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Highland Park Press, 23 May 1946, p. 2

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E07 ;" 5 ""'â€"'. . The advanced swimmer‘s ‘The boys who passed the test were as follows: George Charâ€" ney, Henry _ Juenger, Charles Lambert, William Casey, ‘Donâ€" ald Heymann, George Hiller, Theodore Jardine, Ray May Jr., Jerry of a drowning victim, breaking wrist holds and strangle holds and bringing the victim to safety and giving artificial respiration. The students were graded on classwork, knowledge and pracâ€" tical tests. PASS TESTS â€" T GAY CONVERSATION ... Well . ... we all played the "doâ€" doâ€"youâ€"knowâ€"game" for a while . .. then switched to Martha‘s career. "Oh, it does at times. . But it‘s not too bad. And we meet so many interesting people. . This group (publicity and newspaperâ€" men) is about the youngest we‘ve met," Martha said. "Good," said Gil and I. "Howdya crack Hollywood," the "Well," Martha began, my picâ€" ture appeared in the University of ‘Tennessee yearbook. Mr. Powers saw the picture and told me to husâ€" tle to New York. I did. I beâ€" 25 Students Win =~ Lifeâ€"Saving Badge In order to pass this test, a stuâ€" dent must have passed his 17th birthday and be in good physical condition. _ He should have comâ€" pleted a minimum of 15 hours of instruction under an instructor who holds a card issued by the American Red Cross. Naturally we were sorry we missed meeting these four. But the doggone luncheon was too short; and the ladies had to leave for a scheduled radio show. _‘ And this exâ€"sergeant a bacheâ€" lor, too. Ho, ‘hum . . . It seems Martha visited Washâ€" ington and Lee University (fraâ€" ternity dances and the Fancy Dress Ball) with fraternity pledge brothers of mine. ‘"Doesn‘t it get kinda boring*" Gil asked, adding: "It must be tirâ€" ing being on display always." MEET INTERESTING PEOPLE ... ‘Twentyâ€"nine seniors of the Highâ€" land Park high school _ recently passed the annual Red Cross lifeâ€" saving examination given by. Lesâ€" ter Kelly, swimming instructor at the high school. , _ Requirements . include . swimâ€" ming 440 yards continuously, usâ€" ing the front or rear . approach Nope, one Goldwyn girl i enough to handle at a time! But Martha, Gil and I found, had lots to talk about . . . PRESS asked. ing Karen C. Gaylord, Shirley Balâ€" lard, Virginia Belmont, and Betâ€" ty: Cargyle â€" the other Goldwyn beauties at the luncheon. "I‘m famished," she said, downâ€" ing her jello salad. "I‘m always hungry. Always. Ah, yes, but I must eat slowly, carefully. We‘re supposed to be dignified, you know," she quipped, smiling. And that‘s how we met Martha... We didn‘t get around to meetâ€" Yep, folks, it all hapnened auite unexpectedly . . . It was to have been a quiet luncheon with my good friend Gil Gardner at the Walnut Room in the Bismark Hotel . . . "How about going to the Publicity Club luncheon instead, ol‘ man?" Gil queried when I met him in the hotel lobby. "Okay," T said. And so we went . . . And, what do you know? Shortly after we arrived we were flanked by Gâ€"Oâ€"Râ€"Gâ€"Eâ€"Oâ€"Uâ€"8 Goldwyn girls. No bad. Good, in fact. They‘re right nice. Kinda Directly across from friend Gil was a pretty, petite, blonde, blueâ€" eyed, southernâ€"speaking (have I left anything out?) Martha Montâ€" gomery, a charming Southern belle with a quick wit and brains. W HITT N. SCHULTZ Let‘s Take a Look Lunch With The "Gorgeous Goldwyn Girls" (Apecial to The Highland Park Press) By "Yes, being a Goldwyn firl is fun all right. But some day I want to settle down and have a family. ‘That‘s real living," she concluded. She went on: ‘You must have lots of pep, too. You‘ve got to feel good. You‘ve got to eat healthy foods. "I â€"never drink coffee. I hate it. Good, cold milk for me. And no cigarettes, either. O yes, and lots of sleep. > "Tell your girl readers that they should always try to be real femâ€" inine. ‘That‘s what‘s needed in American women nowadays. Let the men take care of the rugged JUST A TOUCH OF MAKEUP ... . And