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Seon after 1 see pussy: willows in the florist‘s window, or find a slowly coming to life between Lflm“‘lb gin to get that feeling that comes in the spring, traâ€"la. The weather “fifl-“”dw days, beguiling us into thinking that spring is just around the corâ€" ner. A multitude of signs beckon with witching fingers. Something within me clicks, and I drop what. cnrlhan-lbhd-.l:ltfll time, put on an old hat coatâ€" rubbers, too, if handyâ€" and sally Thursday, April 18, p!w'fllenflgnililhbin-‘ portant, mmm\ ol-l,-ounhb-ou.&ohb are not made, and that I promised myself yesterday to do the mendâ€" ing the first thing this morning. And those two letters I was going to write last nightâ€"well, P‘ll sureâ€" ly do them some time today . . â€" but, for the time, I thumb my nose at conscience Aha! Perennials already pokâ€" ing their heads through the mulch. . . . Humâ€"mâ€"m â€" those fern beds need the e en bench must be hauled from the tea it this time? Look at that sag in the fence! Well, a new post can be put in there:. The currant bushes need trimming â€" how I wish I‘d done it last fall! Have to get out the rels for the rhubarb . . . I inspect the new trees we planted last fall and decide I see a tiny shoot. I fee} confident that they will grow. Hark! Is that a robin‘s call* I thrill to the sound. I must hurry and put out more feed. As I stand there to watch the bird with the red vest, T realize that it is not so mild out of doors as I was led to believe from the inâ€" side. But I feel refreshed, and ready to go and attend to houseâ€" Happy thought! Even if Spring .is not exactly around the corner, it is at least headed this way. The Feeling That Comes In The Spring Students Elect May 8 At Highland Park High Highland Park high school‘s allâ€" school election will be held Wedâ€" nesday, May 8, in the auditorium of the school during morning asâ€" Ballots will be made up on Friâ€". day, April 26, by the Student coun. cil on the basis of nominations made by the various school organâ€" izations. Students must have no grade below. a C for the Student council executive board, but he is dfiiblofilralofllg'offimwhh a C average. . Officers to be elected are as folâ€" lows: Executive board of Student council, executive board of Girls club, executive board of Boys‘ elub, president of HGA, president of senior class, social chairman of social class, social chairman of junâ€" for class, quartermaster of band, head managers of football, basketâ€" bail, baseball and track. Counciliors elected from sesâ€" sions: officers of HGA other than president, officers of the senior class other than president and soâ€" cial chairman, officers of junior class other than social chairman, officers of sophomore and freshâ€" man class, officers of H club, Garrick, Camera, Boys‘‘ Rifle clubs, officers of band other than quartermaster, officers of orchesâ€" tra and chorus, officers of Penâ€" guin club, officers of all other school clubs, mansgers other than head managers of varsity squads, for intramural sports and session board of the four classes. _In order to make the election more interesting;â€"the school will ing. ‘The date for the registration has not yet been set. Legion Gets Tickets For Carnival in July ceived tickets this week for the Leâ€" gion‘s annual carnival to be held July 2, 3 and 4, at Sunset park. L. B. McCaffrey is grand award Offered as awards this year are a 1946 automobile, washing machâ€" ine and radio. Proceeds from the sale ‘of tickâ€" ots support the Legion‘s activities. Dbeeps and Shallows AB members of the Highland =â€"A.C.O. for Do a sharp strange thing to you;~ Draw you with vague promising, ‘They go their restless way of blue, And youâ€"then you are restless, And though you cried out or you Some time ago, when Jan was a small girl, she was exchanging conâ€" fidences with her teacher. "My mom ‘and dad went to hear Fritz Kreisler, last night," Jan rid.“ndudilwa‘h.