The News from Chicago, Illinois • Page 15

RAFFLE PRIZE--Sisters of Guerin High new Catholic school for girls at 8001 Betmont, and members of the Fathers club stand before 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 to be awarded winner of the grand raffle April 20, sponsored by the Fathers association. Left to right are John W. Ford, 1300 N. Mayfleld; Robert Engel, Oak Park; Mllo Brooke, Austin car dealer whose agency. Is supplying the car; Sister Frances Alma, principal of Guerin; Sister Conrad and Richard C.

Comek, 3512 X. Pittsburgh. (Engstrom Photo) Give Away Car To Get One! Fathers of the new Catholic girls school, Guerin High, 8001 Belmont, has hit upon a way to obtain a much needed station wagon for the Sisters of Providence who staff the school. On April 20 at the first Annual Fathers club Spring dance, they will raffle off a car to get the car. Proceeds from the raffle, the first prize being 'a 1963 Ford Galaxie 500, i go toward purchase of a nine passenger Ford station wagon.

Both vehicles are being a through the cooperation of Milo Brooke, who heads Milo Brooke, 5005 Madison. The four-door hardtop will be the first of four prizes i to lucky winners of the raffle to be conducted the night of the dance at the new Fontana D'Or, Grand ave. and Narragansett. Guerin High, last September, now has an enrollment of 398 students. SEEK $7,500 FOR BOY SCOUTS--Leaders In zone eight drive of Pathfinder Boy Scout district gather at Sherman hotel to get pointers for one-day campaign Saturday, March 16, with goal of $7,500 for zone.

Left to right, Aid. Daniel J. Ron an (30th); Henry Hastier, of Ilg Electric, 2850 N. Pulaski; Mrs. Edward Krenz, 3540 LeMoyne; H.

Marlin Landwehr, Community Publications managing- editor, zone chairman; David Swa- back, Illinois Bell Telephone 3333 Lake and Aid. Al Tomaso, 527 N. Drake, newly- elected alderman of the 28th ward. Also a division chairman is Col. Auguste Mathieu, 4406 Augusta.

(Holman Photo) Start Series Of Theology Classes For Laymen Another series of theological education courses for laymen will be launched the middle of March by the Ecumenical Institute of Evanston, a division of the Federation of Greater Chicago. Locally the course will be held at the Northern Bap- i Theological seminary, S040 Washington, storting at 7:30 p.m., March 19. The class will meet each Tuesday for eight weeks. The courses, to be hold at six other locations throughout the metropolitan area, will be taught by the permanent faculty of the Institute, an ecumenical group of trained theologians affiliated with the Evanston organization. OVER 200 'laymen last fall participated in the courses, designed to man's relationship to the cnurch and modern life.

About 100 are expected to take the spring course. Those interested may contact the Eumenical Institute, 1742 Asbury Evanston. Entrance fee, covering materials used is $8 per person or $12 for married couples. Prayer Service "The World Day of Prayer" service will be held at St. Paul Congregational church, Belden and Keeler, at 7:30 p.m.

Friday. The service will be conducted entirely by lay women from local Protestant churches. Assistant Principal St. Mel Speaker St. Mel High school Fathers and Friends club will meet 8 p.m.

Tuesday in the a school building cafeteria, 1 N. Kildare, to hear Brother K. Thomas, assistant principal of St. Mel and Warren T. Jones, head football coach and recent member of the faculty.

Prior to the meeting and beginning at 7:15 p.m. a movie, "Civil Defense," will be shown. Serving as host will be Charles Novotny, reception committee chairman. Reading Circle "Russia and Yugoslavia," will be the subject of a program to be presented by Winifred Wood at the 2 p.m. meeting tomorrow (Thursday) of the Reading circle in the home of Mrs.

