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After «leaving Brazil, Mrs. l Brown traveled in Trinidad, Berâ€" & _ muda, Mexico and Canada, and & more recently a."h:':u for exâ€" «*‘ ... weended petkods in Noreaiy Swaden. tw ME , . (t to eut down on al} business travel dpring this périod.< : ‘By ‘this | is meant all travel that could be deâ€" ferred without impairing the naâ€" tion‘s war effort. ings and drippings; keep them in a can, and as soon as it is full, rush it to your butcher. He will give you two free red points and 4 cents for every pound. This is one of the important things you can do needed more than ever, "said. Mrs. Tom Wyles, grease chairman for more explosives, tanks, synthetic rubber, soaps, medicines and other war and civilian materials that need fat in the making. Used kitchen fats have been viâ€" tal material for battle supplies evâ€" er since the Japanese took the Philippines, Java and Mafaya. Beâ€" fore the war a billion pounds of fats and o‘nsvm imported here every year from that territory. Now the shortage must be met in every other city, farm Victwluumnropuim ing fronts are no help to our fat shortage problem, reports the War Production board. They increase it, for winning victories is a costly business that calls for more and Used Fats Needed Until~ Surrender of Japan and Mrs. William J. Heiser From her admirers comes the reâ€" port that her interpretations of the :ie of other lands is authentic magnificent and shows a comâ€" plete understanding of the soul of The hostesses for the afterncoon will be Mrs. Vallee O. Appel, Mrs. time, réturning her to Brazil and Mexico. ; states and Canads. In 1928 the Browns~moved to. Brazil, where they lived im Sao Raulo for three years. While, there Mrs. Brown gave many programs for the Amâ€" erican Woman‘s club. f Christinas Spirit Marks Woman‘s Club Program Born and educated in Chicu?, she attended Northwestern uniâ€" versity and the Walter Spry school of music, from which she graduatâ€" ed, later taking special postâ€"graduâ€" ate piano work from Glenn Dillard Gunn. She Kolds a bachelor‘s deâ€" gree in dramatic expression from *;Nb.*-' en conservatory. her marriage, Margarâ€" etâ€" Brown continued her muysical ~. Margatet Freck Brown, artist pianist and brilliant lecturer, preâ€" sents the program on Tuesday, Deâ€" cember 19, at 2 p.mâ€" at the club house. Mrs. Brown took a backâ€" ground. of musicab and dramatic education to South America and to Europe; combined a sympathetic understanding of and real affecâ€" tion for the peoples of other lands, and returned with programs that delight even the discriminating repâ€" resentatives of the ligands she is inâ€" terpreting. i by music. The Christmas program for the Highland Park Woman‘s club this year is most unusual and especialâ€" ly interesting at this time. It is a program of music ~and travel, bringing especially the Christmas spirit of many lands as expressed Vol. 34; No. 42 CLAIRE 8. aARMExBERC. ‘Phblic â€"Library. _ 380 Lsaurdl Ave., " Highland Park, | +1 emen: fats are scrapâ€" A Christmas party for the chilâ€" dren of union members will be. given ay. the Labor temple in Highlard Dec. 17, at 7:80 ‘pim." Judge Henry . Hangen will act as Santa ‘ Members of the unions and their children are inâ€" Â¥ited. I 4 CHRISTMAS PARTY AT LABOR TEMPLE _ Mr. Whitney is a member of the ‘Board of Lectureship of The llotb-‘ er C“!'éh_- m ,i:m Church of _ _The subject of the lecture will be: "Christian Science, a Religion of Answered Prayer," _ l‘d L* l. s # l l 7 Ennn?,' December 18 ‘.First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Highland Park cordially invites the public to attend a free lecture on Christian Science by Arthur C. m.’,_ C. 8:, of Chim. In-. in the church edifice, 387 Hazel aveâ€" Ladies of the local branch are much gratified with th.mw contributions and take this means of making.a report and thanking all donors. pe The call for help to fill Christâ€" mas stockings, by Bundles for Amâ€" erica, received