Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive
A Publisher Extra® Newspaper

Chicago Tribune from Chicago, Illinois • 1

Publication:
Chicago Tribunei
Location:
Chicago, Illinois
Issue Date:
Page:
1
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

PART. 3 3 TV Chicago imdaij QTribune etanoornoo feWS ancf a South March 20, 1960 IIAIIIO HOME AND GAniHLN" Girl Observes Ancient Doll RitesGARY PLANS INT LABOR IS Prepare ArtExhibits n.i i. -i Mummy a I A) I CITY MOVES TO RID FLATS OF VIOLATIONS SeeksAppointing HEARING ON BOND ISSUE OUT TO 'GET' BILL BACKERS Letter Threatens Vote Reprisal of Receivers BY PERCY WOOD Organized labor is out to "get" members of Congress who supported the Landrum-Griffin reform, bill in 1959, judging by a threat made to i Discuss Moves to Build Schools A public hearing on a 1.5 million dollar bond issue to finance school improvements in Gary will be held Tuesday evening in the Gary School Service center, 620 E. 10th pLThe bonds are intended to "pay for construction of four schools and a central warehouse-and for improvement of several existing school buildings. Dr.

Alden Blankenship, superintendent of schools, said that between 2,700 and 2,800 signatures were collected on petitions calling for the bond 'Jl Rep. Edward J. Derwinski Jacques Petrasek, 10, of 7337 Phillips works on clay modeling, and Sandra Rosenblatt, 12, of 8936 Bennett prepares toothpick drawing for South Shore commission's Youth Art show to be held April 10 in the Country Club hotel, 6933 South Shore dr. Scholarships to the Art institute will be awarded to winners in three age groups. (tribune Photo Students' Works to Be Seen in South Shore Gallery BY ALDO BECKMAN Six south side apartment buildings housing approximately 340 persons are the subjects of recent receivership suits filed by the city in Superior court.

The buildings, five of them in Hyde Park redevelopment areas, contain 158 alleged violations of city health and safety codes. Louis Wexler, assistant corporation counsel, charges that four of the structures are overcrowded and should be remodeled to contain fewer apartments. Largest Houses 75 The largest of the six buildings is a three story structure at 4920-22 Blackstone persons. Owners of the build- ing are Sime and Max Zisook, 7118 Oglesby av. City inspectors recently found 36 alleged building code violations.

If appointed, the receiver would remodel the building to contain either 18 apartments or 28 efficiency units. The suit says approximately 70 persons live in the three story structure at 4722-24 Arlene Skowron (center), 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Skowron, 10019 Avenue serves Linda Jansky (left), 11, of 11037 Avenue and Alice Kiekenapp, 10, of 10922 Avenue during festival of dolls held recently in her home. Festival is traditional in Japan, where Arlene was born.

mj wmcn ne is exniDit-ing thruout his district. Derwinski's fight for a second term will take place in November since he has no opposition for renomination at the April 12 primary. It is in the fall that he can expect any implementation of the threat by James B. Carey, president of the International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers, AFL- -CIO. v- Vote Called Vindictive Writing from Washington, Carey called Derwinski's vote for the bill a vindictive assault on the labor movement" proving to your constituents that you are less interested in individual rights and democracy than in property rights and the concentration of power in the hands of big business." "You may believe," Carey Learns Custom in Japan munity are encouraged to enter paintings, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, weaving, and other art work, said Mrs.

Ellis K. Fields, 7653 Paxton co-chairman. List Committee Members Applications are available in the commission's office, 7134 Jeffery and must be returned by April 1. Boundaries for contestants are 67th street south to the city limits, and Stony Island avenue to the lake. Other members of the issue.

He said the bonds will be short term and probably be paid off over five years. Owns 11 Acre Site Two junior high schools one in the Roosevelt area, the other in the Lew Wallace area and elementary schools in the Edison and the Glen Park areas will be constructed. The school city owns an 11 acre site bounded by 7th avenue, the Pennsylvania railroad, and Dallas and Clinton streets, where the Edison elementary school will be built. It will have 30 classrooms and accommodate 1,000 students. Also owned is a 10acre site at 50th avenue and Georgia street, where the Glen Park elementary school is planned.