Guy Reynolds, 5515 Haddon. "Thar's" GOLD in them thar Neighbor to Neighbor Want Ads! Go prospecting through your home today and look for all the worthwhile things you aren't using anymore. Out-grown swing sets and tricycles, fishing equipment, screens, garden tools. These articles and the others you find are worth cash to the families just like yours who read the NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR Want Ads every Wednesday. Let your Community Publications set "The Gold Standard" for you by selling the items today.

The Numbers To Call: Austin News and Galewood All 7-89OO Northwest Journal and Hnmboldt Journal AR 6-O322 Garf ieldian 638-2345 City's Bond Rating Up To 'AA' Mayor Richard J. Daley yesterday announced a Chicago's general obligation bonded debt rating has been raised to by the nationally recognized municipal finance rating service issued by Standard Poor Corp. "This recognition of Chicago's excellent credit position should result in the saving of hundreds of thousands of dollars to tax payers because of lower interest rates and wider participation by investors throughout the nation," Mayor Daley said. The improved financial rating applies to all of the taxing bodies, Chicago board of education, Chicago Park district. Cook county, county forest preserve, the Metropolitan District of Greater i a and the City of Chicago.

The latest municipal credit reports issued by Dun and Bradstreet give Chicago's bonds a "prime" rate and reveal that Chicago's i net debt of $79.25 per capita ranks it second lowest among the twenty cities with over 500,000 population in the United States. The median direct debt for the same group of cities is $138.90 per capita. This week Municipals and Governments announced a Chicago per capita debt was the fourth lowest of the nation's 42 largest cities. "THIS ACCEPTANCE of Chicago's excellent i a i a position by these outstanding nation-wide financial Institutions has been a Chicago's bonded debt is low, maturing rapidly, and is well managed," Mayor Daley said. "The people of Chicago can be of their city's excellent credit rating and financial condition, especially in view of the vast public works, improved services and projects a have been undertaken in reecnt years." The complete i of cities follows: New York $482 Denver 460 Cincinnati 450 Philadelphia 339 San Francisco St.

Paul Cleveland Memphis Oklahoma City Houston Detroit Phoenix Rochester Norfolk Oakland Milwaukee Dallas Columbus 330 263 Z50 245 238 225 219 209 203 202 192 187 ISO 180 Long Beach 179 Honolulu 176 Louisville 173 New Orleans $166 Buffalo 165 Newark 159 San Diego 154 Atlanta 1S2 Minneapolis ISO Portland 149 Birmingham 148 Fort Worth 142 Kansas City 137 jBoston 135 Akron 114 St. Louli 113 Toledo 105 Los Angeles 104 Pittsburgh 91 San Antonio 90 CHICAGO 79 Seattle Indianapolis 63 Omaha 58 6TH DISTRICT TO SPONSOR 'DEAR RUTH' A benefit performance of "Dear Ruth," starring Mr. and Mrs. Pat O'Brien, will be sponsored next Wednesday (March 6) at Drury Lane theater by the 6th district Junior Woman's club, Illinois Federation of Woman's announced Mrs. Charles Ginger, 1356 N.

Lorel, philanthropy chairman of the Austin Junior Woman's club. The Austin club will meet at 8 p.m. March 12 at the Galewood Community church, 6415 Bloomingdale. Guest speaker will be Mrs. L.

N. Blatherwick, supervison of. volunteer service program for the Illinois department of health. A hat sale will be a feature of the meeting and there will also be a ham raffle, noted Mrs. Donald Nelson and Mrs.

John Maher, ways and means committee co-chairmen. ceeds will go. into the scholarship fund to be awarded to a teacher of exceptional children. SUPPORT EDUCATION TV George SlierUng, 4947 Quincy (left) and Mrs. V.

Wrobel, 1328 N. Ridgeway, shown with Dr. John W. Taylor, executive director of WTTW-Channel 11, discussing the WTTW community campaign to be conducted during Educational Television week, March 9-17. Area residents interested in volunteering their services to insure the continuance and extension of educational television in Chicago are invited to call the WTTW campaign office, MU 4-3800.

