Brookfield Magnet (Newspaper) - April 2, 1953, Brookfield, Illinois Illinois Only AllAmerican City for 1952 APRIL 1953 r L Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon having walked out on the Republi can party last year is in doubt as to just where he should sit in the U we know where there is a water fountain in the Senate you can park a camp chair there and at least keep Discussion groups on the radio are becoming better and I Men and women who are ed in the honorable pursuit of fulness aie always breaking out on some with the prowess of intellectual others im practical and the top heavy with tured Some vibrate with others show admiral a few command a measure of devo tion to causes they espouse and a large number apparently have picked up their training and back ground on the panel Oc there is one who grows apoplectic over his and he is forever agitating the ether with his overheated The law has been pretty well chewed apart by dis with a few concussions and repercussions thrown that Some of the labor leaders think the law will pass with some want to re vamp it and still others run a stamp their feet and slave The farm has been boiled and as has the rivers and harbors like the power issue and of the one should never forget the public school issue and lack of together with the United and the highways matter seem to be filled with and the last named have always just spawned a tome that is a best who are author on almost any given Some of the professors have a bushel basket filled with degrees and and the have traveled far and usually at government they are in the have con ferred with the and they speak with tongues of Some months ago we listened to a bevy of authors discuss Dumas Three They pulled out all their vocal stops in analyzing and breaking and apart for that this work of Dumas that has probably thrilled more youthful hearts than good old Robinson They agreed that Dumas did a pretty good job in turning out the Three Musketeers and after toss ing in a few ten dollar words of they adjusted their dusted off their haloes and returned to the heights of Par to drink from the Castalian We dont recall at the moment that any member of the panel every turned out a best does not imply that they are not competent in the field of Panels do not settle anything they offer sometimes but for the most part they deal in oversized words in woolen and in the matter of thought a lot of it is low The Brookfield Methodist Church will have three services of wor ship on Easter The 6 Sunrise service will be followed by served by the Mens The Methodist Youth Fellowship will sponsor this with several of the mem bers Edwin Whitehead will be soloist and Lila Lawrence The and 11 Easter Church will be township will be held at Two Local Easter Bunny on Services For Methodists Job at Library Easter Sunday OME THINK OF V T 1 t MAGNET 12 PAGES 10 CENTS PER COf College Will Confer Degree On Pease Elections Set Next Tuesday Many on Slate For Park Board Positions April in Lyons township and Proviso elections will be the first of a series of events scheduled for the voters Central Michigan College of Ld during the month of I at at The annual town meeting of the commencement exercises in RB Musicians Win in State Contest Trainee of Week 102 Educator to Be Honored by Michi gan School in June An honorary degree of Doctor of Laws will be conferred upon James Pease of School The Vance Rogers sermon topic will The Image of The Man of Lila organist will play as her Prelude Toccata and in 0 Min April at the Town 53 Polling places for the election will he open from i 6 to 5 News of the outstanding for the local educator was on Tuesday by Rollin The semifinals of the state band contest were held in Downers Grove on March The scoring was as follows 1 4av and t Carolyn piano Tom violin Barbara flute and Jim Blaha and Don Mel sax duet rated Ray Prazak accompanied the Barbara fute Doti oboe and Rob woodwind received an The Easter Bunny is right on the job at the Brookfield Free Public Miss Mildred the posing in the above picture with the Easter Bunny and a new display of picture books and easy reading material for announced this week it will be ready for a check April and then ready for circulation April The Caldecott 1953 award The Biggest Bear and the 1953 Newbery The Secret of the Andes top the list of new books for beginning T I Officers to be elected are hy Bach and tho be from Sonata by K m a n The Junior choir lead For of Pearson will Western Crown Our The For Strim Senior