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ell-. i-altii circle dances, as well as mode dancing. Blue jeans, square dance tops and sport togs will be the popular form of garb for the 24. 1948, jthE State of IMin will be given to aucna. Mpecia also going to be profitable state charter Island Teen Canteen.

Ti ration was founded for pose of combating juvcr properly cd. The Pilney, 20. 12552 Highland. The parked car of Otto Rermen-trout. 2463 Burr Oak, was damaged when hit in front of the house by a car driven by Florentino Vas-quei, 12573 Irving, on Friday morning.

The auto driven by Daniel F. Spinozzola, 17, 2060 Broadway, was (Continued on Pane 10) Cancer Fund Drive Held Through U.S.A. Blue Island, like everv nity in the United States, can count the many benefits it has received either directly or indirectly from the American Cancer Societies research, educational program, clinics and services. During April the Kiwanis Club of Blue Island will conduct a drive to raise funds to support the Illinois division of the American Can- of the drive. eludes Michael Guglielmucci.

Krt wnnam Mangold and Jerry Van Der Wert. Mayor John M. Hart is honorary chairmn The Kiwanis wishing well for the American Cancer Fund, set up at change during the Easter holidays. Ve Program; Anyone caring to contribute to needs $900,000 for the coming year, the Cancer Fund directly may mail The Blue Island quota is S1.000. their donation to Dr.

Donald Pip-Dr. Donald Pippert is chairman pert, l-5032 Western ave. Birthday Ball Sunday At Teen Canteen The third annual birthday ball of the Blue Island Teen Canteen which will be held at Eagles Hall, Grove and Artesian Sunday evening. April 1 promises to be an outstanding event for the local teenagers. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

Dancing will get under- Far this special occasion, due to popular demand, the Kenosha Korn Huskcrs will furnish the music. The Kenosha Korn Huskcrs the delight of all who attend their events. The evening's program will be interspersed with square dancing, with instructions for be- today is one of the largest of its kind in the State of Illinois, with a membership of 1,000. In the past three years, the Canteen lias entertained close to 20,000 teen- rogram so far has nd the following Officers of the Bl door making this organize Mrs. Helen years March dent; Secretary of Jary: Mrs.

Dr. Evans Speaks To Alumni On April 10 by rules pi advocate of the Post, TITLE "True Ami Hall will be the triple feature oi thiL meeting. Refreshments will be I served. handwi mi hundred (200i on lined pape DEADLINE All essays submited to the judges than May 1, 1951. Blue Island Sun-Standard "REfDOM OF THE This Edition 18 Pages 12.M By Carrier.

17 ent. a Month VOLUME 76 BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1961 Council Unanimously Votes Out Federal Rent Control Within City Of Blue Island Four Persons Hurt In Auto Crash Here our persons were injured accident at Greenwood ave. 119th pi. Saturday afternoon. Three of the four needed pitalization.

They were: Mr. and I Policemen G. Marshall and T. Mrs. Heifert Sterling.

235 120th st. and Thomas Clark W. 139th Robbins. Less seriously hurt was Mrs. Pearl Ciark.

wife of Thomas and uninjured was Mrs. MUdred Pugh, the daughter of the Clarks. Clark was northbound wood and the Sterlings ing east on 119th. Mr. and Mrs.

Jc 14444 McKinley ave both bruised when their car struck the rear of another car at 13306 Beedy New Candidate In District 130 Floyd W. Beedv. 49. 2244 Wctt 120th nearly a lifelong resident of this area, has filed for member of the public grade school board. uistrici i.iu.

However, nis petition too late tor tne legal deadline March 24 and therefore his will not aDDear on the offi cial ballot and will have to be written in. Mr. Beedy is a candidate for a full term and there are two full board, seeking re-el i Highland ave. There The other candi-term is Carl E. Geppiner.

2305 W. 120th pres- Doara memoer. sole candidate Flovd Beedv Gladys clue to the fine the high school election. cooperation of Mayor John M. I "alern5i Ol Candidates were announced last 1332.

the Blue Island McCord. Eagles Community Fund, the Sun-Stand- (Les Holler photo) dergarten next year. Lannom was Mrs. Oneida L. Bronson.

