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Pett 'should reach the editor by Wednesday 10 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1921 Winnetka Weekly Talk ISSUED SATURDAY OF EACH WEEK by LAKE SHORE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1222 Central Ave. Wilmette, IIL Telephone .............. Winnetka 388 Telephone .............. Ww ilmette 1920 SUBSCRIPTION. ........$2.00 A YEAR All communics \tions must be ac- companied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication noon to insure appearance in current issue. IN Renolutions ofc ondolen nce, car rds or thanks, obituary poetry, notices of entertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge will be made or a collection taken, will be charged for at regular advertising rates. Entered at the vostofiee at Winnet- ka, Illinois, as mail matter of the sec- ond class, under the act of March 3, 1879. DE {CEMBE R 24, 1921 S ATY RD AY, The Rise of an Immigrant The American Society of Mechan- ical Engineers awarded at its annual meeting a gold medal to Hjalmer G. Carlson, of Worcester, Mass., for his services in inventing a device that en- abled our war work shops to turn out high explosive shells with greater rap- idity. Mr. Carlson came to America as an immigrant boy at the age of 13. His success in solving a technical problem of vital importance suggests the opportunities given by this land of freedom to the ordinary worker. The rewards of this country go to the people who think. Not the folks who think morbidly over some new social order to be achieved by over- turning governments and human na- ture. But they go to the people who think about their work, who try to bring it to the highest point of per- fection. The man who can think out some better mechanical process is bound to attract attention and win his way in the world. National Defence Public sentiment demands a halt on the sinking of billions of dollars m costly war ships, but this does not prov: that the American people can safely neglect national defence. Some kinds of military preparation are terribly expensive, while others, like the training of men to serve as army officers and the encouragement of aviation cost relatively little. Sec- retary Weeks in his annual report urges the country to keep up the two kinds of work above mentioned. The nation that becomes slack in military preparation will be the one that is most likely to have to fight for its life. Camps to train young men in military science will promote man- liness and efficiency. Encouragement of aviation will assist commercial suc- cess. These two lines of prepared- ness can be developed without spend- ing very much money, and without making any other power feel that the United States is looking for a fight. Developing Water Powers The passage of the federal act of 1920 providing for development of water powers, is encouraging many capitalists to go ahead on this class of projects. The number of applica- tions for such development for the past six months equals the total of all applications for the preceding fifteen years. Every such a development means a lower cost for power now generated by coal or other fuel. Tt enables many indrustrial districts to get along with little coal. Water powers do not | go on strike. Investors should be en- couraged to put money into a kind of project that reduces costs for all that use it, and the product of which must sell better and better as the country grows. Is Advertising Read? "The Nation's Business" states that some one told a congressional com- mittee a few days ago, that the es- timated value of the label of a cer-, tain soap is $5,000,000. Some other! name would have been equally good, if used at the start, but the value placed on a mere name shows the tremendous effect of an idea if con- stantly impressed on the public. A certain company recently got out a picture in which a mother is rep- resented as bending over a child. Many thousands of people wrote to the company, that in the picture the mother did not have any wedding ring on her finger. An advertising picture in another line showed Scotchmen certain type of plaid. The company wearing a using this material nas been over- whelmed with complaints that the plaid was not correctly drawn. Instances like these show how carefully modern advertising is read. This general interest in publicity ma- terial gives the merchant who be lieves in thorough advertising a big advantage in marketing his goods. STAMP COLLECTORS' CLUB ORGANIZED AT NEW TRIER About twenty of New Trier's post- age stamp enthusiasts met in the study hall after school Friday and organized themselves into The New Trier Philatelists. Richmond TT. Jattey of Winnetka was elected president and Walter Shattuck of Kenilworth was chosen Secretary and Treasurer. The club plans to meet each Friday at 3:15 and discuss interesting phases of Philately, besides trading and deal- ing in stamps to enlarge their collec- tions. On account of the changed map of Europe many interesting studies have been added to the stamp collector's field. F550! WATCH FOR VAN'S MOVES WINTER AUTO STORAGE Better give us your auto for storage while we still have some room left. We save you money and in- surance. Rate about $6.00 per month. | I | 7 Ji if | ry h : i if 4 i | i Hr <Q ° J --- ® » " Hp 5.7 wr ot I ir JH LET US SHOW YOU Angert Wire and Iron Works Phone Englewood 7498 6024-32 Grove Avenue CHICAGO a RRRER RRR PRET RRTRIRATE ETAT TAA TL ELL LLL ARK, FRRRVRRVVLLVIVDRDRRRRVVNANY | ~ Good Ofters Talking Machines | eft overs-- Trade ins--Shop worn-- used. All have our regular guarantee. TAKE ADVANTAGE of this sale. sole agents for Edison, Columbia, Bruns- wick and Sonora Machines in Evanston. You know we are the ON PALIRIERS 828 Davis Street Evanston, Ill. 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