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INIAZMINIR 110C AMROIC AIVCCNIDA \THANKS GOD, MOST OF ALL . .: Page 2 OrB «O rB «O 14 vO 1B O 1B «O +4 O 14 «O +5 +0 14 «O +4 «B +4 «O+% +6 Issued Thursday of each week by the Highland Park Press, 516 Laure}l ‘avenve, Highland Park, I!I., Telephone: Highland Park Communications intended for publication must be written on one side of the paper only, and be signed with the name and address of the writer. To the fellows at the Ford Agency and at Sheahen‘s Service Station, and the milkman, and the garbage man, and the newsboyâ€"to all of you a thanks for making life more liveable. ‘ Subscription rates: $1.50 per year; 5 cents per single copy. $3.00 per year outside of Lake County, lllinois. b67. Most of all, though, a BIG THANK YOU to that Man up in the Blue yonder. _ > â€"~ _ Without His blessing and His constant guidance nothing would be possible. If we don‘t do another thing in 1950, we‘re going to make every effort to get closer to God for when He is on our side there‘s happiness, peace of mind, harmony and progress. SO LONG, 1949; WELCOME 1950 . . .. _ Well, so long, 1949. You‘ve been a gooafilear. But 1950 will be an even better year because we‘re going to realize more and more that peace is wonderful and that our futures can be bright if we want them to be. So, welcome aboard, 1950. And thanks for all the promises you hold. THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS Entered as second class matter March 1, 1911, at the Post Office at Highland Park, Illinois. * AM & Welcome, 1950! _ *â€"Yes, 1949 has been a fine year . ... * For us, anyway. ) __And for you, I hope. It‘s been a year of new challenges. A year that saw a cold war get warmer .. . and then cool off again. f A year when the economic picture was not clear and highly unpredictable . . . yet, as a whole, bright. Personally, it‘s been a progressive year. But, progress isn‘t possible \without the help of friends. + â€" A woman wrote me the other day saying how fine it would be if folks would spend more time thankâ€" ing and praising their fellow man when he was alive than when he had passed on. _ § I‘d like to take her advice and thank the many folks who‘ve made this year pleasant for me . . . First, the Les Olsons and Bus Olson, and all the likeable folks in the offices of Highland Park‘s ofâ€" ficial newspaper who make this weekly chat with you possible . . . PARTNERS, FRIENDS . ... _ To my business partner, and my partner for life â€"thanks to both of you. T To good friends the\B]ick Higginses, the Norm Kimbails, the Miles Kimballs, the. Tom Ullmans, and the many others in and around our great little town who help to make life pleasant. _ _ a To Jim Jones at our post office who helped to speed thousands of packages to their destinations across the nation. To Bob Stump for his handsome artwork. To Norb Smith for his precision manufacturing of our leading product. â€"___ _ > To Bruce Krasberg. and his able staff who coâ€" operate fully in delivering top quality products in a hurry. THANKS OTHERS . ... ; To Gsells, Highland Park Pharmacy, Fells, Garâ€" netts, Lucile Ullthan, Stevens, Chandlers, Blue Goose, Husenetters and the many <other excellent retail shops which sell such good merchandise. _ Movies To Be Shown New Year‘s Eve At Wesley Methodist being _ pla Highland _T church, aes the Rev. Re A full length movie and several comedies will be shown at 8 p.m., followed by games and refreshâ€" _ To the 0O & O Construction Co. for building our new home. $ Lester S. Olson, Publisher R. B. Olson, Editor. Year‘s eve inned _ by Park Wesle cording to (SPECIAL TO THE HOHLAND PARK PRESS) Jor ti+@â€"+ 4 A The WHITT NORTHMORE SCHULTZ rtson program is Highwoodâ€" â€" Methodist the pastor, LET‘S TAKE A LOOK | A ments and a halfâ€"hour service starting at 11 service starting at 11:30 p.m. â€" Church school will"be at 9:45 a.m. Sunday and morning worship at 11 o‘clock, when Student Recâ€" ognition day will be observed. Home from college are Barbara Frederickson, Charles Goosman, Alice Olson and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tenison, all members of the church. : _ 1949‘ blankets. PARKWAY Curtain Laundry For All types of curtainsâ€" spreads, table linens and Free Pickâ€"up and Delivery SAVINGS BONDS HOUSE CLEANING? CURTAIN TROUBLES? Happy Future With