‘ © "How nice. Does your grandps teach violin?" "Oh, no â€" he‘s a conductor." * "Conductor of symphony . orâ€" chestra, I presume?" _ o North Shore!" Concemifig Ceilings . .. April, whose lachrymose ceilingsâ€" _ or blueâ€" Are the subject of many a sonnet, Let‘s have & nice bit of C A V U Enlarge Area of Red The Chlelcoelllrtfl‘“c“’-‘ morth suburban home service ofâ€" fice which is located at 615 Davia St., Evanston, soon will help memâ€" bers of the armed forces, veterans, ud&lirhnili-hllnmg-o. graphical area. Red Cross announced today that on May 1 the organization‘s north district office at 622 Diversey parkway, Chicago, will be closed and more territory will be added to the region served by the north subâ€" urban office. Evanston serves all of Cook counâ€" ty outside the city limits, the southern half of Lake county, and the territory north of Devon (6400 north) between the lake on the east and the city limits on the west. It is the area within the city that has been added to the boundaries. Girl Scouts Have Easter Party at Ridge Farm i Saturday, April 13, troop 14 of Braeside school with Mrs. E. C. “ukhaw-'phpn-m party at Farm. . The girls made and filled 48 Easter baskets as favors for the children at Ridge ‘This morning, through my open :I -wt.’kn crowd the streets there. The troop also fitrnished P-‘“-â€"'h.hmlcb present their marionette show. The girls had collected clothing, hangers and buttons which are viâ€" taily needed at the Farm. Wednesday, April 17, at 9:45, the regular monthly Council meetâ€" ing will be held at the Girl Scout One by one they went to war So quietly one could not tell; One moment they were everyâ€" office. planning to give an Easter party at Ridge Farm April 21. These girls gave a Christmas party at the Farm which was so successful, they were asked to come back at Nwmbymm‘ueo-b( Tuesday, April 23â€" x;.:-lm-fium 7 :80 p.m. Painting class. Thursday, April 25â€" . 10 a.m. Creative Writers with Mrs. Donald McGibeny, The Same Difference Troop 10 of Ravinia school, with 8 00 p.m. Telephone employes. 1 :80 p.m. â€" Mothers club dessert Y.W.C.A. BULLETiN â€"ALICE CONWAY Blue ... you or your amail â€"awax. / â€"R.B.0. 1145 Announce Free Throw Playground and Recreation board conducted a cityâ€"wide free throw contest. ‘Winners, both boys and grades in the school contest, parâ€" ticipated last Tuesday in the high Lo Nee Goneiered by Dag Leach West Ridge. _ '_ * »~ tz:.n.l":l:; 2, Louise Logâ€" wenthal, Ravinia; 3, Jean Salbago, 8th grade girls â€"â€" 1, Joanne Feâ€" bel, Ravinia, Janet Dickey, West Ridge; 3, Barbara Robbins, Elm 6th grade boys â€" 1, Harold Freâ€" berg, Elm Place; 2, George Heine, West Ridge; 3, Philip Hardscre, pold, Ravinia; 3, Ray Cimbalo, Lincoln. _ 8th grade school â€" 1, Don Coleâ€" well, West Ridge; 3, Rorinie® Mesâ€" place medals for this event. New Director Appointed At Highland Park USO Dale Everett Errett has been appointed director of the Highland Park USO to succeed Frank E. Parcells. Mr. Errett assumes full 20. For the past year Mr. Errett has been overseas with the British YMCA, serving in the European theater, chiefly in Germany. Prior to overseas service he was director in the Canton (IlL) USO, and had l_ervpdupmmdhudorh&t St. Louis (Mo.) USO before that. Mr. Parcells has been director of the local club since January 1944, and had served as program direcâ€" tor here since May 1943. Vacations in The U. S. . Vacation time for many is not too far distant. For some it will be the first in several years. Where to go and what to do? . The library travel section includes books on of our important rivers and some few of our cities ‘The following list includes only those books covâ€" cring several states. * As‘a climax ~to the grammar England, J. Daniels. Tth grade boys â€" Louis Melâ€" iorre, Elm Place; 2, Tom Leoâ€" Middle West _ Waterways of westward wanderâ€" First, second and third place The West Wake of the prairie schooner, L D. Paden. * National parks of the northwest, Royal Neighbors Will Hold Public Card Party lq-lme-)k.lmJ will have a public card party on Wednesday, April 24, at 8:15, at the Masonic temple, with prizes and door prizes also refreshments. Preceding the card party .there be a short business meeting at 7:45. Oracle Norma Hill will â€" The card party committee conâ€" sists of Ida Carlsen, chairman, and Flora Werner and Norma Hill. Reâ€" freshments â€" Florence _ Yager, chairman, and Auugsta Butler and How to travel without being 101 Ever New England, S. Chamber So you‘re secing New England, Friendly mountains, R. Peattie. Jogging around New England, Along New So you‘re going south, C, E. Great Smokies, R. Peattie. What to see and do in the south, Old world Wisconsin, F. L North Star country, M. LeSeur. Pine, stream and prairie, J. &hmmkh Westward, high, low and dry, D. Hogner. » Pinon country, H. Long. Romance of the national parks, Desert country, E. Corle PUBLIC LIBRARY Everyone is welcome. T H Eâ€"P RESS Rotary Hobby Show A Huge Success . Judges had a difficult time seâ€" lecting winners of the Hobby show at the Community Center on Satâ€" urday. _ Attendance at the show, of last year and at least 50 per both visitors and exhibitors. After compiling the list of participants, Ridge school won, for the second awarded to