12860 Maple avp. who was appointed last year when Mrs. Lannom resigned due to leaving the city. Mr. Beedy is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Beedy oi this city and attended local schools. He had resided here since a small boy. He is president of the council of Girl Scouts of South Cook County and has been active in Paul Revere Parent-Teacher work. He and his wife Evelyn are parents of two daughters, Karen, nearing her 8th birthday, is ir.

the 2nd grade at Paul Revere while Dolores, 4. is looking forward to entering kin Mr. Beedy is vice president of he board of Evangelical Commun-ty Church. 251B New. further filing In secretary of the NS vear term at stake on the high Mr! school board this year.

The school elections are Satur-day. April 14 from the hours of in noon to 7 p.m. Polling places are listed in legal notices published i in this edition. Showers" Final Rehearsal Island Teen The fast inization successful rehears erner, president: auditor moving musical revue, wers," goes into its final Sunday at the Eagles vvurm. vice presi- 0f 300.

is ready to put on the Una ilvvurm, touches and promises the audienci a fu" of and Mr. and Mrs. Costuming of the show is equival I ent to a Broadway Revue. I continued cooperation bodies and parents for ludges for the aicfu elected. urrounded by beautiful lity of soldiers and at Eagles hall.

Monday April 2 and 3 The Loyal Order of 1 V.F.W. Announces Essay Contest In All Grade Schools oe will appoint later that scnooi judging, red PRIZES: 1st, $50.00 Series "nines to 1 Savings Ilond: 2nd. $25.00 Series judges from Savings Bond: 3rd Shaeftor i five best ess Have I Lifetime nen and neneil sol: 4ih Thrrcaife Siiacffer Lifetime pen: and oth FY: Anv .1 lifetime pencil. and regularly en- fn addition, a suitable sold mod- I il of DM net Vi District No. 132 -me teacher from make the initial ig the number of submitted to the ch school to the ungraded.

determine the best entry school, and the five inning entries from all the Ed McElroy. Chicagoiand Sports-caster, who will be master of ceremonies Monday evening at the Community High School Basket ball Banquet to be held in the Ed broke into the 1,0 her. and William V. Frasor. 12535 I 1943 when uppleiee Chicagoiand bull pen catcher for the Chi cago White Sox, who picked him up when he was 14 years old.

After being in the Armv Air Force he came back and started to work with Bob Elson. In Nov- A FEW TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE A limited number of tickets igh School Basketball to be held Monday evening April 2 In the Campus Cafeteria of the new high school. emDcr. he wont on the radio himself. In the summer of 1949 he signed up with Eddie Hubbard on the Chesterfield show.

In the he kept himself busy Bob Island Sun 1 Standard. AM VETS of the Chicago Police Post, athletic chairman of St Youth Center, chairman i of the Rockets Athletic Associa ish HOUSE TODAY AT B. I. LUMSfcR CO. ON GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY is invited tndav in Iho Golden Anniversary Open House reienrauon 01 the Blue Islan Lumber company.

27S0 York Hours are 2 until 4:30 p.m. an again 7 to 9:30 p.m. "In grateful appreciation to th company's many friends, thev ar invned to share out birthday cake, says Miss Edna Wilton, president. Plan Field iTrip Soon nine Island Movie A Slide club's next meeting will be Thursday, April 5. at Memorial Park field-house.

Anderson, one of the memhors. will present slides of Florida, western states and miscellaneous subject. There will also be a travelogue, "Skyways to Ha- mVVi being planned for y. Details will he it later. Don't forget 3 is deadline for getting your en- HH Ufl SOME "APRIL SHOWERS" The Moose lodge's "Aoril Showers" will be of nights, at Eagles hall.

Here is a rehearsal scene of a few of the "showers." Left to right, in background: Diane Madlung and Howard Smith. Second row from rear, left to right: Michael Sinise, Gloria Gamer and Oenrie D.browiki. Third row: Judy Schick, Karen Berg, Jean Meserole. Fourth row: Sandra Sch-jltx. Sherry Lichman.

Fifth row: Carol Ledford, Diane Lewis, Patrica Saurer. Sixth row: Barbara Richmond, Jenny Lew Hill, Judy Jenin. In front: Barbara Bowers, Linda Ver Wey, Freddie Moller, Connie Wolfe. (Leopold photo). District Music Contest Here Will Attract More Than 500 Musicians More than 50 Community high scnooi students will snare trie spot light with more than 500 others from schools in the south and southwest metropolitan area this Satur- day when Blue Island welcomes the imi district music contest.

