Berwyn Life from Berwyn, Illinois • 1

i Sfoen Check Arrest Touches Off Bizarre Probe The apprehension of three members of an alleged bogus heck cashing ring touched off a bizarre investigation late Mon- and early yesterday, when one of the arrested men dropped statement under questioning that a member of the ring had plai. ing to pass one of the stolen checks at O'Hare Field. With the investigation continuing with questioning of the three suspects at widely separated sites, Donlan reportedly told Chicago police that a Larry French, allegedly a member of the check ring, had been shot and killed after double crossing a "few guys" and that the body was buried under the basement floor at the Lyons pub. The investigation then turned, to the Lyons pub after police obtained a search warrant. A small arsenal of guns, including a sawed off shot gun and a sawed off carbine in a violin case, were found in Passarella's living quarters at the rear of the tavern, officials reported.

(Continued on page 11) yesterday that although the basement of the Lyons tavern, had been inspected by both town police and state's attorney's men no evidence that a body was buried under the floor was found. In fact the state's attorney's men reported they believed the story to be just a rumor or the figment of somebody's imagination, Likins reported. However, the statement has not been entirely disregarded and police are seeking a man known only as "Cicero Johnnie" who reportedly made the statement that a Larry French, age and address unknown, was "bumped off" by one of the' ring for double-crossing tactics. The bizarre story had its beginning late Monday afternoon with the apprehension of David Soderstrom, 24, alias David Moore, of 1403 S. 2nd Maywood, by Hillside police where he attempted to cash a bogus check stolen the night of April 7 in the burglary of Pennol Oil Products 6100 W.

31st along with a company check-writer. Soderstrom, under questioning, implicated Joseph A. Passa-rella, 39, of 8142 Salisbury, Lyons, operator1 of a tavern at the Lyons address. PASSARELLA was arrested at his tavern on information supplied by Soderstrom, who claimed that he obtained the checks from Passarella as did others who also cashed them under orders of Passarella. While Hillside and Cicero police continued the questioning of Soderstrom, Chicago police notified local authorities of the arrest of Douglas Donlan, 1030 S.

5th Maywood, for attempt been shot and killed and buried in the basement of a Lyons tavern owned by the alleged ringleader of the group, officials report Police of five suburbs, the state's attorney's office and agents of the U.S. Treasury Department joined the investigation. Officials yesterday indicated that the murder statement by one of the suspects was just conversation and designed to hinder the main investigation. SGT. OTIS LIKINS, of the Cicero detective department, said gjmsmm 3 GUnderson 4-1234 PER Home Delivery 60c Per Month 10 COPY TOwnhall 3-1234 Bishop 2-2345 and Berwyn Beacon 39th Year-No.

96 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST II, 1965 MAIN OFFICE: 1401 S. HARLEM BERWYN Burglars Chop Hole City Hall Begins Push For North End Pool Plan Assaulter Traced By Car License In Roof, Loot Store Size, Cost Big Factors Woman Injured In Glass Smashing Melee Charges of theft and assault face a Cicero teenager while police continue their search for other teens reportedly in Plans for a north end swimming pool, probably to be financed through revenue bonds, and to be constructed at 15th st. and Maple are" volved in the assault of a Negro currentlyv being formulated by the "NbM Mtk J5 Bm Si erwyn administration. couple Saturday in McDonalds Drive-In, 7139 Roosevelt rd. Released on $400 bond, after being traced through the license of his car, was Anotte DelVicario, 17, of 1240 S.

51st hile overtures on behalf of pool concept were expected to be presented to the city council last night by Aid. Sam DeCaro 6th Ward), specific plans and cost estimates are reported not yet to have been ascertained. (The question of a north end pool was brought to the council's attention recently when Democratic Aid. Raymond G. Cox sought information on the prog A' Lti bl THE TEEN WAS apprehended in a combined effort of Berwyn and Cicero police after authorities took Mrs.

Bernice Marchman, 38, of Aurora, to MacNeal Memorial Hospital where she was treated for facial cuts and eye and leg injuries. The incident began, police said, when an alarm was received of a woman crying for help in the service station at Harlem ave. and Roosevelt rd. Arriving at the station, officers said they found Mrs. Marchman sitting inside the station, her face covered with blood from glass cuts on her face.

