The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Declaration of Independence, a document which <anticipated the general declaration by 11 days. In the following year, 1777, he was pression in his affiliation with a group of patriots known as "Assoâ€" ciators" in which body he was commissioned a second lieutenant and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was one of the signers of the Province of Pennsylvania brings it into sharper focus as we relate the men with their from Ireland in 1761. His Scotchâ€" Irish love of freedom found exâ€" with a singular continuity that not only ties their deeds and personâ€" "Historical continuity" is an apt phrase to describe the relationship between Dickinson College, foundâ€" ed in 1773, and Mr. Creigh, whose Dr. John Creigh, was graduated from the college in 1792, and his grandfather, the Reverend Thomas Creigh, in 1828. Mr. Creigh has been asked to Creigh has the material for a talk of absorbing interest, for his famâ€" trustee of the college from 1788 to 1813. Another forbear was secretary of the college from 1792 Dr. William E. Edel, President of the college, pointed out in his letter inviting Mr. Creigh to make the address, that his presence as the speaker would provide the stuâ€" dents with a living demonstration of the historical continuity of the (Ed.‘s Note: This story was subâ€" mitted <too late to present last week in its entirety.) Thomas Creigh, prominent Highâ€" land Parker and formerly General Counsel for.the Cudahy Packing Company, has been honored by an invitation to deliver the address at the annual ‘Founders‘ Day exerâ€" cises of Dickinson College at Carlisle, Pa., commemorating the 176th anniversary of the founding Founders Day Speaker At Dickinson College No matter how they wrap their meaning in high flown phrases, the sense always comes out the same wayâ€""We want a state income tax." Prominent H. Parker We‘d have a lot more respect for their sincei ity if they‘d come out cold turkey and say "We need more dough and we want to reach into your pocket via the income tax route to get it." . â€" Sure it‘s hard to amend, and every time the boys in Springfield cast longing eyes at the taxpayer‘s pocket ; every time some special interest group wants to put over a new idea, their eagerness is restrained. That restraint is all to the taxpayer‘s good. Amendments are possible; they have been apâ€" proved. But to get one through, the boys have to do a kingâ€"sized job of convincing the people that the change is needed. + Advocates of the constitutional convention speak of the "horse and buggy constitution" and profess to be athirst to do us all goodâ€"no end of good. Well, FDR wore out that "horse and buggy" stuff about 10 years ago and anyway, we are always more than a little suspicious of anyone who wants to do us good. | We‘re afraid they will. | one? We are not panting with eagerness to pay anâ€" other income tax (are you?) and we are glad the amendments come hard. Make the constitution easy to amend, and wellâ€"organized groups will distort it into something marvelous to observe but not particuâ€" larly ideal to live under. We are not possessed of an extensive knowledge of the document in question, but we do know that it makes a state income tax virtually impossible and that it is hard to amend. Every type of known political effort is being used to gain authority for a constitutional convention in which our present state constitution can be thrown up for grabs and subjected, in varying degree, to the desires of every pressure group in the state. Vol. No. 39; No. 8 By Bill Thomas & THE STATE CONSTITUTION His great â€" great â€" grandfather, Why don‘t*they ask the people if THEY want Up To Now , but Mr. The Higbland Park Press | The present Thomas Creigh was born in Omaha in 1873, was gradâ€" uated from Princeton in 1894 and three years later from the Uniâ€" versity of Nebraska Law School. l-finmlun,hm-'- pointed General Counsel for the Cudahy Packing Company, and has filled that important post during the Civil War, after which he accompanied a mining outfit to Montana, making a 100â€"day trip with a train of oxâ€"drawn wholesale and retail drug business. He remained in Omaha until his death in 1909. wagons across the plains. Later he moved to Omaha, where he beâ€" came general manager for a every important period in the hisâ€" Creigh, born in 1840. He enlisted also commissioned a Justice of the Peace, in which capacity he administered the oath of allegâ€" iance to more than 700 persons pledging loyalty to