Chicago Tribune from Chicago, Illinois • Page 298

eiwhorfioocf cAkws Chicago Sundat) Mune PART 3 'est a April 24, 1955 TV4ftA5IO NEWS HOME AND GARDEN HINSDALE MAY System's Hawthorne Works Marks 50 Years of Manufacturing Telephone Equipment SELL PLANT TO EDISON UTILITY Paid $1 for It; Get 1.4 Million Offer i 14 in Western EUctrlc plant manufacturing telephone equipment at tyPP rMX feM Hiph collared shirtwaists, high top shoes, and ground sweeping Virts were high fashion in late, 1890s when these women worked 500 S. ''lin Testers Contrasted with older plant is Hawthorne works, narking 50th year, where WUemiller, 721 S. East Oak Park; R. H. Simoneit, 48.15 Hutchinson and Brookfield (from left), check 25,000 wires in newer product, automatic dial phone Le Roy Pahis, exchange.

Hinsdale may yield to big business after 02 years by selling its municipal owned power plant to the Edison company's Public Service division for $1,430,000. Electric service competition has been nil since the power plant virtually was placed in the lap of the suburb by a wise village government maneuver in the 1890s. Since the recent building boom Hinsdale is in need of electric supply expansion and the most expeditious method is to sell to Public Service, village board, members say. The board studied the situation last fall and decided there were three alternative solutions. The village could foot the bill, dispose of portions of its outlying system, or sell.

According to Theodora M. Wardwell, village manager, Public Service was invited to make an offer for the pqwer plant. After several weeks of negotiation the million dollar offer was made. Petitions ICC The Edison company recently petitioned the Illinois com-merce commission for permission to supply the village elec tncity. ICC must grant permission for the company to ir inr inniiM uti submit a bid.

enter into a con In midst of 128 acre plant is park with band slidl and picnic tables. At rear left is water tower, built in 1905, familiar landmark. (Storv on page 2) Women replace men ich press line at Hawthorne for 1917 ritr production. During World War II 14,000 women also were mployed. Mare of wires characteristic ot telephone system, is checked by Mrs.

Mildred Skopal, 941 Garfield Oak Park, in cross-bar shop. Maywood Jaycees Favor 4 Year Chicago U. of The Maywood Junior Chamber of Commerce has unanimously passed a resolution favoring a four year University of Illinois branch in the Chi tract and institute Public Service rates. John C. F.

Merrill, when elected president of the board of trustees in Hinsdale, April 23, 1894, led the fight to build a power plant. At that time a village could not legally build its own plant. Merrill formed a group of 10 men into the Hinsdale Electric Light company, On September 2, 1895 the board of trustees passed an ordinance for a private concern to build and supply the village with electricity but reserved tiie right to buy the HI logg attended the Oak Park-River Forest Township High school and is how a senior at 1 1 Mass. college, where she is a member of the Phi Beta Kapa Honor society. She will begin teaching at the American Collegiate institute, Izmir, Turkey.

Miss Kellogg and her father, Harry E. Kellogg, vice president of the Link-Belt company, 307 N. Michigan will tour Europe in August before she begins her teaching assignment. OAK PARK GIRL GIVEN TURKEY TEACHING POST Miss Joan Estelle Kellogg, 24, 177 N. Grove Oak Park, will travel to Turkey in September, where she will teach English and music.

She was appointed for a three year term by the American Board of Congregational Church Commissioners for" Foreign Missions. Miss Kel cago area. Hal Armstrong, president of the Maywood the special assessments department. Miss Theresa A. Ryan, 352i Franklin and Mrs.

L. Winter, 125 Washington Oak Park, celebrated 25th anniversaries. Mis3 Ryan is a member of the cashiers department, and Mrs. Win- rust Company Honors Zong Service Veterans Three west area persons were honored recently foi long terms of service with Chicago Title and Trust company. Thirty -five years was completed by Edward J.

Vrba, 2500 S. Trumbull a member of Jaycees, said the matter wjll be taken before the Illinois Jaycees state convention in Chicago Friday thru next I ters, the trust division. Continued on page 7 Mil 4A open monday and Thursday 12 NOON TO 9:30 other days 9:30 TO 5:30 Hats and transportation have become more streamlined since these early Hawthorne employes posed beside suburban street car utiide plant. perky and petite or bold arid big you'll find the )t fiMPi smartest liars in our spring collection at a savings! IjCw I J- originally 6.98 to 1 2.98 figf CIO (Tf r- nw '00 Straws sublime at savings you never dreamed possible arc hero this sensational iV Jsri -V $pring-into-summer selection that boasts of the newest shades and silhouettes! tl o- Come early for best selection. 1 '-'j SAVINGS of 50 FINE NYLON FABRICS The ultimate in scfa styling manufactured by one of the leiiding names in the industry, Magnifi-cently upholslered in mlracla wearing NYLON fabrics.

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