choir will sine Kastor j cr Dawn by Lois Kapp will For Gal bo soloist and the choir will be vj directed by Kuhns I u L al Robert 77th and Wolf and 11 church sor vices a nursery for small i For justices of the Lord s Supper A Western Springs Thr Sacrament of the Lords Irving Brookfield will be administered at the George John j Brookfield Methodist c h u r c h on Summit and Eugene j Maundy Thursday from 9j30 This is an open communion For constables Raymond and you are invited to come and Lyons Dave Sum go as you desire in this two hour There will be a Good Friday ser vice at the Brookfield Methodist church at The choir will sing the 0 Day of Pen by A movie in The Upper Room will be Brookfield Girl Lions Give Places First in Raincoats to Safety Piano Contest TOWNSHIP VOTING PLACES Voting places in Lyons town ship follow 28857 Og den 39103 Ogden 49311 Shields 59411 Og den 69437 Voting places in Proviso There is only one at 3453 Hours for voting 6 to 5 Phyllis and Bob earned a throe rat All who received except will represent RB in on May I Only a certain percentage of the students receiving superior rating are sent to the Don Melka is looking forward to the the n budding romance that Started in Champaign when Don met a sax of course The girl from Galesburg is quite a Hearts and Flowers Marvin of the music de served as guest conduc tor at the Spring Concert of the Richmond high school orchestra on March The sax quartet of Don Jim Bob and Jim Spita played at the patrons coun cil meeting March Janice Upah was winner of first place in the piano contest held Sun day by the West Suburban Orches tral Janice will appear as soloist with the orchestra at the April concert in Lyons Township High playing the Caprice Brillante by the 35 pages of which she memorized ill 21 days before the Larry Webb of Clarendon Hills placed second in the contest and he will play with the Symphony Woods orchestra in Western Springs at a summer Ann 4724 Wolf Western was winner of third place and receives a cash Karl director of the West Suburban Symphony or Patrols of Schools More than 200 persons attended the ceremonies he in connection and Miss Thelma Frede ricksen of the Cosmopolitan School of Music in found selec tion of winners among the four difficult as they were all excellent young Ger trude Schlaeger df Downers Grove was fourth Janice Upah is the 15 year old daughter of anc David Upah of She has studied piano since she was Spring Vacation at RB High years old some of the time at the Chicago Musical college and now the Nazareth academy where ts a She with the presentation of raincoats to the school patrol boys of Brook March The meeting being held in the gymnasium of the Con gress Park elementary Principal Martin of the school was the master of ceremonies and fea tures of the aside from the Was the presenta tion of guests and Dan village president was Trustee who spoke on i mit Michael LaGrange Harry LaGrange and Van The polling places in the area covered by the Citizen are Polls will from 6 other guests included Presidents Kelber of tin Lions club and Fish er of the Kiwanis also Barcal of the police Eight coats were turned over to the patrol boys of Lincoln school 12 to the Congress Park 12 CONTINUED ON PAGE S Reef Cross Net James Pease president of the 102 board of following in formation received from the dent of Central Charles Anspach j Pease as a graduate of Central having received his degree This was followed by an degree at the Univer sity of graduate study at the University of Chicago and the Colorado College of Edu In a letter to other members of the school board informing them of the honor to be accorded Super intendent Brooks wrote that it is a very deserving recognition to one who has devoted his life to the welfare of boys and and Gross Grammar school in Brook to Barbaras school and four to Pauls Gross and Brook Park did not apply for coats Wav ing received them a year ago from the Four extra coats are to be held in A movie was shown and thor enjoyed by the young peo ple and The Spring vacation at the Riv high school will start April on Good and The Red Cross fund drive under of the three Brookfield and Congress report a slight lag in Nathaniel chairman of the reported this week that contributions this week totaled which is a slight de crease from the previous About one quarter of the quota has been turned in with about half o of the drive having the time continue to April will be when school CONTINUED ON PACE Everyone should get behind the Red Cross fund drive and