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Highland Park‘s city fathers are now faced with a problem that all of us, as individuals, have been wrestling with ever since the inflationary spiral startedâ€"what to do about the high cost of living. Their problem is comâ€" plicated by the fact that besides higher costs, they are faced with a cut in income. A committee, headed by Eugene Hotchkiss, has been appointed to perform a threeâ€"fold function: 1) to deterâ€" mine if an increase in the city tax;rate is necessary ; 2) to decide on what a reasonable increase would be, if one is inevitable; and 3) to provide a thorough and unpcrstandâ€" able. explanation of the necessity ‘of a tax rate increase, if, again, the increase is unavoidable.. â€" Lake Co. Republican Rally And Dance At Waukegan, Feb. 7 ~~+~ We take this to mean that the committee is first to determine if there is any way to cut city expenditures to a figure that will be met by present income. W think that‘s a sensible approach. Even if it is imâ€" possible to cut expenditures sufficiently to eliminate the need for raising the tax rate, some worthwhile savings might be uncovered by a careful study. ' If it becomes necessary to sell the public on a raise in the tax rate, we‘d like to suggest that the city set up a table showing what services would have to be curtailed, and to what extent, if the raise should not be approved, and point out how such‘ curtailment or abandoning of service would affect the individual citizen. In that way, the taxpayers could decide what they want in the way of service, and further, decide if they want it badly enough to pay for it. » i+ A Republican ‘rally and dance will be held on Saturday evening, February 7 at 7:30 at the Waukeâ€" gan Armory, 1600 Glen Flora Ave. Hon. Dwight H. Green will speak and there will be many surprise announcements during the eveâ€" ning. body. N. Sikes, Grayslake, the present incumbent, as will Harry P. Breâ€" ger, a Waukegan attorney. e ANOTHER PROBLEM committeersan for tickets. Vol. No. 37; No. 50 Harry Earhart Candidate For Lake County Post the post of Republican senatorial Tiary Rerhie:, weit knowy High safety and fire prevention, home repairs and personal health checkâ€" up. go:dh' promotes world peace through World Jamborees and practical help 42 nations with 4,409,780 Through its World Friendship Fund of yvoluntary ;m--nn-qum of than mh-'uqd-:‘:avm shipped Ans:"l-m official poster marking the Scout birthday. * will observe Boy Scout Week, Feb. 6th to 12th, marking the 38th anniversary of the organization. This year ?o“'ymh ‘.- sizing conservation of food and natural resources, pianting gardens A close race is anticipated for Entertainment for everyâ€" Up To Now BY BILL THOMAS Program Fer Older Thursday night will be open at the Highland: Park Community C,pmformndmfn older men. Plans are in progress for a checker and a chess club for older and returned men, along with card games such as bridge, cribâ€" bage, pinnochle, gin rummy, ete. Also, the squash and handbail courts will be open with the exâ€" pectation of turning out teams for league competition. The well equipped exercise room will be open and ready for use. For those interested, a weight lifting class will be held under the supervision of Ed Weeks, well known local weight lifter. * This conditioning and game night is expected to continue for ten weeks and all interestedâ€"should contact the Community Center by calling H.P. 2442. The Higbland Park Press | A Paper for Highland Parkers ®© Published by Highland Parkers ‘ Investigation yesterday solved the mystery of six years‘ duration concerning the disappearance of the sum of $10,500 from the safeâ€" ty deposit box of Mr. Waiter Hauk, now deceased, at the First National Six Year Old Mystery Atâ€"First National Bank Solved By Chance In March, 1941, Hauk, retired sales manager for Yardley & Comâ€" pany, Ltd., obtained at the bank 21 $500 bank notes, with serial numbers recorded, to be used for the purchase of a farm. He placed them in an unmarked manila enâ€" velope, which he supposedly deâ€" posited in his safety box at the bank. In February, 1942, he could find no trace of them. * On Tuesday of this week Mrs. Karl Meyer was cleaning out her safety deposit box at the bank, which had been shared by her late mother,.Mrs. Hart. She found the envelope containing the notes, and, supposing that her mother had put them there, presented a part of the sum to be credited to her checkâ€" ing account. The serial nmbers were noted and an investigation A discussion of details of the zoning problem was deferred, and a protest lodged against the inâ€" stallation of city parking meters. Town Meeting A Well Attended Success i Bank of Highland Park Suit was brought against the bank, which was held responsible. Later the Appellate court reversed the decision. The Hauks moved to St. Petersburg, Fla., where Mr. Hauk died, in April 1946. It is supposed that the mother of Mrs. Meyer, an .elderly lady, found the unmarked envelope on the vault floor near her own safety box, and, believing that she, herâ€" self, had dropped it, put it back in the box without examining it. followed which threw light on the sixâ€"yearâ€"old mystery. During Question and Town meeting at the Lincoln school last Monday night was well attended, with 300 present. Preâ€" ceding the question and answer period a panel discussion was preâ€" sented by the city commissioners. Mayor Patton outlined the parking