Mont Clare-Galewood News (Newspaper) - July 17, 1968, Chicago, Illinois Street Corner Theater Chicago's first homemade rolling showboat will soon take to the streets under the of the Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity ing to Dr Deton J Brooks Jr executive director The known c i a 11 y as the Neighborhood Youth Corps Mobile Theater will it possible this mer for residents of many com- to see good live ater on the street corners ef their own neighborhoods It was revealed that at least four West-Northwest Side appearances are uled The entire program is a ject of the Neighborhood Youth Corps which is responsible for providing work training and job experience for young people be- tween 16 and 22 years old En- are draws from out of school youth who poverty criteria The Mobile Theater is the product of the corps labor from start to finish Mounted on a truck body the theater unfolds to disclose a large stage ble of accommodating a chorus of 100 complete with backdrops props and proscenium It is completely independent and performances could be en in a ploughed field if sary according to Tom wart the project supervisor who designed the theater The cast also is made up of NYC members according to Val Gray Ward who has been working with the amateur group since last winter as drama director During the summer of 1968 two plays will be offered They are Day of Absence and Happy Ending both by Douglas Turner Ward Most of the cast never had seen a legitimate stage play much less performed in one themselves prior to becoming part of the Mobile according to Mrs Ward The stage experience Is in- tended to provide them with the ability to work as part of a team the art of self expression and self confidence as well as offering a cultural experience to an estimated people who will see the performances A tentative schedule has been assembled for appearances of the Mobile Theater contingent upon delivery of sound ment All of the locations are in city areas where live is a rarity The theater ties in with May- or Richard J Daley's summer Reach Out program ing an opportunity for ences to learn of the multitude of other summer programs available in areas of ment recreation and training For further information call Reach Out at MONT NEWS Plan Mock Convention Members of Young Democrat and Young Re- publican groups of Illinois and Cook county present their respective posters and banners backing candidates for mock national tion sponsored Jointly by two organizations in conjunction with Toastmasters International Mock convention win be held at B p.m July 26 at Forest Park Recreation building 7501 son Forest Park It is said to be first san effort in 10 years by the two political From left are Ray Carvis county chairman of Young Democrats Sidney Sexner Young Dems state president Bob Stocking Young GOP county chairman and George Croker state Young GOP president Willing Willie Chicago's Oldest Neighborhood Answer Man Headers are invited to send questions on civic problems that aeed to be tackled to Willing Willie Community Publications 4906 W Chicago are Chicago Uli Area Parks Host Band Concerts Please tell me why no flags fly in the East and West Garfield Park neighborhoods Many of the buildings have flag poles but no flags Are we still a part of Concerned Willie admits he doesn't know the answer but perhaps one living in the community who has a flag pole but doesn't fly a flag will tell us why We can only conjecture that householders are either apathetic or simply can't afford to buy flags and that it is not due to any patriotism Perhaps someone in the communities yon mention can tell why Some weeks ago I found a 1967 St Phillip Basilica High school ring in the alley at the back of my home with the initials R R P I'd like to return it to the young man who lost it but don't know how to find the S We checked with St Philip High school and found the name of the owner A call to the owner's home disclosed the fact that the owner had told his family about losing his class ring just before he entered the Army The young man is now stationed at Fort Leonard Wood His brother volunteered to pick up the ring and send it to the Army man who said the brother would be very happy to get it back There is a fence built up to the sidewalk at the southwest corner of Lockwood and Huron Motorists driving east on Huron cannot see anything coming on Lockwood to the south until right up to the intersection I consider a grave menace to motorists There have been several The fence is built on the owner's property Between the fence and the curb are the sidewalk and wide parkway The fence does not obstruct view of the intersection for a motorist driving east on Huron or north on Lockwood The trouble is not the fence as a motorist driving east in Huron and going at moderate speed not more than 15 miles per hour has unimpeded view of cars on Lockwood before entering the intersection What causes dents there is the excessive speed of cars I'd like to thank you and that wonderfully kind Mr Filippini of the ward yard After listening for 24 hours to the pitiful meows of a cat seemingly marooned on the flat roof of a garage at the back of an apartment I called the fire deparment asking they get the cat down Call the society I was ly told The woman at the Society was completely ferent Then I called you and you called Mr Filippini Within a truck was here to get the cat off the According to Mr Filippini the cat upon hearing the truck pull into the alley jumped to a porch adjoining and a little lower than the garage roof then calmly walked down to the yard But then there's no foretelling what a cat will do in advance From your third floor window