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Personaly, we think Truman weakened the Amâ€" erican position by his action. It has been argued that MacArthur is a soldier, not a statesman. We had +â€"Statesmen representing us at Yalta and Potsdam? If the boys who invited the Reds into China, told them, in effect, that we would not fight in Korea, and don‘t want to bomb Chinese bases hecause the Chinese, who are at war with us, might also get mad at us ; if they are statesmen, is it statesmen we need? 4 The success or failure of the new numbering plan depends enâ€" tirely upon the cooperation now" and in the future of all property holders. The Telephone Company is isâ€" suing a new Highland Park phone directory in June. This means just one very important thing to those who have not applied for a new house number. Send in your appliâ€" cation to the City Hall at once so that we will all be up to date by June. Heve your name and new address in the phone book as well as in the hands of your friends and those who make deliveries and call at your home, Naturaily there will be some confusion for a short time. This same confusion was typical of the other cities investigated who had to sweat through a few months of adjustment, but in the finale, everybody was happy. total of 4,500 new numbers to be issued, more than 3,500 have alâ€" ready been allocated. 95L \The Committee was also asked to untangle the complicated dupliâ€" cativn‘ of. street names. With the generous help of the citizens who live on the fiftyâ€"one streets on which names were . changed, a situation has been straightened out that â€"will benefit all of us. s interested to know that out of a Careful consideration and study by the Council was given to these recommendations, _ who _ unaniâ€" mously approved them as benefiâ€" cial to all our citizens, as well as all aclivery services, the Fire Deâ€" partment, Post Oifice, Hospital and Police. Ordinances were at once drawn up, and adopted by the Council. in a number of suburbs adjacent toâ€"and away from Highland Park. Alter a complete analysis of all the systems investigated, the Comâ€" mittee recommended to the Mayor andâ€"Council that the gridiron sysâ€" tem â€" of numbering be adopted. Operating under this national sysâ€" tem, all streets running north and south would begin with number one at County Line, and run in consecutive order to the north limits of the City. All streets runâ€" ning cast and.west will start with number one&t the lake, and run in consecutive order to the west limits. ~ 45% Attention Citizens About two and a half years ago, the Mayor and City Council â€"apâ€" pointed me Chairman of a Comâ€" mittee to reâ€"organize the antiâ€" quated and confusing street numâ€" bering system used in "Our Home Town" for the last 30 years. * The Committee got into action immediately, first making a thorâ€" ough study of the street numberâ€" ing systems being used in cities as far north as and including Milâ€" While we agree in general with the unfavorable opinions expressed in many quarters on President Truman, and with the favorable opinions with regard to General MacArthur, we think that a great many people who are doing a lot of shouting are about two and oneâ€"half years late in expressing their opinion of President Truman. If you think that right should be taken away from him, your most recent chance was at the polls in Novâ€" ember,â€"1948â€"your next chance will be in November, Whether his dismissal of MacArthur was justified or unjustified, the fact remains that as Commanderâ€" inâ€"Chief of the armed forces, he is invefi..w‘th the specific power to"do justexactly what he did. Wethink :fiecific power to"do justexactly what he did. Wethink at anyone has the right to condemn his action as being unsound; we don‘t have much time for anyone who feels he had no right to do it. The Belated Shouting Vol. 40; No. 9 _ _ â€"¢ . Thank you again for your coâ€" New numbers are being issued To Now By Bill Thomas ' *â€"~A lengthy discusion was held on the feasibility of setting up a health inspection unit here, simiâ€" lar to the one in Winnetka. Since a rough estimate of the initial cost of establishing such a sysâ€" tem here falls between 20 and 50 thousand dollars, it was decided to mgain sugrgest that Winnetka take over complete health inspecâ€" tion for Highland Park before disâ€" cussing the matter further.. The city already pays Winnetka $210 per month for milk inspection. At Monday evening‘s meeting of the City Council it was anâ€" nounced that, as of that ‘time, 8,826 homes in Highland Park have accepted the regulations of the .new houseâ€"numbering system, and only 647 have not indicated their acceptance of the plan. Cards have been sent out to the latter homeâ€"owners, in the hope‘ that returns will all be in before the issuance of the new telephone diâ€" rectory, next July, efi.:'tory by Robert F. Walker, here in this issue, explains the plan in deâ€" tail. operation in hetping us sbive two problems which have bothered all of us for years. Street Numbering Plan; . City Health Problem It was a real pleasure and a liberal education to have particiâ€" pated, as a candidate, in our city election. ‘ The