Arlington Heights Herald from Arlington Heights, Illinois • Page 1

Patience Wears Thin Santa Claus Bushed; Anticipates Holiday Arlington Heights HERALD Arlington Helghta, DEC. 22, 1960 6Secttons. 64Pages $4.00 a Year 10c a By BRUCE LADD Santa Claus has come to town. Now looking for a way out After spending one hectic evening with the jolly old gentleman, this reporter learned why he comes only once a year: the job is as tough as selling bikinis at the North Pole. While working a northwest suburban shopping center one night this week, Santa lugged 1,100 youngsters of varying weights onto a shaky knee, engaged in 55,000 words of small talk, and shuddered through a biting wind and sub-freezing twnperature.

Santa all-powerful, mysterious, jolly saint was bushed five days before Christmas. His stamina rapidly declining and with no relief sight, Santa neared the mumbling-to-himself stage. QUESTIONS seemed to get tougher, the answers harder to come by. come not taking notes, a five-year-old girl asked. Santa dragged a weary arm across his forehead and came up with something about a tape recorder under his chair.

Jerking his beard into place after a malicious tug by a seven-year-old, Santa assured a boy that his 200-pound frame in no way impaired ability to climb up and down chimneys. Doors and windows were more often used, he smiled weakly. patience wore dangerously thin when a boy announced, want the whole world for Christmas. Sanja quip- INSURANCE REDUCED Protection Is Dick Hauff Returns SANTA CLAUS interviews 2-year-old Carol Zielinski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Zielinski, 3008 Martin Rolling Meadows. Santa is careful to say to fill requests, not wishing to disappoint should he not be able to deliver. ped facetiously, do you w'ant a gold fence around it the boy answered. the Santa said, steering the boy toward the exit door. A frequently asked question that always brought a look of anguish to eyes was are there so many.

Answers ranged from of to others are Most girls, Santa found, wanted dolls and buggies. Topping the lists were guns and trucks. One kid asked for a donkey and wanted it delivered to the house next door because his dad was opposed to the animal. Such were the trials and tribulations of a first-year Santa Claus. But as he stumbled out of sight, he confided, be back next Open Next Fall Catholic Girls High School Classes Set By HELENE BRISTOL Classes for the first Catholic girls school in the northwest suburbs will open next September with 200 freshmen girls.

Official announcement of opening of the Sacred Heart of Mary high school came last week from His Eminence Albert Cardinal Meyer. The announcement confirmed a Paddock Publications story of last September. Classes for the new girls school will be held in rooms leased in the new St. Viator boys high school, Arlington Heights, pending completion of the girls school in September, 1963. THE SCHOOL will be located on Central south of Rolling St.

Colette church and school. It will be operated by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Tarrytown, N. y. This same order will conduct the St. Colette elementary school now under construction.

The Rolling Meadows schools will be the first opened by the order In the midwest. They have other schools in New York and California but are primarily a French order with headquarters in France. Applications for the first class will be accepted by the sisters January 7 at Our Lady of the Wayside school, Arlington Heights. THE SCHOOL will be enlarged by one class each year, with 200 new freshmen admitted in September, 1962, and 200 more in September, 1963. Among communities to be served by the high school are Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, Palatine, Hoffman Estates, Barrington, Mount Prospect, prospect Heights, Wheel- Jft INDEX ft Billboard Bowlliif Chareh Newt------ Detiffn far Kditorial Page Farm Newt Sportt W'tot Adt Way Bark Wbea Part-Page 5 4 4 2 6 10 9 1 12 13 freshman class of about 400 in September, reaching the full school capacity in September, 1963, with an additional freshman class of 400.

This wili necessitate the completion of the new high school by that date as all classrooms will be needed for the high school program. Dates Announced Shows Slated hy Police ing. Elk Grove and western areas of Morton Grove. The original school building will accommodate girls. The plant will be constructed with sufficient heating plant, cafeteria and gymnasium-auditorium to accommodate 1200 girls in the future, according to architect Herman J.

Gaul Arlington Heights. The school will be built at a cost of million. 'This will include parking facilities, landscaping and the construction of an adjoining convent. The school, which will become a part of the Chicago archdiocese Catholic school system, will be financed by the sisters and the archdiocese. CONVENT facilities are planned for 30 nuns.

'The convent will be used by sisters for both the high school and the St. Colette elementary school. Facilities will include a chapel, study, dining room and offices. Architect Gaul indicated preliminary plans for the school would be completed within two weeks. Construction is scheduled to start in the fall of 1961.

