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Paradiso, who will accompany himâ€" -Ilc-h-::-. Ladies of the m.‘mflh Legion Members Guests Of Legion Auxiliary the Legion hall, with members of the guests. M C ntete Rennibe y Je :mlth.-llr.cul The Highland Park Legion auxâ€" itary will hold its regular meetâ€" ing the evening of March 5, in go party and dance to be held on Saturday night, Feb. 22, at the Leâ€" gion headquarters in the Masonic temple building at 21 N.+ Sheriâ€" dan road, at 8 o‘clock. Prizes for the bimro players and h-d:durr:d-'mh given during evening to the winners.‘ e Louis Garino‘s orchestra . will furnish music for those desiring to dance after the bingo party has ments for all. Bingo Party and Dance from the music, he claimed, were to be distributed among the hosâ€" Unshaver, shabbily dressed and wearing parts of an army uniform the man posed as a representative Warned Against Fraud against a confidence man who reâ€" cently collected $50 from employes of a loop establishment ‘for sheet music @llegedly made by patients at Hifes veterans hospital., ‘The Veterans, administration branded his activities "fradulent" and cautioned against a possible "Make level in the desert a highway for our God? is the theme of the World Day Prayer services that~are being held on this first Friday in Lent by groups of Chrisâ€" tian women in all parts of the world. ‘These interdenominationâ€" al meetings are sponsored by the United Church Council of Church Women. All women are invited to 'ulllhydl’fwnm February 21, at St. John‘s The service will begin at 3 p.m. Mrs. Karl Roth of Lake Forest will review Frank Laubach‘s book, World Day of Prayer Friday, February 21 In justice to our children, who, in less time than we like to conâ€" template, will be taking over the direction of the affairs we now control, we should see to it that shortâ€"sighted pennyâ€"pinching does not deprive them of the opportunity of studying under those wha know not only WHAT they are teaching, but also, HOW to teach it. There are other important disadvantages in the teaching proâ€" fession in addition to the generally inadequate salaries. Salary adâ€" justments will not entirely correct the conditions which have resulted in an alarmingly general exodus of the best teaching material from the schoolrooms to industry. Salary adjustments will, however, They have not been equally critical in their evaluation of the worth of the services they demand. * teachers‘ salaries. It‘sâ€"time â€" not only for District 108, but for District 107 and the high school, speaking locally, and the entire nation, speaking generally. f ~ There is no more important charge in the entire system of Ameriâ€" can life than that placed upon its school teachers. And, generally speaking, there is no other profession of equal importance that is as illâ€"paid in proportion to its importance. Pmâ€"dmâ€"m,mâ€"m,’mumw;h, parâ€" fiahrl_ndelfiell'“siten-utopnocfibingfluqulifinuouâ€"»â€" both educational &nd personal â€" of those to whom they are to enâ€" trust the education of the community‘s youngsters. Vol. 36; No. 52 The Highland Park post of the Emergencies attended Operations performed ‘The women of Bethany Evangelâ€" We Can‘t Afford NOT To Afford It HIGHLAND PARK HOSPITAL DOINGS brook. . His topic will be "Plastics from the layman‘s standâ€"point." He is sponsored by Fred Richmond. Mayor Mussatto has ~called a meeting of Highwood citizezns for February 28, at 8 p.m. at the USO building, at which every ~ citizen may express his or her viewpoint on the matter. Kiwanians to Hear Talk on Plastics At the February 24 meeting of the Kiwanis club at Sunset Valâ€" ley, the speaker will be Charles C. Livingston, president of Livingâ€" necessary before business can be Highwood Mayor Calls Mnli'offlmd Mayor Mussatto and City Atty. J. E. Barstow of Highwood have appeared before R. C. Ashton, diâ€" vision engineer of the Federal Work agency, in regard to obtainâ€" for a community house. Chances appear to be very good. A Tinanâ€" district a small booklet explaining the nature of the referendum and giving to the"residents the full story of the proposal of the board of education. In order that theâ€" ‘community may be completely informed, the board of education this week is mailing to all residents of the The meeting at the Ravinia school will be held on Tuesday, February 25, at 8, and the meetâ€" ing at Lincoln school will be held Wednesday, February 26, at 8. These meetings will give the resiâ€" dents of the district an.opportuniâ€" ty to hear the report of the board of education and to ask any questâ€" E" that might be necessary. public. board ,â€" to not more than a 5% increase in its levy for the comâ€" ing school term. ‘This restriction would make it impossible for the board to meet the rising market of teachers‘ salaries and would therefore jeopardize the ability of the district to hold its competent teachers and to attract new teachâ€" ers who are professionally well trained and experienced. existing restrictions on the taxing powers of the board of education. This referendum will remove the present restrictions brought about by the Butler bills which limit the On Dist. 108 Tax _ Referendum Next Week vinia and .Lincoln schools will be :fl_m&“flp::â€" to the votersâ€"of school disâ€" plain to the votersâ€" of school disâ€" trict 108 (West Ridge, Lincoln, Braeside and Ravinia schools) the proposed referendum to remove The Higbland Park Press Last So Far Woek This Year es . 