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_ The Higbland Park Press _ hetr 0. Molain ® Although designced primarily for the purpose of getting an: even break at vacant apartments for veterans, a federal drive now! in process under the sponsorship of the Office of Housing Exâ€" ,eam-mhmuhmmam-*w-}-““- ‘The drive is directed against landlords who attempt to evade rent ceilings by requiring a "bonus" for the privilege of renting one of their seldomâ€"vacant apartments. Assistant U. S. Attorney Leroy R. Krein, who has announced the www&‘gflnwmm states that a landlord, if convicted of violating rent laws by taking lmnnes:orhyuieffol-lol’«vtl'rly-flt’“"*l'-“"”"“"’i in jail, a fine of $5000 or both. Criminal prosecution, he points out, is an "added leverage" of enforcement, given by his office working if eoopenflfl'ifilfle-woffid-h.- While his office uses â€"crim h.lm,'rdufiu-flt‘ehll-edvflw against violatorsâ€"suits for damages and injunctions to halt violaâ€" While Mr. cannot compete cannot compete with people of larger incomes in bidding for apartâ€" mumthathnmwmacbd,”be-i@t'ellhveamu mmumymvhimh&"hrguw"w ‘The difficulty that Mr. Krein‘s office staff must inevitably face is the reluctance of many renters who have managed to obtain an apartâ€" ment by paying a bonus, to inform upon their gouging "benefactor." Wheayonlnvebemaput-ulthmfingfor_ayurcrm,ymj-dc- mentbeemuvtrpedhthepohtvbfleilyuwtop-yah-u at all, you probably won‘t reneg on your agreement.â€"~ «+ ‘That is probably why at least one gouging landlord in this area is fairly sure of escaping prosecution. ‘The fact that he demandsâ€" and getsâ€"â€"an overpayment amounting to approximately 65% of the Iegnlceilingpriceloru.puhedis-otex‘cdya.eaet,bflhildâ€" ingnpamfl-pmfunngnhdhhpnbflyvouldhem PMneats o ie etaiet es Wws ied se ks uoRinblus o chet s 2 97 C 7 Of course there is the landlord‘s side of the story. wmm‘ themnemmoflnnklipm-lfingfm.hoinflexibleapplm ofregnhtionsth-tm-ndehfl&egmerllmle,hnt,b-n-‘ turebeingvh‘titil,it'-'uvihuefl.t.tle‘ltifilublem\ of their discontent arises from the certain knowledge that without rent controls, an apartment bearing a $27.50 rent ceiling tag can be rented for $45.00. > * How can their knowledge be so certain? If you are paying $17.50.a.month "under the table" in addition to a ceiling rent of $27.50, you don‘t have to ask. If you didn‘t get that apartment, maybe now you know why. 7'flyoudi'dn'tgetit,il;duéindignnt,ukyounelf&is@uth, ,“Ifluhwnhgwloydil,-oflllhwpflflc'buu'r’ More About the Courtesy Traffic Measure A.muhu-.e-i-n«&mcwnmu- duni!u‘-hfilcnflnb.hhmof&e“indqrdmflie violation in Highland Park. m*nhqmâ€"-n.'fiel. in a town of this type will meet, in most cases, with courteous coâ€" Dividing traffic rule violators into two‘groups, we have the:inadâ€" vertent offender and the consistent repeater.© The former is not an intentional !zwâ€"breaker, and a reminder, in the form of a warning, is usually sufficient. mw.tcmmd&mmym-w‘ ever he can. s | h.ph-il-hl'oddfdlo'wfw-: ‘The carbon copy of a mmhfih&ofl*“&ommdw the rules. The original paper is filed. If the offense is not reâ€" m-m-_-mmammmummm or no significance. But upon the second offense, a summons to appear in court is issued. Since valuable time is wasted in suth a -M"‘"â€" re, most 'mm“mmfiofl“.mflh On the other hand, the repeater is discovered and dealt with accordâ€" Is Laid to Re: At Age of 85 day at the ‘Trinity . Episcopal church. Rev. Charles U. Harris ofâ€" the home of his son, Harold O. Me~ Lain, 629 Montgomery road, where he had for the past ten years made his home. ® mu,-naufl-T-‘t. IIL., Mr. McLain, as a boy, tray~ cled with a covered wagon train, led by his father, to take up land grants in Kansas territory, the 11~ town settled, is said to have been Report week of 5â€"24â€"47 to 5â€"30â€"47 inc. Htfichm.lfl.