Community Publications (Newspaper) - October 8, 1969, Chicago, Illinois Focus A Mention On Fire Safety These scenes will be repeated at tire stations on the West-Northwest Side Saturday as open houses will be held to locus attention on Fire Prevention week which will climax the weeklong celebration In photos Lt Waiter Perschke of Truck 29 future lire don hats and climb hangs up sign in fire house an- on truck 29 with fireman Bob Lynch Youngsters nouncing Fire Prevention week observance In are Nester Massani and Renato both center two young West Siders and possibly 10 At fireman William King oi engine 96 can see his reflection as polishes equipment In preparation for open houses Willing Willie Chicago's Oldest Neighborhood Answer Man Headers are invited to send questions on civic problems that need to be tackled to WHling Community Publications W Chicago ave Chicago Uli There is a building at 5217 Ohio which had been abandoned for some weeks Children have already torn down the first floor back stairway leaving part of the structure hanging from the second floor and have wrecked the garage They have broken all the windows and made a mess of the interior Mrs L The building department sent an inspector who the house 19 per cent deteriorated and the garage 40 per cent deteriorated The department has requested a title search and will send notices to the owner to repair the structures or raze them If no action is taken by the owners it will be referred to the corporation counsel's office and suit will be brought against the owner or owners photo below and letter on editorial We repaired our porch replacing old lumber with new We have been chopping up the big 6 to feet and putting out small bundles at a time for the sanitation crews to take But it's such breaking work and there's so much of it We were told we could get the ward yard to send a bulk pickup truck to dispose of the rest of it Mrs B Bulk pickup truck services do not extend to hauling away large pieces of branches or all of which are com- These would have to be hauled to the far southeast side to be disposed depriving a ward of almost a full day's use of the truck Supt Raymond Kennedy advises that your husband hire a trailer then come to the ward yard 4830 where he will be given written and the exact address near and where he can dispose of the lumber in the city's dumping ground This is far less expensive then hiring a scavenger service After a fire in a building in the 5400 block of the grounds and alley were a mess with all sorts of refuse strewn around Can you get this cleaned Mrs Everything you complained about has been taken care of and the area is now spic and span through the diligence of Sept Bob Constantine and his ward yard plus the cooperation of the building owner Set Fire Safety Event Names of winners of the children's contest on the subject of fire prevention will be announced and prizes awarded at the Fire Prevention week observance to be held p.m Friday in the fire station 3542 by the Swing Branch of Logan Square Neighborhood association A highlight of the evening be the showing of TV films taken at the re- opening of the fire station last July and aired on Channel 2 According to Mrs Dorothy 3735 Fullerton and Mrs Joan 2528 N chairman and chairman of Friday's the fire station at the 1 Fullerton address had been closed by the city in February a fight to keep the firehouse in operation led successfully by the Swing Aid Rex Sande of the ward and area resulted in the of the station last July IN POLICE UNIT Marine Lance Corp Daniel M son of Mr and Mrs Ernest J 2948 N is serving with the marine corps First military police in Viet Nam The battalion provides security for the air base at Danang and the Third marine amphibious force bridge HUMBOLDT JOURNAL VOL 11 NO 2 4047 W NORTH OCTOBER 1969 At ISC copy By Mail a year 18 PAGES TWO SECTIONS Discuss Youth And Housing Problems When the Swing branch of the Logan Square recently at the Our Lady of Grace 2455 the emphasis was on housing and youth problems Prior to beginning official a member of the Logan Square Neighborhood association Street fair com- reported that the profit from the fair was proximately Mrs Duane chairman of the Swing Crossing Guard committee reported a number of concerned people will visit Aid Laskowski and Aid Rex Sande concerning the possibility of placing a crossing guard the corners of Ridgeway and Wrightwood Robert temporary chairman of the Swing ad- vised that anyone interested in helping or becoming a crossing guard should contact Civil Service commission at City Hall Donald