meter_plan; Edward Knox spoke on the work of the sanitary comâ€" mittee; Phil McKenna talked on tbldt!flnn;GoMoanlpphm explained about the tax crisis and Paul Behanna spoke on the proâ€" posed restaurant inspection ordinâ€" ance. Lively discussions followed. One citizen criticized what he termed "timid taxing", stating that "we want the best of municipal servâ€" ices and are willing to pay for them". This was countered by the statement that this was the reason for the meetingâ€"to ask for a highâ€" er tax rate. Complaint was registered conâ€" cerning sewage odors in the vicinâ€" ity of Berkeley and Deerfield rds., and a plan was outlined for the inspection of restaurants and food handlers, a plan which has been agitated by the League of Women Voters for some time. Mrs. Hauk, still living in St. Petersburg, Florida, has expressed herself as overjoyed that the mystâ€" ery is solved. l The morning service at the Presâ€" byterian church will be taken over by its young people on Sunday, February 8. Those participating in the program will be "Bill" Wright, "Mac" McCormick, Dorman Andâ€" erson Jr., Marilyn Free and Group", and Nancy Johnson, presâ€" ident of the Chancel Choir. Special music will be rendered by the Chancel Choir, and a solo, "The Beatitudes" by Shirley Alderdice, an gighthâ€"grader. Five minute serâ€" monettes will be given by Barbara Floyd, president of Tuxis, Patriâ€" Varsity Group. The Varsity Group is made up Dave" Winton from the "Varsity Highland Park, Illinois, : Thursday, Feb. 5, 1948 and Dave Olson of the Answer Period the "Park High School. P _ Congressman Mundt, who has traveled extensively in Europe, will take for his subject, the theme ‘"Must We Have Another War?" . Mundt, a member of Congress since 1939, is a member of the House Foreign Affairs committee, and the House Unâ€"American Acâ€" tivities committee. Mrs. L. F. McClure is in charge of decorations and Mrs. Herman Henkle and Mrs. Richard Kebbon are arranging exhibits. The Boy Scouts will attend to seating arâ€" rangements and the Girl Scouts will serve the refreshments. . Crime Doesn‘t Pay; H.P. Men To Face Harry Sellery, Jr., chairman of the group, has stressed that the meeting is open to everyone withâ€" out charge and that there will be no solicitation of funds. guide to the enrichment of family pleasures through books and at the open house. Darrell R. Beam, Dr. and Mrs. C O. Dahl, Mrs. A. H. Emerson, Mr. Chas. F. Grimes, Mr Rudoiph Inâ€" zerle, Mrs Richard Kuhns, Mrs. Leslic B. McCaffrey, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. McKee, Mr. and Mrs. Ray J. Naegele, Dr. Louis W. Sherâ€" win, Sister May Terrence, Mr. and Mrs, Wayne A. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs: Arnold Wehle, Mr. Frank Wichman, Mrs. D. J. Zimmerman, Mr. Herman Zischke. Men of Hour Series Brings hhluof&cllcu.-;-.- Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Highland . He is also chairman of the joint Democraticâ€"Republican committee to investigate European economic conditions. His speech will be followed by a question and answer period. The "Men of the Hour" series is presented under the sponsorship of the Highland Park Men‘s Reâ€" publican club and the Deerfield Township Women‘s Republican club. . _ Many individuals and groups are coâ€"operating to develop a real comâ€" munity . atmosphere for the first Spring open house of the Friends of the Highland Park Library to be held at the Library at 4 p.m. Sunday, February 15. | The topic of the meeting is "The Family and Its Books" with the speaker, Mrs. Annis Duff of Winâ€" netka, nationally known as a writâ€" er and as a library specialist. cludes: Mrs. C. W. Balke, Mr. Karl H. Mundt, Congressman for Friends of Library Present Mrs. Annis Duff At Spring Open House the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce will be held this coming Tuesday evening at the Sunset Valley Club and a dinner planned for sixâ€"thirty. A program of unusual interest is in store for Chamber members Highland Park, HM.â€" &hefivi'-n-dhem lice Department will present a visual demonstration of the "Lic KARL MUNDT WILL SPEAK SUNDAY Sgt. Labbe is expected to reveal tbederhd-_flm cximes Solved by the "Lie Detecâ€" tor" and then prove the operation of the> machine on volunteers among the business men making statements that are both true and intentionally false. Tuxis is the young people‘s Sunday evening group. of high school juniors and seniors, headed by A. G. Humphrey. The Chancel Choir consists almost enâ€" tirely of high school giris, and the The regular monthly mesting of To Highland Park I note that Phillip Cole recomâ€" mends that 203 parking meters be installed in the business section of Highland Park, and reports that survey of the parking situation in seventyâ€"three communities inâ€" dicated that the reaction of the public and the merchants in these communities was most favorable to this installation. __ Well, let‘s look at the records: Parking cars, which means the storage of cars on main traveled streets or highways, obviously cuts down the capacity of the street or highway and, thereby impedes the flow of traffic and causes congesâ€" tion, which lends itself to acciâ€" dents and injuries. An Open Letter Gives The enforcement of these laws or ordinances require the coâ€"operaâ€" tion of the police, which takes time and diverts them from other duties, perhaps more important, with the result that the parking meter was devised and installed, which