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At the Community Center, scores of toys are being delivered daily, to be put in usable condition for children whose Christmas would otherwise be joyless. Many of these toys are in beautiful conâ€" dition ; some need only a bit of mending or a paint job to be good as new. There are scores of handymen in Highland Parkâ€"men who have their own shops, or who like to putter around the house with a p-intbmmnaemueurgmflymdodmhdpreoondifionm} at the Community Center, and the help in needed RIGHT NOW. ~Come on, .give:a couple of hours.of your time, you home workshop Of a different nature and kind To some the main feature was thrillin‘ An to others it ‘peared pretty blind But there‘s one in the whole kit and A CHRISTMAS O‘ver earth is begun. Some folks can just ‘always act cheerâ€" to accompany the gift. It‘s a small thing to do, requiring but little timelndnmey.WethinkitisNO‘l‘TOOMUCHTOASI;,tong- gest that bigâ€"hearted Highland Parkers call Mrs. Flinn at the offices offi:eSoddSaviee(nlephomOM)Mnkfwthenmelnd facts about one child. Take a Child to your heart for Christmas. _ Or limit my soul in its needs The thing 1 like most ‘bout religion ‘That‘s lackin‘ spirit from nome. When chimes atter peace to all Naâ€" Or a faith that would tend to enâ€" Crops out from wherever we perch And fetches us closer together On CHRISTMAS at home or in I‘ve seen quite a few celebrations I‘ve never been wrapped up exactly In things they call Doctrines and Christmas, the most personal of holidays, is a most impersonal day to the children of the poor, or to children in our institutions. True, they are ‘well fed. True, they have.toys .. . out of a job lot. But cast your mental eye back on your family Christmas. Remember the joy that greets each gift as it is unwrapped . . . and stop right there! These poor kids miss much of the happiness of Christmas because few people bother to think of them as individuals. After all, they are utterly human, aching for just a little personal attention. Think of flngladneoinmeforlqmlitfleboy’shun,ifhevmurwén. on Christmas Eve, a little gift (or a big one) that YOU had personâ€" ally. chosen, wrapped in tissue and pretty colored cord, and sent just tolfim,wifl:hisynmmeond:epuhgemdnardwrhtohh e JAPAN aibs Navy recrurTERs § Significantly enough, the blitzkreig tactics Japan used in atâ€" tacking our citizens, our territory and our ships did NOT have the effect of stiffening us with fear and dismay, as the enemy may have anticipated. Instead, Congress had hardly finished declaring a state of war to exist when young men began streaming into the Naval recruiting stations. Seemingly, the onset of war merely crystalized into deed the thought that was in the minds of many, and the Naval recruiters are keeping their stations open at night to examine and accept the applicants who swarm in. Our prediction is that many of our Highland Park young men will be wearing the Navy "blues" beâ€" fore the war is thirty days old. enthusiasts. Here‘s a REAL job for you! © TAKE A CHILD TO YOUR HEART your own son into home surroundings in some far away place that day . . . can you do less? L © CHRISTMAS "LEAVE" One of the cherished privileges of the man in service is his "leave," a chance to go home and see the folks for a few days. With the emergency confronting the nation and the armed forces in parâ€" ticular, leaves for soldiers and sailors may be hard to obtain or denied altogether. But on Christmas and the day before, thousands of solâ€" diers and sailors will be released for a few short_hours. We can do much to prevent homesick pangs among these stalwart sons of Uncle Sam by inviting a service man or two or several into our homes to share our Christmas happiness. Nick Young or Mrs. Williams at the Service Mens Club will make all necessary arrangement; just teleâ€" phone 4874 and offer your