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Vol. 37 ; No. 4 Serious consideration should be given to the three recommendaâ€" tions which closed the recapitulation of the activities of the Highland Purk Police Department for the year 1946, printed in last week‘s issue of The Highland Park Press ‘These recommendations were: adding to the strength of the department, enacting a‘ bicycle ordinance and the devising of a system to use the facilities of the city garage for repair of the department‘s 'l'benn-givenlwtheneo-mdafi.ol&aed\m*p_\ were, we believe, sound. Certainly we must have sufficient manâ€" power to perform necessary police services in an adequate manner. If the enactthent of a bicycle licensing ordinance would help in preâ€" venting bicycle thefts, its value to the department‘s attempts to conâ€" u.ljudbmm\,hitnlf,beu‘dnlmbtiu passage.. And as hrwidhg\(orwp.ifi-g-lâ€"hhhhgq‘nd cars at the city garage â€" well, any effort by any city department to economize should receive wholeâ€"hearted support. _ Of course they have. It would be difficult, in a town like Highâ€" land Park to elect: school board members too shortâ€"sighted to da less than that. â€" School boards, because of their close contact with the problems surrounding "all school operations, are keenly aware of what is needed. The point is, they can be limited by their funds or by public opinion, or by both. 7 4 We address our remarks concerning teacher salaries to the pubâ€" lic, which not only is public opinion personified,. but controls the amount of funds available, either through tax limitations or simply by its opinion. We just want the public to realize what it demands from a_teacher, and then decide how much it is willing to pay to get Cooperation in Paper "Schools can do a great deal to encourage paper salvage in their districts," a PTA official said this week. "Notices of the drive, carâ€" ri.dmmh.ebythem is one way to remind householders of the drive," she said. Money~received fromr the paper what it demands. revenue for the schools. At Elm from the sale of paper are used for the printing of the school pubâ€" lication, "The Green Elm." _ The: monthly drives begin the per and magaztines should be tied and placed on the curb the day beâ€" fore the scheduled pickâ€"up, regardâ€" less of the weather, tribution call H. P. 1256. 4 Results of Fob. Collection Elm Place school ...._........$19.00 West Ridge school ............... 11.75 Elm Place school area â€"â€" Monâ€" day, March 3. * dn Ravinia échool area â€" Wednesâ€" day, March 5. _ > "-m' exid M“â€"hm day, March 6. K s‘ day (am.) March 7 day (p.m.) March 7. _ Lincoln school area â€" Tuesday, March 4. Injury accidents Fatal accidents . Nonâ€"injury accidents ........ THE SCHOOL BOARDS DO WHAT THEY CAN West Ridge school area â€" Friâ€" THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SOUND HICHLAND PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT HIGHLAND PARK HOSPITAL Morning, February 16 h“lfln"fl"F.h-ry 22 1947 : _ Feb. 16â€"22"47 _ Feb. 17â€"23‘46 Total B on o 2 5 3‘ examinations / The Higbland Park Press _ To Prevent Fires Efforts will have to be redouâ€" "We have an accidental fire in this. country every minute of the night and day. Fire damage costs us nearly $1,000 a minute. This terrible record must be cut down in 1947," the chief said. Fire Chief Hennig said â€"today, statâ€" ing the nation‘s fire lossés totaled more than $450,000,000 last year, the highest in history. "More thanâ€"10,000 acres of timber land were destroyed by forâ€" to find new ways to fight the fire "This record is so bad that Presiâ€" dent Truman has called a national fire prevention conference in May of Highland Park to take steps now to prevent accidental fires. "Make sure thert is no rubbish in _ (Continued on page 6) Order of the Arrow Mesting at Glenview Members of the lodge will meet at main gate at 1:30 p.m. P-bc‘dm'flh,n.