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Saturday will be a BIG day in Highland Park. The young folks at the High School are staging a real parade Saturday noon, with dozens of entries, prizes put up by the business men and interest running high. Saturday afternoon is the homecoming football game with Waukegan High. Saturday night will bring ‘the Football Fumble, a homecoming dance. There are few times in the life of any human being when more fun can be crowded into a few short years than the period spent in High School. We‘re glad to see this evidence of revived school spirit, and we think it is not too much to expect that every "old grad" still living in Highland Park or nearby will turn out and help the kids make the day a ripâ€"roaring humdinger of a success. School spirit is after all just a reflection of community spirit, and we certainly could do with more of the same here in our town. Last but not least, we could name more than one person, beset by work and worry, who would find real reâ€" juvenation in a day‘s return to the happiness of High School days. * THAT TOWN MEETING AGAIN _â€"_ Each day brings the annual town meeting closer. Discussion is widespread. The League of Women Voters is doing a splendid job of promoting interest in civic affairs; the Town Meeting will do more to awaken concern and atttention among voters than any other one means to that end. Every citizen, every taxpayer, should be on hand at the Town Meeting, to absorb ideas and in many cases to contribute something to the thinking of the group. An aroused civic consciousness would bring Highland Park to ts peak as a home community very quickly. There is a movement on foot to hold a preâ€"Thanksgiving dinner at the Moraine for several hundred Highland Park men. It is one of those splendid ideas that arrives spontaneouly in our midst now and again. What a grand thought! Scores of citizens, relaxed from their business cares, meeting together for good fellowship‘s sake, to join hands with their neighbors in giving thanks for the happy lot that has been ours here in Highland Park! j QOur High School, admittedly one of the finest in the entire United States, had a big deficit at the end of its last fiscal year, and is faced with a bigger one this year. School board and high school officials feel the school should pay its way rather than run into some of the tax situations other illinois scholl districts have enâ€" countered. At a forthcoming special election, voters will be given an opportunity to express confidence in the work being done by the school by approving additional funds to be used in maintaining preâ€" sent high standard.‘Our high school people do not go in for the frills . . . their program for our children is soundly reasoned and efficiently adnainistered. Voters should realize that voting increased funds for the school means only about $2.50 added to each tax bill, Â¥ut the total sum realized will keep Highland Park in the front rank on matters of high school education. 7 ®© SATURDAY‘S HOMECOMING * TO GIVE THANKS eess. Highland Park has more homes and more people. Public realizaâ€" tion of the need for support of the Chest is greater than ever before, due to the great care used by the Drive Committee in preparing and submitting full Chest information to the public. The several hundred volunteer workers have been given every aid so they will be able to answer donor‘s question‘s fully and quickly. All that remains is for the warmâ€"hearted citizens of Highland Park to do their share, and our underâ€"privileged will be assured the care they need for the twelve months ahead. * LET‘S KEEP THIS A GOOD HIGH SCHOOL * LEND A HAND . . . SIGN YOUR PLEDGE EARLY The Community Chest drive, getting of with a roar at "the Ralyl)ianusdaynigln,:houldbeammdwnpl’em uniores HRE LNE s nc d uo2 o t n e e t LAE C o on aar a+ Vol 31, No. 34 It‘s read by THE Poeople! I ain‘t much a hand at explainin‘ Like"Preachers and Poets can do ‘Bout creeds and religions er doctrines An‘ things they call rituals too But believin‘ and tellin‘ convictions Don‘t ‘pear to pan out on the powers That‘s always prevailin‘ up higher And heap more diviner than