The Daily Herald from Chicago, Illinois • Page 77

Climaxes Founder's Day Fete PICNIC BASKET SNATCHEB Michael Cassara, 330 Lnndtr.cier digs In at Founder's Day picnic on the MOST BEAUTIFUL COSTUME in the 2-4 age group is displayed by Debra Joy Carbone, 4, of 934 Victoria who shows acumen beyond her years by holding hand of one of the judges, Mrs. Edward Schroeder, of 21 Ridgewood, 150 Attend Annual Fete Approximately 150 persons attending the picnic which climaxed Elk Village's fourth annual Founder's Day in Scharringhausen Grove, Busse Woods, last Sunday. The picnic capped the day-long fete which began with a children's parade at noon led by the Norwood Park Cadets' and bugle corps. Children in the 2-4, 5-7, and 8-10 age brackets were awarded i for the original, beautiful and humorous costumes. PRESENTED a i a award (or the most original costumes in the parade were the three Lowry children, Thad.

8. Elaine, 6, and Eddy, 1 year. The two older children portrayed hearts and Eddy was clad as citptcl. They are the children of "Mrs. Elk Grove Village," Mrs, William Lowry, 16 Crest st.

Among other winners were two sisters, Leslie and Quincy Lowing, of 57 Forest In. Leslie won a costume prize in (he 8-10 age group, while Quincy was named to a first in the 5-7 age category. Dfb- ra Joy Carbone, 4, of 934 Victoria won the beautiful" costume nod of the judges in the 2-4 age group. Winners of prizes at the picnic included Edward A. Michalak, 45 Forest who received a first prize shrub; Mrs.

John Westerbcrg, 31 Evergreen, who was presented a hot and cold drink cooler, and Mrs. Harold Greaves, 10 Evergreen, who was awarded a pair of lamps. Mr. and Mrs. contest.

Sponsoring organization for Methodist Bible School In Unique Woods Setting Gerald Brubaker, 140 Cres.t,. Prince of Peace Methodist church in Elk Grove, which is sponsoring a 2-week vacation church school August 8-19 from 9 to 11 a.m., will be open for registration this week until Sunday evening, July 24, on.a first come first serve basis. Children may be registered for one or both weeks. The church school, which will be open to all denominations, will be held in Grove No. 5 of Busse woods, where worship, handicrafts, games and songs will make up the program.

Children from 4 through 11 may register and participate in one of three classes: kinder- I.EABINO CHILDREN'S parade which started Elk Grove Village's fourth annual Founder's Day observance Sunday was the Norwood Park Drum and Bugle Corps Cadets, shown here strutting their stuff. garten, ages 4 and 5'. primary, ages 6, 7 and ar.d junior, ages 9, 10 and. 11. The themes are: kindergarten, "Together in Our primary, "Everyone Needs a and junior, "The Around the World." THERE WILL be a registration fee of 50 cents 'and daily free will offerings will be taken.

Transportation will be furnished daily to and from Ridge and Rupley schools. The Bible school is sponsored by the church's department of education, with Mrs. Wm. Keepper serving as i Anyone interested in further information may call Mrs. William Keepper, ME 9-2971, or Mrs.

Reuben Berry, HE 7-2091. June 31 the congregation of the church will meet after the m'ornine' service to vote on the purchase of a parsonage in the village. The Prince of Peace church which.meets in Ridge school, is now on the summer schedule with Sunday school from 9 to 9:40 a.m. and the worship service at 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. St.

Peter Women Meet Wednesday The Women's Missionary league of St. Peter Lutheran church is having its quarterly meeting July 27 at 8 p.m. in the activity 325 Highland Arlington Heights. A well-known a Rev. Gerhard R.

Stelter of Batavia, 111:, will lecture and show slides on India, folio-wing the business meeting. Members of the five church circles are invited, as well as the public. (A REPAIR SERVICE Motor and Equipment MOWER SHARPENING ROTARY REEL AUTHORIZED SERVICE STATION FOB Briggs Stratton Clinton Moto-Mowcr Power Products Kco Simplicity Lawson All Work Performed In Our Own Shop And Fully Cunranteed Lnrga Pnrta Stock Open Friday Nights to 8:30: Sim. 8:80 a.m. to 12 Warnimont's 23W74G Lake St Roselle, 111.

LA 9-3331 SEE WHAT WE DO FOR YOUR OLD SHOES They'll almost ai new looking as the day you bought them and our repair prices are reasonable. NEW HEELS IN 3 MINUTES Shot Tinting and Dyeing LARRY'S SHOE REPAIRING 206 N. DUNTON ARLINGTON HEIGHTS (North NorHiwwt Hwy.) Cl 9-1377 OPEN FRIDAY TO 9 Ira Rupley Dies; Founded Centex Sfl MSON DICK LA PAGLTA, 2, of 1094. Bosworth, awaits children's parade judges' decision passively while pen- ive clown Steven Walsh, 3, of 72 Forest is occupied bv his own thoughts. SPECIAL PRIZE for most original costumes worn in children's parade went to children of Mr.

and Mrs. William Lowry, 16 Crest. From left to right are: Elaine, 6, Eddy (seated), 1, and Thad, 8. Their mother is reigning as "Mrs. Elk Grove Village" this year.

won the adults' egg throwing the anniversary observance is the Elk Grove Village Junior; Woman's club. (EG IRA RUPLEY Ira L. Rupley, for whom the Rupley elementary school In Elk Grove Village is nameJ, died Tuesday, July 12, in a hospital in Dallas, at the age of 80. At the time of his death, Mr. Rupley was serving as executive vice-presic ent ol Centex Construction the firm which he founded, 6 HE ALSO president of Genell, and a director of Wallace Properties, both of Dallas, and of Texas- Osage Royalty Pool, of San Antonio.