hospitality. Maybe someone has invited © â€" TINKERERS URGENTLY NEEDED © â€" HIGHLAND PARK‘S WAR lb War in Manila . . . War in Hawaii . . . Midway Island attacked war . . . war and war in Highland Park, too. Yes, every enemy bomb, every Japanese bullet, every screaming plane attack, will be felt right here in our own snug little Highland Park. Some of our sons are fighting now, more will go, some will not return. We who live here, so far from actual hostilities, are nonetheless a part of this fighting nation, and each of us will do his full share, whatever it may be. Upon our united determinatiom the inevitable final victory must depend. Whatever demand is made upon us, in the nation‘s name, will not be too great. Whatever the sacrifice, it will be made with courage and calmness, Mr. Churchill‘s "blood, sweat and tears" will find their counterpart with us. The price will be high, now and later. It will not be too high, for we will pay it, in the last analysis, that America may Vol 31, No. 41 * by IVAN N. ADAIR ow'sW- *@ Take A Child to Your Heart "Leave" â€" ® Japaon Aids Navy Recruiters @ Tinkerers Urgently Needed 5 it‘s reed by THE People! STRICTLY LOCAL "CHRISTMAS" May the saddest of faces grow brighter From a tolerance He died to instill That Calilean birth in a manger, That death on the cross was for you Fot all homan kind a Christ suffered May CHRISTMAS â€"our praises Whoeyer or whither they are When the carols of CHRISTMAS are Oh hearts that are heavyt Beat They‘ll look for the light of that star is $ o. Whatever their trialsâ€"thay be And others will ‘pear sort o‘ gloomy For reasons we can‘t always see But you‘ll find if you‘ll watch their Joss McGinnis, Deerfield it Hmwnb Pm Wg Illineis L{ore er, Paul Webb, Ed Benson, Wm.W. White, _ Raymond â€" Octzel, George Childs, Harry Freberg, Dave Johnson, Chris Mathiesen, P. E. Cole, Edw. J. :::;Gwm&n W WD‘: J. T. Farmer, William Heartt, C, L Hamilton. 8:00 to 9:30 P. M. Bingo. Prizes to all winners. 9:30 to 10:00 P. M. "Double or nothing" Quiz program. The general committee in charge of the arrangements consist of Harry Eichler, Wm. J Acker, Arthur Johnâ€" son, L. B. McCaffrey, James Thomson, Henry _ Hansen, _ DeWitt Manasse, George Abernathy, Roceo Stella, Henry Eitner, John Peters, Arthur Swanson, Ivan Adair, John Olson, 10:00 to 10:30 P. M. cash awards. obtained from any member of the Post as well as at the door on Saturday evening and will entitle any one to all all events on Theodore Arnswald, John Brandt, Don Bernardi, Gus Norien, Horace _ Final preparations are being made for the fifth annual Christmas Bonus and Bingo party to be held at the Masonic Temple Building on Saturâ€" day evening, December 12th, by the Dumaresq Spencer Post of the Ameriâ€" can Legion in Highland Park Acâ€" cording to Commander Harry E. Eichâ€" ler, this event is the greatest indoor attraction of the year staged by the local Legion post and ranks next to The entire third floor of the Masonâ€" ic Temple building has been engaged for the evening and a large crowd is «Highland Park‘s NEWS Paper for 31 Legion Christmas Bingo Party . Saturday Night _ Defen WO_I also C t xxx w *o»â€" from the clefk on &-‘Afl come in fiâ€"%fl 10e. $1.00 and $5.00, 6 albums are se trcbanged at the post The tentative program as announced 10 :30 to 1:00 A. M. Because of emergency transportation SANTA SAYVYS the or more door prizes. Santa entertainmentâ€"refreshments Xmas Mailing ""12 More Shopping Days Till Xmas." for Thursday, December 11, 1941 of the ubsidfiand h brerca -â€"Mmfln‘uwfldw-hufiâ€"flud m,u-“:“‘.m‘“mm 'l\omdfi..b-b**" mbhyam-:.'hnr-.l'n-thâ€"h-‘flofiu-bm I-&o“nh:u.od.. children are toys, ornaments covers which were buyers.â€" dlbn-.