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Vol No. 37 ; No:46 The many friends of Mrs, Mary ‘Tipton were grieved to hear of her passing, «t 1:15 p.m. yesterday, at the home of herâ€"daughter, Mrs. Sophie ‘Wohlbruck, 98 Cliffton avenue, as thh result of a sudden attack. She had been in poot health for several weeks. She was ‘T6 years of age. . . Mrs. Tipton lived in Highland M-l-&.lhll: was engaged in business. years ago she retired. She is best known as the proprietor of Mrs. We offer our sincere congratulations and best wishes to Chief of WW assumes; officially; the office he has y since the resignation of his predecessor. As we stated some months ago, we think Patten is the logical man for the appointment. In fact, the fdovms’ m:" of last October 23." Vteran Highland Parker is Taken By Death * CHIEF OFâ€"POLICE EDWarb PATTEN street. Prior to starting this restâ€" place at 511 Central avehue, at that time the only eating place in as a kindly and charitable woman. said that she never turned a hun gry.person away from her place. She did not allow these people to be referred to as "bums". To her ten there were, during that period, more nonâ€"paying guests than pay~ times 20 at one time. One customer told her he had heard about her in Mrs. Thomas Brennan; four grand Donald and Robert McClure, all of Highisnd Purk; 7 greatâ€"grand> . _~ "Mayor Patton has stated that zp‘fliattons for the job of police chief will be received from all inâ€" terested persons, whether or not they areâ€"members of the force or present residents of Highland Park, so mutlnydshethcmfifionaapemnmt one can qualify in all respects. . â€" ""The mayor‘s purpose in making the job a ‘wide open‘ one is to obtain the person best .qualified for the appointment. â€"_ "When the final decision is being made, we think, assuming that Captain Edward Patten applies for the appointment, that his long cfi)enence and faithful service to Highland Park should weigh heavyâ€" ily in his favor. We think ‘Eddie‘ Patten‘s years of service, during which he has demonstrated his ability as a hardworking and thoroughly efficient law offiâ€" cer, entitle him to a chance to handle; officially, the job he has so often taken over unofficially." â€"â€" Up To Now Arthur J. Stwanson Gpymnasium o fwopprinic® them, hroar iStge *4 * Parish To Honor A reception in honor of Rev. Edmund J. Skoner has been plan» ned for Sunday, January 11, at 8 pm. in the Highland Park Womâ€" maculate Conception church, Faâ€" thern Skoner has been transferred He came to Highland Park after his discharge from the U. S. army, where he served as chaplain with the 8th Airforce in England; and to his many friends, both in the parish and the community, he has After two years as assistant pastor of the Highland Park Imâ€" elub has endeared him to the youngsters, and his interest in to the in I&H:M « of s Jowish friends are cordially in vited to be present at this farewell children, and â€"two brothers, John Blazek of Highland Park and Joe Blazck of Summit, Calif. ; Home at 52 No. Second. The Higbland Park Pregs At this writing plans for the Archdiocesan Mission band. Robert F Patton an Mr 0; Melain. will be Funeral A Paper for Highland Parkers ® Published by Highland Parkers Eim Place Dedicates Arthur H. Swanson Gym , By | WHITT N. SCHULTZ e "He was a kind, simple man who had a dreamâ€"a‘dréam to build a beautiful gym for the pupils of Eim Place School so they could lead a finer and better life. â€" "His dream came true today.‘* Sv-;/iarm the Reverend Louis W. Sherwin, beloved minis ter of Highland Park‘s.Presbyter ian church, % ; He was talking about one of his The new sports arena, built af~ ter unused classrooms were cleared away in the large old building on the‘ corner ‘of Sheridan rd. and Elm Place, is regulation size and H. Swanson, one of this town‘s leading citizens during his short 51 years, and the man who is diâ€" rectly responsible for the comâ€" pletelyâ€"equipped gymnasium ~dediâ€" cated last Monday afternoon at Elm Place school. has six basketball baskets, a beauâ€" tifullyâ€"finished floor, a profession* alâ€"looking electric seoreboard and a battery of bright lights to make game action clear for athletes and "Night after night Mr. Swanson visited : this hfldnhgmloo&ng it over, inspecting strength, seeing if aâ€"new gym could be safely built into this building. His now it has been, just for you chilâ€" President of the Jewe! Tess Comâ€" pany and Highland Park Board of group of wiggling but attentive Pointing but the positive of physical education in .wfl:l: wellâ€"rounded early life, Dr. C. 0. %--‘-& in ue dn ting s ciied‘s honlih, bytiity and cefemenien Herace . Vatle: may ceremonies, cap alile President of Highland Park‘s exceellent board of education (Dis~ trict 107) presented an honorary plaque for installation in the gym widow and his daughter, Ethel. . In addition to the scores of stuâ€" dents and their teachers, plus a smail audience, invited special guests at the Swanson dedication included : iolnm:-d:di’- Dr. Irene M. Josselyn, Mayor Robert F. Patton, Assistant Fire Marshal John Boylan, Police Chief Patten, George Stone, Bertram A. Weber (the gym‘s architect), Mrs. George Babr, Martin Copp, W. C. Hart, Nello Ori, William Thomas, John Carson, William Shechan, J. N. Mrzwell, Lester Ball, Harold Norman, A. E. Wolters, Robert otz, Walter Korz, Jackson Smart, school caretaker Mr. Bartoll, Highland Park, 4Allinois, City â€" Wide Ice Skating Races Jan. 16 The Highland Park Playground and Recreation department, in #hd the School Boards, ing a cityâ€"wide ice> sl test to be held at Sunset Park, All Classes to Participate; Prominent Citizens To Friday, January 16, at 7:30 pm. In case of poor ice, the event will be postponed until January 23. ‘Events planned are as follows: 7â€"years and underâ€"50 yds 8 yearsâ€"50 yds 9 yearsâ€"50 yds 10 yearsâ€"100 yds yearsâ€"100 ydst : _ 12 yearsâ€"100 yds 13‘ yearsâ€"100 yds 14 and over (grades)â€"100 yds â€" ‘High School Openâ€"% mile : GIRLS â€"â€" Straight Away:~ 7 years and underâ€"50 yds 8 yearsâ€"50 yds 9 yearsâ€"50 yds 10 yearsâ€"50 yds 11 yearsâ€"50 yds 12 yearsâ€"50 yds B 138 yearsâ€"50 yds 14 and over (grades) â€" 50 yds High Schoolâ€"Openâ€"% mile Grade School Relayâ€"4 man team â€"each member to race one lap. OFFICIALS e â€"The officials include: Art Ofson, pres. Playground & Recreation of Parks and Howard F. Copp, g:'pt. of Recreation. rters: George Hartman, Play: ground & ‘Recreation board and Marshal Ed. Patéen, of Police deâ€" partment. Head Judge: Robert Kendig, Chet Carlson and Mark Panther, high school instructors. + Mrs. Alex McEwen Meets Fatal Accident On New Year‘s Eve Funeral rites were held at the Kelly and Spalding chapel on Monday for Mrs. Alex McEwen, 265 Naida terrace, who succumbed to injuries sustained on Wednesâ€" day evening of last week in a threeâ€"car collision on Half Day Dahle, Supt of School Dist. 107. Scorer: Roy Millen, of Park Board Announcers: Bruce Krasberg and W. J. Hodge of Playground and Recreation Bd. § Custodian of Awards: Father O‘â€" Connell, Immaculate Conception church, and Miel. Mullins, Playâ€" ground & Recreation Bd. £ There will be gold, silver and bronze medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, and a cup will be awarded first place school in Grade School Relay. Joseph J. Seigele, a city employee, driving a water department truck, was slowing to turn in ut his drive~ way, 2141 Half Day road, Highâ€" from the rear by an eastâ€"bound car driven by Donald L. Powell of Winnetks. The impact drove the truck onto the parkway and sent the Powell car crashing into the fl.gfilm&nbm McEwen succumbed to her injuries en route to the Highland Art Class At fered from shock and leg lacera~ tions, Miss Babette Weil of Munâ€" delein, a passenger in the Powell car, suffered a deep laceration of the forehead. * Mrs. McEwen was born 57 years ago in Seotland and had been a resident of Highland Park for 29 years. She is survived by her hus band, a son, Alex Jr. of Burlingâ€" garet, senior at the Hig? Tok Highland Park each Thursday morning from 9 :80 to 12:00 o‘clock, in the Communâ€" ity Center. The class is for begin â€"Interment was made at the North Shore Garden of Memories. A Senior Art class, open to all women in Highland Park, is held ners as well as those who have had some experience in sketching, otu,. Miss Ells Rasmussen, in charge of arts and crafts at the will be a class on January 8th Thursday, Jan. 8, 1948 BOYSâ€"Straight Away: According to the police report, Judges: Lester Ball, Supt. Edward B. Patten Appointed . . To Post Of City Marshal _ New Year Makes squally ‘baby for employes of the Public Service Company of Northâ€" ern Iilinois and thousands of their electric customers© in dozens of suburban and northern Ilinois cities and towns. _ Starting early New Year‘s morn~ ing, rain, sleet and snow whipped by 40 to 60 mile winds glazed breaking the wires in thousands of spots and snapping hundreds of poles across the company‘s 6200 squareâ€"mile territory. At times on New ear‘s Day and Friday, largs parts of many comâ€" munities were without lights as the utility‘s 600 linemen fought around the clock to repair the broken and tangled lines. surrounaing â€" areasâ€"icy streels, falling wirés etc. Greatest hardâ€" ship was caused to people whose homes areâ€" automatically heated. But, as a whole, people were conâ€" siderate and often obligingly took a humorous view of the situation, as in the case of Mr. Phil Cole, City Engineer and Building Inâ€" spector, who gave Public Service "Jeepers!