wonderful support from Highland Park friends. Over 1,000 stockings at $2 each have been filled and will be distributed to sick and wounded service mien in this area: Many organizations have conâ€" tributed liberally. Outst-nding‘ among these are the pupils of the high school, who, through the efâ€" forth of the Victory corps, filled over 200 stockings, and Elm Place grammar, which filled 50. â€" . George Duffy and Mrs. Joseph Stype, would nmciqh being _ _ The Service Mothers ‘wish to thark Mr. George Greene, who conâ€" structed the board, Mr. Fred Moon ‘ang Mr. Ernst Kuehne, who did the , and Mr: Leslic Brand who donated the paint; they also thank Mr. Greene and Mr. Moon for erecting the board, and Mr. Gourley for his donations to the project. ' Should additional names be addâ€" ed the the list, the committee, conâ€" sisting of Mrs. Fred R. Moon, chairman (Hâ€". P.â€" $176), Mrs. _A new gold star honor roll is now erected. at the north end of the main honor roll on South First St. on which appear the names of the twentyâ€"eight men who have made the supreme sacrifice, as well as the names: of the ten who are gestion of the local Lions club, and the Mothers ‘wish to express their appreciation for Ule prlvne.. of having a part in \this method of honoring our young heroes. Service Mothers Erect Gold Star Honor Roll Miss Schlagenhauf. Members may bring guests. : + I‘he Higbland Park Press â€" b at the wagâ€" Highland Park‘s NEWS Paper for 33 Years rected .. . or else In Highland Park the service officer of. the Legion post mond M. Hayes, 316 Roger Williams Ave., phone H. P. 765 ans will find that they have no better friend. â€" The liquor situation in Highwood is now more thanbubbling. It is boiling.. Rumors area dime a dozen, and: most of tliem aren‘t worth : much: more than that, One thing the tavern owners may be sure is true, ‘Fort Sheridan authorities are aroused intend to see that vertaln‘:onditfiom of which they do not approve are corâ€" ranktardl . ow ol * Nar is the service officer‘s work restri himself. _ Wives, mothers, wiétl or of to discuss their problems and out wh under the laws affecting men in uniform If, under this bill, the returned serviceman wishes to resume his education, the service officer canâ€"and will help him; if he wants to foat a loan to buy a home or to start a business, the service officen ‘3}_1,! have all information available. If. he is interested in somephase of the "GI Bill of Rights," (a bill sponsored and followed through to its enactment by the American Legion), again, it is the Legion Service officer who has the proper forms, knows how to fill them out, where to send them, and when‘ action can reasonably be expected. 5 6 .___If the vet has been returnedâ€"to civil life ‘because of other injuries incurred in service, the Legion Service best tell him exactly what he should do, (and will do for him)}, where to go for further assistance and what entitled IJ, and where and how to get dt. â€" » ; Relatives and friends of returning servicemen can do them no greater service than to urge them to get in touch with the American Legion Service officer. Even if they have no immediate problems, this officer is in a position to check the procedures and circumâ€" stances surrounding each individual discharge assure the new veteran that nothing has been forgotten vhicbm ‘years to come, might work to his great disadvantage. . i t ire 14y two years ago and more are added each year. Special gifts of canâ€" dy. cigarettes and nuts will be placed on bed trays on Christmas day and yuletide arrangements of poinsettias and greens on doet"n' and nurses‘ desks will bring cheer throughout the hospital units, . â€" in each hospital ward, and the Red Cross is offering an award for the most attractivie decorations devel: oped by convalescents. Ornaments and.lights were given to the Red Cross by the lilinois Garden clubs When a truck, laden with 50 Christmas trees, rolls between the entrance pillars at Fort