-‘jfivilhlvwhng'.fi’gm 37 ; No. 15 HICHLAND PARK HOSPITAL DOINGS McLain, Klei-'ni-fiedout&-t“Vmwll-eM&cy Up To Now May 24â€"31â€"47 May 26â€"June 2â€"46 47 Total POLICE. DEPARTMENT named for the elder McLain. * Coming to Chicago at the age of 29, he later became the founder of Railways Ice Co., and retired 10 years ago from the chairmanâ€" ship of the company, of which his son, Harold 0. McLain, lawyer and insurance man, is now president. He was a member of the Union league and South Shore Country clubs of Chicago. _ Preceded in death five . years ago by his wife, Mina Mayer Mcâ€" son, Harold O., by a daughter, Mra. E. P. Cole of Downers Grove; a sister, Mrs. Adoiph Ruth of Grand Junction, Colo., and cight grandâ€" Oakwood cemetery, Chicago Week â€"This Year 16 11 16 16 19 A Paper for Highland Parkers © Published by Highland Parkers Open Letter to the Editor We report that $9,942.50 has u'.b-awqfl*dh To ment of Morgan playground. A total of 161 Elm Place parâ€" ents, or~46% of the total parent body, have contributed. To all who have contributed, we extend our thanks. It is planned to start work on the playground when the underâ€" pass is constructed. . Until our funds are needed they will be held in safeâ€"keeping under the trusteeâ€" ship set up for this purpose,. It is within the next few months, but how far we can go in this developâ€" ment will be limited by the availaâ€" bility of funds. We now ‘have 57% of the total Where are the 187 Elm Place parents who have not contributed? It is a grim realization that so many interested parents have negâ€" lected to mail in their checks for a project as beneficial as this one will be for the boys and girls of â€" We want to finish the job. . Will the planned Morgan Playâ€" ground become a reality? And when it does, will you have done your part? North Shore Citizens Elect New Members board of directors of the organizaâ€" ‘tion the 21 North Shore citizens whose names were presented to the body by the nominating <commitâ€" tee.. Reâ€"clected for the coming to Mr. Harry S. Temple, treasurer, 280 Laurel, Highland Park, IIl. At&om&:uficofth North Shore ns‘ committee on Monday night, May 26, memâ€" Elizabeth Bredin, and William E. Peters Jr.; Glencoe â€" Mrs. Abel Davis, A. L Foster, Michael Greenebaum, Stanley Harris Jr., and Frank D. Loomis; Winnetkaâ€" Robert Carpenter, Abe Fell, Vic J. Killian, Williaim H. King Jr. and Chandler Montgomery; Wilmette â€"â€" Stanford Clinton; Northfieldâ€" Miss Agnes Lilley. The newly elected members of the board are: ‘Glencoe â€" Edgar Bernhard; Winâ€" netka â€" Mrs. Kenneth Rouse and on Little and Curtis MacDougall. ‘The possibilitits of the passage of Fair Employment Practices legâ€" islation now pending in the Iliâ€" nois State Legislature were disâ€" eâ€"l.a‘tfin-cd:hc,ndthe ways means of further coopâ€" eration of the Citizens‘ committed Fair Employment Practices law with the Illinois council for a State Fair Employment Practices law were enumerated to the memâ€" ‘The retiring board of directors was commended on the work it had dence was passed by the members who were assembled at the Winâ€" netks Community house for the meeting. 4 ‘The newly elected board of diâ€" rectors will meet in the near‘fuâ€" ture to set in motion plans for the MORGAN PLAYGROUND AND IMPROVEMENT TRUST. coming year. The next regular biâ€" monthly meeting will be held in W. J. Seguin Honored t,,,.hâ€"r.a onl Wilfred J. Seguin, local morticiâ€" ‘..'hfin“th“m convention of Lions clubs held reâ€" cently at Springfield, was at that time elected governor. of District posts of president, treasurer and program chairman <f the Highland Park Lions, and is at present a di~ . Since 1988 he has been a memâ€" ber of the organization, . which marked its 18th anniversary on Tuesday, June 3. Forâ€"the past two years a deputy district gover mor, he also served as sone chairâ€" man of District IF during. the years 1943 and 1945. F Edward J. Loewenthal _‘ Reminder: Mail all contributions Highland Park, Hlinois, Thursday,; June 5, 1947 A publicâ€"spiritéd citizen of this Francis D. Weeks, chairman Yours very truly, June 2, 1947 of and Jules 229 WILL GRADUATE AT HIGH SCHOOL ."What‘s the Matter With Joe?" is to be the subject of three talks to be given by members of the senâ€" ior class at the graduation exerâ€" cises on Thursday, June 12, at 8:15 pm., in the high school audiâ€" torium. Three ‘different phases of this question will be discussed by the students. Gail Whitchead will inâ€" troduce the subject, Ray Collard will give a paychological analysis of the topic, and Bill Hesler will présent the conclusions. Selections by Chorus Besides the speakers, the proâ€" gram will include three numbers by the chorus: "The Lord Blegs You and Keep You," by Lutkin; "Oh! Wisdom," by Noble; and one‘ other number, undecided as yet. Since the chorus is singing from the balcony, the senior members will not be able to participate, ‘The traditional "Pomp and Cirâ€" cumstance" will be played by the orchestra for the processional, At another place in the program, the Mnilq&dlnefiflnof Mr. Finch, will play another seâ€" lection, which will