SCHNEIDER SEES EUROPE ALSO WITNESSES TWO FIRES
Glenn Schneider, Kankakee travel agent who is on the scene of practically every fire in the city almost as soon as are the fireman, has now established his fire-truck chasing on an international basis.
Mr. Schneider yesterday returned from a three-week air trip to Europe, a trip in which he touched eight defferent countries, and in addition to his sight seeing he tracked down two fires, one in a small village in Holland and the other in Frankfort, Germany.
He is a volunteer fireman in this city, explained today that when he heard the fire whisles in the two Europes countries he just couldn't resist heading for the blazes.
"You know Schneider," he told a Journal reporter, referring to himself, "When those trucks went by me I just couldn't keep from following them." One of the fires, the one in the small Holland village, turned out to be a house blaze. The Hollanders didn't do a bad job, Mr. Schneider explained, although they can't measure up to the fire fighting work in the United States.
At Frankfort, he was walking in the business district when he heard a strange noise that sounded considerably like a donkey's "hee-haw." around the corner came a couple of hook and latter trucks, two or three panel trucks that housed pumpers, and a few other pieces of equipment.
"The funny thing was that all the equipment was green," he explained, "I looked up the street and saw smoke rolling out of an opera house. I didn't have a room for the night as yet but I figured that would just have to wait until I looked in on the fire."
"When I arrived the fireman were making what I considered a rather futile effort at putting out the blaze. They certainly could stand a few lessons on fire fighting from American fireman. I soon discovered that the blaze was in a bombed-out opera house and had been started by fireman themselves who were in the midst of national fire week in Germany."
Mr. Schneider is definitely sold on the value of air travel as a result of his trip. Wednesday morning, for example, he left Scotland in the morning and was in Kankakee by evening. His trip across the ocean dropped him off at New York, he flew from there to Chicago and then returned to Kankakee by auto. The Kankakeean's flight out of Europe was only one ahead of the Dutch air liner that crashed in Scotland Yesterday.
He, who was making trip as guest of an airline in the United States, left New York on Oct. 6, 1948 at which time he flew to Frankfort the next day he moved to Zurich, Switzerland, and four days later he traveled on to Paris. After two days in Paris, he went to Brussells and a day later he flew to London. After three days there he flew back to Amsterdam and then started the trip to the United States.
In Holland he found everything still rationed. A tourist, however, he pointed out, eating at hotels has no trouble at all in securing good meals. The cost of the meals in about the same as in the states. He explained that one vehicle that predominates in Holland is the bicycle.
"It seems that nearly everyone has a bike and the Dutch use them for all sorts of purposes, from mere pleasure riding to hauling ladders, desks, etc.," He commented.
While the majority of European countries are eager to secure American dollars because of their exchange value. In switzerland the American dollar is not as popular. He said that in Switzerland he was given $43.40 in francs for $10 traveler's check and only $37.50 for a $10 bill.
The Kankakee business man found that England is worse off than the other countries as far as food is concerned. Switzerland, which didn't feel the brunt of the war as much as the other European countries, is in the best shape, according to his observations.
As far as war damages are concerned, he pointed out, Frankfort was the most damaged city, he saw, it being 60% destroyed. Whereas many of the other cities are being rehabilitated in as swift a maner as possible, he related, much of the rubble caused by bombings still lies in the streets of Frankfort.
"One place I never will forget is the small village of Straphorst in Holland," he asserted. "There the Dutch still wear their wooden shoes and much of the quaint attire usually associated with Holland. furthermore, the village does not go in for the tourist trade and even will not allow pictures to be taken.
"I have a feeling of sadness for the village, however. It is a selfsuficent locality but its population is getting beyond its means. The village under the present setup has a dim future since it will become poorer and poorer as the years go by.
EUROPEAN TRIP IS AAUW PROGRAM TO END SEASON
A Kankakeean's trip to Europe was the basis for the program presented last evening at the YWCA for members of the American Association of University Women. The meeting was the last of the season for the university women.
The speaker was H. Glenn Schneider, of 496 S. Nelson Ave. who took the group on a trip with him through an entertaining talk and the showing of slides. Mr. Schneider traveled through serveral countries in a period of three weeks, saving much time by airplane travel. Serveral of the pictures shown were taken from the airplane one showing the reflection of sunrise over the Atlantic on the plane.
The pictures taken in Holland were made more interesting by the wooden shoes which Mr. Schneider wore and displayed. He spoke of the differences in architecture, the costumes of the Dutch people and their habits. Among the scenes pictured were the royal palace of Queen Julianna, the picturesque canals and an old castle complete with a draw bridge.
Mr. Schneider described the streets of Frankfort, Germany, where the destruction of war is still evident with rubble piled along the streets, sometimes up to the second stories of the building skeletons. He spoke of having "a weird feeling as he stood beneath the leaning walls of the bombed buildings."
The speaker showed pictures of an old-fashioned type of milk delivery, in which the customers go to the streets with dippers to procure the milk from a wagon. Provisions for hanging clothes on the roof tops were also shown.
Some of the most beautiful scenes were those of the mountains in Switzerland, showing the huge glaciers and the clouds among the mountain peaks.
Mr. Schneider also visited many places of historical interest in France, Beglium and England, it was revealed by the program on travel.
Mr. Schneider brought to mind the wonders of transportion as he told of leaving Scotland early one morning and arriving in Kankakee that night.

