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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1953
Page
7
Archie Schonemann reviews radio discussion panels on public affairs. He mocks professors authors and politicians who spill high flown theories, noting panels rarely settle issues yet voice strong opinions on Taft-Hartley farm water and UN topics while Morse questions his Senate seating.
The Brookfield Free Public Library hosts a seasonal display with Miss Mildred Cutbergh, the librarian, and the Easter Bunny. The new picture books and easy readers will be checked over April 2 to 4 and go to circulation on April 6. Caldecott 1953 winner The Biggest Bear and Newbery 1953 winner The Secret of the Andes lead the new titles for beginning readers.
Holy Week schedule at St. Barbara Church on South Prairie Avenue lists Wednesday confessions from 4 to 6 pm and 7:30 to 9 pm, Masses at 6, 7, and 8 am, adoration all day, and noon to 2:30 pm programs including the Stations of the Cross and Novena. Holy Saturday includes blessings and Masses, with confessions in late afternoon and evening. Easter Sunday offers Masses in church and hall with multiple times.
Janice Upah, 15, Brookfield, won first place in a piano contest held Sunday by the West Suburban Orchestra Association. She will solo with the West Suburban Symphony at the April 26 concert in Lyons Township High School, performing Mendelssohn Caprice Brillante after memorizing 35 pages in 21 days. Larry Webb of Clarendon Hills took second and will play with Symphony Woods in Western Springs. Ann Young of Western Springs won third with a cash prize. Judges were Karl Schulte and Thelma Fredricksen, who noted the high standard among four finalists including Gertrude Schlaeger of Downers Grove.
The Brookfield Methodist Church offers three Easter services including a 6 a.m. Sunrise service with breakfast by the Men's Club and youth participation led by Dr. Edwin R. Whitehead as soloist and Lila Lawrence as organist. The 8:30 and 11 a.m. services feature Rev. Vance D. Rogers with the theme The Image of The Man of Heaven. Choirs under Mrs. L. O. Pearson and G. Austin Kuhns present Crown Our Redeemer and After Dawn, with Lois Kapp as soloist. Nursery care available at 8:30 and 11. Maundy Thursday communion 7:30–9:30 p.m. Open to all. Good Friday service 7:50 p.m. includes O Day of Penitence by Gounod and color film The Upper Room following.
More than 200 people attended a Brookfield ceremony in Congress Park elementary gymnasium presenting raincoats to school patrol boys from Lincoln, Congress Park, St Barbara's, and St Paul’s schools. Principal Martin led as master of ceremonies. Dan Kulie and Trustee Biddle joined Lions and Kiwanis leaders plus Sgt Bureau. four coats reserved. a movie entertained attendees.
The Riv erside Brookfield high school will begin spring vacation on April 3 and extend through April 3, resuming classes after the holiday.
Two local elections occur next Tuesday April 7 in Lyons and Proviso townships. Lyons town meeting at 2 PM at Town Hall 53 S LaGrange with polling 6 AM to 5 PM. Officers include supervisor Kathryn K Maley clerk James S Valentine assessor William T Steimer collector William M Galvin highway commissioner Robert W Peterson justices Irving W Eiserman George J Neher John J Jalovec Eugene C White and constables Raymond C Flair Dave K Cook.
Lyons township shows precincts 2 3 4 5 6 with Ogden Ogden Shields Ogden Ogden and Prec 4 details. Proviso has a single voting site at 3453 Grand. Voting hours run 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Supt James E Pease of School Dist 102 will receive a Doctor of Laws from Central Michigan College of Education at Mt Pleasant in June. Pease a CMU graduate and longtime educator is praised by Dist 102 board president Rollin A Brooks for devoting his life to student welfare. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)
Michael Lorch of LaGrange, Harry A. Oakes of LaGrange, and John F. Van Ort of Summit are listed in the Citizen as observers or candidates. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. in the district covered by the Citizen for the upcoming local election.