you couldn't see the porch or know that the cat was able to get off the roof had it wanted to Oh by the way did you know it was a one-eyed Six West-Northwest side band concerts are scheduled for the remainder of July announced Ann Higgins director of music for the Chicago Park District All of these free concerts by the American Federation of Musicians Local will start at 7 p.m except the July 21 show at Garfield Park which is scheduled for 5 p.m The park sites and dates in- July 17 Austin Town Hall 5610 Lake July 19 Amundsen 6200 Bloomingdale July 21 Garfield Park 100 N Central Park Humboldt Park 1400 N Sacramento July Humboldt Park 1400 N mento July 29 Riis Park 6100 Fullerton 10 From Austin Graduate From Books Course Ten Austin residents were among the 35 dedicated adults who completed an eight week training course as leaders of the Junior Great Books course held weekly in St Angela's ish library Potomac and Completing the course July 11 conducted by Robert Sandberg of Junior Great Books tion were Mrs Angele Porte 847 N Parkside Mrs Mildred Melcher 1324 N er Mrs Mary Catherine cy 1433 N Parkside Larry Bonin 1248 N Monitor cia Madl 1345 N Menard Mrs Joan Masterson 1000 N tin Mrs Ann Marie Gillespie 5931 Walton Mrs Kay sa 1059 N Mayfield Mrs tricia Saraz 1019 N Mayfield and Henry Przestwor 5248 Ad- ams 29 NO 19 4906 W CHICAGO AVE WEDNESDAY JULY 17 1968 By At ISe a 1 SECTIONS U PAGES Surprise Injunction Delays Demolition Work on Laundry A surprise injunction t o halt demolition of the laundry building at 409 N Laramie was issued late last Friday by Judge Richard politano apparently just a few hours after another Housing court judge had refused to issue a similar order Van Wrecking de- the Leamington side of the building acting a order handed out by Judge Franklin Krai However late last week Van Wrecking was told to halt all work after the building owner had obtained a temporary stay claiming he had not had time to remove all of his equipment from the ture On Friday Judge Krai is said to have told David Weber that he had indeed had plenty of time to get his equipment out since fhe judge three months ago had ordered the building vacated and demolished But apparently later In the day W e b e r s representatives convinced Judge Napolitano that their client needed more time The judge immediately contacted Van Wrecking and told them there would be no more demolition work on the building until further tion of the case A spokesman for Van ing said that although the order came as a surprise naturally our firm will abide by the order but said it was unfortunate that such an injunction was issued since the partially demolished building was left in a hazardous and dangerous condition He said that when his com- pany received instructions to pull out the building was left without being boarded up and loose bricks were in danger of falling He pointed out that in cases such as this the wrecking com- pany cannot board up a ly demolished building That obligation he stated lies either with the city or the building owner As far as I ha told Community Publications day afternoon those loose bricks and other dangerous con- ditions still exist there The laundry has been unused for some time and its tion has been one of the prime projects of the Organization for a Better Austin's Housing com- Harry L a B a d i e who has helped spearhead the OBA drive said the condition of the building is a hazard to youngsters and to anyone who happens to pass by as high winds had apparently ened bricks OBA succeeded in getting the ease before the Housing court almost a year ago and in May Judge Krai himself came out to inspect the building At that time he ordered im- mediate destruction of a foot smoke stack that was in danger of toppling and also gave Weber 30 days to bring the building up to standards Weber apparently failed to comply within that time and Judge Krai issued the tion order and Van Wrecking awarded the contract began its work on the Leamingron side of the building early last week That however name to a standstill when Weber ob- his staying order That order became more than just temporary when Judge Napolitano issued the der to halt all demolition OK Transfer Of School Funds Any hope for the erection of a new elementary school in the Austin area in 1968 has gone Has Anybody Seen When a was set off near the Clarence Audens home July 5 it so frightened Terry a fox terrier that the dog jumped through the kitchen screen door ran through the yard and into the alley Except for a fleeting glimpse the dog running in a nearby street and a report by a bor that Terry had been seen sleeping in front of a gas tion no further word of the missing dog has come to the The Audens who are offering a reward for the return of the dog said they felt particularly bad about Terry's ance because the dog did not belong to them They were ing for it in the absence of the dog's owner Ed Linski a man and friend of the Audens family Terry is described as a year old brown white and black dog of mixed breed with the terrier strain ing He has a worn spot on his tail The Audens may be reached by calling f Terry's Missing Missing dog and his owner Mailman Ed Linski out the window The Board of Education last week unanimously approved a by school super- intendent James Redmond to transfer which has been located for a new area school By a vote the board OK'd Redmond's proposal and those funds now will be used for a variety of things involving schools throughout the city Officially Redmond said the transfer of the funds are ble because the planning of the Austin elementary school project will not developed far enough by the end of the year to permit