send in otherwise the quota cannot be Many local people can get credit for Brookfield foi their if they mark their pledges so that credit goes to the local The Red Cross must raise more monies this year because of in creased Lions Present Raincoats to School Patrols Holy Week Barbara Church Holy Week services at Bar bara on South Prairie follow Wednesday No evening Confes sions 4 to 6 and to 9 Thursday Holy i and 1 Mass and procession 8 Adoration All Holy S Good Friday Adoration 7 until noon Mass of the noon Adoration of the 1 Prayers and to Stations of the Cross Novena in honor of ou Sorrowful 7 and Sermon and Veneration of the Cross at both evening Holy Saturday Blessings and Holy 7 3 to 6 and t 8 Childrens wil be heard in the Sunday Masses p In school an New Census Figure As Of new census hat is as of March is according to data re eased Wednesday morning at the tillage This figure is a 13 per cent in crease over the official census fig ire of April which was Residents of Brookfield who have not been contacted by the or have not filled out hc form printed in last weeks is sue of The are urged to make returns on or before April or better still call the village On tlie basis of the new the village is expecting a material increase in MFT funds for street and other Martin of 4235 Elm been named Trainee of the Week at Fort according to in formation received week from headquarter of the airborne The honor covered sixth week of basic and the was made from 400 It was based on high de gree of proficiency in training and the exhibition of a high de gree of moral character during both training and Talafous is the son of and Frank Talafous of the above He attended Lincoln school and is a gradu ate of he spent a year at and a year at the Uni versity of Illinois before enter ing LaGrange I st Time in RB Election Residents of New School Area to Vote On April H For the first time in the hii of LaGrange that newly incorporated 208 high school will vote for of the school board Annexation was by the Cook board of school new area boundaries follow Sfi on the east on the and from 26th the north to 31st on the SOT VOTING HOrRS ON ELECTION DAY The hours in high school and are from 12 noon until 7 of In raincoats March at held In tht Park bolna tho Kiwanis and of Two hundred were Eight turned to patrol b oys of Lincoln school 12 to Park 12 to school and four to Pauls Four coats held in Grow and Brodk Park PTAt provided raincoats for their Posing in captain Bar J captain Mary captain David lieutenant Edward Dick Con captain Brian Mylon provident of Front to right nant Dick Boy Scouts Enjoy Camp Life At Thirtynine boy scouts and scout ers of troop 43 of the Congregational church traveled to Camp three miles of over the weekend of March An ad vance group of 23 scouts and dad left Brookfield Friday evening March Saturday morning th remaining 16 of the group arrivee and the program of scouting skill got under Scoutmaster Lawrence assistant scoutmaster troop committee chairman Oldrich Fishera and committeemen Birkel and Schlange spent sev eral months planning the scouting menu food advancement Sunday school transpor tation and equipment Demonstrations were held in the dining hall when precipitation put side made navigation A nature lore hike into the new 40 acres recently purchased by the boy scout west suburban council was led by scoutmaster Mingus and scouter dad George These two leaders poked and stalked and to point out evidences of mother natures crea ures and signs of green leafy lant life rising from a long win ers sleep into new Every one took their turn at the two man saws for the wood consumed by the Evening Features Saturday evening the group was treated to the showing of three colored two on phases of scouting and one on furnished by the LaGrange boy scout At 4 the group re started the trek home closing the story of a weekend of dad and son companionship that will not soon be scouts attending the week end camping trip were John Fred Gale Bob Hos John Oldrich Fa Ronnie Ted Robert Ro L i Aian Roger Larry Pol Wendell Given Promotion FIFTH AIR Lawrence Brook was recently promoted to his present rank in the 1903d Engineer Aviation battalion in He is serving a supply sergeant with unit which builds ad airstrips for the Fifth Air force in is a son of and William 4234 Ray mond Rhett in Fall Rhett 3 years injured his nose when he fell where a building project which was under way at 8617 to a report over to th Brookfield Police Th boy was taken to the Berwyn hos pital where