chairman of the Housing committee was in- He stated there are several cases in court at the present lime Concerned residents then brought forth the following housing complaints The owner of the house at 2527 N Monticello was ordered to repair ou tie ts and fix tures This case was never brought Lo court and now poor repair work is being done In addition there are several other building violations present is now negotiating with the owner to bring about the needed work A resident who com- about the con- ditions of the sidewalks was told that she must have half of the people on the block sign for and pay for having the sidewalks the city will then pay the other half Robert of the Housing cautioned all property owners to check with City hall prior to hiring a contractor to see if he is insured and licensed One resident com- of having been cheated by a construction company He said that he had paid money to have a job done which was never completed A report was read that on July a minor being served liquor was arrested near Studio 31 along with the owner Jake and a man possessing marijuana This case went to court on August 8 the man possessing marijuana did not appear A warrant is now out for arrest Oct a hearing was held in the office of the Liquor Commission pertaining to the revocation of liquor's license Pertaining to the numerous complaints received by concerning Studio 31 Robert T temporary chairman of Swing we do need do we need businessmen whose ments act as a magnet to undesirables who are known marijuana users and a disturbed adolescent girl who specializes in forgery identification Area Volunteers Aid TB Tests Members of two ladies service organizations helped register more than area residents for their free chest X-ray when a Christmas Seal mobile X-ray unit was stationed at two neighborhood locations recently At North and Sept a total of X-rays were taken under direction of Mrs Josephine 1734 N were provided by the Henry A Honack VFW Ladies Auxiliary No 1583 Volunteers Mmes LaVergne 1549 N Martin 2153 N Keeler Margaret 321 N Ruby N Elizabeth 1032 N and Postpone Setting of Sale Date Setting of a date for the next North Crawford Sidewalk an annual event looked forward to eagerly by the dealers was postponed temporarily at the recent board meeting of the North Crawford Chamber of Com- merce Fear on the part of chants that a propped date which coincided with Valentine's Day would limit attendance led to the Abandoned House Wrecked By Vandals Hordes of young vandals zeroing in on abandoned shows view from kitchen looking into dining room house at 5217 Ohio destroyed stairway at rear of and living after children broke into house house from ground to first leaving section of destroying furnishings and with the help staircase dangling from second floor Vandals of several the rooms of valuable antiques also broke all windows in the structure and and wrecked garage at rear of house Photo at right of a decision The next meeting of the which convenes each will be tomorrow at p.m at the American Home Savings and Loan Association 4054 North The meeting is tagged as im- portant and in addition to the business and social aspects of the gathering an abundance of good food is promised The promotion committee meets at on the same day Address Lions The Northwest Lions at its Oct 14 meeting at 2414 will have as speaker Douglas D Brown of a member of the Chicago Bar association and an expert on labor affairs a special assistant to the regional Region Federal mediation and conciliation began his legal career in Ind- u At the which will begin at he will speak on the federal mediation some national and local and the directions in which labor is moving Mrs Dorothea Elmwood Park At Chicago and Sept where 855 free rays were volunteers were provided by Our Lady of Angels Catholic Women's with Mrs Salvatore 534 N Ridgeway Ave Volunteers Mmes Casey 844 N Frank 1017 N Daniel 1032 N Central Jennie C 629 N William 1143 VN 817 N St Louis E 814 N and Mrs Nicholas 944 N Monticello Others Mmes Mildred 826 N Marie 936 N Sara 3739 Marie 733 N 3345 Margaret 4240 Adeline 1024 N Mary 1034 N Central Adeline 845 N St Sheila 4152 and Mrs Geraldine 1059 N Karlov Albert 1024 N Anton 1000 N St and Mrs William 831 N Trumbull Friday Is Candy Day Members of Northwest Lions club tune up for Friday's Candy Day sale Back from are club president Len Leo John Buzz Grane and Art Schelle Front from Sam underwriting Tom Al and John Nelson More than has been given to the blind and needy by the Northwest Lions to date in through the generosity of people in the community