principle of "city manager type government" is enjoying unâ€" paralled success throughout our nation. The fact that all of the candidates, for‘ city ‘office, exâ€" pressed recognition of its possiâ€" bilities, during the campaign, is a great step forward in presenting a unified determined effort to solve our city‘s problems. â€" The new commissioners, which we have elected, need every bit ofâ€" help we can give them, they canâ€" not. do any better job for us than we will allow them to do. Let‘s putâ€"our full support behind thcir“ efforts and we. can beâ€" sure we will all benefit. ts City Council Discusses Our citizens/are interested in the betterment of our city and are openâ€"minded. They are exceptionâ€" ally free of the factionalism with which so many cities are ridden. The Highland Park Press Highland Park, 111. The consideration my namereâ€" ceived at the polls, despite my short ‘residence, should enesurare every Highland Parker to particiâ€" m‘ * ropmpue iv cly <câ€"<g#iieâ€"adfairer To The Editor The Higblans Park Press | Sincerely, Keith W. Burge R. F. Walker A Paper for Highland Parkers Sometime between 8:20 and 8:40 a.m. the General‘s party is expected to pause for a couple of minutes at the City Hall where he will be greeted by Mayor Patton. several noted generals, seldom is an opportunity presented to salute a national h of the fame and popularity â€" of eral Douglas MacArthur. Therefore, barring an accident of nature, such as an earthquake or the like, it is cerâ€" tain that the city will turn out en masse to salute the General on his way through the city Friday. The General‘s lady will receive a Tribute in the form of 14 roses, representing the number of years The schedule of the General‘s itinerary is necessarily sketchy, but no doubt Sheridan road, along which h! will travel, will be lined with ‘chcering, flagâ€"waving admirâ€" equally true with our City employâ€" ees, and the only way any® adâ€" ministration can improve and enâ€" large City services is by having more revenue available. Unfortuâ€" nately any economy that might ‘P@ibly be devised will no where near provide for what must be done. We have tried to keep Highland Parkers fully informed of what goes on at the City Hall. Three ‘times a year we have sent out a simple pamphlet with the water bills, discussing the problems that seemed most important such as financial, . departmental â€" operaâ€" tions, parking, garbage, etc. I do mot want to take space here to cover the past four years‘ proâ€" Another problem is that of garâ€" bage disposal. The City has on hand the recently completed Grifâ€" fenhagen engineering report which points out a remedy, The sewer situation is ever present, but the start of any solution lies with proâ€" viding, the North Shore Sanitary District with the means to build interceptor . lines and ~disposal plants. At a cost of thousands of dollars to the Sanitary District a very thorough engineering report has just been completed that gives hn answer. MacArthur‘s Visit Brief As Mayor Patton Heads Welcoming Group Although Highland Park is ever heroâ€"conscious, having ‘been, at one time or an other, the home of Perhaps I should omit any refâ€" erence to City Manager form of local government. However, I feel that this type is well adapted for a communityâ€"like Highland Park. I also feel that littlé improvement would result unless all out people demand it, and then watch over it constantly in the years to come. gress. Our last issue of "Our Home Town" will be a 20â€"page report in detail to the people of Highland Park to be mailed the latter part of this month, > However, there are a few probâ€" lems I would like to «mention. _There is nothing truer than the inscription carved in stone over mmplifihed has only been done ugh the loyal cooperation and unstinting work of those who have willingly served on committees or in individual capacities whenever asked. It has been my experience when appointments have come up to find our people willing and anâ€" xious to help out. This has made the Council‘s task much casier;beâ€" that it is niot "the " ad@@@stration alone that guides the affairs of our town, but rather some 55.volâ€" unteers with their specialized talâ€" ents who study and wor« on the various types of problems conâ€" stantly arising. The Council could not posibly have time to function were it not for these studies and recommendations. s In addition, there is the loyalty and intelligent effort of the City‘s full time staff in performing their regular duties, and always findâ€" ing .time for new projects which make Highland Park a better place to live. f * The past four years have been pleasant ones, and I hope conâ€" structive ones, for "Our Home Town". It is an honor to be Mayâ€" or, and I have appreciated the opâ€" portunity of heading our local government, which has made many new friends for me, What this administration has ows how inflation has Among notables who have made Highland Park their home at one time or another are the following: Gen,. Jonathan Wainright, Gen. Mark W. Clark, Gen. Terry De La Mesa Allen (all of whom attended Eim Place Grammar, school) the same three, in addition to Gen. Follétte Bradley attending