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Probably the closest and most unexpected winner of a State crown came when little Jasper (about 275 students) took a 62â€"61 contest from Madison in the Indiana finals. This was the first State crown for the Jasper high cagers in its history and the town itself boasts of only 5,000 population. So even in the "red hot" basketball state of Indiana the size of the school ha;dah}i.ttle to do with the outcome of the State champâ€" ionship. Week" went to Jack Dompke when he captured the title from Champ Com. Center‘s popular "Champ Night." Orsi fell to Dompke by a score of 22â€"20, after holding the title for two straight weeks. . Elgin, who had been picked as long ago as March, 1948tow1nt.he1949chan‘|%l:nahl , went by the boards in their first try as the eetglxteen " contests got underway at Champaign. They dropped a 45â€"42 thrillâ€" er to an inspired Aurora West quintet. Loyola of Chicago dropped a 48â€"47 decision to the University of San Francisco in the finals of the Naâ€" tional Invitational Basketball Tournament in Madison Square Garden. _ Jack Dompke Defeats Orsi in Table Tennis At Center In Michigan, Central high of Kalamazoo upset Arthur Hill of Saginaw to capture the class "A" crown and this team could do no better than finish fourth in the Southwestern Michigan league in the season‘s regular play. This should serve as a tonic for Highland Park folks who are content to sit back and blame the size of the high school for the lack of winning teams in the Suburban league. It should serve notice, more than ever that if the grade schools will get together and have school teams and possibly a Highland Park grade school tournament at the end of the season, Highland Park could well come off the bottom (or near the bottom, as you wish) and be a strong conâ€" tender for the Suburban title, and who knows, they may even get "down state". Upsets Feature Basketball Tourneys It seems that an unusual number of upsets were pulled in the State Basketball tournaments this year with Illinois probably seeing the most startling of By the way, the Hilinois State champions are the cagers from Mt. Vernon who defeated Hillsboro 45â€"39 for the title. It is their first crown since 1920. Thursday, Mar. 24, 1949 Dynamic Wheel Balaneing Auto Painting â€" Blacksmithing Body & Fender Repairing 322 N. First Highland Park T7 Auto & Dry Cleaning Co. Phone H. P. 178 D A HL S Park District of Highland Park For Commissioners of the Park District of Highland Park Lake County, Iilinois ELECTION TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1949 J. SIGURD JOHNSON ARTHUR W. OLSON MARCELLO J. ROLLERY For Full Term of Six (6) Years (Vote for Two) _ _Up to date, table tennis champs have been Gene Pizzato, Ron Orsi and Jack Dompke. Runnerâ€"ups Ben Fisher was crowned checker champ this week and George Gock won a laurel on Thursday by deâ€" feating the chess champ, Norbert Rt. Rev. Magr. Joseph P. Morrison, Pastor, Rev. Donald Runkle. Rev. John P. O‘Connell, M.A. S.T.D. MEORY BWM t ©2M0Y * + 8:00, 9:00, 10:00. Weekdaysâ€"6:30 â€" 8:15. __ 12 noon. Holy Days â€" 6:00, 7:00 9:00, ‘10:00, 11:00 and Fridays and Holy Days CONFESSIONS & Green Bay Rds Dodson and Charles Shramm. Every Thurs. night is "Champ Night" at the Highland Park Highland Park to compete for the AWARDED BASKETBALL LETTER AT TAFT ty (Two to be Elected) MINNIE C. BALKE ANTON BERTACCHINI HARRY EARHART GREGORY M. SHEAHEN 590 Elm Place CLARENCE J. SHETZLEY SAMUEL S. SMITH DORSEY D. HUSENETTER HOWARD W. HUBER HERMAN J. SASCH HERBERT 0. HUBER MELVIN C. MULLINS 204 North Second Street 40 Deere Park Drive, South Highland Park, Ilinois 205 High Street Highwood, Illinois 614 1044 North Green Bay Road Highland Park, Illinois â€" 133 South Green Bay Road Highland Park, Ilinois 864 Ridgewood Drive Highland Park, Ilinois 1886 Burton Avenue Highland Park, Ilinois 536 Central Avenue 235 North Avenue 311 North St. Johns Avenue 416 North First Street Highland Park, Ilincis 108 South Green Bay Road 433 Funston Avenue For Assistant Supervisors For Justices of the Peace (Five to be Elected) . CITIZENS TOWNSHIP THE PRESS (Five to be Elected) ES A. DONNER By Petition TOWN OF DEERFIELD Johns Avenue Specimen Ballot Team Four, John Machacek, capâ€" following Highland Parkers were entered:â€"Team One, Fritz Gieser, captain, Tony Fox, Charles Johnâ€" jestrom; Team Two, Al Bertacâ€" chini, captain, Art Hollands, Walâ€" ter Meierhoff, Floyd Patrick, and John Zenko. Schoenberg, and Vince Vanselow; tain, Al Christy, Paul Harges, Don on Sunday at the annual Craftsâ€" men‘s National Bowling tournaâ€" ment held at Bowling Lanes, 5221 N. Brodway, Chicago. Four hunâ€" dred teams from Masonic lodges in son, Bill Loomis and Henry Silâ€" Highland Park A. O. Fay Lodge BOWLING TOURNAMENT Team Three, Peter Stewart, capâ€" FOR ALL PRECINCTS Election, April 5, 1949 Jr. Complete Body & Fender Repair NEW 1949 CHRYSLER AND PLYMOUTH NOW ON DISPLAY Golden Motors, Inc. JOHN H. LENZINI JOHN P. WHITE R. MAX HENDERSON FREE ESTIMATES GIVEN 308 Highwood Avenue Highwood, Illinois Highland Park, Hlinois 374 Bloom Street 580. Glenview Avenue For Assistant Supervise (Two to be Elected) For Justices of the Peace (Five to be Elected) INDEPENDENT 106 5. FIRST ST. ALBERT LARSON Page 5