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Just to be in real dead earnest An‘ if it‘s made by Nature‘s plan The deal aint hard to swing But if you‘re ‘clined to cater some To all that Science has done That you‘ll not be havin‘ one. There‘s been a heap of preachin‘ An‘ exhortin‘ all around vo & *Bout fixin‘ up conditions So that blessin‘s will abound But prescribin‘ for an‘ curin‘ Folks with lives that‘s not their own Is two distinct performin‘s That you can‘t perform alone. There‘s a heap of sweet enjoyment For a feller here on earth If he‘ll fix the laws of Natureâ€"â€"=â€"> In his breast for all their worth. John Howard Payne come blazin‘ close To a spot where blessin‘s roam When he writ the tender lovin‘ words To the song of "Home Sweet Home." It‘s What‘s in life but just a livin‘? What‘s in livin‘ but a life? Is any answer given Cept that both‘s endurin‘ strife? I aint consultin‘ science To explain or demonstrate I‘ll pick fer my reliance Nature‘s laws concernin‘ fate. Our Creator didn‘t plant us On this earth to choose a way ‘That‘s ‘full of trials an‘ troubles To confront us ever‘ day. It‘s ‘cause we‘ve got all muddled up Ignorin‘ Nature‘s plan That‘s makin‘ life a problem So hard to underâ€"stan‘. © Air Roid Siren Every day this week at 12 noon, the air raid siren will be sounded. This daily test is to determine whether the siren is loud enough to be easily and quickly heard throughout the city. Observers will be stationed at four outlying points and their reports will deterâ€" ming whether a new siren is needed. On Friday and Saturday an unusually long, loud blast will be sounded, as final tests. These tests are preliminary to an air raid black out test to be staged soon. It beâ€" hooves every person to listen for the siren, for it should be heard indoors as well as out, if the warning is to be effective. Tonight at the USQ Club on North Green Bay, the Creative Writers Group is putting on a whole evening of entertainment. The purpose is to secure a quantity of books for the service men‘s library. Admission fee to the club tonight will be one, two or three books. A unique fee to a unique event, with a worthy purpose. Raid the library, folks, and come up town this evening ' DAY a week from today, in spite of the difficulties they have had to overcome. The day of bargains will not only provide a means of saving money on purchases, but by giving the citizens of Highland Park a big reason to buy here, will effect a further economy in tires and gasoline among those who have been known to shop in other communities. Save Tires! Save Money! Buy in Highland Park next Thursday, Dollar Day! § j + 6 n ie K W 1003 on 0 © â€" Admission, One Book * Several Army officers living in Highland Park are conserving their automobiles and tires by taking turn about in driving to the Fort each day. One officer drives, with others as passengers each week. There are still too many Highland Park people who fail to practice any form of car economy. True, it lends our town an air of prosperity to see a number of minkâ€"coated matrons driving their stately plate glass showcases down Central Avenueâ€"but if these women would consolidate their driving, it would‘ concerve tires, cars and gas. Meanwhile, it behooves all of us to keep our cars serâ€" viced to the last degree, tires at correct pressure, batteries charged, etc. We have plenty of dependable automobile service establishments in town ; if you are neglecting them, you have only yourself to blame when your car wearily refuses to go any further. What with priorities, general merchandise shortage and inâ€" creased consumer demand, it has not easy for our merchants to proâ€" vide the wares for }he Dollar Day bargains next week. However, our stores are run by CHANTS, and they are providing DOLLAR value in both war and peace. Every parent should encourage an inâ€" terest in scouting, and the rest of us should not only recognize the value of Boy Scout work, but should do all we can to see that the boyâ€"building program of the organization continues uniterruptedly. © â€" Doliar Day Next Week QOut there in the Philipines, where General MacArthur‘s men of American/and Philipino soldiers fighting in guerrilla or Indian style against the Japs will frequently have one or more members with a background of Boy Scouting. Love of the outâ€"ofâ€"doors, and the ability to survive amid natural surroundings are taught to Ameriâ€" can lads in their ‘teens through Boy Scouting. National Boy Scout Week, February 6 to 12, reminds us that scouting has a practical © â€" Sharing Our Benefits Vol. 31, No. 49 © â€" Scouting is Serious Business THE PRESS! It‘s read by THE Pooplc! by IVAN N. ADAIR Scouting is Serious Business @ Sharing Our Benefits ©@ Dollar Doy Next Week _ @ Admission One Book © Air Raid Siren STRICTLY LOCAL Livins‘ Not Just Life An‘ P‘H start right in confirmin‘ mn'::«'u ...g...