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"Give Brave Nation A Fighting Chance" "Give a brave nation a fighting chance‘" is the plea of the Chicaâ€" go Citizens _ committee of the Greek War Relief association, of seeking to raise $12,000,000 to help feed the starving people of a nation which is making such a valâ€" Ca sm iA aPoonss> might of Axis aggression with the same valiant spirit that defeated centurics ago. Of their seven milâ€" _,_ COMMUNICATION who will tell of the young people‘s effort for world peace through a federal world government. This _ movement, started by Northwestern students, is gonsiderâ€" ed to be a logical solution to our peace situation. Lions to Hear of C Youth Peace Effort Today (Thursday) at the lunchâ€" eon meeting at Highland House, members of the Lions club will have as guest speaker Miss Betty Pace, of Northwestern university, public improvements, I would like to thank the citizens of Highland Park for their action in approving badly needed equipment and enâ€" able us to put into effect a numâ€" ber of plans for improved service. 'l"::entin“dep-ru-tjoinane in this expression of appreciation for your support. "I am glad to have a part in exâ€" tending a well deserved tribute to Mr. Patton," Capt. Mclsaac said as he presented the citation by, the Great Lakes Cruising club, under whose auspices the warâ€"time naviâ€" To the Editor, Highland Park Press. Capt. J. M. Mclsaac, director of naval reserves, in the 9th Naval district, with headquarters at Gt. Lakes, in a quiet but impressive ceremony, paid a high honor to a wellâ€"known Highland Parker in his offices last Saturday morning. The occasion was the presentaâ€" tion of an honor citation to Robâ€" ert Ferry Patton for his volunteer services during the war in training more than 2,000 naval recruits in piloting, dead reckoning and celesâ€" tial navigation in preparation for service at sea. Nonâ€"injury accidents Injury accidents Fatal accidents . Operations performed Laboratory Emergencies attended TEPT HIGHLAND PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT 37 ; No. 3 HICHLAND PARK HOSPITAL DOINCGS Last _ So Far OLIVER S. PATTON RECEIVES NAVAL AWARD ioner of Hamilton and March 1, *47, to March 8, 1947 Mar. 1â€"8,"47 Mar. 2946 Total Nick Keller, representative from this district in the house of repreâ€" sentatives of the Illinois General Assembly, has been appointed chairman of the important Illincis On Wednesday, March 12, Monâ€" signor Joseph P. Morrison, pastor of Immaculate Conception parish, Highland Park, addressed one of the sessions of the National Cathâ€" olic Conference on Family Life. ~â€" On the program were Bizhop Bartholome of St. Cloud, Minn., and Bishop Haas of Grand Rapids. Among the laymen on the program was James O‘Shraughnessy of Hubâ€" bard Woods. * Militaryâ€"Veteran Affairs and game, and a member of the commission on small business and interâ€"state government. ydfiudhh-.sb.q-i.d Catholic Conference on The above appointments are a distinct recognition,. not only to Mr. Keller, but to the entire 8th Two candidates, Emmett Moâ€" roney and Hugo Schneider, have filed applications for the office of supervisor, and candidates for the office of assistantâ€"supervisor are Frank B. Peers‘and William Witâ€" W. W. Steele, whose office is at 394 Central avenue, concludes a successful 14â€"year term as townâ€" ship/supervisor this year. . Electâ€" ed to the office of assistant superâ€" visor in 1933, he became supervisâ€" or two years later. On Family Life Mr. Patton, who is a candidate for mayor _ of Highland Park, thanked Capt, Mclsiac as he acâ€" cepted his citation. He expressed regret that Harold C. Gifford, 19 N. Linden avenue, another Highâ€" land Parkeg, was a fellow instrucâ€" torat the navigation school, could not be present to accept a similar W. W. Steele to > Retire After 14 Years gation school was supported and operated. ~ "This certificate of honor is well deserved recognition for an unselfish service rendered by a World War I veteran rejectâ€" ed for service in the second world war, but who refused to stand idly by and do nothing to help win the victory which cost so much in blood and treasure." The Higblan® Park Press 2611 A Paper for Highland Parkers . . . Published by Highland Parkers "‘Recreation, both during and after school, must be adequately provided for in any curriculum where the training of a sound body is to be integrated with the training of a sound mind. We teachers at Elm Place school stand back of this plan to improve Morâ€" gan playground one hundred perâ€" cent. Our children need it and deserve it now." Horace S, Vaile, president of the 'â€"Ic\l.