(‘mno)#'w_‘ dan, Gene Shelton, __w*d Marcia '& The Ifla Priday, at which products of their efforts. necessary to buy a record player Adn-bl-:.h‘-l grade instructors are Miss Anslow at the Mrs. Raymond Flinn of the Social Service announces that a wonderful response has been made to the call to Highland Parkers to help make others bappy on Christmas, with an indiâ€" vidually wrapped and tagged package. She still has a list of many children as well as older folks who should be taken care of. By calling her at the Social Service, H. P. 4000, she can supply you with the name, size and deâ€" scription of a child, woman or man. There is a need for night dresses for a woman size 38. There are about a dozen boys from 10 to 17 who really need and would like a sweater, mits, scanf or something wrapped especially for him. An old man needs some warm bedroom slippers, his size, 10%4. A young orphaned 18 year old former Highland Park girl, has gone away ftomtbea\ylndismliviu lh a trailer. She is suffering from %w. ed 1a â€" ‘ so .to her. An old lady needs a rug and an easy chair, that you probâ€" ably have in your attic that is no longâ€" nrofun:byou.Am&um-‘ needs warm>pajamasâ€"size. 38â€"another needs a warmzobe. There‘s an old needs and would love a warm Don‘t you want to be Santa Claus to one or more of these people? They would love and appreciate itâ€"and you would get no end of pleasure doing for someone who really needs help. Call Mrs. Flinn, H. P. 4000 today and get more information about the perâ€" mywwmlbbdn. io daug amomar tnf Saturday, Dec. 13â€" 7 :30 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. Monday, Dec. 15â€"to Tuesday, Dec. 23â€" 7:30 a. m. to 8:00 p. m. exc Sundays Wednesday, Dec. 24â€" 7:30 a. m. to 6:00 p..m. ; Sunday Dec. 21â€" 2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. Jamées A. Thomson, Postmaster .. Window 1 ’ From today on, your Highland Park PRESS will be in new and larger ofâ€" fices at 516 Laure! Avenue. Necessiâ€" tated by the recent increase in business, the management deemed it desirable to secure the additional space which exâ€" pedites the handling of office detail and editorial work. 9 ‘The building at 516 Laurel Avenue was selected as our new home because it already houses the plant of the Olson Printing Company, where our paâ€" per is printed. Close proximity to the printing department will further exâ€" pedite our service to readers and adâ€" vertisers alike. Lester Olson of the Olson Printing Company was for nineteen years proâ€" duction superintendentâ€" onâ€" the old PRESS, and it seems fitting to resume an old association. Increased Office Space Mrs Flinn Getting Fine Gift â€" Response Press Takes Larger Office RAVINIA FIRST GRADERS HOLD BAZAAR The Sunday evening before Christ mas all the community will turnâ€" out to assemble around .the elaborately lighted Community Christmas Tree to join with the Service men. in singing mb&(wbhw Aifection ‘of raive: b irman. event service men will be the guests of the YÂ¥. M. C. A. for an open house and refreshment. president of the Chamber of Comâ€" merce will also take an important part in the community program. They have already lined the main streets with lighted Christmas trees and each merâ€" chant will install special decorations, display a holiday greeting to the serâ€" vice men on his door and provide featured facilities for the men in the service. In addition the merchants will The Highland Park merchants under the leadership of Leonard Neiter, play an important part in promoting various ‘Together with the churches they will assist in promoting home hospitality. Each church will cooperate by placing a card in each pew for church goers to fill out inviting service men to home cooked dinners on the holidays or durâ€" ing that week. Mrs, H. D‘Ancona and have already completed plans to enterâ€" tain almost 500 men in the homes durâ€" ing that week. The week of entertainment will beâ€" gin with a Christmas Eve Party when almost a thousand men will be the guests of the Alcyon Theatre and atâ€" tend a special