- of the station, and athletic activiâ€" ties at the â€"drill hall, and a swim The Ma Ka Ja Wan lodge of the Order of the Arrow will hold its first meeting of the year at the Glenview Naval air station on Satâ€" urday, March 1. some time during theâ€" afternoon ther Arrow activities and for disâ€" cussion of plans for Camp Ma Ka Jaâ€"Wan in 1947. Chief Hennie urged the people wir station pool. A short Last ___So Far 19 11 62 1950 , T4 135 A Paper for Highland Parkers , . . Published by Highland Parkers Fighting Spirit; 157 Vine avenue, Mrs. Clara Kellâ€" ner is under the doctor‘s care folâ€" lowing her nerveâ€"wracking expeâ€" rience Saturday night in Chicago, when her courage and promptness saved the life of Officer Elmer Burt â€" and probably three othâ€" ers, including her own. Three bandits had entered the fur ‘store on 524 N. Michigan of which Mrs. Kellner is the owner, and menaced her, her son, George, 29, and her stepfather, Henry W. Reese, 81. At the time Officer Burt, walking past, saw through the window a suspicious milling around of people, and entered to investigate. Slugged and thrown to the floor by two of the bandits, Burt was menaced by a third with a revolâ€" ver. Then Mrs. Kelner, who is 53, sprang forward and jerked the bandit‘s* arm upward, deflecting aim. Before he could fire again, Officer Burt managed to grasp his arm, sending a second shot wild. The bandits fled to a waiting car, leaving behind a $2,200 mink coat and other furs which they had marked for their own. Incidentally,â€"Mrs. Kellner, â€"a piâ€" oneer Highland Parker, became the grandmother of little Jan Derâ€" ing Coulton, 1826 Burton ‘avenue, on Sunday. f Hotly Contested Boxing Bouts Slated for Friday * Golden Glove tournaments will have nothing on the 15 all â€"star bouts at the Highland Park high school gym Friday _ (tomorrow) night at 8, when Fox Lake enâ€" counters the local boys‘ _ boxing Fox Lake beat the strong Wauâ€" kegan team last Saturday night in a show packed with thrills and punches and it is indicated by this that theâ€" Parkers will have to exâ€" temd themselves to win the match. A battle of brothers will be one of the outstanding features of the show when the Winkler brothers of Highland Park box the Wehrâ€" stein brothers of Fox Lake. Both sets of brothers are stars on their respective teams. The Troy brothâ€" ers have drawn two of the best boys in the conference in Stuart Kounty and Ron White. Capt: Frank Humphreys of the locals District 108 to Hold Referendum March 1 Highland Fzrk, HMinois, Thursday, February 27, 1947 The referendum called by the board of education of Dist. 108 will be held on Saturday, March 1, 1947, from 12 noun to 7â€"p.m. Linâ€" coin school will be the poling place for residents of the West Ridge and Lincoln areas, and _ Ravinia school for residents of Braeside and Ravinia. All residents of the district who are qualified voters are eligible to vote.â€" The purpose of the refetenâ€" dum is to remove the restrictions of the Butler bills which limit the buard in its levying power to not more than a 5 per cent increase. The referendum will establish a tax rate not to exceed $1.12‘% on the full fair cash value of propâ€" erty in the district. In presenting its needs to the public, the board of education has indicated that it doesn‘t intend to use this full taxâ€" ing power; rather, it will use only that part of its rate necessary to maintain salary levels in the disâ€" trict comparable to similar comâ€" munites in the Chicago suburban Teen Age Club sparkling entertainment, will be an added attraction at the open house and dance to be given Friday, Feb. 28, by Teen Age club in Cokes Me Inn, Community centér. Bill Gerhardt, publicity chairâ€" man for the club, predicts it will be one of the most successful parâ€" ties given so far this _ season. Dance music will be furnished by Roger Morrison and his orchestra from 8 to 11:20. "Pepper" Laing and her committee are in charge of refreshments, . All teen agers living in the high sahoo! district are invited Dick Eubanks, president of the Teen Agers, announces that plans ;:h:'m at fio!.m Park Woman‘s club. Resting quictly at her home at *Â¥ floor show, crammed with Summary of Tuesday‘s VOTERS SAY ‘YES‘ TO ALL BOND ISSUES Heinrichs 1149, Humphrey 1310, Lundquist 1248, Moroney 1270, Turner 1271. Police Magistrate Hansep 1195, White 550. Bridge fund bonds carried by 1268 for and 495 against. Recreaâ€" tion center bonds, 1000 for and 783 against; municipal building bonds, 981 for and 677 against; equipment bonds, 1342 for and 362 against; fire equipment bonds 1631 for, 192 against. Youth Orchestras Of Greater Chicago Will Hold Auditions Audition dates for the selection of members of the Youth Orchesâ€" tra of Greater Chicago have been set for Saturday morning, March 1, and the following Saturday morning from nine to twelve in the concert hall of Lyon & Healy, 243 S. Wabash, Chicago. Harold N. Finch, music director of Highâ€" land Park high school, has agreed to lead the orchestra in rehearsals for its first concert. Mr. Finch has beén receiving a steady flood of applications from high school musicians since first announceâ€" ment of the