“-fi-,leb.oldld.fld 107, makes this statement : Surveys Work of Local Member Agencies The Highland Park Community Chest has recently completed its survey of the operation of the various Highland Park agencies to which it contributes financial asâ€" sistance. Samue! R. Rosenthal, president of the Chest, in making © Df. O. Dahle, â€" D¢,. c:-;cr ugs, superin "For a long time the school board has been conscious of the (Continued on page 5) the announcement, stated that the survey was conducted by a proâ€" fessional staff of the Council of Social Agencies of Chicago over a petiod of months in 1946 and that the report and conclusions have been completed and submitted to the Chest in the past few weeks. "In making the survey," states Mr. Rosenthal, "it was our aim to take a fresh look through imparâ€" (Continued on page 2) sensus of Elm Place school officiâ€" als. _ They agree wholeheartedly that the project to raise $17,500 by public subscription for the imâ€" provement of Morgan playground deserves the backing of the comâ€" munity. Any postponement would deprive growing children of the Of ‘Morgan Playground "Because of lack of adequate facilities for outdoor recreation and supervised play .instruction, the physical education program of Elm Piace children has begn exâ€" tremely limited" . . . is the conâ€" Red Cross Drive Goes On; Goal Not Reached â€" Due to there being no quorum present the regular meeting of the board of commissioners of the Park district, scheduled for Monâ€" day evening, March 10, has been postponed for one week to Monâ€" day, March 17, at the usual hour of 7:30 pm. + at 8 o‘clock. Eim Place Officials Workers for the Red Cross drive Legion Post to Entertain Dist. Officers There will be a regulgr meeting of Américan Legion post 145 of Highland Park tonight (Thursday) On March 21, the post will be host to the district officers at the monthly ‘district _ meeting. â€" All members are invited to attend: goal has not yet been reached, there is every indication that Highâ€" land Park will follow the example of many of our neighboring comâ€" munities in going over the top, at an early date. Residents of this town always give and give generâ€" ously. They will not fail to folâ€" low their tradition. â€"Rememberâ€" the Red Cross must go on! Red Cross Sewing Unit ‘The Red Cross sewing unit meets regularly on Tuesday from 10 to 38 at the Public Service building. There is much work to do, and sewers are needed. Don‘t forget, ladies â€" Tuesdays from 10 to 3: Please come and sew. Green Bay Road School Collects for Rummage Sale Meeting Postponed Clothing, shoes, toys, books and all other types of merchandise are now being assembled by parents and friends of Green Bay Road school children, to be offered in the rummage sale. This merchandise is to be brought to the teachers‘ room at Green Bay Road school by March 25. Plans are being completed by Mrs. George Scheuchenpflug and Mrs. Raymond Lange, heads of the Green Bay Road school PTA activâ€" ities committee, for the â€"~annual rummaige sale to be held March 26 and 27. Highland Park, Hlinois, Thursday, March 13, 1947 y physical development Ch.qiod'qpble Decided at Boxing Show mer world middleweight wrestling champ, promises fans he will furnâ€" __In a statement ° released _ this week, Howell W. Murray, execuâ€" tive chairman of the Highland Park ’!!cqiul Building fund, has anâ€" nounced the appointment of the committee that will conduct the campaign to raise $525,000 for exâ€" panding the hospital‘s building facilities, Those appointed are: Joseph B. Garnett, chairman of general campaign; . Edward A. Menke, campaign . coordinator; John Leizini, chairman of Highâ€" wood campaign; Joseph H. Caro, publicity chairman. Elks Plan Allâ€"Star Boxingâ€"Wrestling Show Highland Park Elks are again preparing for their third annual allâ€"star boxing and wrestling show to be staged at the Highland Park high school gym April 25, Mel Muliins has been appointed chairman of the affair with George Bock Jr. as eoâ€"chairman. Golden Tlove and CYO chamâ€" pions will be starred on the boxâ€" ing program which should prove to be one of the best yet staged in Highland . Park, according to Lou Radizensda, boxing director of the CYO who will bring the boys to Highland Park. Lou Talber, forâ€" ish them with some of the best wrestling exhibitions staged in A sellout is pre€ficted for the allâ€" star Libertyville â€" Highland Park boys boxing club show at the Highâ€" day (tomorrow) night at 8 o‘clock. A staff of divisional viceâ€"chairâ€" men will assist Chairman Garnett and Coordinator Menke in