Musical director Sheldon West-man and his assistants, Richard Anoe and Doris Schieber, are particularly delighted with the interest shown in the contest by their students. All practice rooms have been busy every hour of the past weeks, and there has been a lot of "home work" done, as both soloists and members of the various groups are determined to make a good impression, both for themselves and their school. me local group competing In the largest entered by any of the schools. Seven have entered the vocal solo contests, eight will compete in the instrumental solo events baton twirlers. In the group events Westman has a total of 35 students competing.

tor me Kins tne solos are divi ded into three classes. In the high verne Snyek and Virginia Tiberi. Irene Krause and Charlene McKay nave entered tne medium voice contest and Kathryn Hutchinson will compete in the low voice group. Accompanists for the soloists will be Marsda Mead, Lora Mar- Two boys, Ronald Lunn, In the medium voice group and Howard Smith in the low voices, will represent the school in the other vocal solo contests. Smith will also act as accompanist for Lunn and have his -nusic played by Miss Two pianists from ite for top and Joy Drew.

Albert Cheeks and William Collester both hope to be rated in the top divi sion in the snare drum solo event. The two twirlers will be Patricia Corey and Becky Kner. Community High will also have soloists competing in contests for the cornet, the flat clarinet and marimba. H. Dego Briant rep resents his school in the cornet di scontinued on Page A) Spring Music Fete To Be Given By First Lutheran "Springtime now is coming, all I mann as the South Wind.

Janice sing merrily, all sing merrily." flrey, the butterfly, and These are the words of the happy Oakley, Charles Dc Vos and Janes melody which will be sung as the Watson portraying trees. Speaking curtain opens for the Easter oper-1 for the choruses will be Roger etta at First Lutheran school a rose. Karen Johnson, day and Saturday evenings. grass: Ruth Winterfeldt. a lily: imu uic is inc tine 01 and l-airicm urote.

ilatlodil. faro production written by Chin, El MeKeonc. a violet, and Rondl Detn vwiips. he masque is based Specht, the little bird, are soloists and the Master. I.v Lames.

lcl tho operetta, the It is divided in two scenes; the tiT" first takes place in the garden of cm' numbers arc as follow Gethsemano on the day before in the garden on Easter morning. First graders will be the little blades of grass in the garden, while second graders will be cos turned as d.iifeiljh, There hire be violets and i the third grail Cornerstone Laying For New Church Sunday The people of Evangelical stone this coming Sunday, for their new church that is construe ted at 120th and Gregorv sts. The special service will be held at 12 (noonl. following a Processional of mbers to the bunding sir alely afte Ground i 1B50. and er conditions prevailing i of lues, fternoon beginning at 1 due i a cable failure at Thornton ave.

ub-station. Smoke and flames hot in the air and fire traveled the south wall of the storage ing staff on duty. No one was nurt. Telephone wires were clogged bv innniring information. The operators worked in black-out linckhouse of the Public I'uhlic Relations depart ment was unable to diagnose the able failure which led In the eight thrown out otloiav, public is invited to attend cremonies for the cornerstone g.

The building site for the! church is one b.ock east of the I church. 120th and Greg within the same block and Irving. The planned is to he very short at President of the congregation Is Raymond Foss: chairman of the building committee is Nick Splayt: pastor of the church is the Rev George W. Knapp. Lights Out Hour As Power Fails At Sub-Station ig the unit back into operation.

Tne Public Service company crews acted with their usual promptness and efficiency to restore service, however, the blackout was unusually long and people realized how much electric ser- MAKB PLANS Action Comes i After Heated Public Debates Housing Exediter rent control within the city of Blue Island. is now mandatory that rent, controls be lifted here. When legal formalities are complied with rent control will be over as federally operated in Bide Island unless and until some new legislation to the contrary is passed by Congress. The vote suprisingly enough after prior rather close decisions was unanimously for the resolution terminating rent control. It was 12 to 0.

Aid. Mausolf was absent and of course. Aid. Sutton has resigned. All other aldermen voted for the termination.

The onlv alderman to make a lengthy explanation of his vote was Aid. Jankowski who said he had switched to vote 1 to terminate from his vote last fall to continue rent control because at that time he thought it was a measure to fight inflation but that the federal government had not seemed able to control inflation anyway. "I don't think the matter should have come up before us," he said. Other aldermen echoed their opinions that it should not have been placed in the hands of the aldermen to decide. Mayor Hart admitted it tough decision that plac aldermen on the soot.

