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The usual reaction is â€"to shrug off the claim, wondering who they think is being fooled. However, it‘s possible they the surve ors of these yarns know encflywhoisieing ooled’.'anditmaywellbethat the dupe is the Russian citizen. e t wagd e FOR HOME CONSUMPTION? From time to time we read stories about how some Russian invented the electric light or the airâ€" morthe'r;gomck' some decades before it was of in United States. Consider that he has almost no way â€"f learning anything about the outside world except what his leaders tell him .Consider also the fact that he has beenâ€""conditioned" to believe that what his leaders say is true and that whatever is said by anyone else Polio is with us again. In the face of the lack of any sure protection against the disease, there are only two things we can do. Follow the rules as we know them, for lessening the chance of infection and contribute generously to The March of Dimes wheh the time comes. â€" That is why freedom of speech, of the press and of thought is so important to the United States. Let us remember to view with deep suspicion any person or group that wants to prescribe what we may and may not read, see or hear. Censorship, of any kind, is always backed by special interests. _ Thus, the claims that seem so absurd to us, may well seem entirely plausible to the Russian citizen. That is why g‘eedom of speech, of the press and is, in all probability, a lie. e POLIO Vol. No. 39; No. 2 Bobby Fiocchi Hurls One Hit Shutout As Highwood Junior Legion Cops District Crown North Chicago. The 17 year old right hander set the North Chicago Legion squad down with one hit last Thursday in a 10th district game played on the Downey diamond. The win was Bobs ninth against no losses in 10th District play this season. He has an 11 won, 1 lost Trip North Chicago 8â€"0; record for wins over Rockford and Joliet and the second consecutive year. The win at North Chicago, and 8 to 0 contest, gave the 10th Distâ€" rict crown to the Highwood boys who had a record of 12 straight wins in District play. Marchetti Also Huris Good Ball Renzo Marchetti teamed up with Fiocchi to give the Highwood Leâ€" gion Post 501â€"Purnell and "Wilâ€" (Continued on Page 6) Behind the shut out hurling of Bobby Fiocchi the Highwood Junâ€" ior Legion baseball team won its Highland Park Youth, Stricken By Polio, Reported Better Edward Herz, sold their home on Ridgewood avenue last May, he has been caddying at Northmoor Country club. He is the second victim to be reported in Highland John Herz, 17â€"yearâ€"old ~high school senior, stricken by polic last Saturday evening, is said to be mproved at the present time. He is a patient at the Michael Reese hospital. Living at the home of Mrs. Dr. Douglas Boyd, Highland Park health officer, warns against allowing bathers to use ponds or other unsupervised bathing places, where the water may be impure. He also urges parents to make sure their children get plenty of sleep and rest, avoid being over tired and avoid crowded places, such as movies and dances. Park this year, and the sixth Lake county. Change In Telephone Number. To a fire or call inhalator, call H. P. 2120 his Up To Now . 14 By Bill Thomas $1,400,000 elementary school, reâ€" cently published its salary schedule for teachers. A comparison of that schedule with the one for Chicago as reported on the front page of the July 28th edition of The Chiâ€" cage Tribume brings out some inâ€" and at a vast saving in taxes. The quality of education depends To the Editor: Beginning teachers in Chicago will receive $2,500 for 1949â€"1950. In our District 108, the salary for teachers with a master‘s degree at has just changed ‘the District 108 policy so that it now requires our teachers to put in 21 years of service before reaching the maxiâ€" mum pay instead of 15 years as sideration, it appears that we are offering teachers a definitely inâ€" ferior salary