FIRE FAN
New York's No. 1 fire truck chaser is (or was) ex - Mayor LaGaurdia. Kankakee's is Glenn Schneider, the real estate man. If Glenn isn't hanging on the truck he's seldom more than a hose-length behind . . . Best part of it is, he can give the smoke-eaters some real help too.

OBITUARY: H. G. SCHNEIDER
H. G. Schneider, 63, 209 Julie Dr, the president of H. Glenn Schneider and Associates and the owner of the Schneider Addressing Service, died at 11a.m. Wednesday at Billings Memorial Hospital, Chicago.
A lifelong resident of Kankakee, he was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church, the Kankakee Rotary Club, the Kankakee Masonic Lodge 389, the Bourbonnais Rural Fire Protection District and the American Paper Weight Collectors Association.
Mr. Schneider was born March 22, 1912 in Kankakee. On Jan. 20, 1939 in Kankakee he was married to former Mary E. Lockwood who survives.
Other survivers include sons, David F. of Bourbonnais, Charles G. of Kankakee and John A. of McHenry and four grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Philips, Friday and Schreffler Funeral Home. Dr Harold J. Guenther of the Asubury United Methodist Church will officate.
Visition at the funeral home will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Memorials in Mr. Schneider's name have been established for the Leukemia
Foundation and for Asbury United Methodist Church.
Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery.

More About Horace Glenn Schneider:
Burial: April 19, 1975, Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, IL.
Church Aff.: Asbury United Methodist Church.
Father (2): Frank Otto Schneider.
Residence: Last residence: Kankakee, IL 60901.99
Section # & Lot #: Section 8 South East 1/4 Lot 86.

More About Horace Glenn Schneider and Mary Elsie Lockwood:
Marriage: January 20, 1939, Kankakee, Kankakee Co, IL.

Marriage Notes for Horace Glenn Schneider and Mary Elsie Lockwood:
ENTERTAIN FOR BRIDE-TO-BE
Mrs. Lawerence Demarah, Miss Ruth Wedge and Miss Crystable Lock were hostesses at a miscellaneous shower last eveing in the Wedge home at 677 S. Myrtle Ave. in compliment to Miss Mary Elsie Lockwood who will become the bride of Glenn Schneider this week.

A wedding of interest set for this weekend is that of Miss Mary E. Lockwood daughter of Mrs. Elsie Lockwood, to Glenn Schneider son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schneider of Brookside, which will take place on Friday at the home of the bride-elect's mother. The Rev. E.E. Atherton, pastor of the 1st Methodist church will conduct the ceremony.
There have been several parties for Miss Lockwood. Mrs. Gertrude Shine was hostess to girls employed in the office of Kankakee Federal Savings and Loan company where Miss Lockwood was employed, at a tea towel shower for the bride recently.
Miss Jean Pottenger entertained for Miss Lockwood before she left to return to college after Christmas vacation. Another of the parites was given by Mrs. J.H. Hanlon is herself a bride of a few days. Before her marriage last Saturday she was Miss Constance Ritcher. On Monday evening a group of her friends who form a club entertained in her honor with a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Fishback.

MARY ELSIE LOCKWOOD IS BRIDE TODAY.
At a simple service at the home of her mother Mrs. Charles Richard Lockwood at 195 North Greenwood Ave, Miss Mary Elsie Lockwood became the bride of H. Glenn Schneider, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Schneider of Brookside, Waldron road.
The single ring ceremony was read by the Rev. E.E. Altherton, Pastor of the First Methodist church at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.
For her wedding the bride chose Mignon blue crepe with navy blue assessories. White orcheds formed her corsage bouquet. She was unattened. A reception followed at the home. Following a brief honeymoon the couple will reside at 420 South Elm avenue.
Mrs. Schneider attened Gallagher school of Business after graduation from Kankakee high school. Mr. Schneider also graduated from the local high school and attened James Millikin university. He is connected with the Kankakee Federal Savings and Loan association. His bride has been employed by same firm.

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