Sheridan, eivilians‘ Christmas plans for solâ€" diers at the post will be under way. These trees will be well ‘distributâ€" ed over the nost and decorated by many organizations eoornfl_u with the Fort Sheridan Vélunteers in planning a festive cu&-u for Oxfim?hnifq L Decorations at Fort very sk rvice men and wonien./}~",~~~~~ An eight foot tree will He placed Highland Park, Iilinois, Thursday, December 14, 1944 thing that might help some ‘of them is a re Pradniinnbe M VUP ~T 0 ‘N o w ws or other relatives are welcome ‘ently â€"needed in each one of these groups. > « On Friday night, Dec. 15, the parents of the Greenbay Road school children are invited to atâ€" tend their Christmas play entitled ‘"Where is Christmas?" ‘The play will start at 7:30. GREEN BAY CHRISTMAS PLAY restricted to helping the veteran . "To enroll in â€"any one of these corps, call at Red Cross headquarâ€" ters, 529 ‘S. Wabash avenue, Chiâ€" cago, or phone Wabash 7850. > : Classes: will meet, for nurse‘s #gide corps, home sérvice . corps, staff assistant corps, gray lady corps:andâ€"canteen corps. _A defiâ€" nite ‘schedule will be ‘set for the olasses after a sufficient number Chicago chapter of the Red Cross is starting the new year by planning classes in five of the orâ€" &iution’l yolunteer special gervâ€" » « y : FIVE SPECIAL CLASSES PLANNED BY RED CROSS t what aid is available to them ormâ€"and their relatives. because of wounds or lon post is Rayâ€" . P. 765. Veterâ€" »res isz of the most of help he * mer se t ad it diet. when they persisted in their Daggit refusal. t uh‘ Prisoners are paid at the rate of |gan. ] 80 .cents a day for their labors. â€" |tor of Without. violence,. the prisoners conveyed, through a group spakesâ€" man, the decision : pf the : eptire group to refuse to do their work, following the removal from his job of one of the leaders who refused to carry on. . Without rancor, Maâ€" WARâ€"PRISONERS. BALK; â€"| EAT BREAD AND WATER | For a, mass refusal to do their appointed tasks at Ft. Sheridan, all placed on a fortnight‘s fare of bread and water. . > The rink is available to the pubâ€" liec: without charge. ‘This is the same as has been the custom for the past â€" several years. Some neighboring: communities have inâ€" stituted fee charges but the Park Board feels that, for this season at least, it will not be necessary to make any charge.. Other rinks: will be operated unâ€" der the auspices of the seppols and P.T.A. < O .] l Now that the ice skating season is at hand the Park Board wishes to announce that the rink at Sunâ€" set Woods park wil} again be operâ€" ated by them. ‘The work of getâ€" ting the rink in shape has mwfii and, the weather tting, be ready for Ahmn the next few days. + Park Board Operates He is survived by his parents and one sister, Mrs. Ruth Steinâ€" berg, of Deerfield. A 1989 alumnus of the local high school, Lt. Hoffman enlisted in the AAF in March, 1942. He became a navigatorâ€"bombardier, leaying for overseas in November, 1943. . For his services.over eneâ€" my territory, he had been awardâ€" edthe Air Medal with three onk leaf clusters, and, shortly before his death, the Distinguished Flyâ€" ing Cross. ~"According to a cheerful letter written by Lt. Hoffman the day beâ€" fqre the fatal mission, this was to have been his 30th and last, beâ€" fore returning home. He promâ€" ised to write particulars the folâ€" lowing~day, after returping from combat. _ . uhok mus artived to Mr.. and wood, Deerfield, by way ‘of the German Red Cross, that their son, Lt. Glenn, ‘reported missing over Germany, July 21, lost his life at that time. | . Lt. Glenn Hoffman Is Reported Lost ~â€"The concert is sponsored by the P.T.A, and the &fin‘ will be done ‘by‘ members of the student eouncil, . & > The band, which consists of 75 members, and the orchestra, which has 60, will play selections repreâ€" senting the different periods in musical composition. Each.selecâ€" tion will représent the personality and environment of the composer, as well