The Red Cross fund drive, joint by Hollywood, Brookfield and Congress Park womans clubs, reports a small lag in contributions. Chairman Mrs. Nathaniel Butler says this week’s total is 1281.75, down from last week, with about a quarter of the quota filled and half the drive gone. Credit can be given to Brookfield donors by marking pledges, as more money is needed to meet rising demands.
Thirty nine scouts and fathers from Brookfield Congregational Church troop 43 traveled to Camp Delavan over the March weekend. An advance group left Brookfield Friday night with the remainder arriving Saturday to begin scouting activities. Activities included nature hikes, wood gathering, demonstrations in the dining hall, film showings, and Sunday school services, culminating in a Sunday afternoon departure.
The Richmond High School musicians placed in the state band contest semis held March 13 in Downers Grove. Performers include Barbara Skoumal on lute, Don Smith on oboe, and Bob Whitehead on clarinet in an excellent trio, with Don Melka and Jim Blaha earning superior in a sax duet. Finalists to be chosen for Peoria May 1. Don Metka looks forward to finals amid a Champaign romance seed.
Brookfield's March 20 1953 census puts population at 17 453, up 13 percent from the 1950 figure of 15 472. Residents yet to respond are urged to return forms by April 6, or call the village hall, to adjust MFT funds for street and other improvements.
Cpl Lawrence W. Dickson of Brookfield was promoted in the 1903d Engineer Aviation battalion in Korea. He serves as a supply sergeant for the unit building advanced airstrips for the Fifth Air Force. He is the son of Mr and Mrs William Dickson of 4234 Raymond Ave Brookfield.
Three year old Rhett Bilek sustained a nose injury after a fall at an under construction site at 8617 Riverside in Brookfield. He was rushed to Berwyn Hospital where two stitches were applied. The family, Otto and wife, reside at 8651 Riverside Drive, Brookfield.
Pvt. Martin R. Talafous of 4235 Elm Ave has been named Trainee of the Week at Fort Campbell Kentucky. The honor covers his sixth week of basic training among 400 trainees chosen for leadership proficiency and high moral character during training and non training hours. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank R Talafous and is a Lincoln school graduate and LTHS graduate who spent time at LTJC and the University of Illinois before service.
A three hour devotional service on Good Friday April 8 from 12 noon to 8 pm at Brookfield Congregational Church. The program features seven last words from the cross with periods led by Rev George Vulgaris Rev Vance Rogers Rev Donald M Osborn Rev Curtis Glick and participating churches Faith Lutheran Methodist Congress Park Methodist Church of Christ Hollywood Presbyterian Maywood Congregational and Brookfield Congregational.
Brookfield residents read about Stephen Sivacek selling his 40 acre fruit farm near South Haven Michigan and moving away. The column lists many village happenings including Lions Club Little League digs, resignations, police and fire civil service board appointments, local shopping and church events, Kiwanis attendance at Berwyn’s 80th anniversary, nursing class ceremonies, bake sale plans, and new church officers with brief local notes on residents and businesses.
In LaGrange Park the newly incorporated district 208 Riverside-Brookfield High will vote for school board members for the first time. Annexation was authorized November 20, 1952 by Cook County court trustees. New boundaries place the area along the east to Keminaly and west to 26th Street, north to 31st Street.
Voting hours run from 12 noon to 7 p m with candidates including James G. MacGowan and Harryi Bamford of Brookfield seeking reelection and Rudolph B. of Brookfield as a candidate. Tax bills address Proviso district 208 and future operations. polling places span five precincts including North Riverside and Be side Central School. High school ballots list three candidates for a three year term, while other districts present multiple nominees for board seats and unexpired terms.
The Brookfield Board held its first meeting to initiate special assessments for water main installations estimated at about 14,000 dollars. A public hearing was set for April 13 at 7 pm in the hall. Residents to be affected will be notified. Trustees Ives and Bacon and President were named, with Attorney Creelman to act. Two other projects discussed included paving routes and sewer construction on Park Avenue.
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