101 * .b 65 Male â€" 124 . 98 570 . 310 1684 ion for the city is are open to the A Paper for Highland.Parkers . . . Published by Highland Parkers of House for T 2;5""'_!2!“ Lions See Colored Movies of Mexico An attendance contest which started last week will last for 10 weeks. Members are divided into two teams, eaptained by Fred end of the contest. Teen Age club will hold open house at the Community center on Friday, Feb. 28. from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Dancing to the music of Rogâ€" er Morrison‘s band and refreshâ€" ments will highlight the program. All teen agers living in the Highâ€" land Park high school district are At their luncheon meeting this noon (Thursday) at Highland House, members of the Lions club will be shown colored movies of Mexico by Robert Slayback. Schweiger and George Keller. The losing team stands treats at the Commander Gordon Clavey exâ€" plained to the members that acâ€" cording to the VFW national byâ€" laws, it would be necessary for the post to hold nominstions tor‘ new officers on two successive meetings. Since the post has its first meeting of the month, a busiâ€" ll-lnofl-‘u‘fln-eond-ut-‘ ing of the month a social meeting, it wes decided that a special meetâ€" ing should be held in order to take nominations, on Thursday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the fire station on Green Bay road. Then at the (Continued on page 5) VFW Holds Initiation * In New Hall â€" Highland Park Memorial post, VFW, held its first regular meetâ€" ing in its new location on Central avenue in Witten hall, ‘The large crowd was most gratifying. The degree team under the diâ€" rection of Ray Mann initiated the following: William C. Henticks, Toni Biagi, Fred Bertucei, Lioyd Moon, Cecil Nestrick, David Pasâ€" quesi and William Cortesi The March of Dimes is the most widely participatedâ€"in movement of all our community, charity and welfare drives, and deep appreciâ€" ation to allâ€"is expressed by the Lake coynty chapter of the Naâ€" tional Foundation, but especially to the school children, for their interest and effort in making the March of Dimes a success. iRepublican Women to ‘Hear Woman Legislator \Friday, February 28 fort, with Braeside school leading ‘the whérch. . Local stores contribâ€" uted over $300, from coin containâ€" ers left in the buildings, and the remainder was contributed by inâ€" dividuals and business organizâ€" Daniel Cobb, chairman of the loâ€" cal 1947 March of Dimes camâ€" paign, announces that total funds collected this year run well over $850.00, or 33 per cent in excess of last year‘s collections, even without movie theater mudience collections, which have been quite a factor in past years. Local schools contributed $400 of the sum doubling last year‘s efâ€" Membership in this organization is open to all Republican women in Deerfield township who are in sympathy with its policy and purâ€" zn- Anyone interested may tact the membership chairman, Mrs. Frank Randolph, phone H. P. $180. March of Dimes 33% Over 1946 Contributio _ Mrs,.Horace S. Vaile will open her home on Maple avenue on Friday, February 28, for the anâ€" nual meeting and tea of the Deerâ€" field Township Republican Womâ€" an‘s club. * As a special guest and speaker for the afternoon, Mrs.William L. Winters, president of the orâ€" ganization, has secured Mrs. Lottie Holman O‘Neill, representative to the Illinois General Assembly from the 41st Senatorial district Mrs. O‘Neill was the first woman in the history of Illinois to hold a place in the state legislature. | She was first elected in 1922 and is now serving her 11th term, which means. that she has devoted 20 years to the business of the state. She has sponsored bills seeking to improve our election laws, bills for public education, and labor, with special reference to working womâ€" en. From her vivid background, Mrs. O‘Neill will bring a timely message of interest to all Highland Park Republican women. At the conclusion of the meeting,â€" thosé present will have an epportunity to. meet Mrs. O‘Neill informally. Highland Park, Ilinois, Thursday, February 20, 1947 Women Voters Workshop To Meet on Wednesday The social welfare workshop of the League of Women Voters will meet at the Community center on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 1:30 p.m. "The first half of the meeting will be detoted to a discussion of the qualifieations for police officâ€" ers in Highland Park, led by Mrs. Carroll Baker Summers," Mrs. Harry Pier, chairman of the group, said this week. _ "Mrs. Maurice Poliak, vice president of the State league and a former member of the national board, will talk on housing, giving the same ‘taik she gave at the state offite last month. Plang Wwill also be made for a visit to the regular meeting of the Lake county board of supervisors on March 11 or April 15," Mrs. Pier The public is ; ~-|l¢e-uhn,m }l slight increase in the number of burglaries reported, counteractâ€" ed by a slight decreaseâ€"in the number of reported larcenies, Sex offenses dropped about 66 per cent while arrests for disorderly conâ€" duct increased. _ An interesting fact is that the department recovâ€" ered a greater amount of properâ€" ty value than was reported lost or stolen during the year. Mllfimimfi. upon traffic viol past year acâ€" counts br-mr!