Thieves Force Open Safe, Get Money, Stamps Believe Losses May Top Postal Agents Investigating (See Photo on Page 4) Burglars chopped a neat twp by two foot square hole in the roof of the Leader Department Store, 5625 Cermak some time last weekend and stole money, stamps and clothing of an undetermined value, Cicero police report. Postal authorities were reportedly joining local officers in the investigation of the break-in due to the fact that a part of the cash in a safe, forced open by the thieves, was postal department money received by the store from the sale of stamps. 0 THE SUSPECTS, it was believed that there were several "professional burglars" involved in the crime, also stole money collected by the store in the payment of Commonwealth Edison Co. electricity bills. Although the total loss had not been determined Monday, it was believed that the total would run SOCIAL WORK George "Puggy" Sluka, of Berwyn, (right) uses microphone and loud speaker to urge Skid Row habitues to get chest X-rays.

With him is unidentified aide, one-time reported "regular" on Chicago's Skid Row; who has reformed and now helps Sluka in his work with The Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago and Cook County. Berwyn Man Tells Police said the woman and her ress of the idea. At this time it was said the proposal was under study.) LATEST DEVELOPMENT in the concept, prior to last night's council session, came Saturday when representatives of McFad-zean, Everly and Associates, consulting engineers and designers of the pool st. and East presented their proposals for a pool at an informal session in the offices of Mayor George E. Dolezal.

Exactly what the plans showed is not known, but reports from several sources indicate the firm's proposals were not new and had been submitted to the city before. The only specific plans on record as having been submitted to the city recently (It can not be ascertained whether they are from McFadzean, Everly and Associates or not.) are estimated as costing $300,000 and include an L-shaped pool, a sun deck, spray nool for children and a small companion, WiMiam Truehart, address unknown, told them they were in the drive-in when a group of youths drove in. Officers said the couple reported one of the teens, holding an unknown object in his hand, Work Oh Skid Row smashed the window in True- tion and offices where they forced open a safe and stole an undetermined amount of cash and postal stamps. Although total losses were not immediately known, an undetermined amount of merchandise was also stolen, it was believed that it might top $5,000, officials reported. STORE LOOTED Detective Donald Johnson, of the Cicero police inspects hole in ceiling at Leader Department Stores, 5625 Cermak where burglars gained entrance to the company outlet last weekend.

The thieves lowered themselves through the hole in the roof to a second floor storage room from where they walked down stairs to the first floor sec The following story of his experiences on Chicago's Skid Row was written by George "Puggy" Sluka, health education consultant for The Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago and Cook County for 14 years while working in the Skid Row area. Sulka has had a wide range of experience. Once a professional boxer, he probably has the widest acquaintanceship of all professional athletes of any person in the area. He still is a licensed boxing official. For some 30 years he was a youth counsellor in Berwyn and prior to that time was recreation director.

He has made numerous trips all over the world with his USO show, Guys and Dolls, and his services are in demand as a master of ceremonies. Serving on Skid Row as a health education consultant during the past 14 years, for the Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago and Cook County, has given me an insight to life on hart's car, causing the flying glass to cut Mrs. Marchman, and grabbed her purse. BEFORE FLEEING, Truehart reportedly told police, he was able to get the license number of the assaulters' car. The number was found to be registered to a car in DelVicario's name.

Notifying Cicero authorities, police said, the vehicle was located parked in front of DelVicario's home, but none of the occupants was around. While Berwyn police were on their way to the Cicero location, town officers radioed back that they had apprehended DelVicario. Brought to the Berwyn station, the teenager was identified by Truehart and charged. Under i i he reportedly said he did not know the others who had been in his Motorist Injured, Building Struck In Train-Car Crash playground. In addition, the plans call for a two-story structure, measuring 43 feet by 104 feet, containing wash rooms, locker rooms and other pool-connected facilities on I the first floor.

The second floor is to incorporate an observation deck, assembly room, kitchen, storage rooms and meeting rooms. THESE are the the Row. One must understand A motorist apparently es submitted again Saturday caped serious injury shortly at least several hundreds of dollars since dollar day receipts of the store as well as Commonwealth Edison and postal cash was "stolen along with an unknown of merchandise. The burglary was discovered Monday by the store manager when he arrived to open up at 8:45 a.m. He told authorities that the break-in occurred sometime between 6:05 p.m.

