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church, badly run down and desâ€" perately in need of an inspiring A friend of ours, a highly reâ€" spected minister whose name we‘ll withhold, suffered a tragic expeâ€" rience recently, ard we can‘t unâ€" derstand why. This gentleman is kind, consider~ ate, beloved by all who know him. He has dedicated his life to doing good and helping others. & He was the man needed to guide that church to great heights. WORKED DAY He worked hard, from early in in the morning until midnight most every day. â€" Gradually his congregation grew. _ He was in demand for christenings and his beautiful church made an ideal HARD TO â€" UNDERSTAND .. . setting for a Now the Shoreline, H. P. H. S‘s weekly, was an anxiouslyâ€"awaited publication when the writer was a teenâ€"ager. ‘‘The sheet always had the latest school news and some right interâ€" esting gossip about our friends. Well, we studied the Atomic Age Shoreline that Bill gave us and we found it just as readable as those we read in the olden days. « So we‘d like to send a written slapâ€"onâ€"theâ€"back to editors Charles Gillette, Norene Harrison, Burt Wells, .Jim m Henry X. Arenberg, Naomi Madson and Jo Anne Meyer. _ ~ Bill Cope, goodâ€"looking fellow PRESS worker, showed us a Shoreâ€" line the other day, the first since high school graduation. "Write a bit about Percy Prior and his photo work. Okay. Percy Prior, Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Perey Prior, 1026 Wade St., now vacationing in Florida, did some rush photographic work for our company the other day If you don‘t mind, folks, we‘d like to go through our "Colâ€" umn Subjects" fileâ€"this week and kind of clean it out. , It‘s inventory time anyway, so our action is timely at any rate. and the results were splendid. And, by the way, should you folks want some excellent photo work done, might we recommend that you call Percy, H. P. 3199. He deserves credit for starting out on his own. in this space to pass along praise where it‘s due, here‘s a "thanks" Percy, an exâ€"sergeant, has been in his own business for about one You‘re doing well, Teenâ€"Agers. Let‘s see . . . the first note Because it‘s one of our policies W HITT N. SCHULTZ Flowers ‘D37%~ c o®rs x 6E / for The Senior Hop Valentine Gift Notes About Some Highland Parkers & ‘s T ake a Look (Apecial to The Highland Park Press) By You know, living costs have gone up. W.ll.li‘ll‘lry:lpketp and the library‘s budget was not planned with rising costs in mind, THEYLL GET s YOU THERE ... The writer learned _ suddenly that he had to be in Toledo, O., on business â€" and in a hurry, too. Wondering how we‘d manage such a quick trip, we did some inâ€" quiring about town. May we recommen@d* that you Highland Parkers use this efficiâ€" ent organization for your postâ€" war travels. & It seems a town like Highland Park should be able to afford new books for its library, doesn‘t it? But, sadly, that‘s not the case at present. portant maintenance bills, our liâ€" brary has found it necessary to halt the purchasing of books from now until next April. A bad situation, we think, f What can we do about it? Join the new club, "Friends of the Highland Park Library." It‘s money coming from dues will be spent buying books so our library H. & R. Anspach‘s Travel Bureau, 370% Central avenue. We did. And thanks to George L. Lundâ€" berg, we obtgined a ggat on an‘airâ€" liner. NO MONEY, And as he prospered, we figâ€" ured he was being rewarded for his good work. ‘Then, tragedy struck. And : it But, we guess that‘s beyond comprehension. Should any of you generous folks out there wish to give to this worthy man, this column will be pleased to pass on your contriâ€" butions. â€" And, thank you. MONEY NEEDED ... It‘s hard indeed for the writer to understand why ~such a catasâ€" trophe fell upon this kind, gentle fi‘ykuiih'phco-mmhnd- That was a blow that would make us average fellows give up. But not this man. He‘s working even harder nowaâ€" days to rebuild his church. It‘s a tremendous job . . . and money is They do quick and dependable Everybody likes this man. The Fovely church he had built, It was suggested that we call So . : . to keep pace with imâ€" How about joining up now, *« Retmember that The Senior Hop Highland Parkers? ATTENTION, NEW HIGHLAND PARKERS . . . Newcomers are joining the ranks of Highland Parkers more and more nowadays, and we‘re told that these folks aren‘t finding it too easy to become . acquainted with us oldâ€"timers. This column surely extends its greetings to all of you. _ We‘ll be hsppy to meet you, and introâ€" duce you to some of our friends, if you wish.