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---- WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1920 COMMUNITY HOUSE CALENDAR Week of December 13th The approach of Christmas is mak- ing itself felt in the activities of Community House during the coming week. Christmas parties, a Christ- mas play, the Congregational Sunday school Christmas party, and various rehearsals for other Christmas plays, and a Christmas Pageant are sched- uled. On Tuesday evening, December 14, Friendship Circle gives its first danc- ing party, to which the public is in- vited The purpose of the dance is to raise funds to bring Christmas cheer to some family. The five groups of Camp Fire Girls are to holda joint meeting on Friday afternoon, December 17. There will be a short drill followed by competi- tive tests in knot-tying, first aid, and fire-making. Members of the Camp Fire Council and Boy Scouts will act as judges. The meeting will close with the singing of Camp Fire songs and Christmas carols, led by Mrs. David R. Kennicott. The P. S. club of girls, under their leader, Mrs. Edward Ellis, will give a Christmas play in the Neighbor- hood room on Saturday afternoon, December 18. Monday, December 13 Afternoon--Two gym girls, 3:45 to 5:15. Evening--General gymnasium ac- tivities, including volley ball, for men, 7:30 to 9:30. Afternoon Kindergarten--1.30 to 5 o'clock, Miss Robson in charge. "S. F. B. P." girl's club meets for re- hearsal of Christmas play with Miss Marigold Langworthy in Assembly Room, at 3:45. Meeting of Mrs. James Robertson's group of Camp Fire Girls at 4 o'clock in Room 9. Tuesday, December 14 Afternoon--Two gym classes for boys, 3:45 to 5:15. Evening--Gym class for young la- dies. 7:30 to 8:30. "Royal Neighbors"--Meeting in Rooms 9, 10, 11, at 8 o'clock. Classes in English for foreign- speaking men and women, at o'clock, in charge of Mr. and Mrs. William Moulton and Miss Rath Matz. Ukelele Class--With Miss Margaret Benson, Room 1, at 8:30. Young People's Dancing Class-- Mr. Harry Clarke in charge, ineets in Assembly room for instruction at 9 o'clock. Public Dance, under auspices of Friendship Circle, in Gymnasium at 8:30 o'clock. Afternoon Kindergarten--1:30 to 5 o'clock. Wednesday, December 15 Afternoon--Two classes in social dancing for boys and girls from 4 to 5:45 o'clock. All-day meeting of the Woman's Society of the Congregational church, Rooms 9, 10 11, and Neigh- bor room. "P. S." club .of girls, under Mrs. Edward Ellis, leader, Room 4, from 3:45 to 4:45 o'clock. Meeting of Miss Emily Matz group of Camp Fire Girls, Room 5, at 4 o'clock. Afternoon Kindergarten--1:30 to 5 o'clock. Thursday, December 16 Afternoon Class in folk and aes- classes for thetic dancing, under Miss Sylvia Schafer, 4 to 5 o'clock. Boy Scouts--7:30, in Assembly Room. Meeting of group, under Mrs. Sherman Goble in Gymnasium, for dress rehearsal of Christmas Pa- geant, 7 to 8 o'clock. Afternoon Kindergarten--1:30 to 5 o'clock. Friday, December 17 Afternoon In Gym--Class in box- ing and wrestling for boys. Afternoon Kindergarten--1:30 to 5 o'clock. Meeting of all Camp Fire Girls in Assembly Room, at 4 o'clock. Evening--Motion pictures in Gym, at 7:45 o'clock. Saturday, December 18 Afternoon--Basket-ball for boys in Gym, 2:30 to 3:30 o'clock. Afternoon--Volley and hand ball for men in Gym, 5 to 6 o'clock. Congregational Sunday School-- Christmas party in Gym at 3 o'clock. Christmas play by "P. S." club of girls, under Mrs. Edward Ellis, in Neighborhood Room at 3 o'clock. Dance in Gym in evening at 8 o'clock by Four Corners Dancing club. Party and dance in Assembly Room, at 8 o'clock, North Shore Brit- ish-American Society. A new telephone and telegraph sys- tem, designed primarily to check au- tomobile thieving, is now in process of installation in Maryland. When completed, it is stated, the system will render Maryland absolutely im- mune from this form of bandit. In every town, hamlet or city through- out the state call boxes are being erected which will be in direct con- nection with the main office in Bal- timore. Three times as many women as men live to be a hundred years old. COST OF NEWSPRINT CONTINUES TO RISE Wood Today is Largest Item in Manufacture of Newsprint, Says International Paper Co., Pamphlet. Despite the economic readjustment which has been manifested in other industries during the past year, the newsprint manufacture is one indus- try in which the curve of costs has continued to rise and in which a re- duction in price is not possible at this time, according to the Interna- tional Paper company. According to a pamphlet issued by this company there are five factors which determine the costs of news- print as follows: Pulp wood, labor, transportation, mill supplies, losses and risks. Is Largest Item. As wood pulp constitutes about 92 per cent of newsprint, wood today is the largest item of cost in the man- ufacture of that commodity. An average of a cord and a half of rough wood, weighing approximately 6,600 pounds is consumed in the manufac- ture of one ton of paper. Pulp wood during nine months of 1920 has aver- |" aged 232 per cent of the cost of 1915 and 125 per cent of that of 1918 while the price has apparently not yet reached its peak. Next to pulp wood, labor repre- sents the largest item of cost. Ac- cor ding to estimate for the year 1919, based on records of the first half, the manufacturing payroll for the year will be nearly 300 per cent of that of 1015, while the labor cost in a ton of paper has