The building will be designed to permit installation of air conditioning at a further date. Another innovation will be a provision for future installation of closed circuit television in classrooms. Gaul returned late Monday from a conference in Tarrjdown with Mother Provincial M. Majella, head of the order in the United States. He indicated it, was now definite that some spe-1 cial facilities would be included; in the new school.

These are language laboratory and physics, chemistry and biology laboratories as well- as other special clasiTooms. I The combination gymnasium- William Luehrmg, superi n- auditorium will hold tendent of public works in 000 persons. A professional-type Arlington Heights, was stage will be built into the audi- pared Monday night when the torium area. first heavy snowfall i blanketed the village. GAUL INDICATED the cur-; get into motion shortly af- riculum will stress academic sub- ter the first flakes touched Judged Good Boy Owners of commercial and industrial buildings in Arlington Heights will save from four to eight per cent on fire insurance premiums next year, it was announced this week by Village Manager L.

A. Hanson. Premiums will be reduced as a result of the recent reclassification from National Board class six to class five, Hanson explained. He said the Cook County Inspection bureau ruled on the reclassification earlier this month. of the hard work and initiative of fire chief Harvey Carothers, his men, and other village Hanson said, protection in the village has been greatly improved and the inspection bureau rating reduced HANSON POINTED out that the village will now work to attain class four standing.

When class four is achieved, he said, individual homeowners will save 10 per cent on house insurance and six per cent on home furnishings and contents. Arlington Heights Is now one of only 20 communities in the Chicago area to boast class five standing. Fire protection capacities are determined by a deficiency point system, Hanson noted. 'Two years ago Arlington Heights was in class six with 2,693 points. Today the village rests in class five with 2,266 points, with less than 300 points to go for class four.

Fifth class status was gained by the village improving The holiday show, sponsored annually by the Arlington Heights police department, will be held Wednesday and 'Thursday, Dec. 28 and 29, at the Arlington theatre, 115 N. Evergreen. According to Lt. Oscar Johnson, tickets for the show are being distributed by the Arlington Milk company, Meyer Brothers dairy, Rodewald Farms dairy and Arlington Heights policemen.

SHOWINGS of Man Into Walt Sled the TTiree i and the cartoon, Look, will begin at 9 a.m., noon and 2:30 p.m. on December 28 and 29. are deeply grateful to Don Knapp, of the Arlington theatre, for his generosity in providing the theatre facilities and movies free of Lt. Johnson said. Children wishing to attend the sixth annual holiday show may obtain tickets from policemen if none are left at their homes, Lt.

pointed out. Village Tackles First Snowfall jects but that commercial subjects, as well as some home economics subjects would be offered. Plans now include the teaching of French, German and Spanish and a complete range of social science subjects, ranging from history to psychology. Space for the girte school will be available at the new St. Viator boys high school as the Via- torian fathers will classes for only 700 to 800 freshmen and sophomore boys next fall.

The priests will a mm the ground were the village's nine snow plows, includin those mounted on three new trucks. Rock salt was al so spread on the streets. village has 110 miles of Luehring explained, we figure It takes 235 miles of plowing to clear them all. 'This snow was light in comparison to what we expect will com ON HAND when heavier snows come are a power snow loader and stockpiles of salt. Luehring said Arlington Heights is set up as well as any community for snow removal.

He pointed out that the public works department has benefited from past experience and taken the necessary steps to provide adequate equipment and personnel for snow removal operations. Closed Monday Offices and plant of Paddock Publications, 217 W. Campbell Arlington Heights, wiU be closed all day Monday. Dee. 26, its existing water system, improving record keeping and training in the fire department, improving the fire inspection control program, and improving the operation of the building department.

MANAGER HANSON lists needs for class four as follows better building code enforcement, additional booster water mains, segregation of police and fire radio frequencies, purchase of an aerial-ladder fire truck, construction of a training tower for firemen, improved inspection system and replacement of the existing village hall. Upon application by a community, the county inspection bureau evaluates fire protection on the basis of water system, fire department operation, fire prevention program, building laws, structural characteristics of buildings and climatic conditions. continued improvement in fire protection attests to the willingness of residents and village employees alike to move Hanson said. OFTEN communities overlook continued, day-by- day Hanson said it is entirely possible the village could reach a class four lire classification by 1963. 'The recent approval by voters of a new village hall is the first step in that direction, he added.