-.ofmdlnd driving violations from 111 in Activities for 1946 The more serious crimes departâ€" ed very little _ from _ previous norms during the past period, with : During the year 1946 the police department investigated a total of 2,295 cases necessitating police action. Classification of cases ranged from attempted rape to neighborhood ,argumente _ over dogs running at large. Highland Park boys of Scout age are invited to attend meetings of the Model Plane club at Communiâ€" ty center every Thursday evening at 7. Gervase Brown Jr. is mdult leader of the club, which is sponâ€" sored by the playground and recâ€" reation board. : Model Plane Club At Community Center Junior Stamp elub will hold its regular meeting Saturday atâ€"the Commqunity center, at 2 p.m. Chas. Sanborn, adult leader, will be in charge of ~the â€"afternoon‘s proâ€" gram, which will include stamp. trading. All boys and girls interâ€" ested in this hobby are invited to attend. Meetings are held the secâ€" ond and fourth Saturday afterâ€" noons of each month. Junior Stamp Club to Meet Next Saturday In addition, should the bond isâ€" sue pass, it is planned that the present recreational holdings (the old city hall, old fire station, and partially burned USO) be sold. This money added to the bond isâ€" sue should give Highland Park a community center to be proud of. The city of Highland Park is having "growing pains" and the business district needs more space, Moving the center to taxâ€"free park property enables the city to sell its present community center and helps provide this needed space. If this community center bond issue is approved, there should be no increase in municipal taxes. Next year the city is retiring a $540,000 bond issue and the, new bond issue payments for a comâ€" munity center would continue on where the other one left off. Your local playground and recâ€" reation board has indicated a defâ€" inite need for the above civic imâ€" provement for Highland Park. This request can be fulfilled by having the voters of our community go to the polls on Feb. 25 and vote favâ€" orably on the $200,000 bond issue for a new community center. ELECTION TUESDAY; BE SURE TO VOTE Wanted: _A _ Community building‘ w i t h a large gymâ€" nasium, planned and equipped to serve the leisure time needs of your community and designed for multiple use to meet varied recreational interests; . having economical maintenance and supervision, and operating on an all year round community recâ€" reation program. & l'I..AYG:g:IND NEEDS By GEO, UCHENPFLUG Director of Recreation, Play, ground and Recreation Board (Continued on page 5) ion of Police munity o,aid i-..n..h:. value to our youth in provid an adequate building. RENSLOW P. SHERER Feb. 17, 1947. festival is open to people of all ages, Afternoon and evening, toâ€" day (Thursday) and tomorrow, with its colorful booths representâ€" ing different countries, games and stunts, tea from 3 to 5 each day, The cost of the proposed buildâ€" ing to each individual home owner in Highland Park can be easily eomputed and will amount to $1.30 per $1000 of assessors valuation, per year, less than 2 per cent of his total tax. _ Agminat this modest cost I “.n-lduru-lldfi-mhhdn Mr&mhe responsiâ€" bility of those who are making the recommendation, take into considâ€" eration the growth of our comâ€" Round The World a Festival at "Y" The YWCA â€" Roundâ€"theâ€"World and a dance on Friday, . Profits from the festival will go to the reâ€" construction fund to help rebuild YWCA‘s oversons. When the Community center was being organized, the commitâ€" tee in charge received its greatest backing and inspiration from Chief Moroney and the superintendent of the high school and grammar schools. They knew best the need Of constructive uses for the: leiâ€" sure time of our youth. They now testify as to its value and thousâ€" ands of adults can also testify as to its value to our community. is the chief reason for the success of their program. One individual gave $63,500 for its gymnasium yeats ago, but we all recognize that such windfalls can no longer be counted upon and that tax supâ€" port is the fairest way to: distribute a load which all enjoy. That is the reason why today over 85% of eommunity recreation costs in the United States are tax supgorted. _ _I for one am glad to trust the considered judgment of our recreâ€" ation commission as to the need and the appropriate solution. The Contmunity center, as all can see, is becoming incm-iry the hub of community activities, The faâ€" cilities are far short of current reâ€" quirements. Those who doubt this should drop in and judge for themâ€" selves. Those who admire Winnetâ€" ka‘s community projects should reâ€" alize that their splendid building This commission has now been in office four years, and after a careful study (the members have unanimously â€" recommended . enâ€" larged