Humboldt Journal (Newspaper) - May 8, 1968, Chicago, Illinois Looks to Civilian Life Robert R Finnen looks forward to return to school to become history teacher in unusual portrait made by friend while ing in Viet Nam with Navy Seabee battalion Willing Willie I Fed A Little Bit Taller Things out here were rough for a while but now that I am back in OK States I can say I did my part for the wrote Robert Finnen to his parents Mr and Mrs Charles nen 4810 Race in his last letter home before his discharge from the Navy in San Diego He returned home last week Now that I gave them two years of my life I am going to enjoy it But enjoying life doesn't mean living a life of ease for the year-old former Seabee He I'm going to work hard and make something of Writing as if he were still with B Co Navy Mobile tion battalion in Viet Nam in which he served as an electrician Finnen Yon know I better and wiser T ever bave before ta my life became I'm getting oMer each fay but I have heem over here and did a job that had to be done and ts still going m being finished by other gnys It might sound silly but I feel a little taller than the guys who have been trying to get out of coming over here I've seen more titan they will ever hope to see In a way I feel sorry for them Finnen joined the navy shortly after his graduation from Austin High school in In the 13 months he was in Viet Nam did extensive heavy construction work especial ly at Da Nang and Dong Ha That he considers his service a duty owed to his country is shown by another paragraph in his brief Now I have the right to enjoy all the freedoms that our try entitles us to have No more or no less Believe me I am going to take advantage of it The new civilian plans to attend Wright Junior college and the Circle campus of University of Illinois with the intention of be- coming a history teacher HUMBOLDT JOURNAL VOL 9 NO 32 4047 W NORTH WEDNESDAY MAY 8 1968 By Mail At IX a 1 SECTIONS 20 PAGES Chicago's Oldest Answer Man invited to send questions and civic problems that need to to Willing Willie Community Chicago Ave Chicago m 60651 Because I am an avid Willie reader I know you have with complaints about abandoned cars and every time your telephone rings or you open a ter grit your Oh Not another one But I do hope you can help me The car is in the 900 block of N Pulaski This car has been sitting in rear of 959 for some months and the owner weeks back In addition to the peril to Children from broken glass and the like I am sure there is spl gasoline to adding tremendously to the Luckily for the West-Northwest side police districts we have the most cooperative community services officers in the city Sgt William Howe of the Shakespeare district promised they would look into the matter immediately If the car is a hazard and apparently it is the way you de- scribe the police will have it towed right away However with a car parked on private property the situation is a tle different than were parked on a public street If it is just abandoned and not a hazard the property owner must pay to have it towed But do not despair H S If the car is in as bad shape as you maintain ii will probably be gone by the time yon read this I live across the alley from a screw machine firm They throw out metal scraps and metal cutting oil that seeps under my fence and is killing my lawn Maybe you could have them stop this The scrap pieces cut my tires when I work on my car in the Senior Citizen Owen Melvin of the ward yard checked on your com- plaint I found nothing objectionable The area at the rear of company's plant was clean Supt Melvin said he would have Stanley Samara section foreman check again Sumara re- ported he checked the area twice and reported no evidence of chips in alley Nor is there any oil According to plant dure oil is extracted from scraps by centrifugal force so tings or chips are bone dry when they are collected from the firm The oil is saved To wreck a lawn there would need to be an abundance of oil The company and this is borne out by inspections says it takes special care in sweeping up after a load of scraps is taken away by truck Regular in- will continue to be made promised Sumara Can you help us get the city to trim a tree at the side of our home? The branches are hitting the top of the roof and loosening the shingles Have called the city several times and have been doing this since November The roof is fairly new and we can't do anything about it until the tree is trimmed With the strong winds we are having it is getting worse Am afraid we will get a leak in the M H The mobile tower needed to trim the tree has not been available until now according to the bureau of forestry But they promise that the job will be done within the next two weeks Reason for the delay they explained was that power and equipment during the last six months have been concentrated on controlling Dutch elm disease We used to have scavenger service in the alley from Lotus to Central between Jackson and Quincy on days and Fridays Then they changed to one day a week then to Tuesdays Now we don't know when they come During the so-called cleanup week for schools about 15 kids invaded the alley turned garbage cans upside down and threw garbage up on garages This happens every year The kids live in the neighborhood but the parents just don't care what the kids M F Supt Bob Constantine of the ward yard said Last year we had twice weekly pickups but stopped in the fall when we went to one day a week The alley you mention is two blocks long and because of apartment buildings it crews have very heavy work loads there In fact