Saturday and Monday morning. The thieves "gained access to the roof of the two-story brick building by going up a rear outside stairway to the second floor and then climbing the iron grill-work over a window to reach the roof. ONCE ON the roof the thieves chopped a neat hole and lowered themselves through the hole to the second floor storage area on a rope. From there it was a simple matter for the men to walk down to the first floor main section of the store and its offices. fk is unknown, but Mayor Dolezal, 1 while stating the matter is still before midnight Sunday when his vehicle was struck by often asked about a little known way of life, except the trite, common impressions garnered from news stories based on one day stands by busy writers.

a westbound elevated Chicago Transit Authority train which car and had been forced by them, at gunpoint, to drive to the Roosevelt rd. drive-in. How did the name Skid Row originate? This comes from the early days of lumber camps in the Seattle region from the "skid road" used 4838 W. 24th was injured in an accident at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of 24th st.

and Laramie police revealed. 9 ACCORDING TO Officer Jerry Erjavec, Tylka stated he was driving his auto west in 24th st. and was stopped at Laramie ave-. waiting for Ahe light to change when his vehicle was struck in the rear by a car driven by Richard W. Cerocke, 31, of 2000 S.

13th Broadview. Following the crash, Cerocke reportedly backed his auto, after getting out to survey the original damage, and crashed into a car owned by Robert A. Cool. 5127 W. 24th which was parked at (Continued on page 5) ambulance where authorities reported Monday he apparently sustained only a fractured right thumb as a result of the crash but laboratory tests were being made to make certain that there were no other injuries.

Rudolph J. Chambers. 24, of 5216 Ingleside Chicago, mo-torman of the CTA train, refused to make any statement to police. Although the train was reportedly derailed and crashed inlo the Danly company building, damage was minor by a plant official who stated there was no visable damage from the outside but bricks were knocked loose on the inside and some damage was done. Robert Devorski, 20, of 2512 S.

61st a passenger in an auto driven by Kenneth Tylka, 27, of (Continued on page 2) Five Cadets Go On Encampment Leave Saturday For Ghanute Air Base to ride the logs down to the shipping area the fast descent of the logs represents the fast living as the habitue goes down. Lumber jacks patronized the area for drinking and other pleasures after the logging season. was reportedly derailed in the mishap and crashed into the corner of the Danly Machine Specialties Inc. building at Laramie ave. and 21st Cicero police report.

The accident was one of 18 weekend mishaps recorded by police between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Sunday, officials said. Showers, which left the streets wet and in a slippery condition, were blamed for the majority of the collisions with most involving property damage only, Lt. Perina, of the police traffic division reported. THREE MISHAPS were reported to police Friday after the 6 p.m.

start of the period, four were recorded Saturday and 11 The suspects broke into the company safe and stole postal I and Commonwealth Edison Co. the sociological and psychological aspects of this life to accept the distorted sense of values and human frailties manifested by the habitues in their daily struggle for escape from a world of reality. Acceptance seems to be the key to the large population of derelicts along the streets of Skid Row. No one questions a newcomer, no one cares if he is fat or thin, well dressed or ragged, handsome or ugly, intelligent or illiterate, he is accepted as is, and soon loses himself in the anonyo-mity of the area. 4 We as members of a voluntary agency work force must seek acceptance top, if our work is to be a', all effective.

One soon learns to accept a dirty grimy though sincere handshake; a drooling, spitting incoherent conversation; the inevitable "bum" or "touch" for a "dime short on a jug;" or the abuse usually given to tourists, always hard luck story. OF ALL the neighborhoods in Chicago and Cook County, the largest amount of tuberculosis is yielded by Skid Row. Therefore, to effect successful TB case finding programs, we must learn to work at the level of the men and women who live there. Since their diet is liquid rather Five cadets of the Pershing Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, will leave Saturday for an eight-day encampment at Cha-nute Air Force Base, Rantoul, as one of the qualifying phases for a certificate proficiency and General Billy Mitchell awards. The C.A.P.

cadets are David receipts as well as company cash plus an unknown quantity of merchandise, officials revealed. Members of the police department detective bureau investigative teams headed by Sgt. Robert Mengler conducted a minute inspection of the premises and dusted the safe as well as a number of tools left behind by the thieves No Injuries In Two Weekend City Auto Accidents Only two accidents took place on Berwyn streets over the weekend, including a three-car mishap on Ridgeland ave. and 26th st. Police said a.

vehicle driven by Grant Antink, 2735 Austin was turning onto Ridgeland when it skidded on wet pavement and collided with vehicles driven by LeRoy Schabes, Oak Lawn, and Milard Zielonka, 5513 W. 24th st! In the second crash, authorities reported James McGuire, 1517 Euclid told them he was cut off by an unknown car and collided into a vehicle owned by Violette Mikolas, 1915 Harlem ave. The crash took place in front of the Mikolas home. Berwyn Gl Finishes Communication Course Pvt. Thomas F.