‘ he ejaculated. "What‘ll we do? Here we sit with a lukewarm duck in theâ€" oven!" The power had gone off shortly the oven. Mouths h the Coles were obliged to wait 22 hours forâ€"a bite of the savory ; Knowing traffic to be hazardâ€" ous, people stayed at home where possible, thus lowering the usual toll of New ear‘s accidents. Line crews and dispatchers, m‘ only for catâ€"naps or sandwiches and coffee, fought continuously to repair damage. On. Monday morning the company reported that less than 1500 of their 400,â€" 000 electric customers were still without service. . Company offleh'h':d that the damage was the ever suf fered due to the fact that not one of the 350 communities served was spared by the storm. Marshal Patten Leaves For Coast To Question Confessed Slayer City Marshal Edward B. Patten leaves this week for the Pacific coast, with Stanley M Christian of Lake County Sheriff‘s office and Detective Sgt.. Clarence Hoff of the Waukegan Police department, to take up the thread of evidence in the case of the Fulkerson murâ€" der which took place on the night of June 24, 1942%, 'l‘lo.hd. euse was once more o en en James Bird, colored, who will pay the penalty for his dozen or "Bird confessed to several mur* Iul.umflu-fi-t'dz Alta â€"Pulkerson, 656 Michigan avenue. He relates many incidents which correspond with known Walla, Washirigton, on January 16. , i When the tiny body of Miss Fulkerson, a semirinvalid, â€"was found, a short distance from her home, there were signs of violence, but no definite clue could be found leading to a solution of the erime. Bird states that he and an e complice followed the young womâ€" uhmfmn&dc.w &Mh?h,fl f Miss Fulkerson, the only occupant at that time, when she discovered hlomh'w by the Suburban Wast comâ€" pany :f“mu Park, at the carnival . then m-lu.- wood. and went west. . A young Iowan, convieted at the to which Bird has conféssed, has already served 19 years in prison ago of 21 for one of the crimes inconveniences of The reason given was that he had take effect as soon as possible. portunity to engage in the spe cialized ‘field of Traffic Safety" and that be felt that its accepâ€" tance would be for the best inâ€" terests of his family and himself. The City Council met informâ€" ally that evening to consider the resignation in order that Mr.: Anâ€" drews might have a more prompt mooenpd, the resgnntion or We Rex Andrews, as City Marshal, to answer than would be possible by waiting for formal action at a regâ€" agreed ‘that it would not be fair to try to hold him, nor to ask him taken at the next meeting of :c&,m-mm; fective as of November 1, 1947, as requested by Mr. Andrews, with the privilege of taking the remain~ der of the vacation due himâ€"durâ€" ing the last two weeks of October. problem to the City Council. We realized that in selecting a new City Marshal, there were two alâ€" son from outside Highland Park, vanced courses at some specialized 2. Recognition of the ability, loyalty, training, and years of faithful service of members of ourd!m?olieew-vu It was agreed that. we would tike sufficient time to investigate all phases of the problem thorâ€" oughly, and that, during the inâ€" terim, Captain Edward B. Patten would be in charge of the Departâ€" though they might not have as much specialized education. . Commissioner Humphrey, while serving as Acting Mayor, and my~ have communicated with various police schools, universities, police and city mansigers‘ organizations, we thoroughly discussed the work that has been done to date and earefully considered all phases of manner in which Highland Park will be served best, is the appoint~ ment of Captain Edward B. Patten as City Marshal _ Highland Park‘s Official Home of A. O. Christmans Is Gutted By Fire: * Fortunately no one was injured last Friday evening when the twoâ€" story frame home of the A. O. Christmans, 625 Laurel, was gut ted by fire, which started from an overheated furnace and spread the hot air shafts through Te Te anvopante harely sntoper ‘occupants escaped with â€" lives. The fire started about 11:30 pm., and was extinâ€" w“lflmm. with the belp of the Highland Park and Ravinia fire companies. Watch ‘Three families occupied the res> fi_‘-flhm‘ i yb ug ob o v and Mrs. John Lemmon and Mr. This action presented an acute 1. ~The selection of some per You, the members of the City a copy; $1.50 a year (Continued on page 6) as to the for poâ€" of