By DRY CLEANING (all types) 53 N. Green Bay watch hour Modern Dance Class To Continue At Y By â€" popular â€" request _ Madge Friedman‘s Modern Dance class will continue for another course after the holidays. Starting Tuesâ€" day, January 10th, it will conâ€" tinue for ten weeks at the Y. Classes will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. as formerly. If you have not already joined this group you are missing a wonâ€" derful experience. This <rythmic If you have not already éoined this group you are missing a wonâ€" derful experience. This rythmic excercise is not only a lot of fun but it is a great boon to your figure, especially after these days of extra calorie indulgence. It will give you a feeling of well being, poise and vivacity, the envy of every woman. It will free those unused muscles and relax the physical tension we all build up / every day. A popular teacher of excellent experience, Miss Friedman _ is well known in Highland Park, for her -cti};‘tiqg at home and abroad. During the war she danced at enâ€" tertainments in foreign war theaâ€" tres for the lads and lassies. She danced in the Railroad Fair Paâ€" geant, Wheels A ‘olling all through the summer and teaches both in Chicago and on the North _ Tops in the F ‘~k line for 1950+is the stately Roadmaster six passenger sedan. Inches shorter than its : ‘cessor the car has a more powerful engine,,a completely new body and features a oneâ€"p. curved windshield. Note the full taperâ€"through of the front fenders, the wrapâ€"around bumpers, spacious trunk and the nar.ow rear quarter panel permitting the rear window to come well around to the side providing better rear vision for the driver. 16 North Sheridan Road FERDINAND HU ME R fl&mcflWa;l‘aglazplflte THE PRESS8 There is No Substitute For Good Tailoring Announcing his candidacy for reâ€"election in November 1950, subject to the April 11 primary, Vernon L. Nickell, State Superinâ€" tendent of Public Instruction, toâ€" night addressed a large home town audience of Republicans on eduâ€" cational problems confronting the the State of Illinois. During the seven years he has served as Superintendent of Pubâ€" lic Instruction, Nickell said, "I have labored on the principle that schools exist for the benefit of the children, and that their first obâ€" jective is to teach good American citizenship." Shore. If you have any questions call the Y and talk them over, but if you can spare that hour out of your busy life you will be weil repaid for your efforts. Registraâ€" tions should be in by Saturday, January 7th. at the Y. Vernon L. Nickell Announces Candidacy For Reâ€"election If reâ€"elected, Mr. Nickell said, he would continue to administer fairly and efficiently the school visitation, _ physical _ education, health and saféty, vocational eduâ€" T â€" _ The Same Molds Good for Ladies notice. as we can not accept an order on short Here you get the kind of garment you at the right price. You must plan early have been looking for for a long time, Established 1913 Mr. Nickell, a lifeâ€"iong Repubâ€" lican, was bern in 1891 in Bellâ€" flower, Illinois. He has spent his | entire life in the field of educaâ€" tion, rising from rural school [te}cher to his present public ofâ€" cation, industrial arts, and other kindred programs. He also pledged to work in close cooperation with the state legislature and to conâ€" tinue his support of the common school fund, which is three times greater than <when he assumed office in 1943. Under his guidâ€" ance, he said, the warâ€"time shortâ€" age of teachers, once as high as 4,000, has been lowered to apâ€" proximately 1,500, / I Weddings, cocktail parties, dinners C A TE RIN G Let us help you plan your next party Tel. Glencoe 1594 P. C. McCullough 32f Thursday, Dec. 29, 1949 fice, to which he was elected in 1942, and which he assumed in 1943. He also has served as prinâ€" cipal in a Champaign city elemenâ€" tary school and junior high school, and served for 13 years as supâ€" erintendent of schools in Cham» paign, from 1930 : 1943. He holdsâ€"xdegrees from ois Wesâ€" leyan, Illinois State Normal, and University of Illinois. BUY SAVINGS BONDS Highland Park 54 LOTS OF LUCK TO YOU FOR THE WHOLE YEAR AHEAD. Highwood Radio and Appliance Company Est. 1931â€"John Bosselli 917 Waukegan Avenue Highland Park Tel. H. P. 6260° And Keep Them