awarding of con- tracts in 1968 1 V However some believe the failure of Austin's two leading organizations to agree on a site for the school went a long way toward the decision The Town Hall assembly has insisted that the new school be built south of Lake st while the rival Organization for a Better Austin has been equally ful in urging that it be erected in the urban renewal area bounded by Lake Parkside Waller and Ohio Redmond said that by no means does the mean a school will not be built He pointed out that funds could be made ble immediately and added that last week's reallocation of the funds does not re- move an Austin elementary school from the planning Both members of THA and OBA attended last Wednesday's board meeting Will Laundry Come This dangerous situation was created last week order Van officials said they could not board after Van Wrecking was forced to stop by a up partially destroyed building since that court order demolition of abandoned laundry gation lies with building owner Weber had building in 400 block ef N Laramie and N claimed he did not have enough time to re- Leamington when building owner David Weber move somt of his equipment was able to obtain a temporary stay the Austin Area Businessman Honored by Native State Austin businessman Harold Warp a historian and author was recently honored with two awards for his contributions to history and education by the state of Nebraska and his home town of Minden Neb Warp received the service award in cation from the trustees of the Nebraska State college pre- sented to him by Gov Norbert T he also was ored by Minden which ted a special dajr as Harold Warp day on the 15th sary of the founding of the old Warp Pioneer village The distinguished service award is presented to ka State graduates or persons who have made significant contributions to the state and the nation and gained al prominence explained Dr Milton K Hassel head of Kearney State college ney Neb Warp youngest of 12 chil dren attended school at den and to hign school education worked on a newspaper part time He learned the printing trade and published a cookbook for home economists and a set of records for rural postmen while still a teenager v TV T lil 01 age Ol Warp came to Chicago and founded the Warp Bros Co Inc at 1100 N Cicero a pioneer in the tics field As a historian Warp has been instrumental in the restoration of Fort Kearney and with the late internationally famous torian Dr Howard Driggs was responsible for tracing and the Great Mormon and Oregon Trails of the Pi- who traveled by Conestoga Wagons But of all the contributions to his fellow man the Pioneer Village at Minden his home town in Nebraska is his greatest single effort Most people collect different things stocks bonds pons stamps or art but Warp collected a settlement of 22 buildings most re- more than historical items all showing how America grew Covering the from 1830 to the present it is a living to his pioneer parents and their fellow settlers who sought the liberty and freedom afforded by the United States Nationally praised by tions as one of the top 17 tourist attractions in the United States it is described as one of the and most collections of cana that shows the changes ef everyday items of ordinary man as well as the inventions that gave rise to America's growth This undertaking has been the accomplishment of many years of research of travel and development It is still growing Warp's background in ing this memorial to the can ideal has served him as consultant to five states in forming and guiding the Old West Trails foundation He not only counseled but created the symbol of the five state gram Warp is an enthusiastic sportsman enjoying flying boating fishing and hunting He is also the author of a number of books including one which describes his boyhood in Over The Hill and Past Our He compiled a complete chronology entitled The tory of Man's Progress from 1830 to the present In 1958 after a goodwill trip to Russia with a group of businessmen he wrote the sia As I Saw It In it he accurately predicted Russia's adoption of America's ods of production and ing systems Leading Artists At Art Workshop There are a few to enroll in the Austin Art Workshop which will run from July 23 to Aug 31 at the Austin Methodist Church at 502 N Central The workshop will offer a six-week session in painting on Tuesdays from to p.m and one in sculpting on days to p.m A workshop will be held mornings from 10 to 12 Call Mrs Judy Zavoyski at MA for further details Professional artists from the Austin area will direct these sessions Some of those participating Mrs Lois Palmer sculptor of figures who has ex- at all of the local art fairs as well as out of state Mrs Hath has won numerous awards and her work is in private collections in hundreds of homes as well as civic institutions and com- and professional Stewart Purinton unified arts teacher retired from the pal Park School District in two and three dimen designs in wood Jo Ellen Herbst has exhibited in ten one-man shows years in the area sponsored by the Suburban Artists Guild Miss Herbst has also participated in numerous group showings anc has won many awards Lars Fletre is a Norwegian trained sculptor whose chiei medium is wood He is director and of the Vossing Art Studio Marvin Wolbert a teacher at fhe Harrington Middle School of Harrington 111 has exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in the Chicago Area Artists show in New Horizons ir Sculpture at McCormick Place and Marina Towers at the 102 Gallery Twenty Chicago Sculptors and other shows is presently working with Th Contemporary Art Group Ev anston Art Center and Gary Ar Center