McNamara, son of Mr. and Mrs. a i J. 1925 Elmwood has comoleteda 12-week communica and Linda Duncan, Thomas Mc Sunday to make up the total of 18 for the weekend, Lt. Perina Nally, James Henry and Charles Court.

Miss Duncan is the squad i but were unable to uncover any stated. Morton's Proposed Budget Figure Hiked Mainly due to teacher salary increases and new programs in the junior college, the 1965-1966 proposed budget of the Morton High Schools board of education is up $742,876.90 Although property damage was ron's only woman and is cur regarded as heavy in the 18 week rently serving as administrative er i mishaps, only three persons assistant. evidence as of Monday. The tools and safe had appar-t ently been wiped clean, authorities stated. Cicmrh Girl.

S. Hurt Who lives there and where do they come from? For the most part, they are un- (Continued on page 15) Gas Station Hit For $70 By Bandits Cash in the amount of $70 was taken from a service station cash register Saturday by five men who moved so quickly the attendant was unable to get the license number of, their car. Victimized, according to police reports, was Joseph Jupin, attendant in the station at 1200 Oak Park ave. Officers said the five drove into the station, ordered a dollar's worth of gas, and, while Jupin was servicing, the vehicle, three of the occupants went into the station's office. Suddenly, reports state, the three dashed back to the car which pulled away.

When Jupin BY October 27 the five expect to complete an 11-week training Droeram wmch. with the encamp over last year. ment, will make them eligible for than a well balanced nutritious meal, their resistance is lowered, making them more vulnerable to TB, and too, there are multiple problems associated with finding a case of open tuberculosis on Skid Row. promotion to cadet second lieutenant. At Chanute A.F.B.

they will receive 36 hours of training and orientation in rocketry, missiles, aircraft and air force procedures. Tha PnrchintT SmiflHrAn mpts were injured. James H. Helton, 40, of 5404 W. Fulton Chicago, told Officer Ronald Uher who investigated the train-car crash, that he was northbound in Laramie ave.

and crossing the elevated tracks when his car was struck by the westbound train. Helton claimed, witnesses corroborated his statement, that the gates were up and the warning lights were not working when he drove onto the tracks although both the gates and the warning lights began working shortly after the crash. HELTON WAS extricated from his practically demolished vehicle and rushed to MacNeal Memorial Hospital in the fire department In Mishap Outside Home Donna Klucina, 5, of 5012 W. 24th was treated at MacNeal Memorial Hospital Thursday for a laceration above the left eye sustained that afternoon in a mishap outside her home, Cicero police report. The injured girl was taken to the hospital by her father, Officer Albert Klucina, of the Cicero force.

She told authorities that she was placing a nozzle from a water hose on a window sill outside her home when the nozzle 111 i iU tions center specialist course at romC7 to 9:30 p.m. each Wednes- The budget, which is to be published Friday and put on public display until its consideration by the board at its September 13 meeting, totals $7,823,163.40 exclusive of bond money of for acquisition of sites and new construction purposes. The high school total is the junior college figure, THE HIGH SCHOOL budget for administration purposes has been increased by instruction fund was boosted by attendance, health, operation of plant, main Invariably the person with active case is an alcoholic, and treatment must be given in terms of arresting the case of TB and tenance, fixed charges, and capital outlay, $1,323. The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund was increased $17,350. The transportation fund was decreased $21,045 because of transfer of athletic teams to the athletic fund and an excess in revenues over expenditures.

In the building fund these increases were noted: operation of plant, maintenance, fixed charges, and capital outlay, $1,000. Expenditures boosted in the (Continued on page 3) Fort Gordon, Ga. in the Veterans of Foreign McNamara learned to operate ars hall, Pershing rd. and Wes 2 i TVW teletype sets and other related tarring the rehabilitation of the drinker, therefore, it is important equipment used by the Signal Corps. A former Morton West High School student, McNamara, 17.

entered the Army in February that some of the following be un derstood if We are to have a posi entered the station's office, he live working relationship with ley ave. To be eligible for membership in this auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, cadets must be 13 years of age. Senior members and licensed pilots in the unit must be 18 or older. I and' took basic training at Fort the residents of Skid Row.

I'll nuuvn lid MB UIB mie noticed the cash register had been emptied. head causing the cut. These are the questions most I Knox, Ky. 1.