be followed latâ€" u-byle!ny'-"flnd-rflnbouhle ‘The cliass marshals, Theo Zaeske and Charles Marty, who will lead both the processional and recesâ€" sional, will read the niames of the graduates as they step up on the stage to receive their diplomas. ‘The class marshals were chosen by members of the senior class, Award Diplomas Mr. A. E. Wolters, principal, will give a short talk and present the 229 members of the class of 1947 to Mr. Harold Norman, presâ€" ident of the Board of Education, who will present the students with their diplomas. He will also award the Medal of Honor to the outâ€" standing senior, and announce the valedictorian and salutatorian. First United Evangelical church of I!khhi‘l’uk, will give the invoâ€" on Li benediction. The latâ€" enth commencement exercises the Highland Park high school. mmdxmmm on other pages of this issue. Graduates Class of 57 ‘This evening (Thursday) a class, of 57 Elm Place school graduates will receive their diplomas from Horace S. Vaile, president of the Dahle, superintendent of district 107, will present the class to Edâ€" ward E. Burwell, vocational ad~ viser, representing Highland Park high school, and Susan Ostrander, member of the high school graduâ€" ating class of 1947, will extend a welcome. â€" Musical numbers will consist of songs by the class, the girls‘ sepâ€" tette, a duct, and a solo by Jane class president, in behalf of the Other members of the class cabâ€" inet are Scott Vaile, secretary; Laurie Nath, treasurer; . Willian Temple, Ruth Winkler and Cafoâ€" lyn Botker. Members of the graduating class Chamber of Commerce to _ The regular monthly meeting of the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce is to be held at Sunset Valley club next Tuesday evening and a dinner served at 6:30. â€" Mr. E. O. Sessions, a local resi> dent since 1937, and owner of the Sessions Engineering company in Chicago, will show colored movies and add comments on his recent hunting expedition in Africa, Havâ€" ing hunted and.fished throughout business trip to Europe and North fiying trip via New York and varâ€" fous European countries and then finally to Kenya County, East Afâ€" ‘The film will show gcenes of the drfih.flhfll“.hbfl‘ and the actual hunting pictures an 18â€"foot python and about varieties of plains game, Contihued on page 7 Recreation Program f To Last Nine Weeks Far From Goal, Says In announcing that contributions so far in the Highland Park hosâ€" pital building fundâ€" drive total $484,645.00, Howell W. Murray, executive chair.nan, sounded a soâ€" ber note of caution: "When the hospital enlargement costs were estimated @ year and a half ago, prices of building mateâ€" rials and labor costs were quite a bit lower than they are today. It is obvious that our first goal of $525,000 must be considéred a bare minimum. . Actually, we will have to raise a lot more money to. be able to 4o all that was originalâ€" ly estimated at that figure. "We must also remember that money will. have to be provided for needed equipment after the buildâ€" ing enlargement is completed. . I urge everyone to give just as genâ€" erously as his cireumstances perâ€" mit. I urge all workers in the drive to make it clear to every home in Highland Park that we ‘villhvewphrbeyondmfint &Mift!lehupimdrivo is to be considered a success." Public Service Co. to ‘E'i.IP.Il cfl l' At Local Store ‘The first public showing on the north shore of the "Our Landâ€" marks" collection of paintings sponsored by ‘the Public Service Company of Northern Illincis op~ ened this week in the utility‘s Highland Park store, 521 Central avenue. ‘The entire collection, comprised of fifty vivid water colors of faâ€" mous. historical _ landmazks _ in northern Illinois, was painted by John Dukes McKee, wellâ€"known }Chieaco artist. It will continue on display for the next two weeks. Many of the fifty landmarks, now preserved by McKee‘s water colors, were originally featured as penâ€"andâ€"ink sketches in recent is sues of the company‘s Service Bulâ€" letin edited by Miss Bernadine Skeels. Although McKee‘s work has been exhibited at Chicago‘s Art Institute, the Hoosier Salon and in Philadelphia, the landmark series is his first oneâ€"man. show. Born in Indiana, he attended DePauw university and also studâ€" ied at the Institute and at Color ’od’lin Paris.. His native liking for middleâ€"western lore led him to collaborate with Miss Skeels in her featured Service Bulletin series on the many "wellâ€"known" and "Mittleâ€"known" places of northern Tilinois long ago. _ _ .. T More than 3000 miles of travel and hundreds of personal interâ€" views over a 12 months period were required for McKee to paint the fifty pictures. . _ E. A. Menke, district superinâ€" tendent for the utility, invites the public to â€"see the exhibit and to vote for their favorite picture at any time ‘ during store hours, 8 am to 5 pm, daily. : Telephone Co. Votes No 2nd Quarter Dividend ‘The Iilinois Bell Telephone Co. board of directors today voted to declare no dividend for the second sion, this is the first quarter since 1882 in which the company failed to pay some ‘The company had paid 50 cents a share for the first quarter of lpfl.mmndnguthhom surplus funds were being uséd in part. "In 1946, the company paid dividends of $6 per year, or $1.50 i""‘""’ From 1909 to 1941, rfi-emnda-ol- than regular $8 annual dividends, with the exception of A fire, causing damage estimatâ€" ed by Fire Chief Hennig to the exâ€" tent of $500 was started carly Monday morning, in the Railroad Men‘s home on S. St. Johns aveâ€" Railroad Men‘s Home have . started _ from a.cigarette, smoked in bed. 47. Except for two The annual program sponsored by the Highland Park playground and recreation board during â€"#umâ€" mer vacation gets under way next Tuesday with a complete program of outdoor and indoor activities. The program will continue for nine weeks at supervised playgrounds of the city‘s public schools and at Highlighting the program, in adâ€" dition to play _ on the school grounds, will be classes in art and craft, sports, movies, hikes, bike trips and an allâ€"day camp at Sunâ€" set park once a week. Especially good programs have been planned for the two principal playgrounds, Ravinia school and Sunset park. Sunset playgrounds will be open Monday through Friâ€" day from 9 to 12 and from 2 to 5. Ravinia will be open daily except Wednesday from 9 to 12 and from 6:30 to 9. In addition, Communiâ€" ty center will be open daily except Wednesday for special clubs and game room play. The allâ€"day camp, which has al~ ways proven one of the most popâ€" ular of the vacation activities, will again be held on Wednesdays at Sunset park starting at 9:30. A typical camp program includes a flag raising ceremony, games and races in the morning, luncheon, stunts, and ie flag lowering cereâ€" mony. Childrep may ‘bring their own sandwiches and buy milk at the park. Boys 10 years and over are inâ€" vited to join the Outing and Sports elub, which will meet twice a week. A business meeting and play proâ€" gram will be held at Community center on Thursdays at 2 pm, and on Mondays the group will be takâ€" &c:uh.mcr&ipto Chicago ete. m mmmviuhcgmn- ized for teen agers and for men 18 and over at Sunset park, evenings, Monday through Friday from 6:30 to 9, and at Lincoln school eveâ€" nings except ‘Wednesday from 6:30 to 9 pm. a Other sports to be offered unâ€" der the recreation program are tenâ€" mis lessons at Sunset park, Raâ€" winia school and Lincoln school; swimming lessons at the high school; cooking and sewing classes and a girls club at the YWCA, and a children‘s reading program at the/public library. JA social . program . consisting mainly of informal dances will be held at the Community center on Wednesday nights for teen agers. Programs giving in detail the activities planned for each playâ€" ground, together with a registraâ€" tion form have been distributed at all of the city schools this week. The children have been asked to discuss the program with their par« ents, select the activities they wish to participate in, and return the signed registration blank either to their teacher ,or to. Community C. Engene Pfister Is C. Eugene Pfister, of Mundelein, recently returned from Portland, Ore., where he attended the natâ€" fonal convention of the Men‘s Garâ€" den Clubs of America He was the organization. 1 f Visiting the International Rose ‘Test garden, while in Portland, Mr. Pfister, himselfâ€" something of a wizard where roses are concerned, was initiated into the "Mystic Orâ€" lfidfiolcu." He was one of a party which . toured the west 5c a copy; $1. coast, visiting outstanding gardens and greenhouses. ; W. E. Mann Injured In Auto Collision ‘Two automobiles, one driven by William E. Mann, of 8. Green Bay road and the other by John Leon ardi of Highwood, collided M-!h‘_uml.q road. ~ Mr. Mann was :'a- nuhuhrkqu!u‘g Make a 3â€"Year Con: on Hi hundmhur': H ¢ & ‘~â€"Building Fund ml *