of the Leâ€" gion in 1919.. This is the finest guarantee this nation can have that the veterans of this war will are joining the American Legion," Commander Zipoy said, "because they believe in democracy, in Amâ€" erican free institutions, in making future peace securé, in rehabilitaâ€" tion of veterans and their depenâ€" "They also believe that veterâ€" ans should stick together and that the Legion, being already a wellâ€" established and triedâ€"andâ€"tested organization, is the place to stick," Commander Zipoy stated. _ "The new veterans will take over the Legion, lock, stock and barrel. The Legion, with its $100,000,000 in assets, its splendid club houses and not shed their service to God and Country with their uniforms; that they will throw their energies and battleâ€"tested courage to the soluâ€" tion of the problems of peace; for which they fought even as World War I Legionnaires fought, and in the defense of which many of their comrades . gave their lives. We welcome every World War II veteran into the Legion beâ€" cause it is an organization of vetâ€" erans, by veterans and for veterâ€" ans, consecrated to service to God and Country." The window display seen in the west window of the Public Servâ€" ice Co. for the past week, was arâ€" ranged by the American Legion auxiliary of Highland Park asâ€"a part of a contest for a national deâ€" fense program. . The material for this display was donated by the various army, navy and marine to preserve these blessings, and a keen desire to be helpful to their country and their fellowmen." This was the statement of Comâ€" mander Frank J. Zipoy of the Highland Park post of the Ameriâ€" can Legion last week in explaining the great influx of honorably disâ€" charged World War II veterans inâ€" to Legion ranks not only locally but nationally. dents, and in public service as exâ€" emplified by Legion programs. â€" ideals, is a great heritage for World War Expressing his personal gratiâ€" fication over the enroliment of so many of the new veterans, Comâ€" mander Zipoy declared: "I am happy to see the new i Presents Wiaden Dupley hy National Defense Program home from war with a fervent posts of the Sixth Service Comâ€" expre=« their appreciation for the use of the material. * ‘Of interest to people will be the following brief outline of the plan which the American Legion is enâ€" dorsing for Universal Training for National Security: * 1. Administration: _ Under a civil authority, created by Conâ€" gress and appointed by the Presiâ€" training at age of 18 or upon gradâ€" (Continued on page 6) i ‘s new appreciation of America‘ by civilian Selective Service adâ€" Loss of Staunch toâ€"day (Thursday) at the Open House tea room. A strictly busiâ€" HOSPITAL AUXILIARY MEETS ‘The Lions regret the loss of one of their staunchest and best memâ€" bers â€" Jack McHugh â€" who is leaving to assume new duties with the Public Service Co. in the Evâ€" the Woman‘s auxiliary of the Highland Park hospital will bt held next Wednesday in the parish Ideals, Aims and meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and luncheon will be served at 12:20. All friends of the hospital interestâ€" ed in making surgical dressings are invited to attend. "!\rvminnud_ "Local World War‘II veterans of i X}" of the Community Center will ring with the bodnee of table tennis balls on ye olde ping pong taâ€" bles. _ There will be two classes: one for high school age boys and ‘theotherformnnncholm ‘boys. . If there is any demand, a tournament for girls will beconâ€" ducted. Keep watching for anâ€" nouncement of dates of this tournâ€" ament. NO CAMERA CLUB IN HIGHLAND PARK One of the activities that the board would like to get at the Comâ€" munity Center is an up and coming Camera club for adults. No such activity now graces the activity list of the Center.: If you are inâ€" termdin-neh-eluhmdwnld‘ like toâ€"belong, please call 2442 and leave your name. An organâ€" ization meeting will be arranged if there is a request for same. As you might know, there is a well equipped dark roopf available for camera enthusiasts at the Center. PLASTIC ASH TRAYS CRAFTS CLUB FEATURE TUMBLE INN PARTY Friday evening, at 8 pm., is high school age time at the Comâ€" munity Center. The Tumble Inn committee is planning a good time for all who come. Dancing, cards, table tennis and other games will be on the program. All high school age boys and girls are inâ€" vited to come. TABLE TENNIS TOURNEY Have you seen some of the fine morning Crafts club boys are makâ€" ing at the Center? This club for boys nine years old â€"and older is ‘The only thing holding up the announcement of the date of the tournament is the shortage of tenâ€" The junior stamp collectors are really having a swell time second and fourth &tudqym Community Center‘s Junior Stamp club . meetings. If you collect stamps and want to come, why not drop in for a visit this Saturday afternoon at 2? GAME ROOMS POPULAR ks AT .CENTER Now that table tennis balls