conâ€" ducting the campaign. These are as follows: Dorsey D. Husenetter, Clayton F. Lundquist, A. V. Mcâ€" Phee, Emmett Moroney, Roy H. Olson, Lee H. Ostrander, Herbert T. Schaffner. * The PTA of Green Bay and Elm Place schools is bringing an eveâ€" ning of high class entertainment to Elm Place school auditorium on Friday evening, March 21, with a cast made up of the finest of loâ€" cal talent. _ Adults only will be admitted, and theâ€"curtain will rise at 8:15 sharp. *Believe it or not," there will be no.admission charge The title of the show is "Osâ€" wald in Drgamland," and the main theme of the show is written by Mr. Jack Pincus, with blackouts and general takeoff.on the popuâ€" lar play, "Dream Girl." A mixed ; (Continued on page 2) to the fact that it may determine the Lake county 10th â€" district American Legion championship. As an added feature the H. P: Sr. clubs champion Golden Glovers specialty in between the Libertyâ€" ville â€" H. P. bouts. 5 Conches are. working their bors daily for this all important show. (Continued on page 5) Comes to Elm Place School, March 21 HOSPITAL FUND DRIVE TO OPEN MAY 1 "A 100â€"bed hospital is a vital necessity to our community and to our sister towns of Deerfield, Glencoe, .Highwood and Northâ€" brook, which are also served by the Highland..Park hospital," _states Mr. Murray. ‘"The population of this area has grown at a tremenâ€" dous pace in recent years, yet there has been no expansion of our building facidlities in 25 years. The $525,000 we are raising will help us enlarge our hospital faciliâ€" tics so they may adequately safeguard the health of our comâ€" munity. I know our goal will be reached because I know that our citizens take their civic responsiâ€" bilities seriously, Besides, illness plays no favorites, and no one knows when his family may need the facilities that a tooâ€"small hosâ€" pital cannot provide" ~ The general houseâ€"toâ€"house camâ€" paign will begin on May 1. The special gifts solicitation, which is already in progress, will continue under the direction of Executive Chairman Howell _ W. Murray. Complete details of the campaign and the names of the men and women whose job it will be to soâ€" licit contributions from _ every household in the community, wil be announced later. Much interest in this bout is due Marle Burke to Address Woman‘s Club March 18 High Students To Present â€" _ ‘Disraeli‘ This Saturday We must take a long view and have in mind development of self reliance, friendliness, elasticity, and worry less about surface habâ€" its. We can concentrate too much on obelience, ‘We must be consistâ€" ent with our discipline, so that the child will not be confused. It was ‘emphasized that the child must not be deprived of basic affection. We must watch for danger signs, such as a completely apathetic, listless child who probably is fearful and anxious, or the one who is always rebelling, or the one who is overâ€" conscientious and will never get his or her clothes dirty. ‘If a child is not adjusting at least half of his waking _ time, _ perhips we should consult â€" a _ professional counselor. Mrs. Neisser spoke of the development of this counselor service in the Family Service of Highland Park, a communityâ€"supâ€" ported service. Sat. Evening Club The following officers were elected by the Saturday Evening ¢lub to serve for the coming year: President, Gus Melchiorre; viceâ€" president, Jack Freck; secretary, Betty Freck; treasurer, Lena Melâ€" chiorre. The next dance will be Saturâ€" day evening, March 22, from 8:30 to 12. Noble Finnell will call, Merle Burke, interpreter of hisâ€" tory, teacher, lecturer, and comâ€" mentator, will be the speaker at the regular meeting of the Highâ€" land Park Woman‘s club®on March 18, at 2 pm. A Girl Scout Birthday Week March 12, 1912, the first Girl Scout troop was organized, and since then the movement has grown faster than any other youth organâ€" itation in the world, for it offers what girls want. Convinced that history was too often an uninteresting recital of names and dates, rather than a story of man‘s past, Mr. Burke changed his technique as a teachâ€" er. Out of this grew the lecture platform . work in which he has long been engaged. Excellent background for this type of teaching and lecturing was afforded by Mr. Burke‘s travels in Europe, Asia and Africa. This brought ~him into contact with many wellâ€"krown personages, inâ€" cluding "Young Marshal" Chang Hsuehliang and Sun Fo (son of Dr. Sunâ€"Yatâ€"Sen), in China; Moâ€" handas Ghandi, and other statesâ€" men and educators. Many congratulatory . messages were received, among which were