Vote $3,318 In Suit Of Magistrate The village of A 1 i ton Heights will pay the sum of $3,318 to William F. Neumann, former police magistrate, to compensate him for his costs in gotiating settlement of a law suit. Upon the advice of village attorney Stephen Jurco that such action was in order, village trustees voted 5-0 Monday to approve the payment. NEUMANN incurred the in Octdber, 1960, while obtaining a disposition of a law suit against himself, former village president Albert Goedke, and the village of Arlington Heights. TTie suit was filed in 1958 by John Skovonek, who had been arrested and found guilty by Neumann of serving liquor to I minors.

A jury later awarded the plaintiff damages, but another judge set the award aside. New Policeman Is Appointed Arlington Heights trustees Monday confirmed the appointment of 24 year old Ralph Martinson, of 25 N. Waterman, as a probationary police officer effective December 12. The newest patrolman served with the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957 and worked for the Illinois Bell- Telephone company before moving to Arlington Heights a month ago.

Tin Can Alley About 3,600 U. S. canneries use 20 billion tin cans a year. Home for Christmas An army recruit flew into field last week on a sleek airliner and limousined up to his swank $30-a-night motel suite. this getting up at 4 in the morning live days a week is real i said northwest suburban playboy Dick Hauff.

Hauff, who was in town winding up bankruptcy odds and ends on his $1 million Mt. Prospect Golf club, lounged in his Christmas holiday retreat, posh surroundings at Inn. HE SPOKE briefly of his life as a recruit at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. The 24-year- old former amateur golf star and Rush st.

playboy was inducted into the army last October. about Hauff laughed, already had it four times. I had KP two days in a row for 18 hours each day. I'm mentally happier than been in a long, long he added. do everything that every other American boy is HE SLIPPED out of his hand-tailored jacket and into his army shirt and tie long enough for a photograph.

the people keep writing in on me. They want to make sure the army let me get by with Even this get Hauff down. have the army behind me now. a different story. I have the confidence of the advocate general and they make untrue charges against A GRIN broke over his handsome face.

Hauff said a national magazine sent reporters to camp to do a story on the recruit. like those Chicago papers who said I want to go into the army. I wanted to put it off until I could get the bankruptcy cleared He denied published reports that he pleaded the Fifth Amendment on Communist affiliation. took the fifth only when they asked me about my personal business he said. HAUFF, WITH no visible income, reportedly put up $1 million to purchase the Mt.

Prospect Country club nearly two years ago. could be deported within 48 hours if I refused to answer about Communist affiliations. I also could hay.e gotten out of the army because I'm an As a youngster in his native Iran, Hauff was found wandering homeless and hungry by an American army officer. He was later brought to the United States and adopted by a suburban family. AN APTITUDE with golf sticks rocketed Hauff to brief national fame as an amateur golfer at Arlington high school and later at Florida State university.

The dark-haired dapper made more headlines when he was the Rush St. escort of Hollywood notables Meg Myles and Zsa Zsa Gabor. Hauff hopes to continue his weekend flights to his Inn suite he eports, he U.S. Army Recruit, Richard Hauff, in GI uniform. says, for officer candidate school at Ft.

Benning, Ga. this week. He says he a four years of R.O.T.C. at Florida state university. Meanwhile, continue to do his duty like any other American No Permit Order Issued Building commissioner Harold Best ordered work stopped Monday on the remodeling of a building being readied as an addition to Beverly Lanes, 8 S.

Beverly Arlington Heights. Best said he was forced to issue a stop work order because Edward Sander, owner of the bowling alley and the building adjoining it, was carrying out remodeling plans without a building permit. A building permit has not been granted for remodeling. Best explained, because of the lack of parking facilities in the area. bowling alley now has parking accommodations for 14 Best said.

the business is to be expanded to include the adjoining building, additional parking facilities must be Sander, who purchased the old i Printing company building next to the bowling alley seven months ago, said he told Best he had a lease on parking facilities north of the bowling alley, but that the building commissioner insisted on a 15 year lease. LEASE is only good for four Sander told the Herald. par king property is owned by the Arlington Market corporation, whose officers are unwilling to enter into a longer lease. I also have an option to buy the property should they decide to sell it. a I do? I just pull parking facilities out of the Sander said he had hoped to remodel the former printing building into a banquet room, meeting room and bar.

Now he plans to repair the roof and try to sell it, he said. Grab Bag Found On Lawn Ambrose J. Rush, 318 S. Patton, last week called Arlington Heights police to report the dumping of a pile of junk on his front lawn. The junk was found to consist of a U.S.

Army jacket, a piece of a baseball bat, two leather straps and a shogun shelL.