ours. It‘s amusin‘ at times how a feller Can lecture and argue the case ~ *Bout why he don‘t b‘leive in no doctrine Nor a credd of the whole human race And always just sure when he does it He‘s feelin‘ purt nigh at his best But you catch him in heart breakin‘ trouble And he‘s prayin‘ like all 0‘ the rest. You see it‘s like this he‘s pertendin‘ That he can‘t swaller Deity you know But will go to his knees the first minute That he can‘t figure where else to He’ll!ud'bun!hema&' Perhaps in the Psaim Fortyâ€"Six *Bout where he might go with his troubles For some help when he‘s in such a fix. So_alwu:-y’-’dlu'ul Expressin‘ it sorta my G-cmh'm-l'.’m I just don‘t know nothin‘ to say _ But beleivin‘ there‘s a Go#A and some angels Ever‘ feller‘s own notion is his An‘ the one that‘s pertendin‘ to doubt it Is ferever a hovin‘ there is. â€" ui t . by IVAN N. ADAIR \ Lend a Hoand . . . Sign Your Pledge Early Let‘s Keep This a Good High School . * To Give Thanks Seturday‘s Homecoming ®© That Town Meeting Again STRICTLY LOCAL (Ferever a hopin‘ there is) The Higbland Park Press ° Jess McGinmis «Highland Park‘s NEWS Paper for 31 Years" Hubert Bevins Funeral Today The Board of Education of the Deerâ€" Tieldâ€"Shields Township High .. School District finds is necessary to request that the people of the district vote aB increase in the maximum taxing limit for educational purposes.. A special election for this purpose has been called for Saturday, November, 8. The school district has attempted to offer schooling to an increased number of students, in spite of a sharp deâ€" a heart ailment. Born in England, Mr. Bevins came to the United States in 1900 and has been a resident of Highâ€" land Park for the past 21 years He was a butcher by trade. Surviving are his widow, Maude; two daughters, Myra and Ethel both of Highland Park, and two brothers cond street, died Tuesday morning of Funeral services were held at 2 o‘â€" dod:thiadtermutel(:nyd.. pel. Rev. Christoph Keller officiated Burial was in South Bristol cemetery. called for Saturday, November, 8. The school district has attempted to offer schooling to an increased number of students, in spite of a sharp deâ€" crease in the valuation of the district. Con&umtly. a small deficit was incurred for the school year end: ing June 30, 1941, and naturally will be larger at the close of the present school year. The property valuations of the district have dropped from apâ€" proximately thirtyâ€"one million dollars in J940, despite the fact that in 1935, there was annexed to the high school district, nine sections of land, includâ€" ing the Village of Lake Bluff, having an assessed valuation of almost four million dollars. The present.31.00 tax limitation will no longer produce suffiâ€" cient revenue to. maintain the present high standards of education in our high schools. Therefore the Board of Education is forted to ask for an increase in the educational tax rate from $1.00 to $1.â€" 50, and the district is assured that the Board will continue its policy of all possible economy consistent with the maintenance of the same good schools that this district has always demanded. per Wns apuine Ainiv. n etennt sfissimals and the Park board. These represenâ€" tatives will cover the activities of their groups and explain the particular probâ€" lems encountered by them, as well as answer questions asked at the concluâ€" sion of their brief speeches. At present the opportunity is being given to citizens who have a question of general interest, to submit that quesâ€" tion in writing to Mrs. J. M. Watkins Jr., 836 Forest Ave. This advance questioning . will enable the speakers to include the answers in their speeâ€" ches, as well as enable greater quesâ€" tioning from the floor on the evening of the meeting. High School Tax Election November 8 The meeting was originally ‘anâ€" nounced for the same auditorium as last year, but the interest being shown has warranted securing a larger room â€"namely, the auditorium of the Highâ€" land Park Women‘s Club. The speakâ€" ers will include a representative of each of the elected boardsâ€"specifically there will be a spokesman for the City Council, each of the two