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Faced by a national emergency, whether it be flood, tornado, or war, the people of the United States have always had the ingenuity to handle the situation. Today, with a grim war requiring the services of a majority of our young men, we have again solved a problem, and h(ivi‘lhaef'ghfin‘mwrhck.iq.hve'm)dnmgl.uox:nn- tion which demonstrates our appreciation of sacrifices are being made. It is the USO. _ _ _ 2xy uow i f The USO is helping tremendously by keeping our fighters when on leave in an American mood. USO last year laid the foundation for the worldâ€"wide work it has to do. As the closest friend of the 4,000,000 men in uniform, USO ha@ to start right. It went where the need was greatest, even though, if it had concentrated in the big cities, the public would have been more aware of it. In those communities where our armed men were encamped in rural surroundings where there were no recreation features, USO built clubs to fill the need. The proof of service lies in the minds of our armed forces. Everywhere they show their appreâ€" ciation of what USO has done and is doing.. _ _ e The public, however, knows little as to what has been done with the money subscribed last year. In doing things USO has devoted too little attention to publicity, and now the story needs to be told. â€" _The armed forces must be drilled to perfection. ‘They must be furnished with the most modern tools of war, but they must be kept fit. War is grim, but they must have the proper recreation and reâ€" laxation to do their job. The USO provides the machinery to keep There are now 665 clubhouses and 940, both on the continent and overseas, are contemplated during the next fiscal year. > Cost of operations will be as follows : Operatiiik of 700 units ..................:.......... $15,446,046 Operation of 21 clubs in eight transâ€"ocean bases including Hawaii, Alaska, thehClnal Zone and Trinidad ........... .mgl,?7l6,518 Cooperation with overburdened communities to provide special leaveâ€" Srea clubhouses .........:.........;..>..+.. . ».> $1,000,000 Maintenance and enlargement of buildings, particularly remgsl o AdinbiistraliOn .. , .+ ; + +; ~> «3 14622101« i sh iss s «t hor‘r‘s s s :‘ H@OO000 U.S.O. services in maneuver areas ..................... $250,000 Mobile field uinits ............,............*++:> ;. $004006 Services to troops in transit ................ .. .. . . .. «â€" «â€"$850,000 U.5.0. Camp Shows, Inc....:..«...........<....».; .+ $4000,000 U.5,.0.:Citizens committees ;. .â€"...;.;.,...;.%;.,«..«+»«" $04,008 Planning and coordinating by national headquarters ... ... $362,594 National campaign for fundâ€"raising .................... $735,800 Emeggency services fund ....................... ... . $5,609,848 ‘s _ look at theâ€"record. JYs original .promises to establi 339 clubs was based on two things. One was that the [av% would build and equip a large proportion of the clubs. The other was faith that the public would give USO the funds needed to operate the clubs and its program. Here is what has been done : & Today, JSO is servir:lg soldiers, sailors and the men and women working in vital war industry in clubhouses and smaller units. The monthly daily peak attendance at those operations is now more than 1,000,000, and the units are located in 269 communities of fortyâ€" three states on our continent. Just how well the job has been done is illustrated by the comâ€" ments of the armed force leaders. Said Brigadier General F. H. Osâ€" born, Chief, Special Services Branch in charge of morale : 4 Rear Admiral E. J. Marquart said : "We must meet the problem of large crews of men avidly looking forward to shore leave. For these men, the USO and its cooperating agencies already have proâ€" vided a wide variety of entertainment. Not only is the man on the firing line appreciative, but also the family he left behind. ‘These fm:fiu are suffering not only the trial of separation from husbands and fathers, but in many cases face more material hardships. It is a comfort to them to know that their men in service are being cared for so well." A privatensaid: ‘I sure did enjoy your program the other morning, and enjofyed the cigarettes and cakes you gave us. Please come more often if you can, and don‘t let us down please." 