Christmas performance consisting <of vaudeville and. feature acts being arranged by Mr. Pearl, ownâ€" er of the Alcyon Theatre. On. Christmas Day the American Legion, under the direction of Harry According to Paul Be?mu, U. S. O chairman and Harry Aiston chairâ€" man of the program elaborate plans have been made to take care of more than a thousand men by conducting special events, dances home hospitalâ€" ity, and parties to be given by various groups and clubs. Churches, merchants, civic groups and patriotic citizens have all joined in plans for a cityâ€"wide program sponâ€" sored by the Highland Park U. S. O. Concil to provide holiday cheer and entertainment for the Service . Men during Christmas week. Thousand Service Men Our Guests Over Xmas Holiday ___THEREFORE, I, Frank J. Ronan, Mayor of Highland Park, do proclaim 15, 1941, as Bill of Rights , and all citiâ€" fom ie en t e mamale io y on o ns danpe,nt uman 1 in we govern are governed. h'iflbealheforreu.beri-.â€"-krn-n-bwhg'“ in other parts of the world these protections are denied, and reâ€" membering that where they are denied, human liberty, hurnan decency, and self respect cannot survive. > IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and causâ€" ed the b.e?‘l;“l Highland Park, Iilinois, to be affixed this 8th day of ~ AMGIPDEAG CL_ mm Oe melll mt Nt Se ory ent ; WHEREAS, the Bill of Rights constitutes a charter of freedom upon which all Americans can unite now as in the past, and . WHEREAS, unity of Americans behind American ideals is vital now as it has never been before, _Wl!BIECA‘S'.h&e year p«:::- ’?‘cd(hc_ Hundred and Fifticth Anniver ratification Rights, which is made amfi?mmuuuwauwu: and which uuuwu.:mdmficefipdh neu._tmeg'olnfio‘m. freedom of assembly, basic to the American social order, and WHEREAS, these freedoms have been wiped out in many parts of the world and are threatened everywhere by the philosophies which elevate the will of a few above the rights of the many, and _ â€" PROCLAMATION Service Club, Mrs. Beatty of the Y. W.C‘A..llgledflnfl- vation Army, S. Bauman of the Jewish Welfare, Herman Zischke, Pres. of the Army and Navy Y. M. C. A., ‘Geo. Schockenpfilug of the Community Center, Leonard Neiter of the Chamâ€" ber of Commerce, Harry Eichler, Com. American Legion, Mrs. Norman M. Culver of the Legion Aux. and memâ€" bers of the Highland Park U. S. O. council sponsors of the program conâ€" }ni:ting of Paul !Behanna, Clarence Witt, Mrs. S. Johnson, Robert Adler, All the community will join in disâ€" playing a special holiday greeting: on their front doors and the windshield of their cars and, which will be the offiâ€" cial U. S. O. holiday greeting to the service men. These will be made availâ€" able through the local Service Mens Club in Highland Park without cost. Cooperating in the plans for arâ€" rangements are: Col. Rogers and Major Allison of Fort Sheridan, ofâ€" Plans are being made to climax the holiday week with &-: outstanding New Years Eve Party details concerning which will be announced later as will All those desiring information or 'mhhhd?;'m-mm.@ the Hiocriland Park Service Mens Club, U. S. O. Headquarters, 19 North Sheridan Road. > During the week there will be danâ€" ces, parties and other events. One of the most outstanding will be a dance to be given for the men by the Ravinia Womens Club under the direction of Mrs. Gilbert Hardacre and Mrs. Edw. W.~Jones. gr born, Ed. Menke, Harry Aiston, and g:“mlilnloftheServieellm Auxiliary will hold an old fashioned Christmas Day open house at the Comâ€" munity Center from 3 until 7 P. M; where there will be a Christmas tree, punch, cakes, â€"cookies, dancing, music, singing and games and where the service men can enjoy the afternoon in the way they did at home. Eichler Commander and Mrs, Norman M. Culver, Président of the Legion 5c a Copy, $1.50 a Year FRANK J. RONAN Press Staff Photo of