proposed orchestra was made. ‘The orchestra will} include 100 instrumentalists selected from the best players enrolled in the high schools, private, parochial and public, in the Chicago _ area. â€"A group of public spirited citizens is sponsoring the venture to proâ€" vide opportunities for . talented young musicians to rehearse and perform the best in symphonic litâ€" erature as they meet and play regâ€" ularly with the finest players of ‘high school age in the area... Reâ€" hearsals will be scheduled for three hour periods each Saturday mornâ€" ing. Selection for membership in this group will be a much coveted Group Meetings of 4 Presbyterian Women The group meetings of the Woâ€" man‘s Association of the Highland Park Presbyterian church will be held on Monday, March 3, at 1:15 p.m. in flendlfilt_ning homes : Mrs. C. F. Baker, 346 Prospect; Mrs. Chas. Brook‘s group â€" at her home, 813 Glencée avenue; Mrs. W. L. Buchanan‘s group with Mrs. Theo. Hazen, 2400 N. Deere Park drive; Mrs. F. B. Carpenter‘s group with Mrs. W. H Pmnkxf’, 812 Waverty road; Mrs. Paul thews‘ group with Mrs, Arthur Barnes, 325 S. Green" Bay road; Mrs. Eric Molke‘s group‘ with Mrs. G. H. Smith, 345 S. Linden; Mrs. C. E. Thorney‘s groun with Mrs. John Stodder, 304 Central avenue. ¢ School Board of Dist. 108 To Re Elected April 12 , Mrs. Tylee‘s Bible study class meets on March 6; 13, 20 and 27 at 10:30>at the Highland Park pubâ€" library. $ The board meets March 10 at 10 o‘clock. ’ Remembe: Tay L r the rummage sale, on Petitions are now being cireuâ€" lated for the candidatesâ€" selected by the PTA caucus of Dist. 108 at the meeting of Sunday, Feb. 9 at Ravigia school. The school board election will be held on Saturday, April 12. Mr. Bryan K. Perreault, who has served only one term, was nominated to succeedâ€"himself. Mr..Maurice A. Poliak, who has served two terms, was reluctant to accept the nomination. He did so, however, at the request of the committee, who feel that Mr. Po‘â€" lak‘s exverience and judgment will be needed during these next few years, when matters of finance,inâ€" cluding teachers‘ salaries and plans for building are the uppermost ‘ (Continued on page 6) y Cub Scout Pack 85 mmrmuo-b Scout pack is being postponed from March 3 to March 10.â€" The make way for an urgent meeting of a group of Eim Place school parents in connection with the aeâ€" tivities of the Morgan Playground Imp. Trust on March 3. ‘The pack meeting on March 10 will be held Patton 952, Walker 878. (Continued on page"6) church. ONLY TWO CANDIDATES FOR SUPERVISOR‘s POST _‘ ‘Two candidates have filed for Choose Chairmen and B Staff For Red Cross Drive Hugo Schneider. Both are well known ©Highland Park residents. Those who filed for assistant suâ€" pervisor are Frank B. Peers and William Witten. Highland Park Boy Injured at Purdue In the early list of those injured in the collapse of bleachers at the P u r d u eâ€"Wisconsin basketball game Monday is included the name of Philip Duechler, 580 Detamble. The family cannot be reached for further details at this time. other Highland Park students atâ€" tending the college, as follows: Bob Wolters, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wolters, Judson avenue, wired he was unburt. Dick Schaaf, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W Schaaf, of Ravine drive, also wired he was unhurt. Harry Pertz Jr. of Ridgeâ€" wood drive sent a special delivery to his parents stating that he was seated in the reserved section above the bleathers, and therefore uninjured. He spoke of the conâ€" duct of the student body as very orderly and seriousâ€"minded in the emergency. _ Harry West, son of the Ernest Wests of Elm place, phoned that he was not in the bleachers. His roommate, Robert Bartlett, son of the C. A. Bartâ€" letts on Ozk, was also in a differâ€" ent ‘section. â€"Jerry Peterson, son of the Lindell Petersons, of So. Green Bay wgad wired he was.all right. Bob Berg, son of Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Berg of Park avenue, although in the bleachers, escaped with very slight bruises. Diana, daughter of the Joe Cabonargis, of Cedar avenue, a cheer leader, was on the floor leading a cheer. Caanazio Zagnoli, son of the Walâ€" ter Zagnolis, Highwood, although sitting in the bleachers, was in a different section, and phoned his parents that he was o0.k. _ A letter written by Philip Deuâ€" chler describing the catastrophe, was published in a Chicago paper. Legion Auxiliary to Meet Thursday, Mar. 6 Legion auxiliary will hold its next regular