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Fresh From the South Sea Isles o It was chow time at the separaâ€" tion center, and in order to get my lunch I had to skirt a Jong queue of weatherâ€"beaten â€" Léathernecks ?u.\;"c.: the South Seas, lined up abreast, also e & -'aifiu Experienced as I was in the duâ€" ties of a recreation director, I felt a wave of selfâ€"consciousness ati the interest I evidently created. I had never considered myself sufâ€" ficiently glamorous to cause such a stir. . Jaws dropped and eyes popped. No wolfâ€"calls â€" those were definitely tabdo â€" but in the b.mryo(inm-hdquluued such complete approval that I knew just how Lana Turner feels when Mb,-m‘o!ulmh'hc fans. I caught the murmur: "Jeeâ€" Thursday, Jan. 30th, 1947 ',.u_.h.min.ubr':ndtbn I remembered that this was the fimsxamide,mthouboyuhd made since their return from the Pacific. Hastily donning my most professional air I called, with a cordial wave of the hand, ‘"See you boys." . ‘Tension relaxed with an almost audible "Ahâ€"hâ€"b," and I felt myâ€" self d r o p p e d into place as neatly as the right piece in a jigâ€"saw puzzle. The mystery of my presence in this setting was solved. I belonged. 1 had been accepted by these naive, these imâ€" pudent, {Ed,‘s ‘note: Other anecdotes of the experiences in the life of a recreation director will follow. in later DEEPS & SHALLOWS.) Did You Ever Try to Write a Story? If you haven‘t, then you are of a mechanical trend of mind. Mayâ€" beyouaretryinclon-kenfht belt go around a sharp flat corner and don‘t tip on one side. Or, mayâ€" be you have done some wishful thinking about runless stockings. You might be hoping to make A new grass seed that will cut itself without your having to push the lawn mower, when there are 80 many other _ things you would rather do. There are many dream problems, but to write a stgry â€" there‘s NOTHING to that. / You know what you want to say.â€" All you have to do is to sit down, get out the paper, take pen in hand and off you go. Better still, you have a typewriter. Ticâ€" kle the keys and you get the job done quicker and the editor can read it easier. That‘s all there is to it â€" MAYBE ... A friend of mine told me about her "itch" to write. Up to then I was pleased with myself, hndlhc a needle and molding clay in my spare time. But this writer‘s itch is eatching and before I realized it I was a member of a creative writing class. â€" This class was comâ€" M"-"â€"â€"".oi‘â€"very young, midd]e w and elderly dames. _ Each had an The new Gâ€"inâ€"1 kitchen aid A MUST for housewife. lqhâ€".-flm” all sizes of vacuum sealed cans, jars and bottles. 90 per cent of all vacuum cans sold today are withâ€" 1 %md‘om- a bottle opener, olive and cherry fork and catsup "starter." It‘s a handy, permanent kitchen aid made of a fine spring steel, heatâ€" treated to give longer, better servâ€" ice. _ Bright finish A real kitchâ€" en helper. home should teed. 49 cents at the f stores: Blue Goose Food Market, Central Hardware, Highland Park up at Ask for MASTER KEY Highland Park, HMlincis these wonderful lads. itch to write. Some did poetry, some did prose and some did both â€":uluu-.dognu“ at Funny thing about people who are afflicted with this itch _ The most ©beautiful, ~ fascinating,~inâ€" triguing plots creepinto the creatâ€" ive sections of your mind at NIGHT. After daylight comes, . which calls for breakfast at a rapid temâ€" pe and the rush and tear to get the family started to where it should go, your plot may come heklalvuunnol":.!- But all the catchy p! subtle insinuations, thmnfifl“ words that will startle even your teacher â€" all fade away, like the dew on the grass after the sun comes out. & But if you have to do all your own housework, plus some Red Cross,. make Church Calls, attend P.T.A. meetings and do the marâ€" keting, it is a help to have these bits of paper in several places around the house. Dish washing, bed making and dusting are such routine things. No one needs to waste thought on them. . If your creative itch beâ€" comes active while doing these chores, it is a good idea to jot down your idea on . the nearest paper. _ Some of the driest duties may bring . out some . brilliant thought. It‘s worth trying: But if you have something cooking, stay near it. _ Because when that itch catches hold of you you live in an entire different enâ€" vironment. Might be in the Alps, or China; but chances are good there won‘t be any. cooking going on there. So, by staying near, (dollars to doughnuts), your nose will give warning when the pot is boiling dry. When these wonderful plots jump out in the darkness of night, â€" well, that‘s another thing. Pretâ€" ty hard to read what you wrote in the dark on a picce of paper 5 x 5 inches. Did you ever try it"? I did. <It looked more like Chinese than anything I ever saw. I hadn‘t met Laura Cross at that time, maybe she could haveâ€"ciâ€" phered it out. $ â€" Of course you may turn on a light, But don‘t do it unless you sleep in a room by yourself. The chances are good that the chap who sleeps in the other bed will bounce up with, "What‘s the matâ€" ter, are you sick? Where do you feel sick? Want me to get you something? Electric pad or a glass of water?" â€" Meanwhile ‘you‘re trying to explain.to him, you only wanted to jot down something you thought would be good for your next story. You‘ll probably hear, ‘"Night was made for sleep," or "Too bad you didn‘t think to write it down before you went to bed." It might even be an "oh," followed by the name of a hot place that ends in double "L" Don‘t let that discourage you. If he had an idea to put down on Paper, regardless of the time of day or night and all the low bridges and high water ever heard of, he would have a study for that purpose and the door would have a lock. It might even be in the attic, but the telephone would have to be muffled so as not to knock his valuable thought asunder. We are all busy women and the days are no longer than they ever ‘vm. It takes time to put thoughts on paper. But one can drop one Bridge Club, cut short telephone calls, or save on dishes. As for plots. â€"All one has to do is to look around. The scenery is full of ‘plots. Look at people and SEE them. Weave little roâ€" mances around the people you meet. . Tell something you would like to have happep. Your imagâ€" ination is a powerful helper, give it a chance, let your theme be ficâ€" tion, detective or historical ENT, sy be suddenly raking helfl’.:-a-gflfm these paj which Regular Mceting of Collectors Study Group Will Be Held Fob. 4 ‘The Collector‘s Study group of the Highland Park Woman‘s club will hold its regular monthly meetâ€" ing at the club house at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 4. . * At 12 noon, Mrs. Garfield Day and her hospitality committee will serve luncheon,. â€" Mrs. Day asks Itht reservations be made â€" with her, H. P. 2859, or with her coâ€" chairman, Mrs. James Cuthbertâ€" son, H. P. 1334, by Saturday, Feb. Mrs. Jerry Schmal will review Kenneth Roberts‘ new book, "Lydâ€" is Bailey," at 12:45. Mrs. Frederâ€" ick Toof, book review chairman, will present Miss Schmal, who ap~ peared at the club a year ago. 1st Miss Schmal received her degree at DePaul university, and did furâ€" ther study at Northwestern uniâ€" versity, She has had a varied exâ€" perience in Little Theater work, and is entering her seventh season of engagements with women‘s elubs, book clubs, parentâ€"teacher associations, ete. She includes with her review a brief biographical sketch of ‘the suthor, an analysis of the book, and a dramatic presentation of the story. Mrs. Leonard W. Keaster, presâ€" ident, will preside at the regular meeting of the club at 2 p.m., and the speaker of the afternoon will be introduced by Mrs. Benedict K. Goodman, assistant program chairâ€" Mrs. Theodore L. Osborn, chair man, will introduce Mr. John H Bereman of Boulder Hill Farm Aurora, HIL. a oo n Mr. Bereman will take his audiâ€" ence on "a trip through the Pennâ€" sylvania Dutch country." His subâ€" ject is Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Art, which includes painted tin, wrought iron, enamelled _ glass, ;pomry.flenrnd wood and homeâ€" spun fabrics. He will also include information about the people, and the architecture of their farm homes, . particularly the picturâ€" esque Dutch barns. Mrs. George Lyman Is Hostess to The ‘ January meeting of the Helen Taylor Carr auxiliary of the Chicago Commons Settlement will be held Friday, Jan. 31, at 1:30 at the home of Mrs. George S. Lyman, 910 S. Linden avenue. Following the serving of refreshâ€" ments, the