the newly formed nation. He capped his long career of public service as an Associate Justice of the Court of Common leas. He died in 1813, at the age of 72, but his son, John Creigh, born in 1773, carried on. The son, John, was graduated ‘from Dickinson College in 1792, and received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylâ€" vania in 1795. In 1814, when, in the course of the War of 1812, the British burned Washington, he enâ€" rolled a company, was made its captain and served throughout the war. Later, in 1819, he returned to Carlisle, where ‘he practised medicine until his death in 1848. One of the sons of Dr. John Creigh was Thomas Creigh, grandâ€" Zather of the present bearer of that name. This Thomas Creigh was graduated from Dickinson Colâ€" lege in 1828. Following his gradâ€" uation he studied for the ministry and was installed as pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Mercersâ€" burg, Penn., in 1831. He remained which, contemporary accounts reâ€" 1880. During his long service in lm&m-dqmof Thus, the One of the sons of the Reverend A Paper for Highland Parkers ® Published by Highland Parkers tory of the United States, from its birth in rebellion against the Old World, through its fight for freedom on the seas, the blood bath that assured one nation inâ€" stead of two, down through its participation in two world wars. The thread of continuity, made up of one member of his family after another serving his country in his appointed station, culminated in World War II with the service of his three sons as naval lieutenants, and is symbolic of the enduring nature of the country they served. The path of that country has been consistently forward. It has been, men like those of the Creigh famâ€" ily who help it in that forward = The Second Division, representâ€" ing all of districts in the northern section of the state, has an enrollâ€" ment of one hundred and seventy On July 16â€"17 Lake County will for the first time be host to the 2Znd Division Convention organizaâ€" tion of the American Legion. at American Legion 2nd Division Organization To Meet in No. Chicago "Office hours will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays," Knox said. ‘"The office 'illb.do‘odlll(hym; but for customers‘ convanience may be made after hours." The new office will continue to handle payment of bills, orders for service and other telephone transâ€" To Move Business Office, May 1 Highland Park‘s telephone busiâ€" ness office will be moved by May 1 to the first floor of Illincis Bell Telephone Company‘s new buildâ€" ing at 116 North Second Street, Manager E. M. Knox announced The Umbrellia Man....Bob Swanson Katisha ..................Wendy Robbins Attendants on Koâ€"Ko Tom Bahr ; Gino Dal Ponte Attendants on the Mikado Warren Petersen Art Weinstein Over 100 voices will be included in the various choruses. Nankiâ€"Poo ....................David Reid Poohâ€"Bah ..................Byron Botker Koâ€"Ko ......................George White Yumâ€"Yum ..................._Sally Quigg Pittiâ€"Sing ............_....Sys Graham The tickets will be on sale, April 18. Children will ask you to buy them, Don‘t refuse. Patronize wour school production. Be prompt as no seats are reserved. . The attractive programs, made in true Japanese style, read from back to front. Be sure to take note, and do not think that we have made a mistake. Have you noticed the poster publicity in the store windows? These, as well as the programs, have been deâ€" signed in the fine arts department under the supervision of Miss Hanscom, the art teacher. You will be pleased with the typical Japâ€" anese scenery that has been conâ€" structed under Mr. Cockrum‘s diâ€" rection in the manual arts departâ€" ment. The lighting effects are beâ€" ing worked out by the eighth grade stage crew. "The Mikado" is a coming atâ€" traction. Mark your calendar and save the evening. You will enjoy this operetta given by the seventh and eighth grade classes under the direction of the music teacher, Mrs. Joy, in the Jesse L. Smith Auditorium, Elm Place School. The dress rehearsal, to which Green Bay Road and Elm Place School children will be admitted free of charge, will be given at 2 P.M., April 28, 1949. The evening performance, presented at 8 p.m., April 29, will be the climax of many weeks of hard work and funâ€"dancing, singing, and acting, under the coaching of Miss Spraâ€" gue and Mrs. Broming. Coming ‘Attraction At Elm Place School Highland Park, Hlinois Thursday, April 21, 1949 Bell Telephon m 'Rmin.ae by Audrey