advanced from $8.08 in 1915, to $21.85 in 1920. About four tons of material have to be transported to the mills for every ton of paper manufactured, this explaining the great volume of freight involved in the manufacture of paper. The present increase in freight rates in the paper manufac- turing district is 107 per cent over the 1915 schedules. Continue to Advance. In spite of the ending of the war two years ago, prices of most mill supplies have continued to advance. The average increase has been 271 per cent over the prices of 1915. The paper manufacturing industry suffers many losses which cannot be insured and faces daily risks against which it is impossible to secure in- demnifying policies. These losses are many and varied and add appre- ciably to the cost of newsprint man- ufacture. Up until 1918 the uninsur- able losses averaged $325,000 a year. Since January, 1918, the closing of the Niagara mill, a strike in 1919 and ravages of the bud worm in the for- ests have caused losses aggregating $4,366,395.64 or at the rate of $2,193,- 197.82 a year. These five factors enter into the cost of newsprint and the enormous increases from the pre-war normal level in these items dictates the con- tinued high price of the product. CHINDBLOM FAVORS NEW COAST STATION Congressman To Act in Provid- ing Added Protection on North S Shore Provision for a second coast guard station to be placed on the north shore, somewhere between Evanston and Kenosha, will be made in a bill to be introduced by Congressman Carl R. Chindblom at the next con- gressional session. "TI am convinced that the. north shore needs another coast guard sta- tion somewhere between Evanston and Kenosha," he stated in a recent letter to the Evanston Commercial association, and I intend to propose a bill to that effect when congress reconvenes on December 6. I would like very much to get your view on the best location." Coast Guard Crippled. The Evanston Commercial associa- tion got in touch with Congressman Chindblom last summer in regard to the local station. The Evanston coast guard was crippled in its effi- ciency because of the lack of men and the lack of men was due to the insufficient remuneration of the serv- ice and the terms of enlistment. The Evanston Commercial associa- tion urged Mr. Chindblom to find some means whereby relief might be furnished the station so that it might be recruited to its full quota. To this Congressman Chindblom replies: "The matter of securing a full crew for the Evanston station will depend entirely upon the ability of the United States coast guard service to enlist a sufficient number of men. However, I am writing to the com- mander of the U. S. coast guard seyv- ice relative to your case. Early applicants for 1921 automo- bile license tags in Pennsylvania are requesting special numbers to match their house, postoffice box, lodge or other numbers. HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS IN W. VIRGINIA TOWN WAGE COSMETIC WAR _ Huntington, W. Va.--Boys and girls in the high school here are engaged In a cosmetic war. It's a finish fight. Both sides are armed with powder puffs and brilliantine, It started when the Parent-Teach- er' association decided to simplify the gowns of high school girls and banish cosmetics from their dressing tables. The boys started to express their opinions of young women who used cosmetics. Then trouble began. The girls: resented any remarks or comments from the opposite sex as to what they were or were not doing to amplify their complexions. The girls immediately charged that the boys are using brilliantine, bandoline and machine oil to give their hair the glossy appearance of movie stars. A style show was held in the school with an exhibition of the kind of clothing the gfrls should wear, with low-heel shoes and that sort of thing. Now the girls are asking, "Why not an exhibit for the benefit of the boys?" Fahrenheit introduced the use of mercury instead of spirits of wine in thermometers. "Hail ye small sweet courtes- ies of life, for smooth do ye make the road of it"--Sterne WINNETKA STATE BANK ELM STREET AT LINCOLN AVENUE COURTESY " We believe that if business is worth being handled at all it is worth being handled courteously, and if any proposition must be turned down we do that with consideration, too. We invite you to use our service. We are open Saturday evenings from seven to eight o'clock. You are urged to come in and ask our advice before investing in any new schemes which are willing to take your Liberty Bonds and offer their stock in place of them. For Father Cigars, Cigarettes in Xmas PHONE WINNETKA 33 WINNETKA PHARMACY Buy It In Winnetka We have a Gift for each Member of the Family For Mother Perfumes, Toilet Sets, Boxes. We know the kind he smokes, Safety Razors, Shaving Brushes. Toilet Water. All the popular odors. Stationery, Fountain Pens. For Sister and Brother Kodaks and Kodak Supplies : Photo Albums : Candy : Ingersoll Watches OUR STORE. WILL BE SOLVED IF YOU INCLUD SHOPPING LIST. Christmas Shopping Can Be Made a Pleasure WE HAVE A GREAT VARIETY OF "WORTH- WHILE" XMAS GIFTS NOW ON DISPLAY AT IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT AS TO WHAT TO BUY FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS OR THE GROWN- UPS, WE FEEL THAT YOUR GIFT PROBLEM FE. B. TAYLOR & CO. HARDWARE, PAINTS, GLASS 546 CENTER STREET - -.'- Phone Winnetka 999 and 998 The Logical Place to Select a Useful, Practical and Appropriate Xmas Gift E US IN YOUR WINNETKA