those of President Traman and Margaret O‘Brien, girl movie star. Highwood Police Chief Calls for Car Licenses Police Chief Benventti . wishes to remind all citizens driving cars that city vehicle licenses are overâ€" due, and must be procured this week. These may be obtained at the city hall in Highwood. He has long been associated with Upton Close, and they have collabâ€" orated in writing a new world hisâ€" tory â€" "The Ladder of History." Mr. Burke has marked ability to make the "dead past" live in terms of today‘s events, and gives a clearâ€"cut _ translation of what present alliances "mean, . making plain the "whys" of today‘s disâ€" turbances. â€"He converts history into a thrilling, vibrant subject, imparting fresh significance to dry facts, and presenting them forceâ€" fully, fearlessly, and with eloâ€" quence. _ His subject is "Today‘s Crisis â€" History in Reverse." The first meetings were well atâ€" tended. Mrs. Walter Niesser, the leader from the Association for Family Living, emphasized the need for warm relationships and security in the home. Family Discussion Series The fourth meeting of the disâ€" cussion series, "Growing up in Postwar Highland Park" will be held Wednesday, March 19, at 8 pm at the YWCA. It is still posâ€" sible to attend single meetings. Thirtyâ€"five years ago this week, With the spring play, "Digraeli," coming up in a week, the members of the cast now have all their lines memeorized for the first historical play to be presented here in a number of years. The . four ‘different scene changes have been almost comâ€" pleted by the stage crew, which consists of Gordon Garret (manâ€" ager), Stan Grace, Bill Winters, John Marchi, Norman Ugolini, and the mersbers of the drama class. Dave Brown and John Sickle are in charge of the lights." "Disraeli" was written by Louis N. Parker, and when presented first in 1911, George Arliss was starred in the title role. ~ Later, it was made into a movie, and again starred Mr. Arliss. jects, and a man who is much inâ€" terested in civil rights and citiâ€" zen responsibilities, will speak on the subject,â€""Federal Housing and Segregation." This is a matter of vital import in a democracy, and Mr. Jourdain has worked with a number of outstanding _ citizens and â€" organizations toward underâ€" standing and fair action, . He is a dynamic speaker and his message is important. As always, any member of the community is welcome to attend the meeting, and informal discusâ€" sion will conclude the program. Curlers Participate in Two teams of curlers from Exâ€" moor Country club will take part in the invitational bonspiel to be held at Wauwatosa, Wis., March 15 and 16. George Ross will skip the first rink, consisting of George Edwinâ€"D. Jourdain Jr., an alderâ€" man from Evanston, will address the members of the local Interâ€" Faith group at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, March 18, at 10 am. Mr. Jourdain, a lawyer, is a graduate of Harvard university, a lecturer on literary and civic subâ€" Kiwanians Bring Magici To Highland Park April 11 tis and Hollis Gleason, A second rink, including A. E. Patton and D. V. Pinkerton will be headed by Benjamin Disraeli, prime minisâ€" ter under Queen Victoria in 1868, was a very shrewd and clever mant and he was responsible for buying a great many shares of the Suez canal for England. The difficulâ€" ties encountered in buying these shares provides the material for Miss _ Marquart _ says _ that although the play isn‘t a comedy, it will appeal to all who see it. On April 11 the Kiwanis club of Highland Park will bring a Chicaâ€" go Loop feature to this town in the form of Dr. Harlan Tarbell, master magician and mentalist, who will present an evening of h;.:z power entertainment at the hi school ‘auditorium, proceeds to benefit boys‘ and girls‘ work Definite details of the event will appear in later issues of this pubâ€" lication. N Interâ€"Faith Group To Meet Tues., Mar. 18 YWCA Annual Meeting strate his skill by driving his car, blindfolded, through the _ city streets. Proving their faith in his psychic gifts, Mayor Garnett, Chief of Police Andrews and Mr. Harold Finch, president of the Kiâ€" wanis club, will attend as passenâ€" The annual __meeting of the Highland Park YWCA will be a luncheon on Thursday, March 20, from 12 to 1 :30, at the YWCA, The program has been planned so that members who work can come during their lunch houtrs. On the‘ morning ° of Saturday, April 5, Dr. Tarbell will demonâ€" Election of new board members will be held, and Mrs. Mary Ann Macfadden, executive director, will give d summary of the year‘s 5c a copy; $1.50 a