elementary school boards, the High School board, November 5th Women‘s Club Town Meeting sored by the Highland Park League cf Women Voters is just the place for you to go at 8 o‘clock on the evenâ€" ing of Wednesday, November 5. What is our local rate of taxation for school purposes? How is the garâ€" bage license determined? Who . has charge of the school play grounds? If you don‘t know the answers to these questions and others like them, the Third Annual Town Meeting sponâ€" Community Chest Drive Started Hubert Bevins, 62 of 104 South Se WHEREAS : The United States Navy is our first line of naâ€" thional defense and is of the utmost importance to all of us in the present world crisis, and,; WHEREA.SI‘V: Monday, October 2‘::, 1941, has been nationally proclaimed in order we demonstrate our fa‘ch-dwufzn‘:zficmh_fictlargm. a THEREFORE : As Mayor of the of Highland Pork, IIL., IW;MJM,#M%M.‘M nidaz-o:urmoflkbq.lm.wm:obn at that K sister in Mayor‘s Proclamation For Navy Day Highland Park, lilinois, October 23, 1941 FRANK J. RON AN, Mayor City of Highland Park, Ilinvis Speak at Mission at Trinity Ci'rurch Bishop Cross to The Rev. Christoph Keller, rector of Trinity, has directed preliminary arrangements for the Mission. Rev. Edward M. Cioh, D. D of Spokane. service. There will be a daily Celeâ€" bration of the Holy Communion at 7:30 o‘clock each morning, a period of instruction daily at 10 o‘clock and a regular evening service at 7:45 o‘clock. Purpose of the Mission is to quickâ€" en the faith and zeal of individuals by presentation of this opportunity to reâ€"discover individual and corporate Christian responsibilities.. Members of Trinity Church, and others throughout the Diocese, are foregoing other reâ€" sponsibilities and engagements to give Church. Plans for Local Service Men‘s Club Are Completed Bishop Cross is nationally known as m churchman and humanitarian, and is widely recognized as one of the foremost speakers of the Episcopal faith. Services will be held daily in Trinity Church during the Mission, with â€" Bishop Cross. conducting each ter, and work on the two projects will be directed from there.Lt. Lamereaux from the. quartermaster corps is in charge. In the Mission to be held by all Episcopal Churches in the Diocese of Chicago from Sunday, October 26 through â€" Sunday, November 2, serâ€" vices in Trinity Church, Highland Park, will be outstanding because of the presence as Missioner of the Rt. Rev. Edward M. Cross, D. D. Bishop 420 Volunteers Meet at Exmoor For Dinner and "Pep" Talk Army engineers from the Quarterâ€" master corps have taken office space in the Highland Park Community Cenâ€" Gentilini, through their attorney, Paul Behanna, have given right of entry, and construction contracts will be signed today. Actual construction is expected to ‘begin Monday. Lease forms have been approved by both parâ€" ties and forwarded to Washington for signature. Plans for the Highwood building were completed last week. Mevers and Plans for the Highland Park United Service Organization Service Men‘s Club were completed in the constructâ€" ing quartermaster‘s office late Monday, and bids will be accepted this week. Work on the local building, which will be erected just north of the Comâ€" munity Center is ekpected to get unâ€" derway within a few days. Preliminary plans and specifications for both the Highland Park and Highâ€" wood service men‘s clubs were deâ€" signed by Flinn and Corrough, archiâ€" tects of Highland Park, and puchased outright by the War Department ofâ€" fice of Zone Construction Quarterâ€" master. day, during the Mission, Bishop Edward M. Cross Mrs. Dean MceCormick Elected President * of Garden Guild The annual Meeting of the Highland Park Garden Guild was held Monday, Oct. 20th at the home of Mrs. John F. Jennings, 290 Woodlawn Road. . Homecoming Parade At High School the students. of Highland Park High School are going to have a parade. The Student Council, Boys‘ and Girls‘ Clubs, assisted by faculty members, Miss Morgan and Mr. Heins and City Commissioner, Arthur Swanson, are organizing this project. The Ameriâ€" can Legion, Chamber of Commerce, and several > Highland Park business men