schedule. Instead of spending $1,400,000 for a new elementary school, the need for which is doubtful, perâ€" haps the use of a few thousands of much more on obtaining good teachers than it does on the conâ€" struction of fancy orâ€"superfluous buildings. Officially For Summer Friday, August 5 Highland Park‘s seven playâ€" grounds which have been operatâ€" ing for the past seven weeks under the guidance of the Highland Park Playground and Recreation department will officially close for the summer Friday August 5. The seven playgrounds which West Ridge and Eim Place, were supervised by qualified councilors. Various activities were offered to youngsters who attended the seven 108, which is formulating plans previously required, When the greater living costs in Highland Park are taken into con: Lincoln, Woodlands, Bracside, such as zoo trips, field trips, and the railroad fair. The Higblanm® Park Press [ :) throughout the city. Interested Citizen taxes for a new for will be $2,â€" A Paper for Highland Parkers ® Published by Highland Parkers My neighborhood, I believe, is ,,r_hfiivooilunyotherpm .4 Highland Park. My house numâ€" ber is 1952 on Priscilla Avenue (a Northâ€"South street). My "back To Mayor Robert Patton, Mr. Robâ€" ert F. Walker and the special comâ€" something be done to simplify our system of house numbering and eliminate the duplication of streét ulated. It is indeed high time that yard" neighbor whose lot is on an Eastâ€"West line with mine and faces on Dato Avenue (also a Northâ€"South street) bears the number 1645. A block south, runnâ€" ing East and West, is Sunnyside street beginning at Western Aveâ€" nue and progressing west one block to Greenwood Avenue are in the 1200 group. Continuing west from Greenwood Avenue one block to Priscilla Avenue one block to Priscilla Avenue they are in the 1300 group. From Priscilâ€" la Avenue the block west to Sumâ€" mit Avenue the house numbers revert back to the 1200 group again,. This sort of thing is ridicâ€" ulous. To permit it to continue in a City like our is sheer stupidity. other acceptable plan is used, please know that the movement has my whole hearted approval. Everyone in my neighborhood with whom this matter has been disâ€" cussed is of a like opinion. Concerted . action should be taken as soon as enough time has elapsed to have ‘‘‘en everyone who so desires n:“vportnnity to express his sentiments either by letter or by public meeting. Yours truly, Open Letter What is the REAL reason beâ€" hind the monumental rise in school taxes of Districtâ€"408? = . own facts belie these charges. structionâ€"Salaries" to be $39,960 crease of $214,300! Quite a difâ€" addedâ€"probably not at the maxiâ€" mum and let‘s hope not at the minimum of $2200â€"iet‘s use $4000 (admittedly high). That‘s $8000 more. Certainly the phenomenal school Hospital Auxiliary To Meet In Trinity Parish It can‘t b increases as ference, isn‘t there? Now, let‘s look at this $39,960. raised about $200 per year, or $11,200. Then, according to the $19,200 increase in teacher‘s salâ€" ariesâ€"or even the budgeted $39,â€" 960. The Woman‘s Auxiliary of the Highland Park Hospital will meet Wednesday, August 10 in the Parish Hall of Trinity church. The meeting will start at % o‘clock with Mrs. Willard Nelson in charge of luncheon will be served at 12:30 Whether the grid plan or some ChamberofCommeree,W with regular and seasonable at excitâ€" ingly low prices. The Retail Committee of the Chamber announces that manyog-n have passed since local shoppers were offered such sensational buys of quality merchandiseâ€" Stores and shops of Highland Park and Raâ€" ;n:;a"’wfllof;c:tfheir.etfiimnglwv:ln: a w rom this coming Friday an Saturday, August 12 and 18. â€" T This ebinmuixl';{-wide sale, which is sponsored by the Retail Division of the Highland Park specia'llifi low priced for "Dollar Value Days." It p.‘youtoviaityonrkvwitem on "Dollar alne!)ayn”andyonmm watch for next week‘s issue of the ing merchants. Park Press which will feature ads by participatâ€" DOLLAR VALUE DAYS NEXT WEEK 1952 Priscilla Avenue Your of Veterans Celebrate | Golden Jubilee | . Tonight marks the opening of the Golden Jubilee Carnival to be sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign wars at Sunset Park. The festivities will continue until Sunâ€" day evening, when, as the main feature of the carnival, a 1949 Chevrolet will be given away. Other main awards are an electric roaster, an electric toaster and an electric steam iron. Among the amusementsâ€"to be featured, two of which have not been as yet introduced in Highland Park, are the merryâ€"goâ€"round, kiddie train, rockâ€"oâ€"plane and the octopus. The following Post members have worked to help make this Carnival a huge success: â€" Commanderâ€"Pat Bergman; Ways and â€"Meansâ€"Gordon Clavey; Carâ€" nival Chairman â€" Don Cameron; Moran; All rides and the Popcorn The carnival will be open on Thursday and Friday nights from 7 to 12, and on Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 12 p.m. stand will be handled by the Auxiliary, without whose help it would have been impossible to plan this affair, Addâ€"umâ€"up dart gameâ€"Sgt. w ‘Wilit; Athletic Bq-ipnont-â€"l‘l;': Car raffleâ€"Ray Mann, George Marshall, John Moran, Hugo Schneider; Suppliesâ€"Llioyd Moon ; Grounds and Electricity â€" Frank Moroney, Henry Witten; Registraâ€" tionâ€"Mrs. J. Koon, Ken Griffith, Don Strenger; Finance â€" James Lorimer, Al Gerken, Jerry Mcâ€" Caffrey, Emmett Moroney; Bingo â€"â€"Wm. Moran, Dr. Wallis, Henry: Schotanus, Zeke Farmer; Ham and Bacon â€" Henry Scheskie, Whyne Jahnigan ; Bottles and Catsâ€"Hank Erickson, J. McKillip; Hooliganâ€" R, Moran; Jar Dealâ€"J. Clavey; Striker, Moe Pearson; Refreshâ€" mentsâ€"Wm,. McArthur, Mike Miâ€" otti, Tom Garrity, Jack Kelly, Ledo Marcucci, Tom Homma, and James Shechan. Improvements In School District No. 107 The Board of Education has announced that more improveâ€" ments are in store for School district 107. Black topping of the kindergarten playground and biâ€" cycle stand area, as well as the space in front of the auditorium, is already under way. Steel edging, to prevent spread of the blacktop, will be placed on its border which scaping is planned for the interâ€" vening four foot space, with bushes as a precaution against automobiles driving onto the blacktop. Contract for the job has been let to Peter Baker & Son Company, Lake Forest. Tuckpointing and caulking conâ€" tracts, to cover all school district buildings, were awarded to David Svendson, Evanston, while Skokie Tree Service, Highland Park, will will be terminated about four feet others in both the Green Bay and Elm Place school areas, with the exception of the Bird Sanctuary, which is in the proximity of the playground bowl. The project is fully insured against accident to workmen and damage to the buildings. V.F.W. CARNIVAL STARTS TONITE Thursday, August 4, 1949 Rubinsteinâ€"Heifetzâ€"Piatigors| In Final Program At Ravinia Highland Park High School Board Fights The board of the Lake Forest school district was elected July 23, and consists of J. Howard Wood, president, Elmer B. Vliet, Robert Pierson, Philip L. Spiedel, John C. Trussel, Mrs. Unity Tomlinson and Mrs, Ethel Jenkin. On June 29, W. C. Petty, county school superintendent, issued a ruling that the Deerfieldâ€"Shields States Attorney Harry A. Hall, upon the request of members of the Highland Park High school board, has filed a law suit in Circuit Court in which the newlyâ€" formed board of Lake Forest High school, designated as District No. 115, is asked to show by what authority it holds its present ofâ€" fice. ed to protest the ruling. High school district become two separate districts. The ruling went into effect July 1. Two weeks ago the school board of the Highland Park district votâ€" school board, Petty‘s ruling will be invalidated if the Lake Forest board fails to prove its authority to hold office. High School Girl Fatally Stricken John D. Floyd, 441 St. Johns place, "MMumo! last week, following an attack of illness the preceding Tuesday. The case diagnosed as poliomyelitis, she was removed to Evanston hosâ€" pital on Wednesday, and passed away two days later. Sunday, August 14 Officially Proclaimed Gold Star Mothers‘ Day A junior, Miss Floyd was one of the most popular students: at Highland Park high school. She was a member of the Girls Club, of the High School chorus and of the Penguin club. She was also a member of the Presbyterian Sunday Morning Crash Claims Two Victims Mothers® day by Governor Stevenâ€" son, a day to be made brighter by sending flowers to theseâ€"mothers, a card to greet them or a visit to those who are ill or shut in. The president of the Gold Star Mothers of Iilinois is Mrs. J. D. church choir. Her father is Science instructor and football coach at Highland Park high. Besides her parents, she is surâ€" vived by an older sister, Barbara. Rites were held at the Kelleyâ€" Spalding chapel Sunday morning, conducted by Dr. William A. was his brother, Wilmer, army reâ€" cruiting officer stationed at Canip Campbell, Ky. Riding with Norman was Miss Constance Hoenig, 18, of Chicago, who suffered skull inâ€" Paggett is survived by his parâ€" ents, who live in Iowa, and anâ€" other brother, Donald of the above Highland Park address. The accident is reported to have been caused through disreâ€" garding a stop light. day to remember the mothers of our war dead. This day has been officially prociaimed as Gold Star Jack Paggett, 22â€"yearâ€"old Highâ€" land Parker, 618 Homewood aveâ€" which he was driving collided with that of Arthur Norman Jr., of Chicago, at routes 42 A and 22. and Norman succumbed shortly afterward at the Highland Park hospital to a skull fracture. Young. Interment was made at avenue, Chicago. According to David Levinson, ttorney for the Highland Park Sunday, August 14, will be the of 15 Offers Trio Of World‘s Greatest Ravinia‘s fourteenth annual Festival comes to its steller climax appearance of three of the world‘s concluding Ravinia week is made up of a wide variety of classical works for piano, violin and cello, piano and violin, and violin and of four programs of unprecedentâ€" ed importance and interest. lodo!&--’e'illbopâ€"t ed for the first time to Ravinia audiences. Warsaw, Poland, is among the greatest and most popular of piâ€" Carnegie Hall debut in 1919 he ment of Ravinia‘s 14 years of appeared as soloists at Ravinia. Warsaw country, in Europe and in Central 1946 he became a citizen of the United States and now lives in Hollywood with his wife and their four children. Legion To Sponsor Annual Safety Week August 15â€"19 checked free at the Safety Lane. Jascha Heifetz has been a celeâ€" brated viblinist in this countfy for more than 30 years. He was born (Continued on page 5) of the Highland Park Post of the American Legion announced that the Post will sponsor the annual Safety Week for Highland Park Kiwanians To Stage Annual Picnic At Sunset August 15 placed on south side of Central Ave. just east of Alcyon Theater. Tirtieâ€"Monday, Aug. 15thâ€"1 18thâ€"9 A. M. to Noon, Friday, 19thâ€"1 . M. to 5 P. M. Cars will be checked free for brakes, lights, etc. A Safety sticker will be issued for cars that pass week of Aug. 15â€"19. He says, ‘Having your car in good operatâ€" ing condition may save the life of a child or an adult. Don‘t put it off. Have your car checked free P.M. to 5 P.M. Tuesday, Aug. 16thâ€"1 P.M. to Tuesday evening for those who cannot get there during the day. Commander Harrison urges all citizens of Highland Park to have The annual picnic for Kiwanians and families will be held on Monâ€" day, August 15, at Sunset park, starting at 6:30 p.m. Games and other amusements will be the order of the day, and the usual bountifal picnic dinner will be prepared by be a eopy ; $1.50 a year The Safety Lane Equipment of to fety Lane will be