\. And, incidentally, _ if â€" you‘re churchâ€"goers, and we gssume you are, please get to know our 11 churches in town. We know you‘ll be welcomed at the church of your choice. You see, it‘s the custom of 37 South St. Johns RPUBLCC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS x important during the winter season, Hallmark All Prices . . . 1c and up Larson‘s WHEN YOU ASK FOR T HE P RESS Â¥ou‘ll be surprised at the new note of cheer in your home when you add bright new bulbs to empty sockets and replace wrongâ€"sized or burnedâ€" out bulbs. The rooms will be gay and ever so attractive! § bright new look to their home, and when company comes, you‘ll welâ€" come them into a warm, cheerful hfiflnld.dewtmdwdlhgln. Proper lighting is particularly it‘s the least we can do to pay our tremendous debt to Him. Highland Parkers to go to church And we kinda think that He should have priority on our time. Our Sunday time, by all means. PARTING National Boat Show Again at Navy Pier Chicago‘s longâ€"established Natâ€" ional Boat show will return to Navy Pier Feb. 1 to Feb. 9, inclusâ€" ive, it was announced today by EVWZ CV WOME ARRPVTCRC ENn TP said, and the greatest variety of There is always good in people. Why not look for that good? Fill empty sockets and exchange burnedâ€"out light bulbs now! all types of pleasure craft and acâ€" cessories in the show‘s history, will be on display. > Hubbard Erickson, founder and manager of the exposition, More than 100 exhibitors have already been allotted space, he Friday, Jan. 31â€" 7:30 pm Rifle and Pistol (rifle). Deerfield range. Monday, Feb. 3â€" .. % 12:15 pm Rotary. Sunset Valley. 1:15 pm Presbyterian Woman‘s Assn. Groups meet in homes. 1:30 pm Mussart club. Homes. 6:30 pm Kiwanis dinner. Sunset Valley. 7:30 pm Rifle & Pistol (pistol). Deerfield range. 7:30 pm Rebekah lodge. Masonic temple. 7:30 pm Playground & Recreation board. Community center, 8:00 pm City council. City hall. * Tuesday, Feb. 4â€" j 10:30 am Collectors Study group. H. P. Woman‘s club. 12:00 m H.P. Woman‘s club luncheon. Club house. 12:45 book reâ€" " _ review; 2:00 pm program. 8:15 pm Dunbar group. YWCA. Wednesday, Feb. 5â€" 9:45 am Girl Scout leaders. Community center. 7:30 pm Eastern Star. Masonic temple. 8:00 pm North Shore Librarians Meeting. English club room, at Thursday, Feb. 6â€" 12:15 pm Lions club. Highland House. 1:30 pm Northwestern Settlement. Homes. 2:00 pm H. S. PTA board. High school. 3:00 pm H. S. PTA. High school. 6:15 pm Friendship club. Supper meeting. YWCA. The Chicago boat show has been not only for attractiveness, but for the comfort and protection good lighting gives you.. You owe it to your family to provide the best light possible for them as they study, read and work about the house. Take advantage of our liberal reâ€" newal policy: To all customers on Llight bulb exchange service there is no charge for replacing most sizes of standard, burnedâ€"out buibs marked "PS of NI 1:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:30 pm Women of the Moose, ‘Witten hall. 1 :30 pm 2:60p|- 3:00 pm 6:15 pm 7:30 pm 7 :30 pm 3:00 pm 6:15 pm 7 :30 pm 7 :30 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 7:30 pm A. 0. Fay lodge. Masonic temple. 8:00 pm V. F. W. Elks club. 8:00 pm Green Bay PTA card party. School. 8:00 pm Coordinating council board, Community center. 8:00 pm American Legion auxiliary. Legion hall. Don‘t delay . . . check your light Elks. Elks club. North Suburban Philatelic. Community cer Men‘s Garden club. Community center. H. P. League of Women Voters, Library, Dunbar group. YWCA. Thursday, Jan. 30th, 1947 an annual event since 1929, except their supply of boats and equipâ€" ment, will bring them this season its warâ€"born _ developments â€" in cle equipment, ity center.