business meeting will be held, with a report on the Christmas old people‘s party at the Settlement, and a discussion of plans for the spring rummage sale, ‘The meeting will conclude ~ with the usual garment making for the Chicago Neighborhood Settlement. Interested guests are always welâ€" come. Chicago Maternity Center‘s Lk. o t ooo he â€" pliment Reaches First Goal . The first milestone in the Chiâ€" cago Maternity cenier‘s annual membership _ enrollment . w a s reached Jan. 24 when committee workers met at the home of Mrs. Howard Linn, 1244 Stone St., to report progress made toward their 1000 member goal. _ s ‘The enrollment, which was forâ€" wally opened on Jan. 16, is unâ€" der the leacership of Mrs. Harry B..Clow Jr. of Lake Bluff. â€" Mighland Park member of the committee team chairmen is Mrs. R. C. Bennett Jr. C Home Nursing Service Offers New Course * What to do when the baby comes down with a fever will be commonâ€" place knowledge to those who comâ€" plete the new Red Cross course in mother and baby care scheduled to open in February. ; ‘This training, which is something new in Red Cross _ .educational courses, is being given because so ited it. _ To enroll in this Red Cross maâ€" be held early in February, Wabash 7850, ext. 64. . So she called his bet and raised him five. *He: "I‘ll bet you wouldn‘t marâ€" in community on world offairs Temd on . i nneiie an, ho ager nds nreent o Sesarl T HE PRESS trom its exclusive teatures on call Women of Church To Hold Woman‘s association of the Highâ€" land Park Presbyterian church will be held on Monday, Feb. 3, at 1:15 in the following homes: Mrs. Rex Andrews‘ group with Mrs, L P. Hungerford, 913 Ridgewood; Mrs. Brook‘s group with Mrs. F. V, Nelâ€" son, 683 Pleasant court; Mrs. W. L, Buchanan‘s group.with Mrs. C. Ray Phillips, 2501 N. Deere Park Dr., Mrs, F. B. Carpenter‘s group with Mrs Kenneth Kraft, 225 Lakewood PI.; Mrs. Paul Mathew‘s group with Mrs. E. G. Huber, 209 8. Green Bay Rd.; Mrs. Eric Molke‘s group with Mrs. E. L Anâ€" drews, 234 Laurel Ave.; Mrs. C.E. Thorney‘s group with Mrs, Clarke Wright, 1917 Northmoor Rd. 10 a.m. Bible Class ‘The Bible class conducted by Mrs, Arthurâ€" Tylee at 10:30 a.m. at the public library will meet on Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 8'!\ & Presbyterial The Presbyterial will be held on Feb. 14 at the Drexel Park Presâ€" byterian church, 6400 S. Marshâ€" field Ave. Speakers will be Mrs. Edward H. Smith of the board of foreign missions and Mrs. Herbert Brockway of the board of national missions. . Both women have travâ€" eled widely and ar. interesting day is anticipated. Woman‘s Club to Hear Of Navy Commander‘s 3rd Roundâ€"World Trip. On Tuesday, February 4th, the Highland Park Woman‘s club will have the privilege ofearing Irvâ€" ing Johnson, commander, USNR, present the epic story of the Yanâ€" kee‘s third trip around the world. Commander Johnson entitles his lecture, ‘Sailing to See," for the Yankee‘s amateur crew, equipped with thirty cameras and thirty guns, fishing tackle, harpoons, diving gear and underwater photoâ€" graphic equipment, spent a year and a half just looking for strange places and excitement. The lecâ€" ture accompanies a complete new ‘auper color film of adventure at its best. The Yankee started her cruise from the old port of Gloucester, Mass., and her young, adventurâ€" ous crew included the skipper‘s wife and their sons, aged one and four. â€" Their journey took themi to some of the most alluring spots om‘earth, and the pictures show them in Galapagos, Easter Island, Pitcairn, Tahiti, Pago Pago, Taraâ€" vi,thsdmmmd New Guinea. ‘Then out of the primitive islands of‘ the South Seas, and into the East Indies, on to Singapore, Cape of Good Hope and north via the West Indies to Gloucester. They tied up at the home dock exactly 18 months to the minute from the time they left. Commiander Johnson has sailed his schooner on three such trips -mndthemld.d'mdfth‘ beaten track, often off all reliaâ€" ‘ble charts. â€" Because of this, he was able to render invaluable servâ€" ice to the navy, â€" recommending bases, clear channels and guiding landing parties during four years of duty in the Pacific. He has lectured to hundreds of audiences in the United States, as well as in foreign countries and aboard ships of the fleet in wartime. The board will meet Feb. 10 at Local Cornell U Alumni To Fete President Day : ‘ Highland Park alumni of Corâ€" noll university are playing an actâ€" ive part in planning a dinner Feb. 5 honoring Dr. Edmund Day, presâ€" ident of the university. Mr. Day will be guest of honor at the Corâ€" nell University club of Chicago‘s annual dinner on that date. \ C. L. Felske of Dell place is chairman _ of ~ the committee in charge _ of Felske is a Cornell graduate, class o!lnl.udh..