Bock CAST At the April 25th meeting of the Kiwanis club, Edward E. Burâ€" well, of the Sociology department of Highland Park High school, will arrangements. As in the past the Wednesday night sale will be conâ€" ducted from 7 p.m. through to 9 o‘clock. On Thursday morning it will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12 o‘clock noon. Clothing and articles for the sale may be left cither at the parsonage or at the church hall. The committee will maintain the same schedule of attractive Kiwanians To Hear Atlantic Pact sponsored by Harold N. Finch. A rummage sale will be held at the church hall of Redeemer Luthâ€" eran Church on Wednesday night The Lutheran Redeemer Guild Rummage Sale A spokesman for the committee handling Highland Park‘s opposiâ€" tion to the petition has stated that the facts published last week by the Lake Forest group do not tell the complete story of the effect of the separation. A statement with additional facts is now being prepared for publication so that all citizens may have the complete information on‘ this important The Deerfield township school trustees were given Lake Forest‘s petition to separate from the Deerfieldâ€"Shields Township High School District, at a special hearâ€" ing held last Thursday, April 14th, in the English club room of the high school. The opposing petition, signed by over 9,800 citizens of Highland Park, Highwood, Deerâ€" field and Bannockburn, was also presented. Arguments for both sides in the controversy were made by representatives of the two parts of the high school district. It is understood that the ruling on the petition will not be forthâ€" coming for several weeks, while the trustees study the problem. Get High School Separation Petitions The Wednesday Day Camp will be operated at Sunset Park for children of all ages. The children bring their lunches to Sunset Park and a full day‘s program of sports, camp and nature craft will be carâ€" ried out. A full report of playground schedules, instructors and activiâ€" ties will be made in the near fuâ€" ture by Mr. Herbert Schaffner, Chairman ‘of the Activities Comâ€" mittee of the Playground and Recâ€" reation Board. A competent staff of part time and full time instructors and counselors has been selected. Junior Playgrounds for children | 4 to 10 years will be operated from 9:00 to 12:00 noon each morning, Mondays through Friâ€" days, for a seven week period at Sunset, Ravinia, Braeside, Lincoln and Elm ‘Place playgrounds. A part time schedule will be mainâ€" tained at West Ridge and Highâ€" land Park Woodlands play areas. | 7 Playgrounds To Be Operated In Highland Park Mr. Art Olson, President of the Board states that seven playâ€" grounds will be in operation in Highland Park this summer. These will include Sunset Park, Ravinia School Playground, Lincoln Playâ€" ground, Braeside School Playâ€" ground, Elm Place School Playâ€" ground, West Ridge Playground and Hyghland Park Woodlands in the northwest section of town. The playground season will open June 20th and continue for a seven week period. Plans for the summer playâ€" ground program are well under way according to a report from the Playground and Recreation Recreation Board Gets Plans Under Way . For 1949 Season CITY TO OPERATE 7 PLAYGROUNDS Mrs. George 0. Strecker is presiâ€" dent of the Woman‘s Auxiliary which is conducting this affair to Sermon Series At clock matin worship at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 587 West Cenâ€" Burgert and Robert C. Brown, Jr. Modeling junior dresses will be DeeDee Smart and Virginia Marâ€" tin. â€" Grammar School Girl models will be Sally Quigg, Geraldine Reading and Mary Reading. Lord‘s Prayer will begin on Sunâ€" tral avenue according to the pasâ€" model prayer will be treated until the end of the series on May 29th. The following will be the models in the style show: Mesdames Norâ€" hm ‘Can Valde‘ Hdoun beik ham, Carl Velde, H Delaâ€" field, Allen Dicus, L. F. McClure, Charles Henkle, John Newey, Harold D‘Ancona, J. E. Middleâ€" W. Haupt and George McSweeney. Style Show chairman is Mrs. George. L. Martin assisted by Mesdames Jackson Smart, James Quigg, R. R. Wible, W. Rutherâ€" ford, Morley Reading, J. E. Midâ€" dleton and Horace Vaile. Special program chairman is Mrs. Harry Van Ornum assisted by Mesdames Richard Allenby, V. E. Lawrence, J. Mills Easton, Donald Rossiter, James Murphey, A. S. Bauer, Allen Dicus, C. 0. Husting, Frank Weed, George McSweeney, Morley Reading, Robert Sherwin, D. M. Gutwin, Nathan Corwith, Jr., Charles Grimes, Ralph