Mr. Rupley was responsible for founding the San Antonio Optimist club; he was an ac tive member of Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, and was a Mason and a A member of a pioneer Texas family, he was born in 1880 on a -ranch near Victoria, Tex. He is survived by two brothers, a sister and a daughter. (EG Library May Not Be On Ballot $3,000,000 PLANT soon to be occupied in Elk Grove Village by Sola Electric company, a division of Basic Products corporation, is shown here in architect's rendering. Sola, a leading manufacturer of power regulating apparatus for the electrical and electronic industries, is doubling its former space in the move its present loc.

rion in Chicago, and expects to add 200 new employees before the end of the year. (EG Leading Electrical Firm Is Moving Operation to Village Sola Electric company, a leading manufacturer of electrical and electronic products and components, announced this week that within 90 days it expects to begin moving all operations from Chicago to Elk Grove Village. Sola is a division of Basic Products corporation of Milwaukee, i includes among its eletrical affiliates: Hevi-Duty Electric Milwaukee; Anchor Manufacturing company, Manchester, Is'. Sola-Basic Products Toronto; and a Electrica de Mexico, S. Mexico City.

The new plant, which provides approximately 200,000 square feet of floor space, was built at E. cost, of nearly $3,000,000. It is located on a 20-acre tract at the intersection of Illinois 83 and Lunt in the Centex Industrial park. It will double the floor space now occupied by Sola Electric at its present plant, 4633 W. 16th Cicero, officials say.

ANTHONY von Wening, president of Basic Products corporation, said the new plant "will enable our Sola Division to realize its full potential and greatly strengthen its position in the vital industries it serves." Because of the firm's growth, more than 200 new employees will be needed before the end of the year. Men and women, skilled in coil- winding, assembly, machine shop and office work, will be among those in highest demand, a officials note. Applications are now being taken at the new plant site. The company anticipates that employment will reach of the library board, said library plans might not jell in time to include the proposal with the bond election which the trustees hope to hold in early fall on the fire station (which also. serve as temporary quarters for police and the building department) and for purchase of fire-fighting equipment.

Fleming said a meeting of the library board this week would' "decide how fast we want to move on the issue." The library-board wants to construct a permanent library on Biesterfeld rd. near Salt Creek. The trustees and library officials met last Friday to discuss the matter. It. appears that the Elk Grove Village board of trustees may exclude the proposal to build a new library from a bond referendum this' fall calling lor construction of a fire station at Landmeier and Tonne'rds.

Robert Fleming, president Turnabout Canada is cons i i changing automobile turn signal lights from red to amber, to avoid confusion with brake lights. Thursday, July 21,1960 800 this year, and that the may be reached in less than two years. It has been undetermined how many Chicago employees will make the move. "Our business volume has risen by 100 per cent in just five years," according to Joseph G. Sola, president.

"This is a growth rate we are confident will continue for some time, especially in view of new improved products now on the drawing boards." Sola Electric, founded 30 years ago as an engineering laboratory, has grown to become one of the leading designers and producers of specialty dry-type (ferro-reso- nance) transformers. firm's major product lines are constant voltage transformers, fluorescent lighting ballasts, mercury vapor lamp transformers and regulated direct current power supplies. Its products are important components of computers and automation systems, radar and missile guidance systems and industrial, highway and commercial lighting installations. SOLA ELECTRIC company has received Safety Council awards in 11 of the 12 years in which it has been a member of the Cicero Safety Council, and has been presented with three special awards for perfect safety records established over long periods of time. Arthur L.

Myers, Sola vice president-manufacturing, said the new 200,000 square foot plant is a contemporary, one- story building of modern curtain-wall construction-with a two-story office structure. The office space of approximately 50,000 square feet will be air- conditioned, while the 150,000 square foot production area will be thoroughly ventilated and air-filtered for comfort and dirt control. Among facilities provided for the benefit of employees' will be a modern cafeteria offering hot meals. The advantages of the new plant in addition to greater space, said Myers, will be more efficient production lay-' out, material ilow and nan-' dling, and ideal location from the standpoint of accessibility. The plant will be convenient to railroad, highway and air transportation, and will provide ample off-street parking adjacent to the plant.

The plant, located in heart of Elk Grove's industrial park, reported by Chicago Association ol Commerce and Industry to be the complex in the-United States today, consists of over 8,500,000 square feet of land. It is planned that the industrial area will eventually accommodate 250 industries. We Have Roto-tiUers, New Used Service Shop Garden tractors Experienced Mechanic Scotts Products Simplicity Biding Mowers Garden Fertilizers Opeu Friday nitcs to 8:30 p.m. Sundays 8:30 to 12:00 Hardware supplies Large assortment of Farts Bulk Grass seed Garden Insecticides Jacobsen Mowers National Mowers Soil testing service Ample parking Fox Mowers WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATRONAGE Warnimont's 23W 745 Lake St. LA 9-3331 Boselle, HI.

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