64 USO provides club facilities in the broadest sense of the word. It gives the men a place to write and the materials for writing. It proâ€" vi£s material, service in communicating with families in times of stress, etc. Don‘t you let them down, Mr. and Mrs. Highland Parker. The annual L'S% drive is now underway. Give willmd freelyâ€"and have the satisfaction of knowing that you have some service man enjoy his too little leisure timeâ€"away from camp. In subâ€"arctic Alaska and Newfoundland, and in subâ€"tropic areas from Hawaii to the Panama Canal, USO is operating clubhouses where the need is greatest. s ts e s t The USO is giving the armed forces and the war workers the best of entertainment, with more than twentyâ€"four professional road comâ€" panies now giving nightly performances. Firstâ€"run movies, "name bands," Hollywood stars and radio comedians provide entertainment, needed moments of relaxation, and keep ‘em smiling. & ; "USO has risen magnificently to meet both the preâ€"war and the war emergencies of our armed forces. It has given living evidence to the American soldier and sailor that his own people at home are thinking of him and care about him now. The volume of USO‘s serâ€" vice mustincrease as hundreds of thousands more men put on the uniform, as soldiers and sailors everywhere speed to the outposts of a nation at war." More than one service man was heard vda&hu appreciation of the breakfast given by the Mothers at the H. P. USO club Mothér‘s Day morningâ€"and the open house and supper given the same Sunday afternoon at the Highwood USO. There are but two examples of the many things happening at a USO club. _ â€" It‘s read by THE Poeople ! WHEREAS, The President of the United States has designated Sunday, May 17th as‘"I Am An Amw; a time in which to dwell on the values. and duties of citi and, particularly to celebrate the attainment Df citizenship by those who have recently rufiedMIb:‘qoof twenty â€"one .-.4&.- who have lately been naâ€" tor: , «t % ; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANK J. RONAN, Mayor of the City of Highiand Park, Lake Oounty, Hiinow, uemh;%cuu'u. zd-y,l.ylzl"Zn"lA-Aancy“n ighland Park, ..-puuluqan‘hhhm“ot““h WHEREAS, In conformity with the action of .our President, Gavernor Dwight H. Green, has issued a mtbn, setting aside said day of the présent year,as "I Am An American Day". © â€"YOUR U. S. 0. STRICTLY LOCAL PROCLAMATION by IVAN N. ADAIR w4 k k 66 k w k n k kn n n d snn n n n in hn w d dn k APETTE UIVEF 31635 .........+. .+ .+ .+. $200,000 MSI .. ./:x .. ixt.<+s i+‘ + â€" 1« ««:odood IC. CÂ¥ ieradÂ¥ i rrrÂ¥x++ecress s :+~ $4000,000 by national headquarters ...... $362, aignd-raising.................... $735,800 © Your U. $. 0. The Highbland Park Press .: $350,000 $4,000,000 . . $94,558 . $362,5094 . $735,800 The tenth jubilee convention of Hu's&th&bd'-edu'il be held at Hotel Moraine onâ€"theâ€"Lake, June 25, 26, Z7 and 28, with members of the Highland Park Men‘s Garden club acting as hosts and working on the arrangements committee. A round table discussion has been planned for the evening of June 25. ‘The morning of June 26 has been set aside for the delegates to take part in the annual business meeting and in the awarding of the Johnny Applet seed memorial certificate of recognition for meritorious service of either an amateur or professional in horticulture. The place for the 1943 convention will also be voted upon at this meeting. Governor Dwight H. Green, Illinois governor, has issued invitations to the 47 other State Governors to send their victory garden chairmen to the conâ€" vention to take part in the clinical discussion on the victory garden movement. ‘ Men‘s Garden Club Convenes in Highland Park Friday, June 26, in the afternoon, the Highland Park Memorial garden will be dedicated, and a new hybrid rose. will be christened â€" "Highland Park." The program will be followed in the evening by a beach party and the showing of colored movies. Highland Park‘s NEWS Paper for 32 Years" Panel discussions will take place on Saturday morning, June 27,,concernâ€" ing the growing of dahlias, delphiniâ€" ums, roses, annuals, perennials, etc. In the afternoon members of the Highland: Park Men‘s Garden club will take the guests through their own gardens. en e ho-allm:-htw‘ ~ The ann 6 pdt c o on Saturday night at 6:30 o‘clock. The winner of the Garden Library award for the best club publication during the past year will be announced. New officers will also be inducted at this session. Mrs. Graham Resigns From Dorcas Home Capt. Anderson Speaks At Legion Meeting Tonight