two stitches were tak en on his Rhetts parents ar the Otto of 8651 Service of Devotions on Friday Seven Churches To Unite in Rites At Local Church A three hour spi vill be held at the Brookfield Con church on Good April from 12 noon to 3 The service will be divided into periods commemorating the seven James MacGowan and Ha Bamford of Brookfield and are candid for and Rudolph Ba of is a While tax bills this cover high school taxes 209 of future hills for operation and Polling places for the e will be held in five follows i 11 North Riverside side Central Woodsid Riverside mar Maple 7236 Pershing and i 30th and Lz Other Elections In the high school are three seeks a threeyear Dorothy man LaGrange t Vaughn Two candidates are i members of the board their names being of LaGrange Park Bloomquist of Brool seeks a j In Dist there are two will havd al reelection for a threes William shippers may attend all or a por tion of the The participating churches are Faith Methodist Con gress Park Church of Hollywood and Brookfield First Word of Inter the Rev George Three Crosses Second Word of the Rev Vance The Crucifixion Kemp Third Word of Hu man the Rev Donald Os Tenebrae in E Flat Haydn Karl Fourth Word of the Curtis He Was Despised Handel Fifth Word of ON PAGE S Ralph unexpired There are two candid in the Bisho from Congress Park Robert is Both are candii threeyear Around The Village of Brookfield fc FROM STEPHEN SIVACEK Dear Sir My brother and I have purchased a 40 acre fruit just a few miles out of South I am disposing of my busi ness and may not be around Brook field after April I will have no further need for the ad which your paper has so gen provided me with in the Larry George Vrhel and and Scouter dads attending the troop 43 annual winter scout camp were Eiser VKV ii Accept my sincere appreciation and thanks for the many kind nesses that you and your have extended to and its very fine will al ways remain a pleasant thought in my Sincerely Stephen Editors Note Folks are going to miss who has operated Stephens Hobby but they will all join Magnet in wishing him every success in his new PERSONAL ETC the Lions Club of Brookfield has a Little League it being dugouts at the ball park on Arden David coordinate of the Brookfield Recreation com who has done a job during the last few has resigned and the village board a a recent meeting approved sendini her resolution of thanks for he service not only to the commission but the Village of Kemp Stein was reappointed re cently to the Brookfield Police and n Western Springs in the very ear Johnny Henard in terrible rush to get over to the Postmaster Colgrass post ng bulletins in the lobby of the Manager Plunkett of the at the north end very msy taking care of the rush of morning Wilfred out for an larly morning shopping tour in he Broadway the enjoying the spring visiting with custom and going into their Cecil Stinson re oard First OKs Project Elm 6Inch To Cost The first meeting a Brookfield Board of 1 was The board adopted a to initiate special for the water main from The cost of estimated to be about public hearing on this prai be held on April in tfl hall at 7 who are by tw ment will be notified By Three The Board of rs coming drugstore turned to his home in the village recently after being seriously ill in the hospital five members of Fire Civil service the Louis Kuceras and Bob have gone to for an out Herb of the H Freitag Paint 8751 announced Grand the Brookfield Kiwanis Gene Mylon Red Carl Hayford and Barney attended the 30th anniversary of the Berwyn club the annual capping ceremonies of the class of 1955 in the James Ward Thorne school of Nursing at Memorial hospital will be held March and one of the number to complete the required course is Miss Ellen 3330 Vernon The Luther league of the Faith Evangelical Lutheran church is planning a bake April The new officers of the Brotherhood of the Faith Evangelical Lutheran church are Victor president Al bert vice president Charles secretary and Wilbur treasurer Ray Mae 8114 Cleveland is assisting Misa Freida gen eral of the 9th of ments is made tip of Village was chosen the boards Trustee George Ivea and the the board is Louis ber of the plan lage Attorney will act as attorney for 1 Creelman of Springs was appointed Two other special projects were but no action war These were the paving from Maple tj and the paving ofI from Park to The last was set up when Special was issued for the const sewers on Park Otto Geroll On Birth Otto 900ltS bin Sund his sister ganders