-" ’m.umn:',â€"w. Give me bounds where echoes answer Decked with birds an‘ flowers an‘ trees Set me where the bees are suckin‘ Where it‘s filthy smoke an‘ grime Is makin‘ life still shorter An‘ sadder all the time Expectin‘ lots of blessin‘s long Before your life is done You might as well ferget it City livin‘ hasn‘t none. When it comes right down to figgerin‘ Fer to get the answer right On how to have a Home Sweet Home To love with all your might Just first subtract the city ‘Cause it‘s multiplied enough An‘ add a little acre spot A waitin‘ in the rough. If you want to feel some blessin‘s Ferever stickin‘ round Just start out livin‘ over With your heels upon the ground An‘ waltz to bed at evenin‘ To the tender soothin‘ strains Of Nature‘s gentle soundin‘s "Stead of howlin‘, screechin‘ trains. When the whipâ€"poorâ€"will is callin‘ â€" An‘ the bats start flittin‘ roun‘ . An‘ the hootin‘ from the Hoot Owl Par Jown _ _ I wouldn‘t swap an acre spot An‘ If your stickin‘ in the city Where it‘s filthy smoke an‘ grime a hole durn mess of city blocks â€"Jase MeCinnta, Desvrfisi The Highlanm® Park Press The speaker is well known not only for the excellent teaching record he has achieved at Lake Forest, but also for the m’m and papers he has submitted in the field of Economics. Chamber members atâ€" tending the meeting will derive factual each individual business. Mayor Frank J. Ronan will also be present at the meeting to outline the work of the Civilian Defense Council as it applics to the business district As each merchant n‘mmi will have a specific part in the defense m-im'li-rulhh-l‘ just what their required dutics are to of the Economics and Business Adâ€" ministration departments, will be the guest speaker at the coming monthly meeting of the Highland Park Chamâ€" ber of Commerce. "War Economics and its Effect on Business," will be Dr. Johnson‘s topic. «Highland Park‘s NEWS Paper for 31 Years" Chamber of Commerce To Meet Tuesday Dr. Ernest A. Johnson, who for the past 18 years has been associated with Lake Forest College and is now Head The Community Chorus are leading the audience in singing the National Anthem and American Folk Songs at the opening and close with Miss Helen Taylor as accompanist The newly organized High:School Writers‘ Club are discussing making the Thursday evening Book Party one of the proâ€" jects they can help promote at their meeting this\ week. Many men and women who have not seen the new U. S. O. building are taking advantage of this public meeting to see the hosâ€" pitality â€" center Highland Park is maintaining. Mrs. Theodore Osborn, who will be one of the hostesses at the party, and other volunteers are daily adding to the attractiveness of 21 N. Green Bay Road. The U. S. O. Special then leaves for the Ozarks promptly at 8 o‘clock so eollect your "book tickets" and join the fun. You will have an opportunity in the "station" before then to talk to the young men from the Public Intelâ€" ligence office at Fort Sheridan and the Library assistants Miss Mary Deâ€" lores Vocelle is bringing down from Great Lakes, as well as the authors Lew Sarett, poet of nature, whose new book of "Collected Poems" will bring volumes of poetry as his "ticâ€" ket" and Frederic Litten, author of aviation novels including "Transatlantic Pilot" will bring some of these as adâ€" mission for himself and Mrs. Litten. Frances Cavanah whose compilation "I Am An American" is being bought as a Valentine with meaning in the ten cent edition will read the paraâ€" graph she thinks most significant Following a general welcome from Dr. Dudley Crafts Watson there will be a general introduction of people in the audience who are helping put the meaning of America into words. After special music by Mrs. Fred Giesecke, Marge, author of "Take to the Hills", will show her colored picâ€" tures. On returning from the Ozarks trip Private Wright Jackson will give a witty talk on soldiers reading, Miss Mary Egan, local chairman of the Victory Book Campaign will give the total count of volumes received, and the Gift Box of twelve