Some 700 students would be accommodated in BY JEAN BOND A Japanese custom several thousand years old was observed in a south side home recently when Arlene Skowron, 8 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Skow A youth art show for South Shore students will open April 10 in the gallery of the Country Club hotel, 6933 South Shore dr. Scholarships to the Art institute will be awarded to winners in three age groups, 6 to 10, 11 to 13, and 14 to 18, said Mrs. Robert Shagam, 7353 Constance co-chairman.

The show will be sponsored by the cultural affairs committee of the South Shore commission. Two Scholarships High school juniors and seniors are eligible for two $100 scholarships, Mrs. Shagam said. The awards are being donated by Jerome Kritchevsky, 7350 Clyde Ellis av. Twenty-two alleged ron.

10019 Avenue L. cele went on, that you are safe violations were listed for the building, which contains 27 youth art committee are Mrs. Harold Kolom, 7303 Ogelsby dwelling units. Plaintiffs in in such action because organized labor is relatively weak in your and cannot call you to account for the damage you have -1 the suit are the American Na Mrs. Lawrence Sack, 6906 Constance Mrs.

tional Bank and Trust com brated the traditional festival of dolls." It was not Arlene's first festival observance, since she was born in Japan. jSpme times called the Girls' festival," the celebration is centered on a doll collection passed down from I pany, trustee; and Leopoldo Michael Becker, 8743 Cregier Lopez, 5441 Wentworth a v. sought to do. You may be right at the moment. in memory of his wife, Marcia, Mrs.

Joseph Simon, 7335 Merrill Mrs. Lewy, 7547 Merrill Mrs. Claude F. MacDonald, 6940 Clyde and Mrs. David A.

Baker, 8841 Bennett av. Any receiver for this building would convert it to 18 apartments. The city also wants a receiver appointed for a three story building at 5600-02 generation to generation by the female members of a Jap who was dedicated to youth work in South Shore, she said. Young artists in the com the 20 classroom building. Lew Wallace School Roosevelt Junior High school would be built on a 23 acre tract at 23d avenue and Pierce street to serve 1,500 -students.

The school anese family. The dolls are "We wish to assure you, however, that we shall do all in our power to prove to the working men and women in your district that you have cast your lot against them 'and they should therefore 'take appropriate action at the I ballot box." not playthings and are brought out only at festival JEWISH GROUP DENIED PLEA HAMMOND MAN, VET OF PUBLIC UTILITY, RETIRES FROM JOB FOR TEMPLE A south side Jewish con Drexel av. The suit says it contains 18 units and houses approximately 70 persons. City inspectors found 32 alleged building code violations in the structure. Plaintiffs in the suit are the Dillon Realty company and Lena and Max Gross, 7021 Clyde av.

The time. Dresses in Kimono Dressed in a kimono, Arlene went thru the ritual helping her mother set up the collection, cooking special festival foods, and enter Derwinski Unmoved This cold promise of opposition hasn't scared a tall, young man of 33 gregation, which received a city will purchase the site after approval of the bond issue. A 33 acre site at 46th avenue and Georgia street would be the scene of the new Lew Wallace Junior High school. The land is owned by the school city. The warehouse would be After 49 years of service with Northern Indiana Public variation from the city zoning Standing beside 40 year old Japanese doll, Arlene smiles who was sent to Congress approval of festival gift.

In stores stock dolls before I after only one term in the board of appeals last year, has been turned down on its second request for a new taining her young friends. festival much like American stores stock toys during Christmas season. The dolls are set on five Illinois House of Representatives, where he made an out variation. bervice company, Philip E. Anderson, 829 State ammond, has retired.

shelves, with the figures of the emperor and empress on built at 10th avenue and Vir Temple B'nai Yehuda wants standing record. He replied Instantly to Carey, saying that he had the highest plateau. Mrs. Skowron said her family col to build a synagog at 2801 Jeffery av. Last year the board granted permission to city contends the building should be converted to either 14 apartments or 22 efficiency units.