meeting on Thursday, March 6, at 8 p.m., at the Legion hall, with members of the Legion as guests. e ieeto dn e Other guests will be Mrs. Matt R. Porter, director of: the 10th district, and George Bowen, comâ€" mander of the 10th district, with their staffs of officers, j Lincoln School Teachers Demonstrate Work at PTA Mceting Mar. 5 After a short business meeting, presid &’c:r:fll 2 ident, be ity singing, and selcs by Mary Santi, accompanied by Mrs. Irvâ€" ing Schur, and Carl Paradiso, who will accompany himself on the guitar. _ A playlet will be preâ€" sented by the ladies of the auxilâ€" inry, followed by refreshments. ‘The monthly meeting bf the Linâ€" ¢oln school PTA will be held on Wednesday, March 5, at 2:30 p.m. Outlining and demonstrating the finer points of their work will be Miss Phelps, director of music} Miss Apits, art instructor; Mr. Borg, manual training instructor; Miss Phillips, remedial program:; Mrs. Waliton, science; Miss Hunt, wuidance teacher;â€" Miss Miller, school nurse, and Miss Warner, inâ€" structor in special speech work. They are Emmett Moroney and Word lias been ‘received from Against Dog Poisoner ‘The police department issues a warning to all residents in the vicinity of Rast Laurel, Prosâ€" pect, Lake and Central avenues, to be careful about permitting dogs to run loose, as six cases of dog poisoning have been reâ€" ported, and the police wish to prevent further trouble until the offender can be apprehended. The Highland Park American chairmen have completed their lists and now have their teams set to start canvassing for the Red Cross drive. Below are the names Highland Parkers who have not already made their contributions may look forward to a call from one of these solicitors any time now. A successful drive means an Red Cross is in demand. Thereâ€" fore it is hoped that Highland Park will respond generously to this Dist. 1 , Mrs. E.J. Taft, m"m‘flfl 6062; coâ€" Roslyn circle, phone 5229. Workâ€" C. Behanna, W. Borgeson, L. Laegâ€" eler, J. Dolan, H. Carpenter, C. J. Sandel, S. Phillips, G. H. Brown, D. L. Benton, R. J. Koritz, G. A. Smith, L. W. Clemance, L. Beâ€" zark, Edna Vercoe, G. Marks, R. Molendy, F. Asher, L Kornblith Jr., H. Wizner, A. M. Adler Jr., P. Phelps, W. F. Mayer, H. Bluemenâ€" Dist. 2 â€" Chairman Mrs. Richâ€" ard F. Kuhns, 218 Vine, _ phone 1860; coâ€"chairman, _ Mrs. _ Tom Leeming, phone 211. Workers: Mesdames R. D. Cahn, A. Fjerre, V. Heins, G. Livingston, R. Rubel, G. Strecker, R. Foster, I. Goldberg, H. A. Pierce, J. Heitâ€" man, F. Lennox, C. Alderdice, R. Dist. 8 â€"â€" Chairman, Mrs. C. W. Bartell, 9 Ravine lane. H.P. 4488. Workersâ€" Mesdames K. Ives, J. Aubrey, Mr. Carver, J. Stodder, K. Anderson, E.~R.â€"IFaltyâ€"+ H.â€"Delafield,â€"R. Hawkins, R. Wanger, C. Esdale, R. F. Patton, J. Crowell, H. Temple, H. Gardner, V. G. Kirk, H. Porter, J. B. Stevens. Dist. 4 â€" Chairman, Mrs. G. H. Fuller, 616 Forest, phone 861. |\Each member is asked to bring a hot dish, _ The chapter will for» |ish meat, hot rolls and coffee. A. Nathan, L. D. Williams L. Herâ€" man, Mrs. W. L. Kline, Mrs, D. H. Dennett, F. J. Zipoy, J. G. Checker Tournament 3 At the Center _ â€" / CE D. V. Pinkerton, W. H. Steiner, Mrs. W. W. Miller, H. J. Ziegjer, Mrs. E. E. Sproul, Mrs. T. P. Jarâ€" Highland _ Park‘s . champion checker player among the younger set will be determined in a tournâ€" ament to be held at the Comimuniâ€" ty center next month. There will be various classifications for grade Allenby. u.a‘...ef?fi-a; dren. Elimination matches will be held in the center‘s : room on-utduo-td.hxhh the recreation board. Mayor Mussatto of Highwood has called a meeting of the citiâ€" zens of the town for Friday oveâ€" ning, Feb. 28, at the USO building at 8. At this meeting all citizens will have a chance to express their opinions concerning the convertâ€" ing of the former USO building into a community. center. . The USO, as such, will close formaily Campbell Chapter to Serve Pot Luck Supper bell chapter No. 712, O.E.S., will be held on March 5, at 7:30, in the Masonic temple. Preceding the meeting there will be served a pot luck supper at 6 o‘clock sharp to members of Housing to be Discussed At Kiwanis Mecting _ 5c a copy; $1.50 a The speaker at the meeting of the Kiwanis club on Monday eveâ€" ning will be Bertram B. Webber, Chicage architect, whose home is in Ravinia He will talk on the housing situation, highlighting the design and construction of the modern home. Workers: E. T. R. Murfey, E. The tournament is sponsored by (Continued on page 6) of