Mack. Flower chairman is Mrs. Mason Gowns To Be Modeled At Hospital Auxiliary Style Show Wedl?:hy Among the many creations to be featured at the dessert and style show party given next Wedâ€" nesday, April 27th at 1 p.m. at Exmoor by the Woman‘s Auxiliary of the Highland Park Hospital, will be Adele Simpson‘s, Davidâ€" ow‘s and Isenberg‘s afternoon prints and short length dinner dresses, all from Edgar A Stevens‘ new collection. This gala affair, being given for the members of the Auxiliary and their guests, is under the general chairmanship of Mrs. Gerald D. Stone, assisted by a large corps of committee chairmen and workâ€" ers. Arrangements chairman is Mrs. Kellogg Patterson assisted by Mrs. G. Q. Grady and a comâ€" mittee including Mesdames Spencâ€" ¢r Keare, John Bigler, Vadlee Apâ€" pel, Alfred Sibler, Jess Halsted, Charles Grimes and Allen Dicus. Bridge chairman is Mrs. John Newey assisted by Mesdames C. Highlight of the occasion was a most interesting talk by Mrs. Marc Law, former vice president of the League of Women Voters of the United States, and former president of the Highland Park organization,â€" who fascinated her audience withâ€"an account of her recent stay in Italy, where she was sent to explain the workings of a democratic form of government to Italian women, recently granted voting privileges. â€"Her accounts of living conditions and of ‘her reâ€" ception in different parts of }he country held the undivided attenâ€" tion of her listeners. . Of Stay In Italy Thomas F. Mussatto Again Elected Mayor Of Highwood Mrs. Mare Law Tells Large Crowd The spring luncheon of the League of Women Voters, held yesterday (Wed.) at Country Fare, was enjoyed by a large number of people. New officers were nominated and elected. Jr. room around 1:15 p.m: to install a radio. Leaving shortly after, the guest returned to find the jewelry and the radio both missing. The suspect had not been appreâ€" hended at this writing. Men‘s Garden Club To . Tuesday, May 3 A beliboy, whose name is withâ€" held by authorities, is suspected of having stolen over $500 worth of jewelry belonging to a guest at the Moraine hotel on Monday of The Men‘s Garden Club of Highâ€" land Park will celebrate its 10th anniversary on May 3 at the Villa Moderne, according to M. B. Schamberg, publicity chairman of the club. Guests will be Club memâ€" bers and their wives. Reservations may be made through Secretary Dr. B. L. Wade, head of the hortiâ€" cultural department at University Bell Boy Makes Off With $500 Worth Articles to the value of $50 were taken from the Ft. Sheridan depot on Monday. Apparently enâ€" tering through the main office, and breaking through to the inâ€" ner office, they broke the combinâ€" ation of the safe, but failed to reach its contentsâ€"three packages addressed to soldiers at the Fort. No clues had been found at this Ft. Sheridan Depot Robbed Monday Red streamers displayed, visible to the lake, will warn when firing is in progress, and guards with telephone communication with the firing line will be stationed on the beach to warn all boats away from the danger zone. Of the newly elected officers, Thomas Mussatto, Peter Carani, Carl Pasquesi and Russell Clark were reelected. The proposal on whether muniâ€" cipal employes shall share in the Illinois Municipal Retirement fund was unofficially reported to have Boat owners are warned by Col. Maurice C. Bigelow, commanding officer at Ft. Sheridan, that daily practice in small arms firing will take place daily April 24â€"30, inâ€" eluding Sunday, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. in an area three miles over Lake Michigan, from the north to the south of the Fort. Boat Owners Warned Of Firing Practice At Ft. Sheridan John â€"Ugolini,â€"who has been Highwood‘s City Clerk for the past eight years, did not run for reâ€" Alderman (3rd ward)â€"J&seph Calzia, 302; James Magnani, 186. Alderman (4th ward)â€"William De Vroeg, 358; Louis Santello, 187. ‘ 2 ‘ election. Alderman Carlson, 27 115. Thomas Mussatto, Peter Carani, Carl Pasquesi And Russell Clark Are Unofficial results of Highwood‘s election on Tuesday are as folâ€" lows:â€" Police Magistrate â€" Peter A. Carani, 1250; Cesare Caldarelli, 584. Pasquesi, 275; Henry A: Pasquesi, 179. 4 Mayorâ€"Thomas °F. Mussatto, 1394; Fidel Ghini, 489. City Clerkâ€"Guy J. Bernabei, 1237; James J. Antonetti, 589. City Treasurerâ€"Louis Crovetti, 1348; Howard G. Roshto, 470. Alderman (1st ward) Highland Park‘s Official Newspaper a copy ; $1.50 a year (2nd ward)â€"Russe ; Adolph Barac_l{ Carl