Two in the audience had spoken very definitely that there was a hous ing shortage here while one again voiced his opinion that he mougnc me country would oe Det ter off to get out from under sc much federal control. The mayor said he allowed the courtesy of opinions to be expressed despite the fact that there had been a public hearing for that purpose the week previously. He said it was a well known and undisputed fact that there wt many people looking for places live but there was doubt in soi people's minj whether federal control helped or hindered the situation. Public Hearing Held March 31 Rent control was blamed as the number one reason for a honsiniz shortage in Blue Island by several landlords at the pubic meeting on rent control March 21. "There is no inducement to build apartment buildings with The Plea for decontrol made hv the landlords was based not only tne inadequate return on the of taxes and upkeep.

Some report- 1 owning property was such an xpense that it had to be sold. Several of the landlords said the demands of some tenants of njustifiable. "Some expected, the rent was within reason, ilat 50 oei- cent of the rent be put back into improvements." An other landlord said, "The housing not under rent control may have ent the owner desires. This fair to other landlords or tenants." Another landlord to" how her nant was making out much bet-r than she, by renting in the apartment. Tenants Favor Control The tenants all were in favor maintaining rent control.

They expressed the fear there would be rent hogs and that their nav Hart said. "The city gov tal to the propo-ty owne isn't the way things arc At this Hart and listened to Preceding the bus dessert luncheon Citizens To Vote On Amendment The regular monthly meeting the "Citizens 6f Blm Island" i be Tuesday, April 3 at 8 hall An amendment to Article of the organization's by-laws 'sdnv evening at the First con one welcome national Church lo plan their men must oe pa: i vote of those be changed. Eve 7 style show, and May OBITUARIES ON TWO PAGES Seek Support From Worth In Dump Case Citizens interested in pushing the case against the Kedzie ave. dump are urged to attend the Town Meeting of Worth township at the city hall on Tuesday at 2 p.m. to ask the township to lend support in the fight to close the This action was suggested by Aid.

Johnson after City Attorney Paul Schreiber outlined progress in the legal fight against the dump to the present time. Mr. Schreiber said he had filed a suit asking for an injunction against operation of the dump and had also secured an Indication from the Worth township board that they would co-operate. He said he had further notified the County Zoning authority that there was apparent dumping on the west side of Kedzie contrary to the zoning laws. Miss B.

Plans Ready By June Markey Plans for the Miss Blue Island contest, held in conjunction with the Blue Island Lions Club annual July 4th celebration, have been completed according to Lloyd C. Holmlin, general chairman. Opening H.te for to lUe their application is May 1. Rules and awards for the young ladies seeking the title and the prize Chevrolet coupe will be announced around April 15. Dr.

W. W. Emu the queen contest for the second consecutive year. General Chairman Holmlin reports the contract for the fireworks has been signed with the Melrose Fireworks and this year there will be more aerial and less ground Due to the present war lOn." Mr. Holmlin sairl there was a doubt if the bigger display nlanned could ho roaliioH but the Melrose company has Several bands have already signified interest in the parade and many local merchants and business houses have contracted WGN Decorating Co.

for their floats. Mr. Holmlin said he has been informed there will be a shortage. of display materials and those who mane tneir plans now will be assured of a fine display. Mayor John M.

Hart assured Mr. Holmlin last week the aerial ladder truck recently purchased bv Blue Island will he on Hisnlav demonstrated by the Blue Island fire department during the eve- Birthday iFor Mrs. Krick; AlsO S-S answer to the- question. p. i elehrale her 7blh nil lluhn She came to Blue Island fro; Port Washington.

Wis as a bru! I anil has heen a Mri-Mim ard reader for 50 years. One of the biggest changes i Ihc Blue Island newspaper Mr Knek said, was the advertisin "The ads are nice to look at no' and I like to read them. When here the paper was a Another Hearing On Crossing the matter after failure to reach city of nine Island on plans crossing protection A prior hearing had been held previously on 'he general question following which several conferences had been held The citv iias been urging tha keeping of all three crossings open ill sui i Ohituariea on Pa urn 17 and 18. I K. at 10 a-BL t's.

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