crews will have to work this Saturday so heavy is the garbage load in the ward It's always so in the spring The ward yard superintendent said chances are excellent for resumption of the twice a week garbage pickup soon Actually the ward is in good condition he added And we hope the parents will Walther To Honor Employees Service Awards will be pre- sented to employees of Walther Memorial hospital 1116 N Kedzie at a special recognition program at 2 p.m May 17 Sixteen employees with more than five years of service will be recognized The awards are made in appreciation of the employees contributions to the hospital Mrs Miller 3216 W Haddon nursing service de- will be recognized for 20 years of service ing awards for 15 years of service are Mrs Emma Bray housekeeping department and Mrs Alice Lewis laundry Two employees will receive awards for 10 years of service and II will receive awards for five years of service Arthur of the lation Therapy department will be presented a cate of award from the cago hospital council as the hospital's employee of the year Speakers on the program will be Rev Ralph Pomeroy tal chaplain and Calvin C Singer hospital administrator A reception will be held after the Those receiving 10 year and five year awards Mrs Lillian Kubas nursing service and Mrs Mary Murphy nursing service both 10 year pins and Miss Erika Becker 1836 N Humboldt nursing service Miss Janet Bundy 2840 N Rutherford nursing service Mr James Edwards school of nursing Mrs Carline Gros 128 S Homan housekeeping Mrs Nelda Hildebrand cal records Mr Thomas son 3519 Arthington keeping Mrs Bessie Langford 3514 Lexington nursing service Mrs Sarah Lee tary Mr Louis Miller 3237 Thomas housekeeping Mrs Judith Schwalm nursing service and Mrs Oneida West X-ray department Fair To Raise Funds For Camp Trips Equipment Boy Scout troop 39 sored by St Aloysius church 2300 LeMoyne will sponsor a Fun Fair with chicken dinner displays and entertainment from 1 to 7 p.m May 19 at 1500 N Bell to raise funds for tents and summer outings For tickets call Scoutmaster Daniel Lehner 1743 N well phone after 6 p.m Shakespeare Police Promise More Park Patrols Some 60 residents neighbors Park Hirsch and Saturday were ised extra police patrols in the park area to bring a halt to di- and drinking there Sgt Paul Jankowski of the Shakespeare district tactical unit said that unmarked patrol cars as well as extra standard police vehicles would be signed to the park beat The meeting was called hastily after three apparent attempts to burn down a rage at 1401 N Keeler were made April 27 28 and 29 The garags was damaged in the last attempt Neighbors told police they had seen two youths carrying what appeared to be a gasoline can towards the garage run away moments before the fire was discovered While the fire was the immediate stimulus to call the meeting neighbors for a much longer period have been upset by youths gathering at the small park almost ery night It was said that the youths litter surrounding yards and alleys with ed beer cans wash cars along the curb by the park leaving discarded rags and other litter behind drag race are rowdy and use loud and foul language The youths er from a wide area some from outside the city it was said and on Saturday nights some can be found sleeping it in their cars Some of those at the ing blamed the many broken windows at Nobel ry school near the park at 4127 Hirsch on youthful but others thought most of the breakage likely was due to accidents since for the most part only dows unprotected by screens were broken Because of the short notice of the meeting which was held at Advent Lutheran church Edwin McMahon and Raymond A Nobel principal were unable to at- tend Sgt Jankowski attended at the request of Sgt William Howe Shakespeare community services officer and speare commander John nerney he would discuss with Cmdr Mclnerney the possibility of foot patrols in the park vicinity and said that reports that one public officer responding to a complaint had suggested that the neighbors either bum down the park or move away The sergeant pointed out that he lives in the Shakespeare dis- as do a number of police officers Put them to work helping you he said Asked about a problem that once existed near vale and Courtland similar to the one at Park Jankowski said that such groups move around Now they congregate near Karlov and Armitage A man in- the audience commented that some in the park group for- merly went to Courtland Jankowski appealed for zen help in solving this and other police problems and ex- briefly how to make complaints and police dure in handling them He pointed out that police are helpless if citizens do not vide them with information John Carrigan newly signed activities director at Park explained his that he and his predecessor had difficulty in getting needed sports and athletic equipment to be used Another meeting was to be planned at a time when Aid McMahon Plambeck and a Park district representative would be able to attend Set Benefit For Logan Pool Fund A special benefit dance for the swimming pool fund will be held at 8 p.m May 11 at the Logan Square YMCA 3600 announced Mrs Aon Giese 3423 Schubert chairman of the Special Events committee Ron Riley disc jockey from radio station WLS will be ter of ceremonies and star guest of the program The dance will feature a battle of three or more bands with the people present the winning group Each person in attendance will have one vote and prizes will be given to the winning band selected Some Halloween This African Witch Doctor's mask has cap- tured the attention of four Northwest