jars of "Sunâ€" rise Mountain Farm jams and. jellies will be presented to some lucky person who registered at the table where Miss Gertrude Ames will take the names of ‘those® bringingâ€" three orâ€"more â€"books as ttickets. (Advance publicity has exâ€" plained that one book meant a seat, two books a "deserved" seat, and three, or more, a "preserved seat"). Victory Book Party Tonight At USO Club Soldiers and sailors as special guests do not require book tickets. The North Shore Creative Writers, wearâ€" ing pencils in their hair as hostess badges will be on hand to greet them at sevenâ€"thirty Open House. Everybody is going to the Ozarks tonight when Marguerite Lyon "Marge of Synrise Mountain Farm" shows her pictures of folks and fun down there in the hills at the new Highland Park Rd. The only ticket required from all passengers is a book for a soldier or sailor for this is the Victory Book Party and all "tickets" are part of the Highland Park Victory Book Camâ€" DOLLAR DAY FEBRUARY 12TH v; Highland Parkâ€"Ravinia Merchants To ictory Book s * = hhocns Tonirht lOffer Shoppers Biâ€"Annual Bargains , 21 No. Green Bay , Mlinois, Thursdoy, February 5, 1942 Adults haireuts, effective February 9, will be 60 cents ; children‘s haircuts will be 50 cents, except on Saturday when the price will be advanced to 60 cents; and shaves will be 35 cents. and shop costsâ€" going up, it was netesâ€" sary to raise the prices of haircuts and shaves The group also voted to close shops at 7 p. m., except Saturdays. The United Lutheran Choir of Oak Park will sing at the seven, o‘clock meeting, under the direction of Arâ€" nold Schultz, and there will be a short organ recital by Stanley Martin. Barber Prices And Hours Change 3000 seats are available free of charge. Doors open at 6:45. The Master Barbers of Highland "Defense of God against Godiess Forces" will be the subject on which Governor Green willâ€"speak at the main meeting beginning at eight. He will be introduced by Edward L. Ryâ€" ¢rson, a trustee of the Sunday Eveâ€" ning Club who will preside in the abâ€" sence of President Clifford W Barnes. George B. McKibbin, Secretary of Finance in Illinois, Chaplain Robert L. Logan of the Sixth Corps Area will also take part in the meeting. The patriotic music prgorm by the Sunday Evening Club choir of 125 and its famous soloists, Mark Love, Louisa Hoe, Charles Sears and Virginia Auyâ€" er, will open the meeting. "Democracy Forever,"â€"a ‘new composition by the American composer, Samuel Gaines, will be given its premiere performance in Chicago, it was announced by music director Edgar Nelson. This unique dramatic anthem includes the particiâ€" pation of soloists, chorus and audiâ€" ence. Other selections which will be sung are "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" by the late Chicago composer, Philo Otis, "Bless our Land" by Cheâ€" rubini and "Sound An Alarm" by Handel. The Highland Park Kiwanis club met at Hotel Moraine Monday evening for the regular weekly dinnerâ€"meeting. Harry Skidmore, a member of the club and Scoutmaster of Troop 324, showed movies taken at Boy Seout camp, Maâ€" Kaâ€"Jaâ€"Wan last summer. An address by Dwight H. Green, Governor of IHlinois and patriotic muâ€" sic by two great choruses will be feaâ€" tures of the Lincoln Day observance of the Sunday Evening Club in Orâ€" chestra Hall next Sunday, in which noted military, civic and state leaders will take part. $12,402.67 Collected By H. P. Red Cross V olunteer Workers Gov. Dwight Green Will Address The Sunday Eve Club KIWANIS To date the woman‘s division of the American Red Cross, in Highland Park, have collected $10,302.67. This amount represents special gifts and money collected by the captains and workers in the various precincts of the city, in a door to door canvass for funds for the war relief. Mrs. Davis LaSier, captain of preâ€" cinct number 9 #ad the following helpers: Mrs. Philip E. MacFarland, Mrs. Arthur Zitziwitz, Mrs Waiter Kurg, Mrs. Donald K. Morrison, Mrs. Robert Henrickson, Mrs. Frank, Mrs. Demgen, Mrs Robert Greenslade, Mrs. Lowell Harter, Mrs. C. C. Matâ€" cher,â€" Mrs. Herbert Riegelman, Mrs. Walter Jâ€" Hardge, Mrs Beverly Hugh. Mrs. Francis M. Knight‘s coâ€"workâ€" ers include Miss Clare Beneke, Miss Virginia Créigh, Miss Patricia Kelly, Mrs. Paul Grady, Mrs. Robert Herbst, Mrs. Mead Montgomery, Mrs John Montgomery, Mrs. Ira C. Matthiesen, Mrs. F. B. Walis and Mrs Truman Metzel. Workers of the twelveth precinet, of which