Mortenson Leads Austin 6 Y' Drive For The Austin YMCA will hold its 1963 Youth fund campaign during March under the leadership of Robert J. Mortenson, 1125 N. Jine, as general chairman, it was announced by Fred W. Hartman, chairman of the board of directors. Mortenson will lead a force of 100 workers who will seek $15,000 to support the YMCA's youth work during the year.

He is chairman of the Youth committee and a member of the YMCA board of directors. Mortenson will lead a force of 100 workers who will seek $15,000 to support the YMCA's youth work during the year. He is chairman of the Youth committee and a member of the YMCA board of directors. Mortenson said, "I am honored to be appointed to this important YMCA post and am confident a our campaign workers will secure from members and friends of the 'Y' the funds necessary to continue our youth work during the year." The YMCA served as members during 1962, 1,109 boys and 496 girls from 8 to 17 years of age meeting regularly in clubs, special interest and swimming and gymnastics. In addition a total of 730 boys and girls attended Camp MacLean to enjoy a two-week camp- ROBERT J.

MORTENSON ing period during the summer months. Additional campaign leaders are: Julius S. Gregorius, 5711 Huron, youth section; Robert J. 11 5739 Erie, adult section; Clarence A. Benson, 5225 Chicago, Austin club section; Kenneth V.

Klontz, 318 N. Central, special gift section; George W. Hemwall, 501 N. Central, residence section. To Be Named Seek Go-Ahead For New Congress-Keel er School Siena Services A Columban missionary, the Rev.

Robert Burke, home on a from the Philippine Inlands, will conduct Lenten services tonight (Wednesday) at St. Catherine of Siena church, Washington and Austin. Father Burke served as an assistant at St. Catherine's for five years prior to joining the Columban fathers. The school board will get a request to assign an architect for the proposed new building at Keeler and Congress today (Wednesday).

It will also suggest that the kindergarten to i grade school be named in honor of Genevieve Melody, first woman principal of a co educational high school in Chicago. If today's request is approved architects will draw up plans for a building to cost about $1,125,000 to serve an enrollment between 1,260 and 1,470 pupils. Under the proposed schedule construction contracts would be let this summer and the building completed in time for occupancy in September, 1964. Miss Melody became principal of Calumet High school in 1925 after starting her career as a teacher at the age of 19 at the Kershaw school. She later was assigned to Hyde Park High school, South Division High, Chicago Normal and Park Manor, where she was principal before taking the reins at Calumet.

She received both a bachelor of philosophy and master of philosophy from the University of Chicago, a law degree from Kent college and was admitted to the bar. Teachers, alumni a stu- dents of Calumet High school spent four years raising a fund to give to the University of Chicago for the purpose of endowing a scholarship in Miss Melody's memory. She died on Oct. 11, 1933. Millinery Openings Artcraft instructor at Blackhawk Park, 2318 N.

LaVergne, Mrs. Edith Kotowicz, has announced that there are still a few openings in the millinery classes i a Wednesday and Thursday eve nings from 7 to 10. Those in torested in joining the class may contact Mrs. Kotowicz at BE 7-3877. COMMUNITY PUBLICATIONS VI.

Chicago To Get 3rd 'Cleanup' Trophy For the second successive year, Chicago has won the first place award as "Cleanest Big City in America," a title which Chicago also won in 1961 and 1959. Anouncement of this top recognition for Chicago's cleanup program was made to Charles A. Fahey, director of Mayor Daley's Citizens Committee For a Cleaner Chicago, by the National Clean Up, Paint Up, Fix Up bureau of Washington, D.C. Philadelphia and Miami were second and third place winners. The Bureau commended the "typically American initiative and accomplishment" responsible for the excellence of Chicago's cleanup program.