Side Cub Scouts during Cub day at the Field Museum recently The four are from Alan aski 10 2849 Palmer Michael 9 1917 N Sawyer Steven 9 2847 Palmer and Robert Cole 8 3216 Dickens Scout holds tom-tom which the boys also closely examined concluding it was just what they needed for their Pack's Indian dances AH are members of Pack 3131 sored by the Chicago Committee on Urban Op- At Military Ball Miss Penny Patton and her escort Cadet Major Gregorie Kane at the second annual Military ball of the Kelvyn Park High school ROTC Such social functions traditional in the services since the time of the Continental army allow bers of a unit to meet under a relaxed social atmosphere promote team work and unity within the command Hospital Announces Pay Boost An upward wage salary adjustment for all job cations was announced this week by Richard administrator of the Francisco According to Sellers the in- creases retractive to April 21 will be reflected in schedule for distribution They will be received by sotne 450 employees of the hospital The increases Sellers ex- are not across board bat vary according to certain He estimated the annual cost of the increases to the tal in excess of Loyal and dedicated ees are the basis of good tal Sellers noted and the wage and salary increases combined with an intensified program of job training should help the hospital attract and re- tain capable medical and The broader job tions established by che tal's new wage and salary schedule Sellers said will also mean expanded job ties for aU employees Brochure Outlines Details Of Pioneer Outpost Program Details of the unusual out- post program of the Pioneer YMCA were outlined in a last week The introduction points out that In terms of and people served over in the Pioneer center is not a small operation We ified 30 different places in 1967 as Pioneer YMCA program cations We currently have four full-time and 16 part-time staff with more than double that number during the summer months The Y has established its headquarters in several store fronts at 3703 Division ing mostly of office space meeting rooms and telephones it is a place to plan register join activities and get help or counsel on needs a place to j meet community leaders and to discuss common problems a place for workers to hang their hats a nerve center and a central clearing house for community information and community action i Two of the outpost centers have been established at the United Congregational church 1305 N Hamlin and at St church 3030 Walnut With a full size gymnasium and several meeting rooms the potential for providing activities at the United Congregational Church is most unlimited Youths gather to share in the after school program of sports crafts games swimming ing softball and basketball leagues special holiday trips and gala festivals This center hosted a ball clinic with members of the Chicago Bulls A local teen-age gang uses one of the rooms as their club an effective means of keeping them off the street corners Another group the West Si Wrecking Crew meets to ice their rock and roll numbers Teen dances on Saturday nights draw over 150 youth During the summer the United Congregational serves as one of the Day camp sites The center of St Matthew's with a local parent's tee making the policy deci- sions and providing volunteer leadership is rapidly ing an extensive program Arts and crafts talent clubs creative dance class roller skating swimming sports sewing and cooking classes recreational games and slot car racing comprise some of the activities St Matthew's also serves as a day camp Site during summer months In the aftermath of the re- cent West Side rioting St collected and distributed many tons of clothing and emergency food for the out victims Over people were served As a community resource center striving to remain vant to the problems and needs of the Humboldt Park North Garfield Park areas the neer is continually involved in the day to day grass roots affairs of the community It took active leadership in sponsoring and supporting a cal community organization by providing a full time director office space and supplies phone and bus The YMCA was tal in forming the Humboldt Area Clergy association and helping to plan such ties as the tion programs formation of block clubs and national community Easter Sunrise Service Working closely with the HAC and a number of the operating agencies Pioneer has been able to provide a day camp program for grade school youngsters during the summer In 1967 with the assistance of federal funds five area day Camps were enrolling over 800 different youngsters The Community News tin is sent out monthly as a service to 200 selected leaders It includes mation on local community ents changes in church cy school police political personnel and other items of concern and interest to those li ing or working in the ty The YMCA developed a posal for locating a Park Dis- swimming pool in this area Presented to Ward Aid Thomas Keane it is under serious consideration A series of community workshops sponsored by the YMCA and local churches vided an opportunity for dents to both learn about and voice their opinions on the youth problems of today Participation in the Police youth referral program is geared toward alleviating the juvenile delinquency program As a community service Hi Y helped our Lady of the Angels school develop a education program provided office and storage space for the Maternity BVM Athletic made available on office and phone for the youth action program and provided a bus for in- numerable activites sponsored by local churches
