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litWUUD**FLUoSMVJlJiv 0JL/VKntouh Community TbuoipapsAo SectionsTUESDAY, MAY 12,195318045 Martin Avenue, Homewood Five Cents Per Single Copfat Fiossmoor SchoolTo Vote onBond IssueMay 23rdA special referendum proposing the Issuance of $288,000 In bonds to finance the purchase of a new school site and the construction of a new school building will be held Saturday, May 23, In Fiossmoor public elementary school district No. 161.Purchase of a 12*acre tract located near the Leavitt Avenue building Is proposed. The land, all vacant, lies north of Fiossmoor road and west of Douglas avenue In Fiossmoor.WVOLUNTEER CANVASSERS FOR THE FLOSSMOOR CHANNEL !1 FUND DRIVE YESTERDAY morning met at the Fiossmoor Community church to receive last minute instructions and assignments prior to the start of the campaign today. Mrs. Herbert Schwarr, Fiossmoor chairman, is seated on the right side of table while workers listen to instructions.The maximum estimated price of acquiring the proposed site is 526,000, according to a legal notice published in today's issue of THE STAR.ElementaryFund Drive forTeacherswillStar Star Life n by owedAt last week’s meeting of the Homewood board of education, District 133, board members set the opening day of the 1953*51 school year for Tuesday, September 8, and approveji the hiring of seven ne\v teachers.Employed were Miss Jeanette Krinswyk, Holland, Mich.; Miss Morag MacNab, Chicago; Miss Suzannen Dobbins. Chicago; Mrs. Rita Goldfab, Chicago; Mrs, Eliz** abeth Clement, Homewood; Mrs, Martha Sehliehting, St Charles and Miss Dorothy Luhman, Fort Wayne, Ind.Teachers who were hired pro-v 1 o u s 1 y were Miss Naney J. Buckles, Homewood; Miss Rita Spaulding, Homewood; Mrs. Elaine C. Johnson, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Virginia II. Kole, Chicago, and Donald Miedema, Evanston.There are three more vacancies to be filled, said Elmer H. Schulte, superintendent. -Speech CorrectionIn a separate action, the board established a speech correction program to begin in September. The board also increased substitute teachers’ salaries from 510 to $11 per day.Members of the board authorized the purchase of classroom furniture, the installation of basket and volleyball equipment and playground equipment at the new Willow school, with orders to be placed with the lowest bidders. Sports equipment is to be installed in the new school'sall-purpose room.Mr. Schultz reported that Homewood schools’ enrollment totaled 1,135 during the month of April, one less than during the month of March.tcludcmeritgirls,. skill3 Willarea, :hner, r PTAe be*poster ictivi-e ncc* icycleged to 'com-Rites for T. O.Educational TVTo Begin TodayFour Proposition*At the referendum, District 161 patrons will vote on four propositions;Volunteer workers of the Channel 11 fund drive in Hoirie-wood and Fiossmoor will begin canvassing today. “The drive has been made necessary because a deficit of $800,003 must be collected by June 2. If this amount cannot be collected bythe June 2 date, the channel willBannon to BeHeld TomorrowThomas O. Bannon, 59, of 18120 Dixie highway, Homewood, active Legionnaire and well known business man, died suddenly yesterday morning at his home. Final rites are to be held tomorrow at two p,m. In the Cordt funeral home in Homewood. Officiating at the service will be the Rev. R. F. Hollett, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and the Rev. C. T. GarrJott, pastor of St. Paul Community church. Interment will be in Hazelwood cemetery,Mr. Bannon was born Octoberbe open to competitive biddui_ by commercial television companies. The value of the channel has been estimated at 510,000,• 000,” leaders said.Channel 11 chapters in Homewood and Fiossmoor have, in a short time, set up working committees which will be Toady for the door-to-door campaign. Fact sheets giving pertinent infomm-yon on the channel were distributed to every home In the Flo-ss moor area by the Scout organizations. Ilomewood residents will receive their fact sheets cariy this week.Fiossmoor workers met yesterday morning in the fellowship hall of the Fiossmoor Community church, where Mrs. Herbert Schwarz, Fiossmoor chairman, gave them a last-minute briefing and distributed fund leaflets.Meeting Set TodayHomewood workers are to meet today in the all-purpose room ot the Ridge school, where their co-chairmen, Mrs. Duane Beeler and Mrs. Richard Hague, will give them final instructions. From the meeting, Homewood workers will immediately start their fund drive.