‘h--&'m of governors the Mdmhm Roger Vail Jr.fil.l..h- averiue, Malcolm Vail of Lakewood place and Mead Montgomry of S. Day and will be among the Highâ€" land Park alumni on hand for the We You wiit titi yoursst! one of community on world affairs when of the m |N-' Infant Welfare m @sar m o we o Group Has Been Formed Meetings _ so _ crowded as to threaten to burst at the seams are the reason for forming a fourth Infant Welfare group, which will be known as the intermediate group of the Center. % ‘Officers have been selected as follows: Mrs. John B. Martineau, president; Mrs. L. L Howe, vice president; Mrs. Theodore Osborn, Jr., secretary; Mrs. Thomas Keâ€" ogh, treasurer; Mrs. Chayles Bates, station chairman; Mrs. Ralph C. Archer, food chairman. . ‘l'oh.clkible!ctt.hhm‘ one must have served for five years in the junior group. Whih‘ the junior group requires the earning of 100 points a year, the new group will have but one reâ€" quirement â€"â€" work at the station. The junior group, the eldest in the Center, was founded in 1925. Once before, in 1939, the group was found to have grown too large for the meeting places, and at that time the senior group was foundâ€" The Infant _ Welfare _ wing, founded in 1944, was not an outâ€" growth of the junior group, as were the others, but all four orâ€" ganizations are cooperative memâ€" bers of the Highland Parkâ€"Ravinia Gardens in Bloom in March If you love flowers and the spell of a bright garden â€" and who doesn‘t?"â€" you are certain to be thrilled by this notice just reâ€" ceived at the editor‘s desk â€" a National Flower Show will be held in March in Chictgo‘s Internationâ€" al amphitheatre, staged spectacuâ€" larly by the Society of American Florists, first show since the war. Readers can save neatly on their admissions to the show by getting advance sale tickets at their flowâ€" er shops. _ The advance sale price is only 85 cents,.while the regular admission price at show time will be $1.20. One of the reasons Chicago was selected for the big show was the vast network of greenhouses and nurseries in this area. _ Many of the flowers you will see in March are now being grown in Chicago‘s warm greenhouses. Al'del(:ueGro‘mh Meet With Mrs. Clinton The next regular meeting of the Arden Shore group will be at the home of Mrs. D. L. Clinton, 220 Dale, at 2 p.m. Monday, Febâ€" FOR SALE: Davenport; studio ‘ couch,, maple . pull â€" up chairs; electric . exercising â€"machine; dishes; clothing, ete. 37 S. St. Johns Ave. H. P. 2744 Clearance sale this month HIGHLAND PARK TRADING MOVING & PACKING of HOUSEHOLD GOODS I| R EBE D A LE 374 Central Ave., Highland Park. H. P. 181 S T O R A G E The Powder Box . Also in straightening of kinky and fuzzy hair FACIALS, SCALP TREATMENTs (HOT oif) ~ We specialize also in our new TEMPROLâ€"CREME PERMANENT WAVE We specialize in the PACKERâ€"HERBEX scalp and ‘hair treatment for men. On Monday and Tuesday evenings, by appointment only. OPEN EVENINGS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY 365 CENTRAL AVENUE, HIGHLAND PARK both machine and machineless HAIR TINTING AND BLEACHING Ta. 415 for Appointment Agent Allied Van Lines WE ARE NOW BUYING JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS (Across from bankâ€"same Jocation f for 35 years) Make Travel Reservations Early and Avoid Disapâ€" member only a Buick dealer can authorized Buick Parts and reâ€" Accommodations for this Summer are GOING FAST to: really serve a Buick car. 110 S. First St. Tune up and Brake Service North Shore Buick Co. Authorized Sales and Service Grant D. Benson, Branch Mgr. Week‘s Cruise to Buffalo If you need repairs, demand Automobile Repair Work Phone Highland Park 1211 H. and R. ANSPACH TRAVEL BUREAU L H. NEMEROFF Buick Owners, ATTENTION! 620 Central Ave. 3701 Central Avenue ‘Tel. H.P. 4080 and Painting