Receivers Have Power Al Mansfield and Sam Shapiro, both of 53 W. Jackson are named as owners of two buildings involved in the suits. One is at 5235-37 i voted for the Landrum-Grif- lection has about 15 dolls and A nderson joined the Hammond the congregation to have nar in Osaka, Japan. Mrs. Skowron was born in Osaka and met her husband there when he was stationed with the army in Japan.

The couple also have a son, Patrick, 5. Forgets Japanese The Skowrons have been rower yards than required by some 40 accessory pieces, each hand Arlene received the collection from her maternal grandparents when she lived rjJ company, a predecessor Aaderson Northern ginia street. School equipment presently housed in rented locations thruout the city would be transferred. Improvements called for include new flooring, additional auditorium seats, and an electrical heat control system for the Froebel' school; addition of 10 new rooms in the Carver school; repair of the swimming pool in the Emerson school; roof and gutter repair of the Jefferson; school; and conversion of the Tolleston school to a junior! high school. Edwin Dwyer, school board Cornell av.

and the other is at 5239-41 Cornell av. One contains 17 alleged violations and houses approximately 45 fin bill "with a completely clear conscience. of constructive labor ref orm. "The bill," Derwinski continued, provides the work- ing man, in his capacity as a dues-paying union member, with a full bill of rights the right of freedom of speech and assembly, protection from arbitrary dues, protection of rights in court, and Indiana, in 1911 as an engme the zoning ordinance. If the second request had been granted, the proposed synagog would have been still closer to the' lot lines.

The original plan for a $65,000 synagog was for a one Story building to accommodate 72 persons. The congregation returned with plans for a synagog that would accommodate 85 persons oiler. He was a gas service department specialist when he retired. persons and the other one contains 18 alleged violations and houses approximately 40 He married the former Wilma Hartman, a native of cersons. Thirty-three alleged viola Hammond and former em tions were listed for the tnree Continued on page 2 ploye, in 1924.

story building at 4916-18 In budget offices, said the bonds, diana outside oi tne re EASY TERMS! in their south side home for almost two years. When she first came to Chicago, Arlene could speak both Japanese and English, said Mrs. Skowron. "But she's forgotten all but a few Japanese words," said her mother. She had no trouble with the American language since she attended a Catholic school in Japan where they teach English from grade one." A Mrs.

Skowron said she learned the American language from her father, and from her next door neighbors in Japan, a Japanese-American family. She said her husband is her best language teacher. Retain Togetherness In Japan, we have a deep respect for close family relationships and we are trying to retain that closeness for our family here in America," Mrs. Skowron said. "That is one reason we wanted to hold the festival it is something a family can do and enjoy together." Skowron is employed by a south side service station.

He ahd his family are members of St. Francis de Sales Catholic church, and Arlene attends St. Francis de Sales 2 Mendel High Seniors ORDER YOUR DRAPES FOR EASTER TODAY! development. The suit says it contains 33 units and houses about 40 persons. Mr.

and Mrs. Edward A. Dobbins, wno live in the premises, are (Ki.i.jiiuuwiiiiii. A i a 1 h. I rV i i Al 4 i "i i I i -i I '1 Tinned as owners.

Wexler asks that this building be re -4 US' modeled to contain either 20 aDartments or 30 efficiency units. Wexler said the receivers If amointed. will have the II I i I rZm. I 111! KJ A i 1 in 7 olZPAY power to collect rent from NO rvf no tZJsr ivJV if approved, would be paia in four instalments of each, with the first payment due in November, 1962. COUPLE SEEK O.

K. TO BUILD ON SMALL LOT A south side couple wanting to build a brick home on an irregularly shaped lot appeared last week before the city zoning board of appeals. Delores and Norman Kramer want to build at 9859 Van Vlissingen rd. Part of the back yard will be too narrow to comply with the zoning ordinance. The board took the case under advisement.