generously donated money for the prizes, the distribution being as follows : The members of the Guild want to express their appreciation to the folâ€" lowing local merchants who donated prizes for the Farm Festival which took place at the Leverone Farm for the benefit of the H. P. Station Beanâ€" tification Project: EuT _ Hilborns, Blee Goose, Brawn Broâ€" Market, | Alden Studio, â€" Chandlers, Those taking office for the coming year are: Mrs. Dean McCormick, Preâ€" sident; Mrs. Robert Mahan, Vice Preâ€" sident;. Mrs. Herman Zischke, Treaâ€" surer; Mrs. Harding Wilbur, Secreâ€" tary ; Mrs. Samue! Bingham, Program Chairman and Mrs. Ralph Cleary, Flower Show Chairman. : Highland Park High School‘s homeâ€" coming football game is going to be played Saturday, October 25, at the High School Athletic Field on West Park Avenue. To celebrate this event, Edw. C. George, Horace Vaile, Chairmen, Make Report of Early Special Gifts Collections Edward C. George, left, chairman Special Gifts Committee, J. B. Garnett, Garnett‘s and Coiffure Shop. Floats: Ist, $10; 2nd, $5; 3rd $3. Autos: 1st, $8; 2nd, $4; 3rd, $2. ‘ Sessions having most floats and inâ€" dividual events, $4. At moon, Saturday, the cars are to be assembled at the High School Audiâ€" torium facing south on St. Johns Avâ€" enue. From there, the parade will proâ€" ceed east on Vine to Sheridan; then, south on Sheridan to Central Avenue; Feeling that the city is behind them, the students are working hard to make this event a success. There will be floats made by sessions and individâ€" uals; also, several cars will be approâ€" priately decorated. it will pass the flagpole on Central where . the judges, Mr. Pertz, Mr. Zipoy, and Mr. Wolters, members of the faculty, will stand, and then go west to Gteenbay Road. The cars will then disband in order to go to the game. \ To Men of Highland Park Dinner will be held Pm_,mmu-m Urbana, T1l1. to approve Community Chest News P maten. 7 tasr h k. es «by 100 the. largest group ever to enlist themselves in this worthy work in former years» The meeting was opened with a short address by President n{rfl: Garâ€" nett who called upon Samuel Hasti one time Mayor of Highland m and present Chairman of the Chest. The largest group of workers ever to gather for the beginning of the Community Chest Drive attended the opening dinner rally at the Exmoor Country Club Tuesday night, October 21. Funeral services were conducted Monday October 20 I:HMA_ Warren, a resident of Highland Park for more than seventy years. As a ‘building contractor many of n‘uHotelmifll-df*.' monuments to his handiwork:.~* Mr.WIn-’lnmrdlu_'%dlfi. ties include membership three years on the School Board, twelve as Clerk During ® advancement of many of our modern The diners were provided with exâ€" cellent entertainment furnished by the Girl Scouts and by headline acts from both ,Columbia and National Broadâ€" casting Company networks. After the entertainment, the business got under way with an inspiring address by Harâ€" old 0. McLain who is noted in Highâ€" land Park for his eloquence, wit and inspiration. E. A. Warren Buried Monday Over 420 volunteers, had dinnerâ€" and listened to the opening instructions for the Chest: Drive to begin Wednesâ€" improvetmnts. But, he pointed .out, they impose responsibilities upon every citizenâ€" responsibilities that must be met~in every way, if these freedoms are to continue. One of the ways in which the ordinary citizen can help to fight for fnedm:lw:rwmut:rdbyo:-‘ pression, to foster feeling brotherhood, to help the Mss fortunate neighbors wherever help is needed. The basis of our democracy, as we know it today, are the freedoms that were granted to us in the Bill of Rights, McLain pointed out. Freedom of Religion, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of assembly and Freedom of spetch are . American institutions that must be preserved. They mean the life and the survival of the Ameriâ€" can Way of Living. friends We wish to ¢xpress our the many kind expressions thy .extended to us in our réavement. * (Continued on Page 8) CARD OF THANKS 5¢ a copy, $1.50 a The Best Source The Watren Family Press Staff Photo News l“u:ler _: