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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE i HIKERS TO TOUR Dos-a-Dos Queen Pulaski Park Dramatists Rehearse OUR. TOWN GIVE 'QUO VADIS' AT PULASKI PARK THIS WEEK-END The pagan court of early Rome and the Christian hiding places in the catacombs beneath the city will be settings against which the Globe Players of Pulaski park will present their production of Quo Vadis" tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday evenings. The play will be given at the park auditorium, Blackhawk and Cleaver at 8:45 p. m. each night Joe Kenyon, park district drama instructor, said the play, adapted from the novel of Henryk Sien-kiewicz, is the most elaborate production yet attempted by the Globe Players.

Use Projected Scenery In seven scenes and a prolog the play tells the story of the struggle between Christianity and paganism in Rome. Change in scenes will be suggested by the use of projected scenery on the rear wall of the stage. This will facilitate transition between the many scenes," Kenyon pointed out. No stationary props, or scenery will be used. The production which will be freely staged, will make use of many acting areas besides the stage proper, he said.

A running "Seize her Nero (Joseph Barrica) orders in "Quo Vadis," to be presented tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday at Pulaski park, Black-hawk and Cleaver sts. Others in park district drama cast in picture are Elaine Murzak and Guy Cucci. Puk District photoi Oak Park Bride MISS DONNA HUTCHINSON tFtrk District Photo) "Miss Square Dance of 1950" is the new title of Miss Donna Hutchinson, 2154 Bradley pi. EarT lier this spring she was chosen "Miss Springtime" in the park district blossom time queen contest. The new title was given at the 13th annual Chicagoland Square Dance festival at Sayre park, Bel-den and Newcastle avs.

Miss Hutchinson also has danced on television and the stage. Sayre park recently discontinued its regular Friday night square dance sessions, but John Dolce, 5319 Hirsch supervisor, will continue calling at park district barn dances scheduled to begin at 7:30 p. m. today in front of the Grant Park bandshell. The dances will be held five consecutive Thursdays.

ICC DENIES PLEA TO RESTORE BUS ROUTE IN SUBURB Illinois commerce commission recently denied a petition by the village of North Riverside asking restoration of Chicago and West Towns bus service in Cermak rd, between 17th and Harlem avs. in the suburb. Residents requested the com mission to reverse its order of July 15, 1949, which permitted West Towns to discontinue its route between Harlem av. and Wolf rd. thru the village.

Villagers maintained the buses were needed to serve increased population and to transport shoppers to business districts in other towns, since North Riverside has none. In dismissing the petition, the ICC stated the village had not proven need for the bus line. It pointed out a previous survey showed the route paid about 18 cents per mile while out-of- pocket cost to the carrier was 45 to 50 cents per mile. The commission said it noted an offer by West Towns to rent a bus to the village was refused. Schedule Junior Garden Show in Wood Dale in Fall Plans are being made for a junior garden show to be held Sept.

8 at the Wood Dale school, Wood Dale. The show will be spon sored by the Wood Dale Garden club for boy and girl gardeners. Mrs. Carl Nelson, Bensenville, has been named chairman. Thoriday, July 13, MS METRO W- Part 2 Page 2 MARKS 30 YEARS AT JOB WITH TRIP BACK TO EUROPE Niels Andersen Visits Danish Friends "It was like going back Into my youth." That was how Niels A.

Andersen, 5153 Potomac summarized his recent trip to Denmark where he visited relatives and friends he had not seen in 36 years. Andersen' trip marked his completion of 30 years' service Aaoersca with the Commonwealth Edison company. He visited two sisters and a brother he. had not seen since 1914 and met, for the first time, two nephews and two nieces. He had left Denmark in 1909 at the age of 16 but had returned for a visit five years later.

Soon Recall Them "I did not remember most of my friends when I saw them again but after a few days with them it was like I had never left," Andersen said. His father's 23 acre farm near Hjorring, operated by a brother, was familiar to him. Andersen said the many new buildings in the larger cities had completely changed the atmosphere. During his month long stay in Denmark, Andersen, now a United States citizen, visited the government buildings in Copenhagen. Close to America The people were all wonderful to me.

They feel very close to Americans," he said. A widower, he has two daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Fielding of 1255 N. Lavergne and Mrs. Jean Malcotte of Long Lake, Lake county, and four grandchildren.

He began working for the Edison company in 1920 as a groundman. He later became a line man and has been a foreman in the con struction department since ,1947. Andersen has no thoughts about retirement. Golf and gardening give me plenty of relaxation," he said. TRUCK BOUGHT BY FIREMEN OF BLOOM I NGD ALE Bloomingdale Du Page county volunteer fire department recently announced the purchase of a new $10,200 fire truck to replace its old one which has been in service for more than 25 years.

Delivery of the truck, equipped with a 500 gallon booster tank and a multistage centrifugal pump to deliver water at 150 pounds pressure, is expected in October. Edwin Steinbeck, chief of the 13 man fire department, said the village board will add S500 to the department's $3,000 down pay ment. The balance will be shared equally by the village and the department but no special assessments or bond issues will be needed, he said. The old truck will be given in Other officers of the department ar Chris Hoff assistant chief; Russ Watson, captain; Bruce Fessler, secretary, and Gus Van Goethem, treasurer. ACCORDION BAND WILL BE HEARD IN WICKER PARK An accordion concert will be given at Wicker park, 1431 N.

Damen at 8:15 p.m. tomorrow. The park plans a series of free concerts every Friday during July ana August The concert will be played by pupils of the New Boston Music school, directed by Angelo Mar- ceiii. Soloists will include Max Schapiro and Stephen Infantino. The concert series, sponsored by the park district and the Choral and Instrumental Music Association of Chicago, will in clude bands, choral groups, and operatic ensembles.

Morrison Catholic Vets Auxiliary to Give Party Morrison Catholic War Veterans auxiliary will hold a card party at p. m. tomorrow in the recreation hall of the Bowman Dairy company, 1425 N. Kostner av. Mrs.

Peter Heindricks, 3600 Linder and Mrs. Charles Scan-Ion, 4S26 Eddy st, are AMES T. JORDAN, 4946 Crys tal st, electric operating department employe for the Public Service Company of North ern Illinois, recently marked his 30th continuous year of service. Jordan has worked both in Oak Park and Maywood during that time in e.Iec-t i operating capacities. A active member of the Knights of Columbus, Illinois council, Jordan has been attending meetings regularly for 15 years.

Andrew Lasslo, 1804 Congress has been initiated by Sigma Xi, scientific honorary fraternity, at the University of Illinois Chicago colleges. Lasslo is an nt in the department of chemistry at the college of pharmacy. A ATER 25 years of golf play-. ing, M. W.

Bishop, Park Ridge, finally did it. A few. Sundays ago lie shot a hole in ona while playing at the Park Ridge Country club. Bishop used a number 7 iron and made the hole in a 135 yard drive. His final score foe the 18 holes was 87, with a handi cap of 12.

Bishop's accomplishment was the first of its kind at tua club since August, 1949. Members of his foursome were Paul Ehlcrs and Edward Sawyer, Park Ridge, and Jack Haines, Maywood. Frank G. Wollney, son of Mr, and Mrs. William C.

Wollney, Westmont, recently received a bachelor of science degree in poul try husbandry at Iowa State col lege extension service. The western outing of the Chicago Mountaineering club is planned for July 31 thru Aug. 11 in the Arapahoe park area near Ward, Colo. key holder pluJL your key to greater driving pleasure! any make car any year any job or part SPECIAL Kir. $1.50 Valoi COMPLETE BRAKE ADJUSTMENT Shock Valvu Wlptrt Braktt Cooling Sysltm Carburetor Fuol Pump Tune-up Distributor Battery Qinrralor Starter Wiring Ignition tfciufe.

Ik Complete Inspection of Entire Brake System VACATION MOTOR TUNE-UP Thorough aiijuntmcnt and check-up for trouble-free drivinc ail eights at $1.95 All Sixes $095 AUTHOHIZIB SERVICE Orlcthsl Equipment Pwta mm- 1 WS2125, OBLIGATION SD ftlTY NITRATION UNIT TOMORROW Chicagoland hikers have a va riety of tours to choose from this week-end. Among them are a tour of the south side filtration plant, and hikes near Lake Geneva, and at the Indiana dunes. The Fort Dearborn club will tour the filtration plant, 3300 Cheltenham tomorrow night The party will meet at 6 p. m. for dinner at the restaurant at J2i E.

79th st. Those unable to join the dinner group are to meet in front of the plant at 7:15 p. m. A beach adjoins the plant and those interested in a dip after the tour should bring swimming suits. Beachcomber Hike The Prairie club has invited its members to be beachcombers for' a day Saturday around Tremont, Ind.

There will be a "summer size" walk for' those who wish, and plenty of Lake Michigan beach for those who don't The party will leave Randolph st. via the South Shore railroad at 9 a. m. for Tremont. Advance reservations are necessary.

Sunday, Fort Dearborn club will join with Forest Trails Hiking club in sponsoring an outing at Lake Geneva. The party will leave by chartered bus at 8:30 a. m. from Washington and Michigan avs. There will be a morning hike from Fontana to Williams Bay where lunch will be eiten.

After lunch those who wish may go to Geneva City by bus for boating and swimming. Others may hike to Geneva City along the south shore trail. Those going should bring lunch, beverage, cup, and swim suit. Advance reservations are necessary. Outing Club Walk Park District Outing club Is sponsoring a three mile hike along Des Plaines river trails Sunday afternoon.

After the hike there will be swimming and sun bathing at Rand pool, Des Plaines. The party will leave Milwaukee and Lawrence avs. at 1 p. m. by bus.

The Sunday program also includes a seven mile hike sponsored by North Shore Hiking club. It will be a morning jaunt that will last 2Vi hours. The party will leave Wmnetka village hall at 9:30 a. m. DOWNERS GROVE MAN PROMOTED AT SWIFT CO.

Carl W. Elmer of Downers Grove recently was named divi sion head at Swift Co. The announcement was made by Kent M. Richardson, general superintendent. He will take over the duties of C.

Harold Eshbaugh, who was named assistant general superintende t. Elmer joined Swift in 1923 as a member of the research laboratory staff. He went to St Paul, in 1926 to head the Swift laboratory. In 1934, he was transferred to Chicago as assistant to Eshbaugh. His supervising duties will include beef, lamb, and veal dressing, rendering, hides and skins.

wool, lard, soap, adhesives, and animal feeds. Tall Girl Suits Our Specialty Suit Shop KEdiie 3-2342 Hiii FihlonUe CHROME DINETTE SETS Burn-proof, stein-proof, ecid-reiistent, metal edged top. All triple pitted chrome. Duncan Phyfe or straight legs. Firestone Velon or Duran covered chairs.

Renew your eld chrome chain XI -u 20 witn www It seats. 4 chain low at tmiet eor plckee 4V gtellvery musical score will accompany the production. A cast of 35 will take part. Cast Is Listed Actors who will appear Include Elaine Murzak, 854 N. Hermitage Leonid Trykovsky, 1345, N.

Paulina Richard James, 5850 Berenice Willard Porter, 4844 Lowell Joseph Barrica, 1159 Cleveland and Guy Cucci, 5532 Bernard st The music will be under the direction of Barbara Lynch, 5054 Barry and Richard Gullicksen, 1618 LeMoyne is in charge of decorations. Lois Eisenhart, 4721 Keystone is in charge of costumes. START CAMPAIGN TO RID AREA OF NOXIOUS WEEDS A drive against pollen-spreading weeds has been started by the Mayor's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. On the west side the -Austin community has begun a survey into the costs of weed control. Other neighborhoods have selected community weed control chairmen.

Relief from hay fever and beauti- fication of the city by elimination of unsightly weeds have been cited by the mayor's committee as objectives. The committee also has recommended that spraying be done by professional organizations. Community chajrmen are Joseph M. Connelly and P. D.

Wana-maker, Austin; V. H. Andersen, and Sam Fioretta, Humboldt Park; Charles H. Schutter and the Rev. Clarence Ploch, West Garfield Park; G.

J. O'Donnell, East Garfield Park; Frank L. Gabitz, Near West Side; Arthur Sehimmel and Robert Pearlman, North Lawn-dale; George Mydlil, South Lawn-dale. Walter G. Sobieski, Lower West Side; Harry C.

Kampf, Edison Park; Arthur E. Surfleet, Norwood Park; B. S. Molay and Frank Brykowski, Jefferson Park; J. J.

Baum, Forest Glen; C. B. Suss-man, North Park; Dr. Samuel Perlman, Albany Park; L. K.

Fuog, Portage Park; R. C. Beu, Irving Park; H. W. Kirchhof, Mont Clare; J.

W. Robinson, Belmont Craigin; Mrs. Helen Skaja, Avon-dale; V. C. Neumann, Logan Square; Michael Rachwalski, West Town; L.

T. McCue, Sauganash; R. D. Lenth, Edgebrook. M.

L. Schwartz and N. J. Kaplan, Hollywood Peterson Park; R. L.

Haines, Mayfair; G. C. Kern, Hanson Park; Harry Solomon, Milwaukee-Armitage-Western, and Charles Maxwell, East Humboldt Park. St. Andrew Presbyterians Will Hold Lawn Party A lawn party a'nd ice cream social will be held on the grounds of St.

Andrew Presbyterian church, Oleander and Berwyn at 7 p. m. Saturday. Sponsored by the church's women's association, the party will benefit the organ fund. Chairman are Mrs.

Gilbert Gil bertson, president, serving Mrs. Damond Woodlee, cake and pie, and Mrs. Oscar Iverson, ice cream 9x9 iMutiful Colon Resilient Lifetime Wear Alio ASPHALT TILE INSTALLED, LOW AS 22c 5,. ft, Viae Imk Miiiinimfi A TON OF SPAGHETTI! We prepare and sell a ton of spaghetti a month. Think of it two thousand pounds of spaghetti with a delicious rich meat sauce.

This would feed an army of 8000 men. Our specialty is spaghetti and ravioli, but, our steaks, chops, ber-b-q ribs and chix, waffles and sandwiches are things that people who have fried and tasted never stop talking about. Let us convince you bring the family or your friends make up a party and all have a treat children are welcome, too. You will like the congenial atmosphere, the courteous service and the cleanliness, not to mention the "down to earth" prices. Why swelter In a hot kitchen? DINE IN COOL COMFORT AIR CONDITIONED.

Jhs Spjnqhsdh Dtinq 3301-03 N. CICERO AVE. AYenue frc parking WHY SHOVEL ASHES? OIL IS CHEAPER! SUN OIL OR 6AS FURNACE (Infarchingtiblt) Complsis with burntr and controls '195 NOTHING-DOWN. i.7J a month piyminti. 0 ALSO ALL TYNS OF COAL.

OAS OIL URNIRS I COM-FlSTI PLANTS. Only NuJi rM" rir IM HERITAGE HEATING COOLING 3RD AT MICHIGAN Phone MUseum 4-540C Open Sundays 2 io NEIGHBORHOOD RETAILERS! llfcre sales sfart uout week 1 More Safes to end it I You flat mora store traffic, salts and profits when you use the Tribune's Neighborhood pages on Thursdays and Sundays to solicit the buying of ths people best able to trade with you. You do so at rates adhisted to the more localized operations of neighborhood enterprises. For the facts about this tested plan, call Superior 7-0100 Metropolitan advertising today. CHICAGO TRIBUNE World's Greatest Newspaper ft Sent STEAKS CHOPS CHICKEN BEGIN CANTY PTA VACATION TOURS NEXT THURSDAY Visit Milwaukee on First Trip A series of PTA sponsored vacation tours for children of Canty school, 3740 Panama will begin next Thursday with a train trip to Milwaukee.