the school having the made according to the percentage of displays per school. The plaque will be the permanent possession of Ridge school. In second place U ciub, who made the following }m: * .:* SexeL. ® Special honor awards: Marilyn Date, horse drawings; Sue Lawâ€" Place was third. patches; John Simon, letters from covers, and Denny Hansen, planes. Blue ribbons: â€" Margaret King, Hendrickson, Barbara Fiynn, Judy and George Bock, Peter Amberâ€" Murphy, Nancy Lee Zahnle, and Nancy Gerand, George Bock and Terry Moore. â€" i _ White ribbons: Diane Singer, Donald vmr-uy’mdnob\ Montgomery, Charles Weeks, Edâ€"â€" die Gillilan, David Umbach, Lee Straus, Nancy Gould, Mary Drisâ€" eoll, Richard Krueger, Henry Arenberg. Susan Child. Cliff Crow and Denny Hansen. Lt. Col. J. V. Houghtaling On the West Coast â€" Lt. Col.. Jules V. Houghtaling, 105 Clifton street, arrived in San Francisco on the General Weige!, Pfe. James G. Miller of Deerâ€" field arrived in New York Tuesday. on the Chapel Hill Victory, it was learned recently. ‘Thomas Uliman Discharged Thomas "B." Ullman, Lt. (ig), 634 Lincoln avenue, has been disâ€" charged from the navy at the perâ€" Francisco, A member of the navy air eorps, he has been stationed at Okinawa as operations officer of the air corps since last May. He was in the service for 3% years. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Sam Willard Dunham. deemer Lutheran church. man in charge. 344th army band. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READINGC ROOM Maintained by First Church of Christ, Scientist Mighland Park, HMlinois A place for quict thought and study, where the Bible, April 22 to 28 Janet King, son‘s group of Deerfield. Buffet supper served by the Joâ€" hanna lodge with Mrs. Newman in Home Fires Up 40% Since 1928, the number of resiâ€" dential fires in the United States urging allâ€"out support of the curâ€" rent spring Cleanâ€"up drive. . Acâ€" cording to the National Fire Proâ€" William Hennig declared today in attack homes annually and 7,000 persons are burned to death. These figures were stressed by Chief Hennig in pointing out that most dwelling fires can be traced to familiar hazards, most of which can be eliminated while the home is being given its annual spring rubbish and household debris alâ€" lowed to accumulate during the winter; defective chimneys; sparks falling on flammable woodâ€"roofs which should be covered with fireâ€" resistant asphalt shingles or some similar protective material; defecâ€" tive heating equipment; carciess smoking habits; use of flammable ‘&u&hh-odunfl.ndd.- fective electrical wiring and appliâ€" Entered as second class matter March 1, 1911, at the Post Office at Highand Park, Hincis. Subscription rates: $1.50 per year; 5 cents per single copy. $3.00 per year outside of Lake county THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS by the Highland Park Press, 516 Laurel avenue, Highland Park, IIL. ‘Telephone: Highland Park 557. . Refreshments by the Briergate Java club with Muricl Hansen signed with the name and address of the writer. They should reach the editor Wednesday noon to inâ€" sure appearance in the current is sue. ; Resolutions of condolence, card of thanks, obituaries, notices of Juke box dance. where an admission charge is pubâ€" lished will be chargedsatâ€"the reguâ€" lar advertising rates. Lester S. Olson, Publisher. R. B. Olson, Editor. 920 am to 530 pm 930 1am to 900 pm 230 pm to 520 pm Gilbert Hardacre Honored commercial sales of the Public Serâ€" vice Co. of Northern Illincis, has been nominated as president of the Illuminating Engineering society. He is unopposed in the election which takes place May 26 and will take office at the annual convenâ€" tion to be held in Quebec in late knowledge relating thereto, has chapters in 32 cities of the Unitâ€" ed States and Canada. Rummage Sale at Green Bay School April 25 and 26 A rummage sale will be held in the Green Bay road school, Thursâ€" day and Friday, April 25 and 26, from 9 am. until 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, 23 or 24. Further information may, be obâ€" Those who wish to donate to the sale are asked to send or bring tained by calling Mrs. A. C. Jones, GLENCOE THEATRE â€" 630 Vernon Ave. Highland Park 605 "North Shore‘s Most Modern â€" Cleaners" SUN., MON .. _ April 21â€"22 TUE., WED., THUR. Apr. 23â€"25 Kiddie Show Sat. Morn. Apr. 27 Open 9:30 a.m. Show starts 10. 15 color cartoons, all tickets 25¢ For a Courteous Routeman Dick Powell, Waiter Slezak Fitzgerald and Peter Lorre ALCYON CLEANERS "BUFFALO BILL" Attentive Service 125 in 1906 for the at ~1019 of a