The board also took under advisement two requests for permission to build fences on the south side. One was' from Michael Braude, who wants to build a fence around his patio at 1222 E. 49th st The the tenants ana use iub acef to make the necessary re pairs. torn. "fPle, W'U ui i i '4i i weiz- your 2 UcAwi 91 Pi nh 1 3 SENIOR, SOPHOMORE ELECTED OFFICERS OF TRI-HI-Y GROUP A Figure in shrine and dolls on plateaus pictorially trace family history of a Japanese emperor for 2,000 years, said Mrs.

Skowron, who holds one of more than 60 pieces in Collection. TRIBUNE Photos Win Scholastic Honors Two south. siders recently were elected officers of the Tri-Hi-Y assembly of the Young Men's Christian association. Miss Vivian Caver, 16, of 118 E. 46th was elected assembly chaplain.

She is a junior at Wendell Phillips 100 Years Flicker Past for Movie House Owner Two Mendel Catholic High school seniors, both south siders, were named finalists in the Cardinal Stritch scholar competition sponsored by the Serra club of Chicago. They are Charles Scott, 8945 Exchange and William Keating, 10034 St. Lawrence av. other was from Louis Guadar-rama, who wants to build a six foot solid fence around his home at 9008 Colfax av. Guardarrama's fence already is begun.

tf 1 Wl TTi fra Iff 7sm Hi i JWF rt'TUtt est A man who operated movie theaters on the south side during the silent movie era recently celebrated his 100th birthday quietly in his home. Morris Schwartz, 1704 E. 56th has been a south sider since 1901. ML COMPLETE Select from new fabrics to blend with present furnishings. Expertly fitted in your home.

BASY TERMS AVAILABLE! ANY COMPLETE WALL AT OUR DANK HERE cxeuwtr Q- CUSTOM HADE ii you get complete 3 up to 12 ft. wide and 96 inches high. Other sizes, larger or smaller, priced proportionately. Labor, Hardware and Installation Included Custom Made By Experienced Craftsmen Visit On of Our Conveniently Located Factory Showrooms Now! Pleas be sara to bring your window measurements 4 He became a member of I Temple Isaiah Israel in 1901 I and the temple held special services during its Purim ob CHECKING and SAYING ACCOUNT SERYICE 1 WITH firm in 1912 and went into business for himself as an independent distributor of silent movies. From then on, movies became his business.

He owned several small south side theatersone was at 47th street and Halsted street; another on 50th street. His sons, William, Jack, and the late May-nard joined him in the business and took over when their father retired at the age of 67. William lives at 1360 Lake Shore and Jack, who retired from the movie business eight years at 5530 South Shore dr. Schwartz also has a daughter, Mrs. George Lin don, who lives with her father; three grandchildren; and 10 great- Li servance in honor of his birthday.

Born in Hungary, Schwartz came to New York in the 1880's and found work with Mis Cer left, Mls Olsen High school and a member of the Wabash Avenue Y. M. C. A. a the Progressive BaDtist church.

courteous friendly Attention and Assurance of SAFETY SERVICE SATISFACTION I UN Hart, Schaffner, and' Marx, Named secretary is miss secretary is L-7 Barbara Olsen, 15, of 5128 It was there he met and mar-Dorchester av. Miss Olsen a girl from his home COTTAGE GROVE ABERDEEN 4-3454 OPEN MON. THURS. 10 to DAILY 90 to SUN. 12 te I STORE OPEN SUNDAY 12 TO a sopnomore tit nuc am.

wu, Steel City TXatwnaJ 3030 EAST 92nd STREET. CHICAGO 17, ILL SO 8-1900 MEMBtl Bf IMC H0EBU DEPOSIT IISUBAICI CABPOBATIQI They moved to Chicago High school, a memoer oi me when Schwartz was offered a TTvde Park Lutheran church job as Chicago representative and a member of the Hyde Parfc for the company. He left thejgrandchildren. TF.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

Publisher Extra® Newspapers

  • Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the Chicago Tribune
  • Archives through last month
  • Continually updated

About Chicago Tribune Archive

Pages Available:
7,805,807
Years Available:
1849-2024