Mrs. J. Bâ€" Garnett and Mrs. D. D. McCormick were coâ€"chairmen, are Mrs. A. Jâ€" Gourlay, Mrs. Sheltey Dexter, Mrs. George S. Lyman, Mrs. Mrs. Julius Lackner and Mrs. Malcolm Vaile are coâ€"chairmen of the Women‘s division. Urbana, Il1l It is not too late to make your contribution to the Red Cross, Give todayâ€"as much as you canâ€"and as often as you can. Eva Truax, Mrs R. S. Taussig, Mrs. Richard Kubus, Mrs. Sylvan Robertson, Mrs. William Peters, Mrs. Harold Gifford, Mrs. George Livingston, Mrs. Baker Hamilton, Mrs. J. M. Maxwell, Mrs. Ethel Marley Davis, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Emada Griswald, Miss Edith M. Phillips, Miss Elizabeth Jones, Mrs. Joseph Riddle, Mrs. Sylvester Miniea and Mrs. Warren Danley. Mrs. Hiram L. Kennicott and Mrs. Bernard Newmann, chairman of Preâ€" cinct number 2 report the following women captains in their territory : The Woman‘s committee of Highâ€" land Park is grateful for the help and coâ€"operation of these workers and all others ‘without whom the results would have been impossible. *"H. F. Kelley, chairman of the Highâ€" land Park chapter of the American Red Cross‘reports a total of $2100 collected in the business district and in the special contributions made to him and to the Red Cross boxes which were distributed about town at various business firmsâ€" This amount together with the Woman‘s division collections totals $12,402.67. Nathan Corwith, Mrs. George Martin, Mrsâ€" E. P. Barnes, Mrs. H. F. Penâ€" ney, Mrs. Karl Velde, Mrs. William Walsh, Mrs. A. E. Lundin, Mrs. Daâ€" vid Suttle, Mrsâ€" J. L. Harris, Mrs. George Hart, Mrs. Herbert Kerber, Mrs. George Fawell, Mrs. Walter Evensen, Mrs. R. R. Taylor, Mrs George Hutchinson, M rs. Robert Bussard, Mrs, Harry Pier, Mrs. Herâ€" bert Smith, Mrsâ€" G. S. Canright, Mrs. Earl Gsell, Mrs. Alain St. Cyr, Mrs. Harry Earhart, Mrs. Charles Mason, Mrs. A. Dâ€" Sihler and Mrs. Charles Rubens. Mrs. L. C. Schultz, Mrs. Roland Brand, Mrs. A. M ~Rosenthal, Mrs Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Coâ€"Operate in Effort Buy Defense Bonds or Stamps today. Make eveaty pay day Bond Day by participating in the Payâ€"roll Sarâ€" ings Plan. Bonds cost $18.75 and up. Stamps are 106, 25f and up. mhbdmhm&nn“. j * Do your part hy buying your share every pay day. & WAR NEEDS MONEY! It will cost money to defeat out enem; Ymmtn&umb“m. FOREVICTORY For a History Making Sale The Highland Park Chamber of Commerce has designated Thurdsay, February 12, as Dollar Day in Highâ€" land Park and Ravinia. The merchants will pile their counâ€" ters high with â€"merchandise of ~value for this one day special sale With prices on clothing, food, home fur> nishings, and all the necessities of life as well as the luxury items, steadily increasing in price, this Dollar day will really mean a sving to the citizens of Highland Park and Ravinia. It‘s smart to be thriftyâ€"more this year than ever before. Highland Park and Ravinia merchants are working in coâ€"operation with the Chamber of Commerce to make this a history making Dollar day. Come early to insure first selections of the money saving bargains offered on the Dollar day counters. The merâ€" chants are putting ‘on extra clerks for this sale so that shoppers may be served in the quickest possible manner, Dollar Days are held twice a year and shoppers look forward to these times with great expectation. The merchants in realizing the wishes and demands of the.throngs of shoppers at this time, mark down items in their stores to "real sale prices." Many. a thrifty housewife waits for Dollar Day to purchase clothing for her famiâ€" ly, buy new articles for her home, and to stock her pantry shelves. Watch the Press for Dollar Day Ads. Citizens Offering Services for Feb. 16 Registration of Men *~Coloriel Paul <G: Armstrong," State Director of Selective Service, today urgently requested that the patriotic citizens who are offering their serviâ€" ves for the Registration on February 16 of all male residents of the ages twenty to fortyâ€"five, to contact the Local Selective Service Boards in their respective communities rather than State Headquarters in Springâ€" field or to the Cook County Headâ€" quarters as well as phone calls must be referred back to the Local Board concerned and if volunteers refrain from calling or writing to State Headâ€" quarters, much duplication of effort may be avoided BUY BONDS STAMPS UNITED STATES DEFENSE our enemy agfgressors, 5c a Copy, $1.50 a Yebr