Young Mens Club To Consider Baseball Team The Highland Park Young Mens Club is considering the formation of a bascball team and would like to hear Price Ceiling Starts Monday A tour of North Shore estate garâ€" dens will close the convention on Sunâ€" day morning. grade teacher in the Deerficld Gramâ€" mar school, has been at Dortas Home during Mrs. Graham‘s absence and will remain there until June 1. Miss McDonald will select her staff before June 1. She is a graduate of the Presbyterian college and has a . Those interested are asked to send their names cither by phone or postal A meeting will be held next week i enough young men indicate their desire to play. A number of teams along the north shore, as well as the service teams at Great Lakes and Fort Sheridan, have their schedules under way and the Young Mens Club is anxious to its team started as “'_J_ 1 Mrs. Graham recently underwent n'nu{r operation and because of ill health, she has returned to her home in Detroit, Michigan. The regular monthly business meetâ€" ing of the Dumaresq Spencer Post No, 145 American Legion of Highland Park will take place tonight (Thursâ€" day) May 14. The guest speaker will be Captain Orvie P. Anderson of the Adjutant General‘s office at Fort Sheridan, who will outline in detail the proceâ€" dureuofit ch:w Sc:" Amrecrm'u entering the Un tes y are segregated and classifie! lcmc to the various units of army service. Mrs. Esther Graham has resigned as superintendent of the Dorcas Home, and will be replaced by Miss Mildred McDonald, who acted as Mrs. Graham‘s assistant. lilinois, Thursdoy, May 14, 1942 interested first ] Highland Park Merchants Set Price On 30,000 Various Items W Control Insures That Club Has _ _ All Get Share Of Goods Ravinia Woman‘s Club Has Final Meeting Members of the Ravinia Woman‘s Club met yesterday at the Village House for the annual Spring luncheon which also brought to a close the club year. Mrs. Gilbert Hardacre, preâ€" sident, presided. In the brief business session which was held the reeutly‘ elected officers who are as follows were inducted into office: first viceâ€" president, Mrs, Mason Smith, recordâ€" ing secretary, Mrs. Carl E. Herbst, treasurer, Mrs. Robert W. Douglass, director, Mrs. Nathan Corwith, Jr. The newly appointed committee chairman were also introduced to the club at large at this time. They are Arts Comâ€" mittee, Mrs. Woodward Burgert, Hosâ€" pitality Committee, Mrs. John Wilber, Frogram Committee, Mrs. Sidney Frisch, and Publicity Committee, Mrs. Halbert O. Crown. Mrs. J. F. Leamâ€" ing will head the newly created Kitâ€" chen Coâ€"ordinating Committee through which committee all organizations will clear in addition to the customary chanâ€" nels when applying for the use of the Village House kitchen. Dr. Irving J. Lee chairman of the Division of ~the School of Speech, University College, Northwestern Uniâ€" versity and author of the book on seâ€" mantics, "Language Habits in Human Affairs" was the guest speaker. In his lecture, "Human Preparedness‘ he emâ€" phasized the importance of clear thinkâ€" ing in this present crisis and the neâ€" cessity of preparing oneself both emoâ€" tionally and physically in order to meet with balance the demands of the times. Mrs: Carr Is® A Really True Navy Mother Vacuum Cleaner Needed At Center Your â€" Community Center has no vacuum cleaner and really needs one. Some one could do a real good turn by giving one no longer needed. Phone Mr. X. Highland Park 2442 old and Stanley, serving in the navy. In World War II she has three sons serving. They are John, who le{t Great Lakes Friday for San Diego with the Hospital Corpé; Bob, who is aboard the destroyer "Hilary P. Jones" and Lt. Com. Stanley, who was on a mine sweeper, but who has just recently been appointed to the staff of Commander of the First Naval District of Boston. Mrs. Cart, a widow, who has been a resident of Highland Park for many years, is the mother of ten children, seven boys and three girls. Mrs, Albert J. Carr, 916 Lincoln avenue really knows what it means to be the mother of navy men. During World War I she had two sons, Harâ€" Have You Pledged Your Share? ‘The urge to help with dimes and quarters for War Savings Stamps, and the longing for music with a May sunsetâ€"these two desires are united in a project of the Highland Park High School Band. Harold N. Finch, the director, invites the public to an outdoor concert for 7 o‘clock on the evening of May 21, Bleachers are beâ€" ing erected in the Athletic Field on Vine Avenue just west of the High School, with the Auditorium as an alternative in case of rain. Ample parking space will be provided free on the High School grounds. War Stamp Concert at High School The music will be light and popular, and will include Latin American muâ€" sic, and trapâ€"drum, harp, and clarinet solos, accompanied by the band. ‘The only admission price will be the purchase of one 25¢ War Saving Stamp or three 10c stamps; but there will be no limit on the amount for those who want to buy more. â€" Stamps and bonds will be on sale at all enâ€" trances to the field. Don‘t give up your "tickets;" just buy them, paste them in your book, and enjoy the The Highland Park Kiwanis club enjoyed moving pictures of bass fishâ€" ing in Florida, at the regular weekly supperâ€"meeting held Monday night at Hotel Moraine. The moviee were shown by Joe Neild. KIWANIS On 'ififl-y, May 21st at 7:00 P. M. the Highland Park High School Band is planning a concert to be given out of doors on the girls‘ athletic field which is directly west of and adjacent to the high school. They are erecting bleachers, and hope to have a very nice affair, The sole purpose of this venture is to promote the sale of war sayâ€" ingsâ€"stamps and bonds by chargâ€" ing not less than the purchase of one 25¢ or three 10c war savings All those who attend can be asâ€" sured of a very pleasant evening, as those who have been enterâ€" tained by this band in the past very. well know. t & While the hour is rather early in the evening, I hope that as many as possible will make it a point to be there, and by their presence, support the efforts ‘of these splendid young peotk who are doing their part in such an enâ€" tertaining way to raise funds for National Defense. FRANK J. RONAN, Mayor University Urbana, 11 Since the success of this will need the coâ€"operation fi*: the merchants who have labored paâ€" triotically to put it into effect, but also of the purchasing public, it is imâ€" portant that the shoppers know the details of the regulations. : First, the necessity of such a govâ€" ernment measure should be underâ€" stood. With less goods available than there is purchasing money, rising priâ€" ces bring on the much dreaded inflaâ€" tion which is ruinous to everyone alike. With such a condition we could lose the battle on the home front while our boys are fighting on the battle frgnt. This price control regulaâ€" tion is merely ‘the means to insure that everyone gets his share of goods, instead of the few with extra money getting all and the ones with little money getting little or none. +«Monday morning, May 18, shoppers will find in all retail stores of Highâ€" $3 land Park as well as eilsewhere a _ . price ceiling set on some 30,000 0& 3 as the biggest price control u‘ the nation‘s history goes into effect. â€" Monday morning each merchant will post in his store the top price which he charged during the month of March for nearly all items in his store, and this will be the maximum price he may charge for each item. The maximum price will vary from store to store, just to the top prices for each item varied from store to store during March.. The merchant may charge you less than his thaxiâ€" mum price, but he may not: charge "‘For â€"instance, the highest price charged for a certain item during March in store A was 25 cects and the highest price for the same item during March in store B was 28 cents. Under the maximum price ruling which goes into effect May 18, store A will post 25 cents as its maximum price and storc B will post 28 cents as its maximum, though . either may charge less than its posted maximum price. ® The principle exceptions to the rulâ€" ing are: lamb, mutton, flour, poultty, fish, game, dried beans, prunes, anueti‘ cherries, butter, eggs cheese, canned milk, ‘fresh fruits and vegetables. Most of these exceptions are due to the fact that their prices have not yet reached the maximum allowed in the Price Control Bill for agricultural products. A spirit of coâ€"operation between consumers and merchants will go far toward egsing the adjustment on these far reaching price controls. It is each consumer‘s responsibility to know the maximum price for the arâ€" ticles he buys. t . 4 Jim Fleager Enters Purdue Jim Fleager of Forest Avenue enâ€" tered Purdue University as a freshâ€" man last week and been pledged Beta Theta Pi‘ b4e & 5c a Copy, $1.50 a Year Ill