Deerâ€" fieldâ€" Shields High .school. For many years Gen. Robert E. Wood was a prominent fesident of our city. > * the MacArthurs have lived abroad. Included among the spectators will be delegations from the Amerâ€" ican Legion, the Veterans of Ferâ€" eign Wars, their auxiliaries, the D. A.. R., city â€" dignitaries, various _ civiec organizaâ€" tions and the school children with their teachers, including boy and girl scouts in uniform. \ > There is no doubt that Highland Park will give the general as great an ovation as time permits. % ) Announcement has been made by Commander Bernard P. Sheehy that Erle Cocke, Jr., of Dawson Ga., National Commander of the American Legion will come to Highland Park, Sunday, May 6tir to dedicate the new $150,000 Leâ€" geion Memorial Building, recentl;r completed on the corner of Sheriâ€" dan Road and Park ave. Gov Adelai Stevenson, Senator Dirkâ€" sen and Mrs. Ralph Church, Conâ€" gresswoman, are among the many dignitaries who haye been invited and are expécted â€"toâ€"attend. and tike part. $ * Commander Cocke is one of; the youngest men ever to be National Commander of the Legion, being only 29 years old. He is a sucâ€" cessful farmer, stock raiser, transâ€" portation executive and business man. His outstanding record in business and civic affairs recently led to his being termed the outâ€" standing young man of the State of Georgia, by the Georgia Junior Chamber of Commerce. He is a graduate of the University of Geoâ€" rgia, where he received his AB Deâ€" gree with a major in history and ‘hw. ; *His war record is one of the Y#E®t heroic and extraordinary reâ€" corded among the heroes.of the Jlast war. Perhaps the most specâ€" tacular incident was bis execution by a Gestapo firing squad followâ€" ing his third capture, after preâ€" vious escapes. He was mowed down along withâ€"the others and given the coup de grace by the officer in charge. He was found alive by peasants the ‘following morning and nursed by them until allied troops reached the area, that night. his recovery followed a perâ€" iod of 14 months spent in 27 difâ€" ferent hospitals. For his service and for extraordinary gallantry in action Commander Cocke received the Silver Star, the Purple Heart with Three Clusters, the Bronze Star with clusters, the French ‘Croixâ€"deâ€"guere,‘ and was recomâ€" mended for the Distinguished Serâ€" vige_ Cross on the field of battle. He Yeturned from active military service with the rank of major. National Commander Cocke, world war hero and prominent figure in national affairs has just returned from a personal conferâ€" ence with General MacArthur, wifose views he shares, with the result that his conference with the President was cancelled upon his return to this country. Interâ€" est in what is announced wiil be a most important and impressive ceremony. has been heightened .# ine fact that it is expected Con. mander Cocke will make some mention in his dedication address of his g‘onfennce with General MacArthur, In closing, let me repeat that 1 have enjoyed being your Mayor the past four years. Further, I have the utmost confidence in the incoming administration. I am sure it will do a good job. National Commander: To Dedicate Legion Memorial Bldg. May 6 the front door of the City Hall: "The salvation of the community is watchfulness of the citizen." DEDICATION PLANNED BY LEGION Thursday, April 26, 1951 Infant Welfare Groups Celebrate Baby Week who is serving the unexpired term of Mr. Mussatto, has stated that he will be a candidate for the post. The date was set at last Friday night‘s. meeting of the Highwood Cit ‘Council. e > The Highland Parkâ€"Ravinia Junâ€" jor Center of Infant Welfare celeâ€" brates National Baby Week, startâ€" ing the 29th of April through May 5th. The Junior groups have disâ€" played the baby garments made by the members of the four groups b? decorating a few of the local store windows. In 1950 the combined groups of ‘the ‘Highland Park Centers tur_n_ed in 1204 baby garments. The purpose â€"of the Infant Welâ€" fare Society is to educate the pubâ€" li¢ as to the health needs of little Highland Park is a municipal funcâ€" tion, responsibilityâ€"forâ€"which ‘réâ€" sides â€"inâ€"tkeâ€"duly elected andâ€"or appointed City officials, and. ~~~ Ravinia P. T. A. Voices Request For Safety Crossings June 26 is the date set for the Highwood voters to elect a mayor to take the place of Thomas Musâ€" satto, who resigned on account of a disagreement over the Nudi Whereas the Directors of the Parentâ€"Teacher Association of Raâ€" vinia School are of the opinion that provision for the safety of our children on the streets of Whereas for some years this maintenance and protection has been neglected resulting in danger to life and limb and the safety of our children, .and previous petiâ€" tions to the Governing Bodies of the City ofâ€" Highland Park have not resulted in constructive action, and the dangers continue to exâ€" ist and even increase because of the growth of the city, . ties, it is requested that adequate means be found and.instituted for Christian Science Lecture In Deerfield, May 1 The spiritual basis of peace will be the topic of a public‘ lecture next. ‘ Tuesday _ Evening _ by Harry B. MacRae of Dallas, Texâ€" as, Christian Science lecturer. â€" Mr. MacRae will speak on inâ€" vitation of First Church of Christ, Scientist of Highland Park in the Derfield _ School _ Auditorium, Deerfield at 8 o‘clock on Tuesday, May ist. His topic will be "Christâ€" ian Science, ‘Bringer of Peace." The general public is invited ‘to attend without Charge". ~â€"~~ Mr. MacRac became interested in‘ Christian Science in 1913, while in his fqurth year of a preâ€" medical course at the University ‘of Cincinnati, through a healing of his father. He left a business career about 20 years ago to/deâ€" vote his fullâ€"time to the practice of Christian Science healing. H has been a member of The Chris ian Science Board ‘of Lectureship since 1947 and has travelled exâ€" tensively in that capacity. Highwood Sets Mayoral Election Date For June 26 Therefore Be It Resoived By »«» Board Of The Ravinia Parentâ€" Teacher Association that the Mayâ€" or and Council of the City of Highland Park be herebp requestâ€" ed to acknowledge and assume their responsibility, and areâ€" reâ€" quested to furnish proper and adâ€" equate protection for its citizens, and particularly for its children, especially at railroad and street crossings during school hours. Further Be‘It Resoived, that . if fuhds are not now available for the accomplishment of these duâ€" Further, it shall be the purpose of the Ravinia P.T.A. to coopérate with the Governing Bodies in finaing anc assisting in .@a soia« tion. s & Highland Park Hospital Invites The Public To Open House May 13th Continued on page 6 In addition to chafiges made by the recent election of the Highâ€" land Park High school board, when Mrs. Elwood Hansmann beâ€" came a ~member of that ‘body, Samule R. Rosenthal, 444 Bronâ€" won, has been appointed to fill the place on the Board left ’mntbythc recent resignation of Reuben D. Kahn. * Board Reports Increase In Patients This Month More patients were admitted to the Highland Park Hospital durâ€" ing the month of March than at any other time in its 32 year hisâ€" tory. As a matter of fact, a numâ€" ber of records were broken durâ€" ing the past month, according to a report presented lastâ€"weokâ€"atâ€"the â€" 252 patients were admitted durâ€" ing March, comparing with a monthly average of 165 during 1950, The largest nufuber of paâ€" tients in the hospital at one time was 76 with an average daily cenâ€" sus of over 62, comparing with a 1950 average of 42. More babies were delivered at the hospital durâ€" ing March than ever. beforeâ€"45 deliveries compared with an averâ€" age of less than 30 during 1950. Marshall Becoines Head Of High School Board Mr. Kahn assumed his dutics in this office in July, 1949, foilowing the separation of ‘the Lake Forest school from District 118. In order to fill the post on the School Board, Mr. Rosenthal has resigned as a member of the Board of "Since the enlargement of the Highland Park Hospital," states President ‘Frank F. Selfridge, "there has been a highly gratifyâ€" ingâ€" increased usage of all departâ€" ments, indicating that there is real need for what our hospital offers to the North Shore comâ€" munity. The doctors on our staff are giving the best practical proof of the value of our new facilities, by bringing in more and more of the kind of cases. that in the past had"to be sent to Chicago hospiâ€" monthly meeting: of thé Kwepital‘s Board â€"of Managers. A#zsoosâ€"â€"â€" "During. March;, 115. operations , were performed at the Highland . $ Park Hospital, the largest number . 74 in our history. The strengthening > _ of our ‘Anesthesia Staff by the *a addition of an M. D. Anesthetist 4 makes possible the scheduling of . two surgical procedures at one s timeâ€"and this has happened often â€" 3 Guring the past month. Our labâ€"‘ oratory a year ago was supplying j j whereas we now lvetage' 201;; fusions, using approximately 5 gallons of blood a month. with its .equipment of the most advanced type has resulted in an increase of almost 50 per cent, during March, in radiology, fluorâ€" oscopy and therapy. Dr. James T. Case who is our Chiéf Radiologist and oneâ€"of the country‘s leading atuhorities in the field, says that the ‘Highland Park Hospital is now equipped for any type of Xâ€" Ray vor‘r that can be performed anywhere : within the Chicago area, with the possible exception of the rare betatron procedures whose value has not yet been proved." Plan Community Open House For May 13 To give all North Shore resiâ€" dents an oportunityto see their community hospital which is operâ€" ated by a Board of Trustces electâ€" ed from the community, Highland Park Hospital is planning an "Open House" for the afternoon of Sunday, May 13th, Refreshâ€" ments will be served in the board room and visitors will be taken on a tour of all departments. They will also see the unfinished third floor of the new East Wini which will be completed when the hosâ€" pital concludes its present $350â€" of Trustees of © Township 43, range 12. His place there will be filled by Robert I. Logan, 2404 N. Deere Park drive. 000 campaign to pay off the mortgage and finish the job. be a copy; $1.50 a year Continued on page 6 ~Ray Department