facilities to meet current needs and provide for growth. There is therefore no question either as to accepted municipal practice in general, or as to the inâ€" tent of the citizens of Highland Park, that anâ€"adequate recreationâ€" al program is a part of the service of ourâ€"city government. %qflufion is rather the need of community for added recâ€" reational facilities and whether the bond issue is a prudent expendiâ€" In 1942 the citizens of Highland Park _ overwhelmingly accepted this responsibility by voting for a recreation commission, the coordiâ€" nation of playgrounds and Comâ€" munity center and approving a tax for their maintenance, _ An unâ€" usually capable and representative commission was appointed by Mayâ€" or Garnett, consisting of the folâ€" lowing members: Arthur W. Olson, president; Mrs. David Levinson, George A. Hartman, Elmer T. Skidmore, lz. Carroll Binder (reâ€" placed in 1945 by W. J. Hodge). Progressive cities throughout the nation have long considered a recreation _ program, . adequate playgrounds and community cenâ€" ter facilities a vital part of their municipal function. Next to poâ€" lice protection, education and sanâ€" itation, recreation has come to be recognized as a governmental reâ€" sponsibility which should be availâ€" able to and supported by all citiâ€" zens. For the Community Center Bond To the Editor: Statement Of City Council . Regarding Bond Issues COMMUNICATION Froceeds of this issue will proâ€" vide for (a) an addition to the municipal garage where more space is needed for the care and storâ€" age of city equipment, and (b) for the completion of a squad wfif:rtbopoueo‘ d:’p-rhunt mlntnklnlmomhz city hall. (The provision of the adâ€" ditional area needed for storage of city records and for the requireâ€" ments of the police department can be accomplished at substantially less expense to the city by excaâ€" vating and improving basement space than would be the case if an adddition to the present strucâ€" ture were built.) (4) For Equipment Bonds, $25,000 ~ Proceeds will provide additionâ€" al equipment for the street departâ€" ment and the sewer department. The city has been unable to reâ€" place equipment during the war years and has had difficulty in providing necessary services on the limited revenue available, Tax income, due to decreases in asâ€" sessed valuations during these years, has failed to keep abreast of higher operating expenses. The city council has approved the subâ€" mission of this bond issue to the nflhhfiomdh‘tfi. the purchase of equipment now available mnd essential for the imâ€" provement of services â€" rendered ing now used as the Community center is located at oneZl the most active intersections in the central business district of Highâ€" lsnd Park, Traffic conditions at that intersection subject children â€"and adultsâ€"using the facilities to hazardous â€"conditions which would be eliminated under the proâ€" posed program of building a largâ€" er and more suitably planned building in the southeast corner of Sunset park® with access from Green Bay road. The cost to the city of the development planned is reasonable in relation to the imâ€" portance of the work . of this [othr‘ bridges in Highland Park. (2) For Recreation Center Land â€" and Building Bonds, $200,000. The purpose ‘of this issue has been explained at length in, artiâ€" cles appearing recently in The Press. Members of the city counâ€" cil, recognizing the inadequacy and unsuitability of the present faciliâ€" ties, are unanimous in their enâ€" dorsement of the bond issue proâ€" posed by the playground and recâ€" reation board, a political subdivisâ€" fon of the city council. The buildâ€" be a wider _ structure properly aligned with the approaches and designed to eliminate existing hazâ€" ards. This bondâ€"issue also proâ€" (1) For Bridge Funds, $250,000; Proceeds of this bond issue will be used for the construction of four new bridges to be built (a) across the East Skokie drainage canal on Park avenue which has been c fic for approxâ€" imately/two years; (b) across the East Skokie drainage canal at Claâ€" vey road to replace the present bridge which is still open but which is in bad condition and should be rebuilt immediately; (c) across the ravine on Linden avenue north of Elm place, to take the place of the present bridge which is beyond further repair and neither safe nor adequate for the traffic reâ€" quirements; and (d) across the ravine on St! Johns avenue north of Vine to replace the present bridge which is not in good conâ€" dition and which is placed at such an angle in relation to approaches as to make it hazardous for use. The proposed St. Johns bridge will At the election to be held on Feb. 25 the Highland Park city council is presenting five bond isâ€" sues wfor the approval of woters. The ‘council‘s decision to place these bond issues before the peoâ€" ple of Highland Park was unaniâ€" mous and was made after careful consideration had been giveh to the purpose and amount of each of the proposed bond issues. The total amount involved in the five issues is $547;000. The amount and purpose of each of the five issues is summarized as follows: / â€" 3) For Municipal Building 5¢ a copy; $1.50 a (Continued on page 5)