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"14 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1923 'Winnetka Weekly Talk ' - LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. 9 =i. 1222 Central .Ave., Wilmette, IlL Telephone Telephone SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR All communications must be accom- panied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication should reach the editor by Thursday noon to insure appearance in current issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, poetry, notices of en- tertainments or other affairs where an admittance chargé will be made or a collection taken, will be charged at regular advertising rates. Entered at the postoffice at Winnet- ' xa, Illinois, as mail matter of the sec- ond class, under the act of March 3, 1879. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1923 ! Depress the Tracks. Give the Business Men Fair Play. Build a New Village Hall. Enforce the Traffic Laws. Build the Truck Road. ARE YOU THANKFUL? The day is at hand when we are accustomed to take stock of the good things we have received during the disappearing year. No matter how ungrateful we have been heretofore, we now be- gin to count our blessings, name them one by one. We are glad that we are not Europeans. As the news of what is now going on, and what has been going on, in the countries across the Atlantic, comes to our ears and minds we are grateful that we live in America. How long we shall remain immune we cannot tell, but we are glad to be out of the European broils. We are thankful for health. If we have been sick and are now once more enjoying good health we are doubly thankful. For the well-being of our friends we re- turn thanks. Finally, we are grateful for the opportunities of continued growth which the coming months pre- sent. UP TO PARENTS It cannot be emphasized too strongly that parents must not allow their cars to be driven by those of their sons who are under sixteen years of age. Under no conditions should a father or mother permit a child in his early teens to drive an automobile. A boy is naturally not so good a judge as an adult. And judg- ing from the terrible total of deaths caused by automobiles in 1923 all adults are not infallible. But a boy of sixteen or there- abouts who is a good judge is an exception. With no warning at all a boy will shoot from under a viaduct into a crowded thorough- fare, He will pass other cars apparently caring little how many are coming from the other direc- tion. In short he .will take chances galore. Parents must not allow their boys under sixteen to drive the family car. YOU CAN DO BETTER Our local merchants, with thoughts of their customers in mind, have been, and doubtless still are, buying Holiday wares. As a result of long and familiar experience they know what sort of goods and prices suit north shore people. We urge our readers to visit the stores in their community and see if they cannot do better by buying their Holiday pur- chases in their own towns. If you are a newcomer you will be surprised by the large assortment and remarkable values. You will find that vou can get the same article for the same price as you would pay in the city and often for a lower price. A tour of the stores in your neighborhood will be a very pleasant experience. Without doubt it will reveal to vou many things of which you before knew little. You will be convinced that you have been imposing an un- necessary burden upon yourself by shopping so far from home. Look into your own town stores and see how much better vou can do! HOW TO BE UNHAPPY, ETC. In a well-known metropolitan daily there is a department head- ed, "How to be Happy though Married." The name implies plainly that a happy man or woman is an exception, and that young people who are looking forward to happiness when mar- ried are deceiving themselves. To the conductor of this depart- ment the old saying, "And they lived happily ever after," is de- cidedly misleading. We. on the other hand, believe that the old saying emphasizes the true state of things; that marriage and happiness go hand in hand and that a more sensible title would have been, "How to be Unhappy though Married." May we suggest to husbands, pros- pective and present, a few ways of achieving unhappiness? We do not attempt to give any sug- gestions to wives. Our exper- iences are limited. 1. Marry a B. B. D. damsel. For the benefit of the very old we venture the news that B. B. D. means Beautiful But Dumb. 2. Never give in to your wife. One single round of this treat- ment is bound to cause unhappi- ness. 3. When your wife says that she needs a new hat, tell her to "Forget it!" 4. Immediately after marriage make it plain to your partner that "now we're going to cut all such foolishness as flowers and chocolates!" The consistent and constant use of these very few rules is guaranteed to produce an inferno that will make Dante's variety green with envy. TAKE THEM OFF! No doubt a beautiful park would be improved by having signs nailed here and there upon its stately trees! How much more attractive Lincoln Park would be if nice big wooden hoards were stuck onto the love- ly trees that line the drives! Why are we not so particular about the good appearance of our own home towns as we are about the appearance of public parks? If signs are out of place on trees in parks, they are much more out of place on our own village frees. As you drive through a town whose trees are plastered with ugly signs, what impression do vou get of the town itself? Does it impress you as a desirable town to live in? Does it seem like a town that really cares about its looks? Do you pass through impressed by its beauty? Why don't the local civic organ- izations make it their business to take these signs off the trees? MAKE IT FIRST CLASS You can make the Winnetka Post-office a "first-class" post- office. Don't misunderstnad us when we say that it is now a "second-class" post-office. The term is purely technical. The volume of business of the Winnetka Post-office is, and has been, growing rapidly. In fact, so rapidly that it has almost reached the point where it has really qualified for a "first-class" rating. It is earnestly requested that the people of Winnetka make all their purchases of stamps and cards, at the Winnetka Post- office. By thus increasing the sales they will enable it to be rated as a "first class" post-office. Are you attending the opera by way of the 7:02 North Shore Special? In some ways it's bet- ter than going by auto. You sit in a well-lighted car. Somebody alee does the driving. You don't have to look for a place to park onr car. The kind of weather makes no difference. The Special runs just the same in rain, snow, and zero weather as on clear | starry nights. ALWAYS ON THE JOB The human salesman sometimes gets sick and stops working. He doesn't work on Saturdays and Sun- days. The Want Ad never gets sick and works 365 days in the year. 13 in ; 3 Rech i II Tewari ss 24 'What'll be the main item for your Thanks- giving dinner--Turkey, Duck, Goose or 3 Chickens Decide to-day, let us have your ergs SHE order and you'll get a carefully selected bird * EES evi: whose deliciousness will do justice to the oc- EAS casion. . 2 ERT Sons SEEres GROCERY AND MARKET 890 LINDEN AVENUE : - HUBBARD WOODS $4 + ga i) 5 ME) i kL, il Phones Winnetka es X07 SHEN i Ng 1700- 1701-1702 Wy, I a) Jil ws _-- D / Wy ; ; PD) W Y y / wv 4 5 eon | lu, J 2) TE rs §/ i } 7 7 - ©, Ha Pi iE JE q0 ny Wiig a 4% * url I) i 7 i - J) un fili Dn IH Ey Ns Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad Company World's Greatest Eel Artists Now Ap- =F | = pearing in Chi- oe) j cago Civic Opera N A\ The Chicago Civic Opera Company announces its opening. Ansseau, the Great Belgian Tenor, makes his first appearance. Galli-Curci, Chaliapin, Schipa, Garden, Raisa, Mason, all world renowned ar- tists will help to make this season the greatest of all years. A short comfortable ride on the North Shore line brings vou to the door of the Auditorium. - Winnetka Ticket Office Elm Street Telephone Winnetka 963