are back and the other games for boys and girls are in great demand, game rooms at the Center are realâ€" ly crowded after school and on holidays.. As you know, the game rooms are open to boys and girls after school for their use. . Games most played now are table tennis, checkers, monopoly, checker pool and others. This free activity is having a great time as craftsmen under the able leadership of Paul McLaughlin. If you are interestâ€" ed, pay the club a visit. JUNIOR STAMP CLUB . SATURDAY AFTERNOOT Community Fund Drive Nears Total Quota Set FREE THROW TOURNEY As part of the board‘s â€"sport :flnmmmuw on Friday evenings or on Saturday mornings, the recreation department is conducting a free throw tournament for boys and }Icv.Alv'-C.w Is New Pastor at lh-flu.(hd girls. There are three classes: 6th grade, 7th grade and 8th grade. 25 tries at the basket allowed each contestant. Ribbons will be given. gelical and Reformed church, reâ€" cently filled by Rev. Gustave Pahl Jr., is now occupied by Rev. Alvin C. Kniker, who comes here from a charge at Mayview, Mo., where he was pastor for nine years. His family consists of Mrs. Kniker and. “h-.’ David and Nathan, aged and 3. torate at McKittrick, Mo. Local Attorney To part of the Recreation boar community\ recreation program At March 11 Meeting=~ Next Monday at the 1215 ¢Jub, Mr. Marvin Wallach, local atâ€" RECREATION BOARD Rev. Kniker is a graduate of of St. In charge of the drive this year were General Campaign Chairman James M. Murphy, Special Gifts Chairman James M. Carry, Assistâ€" ant General Chairman Lee H. Osâ€" trander, and. Publicity Chairman Joseph H. Caro. Active in the general campaign were Vice Chairman Raiph C. Arâ€" cher, Charles C. Hatcher, Alan R. Kidd, Dr. H. E. Lang, Lawrence E. Meyer, Emmett Moroney, Jackâ€" son W. Smart, Herbert T. Schaffâ€" ner and Ralph A. Trieschmann, who worked with several hundred captains and workers in the sixâ€" teen districts ‘of the city. An interesting innovation in this year‘s campaign was the "one call . . . that‘s all" method whereby pledge cards were mailed to every home for pickâ€"up by the block workers. . In the words of General Campaign _ Chairman Murphey, "this new idea saved time and workers and subscribers alike, beâ€" cause 78% of the total subscripâ€" tions were reported within 5 days after the kickâ€"off meeting." ‘ "All of the workers who gave their time and energies to this year‘s drive," . states President Hotchkiss, "are to be highly comâ€" mended for their excellent effort which brought in a practically full achievement of our quota in spite of the death or ‘removal from Highland Park of several former large contributors. The Chest, the Agencies, and the citizens of Highâ€" land Park are very grateful to the chairmen, the vice chairmen and to all the district captains and workâ€" ers who, by their untiring efforts, collected the contributions from 8,204 subscribers and have thus made it possible for the various loâ€" cal and war fund agencies to carry on their needed work." be counted on the respond "nevr. ously when help is needed. In ending his report to the board, President‘ Hotchkiss paid tribute to the civic spirit of Highâ€" land Park citizens who can always Two Fires Call Out Highwoodâ€"Highland Park Fire Friday and Saturday from the Rosenberg building which is located astride the city line beâ€" This is an achievement that should be highly gratifying to all Highland Parkers because it was accomplished at a time when Chiâ€" Mlttlinod«&lyl'l‘%alifinqfl» ta and the total national campaign reached only 78% of its goal. too great to be controlled by a fireâ€"extinguisher in his police car, he summoned fire departments from Highwood, Ft. Sheridan and 28, Piesident Eugene Hotchkiss announced that this year‘s drive has raised $72,055.44, or 99%% of the set quota. Last Friday, about 11:35 a.m., Police Chief Benevenuti of Highâ€" wood, discovered smoke coming Highland Park. Finding the blaze Destroys Four Stores The fire, which lasted â€" several hours, and is estimated to have caused $100,000 damage, destroyâ€" At a meeting of the board of directors of the Highland Park Community Chest held February ed four stores: Rosenberg‘s departâ€" ment ~ store, Mordini‘s jewelry store, the Diane Beauty shop and Gus‘ restaurant, five stools of side of the dividing line between Apartments Swept By Flames The flames also swept to three apartments over the stores, occuâ€" pied by Miss Diane, the Rosenberg family and Mr. and Mrs. Lolli. The fire is thought to have started in the basement of the Mordini jewâ€" elry store, . where gasâ€"soaked cloths, used for cleaning, may have On Saturday, March 2, at 5:55 o‘clock, fire broke out in Bernâ€" ard‘s Upholstery shop at 11 N. St. Johns. _ The building is owned by the Chicago North Shore and Milâ€" waukee â€"railway, . and also _houses fices. _ Little damage was done except to the upholstery store, esâ€" timated roughly at 4 or 5 hundred 55 a ; $1.50 a year ofâ€"