charged for the use of the space occupi>d and at a rate higher than the violator was willing to To Maintain High Standards Gentlemen : To prevent this unfair use of the public highways by private indiâ€" viduals for the storage of cars, causing inconvenience : to those who wish to use the highways or streets for the purposes for which theyâ€"wereâ€"built; antiâ€"parking laws or ‘ordinances have been enacted by the cities involved, either proâ€" hibiting parking entirely or limitâ€" ing it to very restricted times. the simple reason that all day parkâ€" ing in these towns is not a pracâ€" Highland Park, Hlinois Therefore, the use of the parkâ€" ing meter in these instances was justified, and it paid for itself. They are not used in downtown Chicago because the polics there cover the territory adequately and detect infringers of the ordinances and serve them with summons or notices of violations and fines are imposed on convietion. a% January 27, 1948 Highland Park Press 516 Laurel Avenue Drastic enforcement of antiâ€" parking ordinances in communities like Highland Park is unnecessary, and the installation of the meters, requiring a charge to be paid for the parking of the car, even for a few moments, is an imposition on the rights of the citizens to use their streets and highways, and their installation should be resisted Incidentally, there are no parkâ€" ing meters in any community beâ€" tween Chicago and Waukegan and no traffic congestion exists, for In other communities where the police supervision is less effective, parking meters have been installed and the results have been satisfacâ€" tory. "A. eliminated. _ * In Highland Park, the comâ€" munity with which we are dealing, such parking as occurs is for periods of only a few minutes up to about an hour. The cars parked are usually drivén‘ by the wife, who goes into the business section mâ€"hh«mn&-m‘ for supplies for the familiy, and no obstruction of traffic is brought about by this practice. Seldom is a car parked for more than fifteen or twenty minutes, and rarely for an hour. If it does happen, as it might, that some individual or some few individuals make a pracâ€" tice of parking their in the mmumfl-‘m for hours and hours or for all day, ‘The police are in a position to deal On Parking Meters Mayor Sees Tax Increase on page 6) The board of review has the power to change the assessed valâ€" uations turned in by the township assessor, if they are uniformly high or low, he said. However, Deerfield township can expect no relief from.... the board of review because of a heavy work load which makes the * If Highland Park‘s citizens want the present level of cityâ€"services to be maintained, an increase in the tax rate to keep the city inâ€" come up to an adequate figure will have to be obtained, Mayor Robâ€" ert F. Patton stated Friday night. The major‘s statement was made during the course of meeting held at the council chambers and atâ€" tended by more than 100 citizens. The probable $34,000.00 deficit with which the city will be faced in 1948, has its cause, those presâ€" ent were told, in the "Butler bills" coupled with a drop in assossed valuations. A. Gordon Humphrey, commisâ€" sioner of accounts and finances, said that Highland Park will have to act on its own to escape from the tax squeeze. » * of property is in three, Wm&mâ€" ship assessor fixes the valuation of properties in the tax books. This procedure has been finished for Deerfield township for 1947, and will remain at the present levels for a fourâ€"year period, barring adâ€" justments on individual parcels of property by the Lake county board of review. The 1946 assessed valuation was $81,901,284.00 as compared to the 1947 figure of about $67,000,000.â€" 00. The latter figure will be in effect for the fourâ€"year period beâ€" ginning with 1947. The tax rate also is lowerâ€".153 cents per $100 valuation in 1946, aag‘r.l” in 1948. % As a result of these two factors, the city‘s revenue will be curtailed in 1948. Mayor Patton Outlines A Program to Help Remedy Probable 1948 Deficit sible. Third, the state department of revenue furnishes an equalizer to apply to assessed valuations to bring the assessments of various counties into line. However, Humâ€" phroy said, there is little likeliâ€" hood that the state equalizer will be high enough to offset the drop in ~1942 was about $90,000, climbed to $93,000 in 1945 and hit a record $116,000 in 1946. quire a successful referendum to authorize the city to raise the rate. He pointed out that this will not necessarily mean an increase in inâ€" dividual tax bills, because the valâ€" in assessed valuation in Deerfield township this year. Consequently, he said, the only way Highland Park can get enough tax funds to operate in 1948, is to uation of property in Deerfield township this year will be about 85 per cent of actual market value. pointed out that the general fund He declared that rising costs of the increase in expenditures. The mayor â€" named Eugene Hotchkiss chairman of a committee b(l):d-i-ofl.tun&h- creasé is necessary; (2) determine a "reasonable" new limitation on the tax rate; and (2) embark on an educational program to sell the higher tax rate to the public. District 107 Votes £ Approval of Bond Issue * On ‘Saturday, January 31, the people. of District No. 107 voted buildings. The ratio of votes cast Bond Issue for the rebabilitation Highland Park‘s Official 5c a copy; $1.50 a of property .imposâ€" in favor of the the