The Bureau, a non-profit organization founded in St. Louis, has sponsored the nationwide competition for 51 years among the 60,000 community cleanup programs In America. DOCUMENTATION of Chicago's cleanup achievements was submitted to the judges by Charles A. Fahey, director of the Mayor's cleanup committee, in the form of a massive presentation detailing, picturing and documenting evidence of continuously improving cleanliness in Chicago. The presentation was prepared by Fahey and Jane Terrell, publicity director for the cleanup committee.

The "Cleanest Big City" trophy will be presented to Mayor Daley at the annual Cleaner Chicago luncheon to be held March 27. Upon being notified of the award, Mayor Daley said: "I sincerely thank all the people of Chicago for helping to win this honor for our city. Only their cooperation made it possible. The Citizens Committee for a Cleaner Chicago, the bureau of sanitation, the newspapers, and the radio and television stations are all to be commended for i so wholeheartedly with our many public-spirited i i and community groups. "CHICAGO'S cleanup program is now being studied to serve as a national model for community cleanup programs in the National Bookshelf of the United States Chamber of Commerce.

"Our city's cleanup program has already served as a model for many other municipalities, including London, England; Paris, France; Manila, Philippine Islands and Florence, Italy." Burglary Roundup Taken In Apartment An estimated $2,147 in jewelry, clothing and cash was taken in a burglary Tuesday from the apartment of Mrs. Mildred Palumbo, 553 N. Avers. Mrs. Palumbo told police she discovered the theft after returning from a visit with some neighbors.

Police said entrance was gained by forcing the front door. Here's a list of local residents who reported burglaries to police during the week of Feb. 18 through the 24: Joseph McMahon, 1900 X. Normandy, estimated loss $269. Mrs.

Phylis Carlof. 4906 Washington, estimated loss $30. Ernest Freeman, 4521 Gladys, estimated loss $57.29. Frank Pierri, from garage at N. Monticello.

estimated loss $6. Mrs. Ellen Deluzen, 2656 Thomas $25. Allied Hardware, 5613 Madison, $27. Berland Hardware, 5954 North, $500.

National Tea store, 330 N. Central, $800. Jerry Keen, 4341 Jackson, $400. Michael Komar. 4419 Monroe, $3.

John's Poultry. 5955 Fullerton. $115. Mrs. Gwendolyn 470M Maypole, $15.

Air Heet 4535 Washington. $100. John Walter. 4226 West End. too.

Tito Ruiz, 4007 Jackson. $400. Zigmund Ledianka, 2739 Thomas, Robert Izouierdo, 3357 Huron, $692. Alberta Williams, 4126 Wilcoi, $285. Other burglaries reported during the week in which the loss was not immediately determined: Paul Baer and Kisiel Wilhelm, both of 3429 Hirsch.

Gene Lehnert, Maypole. Ben Friedman, 5541 Van Buren. Miss Martha Holt, 18 S. Kildare. Joe Hayden, 4120 Washington.

Gladys Bennit, 4126 Congress pkwr. Leniel Nelson, 4132 Congress pkwy. John Knoloch, 115 N. Kildare. Harriet Reitz, 4209 Monroe.

Smorgasbord A smorgasbord luncheon will be sponsored Monday by the Ladies auxiliary of the Bethes- day Home for the aged. Luncheon will be served at noon Monday in Hildur Baade Memorial auditorium, 2833 N. Nordica. The public Is invited. Navigation Course A seven-week course in advanced celestial navigation will be presented at the Chicago Park district Adler Planetarium on Tuesday evenings beginning March 5.

Welcome Back Party Children Will Be Performing at Parti Jo's St. Patrick's Day Party WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20th Hurry and Register at Patti Jo's Dance Academy 4753 W. MADISON ST. CO 1-9788 Dance on Their Modern Stags) Be Part of the Welcome Back Show MISS MARY LOU BLUETT, teacher, is a graduate of Goodman Theatre with 12 years' experience. We specialize in Baby Dancing, 2 years and up.

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