All trips will be held on Thursdays and will continue thru Aug. 24. Meeting place for all trips is the corner of Addison st. and Paris av. Mrs.

Frank Yanan, 3343 Panama the chairman, suggested that all children bring their own lunches, altho refreshments may be bought. Picnic In Park Youngsters wishing to take the train must make reservations with Mrs. Yanan. The group will leave at 9 a. m.

The trip will take an hour and 15 minutes each way. In Milwaukee the group will picnic in a small park near the depot. On July 27, children will meet at 8:45 a. m. to go to the Art institute and the Chicago Public library.

Guided tours are planned. No charge will be made. A boat trip on the City of Grand Rapids to Michigan City, is planned for Aug. 3. Meeting time is 8:15 a.

m. Tickets will cost S2.30 for adults, $1.15 for children, 5 to 12, and are free for youngsters under 5. Tickets should be purchased from Mrs. Yanan. To See Cubs Play Another free trip is scheduled for Aug.

10 when the PTA will take pupils to the Natural History museum and Shedd aquarium. Meeting time is 8:15 a. m. A movie, "Adventures of Chico, a Mexican Boy," will be viewed at 10:30 a. m.

in the museum. The group will see the Cubs play Cincinnati Aug. 17 at Wrig-ley field. Meeting time is 11:45 a. m.

A visit to the Lincoln park zoo and conservatory will be taken Aug. 24. Meeting time is 8:30 a. m. AREA STUDENT LEAVES ON TRIP AROUND WORLD Elmer Olhaber, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Olhaber, Bensenville, left last week on an airplane trip around the world. First stop was San Francisco. Flying with 48 students from Lafayette college, Easton, 01-haber's itinerary includes Honolulu, Wake Island, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Calcutta, Delhi, Cairo, Athens, Rome, and Luxemburg. War conditions in Korea may change plans.

It will be Olhaber's second trip to the far east. He served in the Philippines with the army during World War II. Olhaber is an electrical engineer for the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois. He will return Aug. 27.

Elect Community Chest Officers in Brookfield The Brookfield Community Chest recently elected new officers. They are Walter J. Biddle, president; Elmer H. Ruesch, vice president; Mrs. H.

S. Newell, secretary; Robert L. Hopson, treasurer, and H. M. Eby, public relations direc tor.

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Fracker, son of Mrs. Nora K. Fracker of Englewood, were married recently in the First Presbterian church, Oak Park. IVlllsttr Photo OAK BROOK POLO GAME SUNDAY TO BENEFIT CHURCH A benefit polo game between the Oak Brook and Texas teams will be held at 3 p. m.

Sunday at the Oak Brook Polo field, 22d st. and York Hinsdale. Proceeds will aid a building fund for St. Isaac Jogues Catholic church, Hinsdale. The new church is to be colonial in design, and construction will start soon.

The Rev. J. J. Far-rel! is pastor. Mrs.

Michael Healy and Mrs. John J. Maher are co-chairmen. The game is sponsored by the church's Catholic Woman's club. Committee workers include Mrs.

Charles Harrington, Mrs. H. B. Groseth, Mrs. Otto Rezek, Mrs.

J. J. Fisherkeller, Mrs. W. T.

Bos-worth, Mrs. J. T. Butterfield, Mrs: Rinaldo Motta, Mrs. Ray Cough-lin, Mrs.

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E. J. Vogel, Mrs. Robert Briggs, Mrs. James Hannah, Mrs.

Charles Bridges, and Mrs. J. F. McFeatters. Fair for British Home to Be Held in Brookfield "Ye Olde English Faire" for the benefit of the British home, Brookfield, will be held from 10 a.

m. to 10 p. m. Saturday and Sunday on the grounds of the home. Sports, games, music, and refreshments are planned.

Dinner will be served at 5 p. m. each day in the home's dining room. Harold Griffin, 7004 N. Rockwell is chairman, and George M.

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