she was gone â€"a gay, gorgeous young lady with lots of charm, a sweet personality, and a Springâ€"like freshness about her. _ (Martha, by the way, is a colâ€" lege graduate; "A" student, too!) NEED PEP ... "It was real nice meeting you. And now I‘ve got to dash to the radio station for a broadcast. See And, byt the way, all â€" you â€" gals â€" who . think â€" you â€"‘must â€" wear â€" lots â€" of â€" makeup, Martha, one of the nation‘s top models, just wore a touch of lipstick. & And she looked super, too. Or, have you already gathered that? which consists of the 100â€"yardé breast, side and orawl strokes, was passerd by Mike Bertolini, Richard Thompson, Ernie Weider, Tom Clark, Jack Cahill, Ray Santi, Robert Notz, George Mcâ€" Nutt, Charles Goosman, Arrigo Ugolini, Roger McKee, Ray Gerâ€" aci, William Barrette, Lioyd Botâ€" ker, Dean ‘Dickinson, Ken Hobâ€" ‘ "There‘s lots more to modeling }M being photogenic. You‘ve got to have brains; poise, too. You meet well known folks who‘ve had good educations and you must be able to hold your own with them," she said. Robert Magnussen. The beginner‘s swimming test, consisting of 20 different kinds of strokes or endurance tests, was passed by Charles Hamilton, Irwin Stephens, Alfred Smolenâ€" Highland Park Pastor Is Laid to Rest sky and Hugh Potter. Father of Former Last rites were held last Monâ€" day in the St. Nicolai‘s Evangeliâ€" cal and Reformed church of Chiâ€" cago for Rev. Gustay Pahl, Sr., who passed away the preceding Friday at the age of 74. He had held the pastorate in this church for 26 years, previous to his reâ€" tirement last January, at which time his place was filled by his son, Rev. Gustay A. Pahl Jr., who resigned as pastor of St. John‘s Evangelical and Reformed church in Highland Park in order to acâ€" cept the post. __ The Rev. Pahl Sr., a native of Germany, came to this country at the age of 15 to study for the ministry at Elmhurst college. Orâ€" dained in 1893, he held pastorates in Missouri and Tlinois before beâ€" ing called to Chicago. i+ _ "Er . . . Miss Montgomery . .. eh . . . I write a column for the HIGHLAND PARK PRESS . .. and now and then I think some of our pretty high school girls take a glance at it .. . and I was just wondering . . . may be you could give them some advice about a modeling career?" snapped, still smiling. came a Powers model. Still am. Later â€"I went to Hollywood and have appeared in both of Danny Kaye‘s pictures," she said, flashâ€" ing her blue eyes and tossing her realâ€"blond hair around in the most captivating way. TIPS TO HIGHLAND PARK COEDS ... Gil "Sure; be glad to," Martha sighed. She smiled | library A sampli ‘| ty added to l‘;&fl.-lfi- A sampling of the books recent. ty added to the Highland Park pubâ€" fully informal and thoroughly enâ€" ‘m biography. . Like The Canterbury Tales themselves, Miss by Marchette Chute is a delightâ€" Chute‘s study gives us a picture of the way people lived in 14th cenâ€" founder of the modern English language as the center of focus. Business people will find the three following titles of interest: "Going Into Business for Yourâ€" _ "Rocks and Rivers of America" by E. W. Shuler is illustrated with photographs of notable landâ€" will supply anyone planning to start in business for himself with the basic and essential requireâ€" ments that should be met when a business is started. A book causing much comment through the middle west is "Midâ€" west at Noon," by Graham Hutâ€" ton. A vivid and accurate descripâ€" tion of our weather introduces the Midwest with all its extremes, its paradoxes, its tensions, and its reâ€" lentless growth. This book writâ€" ten on a Newberry Library fellow. ship, is the informal record of what Graham Hutton saw and what he "The Psychology of Personnel," by H. Beaumont, presents an orâ€" ganized account of the most imâ€" portant contributions that psychol. ogy is making to the problems dealing with employees. "Supervising People," by G. D: H-humnfid;i‘fi-flo,m forward, easily "understood stateâ€" ment of all phases of the supervisâ€" ion of