“We urge all residents of the Homewood - Fiossmoor area tocontribute generously to this fund drive. Since it is a non-profit enterprise, all contributions are ‘ deductible from income tax returns,” said Mrs. Schwarz.The Chicago,Educational Television association, which is the sponsoring body for the drive, is supported by the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Historical society, Chicago Natural History museum, Chicago parochial schools, Chicago public library, Chicago public schools, College of Jewish Studies, Cook county public schools, DePaul university, Illinois Institute of Technology.John Crerar library, Lake Forest college, Loyola University, Museum of Science and Industry, Newberry library, Northwestern university, Orchestral association. Roosevelt college, University of Chicago and the University of Illinois,Dr. John T, Rettallata, president of the Illinois Institute of Technology. is acting as chairman ofHealth ReportIs Studied by Grade Board(Continued on page 4)Mrs. Saimy Gale, Homewood school nurse, at last week's meeting of tiie board of education, District 153, reported that the weighing and measuring program has been completed in all schools and that charts showing weights and heights for 2952 and ’53 have been posted in each ciassroom.“With the help of Miss Juanita Sehoof, we have completed scalp examinations in all schools and no ringworm was detected during the* examinations,” said Mrs. Gale.Arrangements are being made for chest X-rays for the faculty. “Since the mobile unit will not be in Homewood until summer, referral blanks have been given to each member,” Mrs. Gale said,Reporting on a recent meeting for school nurses held in Harvey, Mrs. Gale said:Narcotics Problem“Theme of the meeting was the narcotics problem. If the smuggling of heroin could be prevented our narcotic problem would be at an end. However, the profit of $98,000 on about a two pound package seems to be the answer.”There are two children absent at Central school due to rheumatic fever. One is hospitalized and the other is being cared for at home. We have added urinalysis and hemoglobin tests on our physical examination records and since this procedure Is a new policy, possibly a letter of explanation to the doctors in Homewood, would be in order,” the nurse said.“All new students and those absent during audiometer testing have been checked. Three children having a slight hearing loss were found and their parents have been notified. Chicken pox has been the chief cause of absenteeism, but most of the children have returned to their classes,” the nurse concluded.1. To locate an additional school building site. 2. Shall the board of education purchase an additional site? 3. Shall the board build a new school build* ing? 4. Shall the board issue 5288,000 in bonds to acquire a site and construct a new building?Bonds would be retired over a 20-year period and would bear Interest not to exceed four per cent, the legal notice states.Two Polling PlacesTwo precinct polling places have been defined. One will be at the Western Avenue school building and another at the residence of Laurence T, Heron, 18520 Stewart avenue, Homewood. Polls will be open from 12 o’clock noon to seven p.m.School spokesmen said they hope the new building will provide eight or possibly ten classrooms.Ratification of the new bond issue would take District 161 to its maximum legal bonded debt limit, which is based on five per cent of the district's assessed valuation. According to school spokesmen, the district has an assessed valuation of $16,800,000 and a current bonded indebtedness of approxinfately $550,000.See Upward TreadIt was emphasized that mora classroom space will be necessary by the opening of the 1954-55 school term. Enrollment In District 161 now totals 1,027 and indications are that an upward trend will continue, authorities pointed out.The proposed new building would be used for seventh and eighth grades. The district nowuses 34 classrooms, including 22in the Western avenue building and 32 in the Leavitt Avenue school. It is planned to develop two additional classrooms In the former building next term.Further details on school problems and proposed expansion will be announced soon, spokesmen said.Brownie Troop Honors Mothers ot ProgramHomewood Brownie Troop 40, sponsored by the Homewood PTA, on Friday had a Mother’s day tea at its regular meeting.Mrs. Duane Beeler, president of the PTA, was the guest of honor* The girls presented a musical program and presented their mothers with parasols made from handkerchiefs, which they made themselves.Mrs. Herbert Cain is the leader and Mrs. Ruth Billings and Mrs. Fred Gustafson are coleaders, The troop meets every Friday afternoon In St. Paul Community church.
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