as the period he reprue:la The chorus, with 40 members, will give a program consisting of numbers by Schubert and some American composers, such as Cloâ€" key and Maunder. ~There will also be arrangements by Mr. Aschenâ€" brenner,‘ director of the chorus. The program will be made up mostly of numbers which the chorus prepared for playing at the Illinois Music Teachers clinic at Northwestern university (in Evansâ€" ton. / C 5 «. It will be the only concert of the wear in whi‘ch all three of the high school musical organizations participate, It will also be the only one at which there is no admssion fee. /. With the band, orchestra and chorus participating, the 15th anâ€" nual winter concert wil} be held this Sunday, Dec. 17, at 8:80 p.m., in the auditorium of the high sehool. : * i < Annyual Winter Concert To be Held December 17 Rush ‘E‘ Bond Sales as â€" Sixth War Drive Ends o CoP ‘“MK.,. F placed on d tb mt %é"flfié :g’&‘ llunt of the Sunday school have been invited by Mrs. Hipam Nichâ€" ols to * Christmas party in the church. next Saturday afternoon, Dec. 16; at 2:80,, The mothers of Theâ€"annual Christmas program for the primary and junior deâ€" partments of :the Sunday, school will: be held at 780 p.m. Friday, mary deépartment present u“hifilhn% present phases of the: Christmas will be observed in the United Evangelical church on South Green Bay with three special programs. The primary‘ depnartâ€" . The program included features of exceptional profexsional enterâ€" tainment â€" dancers, singers and eomedienne. Members young and old enjoyed the year‘s last and outâ€" q'a MM Pol. 1 The ~regular monthly meeting and annual election of officers of the Highland Park mnbor ‘of Commerce was held Tuesday evening 3t the Sunset Valley Golf club. In following the custom of the past several years of making the December meeting in the form of â€"a Christmas party, a turkey dinner followed the meeting. _ Chamber of Commerce Holds Annual Dinner During the remaining two weeks of December, the citizens of Highâ€" land Park have an excellent opâ€" portunity to prove to the men in our armed forces that they at least domhlhv:hfiemhm.u everyone in community it with m«."uuhaam;:fl surely go over the top on all classâ€" ifieation quotas. ovr armed forces‘ progress both in Empondh&om*u,,l. tite orders from Washington to the ferments, will go a long way toâ€" wards reâ€"awakening the people to the fact that we still face a long our armed forces‘ _ _The workers in Highland Park‘s 6th war loan encountered more soâ€" called ‘"sales resistance" in this campaign than in any previous drive. The belief that the war in Europe was as good as won, the ufl;?.'-d-.ur&'ab ency to M m f many ofx md#.dfi... _ However, the slowing down of However, the deadline for the market issues is Dec. 16 and anyâ€" one contemplating the purchase of this type of bond must do it before that date if it is to be so counted toward Highland Park‘s quota. Bonds of these elm" b 'fl“-“ bought up to Dec. 81 will be countâ€" ed toward the individual bond quoâ€" The silver lining in‘the cloud of uncertainty in the individual bond sale picture is that the Nec. 16 deadline does not hold for the "E." pared with a quota of $3866,000. With the "E" bond sales more than $100,000 away from the quota figâ€" ure and with the total individual bond sales nearly $175,000 behind the goal it is apparent that the city will not attain its quota in these classifications without a whirlwind finish to the campaign. A the : v 1 & Bales of individua} bonds as of early this week total $573,595.75 against a quota of $744,837.â€" "E" bond sales were $257,3857.75 comâ€" cate that Highland Park will go well over the top on its overall bond quota,â€" with achievement of the individual bond quota still reâ€" maining in doubt. t . â€"With the end of the 6th war loan campaign only two days away, latâ€" est figures as released ~by bond headquarters in the City Hall indiâ€" 5c a copy; $1.50 per year 24 e ie) a a us S o 2