people which can be imâ€" proved by systematic study and apâ€" plication. thought of the midwest. "Geoffrey Chaucer of England," sheives PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS TH E PR ESS scapes and other types of geologiâ€" a son Hans; two daughters, Elfrieâ€" da and Marie; four grandchildren; three brothers and one sister. cal phenomena, gathered from alâ€" generations. who has ever owned a dog, or exâ€" pects to own one, can profit by Blanche Saunders‘ totally new apâ€" proach to the subject of training dogs in obedience. The whole idea in the book is summed up in the title: It is the owner who needs the training. YWCA Elects New Officers " The YWCA board has elected a new slate of officers for the coming year as follows: Presiâ€" dent, Mrs. Edmund Froelich; first viceâ€"president, Mrs. T. L. Osburn; second viceâ€"president, Mrs. Jesse Ham; third viceâ€"president, Mrs. Leslie Delhaye; secretary, Mra Theodore Fischer; treasurer, Mrs. L. Laubenstein. Thursday, May 23â€" 11 a.m. Friendship club trip. Saturday, May 25â€" 1:45 p.m. Tom Wilder‘s outâ€" door painting class. Â¥ Monday, May 27â€" 8:00 p.m. 0.E.S. e (Continued from page 1) Thus, it would appear that the proposal for an intermediate school would have both educational adâ€" vantages and would in the long run prove to be a less expensive organâ€" ization than the addition of faciliâ€" ties at, each of the present school locations. District 108 Plans â€" PROPOSED REMODELINGS The Board of Education feels, YÂ¥. W.C. A. CALENDAR about for would not meet the need. In order to offer equal educational faciliâ€" ties for all children, it will be necâ€" the existing buidings. First of all, in order to fit some rooms for Minfln&d’u'u.l: ir work postponed during xpfia‘“-‘hw rooms would be for the present four schools will be considered a part of the overâ€"all plan for the «district. MEETING FUTURE CGROWTH All surveys, made by the Board of Education and by outside agenâ€" cies, indicate that School Dist. 108 must expect at least a 50 per cent increase in school enrollment in the five to ten year period immeâ€" diately ahead. The program outâ€" lined by the Board would permit additional enrollment in the lower grades, by freeing the classrooms now used by upper grade children, would take care of enroliment gains for at least a five year peâ€" riod. The Board is facing the fact that these additional needs must be completely planned in advance of the coming increase in school [enrollmt. and at the same time offering more adequate facilities for the 6, 7, 8 grade present and future enâ€" rollment. _ Present studies indiâ€" COST OF PROGRAM In the immediate proposal to be submitted to the voters on May 25, the Board is asking for approval of a $58,000 bond issue. These funds will be used for the purâ€" chase of land for the future interâ€" mediate school and for the addiâ€" tion of land at the Braeside school and the West Ridge school. These of Thursday, May 23rd, 1946 bonds have been scheduled for payâ€" school, and for the modernization of present schools cannot be comâ€" ment at the end of the current bond schedule, and thus would not rate above its present limits. ‘The cost of the proposal for the Mt.'d..ififihâ€" inary studies of needs, and from these final costs will be determinâ€" building costs at the time the work is undertaken will affect the overâ€" all cost of the proposal. Further, the size of the new building needâ€" rates of interest, however, the en tire project could be undertaken have been possible at a period of cate that this proposal will be lowâ€" er in overâ€"all cost than would be additions to each of the four pehoo_llto-eetewm program will be undertaken. This will depend upon the availability with which new POLLING PLACES Polling places for the election on May 25 will be as follows: Lincoln and West Ridge areas, Lincoln school. t 25. All residents of Dist. 108 are It is not possible at present to dicate the time at which the The polls will be open from 12 of of at

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